Harley MS 3542 is a

manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printing, printed or repr ...

dating to the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

times, specifically the late sixteenth century. The manuscript shows alchemical and medical recipes in addition to containing instruction of martial techniques using a

two-handed sword The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical dictionary for the universal names, classification or terminology of swords; a sword was simply a double ...

. The manuscript is part of the

Harleian Collection The Harleian Library, Harley Collection, Harleian Collection and other variants ( la, Bibliotheca Harleiana) is one of the main "closed" collections (namely, historic collections to which new material is no longer added) of the British Library in ...

. The manuscript contains instruction of martial techniques and is one of three extant sources on martial techniques in

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

, the other two being British Library Cotton MS Titus A XXV, folio 105 and British Library Add MS 39564. Thomas Byaed was a sixteenth century

vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

who possessed a booklet written by three people named John Pauper, John Dastin and John Sawtry which was bound subsequently into Harley MS 3542. Also included in the manuscript is a work ''Treatise on pulses'' written by Walter Agilon, selected parts of works which were written by Roger de Baron and

Roger of Parma Rogerius (before 1140 – c. 1195), also called Rogerius Salernitanus, Roger Frugard, Roger Frugardi, Roggerio Frugardo, Rüdiger Frutgard and Roggerio dei Frugardi, was a Salernitan surgeon who wrote a work on medicine entitled ''Practica Chirur ...

, the third treatise of the

Trotula ''Trotula'' is a name referring to a group of three texts on women's medicine that were composed in the southern Italian port town of Salerno in the 12th century. The name derives from a historic female figure, Trota of Salerno, a physician and ...

ensemble, and a work by Ralph Hoby on the subjects of astronomy and medicine.

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