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HOMILIARY PART II; c. 1200

Merton College MS. 15

Merton College, University of Oxford

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Title

HOMILIARY PART II; c. 1200

Shelfmark

Merton College MS. 15

Place of origin

England

Date

c. 1200

Language

Latin

Contents

1. (fols. 2v–69v) Homilies on the Sunday Gospels, Pent. 1–24
1.1. (fols. 2v–6v) Rubric: Homo quidam erat diues qui induebatur purpura ...; Omelia lectionis eiusdem beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica Sancti Laurentii martiris.
1.2. (fols. 6v–7) Rubric: Item sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.3. (fols. 7–10) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis similitudinem hanc Homo quidam fecit cenam magnam ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica sanctorum apostolorum Philippi et Iacobi
1.4. (fols. 10v–11) Rubric: Item sermo sancti Augustini de eadem lectione
1.5. (fols. 11–16 ) Rubric: Accesserunt ad Iesum publicani et peccatores ut audirent illum ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica sanctorum Iohannis et Pauli
1.6. (fols. 16–17) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Estote misericordes sicut et pater uester ...; Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.7. (fols. 17–18) Rubric: Item sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.8. (fols. 18–19) Rubric: Sermo beati Iohannis episcopi de Dauid ubi Goliath immanem hostem deuicit
1.9. (fols. 19–20) Rubric: Cum turbe irruerent ad Iesum ...; Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
1.10. (fols. 20–1) Rubric: Item sermo ex commentario Sancti Ambrosii episcopi de eadem lectione
1.11. (fols. 21–2) Rubric: Factum est autem cum turbe irruerent ad Iesum ...; Turbe id est omnes gentes irruerunt ad credulitatem filii Dei ut dicitur Venient ab oriente et occidente et reliqua
1.12. (fols. 22–3) Rubric: Sermo beati Iohannis de Absalon ubi Dauid patrem persequitur et quomodo de prelio fugiens arboris ramo suspenditur
1.13. (fols. 23–4) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Amen dico uobis nisi abundauerit iusticia uestra ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem excerpta de diuersis tractoribus
1.14. (fols. 24–5) Rubric: Item sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.15. (fols. 25–6v) Rubric: Item omelia Claudii presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.16. (fols. 26v–7) Rubric: Cum turba multa esset cum Iesu nec haberent quod manducarent ...; Omelia sancti Eusebii episcopi de eadem lectione
1.17. (fols. 27–8v) Rubric: Item unde supra sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
1.18. (fols. 28v–31) Rubric: Item sermo ex commentario sancti Ambrosii episcopi de eadem lectione
1.19. (fols. 31–2v) Incipit: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Attendite a falsis prophetis qui ueniunt ...; Quod paulo superius spaciosam et latam uiam nominauit
The items missing with quires 5–6 can be identified from the table of contents, as follows: 20. Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Attendite a falsis prophetis. Ex commentario Ieronimi Attendite a falsis prophetis. 21. Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Homo quidam erat diues. Omelia Ieronimi Quis sit uillicus iniquitatis. JEROME, Epist. 121, 6. 22. Ex commentario Bede. In uillico hoc quem Dominus eiciebat. BEDE, In Luc. 16: 1—. 23. Omelia Augustini Quod ammonemur ammonere. AUGUSTINE, Serm. 113. 24. Cum appropinquaret Iesus Ierusalem. Omelia Gregorii pape Lectionem breuem sancti euangelii. GREGORY, Hom. in Evang. II, 39. 25. Ex commentario Ambrosii Deus templum suum non mercatoris. AMBROSE, In Luc. 9. 18. 26. Dixit Iesus ad quosdam qui in se confidebant. Ex commentario Bede Quia parabolam Dominus. BEDE, In Luc. V, 18 (64). 27. Omelia de diuersis Phariseus in templo. ISIDORE, Sent. 3. 28. Exiens Iesus de finibus Tyri. Omelia Bede Tyrus urbs fenicum condita. Beg. as ISIDORE, Etym. XV. 1. 27. 29. Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Beati oculi. Ex commentario Bede Non oculi scribarum et phariseorum. BEDE, In Luc. 10: 23—
1.30. (fols. 33–4) Rubric: Ex commentario Ambrosii
1.31. (fols. 34–5) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Nemo potest duobus dominis seruire ...; Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.32. (fols. 35–6) Rubric: Item sermo ex commentario beati Ambrosii episcopi
1.33. (fols. 36–7) Rubric: Ibat Iesus in ciuitatem que uocatur Naim ...; Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
1.34. (fol. 37rv) Rubric: Sermo ex commentario beati Ambrosii episcopi
1.35. (fols. 37v–8v) Rubric: Cum intraret Iesus in domum cuiusdam principis phariseorum ...; Sermo ex commentario Bede presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.36. (fols. 38v–40) Rubric: Respondens unus de turba dixit ad Iesum ...; Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.37. (fol. 40rv) Rubric: Sermo beati Leonis pape de eodem ieiunio
1.38. (fols. 40v–1 ) Rubric: Item sermo beati Leonis pape
