corrumpere, materiam primam facere, .v. significat abluere, nigromare, distillare, and calcinare, .x. significat reducere, incerare, impinguare, et sublimare, .y. significat figere, desponsare, resoluere, et coagulare, &c. Vide in alio alphabeto supra and tm. de illo tractatu.” What appears to be the 2nd book begins, fol. 54:
"Particulare. Recipe in duas partes Mercurii sublimati vnam partem corporis albi vel rubei optime calcinati; incorpora ea," &c.
"Cuius principium est cogitus, 2m prognacio, 3m ortus, quartum imitacio, &c. vlterius vide dicta philosophorum."
Apparently transcribed at the end of the 15th or beg. of 16th cent. Many and difficult contractions. Modern binding. Old Coll. No. 3501, 8vo. Paper, 65 leaves.
"The iiijthe Booke of Nicholas Massa, declaryng the makyng of Perfumes by the whyche not oonelie the olde Frenche Pockes are perfytelie coryd, but allso suche other Deaseaces whyche can not be healed w other Medicins ar perfectelie curyd. The fyrst chapter. The last cure ys wt perfumes, whiche the physicians vse in this sekenes althoug yt be not so suer and true, yet because that many straing persones longe infectyd escape wt this cure, whe will therfor speke of the maner of curyng w' perfumes made of cinaber," &c.
"and so doyng thou shalte not ar. This is sufficient of the cure by perfumes. The hend of the iiijth booke of Nycholas Masse of the cure by perfumes. finis."
The rest of the book is unwritten upon. Written in the middle of the 16th century. Modern binding. Old Coll. No. 1705, 4to. Paper, 6 written leaves.
A'BECKET, Saint Thomas - Miracles as- cribed to, 138-His revenge on the folks who cut off his horse's tail, 139. Acerbi's Travels. See 'Scandinavia.' Actors. See 'Drama.'
Adamnan, book of travels in the Holy Land, compiled by, 67.
Addison, Joseph, purification of periodical literature by, 3.
Albovine, character of Davenant's Tragedy of, 11.
Alchemy, notices and extracts from ancient MS. Treatises on, 408-410-Raymond Lully's Tracts, 414-416.
Almanacks under James I; List of, 365- 368-Thomas Bretnor's address to his readers, 368-John Keene's warning and advertisement, 369-Remarkable occur- rences noted in the Almanacks of 1615, ib.-Their mixture of the useful and su- perstitious, 370-Monthly calendar of good and evil days, 370-372-Weather prognostications, fair and foul, 372, 373
A pithy 'prognostication of expenses,' 374-Philip Ranger's sensible remarks on astrology, with samples of his own serio- comic style of prophesying, 374, 375- Poetical maxims of the old Ephemerists, 375-377-Bretnor's complaint of the times, 377-Rhyming catalogue of the counties and their products, 377, 378- Sober character of the older almanacks, 379. See Astrology.'
Amphictyonic Council, functions of the, 90, 91.
Anecdota Literaria, 99–104, 198–208, 308– 312, 407-416.
Anglo-Saxon Will, translation of an, 137. Apotelesmata, synopsis of the contents of
an ancient manuscript so called, 407, 408. Archæologists, a motto for, 287. Arculf, travels of. See 'Holy Land.' Aristophanes. See Athenian Letters.' Armin the Jester, John Davies's playful verses to, 237.
Astrology is it a superstition? 255-Ori-
gin of judicial astrology: causes of the tides, 256-Phases of health and sickness in connection with times and seasons, 256, 265-Sir Christopher Heydon's de- finition of astrology, 257-Effects of the constellations on the weather, ib.-Sir Christopher's argument from the opera- II-8.
