153 CHARTER OF THE ABBEY OF THE HOLY GHOST, AND OTHER PIECES.—MS. on 17 leaves of vellum, 161 by 115 mm. Written in various hands, about 1400 to 1470.

(1) Fol. 1 to 7a. Her begynneth the Abbey that is clepyd ye Abbey of ye holi gost (in red). This booke is named ye abbey of ye hooly goost yat schalle be foundid or grounded in a clene conscience in which abbey schulden dwelle xxix. ladies. Initials in red and blue. About 1400.

The text differs considerably from that printed by W. de Worde, and from MSS. which I have examined at the B.M.

(2) Fol. 7a—9b. Here begynney ye meditacion of seint Anselm (in red). In the same hand as the last piece.

Printed in Horstman, Rolle of Hampole, ii., 443.

(3) Fol. 9b—11b. (Y)t is founde wryten that Seynt John the Euangelist aftre the assumpcion of oure lady greatly desyred inwardly to se that blessed vyrgyn. In another hand, early 15th century.

The Virgin describes her 5 sorrows, Christ makes promises to those who pray to her: five orysons of Seynt Anselme follow.

(4) Fol. 11b—15a. (H)ere folowyth a doctryne how the spauter of oure lady shalbe saide which she taught vnto an holy man which had a great deuocion to sey her spauter. In the same hand as the last piece.

(5) Fol. 16. A poem of 44 lines addressed to the Virgin :—

Mari modyr well ye bee

Mari modir tynk on me.

In a rather later and somewhat illiterate hand.

(6) Fol. 16b. A political poem of 6 lines. Begins 'The Lyon sens thre days as ded had bestylt,' and ending 'Vivat rex edwardus.' This no doubt refers to Edward IV., and was probably written between 1460 and 1470.

(7) Fol. 17b. A medysone for ye pestylence. In a rather later hand. Calf, gilt edges, from the Huth collection.

147 GREAT MARLOW.—Petition of John Carter, of Great Marlow under sentence of death for robbing one Henry Howard on the High Way and taking from him 3s. 4d. in money, a pair of Buckles, a cork Screw and handkerchief.

The petitioner begs the King for mercy, on the ground of previous good conduct, and sudden temptation. Signed. 1 page brief size. About 1730.

At foot is a certificate to the truth of the petition, signed by Sir JAMES ETHEREDGE, Knt., GEORGE BRUERE Esq. (Justices), E. WALLER and J. CLAVERING (M.P.'s for Great Marlow), and by 21 other inhabitants.

148 CALTHORPE (Charles) The Relation betweene the Lord of a Mannor and the coppy-holder. 4°. London, for William Cooke, 1635.

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At end is a transcript of Sir Edward Coke's Complete Copyholder, written on 160 pages, quarto, about 1640. A number of corrections have been made.

Coke's Complete Copyholder was first published in 1630; it was published with Calthorpe's book in 1650. On the last leaf is written, 'I have perused this booke being a continued discourse upon a Law subject viz: touching the nature & originall of Mañors & coppyhold estates. And I finde As it cōtayns some errors which a lawyer will soone espye so yet it cōtaynes alsoe good matter fitt for a countryman to know.' This is signed ' ffr: Thorpe 24 Dec: 1640,' in the autograph of Francis Thorpe, 1595-1665, judge. Below is written 'Decemb: 24. 1640. Imprimatur S. Wykes' in Wykes' autograph. Two further notes follow, 'Tho: Downes sueing all other Right' and 'This is Entred Hen: Walley.' These interesting entries show that this copy must have been submitted for license, though, as mentioned above, I cannot discover any mention of a combined edition of 'The Relation' and the 'Complete Copyholder'

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Original vellum, back gone. 25/-

