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1 - Two copies of `Advertisement' curtailing Boyle's willingness to receive visitors.
2 - Introductory material for 'Paralipomena'
3 - MS version of Boyle's justification for writing on single sheets.
4 - Boyle's response to the allegations of 'Mr H.'
5 - MS version of a complaint about plagiarism.
6 - Note concerning specimen of 'Design'd Processes'.
7 - Alternative version of subsidiary remarks to section of 'Ex & Obs Physicae' dealing with medical topics.
8 - 'The Titles of the Latter Part of the Diffident Naturalist'.
9 - Preliminary version of introductory note to 'Paralipomena'.
10 - Further paper on plagiarism.
11 - Introductory note to table giving true/feigned names of sources of recipes.
12 - MS version of the sequel to 1688 advertisement.
13 - 'A Scheme or Method of the Experiments & Observationes Physicae'
14 - List of papers left with Mrs. Dury, esp. concerning lands, etc.
15 - Clean copy of opening page of `Post-Script' to 'Notion of Nature'.
16 - Prefatory statement to text on use of experiment and reason in natural philosophy.
17 - `A Scheme or List of the Heads to which the following Particulars belonging to the 'Medicina Chromatica' may be refer'd.'
18 - Note on experimental phenomena and prefatory statement.
19 - Mathematical papers.
20 - List of works by Dr Muller.
21 - List of scientific phenomena to remember.
22 - Introductory material concerning use and limits of sense, experience, reason and authority in natural philosophy.
23 - Introductory note concerning work by Boyle.
24 - MS version of 'philosophical' part of published list of Boyle's works.
25 - Introductory note and index of chapters to 'Paralipomena'.
26 - Introductory note concerning work by Boyle.
27 - Documents relating to Boyle's arbitration in a dispute between Samuel Hutchinson and Viscount Grandison concerning a method of smelting lead using coal.
28 - Robert Codrington, Latin ode to Boyle.
29 - Brief notes marked for various (mostly unpublished) works.
30 - Birch's 'Memorandum' concerning the proposed edition of Boyle's works.
31 - Printed 'Advertisement' concerning the loss of Boyle's writings, May 1688
32 - 'Things To be Done': list of experiments.
33 - Miscellaneous notes and calculations.
34 - List of things to be remembered concerning Boyle's papers.
35 - List of chapters of 'Paralipomena'
36 - Notes on contents of various works by Boyle, including 'Christian Virtuoso, I, Appendix' (1),'Chaos of Notes relateing to Inflammability', 'Requisites of a Good Hypothesis' (2), writings on distillation, 'Ex & Obs. Physicae'.
37 - 'A Catalogue of the Honourable Mr. Boyles writings unpublish'd taken the 7th of July 1684''
38 - List of contents of boxes A and B.
39 - Synopsis of intended treatise, 'Of Publick Spiritedness'
40 - Early version of list of contents of 'Paralipomena'
41 - 'Advertisements' to 'Paralipomena'
42 - 'Of Naturall Philosophie', a synopsis.
43 - 'Catalogus quorundum Librorum Nobilissimi domini d. Boyle latinè transcriptorum', 'A catalogue of certain books by the Hon. Mr. Boyle translated into Latin'
44 - List of writings of Boyle, dated 'Decemb. the 30'
45 - Lists of 'Philosophicall Essays', 'Experiments unpublished', etc
46 - Tituli Ad Naturalem atque Experimentalem Aeris Historiam'
47 - List of Boyle's unpublished writings, dated 3 July 1691
48 - List of writings to 'seek for', 7 January 1690/1
49 - 'The Order of My Severall Treatises'
50 - Catalogue of Boyle's unpublished writings, 7 July 1684.
51 - List of desiderata for natural philosophy.
52 - Catalogue of mineral specimens intended for the Royal Society.
53 - List of headings concerning copper.
54 - Lists of natural/scientific phenomena, observations, experiments etc.
55 - `Particulars about Essay the ---
56 - List of contents of part 2 of 'Exp. & Obs. Physicae'
57 - 1. Lists of essays and treatises by Boyle, and other notes (with a key to the abbreviations used), and\r\n2. section of workdiary 5.
58 - Two pasted-down notes, one listing experimental and other writings, the other things to remember concerning 'The will' and other matters.
59 - Lists by Oldenburg of papers 'mentioned to me by the Honourable Robert Boyle, March 26 1677'
60 - 'The Order of My Several Treatises'
61 - Early version of list of contents of 'Paralipomena'.
62 - 'Advertisements' to 'Paralipomena'
63 - MS version of the 21 titles for 'Cold'.
64 - 'An Index of the Chapters of the Experimenta et Observationes Physicae' (fol. 95) and 'Chapters designed for the 2d Tome of Experimenta et Observationes Physicae'.
