Sloane MS 1786

Sloane 1786

Paper, in folio, ff. 191, XVII Century.

1. A table of the contents of the first part of the MS. as far as fol. 99. f. 1.

2. Account of the death of Queen Elizabeth with her declaration of her successor. ff. 3b-5.

3. The manner of the sickness and death of Prince Henry, son of King James, in 1612, with an account of the opening of the body, and the funeral of the Prince. ff. 6-17.

4. A discourse of the Queens marriage with the Duke of Almoyne drawn out as is thought by the Lord Keeper, Sir Nicolas Bacon, in 1570. ff. 18-24.

5. Account of the Earle of Hertford being fined in the Star Chamber, Febr. 5 Eliz. 1562, f. 25.

6. Certaine articles of Comes Imperii taken out of an epistle of Counte Arundell. f. 25.

7. 'An answere to the King's letter for staie of Justice made by all the Justices,' 25 April 1616. f. 26.

8. Copy of a letter from the Lord Chancellor Ellesmere to the King desiring to be discharged from the office of Lord Chancellor by reason of age and other infirmities, 1612. f. 27.

9. The Politia or government of the United Provinces. ff. 28b-36.

10. Copy of a letter from the Archduke Ernestus to Queen Elizabeth, dated 14 Oct. 1595, with the Queen's answer, f. 37.

11. Copy of a letter from the Ladie Elizabeth to Queen Mary, touching her inclination to yield to the motion of marriage with the King of Swethland. Dat. Hatfield, 26 April 1588. f. 39.

12. Copy of a letter from Henry Cuffe, Secretary to the Earl of Essex to Mr. Secretary Cecill, declaring the effect of the instructions framed by the Earl of Essex and delivered to the Ambassador of the King of Scotts, touching his title to the Crown of England. ff. 40b-43.

13. Sir Thomas Smyth, one of the Sheriffs of London, his protestation touching his speech used to the Earle of Essex, when he fled into London, etc. f. 44.

14. Lidington, the Secretary of Scotland, his letter to Sir William Cecill, touching the title of the Queen of Scotts to the Crown of England. ff. 45-50.

15. Directions of Queen Mary to her Council touching the reforming of the Church to the Roman Religion. f. 51.

16. Queen Elizabeth's letter to the King of Scotts touching Valentine Thomas, Sir William Evers, and Ashefield, and her increase of £2,000 to make up the sum of £5,000 pension yearly; from the Queen to the King of Scotts. Dat. 11 May 1601. ff. 52-55.

17. Queen Elizabeth's letter to the King of Scotts touching her disswading him to receive in his country an Ambassador from Spain, etc. Dat. 4 Jan. 1602. f. 56.

18. The life of Sir Thomas Bodley, written by himself. ff. 58-61.

It appears to be rather an abridgment of his life, published at Oxford in 4to. 1647.

19. Letter written by the Lords of the Council to King James touching means to advance the King's revenues by unusual causes, so as the King take the act upon himself and be their protection. ff. 62-66.

20. The examination of Sir Anthony Browne touching the Lady Mary's submission to her father, King Henry VIII. ff. 66b-68.

21. Intelligence from the Commissioners at Bulloigne by Mr. Edmonds touching the point of precedency, as also a treaty of peace between England and Spain; 20 June 1600. f. 69.

22. The Councils answer to the Commissioners at Bulloigne, touching the point of precedence. Dated 30 June 1600. f. 70b.

23. Copy of a letter from the Council to the Commissioners at Bulloigne, touching the treaty of peace England and Spain, taking their stand upon the point of precedence with the Queen. Dat. 25 Jul. 1600. ff. 72b-76.

24. Copy of a letter from Sir Robert Cecill to the Commissioners at Bulloigne. Dat. 25 Jul. 1600. f. 77.

25. Questions propounded by Queen Mary and answered by her Council touching the continuance of a Treaty made by Henry VIII with the Emperor and King of France for maintenance of a quarrel between France and King Philip of Spain. ff. 77b-80.

26. Abatements now in being or to be very shortly upon the marriage of the Lady Elizabeth to the Count Palatine, and otherwise to the King's benefit, by the Commissioners of the Treasury, 1613. f. 80b.

27. The ordinary annual receipts and issues of the Exchequer. f. 82b.

28. Propositions made by the Ambassadors of the King of France to the Assembly of the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, touching change of government, the synod then called, and the treason of Barnavelt and his fellow-prisoners. Dec. 12 1618. ff. 83b-86.

29. Copy of a letter from the Viscount Cranburne to Sir Thomas Parry in France, touching the mis-election of Sir Francis Godwine to be a Knight for Parliament, and the effect of the intercepted letters of Mr. Henry Constable to the slander of the State. Dat. 14 Apr. 1604. ff. 86b-88.

