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• Résumé : CCCC MS 537, probably made in Prague, contains a great number of late fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century extracts and copies of devotional and liturgical texts. These include the Oratio circa elevationem missae by Jan Isner (d. 1411) on f. 54v (also in CCCC MS 500, f. 11r) , numerous prayers, including some attributed to Augustine and one from the Stimulus amoris by James of Milan OFM (fl. c. 1296). The book retains its original binding. This volume is part of the Elbing collection; a group of manuscripts which belonged to a Brigittine convent at Elbing (Elblag), near Gdansk. The collection was donated to Corpus Christi College by either Richard Pernham (1583?-1628) or his wife Mary, whose name is in many of these books.

  
  

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  4v-188r - Devotional and Liturgical Texts

  Note : (4v) Oracio ad impetrand. xxxvi gradus caritatis ven. dne dorothee reuelatos

  incipit : (4v) Domine deus qui precipis

  Note : Cf. N. 11

  Note : (8r) With conclusio (Hucusque) as in N. 11

  rubric : (8v) Sequitur oracio Sancti Augustini ardentis desiderii

  incipit : (9r) O criste benedicte domine verbum

  incipit : (10r) Deus piissime deus clemens

  Note : ff. 11r-12v blank

  Note : The poem

  incipit : (13r) Illius assit gratia qui stricta cinctus fascia

  Note : Printed by Milchsack Hymni et Sequentiae, Halle 1886 I, p. 143

  Note : It is an acrostic by Franco of Meschede (a fact not noted by Milchsack): the initials of the stanzas (after the first) form the following sentence

  Note : Franco Scolaster Meschedensis servitor alme virginis Marie humilis et deuotus ista collegit et domino Iohanni pape xxii misit

  Note : In this copy this sentence is written at the top of f. 13r with the addition

  Note : (13r) ut patet infra in literis capitalibus per ordinem intuentibus

  Note : (21r) After the acrostic follow a number of stanzas beginning with Tu, and the poem ends as in Milchsack

  explicit : (23v) Concedat nobis penitus et nunc et semper amen

  Note : There are a few marginal notes

  rubric : (24r) Incipit psalterium b. virginis conforme in numero ordine et sensu psalmis ciauiticis. In quo aliquando ponitur numerus singularis aliquando pluralis prout exigit psalmus originalis

  rubric : (24r) Beatus vir

  incipit : (24r) Ave virgo lignum vite. ad aquarum vires rite ... us fructiferumPer quod dampnum soluit ligni. deus karitatis igni. notati pestiferum

  rubric : (24r) Quare fremuerunt

  incipit : (24r) Ave morum disciplina, etc.

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (31r) laudo salus te amantis. deum collaudans in sanctis. cum quocunque flamine

  Note : (31r) Acrostic (preceded by one line) on the name VVicboldi

  incipit : (31r) Cantica virgo pia tibi sint mea grata maria.Virgula que florern vite fers atque pudorem,etc.

  rubric : (31v) Incipiunt septem gaudia Marie Virginis Wicboldi

  rubric : (31v) Prologus

  Note : (another acrostic on Wicboldus)

  incipit : (31v) Versibus alma parens parens tibi reddere vota.Vota prius conor, etc.

  rubric : (31v) Primum

  incipit : (31v) Gaude quod domino dominorum mansio cara.Cara que sis flores, etc.

  Note : The last two syllables of each line are repeated at the beginning of the next; a quatrain is devoted to each gaudium

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (32r) terrenos attrahe post teHos, tenebras deme. de metro fiat id e me

  Note : Age of the Virgin, 4 lines

  incipit : (32r) Virgo dei vixit sexagenta tribus annis

  Note : Three lines

  incipit : (32r) Si timor est sine spe tunc desperacio ledit

  rubric : (32v) Meditacio bona de vita Saluatoris

  incipit : (32v) Desere nunc anima lectulum soporisLangwor stupor vanitas excludatur forisIntusque cor ferueat facibus amorisRecolens mirifica facta saluatoris