tions of husbandry, 258-Influence of the planets on the humours of men, and on the generation of animals, 258, 259- Origin of the practice of augury, 260— Probable cause of the belief in the opera- tion of the stars upon human destinies, ib. -Characteristics of the heavenly bodies, 261, 268-Story of Pyrrhus and his fore- warned end, and of the predicted death of Henry II of France, 261, 262-Bur- lesque predictions related by Melton, 262 -Story of the Countess of Holland and her 365 children, 262, 263-Casting of nativities: satiric queries of John Cham- ber thereon, 263-Controversy between him and Sir Christopher, with Scriptural citations pro and con, 264, 265-Melton's sarcasms on days and omens, 265-How he lost by bribing one knave to discover another, 266-His catalogue of astrolo- logers and of fulfilled predictions, ib.- Instances of double-edged responses from the oracle, 267-His singular anticipation of a Newtonian discovery, 268-His ho- mœopathic recommendations and remarks on dreams and divination, 268, 269—A suggestion worthy of attention, 269. See Almanacks.'
Athenian Letters, copy of Lord Hardwicke's Preface to the, 79-Fiction resorted to, to account for the origin of the work, 79, 80-Ingenuity of its plot, 80-Hybrid character of the hero Cleander, 81, 82- Historical errors of the authors, 83- Greater errors of Lemprière and Sprengel, 83, 84-Blundering of the latter, relative to Thucydides, 84, 85-Character of Thucydides by the letter writers, 85-87 -A critical gossip with Euripides, 87- 90-Defence of the alleged impiety of Aristophanes, 90-Mis-apprehensions of the functions of the Amphictyonic Coun- cil, 90, 91.-Orthographic slips of the Authors, 91.
Bale, John, testimony of to the extent of the acquirements of Leland the antiquary, 174-His lament over the dispersal of the libraries of the suppressed monasteries, 175-Anecdotes of the destruction of books, 175, 176. See 'Leland.' Bannatyne Club, notice of an historical work, printed in Paris, for the, 306, 307
Barbers and Barber Surgeons, decay of the profession of, 34-Epistolary dispute for precedence between a certain barber' and a chirurgian,' 34-36.
Baxter, Richard, George Fox's rejoinders to, 357, 358, 361.
Beardless Englishmen at a discount in the eyes of Finnish maidens, 280. Beaumont and Fletcher, character of 'the Knight of the Burning Pestle' by, 9. Davies's verses to Beaumont, 236. Billingsley, John: George Fox's replies to, upon church matters, 361. Blackbird's wings, superstition relative to, 148.
Blunt, Henry, travels of. See 'Turkey.' Boisgelin's travels. See 'Scandinavia.' Borchardus, travels of. See 'Holy Land.' Boxley Abbey, and Popish legends there- with connected, 132-134.
Bristow, The Child of, 198-208.
Brock, Robert, trick played on St. Thomas à Becket by, 139.
Brooke, Ralph, rebukes Camden for plagia- rizing from Leland, 178, 179. Buckingham, Villiers Duke of. See 'Poli- tical Songs.'
Burlesque, fragment of, 312.
Bute, Lord, sends two women to prison for singing before his door, 51.
Camden, William, eulogium on William Lambarde by, 128-Rebuke administered to him by Ralph Brooke, 178, 179. Campion, Doctor, John Davies's laudatory rhymes to, 236, 237.
Caudle Lectures, notice of an early French parallel to the, 304.
Chamber, John, attack on the astrologers by, 257. See' Astrology.' Charles I, state of literature in the time of, 2-description of a beautiful MS. Psalter dedicated to him, 408.
Charles XII, remark on the death of, 285, 295.
Chastel, Jean, condemned for attempting to murder Henry IV of France, 219-Ac- count of the cruelties inflicted on him, ib. -Fate of his father and tutor, 219, 220. Cheeke, Sir John, and the Greek pronun- ciation controversy, 173-Leland's MSS. committed to his care, 178.
Child of Bristow, the, 198-208. Church, remarks on the utility of learning
in the, 354-365. See 'Fox,' 'Waterhous.' Cibber, Colley, and his predecessors in the laureatship, 2.
Collier, John Payne, singular error com- mitted by, and explanation thereof, 242-
Collins, Dr. Samuel, Russian experiences of. See 'Russia.'
