Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 232: Thomas Markaunt, Register of Books and related documents

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Summary
MS 232 contains documents relating to Thomas Markaunt and his donation of books to Corpus Christi College, including his will of 1439, the Master's acceptance of the bequest, a register of the books and a list of the keepers of Markaunt's bequest. It also contains lists of books given to the College in 1458 by M. Tyttleshale and other books in the College Library up to 1516. The opening 11 folios of the manuscript are vellum and date to c. 1440 but the rest of the manuscript is on paper and dates to the early years of the following century.
Contents
Will of Thomas Markaunt, 4 November 1439 -- Acceptance of the custody of Thomas Markaunt's books by John Tyteshale, Master of the College, 1 August 1440 -- Register of books left by Markaunt -- List of books, with their prices -- List of books (early sixteenth century) -- List of keepers of the bequests of Thomas Markaunt

Description

Alternative title T. Markaunt's Register of Books, etc.
Type of resource mixed material
Extent ff. 11 + 128
Date created [ca. 1400 - 1599]
Language Latin; English
Material Vellum, Vellum and paper, Paper
Layout 31 lines to a page
Height (mm) 225
Width (mm) 153
Collation 1(12) (wants 4: vellum) || 2(4?) 3(28) 4(24) 5(28) 6(20) 7(24).
Writing neatly written
Foliation ff. i-ii + 1-139 + iii

Bibliographic information

M.R. James Date xv and xvi
Downloadable James Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:vf897tt2053/MS_232.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record
Title
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:zj230vk6755/232.pdf
Contains
Title
Will of Thomas Markaunt, 4 November 1439. 1r-2v
Nasmith
Testamentum Thomae Markaunt de libris quos legavit Collegio Corporis Christi, datum 4 Nov. 1439. 1r-2v
James
Will of T. Markaunt, 4 Nov. 1439. 1r-2v
Title
Acceptance of the custody of Thomas Markaunt's books by John Tyteshale, Master of the College, 1 August 1440. 3r-4v
Nasmith
Confirmatio ordinationis ejus de custodia librorum per magistrum et socios, facta 1 Aug. 1444. 3r-4v
James
Acceptance of the trust by J. Tyteshale, Master of the College, 1 Aug. 1440, in the name of the College. 3r-4v
Note
ff. 3v-4v blank
Title
Register of books left by Markaunt. 5r-8v
Nasmith
Registrum magistri Thomae Markaunt de numerositate librorum suorum cum eorum contentis, quod contulit ad utilitatem sociorum Collegii Corporis Christi studentium. 5r-8v
James
Register of books left by Markaunt. 5r-8v
Note
Printed by J. O. Halliwell, C.A.S. 1848 and by M. R. James, Sources of Archbishop Parker's Collection, C.A.S. 1889, p. 76
On f. 8v a Note by Thomas Baker applying to the Liber privilegiorum, known as Hare's book, in the Registry: Hic liber continet Collectiones Tho. Markaunt Antiquarii peritissimi et inter nostros primi. Hunc librum per incuriam et custodum negligentiam longo spatio amissum, et in partibus longinquis existentem, fecit Mag. Robertus Hare ad Universitatem Cantebrigiensem restitui a.d. 1594. Hic Liber bis amissus erat et toties restitutus ac juxta Fullerum tertio amissus nulla aut spe levi restitutionis. Ego tamen rimando archiva nostra feliciter inveni, nec tam amissum puto quam turpiter neglectum aut nomine carentem minus observatum. Tho. Baker Coll. Jo. Soc.
Title
List of books, with their prices. 9r-11v
Nasmith
Alius catalogus eorundem librorum cum eorum pretiis. 9r-11v
James
List of books, with their prices. 9r-11v
Note
Printed as above: ending f. 10v. f. 11r-11v blank
Title
List of books (early sixteenth century). 12r-16v
Note
A list of books (xvi early) roughly written: most of them seem to be printed books. Occupies 3ff. followed by 2 blank leaves
Title
List of keepers of the bequests of Thomas Markaunt. 17r-124r
Nasmith
Registrum magistri Thomas Markaunt nuper consortis et confratris Collegii Corporis Christi et sanctae Mariae Cantabriggiae, cujus animae propitietur omnipotens, qui ab hujus mundi transiit miseria anno Domini 1439, et regis Henrici VI. post conquestum 18o, mensis Novembris die 19, littera dominicalis D. 17r-124r
Note
Continet nomina custodum, et sub cujus custodia fuit unusquisque liber ab anno 1440 ad annum 1516
Contains lists of books in the keeping of various persons
The first list is not dated: the names are M. Walter M. ffyscher M. Bur' M. Erlham M. ffylipot M. Merc'
The next list is dated 1441, in festo xi mill. uirginum
The lists continue to be annual with few omissions
(35v) At 1458 is a list of 12 books given by M. Tyttesale; the keepers of these are entered subsequently like those of Markaunt's bequest. (See below)
The lists end with that for 1516 and are followed by three lists of Fellows: tempore doctoris Nobis sed non omnes simul tempore mri Sowoode tempore doctoris parker Ab anno 1544
Most of the last quire (ff. 124v-139v blank)is blank
(35v) The following is the list of Tyttesale's books: Item de ... libris magri Tyttesale: (1) In primis .i. portiferium cuius sec. fo. inc. terentur in linguas prec. ii marc. (2) Item Waterton cuius 2m fo. odio ho faco prec. vi marc. (3) Item liber abstractus de summa predicancium cuius 2m fo. ita a principaliori prec. xxs. (4) Item liber in quo continentur tres libri viz. dieta salutis cum aliis cuius 2m fo. inc. Sunamitis prec. xxs. (5) Item pupilla oculi cuius 2m fo. inc. acetum prec. v nobil. (6) Item Januensis in opere quadragesimali cuius 2m fo. inc. Cum dicitur luctum prec. xxiiijs. (7) Item Magister sententiarum cuius 2m fo. inc. voluntate in anima prec. xiiis iiijd. (8) Item Tabula de decem libris ethicorum cuius 2m fo. inc. Justiciam conseruandam prec. xs. (9) Item holcote super sententias cuius 2m fo. inc. fecta hominis prec. xxs. (10) Item paruus liber in quo biblia continentur cuius 2m fo. inc. s. quatuor prec. vis viijd. (11) Item liber in papiro in quo continentur plura cuius 2m fo. inc. Cum sit necessarium grisororii The Isagoge of Porphyry prec. iis vjd. (12) Item liber de terris orientalibus et decimabilibus cuius 2m fo. inc. the ouertwert dale prec. ijs.
TJames vac.
Stanley Lib. ab Al. 35
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/ww743mz0725
Location MS 232
Repository UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

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