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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0911679dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 404
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English MS 404
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Previous Accession Number:
R24458
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Medical recipes
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Medical recipes
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Parent Work Title:
Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
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Collection of Medical Recipes, Charms, etc.
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
English Medical Manuscript
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English Medical Manuscript
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Date Created:
15th century
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15th century
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Page:
4v
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Image Sequence Number:
004v
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004v
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Description:
Medical recipes. The word '.stone.' is written twice in the top margin and once in the left. Line 8, scribal error, scored through. line 10 and 11, in left margin: 'thys mvste [*] nedes [*]'. Line 17 the y of 'dragaunys' has a line through it. Line 24 in left margin: 'Collica passo'. Line 25 'scammony' is convolvulus scammonia, a purgative gum resin. Line 26 'cassiafistula' is a type of cinnamon, also known as senna. Below line 28 is an additional herbal/recipe: 'Egremon . hath longe stalk & oute of hym growith in a sreg(es) & eu(er)y srege fvll of levis .j.growyng agynte Anoþ(er) sum(~) gret sum smale & gagyd ou(er) gage a yenyste A noþ(er) & a fra sper poynte he loketh þyke & grene jn þ(e) tappe as a hege tap donewarde vppone þ(e) stalke her & þ(er) A bodde a yelow'. The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is mainly secretary.
description
Medical recipes. The word '.stone.' is written twice in the top margin and once in the left. Line 8, scribal error, scored through. line 10 and 11, in left margin: 'thys mvste [*] nedes [*]'. Line 17 the y of 'dragaunys' has a line through it. Line 24 in left margin: 'Collica passo'. Line 25 'scammony' is convolvulus scammonia, a purgative gum resin. Line 26 'cassiafistula' is a type of cinnamon, also known as senna. Below line 28 is an additional herbal/recipe: 'Egremon . hath longe stalk & oute of hym growith in a sreg(es) & eu(er)y srege fvll of levis .j.growyng agynte Anoþ(er) sum(~) gret sum smale & gagyd ou(er) gage a yenyste A noþ(er) & a fra sper poynte he loketh þyke & grene jn þ(e) tappe as a hege tap donewarde vppone þ(e) stalke her & þ(er) A bodde a yelow'. The written space is c. 163 x 115 mm and the script is mainly secretary.
Description
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Transcription:
1. it in þe shell harde and all hoot put it in a cloþe and put 2. it to þe eye a lytill while efte & efte ffor the Stoon Take 3. Saxfrage and filipondula porspers Chory stone kernele and 4. and Gromyll & grynde hem all to poudir And lett hym vse 5. it first & last in drinke / ffor the ffalyng evyll Take verveyne 6. and he cloot & browne fenell & boyle hem in a galou(~) of good 7. stale alle till halff be sodyn jnne & geve to drinke To 8. knowe whedir the man or the woman [*] be in defaute 9. þ(t) þe wo(~)man may not conceyve Take boþe her watirs 10. & put hem in to a newe erthyn poott(es) eche by þem selfe 11. w(t) a qu(an)tite of white branne .x. days and .x. nyghtes 12. And in þe watir þat is defaute woll be smalle quycke 13. wormys ffor reinynge of Nosys Take the jus of 14. mynte & of rewe & temp(er) hem to gedir and do it in þe 15. nose þryllys ofte And it woll meche amende it & purge 16. oute the filthe of þe brayn where it comyth Also C 17. Take grounde juy and þe jus of drag[r]aunys and put it 18. in þe nose thrillys Also Take the rose and boyle it well 19. w(t) wyn with a litill hony & clense it and put it yn the 20. nose þryllys ffor ffoundyng of horse Take .iiij. egges 21. And rost hem harde & all hoot put hem in to þe hors ffeet / 22. shell and all // And stop hit fast aboue(^te) w(t) horse donge and so 23. lete hym stonde & he shall be hole Colli ffor Sollica pas 24. syou(~) and cordiache and modur Take j d wheyȝt 25. of scamone and cast it in to hote ale & drinke it And vijnyȝt 26. aftir Take cassiafistula and ete nyne cornys with moystur 27. þan [t]aka hempe seede and wasshe it and stampe it And 28. caste þ(er) to good ale & make mylke þer of and clense it
transcription
1. it in þe shell harde and all hoot put it in a cloþe and put 2. it to þe eye a lytill while efte & efte ffor the Stoon Take 3. Saxfrage and filipondula porspers Chory stone kernele and 4. and Gromyll & grynde hem all to poudir And lett hym vse 5. it first & last in drinke / ffor the ffalyng evyll Take verveyne 6. and he cloot & browne fenell & boyle hem in a galou(~) of good 7. stale alle till halff be sodyn jnne & geve to drinke To 8. knowe whedir the man or the woman [*] be in defaute 9. þ(t) þe wo(~)man may not conceyve Take boþe her watirs 10. & put hem in to a newe erthyn poott(es) eche by þem selfe 11. w(t) a qu(an)tite of white branne .x. days and .x. nyghtes 12. And in þe watir þat is defaute woll be smalle quycke 13. wormys ffor reinynge of Nosys Take the jus of 14. mynte & of rewe & temp(er) hem to gedir and do it in þe 15. nose þryllys ofte And it woll meche amende it & purge 16. oute the filthe of þe brayn where it comyth Also C 17. Take grounde juy and þe jus of drag[r]aunys and put it 18. in þe nose thrillys Also Take the rose and boyle it well 19. w(t) wyn with a litill hony & clense it and put it yn the 20. nose þryllys ffor ffoundyng of horse Take .iiij. egges 21. And rost hem harde & all hoot put hem in to þe hors ffeet / 22. shell and all // And stop hit fast aboue(^te) w(t) horse donge and so 23. lete hym stonde & he shall be hole Colli ffor Sollica pas 24. syou(~) and cordiache and modur Take j d wheyȝt 25. of scamone and cast it in to hote ale & drinke it And vijnyȝt 26. aftir Take cassiafistula and ete nyne cornys with moystur 27. þan [t]aka hempe seede and wasshe it and stampe it And 28. caste þ(er) to good ale & make mylke þer of and clense it
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Medicine--History
subject
Medicine--History
Subject
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Subject:
Recipes
subject
Recipes
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
time_period_covered
1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
207 mm
item_height
207 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
140 mm
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140 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of Mrs Rylands's bequest; accessioned in September 1928.
provenance
Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of Mrs Rylands's bequest; accessioned in September 1928.
Provenance
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
access_rights
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.49.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.49.
References
false
References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 424-25. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 424-25. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-03-13
Multi Page Number:
60
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60
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
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