Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 422

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Shelfmark

• MS 422

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Date

• 0900 - 1099

Language

• Latin
• Old English

Title

• Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 422: The Red Book of Darley
• Solomon and Saturn
• Missal || Missale

Description

• Summary: CCCC MS 422 consists of two parts, which were together by the twelfth century. The first, a tenth-century volume, contains two Old English texts about the dialogue between Solomon and Saturn, one in poetry (also found in CCCC MS 41) and one in prose. This is an example of a type of Old English wisdom literature which was influenced by Old Norse examples. The second part is a Missal, known as The Red Book of Darley because of its later provenance at the church of St Helen, Darley Dale, in the Lake District. Its Easter table suggest that it was written in the 1060s, probably circa 1061. Its calendar contains rare feasts pertaining to Sherborne in Dorset, and the manuscript was probably written there. It has been suggested that it is associable with Ælfwold, bishop of Sherborne 1045–1062. The Missal section contains ornamental initials and drawings of Christ between angels and of the Crucifixion. This manuscript was given to Parker by Richard Wendesley.

  
  

  Contents :

  
  

  26-Jan - Solomon and Saturn

  Note: (1) The first page of the MS. is very illegible, especially at the top. It was once pasted down to the cover. Enough words are decipherable (Vincenti, p. 44) to show that the text was essentially identical with that preserved in the only other copy (a fragment in no. 41 in this collection). Galls have been used to revive this and subsequent pages. At the top is a modern note: S. 16 in red leather, and an old scribble in large letters made with a dry point. About the first five leaves are penetrated by some small holes caused by rust

  Note: p. 7 has been cut out, but is now reattached. It contained a portion of the prose description of the contest between the devil and the Paternoster (Kemble, p. 152).

  Note: The second (poetical) dialogue begins on p. 13. The first words are in large capitals

  rubric: (13) HƿÆT IC FLITAN GEFRÆGN

  Note: p. 14 has had its original text erased, and a Latin form of excommunication has been written on it in a rather rough hand of cent xii

  incipit: (14) Ex auctoritate dei patris omnipotentis et filii et spiritus Sancti

  Note: (14) sequestramus illos homines qui hoc factum uel maleficium fecerunt, etc.

  explicit: (14) et ad emendacionem congruam perueniant fiat fiat fiat. Amen

  Note: (14) The page has also been treated with galls. A word or two in line 8 may be read. The Latin text occupies two-thirds of the page and when it ends there are remains of another hand not the original. It is just possible that a little of the original text might be recovered at the bottom of the page. The remaining pages (15-26) are legible, though discoloured by reagents in many places

  Note: The text ends

  explicit: (26) him to neiddes

  Note: (Kemble, p. 176)

  
  

  27-586 - Missal || Missale

  Note: (27) Table of Moons with short prognostics in Latin and Anglo-Saxon

  Note: The numerals have disappeared to a large extent. The form is

  Note: (27) Luna ... Non est bona nis hit her god tima. Melior est her hit is betere, etc.

  Note: (28) Diagram of days in the months

  Note: (28) Table of concurrentes, etc.

  Note: (28) Notes in Latin and Anglo-Saxon

  Note: (28) Gif ðu ƿille ƿitan hu fela epacta, etc.

  Note: (29) Kalendar in black, red and green

  Note: There are a good many notes in Anglo-Saxon. Uniformly each month has one of this kind

  Note: (March)

  Note: (31) Seo niht xii tida 7 se dæg xii. To underne 7 to none xiii fotgemetu 7 to middæges vii

  Note: (May)

  Note: (33) Ðes monoð hæfð xxxi daga 7 se mona xxx nihta eald

  Note: There are also occasional notes, some of which will be given

  Note: The great feasts, as Mr Bishop remarks, are distinguished by the letter f, not by the more usual cross

