Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 050: Wace, Roman de Brut. Roman de Guy de Warewic

Description

Alternative title
Brut of Wace. Gui de Warwyk etc.
Type of resource
mixed material
Extent
ff. 181 + 8
Date created
[ca. 1250 - 1299]
Language
Latin, French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
Material
Vellum
Layout
double columns of 42 lines
Height (mm)
335
Width (mm)
230
Collation
a(4), 1(12)-7(12), 8(6), 9(12)-15(12), 16(8) (wants 8), b(4) .
Writing
well written, in pale ink
Foliation
ff. i-vi + 1-181 + vii-xii
Provenance
From St Augustine's, Canterbury: on f. 1r: de librario S. Aug. cum. A. It is no. 1516 in the old catalogue. On f. 6r: Liber de librario S. Aug. Cantuarie Dist. Gra.
Additions
Fly-leaves (8) from a xiiith cent. Law MS. in double columns, closely written: the text contains many formulae. The names Willelmus Prestone and Bachon are scribbled on them.

Abstract/Contents

Summary
CCCC MS 50 contains a number of works in French and Anglo-Norman copied in the late thirteenth century. Among the most significant texts within it are the Roman de Brut of Wace (after 1100-after 1174), the Roman de Guy de Warewic, The Four Daughters of God, Amis et Amiloun and the short prose chronicle Le livere des reis de Britannie. It also contains the unique text of the fabliau, Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk. The manuscript was at one time in the Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury as indicated by two library inscriptions. It has been identified as item number 1516 in the Catalogue of the abbey's library drawn up in the late fifteenth century.
Contents
Genealogy of the kings of Britain -- Roman de Brut -- Le livere des reis de Britannie -- Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk -- Amis et Amiloun -- The Four Daughters of God -- Roman de Guy de Warewic

