Royal MS 1 B III

i B. iii BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; preceded by the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus (f. i). The books of the Old Testament are in the usual Vulgate order. The third book of Esdras is divided into 27 chapters. Jerome's prologues, except to the PsaIter and Proverbs, but including the second prologue to Chronicles (addressed to Domnio and Rogatianus, beg. 'Quomodo Grecorum', Berger, no. 37), which is placed before

the second book of Chronicles (f. 137), and the second prologue to job. The usual prologues are prefixed to the books of Ecclesiastes, Wisdom, Baruch, the Minor

Prophets, and Maccabees, exactly as in i A. ii. Tables of capitula to judges (16, not including the episode of the Levite, which is analysed at length), Isaiah (I75), and Jeremiah (182). The books of the New Testament are arranged thus: Gospels, Pauline Epistles, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Apocalypse, with prologues as in i A. ii. Modem chapters. At the end (f. 408) are the Interpretationes nominum Hebreorum [by Remigius of Auxerre]. Vellum; ff. 435. 10.1/2 in. x 7 in. Late XIII cent. Gatherings normally of 16 leaves, lettered and numbered on the first eight. Doublecolumns,in a small hand. Sec. fol. 'hanc delirus'. Initials originally flourished in blue and red, but subsequently illuminated letters have been added in several places (ff. 87, 128, 162, 182, 191, 197 b, 234 b, 25 b, 292 b, 331 b, 342,348 b, 36o, 367 b), and two illuminated borders (ff. 1, 202). The additions are apparently English work, late 14th cent. A second volume apparently began with Proverbs (f. 202,), where there is a complete border and a new quire-numeration begins. In the margin at the foot of f. 435 b are four erased 'cautiones' recording the pledging of the MS., in each case as security for a loan Of 3 lib., by - Lavenham to the 'cista de Derlyngton', 19 jan. I4I0 [1], by - Wat to the same hest, 11 July (?), 1412, by Thomas avenham to the 'cista de Neel', 22 Oct. 1415, and by the same to the same chest, 17 June, 1416 (?). In the third case the name of Simon Waterton is given as additional security. The Darlington and Neal 'chests' were at Cambridge (Leathes, Grace Book A, p. xliii). The latter was founded in 1344 by Walter Neal of London, together with another at Oxford (Anstey, Munimenta Academica, Rolls Series, pt. i, p. xxxvi Pt. ii, p. 745). Old Royal press-mark 'no. 957'.