Quire B
Primarily the text of this book of hours is written in a brown ink, but the directions for the user were written in blue and red ink which has also included in the translation and transcription. These directions occur when a part of the text was to be not prayed during a certain liturgical season.
Abbreviations
A. = antiphon: psalm or hymn that is sung by two choirs alternatively
Ben. = benediction: blessing
Cant. = canticle: sacred chant from scripture
D. = directions
Inv. = invitatory
Les. = lesson
Or. = oration
Ps. = psalm
R. = response
V. = versicle: a line of exclamation preceding a response
Dnē = Domine
Dn̄s = Dominus
Formatting
[= ] = words that were contracted or separated by a hyphen.
< > = indicates a word or part of a word that should not be present.
• Vowels that have a macron (i.e. ā or ē) are words that should end with either the consonant “m” or “n.”
• The vowel “e” at the end of a word often denotes an abbreviation for the dipthong “ae.” For example: “terre” is actually “terrae.”
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[Quire B]
[9 R] re nostri.
[R.] Deo gratias
1. Sancta et immaculata vir-ginitas quibus te laudi-bus efferam nescio. Quiaquem caeli capere non po-terant tuo gremio con-tulisti.
1.2. Bendicta tuin mulierib [=mulieribus] et benedict [=benedictus]fructus ventris tui. Q. [=qui]quem celi [=caeli].
[V.] Iube dn̄e be-nedicere. In omni tribu-latione et angulstia suc-currat nobis virgo ma-ria Amen.
Lectio [Two] [symbol][1]
Et sic in syon firma-ta sunt et in civitate sā-cti [=sancti] similter requie-m: et in ihrlm̄ [=iherulam] potestas
[R.] Thanks to God.
1. Holy and immaculate virginity, I do not know by what praises I may carry you out. Because you bore in your womb, that which the heavens were not able to capture
1.2. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Because you bore in your womb that which the heavens were not able to capture.
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[9 V] mea. Et radicaui in populo honorifcato et in partes dei mei here- ditas ilius: et in ple- nitudine sanctorum detentio mea. Tu autem domine misere- re nostri.
[R.] Deo gratias.
Ā. Beata es virgo ma-
ria que dm̄n portasti
creatorem mundi. Ge-
nuisti qui te fecit et
in eternum [=aeternum] permanes
uirgo.
1. Aue maria gra-
tia plena dominus tecū [=tecum] Genuisti qui te fecit et.
1. Hail Mary full of grace, our Lord is with you. You have brought forth the one who made you. And.
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Quasi ced [=cedrus] exaltata
sūm [=sumus?] libano et qua-
si cypressus in monte
Syon. Quasi palma
exaltata sum in cades
et quasi plantacio [=plantatio] rose [=rosae]
in iherico. Quasi oluia
speciosa in campis et
quasi platamus exalta-
ta sum iuxta aquas.
In plateis sicut cyna-
momū [=cinnamomum] et balsamum
aromatizans odorem
dedi. Quasi myrra
electa dedi suauitatem
odoris. Tu autem dnē [domine]
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R. felix namq [=namque] es sacra
Uirgo maria et omni lau-
De dignissima. Quia ex
Te ortus est sol iustitie [=iustitiae].
V. Ora
Pro populo interueni pro
Clero intercede pro deuoto
femineo [=foemineo] sexu: sentient
omnes tuum leuamen [=iuvamen] (weird spelling, doesn’t match hypertext)
quicūq [=quicunque] celebrant tuam
commemorationem .
Quia ex te ortus est sol
iusticie [=iustitiae] xpūs deus nr̄ [Christus Deus noster].
Gloria patri et filio et
spiritui sancto. Chri-
stus deus nr̄.
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Te eternaum [=aeternum] patrem:
omnis terra ueneratur
tibi omnes angeli:
tibi celi [=caeli] et uniuerse po-
testates.
Tibi cherubim et sera-
phim: in cessabili uoce
proclamant.
Sanctus
Sanctus Dominus
Deus sabaoth.
ra: maiestatis gliē tue [gloriae tuae].
Te gloriosus aposto-
lorum chorus.
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Te martyrum candida-
tus laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confitetur ecclīa [=ecclesia].
Uenerandum tuū [=tuum] uer [=verum]
et unicum filium.
Sanctum quoq [=quoque] para-
clitum spiritum.
Tu rex glorie xp̄e [=gloriae Christe].
Tu patris sempitern [=sempiternus]
es filius.
Tu ad liberandum su-
scepturus hominem nō [=non]
horruisti uirginis uterū [=uterum].
Tu deuicto mortus a
culeo aperuisti credenti-
You the white clothed army of martyrs, praise.
You the holy church through the world confesses.
The Father of immense majesty.
You venerable true and only son.
Also Holy Ghost the comforter.
You, Christ the king of glory.
You are the eternal Son of the Father.
You take up for the purpose of freeing man, did not abhor the womb of the virgin.
You, with the sting of death having been overcome, you opend the
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Tu ad dexteram dei se-
des: in gloria patris.
Te ergo quesumus [=quasumus] fa-
mulis subueni: quos
preciosos sanguine rede-
misti.
Eterna [=aeterna] fac cum sanctis
tuis in gloria numerari.
Saluum fac populum
Tuum domine et bene-
dic hereditati tue [=tuae].
Et rege eos et extolle
Illos: usq [=usque] inerternum [=aeternum].
Per singulos dies bene-
dicmus te.
And we praise your name
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Dignare domine die
Isto sine peccato nos cus-
todire.
Misere nostri domine
misere nostri.
Fiat mīa [=misericordia] tu domine
Super nos: quemad mo-
dum sperauimus in te.
In te domine speraui
Non confundar in eter-
Num [=aeternum].
There is no translation and transcription for the end section of Quire B. However, the pages belonging to this Quire have been placed below and follow the outline provided by Lauren Milburn.