Convent of fashionable ladies, 295. Cooke, John, the regicide, service rendered to the commonwealth by, and subsequent fate of, 20, 21-Insult put upon him at his execution, 21-His Usum Necessa- rium, or Poor Man's Case,' ib.-His pro- test against engrossers of corn in times of dearth, 22-His fierce denunciation of alehouse keepers and drunkards, 22, 23— His recommendations relative to the sale of corn, 23-His eulogium on Sir Paul Pindar, 23, 24-His threats towards the illiberal wealthy, 24-Remedies suggested by him for the relief of the poor, ib.- His proposed application of the winnings of gamesters, 25-His censure on mourn- ing habiliments and costly funerals, 25, 26-His counsel to tithe owners and the Clergy, 26-His hints to the physicians, 27-His client, Dr. Trigg, and kindness of the latter to the sick poor, ib.—His law-reforming suggestions, 28-His ac- count of the 'Lesiwants,' and quaint enumeration of their practices, 28, 29. Cooper, Bishop, quaint description of Ju- piter by, 76, and note *.
Copenhagen, catalogue of English manu. scripts in the National Library at, 407-
Cotton, Sir Dodmore, sent on an embassy to Persia, 332-His death, description of his funeral, &c. 351, 352. See 'Herbert.' Coxe's Travels. See 'Scandinavia.' Cranmer's service to the Church at the
period of the Reformation, 171, 172. Cromwell, Oliver, toleration of stage per- formances by, 7.
Crusade, exhortation to the (from the Arundel MSS.), 310–312.
Danvers, Caleb, a co-purifier of periodical literature with Addison and Steele, 3. Davenant, Charles (son of Sir William), abandons the drama, and achieves fame as a political economist, 17, 18. Davenant, Sir William: merits of the poem of 'Gondibert' by, 4-Causes of its li- mited popularity, 5-His appointment to and qualifications for the laureatship, ib. -Influence of his playhouse managership upon his fortunes, 6-His dramatic career during puritan times, 6, 7-Scope of his stage satire, the Playhouse to be let,' 7, 9, 10-His stage improvements and in- novations, 8-introduces female actors, ib.
-Was he the hero of the Rehearsal ? ' 10-Writings of his which furnished ma- terials for that burlesque, 10, 11-His tamperings with Shakespeare, 11-Cha- racteristics of his various plays, 11, 12— His masques, 12-His own conception of his Gondibert,' ib.-His position among
English dramatists, 13-His poem of 'Madagascar,' why written, ib.-Charac- ter of his professional and complimentary verses, 14-His Burlesque on Jeffrey Hudson and Satire of the Plots,' ib.- His alleged conversion to Romanism, and the story connected therewith, 15-Ana lysis and specimens of his poem, 'the Phi- losopher to the Dying Christian,' 15, 16 -His Postscript to Gondibert,' and an- ticipations relative to that Poem, 17- Paucity of known incidents in his per- sonal career and the one noticeable excep- tion thereto, 18-His reputed parentage, ib. His Virginia Settlement project, and its fate, 18, 19-Summary of his merits as a writer, 19, 20.
Davies, John, the epigrammatist, fame of, as a writing master, 229-Scurrility of the Epigrams of his time, ib.--Favourable specimen of his wit, 230-A 'curious con- ceit' on cream and pippin pies, 230, 231- Value of his Epigrams as pictures of con- temporary manners, with illustrative cita- tions, 231-On a tavern haunter and an egotist, ib. Against gaudiness of attire, and the extremes of slovenry and smooth- ness, 232-Extent of the author's inti- macy with the eminent men of his age, 233-Incident in Shakespeare's stage life preserved by him, 233, 234-His addresses to the Lords Montgomery and Pembroke, 234-His verses to Inigo Jones and Ben Jonson, 235-Lines to Drayton and Beau- mont, 235, 236-Smaller wits celebrated in his rhymes, 236-His laudatory lines to Dr. Campion, ib.-His playful comme- moration of Armin, the jester, 237—His sonnet to his native city, 238. Davies, Sir John, proscription of the epi- grams of, 229.
