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• Résumé : CCCC MS 391 is a portiforium, that is a Breviary, from Worcester. It contains a large variety of material, including a psalter and prognostical texts. It was written at a time when the various elements of the divine office were drawn together into a single book, the Breviary. This book represents the text in a primitive form. In the late Middle Ages it was associated with St Oswald, bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York, who died in 992. However, the calendar has Oswald's name in the original hand, and the script dates the manuscript later, as was first pointed out by Parker's secretary John Joscelyn (1529-1603). It is now known as the Portiforium of St Wulfstan, after Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester 1062-95, not to be confused with Wulfstan the homilist (d. 1023). It is usually dated to the late 1060s. At the beginning of the psalter there is a framed tinted drawing of David harping and a large ornamental initial for the first psalm.

  
  

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  Langue(s) des textes : latin, anglais

  
  

  1-226 - Kalendar and Gallican Psalter

  Note : (1) Table of termini paschales

  rubric : (1) De lunarum quoque et in unoquoque anno

  rubric : (2) Incipit compotus tam grecorum quam latinorum

  Note : (2) Table

  Note : (3) Kalendar in black, red, green and blue

  Note : Immo in calendario ad 12 kal. Novembr. nomen S. Dunstani restituitur manu recentiori in loco quo antea scriptum erat

  Note : A facsimile of a page of the kalendar is in Dowden, Church Year and Kalendar, p. 93 (Cambridge University Press Liturgical Series)

  Note : I add a few notes on Saints in the Kalendar

  Note : (3) January 8. Translatio Sancti Iudoci Sacerdotis. Capitals 20. Added, Obitus pie memorie domni Wlstani episcopi

  Note : (4) February 3. Added in red, not late, Sancte Wærburge uirginis 8. guthmanni, Confessoris 13. eormenhilde uirginis 27. Inuentio capitis Sancti Iohannis baptiste 28. Capitals, S. Osƿaldi archiepiscopi

  Note : (5) March 2. ceadde episcopi 14. Added, Obitus Godgitha 17. Ƿihtburge uirginis. Patricii episcopi 18. Capitals, Eaduueardi regis et martyris 19. Ioseph sponsi Sancte Marie 20. Capitals, Cuthberhti episcopi

  Note : (6) April 11. Guthlaci presbiteri 15. Capitals, Translatio Sancti osuualdi archiepiscopi. A cross 17. Capitals, #198;lfeagi archiepiscopi et martyris with cross 30. erkenuuoldi episcopi

  Note : (7) May 3. Added in purple, Obitus Sæburge 7. In brittannia Sancti Iohannis episcopi 15. Added, Obitus Sæƿulfi laici patris Clementis 16. Added, Obitus Colemanni cog. W... 17. Added, Obitus #198;rnulfi l[aici] 19. Capitals, Dunstani 20. #198;thelberhti martyris 26. Capitals, Augustini anglorum episcopi

  Note : (8) June 5. Bonefacii episcopi 8. Medard and Gildard added 13. Added, Hic obiit Stephanus monachus et diaconus 15. eadburge Virginis 16. Ciricus and Julitta added 21. Added, Wereburge 22. Albani 23. #198;theldrithe

  Note : (9) July 2. Capitals, Suuithuni Episcopi 6. Sexburge 13. Added, Mildrithe 15. Capitals, Translatio Sancti Suuithuni 17. Kenelmi 27. Added, Obitus Fritherici

  Note : (10) August 5. Capitals, Osuuoldi regis et martyris 10. Added in margin. Obiit Robertus episcopus 16. Added, Obitus ælfstani (above line f. w. e : ?fratris wulstani episcopi) sacerdotis et monachi

  Note : (11) September 1. Added, Egidii abbatis. Prisci martyris 3. Added, Ordinatio Sancti Gregorii pape 4. Capitals, Byrini Episcopi. Added, Cuthberti episcopi translatio 5. Berhtini abbatis. Added, Taurini Episcopi 9. Added, Obitus Guillelmi regis anglorum 10. Ecgvvini Episcopi [xii lectiones] 11. Added, Obitus Aldredi archiepiscopi 15. Obiit Benedictus monachus et sacerdos 17. Landberhti martyris 19. Added, Wenefrede Virginis xii lectiones