1.39. (fols. 41–3v) Rubric: Rogauit Iesum quidam phariseus ut manducaret cum illo ...; Sermo ex commentario sancti Ambrosii episcopi de eadem
1.40. (fols. 43v–4v) Rubric: Sabbato sermo beati Leonis pape
1.41. (fols. 44v–6) Rubric: Dicebat Iesus turbis similitudinem hanc Arborem fici habebat ...; Omelia beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica S. Laurentii martyris
1.42. (fol. 46rv) Rubric: De ieiunio septimi mensis. Sermo beati Leonis pape
1.43. (fols. 46v–7v) Rubric: Item sermo beati Leonis pape de eodem ieiunio
1.44. (fols. 47v–8) Rubric: Item sermo beati Leonis pape de eodem ieiunio
1.45. (fols. 48–50v) Rubric: Conuenerunt pharisei in unum ...; Omelia sancti Iohannis episcopi de eadem lectione
1.46. (fols. 50v–1v) Rubric: Item de eodem dicta sancti Ieronimi presbiteri
1.47. (fols. 51v–2v) Rubric: Ascendens Iesus in nauiculam ...; Omelia beati Iohannis episcopi de eadem lectione
1.48. (fols. 52v–3) Rubric: Item de eodem dicta sancti Ieronimi presbiteri
1.49. (fols. 53–8) Rubric: Dicebat Iesus turbis parabolam hanc Simile est regnum celorum homini regi qui fecit nuptias ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica sancti Clementis die natalis eiusdem
1.50. (fols. 58–9) Rubric: Erat quidam regulus ...; Omelia beati Gregorii pape habita ad populum in basilica sanctorum Nerei et Achilei
1.51. (fols. 59–60v) Rubric: Item sermo ex commentario sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.52. (fols. 60v–2v) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis parabolam hanc Simile est regnum celorum homini regi qui uoluit rationem ponere ...; Omelia sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.53. (fols. 62v–3) Rubric: Sermo ex commentario sancti Ieronomi presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.54. (fol. 63rv) Rubric: Sermo sancti Gregorii pape de eodem
1.55. (fols. 63v–4v) Rubric: Abeuntes pharisei ...; Sermo e commentario sancti Ieronimi presbiteri
1.56. (fols. 64v–6) Rubric: Cum subleuasset oculos ...; Omelia sancti Augustini episcopi de eadem lectione
1.57. (fols. 66–7) Rubric: Item sermo ex commentario sancti Ieronimi presbiteri de eadem lectione
1.58. (fols. 67–8) Rubric: Sermo beati Maximi episcopi
1.59. (fols. 68–70v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de lapsu mundi et de auaricia
2. (fols. 70v–126v) Homilies on the Sunday Epistles, Pent. 1–24
2.1. (fols. 70v–2v) Rubric: Dominica prima post octauas Pentecosten. Sermo ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
2.2. (fols. 72v–4) Rubric: De euangelio Sermo Petri Rauennatis
2.3. (fols. 74–5) Rubric: Item sermo eiusdem de eodem ii
2.4. (fols. 75–6v) Rubric: Eiusdem de eodem iii
2.5. (fols. 76v–7v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Iohannis apostoli ex commentario uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
2.6. (fols. 77v–8) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Petri apostoli
2.7. (fol. 78rv) Rubric: Sermo primus Petri Rauennatis de euangelio
2.8. (fols. 78v–80) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.9. (fols. 80–1v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Romanos
2.10. (fols. 81v–2v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Petri apostoli
2.11. (fols. 82v–4v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Romanos
2.12. (fols. 84v–5) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Romanos
2.13. (fols. 85–6) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Romanos
2.14. (fols. 86–7) Rubric: De euangelio. Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi.
2.15. (fols. 87–9) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Chorinthios
2.16. (fols. 89–90) Rubric: Sermo Petri Rauennatis de euangelio
2.17. (fols. 90–1) Rubric: Eiusdem de eodem
2.18. (fols. 91–2v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios
2.19. (fols. 92v–3) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios
2.20. (fols. 93–4v) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios
2.21. (fols.94v–6v ) Rubric: Expositio epistole ad Galathas
2.22. (fols. 96v–7v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de euuangelio
2.23. (fols. 97v–9) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Galathas
2.24. (fols. 99–101) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Galathas
2.25. (fols. 101–2) Rubric: De euangelio. Sermo Petri Rauennatis
2.26. (fols. 102rv) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Ephesios
2.27. (fols. 102v–3v) Rubric: De euangelio Sermo Petri Rauennatis.
2.28. (fols. 103v–4) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Ephesios
2.29. (fol. 104rv) Rubric: De ieiunio septimi mensis. Sententia ex Amalario de iiii. temporibus
2.30. (fols. 104v–5) Rubric: Item cuius supra sententia ex Amalario
2.31. (fol. 105rv) Rubric: Sermo Petri Rauennatis in feria quarta ieiunii septimi mensis
2.32. (fols. 105v–6) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.33. (fols. 106–7) Rubric: Feria vi. de euangelio. Sermo Petri Rauennatis.
2.34. (fols. 107–8) Rubric: Eiusdem de eodem
