Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 108
| England |
| Oxford |
| Bodleian Library |
| Laud Misc. 108 |
| SC 1486 |
| s. xiii/xiv with s. xv additions. |
| English |
| Scribal Dialect, ff. 228v to end (237v): Gloucestershire. Linguistic Atlas Grid Reference: not mapped, McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin comment that the 'language is mixed, and suggests a western (probably Gloucs) original, with an East Anglian overlay' (1986, p. 198). |
Part 1
Composite manuscript of religious vernacular material bound together since the fifteenth century. Part I contains the
South English Legendary but has not been analysed in the
Linguistic Atlas. Part II contains two 'matter of England' romances,
Havelok the Dane and
King Horn as well as the lives of St. Blase and St. Cecilia and various pious texts. Only these saints' lives have been linguistically analysed. Guddat-Figge suggests that the two parts were bound together by an earlier owner who mistook the romances in Part 2 as saints' legends. Owing to viewing restrictions the manuscript has not been consulted. Rubrics, incipits, and explicits have been taken from various editions.
Item: 1| ff. 1r-198r |
| South English Legendary |
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| (seven legends are lost at the beginning. The present first legend is given the no. 8 in the manuscript. |
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Item: 1.1| f. 1r |
| South English Legendary: The Long Life of Christ (IMEV 3452) |
| Defective |
| Defective |
| Fragmentary: 901 verses, covering the middle life of Christ. |
Horstmann 1875, p. 1.
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Item: 1.2| ff. 11r-21v |
| South English Legendary: The Apocryphal History of the Infancy of Jesus (IMEV 1550) |
| 'In že honurance of swete ihesus žat is louerd ful of vertu'. |
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| 'Here ore leuedi ali?hte of že asse and ioseph hire halp adoun and made hire sitte ondur a treo for hete žat bar appiles and ožer fruyt here žat treo beu? adoun žoru? že voiz of ihesu and marie eat of žat fruyt žat heo muche desirede and heo ?af iosež žarof ase muche as he wolde'. |
Horstmann 1875, pp. 3-61.
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Item: 1.3| ff. 23r-29v |
| South English Legendary: Sancta crux (IMEV 3387) |
| 'Že holie rode i founde was ase ich eow nouže may telle costantyne že aumperour muche hežene folk gan a quelle'. |
| 'Nouže god for že rode loue žat žou were on ido bringe us to že hei?e ioye žat žou us bou?test to. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 1-19.
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Item: 1.4| ff. 29v-30r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Dunstan (IMEV 2884) |
| 'Seint dunston was of enguelonde icome of guode more Miracle ore louerd dude for him že ?uyt he was un bore'. |
| 'Ey?hte an fourti abbeies of monekes and of nonnes Of žat tresur huy arerden in enguelonde žat of persones was so iwonne'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 19-22.
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Item: 1.5| ff. 31r-31v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Augustine (IMEV 2854) |
| '...žo he to že yle cam to seint austyn he sende žat he to him with his felawes to don is erende i wende'. |
| 'Bidde we ?eorne seint austin žat cristindom so brou?te žat we moten to žulke ioye come to ?wan ore louerd us bou?te'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 25-26.
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Item: 1.6| ff. 31v-32v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Barnabus (IMEV 2856) |
| 'Seint barnabe že apostle žat guod was and hiende imartred he was for godes loue in strongue deže at že ende'. |
| 'Nov bidde we ?eorne ihesu crist king of alle kinge For loue of seint barnabe žat he us to heouene bringue'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 26-29.
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Item: 1.7| ff. 32v-34r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. John the Baptist (IMEV 2945) |
| 'Seint iohan was že beste bern že holie baptist žat euere of womman was ibore withoute ihesu crist'. |
| 'Nouže seint iohan žat in že flym iordan baptisede godes sone Lieue us žoru? ore cristindom to že ioye of heouene come'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 29-33.
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Item: 1.8| ff. 34r-38r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. James the Great (IMEV 2918) |
| 'Seint iemes že holi apostle guod is to habbe in mone Seint iohanes brožur že ewangelist and ore louerdes aunte sone'. |
| žat he for žat holie stude žat he hath in galiz helpe us and alle is pilegrimes and bringe us to heouene blis'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 33-45.
