Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 385

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Shelfmark

• MS 385

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Date

• 1200 - 1399

Language

• Latin
• Middle French
• English

Title

• Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 385: Tractatus monachi peccatoris. William of Conches, Dragmaticon. Miscellaneous Works
• Tractatus monachi peccatoris || Tractatus monachi peccatoris, etc.
• William of Conches, Dragmaticon || Tractatus de natura rerum sive dialogus inter philosophum et ducem ad ducem Normanniae || Will. de ConchisPhilosophia Secunda
• Sermon on the twelve sons of Jacob (transl. from Richard of Saint-Victor OSA, Beniamin minor) || Sermon in old English of the twelve sons of Jacob allegorically discoursed out of Richard de Sancto Victore
• The Three Goods
• Charity is a love or Charity I
• Euangelium Nicodemi || Evangelium Nicodemi
• Exempla and stories || Historiae quaedam parvi momenti || Stories
• see more

Agent

• Preferred form

  • Guillaume de Conches (1080?-1154?)

  Role

  • Author

  Original form

  • William of Conches

  Other form

  • Guillaume de Conches
  • Guillelmus de Conchis (1080?-1154?)
  • Guillelmus de Conchis
  • Author: Guilelmus, de Conchis
  • William de Conchis
  • William of Conches, c 1080-c 1154
  • Guilelmus <de Conchis> (1080-1154)
  • Magister Willehelmus de Conchis
  • Guilhelmus de Conchis
  • Wilhelm <von Conches>
  • Guilelmus <de Conchis>
  • Guillelmus de Conchis - 1080 - ca. 1154 - auteur (dubium)
  • Guillelmus de Conchis - 1080 - ca. 1154 - auteur
  • Guilhelmus de Conchis (Guillaume de Conches)
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  • Richard de Saint-Victor (1110?-1173)

  Role

  • Author

  Original form

  • Richard of Saint-Victor OSA

  Other form

  • Ricardus de Sancto Victore
  • RICARDUS DE SANCTO VICTORE
  • Richardus Sancti Victoris (1110?-1173)
  • Richardus de Sancto Victore
  • Ricardus
  • Richardus Sancti Victoris
  • Richardus de S. Victore
  • Richard de Saint-Victor (1110?-1173)
  • Richard de Saint-Victor
  • Author: Richardus, de Sancto Victore
  • Richard of St. Victor
  • Richard of Saint-Victor, d 1173, Prior of the Augustinian abbey of St Victor, Paris
  • Richard of Saint-Victor OSA (attrib.)
  • Richard, of St. Victor, -1173
  • Richardus de Sancto Victore, 1110-1173
  • Justin
  • Richard von St. Viktor
  • Riccardus de S. Victore
  • Richard of St. Victor (-1173)
  • Richard, of St. Victor (-1173)
  • Richardus
  • Richardus de Sancto Victore, ?-1173, C.R.S.A.
  • Richardus de Sancto Victore, C.R.S.A., ?-1173 > , co-autor
  • Richardus de Sancto Victore - 1110 - 1173 - auteur
  • Magister Riccardus
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Description

• Summary: CCCC MS 385 consists of four separate volumes of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries which have been bound together. The first part is a tract on the sins of monks which analyses the doubts and temptations which confront a monk. Part two is written at St Albans in his own hand by Matthew Paris OSB (d. 1259) and contains William of Conches (c. 1080-1154), Dragmaticon, with some diagrams drawn by Matthew Paris. This manuscript has been used in the edition of the Dragmaticon by Ronca. The third part, dating to c. 1400, has a Middle English sermon based on Richard of Saint-Victor OSA (d. 1173), Beniamin minor and other short Middle English devotional texts. The fourth part contains the apocryphal gospel, the Euangelium Nicodemi, and some exempla and stories. Although at the beginning of the first part there is an early sixteenth-century inscription of ownership of a monk of Canterbury, this may be false, and the book cannot be identified in the catalogues of any of the Canterbury monasteries.

  
  

  Contents :

  
  

  1-88 - Tractatus monachi peccatoris || Tractatus monachi peccatoris, etc.

  rubric: (1) Tractatus monachi peccatoris undecunque compilatus contra fantasias cogitacionum quas pati solet circa fidem. propter consequenciam autem (?) tangit aliqua de spe et caritate. Et quia Anglia turbata erat anno quo hec scripta sunt (marg. mo cco lxo iiij) interponit quedam de statu regni

  incipit: (1) Cum sepe et multum mecum cogitarem de fide rerum inuisibilium uidelicet de uno deo colendo in trinitate personarum

  Note: (3) He sets forth the doubts which had assailed him and determines to write down the arguments which had availed against them in his case

  Note: (Capitulum 2)

  rubric: (4) Unde homini acciderit hesitacio

  Note: (Capitulum 3)

  rubric: (6) Quod triplex sit impedimentum tendenti ad intelligenciam fidei

  Note: (Capitulum 4)

  rubric: (8) Quod triplex sit hesitacio similiter triplex inquisicio in sacra scriptura

