Vision 1.
f.1. The Apocalips that is to say the Revelacions of sancte John the Euangelist.
1549 30 day of december.
The first chapiter.
Proëme.
The Revelacions of Jesus christe etc.
In this prologe and begynynge of this boke the sort or maner of this doctryne is shewyd vnto vs.
Ends imperfectly in the comment on c. xii.
f.106v Daniel also declarynge those upon the whiche the Antichrist shall haue full domination.
f.70 is wanting
II. ff. 1, 2a blank
f.2b. This is after the olde English.
In red. An Ancient written Coppi taken ovte of antiquite of the Revelacion of saincte John the Evangelist: very excellent, considering the tyme. Reed and thank God per Batman.
keepe the forme of the best English be cavse the writeng after the olde coppy seemed imperfet.
Above is a drawing of the sun? a black circle with a black disc in it, and below is a large Eagle with a fruit (?) in his mouth. Below in red
Ano 1575 copied out.
Þapocalips on englissh makeþ here gynnyng
After þis synful lyf: god graunt vs good wonyng.
Sent Pavle seith thapostle that all tho that willen privilig leven in Iesu Christe shvllen suffren persecutions.
Ends f.37a, and dwellen in him withouten ende. Amen.
This is the prologue of Gilbert to the Apocalypse.
In red :
þe Apocalips on englissch; here now makeþ ende
Vnto þe blis of heven: god graunte vs grace to wende. Amen.
God be mercifull vnto vs sinners whose wayes ar corrupt, and imaginations weak : and ar no more worthy to be caulid thy sonnes; neuer the lesse enter not into judgment for that no fleshe is righteus in thy syght:
Condona nobis domine.
This MS. was collated by Forshall and Madden, Wycliffite Versions, I. p. viii, note x.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
| Shelfmark | B.2.7 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Life of St John; Apocalypse |
| Alternative Title | Apocalypse In English |
| James Number | 50 |
| Century | 16th |
| Physical Description | Two volumes, 32 and 40 lines to a page. |
| Provenance | Given by Whitgift. Belonged to John Foxe the martyrologist, whose name, Jo Foxus, is on the first page of each volume. |
| Donor | Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity |
| Size (cm) | 30 x 22 |
| Folio | 106 + 40 ff. |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | EnglishMiddle English |
| Notes | No f.70 |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.2.7/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 17/12/2015 |
Contents
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Robinson, P., Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts in Cambridge Libraries, 2 vols. (Cambridge, 1988), no. 320, pl. 373 [ff. 1-106; dated 1549], and no. 321, pl. 384 [ff. 107-47; dated 1575]
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