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Alternative title

P. de Ickham, Ric. Cicestrensis. Martinus Polonus, etc.

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 31 + 114

Date created

[ca. 1400 - 1499]

Language

Latin

Material

Vellum and paper

Layout

two volumes

Height (mm)

201

Width (mm)

141

Collation

1(8) (+1*) 2(8) 3(8) 4(6) | 5(10) 6(8)-11(8) 12(14) (outer and middle sheets vellum, rest paper) 13(10) (wants 10: same construction) 14(10) 15(12) 16(12) (wants 12). 14-16 constructed as 12.

Writing

in rather current hands

Foliation

ff. i-iii + pp. 1-86 + 86a + 87a + 87-214 + 214a + 215a + 215-218 (219-220 missing) + 221-288 + ff. iv-v

Summary

CCCC MS 427 is a collection of chronicles in a series of fifteenth-century hands. Its contents include the Chronica pontificum et imperatorum of Martin of Troppau OP (d. 1278), Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum of Peter of Ickham OSB (d. 1295) with a continuation to 1427, an abridgement of the Historia destructionis Troiae, written in 1287 by Guido de Columnis (not to be confused with his namesake Guido delle Colonne - d. c. 1280), an abstract of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica and another chronicle which may be based on the Speculum historiale of Richard of Cirencester OSB (d. 1401). This material typifies Parker's interest in manuscripts of English and wider history which he employed to ensure the sound historical foundations of his ideas for the future of the reformed church in England.

Contents

Tables of certain chronicles and on the burial places of the saints -- Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum -- Chronicle (possibly based on Richard of Cirencester OSB,, Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae) -- Chronica pontificum -- Chronica imperatorum -- Historia destructionis Troiae -- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (extracts)

M.R. James Date

xv

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:px339kf8240/MS_427.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:xg380dj8149/427.pdf

Contains

• Tables of certain chronicles and on the burial places of the saints. 2-4

  Nasmith

  Tabulae quaedam chronologicae et de locis sanctorum. 2-4

  Note

  On pp. 2, 3 in a small current hand a list of dates

  Incipit

  (2) Anno ab orbe condito usque ad urbem rome conditam IIII ml ccc xlvij

  Note

  ending with 1415

  Explicit

  (3) Eodem anno fuit bellum de ajincorth

  Note

  On p. 4 in the same hand

  Rubric

  (4) Sanctorum Loci

  Incipit

  (4) In primis sacrum corpus uirginis marie in valle josaphat fuit sepultum Sancti Johannis euuangeliste corpus in epheso fuit tumulatum sed postea ubi deuenerint eorum corpora satis nobis tradit ecclesia. Aput sebasten .i. samaria Julianus apostata S. Johannis baptiste igne cremauit ossa, etc. Notices Rome, Canterbury, Marseilles, les Stes Maries, St Maximin, etc.

  Explicit

  (4) Katerina iacet in monte syna manu leuata angelica

  Incipit

  (4) Reges Christiani. Imperator romanorum. Rex Almannie, etc.

  Explicit

  (4) Rex boemie, Rex armenie, Rex cipre

  Incipit

  (4) Cantabrigia a Cantabro regis hispanie filio et gwenebrigia eius sponsa

  Explicit

  (4) philosophos conuocans ab athenis uniuersitatem cantabrigie fundauit

• Peter of Ickham OSB, Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum. 5-62

  Nasmith

  Epitome chronicorum Angliae ad annum 1429 [per Petrum de Yckham]. 5-62

  Author

  Peter of Ickham OSB

  Note

  In a better hand, 31 lines to a page
  Headed

  Rubric

  (5) Cronica grece latine temporum series cronos grece tempus latine dicitur

  Note

  Begins with verses
  (5) Albion est terra constans in finibus orbis...Petrus putamie (pictauie) dat cistrensis monachusque.( )t quia non solum audiendis sacre scripture verbis aurem
  Ends p. 62 with the Parliament at Westminster

  Explicit

  (62) per milites parliamenti et comitatus regni Anglie duas integras xvd., etc.

