PRIVATE DIARY (continued 2)

Oct. 4th, Sir Edward Keley set at liberty by the Emperor. Oct. 12th, Mr. Cornelio Camaiere cam from the Lord Lasky from Livonia. Oct. 15th, Margerie Thornton cam to my servyce. Oct. 18th, before Mr. Perpoint, Miles Holland, Robert Wellder, William Beck surrendred my cottage agayn unto me, and I payd him £5, the full £12 as it cost him. To Letice two shillings. Oct. 20th, Mr. Cornelio went toward the flete of Stade to returne. Oct. 24th, Ostende besieged by report. Not true. Oct. 25th, Mr. Gray, the Lady Cumberland’s preacher, his wrangling and denying and despising alchimicall philosophers. Nov. 5th. Mr. Francys Nicolls, Mr. Prise, Mr. Nores. Nov. 18th, Jane most desperately angry in respect of her maydes. Nov. 20th, Margery went and Dorothe Legg cam for 30s. yerely. Margery Thornton was dismissed from my servyce to Mrs. Child, and Dorothe Leg cam by Mrs Mary Revel’s sending the same day and howr, hora tertia after none. Nov. 26th, John, sometymes Mr. Colman’s servant, cam to me from the Lady Cowntess of Cumberland. Dec. 3rd, the Lord Willowghby his bowntifull promys to me. The Cowntess of Kent, his syster, and the Cowntess of Cumberland visited me in the afternone. The Lord Willowghby dyned with me. Dec. 4th, £20 Lord Willughby. Dec. 5th, the newes of Sir Edward Kelly his libertie. Dec. 11th, I gave Robert 20s. at his going to London with my wife. Dec. 22nd, I gave Robert two shillings. Dec. 24th, Mr. Webbes committed to the Marshalsea. Dec. 25th, this night Mr. Webbes got out, and taken this day (the 26th).

1594. Jan. 3rd, the Lord Keper sent my wife 20 angels in a new red velvet purse, cira occasum solis paulo ante. Jan. 4th, D. Michael Peiserus, Doctor Medicus Marchionis Brandeburgensis, me humanissime invisit. Jan. 5th, a very tempestuous wyndy night. Jan. 9th, Robert Thickpeny from Sir Richard Martyn, and Miles Holland, baylif for the Lord of the Manor, sealed up Mr. Webb’s chest, and case of boxes. Jan. 19th, the cobler with the mad woman. Jan. 25th, I sent my letters to Mr. Lording for Mr. Pontoys to Dantsiz. Jan. 26th, I cam to Mr. Web to the Marshalsea. Jan. 27th, Thomas Richardson cam while I was at London, and so I fownd him at home; and agayn he promised me his working of forty dayes. Jan. 28th, Mr. Vander Laen promised on 26 day to begyn his work of fixing lunam. Madinia somwhat sickly. Robert Wood, visitted with spirituall creatures, had comfort by conference. Jan. 31st, Mr. Vander Laen began his work of luna, five myle sowth from Glocester. Mr. Morgan Treherne told me of Mr. Lawrence of eighty yeres old. Mr. Thomas Sharp, chief stuard to the Lady Russell at Bisham, is master and good frende to Thomas Richardson, as he himselfe told me. Theodore Dee from the myddle of this month had his left ey blud-shotten from the side next his temple, very sore bludshotten, above thre wekes contynuing. Feb. 1st, Mr. John Ask sent me two little dubble gilt bowles waying thirteen ownces and a half. Feb. 7th, Sir Thomas Wilks offer philosophicall cam to my hands by Mr. Morice Kiffyn. This day the Archbishop of Canterbury inclined sometyme to the request of dispensation. Feb. 20th, 21st, Theodor fell sick in the Shrovtyde weke, and so into a tertian ague. March 10th, uppon a flight of feare bycause of Mr. Webbes his sending for me to come to him to the Marshalsea, now when he looked to be condemned on the Monday or Tuesday next. March 16th, Barthilmew Hikman cam up. March 18th, Mr. Heriot cam to me. March 20th, I did before Barthilmew Hikman pay Letice her full yere’s wagis ending the 7th day of Aprill next; her wagis being four nobles, an apron, a payr of hose and shoes. March 23rd, I gave Barthilmew Hikman the nag which the Lord Keper had given me. Barthilmew Hikman and William his brother went homward. Magus disclosed by frendeship of Mr. Richard Alred. Α συδδεν πανγ οφ ανγερ βετυυενε Μ. Νικολς ανδ με. March 28th, Mr. Francis Garland browght me Sir Edward Kelley and his brother’s letters. March 31st, a great fit of the stone in my left kydney: all day I could do but three or four drops of water, but I drunk a draught of white wyne and salet oyle, and after that, crabs’ eys in powder with the bone in the carp’s head, and abowt four of the clok I did eat tosted cake buttered, and with suger and nutmeg on it, and drunk two great draughts of ale with it; and I voyded within an howr much water, and a stone as big as an Alexander seed. God be thanked! Five shillings to Robert Webb, part of his wagis.

April 1st, Capitayn Hendor made acquayntance with me, and shewed me a part of his pollicy against the Spanishe King his intended mischief agaynst her Majestie and this realme. April 4th, John Stokden cam to study with our children. Mr. Thomas Wye cam with a token from Mistres Ashley. Remove to Mr. Harding and Mr. Abbot at Oxford abowt my Arabik boke. April 5th, my right ey very sore and bludshotten. April 7th, Mr. Nicols cam agayn out of Northampton. Mr. Barret and Mistres Barret cam to visit me. May 3rd, betwene 6 and 7 after none the Quene sent for me to her in the privy garden at Grenwich, when I delivered in writing the hevenly admonition, and Her Majestie tok it thankfully. Onely the Lady Warwyk and Sir Robert Cecill his Lady wer in the garden with Her Majestie. May 18th, Her Majestie sent me agayn the copy of the letter of G. K. with thanks by the Lady Warwick. May 21st, Sir John Wolley moved my sute to Her Majesty. She graunted after a sort, but referred all to the Lord of Canterbury. May 25th, Dr. Awbrey moved my sute to Her Majesty, and answere as before. May 29th, with the Archbishop before the Quene cam to her house. June 3rd, I, my wife, and seven children, before the Quene at Thisellworth. My wife kissed her hand. I exhibited my request for the Archbishop to com to my cottage. June 6th, supped with the Lord Archbishop. Invited him to my cottage. June 11th, given to Robert Webb at London seven shillings in the begynning of this month. June 15th, £40 of Mr. Thomas Harward. I shuld have £60 more. A great fytt of the stone in my kydneys. June 20th, Mistres Magdalen Perpoynt was sole examined of our Stuard at the Temple. June 22nd, morgaged my late purchas to Mr. Richard White for £30, to be received within a few dayes. June 23rd, I discharged Robert Web of my service, and gave him 40 shillings for a full satisfaction of all things. Thomas Richardson cam and offered me his work and labor, and had, as he requested, my letter to Mr. Thomas Sharpe. June 24th, on Midsommer Day Antony Ryve Taylor cam to my service, for wagis by the yere three pounds and a livery. Barthilmew Hikman cam. June 26th, I discharged Jane Hikman to go with her father Barthilmew home into Northamptonshire, and gave her ten shillings, and promised her at Hallowtyd ten shillings more. Barthilmew Hikman and Goodman Ball with Jane Hikman went homward. June 29th, after I had hard the Archbishop his answers and discourses, and that after he had byn the last Sonday at Tybald’s with the Quene and Lord Threasorer, I take myself confounded for all suing or hoping for anything that was. And so adiew to the court and courting tyll God direct me otherwise! The Archbishop gave me a payre of sufferings to drinke. God be my help as he is my refuge! Amen.

July 1st, I gave Robert yet more a French crown for a farwell. July 2nd, given to Richard ten shillings uppon his wagis. July 6th, Michael becam distempered in his hed and bak. July 9th, in the morning began my hed to ake and be hevy more then of late, and had some wambling in my stomach. I had broken my fast with sugar sopps, &c. I gave Letice my servant 5s. part of her wagis: with part whereof she was to buy a smok and neckercher. July 13th, in ortu solis Michael Dee did give up the ghost after he sayd, “O Lord, have mercy uppon me!” July 19th, goodman Richardson began his work. Aug. 19th, Elizabeth Felde cam to my servyce: she is to have five nobles the yere and a smok. Aug. 26th, Mr. Gherardt, the chirurgion and herbalist, [cam to me]. Aug. 30th, Monsieur Walter Mallet toke his leave of me to go home to Tholose. He had the fix oyle of saltpetre. Sept. 18th, I sent letters to Sir Ed. K. and T. Kelly, between 10 and 2 after none taken from the dore.

Oct. 3rd, I payd Mrs. Stockden £4 I borrowed of her; I payd her 26s. 8d. for four loade of wood. I remayn debter for a load of hay, and for 400 of billet in forks. Oct. 4th, payd Mr. Childe £3. 10s. for ten lode of lose faggot. Oct. 14th, Mr. Robert Thomas cam to my howse to dwell. Oct. 28th, hora 6½ a meridie, I writ and sent a letter to the Lady Skydmor, in my wife’s name, to move her Majestie that eyther I might declare my case to the body of the cownsayle, or else under the great seale to have lycens to go freely anywhither. Oct. 31st, lightening without thunder in the afternone and in the night following.

Nov. 24th, receyved a letter from Sir Edward Kelley by Rowley. Dec. 2nd, Francys Garland cam to England from Prage. Just five yeres past I cam to England from Breame as Francis Garland cam now: but the Stade flete stayed at Harwich. The 2nd of our cold December, Barthilmew was preferred by me to the Lord Willoughby his servyce at Barbican, in the presence of the Cowntess of Kent: and the Lord Willoughby did presently write his warrant to Mr. Jonson in Fletestreet, taylor, to deliver to Barthilmew his cloth and couishins, and so it was to Barthilmew delivered immediately. Dec. 7th, Jane my wife delivered her supplication to the Quene’s Majestie, as she passed out of the privy garden at Somerset Howse to go to diner to the Savoy to Syr Thomas Henedge. The Lord Admirall toke it of the Quene. Her Majestie toke the bill agayn and kept [it] uppon her cushen; and on the 8th day, by the chief motion of the Lord Admirall, and somwhat of the Lord Buckhurst, the Quene’s wish was to the Lord Archbishop presently that I shuld have Dr. Day his place in Powles. Dec. 22nd, payd seven shillings to Elizabeth Felde, part of her wagis. Given to Lettyce 5s., part of her wagis. Payd to Richard 8s., part of his wagis; and all other reckonings payd.

1595. Jan. 8rd, the Wardenship of Manchester spoken of by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Feb. 5th, my bill of Manchester offered to the Quene afore dynner by Sir John Wolly to signe, but she deferred it. Feb. 10th, at two after none I toke a cutpurse taking my purse out of my pocket in the Temple. Feb. 18th, Mr. Laward his sonne Thomas born at noone or a little after, ¼ vel ½. Consultatio et deliberatio prima cum Marmione Haselwood in fine istius mensis. March 18th, Mr. Francis Garland cam this morning to viset me, and had much talk with me of Sir E. K. March 20th, Mr. Marmion Haselwood, Mr. Dymmock, and Mr. Hipwell, cam to me to Mortlak. March 21st, Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak. March 26th, Barthilmew homeward. March 29th, Mr. Laward and Mr. Alred cam to me.

