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Bod-Inc: H-184

Horae ad usum Sarum (Salisbury)

 

Analysis of Content

A1r [Calendarium.]

a1r [Devotae orationes.] Incipit: ‘[T]hese prayers folowyng ought for to be sayd or ye departe out of your chambre at your uprysyng.’ As H‑179, 1-26.

a8v ‘Hic incipiunt hore beate Marie secundum vsum Sarum.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine labia mea aperies . . .’

c1r [Suffragia.] As H‑179, 1-17. Wordsworth 44-5; Hoskins 109-10.

e5v [Salve regina.] Incipit: ‘[S]alue regina misericordie . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 18147; AH 50 no. 245.

e6r [Quinque gaudia BVM.] Incipit: ‘[G]aude virgo mater Christi . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 7017; AH 42 no. 73 / 1a; 2a; 5a; 6a; 7a; Meersseman, Akathistos, II 39, 207; Hoskins 110.

e6v [Septem gaudia BVM.] Incipit: ‘[G]aude flore virginali . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 6810; AH 31 no. 189; Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 343 no. xxxii; Hoskins 110.

e8r [Oratio ad BVM.] Incipit: ‘[O] intemerata . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 336 no. xxi.

f1v [Alia oratio.] Incipit: ‘[S]ancta Maria dei genitrix semperque virgo benedicta . . .’ Wordsworth 68; Hoskins 111.

f2r [Oratio deuota ad gloriosam virginem Mariam.] Incipit: ‘[O]bsecro te . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 346 no. xxxviii.

f3v [De beata virgine Maria pro vitae incolumitate.] Incipit: ‘[S]ancta Maria regina celi et terre, mater . . .’ Hoskins 111.

f4v [Oratio ad BVM contra pestem.] Incipit: ‘[S]tella celi extirpauit . . . [Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 19438]. [Oratio.] [D]eus misericordie deus pietatis . . .’ Wordsworth 69.

f5r ‘Ad eleuacionem corporis Christi.’ Incipit: ‘[A]ue verum corpus natum . . . [Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 2175]. [Oratio ad Ihesum Christum.] [A]ue Iesu Christe verbum patris . . . [Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 1844]. [Alia.] [I]n presentia sacrosancti corporis . . . [Oratio.] [D]omine Iesu Christe qui hanc sacratissimam carnem . . . [De sanctissima trinitate.] [S]ancta trinitas vnus deus . . . [Oratio.] [D]eus qui superbis resistis . . . [D]eus qui liberasti susannam . . . [D]omine Ihesu Christe qui me creasti . . . [D]omine Iesu Christe qui solus es sapientia . . .’ Wordsworth 70-3.

f8v [Oratio ad tres reges.] Incipit: ‘[R]ex Iasper, rex melchior . . .’ Wordsworth 74-5.

g1v [Quindecim orationes ad memoriam vulnerum Ihesu Christi.] Incipit: ‘[O] domine Iesu Christe eterna dulcedo . . .’ Wordsworth 76-80; Hoskins 111-12.

g6r Gregorius(?): [Orationes sancti Gregorii.] ‘To them that before thys ymage of pite deuoutly say .v. Pater noster .v. Aues . . .’ Incipit: ‘[A]doro te domine Iesu Christe in cruce pendentem . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II, 346 no. xxxvii, in the order: 1; 2; 4; 5; 6; 7; 3; Hoskins 112.

g7r [Oratio dicenda ante crucifixum.] Incipit: ‘[O] pie crucifixe redemptor omnium populorum . . .’ Wordsworth 82-3.

g8v Bernardinus(?): ‘Sequitur oracio sancti Bernardini confessoris ordinis minorum.’ Incipit: ‘[O] bone Iesu. O dulcis Ihesu. O Ihesu fili Marie virginis plenus misericordia . . .’ Leroquais, Livres d'heures, II 345 no. xxxvi; Wordsworth 83-4.

h2r [Suffragia II.] As H‑179, 18-32. See Hoskins 112-13.

i1r [Two prayers in English.] Incipit: ‘[O] gloryous Ihesu o mekest Ihesu o most swettest Ihesu . . . [O] the most swettest spouse of my soule Cryst Iesu desyryng hertely euermore . . .’ Wordsworth 85-6.

i2v [Orationes.] ‘Iste orationes debent dici in agonia mortis per sacerdotem pro infirmo in mutando verba . . .’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine Ihesu xpriste(!) per agoniam et orationem tuam sanctissimam qua orasti pro nobis in monte . . .’ See Hoskins 114.

i4r [Suffragia III.] ‘Oracio ad patrem.’ Wordsworth 124.

i4v ‘Oracio ad filium.’ Wordsworth 124.