  Note : (12) October 1. Added, Obitus Læfgæuæ mater godiþe 6. Added, Fidis Virginis et Martyris. obitus #198;adƿi decani xii lectiones 8. Red capitals. Translatio Sancti Oswaldi Archiepiscopi 10. paulini 12. uuilfridi 15. Added in red. Commemoratio sanctorum quorum reliquie hic habentur 21. Added, Ordinatio Sancti Dunstani archiepiscopi 25. Added, Crispini et Crispiniani

  Note : (13) November 2. Added, Vigoris confesssoris et Eushahii (!) cum sociis 6. Added, (red) Leonardi 7. Added, Wilebrordi Episcopi 20. Added, eadmundi regis et martyris 25. Added, katerine virginis et martyris. Obitus Siwordi monachi et conuersi

  Note : (14) December 3. Depositio Sancti birini episcopi 6. Added in red. Sanctissimi presulis Nicholai 8. Conceptio Sanctae dei genitricis MARIAE 13. Capitals. Iudoci confessoris 16. Added, Obitus Sægiþe m(atris) Lauer...

  Note : (15) Tables

  Note : (1)

  rubric : (15) Ieiunium primum in prima ebdomada quadragesime

  Note : (2)

  rubric : (16) Terminus II lune initii quadragesime

  rubric : (16) Incipit Epistola sanctus (!) Pacomii

  incipit : (16) Legimus in epistolis grecorum

  rubric : (17) Terminus XIIII lune pascalis

  Note : (18) Tables

  Note : On p. 22 a table for the years 1064-1093

  Note : On p. 24 a full-page drawing of David crowned seated facing R. and harping. Outline, washed with colour (red, green, and black). David is on a rich seat, curtains hang above. There is a frame of acanthus-pattern with red, black, and yellow colouring

  Note : (25) Psalter (Gallican)

  rubric : (25) Prima diuisio. vox spiritus sancti. De corpore christi

  Note : (25) (red, purple, and green capitals)

  Note : (25) Beatus - abiit is in red, green, and purple capitals. The initial B is large. It has some plaited work and is filled with patches of red, blue, purple, green, and yellow

  Note : Initials to Psalms are green, blue, and red. Ps. xiii (xiv) 1-6 re-written in cent. xii

  Note : p. 82 blank

  Note : (83) Quid gloriarishas large plain green initial

  Note : p. 144 blank

  Note : (145) Domine exaudihas large plain blue initial

  Note : (163) Dixit dominus, rather large green initial

  Note : On p. 202, Ps. cli Pusillus eram and Cantica

  Note : (202) Above it is added, in a hand of cent. xiii: Sancta trinitas unus deus conuerte tribulationem meam in gaudium et leticiam exultationis(?) eterne ut uiuens benedicam te. Amen

  Note : Nunc dimittis is followed by Gloria in excelsis, Pater, Credo (p. 217), Quicumque (p. 218) and Litany p. 221. Most of the Litany is re-written

  Note : (221) In the Litany, rewritten: Sancte Iohannes baptista Omnes patriarche, etc.

  Note : (222) Apostles re-written after Thomas, viz. Iacobe, Simon, Taddee, Mathia, Barnaba, Luca, Marce

  Note : (222) Martyrs: Stephen is the only original entry, in capitals. They include Albane, Osuualde, Kenelme, #198;dmunde, #198;duuarde, #198;lfege

  Note : (222) Confessors: none original left. Begin with Siluester, Martialis, and include Augustine cum sociis, Osuualde (ii), Birine, Stuuithune (!), #198;theluuolde, Dunstane, Eguuine, Vigor, Audoene, Nicolae, Remigi, Cuthberte, Cedda, Wilfride, Pauline, Antoni, Ieronime, Benedicte (ii), Maure, Columbane, Wandregisile, Egidi, Guhtlace, Beda (end)

  Note : (225) Virgins: all rewritten, include #198;theldritha, Mildritha, Milburga, Uuereburga, Edburga, Brigida, Helena, Caterina, Fidis, Prisca, Eufemia (end)

  Note : Preces and Collects are added on p. 226 in a hand of cent. xiii

  
  

