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Manual of Confession

Summary
A collection of Christian prayers and religious writings in French, including a translation of the following into Old French: Proverbs of Solomon, a Treaty on Confession, The descent of Paul into Hell, The Symbol of St Athanasius, The Canticle of Simeon, The Our Father, The Creed, Maurice de Sully's Paraphrased "Our Father," and Thomas Aquinas' Questions on the Catholic Faith.

MSS:
Catania, Biblioteca Ventimiliana, 42.

Edition:
Brayer, Edith. "Un manuel de confession en ancien français conservé dans un manuscrit de Catane (Bibl. Ventimiliana, 42).” In Mélanges d'archéologie et d'histoire, 59 (1947): 155-195.