The Diary and Will of Elias Ashmole, Issue 2Butler & Tanner, 1927 - 179 pages |
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a'clock afternoon April Archbishop Arthur Dee Ashmole's Ashmolean Museum Astrologers became acquainted began Bishop Blyth-Hall Bradfield buried Captain Wharton Chamber Chancellor Cheshire Church coll Countess of Clarendon cousin Diary died dined Duke Earl Marshal Elias Ashmole Envoy Evelyn Excise Fasciculus Chemicus Father Backhouse Feast fell ill fell sick Garter Garter's place gave George gout Henry honour Humphrey Forster journey July June June 14 King King's Lady Mainwaring lease letter Library Lichfield Lilly's Lord Treasurer Mainwaring's married matr medal Middle Temple Monsieur morning night Oxford Pagit presented Prince Elector Rarities Rawlinson returned to London Richard Royal Society sealed sent Sept Sir Edward Walker Sir Humfrey Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William Smalewood South Lambeth Stafford Swallowfield thither told took my sweat Tradescant Tredescant's warrant wife William Lilly Windsor Herald Wood F Worcester wrote
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Page 120 - I received a summons to appear at a lodge to be held the next day at Masons Hall, London.
Page 30 - Hor. post mend., it pleased God to put me in Mind, that I was now placed in the Condition I always desired, which was, That I might be enabled to live to myself and Studies ; without being forced to take Pains for a Livelihood in the World...
Page 51 - Arise Evans had a fungous nose, and said, it was revealed to him, that the King's hand would cure him, and at the first coming of King Charles II. into St. James's Park, he kissed the King's hand, and rubbed his nose with it; which disturbed the King, but cured him.
Page 73 - At table I had very good discourse with Mr. Ashmole, wherein he did assure me that frogs and many insects do often fall from the sky, ready formed.
Page 45 - This night about one of the clock I fell ill of a surfeit occasioned by drinking water after venison. I was greatly oppressed in my stomach and next day Mr. Saunders the Astrologian sent me a piece of Briony root to hold in my hand and within a quarter of an hour my stomach was freed of that great oppression.
Page 120 - I was the senior fellow among them (it being thirty-five years since I was admitted) there was present besides myself the fellows afternamed.
Page 63 - Mr. Tredescant and his wife told me they had been long considering upon whom to bestow their closet of curiosities when they died, and at last had resolved to give it unto me.
Page 116 - I took early in the morning a good dose of elixir, and hung three spiders about my neck, and they drove my ague away. Deo Gratias !" Spiders and their webs have often been recommended for the cure of this malady.
Page 83 - AW to come to him, purposely to deliver commendations to him from his father in law Will. Dugdale, Norroy K. of Armes. He continued in Oxon 7 or 8 dayes and AW attended him every day in seeing many curiosities, as the painting ' in Alls. coll. chappel, the paynting in Magd. coll. chappell, and the paynting in the Theater e. They were often in the Physick Garden with Jacob Bobart the keeper (an old acquaintance of Mr. Ashmole), who shewd them many choice plants, herbs, grafts, and other curiosities...
Page 60 - Maynard observed to the court that there were 800 sheets of depositions on uiy wife's part, and not one word proved against me of using her ill, nor ever giving her a bad or provoking word.