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William of Nottingham, Donatus, John of Bridlington (?) — c. 1500; English

MS. Bodl. 487

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Title

William of Nottingham, Donatus, John of Bridlington (?) — c. 1500; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 487

Associated place

Rome

England

France

Place of origin

English

Date

c. 1500

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Common-place book of John Curteys of Winchester College and New College, Oxford
(fol. vi, 3, 36). Notes about England, e.g. church revenues, numbers of churches, shires, etc.
(fols. 2, 106, cf. 79v) Short Latin chronicles of England, 1422–1509, ('Opinio vulgaris') and 1066–1447
(fol. 3v, cf. 11v) A short general Latin chronicle, with some special references to Dominicans, to 1286, partly ('Aetates mundi') 'ex tabula Cronicarum cathedrali ecclesia[sic] Lincolnie', and at fol. 6 a note on Friday
(fols. 5, 17v, 25v, 29v) Incipit: (fol. 5) Tot video gentes
(fols. 9v, 27v) 'De Joanne Potadwe' archbp. of Armenia, who came to England in 1228 with tidings of the Wandering Jew
(fol. 15) Rubric: Problemata Secundi philosophi
(fol. 21) Latin note of a yearly indulgence at Eton
(fol. 22) William of Nottingham Commentary on Unum ex quattuor
(fol. 39) Computus ecclesiasticus manualis
With prose commentary
(fol. 51v) Latin note on the death of King Richard I
(fol. 53) Donatus Ars Minor
(fol. 60v) John of Bridlington (?) Versus prophetiales
(fol. 66) Poem on chess
(fol. 69) 'Pronostica' astrologica
(fol. 73) 'The way to Rome thorow France', an itinerary
(fols. 75, 87) Calendarial notes, in English
(fol. 83) Incipit: Homo inter omnia animalia
(fol. 87v) 'Colores versuum' or De modis xxx versificandi
(fol. 91) Heraldic manual
(fol. 95) Statuta universitatis Oxoniensis
⟨On William Wykeham⟩
(fol. 115) Rubric: Testamentum ... domini Willelmi de Wykeham olim episcopi Wyntoniensis ...
Incipit: Natus est anno Domini 1334
Ending with statistics about Winchester and New College admissions 1394–1431, written in 1497

Form

codex

Support

parchment, paper

Physical extent

ix + 131 leaves

Acquisition

Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.

Provenance

'John Smyth Roberte Sylvest[er?] hys grandfather Elyn Sylvest[er?] late wyff of Sir[?] Edwarde Spenlowe,' early 16th cent.

'Hanley liber,' 'This ys William Hanleys booke,' 16th cent.

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Title

'Farrago plurium scitu dignissimorum'

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 487

Summary

'Farrago plurium scitu dignissimorum'

Date

Written in more than one hand of about A.D. 1500 in England

Language

English

Latin

Physical facet

On paper and parchment

Physical extent

131 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 966 acquired by the Bodleian Library

'John Smyth Roberte Sylvest[er?] hys grandfather Elyn Sylvest[er?] late wyff of Sir[?] Edwarde Spenlowe,' early 16th cent.: 'Hanley liber,' 'This ys William Hanleys booke,' 16th century.

Acquisition

Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.

Subject

16th century

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