Cambridge, Magdalene College, Pepys 2344
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Country:England
Settlement:Cambridge
Repository: Magdalene College
Idno:Pepys 2344
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Date:s. xiv2
Language: English
Dialect:Scribal Dialect: Gloucestershire. Linguistic Atlas Grid Reference: 385 201, LP 6990 (McIntosh, Samuels, and Benskin 1986, p. 196).
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A copy of the South English Legendary arranged according to the liturgical year. According to Görlach (1974) the unique placing of St. Anne and the Conception of the Virgin, item 2.64, among the July legends could be an indicator of the manuscript's production date. The Feast of St. Anne was established in England by edict of Pope Urban VI in 1378.

Item: 1
Locus:p. ix
Title:List of contents
Incipit:
Explicit:
Rubric:'Hic incipit calend. legenda sanctorum'.
Note:Begins with December, St. Andrew the Apostle, and ends with November, Translation of St. Thomas of Canterbury.List of contents arranged as a calendar but without dates.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.1
Locus:pp. 1-6
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Andrew (IMEV 2848)
Incipit:'Seint andrew şe apostle was seint peteres broşer'.
Explicit:'şat we mote at oure ending come to heuene blisse. Amen'.
Rubric:'December sanctus andreas legenda sanctorum'.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.2
Locus:pp. 6-17
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Nicholas (IMEV 3033)
Incipit:'Seint nicolas şe goede man şat goed confessour was'.
Explicit:'Saue vs ffro şe pyne of helle and ffro dedlich sunne also. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 81.

Item: 2.3
Locus:pp. 17-20
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Lucy (IMEV 2961)
Incipit:'Seint lucie şe holy mayde in cysile was ybore'.
Explicit:'At euere ?eo prechede faste of iesu heuene kyng'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 82.

Item: 2.4
Locus:pp. 21-27
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Thomas (IMEV 3063)
Incipit:'On of his disciples he nom şat y cleped was Dionys'.
Explicit:'Brynge vs to şat ioye şat oure lord vs to bou?te. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 83.

Item: 2.5
Locus:pp. 27-29
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Stephen (IMEV 3059)
Incipit:'Seint steuene was a giew and of gywes he com'.
Explicit:'Shulde vs now and euere in pyne of helle şat we ne spille. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 85.

Item: 2.6
Locus:pp. 29-40
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. John the Evangelist (IMEV 2932)
Incipit:'Seint ion şe ewangelist şat apostel also is'.
Explicit:'Bidde ffor vs şat we mote come to heuene blis. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 86.

Item: 2.7
Locus:pp. 41-90
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Thomas of Canterbury (IMEV 907)
Incipit:'Gilbert was seint thomas ffader name şat truwe man was and goed'.
Explicit:'?if vs şulke ioye wherto şat his soule com. Amen'.
Note:The first and last pages of this text have been roughly crossed through by a later hand.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 87.

Item: 2.8
Locus:pp. 90-93
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Anastasia (IMEV 2845)
Incipit:'Seint anastace was ybore at rome by olde dawe'.
Explicit:'To be ioye şat ?eo is ynne god oure soules bringe. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 84.

Item: 2.9
Locus:pp. 93-97
Title:South English Legendary: In principio (homily on John 1:1-14) (IMEV 276)
Incipit:'Among holy gosspelles alle hit is nou?t goed to byleue'.
Explicit:'Vs bydde şat to şulke ioye şat şou art ynne iesu criste vs sende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 0+1.

Item: 2.10
Locus:pp. 97-99
Title:South English Legendary: Prologue/Banna Sanctorum (IMEV 2304)
Incipit:'Now bloweş şis nywe ffrut şat late by gan to sprynge'.
Explicit:'And ffram on to oşer arewe şe while şe ?er wole yleste'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 1.

Item: 2.11
Locus:p. 99
Title:South English Legendary: Circumcision
Incipit:'?eres day şe holy ffeste şat holy ffeste is and goed'.
Explicit:'şe day is wel to holde heye of men şat beoş wise'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 2.

Item: 2.12
Locus:pp. 99-100
Title:South English Legendary: Epiphany (IMEV 3813)
Incipit:'Twelfşe day şe heye ffeste noble is to holde'.
Explicit:'Wel au?te we halwy şulke day and honoury also'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 3.

