MS. Laud Lat. 5
Summary Catalogue no.: 1394
Contents
Language(s): Latin
Fols. i–iii are paper fly-leaves, mostly blank. [items 1–9 occupy quires I–II]
Latin notes on the Percy family in a 15th-century hand (see ‘Provenance’). Latin words for numbers; Latin alphabet.
Latin notes on British history for the years 1332–66 in a 15th-century hand (Edward Balliol and Robert Clifford mentioned on fol. 2r).
List of major feasts according to the calendar of the archbishop of York.
Calendar written in black, red and blue, laid out one month per page, graded to 9 lessons and ‘duplex festum’. Includes John of Beverley (7 May), Oswald (5 August), octave of Augustine of Hippo (4 September), the translation of Edward the Confessor (13 October), Edmund Rich (16 November) and Edmund (20 November), all in red. Also includes the translation of Augustine of Hippo in blue (11 October), Hilda in blue (17 November) and her translation in black (25 August), and the translation of Cuthbert in black (4 September). The presence of some octaves, but not the corresponding feasts, suggests that the calendar is unfinished. The inclusion of the translation of William of York (8 June in red) in the original hand suggests a date after 1283 (Morgan, 1988). Contains additions in 15th-century hands, including many obits of priors of Guisborough Augustinian Priory, Yorkshire; members of Brus family (the obit of Robert de Brus, the founder of the Priory, is on 11 May, and of his wife, Agnes, on 18 November); the obit of Henry IV on 20 May (d. 20 March 1413) and the obits of the members of Darcy, Rumley, Thorpe and Falconberge families. A note about the Battle of Shrewsbury is on 21 July (fought on 21 July 1403 by Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry Percy). The feast of the relics of the Cathedral of York is added (or rewritten (?)) on 19 October (‘Comemoracio sanctorum reliquarum’) and the translation of Wilfrid on 24 April. The feasts of Thomas Becket are erased. The months are headed by verses on the ‘Egyptian’ days which correspond to Hennig’s (1955) set III; some months are followed by notes on the number of hours in day and night.
Rules for lunar and solar calculations.
Five salutations, each followed by a prayer in honour of the Wounds; a prayer ‘Domine iesu christe qui sepultus est . . .’ at the end.
The Devotion of the Holy Face, accompanied by a miniature (see ‘Decoration’) with indulgence of Innocent III in French (see F. Lewis, ‘The Veronica: image, legend and viewer’ in W. M. Ormrod (ed.), England in the thirteenth century: proceedings of the 1984 Harlaxton Symposium (Woodbridge: Boydell, 1986), pp. 100–106, at pp. 100 n. 4, 102 n. 12.).
Prayer to the Virgin Mary, ‘Ave et gaude maria mater dei . . .’, accompanied by a miniature (see ‘Decoration’).
Added prayers to the Virgin Mary, ‘Salue sancta parens salue felix integritas salue sancta et immaculata uirginitas . . .’, 14th century (?), and before the recitation of the psalms, ‘Suscipere dignare domine deus omnipotens hos psalmos consecratos’, 17th century (?).
[items 10–16 occupy quires III–XVI]
Psalms 1–150 in the biblical order, without numbers or titles, written with each verse beginning on new line. There are textual divisions at psalms 26, 38, 51, 52, 68, 80, 97, 101, 109 and 119 (see ‘Decoration’). Subdivisions within psalms are marked with flourished initials at 17: 26 (fol. 23v) and 67: 20 (fol. 66r). Psalm 118 is subdivided into twenty-two 8-verse sections. Punctuated throughout with punctus used to mark the ends of verses and minor pauses, and punctus elevatus used to mark metrum. Psalm 109 starts at the beginning of a new quire. Antiphons are added at the end of many psalms.
Weekly canticles, without titles: (1) Confitebor tibi domine (Isaiah 12); (2) Ego dixi (Isaiah 38: 10–21); (3) Exultauit cor meum (1 Samuel 2: 1–11); (4) Cantemus domino (Exodus 15: 1–20); (5) Domine audiui (Habakkuk 3); (6) Audite celi (Deuteronomy 32: 1–44).
