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437I5. HANDBOOK OF A FRANCISCAN CONFESSOR, probably an Observant (see artt. 8, 10, 11), compiled in Italy, perhaps at or near Bologna (see artt. 2, 5, 10); late 15th cent. The contents consist mainly of extracts from the works of St Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence 1446-1459, from earlier writings on canon law, and from bulls and other papal pronouncements, relating to the three orders of St Francis or to subjects connected with the hearing of confessions, absolution and excommunication. Latin and Italian. The contents include:-

(1) St Antoninus, Confessionale ('Defecerunt'), book II, beg. 'Postquam ille qui uult confiteri'. Latin. Lacks single leaves after ff. 7, II ; f. 2, misbound, should follow f. 16. The chapters 'circa nonum preceptum' and 'circa religiosos et religiosas' that are omitted from their proper places on ff. 6 and 28, appear later in the MS. at ff. 50b-51, 41-43b, respectively, although the latter is imperfect at the end by the loss of a following leaf. The forms of absolution (ff. 33b-34b) differ from those found in the printed editions of this Confessionale. ff. 1-34b.

(2) Memoranda concerning various points of canon law, including an abstract (f. 36) of a bull of Pope Eugenius IV relating to the Poor Clares, dated Bologna, 7 Dec. 1437 (Bullarium Franciscanum, new ser., i, 1929, no. 342, 'Ad ea quae'). Latin. ff. 34b-36b.

(3) Rule, etc., of the Third Order of St Francis, as follows:-(a) The Rule, viz. an Italian version of the bull of Pope Nicholas IV 'Supra montem' dated 17 Aug. 1289. ff. 36b-39b;-(b) Indulgence of Pope Clement V; 15 Mar. 1306. Italian.Forthe Latin text see L.Wadding, Annales Minorum,vi,1931, pp.680-681. ff.39b-40;-(c) Form of profession. Italian. f.40;-(d)Order of investiture.Latin.ff.40-40b. All four items are printed, insubstantially the form in which they appear here, in, e.g., La Regula e li Privilegii e le Indulgentie ... del terzo Ordine de Sancto Francischo, Venice, 1507. ff. 36b-40b.

(4) Summary of graces granted to the Friars Minor by various popes. Latin. ff. 40b-41.

(5) 'Istud est concilium domini Iohannis Antonii de Bononia doctoris... super constitutum super cathedram', i.e. on the bull of Pope Boniface VIII 'Super cathedram', dated 18 Feb. 1300, for which see Bullarii Franciscani Epitome, 1908, no. 2157. Latin. f. 41.

(6) Extract, concerning Faith, from an Italian translation of St John Climacus, 'Scala Paradisi', gradus xxvii (cf. Migne, Patr. Graeca, lxxxviii, coll. 1113-1114, cap. 418). The translation agrees closely with that printed at Torrebelvicino, 1478 (Hain, Repertorium bibliographicum, i, 1826, nos. 5466, 5467) from which it may have been copied. f. 44.

(7) Extracts from Extravagantes of Popes Martin V and Eugenius IV, concerning Easter communion, excommunication and simony. Latin. ff. 44-45.

(8) 'Breuis memoria de interrogacionibus faciendis confitentibus', in Italian, followed (f. 47) by other memoranda relating to the hearing of confessions, etc., in Latin and Italian. Included among the latter is a citation (f. 48) of an 'informacio' given by Petrus de Neapoli, (Observant) commissary (at the Roman curia), in 1467. ff. 45b-48.

(9) Extracts from St Antoninus, 'Summa Theologica' and other sources. Latin. ff. 48b-50, 51-51b, 54b-59.

(10) Interpretations by Popes Eugenius IV and Sixtus IV of points relating to the order of Observant Friars, in Latin, as follows:-(a) Eugenius IV to Franciscus de Platea of Bologna (Papal Nuncio to the Exarchate of Ravenna 1444, and to all Italy 1445, cf. Wadding, op. cit., xi, 1932, pp. 241, 27,); 3 jan. 1440 [? 1441]. ff. 52-53;-(b) The same to Jacobus de Primaditiis, of Bologna (Vicar-General of the Cismontane Observants 1446-1449); 24 July 1434. ff. 53-53b;-(c) The same to the same; 'circa finem mensis augusti', 1439- ff. 53b-54;-(d) The same, 'per medium domini cardinalis brande placentini [i.e. Branda Castiglioni, Bishop of Piacenza] ut ipse retulit'; Florence, 7 Nov. 1440. f. 54;-(e) Sixtus IV (d. 12 Aug. 1484) to Angelo di Chiavasso, Vicar-General of the Cismontane Observants, and to Alberto di Forli, his 'socius'; 19 Nov. 148- (last digit omitted). f. 59b. ff. 52-59b.