i4v ‘Oracio ad spiritum sanctum.’ Wordsworth 124-5.

i5r [Preces diversae et Suffragia.] ‘Oracio bona cotidie dicentibus reuelacione diuina transmissa vni monacho de Bynhym circa annum domini Millesimo cccc. lxxxv . . .’ Incipit: ‘[D]eus propicius esto michi peccatori . . .’ Antiphon for S Michael. Followed by ‘Oracio ad sanctum Gabrielem', ‘Oracio ad sanctum Raphaelem.' See Wordsworth 125; Hoskins 114. For Binham see H‑179.

i6r [Benedictio.] Incipit: ‘Benedicat me imperialis magestas, protegat me regalis diuinitas . . .’ Wordsworth 88.

i6v [Two prayers in English.] Incipit: ‘[O] blessyd trynyte Fader, sone, and holy ghost, thre persones, and one god . . . [O] lord god almyghty all seynge all thynges knowyng . . .’ Revell, Fifteenth Century English Prayers, 63 no. 201 (a-b); Wordsworth 86-7.

i8v ‘Hic incipiunt septem psalmi penitenciales.’ Ps 6; 31; 37; 50; 101; 129; 142.

k6r ‘Quindecim psalmi.’ Incipit: ‘[A]d dominum cum tribularer. [L]euaui oculos meos in montem . . .’ Ps 119-133.

k7r [Litaniae sanctorum.] As H‑179.

l5r Bernardus(?): ‘Versus sancti Bernardi.’ Incipit: ‘[I]llumina oculos . . .’ Ps 12,4s; 24,4; 30,6; 38,5; 115,16s; 141,5s; 4,7; 85,17.

l5v [The short prayers taught by Our Lady to St Birgitta.] Incipit: ‘[I]esu fili dei omnium conditor . . .’ See Hoskins 115.

l5v [A prayer against thunder and tempest showed by an angel to St Edward.] Incipit: ‘Titulus triumphalis Ihesus nazarenus . . .’ See Hoskins 115.

l6v ‘Hic incipiunt vigilie mortuorum.’ Incipit: ‘[Antiphona.] Placebo . . .’

o3v ‘Hic incipiunt commendaciones animarum.’ Incipit: ‘[B]eati immaculati in via . . .’

p4r ‘Oracia(!) ad sanctam crucem.’ Incipit: ‘[S]alue salue rex sanctorum spes notiua(!) peccatorum . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 18170 (= 17989).

p4r [Oratio ad manus Christi.] Incipit: ‘[S]alue salue Iesu bone fatigatus in agone . . .’ Chevalier, Rep. hymn., 18166 (= 17984).

p4v ‘Psalmi de passione xpristi(!).’ Incipit: ‘[D]eus deus meus respice in me quare me dereliquisti . . .’ Ps 22-6, 28-30. Wordsworth 114-16.

q3r [Psalterium sancti Hieronymi.] ‘Beatus Hieronimus in hoc modo disposuit hoc psalterium . . .’ Incipit: ‘[V]erba mea ausibus(!) percipe . . . [Oratio.] [D]ona michi queso . . .’ Wordsworth 116-23.

r3r ‘Oracio ad sanctum Iheronimum.’ Incipit: ‘[Antiphona.] Aue amator quam famose Ieronime . . . Oremus. [D]eus qui gloriosum confessorem tuum iheronimum . . .’ See Wordsworth 123 n. 1; Hoskins 115.

r4r Gregorius(?): ‘Oracio sancti Gregorii.’ Incipit: ‘[D]ominator domine deus omnipotens qui es trinitas in filio . . .’ See Hoskins 116.

r6v ‘The .xv. Ooes in englysshe.’ Incipit: ‘[O] Ihesu endles swetnes of louyng soules . . .’ See Hoskins 116.

s5r [Three devout prayers in English.] ‘A deuoute prayer.’ Incipit: ‘[O] my souerayn lord Ihesu the verey sone of almyghty god . . . I thanke the also wyth alle my herte . . . [I]hesu for thy holy name, and for thy bytter passyon . . . [M]oost dere lorde and sauyour swete Ihesu’ See Hoskins 116.

s7v [A prayer to Our Lady in English.] Incipit: ‘[O] blessyd lady moder of Ihesu and vyrgyne Immaculate . . .’ See Hoskins 116.

s8r ‘To the propre angell a deuoute prayer.’ Incipit: ‘[O] gloryous angell to whome our blessyd lord of his most mercyful grace . . .’ See Hoskins 116.

s8v ‘Ad sanctam trinitatem.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine deus omnipotens pater et filius et spiritus sanctus da michi famulo tuo .N. vel famule . . .’ See Hoskins 116-17.

