A commonplace book whose contents cover a variety of subjects, not always in any apparent order, most with text in verse: The author's apostrophe to the reader. His sources. -- Useful information, including various calendars, tables and rules, such as a brief computation of the time up to the year 1608; calendars showing saints' days, evil and good days; a rule to know all the vigils and fasting days. -- Tables showing the golden number and days for letting blood. -- A rule to know the age of the Moon and how to tell the time by the Moon. A note on the Julian Calendar and its errors. -- Certain measurements and distances between cities. -- The relative sizes of the sun, the planets and the earth; how described by Ptolemy; how to judge the weather by the planets. -- A horoscope. -- The ages of the world with some historical notes. -- University and law terms. -- The principal fairs. -- Wise sayings and proverbs. -- Gazetteer, including: A description of Britain. -- The two universities and their colleges. -- Parliamentary seats. -- The wards and parishes of the City of London; the sheriffs and mayors of London, 1190-1559; the Lord mayors and sheriffs of London, 1558-1602. Also, Old Testament History, beginning with Genesis, including the sayings of Jacob's twelve children, and an account of the Nativity. -- Kings of England from 1108 [B.C.] to James I; Kings of Scotland, 137l to James VI and his wife Queen Anne. -- Various professions and occupations. -- Well-known historical figures: The six Gunpowder Plot traitors; pagan, Jewish and Christian heroes. -- Allegorical figures, including: The nine muses, the seven deadly sins, the seven virtuous women, the seven liberal sciences. -- Description of the four forms of the cards, alluding to the four ages of the world. -- The seven things that trouble a city; seven kinds of fools. -- Sayings and parables of Jesus; His 12 disciples; His crucifixion; the martyrdom of St. Sebastian. -- Designs for embroidery patterns, mazes. patterns for caps, heraldic design, designs for letters of the alphabet (8 sets).
