Royal MS 12 E XVI

TREATISES on the Calendar and other subjects, in Latin and English, viz.:

1. 'Here begynnythe þe interpretacionse of Daniel þe prophet of dremmys yn sleepe to hym shewyd by the holy goost': a translation of the dictionary of dreams contained in the work called Somnia Daniel, De lunationibus et somniis, or by other titles (cf. 12 C. XII, art. 25, and art. 9 below). The Latin form in 13 D. I, art. 14, nearly corresponds with the present translation. Beg. 'A man þat dremythe that byrdys fyztyn'. f. 1.

2. Verses in English on the prognostications from the day of the week whereon Christmas day falls. Another copy is in Harley MS. 2252, f. 154 (cf. a Latin prose form in 12 C. XII, art. 26). Beg. 'Lorddynges, y wharn yow byforyn'. f. 3.

3. 'Soluciones sexdecim questionum' (so colophon, but the preface calls it 'De causis naturalibus'): a meteorological tract [by Richard Lavenham, al. Lavingham, Carmelite, confessor to Richard II, see Dict. Nat. Biogr.] on the causes of thunder, the rainbow, &c. Another copy is in Sloane MS. 3899, f. 59 b. Beg. 'Deus enim et natura nichil operantur frustra, ut dicit Aristoteles'. f. 5.

4. Canon to the Kalendarium of John Somer (art. 6); incomplete. Beg. 'Ad noticiam tabularum et kalen darii preponitur tabula tripertita'; ends at 'altitudinem poli cognoscere'. f. 9 b.

5. Two inserted tables for Easter and the movable feasts (1492-1515), with canon in English. Beg. 'Now in this tabul thys is the knowlege'. f. 11.

6. Kalendarium of John Somer (cf. 2 B. VIII, art. 1). The table of leap years and Sunday letters extends, as usual, from 1367 to 1507, but the table of eclipses from 1436 to 1462, and the cycles given in the calendar: proper are 1425-1462. In the uppermargin are written the verses 'Prima dies mensis et septima truncat ut ensis', &c. f. 12b.

7. Tractatus de sphaera of Johannes de Sacro Bosco (cf. 12 C. XVII, art. 5). Without title. Beg. 'Tractatum de spera in 4 capitula distinguimus'. f. 23 b.

8. On the influences of the zodiacal signs. Beg. 'Nota de signis et eorum naturis et de Aquario'. f. 42 b.

9. A metrical English version of the tract on lucky and unlucky days of the month, which constitutes another part of the treatise mentioned above under art. 1. It seems to be derived from a text resembling Sloane MS. 282, f. 82 b, and that of the printed Interpretationes seu Somnia. For a French verse version see above, 12 C. XII, art. 25. Imperfect, breaking off in the 10th day. Beg. 'The furste of þe moone Adam Oure former fadyr to þis worlde came'. f. 51 b.

10. Chapters i-iii of the tract De emendatione vitae of Richard Rolle of Hampole (cf. 8 A. VII, art. 2.) Without title. Beg. 'Ne tardes conuerti ad dominum, &c. [Ecclus. v. 8]: Nam subito rapit miseros'; ends 'de qua nunc dicendum'. f. 54.

11. Compotus manualis: a set of mnemonic verses on the calendar, some of which are common to it and the Massa compoti (cf 8 C. IV, art. 12), with prose explanation. For other copies of these verses, which vary considerably, see Cotton MS. Vesp. E. XVI, f. 84, Harley MSS. 955, f. 83 b, 2369, f. 24. The list of saints in the 'Cisiojanus' is probably English. A comment any with similar initium is in a MS. at Oxford (Digby 48). Beg. 'Filius esto dei, celum bonus accipe grates'; commentary, 'Compotus iste diuiditur in 6 partes'. f. 58.

12. 'Magister Walterus Burlay super problemata Aristotelis': a commentary on Aristotle's Problemata by Walter Burley (cf. 12 B. XIX, 12 F. XIX). There are several copies at Oxford (S. John's Coll. 113, Oriel Coll. 28, Digby MSS. 77, 153, 161, and 206). The attribution to Petrus Aponensis in Digby MS. 77 is an error, Petrus being quoted in the text. Beg. 'Felix qui poterit rerum cognoscere causas. Felicitas autem siue beatitudo'. f. 67.

13. Instructions to a papal 'cursor' in England, from 'Ludouicus de Zephyris de Lugmano, de (sic, for domini ?) Persei de Maluiciis cancellarius', no date. Partly in Latin, partly in English, including a list in Engl. of the fees for dispensations, &c., and directions to bank with Alderbrandino (sic) or Sebastiano Gigliis. Perseus de Malviciis was colleague of Johannes de Gigliis (Bishop of Worcester 1497-1498) as collector in England in 1489. Beg. 'Domine cursor, quocienscumque occurrent'. f. 176.

On the margins and fly-leaves are:-(a) Definitio monachi per ethimologiam', beg. 'Miles strenuus in omni temptacione'. f. 10 b; -(b) Two English quatrains in the 16th cent. hand of Thomas Willes, beg. 'A wyld beast a man may tame, a woman's tunge will neuer be lame', and 'To seek the way all partes to pleas my purpose is to wene'. ff. 34 b, 42.

Vellum; ff. 186. 6³/₄ in. x 5 in. XV cent. Gatherings, i⁴, ii⁸, iii⁶, iv-vi⁸, vii¹¹, viii⁸, ix⁵, x-xvii¹², xviii¹³, xix¹⁰. Sec. fol. 'luna' or (f.6) 'ros nisi'. Initials in red and blue. Contains names (as owners or otherwise) of John Hine (ff. 10 b, 13b), Thomas Hyne (f. 13, &c.), Thomas Willes (f. 48), Thomas Weelles (f. 20), Benjamin Hine (f. 20), T. Wyche (f. 45 b), and F ? Halb? (f. 5). Afterwards belonged to John Theyer, 'empt. apud Wellensem 7 Ap. 1664 ab Thoma Hockin'. Theyer sale-cat. no. 252; CMA.. 6391.

includes:

• f. 67 Petrus de Abano, MD, of Padua: Commentary on Aristotle's Problemata, falsely attrib. to: 15th cent.: Lat.