Bericht über die Durchforschung der Bibliotheken Englands. 549 



This ends and the next begins (2*): 



Johannes fremet ore . leoni similis rugienti 

 Intonat aeternae pandens misteria uitae 

 E prolog'us iuuenc 



The Word before 'prologus' has been erased and 'INCIPIT' 

 has been inserted in rustic capitals by a later band, Then 

 follows at once : 



INmortale nihil niundi compage tenetur 



non orbis . non regna hominiim . non aurea roma 

 This ends, and Book 1 begins thus (2'') : 

 Dulcis iordanis ut xpo digna loquamur 

 Finit prologus . Incipit über primus. 

 Rex fuit erodes ludea ingente cruentus 



The 1'* book ends and the 2"^ book begins (16"): 

 Sana ministerium prebebat femina mensis. 



Incipit über secundus 

 lAmque dies prono decedens lumine pontum 



Leaf 29" ends (II. 775) : 



nam multi neteres iusti scique profetae 



Leaf 30 is now lost and contained the rest of Book 2. 



Leaf 31'' begins thus : 



Istum libellum scriptum pictum peregi . . deo 



laudes effero// gratias reffero regi . .~' 

 luderat in terras. roseum iubar ignicomus sol . . 

 discipuli rogitant lolii quid questio celet 

 Leaf 38" ends thus (III. 476) : 



Nam tenere ex soluit casti qui iura cubilis 

 Leaf 39 is now wanting, and leaf 40'' begins (III. 539) : 



Uos quicunque meum mentis penitralibus altis 

 The 3^"^ book ends thus (43% foot): 



Paucorum fei ix hominum se lectio fiet — 



Finit III . 

 The 4'" book begins (43"): 



Incipit . IUI . 



Talia dicentem confestim factio frendens 

 The 4*'' book onds and the conclusion begins (55"): 



donec consumens disoluat saicula finis. — 



Has mea mens fidei uires scique timoris 



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