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Benedict XII — after 1518; England

MS. Wood empt. 21

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Title

Benedict XII — after 1518; England

Shelfmark

MS. Wood empt. 21

Date

after 1518

Language

Latin

Contents

Records of the chapters-general of the Augustinian canons
(fol. 1) A form of proceedings to be observed at a Chapter at Oseney, 1449
(fol. 9) Letters of 1511 and 1517
(fol. 18) How to conduct a visitation
(fol. 30) The statutes of Northampton, 1325
(fol. 39) The statutes of Cheshunt, 1331
(fol. 42) The statutes of Newenham, 1340
(fol. 43) The statutes of Newstead, 1341
(fol. 48) The statutes of Northampton, 1343
(fol. 50) A list of the Augustinian houses in the province of Canterbury
(fol. 54) The statutes of Leicester, 1346
(fol. 58) The statutes of Northampton, 1380
(fol. 62) The statutes of Northampton, 1359
(fol. 66) The statutes of Newstead, 1362
(fol. 68) The statutes of Newstead, 1371
(fol. 68) The statutes of Newstead, 1371
(fol. 71) The Acts of the Chapter of Oseney, 1443
(fol. 68) The Acts of the Chapter of Northampton, 1446
(fols 117–135) Blank
(fol. 139) The Acts of the Chapter of Leicester, 1518
(fols 158–172) Blank
(fol. 173) The letter of Pope Benedict to the Abbot of Thornton and the Prior of Kirkham
(fol. 182) Benedict XII Constitutio 'Ad decorem ecclesiae'

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

vi + 280pages

Decoration

Decorative initials, e.g. pp. 9, 182 and 183

Acquisition

Bought by the library in 1690

Provenance

Anthony à Wood

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Title

Records of the chapters-general of the Augustinian canons and the Benedictine constitutions

Shelfmark

MS. Wood empt. 21

Summary

P. 1. Records of the chapters-general of the Augustinian canons. beginning with that of 1449 at Oseney abbey, hence printed by dr. H. E. Salter in Chapters of the Augustinian Canons (O.H.S., 1920), passim

P. 182. the Benedictine constitutions of 1339 for monasteries, printed ib., p. 214

(pp. 117-35, and pp. 158-72 are blank)

Date

Written after 1518 in England

Language

Latin

Physical facet

On parchment

Physical extent

280 pages

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Collection contents

Wood Manuscripts

MSS. Wood empt.: Medieval manuscripts acquired by Wood

Records of the chapters-general of the Augustinian canons and the Benedictine constitutions

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  • Benedict, XII, Pope, -1342

  • Wood, Anthony à, 1632-1695

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