Volume 1

The works of Sir Thomas Browne : including his unpublished correspondence, and a memoir / edited by Simon Wilkin.

  • Thomas Browne
Date:
1846
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Credit: The works of Sir Thomas Browne : including his unpublished correspondence, and a memoir / edited by Simon Wilkin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    dyed. Dr. Arthur Dee was a yong man when he saw this projection made in Bohemia, butt hee was so inflamed there- with, that hee fell early upon that studie and read not much all his life but bookes of that subject, and two years before his death contracted with one Hunniades, or Hans Hanyar, in London, to be his operator. This Hans Hanyar having lived long in London and growing in years, resolved to re- turne into Hungarie; he went first to Amsterdam where hee was to remain ten weeks, till Dr. Arthur came unto him. The Dr. to my knowledge was serious in this buisinesse, and had provided all in readinesse to goe; but suddenly hee heard that Hans Hanyar was dead. If hereafter any thing farther occurreth to my memorie I shall advertize. (No Signature.) (Note subscribed by Ashmole.) Reed. 29 March, 1674, 4h. p.m. from Dr. Browne, of Norwich, directed to Mr. Ashmole. From Sir Thomas Browne to Mr. John Aubrey. [from aubrey's letters in the ashmolean museum, vol. i. art. 2S.] WORTHY GOOD SR. I receaved your courteous letter and therein Mr. Woods his request. Dr. Thomas Lushington was borne at Canterbury, was chaplaine unto Dr. Corbet, bishop of Nor- wich, and afterward unto Prince Charles, now our king, in his minority; was rector of Burnham, in Norfolk, and dyed and was buryed at Sittingbourne, in Kent. Hee writt a Logick, after a new method, in Latin. A comment upon the Hebrews English, both printed at London. I lee writt also a Latin Treatise of the Passions, according I to Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. And also upon the The- ologie of Proclus,2 butt they never were published as I could Iheare, and I knowe not whether any one hath the coppies. 1 was borne at St. Michaels Cheap in London, went to schoolc at Winchester Colledgc, then went to Oxford, spent 2 Probably MS, Sloan. 1838.—Catalogue of Browne's MSS. No. 1, 4to. 2 H 2