Paper, folio, ff. 5 + 285, double columns mostly of  43 lines.  Late 15th cent. (1473), in an ugly current foreign hand : with much rubrication.

Donor, T. Baker.                                                                               Wagstaff, 3471.

Collation : 3 flyleaves (two of vellum) : 1¹² – 23¹² (12 canc.) | 24¹⁰ : 2 flyleaves.

At the bottom of f. 1 are the initials . R . I . (or R . L .) in red.

On i b (xv) : ye glous of ye cannone law.

At top of f. 1, scribbled : Pertinet dno tho^e.

 

Contents :

        1.     Prologue.  Quoniam preposterus est ordo       .               .               .         p.   1

This is the incipit of Joh. Andreas super Sexto.

Sequitur nunc alphabetum iuris         .               .               .               .               10

Premissis itaque nominibus.

Rubrice iuris ciuilis, 14.  Tituli ff. vet. et nov. et inforciati, 17.

    Tituli librorum codicis, 25.  Institutorum, 39.  Constitu-

tionum Frederici Imp., 45.

Finis adest Anno 73^o.

Excerpt : Ex Conc. Basil. 47.

Gloss on the Decretum        .               .               .               .               .               49

Liber decretorum.  Inter ceteros libros mundi.

Ends p. 254 : et magistro discipulus.

Et sic finitur liber iste Anno mcccc lxiij ^o (sic) viii^a die mensis

    Iulii per me Iohannem cox presbiterum almanicum braban-

    tinum de opido Diestensi oriundum pro tunc temporis

    studii alme uniuersitatis arfordensis scolarem iuris canonici

    existentem.

        2.     Tractatus de arte notariatus siue notarii          .               .               .               255

Primo videndum est quid sit ars notariatus

       -mutandi causa facti.

Iste tract. de arte et officio notariatus finiebatur arffordie.

    A. d. 1473 vicesima quarta die mensis Augusti que est

    quarta kal. Septembr. per me Ioh. cox presb. illo tempore

    decretorum scolaris existens (!) in alma uniuersitate ciuitatis

    antedicte.

        3.     Quero quid sit nobilitas.  Et val. in l.  iii C de commerc. et

    mercat. dicit       .               .               .               .               .               .               357

       -populus vel princeps ac correptat (?) ita est nobilitas.

Et sic finitur materia breuis de nobilitate.

O formose puer nimium, etc.

        4.     Metra per mag. Gotfridum Walach compendiose composita

    super incendio Arffordensi            .               .               .               .               360

                Anno milleno c. quater duo septuageno

                Prothasii festo dampni passi memor esto

                Erffort preclara tunc fax tibi luxit amara.

Ends with col. 2 :

                Parcito formosis studiis templis preciosis.

                Quod si non feceris (?) rea criminis inuenieris.

        5.     Nupcie terram implent.  Verba sunt b. ambrosii               .               .               361

This seems to be a gloss on Joh. de Deo de arboribus con-

    sanguinitatis et affinitatis.

Text, p. 364 : Circa lecturam arboris diuersis olim

      -deus gloriosus cum matre sua gloriosa sit bened. per

        infin. seculorum sec.  Amen.

Presentem materiam scripsit Io. cox de diest presb. arffordie

    a. d. a nativ. 1478 die 16 mens. sept. deo laus.

        6.     Miraculum horribile factum in ecclesia b. mauricii de Vdone

    metropolitano ep. meydenburgensi              .               .               .               450

Anno dom. milles.  Tricentes.  quinquages.  Ottone tertio im-

    perante apud partinopolim idest magdeburg in saxonia.

The wicked archbishop is tried by Christ and beheaded.

Ends : Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum.

Expl. mirac. terribile de Vdone archiep.

        7.     Certificate of study, in order that a portion of the income of the

    student’s benefice be paid to him.  The name of the student

    is not given.  The certificate is by Andreas Brutzschow

    utriusque iuris doctor scolasticus et canon. eccl. scarensis ac

    rector alme uniuersitatis nullatenensis, dated 20 Aug. 1473                     456

        8.     Summa breuissima supra 4^o libro decretalium by Jo. in

     parmis (?)          .               .               .               .               .               .               457

Cristi nomen inuocans ad honorem ipsius et reuerendiss. patris

    mei dom. gwidonis de baysyo, etc.

        9.     Tractaturus de dignitatibus ecclesiasticis ac secularibus primum

    de eccl. videre conuenit  .               .               .               .               .               466

       -subiciens scriptum hoc modicum correctioni cuiuslibet

         legentis.

Finit opus comportatum per honorabilem iur. utr. bacc. dom.

    et mag. Jo. Glockkry’ necnon collectum per me Jo. cox

    presb. a. d. a nat. 1473 die 27 mens. aug. in quo occurrit

    fest. S. Sulpitii.

       10.    Iuris defensorium by Gerardus of (?) Rheinau                .               .               479

Quia bone rei dare consilium…ego gerardus monachus de rene

    S. marie cisterc. ord.

      -Et hec causa breuitatis sufficiant.

Expl. def. iuris per gherard. mon. de rino (or rano) s. marie

    ord. cist…collect. ex diuinis tractatulis iuris precipue ex lib.

    intit. fugitiuus quam composuit m. nepos de monte Albano.

    Item ex lib. intit. ordo iudiciarius quem composuit m. barthol.

    brixensis. deo laus.

       11.    In nom. s. et indiuid. trin., etc.            .               .               .               .               520

Nihil vobis desit in ulla gracia 1 Cor. primo.

Doctor Dorsten.  Perornati patres et doctores. Nuperrime a

    reu. dominis huius sacre congregationis synodalis

      -ut uobis nichil deficiat.

Anno lxxiiij. ix mens. apr. per Joh. cox. presb. ex brabancia.

    Ex diest.

       12.    Appellacio doctoris heymburgh ad papam pium            .               .               540

Vis consilii expers

      -lege introductus.

Script. arfordie in urbe angelica per Jo. cox presb.

       13.    Appellacio mag. Ioh. gersonis cuiusdam peccatoris a diuina

    iusticia ad misericordiarum dominam            .               .               .               545

(I)n tua o regina celi.

Ends with :

Datio apostolorum, perhaps unfinished           .               .               .               547

pp. 549-50 blank.

       14.    In another hand :

In nomine, etc.  Inc. tract.  Absolutionis a sententia excom-

    municationis et aliis censuris, etc.                 .               .               .               551

Tibi dabo claues…Hec sunt uerba Christi ad petrum

      -intra in gaudium domini tui et accipe que oculus non

        vidit, etc., etc.

Expl. tract. de modo absoluendi in articulo mortis et de modo

    sepeliendi defunctos.