Arundel MS 286

Vellum, 8vo., ff. 191, xv. Cent.

1. A treatise upon the passion of our Saviour. fol. Beginning, "A worschipful lady hauynge a symple spirit ful of heuenly desires." End, "this grace vs graunte that with his blood vs bouzt, Crist Jhesu Goddes sone. Amen. " 2. A treatise upon a Christian's warfare, in which the armour of a knight is moralized and applied to the duties of religion; appended are discourses upon the Incarnation of Christ, the Sacrament of the Altar, and the Trinity. fol. 20. Beginning, "Induite vos armatura Dei, etc. Thes beth the wordys of Seynt Paule the apostel, that beth nedeful to every crysten man to ynderstande." End, "selvacion and helpe to me to lyte and to soule and to alle men and wymmen, enemyes and frendes." 3. An epistle "mead of Richard Hampul, as somme men supposen." fol. 82. Beginning, "To T. D. his derworthe brother in Crist, his evenbrother in the Lord desireth this that T. D. do away now the elde man." 4. A second letter ascribed to the same author. fol. 92. Beginning, "A privy worde to me is to thee, thou lord of vertues, kyng of kyngis." It is probable that these letters are not rightly attributed to Hempole, as they are not found in any list of his works. At the end is the following note; "The latyn book by whiche y translatide was ful fals in the lettre and poyntinge also, and therefore I had the more travel to come to the open and trewe sentence." 5. "Of the grete comford that man schuld have in tribulacion," being a translation by Richard Hampole from the "Duodecim utiltates Tribulationis " of Petrus Blesensis. fol. 100.

6. "Here bygynneth a tretis that is cleput the lyte of soule, secundum doctores." fol. 11 5. Beginning, "Dere fader, as seynt Paule seith we have here no cytee that is dwellynge." End, "And so the Iyue of oure soule and the rtzt wey to heucne is to kepe this twey hestis of loue to God and to oure euene Cristen." 7. Devout contemplations before Matyns, Prime, Vnder, Mydday, None, Euensonge, Complyn and Night. fol. 129.

8. A treatise in commendation of virginity, founded upon the text "Ecce vingo concipiet et pariet filium." fol. 134. b. Beginning, "Loo,seith the holy profete Ysay, a mayden schal conceyve and bere a child; thouz thes wordes were seyde by oure lady." End, "And therfore wel is that child that wol zefe hem to clennes of lifynge here a schorte tyme to haue there that ioye and worschip world with outen ende." 9. A treatise upon the hymn "Ave maris stella." fol. 149. Beginning, "Amonge alle the Songes that men vsen in holy chirche in the worschip of oure lady on ympne we vsen the wheche begynneth thus." End, "that were meystris, and ben suget to God and to his comaundmentis, and to alle creaturis after Goddis wille." 10. An illumination representing a man in a close blue dress with a fur cap on his head, and holding a roll of paper in his hand; round this figure are some lines intended as a prophecy, with the date of 1573, about which time they seem to have been written. fol. 160. b.

11. A treatise upon Affection, Reason, Imagination, Sensuality, and other qualities typically represented by Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Jacob's twelve sons, taken from the treatise by Hugo de S. Victore, intitled "Benjamin." [imperf.] fol. 161.

12. An exposition of the ten commandments. fol. 179. Beginning, "Alle Maner of men schuld hold Goddys hestis." End, "heven blisse schal he zour heritage, as Crist seith . . . . "

English Language, Early: The chief Mss. illustrative of the state of the language prior to the Year 1500, are to be found in the volumes marked.

includes:

• f. 1 Theology, Anonymous books papers, and notes Reverend Catena Patrum: A treatise upon the passion of our Saviour.: Cent. xv.
• f. 20 Theology, Anonymous books papers, and notes Reverend Catena Patrum: A treatise upon a Christian's warfare, with discourses appended on the Incarnation of Christ, the Sacrament of the altar, and the Trinity.: Cent. xv.
• f. 82 Richard Rolle, of Hampole, hermit and author: SUPPOSITITIOUS OR DOUBTFUL. An Epistle maad of Richard Hampul, as somme men supposen.: Cent. xv.
• f. 92 Richard Rolle, of Hampole, hermit and author: A second letter ascribed to him.: Cent. xv.
• f. 100 Richard Rolle, of Hampole, hermit and author: Treatise on the great comfort that Man should have in tribulation, being a translation from the Duodecim Utilitates Tribulationis of Petrus Blesensis.: Cent. xv.
• f. 100 Blesensis Petrus, Archidiaconus Bathoniensis et Londinensis: His treatise entitled, Duodecim utilitates tribulationis, translated by Richard Hampole.: Cent. xv.
• f. 115 Lyfe of Soule: A tretis that is cleput, The Lyfe of Soule, secundum doctores.: Cent. xv.
• f. 129 Theology, Anonymous books papers, and notes Reverend Catena Patrum: Devout contemplations before Matins, etc.: Cent. xv.
• f. 134. b Theology, Anonymous books papers, and notes Reverend Catena Patrum: A treatise in commendation of virginity.: Cent. xv.
• f. 149 AVE MARIS stella: a treatise upon the Hymn so called.: Cent. xv.
• f. 160. b Prophecies, Anonymous feigned in modern times: Some lines intended as a prophecy, with the date of 1573, illustrated by the figure of a man in a close blue dress.: Cent. xv.
• f. 161 Ricardus de Sancto Victore, obiit anno 1173: A tract upon Affetion, Reason, and other qualities, typically represented, taken from the treatise of Ricardus de Sancto Victore, intitled, Benjamin.: Cent. xv.
• f. 179 Decalogue, or The Ten Commandments: An exposition of the Ten Commandments.: Cent. xv.