Day, Angel. See 'Letter Writing.' Days, good and evil, 370-372. Denmark. See' Scandinavia.' Dixon, Hepworth, notice of the life of Wil-
liam Penn by, 118-His error relative to Penn's 'No Cross, no Crown,' 119, 120. See 'Penn.'
Dodo, Sir T. Herbert's description of the, 353.
Done, John, character and scope of the 'Polydoron' of, 270-Sundry specimens of the work, 270-273-His opinion on the origin of surnames, with an apropos anecdote of 'a City Woman,' 273. Donne, Dr., epitaph on an assassin, attri- buted to, 53.
Drama, the; status of actors before and after the Restoration, 6-Their claims to the patronage of the Stuarts, ib.-Crom- well's toleration of the stage, 7-Simpli- city of stage appointments prior to Dave-
nant's time, 8-Introduction of female actors,ib.-Stage satires upon the stage and plays within plays: Sheridan's 'Critic,' Shakspere's Interludes, &c. 9-Who was the hero of the Rehearsal,' 9, 10-Da- venant's plays [see 'Davenant']—Requi- sition of an unique volume of early French dramas by the British Museum, 396, 397 -Difference between 'mysteries' and 'miracle plays,'397-Introduction of bur- lesque scenes into them, 398-Origin of the French farces, sotties, &c. ib.—Dra- matic doings of the Bazochians and the Enfans sans Souci, 399-Subjects of the various pieces in the above volume, 400- 402-Character of the French reprint of the work, 403-404.
Drayton, Michael, former popularity of the writings of, 105-Erudition displayed in his Polyolbion,' ib.-Intractability of his theme, and tiresomeness of the mea- sure chosen by him, 106-Stories of the West of England rivers, ib.-Animated description of the Isle of Wight, 107- An account of the sundry Musiques of England,' 108-a Flemish mode of divi- nation described, 109-The author's pic- ture of Arden, 110-His poetical cata- logue of English singing birds, 110, 111 -His list of herbs and their properties, 112-His story of the marriage of Thame and the Isis, and their bridal adornments, 113, 114-His eulogium on the site of London, and protest against 'foolish fo- raine things,' 114-His enumeration of English fruits, 115, 116-His complaint of his distressed fortunes,' 116-John Davies's verses to him, 235, 236. Drinks. See Meats and Drinks.' Dryden, John, compared with his successors in the laureatship, 2-Dr. Johnson's re- mark relative to his being satirized in 'the Rehearsal,' 9-His tamperings with Shakespeare, 11-His dramatic innova- tions, 12.
Earle, Bishop, character of a drunkard by,
Eating and drinking. See 'Meats and Drinks.'
Elizabeth, Queen, state of literature in the time of, 2.
England, neglect of Scandinavian history by, 272-Mistaken policy involved in her conduct towards her Northern kinsmen, 273, 296, 297, 299, [see 'Scandinavia]- Early Foreign visitors to, see 'Travels.' Epigrams, scurrility of the earliest English, 229. See Davies.'
Euripides. See Athenian Letters.' Eusden and his predecessors in the laureat- ship, 2.
Fairholt's 'Collection of Songs on Villiers, Duke of Buckingham,' 52. Falmouth, Legendary Poem relating to two brothers dwelling in, 101-104. Felton (Buckingham's assassin), laudatory epitaph on, 53.
Fermin, Gyles; George Fox's replies to,
Filmer, Sir Edmund, character of the poli- tical discourses of, 3. Finland. See Scandinavia.' Formosa. See 'Psalmanazar.' Fox, George, book in defence of the Quakers by, 354-His retort upon Alexander Ross, 355-His contempt for learning, and rough attacks upon its advocates, 357- 358-His defence of female prophesying, 360-False logic of his arguments against Churchmen, 361-His rejoinder to John Billingsley, ib.-His condemnation of preaching by the hour-glass, and of cleri- cal costume, 362-His invectives against tithe receivers, 364-His defence of thee- ing and thouing, 365.
