The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

I. 1. Jerome's Prologue to the Bible (Frater Ambrosius).
In a hand of cent. xiii, xiv, in double columns of unequal breadth. In the first few lines and sporadically later on are interlinear glosses in French. The text is unfinished, ending on f.iiib mirificus est
pietate ihesus christus.
Three blank leaves follow: on the verso of the 4th is a list of "contenta huius libri" of cent. xv, xvi.
At the top in another hand:
Ad guilielmum wryght londinensem 1554.
A pressmark (?) is erased at the bottom of f.1.
2. f.1 Inc. liber ysagogarum Iohannicii ad tegni galieni
In a good hand of cent. xii, xiii. Marginal glosses - many exquisitely minute - in several hands.
Medicina in duas partes diuiditur.
Ends: Discretione. Explicit.
3. f.9b(16b) Aphorismi Hippocratis
Vita brevis etc.
It is begun twice, on f.16b and on f.17a.
Ends: siccat corpora. Expl. lib. afforismorum.
4. f.19b(26b) Inc. lib. philareti de negotio pulsuum
Intentionem habemus
-sufficiant ad presentia.
5. f.21b(28b) (Prognostica Hippocratis)
Inc. prima particula que assignatur uirtuti animalium.
Omnis quidem medicine artis
-ordine preceptum. Expl. pronost. Ypocratis (f.27a)
f.27b is blank.
6. f.28(35) Liber urinarum a voce theophili.
De urinarum differentia
-conuenienter exposuimus. Expl.
7. f.35(42)Tegni Galieni
Tres sunt omnes doctrine
-determinabo in eis oracionem.
Expl. tegni galieni. Incipit enumeracio librorum eiusdem.
(5 lines) imperfect at end.
8. f.54(60) In double columns, in a very minute hand
Epistola Aristotelis ad Alexandrum de sanitate seruanda.
Oportet te Alexander cum a somno surrexeris modicum ambulare-
-corpus debilitant. Expl. Ep. Arist. ad Alex. de Regenda Sanitate. Amen.
f.54b(60b) Ypocras mecenati suo salutem. Libellum quem roganti tibi
-omne tempus etatis tue non medicis indigebitur.
Vale. Expl. Ep. Ypocratis ad mecenacem de Regenda sanitate.
f.53b has xiiith cent. scribbles.

II. 9. f.56(62) Speculum Hugonis de S. Victore (P.L. CLXXVII.335)
De sacramentis ecclesiasticis ut tractarem
-digna hostia per quam fracta sunt tartara.
In a good hand (xii, xiii).
f.77b has an extract from Mt. impleta tibi etc.

III. 10. f.78(84) Part of a gloss on Isaiah in a fine round hand of cent. xii
beginning at lviii Clama ne cesses, and going down to erumpet in regulum.
11. f.81b(87b) The Sibylline acrostic (P.L. XC.1180)
Iudicii signum tellus sudore madescet.
12. f.82(88) Quindecim signa erunt quindecim dierum ante diem iudicii
Definition of Humility.
Hoc scriptum est ubi Christus crucifixus est grece.
i. hic deus i. Rex noster i. ante secula i. operatus est
O theos · Basileos · Ysmon · pros · eonas · Ergase ·
i. salutem i. in medio i. terre.
Sochias · Emesotis · gis
Hoc scriptum est ubi crux fixa fuit.
i. quam uides i. fundamentum i. tocius i. fidei
Petra · Tyoristis · Basis · Toti · pisteon
i. huius i. mundi.
toy · cosmos
f.82b(88) Explanations of the names of the Hebrew letters
Aleffh · mille · et doctrina.
Names and forms of the Greek letters.
alfa
A · agricola.
Greek alphabet with names of numerals and values.
1
miaa
Between these alphabets is the line
Esse tenet sedes sanas · summus tenet arra.
f.83(89) Paragraph on the magnus cyclus paschalis
Memorial lines
Post martis nonas ubi sit noua luna requiras etc.
and
Principium mensis demonstrat litera prima.
Ia. fe. mar. ap. mai. lun.
Altitonans dominus diuina gerens Bonus extat
Iul. aug. sep. octo. Nov. Dec.
Gratuito celi fert aurea dona fideli.
f.83(89b) A table shewing the divisions of Doctrines
f.84(90a) is blank.
On the verso in 4 columns,
Hii sunt libri Glosati Quos habet Biblioteca Nostra.
Geneseos ii^o uolumina
Mathei iiii^or
Luce ii^o
Johannem et Marcum iii
Epistolarum pauli iii
Actus apostolorum i
Epistolas Canon. iiii
Ysaiam
Job ii et Jeremiam
Parabol. Sal. et Ecclesiasten
Cant. cant. iiii^or uolu.
Psalt. duo uolumina
Deuteronomium
Apocalipsin
Glosarum super ps. uo. iii^a
Glosas super titulos ps.

