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Sloane MS 1783

Record Id:

040-002114137

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x0001c6

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Sloane MS 1783

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Sloane 1783

Paper, in Quarto, ff. 93, XVII Century; bound with the last.

1. Some of Aesop's fables in English verse; with coloured drawings. (Imperfect). ff. 1-6.

Begin: —

'A mouse and frogg most feircely combating.'

2. 'An Inquisition uppon the Jesuits begunne in anno 1610, George Stotesbury, Forth To the right honnorable the Lord Conway Lord Barron of Raglye,' etc. (Imperfect). ff. 7-16.

Begin: — 'It is say-d that when Cyrus the Persian Monarch had by the fortune of warre — '

3. 'Catalogus codicum MSS. Integrioris notae et exactioris curae viri clariss. Isaaci Vossii.' ff. 17-53.

4. A fragment containing some Latin Epigrams. ff. 54-56.

5. Anoymi cujusdam tractatus de grammatice. (Imperfect). ff. 57-68.

Incip. 'De accentibus. — Accentus sine ullo strepitu non tanquam servi tibicines.'

6. Remedies for witchcraft. ff. 69-75.

7. A fragment containing some observations on the last supper of our Lord. f. 77.

8. Quaedam de quaestione, 'An vanum sit ex insomniis praesagium;' fragmentum. f. 78.

9. Letter from Mr. C. Bernard to Mr. Colbatch, relative to some medical case, in which Mr. Colbatch imagined himself to have been ill treated. f. 80.

10. A fragment containing the names of such as had been poisoned by physicians. f. 82.

11. Letter from Walt. Mills to Mr. Bernard, giving an account of his researches relative to the virtues of the herb 'Apium'. Dat. Chigwell. f. 83.

12. Excerptum quoddam ex Jo. Jacobi Manni libro de scarificatione malleolorum ex veterum sententia. f. 85.

13. Some few memoranda relative to some work which is called 'the most politique of the Roman Priesthood and religion.' f. 87.

14. A letter from the Earl of Middleton expressing a wish that the Queen would suffer him to retire from Court. f. 88.

15. Opinion as to the first original of graduated Doctors and the legal establishment of Physicians. f. 90.

16. Five questions relative to the office of Censor in the College of Physicians. f. 91.

17. The lot and fortune given of some one whose nativity had been cast; in Latin. f. 92.

18. A list of Geographical and Mathematical Books. (Imperfect). f. 93.

includes:

ff. 1-6 Aesop: Fables: circ. 1600.: English verses: Imperf.
ff. 1-6 b Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Coloured drawings to Æsops fables: 17th cent.
ff. 7-16 Edward Conway, Baron Conway; 1st Viscount Conway and Kilulta; Secretary of State: MS. dedicated to him, when Secretary of State.
ff. 7-16 b George Stotesbury: Inquisition on the Jesuits begun in 1610,: 17th cent.: Imperf.
f. 8O Sir John Colbatch, physician: Letter to, from C. Bernard: n.d.: Draft.
ff. 17-53 Isaac Vossius, Canon of Windsor: Catalogus codicum MSS. ejus: 17th Cent.
ff. 54-56 b Epigrams: Epigrammata Latina: 17th cent.
ff. 57-68 b Grammar Latin: De re grammatica: 17th cent.
ff. 69-75 b Magic: Remedies for witchcraft: 17th cent.
f. 77 Theology: Notes on the Eucharist: 17th cent.
f. 80 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to - Colbatch: n.d.
f. 83 Walter Mills, junior, MD, of Chigwell, county Essex: Letter to C. Bernard: n.d.
f. 83 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letters to, from W. Mills: n.d.
f. 85 Joannes Jacobus Mannus: De scarificatione malleolorum: 17th cent.: Extract.
f. 88 Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton: Letter sent to J. Ellis: [1702].: Copy.
ff. 90, 91 London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Papers relating to degrees in Medicine: 17th cent.
f. 92 Astrology: Schemes of nativities: 1533, 1564.
f. 93 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Catalogue of geographical and mathematical books: 17th cent.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002114137

Is part of:

Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 1783 : Sloane 1783Paper, in Quarto, ff. 93, XVII Century; bound with the last.1. Some of Aesop's fables in English verse; with…

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032-002112337[1785]/040-002114137

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File

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1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

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Names:

Aesop, 6th century BC,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120317310,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/64013451
Bernard, Charles, serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702, c 1652-1710
Colbatch, John, physician
Conway, Edward, Baron Conway, 1st Viscount Conway and Kilulta; Secretary of State
Mannus, Joannes Jacobus
Middleton, Charles, 2nd Earl of Middleton
Mills, Walter, junior, MD, of Chigwell, county Essex
Royal College of Physicians, London
Stotesbury, George
Vossius, Isaac, Canon of Windsor