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MS. Hamilton 58

Summary Catalogue no.: 24488

Contents

Language(s): Latin

(fols. 1r-264v)
Jacobus de Voragine, Sermones de sanctis

Schneyer III.246–266 (not listing this manuscript). Fols. 1r-96v present a selection of sermons, with some additional matter not listed by Schneyer; from fol. 97r onwards, where there is a change of scribe, almost the complete collection listed by Schneyer is included (lacking only some Michaelmas sermons), with a few additional items. The sermons in this section are also intermittently given marginal numbers, beginning with the sermon for the Invention of Stephen ('CCiiij').

The text of fols. 1r-96v has been extensively corrected, perhaps at least in part by one of the scribes of fols. 97r-264v.

The additional sermons are listed separately below.

(fol. 1r, Andrew) Schneyer no. 295, additional sermon, 296; (fol. 5r, Nicholas) 302, 300; (fol. 7v, Lucy) 305; (fol. 8v, Thomas) 310, 308; (fol. 11v, Vigil of the Nativity) additional sermon, 313; (Nativity) 323, 322; (fol. 16v, Stephen) 327, 326; (fol. 19r, John Evangelist) 332, 333; (fol. 22r, Holy Innocents) 338; (fol. 23r, Thomas) 340, 339; (fol. 26r, Silvester) 343; (fol. 27r, Circumcision) 346, 347; (fol. 29r, Epiphany) 353, 354; (fol. 31r, Sebastian) 357; (fol. 32r, Agnes) 360; (fol. 32v, Vincent) 364, 366; (fol. 34v, Conversion of Paul) 369, 475; (fol. 37r, Purification) 373, 375; (fol. 39r, Agatha) 379; (fol. 40v, Peter in Chains) 381, 380; (fol. 43r, Matthias) 384, 382; (fol. 45v, Benedict) 389; (fol. 46v, Annunciation) 395, 393; (fol. 49v, in cena domini) 402; (fol. 51r, in parasceue) 407; (fol. 52r, vigil of Easter) 413; (fol. 53v, Easter) 414, 415; (fol. 55v, feria tertia) 420; (fol. 57r, Ambrose) 422; (fol. 58v, George) 424, 426; (fol. 60v, Mark) 625, 427; (fol. 63r, Philip) 434, 433; (fol. 65r, Invention of the Cross) 436, 534; (fol. 67r, John ante portam latinam) 439, 440 (ending 'fonte potavit', as in the edition of c. 1478); (fol. 69v, Rogation) additional sermon; (fol. 70v, Ascension) 446, 443; (fol. 73r, Pentecost) 451, 453, additional sermon; (fol. 77v, Trinity) 458; (fol. 79r, Vitus and Modestus) additional sermon; (fol. 80v, Gervasius and Prothasius) 463; (fol. 81r, John Baptist) 464, 467; (fol. 83v, John and Paul) 470; (fol. 84v, Peter and Paul) 471, 473, additional sermon; (fol. 88r, Paul) 474; (fol. 89v, Barnabas) additional sermon; (fol. 90v, Margaret) 477; (fol 92r, Mary Magdalene) 482, additional sermon; (fol. 94r, James) 485, 484; (fol. 95v, Vincula Petri) 488, 487; (fol. 96v, Invention of Stephen) 489, 490; (fol. 99v, Dominic) 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496; (fol. 109r, Laurence) 497, 498, 499, 500; (fol. 114v, Hyppolitus et socii) 501, 502, 503 (explicit differs); (fol. 118v, Assumption) 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512; (fol. 138v, Bernard) 513, 514, 515, 516; (fol. 145v, Bartholomew) 517, 518, 519, 520; (fol. 152r, Augustine) 521, 522, 523, 524; (fol. 160r, Decollation of John Baptist), 525, 526, 527; (fol. 164r, Nativity of the Virgin) 528, 529, 530, 531, 532; (fol. 173r, De sancta cruce), 533, 534, 535, 536; (fol. 179r, Matthew) 537, 538, 539; (fol. 184v, Mauricius et socii) 540, 541; (fol. 187v, Cosmas and Damian) 542, 543; (fol. 190r, Michael) 544, 545; (fol. 192v, Jerome) 551, 552, 553, 554; (fol. 198r, Francis) 555, 556, 557, 558; (fol. 205r, Dionysius) 559, 560, 561; (fol. 209r, Luke) 562, 563, 564; (fol. 213v, Simon and Jude) 565, 566, 567; (fol. 217r, All Saints) 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573; (fol. 227v, de mortuis) 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581; (fol. 236v, de animabus) additional sermon; (fol. 237v, Martin) 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587; (fol. 244r, Cecilia) 588; (fol. 245r, Clement) 589, 590; (fol. 247v, Katherine) 591, 592, 593; (fol. 252r, In dedicatione) 594, 595, 596, 597; (fol. 259r, Gregory) 598, 599, 600.
(fol. 2r)
Incipit: Sermo secundus [de sancto Andrea]
Incipit: Ascendam in palmam […] In quibus verbis duo tanguntur, videlicet contemplacionis modus et eius fructus
Explicit: cruce suspensus occubuit
(fol. 11v)
Rubric: In vigilia natiuitatis
Incipit: Cum esset desponsata mater […] Hic circa beatam virginem possimus notare tria, primum est eius admirabilis humilitas
Explicit: dabit fructum scilicet christum
(fol. 69v)
Rubric: In rogacionibus
Incipit: Orate pro invicem […] Volens fideles inducere in ecclesia ad orandum isto tempore
Explicit: tranquillitatem et pacienciam

Not listed in Schneyer; pr. in the editions of c. 1478 (ISTC ij00187000), 1484 (ISTC ij00187000) etc.

