MS 280: Orlando Bowyer, Latin exercises

1. Fol. 1r-84v: Bowyer, Orlando. Exercises. Latin. Single 18th c. hand in black ink. Written in single column or long lines with between 13 and 25 lines to a page. The earlier leaves (to fol. 16) have lines ruled in pencil; left hand margin ruled in black ink throughout, as are the divisional rules. Text on rectos only, except for contents, some corrections, and at fol. 75v. Associated with most captions is the text 'Lyne', a name? Occasionally another name takes its place as indicated below.

a. Fol. 1r: The name 'Orlando Bowyer' written in black ink, with decorative flourishing.
b. Fol. 1v: Contents list to fol. 37 (i.e. fol. 38)
c. Fols 2r-75: Exercises. Titles from captions.

• i. Fol. 2r. Felices ter et amplius. "Lyne."
• ii. Fol. 4r. Eutrapelus cuicunq[ue] nocere volebat Vestimenta dabat pretiosa. "Ld Sunbury."
• iii. Fol. 7r. Τα μή κάλα καλα πεφάντάι. "Lyne."
• iv. Fol. 9r. Clypeosq[ue] insigne paternum centum angues cinctamq[ue] gerit serpentibus hydra[m]. "Lyne."
• v. Fol. 11r. Caret mortis formidine pectus.
• vi. Fol. 14r. Iratus leges minitatur et urnam.
• vii. Fol. 16r. Iratus leges minitatur et urnam. "Berkely."
• viii. Fol. 18r. Sapere et fari.
• ix. Fol. 18r. Medicus multum celer atq[ue] fidelis. "Hays."
• x. Fol. 21r. Et sapit et mecum facit.
• xi. Fol. 22r. In equum bellatorem. "Batty."
• xii. Fol. 23r. Recte statuit Baglivius de Tarantula. "Lyne."
• xiii. Fol. 27r. Pro more et morte. "Lang."
• xiv. Fol. 29r. Clypeosq[ue] insigne paternum centum angues cinctamq[ue] gerit serpentibus hydram. "Phipps."
• xv. Fol. 30r. Foliisq[ue] notas et nomina mandant. "West."
• xvi. Fol. 33r. Aude, hospes contemnere opes.
• xvii. Fol. 33r. Memor acta non alio rege puertiæ.
• xviii. Fol. 33r. Mala librorum copia. "Lyne."
• xix. Fol. 35r. Ne patriam rem perdere quis velit.. "Lyne."
• xx. Fol. 36r. Fungar vice cotis. "Lyne."
• xxi. Fol. 37r. Secernite sacra profanis. "Lyne."
• xxii. Fol. 38r. O tua cornu. "Lyne."
• xxiii. Fol. 40r. Nec mihi cum teneris ullum, post bruta Bellum Pergama. "Lyne."
• xxiv. Fol. 42r. Aut erit aut non. "Lyne."
• xxv. Fol. 43r. Externi venient generi qui sanguine nostrum nomen in astra ferant. "Lyne."
• xxvi. Fol. 46r. Discite non inter lances. "Clinch." With footnote in English, "An Imitation or rather a translation of Dean Swift's Progress of Poetry Vol. 4."
• xxvii. Fol. 47r. Nil molitur inepti. "Laynge."
• xxviii. Fol. 48r. Luodcunq[ue] ostendas mihi sic incredulous odi. "Lyne."
• xxix. Fol. 51r. Si volet usus. "Lyne."
• xxx. Fol. 53r. Decipit exemplar. "Lyne."
• xxxi. Fol. 55r. In vidiam placare paras virtute relicta contemnere. "Lyne."
• xxxii. Fol. 57r. Nunquam pæniteat non deformem esse natum. "Lyne."
• xxxiii. Fol. 59r. Gladiatorium paria. "Lyne."
• xxxiv. Fol. 61r. Pro more et monte. "Richards."
• xxxv. Fol. 63r. Modus agri non ita magnus hortus ubi. "Berkely."
• xxxvi. Fol. 65r. Διςγαρ[?] ελεγκος Εσσεται. "Lyne."
• xxxvii. Fol. 67r. Blenheima.
• xxxviii. Fol. 69r. Σκήνη πας ό Βίος. "Lyne."
• xxxix. Fol. 70r. Custodes limine ab alto procedunt, gressumq[ue] canes comitantur Herilem. "Lyne."
• xl. Fol. 71r. Cunctane pro campo & Tiberino flumine sordent? "Lyne."
• xli. Fol. 75v. Catus quantum vis Rusticus.
• xlii. Fol. 75v. Utile Dulcis. [fols 76r-84r blank.]

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Inscription of Orlando Bowyer on fol. 1r.