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http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/em1060to1220, ISBN 095323195X

The Production and Use of English Manuscripts 1060 to 1220

Owen Roberson and Orietta Da Rold

London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. iii

London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius A. iii

The Production and Use of English Manuscripts: 1060 to 1220

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Continuous glosses; Prayers; Homilies, etc.

Date: s. ximed

Summary:

Fols 2-173 contain a continuous interlinear gloss to the Rule of St. Benedict. It also contains prayers, and an interlinear gloss to Ælfric's Colloquy, and homilies. Copied with annotations and glosses by several hands, in s. ximed; numerous alterations and additions in s. xi2; and an addition in s. xiex. Ker notes 'This is certainly a manuscript described in the medieval catalogue of Christ Church, Canterbury' (Ker 1957, p. 248)

Fols 174-76v contain an OE translation of parts of the Regularis Concordia, part of a dismembered copy Faustina B. iii. It is written by one hand in the Latin and English parts of the text (Ker 1957, p. 197). The manuscript seems to have been in use at Christ Church, Canterbury.

Manuscript Items:
  1. Item: fols 3r-27v

      Title (C.27): Gloss to Regularis Concordia

      Title (manuscript): Regularis concordia anglicae nationis monarchorum sanctimonialiumque

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  2. Item: fols 27v-32v

      Title (C.16.1): Gloss to prognostics

      Title (manuscript): De somniorum diuersitate secundum ordinem abcharii danielis prophete

      Incipit: (fol. 27v) fugeles on sƿefnum

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  3. Item: fols 32v-35v

      Title (C.16.2): Gloss to prognostics

      Title (manuscript): De obseruacione lune et que cauenda sunt

      Incipit: (fol. 32v) mona se forma on eallum

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  4. Item: fols 35v-36r

      Title (C.16.3): Gloss to prognostics

      Incipit: (fol. 35v) sƿa ƿæt sƿa þu gesihst

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  5. Item: fols 36r-v

      Title (C.16.4): Gloss to prognostics

      Incipit: (fol. 36r) gif bið

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  6. Item: fol. 36v

      Title (C.16.5): Gloss to prognostics

      Incipit: (fol. 36v) se þe acenned bið

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  7. Item: fols 36v-37r

      Title (C.16.6): Gloss to prognostics

      Incipit: (fol. 36v) se þe afeallað

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  8. Item: fols 37r-v

      Title (C.16.7): Gloss to prognostics

      Incipit: (fol. 37r) gif hit þunrað

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  9. Item: fols 37v-38r

      Title (B.23.3.3.1): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 37v) On anre nihte ealdne monan sƿa hƿæt sƿa þe mæteð

      Text Language: English

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  10. Item: fols 38r-39v

      Title (B.23.3.3.2): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 38r) Gif mann mæte þæt he geseo earn

      Text Language: English

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  11. Item: fols 39v-40r

      Title (B.23.3.3.3): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 39v) On anre nihte ealdne monan. far þu to cinge

      Text Language: English

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  12. Item: fol. 40r

      Title (B.23.3.3.4): Prognostic

      Addition: (fol. 40r) On anre nihte ealdne monan se þe hine adl gestandeð

      Text Language: English

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  13. Item: fols 40r-v

      Title (B.23.3.3.6): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 40r) On anƿearden geareanƿearden altered to anƿeardan

      Text Language: English

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  14. Item: fol. 40v

      Title (B.23.3.3.7): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 40v) Ðonne se mona bið acenned on sunandæig. þæt tacnað

      Text Language: English

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  15. Item: fols 40v-41r

      Title (B.21.4): On the Human Foetus

      Incipit: (fol. 40v) Her onginð secgan ymbe mannes gecynde

      Text Language: English

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  16. Item: fols 41r-v

      Title (B.23.3.3.5): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 41r) Gif man biþ acenned on ane nihte ealdne monan

      Text Language: English

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  17. Item: fols 41r-42r

      Title (B.23.3.3.9): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 41v) Kalendasianuarius gif he byþ on monandæg

      Text Language: English

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  18. Item: fols 42r-v

      Title (B.23.3.3.10): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 42r-v) Gif man mæte þæt his mon ehte