Yez begynneth the abbey that is depyd þis booke is named abbey of pe holigoost
pe abbey of pe holly goost pat sthalle be
fomndid or grounded in a clene conscience
in whuch abbey sthulden durelle ppxy ladies in whuch
abbey charite sthial be abbesse wisdom priores aynte
nes subpnores. And pese ben in pe coment ponerte
dennes temperance. Pobrines penance bnximes
confession zizvisues. Preditacion frentpe paci
enzr Sympylnes mery. And largenes resdūttre
meditation and orison denocation contemplation
chafite and miblication. Honestre curtesie drieke and
grosfie.
A pe fadiz of henene is fomnde of pis
abbey pe fone governonz and pe holigoost visit
But neyeles ponz it pese pat an abbey yane
neneze so grete a fomnde governo and visitour
but if lyrt yane also good chactus Wlzerbi he may
holde pis loud rent and fredom pezquenture oz
bi hap it sthial be ynel ferned and snuffe muche
dise of enemye and pezfore y sthalle zeheerte pe
charters Wlzer ynne y whole seue holyanne Wlzer
and of whom was pis abbey first fomnd in or gron
did and yame y whole seue houre it was first mad
and aftizward in sthozte tyme distroied and in
What manez and hollonge tyme after or it
weze made ayene as lyrt was afore and hols al
my sey god hap purt ipse in dontris m pis holly ab
vey azen pe my dontris of pe fens Wlhom pe holly
goost chafed alwey for pereuen so foule.
Aant presentas et futur et re. buolwe pey
pat ben lyeze and pery pat ben comen pat alundt
by god in trainte fadiz fone and holigoost hatly sute

Wipstande pe temptations of pe feend and of his
Wiff and pat stynuld hane of bope not fully amylle
beyng. And almyghty god stynuld de hane wazentyd
to Adam and to ene and hez etzes pat noble place
to hane dwellid eneze in more love ponne en tunge
may telle pere ne pey hentes stynlden nenez hane
suffizid ky ne stynlden pey Wolde henez hane
Sed but whanne almyghty god had wold he stynuld
hane take lym up in bodi and ponle to ye blis of the
nene. Yerto hane lyned wip oure ende if Adam and
his wiff hadden kept hem fromonne. As y seide so
day to pe ende.

Of pis berep Wittnes angie
and man liene and epe sone and mone
ferreis and alle creatures. Data apud paradisi
er e zenen at pazardise in pe yare of reging of al
myhty god kinge of kung ges wylde hingdom nenez
bigan lie nenez sthalle hane eende. Iffendis many
men pez ben pat Wolden be in zeligion, but pey
mowe not for dyners tanses. Pez fore pey pat mowe
not be in bodili zeligion pey mon be in goothi zel
igion if pey wale pitt is fonde in a place pat is
depeied conshence vint first pe place moste becleneid
poinz grace of pe holi gofte. Two maidens pat ben
na med lone and aiztwisnesse sthalle tafte A woy
keo conshener alle maner of fulpe. Ellyme sthalle
meknes and ponerte make pe fondeuert pez of
and pitt alwy alle worldly pointes pat is youz nie
han woldly goodes slette pei nott pez lone wpon ly
And ponne mone pey wel be depeied poe ite. Foust
ter wolden alle criste peney his blessing. Thio
abbey alzo muste be fott in poe azy lice of tenis on

pe wplidhe z nez was, mar indeleyn fondid for so
sowwe of hez fomnes peefore pe grace of god and he
nely ades came al to liz willie, pane stal bynne
and mey, aise mppe walle, in to lizepe and
make hem stronge, wip alme de se zeynige glad
ly to pere men aftir hez aftate for pue slip to be
Si tibi sit copia, hundanteer, trabne fi tibi sit evigum
in perera, inde libenter pus is pue muuge to mene
pat if pon be a zide man or woman and hane plente
of his sildly goodis zene plentenosely pez of worldy,
goodes and if pon be pize be of god will to ene of as
fite of snide pinge as pon haft.
A fter seint poul
spie, hylacen datenem dens, pat is to seke god loney
a glad venez and pus sthride we bild oure hons in
lpanen wip the lone of god and oura enentaster
Rolls styal pe wozn pe lady wistom be oura
pokess, 22 am prior omm est sapientia. The good
lady, mekenesse pat alle, ey loney lyp silf, sthalbe oura
supriores under ye over the ladiess. Gles abbo
is of god y blessed pat lyap pes, gonzons for at
po ben blessed pitt hohen hem in hez stole for yo pat
tepen pes in vestiro, chante, wistom and mekenes
pe in pes, fomnes in taunte, walde, zeelde hem henen
to hez meoda. Thet pesle is lone and grete in henen
pat lyap aise in wap, er, hent silf, chante wistom and
mefanes.
A fter omm sthalbe tresess oapon styal
ke chante, fan ven pat, fican des al hou selaem
diabo lo to zionem. The seens puid to zionemede
onze lond is hol, as est, win oapon brennen lice
and seint. Beate and selle Whanme pe pizen in good
luf ene, good angel, woy namne and matay pez of
a presene to ye, fader of hene and yau oure