  Note: (Capitulum 5)

  rubric: (9) Quod unus sit deus conditor omnium patet tripliciter

  Note: (Capitulum 6)

  rubric: (10) Diffinicio Aug. de deo

  Note: (15) On Angels and Souls

  Note: (21) The Incarnation

  rubric: (22) Quod per passiones martirum confirmatur fides christiana

  Note: Of the prophets

  incipit: (24) De quibus ait quidam uersificator.Sectus Ysayas. lapidatus erat Ieremias.Ezechiel tractus per rupes excerebratus.Clauo transfixus Amos per timpora canos

  rubric: (25) Quod per miracula confirmatur fides xpistiana

  Note: (St Andrew, Martin, Bernard, etc.)

  Note: (27) Of the Scriptures

  Note: (28) The Passion

  Note: (33) The Jews

  rubric: (35) Quod non sunt persequendi

  Note: (37) Antichrist

  Note: (42) Calling of the Gentiles

  rubric: (44) Epilogus testimoniorum

  Note: (44) with these verses (which have interlinear glosses)

  incipit: (45) Multi credentes multi penas pacientesLegio (tebea) et urbs (edissena) promta (martirio) undenaque tnilia castaPro Christo cesa. cesi reliquique per orbem.Morsque prophetarum. miracula Christicolarum.Sacre Scripture testatio verba ducisque (Marciani imperatoris)Latini. Greci. sapientia. philosophiqueChristo conuersa. Reprobus iudeus in iraBella per et cedes in eos uindicta per ignesConfixe statue (crucifixi). miracula. spirituumqueMigrans auxilium. Dispersio longa per orbem.Vrbis predicta destruccio. postque peracta.Lex insufficiens. gentilis postea credens.Hinc Christi dogma. uirtutes. celica uitaPilatus. Iosephus. sic Abgarus. eulogiorumTestantur dictis quod Christus sit deus aptis

  rubric: (45) Exempla(?) de quibusdam articulis fidei

  rubric: (46) Magister in sententiis quomodo diffinitur spes

  rubric: (47) De vii mortalibus peccatis

  Note: Of confessors, etc.

  rubric: (54) Lamentatio scriptoris super statu ecclesie anglicane

  incipit: (54) Quis ergo dabit capiti meo aquam, etc.

  Note: Answer of W. de Valentia, a seneschal of a great noble, to Iohannus filius Gaufredum baronum Anglie tunc temporis sapientissimo, who complained of an injury

  Note: (57) Si dominus meus tibi fecit iniuriam, quis tibi faciet inde iusticiam, etc.

  Note: (59) Simon de Montfort and the Provisions of Oxford are mentioned. The author says

  Note: (59) Michi autem videtur quantum ad originem cause, salua tamen reuerencia sanius forte senciencium, quod omnino necessaria fuit legum correctio in Anglia. et ideo prauis consiliis agitari dominum regem. qui irritare presumpsit pactum quod tam sollempniter pepigerat cum hominibus suis sicut fecit aliquando pater eius ante aliam guuerram. quod multorum malorum origo fuit

  rubric: (60) De usura

  rubric: (62) De caritate

  rubric: (69) Lamentacio quod refrigescit caritas

  Note: (72) A quotation from Sanctus Gildas in historia Britonum, modified

  incipit: (72) Possumus autem lugere de populo nostro et principibus nostris quod Sanctus Gildas in historia britonum lugebat de populo suo dicens Propter affluentiam diuitiaruni superbi facti ceperunt indulgere fornicacioni tante et tali qualis nec inter gentes audita est. Et non solum hoc uicium sed et omnia que humane nature accedere solent et precipue quod tocius boni euertit statum. Odium ueritatis cum assertoribus suis. suscepcio mali pro bono. veneratio nequitie pro benignitate. excepcio sathane pro angelo lucis. Ungebantur reges non propter deum set ut ceteris crudeliores extarent. Et paulo post ab unctoribus non pro veri examine trucidabantur. aliis electis trucioribus, etc.

  Note: From chapters 21, 22, Mommsen, p. 36-7

  rubric: (73) Quod refrigescit caritas religiosorum

  rubric: (76) Quod refrigescit caritas subditorum

  Note: This chapter ends

  Note: (79) Verumptamen qui sic prouisiones Oxon. sustinere defendere stabilire conatus fuerit ut ecclesia anglicana recedat a debita subieccione romane ecclesie vel ut cistercienses cluniacenses premonstratenses et si qui sunt alii tales recedant a subieccione patrum abbatum suorum transmarinorum anathema sit. Quicunque uero rationabiliter et cum caritate eas prouisiones sustinere uoluerit et cum effectu laborauerit ut leges anglicane corrigantur, ut oppressiones romanorum siue ut aliorum transmarinorum indebite exacciones releuentur, hic accipiat benediccionem a domino, etc.

