John Mandeville — 15th century, middle; English

Title

John Mandeville — 15th century, middle; English

Shelfmark

MS. Fairfax 23

Associated place

Scotland

Date

15th century, middle

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper

Title

Historical, theological, and legal collections

Shelfmark

MS. Fairfax 23

Summary

Historical, theological, and legal collections, comprising:

Fol. 3. The travels of Sir John Mandeville, in Latin, as in MSS. Ashmole 769 and Laud misc. 721: beg. 'Cum igitur in premissis'. A leaf containing most of chaps. vi-vii is missing (fols. 7-8). For other Latin versions see J. Vogels, Die ungedruckte lat. Versionen Mandevilles (1886)

Fol. 63. a brief history of the kings of France to 1293, in sixty-six sections, compiled at st. Denis: prol. beg. 'Considerans historie regum Francorum prolixitatem necnon et multorum in istam sancti Dionysii areopagite ecclesiam ...', followed by another prol. beg. 'Post illud igitur famosum'

Fol. 87. letter of king Edward [i] to pope Benedict xi concerning Scotland: beg. 'Infra scripta non in forma', dated May 7, 1301 (printed in Foedera, 1. ii. 932), followed by an attack upon Edward's Scottish policy as in Liber Pluscardensis, i. 178: beg. 'Apostolica dudum scripta' (fol. 91v), and two letters from the barons of Scotland to the Pope, as ib. 205, beg. 'Reverende pater ... Regis eterni mira benignitas' (fol. 101v) and 'Memoriter pertinet vestra sanctitas' (fol. 102)

Fol. 110. a narrative genealogy of the kings of Scotland, A.D. 1-1393: beg. 'Anno creationis primo natus est Jhesus Christus in Bethleem'

Fol. 118. passages based on 'Darius Phrygius', for whom see Ward, Catal. of Romances, i. 12 ff.: beg. 'Scriptum est a Dardano rege Frigie'

Fol. 127. a treatise, in four sections, on death, the last judgement, hell, and paradise: beg. 'Memorare nouissima [Eccles. 7, 40]... . Sicut Augustinus in libro meditacionum'

Fol. 169v. fifteen portents of the day of judgement: beg. 'Erigitur mare deprimiturque deinde fit equum'

Fol. 172. narrative of the dispute between Guido de Torno [of Alais, 30 miles from Avignon], and mr. Jean Gobi prior of the Dominicans [Dec. 26, 1323], for other MSS. of which see Catal. of Royal MSS., 7 B xiii, art. 2 (with different incipit): beg. 'Augustinus in libro de fide'

Fol. 184. prayers, beg. 'Vanitas et... [1. 2] invoco te deus meus qui'

Fol. 192. glosses, without the text, on the five books of the Decretals: beg. 'Dampnamus, Pater et filius'

On fol. 220v are some canon law jottings

Fol. 223 (rev.) is part of a leaf from an inventory of chattels made May 31 [about 1300] 'Duaci in camera quondam .. .'

On fol. 1 is a contemporary list of contents

Date

Written in the mid-15th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

226 Leaves

Custodial history

On fol. 11v is 'The gift of Cap. Garner, 1651. C. Fairfax.'