  227-294 - Hymns and Canticles

  Note : In double columns

  rubric : (227) Incipiunt hymni ambrosiani canendi per singulas horas secundum constitutionem patris nostri Benedicti

  incipit : (227) O lux beata trinitas

  Note : Neumes are given for the first verses of many hymns and, in one or two cases, throughout the hymn

  Note : (252) After Pentecost is added (xii) a hymn, de Sanctis Petro et Paulo

  incipit : (252) Felix per omnes festum mundi cardines

  Note : (253) Hymns for Saints

  rubric : (255) De Sancto Osuuold Episcopo

  incipit : (256) Rex angelorum dominator orbis

  rubric : (256) ad nocturnum

  incipit : (256) Celi uernantem patriam

  rubric : (257) ad matutinum

  incipit : (257) Inclite pater super astra pollens

  rubric : (257) De Sancto Cuthberhto

  incipit : (257) Magnus miles mirabilis

  Note : (264) Aue maris stella written over erasure (xii?)

  Note : (265) for Bartholomew, re-written

  Note : (269) Common of Saints

  Note : The latter part of Uirginis proles and the whole of Iesu corona uirginum (p. 275), Festum colentes celebre In magdalene nomine (p. 276), Letus hoc festum, Largitas Christi veniam dat illi, Urbs beata ierusalem (p. 277) are added

  Note : (279) Cantica, single lines

  Note : (293) Hymn for Transfiguration added (xiii?)

  incipit : (293) Celestis forma glorie

  incipit : (293) O sator rerum

  incipit : (294) O nata lux de lumine

  Note : (294) Cantica, in another hand over earlier writing

  incipit : (294) Vos sancti uocabimini

  incipit : (294) Fulgebunt iusti

  incipit : (294) Reddet deus mercedem

  
  

  295-560 - Collectar || Collectarius

  Note : Capitulum, Respond, Versicle, Antiphon (these with neumes) and Collect

  Note : (Temporale)

  rubric : (295) Dominica I de aduentu domini. Capitula ad uesperum

  incipit : (295) Erit in nouissimis diebus

  Note : (373) At p. 373 the second hand appears

  rubric : (446) Capitula cotidianis diebus

  rubric : (447) Collecte cotidianis diebus

  rubric : (448) Orationes pro peccatis dicende

  rubric : (449) Collecte matutinales cum antiphonis

  rubric : (451) Orationes uespertinales

  Note : (452) Collects for the Hours

  rubric : (453) Preces ad uesperas uel ad matinas quadragesime dicende

  Note : Some of these added later

  Note : (454) Sanctorale, beginning with Stephen and going to Andrew

  Note : So far with music. Then follows

  rubric : (496) II kalends Iunii (!) Nativitas Siluestri Episcopi

  Note : Collects only; going as far as S. Thomas Apostle

  Note : On p. 536 an insertion (xii) of a collect for S. Oswald Bishop

  Note : Common of Saints

  rubric : (544) Ordo in natale plurimorum apostolorum pariterque martyrum Confessorum atque omnium sanctarum virginum

  Note : (544) (red, purple, green and blue capitals)

  Note : (559) Ends with Dedicatio Ecclesiae, without music

  
  

  560-580 - Exorcisms and blessings

  rubric : (560) Incipit exorcismus aque benedictae. Cum reliquis collectis per officina monasterii dicende

  Note : (562) Oratio in sacrario, in dormitorio, in refectorio, in quoquina, in cellario, in lardario, in domo infirmorum, ad introitum templi, quando ingressi fuerint in monasterium

  rubric : (565) Incipit adiuratio ferri ad iudicium dei faciendum

  rubric : (569) Missa de eadem re

  rubric : (571) Incipit exorcismus panis ordeacei et casei quorum apensio unius sit uncie

  rubric : (575) Adiuratio hominis

  rubric : (576) In uia dirigendis

  rubric : (577) In aduentu fratrum

  rubric : (577) Benedictio herbarum

  rubric : (578) Benedictio ung(u)enti

  rubric : (578) Benedictio uue uel fabe

  rubric : (579) Benedictio pomorum

  rubric : (579) Benedictio noui panis

  rubric : (579) Benedictio noui domus

  rubric : (579) Benedictio ad omnes fructus

  rubric : (580) Benedictio pro exeuntibus de quoquina

  rubric : (580) Benedictio pro ingredientibus

  Note : At bottom of p. 580 a hand like the first resumes

  
  

