Part 7

1598. Jan. 4th, I wrote to Barthilmew and Charles by Bradshaw. Jan. 17th, my brother Arnold to Chester and Vaunlos. Jan. 18th, Ed. Arnold with my letter to London. Jan. 19th, hora secunda a meridie I cam before the justices against James Shallcross and John Lawrence for misusing my name to deceyve Mr. Harrughby. Jan. 20th, Walter Fletcher, chirurgien, from Barthilmew Hikman cam. Jan. 22nd, after midnight the college gate toward Hunt's Hall did fall, and som parte of the wall going down the lane. I receyved letters from Mr. John Pontoys. Jan. 24th, Walter Fletcher went with my letters to Barthilmew Hikman and Robert Charles. Amaritudo mea circa mediam noctem. Jan. 28th, the cloose was hyerd of Ed. Brydock for thre pownd payd beforehand by me John Dee to the said Ed. Brydock, being £4 from Candlemas next tyll Candlemas come a twelvemonth. Feb. 9th, George Birch sute was stayd at Chester uppon his promise to compownd with me for all tyth, haye, and other matter. Thomas Goodyer his sute and excommunication I stayed, salvo interim jure suo. Baxter's likewise I stayd at Chester court. Feb. 12th, newes from Mr. Smyth, of Upton personage, cam this Sunday. Feb. 13th, Edmond Arnold to London; thereuppon I sent spedily. Feb. 20th, I wrote by Oliver Ellet, the taylor, to Mr. Nicolls to Faxton. Feb. 22nd, Mr. Nicolls cam and wished to mete Ellet. Feb. 25th, the eclips. A clowdy day, but great darknes abowt 9½ mane. Feb. 26th, circa mediam noctem amaritudo mea. Feb. 27th, Mr. Nicolls rode homeward, and met the messager a little beyond Stopford. I lent Mr. Nicolls home with him Roger Edward's boke to be browght to me by Barthilmew Hikman. March 1st, I receyved Mr. Thynne his letter for Sted's det, and Ed. Arnold his letter of the sute from Upton, and of the Lord Archebisshop his hard dealing. March 2nd, I sent the statute staple to London to Mr. George Brok for Sted. I wrote letters by John Hardy, and sent them in a box. March 5th, newes of Mistres Mary Nevell's death by William Nicholson, that she dyed the Fryday after Candelmas Day. March 11th, borrowed 40_s._ of Mr. George Kenion, of Kersall, to repay againe as sone as I can conveniently. Receyved by Richard Walkeden.

1600. June 10th, set out from London. Jun. 18th, I, my wife, Arthur Rowland, Mistres Marie Nicols, and Mr. Richard Arnold cam to Manchester.

July 3rd, the Commission set uppon in the Chapter Howse. July 7th, this morning, as I lay in my bed, it cam into my fantasy to write a boke, "De differentiis quibusdam corporum et spirituum." July 8th, I writ to the Lord Bishop of Chester by Mr. Withenstalls. July 10th, Mr. Nicols and Barthilmew Hickman cam. July 14th, Francys Nicols and Barthilmew Hikman went homeward. July 17th, I willed the fellows to com to me by nine the next day. July 18th, it is to be noted of the great pacifications unexpected of man which happened this Friday; for in the forenone (betwene nine and ten) where the fellows were greatly in doubt of my heavy displeasure, by reason of their manifold misusing of themselves against me, I did with all lenity interteyn them, and shewed the most part of the things that I had browght to pass at London for the college good, and told Mr. Carter (going away) that I must speak with him alone. Robert Leigh and Charles Legh were by. Secondly, the great sute betwene Redishmer and me was stayed and by Mr. Richard Holland his wisdom. Thirdly, the organs uppon condition was admitted. And fourthly, Mr. Williamson's resignation granted for a preacher to be gotten from Cambridge. July 19th, I lent Randall Kemp my second part of Hollinshed's Great Chronicle for ij. or iij. wekes. To Newton he restored it. July 31st, we held our audit, I and the fellows for the two yeres last past in my absence, Olyver Carter, Thomas Williamson, and Robert Birch, Charles Legh the elder being receyver. I red and gave unto Mistres Mary Nicolls her prayer.

