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The Wise Book of Philosophy and Astronomy, Prognostication — 15th century; English

Astrological treatises, Prognostication: Lunary, Astrology: days of the week and planets, Prognostication by thunder, Religious poems., Short charter of Christ, The Fifteen O's of Christ — 15th century; English

Petrus Hispanus — 16th century, first half; Flanders

Ps.-Robert Grosseteste — 15th century; English

Shelfmark

MS. Ashmole 189

Associated place

London

Place of origin

English

Flanders

Date

16th century, first half

15th century

Language

Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

MS. Ashmole 189 – I (fols. 1-69)

1. (fols. 1–67) The Wise Book of Philosophy and Astronomy

2. (fols. 67v–68v) Prognostication

MS. Ashmole 189 – II (fols. 70-109)

Astrological treatises

(fol. 72) Incipit: Here is thechynge ande the informacion of the golden table begynnes þt Pictagoras the noble philosepher that labored alle the worlde a boute to seke and wynne wytte wysedome wounders and merwayles. And he cam to a kynges house þt hyght Apolonus

(fol. 84) Rubric: To know þe rysinge and þe goynge downe of þe Son euery moneth in the yere as it folowyth

(fol. 84v) Prognostication: Lunary

(fols. 86v–101v) Astrology: days of the week and planets

(fol. 102) Prognostication by thunder

Religious poems.

The refrains and first lines are—

1. (fol. 104) Rubric: Quid ultra debuit facere, þt lorde þt dyed for þe and me

2. (fol. 104v) Incipit: Regem regum a mayde hath borne

3. (fol. 105) Rubric: Salvum me fac Domine

4. (fol. 105v) Rubric: Parce mihi Domine

5. (fol. 105v) Rubric: Alma redem⟨p⟩toris mater

6. (fol. 106v) Rubric: Lullaye

7. (fol. 107) Rubric: Alleuya alleluya Deo patri sit gloria

8. (fol. 101v) Incipit: Omnipotentem semper adorant, Operacyons hevenly and yerthly all

9. (fol. 109) Incipit: Thou synfulle man of resone, þt walkest here up and downe

10. (fol. 109) Short charter of Christ

Incipit: God þt þt ys myghtfulle, Spede all ryghtfull, Helpe alle nedefulle, Have mercy one alle synfulle

12. (fol. 110) The Fifteen O's of Christ

Incipit: Plango meum

MS. Ashmole 189 – III (fols. 116-200)

(fol. 116) Astrological-medical compilation

(fol. 137) Petrus Hispanus Thesaurus Pauperum

MS. Ashmole 189 – IV (fols. 201-215)

1. (fols. 201–202) Astrology: horoscopes by Richard Trewythian

(fol. 201) Rubric: Questio pro furto 26 die mensis februarii anno 1427 imperfecto, hora 9. 10. minuto et bora Jovis; quis habet? ubi est res?

(fol. 201v) Rubric: Questio utrum res est in villa illa vel non. hora 10a. et hora Jovis 14 die mensis marcij anno Christi 1427 imperfecto

(fol. 202) Rubric: Figuræ quatuor super eclipsibus et conjunctionibus anno 1427 occurrentibus

(fol. 202v) Rubric: Nativitas filii [blank] die martis et hora veneris videlicet hora prima post mediam noctem tempore eclipsis lune 11 die septemb

2. (fols. 203–209) Calendar

(fol. 209v) Ps.-Robert Grosseteste Practica astrolabii

3. (fol. 210r–v) Verse prognostication from the day on which Christmas falls

(fol. 211) Terms of association

4. (fols. 216–213) Secreta Secretorum (?)

5. (fols. 213v, 218r–v, 212r–v, 214r–215v) Storia Lune

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