MS. Douce 216

Summary Catalogue no.: 21790

Apollonius of Tyre (IMEV 4829-1 and IMEV 4829-2)

Two leaves containing two fragments of a Middle English verse translation of Apollonius king of Tyre, c. 140 lines in quatrains

The first fragment begins: 'sche is þe fairest of alle | þe kyng gan [ ] & on his knees byfore hire falle...'

The first fragment ends: '[ ]ollet deye for ȝou y wys raþer þan my man schal ȝou greue | [Str]angulion my douȝter ytok. & deuyse that hys hys wyf'

The second fragment begins: 'þat þe citesaynes wit gret deol hadde write hit to fore oure eyȝe | Appolyn gan to calle tarse douȝter wher euere þou be...'

The second fragment ends: 'Voide the payne of helle, O God, Lord, and persones threo. The blysse of heuene dwelle. amen por charite. | [Ex]plicit Appollonius Tyrus rex nobilis & virtuosus'

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: 32 leaves. Fols 1-14, 19-end are blank paper

Dimensions (binding): 12.5 × 8.75 in.

History

Origin: 15th century ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

A note by Richard Farmer is on fol. 1 v, and he may have owned the book

At fol. 15 is a letter from Samuel Weller Singer, bookseller, sending the fragments to Douce, January 7, 1830

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Description adapted (September 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897) and the Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, esq. to the Bodleian Library (1840).

Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 558

Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, p. 36

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-09-21: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources

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