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Liber de aleatoribus (Appendix secunda, opuscula supposita)

Editors' preface

PL 4:827
APPENDIX SECUNDA.
SECOND APPENDIX.
OPUSCULA SUPPOSITA.
SPURIOUS WORKS.
LIBER DE ALEATORIBUS.
BOOK ON DICE-PLAYERS.
TRACTATUS PERPERAM CYPRIANO ADSCRIPTUS.
A TREATISE WRONGLY ASCRIBED TO CYPRIAN.
I. Magna nobis ab universa fraternitate cura successit: maxime ex rea perditorum omnium audacia, id est, aleatorum quae animos ad nequitiam in se illicit, ut in lacum mortis mergat. Et quoniam nobis divina et paterna pietas Apostolatus ducatum contulit, et vicariam Domini sedem coelesti dignatione ornavit, et originem authentici Apostolatus, super quem Christus fundavit Ecclesiam in superiore nostro portamus, accepta simul potestate solvendi ac ligandi et curatione peccata dimittendi: salutari doctrina admonemur, ne cum delinquentibus assidue ignoscimus, ipsi cum eis pariter torqueamur.
I. A great care has fallen to us on behalf of the whole brotherhood: above all from the guilty boldness of all the lost, that is, of the dice-players, which entices souls into wickedness within itself, so as to plunge them into the pit of death. And since the divine and fatherly goodness has conferred on us the leadership of the Apostolate, and has adorned the vicarious seat of the Lord with heavenly favour, and we bear in our predecessor the origin of the authentic Apostolate, upon which Christ founded the Church, having received at the same time the power of loosing and binding and, with healing, of forgiving sins: we are warned by saving teaching, lest, while we constantly pardon those who offend, we ourselves be tormented together with them.
Editors' notes and page, col. 827

Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 405)

(a) ‹anchor: universa fraternitate cura› · call in col 827

Sic Ebor. Imp. Cura fidelis.

So the York manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Cura fidelis" (faithful care).

(printed under page 405)

(b) ‹anchor: maxime ex rea› · call in col 827

Sic Ebor. Imp. Et rea.

So the York manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Et rea."

(printed under page 405)

(c) ‹anchor: lacum mortis mergat› · call in col 827

Sic Bod. 1. Ebor. Imp. Ad nequitiam se in lacum. Laqueo mortis tingant Ebor.

So Bodleian MS 1 and the York manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Ad nequitiam se in lacum" (to wickedness, itself into the pit). York: "Laqueo mortis tingant" (dip in the snare of death).

(printed under page 405)

(d) ‹anchor: in superiore nostro› · call in col 827

Sic Bod. 1. Cor[?]. Imp. Vestro.

So Bodleian MS 1 and the [Cor…, siglum not clearly legible] manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Vestro" (your).

(printed under page 405)

(e) ‹anchor: dimittendi : salutari› · call in col 827

Sic Bod. 1. Imp. Solvendi, salutari Bod. 1.

So Bodleian MS 1. Printed edition(s): "Solvendi"; "salutari" Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 405) EDIT. OXON. NOTAE. (printed under page 405) (note I.1) ‹lemma: Magna nobis ab universa fraternitate cura› · col 827 I. — Magna nobis ab universa fraternitate cura. Forte legendum : universae fraternitatis cura. Est tamen adhuc plane mutilum hujus libri frontispicium. PAM.

I. — "A great concern from the whole brotherhood." Perhaps read: "the concern of the whole brotherhood." Yet the opening of this book is still plainly mutilated. PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 405) (note I.2) ‹lemma: Et quoniam nobis› · col 827 Et quoniam nobis. Praetermisi voculam in superfluam. RIGALT.

"And since to us." I have left out the superfluous little word "in." RIGAULT.

(printed under page 405) (note I.3) ‹lemma: Et quoniam nobis divina et paterna pietas› · col 827 Et quoniam nobis divina et paterna pietas, etc. Nec Faber notat hunc Tractatum non esse Cypriani. Nam ex hoc loco apparere alicujus Pontificis Romani scriptum esse. PAMEL.

"And since divine and fatherly goodness [has conferred] on us," etc. Faber too notes that this treatise is not Cyprian's; for it appears from this passage to be the writing of some Roman pontiff. PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 405; the note runs from the left foot column into the right)

Page

  • running head: LIBER (cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A ‹nesta contestatio est›; B ‹I. Magna nobis ab universa›; C ‹Sic Ebor. Imp. Cura fidelis (in the apparatus)›
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: column begins with the fragment "nesta" broken from the previous column (probably honesta; English supplement uncertain); last word "perfe-" hyphenated across the column break; "mutua" and "pudorem" partly blurred/broken in the scan, read with confidence; "vultibus?" question mark set as printed; full-width lines not set: after the XIV paragraph, the rule, the MONITUM heading and its text (Hic novis Editoribus locus...), APPENDIX S..., OPUSCULA SUP..., LIBER DE ALEA..., TRACTATUS PERPERAM CYP..., all cut off at the right edge; LECTIONES VARIANTES heading, the variants and the EDIT. OXON. notes at the page foot are apparatus, left for the later pass
  • other: a full-width band stands across cols 827/828 in mid-page: the 1 paragraph(s) above it in col 828 are set here, after the 2 above it in col 827 (reading order, moved on receipt); the band itself (its title lines) is not set by the volunteer page: it is now set at the head of c827 by full_width, settle round 5
  • other: the column opens with the end of the previous work (another unit); not set here: the unit begins at I. Magna nobis
  • other (Q1): the three EDIT. OXON. notes on col 827 (I. Magna nobis; Et quoniam nobis, Rigalt.; Et quoniam nobis divina, Pamel.) added from the page foot; the notes II. Ne in Ecclesia securi and Indignante Domino, and variants f–j, belong to col 828. The MONITUM printed above the APPENDIX SECUNDA title belongs to De bono pudicitiae (Ray, REOPEN-2026-10-22) and stands before this unit's start, not set here.
  • running head: 827 LIBER 828
  • marginal letters: A nesta contestatio est. Nihil consideretur curiose in (De bono pudicitiae, not set here); B (right column, II. Ideo sal terrae); C (in the footnotes); D (none)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other (Q4): note I.3's English corrected (the Latin says Faber does note the treatise is not Cyprian's). The notes I.1–I.3 are kept here only; their duplicate copies were removed from n828.
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II. Ideo sal terrae dicimur, ut ex nobis omnis fraternitas coelesti sapientia saliatur. Nam cum dicat: Sal autem si fatuatum fuerit, nihil valebit nisi ut projiciatur foras et conculcetur ab hominibus; hoc veremur et timemus, ne in Ecclesia securi, quod nobis sacerdotalis dignitas tradita est negligentes, juxta quosdam fratres inertes reperiamur: aut dum falsam communicationem damus, id quod cum honore de Dei dignatione percepimus, indignante Domino et exprobrante amittamus; dicit enim Scriptura divina: Vae erit pastoribus. Quod si ipsi pastores negligentes reperti fuerint, quid respondebunt Domino pro
II. Therefore we are called the salt of the earth, so that from us the whole brotherhood may be salted with heavenly wisdom. For since He says: "But if the salt has lost its savour, it will be good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men" (Matt. 5:13), this we fear and dread: lest, secure in the Church because the priestly dignity has been handed to us, we be found negligent, like certain idle brethren; or lest, while we grant a false communion, we lose, with the Lord indignant and reproaching, that which we received with honour from the favour of God; for divine Scripture says: "Woe will be to the shepherds" (Jer. 23:1). But if the shepherds themselves have been found negligent, what will they answer to the Lord for
Editors' notes and page, col. 828

Footnotes

(f) ‹anchor: Sal autem si fatuatum› · call in col 828

Fatuum Bod. 1.

"Fatuum" (become foolish/insipid), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 405)

(g) ‹anchor: fuerit, nihil› · call in col 828

Nihilo Bod.

"Nihilo," Bodleian manuscript.

(printed under page 405)

(h) ‹anchor: ne in› · call in col 828

Ne cum Bod. 1.

"Ne cum," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 405)

(i) ‹anchor: tradita est› · call in col 828

Dignitas est Bod. 1.

"Dignitas est," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 405)

(j) ‹anchor: quid respondebunt› · call in col 828

A Domino trad. Bod. 1.

"A Domino trad[ita]" (handed down by the Lord), Bodleian MS 1.

EDIT. OXON. NOTAE. (note II.1) ‹lemma: Ne in Ecclesia securi› · col 828 II. — Ne in Ecclesia securi. Etiam hic interposita erat particula cum superflua. PAMEL.

