Royal MS 1 A VIII

i A. viii 1. BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; preceded by the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus (f. 1). The books of the Old Testament are in the usual Vulgate order, except that the Prayer of Manasses is inserted at the end of Chronicles (f. I55), without any mark of distinction, and after 2 Esdras [ = Nehemiah] the order is Psalms, Esther, Tobit, Judith, job. Gallican Psalter. No titles and no prologues (except to the Pentateuch) before job. Jerome's prologue to job is given (imperfectly) at the end of that book (f. 200 b). The prologue to Ecclesiasticus by Jesus, son of Sirach, is omitted. The prologue 3 to Isaiah is not Jerome's (f. 231, beg. 'Isaias nobili genere ortus', ends 'arrogantiam uitans'). Jerome's prologues to Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Minor Prophets are given, also the usual prologue to Hosea (beg. 'Temporibus Ozie', cf i A ii); but that to Daniel is different (beg. 'Daniel interpretatur iudicium, Berger, no. 169), and the separate prologues to the other prophets and to Maccabees are omitted. At the end of the 0. T. (f. 324 b) are tables of lections (Epistles and Gospels), and of contents (according to modem chapters) of 0. T. and N. T. (ff. 32,5 b-330 b). The books of the New Testament are arranged thus: Gospels, Pauline Epistles, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Apocalypse, with the usual prologues to Matthew, Mark, and john, but not to Luke, Acts, Apocalypse, nor to any of the Epistles chapters.

2. Treatise, entitled 'Libellus correctorius'. f. 411. Begins with a prologue in rhyming hexameters (beg. 'Publica collegi cupiens prodesse pusillis), followed by the title 'Incipit libellus qui dicitur correctorius'. The treatise itself begins 'Ut igitur de iam propositis'; it contains a chapter on 'prosodia', and a series of notes on words in each of the books of the Bible. A reference to Bede shows that it was written after his date. On the last page (f. 421 b) are some theological notes.

Vellum; ff. i (paper) + 421. 7 in. x 5 in. XIII cent. Gatherings generally of 12 leaves, with catchwords. Double columns, several difrerent bands. The lines of ca h page have been subse-

quently numbered throughout. Sec. fol. '-rii fabri'. Initials ornamented in red and blue. On ft. I48 b, I49 b are scribblings in a 16th cent. hand. Belonged to john Theyer, who gave it in 1663 to Thomas Leigh. The autograph of Anna Theyer is on f. 1.