'Dialogue in aduentum Reginæ'; 'Oratio habita coram illustrissimo', and 'Primi uenticinque Salmi dí Dauid'
Dialogue in aduentum Reginæ ... Elisabethæ gratulatorius, inter eandem Reginam & Dominum Robertum Dudlæum Comitem Leicestriæ & Oxoniensis Academiæ Cancellarium'
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- (on paper) Fol. 1. 'Dialogue in aduentum Reginæ ... Elisabethæ gratulatorius, inter eandem Reginam & Dominum Robertum Dudlæum Comitem Leicestriæ & Oxoniensis Academiæ Cancellarium', a Latin verse dialogue with preface, composed by 'Thomas Nelus hebraicæ linguæ Professor [regius], Oxoniæ', and illustrated with interesting pen-drawings of the Colleges and University buildings of Oxford, the originals of which were by John Bereblock: at fol. 19v is a 'Gratulatio hebraica' by Neale on the same occasion, which was no doubt in 1566. The drawings have been often reproduced, as in 1713 by Hearne, in 1728 by Whittlesey, and in 1882 by Guggenheim. One is the only view of Duke Humphrey's, now the Bodleian, Library before the Arts and Selden Ends were added (fol. 16v). See below.
- (on parchment) Fol. 22. 'Oratio habita coram illustrissimo Rege Henrico Septimo. Cantabrigie', here without author's name but known to be by Dr. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, perhaps in 1506, when Fisher was chancellor of the University of Cambridge, beg. 'Etsi nullis unquam verbis': printed by Hearne in his editions of Leland's Itinerary, vol. 2.
- (on paper) Fol. 32. 'Primi uenticinque Salmi dí Dauid in uarie rime italiane', preceded by an epistle dedicatory to sir Thomas Bodley by Alberico Gentile 'In Oxfort . il primo giorno dell'. [15]81'. The verses were by 'un mio parente', i. e. perhaps Giovanni Valentino Gentile: beg. 'Beato l' huom, che nella uia degl' empi'.
Dates
- Creation: Made up of three MSS. written in the second half of the 16th century
Extent
62 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 13, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 13
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18107
Abstract
'Dialogue in aduentum Reginæ'; 'Oratio habita coram illustrissimo', and 'Primi uenticinque Salmi dí Dauid'
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3056
Custodial History
Manuscript 1347 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fol. 1 was 'Giuen to the Library ... July 28, 1630, by John More': Fol. 32 was 'giuen to the Librarie ... by Mr. Laure[nee] Bodley sometime fellow of Exceter C[ollege] ... '. The volume may have been bound and referenced rather later than 1630.
Existence and Location of Copies
Partial digital surrogate available in Digital Bodleian.
R.Ref.362 is a surrogate.
Physical Facet
On parchment and paper, some right-hand margins are cut close, mutilating the text
Dimensions
7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.
- Title
- 'Dialogue in aduentum Reginæ'; 'Oratio habita coram illustrissimo', and 'Primi uenticinque Salmi dí Dauid'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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