Prayers and offices — 15th century, late (after 1485 and before 1501); English

Title

Prayers and offices — 15th century, late (after 1485 and before 1501); English

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Liturg. 19

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, late (after 1485 and before 1501)

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + i (inserted miniature) + 113 + i leaves

Hands

Textualis.

Decoration

Miniatures: four coats of arms (fol. 15v), Trinity (Gnadenstuhl) (fol. 17r), the Five Wounds (fol. 22r); Virgin and Child (fol. 23v); St Erasmus (fol. 26r)

Borders.

3-line decorated initials.

2-line blue initials flourished in red.

Miniature of St. John the Baptist from a different MS. pasted in, fol. 2, 15th century, second half.

Binding

19th-century binding.

Acquisition

Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian.

Provenance

Written for the use of Sir John Iwardby and his wife: on fol. 16 is 'Pray for John' Jwardby and Sainche his wif, eldest doughter of Nicholas Carru [Carew] of Bedi[n]gton in Surre & oon of his heirris & for theire children frende & welwillers. & for the soule of Katerine late wif of the said John' doughter of Edwarde Neuil lord Burgeyne [Abergavenny] & for the soulis of Joh'n & Edwarde sones of the said Joh'n & Katerine & for the soulis of the faders moders aliaunces & frende of all them aboue rehersid and for all Cristen' (cf. fol. 70v-71r for a Latin version): with four elaborate coats of arms opposite. John Iwardby (Iwardeby) (born approximately 1440, died 1525), who had landed interests in Hampshire (Farley Chamberlayne) and especially Surrey, married (1) Katherine Neville (2) Sanchia Carew (3) Jane Agmonesham; the present manuscript evidently predates his third marriage and presumably also predates his knighthood in 1501 (Fitznells Cartulary, ed. C. A. F. Meekings and Philip Shearman, Surrey Record Society 26 (1968), p. cxi, 'John II'). Sanchia did not become an heir of Nicholas Carew (d. 1466) until the death of his son Nicholas in 1485 (History of Parliament 1422-1461, III.747).

Richard Gough, 1735-1809

Title

Prayers, etc.

Shelfmark

MS. Gough Liturg. 19

Summary

Prayers, etc., in Latin, written for the use of sir John Iwardby and his wife: on fol. 16 is 'Pray for Joh'n Jwardby and Sainche his wif, eldest doughter of Nicholas Carru [Carew] of Bedi[n]gton in Surre & oon of his heirris & for theire children frende & welwillers. & for the soule of Katerine late wif of the said Joh'n doughter of Edwarde Neuil lord Burgeyne [Abergavenny] & for the soulis of Joh'n & Edwarde sones of the said Joh'n & Katerine & for the soulis of the faders moders aliaunces & frende of all them aboue rehersid and for all Cristen': with four elaborate coats of arms opposite. Sir John Iwardby appears to have been of Farley in Hampshire.

The contents are:

Fol. 3. A calendar, in Latin

Fol. 17. Prayers, including the hymn 'Gaude flore virginali' (fol. 24v), suffrages 'de Rege Henrico sexto' (fol. 32v), 'de magistro Johanne Shorne' confessore (fol. 33), 'de sancta Sitha' (fol. 36), 'Septem versus beati Bernardi' (fol. 39), a suffrage 'de sancta Wilgeforte aliter vocata Vncombre' (fol. 41v)

Fol. 42. The penitential and 15 gradual Psalms, with litany, followed (fol. 62) by the 'Psalmi de Passione.'

Fol. 70v. The Office for the Dead, preceded by a Latin form of the prayer above, beg.'Pro animabus Johannis Iwardby & Senchie uxoris eius', omitting the son John's name. At fol. 99 follow 'Commendaciones animarum', and at end 'Pray for me | Joh'n Iwardbe.'

Date

Written in the third quarter of the 15th century in England

Language

Latin

English

Physical facet

On parchment, some small miniatures occur, with coloured capitals, etc.

Physical extent

116 Leaves