A catalogue of Western manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries and selected Oxford colleges

MS. Wood F. 34

Summary Catalogue no.: 8496

Contents

Miscellaneous papers collected by Antony Wood. Only medieval items are described here.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Anthony à Wood

Wood, who died on 29 November 1695, left his manuscripts and printed books to the Ashmolean. The entire collection was transferred to the Bodleian in 1860.

Contents

(fols. 1r-8r)
Sermon
Incipit: Convertimini ad me ... Hytt ys the propurte and condycyon off euery wyseman yff he be in a strange cuntre
Explicit: he shalbe very well content and satysfysyd, unde Ps. 16 Saciabor […]
Final rubric: Soe endeth the treatise of repentance by John Claymond the first praesident of CCColl: Oxon. [17th century]

Attributed to John Claymond by later hands; Antony Wood (fol. 1r) 'Mr Claymondis treatise of repentance, written with his owne hand', but the manuscript is not in Claymond's hand.

Language(s): Middle English

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: 8 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 285 × 205 mm.
Dimensions (written): 225 × 165 mm.

Layout

1 col., c. 42 lines (variable)

Accompanying Material

Bound with post-medieval material.

History

Origin: 15th century, late, or 16th century, early ; England

Additional Information

Record Sources

Adapted (March 2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1937), with limited additional description.

Last Substantive Revision

2025-03-03: Description created.