Francis the First's hunt after a Jew physi- cian, 76, note †.
French Drama. See 'Drama.' French Literature, excellence of M. Jannet's reprints of, 303-Enumeration of books issued by him, 303-305, 403, 404. Funerals, protest against the cost of, 25, 26.
Gardens, delight taken by our forefathers in, 40-Simplicity of the art of gardening in the middle ages, 41-Marvellous attri- butes of the herb rosemary, and instance of its rejuvenescent properties, 41, 42- Kitchen garden directions of the 14th century, 42 Publication of Thomas - His Hyll's book on gardening, ib. 'auncient' authorities, and their quaint superstitions, 43-His rules for the posi- tion of gardens, 43, 44-His minute di- rections for the making of arbours and mazes, 44, 45-His list of 'herbes,' and encomium on borage and mint, 45, 46— His ingenious commendation of garlick, 47-His astrological cautions, 48. George I and II not qualified as patrons of literature, 3.
Gondibert, notices of the poem of, 4, 5, 12, 15, 17, 19. See 'Davenant.' Greece, redeeming features in Mitford's His- tory of, 77, 78. See Athenian Letters.' Greek tongue, when brought to England, 172-Question of its proper pronuncia- tion, 173-Utility of its study, 363. Grève, Place de la. See' Paris.'
Guilford, Sir Richard, pilgrimage of. See 'Holy Land.'
Gustavus III. See 'Scandinavia.'
Hallam, Robert, Bishop of Salisbury, plays before the Emperor Sigismund, 248, and note*.
Hardwicke, Lord. See Athenian Letters.' Hardy, Jehan, murderous compact entered into by, 218-Cruelties practised on him at his execution, 219.
Harrison, General (the Republican), indig- nity offered to the remains of, 21. Henry IV of France, execution of the as- sassin of, 220-222.
Henry IV (of England) visited by the Em-
peror Sigismund, 239 et seq. See 'Travels.' Henry VIII, testimony of Burnet to the ac- quirements of, 174-His liberal patronage of Leland the antiquary, 176, 177 - Distich on his wives, 179-Preamble to a Bill written by him, ib. Herbert, Sir Thomas, accompanies Sir D. Cotton, the English Ambassador to the Court of Persia, 332-His description of the Peak of Teneriffe, 332, 333-Becalmed in the Tropics, 333-Arrival at the Cape of Good Hope; enumeration of its pro- ducts, 334-His fanciful account of the Dolphins, 335-His testimony to a Negro magician's power over the elements, ib.- The people of Surat described, 336- Lahore and its notabilities, 336, 337— Delhi and its monuments, 337-Recep- tion of the Ambassador at Gombroon, and departure of the party therefrom, 338, 339-A bacchanalian welcome at Larr, 339-Entry into Shiraz, and description of the town, 339, 340-Titles of the 'Great Duke' of Shiraz, 341-Charac- teristic account of his treatment of the English party, 341-343-Farewell festi- val at Shiraz, 343-Thief story picked up by Sir Thomas, 344-Reception of the embassy by the Shah of Persia, 345-348 -Description of the City of Casbin, 348 -Mahomet Ally-beg's injustice towards Sir Robert Shirley, 349-Death of Sir Robert Lines to his memory, 350—Con- duct of some sharpers towards Lady Shirley, 351-Death of Sir D. Cotton; his funeral and memorial Verses, 352, 352-The author's description of the dodo,353-Sketch of his career, 353, 354. Heydon, Sir Christopher. See 'Astrology.' History, advance made in recent times in the study of, 74-76.
Hobbes, Thomas, character of the political discourses of, 3.
Hokanson, the Swedish patriot, anecdote of, 301.
Holy Land, early pilgrims to the, 66- Travels of Arculf and Willibald, and change of the route after their time, 67- Great number of relations of travel ex- tant, and their bearing on the question
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