II. — "Lest, secure in the Church." Here too the superfluous particle "cum" had been inserted. PAMELIUS.

(note II.2) ‹lemma: Indignante Domino, exprobrantes amittamus› · col 828 Indignante Domino, exprobrantes amittamus. Censeo legendum, et exprobrante. PAMEL.

"With the Lord indignant, reproaching, we lose." I think one should read "and reproaching" [i.e., the Lord reproaching]. PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 405)

Page

  • running head: LIBER 828 (left part of the running head cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A ctus auriga, ultra concessas; B II. Ideo sal terrae dicimur; C beside the Lectiones variantes (f Fatuum Bod. 1), not in the text; D (none)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: column begins with the fragment "ctus" of a word broken from col. 827; full-width MONITUM (cut off at left, "...at libellum D. Cypriano recenter adjudicatum...") not set, stands after "bene valete"; full-width titles APPENDIX SECUNDA / OPUSCULA SUPPOSITA / DE ALEATORIBUS / PERPERAM CYPRIANO ADSCRIPTUS (cut off at left) not set, stand between the Monitum and section II; "facere" printed blurred (f.cere), read as facere; "auxil⟨i⟩a", "prae⟨s⟩tare", "Eccle⟨s⟩ia", "⟨n⟩egligentes" have letters damaged in the type; Lectiones variantes and Edit. Oxon. Notae (Pamel.) at page foot not set
  • other: the 1 paragraph(s) of this column above the full-width band are set under col 827 (reading order, moved on receipt)
  • running head: 827 LIBER 828
  • marginal letters: A ctus auriga, ultra concessas (De bono pudicitiae, not set here); B II. Ideo sal terrae dicimur; C (in the footnotes); D (none)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other (Q4): the EDIT. OXON. notes I.1–I.3 (on col 827; I.3 runs on into this foot column) were duplicated here and are removed; they stand in n827.
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pecoribus? Quid de Domino pecora dicent? a pecoribus se esse vexatos? non credetur illis: incredibilis res est pastores pati posse aliquid a pecore; magis punientur propter mendacium suum. Et alia Scriptura dicit: Rectorem te petierunt, noli extolli. Esto in illis quasi unus ex ipsis: curam illorum habe et considera. Et iterum: Existimate sacerdotem esse cultorem, et omnes esse apud eum delicias, granaria plena, et de quocumque desideraverint pabulo oves, eas saturare. Nam ut constaret nos, id est episcopos, pastores esse ovium spiritalium, hoc est, hominum fidelium qui sub cura nostra constituti, ne ullum in eis scabiei vitium reperiatur; quo magis a nobis quotidie perscrutentur, ut medicamine coelesti adhibito, vellera eis florida crescant quae ad naturam vestis saluta⟨r⟩is proficiant.
the flocks? What will the flocks say concerning the Lord? that they have been harassed by the flocks? They will not be believed: it is an incredible thing that shepherds could suffer anything from the flock; they will be punished all the more on account of their lie. And another Scripture says: They have sought you as ruler, do not be lifted up. Be among them as one of them: have care of them and consider. And again: Consider the priest to be a cultivator, and that all delights are with him, granaries full, and that with whatever fodder the sheep desire he satisfies them. For so that it might be established that we, that is, the bishops, are shepherds of spiritual sheep, that is, of faithful people who are placed under our care, lest any blemish of scab be found in them; all the more are they to be examined by us daily, so that, heavenly medicine having been applied, flourishing fleeces may grow on them which may serve towards the nature of a saving garment.
III. In Evangeli⟨o⟩ Dominus ad Petrum dixit: Petre, inquit, amas me? Et Petrus respondit: Etiam Domine, tu scis quoniam amo te. Dixit: Pasce oves meas; et sollicite mandans tertio confirmarit dicendo: Pasce oves meas.
III. In the Gospel the Lord said to Peter: Peter, He says, do you love Me? And Peter answered: Yes, Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee. He said: Feed My sheep; and, giving the charge with concern, He confirmed it a third time, saying: Feed My sheep.
IV. Et quoniam Episcopium, id est, Spiritum sanctum per impositionem manus, cordis excepimus hospitio; cohab⟨i⟩tatori nostro ne ullam molestiam proponamus, Apostolus monet et dicit: Nolite contristare Spiritum sanctum qui in vobis est; et nolite extinguere lumen, quod effulsit in vobis. Quanta autem Episcopum bene agentem et salubriter admonentem, sine tribulatione corporis, condigna maneant Martyria: tanta et in Episcopum negligentem nulla de Scripturis sanctis documenta promentem, cumulentur tormenta; apostolus nos excitat Paulus, et condigno statu episcopos et procuratores Evangelicae doctrinae ponit et dicit: Quamdiu erit infans, procuratores et actores habet; at cum creverit haereditatem suam expetit. Nos etiam dispensatores et procuratores Evangelii sumus; hoc quoque inter dispensatores et procuratores quaeritur, ut quis fidelis et justus inveniatur; si ergo apud dispensatores et procuratores quaeritur, ut quis fidelis et justus inveniatur, quid si oves delinquant,
IV. And since we have received the Episcopium, that is, the Holy Spirit, through the imposition of the hand, into the hospitality of the heart, so that we may not cause any annoyance to our fellow-dweller, the Apostle warns and says: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit Who is in you; and do not extinguish the light which has shone forth in you. But as great as are the fitting martyrdoms which await a bishop who acts well and admonishes wholesomely, without tribulation of the body, so great also are the torments heaped upon a negligent bishop who brings forth no teachings from the holy Scriptures; the apostle Paul rouses us, and places bishops and procurators of the Gospel teaching in a fitting position, and says: As long as he is a child, he has procurators and agents; but when he has grown up he seeks his inheritance. We too are stewards and procurators of the Gospel; this also is required among stewards and procurators, that one be found faithful and just; if therefore it is required among stewards and procurators that one be found faithful and just, what if the sheep sin,
Editors' notes and page, col. 829

Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 406)

(a) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 829

Sic Bod 1. Imp. Considaverint Bod. 1, 2.

So Bodleian MS 1. Printed edition(s): [as in the text]; "Considaverint" Bodleian MSS 1 and 2.

(printed under page 406)

(b) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 829

Nullum Bod. 1.

"Nullum," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(c) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 829

Sic Lam. Ebor. Bod. 1. Corb. Imp. Ad Petrum dixit, pasce.

So the Lambeth, York, Bodleian 1 and Corbie manuscripts. Printed edition(s): "Ad Petrum dixit, pasce" (he said to Peter, Feed).

(printed under page 406)

(d) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 829

Episcopum Bod. 1.

"Episcopum," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(e) ‹anchor: cohabitatori nostro ne ullam› · call in col 829

Et cohab. nostro nullam Bod. 1,

"Et cohab[itatori] nostro nullam," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(f) ‹anchor: proponamus, Apostolus› · call in col 829

Dominus Bod. 1,

"Dominus" (the Lord), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(g) ‹anchor: condigna maneant› · call in col 829

Sint Bod. 1.

"Sint," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(h) ‹anchor: in Episcopum negligentem› · call in col 829

Tanto et Ep. negl. ei Bod. 1.

"Tanto et Ep[iscopum] negl[igentem] ei," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(i) ‹anchor: quid si oves› · call in col 829

Omnes Bod 1. Corb.

"Omnes" (all), Bodleian MS 1 and the Corbie manuscript.