65 - Numbered list of hydrostatical and other phenomena.
66 - Two identical lists of topics relating to luminosity.
67 - List of nine works by Boyle.
68 - 'An Idea for the advancement of Experimental Philosophy'.
69 - Numbered list of recipes.
70 - Two lists of contents of 'Paralipomena' with identical text.
71 - 'The Order of My Severall Treatises'
72 - Note concerning papers 'sealed up in this (Paper) case'.
73 - Notes relating to drafting of will.
74 - Contents of boxes A and B.
75 - Lists of contents of five boxes, dated 21 January [1691]
76 - Inventory of Boyle's papers, dated 17 September 1691.
77 - Miles' notes on the structure of 'Christ. Virt., II', and his plans for same, with miscellaneous memoranda.
78 - Comments on a work in draft form on reason, revelation and the resurrection.
79 - Miles' notes and queries concerning Wotton's 'Sketch' of Boyle's life.
80 - Miles' list of Boyle letters, 1645-8.
81 - Miles' notes on his work on 'Christ. Virt., II', dated 26 Nov. 1742.
82 - Fragment of alphabetical list of Boyle letters sent to Birch for printing, 2 November 1742 ('A' only)
83 - List of Hooke-Boyle letters and their content, on back of cover of letter to Thomas Edlin.
84 - Calculations concerning length of Boyle letters, written on incomplete letter concerning vacancies in English church at Amsterdam.
85 - Notes on contents of 'Tract about Atheism'
86 - Miles' notes on length of 'Christ. Virt., II', and miscellaneous memoranda.
87 - Miles' notes on contents of 'Ethical Elements' (i.e., 'Aretology')
88 - Numbered list by Miles of Boyle manuscripts.
89 - List of Boyle letters made by Miles while sorting them.
90 - Synopsis of Miles' inventories of Boyle Papers.
91 - Miles' copy of William Clarke's list of Boyle papers owned by Wotton, with ancillary notes.
92 - Miles' memoranda on Boyle's papers.
93 - Lists of letters by Beale and Boyle.
94 - Notes by Miles concerning the content of what is now BL 7.
95 - Miles's list of Boyle's unpublished writings.
96 - List of numbers of letters from different correspondents sent to press.
97 - Inventory of Boyle manuscripts by Miles, divided into categories denoted by letters.
98 - List of Boyle letters made by Miles while sorting them.
99 - Numbered list by Miles of Boyle manuscripts, with associate memoranda.
100 - List of published works by Boyle in unknown hand, with notes by Miles.
101 - Notes and queries by Miles concerning Boyle MSS.
102 - Incomplete list of unpublished MSS by Boyle.
103 - Synopsis of Miles' inventories of Boyle Papers.
104 - List of letters belonging with those on fols. 150-2.
105 - List by Miles of issues of 'Miscellanea Curiosa', perhaps to assess completeness of a set.
106 - Notes by Miles of contents of numbered issues, perhaps of a dissenting journal.
107 - Draft letter by Miles.
108 - List of 'the subiects of the Tracts that I have yet met with among my Papers, to which other Titles may be added as the Papers belonging to them come to hand', as also experiments.
109 - Three pasted-down notes.
110 - Further memoranda by Miles relating to his work on Boyle.
111 - Inventory of Boyle letters in chronological order, with separate groups at end and name index, by Willam Wotton.
112 - List of books divided into numbered sections in Miles' hand.
113 - Lists by Miles of letters grouped by sender in order of date, with other memoranda.
114 - Jottings by Miles
115 - Notes evidently linked to those on BP 36, fol. 173.
116 - List of numbers of dwelling houses and inhabitants.
117 - List of 'Bound books' by Miles.
118 - List of Oldenburg letters, with notes on content.
119 - 'Alphabet[ical] List of L[ette]rs Sent to the press taken Nov[emb]r 2 1742 & Sent to Mr. Birch', with additions dated 18 Nov. 1742.
120 - List of books, including sermons and funeral sermons.
121 - Cover-sheet, with memoranda by Miles on it.
122 - Henry Miles' copy of William Clarke's inventory of Robert Boyle manuscripts in his possession
123 - Pasted down slips of paper comprising miscellaneous notes by Miles, inc. on 'Motives to love G[od]' and Thomson's 'Seasons', together with list of biographical papers, etc.
124 - Draft letter by Miles; references and calculations on verso.
125 - Further numbered lists of sermons, etc., related to fols. 190, 199-200.
126 - Notes by Miles, including demographic data, note on William Hook, and list of references.
127 - 'Theses Mathematico-Physicae de Terra Joannis Placentini. Lesnensis Mathem: Profes: publ: Ordin: Francofurti'
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