Explanation of words used in the Psalter — 15th century; English
MS. Douce 103
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Explanation of words used in the Psalter — 15th century; English
Rearrangement of words of Latin Hymns to make translation easy for beginners — 15th century; English
Grammatical treatise — 15th century; English
Treatise on Latin prosody, Treatise on aequiuoca — 15th century; English
John Mirk — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 103
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Manuscript in five parts
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 103
Summary
Made up of five MSS, with:
(fol. 1) 'Dicciones Psalterij', imperfect at beginning: an explanation of words used in the Psalter: beg. 'Scriba id est magister, & est differentia.' At fol. 9v follow short notes, for a beginner in Latin, on the Psalms and Canticles
(fols. 37, 58v) Rearrangements of the words of Latin Hymns, so as to make the translation easy for beginners: some similar notes are on fols. 34-6. On fols. 77b - 78v 117v - 118v, are two lists of Feasts 'tenenda in episcopatu Her[e]fordensi.'
(fol. 53). A short English grammar: beg. 'How many partyse of speche ben ther ? viii.'
(fol. 79) Rules of prosody about the quantity of vowels before consonants, in Latin: imperfect at beginning: beg. 'Ytalus, Amalech, etc. Excipiuntur nomina tertie declinationis.'
(fol. 85) At end, 'Explicit Equiuocum quod R. P.', i.e. explanations of similar words: beg. 'Hic ponit auctor equiuocacionem huius diccionis Augustus.'
(fol. 119) At end, 'Explicit Tractatus qui dicitur Pars Oculi de Latino in Anglicum translatus per fratrem Johannem Mirkes canonicum regularem monasterii de Lilleshull . cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen': beg. 'God seith himself . as writen I fynde'.
Date
written in the 15th cent. in England
Language
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
169 Leaves
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Collection contents
Manuscript in five parts