Item: 2.13
Locus:pp. 100-102
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Hilary (IMEV 2912)
Incipit:'Seint hillari şe holy man as oure lord ?af şat kas'.
Explicit:'Nou god ffor şe loue of him vs şider bringe echon. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 4.

Item: 2.14
Locus:pp. 102-107
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Wulfstan (IMEV 3068)
Incipit:'Seint wolston of wircestre bisschop was her in englelonde'.
Explicit:'Now god graunte şat we mote wiş him in şe ioye of heuene beo. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 5.

Item: 2.15
Locus:p. 107
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Fabian (IMEV 2895)
Incipit:'Seint fabyan by olde dawe good man was ynow'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor non eorşlich dede ffram şilke ioye ne beo ffor lore'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 6.

Item: 2.16
Locus:pp. 107-109
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Sebastian (IMEV 2895)
Incipit:'Seint sebastian was a man of gret honour'.
Explicit:'şat we ffor non eorşlich dede ffram şilke ioye ne beo ffor lore'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 7.

Item: 2.17
Locus:pp. 110-113
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Agnes (IMEV 2850)
Incipit:'Seint anneys şe holy mayde wel ?ong by gan'.
Explicit:'we mowe to şat ioye come şat ?eo ybrou?t is ynne. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 8.

Item: 2.18
Locus:pp. 114-117
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Vincent (IMEV 3067)
Incipit:'Seint vincent in spayne was ybore and to a cristene bisschop com'.
Explicit:'we mote to heuene come and ffor ?iuenesse habbe of oure mysdede. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 9.

Item: 2.19
Locus:pp. 117-118
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Julian the Confessor (IMEV 2949)
Incipit:'Seint iulian şe confessour bore was at rome'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor şe loue of him vs alle şider sende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 10.

Item: 2.20
Locus:pp. 118-121
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Julian the Hosteler (IMEV 2950)
Incipit:'Anoşer seint iulian şer is şat men biddeş ffaste'.
Explicit:'Alle sunne in eorşe and atte laste in şe blisse of heuene şat we beo. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 11.

Item: 2.21
Locus:pp. 121-125
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Bridget (IMEV 2872)
Incipit:'Seint bride şe holy mayde of yrlonde was'.
Explicit:'God lete vs fforş wiş hure to şe ioye of heuene wende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 12.

Item: 2.22
Locus:pp. 125-130
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Blaise (IMEV 2866)
Incipit:'Seint blaise wel clene lif ladde and by şoute hore'.
Explicit:'Şat seint blase is ynne ybrou?t and şerof neuere mysse. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 13.

Item: 2.23
Locus:pp. 130-133
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Agatha (IMEV 2839)
Incipit:'Seint agace şe holy mayde in cycyle was ybore'.
Explicit:'Şat we to şe ioye of heuene to hure come mote. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 14.

Item: 2.24
Locus:pp. 133-134
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Scholastica (IMEV 3052)
Incipit:'Seint scolace şe holy mayde şat holy was of lyue'.
Explicit:'Yburyed at oure ende day and oure soules to heuene ffleo. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 15.

Item: 2.25
Locus:pp. 134-135
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Valentine (IMEV 3066)
Incipit:'Seint valentyn şe martyr goed man was ynow'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor şe loue of him vs bringe in şat place'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 16.

Item: 2.26
Locus:pp. 135-140
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Juliana (IMEV 2951)
Incipit:'Seint iuliane com of heye men as me ffyndeş of hure ywrite'.
Explicit:'şus seint iuliane şe holy mayde hure lif brou?te to ende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 17.

Item: 2.27
Locus:pp. 140-141
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Matthew (IMEV 3017)
Incipit:'Seint mathi apostel is as ?e mowe wel ywyte'.
Explicit:'Şat whanne we hennes wendeş we mote come to heuene blisse. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 18.

Item: 2.28
Locus:pp. 141-146
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Oswald the Bishop (IMEV 3035)
Incipit:'Seint oswald şe bisschop was ybore in engelonde'.
Explicit:'Now god bringe vs to şe ioye of heuene şat he is ynne ybrou?t. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 19.

Item: 2.29
Locus:pp. 146-148
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Chad (IMEV 2874)
Incipit:'Seint chadde şe goede man was here of engelonde'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor şe loue of him to şilke ioye vs alle bringe. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 20.