April 18th, my bill for Manchester Wardenship signed by the Quene, Mr. Herbert offring it her. May 4th, payd Richard 20s. part of his wagis, and more I gave him 10s. for full payment of all od reckenings of late. May 5th, Mr. Cave dyed. May 8th, the Master of the Rolls his curtesy, thowgh I had never spoken unto him. May 9th, my coosen John Awbry cam to me, to recreate himselfe for a while. May 21st, I discharged Letice of my servyce, and payd all duetyes untyll this day, her yere ending on the 8th of Aprill. I gave her for a month over 2s. 6d. and for to spend by the way I gave her 2s. 6d., Robert Charles and my wife being by in my study. May 25th, 26th, 27th, the Signet, the Privy Seale, and the Great Seale of the Wardenship; £3. 12s. borrowed of my brother Arnold. June 1st, my yong coosen, John Awbrey, was sent for to his father to London. Mr. Partrich, his brother, in London; Richard Ward, and other cam for him. June 9th, Barthilmew Hikman went homeward. June 11th, I wrote to the Erle of Derby, his secretary, abowt Manchester. June 18th, Anne Powell cam to my service; she is to have four nobles by the yere, a payr of hose and shoes. June 21st, the Erle of Derby his letter to Mr. Warren for the colledge. June 25th, Dr. Awbrey died at midnight. My cosen, Mr. George Broke, gave me £50 in gold, hora tertia a meridie. June 29th, Mr. John Blayney, of Over Kingesham in Radnorshyre, and Mr. Richard Baldwyn, of Duddlebury in Shropshyre, visited me at Mortlak. The great-grandfather of the sayd John, and my great-grandmother by the father side, were brother and sister.

July 1st, the two brethren, Master Willemots, of Oxfordshire, cam to talk of my howse hyring. Master Baynton cam with Mistres Katharyn Hazelwood, wife to Mr. Fuller. July 7th, Mr. Morgan Jones, my cosen, cam to me at Mistres Walls twise. July 12th, Mr. Goodier, of Manchester, cam to me. Dies natalis. July 15th, I gave Mr. Morgan Traharn his bill to Mr. Harbert. July 25th, Mrs. Mary Nevell cam. July 28th, a letter from Mr. Oliver Carter, Fellow of Manchester College. I writt agayn to him the same day. July 29th, Mistres Mary Nevel went to London, and so into Kent. July 31st, the Cowntess of Warwik did this evening thank her Majestie in my name, and for me, for her gift of the Wardenship of Manchester. She toke it gratiously; and was sorry that it was so far from hens, but that some better thing neer hand shall be fownd for me; and, if opportunitie of tyme wold serve, her Majestie wold speak with me herself. I had a bill made by Mr. Wood, one of the clerks of the signet, for the first frutes given me by her Majestie. Aug. 2nd, at Mr. Cosener his table at Grenewich: I spak that wich greatly liked Mr. Sergeant Oliver Lloyd; wold have disputed agayn. Aug. 5th, very rayny all day, and had the wynde north E. and W. Aug. 12th, I receyved Sir Edward Kellyes letters of the Emperor’s, inviting me to his servyce again. Aug. 14th, peperit Jana (nutu Dei) circa horam quartam a meridie. Aug. 27th, Margarite Dee baptized hora 4½ a meridie. Godfather, the Lord Keper; his deputy, Mr. Crowne. Godmothers, the Cowntess of Cumberland, her deputy Mistres Davis; and the Cowntess of Essex, her deputy Mistres Bele. Barthilmew Hikman cam to Mortlak on his own busines. Sept. 2nd, the spider at ten of the clok at night suddenly on my desk, and suddenly gon; a most rare one in bygnes and length of feet. I was in a great study at my desk. Sept. 6th I gave Richard 2s. 6d. part of his wagis, when he went to his grandfather. Sept. 13th, I dyned with the Erle of Derby at Russell Howse, Mr. Thymothew and Mr. John Statfeldt, German, being there. Sept. 14th, to Elizabeth Feeld 2s. for the taylor. Sept. 22nd, Elizabeth Feeld went from my servyce. I dined with the Erle of Darby. Sept. 26th, £6 borrowed of my cosen William Hetherley for fourteen days to pay for Barthilmew Hikman. Sept. 29th, Margery Stubble of Hownslow, our dry nurse, entred into the yere of her servyce begynning on Michaelmas Day, and is to have £3 her yeres wagis and a gown cloth of russet. Edward Edwards began his yere of serving me allso on Michelmas Day, and he must have 40s. for his yere’s wagis, and a lyvery.

Oct. 7th, my anger (hor. 5 a mer.) with Edward my coke, bycause of his disorder. Oct. 8th, Mr. Richard Western lent me £10 for a yere. Oct. 9th, I dyned with Syr Walter Rawlegh at Durham Howse. Oct. 11th, to Edward 2s., part of wagis. Mr. Banks lent me uppon lone tyll after Christmas £5. Mr. Emery sent me £3 by my servant Richard Walkedine. Oct. 14th, to Anne 2s. part of wagis; to Elizabeth Felde payd the rest of her yeres wagis, and moreover 2s. 6d. given for the overplus tyme. Oct. 19th, the old reckoning betwene me and Edmond Hilton made clere. Of his eleven pownds demanded, I shewd him of my old note that he had receyved £6. 15s., and after that Sted his 25s., and Mr. Emery his £3 lent him; as I did shew him Sted his letter, and Mr. Emery his letter of the last month. All these sommes make just an eleven pownd. Payd to nurse Stubble, in part of payment of her wagis, 5s. Oct. 20th, to Anne 12d. Richard rode toward Oxford for my Arabik boke. Oct. 25th, Sted was a suter to me for help in law against his father. Nov. 8th, my goods sent me by Peravall toward Manchester. Nov. 19th, my Arabik boke restored by God’s favor. Nov. 21st, goodwife Lidgatt payd her rent two quarters ending at the feast of the Annunciation of our Lady next, 13s. 4d. Goodman Agar was by in my hall at Mortlak. Nov. 25th, the newes that Sir Edward Kelley was slayne. Nov. 26th, Mr. Nicolas Bagwell of Manchester browght me a letter from my brother Arnold. Lent to Mister Laurence Dutton twelve shillings. My wife and children all by water toward Coventry. Dec. 10th, Mr. Lok his Arabik bokes and letter to me by Mr. Berran his sonne. Dec. 23rd, I payd to John Norton, stationer, ten pownds in hand, and was bownd in a recognisance before Doctor Hone for the payment of the rest, £10 yerely, at Christmas and Midsommer £5, tyll £53 more 14s. 8d. were payd. Receyved £30 in part of payment of one hundred for my howse at Manchester of Mr. Paget. Dec. 26th, nata filia Comitis Derby mane circa quartam horam Londini.

1596. Feb. 15th, I cam to Manchester a meridie hora quinta. Feb. 20th, enstalled in Manchester wardenship inter nonam et undecimam horam ante meridiem. March 14th, warning given publikely against Thomas Goodyer. March 21st, warning given publikly of licence given to Thomas Goodyer.

April 2nd, Sir John Byron, knight, and Mr. John Byron, esquier, dyned with me in the colledg. I moved the matter of Xyd an aker of hay grownd of his tenants. He promised well. April 6th, I went to Mr. Ashton of Lester and to Mr. Sherington. April 8th, Margaret Dee begonne to be weaned. May 7th, possession taking in Salford. May 11th, my brother Aubrey and Richard toward London. June 3rd, I gave Antony Cowly 20s. and discharged him. June 4th, Antony Cowley went yerely from my howse, I know not whither. June 14th, Mr. Harry Savill, the antiquary, cam to me. June 15th, I wrote by Mr. Harry Savill of the book dwelling at Hallyfax to Christopher Saxton at Denningley. I sent my letter to Sir Robert Cecill’s howse by William Debdell. June 18th, the commission for the colledge sent to London to be engrossed in the Duchy office. I sent by Nicholas Baguely of Newton to Mr. Brogreton and to William Nicolson to follow it this terme. June 21st, Mr. Christopher Saxton cam to me. June 22nd, entred upon great Brereridings in Salford. June 24th, Barthilmew cam. June 25th, order taken by the sherif betwene me and Raf Holden. June 26th, the Erle of Derby with the Lady Gerard, Sir .... Molyneux and his Lady, dawghter to the Lady Gerard, Master Hawghton and others, cam suddenly uppon [me] after three of the clok. I made them a skoler’s collation, and it was taken in good part. I browght his honor and the ladyes to Ardwyk Grene toward Lyme, at Mr. Legh his howse, twelve myles of. June 29th, wyndy and rayny. July 5th, Mr. Savill and Mr. Saxton cam. July 6th, I, Mr. Saxton and Arthur Rouland, John and Richard, to Howgh Hall. July 9th, I sent Roger Kay of Manchester with my letters into Wales. July 10th, Manchester town described and measured by Mr. Christopher Saxton. Given to nurse Stubley 10s., part of wagis. July 10th to 14th, occupyed with low controversies, as with Holden of Salford and the tenants of Sir John Byron of Faylsworth in the right of the colledge, sending to ..... to the cownty, and sending for Mr. Tyldesley or Chester for cownsaylers. July 12th, given more to nurse, when her sonne John Stubley went from me toward London to be reconcyled to his master. I gave him 5s. The yong man, Leon the hatter, went with him. July 14th, Mr. Saxton rode away. The sessions day at Manchester. July 19th, Ales cam by Mrs. Beston’s help to my servyce. Thomas, my coke, went from me. July 21st, Isabell Bardman from the chamber to the kitchin. July 25th, thunder in the morning; rayne in the night. July 27th, the Erle of Darby went by London ward; dyned at Curtes’ howse. Aug. 10th, Mr. Thomas Jones of Tregarron cam to me to Manchester and rode toward Wales bak agayn the 13th day to mete the catall coming. Aug. 13th, I rid toward York. Halifax and Mr. Thomas Jones rode toward Wales. Aug. 20th, I cam to Manchester from York. Aug. 20th to 27th, much disquietnes and controversy abowt the tythe corne of Hulme. Aug. 30th, Cromsall corne-tyth obteyned by consent, but afterwards dowted and half denyed; then utterly denyed. Sept. 1st, Mary Goodwyn cam to my servyce to govern and teach Madinia and Margaret, my yong dowghters. Sept. 3rd, being Fryday, I rode to Syr John Byron’s, to Royton, to talk with him abowt the controversy betwene the colledg and his tenants. He pretented that we have part of Faylesworth Common within our Newton Heath, which cannot be proved I am sure. We wer agreed that James Traves (being his bayly) and Francis Nutthall, his servant for him, shold with me understand all circumstances, and so duely to procede. Sept. 5th, seventeen hed of cattell from my kinsfolk in Wales by the curteous Griffith David, nephew to Mr. Thomas Griffith, browght.

Oct. 26th, Mr. Francis Nicols and Barthilmew cam to Manchester. Oct. 29th, they rode homeward. Nov. 22nd, £4. 6s. given to my wife by Mr. Francys Wodcote. Dec. 3rd, Mr. Palmer cam to be curate.

1597. Jan. 19th, I sent £4 to Barthilmew Hikman by Bradshaw the carryer. Jan. 22nd, Olyver Carter’s thret to sue me with proces from London was this Satterday in the church declared to the clerk. Feb. 5th, Rich. Key of Weram cwrate cam to me by Mr. Heton’s information, and I to try him three monthes for 50s. wagis. Feb. 7th, John Morryce came to Manchester. Feb. 11th, £5 borowed of Mr. Mat. Heton. Feb. 14th, this Monday John Morrise went with my letters to Mr. John Gwyn, and twelve more in Montgomeryshyre, esquyers. Feb. 17th, delivered to Charles Legh the elder my silver tankard with the cover, all dubble gilt, of the Cowntess of Herford’s gift to Francis her goddoughter, waying 22 oz. great waight, to lay in pawn in his owne name to Robert Welsham the goldsmith for £4 tyll within two dayes after May-day next. My dowghter Katharin and John Crocker and I myself (John Dee) were at the delivery of it and waying of it in my chamber: it was wrapped in a new handkercher cloth. Feb. 25th, Mr. Heton borrowed the Concordantiæ Majores Roberti Stephani. He hath allso my boke De Cœna of Doctor Pezelia. March 7th, Mr. Heton lent me £5 more, and thereuppon I gave him a bill of my hand for the whole ten pownd, to be payd at Michelmas next. The other £5 was receyved the 11th of February last. March 17th, Barthilmew Hikman cam. March 19th, I lent Mr. Hopwood Wierus de præstigiis Dæmonum.

