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Summa de poenitentia et matrimonio : [manuscript]

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Description: f. 1 blank; ff. 1v-232; f. 232v blank. [Raymond of Pennafort] [Summa de poenitentia]. Incipit: Quoniam inter crimina ecclesiastica Symoniaca heresis primum optinet locum, Videndum est quid sit symonia. W. Crimina ecclesiastica sunt quorum cognitio pertinet ad ecclesiasticum iudicem. Explicit: Nota maritus expensas necessarias et utiles in rebus dotalibus factas, puta quia domum refecit potest repetere, voluntarias vero debet perdere. Scriptor qui scripsit cum christo vivere possit. Latin. Abbreviation of Raymond of Pennafort's Summa de Poenitentia and the added 4th book on Matrimony, in which quotations from Pennafort are identified by "M" and the material borrowed or paraphrased from William of Rennes' gloss is identified by "W." See K. Pennington, "Summae on Raymond de Pennafort's 'Summa de Casibus' in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich," Traditio 27 (1971) 471-80, in particular the reference to Clm 7821 on p. 476.1 Kaeppeli, SOPMA 3407.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1285 and 1299]
Call number: mssHM 57
Creator: Raymond (1175?-1275)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Belonged to the Rev. Henry Drury (1778-1841); his note, cut from the flyleaf of the previous binding, tipped in before f. 1; his sale, Evans, 19 February 1827, n. 2386 to Haswell. Acquired by Henry E. Huntington from the Ross C. Winans collection, through G. D. Smith in January 1918.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 145 x 213 mm
Associated people: Johannes Philomena atelier, (1778-1841,); Drury, Henry, (1850-1912,); Winans, Ross,
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Statutes : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-38v. Statuta vetera. Latin; French. ff. 38v-44v. Fet asaver. Incipit: Fet asaver que au comencement de chescun play que est plede en la Court le rey. Explicit: Mes si la terre luy fust donee en franc mariage donc covendra que ele seit//. Rubric: Incipit Summa Fet asaver. French. G. E. Woodbine, ed., Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts (Yale University Press 1910) 53-96, here ending defectively. ff. 45-50. Hengham Parva. Incipit: //Et iacet solummodo in omni breve de recto ante apparenciam. Explicit: Si compertus fuit ille qui primo cassavit breve verus tenens. Explicit Summa de quinque essoniis. Latin. W. H. Dunham, ed., Radulphi de Hengham Summae (Cambridge 1932) 54-71, the "Summa Parva" here beginning defectively. ff. 50-54. Judicium essoniorum. Incipit: Primum capitulum de difficultate essoniorum circa viros et mulieres. Explicit: et sic procedere debent ad alia placita iuxta eorum discrecionem. Explicit Summa Iudicium essoniorum. Rubric: Incipit Summa Iudicium essoniorum. Latin. Woodbine, 116-42. ff. 54-59; f. 59v blank. Cadit assisa. Incipit: Rex vicecomiti salutem. Si Adam Bonde fecerit te securum de clamore suo prosequendo. . ., Cadit assisa si petatur tenementum per assisam. Explicit: si petens ius petendi remanebit possessio suo loco ut predictum est. Rubric: Incipit Summa Cadit assisa. Latin. See Woodbine, p. 1 and n. 4 giving references to Bracton; the text is preceded by an assize of mort d'ancestor by Adam Bonde in the time of Edward I. ff. 60-83v. Latin. Beginning with a writ of right to the sheriffs of London (no names given) and ending defectively in a note concerning disseisin of husband and wife.

mssHM 946

Verbum abbreviatum : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-98v: [Peter the Chanter, Verbum abbreviatum]: Incipit: Verbum abbreviatum fecit dominus super terram. Si enim verbum de sinu patris nobis missum, immo si filius dei incircumscriptibilis ... Explicit: quia non nisi coacti per obedientiam ad eas claustrales accedebant. Modo autem sunt vendicie et empticie. [Occasional distinctiones in schematic form; on f. 1, lower margin, a distinctio of 14 parts in schematic form, headed"Insolubilia cantoris. De reconciliando cum fratre quem offendisti . . . De omissione mandatorum dei generaliter." On f. 98v, lower margin, in a contemporary hand,"Summa magistri petri cantoris parisiensis de questionibus matutina lib. 5o incipit: Tota celestis philosophia in bonis moribus et fide consistit, distincta per c. [...erasure] 1113 capitula, primum quid sit penitencia et quid penitere. Ultimum vero utrum ligna et lapides ecclesie consecrate possint adsumi ad officinas fratrum, [referring to the Summa of Robert of Courson]. The text is followed on f. 98r-v by the chapter list.

