Thomas Scott, Vox Populi. English, c. 1620

[Thomas] Scott: 'Vox Populi, or, Newes from Spaine ... translated accordinge to the Spanish coppie which may serve to warne both England and the United-Provinces how farr to trust to Spanish pretences. Imprinted in the yeare 1620'. STC 22098-22101. An embellished account of Gondomar's reception by members of the Spanish Council and others in 1618.

Thomas Barlow, 'Autoschediasmata'. English, after 1675

Thomas Barlow (1607-91, Bishop of Lincoln): 'Autoschediasmata, De Studio Theologiae 1674' (p. 1). Beg.: 'Theology (or Divinity) is a Science (Or Prudence) conteining our Knowledge of God'; ends: 'for all of Them (some very few excepted) are in the possession of (Sr) your affectionate Friend and Faithfull servant N. N.' It is dated at the end 21 Mar. 1674 OS.

Commentary on Galen or similar medical work. English, late sixteenth century (?)

An extract from an unidentified medical tract, apparently a commentary on Galen. A single surviving quire marked 'A'. Beg.: 'Not soe easely: and an ague is kindled of the converscion of naturall heate into a fyerye nature ...'; ends: 'yf then by that avoydence which is only accomplisshed'. The extract runs from the end of section 16 to section 38, each section commencing with a passage from Galen. It deals principally with diet and purging.

John Varney, A call to religious unity. English, 1680

Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 'Liber Actorum'. Latin and English, c. 1664 and earlier

'Liber actorum et rerum memorabilium Aulae Trinitatis incipit Anno dom' 1557'. Recording land sales, leases, admissions to fellowships, fellowship oaths, a list of admissions 1557-1641, with occasional lists of the Fellowship, and other college matters. Properties of drinks and meat at fo. [i verso]. Final entries 1660-4 at same folio, at fo. [5v], and at fo. [22v]. At fos [21v, 22r] prayers and psalms for 5 November and the Commemoration of Benefactors.

Commonplace. Latin and English, c. 1650 and earlier

Literary, political and household commonplace, c. 1650:

Henry Smith, Literary and antiquarian commonplace. Latin and English, c. 1650-1720

Henry Smith, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (1615 or 1616-1702) and subsequently Thomas Baker: literary, university and antiquarian commonplace, with contents:

Commonplace. English and Latin, seventeenth century

Anonymous seventeenth-century commonplace, dated items 1635-89. The contents are primarily theological. At fo. 2 is a poem 'On my Lute-strings catte-bitten', with several corrections and additions in another hand, beg.: 'Are these the notes that Poets faine / Have cleerd the Ayre, & calm'd the maine?'; ends: 'And as thy Touch was nothing fine, / So I've but scratch't these Notes of mine.' Notes under a series of headings relating to the government and internal character of the Church, inc.

'The Art of shorte writeinge'. English, seventeenth century

'Tachy graphy, the Art of shorte writeinge', seventeenth century. This is an exposition of a system of shorthand, taken from first principles and concluding with a table of common English words rendered into single pen-strokes.

Book of Private Devotions. English, seventeenth century

Roman Catholic private devotions, early seventeenth century. At fo. v verso: 'I pray you remember, the sender of this booke whoe never will be unmindfull of your Ladiship'.