A roll of incantations and prayers consisting chiefly of three long lines
A roll of incantations and prayers consisting chiefly of three long lines, the first and third being incantations and prayers, and the middle one mostly excerpts from the four Sequentiae or Capitula from the Gospels, all in Latin. Above and below these are fanciful names of God and of spirits, the Tetragrammaton, etc., and figures and diagrams occur at intervals in all the lines, some containing weird forms of letters.
The wrapper is part of a parchment deed settling certain estates of sir William Cecil, earl of Salisbury (d. 1668), and mentioning Ashperton, Stretton Grandison, and Yarkhill, all in Herefordshire.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 16th century in England
Extent
1 roll
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 245, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 245
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18206
Abstract
A roll of incantations and prayers consisting chiefly of three long lines
Biographical / Historical
Sir William Cecil (1591-1668) was 2nd Earl of Salisbury.
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. 3550
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (60)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The roll first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
24 pieces of parchment measuring about 48 ft. 8 in. x 5 in., with a wrapper piece 25 x 5 in., all in a cloth box 6 x 3 3/4 sq. in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- A roll of incantations and prayers consisting chiefly of three long lines
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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