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Alternative title

Tractatus de Mahometo, etc.

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 1 + 153

Date created

[ca. 1400-1499]

Language

Latin, French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)

Material

Paper

Layout

mostly 34-35 lines to a page

Height (mm)

218

Width (mm)

148

Collation

1 flyleaf, 1(10)-9(10) 10(12) 11(10) 12(10) 13(6) 14 (three) 15(4(?)) 16(2) 17(6) (wants 6) 18(2(?)) 19(8) 20 (one).

Writing

clearly written in several hands

Foliation

ff. a-b + i + 1-153 + c-d

Provenance

I believe that the Ely cross which marks the Priory books has been torn out of the edge of f. 1r. The flyleaf is of vellum and is the end of a deed (xiv early?) concerning the Priory (of Ely ?) and the Hospitallers (?). It has the handsome notarial mark of Will.de Beluero clericus Lincoln.dioc. Names of witnesses are given. Also a list of contents. At the end of the volume, low down on the page, in large letters, is: Iste liber pertinet ecclesie eliensi (erased and revived).

2 fo.

nere in tua fide

Summary

The greater part of the material in CCCC MS 335 is concerned with Christian attitudes to Islam. It contains fourteenth- and early fifteenth-century copies of texts that were the result of Peter the Venerable's (c. 1092-1156) travels in Muslim Spain and which were frequently transmitted together. These include Peter's own Letter to Bernard of Clairvaux OCist (1090-1153), Robert of Ketton (d. after 1157) Chronica mendosa Sarracenorum, De generatione Mahumet and De doctrina Mahumet sometimes attributed to Hermann of Carinthia (Hermann Dalmatin, c. 1100-c. 1160), Riccoldus de Monte Crucis OP (1242-1320) Libellus contra legem Sarracenorum and the Letter of a Saracen and Christian Response, the translation by Peter of Toledo (fl. c. 1142-3) and Peter of Poitiers (c. 1130-1205) of the Apologia (Risala) attributed to al-Kindi. In addition the manuscript contains a number of minor texts, including an Orthographia Gallica, medical recipes and prognostications. The manuscript was once at the cathedral priory of Ely, according to an inscription at the end of the book.

Contents

Epistola ad Christianum -- Response of a Christian to the letters of the Saracen -- Epistola ad Bernardum Claravallensem de impia secta Muhamet -- Summa totius haeresis Sarracenorum -- Chronica mendosa Sarracenorum (transl. by Hermann of Carinthia) -- De generatione Mahumet et nutritura eius -- De doctrina Mahumet -- Preface to the Liber legis Saracenorum quem Alchoran uocant -- Libellus contra legem Sarracenorum -- Speculum historiale (extract from book 25, 118-45) -- Tractatus de dungionibus diaboli -- Sermo de modo uiuendi -- Sermons -- Treatise on birds, fish, marvels and animals -- Orthographia gallica -- De septem signis in Christi natiuitate -- De duodecim lapidibus civitatis Dei -- Regula fratrum minorum (extract) -- Tracts on diet in French and Latin (Prognostications) -- Documents relating to Roger Raude of Kenynghale and Robert Longham

M.R. James Date

xv

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

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Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

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Contains

• Sarracenus (pseudo-al-Kindi), Epistola ad Christianum. 1r-9v

  Author

  Sarracenus (pseudo-al-Kindi)

  Rubric

  (1r) Incipit epistola sarraceni ad suam sectam christianum inuitantem (!)

  Incipit

  (1r) In nomine dei misericordis et miseratoris adiutorium tuum o domine. Tempore abdalla helmemun fuit quidam de prudentissimis et excellentissimis elchesuu filii alahalet

  Explicit

  (1r) scripsit itaque helesnimi christiano cartam cuius exemplar hoc est

  Rubric

  (1r) Glosa

  Incipit

  (1r) Sciendum quod ex quo sarraceni egiptum possiderunt ... omnes reges emur helimni [mo] (Emirhelmomini, C.C.C. Oxford) vocauerunt

  Explicit

  (1r) Azoara. i. capitulum siue oraculum dicitur arabice

  Note

  Text

  Incipit

  (1r) A quodam filio cuiusdam ad quendam filium cuiusdam Christianum salus super se et misericordia dei scriptum meum tibi cum pace

  Note

  Ends

  Explicit

  (9v) Placida et spontanea voluntate ad ea que nostra sunt venias exhortamur. vale

  Rubric

  (9v) Explicit epistola sarraceni inuitantis ad sectam suam

  Note

  Items 1, 2 are in MS. C.C.C. Oxford 184, art. 6, 7 (of cent. xiv early)

• Response of a Christian to the letters of the Saracen. 9v-44r

  Rubric

  (9v) Rescriptum Christiani ad maurum suam legem nichil esse merito rationis ostendentis

  Incipit

  (9v) In nomine dei patris et filii et spiritu sancti misericordis et miseratoris ad quendam filium cuiusdam quidam filius cuiusdam christianus minimus seruorum Christi salus a deo salus et pietas et clemencia etc. ... vidi literas tuas et gratias egi deo

