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The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity vol.3. A Descriptive Catalogue Volume 3: C ontaining an Ac c ount of t h e M anuscrip ts Standing in C l ass O E di ted by Montague R hodes James

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THE

WESTERN

MANUSCRIPTS

IN THE LIBRARY OF

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

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THE

WESTERN

MANUSCRIPTS

IN THE LIBRARY OF

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

A DESCRIPTIVE

CATALOGUE

BY

MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES,

LITT.D.

FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE: DIRECTOR OF THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM

VOLUME

III

CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MANUSCRIPTS STANDING IN CLASS O

CAMBRIDGE : AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1902 [All Rights reserved.]

©ambriDge: PRINTED BY J. AND C. F. CLAY, AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

PREFACE. T H E important collection of manuscripts described in this volume was accumulated by Dr Thomas Gale and his eldest son Roger Gale. Dr Thomas Gale, born in 1635 or 1636, was successively Regius Professor of Greek in the University (1672), High Master of St Paul's School (1672) and Dean of York (1697). He died in 1702. Roger Gale, born in 1672, became Scholar of Trinity in 1693 and Fellow in 1697, graduating as B.A. in 1694 and M.A. in 1698. He was at various times in Parliament and held an appointment under Government. He died in 1744. The elder Gale's publications were of considerable merit and importance. They included the Opuscula Mythologica, the Scriptores Historiae Anglicanae xv, and some works of Johannes Scotus Erigena. Those of Roger were chiefly confined to occasional tracts on subjects of archaeological interest1. Both father and son were enthusiastic antiquaries, and the latter bequeathed a collection of coins to the University Library. A far more important benefaction, however, was his presentation of the Gale manuscripts to Trinity College. In 1697, on leaving London, Dr Thomas Gale presented his Oriental collection; and in 1738 Roger Gale gave the manuscripts now to be described. The letter in which he offered this magnificent gift to the Society is preserved in a small volume in Class O. It runs as follows: 1

See further the Reliquiae Galeanae in Bibliotheca Topogr. Britann. vol. m .

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PREFACE. SCRUTON NEAR B E D A L E ,

July f

2i 43

2. 9 4. 27

0. 1. 48-50 0. 4. 10 0. 5. 20

4. 44

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2. 61 5- 16 5- 27

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8. 6 4. 12, 25

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605 2-6060 6061 6062 6063-6071 6072

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0.

O. 7. ii, O. 7. 21 O. 5- 15 O. 1. 19

? O. 60731"-60746076 O. 6077 ?in O. 6078 O. 6079, 6080 O. 6081 O. 6082 0.

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39 39 22 12

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TABLE IV. 6o8 3 6084 6085 6086, 6087 6088 6089 6090 6091 6092-6099 6100 6101 6102 6103 6104

O. 5- 13 O. 10. 6, 7 O. 5- 25 O. 5- '4 O. 2. 28 O. 9. 8

6111

6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 — O. 8. 19 or 6117 6118 C • 9- n 6119 O. 3- 51 6120-6124 0. 5- 4 — 6125 6126 0. 8. 11 0. 9. 12 6127 0. 3- 34 or 6128 6129-6132 • 4- 45 0. 2. 42 6133 0. 3. 22 6r34

6110

0. 4. 14 0. 5- 39 0. 9- 5

0.

6141-6156

3. 26 — — —

O.

1. 61 anc

0. 7- 4 6158

O. 10. 26

6i59 6160 6161-6165 0. 3. 2 (art. 5) 6166-6176 6177 O. 10. 30 6178 O. 7- 33

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0. 0.

33 O. 4. 39 O. 5- 31 0. 7- 35

5- 1 3- 57

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6105 6106 6107 6108 6109

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O.

8. 14, 25,

32. 36 6179 6180 ?O. 2. 21 6181 ?O. 1. 34 6182 O. 5. 40-44 6183-6185 O. 2. 41 6186-6188 O. 2. 1 — 6189

LIST OF THE LANGUAGES AND MAIN SUBJECTS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS.