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (42r) Ex hoc virgo poteris secura gaudereTibi nequit amodo dolor preualereSed nec ultra filio ualet mors nocerePia nobis igitur mater miserere. Amen

  rubric : (42r) Hic terminatur meditacio passionis Christi

  incipit : (42r) Respice qui transis quia tu michi causa doloris

  Note : 3 lines

  Note : Wounds of Christ

  incipit : (42r) L. x. bis duo C superaddita milia quinqueTot fertur Christus pro nobis vulnera passus

  rubric : (42v) Planctus S. Bernhardi

  incipit : (42v) Salue mundi salutare. Salue salue Ihesu kare. tue cruci me aptare.Velle vere tu scis quare. da michi tui copiam.Ac si presens sis accedo ymmo te presentem credo.O quam nudum te hic cerno ecce tibi me prosterno. Sis facilis ad veniam

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (45r) O Amator amplectende temet ipsum tunc ostende in cruce salutifera. Amen

  Note : (45r) Deus qui uniuersum mundum quinque wlneribus, etc.

  rubric : (45r) Hic est planctus beati Bernhardi quem cottidie planxit super passionem Christi, etc.

  rubric : (45v) Salutacio corporis christi

  incipit : (45v) Aue capud inclinatum. despectiue coronatum. spinis infidelium.Aue manus dextra christi, perforata plaga tristi

  Note : (46r) Note of indulgence

  incipit : (46r) Ave quem desidero quem auide requiro

  Note : (46v) Note of indulgence, attributing the above to St Bernard

  incipit : (46v) Ave viua caro Christi. que in panem te misisti

  incipit : (47r) Recolamus sacram cenam tam suauem quam amenam

  rubric : (47v) Item de corpore Christi

  incipit : (47v) Ave viuens hostia veritas et vita

  rubric : (48r) Ad arma christi

  incipit : (48r) Culter qui circumcidisti sacrosanctam carnem Christi...Cuncta christi armatura nos hic sanet ut futura perfruamur gloria. Amen

  Note : (48v) Note of indulgence granted by Innocent IV at the Council of Lyons

  rubric : (49r) De sancta trinitate orationes bone

  incipit : (49r) Sanctus (ter) dominus deus sabaoth sancta trinitas

  Note : A series of prayers continuing to f. 54r without fresh heading

  rubric : (54v) Oracio hec pronuncciata Prage per doctorem sacre pagine Johannem ysnen (or ysneri) et debet dici infra eleuacionem misse

  incipit : (54v) Fac quesumus domine Ihesu Christe ... misterium tuum

  rubric : (55r) Confessio Sancti Bernhardi

  incipit : (55r) Suscipe confessionem meam unica spes

  rubric : (55r) Meditacio

  incipit : (55r) Mediator dei et hominum

  incipit : (55v) Si pietatem t(uam) mitissime deus

  incipit : (56r) Dum crucem dulcissimi filii

  rubric : (56v) Oratio ad ymaginem crucifixi

  incipit : (56v) Intueamur deformatum valde

  rubric : (57r) De Sancta Trinitate

  incipit : (57r) Alpha et O magne deus (Hildebert)

  Note : but ending

  explicit : (57v) Mereamur vere vite coniungi in celestibus

  incipit : (57v) De profundis mentis undis quibus mersus pereo

  rubric : (58r) Vox sponse ad Christum

  incipit : (58r) Ihesu dulcis et decore Rosa fraglans miro more

  incipit : (58v) Transfigit dulcissime Ihesu medullas anime mee

  Note : (59v) Three more prayers to the Son

  rubric : (61r) Ad accessum altaris

  incipit : (61r) Consciencia quidem trepidus et cor pollutus

  rubric : (61v) Gratias siue conclusio que dicitur post missam. S. Bernhardi

  incipit : (61v) Eya nunc oro optime deus

  rubric : (62r) Oratio Sancti Augustini

  incipit : (62r) Ihesu Christe summe deus. sancte pater et rex meus

  explicit : (62v) per te semper et habere sempiterna gaudia. Amen

  rubric : (63r) Augustini Oratio

  incipit : (63r) Accepimus singulare misterium

  Note : followed by some 17 prayers to Christ, mostly intended to be said at or after Mass

