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A collection of recipes by Theodore Turquet de Mayerne, in his handwriting, with his modifications to the recipes denoted by his monogram appended. It includes prescriptions for cosmetics and washes and for preservation of flowers, etc.

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A collection of medical receipts with A Short Method to Cure Wounds Made With Gunshot, f. 81. Directions what to do 'For Rupture' (f. 61, in a later hand, c 1610?) are signed 'Richard Burrell M[aste]r in Chyrurgya'. Ff. 1-5 are wholly or partly torn away. F. 55v.: 'To Mr. John Daniell', 'Jos. Troutbecke', 'To his very loving son Cap. Ellis in Edenbourow' and scribblings (all late 17th century).

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The book is begun at both ends.

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On p.1 is the recipe (1) entitled 'A temperate plague water'. On p.115 is 'Here ends Dr Baits his receipts'. Then follow some recipes 'for a scurf head', and on p.116 is 'Finis. 1714'.

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Contains recipes for various affections, with remarks and advice as to regimen and diet, each recipe bearing a reference to Nicholaus Florentinus.

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The treatises are principally taken from Capivaccius, with the Nomen, Definitio, Causa, Signa, Judicatio, Prognosis, Cautio, Curatio of each malady duly considered. On the fly-leaves are memoranda of other remedies for particular diseases, and there are also recipes from 'Dr Clarke, 'Mr Rob Dey' and 'Sir Will Paddy his practice from Mr Drue'. With an index.

Scope and Contents (1) ‘A short historical account of the Cistercian order, and the several offices and performances of such persons as profess the monastical state in the same’, by ‘René Guybert, formerly a professed monk in the above-said Cistercian order’; (2) ‘The oration of Sr Roberte Bell for succession; (3) Extracts from various manuscripts concerning the Cathedral church at Norwich; (4) Extracts from various manuscripts relating to Norwich; (5) (a) names of the scholars elected from Westminster School...

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(1) ‘De maximo et minimo tractatus’; (2) a list of ‘Tractatus doctissimi Cesaris Cremonini qui passim habentur in scholâ Patavinâ’; (3) 19 lectures on ‘Digressio Averrois de intellectu possibili. Commentatione quinta in tertium librum [Aristotelis] de animâ, et commista est definitio intellectus materialis’; (4) ‘Tractatus de principio individuationis’, in two lectures; (5) 22 lectures on ‘Digressio Averrois commento trigesimo sexto in librum tertium Aristotelis de animâ’.

Scope and Contents (1) ‘Johannis Magiri Physiologiæ peripateticæ’, an abridged copy of the ‘Physiologia Peripatetica’ of Johannes Magirus; the manuscript contains only four, and not quite ten chapters of the fifth, of the six books present in the printed version; (2) ‘De moralibus virtutibus Hieronimi Wildenbergii Aurimontani [i.e. Golberg in Silesia] epitome’, a treatise, in three books, on ethics, politics and economics, beginning ‘Moralis philosophia est scientia de moribus’; the chapters are headed ‘De...

Scope and Contents (1) Collections 'out of Dr John Baverius Professor of Phisick in Bononia his Booke, published by Gualter H. Ryff Phisicion of Argentinum, and printed there Ao. Domini 1542.' By Drue Burton. Prefixed is 'an alphabeticall Index or Table for the ready finding of the Remedies mentioned in this written booke.' The writer has added in pencil, that the book whence they were copied was lent him 'by Mr. Sam Jayner Apothicarie.' (2) 'Rare Remedies collected out of Johannes Schenkius his Observacions...

Scope and Contents Contains many well-executed pen-and-ink diagrams. A later hand has added to Kuffeler's name, 'And Charles Ferrers,' who is described on a fly-leaf at the beginning as ' Phylchimist.' (1) 'Receipts of Chymycal Operations.’ This is followed by a table of the signs of the Zodiack, Planets, Minerals, etc, and an alphabetical index, separately paged. (2) 'A Collection of Approved Medicines in Phisik for most diseases hapninge to Humane Bodies.’ An alphabetical 'Tabula morborum' follows. (3)...

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Lecture notes on medicine and history of medicine, reports on diphtheria outbreaks and medical related photographs and drawings.

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Notes on Cambridge lectures given by Walter Langdon-Brown on elementary medicine.

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'Book of phisicall receipts, 1649', anonymous, followed by 'Receipts of Mr Henry Harcourt for cookery', in the same handwriting; after these there is another page of medical receipes in another hand. With an index.

Scope and Contents Hospital case-books dating from Humphry's apprenticeship to J. G. Crosse, surgeon to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (2 vols.) and continuing under Humphry at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge (9 vols,). Includes general and surgical wards cases. Many entries are in Humphry's hand with some penned by other doctors and surgeons. Two later volumes include pasted-in patient charts; one in a printed surgical case-book format. Additional to the case-books is Humphry's Anatomical Museum...

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The casebook and journal of the physician Theodore Turquet de Mayerne. The maladies, and their treatment with its results, of several noble and royal personages, are given in detail.

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Arranged alphabetically. Most of the recipes seem to be by Dr Butler, physician, of Cambridge, 1570.

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A notebook, with records of prescriptions.

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Incomplete: 43 pages are lost at the beginning. Text begins: 'Wythe thys medysyn a frenche man heled it …'; the names of the persons who gave the recipes to the compiler are noted in the margin.

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A volume of receipts, anonymous. On the last leaf is a table of contents of the whole, headed 'A general table of the receipts of chirurgery and physicke' and 'A table of phisicall waights'.

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Begins: 'A sement that neyther fier nor water shall dissolve …', and ends with some charms for the 'thoeth ake'; the collection seems to have been commenced by 'Jeames Oxforde' in 1566.

Scope and Contents 'Sundrie rare improved remedies, for the safe curing of moste kinde of diseases, collected out of the learned workes of the best phisitions, in these later times, who were famous either in the chief universities, or in the courts of the emperor and other princes, or in great cities, faithfully digested by the most learned and most diligent Johannes Georgius Schenckius of Grafenburge into 7 centuries: the greatest number whereof are translated by Drue Burton, for his owne and his friends'...

Scope and Contents Various remedies for diseases, and several dissertations as to the pathology and treatment of different diseases, taken by Drue Burton from various authors. With 18 'Wholesome rules for health' from Dr Hieron. Donzellinus, and also one from Sinnertus. At p. 145 there is a break off in the MS, the last few lines having reference to the treatment of Quartan fever, by Dr Balthazar Scheiderus. At p. 159 there commence some remedies entirely directed to the cure of the plague, taken from...

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'Sundrie cures and remedies for divers deseases in men women and children, breifely collected out of Ludovicus Mercatus phisition to the king of Spayne his workes contained in three great tomes or volumes, and done into English by D[rue] B[urton]'. The handwriting is that of Drue Burton. The references to the original are given throughout the work. The intention of the collection appears from a note, 'This booke is fitt for a shee phisitian ...'.

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'Sundrie rare remedies, and receipts, with histories also, translated out of Zacutus Lusitanus his 3 books de praxi medica admiranda, lent me by Mr Sam Peck my worthy friend, & phisition at Chelmsford'. With 'A perfect alphabeticall index of all the rare receipts, cures, and histories, conteyned in this written booke, translated by D. B. ...' [i.e. Drue Burton?], and with accounts of various cures from the works of Amatus Lusitanus.