Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 357: Diodorus Siculus, Bibliothecae historicae libri VI, transl. by John Skelton. Thomas Wimbledon, Redde racionem villicacionis

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Summary: CCCC MS 357 contains two distinct volumes. The first is a unique late fifteenth- or early sixteenth-century copy of the translation into English by John Skelton (c. 1460-1529) of the Latin translation by Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) of the first five books of the Bibliotheca historica by Diodorus Siculus (fl. 60-30 B.C.). The second is a late fourteenth-century text of the sermon of Thomas Wimbledon (d. after 1388), Redde racionem villacionis tue, preached at St Paul's Cross in 1387 or 1388. The name 'Robert Pen' inscribed in the manuscript probably refers to a Gentleman of the Royal Chapel under Henry VII and Henry VIII.
Contents: Bibliothecae historicae libri VI, transl. by John Skelton -- Redde racionem villicacionis

Description

Alternative title	Diodorus Siculus translated by Skelton. Sermon
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 2 + 261 + 1 + 13, 250 ff. written
Date created	[ca. 1300 - 1525]
Language	English; Latin; English, Middle (1100-1500)
Material	Paper and vellum, Vellum
Layout	two volumes
Height (mm)	272
Width (mm)	191
Writing	in a rather rough clear hand
Foliation	ff. aa (front board) + a + i-iii + 1-282 + b
Provenance	At bottom of f. 1r: Iste liber constat Robar peid (or pew).
Additions	Flyleaves from a Concordance of cent. xiii, in triple columns.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xv-xvi early and xiv
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:xs073dd5326/MS_357.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mr161vk1553/357.pdf
Contains	Title Diodorus Siculus, Bibliothecae historicae libri VI, transl. by John Skelton. 1r-270r James Diodorus Siculus translated by Skelton. 1r-270r Author Diodorus Siculus Rubric (1r) Interpretatio skeltoni poetae Laureati Incipit (1r) Most reverent holy fader ther ne hath be wryter of maters in tyme of seasons passid Explicit (2v) lete diodorus hymself haue the langage Rubric (2v) Thus endeth the prohemye of Poggius (3r) Diodori siculi historiarum Priscarum a Poggio ref. Note Capitula The Prohemy of Diodorus thauctour Incipit (3r) Men ar hyghly bounde of a congruence Note There is a dislocation of the text on f. 243v sqq.: a modern note on aa says: From the middle after 3rd line on L. hand page (243v) the translation passes to the R. hand page. The remainder of the L. page comes in after the mark # five pages further on Ends imperfectly in liber v, f. 249v (on Hercules) Explicit (256v) The peple shold bee rewlyd and gouernyd to the prosperous wele in comyn Note A Latin note on 250r: Hec charta de industria vacua relicta est ut occasio daretur Juueni in liberis exercitato aggrediendi translationem etc. ff. 251r-261v blank. Vellum flyleaf and one blank paper leaf follow An edition for the E. E. T. S. is in contemplation Title Thomas Wimbledon, Redde racionem villicacionis. 270v-282v James Sermon. 270v-282v Author Thomas Wimbledon Rubric (270r) Redde racionem villicacionis tue Luce sexto decimo Incipit (270r) My dere ferendis ȝe shullen vnderstonde þt crist Ihesus auctour and doctour of trwþe Note Part II begins f. 7v ending Explicit (282v) þt þey haue in syȝt of god. cui sit honor et gloria in secula seculorum amen Note Usually attributed to W. Wimbledon
TJames	318
Stanley	vac.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/dd998pq6752
Location	MS 357
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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