The John Bargrave Collection
Sloane 3962
British Library, London, England, Europe
Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source)William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702) Mentioned or referenced byJames Reed (-fl. 1690) Owner William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702) Owner Hans Sloane (1660-1753) Documents in Manuscript: [some lists of plants and naturalia collected](List)Annotation:f. 1 A Catalogue of Bookes and Writings in the Box No (3). Might be in Sloane's hand. In it he refers to Courten in the third person.
ff. 2-4v Notes and extracts from Jacob Spon, of Lyons: Recherches curieuses d'Antiquité: 17th-c (Courten's hand)
f.5 Notes taken out of Hernandez, including a reference to unicorns (Courten's hand)
f.6 "Remarques about medals = How to know the true from the false" (Courten's hand)
f. 7 Extract from the Ashmolean Register of the Benefactors, 17th c. in Latin. Unknown hand.
ff. 8-9 Notes/extracts from Giovanni Giustino Ciampini's De incombustibili lino, sive Lapide Amianto deque illius filandi modo, 1691.
ff.10-11 Notes "out of Mensa Mystica"
ff.12-24 More notes out of unidentified sources
ff.25-26 notes and historical observation
f.27 epigrams
ff.28-31 More "observations"
ff. 32-37 Notes and extracts from Fernando Mendes Pinto's Travels in China.
[My notes to here]
f. 39 Philipp Aureol Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus: Notice of his life: 17th cent.: Ital. and Engl.
f. 39 Julius Cæsar Scaliger: Notice of his life: 17th cent.: Ital.
f. 39 Sir Francis Drake, Admiral: Notice of his life: 17th cent.: Ital. and Eng.
f. 51 America: Project for keeping New England dependent on England: 17th cent.
f. 53 County of Denbigh: Objections by the gentlemen of, to the grant of lands in, to Lord Portland: 1695.
f. 53 Yale Manor; Denbighshire: Objections to the grant of, to Lord Portland: 1695.
f. 53 Denbigh Land Manor; Denbighshire: Objections to the grant of, to Lord Portland: 1695.
f. 53 Bromefield Manor; Denbighshire: Objections by the gentlemen of co. Denbigh to the grant of, to Lord Portland: 1695.
f. 53 Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Objections to the grant to, of lands in co. Denbigh: 1695.
ff. 54, 225, 231-281 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Correspondence with Lord Coleraine: 1688-1701.
ff. 54, 225, 233, 249, 254, 258, 264, 268, 270, 276-281 Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine: Letters to W. Charleton: 1687-1701.
ff. 55, 60 François Eudes de Mézeray: "Histoire de France": 1673.: Engl.: Extracts.
f. 57 Abraham Cowley, poet: Extracts from his works by W. Charleton: 17th cent.
f. 111 John Daniel Major, of Jena: Dissertatio de cancris et serpentibus petrifactis: 1664.
ff. 116-159 Joannes Jonstonus, MD, Polonus: Excerpta e, de historia naturali: 1666.
ff. 130-160 b, passim Fawsley Lodge, Northamptonshire: Lists of curiosities at: 1666.: Ital.
ff. 161-164 b Court of Rome: Medals of Popes: 1693.
f. 186 Posthumus Salwey: Directions to, from his cousin, W. Charleton: 1686.: Draft.
f. 188 James Reed, Quaker: Directions to, on his voyage to the W. Indies, from W. Charleton: 1689.
f. 191 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Letter to, from C. Salwey: 1684.
ff. 191, 301 Major Richard Salwey, Prisoner in the Tower: Letters to his cousin, W. Charleton: 1674, 1684.
ff. 194-211 b Court of Rome: Lists of Roman medals: 1692-1700.: Lat. and Engl.
ff. 210, 211 Edmund Bohun, of Charlestown, Carolina: Catalogue of his coins and medals: 17th cent.
f. 212 Obadiah Walker, Master of University College, Oxford: Remarks on his Treatise of Medals, by M. Bonet: 17th cent.
