Marston MS 125     Hautecombe [?], s. XII 1, etc.
Gregory the Great, Regula pastoralis, etc.

I. 1. ff. 1r-80r  Pastoralis cure me pondera fugere delitistendo
[sic] 
uoluisse benigna frater karissime acque humillima intentione reprehendis...Sed
in huius queso uite naufragio.  orationis tue me tabula sustineat.  utque
pondus proprium deprimit.  tum me meriti manus leuet.  Explicit liber.
pastoralis cyre. beati gregorii pape.

Gregory the Great, Liber regulae pastoralis; PL 77.13-128.

2. f. 80r  Hilarius gallus episcopus pictauensis eloquentia conspicuus.
hymnorum carmine floruit primus.  Post quem ambrosius mediolanensis
episcopus.  uir magne glorie in christo. et in ecclesia clarissimus 
doctor...Carmina autem quecumque ad laudem canuntur.  hymni uocantur.

Unidentified passage, added in a later hand, dealing with hymns.

3. f. 80r  caspar baltasar melchion [sic];/ appelius amerus damascus;/
madalat galgalat seracim;

Names of the Three Wise Men, in Latin, Hebrew and Greek; Dictionnaire
d'Archeologie chretienne et de Liturgie v. 10, s.v. "Mages."

4. f. 80r  Confueris rome. romano uiuito more/
Confueris alibi. uiuito sicut ibi.

Walther, Sprichwoerter, vol. 1, no. 4176.

5. f. 80v  contra tempestatem.  Adiuro uos o maligni spiritus et omnes
angeli sathane per deum principem omnipotentem qui in principio cuncta
creauit...et abite in illum locum ubi nec signum sonat.  nec auis uolat.
nec arator arat.

Adiuratio against evil spirits, calling upon God, Christ,
the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Mary, the nine orders of angels, etc., so that
the evil spirits will depart from homes and fields, and will have no
power to work harm.

II.  Arts. 6-36 contain the Sermones in Cantica Canticorum XVIII-XLVIII 
of Gilbert of Hoyland; all references are to PL 184.  For a list of manuscripts
and early printed editions see E. Mikkers, Citeaux commentarii
cistercienses
14 (1963) pp. 266-72 (Marston MS 122 not cited).

6. ff. 81r-82r  Lignis libani. incorruptio carnis.  et mundicie uobis
est candor expressus.  Bona quidem est castitas, sed quod non est ex 
fide...uelut ornamento quodam caritate constrata dicuntur. propter filias
iherusalem.

Sermo XVIII; 92-96.

7. ff. 82r-83v  Nouum aliquid uultis audire.  sed ego...Totus enim amabilis
est dilectus uester christus ihesus....

Sermo XIX; 96-102.

8. ff. 83v-84v  Audistis quo inuitate sint filie syon...et in die leticie
cordis tui.

Sermo XX; 102-109.

9. ff. 85r-86r  Et uos audeo confidenter ad uisionis huius inuitare
leticiam...cum deo patre et spiritu sancto....

Sermo XXI; 109-113.

10. ff. 86r-87v  Non ueretur ne suis intumescat laudibus...Cuius plenitudo
uitam nobis eternam conferat.  per ihesum....

Sermo XXII; 113-118.

11. ff. 87v-89v  Ecclesie ut bene nostis hec blandimenta dicuntur...ut 
cognoscant te uerum deum.  et quem misisti ihesum....

Sermo XXIII; 118-125.

12. ff. 89v-90v  Audistis precedenti commendatos sermone sponse dentes...et
est uerbum eternum.  Quod cum patre....

Sermo XXIV; 125-129.

13. f. 91r-v  Quam suaues sunt putas sponse gene...quod ipse dauid dederit
auctor eius et tutor.  christus....

Sermo XXV; 129-133.

14. ff. 91v-93r  Nam fortia ad sponsam et de sponsa loquitur...prestante
copiam.  qui prestat affectum christo....

Sermo XXVI; 133-139.

15. ff. 93r-94r  Videtis fratres.  quomodo nec ubera sponse laude 
priuantur...qui pascuntur in liliis donec aspiret dies de die....

Sermo XXVII; 139-145.

16. ff. 94r-95r  Ubera inquit tua sicut hinnuli capree gemelli...iudex iustus
et dulcis sponsus christus....

Sermo XXVIII; 145-149.

17. ff. 95r-96r  Tota pulcra es amica mea...[Cant. 4.7].  Quis mihi dabit
istud trium...ad coronam christus ihesus sponsus eius qui est deus
benedictus....

Sermo XXIX; 149-155.

