Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 441: Miscellaneous Theological, Penitential, Moral and Didactic Tracts

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Summary
CCCC MS 441, made in the middle years of the thirteenth century, is one of the best examples in the Parker collection of a miscellany of short texts, thirty-four in all, which were often assembled for the needs of an individual patron. In this case the texts are penitential, moral, didactic and theological tracts, with some material also relating to sermons. The book belonged to Richard de Weynchepe, a monk, who became prior of the Benedictine priory of Dover in 1268, but the volume seems to have reverted to the library of Dover's mother house, Christ Church, Canterbury; it is listed in the early fourteenth-century catalogue of Christ Church library by Henry of Eastry.
Contents
Ars dilatandi sermones -- De agno paschali -- De pascha -- De proprietatibus festivitatum -- Liber poenitentialis -- Treatise on Confession -- De quatuor elementis -- Tract on Vices and Virtues (extracts from Gregory the Great and Augustine) -- Tractatus de corpore Domini -- Tract on the Seven Sacraments -- Testamenta XII patriarcharum -- Contra curiales et officiales clericos siue De eruditione praelatorum -- De morum institutione -- Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis -- Formula uitae honestae -- Instructio nouiciorum secundum ecclesiae Cantuariensis -- De passione et resurrectione Domini -- Sermo de sabbato pasche -- Euangelium Nicodemi -- De ortu beatae Maria et infantia saluatoris -- Miracle of the Virgin MaryHistoria sancte Marie de Sardenay -- De canone missae -- Questiones de sacramento altaris -- De dominica oratione -- Tract on the Apostles' Creed -- Summa confessorum (extract) -- Tract on Antichrist -- Quindecim signa judicii -- Parabolae -- Exempla miscellany -- Verses on seasons, temperament, bloodletting, mortal sins -- Conflictus inter ducem et philosophum de natura hominis humana -- Miraculous remedy for wounds (Tres boni fratres)

Description

Alternative title Miscellanea
Type of resource mixed material
Extent ff. 2 + 96 + 175 + 1
Date created [ca. 1200 - 1299]
Language Latin
Material Vellum
Layout double columns of 34 lines
Height (mm) 199
Width (mm) 133
Collation a2, 1(12)-8(12) | 9(16) 10(12)-14(12) 15(14) (10 canc.) 16(12)-20(12) 21(14) 22(12) 23(12), 1 flyleaf.
Writing in a very neat clear narrow upright hand
Foliation ff. a-b + i + pp. (1-10 missing) 11-580 + c-d
Provenance The book is from Christ Church, Canterbury and occurs in Eastry's catalogue, no. 1420, Ancient Libraries, p. 120. R. de Weynchepe became Prior of Dover in 1268.
Additions On f. iv a note from Papias the glossator., On f. iiv, in a very pretty hand, a list of contents headed: Hic est liber Ricardi de Weynchepe in quo continentur., At top of the first leaf of text is TW in red chalk., Parker's pagination begins on f. ii which he numbers p. 11. The pagination of the text thus begins with p. 13, but nothing seems to be lost. I use Parker's numbering.

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date xiii
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:zn669zj3921/MS_441.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:wv270sd8321/441.pdf
Contains
Title
Richard of Thetford, Ars dilatandi sermones. 13-30
Nasmith
Tractatus fratris Ricardi de Thetford de modo predicandi. 13-30
Author
Richard of Thetford
Rubric
(13) Incipit tractatus fratris Ricardi de thetlford (or thedford) de modo predicandi
Incipit
(13) Quoniam emulatores estis spirituum ad edificat(i)onem ecclesie querite ut habundetis
Explicit
(30) non tamen negamus quin possint singule plage singulis preceptis appari (!) sed de facili
Rubric
(30) Explicit
Note
Another copy in Bodl. 848. Ascribed by Tanner to Th. Lemman. He cites a MS. at Lincoln Cathedral
Title
Hrabanus Maurus, De agno paschali. 30-33
Nasmith
Rabanus de agno paschali. 30-33
Author
Hrabanus Maurus
Incipit
(30) Tollat unusquisque agnum, etc. Quia nullus excipitur qui non debeat mistici pasche
Explicit
(33) apostolis et ceteris collata est fidelibus
Title
Hrabanus Maurus, De pascha. 33-35
Nasmith
Item de pascha. 33-35
Author
Hrabanus Maurus
Incipit
(33) Preceptum est populo iudaico ut celebrarent pascha xiiii luna
Explicit
(34) unde illud Caritas operit multitudinem peccatorum
Rubric
(34) De pascha
Incipit
(34) Tempus paschale tempus dicitur regressionis
Explicit
(35) anagogice non allegorice in predictis S. in pascha et cetera
Title
De proprietatibus festivitatum. 35-36
Nasmith
De proprietatibus festivitatum. 35-36
Incipit
(35) Festiue dies sunt sollempnes. sollempnis dicitur a solon quod commune
Note
Ends on the chronology of Christ's life
Explicit
(36) Et ita tricessimo tertio anno secundum quosdam passus est dominus. Secundum alios xxx. iiiito et hoc uerius ab incarnatione sua
Note
Distich
(36) Infans. post puer. adolescens. post iuuenis. uirDicitur inde senex. postea decrepitus
Title
Robert of Flamborough OSA, Liber poenitentialis. 37-134
Nasmith
Liber penitentialis Mag. R. de Flamesburch Kan. S. Victoris Par. et p.' [penitentiarii]. 37-134
Author
Robert of Flamborough OSA
Rubric
(37) Incipit prologus in librum penitentialem M. R., etc.
