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 '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.

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'Sondrie Consultations and Remedies translated by D[rue] B[urton] out of the learned Phisition Zecchius his Consultationes Medicæ'. Prefixed is 'A perfect alphabeticall Calender or Table for the easie finding of the severall Remedies conteyned in this Booke.' See Dd.02.41. Same handwriting as Ll.05.06, with which it is bound up.

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'Collected out of the Dr Dan. Sinnertus his workes, and put into English by D. B. for his owne pticular use.' With an index, entitled 'An alphabeticall index or table to the medicines or receipts following, collected out of Dr. Daniell Sinertus his workes, conteyned in 3 tomes translated by Dru Burton, for the use of himself, and his friends'. The last few pages of the manuscript contain a treatise on the pathology and treatment of various convulsive affections.