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² The present writer is making a study of the text ‘translated from the Greek’ by Bartholomaeus Picernus de Monte Arduo. This text contains the largest amount of accretions of any text presently known. For the editions see Benzing, Josef, Ulrich von Hutten und seine Drucker (Beiträge zum Buch- und Bibliothekswesen 6; Wiesbaden 1956) 118–121.Google Scholar

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⁴ All the Paris MSS belong to the fonds latin. Our BN 9623 is cited by Hinschius, Grauert, and Zeumer as Paris inter Suppl. Lat. 840. Likewise, all three writers cite our Bamberg MS (formerly P. I. 8) as C. 47, and our Köln MS (= Dombibl. 114 = Grossherzogl. Hessische Hofbibl. 114 [2113]) as Darmstadt or Darmstadensis 114.Google Scholar

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⁷ The MSS he divided into Classes A, B, and C, with A class containing the best MSS: to wit, BN 2777. BN 1455, and Bamberg Can. 4 first text (fols. 3^r-6^v). His B class contained MSS BN 9629 (olim Paris Supp. Lat. 840) and Trier Stadtbibl. LXXI, and his C class contained five MSS of Hinschius's short form of the Constitutum: BN 4280AA, Bamberg Can. 4 second text (fols. 114^r-115^v), St. Gall 670, Köln Dombibl. 114, Lucca Cap. 123 Plut. II.Google Scholar

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⁹ The writer offers his thanks to the Teachers Research Fund of the University of Massachusetts for making possible a part-time assistant; to Professor Bernhard Bischoff for his judgment on these MSS; and to Professor Stephan Kuttner who took precious time from a stay in Rome to examine Vat. Lat. 630 and answer my questions.Google Scholar

⁸ sanctistissimo D^ac 9 pape C 13 romanae] rome C eclesiae D 14 constructionem CD^ac 15 in¹ om. C orbęo C 18 et om. C 22 siluestrio B^c 22-3 pontifice BD 23 papa BD, pape C 25-6 agnitionem] imaginem D 26 populorum paganorum B^ac 27 instuduit B nostra om. B, nostra studuit propagate CD 29 nostro et oratore tr. D siluestrio B 30 docti sumus] edoctissimus C, edocti sumus D 31 instruendas super ras. (instru//e//das) D^c 33 difusam C annuntiantes A^cD^ac, annunciantes C 35 significamus D^ac 36 simulachrisque D^c 37 ab om. C 38 satane C 40 id] hic B Google Scholar

⁴⁵ dominum] deum B creata sunt omnia] omnia facta sunt D 47 creature B hos] hoc est CD 50 christo iesu tr. D 51 forme B 51-3 Nam deus semper sapiens edidit ex semper quod deus semper (ex se per (om. C) quod semper erat D^c) gignenda (ad add. D^c) sęocula uerbum D^ac 53 secula C quado D^ac 56 sua B^ac archano C, arcano D misterio C per] perer D 59 suam om. B^ac 60 hunc] que add. D^c paradiso C uoluntatis B 61 antiqus D post inuidens rasura B 63 exsulem D^c efficit C 65 ut] aut C 66 culture creature B 67 quatinus C 68 hos eos] os eius D^ac, hos eis C uoluerit BCD^ac irretire A^c 70 misertos C^ac plasme B 71 future B ad ante aduentum add. CD^ac 73 annuncians C 73-4 unigenitum filium suum tr. C, filium suum unigenitum tr. D 74 quid scendens B^ac 76-7 habitabit D^ac caepit C, cepit D^ac 78 quod] non add. A supra lin., CD Deus perfectus et homo perfectus D^c .Google Scholar

⁷⁹ perfaciens B humanes D^ac 80-1 uerbum uerbum] uerum uerum BC 81-2 predicantem — deum om. D (homoioteleuton) 81 siluestrio B 82 uerum²] uerbum D 84-5 multitudone C^ac 85 coruscauit BCD^c, coruscat D^ac dominum] deum add. BC, nostrum add. D 87 tercia C a om. B^ac 88 assumptum A^cC 89 patris om. D^ac uenturus D^ac 90 imperium D^ac imperii D^c 91 hortodoxa C, orthodoxa D siluestrio B 92 exhortantes D 95 beatissimi] baptismi A^cCD et] per D^c 96 cum] deo add. D 97 in om. BCD 98 pater om. D 99 dominus] deus add. BCD 100 sancto B 101 abstractum CD 102 ad ignitionem] agnitionem BCD 103 peruenisse A^c 104 squalores D^ac ei] mei A^cCD 105 curam C 106 Nec unius] uel ullius add. A^c, Ne unus C pro meriti in] cura promeruim A^c, pro merui D 108 mihi fieri om. B^ac 108-9 compleri hunc innocentium] comple infantium B^ac 109 sanguinem C calente et tr. D Google Scholar

¹¹⁰ aggregatis A^cD^c 111-2 sacrilegii A^c, sacrelegi C 112 matari B^ac, mactare D^c 114 exorruit C, exhorruit D 115 eas] eos BC illos] illis A^cD restituti D^ac praecipimus D^ac, praecipi D^c 116 uehiculis B, ueiculis C, uiiculis D^ac 118 nocturno nobis facto (facta C^ac) silentio CD 120-1 efusionem C^ac 121 missi sumus] misimus B 125 sareptem B, soracten CD 126 latebras CD 127 adduxeris] ad praem. C pietatis BD, piaetatis C ostendat D^ac 128 te¹ om. BC tercio C mers//t t B (rasura) 129 deserat D^ac lepręo C, lepre D dum] cum CD 130 uicissitudine C saluatore C compensa A^cD 131 aeclesiae C, terrae B^ac, ecclesiae B^c 132 ac B^ac 133 omnis supersticionem C, omni superstione D^ac 135 attingas A^cC 136 quod (ad add. D^c) apostolis a sanctis tr. D 137 et] ad add. B, ut add. C patrem C 138 illuminatore A^cCD siluestrio B 139 percontatique D^c 140 Ille] Illo D^c uero] ait add. D 141 christi] respondit marg. add. A deos om. C^ac 142 rursus D coepimus BCD^c .Google Scholar

