Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ...

TABLES OF CONTENTS IN THE FAIRFAX, GÖTTINGEN, AND LAUD MSS.

(The pages inserted are those of the printed text, in the Göttingen MS. very few of these headings actually occur in the text, the pages therefore are approximate.)

[Fairfax MS. 14. (Bodl. Libr.)]

[ [folio 1a:1] ] (Scribbling, 'Willelmus Belyng|ham' and some Latin, English, and French lines.)

[ [folio 2a:1] ] Capitulum

j.

Of þe trinite and making of þe werlde. (p. 24)

ij.

of þe angels and falling of lucifer. (p. 32)

iij.

of mannis bodi. (p. 36)

iiij.

of mannis saule. (p. 40)

v.

of þe state of þingis be-fore adam synnid in paradis. (p. 44)

vj.

how adam brak goddis com|aundement. of þe appil. (p. 52)

vij.

Of paradis. (p. 66)

viij.

how cayme slogh abel. (p. 68)

of þe oyle of merci. (p. 78)

how adam endid. (p. 90)

of þe oyle of merci. (p. 78)

how adam endid. (p. 90)

ix.

þe kinradin of adam. be Seth. (p. 90)

x.

of þe corrupcion of þe lande ofter synne. (p. 96)

xj.

Of the ij. eldis of þe werlde. þat is to wite of noe flode. (p. 102)

xij.

Of þe life of Sem. (p. 130)

xiij.

þe kinradin of Chan. (p. 134)

xiiij.

þe þrid elde of þe werlde. of Abraham. (p. 140)

how sodome and gomor sanke. (p. 164)

how esau saldis his lande to Iacob his broþer. (p. 208)

þe stori of Ioseph Iacob sone.

Of þe folk of israel and moises. (p. 320)

xv.

how Abraham offerred Isaac. (p. 186)

xvj.

þe stori of Isaac abraham sone. (p. 192)

how sodome and gomor sanke. (p. 164)

how esau saldis his lande to Iacob his broþer. (p. 208)

þe stori of Ioseph Iacob sone.

Of þe folk of israel and moises. (p. 320)

xvij.

how Iacob passid in-to his cuntre ofter he was flemid be esau. (p. 230)

how sodome and gomor sanke. (p. 164)

how esau saldis his lande to Iacob his broþer. (p. 208)

þe stori of Ioseph Iacob sone.

Of þe folk of israel and moises. (p. 320)

how sodome and gomor sanke. (p. 164)

how esau saldis his lande to Iacob his broþer. (p. 208)

þe stori of Ioseph Iacob sone.

Of þe folk of israel and moises. (p. 320)

xviij.

Of iij wandis. fondin be moyses in squeuin. (p. 364)

xix.

how moises fastid for to haue lagh of þe x. comaunde|mentis and how þai made

of sampson and his wife. (p. 410)

Of þe first king þat euer was hiȝt saule to name. and þen next king Dauid. (p. 424)

of sampson and his wife. (p. 410)

Of þe first king þat euer was hiȝt saule to name. and þen next king Dauid. (p. 424)

xx.

þe iiij. elde of þe werlde. Of king Dauid. (p. 454)

xxj.

how salamon king regnid ofter his fader Dauid. (p. 492)

[folio 2a:1] xxij.

how ij. wemmen ware ad|iugged for a childe þe tane slogh. (p. 494)

xxiij.

of þe v. elde of þe werlde.

of cristis birþ. (p. 532) [From our p. 536, l. 9325, to p. 666, l. 11614, has been torn out of the Fairfax MS 14, and is supplied in the text below from the Laud MS 416.]

[xxiiij.

þe propheci of cristis birþ. (p. 564)

[xxv.

[The chapters with headings in brackets are wanting in the MS. itself.] ensaumple of a meruailous castel. (p. 568)

[xxvj.

of our lauedi birþ. (p. 608)

[xxvij.

quar-fore mari was spousid. (p. 618)

[xxviij.