      Text Language: English

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  19. Item: fols 42v-43r

      Title (B.23.3.3.8): Prognostic

      Incipit: (fol. 42v) Eft is oðer ƿise be þissum þingum

      Text Language: English

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  20. Item: fols 43r-v

      Title (B.24.10.2): Note on Adam

      Incipit: (fol. 43r) Hƿæt ƿæs se on þissere ƿorulde de ðe acænned næs

      Text Language: English

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  21. Item: fol. 44r

      Title (B.20.11.1): Computus: On the Three Fridays for Fasting

      Title (manuscript): De ieiunio

      Incipit: (fol. 44r) Þis syndon þa ðreo frigedagas

      Text Language: English

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  22. Item: fol. 44r

      Title (B.24.29.EM): Miscellaneous short notes

      Incipit: (fol. 44r) Sancta Maria ƿæs

      Addition: Be sancte maria ylde and be hyre forðsiðe

      Addition: Be misdæde

      Text Language: English

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  23. Item: fol. 44r

      Title (B.11.3.1): Poenitentiale Pseudo-Egberti

      Incipit: (fol. 44r) Gif hƿa fulice on ungecyndelicum þingum

      Text Language: English

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  24. Item: fols 44r-45v

      Title (B.11.9.3.1.1.EM): Forms of Confession and Absolution [first part]

      Incipit: (fol. 44r) Eala þu ælmihtiga god unasecgendlicere mildheortnesse

      Text Language: English

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  25. Item: fols 45v-46r

      Title (B.1.3.14): Ælfric, Third Series of Homilies [Lives of Saints]: The Prayer of Moses [De Oratione Moysi]

      Incipit: (fol. 45v) Man mot hine gebiddan sƿa sƿa he mæg ˥ can

      Text Language: English

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  26. Item: fols 46v-47r

      Title (B.12.4.3.2): Confessional Prayers

      Incipit: (fol. 46v) Min drihten leof for þinre þære mycelan mildheortnysse

      Text Language: English

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  27. Item: fols 47r-48r

      Title (B.11.9.3.1.2.EM): Forms of Confession and Absolution [second part]

      Incipit: (fol. 47r) Min drihten god ælmihtig ic þe eom andette minra synna

      Text Language: English

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  28. Item: fols 48r-50v

      Title (B.12.4.3.3): Confessional Prayers

      Incipit: (fol. 48r) Din drihten ælmihtig god si ðe ƿuldor. ˥ þanc

      Text Language: English

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  29. Item: fols 50v-51v

      Title (B.12.4.3.5.EM): Confessional Prayers

      Incipit: (fol. 50v) Drihten þu eart scippend ealra gescefta

      Text Language: English

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  30. Item: fols 51v-53r

      Title (B.11.10.3): Formulas and Directions for the Use of Confessors

      Incipit: (fol. 51v) Gif þu ƿilt nu læof eal sƿa þe micel þearf is andetnysse don

      Text Language: English

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  31. Item: fols 53r-55r

      Title (B.11.1.4): Confessionale Pseudo-Egberti

      Title (manuscript): Confessio

      Incipit: (fol. 53r) Ic andette þe. Indulgentia, Se ælmihtiga god þe gescop heofonas and eorðan

      Text Language: English

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  32. Item: fols 55v-56r

      Title (B.11.4.4.1.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor [k]

      Incipit: (fol. 55v) Æfter þissum arise eadmodlice to his scrifte

      Text Language: English

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  33. Item: fols 56r-v

      Title (B.11.4.4.2.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor [l]

      Incipit: (fol. 56r) Ðæt sceal geþencan se þe bið manna saƿle læce

      Text Language: English

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  34. Item: fols 59r-v

      Title (B.23.1.7): Prose Charm

      Incipit: (fol. 59r) Gif þe þince þæt ðine fynd þe hƿirlice embe þridien þonne gang þu on gelimlicre stoƿe ˥ þæ þa halgan rode to gescildnesse gecy ˥ asette þe aþenedum

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  35. Item: fols 60v-64v

      Title (C.3): Gloss to Ælfric, Colloquy

      Incipit: (fol. 60v) we cildra biddaþ þe

      Text Language: English

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  36. Item: fols 65v-73r

      Title (B.1.9.4): Ælfric's rendering of part of Bede's De temporibus

      Title (manuscript): De primo die seculi siue de equinoctio

      Incipit: (fol. 65v) Þone forman dæg þissere ƿorulde we magon afindan

      Text Language: English

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  37. Item: fols 73r-v

      Title (B.24.12.2): Note on Noah's Ark, etc.

