Reginald, canon of Shede, Dogma laicorum; sermon book of Philip, vicar of Wycombe; Grosseteste, Constitutions; Physiologus

Title

Reginald, canon of Shede, Dogma laicorum; sermon book of Philip, vicar of Wycombe; Grosseteste, Constitutions; Physiologus

Shelfmark

St John's College MS 136

Associated place

Oxford

Havering (? Essex)

Northampton

Place of origin

England

Date

s. xiii med.

s. xiii4/4

s. xiii in.

s. xiii variously

s. xiii1

Language

Latin

French

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Comprising four originally separate MSS, all on vellum (MSS 1 and 4 HSOS/ HFFH, MSS 2 and 3 FSOS/FHHF).

Physical extent

Fols. iii + 123+ iii. after fol. 109, 200 mm x 135–45 mm.

Binding

A modern replacement. Sewn on five thongs. At the front, a marbled paper leaf and two modern paper flyleaves; at the rear, two modern paper flyleaves and another marbled leaf (iv–vi).

Acquisition

‘Liber Collegij Sanctj Johannis Baptistae Oxon ex dono Richardi ButlerDoctoris Theologiae Archidiaconi Northampt’ ( fol. 1, lower margin).

Provenance

A vast amount of material relating to ownership of manuscript 2 in the mid- or later s. xiii: material copied in a single hand, s. xiii med., in the lower margins of manuscript 2, including copies of letters. The most explicitly dated entry occurs on fol. 81v: ‘Anno domini M oCoCosexagesimo primo Memorandum quod eodem anno recepit vicarius de Wycumb de blado de santerdune De ordeo et dras mixto xxj. quart. v. sol.’ (and similar notes on payments for church duties on fol. 81). This association is strengthened by three letters from ‘Philippus perpetuus vicarius ecclesie de Wycumbe ’ to various addressees: to ‘Dilectis sibi in cristo fratribus suis ’ (fols. 96v–7); to ‘Magistro R de stratune seculari’ (fols. 100v–1v); and to ‘Magistro Iohanni de Cuntune’ ( fol. 107v, the conclusion on fol. 108cut away); lacking Philip’s name but inferentially his as well, are letters addressed to ‘ nerabili et discreto Domino W Magistro de Godestowe ’ (fols. 83v–4); and to ‘Magister karissime Cornien’ (fol. 102) . The only letter here definitely not by Philip is from one of his addressees: ‘El’e Cuntesse de Warewykfrere Water de Godestowe maunde salut’ (fol. 104 v). In addition, a number of accounts and documentary entries record (? Philip’s) dealings in Northamptonand Havering (? Essex) , e.g. ‘Memorandum quod persona de hauering debet michi primo pro ligatura librorum suorum de hau Item pro oleo ad comburendum in cancello suo misso apud Oxonias coram priore sancti Andree Norhamtonie pro detur qui stetit ibi per tres dies xij. d Item ad portandum apud Norhamt’ Item ad oblata facienda diacono de hauering xij. d’ (fol. 88v).

‘Wll’s de Walton’ (fol. 111v, upper margin; s. xiv).

Records of payments from a series of individuals, including Simon koc, Ioh’ danner , Cristian Ranlot, Randulfus Pellipp , Rob’ godesspayn (fol. 1rb, lower margin, s. xv/xvi).

‘Liber Richardi Butler rectoris de Aston in Le wallis ex dono Magistri Albani senioris 2 Decembris 1607’ (fol. 1, upper margin). The references to St Andrew, Northampton (OClun)cited under 1 above are suggestive, since the College’s two books from the house ( MSS 20, 39) were Butler’s donations.

S. xvii list of contents (fol. 1, outer margin).