mssHM 41537

Summa summarum : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-404v. [William Poul of Pagula] Summa summarum. Incipit: Quot modis dicitur fides et quid sit fides. Dic quod fides dicitur multis modis. Explicit: sicut facit Willelmus durandus in repertorio suo, proponit questionem et remittit sine responsione ad locum de quo [catchword:] questio illa//. Rubric: Hic incipit liber primus. De summa trinitate et fide catholica,. Latin. Text opens with prologue (Ad honorem et laudem nominis ihesu christi quod quando recolo debeo caput inclinare seu flectere genua saltim cordis) and chapter list. Text missing between ff. 301-302 with portions of 5.18-5.19, and between ff. 403-404 with a portion of 5.68; the final gathering, now missing, was probably no more than one bifolium, containing the remainder of 5.69. This manuscript has the impersonal form of "De exposicione misse," for which see L. E. Boyle, "The Oculus Sacerdotis and some other Works of William of Pagula," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, ser. 5, v. 5 (1955) 81-110. For a survey of the known manuscripts (including EL 9 H 3) and the list of rubrics with those of Pagula's own invention signaled by a letter of the alphabet as in this manuscript, see, by the same author, "The Summa Summarum and some other English Works of Canon Law," Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Medieval Canon Law, ed. S. Kuttner and J. J. Ryan (Vatican 1965) 415-456. Status of text: Lacks leaves and text internally and at the end.

mssEL 9 H 3

Traicté de peyne : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-20v; f. 21r-v blank. Traicté de peyne. Incipit: Apres avoyr par longtemps travaille/ Couru trote longuement et sans cesse. Explicit: En payement ils prendront si leur plaist/ De par nous troys ce present tel qu'il est./ Faict et conclus en vos pays et marches/ Par troys amys dont les troys ne sont qu'ung/ Les penitens de vostre mayson d'arches/ Dont l'escripvain feust et sera"Tant brun.". French. f. 1r-v blank; ff. 2-3, dedication; ff. 3-20v, text; f. 21r-v blank. E. Paillet, ed., Le Traicté de peyne, poëme allégorique dédié à Monseigneur et à Madame de Lorraynne, manuscrit inédit du XVIe siècle (Paris 1867) from this manuscript (only known copy) in a limited edition, of which one copy on vellum, now Huntington Library RB 194320.

mssHM 49

De vita et moribus philosophorum : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-103v. [Walter Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum]: Rubric: De vita philosophorum et moribus veterum tractaturus multaque ab antiquis auctoribus in diversis libris de ipsorum gestis sparsim scripta reperi in unum colligere laboravi plurimaque eorum responsa notabilia et dicta elegancia huic libello inserui que ad legencium consolacionem et morum informacionem conferre valebunt. De Talete philosopho. Incipit: Tales philosophus asianus ut ait laertius in libello de vita philosophorum ... Explicit: scripsit eciam librum de naturalibus questionibus ad cosdre regem persarum. Explicit liber de vita philosophorum. f. 103v-104v: [Verses added by a later hand; includes]: Nunc lege nunc ora nunc cum femore labora/ Sic erit hora brevis et labor ipse levis; Inspice mentem discute mores acta resolve/ Semper ab hiis et in hiis potis cognoscere quid scis; Dum regunt vulve dicet gens tota simul ve[cancelled]; Est homo res fragilis durans nunc tempore// [ends incomplete]. [f. 104r-v blank].