  Note: (29) January 3. Genofeue uirginis 8. ƿulfsini scirburnensis episcopi 9. Translatio Sancti Iudoci Confessoris 12. Sancte Iohannes ap'losaquarius (glossed ƿaterrið(?)) 29. gildae sapientis

  Note: (30) February 1. brigide Virginis 4. added early ƿærburuhe Virginis 11. her onginnað fugelas to singen 13. eormenhilde Virginis (added Translatio Sancti eadƿardi regis et martyris)Pisces (glossed fisc) 18. added early Translatio Sancti Eadƿardi regis et martyris in capitals Note on leap year in Anglo-Saxon

  Note: (31) March (glossed hraedd) 1. Sancti deuin 2. ceadde episcopi 3. albani episcopi 4. dccc. martirum 15. Longini qui latus christi perforauit 17. Patricii episcopiariete (gl. ram) prima dies seculi se forma dæg 18. Eaduueardi regis et martyris capitals 19. Ioseph sponsi Sancte marie 20. Cuðberhti episcopi capitals 21. Benedicti abbatis capitalsEquinoct. (gl. emniht) 26. dominus (in) sepulchro 27. Resurrectio domini prima 29. Ordinatio Sancti Gregorii pape

  Note: (32) April (easter monoð) 1. ƿalerici Confessoris 11. Guthlaci presbyteriTauro (gl. fear) 18. Passio Sancti eleutherii episcopi 19. ælfeachi martyris et archiepiscopi 21. fortunati 22. Inuentio Corporum Sanctorum Dionisii Rustici et Eleutherii 23. Georgii Martyris capitals 24. Melliti archiepiscopi 30. Erkenƿoldi episcopi

  Note: (33) May (ðrymylce) 8. sumor 13. Uictoris quarti et cccc iiiior militum 18. ælfgiue reginegeminis (gl. getƿisan) 19. Dunstani (capitals) 20. æthelbrihti regis et martyris 25. Aldhelmi episcopi added 26. Augustini episcopi (et S. bede presbyteri added early) 28. germani parisius episcopi

  Note: (34) June (Liða) 4. petroci Confessoris 5. bonefacii archiepiscopi 6. amandi Confessoris 8. medardi Confessoris 13. hic hobiit simundus clericus (xi late?) 15. Uiti, etc. et Sancte eadburge Virginis 16. Botulfi abbatis (lined through and transferred to 17th by a later hand)Cancro (gl. Crabba) 21. leutfredi abbatis ƿaerburh added 22. albani Martyris 23. æþeldriðe Virginis

  Note: (35) July (Liða) 1. Suuithuni episcopi 2. Translatio Sancti thome apostoli 5. Sexburge Virginis 6. Sanctarum æþelburge et ƿihtburge 7. Grimbaldi (capitals) Confessoris 10. Translatio Sancti Benedicti abbatis (capitals) 13. myldriðe dies caniculares (gl. hare dagas) 14. Translatio Sancti Sƿiðhuni 16. Kenelmi Martyris 17. Leonem (gl. leo)Sancti eadwardi regisadded in a faint hand 19. ƿulfmari Confessoris et Sancte margare(te)added in the same faint hand 28. Samsonis episcopi 29. felicis simplicis faustini Olaui et beatricis

  Note: (36) August 1. S. aþelƿoldi added early? 5. osƿaldi regis et martyris 7. Autumnus initium habet dies xci(?) (gl. hærefest). donati Episcopi added 12. Translatio Sancti eadƿoldi anachoriteuirgine (gl. mæden) 19. magni Martyris 24. Bartholomai et audoeni written over erasure roughly 31. cuðburhe

  Note: (37) September (halig monð) 1. Egidii added 2. iusti martyris 4. Translatio Sanctorum birini et cuthberhti 5. berhtini. her geendioð þa haredagas 10. Translatio Sancti aþelƿoldi episcopi 12. Maurilionis Confessoris 16. Eufemie 7 eadgyþe. lucie ge[ni]miniani 17. landberhtiLibra (gl. ƿægan) 20. Amandiequinoct. (gl. emniht) 22. gloss on Maurici six ðusendum six... 25. ceolfriði Abbatis

