Statutes of Magdalen College, Oxford (1459), with added continuations to c. 1579. — c. 1485-c. 1579; English, Oxford
MS. Rawl. Q. c. 14
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Description
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Title
Statutes of Magdalen College, Oxford (1459), with added continuations to c. 1579. — c. 1485-c. 1579; English, Oxford
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. Q. c. 14
Date
c. 1485-c. 1579
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment, paper
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
The original Latin statutes of Magdalen college, Oxford, as framed in 1459
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. Q. c. 14
Summary
The original Latin statutes of Magdalen college, Oxford, as framed in 1459, copied out in about 1485 (as far as fol. 92), and continued by successive contemporary additions to about 1579, interleaved with paper.
The additions are ordinations, compositions, rescripts from the visitor, and the like. fols. 137, 139 are torn. On fols. 144-7 is a short Latin summary (imperfect at beginning and end) of Zech., Malachi, 1 & 2 Macc., Prov., Eeclus. (from cap. iii), Eecles., Song of Songs, Wisdom, Matth., Luke, Mark, John, Acts, Gen. Epp., Rev.: written in the 15th century.
There is a table of contents on fol. 3, which covers fols. 5-107 (to 1495).
Date
written chiefly in about 1485 in Oxford
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
149 Leaves
Custodial history
This volume certainly belonged to Dr. R. Rawlinson.
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Collection contents
Twenty seven manuscripts collected by Richard Rawlinson
The original Latin statutes of Magdalen college, Oxford, as framed in 1459