      Incipit: (fol. 73r) Noes earc ƿæs þreo hund fæþma lang

      Text Language: English

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  38. Item: fols 73v-77v

      Title (B.3.3.16): Anonymous Homilies, Homilies for Specified Occasions, Sanctorale: Saint Margaret

      Incipit: (fol. 73v) Æfter þære þroƿunge 7 þære æriste

      Text Language: English

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  39. Item: fols 77v-83r

      Title (B.1.2.16): Ælfric, Second Series of Homilies [Catholic Homilies II]: Palm Sunday

      Incipit: (fol. 77v) Ðas ures drihtnes þroƿunge ƿe ƿillaþ gedafenlice eoƿ secgan nu

      Text Language: English

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  40. Item: fols 83r-87r

      Title (B.3.4.35 ): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], nos. 43, 44: 'Sunnandæges spell'

      Incipit: (fol. 83r) Her sagaþ an þisan drihtnes arendgeƿrite. þæt fyr cymeþ

      Text Language: English

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  41. Item: fols 87r-88v

      Title (B.3.4.15): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Kemble 1848The Dialogue of Salomon and Saturnus

      Incipit: (fol. 87r) Hit gelamp hƿylan æt sumum cyrre þæt an ancra gefing ænne deofol

      Text Language: English

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  42. Item: fol. 88v

      Title (B.2.3.1): Wulfstan, Archiepiscopal Functions: A Pastoral Letter

      Rubric (initial): To eallan folke

      Incipit: (fol. 88v) Leofan men understandaþ þæt ærest cristenra manna gehƿylc

      Text Language: English

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  43. Item: fols 88v-90r

      Title (B.2.3.7.EM): Wulfstan, Archiepiscopal Functions: A Pastoral Letter [To eallan folke]

      Rubric (initial): To eallan folke

      Incipit: (fol. 88v) Leofan menn for ure ealre þearfe

      Text Language: English

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  44. Item: fol. 90r

      Title (B.3.4.23.1): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 24 [parts]: 'To folce'

      Title (manuscript): To eallum folke

      Incipit: (fol. 90r) Georne ƿe ƿitan þæt god

      Text Language: English

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  45. Item: fols 90r-v

      Title (B.3.4.23.2): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 24 [parts]: 'To folce'

      Title (manuscript): To eallan folce

      Incipit: (fol. 90r) Uton beon geore þancole on ælce ƿisan

      Text Language: English

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  46. Item: fols 90v-91r

      Title (B.3.4.29): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], nos. 35, 36: 'Be mistlican gelimpan'To eallum folce

      Incipit: (fol. 90v) Gif hit geƿyrþe þæt on þeodscipe

      Text Language: English

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  47. Item: fols 91r-v

      Title (B.3.4.22): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 23 [parts]: 'To eallum folce'

      Rubric (initial): To eallum folke

      Incipit: (fol. 91r) Ælcne mann ic bidde þe ænige godes ege hæbbe

      Text Language: English

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  48. Item: fols 91v-92r

      Title (B.3.4.25): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 27: 'To eallum folce'

      Rubric (initial): To eallan folke

      Incipit: (fol. 91v) Hit ƿæs nu feala geara

      Text Language: English

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  49. Item: fols 92r-v

      Title (B.3.4.41): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 51: 'To eallan folke'

      Rubric (initial): To eallan folke

      Incipit: (fol. 92r) Leofan menn lagiað gode ƿoroldlagan

      Text Language: English

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  50. Item: fol. 92v

      Title (B.3.4.24): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 24 [parts]: 'To folce'

      Rubric (initial): To eallum folce

      Incipit: (fol. 92v) Leofan menn understandað ærest hu micel þearf is eallum cristenum mannum. þæt hy heora fulluhtes

      Text Language: English

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  51. Item: fols 92v-93r

      Title (B.3.4.24.1.EM): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 24 [parts]: 'To folce' [partial and similar]

      Rubric (initial): To eallum folke

      Incipit: (fol. 92v) Leofan menn understandaþ ærest hu micel þearf is eallum cristenum mannum þæt hi cunnon

      Text Language: English

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  52. Item: fols 93r-v

      Title (B.3.4.42): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 52: 'To mæssepreostum'To mæsseprostum

      Incipit: (fol. 93r) Sacerd scel on his scrifscire

      Text Language: English

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  53. Item: fol. 93v

      Title (B.3.4.43): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Napier 1883 [1967], no. 53: 'To mæssepreostum'To mæssepreostum

      Incipit: (fol. 93v) Eala feala is þara

      Text Language: English

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  54. Item: fols 94v-955

      Title (B.11.4.4.4.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor [21a]