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Item: 1.9| f. 38v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Oswald the King (IMEV 3036) |
| 'Seint oswold že holie king of že on ende of enguelonde King was ase žulke tyme bi feol in northž homber londe'. |
| 'Žat he us for?iue ore sunnes and us helpe at alle ore neode And ore soule for is swete loue in to blisse lede'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 45-46.
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Item: 1.10| ff. 39r-41v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Edward the Elder (IMEV 2890) |
| 'Seint edward že ?ungue was kyng of enguelonde Wel ?oung he imartred was žoru? tricherie and onde'. |
| 'Nov god for že loue of heom bože žet swete kingues were To že ioye of heouene žat huy beoth inne with heom us bringue žere'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 47-53.
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Item: 1.11| ff. 41v-46v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Francis (IMEV 2899) |
| 'Seint fraunceys že frere menour žat guod man was inov? Marchaunt he was in his ?onghede and to eche treuwenesse drov?'. |
| 'And žare huy beoth bože in ioye with outen ende Nou god for že loue of seint fraunceis late us alle žudere wende. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 53-67.
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Item: 1.12| ff. 46v-47v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Alban (IMEV 2842) |
| 'Seint albon že holie man was here of enguelonde imartred he was for godes loue žoru? iesu cristes sonde'. |
| 'Bidde we ?eorne ihesu crist and seint albon wel faste žat we moten to že ioye come žat euere schal ilaste'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 67-70.
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Item: 1.13| ff. 48r-50v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Wulstan (IMEV 3068) |
| 'Seint wolston bischop of wyrecestre was here of engelonde Swiže holi man he was al is lif ase ich me vnderstonde'. |
| 'Žare man may for is holie bodi mani fair miracle i seo Nou god graunti žat we mote with him in že ioye of heouene beo'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 70-77.
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Item: 1.14| ff. 50v-52r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Matthew (IMEV 3017) |
| 'Seint matheu že ewangelist apostel he ws and is Ewangelist and eke a postle for sože he was and is'. |
| 'Nou iesu crist us ?iue is grace žulke ioy?e iwinne For že loue of seint matheu žat he woneth inne'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 77-81.
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Item: 1.15| f. 52r-5v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Liger (IMEV 2958) |
| 'Seint leger a bischop was and holi man i nou? Mani a man žoru? is prechingue to godes lawe he drou?'. |
| 'Nou god for že loue of seint leger is swete grace us siende Žat we aftur žusse liue moten to že ioye of heouene iwende'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 81-83.
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Item: 1.16| ff. 52v-54r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Faith (IMEV 2897) |
| 'Seinte fey žat holie maide of swiže hei?e men heo com Swiže ?ong in hire childhod heo turnede to cristindom'. |
| 'Nou seinte fey and hire felawes ore erinde beode so Žat we moten to že ioye come žare huy beoth inne ido'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 83-86.
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Item: 1.17| f. 55r-v |
| South English Legendary: The Eleven Thousand Virgins (IMEV 721) |
| 'Ondleuene žousend of virgines for ore louerd imartrede were Telle i chulle of heore martyrdom and ho heom žarto gan lere'. |
| 'Že hei?e ioye of heouene žare alle žis maydenes beoth inne Ne žat we neuere žarof ne missen for nome sorie sunne'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 86-92.
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Item: 1.18| ff. 56r-59r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Katherine of Alexandria (IMEV 2954) |
| 'Seint katerine of noble kunne cam bi olde dawe Hire fader was king hire moder quyene bože of že olde lawe'. |
| 'Graunti us že ioye of heuene and schilde us fram helle pine Amen amen segge we alle for is holie tyme'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 92-101.
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Item: 1.19| f. 59r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Lucy (IMEV 2961) |
| 'Seinte lucie žat holie mayde in cezile was i bore ?ong heo bigan to serui god and bilefde sunne and hore'. |
| 'Žere heo is with ihesu crist in ioye withouten ende Nou god for seinte lucie loue žudere us late iwiende. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 101-106.