  Explicit

  (44r) et aliquam facere utilitatem hominibus

  Incipit

  (44r) Cum vero peruenissent iste due epistole ad emurhelmomini elmenu

  Explicit

  (44r) oraciones dei super eum. sit nobis deus adiutor et protector et procurator benignus in omnibus. amen

  Note

  Items 1, 2 are in MS. C.C.C. Oxford 184, art. 6, 7 (of cent. xiv early)

• Peter the Venerable OSB, Epistola ad Bernardum Claravallensem de impia secta Muhamet. 44r-45r

  Author

  Peter the Venerable OSB

  Rubric

  (44r) Incipit epistola domini Petri venerabili cluniacensis abbatis ad dominum Bernardum Clareuallensem abbatem de impia secta mahumet pseudoprophete

  Incipit

  (44v) Singulari ueneracione colendo

  Explicit

  (45r) gazis uestre sapiencie suppleat

  Rubric

  (45r) Explicit epistola

  Note

  Bibliander, Apologia etc., Basel 1543, I 1

• Peter the Venerable OSB, Summa totius haeresis Sarracenorum. 45r-48v

  Author

  Peter the Venerable OSB

  Rubric

  (45r) Incipit vita mahumet

  Note

  (45v) Capitula
  Text

  Incipit

  (45v) Summa tocius heresis ac diabolice secte

  Note

  Bibliander I 2

  Rubric

  (48v) Prologus Roberti translatoris uiri eruditi et scolastici ad dominum Petrum abbatem

  Incipit

  (48v) Cum iubendi religio parendique votum

  Explicit

  (49r) cedere affirmat

  Note

  Bibliander I 7

• Robert Ketton, Chronica mendosa Sarracenorum (transl. by Hermann of Carinthia). 49r-56v

  Author

  Robert Ketton

  Hermann of Carinthia

  Rubric

  (49r) Cronica mendosa et ridiculosa sarracenorum

  Incipit

  (49r) In creacionis sue primordio

  Explicit

  (56v) die 10 almuharan

  Note

  Bibliander I 213

• Hermann of Carinthia (attrib.), De generatione Mahumet et nutritura eius. 57r-65r

  Author

  Hermann of Carinthia (attrib.)

  Rubric

  (57r) De generacione mahumet et nutritura eius. quod transtulit hermanus sclauus scolasticus subtilis et ingeniosus apud legionem hispanie ciuitatem

  Incipit

  (57r) Liber generacionis mahumet nuncii dei

  Explicit

  (65r) cum gratiarum accione rediui

  Note

  Bibliander I 201

• Hermann of Carinthia (attrib.), De doctrina Mahumet. 65r-73r

  Author

  Hermann of Carinthia (attrib.)

  Rubric

  (65r) De doctrina mahumet que apud sarracenos magne auctoritatis est sub eodem hermanno translata cum esset peritissimus utriusque lingue. scilicet latine et arabice

  Incipit

  (65r) Erat nuncius dei oracio dei super eum et salus sedens inter socios in ciuitate sua Jesrab et descendit super eum angelus gabriel

  Explicit

  (73r) cuius vere tu nuncius et propheta

  Note

  Bibliander I 189

• Robert Ketton, Preface to the Liber legis Saracenorum quem Alchoran uocant. 73r-74r

  Author

  Robert Ketton

  Rubric

  (73r) Prefacio Roberti translatoris ad dominum petrum cluniacensem abbatem in libro legis sarracenorum quem mahumet pseudopropheta per angelum gabrielem quasi de celo sibi missa confinxit

  Incipit

  (73r) Domino suo petro

  Explicit

  (74r) necessariis argumentis insistens

  Note

  Bibliander I 7

• Riccoldus de Monte Crucis OP, Libellus contra legem Sarracenorum. 74r-101r

  Author

  Riccoldus de Monte Crucis OP

  Rubric

  (74r) Incipit libellus fratris Ricculdi ordinis predicatorum contra legem sarracenorum prohemium

  Incipit

  (74r) Quot sunt dies serui tui

  Note

  (75r) Capitula
  Text

  Incipit

  (75r) Primo igitur oportet scire qui sunt principales errores

  Explicit

  (101r) lex adeo sanctissima pariter et obseruabilis mundo

  Rubric

  (101r) Explicit

  Note

  Bibliander II 83

• Vincent of Beauvais OP, Speculum historiale (extract from book 25, 118-45). 101r-118v

  Author

  Vincent of Beauvais OP

  Rubric

  (101r) De conuersione Petri Alfunsi quondam Iudei et edicione libri sui auctor est (?)

