I. f.1 1. Inc. comentum
Deus semper idem utinam nouerim te, nouerim me, nouerim tua et placeam tibi in perpetuum per omnes cognationes et operationes meas in chirurgia R(ogeri) et in glosulis ipsius R. supra chirurgiam ipsius R. que uocatur a suo principio Post mundi fabricam.
Constantinus. Humores exeuntes.
Ends f.74a: Et hec de chirurgia ad presens sufficiant.
It is a comment on the text which now follows.
f.74b 2. Inc. Chirurgia Mag. Rogeri Salerni
Post mundi fabricam.
Ends f.114: Et nota quod istud opus in lucem et ordinem redactum fuit ab arietino Guidone logice professoris etc. regnante gloriosissimo rege Willelmo.
Expl. chirurgia mag. Guidonis arietini.
f.114 Receipts of cent. xiv added.
II. f.115 Quod rogasti dulcissime per gratiam breuiter exsecutus sum etc.
Ad dolorem capitis qui non permittit hominem dormire
This first collection of receipts seems to end on p.127b
longioris uite sanitatem ministrat. Explicit.
Further receipts without title, and in more than one hand, continue to f.138b.
f.f.139-146 were left blank. Various xivth and xvth
cent. hands have written receipts on them.
On f.145b
In dei nomine Amen. Oyez icy le charme seynt
William ke seynt Gabriel luy aporta etc.
III. f.147 1. Liber melancolie
Quia humanum corpus ex IIIIor constat humoribus.
-unde possit iudicare · satagatis adiungere.
Expl. liber melancolie.
f.155 2. Experimenta archiep. Salernitani
Ad sanguinem stringendum.
A collection of receipts, ending f.162b.
Expl. Experimenta Archiepiscopi Salernitani.
A xivth cent. receipt for weak eyes follows.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
O.7.37
| Shelfmark | O.7.37 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Composite Manuscript including medical texts |
| Alternative Title | Medica |
| James Number | 1365 |
| Century | 11th12th13th |
| Physical Description | Three volumes. I. 29 lines to a page. Black writing. II. 18 lines to a page: green and red initials with numberous marginal additions of cent. xii-xiv. III. In a small pointed hand, 27 lines to a page. |
| Provenance | Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738.Marked K. 5. No. 375. From Westminster Abbey. At the bottom of f.1 (xiii) is: Ecclesie petri Westm. Per Tedyngton monachum. |
| Second Folio | latum |
| Religious House | Westminster, Middlesex, Benedictine Abbey |
| Donor | Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary |
| Size (cm) | 16 x 11.5 |
| Folio | I. 114 ff. II. 32 ff. III. 16 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | I. 1 flyleaf. 16 28-98 106 118-148 156. II. 18-48. III. 18, 28. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/O.7.37/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 31/10/2013 |
Contents
Bibliography
Ker, N. R., Medieval Libraries of Great Britain, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 3, 2nd edn (London, 1964)
Mooney, L. R., The Index of Middle English Prose Handlist 11: Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge (Cambridge, 1995), p. 129.
