Harley MS 1260

This prayer book contains items that are typical of a Book of Hours, including a Calendar, the Hours of the Virgin, the Seven Penitential Psalms, and a Litany of Saints. However, its larger part comprises prayers in Latin and Anglo Norman that are not organised according to the canonical hours. Many of these feature introductions (rubrics) that explain when, how and why the prayers should be recited. Among these is an Anglo-Norman prayer for women in childbirth (ff. 176v-178v) that invokes the Incarnation and Passion for relief of pain and a good outcome. Another copy of the same prayer is extant in the early 14th-century DuBois Hours (New York, Pierpoint Morgan Library, M 700, ff. 41v-144v). However, only in this manuscript is the prayer attributed to Matilda Becket, who is not named but merely identified as the mother of St Thomas Becket (b. 1118, d. 1170), Archbishop of Canterbury [see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 452 (no. 871)].

Entries in red ink in the Calendar suggest that the manuscript was originally made for a member of the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland, around 1370. For this reason, the manuscript is known as the 'Percy Hours' (not to be confused with Add MS 89379, which is also known as the 'Percy Hours').

Contents:

ff. 1r-6r: Calendar, with English saints; this is the only known Calendar recording the feast day of St Ethelina [Eudelme] of Gloucester (f. 1v); featuring obits and other additions relating to the Percy family and the years 1341-1372 in red ink.

ff. 7r-53r: Hours of the Virgin.

ff. 54r-64v: Hours of the Holy Trinity.

ff. 65r-78r: Hours of the Passion.

ff. 79r-95r: Hours of Saint Anne (See Scott-Stokes, Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England (2006), no. 16.1 [Modern English translation]).

ff. 95v-96r: The Seven Penitential Psalms.

ff. 96r-102v: Litany of Saints; followed by prayers to God.

ff. 103r-104r: The Psalms of Saint Hillary of Poitiers, with an introductory rubric: 'Seint Hillerie evesque de Poyters ordina cestes Psalmes qe sont cy escripte en ordre et grant Remedie trovera chescon bone cristiene de ferme foi que les dirra en bone devocion quant il avera mestiere de Grace et de eide. Qui voudra dieu priere de eide et de grace dirra en genulant devoutement ceux deux psalmes devaunt la croice si trovera grace de dieu', beginning: 'Usquequo domine oblivisceris me in finem'.

ff. 104v-106r: A psalm against harm, with an introductory rubric: 'Qe est bosoignous et en meschief dirra cest Psalme ententivement si avera aleggement', beginning: 'In te domine speravi'.

f. 106r: A psalm for aid and comfort of God, with an introductory rubric: 'Quant ascune houme irra la ou il ad pour ou doute dirra treis foitz ceste Psalme devoutement et il trouvera eide de Dieu et comfort furment', beginning: 'Iudica me deus'.

ff. 106v-107r: A psalm for safety, with an introductory rubic: 'Quant vouz levez de vostre lite einze ue rien facez ditez treis foitz devoutement si passerez sans encombrement', beginning: 'Deus in nomine tuo salvum me fac'.

ff. 107r-109v: Psalms to be red in adversity, with an introductory rubric: 'Qe est en adversite et voil per le Grace de Dieu estre delyverez dirra en genulant devoutement ces psalmes', beginning: 'Exaudi deus oracionem meam et ne despereris deprecacionem meam'.

ff. 109v-110r: A psalm for pleading, with an introductory rubric: 'Que doit pleider od plus puissant de luy dirra devoutement en genulant et priera dieu en bone entent et bien soi chevira en son plea', beginning: 'Miserere mei deus'.

ff. 110v-112v: Psalms for protection in battle, with an introductory rubric: 'Que doit faire bataile dirra neof foitz avant l'autire ou autre pur luy celles psalmes. Si s'entra et trouvera eide oue l'eide de dieu', beginning: 'Eripe me de inimicis meis deus meus'.

f. 112v: A psalm for a fisherman, with an introductory rubric: 'Qest en volunte de peschier dirra cest psalme et bien ferra deliverez', beginning: 'Deus misereatur nostri et benedicat'.

ff. 112v-115r: A psalm for protection against enemies, with an introductory rubric: 'Qest environe de ses enemys prie a dieu de eide devoutement et diez cest psalme et bien serra deliverez', begining: 'Exurgat deus et dissipentur inimici eius'.

