Royal MS 11 A XI

COLLECTION Of Formularies of writs and pleadings in ecclesiastical courts, apparently formed in Wales or the Welsh marches, with some other canon law tracts and part of a concordance to the Vulgate. In Latin (except the letters mentioned under art. 2). Contents :-

1. Notes on procedure with forms of 'libelli' for various actions in ecclesiastical courts, dated 1421 or 1422, and made out partly for St. Davids diocese, partly for Lincoin diocese. Imperf. at beginning. f. 1.

2. A collection of similar formulae on slightly larger vellum and bearing carlier dates, viz. 1379-1382, and referring chiefly to Hereford and Llandaff. Besides the strictly ecclesiastical writs there are other forms, e. g. (a) 'Littera Marchie', for release of a prisoner, in French. f. 11;-(b) 'De ecclesia dimissa ad firmam, for lease of a church. f. 11 b;-(c) 'De amico ad amicum ad adiuuandum alium', an ordinary letter of recommendation, in French. f. 11 b-(d) 'Littera petendi bona et catalla in curia Marchie'. f. 12 b. Imperf. at end. On f. 11 are also a list of numerals in Fr. and Lat. and the verse 'Francorum guerra destruitur Anglica terra'. f. 9.

3. A collection of similar formulae relating to Lincoln diocese, undated. Written on quires of larger size than the preceding, the outer leaves of each quire being of vellum, the inner of paper. Imperf. at the beg. and end. f. 13.

4. An alphabetical index of words and names in the Old and New Testament, in Latin. Beg. 'Abalienati sunt. Ysa. primo'. Imperf., ending at 'Libitina'. The arrangement of vellum and paper leaves as in art. 3, but the paper bears a different water-mark. f. 63.

5. 'Processus iudiciarius' (so colophon): part of a tract on procedure by a 14th cent. canonist. The first part is lost, the fragment beg. 'redigi reseruata questione', with the title detestibus. A list of tituli at the end shows that a proemium and fourteen tituli should precede. Ends 'mortale peecatum, preterquam in tribus, de test. const. in glossa prima b et c'. f. 75.

6. 'Incipit summa aurea Iohannis Andree vocata rosa obrisa speculum matrimoniale non paciens irracionabile Host[iensis] et In[nocentii] medullam in matrimonialibus compendiosissime pertractans (?) et defundens in sexto quatenus matrimonium allegans et inducens quod si bene quisque respexerit vbicumque per orbem matrimonizare poterit cum effectu'. This curious title does not seem to occur elsewhere. For the treatise see 10 C. I, art. 10. The present copy contains the preface, beg. 'Christi nomen inuocans'. in which Joh. Andreae represents himself as the author. The tract is preceded by ten verses on the causes which annul sponsalia, &c., and is followed (f. 89) by three beg. 'Qui dictare putat semper pars prima salutat', and a note (f. 89 b) on ordination vows. f. 84 b. This and the preceding article are written on paper in the same hand. Vellum and paper; ff. ii + 89. 81/2 in. x 6 in. (art. 1, 7 in. x 5 in.; art. 2, 7 in. x 51/2 in). XV cent. Gatherings, art. 1, 1⁸; art. 2, i⁴; rest of vol. single leaves on guards. Sec. fol. missing. On f. 87 b is scribbled 'Will. Wyn, generosus'. Belonged later (f. i) to Humfredus Lloyd, al. Llwyd, the physician, and (f. 1) to his brother-in-law [John, Lord] Lumley. Lumley cat. f. 405'; cat. of 1661, f. 28 b; cat. of 1666, f. 10; CMA. 8374.