18. ff. 96v-97v  O [?] cor durum et male durum in quo uerba ista 
uulnera...quoniam in hac unitate mandas benedictionem et uitam....

Sermo XXX; 155-160.

19. ff. 97v-98r  Leniter sunt a nobis perstringenda nunc ubera sponse...qui
uberum et unguentorum sponse sue et commendator est et dator....

Sermo XXXI; 160-165.

20. ff. 98r-99r  Exiguum est mihi olei et unguenti fratres...et odoris huius
fumus ascendat de cordibus nostris in secula....

Sermo XXXII; 165-171.

21. ff. 99v-100v  Dies ista dominice resurrectionis annua [sol deleted]
celebritate sollempnis....

Sermo XXXIII; 171-177.

22. ff. 100v-101v  Fauus distillans labia tua...[Cant. 4.11].  Vehementer
dulcia sunt que nunc dicta sunt...qui necdum in sponsarum sortem meruit
acisci a domino....

Sermo XXXIV; 177-183.

23. ff. 101v-102v  Ortus conclusus es.  soror...[Cant. 4.12].  Primo ex uerbis
suis.  laudatoris...in oram uestimenti ab ipso capite christo....

Sermo XXXV; 183-187.

24.  ff. 102v-103v  Emissiones tue paradisus...[Cant. 4.13].  A cipro
incipiendum est nam ibi...et sponse sue applaudit muneribus....

Sermo XXXVI; 187-192.

25. ff. 103v-104v  Fons ortorum puteus...[Cant. 4.15].  In principio capituli
istius.  fons dicta est sponsa...aliquo separantur obstaculo a caritate
dei que est in christo....

Sermo XXXVII; 192-198.

26. ff. 104v-105r  Affectiones dulces et sancte.  sunt sponse aromata...et
te flante.  non deficient eius aromata Qui....

Sermo XXXVIII; 198-203.

27. f. 105r-v  Exple ihesu bone quid iubes...ad mutuas inuitores sponsi
et sponse transibit.  si gratiam nobis....

Sermo XXXIX; 203-207.

28. ff. 105v-106v  Quam longe fratres a conuersatione mea sunt uerba...noue
resurrectionis degustes dulcedinem....

Sermo XL; 207-214.

29. ff. 106v-108r  Messui mirram meam...[Cant. 5.1].  Putate fratres
uocationem hanc ad seculi finem...uigilanter intelligere.  et uobis audire....

Sermo XLI; 214-219.

30. ff. 108r-109r  Ego dormio et cor meum uigilat [Cant. 5.2].  Post hesternum
capitulum...sed tamen ad dilecti tui uocem assurge....

Sermo XLII; 219-225.

31. ff. 109r-110r  Superiore sermone hunc locum ita discussimus...qui
habet clauem dauid.  sine qua nemo aperit....

Sermo XLIII; 225-231.

32. ff. 110r-111r  Hodie uobis fratres de apertione ostij...ad loquelam
dilecti sui christi....

Sermo XLIV; 231-236.

33. ff. 111r-112r  Cum tibi fuerit dilectus tuus elapsus...ihesu regi et
sponso celesti per infinita secula.

Sermo XLV; 236-241.

34. ff. 112r-113r  Ordo conueniens post exhortationem doctorum...sponsi
ecclesie et anime sancte.  qui uiuit....

Sermo XLVI; 242-245.

35. ff. 113r-114r  Qualis est dilectus tuus ex dilecto...[Cant. 5.9].  Magno
profuse uidentur...Sed iam ipsa dilecti sui laudes retexat....

Sermo XLVII; 245-250.

36. f. 114r  Dilectus meus candidus...[Cant. 5.10].  Studium querendi
dilectum.  intermittit...Nam ipse sicut serenandi.  ita et succendendi uim
habet.  Qui approximat illi.  approximat igni.  f. 114v blank

Sermo XLVIII; 250-252.

III. 37. ff. 115r-121r  [Preface:]  Que de libro [corrected from
lilibro]
salomonis qui ecclesiastes dicitur nuper uobis coram disserui.  breuiter
nunc perstringens...sed a uobis intellecta gaudeatis.  [text:]  Verba
ecclesiastes filii dauid regis ierusalem.  Titulus est libri iste in quo
breuiter.  et qualitas exprimitur sequentis operis...aut infirmus inuentus est
ut in manibus eius bona illa materia deterior efficeretur?  absit.
Imo uero meliorem te fecit quam illud fecit fuerat//  f. 121v blank

Hugh of St. Victor, Homilia prima in Salomonis Ecclesiasten;
PL 175.113-132A.

Composed of three distinct sections that now all measure 235 x 161 mm.,
ff. i (paper) + 121 + i (paper).
Part I:  ff. 1-80, parchment and paper (ff. 2-7; watermarks:  unidentified
column [?] in an asymmetrical composition).  Format of the first gathering
(I#8) is inconsistent and the leaves were written by several scribes in
different styles of gothic bookhand and batarde.  For ff. 9-80:  26 long
lines, written space:  177 x 102 mm.  Double vertical bounding lines.
Quires II-III ruled in hard point on hair side; the remainder in lead or
crayon.  Remains of prickings in upper and lower margins.  II-X#8.  Written
by a single scribe in a well formed late caroline calligraphic minuscule;
arts. 2-4 in similar nearly contemporary scripts; art. 5 in a later gothic
bookhand. Decorative initials, 3- to 2-line, in black, with simple pen designs
and small "pearls" on the thin parts of the letters, on irregular grounds of
pale yellow wash.  Initial strokes and plain line-fillers in pale yellow
(initial strokes in red on f. 9r presumably added by the rubricator of
ff. 1-8).  A series of red dots (also a later addition?) outline the ground of
initial on f. 18v.  Explicit on f. 80r brushed with yellow wash.
Part II:  ff. 81-114, parchment, written space:  ca. 198 x 132 mm.
42 long lines.  Single vertical bounding lines; ruled in lead. Remains of
prickings in all four margins.  I-II 5 (original structure uncertain; 1 stub
precedes f. 81 and 1 stub follows f. 90), III-IV 8, V 10 (-3, 10; no loss
of text).  Remains of catchwords along lower edge, f. 98v.
Written by multiple scribes in small highly abbreviated noting hands, above
top line.  Plain monochrome initials, 3- to 2-line, in red or blue.  Spaces
for rubrics left unfilled; guide letters.
Part III:  ff. 115-121, parchment, written space: 185 x 127 mm.  2 columns,
35 lines.  Single vertical bounding lines; ruled in crayon or lead, including
space between columns.  Prickings in upper margin.  I 8 (-8; no loss of text).
Written by a single scribe in gothic bookhand, above top line.  Plain initials,
3- to 2-line, in red.  Guide letters.
Binding:  Italy, s. xix in.  Half bound in brown calf with bright pink paper
sides and edges spattered bluish green.  Two green, gold-tooled labels:
"Gregorii. M/ Pastoralis/ Manuscrip" and "Saecul XII."  Bound in the same
distinctive style as Marston MSS 50, 128, 135, 151, 153, 158, 159, and 197,
also from the Cistercian abbey of Hautecombe.

Folios 9-80 of Part I were written in Germany or Switzerland in the first
half of the 12th century; leaves 1-8 were added in the 15th century to
replace the damaged first quire (the scribe of these leaves even copied the
catchword from the exemplar as if it were part of the text).  The short
texts in arts. 2-4 are roughly contemporary additions to Part I, whereas
art. 5 was added in the 14th century.  Part II was written perhaps in France
or Switzerland in the last quarter of the 12th century and appears to have
existed as a booklet separate from Part I given the pattern of stains and
wear on ff. 80v and 81r.  Part III was written in France or Switzerland in the
first quarter of the 13th century.  It is unclear precisely when and where
the three parts were bound together, though this may have occurred at the
Cistercian abbey of Hautecombe in the 13th century when the ex libris
"Liber sancte marie [followed by erasure]" was written on f. 121r; it is
also possible that one or more parts were produced at Hautecombe, which is
located in the ancient diocese of Geneva and was founded toward the beginning
of the 12th century by monks from the abbey of Aulps (see R. Clair, "Les 
origines de l'abbaye d'Hautecombe," Melanges a la memoire du Pere Anselme 
Dimier [Arbois, 1982-87] tome II, v. 4, pp. 615-27).  Marston MS 125 has
the characteristic bright pink binding of the books of Monseigneur Hyacinthe 
della Torre who acquired and rebound a group of twelve manuscripts from 
Hautecombe at the beginning of the 19th century (see Leclercq, 1951, p. 75).  
Belonged to the Biblioteca del Seminario Metropolitano in Turin (Leclercq, 
op. cit., p. 75, no. 7).  Acquired from Maggs Bros. of London in 1957 by
L. C. Witten (inv. no. 1597), who sold it the same year to Thomas E. 
Marston (bookplate).

secundo folio:  [Part I, f. 2:]  summi
[Part II, f. 82:]  in memoriam
[Part III, f. 116:]  conteplationis [sic]

Bibliography:  Faye and Bond, pp. 78-79, no. 125.

Barbara A. Shailor