30. The opinion of the ancient Doctors of the Law whether it be lawful for a Prince, whose subject is wronged by a foreign Prince, to licence his subject to detain the body and goods of that Prince's subject which wrongeth. ff. 89-92.

31. Account of the charges paid by Walter, Earl of Essex, for his installation at Windsor in the Order of the Garter, 18 June 1572. f. 92b.

32. Verses made by King James on the death of Queen Anne. f. 93.

Begin: —

'Thee to invite the Greate God sent his starre

Whose frends and neerest kin good Princes are.'

33. The names of those that mett at Barriars at Whitehall the 14th of June 1572, in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Mountmorance. f. 93b.

34. Copy of a letter from Lord Norris to the King, after he had slain one of the Lord Willoughby's servants upon a quarrel raised between the two lords. Dat. 1615. f. 93b.

35. An epitaph on Mr. Burbage the Player. f. 95.

36. The antiquity use and privileges of cities, burroughs, and towns, written by Mr. Francis Tate of the Middle Temple. ff. 95-98.

Printed by Hearne.

37. Queen Elizabeth's letter to the Duke of Wirtenberg touching her marriage. f. 98b.

38. What privilege an alien hath under any other Prince or State. f. 99.

39. A table of the annual income of the Hospitals of St. John in the various kingdoms of Europe. f. 99b.

40. A short treatise intitled, Concerning the Communication of the Laws of England into the Kingdom of Scotland. ff. 100-104.

41. Formulae remediorum quaedam. ff. 105-115.

42. 'Excerpta ex H. St.'; being apparently notes upon several pamphlets written by Henry Stubbe, physician of Warwick, against the Royal Society and the College of 1670-1671. ff. 116-129.

43. Letter from John Powell, of Carmarthen, to Mr. Charles Bernard, respecting the state of health of his neice, etc. Dat. Carmarthen, 2 Aug. 1701. f. 130.

44. Letter from the same to the same, on the same subject; he also sends a case of a poor woman who died form swelling of the body. Dat. Carmarthen, 29 Nov. 1701. f. 132.

45. Letter from Ja. Smith to the same, asking his advice in behalf of the wife of a tradesman. Dat. Coventry, 17 Nov. 1705. f. 134.

46. Letter from Cha. Gatton to the same, requesting the pills to be sent to him, with directions. Dat. Sept. 12. f. 136.

47. Letter from M. Prior to Mr. Charles Bernard, wishing him to meet him that day. f. 137.

48. Letter from John Powell to the same, asking his advice respecting a boy suffering from a tumour. Dat. Carmarthen, 8 July(?) 1700. f. 139.

49. Letter from the same to the same, thanking him for his opinion respecting the boy. Dat. Carmarthen, 25 July 1700. f. 141.

50. Letter from the same to the same; tells him that he has recommended to him a patient of his, who is obliged to go to London, whose case he describes. Dat. Carmarthen, 12 Oct. 1700. f. 143.

51. Letter from the same to the same; reporting to him the progress made by a patient, whose case he had submitted to him; asks for information respecting the death of the Duke of Gloucester. Dat. Carmarthen, 26 October, 1700. f. 145.

52. Letter from the same to the same; on surgical matters; thanks him for his accurate account of the illness of the Duke of Gloucester, &c. Dat. Carmarthen, 19 Sept. 1700. f. 147.

53. Letter from the same to the same; requesting him to call upon a kinswoman of his wife's, who is ill. Dat. Carmarthen, 14 July 1701. f. 149.

54. Letter from Walter Mills [to Mr. Charles Bernard?], giving his opinion concerning Abenzoars oyl against the palsy and stone. Dat. Chegwell, 20 March. f. 151.

55. Account given of one Dorcas Blacke, who had swallowed a bodkin, attested by herself, and also the medical men who attended her, J. Madden, T. Molyneux, Wm. Smyth. f. 152.

56. Letter concerning the derivation of the word Dulcarnon, (Imperfect). f. 154.

57. Letter from John Courcy of Pembroke to Mr. Charles Bernard, asking his opinion on some surgical case; to which is added a postscript, by Eliza Powell, wife of John Powell of Carmarthen. Dat. Pembroke, July 19 1700. f. 155.

58. Warrant of the President and Fellows of the College of Physicians committing Dr. John Greenevell to Newgate and fining him £20, for unskilful practice. Dat. 9 April, 1692. f. 157.

59. Notes of the proceedings at Committee of the College of Physicians, 12 Nov. 1689. f. 160.

60. A receipt to make, 'aqua mercurialis tutissima.' f. 161.

61. Letter from George Evelyn to Mr. Charles Bernard, requesting him to come and see his child. f. 162.

62. To find the precise situation of the different planets. f. 164.

63. Directions respecting the discipline to be followed before using the Catheter. f. 165.

64. Proposals for encreasing his Majesty's revenue of first fruits and tenths, delivered to the Lord Treasurer March 1685/6. ff. 166-171.