  580-620 - Private devotions

  Note : A collection of private devotions extending to p. 620

  Note : It begins with short Collects

  rubric : (580) Aufer quesumus domine ab hoc famulo tuo spiritum elationis

  Note : On p. 582 begin longer prayers

  incipit : (582) Domine Iesu Christe fili dei uiui qui es uerus

  rubric : (583) Ad Spiritum Sanctum

  incipit : (583) Domine spiritus sancte Deus omnipotens

  rubric : (583) Ad deum patrem

  incipit : (583) Domine deus omnipotens eterne et ineffabilis

  rubric : (583) De eadem re

  incipit : (583) Domine Iesu Christe rex uirginum

  rubric : (583) Ut supra

  incipit : (583) Domine Iesu Christe qui in hunc mundum propter nos

  rubric : (588) Oratio et confessio

  incipit : (588) Domine deus omnipotens. Ego humiliter te adoro

  rubric : (590) Oratio Sancta

  incipit : (590) Dominator domine deus omnipotens qui es trinus

  rubric : (591) Oratio

  incipit : (591) Domine Iesu Christe mane cum surrexero

  rubric : (592) Oratio ad Sanctam Crucem

  incipit : (592) Crux christi ego te diligo

  rubric : (593) Ad Sanctam dei genitricem

  incipit : (593) O sancta et gloriosa

  rubric : (593) Ad Sanctum Michahelem

  incipit : (593) Tu es Michael

  rubric : (593) Ad Gabrihelem et Raphahelem

  incipit : (593) Beate Michael

  rubric : (594) Item alia

  incipit : (594) Deus qui lapso lucifero

  rubric : (594) Oratio patriarcharum et prophetarum

  incipit : (594) Deus qui patriarchas

  rubric : (594) Apostolorum principis Oratio beatissimi Petri

  incipit : (594) Rogo te beate

  rubric : (594) Oratio Sancte Johannis Baptistae

  incipit : (594) Sancte Iohannes baptiste

  rubric : (595) Oratio Sancti Pauli apostoli

  incipit : (595) Sanctissime paule

  rubric : (595) Oratio Andreae sanctorum mitissime

  incipit : (595) O Andreae sancte

  rubric : (596) Oratio sancti Andreae

  incipit : (596) Sancte Andreae apostole

  rubric : (596) Oratio xii apostolorum

  incipit : (596) Sanctissimi apostoli electi

  rubric : (596) Oratio Sancti Petri apostoli

  incipit : (596) Sanctissimi apostoli domini mei Iesu Christi

  rubric : (596) Oratio Sancti Stephani

  incipit : (597) Obsecro te beatissime Stephane

  rubric : (597) Oratio ad Sanctum Georgium

  incipit : (597) Oro te sanctissime et deo dilecte martyr Georrii

  rubric : (597) Ad deum

  incipit : (597) Obsecro te domine Iesu Christe per euuangelium tuum

  Note : (the Seven Sleepers are mentioned)

  rubric : (598) Ad sanctos martyres

  rubric : (598) Ad Sanctum patrem Benedictum

  rubric : (598) ad Sanctum Martinum

  rubric : (598) Alia

  incipit : (598) Gemma presulum martine, dux monachorum benedicte, Apostole Anglorum Gregori · Egcwini · Oswaldi · hieronimi · Siluestri · Swithuni · Athelwoldi · Dunstani · Audoeni · Wilfridi · Iohannis · Ceadde · Nicholai · cum ... Birino Grimbaldo et sociis

  rubric : (599) Incipit oratio Sancti Gregorii. Quicumque hanc orationem in die cantauerit sicut ipse Sanctus Gregorius dixit quod nec malus homo nec diabolus numquam nocere poterit nec ad animam nec ad corpus

  incipit : (599) Domine exaudi orationem meam quia iam cognosco

  rubric : (601) Anglice

  incipit : (601) Drihten for þinre þære miclan mildheortnesse

  Note : On the English prayers in this MS. see Zupitza in Archiv 84, 327 and 88, 361