Incipit
(37) Res grandis immo permaxima cuilibet nedum meis impar uiribus
Explicit
(38) tum introducatur respondens
Note
(38) Capitula
Text
Incipit
(38) Penitens. Suscipe me domine miserum peccatorem
Note
(41) Liber II
(56) Liber III
(85) Liber IV
No other beginnings of books are marked
Ends
Explicit
(134) et sic ut puto securus eris
Title
Treatise on Confession. 134-147
Nasmith
Compilatio brevis qualiter confessio saltem semel in anno sit facienda: si quid inveneris de infra notatis in quibus te credas deliquisse illa confitearis, alia sub dissimulatione pertranseas. 134-147
Incipit
(134) Confiteor deo et beate marie, etc.
Note
Arranged under the heads of the seven sins
Explicit
(147) in remissionem omnium peccatorum
Title
De quatuor elementis. 148-148
Nasmith
De quatuor elementis, quatuor anni partibus, et quatuor humoribus. 148-148
Note
Note of the four elements, seasons, humours and complexions
Title
Tract on Vices and Virtues (extracts from Gregory the Great and Augustine). 149-187
Nasmith
Tractatus de vitiis et virtutibus ex Gregorio et Augustino. 149-187
Author
Gregory the Great
Augustine
Rubric
(149) De vitiis et uirtutibus
Incipit
(149) Gregorius in moralibus. Radix cuncti mali superbia est
Explicit
(187) regia potestate contra omnes incursus constantes
Rubric
(187) Explicit tractatus de uiciis et uirtutibus
Title
Tractatus de corpore Domini. 187-200
Nasmith
Tractatus de corpore Domini ex diversis autoribus. 187-200
Rubric
(187) De corpore domini
Incipit
(187) Dominus in euangelio. Caro ait mea uere est cibus
Note
Yvo, Pascasius, Lanfranc, etc. quoted
Explicit
(200) an per os emittatur infra
Rubric
(200) Explicit
Title
Tract on the Seven Sacraments. 200-204
Nasmith
Tractatus de septem sacramentis et eorum effectibus. 200-204
Rubric
(200) De septem sacramentis et eorum effectibus
Incipit
(200) Primo queritur de hoc nomine eukaristia unde dicatur. Respond. ab eu quod est bonum et cares quod est gracia
Explicit
(203) unde dd. Data est mihi omnis potestas
Note
(204) blank
Title
Robert Grosseteste, Testamenta XII patriarcharum. 205-253
Nasmith
Testamentum patriarcharum secundum Mag. Robertum Grosseteste episc. Lincoln. de Graeco in Latinum translatum. 205-253
Author
Robert Grosseteste
Rubric
(205) Testamentum patriarcharum
Incipit
(205) Transcriptum testamenti ruben
Explicit
(253) usque ad diem exitus eorum ex terra egypti
Rubric
(253) Explicit
Note
Most of a column blank
Title
Nigel Witeker OSB, Contra curiales et officiales clericos siue De eruditione praelatorum. 253-310
Nasmith
Epistola Nigelli [Wireker] monachi ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. ad Willelmum [de Longo-campo] Elyens. episcopum de eruditione prelatorum. 253-310
Author
Nigel Witeker OSB
Rubric
(253) Epistole nigelli monachi, etc.