(printed under page 406)

(j) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 829 or 830

Apostolus idem P. Bod. 1

"Apostolus idem P[aulus]," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

Page

  • running head: 829 DE ALEATORIBU[S] (cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A pecoribus? Quid de Domino; B salutaris proficiant; C tormenta; apostolus nos excitat Paulus; D beside the foot of the Lectiones variantes (no text line of this column beside it)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: saluta⟨r⟩is, Evangeli⟨o⟩ and cohab⟨i⟩tatori have damaged letters; vexatos, Dominus, Spiritum and sine are blurred but legible. Episcopium is set as printed (the variant apparatus gives Episcopum) and rendered as a term. The column ends with de- split at the column break. The overlapping lines between the images (scis quoniam amo te...; ut quis fidelis... de-) are set once. The full-width headings LECTIONES VARIANTES and EDIT. OXON. NOT[AE] at the page foot belong to the apparatus and are not set.
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et delinquentibus dispensatores? Non ipsi delinquentium se pondere onerant? Apostolus Paulus commemorat, quando ad Timotheum docendum et corroborandum in fidei firmitate, ne quid Deum fallat, et ne malignum orationibus justorum intercedat, providus et sollicitus dicit: O Timothee fili, commendatum serva: noli spernere donum quod in te est per impositionem manuum seniorum: accingere fortiter, et viriliter age ministerium tuum, et cum integritate supple: esto caeteris bonum exemplum; nemo tibi contradicat, nemo juventutem tuam contemnat: peccantem coram multis castiga, ut et caeteri metum habeant, et ne communicaveris peccatis alienis. Et iterum: Si quis frater fornicarius, aut idolorum cultor, aut avarus, aut raptor sive injustus nominatus fuerit, cum ejusmodi quidem nec cibum capere. Et alio loco: Quicumque frater more alienigenarum vivit, et admittit res similes factis eorum, desine in convictu ejus esse; quod nisi tu faceris, et tu particeps eris ejus. Et in doctrinis Apostolorum: Si quis frater delinquit in Ecclesia, et non paret legi; hic nec colligatur, donec poenitentiam agat, et non recipiatur, ne inquinetur et impediatur oratio vestra. Et Apostolus etiam iterum dicit: Eximite malos e medio vestri.
and dispensers to those who sin? Do they not burden themselves with the weight of those who sin? The Apostle Paul makes mention of it when, to instruct Timothy and to strengthen him in firmness of faith, lest anything deceive God, and lest anything evil come between the prayers of the righteous, he says, provident and solicitous: O Timothy, son, keep what has been entrusted: do not despise the gift which is in you through the laying on of the hands of the elders: gird yourself bravely, and carry out your ministry manfully, and fulfil it with integrity: be a good example to the rest; let no one contradict you, let no one despise your youth: rebuke the one who sins in the presence of many, so that the rest also may have fear, and do not share in the sins of others. And again: If any brother is named a fornicator, or a worshipper of idols, or avaricious, or a robber or unjust, with such a one indeed do not even take food. And in another place: Whatever brother lives after the manner of foreigners, and commits things like their deeds, cease to be in his company; and unless you do so, you too will be a partaker with him. And in the teachings of the Apostles: If any brother sins in the Church, and does not obey the law, let him not be gathered in until he does penance, and let him not be received, lest your prayer be defiled and hindered. And the Apostle also says again: Remove the wicked from your midst.
V. Quod si multorum testium varia et consonanti monitione docemur, cum delinquentibus fratribus cibo ne quidem vesci; quanto magis debeat et ab sacrificio Christi arceri? Quam magna et larga pietas Dei filii, quod in futurum praescius nobis consulat: ne quis inter fratres incautus denuo laqueis diaboli capiatur? Sollicitos esse jussit et providos atque eruditos; quoniam hostis ille antiquus circuit, pulsans Dei servos, non uno genere tentans. Multae enim sunt tentationes ejus quorum primordia sunt: idololatria, moechiae, furta, rapinae, avaritia, fraus, ebrietas, impatientia, adulterium, homicidium, zelus, perfidia, falsa testimonia, eloquium falsum, invidia, extollentia, maledictum, error, et si qua sunt similia quae his congruunt; ex quibus est aleae tabula.
V. But if by the varied and concordant admonition of many witnesses we are taught not even to eat food with brothers who sin, how much more ought [such a one] also to be kept away from the sacrifice of Christ? How great and abundant is the goodness of the Son of God, that, foreknowing the future, He takes counsel for us, lest anyone among the brothers, unwary, be caught again in the snares of the devil? He commanded us to be watchful and provident and well instructed, since that ancient enemy goes about, assailing the servants of God, tempting not in one way only. For many are his temptations, of which the beginnings are: idolatry, fornications, thefts, robberies, avarice, fraud, drunkenness, impatience, adultery, homicide, jealousy, faithlessness, false testimonies, false speech, envy, self-exaltation, cursing, error, and whatever things there are like these that accord with them; among which is the gaming board.
Editors' notes and page, col. 830

Footnotes

(j) ‹anchor: Apostolus Paulus commemorat› · call in col 830

Apostolus idem P. Bod. 1

"Apostolus idem P[aulus]" (the same Apostle Paul), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(k) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 830

In bonum Bod. 1.

"In bonum," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(l) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 830

Nisi feceris Bod. 1.

"Nisi feceris" (unless you do), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(m) ‹anchor: Eximite malos e medio› · call in col 830

Nescio Bod. 1.

"Nescio," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 406)

(n) ‹anchor: monitione docemur› · call in col 830

Unitatem et consonantem monitionem docemur ne cum del. frat. cibum Bod. 1.

"Unitatem et consonantem monitionem docemur ne cum del[inquentibus] frat[ribus] cibum," Bodleian MS 1.

EDIT. OXON. NOTAE. (note 1) ‹lemma: Rectorem te petierunt› · col 829 Rectorem te petierunt. Etiam hic malim posuerunt. PAMEL.

"They sought you as ruler." Here too I would prefer "posuerunt" (they set you). PAMELIUS.

(note 2) ‹lemma: Existimate sacerdotem› · col 829 Existimate sacerdotem. Nescio ad quam Scripturam alludat. Nisi forte respiciat eas quae agriculturam verbi spectant. PAMEL.

"Consider the priest." I do not know to what Scripture he alludes, unless perhaps he has in view those that concern the husbandry of the word. PAMELIUS.

(note 3) ‹lemma: Ne ullum in eis scabiei vitium reperiatur› · col 829 Ne ullum in eis scabiei vitium reperiatur. Ita lego pro eo quod erat, scabie; est tamen adhuc locus obscurus et mutilus. PAMEL.

"Lest any fault of scab be found in them." So I read in place of what stood, "scabie"; yet the passage is still obscure and mutilated. PAMELIUS.

(note III.1) ‹lemma: Confirmarit› · col 829 III. — Confirmarit. Ita Pamel., Baluz., Oxon. an pro confirmaverit, male lectis. mss.? EDD.

III. — "Confirmarit." So Pamelius, Baluze and Oxford; is it for "confirmaverit," the manuscripts having been misread? EDITORS.

(note IV.1) ‹lemma: Cohabitatori nostro› · col 829 IV. — Cohabitatori nostro. Superflua et particula locum reddebat obscurum. PAMEL.

IV. — "Our fellow-dweller." The superfluous particle "et" made the passage obscure. PAMELIUS.

(note IV.2) ‹lemma: Sine tribulatione corporis› · col 829 Sine tribulatione corporis. Hic velim adjectum etiam. PAMEL.

"Without affliction of the body." Here I would have "etiam" (even) added. PAMELIUS.

(note IV.3) ‹lemma: Et cum digno statu› · col 829 Et cum digno statu. Prorsus lego condigno. PAMEL.

"And with a worthy standing." I read outright "condigno." PAMELIUS.

(note IV.4) ‹lemma: Providus et sollicitus dicit› · col 830 Providus et sollicitus dicit. Omnino et istud lego, pro dicens. PAMEL.

"Provident and solicitous, he says." I certainly read this too, in place of "dicens." PAMELIUS.

(note IV.5) ‹lemma: Et in doctrinis Apostolorum› · col 830 Et in doctrinis Apostolorum. Unde haec citat nescio; neque enim reperiuntur aut in Canonibus aut in Constitutionibus Apostolicis. PAMEL.

"And in the teachings of the Apostles." Whence he cites this I do not know; for it is found neither in the Canons nor in the Apostolic Constitutions. PAMELIUS.

(note V.1) ‹lemma: Cum delinquentibus› · col 830 V — Cum delinquentibus. Rursum omisimus, ne particulam superfluam. PAMEL

V — "With the offending." Again we have left out "ne," a superfluous particle. PAMELIUS.

(note V.2) ‹lemma: Quam magna et larga pietas Domini filii› · col 830 Quam magna et larga pietas Domini filii. Lego Dei PAMEL.

"How great and bountiful the goodness of the Lord's Son." I read "Dei" (of God). PAMELIUS.

(note V.3) ‹lemma: Non uno genere tentans› · col 830 Non uno genere tentans. Censeo legendum tentationis. PAMEL.

"Tempting in more than one way." I think one should read "tentationis" (of temptation). PAMELIUS.

(note V.4) ‹lemma: Moechiae› · col 830 Moechiae. Prorsus aut hoc legendum, aut moechia, pro eo quod erat, moechae. PAMEL.

"Moechiae" (adulteries). Either this must be read, or "moechia," in place of what stood, "moechae." PAMELIUS.

