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Mirroure of myserie / newly compiled and sett forthe by Miles Huggarde : [manuscript]

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Description: ff. 1-5v prefatory; ff. 6-24v; ff. 25-26v blank. [Miles Hogarde] [Mirroure of myserie]. Incipit: Beinge in studie of the worldes estate/ weyinge the workes of euery wyghte. Explicit: And by lernynge with fauore the same to correcte/ For my will is goode, thoughe my witte I suspecte. Finis. Mirroure of Myserie by Miles Hogarde. English. Prefatory material: [Frontispiece:] A Mirroure of myserie, newly complied and sett forthe by Myles Huggarde seruaunte to ye quenes moste excellente maiestie, Anno Domini M.D.lvii. [f. lv, blank; f. 2, Dedication:] To the most excellente and vertuouse ladie, and oure moste gratiouse souereigne, Mary. . .[f. 3v, signed:] Youre highnes Pore humble servaunte Myles Huggard. [f. 4, Prologue:] Wheare welth dothe want & woo encrease/ Man may that wante bewale. . .
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1557]
Call number: mssHM 121
Creator: Huggarde, Miles(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The text is intended as a New Year's gift to Queen Mary (f. 2v, "As a token that the new yeare doth begyn/ I presente to your grace..."); HM 121 could possibly be the presentation copy; no other copy, printed or manuscript, is known to exist. De Ricci, referring to the initials R. T. on the frontispiece, has suggested that HM 121 might be a transcript of an edition printed by Richard Tottell; however, there seems to be no evidence to support this. The manuscript is dated 1557, possibly Old Style; in that case, it may not be the book listed among the "New Year's Gifts presented to Queen Mary in 1556" [which is certainly Old Style, as the subtitle refers to 3 and 4 Philip and Mary] in Illustrations of the Manners and Expences of Antient Times in England . . . (printed by and for John Nichols, London 1797) p. 13: "By Myles Huggard, a book written. With the Quene her Maiestie"; her return gift, op. cit., p. 24: "To Myles Huggard, oone guilte salte, Raynes per oz., 5 oz. di." In the dedication, Hogarde admits to a yearly tradition, "To presente youre grace, then thus baselie/ With suche a rude booke every yeare. . ." On f. 26, an inscription, s. XVI: "Thi mother naturall and loueynge to her little power [?] Elyzabethe Rychers wissethe to the my dowghter Ceselia all helthe and perfitt felisite." Belonged to Major Thomas Pearson (1740?-81); his sale, 14 April 1788, lot 2162 to Lord Charlemont. The Charlemont sale was to have taken place 10 July 1865 (this manuscript as lot 1073), but a large portion of the collection burned in the fire at Sotheby's on 28 June; some of the surviving books were sold on 11 August 1865, including this one, as lot 221 to Toovey. Belonged to the Rev. Thomas Corser (1793-1876); his sale, Sotheby's, 6 August 1869, pt. III, lot 542 to Ellis. Sold in 1869 by Hazlitt to Henry Huth (1815-78); see The Huth Library 2:745; Alfred H. Huth (1850-1910) sale, Sotheby's, 2 June 1913, pt. III, lot 3894 to Quaritch.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 135 x 170 mm
Associated people: Mary (1516-1558,); Philip (1527-1598,); Pearson, Thomas, (1740-1781,); Corser, Thomas, (1793-1876,); Huth, Henry, (1815-1878,); Huth, Alfred Henry, (1850-1910,)
Associated organization: Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
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Offices for the week, compiled by Andrea Matteo Acquaviva : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-425 (+ 145 bis); ff. 425v-426v, blank. [Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, compiler]. [Offices for the week]. Latin. ff. 1-3v, Indulgence of Leo X granted in 1518 for saying these offices; f. 4r-v, blank; ff. 5-11v, Computistic notes and calendar; ff. 12-13, Computistic material; f. 13v, blank; ff. 14-15, Rubrics for a changed office during certain liturgical seasons; ff. 15v-16v, blank; ff. 18-221v, Offices for Sundays through the liturgical year beginning with Advent; f. 222r-v, blank; ff. 223-244, Office of the Dead; f. 244v-245, blank; ff. 245v-272v, Officium de angelis et dicitur feria tercia; ff. 273-274, blank; ff. 274v-303, Officium pro peccatis et dicitur feria quarta; ff. 303v-304, blank; ff. 304v-332, Officium sancti spiritus et feria quinta dicitur; f. 332v, blank; ff. 333-361: Offitium de passione domini et dicitur feria sexta; ff. 361v-362, blank; ff. 362v-392, Officium de septem festivitatibus beate virginis quod dicitur in die sabbati. Dicitur etiam quando infra annum contingunt festivitates ipsius beate virginis et per totam octavam ipsarum festivitatum; ff. 393-395v: Dedication and indulgence as in art. 1, here in the same hand as the main body of the text; f. 395v, Prayer; ff. 396-405v, antiphons and prayers for the temporale from Ash Wednesday to the Rogation Saturday after the feast of Andrew; ff. 406-421v, antiphons and prayers for the sanctorale from Circumcision to Silvester; ff. 421v-424, antiphons and prayers for the common of saints, from one apostle to a widow; ff. 424v-425, Salve Regina.

