MS. Bodl. 117
Summary Catalogue no.: 1979
Notebook of William Mede of Sheen; England, 15th century, second half
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Followed by 'Nota de horis nocturnis pariter & diurnis' (fol. 2) and a note 'De statura & decore corporis Christi' (fol. 4).
at fol. 9 is a descent of the kings of Israel and Judah.
At fol. 20 is 'Modus laudandi Deum post missam celebratam & alijs temporibus'
Excerpts from chronicles relating to miracles and incidents, chiefly in English history: specimens are noted in Hardy's Manuscript Materials (Rolls Series) ii. 6, 43: at fol. 30v is 'Errores Johannis Wyclyffe': at fol. 32v John Barton's Symbolum contra Lollardos: then the subjects range from music to Mohammed: in the margin of an account of the consecration of Henry V in 1413 is 'Henricus fundator huius domus' (fol. 68): at fol. 74v are 'Versus de Anglia', beg. 'Anglia terra ferax'.
As contained in the books from Genesis to the second book of Kings: from Nicholas de Lyra and similar commentators. At end, after some moral verses, is 'Deo gracias, quod W. Edem, verso nomine [i. e. Mede]. Orate pro scriptore...'
Physical Description
Binding
Stamped leather on boards, English contemporary work.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Compiled and written by W. Mede, monk of Sheen.
Presented by Nicholas Limbye, or Lymbe, B.D. of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1602.
Record Sources
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-07: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC.