Arundel MS 220

Membranaceus, in 4to., ff. 326, sec. xiv. Præfigitur tabula contentorum, quæ sunt 1. A fragment of the history of Merlyn Ambrosius, consisting of about 240 lines, translated from the Latin into French verse. fol. 1. It begins, "Seignours vus ke alet deuisaunt, E vne chose et autre dysaunt." It ends, "Issi le poet ia oyer, Si del escoter en auet desyr." 2. Quædam de origine denarii ab Anglia sedi Apostolicæ contributi, cum bulla Gregorii Papae ad Archiepiscopos Cantuariensem et Eboracensem de denario colligendo, dat. apud Urbem Veterem, x. kal. Maii, pontif an. secundo. [manu recentiori scripta.] fol. 3.

3. Galfridi Monemutensis Historia Britonum. fol. 4.

4. Nicolai Triveti Dominicani Annales regni Regis Edwardi I. fol. 52. Tit. "Gesta temporum Edwardi Quarti, Regis Angliæ, filii Henrici Tertii, qui fuit quintus corum Regum qui a Comitibus Andegavensibus duxerunt originem secundum lineam masculinam" fol. 52.

5. Johannis Pike historia Regum Britannorum, Saxonum, Danorum, et Normannorum, usque ad consecrationem Regis Johannis; præfiguntur quædam de dispositione et mirabilibus Angliæ. fol. 91. Tit. "Supplecio historie Regum Anglie quantum ad Reges Saxonum, Danorum, et Normannorum, extracta per Johannem Pike de compendio Breour" [?]. Incip. "Ante gesta Regum et Pontificum provincie Anglie præmitti debent disposicio et mirabilia ipsius. Testatur autem Beda." Desin. "Ranulpho de Cestre Comitibus et Baronibus multis. Regnavit autem septem decim annis." 6. Ejusdem gesta Pontifietini Angliæ, sive de Archiepiscopatibus et Episcopatibus ibidem. fol. 144. b. Incip. "In primis sciendum est quod temporibus Britonuin tres fuerunt Archiepiscopatus in Anglia." Desin. "Candide Case Episcopi. Galewey. Johannes. Iste ordinavit Galfridum Eboracensis electum Regis Henriei Secundi filium in presbiterum." 7. Martini Poloni Chronicon Summorum Pontificum atque Imperatorum Romanorum "cum interpolationibus," ut ait cl. Thomas Gale, "alicujus Angli, forte Radulphi Diceti, ex Radulpho Nigro, et aliis. Quod autem Dicetus sit interpolator constat fere ex hoc quod eædem historiæ in utroque occurant verbis iisdem; quoties vides Y. Histor. designantur Ymagines Historiarum Radulphi Diceti. Vide quæ de Diceto dixit H. Wharton in praef. ad vol. ii. Angiæ Sacræ p. 29, ubi ea transcripsit quæ manus nupera annotavit, ca autem manus mea erat." fol. 178. b.

8. "Liber qui dicitur Provinciale." fol. 263. b.

9. Quædam "de Joseph ab Aramathia," manu longe recentiori exarata. fol. 274.

10. "Quale jus Dominus noster, Rex Anglie, intendit habere ad terram Scocye;" libellus de homagiis Scotorum, praecipue ex chronicis Mariani Scoti, Rogeri de Hoveden, Willelmi de Malmesbury, Rogeri de Huntingdon, Radulphi de Diceto, monasterii de Bridlingtone, ex chronicis de Kyngeswode, S. Albani, et bullis papalibus compilatus: nonnulla habet ad calcem a manu recentiori adtjecta. fol. 275. Incip. "Anno Domini nongentesimo primo Edwardus monarcha, cognomento Senior." Exstat etiam in cod. Cott. Julius, D. vi. fol. 6 7.

11. Quædam de rebus gestis annis 1467-1513. fol. 279. b.

12. "Juramentum præstandum per Regem in Coronecione sua, " ex manu recentiori. fol. 280.

