Mystica. England (Sheen), c. 1425–50

Title

Mystica. England (Sheen), c. 1425–50

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. th. e. 26

Place of origin

English, Sheen, Charterhouse

Date

15th century, second quarter

Language

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

i + 148 leaves

Hands

Written by Johannes Feriby, monk of Sheen (recorded in 1440), fol. 145v.

Decoration

Fine borders, initials.

Large initials and partial borders with leaf pattern in green, carmine, rose and gold (fol.6v, 57v, 72v, 120v).

The rest blue with red penwork

Binding

18th cent. speckled calf binding, rebacked.

Provenance

'Liber domus de Bethleem ordinis Carthusiensis de Schene quem scripsit dominus Iohannes Feriby monachus sacerdos et professus eiusdem domus ad honorem Dei omnipotentis, S. Marie virginis, B. Nicholai confessoris, S. Katerine martyris et omnium sanctorum in remissionem peccatorum suorum Amen', 15th cent. (fol.145v)

Erased inscr. (10 lines) on fol. ii verso (s. xv): ' Iste liber pertinet [cancelled] domus Ihesu de bethleem iuxta schen ordinis cart' ad c et ionem [?] et monachi sancti edmundi regis' et martinis de bury tempore patre Iohanne Ingilby dicte domus de Schen per me dicta domo de Schen anno domini 1488o [?] quem ciis [?] remittere etur at se poterit retinere aut alienare absque consensu Prioris dicte domus de Schen ‘tunc temporis’ existentis. Si contra fecerit sit anathema maranatha [?] Ihesus amen.' John Ingilby was prior 1479–1480.

Sheen Charterhouse, Surrey

' Christopher Tootell ', late 16th century (fol.1)

Lawrence Reyner, prior of Dieulouard (1624–9, 1653–7), 17th century. 'Monasterii D. Laurentii de Dei custodia ad usum fr. Laurentii Reyner congreg. Anglicanae' (fol.1v and 2. Reynar was prior of Dieulouard, 1624–9, 1653–7, see Catholic Rec. Soc. 33, 1933, 228)

'Datum huic monasterio sanctissime Trinitatis Celestinorum de Marcoussiaco [Marcoussis], 1691', and 'Ex dono Abelis de Sainte Marthe domini de Corbeuilli in suprema vectigalium curia senatoris' (both fol.1, in different hands)

Bought, 1947.