Offices according to Carmelite use, c. 1525
Scope and Contents
The volume, which is in the handwriting of John Bale, consists of three parts, and contains several offices according to the old Carmelite use. I. (1) B. Mariæ Carmelitarum patronæ. Ad horas. [16 July]; this is followed by a note about an attempt to prejudice Pope Honorius III against the Carmelites; II. (2) S. Cirilli Carmelitæ doctoris melliflui confessoris non episcopi duplex fm. Ad horas. [6 March]; (3) S. Bertoldi primi prioris generalis ord. Carm. conf. non epi. duplex festum. Ad horas. [29 March]; (4) S. Angeli Martyris, ord. Carm. duplex fm. Ad horas. [5 May]; (5) S. Alberti conf. Ad horas. [7 August], in which the initial letters have been left uninserted; III. (6) S. Heliæ prophetæ primi pricipis et fund. ord. Carm. Ad horas et ad missam. [20 July]; ‘edita per theologie lectorem fratrem Robertum Bale priorem conventus nostri Burnhamie’.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1525
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s)
Language of Materials
Latin
Custodial History
On f. 1 is written ‘Hunc libellum jure possidet pater Johannes Bale studens philosophice facultatis in alma universitate cantabrigiensi et ordinis carmelitani soboles conventus eximie civitatis norwicensis de manu sua propria dante deo scriptum. Amen.’ In the Library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper and parchment.
Repository Details
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