  Note

  See nos. 194, 339. Hardy III 271
  (62) Note from Bale on Richardus Cicestrius follows

• Chronicle (possibly based on Richard of Cirencester OSB,, Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae). 63-112

  Nasmith

  Abbreviatio Ricardi Cicestrii monachi Westmonast. vel Anglo-saxonum chronicon. Desinit in anno 1265. 63-112

  Author

  Richard of Cirencester OSB,

  Note

  In the hand of pp. 2-4
  Title (xvi early?)

  Rubric

  (63) Abbreuiatio ricardi cicestrii monachi Westmon. (erasure) speculum historiale
  (63) De prodicione Vortigerni et quomodo se fecit regem

  Incipit

  (63) Defunctis Constantino patre constantis aurelii ambrosii et uter pendragon et sancto gwotellmo per prodicionem Vortegerni consulis

  Note

  pp. 71-74 have lists of kings

  Explicit

  (112) anno sequenti mortuus est iste henricus Edwardo existente in terra sancta (1272)

  Note

  Hardy III 161 says If this has any connexion with Richard of Cirencester, it is probably only a slight abridgment.

• Martin of Troppau OP, Chronica pontificum. 113-140

  Nasmith

  Martini Poloni chronicon de pontificibus Romanis, ad annum 1278 cum additamentis ad annum 1316. 113-140

  Author

  Martin of Troppau OP

  Note

  (113) Chronicon Martini

  Rubric

  (113) Pontifices

  Incipit

  (113) Post passionem domini anno sequenti beatus petrus apostolus filius iohannis

  Note

  Ends p. 138 after John XXI (hic multum fouit clericos)

  Rubric

  (138) Explicit cronica fratris martini ordinis predicatorum

  Note

  Text continues with Nicholaus IIII and ends p. 139 with John XXII

  Explicit

  (139) in illis partibus saracenis pro defencione fidei christianitatis instituit

  Note

  (140) blank

• Martin of Troppau OP, Chronica imperatorum. 141-176

  Nasmith

  Ejusdem chronicon de imperatoribus Romanis. 141-176

  Author

  Martin of Troppau OP

  Rubric

  (141) Imperatores

  Note

  (beginning imperfectly: see below)

  Incipit

  (141) Nero imperator imperauit annis xiii mens. vij

  Note

  The text is disordered. It runs to Otto III
  Then at p. 161

  Incipit

  (161) Non arbitror infructuosum seriem temporum huic operi inserere

  Note

  From Adam to A. U. C. 426, death of Alexander the Great

  Explicit

  (168) Hic breuitatis causa multa bella romanorum pertranseo

  Rubric

  (169) Imperatores romani

  Incipit

  (169) Anno ab urbe condita dco lixo Julio cesare et marco consulibus

  Note

  After p. 170 the text of 141-160 should follow
  (171) On Churches and Indulgences of Rome

  Incipit

  (171) Notandum quod in urbe romana sunt cccc et lxvij ecclesie parochiales gratia et sanctitate

  Explicit

  (176) In hospitali sanctus spiritus vij anni et tot xle et vija pars

• Guido de Columnis, Historia destructionis Troiae. 177-222

  Nasmith

  De excidio urbis Trojanae. 177-222

  Author

  Guido de Columnis

  Rubric

  (177) Excidium urbis troiane

  Note

  (Guido de Colonna abridged)

  Incipit

  (177) Licet cotidie vetera rec[ed]entibus obruant

  Explicit

  (216) thelagonio in suo recessu muneribus et diuiciis ampliando

  Rubric

  (216) Explicit obsidio troie. Finis belli troiani

  Note

  pp. 217-222 blank

• Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (extracts). 223-281

  Nasmith

  Abstractum de historia Anglorum secundum Bedam. 223-281

  Author

  Bede the Venerable

  Note

  An abstract of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica

  Rubric

  (223) Capitulum primum de historia anglorum secundum bedam abstractum

  Explicit

  (281) cui successit aldulphus

  Rubric

  (281) Explicit quoddam abstractum super bedam de gestis anglorum per G. R.

  Note

  (282) List of chapters

TJames

66

Stanley

G. 8

Location

https://purl.stanford.edu/fy199wj8563

MS 427

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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