Opuscula patrum.
Moralium iii. uol.
Omel. Greg. quadrag.
Dialog. (erasure). Ezech. ii
Rabbanum. Aug. de Co.
Aug. de serm. d. in monte
Aug. de doctrina Christiana
Ultim. uol. Aug. super ps.
Librum odonis. Efrem.
Ysidorum super uetus test.
Sinonimam ysidori
Cassiodorum de scriptis
Diadema monachorum
Passionales ii
(added)
Vitas patrum
Beda super cant. c.

Col 2
Ambrosium de offi.
Exameron amb.
Beda super taberna.
Sacramentorum Iuo. ii^o
Sacramentorum Hug. ii^o
Excerpt. de libro Lant.
Excerpt. de libro mag. Ro.
Ibo mihi et ii^o libelli de fide
Expo. Abbatis Clar. super c. c.
Item lib. ipsius de xii grad. hu.
Excerpt. herding
Regule sci Be. ii
Epistole Ouonis
Libellus ad cenobit
Sermones Mag. Rob. de
Epiph. et de nuptie f.
Partem de gestis angl.
Alchimium
Panormia Ouo.

Philosophorum li.
Seneca lucilio
Seneca paulo
Priscianus. Boetius
Exceptio de
ep^1a ad demet.
Cathal ysid. de
patriarchis
Pastorales iii
cum greg. natan. (added)

Col. 3.
libri quibus utimur in diuinis officiis
Missales iii. Epistolarium i
Manuales iii
Graduales vii
Antiphon. v
Spsalt. vi. Ymnar. ii
Tropicos octo
Breuiarios iiii
Lectionarios ii
Martyrolog. ii

(another hand)
Hester Tobia
Iudith Josue
Iudicum Ruth
Daniel Hesdras
Liber quem Sapharus
dedit cum psalterio
Expositio parabolarum
Ambros. de uirginitate
xii proph. glosatos
Aug. de uerbis domini
Ysidor. de summo bono
Notas Ier. in pentateucon

Jeron. super Marcum.
Ep^le Epⁱ cenomannis
Prosperum de uita contemplatiua
Aug. de libero arbitrio
Aug. de sca uirginitate
Aug. de uera religione

Col. 4.
summa librorum
nostrorum xc^ta

f.91.
glo.
Exod. (erasure). Le
glo. contin'
uiticum glose super ps
contin
Glose super epla^s pauli
Ipsasque eplas glos.
Psalt. glosat. Deuter
onomium parab salo
et Ecclesiastes Iob E
pistola ceno
Rog^es Genesim Actus apostolorum
Lament. Jerem.
Psalt. glosat.

This list, whose provenance I cannot identify, was printed by Dr Schenkl in Wiener Studien, VIII.173.
f.85b is blank.

Two sermons, closely written in a hand of cent. xiv early.
1. Constitui super uos regem.
2. Cum ieiunasset xl diebus.

The flyleaves following this have part of a sermon or meditation (xiii, xiv) in pencil.