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Item: 1.20| ff. 61r-87v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Thomas of Canterbury (IMEV 4171) |
| 'Wolle ?e nouže iheore žis englische tale žat is here iwrite Of seint thomas of caunterburi al hou he was bi ?ite'. |
| 'Nov iesu crist for žulke loue žat seint thomas on žou?te ?yue us part of žulke ioie žat he so deore a bou?te'. |
| The Life of St. Thomas of Canterbury beginning with the story of Gilbert, father of St. Thomas. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 106-177.
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Item: 1.21| f. 88r-89v |
| South English Legendary: Lives of Saints Fabian and Sebastian (IMEV 2896) |
| 'Seint fabian pretten ?er pope was in rome'. |
| 'Žus seint sebastian že holi man is lif brou?te to ende And fram že pine of is liue to že blisse of heuene he gan iwende'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 177-181.
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Item: 1.22| ff. 89v-91r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Agnes (IMEV 2850) |
| 'Seint anneis žat holi maide wel ?ong heo bigan to serui god al mi?ti to beon cristine womman'. |
| 'Žus žis mayde seinte annes brou?te hire liif to fine And wende to že ioye of heuene after hire muchele pine'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 181-184.
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Item: 1.23| ff. 91r-93r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Vincent (IMEV 3067) |
| 'Seint vincent in spayne to a cristine bischop cam Žat men cleopeden valentin and cristindom of him nam'. |
| 'Men nusten neuere martyr non žat hadde more torment Ne žat with som pine ouer come nas bote že gode man seint vincent'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 184-189.
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Item: 1.24| ff. 93r-93v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Paul (IMEV 3041) |
| 'Seint powel was a lužer man are he icouerted were Alle že cristine men of že lond hadden of him gret fere'. |
| 'Seint powel to cristindedom cam in žusse manere God us graunti for is loue in heuene to ben is fere'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 189-192.
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Item: 1.25| ff. 93v-94v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Bridget (IMEV 2871) |
| 'Seinte bride of hei?e men in scotland heo cam Of riche men and of gret power in lawe of cristindom'. |
| 'Že furste dai of feuerer hire liif heo brou?te to ende god us graunti alle forth with hire te blisse of heuene wende'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 192-193.
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Item: 1.26| ff. 94v-96r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Agatha (IMEV 2839) |
| 'Seinte agace žat guode maide in cisile was ibore Wel ?ong heo bigan cristine to beon žat hire soule nere furlore'. |
| 'Also wisliche we schullen hire bidde ase heo že contreie ?af bote Žat we to že ioye žare heo is inne with hire come we mote'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 193-197.
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Item: 1.27| f. 96r-v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Scholastica (IMEV 3052) |
| 'Seinte scholace žat holie mayde heo was of clene liue Leouere heo hadde to beon nonne žane beone iwiddet to wiue'. |
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Horstmann 1887, pp. 197-199.
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Item: 1.28| ff. 96v-104r |
| South English Legendary: St. Patrick's Purgatory (IMEV 3039) |
| 'Seint paterik žoru godes grace makede ane put in irlonde Žat seint patrike purgatorie is icleoped ?eot ase ich onderstonde'. |
| 'God leue us ovre sunnes here so biete for is holie wounde Žat we ne žuen in purgatorie bi leue bote luyte stounde'. |
| Omits verses 1-54. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 199-220.
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Item: 1.29| ff. 104r-110r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Brendan (IMEV 2868) |
| 'Seint brendan že holi man was here of ovre londe Monek he was of harde liue as ich me understonde'. |
| 'And a fair abbeie žare is are[r]d ase is bodi was i do God bringue us to žulke ioye žat is soule wende to. Amen'. |
| 'Vita sancti brendani abbatis de hybernia'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 220-240.
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Item: 1.30| ff. 111r-115v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Nicholas (IMEV 3033) |
| 'Seynt nicholas že holie man žat guod confessour was Of hei?e men he was icome in že cite of patras'. |
| 'Louerd žat for že loue of seint nicholas mani miracle hast i do žou schild us fram že pine of helle and fram dedliche sunne also'. |
| 'Vita sancti nicholai'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 240-255.
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Item: 1.31| ff. 115v-116r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Julian the Confessor (IMEV 2949) |
| 'Seint iulian že confessour was ibore at rome Muche folk žoru? is prechingue cristine heo bicome'. |
| 'Anožur seint iulian žare is žat men biddeth wel faste After guod in onecouth stude ?wane heo beoth sore agaste'. |
| 'Vita sancti iuliani confessoris'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 255-256.
