Contains: (1) ff.1-5: various jottings, including some proverbial sayings in Hebrew on ff.3-4r; (2) ff.8-106: headed "Bucerus" and apparently a summary of his works in Latin, dated 1551 on f.106v; (3) f.109: De ecclesiae bonis et ministeriis; (4) f.110: a few Hebrew proverbs, including Proverbs chapter 14, verse 33; (5) f.112v: De magistratu et legibus; (6) 115v: Scripsit D.Martinus Bucerus...de eucharistia et coena Domini; (7) f.118v onwards: on original sin, justification, good works, baptism, Lord's supper, confession, etc.; (8) f.134v: De restauratione collegi; (9) f.135: De administratione schola; (10) f.135v: De coelibatu sacerdotis; (11) ff.142-176r: theological writings by Iacobus Pylkynton dated 1551; (12) f.177: "e libro p. ioh. Oporinum 1557 edito de fide collegi"; (13) f.178: "Nicolas Hemigius in Psal. 25 ... ex Georg. Maior"
Miscellany notebook on theological subjects, including summaries of controversial works, compiled possibly by William Birch
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Ripon Cathedral MS 23
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1560
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Latin Greek
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (207 ff.) Modern pencil foliation. Ff.6-7, 136-141, 180-99, 201-2, and 204-5 are blank. Ff.178-9 are in the hand of Anthony Higgin; the rest of the volume is written in an earlier hand, possibly that of his uncle, William Birch. Leather binding, with tie. There are parchment manuscript fragments containing Latin text in the binding.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
William Birch, uncle of Anthony Higgin, Dean of Ripon (1608-24), was Warden of Manchester College in 1560
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
From the library of Anthony Higgin, Dean of Ripon (1608-1624)
Note
Mainly in Latin, but with a little English, Greek, and Hebrew
Additional Information
Formerly shelved as XVIII.F.31