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Add MS 6229
- Record Id:
- 032-003442431
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- 032-003442431
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100075949233.0x0003b2
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- Add MS 6229
- Title:
- Volume entitled “Adversaria”, on various literary, institutional and Antiquarian subjects. Including reference to: Antiquity of Chemistry, surgery and orthography; Roman inscriptions, sculptures and vessels found in Britain; theological text analysis; 160
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A quarto volume of 141 pages intitled “Adversaria” in the handwriting of Professor Ward, containing:-
1. Memoranda relating to the division of the Bible into chapters and versus; extracted from [Humphrey] Prideaux’s ‘Connection’, [‘The Old and New Testaments connected’] and other sources. Pages 1-5.
2. A short account of the translation of the Bible into English, and of the present division of it into chapters and versus. By the Reverend John Lewis of Margate, pages 6-12.
3. Observations in New Testamentum (Graecium) pages 13-30, 41.
4. Remarks on the editions of Terence with figures. Page.47.
5. Of the Antiquity of Chemistry, and orthography of the name. Pages 48-50.
6. Black Assize at Oxford, anno 9 D.Bickley Custodis, 1577. Ex[eter] College, Mertonensis Registro. Pages 51-53.Printed in Philosophical Transactions. Vol.L[50]. Page. 699.
7. Plague at Oxford. A.D. 1603, Exeter Collage Merton, Registro, pages.53-58.
8. Versus “in Equum quo Excelsus. Auriams extinctus est”, with an English translation from the observatory, vol.1 April, 22, 1702. And a reply in Latin verse by Mr. Edmund Chishull. Pages 58, 59.
9. Observations on the antiquity of surgery. Pages 60-62.
10. Account of the formation of a Law Society, in 1712, which continued till 1742. Pages. 62, 63.
11. Brief notes relating to the publication of the Philosophical Transactions; communicated to the Royal Society and ordered to be entered in their books. 20 February, 1752, (by Professor Ward). Pages 64-69.
12. A scheme for printing and publishing the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society at their own expense; communicated to the Council 27 February, 1752. Pages 70-72.
13. Some singular Readings of the Greek Testament in the MS.Lu. Referred to by Dr Mills in his Appendix. (see Hallet’s Index MSS. Miller [Millii?] Praef. Page.xiii) pages 72, 73.
14. De MS.Em. Apud Millium, cujus mentionem facit Halletus, in Praef. Ad Indicum MSS. millii. Page xiii, pages 74-75.
15. Some further observations on the same subject, communicated by the Reverend Mr Berriman to Dr Ward. Pages 75, 76.
16. Ex. Jo. Alberti Fabricii ‘Conspectu Thesauri Leteraru Italiae’, Hamb, 1730. 8o[Octavo], page 2. (relative to Literary Journals). P.77.
17. Richardus Mead, Archiater, filio suo unico, - versibus Lexametris. Dated London, Cal. January, 1736. Pages 78, 79.
18. P Templeman Poema ad Virum cel Richardus Mead, M.D. dated 22 November, 1750. Pages 70, 80.
19. Mr Chishull’s reasons for Aretaeus being wrote originally in Latin, with answers to them; by Jno.[John] Freind. M.D. pages 81-90.
20. Samuel Mead Richardo Mead, optimo suo fratri Epistola. Dated 29 Maii, 1690, page.90.
21. The History of the Royal Library at St. James’s, copied in Dr. John Loveday’s handwriting from the interleaved copy of ‘Ward’s Lives of the Gresham Professors’ (in the British Museum) pages 250, 251- pages 92-101.
22. “Certain transactions of severus’s reign settled”. Copied by the same from Professor Ward’s interleaved copy of [John] Horsley’s ‘Britannia Romana’ (in the British Museum). Pages 102-105.
23. Account of some Roman vessels found in Hertfordshire, 1729. Copied from the same. Page.106.
24. Concerning Mr Samuel Woodforde’s MS. collection of Roman Inscriptions found in Britain, copied from the same. Pages 107-108.
25. Index by Dr. John Loveday, of the Roman inscriptions and Sculptures discovered in Britain, since the publication of [John] Horsleys work, found on the plan of the Index there. To which is prefixed a table, shewing the places where the originals were found, as also referring to the books and papers which give an account of them. Pages 109-139.
At the close of this volume is an Index of contents. Pages 140-141.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-003442431
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- 032-003442431
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (142 pages)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Undetermined
- Scripts:
- Undetermined
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Quarto format.In the handwriting of Professor Ward. Includes: 8o[Octavo]; At the close of this volume is an Index of contents. Pages 140-141.
- Publications:
- Reference to: Humphrey Prideaux’s [‘The Old and New Testaments connected’]; Philosophical Transactions. Vol.L[50].; ‘Ward’s Lives of the Gresham Professors’; John Horsley’s Britannia Romana
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.
- Related Material:
- Note to see: Hallet’s Index MSS. Miller [Millii?] Praef. Page.xiii