Samuel Presbiter (

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1200) was a theologian, a student of William de Montibus at the cathedral school in

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. He is the creator of several works he designates 'Collecta', preserved in two manuscripts from

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, now

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, MS Bodley 860 and

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, Pembroke College, MS 115. The common origin of these manuscripts suggests that he was also a monk at the abbey. His works typically consist of poems summarizing his learning, created for mnemonic purposes, together with prose extracts. Four of his works have been published in full or in part: his versification of Psalm 1, his records of William de Montibus's lectures on the Psalms, ''Collecta ex diuersis auditis in scola Willelmi de Monte'' (a rare record of ‘collations’ given at a cathedral school), and ''De oratione dominica'' (a versification of Hugh of St Victor's ''De quinque septenis'').

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