Daily canticles, prayers and creeds, without titles: (1) Te deum laudamus (fol. 144v); (2) Benedicite omnia opera (fol. 145r); (3) Benedictus dominus deus (fol. 145v); (4) Magnificat (fol. 145v); (5) Nunc dimittis (fol. 145v); (6) Athanasian Creed (Quicumque uult . . .) (fol. 145v).
Litany, including Peter with a double invocation and Martial (last) among the apostles; Oswald among the martyrs; Augustine, first (double invocation), Cuthbert, John (of Beverley (?)), Wilfrid, Paulinus, William (of York (?)) and Edmund (last) among the confessors; Hilda among the virgins. Thomas Becket and ‘domnum apostolicum’ in prayer on fol. 147v are erased. Petitions mention ‘episcopos’ not ‘archiepiscopos’. The litany is followed by collects (fol. 149r–149v): (1) Deus qui corda fidelium sancti spiritus illustratione docuisti . . . (2) Deus cui proprium est misereri semper et parcere suscipe . . . (3) Deus qui nos a seculi uanitate conuersos ad superne uocacionis amorem accendis . . . (4) Deus a quo sancta desideria recta consilia et iusta sunt . . . (5) Deus qui es sanctorum tuorum splendor mirabilis atque lapsorum subleuator . . .
A chronicle from the beginning of the world to 1330, attributed to William Langchester, added in a 15th-century hand. ‘willelmus langchester’ appears as a running title and is added in the calendar on 31 August.
Office of the Dead, use of Guisborough (responsories identical to Cambridge, Jesus College MS. A. G. 30 (77) (see Ottosen, 1993, p. 124)) and Mass of the Dead (fol. 161v), both with musical notation (square notation on staves of four or five red lines).
Little Hours with musical notation added in a contemporary hand. Fol. 164v is blank.
[items 17–18 occupy quire XVII–XIX]
Hymnal with musical notation and rubrics, containing hymns for the year from Advent to Pentecost, followed by the hymns for the Trinity, apostles, the Common of Saints, the Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, Peter and Paul, Mary Magdalene, Augustine, Michael and All Saints. Similar to MS. Liturg. 198. Conditor alme (Chevalier, no. 3733), Saluator mundi domine (Chevalier, no. 17808), Uerbum supernum prodiens a patre (Chevalier, no. 29391), Uox clara ecce intonat (Chevalier, no. 22199), Ueni redemptor gentium (Chevalier, no. 21243), Christe redemptor omnium ex patre (Chevalier, no. 2960), A solis ortu cardine (Chevalier, no. 26), Hostis herodes impie (Chevalier, no. 8073), A patre unigenitus (Chevalier, no. 14), Deus creator omnium polique (Chevalier, no. 4426), Primo dierum omnium quo mundus (Chevalier, no. 15450), Eterne rerum conditor (Chevalier, no. 647), Iam lucis orto sydere (Chevalier, no. 9272), Nunc sancte nobis spiritus (Chevalier, no. 12586), Rector potens uerax deus (Chevalier, no. 17061), Rerum deus tenax uigor (Chevalier, no. 17328), Lucis creator optime (Chevalier, no. 1068), Somno refectis artubus spreto (Chevalier, no. 19210), Splendor paterne (Chevalier, no. 19349), Inmense celi conditor (Chevalier, no. 8453), Consors paterni luminis (Chevalier, no. 3830), Ales diei nuncius (Chevalier, no. 795), Telluris ingens conditor (Chevalier, no. 20268), Rerum creator optime (Chevalier, no. 17322), Nox et tenebre et nubila (Chevalier, no. 12402), Celi deus sanctissime (Chevalier, no. 3483), Nox atra rerum (Chevalier, no. 12396), Lux ecce surgit (Chevalier, no. 10811), Magne deus potencie (Chevalier, no. 10935), Tu trinitatis unitas (Chevalier, no. 20713), Eterna celi gloria (Chevalier, no. 609), Plasmator hominis deus (Chevalier, no. 14968), Summe deus clemencie (Chevalier, no. 