Paper, 'Instructions in Dyeing from Mr. [Benjamin] Laney of Southwark' [written in the hand of Robert Hooke] Extracts from a selection of books by Mr. Laney on how to dye different materials, different quantities of materials and using different dyes. The method was provided by Mr Herbert, from Dieppe, France on 1 January 1650, as collected by Theodore de Mayerne (previously Royal Physician to James I). Main body text is in French, very few notes are in English. Subject: Chemistry November-December 1669