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Works by Aegidius Romanus [i.e. Giles of Rome, Archbishop of Bourges] and Nicholas Trevet : [manuscript]

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Description: ff. 1-97v. [Aegidius Romanus] De regimine principum. Incipit: //opera faciamus. Quarto etiam ipsi mores opera diversificare videntur. Explicit: pacem illam habebunt eternam, in qua est summa requies quam deus ipse promisit suis fidelibus qui est benedictus in secula seculorum. Amen. Latin. Begins defectively in Book 1, chapter 2; followed by an alphabetical subject index to the text, on ff. 97v-103v; f. 104r-v is blank. Several early editions; see Glorieux 400q , Zumkeller , n. 54 , and G. Bruni, Le Opere di Egidio Romano (Florence 1936), especially 83-90 for a list of manuscripts, EL 9 H 9 not included. Status of text: Opens defectively. ff. 105-192. [Nicholas Trevet] Incipit: Volens igitur Boecius agere de consolacione philosophica. Explicit: cum acciones vestre sint in conspectu iudicis cernentis cuncta. Qui est dominus noster ihesus christus Cui est honor et gloria in secula seculorum. Amen. Et sic terminatur liber quintus continens prosas 6 et metra 5 et sunt universaliter in libro toto prose 39 et metra totidem id est 78 capitula. Rubric: Incipit commentum fratris Nicholai Tryvet super quinque libros Boeicii de consolacione philosophie. Latin. Text opens with two prologues("Explanacionem librorum Boeicii de consolacione philosophica aggressurus" and "Consolaciones tue letificaverunt animam meam") and contains the full text of Boethius as well as that of Nicholas Trevet's commentary. See R. J. Dean, "The Life and Works of Nicholas Trevet," unpublished D. Phil. dissertation, Oxford 1938. Kaeppeli, SOPMA 3143 . ff. 192-198v. Incipit: Ad designandas metrorum diversitates utile est scire quia sit tempus et que species temporis et quid pes et cetera dubitalia. Explicit: Dux pars priamides. Ablativus in e correptam desinit ut infra, vexatus tociens rauci theseide cordri [sic]. Nominativus//. Latin. Unidentified. On f. 198v, at the end of the defective break of the text, a note, s. XVII, "desunt caetera.". Status of text: Ends defectively.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [between 1350 and 1399]
Call number: mssEL 9 H 9
Provenance: Apparently belonged to the house of the Boni Homines ("Bonshommes") at Ashridge. See Ker, MLGB , 4-5 , H. C. Schulz, "The Monastic Library and Scriptorium at Ashridge," HLQ 1 (1938) 305-11 , E. Searle, "The Calendar, Martyrology and Customal of the Boni Homines of Ashridge," Mediaeval Studies 23 (1961) 260-93 (which refers principally to EL 9 H 15, but gives a brief history of Ashridge), and provenance of EL 7 H 8. The last rector of Ashridge, Thomas Waterhouse, surrendered the house to the Crown at the Dissolution in 1539; the land and buildings of Ashridge were subsequently leased by Waterhouse's nephew, Richard Combes. Barely visible under ultra-violet light on f. 1 is the inscription: "liber Fra. Combe ex cenobio Ash __?___ ex dono Avunculi ibidem Abbatis Domini Thomas Waterhouse," presumably written by Francis Combes (1583-1641), grandson of Richard Combes (d. 1595). The same inscription continues: "1. Egidii de regimine principum; 2. et fratris Nicholai Triveti commentarium in Boetium de consolatione et cetera." Also on f. 1 the note "ex dono Richardi Combe Armigeri," written by John Egerton (1622-86), 2nd Earl of Bridgewater; in Egerton's hand are the note on f. 198 "desunt caetera," the numbers 1 and 2 in the upper margins of ff. 1 and 105 designating the 2 main texts, and the Bridgewater pressmark, "L:CC:B:2/13."
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 245 x 345 mm
Associated people: Giles, (approximately 1243-1316.); Trivet, Nicholas, (1258?-1328.)
Associated organizations: Ashridge Priory,; Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Liber ruralium commodorum libri XII : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-176v. [Petrus Crescentius] Liber ruralium commondorum. Incipit: //Aer namque si bonus est temperatus et clarus. Explicit: Item post medium mensem optime seruntur caules //. Latin. On ff. 177-179v, table of contents beginning defectively in the chapter list of Book 3. Status of text: Beginning and ending defectively.