2.35. (fols. 108–9) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.36. (fols. 109–10) Rubric: Item de euangelio sermo Petri Rauennatis
2.37. (fols. 110–11) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.38. (fols. 111–12) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eodem
2.39. (fols. 112–13) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Corinthios
2.40. (fols. 113–14) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Ephesios
2.41. (fols. 114–15) Rubric: Sermo Petri Rauennatis de euangelio eiusdem diei
2.42. (fols. 115rv) Rubric: Item de eodem
2.43. (fols. 115v–16v) Rubric: Expositio epistole Pauli apostoli ad Effesios
2.44. (fols. 116v–18) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Ephesios
2.45. (fols. 118rv) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Philippenses
2.46. (fols. 118v–19) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Philipenses
2.47. (fols. 119–20) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi
2.48. (fols. 120–3) Rubric: Omelia de diuersis tractatoribus
2.49. (fol. 123) Rubric: Expositio epistole beati Pauli apostoli ad Thesalonicenses
2.50. (fols. 123–4) Rubric: Loquente Iesu ad turbas ...; Omelia Petri Rauennatis de eadem lectione
2.51. (fols. 124–5) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.52. (fols. 125rv) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
2.53. (fols. 125v–6v) Rubric: Item eiusdem de eodem
3. (fols. 127–41) Homiliae de dedicatione
3.1. (fol. 127) Rubric: In dedicatione ecclesie sermo beati Augustini episcopi
3.2. (fols. 127–8) Incipit: Recte festa ecclesie colunt qui se ecclesie filios esse cognoscunt
3.3. (fols. 128–31v) Rubric: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis Non est arbor bona que facit fructus malos ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem uenerabilis Bede presbiteri.
3.4. (fols. 131v–3) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de dedicatione ecclesie
3.5. (fols. 133–5) Incipit: Ingressus Iesus perambulabat Iericho ...; Sanctum hoc euangelium propterea in basilicarum dedicationibus recitatur
3.6. (fols. 135–8) Rubric: Facta sunt encenia in Ierosolimis ...; Omelia lectione eiusdem uenerabilis Bede presbiteri
3.7. (fols. 138–41) Rubric: In anniuersario dedicationis ecclesie sermo beati Maximi episcopi.
4. (fols. 141–76v) Homiliae in diuersis
4.1. (fols. 141–2) Rubric: Sermo beati Augustini episcopi de eo quod scriptum est in Psalmo xxxiii Quis est homo qui uult uitam...
4.2. (fols. 142–3) Rubric: Item sermo eiusdem de eodem
4.3. (fols. 143–4) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de caritate
4.4. (fols. 144–5) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eodem et de Esto consenciens aduersario tuo
4.5. (fols. 145–6) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eodem
4.6. (fols. 146–7) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eodem
4.7. (fols. 147–9) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eodem
4.8. (fol. 149rv) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini de fide et spe
4.9. (fols. 149v–51) Rubric: Item sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de spe
4.10. (fol. 151rv) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de fide Trinitatis
4.11. (fol. 152rv) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de fide
4.12. (fols. 152v–6) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de fide rerum inuisibilium
4.13. (fols. 156–7v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de humilitate
4.14. (fols. 157v–60) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de periurio
4.15. (fols. 160–1) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi contra illos qui uadunt ad spectacula et eos qui secure peccant ad aliorum imitationem
4.16. (fols. 161–2) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de eo quod scriptum est Beatus uir qui inuentus est sine macula
4.17. (fols. 162–3v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de lectione ubi ait apostoli Redimentes tempus quoniam dies mali sunt
4.18. (fols. 163v–8) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de gratia Dei contra pelagianos in natale sanctorum martirum manescilitanorum aput Carthaginem
4.19. (fols. 168–9) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de nouissimo uite die
4.20. (fols. 169–70v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi quomodo timendus est Deus et quomodo homo et immortalitate et morte anime
4.21. (fols. 170v–2v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de igne purgatorio
4.22. (fols. 172v–3) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi
4.23. (fols. 173rv) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de gloria eterna et de fide Trinitatis
4.24. (fols. 173v–4v) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de obedientia et humilitate
4.25. (fols. 174v–5v) Rubric: Ammonicio sancti Augustini episcopi qua ostenditur quam bonum sit lectionem diuinam legere et quam malum sit ab illa desinere
4.26. (fols. 175v–6) Rubric: Sermo sancti Augustini episcopi de misericordia
4.27. (fol. 176rv) Rubric: Augustinus de fine sine fine

