Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 537
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- Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 537: 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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