(fol. 76r)
Rubric: Tercius de eodem [Pentecost]
Incipit: Apparuerunt illis dispertite lingwe tamquam ignis Adueniens hodie spiritus sanctus christi iesu in discipulos
Explicit: fervor vere caritatis in nobis accendatur prestante domino iesu christo amen

Johannes Halgrinus 104 (Schneyer III.516)

(fol. 79r)
Rubric: Vito et modesto
Incipit: Ivstorum anime […] Magna consolacio est viris sanctis quando habent securitatem quod sint in statum gracie
Explicit: tunc dicere poterit Ps. Cor meum etc.

Not listed in Schneyer; printed (alius de sanctis) in the edition of 1484 (ISTC ij00190000), fols. l recto - li recto.

(fol. 87r)
Rubric: Petri et Pauli sermo
Incipit: Fecit deus duo luminaria magna etc. Sicud dicit Augustinus ij libro super Genesim ad litteram, Quod luminis nomine
Explicit: istis ergo luminaribus nos conlucere faceat lux increata filius dei viui qui est […]
(fol. 89v)
Rubric: De sancto barnaba sermo
Incipit: Segregate michi barnabam et saulus[sic] […] Tria sunt necessaria predicatori, scilicet bona eloquencia siue suauis, ut auditores trahere possit ad dei amorem […] Secundo sauat [sic for sana] doctrina, Tercia bona uita, ideo non dixit spiritus sanctus in officium sed in opus
Explicit: Et usque ad mortem perseueranter pro christo certare

Not listed in Schneyer; largely as printed in the edition of 1484 (ISTC ij00190000), fols. xlix recto - li recto.

(fol. 93r)
Rubric: sermo secundus
Incipit: Letabitur deserta […] Ista verba conuenienter adaptari possunt beate marie magdalene quia ante conuersionem suam fuit desertum
Explicit: Compleuit in ea illud Surge aquilo et veni auster etc.
(fol. 236v)
Rubric: De animabus
Incipit: Sancta et salubriter est cogitacio […] Viuentes circa mortuos tria habere debent, primo de morte sepe cogitare
Explicit: quantum ad mitigacionem

Not listed in Schneyer; printed in the editions of c. 1478 and later.

Rest of fol. 264v blank; fol. 265r-v blank.

Physical Description

Secundo Folio: confess(ionum) exalabant nebule
Form: codex
Support: Paper. Watermarks include Ochsenkopf, several varieties including with lily (fols. 49–50 etc.; similar motifs with dates 1418–1424 in WZIS, WZMA) and with 'dreiblatt im kreis' (fols. 24–6; similar motif with date 1419 in WZIS); fol. 29, bell with six-leafed flower above (similar examples in WZMA dated 1418-c.1430).
Extent: i + 265 + i fols
Foliation: [i], 1–265, [266]
Foliation: Contemporary foliation in a combination of arabic and roman numerals.

Layout

Fols. 1r-24v (scribe 1), 1 col., c. 28–30 lines, ruled space c. 238 × 140–150 mm. .

Fols. 25r-96v (scribe 2), 1 col., c. 27–33 lines, ruled space c. 247 × 150–165 mm. .

Fols. 97r-228v (scribe 3), 1 col., c. 29–31 lines, ruled space 233–235 × 155–160 mm. .

Fols. 229r-264v (scribe 4), 1 col., c. 34–37 lines, ruled space 225–230 × 150–155 mm. .

Hand(s)

Cursive by four hands: fols. 1r-24v; fols. 25r-96v; fols. 97r-228v; fols. 229r-264v.

Decoration

5-line red initial, fol. 1; elsewhere 2–3 line red initials, sometimes with very simple arabesque decoration.

Binding

Contemporary binding of brown leather over boards, ruled in blind; clasps and bosses lost; re-backed and repaired. Contemporary contents label ('Jacobus de Uoragine de sanctis').

Accompanying Material

Leaves removed from this manuscript are now kept as MS. Lat. misc. c. 17, fols. 57–58.

History

Origin: 15th century, first half (watermarks suggest c. 1420) ; German

Provenance and Acquisition

Erfurt, St Peter's: ex libris and pressmark ‘C 32’ on the upper pastedown, 15th century; pressmark C XXXII on the upper cover, with an older pressmark, XXVI; ex libris, 18th century (?), fol. 1r.

Friedrich Gottlieb Julius von Bülow, 1760-?1831 (?): probably identifiable as 90 in the catalogue of part 3 of his sale, 10 Oct. 1836

Sir William Hamilton, 1788–1856

Presented to the Bodleian Library by his sons and received in 1857.

Record Sources

Description by Matthew Holford (August 2020). Previously described in the Summary Catalogue.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Bibliography

Last Substantive Revision

2020-08-24: Additional physical description and revised dating based on watermarks.