Sloane MS 1584

Sloane 1584

Partly paper, partly vellum, in 8vo, ff. 96, XV Century; written by John Gysborn, Canon of Coverham.

1. The ministration of the deacon and sub-deacon, (imperfect.) ff. 1-4. At the end is, 'Thus endys the mynystracions off the Dekyne and Sub-dekyne after the order off premonstratens writtyne in our boke by our eldar fathers be ffore.'

2. 'The ministracion att evensong.' f. 4b.

3. The ministration at the Altar. f. 5.

4. Two medical receipts. f. 6b.

5. Some questions and directions for confession. ff. 7-12.

At the end is, 'Scriptum per me Johannem Gysborn Canonicum de Coverham.'

6. Sententiae Salamonis, Augustini, Gregorii, etc. f. 12b.

7. Versus quidam de vanitate mundi, etc. f. 13b.

Incip.

Cur mundus militat sub vana gloria

Cujus prosperitas est transitoria.'

8. Verses to the Virgin, Angels, Patriarchs, Apostles, etc. ff. 14b-17.

9. 'Sent Bernards ffast.' f. 18.

10. Directions for confession, etc. f. 19.

11. An account of a vision which is said to have appeared to Innocent IV, copied out of a 'boke fastenyd with a cheyne in the Mynster att Exeter.' f. 21.

12. Directions as to what persons and objects prayer is to be addressed. f. 23.

13. A few medical receipts. ff. 25b, 41b, 43b, 45, 62b.

14. Copies of the form of letter-writing, etc. ff. 27-34, 36b.

15. Quaedam de poemis infernalibus, etc. f. 34b.

16. Directions for enamelling and engraving. ff. 35b, 39b-41.

17. Quaedam de morte et pestilentia. Angliċè. ff. 37-39.

18. Versus de variis morbis, secundum cursum mensium. f. 42b.

Incip.

'In Jano claris calidisque cibis potiaris.'

19. 'Brevis exortatio ad populum in die pasche.' Angliċè. ff. 46-50.

20. Forms of confession, with prayers here and there interspersed. ff. 50b-62.

21. A short treatise on confession. ff. 63-80.

22. Medical receipts. f. 84.

23. A sonnet written by a lady on the heartlessness of her lover. ff. 85-87.

The first stanza: —

'Grevus ys my sorowe,

Both evyne and moro,

Unto my selfe alone

Thus do I make my mowne,

That unkyndnes haith kyllyd me,

And putt me to this peyne,

Alas what remedy

That I cannot refreyne.'

24. A short treatise on the life of a hermit. ff. 89-95.

Writers of Manuscripts: Gysborn (John), Canon of Coverham: 15th cent.

John Gysborn, Canon of Coverham, county Yorkshire: Wrote, MS.: in the 15th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-25, passim, 46-80 Orders Religious. Premonstratensians: Rules of the Order: 15th cent.
• ff. 6 b, 25 b, 41 b, 43 b-45, 62 b, 83 b, 84 Medicine: Charms and Receipts. Orationes et receptæmedica.: 10th-18th centt.
• ff. 7-12, 19, 50 b-80 Theology: Treatises on confession: 15th cent.
• f. 13 b Giacopone de' Benedetti, da Todi: Versus de vanitate mundi: 15th cent.
• ff. 14 b-18 Hymns: Hymns: 14th cent.: Lat.
• f. 21 Innocent IV; Pope: Account of his vision: circ. 1455.: Engl. and Lat.
• f. 21 Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter: Memorandum of a book fastened with a chain on his tomb in Exeter cathedral church: circ. 1455.
• f. 21 Exeter, Devon: Memorandum of a book fastened with a chain on Bishop Lacy's tomb in the Cathedral church: circ. 1455.
• ff. 27-35, 36 b Epistolography: Forms of letter writing: 15th-17th cent.: Fr., Lat., Germ., Engl., and Polish.
• ff. 35 b, 39 b-41 Fine Arts: Directions for enamelling and engraving: 15th cent.
• f. 42 b Poetry LATIN: Versus de morbis: 15th cent.
• ff. 46-50 b Sermons: Sermo in die Pasche: 15th cent.: Engl.
• ff.85-87 Poetry ENGLISH: Love verses: 15th cent.
• ff. 89-95 b Theology: On the life of a hermit: 15th cent.