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MS. Rawl. G. 59

Summary Catalogue no.: 14790

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Disticha Catonis

With Middle English translation

Preceded by the prologue and the short sentences, which begin 'Itaque Deo supplica'

Four Middle English lines corresponding to two Latin. The Middle English of the Disticha begins 'My fayre sone at the begynninge'

Language(s): Latin and Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: iii + 16 leaves. A single paper, with a pair of parchment flyleaves at each end (MLGB3)
Dimensions (binding): 8.375 × 6.125 in.

History

Origin: 15th century ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Dartford, Kent, Priory of St Mary the Virgin and St Margaret, of Dominican nuns (?) : 'Suster Emme Wynter' at end, fol. 13r; probably the Dartford nun of this name (MLGB3)

Thomas Rawlinson, MS. 655 (Enright, 'Rawlinson', app. B xix).

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

Record Sources

Description adapted (July 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1895) with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3, p. 354

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-07-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)

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