April 10th, a supplication exhibited by the parishioners. April 11th, 12th, trubblesom days abowt Mr. Palmer the curate. April 15th, I had my Wierus de præstigiis Dæmonum from Mr. Hopwood, and lent him Flagellum Dæmonum and Fustio Dæmonum in 8vo, for tyme till Midsomer. April 21st, I sent Barthilmew Hikman 40s. I sent by Bradshaw many letters to London. I sent by goodman Thurp of Salford my great letter to the byshop of Lincolne, and one to Mr. Shallcross. April 22nd, after none Sir Urien Legh knight, and his brother, and Mr. Brown, and Mr. George Booth, sherif of Chesshire, did viset me. Mr. Booth sayd that he wold yeld that to me that he wold not yeld to the bisshop nor any other. Mr. Wortley of Wortley cam allso the same day hora quarta a meridie. May 2nd, Mr. Hulme and Mr. Williamson cam to me in the Lord Bishop of Lincoln’s case for Hulme. May 4th, I, with Sir Robert Barber, curat, and Robert Talsley, clerk of Manchester parish church, with diverse of the town of divers ages, went in perambulation to the bownds of Manchester parish: began at the Leeless Bench against Prestwich parish, and so had a vew of the thre corne staks, and then down tyll Mr. Standysh new enclosure on the Low, wher we stayed and vewed the stak yet standing in the bank of the dich, being from the corne a eleven measures of Mr. Standley’s stak then in his hand, and two fote more, which still I did measure afterward, and it did conteyn in Kentish feete 6 ynches and thre quarters. The survey geometricall of the very circuits of Manchester parish was ended in this, being the sixth day of my work. May 11th, the way to Stopford surveyed by John Cholmeley and John Crocker. May 17th, to Richard Walkeden 20s. of his wagis payd. May 20th, the Lady Booth made acquayntance here. May 23rd, to Isabell Boordman 8s. 8d. to make up whole yere’s wagis due at the Annunciation of our Lady last past. I allowed to Mr. Williamson ten dayes respite more for his kinsman to bring in his evidence for the process of the proceedings. Payd to nurse 3s. to make up her full payment of her yere’s wagis ended at Michaelmas last. May 27th, open enmitie with Palmer before Sir Edward Fitton. Sir Edward Fitton told Matthew Palmer to his face that he had known him to be a mutinous man and a ...... June 9th, Thomas Sankinson told me of John Basset his coming to London. June 14th, the unlawfull assembly and rowte of William Cutcheth, Captayn Bradley, John Taylor, Rafe Taylor, at Newton, against my men, describing the rumour of Newton. June 27th, newes from Hull of 23 barrells of Dansk rye sent me from John Pontoys.

July 1st, I sent Roger Kay to Vanydles for catall. July 4th, the carriers to Wakefeld for the corn. July 5th, toward evening lightning and little thunder. July 6th, thunder in the morning. July 7th, five horse lode of Dansk ry cam home. July 19th, the strang pang of my back opening mane hora 6¼. In the church uppon Mr. Palmer’s disorder against Mr. Lawrence. July 20th, the last of my Dansk rye, in all 21 horse load. Aug. 6th, this night I had the vision and shew of many bokes in my dreame, and among the rest was one great volume thik in large quarto, new printed, on the first page whereof as a title in great letters was printed “Notus in Judæa Deus.” Many other bokes methowght I saw new printed, of very strange arguments. I lent Mr. Edward Hopwood of Hopwood my Malleus Maleficarum to use tyll new yere’s tyde next, a short thik old boke with two clasps, printed anno 1517. Aug. 19th, the Erle and Cowntess of Derby cam to Alport lodg. Aug. 21st, the Erle and Cowntess of Derby had a banket at my lodging at the colledge hora 4½. Aug. 27th, John Addenstall from Mr. Emery. I wrote. Sept. 3rd, Mr. Werall of Lobester within two miles of Donkaster cam to me to be acquaynted with me. Sept. 9th, very wyndy at Sowth and rayny. Sept. 12th, hayle this morning on Monday. Sept. 15th, lent by Mr. Werall 40s. John Cholmley went with him to give him and other physik; and I answered John Cholmeley the 40s. again. Sept 24th, Barthilmew cam. Sept. 25th, Mr. Olyver Carter his impudent and evident disolutenes in the church. Sept. 26th, he repented and some pacification was made. Sept. 27th, I granted a lease of thre lives to Mr. Ratclyf for two howses in Dene Square of 7s. rent both; fine, twenty nobles. Sept. 28th, cam Mr. Yardely of Calcot in Chesshyre, abowt six myles wide of Chester, toward the Holt. Nova de philosopho D. Waldero. Sept. 30th, John Crockar (my good servant) had leave to go to see his parents. He went with Barthilmew Hikman and Robert Charles toward Branbroke, with Arthur Golding, to cure of his fistula. John Crocker intendeth to returne abowt Easter or at Whitsuntyde next. God be his spede! Mr. Humphry Damport made our stuard.

Oct. 12th, Rafe Holden preferred a bill against Richard Walkeson for Brereriding’s chase entyring, which I and Antony Ryve ..... fals. The bill was not fownd. Oct. 22nd, John Fletcher of Manchester went with my letters to Vanylos this Sunday morning. Nov. 3rd, Mr. John Cholmeley toward London by Market-Harborow. Nov. 7th, the fellows and the receyver agreed not with me in accounts. Paulo post nonam mane Arthur’s left eye hurt at playing at fence with rapier and dagger of sticks, by a foyne of Edmond Arnold. Nov. 10th, Mr. Burch his letter from Mathew Palmer. Nov. 14th, the fellows wold not graunt me the £5. for my howse-rent, as the Archbishops had graunted: and our foundation commaundeth an howse. Nov. 17th, I sent Ed. Arnold to London on fote with my letters to D. Julio. Dec. 3rd, to Richard Walkeden 10s. in part of wagis. To nurse 10s. Dec. 9th, I visited the grammar schole. Dec. 13th, I wrote by the carryer Barret to D. Cæsar. Dec. 14th, Mr. George Broke, sonne to Mr..... Broke of ...., cam to be acquaynted with me, whome I used most frendely. Mr. Ratclif of Manchester cam with him, but Mr. Heton allso cam on Tuesday after none when I had no leyser. Dec. 17, I lent to Mr. Barlow for his sonne a Spanish grammer in 8vo. printed at Lovayn in anno 1555 by Bartholomæus Gravay in Spanish, French, and Latin. To R. Dickonson I payd £7. 2s. for the plate and a new bell made till 1599, January 1st, £66.

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 40s. 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.

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.

Footnotes to the Diary

Transcriber’s Note: See diary entries for June 17, 1587, and February 28, 1588.

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. 4^o pergameno.

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

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

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

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

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. 4^o pergameno.

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

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

10. Anticlaudianus, carmine.— Hugonis de Pushac, Dunelmensis Episcopi, Brutus, carmine.3 Longiuscula forma, pergameno.

11. Tractatus compendiosus de animalibus. 4^o pergameno.

12. Wilhelmi Parisiensis fragment. de universis. 4^o 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. 4^o 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, 4^o.

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

16. Ramundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. papyro, f^o.

Non est Ramundi Lullii, sed collectanea diversa ex Paracelso.

17. Rogerii Bachonis de anima, et ejus operibus.— Ejusdem liber de intellectu et intelligibili. f^o. 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, f^o.

19. Rogeri Bachonis de retardatione senectutis et senii, &c.— Ejusdem de graduatione medicinarum compositarum, &c. pergameno, f^o.

20. Ejusdem Bachonis metaphisica.— Ejusdem œconomica. pergameno, 4^o.

21. Ejusdem4 de animalibus fragmentum. pergameno, f^o.

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, f^o.

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, f^o.

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, 4^o.

25. Eulogium temporis, a condito orbe in annum Christi 1367, monachi cujusdem Niniani.5 pergameno, f^o.

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, f^o.

27. Rogerii Bachonis communium naturalium libri duo, quatuor sectionibus distincti. pergameno, f^o.

In boards, with clasps.

28. Alpetraugii de verificatione motuum cœlestium 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, f^o.

29. Richardi Walyngforde Abbatis S. Albani de sinubus demonstrandis, libri iv.7 pergameno, f^o.

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, 4^o.

31. Bartholomei Anglici breviarium, seu de proprietatibus rerum. pergameno, f^o.

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

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, 4^o.

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, 4^o.

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

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, 4^o.

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

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

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

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, f^o.

44. Libellus antiquissimus de speculis comburentibus, cujus initium est, “De sublimiori,” &c.9 pergameno, 4^o.

45. Jordanus de ponderibus cum scholiis, cujus initium est “Omnis ponderosi.” pergameno, f^o.

46. Raymundi Lullii liber de quinta essentia. pergameno, f^o.

47. Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ, in Græcam linguam conversus a Maximo Planude.— Catonis distica, cum scholiis Planudis, &c. Græcè.— Aphthonij progymnasmata, Græcè. papyro, f^o.

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

48. Porphirii philosophi Isagoge in Aristotelis logicam, Græcè. papyro, f^o.

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

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

51. Roberti Gloucestrensis chronica, rythmo Anglico.10 papyro, f^o.

52. Hystoria Britannicorum principum a Cadowaladro Rege ad Leolinum, per Humfredum Lluyd collecta, Anglicè.11 papyro, f^o.

53. Variæ compositiones aquarum mercurialium et alia experimenta chemica, Anglicè, cujus initium est, “He that will make,” &c. papyro, 4^o.

54. Varia experimenta chimica, Anglicè, quorum initium est, “For to make white lead.” pergameno, f^o.

55. Alberti Magni summa naturalium, cujus initium est, “Philosophia dividitur.” papyro, 4^o.

56. Rogerii Bachonis annotationes super Aristotelis tractatum de secretis secretorum. pergameno, f^o.

57. Phillipi Ulstadii cœlum philosophorum. impressum, f^o.

58. Inventa quædam geometrica. papyro, f^o.

My owne hand, of Richard Chancellor and Thomas Topely.

59. Dumbyltoni summa. pergameno, f^o.

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

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

62. Volumina duo magna, Hebraicè, de astrologicis judiciis.— Alchimia Salomonis. papyro, f^o. 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, f^o.

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

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

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, f^o.

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, f^o.

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

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

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

71. Wilhelmi de Northfeilde expositio super librum de differentia spiritus et animæ.— Ejusdem expositio super diversa opuscula Aristotelis phisicorum.13 pergameno, f^o.

72. Magistri Franconis regulæ musicales, cum additionibus aliorum musicorum, collectæ a Roberto de Handlo.— Rogerii Bachonis, perspectiva, una cum aliis geometricis et astrologicis. pergameno, f^o.

73. Gualtheri Burlei notabilia super Porphyrii prædicabilia, et Aristotelis prædicamenta, una cum aliarum notationum libellis. papyro, 4^o.

74. Boetii Musica.— Hermannus Contractus de compositione astrolabii, et de ejus utilitatibus. pergameno, 4^o.

75. Chronica de imperatoribus seu compendium historiarum in prima monarchia Babiloniorum, in annum Christi 1266.— Joh. de Bononia summa pontificum Romanorum et imperatorum in annum Christi 1313.— Alexandri Magni ortus et res gestæ. pergameno, 4^o.

76. Wilhelmi Wodford, ordinis Minorum, opusculum quaestionum quarundam, contra dialogum Joh. Wycklyf a Thoma Cantuariensi archiepiscopo condemnatum.— Thomas Palmere tractatus de imaginibus, cum aliis variis. papyro, 4^o.

77. Collectanea quædam chimica Siberti Rhodii. papyro, f^o.

78. Roberti Holcot quæstiones super quatuor libros Lombardi sententiarum.— Ejusdem quæstiones de astronomia. pergameno, 4^o.

79. Arnaldi de Villa Nova liber de alchimia, cujus initium est, “Scito, fili, quod in hoc libro,” una cum aliis ejusdem opusculis. papyro, 4^o.

80. Ethici philosophi cosmographia, per D. Hieronymum Stredonem Lat. conversa. pergameno, f^o.

81. Rogerii Bachonis epistolæ tres, sive scripta tria ad Joh. Parisiensem, in quibus latet sapientia mundi.— Kalid rex ad Morienum.— Gebri et Avicennæ chimica. papyro, 4^o.