Incipit
(254) Reuerendo patri et domino Willelmo dei gratia elyensi episcopo ... fr. nigellus ueste monacus
Explicit
(310) fiunt post flagella ex negligentia securi
Note
Wright, Satirical Poets of the xiith cent. I 153
Title
pseudo-Seneca, De morum institutione. 310-315
Nasmith
Libellus Senecae de institutione morum. 310-315
Author
pseudo-Seneca
Rubric
(310) Incipit libellus senece de institutione morum
Note
(Hase III 462)
Incipit
(311) Omne peccatum actio est
Explicit
(315) nunc ingemiscit socios tue beatitudinis
Title
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist, Meditationes piissimae de cognitione humanae conditionis. 315-352
Nasmith
Tractatus beati Bernardi abbatis Claraevellensis de interiori homine quomodo inveniat deum. 315-352
Author
pseudo-Bernard of Clairvaux OCist
Incipit
(315) Multi multa sciunt
Note
(P. L. CLXXXIV 485)
Explicit
(352) misericors deus miserere miseri huius
Title
Martin of Braga, Formula uitae honestae. 352-359
Nasmith
Libellus Martini episcopi [Bracarensis] ad Mironem regem [Suevorum] de quatuor virtutibus principalibus. 352-359
Author
Martin of Braga
Rubric
(352) Incipit prologus Martini episcopi in libellum de quatuor uirtutibus ad mirone(m) regem
Note
(P. L. LXXII 22)
Incipit
(352) Gloriosissimo ac tranquillissimo et insigni chatholice fidei
Explicit
(352) ualeant adimpleri
Rubric
(352) Incipit liber de iiiior principalibus uirtutibus
Incipit
(352) Quatuor uirtutum species
Explicit
(359) decus religionis defensio crimi
Title
Instructio nouiciorum secundum ecclesiae Cantuariensis. 359-391
Nasmith
Instructio novitiorum juxta consuetudinem ecclesiae Cantuariensis. 359-391
Rubric
(359) Instructio nouitiorum secundum consuetudinem ecclesie Cantuariensis
Incipit
(360) Cum longeui usus et antique consuetudinis non uilis sit autoritas illis sine nature offensa derogare facile posse non uidetur
Explicit
(391) et sic desinit esse nouitius et est monachus
Title
Gregory of Tours, De passione et resurrectione Domini. 392-392
Nasmith
De passione et resurrectione Domini ex Gregorio Tyronensi de gestibus Francorum. 392-392
Author
Gregory of Tours
Rubric
(392) Gregorius turonensis in gestis francorum de passione et resurrectione domini refert hec
Incipit
(392) Apprehensus autem et ioseph
Explicit
(392) quod non ad eum primitus aduenisset
Note
For 17-19 cf. MS 288 (also a Christ Church book)
Title
pseudo-Augustine, Sermo de sabbato pasche. 392-393
Nasmith
De resurrectione ex sermonibus Augustini de sabbato paschae. 392-393
Author
pseudo-Augustine
Rubric
(392) Augustinus, etc.
Incipit
(392) Attonite mentes obstupuere tortorum
Explicit
(393) per lignum euertimus
Note
For 17-19 cf. MS 288 (also a Christ Church book)
Title
Euangelium Nicodemi. 393-415
Nasmith
Gesta Salvatoris, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, quae invenit Theodosius magnus imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio Pontii Pilati in codicibus publicis. 393-415
Rubric
(393) In nomine sancte trinitatis incipiunt gesta saluatoris, etc.
Incipit
(393) Factum est in anno uicesimo tercio imperii tyberii Cesaris publici imperatoris romanorum et herodis regis galilee
Explicit
(415) omnia que gesta sunt de ihesu in pretorium meum
Note
(Letter of Pilate to Tiberius)
For 17-19 cf. MS 288 (also a Christ Church book)
Title
pseudo-Jerome, De ortu beatae Maria et infantia saluatoris. 415-439
Nasmith
Libellus de infantia Salvatoris. 415-439
Author
pseudo-Jerome
Note
In hoc opere continentur epistolae supposititiae Chromatii et Eliodori ad Hieronimum de nativitate virginis et infantia Salvatoris et responsum Hieronimi
Rubric
(415) Libellus de infantia saluatoris domini Ihesu
Note
(Tischendorf, Evv. Apocr. 51)
a.