mssHM 47405

Statutes : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-214v; ff. 215-217v blank. [Statuta vetera]. Latin; French. See below for 17 other texts that occupy sections of this codex. On ff. 209-210v, list of contents of the volume (for ff. 1-140v), followed by chapter lists of the Magna Carta, of the provisions of Merton, of the statutes of Marlborough, Westminster I, Gloucester and Westminster II. f. 8r-v. Sententia lata super cartas. Incipit: En le noun del pere e del fiz e seynt espirit. Cum nostre seignur le Roi al honur de dieu e del seynt eglise e a commun profit de tut le Reaume est grante pur luy. . .Nous Roberd Ercevesqe de Caunterbury e Primat de tut Engleterre amovescoms un foiz deus foiz e trois foiz puisse qe le brefte du tems plus longe delaie. Explicit: e de touz les sacrementz de seynt Eglise desceveroms. Fiat fiat amen. Rubric: Incipit sentencia super cartas lata. French. ff. 51v-52, 144v-145, 149-200v, 208v, 211v-212. [Materials relating to Scarborough]. Latin. For the register of writs on ff. 149-200v, please see entry for that text. ff. 73-84. Fet asaver. Incipit: Fet asaver a comencement de chesqun ple q est plede en la court le Roy. . .[f. 83v:] s'il n'ad renable enchesoun pur quay il n'y ad fet venir. Rex vicecomiti salutem. Precipimus tibi sicut alias tibi Precepimus quod corpus Rogeri Glere de Linne. Explicit: oportebit de corpore suo vel de predicto debito respondere. Et habeas ibi hoc breve. Explicit summa Fet asaver. French. G. E. Woodbine, ed., Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts (Yale University Press 1910) 53-115, followed straight on by a writ to arrest Roger Glere de Linne in execution of a recognizance made at Shrewsbury before Thomas Callou and Robert de Bockesers, clerk of the recognizances, to pay a debt to Richard, son of Richard de Bergh on 24 August 1299. ff. 84-104. Hengham Magna. Incipit: Licet ordo placitandi in curia domini Regis per leges et consuetudines Regni. Explicit: si docatur quod is de cuius seisina petit actor non fuisse in seysina rei petite tempore Ricardi Regis Avunculi Regis Henrici patris regis Edwardi sic peremptorie deciditur actio actoris. Explicit Summa Magnum Heyngham. Rubric: Incipit Magnum Heyngham. Latin. W. H. Dunham, ed., Radulphi de Hengham Summae (Cambridge 1932) 1-50. ff. 104-109v. Summa bastardie. Incipit: Nota quod si Bastardus se clamando legitimum heredem. Explicit: quamvis uxor infantis obierit dum fuerit in custodia. Nota si un home cleyme par meme le descent en bref de possession e l'autre met encountre Ly q'il est bastard qe unkes son pere esposa sa mere deit estre deit estre [sic] pris en la Curt le Roy. Explicit summa Bastardye. Rubric: Incipit summa Bastardye. Latin; French. Woodbine, Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts, p. 1 and n. 3. ff. 109v-118v. Hengham Parva. Incipit: Quinque sunt essonia primum de ultra mare secundum de terra sancta. . .si compertus fuisset tenens. Homagium est iuris vinculum quo quis astringitur ad warantizandum. Explicit: et si uterque consenserit potest homagium dissolvi quia nichil tam naturaliter et cetera. Explicit Summa Parvum Heyngham. Rubric: Incipit Parvum Heyngham. Latin. Dunham, Radulphi de Hengham Summae, 51-71; for the passage "Homagium est iuris vinculum. . .," see G. E. Woodbine, ed., Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England, trans. and with notes by S. E. Thorne (Harvard University Press and the Selden Society 1968-77) 2:228. ff. 118v-123v. Modus componendi brevia. Incipit: Cum sit necessarium conquerentibus in Curia domini Regis ut in suis casibus congruum exhibeatur remedium. Explicit: licet antecessor conquerentibus de pastura illa fuerit disseisitus. Explicit summa cum sit Necessarium. Rubric: Incipit Summa Cum Sit Necessarium. Latin. Woodbine, Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts, under the title "Modus componendi brevia," pp. 143-59, ending incomplete with respect to the printed text. ff. 123v-126. De corona. Incipit: Eodem modo quo quis feloniam facere potest interficiendo alium idem feloniam facere potest interficiendo se ipsum. Rubric: Incipit tractatus de Corona. Latin. nec sunt per plegios dimittendi nisi sit ex speciali precepto domini Regis et tunc fiat de hiis quod ser__?