Genealogical roll chronicle from Noah to Henry VI of England
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A genealogical roll chronicle beginning with Noah and tracing the lineage of the Kings of England through Brutus to Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471), consisting of a genealogical diagram with a series of roundels accompanied by brief biographical entries. The roll is believed to have been mad...
Contents: ff. 1r-222v: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, beginning and ending imperfectly, with many leaves wanting throughout. The Tales are arranged in the following order: ff. 1r-3v: The General Prologue, beginning imperfectly. ff. 4r-33r: The Knight's Tale, imperfect. 1 folio is w...
includes: ff. 1-41 b Francis Lodwick, FRS: Discourses on various theological subjects: 17th cent. ff. 42-46 Prayers: Book of family prayers: 17th cent.
John Conyers, Apothecary of London: Meteorological journals: 17 Dec. 1673-17 Aug. 1680. includes: f. 11 b London PARISHES AND LOCALITIES: Account by J. Conyers of an elephant's tusk dug up between the Fleet ditch and Grays Inn road: circ. 1674.
Sloane 1180 Chartaceus, in 12mo., ff. 72, Sec. XVI; ab eadem qua cod. 1098 manu exaratus; cum codd. 1170, 1182 compactus. Collectanea medica e Matthiolo praecipue excertpa. ff. 1-72. includes: ff. 37-49 b Pietro Andrea Mattioli: Praxis et observationes alienorum confirmatæ a: 16th cent.
Sloane 1243 Chartaceus, in 8vo. minori, ff. 79, Sec. XVII. 'Cursus Chymicus inchoatus 26o die Octobris, anno 1681, Oxonii, in aedibus Domini Johannis Lucae, Itali, et continuatus per 6 septimanas.' ff 1-79. Giovanni Luca, of Italy: Cursus chymicus Oxonii in ejus ædibus inchoatus: 1681.
Sloane 1267 Chartaceus, in 4to., ff. 311, Sec. XVII. Anonymi cujusdam tractatus de medicina in tres partes divisus. ff. 1-311. Christopher Love Morley, MD: Notes of medical and chemical lectures in Leyden University: 1677-1679.: Lat.: Hologr. Writers of Manuscripts: Morley (Christopher Love)...