Incipit
(415) Ex ioachim cleopha saloma iiies anna marias, etc.
Note
b.
Incipit
(416) Anna et emeria sorores fuerunt
Explicit
(416) ex hac nati sunt iacobus maior et iohannes euangelista
Note
c.
Incipit
(416) Anna tribus ioachim cleophe salomeque marias
Rubric
(416) Incipit capitulum cromatii et eliodorii episcoporum Ieronimo presbitero
Incipit
(416) Dilecto presbitero
Rubric
(416) Capitulum Ieronimi cromatio et eliodoro
Incipit
(416) Dominis sanctis
Explicit
(417) obedientiam peruenire
Rubric
(417) Qualiter Ioachim et anna eiecti sunt de templo
Incipit
(417) In diebus illis erat uir in israel
Explicit
(439) claritas dei resplendebat super eum in secula seculorum. Amen
Note
Cf. MS 288
Title
Miracle of the Virgin Mary (Historia sancte Marie de Sardenay). 439-442
Nasmith
Historia sanctae Mariae de Sardanay. 439-442
Rubric
(439) Incipit historia sancte marie de sardanay
Incipit
(439) Tempore quo greci terram inhabitabant fuit apud damascum
Explicit
(442) cotidie operatur omnipotens deus cui honor et gloria et potestas et imperium per infininita secula. Amen
Note
BHL. 5409. Often printed, e.g. Molinier and Kohler, Itin. Hieros. II I, 260
Title
Richard the Premonstratensian, De canone missae. 442-455
Nasmith
Tractatus a Ricardo Premonstrensi editus de canone missae et de differentiis in crucibus faciendis et pluribus aliis faciendis necessariis, quae sit causa missae, quae differentia, quae virtus, quis finis, quae ratio, quae utilitas. 442-455
Author
Richard the Premonstratensian
Incipit
(442) In uirtute sancte crucis et sacramento altaris magna est conuenientia
Note
(P. L. CLXXVII 455)
Explicit
(455) in tercio uero differentia
Rubric
(455) Explicit tractatus de canone misse de differentiis in crucibus faciendis
Note
Attributed to Ioh. Cornubiensis in no. 459
Title
Questiones de sacramento altaris. 455-460
Nasmith
Item questiones de sacramento altaris scilicet de corpore Christi. 455-460
Rubric
(455) Questio de sacramento altaris scilicet de corpore Christi
Incipit
(455) Notandum quod quedam sacramenta noui testamenti instituta sunt ab ecclesia
Explicit
(460) dignior est corpore ipsius
Title
De dominica oratione. 460-462
Nasmith
Dominica oratio glossata. 460-462
Rubric
(460) De dominica oratione
Incipit
(460) Pater noster. Septem suut peticiones que in dominica oratione ponuntur
Explicit
(462) Iuxta illud Beati pacifici q. f. d. uoc.
Title
Tract on the Apostles' Creed. 462-468
Nasmith
Symbolum apostolorum glossatum. 462-468
Rubric
(462) Simbolum apostolorum glosatum
Incipit
(462) Apostoli accepto spiritu sancto profecturi in orbem terrarum teste Augustino
Explicit
(468) Amen in fine positum significat indubitabile et uerum quod predictum est
Title
Thomas of Chobham, Summa confessorum (extract). 468-472
Nasmith
De decalogo et decem ejus preceptis. 468-472
Author
Thomas of Chobham
Note
Praecepta hic recitantur more Romano, secundo priori adjuncto et decimo in duo diviso: glossa vero in primum praeceptum ita se habet, Similitudinem notavit Moyses ydola quae habebant aliquam similitudinem cum rebus naturalibus vel ymaginem solis vel lunae vel aequoris vel Jovis; sculptile vocavit illud quod voluerunt ydololatrae assimulare vero Deo et simplici et conformare, et talis confectio nichil erat in mundo quia nulla conformatio divinitatis potest esse creaturae ad creatorem.
