Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 050: Wace, Roman de Brut. Roman de Guy de Warewic

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Summary: CCCC MS 50 contains a number of works in French and Anglo-Norman copied in the late thirteenth century. Among the most significant texts within it are the Roman de Brut of Wace (after 1100-after 1174), the Roman de Guy de Warewic, The Four Daughters of God, Amis et Amiloun and the short prose chronicle Le livere des reis de Britannie. It also contains the unique text of the fabliau, Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk. The manuscript was at one time in the Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury as indicated by two library inscriptions. It has been identified as item number 1516 in the Catalogue of the abbey's library drawn up in the late fifteenth century.
Contents: Genealogy of the kings of Britain -- Roman de Brut -- Le livere des reis de Britannie -- Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk -- Amis et Amiloun -- The Four Daughters of God -- Roman de Guy de Warewic

Description

Alternative title	Brut of Wace. Gui de Warwyk etc.
Type of resource	mixed material
Extent	ff. 181 + 8
Date created	[ca. 1250 - 1299]
Language	Latin; French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)
Material	Vellum
Layout	double columns of 42 lines
Height (mm)	335
Width (mm)	230
Collation	a(4), 1(12)-7(12), 8(6), 9(12)-15(12), 16(8) (wants 8), b(4) .
Writing	well written, in pale ink
Foliation	ff. i-vi + 1-181 + vii-xii
Provenance	From St Augustine's, Canterbury: on f. 1r: de librario S. Aug. cum. A. It is no. 1516 in the old catalogue. On f. 6r: Liber de librario S. Aug. Cantuarie Dist. Gra.
Additions	Fly-leaves (8) from a xiiith cent. Law MS. in double columns, closely written: the text contains many formulae. The names Willelmus Prestone and Bachon are scribbled on them.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date	xiii (second half)
Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:dk442jd7791/MS_50.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jp697wc9109/50.pdf
Contains	Title Genealogy of the kings of Britain. 1r-6r Rubric (1r) Hec sunt nomina Regum britannie ab aduentu Bruti primo in insula albyon usque ad primum aduentum Saxonum in britannia Incipit (1r) Primus fuit brutus qui viginti quatuor annis Explicit (3r) infra terram combustus est Rubric (3r) Hec sunt nomina Regum britonum post primum aduentum anglorum in anglia Incipit (3r) Primus erat aurelius Note (3v) (Cadwaladrus) Explicit (3v) in domino obdormiuit Rubric (3v) Expliciunt nomina regum Incipit (3v) Numerus omnium Explicit (3v) Hic est, centum Rubric (3v) De quatuor viis principalibus britannie Incipit (3v) Tante autem gracie Rubric (3v) De quatuor mirabilibus britannie Incipit (3v) Quatuor autem Explicit (3v) per campos diffundi Rubric (3v) De quinque plagis britannie Incipit (3v) Quinque plagas ab exordio Explicit (3v) deuicerunt et optinuerunt Rubric (3v) De gygante quem arturus sua uirtute et audacia interfecit Incipit (4r) Nunciatur quendam gigantem Rubric (4v) De Saxonibus et de regina Sexburgie a Germania ueniente (4v) De prudencia anglorum (5r) De constitucione anglorum et de diuisione terrarum et prouinciarum secundum disposicionem et libitum Sexburge regine (5r) De coronacione anglorum Note List of kings from Hengist to Henry III (CVIII) (6r) Paragraph Rubric (6r) de stirpe Bruti Note Date of conquest Title Wace, Roman de Brut. 6v-90r James The Brut of Wace. 6v-90r Author Wace Incipit (6v) Li (sic) uult oir e uult sauerde rei en rei de eir en eir Explicit (90r) Mil. e cent. e cinkaunte anzFist mestre Wace cest Romanz Rubric (90r) Explicit liber bruti regis britannie maioris Note Ed. Leroux de Lincy. Rouen 1836-8 Title Le livere des reis de Britannie. 90r-90v Note (90r) In a small hand nearly contemporary A short account of the kings from Egbert to Henry III Incipit (90r) (L)i reis de Estengle aueit Crantebreggesire. Northfolke etc. Explicit (90v) (a)pres Iohan fu rei Henri son fiz Title Romanz di un chivaler et sa dame e un clerk. 91r-94v Rubric (91r) Romanz de vn chiualer e de sa dame e de vn clerk Incipit (91r) Un chiualer iadis estoitKe femme e enfaunz auoitDe sun cors esteit tres pruzA tuz estait corteis e druz Explicit (94v) E kant moruht la bone dameA deu rendi sus sa alme Note Printed from this MS. by P. Meyer, Romania, I, 68 Title Amis et Amiloun. 94v-102r Rubric (94v) Ci comence le storieKe deuum auer en memorieDe syres amis e amilunKe furent si tro bon cumpaynu(n)E unke ne amerunt treysun Incipit (94v) Ki ueut oir chancoun damurDe loange de grant doucur Explicit (102r) Ici finist de amilonE de sire amis sun compaignon Note This is the same version as that in the Royal MS. 12 c. xii (Ward, Catalogue of Romances I, 674), ed. Kölbing in Altenglische Bibliothek, 1884 Title The Four Daughters of God. 102r-102v Rubric (102r) Ci comence lestorie de quatre sorursEn tout le mund ne furunt meliurs Incipit (102r) Entendez a moi li ueuz et enfanzParoles oiret ke mult sunt uaillanz Note (102r) De quatre sorurs uus uoil direKe sunt filles nostre sireSi uus dirrai la concordanceDe la primere destaunceKe fu entre deu e hommePur ceo ke adam mort la pomeNul homme si bel serui ne eustDeu. ke li ni estutAl a fin en enfern descendreE la demorer e attendreUnkes ne furent uisitezDeske merci e uerite Col. 2 (102r) Sentre acontrerent a un iourE Justice e sa sorurMult doucement se entrebracerentE de un contek se entrepeiserent Ends (102v) Beau piere fet misericordeSi peis ne face ceste concordeOd laide ke ieo li fazOu trouerom mes solaz Beau piere fet dunc ueriteNe peut nient estre aquiteLe prison en ceste guiseKe ieo ne fusse ariere miseJeo uois tut dis od teste leueeE ieo serroie trop greuee Explicit (102v) Trop matee trop desconfiteSi par uus esteie desdite Rubric (102v) Explicit (102v) Ci finit lestorie de quatre sorursKe furent uailanz e de bone murs Note Evidently unfinished in spite of the colophon Not printed: other copies in University Library Kk. 4. 20, Harley 1801, Arundel 292. See Romania, XV, 353 (P. Meyer) Title Roman de Guy de Warewic. 102v-181r James Gui de Warwyk. 102v-181r Rubric (102v) E comence lestorie de gyunKe de Warwyk porta le nun Incipit (103r) Puis cel tens ke deus fu neze establi crestienetez Note Ends Explicit (181r) E cil qi en la sainte triniteUn deu est par sa piteNus doint en terre si seruirKe a li en glorie puissums venir. Amen Note 181v blank See Ward, Catalogue, I, 471. Histoire Littéraire, XXII, 841
TJames	58
Stanley	F. 3
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/sp968bx9690
Location	MS 050
Repository	UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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