Bohemian: O. 7. 38 Dutch: O. 1. 4 1 ; O. 3. 20; O. 8. 29; O. 9. 31 English: O. 1. 9, 13, 25, 29, 51, 57, 71, 74, 77; O. 2. 13, 15, 16, 22, 33, 40, 45, 47> 49, 53. 66, 68; O. 3, 10, 11, 12, 21, 26, 40, 58; O. 4. 39; O. 5. 2, 4, 6, 26, 31 ; O. 7. 20, 23, 26, 31, 47; O. 8. 1, 2, 17, 2r, 23, 26, 32, 35, 36; O. 9. T, 6, 10, 28, 32, 37; O. 10. 17, 21, 34 French: O. 1. 3, 17, 20, 43, 46, 65, 69, 71, 76; O. 2. 5, 14, 21, 29, 4,5; O. 3. 20, 45. S^. 565 O. 4. 26, 31, 32; O. 5. 32. 33. 345 O. 7. 9, 27; O. 8. r, 2, 18, 25, 27, 29; O. 9. 10, 26, 34, 35; O. ro. 19 German: O. 1. 1; O. 4. 15 Greek: O. 1. 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 19, 23. 3*. 36, 37. 53-55, 61, 66, 68, 73; O. 2. 3, 12, 34, 36, 38, 39, 54, 6 1 ; O. 3. 1, 8, 9, 14, 15, 18, 23, 48, 5 1 ; O. 4. 3, 6, 9, 17, 21—24, 41; O. 5. 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 27, 36; O. 7.4, 22, 29, 32, 39, 44, 45; O. 8. 3, 7, 8, 10—12, 22, 3 3 ; O. 9. 4, 5, 16, 17, 27; O. 10. 10, 12, 14, 15, 32, 33 Italian: O. 2. 67; O. 7. 20; O. 10. 19 Welsh: O. 5. 22; O. 7. 1

Alchemy: O. 1. 1, 77; O. 2. 15, 16, 18, 22, 33- 47; O. 3. 27, 39; O. 4. 39; O. 5. 3 1 ; O. 7. 19, 35; O. 8. 1, 5, 9, 14, 24, 25, 28, 32, 36; O. 9. 19 Astrology, Astronomy, Mathematics: O. 1. 11, 28, 31, 46, 58, 72; O. 2. 5, 24, 32, 45; ° - 3- X3> 19. 44. 49; ° - 5- 26, 3°> 32; O. 7. 2, 17, 20, 23, 24, 36, 4 1 ; O. 8. 16, 17, 29, 34; O. 9. 6; O. 10. 24 Bibles, English: O. 7. 26 Bibles, Greek: O. 1. 53—55; O. 2. 38; O. 3. 14; O. 4. 2r, 22; O. 8. 3; O. 10. 32 Bibles, Latin: O. 1. 48—50, 6 3 ; O. 2. 9; 0 . 3 - 36; O. 4. 27; O. S . 1; O. 7.34; O. 8. 15, 19; O. 9. 13 History and Historical Collections: O. 1. 17, 27, 47, 64, 78, 79; O. 2. 1, 4, 20, 21, 26, 28, 30, 40, 41, 52—3,63-4; O.3.2, 3, 5, 21, 24, 33. 53. 55! O. 4. 2, 13, 19, 3*—3. 43, 5 1 ; O. 5. 12, 21, 24, 25, 28, 37. 39—46; O. 7. 3, 6, 25, 38, 42-3; 0 . 9. 1—3, 9, 14, 23, 25, 26, 28; O. 10. 1, 5—7. I ' ' r7> l8> 22> 2 5, 27. 3°, 34—5, 37-8 Illustrated manuscripts: O. 1. 1, 18, 20, 57—64, 77; O. 2. 1,5, 14, 16,30,31,35, 48, 49, 5 i ; O. 3. 7, io, 27, 29, 39, 57, 59; O. 4. 4, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, 22, 26, 27, 39- 43, 45; O. 5. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 17, 3 1 ; O. 7. 1, 13, 16, 27, 46;