Rubric
(468) Quid sit decalogus et eius precepta
Incipit
(468) Dicitur autem decalogus a decem et logos quod est sermo
Explicit
(472) non concupisces rem proximi tui
Title
Tract on Antichrist. 473-477
Nasmith
De Anti-christo secundum antiquos. 473-477
Rubric
(473) De antichristo secundum antiquos
Note
(P. L. XL 1131)
Incipit
(473) De antichristo scire uolentes primo noscant quare sic uocatus sit
Explicit
(477) ante secula iudicandum prefixit
Rubric
(477) Explicit
Title
Quindecim signa judicii. 477-478
Nasmith
Quindecim signa [ultimi judicii]. 477-478
Rubric
(477) Incipiunt quindecim signa
Note
(P. L. XCIV 555)
Incipit
(477) Beatus Ieronimus inuenit xv signa in annalibus hebreorum futura
Explicit
(477) post hec erit iudicium
Rubric
(477) Explicit
Note
(478) blank
Title
Odo of Cheriton OCist, Parabolae. 479-520
Nasmith
Parabolae Mag. Odonis [de Ceritona] in laudem ipsius qui est A et Ω. 479-520
Author
Odo of Cheriton OCist
Rubric
(479) Incipit prologus in parabolas magistri O. ad laudem ipsius qui est alpha et ω
Incipit
(479) Aperiam in parabolis os meum
Note
Hervieux, Fabulistes Latins IV 173, prints the text of this MS.
Explicit
(479) in cibariis delicatis glorientur
Incipit
(479) Ruth interpretatur deficiens
(480) Iuerunt ligna ut ungerent super se regem
Explicit
(520) indeficientem refectionem inueniamus prestante domino nostro Ihesu Cristo
Rubric
(520) Expliciunt parabole magistri O. ad laudem ipsius qui est alpha et ω
Title
Exempla miscellany. 520-528
Nasmith
Parabolae sancti Bernardi. 520-528
Note
Thirty-four miscellaneous stories: the first is
Rubric
(520) De sancto Bernardo
Incipit
(521) Sanctus Bernardus omnes fratres suos quos plures habuit monachos fecit preter minorem
Note
The next are
Rubric
(521) de casio
(521) de simea
(521) de milite et de equo
(521) de quodam homine transeunte per cymiterium
(522) de ba(l)dewino archiepiscopo
(523) De rege regnante per unum annum
(524) de magistro Roberto (de Chartres)
(524) de quodam Robineto
(526) de Gillebochat
Note
The last
Rubric
(527) de quodam rustico et philomena
Note
ends
Explicit
(528) et adorant que fecerunt digiti eorum dicentes. Isti sunt qui plasmauerunt nos
Note
See MS 288. 7. Compare Brit. Mus. Cat. of Romances III. Most of the stories are to be found among the Exempla of Jacques de Vitry
Title
Verses on seasons, temperament, bloodletting, mortal sins. 529-530
Nasmith
Quaedam de tempestatibus et humoribus. 529-530
Note
pp. 529, 530 in a different hand
(529) Verses on seasons, temperaments, etc.
Incipit
(529) Ver estas dextras auctumpnus hyemsque sinistras
Note
Notes on bleeding
Rubric
(529) De mortuis
Note
(529) His signis moriens certis dinoscitur horisFronte rubet, etc.
(529) Corpus hominis ex quatuor constat humoribus
Charm
Incipit
(530) Coniuro te ordeum per patrem, etc.
Note
Verses
(530) A nona noctis donec sit tercia lucisEst dominans sanguis, etc.Gaudet epar spodio, etc.
(530) Hoc est documentum magistri Ric. de Wiȝ (Wych) bone memorie Cicestr. ep. Benedictio segetis ad dandum porcis infirmis. In primis legatur totum officium natalis domini, etc.
(530) Verses
de conceptu humano (4)
(530) de viitem mortalibus peccatis (2)
Title
Conflictus inter ducem et philosophum de natura hominis humana. 531-578
Nasmith
Conflictus inter ducem et philosophum de natura hominis humana et proprietatibus ejus. 531-578
Note
The former hand
Rubric
(531) Hic incipit conflictus, etc.
Incipit
(531) Cum gramatica tres gradus comparationis nouit unde phisica quartum accepit. Philosophus
Note
Last section (beatitudines animarum) ends p. 578
Explicit
(578) Absque dolore quies et sine nocte dies
Note
? Will. de Conches
Title
Miraculous remedy for wounds (Tres boni fratres). 578-578
Nasmith
Fabulosa historia de tribus fratribus. 578-578
Note
In the hand of p. 529
Charm
Incipit
(578) In nomine patri, etc. Tres boni fratres unam viam ambulauerunt
Note
Verses
Rubric
(578) Non excommunicentur a canone
TJames 122
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