Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 537

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  • Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 537: Devotional and Liturgical Texts
  • Devotional and Liturgical Texts
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  • Summary: 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.


    Contents :


    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.

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