82. Euclidis elementorum geometricorum libri decem.— Ejusdem perspectiva, &c. Lat. papyro, 4^o.

83. Alhazeni perspectiva, libri septem, Lat. pergameno, f^o.

84. De fabrica speculi ustorii fragmentum.— Urso de effectibus qualitatum primarum.— Liber vaccæ.— Alberti dona.— Thomas Aquinas de essentiis rerum. pergameno, 4^o.

85. Ricardi Hampole liber, qui dicitur Incendium Amoris, Anglicè. pergameno, f^o.

86. Alhazeni perspectiva, Lat.— Item Alfraganus, &c. Lat. pergameno, f^o.

87. Albumazar de judiciis astrologicis. pergameno, f^o.

88. Jacobi Fabri Stapulensis conclusiones phisicæ, &c. ex Aristotele excerptæ. papyro, f^o.

89. Joh. Eschuidi summa Anglicana, seu medicinalis. pergameno, f^o.

90. Bartholomæus Anglicus de proprietatibus rerum. pergameno, f. grandiori.

91. Jordani Nemorarii arithmetica cum commento.— Algorithmus in integris Joh. de Sacrobosco.— Algorithmus in minutiis, Joh. de Lineriis.— Campani theorica planetarum.— Nicholai Oresmi tractatus de proportionibus proportionum.14— Jordani tractatus de commensuratione cœlestium.— Gervasii algorithmus proportionum.— Demonstrationes conclusionum astrolabii.— Tractatus de torqueto et ejus usu.— Tabulæ Alfonsi regis Castellæ.— Canones tabularum Alfonsi per Joh. de Saxonia.— Joh. de Lineriis canones tabularum primi mobilis.— Jacob Alkindus de impressio[n]ibus aeris.— Rogerii Bachonis de utilitate arithmeticæ.— Campani compostus ecclesiasticus.— Jordani algorithmus demonstratus. pergameno, f^o.

92. Helinandi Monachi Cistercien. chronicorum mundi libri xxx. hoc est, pars prima. pergameno, f^o.

93. Francisci Catanei Diacetii paraphrasis in Aristotelem de cœlo, &c. pergameno, f^o.

94. Isidori Hispalensis liber de natura rerum, cum glosulis.— Prisciani institutio.— Bedæ versus de die judicii. pergameno 4^o.

95. Tractatus de figuris stellarum in octava sphæra.— Gebri libri novem de astronomia.— Almagesti libri sex abbreviati.— Jordani libri de triangulis.— Plures conclusiones Almagisti abbreviati.— Archimedis liber de curvis superficiebus.— Tractatus Albeonis.— Tabula pro locis planetarum.— Tractatus Zaphei Arzachelis, &c.— Capitula libri Almagesti.— Compendium musices ex Boetio.— Euclidis elementa geometrica.— Gebri conclusiones de astronomia.— Theodosii sphærica.— Milei de figuris sphæricis et triangulis, libri tres.— Tabulæ planetarum de radicibus et motibus.— Machumeti Bagdedini liber divisionum.— Tractatus de quinque corporibus regularibus.— Tractatus de speculis comburentibus.— Tabula domificandi, pro latitudine Oxoniens.— Tabulæ plurium latitudinum, secundum Bachecumbe.— Thebith tractatus de motu.— Tractatus de proportione circumferentiæ circuli, &c.— Tabulæ quatuor solis. pergameno, f^o.

96. Rogeri Bachonis tractatus de virtutibus et actionibus stellarum. papyro, 4^o.

97. Vitellionis perspectiva.15 pergameno, f^o.

98. Theodosii sphærica.— Euclidis data, Lat.— Archimides de quadratura circuli. pergameno, 4^o.

99. Haly de judiciis astrorum. pergameno, f^o.

100. Boetius de consolatione philosophiæ cum commento.— Scripta super plures libros geometriæ.— Jordanus de speculis.— Jordanus de ponderibus.— Archadii demonstrationes de quadratura circuli.— Tractatus Hermanni de astrolabio.— Liber de similibus arcubus.— Archimedes de figuris isoperimetris.— Archimedes de curvis superficiebus. pergameno, 4^o.

101. Avicenna de prima philosophia, i.e. de causa causarum, vel metaphisica, Lat. pergameno, 4^o.

102. Alhazeni perspectiva. pergameno, 4^o.

103. Ricardi de Posis summa epistolarum (quasi ars quædam notariatus) secundum consuetudinem Romanæ curiæ. pergameno, f^o.

104. Arzachelis tabulæ astronomicæ. pergameno, 4^o.

105. Chronicon Angliæ, Anglicè, manuscriptum. pergameno, f^o.

106. Aristotelis commentum in astrologiam (fragmentum). pergameno, 4^o.

107. Alberti Magni minerarium. pergameno, 4^o.

108. Haly de judiciis astrorum.— Liber novem judicum in astrologia.— Jafar de imbribus.— Messahala de nativitatibus.— Aristotelis liber de judiciis universalibus.— Hani Benhannæ liber de geometria.— Guido Bonatus de astrologio.16 papyro, f^o. magno.

109. Algorithmus integrorum cum commento.— Algorithmus fractorum cum commento.— Summa utriusque arithmeticæ Boetii.— Arithmetica compilata ex multis scientiis.— Liber de figuris numerorum.— Practica memorandi.— Tractatus de speculo combustorio secundum sectionem Mukesij.— Euclidis geometricorum libri 15. cum commento.— Jordanus de ponderibus cum commento.— Euclides de ponderibus cum commento.— Euclidis datorum liber cum commento.— Archimedes de curvis superficiebus cum commento.— Archimedes de quadratura circuli, cum commento.— Archimede[s] de figuris ysoperimetrorum.— Theodosii sphærica.— Rob. Lincoln[i]ensis episcopi, de luce, calore, et iride.— Vitellionis perspectivæ libri quatuor. pergameno, f^o.

110. Rob. Lincoln[i]ensis episcopi constitutiones pro sua diocesi, videl. in decalogum, &c. pergameno, f^o.

111. Perspectiva Algazet, forte Halazen. Lat. pergameno, 4^o.

112. Annales regulorum Cambricorum, a Cadowaladro, ad Leolini tempora, lingua Brytannica sive Cambrica. papyro, 4^o.

113. Perquisita et alia quæ pertinebant ad Winchecumbe Abbatiam.17 pergameno, 4^o.

114. Boetii arithmetica. pergameno, 4^o.

115. Quæstiones erudite disputatæ super librum meteororum Aristotelis. pergameno, 4^o.

116. De Indorum et Persarum annis astronomicis.— Annotationes in Martianum Capellam. pergameno, 4^o.

117. De potentiis animæ.— Auberti Remensis philosophia.— Oliveri philosophia.— Petrus Hispanus de morte et vita, et causis longitudinis et brevitatis vitæ.— Albertus de divinatione. De spiritu et inspiratione.— De signis aquarum, ventorum et tempestatum.— Ramundus Massiliensis de cursu planetarum.— Alexander Aphrodiseus ad imperatores Antoninum et Severum de fato.— Quæstiones de intellectu.— Quæstiones de anima.— Hermannus Secundus de essentiis.— Platonis Phædon, sive de anima.— Commentum super Platonis Timæum.— Platonis Menon. Lat. pergameno, f^o.

118. De administratione principum liber. pergameno, 4^o.

119. Isidori Hispalensis etymologiarum fragmentum magnum. pergameno, f^o.

120. Tabulæ astronomicæ ad annos decem, cum canonibus.— Algorithmus demonstratus cum minutiis.— Alfraganus de annis.— Alcabicii astrologia.— Tabulæ de numeris proportionalibus.— Computus cum calendario. pergameno, 4^o.

121. Polychronica. pergameno, f^o.

122. Polychronicon. pergameno, f^o minori.

123. Hystoriæ Britannicæ et Angliæ fragmentum, Gallicè conscriptum. pergameno, 4^o.

124. Guido Bonatus de judiciis astrorum. pergameno, f^o.

125. Passionale. pergameno, f^o.

126. Astronomici libelli cujusdam fragmentum, cujus initium est, “A philosophis astronomiam sic definitam accepimus.” pergameno, 4^o.

127. Expositio quædam super Cantica Canticorum.— Ars fidei secundum Ambionensem.— Macrobius in somnium Scipionis. pergameno, f^o.

The second tract is cut out, and to be answered for.

128. Matricula, sive catalogus bibliothecæ Cantuariensis. papyro, f^o.

129. Author de causis cum demonstrationibus. pergameno, f^o.

130. Alchimicus libellus, Anglicè, cujus initium est, “Take limale.” papyro, 4^o.

131. Libellus chimicus, Latinè.— Varii tractatus super capitulum Hermetis quod dicitur “Clavis Sapientiæ Majoris.” pergameno, f^o.

132. Sidrach philosophi liber, Gallicè. pergameno, 4^o.

133. Kallendarium.— Quædam de computu ecclesiastico, Latinè et Saxonicè.— Alphabetum somniale.— Præces quædam piæ.18 pergameno, 8^o.

134. Lectiones cujusdam super Ecclesiasticen. pergameno, f^o.

135. Commentarius bonus in definitiones quinti libri Euclidis.— Euclides totus ex Campani traditione.— Explicatio bona Archimedis de quadratura circuli. pergameno, 4^o.

136. Cicero de natura deorum.— Catonis liber ad Varronem.— Euclidis liber cum commento.— Preceptum canonum Ptolomæi.— Tractatus astrolabii duplicis cum practica.— Tabulæ astronomicæ.— Aristotelis epistola de rectitudine vitæ, ad Alexand.— Henrici Britton philosophia.— Oliveri Britton philosophia.— Philosophia Remensis et aliorum.— Liber de speculis, liber de visu, et quædam alia. pergameno, 4^o.

137. Boetii arithmetica.— Ejusdem de trinitate libri.— Ejusdem de duobus in Christo naturis.— Ejusdem de hebdomadibus.— Rob. Grostesti, Lincolniensis episcopi, de arte algorismi communi.— Ejusdem alius tractatus magis in speciali.— Thebith super Almagistum Ptolomæi.— Theodosius de locis habitabilibus.— Theoria planetarum cum tabulis necessariis.— Commentum super Centiloquium Ptolomæi.— Ars cheiromantiæ, in Gallico sermone.— De interpretationibus somniorum.— De significationibus tonitruorum.— Physiognomia secundum Thomam Aquinatem.— De prognosticationibus tempestatum.— De pluribus necessariis ad casus inquirendos secundum algorismum.— Cheiromantia, Lat.19 pergameno, 4^o.

138. Astronomica, astrologica, et arithmetica.— Observationes quædam planetarum et fixarum, Petri de Sancto Audomaro et Joh. de Lineriis. pergameno, 4^o.

139. Tabulæ astronomicæ cum canonibus. pergameno, 8^o.

140. Libellus de natura locorum. pergameno, 8^o.

141. Ivonis Carnutensis varii tractatus ecclesiastici, et volumen epistolarum diversorum ad diversos, &c. pergameno, f^o.

142. Boetii musica.— Expositio Simonis de Bredon super duos libros arithmeticæ Boetii. pergameno, 4^o.

143. Calcidius in Platonis Timæum.20 pergameno, 4^o long.

144. Marii de elementis libri duo.— Liber qui dicitur Prenonphysicon.— Alardi Bathoniensis quæstiones naturales.— Physiognomia secundum tres authores, videlicet, Loxum, Aristotelem, et Palemonem.— Liber spermatis.— Soranus de re medica.— Constantini liber de herbis.— Dioscorides de virtutibus herbarum, Lat.— Oribasius de virtutibus herbarum, Lat.— Odonis Adunensis versus de virtutibus herbarum.— Isidori Hyspalensis etymologiarum libri.— Constantini Medici liber graduum.— Euphonis experimenta.— Adamarii experimenta.— Joh. Melancholici experimenta.— Experimenta Abbatis.— Experimenta Wiscardi.— Experimenta Picoti.— De urina mulieris.— Expositio quintæ incisionis epidemiarum Hippocratis.— Joh. Melancholici liber de substantia urinæ.— Palladius de agricultura.— Liber de simplici medicina. pergameno, f^o.