  Note: (38) October (ƿinter fylled monoð) 1. Germani Remegii Uedasti 5. Christiane Virginis 7. Dionisii, etc. 8. Paulini episcopi 9. Æþelburge Virginis 10. ƿilfriði Episcopi 15. æðelryðe VirginisScorpione (gl. ðroƿend) 20. Neoti presbyteri 21. hic ordinatus fuit dunstanus archiepiscopi

  Note: (39) November (blod monoð) 7. ƿintres angin 11. (Martini) et Sancti Menne (capitals) 15. Macuhti Confessoris 17. Sagittarius (gl. sceotere). aniani added 20. eadmundi Regis et martyris 25. Saltus lune. ðæs monan hlyp 27. Her onginð aduentum domini

  Note: (40) December (iolmonoð) 2. Uiuiane 3. Birini episcopi. Ultimus aduentus. endung 4. barnabe apostoli 6. nicolai episcopi Confessoris seemingly original 13. lucie et iudoci 14. nicase episcopi ? addedCapricornu (gl. gat oððe gate horn) 21. Solstitium (gl. sunstede) 22. Theodosie Virginis 25. Nativitas Domini et anastasie 29. Thomas has been added in red and erased

  Note: (41) Table of Termini paschales, under arches

  Note: (42) Paschal Tables with notes in Anglo-Saxon

  incipit: (42) Gif ðu ƿille ƿitan hƿænne septuagessima beon sceole, etc.

  incipit: (43) Gif ðu ƿylle ƿitan hƿær halgandaeg beon sceole, etc.

  Note: (44) Table showing Easter, etc. from 1061 to 1098

  Note: (46) Explanation in Anglo-Saxon of the Tables, and notes on Kalendar matter

  incipit: (46) Gif ðu ne cunne understandan on ðis ledene þe her beforan aƿriten is þonne loca ðu her hu þu scealt þin gear rihtlice gefadian, etc.

  Note: Ends with a note on the three Fridays

  incipit: (47) Ðis synd þa þry frigedagas þe man sceal fæstan

  Note: Further notes in Anglo-Saxon

  incipit: (48) Fram middan ƿintra byð to sancta marian mæssan v ucan 7 iiii niht

  Note: (48) It goes through the year enumerating the great feasts, including Gregory, Cuthbert, Benedict and Augustine

  incipit: (49) On tƿelf monðum byð þreo hund daga 7 v 7 syxtig daga 7 þæra ƿucena synt tƿa 7 fiftig 7 þæra tida eahta þusenda 7 eahta hund syxtig tida

  Note: (49) In a later hand, large and pale

  Note: (49) Isti sunt tres dies anni pre aliis obseruandi primus est viii kalendas aprilis et primus dies agusti et nouisimus est tertia kalendas decembris. Qui in is diebus hominem uel pecus inciderit tertia die morietur. Si quis in predictis diebus natus fuerit mala morte morietur. In anno sunt tres dies et tres noctes in quibus si quis homo genitus fuerit sine dubio corpus eius integrum manebit usque in diem iudicii hoc est vi kalendas aprel. et idus agustus et iii kalendas februarii et est mirabile misterium

  Note: (49) Mass for St Helen in two hands (xii)

  Note: (50) Last Gospel of the Mass (xii)

  incipit: (50) In principio erat

  Note: (51) The Order of the Mass

  Note: (51) The first page in red and green capitals (alternate lines) with large initial in green and red, panelled, with plaited work and beasts' heads at top

  rubric: (51) Per omnia / secula / seculorum / amen / dominus vobiscum / et cum spiritu tuo / sursum corda / habemus ad dominum / gratias agamus / domino deo nostro / dignum et iustum est /

