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Rosarium : [manuscript]

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Description: ff. 1-151v: [Rosarium, first leaf missing]: Incipit: //unde augustinus super Iohannem omelia finali Petrus apostolus ... Explicit: et Iacobus 3o ubi enim est zelus et contencio ibi inconstancia et omne opus pravum et cetera. [rubric erased]. ff. 152-154: [Liturgical and theological texts; includes]: Gloriam propriam querit ... [brief gloss on John 7, 18]; a series of biblical passages supporting the articles of the Creed; [musical notation:] Sex sunt note in quibus totus cantus disponitur, scilicet ut re mi fa sol la. Ut prima petri 2o, Ut abstineatis vos a carnali et spirituali desiderio illicito; Re Iacobi 4o, Re sistite diabolo et fugiet a vobis ... Et si quis has notas transgreditur deo discordat; Genesis ex le nu deu Iosue iudicumque ... [Walther, Initia 7140; mnemonic verses in syllables for the order of the books of the Bible, the numbers of the chapters written above the name of each book]; a short outline of biblical passages to be read throughout the periods of the liturgical year with a note on their relationship to the year; Confortat stimulat arcet ... [12 verbs, each with a biblical reference suprascript]; [G]allus habet 7 proprietates. Prima est antequam cantat verberat se alis suis ... [paragraph with moralization on the "gallus" to mankind]; Marchus romanis sed iohannis asianis/ Lucas achaiis matheus scribit ebreis [Walther, Initia 10679, in a second hand]; Sectus ysaias lapidatus et ieremias ...[Walther, Initia 17447, in the second hand]; Barnardus, multiplica prebendas, labora ad archidiaconatum aspr[...damaged] ad episcopatum gradatim ascendes sed in puncto ad inferna descend[...damaged] [in the first hand]; Cur homo torquetur: ut ei meritum cummuletur ... ne fastus ei dominetur ... [Walther, Initia 3927, in a third hand, written in distinctio form, each line followed by the revelant biblical source]; Iob probat inclinat paulum sese manifestat/ In ceco purgat maria punit herodem [Walther, Initia 9864, in the third hand]; under the heading De hereditate sacerdocium, a list of biblical sources in a fourth hand. f. 154: [Historical verses, includes]: Mens caro conardus cui lex improperabit/ princeps edwardus caroli sedem vacavit; Christi millenis ter c decies quarter annis/ ffrancorum venus rubet equorum luce Iohannis/ De quo gaudere potest anglia Francia flere; Ter c M decies sex unus et ille/ luce tua maure vehemens fuit impetus aure; Schrevesbery, Anno domini millesimo ccccmo tercio fuit bellum apud Schrevesbery.
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Date: [between 1400 and 1450]
Call number: mssHM 37539
Provenance: Among the erased pen trials on f. 154 is a 15th cent inscription, "Ric[ardus?] pruton." Belonged to the Lincolnshire antiquary Maurice Johnson of Ascough Hall. According to a long note in his hand, f. ii r-v, it was given to him by "Mr Ferrour de Sancto Botulpho" in 1728, and it was n. XCIX in the catalogue of Ascough Hall Library. The note also explains that the small painted medallion of Moses on f. iii was copied by Johnson's son from a drawing by Dr. William Stukeley (1687-1765) of a medal in the latter's collection. On the front pastedown, Johnson's armorial bookplate, engraved by George Vertue, and a pencilled shelfmark "Crassus.E.16." Acquired by the Huntington Library from Alan Thomas (London) 1973.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 123 x 186 mm
Associated people: Johnson, Maurice, (1688-1755,)
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Admonitio ad Nonsuindam reclusam : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-14v: [Admonitio ad Nonsuindam reclusam]: Incipit: Tue non immemor petitionis o karissima mater tibi ut rogasti scribere studui ... Explicit: sed illi qui in te hoc operatur et velle et perficere pro bona voluntate cui est honor et potestas et imperium per infinita secula seculorum. Amen. Explicit epistola Sancti augustini [name erased] ad matrem suam. [Entire attribution marked "Vacat" by the same person who inserted a more general statement:] Explicit epistola cuiusdam devoti patris ad quandam spiritualem singularis devotionis matrem doctrinaliter conscripta.

