| Summary: | Description: Codex chartaceus in 4to majori, following 237, sec. xv.; olim Jacobi Benet. 1. The life of S. Katharine translated from that written by Athanasius. folio 1. It is inscribed, "Here begynnythe the lyfe of that glorius virgyne and martyr seynt Kateryne, whicche lyffe was wrytte of Athanasius the grette doctor that knewe all her lyffe and conversacion and was one of her maystres when sche lernyd the vij. artes or that sche was convertyd to the feythe;" etc. Beg. "In the gret cytee of Alysaundre was a kynge a Paynym of grete fame that highte Cestes and had a dowyghtyr that was hys eyre and hyghte Katheryn." At the end, "Explicit vita sancte Katerine." 2. The life of S. Margaret, in verse. fol. 11 b. Beg. "Seynt Merget whas an holy mayde and a goode, borne sche was." End. "Nowe Seynt Margret that holy mayde we pray the at the ende, That thowe pray for us that we may to heven wende, Lord God in Trynyte graunte so that yt may be; And that we may at doomysday;" etc. "Explycithe vita Sancte Margerete."; 3. A vision of the pilgrimage of the soul after its separation from the body, translated from the French, in five books. fol. 16. Beg. "As I lay in a seynt Lawrence nyght sleping in my bed me befel a marvelous dreme wyche I schall rehersyn, me thowght thatt I had longe tyme traveylid." At the end, "Heere endithe the dreeme off Pilgrimage of the sowlle translatid owte of Frenche into Eynglissche with somwhat of addissiouns."; 4. Complaint of a sinner, in verse, probably by Lydgate. fol. 133 b. Beg. "Pure gracyus God prince of pyte, Who the myghte whois goodnesse never began, Atte whois wylle behovis us be Compleyne hym thus to synfull man."; 5. Complaint of a damned soul, in verse; by the same fol. 141. Beg. "All Cysten men that walkys me by, Behold and see this dolefull sight."; 6. The daunce of Powlys; in vers; [by the same] fol. 142. Beg. "O creatures ye that ben resonabylle, The lyfe desyring wheche ys eternall."; 7. The "lyfe of owre Lady;" a poem; [by the same.] fol. 153. Beg. "O thowyghtfull herte plungyd in destresse, With slombyr and slouthe this longe wyntyrs nyght. Owte of the slepe of mortall hevynes, Awake anow and loke uppon the lyght." At the end. "Explicit vite Marie."; 8. Table of shires, towns, knights' fees, etc. in England. fol. 233; 9. Lines upon 'Vanitas Vanitatum,' etc. fol. 233 b. Beg. "Erthe upon erthe is wondyrly wrought, Erthe upon erthe getith worship of nowght."; 10. The days and manner "of offering in the cyte of London." fol. 234; 11. Medicines for the Sciatica, and the bone-ache. fol. 234 b; 12. Versus, Agnus Dei, missi ab Urbano papa V. ad Imperatorem, incip. "Balsamus et munda," fol. 235.; 13. Seven things, which "every man and woman owith to knowe, that is disposyd to receyve this pardon of synn." fol. 235.; 14. A last Will, in verse. fol. 236. Beg. "In iiij. poyntys my wyll ys or I hens departe."; 15. Verses on the state of England, fol. 236 b. Beg. "Now ys Yngland all in fyght, Meche peple of consyens lyght, Many knyghts and lytyl of myght, Many lawys and lytyl ryght. At the end. "By me Jamys Benyt, partynyt therto lyber, here endit the boke off lyffes off the seintes, - by me Jamys Benyt.".
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