Aug. 5th, I visited the grammar schole, and fownd great imperfection in all and every of the scholers to my great grief. Aug. 6th, I had a dream after midnight of my working of the philosopher's stone with other. My dreame was after midnight toward day. Aug. 10th, Eucharistam suscepimus, ego, uxor, filia Katharina, et Maria Nicolls. Aug. 30th, a great tempest of mighty wynde S.W. from 2 tyll 6, with rayne.

Sept. 11th, Mr. Holland of Denby, Mr. Gerard of Stopford, Mr. Langley, commissioners from the bishop of Chester, authorized by the bishop of Chester, did call me before them in the church abowt thre of the clok after none, and did deliver to me certayn petitions put up by the fellows against me to answer before the 18th of this month. I answered them all eodem tempore, and yet they gave me leave to write at leiser. Sept. 16th, Mr. Harmer and Mr. Davis, gentlemen of Flyntshire, within four or five myle of Hurden Castell, did viset me. Sept. 29th, I burned before Mr. Nicols, his brother, and Mr. Wortley, all Bartholomew Hikman his untrue actions.[mm] Sept. 30th, after the departing of Mr. Francis Nicolls, his dowghter Mistres Mary, his brother Mr. William, Mr. Wortley, at my returne from Deansgate, to the ende whereof I browght them on fote, Mr. Roger Kooke offred and promised his faithfull and diligent care and help, to the best of his skill and powre, in the processes chymicall, and that he will rather do so then to be with any in England; which his promise the Lord blesse and confirm! He told me that Mr. Anthony considered him very liberally and frendely, but he told him that he had promised me. Then he liked in him the fidelity of regarding such his promise.

[Footnote mm: In a note by Dee in MS. Ashm. 488, he says, "All Barthilmew's reports of sight and hering spirituall wer burnt; a copy of the first part, which was afterward fownd, was burnt before me and my wife."]

Oct. 13th, be it remembered that Sir Georg Both cam to Manchester to viset Mr. Humfrey Damport, cownsaylor of Gray's Inne, and so cam to the colledg to me; and after a few words of discowrse, we agreed as concerning two or three tenements in Durham Massy in his occupying. That he and I with the fellows wold stand to the arbitrement of the sayd Mr. Damport, after his next return hither from London. John Radclyf, Mr. Damport's man, was with him here, and Mr. Dumbell, but they hard not our agrement; we were in my dyning-room. Oct. 22nd, receyved a kinde letter from the Lord Bishop of Chester in the behalfe of Thomas Billings for a curatship. Nov. 1st, Mr. Roger Coke did begyn to destill. Nov. 4th, the commission and jury did finde the titles of Nuthurst due to Manchester against Mr. James Ashton of Chaterdon. Nov. 7th, Oliver Carter his...... before Mr. Birch, Richard Legh and Charles Legh, in the colledg howse. Dec. 2nd, colledg awdit. Allowed my due of £7 yerely for my howse-rent tyll Michelmas last. Arthur Dee a graunt of the chapter clerkship from Owen Hodges, to be had yf £6 wer payd to him for his patent. Dec. 20th, borowed of Mr. Edmund Chetam the scholemaster £10 for one yere uppon plate, two bowles, two cupps with handles, all silver, waying all 32 oz. Item, two potts with cover and handells, double gilt within and without, waying 16 oz.

1601. Jan. 19th, borrowed of Adam Holland of Newton £5 till Hilary day, uppon a silver salt dubble gilt with a cover, waying 14 oz. Feb. 2nd, Roger Cook his supposed plat laying to my discredit was by Arthur my sone fownd by chaunce in a box of his papers in his own handwriting circa meridiem, and after none abowt 1½ browght to my knowledg face to face. O Deus, libera nos a malo! All was mistaken, and we reconcyled godly. Feb. 10th to 15th, reconciliation betwene us, and I did declare to my wife, Katharine my dowghter, Arthur and Rowland, how things wer thus taken. Feb. 18th, Jane cam to my servyce from Cletheraw. Feb. 25th, R. K[oke] pactum sacrum hora octava mane. March 2nd, Mr. Roger Coke went toward London. March 19th, I receyved the long letters from Bartholomew Hickman hora secunda a meridie by a carryer of Oldham. April 6th, Mr. Holcroft of Vale Royall his first acquaintance at Manchester by reason of William Herbert his frend. He used me and reported of me very freely and wurshiply.