Item: 2.30
Locus:pp. 148-150
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Gregory (IMEV 2910)
Incipit:'Seint gregori şe conffessour in cysile was ybore'.
Explicit:'Şat he by ffore oure lord crist oure neode vnderstonde'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 21.

Item: 2.31
Locus:p. 151
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Longinus (IMEV 2960)
Incipit:'Seint longeus was a blynd kni?t şo god was ydo on şe rode'.
Explicit:'For?if vs oure mysdede and bring vs to heuene also. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 22.

Item: 2.32
Locus:pp. 151-167
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Patrick (IMEV 3037)
Incipit:'Seint patrik com şorw godes grace to prechi in irlonde'.
Explicit:'şat we in purgatorie by leue lutel stounde after şis wrecchede lyue'.
Note:Includes the Purgatory of St. Patrick.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 23.

Item: 2.33
Locus:pp. 167-172
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Edward the Elder (IMEV 2889)
Incipit:'Seint edward şe ?onge martyr was kyng of engelonde'.
Explicit:'To şe ioye of heuene vs bringe şat hi beoş ynne şere. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 24.

Item: 2.34
Locus:pp. 173-175
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Cuthbert (IMEV 2880)
Incipit:'Seint cuthbert was ybore here in engelonde'.
Explicit:'Into şe ioye of heuene şer to dwelle wiş outen ende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 25.

Item: 2.35
Locus:pp. 175-179
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Benedict (IMEV 2860)
Incipit:'Seint benet was ybore in şe londe of murcye'.
Explicit:'And to şe ioye şat he is ynne to him come atten ende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 26.

Item: 2.36
Locus:p. 179
Title:South English Legendary: Feast of the Annunciation (IMEV 2989)
Incipit:'Seinte marie day in leynte among oşere dayes goede'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote come to şulke ioye şat he vs to bou?te. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 27.

Item: 2.37
Locus:p. 179
Title:South English Legendary: Moveable Feasts/Septuagesima (IMEV 791)
Incipit:'Festes meouables şer beoş ycluped ffyue in şe ?ere'.
Explicit:'And a?en şe tyme of leynte repenten[?] of oure mysdede'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 28.

Item: 2.38
Locus:pp. 179-183
Title:South English Legendary: Lent (IMEV 1859)
Incipit:'Leynte comeş şer afterward şat six wykes ylasteş'.
Explicit:'Oure lordes fflesche vnderffonge şat is a swete mossel last'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 29.

Item: 2.39
Locus:pp. 183-237
Title:South English Legendary: The Southern Passion
Incipit:'Byffore six dayes of ester as a palme sone eue'.
Explicit:'Bryng vs to şe blisse of heuene şat şou vs bou?test to. Amen'.
Bibliography:Ed. Brown 1927; Görlach 1974, no. 29+1.

Item: 2.39a
Locus:pp. 221-222
Title:South English Legendary: Resurrection (IMEV 1546)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:'Resurrectio Christi', the first part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39b
Locus:p. 222
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance to the Maries (IMEV 2105)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39c
Locus:pp. 222-225
Title:South English Legendary: Mary Magdalene (IMEV 2106)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39d
Locus:pp. 225-226
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance to Peter (IMEV 2120)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39e
Locus:pp. 226-228
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance on the road to Emmaus (IMEV 2647)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39f
Locus:p. 228
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance to ten disciples (IMEV 273)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39g
Locus:pp. 228-229
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance to Thomas (IMEV 3664)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39h
Locus:pp. 229-230
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance by the Sea of Tybre (IMEV 578)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39i
Locus:pp. 230-232
Title:South English Legendary: Charge to Peter (IMEV 3766)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39j
Locus:p. 232
Title:South English Legendary: Concerning Peter and John (IMEV 3767)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39k
Locus:pp. 234-235
Title:South English Legendary: Appearance at Mt. Tabor (IMEV 719)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39l
Locus:pp. 235-236
Title:South English Legendary: Choosing of Matthias (IMEV 409)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39m
Locus:pp. 236-237
Title:South English Legendary: Ascension (IMEV 126)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.39n
Locus:p. 237
Title:South English Legendary: Pentecost (IMEV 443)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Part of the Southern Passion.
Bibliography:

Item: 2.40
Locus:pp. 237-241
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Judas (IMEV 1809)
Incipit:'Judas was a luşer brid şat iesu solde to şe rode'.
Explicit:'Shulde vs ffram şe luşer stede şer we weneş şat he beo'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 89.

