Add MS 54233

MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. VII. St Raymundus de Peñaforte, 'Summa de Poenitentia et Matrimonio', written in England; late 13th cent. Latin. The text, in four books, is similar to that first printed, with gloss by Guillelmus Redonensis, under the title Summa Sti Raymundi de Peniafort . . . de Poenitentia, et Matrimonio . . ., Rome (1603); facsimile edition, Farnborough (1967). Other MSS.: whole text, Add. 10962, 16917, 18372, 18373, Harley 1787, ff. 1-180, Lansdowne 338; Books I-III, Add. 22570, 28169, ff. 1-121v, Arundel 126, 264, 282, Harley 205, 3701, Royal 6 B.X, ff. 93-132, 8 A.II; Books I-II, Harley 1788. See also Add. 33934, ff. 276-367, Harley 106, ff. 311-313v, Royal 8 E.XVII, ff. 111-120v. Turner, op. cit., BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 22-23, pl. VIII. Marginal pen and ink drawings including heads, grotesques, figures and animals, eg. f. 75. Owned, circa 1460, by Thomas Stotevyle; a list of Stotevyle's books, including the item 'Raymoundus' occurs, f. 3. Memoranda in a late 17th cent. hand, ff. 4v-5. Given by 'C. T.' to 'R. J.', 1829 (f. ii), see also initials 'R. J.' (f. 4v). Given by T. A. Ward (see Add. 24876, f. 188) to William Stuart of Aldenham Abbey, co. Hertf., in Aug. 1853 (f. 2). Aldenham Abbey bookplate with pressmark, f. v. After Stuart's death on 7 July 1874, the MS. was sold in Stuart's sale, Sotheby's, 17 June 1875, lot 112, to Stark, bookseller, of King William Street, Strand. While in Stark's possession the MS. was seen by the editor of Stotevyle's booklist, see art. 2 below. Later owned by the Rev. Nathaniel Castleton Stephen Poyntz, vicar of Dorchester 1886-1920, signature f. ii verso. Sale of books belonging to Poyntz, Sotheby's 30 June 1921, lot 626. Purchased by Dobell, who sold the MS. to Millar on 8 July 1921. Millar's bookplate, f. i.

Vellum; ff. v+167. 190 x 130mm. Gatherings: end-paper and fly-leaves ff. 1-4, i-viii16, ix-x12, xi irregular, end-paper, f. 167. Inserts bearing corrections, ff. 91, 96, 154. Catchwords regular from ff. 20v-146v. Single columns. Two English gothic book-hands: A. ff. 5-52v;- B. ff. 53-158v. Numerous marginal notes and corrections, late 13th-early 14th cent. The leaves have, in many cases, been cropped back to the prickings, but where marginals extend beyond the cutting line they are frequently trimmed around to preserve the text and folded over. Red and blue capitals, headings, etc., initials in red and blue penwork. Modern binding by C. & C. McLeish. Original back fly-leaf (f. 167) fragmentary and badly damaged by insects and damp, final folios water stained.

Contents:

1. ff. 2-3. Miscellanea; late 13th cent. (a) Couplet, beg. 'Militat in teneris annis amor', with explanatory notes. H. Walther, Carmina Medii Aevi Posterioris Latina, i, Initia . . . (1959), 11021. f. 2;- (b) Couplet, beg. 'Hi fugias tactus'. f. 2;- (c) Memoranda on canon law, the date of Easter, medical notes, and interrogatories for the visitation of a religious house.

f. 2v;- (d) Sentence, beg. 'Ficta est oratio'. f. 3.

2. f. 3. Inventory of books in the oratory of Thomas Stotevyle; 1459-1460 (38 Henry VI). Thomas Stotevyle or Stuteville of Dalham, co. Suff., d. circa 1467, was a lawyer and governor of Lincoln's Inn, see The Records of . . . Lincoln's Inn. The Black Books, ed. W. P. Baildon, i (1897), pp. 13, 16, 28, 31. Printed in Notes and Queries, 13 May 1876, p. 386, ed. A. J. H. The list includes the present MS. and a copy of the 'Canterbury Tales', see J. M. Manly and E. Rickert, The Text of the Canterbury Tales (1940), i, pp. 610-611.

3. ff. 5-158v. St Raymundus de Peñaforte, 'Summa de Poenitentia et Matrimonio'; late 13th cent.

4. f. 158v. Verses, etc., with explanatory notes; late 13th cent. (a) 'Percutiens clerum Romam petit'. Walther, Carmina, i, 13976;- (b) 'Deditus usure faciens incendia'. Walther, Carmina, i, 4210;- (c) Couplet, 'Iudex iudicium clerus sponsalia'. Walther, Carmina, i, 9895.

5. ff. 159-166v. Constitutions, etc., of archbishops of Canterbury; 13th-14th cent. Copies, mid 14th cent. (a) Statutes ascribed to Robert Winchelsey, 1305. The items are among those printed in F. M. Powicke and C. R. Cheney, ed., Councils and Synods, ii, 1205-1313 (1964), pt.ii, 1265-1313, pp. 1382-1391. An introduction not in the printed version refers to use of the statutes in the diocese of Winchester in 1305. See also C. R. Cheney, 'The so-called Statutes of John Pecham and Robert Winchelsey for the Province of Canterbury', Journal of Ecclesiastical History, xii (1961),

pp. 14-34, where the present MS. is not listed. ff. 159-159v;-

(b) Constitutions of an archbishop of Canterbury, promulgated during a council; aft. 1268 (see reference to the legation of Cardinal Ottobuono Fieschi, f. 160v). ff. 159v-161v;- (c) Constitutions of John Stratford, made at the Council at London, 1342. Printed in D. Wilkinson, Concilia Magna Britanniae et Hiberniae (1737), ii, pp. 702-709. ff. 161-166v.

Bindings ENGLISH: C. and C McLeish; binders: Binding by C. & C. McLeish: 20th cent.

Saint Raymundus,; de Peñaforte: Summa de poenitentia et matrimonio by Raymundus: late 13th cent: Lat.

Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: St Raymundus de Peñaforte: marginal drawings: late 13th cent.

includes:

• f. ii C. T: Initials of: 1829.
• f. ii verso Nathaniel Castleton Stephen Poyntz, vicar of Dorchester: Signature: late 19th cent.
• f. v Bookplates and Book-stamps: Aldenham, Hertfordshire: Aldenham Abbey: pictorial bookplate: 19th cent.
• f. 2 William Stuart, of Aldenham Abbey: Inscription of(?): 1853.
• f. 2 T. A. Ward: Inscription of(?): 1853.
• f. 2v Law CANON: Memoranda, interrogatories, etc.,: late 13th cent: Lat.
• f. 2v Medicine and Surgery: Memoranda: late 13th cent: Lat.
• ff. 2, 3, 158v Poetry LATIN: Miscellaneous verse and sentences: late 13th cent.
• f. 3 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Thomas Stotevyle, alias Stuteville; of Dalham, county Suffolk: Inventory of books of T. Stotevyle: 1459-1460.
• ff. ii, 4v R. J: Initials of: 1829, n.d.
• ff. 159-159v Robert of Winchelsea, Archbishop of Canterbury: Constitutions of: 1305: Lat: Copy, mid 14th cent.
• ff. 159v-161v Archbishops of Canterbury: Constitutions of an anon. archbishop: 1268-circa 1350: Lat: Copy, mid 14th cent.
• ff. 161-166v John Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury: Constitutions of of John Stratford: 1342: Lat: Copy, mid 14th cent.