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  • running head: DE ALEATORIBUS. 830 (initial D cut off at the image edge; read as DE)
  • marginal letters: A linquant, et delinquentibus; B cum ejusmodi quidem nec cibum capere; C piatur? Sollicitos esse jussit; D (in the Variae lectiones, beside "cum del. frat. cibum Bod. 1.")
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other (Q2): variant (j), called after "Apostolus" in col 830, added from the page foot.
PL 4:831
VI. Praeest diaboli laqueus manifestus, venenum portans le⟨t⟩ale serpentis, et inductio corrumpens; quae cum videtur nihil esse, magna amplexu operitur deletio. Quid illud est, quaeso, fideles, ut manus quae jam ab injuriis humanis expiata est, et ad sacrificium Dominicum admissa, et quod ad salutem totius hominis pertinet, dignatione suscipit; quae ad laudem Domini in oraculo exsurgit; quae signum crucis, per quod tuemur, frontibus imprimit: ipsa quae divina sacramenta consummat: quid est, inquam, ut iterum laqueis diaboli, unde exuta est, implicetur et per ipsa damnetur? Aleatrices manus, libidinoso studio consueverunt, id est, aleae tabulae; quod est diaboli venabulum, et delicti vulnus insanabile. Aleae tabulam dico, ubi diabolus praesto est, ad amicapiendum summissus, et cum ceperit de captivo triumphum, perfidia, falsa testimonia. Tabulam aleae dico; ubi dementia, et furia, et venale perjurium, imperium et colloquium serpentinum. Illic rabiosa amicitia, illic atrocissimi sceleris fraternitas discordans, illic convicia et audacia saeva, et mens insana, et fera impatientia. Aleae tabulam dico; ubi possessionum amissio; et pecuniarum ingentium perditio, monstrum, et demonstrans litigiosum, furax dementia.
VI. Before [us] stands the manifest snare of the devil, bearing the lethal venom of the serpent, and a corrupting inducement; and while it seems to be nothing, a great destruction is concealed by its embrace. What is this, I ask, faithful ones, that the hand which has already been cleansed from human wrongs, and admitted to the Lord's sacrifice, and which by [God's] condescension receives what pertains to the salvation of the whole man; which rises in prayer to the praise of the Lord; which imprints on foreheads the sign of the cross, by which we are protected; the very hand which completes the divine sacraments: what is it, I say, that it should again be entangled in the snares of the devil, from which it has been freed, and be condemned through them? Gaming hands have grown accustomed with lustful zeal, that is, to the dice-board; which is the devil's hunting-spear, and an incurable wound of sin. I mean the dice-board, where the devil is at hand, sent stealthily to catch friends, and when he has won a triumph over his captive, [there follow] treachery, false testimonies. I mean the dice-board, where [there are] madness, and fury, and venal perjury, serpentine command and converse. There [is] rabid friendship, there a discordant brotherhood of most atrocious crime, there insults and savage audacity, and an insane mind, and wild impatience. I mean the dice-board, where [there are] the loss of possessions, and the ruin of enormous sums of money, a monstrosity, and a quarrelsome display, a thieving madness.
VII. O aleatorum noxia, sedentaria, et pigra nequitia! O manus crudeles, et ad periculum sui armatae, quae bona paterna et opes avorum sudore quaesitas ignominioso studio dilapidant: manus trux, noxia et insomnis nocte dieque continuis instrumentorum suorum armigera: quae peccando seipsam damnavit, et post peccata non desinit ire! O nequam manus, in perniciem Domini sui armata, quae sordidissimi aeris totam substantiam perdit; et cum tot essent augendae
VII. O the harmful, sedentary and sluggish wickedness of gamblers! O hands cruel and armed to their own peril, which with ignominious zeal squander paternal goods and the wealth gained by the sweat of grandfathers: a savage hand, harmful and sleepless, by night and day continually bearing the arms of its own instruments: which by sinning has condemned itself, and after its sins does not cease to go on! O worthless hand, armed for the ruin of its own master, which loses its whole substance for the most sordid bronze; and though it had so many means of increasing
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Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 407)

(a) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Sic Bod. 1. Imp. Praesto est.

So Bodleian MS 1. Printed edition(s): "Praesto est" (is at hand).

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(b) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Amplexibus Bod. 1.

"Amplexibus" (by embraces), Bodleian MS 1.

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(c) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Ipsa dig. Bod. 1.

"Ipsa dig[…]," Bodleian MS 1.

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(d) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Ipsa sig. Bod 1.

"Ipsa sig[num]," Bodleian MS 1.

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(e) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Ipsa, ad Bod. 1.

"Ipsa, ad," Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 407)

(f) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Zabuli malum Bod. 1.

"Zabuli malum" (the devil's evil), Bodleian MS 1.

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(g) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Et ad Bod. 1.

"Et ad," Bodleian MS 1.

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(h) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Immanitas, illic Bod. 1.

"Immanitas, illic" (savagery, there), Bodleian MS 1.

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(i) ‹anchor: pecuniarum ingentium› · call in col 831

Perditus, et dem. lit. et, Bod. 1.

"Perditus, et dem[onstrans] lit[igiosum] et," Bodleian MS 1.

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(j) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Insequitur Bod, 1,

"Insequitur" (follows), Bodleian MS 1.

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(k) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 831

Laqueus est ille mali Bod. 1.

"Laqueus est ille mali" (that is the snare of evil), Bodleian MS 1.

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  • running head: 831 LIBER (running head cut off at the image edge; full title not visible)
  • marginal letters: A ‹VI. Praeest diaboli laqueus manifestus›; B ‹amicapiendum summissus, et cum ceperit›; C ‹rum armigera: quae peccando›; D ‹cio vero, est, ex Antonino (in the editors' notes at the page foot)›
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
PL 4:832
rei familiaris et multarum abundantiae opum, modo inops et pauper est! Alea est, quam lex odit: alea est, quam sequitur crimen ignobile; ubi manifesta tentatio, et poena occulta. Alea est alveus mali, et supplantatio amici, quae nec lucrum confert, sed totum consumit. Hinc deinde pauperes fiunt, hinc opes suas perdunt, hinc jam consumptis omnibus rebus suis, mutuis pecuniis se obruunt: hinc patrimonium, sine ulla fori calumnia amittunt. Qualis est lis, ut quos nemo persequitur, seipsos per invidiam persequantur? ut paternas suas haereditates sub ossorum multiformi numero dispergant?
its household property and an abundance of many resources, it is now needy and poor! Dice is what the law hates: dice is what a base crime follows, where the temptation is manifest and the penalty hidden. Dice is the gaming-board of evil and the tripping-up of a friend, which confers no gain but consumes everything. Hence, then, they become poor; hence they lose their wealth; hence, when all their possessions have now been consumed, they overwhelm themselves with borrowed money; hence they lose their patrimony without any false accusation in the court. What sort of quarrel is it, that those whom no one pursues pursue themselves through envy? that they scatter their paternal inheritances under the manifold number of the bones?
VIII. Est et quando ipsi aleatores cum prostitutis mulieribus penes auctorem suum nocturnas vigilias, clausis foribus, celebrant: armantur adversus se miseri, spiritu diaboli repleti: et illic duplex aut geminum crimen admittunt. Hic concrepat aleae sonus, illic silentio operatur incestus: hic sine ullo dignitatis suae respectu, sine ulla excusatione, pestifero studio cedere bonis suis cogitur; illic secreto mortale venenum bibitur. Unde haec sacrilegia meditatio, unde hoc crimen, auctorum testimonio comprobamus? Cum enim quidam studio litterarum bene eruditus, multum meditando hoc malum et tam perniciosum studium adinvenit, instinctu solius Zabuli, qui eum artibus suis repleverat; hanc ergo autem ostendit, quam et colendam sculpturis cum sua imagine fabricavit. Statuit itaque imaginem suam cum nominis sui subscriptione, suggerente sibi amico, qui ut hanc artem excogitaret in pectore subjecit. Sic ergo se in imagine speciosa demonstrans, alto quodam loco condidit; et in sinus suos hanc aleae tabulam gestans, ut quasi ipse lusor et adinventor hujus malitiae appareret, cujus nomen a Dei servis nominari non deberet
VIII. There is also the case when the gamblers themselves, together with prostitute women, keep nocturnal vigils with doors closed in the house of their originator. The wretches arm themselves against one another, filled with the spirit of the devil, and there they commit a double or twin crime. Here the sound of the dice rattles; there incest is worked in silence. Here, without any regard for his dignity and without any excuse, a man is compelled by a pestilential pursuit to yield up his goods; there a deadly poison is drunk in secret. How do we prove by the testimony of authors whence this sacrilegious devising came, whence this crime? For a certain man, well educated in the study of letters, by much meditating invented this evil and so pernicious a pursuit at the instigation of the Devil alone, who had filled him with his arts. So then he displayed it, and he also made it to be worshipped with carvings together with his own image. He therefore set up his image with the inscription of his name, at the suggestion of his friend, who put it into his breast that he should devise this art. So then, displaying himself in a handsome image, he set it in a certain high place, bearing this dice-board in his bosom, so that he might appear as it were himself the player and inventor of this wickedness, whose name ought not to be named by the servants of God
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Footnotes

(l) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 832

Sic Corb. Imp. Sub hostium suorum multif. num. Disperdant Bod. 1.