(11) Brief of Pope Eugenius IV to (St) John de Capistrano (Vicar-General) of the Cismontane Observants; 7 July 1446. Latin. The text is as printed in Bullarium Franciscanum, new ser., i, 1929, no. 476, with addressee Jac. de Primaditiis and date 8 July 1440. ff. 60-60b.

(12) 'Extracta de summa de penitenciis secundum antiquam institucionem. In primis: De illo qui per cupiditatem iudeum interficit.' Extracts from a penitential, followed (f. 66) by other memoranda relating to penance, etc. Latin. ff. 61-68.

(13) Notes of offences punishable with excommunication, extracted from Decretals, book VI (ff. 69-75), Extravagantes of Boniface VIII (ff. 75-75b); and St Antoninus, Tractatus de Excommunicationibus (ff. 77b-78). Latin.

(14) Notes of thirty-eight 'casus papales', i.e. sins, etc., requiring papal dispensation or absolution, with the authorities from which they are extracted. Latin. ff. 75b-77b.

(15) Bull of Pope Sixtus IV relating to the Feast of St Francis, beg. 'Praeclara sanctorum merita'; 2 Oct. 1472. Printed in Bullarium Franciscanum, new ser., iii, 1949, no. 341. Imperfect at the end by the lack of a following leaf. Latin. ff. 79-79b. Paper and (ff. 1, 2, 17, 30, 31, 44, 57, 58, 61, 66) vellum; ff. i+79.

145 mm. x 108 mm. Late xv cent. Written in Northern Italy. Artt. 9, 10(e), and 14 are additions in a slightly later hand than the rest of the MS. Gatherings originally as follows:-1188 (wants 7, 12; f. 2 [misbound] is the original last leaf of the gathering), ii14, iii14 (wants 14 ), iV14, v4 (wants 4), vil2 (6 cancelled, wants 10-12), Vii12 (wants 12). The original outer bifolia of gatherings i-vi and the middle bifolium of vi are vellum. Titles, etc., and some initials in red; other initials touched with red. Armorial bookstamp of an Italian ecclesiastic

I7th cent., f. I. Bookstamp, (?)late I9th cent., of A. G. and M. Hammond (MS. 18), f. i.

Presented by Alfred Gauntlett Hammond, Esq., in memory of his wife, Marie Hammond (d. 29 Nov. 1932).

Scope & Content:

Orders Religious. Franciscans: Hand-book of an Observant Confessor: late 15th cent.

Law CANON: Handbook of a Franciscan confessor, containing misc. extracts, etc., rel. to: late 15th cent.: Lat. and Ital.

Confession: Handbook of a Franciscan confessor: aft. 1472.: Lat. and Ital.

includes:

f. i Alfred Gauntlett Hammond, of Romeu and Hammond, iron and steel merchants: Bookstamp of, and of his wife Marie: late 19th cent.
f. i Bookplates and Book-stamps: Hammond (Alfred Gauntlett and Marie): 19th cent.: (stamps).
ff. 1-33b, 41-43b, 50b-51 Saint Antoninus,; Archbishop of Florence: Confessionale ('Defecerunt'), bk. ii: late 15th cent.: Lat.
ff. 35-79 passim Court of Rome: Extracts from papal bulls, etc.: 13th-15th centt.: Lat. and Ital.: Copies (late 15th cent.).
ff. 36b-40 Orders Religious. Franciscans: Rule, etc., of the Third Order: late 15th cent.: Ital. and Lat.
f.41 Johannes Antonius de Bononia, canonist: Opinion on the bull'Super cathedram': late 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 44 Theology Italian: Translated extract of the Scala Paradisi of St John Climacus: late 15th cent.
f. 44 Saint John,; called Climacus: Extract from his Scala Paradisi: late 15th cent.: Ital. transl.
ff. 48b-50, 51-51b, 54b-59, 77b-78 Saint Antoninus,; Archbishop of Florence: Extracts from the Summa Theologica of: late 15th cent.: Lat.
ff. 61-68 Penance: Extracts from a penitential, etc.: late 15th cent.: Lat.

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Languages:

English
Italian
Latin

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Latin

Start Date:

1306

End Date:

1499

Date Range:

1306-1499

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Alfred Gauntlett Hammond, of Romeu and Hammond, iron and steel merchants: Presented, in memory of his wife Marie: in 1934.

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Names:

Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459
Bononia, Johannes Antonius, canonist
Court of Rome
Hammond, Alfred Gauntlett, of Romeu and Hammond, iron and steel merchants
John Climacus, Saint, monk of Mount Sinai, 6th century-7th century,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000456078077