þe annunciacion. [of seint Iohn baptist] [Crossed through with the pen.] (p. 622)

[xxix.

how ihesus was borne. (p. 642)

[xxx.

of worshepe of þe iij. kingis. &

[xxxj.

how Ioseph resceyued ham. (pp. 652, 660)

[xxxij.

how þe Innocentis ware slaine.]

xxxiij.

how Ioseph and mari flagh in|to egipt wiþ ihesu for drede of herode þe king. (p. 664)

xxxiiij.

how þe tree bowed to ihesus. (p. 670)

xxxv.

how ihesus come in-to egipt and þer a childe spilt his lake of water. [The former half of this piece is scratched out in the text.] (p. 684)

xxxvj.

how a prest sone turnid þe lake fra ihesu. (p. 688)

xxxvij.

how ihesus was lad to scole. (p. 692)

xxxviij.

how ihesus raisid a dede childe. fallin out of a loft. (p. 704)

xxxix.

how ihesus bare þe water in his lap quen þe pot was brokin. (p. 706)

xl.

how þe quete multiplied atte ihesus sewed. (p. 706)

xlj.

how þe lions and þe quelpis honoured ihesus. (p. 708)

[folio 2b:1] xlij.

how ihesus drogh a short tree lange. (p. 710)

xliij.

how þai led ihesus eft to þe scole. (p. 712)

xliiij.

how þai led ihesus þe þrid time to þe scole. (p. 714)

xlv.

Of an Ioseph raisid be ihesus. (p. 716)

xlvj.

how ihesus slogh þe nedder. (p. 718)

xlvij.

how þe liȝt of heiuen shane on ihesus slepande. (p. 720)

xlviij.

how ihesus disputid wiþ þe doctours. (p. 722)

xlix.

þe kinradin of seint Anne and hir iij. housbandis. (p. 726)

þe vj. elde of þe werlde.

Of saint Iohn þe baptist. and þe baptim of ihesu crist bi him. (p. 736)

þe vj. elde of þe werlde.

Of saint Iohn þe baptist. and þe baptim of ihesu crist bi him. (p. 736)

l.

þe geddering of þe apostolis. (p. 762)

lj.

how ihesus turnid water in|to wine atte þe bridale. (p. 766)

lij.

þe passioun of ihesu crist. (p. 854)

liij.

A Predicacion ofter the pas|sioun. (missing in the text: see ch. lxxj, p. 1470)

liiij.

how ihesus spolied helle ofter þe resurreccioun. (p. 1022)

lv.

Of þe fairnes of Ihesu crist. and his bodeli liknes in erþ. (p. 1078)

lvj.

how þai chese Mathie apos|tel þorou þe hali gaste. (p. 1080)

lvij.

Of þe comyng of þe haligast on witsonday. (p. 1084)

lviij.

how saint steuin was stanid. (p. 1110)

lix.

Of þe Conuersion of saint Paule. (p. 1122)

lx.

Of þe life of our lauedi. (p. 1148)

lxj.

Of þe bodi of our lauedi. (p. 1182)

lxij.

how þe apostles endid. (p. 1192)

lxiij.

how þe hali cros was fundin be Elaine. (p. 1222)

lxiiij.

þe vij. elde of þe werlde.

Of antecrist come be-for þe dome. (p. 1258)

lxv.

Of the xv. signis. be-for þe dome. (p. 1282)

lxvj.

A predicacion wiþ þe conclu|sioun. (p. 1354)

lxvij.

Compassioun of our lauedi for þe passioun of hir sone. (p. 1367)

lxviij.

Of þe concepcion of our lauedi puplist be an abbot. (p. 1416)

[Additions to the Cursor: See the author's Prologue, p. 21.]

þe crede. expouned. (p. 1430)

þe Pater noster. (p. 1436)

þe crede. expouned. (p. 1430)

þe Pater noster. (p. 1436)

lxix.

An orisoun of þe trinite. (p. 1454)

lxx.

þe matinis of þe cros. (p. 1458)

[The Book of Penance.]

lxxj.

A predicacioun of þe faiþ. (p. 1470)

lxxij.

how man agh to shriue him iij. falde. (p. 1480)

þe secund point of shrift. (p. 1484)

Shrift wiþ mouþ. (p. 1485)

þe secund point of shrift. (p. 1484)

Shrift wiþ mouþ. (p. 1485)

lxxiij.

shrift þat fallis to þe bisshope. (p. 1490. See too p. 1581)

lxxiiij.

Abstinaunce fra penaunce.

lxxv.

Of the Office of prest. (p. 1514)

lxxvj.

þe vij. dedeli synnis. (p. 1524) [☞The quire or quires containing the end of chap. lxxvj (from Drunken|ness, p. 1546, l. 27,900 below) and chapters lxxvij to the first part of lxxxx (ch. 90, p. 1668 below), Cato, have been torn out of the Fairfax MS. and are given below from Cotton Galba E ix (with Vespasian E iii).]

[lxxvij.

Confessioun of venial synnis. (p. 1558, l. 28558)

[lxxviij.

