Manuscript, fifteenth century, of the earlier Wycliffite translation of the Epistles of St Paul., 1409.
Scope and Contents
The Epistle to the Romans begins on the bottom half of folio 1. The top half of the folio contained the end of Acts, now erased, over which has been written in a cursive, sixteenth-century hand, 'All thepisties of Paule apostle followen writen 1409 into English'; in the margin the date 1209 is added, presumably a misreading of the indistinct date in the inscription.
The latter part of the Prologue to the Epistle to the Romans is missing, as in British Library Egerton MS.618, Bodieian MS. Douce 369, Trinity College, Dublin, MS.A.1.10, and Adv.MS.18.6.7; in these manuscripts the missing portion is misplaced in the Prologue to St Luke's Gospel. See Forshall and Madden's edition of the Wycliffite versions of the Bible, volume i, page lix.
In some places words have been erased and replaced by readings from the later Wycliffite version, notably on folio 84 verso, where eleven lines have been replaced.
Initials in blue, with pen-work decoration, running titles, and rubrics indicating the Proper Epistles, in red.
Dates
- Creation: 1409.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
206 Leaves ; 110 x 80 millimetres.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Undetermined
Arrangement
vi + 200 folios.
Collation: 1-25⁸. The first four folios in each gathering are marked with small letters or arabic numerals (a-z, 1-3) and roman numerals. With catchwords.
Custodial History
On folio 1 is the signature of William Lambarde, the antiquary, in Anglo-Saxon characters, with the date 1596.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1961.
Bibliography
Physical Description
Vellum. Sixteenth-century embossed vellum binding, one clasp missing.
Repository Details
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