Bede, Historia ecclesiastica; Cuthbert of Wearmouth, Epistola de obitu Bedae; Continuatio Bedae; Memoriae Sancte Andrae in Scotia; an excerpt from the prologue of the Propheciae Merlini
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Contents: ff. 3r-117r: Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (Ecclesiastical
History) , preceded by the preface (ff. 3r-v), beginning: 'Incipit
prefatio Bede presbiteri in libro ecclesiastice hystorie gentis
anglorum. Gloriosissimo regi Ceolfuulfo Beda famulus Christi et
prebiter. Hystoriam gentis anglorum ecclesiasticam quam nuper
edideram'. Book 1 (ff. 4r-26r), preceded by capitula (ff. 4r-v),
beginning: 'Brittannia [the word quondam has been erased] Oceani
Insula cui quondam Albion nomen fuit'; Book 2 (ff. 26r-45r),
preceded by capitula (ff. 26r-v), beginning: 'His temporibus id est
anno dominice incarnationis sexcentesimo quinto'; Book 3 (ff.
45r-69r), preceded by capitula (ff. 45r-v), beginning: 'At
interfecto in pugna Eduuino suscepit pro illo regnum Deorum'; Book
4 (ff. 69r-92v), preceded by capitula (ff. 69r-v), beginning: 'In
anno memorato prefate eclipsis et mox sequentis prestilentie'; Book
5 (ff. 92v-115r), preceded by capitula (ff. 92v-93r), beginning:
'Successit autem viro Dei Cudberchto', ending: 'et confiteantur
memorie sanctitatis eius'; the epitome (ff. 115r-117r), beginning:
'Verum ea que distinctione tempororum (sic) latius digesta sunt',
ending: 'et parere semper ante faciem tuam'; the work ends with the
last paragraph of the preface (f. 117r): 'apud omnes fructum piae
intercessionis inveniam'. ff. 117r-118v: Cuthbert of Wearmouth (fl.
735), Epistola de obitu Bedae (Epistle on Bede's death), beginning:
'Dilectissimo in Christo lectori Cuthuuino Cuthbertus condiscipulus
in Deo eternam salutem'. f. 118v: Anonymous, a set of annals
commonly called Continuatio Bedae (Continuation of Bede), closely
related to thee Northumbrian region, beginning: 'In hystoria et
veteribus anglorum voluminibus de ecclesie candide case episcopis
que alio vocabulo ab incolis hpltaerne (sic) nuncupatur'. ff.
118v-119v: Anonymous, Memoriae Sancti Andrae in Scotia (Memorial to
St Andrew in Scotland) , beginning: 'Qualiter acciderit quod
memoria sancti Andreæ Apostoli amplius in Scotia sit quam in
ceteris regionibus. Andreas qui interpretatur secundum Hebream
ethimologiam'; ending: 'Quorum corpora hic requiesciunt'. f. 119v:
Excerpt from the prologue of the Propheciae Merlini (Prophecies of
Merlin), imperfect: 'Incipit prefatio Ambrosii Merlini de regibus
Anglie. Coegit me Alexander Lincolnensis presul'; ending: 'et ut
omnes philosophos totius Brittannie insule'. 'Gaufridi Monemutensis
in prophetiam' (Geoffrey of Montmouth on prophecy) is written above
the rubric. Decoration:Large initials in blue, red, or green, some
with penwork decoration in the same colour at the beginning of
books (e.g. ff. 3r, 4v, 26v, 45v, 69v). Smaller initials in red,
blue and green. Rubrics and line fillers in red.