Item: 2.41
Locus:pp. 241-246
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Pilate (IMEV 2755)
Incipit:'Pilate was a luşer man and com of a luşer more'.
Explicit:'God shulde ech cristene man fram so deolffol cas'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 90.

Item: 2.42
Locus:pp. 246-253
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Mary of Egypt (IMEV 31)
Incipit:'Seint marie egypcyake in egipte was ybore'.
Explicit:'Turnde to heuene riche blisse şorw penaunce şat ?eo gan lede'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 31.

Item: 2.43
Locus:pp. 253-258
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Alphege (IMEV 2844)
Incipit:'Seint alphe şe martyr şat goed man was ynow'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote şorw his bone to şe blisse of heuene hennes wende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 32.

Item: 2.44
Locus:pp. 258-260
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. George (IMEV 2905)
Incipit:'Seint george şe holy man as we ffyndeş of him ywrite'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor seint georges loue lete vs alle şider wende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 33.

Item: 2.45
Locus:pp. 260-261
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Mark (IMEV 3004)
Incipit:'Seint mark şe holy gospellere wyde wende a londe'.
Explicit:'Holy chirche halt eche ?er on seint markes day'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 34.

Item: 2.46
Locus:pp. 261-262
Title:South English Legendary: Litany (IMEV 1911)
Incipit:'Letanye is a song as ?e mowe ofte yseo'.
Explicit:'To sette ham her and eke şer hit nere no neode to do'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 35.

Item: 2.47
Locus:pp. 262-263
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Peres (IMEV 3042)
Incipit:'Seint peris şe ffrere prechour in şe cite of veronye'.
Explicit:'God vs bringe to şulke ioye şat his soule to com. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 37.

Item: 2.48
Locus:pp. 265-272
Title:South English Legendary: Early History of the Cross (IMEV 3389)
Incipit:'Şe holy rode day and şe swete treo ri?t hit is to haue in munde'.
Explicit:'And to şe queene he ham tol anon so he to hure com'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 38.

Item: 2.49
Locus:p. 273
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Quiriac (IMEV 3051)
Incipit:'Seint quyriak şa bisschop was prechede godes lawe'.
Explicit:'To şulke ioye şat he is ynne god vs alle brynge. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 39.

Item: 2.50
Locus:pp. 273-288
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Brendan (IMEV 2868)
Incipit:'Seint brendan şe holy man was ykend in irlonde'.
Explicit:'Now god vs bringe to şat ioye şat his soule wente to'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 40.

Item: 2.51
Locus:pp. 288-293
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Dunstan (IMEV 2884)
Incipit:'Seint dunston was in engelonde ycome of goed more'.
Explicit:'Brynge vs to şulke ioye şat aungeles şi soule bere'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 41.

Item: 2.52
Locus:pp. 293-295
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Aldhelm (IMEV 2843)
Incipit:'Seint audelm şe conffessour was man of goede lyue'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote come to şe ioye şat he is ynne ydo'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 42.

Item: 2.53
Locus:pp. 295-297
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Augustine of Canterbury (IMEV 2854)
Incipit:'Seint austyn şat brou?te cristendom to engelonde'.
Explicit:'Şat we to şe ioye come to whuch oure lord vs bou?te'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 43.

Item: 2.54
Locus:pp. 297-299
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Barnabas (IMEV 2856)
Incipit:'Seint barnabe şe apostel şat goed man was and hende'.
Explicit:'Ffor şe loue of seint barnabe şat he vs to heuene bringe'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 44.

Item: 2.55a
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: Theophilus (IMEV 3266)
Incipit:'Seint theophile was a gret man and a goed clerk also'.
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.55b
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: The Jewish Boy (IMEV 50)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.55c
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: the Devil in Service (IMEV 56)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.55d
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: Saved by Learning Two Words (IMEV 58)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.55e
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: the Oxford Scholar (IMEV 57)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.55f
Locus:pp. 299-310
Title:Miracles of the Virgin: Toledo (IMEV 1788)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 45. Boyd 1964.

Item: 2.56
Locus:pp. 310-312
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Alban (IMEV 2842)
Incipit:'Seint albon şe holy man was her of engelonde'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote to şe ioye come şat euere schal ylaste'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 46

Item: 2.57
Locus:pp. 312-315
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. John the Baptist (IMEV 2945)
Incipit:'Seint ion was şe best bern şe holy baptist'.
Explicit:'Lete vs şorw oure cristendom to şe ioye of heuene come'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 47.

Item: 2.58
Locus:pp. 315-326
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Peter (IMEV 3046)
Incipit:'Seint peter was wiş oure lord of alle şe aposteles hext'.
Explicit:'Vs helpe şuder to come and şer ynne habbe a place'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 48.

Item: 2.59
Locus:pp. 326-328
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Paul (IMEV 3041)
Incipit:'Seint poul was a luşer man ar he conuerted were'.
Explicit:'Şo was nero almest wod he nom ham atte laste'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 49.

Item: 2.60
Locus:pp. 329-331
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Swithun (IMEV 3060)
Incipit:'Ak şat word now habbeş ffor?ute şis heye men echon'.
Explicit:'Help vs bringe to şe ioye of heuene şorw oure lordes sonde'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 50.

Item: 2.61
Locus:pp. 331-338
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Kenelm (IMEV 2956)
Incipit:'Seint kenelm şe ?onge kyng şat holy martyr is'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote come to heuene blisse after oure lyues ende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 51.

Item: 2.62
Locus:pp. 339-345
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Margaret (IMEV 2987)
Incipit:'Seint margarete an holy mayde was and goed'.
Explicit:'Şat şou bidde ffor vs şat we mote to şe ioye of heuene wende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 52.

Item: 2.63
Locus:pp. 345-353
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Mary Magdalene (IMEV 2994)
Incipit:'Seint marie magdalene şat god ffor?af hure synne'.
Explicit:'Bide ffor vs god şat we mote fram hennes to şe ioye of heuene wende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 53.

Item: 2.64
Locus:pp. 353-358
Title:South English Legendary: Anne/Prologue to the Conception of the Virgin (IMEV 2632) and, Conception of the Virgin (IMEV 38)
Incipit:'Of ioye and blisse is my song kare to by leue'.
Explicit:'Ak ?if god wole hi mowe amende ar hi to deşe come'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 53+1.

Item: 2.65
Locus:pp. 359-366
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Christina (IMEV 2876)
Incipit:'Seint cristine şe holy şing as ich ?ou telle can'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor şe loue of hure şuder vs bringe euerichon. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 54.

Item: 2.66
Locus:pp. 366-375
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. James the Great (IMEV 2918)
Incipit:'Seint iame şe goede apostel ri?t is to haue in mone'.
Explicit:'Help vs and alle şine pilgrimes and bring vs to heuene blys'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 55.

Item: 2.67
Locus:pp. 375-380
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Christopher (IMEV 2878)
Incipit:'Seint cristofore was a sarazyn in şe lond of chanaan'.
Explicit:'Help vs and alle şine pilgrimes and bring vs to heuene blys'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 56.

Item: 2.68
Locus:pp. 380-383
Title:South English Legendary: The Seven Sleepers (IMEV 3091)
Incipit:'Sene sleperes were holy men as me haş ytold byffore'.
Explicit:'Bringe vs to şulke ioye şat hare soules to wende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 56+1.

Item: 2.69
Locus:pp. 383-385
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Martha (IMEV 2127)
Incipit:'Seint martha a goed a womman was as ?e hureş al day telle'.
Explicit:'Bring vs to şe heye blisse şat şine aungeles hure to bere. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 57.

Item: 2.70
Locus:pp. 385-386
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Oswald the King (IMEV 3036)
Incipit:'Seint oswald şe holy kyng of şe on ende of engelonde'.
Explicit:'şat god vs sende his help and alle şat habbeş neode'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 58.

Item: 2.71
Locus:pp. 386-390
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Lawrence (IMEV 2957)
Incipit:'Seint laurence goed man was and in strong martyrdom'.
Explicit:'Bringe vs to şulke ioye şat şine aungeles him to ladde'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 59.

Item: 2.72
Locus:pp. 390-392
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Hippolytus (IMEV 2915)
Incipit:'Seint ypolit şe martyr kni?t was of gret honour'.
Explicit:'Şat god of vs haue merci and of alle şat habbeş neode'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 59+1.

Item: 2.73
Locus:pp. 392-396
Title:South English Legendary: The Assumption of the Virgin (IMEV 60)
Incipit:'Seint marie godes moder ffram şe apostles nas nou?t'.
Explicit:'Now god vs graunte fforp wiş hure to şe ioye of heuene come'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 60.

