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Sloane MS 1394

Record Id:

040-002113742

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x00003d

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Sloane MS 1394

Title:

Scope & Content:

Sloane 1394

Paper, in 4to, ff. 287, XVII century.

1. A description of the island of Jamaica (by Richard Blome?) ff. 1-28.

Printed, but in a different order, London, 1672.

2. Anonymi tractatus, qui intitulatur, "Colloquii de peccato Originali inter quosdam Theologos habiti succincta, ut a colloquentibus postulatum est, ratio reddita; una cum animadversionibus in aliquot apices, qui rationibus minus firmis inter conferendum videbantur suffulti." ff. 29-40.

Incip. "Convenientibus, qui Theologiae sacrae nomen animumque dederunt, amicis familiariter disseruimus de pecato originali."

Desin. "et erroribus ignoscat, et unde nati sunt, tenebras illuminet Deus."

3. Fragmentum libri de visione. ff. 49-103.

Titulus capitis tertii, "de objecto ut est causa efficiens partialis visionis, hoc est, de ipsius concursu et specie impressa."

Incip. "Quod objectum visibile concurrat ad visionem, hoc certe patet a manifesta experientia."

4. Praescripta varia medica ex Hercule Saxonio, Johanne Heurnio, et aliis collecta. ff. 106-130.

5. Rules for laying colours upon images, for making differunt colours, etc. ff. 131-144.

6. One hundred and sixty seven medical receipts, with a list prefixed. ff. 145-165.

At the end, "Finis anno 1602."

7. Receipts to take away warts, and freckens from the face. f. 165. b.

8. A short table of events which happened between the years 1555 and 1630; in Spanish. ff. 166-169.

9. Sententiae pueriles." f. 170.

10. Date of the births of Richard Browne, John Prettiman, and Walter Hungerford. f. 171.

11. A satirical poem. f. 172.

It begins,

"Downe domes grave auntient Sir John Crooke

And read his message in his booke."

See Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. I. p. 347.

12. Eight verses upon lawyers. f. 174.

Begin.

"Lawers themselves maynteyne the common weale

They punish such as doe offend and steale."

13. "Mr Vaughan on his Mistress inviteing him to her marriage;" a poem. f. 174.

Begin.

"Whye faire vowebreaker hath thy sinne thought fitt

That I bee curst example of thy witt."

14. An Elegy upon the death of King James the First, with a dedicatory letter to Dr Donne, dean of St Paul’s, by James Barrye. f. 174.

Begin:

"Whoe cannot wryte an elegie or not sing

A funerall anthem, when soe good a Kinge."

It ends:

"The plannetts to this greate solemnitie

Shall add for state, her starr rought cannopye."

15. Capp. 69-88, of an historical work relating to the Tartars; in Latin. ff. 184-202.

16. Alchemical tract. (Imperfect) ff. 204-228

17. Diseases of young children. ff. 231-242.

18. Medical receipts. ff. 243-281.

19. Catalogus plantarum villae Hamstedianae per T. Jervis. ff. 284-287.

includes:

ff. 1-28 Richard Blome, Printer to the Crown: Description of Jamaica: 17th cent.
ff. 1-28 Island of Jamaica: Description of, by R. Blome: 1672.
ff. 29-48 Theology: Colloquium de peccato originali: 17th cent.
ff. 49-105 b Medicine: De visione: 17th cent.: Imperf.
ff. 106-13, 145-165 b (1602-1609/10. Lat. and Eng.) Medicine: Charms and Receipts. Orationes et receptæmedica.: 10th-18th centt.
ff. 106-130 Johannes Heurnius: Medical prescriptions taken out of his works: 17th cent.: Lat.
ff. 106-165b b Receipts: Miscellaneous receipts: 17th cent.
ff. 128-130 Hercules Saxonia, Physician, of Padua: Præscripta medica ex: 17th cent.
ff. 166-169 Philip II of Spain: Table of events: 1572-1630.: Span.
f. 171 John Prettiman, eldest son of John Prettiman: Note of his birth on: 29 Aug. 1633.
f. 171 Walter Hungerford: Date of his birth: 1634.
f. 171 Richard Browne: Date of his birth,: 1 June, 1633.
f. 172 Admiral Sir John Mennes: Verses on the Parliament: temp. Jas. I.
ff. 172-174 Poetry ENGLISH: Satires on public events: 17th cent.
f. 174 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses on lawyers: 17th cent.
f. 174 John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery: Verses on his Mistress inviting him to her marriage: 17th cent.
ff. 175 b-179 b James I of England: Elegy on his death, by J. Barrye: 17th cent.
f. 176 James Barrye: Elegy on the death of James I.: 17th cent.
f. 176 John Donne, Dean of St Paul's; poet: Dedicatory letter to, from J. Barrye: [1625].

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002113742

Is part of:

Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 1394 : Sloane 1394Paper, in 4to, ff. 287, XVII century.1. A description of the island of Jamaica (by Richard Blome?) ff. 1-28.Printed, but…

Hierarchy:

032-002112337[1394]/040-002113742

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Latin
Spanish

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

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Names:

Barrye, James, poet, fl 1625
Blome, Richard, Printer to the Crown
Browne, Richard, of Sloane MS 1394
Donne, John, poet and clergyman, 1572-1631,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083393524
Heurnius, Johannes
Hungerford, Walter, of Sloane MS 1394
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Mennes, John, Admiral
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Prettiman, John, eldest son of John Prettiman
Saxonia, Hercules, Physician, of Padua
Vaughan, John, 3rd Earl of Carbery, 1639?-1713

Places:

Jamaica, Central America