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century. On simples. Latin and English. 



1398 (III). Trinity College, Cambridge. 

 Late i^th century. Herbarium. 



C. XIII (IV). St. John's College, Oxford. 



i^th century. Here begynnyt a tretys of diverse herbis and furst of Bytayne 

 (Old English poem of 43 couplets). 

 Begins 



" To tellyn of bytayne I have grete mynde 

 And sythen of othur herbys os I fynde. 

 Furst at bytayne I wyl begynne 

 Yat many vertues berys wt inne." 



Last line 



" Yche stounde whyle it mai on erthe be founde." 



Ashmole 1397 (II-IV). 



Early iqth century. Experimenta Alberti Magni de herbis lapidibus et 

 animalibus. 



Addit. 32622. British Museum (HI). 



I4th century. Secreta fratris Alberti de Colonia ordinis fratrum predicatorum 

 super naturis quarundum herbarum et lapidum et animalium in diversis 

 libris philosophorum reperta et in unum collecta. 



Digby 147 (XXIV). Bodleian. 



I4th century. Secreta fratris Alberti ordinis fratrum predicatorum (i) de 

 herbis xvi (ii) de lapidibus (iii) de animalibus (xviii). 



Digby 153 (IX). Bodleian. 

 I4th century. Bartholomaeus Anglicus de proprietatibus rerum. 



Royal 12 E. III. British Museum. 



I4th century. Bartholomaei Mini de Senis Tractatus de herbis figuris quam 

 plurimis coloratio instructus. 



Egerton 747 I. British Museum. 

 i^th century. ? Gardener. Of the virtues of the herb rosemary, etc. 



In the Earl of Ashburnham's library at Ashburnham Place. 122 (2. II). 

 I4th century. Diversitates herbarum omnium que ad medicinas pertinent. 



Addit. 29301 (III). British Museum. 



(The above has fine pen-and-ink drawings of 68 English wild plants, 

 with their names written in English. The MS. belonged to the Countess 

 of Hainault, Philippa, Queen of England, and, lastly, to Mr. Pettiford.) 

 i^th century. Herbal. 



Dd. VI. 29. VII. University Library, Cambridge. 

 l^th (?) century. List of herbs : English names also given. 



198 (III). Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. 

 (The above once belonged to John Argenteux, Provost of King's.) 

 i^th (?) century. A list of remedies with English equivalents and marginal 

 additions in another hand. 



200. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. 

 14th century. [Recipes in Physicke] Glossary containing many herbs. 



Pepys Library 1661. Magdalene College, Cambridge. 

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