How venial synnis sulde be clansid. (p. 1559, l. 28576)

An shrift of al be-fore saide. (p. 1559, l. 28588)

[Of penaunce. (p. 1575)

catoun mykil. [ [folio 3b:1] , has some scribbling, and some Latin lines, in a later hand.] (incomplete: Appendix IV, p. 1668) [

[On Fairfax 14, leaf 1, foot,? late 16th-cent. hand, 9 Worthyes

3	Jewes	Josua	Dauid	Maccabeus
3	gentils	Hector	Alexander	Julius Cesar
3	christians	Arthur	Charlemayn	godfrey Boleyne that won holy crosse

At back, a note about 'nycholas batson . . . . . of the Cytie of york'.

On back of slip attacht, the names Tomas Bellyngham, Robartus Bellyng|ham, Tomas of Canterbere, Robertus Crank.

]

[ [folio 3a:1] lxxix.

[lxix, MS.] Of satisfaccioun. (p. 1560)

[lxxx.

Of tempering of mannis flesshe. (p. 1570)

[lxxxj.

Of fastinge. (p. 1571)

[lxxxij.

Of discipline. (p. 1573)

An shrift of al be-fore saide. (p. 1559, l. 28588)

[Of penaunce. (p. 1575)

catoun mykil. [ [folio 3b:1] , has some scribbling, and some Latin lines, in a later hand.] (incomplete: Appendix IV, p. 1668) [

[On Fairfax 14, leaf 1, foot,? late 16th-cent. hand, 9 Worthyes

3	Jewes	Josua	Dauid	Maccabeus
3	gentils	Hector	Alexander	Julius Cesar
3	christians	Arthur	Charlemayn	godfrey Boleyne that won holy crosse

At back, a note about 'nycholas batson . . . . . of the Cytie of york'.

On back of slip attacht, the names Tomas Bellyngham, Robartus Bellyng|ham, Tomas of Canterbere, Robertus Crank.

]

[lxxxiij.

casis in þe quilk þe pape salle assoile. (p. 1577)

[lxxxiiij.

how man is cursid þorou his awen dide. (p. 1578)

[lxxxv.

he þat smitis a clerk/ [MS. crek.] in þer casis mai noȝt be assoilid bot of þe bisshope. [The Cotton MS. Vespasian A 3 agrees with the Fairfax 16 in giving the power to the Bishop, while Cotton Galba E 9 gives it to the priest, 'A simple prest': see p. 1581-2, l. 29373, 29383-5, 29397, 29409.] (p. 1581)

[lxxxvj.

how þou mai comune wiþ a cursid man and þou noȝt cursid. (p. 1583)

[lxxxvij.

how cursinge is double. (p. 1584)

[lxxxviij.

how þe cursid mai noȝt be cursid. (p. 1585)

[lxxxix.

how mani maner of sentence is calde vn-riȝtwise. (p. 1585, l. 29505)]

lxxxx.

Catoun litil.

An shrift of al be-fore saide. (p. 1559, l. 28588)

[Of penaunce. (p. 1575)

catoun mykil. [ [folio 3b:1] , has some scribbling, and some Latin lines, in a later hand.] (incomplete: Appendix IV, p. 1668) [

[On Fairfax 14, leaf 1, foot,? late 16th-cent. hand, 9 Worthyes

3	Jewes	Josua	Dauid	Maccabeus
3	gentils	Hector	Alexander	Julius Cesar
3	christians	Arthur	Charlemayn	godfrey Boleyne that won holy crosse

At back, a note about 'nycholas batson . . . . . of the Cytie of york'.

On back of slip attacht, the names Tomas Bellyngham, Robartus Bellyng|ham, Tomas of Canterbere, Robertus Crank.

]

Göttingen University MS theol. 107. [A fly-leaf has the book-plate (with arms, & motto 'prudenter et sincere') of C. T. Sullow, and a note that the MS was bought at auction, in Hanover, on June 14, 1786: 'In Hanover erstanden den 14. Jun. 1786'. The 'Contents' on the front of leaf 1 of the MS are in 4 columns, in red.]

[The 1st Age of the World.] [folio :1]

(1)

Of þe makyng of þe werld and of adam (p. 25)

(2)

Of þe trinite (p. 25)

(3)

Of þe falling of lucifer (p. 33)

(4)

Of bodi and saule (p. 37, 41)

(5)

Of þe state of þe thingis (p. 43)

(6)

Of þe worme (p. 53)

(7)

Of þe ouer-passing of adam

(8)

Of þe changing of thinges

(9)

Of paradis (p. 67)

(10)

Of þe dede of abel (p. 69)

(11)

Of þe elde & þe ende Of adam (p. 79)

(12)

Of Seth kin (p. 91)

(13)

Of kaymys kin (p. 95)

[The 2nd Age of the World.]

