Overview

A miracle book, prayers and hymns inspired by Simon de Montfort provide rare evidence of an unusual aspect of popular religion. Simon de Montfort led the barons' rebellion against Henry III in 1265, and was killed at the battle of Evesham. The rebellion had attempted to force changes in central and local government on the king, and was to some degree a popular protest movement. Earl Simon was immediately the object of an unofficial miracle cult, which lasted until c.1280. In England no other layman had attracted a miracle cult since Earl Waltheof (d.1076). It centred on Montfort's grave in Evesham abbey, and it had to be practised in secret for at least two years. Earl Simon was never officially canonized. The Evesham miracle book records some two hundred alleged events, and the contemporary laments, prayers, and hymns reflect the bitterness, despair and longing that animated the cult. The only previous edition of the miracle book appeared in 1840; most of the verses and prayers also appeared in print long ago, but in scattered publications and to no uniform standard. The documents are mostly in Latin, with a few in French. Only some of the items have hitherto been translated into English prose. Collectively, the documents illustrate local and social history, popular religion, and contemporary opinion across a range of social ranks at a time of crisis.

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Author:   David Cox
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Boydell & Brewer
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781837650842

ISBN 10:   1837650845
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   05 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations INTRODUCTION The miracle book The miracles The laments, prayers and hymns Saint Simon Legacy and rediscovery CATALOGUE OF THE TEXTS AND MANUSCRIPTS The miracles The laments, prayers and hymns EDITORIAL PROCEDURE TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS The Evesham abbey miracle book (1-197) Miracles from the Melrose chronicle (198-201) A miracle from the Lanercost chronicle (202) Anno milleno (203) Chaunter mestoit (204) Chaunter mestut (205) Illos saluauit (206) Vbi fuit mons (207) Vulneratur karitas (208) Calendar entries (209-14) Salue Symon: antiphon, versicle and response (215) Salue Symon: motet (216) Rumpe celos (217) Mater Syon (218) Nequit stare (219) O decus militie (Cambridge MS) (220) O decus militie (Cologne MS) (221) Miles Christi (222) Select Bibliography Index of Persons and Places

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DAVID COX, PhD, FSA, was formerly Editor of the Victoria History of Shropshire and Lecturer in History at Keele University, UK.

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