tij00151000

Text-inc Id:

tij00151000

Bod-inc Id:

J-070

Headings:

Jacobus de Voragine Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia [English] The Golden Legend.

Analysis of content:

1. Aa1r ‘Tabula'. Incipit: ‘Here foloweth a lytel Table conteynynge the lyves and hystoryes shortly taken out of the Byble'.
2. Aa2r ‘The sondaye of Septuagesme begynneth the storye of the Byble. In whiche is redde the legende and storye of Adam which foloweth'. Incipit: ‘[A]s we redde that in the begynnyng God made and created heuen and erthe . . .’ withoute ende
3. Aa4v ‘Here foloweth the hystorye of Noe'. Incipit: ‘[A]fter that Adam was deed deyd Eue and was buryed by hym . . .’ sones of Noe
4. Aa6r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of Abraham'. Incipit: ‘[T]he sondaye called Quinquagesme is redde in the chirche the hystorye . . .’ a double spelunke
5. Bb2v ‘Here begynneth the lyf of Ysaac with thystorye of Esau and of Jacob'. Incipit: ‘[Y]saac was xl yere olde whan he wedded Rebecca . . .’ sones beryed hym
6. Bb7v ‘Here begynneth the hystorye of Joseph and his brethern'. Incipit: ‘[I]oseph whan he was xvi yere old began to kepe and fede the flock with his brethern . . .’ chest in Egypte
7. Cc6r ‘Here next foloweth the hystorye and lyf of Moyses'. Incipit: ‘[T]hyse ben the names of the childeren of Israhell that entred . . .’ all his seruauntes
8. Dd7v [Additional legends.] [A brief account of the books of the Bible from Joshua to Judges, followed by a summary of the liturgical readings beginning with the Book of Kings.] Incipit: ‘[A]fter Moyses Josue was duke and ledar of the childern of Israhell . . .’
9. Dd8r ‘The hystorye of Saul' [running heading]. ‘The fyrst sondaye after Trynyte sondaye unto the fyrst sondaye of the moneth of August is redde the boke of kynges'. Incipit: ‘[T]his hystorye maketh mencyon of a man that was named Helcana . . .’
10. Ee5v ‘Here feloweth how Dauyd regned after Saull and gouerned Israhell, shortly taken out of the Byble the moost hystoriall maters and but lytel touched'. Incipit: ‘[A]fter the deth of Saull Dauyd retourned fro the journeye . . .’ cyte of Dauyd
11. Ff1r ‘The hystorye of Salomon' [running heading]. Incipit: ‘[A]fter Dauyd regned Salomon his sone whiche was in the begynnynge a good man . . .’ after hym
12. Ff3v ‘The hystorye of Roboas' [running heading]. ‘Here foloweth of Roboam'. Incipit: ‘[A]fter Salomon regned hys sone Roboas . . .’ our lady
13. Ff4r ‘Here foloweth thystorye of Job'. Incipit: ‘[T]here was a man in the londe of Hus named Job . . .’ full of dayes
14. Ff5r ‘Here foloweth the hystorye of Thobye'. Incipit: ‘[T]hobye of the trybe and of the cyte of Neptalym . . .’ on the erthe
15. Gg2r ‘Here foloweth the hystorye of Judyth'. Incipit: ‘[A]rphaxat kyng of the Medes subdued vnto his empyre . . .’ vnto this daye
16. [Hh1r] [Title-page for the ‘Legenda aurea']. ‘Here begynneth the legende named in Latyn Legenda Aurea, that is to saye in Englyshe the golden legende. For lyke as passeth golde in valewe all other metallys, so this legende excelleth all other bookes'.
17. [Hh1v] ‘Prologue'. Incipit: ‘[T]he hooly and blessed doctour saynt Jherom sayth this auctoryte do alwaye . . .’ blysse in heuen. Amen
18. [Hh2r] [Introduction to the Tabula consisting of the last part of Caxton's preface.] Incipit: ‘And to thende eche hystorye ly and passyon . . .’
19. [Hh2r] ‘Tabula'.
20. a1r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos i (with variant ending), vi (with variant beginning and other variations), xiii (with variations), xiv (with variations), xxxi–xxxv, liii–liv, lxx, lxxii–lxxiii.
21. d8v ‘The feest of Corpus Christi'. Incipit: ‘The grete largesse and benefay that god hath distributed . . .’ our perpetuall saluacyon
22. e2v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, no. clxxxii.
23. e ₆ ^v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos ii–iii.
24. f5r ‘Here foloweth the Concepcyon of our blessyd Lady'. Incipit: ‘  “[M]aria inuenisti graciam apud dominum”. Luce primo capitulo. Whan the Angel Gabriell had grete our Lady . . .’ God bringe vs. Amen
25. f7r ‘The lyues of the seyntes Gencyen, Fulcyen and Victoryce'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Fulcyen and saynt Victoryce of whom the solempnyte is . . .’ our synnes. Amen
26. f7r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, no. iv.
27. f8v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Nichase'. Incipit: ‘[I]n that tyme that the Wandles wasted and destroyed many cytes and londes . . .’ their companye. Amen
28. g1r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos v, vii (without the section on the name).
29. g4r ‘Here foloweth of saynt Eugene'. Incipit: ‘[E]ugenia the noble virgyne whyche was doughter to Phylyppe . . .’ in secula seculorum. Amen
30. g4v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos viii– xii, xv–xvii.
31. i3r ‘And next foloweth thynuencyon of saynt Fremyn'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme of thynunencyon of saint Fremyn . . .’ glorye of heuen. Amen
32. i3v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos xviii–xxi (with variations), xxii–xxvi (with additional section on the name), xxvii–xxviii (with additional section on conversion), xxix (here called Pauline, and with variations), xxx, xxxvi.
33. l4v ‘Here foloweth the purificacyon of our lady'. Incipit: ‘  “[P]ostquam impleti sunt dies purificacionis Marie secundum legem . . .” [Lc 2,22]. Luce secundo capitulo. Thauncient lawe had hys cours vnto the tyme that god . . .’ holy goost
34. l6v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos xxxviii–xxxix (with variations), xli, xl (without the section on the name), xlii–xliii (with additional section on the name), xliv (with additional section), xlv (with variations), xlvi–xlvii (both with variations).
35. n1r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Maure'. Incipit: ‘[T]he yere that saynt Benet deyed he sent saynt Maure . . .’ day of Janyuer
36. n1v ‘Here begynneth the lyf of saynt Patryke and fyrst thynterpretacion of hys name'. Incipit: ‘[P]atryke is as moche to saye as knowleche . . .’ praye for vs
37. n2v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, no. xlix.