  Note: (52) The Preface

  Note: (52) The upper half of the page occupied by a drawing mostly in green outline. Christ beardless in mandorla with book blessing, supported by two angels with flowering sceptres. The text of the preface is written on and about the mandorla, in green and red capitals. Below, it is continued in minuscule, with neumes

  Note: (53) The Canon

  Note: (53) The initial is a cross, green, roughly in the form of a tree-trunk. On it Christ bearded(?) nailed with four nails, the side wounded. He wears a rich loin-cloth. On L. the Virgin holds her robe to her face, bends to R. and points or blesses. Above on R. the divine hand; on L. a dove with wreath in beak flies down

  Note: The Saints in the Canon after 'Cosme et damiani' are: Hilarii, Martini, Benedicti, Gregorii, Agustini, Amandi, Laurentini (cf. MS 411)

  Note: After the Agnus (p. 61) on p. 62 is the rubric

  rubric: (62) Coniunctio panis et uini

  rubric: (63) Missa de Sancta Trinitate

  rubric: (67) Alia missa de Sancta Trinitate cotidianis diebus

  rubric: (69) Feria missa pro peccatis

  rubric: (72) Feria III Missa ad suffragia angelorum

  rubric: (75) Feria IIII Missa ad Sanctam Sophiam que(?) christus est

  rubric: (78) Alia feria quinta

  rubric: (81) Feria VI Missa in honore Sancte crucis

  rubric: (84) Sabbato Missa in honore Sancte Marie Virginis

  Note: Common of Saints

  rubric: (88) Vigilia Unius Apostoli

  rubric: (123) Missa sanctorum quorum reliquie in una continentur ecclesia

  rubric: (126) Missa cotidie ad post dam (postulanda) suffragia sanctorum

  rubric: (127) Missa in honore omnium celestium et omnium sanctorum

  rubric: (128) Missa in memoriam saluatoris domini nostri

  rubric: (130) Missa pro abbate uel congregatione

  rubric: (130) Missa in congregatione monachorum

  rubric: (131) Missa pro petitione lacrimarum penitentie

  Note: (130) (and p. 131) [Scribbled name (xvi). Margaret Rollysleye wydowe]

  rubric: (132) Missa pro gratia Spiritus Sancti postulanda

  rubric: (133) Missa pro temptatione carnis et gratia Spiritus Sancti

  Note: (133) glossed for flaesc costnunge þaet is idel lust

  rubric: (135) Missa tempore sinodi pro rege

  rubric: (137) Missa cotidiana de Sancti Suuithuno

  rubric: (141) In natali plurimorum martirum

  Note: and other Masses from the Common of Saints

  rubric: (162) IIII kalendas Agusti Sancti Olaui regis et martyris

  rubric: (163) VIII Idus Decembris Sancti Nicolai Episcopi

  Note: Missae votivae, beginning with

  rubric: (164) Propria missa sacerdotis

  Note: In the Mass on p. 168 (pro amico uiuente) the Secret, Preface and Postcommunion name

  Note: The Virgin, SS. Dunstan, Sƿuiðhun and ælfeag

  Note: (171) Anglo-Saxon gloss: for þone kyning

  Note: A change of hand apparently at p. 203

  rubric: (213) Missa tempore quod absit mortalitatis

  Note: pp. 234, 235. contra paganos

  rubric: (237) Missa contra iudices male agentes

  Note: (257) For ember days

  rubric: (268) Incipiunt orationes. pro peccatis

  rubric: (271) matutinales

  rubric: (276) Missa ad sponsas benedicendos

  rubric: (280) Bletsung Benedictio

  rubric: (285) IIII nonas februarii Purificatio Sancte Marie Benedictio super candelas

  Note: With neumes

  rubric: (288) Benedictio cineris in capite ieiunii

  rubric: (291) Benedictio in die palmarum

  rubric: (292) Benedictio carnium

  rubric: (293) Super olera in nativitate Sancti Johannis Baptiste

  rubric: (294) Pomorum in natale Sancti Petri apostoli

  rubric: (295) panis et noui (!)