LIST OF LANGUAGES ETC. O. 8. i, 3, 18, ro, 24, 35; O. 9. 1, 10, 13, 22, 34, 35: O. 10. 21, 26, 28. App. 1494 Latin (Classical): O. 1. 33; O. 2. 11, 3r, 37, 42, 5 1 ; O. 3. 7, 22, 28—9, 31—2, 34, 4^—3. 57: O. 4- 10, 11,34,45; O.7.7, 13, 40; O. 8. 4, 6; O. 9. 8, 12, 21, 28 Law: O. 1. 3, 16, 25, 38, 71, 76; O. 2. 7, i7> 2O> S3- 58; O. 3. 11, 20, 45, 52, 56; O.4. 13, 14, 31, 51; O. 5. 17, 29, 33; O. 7. 27, 28, 40; O. 9. 18, 24, 26; O. 10. 10, 20, 22, 38 Liturgical: O. 1. 62, 75; O. 3. 10, 54, (55); O. 4 16, 18; O. 5. 3 ; O. 7. 31, 46; O. 8. 18, 25 Medicine: O. I. 1, 9, 13, 20, 21, 39, 40, 44- 57, 59> 65> 77 ; O. 2. 13, 23, 27, 40,

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44, 49, 5o, 53, 55, 57, 59- 62; O. 3. 30; O. 4. 8; O. 5. 32; O. 7. 20, 23, 37; O. 8. 2, 9, 14, 23, 27, 31, 35, 36; O. 9. 10, 31, 32, 37, 39, 40; O. 10. 19, 21 Music: O. 3. 30, 58; O. 9. 29 Patristic manuscripts (Latin): O. 1. 17, 18, 52, 64, 70; O. 2. 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 43, 60; O. 3. 35, 37, 41, 50, 55; O. 4. 5, 7, 34- 42; O. 5- 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 47; O. 7. 5, 9, 14, 33, 4 1 ; O. 8. 6, 21, 26; O. 9. 5, 15, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, 33, 36; O. 10. 8, 16, 23, 31, 36 Poetry and Romances (not including miscellaneous verses): O. 1. 35; O. 2. 14, 60, 66, 68; O. 3. 4, 12, 25; O. 4. 26; O. 5. 2, 6; O. 7. 7; O. 8. ly, O. 9. 11, 34, 38

LIST OF MONASTERIES ETC. TO WHICH MANUSCRIPTS IN CLASS O CAN BE TRACED. Aberdeen O. 9. 9 Albans St O. 5. 8; O. 7. 13 Barking ? O. 2. 29; O. 3. 54 Barnwell O. 4. 1 Battlefield O. 5. 4 Belvoir O. 9. 25 Bradenstoke O. 5. 17 Burton O. 8. 36 Byland O. 1. 52; O. 3. 42 Cambridge, St Edmund's hostel O. 8. 20 Canterbury: Christ Church O. 2. 31, 51; O. 4. 34; O. 5. 3 4 (?); O. 9. 15, 26; O. 10. 28, 31 St Augustine's O. 3. 7, 43; O. 4. 10, 11; O. 7. 4o(?) Cerne O. 2. 45 Charles V. of France O. 9. 35 Chichester O. 3. 35 Colchester O 7. 41 Coventry O. 1. 64 Deir O. 7. 4 o(?), 42 Diss O. 9. 20 Dore O. 4. 42 Durham O. 3. 22, 55 Ely O. 2. 1, 41 Exeter O. 10. 23 Fountains O. 1. 30, 79 Ghent O. 1. 34 Gilbertine O. 7. 43 Glastonbury O. 1. 18; O. 9. 38; O. 10. 8

Kirkeby O. 2. 40 Lesnes O. 4. 5 Lichfield O. 2. 2; O. 5. 12 London O. 4. 16 Dominicans of O. 2. 50 Margan O. 2. 4 Matthias Corvinus O. 4. 4 Middleham O. 1. 9 Mount Grace O. 2. 56 Naples diocese O. 7. 46 Norwich O. 9. 3o(?) Oseney O. 3. 37 Pittenweem O. 3. 21 Reading O. 3. 41 Rochester O. 2. 24; O. 4. 7 Shaftesbury O. 1. 38 Southwark O. 2. 30 Syon O. 7. 8(?) Wardon O. 2. 25 Warwick O. 9. 28 Wells O. 8. I4(?) Westminster O. 7. 37 Whalley O. 1. 17 Witham O. 5. 7 Wurzburg O. 7. 33 York O. 3. io

