Appendix B. Abridgement of ‘Properties’ in Bodleian Library Manuscript Laud Miscellany 682.

Books 1 to 15 and Book 19 are omitted wholly.

In Book 16, on rocks, gems and minerals, all chapters are retained.

In Book 17, on plants and trees, only the following chapters are retained:

de amigdalo

On the almond

de aloe

On aloe

de aniso

On anise

de allio

On wild garlic

de absinthio

On wormwood

de apio

On celery

de aristologia

On [an unidentified herb]

de arthemisia

On yarrow, wormwood, tarragon or similar

de beta

On beet

de cynamomo

On cinnamon

de cassia fistula

On laburnum

de cappari

On the caper

de calamento

On calamint

de carduo

On the thistle

de carica

On the rush

de coloquintida

On bitter cucumber or gourd

de croco

On the crocus

de cepa

On the onion

de cepe canino

On the ‘biting onion’

de celidonia

On the celandine

de centauria

On centaury

de daphiri

On laurel

de diptanno

On marjoram

de dragancia

On the arum lily

de edria

On ivy

de eleboro

On hellebore

de eruca

On colewort

de enula

On elecampane

de epithimo

On [an unidentified plant]

de ebulo

On the elder tree

de fraxino

On the ash tree

de faba

On the broad bean

de feniculo

On fennel

de iunipero

On juniper

de castanea

On the sweet chestnut

de lactuca

On lettuce

de lappa

On burdock

de moro

On the mulberry

de mandragora

On mandrake

de menta

On mint

de malua

On the apple

de nuce

On the nut

de pruno

On the plum tree

de papavere

On the poppy

de plantagine

On the vine shoot

de petrocilio

On parsley

de pipere

On pepper

de pulegio

On penny-royal

de porro

On the leek

de rosa

On the rose

de rampno

On rampion

de salice

On the willow tree

de sambuco

On the elderflower

de sinapi

On mustard

de tritico

On wheat

de ptisana

On tisane

de vino

On wine

de viola

On the violet

de urtica

On the nettle

de zizania

On broom

de zinzibero

On ginger

In Book 18,on land-animals, only the following chapters are retained:

de agno agniculo

On the lamb

de rana

On the frog

de asino

On the ass

de equa

On the mare

de lepore

On the hare

de mulo

On the mule

de mure

On the mouse

de mustela

On the weasel

de pediculo

On the louse

de pulice

On the flea

de vulpe

On the fox