So the Corbie manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Sub hostium suorum multif[ario] num[ero]" (under the manifold number of its enemies). "Disperdant," Bodleian MS 1.

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(m) ‹anchor: meditando hoc› · call in col 832

Malum Lam.

"Malum," Lambeth manuscript.

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(n) ‹anchor: in pectore subjecit› · call in col 832

Sic Corb. Imp. In peccatorem subvenit,

So the Corbie manuscript. Printed edition(s): "In peccatorem subvenit" (came to the aid of the sinner).

EDIT. OXON. NOTAE. (note VI.1) ‹lemma: Magna amplexu operitur deletio› · col 831 VI. — Magna amplexu operitur deletio. Locus multis est corruptus. PAMEL.

VI. — "A great destruction is covered by an embrace." The passage is corrupt in many places. PAMELIUS.

(note VI.2) ‹lemma: Manus quae jam› · col 831 Manus quae jam. Omnino lego hoc, pro tam; adjicio vero, est, ex Antonino. PAMEL.

"The hand which now." I read this outright in place of "tam"; and I add "est" from Antoninus. PAMELIUS.

(note VI.3) ‹lemma: Ad sacrificium Dominicum admissa› · col 831 Ad sacrificium Dominicum admissa. Aut alludit ad veterem consuetudinem, de qua libro de Lapsis, aut (quod magis apparet ex sequentibus) de presbyteris loquitur. PAMEL.

"Admitted to the Lord's sacrifice." Either he alludes to the old custom spoken of in the book On the Lapsed, or (as appears more likely from what follows) he speaks of presbyters. PAMELIUS.

(note VI.4) ‹lemma: Quae ad laudem Domini› · col 831 Quae ad laudem Domini. Sic recte Anton. et Morellii quidam codex, pro ipsa. PAMEL.

"Which to the praise of the Lord." So rightly Antoninus and a certain manuscript of Morel's, in place of "ipsa." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.5) ‹lemma: Quae signum crucis› · col 831 Quae signum crucis, etc. Hoc iterum ex Antonino pro eo quod erat, ipsa per quam tuemur signum crucis in frontibus. PAMEL.

"Which the sign of the cross," etc. This again from Antoninus, in place of what stood, "that by which we look upon the sign of the cross on our foreheads." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.6) ‹lemma: Ipsa quae divina sacramenta› · col 831 Ipsa quae divina sacramenta. Juxta praecedentem Antonini lectionem, non sum veritus interserere quae. PAMEL.

"The very hand which the divine sacraments." Following Antoninus's preceding reading, I have not been afraid to insert "quae." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.7) ‹lemma: Quid est, inquam› · col 831 Quid est, inquam. Particulam, inquam, ex eodem Antonino adjeci; quippe apud quem haud dubio sic legendum, pro eo quod habet, inquit. PAMEL.

"What is it, I say." I have added the particle "inquam" from the same Antoninus; for in him it should doubtless be read so, in place of what he has, "inquit." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.8) ‹lemma: Diaboli venabulum et delicti vulnus› · cols 831–832 Diaboli venabulum et delicti vulnus. Haec lectio quoque ejus placet, prae vulgata, Zabuli malum et diaboli vulnus. Juxta quem iterum paulo post et praetermisimus. PAMEL.

"The devil's hunting-spear and the wound of sin." This reading of his too is preferable to the common one, "the devil's evil and the devil's wound." Following him again, a little further on we have left out "et." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.9) ‹lemma: Ubi dementia et furia› · col 832 Ubi dementia et furia. Antoninus, ubi mentis furia. PAMEL.

"Where madness and fury." Antoninus: "where fury of mind." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.10) ‹lemma: Illic rabiosa amicitia› · col 832 Illic rabiosa amicitia. Sic etiam ille, et alius quidam Morellii codex, pro rabidosa. PAMEL.

"There a raving friendship." So he too, and another manuscript of Morel's, in place of "rabidosa." PAMELIUS.

(note VI.11) ‹lemma: Sceleris fraternitas› · col 832 Sceleris fraternitas. Ita alius Morellii codex pro immanitas. PAMEL.

"A brotherhood of crime." So another manuscript of Morel's, in place of "immanitas." PAMELIUS.

(note VII.1) ‹lemma: Opes avorum sudore quaesitas› · col 832 VII. — Opes avorum sudore quaesitas. Alius Morellii codex sudoribus, sic et Anton. PAMEL.

VII. — "Wealth won by the sweat of forefathers." Another manuscript of Morel's has "sudoribus" (sweats), and so does Antoninus. PAMELIUS.

(note VII.2) ‹lemma: Cum et tot essent augendae rei› · col 832 Cum et tot essent augendae rei, etc. Aliquid desideratur, nempe occasiones, aut simile quid. PAMEL.

"Although there were so many [means] of increasing one's estate," etc. Something is missing, namely "occasiones" (opportunities), or something similar. PAMELIUS.

(note VII.3) ‹lemma: Alea est alveus mali› · col 832 Alea est alveus mali, etc. Hoc rursum ex Anton. pro laqueus est ille mali, et supplantatio inimici, qui. PAMEL.

"Dice is the gaming-board of evil," etc. This again from Antoninus, in place of "that is the snare of evil, and the tripping-up of the enemy, who." PAMELIUS.

(note VII.4) ‹lemma: Sine ulla fori calumnia› · col 832 Sine ulla fori calumnia. Ex eodem fori, pro forti. Sed vicissim apud illum reponendum calumnia, pro pecunia. PAMEL.

"Without any false charge in court." From the same, "fori" in place of "forti." But in turn "calumnia" must be restored in him, in place of "pecunia." PAMELIUS.

(note VIII.1) ‹lemma: Instinctu solius Zabuli› · col 832 VIII. — Instinctu solius Zabuli. Hoc quoque ex eodem, pro instigatu, qui etiam legit adimplevit, pro repleverat; sed hoc male. PAMEL.

VIII. — "At the prompting of the devil alone." This too from the same, in place of "instigatu"; he also reads "adimplevit" in place of "repleverat," but this wrongly. PAMELIUS.

(note VIII.2) ‹lemma: In sinus suos› · col 832 In sinus suos. Forte, in sinu suo; est tamen adhuc locus obscurus et mutilus. PAMEL.

"In its bosoms." Perhaps "in its bosom"; yet the passage is still obscure and mutilated. PAMELIUS.

