Kings MS 7

HOURS, &c., in Latin. Contents :(i) Calendar, with many French saints, including Eutropius, Bishop [of Saintes] (Apr. 30), and Ausonius, Bishop [of Angoulême] (May 22), both in blue, besides several others connected with S.W. France; also with 'Dedicatio eclesie Engolism' [Angoulême] in blue on Aug. 19. Another entry in blue, 'Translacio sancti Benigni', on Nov. 3, probably refers to Benignus, apostle and martyr of Dijon, who was venerated in many parts of France on Nov. 1 (see below, artt. 3 and 5). f. 1;-(2) Hours of the Virgin, followed severally by those of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit. f. 7;-(3) Penitential Psalms and Litany, the latter including SS. Fronto and Martial [Bishops of Périgueux and Limoges respectively] in the class of apostles and evangelists, Ausonius, Benignus, Denis, and Eutropius in that of martyrs, and Radegundis in that of virgins. ff. 54, 61 b ;-(4) Vigils of the Dead. f. 66;-(5) Memoriae Sanctorum, including 'De beata Maria' (the prayer 'Obsecro te', f 86b), 'Oratio quam dedicauit beatus' Iheronimus in articulo mortis' (beg. 'Miserere mei, Ihesu benigne', f 95), and SS. Benigmus, Ausonius, Denis ('De sancto Dyonisio, Francie patrons'), Francis, Bonaventura [canonized 1482] and

Dominic. f 86b;-(6) 'Orationes sancti Gregorii': the seven salutations usually associated with the Mass of S. Gregory (see H. Thurston in The Month, Sept. 1908, P. 312). f 99 b.

Vellum; ff. vi+ 101. 9 ¹/₂ in. x 6 in. Early XVI cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (I⁶, iii⁹, iv⁷, vii⁷), mostly with catchwords. Written in France, presumably in or near Angoulême (see above, artt. 1, 3, 5). Fourteen full-page miniatures in architectural frames, with large-scale figures, fairly well executed in the characteristic manner of the school of Jean Bourdichon ; thirty-two smaller miniatures illustrating art. 5 ; initials and line-endings in gold on coloured grounds. In the following list of subjects, nos. 1-13, 46 are fullpage miniatures, the remainder small (mostly about 1 ¹/₂ in. x 1 ¹/₄in.) 1. Annunciation: half-length figures of Gabriel and Mary under an arch, the Dove with three cherubs above. f. 7.

2. Visitation: in the upper part of the frame is the monogram EN within a fetterlock, repeated thrice, and in the lower part are the same monogram and device, with the motto 'Jusques au bout' on two scrolls. f. 19.

3. Christ bearing the Cross. f. 26.

4. Pentecost f. 27.

5. Nativity: shepherds, one playing a bagpipe, in the background outside the wattled fence of the stable. f. 28.

6. Angel and shepherds (one with bagpipe) : above the picture is a festoon supported by three putti. f. 31.

7. Adoration of the Magi. f. 34.

8. Presentation in the Temple: tonsured assistants, one holding an open prayer-book for the priest. f. 37.

9. Flight into Egypt: below, an erased shield of arms (cf. below) enclosed in a wreath and'supported by two Putti. f. 40.

10. Coronation of the Virgin. f. 45.

11. David and Bathsheba: a cupid shoots an arrow at Bathsheba as she stands in the bath. f. 54.

12. The Second Advent : above, Christ showing His wounds, in a mandorla supported by cherubs, with the Virgin (crowned) and f.. John Baptist to 1. and r.; below, nude men and women looking upwards. f.66 b.

13. Job and his three friends. f 70.

14. The Trinity: God the Father with the Dove and the crucified Christ. f. 86b.

15. The Virgin and Child. f. 86 b.

16. S. Michael brandishing a sword. f. 89.

17. S. John Baptist with Agnus Dei. f. 89..

18. S. John Evangelist with cup and serpent. f. 89b.

19. SS. Peter (with key) and Paul (with sword). f. 89b.

20. S. James with book, staff, and cockle-hat. f. 90.

21. S. Andrew (with saltire cross) and other apostles. f. 90 b.

22. S. Stephen with palm and stone. f. 90 b.

23. S. Laurence with gridiron. f.91.

24. S. Benignus, tonsured, in alb and crimson dalmatic. f. 91 b.

25. S. Ausonius, in alb and purple chasuble, carrying his severed head in his l. hand. f. 91 b.

26. S Christopher, the Child on his shoulder f. 92.

27. S. Sebastian, bound to a tree, his body full of arrows. f. 92 b.

28. S. Denis carrying his head (with mitre) in his hands. f. 93.

29. A group of martyrs. f. 93 b.

30. S. Nicholas blessing three boys in a tub. f. 94.

31. S Antony with crutch-handled stick. f. 94.

32. S. Martin in pontificals. f. 94 b. ` 33. S. Jerome, nude, before a crucifix, beating his breast with a stone and holding a cardinal's hat. f. 95.

34. S. Francis receiving the stigmata. f. 95b.

35. S. Bonaventura in friar's habit, with cardinal's hat beside him. f. 96.

36 S. Dominic with book. f. 96.

37. A group of saints. f. 96 b.

38. S. Anne teaching the Virgin to read. f. 97.

39. S. Mary Magdalene clothed in her hair. f. 97.

40. S. Katharine with sword and book. f. 97 b.

41. S. Margaret emerging from dragon's back, her cloak in its mouth. f. 98.

42. S. Barbara with book and tower. f. 98.

43. S. Apollonia with book and f. 98 b.

44. A group of virgin saints. f. 99.

45. The Cross, with crown off horns, landscape background. f. 99 b.

46. Mass of S. Gregory. f. 100.

On f. 6 b is an erased shield of arms, quarterly, 1 and 4 a chevron between three estoiles; and the same (?) arms appear to have been also on ff..,53 b and 67 (perhaps also 40, see above, no. 9 in list of miniature ). On ff. ii-iv are entries, in French, of the marriage of Anne Hurault, Baron d'Huriel, and Loyse de Harville, the births of their children, and the death of Anne and his son Philippe, 1578-1586 (cf. Anselme, Histoire Généalogique, &c., vi, 1730, P. 506). Bound in red morocco, gilt-tooled, with monogram of George III.