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Gervase of Prémontré, Epistolae, with other letters of moral instruction, poems, and documents relating to the Premonstratensian order; England, 13th century, second half, with additions

MS. Rawl. C. 533

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Title

Gervase of Prémontré, Epistolae, with other letters of moral instruction, poems, and documents relating to the Premonstratensian order; England, 13th century, second half, with additions

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 533

Date

13th century, second half, at least partly after 1273

Language

Latin

Contents

(fols. 1r–5v) Rubric: Incipiunt capitula quarundum literarum abbatis cujusdam Præmonstratensis ecclesie
1. (fol. 9) Rubric: Andreas, prior Præmonstratensis, de vera fraternitate, cuidam canonico ejusdem loci
2. (fol. 13v) Rubric: Quod hiis diebus loquuntur homines de fabulis
3. (fol. 14v) Rubric: De pronitate hominis ad malum
4. (fol. 16v) Rubric: Instruitur magister curie specialiter [quomodo religiosus in curia debeat vivere]
5. (fol. 20) Rubric: Instruitur religiosus a religioso ad se custodiendum
6. (fol. 25v) Rubric: Que remedia valent contra insolencias carnis
7. (fol. 27v–116r) Gervase of Prémontré Epistolae
8. (fol. 116) Rubric: Conquestio Randulfi de malicia horum dierum et temporis
9. (fol. 118) Rubric: Idem Randulphus, prior Premonst., de recordacione vite preterite
10. (fol. 119v) Rubric: Mores boni docentur
11. (fol. 121v) Metrical life of Thomas of Canterbury
Folios missing; according to the table of contents they contained “De eleccione ven. archiepiscopi Ebor. Sewilli. De viii. miraculis Sancti Nicholai.”
12. (fol. 128r) Rubric: De mandato Domini Guerrici, abbatis Præmonst., abbatibus quibusdam ut mitterent ei pecuniam
13. (fol. 128r–129v) Rubric: Abbas de Driburge rescribit negans pecuniam dari de ecclesiis non visitatis
14. (fols. 129v–132r) Rubric: Item de eadem materia rescribunt Abbas de Driburg et Pryor de Wyterne Domino Præmonstr., quia petit exp(ensas) ab ecclesiis non visitatis, et Johannes de Goly, canonicus de Driburg, deferens literas, in revertendo mortuus est
15. (fol. 132) Rubric: Item idem [Guerricus?] ad quendam canonicum suum
16. (fol. 134v) Boniface VIII Bulla delirantis filiae
17. (fol. 135) Commission from Guillermus, abbot of Premontre, and the general chapter, to the abbots of N[ewhouse], C[roxton], Sulby, Langley and Langdon, to visit the church of Bayham (Sussex).
(fols. 7v–8v) Added texts
i. (fol. 7v) Letters from the abbots of Rievaulx, 'Bello' [Byland?], Fountains and Jervaulx, for "fr. John", sent by them to announce the deaths of monks. Dated at Rievaulx, 15 kal. Maii, 1315. .
ii. (fols. 7v–8r) Two letters from Roger de Northburgh, clerk, to the abbot and convent of St Agatha, Easby, seeking a pension for his clerk Thomas de Nova Haya, which Willielmus de Stranshale is about to resign.
iii. (fol. 8r) Letter to the same (?), on the same subject (?), from William de Ayremynne.
iv. (fol. 8r) Letter from Thomas, abbot of Jervaulx, to the abbot of S. (?St Agatha) seeking pardon for an injury done to the latter..
v. (fol. 8v) Letter from the abbots of Newhouse and Croxton to the abbots of St Agatha, Easby, and Coverham, commending fr. Elias, canon of Newhouse. Dated at Newhouse Pentecost 1319.
(fols. 114r–119r, lower margins) Rubric: Tercium bellum Punicum

Form

codex

Support

parchment (HFFH)

Physical extent

ii (paper, unfoliated) + 135 + ii (paper, unfoliated) leaves

Hands

Anglicana, mostly by one hand (except fols. 7v-8r, fols. 134v-135v).

Decoration

Rubrics; initials in alternating red and blue.

Binding

Stiff parchment binding with blind-ruled filleting.

Acquisition

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Provenance

Price '6d.' (according to Quarto Catalogue)

Thomas Rawlinson, his MS. 360.

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

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Title

Letters and documents relating to the Premonstratensian order

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. C. 533

Date

13th century

Language

Latin

Physical extent

1 item

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