65. Copy of Mr. Sharpes letter to Mr. Parsons, in praise of Mr. Halley's extraction of roots. f. 172.

66. List of the Wardens of Merton College from the foundation 1272 to 1585. f. 173.

67. Prosapia Bernardi ex ultima visitatione Essexiae. f. 175.

68. Fragment of a pamphlet addressed to the Loyal subjects of his Sacred Majesty concerning the Dutch War. f. 177.

69. Fragment of a dissertation on Astrology, in which the writere here is speaking of the planet under which Augustus was born. f. 179.

70. Fragment of a treatise respecting the religious rites and ceremonies of Mahometans, the justice of the Mahometan Wars, and that Mahomet did not propagate his doctrine by the sword. ff. 181-189.

71. The tragedy of Christopher Love at Tower hill, 22 Aug. 1651. f. 190.

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'Now from the slaughtered monarch's horse I come.'

includes:

• ff. 3 b, 18, 37, 39, 52, 69, 93 b, 98 b Elizabeth I of England: State letters and papers relating to her reign, 1570-1603.: 17th cent.: Copies.
• ff. 6-17 b HENRY FREDERIC, Princes of Wales: Account of his death: 1612.
• ff. 18-24 Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper: Discourse of Qu. Elizabeth's marriage with the Duke of "Almoyne": 1570.
• f. 25 Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford: Account of his being fined by the Star Chamber: 1562/3.
• f. 26 James I of England: Answer by all the Justices to the King's letter: 1616.
• f. 27 James I of England: Letter to, from Lord Chancellor Ellesmere: 1612/3.
• f. 27 Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere; 1st Viscount Brackley: Letters to James I.: 1612, 1615/6.: Copies.
• ff. 28 b-37 Netherlands, United Provinces: Politia or government of the United Provinces: 17th cent.
• f. 37 Ernest, Archduke of Austria: Correspondence with Qu. Elizabeth: 1595.
• f. 39 Philip and Mary I of England: Answer to Qu. Mary, from her sister Elizabeth, through Sir T. Pope: 1588 [1558].
• ff. 40 b-43 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to, from H. Cuffe: n.d.
• ff. 40 b-44 Henry Cuffe, Secretary to the Earl of Essex: Letter to Secretary Cecil: [1601].
• f. 44 Sir Thomas Smyth, Sheriff of London: Protestation of, touching his speech to Lord Essex: [1601].
• ff. 44 b-50 b William Maitland, of Lethington; ambassador to England: Letters to Lord Burghley: 1566/7, 1573.: Copies.
• ff. 45-50 Sir William Cecil, Baron Burghley 1571; Lord Treasurer 1572: Letter to, from W. Maitland of Lethington: 1566.
• f. 51 Philip and Mary I of England: Directions of Qu. Mary for restoring Roman Catholicism: n.d.
• ff. 52-57 b James VI of Scotland: Letters to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1601, 1602/3.
• ff. 58-61 Sir Thomas Bodley, diplomatist and scholar: Autobiography: 17th cent.
• ff. 62-66 b James I of England: Letter to the King, from the Privy Council: n.d.: Copy.
• ff. 66 b-68 Sir Anthony Browne, politician; Master of the Horse: Examination of, touching Princess Mary's submission to Henry VIII.: 1536.
• f. 77 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to the Commissioners at Boulogne: 1600.
• ff. 77 b-80 Philip and Mary I of England: Conference of Qu. Mary with her Council touching the treaty with Germany and France against Spain: n.d.
• f. 80 b James I of England: Reduction of public expenditure by the Treasury Commissioners: 1613.
• f. 82 b Exchequer: Annual receipts and issues: [1613].
• ff. 83 b-86 b Netherlands, United Provinces: Proposals to the States General from the French Ambassador: 1618.
• ff. 83 b-86 b Louis XIII of France: Proposals from the French Ambassadors to the States General: 1618.
• ff. 86 b-88 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to Sir T. Parry: 1604.
• ff. 86 b-88 b Sir Thomas Parry, Ambassador in France: Letter to, from Lord Cranborne: 1604.
• ff. 89-92 Law OF ENGLAND: Legal opinion on a point of International law: 17th cent.
• f. 92 b Accompts: Expenses of installation of Lord Essex as K.G.: 1572.
• f. 92 b Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex: Account of the expenses of his installation as K.G.: 1572.
• f. 93 James I of England: Verses by the King, on Queen Anne's death: n.d.: Copy.
• f. 93 b James I of England: Letter to, from Lord Norris: 1615.: Copy.
• f. 93 b Francis Norris, 2nd Baron Norris: Letter to James I.: 1615.: Copy.