Grandmont, Order of O. 3. 50 Hereford O. 5. 2o(?) Ireland O. 8. 13

Unknown, but probably identifiable O. 1. 21, 59; O. 2. 9; O. 7. 7, 16; O. 9. 3°. 33 (Carmelite)

THE GALE MANUSCRIPTS. 1025.

CHEMICA.

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I.

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Paper, 8 | x 6§,ff.97. Cent, xvi, xvii. In a handsome stamped binding. Marked B. 63. No. 129. A book of alchemical receipts written mostly in double columns; in German. There are a good many drawings of furnaces, retorts, and the like. In the cover in a later hand, is Gorg. Haidl Cancellarius. N(?) 5. Abraham Cugel(?).

The writing is that of Leonhard Thurneiser of Basel (15301596), physician to the Elector of Brandenburg. He was the author of a large number of books on alchemy, mineral waters, botany, etc.

1026.

GRAMMATICA GRAECE.

Paper, 8£ x 6J, ff. 46, 32 lines to a page. Cent, xiv, xv, in a good clear hand. It is a part of the same volume as O. 1. 5. Marked C. 41. No. 172. Collation: «e8 «r 6 *£ 8 -\ 8 . T. C. III.

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CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS.

[O. I.

Contents: I.

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'H TOV \byov xpyo-i* cBpijrot /ii rj naXKov TOIS AuBpibvois StSoTcu jrapa 6eov Trjs avayKahs Koivwvlas Ivena.

CATALOGUE

OF MANUSCRIPTS.

[O. I.

T h e r e are marginal corrections b y more than one hand. Ends f. 50 b iroSrira SiKattas av aiSrots Kai ely Kai vo/idfotro. Colophon : (v x/a> rod a?;e in what dayes is goode to blede for dyuerse maladyes . . . . . . . . s 26 H e r ben the xij planetys of a day natural . . . . 27 Inc. exposicio siue interpretacio nominum herbarum sec. alphabetum et vocatur herbarium . . . . . 28 Dayes in y e monethys of y" 3er ffor y" leche to knowe & to be ware whiche be good . . . . . . . . %\b Receipts for 'ye axis,' 'rynge worm,' 'franesy of ye hed,' dropsy, 'talent ( = craving) of mete' . . . . . 36a 36 b, 37 a are blank. Herbarium 37^ Receipt for the 'pach cawghe' . . . . . . 44 44 b, 45 a are blank. Knglish verses: What man y' wil on leche crafte lere . 45^ Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . 46 This is ye lytil boke of y" vertuys of rosmaryn y' ye scole of salerne gaderyd and compiled at instance of ye cowntese of henowde...I danyel ham translatyd into vulgar ynglysch worde for worde as fonde in latyn . . . . . 77 b The translator asserts that before 1342 rosemary was unknown in England, and that it was first sent from the Countess of Hainault to her daughter Queen Philippa. II. Receipts in French and Italian (cent, xvi.) . . . . 83 On f. 122 b is ' Prouata—Nathanele Chiorlo.' III. Receipts in English (cent, xv.) 145 Culinary receipts in English 155 IV. Medical receipts in English, preceded by the same verses as on f. 45^ 166 V. Index to medical receipts, not all of them now in the MS. . 173 Notes on zodiacal and planetary influences . . . . 175 ^ The boke of husbondrye . . . . . • • 177 ^ This ys the tretyse of husbondrye by Mr Grosthed made whiche was byshoppe of lyncolne he translate this boke owt of France into Inglisse. It is continued on f. 188 b. On 177^, 188 (wrongly numbered) are medical receipts. Regimen sanitatis Salerni . . . . . . . 178^ Francorum regi scripsit scola tota salerni (beginning only). On 178 a are signs, planets, astrological and medical notes. The Book of Husbandry continued 188 b