f. 214 Peters: Directions to, from W. Charleton, for collecting medals at Smyrna: 1688.
f. 224 Jacob Bobart, alias Bobert; junior, Professor of Botany at Oxford: Letter to W. Charleton: 1690.
f. 224 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Letter to, from J. Bobert: 1690.
ff. 227, 230 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Letters to J. Locke: 1687.
ff. 227, 230 John Locke, philosopher: Letters to, from W. Charleton: 1687.
ff. 231, 235-248b, 251, 253, 256, 260, 262, 266, 272, 273 Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine: Letters to, from W. Charleton: 1694-1699.
ff. 239, 253 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Acquittances to Lord Coleraine's agent: 1694, 1695.
ff. 239, 253 Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine: Acquittances to his agent, from W. Charleton: 1694, 1695.
f. 275 Drawings: Drawings of Greek medals: 18th cent.
f. 282 William Courten, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple: Letter to, from J. Evelyn: 1695.
f. 282 John Evelyn, of Wotton: Letter to W. Charleton: 1695.
f. 284 Heneage Finch, afterwards 4th Earl of Winchilsea: Letter to W. Charleton: 1700/1.
f. 287 b Charles Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea: Frank: 1700/1.
ff. 288-294 Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum: Letters to W. Charleton: 1690, 1691, and n.d.
ff. 295, 297 John Locke, philosopher: Letters to W. Charleton: 1687.
f. 299 Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine: Letter to, from Dr. L. Plukenett: 1687/8.
f. 299 Leonard Plukenett, MD; Superintendent of Hampton Court Gardens: Letter to Lord Coleraine: 1687/8.
ff. 303-. 307 Richard Salwey, junior: Letters to W. Charleton: 1680-1681.
ff. 308-315 b Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Letters to W. Charleton: 1687-1690.
Related persons, etc: Courten,, William, Unspecified, alias Charleton; of the Middle Temple
Spon, Jacob, Unspecified, of Lyons
Mendes Pinto, Fernando, Unspecified
Bombast von Hohenheim, Philipp Aureol Theophrast, Unspecified, called Paracelsus
Scaliger, Julius Cæsar, Unspecified, of Sloane MS 3118
Drake, Sir, Francis, Unspecified, Admiral
Bentinck, Hans Willem, Unspecified, 1st Earl of Portland
Hare, Henry, Unspecified, 2nd Baron Coleraine
Eudes de Mézeray, François, Unspecified, of Sloane MS 3962
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667, poet
Major, John Daniel, Unspecified, of Jena
Jonstonus, Joannes, Unspecified, MD, Polonus
Salwey, Posthumus, Unspecified
Reed, James, Unspecified, Quaker
Salwey, Richard, Unspecified, Major; Prisoner in the Tower
Bohun, Edmund, Unspecified, of Charlestown, Carolina
Walker, Obadiah, Unspecified, Master of University College, Oxford
Peters, Unspecified, of Sloane MS 3962
Bobart,, Jacob, Unspecified, alias Bobert; junior, Professor of Botany at Oxford
Locke, John, Unspecified, philosopher
Evelyn, John, Unspecified, of Wotton; of Sloane MS 243
Finch, Heneage, Unspecified, afterwards 4th Earl of Winchilsea
Finch, Charles, Unspecified, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Lhwyd, Edward, Unspecified, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum
Plukenett, Leonard, Unspecified, MD; Superintendent of Hampton Court Gardens
Salwey, Richard, Unspecified, junior
Sloane, Sir, Hans, Unspecified, Baronet
Evesham Manor, Worcestershire, Unspecified
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Unspecified
Yale Manor, Denbighshire, Unspecified
Denbigh Land Manor, Denbighshire, Unspecified
Bromefield Manor, Denbighshire, Unspecified
Court of Rome, Unspecified
Related places: Gloucestershire, England, Unspecified
America, North America, Unspecified
Denbighshire, Wales, Unspecified
Fawsley Lodge, Northamptonshire, Unspecified