Manuscript
London, British Library, MS Additional 22283 (Simeon)
| Date of origin | 1390-1400 |
| Place of origin | South Staffordshire or South Shropshire |
| Material | Parchment |
| Dimensions | Width: 385mm | Height: 585mm |
Contents
| Folio | Content item | IMEV | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1r-30r | Northern Homily Cycle |
IMEV 3833, 2020, 2928, 2937, 40, 4250, 937, 3683, 3739, 1464, 3791, 485, 1118, 3816, 2976, 3708, 3003, 2965, 2969, 1657, 1136, 1482, 3002, 3738, 25, 2978, 291, 3829, 1646, 1117, 1144, 1648, 1469, 3009, 1647, 1521, 286, 3591, 2907, 2935, 2859, 3020, 79, 3590, 2094, 2940, 1643, 3952, 2944, 1095, 3316, 3663, 1099, 188, 1783, 3105, 1109, 3841, 1763, 2928, 1765, 1784, 1696, 4226, 1476, 3839, 2972, 3842, 1712, 395, 3326, 2720, 1745, 1102, 1537, 1462. |
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| 30v-32v | St Edmund of Pontigny's 'Speculum Ecclesiae', part 1 |
1512 | |
| 32v | The visions of St. Paul |
1898 | |
| 33r-61r | William of Nassyngton's 'Speculum vite' |
245 | |
| 61v | Meditation of Christ's five wounds |
Prose. |
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| 62r-78r | The Prick of Conscience |
3428 | |
| 78v-80r | The Prick of Love |
974 | |
| 80v | Disputation between Body and Soul |
351 | |
| 81r-83r | Disputation between a good man and an evil spirit |
3247 | |
| 83r-84v | Legend of St. Michael, part 3 (from the South English Legendary) |
3453 | |
| 84v-87r | Robert Grosseteste's 'The Castle of Love' |
3270 | |
| 87v-88v | Ypotis |
220 | |
| 88v | The three messengers of Death |
3419 | |
| 89r-89v | Song of love to Jesus |
3238 | |
| 89v | Christ's appeal to Man |
1695 | |
| 90r | Of Clene Maydenhod |
2605 | |
| 90r-90v | A mourning song of the love of God |
3769 | |
| 90v | Friar Henry |
419 | |
| 90v-91v | Robert of Cisyle | 2780 | 454 lines. |
| 91v | A dispute between the child Jesus and Masters of the Law |
1887 | |
| 92r-115v | Somme des Vices |
Prose. |
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| 116r | Clanvowe's Treatise |
Prose. |
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| 116r | A meditation to say alone |
Prose. |
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| 116v | A meditation which St. Anselm made |
Prose. |
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| 117r | Of the arrows which shall be shot on Domesday |
Prose. |
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| 117v | The mirror of sinners |
Prose. |
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| 118r-v | Proverbs of old philosophers |
3501 | Latin, French and English. |
| 119r-123r | Cato Major |
820 | Latin, French and English. |
| 123r-124v | The Stations of Rome |
1962 | |
| 124v-125v | A lamentation that Our Lady made to the Cross |
2718 | |
| 125v-126r | A pistel of Susan |
3553 | |
| 126r-128v | King of Tars | 1108 | 1122 lines. |
| 128v-131r | Songs |
IMEV 583, 1448, 2302, 678, 2280, 1455, 3996, 1379, 3420, 872, 562, 1402, 374, 4158. |
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| 131v | Charite is no lenger cheere |
4157 | |
| 131v | Of wymmen comeþ þis worldes welle |
1596 | |
| 131v-132r | Praise of the Blessed Virgin |
2607 | |
| 132r-133r | The Blessed Virgin the Fleur de Lys |
2108 | |
| 132r-132v | On the death of Edward III |
5 | |
| 132v | Moralising verse on the earthquake of 1382 |
4268 | |
| 132v | Love well Holy Church |
606 | |
| 132v | Fonde euermore to say þe best |
2790 | |
| 133r | Make no tarrying till tomorrow |
1443 | |
| 133r | For þi sunnes amendes make |
563 | |
| 133r | Suffer in time and that is best |
3925 | |
| 133v | Mane nobiscum domine |
1532 | |
| 133v | Ave maris stella |
1081 | |
| 134r | But he say soth he schal be schent |
4135 | |
| 134r | A morning thanksgiving and prayer to God |
1369 | |
| 135r-146v | How a man shall have Christ's passion in mind |
Prose. |
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| 146v | A treatise how God appeared to a holy man |
Rhythmical prose interspersed with verse. |
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| 147r-153r | A treatise that teaches to love God with all your heart |
Prose. |
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| 147v-151r | Richard Rolle's form of perfect living |
Prose, including two lyrics written as prose: IMEV 2250 and 2270. |
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| 151v-162v | On active and contemplative life |
Prose. |
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| 163r-164v | St. Edmund, from 'Speculum Ecclesiae' |
Prose. |
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| 165r-167v | The Abbey of the Holy Ghost |
Prose. |
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| 168r-170v | The Ghast of Gy |
Prose. |
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| 170v | Confessional text |
Prose. |
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| 171r-172v | Form of confession with prayers |
Prose. |