  Incipit

  (101r) Eo tempore petrus alfunsus quondam iudeus et moyses appellatum iudaismum reliquit

  Note

  Extracts, ending

  Explicit

  (118v) quam cepi legem implere perficiat. Amen. Hec vincencius in speculo libro 26 in fine eiusdem libri

  Note

  In fact, the modern literature says book 25

• Tractatus de dungionibus diaboli. 119r-121v

  Rubric

  (119r) Incipit tractatus de dungionibus (i. domibus) diaboli

  Incipit

  (119r) Milicia est vita hominis super terram

  Explicit

  (121v) ad rectam voluntatem penitendi valeat reuocari

• pseudo-Bonaventure OFM, Sermo de modo uiuendi. 121v-122v

  Author

  pseudo-Bonaventure OFM

  Rubric

  (121v) Sermo de modo uiuendi fratri bonauenture

  Incipit

  (121v) Quisquis es qui per fidem spem et caritatem

  Explicit

  (122v) uideatur deus per gloriam ad quam nos perducat. amen

• Sermons. 123r-128v

  Note

  Extracts
  (123r) One on the development of the embryo
  (123v) Orations to an assembly

  Incipit

  (123v) Reuerendi domini legius dominus noster rex considerans dissenciones et discordias quas habemus ab intrinseco

  Note

  quotes the Policraticus and Aristotle: on f. 125r is an allusion to the Scotch as rebels
  (125r) Sermon at a visitation

  Incipit

  (125r) Ponans visitacionem tuam pacem. ps. 60. Amantissimi fratres mei ratione triplici visitacio ordinatur

  Note

  Ends 127v. 128r-128v blank

• Treatise on birds, fish, marvels and animals. 129r-131v

  Note

  (129r) Begins imperfectly on Aues
  (129r) naciones morsibus impugnant. Sunt autem magnitudine cignorum colore ... griphes. onocraculus ... sirenes etc.
  (129r) Pisces
  (129v) De lapidibus
  (130v) Mirabilia. Hec predicta que partim ex historiis orientalium mappa mundi partim ex scriptis beati Augustini, ysidori, et ex libris etiam plinii et solini ... Ciclopes. Pigmei. Gigantes. Barnacle-geese etc.
  (131r) Instinct of animals. More about birds, ending

  Explicit

  (131v) Cignus ... cantum suum ad modum cithare aptat

  Rubric

  (131v) Explicit. Amen

• Orthographia gallica. 132r-132v

  James

  On French pronunciation. 132r-132v

  Note

  Another hand

  Incipit

  (132r) Diccio gallice dictata debet regulariter secundum quod scribitur pronunciari

  Explicit

  (132v) differencia est in gallicis inter mound scriptum per d. et mount scriptum per t. Regulariter omnis diccio debet scribi secundum quod pronunciatur

• De septem signis in Christi natiuitate. 132v-133v

  Rubric

  (132v) De 7 signis in Christi natiuitate

  Incipit

  (132v) Primum signum natiuitatis Christi fuit quod princeps unus id est cesar augustus per omnem orbem regnabat

  Note

  2nd Peace, 3rd Census, 4th Death of 1030 slaves who would not return to their proper masters, 5th Star, 6th Perihelion, 7th Fount of oil at Rome

• De duodecim lapidibus civitatis Dei. 133v-135v

  Rubric

  (133v) Nomina lapidum

  Incipit

  (133v) Iaspis primus ponitur in fundamento ciuitatis dei. qui talem naturam habet

  Explicit

  (135v) sed quasi vinum rubens apparens

  Rubric

  (135v) Explicit de XII lapidibus

• Regula fratrum minorum (extract). 136r-137v

  Rubric

  (136r) Regula et vita fratrum minorum hoc est silicet domini nostri Ihesu Christi sanctum euangelium obseruare viuendo in obediencia sine proprio voluntate et castitate

  Incipit

  (136r) Frater franciscus promittit obedienciam etc. ... Si qui voluerit istam vitam accipere

  Explicit

  (137v) que firmiter promisimus obseruemus

  Rubric

  (137v) Explicit regula fratrum minorum

• Tracts on diet in French and Latin (Prognostications). 138r-142v

  James

  On diet, regimen and weather during the twelve months, in French. 138r-142v

  Note

  A smaller hand

  Incipit

  (138r) Le meys de Januer appellent les astronomienz entendement cil apreygnent coment lem dyst le cors grarder

  Explicit

  (139r) mort de prince ou de roy ou de counte ou de altre grant gentz

  Rubric

  (139r) Hic incipit Idoneus Tractatus

  Incipit

  (139r) Mense Januarii vinum album ieiunus bibe

  Rubric

  (139v) Sequitur Rubrica de accionibus

  Note

  Very ill written, ending 142v
  (142v) Receipts in French and Latin, headed Wills de haneworth iuxta Disce mark(et ?)

• Documents relating to Roger Raude of Kenynghale and Robert Longham. 143r-153v

  James

  Copies of documents. 143r-153v

  Note

  (144r) 1. 1386. Roger Raude de Kenynghale
  (143v) 2. 1387 at Trinity Hall. Rob. Longham, vicar of St John's, Maddermarket (Norwich)
  (144r) 3. Relates to Steucheworth (Stetchworth) 1387
  On f. 144v begin a series of Formulae: on f. 150r one relating to Hauxton and Shelford
  On f. 153r a deed of 138.. relating to Lopham, ending: in le bordenhostel Cantabr.
  (153v) Partial list of contents on f. 153v

TJames

260

Stanley

Q. 6

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

Location

MS 335

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