Add MS 40165 B

B. 1. "Cantica Glosata" (in the hand of the list of contents in A, f. 3) : commentary on the Song of Songs, described on the binding as "Gu . . . [? Gulielmus] super Cantica." Pref. beg. "Liber iste uocatur eanticum canticorum," text "Osculetur me . i . delectet me." f. 1.

2. "Sententie S. Gregorii super Ezechielem excerpts from St. Gregory's homilies on Ezechiel. Beg." Quod Moyses quoque per allegorie misterium" (Migne, Patr. Lat., lxxvi, col. 796), ends "Nam cui cum paupertate bene conuenit non est paupertate..." (ib., col. 1007). f. 17.

3. "Incipiunt proverbia Senece per ordinem alphabeti disposita": the alphabetical collection of proverbs from the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus and the De Moribus of Pseudo-Seneca. Printed at Leipzig, 1490, and elsewhere. See Royal MS. 7 A. iii, art. 7. Beg. "Alienum est omne quicquid optando euenit." f. 26.

4. "Incipit liber Catoni (sic)": the paraphrase of the Disticha of Dionysius Cato, in leonine hexameters, known as "Cato Novus." In four books. For another copy see Add. MS. 21213, f. 12. Beg. "Lingua paterna sonat quod ei sapientia donat." f. 29 b.

5. "Incipit liber Theodori": the Ecloga Theoduli, a pastoral dialogue composed about the middle of the 9th cent., possibly by Godescalc (cf. Manitius, Gesch. der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters, i, pp. 570, 572), and included from the 10th cent. in the school collection of Libri Catoniani, following Cato's Disticha from the 12th cent. (cf. M. Boas, "De Librorum Catonianorum historia et compositione," Mnemosyne, New Ser., xlii, Leyden, 1914, p. 17). In Add. 21213 it is found in association with both the "Cato Antiquus" and the "Cato Novus." In the present text the character Pseustis is called Psextis, recalling the form "Sextis" in the "Bataille des Sept Arts" of Henri d'Andeli (13th cent., cf. G. L. Hamilton, "Theodulus: a mediaeval Textbook," Modern Philology, vii, 1910, p. 182). Beg. "Ethiopum terras iam feruida torruit estas." f. 31 b.

6. "Rescripta s. G. ad eundem Felicem episcopum": two excerpts from St. Gregory, Epistles, xiv, Ep. 17 (Migne, Patr. Lat., lxxvii. 1326, 1327). Beg. "Manifesta peccata non sunt occulta correptione purganda." f. 34 b.

7. "Incipit liber apocalypsis Iohannis apostoli": commentary on the Apocalypse. Beg. "Legitur istoriace quod beatus Iohannes." f. 35.

8. "Incipit liber beati Gregorii de conflictu uitiorum atque virtutum": the work variously attributed to St. Ambrose (printed, Migne, xvii. 1057), St. Augustine (ib., vol. xl, col. 1091), St. Isidore (ib., lxxxiii. 1131), Leo IX (ib., cxliii. 559), and Ambrose Autpertus. Beg. "Apostolica uox clamat." f. 69 b.

9. Excerpts from sermons attributed to St. Augustine, viz.:-(a) "In depositione defuncti," beg. "Tempus quod inter hominis mortem." f. 80;-(b) "De resurrectione mortuorum," beg. "Iam uero de resurrectione." f. 80 b. Followed by various commonplaces from the Fathers.

10. " Septem sapientium sententiis (sic) septenis uersibus explicate. lpsoruim est obseruatum vt bini ultimi uersus per antiteta finiantur": the iiioral verses of the Seven Sages, commonly printed among the works of Ausonius. The heading here agrees with Basle MS. B. x. 35 (cf. E. Woelfflin, Publilii Syri Sententiae, 1869, p. 149). Beg. " Quenam suiniiia boni est ? Mens semper conscia recti." f. 81 b.

11. Miscellaneous theological extracts, some bearing on canon law. The first beg. Multis modis dimittitur peccatum."At f. 85 is a note headed Quod nullus cuiuscunque ordinis clericus debeat respondere laico de criminali," beg. "Distinguenda sunt capitula in causis." f. 82 b. Vellum; ff. i + 86. 7.1/4 in. x 4.3/4 in. xii cent. Gatherings of 12 (i, ii, vi, viii), 10 (Ill-v), and 8 (vii) leaves. See. fol. "teneretur paruni." Contemporary binding of thick white leather with title on front cover. For the table of contents see A above, f. 3. Bookplate of the library left to his family by [Bernard] Edward [Howard, 12th] Duke of Norfolk (d. 1842). Bought at Sotheby's sale, 20 Dec. 1921, lot 504.

Bindings ENGLISH: Thick white leather: 12th cent.

Bernard Edward Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk: Bookplate of the library left estate, by him to his family: 1842.

includes:

• f. 1 Bible. Commentaries: Gu[lielmus?] super Cantica: 12th cent.
• f. 17 Sermons: Excerpts from St. Gregory's homilies on Ezechiel: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 17 Gregory I; Pope; the Great: Excerpts from his homilies on Ezechiel: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 26 Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Proverbia attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 26 Publius Syrus: Sententiae (Pseudo-Senaecae proverbia): 12th cent.
• f. 26 Proverbs: Collection from the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus and the De Moribus of Pseudo-Seneca: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 29 b Poetry LATIN: "Cato Novus " : rhymed version of the Disticha of Dionysius Cato: 12th cent.
• f. 29 b Dionysius Cato: "Cato Novus": rhymed version of the Disticha: 12th cent.
• f. 31 b Godescalc: Ecloga Theoduli, attrib. to: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 31 b Poetry LATIN: "Ecloga Theoduli," attribto Godescalc: 12th cent.
• f. 31 b Theodulus: Ecloga Theoduli: 12th cent.
• f. 34 b Gregory I; Pope; the Great: Excerpts from his Epistles: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 35 Bible. Commentaries: Commentary on the Apocalypse: 12th cent.: Lat.
• f. 69 b Gregory I; Pope; the Great: Liber... de conflictu vitiorum atque virtutum attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Leo IX; Pope; Saint: Liber... de conflictu vitiorum atque virtutum, attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Saint Ambrose: Liber de conflictu vitiorum et virtutum attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Ambrosius Autpertus: Liber de conflictu vitiorum et virtutum attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Saint Isidore,; Bishop of Seville: Liber de conflictu vitiorum et virtutum, attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Saint Augustine: Liber de conflictu vitiorum et virtutum, attrib. to: 12th cent.
• f. 69 b Virtues and Vices: Treatise on: 12th cent.: Lat.
• ff. 80, 80 b Sermons: Excerpts from sermons attrib. to St. Augustine: 12th cent.: Lat.
• ff. 80, 80 b Saint Augustine: Excerpts from sermons attrib. to: 12th cent.: Lat.
• ff. 80 b, 82 b Theology LATIN: Miscellaneous theological excerpts: 12th cent.
• f. 81 b Poetry LATIN: Moral verses of the Seven Sages: 12th cent.
• f. 81 b Seven Sages, The: Verses entitled " Septem sapientium sententiae": 12th cent.
• f. 82 b Law CANON: Miscellaneous extracts rel. to: 12th cent.: Lat.