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Item: 1.32| ff. 116r-117v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Julian Hosteler (IMEV 2950) |
| 'Seint iulian že guode herebeger of noble kuynde com Stalewarde and strong man he was and louede wel cristindom'. |
| 'And at že laste žoru? godes wille žat we moten teo Into že blisse of heuene and žare withouten ende beo'. |
| 'Vita sancti iuliani boni hospitis'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 256-260.
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Item: 1.33| ff. 117v-121v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Mary of Egypt (IMEV 2990) |
| 'Seinte marie egyptiane in egypte was i bore Al hire ?ounge liif heo liuede in sunne and in hore'. |
| 'žus seinte marie egyptiane out of hire fole dede Wende to heouene blisse žoru? penaunce žat heo gan lede'. |
| 'Vita sancte marie egiptiace'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 260-271.
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Item: 1.34| ff. 121v-124r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Christopher (IMEV 2878) |
| 'Seint cristofre was a saracen in že londe of canaan In noe stude bi is daie nas so gret a man'. |
| 'Žus seint cristofre žene hexte louerd at že laste of sou?te God us bringue to žulke ioye žat he is soule brou?te'. |
| 'Vita sancti cristofori'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 271-278.
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Item: 1.35| ff. 124r-127v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Dominic (IMEV 2883) |
| 'Seint domenic že holie frere in spayne was ibore In že toune of caylre wel guod was že more'. |
| 'Bidde ore louerd and ore lauedi for seint dominikes loue We moten aftur ore endeday to že blisse of heuene come'. |
| 'Vita sancti dominici confessoris'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 278-288.
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Item: 1.36| ff. 128r-130r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Theophilus (IMEV 3266) |
| 'Teofle was a swyže gret man and guode clerk he was also Hext maister bifore alle ožere under že bischope ido'. |
| 'Wel fair miracle ore leuedi dude žat brou?te him of žulke wo Ase heo hath manye ožere idon and ?eot heo wole wel mo'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 288-293.
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Item: 1.37| ff. 130r-131r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. George (IMEV 2905) |
| 'Seint george že holie man ase we finez i write In že londe of cappadoce he was ibore and bi?ite'. |
| 'žare he is in grete ioye žat last withouten ende Nov god for seint georges ioye late ore soule žudere wende'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 294-296.
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Item: 1.38| ff. 131r-132r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Edmund the King (IMEV 2887) |
| 'Seint eadmund že holie kyng ibore was here bi este In že on ende of engelonde of ?wam men makiez feste'. |
| 'Novže god for že loye of seint eadmund žat was so noble king Graunte us že ioye žat he is inne afture ovre ending. Amen'. |
| 'Vita sancti eadmundi regis'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 296-299.
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Item: 1.39| ff. 132r-136v |
| South English Legendary: Legend of St. Michael (IMEV 3029) |
| 'Seynt mi?hel že archaungel and is felawes also huy beoth bitweone ore louerd and us to schewi ?wat we schulle do'. |
| 'For žei huy ovte of helle beon huy ne schullen nou?t so at route Žat huy že brenningue of helle with heom ne bereth aboute'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 299-311.
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Item: 1.40| ff. 136v-147r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Clement (IMEV 2875) |
| 'Seint clement was ibore at rome ifurn bi olde dawe Of že hexte men he was i come žat weren in žulke lawe'. |
| 'Žare is nouže seint clementes churche imad with quoynte gynne God ?iue us part of žulke ioye žat seint clement is inne'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 322-340.
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Item: 1.41| ff. 147r-149r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Lawrence (IMEV 2957) |
| 'Seynt laurence guod man was and in strong martyr He endede here on eorže is liif and to že ioye of heuene he com'. |
| 'Novže iesu for že grete pine žat seint laurence here hadde Vs bringue to žulke ioye žat žine aungels his soule ladde. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 340-345.
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Item: 1.42| ff. 149r-153r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Kenelm (IMEV 2956) |
| 'Seint kenelm že ?ongue kyng žat holi martyr is He was kyng in engelonde of že marche of walis'. |
| 'Nov god for že loue of seint kenelm is swete grace vs sende Žat we moten to žulke ioie žare he is inne iwiende. Amen'. |
| 'Vita sancti kenelmi regis'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 345-355.
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Item: 1.43| ff. 153r-154v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Gregory (IMEV 2910) |
| 'Seint gregori že confessour in ciscile was ibore In holienesse he ladde is liif žat is soule nere for lore'. |
| 'Bidde we žanne že holie man apostle of engelonde Žat he bi fore ihes crist ore neode ounderstonde'. |
| 'Vita sancti gregorii'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 355-359.
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Item: 1.44| ff. 154v-155v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Cuthbert (IMEV 2880) |
| 'Seint cudbert was ibore here in engelonde God dude for him gret miracle ase ?e schulle understonde'. |
| 'To že ioye of heouene and god us graunti also Žoru? že bone of seint cudbert žat we moten comen žar to'. |
| 'Vita sancti cuthberti'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 359-362.
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Item: 1.45| f. 155v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Mark (IMEV 3004) |
| 'Seint marc že godspellare wide wende in londe For to prechi cristine dom žoru? ore louerdes sonde'. |
| 'Bidde we nouže seint marc ?was liif we habbez i heord to že ende Žat ore soule mote žoru? his arndingus into heouene i wiende'. |
| 'Vita sancti marci ewangeliste'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 362-363.
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Item: 1.46| ff. 155v-156v |
| South English Legendary: Lives of Saints Philip and James (IMEV 3048) |
| 'Seint phelipe and seint iacob apostles weren twei?e Že formeste dai žat comez in may deth huy žoleden bei?e'. |
| 'Gret deol žat folk made žo and wel faire huy him nome And bureden him with gret honour ase a swuch man to bi come'. |
| 'Apostolorum philippi et iacobi'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 364-365.
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Item: 1.47| ff. 156v-157r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Jacob (not listed in IMEV) |
| 'Seint iacob was ore louerdes kun and ore lauedie soster sone Telle i chulle sum?wat of ore louerdes kunne nouže it is mi žou?t icome'. |
| 'Apostel he was and martyr also faste men scholden is eue Bote for že hei?e easter feste men moten it nede bileue'. |
| 'Vita sancti iacobi'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 365-366.
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Item: 1.48| ff. 157v-160v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Bartholomew (IMEV 2858) |
| 'Seint bartelmev že holie man cam of kingues blode Swyže fair man and noble he was and glad & of swete mode'. |
| 'Bidde we nouže seint barthelmev? žat hei? Apostle is Žat we moten žoru? his bone come to heouene blis. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 366-376.
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Item: 1.49| ff. 161r-165v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Thomas the Apostle (IMEV 3063) |
| 'Seint thomas že guode apostle imartred was in inde Of is lif we moten rede ase we in boke dothž finde'. |
| 'Nov seint thomas žat cristindam formest into inde brou?te Bringue us to že ioye of heouene to ?wan ore lauerd us bou?te'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 376-388.
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Item: 1.50| ff. 165v-166r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Matthias (IMEV 3026) |
| 'Seint mathie apostle is ase ?e schullen alle i wite Žoru?h lot he was apostel imaud ase it is iwrite'. |
| 'Nou god for že loue of seint mathi us leue ore lif so wisse Žat we ?wanne we heonnes wiendeth comen to heouene blisse. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 389-390.
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Item: 1.51| ff. 166r-167r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Silvester (IMEV 3053) |
| 'Seint siluestre pope was že furste žat žare cam Žat euere hadde rome in pes to holde up cristindom'. |
| 'Nou god for is swete loue us graunti žulke blisse Žat seint siluestre is inne žat we žarof ne misse'. |
| 'Hic incipit uita sancti siluestri. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 391-392.
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Item: 1.52| ff. 167r-169v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Eustace (IMEV 2894) |
| 'Seint eustas že noble kny?t of hežene lawe was Ake are he icristned were men cleopeden him placidas'. |
| 'Žus seint eustas mid is wif and mid is sones cam To že hei?e ioye of heouene žoru? strong martyrdom'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 393-395.
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Item: 1.53| ff. 169v-174r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. John the Evangelist (IMEV 2932) |
| 'Seint iohan že ewangelist žat apostel is Was ore louerdes aunte sone and seint inouže seint iohan že ewangelist ?yf it ži wille is'. |
| 'Beode ore erinde žat we moten come to heouene blis. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 402-417.
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Item: 1.54| ff. 174r-175r |
| South English Legendary: All Saints' Day (IMEV 184) |
| 'Alle halewene day we holdez one time in že ?ere For manie enchesones holie churche žare to us gan lere'. |
| 'Nou bidde alle halewene žat we heore feste holden so Žat huy us bringuen to že hey?e ioye žare huy buth inne ido'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 418-420.
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Item: 1.55| ff. 175r-179v |
| South English Legendary: All Souls' Day (IMEV 201) |
| 'Alle soulene day on vrže ri?t is to holde hei?e For alle we schullen habben neode žar to for alle we schullen dei?'. |
| 'Ne leos nou?ht žat žou deore bou?htest žei we sumdel mis do'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 420-431.
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Item: 1.56| ff. 179v-185r |
| South English Legendary: Saint Edmund the Bishop (IMEV 2886) |
| 'Seint eadmund že confessour žat lythž at pounteneye Of guode men and trewe he cam žei huy neren nou?ht ful hei?'. |
| 'Nou god for že loue of him and žat us deore bou?hte To žulke blisse us bringue žat he is soule brou?hte. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 431-449.
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Item: 1.57| ff. 185r-188r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Martin (IMEV 3005) |
| 'Seint martyn was ibore in že londe of sabarie Wel ?ong he was inoriced in že londe of papie'. |
| 'Four score winter he was old are he was ded al so God ?iue us part of žulke ioye žat is soule wende to'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 449-456.
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Item: 1.58| ff. 188r-190r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Leonard (IMEV 2959) |
| 'Seint leonard že confessour a londe eode her'. |
| 'Že miracles žat he for prisones dude ne may no man telle Nov god for že bone of seint leonard us schilde fram že pine of helle'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 456-462.
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Item: 1.59| ff. 190r-197r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Mary Magdalene (IMEV 3159) |
| 'Slei?e men and egleche and of redes wise and bolde Lustniez nouže to mi speche wise and vnwise ?ongue and olde'. |
| 'Of že maudeleine žis is že ri?hte endingue God us schilde fram peyne and to heouene us bringue. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 462-480.
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Item: 1.60| ff. 197r-198r |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Hippolytus (IMEV 2915) |
| 'Seint ypolyt že martyr knyht was of gret honour Žat wuste seint laurence in prisone žoru? heste of že aumperour'. |
| 'Bidde we nouže seint ypoyt žat he ore erinde beode Žat merci he habbe of us alle and off alle žat habbuth neode. Amen'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 480-483.
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Item: 2| f. 198r-199r |
| Sayings of St. Bernard: Man's Three Foes (IMEV 3310) |
| 'Herkniez me a luytel žrowe ?e žat wollez ou self iknowe'. |
| 'Žat we moten ži sone iseon in ioye withouten ende. Amen'. |
| Not listed in Guddat-Figge, 1976. |
Furnivall 1901, 511-522.
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Item: 3| f. 199r |
| Vision of St. Paul (IMEV 3089) |
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| Not listed in Guddat-Figge, 1976. |
Cf Horstmann 1892, pp. 251-260.
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Item: 4| 200r-203v |
| Debate Between the Body and the Soul (IMEV 351) |
| 'Als i lay in a winteris nyt in a droukening bifore the day'. |
| 'Žat cristes merci ne is wel more'. |
| 'Že disputisoun betwen že bodi and že soule'. |
Conlee 1991, pp. 18-49.
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| Codex |
| Parchment |
| 270 x 180 mm |
| According to Görlach, '114 (1, 3-4 lost, 5 mutilated), 212, 310 (9 mutilated), 4-912, 1012 (2-3 lost after f. 104), 1112 (2 lost after f. 114), 12-1412, 1512 (8 mutilated), 1612 (12 lost), 1712, 1812 (8, 12 cancelled), 1912 (8 lost after f. 211), 2012, 216 (6 cancelled at end), 226 (sewn on to the preceding quire), 231'. Only a few catchwords. A further detailed collation is in Watson 1970, pp. 172-174. |
| Pricking visible. Single and double columns. Scribes 1 and 3 - 45 lines; Scribe 2 - 38-39 lines; Scribe 5 - 44-45 lines. Ruled with margins marked. |
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Scribe 1: ff. 1r-200r - a roughly contemporary Anglicana book hand.