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  • running head: LIBER … 832
  • marginal letters: A rei familiaris et multarum; B seri, spiritu diaboli repleti; C gine speciosa demonstrans; D beside "Illic rabiosa amicitia" in the Oxford notes at the page foot (outside the text block)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: column begins mid-sentence (rei familiaris) and ends mid-sentence (non deberet); "ossorum" kept as printed (late form for ossium); "hanc ergo autem ostendit" is printed as such and the sense is obscure; the full-width apparatus headings "…TIONES VARIANTES." and "…T. OXON. NOTÆ." were not set; the Variae lectiones (i–n) and the Pamelius notes at the page foot were not set and are left for the later pass.
PL 4:833
(sic enim in nomine turpis est, quomodo in factis iniquu⟨s⟩) et quisque Dei servus aleae tabulam amplectitur, auctoris nomine vocaretur. Ille enim cum se in statunculis et simulacris formaret, aliud crimen adinvenit, quo se ab imitatoribus suis colendum, et sibi sacrificandum instituit; ita ut qui vellet studio ejus adhaerere, non ante manum in tabulam porrigeret, nisi auctori hujus prius sacrificasset. Inde factum est, ut olim qui homo fuerat, et facinoris admissionis adulter, post mortem, a profanis et errantibus sub fictitio nomine Dei, talis coli meruerit.
(for he is as base in name as he is wicked in deeds) and so that whatever servant of God embraces the gaming-board should be called by the name of its originator. For he, when he was fashioning himself in little statues and images, devised another crime, by which he established that he should be worshipped by his imitators and that sacrifice should be offered to him; so that whoever wished to cleave to his pursuit should not stretch out his hand to the board unless he had first sacrificed to its originator. Hence it came about that one who had once been a man, and an adulterer in the commission of crime, came after death to be worshipped, such as he was, by the profane and the erring under the fictitious name of a god.
IX. Aleae tabula qui ludit, et maleficia nosse debet, quod a Dei servis longe sit, sciens quoniam foris maleficus et venenarius, et iterum in judicii diem in igne rotante torquebitur. Aleae tabula qui ludit, prius auctori ejus sacrificare debet, quod Christianis non licet dicente Domino: Sacrificans diis eradicabitur, nisi Deo soli; et iterum: Nolite sacrificare diis alienis, ne incitetis me in operibus manuum vestrarum ad disperdendum vos. Christianus qui es, et aleae tabula ludis, licet non sacrifices, lege hujus facinoris particeps es. Et utique Dominus occurrit et dicit: Exi de ea, populus meus, ne sis particeps delictorum ejus. Et iterum: Discedite, discedite inde, exite de medio ejus qui portatis vasa Domini, et immundum ne tetigeritis. Christianus quicumque es et alea ludis, hoc primo in loco credere debes, quia non Christianum, sed Ethnicum tibi nomen est; et illud quod ad sacrificium Dominicum pertinet, in vacuum sumis. Sic enim dicit: Omnis immundus non tanget sacrificium Sancti. Dicit enim Scriptura: Omnis vir manducans carnem sacrificii, et immunditia ejus super ipsum; pereat anima illa de populo meo.
IX. Whoever plays at the gaming-board must also know sorceries, which is a thing far from the servants of God, knowing that the sorcerer and poisoner is outside, and again on the day of judgement will be tormented in a whirling fire. Whoever plays at the gaming-board must first sacrifice to its originator, which is not lawful for Christians, since the Lord says: He who sacrifices to gods shall be rooted out, save to God alone; and again: Do not sacrifice to strange gods, lest you provoke Me by the works of your hands to destroy you. You who are a Christian and play at the gaming-board, although you do not sacrifice, are by the law of this crime a partaker in it. And indeed the Lord meets you and says: Come out of her, My people, that you may not be a partaker of her offences. And again: Depart, depart from there, go out from the midst of her, you who carry the vessels of the Lord, and touch nothing unclean. Whoever you are, a Christian who plays at dice, you must believe this in the first place, that your name is not Christian but heathen; and that which pertains to the Lord's sacrifice you receive in vain. For thus He says: Every unclean person shall not touch the sacrifice of the Holy One. For Scripture says: Every man eating the flesh of the sacrifice, with his uncleanness upon him, let that soul perish from My people.
X. Aleator quicumque es, Christianum te dicis; quod non es, eo quod saeculo particeps es: nec amicus Christi potes esse, qui cum inimico Christi tenes amicitiam. Certe qualis dementia aleatorum fidelium, ubi insaniunt, et furacissimis vocibus pejerant; et
X. Whoever you are, a dice-player, you call yourself a Christian; which you are not, because you are a partaker with the world: nor can you be a friend of Christ, you who hold friendship with the enemy of Christ. Truly, what madness of faithful dice-players, when they rave and perjure themselves with most thievish voices; and
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Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 408)

(a) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 833

Colendum diceret, sacrificandi sibi legem terminabit : ita Bod. 1.

"Colendum diceret, sacrificandi sibi legem terminabit" (he would say he was to be worshipped; he will fix the law of sacrificing to himself): so Bodleian MS 1.

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(b) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 833

Sic Bod. 1. Imp. Pronis.

So Bodleian MS 1. Printed edition(s): "Pronis."

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(c) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 833

Maleficium Bod. 1.

"Maleficium" (sorcery), Bodleian MS 1.

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(d) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 833

Scientes Bod. 1.

"Scientes" (knowing), Bodleian MS 1.

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(e) ‹anchor: hoc primo› · call in col 833

Sic Bod. 1. Primum Imp.

So Bodleian MS 1. "Primum," printed edition(s).

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(f) ‹anchor: Sic enim› · call in col 833

Enim Dominus Bod. 1.

"Enim Dominus" (for the Lord), Bodleian MS 1.

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(g) ‹anchor: immundus non tanget› · call in col 833

Tangat Bod. 1,

"Tangat," Bodleian MS 1.

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(h) ‹anchor: nec amicus› · call in col 833

Sic Bod. 1. Corb. Imp. animus.

So Bodleian MS 1 and the Corbie manuscript. Printed edition(s): "animus."

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  • running head: 833 DE ALEATORIBUS (cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A (sic enim in nomine turpis est; B prius auctori ejus sacrificare debet; C tanget sacrificium Sancti; D beside the Edit. Oxon. notes (In statunculis et simulacris), not set
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
PL 4:834
deorbati Zabuli caligine, invicem sibi manus inferunt, maledicunt, se devovent, parentum originem turbis praesentibus dehonorant. Sonat publice aleae strepitus, festinant ad necem haereditatis suae manus: nec intelligit miser, quid sibi noceat, quando se aleae auctorat. Et qui jam saepius vincitur, rursus ad nocentius studium, Zabulo suadente, animatur. O ars infesta studentibus, et stuprum libidinosum! quod non divitias, sed nuditatem et inopiam praestat; manus carnifex, manus noxia, quae nec post lucra desinit, sed adhuc post damna ludit. Christianus qui alea ludit, ad sacrificium Zabuli, immolantibus penes auctorem, manus polluit. Et idcirco Dominus ad hoc indignari dicit: Nolite, inquit, extendere manus vestras injuste, ne exacerbetis me, et non sinam vos diu permanere super terram; et iterum: Abstinete manus vestras ab injusto, et ne feceritis quicquam mali. Et apostolus beatissimus Paulus similiter dicit: Videte fratres, ne obfiguremini huic saeculo, et pompis et deliciis et voluptatibus ejus; sed continete vos ab omni injustitia. Nam qui delinquit in Deum, nulla fit excusatio, nec indulgentia ulla, et nemini venia datur. In Evangelio Dominus dicit: Si quis, inquit, dixerit blasphemias in Filium hominis, dimittetur illi: at is qui peccaverit in Spiritum sanctum, non dimittetur illi, nec hic, nec in futuro saeculo. Et iterum Propheta dicit: Si delinquendo peccet vir adversus virum, orabitur pro eo ad Dominum: si autem in Deum peccaverit, quis orabit pro eo? Et beatus apostolus Paulus, procurator, vicarius Christi, Ecclesiasticam curam agens, ponit et dicit: Vos estis templum Dei, et in vobis Christus habitat; si quis templum Dei violaverit, perdet illum Deus. Iterum Dominus in Evangelio suo negat peccatores, et exprobrat dicens: Recedite a me omnes qui operamini injustitiam; numquam vos cognitos habui. Et Joannes apostolus dicit: Omnis qui peccat, non est de Deo, sed de diabolo est; et scitis quoniam ideo venturus est Filius Dei, ut perdat filios diaboli.
blinded by the darkness of the Devil, they lay hands on one another, they curse, they devote themselves to destruction, they dishonour the origin of their parents before the crowds that are present. The clatter of the dice sounds in public, hands hasten to the slaughter of their own inheritance: nor does the wretch understand what harms him, when he hires himself out to the dice. And he who is already beaten time and again is roused once more, at the Devil's urging, to a still more harmful pursuit. O art hostile to those who pursue it, and lustful debauchery! which bestows not riches but nakedness and want; a hand that is an executioner, a hand that does harm, which does not stop even after gains, but still plays on after losses. The Christian who plays at dice pollutes his hands at the sacrifice of the Devil, with those who offer sacrifice in the presence of its author. And therefore the Lord says that He is indignant at this: Do not, He says, stretch out your hands unjustly, lest you provoke Me, and I will not allow you to remain long upon the earth; and again: Keep your hands from what is unjust, and do not do anything evil. And the most blessed apostle Paul likewise says: See, brothers, that you are not conformed to this world, and to its pomps and delights and pleasures; but keep yourselves from all injustice. For for him who sins against God there is no excuse, nor any indulgence, and pardon is granted to no one. In the Gospel the Lord says: If anyone, He says, speaks blasphemies against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but he who sins against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither here nor in the age to come. And again the Prophet says: If by transgressing a man sins against a man, prayer will be made for him to the Lord: but if he sins against God, who will pray for him? And the blessed apostle Paul, procurator, vicar of Christ, exercising the care of the Church, sets down and says: You are the temple of God, and Christ dwells in you; if anyone violates the temple of God, God will destroy him. Again the Lord in His Gospel disowns sinners, and reproaches them, saying: Depart from Me, all you who work injustice; I have never known you. And John the apostle says: Everyone who sins is not of God, but is of the devil; and you know that the Son of God will come for this reason, that He may destroy the sons of the devil.
Editors' notes and page, col. 834

Footnotes

(i) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 834

Sic Corb. Imp. Poenis auctoris

So the Corbie manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Poenis auctoris" (by the punishments of the author).