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Roman law, fragments : [manuscript]

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Part. 1. ff. 1-49v, 63-64v. [Petrus de Bellapertica] Lectura Codicis. Incipit: //__?___dem siticia [?] daret ei quod sertam partem heredi restitueret __?___ dicit quod non ergo et cetera. Explicit: Item filius deportati interim potest competas exi//. Latin. Breaks in the text after ff. 5, 17, 25, 33, possibly after f. 44, and 49. Part 2. ff. 50-54v. [Iohannes de [Firmiano? or Feritate?]] Quaestio disputata de consuetudine. Incipit: [S]upposito de consuetudine secundum iuris intellectum quod pro__?___mis accusaris libertum capitaliter sic puniatur. Explicit: et illa tercia non augetur ius illi cui debetur sicut ultra iiii in aut. de heredi. ab inter c. ii. Explicit questio disputata Aurl __?___ per dominum Iohannem de fir. Latin. Part. 3. ff. 55-62v. [Dinus de Rossionibus de Mugello] Apostillae in Digestum novum. Incipit: //ubi est casus dyni. In eodem libro c. cum in talibus [sic for ""tabulis""] Op. ut in glossa. Explicit: est preteritum et non situm ut obligatio contracta et non dissoluta tunc est verum ut 1. si stipulatus dynus. Latin. Text is followed by extensive notes in an English hand, s. XV. Part 4. f. 65. Chapter list to Justinian's Institutions. Latin. Part 4. f. 65. Notes on family relationships. Latin. In gradum quartum noli coniungere partum/ Si sint coniuncti cito debent separari/ Tercius et quintus mox bene stare convenunt [Verses on degrees of consanguinity]; a note on the names of family relationships by blood and by marriage; Sum socer ille gener cuius mea filia coniux/ Atque socrus mea sic fuerit si filia coniux . . . [9 verses; Walther, Initia 18735]; another note on family relationship names; a note translating, ""anglice,"" the words ""patraster"" and ""victricus"" to ""stipfadyr""; a note on legal matters; Mane bibendo sero studendo perdis ocellos/ Da michi queso pocula sero mane libellos [Walther, Proverbia 14393]. Part 4. f. 65v. Deeds pertaining to St. Asaph and Bangor. Latin. Copies of deeds dated 1387 pertaining to the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor, with a note ""Sumptum de registro super permutacione facta de decanatu assaph per alanum stokys cum david calverley,"" with the names of William de Spridlington (bishop of St. Asaph, 1376-82), Alanus de Stokes, David de Calverley, Adam de Hertyndon, John Plummer, Madoc ap David ap Iorwerth, rector of the parish church of Llanelidan, John Swafham (bishop of Bangor, 1376-98?), Griffith ap Goronwy Wethelyn, rector of the church of Llanfihangel, Richard Wodenou, citizen of London, and Griffith ap Ievan ap Ygenat, clerk in the diocese of Bangor and notary public. Part 4. ff. 66-67. Rationes diversitatum primi et secundi libri Institutionum. Incipit: Que est racio diversitatis quare iura naturalia sint immutabilia sed iura civilia non. Explicit: Racio est quia anime hominum pre omnibus aliis preferendo sunt et ideo causa redemptionis captivorum Res sacre alienare bene possunt. Rubric: Incipiunt rationes diversitatis primi libri institucionum de iure naturali gencium et civili. Latin. Part 4. f. 67v. Epitome Exactis Regibus. Incipit: [E]xactis quod a romana civitate Regibus constituti sunt duo consules ideo sic dicti quia plurimum rei publice consulerunt. Cum vero ita Actus est. Explicit: si vero in eodem municipio sunt nati non minus dicuntur municipales __erasure___ corporati seu collegiati sunt dicti//. Latin. See M. Conrat, ed., Die Epitome Exactis Regibus (Berlin 1884, repr. 1965) 1-15, here ending defectively.

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Statutes : [manuscript]

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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.

