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MS. Rawl. G. 60

Summary Catalogue no.: 14791

Physical Description

Composite: six (?) parts
Form: codex
Extent: iv + 166 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.75 × 6.125 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Notes on foll. 1v, 2v, 71v make it probable that the scribe of A-D was William Smyth ('Master Willelmus Smyth'): the scribe of F may have been 'Bosvyll' (see fol. 133).

'330 MS.'

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 1

Contents

(fol. iv)
William de Montibus (?), Poeniteas cito
Language(s): Latin
1. (fol. 2)
Robert Grosseteste, Stans puer ad mensem
Incipit: Stans puer ad mensam domini bona dogmata discas
Final rubric: Explicit liber Facessie, quod Willelmus
Language(s): Latin
2.
Disticha Catonis
Rubric: ... liber parui Catonis quod ...
Final rubric: Explicit hic Cato dans castigamina nato

With prologue

Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 8v)
Facetus
Rubric: ... liber Facessie [then erased 'quem [?] collegit [?] Willelmus [?] ...]
Incipit: Est nichil vtilius humane credo saluti
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 2

Contents

Language(s): Latin

4. (fol. 13)
Liber cartule
Incipit: Cartula nostra tibi portat dilecte salutes
Final rubric: Explicit liber Cartule, quod W. S.

In hexameters, sometimes ascribed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

5. (fol. 18)
Alanus ab Insula, Doctrinale altum
Rubric: ... Paruum doctrinale
Incipit: A Phebo Phebe

Here anonymous.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 3

Contents

6. (fol. 27)
John of Garland, Synonyma
Incipit: Ad mare ne uidear

Here anonymous.

Language(s): Latin
7. (fol. 37)
Grammar
Incipit: Quero quot sunt forme
Language(s): Latin
8. (fol. 40)
Grammar

A list of deponent verbs, with English explanations.

Language(s): Latin and Middle English
(fol. 43)
Incipit: Heu mea peccatis
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 4

Contents

9. (fol. 44)
Grammar ('Liber aequivocorum')
Incipit: Hic ponit auctor equiuocacionem huius dictionis. Augustus
Final rubric: Explicit liber Equiuocorum, quod Willelmus

Partly in verse.

For discussion of the text see T. Hunt, Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-Century England (1991), III, 138-140, stating (140 n. 58) that the present manuscript contains English glosses.

Language(s): Latin with Middle English glosses
(fol. 72)
Grammar
Incipit: Sallio, sallo cibum
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 5

Contents

Language(s): Latin

10. (fol. 74)
Treatise on Greek grammar
Incipit: Que est agnicio prime declinacionis Grecorum

A treatise on Greek grammar

(fol. 83)
Grammar
Incipit: Omnis in A casus
Language(s): Latin
11. (fol. 84)
Grammar ('Exempla primarum syllabarum')
Incipit: Que non ponuntur hic omnia corripiuntur.

A treatise on Latin words with long vowels, in verse.

Walther 15013
12. (fol. 90)
Grammar (versification)
Incipit: Nota secundum quosdam

On the 32 'colores ad metrum pertinentes', i.e. kinds of verse, partly in verse. Followed by a prose piece on nine metres:

Incipit: Nota de artificiali scansione.
13. (fol. 96)
Dictamen
Rubric: Incipit ars dictam⟨in⟩is
Incipit: Ad doctrinam dictamis accedere cupientes
Final rubric: Explicit tractatus Richmorum

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment, paper

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 60 – Part 6

Contents

Language(s): Latin

14. (fol. 98)
Grammar
Incipit: Ihesus est amor meus, qui uocor Willelmus, et ideo wltus
Final rubric: Explicit hic liber qui uocatur Ihesus est amor meus

On grammar, William and Robert being supposed to be two pupils.

15. (fol. 109)
Grammar
Incipit: Ab inicio et ante secula creata sum. Ista clausula debet sic exponi. Ego sapientia.

Some religious pieces treated grammatically.

16. (fol. 132)
Grammar (versification)
Rubric: ... Regulae versifícales
Incipit: Apud Latinos xx sunt littere
17. (fol. 135v)
Grammar
Incipit: Nota quod omnia nomina terminancia in R

Rules of grammar, partly in verse. A second set about verbs (fol. 148b) beg.:

Incipit: Comoda multorum paro doctrinis puerorum
Final rubric: Explicit hic tractus verborum carmine factus ... Amen quod B(osville)(?)

Other grammatical texts on fols. 135r, 161v.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper

Hand(s)

Written by 'Bosville'?

History

Origin: 15th century, early ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1895) with additional reference to published literature as cited.

Last Substantive Revision

2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.