145. Alberti Magni magia naturalis et vera.— Idiotæ liber, authore Cusano.— Contra Jacobellinos in Bohemia.— Antonii Barsizii cauteriaria, comedia, una cum aliis variis. papyro, f^o.

146. Aristotelis physicorum libri octo.— Ejusdem de generatione et corruptione, lib. 2.— De cœlo et de mundo, libri 4.— Meteorum libri 4.— De vegetabilibus, &c.— De anima, libri tres.— De memoria et reminiscentia.— Ethicorum secundus et tertius.— De morte et vita, et alia ejusdem Aristotelis, Latinè. pergameno, 4^o.

147. Serapionis de aptatione et repressione, seu servitor Serapionis. pergameno, f^o.

148. Thomas de Aquino de veritate theologica, libri septem. pergameno, 4^o.

149. Alberti magni tractatus de lapidibus.— Jacobus Alkindus de radiis. papyro, f^o.

150. Historia Anglica cujusdam anonymi. papyro, 4^o.

151. Euclidis optica, catoptrica, et geometria, Lat. pergameno, 4^o.

152. Fragmentum theologicum quoddam in Ecclesiasticum. pergameno, f^o.

153. Tractatus astrolabij.— De significatione rei occultæ.— De aeris dispositione.— Tabula pro almanack.— Ars notaria.— Aristotelis epistola de conservatione sanitatis.— Rogeri Herefordensis computus.— Compositio astrolabii.— Planisphærium.— Alfraganus.— Geber in Ptolomæi almagestum, una cum aliis. pergameno, 4^o.

154. Apologia chemicæ artis, contra Cornelium Agrippum de vanitate scientiarum.— De oleis variis medicinalibus, una cum aliis multis. papyro, 4^o.

155. Alcabicius.— Astronomia quædam judicialis.— Zahelis introductorium, cum judiciis sequentibus.— Mathematica Alexandri summi astrologi.— Jacob Alkindus de judiciis astrologicis.— Albumazar de revolutionibus annorum mundi.— Summæ excerptæ ex libro Albumazar, de revolutione nativitatum.— Albohali de nativitatibus.— Albumazar liber florum.— Almanack perpetuum Profacii Judæi.— Thomas Aquinas de angelis.21 4^o pergameno.

156. Lamentationes Mathæoluli, carmine.22 pergameno, 4^o.

157. Hippocratis aphorismi.— Ejusdem prognostica.— Ejusdem liber de regimine acutorum.— Ejusdem liber epidemiarum.— Ejusdem astronomia de infirmitatibus.— Johannicii isogoge in Galeni Tecknin.— Hyppocratis secreta.— Tractatus de compositione astrolabii.— Tractatus de practica astrolabii.— Tractatus de compositione novi quadratis.— Campani tractatus de motibus planetarum et de fabricatione equatorii instrumenti per quod certa loca planetarum inveniuntur.— Petri Perigrini tractatus de magnete.23— Jordani liber Planisphærii.— Euclidis liber de speculis.— Jordani tractatus de ponderibus.— Practica geometriæ. pergameno, 4^o.

158. Rogerii Bachonis calendarium.— Tabula ad sciendum quis planeta dominetur omni hora cujus libet diei.— Tabula multiplicationis.— Liber de naturis rerum abreviatus.— Marbodeus de sculpturis gemmarum.— Liber de lapidibus filiorum Israel.— Hippocratis signa in infirmo.— Unguentum alabastri.— De modo faciendi olei.— De aquis mundificativis oculorum faciei, et aliorum spiritualium membrorum.— De pilatoria.— Ut pili nascantur ubi volueris.— De conservatione vini.— Gregorii dialogorum liber primus et secundus.— Vita Sancti Nicholai.— Vita Sancti Ægidij. pergameno, 4^o.

159. Computus ecclesiasticus.— Beda de calculatione.— Computus. pergameno, 4^o.

160. Wilhelmi de Conchis philosophia.24 pergameno, 4^o.

161. Quæstiones super elenchos, et alia logicalia. papyro, 4^o.

162. Quæstiones de apparentiis, seu fallaciis sophisticis, manuscriptæ. papyro.

163. Alberti de Saxonia tractatus proportionum, 4^o impressus Rothomagi.— Jacobi Lupi tractatus de productionibus personarum in divinis, secundum mentem Joh. Scoti, 4^o impressum.— Una cum aliis tractatibus variarum quæstionum,— papyro manuscript. 4^o.

164. Henrici Beaumundi regimen sanitatis, cum aliis variis experimentis, tam Anglicè quam Latinè scriptis. pergameno, 4^o

165. Avicenna de naturalibus.— Ejusdem de sufficientia.— Thomæ de Aquino tractatus de essentia.— Avendauth de quinque universalibus.— Alchindi philosophi de quinque essentiis, ex verbis Aristotelis abstractus liber.— Platonis Timæus.— Isaac de diffinitionibus, Lat.— Jacob de rationali in anima.— Alexandri Philosophi de intellectu et intelligibili liber, Lat.— Algacelis logica.— Alchindus de intellectu et intellecto.— Amaometh liber introductorius in artem logicam demonstrationis.— Averrhois de substantia orbis.— Alfarabius de intellectu et intellecto.— Liber planetarum cujusdam discipuli Ptolomæi.— Mercurius Trismegistus.— Secundus Philosophus de diffinitionibus.— Boetius de unitate.— Liber de differentia spiritus et animæ.— Liber metaphisicæ Avicennæ, qui non est completus.

166. De philosophia Salomonis.— Fulgentius episcopus ad Calcidium Grammaticum.— Experimenta quædam alchimica.— Cassiodorus de anima, una cum aliis theologicis. pergameno, 8^o.

167. Boetii arithmetica.— Theorica planetarum et stellarum secundum Alfraganum.— Boetii musica.— Euclidis geometrica.— Propositiones planisphærii Ptolomæi cum additionibus.— Maslem Arabis.25 pergameno, 4^o.

168. Disputatio inter militem et clericum. pergameno, 4^o.

169. Joh. Scoti quæstiones super secundo et tertio libro Aristotelis de anima.— Antonii Andreæ quæstiones in Aristotelis meteora. papyro, 4^o.

170. Isidori Hispalensis liber differentiarum.— Cic. academicæ quæstiones.— Ejusdem natura deorum.— Ejusdem de divinatione.— Ejusdem de fato.— Ejusdem paradoxa.— Ejusdem Philippicæ orationes.— Libellus de bestiis, avibus, et arboribus.— Salustius de bello Catilinario et Jugurthino.— Vegetius de re militari, &c. pergameno, 4^o.

171. Computus Ecclesiasticus. pergameno, 8^o.

172. Solinus de mirabilibus mundi. pergameno, 4^o.

173. Bona gesta Mariæ.— Maleus, &c. pergameno, 16^o.

174. Sortilegia nugatoria. pergameno, 8^o.

175. Sortilegia nugatoria. pergameno, 4^o.

176. Joh. Sarisberiensis policraticum, sive de nugis curialium et vestigiis philosophorum, libri octo. pergameno, 4^o.

177. Computus manualis, cum aliis sexaginta quinque tractatibus variorum autorum in medicinalibus, physicis, astronomicis, et aliis. pergameno, 8^o.

178. Gebri summa alchimiæ. pergameno, 4^o.

179. Hermetis cujusdam libellus de rebus universalibus. pergameno, 4^o.

180. Imago mundi, cujus initium est, “Operatio divina.” pergameno, 4^o.

181. Thomæ Bravardini Anglici propositiones geometriæ. pergameno, 4^o.

182. Macer de virtutibus herbarum. pergameno, 4^o.

183. Libellus medicinæ et chirurgiæ, partim Latinè, partim Anglicè, partim etiam Gallicè. pergameno, 16^o.

184. Ramundi Lulii practica chimica, Anglicè.26 papyro, 4^o.

185. Alchimica; videlicet tres tractatus alchimici, Volvi lapidem, &c.— De quinta essentia Mercurii.— Secretum secretorum Pleri philosophi. pergameno, 4^o.

186. Roberti Lincolniensis episcopi, de luce, de iride, cum multis aliorum tractatis circiter 34. pergameno, 4^o.

A thick booke with a labell.

187. Libri diversi astrologici, quoram primi initium est, “Postulata a Domino.” pergameno, 4^o.

188. Rogeri Bachonis, Morieni Romani, Joh. Viennensis, Alberti Magni, Hermetis, Rasis, Hortulani, chimica quædam. pergameno, 8^o.

189. Speculum secretorum, cum aliis haud contemnendis chemicis fragmentis. pergameno, 4^o.

190. Joh. de Sacrobosco sphæra.— Johannicii glossulæ, cum aliis tractatibus.— Rogeri Bachonis et Rob. Lincolniensis episcopi, &c. pergameno, 4^o.

191. Libellus chimicus, cujus initium est, “Materia lapidis.” papyro, 8^o.

192. Jacobi Alkindi de pluviis, imbribus, ventis, et de mutatione aeris. papyro, f^o.

193. Liber duodecim aquarum, &c.27 pergameno, 4^o.

194. Ægidii de Wallecers computus, de cometis, de crepusculis.— Tabulæ domorum et ascensionum.— Kallendarii errores.— Jo. de Pecham perspectiva communis.— 30 Arabes, qui dicuntur Magistri probationum.— Tractatus minutiarum, una cum aliis. pergameno, 8^o.

195. Abraham Judæi liber de judiciis nativitatum, cum aliis variis. papyro, 4^o.

196. Albertus de mineralibus, cujus initium est, “De mixtione et coagulatione,” &c.— Rogerii Bachonis epistola prima ad Joh. Parisiensem.— Summa aurea, una cum multorum aliorum tractatibus. pergameno, 4^o.

In a black cover with clasps.

197. Ludus astronomicus. papyro, 8^o.

198. Parisiensis liber, cujus initium est, “Augustinus de Civitate Dei,” &c. papyro, 4^o.

199. Pomum Ambræ.— Trotulæ de ornatu mulierum.— Ascarus Philosophus de signis mulierum.— De secretis mulierum, cum aliis experimentis.— Theophilus Monachus de coloribus.— Eraclius de coloribus et artibus Roman.— Quædam experimenta medica, cum aliis superstitiosis.— Compositio et usus astrolabii, una cum aliis. pergameno, 8^o.

[In that part of the Catalogue describing the printed Books, under the title of “Chemici Libri, &c. Compacti,” occur the following Manuscripts.]

200. Ramundi Lulii ars generalis, cum quæstionibus ejusdem.— De medi[ci]na et astronomia ejusdem.— Speculum medicinæ. 4^o.

201. Ramundi Lulii ars magna cum figuris.— Ejusdem ars generalis, cum quæstionibus.— Ejusdem introductorium sive canones artis generalis.— Ejusdem de principiis et medicinæ gradibus.— Ejusdem de regiminibus sanitatis et infirmitatis. f^o.

A CATALOGUE OF SUCH OF DR. DEE’S MSS. AS ARE COME TO MY HANDS.

[By Elias Ashmole.]28

1. Mysteriorum liber primus, 1581, et 1582.

It begins 22 Dec. 1581, and ends 15 March 1582.

2. Mysteriorum liber secundus.

The first leafe is utterly perished. It ends 21 March, 1582.

3. Mysteriorum liber tertius.

It begins 28 April 1582, and ends 4 May, following.

4. Liber Mysteriorum quartus.

It began 15 Nov. 1582, but the first leafe is lost. It ends 21 Nov. following.

5. Liber Mysteriorum quintus, 1583.

It begins 23 March 1583, and ends 18 April following.

6. Quinti libri Mysteriorum appendix.

It begins 20 April 1583, and ends 23 May following.

Note that some other of his bookes were set forth by Dr. Casaubon 1659, and the first action (in them) begins 5 daies after the last action of the foresaid appendix, viz. 28 May 1583, Which are these that follow.

7. Liber sexti Mysteriorum (et sancti) parallelus novalisque.

It begins 28 May 1583, and ends 4 July following.

8. Liber Peregrinationis Primæ (sexti Mystici paradromus).

It begins 21 Sept. 1583, and ends 13 March 1584.