  Note : (67v) Litany to the Virgin

  incipit : (67v) Kyrieleyson ... Sancta dei genitrix

  incipit : (68r) Precor te beatissima

  rubric : (68v) Quicunque desiderat sapienciam eternam

  Note : (Hours of the Eternal Wisdom)

  rubric : (72r) Incipit Iubilus S. Bernhardi

  incipit : (72r) Ihesu dulcis memoria

  Note : divided into Hours: ends

  explicit : (72v) cum ipso frui sedibus. Amen

  rubric : (73r) Incipiunt Hore canonice Conpassionis beate Marie Virginis

  incipit : (78v) Stabat mater dolorosa

  rubric : (78v) Hanc oracionem prenotatam edidit Bonifacius papa de planctu beate Virginis Marie quam confirmauit Indulgencia .7. annorum et quatuor barenarum

  rubric : (79r) De quinque doloribus compassionis beate Virginis Marie

  incipit : (79r) Ave virga florens yesse. tibi parem nusquam esse

  explicit : (80r) confer locum et tutamen in celesti aula amen

  incipit : (80v) Recordare mater christi quia hic quem dilexisti ex te pauper nascitur

  rubric : (81r) Quotienscunque infrascriptam

  Note : (note of indulgence)

  incipit : (81r) O Soboles ecclesie sponsa solis iusticie

  rubric : (81v) Incipit Cursus beate Virginis Marie

  incipit : (81v) Domina labia mea resera

  Note : ends with

  incipit : (88r) Te matrem dei laudamus

  rubric : (89r) Hec oracio (title cut off) ... ad membra corporis eiusdem

  incipit : (89r) Ave mea specialis pulchra suauis curialis

  rubric : (90v) Incipit septem gaudia beate Marie Virginis

  incipit : (90v) Gaude plaude clara rosa esto mesto cara prosa

  explicit : (92v) tu excusa quod offendo. diebus atque noctibus. amen

  rubric : (92v) Hec laus prescripta tibi gloria sit benedicta....Ut valeam tecum regnare perhenniter amen

  incipit : (93r) Gaude virgo stella maris sponsa christo singularis

  rubric : (93r) Ad beatam Virginem Mariam Inicium laudis

  incipit : (93r) Gaude summi creatoris sponsa gloriosa

  Note : Followed by other addresses in verse to the Virgin

  rubric : (93v) Gaudia bis dena matri dulcedine plena (3 lines)

  incipit : (93v) Gaude virgo mater christi que per aurem concepisti

  incipit : (94r) Iam translata polis eterna cellula solis (3 lines)

  incipit : (94r) Gaude clara stella maris que sub nato principaris

  Note : (94v) Note of indulgence

  incipit : (94v) O mater christi que semper virgo fuisti, etc.

  incipit : (95r) Ad te virgo pia clemens suspiro maria

  incipit : (95r) Ave uirgo electissima mater almi redemptoris

  rubric : (95v) Incipit oracio deuota Sancti augustini doctoris et episcopi ad beatum Virginem Mariam

  incipit : (95v) Salue mater misericordie mater spei et mater venie.Mater dei et mater gracie mater inquam tocius glorie, etc.

  Note : Four lines added in lower margin

  incipit : (95v) O mater glustri dulcor candorque ligustri

  Note : Ends

  explicit : (98v) que placare deum non desinis est finis huius dictaminis amen

  rubric : (98v) De b. V. M.

  incipit : (98v) Jesse proles pelle moles que me premunt scelerum...per eterna nos guberna deus ante secula. Amen

  incipit : (99r) Tu es porta paradisi

  rubric : (99r) Hanc or. Innocencius papa composuit

  Note : note of indulgence

  incipit : (99v) Maria virgo uirginum que genuisti dominum

  incipit : (100r) Maria mater gracie conforta nos in acie contra seductores

  incipit : (100v) O maria mater pia cunctorum fidelium

  rubric : (101v) Oracio salutacionis angelice Marie V.

  incipit : (101v) Ait doctor gloriosus nullus fiat dubiosus

  Note : After this paragraph (for the whole is written as prose) each paragraph begins with a word of the Ave Maria ending fructus uentris tui. Amen

  incipit : (101v) Ave digne te saluto absque ve te totam puto

  Note : Followed by others of similar construction

  incipit : (106r) Ave desiderii flos et fons decoris

  incipit : (106v) Ave dei genitrix et inmaculata

  incipit : (107r) Ave lucis speculum virgo generosa

  incipit : (107v) Tu quondam per angelum sumens magnum Ave

  incipit : (108v) Ave virgo virginum spes desperatorum

  Note : (109r) Expansion of the Salue Regina in prose

  incipit : (109r) Ad salutandam b. V. M. primo debes eius magnitudinem considerare

