Sloane MS 1611

Sloane 1611

Membranaceus, in folio minori, ff. 156. sec. XIV et XV; anno 1538 peculium W. Newman.

1. Psalterium; Cuique psalmo adjiciuntur hymni communes ecclesiastici cum notis musicis instructi. ff. 1-42.

2. Cantica et Hymni; scilicet.

a. Canticum Isaiae Prophetae. f. 43.

b. Canticum Ezeckiae. f. 43.

c. Canticum Annae. f. 43.

d. Canticum Mosis. f. 43b.

e. Canticum Habacuc. f. 43b.

f. Canticum Deuteronomii. f. 44.

g. 'Te Deum laudamus.' f. 45.

h. Hymnus Trium Puerorum.' f. 45.

i. Canticum Zachariae. f. 45.

k. Canticum B. Mariae. f. 45b.

l. Canticum Simeonis. f.45b.

3. Symbolum Athanasianum. f. 45b.

4. Litaniae et Orationes. f. 46.

5. Vigiliae mortuorum cum notis musicis hic illic instructae. ff. 48-55.

6. Legenda in festo S. Augustine, Ep. Hipponensis, cum notis musicis. ff.56-59.

Cf. Surium de probatis Sanctorum historiis, Colon. 1575. tom. IV. p. 933.

7. Legenda in festivitate S. Eligii, Episcopi Noviomensis, cum notis musicis. ff. 59b-64. Cf. Surium, tom. VI, p.629.

8. Legendae in translatione ejusdem Eligii. ff. 65-66.

Incip. 'Factum est in diebus illis postquam beatus Eligius cuncta hujus mundi.'

Cf. Surium, tom. VI. p.674.

In fine adjecit manus recentior meditationem piam.

9. Hymni in die jejunii cujusdam, fortassis passionis. ff. 66b-68.

10. Moral verses in French. f. 68b.

Begin. 'Puys ke homme deit de ci

Partir et en ceste vie morir [sic]

[Partir et morir en ceste vie?]

Et aillurs sanz fin meinera;

Bon serreit ke chechun trussat,

Les biens ke il peust mettre en sun sac

Kar james ci ne revendra.'

11. An anonymous treatise on physics, divided into four parts, with a preface to the reader (containing a sketch of the work, and the titles of the chapters of the first part), and a prologue prefixed; in French. ff. 69-142.

It is entitled, 'Ci commence a…mes selone fisique.'

The preface begins, 'Deus qui par sa grant puissance tot le monde establi.'

The prologue begins, 'Por ce que nos avons dit desus et que nos volions dire aucune partie de fisique.'

The first part begins, 'L'airs est uns des iiii elemens de quex totes choses sunt faites.'

The last part ends, 'et li ensaignements qui plus adroit sunt jugies, si sunt cil des iex et del visage. Explicit.'

12. A book of medicines for different diseases, with an introduction and prologue, in French. ff. 143-147.

Begins: 'Vees ci co est li livres que is Ypocras enoiai a Cesar, car piece a que je lui pramis.'

The prologue begins, 'Chascun home veraiement et beste, et oisel qui cors a en soi.'

The first medicine is inscribed, 'De la dolor de chief.'

At the foot of the page a later hand has written, 'Sunt en Engleterre Eglises parochieles xlv. m. xi., Viles, lii. m. iiii. xv., Fies de Chivallir, lx.m.cc.xc., Les convenus [?], in meyns de Religious, xxviii. m. xv.'

13. The life of St. Margaret, in French verse. ff. 147b-152.

It is inscribed, 'Ci commence la vie Sainte Margareit.'

Begin:

'Qui cest escrit vodra entendre

Par bel essample porra aprendre.'

It ends:

'Amen, Amen, die chascun baptizie

Ce nous otrie[?] Diex par sa grant pitie.'

14. Excerptum ex Chrysostomi sermone quodam. ff. 152b-155.

15. Psalmi septem poenitentiales, Litania, et Orationes. f. 152b.

Owners of Manuscripts: Newman (William): 1538.

includes:

• ff.1-68b,152b-155b Liturgies LATIN: Officia et Legendæ,: 14th-17th centt.
• f. 68 b Poetry FRENCH: Moral verses: 15th cent.
• ff. 69-142 b Abú 'Ali Husain ibn 'Abd Allah, called Ibn Síná or Avicenna: "Avicennes selone fisique": 14th cent.
• ff. 143-147 b Hippocrates: Le liures que io Ypocras enoiai a Cesar: 14th-15th cent.: Engl.
• ff. 147 b-1 52 b Saint Margaret: Life: 14th cent.: French verse.
• f. 152 b Saint John Chrysostom: Sermo: 15th cent.: Extract.