Captain Richard Warner, Commander of the ship 'Williamson' of London: Journal of voyage to and from Surat: 1684-1686. Voyages and Travels: Journal by H. Starkey of the voyage of the ship "Williamson" to Surat, and back to England: 1684-1686. Henry Starkey: Journal of the voyage of the ship Wil...
Medical recipes devised by King Henry VIII and his royal physicians
Scope & Content:
An important witness to the amateur interest in and practice of pharmaceutical medicine by King Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547). Contains a collection of more than 100 medical recipes that have been organised into six sections: plasters; spasmadraps (dipped plasters); ointments; balms; waters, lot...
includes: ff. 1-57 Publius Cornelius Tacitus: Translation by Sir E. Sherburne, of Sieur N. Amelot de la Houssaye's Moralia of Tacitus: late 17th cent. ff. 1-58 Sir Edward Sherburne, Clerk of the Ordnance: P. [C.] C. Tacitus, his morals, of flattery particularly towards princes, with remarks the...
Voyages and Travels: Journal of the voyage of W. A. Cowley from Cape Virginia to the Cape de Verd Isles, to China, Java, Cape of Good Hope, and Holland: 1683-1686. Island of Java: Journals of voyage to, by W. A. Cowley: 1683-1686. William Ambrosia Cowley, Mariner: Journal of a voyage round the...
Richard Sherlock, Rector of Winwick, county Lancashire: MS. was dedicated to, by R. Maudsley. Robert Maudsley, Student in Physic and Astrology: "Flora's Cabinett unlockt,": [1664-1689].
Owners of Manuscripts: Bernard (Francis), M.D. includes: ff. 1-48 Medicine: Commonplace books: 17th cent.: Lat. and Ital. ff. 49, 54, 56 Nathanael Highmore, MD: Letters to, from his cousin, Maj. A. Highmore: 1683. ff. 49, 54, 56 Abraham Highmore, Major: Letters to his cousin, Dr. N. Highmore: ...
Richard Smith, Secondary of the Poultry Compter, London: Wrote MS. Gulielmus Plantius, MD, of Mans: Vita Fernelii: 17th cent. Writers of Manuscripts: Smith (Richard), Secondary of the Compter. Joannes Fernelius, of Amiens; Physician to Henri II. of France: Vita, a G. Plantio: 17th cent. incl...