Medical and astrological treatises and notes in English and Latin
MS. Selden Supra 73
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Medical and astrological treatises and notes in English and Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 73
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century, late
Language
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Physical extent
136 leaves
Acquisition
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1659
Provenance
John Selden, 1584–1654
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Title
Medical and astrological treatises and notes
Shelfmark
MS. Selden Supra 73
Summary
Medical and astrological treatises and notes:
Fol. 3. 'Here begynnith the boke of Astronomy & of philosphye, contryved & ymade of the wyse philosofers & astronomyers ... off the land of Grese ... an Englyschman ... compiled this boke owte of Gryse in to Englysch graciously': beg. 'Fyrst the boke tellyth': at end 'Here endyth the boke of Ypocras [Hippocrates] of Lyfe on Deth ...':
Imperfect through loss of two gatherings after fol. 18
At fol. 21v, as at fols. 28v, 34v, 37, 82v, 103, 112av, 113v, 130v, are medical recipes in English
The name of one recipe-maker 'Radulphus Holond' is on fol. 25
At fol. 25 is an English verse treatise on blood-letting, which beg. 'Maistres ye that vsen blode lettynge'
Fol. 27. A treatise on impostumes or abscesses (beg. 'It ys to wete at beginnynge'), preceded by some astrological notes.
Fol. 37. A large number of medicinal recipes, in English.
Fol. 84. 'Sinonoma secundum alphabetum probata', a Latin-English vocabulary of herbs: preceded by some recipes supposed to .have been given by Christ to 'tres boni fratres' journeying to mount Olivet: the vocabulary beg. 'Arthemesia mater herbarum ... anglice mugworte'. The name 'de | nyle', = de Nele (?), seems to indicate a scribe's name, on fol. 98. At fol. 98v begin some 'carmina' or magic formulae, at fol. 104 notes on kinds of water, etc., cp. fol. 22v.
Fol. 107. Short treatises on urines: beg. 'Now after the coloure'. The scribe of part D may be Eld (foll. 106 v, 112a).
Fol. 116. A treatise on the virtue of herbs: imperfect and bound in confused order: beg. 'Here a man maye see'.
Date
Made up of five MSS. Written chiefly late in the 15th century
Language
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, some leaves are torn and worn
Physical extent
136 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript 3476 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
Medical and astrological treatises and notes