(14)

Of nooe and þe schip (p. 103)

(15)

Of noe sunes (p. 127)

(16)

Of thre partis of þe world (p. 129)

(17)

Of babilon (p. 137)

[The 3rd Age of the World.]

(18)

Of abraham (p. 141)

(19)

Of sodom & gomor (p. 165)

(20)

Of loth (p. 175)

(21)

Of ysaac sacrifice (p. 187)

(22)

Of esau (p. 209)

(23)

Of iacob (p. 230)

(24)

Of ioseph (p. 239)

(25)

Of ioseph brether (p. 281)

(26)

Of moyses (p. 321)

(27)

Of þe [illegible]

(28)

Of moyses lawe (p. 375)

(29)

Of þe iuggement (p. 383?)

(30)

Of aron (p. 399)

(31)

Of sampson (p. 411)

(32)

Of samuel (p. 421)

(33)

Of saule þe king (p. 425?)

(34)

Of [illegible]

[The 4th Age of the World.]

(35)

Of þe of [illegible]

(36)

Of salamon [folio :2] (p. 487)

(37)

Of þe iugement of Salamon (p. 495)

(38)

Of temple salamon (p. 505)

[The 5th Age of the World.]

(39)

Of dauid sede of iesu (p. 533)

(40)

Of foure doghteris (p. 549)

(41)

Of merci (p. 551)

(42)

Of sothfastness (p. 553)

(43)

Of rightwisness (p. 555)

(44)

Of pes (p. 557)

(45)

Of prophesie of iesu (p. 565) [See too p. 534]

(46)

Of þe castell (p. 569)

(47)

Of ioachym and anna (p. 583)

(48)

Of zakari and elizabeth (p. 585)

(49)

Of þe conseyuing Of saint mari (p. 607)

(50)

Of þe birth of saint Iohan þe baptist (p. 629)

(51)

Of þe birth of Saint mari (p. 609)

(52)

Of þe sposage of saint mari (p. 613)

(53)

Of þe helying Of saint mari (p. 621?)

(54)

Of saint ion þe baptist (p. 629)

(55)

Of zacari and elysabeth (p. 631)

(56)

Of þe birth of iesu (p. 643)

(57)

Of þe circumsicion &

Of þe purificacion (p. 649)

Of þe thre kinges (p. 653)

Of þe barnhed of iesu (p. 665)

(58)

Of þe offring &

Of þe purificacion (p. 649)

Of þe thre kinges (p. 653)

Of þe barnhed of iesu (p. 665)

(59)

Of þe dede of þree

(60)

Of innocentes & (p. 663)

Of þe purificacion (p. 649)

Of þe thre kinges (p. 653)

Of þe barnhed of iesu (p. 665)

(61)

Of þe sede Of saint anne (p. 727)

[The 6th Age of the World.]

(62)

Of þe baptising [folio :3] of suete iesu (p. 737)

(63)

Hu þe feyind Tempped iesu (p. 743)

(64)

Of þe dede of saint Iohn þe baptist (p. 747)

(65)

Of þe gadring Of þe apostolis (p. 763)

(66)

Of þe miraclis Of iesu crist (p. 767)

(67)

Of mari magdalen (p. 803)

(68)

Of martha (p. 809)

(69)

Of lazar (p. 811)

(70)

Of þe marys and Of iesu orist (p. 817)

(71)

Of haruing Of hell (p. 1023)

(72)

Of þe resurreccion Of iesu crist (p. 997)

(73)

Of þe ascencion Of iesu crist (p. 1075)

(74)

Of þe fayrnes of iesu crist (p. 1079)

(75)

Of þe hali gast (p. 1085)

(76)

Of þe coming of þe hali gast (p. 1085)

(77)

Of þe preching Of þe apostolis (p. 1105)

(78)

Of þe stonyng of saint steuen (p. 1111)

(79)

Of þe cristinyng Of saint paul (p. 1123)

(80)

Of þe lijf of Saint mari &

Of þe assumpsion Of saint mari (p. 1147)

(81)

Of þe apostolis & [folio :4] of þe ewangel[ists] (p. 1193)

(82)

Of þe wh [illegible and torn]

(83)

Of þe findyn[g] Of þe hali cr[os] (p. 1223)

[The 7th Age of the World.]

