MS. Rawl. G. 59
Summary Catalogue no.: 14790
Contents
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
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).
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.
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-07-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1895)