13. "Les hauz fees Charles, ke il fist en Espayne, escris par Turpyn, le Erceweke de Reynys." fol. 281. The following passage in the prologue contains the names of the translator and of the individuals for whom the book was translated. "Io Willem de Briane, le clers Garin le fiz Gerod, ke maint homme a mis a ben, et mout plus en mettra, si Deux plest, par soun Comaundement et par le comaundement ma dame Aliz sa femme ay propose et translate co liuere ke Turpin larceweke escrist de se mayms en Latin le mettray en Romaunz." The book begins, "Turpin, par la grace de Deux Archeweke de Reyns, cumpaynoun au fort Roy Charles, a Leobrand le Deen Dayse la chapele, etc. Pur ce ke vus me maandastes." It ends, "E sachet ke kaunke io ay dist est verite, kar a tesmoyne en tray Deux ke nous ad creyez." 14. A collection of words and phrases in French verse, with English glosses, written by Walter de Bibelesworthe, for the instruction of Lady Dionysia de Mounchensy, who died 32 Edw. I. fol. 297. The author explains the object of his work in the prologue, as follows, "Le trevtyz ke moun sire Gauter de Bibelesworthe fist a ma dame Dyonisie de Mounchensy pur aprise de langwage. Co est a sauer, du primer temps ke homme nestra, ouweke trestut le langgage pur sauer nurture en sa juuente. Pur trestut le Fraunceys de sa neyssaunce et de membres du cors, ouweke kaunike il apent de dens et de ores. Pus to le Frauncoys, com il en court en age, de husbonderie cum . pur arer, rebiner, waretter, semer, sarcher, syer, faucher, carier, batre, moudre, pestrer, breser, bracer, hautefeste arayer. Pus tot le Fraunsoys kaunt a espleyt de chas eum de venerie, pescherie en viuer ou en estang, checune en sa nature. Pus tot le Frauncoys des bestes et des oyseus, checune assemble par sa naturele aprise. Pus tot le Fraunsoys de boys, pree, pasture, vergeyer, gardyn, curtilage; ou veke tot le Fraunsoys de flures et des frus, ke il isount. E tu issi troueret vus tot le ordre en parler e respoundre, ke checun gentys homme couent sauer. Dount touz dis trouerez vus prinles le Fraunsoys et pus le Engleys suaunt. E ke les enfauns pussunt sauer les propertez des choses ke veyunt, e kaunt de wunt dire moun et ma, soun et sa, le et la, moy et io." It begins, "Femme ke aproche soun tens Enfaunter, moustrer sens, Ke ele se purueyt de une uentrere, A midewif. Ke seyt auise counseylere." It ends, "E braoun, e crispes, e friture, Ke souere roset poudra la temprure; Apres manger auyunt a graunt plente, Blaunche poudre, ou la grosse drage." 15. A ludicrous list of articles not worth a penny. Fr. fol. 303. b. It begins, "Few de fere Raspe de eawe." It ends, "Orgoyl de templer, Bobbaunt de ospiteler, Touz ceuz ne valunt on dener." 16. Epigrammatic verses on the difficulty of pleasing. Fr. fol. 303. b. Beginning, "E io ne me say Coment meyntener, Pur quey? Si io soy grauntis. eet vn jeauns, Sy io su petys. cest vn neyins." End, Si io cour, cest vn fous, Si io ne cour, cest vn halos. Aussy ne me say, io coment mayntener." 17. A letter addressed to a lady, containing admonitions concerning behaviour to a lover. Fr. fol. 303. b. It begins, "A la tres noble dame desyree saunz nomer pur medisaunz." It ends, "Done dens les quatre mers de Engletere la vyle de la Seynt John le Baptist, le aan du regne le Roy Edward fiz le Roy Henry vilit et setime." 18. Verses upon the unlucky days of the year. Fr.. fol. 305. Beginning, "Li mestres qe cest art contreuerent Les periles del an numbrerent." 19. Tabula de literis dominicalibus. fol. 305. b.

20. Kalendariurn per anni cursum. fol. 306.

21. Tabula docens in quo signo sit luna quolibet die anni. fol. 312.

22. Introduction to the kalendar next following. Fr. fol. 312. b.

23. "Ciclus paschalis secundum utriusque luminis cursum a Dyonisio compositus." fol. 313. In introductione hæc sunt, "Ce kalender est estret de la table Tholet le an nostre Signur mil. cc. lxxxix." In margine quædam occurrunt notulae historicae, quarum ultima ad an. 1329 spectat. At the end is the following note, "The vi. of December in a. m.v^c.xvi. et a. viii. Henrici Octavi, dyed Perye Beovylle, Esquyer, at Sent Alyn ybered."

Joseph, of Arimathaea: Quaedam de Josepho ab Arimathaea.

Perye Beovylle, Esq: note of his death and burial, 6 Dec. 1516, at the end of the Arundel. Ms.

