Dr. Incgram—On the ‘* De Imitatione Christi.’’ 147 
MS. of 1441, seems to think it matter of wonder that that title should 
occur in one copy which has come under his notice. He says: ‘‘ The 
Brussels Library possesses a Manuscript of the Jmitation, dating from 
the fifteenth century (No. 15,1388), of which the title is as follows— 
‘ Hic est libellus qui vocatur Musica Ecclesiastica.’ These expressions 
seemed so strange that they have been thought to be an error or a 
freak of fancy on the part of the scribe.’’ But, as we have seen, a good 
many MSS. have this title. It is certainly a curious one, and the 
only explanation of it yet offered is that supplied by Hirsche, who 
makes it refer to the rhythmic character which marks a Kempis’ 
style, and which he himself indicated by a sort of quasi-musical nota- 
tion, a peculiarity on which Hirsche founds his argument to show that 
the Imitation was his work, and not that of Gerson or Gersen, or any 
of the other candidates for its authorship. 
As to the external history of the volume which I am about to 
describe, and which, by permission of the Board of Trinity College, I 
am enabled to exhibit to the Academy, but little can be said. It is 
numbered F. 5. 8., and is placed among the MSS. presented to the 
College by Stearne, Bishop of Clogher. Before it was included in the 
Stearne collection, it had belonged to John Madden, President of the 
Trish College of Physicians.? On the title-page are written the words: 
‘‘ For Mr. Hen: Dodwell, at Mr. Tooke’s, in St. Paul’s Churchyard, 
Bookseller.” This is, doubtless, the well-known Henry Dodwell, 
who was elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1662, 
resigned his Fellowship in 1666, and afterwards became Camden 
Professor of History at Oxford. Several names are written in 
different parts of the book, the most frequently recurring being that 
of Turney. Thus we have in several places ‘‘Emor Turney”; 
‘William Turney, his book, 1655”; ‘‘ Will. Turney, his book, God 
give him grace”; ‘‘ William Turney, of Seabrooke, in the county of 
Bucks loos. ; “< Barnard:Tumey, ...,. inthe parish of |... - 
in the county of Bedford.” The volume must, shortly before Dodwell 
acquired it, have been in the possession of this Turney family. 
The translation gives only the first three Parts of the Limitation. 
It is perfect, with the exception of two places—one leaf (the volume 
is of vellum) has been cut out, which contained portions of chapters 
19 and 20 of the third Part, and half of another leaf, which contained 
portions of chapters 22 and 238 of the same Part. 
On the first page is the rubric—‘‘ Here begyneth fe tretise called 
Musica Eccl™.”’ This is followed by the contents of Part I.* At the 
end of the first Part is written: ‘“‘ Here endip fe first partie of 
Musica Ecclesiastica. And now folowen pe Chapitres of the 11°. partie.” 
2 See Catalogi Librorwm Manuseriptorum Anglie et Hibernie (known as 
‘“« Barnard’s Catalogue ’’), vol. ii., part 2, p. 59, No. 1662. ; 
$ Chapter 25 of Bk. I., though in the MS., is not mentioned in the Table of 
Contents. 
