Sloane MS 631

includes:

• ff. 1-8 Leone Allacci, Keeper of the Vatican Library: Instructions to, respecting the removal of the Palatine library at Heidelberg to the Vatican: 1622.: Ital.
• ff. 1-8 Heidelberg, Germany: Instructions to Dr. L. Allaccio conc. the removal of the Palatine Library at, to the Vatican: 1622.: Ital.
• ff. 1-8 Court of Rome: Instructions to L. Allatius respecting the removal to the Vatican Library of the Palatine library at Heidelberg: 1622.: Ital.
• ff. 9-25 b John Gregory, MA: Extracts from the description and use of the terrestrial globe by: 17th cent.
• ff. 26-37 J- Mason: Directions for making wax-work, fruit, sweetmeats, etc.: 17th cent.
• ff. 41-54 b Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: "Hypothesis juniorum de generatione calculi est mechanice explicabilior antiqua," apparently disputed at Cambridge: 1665.: Lat.
• ff. 55-112 b Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: The sayings of M. Weyer in three bookes reduced into order by J. Spec, with the practical epistles of the same, translated by: 1677.
• ff. 55-112 b Joannes Spee: The sayings of M. Weyer in three books reduced into order by, with the practical epistles of the same; translated by Dr. D. Foote: 1677.
• ff. 55-112 b Matthæus Weyer, Mystical Fanatic, of Wesel: The sayings of, in three books, reduced into order by J. Spee, with the practical epistles of the same; translated by Dr. D. Foote: 1677.
• ff. 113-118 b Astrology: A table of houses for the latitude of 56 degrees: 17th cent.
• ff. 119-133 b Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: Several papers of quakers and madmen gathered by: 17th cent.
• f. 130 James Parnell, Quaker: Letter from his prison at Cambridge to the judge and sheriff of assize: late 17th cent.: Copy.
• f. 131 Richard Hubberthorne, Quaker: Letter to A. Blackland: late 17th cent.: Copy.
• f. 132 James Jolly, of Trinity College, Cambridge: His account of his treatment by the College on turning Quaker: late 17th cent.
• ff. 134, 234, 236 b, 286-292 b Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt.
• ff. 136-144 b Medicine: Quædam de causis sterilitatis tam virorum quam mulierum, e variis auctoribus excerpta: 17th cent.
• ff. 145-154 Walter Needham, MD: Syllabus prælectionum quadragesimalium: 1675.
• ff. 156, 161 Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: Theses de febribus: late 17th cent.
• ff. 168-177 A- N-; Apothecary in London: Letter to T. O., apparently in answer to a treatise published against the Apothecaries: late 17th cent.: Imperf.
• ff. 168-177 T- O-; M.D., of Caius College, Cambridge: Letter to, from A. N., conc. the practise of physic in London: late 17th cent.
• f. 176 L- E-, Publisher: Preface to " A letter from an apothecary in London to a physician in Cambridge, conc. the practice of physic in London": late 17th cent.
• ff. 178, 180 Societies; ROSICRUCIANS: Fratrum Roseæ Crucis epistola ad Germanum quendam: late 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
• ff. 180-183 Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: A treatise of " Virgin Earth": late 17th cent.
• f. 187 George Armand: Letter to Marshal Bellefonds: 1678.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 187 Bernardin Gigault, Marquis de Bellefonds; Marshal of France: Letter to, from G. Armand: 1678.: Fr.
• ff. 189-193 b Raphael Thorius, MD: Paraphrase of his Latin poem "Muribus hostis atrox": late 17th cent.: Engl. verse.
• ff. 194-197 J- W-: Letter to, from J. S. Weidenfeld: 1685/6.
• ff. 194-197 Joannes Segerus Weidenfeld: Letter to J. W. conc. the virtue of plants: 1685/6.: Copied by Dr. D. Foote.
• f. 198 George Starkey, alias Eirenæus Philalethes: Praxis chemiatrica: 1657.
• ff. 200-223 b Nicasius or Nicolas Le Fèvre, Royal Professor of Chemistry and Court Apothecary to Charles II: Table of contents to his chemistry, with alphabetical index, by Dr. D. Foote: late 17th cent.
• f. 224 Magic: Spell found in the pocket of an Irishman killed near Clonmel: 1690/1.
• f. 225 François La Boullaye Le Gouz: Les voyages et observations de: 1653.: Extracts.
• ff. 229-233 b Du Loir: Extracts from the voyages and travels of: 1653.: Fr.
• f. 236 Jan Baptista van Helmont: De liquore Alkahest ex: late 17th cent.
• ff. 238-244 Christophorus Scheiner, German Jesuit: Pantographice seu ars delineandi res quaslibet per parallelogrammum lineare: 1631.
• f. 245 Daniel Foote, MD, of Cambridge: Diarium otiosum universale, inceptum: 1 Jul. 1675.: Imperf.
• ff. 247-284 b Sundials: Ars gnomonica, in qua construendorum horologiorum sciothelicorum ad umbram gnomonis facillimæ praxes traduntur: late 17th cent.: Imperf.
• ff. 293-300 b Joannes Isaacus, called Hollandus: Quædam ex ejus libro secundo de lapide philosophico.: Imperf.
• ff. 308-311 Chemistry: Chemical receipts, processes and experiments: 15th-17th centt.: Engl., Germ., Fr., Ital., and Lat.