Royal MS 1 A XVI

i A. xvi i. EPISTLES OF S. PAUL, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version, with glosses ; preceded by two prologues in a different hand (f. i), the first being that by Rabanus Maurus (beg. 'Primum quaeritur quare post evangelia', Berger, no. 253, cf. Migne, cxi. 1275), which is itself adapted from Primasius (ib. lxviii. 413); and the second being a passage ascribed by Rabanus Maurus to jerome (beg. 'Romani sunt qui ex Iudeis', Berger, no.

255, Migne, cxi. 1277). A short argument is prefixed, as usual, to each epistle. The glosses are for the most part interlinear, in a small hand contemporary with the text; but some are as late as the 15th cent. Modern chapter-numeration in the margin, subsequent to the tCXt. ff. I-92.

2. Treatise on Prayer. Begins, 'Quomodo orare debeamus, accipe : Multe uirtutes oracionis sunt'; ends, ' ad premia uirtutum peruenire possitis per dominum nostrum ... in omnia saccula saeculorum amen.' f. 93.

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3. Donatio Constantini: the forged edict of Constantine I, addressed to Pope Silvester, Begins, ' In nomine sancte et individue Trinitatis . . . Ea que salvator et redemptor noster' (Migne, viii. 567-578, and cxxx. 245-252). Imperfect, a leaf having been lost, from the words 'et aure cordis intendite' (Migne, viii 574b) to 'huius vero imperialis' (ib. 578b). Ends, 'Flavio Constantino Augusto quater et Gallicano viris clarissimis consulibus'. ff. 94, 95.

4. Extracts from the Fathers, viz. (a) Augustine, Enchiridion, ch. cii (xcix in Migne), beg. '0 homo tu quis es', ends 'in domino glorietur (Migne, Xl. 278); (b) Ambrose, prologue to commentary on S. Luke, beg. 'Tria sunt quae philosophi mundi istius', ends 'Salomonem fuisse solertem' (ib. xv. 1529); (c) Jerome, epistle to Damasus on Gen. iv. 15, beg. 'Aquila sic, 'Dixit ei dominus', ends 'transeunte liberet pena' (ib. xxii. 453- 456, several sentences being omitted'); with a single sentence on the same passage attributed to Bede, but not occurring in his commentary on the subject. f. 95. Vellum; ff. 95. 9 3/4 in. x 51 in. Xl cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves. In small minuscules of continental type, with initials in red and green. Sec. fol. ' Paulus seruus'. Arts. 2-4 are in different hands and very clearly written. The beginning of art. 3 is in small rustic capitals. At the end (f. 95 b), in a 15th cent. hand, 'Iste

liber constat dno. Iohanni Bendebowe'. Belonged to the Theyer collection (sale-cat., no. 108 or 140; CMA. 143). At the foot of f. 1 ' P. Y.' [? Patrick Young].