William Waylett (1728-1815): receipts

  • Waylett, William, 1728-1815.
Date:
1760-1815
Reference:
MS.4980
Part of:
Waylett, William (1728-1815), Surgeon Apothecary and Man Midwife, Lydd, Kent, and Cock, Frederick William (1858-1943), MD, Antiquary
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About this work

Description

Collection of medical receipts, and extracts: in Latin and English. Compiler's holograph MS. Inscribed on the upper cover: 'Wm. Waylett's praescription book. 1757 to 1815. Lydd. Kent.' With biographical notes on Waylett written by Dr. Cock inside the upper and lower covers. Produced in Lydd.

Publication/Creation

1760-1815

Physical description

1 volume 136 ll. 4to. 20 × 16 cm. Original vellum binding. Some leaves slightly wormed.

Contributors

Acquisition note

Purchased at Sotheby's 8/5/1944, Lot 292 (part).

Ownership note

Ex-Libris of Frederick William Cock pasted inside the upper cover. From the Cock Papers.

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

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Accession number

  • 92714