Item: 2.74
Locus:pp. 397-403
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Bartholomew (IMEV 2858)
Incipit:'Seint bartholomew şe apostel com of kynges blod'.
Explicit:'Şat we şe raşer şorw his bone come mowe to heuene blis'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 61.

Item: 2.75
Locus:pp. 403-405
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Giles (IMEV 2906)
Incipit:'Seint gyle şe holy man ne louede no synne'.
Explicit:'And wente to şe ioye of heuene şat he aseruede byffore'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 62.

Item: 2.76
Locus:pp. 405-410
Title:South English Legendary: Exaltation of the Holy Cross (IMEV 3388)
Incipit:'Şe holy rode was yffounde as ?e wel witeş in may'.
Explicit:'Bryng vs in şulke ioye şat şou vs bou?test to. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 62.

Item: 2.77
Locus:pp. 410-413
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Matthew (IMEV 3017)
Incipit:'Seint matheu şe ewangelist apostel he was ywis'.
Explicit:'Ffor şe loue of Seint Matheu şat his holy soule is ynne'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 64.

Item: 2.78
Locus:pp. 413-415
Title:South English Legendary: St. Michael I (IMEV 3029)
Incipit:'Seint michel şe archaungel and his ffelawes al so'.
Explicit:
Note:Michael I and II separate in this MS (pp. 413-415, 415-421 respectively).
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 65.

Item: 2.79
Locus:pp. 415-421
Title:South English Legendary: St. Michael II (IMEV 3029)
Incipit:
Explicit:Şat we mote to heuene come after şat we beopş dede. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 65.

Item: 2.80
Locus:pp. 421-430
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Michael III/The Right Pit of Hell (IMEV 3453)
Incipit:'Şe ri?te put of hell is amydde şe eorşe wişynne'.
Explicit:'Şat seint michel hit mote affonge and to ioye lede. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 65.

Item: 2.81
Locus:pp. 430-434
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Frideswitha (IMEV 2900)
Incipit:'Seint frydeswyde was her of engelonde'.
Explicit:'Now bidde we god ffor hure loue şat ?eo vs to heuene bringe'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 68+1.

Item: 2.82
Locus:pp. 434-438
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Jerome (IMEV 2922)
Incipit:'Seint ierome was a goed clerk wys şorw alle şinge'.
Explicit:'Now god to şulke ioye vs bringe şat his soule to wende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 66.

Item: 2.83
Locus:pp. 438-439
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Leger (IMEV 2958)
Incipit:'Seint leger a bisschop was and holy man ynow'.
Explicit:'şat we after şis lyue to şe ioye of heuene mote wende'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 66+1.

Item: 2.84
Locus:pp. 439-449
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Francis (IMEV 2899)
Incipit:'Seint fraunces şe ffrere menour goed man was ynow'.
Explicit:'Now god ffor şe loue of ham lete vs alle şuder wende. Amen'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 66+2; Moore 1974.

Item: 2.85
Locus:pp. 449-452
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Faith (IMEV 2897)
Incipit:'Seint fey şe holy mayde of swişe heye men com'.
Explicit:'Şat we mote to şe ioye come şat hi beoş ynne ydo'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 66+3.

Item: 2.86
Locus:pp. 452-455
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Denis (IMEV 2882)
Incipit:'Seint denys was in şe olde lawe paynym as oşer were'.
Explicit:'God ?iue vs part of şat ioye şat hi ynne beoş'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 67.

Item: 2.87
Locus:pp. 455-457
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Luke (IMEV 2973)
Incipit:'Seint luk şe ewangelist non apostel nas'.
Explicit:'And sterneliche he wole come a?en ffor to ?iue oure dom'.
Note:Most of pp. 457/8 torn off.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 68.

Item: 2.88
Locus:pp. 457-458
Title:South English Legendary: The Eleven Thousand Virgins (IMEV 721)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Most of leaf missing.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 69.

Item: 2.89
Locus:pp. 459-461
Title:South English Legendary: Life of Saints Simon and Jude (IMEV 3055)
Incipit:
Explicit:
Note:Only fragment remains as most of leaf torn off.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 70.

Item: 2.90
Locus:pp. 461-464
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Quentin (IMEV 3050)
Incipit:'Seint quyntyn şe martyr of şe countre was of rome'.
Explicit:'Now god for şe loue of seint quyntyn bringe vs şuder echon'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 71.

