Manuscript on paper in a single Italic hand of a treatise on the compatibility of the science of medicine with belief in Christianity and a vindication of Galen against four traditional attacks on him, including the "calumnies" that Galen favored reason over religion and that he scoffed at both Judaism and Christianity. Trippe frequently alludes to and quotes other medical and scientific authors in developing his argument, including Hippocrates, Dioscorides, Nicander, Avicenna, and his contemporaries Antonio Guainerio, Jean Fernel, Pietro Andreas Mattioli, and Leonhard Fuchs, as well as the humanist thinkers Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Guillaume Bude, and Ramus (Pierre de la Ramee). and Text prefaced (p. 5-7) by a dedicatory epistle to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who was Chancellor of Oxford and from whom Trippe was soliciting recommendation for appointment as Physician of Corpus Christi.
Alternative Title:
Christianus medicus, siue disceptatio quaedam instituta aduersus receptam publice opinionem, bene medicum male christianum existere, in qua comprimis Galenus vindicatus a 4. calumnijs..., 1572 May 15.
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Annotation by Edward Turner on added p. 1 containing detailed biographical information on Simon Trippe., Annotation on recto of front flyleaf: "Presented to Chas. Leeson Prince M.R.C.S by The late Revd. Edward Turner Rector of Maresfield Sussex. 1870.", Binding: contemporary full paneled calf, extensive gold tooled decoration on boards and spine; cloth ties not present. Possibly bound for the dedicatee, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester., Bookplate: Ex libris Robert Hoe., Bookplate: T[homas] J[efferson] Coolidge, Jr., Ex libris Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Ex libris Edward Turner. Ex libris Charles Leeson Prince. Ex libris Robert Hoe. Ex libris Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. Purchased from Arthur Freeman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2004., Pages are ruled in red; marginal annotations in the same hand in the marginal compartments., and Tipped in on recto of front flyleaf: printed dealer description.
Subject (Name):
Corpus Christi College (University of Oxford), Galen, Hoe, Robert--1839-1909--Bookplate, Leicester, Robert Dudley,--Earl of,--1532?-1588--Library, Prince, C. L. (Charles Leeson),--1821-1899--Presentation inscription from Edward Turner, and Turner, Edward,--1794-1872--Presentation inscription to Charles Leeson Prince
Subject (Topic):
Humanism--England, Medicine--Early works to 1800--History, Medicine--Philosophy, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Physicians
Manuscript commonplace book, in a single hand, containing copies of several letters of advice and copies of many lyric poems, sonnets, and epitaphs. Authors represented include Byron, Burns, Anna Barbauld, and R. S. Hawker. In addition, there are verses identified as written by members of the owner's social circle, including "Miss Bode."
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Binding: original full diced calf, worn.
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life, English poetry--19th century, and English prose literature--19th century
Inscription on back flyleaf recto. and Manuscript on paper in a secretary hand of the complete text of Stephen Hopkins' translation of de Granada's Libro de oracion y meditatcion.
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Of prayer and meditation, wherein are conteined fowertien deuoute meditations for the seuen dayes of the weeke..., [circa 1584]
Description:
Annotation on blank p. 684: "Elizabeth Cottan.", Annotation on p. 1: "Ex Bib. S. Wilfredi.", Binding: blind-ruled parchment; fragments of parchment ms. (ca. 1600) used as liners., No title page, but Hopkins is identified as the author in the Prologue to the Dedicatory Epistle, which includes his attack on the English Puritans and which opens the work., Purchased from Arthur Freeman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2003., and Text follows the 1584 Rouen edition.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--English, Hopkins, Stephen,--d. 1594?, and Luis, de Granada,--1504-1588--Translations
Subject (Topic):
Catholics--England, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, Meditations (Religious), Meditations--Catholic Church, and Puritans--England--Controversial literature