Vellum, 9.5 x 6.5, ff. 104 + 6, 26 lines to a page.  15th cent., in good narrow upright English hand.

    Donor, T. C. S.  Priced 20^S.

    From the London Charterhouse.  On f. 104b is: Liber domus Carthusie

prope Londonias.  On f. 1:  R. Wittonus.  At the end in pencil: Libellus

Cartusie.

    Collation: a⁴ 1^{8 -} 13⁸ b².

    Contents:

       To {th}e worschip and laude of {th}e trinite be {th}is werk begunne and

           endid amen.  {Th}e prologe.

       This boke {th}e whiche is cleped {th}e myrour of symple soules I moost

           unwor{th}i creature and out cast of alle o{th}er many {y}eeris goon wrote

           it out of french in to englisch.

       . . . and in {th}ese fewe places {th}at I putte yn more {th}an I  fynde writen

           I wole bigynne wi{th} {th}e firste lettre of my name .M. and ende wi{th}

           {th}is lettre .N. {th}e furste of my surname. 

       -to correcte and amende {th}ere {th}^t  I do amys.

       Heere endi{th} {th}e prolog of {th}e translatour {th}at drowe {th}is booke out

           of frensch in to englisch.

       And here bigynne{th} {th}e prolog in two chapitris upon {th}e same boke

           {th}at loue name{th} {th}e mirrour of simple soules.  Oure lord god

           crist ihesu bringe it to a good ende amen   .         .         .         .         .         .         f. 2b

       I creature ymaad of {th}e maker

       (Three men read the book, viz., frere ion of querayn a friar minor,

           a monk of Cisetyns {th}at hi{y}te  dann Frank Chauntour of {th}e abbey

           of viliers, and a maister of diuinite {th}at hi{y}te maister godfrey of

           fountaynes)

               -{th}at heeren it and worthi ben.  Amen.

       Inc. lib. cap. I     .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .         .        3b   

       O soule touched of god.

       Fine initial and border of English work.

       Ends f. 104a: {th}erfore his i{y}e biholde{th} me. {th}^t  he loue{th} noon more

           {th}an me. now amen.

       Heere ende{th} {th}e booke {th}at loue clepi{th} {th}e myrour of symple soules.

       Who {th}at {th}is booke wole vndirstande, take {th}^t  lord to his spouse

           louande.  {th}at is god in trinite.

       Ihesu mercy and grace                                   En dieu

       Marie preie for us                                           desormes M. N.

       Si{y}e  and sorwe depeli: moorne and wepe inwardli

       Preie and {th}enke deuoutli: loue and longe continuelli.

       Prayer of the Translator:

       O gloriouse trinite in whom is al goodnesse

           -magnifie euerlastingli wi{th}outen ende.  Amen (thrice).