Royal MS 9 F I

'MARGARITA DECRETI', or index to Gratian, 'a fratre Martino domini pape ppnitenciario et capellano compilata'. The author is the Martinus Polonus (a native of Troppau in Bohemia, Archbishop-elect of Gnesen at his death in 1278 or 1279) who compiled the wellknown chronicle. He is sometimes erroneously called Streppus. Alphabetical, Aaron-Zizania, preceded by a preface beg. 'Inter alia quecumque ad fidelium'. For the numerous editions, &c., see Schulte, Gesch. der Quellen des can. Rechts, ii, p. 137, and see also 10 C. XI below. At the end (f. 114 b) is a 'concordancia decretorum et decretalium'.

On the fly-leaves at the end besides a distich (f. 116) from the Schola Salernitana (Renzi, Coll. Sal. v, ll. 2261-2), are the following extracts:-(a) From the 'Rotulus compotorum de escaetria pro la More infra prebendam de Erdyngton luxta Briggenorth' [Eardington, a prebend in the collegiate church of S. Mary Magda- Iene, Bridgnorth, co. Salop] for the last year of Edw. III, 3 Nov. 1376-21 june, 1377. f. 116 b;-(b) 'Copia tallie terrarum et tenementorum Petri Freman infra dominium de Atherston' [Atherstone,co.Warw.?], dated [13 Nov.] 6 Edw. III [1332]. f. 116 b;-

(c) From the 'magnus rotulus de compoto escaetorum in skakcario dom. regis Hen. VI. anno tercio' [1424-5], concerning sums due from Will. Kykeby, prebendary of Eardington. Vellum; ff. i + 117. 151/2 in. x 91/2 in. XV cent Gatherings of 12 leaves (last 9), with catchwords. Double columns. Sec. fol. 'Quod malus'. One initial flourished in colours. Cat. of 1666, f. 9b; CMA.8385.