  Note: Before this at p. 79 it is said

  Note: (79) Cometes enim stella autumpnali tempore amplius quam per mensem hoc anno uisa est (margin videlicet mo cc lxo quarto)

  Note: Marginal note

  incipit: (79) In proxima estate sequenti occisus est S. de monte forti comes et alii magnates anglie apud euesham pridie nonas augusti

  rubric: (80) De spiritu fantastico responsa dante

  incipit: (80) Ecce enim iam communiter dicitur esse quidam spiritus in lindeseya apud pagum qui dicitur Wainfleth, siue hominis mortui siue angeli boni uel mali, qui responsa querentibus tribuat, futura predicat. Tu domine deus nosti quis sit aut qualis. Michi autem videtur quod stultum est et periculosum et, ut quod sencio loquar, mortale peccatum

  rubric: (81) Conclusio

  rubric: (82) Qualis debet esse prelatus

  Note: (83) This section contains praises of pie memorie Dompnus Gaufredus Abbas de Rufford, Sunt et alii tales hodie in anglia duo uel tres cisterciensis ordinis [margin: pluresque forsitan aliorum ordinum et secularium] quorum nomina quia adhuc supersunt reticeo; of St Edmund of Canterbury, Roger Niger, bishop of London, and Robertus grossum capud of Lincoln

  Note: (84) The letter of the last named against papal provisions is given here

  Note: (88) The tract ends

  explicit: (88) Nouit deus quod non tam quesiui ex hoc vanitatis iactanciam quam ut cognoscerem dona dei in me hominum minimo ad laudem ipsius qui in trinitate perfecta uiuit et regnat deus, etc.

  
  

  89-212 - William of Conches, Dragmaticon || Tractatus de natura rerum sive dialogus inter philosophum et ducem ad ducem Normanniae || Will. de ConchisPhilosophia Secunda

  Note: Desiderantur quaedam ad finem

  incipit: (89) Queris venerande dux Normannorum et comes andegauensium cur magistris nostri temporis minus creditur quam antiquis crederetur

  Note: (93) In lower margin, sentences from Plato (Dii deorum quorum simul sum opifex creaui uos indissolubiles me autem iubente solubiles) Walter le pruz (Tantum quisque potest quantum sibi dant sua fata, etc.)

  Note: (111) lower margin

  incipit: (111) Henricus de ecclesia de sal.Rex largitur opes, fert presul opera, lapicideDant operam. tribus hiis est opus ut stet opus

  Note: (122) a passage from Alexander Nequam in margin

  Note: (135) lower margin. Notes about bells

  Note: (146) margin

  incipit: (146) Apricum dicitur in galico auerilus ...Hic est bonum apricum quod est in galico Ci ad bon abri, etc.

  Note: (149) margin. Statius and 'Marcialis coquus' quoted

  Note: pp.160-161, margin. Charms against lightning

  Note: pp. 173-174 diagrams showing buildings

  Note: Ends imperfectly

  explicit: (212) et alicuius doctrina excitata incipit discernere et intelligere veluti siquis acutis oculis tene

  Note: (212) An erasure below

  
  

  213-220 - Sermon on the twelve sons of Jacob (transl. from Richard of Saint-Victor OSA, Beniamin minor) || Sermon in old English of the twelve sons of Jacob allegorically discoursed out of Richard de Sancto Victore

  incipit: (213) A gret clerk þat men callen Ricard of seynt victore in a bok þt he maketh of þe studye of wysdom witnessith and seyth þat two myȝtys arn in a mannes souȝle ȝeuen

  explicit: (220) þat is to say þere is beniamyn þe ȝonge childe in raueschynge of rnynde

  rubric: (220) Explicit þus endiþ beniamyn

  
  

  220-221 - The Three Goods

  incipit: (220) ȝif þouȝ haue goodis of grace as vertues or goodis of kynde as myȝt and strengþe

  
  

  221-222 - Charity is a love or Charity I

  incipit: (221) Charyte is a loue þt we schulde haue to god

  explicit: (222) and to [to] þis comyn loue is needful viij poyntis

  
  

  223-239 - Euangelium Nicodemi || Evangelium Nicodemi

  incipit: (223) Factum est in anno nonodecimo imperii tyberii cesaris imperatoris romanorum

  explicit: (239) et estimes credere mendaciis Iudeorum. Direxi potestati tue omnia que gesta sunt de Ihesu in pretorio meo

  rubric: (239) Explicit euangelium Nichodemi

  
  

  239-246 - Exempla and stories || Historiae quaedam parvi momenti || Stories

  incipit: (239) Quedam meretrix thayda nomine amore cuiusdam sancti succensa

  Note: Many are from Vitae Patrum

  Note: (240) Jacobus de Vitriaco is quoted

  Note: (241) Petrus Alphunsus

  Note: (243) Liber de dono timoris (see Cat. of Romances III 88)

  Note: (246) Ends in the story of the duke and duchess of Marseilles and Mary Magdalene

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