  Note : Two more acrostics on the Ave

  incipit : (112v) Ave virgo singularis nostra salus que probaris

  incipit : (113r) Ave mater Ihesu Christi que intacta permansisti

  Note : (113v) Prayers to Saints

  Note : (113v) S. Michael and guardian angel

  Note : (114r) All Angels

  Note : (114v) St John Baptist

  Note : (115r) Three Kings

  rubric : (115v) De Sancto Petro

  incipit : (115v) Salue pastor gregis Christi quem pascendo docuisti

  incipit : (115v) Ave petre beatorum dux sanctorum apostolorum

  rubric : (116v) De Sancto Paulo

  incipit : (116v) Salue lumen gloriosum omnium ecclesiarum

  rubric : (117r) De Sancto Gregorio

  incipit : (117r) Salue pater inclite decus puritatis

  rubric : (117v) Hore Canonice de Sancta Katherina

  incipit : (117v) Ave gemma claritatis

  incipit : (119v) Ave candens lylium per marie filium vernans katherina

  rubric : (120v) Hanc or. composuit urbanus papa (the rest of the note faint)

  Note : (To St Margaret)

  incipit : (120v) Ave virgo gloriosa ave rosa speciosa margarita nobilis

  Note : (To St Dorothy)

  incipit : (121r) Nobilis et iusta virgo mitis dorothea

  Note : Collects follow

  rubric : (121v) Sequens oratio continet .X. tormenta passionis beate virginis dorothee

  incipit : (121v) Salue sancta dorothea audi queso vota mea

  Note : (123v) A series of devotions to St Barbara

  incipit : (123v) Ave virgo barbara speculum honoris

  incipit : (124r) Ave salue gaude vale O beata barbara

  incipit : (124v) Ad celestem regiam virgo migratura

  incipit : (124v) Ave barbara preclara

  Note : With Collects

  incipit : (125v) O celicola beata

  incipit : (125v) Gaude martir margaretha

  rubric : (126r) De xi milibus virginum

  incipit : (126r) O vernantes christi rose supra modum speciose

  rubric : (127r) De Sancta Anna

  incipit : (127r) Anna pia mater aue

  incipit : (127r) Gaude anna mater matris

  incipit : (127v) Ave mater virginis

  incipit : (127v) Ave marie cella

  incipit : (128r) Ave plena magdalena

  incipit : (128v) Gaude pia magdalena

  Note : Note of Indulgence

  incipit : (129r) O maria magdalena fulgens in arce serena

  rubric : (129v) Hanc or. fecit fr. Wilhelmus doctor sacre theologie domini pape penitenciarius

  Note : (Benedict XII): note of Indulgence

  incipit : (129v) Felix que celi solio regnas cum dei filio

  incipit : (130v) Martha Ihesu hospita ei predilecta

  rubric : (130v) De S. Elyzabeth

  incipit : (130v) Ex stirpe que regia elyzabeth es exorta

  rubric : (131r) Sequens or. valet pro omni necessitate, etc.

  incipit : (131r) Regina clemencie maria vocata

  rubric : (132r) Oratio Ambrosii doctoris eximii

  incipit : (132r) Summe sacerdos et vere pontifex

  Note : (133r) The poem Vado Mori

  incipit : (133r) Diues ait si nobilitas mea magna quid inde, etc....Vado mori mors certa quidem nil certius illaQuanta subincerta sit mora vado mori...Ex hiis ergo potest quiuis concludere sensumPronus ad mortem post omitia facta recursus

  Note : (134r) Dialogue of Jesus and the Virgin in rhyme

  incipit : (134r) Sepe cum dulcissimo Ihesu (?) residebatMaria solitaria et cum ipso que tenebatDulce solilo(quium) diuersaque querebatQue cuncta prudentissime Ihesus exponebat...Nam in tuo transitu sum ad te reuersurusAtque te suscipiam in celum positurus

  rubric : (134v) Explicit dialogus Sancte virginis marie siue soliloquium Ihesu cum maria matre sua. Germanus

  Note : This is from the Vita Rhythmica B. V. M. et Salvatoris (edited by A. Vögtlin, Bibl. des litt. Vereins in Stuttgart, no. 180, 1888) ll. 3450 sqq.