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date
xiii (second half)
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:dk442jd7791/MS_50.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jp697wc9109/50.pdf
Contains
  • Genealogy of the kings of Britain. 1r-6r
    Rubric
    (1r) Hec sunt nomina Regum britannie ab aduentu Bruti primo in insula albyon usque ad primum aduentum Saxonum in britannia
    Incipit
    (1r) Primus fuit brutus qui viginti quatuor annis
    Explicit
    (3r) infra terram combustus est
    Rubric
    (3r) Hec sunt nomina Regum britonum post primum aduentum anglorum in anglia
    Incipit
    (3r) Primus erat aurelius
    Note
    (3v) (Cadwaladrus)
    Explicit
    (3v) in domino obdormiuit
    Rubric
    (3v) Expliciunt nomina regum
    Incipit
    (3v) Numerus omnium
    Explicit
    (3v) Hic est, centum
    Rubric
    (3v) De quatuor viis principalibus britannie
    Incipit
    (3v) Tante autem gracie
    Rubric
    (3v) De quatuor mirabilibus britannie
    Incipit
    (3v) Quatuor autem
    Explicit
    (3v) per campos diffundi
    Rubric
    (3v) De quinque plagis britannie
    Incipit
    (3v) Quinque plagas ab exordio
    Explicit
    (3v) deuicerunt et optinuerunt
    Rubric
    (3v) De gygante quem arturus sua uirtute et audacia interfecit
    Incipit
    (4r) Nunciatur quendam gigantem
    Rubric
    (4v) De Saxonibus et de regina Sexburgie a Germania ueniente
    (4v) De prudencia anglorum
    (5r) De constitucione anglorum et de diuisione terrarum et prouinciarum secundum disposicionem et libitum Sexburge regine
    (5r) De coronacione anglorum
    Note
    List of kings from Hengist to Henry III (CVIII)
    (6r) Paragraph
    Rubric
    (6r) de stirpe Bruti
    Note
    Date of conquest
  • Wace, Roman de Brut. 6v-90r
    James
    The Brut of Wace. 6v-90r
    Author
    Wace
    Incipit
    (6v) Li (sic) uult oir e uult sauerde rei en rei de eir en eir
    Explicit
    (90r) Mil. e cent. e cinkaunte anzFist mestre Wace cest Romanz
    Rubric
    (90r) Explicit liber bruti regis britannie maioris
    Note
    Ed. Leroux de Lincy. Rouen 1836-8
  • Le livere des reis de Britannie. 90r-90v
    Note
    (90r) In a small hand nearly contemporary
    A short account of the kings from Egbert to Henry III
    Incipit
    (90r) (L)i reis de Estengle aueit Crantebreggesire. Northfolke etc.
    Explicit
    (90v) (a)pres Iohan fu rei Henri son fiz
  • Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk. 91r-94v
    Rubric
    (91r) Romanz de vn chiualer e de sa dame e de vn clerk
    Incipit
    (91r) Un chiualer iadis estoitKe femme e enfaunz auoitDe sun cors esteit tres pruzA tuz estait corteis e druz
    Explicit
    (94v) E kant moruht la bone dameA deu rendi sus sa alme
    Note
    Printed from this MS. by P. Meyer, Romania, I, 68
  • Amis et Amiloun. 94v-102r
    Rubric
    (94v) Ci comence le storieKe deuum auer en memorieDe syres amis e amilunKe furent si tro bon cumpaynu(n)E unke ne amerunt treysun
    Incipit
    (94v) Ki ueut oir chancoun damurDe loange de grant doucur
    Explicit
    (102r) Ici finist de amilonE de sire amis sun compaignon
    Note
    This is the same version as that in the Royal MS. 12 c. xii (Ward, Catalogue of Romances I, 674), ed. Kölbing in Altenglische Bibliothek, 1884
  • The Four Daughters of God. 102r-102v
    Rubric
    (102r) Ci comence lestorie de quatre sorursEn tout le mund ne furunt meliurs
    Incipit
    (102r) Entendez a moi li ueuz et enfanzParoles oiret ke mult sunt uaillanz
    Note
    (102r) De quatre sorurs uus uoil direKe sunt filles nostre sireSi uus dirrai la concordanceDe la primere destaunceKe fu entre deu e hommePur ceo ke adam mort la pomeNul homme si bel serui ne eustDeu. ke li ni estutAl a fin en enfern descendreE la demorer e attendreUnkes ne furent uisitezDeske merci e uerite
    Col. 2
    (102r) Sentre acontrerent a un iourE Justice e sa sorurMult doucement se entrebracerentE de un contek se entrepeiserent
    Ends
    (102v) Beau piere fet misericordeSi peis ne face ceste concordeOd laide ke ieo li fazOu trouerom mes solaz Beau piere fet dunc ueriteNe peut nient estre aquiteLe prison en ceste guiseKe ieo ne fusse ariere miseJeo uois tut dis od teste leueeE ieo serroie trop greuee
    Explicit
    (102v) Trop matee trop desconfiteSi par uus esteie desdite
    Rubric
    (102v) Explicit
    (102v) Ci finit lestorie de quatre sorursKe furent uailanz e de bone murs
    Note
    Evidently unfinished in spite of the colophon
    Not printed: other copies in University Library Kk. 4. 20, Harley 1801, Arundel 292. See Romania, XV, 353 (P. Meyer)
  • Roman de Guy de Warewic. 102v-181r
    James
    Gui de Warwyk. 102v-181r
    Rubric
    (102v) E comence lestorie de gyunKe de Warwyk porta le nun
    Incipit
    (103r) Puis cel tens ke deus fu neze establi crestienetez
    Note
    Ends
    Explicit
    (181r) E cil qi en la sainte triniteUn deu est par sa piteNus doint en terre si seruirKe a li en glorie puissums venir. Amen
    Note
    181v blank
    See Ward, Catalogue, I, 471. Histoire Littéraire, XXII, 841
TJames
58
Stanley
F. 3
Location
https://purl.stanford.edu/sp968bx9690
MS 050
Repository
UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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