Royal MS 1 A V

I A. v BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; preceded (f. 4) by the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus. The order and contents agree closely with i A. ii. The books of the Old Testament are in the usual Vulgate order, with the addition of ' Esdras secundus', i.e. 3 Esdras, after Nehemiah. Gallican Psalter. Titles and Jerome's prologues with the following additions (cf. I A. ii): Eccle-

siastes has the prologue from Jerome's commentary on the book (f. 297 b); and the books of Wisdom, Baruch, the Minor Prophets, and Maccabees have the same pro.

logues as in i A. ii. The prologue to Obadiah is divided into two (f. 418 b, the second beg. 'Hebrei hunc dicunt'), with another in addition (beg. 'Esau filius Ysaac'); and there is also a second prologue to Habakkuk (f. 423 b, beg. 'Abacuch amplexans'). the books of the New Testament are arranged thus: Gospels, Pauline Epistles, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Apocalypse, with titles and the usual prologues; in addition, a summary of Romans is prefixed to that Epistle (f. 508), beg. ' Paulus se[r]uus Iesu Christi uocatus apostolus fidem Romanorum (? Berger, no. 263). A considerable number of passages have been omitted throughout and have been added by a different hand. Modern chapters. At the end (f. 570) are the ' Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum' [by Remigius of Auxerre]. Vellum; ff. 623. 5.75 in. X 4 in. XIII cent. Executed in the north of France. Gatherings of 24 leaves, lettered on the first twelve. Written in a very small hand, in double columns Of 47 lines. Sec.fol.'absconditam'. Initial letters of books illuminated; those of chapters ornamented in red and blue. Small miniatures are inserted in the initials on ft. 4, 7 b (Genesis ' ). The ornamentation of the book closely resembles that of I A. ii. On f. 569 is a note of ownership by Guillelmus de Barra [Bar-sur-Aube, France] ' de conuentu Rothomagensi [Rouenj ordinis fratrum predicatorum', and of the purchase of the book from him by Petrus de Corbie {Corbie, near Amiens], I7 Dec. 'anno iiiixx et vio' [1386]. On the last leaf (f. 623) are miscellaneous notes, mostly theological, in various hands, 13th and 14th centt. ; many are in verse, e.g. 'Anglia, Flandria flent quia Francia nescia fraudis Obtinet hec tria, predia, prelia, premia laudis' and 'Quantum vis sume de mensa tempore brume'. On f. i is a memorandum, in a 16th cent. hand, of six 'libri dimissi apud Depyngate' [Deeping-gate, co. Northampt.]; on f. 4 are the signature of J. Rudyng (16th cent.) and the name of Lord Lumley.