Scribe 2: ff. 200v-203v - a roughly contemporary Anglicana book hand.
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Paragraph marks, alternately red and blue in the South English Legendary.
Two-line blue initials with red pen-work flourishes in the South English Legendary.
First letter of lines detached to form a border and touched with red.
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| Unseen
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| ff. 238, defective at beginning. |
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| There are a few leaves missing at the beginning of Part 1 but otherwise the manuscript is in good condition. |
Part 2
Item: 1| f. 204r |
| Havelok the Dane (IMEV 1114) |
| 'Herknet to me gode men Wives maydnes and alle men' |
| 'Žat iesu crist his soule bring Biforn his fader at his endinge. Amen'. |
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Skeat and Sisam 1915. Page opposite p. 24 has facsimile of f. 207v.
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Item: 2| f. 219v |
| King Horn (IMEV 166) |
| 'Alle ben he bliže Žat to me wilen liže' |
| 'Nou hem to heuene lede God hem to heuene lede'. |
Lumby 1866. Hall 1901.
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Item: 3| ff. 228v-230v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Blase (IMEV 2866) |
| 'Seynt blase wel clene lyfe ladde wižoute any hore In že lond of capadoce žis godeman was ibore'. |
| 'God leue žat we parti mote of že heye blisse Žere žat seint blase is inne ibrout žat we žer offe ne mysse'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 485-490.
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Item: 4| ff. 230v-233v |
| South English Legendary: Life of St. Cecilia (IMEV 2873) |
| 'Seinte cecilie of noble kynde ibore ?e was at rome Oure louerd crist ?e louede wel are ?e fram cradel come'. |
| 'Nou bidde we oure swete louerd for hire martirdom To bringge vs to žat ioye žat hire soule to com'. |
Horstmann 1887, pp. 490-496.
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Item: 5| f. 233v |
| Life of St. Alexis (IMEV 3156) |
| 'Sittež stille wižouten strif And i wol tellen ou of a lyf'. |
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Item: 6| f. 237r-v |
| Summer Sunday: A Lament for Edward II (IMEV 3838) |
| 'Opon a somer soneday se i že sonne'. |
| 'A duk drawe to že dež wiž drouping & dare'. |
Robbins 1959, pp. 98-102.
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Item: 7| f. 238r |
| Biblical sentences (IMEV 496) |
| 'Behalde merueylis a mayde ys moder'. |
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| Two couplets translating unconnected biblical sentences. A later addition. |
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Item: 8| f. 238v |
| On Deceit (IMEV 145) |
| 'Allas diceyte žat in truste ys nowe'. |
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| A later addition. |
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Item: 9| f. 238v |
| Moral Precepts (IMEV 477) |
| 'Be žu nau?t to bolde to blame Leste žu be founde in že same'. |
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| Moral precepts - four couplets. A later addition. |
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Item: 10| f. 238v |
| The Golden Mean (IMEV 513) |
| 'Better is to suffre and fortune abyde'. |
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| One couplet |
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| Codex |
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| x |
| Unable to examine manuscript. |
| Unable to examine manuscript. |
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Scribe 1: ff. 204r-228r - a roughly contemporary Anglicana book hand.
Scribe 2: ff. 228v-237v - a later unattractive cursive.
Scribe 3: ff. 238r-238v - later unattractive cursive.
Scribe 4: ff. 238v - a later unattractive cursive.
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Two-line blue initials with red pen-work flourishes in Havelok the Dane.
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Unable to examine manuscript.
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| F. 238r-v - Items 7, 8, and 9, Biblical Sentences, On Deceit, and Moral Precepts have been added by a fifteenth-century hand. |
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| Unknown |
| F. 338b: 'Iste liber constat Testantibus presbiteri williamo rotheley et alijs'. |
Catalogued and encoded: Rebecca Farnham, University of Birmingham, July 2003. Unable to examine manuscript owing to viewing restrictions. Described with reference to Guddat-Figge (1976, pp. 282-284). Rubrics, incipits, and explicits based on various editions.