CATALOGUS

Librorum Bibliothecæ Externæ

Mortlacensis

D. JOH. DEE, A{o} 1583, 6 SEPT.

LIBRI MANUSCRIPTI.

[_From MS. Trin. Coll. Cantab. O. iv._ 20, _transcribed by Ashmole in MS. Ashm._ 1142. _Another autograph copy is preserved in MS. Harl._ 1879, _which scarcely differs from that in the library of Trinity College. The numbers prefixed to the several volumes are added, for the sake of reference, by the Editor._]

1. Milei sphæricorum tractatus tres. 4º pergameno.

2. Theoricæ planetarum.-- Jordani de triangulis, ubi de quadratura circuli.-- Ejusdem de perspectiva.-- Ejusdem de speculis, crepusculis, ponderibus, speculis comburentibus, lib. ii. 4º scripti pergameno.

3. Compendium de vitis philosophorum anonymi.-- Ursonis de commixtionibus elementorum.-- Ejusdem aphorismi. 4º pergameno.

4. Avicenna de anima mundi, cum aliis, videlicet, Liber cujus initium est, "Inspector præcedentis libri Avicennæ."-- Expositorius Rogeri Bachonis.-- Liber de ponderibus.-- Morienus ad regem Calid.-- Rasis libri quinque de deceno (?)-- Hermetis libri septem.-- Rosinus ad Euthesiam.-- Dicta sapientis.-- Turba philosophorum.-- Distinctionum sapientium liber.-- Epistola Alexandri regis Persarum.-- Aristoteles de 30 verbis.-- Socratis liber.-- Effrey Effinensis liber.-- Liber Calid.-- Liber commentatus.-- Opus philosophorum.-- Geber de perfecto magisterio. 4º pergameno.

5. Joh. Duns Scoti quæstiones in Porphyrii quinque voces.-- Antonii cujusdam expositio in categorias sex, &c.-- Rogerii Bachonis de multiplicatione specierum.-- Ejusdem perspectiva. 4º pergameno.

6. Thomæ Aquinatis quæstionum disputatarum volumen. 4º pergameno.

7. Scintillarium poetarum.-- Summa chiromantiæ.-- Ovidii metamorphoseos expositio.-- Tractatus de veneno.-- Valerius ad Ruffinum de non ducenda uxore, cum expositione.-- Joh. Wyclyf determinatio.-- Literæ fratris Wilhelmi Fleth.-- Fulgentii mythologiæ cum Expositione.-- Tractatus de difficilibus dictionibus Bibliæ.-- Rob. Lincolniensis in oculo morali.-- Rob. Lincolniensis de ratione veneni.-- Joh. Walensis breviloquium philosophorum, descriptum per Stoctonem Cantabrigiæ, 1375.-- Casus abstracti in jure, per Fratrem Hermannum de provincia Saxoniæ.-- Casus episcopo reservati.-- Expositio salutationis angelicæ.[1] 4º pergameno.

[Footnote 1: Now in Trinity College, Dublin. Bern. 148, (H. 12.)]

8. De ponderibus et mensuris medicinalis operationis.-- Viaticus Constantini Africani libri 7.-- De modo medendi experimenta.-- De origine morborum, et eorum cognitione per urinam.-- De electuariis, &c. 4º pergameno.

9. Ethici Histri cosmographia, ex versione Latina D. Hieronymi.[2] 4º pergameno.

One I had with me, and one I left here, which is noted after.

[Footnote 2: Now MS. Cotton. Vespas. B. x. thus inscribed by Dr. Dee's hand, "Johannes Dee, 1565, Februarii 21, Wigorniæ, ex dono decani ecclesiæ, Magistri Beddar."]

10. Anticlaudianus, carmine.-- Hugonis de Pushac, Dunelmensis Episcopi, Brutus, carmine.[3] Longiuscula forma, pergameno.

[Footnote 3: This MS. is now in the Cottonian library, Vespas. A. x. "Joannes Dee, 1574, Maij 7, bowght uppon a stall in London."]

