References to Sutton and Sandy seem to point to the authorship of John Symcotts, son of John of Sutton who became a Pensioner of Queens College Cambridge in 1608 and was M.D. from King's College 1636. (Cf. Venn 'Alumni Cantabrigienses' Vol. IV.) He was physician to Oliver Cromwell, and died in 1662. Venn also has an entry for a Robert Symcotts, brother of John who was Rector of Sandy 1628-1639, and died in 1639. This brother's name appears on p. 201 'per fratrem R.S.', and on p. 446 'My brother Robert'. No particulars have been traced as to W. Wells. There is a third hand found in the MS., differing from the earlier two scripts. Some of the receipts by this writer are initialled C.H., and one on p. 358 'C. Haslam'. Two on p. 279 are dated 1686 and 1688, and one on p. 1013 'Die ultimo Januarii [16]93/4'. A note in Sotheby's Sale-catalogue 21/4/1943, Lot 333 states: 'This manuscript is attributed to Robt. Crawley, Physician to Oliver Cromwell, but there is no proof of this'. Robert Crawley [1619-1696] is entere