| Work 1 | Title (ms.) |
Sixteen questions |
| Contents |
Sixteen questions, the first on the cause of thunder and lightning and the last on the vapour from which shooting stars are made, whether it is substantial or accidental. |
| Incipit |
The phylosofyr saith in a boke <th>t he makith of heuyn and <th>e worlde |
| Folio no. |
1-3 |
| Blank leaves |
3v |
| Work 2 | Title (ms.) |
Iudicia herfordens' mult' bona et utilia |
| Incipit |
After the Chesyng of significatours it is necessary the chesynge of howsis |
| Folio no. |
4-6 |
| Explicit |
is for to be chosen. |
| Colophon |
Explicit Iudicia herfordens' mult' bona et vtilia |
| Additional copies |
The latin original, "Post eleccionem significatoris necessaria est... est eligenda." is GLonB Royal 12 F XVII, 3-4v; Sloane 1713, 15-18v |
| Work 3 | Title (ms.) |
The boke of thententes of secretis of Astronomye |
| Contents |
12 chapters |
| Incipit |
When the sciens of sterris to the beholder |
| Date & place |
1405 |
| Folio no. |
6-9v |
| Colophon |
Here endyth <th>e boke of thententes of secretis of Astronomy wretyn a W. H. the <3>ere of our lorde 1405 con lyncolne. |
| Work 4 | Title (ms.) |
Twelve considerations |
| Incipit |
Of these thingis forsoth <th>t belongen to judicials of sterris for to be had in mynde these 6 arne for to ben considred |
| Folio no. |
9v-13 |
| Explicit |
which come not of hem self. |
| Work 5 | Title (ms.) |
A tretise of the wysest phylosopher how eueryche of the planetis |
| Incipit |
Here begynneth a tretise of the wysest phylosopher how eueryche of the planetis beynge in his naturall strength |
| Folio no. |
14-15r,13v,15v-25v |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| Tables |
Introduction; tables, the first "Saturne vppon Iupiter" (13v). |
| Work 6 | Title (ms.) |
The partyes of the yere |
| Incipit |
In knowyng of the partyes of the yere if thingis shalbe dere |
| Folio no. |
25v |
| Explicit |
and shall destroye. |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| Work 7 | Title (ms.) |
Off the parte of water in many thingis |
| Folio no. |
25v-26 |
| Explicit |
effect of our entent. |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| Work 8 | Author standard |
Haly |
| Title (ms.) |
The bemys of planetis |
| Incipit |
Satur<n>us in Aries beygne vnder <th>e bemys |
| Folio no. |
26r-v,27v-28 |
| Rubric |
Here bygynneth haly off and vnder <th>e bemys of planetis. |
| Colophon |
Explicit haly de subradiis. |
| T & K |
TK (Saturnus in ariete...) |
| Work 9 | Author standard |
Hermes |
| Title (ms.) |
A tracte to discerne vryne |
| Incipit |
Hermes the fadyr of pholosophirs saith <th>t <th>er is no wise leche |
| Folio no. |
27 |
| Rubric |
A tracte to discerne vryne. what it is. not seen. |
| Blank leaves |
The scribe left some blank spaces. |
| T & K |
TK (Dixit Hermes pater philosophorum...) |
| Work 10 | Author standard |
Messahala |
| Title (ms.) |
Epystell in thingis of eclipsis (inc.) |
| Incipit |
For asmuche as almyghty godde hath made hevyn and erth ... |
| Folio no. |
28-30 |
| Rubric |
In the name of godd here bygynneth <th>e Epystell of Messahala In thingis of eclipsis |
| T & K |
TK (Quia prima causa...) |
| Work 11 | Title (ms.) |
Times for journeys |
| Incipit |
Thys chapter is of eloccion of tyme to euery man to begynne his jorney |
| Folio no. |
30v-36v |
| Rubric |
For Iorneys. |
| Explicit |
in eleccions and in significacions. |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| Work 12 | Author (ms.) |
Albumysar |
| Author standard |
Albumasar |
| Title (ms.) |
De revolucionibus annorum mundi | The boke of revolicions of yeris of the worlde |
| Incipit |
Albu said know <th>u <th>e houre of <th>e entrige |
| Folio no. |
37-48 |
| Rubric |
Here bygynneth the boke of albumyzar of reuolicions of yeris of <th>e worlde. |
| Explicit |
and de<th>e of women. |
| Colophon |
Explicit albumysar de reuolucionibus annorum mundi. |
| Math. drawings |
(43v) a rota of zodiacal signs |
| Blank leaves |
43r |
| T & K |
TK (Dixit Albumazar. Dato horam...) |
| Work 13 | Author standard |
Johannes de Sacrobosco |
| Title (ms.) |
The tretes of the Spere |
| Incipit |
After philosophyrs and doctours <th>t trete of the spere they deuyde this tretye of the spere in 4 chapiturs |
| Folio no. |
48-54 |
| Rubric |
The tretes of the Spere. |
