MS. Bodl. 487
Summary Catalogue no.: 2067
Contents
The collector and chief writer was apparently John Curteys, for the writer was born Nov. 12, 1457; entered Winchester College Apr. 23, 1469; entered New College, Oxford, June 29, 1474 (see fol. 121v); and was apparently a Fellow of New College and of Winchester: Curteys died in 1509. A full list of contents is printed in the Old Catalogue of 1697, see also foll. 1 and (in alphabetical order) iii-v, in the present manuscript. Among the more important items are:
Short Latin chronicles of England, 1422–1509, ('Opinio vulgaris') and 1066–1447
A short general Latin chronicle, with some special references to Dominicans, to 1286, partly ('Aetates mundi') 'ex tabula Cronicarum cathedrali ecclesia[sic] Lincolnie', and at fol. 6 a note on Friday
Short Latin poems and proverbs
'De Joanne Potadwe' archbp. of Armenia, who came to England in 1228 with tidings of the Wandering Jew
Latin note of a yearly indulgence at Eton
With prose commentary
Latin note on the death of King Richard I
'Pronostica' astrologica
(fols. 75, 87) Calendarial notes, in English
'Colores versuum' or De modis xxx versificandi
Primus color quo moderni versiste vtuntur
A copy of some early statutes, including the Statuta Aularia (fol. 105)
⟨On William Wykeham⟩
Followed at fol. 121 by 'Cursus vite et actorum ... ' ejusdem, a short Latin biography
Ending with statistics about Winchester and New College admissions 1394–1431, written in 1497
Physical Description
History
Provenance and Acquisition
'John Smyth Roberte Sylvest[er?] hys grandfather Elyn Sylvest[er?] late wyff of Sir[?] Edwarde Spenlowe,' early 16th cent.
'Hanley liber,' 'This ys William Hanleys booke,' 16th cent.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Record Sources
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2017-07-01: First online publication.