Sloane 1968

Containing various papers on various collections

TofC at start of the codex, very sketchy representation of the whole. Only ten items. One of them Courten (mentioned below). The first half of the ms. is letters. The rest quite miscellaneous, with a section with some conentration of materials reltaed to collecting.

f.166 "A Description of divers Animals, fishes, Insects, :Plants &c lately Observed on ye Coasts of Guinea with their Figures Communicated by J. P. Apoth. & FRS. [i.e. Petiver]

f. 170 "A Catalogue of ye Late Mr James Petiver's Collections"

f. 172 r - 173 v. Walker (William). Catalogue of his rarities 18th cent. (4 pages in all).

f.174 "A List of Minerals given to the Royal Society on Feb:ey 18: 1685/6 by Doctor (no Sir Hans) Sloane"

50 numbered items.

f. 175 unidentified list of curiosities

f.198v	Courten: Remarques: The manner of mak[ing] Alkermes, oyl' olive

&c with remarques of what is to be seen In Anguedoc / in Spain

f.201 A type of earth "the vertue of it is to take off the hair of the Privy parts of Men and women, or any other Creature."

ff.200ff. Extensive discusion of the rattle snake, English.

f.214 letter to James Petiver alluding to enclosures, perhaps the cuts that come before it.

f.220

Cuts from Courten's account books, pasted in.