Northern Homily Cycle: The Abbess Delivered

Middle English Bibliography Entry

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External References:	IMEV 3290 NIMEV 3290 DIMEV 5161 Manual 11.XXVI.7, 9.XXIV.25
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:	Cambridge, University Library Gg.5.31 . (Pref. MS for part of text) LALME: vol. 1. 67. "MS in one hand." LP 478. NME. Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians . (Pref. MS for part of text) LALME: vol. 1. 88. Hand B. LP 375. Yorks. LAEME: Item 298. Entry 2. "Hand B, fols. 16r-36v, prologue and first thirteen items of the Northern Homily Collection.... Localisation .. very tentative...; features..seem to fit in the North Riding somewhat north of York." Yorkshire, North Riding. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Eng. poet. a.1 (Vernon) . LALME: vol. 1. 148. "MS in one hand except for the Index." LP 7630. Worcs. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 42 . LALME: vol. 1. 145. "MS in one hand. … in strong northern language." NME.
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:	English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862). C. Horstmann, "Die Evangelien-Geschichten der Homiliensammlung des Ms. Vernon," Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen 57 (1877).
MED title stencils and sources:	Cmb Gg.5.31 a1425(c1300) NHom.(1) Abbess (Cmb Gg.5.31) English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).167(line 22)-71. See also Variants below. Phys-E a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Abbess (Phys-E) English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).164(line 15)-67(line 21). Note: As collated by G. H. Gerould and communicated by Gerould to the MED. Vrn (Eng.poet. a.1) c1390 NHom.Abbess (Vrn) C. Horstmann, "Die Evangelien-Geschichten der Homiliensammlung des Ms. Vernon," Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen 57 (1877).257-258(item 12b).
Variants taken from:	English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).notes to pp. 164(line 15)-71. a1425 (Ashm 42) Note: Dated a1410 in E and F of print MED. a1425 (Cmb Gg.5.31)