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Receipts 194 * Miscellaneous notes . . . . . . . . 204 b There be in Fraunce xxiiij gret Dukedomes. Note of a Bill (2 Hen. V) concerning the 'temporall landes douetly (sic) gyven and disordynatly spent by religious.' See Hall's Chronicle Hen. V. f. nib. Heraldic notes ending with A disgracynge of a knyght 205 List of Officers of Waltham Forest 205 b Whatt women be in dede, why shold nott all men know Fyckell to there ffrende, & spytfull to there Foo quod Robert Jernegan. Receipts follow. Nota. Hii sunt dies periculose (corr. to -i) qui sunt in anno . . . . . . . . . . . iogb The names of certen Skottes taken by my Mr Sir Gylez Capell knyght that brake out of Colchester Castell in Anno primo R. E. sexti. Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Hie inc. Galfridus super Palladium de Agricultura Anglifficatum. Tabula . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Continued on f. 215 £. Index to receipts called Tabulae extravagantes . . . 214 Galfridus continued . . . . . . . . 215 b Receipts 220 VI. Annotationes quaedam de Grammatica Sanctes Pagnini . 223 Ending f. 235. VII, VIII. Receipts and miscellaneous notes, save at the end in a hand like that of Dr See 236—302

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\ ' ' \ 6038° Paper, 8 x 5f, ff. 121 written, 13 lines to a page. Cent, xvi (1573), well written, the first pages injured by fire. Marked C. 66. No. 198. On the flyleaf (xvii, xviii) is this note: I.

TACTICA GRAECE.

In Cod. MS. Vossii. K-Ufffravrlvov (SaffiK^ias TO.KTIK& irepi Nau/iaxfas ffrparyjyri/iaTWv Kal Trupann?js c. Ambr. Init. : 'A Ta.iri)v %s ye vari/p TToXe/xmos.

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Table of chapters (23) headed a.

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Kavovwv yiyovev

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TTJV faviroibv avAffTa-tnv Xpt 9 < 8 * 7 . 6 . 5 ' 4 > 3 < 3 < 1. Liber iste quem pre manibus habemus diuiditur in 2" partes.

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Ends f. 18^: pro summa petita. (In red.) Expl. Algorismus bonus et vtilis [added: quod Johannes B.]. Then: Nota quod a.d. 1419 et henrici quinti 6'° in festo purificacionis b. marie fuit annus n"" Cicli Solaris Et 14™ cicli lunaris et duodecimus Cicli Indictionalis A litera dominicali. See HalliwelPs Rara Mathematica. On ff. 19-22 are tables of numbers and notes on the moon, on the twelve signs, and "de puero nato die dominica." Also on Subtraction, Addition, Multiplication and Division. II. Hie incipit eompotus ecclesiasticus (Johannis de Garlandia?) Licet modo in fine temporum plures constat haberi codices de arte calculatoria videntur posse sumcere. Verses are interspersed. The first is Per totidem a funere coniugis uxor Sustinet in uidua tristia signa thoro. Again: Aureus in iano numerus clauesque nouantur etc. Ends f. 45 6de arlxoi. ioj»/3efoi Tpl/terpoi aKaT&XrjKTot. 06 iravT i-Soiice 7r2o felun (in Latin) . . . . for bleding. Tres boni fratres etc. . .

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70 70 b

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76* 77

JJIS is for a man )>' may not slepe.

To make asure Here folowing bygynne medicines. ful gode • . . . Receipts in English follow. The margins are covered with receipts of cent. xvi. Tractatus per quem congnoscitur ad deducendam aquam diuersimode ab uno loco ad alium . . . . . . • • Philosophi naturales dixerunt vas vacuum non esse. It has rough diagrams of syphons etc. On f. 84^, without break, begins a tract " a d cognoscendam altitudinem rerum." Homo iacens vultu erecto. With diagrams. Tract, de luna per 12 signa Cum lune cursum recte scire volueris. lam sequitur tractatus de philosophia secundum aristotelem cum causis et experimentis probantibus propositum. quod Haldenby. Amen Natura occulte operatur in hiis etc. Ends f. 106: et ut vicia fugeremus. Expl. lib. Arist.—propositum (as above). I prey to God almyty fadur alweldyng sone and stedfast holy gost os J>° brake v lowes & v fyschys on schere thursday in myraclys to J>y desiplys gaf gyf gra(n)te }>ys lof to turne aboute w* Y gylty1 Below is a device in red and black like a monogram—not I think connected with the charm. Miscellaneous receipts in Latin (xv)

