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Add MS 38665

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032-002057977

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Add MS 38665

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MISCELLANEOUS volume, largely in the band of John Streech, canon of the Augustinian Priory of Kenilworth (cf. Add. MS. 35295, which was written about 1422). Lat. Contents are: 1. Verses against the Austin Friars for representing Augustine in their garb their founder in opposition to the claims of the Austin Canons: (a) Beg. "Augustine pater es verus semper amicus." f. 5; (b) "Super capud Augustini," beg. "Augustine pater numquam fueris heremita." It includes a list of minor varieties of the Heremite order. f. 5 b; (c) Similar verses are on f. 14, and on ff. 14 b, 156 b-162 b, of a more general kind. On f. 5 one Brangwyn is mentioned as apologist of the Austin Canons. On f. 84 b is the hymn beg. "Sacerdotes mementote" (Chevalier, Repert. Hymnolog. no. 33012).

2. "Cronica cuiusdam amici veritatis in argumentum functacionis Canonicorum Regularium ordinis Sci. Augustini," with introduction beg. "Frater quidam ordinis diceneium se heremitas Sci. Augustini," a counterblast against the work of some Austin Friar claiming priority for his order as (e.g.) in Harley MS. 2386, f. 62. f. 6.

3. "Nomina prioratuum Canonicorum nigrorum" in England and Wales, beg . with the diocese of Lincoln. f. 15.

4. Chronicle of general chapters of Augustinian Canons held at Northhampton, Huntingdon, etc., 1325-1350. f. 19. Another and fuller copy is in Cotton MS. Vespasian D. I, ff. 41b-70 b.

5. Treatise on the (30) different "colours" or kinds of rhyming verse, with examples. Beg. "Versus a quibusdam describitur." f. 33. Other metrical examples are on ff. 55 b-56 b.

6. "Liber Catonis," moral distichs in hexameter verse attributed to Dionysius Cato, see F. Hauthal, Catonis Philosophi Liber, Berlin, 1869. f. 35 b.

7. "Esopus in Fabulis" in Latin elegiacs, the collection, known as Anonymus Neveleti," of sixty Aesopic fables and two tales, with prologue beg. "Ut iuvet et prosit." f. 41. The series agrees with that of Add. MS. 18107 (see Ward, Catalogue of Romances, ii, p. 309) except that art. 60 ends with the additional couplet, "Fine fruor versu gemino quod cogitet omnis Fabula declarat datque quod intus habet." Printed in Hervieux, Fabulistes Latim, vol. ii (1884), p. 385.

8. "Ymago Mundi," in three books down to the beginning of the " Quinta etas:" printed in Migne, Patrolog. Lat. clxxii, col. 119 as by Honorius Augustodunensis, but attiibuted also to Henry of Huntingdon (cf. Cotton MS. Vesp. E. x, f. 86). f. 57. Followed by a 4th book (f. 80) "de vaticiniis Sibille," beg. "Sibilline generaliter omnes" (cf. Vesp. B. xxv, f. 117 b and Vesp. E. iv, f. 143); printed, with a different ending, in Migne, xc, col. 1182 among the spurious works of Bede. In a hand of l2th-13th cent.

9. "Speculum Stultorum," by Nigel, also called Wireker, a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury, with introductory letter to William [Longchamp, bishop of Ely, 1189].and marginal illustrations. The text differs occasionally from that published by T. Wright, Anglo- Latin Satir. Poets, vol. i (Rolls Series), notably in ff. 127 b-130 b, beg. with "De ordine mendicancium," which are omitted in Wright, p. 95. f. 85.

