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 256 A N S E L M. EaJmer, P- 97- Renry of Wu itingd. Rth.r. Jib. .iviii. fol. 17. Cnl. Ma'mf. J:b.i. p. 273. happened in the life of this great prelate, excepting his dif- pute with Thomas archbifiiop of York, who, in conjunction with the chapter of York, endeavoured to throw off the de- pendency on the fee of Canterbury. Before the determination of this difpute, Anfelm died at Canterbury, in the ^6th year of his age, and iyth of his pre- lacy, on the 2ift of April, 1109. He was author of many- pieces. The largeft edition of his works is that publifhed by father Gerberon : it it is divided into three parts ; the firft contains dogmatical tracts, and is intituled " Monologia j" the fecond, practical and devotional tracts ; the third, his let- ters, in four books ; but we (hall give a particular lift of his works in a note [D]. Malmefoury tell? us, " that Anfelm " to utter the leaft reproachful word." He was the firft archbifhop who reftrained the Englifh clergy from marry- ing : this was done in the national fynod, held at Wefrmin- ftcr in 1102, the fourth canon of which provides, that no archdeacon, prieft, deacon, or canon fhould be allowed to marry, or live with his wife already married. Anfelm was canonized in the reign of Henry Vlf. at the inftance of cardinal Morton, than archbifhop of Canterbury. fr>] T. " Epiftolarum, libri iv." 2. " Alonologium, leu foliloquium." 3. " Pn.fologium, feu alloquium." 4. " Liber incerti autoris proinfipiente ad- ' Libtr contra iniipientem, feu apolo- ' geticus advtrfus librum precedentem." 6. " Dialogue de veritate. 7. " Dia- ' logusde libero arbitrio." 8. " Dia- " logus de cafu diaboli." 9. " Dif- " putaro dialeclica de grammatica." to. " Traftatus ds facramento altaris, " feu de corpore et fanguine Domini." ii. u Liber de fide, feu de Inciinatione " Verbi." 12. " De nupnis confan- il guineorum." 13. " Libri ii. contra " gentiles, cur Deus ho-r o." 14. ' De " ptocelTione Spiritus Sanc~H, contra ' Graecos.." 15. " Deconctptu Virg ; - /( nali alivo, et peccato ongin.*.li." 1 6. " Fragmen'a variorum Anlclrr.j " traSatuum deconceptu Virginal! pf ' fivo. 17. " De tnbus Walleranni " queftionibus ac praefenim de termento " et azymo." 18. " De facramenio- " rum diverfitate." iq. " Conconiia " prefcienti^, prsdeflinationis, et gra- " tisecum libertate." 2^. Liber de " vuJunute Dei." i. *' Mcditatio- num 'ion x. animo:.** 4J. 22. " L ; ber de falu'e " Mcditatio aJ foro- rem de benehciis Dei." 24. Me- ditatio de p;;flione Chrifti." 35. " Alloquia cseleftia, five fjcuiae pioruin " affVuutn, Sec.'" 26. " Mantifla " mcditationum et orationum in quin- " que partes tributa. 27, "Hymniet " pi'altenum in cornmemoratione Dei- " parse." 2S. " Liber de excellemia " yloiiofe Virginis Maria?." 29. " Liber <ie quatuor viriuMbus B. Maria 1, " tjufque fnblimitate. 30. ' Paffio SS. " Guigrcri five Fingari;!, Pial*, et So- '' ciorum." 3!. " Liber exhortatio. " num ad contemptum temporalium, et. " defiderium attrnurum." 3.2* ' Ad " mnnieio pro moribundo " 33. P.irz- " Sermo five liber de be^titodine." 35. " Homilia in il'.ud, Ir.troiit Jefus in " quoddim caftellum." 36 " Homiiije " in aliquot Evangelia." 37. " Car- " men ne contemptu mundi, et alia car- ' mina." There ari lonie other pieces ascribed to Anfelm in the edition of Coh gn, .1612 j and in the edition of Lyors, 1630: but they are generally thoiuht fuopofituious. ANSON
 * c was a perfon of great ftriclnefs and felf denial : and his
 * ' temper and fedatenefs fuch, that he was never heard
 * ' veifus Anfelmi Profologium." 5.
 * ne^is rH virginem lapfam." . 34.