Seide and folowe ze me and y sthalle make you fys
elyere of men and pey leften thez vote stille in pe
and Wenten forzy wip cafte and parne per weenten
a litle forth, And ffound ilon And idames his bropez
in a noyer boote drauonge hez nettis wip zebede
hez ffadez ffoz pei wezen ffisthers alfo And cafte
Alfb hade hem come and folow hem and pey leften
hez ffadez and al pitt pey hadden in pe boote witt,
Hym and Went forth wip crift and ou a day a day pe
Wenten forzy alle to ordize in pe lvey pett side
to cafte, loze what fore sthullen we tane of pe
Hane forfalex alle part we hadde and hane folow
ed pe yns in poverté and parne cafte fsonnde A
noyer ladie of pat holy abbey pitt is clened lae
geneffe forfone ferde cafte ze pat hane ferfamen
alle pat he hadden and hathe fololwed me sthau
len hane an hundred foold fomnde per fize and
perto lyf Wiponten ende. And parne he come
forth on a day fzo pe monte of Olyncte in to pe
temple of iestum to prachse theze And while he
Wag precynge pe fflakfes bronzen to him a
Woman taken in a vontae and seiden to him tilus
lo maistez pis Woman is nols taken in fponſe
breche whatte sthullen we do wy lyf moyses
bidd up in ouze ladise pitt we sthul den STOIRE finde
to deep and caufe knaw pe falſhede of hem pat
pey diuen it alle to temprez him and parne he
ponped done and Uzo at wy lyf fyngez ou
he gronde alle pe ſonnes pat poo farisées had
den doon pitt acter of hem myſte ſe holde the
ed pey wezen hyni ſelſh And haw ſimſulle and
Yanne tip ferde to him yns ſiuen pat it to that by

Seraphus
(In print)
in a ſhron
breche —

blood and pere founde ly. In ladies of pat abbey
pat men clepen curteie and honeſte. And if any
he hadde so don he wist he lyd ſeete and wiwed he
And at his office ween ſonc ladies curteie and
buxines honeſte and buxines meſenes. And
afterward ye zede Awen And preiede to ye faſdez
And preied as he did eſtce and pere he founde yre
opaz ladies of ye ſamelyns pat ben contemplacion
cleannite and inbilation. Tho come pere an
amigl donne frome henene and conſonnd ln and
tolde holde many ſonle ſchulde oz ye pridde day be
delvened out of helle and hovbi pat houe he ſtripul
hane ſonide up alle pe Conent of ye abbey of ye
holgostre and her place made azen wel beter pannre
unez it was. And as pei wenten a lotel foſth pe
ſzen pere uiche peple come Wyp lantzines And
Drawen swَََd and pantes to take onze lord and
uas stamely cam to fore hem alle and come to
craste and broſed lym. And panne ye falpe pe welbe
take craste And Bounde qun as a peſſ And ledde
hem ſuzy to curchas ye bischoppe of his diſples.
Sijen pat and minen aibey eich oon for dered and
left a diu pere alone And panne came many diſpely
er and uade plante to ye bischop ou onze forde
and panne ſende curchas vnto ilun Wolhat freſt
pon vnto pere puges. At pase pannre Aens
pe And pe bischop A xere lym albo bounde lhe lhad
preied and hylate he had ſende And ſende v pight
panne Wolhat aftre pon aie aftelre pat herden uie
preche Wolhat & ſende to hem And panne to ben
pe selues onze lord ilun and diuen of his diopes
and bonden hem to A pide of stou and beten lps

cumi benedictis filijs tuis in eternu felicitate

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