Adam of Eynsham — 14th century, late; England

Title

Adam of Eynsham — 14th century, late; England

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 66

Place of origin

England

Date

16th century

14th century, late

Language

Latin

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

45leaves

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659.

Provenance

Owned late in the 16th century by 'Johannes Parker' son of Archbishop Parker.

John Selden, 1584–1654.

Title

'Visio monachi de Eynesham'

Shelfmark

MS. Selden Supra 66

Summary

'Visio monachi de Eynesham' or as the rubric of the preface 'Visio que contigit apud Eynesham tempore regis Ricardi primi Anno Domini M°. Cmo. xx/iiij° . xvjto': the monk is known to have been Edmund, and the writer of the account his brother Adam prior of Eynsham. This MS. displays the C-text, see Eynsham Cartulary, ed. by H. E. Salter, vol. ii, 1908 (O.H.S., vol. li, pp. 255-371, esp. p. 277). Some later Latin notes on similar visions are on fol. 42.

Fols. iii-iv are part of a Latin inventory of plate, cloth, etc., with their value, of the time of Henry viii: and fol. 43 is a list of testamentary bequests of money (of a London merchant?) of about 1510.

Date

Written late in the 14th century in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment, with one illuminated capital, etc.

Physical extent

45 Leaves

Custodial history

Owned late in the 16th cent. by 'Johannes Parker' son of archbp. Parker.

Manuscript 3469 acquired by the Bodleian Library