mssHM 25781

Fragment from the Decretals : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-2: [Gregory IX, Decretals, with the gloss of Bernardus Parmensis]: Incipit: //procurator proposuit ex adverso quod cum olim ad petitionem patronorum ecclesie amoriensis ... Explicit: et correctio ex consuetudine potius habetur ut s. de electione dudum dic super hoc ut dixi s. e. cum satis//.

mssHM 46015

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

Miscellany : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-46v. Liber alphabeti super cantu plano. [i.e. Treatise on plain chant]. Incipit: Et primo viginti sunt litere cantus. Guama a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e. Que dividuntur in tres partes in viii graves et septem accutas et Ve super acutas. Octo graves sunt ille que ponuntur in primo ordine. Explicit: Quando vero sextus tonus seu a sexti toni habet suum finem in e sol fa ut tunc Intonatur per iiiiam deductionem et mediatur per vam ut in subsequenti exemplo patet [musical notation on "Dixit dominus domino meo sede a dextris meis"; catchword:] Pro Maior [?]//. Rubric: Liber alphabeti super cantu plano. Latin. ff. 47-50. [Alcuin]. [De psalmorum usu liber]. Incipit: Prophetie spiritus non semper electorum mentibus presto est quatenus cum hunc non habent. Explicit: si intima mente scrusteris et ad medullam intimi intellectus per dei gratiam pervenies. Amen. Latin. PL 101:465-468. ff. 50v-57. [Customary]. Incipit: Semel dum me cernerem valde tribulari/ Hoc unde procedent cepi contemplari/ Meaque flagicia in mente rimari. Explicit: Ac prester ut regulam sic adimpleamus/ Sic omnes ad bravium celeste curramus/ Ut cuncti feliciter illud capiamus/ Ut cum sanctis omnibus semper gaudeamus. Amen. Finis. Memento rogare pro Scriptore. Latin. Monastic customary in 69 stanzas of 4-line monorhyme verse. ff. 57v-66. [Walter Mapes]. De contentione anime et corporis. Incipit: Noctis sub silentio tempore brumali/ Dedictus quodadmodo sompno spirituali.... [another text:] Vir quidam extiterat dudum heremita phillibertus nomine cuius erat vita frutosa penitus et testatur ita. Explicit: Et mereamur sic a deo liberari/ Et in eterna gloria cum eo commorari. Deo gracias. Amen. Rubric: De contentione anime et corporis Secundum quod quidam heremita francigena philibertus nomine filius regalis vidit in spiritu. Latin. T. Wright, ed., The Latin Poems commonly attributed to Walter Mapes (London 1841) pp. 95-106 for the first 75 stanzas; pp. 149-50, line 36 for the following 9 stanzas; the next to the last stanza, not in the printed text, reads: Quando genus hominum morti deputatur/ Quo post mortem transeat quisque ignoratur/ Contremisco iugiter dum mens meditatur/ Quis sum et quo propero quid michi paratur; the last stanza is vv. 41-44 on p. 150. Regarding the verses at the end which attribute the Contention to "Philibertus heremita," see The Latin Poems..., p. 95, footnote, where a similar attribution is printed: the first stanza appears somewhat confused in FI 5096; the second stanza corresponds; the third is lacking in the printed text. ff. 66v-67. [Jacopone da Todi?] Versus de contemptu mundi. Incipit: Cur mundus militat sub vana gloria/ Cuius prosperitas est transitoria. Explicit: Superna cogita cor sit in ethere/ Felix qui poterit mundum contempnere. Amen. Rubric: Versus de contemptu mundi. Latin. Walther, Initia 3934. ff. 67-76. [Passages on Mass and Communion]. Latin. Several are attributed to Thomas Aquinas, to Bonaventure and to Anselm. ff. 76v-79v. [Prayers for the dying]. Latin. Domine ihesu christe fili dei vivi per agoniam et oracionem tuam santissimam...; Domine ihesu christe fili dei vivi qui pro nobis mori dignatus es in cruce...; Domine ihesu christe fili dei vivi qui per os prophete tui dixisti in caritate perpetua. ff. 79v-82v; ff. 83-86 blank. [Prayers for redemption from purgatory]. Latin. ff. 86v-109; ff. 109v-113v blank. [Votive masses]. Latin. On f. 113v, added in two later hands: beginning of a prayer against plague; a letter, ending defectively.

