Royal MS 10 E V-VI

'LECTVRA HOSTIENSIS': commentary on the Gregorian books of Decretals, and on the new constitutions of Innocent IV, by Henricus de Bartholomaeis de Segusia (cf. 10 D. IV). Two volumes; the first comprising the gloss on libb. i, ii, the second that on the last three books, followed (f. 231) by that on the Innocentine Novellae. Printed, Paris, 1512. Beg. 'Ad dei omnipotentis gloriam et uniuersalis ecclesic decus et decorem'. The colophon to lib. v is 'Explicit commentum decretalium. benedictus sit perfector omnium, qui incepit et perfecit, pater, filius et spiritus sanctus. amen. ii. ad

Titum c[apitulo] f[inali ?] Festina ad me uenire Neopolim (sic), ibi enim statui yemare. Finito libro reddatur gloria Christo'; and that to the novellae 'Expliciunt constitucionum glose. deo gracias reddo nunc et semper'. Vellum; ff. 293, 256. 181/4 in. x 111/4 in. XIV. cent. Gatherings of 12 leaves (vol. i, viii⁶, xxii¹⁰; vol. ii, x⁷, xiii⁶, xxiii³), with catchwords. Double columns. Sec. fol. 'maliciogus sed innocens'. Initials flourished in red and blue. Three notes of 'cauciones' at Oxford, viz.:-(a) The two volumes are pledged to the cista de Langton [founded 1336 by John Langton, Bishop of Chichester (see Anstey, Munim. Acad., Rolls Ser., p. 133)], for 6 marks, 28 June, 1368, by John Off[er]gail, Dionysius McGirr, Roger Oduvaill, Salmon McBreanun(?), Nicholas McBradaid, and Nicholas Syredean, to be redeemed by john Langport or john Offergail. Vol. i, f. 1;-(b) The books, redeemed by Langport, are again pledged with dom. et mag. Hugo West. Vol. i, f. 1;-(c) Vol, ii is pledged by William Chaumbre (whose name occurs in both volumes) and Thomas de Hanneye to the cista de Robyry [founded by Gilbert de Routhebury circ. 1320 (Munim Acad. p. 102)], 24 Feb. 1371/2, for three marks. Vol. ii, f. 256 b. Vol. ii is injured at the upper edges by damp. Old Royal press-mark of vol. i, 'no. 838 ' (Westm. invent. of 1542, Add. MS. 25469, f. 35); cat. of 1666, f. 9 b; CMA. 8397.