9. Mensis Mysticus Sabbaticus, pars prima ejusdem.

It begins 10 April 1584, and ends the 30 of that moneth.

10. Libri Mystici Apertorii Cracoviensis Sabbatici 1584.

But in Dr. Dee’s MS. (from which it was printed) it hath this title,

Libri septimi Apertorii Cracoviensis, Mystici Sabbatici, pars tertia, A^o. 1584.

And beside hath this note, Liber quartus decimus.

The first action in this booke begins 7 May 1584, and ends 22 May following.

11. Libri Septimi Apertorij Cracoviensis Mystici Sabbatici pars quarta.

It begins 23 May 1584, and ends 12 July following.

12. Libri Cracoviensis Mysticus Apertorius.

In the originall MS. it hath this marginall note, “Sive potius, pars quinta libri 7^mi &c. Cracoviensis.”

The first action in this booke begins 12 July 1544, and ends 15 August following.

13. Mysteriorum Pragensium liber primus Cæsareusque.

It begins 15 Aug. stilo novo, 1584. At the bottome of the first leafe in the MS. is written, Liber 19us.

The last action in this booke is the 7th of Oct. 1584.

14. Mysteriorum Pragensium Confirmatio.

The first action begins 14 Jan, 1585, and ends the 20 of March following.

15. Mysteriorum Pragensium Confirmatorum liber.

This booke begins 20 Mar. 1585, and ends 6 June following.

16. Unica Actio; quæ Pacciæna vocatur. A^o. 1585, Aug. 6.

17. Liber Resurectionis, to which the MS. adds, et 42 Mensium Fundamentum.

It begins the 30 of April 1586.

Actio prima et secunda ex septem: is also added in MS. The last action in this booke is 21 Jan. 1587.

18. Actio tertia. Mysteriorum divinorum memorabilia, ab actionis (ex septem) tertiæ, descriptæ exordio, cui dies 4^o Aprilis, A^o. 1587, dicata fuit.

It begins 4 April 1587, and ends 23 May following.

Thus far from the Printed Booke.

OTHER MANUSCRIPTS.

19. 48 Claves Angelicæ.

This booke is writen in the Angelick language. Interlined with an English translation.

Cracoviæ ab Aprilis 13 ad Julii 13 (diversis temporibus) receptæ, A^o. 1584. At the bottome of the title page. Liber 18.

20. Liber Scientiæ, Auxilii et Victoriæ Terrestris.

Maij 2, stilo novo, 1585 collectus ex præmissis in lib. 10, et aliis.

21. De Heptarchia Mystica Collectaneorum, Lib: primus.

22. Liber Enoch. I suppose Liber Logaeth and this are all one, but in the MS. I copied myne from (which I borrowed from Sir John Cotton) it hath this Title, Liber Mysteriorum Sextus et Sanctus, Liber 8.

23. A Booke of Supplications and Invocations.

Footnotes to the Catalogue

INDEX TO THE DIARY.

A

Abbot (Mr.), 49. Addenstall (John), 59. Agar (Mr.), 54. Alaski (Prince Albert), 28, 43, 46. Salutes Dr. Dee, 19. Comes to London, 20. Makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, ib. Visits Dr. Dee twice, ib. Returns home, 21. Goes to Trebona and Warsaw, 22. Gives money to Dr. Dee, 23. Goes to Trebona and Cremona, ib. Goes to Trebona and Prague, 27. Alles (Mr.), 11. Alred (Richard), 48, 52. Anderson (Lord), 40. Anderson (Margaret), birth, 2. Anthony (Mr.), 63. Arnold (Edmund), 60, 61. Arnold (Richard), 62. Arundell (Mr.), birth, 1. Ashley (Mr.), visits Dr. Dee, 42. Returns home, 43. Ashley (Mrs.), 49. Visits Dr. Dee, 42. Returns home, 43. Ashmole (Elias), 38. Ashton (James), 55, 64. Ask (John), 2, 48. Aspland (William), 38. Aubrey (Dr.), 15, 39, 49. Death, 52. Aubrey (John), 32, 52. Aubrey (Mrs.), 6.

B

Bacon (Mr.), 16. Baguely (Nicholas), 55. Bagwell (Nicholas), 54. Baily (Francis), 4. Baldwyn (Richard), 52. Banister (Mrs.), 46. Banks (Mr.), 54. Barber (Robert), 58. Bardman (Isabelle), 56. Barlow (Mr.), 60. Barnes (Mr.), conference with Dr. Dee respecting the North-West passage, 19. Barret (Mr.), 49, 60. Barret (Mrs.), 49. Barwick (Nurse) 34, 35, 36. Basset (John), 24, 28, 58. Tutor to Dr. Dee’s children, 23. Quarrel with Thomas Kelly, 24. Baxter (Mr.), 61. Bayly (Dr.), 5. Baynton (Mr.), 52. Beale (Mr.), 18, 38, 46. Beale (Mrs.), 46, 53. Beck (William), 47. Bedell (Mr.) 38. Bedford (The Earl of), visits Dr. Dee, 2. Bele, v. Beale. Benet (Mrs.), 12. Berran (Mr.), 54. Besbich (Thomas), 3. Beston (Mrs.), 56. Bettgran (Mr.), 18. Biberstein (Lord), makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 23. Goes to Trebona, 24. Bigs (Mr.), 14. Billings (Thomas), 64. Billingsley (Henry), 29. Birch (George), 61, 64. Birch (Robert), 62. Blayney (John), 52. Blunt (Sir Charles), 45. Blunt (Francis), 44, 45. Blunt (Sir Michael), 44. Bodin (John), 10. Boordman (Elizabeth), 58. Booth (Sir George), 58, 63. Booth (Lady), 58. Bradley (Captain), 59. Bradshaw (Mr.), 57, 58, 60. Bragden (Edward), 15. Brandeburgh (Marquis of), 47. Brayce (Mrs.), 34. Brogreton (Mr.), 55. Broke (George), 52, 60, 61. Bromley (Mr.), 13. Browne (John), 2, 11, 58. Brunswick (the Duke of), 22. Brydock (Ed.), 61. Buckhurst (Lord), 51. Bull (Mr.), 50. Bullock (Mr.), 5. Burch (Mr.), 60. Burghley (Lord), 17, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 50. Consultation with Dr. Dee, 9. Sends Dr. Dee some venison, 10. Dr. Dee dedicates his work on the calendar to him, 19. Illness, 42. Burrough (William), 21. Burton (Mr.), 7. Byron (John), 55. Byron (Sir John), 55. Dispute with Manchester College, 56.

C

Cæsar (Dr.), 60. Camaiere (Cornelio), 46, 47. Camden (William), 40. Candish (Richard), 6, 34, 36, 37. Visits Dr. Dee, 33. Dr. Dee gives him a copy of Paracelsus, 35. Candish (Thomas), visits Dr. Dee, 34. Canterbury (Archbishop of), 15, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61. Carolius, 42. Carpe (John), 29, 30. Goes to Prague, 24. Makes furnaces, ib. Comes to Trebona, 26. Goes to Prague, 27. Carter (Oliver), 40, 53, 57, 59, 62, 64. Cary (Sir George), 33, 34. Cater (Mr.), visits Dr. Dee, 8. Cave (Mr.), 52. Cecil (Sir Robert), 40, 49, 55. Cecil (Sir Thomas), 40. Chaloner (Sir Thomas), 44. Charles (Robert), 41, 44, 46, 52, 60, 61. Chester (Bishop of), 62. Chetham (Edmund), 64. Childe (Mr.), 45, 50. Childe (Mrs.), 47. Cholmeley (John), 41, 58, 59, 60. Chritzin (Captain), 27. Clement (Mr.), 17. Clerkson (Mr.), 14. Clinton (Lord), 7. Cobham (Lady), 33, 34, 41. Cobham (Lord), 40, 41. Coke, v. Cooke. Cole (Ellen), 12, 13. Collens (Thomas), 12, 38. Colman (Mr.), 47. Constable (Mary), wages paid, 8. Cooke (Bridget), birth, 2. Cooke (John), Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Dr. Dee dines with him, 8. Cooke (Roger), 63, 64. The secret of the elixir revealed to him by Dr. Dee, 7. His violent bearing towards Dr. Dee, 11. His quarrel with Dr. Dee, 12. His departure from Mortlake, 13. Cooper (Edmund), 28. Cooper (Jane), birth, 1. Cosener (Mr.), 53. Coverts (Mr.), 17. Coweller (Mr.), 8. Cowly (Anthony), 55. Unfriendly to Dr. Dee, 32. Cracht, 24. Cradocke (Dr.), 13. Crane (Fr.), 2. Crocker (John), 33, 57, 58, 60. Crofts (Sir James), 11. Crofts (Lady Catherine), 8, 11. Crowne (Mr.), 53. Cumber (Mr.), 36. Cumberland (Countess of), 47, 53. Cunstable (Mary), supernatural fire, 7. Curtes (Mr.), 56. Cutcheth (William), 59.

D

Dale (Roger), 45. Dalton (Mr.), 34. Damport (Humphrey), 60, 63. Darant (Nurse), 8. David (Griffith), 57. Davis (Mr.), 63. Davis (Mrs.), 53. Davyes (Alise), 11. Davys (John), Reconciled to Dr. Dee, 6. Abuses Mr. Emery, 7. Conference with Dr. Dee about the North-west passage, 18, 19. Goes to Chelsea and Devonshire, 19. Day (Mr.), 51. Dee (Anthony), 37. Dee (Arnold), 52, 54, 60. Dee (Arthur), 14, 34, 39, 42, 46, 64. Born, 4. Christened, ib. Illness, 7. Weaned, 8. His fall, 16. Wounded with a razor, 28. Accidentally hurt, 38. Sent to Westminster school, 40. Accidentally hurt at fencing, 60. Dee (Aubrey), 55. Dee (Catherine), 34, 39, 42, 46, 57, 63, 64. Born, 11. Baptised, ib. Sent home, 12. Her nurse paid, 13. Illness, 16. Accidentally hurt, 30. Dee (Frances), 41, 43, 57. Born, 39. Dee (Jane), passim. Dee (Dr. John), passim. Situation of his house at Mortlake, 2. His chemical diary, 10. Dreams he is dead, 17. Goes abroad with his family, 21. Returns to England, 32. Installed warden of Manchester, 55. Dee (Madinia), 33, 34, 38, 39, 48, 56. Dee (Margaret), 56. Born, 53. Baptised, ib. Weaned, 55. Dee (Mary), 25. Dee (Michael), weaned, 21. Accidentally wounds his eye, 25. Ill with an ague, 27. Illness and death, 50. Dee (Nicholas), 25. Dee (Rowland), 20, 21, 64. Baptised, 18. Goes to nurse, 19. Falls into the Thames, 35. Dee (Theodore), born, 26. Baptised, ib. Weaned, 31. Accident, 35. His eyes sore, 48. Illness, ib. Denby (Elizabeth), 42. Deny (Anne), born, 33. Deny (Dr.), 10. Derby (Countess of), 55, 59. Derby (Earl of), 52, 53, 55, 56, 59. Dickenson (R.), 60. Digges (Thomas), Lends Dr. Dee some money, 43. Diggs (William), 39, Dionysiis (D. de), 17. Dodding (Dr.), 39. Drake (Sir Francis), 11. Ducket (Lady), 34. Ducket (Sir Lionel), 6, 20. Duerend (Mr.), 31. Dumbell (Mr.), 64. Dunstan, Book of, 25. Dutton (Laurence), 54. Dyer (Mr.), 6, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33. Visits Dr. Dee, 2. Ambassador to Denmark, 32. Reconciled to Dr. Dee, 38. Dymmock (Mr.), 52.