  rubric: (296) uue uel fabe

  rubric: (297) ad fruges nouos

  rubric: (297) ad omnia que uolueris

  rubric: (300) Oratio contra fulgora

  rubric: (300) super uasa in domo antiquo reperta

  rubric: (301) putei, cisternae

  rubric: (302) (super retia)

  rubric: (303) pro emundatione cereuisie

  rubric: (304) Exorcismus aque super fontes

  rubric: (305) Benedictio salis ad pecora

  rubric: (305) (Benedictio incensi)

  rubric: (306) ad segetes contra aues et uermes

  rubric: (307) Oratio super eos qui morticinum comederint(?)

  rubric: (307) Benedictio olei ad infirmos, etc.

  rubric: (308) saponis

  rubric: (308) areae

  rubric: (309) horrei

  Note: (310) In a hand of cent. xii. Excommunication

  incipit: (310) Ex auctoritate patris et ex uerbo filii

  Note: (315) Improperia and Ecce lignum with neumes

  Note: (316) followed by Pange lingua without neumes

  Note: (318) Later prayer. D. pater piissime

  rubric: (319) Incipit exorcismus aquae ad iudicium dei demonstrandum

  Note: pp. 319, 320 in capitals. Rubrics much faded

  Note: The Anglo-Saxon form on p. 330

  Note: (339) (Exorcismus panis et casei)

  Note: (345) Blessing of water and salt (with the Passio secundum Matheum)

  Note: (367) Baptismal office and Blessing of font

  Note: Litany p. 378 includes: Martyrs: osƿalde, kenellme, albane, eadmunde, eadƿarde, aelfeahe Confessors: birine, sƿiðhune, dunstane, iudoce, GRIMBALDE Virgins: brigida ... aeðeldriða, sexburga, eormenhilda, eadburga, aelfgiua, eadgiða

  Note: (397) Blessing of ashes

  Note: (399) Visitation of the Sick

  Note: Anglo-Saxon begins on p. 400

  incipit: (400) Æfter þisum collectan bige se preost his cneoƿa

  Note: Litany, p. 402, has: Confessors: birine, gregorii, augustine, sƿiðune, aþelƿolde, cutberhte, iudoce, remei, germane, columbane, antone, machare Virgins: brigida ... genetrudis(!), æþeldriða, eadburgae, eadgiþe

  Note: (410) Office of Extreme Unction

  rubric: (423) Missa pro infirmo in domo

  Note: (429) Rubric glossed in Anglo-Saxon

  rubric: (429) Her onginð seo endebyrdnyss hu man sceal embe þonne untruman do(?) þonne man getryhþ þet his ge endung genealæceð, etc.

  Note: Followed by Burial office

  Note: (445) Masses for the dead

  Note: (470) Incipiunt Ant. R. in agenda mortuorum

  Note: (470) With neumes

  Note: After p. 490 a misplaced quire (29) intervenes

  Note: (507) Antiphons and Responses, Capitula, Lessons and Collects (some noted)

  rubric: (507) In natali apostolorum. ad uesperam

  Note: For Common of Saints

  Note: On p. 554 part of an office for the dead in later hand

  Note: (555) Office from Holy Thursday to Easter with neumes

  rubric: (555) In cena domini ad uesperam

  Note: After p. 570 should follow pp. 491-506 ending imperfectly in the Easter office

  Note: In two good hands of cent. xii:

  Note: (571) Lessons for a Confessor

  Note: (574) For Virgins

  Note: (578) De Sancta Trinitate

  Note: (581) De Sancta Cruce

  Note: (582) Alexandrieuentii et theodoli

  Note: (583) Inuentio Sancte Crucis

  Note: In the latter part of the book the Rubrics are very commonly in Anglo-Saxon. They are very faint

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