The Tracts Of Clement Maydeston With The Remains Of Caxtons Ordinale PDF Download

Excerpt from The Tracts of Clement Maydeston With the Remains of Caxton's Ordinale [ 1. Hentry Bradshaw's account of the Ordinale, the 'Priests' Guide] and the Pica in the breviary. 2. Canon W. Cooke's forthcoming edition of the Directorium or ' Guide, 'to which the Tracts in this volume were printed as an appendix. 3. H. Bradshaw's opinion, accidentally confirmed by .restoring the breviary Pie to its earlier arrangement. 4. The Shorter Ordinale is to be found in the Cambridge edition of the Sarum Breviary. Regida de Historiis for places both where there is not a festum loci, and where there is one. The Rule taken from a manuscript breviary at Peter-house, and from the rare printed Sarum Breviary of 1483. It occurs in another form in the Cambridge edition of the breviary, between August and Advent. 5. The fragments of Caxton's edition of the simple Ordinale (1477-78). Description by Blades, with Bradshaw's comments. 6. Wyclif's attacks upon the Sarum Ordinale, cir. 1365-83. 7. The Direclorium named, but not originated by Clement Maydeston. Its two forms. Corpus Christi festival. Exeter Ordinale. 8. Note on some other directoria. 9. Defensorium Directorii occasioned by an erroneous answer from the Sarum experts about 1440-50. It distinguishes the two kinds of Sarum rules, and their obligatoriness. Authorities cited in it. 10. Its author most probably was Clement Maydeston. n. His history. Condition of the Chapter at Salisbury. The importance of the book. 12. The Crede Mihi is less controversial. - A composite work. - The first part consists of a series of Articles on doubtful points in ritual and ceremonial; each of which is stated on both sides, and the Responsio of the Canons is annexed. To some Answers the objections or criticisms by Clement Maydeston are appended. And, possibly, a few supplementary decisions. The latter part of the Tract differs in style and character from the articuli canonicorum. It is a commentary on a complete set of rubrics in their order. - 13. Not originated by Clement Maydeston: but by John Raynton, 14. at the instance of Dr. Thomas Gascoigne. - Printed editions. - Our own text. - 15. Revision by William Clerke. - Under what influence? - 16. The Breviary Pica supplants the Directorium cir. 1507-1510. - 17. Wynkyn de Worde's Admojiitio ad eniptores. - 18. Indication of the place whence (possibly) the earlier Pie originated.] I. In a "note on Mediaeval Service Books" which Henry Bradshaw drew up in 1881, and which deserves to be placed in the hands of students in our schools and universities, he has left the following clear statement with reference to the subject with which we are dealing in the present volume, and in another which Canon Cooke is preparing for the Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."