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{{Manuscript
{{Manuscript
|Has Reference Number=Eng6
|Has Reference Number=Eng6
|Has Location=British Library
|Has Location=London, British Library
|Has Siglum=MS Cotton Galba E IX, ff. 25v-48v
|Has Siglum=MS Cotton Galba E IX
|Has Content=The Seven Sages of Rome: Northern English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages")
|Has Page Range=25v-48v
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A* (Northern English, Y group)
|Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages")
|Has Version Number=VEng1
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Seven Sages)
|Has Language Group Within Version=Middle English Version A
|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Y Group
|Has Further Primary Scholarly Subgroup=Northern English
|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Whitelock (2005)
|Has Place Of Production=England
|Has Place Of Production=England
|Has Date Of Production=1400-1425
|Has Date Of Production=1400-1425
|Has Start Date Of Production=1400
|Has End Date Of Production=1425
|Has Source For Date Of Production=British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4
|Has Source For Date Of Production=British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4
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|Has Material=parchment
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|Has Language Of Manuscript=English
|Has Language=Middle English
|Has Language=Middle English
|Has Collation=ff. 4r-25r: Ywaine and Gawain; ff. 25v-48v: The Seven Sages of Rome, here called 'the Proces of the seuyn sages'; ff. 48v-49r: Moral verses ff.  49r-50r: Prophecies of Merlin: the reigns of the six kings after King John; f. 50v: Sir Penay; f. 51v: Two poems on the Cross; ff. 52r-57v: Laurence Minot, eleven alliterative poems on political subjects; ff. 57v-66v: The Gospel of Nicodemus; f. 66v: Two poems, 'He that casteth off the old' and 'What shall happen as I ween'; ff. 67r-75r: The 'Book of Penance', from the Cursor Mundi; ff. 73v-75r: Pater noster; ff. 76r-113r: The Pricke of Conscience; f. 113v: A verse on the properties of a horse; ff. 113v-114r: A poem on the Siege of Calais
|Has Source For Language=Whitelock (2005)
|Has Collation=- 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
|Has Height=345
|Has Height=345
|Has Width=230
|Has Width=230
|Has Illustrations=No
|Has Illustrations=No
|Has Modern Research Literature=Killis Campbell, The Seven Sages of Rome, Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company, 1907
|Has Modern Research Literature=Brunner (1933); Campbell (1907); Whitelock (2005)
|Has 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.
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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.

Latest revision as of 15:06, 4 June 2024

Manuscript
Reference Number Eng6
Location London, British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark MS Cotton Galba E IX
Page/Folio range 25v-48v
Standardised title of narrative The Seven Sages of Rome: English 'C' text ("the Proces of the seuyn sages")
Incipit or textual title
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)
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition Whitelock (2005)
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production England
Date of Manuscript Production 1400 - 1425
Source of date Manuscript Production British Library catalogue: https://hviewer.bl.uk/IamsHViewer/Default.aspx?mdark=ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x0000b4
Material Parchment
Language of Manuscript English
Regional or specific Language of Manuscript Middle English
Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript Whitelock (2005)
Prose or Verse
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

Total pages/folios in Manuscript
Height 345
Width 230
Illustrations No
Digitisation
Modern Editions
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature Brunner (1933), Campbell (1907), Whitelock (2005)
General Notes (Internal)

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.

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript

Short StorySequence NumberNarratorName Variations
Arbor1EmpressTest
Canis2Bancillas
Aper3Empress
Medicus4Ancilles
Gaza5Empress
Puteus6Lentulus
Senescalcus7Empress
Tentamina8Malquidras
Virgilius9Empress
Avis10Cato
Sapientes11Empress
Vidua12Jesse
Roma13Empress
Inclusa14Maxencius
Vaticinium15Prince









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