Form

codex

Support

Parchment

Physical extent

182 leaves (iv + 178)The edges heavily retrimmed and spattered with red.

Hands

A single large English early gothic bookhand, of the style found in glossed books. Flex punctuation.

Decoration

On fol. 2v the text opens with a handsome initial I running the full length of the page, in ‘Channel style’ with curling tendrils in pink, blue and green on gold, all on a blue and buff ground edged with green; a mask at the top, and a roundel in the middle occupied by four running hares. Other large initials in one of red, green, blue or buff, plain or flourished in one or both of red and blue. Red running heads and paraphs.

Binding

s. xix, doubtless replacing one of s. xvii, full calf, sewn on five bands; fols. i-iii, 177–8 are blank paper binding leaves. Rust marks near the foot of fol. 176v may be from the large iron chain-staple. fol. iv is of thick, stiff parchment.

Provenance

The punctuation suggests origin in an English Cistercian house.

On fol. ivv‘Liber domus scolarium de Merton’ in Oxon’ ex legato Magistri Walteri Rammesbury inceptoris theologie, precentoris in ecclesia cathedrali Herefordensi, ac quondam dicte domus consocii, cuius anime propicietur Deus. Oretis igitur pro eodem et omnium fidelium animabus a purgatorio liberandis &c.’ For Walter Rammesbury, d. 1394, see MS 4.

Also ‘N 2. 3. Art’ and a table of contents, s. xvii. Another table of much the same date is on a square of paper pasted on; the College bookplate. ‘3’ is inked on the foredge. At the head of fol. 1 is the James no. ‘240’ (wrongly), s. xvii in. Inside the front board is another bookplate, with ‘N. 2. 3.’, canc. and replaced with ‘B. 2. 3 (XV)’ in red.

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  • Ambrosiaster

  • Amalarius, Archbishop of Lyon, approximately 775-approximately 850

  • Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856

  • Gregory, I, Pope, approximately 540-604

  • Peter, Chrysologus, Saint, Bishop of Ravenna, approximately 400-450

  • Eusebius, Gallicanus, 5th cent.

  • John Chrysostom, pseudo

  • Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397

  • Leo, I, Pope, -461

  • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735

  • Epiphanius, latinus

  • Maximus, of Turin, Saint, active 4th century-5th century

  • Maximus, of Turin, Saint, pseudo

  • Ramsbury, Walter, M.A., D.Th., d. by 1406

  • Origen, of Alexandria, 185-254

  • Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420

  • Leo, I, Pope, –461, pseudo

  • John Chrysostom, Saint, -407

  • Haimo, of Auxerre, -approximately 855

  • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

  • Smaragdus, Abbot of St. Mihiel, active 809-819

  • Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, pseudo

  • Caesarius, of Arles, Saint, 470?-542

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