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1. Harley MS 1735

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735
Title:
John Crophill, Commonplace Book including astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, medical and alchemical treatises and recipes
Scope & Content:
A composite and miscellaneous volume put together by John Crophill (d. in or after 1485), medical practitioner and bailiff of Wix Priory in Essex. The volume includes: 1. Texts relating to astrology, Thyrtty Days of the Mone (ff. 1r-13v), prognostication, Prophecies of Esdras (ff. 13v-16v), a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1430-1485
Extent:
52 folios.

2. Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v
Title:
John Crophill, Commonplace Book
Scope & Content:
This portion of the manuscript includes three texts sparsely annotated in the margins by Crophill: Thyrtty Days of the Mone (ff. 1r-13v); Prophecies of Esdras (ff. 13v-16v); Cookery recipes (ff. 16v-28v). Decoration: Large initial (6 lines; f. 1r) in metallic red (mostly tarnished) on square go...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
28 folios.

3. Harley MS 1735, ff 36v-52v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 36v-52v
Title:
John Crophill, Notebook
Scope & Content:
John Crophill's autograph notebook with notes spanning the period 1456-1485: for notes relating to specific years (ff. 37v, 38, 40v, 46v, 47r, 50v), see Ayoub 1994. The contents of the notebook are as follows: 1. Latin expressions and their English equivalents (ff. 36v, 52v), 2. Lists of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1456-1485
Extent:
17 folios

4. Harley MS 1735, ff 29r-36v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 29r-36v
Title:
Texts on astrology, astronomy, medicine and alchemy
Scope & Content:
Miscellanous texts, imperfect, copied by a professional Norfolk scribe for Crophill's use, including: 1. ff. 29r-33r: Short texts relating to astrology, astronomy and cosmology; imperfect at the beginning. A text on perilous days in the year starting at '[…] þe first day of clene August, þe fi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1450-1484
Extent:
8 folios

5. Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 16v-28v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 16v-28v
Title:
Cookery recipes
Scope & Content:
Cookery book (70 recipes); imperfect at the end. Title 'A tarte of fysche', incipit: 'Tak fyggys and reysingis and cynig', breaking off at 'ton wyt þe to3ere and onyouns mynced in þe'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
13 folios.

6. Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 13v-16v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 13v-16v
Title:
Prophecies of Esdras
Scope & Content:
Prophecies of Esdras; prognostications based on Christmas Day, prologue 'Now have ye herd boþn held and yinge / Dyscryeyed many', incipit: 'But3 lystenyt now and 3e sylle here', explicit: 'þat we to hys blys moun comen alle Amen'. Other copies in Harley MS 2252 (ff. 154r-154v), Royal MS 12 E. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
4 folios.

7. Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 1r-13v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1735, ff 1r-28v, ff 1r-13v
Title:
Thyrtty Days of the Mone
Scope & Content:
Thyrtty Days of the Mone, a thirty-day lunary (i.e. prognostication) in verse, incipit: 'God þat alle þis world hays wrout3', explicit: 'yef þou wylt3 bledum weyn blod'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
13 folios.

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