The present manuscript includes: A short treatise relating to urine (f. 1r); Medical recipes, mainly relating to plasters (ff. 2r-4v); Thomas Scellinck of Thienen, Chirurgia (ff. 5r-104r); Medical recipes (f. 104v); Lanfrancus de Mediolanum, Chirurgia parva, 2 books, transl. (ff. 105r-140...
Gariopontus, Passionarius Galeni (ff. 1r-143v); Chronology of important events in British history from the Creation to the reign of Edward III (ff. 143v-144r). The manuscript also includes: added prayers (ff. 9v, 12v); Figurae Divisionis relating to complexions dominated by humours (f. 103r); ...
Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to William Brito, and Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Promethei
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes: List of letters of the Hebrew alphabet with Latin translations (f. 1v); Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to William Brito (ff. 2r-127r), comprising a note relating to medicine added by a contemporary hand (f. 64r margin); Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Pr...
Contents: ff. 2r-7v: Calendar; with various additions, including 'dedicatio ecclesie Nowicensis'; births, marriages, and obits from the Dereham [Derham] family of Crimplesham, Norfolk; and 'obitus hugonis prior hospicii', i.e. Hugh Acton, Master, 1437–1464. ff. 8r-139r: Psalter. ff. 139v-15...
Statutes of England; Ralph of Hengham, Summa Parva and Summa Magna; Registrum Brevium
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Lists of chapters of statutes in this manuscript. ff. 3r-5v: 'Statutum de Marleberge'. ff. 5v-11v: 'Statutum Westmonasterii primum'; written in French. ff. 11v-12r: 'Districciones Scaccarij'; written in French. ff. 12r-13v: 'Statuta de Scaccario'; written in French. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 14th century-3rd quarter of the 14th century
Collection of law readings and reports etc. ff. 1-23: Readings as follows: Summer readings at Cliffords Inn, 1610 (f. 1r). Readings at Staples Inn (ff. 1v-2r). Readings at Furnivals Inn (f. 2r). Readings at New Inn (ff. 2r-2v). Readings at Barnards Inn (ff. 2v-3r). Mr Readers case at the Bolt...
Origin of the See of Durham, and other manuscripts
Scope & Content:
A composite volume of five manuscripts. Their order has been changed since they were described in the printed Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum (1808). ff. 1-19: Origin of the See of Durham, extracted from the cathedral records and translated into English, for John Hal...