mssHM 1046

Book of Hours, use of Rome : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-238 v [Book of Hours]: ff. 2-13v: Calendar in red and black; ff. 14-102 [f. 14, blank]: Office of the Virgin, use of Rome; ff. 102v-104v, ruled, but blank; ff. 105-166v: [f. 105, blank], Office of the Dead, use of Rome; ff. 148v-166v: liturgical variations for All Souls and for a funeral; f. 167, ruled, but blank; f. 167v: Short Hours of the Cross (remainder misbound and is on ff. 232-236v); ff. 168-198 [f. 168, blank]: Long Hours of the Passion; f. 198v, ruled, but blank; ff. 199-229: [f. 199, blank], Penitential psalms and litany; ff. 229v-231v: ruled, but blank; ff. 232-236v: Short Hours of the Cross, misbound; [ff. 237-238v, ruled but blank].

mssHM 1132

Devotions : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-245v: [Devotions]: f. 1r-v, [misbound]: Suffrages of Augustine and Catherine of Siena; ff. 2-15v: Penitential psalms beginning defectively and litany beginning defectively; ff. 16-19: Prayers; f. 19v, blank; ff. 20-49: Office of the Dead, Dominican use; f. 49v, blank; ff. 50-58: Prayers; ff. 58v-59, blank; ff. 60-67: Prayers; ff. 67v-68v, blank; ff. 69-71, [added by a contemporary hand]: Devotional poem, Ave mitis Imperatrix/ Ave vite Restauratrix; ff. 71v-76, [added in a later hand]: Prayers; ff. 76v-78v, blank; ff. 79-87v: Seven prayers attributed to Thomas Aquinas; f. 88r-v, blank; ff. 89-97v: Long hours of Mary Magdalene; ff. 97v-106v: Prayers in hierarchical order (Angels, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins, All Saints); ff. 107-117: Long hours of Eternal Wisdom; ff. 117-122: Prayers; ff. 122v-123v, blank; ff. 124-125: Suffrages, including one of Odilia; f. 125v, blank; ff. 126-136v: Long hours"de beato Dominico confessore patre nostro," followed by prayers to Dominic and Catherine of Siena; ff. 136v-144: Prayers and gospel readings for various canonical hours; ff. 145-150: Short hours of Catherine of Alexandria, followed by prayers to Catherine of Alexandria and to Vincent Ferrer; ff. 150-153: Prayers; f. 153v, blank; ff. 154-166v: Long hours against sin, followed by prayers to Louis confessor (of Toulouse?), Apollonia, the Holy Spirit; ff. 166v-172v: Prayers for the dead, preceded by indulgences of Pius II and John IV; litany for the dead; f. 173r-v, blank; ff. 174-185: Fifteen Oes of St. Bridget; ff. 185v-191v: Metrical hours of the Passion; ff. 192-194v: Suffrages of Peter martyr, Ursula and Jerome; f. 195r-v, blank; ff. 196-207: Prayers to say before communion; f. 207v, blank; ff. 208-216: Prayers to say after communion; ff. 216v-217v, blank; ff. 218-226v: Devotional poem, Ave salve gaude vale o maria non vernale, sed hiis rosis spiritale; f. 227r-v, blank; ff. 228-238v: Devotions on the life of Mary and of Jesus for the rosary, followed by prayers to the Virgin; ff. 239-241: Devotions for the canonical hours on the sorrows of the Virgin; f. 241v, blank; ff. 242-243v: Prayers to Thomas Aquinas and to Barbara; ff. 243v-244v, [added in a contemporary hand]: prayer to Jesus; f. 245r-v, blank.

