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ST CATHARINE’S COLLEGE
15
(red). Floreated whole border at the beginning of each book: miniature on
f. 4 v" of Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, and f. 8 v° the Confession (Priest on stool to
left of picture, laying hand but not stole on penitent’s head), fairly well painted.
“Leaves are missing which contained i. 3089-3276, ii. 3331-3518, v. 1182-
1363, 6225-6388, vi. 107-460, vii. 984-1155, and viii. 2941-3114, and the last leaf
containing ‘Explicit,’ &c., is placed now at the beginning of the volume. There
is a confusion of the text in the third book, iii. 236-329 being repeated after 678
and 679-766 left out, also a considerable omission in the fourth (iv. 2033-3148)
without loss of leaves in this MS. (The statement in the MS that seven leaves
are here lost is a mistake.) In the passage vii. 1486-2678 several leaves have
been disarranged in the quire.
“Given to the College in 1740 by Wm. Bohun of Beccles (Suffolk), to whose
great-grandfather, Baxter Bohun, it was given in 1642 by his ‘grandmother
Lany.’
“The text is of a rather irregular type, but often agrees with the XGO group.
It has many mistakes and the spelling is poor.”
To this I add a few details:
On f. ib (originally the last page) is ‘Let no hand violate or deface this
booke for it is of greate antiquity and so of greater vallewe made by John Gower
in the tyme of Richard the second before the yeare 1399 that is aboue 267 yeares
Ago this yeare 1666 Edmund Bohun sonne (of?) Baxter Bohun.’
In another hand ‘This volume was’ (a piece is cut out).
There is also a list of 23 names, Will. Harmer, Tho. Jenkinson, Rob. Myle,
etc., etc.
The two miniatures may be somewhat more fully described.
f. 4b, The dream of Nebuchadnezzar.
He lies in a pink-canopied bed, red and gold arras on the walls : he is nude,
bearded and crowned. On the right on a low pink base stands the image with
hand raised, head, loins and thighs gold, body silver, legs black, feet red, green
grass etc. behind.
f. 8b, red flourished ground: in the right corner a blue cloud with rays:
God’s head is seen in it in blue: on a pink seat set on a green floor sits the
confessor in white over blue and with pink hood on his head. The penitent in
dark orange gown and belt kneels to him on right.
8. G. vi. 171. Law MS. Paper, 6f- x 4-j, ff. circ. 50 + 500, cent, xvi,
very neatly written in red and black.
The first page of writing is pasted down. On ff. 1 -40 is an alphabetical
table of the words from A (Accordant) to W (Waste) with some additions on the
following pages which are mostly blank. The text begins with f. 7. Bargaines.
Bargin sur condition precedent ne serra execute tanque le condition perform.
It is wholly in law-French : a fresh start seems to be made at p. 475. On the
last cover is a modern address, 33, Grove Road, St John’s Wood, and the name
Thomas Wicksteed scrawled.
9. G. v. 69. Vellum and paper, 8 x 6, ff. 105 + 14, about 29 lines
to a full page, cent, xiv, in a very current hand, pale ink. The paper
leaves are of cent, xv late.
Binding cent, xvi, with shield on each cover, bearing the arms of
New Romney, 3 lions passant: two metal clasps.
ST CATHARINE’S COLLEGE
15
(red). Floreated whole border at the beginning of each book: miniature on
f. 4 v" of Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, and f. 8 v° the Confession (Priest on stool to
left of picture, laying hand but not stole on penitent’s head), fairly well painted.
“Leaves are missing which contained i. 3089-3276, ii. 3331-3518, v. 1182-
1363, 6225-6388, vi. 107-460, vii. 984-1155, and viii. 2941-3114, and the last leaf
containing ‘Explicit,’ &c., is placed now at the beginning of the volume. There
is a confusion of the text in the third book, iii. 236-329 being repeated after 678
and 679-766 left out, also a considerable omission in the fourth (iv. 2033-3148)
without loss of leaves in this MS. (The statement in the MS that seven leaves
are here lost is a mistake.) In the passage vii. 1486-2678 several leaves have
been disarranged in the quire.
“Given to the College in 1740 by Wm. Bohun of Beccles (Suffolk), to whose
great-grandfather, Baxter Bohun, it was given in 1642 by his ‘grandmother
Lany.’
“The text is of a rather irregular type, but often agrees with the XGO group.
It has many mistakes and the spelling is poor.”
To this I add a few details:
On f. ib (originally the last page) is ‘Let no hand violate or deface this
booke for it is of greate antiquity and so of greater vallewe made by John Gower
in the tyme of Richard the second before the yeare 1399 that is aboue 267 yeares
Ago this yeare 1666 Edmund Bohun sonne (of?) Baxter Bohun.’
In another hand ‘This volume was’ (a piece is cut out).
There is also a list of 23 names, Will. Harmer, Tho. Jenkinson, Rob. Myle,
etc., etc.
The two miniatures may be somewhat more fully described.
f. 4b, The dream of Nebuchadnezzar.
He lies in a pink-canopied bed, red and gold arras on the walls : he is nude,
bearded and crowned. On the right on a low pink base stands the image with
hand raised, head, loins and thighs gold, body silver, legs black, feet red, green
grass etc. behind.
f. 8b, red flourished ground: in the right corner a blue cloud with rays:
God’s head is seen in it in blue: on a pink seat set on a green floor sits the
confessor in white over blue and with pink hood on his head. The penitent in
dark orange gown and belt kneels to him on right.
8. G. vi. 171. Law MS. Paper, 6f- x 4-j, ff. circ. 50 + 500, cent, xvi,
very neatly written in red and black.
The first page of writing is pasted down. On ff. 1 -40 is an alphabetical
table of the words from A (Accordant) to W (Waste) with some additions on the
following pages which are mostly blank. The text begins with f. 7. Bargaines.
Bargin sur condition precedent ne serra execute tanque le condition perform.
It is wholly in law-French : a fresh start seems to be made at p. 475. On the
last cover is a modern address, 33, Grove Road, St John’s Wood, and the name
Thomas Wicksteed scrawled.
9. G. v. 69. Vellum and paper, 8 x 6, ff. 105 + 14, about 29 lines
to a full page, cent, xiv, in a very current hand, pale ink. The paper
leaves are of cent, xv late.
Binding cent, xvi, with shield on each cover, bearing the arms of
New Romney, 3 lions passant: two metal clasps.