Manuscript

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Eng. Poet. A.1. (Vernon)

Date of originLate fourteenth or early fifteenth century
Place of originWest Midlands
MaterialParchment
DimensionsWidth: 570mm | Height: 395mm
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For a more detailed list of contents, see the manuscript's catalogue entry.

Contents

Folio Content item IMEV Details
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Index

iiiv-viiir

Aelred of Rievaulx, De Institutione Inclusarum

Middle English translation. Prose.

1r-80v

South English Legendary

IMEV 3973, 213, 4173, 2304, 4266, 3813, 2912, 3068, 2896, 2850, 3067, 2950, 2866, 2839, 3052, 3066, 2951, 3026, 2910, 2960, 2889, 2880, 2861, 2949, 2871, 3035, 2874, 2990, 2989, 791, 1859, 3384, 1911, 483, 1546, 2106, 2120, 2647, 396, 3664, 578, 3766, 3767, 719, 409, 126, 443, 2844, 2905, 3004, 3042, 2841, 2838, 2867, 3037, 2945, 3046, 3041, 2837, 3060, 2955, 2987, 2994, 3030, 2876, 2918, 3156, 209, 3091, 2883, 3036, 2878, 2957, 2915, 2991, 2858, 2906, 2891, 2017, 3029, 2922, 2953, 2958, 2899, 2875, 2954, 2848, 3033, 2961, 2127, 3063, 3059, 2932, 4171. Some leaves missing at the end.

89r-104v

Smaller Vernon collection

IMEV 717.5, 1110, 1613, 422, 3186, 421, 2863, 2855, 3188, 39, 1465. 11 leaves are missing at the end.

105r-105v

La Estorie del Evangelie

3194

ff. 106-113 lost.

114r

J. Maydestone's paraphrase of Psalm 51

2157
114r-116r

Prayers and confessions

IMEV 775, 3231, 1684, 2110, 3883, 1372, 1122, 1967, 1970, 1030, 965, 2116, 975, 1959, 1969, 1602.

116r-v

Hours of the Cross

701

Latin and English.

116v

Veni creator spiritus

639

Latin and English. 

116v

The sweetness of Jesus

1781
117r

A prayer to Jesus

1752
117r-121v

Psalterium Beatae Mariae

1060

Latin and English.

121v-122v

Salutations and prayers

IMEV 2038, 1759, 2118, 1031.

123r-124r

Psalterium Beatae Mariae

1057

Latin and English. 

124r-126v

Miracles

IMEV 1984, 4136, 971, 1966, 1713, 423, 1477, 69, 90. ff. 127-166 missing.

167r-227v

Northern Homily Cycle

IMEV 323, 2996, 4226, 3790, 26, 3018, 3623, 2084, 1641, 3951, 3789, 1642, 3991, 4214, 3289, 539, 3393, 284, 2977, 1094, 3492, 1880, 2134, 3395, 3954, 2930, 3012, 3317, 3021, 45, 3740, 306, 1494, 97, 3290, 1912, 314, 1519, 89, 2971, 3865, 1862, 43, 3013, 3784, 2968, 3288, 2939, 96, 2999, 416, 2970, 290, 1100, 1878, 1096, 1348, 2941, 3298, 2938, 32, 1797, 3592, 289, 1782, 2712, 1667, 3833, 2020, 2928, 2937, 40, 3741, 385, 2301, 4250, 937, 3683, 3739, 3791, 1118, 3816, 2976, 3708, 3003, 2965, 2969, 1657, 1136, 1482, 3002, 3738, 25, 2978, 291, 3829, 1646, 1117, 1144, 1648, 1469, 3009, 1647, 1521, 414, 286, 3591, 2907, 2935, 2859, 3020, 79, 3590, 2094, 2940, 1643, 3952, 2944, 1095, 3316, 3663, 1099, 1090, 188, 1783, 3105, 1109, 3841, 1763, 2928, 1765, 1784, 1696, 4226, 1476, 3839, 2972, 1712, 395, 3326, 2720, 1745, 1102, 1537, 1462.

227v-230r

How a man shall live perfectly (from Speculum S. Edmundi)

1512
230r

The visions of St. Paul when he was rapt into paradise

1898
231r-v

The Golden Trental

1653
231v

Pater noster

Latin and English in tabular form.

231v-265r

William Nassyngton's 'Speculum vitae'

245
265r-284r

The Prick of Conscience

3428
284r-286r

The Prick of Love

974
286r-291v

Dialogues

IMEV 351, 1869, 3247.

291v-293r

The right pit of Hell (from the legend of St Michael)

3453
293r-296v

Robert Grosseteste's 'The Castle of Love'

3270
296v-297v

Ypotys

3270
297v-298r

Three messengers of Death

3419
298r-299r

A song of love-longing to Jesus

3238
299r

A little treatise of love of God's passion

1695
299r-v

Of clean maidenhood to be wed cleanly to God

2605
299v-300r

A mourning song of the love of God

3760
300r

Sermon

419
300r-301r Robert of Cisyle 2780

444 lines.

301r-302r

Dialogues

IMEV 1887, 167.

302v-303v

John Lydgate's 'How men should hear mass'

4276
303v-304r

The Golden Trental

1653
304r-v

St Bernard's sayings

2865
304v-307r King of Tars 1108

1122 lines.

307r-309v

Proverbs

3501

Proverbs of prophets, poets and saints. French and English.

309v-314r

Distichs of Cato

247

Latin, French and English. 

314r-315v

The Stations of Rome

1962
315v-316v

Dispute between the Blessed Virgin and the Cross

2718
317r-v

The Pistill of Susan

3553
317v-318r

The Long Charter of Christ (A text)

319r-334r

Stimulus Amoris

Prose.

334r

Nine points most pleasing to God

Prose

334r

Christ's Appeal to Man

3826
334r-v

Richard Rolle's 'The Commandment'

Prose.

334v-338r

Richard Rolle's 'Form of perfect living'

4056

Prose.

338r-339r

Richard Rolle's 'Ego dormio'

Prose, with IMEV 2250, 2270.

339r-342v

Psalms

Prose.

343v-353v

Walter Hilton's 'The Scale of Perfection'

Prose.

353v-356r

Walter Hilton's 'An Epistle on Mixed Life'

Prose.

356r-359v

The Mirror of St Edmund

2320

Prose, with IMEV 2320.

359v-361r

The Abbey of the Holy Ghost

Prose.

361r-363v

The Charter of this Abbey

Prose.

363v-366v

Spiritu Gwydonis

Prose.

366v-367v

Forms of confession

Prose.

367v-371v

A Talking of the Love of God

Prose.

371v-392r

Ancrene Riwle/ Ancrene Wisse

3568

Prose, with IMEV 3568.

392r-393r

The Pains of Sin and Joys of Heaven

Prose.

393r-394v

The Life of Adam and Eve

Prose.

394v-401v

William Langland's 'Piers Plowman' (A text)

1459
403r-404v

Joseph of Arimathia

Prose.

404v-405r

South English Legendary: Judas

1809
405r-406r

South English Legendary: Pilate

2755
407r-412r

'Vernon' lyrics

IMEV 583, 1448, 2302, 678, 2280, 1455, 3996, 1379, 3420, 872, 562, 1402, 374, 4158, 4157, 1596, 2607, 2108, 5, 4268, 606, 2790, 1443, 563, 3925, 1532, 1081.