(printed under page 408)

(j) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 834

Configuremini Bod. 1.

"Configuremini" (be conformed), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 408)

(k) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 834

Injustitia saeculi Bod. 1.

"Injustitia saeculi" (the injustice of the world), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 408)

(l) ‹anchor: not visible› · call in col 834

Quod delicti in Deum nulla sit excusatio Bod. 1

"Quod delicti in Deum nulla sit excusatio" (that there is no excuse for an offence against God), Bodleian MS 1.

(printed under page 408)

(m) ‹anchor: delinquendo peccet› · call in col 834

Peccatur adversus Bod. 1.

"Peccatur adversus," Bodleian MS 1.

EDIT. OXON. NOTAE. (note 1) ‹lemma: In statunculis et simulacris› · col 833 In statunculis et simulacris. Adjecimus, et, ante desideratum. PAMEL.

"In little statues and images." We have added "et," previously lacking. PAMELIUS.

(note 2) ‹lemma: Quo se ab imitatoribus colendum› · col 833 Quo se ab imitatoribus colendum, etc. Ita rursum ex illo, pro eo quod erat, colendum diceret, sacrificandi sibi legem terminavit. PAMEL.

"Whereby [he decreed] that he was to be worshipped by his imitators," etc. So again from him [Antoninus], in place of what stood, "he would say he was to be worshipped; he fixed the law of sacrificing to himself." PAMELIUS.

(note 3) ‹lemma: Sub fictitio nomine Dei› · col 833 Sub fictitio nomine Dei. Prorsus sic lego, pro fictioso. PAMEL.

"Under the counterfeit name of God." I read outright so, in place of "fictioso." PAMELIUS.

(note IX.1) ‹lemma: Maleficus et venenarius› · col 833 IX. — Maleficus et venenarius. Nova vox, quantum apparet, a venerandis idolis derivata. PAMEL

IX. — "Sorcerer and poisoner." A new word, so far as appears, derived from the worshipping of idols. PAMELIUS.

(note IX.2) ‹lemma: Omnis vir manducans carnem sacrificii› · col 833 Omnis vir manducans carnem sacrificii. Prorsus sic restitui hunc locum, ex lib. de Lapsis, ubi sic citatur haec Scriptura, pro eo quod erat, mendicans : lego ex eodem, immunditia, pro immunditiae. PAMEL.

"Every man eating the flesh of the sacrifice." I have restored this passage outright so, from the book On the Lapsed, where this Scripture is cited thus, in place of what stood, "mendicans" (begging); from the same I read "immunditia" in place of "immunditiae." PAMELIUS.

(note X.1) ‹lemma: Certe qualis dementia› · col 833 X. — Certe qualis dementia. Antonin. O qualis, qui etiam pejerant, legit pro, perjurant. PAMEL.

X. — "Surely what madness." Antoninus has "O qualis"; he also reads "pejerant" in place of "perjurant." PAMELIUS.

(note X.2) ‹lemma: Et deorbati Zabuli caligine› · col 834 Et deorbati Zabuli caligine. Anton. diaboli. Nova autem est vox, deorbati. PAMEL.

"And blinded by the devil's darkness." Antoninus has "diaboli." "Deorbati" is a new word. PAMELIUS.

(note X.3) ‹lemma: Turbis praesentibus› · col 834 Turbis praesentibus. Hoc ex eodem reposui, pro eo quod erat, turpibus, pessime. PAMEL.

"With crowds present." I have restored this from the same, in place of what stood, "turpibus," very badly. PAMELIUS.

(note X.4) ‹lemma: Immolantibus penes auctores› · col 834 Immolantibus penes auctores. Rursum obscurus locus. Eadem phrasi supra occurrit. PAMEL.

"To those sacrificing in the presence of the authors." Again an obscure passage. The same phrase occurs above. PAMELIUS.

(note X.5) ‹lemma: Et ne feceritis quicquam mali› · col 834 Et ne feceritis quicquam mali. Omnino sic lego, quia praecedit, abstinete. PAMEL.

"And do not do anything evil." I read so outright, because "abstinete" precedes. PAMELIUS.

(note X.6) ‹lemma: Videte fratres ne obfiguremini› · col 834 Videte fratres ne obfiguremini. Ubique alibi Cyprian. configuremini. PAMEL.

"See, brothers, that you be not conformed." Everywhere else Cyprian has "configuremini." PAMELIUS.

(note X.7) ‹lemma: Et nemini venia datur› · col 834 Et nemini venia datur. Etiam hoc lego pro veniam; videtur autem hoc pertinere ad errorem Novatianorum. PAMEL.

"And pardon is given to no one." This too I read in place of "veniam"; and this seems to refer to the error of the Novatianists. PAMELIUS.

(note X.8) ‹lemma: Si delinquendo peccet vir› · col 834 Si delinquendo peccet vir. Istud quoque ex Cypriani aliis locis, pro peccatur. PAMEL.

"If a man sin by offending." This too from other places in Cyprian, in place of "peccatur." PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 408)

Page

  • running head: ...ALEATORIBUS. 834 (beginning cut off at the left edge)
  • marginal letters: A ‹deorbati Zabuli caligine›; B ‹vos diu permanere super terram›; C ‹Ecclesiasticam curam agens›; D ‹Et deorbati Zabuli caligine. Anton. (Oxford-edition notes)›
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: column begins with "deorbati" (preceding "Et" stands in col. 833, per the Oxford note); "vobis-Christus" printed with an apparent hyphen/blot, set "vobis Christus"; "obfiguremini" kept as printed (editor's chosen reading, cf. variant "Configuremini"); Variae lectiones and Edit. Oxon. Notae at the page foot not set (later pass); no full-width line set
PL 4:835
XI. Si quis aleator Christianus es, tuus et haereditatis tuae inimicus es. Quicumque es, desine ab illa dementia miser. Quid te in laqueum mortis cum diabolo ultra praecipitas? quid opes et divitias tuas sordidissimo aere admittis? quid te laqueis saecularibus involvis, ut de saeculo judiceris? quid inimicum tuum favoribus laudando, delinquis; cum quo necesse est puniaris? Esto potius, non aleator, sed Christianus: pecuniam tuam assidente Christo, spectantibus Angelis, et martyribus praesentibus, super mensam Dominicam sparge: patrimonium tuum, quod forsitan saevo studio perditurus eras, pauperibus divide: divitias tuas Christo vincenti committe: servus cum Domino tuo vocare, studio deifico obsequere, artem Domini imitare, quae non perdit sed potius acquirit. Desine ab illis tuis furacissimis moribus, cohibe praecipitem nequitiam tuam: sit tibi cum pauperibus quotidianis lusus, sit tibi cum viduis frequens operatio ;
XI. If you are a Christian dice-player, you are the enemy of yourself and of your inheritance. Whoever you are, cease, wretch, from that madness. Why do you hurl yourself further into the snare of death together with the devil? why do you let your wealth and riches go for most sordid coin? why do you entangle yourself in worldly snares, so that you may be judged as one of the world? why do you sin by praising your enemy with applause, with whom you must of necessity be punished? Be rather not a dice-player but a Christian: with Christ sitting by, the angels looking on and the martyrs present, scatter your money upon the Lord's table; divide among the poor your patrimony, which perhaps you were about to lose through cruel zeal; entrust your riches to Christ, Who conquers; be called a servant together with your Lord, give yourself to the godly pursuit, imitate the art of the Lord, which does not lose but rather gains. Cease from those most thievish habits of yours, restrain your headlong wickedness: let your play be with the daily poor, let your frequent work be with widows;
censum et apparatus tuos omnes ad studium Ecclesiae distrahe : aurum tuum, et argentum, et pecunias tuas in thesauris coelestibus repone ; fundos et villas tuas, justa operatione ad paradisum remove : ut peccata donentur tibi, eleemosynis et orationibus continuis incumbe. Alea ne luseris : ubi lusus nocivus est et crimen mortale ; ubi dementia sine consideratione ; ubi nulla veritas, sed mendaciorum mandra. Abscide inde manum tuam, et averte inde cor tuum : extrahe caliginem inimici ab oculis tuis, et purifica manum tuam a sacrificiis Zabuli : abige abs te furaces mores, esto patiens et Christianus, esto tibi et vitae tuae in operationibus justus et providus. Fuge diabolum persequentem, et fuge aleam inimicam rerum tuarum : studium sit tibi sapientiae, Evangelii monitis erudire, puras manus ad Christum extende, ut promereri Dominum possis, aleam noli respicere. Amen.
distribute your wealth and all your possessions for the service of the Church: store up your gold and your silver and your money in the heavenly treasuries; remove your estates and villas to paradise by just working: that your sins may be forgiven you, devote yourself to almsgiving and continual prayers. Do not play at dice: where the play is harmful and the crime mortal; where there is madness without consideration; where there is no truth, but a fold of lies. Cut off your hand from it, and turn your heart away from it: draw the darkness of the enemy out of your eyes, and purify your hand from the sacrifices of the devil: drive thievish habits away from you, be patient and a Christian, be just and provident in your works towards yourself and your life. Flee the devil who pursues you, and flee dice, the enemy of your affairs: let your zeal be for wisdom, be instructed by the admonitions of the Gospel, stretch out pure hands to Christ, that you may be able to win the favour of the Lord; do not look at dice. Amen.
Editors' notes and page, col. 835

Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 409)

(a) ‹anchor: sordidissimo aere› · call in col 835

Sic Corb. Imp. Sordidissimus aeris.