Item: 2.91
Locus:pp. 464-466
Title:South English Legendary: All Saints' Day (IMEV 184)
Incipit:'Alle halwen day we holdeş in a tyme of şe ?ere'.
Explicit:'Şat hi vs bringe to şulke ioye şat hi beoş on ydo'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 72.

Item: 2.92
Locus:pp. 466-474
Title:South English Legendary: All Souls' Day (IMEV 201)
Incipit:'Alle soulen day on eorşe ri?t is to holde heye'.
Explicit:'He leos nou?t şat şou bou?test şey we somdel mys do'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 73.

Item: 2.93
Locus:pp. 474-478
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Leonard (IMEV 2959)
Incipit:'Seint leonard şe conffessour a londe ?eode her'.
Explicit:'Now god vs schulde şorw seint leonard ffram şe prisoun of helle'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 74

Item: 2.94
Locus:pp. 478-485
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Eustace (IMEV 2894)
Incipit:'Seint eustas şe noble kni?t of heşene lawe was'.
Explicit:'To şe ioye of heuene şorw strong martyrdom'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 73+1.

Item: 2.95
Locus:pp. 485-486
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Justina (IMEV 2953)
Incipit:'Seint iustine of heye men in antyoche com'.
Explicit:'And ffor şe loue of seint ciprian schulde vs ffram helle pyne'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 64+1.

Item: 2.96
Locus:pp. 486-491
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Martin (IMEV 3005)
Incipit:'Seint martin was ybore in şe lond of sabarye'.
Explicit:'Now god vs graunty şulke ioye şat aungeles his soule to bere'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 75.

Item: 2.97
Locus:pp. 491-493
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Brice (IMEV 2870)
Incipit:'Seint brice wiş seint martin was his deokne on eorşe here'.
Explicit:'Graunte vs to beo ffor his loue of şe pyne of helle skere'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 75+1.

Item: 2.98
Locus:pp. 493-506
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Edmund the Bishop (IMEV 2886)
Incipit:'Seint edmund şe conffessour şat liş at pounteneye'.
Explicit:'Bringe vs to şulke ioye şat aungeles his soule to brou?te'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 76.

Item: 2.99
Locus:pp. 506-508
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Edmund the King (IMEV 2887)
Incipit:'Seint edmund şe holy kyng of whan we makeş ffeste'.
Explicit:'God vs graunte şe ioye şat he is ynne after oure endyng'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 77.

Item: 2.100
Locus:pp. 508-514
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Cecilia (IMEV 2873)
Incipit:'Seint cecile of noble kyn ybore was at rome'.
Explicit:'To bringe vs to şulke ioye şat hure soule to com'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 77+1

Item: 2.101
Locus:pp. 514-525
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Clement (IMEV 2875)
Incipit:'Seint clement was ybore at rome by olde dawe'.
Explicit:'God ?iue vs part of şulke ioye şat his soule is now ynne'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 78.

Item: 2.102
Locus:pp. 525-528
Title:South English Legendary: Life of St. Katharine of Alexandria (IMEV 2954)
Incipit:'Seint katerine of noble kyn ycome was by olde dawe'.
Explicit:'?if vs şe ioye of heuene and schulde vs ffram helle pyne'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 79.

