The English register of Oseney abbey / by Oxford, written about 1460. Ed., with an introduction and indexes, by Andrew Clark.

THE MIRROURE OF THE LYFE OF CRYSTE

[a] t the begynnynge the proheme of the booke þat is cleped þ^e mirroure of þe blessede lyfe of Ihu Cryste

Monday.	Prima pars pro die Lune
i. Legend.	Capitulum primum	a devoute meditacion of þe grete cownseyle in heuen for þe restorynge of mn & hys saluation
ii. Legend.	[Capitulum secundum]	o f the maner of lyuynge of the blessed virgyn mayden mary
iii. Lk. i. 26-38.	Capitulum tercium	o f the incarnacion of Ihu & þe feste of the annunciacion and of the gretynge Aue maria
iv. Lk. i. 39-41.	Capitulum quartum	h ow þat owre lady wente to Elisabeth & mekely grette her
v. Mt. i. 18-25.	Capitulum quintum	h ow Joseph thoȝhte priuely to leue owre lady seynte mary

vi. Lk. ii. 6-20.	Capitulum vjm	o f the Natiuite of our lord Ihu criste
vii. Lk. ii. 21.	Capitulum vijm	o f the circumcision of our lorde iesu
viii. Mt. ii. 1-12.	Capitulum octauum	o f the epiphany þat is cleped þe open schewynge of god
ix. Lk. ii. 22-39.	Capitulum nonum	o f the purificacion of oure lady Seynte marye
Tuesday.	s ecunda pars pro die martis
x. Mt. ii. 13-8.	Capitulum decimum	[o] f the fleyinge of oure lorde ihu in-to egipte
xi. Mt. ii. 19-23.	Capitulum xim	o f the turnynge of oure lorde ihu from Egypte
xii. Lk. ii. 43-50.	Capitulum xijm	h Ow þe chylde Jhesu was lefte allone in ieru|salem
xiii. Legend.	Capitulum xiijm	w hat maner of lyuynge oure lorde ihc hade & what he did fro hys twelve yeer vn-to þe begynnynge of hys xxxti yeere
xiv. Mt. iii. 13-17.	Capitulum xiiiim	o f the baptyme of oure lorde ihu & þe weye þerto
Wednesday.	[t] ercia pars pro die mercurij
xv. Mt. iv. 1-11.	Capitulum xvm	o f the fastynge of our lorde ihu and hys tempta|cions in deserte

xvi. Mt. iv. 17-22.	Capitulum xvjm	h Ow oure lorde ihu began to teche & gedre his discipuls
xvii. Jn. ii. 1-11.	Capitulum xviim	o f the miracle doen, at þe bridale, of water turned in-to wyne
xviii. Mt. v-vii.	Capitulum xviijm	o f that excellente sermon of our lorde ihu in þe hylle
xix. Mk. ii. 1-12; Jn. iv. 46-54.	Capitulum xixm	o f the seruaunte [of] Centurio and þe sonne of the lytelle Kynge heled of oure lorde ihu criste
xx. Mt. ix. 1-8.	Capitulum vicesimum	o f þe paralityke man lette down in hys bedde by hys howse hyllynge and heled of our lorde ihu cryste þroughe þe beleve off theyme þat bare hym
xxi. Lk. viii. 43-8: Legend.	Capitulum xxjm	h Ow þat martha was heledde of here sekenesse be towchynge of þe hemme of our lordes clothe
xxii. Legend: Lk. viii. 2.	Capitulum xxijm	o f the conuersion of mary maudeleyn
xxiii. Jn. iv. 1-26.	Capitulum xxiijm	o f the Spekynge of our lorde ihc with þe woman Samarytane atte þe pytte of water
xxiv. Mt. xii. 1-9.	Capitulum xxiiijm	h Ow þe disciples of ihu plucked þe eerys of corne & eten þeim for hunger on þe sabaoth day

Thursday.	Quarta pars pro die Jouis
xxv. Jn. vi. 1-14.	Capitulum vieesimum quintum	o f þe fedynge of þe grete peple with brede multiplyede
xxvi. Jn. vi. 15.	Capitulum xxvjm	o f the fleyinge of our lorde ihc when þe peple wolde haue made hym þeire Kynge
xxvii. Jn. vi. 16-21.	Capitulum xxvijm	o f the preyer of our lorde ihu in the hylle and how After he comme to hys disciples goynge
xxviii. Mk. vii. 11-3.	Capitulum xxviijm	h Ow þe pharisees & oþer token occasion & sclawnder off þe wordes and dedes of Ihu Criste
xxix. Mt. xix. 27-30.	Capitulum xxixm	o f þe specialle rewarde of our lorde Ihu behoten to alle þo þat forsake þe worlde for his luffe
xxx. Mk. ix. 1-10. [un|finished.]	[Capitulum xxxm]	o f the transfiguracion of oure lorde ihu in þe hylle.

Notes

• 'a' is omitted, space being left for an illuminated letter. In the remaining chapters, the initial is a small letter, and space is left to sub|stitute an illuminated one.
• The Life of Christ.
• Notice that the number for each chapter follows the abstract of its contents.
• Omitted in the MS.
• Omitted in MS.
• In leaving off, the writer has not even added the number of the last chapter of which he gives the summary. The headings given in this fragment correspond exactly with John Morton's Englishing of Bonaventura's Vita Christi, printed by Caxton and by Wynkyn de Worde.