MS 143

Summary

Described Thomas James, 154; Stanley R. 1; Nasmith 143; James, Corpus 143; Sargent, Critical, p. lxxvii; Sargent, Full Critical, p. 111; Index of Images 47.

[1]

f. 1

… of the buriynge of oure lorde ihesu at complyn tyme capitulum xlvij^m the sexte parte for þe saturdaye what oure lady and oþere wiþ hir diden on þe saturday capitulum lxiij^m …

f. 1

… of þe sendynge doun & þe commynge of þe holy goste capitulum lxij^m ﹛o﹜f þe excellent & most worþy sacrament of cristes blessid body capitulum lxiij^m.

Table of contents for Nicholas Love's translation of the Meditationes Vitae Christi, the Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ. Begins imperfectly (one leaf missing). Ed. Sargent, Full Critical, pp. 3–6. The Latin ‘Memorandum’ is not present, but the ‘Attendite lector’ note follows on the same page. The latter ed. Sargent, Full Critical, p. 7.

[2]

f. 1^v

Quecumque scripta sunt ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt vt per pacienciam et consolacionem scripturarum spem habeamus ad romanos .xv. capitulo this ben the wordes of þe grete doctoure and holy apostle poule considerynge þat þe goostly liuynge of alle trewe cristen peple in þis worlde stant specially in hope of þe blisse & þe life …

f. 4^v

… to þe profite of symple & deuoute soulles as hit was saide byfore and þus endiþ þe proheme and aftir folowith þe contemplacyon for þe monday in þe firste partie and the firste chapitre.

Rubric: ‘Here biginneþ the proheme of þe boke þat is clepid þe mirrour of the blissed life of oure lorde ihesu criste’. Proheme to Nicholas Love's translation of the Meditationes Vitae Christi, the Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ. Ed. Sargent, Full Critical, pp. 9–13.

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f. 4^v

After þe tyme þat man was exyled oute of þe hiʒe cite of heuene be þe riʒhte wisdome of almyʒty god souereyne kynge wherfore for his trespas and his synne so wrecchedly laye in prisoun & was holden in þe bondes of þat tyraunte …

f. 132^v

… wee schul speke sumwhat more to comforte of hem þat trewely byleeuen & to confusyon of alle fals lollardes and heretykes amen blessid be þe name of oure lorde ihesu & his moder marie now & euer withouten ende amen explicit speculum vite christi.