(84)

Of antecrist (p. 1259)

(85)

Of fijf[ten toknis of] þe day of [doom] (p. 1283)

(86)

Of þe paynes [of hell] (p. 1327)

(87)

Of pines of purga[tori]

(88)

Of þe ioye Of heuen (p. 1335)

(89)

Of þe neuyng Of þe wrld (p. 1353)

(90)

Of þe murning Of saint mari Efter þe passion Of suete iesu (p. 1368)

(91)

Of þe concepcion Of saint mari & Hou þat it first was funden (p. 1417)

[Additions to the Cursor: See the author's Prologue, p. 21.]

(92)

Of þe pater noster (p. 1437)

(93)

Of þe orison (p. 1455)

(94)

Of þe passion Ofiesu crist (p. 1459)

[The Book of Penance.]

(95)

Of þe boke Of penance [The Göttingen MS. now ends in the prologue to the "Boke of Penance," p. 1475, l. 25766]

(96)

Of þe purgatori Of saint patrick [Not now in the MS.] [[A shield in 4 quarters, much rubbed.]]

TABLE OF CONTENTS IN LAUD MS. [Laud MS. 416, leaf 65 (old paging Cxvj.), the only leaf left.]

Calendarium de Cursor mundi.

[The 1st Age of the World, p. 24.]

¶ If ye will here of the trenyte dere // And of þe makyng of this world it apperyþ le foile	Cxviij
¶ Of bodely substaunce for to wytte	Cxix
Mannis soule what is it le foile	Cxix
¶ Of the estate the world was ynne // by-fore þe tyme of adam is synne le foile	Cxx
¶ How adam brak the comaundment / wherfor kynd of man was shent le foile	Cxxj
¶ Of the estate the world was ynne / After the tyme of adam is synne le foile	Cxxij
¶ Of adam is endyng tell woll y / And of the oyle of mercy le foile	Cxxiij
¶ The genelogy of Adam old of Seth / & cayme shall be told	Cxxiiij
¶ How mannys soule that y of mene / coruptiþ all this world by dene le foile	Cxxv

[The 2nd Age of the World, p. 102.]

¶ Here begynnyth of noie lede / The Second world for to Sede

Cxxv

[The 3rd Age of the World, p. 140.]

¶ Of the third elde is now to tell // Who so will a stound duell le foile	Cxxix
¶ Of ysaak now will we nevyn / That louid was with god in hevyn le foile	Cxxxiij
¶ Now is good to vndirtake / the story to tell of Sir Isaak le foile	Cxxxv
¶ The story of Iacob begynnyth here / & also of his sonne dere	Cxxxviij

¶ Of moyses now will we tell / yf ye will a stound duell le foile	Cxlvj
¶ Off the tre of lyf shall y telle // And of the folk of israell le foile	Cl
¶ lystenyth now to my saw // Tell I shall of moyses law le foile	Clj

[The 4th Age of the World, p. 454.]

¶ Here begynnyth vttyrly the iiijth eld of kyng davy

Clix

[The 5th Age of the World, p. 532.]

¶ Of swete Ihesu the prophecy // lystynnyþ and I shall sey on hie le foile	Cixixj ix
¶ lystynnyth now vnto my lessoun / that will here of the con|cepcion le foile	Cixixj xj
[folio 65b:1] ¶ Why Ihesu Cryst borne wold be // Of a spowsid maide tell we le foile	Cixixj xiiij
¶ How hir grete gabriell // Now is good here to tell	Cixixj xiiij
¶ How Ihesu did in childhed // Sum thyng y will you rede le foile	Cixixij

[The 6th Age of the World, p. 736.]

¶ Now will ye here on what wyse // Ihesu did lazar to ryse // But ar we furthir go / speke we of his sustirs ijo le foile	Cixixij x
¶ Of the passhion speke we here / how he vs bought Ihesu so dere le foile	Cixixij xv
¶ Of Ioseph of aramathy to speke now spede woll y	CCvij
Who desyriþ gret pardoun // heryþ of oure lady assumpcion	CCxxij

[The 7th Age of the World, p. 1258.]

¶ Now is good for to wend // to speke of þis worldis end	CCxxviij
¶ Now is good to be herd / how antecryst shall be bred	CCxxix
¶ Of xv dais þer is to say / Shall fall byfore þe domis day	CCxxxj
¶ Now be we so farforþe come // Speke mote we of the dome le foile	CCxxxiij [[The rest of the page is blank, this MS not being intended to contain any of the Additions in other MSS.]]