___itis fit de aliis et cetera. Explicit tractatus Corone. ff. 126v-128. Articuli corone. Incipit: Dictum est ut supra quod nemo potest habere Curiam suam de probatore et latrone cognoscente videamus ergo que placita pertinent ad Curiam et que ad Comitatum. Explicit: quod femine imponunt viro alicui de quo se dicit violenter oppressam et contra pacem domini Regis. Explicit Officium Corone. Rubric: Incipiunt articuli corone. Latin. ff. 129-130. De antiquo dominico corone. Incipit: Licet in antiquo dominico Corone non currat aliquod breve nisi parvum breve de Recto clausum. Explicit: propter quod si ego fuissem assignatus Iusticiarius ego secure procedere ad assisam sicut conueti [sic for "consuevi"] quid alii faciunt ignoro et cetera. Rubric: Incipiunt statuta de antiquo dominico Corone. Latin. A. J. Horwood, ed., Year Books of the Reign of King Edward the first, years XX and XXI. RS 39 pt. 16 (London 1866) xviii-xix , here ending incomplete with respect to the printed text. ff. 133-140v; f. 141r-v blank. Cadit assisa. Incipit: Edwardus dei gratia Rex Anglie Dominus Hibernie et dux Aquitanie vicecomitibus London. salutem. Si Willelmus de Kyrkeby. . ., Cadit assisa si petatur tenementum vel servicium per assisam. Explicit: sic inde [cancelled] probatur __?___ recte ut de Itinere W[illelmi] de R[alegha] in Comitatu [catchword:] Cantie//. Rubric: Incipit quedam summa cadit assisa. Latin. See Woodbine, Four Thirteenth Century Law Tracts, p. 1 and n. 4 giving references to Bracton; the text is preceded by an assize of mort d'ancestor by William of Kyrkby in the time of Edward I. ff. 143v-144. [Medical astrology]. Incipit: Mens Ianuarius vinum ieiunus bibe. Latin. Other texts in this section include: Magister philosophorum computavit omnes malos dies tocius anni periculosos et sunt xxxta duos dies. . .[list of the dies nefasti or aegyptiaci in each month for beginning a new project, bloodletting or taking medicine]; Si quis in septimo die mensis marcii de dextro brachio sanguine minuerit. . .[bloodletting on special days to avoid loss of eyesight and fevers; special days in which to be born so as to never fall ill]. f. 145. [Claim to liberties]. Incipit: Iste libertates clamant habere ab antiquo. Burgenses clamant rendere dare et legare terras suas in lecto mortali. Explicit: Item habent placita que pertinent ad portum maris. Latin. ff. 145v-146. [Against abuses]. Incipit: De Articulis qui domini Regis scutagium contingunt. De magnatibus et aliis venientibus hospitaturis ad domos Religiosorum per gubernatorem earundem. Explicit: secundum quod in eisdem statutis continetur. Latin. Index of articles, largely against abuses by royal and franchisal officers. ff. 146v-148. Incipiunt Cronice Anglie [i.e. Chronology of England]. Incipit: Scire cupiens quis subscriptas interrogaciones de cronicis ponat prius annum dominicum in presenciarum ultimum. . .; Sepes trina canes et equus hominesque subaddas/ Cervos et corvos aquilas in maria cete. . .; Anni ab origine mundi __?___ septuaginta interpretes sunt. Anni ab incarnacione domini xxvus die marcii. Explicit: Qui vus die februarii in Angliam rediens xx die mensis eiusdem apud Westmonasterium est coronatus. Rubric: Incipiunt Cronice Anglie. Latin. Computistic material, 5 verses to determine the number of years between Adam and Christ, and a brief chronology from the birth of Christ to the coronation of Edward II in 1308; material on ff. 201-202 possibly intended as a continuation of this text. On f. 148, medical recipe added by a different hand. On ff. 148-149, writ in French to the sheriff of Yorkshire. ff. 149-200v. [Register of writs]. Latin. Register of writs, beginning with a writ of right brought by William of Scarborough against H. de Rostoun; text ends defectively in a writ to the justices of the forest beyond the Trent concerning the lawing of dogs. ff. 201-202. [Chronology of England]. Incipit: Anno domini Mo CCCo xi quinto kalendas Octobris ordinaciones cum exilio petri de gaveston cui Rex Edwardus filius Regis Edwardi contulit comitatum cornubie. Explicit: interfecti sunt scotti xxx Milia per Regem Edwardum tercium post conquestum. Latin. Chronology of the years 1311-33, apparently intended as a continuation of the material on ff. 146v-148. Flyleaf, f. iii: f. 1r-v. [Gradual]. Latin. For the mass of the third Sunday in Lent and the following Monday. Layout: 10 lines of text and music. Music: English square notation on 4-line red staves. Constitutes flyleaf, f. iii, in the parent volume. Assigned Date: s. XIII.

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