Sloane MS 1609

Sloane 1609

Chiefly paper, in 4to, ff. 57, XIVand XV Centuries.

1. Notes of the births and deaths of the children of one — Hill, at Lambeth, about 1633. f. 1.

2. A few medical receipts. f. 2.

3. A table for finding out when Easter falls, rules for blood-letting according to the different months of the year, etc. f. 3b.

4. Kalendarium. ff. 5-10.

5. ''The booke of astronomye and of philosophie contrived and made of the wiseste philosophris and astronomeris that ever wore sitthe the world was begunne; that is for to say of the land of Grece.'' ff. 11-27.

At the end is, ''Explicit tractatus bonus et utilis predestinacionis humane.''

6. Rules whereby persons may find out whether they will have the victory in battles, ''of a man or of a woman that be weddid, who shal lyve longest,'' etc. ff. 27b, 28.

7. ''The interpretations of Daniel, the Prophete, to hym shewid in Babilone be the Holy Gost of mennys dremys in slepyng.'' ff. 29b-31.

At the end is, ''Explicit liber sompniorum.''

8. Sententiae quaedam theologicae. f. 32.

9. A fragment of a treatise upon differnet diseases, with the remedies applicable to the remedies applicable to each. ff. 33-36.

10. A treatise upon the vertue of herbs. ff. 37-40.

11. A few receipts. ff. 41-43.

12. Some doggrel Latin and English verses. ff. 45b, 46.

13. The vision of Esdras the Prophet. ff. 47-48.

14. A chapter on the unlucky days of the year, etc. ff. 49-52.

15. On the ''discressioun of the four elements and the four complexions.'' f. 53.

16. A few receipts. f. 55.

17. Some verses on death, partly Latin, partly English. f. 56.

18. A prayer to God for preservation from danger; in Latin. f. 57

19. The form of certificate given by the Clergyman of the parish in which one of the parties reside, stating that the banns had been proclaimed by him and no inpediment alleged: in Latin . f. 57.

20. Johannis Fox, Ecclesiae S. Trinitatis Gippi. Ordinis S. Augustini, ut videtur, Capellani, Litterae ad Walterum Hart Episcopum Norwicensem, ejusve in spiritualibus vicarium generalem, in quibus Thomam Wade et A.J., accolitos, praesentat, ut per sacrarum manuum impositionem eos admittat Dat. 19 Dec. 1453. f. 57b.

21. Ecclesiae Sanctae Margaretae de Gippiwico Capellani litterae ad ecclesiae parochialis Sanctae Mariae de Wudbrige Capellanum in quibus testatur banna inter Thomam Morys parochianum suum ex una parte, et Johannam Straunge, parochianam ejus, ex altera parte, se per tres dies solempnos edidisse et proclamasse, et ex parte Thomae Morys nullum, fuisse impedimentum. Dat. apud Gippew. 15 Jan. 1453. f. 57b.

includes:

• f. 1 Hill, of London: Notes of births and deaths of his children: 1504-1515.
• ff. 2-4 b, 33-36b, 41-43b Medicine: Charms and Receipts. Orationes et receptæmedica.: 10th-18th centt.
• ff. 5-10b Kalendars: Kalendar: 13th cent.
• ff. 11-32 Astrology: Astrological treatises: 15th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
• ff. 29 b-31 Daniel, the Prophet: Sompnia: 14th and 15th centt.: Lat. and Fr. verse.: Imperf.
• ff. 37-40 b Medicine. Botanical: De virtutibus herbarum: 13th cent.
• ff. 47-54 Esdras, the Prophet: Signa astrologica: 15th cent.: Lat.
• f. 57 b Woodbridge, Suffolk: Notification to the Chaplain of St. Mary''s Church at, from the parish Chaplain of St. Margaret''s, Ipswich, of publication of banns: 1453/4.: Lat.
• f. 57 b Thomas Wade, Canon of Holy Trinity Priory, Ipswich: Presentation of, by the Prior, to the Bishop of Norwich, for admission to the subdiaconate: 1453.: Lat.
• f. 57 b Joan Straunge, of Woodbridge, county Suffolk: Notice of her banns having been asked in St. Margaret''s Church, Ipswich: 1453/4.: Lat.
• f. 57 b Thomas Morys, of St. Margaret''s, Ipswich: Certificate of publication of his banns of marriage: 1453.: Lat.
• f. 57 b Walter Lyhert, Bishop of Norwich: Presentation of two monks of Ipswich Priory by the Prior to, for admission into the subdiaconate: 1453.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 57 b Liturgies LATIN: Forms of banns: 1453/4.: Lat.
• f. 57 b John Bestman, Prior of Holy Trinity, Ipswich: Presentation of two monks to the Bishop of Norwich for admission to the Subdiaconate: 1453.: Lat.