E

Edmunds (Mr.), Makes acquaintance with him, 18. Edward (Roger), 4, 38, 61. Edwards (Edward), 54. Egerton (Lord Francis), 35. Dr. Dee dines with him, 46. Gives Mrs. Dee twenty angels, 47. Godfather to Margaret Dee, 53. Elizabeth (Queen), 34. Interview with Dr. Dee, 4. Goes to Richmond, 5. Interview with Dr. Dee, ib. Her disease, ib. Her dwarf, 8. Goes to Richmond, ib. Visits Dr. Dee at Mortlake, ib. Interview with Dr. Dee, 9. Removes from Richmond, 10. Goes to Whitehall, 13. Dines with Walsingham, 18. Calls on Dr. Dee, 19. Goes from Richmond to Greenwich, 20. Dr. Dee kisses her hand, ib. Goes from Greenwich to Sion, 21. Makes Dr. Dee a present of forty angels, ib. Interview with Dr. Dee on his return to England, 32. Favorably disposed towards Dr. Dee, 35. At Richmond, 36. Her kindness to Dr. Dee, ib. Discourse with, and liberality to Dr. Dee, 37. Her continued kindness to Dr. Dee, 39. Sends a commission to Dr. Dee’s house at Mortlake, 42. Gives him a hundred marks, ib. Receives Dr. Dee’s acknowledgements, 43. Interviews with Dr. Dee and his family, 49. Receives a petition from Mrs. Dee, 51. Appoints Dr. Dee warden of Manchester, 52. Receives Dr. Dee’s Acknowledgements for being appointed to the wardenship of Manchester through the Countess of Warwick, 53. Ellet (Oliver), 61. Elmeston (John), studies dialling under Dr. Dee, 6. Embden (Mr.), 32. Emery (William), 33, 44, 54, 59. His birth, 2. His dishonesty, 6. Essex (the Countess of), 53. Eton (Mr.), 15. Euclid, 29. Evans (John), 1.

F

Faber (Martin), 17. Felde (Elizabeth), 50, 51, 53, 54. Fennar (William), birth, 1. Ferdinand (Mr.), 40. Fisher (Mr.), 33. Fitton (Sir Edward), 58. Fletcher (John), 60. Fletcher (Walter), 61. Fletewood (Sergeant), 44. Flower (Mr.), visits Dr. Dee, 5. Fosker (Mr.), visits Dr. Dee, 8. Fowler (William), 34. Frank (Anne), possessed by a spirit, 35. Anointed by Dr. Dee, ib. Attempts suicide, ib. Commits suicide, 36. Franken (Christian), recants his work against Christ, 23. His work against Christ exhibited by Dr. Dee before the Archbishop of Canterbury, 42. Franklin (Mrs.), 16. Fromonds (Elizabeth), visits Dr. Dee, 4. Fromonds (Jane), birth, 1. Marries Dr. Dee, 4. Goes to Richmond, 5. Fromonds (Mr.), visited by Dr. Dee, 4. Death, 6. Fromonds (Nicholas), 32, 33, 39, 40. Fuller (Mr.), 52.

G

Gaele (Jane), 5, 8. Supernatural fire in her chamber, 7. Gardner (Robert), 16. Enters the service of Dr. Dee, 13. His philosophical secret, 15. Garland (Edward), visits Dr. Dee at Trebona, 22. Garland (Henry), 30. Garland (Francis), 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 44, 48, 51. Garland (Robert), 26. Garret (Nurse), 12, 14, 15, 16. Gele, v. Gaele. Geoffry of Monmouth, 4. George (Sir Thomas), 42. Gerard (John), the celebrated herbalist, 16, 50. Gerard (Mr.), 63. Gerard (Mr.), 55. Giffard (Dr.), 40. Gilbert (Adrian), 7, 33. Is reconciled to Dr. Dee, 6. Conference with Dr. Dee about the North West voyage, 18, 19. Goes to Chelsea, 19. Goes to Brentford and Devonshire, 20. Transactions with Dr. Dee, 32. Gilbert (Sir Humphry), 4. Dr. Dee’s dealing with him for his grant of discovery, 8. Grants Dr. Dee’s request, ib. Gilbert (Sir John), 8. Glotz (Hans of), 31. Glotz (John of), 31, 32. Godolphin (G.), 10. Golding (Arthur), 60. Goodyer (Thomas), 53, 55, 61. Goodwyn (Mary), 56. Goose (Winifred), 32, 43. Birth, 2. “Evilly tempted,” 40. Gore (F.), 25. Grant (Mr.), 40. Gray (Mr.), his attack on professors of alchemy, 47. Grey (Lord), 18. Griffith (Thomas), 27, 37, 57. Gubbens (Mr.), 46. Gwyn (John), 57.

H

Hackluyt (Mr.), 4, 34. Halifax, 56. Haller (John Leonard), 11. Visits Dr. Dee, 17 (bis). Goes to Scotland, 18. Halton (John), 21. Hammond (John), 28, 31. Hankinson (Thomas), 22. Comes to Mortlake, 34. Hanward (John), 32. Harding (Mr.), 49. Hardy (John), 61. Harmer (Mr.), 63. Harper (Mr.), 32. Harriot (Thomas), 41. Harrughby (Mr.), 61. Hart (Mr.), English Minister at Stade, visits Dr. Dee, 31. Harward (Thomas), 49. Hatton (Sir Christopher), 5. Audience with Dr. Dee, 4. Knighted, ib. Hatton (Randal), 14. Haut (Nicholas du), 22. Hawghton (Mr.), 55. Hawkins (Mr.), 11, 45. Haylok (Mr.), 12. Haywood (Sir Rowland), 4. Hazelwood (Catharine), 52. Hazelwood (Marmion), 51, 52. Hazelwood (William), birth, 31. Hearne (Thomas), 19, 37. Hendor (Captain), makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 49. Henedge (Sir Thomas), 51. Henrick (Mr.), 12, 13. Herbert (John), 6, 17, 18, 36, 38, 45, 46, 52, 53. Herbert (Mary), 14. Herbert (Mrs.), 14, 42. Herbert (William), 10, 13, 14, 64. His annotations on Dr. Dee’s Monas Hieroglyphica, 3. Heriot (Mr.), 41, 48. Hertford (the Countess of), birth, 4. Her gift to Frances Dee, 57. Hesketh (Richard), 12. Hess (Dr. Andrew), 12. Hesse (the Landgrave of), 31. Hetherley (William), 53. Heton (Matthew), 57, 60. Heydon (Mr.), birth 1. Hickman (Ambrose), 39. Hickman (Bartholomew), 5, 13, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64. His birth, 1. His papers destroyed by Dr. Dee, 63. Hickman (Jane), 38, 50. Hickman (Richard), 5. Hickman (William), 48. Hill (Auditor), 41. Hilton (Edmund), 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 54. Hilton (John), 3. Hilton (Robert), 6, 13, 21. Hinde (Mr.), 11. Hipwell (Mr.), 52. Hitchcock (Mr.), 5. Hodges (Owen), 64. Holcroft (Mr.), 64. Holden (Ralph), 55, 56, 60. Holland (Adam), 63, 64. Holland (Miles), 46, 47. Holland (Richard), 62. Hollinshed (Ralph), 62. Holtens (Mr.), 17. Homes (Mr.), 46. Hone (Dr.), 54. Hook (Thomas), 21. Hooper (Walter), 3. Hopwood (Edward), 57, 59. Hudson (Thomas), 11, 34, 38. Birth, 2. Conference about the North-West passage, 19. Hulme (Mr.), 58. Huyck (Dr.), 2. Hynde (Edward), 3, 14.

I J

Ingram (Mr.), 17. Ive (Mr.), 14. Jack (Thomas), 32, 33, 34. Jackesbite (Robin), 16. Jones (Morgan), 52. Jones (Thomas), 7, 36, 37, 56. Jones (Sir Thomas), 38. Jonson (Mr.), 51. Julius (Dr.), 60.

K

Kay (Roger), 56, 59. Kelly (Edward), 32, 33, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53. Birth, 1. His sister, ib. An apothecary in Worcester, ib. Goes to Blakley, 17. Goes to London, 20. Goes abroad, 21. Dr. Dee is sent to him, ib. Stops three weeks at Prague, ib. Makes gold, 22. Goes to Prague and Trebona, ib. Quarrel and reconciliation with Dr. Dee, 23. Goes to Prague, 24. To Trebona, ib. Dispute with Dr. Dee, ib. Accident with his spirit-lamp, 25. Invites Dr. Dee to his house, ib. Goes to Crumlow, ib. Distils sericon, 26. Informs Dr. Dee of treacherous friends, ib. Reveals a great secret to Dr. Dee, 27. Falls ill with an ague, ib. Goes to Prague, 29. Returns thence, ib. Dr. Dee gives his glass to him, ib. Gives Dr. Dee’s glass to Lord Rosenberg, 30. His bad conduct to Dr. Dee, 34. His work on alchemy, 35. Dreamt of by Dr. Dee, 44. Set at liberty by the emperor, 46, 47. His death, 54. Kelly (Lydia), 21, 28. Birth, 2. Goes abroad, 21. Gives birth to a still-born child, 26. Is written to by Dr. Dee in a friendly manner, 27. Goes to Punchartz, 29. Gives birth to twins still-born, 30. Goes to England, 31. Kelly (Thomas), 25, 32, 33, 34, 44, 50. Birth, 2. Marriage, 23. Goes to Prague, 24. Kemp (Randall), 41, 62. Kenion (George), 49, 61. Kent (Countess of), 51. Visits Dr. Dee, 47. Key (Richard), 57. Khanradt (Dr. Kenrich), 31. Killegrew (Sir John), 17. King (Mr.), 12. Knaresborough (Bartholomew), 16. Knaresborough (Thomas), 45. Kooke (Roger), v. Cooke. Kyffin (Morrice), 10, 15, 48. Kylmer (George), makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 13. Kyrton (Elizabeth), 11, 46.

L

Laen (Van der), 47, 48. Lagney (Sir Richard), 33. Laiesley (Mr.), 42. Laigham (Bishop of), 42. His quarrel with Dr. Dee, 43. Langley (Mr.), 63. Larder (Mr.), 11. Laward (Mr.), 44, 51. Laward (Thomas), 51, 52. Lawrence (John), 48, 59, 61. Lee (Mr.), schoolmaster at Mortlake, 16, 33, 35. Makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 18. Lee (Mrs.), 46. Legg (Dorothy), 47. Legh (Charles), 55, 57, 62, 64. Legh (Richard), 64. Legh (Robert), 62. Legh (Sir Urien), 58. Leicester (The Earl of), 20. Visits Dr. Dee, 2. Sends Dr. Dee abroad, 5. Intercedes with the Queen for Dr. Dee, 21. Leon (Mr.), 56. Lewknor (Mary), birth, 1. Lewys (John), 5, 16, 17. Lewys (Dr.), 6. Lewys, the proctor, 36. Lilly (John), 32. Lincoln (Bishop of), 58. Littlechild (John), 14. Lloyd (Oliver), 21, 53. Lock (Benjamin), 8, 17. Lock (Mr.), 8, 54. Lock (Zachariah), 8. London (Bishop of), 9, 34. Lording (Mr.), 47. Losin (George), 31. Lurensey (Mr.), 42. Lydgatt (Nurse), 19, 21, 54. Lyne (Ellen), 3. Death, 5.

M

Mains (Mr.), 30. Mallett (Walter), 50. Martyn (Richard), 47. Maspely (Nurse), 12. Mather (Dr.), Bishop of Bristol, 37. Mathias (Zacharias), 30. Maynard (Edward), 39. Maynard (Henry), birth, 28. Death, 43. Maynard (Robert), 37, 40, 43. Maynard (William), birth, 21. Memschit (James), 22. Meulen (D. V.), birth, 1. Middleton (Mr.), Bishop of St. David’s, visits Dr. Dee, 18. Mills (Mr.), 20. Molyneux (Lady), 55. Molyneux (Sir ——), 55. Monteagle (Lord), 16. Morgan (Mr.), 40. Morley (Lord), 16. Morryce (John), 57. Moscovy (Emperor of), 22. Mountjoy (Lord), 45. Mownson (Elizabeth), birth, 2. Mownson (Thomas), 39. His sister, 2. Birth, ib. Multon (Daniel van der), visits Dr. Dee, 31. Murphyn (Vincent), slanders Dr. Dee, 3 (bis). His law-suit against Dr. Dee, 9. Loses his cause, 10. Judgment given against him, ib. Released, ib. Myniver (Dr.), 16.