ff. 115r-117r: A psalm for times of tribulation or grief, with an introductory rubric: 'Quant tribulacion ou grevaunte sourde a bone cristien tant plus doit il loier dieux et dire cest psalme et il serra tost alegge', beginning: 'Salvum me fac Deus quoniam intraverunt aque usque ad animam meam'.

ff. 117r: A psalm to be recited five times at the beginning of a great work, with an introductory rubric: 'Qe doit comencier nulle grant chose soi estende devant l'autiere si dirra cynk foitz cest psalme', beginning: 'Deus in adiutorium meum intende'.

ff. 117v-119r: A psalm against temptations, with an introductory rubric: 'Qe est tempte per male temptacion dirra cest psalme si serra deliverez', beginning: 'In te domine speravi non confundar in eternum'.

ff. 119r-120v: A psalm for pursuing your desire in good will, with an introductory rubric: 'Qe voet perfournire son desire en bien dirra cest psalme si esploitera bien', beginning: 'Ad te domine levavi'.

ff. 120v-121: A psalm against sadness and anguish, with an introductory rubric: 'Qest en doleur ou en anguisse dirra cest psalme en genulant le dimaigne devant le corps nostre seigneur devoutement si serra bien deliverez' beginning: 'Domine deus salutis mee; in die clamavi et nocte coram te'.

ff. 121v-122v: A psalm for times of anguish, with an introductory rubric: 'Qest en anguisse die devoutement cest Psalme si serrra tost alegge', beginning: 'Domine refugium factus es nobis'.

ff. 122v-138v: A psalm and prayers in times of adversity, with an introductory rubric: 'Qi chiete en adversite du siecle die devoutement cest psalme et bien serra alegge', beginning: 'Deus venerunt gentes in hereditatem tuam'.

ff. 138v: Pseudo-Augustine, prayer for protection against malign spirits and men in life and against the sentence of Hell in the afterlife, with an introductory rubric: 'Hec est Oraio quam beatus Augustinus scripsit angelo dictante sibi. Unde, qui illam die ac nocte cantaverit nec malignus spiritus nec malus homo ei nocere poterit. Et cum de hac vita transierit infernus animam ipsius non possidebit', beginning: 'Domine deus omnipotens qui qui [sic] es trinus et unus'.

ff. 142r-146v: Pseudo-Augustine, prayer for protection against evil, with an introductory rubric: 'Hic in incipit inquisicio sancti augustini de ista oracione quacumque die cantaverit aliquis eam non nocebit ei diabolus nec aliquis hominum ei impedimentum facere potest. Et quicquid juste pecierit a deo dabit ei. Et si anima eius egrediatur de corpore non intrabit infernum [verte folium]', beginning: 'Domine ihesu Christe qui in hunc mundum propter nos peccatores de summi patris advenisti'.

ff. 146v-148r: Prayer attributed to St Thomas Aquinas, with an introductory rubric: 'Hanc oracionem composuit eximius et venerabilis doctor beatus Thomas de Aquino ordinis fratrum predicatorum', beginning: 'Concede michi misericors deus que tibi placita sunt ardenter concupiscere' (see Doyle, 'A Prayer Attributed to St Thomas Aquinas' (1948), 234-238).

ff. 148r-149v: Confessional formulary, with an introductory rubric: 'Confessio', beginning: 'Confiteor deo celi et beate marie et omnibus sanctis'.

ff. 150r-155r: Collection of prayers entitled 'oracio', beginning: 'Lux vera mundi domine ihesu Christe doce me quid debeam agere'.

ff. 155r-157r: Three psalms, with an introductory rubic: 'Ditez ces troys Psalmes ou lorei son ensuant', begining: 'Deus miseriatur [sic] nostri'.

ff. 157r-158r: Prayer to the Cross, with an introductory rubric: 'Oracio de cruce', beginning: 'O crux ave spes unica'.

ff. 158r-158v: Anima Christi, with indulgences by Pope John XXII offered in an introductory rubric: 'Dominus papa Johannes XXII concessit omnibus vere penitentibus et confessis hanc orationem dicentibus inter elevacionem et tertium Agnus Dei tres mille dies indulgencie quocienscunque dicatur. Et sub tali condicione dedit eam Regi Francie scriptam litteris aureis', beginning: 'O anima Christi sanctifica me'.

ff. 158v-159r: Prayer for the Elevation, with indulgences by Pope Boniface VI offered an introductory rubric: 'Hanc oracionem dicentibus inter elevacionem corporis christi et tercium agnus dei per papam bonefacium sextum duo milia annorum indulgencie conceduntur', beginning: 'Domine Ihesu Christe qui hanc sacratissimam carnem de gloriose virginis marie utero assumpsisti'.

