The Red Book of Darley 3900

Origin Winchester (GB)
Genre Ritual (Other)
Age 1061 (about)
Printer Manuscript
Shelfmark of library Corpus Christi Cambridge, Ms. 422
Remark Origin uncertain, Sherborne or Derbyshire are also suggested. For the Old English rubrics, see: B. Fehr, ‘Altenglische Ritualtexte für Krankenbesuch,heilige Ölung und Begräbnis’, in Texte und Forschungen zur englischen Kulturgeschichte. Festgabe für Felix Liebermann , ed. H. Boehmer et al. (Halle, 1921); R. I. Page: 'Old English liturgical rubrics in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS422', Anglia XCVI (1978); T. Graham, ‘The Old English liturgical directions in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS 422’, Anglia CXI (1993)

Contents

Page Label Original Title
6
Unlabelled [...] leofre ðon eall ðeos leohte gesceaft Vernacular
17
Unlabelled Hƿæt ic flitan gefrægn on fyrndagum mod gleawe men Vernacular
18
excommunication and reconciliation Ex auctoritate Dei Patris omnipotentis ... excommunicamus ac damnamus
19
Unlabelled oððe ic swigie nyttes hycgge ðeah ic no sprece Vernacular
31
computus Luna
33
calendar Ianuarius habet dies XXXI
45
computus Terminus X Lunae Septuagesimae
50
Unlabelled Gif ðu ne cunne understandan on ðis ledene þe her beforan Vernacular
53
Unlabelled Isti sunt tres dies anni prae aliis observandi
54
Unlabelled In principio erat Verbum
55
Prefaces Per omnia saecula
57
Canon of the Mass Te igitur Illustration
67
Votive Masses Missa de sancta Trinitate
92
Commune Masses Vigilia unius apostoli
127
Unlabelled Missa sanctorum quorum reliquiae in una continentur ecclesia
141
Unlabelled Missa cottidiana de sancto Swithuno
291
Candlemas XII Nonas Februarii Purificatio sanctae Mariae. Benedictio super candelas Musical Notation
294
Ash Wednesday Omnipotens ... parce metuentibus
297
Palm Sunday Deus cuius Filius
298
victuals Benedictio carnium
299
herbs Deus qui mundi in primordio
300
fruits Te deprecamur
301
bread Benedictio panis
302
grape, bean Benedictio uvae vel fabae
306
weather Oratio contra fulgura
306
vessels Oratio super vasa
307
well Te precamur Domine
308
ship/anchor/fishing Benedictio tua Domine
309
meal Domine sancte Pater ... epulam istam
310
major blessing of water Exorcismus aquae super fontes
313
heretic/pagan Deus qui hominem ad imaginem tuam conditum
313
oil Exorcizo te creatura olei
314
bath Summe Deus qui ima et media summaque custodis
314
agriculture Multiplica Domine super nos ... super hanc aream
316
excommunication and reconciliation [Detestanda exsecratio] Ex auctoritate Patris ... te N. excommunicamus
321
Good Friday Popule meus
324
Unlabelled [Hae litterae ita vetustate deletae poterint renovari e libro pontificali Saxonico ubi expressius habentur]
325
ordeals Incipit exorcismus aquae ad iudicium Dei
336
Unlabelled Ic eoƿ halsie þurh ðonne fæder Vernacular
351
minor blessing of water Adiuro te creatura aquae
354
Temporal Masses Scitis quia post biduum Pascha fiet
373
Baptism Exi ab eo spiritus immunde Vernacular
384
Holy Saturday, litany Kyrie eleison ... Pater de caelis
398
Unlabelled Medelam tuam deprecor
399
minor blessing of water Exorcizo te creatura salis
403
Ash Wednesday Omnipotens ... parce metuentibus
405
exodiastic rites Pax huic domui Vernacular
406
Unlabelled Æfter þisum collectan bige se preost his cneoƿa Vernacular
408
litany Kyrie eleison ... Pater de caelis
416
Unlabelled Ungo te N. oleo sancto
425
communion of the sick Domine sancte Pater ... ut accipientem
435
Unlabelled Her onginð seo endebyrdnyss hu man sceal embe þonne untruman Vernacular
436
Unlabelled Subvenite sancti Dei
442
Unlabelled ... stet sacerdos iuxta feretrum et dicat hanc orationem Vernacular
451
Votive Masses Requiem aeternam
476
Office of the Dead Placebo Domino Musical Notation
497
Tenebrae ... turrium eius vocem dederunt in domo Domini Musical Notation
503
Temporal Offices Surrexit Dominus de sepulcro
512
Baptismal Vespers Ad vesperas
513
Commune Offices ... apostolorum ad vesperas Musical Notation
559
Unlabelled Montes Gelboe Musical Notation
561
Tenebrae Zelus domus tuae Musical Notation
577
Commune Offices De uno confessore
584
Temporal Offices De sancta Trinitate Musical Notation
587
Sanctoral Offices De sancta Cruce
588
Unlabelled Alexandri Eventi et Theodoli
592
colophon The rede boke of darleye in the peake in darbyshire Vernacular
592
colophon This booke was sumtime had in such reverence in darbie shire that it was comonlie beleved that whosoeuer should sweare vntruelie vppon this booke should run madd Vernacular