| Explicit |
machina of <th>e worlde was breken or dissolued etc. |
| T & K |
TK (Tractatum de sphera...) |
| Work 14 | Title (ms.) |
In how many maner an astronomyer may arre |
| Incipit |
Here mayst <th>u know in how many maner an astronomyer may arre in 4 maner thingis |
| Folio no. |
54-56v |
| Explicit |
he shall dye. |
| Work 15 | Title (ms.) |
Sygnes of the zodiake |
| Incipit |
Aryes is <th>e fyrst sygne of <th>e zodiake and it is hotte and drye |
| Additional remarks |
57v is written the wrong way up |
| Folio no. |
57-59v |
| Explicit |
or to suche o<th>er thingis. |
| Colophon |
Explicit 12 signa. |
| T & K |
TK (Aries est signum...) |
| Work 16 | Title (ms.) |
Figurs of 12 signs |
| Incipit |
The signe of Aries is like a ramme |
| Folio no. |
60-61 |
| Rubric |
Here bygynneth <th>e figurs of 12 signs. |
| Explicit |
be experience etc. |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| T & K |
TK (Figura arietis...) |
| Work 17 | Title (ms.) |
Of nativites |
| Incipit |
Profitith 'hym' not after <th>t dresse |
| Additional remarks |
Divided into chapters (14 ?), but only some are numbered. |
| Folio no. |
61v-70 |
| Rubric |
Of natiuites. |
| Explicit |
he shall breke his mouthe. |
| Colophon |
Explicit. |
| Work 18 | Author (ms.) |
Haly Benragell | Haly Benregell |
| Author standard |
Haly Abenragel |
| Title (ms.) |
Nativities |
| Incipit |
This chapter is of natiuites of childer taken out of haly benragell the wise phylozphir |
| Folio no. |
70-72 |
| Rubric |
Haly Benregell of nat'. |
| Explicit |
5 gres for <th>en apperinge. |
| Work 19 | Title (ms.) |
Canon de sole (inc.) |
| Incipit |
To know and to finde the mene mote |
| Folio no. |
72-74v |
| Rubric |
Canon de sole |
| Explicit |
Canon de luna... |
| T & K |
TK (Medius motus solis...) |
| Work 20 | Title (ms.) |
For to knowe the state of a seke man |
| Incipit |
This chapter is of knowinge of <th>e state of a seke man |
| Folio no. |
75-78 |
| Rubric |
For to knowe <th>e state of a seke man. |
| Work 21 | Author (ms.) |
Ysaak Alkyndy |
| Author standard |
Alkindus |
| Title (ms.) |
The boke of domes of revolutions of the yeris of the world |
| Incipit |
As I had loked and seyn of <blank> of planetis I fonde Mercur' |
| Folio no. |
78-85 |
| Explicit |
and snowe in wynter. |
| Colophon |
Explicit liber iste. |
| Other passages |
(83v) I haue wryten these thingis of the boke of domes of reuolucions of <th>e yeris of <th>e world <th>e whiche Iacob <th>e sone of Ysaak Alkyndy compyled. of the booke <th>t was translate out of ebrewe into Latyn be henr' bate'. |
| Work 22 | Author (ms.) |
Ypocras |
| Author standard |
Hippocrates |
| Title (ms.) |
The boke of dethe and liffe |
| Incipit |
This is the boke of ypocras. in this boke he techith for to knowe by planet sekenessis liffe and de<th>e |
| Folio no. |
85-86 |
| Colophon |
Here endith <th>e boke of ypocras of de<th>e and liffe translate of astronomyers <th>e best <th>t euyr were fownde Explicit. |
| Work 23 | Title (ms.) |
For to fynde the 7 planetis |
| Incipit |
For to fynde the vij planetis |
| Folio no. |
86 |
| Tables |
(86v) a table headed "Planetarum aspectus ad lunam", with prognostics in thirty compartments |
| Work 24 | Author (ms.) |
Iohon of Mownte Riol |
| Author standard |
Johannes Regiomontanus |
| Title (ms.) |
Introduction to the Effemerides |
| Incipit |
We shal shortly manifest and shew the vse of euery effymeridis |
| Folio no. |
87r-v |
| Rubric |
The effemeridis of Iohon of Mownte Riol <th>e souereyn bewte of germyns prince of astronomyers takith fortunately his principil and bygynnyng. |
| Explicit |
And to othir ciuyle and necessarie vsus innumerabyl. |
| Work 25 | Author (ms.) |
Bartilmew mariensuess slesita of pascua |
| Author standard |
Bartholomew Mariensuess |
| Additional names |
Regiomontanus |
| Title (ms.) |
Exposition of the Effemerides of Regiomontanus |
| Incipit |
Right nobil and most curtesse astate my lorde I required an exposycion to you to be made of effemeridis or almanak otherwise callid Tacuinum |
| Printed copies |
L. Hain, Repertorium Bibliographicum # 10770. |
| Folio no. |
87v-93 |
| Dedication |
To the right highe and curtesse astate my lord ladyslaw and zschimahy of boskotz etc. Bartilmew mariensuess slesita of pascua maister of arte and docto^r of physik greting. |
