Notebooks of John Ward [manuscript], ca. 1647-ca. 1680.

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Notebooks of John Ward [manuscript], ca. 1647-ca. 1680.

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Notebooks touch on many things -- medicine, surgery, chemistry, pharmacy, herbs, botany, materia medica, even astrology, as well as theology, history, ancient and modern, politics, literature and travel. Ward was curious about most things, tried to keep abreast of recent publications, and made extensive notes of what he read. He met and was aware of many of the leading men of science in his day, saw their laboratories and physic gardens, attended lectures, witnessed operations, etc., so as to be able to improve his own store of knowledge. There are also a few incidental references to Shakespeare (V.a.292, leaves 138v, 140, and 150; V.a.294, leaf 20; V.a.295, leaf 120; see "The pen's excellencie" for specific references).

16 v. ; 147 x 90 mm.

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Ward, John, 1629-1681.

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John Ward proceeded M.A., Oxon., 1652. From 1662 until his death, Ward was vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon and around 1668 he was appointed rector of Dorsington, Gloucestershire. In 1666 he was licensed to practice medicine by the Archbishop of Canterbury. As an avid student, Ward's great interest was medicine, and once he was licensed he spent much time in London during the Commonwealth studying the natural sciences. From the description of Notebooks of John Ward [manuscript], ca. 164...

Medical society of London. Library

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Rosenbach, J. A. S. N., Dr.,

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...