ff. 159r-160r: Prayer to the Eucharist, with an introductory rubric: 'Oracio bona', beginning: 'In presencia corporis et sanguinis tui domine ihesu Christus commendo tibi famulos tuos N. et N.'.

ff. 160r-161v: Bede the Venerable, Prayer on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, with its spiritual benefits explained in an introductory rubric: 'Incipit oracio venerabilis Bede Presbiteri de qua fertur quod cotidie et devote flexis genibus eam dicens nec diaboli nec mali hominis nocumenta pacietur. In confessus non discedet ac gloriosam dei genitricem virginem mariam per triginta dies ante suum obitum ad suum auxilium videbit preparatam', beginning: 'Domine ihesu Christe qui septem verba in ultimo vite tue in cruce pendens dixisti'.

ff. 161v-163r: Prayer for God's mercy, with an introductory rubric: 'De dei misericorida et nostra malicia', beginning: 'Deus mitissime. Deus clemens et misericors propiciare peccatis nostris'

ff. 163r-163v: Prayers for if one is in mortal sin or anguish, with instructions to recite them before a crucifix in an introductory rubric: 'Si vous soiez en mortiel pecche ou en anguisse alez a monstier et illoques genulez devant le croice et priez a dieuz qil et mercy de nous et qil vous delivere de nostre anguisse. Et ne priez nul reni qe foit contre la foi. Et regardez bien les piez ihesu et ditez Pater noster v. Adoramus te Christe et benedicamus tibi [etc.]' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 490 (no. 983)).

ff. 163v-165v: Prayers to Christ for protection, with an introductory rubric: 'Et sachez qe nostre request serr[a] perfourne en biene et nul enemy avera pouer de vous le iour qe vous le diez de bone quore', one prayer on ff. 163v-165r begins: '.N. jeo vous comande a Dieu le roi tut puissant' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 476 (no. 947)), and another on ff. 165r-165v begins: 'Beau sire dieu veraiement com vous preistes chare de la virgine marie' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 453 (no. 872)).

ff. 165v-166r: Prayer of thanksgiving to Christ, entitled 'oracio', beginning: 'Beau sir deu honoure soiez vous e loez' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 449 (no. 858)).

ff. 166r-166v: Prayer to the virgin Mary and Christ Child, with an introductory rubric: 'Chescoun qe cest oreisoun dirroi en la honoure de nostre dame et son douce fiz od un Pater noster et cinkes Ave Maria en cest siecle grace evanera et les ioies de ciel resceivera', beginning: 'Benedicatur hora qua deus homo natus est'.

f. 166v: Prayer for travellers, with an introductory rubric: 'Ista oracio dicenda est a laborantibus in itinere', beginning: 'Deus qui tres magos Jaspar. Baltasar. Melchisar. ad tua cunabula ut te misticis adorarent misterus et muneribus duce stella sine impedimento duxisti et reduxisti'.

ff. 166v-167r: Prayer to St Anne, with an introductory rubric: 'De Sancta Anna matre Marie', beginning: 'Anna parens in sublimus domine que est mater misericordie'.

ff. 167r-168r: Prayers on the Five Joys of the Virgin Mary, given by her to Saint Maurice de Sully, Bishop of Paris, with instructions for its transmission and explanation about its spiritual benefits, with an introductory rubric: 'Cest oroison envoyera nostre dame seint Marie a Seint Moriz l'evesq de Paris si commaunda ke il le priastes au popil et qe chescun qe le dirrait .v. foitz en le honourance de les cinq joies que ele oute de son cher fiz face sicum il est ici escript. Ja en cest secle hounte ne avera ne mesaventure lui avendra de confeesse ne murra. ne del enemey engyne ne serra. ne ia de rien passion ne avera ne ia femme de enfant murra' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), pp. 407-408 (no. 751)), beginning: 'En le honurance douce dame seint marie de les .v. joies qe vous eustes' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 410 (no. 757)).

ff. 168r-168v: Prayer of the Virgin Mary, with a promise of a vision of her in the hour of one's death in an introductory rubric: 'Ista sunt verba de beata virgine maria que si mane vel nocte dixeris assidue in sine vite tue absque dubio eam presentem videbis', beginning: 'Sancta maria regina celorum'.

