Royal MS 7 E VIII

'PRIMA PARS PANTHEOLOGI, et appellatur Dauid': the first part of the large collection of distinctiones called Pantheologus, by Petrus de Cornubia, Austin canon, afterwards (1197-1221) Prior, of Holy Trinity or Christchurch, Aldgate, in the city of London. The other two volumes of this same MS., containing the remaining three parts, with the same inscription of the Rochester donor, and apparently written in the same hand, are in 7 C. XIII, 7 C. XIV, above. Other copies of parts of the work are in 7 F. IV (pts. ii, iii), also a Rochester book, and 6 E. viii (pt. i) from St. Albans. In the preface to part iv the author says he imitates Gilbert [Foliot] Bishop of London (d. 1189). Prologue beg. 'Magistro Henrico de Norhamtune suus ille Petrus,

olim quidem discipulus nunc autem seruus in domino, hoc totum quod est optimum. Vir desideriorum sollicitus'; text, 'Dsus in sacra scriptura tribus modis dicitur videlicet substancialiter siue essencialiter et adoptiue'. Preceding the prologue (f. 1 b) is an alphabetical key to the subjects of the chapters, added by the author as an afterthought. The explanation to this beg. 'Hec capitula hic secundum ordinem literarum', and the table Angelus lib. i cap.. viii'. Vellum; ff. 261. 13 in. x 93/4 in., First half of XIII cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (xi¹⁰), numbered at the end. Sec. fol. '[b]rachium' or 'iii. De colle'. 'Ornamental initials in colours. "Liber de claustro Roffensi. Alexander prior de Glanuilla' (f. 4). Alexander de Glanvilie was prior of Rochester 1242-1252. Old Royal pressmark no. 1432'; cat. of 1666, f. 4 (Or is this 6 E. VIII ?); CMA. 7991.