      Incipit: (fol. 94v) Ðæt sceal geþencan se þe biþ manna saƿla læce

      Text Language: English

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  55. Item: fol. 95r

      Title (B.12.12.1.EM): Directions for a Confessor

      Incipit: (fol. fol. 95r) Gyf sƿa hine sylfne sƿyrþe forƿurce

      Text Language: English

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  56. Item: fol. 95r

      Title (B.11.4.4.5.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor

      Incipit: (fol. 95r) On ƿisum scrifte biþ sƿyþe forþgelang

      Text Language: English

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  57. Item: fols 95r-v

      Title (B.12.12.2.EM): Directions for a Confessor

      Incipit: (fol. 95r) Se læce þe sceal sare ƿunda ƿel gehælen

      Text Language: English

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  58. Item: fol. 95v

      Title (B.12.12.3.EM): Directions for a Confessor

      Rubric (initial): Be læƿdra manna dædbote

      Incipit: (fol. 95v) Deaplice dædbot byþ þæt læƿede man

      Text Language: English

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  59. Item: fols 95v-96r

      Title (B.11.4.4.6.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor [21f]Be dædbotum

      Incipit: (fol. 95v) Dædbota syn gedihte

      Text Language: English

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  60. Item: fol. 96v

      Title (B.11.4.4.7.EM): Handbook for the Use of a Confessor [21g]

      Incipit: (fol. 96v) He cyþ on hu seoc man mot his fæsten alysan

      Text Language: English

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  61. Item: fols 96v-97r

      Title (B.11.2.1): Confessionale Pseudo-Egberti: Additional sections printed by Spindler [sections a-y]: sections a-m, y

      Incipit: (fol. 96v) Þonne man to his scrifte gange

      Text Language: English

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  62. Item: fol. 97r

      Title (B.12.12.4.EM): Directions for a Confessor

      Incipit: (fol. 97r) Seo æreste forletnysse is synna fulƿiht

      Text Language: English

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  63. Item: fols 97v-101v

      Title (B.24.2): Monasteriales Indicia

      Incipit: (fol. 97v) Þis sindon þa tacne þe mon on mynstre healdan sceal

      Text Language: English

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  64. Item: fols 101v-02r

      Title (B.22.3): Other Scientific Texts: Lapidary

      Rubric (initial): Her onginð embe tƿelf derƿyrðan stanas 7 gimmas þe we leornudan in pocalipsis þære bec

      Incipit: (fol. 101v) Ðæt æreste gimcynn

      Text Language: English

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  65. Item: fols 102r-03r

      Title (B.3.4.16): Anonymous Homilies [for unspecified occasions, published]: Kluge 1885, 472

      Incipit: (fol. 102r) Ƿarna þe ƿið þa ƿyrðmyntas þe þu butan gylte heldan ne miht

      Text Language: English

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  66. Item: fols 105r-v

      Title (B.10.3.2): Benedict, Rule: Chapter 4

      Incipit: (fol. 105r) Ærest mon sceal god lufian of ealra heortan

      Text Language: English

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  67. Item: fols 105v-06r

      Title (B.9.7): Alcuin, De Virtutibus et Vitiis: Chapter 14

      Rubric (initial): Be Þurþƿununge

      Incipit: (fol. 105v) Ne bið no þam cristenan menn sceaƿod

      Text Language: English

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  68. Item: fol. 106r

      Title (B.23.1.5): Prose Charm

      Incipit: (fol. 106r) Gyf feoh sy underfangen. Gif hit hors sy

      Text Language: English

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  69. Item: fols 106r-07v

      Title (B.1.8.3): Ælfric, Letters: Second Old English Letter for Wulfstan

      Incipit: (fol. 106r) Æla ge mæssepreostas mine gebroðra

      Explicit: (fol. 107v) ðone antiphon Uespere autem sabbati (Ends abruptly)

      Text Language: English

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  70. Item: fols 118r-63v

      Title (C.4): Gloss to the Rule of St. Benedict

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  71. Item: fols 163v-64r

      Title (C.17): Glosses: Fulgentius, Injunction

      Incipit: (fol. 163v) eft regola fædera

      Text Language: English and Latin

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  72. Item: fols 164r-68v

      Title (C.5): Gloss to Benedict of Aniane, Memoriale

      Text Language: English and Latin

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Administration Information: Bibliography:

Ker, N. R., Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Anglo-Saxon (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957; repr. 1990), item 186