mssHM 49124

Book of Hours, use of Rome : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-180; [Book of Hours]: ff. 1-12v: Calendar in red and black; ff. 13-21v: [f. 13, blank], Short hours of the Cross; ff. 22-29: [f. 22, blank], Short hours of the Holy Spirit; f. 29v, ruled, but blank; ff. 30-37v: [f. 30, blank], Mass of the Virgin; ff. 38-44: Pericopes of the Gospels; f. 44v, ruled, but blank; ff. 45-106v: [f. 45, blank], Incipiunt hore beate marie virginis secundum usum romanum; ff. 107-126v: [f. 107, blank], Penitential psalms and litany; ff. 127-162: [f. 127, blank], Office of the Dead, with 3 lessons; ff. 162-180: Obsecro te and O intemerata, and suffrages of Michael, Peter and Paul, John the Baptist, Sebastian, Nicholas, Anthony abbot, Mary Magdalene, Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara, Agnes, Genevieve. [f. 180v, blank].

mssHM 1136

Book of Hours, use of Rome : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-205v [Book of Hours]: ff. 1-12v: Calendar in French; f. 13r-v, ruled as for a calendar, but blank; ff. 14-22: [f. 14, blank], Short hours of the Cross; f. 22v, ruled, but blank; ff. 23-29v: [f. 23, blank], Short hours of the Holy Spirit; f. 30r-v, ruled, but blank; ff. 31-102: [f. 31, blank], Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome; f. 102v, ruled, but blank; ff. 103-121: [f. 103, blank], Penitential psalms and litany; f. 121v, ruled, but blank; ff. 122-166: Office of the Dead, use of Rome; f. 166v, ruled, but blank; ff. 167-190: Obsecro te, O Intemerata and other prayers; ff. 190v-200: Suffrages of the Trinity, Peter and Paul, Sebastian, Anthony abbot, Adrianus, Piatus, Mary Magdalene, Julianus, Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara, Holy Spirit, Roch; ff. 200-204v: Prayers especially for the Eucharist. f. 205r-v, blank.

mssHM 1149

Psalter and prayers : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-291v: [Psalter and Prayers]: ff. 1-4v: Flyleaves with owners' notes; ff. 5-16v: Calendar with major feasts in red; ff. 17-33v: [f. 17, blank], Penitential psalms, gradual psalms, and litany; ff. 34-55v: Office of the Dead; ff. 56-69v: [f. 56, blank], Commendation of souls; ff. 70-77: Psalms of the Passion; f. 77v, blank; ff. 78-94: Prayers to Jesus, a suffrage of Christopher, prayer at Communion, a suffrage of Barbara, prayers to the crucified Christ, a prayer at the consecration; ff. 94v-95v, blank; ff. 96-102v: Suffrages of John the Baptist, Thomas of Canterbury, Erasmus, John the Evangelist, the Holy Face, and other prayers; ff. 103-112: [f. 103, blank], Prayers to the Virgin, including the Obsecro te; f. 112v, blank; ff. 113-269: [f. 113, blank], Psalter (ff. 270-271v, containing Pss. 5:8 though 7:17, are misbound and should follow f. 116); ff. 269r-v, 272-284v: Ferial canticles; Te deum laudamus...; Quicumque vult...salvus esse non poterit. Anno domini 1478. ff. 285-291v, blank

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Mirroure of myserie / newly compiled and sett forthe by Miles Huggarde : [manuscript]

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