- Brown, C. 1916. A Register of Middle English Religious and Didactic Verse, 2 vols, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1, 6-10.
- Brown, C. 1929. ‘Somer Soneday’, in Malone, K. and Ruud, M. B. ed. Studies in English Philology. A Miscellany in Honor of Frederick Kläber, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 362-374.
- Conlee, J. W, ed. 1991. Middle English Debate Poetry: A Critical Anthology, East Lansing: Colleagues Press, pp. 18-49.
- Coxe, H. O. 1858-85. Catalogi Codicum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae: Pars Secunda Codices Latinos et Miscellaneos Laudianos Complectens, 2 fascicles, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1, cols 108-115, 546-7.
- Cross, J. E. 1958. ‘The Sayings of St. Bernard and Ubi Sunt Qui Ante Nos Fuerunt’, Review of English Studies, ns 9, 1-7.
- D’Evelyn, C. and Mill, A. J. 1959 for 1957. The South English Legendary: edited from Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS 145 and British Museum MS Harley 2277 with variants from [other manuscripts], 3 vols, EETS, os, 235, 236, 244, London: Oxford University Press, 3, pp. 15-24.
- Furnivall, F. J., ed, 1901. The Minor Poems of the Vernon Manuscript, EETS, os, 117, Part 2, London: Kegan Paul & Trübner.
- Guddat-Figge, G. 1976. Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Middle English Romances, München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, pp. 282-284.
- Görlach, M. 1974. The Textual Tradition of the South English Legendary, Leeds Texts and Monographs, ns, 6, Leeds: University of Leeds School of English, pp. 88-90.
- Hall, J. 1901. King Horn, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 8-10.
- Horstmann, C., ed, 1872. ‘Legenda des MS Laud 108’, Archiva 49, 395-396, pp. 395-396.
- Horstmann, C., ed, 1875. Altenglische Legenden. Kindheit Jesu. Barlaam und Josaphat. St. Patrik’s Fegefeuer. Aus den verschiedenen Mss. zum ersten Male herausgegeben, Paderborn: Ferdinand Schoningh, pp. 11-13.
- Horstmann, C., ed, 1887. The Early South English Legendary or Lives of Saints, EETS, os, 87, London: Trübner.
- Horstmann, C., ed, 1892. The Minor Poems of the Vernon Manuscript, 2 vols, EETS, os, 98, London: Kegan Paul & Trübner, 1, pp. 251-260.
- Lumby, J. 1866. King Horn, with fragments of Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady, EETS, os, 14, London: Trübner & Co, p. vi.
- McIntosh, A., Samuels, M. L. and Benskin, M. 1986. A Linguistic Atlas of Late Medieval English: County Dictionary, 4 vols, Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 4.
- Madan, F., and Craster, H. H. 1922. A Summary Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, vol. 2, part 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 63.
- Ogilvie-Thompson, S. J. 2000. The Index of Middle English Prose: Manuscripts in the Laudian Collection Bodleian Library, Oxford, Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, pp. 18-19
- Pickering, O. S. 1973. ‘The Temporale Narrative of the South English Legendary, Anglia, 91, 425-55.
- Robbins, R. H., ed, 1959. Historical Poems of the XIVth and XVth Centuries, New York: Columbia University Press.
- Skeat, W. W., ed, 1868, rpt. 1973. The Lay of Havelok the Dane: Composed in the Reign of Edward I, about A. D. 1280. Formerly edited by Sir F. Madden for the Roxburghe Club, and now Re-edited from the Unique MS. Laud Misc. 108 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, EETS, es, 4, London: Trübner, pp. 35-37.
- Skeat, W. W. and Sisam, K., ed, 1915, rpt. 1967. The Lay of Havelok the Dane. Re-edited from MS. Laud Misc. 108 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, second ed. revised by K. Sisam, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Watson, J. I. R., ed. 1970. ‘An Edition of Certain Lyrics Contained in MS Digby 86’, Oxford University, B. Litt. Thesis, pp. 172-174.
- Wells, M. E. 1936. ‘The South English Legendary and its Relation to the Legenda Aurea’, PMLA, 51, 337-360.