  Note : Prayers

  incipit : (135r) Peto clemenciam tuam deus ut descendat super panem

  incipit : (135v) Benignissime ac misericordissime

  incipit : (136r) Ante oculos tue maiestatis

  Note : (136v) Prayers of St Bernard

  incipit : (136v) O fons misericordie (six)

  rubric : (139v) Pro amicis oracio beati Anshelmi

  incipit : (139v) O dulcis domine

  rubric : (140v) Oratio pro Inimicis Anshelmi

  incipit : (140v) O omnipotentissime

  rubric : (141v) Deploracio amisse uirginitatis Anshelmi

  incipit : (141v) Anima mea erumpnosa

  incipit : (143v) Domina mea sancte maria perpetua virgo

  rubric : (145r) Has oraciones infrascriptas nouem diebus ante quodlibet festum beate Virginis Marie etc.

  incipit : (145r) Salue rosa que non habes spinam nec peccati labes

  Note : Prayers for nine days are given

  Note : (147r) Directions for a server at Mass (19 lines)

  incipit : (147r) Seruus (?) ad altare seruire volens memorare

  Note : (147r) Seven things to be kept in mind

  Note : (147v) Further Salutations to the Virgin

  incipit : (147v) Salue nobilis virga yesse

  incipit : (148v) Pura virgo noster chorus O maria sit sonorus

  incipit : (148v) Flos de spina procreatus

  rubric : (149v) Oracio de Sancto Nicolao

  Note : (another hand: 12 lines)

  incipit : (149v) Inclite confessor pressor nicolae doloris

  rubric : (150r) De apostolis oracio

  incipit : (150r) Petre princeps fidei et apostolorum. cui claues tradite regni sunt celorum

  Note : Ending with Mathias and Barnabas

  rubric : (151r) De undecim milibus virginum

  Note : another hand

  incipit : (151r) Laude breui pandam uel paucis uersibus edam....Hystoriam triplicem multa cinxi breuitate.Sit tibi laus christe sit gloria lausque Marie

  rubric : (152r) De Clauibus Jhesu crucifixi

  incipit : (152r) Denariis triginta deum vendit galileusQuos et apostolus hic describit bartholomeusVnde prius veniant quis fabricauit eos

  Note : Apparently from Godfrey of Viterbo's Pantheon, ending

  explicit : (152v) Lectores dociles pagina nostra vocat

  Note : (153r) The xv Oos of St Bridget with a Preface

  incipit : (153r) Quicunque hanc infrascriptam oracionem per circulum unius anni deuote frequentauerit

  rubric : (155v) Oracio pro affliccionis releuacione Sancti Augustini episcopi

  incipit : (155v) Dulcissime Ihesu Christe verus deus qui de sinu patris

  Note : Followed by a note

  rubric : (156v) Oracio beati Ambrosii Episcopi

  incipit : (156v) Summe sacerdos secundum ordinem melchisedech

  rubric : (158r) De Angelis Oracio

  incipit : (158r) Astra matutina laudate dominum

  rubric : (158v) Ad proprium angelum

  incipit : (158v) Sancta et immaculata creatura

  rubric : (159r) Anno domini 1285. contexta est subsequens oracio de interuallo et aureo numero ciclo solari litera dominicali et bissexto inueniendis

  incipit : (159r) Aue [g] preclara [f] celorum [e] regina [d c] aduocata [b]

  Note : Unfinished. ff. 159v, 160r blank

  Note : On f. 160v pen-trials

  Note : Lines

  incipit : (160v) Cristum iudea dea perfidie crucifigisfigis transpalmas almas plantasque latusqueusque necis, etc.

  Note : Note on the following prayer

  Note : (161r) A complete copy of the prayer Salue preclara celorum (f. 159r)

  rubric : (163v) Meditaciones beati Anshelmi siue oraciones

  incipit : (163v) Domine Ihesu Christe redempcio mea

  Note : (186r) Those already given are omitted. Ends

  rubric : (186r) De angelis

  Note : (186v) blank

  Note : (187r) To the virgin

  incipit : (187r) Digna benigna dei genitrix te meritis

  Note : On f. 188r (once stuck to the cover) are verses de ecclesia (4)

  incipit : (188r) Hic locus orandi contemplandi meditandi

  Note : (188r) Note on the additions to the Mass made by Euaristus, etc. And some other verses.