Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

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List of Books Sent from Edward Howes to John Winthrop, Jr.

Howes, Edward Winthrop, John, Jr.

1634-03-29

Rec. of Mr. Kirby 55s 2d

The bookes I haue sent you March, 1634
2 Catalogues of Printed bookes
	li	s	d
Dr. Fludds Macrocosme in 2 volumes	1	10	0
Isagoge Phisico Magico etc.	0	1	6
Petrus Galatinus de Arcanis Catholicae veritatis	0	10	0
Phillippi Grulingij Florilegium	0	2	0

These are parte of them you writt for.

I haue here alsoe sent you a few others which if you like not I pray send them againe or any of them.

Mercurius Rediuiuus per Norton	0	2	6
The Rarities of Cochinchina1	0	1	0
Wingates Logarithmes	0	4	6
An English Grammer	0	1	0
The gunners Dialogue	0	2	0
Bedwells Messolabium	0	1	0
The box to put them in	0	0	10
Carrying them to the warehowse	0	0	8
	2	17	0

The rest I cast in to the bargaine for you and your fancie to make merry withall.

29° Martij 1634

Integrum Morborum Misterium siue Medicinae Catholicae Tomi Primi trac-tatus secundus, in sectiones distributus duas. Quorum Prior generallem morborum natura, etc. Vltima, Vniuersale medicorum siue aegrotorum depingit Catoptron: etc. Francofurti A° 1631. Authore Ro: Flud alias de Fluctibus.

This is a new Booke and is now betweene 20 and 30s price. Dr. Fludd is of farr more esteeme beyond sea then at home.

Christophoro Barri, Cochin-China: Containing Many Admirable Rarities and Singularities of That Countrey (London, 1633). The copy which Howes presented to Winthrop is now in the Society’s library. At one time it was said to have contained the name “E. Howes” on the title page. 4 Collections , vi. 497n. No trace of such a name is now visible, but the title page does bear Winthrop’s catalogue number.