Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 421: Old English Homilies
Description
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 421 is an important collection of Old English homilies, many by Ælfric of Eynsham OSB (d. 1010). It originated in the first half of the eleventh century as a companion volume to CCCC MS 419, partly written by the same scribe, and pp. 12 of MS 421 were originally physically part CCCC MS 419. Substantial additions were made to MS 421 at at Exeter in the time of Bishop Leofric (1050-1072). The manuscript contains an eleventh-century frontispiece drawing of the Crucifixion in the part (p. 1) which was originally in CCCC MS 419. MS 421 was Parker's sixth volume of homilies in his numeration system.
- Contents
- Prayer following Homily for the Feast of an Apostle -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Pentecost -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Apostle -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Martyrs -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Confessor -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Virgins -- Sermo ad populum in octauis Pentecosten dicendus -- Sermon on Larspel and scriftboc -- Sermon Ammonitio amici -- Homily for Tuesday in Rogationtide -- Sermon on Larspel -- Luke on the last days -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, In Letania maiore -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria III de Dominica oratione -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria IIII de fide catholica -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Ascension
Bibliographic information
- M.R. James Date
- xi
- Downloadable James Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:vt721xp7463/MS_421.pdf
- Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
- https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:tx954cf7573/421.pdf
- Contains
-
- Prayer following Homily for the Feast of an Apostle. 2-2
- Note
-
(Cameron B12.4.8.2)
(2) Prayer or conclusion of Sermon in honour of an Apostle (such as no. 3) not on the hand which follows - Incipit
- (2) Uton nu biddan ealle eadmodlice [uel an] þysne [þas] halgan [haligan] Apostol [uel las] .N. þaet he [uel hi] for his [uel hira] mæran gearnungum, etc.
- Note
- ending
- Explicit
- (2) þe ƿe nu to dæg ƿurþigeaþ 7 mid eallon his halgan. Se þe leofað 7 ricsað a buton ende on ecnysse. Amen. Credo in unum deum
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, First Series, Pentecost. 3-25
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.1.24)
- Rubric
- (3) In die Sancto Pentecosten
- Incipit
- (3) Fram ðam halgan Easterlican dæge
- Note
-
Thorpe I 310
pp. 3-96 are in a more regular hand than what follows
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Apostle. 25-36
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.2.44)
- Rubric
- (25) In natale unius Apostoli
- Incipit
- (25) Ðes Apostolica freols dæg
- Note
- Thorpe II 520
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Martyrs. 36-54
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.2.46)
- Rubric
- (36) In Natale Plurimorum Sanctorum Martyrum
- Incipit
-
(36) Cum audieritis prelia
(36) Se Hælende foresæde - Note
- Thorpe II 536
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Confessor. 54-76
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.2.47)
- Rubric
- (54) In Natale Unius Confessoris
- Incipit
-
(54) Homo quidam peregre
(54) Ure Drihten saede - Note
- Thorpe II 548
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Virgins. 76-98
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.2.48)
- Rubric
- (76) In natale Sanctarum Virginum
- Incipit
-
(76) Simile est regnum ... decem uirginibus
(76) Se Hælend sæde gelomlice - Note
-
Thorpe II 562
Ends p. 96
pp. 97, 98 blank
- Ælfric OSB, Sermo ad populum in octauis Pentecosten dicendus. 99-150
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.4.11)
- Rubric
- (99) Sermo ad populum in octavis Pentecosten
- Incipit
- (99) Ƿe ƿillað eoƿ sæcgan sume sƿutelunge
- Note
-
MS 178 (5), MS 188 (22), MS 303 (42) and elsewhere
(99) pp. 99-208 are in the hand of no. 419
- Sermon on Larspel and scriftboc. 150-159
- Note
- (Cameron B3.4.38)
- Rubric
- (150) Lar Spel 7 Scrift Boc
- Incipit
- (150) Leofan men. doð sƿa ic eoƿ bidde gehyrað þæt soð is
- Note
- Napier, Wulfstan XLVII, p. 242
- Sermon Ammonitio amici. 159-170
- Note
- (Cameron B3.4.39.2)
- Rubric
- (159) Ammonitio amici þaet is freondlic mynegung
- Incipit
- (159) Eala geƿynsuman men 7 æþele ƿæpmen
- Note
- Napier, Wulfstan XLVIII, p. 246
- Homily for Tuesday in Rogationtide. 170-208
- Note
- (Cameron B3.2.40.2)
- Rubric
- (170) Lar spell
- Incipit
- (170) Men ða leofestan ƿe gehyrdon oft sæcgan be þam æþelan to cyme
- Note
- Napier, Wulfstan XLIX, p. 250
- Sermon on Larspel. 209-221
- Note
- (Cameron B3.4.40)
- Rubric
- (209) Lar spell
- Incipit
- (209) Ƿe secgeað urum cyne hlaforde
- Note
-
Napier, Wulfstan L, p. 266
pp. 209-224 are in a careful upright hand, 25 lines to a page
- Wulfstan, Luke on the last days. 221-226
- Author
- Wulfstan
- Note
- (Cameron B2.1.3)
- Rubric
- (221) (Erunt signa)
- Incipit
- (221) Crist cƿæð on his halgan godspelle þæt fela fortacna
- Note
-
Napier, Wulfstan XV, p. 90
Ends p. 224
pp. 225, 226 are blank
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, First Series, In Letania maiore. 227-254
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
-
(Cameron B1.1.20)
On p. 227 the hand of MS 419 resumes - Rubric
- (227) In L(etania maiore)
- Incipit
- (227) Ðas dagas synd gehatene Letanige
- Note
- Thorpe I 224
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria III de Dominica oratione. 254-287
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.1.21)
- Rubric
- (254) Feria III. De Dominica Oratione
- Incipit
- (254) Se hælend Crist syððan he
- Note
- Thorpe I 258
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria IIII de fide catholica. 287-324
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.1.22)
- Rubric
- (287) Feria IIII. De fide catholica
- Incipit
- (287) Ælc Cristen man sceal æfter rihte cunnan
- Note
- Thorpe I 274
- Ælfric OSB, Catholic Homilies, First Series, Ascension. 324-354
- Author
- Ælfric OSB
- Note
- (Cameron B1.1.23)
- Rubric
- (324) In ascensione domini. Primum quidem sermonem
- Incipit
- (324) Lucas se godspellere us manede
- Note
-
Thorpe I 294
Ends - Explicit
- (354) Bartholomeus on India. Matheus on æthiopia. And sƿa heora gehyƿylc on his daele 7 godes miht
- Prayer following Homily for the Feast of an Apostle. 2-2
- TJames
- 266
- Stanley
- S. 13
- Location
- https://purl.stanford.edu/pz542dy6146
- MS 421
- Repository
- UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
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