Sloane MS 2039

Sloane 2039

Chartaceus, in Quarto, ff. 199, Sec. XVII.

1. 'Specimen commentarii in loca Scripturae Sacrae physica, mathematica et medica.' ff. 1-8.

2. 'Bibliotheca mineralogorum.' ff. 9-12.

3. 'Bibliotheca zoologorum.' ff. 13-16, 27, 28.

4. 'Bibliotheca botanicorum.' ff. 17-20.

5. Suecia antiqua et hodierna. ff. 21-26.

6. Formulae remediorum variae. ff. 30-43.

7. Letter from Naples, containing an account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 1737. ff. 44-50.

8. Catalogue of minerals found in different parts of England and Wales. ff. 51-55.

9. Tractatus de vera religione. (Imperfect). ff. 56-90.

Incipit 'Deum esse, eum colendum esse, multi disputant, antequam et quid sit Deus, et quid sit esse.'

10. Tractatus theologicus. (Imperfect). ff. 91-111.

11. 'Experiments made at several times upon Oxe's galls.' ff. 112-114.

12. 'Of the body of man; of health, of Diseases and of Remedies — Three Physico-Mechanical lectures read in the theatre of the colledge of Physicians by appointment of the presidents, censors and elects, and published by their command. In which more especially is considered the Origine and nature of the salts in the body, particularly those of the bile, their many and great uses while rightly constituted in the whole Animal Economy; and their propensity when depraved to bring on diseases and the various annoyances of life — by John Woodward, etc.' (Imperfect). ff. 115, 120-125, 128-135.

13. 'Observations in the dissection of Daniel Coates, who was executed at Tyburn January the 26th 1710. — Read [in the theatre of the college of Physicians] May 8, 1714.' ff. 126, 127, 116-119.

14. 'Manuscriptum de tribus Impostoribus, 1709.' An atheistical treatise in French. ff. 136-199.

Beginning 'Quoiqu'il importe a tout les hommes de connoitre la verité — tres peu neautmoins la connoissent. '

Ending 'sans me soucier en nulle manière de ceux, a qui les prejugés tiennent lieu d'oracles infaillibles.'

includes:

• ff. 1-8 b Bible. Commentaries: Specimen commentarii in loca Scripturæ Sacræ physica mathematica et medica: 18th cent.
• ff. 9-12 b Mineralogy: Bibliotheca mineralogorum: 17th cent.
• ff. 13-16 b, 27, 28 Zoology: Bibliotheca zoologorum: 18th cent.
• ff. 17-20 b Botany: Bibliotheca botanicorum: 17th cent.
• ff. 21-26 Sweden: Suecia antiqua et hodierna: 17th cent.
• ff. 30-43 Medicine. Charms and Receipts: Orationes et receptæ medicæ.: 10th-18th centt.: Lat., Fr., Dutch, Engl., Germ., Ital., and Span.
• ff. 44-50 b Vesuvius: Account of the eruption: 1737.
• ff. 51-55 b Mineralogy: Catalogue of minerals: 17th cent.
• ff. 56-109b Theology: De vera religione: 17th cent.
• ff. 112-114 b Medicine. Veterinary: Experiments upon the galls of oxen: 17th cent.
• ff. 115-135 b John Woodward, MD: Physico-mechanical lectures (illustrated by the dissection of D. Coates, executed in 1710/1 at Tyburn) , delivered by, at the College of Physicians: 17th cent.
• ff. 116-119, 126, 127 Daniel Coates: Observations on dissection of his body after his execution at Tyburn, 1710/1, read in the theatre of the College of Physicians: 1714.
• ff. 136-199 b Theology: De tribus impostoribus: 1709.: Fr.