Item: 2.103
Locus:p. 528
Title:South English Legendary: The Translation of St. Thomas of Canterbury (IMEV 3064)
Incipit:'Seint thomas şe holy man vnder şe eorşe lay'.
Explicit:'Al şat ffolke şat şer com underffonge'.
Bibliography:Görlach 1974, no. 88
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Physical Description
Form:Codex
Support: Parchment
Extent:310 mm x 200 mm
Collation: 18, 28 (wants 4, 5, after p. 20), 3-48, 58 (wants 5, after p. 66), 68, 7 4, 88, 98 (wants 3, after p. 119; 5 and 6 reversed - see below), 10-188, 196, 204, 21-228, 238 (wants 4, 5 after p. 328), 24-268, 276, 28-308, 316, 326 (wants 3, 4 after p. 462; 2 and 5 mutilated), 336, 34-358, 366, 378 (wants 5, 6, after p. 526, and 8, after p. 528). 'Quire IX is at present misbound. The stub now standing between pp. 116 and 117 was originally between pp. 118 and 119, and carried lines 26-121 of Julian the Hospitaller. Pp. 121-122 (conjoint with the stub) should therefore stand before pp. 119-120, thereby correctly reordering the text of St. Bridget. No original quire or leaf signatures visible; modern quire marks added in pencil. Catchwords visible at the ends of all quires except II and VII' (McKitterick and Beadle 1992, pp. 73-74).
Layout:Pricking visible - slits or double slits. Ruled for 43-49 lines in brown crayon or pencil.
Writing: One scribe writing in what McKitterick and Beadle describe as an 'upright anglicana' (1992, p. 74). A facsimile of the hand is printed in Brown 1927, frontispiece.
Decoration: Purple, blue and gold border with miniature of St. Andrew, in blue, bound to a saltire cross, on a gold ground in the initial, p. 1. Four-line blue initials with red penwork at the beginning of legends and at subsections of the text. Capital letters at beginning of verse lines with yellow wash. Calendar: headings in red textura with blue initials.
Binding: Not medieval. Size: 330 x 220 mm. Cover of red morocco with 'LEGEND:/MSS' in gold on spine. Decoration: college arms on the front cover, six bands sewn across the spine.
Foliation:pp. x + 528 + iv. pp. vii/viii and ix/x are the original parchment flyleaves at the front; the remainder are paper flyleaves of the time of the binding. Pagination added in ink by Waterland.
Additions:There are various texts and inscriptions by sixteenth/seventeeth-century owners: p. vii carries: a Latin charm containing the names of the Three Magi; a medical recipe beginning, 'To sle wormy in man or childe take maris mylke...' and ending, 'of the pacient and he shalbe hole etcetera' and another beginning, 'Take a yespynful of yarow...' and ending, 'as he may suffer it duryng v or vj dayes' (possibly eighteenth century), Latin notes, including 'Annus viij et ix R. h viij' and the name 'ser...waterfyld'. On p. 233 is a list of 18 stages on the journey from York to London. On p. 245 is a list of c. 40 castles, in two hands. On p. 279 is a list of 23 abbeys in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, in the same hand as 'george alysbury' on p. 203. On pp. 330-333 is a list of counties in England, bishoprics in England, Wales, and part of Ireland and a list of 12 dukes, 2 marquises, 26 earls and 51 barons. There is much marginalia relating to the texts.
Condition:Good
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History
Origin:Unknown
Provenance:The book appears to have been in the hands of members of the Aylesbury family during the sixteenth century: : On p. viii in a sixteenth-century hand is a 15-line Latin memorandum beginning, 'Memorandum quod humfredus dux Bukyngham decapitatus fuit' and ending, 'Memorandum quod Lambertus filius [Thome Aylesbury] [deleted] natus fuit xvijo die Septembr. in ffesto S. Lamberti Ep. anno r.r.henr. viij xviijo [1526]'. The memorandum is printed by James (1909, p. 90). On p. x is a list of books belonging to Thomas Aylesbury, 'The names of all my bookes at Estret/ Paraprasis Erasmi/ Legenda sanctorum/ Ovidius cum alijs in vno volumine/ Epistole Caroli viruli/ Colloquia Erasmi/ ortus vocabulorum/ an Almynak/ Shepardes callender/ A dictionary/ Enchiridion militis christi/ The myrrour of helth/ A treatise of the masse/ A grete volume called Registrum cronicarum/ A Testament in French'. George Aylesbury: On p. 203 in a sixteenth-century hand is written, 'george alysbury' and 'Too the right wyrshypffull Master Bollar at Swyneshed this be'. Also written in the same hand on pp. 303, 323, 'loke apon the tother syde', and p. 324, 'torde in thy tythe'. : a further sixteenth-century hand wrote the following: p. 405, 'marteyn yellesbury', p.509, 'martyn Aylesbury wa/ grome of the kechin/ the xxij day of July/ xxxiij yere of hys/ Rayne and put to by a/ denne', p. 527. 'martyn aylesbury owuth thes booke', p. x the list of Thomas Aylesbury's book is followed by 'ther by leyves in thes booke xiij skore and a vj vij' in the same hand as the ownership inscription of Martin Aylesbury.
Acquisition:Acquired by Pepys at the sale of the books of John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, 1692 (McKitterick 1992, p. 74).
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Record History
Catalogued and encoded: Rebecca Farnham, University of Birmingham, May 2004. The manuscript has not been examined.
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Bibliography
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