Commonplace Book of Paul Gosnold
With headings such as "De Logica," "De Pontifice," "De Papa," books of the Bible, and "De Amicitia." Subjects include but are not restricted to Holy Writ and the classics, but also to contemporary topics including quotes from, and musings on, Burton, Ralegh, Digges, Gilbert, Holinshead, Speed and others, such as "Plato said that he fearing the weake memorie of old age hastened to make another of paper."