Works by sir Thomas More (d. 1535):
- Fol. 1. An unfinished treatise upon the Passion of Christ, composed in 1534, here without general title: beg. 'The firste poynte of the falle of Aungelles. The gloriouse blessed Trynytie': ends 'the spyrytuall socyetie of Saynctes'.
- Fol. 138. 'To receaue the blessed Bodie of oure Lorde sacramentally and vertually bothe': beg. 'They receaue the blessed Bodie'.
- Fol. 148. 'Neomenia', an English note on the word: ends 'thus moche is perplex ynoughe. From Wilsdon this present sondaye, By your lover Thomas Moore knight'.
- Fol. 150. 'De tristitia, tedio, pauore, et oratione Christi ante captionem eius ...': beg. 'Hæc quum dixisset Ihesus ... Tot sancta verba': ends 'manus iniectas in Ihesum', with an added note of about A.D. 1600. 'Finit hîc D. Mori scriptum Latinum in Passionem Domini'.
- The ornamented capitals on foll. 1, 39, 64, 88, 138 bear 'm. reginæ', 'vivat regina maria', etc., showing that they were made in queen Mary's reign.
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1555
Extent
234 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 431, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 431
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17960
Abstract
Works by sir Thomas More
Biographical / Historical
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was a Knight, Lord Chancellor of England in 1529 under Henry VIII, and an author.
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. 2368
Custodial History
Manuscript 650 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This volume appears to represent the 'Anonymi sermo de Passione MSS', a folio volume which came to the Library between 1605 and 1611.
Physical Facet
On paper, with some pen-and-ink ornamental capitals
Dimensions
12 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Topical
- Title
- Works by sir Thomas More
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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