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• Résumé : CCCC MS 56 is a sixteenth-century copy, made for Parker c. 1567, of Matthew Paris' Historia Anglorum (1067-1253) and the third part of the Chronica maiora (1254-9) with a continuation to 1273-4 which is attributed to William Rishanger. It is a direct copy of the same text in Matthew's autograph copy, London, BL MS Royal 14. C. VII, a crude attempt even being made to reproduce the heraldic shields found in the margins of this exemplar. The text of this manuscript for the years 1253-74 was used as the basis for Parker's printed volume of the Historia maiora published in 1570-71.

  
  

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  Langue(s) des textes : latin

  
  

  Intervenants :

  Matthew Paris OSB - author

  1r-455v - Matthew Paris OSB, Historia Anglorum (1067-1253), Chronica maiora (1254-59), Chronica maiora (continuation 1259-73) || Matthei Paris historia minor a coronatione Willelmi I ad mortem Henrici III, anno 1273

  Note : Hoc apographum fieri fecit Parkerus ex codice Arundeliano ut patet ex prefatione editionis suae. Historia minor desinit in anno 1250, caetera desumuntur ex historia majori; et ex hoc codice edita sunt a Parkero uti fidem faciunt notas typographicae margini inscriptae. Codex porro ornatur scutis nobilium, etc. ad instar cod. XXVI, XVI

  Note : (1r) In the initial letter D the arms of Parker are introduced, and in order to make each of the first eight lines begin with an e several words have been altered

  Note : The shields, etc., which occur in the original MS. are neatly copied in colour on the margins of the present volume

  Note : (2r) Between the prologue and the transcript of the Historia is a copy of the genealogical tract contained in MS 26 (Considerans prolixitatem), coming down to the reign of Henry III. Another copy, continued to Henry V, is in MS 100

  Note : (198r) At the beginning of the reign of Henry III, Parker's arms are again inserted, with the date 1567

  Note : (316v) At the end of 1253 is this note: Hucusque progreditur Historia Minor; quae sequuntur sunt ex Historia Majore Matthaei Parisiensis

  Note : (317r) At the beginning of 1254 is: Ex libro Arund. Com.

  Note : (317r) The portion from 1254 to 1273 has been used for the press, as appears by Parker's references to his edition in the margins. Throughout the transcript these have now been covered with paper

  Note : (105r) One of them at the year 1167 reads: Omnes hae literae inseruntur in exemplari domini Cecilii

  Note : This refers to the MS. now Latin 6048 B in the Bibliotheque Nationale: it belonged to Sir W. Cecil, and had been lent by him to Parker