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Translation

   

August has 31 days
and a 29 day lunar month·
The first kills the strong· and the second demolishes an army·

1 KALEND of AUGUST. To the chains of Saint Peter. Machabei martyrs.  
2 Saint Stephen martyr. Invention of Saint Albini martyr· Here is 7 embolisms.
3 Invention of Saints Stephen· Nichodemus· Gamaliel and also Abibon·  
4    
5 NONE. Saint Oswald king and martyr.  
6 Saints Sixtus Felicissimus and Agapitus·  
7 Saint Donatus martyr. Autumn following Roman usage.
8    
9 Holy Roman soldiers· Vigil.
10 Saint Lawrence archdeacon  
11 Saint Tiburtius martyr  
12    
13 IDE. Saint Hippolytus with his companions  
14 SEPTEMBER. Saint Eusebius confessor. Vigil
15 The Assumption of Saint Mary virgin.  
16    
17 Octave of Saint Lawrence martyr.  
18 Saint Agapitus martyr. Virgo
19 Saint Magnus martyr.  
20 Saint Oswin king and martyr.  
21    
22 Octave of Saint Mary and Saints Timothy [and simphorianus: plural of ‘saints’ shown but second name never filled in]  
23    
24 Saint Bartholomew the apostle. and Saint Audoenus bishop.  
25    
26    
27 Saint Rufus martyr.  
28 Saint Augustine doctor.  
29 The Beheading of Saint John the baptist.  
30 Saints Felix and Adau<c>tus.  
31   Here 7 embolisms finish.

 

Transcription

    Augustus habet dies xxx·i·
[et] LUNAM ·xx·ix·
Prima necat fortem· sternitq[ue]
s[e]c[un]da[m] coortem·
1 K[A]LE[NDAE] AUG[USTI]. Ad Vinc[u]la s[an]c[t]i Petri· Machabeo[rum] m[arty]r[um].  
2 S[an]c[t]i Stephani m[arty]r · Inuentio S[an]c[t]i Albini m[arty]r · Hic [est] vii emb[o]l[ismus]·
3 Inventio S[an]c[torum] Stephani· Nichodemis· Gamaliel[is] atq[ue] Abibon·  
4    
5 NON[AE]. S[an]c[t]i Osuualdi regis [et] m[arty]r ·  
6 S[an]c[torum] Syxti Felicissimi [et] Agapiti·  
7 S[an]c[t]i Donati m[arty]r · Autu[m]n[us] s[e]c[un]d[u]m romanos·
8    
9 S[an]c[t]i Romani militis· Vigilia.
10 S[an]c[t]i Laurentii archidiaconi  
11 S[an]c[t]i Tiburtii m[arty]r  
12    
13 IDUS. S[an]c[t]i Ypoliti cu[m] sociis suis·  
14 SEPT[EM]B[ER]. S[an]c[t]i Eusebii confessor[is]. Vigil[ia]·
15 Assumptio S[an]c[t]e Mari[a]e virginis·  
16    
17 Octabas S[an]c[t]i Laurentii m[arty]r ·  
18 S[an]c[t]i Agapiti m[arty]r · Virgo
19 S[an]c[ti] Magni m[arty]r.  
20 S[an]c[t]i Oswini regis [et] m[arty]r ·  
21    
22 Octabas S[an]c[ta]e Mari[a]e· [Et] S[an]c[torum] Timothei  
23    
24 S[an]c[t]i Bartholomei ap[osto]li· [et] S[an]c[t]i Audoeni ep[iscop]i.  
25    
26    
27 S[an]c[t]i Rufi m[arty]r·  
28 S[an]c[t]i Augustini doctoris·  
29 Decollatio S[an]c[t]i Ioh[ann]is bapt[iste]·  
30 S[an]c[torum] Felicis [et] Adauti  
31   Hic finit[ur]·vii· embol[ismus]·

Translation

   

August has 31 days
and a 29 day lunar month·
The first kills the strong· and the second demolishes an army·

1 KALEND of AUGUST. To the chains of Saint Peter. Machabei martyrs.  
2 Saint Stephen martyr. Invention of Saint Albini martyr· Here is 7 embolisms.
3 Invention of Saints Stephen· Nichodemus· Gamaliel and also Abibon·  
4    
5 NONE. Saint Oswald king and martyr.  
6 Saints Sixtus Felicissimus and Agapitus·  
7 Saint Donatus martyr. Autumn following Roman usage.
8    
9 Holy Roman soldiers· Vigil.
10 Saint Lawrence archdeacon  
11 Saint Tiburtius martyr  
12    
13 IDE. Saint Hippolytus with his companions  
14 SEPTEMBER. Saint Eusebius confessor. Vigil
15 The Assumption of Saint Mary virgin.  
16    
17 Octave of Saint Lawrence martyr.  
18 Saint Agapitus martyr. Virgo
19 Saint Magnus martyr.  
20 Saint Oswin king and martyr.  
21    
22 Octave of Saint Mary and Saints Timothy [and simphorianus: plural of ‘saints’ shown but second name never filled in]  
23    
24 Saint Bartholomew the apostle. and Saint Audoenus bishop.  
25    
26    
27 Saint Rufus martyr.  
28 Saint Augustine doctor.  
29 The Beheading of Saint John the baptist.  
30 Saints Felix and Adau<c>tus.  
31   Here 7 embolisms finish.

 

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