Royal MS 2 E III

FOUR GOSPELS, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; with a marginal gloss, somewhat enlarged from the Glossa Ordinaria. The usual prologues are prefixed, viz. 'Matheus ex Iudea' (f. 3), 'Marcus evangelista Dei' (f. 71 b), 'Lucas Sirus natione' (f. 117), and 'Hic est evangelista Iohannes' (f. 194). The whole is preceded by a brief synaxarion and menologium (ff. 1, 2). Vellum; ff. 242. 12.3/4 in. x 8.3/4 in. XIII cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves, numbered at the end. The only local saints in the Menologium are SS. Bertin and Omer, which makes it probable that the MS. was executed at or near S. Omer. Sec. fol. 'Dominica xiiia'. Initials flourished in red and blue. On f. 242 b is a note concerning the succession to the throne of France at the time of the claim of Edward III; and a memorandum of the receipt of 20 shillings from Richard Plays, ao, 9 H[enry VIII (?), 1517-1518]. Old Royal press-mark no. 1387 ; cat. of i 666, f. 2 b or 15 b l-MA. 7733 or 7769.