38. n5v ‘Here next fooweth the lyfe of saynt Cuthberde of Durham'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Cuthberde was borne in Englonde and whan . . .’ praye for vs
39. n6r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos li, lv (without the section on the name), lvi–lvii (sections 1-8 only).
40. o4r [Cross-reference.] ‘The lyf of saynt Tyburce and Valeryan been conteyned in the lyf of Cecilye virgyn and martyr'.
41. o4r ‘The lyf of saynt Alphey'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Alphey the holy bysshop and martyr was born . . .’ blysse in heuen. Amen
42. o5r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos lviii (with additional note on Georgius as patron saint of England and of the Order of the Garter, etc.), lix–lxi (with variations), lxiii (with variations), lxv, lxvii–lxix, lxxiv (without the section on the name), lxxv–lxxviii (with additional section on the name).
43. q3r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saint Dunston'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Dunston was borne in Englond. And our Lorde . . .’ wythouten ende. Amen
44. q4r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Aldelme'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Aldelme the confessour was borne in Englonde . . .’ lyf in heuen. Amen
45. q4v ‘Of saynt Austyn that brought crystendom in to Englond'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Austyn was an holy monke and sente in to Englond . . .’ in heuen. Amen
46. q6v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos cvii, lxxix–lxxxi, lxxxii (with variations), lxxxiii (with variations and without the section on the name), lxxxiv–lxxxv.
47. r5r ‘The lyf of saynt Edward kynge and martyr'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Edward the yonge kynge and martyr was the sone of . . .’ lyf in heuen. Amen
48. r6r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Albone and of saynt Amphyabel'. Incipit: ‘[A]fter that Julius Cesar the fyrst emperour of Rome . . .’ euerlastyng blysse. Amen
49. s2r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, no. lxxxvi (with variations).
50. s4r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Loye'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Loye was born in the countre of Lymoges . . .’ growen in hys tombe
51. s5r ‘There begynneth the lyf of saynt Wyllyam'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Wyllyam was drawen out of noble lygnage . . .’ blysse in heuen. Amen
52. s5v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Eutrope'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Eutrope was born and came of the most . . .’ shall regne. Amen
53. s7r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saint Marcial'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme that our lord Jhesu Cryste prechyd in Iurye . . .’ glorye perdurable. Amen
54. t1r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, no. ccxvi (with variations, and without the section on the name).
55. t5v ‘Here begynneth the lyf of saynt Maturyne'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Maturyn was borne of the dyosesse of Sens and hys . . .’ may haue parte. Amen
56. t6r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Vyctor'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Vyctor the gloryous knyght and marter . . .’ secula seculorum. Amen
57. t6v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos lxxxvii (with variations), lxxxviii–xcii.
58. x1v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Swythune'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Swithune ye holy confessour was born besydes Wynchester . . .’ good lord for vs, etc.
59. x2r ‘Here begynneth the translacyon of saynt Thomas of Caunterbury'. Incipit: ‘[T]he translacyon of ye glorious martyr saynt Thomas . . .’ blysse in heuen. Amen
60. x3r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynte Kenelme kyng and marter'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Kenelme marter was king of a parte of Englonde . . .’ wythout ende. Amen
61. x4v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos xciii, xcv–xcix (with variations), c–ciii (with additional section on the name), civ (with additional section on the name), cv–cvi (with additional section on the name, ending imperfectly), cvii (repeated), cviii–cx (with variations), cxi–cxii (with variations), cxiii (with variations), cxiv–cxix (with variations).
62. D2v [Additional legends.] [Addition to no. cxix ascribed to St. Augustine.] Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Austyn sheweth autentyckly in a sermon of the right holy . . .’ me thou and thyne
63. D3v ‘He foloweth the lyf of saynt Rocke'. Translated by William Caxton. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Rocke was born in Mountpeler whiche is a towne of grete name . . .’ lyf in heuen. Amen Caxton names himself as translator at the end of this legend: ‘whiche lyf is translated out of latyn in to Englysshe by me Wyllyam Caxton'.
64. D6v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos cxx–cxxi (with variations in the section on the name), cxxii (without the section on the name), ccxxiii–cxxiv (with variations), cxxv, cxxvi–cxxix (all with additional sections on the name), cxxx–cxxxi (with variations), cxxxiv (with additional section on the name), cxxxv–cxxxvi (with additional section on the name), cxxxvii–cxxxviii, cxxxii, cxxxix, cxxxiii (with additional section on the name), cxl–cxliv (with additional section on the name), cxlv–cxlviii (with additional section on the name), cxlix, cl–clii (all with additional sections on the name), cliii–cliv (with additional section on the name).
65. L8r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Edward kyng of Englonde and confessour'. Incipit: ‘[I]n old tyme the reame of Englonde was gretely troubled with the Danes . . .’ seruaunt wythout ende. Amen
66. N2v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos clvi–clvii (with additional section on the name), clviii.
67. N8r ‘Here foloweth the lyues of saynt Cryspyn and Cryspynyan'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme whan the furyous persecucyon of Crysten men . . .’ pray for vs
68. N8v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos clix, clx–clxi (both with additional sections on the name), clxii–clxii (with additional section).
