Begins—
“To tellyn of bytayne I have grete mynde
And sythen of othur herbys os I fynde.
Furst at bytayne I wyl begynne
Yat many vertues berys wt inne.”
Last line—
“Yche stounde whyle it mai on erthe be founde.”
Ashmole 1397 (II-IV).
Early 14th century. Experimenta Alberti Magni de herbis lapidibus et animalibus.
Addit. 32622. British Museum (III).
14th century. Secreta fratris Alberti de Colonia ordinis fratrum predicatorum super naturis quarundum herbarum et lapidum et animalium in diversis libris philosophorum reperta et in unum collecta.
Digby 147 (XXIV). Bodleian.
14th century. Secreta fratris Alberti ordinis fratrum predicatorum (i) de herbis xvi (ii) de lapidibus (iii) de animalibus (xviii).