11. Tractatus compendiosus de animalibus. 4º pergameno.

12. Wilhelmi Parisiensis fragment. de universis. 4º pergameno.

13. Euclidis Elementa Geometrica, Optica et Catoptrica, ex Arabico translata per Adellardum.-- Theodosii Sphæricorum libri.-- Liber de occultis.-- Ptolomæi planisphærium.-- Jordani planisphærium.-- Archimedis tractatus de quadratura circuli.-- Gerardi de Brussel liber de motu.-- Jordanus de ponderibus.-- Libri quatuor geometriæ practicæ.-- Alfarabius de scientiis.-- Wilhelmi de Conchis philosophia.-- Rasis liber de phisiognomia.-- Anatomia hominis.-- De proprietatibus elementorum.-- cum aliis. 4º pergameno.

14. Augustinus de anima et spiritu.-- Theoremata de spiritu et anima demonstrata.-- Algorithmus demonstratus Joh. de Sacrobosco.-- Joh. de Rupella summa de anima.-- Rob. Lincolniensis tractatus de sphæra.-- Joh. de Sacrobosco tractatus de sphæra.-- Tractatus de proportione et proportionalitate, &c. Rogeri Bachonis-- cum aliis. pergameno, 4º.

15. Maximi Monachi, Dionisii Areopagitæ, Sophronii Solitarii, et aliorum Græcorum fragmenta nonnulla. pergameno, 4º.

16. Ramundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. papyro, fº.

Non est Ramundi Lullii, sed collectanea diversa ex Paracelso.

17. Rogerii Bachonis de anima, et ejus operibus.-- Ejusdem liber de intellectu et intelligibili. fº pergameno.

18. Apologia de versutiis atque perversitatibus pseudo-theologorum et religiosorum.-- Joachim Abbatis prophetia contra religiones tenentes ordinem mendicantium.-- Arnoldi de Villa Nova opus de generibus abusionum veritatis, et de pseudo-ministris Antichristi cognoscendis, et de pastorali officio circa gregem exercendo.-- Ejusdem prophetia catholica, tradens artem annihilandi versutias Antichristi et omnium membrorum ejus, ad sacrum collegium Romanorum. pergameno, fº.

19. Rogeri Bachonis de retardatione senectutis et senii, &c.-- Ejusdem de graduatione medicinarum compositarum, &c. pergameno, fº.

20. Ejusdem Bachonis metaphisica.-- Ejusdem oeconomica. pergameno, 4º.

21. Ejusdem[4] de animalibus fragmentum. pergameno, fº.

[Footnote 4: Dee has added in the margin the word "dubito," meaning, I suppose, that there was not any sufficient evidence for attributing this treatise to Roger Bacon.]

22. Ejusdem Bachonis fragmenta quædam; videlicet, de multiplicatione et corruptione specierum.-- Item communia naturalia.-- Epistola ad Clementem per R. de utilitate scientiarum artis experimentalis, &c. pergameno, fº.

23. Rogeri Bachonis pars sexta Operis Majoris, quæ est Scientia Experimentalis, ad Clementem Pontif: Romanorum.-- Ejusdem Operis Majoris pars septima, quæ est, Philosophia Moralis.-- Ejusdem Alchimiæ tractatus expositorius, ad Clementem P.M.R.-- Ejusdem compendium alchimiæ.-- Avicennæ clavis sapientiæ, seu porta minor, seu tractatus de anima.-- Breviloquium Holcot.-- Rogerii Bachonis speculum alchimiæ.-- Quæstiones super librum Jordani de ponderibus.-- Compendium artis, Raymundi Lullii.-- Excerpta ex theorica Ramundi Lullii.-- Rogeri Bachonis tractatus de speciebus. papyro, fº.

24. Alberti Magni de mineralibus libri quinque.-- Hermetis quadripartitum operis.-- Rhithmomachia.-- De lapide bezaar.-- Ars fusoria ac tinctoria lapidum ac gemmarum.-- Ptolomei liber de lapidibus et sigillis eorundem.-- Techel de sculpturis lapidum.-- Galenus ( .... portis) de spermate.-- Avicennæ phisiognomia.-- Commentariolus in Aristotelis phisiognomiam.-- Cheiromantiæ fragmentum.-- Arithmeticæ fragmentum, carmine.-- Practica algorismi.-- Anima artis transmutatoriæ Ramundi.-- Phisica, seu medicina Ramundi Lullij.-- De herbis.-- De potentiis duodecim signorum et septem planetarum.-- Epistola accurtationis lapidis philosophorum ad Regem Robertum.-- Summa cheiromantiæ.-- Albertus Magnus de mineralibus.-- Phisiognomia ex Loxio, Aristotele, et Palemone.-- Albertus de plantationibus arborum et de conservatione vini.-- Virtutes septem herbarum Aristotelis.-- Liber Kirimandarum.-- Philonis fragmentum de aquæductibus.-- Quæstiones quædam naturales.-- Constantinus Medicus de coitu.-- Practica puerorum.-- De natura puerorum.-- Introductiones astronomicæ.-- Hyppocrates de pharmacis.-- Hyppocrates de secretis.-- Hippocratis lex.-- Hippocrates de humana natura.-- Hippocrates de aere, aqua, et regionibus. pergameno, 4º.

