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Alternative title

Recapitulatio Bibliorum. Lanfranci consuetudines, etc.

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. 153

Date created

[ca. 1100 - 1199]

Language

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

Material

Vellum

vellum

Layout

30 and 28 lines and double columns of 29 lines

Height (mm)

168

Width (mm)

115

Collation

1(10) (+ slip after 4) 2(10) 3(8) 4(8) 6(6) | 7(8)-10(8) 11(6) | 12(10) 13(8)-18(8) (wants 8) | 19(8). Old foliation incorrect, but used here.

Writing

in good hands, some resembling the Christ Church type

Foliation

ff. i + 1-4 + 4a + 5-69 + 69a + 70-82 + 82a + 83-108 + 108a + 109-150 + ii

Provenance

From Dover Priory: at bottom of f. 1r is: and at bottom of f. 2r: Interpretaciones ebraicorum (title) ... speciem tenens dicit (dictio probatoria) ... 142 (leaves in volume) ... 5 (number of tracts) At top of f. 1r is: Liber Conuentus de communi (?). See Ancient Libraries p. 486 (no. 385). The Purgatorium S. Patricii is not named there, and has been added at a later time.

Summary

CCCC MS 462 was originally at Dover Priory, as is well attested by the press marks and the presence of two fourteenth-century copies of documents relating to the priory - Henry I's charter of 1131 by which Dover became a daughter house of Christ Church, Canterbury and Pope Innocent II's confirmation of the same grant. In addition, the manuscript contains twelfth-century copies of a recapitulation of the Bible from Genesis to Ruth, the Constitutions of Lanfranc OSB (d. 1089), an index to proper nouns and Greek and Hebrew words appearing in the Old Testament and the account of the martyrdom of Faith, Hope and Charity. Five major items are listed in a note on the flyleaf, which demonstrates that the final text, a thirteenth-century copy of the Purgatorium Sancti Patricii sometimes attributed to H[enry?] of Sawtry OCist (fl. twelfth century), was added subsequently.

Contents

Recapitulatio historiarum bibliae -- Charter of Henry I giving S. Martin's, Dover, to Christ Church, Canterbury -- Confirmation by Innocent II to William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury of Charter of Henry I giving S. Martin's, Dover, to Christ Church, Canterbury -- Interpretation of Hebrew and Greek names occurring in Holy Scripture -- Consuetudines -- Passio sanctarum uirginum Spei Fidei Karitatis et matris earum Sapientiae -- Purgatorium Sancti Patricii

M.R. James Date

xii

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:fv431pp7663/MS_462.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:cy203wm8448/462.pdf

Contains

• Recapitulatio historiarum bibliae. 1r-41r

  Nasmith

  Recapitulatio Bibliorum usque ad librum Ruth inclusive. 1r-41r

  James

  Recapitulatio historiarum biblie (Gen.-Ruth). 1r-41r

  Note

  In fine round hand which changes or modifies shortly

  Incipit

  (1r) Recapitulatio de paradiso fonte ac fluminibus et ligno uite. Plantauerat autem dominus deus paradysum

  Explicit

  (39v) quibus pollicitus est per filium suum Ihesum Christum dominum regem et saluatorem nostrum cum quo illi honor est et gloria in secula seculorum. Amen

  Incipit

  (39v) Iacob pro emendis frumentis filios dirigens in egyptum sumite ait de fructibus terre (the meaning of these expounded)

  Explicit

  (41r) sic transeamus ad caritatem que foras mittit timorem

• Charter of Henry I giving S. Martin's, Dover, to Christ Church, Canterbury. 41v-42r

  Nasmith

  Carta Henrici I. de donatione ecclesiae B. Mariae Doveriae conventui ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. 41v-42r

  James

  Charter of Henry I giving S. Martin's, Dover, to Christ Church, Canterbury. 41v-42r

  Note

  (41v) Hand of cent. xiv early (?)
  Another copy on f. 135v in older hand. The first copy ends

  Explicit

  (42r) Rob. de essexie, Ric. Bassat.Albricus de veer., Apud Northamtoniam data et concessa set apud Westmon. confirmata communi celebrato consilio

  Note

  The other ends

  Explicit

  (135v) R. de essexe, Ap. Nordhamtune. Anno ab incarnatione domini m. c. xxxi peracta feliciter in Christo

• Confirmation by Innocent II to William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury of Charter of Henry I giving S. Martin's, Dover, to Christ Church, Canterbury. 42r-42v