10. Sermones de tempore, beg. imperf. in Lent at no. iii of the collection: (a) Beg. imperf.; (b) "Exurge gloria mea" (etc.): Due sunt Christi"; (c) "Christus assistens (etc.): Beatus apostolus Paulus"; (d) "Letare Ierusalem: Multo prophetarum vaticinio" ; (e) Ascension Day, no. xi of the collection, imperf.; (f) Trinity Sun. beg. "Fecit Moyses (etc.) : Inter cetera opera"; (g) Advent Sun. beg. "Dominus prope (etc.) : Inter multa"; (h) 2nd Sun. in Adv. beg. "Scientes quod hora (etc.): Cum omne tempus." In a hand of the l2th-13th cent. f. 169. Vellum; ff. 186. 7³/₄in. x 5³/₈ in. Earl xv cent., except artt. 8 and 10, XII-XIII cent., which belong to different volumes. The flyleaves (13th cent.) are from: (a) A scholastic treatise on syntax. f. 2 ; (b) Extracta from Decretals, chiefly bk. v. ff. 4 185. Of the rest of the volulne artt. 1 (mostly), 2, 5-7, are in the band of Johannes Strecch (see above), as also the note of books lent to various people (dominus Joh. Susex, dom. Petrus de Preston, Will. Clerke de Okam), f. 168 b. On f. 55 is the colophon "Involvens pannis puerum miserere Iohannis. Strecch," and on f. 186 are the names M. Morgan and Robt. Walker de Belton, 16th cent. Contemporary binding of kid over oak boards. Belonged to the Cope family of Bramshill (cf . Hist. MSS. Comm. 3rd Rep. App. p. 242 sale-cat. of Sir Anthony Cope, Bart., 4 Mar. 1913, lot 58).

Scope & Content:

John Strecch, Augustinian canon of Kenilworth: Compiled early 15th cent.part of.

includes:

f. 2 Grammar: Fragment of a treatise on syntax: 13th cent.: Lat.
ff. 4, 185 Canon Law: Fragments of extracts from Decretals: 13th cent.
f. 5 Brangwyn: Mention of, as apologist for Austin Canons: 15th cent.
ff. 5, 14 Orders Religious. Augustinian Canons: Verses against the Austin Friars: early 15th cent.: Lat.
ff. 5, 5 b, 84 b Poetry: Miscellaneous verses: 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 6 Orders Religious. Augustinian Canons: Cronica in argumentum fundationis canonicorum regularium S. Augustini, against the Austin Friars claim: 15th cent.
f. 15 Orders Religious. Augustinian Canons: List of priories in England and Wales: 15th cent.
f. 19 Orders Religious. Augustinian Canons: Chronicle of general chapters in England: 1325-1350; 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 33 Prosody: Treatise on rhyming verse: 15th cent.: Lat.
ff. 33, 55 b-56 b Poetry: Examples of various metres: 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 35 b Dionysius Cato: Disticha: 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 35 b Poetry: Disticha Catonis: 15th cent.: with Benedict Burgh's transl. early 18 cent.
f. 41 Poetry: Aesopic Fables, in elegiacs: 15th cent.: Lat.
f. 57 Honorius Augustodunensis: Imago Mundi: 13th cent.
f. 80 Prophecies: De vaticiniis Sibyllae: 13th cent.
f. 80 Sibyls: De vaticiniis Sibyllae: 13th cent.
f. 80 Beda: De Vaticiniis Sibyllae, attrib. to: 13th cent.
f. 85 Political and Satirical Poems: N. Wireker, Speculum Stultorum: 15th cent.
f. 85 Specula: N. Wireker, Speculum Stultorum: 15th cent.
f. 85 Nigel Wireker: Speculum Stultorum: 15th cent.
ff. 85-156 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Nigel Wireker, Speculum Stultorum : marginal pen-drawings: early 15th cent.
f. 168 b Petrus de Preston: Note of book lent to: 15th cent.
f. 168 b William Clerke, de Okam: Note of book lent to: 15th cent.
f. 168 b Dom. Johannes Sussex: Note of books lent to: 15th cent.
f. 169 Sermons: Sermones de tempore: 13th cent.
f. 186 M- Morgan: Name scribbled: 16th cent.
f. 186 Robert Walker, de Belton: Name scribbled: 16th cent.

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Languages:

English
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1100

End Date:

1440

Date Range:

12th century-Early 15th century

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Custodial History:

Sir Anthony Cope, 13th Baronet; of Bramshill: Owned: bef. 1913.

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Names:

Beda
Brangwyn, of Add MS 38665
Cato, Dionysius, 3rd century-4th century,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000079749401,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/49256470
Clerke, William, de Okam
Cope, Anthony, 13th Baronet, of Bramshill
Honorius of Autun, c 1080-c 1155,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000117981982,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/100201145
Morgan, M-
Preston, Petrus
Strecch, John, Augustinian canon of Kenilworth
Sussex, Dom. Johannes
Walker, Robert, de Belton
Wireker, Nigel