t2r ‘Psalmi.’ First lines of Ps 53; 66; 124; 76 or 141; 122; 120; 127.

t2r ‘Oracio ad patrem.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine sancte pater omnipotens eterne deus in illa sancta custodia . . .’

t3r ‘Oracio ad dominum.’ Incipit: ‘[D]eus propicius esto michi peccatori .N. vel peccatrici . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t4r ‘Alia oracio ad dominum.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine Ihesu Christe fili dei viui deus omnipotens rex glorie . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t4v ‘Oracio sancte crucis.’ Incipit: ‘[S]ignum sancte crucis defendat me . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t6v ‘Item oracio ad dominum.’ Incipit: ‘[D]omine Ihesu Christe apud me sis vt me defendat . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t7v ‘Ad crucem.’ Incipit: ‘[Q]uicquid inimicus meus alligauerit . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t8r ‘Alia oracio ad dominum.’ Incipit: ‘[V]ita viuencium Christe ab iniqua et subitanea morte . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

t8v ‘Oracio contra temptaciones.’ Incipit: ‘[D]eus qui contritorum non despicis . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

v1r ‘Contra mortalitatem hominum.’ Incipit: ‘[P]er signum tau libera nos Ihesu a peste epedimie . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

v1v ‘Sequitur oracio de beato rege Henrico.’ Incipit: ‘Rex Henricus sis amicus nobis in angustia . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

v2r ‘Ad sanctum Rochum.’ Incipit: ‘Antiphona. O quam magnificum est nomen tuum beate Roche . . .’ See Hoskins 117.

v2v ‘To euery crysten creature able to receyue pardon . . .’ Incipit: ‘[A]uete fideles omnes anime in sancta dei pace . . .’ See Hoskins 117-18.

v3r ‘The contentys of thys booke.’

v6r-v? [Colophon.]

Imprint

Imprint: [Westminster]: Wynkyn de Worde, [1493?]. 4°.

Remarks: As dated by BMC; Sheppard dates [1494]. Page for page reprint from Duff 183.

Collation

Collation: A6 a–t8 v6.

Leaves: 164 leaves.

Line number: 22 lines (a2r).

Type area: Type area: 125 × 79 mm, with borders 155 × 105 mm (a2r).

Illustrations: Woodcuts: 5 large (118 × 78 mm), 26 small (52 × 40 mm). Each text page is within borders decorated with grotesques and floral and figurative designs.

References

ISTC: ih00420450

BMC: BMC XI;

Proctor: Pr 9731 = 9732;

Others: Duff 182; Hoskins 7; Oates 4150-1; Sheppard 7430; STC 15875.

LCN: 14463825

Copies

Copy number: H-184(1)

Wanting leaves a8, c3, 4, f7, g7, i8, l6, o3, p4.5, v6. The description of the missing leaves is based on the two copies held in Cambridge University Library.

Printed on parchment.

Binding: Eighteenth-century English ‘Harleian style' gold-tooled red morocco; see Oldham, Shrewsbury School Bindings, pl. xxxiii, I. v. 12; marbled pastedowns and gilt-edged leaves. ‘59' in white at the head of the spine. Parchment index tabs.

Size: 205 × 136 × 53 mm.

Size of leaf: 205 × 136 mm.

On front endleaves, notes by Humfrey Wanley, Gordon Duff, and Edgar Hoskins. Four parchment leaves of manuscript prayers, written in an English hand, are inserted before the calendar: ‘O domine creator celi et terre maris et omnis creature sancte fortis terribilis omnipotens iustus rectus misereator . . . Conditor celi et terre. Rex regum et domine dominantium . . . [Leroquais, Livres d'heures, I 75]. Oratio deuotissima ad sanctam trinitatem. Adoro te sancta et indiuidua trinitas . . .' Early manuscript additions on A1r-v and A2r in English, giving the times of sunrise and sunset, and the length of day and night. On A1r: ‘Oxford BH'. Arabic numerals have been added to the calendar in a contemporary hand. Early foliation on the upper right-hand corner of recto leaves.

Woodcuts and borders coloured. Two- to five-line initials are supplied in gold on a red or blue ground, with the area defined by the letter in blue or red. Other initials, paragraph marks, and line fillers are supplied in red or blue. Ruling in red.

Provenance: Edward, Lord Harley, later 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741); bought by Thomas Osborne; probably the copy described Catalogus Bibliothecae Harleianae, I no. 1770. Date of acquisition unknown; not found in Catalogus (1843), with Appendix.

Former Bodleian shelfmarks: Arch. Bodl. D 59 subtus; Arch. Bodl. D e.29.

SHELFMARK: Arch. G e.43.


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