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Statutes dating from the reign of Edward III to the reign of Edward IV : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-49; ff. 49v-50v blank. Index to statues, Accusacions to Wurstede. French. ff. 51-54, 56-147v, 148v-252v, 256-389v. Statuta nova. Latin; French. From 1 Edward III to 8 Edward IV. ff. 54-55. Incipit statutum eodem anno primo [About Statutes of Edward I]. Incipit: Come nadgairs en temps le Roy E. fitz le Roy Henry plusours graundz de poeple de Roialme d'engleterre surmeissent a hugh le dispenser le pier plusours maufaitz par enquestz countre l'estat de de [sic] dit Roy. Explicit: qe tous ceux trespases felonies enemytes disobeisantz et rebellions soient quitez et par cest accord assent et estatuit a toutz iours. Rubric: Incipit statutum eodem anno primo. French. f. 55r-v. Ad huc de anno primo Letter, Edward III. Incipit: Le Roy as tous as queux cestez lettres viendrent salutz. Sachez que come la bone memorie Sir E. iadis Roy d'engleterre nostre aiel iadis enst assignee ses foialx et lez purailez en ces forests affaire auxi bien de cea Trent come de la. Explicit: En ter de quel chose nous avons fait faire nous lettres overtez. Teste nous meismez et cetera. Rubric: Ad huc de anno primo. French. See Calendar of Patent Rolls...Edward III, A.D. 1327-30 (London 1891) p. 39, membr. 15, for 13 March, 1 Edward III. ff. 55v-56. Incipit statutum de anno secundo Regis Edwardi tercii Revocacio brevium de audiendo et terminando. Incipit: Accorde est par nostre seigneur le Roy et son conseill a cest parlement de North. que tous les oiers et terminers grauntez contre fourme de statut. Explicit: n'est pas mys en estatut einz est bailee al chauncerie per bille. Rubric: Incipit statutum de anno secundo Regis Edwardi tercii. French. This text also in HM 906, f. 125r-v, HM 930, f. 12 and HM 19920, f. 165. ff. 147v-148v. [Levying of tax]. Incipit: Al honur de dieu et pur l'onur et bien de nostre seignur le Roy et pur bien comune et en defense du Roialme D'engleterre lez seignurs et les comunes de mesme le roialme esteant en ceste present parlement ont grauntez a nostre dit seignur le Roy une disme et di. xv a lever dez leiez gentz. Explicit: a vostre pouer sauvant au Roy sa prerogatif et liberte de sa coronne. French. ff. 253-256. Incipiunt statuta apud Westmonasterium edita eodem anno secundo [About Statute of Westminster]. Incipit: Henricus dei gratia Rex anglie et frauncie et dominus hibernie vic. Warwic. et leicestr. qui nunc est vel qui pro tempore fuerit salutem cum in statuto et in parleamento domini regis nuper regis anglie progenitoris nostri anno regni sui quarto tento edito inter cetera contineatur quod pro eo quod populus multum gravatus extitit de eo quod blada fenum bestie et alia genera victualium et bonorum. Explicit: dicte ordinacionis in predicto parliamento nostro ut promittitur edito. Teste me ipso apud Westmonasterium xxo die februarii anno regni nostri iio. Rubric: Incipiunt statuta apud Westmonasterium edita eodem anno secundo. Latin.

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ff. 1-223v. [Cyprian] [Cecili Cypriani Episcopi Cartaginensis Epistolarum Liber Incipit = Letters]. Incipit: Bene ammones Donate karissime Nam et promisisse me memini. Rubric: Cecili Cypriani Episcopi Cartaginensis Epistolarum Liber Incipit. Latin. For the breakdown into the individual letters and for the bibliographic citation, please see the full descriptions of this manuscript in C. W. Dutschke with the assistance of R. H. Rouse et al., Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, 1989). ff. 223v-229. [Incipit vita sancti Cipriani Life of St. Cyprian]. Incipit: Ciprianus religiosus antistes ac testis dei gloriosus. Explicit: Currebant undique versum omnes ad spectaculum vobis [sic] pro devotione fidei gloriosum gentibus et dolendum. Rubric: Incipit vita sancti Cipriani. Latin. Attributed to the deacon Pontius; W. Hartel, ed., CSEL 3 (1868) XC-XCII; ending in this manuscript as in Vatican, Reg. lat. 118. ff. 229-230. [Incipit de martirio eiusdem et cetera Martyrdom of St. Cyprian]. Incipit: Ex die qua Ciprianus martirium tulit ordo martirii eius hac lectione monstratur et declaratur. Cum Cyprianus sanctus martir electus a deo de curtibitana civitate. Explicit: que sunt in via mappaliensi iuxta piscinas cum voto et triumpho magno regnante domino nostro ihesu christo cui est honor et gloria imperium et potestas in secula seculorum Amen. Rubric: Incipit de martirio eiusdem et cetera. Latin. From the Acta Proconsularia; W. Hartel, ed., CSEL 3 (1868) CXI-CXIII; beginning in this manuscript as in Vatican, Reg. lat. 118. ff. 230-233. [Pseudo-Cyprian]. [Exhortatio de penitentia]. Incipit: Per penitentiam posse omnia peccata dimitti ei. Explicit: Item in Apocalipsi. Memento unde cecideris et age penitentiam. Sin autem tibi [sic] cito et candelabrum de loco suo movebo. Rubric: Incipit exhortatio eiusdem de penitentia. Latin. Spuriously attributed to Cyprian; PL 4:863-868. ff. 233-240. [Duodecim Abusiones]. Incipit: Sapiens sine operibus bonis. Explicit: ne sine nobis christus esse incipiat in futuro. Amen. Explicit opus Sancti Cipriani per me Bartholomeum de Schianchis clericum parmensem in Urbe 24 februarii 1456 [the year traced over in black ink] Anno [followed by an erasure which may read"per O__?___"]. Rubric: Incipiunt duodecim Abusiones Cipriani Episcopi et martiris. Latin. Spuriously attributed to Cyprian, CPL 1106; W. Hartel, ed., CSEL 3 (1868) Appendix, 152-73. f. 240. [Jerome] [Letter]. Incipit: Tertulianus crebris [sic] est in sententiis sed difficilis in loquendo. Beatus Ciprianus instar fontis purissimi dulcis incedit. Explicit: et a lectione sempliciorum fratrum procul est. Hec Ieronimus in epistola LIX scribens ad paulinum presbiterum de institutione clericorum et monacorum que incipit bonus homo et cetera. Latin. Jerome, Ep. 59, PL 22:585. Added in a different hand. f. 240v. [Lactantius] [Divinae institutiones]. Incipit: Unus igitur precipuus et clarus extitit Ciprianus. Explicit: ad revincendum habere potuerunt. Et reliqua que sequuntur. Rubric: Lactantius Libro quinto institutionum de iustitia capitulo primo sic inquit in laudem cipriani. Latin. Lactantius, Divinae Institutiones, PL 6:551-552. Added by the same hand as the preceding text.