So the Corbie manuscript. Printed edition(s): "Sordidissimus aeris" (of most sordid bronze).

(printed under page 409)

(b) ‹anchor: de saeculo judiceris› · call in col 835

Cum saeculo Bod. 1. Corb.

"Cum saeculo" (with the world), Bodleian MS 1 and the Corbie manuscript.

(printed under page 409)

(c) ‹anchor: crimen mortale› · call in col 836 (its text set under col 835's rail, reading order)

Crimen immortale Corb.

"Crimen immortale" (an undying crime), the Corbie manuscript.

(printed under page 409) VARIORUM NOTAE. (printed under page 409; the page heads these notes "VARIORUM NOTAE", not "Edit. Oxon. notae") (note XI.1) ‹lemma: Ad paradisum remove› · col 836 XI. — Ad paradisum remove. Forte, remitte. PAMEL.

XI. — "Remove to paradise." Perhaps "remitte" (send on). PAMELIUS.

(note XI.2) ‹lemma: Et crimen mortale› · col 836 Et crimen mortale. Prorsus sic lego cum altero Morelii cod. pro immortale. PAMEL.

"And a mortal crime." I read outright so, with Morel's other manuscript, in place of "immortale." PAMELIUS.

(note XI.3) ‹lemma: Mendaciorum mandra› · col 836 Mendaciorum mandra. Alius, mendacii malitia. PAMEL.

"A fold of lies." Another [manuscript]: "the malice of a lie." PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 409) DE SINGULARITATE CLERICORUM — EDIT. OXON. NOTAE (printed under page 409, below the rule; these belong to the next work, De singularitate clericorum, not to this unit) (note 1) ‹lemma: De Singularitate Clericorum› · cols 835–836 De Singularitate Clericorum. Videtur circa Bedae popularis nostri tempora, quando de coelibatu Clericorum maxime fervebat praesertim in Occidente controversia, conscriptus liber; qui saeculo respondet a revelatione desumptum argumentum. Ferebatur enim, Gabrielem Angelum duodecim articulos signatos detulisse, quod conjugium Sacerdotum non esset tolerandum. Post vulgatam versionem in usu receptam, scriptum fuisse constat : nec refert quod Origenis sententiam tueri videatur auctor; siquidem hoc ad hypothesin quam susceperat, pertinebat. Rigaltius ait, Codex Fossatensis Cypriano tribuit. In Corbeiensi inscribitur, Augustini de Singulariate Clericorum.

On the Celibacy of Clerics. The book seems to have been written about the time of our countryman Bede, when the controversy over the celibacy of clerics was at its hottest, especially in the West; the argument drawn from a revelation fits that age. For it was reported that the angel Gabriel had brought twelve sealed articles to the effect that the marriage of priests was not to be tolerated. It is certain that it was written after the Vulgate version had come into use; nor does it matter that the author seems to uphold Origen's opinion, since this belonged to the thesis he had undertaken. Rigault says: the Fossés manuscript attributes it to Cyprian. In the Corbie manuscript it is entitled "Augustine, On the Celibacy of Clerics."

(note 2) ‹lemma: Sed quia nunc de feminarum commoratione› · col 835 Sed quia nunc de feminarum commoratione. Pamelius ait, Manutius et Morellius, cum Landulpho de Columna, commemoratione. Verum prius habet Antoninus cum vet. excus. et argumento libri magis convenit. Nisi vero etiam Landulphus legeret illud de, superfluum putarem, et omitterem cum Antonino. PAMEL.

"But because now concerning dwelling with women." Pamelius says: Manutius and Morel, with Landulph of Colonna, have "commemoratione" (mention). But Antoninus has the former, with the old printed edition, and it better suits the argument of the book. Indeed, if Landulph did not also read that "de," I would think it superfluous and omit it with Antoninus. PAMELIUS.

(note 3) ‹lemma: Ad ignominiam devoluti sunt› · col 835 Ad ignominiam devoluti sunt. Pamelius ait, Ex vitio codicis Remboldi legebatur ignominiae, duntaxat quod non placeret, reposuit Erasmus ignominiose, et illud legunt Antoninus et vet. exc. PAMEL.

"Have sunk into disgrace." Pamelius says: through a fault of Rembold's manuscript "ignominiae" was read; merely because it did not please, Erasmus put "ignominiose" in its place; and Antoninus and the old printed edition read the former. PAMELIUS.

(note 4) ‹lemma: Domini correptione› · col 835 Domini correptione. Pamelius ait, Manutius et Morellius correptione, verum prius placet obsequentia, praesertim si legamus cum Antonino, corripiens pro conveniens. PAMEL.

"By the Lord's rebuke." Pamelius says: Manutius and Morel have "correptione"; but the former [reading] pleases by its fit with what follows, especially if we read with Antoninus "corripiens" (rebuking) in place of "conveniens." PAMELIUS.

(printed under page 409)

Page

  • running head: 835 LIBER (rest cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A ‹XI. Si quis aleator Christianus›; B ‹Desine ab illis tuis›; C ‹Promiseram quidem vobis ante›; D ‹De Singularitate Clericorum. Videtur› (in the editors' notes, not set)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: a full-width band stands across cols 835/836 in mid-page: the 1 paragraph(s) above it in col 836 are set here, after the 1 above it in col 835 (reading order, moved on receipt); the band itself (its title lines) is not set by the volunteer page: set it here, at the move, with full_width
  • other: the column continues with Promiseram quidem (another unit); not set here
  • other: below the rule the page begins De singularitate clericorum: its title DE SINGULARITATE CLERICORUM, the heading "Tractatus Cypriano perperam adscriptus, necnon Augustino et Origeni juxta quosdam", and its text belong to the next unit and are not set here. "Morelii" as printed; "Singulariate" (note 1) as printed.
  • other (Q2): the page-foot variants a–c and the Variorum notae, which had been set a second time under Editors' prose (with italic markup), are now set once, as footnotes; note XI.1 read on the page as "Forte, remitte"; the earlier crop note (variants outside the crop) was wrong: variants a–c are on the page images and are set.
PL 4:836
Editors' notes and page, col. 836

Footnotes

LECTIONES VARIANTES. (printed under page 409)

(c) ‹anchor: et crimen mortale› · call in col 836 (the text is set under col 835, moved on receipt)

Crimen immortale Corb.

The Corbie manuscript: "Crimen immortale" (an immortal crime).

(printed under page 409)

Page

  • running head: LIBER 836 (left part of the running head cut off at the image edge)
  • marginal letters: A ‹tio ; censum et apparatus›; B ‹monitis erudire , puras›; C ‹mus firmitatem : ut omnes›; D ‹melius ait, Manutius› (beside the Oxford notes at the page foot)
  • old-edition numerals: (none)
  • other: the 1 paragraph(s) of this column above the full-width band are set under col 835 (reading order, moved on receipt)
  • other: the text of this column below the full-width band belongs to the next unit; not set here (rail-only part)
  • other (Q1, noted for col 835's files, not written here): n835 note XI.3 misreads the VARIORUM NOTAE line under col 836; the page prints "Mendaciorum mandra. Alius, mendacii malitia. PAMEL." (lemma and both readings to correct, and its English: "A fold of lies." Another: "the malice of a lie."); the heading over it on this page is VARIORUM NOTAE.
  • other (Q1, noted for c835_a.md, not written here): the word "opera-/tio" split at the col 835/836 break is set as two pieces ("opera-" ending the col 835 paragraph, "tio ;" opening the col 836 paragraph) instead of whole ("operatio") at the end of col 835; the English likewise ("work … / -tion;").