N O

Nant (Lieutenant), 44. Nettlebronner (Conrad), 35. Nevell (Mary), 40, 53, 61. Birth, 1. Newbury (Mr.), 17. Newsam (Bartholomew), lends money to Dr. Dee, 3. Newton (Mr.), 62. Nichols (Francis), 44, 47, 49, 57, 61, 62, 63. Dispute between him and Dr. Dee, 48. Nichols (Mary), 62, 63. Nichols (William), 63. Nicholson (William), 55, 61. Nores (Mr.), 47. North (Mr.), comes from Poland, 19. Brings salutations to Dr. Dee and Queen Elizabeth, ib. Norton (John), 54. Nutthall (Francis), 56. Oliver (Thomas), makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 39. Osborn (Mr.), 17. Osmond (the Earl of), 17. Ottomeen (Mr.), makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 18. Owen (Mr.), 14.

P

Packington (Mr.), 11. Paget (Mr.), 55. Palmer (Matthew), 57, 58, 59, 60. Parpoynt v. Perpoynt. Parry (Mrs. Blanche), 6. Partrich (Mr.), 52. Peckham (Sir George), 17. Conference with Dr. Dee, 16. Peiser (Dr. Michael), visits Dr. Dee, 47. Peregrinus (David), 26. Peregrinus (Peter), 26. Perkins (Mr.), 31. Perpoynt (Magdalen), 46, 49. Perpoynt (Mark), 44, 46. His house purchased by Dr. Dee, 45. Perrot (Sir John), executed, 40. Pezelia (Dr.), 57. Phillips (Mr.), 16. Plan (Mrs.), 46. Plat (Mr.), 17. Pole (William), 16. Ponsoys, or Pontoys (John), 41, 46, 47, 59, 61. Birth, 2. Powell (Mr.), the younger, makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 18. Powell (Anne), 52. Prise (Harry), 47. His dreams, 10. Prychard (Mr.), 36. Pucci (Francis), 23. His dealings with Edward Kelly, 26, 27.

R

Radford (Mr.), 19. Randolph II., 29. Ratclyf (John), 59, 60, 63. Raleigh (Walter), afterwards knighted, 20. Letter to Dr. Dee, 21. Dr. Dee dines with him, 54. Raynolds (Mr.), 4. Redhed (Mrs.), 46. Redishmer, 62. Reimer (Joachim), 30. Reinhold (Dr. Victor), 21, 22, 27. Revel (Mary), 47. Richardson (Thomas), 44, 47, 48, 49, 50. Ripley (The Canon), 26. Rogers (Daniel), 4. Rogers (William), commits suicide, 3. Rolls (Edward), 29. Rosenbergh (Lady), 29. Rosenbergh (Lord), 22, 23, 24, 29. Gives Dr. Dee’s glass to the emperor, 30. Rowland (Arthur), 56, 62. Rowland (Nurse), 20 (bis). Rowlaschy, 25. Rowley (Edward), 28, 29, 51. Russell (Lady), 48. Robbed of her jewels, 39. Russell (Lord), 20. Russell (Margaret), Countess of Cumberland. Birth, 1. Ryve (Antony), 60.

S

Sagiensis (Radolphus), a chemist, 30. Sankinson (Thomas), 58. Saunders (Mr.), 39. Saville (Henry), 56. Makes acquaintance with Dr. Dee, 18. Visits Dr. Dee, 55. Sawl (Barnabas), 14, 16. Troubled with a spirit, 13. Speaks ill of Dr. Dee, 15. Sawl (Edward), 14. Saxton (Christopher), 55. Surveys Manchester, 56. Schwiczenbagh (The Earl of), 30. Scotland (The Bishop of), 37. Selbury (Mr.), 2. Shallcross (James), 58, 60. Sharp (Thomas), 48, 50. Sherington (Mr.), 55. Sidney (Sir Philip), 20. Visits Dr. Dee, 2. Simkinson (Thomas), 30. Simon (Alexander), visits Dr. Dee, 3. Simons (Phillip), 16. Skullthorp (Mr.), 14. Skydmor (Lady), 51. Skydmor (Mary), 11. Skydmor (Mr.), 7. Smyth (Gawayne), 32, 35. Smyth (Hugh), 11. Smyth (John), 39. Smyth (Mr.), 61. Smith (Thomas), 40. Sombius, 42. Southwell (Thomas), 32. Visits Dr. Dee at Trebona, 28. Tries to reconcile Dr. Dee and Kelly, ib. Possesses a lump of the philosopher’s stone, ib. Spenser (John), visits Dr. Dee, 33. Stafford (Mrs.), arrests Dr. Dee, 16. Stale (Mr.), 28. Standysh (Mr.), 58. Stanley (Sir William), 31. Statfeldt (John), 53. Statfeldt (Timothy), 53. Sted (Charles), 17, 54, 61. Stephen (Robert), 57. Steward (Simeon), birth, 2. Stockden (John), 34, 45, 46, 49. Stockden (Mrs.), 36, 50. Stoner (Mr.), 8. Stoner (Mr.), birth, 35. Strange (Andrew), 38. Stubble (Margery), 53. Stubble (Nurse), 54, 56. Stubley (John), 56. Sussex (The Earl of), his quarrel with the Earl of Leicester, 12. Suttley (Thomas), 10. Swallow (Samuel), birth, 2. Swyft (Mr.), 28.

T

Talbot (Mr.), 15, 16. Talsley (Robert), 58. Tattin (Rolous), 31. Tavistock (The Earl of), 16. Taylor (Antony Ryve), 50. Taylor (John), 59. Taylor (Mr.), 5. Taylor (Ralph), 59. Thaneth (Robert), 40, 41, 44. Theneth, v. Thaneth. Thickpenny (Robert), 47. Thomas (Robert), 50. Thornton (Margery), 46, 47. Thurp (Mr.), 58. Thynne (Mr.), 61. Tomasin (Mrs.), the Queen’s dwarf, 8. Tomson (Mr.), 45. Townson (Mr.), conference with Dr. Dee concerning the North-west passage, 19. Traherne (Morgan), 48, 53. Traves (James), 56. Treherne, v. Traherne. Turnifer (Mr.), 5. Twyne (Mrs.), 46. Tyldesley (Mr.), 56. Tyndale (Mrs.), 37, 38.

W

Walder (Mr.), 59. Walkedine (Richard), 42, 54, 58, 60, 61. Walker (William), 46. Walkson (Richard), 60. Walls (Mrs.), 52. Walmesley, Mr. Sergeant, 14. Walsingham, Sir Francis, 6, 31, 32. Conference with Dr. Dee, 4. Sends Dr. Dee abroad, 5. Conference with Dr. Dee about the North-west passage, 18 (bis). Queen Elizabeth dines with him, 18. Calls on Dr. Dee, 19. His death, 33. Walsingham (Lady), 33. Calls on Dr. Dee, 19. Ward (Richard), 52. Warren (Mr.), 41, 52. Warwick (Countess of), 40, 42, 43, 49, 53. Waters (Henry), 12. Webb (Robert), 38, 39, 41, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50. Webbes (Adolphus), 40, 44, 48. Committed to prison, 47. Webber (Thomas), 44. Welder (Robert), 45, 46. Welder (Mrs.), 38. Welsham (Robert), 57. Werall (Mr.), 59. Western (Richard), 54. White (Richard), 8, 49. Whitlock (Edward), 28. Wier (Mr.), 57. Wilks (Sir Thomas), 48. Willemots (Master), 52. Williams (Mr.), 8. Williamson (Thomas), 58, 62. Willoughby (Lord), 51. Birth, 1. Dines with Dr. Dee, 47. Makes him a present, ib. Withenstalls (Mr.), 62. Witischindi (D.), 32. Wodcote (Francis), 57. Wolly (Sir John), 49, 51. Wolly (Mr.), 42. Wood (Robert), 48, 53. Wortley (Mr.), 58, 63. Wye (Thomas), 49. Wykham (Mr.), 13. Wyse (Harry), 40.

X Y Z

Xyd, 55. Yardely (Mr.), 59. Yong (Mr.), 17, 26, 29, 31, 32, 34. Conference with Dr. Dee about the North-West passage, 19. Zacharias, the Book of, 25. Zackinson (Mr.), visits Dr. Dee, 8.

FINIS.

LONDON: J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET.

CAMDEN SOCIETY.

FOR THE PUBLICATION OF

EARLY HISTORICAL AND LITERARY REMAINS.

At a General Meeting of the Camden Society held at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, on Monday the 2nd May, 1842,

THOMAS AMYOT, Esq. F.R.S., Treas. S.A., Director, in the chair.

The Director having opened the business of the Meeting,

The Secretary read the Report of the Council agreed upon at their meeting of the 28th April last, whereupon it was

Resolved, That the said Report be received and printed, and that the Thanks of the Society be given to the Council for their services.

The Thanks of the Society were also voted to the Editors of the Society’s publications; to the Right Honourable Thomas Grenville; to the Master and Fellows of St. Peter’s College, Cambridge; to J. I. Blackburn, Esq. M.P.; to the Local Secretaries; and to Messrs. Nichols, for the assistance towards attaining the objects of the Society mentioned in the Report as having been given by them.

The Secretary then read the Report of the Auditors, agreed upon at their meeting of the 30th of April last, whereupon it was

Resolved, That the said Report be received and approved, and that the Thanks of the Society be given to the Auditors for their trouble.

Thanks were then voted to the Director, Treasurer, and Secretary for their services during the past year; and

The Meeting then proceeded to the election of Officers, when

The Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton, M.P.

was elected President, and

Thomas Amyot, Esq. F.R.S. Treas. S.A.

The Right Hon. Lord Braybrooke.

John Bruce, Esq. F.S.A.

John Payne Collier, Esq. F.S.A.

Charles Purton Cooper, Esq. Q.C. D.C.L. F.R.S. F.S.A.

T. Crofton Croker, Esq. F.S.A. M.R.I.A.

Sir Henry Ellis, K.H. F.R.S. Sec. S.A.

James Orchard Halliwell, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A.

The Rev. Joseph Hunter, F.S.A.

Sir Frederic Madden, K.H., F.R.S., F.S.A.

John Herman Merivale, Esq. F.S.A.

The Rev. Lancelot Sharpe, M.A., F.S.A.

Thomas Stapleton, Esq. F.S.A.

William John Thoms, Esq. F.S.A. and

Thomas Wright, Esq. M.A., F.S.A.

were elected as the Council, and

John Yonge Akerman, Esq. F.S.A.

Charles Frederick Barnwell, Esq. F.R.S., F.S.A., and

Peter Cunningham, Esq.

were elected Auditors of the Society for the ensuing year.

Thanks were then voted to the Director, for his able conduct in the Chair.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1842.

At a Meeting of the Council of the Camden Society held at No. 25, Parliament Street, Westminster, on Thursday the 5th May, 1842,

Thomas Amyot, Esq. in the Chair;

The Council having proceeded to the Election of Officers,—

Thomas Amyot, Esq. was elected Director; John Bruce, Esq. Treasurer; and William J. Thoms, Esq. Secretary, for the Year next ensuing.

REPORT OF THE COUNCIL.

DATED 1st MAY, 1842.

The Council elected on the 3rd May 1841 are pleased to be able to report that the affairs of the Society continue in a condition of unabated prosperity.

The number of 1200 Members, to which the Society is limited, has been maintained; and there continues to be a large number of Candidates for admission upon vacancies.

The investment standing in the names of the Trustees for the Society has been increased, since the last General Meeting, from the sum of £408 0s. 4d., Three per Cent. consols, to £574 13s. 8d. This increase has arisen from the investment of sums received for Compositions; and the Council recommend that whatever sum may now be in hand on that account, should be added to the investment.

The Council have added the following gentlemen to the list of Local Secretaries:—

The Rev. Joseph Bosworth, LL.D. for Nottingham.

Richard Rees, Esq. F.S.A. for Cardiff, in the place of Captain W. H. Smyth, retired.

James Heywood Markland, Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. for Bath, in the place of Rev. William L. Nichols, who has removed.

The Publications for the past year have been—