19636), Aurora iam spargit (Chevalier, no. 1633), Iam ter quaternis (Chevalier, no. 9408), Christe qui lux es et dies (Chevalier, no. 2934), Summe largitor premij spes (Chevalier, no. 19716), Audi benigne conditor (Chevalier, no. 1449), Ex more docti mistico (Chevalier, no. 5610), Clarum decus ieiunii (Chevalier, no. 3362), Ihesu quadragenarie dicator (Chevalier, no. 9607), Uexilla regis (Chevalier, no. 21481), Pange lingua gloriosi prelium (Chevalier, no. 14481), Lustra sex qui iam peracta (Chevalier, no. 10763), Chorus noue ierusalem nouam (Chevalier, no. 2824), Iesu saluator seculi uerbum (Chevalier, no. 9649), Aurora lucis rutilat (Chevalier, no. 1644), Sermone blando angelus (Chevalier, no. 18831), Ad cenam agni prouidi (Chevalier, no. 110), Hympnum canamus glorie (Chevalier, no. 8235), Ihesu nostra redempcio (Chevalier, no. 9582), Eterne rex altissime (Chevalier, no. 654), Tu christe nostrum gaudium (Chevalier, no. 20530), Beata nobis gaudia (Chevalier, no. 2339), Iam christus astra (Chevalier, no. 9215), Impleta gaudent uiscera (Chevalier, no. 8506), Ueni creator spiritus (Chevalier, no. 21204), Adesto sancta trinitas (Chevalier, no. 487), Te lucis ante terminum (Chevalier, no. 20138), O pater sancte mitis (Chevalier, no. 13376), O lux beata trinitas (Chevalier, no. 13150), Nocte surgentes uigilemus (Chevalier, no. 12035), Ecce iam noctis tenuatur (Chevalier, no. 5129), Andrea pie sanctorum mitissime (Chevalier, no. 1035), O thoma christi perlustrator (Chevalier, no. 13820), Bina celestis aule (Chevalier, no. 2483), Doctor egregie paule mores (Chevalier, no. 4791), Mathia iuste duodeno (Chevalier, no. 11388), Proni rogamus philippe (Chevalier, no. 15631), Iacobe iuste iesu frater (Chevalier, no. 9188), Iam bone pastor petre (Chevalier, no. 9196), Bartholomee celi sidus (Chevalier, no. 2318), Mathee sancte bino pollens (Chevalier, no. 11385), Beate symon et taddee (Chevalier, no. 2377), Annue christe seculorum domine nobis per huius tibi (Chevalier, no. 1149), Eterna christi munera apostolorum gloria (Chevalier, no. 590), Exultet celi laudibus (Chevalier, no. 5832), Martir dei qui unicum patris (Chevalier, no. 11228), Deus tuorum militum (Chevalier, no. 4533), Sanctorum meritis inclita gaudia (Chevalier, no. 18607), Rex gloriose martirum (Chevalier, no. 17453), Iste confessor domini (Chevalier, no. 9136), Iesu redemptor omnium perpes (Chevalier, no. 9628), Uirginis proles opifexque matris (Chevalier, no. 21703), Iesu corona uirginum (Chevalier, no. 9507), Quod chorus uatum (Chevalier, no. 16881), Quem terra pontus ethera (Chevalier, no. 16347), O glorio [sic] domina excelsa (Chevalier, no. 13042), Aue maris stella (Chevalier, no. 1889), Ut queant laxis resonare (Chevalier, no. 21039), Antra deserti teneris (Chevalier, no. 1214), O nimis felix meritisque celse (Chevalier, no. 13311), Felix per omnes festum (Chevalier, no. 6060), Petrus beatus chatenarum (Chevalier, no. 14885), O roma felix que tantorum (Chevalier, no. 13656), Aurea luce et decore (Chevalier, no. 1596), Magnum salutis gaudium (Chevalier, no. 11028), Pie colamus annua (Chevalier, no. 14916), O quam glorifa [sic] luce choruscas (Chevalier, no. 13516), Magne pater augustine preces (Chevalier, no. 10968), Celi ciues applaudite et uos (Chevalier, no. 3471), Tibi christe splendor (Chevalier, no. 20455), Christe sanctorum decus (Chevalier, no. 3000), Christe redemptor omnium conserua tuos famulos (Chevalier, no. 2959), Iesu saluator seculi redemptis (Chevalier, no. 9677), Omnium christe pariter (Chevalier, no. 14144).