Sermons by Ephraem, Syrus, Paulinus Aquileiensis' Liber exhortationis and De vita christiana : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-92v. [Sermons by Ephraem, Syrus; translated by Ambrogio Traversari]: Prologue by translator: Prefatio auctoris incipit, Ambrosius monachus Cosmo suo viro clarissimo plurimam salutem dicit. Peregrinum nuper offendi e syria ut aiebant profectum ... illum amplectere illique potius aures atque animum applica. Iam enimtecum illum relinquo. Vale. Incipit of text, f. 2v: Incipit Sermo sancti Ephren de penitentia et hora novissima et iudicii die et retributione, Dilectissimi nihil sanctę caritati preferamus. Multa enim negligendo peccamus ... Explicit: adhuc enim tu veraciter vivis amboque fleverunt pariter et glorificaverunt deum. Et nos igitur pro his omnibus referamus gratiam parti et filio spiritui sancto nunc et semper in sęcula sęculorum. Amen. Explicit Sermo de laudibus Ioseph patriarche a beato Ephren Syro ędita feliciter. Amen. ff. 93-104v: [De vita christiana]: Prologue: Aurelii Augustini liber de vita christiana ad sororem suam incipit feliciter. Leti animo lege, Ut ego peccator et ultimus insipientior cęteris et imperitior universis te ut sanctitatis et iustitię viam pergas crebrioribus audeam litteris admonere ... Incipit: Christum unctum interpretari sapientum et fidelium nullus ignorat ... Explicit: memento nostri qui diligimus tantum ut quod tibi pręstare presentes non possumus conferamus absentes auxiliante illo qui semper vivit et regnat in secula seculorum. Amen. Beati Augustini liber explicit. ff. 105-128v: [Paulinus Aquileiensis, Liber exhortationis]: Rubric: Incipit liber exhortationis beati Augustini ad Iulianum Comitem carissimum sibi atque singularissimum. Incipit: Frater mi si cupias scire quamvis ego nesciam quam perfectissima atque plenissima sit iustitia. Iustitia est deum colere ex toto corde ... Explicit: et electis tuis ęternaliter regnare concedis quia tibi est cum ęterno patre et spiritu sancto una deitas par gloria eadem virtus imperium et potestas in secula seculorum. Amen. Liber beati Augustini ad Iulianum feliciter explicit. Amen.

mssHM 25775

Chronicle of England : [manuscript]

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ff. 1-2v: [Three notes on chronology, added in 15th cent.]: Notandum est quod secundum Cestrensem in libro polecronice libro 1o capitulo 4o octo fuerunt modi calculandi annos ... Novissime vero christiani Anno ab incarnatione domini supputarunt; Nota quod sex sunt etates seculi prima ab Adam usque ad noe ... a christo usque ad finem mundi; Et nota quod in presente volumine ... versus finem mundi. [ ff. 1v-2v blank] ff. 3-88: [Chronicle of England; dates entered in the margins; some fifteenth century side notes in the hand of the scribe; extensive notes by various hands of the seventeenth century in Latin and in English in the margins and on f. 88v]: Incipit: Britannia que et Anglia dicitur a Bruto nomen est sortita que ante ipsius adventum albion dicebatur. Est autem insula illa beatissima omnium insularum. Cuius insule Brutus post expulsos gigantes habitator ... Explicit: In cuius rei evidenciam quidam legatus apostolicus in socia tunc existens dictam camisiam postmodum domino pape ut dicitur deferebat. [ff. 87v-88v blank].

mssHM 48570

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