69. P5v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Wenefryde'. Incipit: ‘[A]fter that holy man Beuno hadde do made many chyrches . . .’ intercessour for vs. Amen
70. P6v Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos clv, clxiv–clxv (with additional section on the name), clxvi–clxvii (with additional section on the name).
71. Q5v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of the holy vyrgine saynt Clare'. Incipit: ‘[T]here was a merueyllous holy woman in the cyte of Assyse whyche was . . .’ lyf and blysse in heuen. Amen
72. R6r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos ccii (with variations), xciv (with variations), clxviii.
73. S5r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Edmond'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Edmund the confessour and bysshop whyche . . .’ vs our synnes. Amen
74. S7v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saint Hughe'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Hughe of holy remembraunce was somtyme bysshop of Lyncolne . . .’ praye for vs
75. S8r ‘Here foloweth ye lyf of saynt Edmond kyng and martyr'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the prouince of Englond of olde tyme were diuers kynges for the londe . . .’ kynge and martyr
76. T1r Jacobus de Voragine: Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Following ed. Graesse, nos clxix–clxxi (with additional section on the name), clxxii (with variations), clxxiii (with additional section on the name). Many of the legends contain at least minor variations, and many end in small prayers to the saint.
77. V6v [Note about the extra feasts added to the corpus.] Incipit: ‘Thys feste is the laste feste of the yere for to begynne at the feste of saynt Andrewe . . .’ golden legende
78. V6v [Additional legends.] Following ed. Graesse, no. clxxiv.
79. V7v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Bede'. Incipit: ‘[T]he holy and venerable Bede was born in Englond . . .’ euerlastyng lyf. Amen
80. V8v [Additional legends.] ed. Graesse, no. ccx (with variations).
81. X1v ‘Here foloweth ye lyf of saynt Brandon'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Brandon the holy man was a monke and borne in Yrlonde . . .’ wythout ende. Amen
82. X6r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Erkenwolde'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Erkenwold was born of noble lygnage. Hys fader was . . .’ world wythoute ende. Amen
83. X7r [Additional legends.] ed. Graesse, nos clxxv (with additional section on the name), clxxvi–clxxxi.
84. aa6v ‘Here foloweth ye lyf of saynt Symeon'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Symeon was born in Antyoche and was moche vertuous . . .’ mercy on vs. Amen
85. aa8r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Polycarpe'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Polycarpe was dyscyple of saynt Johan theuangelyst . . .’ holy ghoost. Amen
86. aa8v ‘Here foloweth the passyon of saynt Quyryace'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme that Julyan thappostata wente for to fyghte . . .’ deth and passyon
87. bb2r [Additional legends.] ed. Graesse, no. ccxiv (without the section on the name, and with variations).
88. bb3r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Gayus'. Incipit: ‘[I]n that tyme whan Dyoclesyan and Maxymyen reygned emperours, Gayus . . .’ may haue parte. Amen
89. bb4r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Arnolde'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Arnold was fader of Pepyn and graunt fader of Charles ye Grete . . .’ seculorum secula. Amen
90. bb5v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Turyen'. Incipit: ‘[S]aint Turyen was archebisshop of Dol in lytyll Brytagne . . .’ intercessour and frende. Amen
91. bb6r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Fyacre'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Fyacre the gloryous heremyte made many vertuous dedes . . .’ our sayd lord and god. Amen
92. bb7v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Justyn'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Justyn was born in the cyte of Naples and his fader . . .’ secula seculorum. Amen
93. bb8r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Demetryen'. Incipit: ‘[W]hyle that themperour Maxymyen had the lordshyp of Thessalonicense . . .’ all our synnes. Amen
94. bb8v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Rygoberte'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Rygoberte was archebysshop of Raynes euer fylled with holynesse . . .’ cui honor et imperium
95. cc1r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Laudry'. Incipit: ‘[S]aint Laudri of whom herafter we ioyefull shall make memorye . . .’ praye god for vs. Amen
96. cc1v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Melonyn'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme of the emperour Valerian saynt Melonyn . . .’ in finita secula. Amen
97. cc2r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of sayt(!) Yues'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Yues was born in lytll Brytayn in the dyocese of Tryguyer . . .’ syecle and syecles. Amen
98. cc4r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Morante'. Incipit: ‘[T]he kynge Theodoryk commaunded to saynt Morant of Dowey . . .’ praye to our lord Jhesu Cryste
99. cc5r [Additional legends.] ed. Graesse, no. ccxiii (with variations, and without the section on the name).
100. dd1v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Lowes'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Lowes of Marseyle was born of ryall lygnage and had to hys fader . . .’ praye god for vs. Amen
101. dd2v ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Audegonde'. Incipit: ‘[I]n the tyme of Dagoberte kyng of Fraunce whyche reygned about . . .’ glorye without ende. Amen
102. dd3r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of saynt Aulbyne'. Incipit: ‘[S]aynt Aulbyne was borne of noble lygnage in the partyes of Ytalye . . .’ holy ghoost. Amen
103. dd4r ‘Here foloweth the lyf of the holy bysshop and martyr Erasmus'. Incipit: ‘The holy man saint Erasmus was come of noble and of grete kynrede and he was . . .’ god maye opteyne. Amen