18. (fol. 200v) Liturgical and historical notes signed ‘John Staynton’, late 14th century.
Physical Description
Collation
Layout
Ruled in plummet, for tops and bottoms of minims, with single vertical and horizontal bounding lines extending the full height and width of page; written below the top line; 22 lines per page; written space: c. 250 × 155–170 mm.
Hand(s)
Formal Gothic book hand.
Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).
Decoration
Alternately red and blue KL monograms with penwork in the calendar.
Miniatures.
- fol. 9v Crucifixion. Christ on the Cross; the Virgin Mary and St John stand on either side, holding books.
- fol. 10v The Holy Face drawn in plummet and ink (unfinished sketch, 14th-century addition (N. Morgan, Early Gothic manuscripts, Survey of manuscripts illuminated in the British Isles 4, 2 vols. (London: H. Miller, 1982–88), II no. 175).
- fol. 11r Virgin and Child. Crowned enthroned Virgin giving breast to the Child.
Initials
- 10-line Beatus-initial in gold frame, decorated with coiled tendrils, foliage, flowers, gold discs and arabesque designs (fol. 12r). The incipit in alternating red and blue capitals in a gold frame.
- 6- to 9-line similar initials at the beginning of psalms 26 (fol. 30v), 38 (fol. 43v), 51 (fol. 54v), 52 (fol. 55r), 68 (fol. 67r), 80 (fol. 82r), 97 (fol. 95v), 101 (fol. 97v) and 109 (fol. 110r).
5- to 6-line penwork initials at the beginning of psalm 119 (fol. 122v), canticles (fol. 137r), Office and Mass of the Dead (fols. 152r, 154r) and hymnal (fol. 165r). 2- to 4-line alternating red and blue initials with contrasting blue or red penwork at the beginnings of psalms, sections of the office and mass, prayers, litany and hymns.
1-line alternating plain red and blue initials at the beginning of verses.
Rubrics in red ink.
Binding
Red leather over boards, 19th century. Blind roll border round the outer edge of both covers. Blind roll decoration forming a rectangle with floral corner-pieces on both covers. Five raised bands on spine with blind roll decoration on panels between the bands. Gilt lettering on spine: ‘PSALMI .’. Bodleian paper label on spine: ‘Laud Lat. 5’. Marbled paper pastedowns and fly-leaves. Holes and marks left by three (?) clasps of an earlier binding on leaves at the beginning.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Guisborough, Yorkshire, Augustinian priory of St Mary the Virgin: made for the use of the Augustinian Priory in Guisborough, Yorkshire (?): evidence of the calendar, litany and Office of the Dead. Still in the Priory in the 15th century when the obits of priors were added.
Note on fol. 1r reporting that in 1427 Henry Percy, Robert Watirton, John de Ask, Ralph Gray and Thomas Steward were received into the fraternity of the Chapter. Notes on Percy family; notes on the battle of Shrewsbury in the calendar.
Erasures at Reformation: see calendar and litany.
16th-century (?) pressmarks (?): ‘9’ (fols. 2v, 3r).
William Laud (1573–1645), see ODNB: ‘Liber Guilielmj Laud Archiep(iscop)i Cantuar’: et Cancellarij Vniuersitatis Oxon. 1633’ (fol. 3r).
Bodleian Library: first donation from Laud, 22 May 1635. Earlier shelfmark: ‘J 54’.
Record Sources
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (4 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2023-03: Incorporate all information from Solopova description.