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Stowe MS 53
- Record Id:
- 040-001952832
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000493.0x00024b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 53
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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"THE LIVES Of Women Saints of our Contrie of England; also some other lives of holie women written by some of the auncient ffathers." A compilation of the early 17th century, including the following Lives, for some of which the sources are quoted: — SS. Helena (from Baronius). f. 21b; — Ursula (from H. Flien [Hermann Fleien, whose work was published in 1594], Dean of St. Cunibert, etc., "in our age"). f. 25b; — Keyna. f. 27b; — Brigide. f. 28; — Dympna (from Peter of Cambray). f. 30; — Edburge. f. 34b; — Eanswide. f. 36; — Ethelburge. f. 36b; —
Sexburge. f. 38; — Hilda. f. 39b; — Ermenilde. f. 41b; — Werburge. f. 42; — Milburge. f. 43; — Mildrede. f. 44b; — Ebba. f. 46b; — Etheldred or Audrie (from Bede). f. 48; — Kinesburge, Kineswide and Tibbe. f. 51b; — Ethelburge. f. 53b; — Hildelitha. f. 55; — Cuthburge. f. 56; — Withburge. f. 57b; — Inthware. f. 58; — Frideswide. f. 58b; — Walburge. f. 60b; — Wenefride f. 65b; — Modwen. f. 68; — Ositha. f. 72b; — Maxentia. f. 74; — Oswen or Osman. f. 75; — Elflede. f. 76; — Edith. f. 77b; — Wulfhilde. f. 79; — Margaret. f. 82b; — Mectilde ("out of a verie good author that lived a little after, to weete, 1238"). f. 86. In the second part are contained the Lives of SS. Monica (from St. Augustine). f. 91; — Agnes (from St. Ambrose). f. 114; —
Gorgonia (from St. Gregory Nazianzen). f. 124b; — Nonna (from the same). f. 139b; — Julitta (from St. Basil). f. 149; — "A Christian maide captive in Iberia." f. 152b; and Macrina (from St. Gregory of Nyssa). f.155b; — with a miracle by St. Macrina's grandfather. f. 178. To the whole is prefixed (f. 3) an essay entitled "Why God hath provided in his Christian Contries some famous Saintes above the common sorte"; with a note on Scotch and Irish saints, and extracts from the Fathers on the excellence of virgins and widows. Indices are given to both parts. Paper; ff. 181. Early XVIIth cent. On the first fly-leaf is the name of Tho. Astle, with a note by him that the MS. has not been printed, and that the Lives in it differ from those published in Britannia Sancta. Small Quarto.
Saints: "The Lives of Women Saints of our Contrie of England": early 17th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001952808
040-001952832 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 31-53 : CLASS III.THEOLOGY, WITH LIVES OF SAINTS.
Stowe MS 53 : "THE LIVES Of Women Saints of our Contrie of England; also some other lives of holie women written by some of the auncient… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0003]/036-001952808[0022]/040-001952832
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1640
- Date Range:
- Early 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Owned.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Astle, Thomas, archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, 1735-1803