  Note : Cameron B12.4.3.1

  rubric : (603) Ad sanctos Birinum, Swithinum

  incipit : (603) O presules semper in Christo summo honore colendi Birine et Swithune et Sancte Athelwolde

  rubric : (604) Confessio pura

  incipit : (604) Confitebor tibi domine omnia peccata

  rubric : (604) Alia oratio unde supra

  incipit : (604) Dominator domine deus omnipotens qui es trinitas

  rubric : (607) Item alia

  incipit : (607) Deus qui es omnium sanctorum

  rubric : (607) Unde supra

  incipit : (607) Miserere nobis miseris misericors trinitas

  rubric : (608) Alia oratio ad deum deuote cotidie dicenda

  incipit : (608) Miserere domine miserere christe

  rubric : (609) Hic decanta .vii. penitentiales psalmos

  Note : (609) (Titles follow)

  rubric : (609) Oratio ad crucem

  incipit : (609) Domine Iesu Christe adoro te in cruce ascendentem

  Note : A series of prayers on the Cross and Passion follow. English equivalents are given on p. 611

  Note : Cameron B12.4.4

  Note : Hand changes certainly to the first hand on p. 613

  Note : These prayers end p. 616. A confessio follows

  incipit : (616) Ego uolo esse confessus

  Note : (616) but ends imperfectly (a leaf gone)

  Note : p. 617 resumes in the Absolution form. After two Collects a later hand (xii) adds

  incipit : (617) Gyf Ðe ðynce þæt ðine fynd þƿyrlice ymbe þe drydian ðonne gang þu on gelimplicere stoƿe 7 þe ða halgan rode to gescyldnesse geciig 7 asete þe aðene dum earmum 7 cƿæð þus ærest. Aue alma crux

  Note : Cameron B23.1.7

  Note : (618) Preces follow in the same hand

  Note : pp. 619, 620 blank

  
  

  621-712 - Offices

  Note : In a hand of the style of the first

  Note : (621) Full Office (Matins as well as Day-Hours) for Common of Saints, with neumes

  Note : (656) Gloss = Cameron C73.2

  Note : (661) Lessons and Responds for Sundays after Trinity, with neumes

  Note : (685) Full Office for Trinity Sunday and the ferial week following

  rubric : (700) Feria VI de Sancta Cruce

  rubric : (702) Sabbato (de) Sancta Maria

  Note : Change of hand at p. 705

  Note : (705) Vigils of the Dead, without music

  Note : Collects are added by a later hand on pp. 711, 712

  
  

  713-724 - Prognostics

  Note : In the first hand (?)

  Note : (713) Prognostics in Anglo-Saxon, beginning imperfectly

  incipit : (713) kinungum 7 ricum mannum bið mycel syb þy geare

  Note : Cf. Cockayne, Leechdoms III 166, l. c. (from MS. Junius 23). Also M. Förster, Archiv 117 p. 369, 120 p. 45, etc.

  Note : Cameron B23.2.1

  Note : On p. 718 is a Latin section

  incipit : (718) Luna I quicquid uideris in gaudium conuertitur. Beatus uir qui non abiit. Luna II, luna III effectum habent nec in animo ponas. Adstiterunt reges terre. Tu autem domine suscepisti

  explicit : (720) Luna xxx In triduum fiet somnum caue. (D)iligite dominum omnes sancti eius

  Note : Continues

  incipit : (720) Ƿonne se mone bið anre nihte eald sƿa hƿæt sƿa þu ge sihst þæte kymð to gefean

  explicit : (721) þæt sƿefen agæð butan srecednesse

  Note : Compare the very similar prognostics in Cockayne, Leechdoms III 154 and 158, from other MSS

  Note : (721) Then four lines in the tremulous hand (see on no. 12, etc.) on days for blood-letting

  incipit : (721) þreo daƿes beoþ on tƿeolf moneþ. þ.. / beoþ sƿuþe unhaleƿende monne oþer / nutene. blod vnto forletene. oþer drue to / drinkene. þet is þe æftemeste monandai

  Note : (unfinished)

  Note : (721) Lower part of the leaf cut off. p. 722 blank

  Note : On p. 723, in a hand like the first, are Responds for the Sundays in Advent, and the seven O's, ending in O clauis dauid. The last page (p. 724) was pasted over