Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 427: Peter of Ickham OSB, Richard of Cirencester OSB, Martin of Troppau OP etc

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Summary: CCCC MS 427 is a collection of chronicles in a series of fifteenth-century hands. Its contents include the Chronica pontificum et imperatorum of Martin of Troppau OP (d. 1278), Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum of Peter of Ickham OSB (d. 1295) with a continuation to 1427, an abridgement of the Historia destructionis Troiae, written in 1287 by Guido de Columnis (not to be confused with his namesake Guido delle Colonne - d. c. 1280), an abstract of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica and another chronicle which may be based on the Speculum historiale of Richard of Cirencester OSB (d. 1401). This material typifies Parker's interest in manuscripts of English and wider history which he employed to ensure the sound historical foundations of his ideas for the future of the reformed church in England.
Contents: Tables of certain chronicles and on the burial places of the saints -- Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum -- Chronicle (possibly based on Richard of Cirencester OSB,, Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae) -- Chronica pontificum -- Chronica imperatorum -- Historia destructionis Troiae -- Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (extracts)

Description

Alternative title	P. de Ickham, Ric. Cicestrensis. Martinus Polonus, etc.
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 31 + 114
Date created	[ca. 1400 - 1499]
Language	Latin
Material	Vellum and paper
Layout	two volumes
Height (mm)	201
Width (mm)	141
Collation	1(8) (+1*) 2(8) 3(8) 4(6) \| 5(10) 6(8)-11(8) 12(14) (outer and middle sheets vellum, rest paper) 13(10) (wants 10: same construction) 14(10) 15(12) 16(12) (wants 12). 14-16 constructed as 12.
Writing	in rather current hands
Foliation	ff. i-iii + pp. 1-86 + 86a + 87a + 87-214 + 214a + 215a + 215-218 (219-220 missing) + 221-288 + ff. iv-v

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xv
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:px339kf8240/MS_427.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:xg380dj8149/427.pdf
Contains	Title Tables of certain chronicles and on the burial places of the saints. 2-4 Nasmith Tabulae quaedam chronologicae et de locis sanctorum. 2-4 Note On pp. 2, 3 in a small current hand a list of dates Incipit (2) Anno ab orbe condito usque ad urbem rome conditam IIII ml ccc xlvij Note ending with 1415 Explicit (3) Eodem anno fuit bellum de ajincorth Note On p. 4 in the same hand Rubric (4) Sanctorum Loci Incipit (4) In primis sacrum corpus uirginis marie in valle josaphat fuit sepultum Sancti Johannis euuangeliste corpus in epheso fuit tumulatum sed postea ubi deuenerint eorum corpora satis nobis tradit ecclesia. Aput sebasten .i. samaria Julianus apostata S. Johannis baptiste igne cremauit ossa, etc. Notices Rome, Canterbury, Marseilles, les Stes Maries, St Maximin, etc. Explicit (4) Katerina iacet in monte syna manu leuata angelica Incipit (4) Reges Christiani. Imperator romanorum. Rex Almannie, etc. Explicit (4) Rex boemie, Rex armenie, Rex cipre Incipit (4) Cantabrigia a Cantabro regis hispanie filio et gwenebrigia eius sponsa Explicit (4) philosophos conuocans ab athenis uniuersitatem cantabrigie fundauit Title Peter of Ickham OSB, Compilatio de gestis Britonum et Anglorum. 5-62 Nasmith Epitome chronicorum Angliae ad annum 1429 [per Petrum de Yckham]. 5-62 Author Peter of Ickham OSB Note In a better hand, 31 lines to a page Headed Rubric (5) Cronica grece latine temporum series cronos grece tempus latine dicitur Note Begins with verses (5) Albion est terra constans in finibus orbis...Petrus putamie (pictauie) dat cistrensis monachusque.( )t quia non solum audiendis sacre scripture verbis aurem Ends p. 62 with the Parliament at Westminster Explicit (62) per milites parliamenti et comitatus regni Anglie duas integras xvd., etc. Note See nos. 194, 339. Hardy III 271 (62) Note from Bale on Richardus Cicestrius follows Title Chronicle (possibly based on Richard of Cirencester OSB,, Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae). 63-112 Nasmith Abbreviatio Ricardi Cicestrii monachi Westmonast. vel Anglo-saxonum chronicon. Desinit in anno 1265. 63-112 Author Richard of Cirencester OSB, Note In the hand of pp. 2-4 Title (xvi early?) Rubric (63) Abbreuiatio ricardi cicestrii monachi Westmon. (erasure) speculum historiale (63) De prodicione Vortigerni et quomodo se fecit regem Incipit (63) Defunctis Constantino patre constantis aurelii ambrosii et uter pendragon et sancto gwotellmo per prodicionem Vortegerni consulis Note pp. 71-74 have lists of kings Explicit (112) anno sequenti mortuus est iste henricus Edwardo existente in terra sancta (1272) Note Hardy III 161 says If this has any connexion with Richard of Cirencester, it is probably only a slight abridgment. Title Martin of Troppau OP, Chronica pontificum. 113-140 Nasmith Martini Poloni chronicon de pontificibus Romanis, ad annum 1278 cum additamentis ad annum 1316. 113-140 Author Martin of Troppau OP Note (113) Chronicon Martini Rubric (113) Pontifices Incipit (113) Post passionem domini anno sequenti beatus petrus apostolus filius iohannis Note Ends p. 138 after John XXI (hic multum fouit clericos) Rubric (138) Explicit cronica fratris martini ordinis predicatorum Note Text continues with Nicholaus IIII and ends p. 139 with John XXII Explicit (139) in illis partibus saracenis pro defencione fidei christianitatis instituit Note (140) blank Title Martin of Troppau OP, Chronica imperatorum. 141-176 Nasmith Ejusdem chronicon de imperatoribus Romanis. 141-176 Author Martin of Troppau OP Rubric (141) Imperatores Note (beginning imperfectly: see below) Incipit (141) Nero imperator imperauit annis xiii mens. vij Note The text is disordered. It runs to Otto III Then at p. 161 Incipit (161) Non arbitror infructuosum seriem temporum huic operi inserere Note From Adam to A. U. C. 426, death of Alexander the Great Explicit (168) Hic breuitatis causa multa bella romanorum pertranseo Rubric (169) Imperatores romani Incipit (169) Anno ab urbe condita dco lixo Julio cesare et marco consulibus Note After p. 170 the text of 141-160 should follow (171) On Churches and Indulgences of Rome Incipit (171) Notandum quod in urbe romana sunt cccc et lxvij ecclesie parochiales gratia et sanctitate Explicit (176) In hospitali sanctus spiritus vij anni et tot xle et vija pars Title Guido de Columnis, Historia destructionis Troiae. 177-222 Nasmith De excidio urbis Trojanae. 177-222 Author Guido de Columnis Rubric (177) Excidium urbis troiane Note (Guido de Colonna abridged) Incipit (177) Licet cotidie vetera rec[ed]entibus obruant Explicit (216) thelagonio in suo recessu muneribus et diuiciis ampliando Rubric (216) Explicit obsidio troie. Finis belli troiani Note pp. 217-222 blank Title Bede the Venerable, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (extracts). 223-281 Nasmith Abstractum de historia Anglorum secundum Bedam. 223-281 Author Bede the Venerable Note An abstract of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Rubric (223) Capitulum primum de historia anglorum secundum bedam abstractum Explicit (281) cui successit aldulphus Rubric (281) Explicit quoddam abstractum super bedam de gestis anglorum per G. R. Note (282) List of chapters
TJames	66
Stanley	G. 8
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/fy199wj8563
Location	MS 427
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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