Imprint:

Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 8 Jan. 1498. Folio.

Collation:

Aa–Ff⁸ Gg⁶ [Hh⁴] a–h⁸ i¹⁰ k–z A–Y aa bb⁸ cc dd⁶. Woodcuts: see BMC.

References:

Source: Bodleian ISTC: ij00151000 C 6475; Goff J‑151; BMC XI; Pr 9708; Duff 411; Oates 4131-2; Pellechet, ‘Voragine', no. 114; Polain 4481; Rhodes 993; Seyboldt no. 115; Sheppard 7457; STC 24876. LCN: 14499057

Copies:

1. J-070(1) Copy Wanting Aa_{1, 3-8}, Bb_{1-3, 6-7}, g1.8, h8, k2, r1.8, t8, y8, z1.8, Q1.8, dd6. Leaves in gathering Bb damaged; many leaves repaired; S1-5 mutilated. Binding: Nineteenth-century English blind-tooled calf, bound for the Bodleian; the gold stamp of the Library on both covers. Size: 309 × 227 × 68 mm. Size of leaf: 293 × 201 mm. Bibliographical notes by Thomas Hearne on the recto of the front endleaf. Some early marginal annotations, including comments in English (some anti-Catholic; e.g. s8r: ‘Signe of the + note this fopperie'), pointing hands, ‘nota' marks, pen-trials and scribbles, also drawings of figures copied from the woodcuts. The word ‘pope' has sometimes been cancelled heavily in black ink. Provenance: Thomas Cothele (sixteenth century); erased inscription on x5v: ‘Thome Cothele pertinet [iste] liber'. Thomas Hearne (1678-1735); inscription on the recto of the front endleaf: ‘Suum cuique Thomas Hearne. April 10 1722'. Richard Rawlinson (1690-1755). Bequeathed in 1755. Former Bodleian shelfmark: Auct. QQ sup. 2.21. SHELFMARK: Arch. G c.2.