French Language, Early: For the chief Mss. illustrative of the state of the language prior to the year 1500, see the volumes marked.

includes:

• f. 1 Ambrose Merlin, supposed to have lived in the fifth century: A fragment of his history, translated from the Latin into French verse.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 3 Gregory IX; Pope: Gregorii IX.? Bulla ad Archiepiscopos cantuariensem et Eboracensem de denario colligendo;: dat. apud Urbem Veterem x. kal. Maii, pontif. ann. secundo.
• f. 3 Peter's Pence: Quaedam de origine denarii ab Anglia sedi Apostolicae contributi, eum bulla Gregorii Papae ad archiepiscopos Cantuariensem et Eboracensem de denario colligendo.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 4, Galfridus, Moneniutensis Archidiaconus, postea Episcopus Asaphensis; adhuc vivus anno 1175: Historia Britonum.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 13 Dionysius Exiguus, Montchus Romanus, claruit anno 533: Cyclus Paschalis secundum utriusque luminis cursum; cum praefatione Gallice conscripta.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 52 Nicholas Trivet, of the order of St. Dominic; died in the year 1324: Annales regni Regis Edwardi I.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 91 Johannes Pike, Anglus; claruit anno circiter 1115: Historia Regum Britannorum, Saxonum, Danorum et Normannorum, usque ad consecrationem Regis Johannis.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 144. b Johannes Pike, Anglus; claruit anno circiter 1115: Gesta Pontificum Angliae, sive de archiepiscopatibus et episcopatibus ibidem.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 178. b Martinus Polonus, sive Martinus Strepus, Archiepiscopus Gnesnensis; floruit anno 1277: Chronicon Summorum Pontificum atque Imperatorum Romanorum, eum interpolationibus, ut ait Thomas Gale, alicujus Angli, forte Radulphi Diceti, ex Radulpho Nigro et aliis.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 263. b Provinciale, sive liber provincialis: Liber qui dicitur Provinciale.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 275 Scotland, History of: Quale jus Dominus noster Rex Angliae intendit habere ad terram Scotiae; libellus, scilicet, de homagiis Scotorum, praecipue ex chronicis prioratus de Bridlingtone, abbatiae de Kyngeswode, monasterii S. Albani, etc.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 275 Burlington Priory, co. York: Chronica Monasterii de Bridlington citantur ill codice.
• f. 275 Kingswood, Co. WiltS; Cistercian Abbey there: Chronica ejusdem abbatiae citantur in codice.
• f. 279. b England General Chronicles and History: Quaedam de rebus gestis annis 1467-1513.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 280 Coronation of Princes: Juramentum praestandum per Regem in coronatione sua.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 281 Willem de Briane, Chaplain to Warine, fourth Baron Fitz-Gerold, who died in 1217: translated into French Turpin's fabulous history of Charlemagne, at the command of Alice de Courcy, wife of Warine Fitz-Gerold.
• f. 281 Romances and Fabulous histories, Anonymous etc: Les hauz fees Charles, ke il fist en Espayne, escris par Turpyn, Ie Ereeweke de Reynys; trad. en François par Willem de Briane, le clers Garin le fiz Gerod, par le comaundement ma dame Aliz sa femme; i. e. Alice de Courci, who died in the year 1217.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 281 Aliz Fitz-Gerold, femme de Garin le fiz Gerod; that is, Alice de Courci, daughter and heir of William, third Baron de Courcy, and wife of Warine, fourth Baron Fitz-Gerold, who died in the year 1217: Turpin's Fabulous History of Charlemagne, translated into French at her command by Willem de Briane.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 297 Mounchensy, Lady Dionysia de, died 32 Edw. 1.?: A collection of words and phrases in French verse with English glosses written by Walter de Bibelesworthe for her instruction.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 297 Sir Walter de Bibblesworthe, of Saling, county Essex ?: A collection of words and phrases in French verse, with English glosses, written for the instruction of Lady Dionysia de Mounchensy, who died 32 Edw. I.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 303. b Poetry, Anonymous: Letter addressed to a lady, on behaviour to a lover.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 303. b Poetry, Anonymous: Epigrammatic verses on the difficulty of pleasing.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 305 Astrology, anonymous treatises papers, notes, etc., upon: Verses on the unlucky days of the year.: French.: Cent. xiv.
• f. 305.b Chronology, Anonymous treatises papers, and notes upon: Tabula de litteris dominicalibus.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 306 Calendars: Calendaria varia.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 312 Astronomy, anonymous treatises papers and notes upon: Tabulae ad sciendum, in quo signo fuerit luna quolibet die anni.: Sec. xiv.
• f. 863. b Poetry, Anonymous: A ludicrous list of articles not worth a penny.: Cent. xiv.