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Title

Augustine, Ps.-Augustine, Paulinus of Aquileia, Patrick of Dublin, Jerome — 15th century, early; English

Jerome, John Chrysostom, Pelagius, Ps.-Augustine, Augustine — 15th century, early; English

Ps.-Bernard of Clairvaux, Peter Damian, Edmund (?) Stourton — 15th century, early; English

Peter the Chanter — 14th century, early; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 159

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century, early

15th century, early

Language

Latin

MS. Bodl. 159 – Part A

1. (fol. 1) Augustine Sermones de uerbis domini et apostoli

On five preceding leaves are a list of the sermons, and two sermons. (De non jurando by Augustine, and De Carne, Mundo et Diabolo, beg. 'Adiuua me Domine, ... Corpus fugere': Migne's Patrol. Lat. 38. 962 and [?]): the latter sermon is imperfect, fol. vi being mutilated.

2. (fol. 109v) Ps.-Augustine Sermones ad fratres in eremo

Fols. 131–143r are occupied with indexes of subjects to the two preceding articles.

3. (fol. 143v) Paulinus of Aquileia De salutaribus documentis

Followed at fol. 154 by an index of subjects.

4. (fols. 155, 156, 159, 179, 180v, 181v, 182, 182v, 244) Augustine Sermons

5. (fol. 157v) Patrick of Dublin De tribus habitaculis animae

6. (fol. 161) Prick of Conscience

At fol. 182 is 'Seneca de Ebrietate', an extract from one of Seneca's letters, and at fol. 244v 'De collacione huius vite transitorie ad vitam eternam', beg 'Eripe me de inimicis ... Sic viuere debemus'.

For items 7–10 (fols. 185–232) see part B.

11. (fol. 233) Jerome Letters

(fol. 241) An extract from Jerome's Rescriptio de cessatione legalium

MS. Bodl. 159 – Part B

7. (fol. 185) Jerome Letters

8. (fol. 206) Jerome Vita S. Malchi

Followed by a story 'de quadam virgine que sibi nasum abscidit ne desponsaretur'.

9. (fol. 208) John Chrysostom De muliere Chananaea

(fol. 213) Pelagius Liber de uita christiana

(fol. 221v) Ps.-Augustine De diligendo Deo

(fol. 227) Augustine De perfectione iustitiae hominis

On fols. 232, 256 have been added the two letters of st. Augustine ad Valentinum monachum.

MS. Bodl. 159 – Part C

12. (fol. 245) Ps.-Bernard of Clairvaux Magnificat seu Sermo in canticum beatae Mariae uirginis

13. (fol. 246) Rubric: Tractatus beati Bernardi super Missus est de laudibus Virginis Matris

13.1. (fol. 254) Peter Damian Sermon de Exaltacione sancte Crucis

13.2. (fol. 255v) Edmund (?) Stourton De laude beatae Mariae uirginis

MS. Bodl. 159 – Part D

1. (fol. 257) Peter the Chanter Distinctiones Abel

Physical extent

vi + 312 leaves

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

Binding

White leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent. English work, re-backed.

Acquisition

Presented by William Ballow, of Christ Church, Oxford, in May 1604, he being proctor at the time.

Provenance

Crediton, Devon, collegiate church of Holy Cross: fol. 257r 'Liber magistri Ricardi ... r... assignatur [?] et datur [?] magistro Johanni Lyndon decano Criditon'. (MLGB)

'Liber Johannis Lyndon' (foll. iv, 257): in the same hand is a list of the contents of the whole volume.

'Guilihelmi Muggi liber ex dono magistri Georgii Mason,' 16th cent.

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