• f. 95 Richard Burbage, Actor: Epitaph: 17th cent.
• ff. 95-98 b Francis Tate, of the Middle Temple, London: The antiquity, use and privileges of cities, boroughs and towns: 17th cent.
• f. 98 b Christopher; Duke of Würtemberg: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1563/4.
• f. 99 Law OF ENGLAND: On the privileges of an alien: 17th cent.
• f. 99 b Orders Religious and Military: Annual income of the Hospitals throughout Europe: 17th cent.
• ff. 100-104 b Law OF ENGLAND: On the communication of the laws of England unto Scotland: 17th cent.
• ff. 105-115 Medicine. Charms and Receipts: Orationes et receptæ medicæ.: 10th-18th centt.: Lat., Fr., Dutch, Engl., Germ., Ital., and Span.
• ff. 116-128 b Henry Stubbe, Physician, of Warwick: Notes on his pamphlets against the Royal Society and the College of Physicians: 1670-1671.
• ff. 116-128 b London; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC. ROYAL SOCIETY: Notes on the pamphlets of H. Stubbe against: 1670-1671.
• ff. 116-129 London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Notes on H. Stubbe's pamphlets against: 1670-1671.
• ff. 130, 132, 139-149 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letters to, from J. Powell: 1700-1701.
• ff. 130,132,139-150 b John Powell, MD, of Carmarthen and Pembroke: Letters to C. Bernard: 1700-1701.
• f. 134 James Smith, of Coventry: Letter to C. Bernard: 1705.
• f. 134 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from J. Smith: 1705.
• f. 136 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from C. Eatton: n.d.
• f. 136 Thomas Hatton: Letter to Dr. C. Bernard: n.d.
• f. 137 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Letter to C. Bernard: n.d.
• f. 137 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from M. Prior.: n.d.
• f. 151 Walter Mills, senior, MD, of Chigwell, county Essex: Letter to C. Bernard: n.d.
• f. 151 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letters to, from W. Mills: n.d.
• f. 152 John Madden, MD, President of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland: Account of the case of D. Blake: 1695.
• f. 152 William Smyth, MD, of Dublin: Account of the case of D. Blake: 1695.
• f. 152 Dorcas Blake, of Dublin: Extraction of an ivory bodkin from her bladder: 1695.
• f. 152 Sir Thomas Molyneux, 1st Baronet; MD, President of the Irish College of Physicians: Account of the case of D. Blake: 1695.
• f. 154 Dulcarnon: Derivation of the word " Dulcarnon": 18th cent.
• f. 155 John Courcy, M D, of Pembroke: Letter to Dr. C. Bernard: 1700.
• f. 155 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from E. Powell: 1700.
• f. 155 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from J. Courcy: 1700.
• f. 155 b Eliza Powell, wife of John Powell, of Carmarthen: Letter to C. Bernard: 1700.
• f. 157 John Groenveldt, alias Greenfield; MD: Warrant for his committal to Newgate Gaol: 1697.
• f. 157 London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Warrant from, for committal to Newgate of Dr. J. Greenevell: 1692.
• f. 160 London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Notes of proceedings at a Committee: 1689.
• f. 162 Charles Bernard, d 1711 serjeant-surgeon to Queen Anne 1702: Letter to, from G. Evelyn: n.d.
• f. 162 George Evelyn, of Nutfield, county Surrey: Letter to C. Bernard: ante 1699.
• f. 164 Astronomy: Rule for finding the situation of the planets: 17th cent.
• ff. 166-171 James II of England: Proposals for increasing the King's revenue of first fruits and tenths, delivered to the Lord Treasurer: 1685/8.
• f. 172 Parsons: Letter to, from A. Sharp: 1694/5.
• f. 172 Abraham Sharp, Mathematician, of Little Horton, county Yorkshire: Letter to - Parsons: 1694/5.: Copy.
• f. 173 Oxford; University of. Merton College: List of Wardens from 1272 to 1645: 17th cent.
• f. 175 Bernard family: Prosapia Bernardi ex ultima visitatione Essexiæ: 1662.
• f. 177 Charles II of England: Pamphlet on the Dutch war: 17th cent.: Imperf.
• f. 179 Astrology: Dissertation on astrology: 17th cent.: Fragment.
• ff. 181-189 Muhammad, the Prophet: History of: 17th cent.
• f. 190 Christopher Love, Puritan Minister: Tragedy of, at Tower Hill, by R. Wild, in verse: 1651.
• f. 190 Robert Wild, Rector of Aynhoe, county Northamptonshire: Tragedy of C. Love at Tower Hill, in verse: 1651.