25. Eulogium temporis, a condito orbe in annum Christi 1367, monachi cujusdem Niniani.[5] pergameno, fº.

[Footnote 5: Now MS. Cotton. Galba, E. VIII., partially burnt by the fire. Another copy of this work is in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge, R. vii. 2.]

26. Rogerii Bachonis summa, seu opus tertium, ad Clementem P.M.-- Ejusdem Bachonis majoris operis pars quarta, in qua ostenditur potestas mathematicæ in scientiis atque rebus mundi hujus.-- Ejusdem compendium studii theologici.-- Liber præceptorum secundum Albertum.-- Liber de sigillis solis in signis, secundum Hermetem.-- Albertus de sigillo et annulo leonis, et ejus virtutibus.-- Arnoldus de Villa Nova de sigillis duodecim signorum. papyro, fº.

27. Rogerii Bachonis communium naturalium libri duo, quatuor sectionibus distincti. pergameno, fº.

In boards, with clasps.

28. Alpetraugii de verificatione motuum coelestium liber.-- Thebith de his quæ indigent expositione, antequam legatur Almagestum Ptolomæi.-- Liber florum Albumasar.-- Liber experimentorum Albumasar.-- Liber practicorum geometriæ.-- -Jacobi Alkindi liber de aspectibus.-- Petri de Dacia commentum super tractatum algorismi.-- Joh. de Sacrobosco super tractatum de sphæra.-- Ejusdem computus ecclesiasticus.-- Wilhelmus de Aragonia in Ptolomæi centiloquium.-- Ars algorismi de fractionibus.-- Scripta utilia super computum manualem.-- Joh: de Sicilia in canones Arzachelis de tabulis Toletanis.-- Quæstiones mathematicales.[6] pergameno, fº.

[Footnote 6: Now MS. Harl. 1, "Johannes Dee, 1557." A portion of this volume formerly belonged to John of London.]

29. Richardi Walyngforde Abbatis S. Albani de sinubus demonstrandis, libri iv.[7] pergameno, fº.

[Footnote 7: The only copies of this work now known are in the Bodleian Library, but I have not succeeded in tracing this one.]

30. Johannis Massoni Monachi epistolæ.-- Epistolæ de somnio Pharaonis, seu Pharaonis et Josephi epistolæ.-- Alani enchiridion de planctu seu conquestu naturæ, prosa et versu.-- Bernardi Silvestris Cosmographia. [8] pergameno, 4º.

[Footnote 8: Otho, B. IV. vid. Tann. Bibl. p. 518. This MS. was destroyed in the fire of 1731.]

31. Bartholomei Anglici breviarium, seu de proprietatibus rerum. pergameno, fº.

32. Jordani Nemorarii +Philotechnê+, sive de triangulis, liber primus, sexaginta quatuor propositiones continens. pergameno, 4º.

33. Rabbi Mosis liber de venenis.-- Summa brevis Galeni de cura ethicæ senectutis.-- Alberti de Colonia tractatus de incisionibus arborum et plantationibus earum.-- Unguentum ad omnem scabiem tollendam, quod dicitur _Veni mecum_, &c.-- Tractatus de ornatu faciei.-- Hermetis liber de septem planetis, &c.-- Rogerii Bachonis nonnulla secreta.-- De factura Saxonis Gallici.-- Liber de tincturis pannorum.-- Liber de coloribus illuminatorum vel pictorum.-- De diversis operationibus ignium.-- De diversis tincturis.-- Hermetis secreta.-- Item, multa alia notabilia.-- Item, turba philosophorum. pergameno, 4º.

34. Experimentorum diversorum liber.-- De vernisio quo utuntur scriptores.-- Secreta philosophorum.-- De usu virgæ visoriæ, et hujusmodi secreta multa. papyro, 8{vo}.

35. Arnaldi de Villa Nova thesaurus secretus operationum.-- Hermetis liber de lapide philosophorum.-- Alfredi liber de spiritu occultato.-- Rasis practica, cum aliis viginti quinque libellis variorum autorum consimilis argumenti. papyro, 4º.

36. Ptolomæi quadripartitum, Lat.-- Albumazer introductorium.-- Isibradi calendarium.-- Profacii Judæi almanach.-- Zaëlis electiones.-- De significationibus planetarum, cum aliis tractatibus. pergameno, 4º.

37. Expositio theoricarum.-- Thebith de motu octavæ sphæræ.-- Jordanus de ponderibus, cum quæstionibus notabilibus super eundem.-- Jacobus Alkindus de radijs, seu de causis reddendis.-- An futura possunt per astra præsciri.-- Nicolai Oresmi liber divinationum.-- Thomæ Bravardini geometria.-- Perspectiva communis Joh. de Pecham.-- Dominici de Hassia quæstiones super perspectivam communem.-- Euclides de speculis.-- Jacobus Alkindus de umbris et causis diversitatum aspectuum.-- Dominici de Clavaso practica geometriæ.-- Demonstratio æqualitatis lineæ ad peripheriam circuli.-- Quadratura circuli.-- Expositio tractatus de sphæra, cum quæstionibus.-- Algorismus in integris Joh. de Sacro-Bosco.-- Algorithmus in minutiis Joh. de Lineriis.-- Thomæ Bravardini tractatus proportionum.

38. Joh. de Pecham canticum pauperum.-- Joh. Walensis communiloquium.-- Ejusdem Walensis dietarium, locarium, itinerarium.-- Ejusdem breviloquium.-- Tractatus, cujus initium est, _Supra tribus sceleribus_.-- Aristotelis liber de secretis secretorum. pergameno, 4º.

39. Liber Physiologi de natura animalium et bestiarum. pergameno, 8º.

40. Gualteri Burlæi tractatus de potentiis animæ. pergameno, 4º.

41. Rogerii Bachonis perspectiva.-- Ejusdem de multiplicatione specierum. pergameno, 4º.

In paste-bords, with strings.

42. Tractatuli tres de lapide philosophorum, quorum primi initium est, "Dicit philosophus," &c.

43. Vectii Valentis anthologia.-- Aristoxeni musica.-- Alippii musica.-- Cleomedes de mundo.-- Expositio astrolabii.-- Hipparchus in Aratum et Eudoxum.-- _Græcè omnes._ papyro, fº.

44. Libellus antiquissimus de speculis comburentibus, cujus initium est, "De sublimiori," &c.[9] pergameno, 4º.

[Footnote 9: Now in MS. Vespas. A. II. art. 12, "Joannes Dee, 1555." This is an extremely curious and valuable tract in the history of optical science, and is similar to the curious treatise by Gogava _De speculo ustorio_. The focus of the parabola is here for the first time indicated, a circumstance which has escaped the notice of scientific historians.]

45. Jordanus de ponderibus cum scholiis, cujus initium est "Omnis ponderosi." pergameno, fº.

46. Raymundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. pergameno, fº.

47. Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ, in _Græcam_ linguam conversus a Maximo Planude.-- Catonis distica, cum scholiis Planudis, &c. _Græcè._-- Aphthonij progymnasmata, _Græcè_. papyro, fº.

I gave this Booke to Cracovia Library, A{o}. 1584, July 28.

48. Porphirii philosophi Isagoge in Aristotelis logicam, _Græcè_. papyro, fº.

49. Naupegia Itali cujusdam, cum figuris. papyro, 4º.

50. Dionysii Zecharii opusculum de lapide philosophorum, _Gallicè_. papyro, 4º.

51. Roberti Gloucestrensis chronica, _rythmo Anglico_.[10] papyro, fº.

[Footnote 10: The only MS. of Robert of Gloucester's poem, answerable to this description, is in the University Library, Cambridge.]

52. Hystoria Britannicorum principum a Cadowaladro Rege ad Leolinum, per Humfredum Lluyd collecta, _Anglicè_.[11] papyro, fº.