Johannes Hispanus Flos decretorum ; Martin of Troppau Margarita Decreti ; and other titles : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-18. [Johannes Hispanus] Flos decretorum. Incipit: Humanum genus duobus modis regitur. Tractaturus magister Gracianus de iure canonico incipiens a capite. Explicit: quia nolebat ad novum proferre de hac materia in qua non solum verborum sed eciam novitas sentenciarum est prophana. Explicit summa numcupata flos decretorum. Rubric: Incipit flos decretorum. Latin. Schulte, 2:107-08. f. 18v; ff. 19-21v blank. Scribal colophon. Incipit: Ad honorem dei et gloriose virginis Marie et beati Petri apostolorum principis et omnium sanctorum Simon de Wederore de Trenge frater domus de Assherugge ordinis sancti Augustini Lincolniensis diocesis hunc librum scripsit. . . tertio kalendas Iulii littera dominicali .a. Anno domini Millesimo CCCmo lxviiimo. Explicit: atque in extremo examine districte subiacet ulcioni. Fiat fiat. Amen. Latin. A note below the colophon in the hand of the scribe, perhaps referring to Ps. 126, 1: nisi et cetera. H. C. Schulz, "The Monastic Library and Scriptorium at Ashridge," HLQ 1 (1938) 305-11, with the colophon printed in full. ff. 22-23. [Gregory IX] [Chapter list of Book I of the Decretals]. Incipit: De summa trinitate et fide catholica 1, De constitucionibus 2. Explicit: De verborum significacionibus 40, De regulis iuris 41. Expliciunt rubrice sive tituli decretalium. Rubric: Incipiunt tituli libri primi decretalium a domino Gregorio papa IXno compilatarum. Latin. ff. 32-277v; ff. 278v-296v blank. [Martin of Troppau] Margarita Decreti. Incipit: Aaron. Quod aaron sacerdocium approbatur dis. xxii. Sacro sancta. Item suo sacerdotio. Explicit: Quod sinenda sunt utraque crescere usque ad messem iudicii extremi et tunc angeli colligent zizaniam in fasciculos ad comburendum xxiii questio 1 paragrapho 1 ante fi. Quod zizaniam inimicus homo superseminare dicitur quando diabolus inter cardinales discordiam facit. Extravagantes 1 titulus vi de electione Licet. Amen Amen. Explicit alphabetum decreti et decretalium quod martiniana numccupatur. Deo gracias. Rubric: Incipit tabula martiniana decreti et decretalium secundum ordinem alphabeti compilata. Latin. On ff. 23v-31v, alphabetical chapter list; on ff. 227v-278, the same colophon as in Text 2. Schulte, 2:137-38. Kaeppeli, SOPMA 2973.

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