Notebook of William Mede of Sheen; England, 15th century, second half

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Title

Notebook of William Mede of Sheen; England, 15th century, second half

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 117

Place of origin

English, Surrey, Sheen, Carthusian monastery

Date

15th century, second half

Language

Latin

1. (fol. 1) Ps.-Augustine De creatione primi hominis

Followed by 'Nota de horis nocturnis pariter & diurnis' (fol. 2) and a note 'De statura & decore corporis Christi' (fol. 4).

2. (fol. 4) Sextus Pythagoreus Sententiae

at fol. 9 is a descent of the kings of Israel and Judah.

3. (fol. 11) Reginald Pecock Abbrenuntiatio and Conclusiones

4. (fol. 14v) Henry Beaufort Letters to a monk of Sheen

Incipit: Domine mi reuerendissime ... Cogitans recogitansque

At fol. 20 is 'Modus laudandi Deum post missam celebratam & alijs temporibus'

5. (fol. 21v) Historical notes and extracts

6. (fol. 84) Notes on Jewish history

Form

codex

Support

paper

Physical extent

i + 132 leaves

Binding

Stamped leather on boards, English contemporary work.

Acquisition

Presented by Nicholas Limbye, or Lymbe, B.D. of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1602.

Provenance

Compiled and written by W. Mede, monk of Sheen.

Sheen Charterhouse (?)

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