Royal MS 6 D IV

S. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM on S. Matthew, including both the spurious and genuine homilies, viz.

1. 'Uniuersum opus imperfectum beati Iohannis Crisostomi e Greco in Latinum per Georgium Trapezuntium traductum et sanctissimo presuli Nicolao pape quinto directum' (so title on fly-leaf). This is of course incorrect, as the Opus Imperfectum never had a Greek original, but George of Trebizond may possibly be the author of some verbal alterations which appear to have been made in the text. It is shorter than in 6 C. v, art. 3, consisting only of Migne's homilies 1-22, 32-46, 47-49 (part), 51-53 (part). At f. 65 (end of hom. xxii) is the note, 'Non est hic dimidium capitulum et deficiunt adhuc decem capitula hic et in fine medium capitulum quasi et tria ultima capitula et propterea opus presens vocatur imperfectum'; and at the end, 'Hic quasi dimidium capitulum et tria ultima capitula deficiunt et propterea opus uocatur imperfectum'. Beg. 'Sicut referunt Matheum conscribere euangelium', and ends 'occulta hominum, &c.' f. 1.

2. 'Incipit continuatio operis imperfecti sancti Iohannis Crisostomi super Matheum e Greco in Latinum edita a venerabili viro Georgio Trapezuncio' : hom. xxvilxxxviii of Migne, Patr. Gr. lvii, lviii (hom. 27-89 of the Latin editions). The translation of George of Trebizond printed at Strassburg (see below) and in the Basel edition (I547), tom. ii, p. 249. Hom. xli (42) and lxxxviii (89) are incomplete. Beg. 'Intrante autem Iesu, &c.: Leprosus quidem, ut audistis', and ends 'pascis atque curas'. f. 119. At the end (f. 296 b) is appended a letter beg. 'Georgius Trapezuntinus illustri senatori Veneto Francisco Barbaro salutem. Reddite mihi sunt tue', dated 'ex urbe v. Kal Mayas', s. a. ; followed by the colophon ' Rubrica pertinens ad principium libri. Traductio librorum sancti Iohannis Crisostomi super Matheum e Greco in Latinum edita a Georgio Trapezuncio directaque sanctissimo presuli Nicholao pape quinto'. The whole article agrees very closely with the edition printed by Mentelin (Strassburg, 1466?), but it does not appear which is copied from the other. Vellum; ff ii + 296. 13.3/4 in. x 10 in. Latter half of XV cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves, unsigned. Double columns. Sec. fol. 'ab inicio'. Initials in red ana blue. Belonged to john Theyer. Theyer sale-cat no. 15; CMA. 6540.