Vellum, 8.25 x 5.75, ff. 95, 24 lines to a page.  Late 14th cent., finely written, with good ornaments.

Donor, T. C. S.    Priced 20^s.

Collation : 1¹⁰ (1, 2 canc.), 2⁸ – 4⁸ (wants 8) 5⁸ – 12⁸.

Contents :

Kalendar in English in red and black            .            .            .         f.            1

Table to find Easter, in red. 8b blank            .            .            .            7

Hours of the Virgin (in English)            .            .            .            .            9

Domine labia.  Lord {th}ow schalt opene my lyppes.

Fine initial : blue and pink foliage, heightened with white, on gold

    ground : and border to each of the Hours.  First leaf of Vespers

    gone after f. 31.

On 39b : Title in large red letters.

Here bygynne{th} the seuene psalmes.

Seven Psalms.  Fine initial and border            .            .            .            40

Here bygynneth the fyftene psalmes            .            .            .            45b

Litany, f. 51.  f. 55 blank.

Office of the Dead (Placebo and Dirige).  Initial and border            .            56

Here bygynnith commendacion for alle crystene soules            .            79

Beati immaculati in uia.  Blessid be the unwemmed in the weye            79b

Initial and border.

Here bygynnith psalmes of the passyon            .            .            .            87b

Deus deus meus, etc.  God my god looke on me             .            .            88

Initial and border.

O intemerata.  O unwemmed and wi{th} owten eende blessed            .            94b

Ends 95b.

In the Kalendar are very few entries : Bride, Donston, Austyn of

    engelonde, Edmond pownteneye (June 9), Albon, Swithyn (July 2),

    S. thomas translation, Kyng richard (Rich. II) was crouned {th}e {y}er

    of god 1377.  (July 16), Kenelm.  Gylys (Sept. 1). Antelyn (Sept. 2).  Kalixte

    (Oct. 14).  Edmond powntenye (Nov. 16).  Hughe of Lyncolne

    (Nov. 16).  Edmond {th}e kyng.  The italicised names are in red.

In the Litany : Confessors : Cuthbert, Swythyn, Donston.  Virgins :

    Pernele, Radegounde, ffresewythe.

A good account of Primers will be found in Wordsworth and Littlehale’s Ancient Service Books of the English Church, 248 – 254.