London British Library Cotton Galba E IX

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Manuscript Identification

Reference Number
Eng6
Location
London, British Library
Siglum / Shelfmark
MS Cotton Galba E IX
Page / Folio range
25v-48v

Textual Content & Tradition

Standardised title of narrative
The Seven Sages of Rome
Incipit or textual title
The Proces of the seuyn sages
Version (siglum)
A (Seven Sages)
Language Group within Version
Middle English Version A
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Y Group
Further scholarly subgroup (1)
Northern English
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Text C
Source for textual relationship
Whitelock (2005)

Languages

Language of text
English
Regional / specific language
Middle English
Source for regional language
Whitelock (2005)


Note

There are clear breaks in the text signalling the start of each section, i.e.: 'Here bigins [th]e Fyrst Proces' before the prologues begin, then 'Here bygins [th]e First Tale of [th]e Whyfe' before the stories begin.

Authorship & Production


Place of Production
England
Date of Production
1400/1425
Source of Date of Production
British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4

Physical Description

Material
Parchment
Height
345
Width
230


Illustrations
No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript
  • 4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain;
  • 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages';
  • 48v-49r: Moral verses
  • 49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John;
  • 50v: Sir Penay;
  • 51v: Two poems on the Cross;
  • 52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects;
  • 57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus
  • 66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween'
  • 67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi
  • 73v-75r: Pater noster
  • 76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience
  • 113v: A verse on the properties of a horse
  • 113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais

Catalogues & Research Literature

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Modern Research Literature
Brunner (1933), Campbell (1907), Whitelock (2005)

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Research Material

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