¹⁴³ istorum] ipsorum CD imaginem expressam CD, imaginem Xpi iam B 143-4 aberet D^ac 144 hos esse quos] hoc esse quod CD reuelatio A^cBCD 144-5 ducuerat C^ac 145 ante pater rasura B imaginem BC, imagines D 149 satrapis D^c 150 hisdem B 151 roma B uobis D^ac 151-2 poenitentięo D^c 152 ante nostrum rasura B laterenense D^ac 153 cilitio D^ac, concilio C impiae BC^ac atque] quae B^ac 154 iniustae C, iniuste D ienuniis D 155 apud] a piu D^ac 156-7 inpositiones C, impositionem D 157 ad] id add. C pręosulem super ras. (pręos/////) D^c 158 uel] in add. B 159 me om. D^ac 163 professus sum] professum B^ac 164 unda A^cBCD 164-5 unda — me in om. et suppl. marg. B 165 manum D 166 contingere C, contingentem D D aqua] de qua A^c, BCD 168 uenerabile B^ac 169 indutos D^c spiritus sancti tr. CD inconsignationem] in me consignatione BC, consignationem D^ac, consignationi D^c 170 unctionem B^acD Google Scholar

¹⁷³ consignationem D cunctusque CD, cuntis B^ac cleros C 175 diae pręoceptum babtismatis misterium C 178 ueritatem] uel trinitatem marg. add. A^c, trinitatem CD 179 trinitatem B 180 hactenus A^cD^c colui] euolui C dęomonia] et add. D^c 181 comprobantur A^cD^ac 183 isdem] saluator noster add. C^ac 186-7 preualebunt C 187 eam] de clauibus regni cęolestis add. marg. C^c 188 quid] quod D 189 adiuncxit C, adiunexit D inquiens] et tibi dabo claues regni caelorum (cęolorum et CD) add. BCD 190 et¹ om. CD caelis] et quodcumque solueris (soluerit D) super terram erit solutum (et add. B) in caelis add. BCD 191 et² om. D et³ om. D, uel D^c 193 integręo me D, integerrime A^c, integerrime C 194 restitutum] redditum D et hic desinunt CD 196 imperium B 196-7 subiacenti B 200 serenitates B 207 gloriose A^c, gloriosae B 208 altare A^c .Google Scholar

²¹⁰ tieneat B 211 alexandrinam A^c 212 hierosolimitanam B 214 qui pro temprum bis B^ac, qui pro temprum B^c 217 stabilitate B 220 apostolatu B 222 morte B^ac sui quae B^ac, sui que B^c domino A^cB 226 querant B 230 nationum super ras. (nation ///) B^c 232 lateranense A^cB saluatore B domino] deo add. B 234 cophinos super ras. (cophin//s) B^c 235 asportasse] has portasse B 236 uerticem omnium] uertice montium B 239 primorum A^c 241 magna B 242 nulla A^c 243 auri B 246 p//ssession//n B (ras.) Google Scholar

²⁴⁷ diuersas B nostram imperialem iussionem A^c 248 sacratam] sacras tam B 249 iudaea gretia B 250 largitatem B 252 siluestrii B pontifices B^ac 254 exhortantes A^c 258 sanitate B 258-9 effecit A^cB 260 siluestrio B 267 superhumerale A^c, perumeralem B^ac, superumeralem B^c qui] quod A^c 268 assolet A^c 271 sceptra] scripta B 272 banda] blanda B^ac 273 imperialis] imperiali B^ac 278 idem] id est B 280 promulgantes B 283 excubiarum A^c 285 amplissimum pontificale A^c profulgeat B 287 id est] idem B colore] eorum add. B Google Scholar

²⁸⁸ post equitari quinque lineas erasit, exinde prosequitur et sicut B post senatus rasura unius verbi B 290 illustrari A^c 292 siluestrio urbis romanęo B 295-6 eandem magnam dei catholicam et apostolicam ecclesiam ex nostros inclytu B 299-300 hisdem] isdem A^c 302 corona B 303 pretiosissimis A^c 306 passus] pas B^ac 310 equi] aequi B stratoris A^cB 311 eadem] eodem B^c 312 ut] uti A^cB 315 nostrum] lateranense add. A^c 316 romanęo A^c 317 prouintias B 318 siluestrio B 319 papa B 319-20 eius uel del. A^c 320 ditioni B 321 imperiali A^cB 322 disponendum A^c 323 iure B 324 prospeximus A^c 325 orientalibus transmutari B, super ras. A^c .Google Scholar

³²⁷ aedificare B 333 illibata A^c 341 quoquomodo A^c, B imperiale B 343 aut] ac B^ac 346 condemnationibus B 351 decreti super ras. (de////) B^c 352 uenerandum super ras. (uen///dum) B^c 353 apostolos pondentes B^ac 355 relinqui A^cB 356 patri] beatissimo praem. B 357 eiusque] eius quae B 359 possidendam B 361 die om. B^ac 362 apriliarum domno B Google Scholar