Description: Inscription on title-page, surrounding printer’s device, in a 16th-century hand: "Humf. Halle"; the same hand appears to write the motto, date, and price? at head of title-page: "In vtraq[ue] fortuna fides. 1560 No. 28° iiij [...]". Probably the Humfry Hall recorded in Foster, Alumni Oxoniensis: "Humfry Hall, fellow of All Souls’ Coll., B.A. 9 Dec., 1554, M.A. 17 March, 1558-9, B.Med. (sup. 24 April), 1561, D.Med. of Pavia, sup. 14 July, 1567, to have same degree at Oxford, proctor 1561."
Inscription on title-page, in a 16th?-century hand: "Tho Browne 3s..."
Motto at head of title-page, with date and perhaps a price:
Inscription on title-page: "Jo. Smith. Mar. 30. 608. Sarisburghien[sis?]" (i.e. John Smith, 30 March, 1608. This is perhaps John Smith, nephew of Richard Smith the founder of Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, who practised medicine in London 1591-1620.)
Source:
Joannes, Actuarius, active 13th century-14th century, Actuarij Ioannis filij Zachariæ opera. : De actionibus et spiritus animalis affectib[us], eiúsq[ue] nutritione lib. II. De urinis lib. VII. Methodi medendi lib. VI. Rerum ac verboru[m] memorabilium index.., Parisiis, : apud Gui. Morelium, in Græcis typographum Regium., M.D.L VI. [1556]
Century:
16th
Type: Ownership inscription
Notes: Presented to the Bodleian Library by The Foundation of Christ’s Hospital at Lincoln.
Last Edited: 2018/06/05 00:00:00
