MS. Bodl. 220
Summary Catalogue no.: 2103
Contents
Language(s): Middle English
The Book of Ghostly Grace,
Rubric: The boke of seynt Mawte. Incipit liber sancte Maltildis
Rubric: [to capitula] Here begyniyth ... the Boke of Gostely Grace
Incipit: A Ihesu mercy, withdrawe nowe thy rodde
Incipit: A mayd ther was
The Middle English translation of Mechtild von Hackeborn, Liber specialis gratiae; in five parts (see fols. 57, 69, 83, 92), preceded by a list of chapters, and by a preface and two prologues.
Four short pieces follow:
(fol. 101)
‘De duodecim gradibus humilitatis’ Incipit: Seynt Gregore the doctour seith
Colophon: Deo gracias Amen. quod Wellys . et cetera'
Jolliffe G.19
(fol. 103)
⟨Consilia Isidori⟩ Rubric: Here ben the gadred Counseiles off the Wordes off seynt Isidre to enforme man how he shuld flee vices and folow vertues
Incipit: Man, know thy silf
Jolliffe I.22(c); Cf. C. Horstmann, Yorkshire Writers II (1896) 367ff
(fol. 106)
Nearly as in E.E.T.S. xxiv, pp. 86, 88. Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper
Extent: i + 113 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 12 × 8.875 in.
Hand(s)
Written by Wellys (?) (colophon, art. 2).
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
Binding
Plain white sheepskin on boards, English 15th (?) cent. work.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Record Sources
Description adapted (May 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922).
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2020-05-18: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC.