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Sloane MS 1815
- Record Id:
- 040-002114169
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002112337
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x0001e6
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Sloane MS 1815
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Sloane 1815
Paper, 12mo., ff. 136, XVII Century; intitled by Sir Hans Sloane in the orignal MS. Catalogue, 'Papers, &c., of Dr. Francis Bernard and Capt. Aston.'
1. Articles of accusation against the College of Physicians. f. 1.
2. Instructions in astrology. f. 3.
3. Praecepta medica. f. 4.
4. Remarks respecting dissensions in the College of Physicians. ff. 6-12.
5. Medical memoranda written on the back of a letter to Mr. James Pettiveer, Apothecary in Aldersgate Street. f. 13b.
6. Heads of the chapters of Conyers Purshall's Essay at the Mechanism of the Macrocosm, 8vo., 1705. ff. 15-17.
7. Copy of a letter of Euclid Speidell addressed to Mr. Anthony Burren praying him to move the court [of Chancery] to give power to the Committee, to bring his affair respecting Mr. Orton's account to a settlement. Dat. Sept.? 4. 1693. f. 18.
8. Calculations in Logarithms. ff. 20b-31.
9. 'Copy of my instructions to complete the tunnage an dutyes thereupon received the 9 June, 1694.' In the same hand as art. 7. f. 32b.
10. 'An abstract of Tobacco imported in the Port of London for three years and one quarter,' in the years 1685-88. f. 34b.
11. Tobacco imported in the Out Ports in 6 years time, viz. from 1691[sic] to Mich. 1688. f. 37.
12. ''Wind at will: or a new invented engine to furnish the main sayl and foresayle with so much wind as to give motion to a fourth rate friggott to sayl into or out of a Harbour or creeke in calme; Invented for the use of their Maties men of Warr, and humbly submitted for examination and practice.' ff. 42-47.
13. 'The making Brigg's Logarithms two several wayes, with speed and exactnes. First by one single extraction of the Square Root with one single Multiplication. Secondly by one single division with one single multiplication.' ff. 48-53.
14. A title page thus worded 'Wilhelmi Dillingham Poemata ab eo vel inventa vel versa,' &c. f. 54.
15. 'Prophetia ex antiquissimo codice MS. in aedibus praepositi Saleriani reperto admissa David Pareus in cap. 17 Apocal. Heidel. 1628. fol.' f. 55.
Incip. 'Surget Rex ex natione illustrissimi filii, havens frontem longam, supercilia alta —.'
16. Versus laudatorii J. Hall, in auctorem cujusdam carminis in conjurationem Sulphuream [1605]. f. 57.
Incip. 'Sic tua dulce fluunt surgunt carmina Daphni.'
17. Versus heroici 'ad Regem' [Iacobum I] inscripti et carmini supradicto praefixi. f. 58.
Incip. 'Pastorum Princeps, Auglorum quotquot in arvis.'
18. Carmen in Conjurationem Sulphuream. [Imperfect]. ff. 59-61.
Incip. 'Eja, age, festivos, pastor lepidissime, lusus.'
19. Catalogue of the graduates of the University of Oxford in the year 1620. ff. 62-77.
20. Treatise on Anatomy. ff. 78b-126.
Begin: —
'What is Anatomy? Anatomy is a right science by which the members of man's body are known .' —
21. Allegorical history of Time, under the name of Chronius of Cosmia, — with memoranda and collections upon the same subject. ff. 128-131.
22. 'Signa lumbricorum.' ff. 132-135.
Francis Bernard, MD, Physician to James II., and to St. Bartholomew's Hospital: Miscellaneous papers: 17th cent.
Aston, Captain: Papers of: 17th cent.
includes:
- f. 1 London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Accusation against: 17th cent.
- ff. 6b-12b London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Remarks respecting dissensions in: 17th cent.
- ff. 16-18 Conyers Purshall: Heads of his "Essay at the Mechanism of the Macrocosm": 1705.
- f. 18 Euclid Speidell: Letter to A. Burren: 1693.
- f. 18 Anthony Burren, Treasurer to the Eastland Company: Letter to, from E. Speidell: 1693.
- ff. 20 b-31, 42-53 b Navigation: Treatises on navigation: 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
- f. 55 Prophecies: "Prophetia ex antiquissimo codice MS. in ædibus Præpositi Saleriani reperto": 1628.
- f. 57 Joseph Hall, Bishop of Exeter (1627) and of Norwich (1641): Lines in praise of the author of a poem on the Gunpowder Plot: 1605.: Lat.
- ff. 57-61 James I of England: Poem on the Gunpowder Plot: 17th cent.: Lat.: Imperf.
- ff. 62-77 b University of Oxford: Catalogue of graduates on the books: 1620.
- ff. 78 b-126 Medicine: Anatomical and surgical treatises: 17th cent.: Engl. and Fr.: Imperf.
- ff. 128-131 b Fiction: Allegorical history of Time: 17th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Sloane Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002112337
040-002114169 - Is part of:
- Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts
Sloane MS 1815 : Sloane 1815Paper, 12mo., ff. 136, XVII Century; intitled by Sir Hans Sloane in the orignal MS. Catalogue, 'Papers, &c., of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002112337[1817]/040-002114169
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Sloane MS 1-4100
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Aston, Captain
Bernard, Francis, apothecary and physician, bap. 1628, d. 1698
Burren, Anthony, Treasurer to the Eastland Company
Hall, Joseph, Bishop of Exeter and of Norwich (1641), 1574-1656
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Purshall, Conyers
Royal College of Physicians, London
Speidell, Euclid, mathematician, fl 17th century
University of Oxford