  Nasmith

  Confirmatio ejusdem donationis per Innocentium papam. 42r-42v

  James

  Confirmation by Innocent to William Abp of Canterbury. 42r-42v

• Interpretation of Hebrew and Greek names occurring in Holy Scripture. 43r-86v

  Nasmith

  Interpretatio nominum Hebraeorum et Graecorum in S. S. occurrentium. 43r-86v

  James

  Interpretationes nominum. 43r-86v

  Note

  Double columns

  Incipit

  (43r) (Genesis) Aethiopiam. tenebras uel caliginem. (XXIII 817)

  Explicit

  (48v) Zazomin. preparati in acie uel que est hec aqua

  Incipit

  (48v) (Exodus) Aharon mons fortitudinis, etc.

  Note

  Ends (de Epistola Barnabe)

  Explicit

  (83v) Sathan aduersarius uel preuaricator

  Note

  (83v) Hebrew alphabet

  Incipit

  (83v) Aleph mille uel doctrina

  Explicit

  (83v) tau signum uel subter

  Note

  (84r) Greek alphabet twice, once with meanings

  Incipit

  (84r) A (Alfa) agricola B (Beta) uetus, etc.

  Note

  (84r) then with numerical equivalents
  (84v) Extract. Magister Gilebertus

  Incipit

  (84v) Redemisti uirgam hereditatis tue

  Note

  (85r) blank
  Notes from Pliny
  (85v) Si quis cor talpe recens palpitansque deuorauerit
  (86v) blank

• Lanfranc OSB, Consuetudines. 87r-135v

  Nasmith

  Consuetudines Lanfranci episcopi. 87r-135v

  Author

  Lanfranc OSB

  Rubric

  (87r) Incipiunt consuetudines lanfranci archiepiscopi

  Incipit

  (87r) Lanfrancus indignus ... henrico priori ...
  (87r) Mittimus uobis nostri ordinis consuetudines scriptas (cl. 444)

  Explicit

  (135r) fiantque cetera que pro fratre congregationis in congregatione defuncto fieri solent

  Note

  Opera p. 253, cf. MS 63. 18. See an article by Dean J. Armitage Robinson (Church Quarterly Review, 199)
  (135v) Second copy of Henry I's charter in Christ Church hand

• Passio sanctarum uirginum Spei Fidei Karitatis et matris earum Sapientiae. 136r-142v

  Rubric

  (136r) Incipit passio sanctarum virginum Spei Fidei Karitatis et matris earum Sapientie Kal. Aug.

  Incipit

  (136r) Mulier quedam nomine sapientia de genere primo ualde diues

  Note

  (BHL. 2970)

  Explicit

  (141v) die kalendarum augustarum Rome sub adriano imperatore. Regnante in perpetuum domino nostro Ihesu Christo cui est honor et gloria et potestas in secula seculorum. Amen

  Note

  On f. 142r in faint pencil an old table of contents
  On f. 142v (xiv) at top, faint: ego thomas acolitus professionem meam deo et beate marie stabilitatem meam
  (142v) Notes and proverbial verses

• H[enry?] of Sawtry OCist, Purgatorium Sancti Patricii. 143r-152v

  Nasmith

  De S. Patricio et ejus purgatorio. 143r-152v

  Author

  H[enry?] of Sawtry OCist

  Note

  On smaller vellum, in a fine small hand of cent. xiii early

  Rubric

  (143r) Incipit purgatorium sancti patricii

  Incipit

  (143r) Dicitur magnus sanctus patricius qui a primo est secundus qui dum in hybernia uerbum dei predicaret

  Note

  Ends

  Explicit

  (150v) vocatur autem ecclesia predictorum canonicorum reglis iuxta linguam patrie memorate

  Incipit

  (150v) De statu animarum defunctorum

  Explicit

  (150v) in libro etiam sentenciarum circa finem per totum

  Note

  Without the prologue of Henry of Sawtry or the epilogue. See Ward, Cat. of Romances II 435 sqq.
  (150v) Poem in French (xiii) written as prose
  (150v) Penset cheitif de cele mort. Ki iesu sufri pur nus a tort ... ben vus dut sa mort attreire. de li amer seruir e pleire. Kar greindre amur ne vus pout muttrer. Ki sei pur vus a mort liurer

TJames

176

Stanley

N. 13

Location

https://purl.stanford.edu/sn284rv5537

MS 462

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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