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The last paragraph on 127 £ begins id est to moke to ere to sowe to harow Fimare • stercorare • arare • seminare • erpicare to cary to mowe to wede to there {sic) to schocke runcare - metere • congelimare • vectitare • artonisare to J>resche id est ' to wyndowe to grynde to syfte fiagellare uel triturare • venticare • molere • cribrare to bulte to knede to sowre to shape J>° gowe (?) pollentrudiare • malaxare • fermentare • costare al'mum to molde J>° bred to seth in to prycke to drawe owte formare panem • infurnare • piusere • effurenare • non possumus uno die. Hie sunt plura latina verba in ista latinitate contenta secundum magist. Johannem Leylond. Phisionomia Aristotelis . . . . . . . . . Hanc igitur in nomine christi et in opere nostro primo disponemus. ! Et per hec omnia supradicta potest homo habere certissimam cognicionem hominis. On Chiromancy . . . . . . . . . . Cum omni humane creature sane disponente. Ending f. 48 b Expl. libellus computus a magro Johanne. Iste liber constat Haldynby. A picture of a hand follows. Hie inc. sompnia Daniel que fecit in diebus regis nabiclorawz (!) quando rogatus a principibus erat quod eis sompnia narraret et exponeret qui dicebat omnia facta a deo et non per seipsum sed a deo ista accepit et quicunque subscripta leget danielem auctorem inueniet . . . . . . . . . . . They are alphabetically arranged, and run from Aves to Zonam (f. 124). Hie explicit interpretacio sompniorum danielis. Receipts (1) for writing with water on iron, (2) for writing in gold or silver . . . . . . . . . . . A continuation seemingly of the tract on Colours . . . lam restat dicere de diuersis coloribus tarn scribendis quam pictandis. —ibi corrodet literas bonas. Lines in a later hand inked over? Si mea penna valet melior mea litera fiet Nomen scriptoris Willelmus plenus amoris. Omnibus omnia non mea sompnia dicere possum. Dum calor est et pulcra dies formica laborat. Receipts of cent. xvi. 126 a blank. On 126 b a charm to find a thief by means of a loaf of bread. The formula is in English Hie d d est de ludis salamonis

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Contents: 1. Breue compendium super libros physicorum . . . . f. 1 Begins imperfectly multo plures sunt species quam genera. Ends: nullam penitus habens magnitudinem. Expl. breue commentum super octo libros phisicorum. 2. Tullius de fato . . . . . . . . . 17 In another hand: begins in § 8 longius quid enim loci natura (f. 22): the leaves are misbound. Ends (§ 46) ut cur declinant uno minimo usu declinent . 206 3. A fragment of the Somnium Scipionis . . . . . 21, 23 perterritus non tarn (§ 14). —quod autem motum confert (§ 27). 4. Ambrosii Macrobii comenti in Sompnum Scipionis prolocucio in duobus libris . . . . . . . . . 24 Begins imperfectly (in the first hand). veram dignitatem proprie immortalitatis (I. 6). At first there are marginal notes. The diagrams have not been inserted. The beginning of Liber 11. as far as (in pul)su et motu ipsorum orbium (11. 2) is gone. Ends: continetur integritas f. 98 b. 5. Timeus platonis in duobus libris (the version of Chalcidius) 99 Begins imperfectly uel aduersum intestinos ac domesticos hostes (c. ii.). Ends imperfectly Item alterum nulla persuasione traducibile alterum nutans incertum semper et deriuabile (c. xlvi.). 6. De morte Aristotelis siue de pomo . . . . . 119 Begins imperfectly in a Preface Nostre perfectionis premio possidendo —sicut in libri serie continetur.

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