A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Bodl. 423

Summary Catalogue no.: 2322

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–127 || B || C || D || fols. 355–414

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Sir Thomas Bodley's hand is on foll. 1, 244, 355, and he arranged that what came as four separate MSS. (A, B + C, D, E) should be bound as one.

MS. Bodl. 423 – Part 1 (fols. 1-127)

Contents

1.
Sermons
Language(s): Latin
2.
Theological notes and extracts
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Penwork.

History

Origin: 12th century, end (after 1185) ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Given (with parts 2, 3) by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.

MS. Bodl. 423 – Part 2 (fols. 128-227)

Contents

1.
Fervor amoris
Language(s): Middle English
2.
Religious meditations and treatises
Language(s): Middle English
3.
Ailred of Rievaulx, De institutione inclusarum (English translation)
Language(s): Middle English
4.
A tretise to lerne to wepe (poem)
Language(s): Middle English
5.
The Book of Tribulation
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1430–1440 ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

In the 16th cent. part B received the names 'Alin Kyes pewterarins of London', when Robert Cuttyng was master governour (of the Pewterers' Company?), and 'Peter Pvnggarnarde' (fol. 227)

Given (with parts 1, 3) by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.

MS. Bodl. 423 – Part 3 (fols. 228-243)

Contents

1.
The Craft of Dying
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Coloured capitals and unfinished border.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

'John Tryvysam' (fol. 241v)

Given (with parts 1, 2) by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.

MS. Bodl. 423 – Part 4 (fols. 224-354)

Contents

1.
The Prick of Conscience
Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Decoration

Illuminated capitals.

History

Origin: 15th century, first half ; English

Provenance

Fols. 244-354: Southwark, Surrey, Augustinian priory of St Mary Overy: (fol. 351r) 'Explicit Stimulus consciencie ... quod Iohannes Appilton.' 'Iste liber Constat Domino Iohanni B[...] Canonico ecclesie beate marie de Sutwerke.' Underlined letters erased but legible by u.v. light. 'Explicit ... Constat' in main hand. (MLGB3: evidence from an inscription of ownership by an individual member of a religious house (which may not, however, be evidence for institutional ownership)).

MS. Bodl. 423 – Part 5 (fols. 355-)

Contents

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Penwork.

History

Origin: 15th century, middle (between 1451 and 1461 or 1464) ; English

Provenance

'Warnere' (fol. 387v).

Additional Information

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (5 images from 35mm slides)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2021-12-14: Add provenance information from MLGB3.