ff. 168v-169v: Prayers to the Five Joys of the Virgin Mary, with an introductory rubric: 'Ici commence les v. Joies de nostre dame seint marie qui chescon iour iune les dirra iammes sa alme en enfer vendra', beginning: 'O Maria mater Christi que de sancto concepisti'.

ff. 169v-170r: Prayer to the Virgin Mary, with an introductory rubric: 'Le oreson ensuand', beginning: 'O Beata regina maria mater misericordie'.

ff. 170r-170v: Prayer to the Virgin Mary for remission of sins, with an introductory rubric: 'Qi ou bon devocion di cest salutacion en evera grant pardon et de ses pecches remission', beginning: 'Ave virgo virginum mater ihesu Christi'.

ff. 170v: Prayer to the Virgin mary, with an introductory rubric: 'De Sancta Maria', beginning: 'Ave mundi gloria virgo mater maria'.

ff. 171r-173v: Prayers about or to the Virgin Mary, entitled 'oracio', beginning: 'Deus qui de beate marie virginis utero verbum tuum angelo nunciante carnem suscipere voluisti'.

ff. 173v-175r: Prayers for the Five Wounds, with remission of sins offered an introductory rubric: 'Ici comence les .v. peyns qe noster seignour suffrit en la Crois. Et si sunt eus bons a dire chescoun iour qe poit devaunt le figure de nostre seignour en la croice pur remission de pecche et salvacion de alme Pater noster Ave Maria v. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi [etc.]', beginning: 'Redemptor mundi qui spineam coronam non dubitasti portare pro humani generis salute'.

ff. 175r-175v: Prayer to the Veil of Veronica, entitled 'Oracio', beginning: 'Deus qui nobis signatis lumine vultus tui memoriale tuum ad instanciam veronice vel ymaginem tuam sudario impressam relinquere voluisti per passionem et crucem tuam et sanctum sudarium tuum'.

ff. 175v-176v: Untitled prayer to Christ by the mysteries of the Incarnation and his sufferings, beginning: 'Beau sire ihesus crist jeo vous en rende gracez et tutez les biens qe fiat maves' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 482 (no. 963)).

ff. 176v-178v: Prayer attributed to the mother of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a promise for protection of pregnant women in an introductory rubric: 'Cest oroison la mere seint thomas de canterbirz fiste et el la dist devaunt son enfauntement. Et Fem qe la dirra ia de son enfaunt ne perra', beginning: 'Dampne dieu roy omnipotent sanz fine sanz comensement' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 452 (no. 871); Scott-Stokes, Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England (2006), no. 19 [Modern English translation]).

ff. 178v-180v: O Intemerata, with a promise of a sight of the Virgin Mary after death in an introductory rubric: 'Si cupis videre beatissimam virginem mariam in sine vite tue dic cotidie istam oracionem flexis genibus et post mortem tuam eam videbis', beginning: 'O Intemerata'.

ff. 180v-181r: Prayer to God, entitled 'Oracio', beginning: 'Adonay domine deus magne et mirabilis qui dedisti salutem in manu beate marie virginis'.

ff. 181r-182r: Prayer to the Virgin Mary, with an introductory rubric: 'Oratio de sancta maria', beginning: 'Ave maria gracia plena dominus tecum'.

ff. 182r-182v: Prayer to God, entitled 'Oracio', begining: 'Deus qui divina gabrielis salutacione et sancta filii tui nativitate et veneranda eius passione'.

ff. 182v-183r: Prayer to Christ, entitled 'Oracio', beginning: 'Salvator mundi ihesu Christe rex glorie qui solus salvare potes'.

ff. 183r-183v: Prayer to the virgin Mary, entitled 'Oracio', beginning: 'Beate marie semper virginis et beati Michaelis archangli tui'.

ff. 173r-188r: Pseudo-Anselm of Canterbury, Litany of the Virgin Mary, with spiritaul benefits presented in an introductory rubric: 'Ceste Letanie fist Seynt Anselme l'Ercevesqe de Cauntrebirze de nostre dame seynte marie. Et qi chescoun iour per bon entent le dirra ia de mort subite ne murrera ne nul enemy noyer luy purra. Et nostre dame seynt marie a la fyne de sa vie a luy se monstrera ne le deable noyer luy purra', beginning: 'Kyrieleyson Christeleyson Kyrieleyson'.

ff. 188r-191r: Prayer to Christ and the Virgin Mary by her Five Joys, entitled 'Oracio', beginning: 'En le honouraunce douce sire ihesu de ceol seyntime ave. dount vostre mere en terre del angele fustes salve' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 410 (no. 758).

ff. 191r-191v: Prayer to the Virgin Mary, with an introductory rubric: 'De sancta maria oracio', beginning: 'Sancta et perpetua virgo maria domina et advocatrix mea'.

ff. 191v-192v: Prayer to the Guardian Angel, with an introductory rubric: 'Oracio ad proprium angelum', beginning: 'Angele qui mens es custos'.

ff. 191v: Prayer to St Gabriel, with an introductory rubric: 'Ad sanctum Gabrielem archangelum oracio', beginning: 'Precor te princeps egregie sancte Gabriel [? agomita] fortissime a certancium exurgi michi in adiuotirum adversus malignitates diaboli'.

f. 193r: Prayer to St Raphael, with an introductory rubric: 'Ad sanctum Raphaelem archangelum oracio', beginning: 'Auxiliare michi obsecro et tu princeps eximie sancte Raphael animarum et corporum mediator optime'.

ff. 193r-193v: Prayer to St Michael, with an introductory rubric: 'Ad sanctum Michaelem archangelum oracio', beginning: 'De michael iam obsecro et voto cordis supplico cum omnibus spiritibus et celorum ordinibus'.

ff. 193v-194v: Prayer to the Passion, with indulgences presented in an introductory rubric: 'Quicunque hanc oracionem cotidie devote dixerit ante diem mortis sue visum suum corporalem non amittet. Ed dominus Johannes Papa dat 300 dies indulgencie omnibus dicentibus oracionem sequentem', beginning: 'Deus cuius unigenitus assumpte humanitatis probabile argumentum in resussitacione beati lazari lacrimando exhibuit'.

ff. 194v-195r: Untitled prayer for travellers, beginning: 'Deus qui tres magos orientales Jaspar. Melchior. Baltazar misticis numeribus ut te adorarent stella duxisti et reduxisti'.

ff. 195v-196r: Latin verse prayer to Christ, with an introductory rubric: 'Ympnus in latino', beginning: 'Criste qui lux es et dies / noctis tenebras detegis / lucis que lumen crederis / lumen beatum predicans.'; with a Middle English translation on its facing page, introductory rubric: 'Idem ympnus in anglico', beginning: 'Cryst that day ert and lyght / that tornes the merknes of the nyght / of lyght thou ert trew lyghtnes / prechand lyght that blyssid es.' (see Robbins, 'Criste qui lux es et dies' (1954), pp. 58-59 [Edition]).

ff. 196v-197r: Latin verse prayer to Christ, beginning; 'Memento nostri domine / in gravi isto corpore / qui es defensor anime / adesto nobis domine'; with a Middle English translation on its facing page, beginning: 'Lorde of us thou have menynge / her in this hevy dwellynge / thow that oure sawles ert defendower / be neght tille us in everilk stowre'.

ff. 197r-214r: The Psalter of St Jerome, with an introductory rubric: 'Beatus Jeronimus Presbiter Psalterium hoc ut angelus domini docuit eum per Spriitum Sanctum [etc.]', beginning: 'Suscipere digneris domine deus noster omnipotens hos psalmos consecratos quos ego indignus et peccator decantare cupio in honore sanctissimi nominis tui'.

ff. 214v-229v: Prayer of St Brendan, with an introductory rubric: 'Brandanus monachus fecit istam oracionem verbo dei quando transfetavit septem maria et data est ei sita oracio post septem annos Pasche querenti insulam repromissionis. Et celebravit Pascha supra mare septem annis continuis. Veraciter dico quicumque cantaverit istam oracionem pro semetipso aut pro amico suo peccata remittuntur illi et salvus erit sive vivus sive mortuus de penis futuris. Ista oracio si fuerit decem vicibus cantata flexis genibus aut stato corpore. Centum valet missas. Centum psalteria. Centum commendationes. Et quod spiritus sancti auctoritas docebat brandanum istam oracionem. Hoc certum est', beginning with a preface: 'In nomine domini patris et filli spiritus sancti per sanctam annunciacionem tuam domine ihesu Christe parce michi'; followed by the prayer, beginning: 'Deus meus omnipotens pater et filius et spiritus sanctus. una trinitas et una inestimabilis Deitas in tribus personis. Qui es et qui eras et qui venturus es'.

ff. 230r-231r: Heavenly Letter that Pope Leo allegedly sent to Charlemagne, offering various forms of physical protection when used as an amulet in an introductory rubric: 'Seinte Leo lapostel fist cest brif e lenvoia au roi Charles e dist qiqe unques les veit le iour ne lui estout doter de mort subit ne de arme ne de pousoun ne de enmy ne de prisoun ne vencu serra celle iour de nulle enmy. Et sachez qyl y ount en cest brif celles nouns [...] qyqe le nomera ne murra celle iour de male morte. nesque homine lui pendit. et cest chose est prove. Estre ceo feme qest enceinte et porte cest brif serra tost deliveres: et qyqe ad cest brif sur lui ne doit doter de perill de fewe ne de eawe. ne serra en batill. ne en ioustez. ne en tournament vencuz' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 454 (no. 881)), beginning: Christ, beginning: 'Jesu Crist filz Dieu vifz eiez mercy de moy .N. vostre servaunt toutz jours e toutz temps de toutz adversitez' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 454 (no. 881)).

ff. 231v-232v: Prayer before Communion, with an introductory rubric: 'Oracio bona ante sumpsionem sacramenti', beginning: 'Summe sacerdos et vere pontifex qui te obtulisti deo patri hostiam puram et immaculatam in ara crucis'.

ff. 232v-233v: Prayer after Communion, with an introductory rubric: 'Post sumpcionem dicatur sic', beginning: 'Pro celestis communi iocundate gracias tuas'.

ff. 236v-237r: Memoria of St Sebastian with a request for protection against the plague, beginning: 'Sancte Sebastiane qui fidei Christiane verum eras speculum'.

The manuscript contains several later additions:

f. 78v: An English poem (faded), beginning: 'Unto this booke [...]'; added in the 16th century.

ff. 225v: An English text (faded), beginning: 'This booke I pray ye never [...]'; added in the 16th century.

ff. 233v-234r: Memoria for St Appolonia with a request for protection against toothache, beginning: 'Virgo martir egregia pro nobis Appollonia'; added in the 15th century.

ff. 234r-234v: Instructions in French for a woman how to govern herself with devotion and religious exercises dedicated to seven Archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Tobiel, and Barachiel), beginning: 'Bele file aforcer voie touz iourz de dieu amer le secle despire et la char spurle' (see Dean and Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), p. 339 (no. 621); Three Receptaria from Medieval England, ed. by Hunt and Benskin (2001), p. 1 n. 3); added in the 15th century.

f. 235r: Medical recipe for the colic, beginning: 'ffor the cellyk tak a Rote of gardemon and long peper and galengale'; added in the 15th century.

f. 238r: Medical recipe for stinking breath, entitled: 'ffor stynkyng breth that cumys owte of the stomake', beginning: 'Take ij handfollis of cumyn and hyt un a brassyn mortar to powder and seyth it in good wyne'; added in the 15th century.

f. 238r: Medical recipe for stinking breath, entitled: 'Anothyr for the same', beginning: 'Take pulyall mownter and hyltwort a good hanfoull'; added in the 15th century.

f. 238v-239r: Medical recipe for stinking nose, entitled: 'ffor stynke that cumy[s] from the mane ys nosse', beginning: 'Take rew and myntes of eyther lyke muche'; added in the 15th century.

f. 238v: Charm for dark teeth, entitled: 'For tethe that byne blake', beginning: 'Sancta appolonia sancte cosme et damianis: Sanctus ciprianus : Sanctus Johannes : Agla Tetragrammathoun Anamzappita : ista nomina defendant famulum die N. a dolore dencium' (see Robbins, 'Medical Manuscripts in Middle English' (1970), p. 403 n. 28; Voigts and Kurtz, Scientific and Medical Writings (2006), no. 6410.00); added in the 15th century.

f. 239r: Formula absolvendi, 'Secundum Robert champelen'; added in the 15th century.

f. 239v: Charm to staunch blood, heavily damaged, but including the invocations 'aqua baptismatis' and 'cessat sanguis'; added in the 15th or early 16th century.

Decoration:

Large (4-6 line) decorated initials (ff. 1r, 31r, 34r, 36r, 38r, 40r, 41v, 46r, 54r, 65r, 79r). Large (2-6 lines) decorated initials in gold set against ground of blue or red with white tracery, throughout. Versal initials (1 line) in gold or blue with contrasting black or red penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Line fillers in blue. A sketch of the martyrdom of St Sebastian has been added to the upper margin of f. 236v.