Title (xvii) on fly-leaf:
Disputacio an Pontifex possit dispensare ut frater accipiat uxorem fratris. A Vaconio de Vacunia.
Inc. Magna est profecto veritatis vis, quae licet fictionibus simulationibus seu quauis re aliqua obruatur.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
B.14.10
| Shelfmark | B.14.10 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Vaconius de Vacuna, Disputacio an pontifex possit dispensare ut frater accipiat uxorem fratris |
| Alternative Title | Dead Brother's Wife |
| James Number | 296 |
| Date | Cent. xvi. [c.1530] |
| Century | 16th |
| Physical Description | 23 lines to a page. Well written in italic hand with a neat piece of ornament at the beginning. |
| Provenance | Given by Nevile. At the end in a hand not that of the scribe, but contemporary: Ita, ut superius per me conclusum est iuris esse arbitror et propterea manu propria subscripsi Ego Vaconius de Vacuna Ll. interpres ac publiqe legens Illmi ac Rmi Carlis Ursini subditus et eius gratia impresentiarum familiaris. cuius authoritate fretus haec palam ausus sum edere. Salua semper S. R. E. determinatione . cui me subijcio. This is no doubt the author's autograph. |
| Donor | Neville [Nevile], Thomas (c. 1548–1615), College Head and Dean of Canterbury |
| Size (cm) | 23.5 x 17 |
| Folio | 23 ff. written. |
| Binding | Italian stamped leather with gold tooling, and on each side lettered CONS . PRO . REGE ĀGLIAE. |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | Latin |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.14.10/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 09/07/2015 |
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