Royal MS 8 D II

THEOLOGICAL TREATISES, including a Lollard compilation, in Latin, viz. - 1. Diaeta Salutis: a theological summa probably by Guillelmus [de Lavicea al. Lanicea] Aquitanicus (cf. 5 F. XIV). A note by John Theyer on f. 27 wrongly ascribes it to Holcot. The text, without title but preceded by a table of 35 capitula, appears here in a totally different arrangement from that of most MSS., the parts following in this order, v, ii last portion, ii first portion, iv, ii middle portion, iii, i, vii. Parts vi and viii-x are wanting. Another variant order appears in 7 D. XXII above. Beg. 'Virtus sic diffinitur in libro de spiritu et anima'. f. 3.

2. Collection of themes for sermons [by the same author?l occurring in most MSS. (5 F. XIV, &c.) as an appendix to the Diaeta Salutis. Beg. 'Abiciamus opera tenebrarum, &c., Rom. 13 [xiii. 12]: In aduentu domini regis'. f. 43 b.

3. Theological commonplaces under headings alphabetically arranged, evidently by a follower of Wycliffe. A[bsolutio]-Circumcisio. Among the authors quoted are Grosseteste, Thomas Aquinas, and 'Doctor Euangelicus', i.e. Wycliffe, the quotations from the last named coming from the De Mandatis and from a sermon (Super epistolis dominicalibus, no. 55) printed in the Wyclif society edition, Sermons, ed. Mathew, iii, p. 477. Other Lollard matter (ascribed to 'quidam fidelis') occurs in the article Antichristus at f. 70. The three lines at the end of this article are from Joachim's prophecy (cf. 10 B. XII, f. 43). Beg. 'A[bsolutio.] Dominus noster Iesus Christus dicit beato Petro'. f. 50. On the fly-leaves are :-(a) The Apostles' Creed, with the clause assigned to each apostle (cf. 8 A. XIX, f. 71 b). Beg.'Petrus. Credo in deum'. f. 2;-(b) Distinctiones, &c., in a tabular form, Ieiunium, Sacramenta, &c. f. 2;-(c) The note 'Liber iste vocatur florea from 'Parisiensis' This, however, can hardly apply to any of the contents of the volume, although art. 3 does include at least one quotation from 'Parisiensis de viciis'. f. 101:-(d) A couplet beg. 'Si cupias pacem linguam compesce loquacem'. f. 101. Throughout the volume are a number of thcological notes in Lat. and Engl., the date of which may be inferred from some calculations on f. 95 to be 1550. In John Theyer's hand (f.55 b) is 'Maud mouthlesse, Henry heartlesse, Simon God's foe, Dame Cicely soone agoe'. Scribbled accompts on f. 101 contain the names 'Robrete Baker', 'Maria Fowler', 'Johanna Baker', 'Jone Haukyng'. Vellum; ff. 101. 10 in. x 63/4 in. XV cent. Gatherings, i¹², ii¹², iii¹⁴, iv¹⁶, v¹², v¹⁰, viii¹⁰, with catchwords, &c. Sec. fol. 'pau-, peres vocantur'. Initials in red. Theyer monogram and, in the hand of John Theyer, sen., the name of his grandson Carolug Theyer, 1658 (f. 5). Theyer sale-cat. no. 308; CMA. 6638.