[Footnote 11: This MS. is now in the library of the Ashmolean Museum, No. 846.]

53. Variæ compositiones aquarum mercurialium et alia experimenta chemica, _Anglicè_, cujus initium est, "He that will make," &c. papyro, 4º.

54. Varia experimenta chimica, _Anglicè_, quorum initium est, "For to make white lead." pergameno, fº.

55. Alberti Magni summa naturalium, cujus initium est, "Philosophia dividitur." papyro, 4º.

56. Rogerii Bachonis annotationes super Aristotelis tractatum de secretis secretorum. pergameno, fº.

57. Phillipi Ulstadii coelum philosophorum. impressum, fº.

58. Inventa quædam geometrica. papyro, fº.

My owne hand, of Richard Chancellor and Thomas Topely.

59. Dumbyltoni summa. pergameno, fº.

60. Beda de gestis Anglorum. pergameno, 4º.

61. Euclidis geometrica.-- Rogerii Bachonis perspectiva.-- Aristotilis problemata.-- Campani theoricæ planetarum. pergameno, 4º.

62. Volumina duo magna, _Hebraicè_, de astrologicis judiciis.-- Alchimia Salomonis. papyro, fº. 2 vol.

63. Roberti Groshed, Lincolniensis episcopi, dicta; quorum initium est, "Spiritus Sanctus per os Salomonis," &c.-- Ejusdem tractatus de cessatione legalium.-- Ejusdem tractatus de oculo morali, una cum aliis variis. pergameno, fº.

64. Isaac Judæi logica, cum aliis variis consimilis argumenti, _Hebraicè_. papyro, 4º.

65. Alhazen perspectiva, &c. pergameno, 4º.

John Davis' spoyle.

66. Ramundi Lullii testamentum.-- Ejusdem cantilena.-- Ejusdem codicillus, sive vade mecum.-- Ejusdem anima transmutatoria.-- Annotationes super testamentum Ramundi.-- Lapidarius Raymundi.-- Quæstiones de Paulina Ramundi.-- Quæstiones de Olympiade Ramundi.-- Declaratio tabularum figuræ 5. Ramundi.-- Repertorium Raymundi.-- Tractatus de consideratione lapidis.-- Philosophia cujusdam Ramundistæ.-- Joh. Dastini chimici somnium, seu visiones, _Anglicè_.-- Ramundi Lullii distinctio tertia.-- Anima artis, juxta exemplar in Anglia repertum.-- Apocalypsis spiritus secreti.-- Ars conversionis Mercurii et Saturni in aurum et argentum, seu de aquis Theuthidis.-- Aristotelis lumen luminum.-- Raimundi Lullii quæstionarius arboris philosophalis.-- Quæstionarius figuræ quadrangularis.-- Quæstionarius figuræ 5.-- Tertia distinctio juxta aliud exemplar.-- Aphorismi.-- Accurtatio.-- Practica secreti occulti.-- Opus magnum, sive opus regale.-- Considerationes operis minoris.-- Cantilena _Catalonicè_, cum commento.-- Ars brevis, &c. papyro, fº.

67. Ramundi Lulli speculum alchimiæ.-- Ejusdem liber de quinta essentia.-- Ejusdem lapidarius, scilicet de gemmis.-- Joh. Dastini liber de compositione lapidis.-- Ejusdem donum Dei.-- Liber radicum.-- Liber administrationum.-- Ejusdem Dastini speculum philosophorum.-- Rasis de duodecim aquis, &c. papyro, fº.

68. Aneti filii Abraham practica medica.-- Scarsati practica medicinalis, una cum aliis. pergameno, 4º.

69. Eathelredi Abbatis Rievallis de vita Edowardi regis Anglorum et Confessoris.[12] pergameno, 4º.

[Footnote 12: Now MS. Harl. 200, "Joannes Dee, 1575."]

70. Roberti episcopi Lincolniensis tractatus in lingua Romana, hoc est, _veteri rithmo Gallico_, de principio creationis mundi, de medio et fine, &c. pergameno, 4º.

71. Wilhelmi de Northfeilde expositio super librum de differentia spiritus et animæ.-- Ejusdem expositio super diversa opuscula Aristolelis phisicorum.[13] pergameno, fº.

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87. Albumazar de judiciis astrologicis. pergameno, fº.

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