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Manuscript volume, probably late 14th century, containing a collection of medical treatises by various authors, including prescriptions and treatises on medicinal herbs. With many later notes and corrections.

Manuscript volume, apparently dating from 1425, containing a dictionary of medical terms and other treatises. Marginal comments throughout, 16th-17th century, including medicinal recipes, the entries frequently stating the name of the person who found them beneficial and the date. The fly-leaf bears text of theological content in a 13th-century script.

Parchment roll, late 15th century, containing a genealogical table of the Kings of England to Edward IV, showing their descent from Adam and Eve, flanked with text and with a brief preface. In the last medallion of the table Edward IV (who reigned 1461-1470, 1471-1483) appears as king, although the accompanying text ends in 1453.