| Explicit |
manifest speculacion and practice of astronomye. |
| Colophon |
Laudes deo. |
| T & K |
TK |
| Work 26 | Title (ms.) |
De septem planetis |
| Contents |
(93v) Erthe is <th>e centre; (94v) Now folow^t a voluel <th>t sume clepen an almerye; Now go we to our eclipsis; De septem planetis. Vndirstand <th>er be vij planetis |
| Incipit |
After space for a table; This forsaid tabil is callid tabula lune |
| Folio no. |
93-94 |
| Work 27 | Title (ms.) |
De septem climatibus mundi |
| Contents |
... A clime is a space of the erth ...; (96v) There <th>u seest in the forsaid whele ij letters togeder ... |
| Incipit |
Clima est spacium terre |
| Folio no. |
95- |
| Rubric |
De septem climatibus mundi |
| Other passages |
(95v) "Nicolaus Triuet vpon bois" is quoted on the seven climes. |
| Work 28 | Title (ms.) |
The namys of the 12 signs and planetis in ebrew |
| Contents |
... (101v) miscownted thorow vnstable and besy mynde in so much that I had no felow w^t me to a comforted and refreshed my witt ... |
| Date & place |
1470 |
| Folio no. |
98v- |
| Rubric |
The namys of the 12 signs and planetis in ebrew is |
| Explicit |
Therefor I wil not besy me to loke whether I haue even cownted or not. |
| Other passages |
(98) The writer says that the number of years since Christ is 1470 "in which we be now <th>e dai of this writinge". |
| Work 29 | Title (ms.) |
De iudiciis vrine non vise |
| Incipit |
Saturnus in corpore humana |
| Folio no. |
99-100 |
| Rubric |
De iudiciis vrine non vise. |
| Explicit |
u<e>l breuem. |
| Blank leaves |
100v |
| Work 30 | Author standard |
Ptolemaeus |
| Title (ms.) |
De significacionibus 7 planetarum |
| Incipit |
De saturno. Saturnus cum fuerit in ascendente |
| Folio no. |
102-103v |
| Rubric |
Incipit liber ptholomei de significacionibus |
| Explicit |
sunt Mercurius et luna. |
| T & K |
TK |
| Work 31 | Author standard |
Zael |
| Title (ms.) |
Significaciones planetarum per signa secundum |
| Incipit |
Saturnus cum fuerit in signis hominum |
| Folio no. |
103v |
| Rubric |
Incipit liber Zael. Incipiunt significaciones planetarum per signa secundum zael philosophum. |
| Explicit |
tibi et cetera |
| Work 32 | Author standard |
Zael |
| Title (ms.) |
Liber de coniunccionibus |
| Incipit |
Coniunccio est quando due planete mergentur in eodem signo |
| Folio no. |
103v-104 |
| Rubric |
Liber zael de coniunccionibus. |
| Explicit |
in coniuntione cum Ioue. |
| Work 33 | Title (ms.) |
Luminaria firmamenti |
| Incipit |
Luminaria firmamenti sunt multa inter que |
| Folio no. |
104-107v |
| Additional copies |
Note the same piece as LonB Add. 41600 referred to by TK. |
| Work 34 | Author standard |
Ptolemaeus |
| Title (ms.) |
Liber de natiuitatibus hominum |
| Incipit |
Iste liber de signis omnium hominum |
| Incipit 2 |
Cum volueris scire ascendentia nativitatum |
| Folio no. |
108-110v |
| Rubric |
Incipit liber protholomei de natiuitatibus hominum. |
| Explicit |
fortunatus in omni colore excepto in nigro. |
| Work 35 | Title (ms.) |
Forma de noua instrument' Nauicula |
| Incipit |
In hoc instrumento due figure zodiaci |
| Folio no. |
111 |
| Rubric |
Forma de noua instrument' Nauicula dicto pro horis equalibus vbicunque in tota terra inueniendis. |
| Explicit |
longissima dies. |
| T & K |
TK |
| Work 36 | Author standard |
Messahala |
| Title (ms.) |
De racione celi et stallarum |
| Incipit |
Deus altissimus fecit celum et terram ad similitudinem spere |
| Folio no. |
111v-112 |
| Rubric |
Dicit messahala de racione celi et stellarum et qualiter operantur in mundo. |
| T & K |
TK (Quia dominus altissimus...) |
| Work 37 | Title (ms.) |
Tabulatus 12 signorum |
| Incipit |
Aries calidus et siccus Masculum diurnum |
| Folio no. |
112rv |
| Rubric |
Tabulatus 12 signorum. |
| Work 38 | Title (ms.) |
De dominatore rei |
| Incipit |
Cum scire volueris dominatorem rei |
| Additional remarks |
7 lines |
| Folio no. |
112v |
| Rubric |
De dominatore rei s' |
| Work 39 | Author standard |
Bethemius |
| Title (ms.) |
Centilogium |
| Contents |
The first 31 dicta only |
| Incipit |
Scias quod quando planete sunt retrogradi sunt ut vbi infirmus |
| Printed copies |
Ed. Basel 1551 (after Julius Firmicus) # 2-32. |
| Folio no. |
112v |
| Rubric |
Centilogium. |
| Explicit |
rei interogate. |
| T & K |
TK |