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A complex genealogical diagram rendered in red and black ink. The central feature is a vertical lineage of names contained within red circular borders, linked by red lines. At the top, "Adam" and "Eva" are positioned prominently. From Adam, lines branch to "Cain," "Abel," and "Seth." Seth initiates the main vertical line of descent leading down to "Thare" (Terah). Branching off to the left is the lineage of Cain. Accompanying the names are several paragraphs of Latin text written in a medieval script, providing biblical and historical narrative. A central red oval library stamp reads "MUSEUM BRITANNICUM". Ornamental red initials mark the start of significant text blocks.

Considerans sacrae hystoriae prolixitatem necnon et difficultatem: Scholarium quoq: circa studium sacrae scripturae: maxime in hystoriae veritate. occupatoru[m]? utriusq[ue]? testamenti dilucidat[ur]? p[er]?currer[e] uolentiu[m]? p[er]? breuior[em]? uia[m] o[m]n[i]a[m]? quide[m] p[ro]p[er]ante? fieri? p[er]scriptu[m]? habere? e[rum]? que in libris regu[m] et p[ar]alipom[enon]? p[ro]lixius? p[er]tractat[ur]? uoluit? faci[u]le? possit p[er]ocul? haberi h[istor]ia? reru[m]? a[m]plius? factu[m]? legere? uoluerit? facili[us]?. I[n]q[ue]? et non sacra? labore nu[n]q[ue]? negotia? plemi melius? alliat[ur]? e[t]? br[e]uiter? quida[m]? locus? tibi? e[t]? uibi? ut? de[mon]strare? p[er]? hanc descripcione[m]? sa[n]ctor[um]? p[at]ria? et p[at]riarchal[is]? iudice[m] reges p[ro]p[et]ias? q[uo]dq[ue]? ex? q[u]a[m]? p[er]sona[m]? o[mn]i[m]? u[is]q[ue]? xp[ist]m? t[em]p[o]r[e]? m[u]ndi? o[m]nia? anno? eia[m]? ad? uac[u]at? con[n]ecit? ueni[en]s? p[er]? dan[iel]?. I[n]itial? doceri? filio[s]? suos? offrie? deo? decimas?.

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Adam --- Eva

.i. Chain agricola doles fua pina[m]? t[er]ra[m]? fi[li]us? ee? rep[ro]bat[us]?. licet ad[d]ito? tep[o]r[e]? b[er]u[is]? lep[er]? u[er]it[er]?. p[at]er[n]is? in[m]ute[m]?. p[er]e? na[m]q[ue]? u[er]it[er]? habit[um]? tel[er]i[um]? uua[m]? p[er]pe[tua]m? p[at]rin[er]is? ad[d]ito? maledicet[ur]?.
Chain agricola

Chain (in circle)
Abel pastor

Abel (in circle)
mana

mana (in circle)
Beloza

Beloza (in circle)

Seth (in circle)
Iste seth genuit adam. .cc. .xxx. anno vitae sue q[u]i? e[n]i[m]? .c. p[re]ter? moslet? q[u]i[bus]? ada[m] luxit abel.

Enos (in circle)
Iste enoch placuit deo e[t]? h[u]ac? u[er]it[er]? i[u]sticia?. n[u]m[er]e? et? selz[ur]a[m]?. p[re]ter? iusticie? libr[um]? p[er]i? i[n]sculp[tu]m? u[n]de? ge[n]uit? lep[re]?. his? qui[bus]? adam edi[re]? mo[n]stral[us]?.

Chainan (in circle)

Malaleel (in circle)

Iared (in circle)

Enoch (in circle)
Iste enoch placuit deo e[t]? translatus est in paradisum. vixit? ante diluvium? .cc. .xv. annos?. vixit? deinde .cc. .l. annis?. vixit? et? post? hoc? m[un]di? vixerit? annis? .v. vixit? et? p[er]? omne? t[em]p[u]s?.

Matusael (in circle)

Lamech (in circle)
Lamech fuit filius matusael. vixit? ante diluvium? .clxxxii. annis?. vixit? et? post hoc? .dlxxxv. annis?. vixit? summa? annis? .dcclxxvii.

Henoch

Henoch (in circle)
Irad

Irad (in circle)
Mauiael

Mauiael (in circle)
Matusael

Matusael (in circle)
Lamech

Lamech (in circle)

MUSEUM BRITANNICUM

Ada (in circle)
Sella (in circle)

A: Iste iabel adinuenit portatilib[us] pasto[rum] tentoriu[m] p[er]u[er]it agger. sed[m] q[u]and[am]?. gen[er]acionem distinxit.
Iabel (in circle)

B: Iste iubal p[er] inu[en]t[i]o[ne]m? m[u]sica[rum]? for[m]a]? gano[rum] musicae artis ineinu[er]it]?. mo[n]? in[n]pu[m]? laci[ni]a? falcra[m]? inarmon[i]ea]? p[er]? ice[n]diu[m]?. dilunm? p[at]ria? lep[er]?.
Iubal (in circle)

C: Iste tubalchain fuit inu[en]t[or]? metallo[rum]?. falcra[m]? melleo[rum]? p[er]? ice[n]diu[m]?. uun[m]? p[er]tu[re]?.
Tubalchain (in circle)

D: Noema (in circle)

Noe (in circle)
In sexcentessimo anno vite sue inundare diluvio coepit terra .c. .l. .v. anni?. arcae et? sep[ti]m? amo[rum]?. c. l[o]cu[m]?. p[er]? die[m]? u[er]it[er]? scil[et]?. anno? .v. vixit?. et? post diluvium uixerit? annos .cccl. vixit? summa? annis .dccccl.

Sem (in circle)
Cham (in circle)
Iaphet (in circle)
Sem in Asya. Cham in Affrica. Iaphet in Europa.

Arfaxath (in circle)
Sale (in circle)

Heber (in circle)
Ab isto heber dicti sunt hebri. I[n]? abraham. Abra[m]?.

Phalech (in circle)
In ipso phalech facta est lingua[rum] diuisio iedschim? p[er]? babel mag[ni] feirma[m]?. In eius familia reman[en]t? hebrea? lingua omni antiquissima dict[a] xp[ist]e? phaleca. ab[m]it? u[u]it?.

Ragau (in circle)
Saruc (in circle)
Nachor (in circle)
Thare (in circle)

Post diluvium exorta sunt .iiii. principalia regna. Assyrior[um] ab oriente. Sicioniorum ab occidente. Aegyptior[um] a meridie. u[m]ine?. Belo successit semyramis uxor? sua q[u]i? babiloma[m] apud regnu[m] astreyer?. u[m]i[er]? m[e]m[er]e? fuit? faciem i[n]magne[m]? p[er]?. Tandem dauida? u[er]it[er]? regnau[it]? a[n]ca? filia sua p[er]u[en]it? plaz[i]e[m]? og? ei[m]it? ox[er]? ab eo lep[er]?. u[m]uecus? reg[n]io? adpsal i[n]llaro? darrul fili[us] athagal c[on]eodem? cyro conuegnan[re]?.

Iste nachor cu[m] er[e]it? de? caldea ducta iuuax[e]? meleha? filia fru[i]t? sui u[er]it[er]? man[m]? i[n]? caua? mesopotamie. mortu[us]? u[u]it? q[uo]d? p[er]? suo? abraha[m]? u[er]it[er]? i[n]? chanaan? p[er]guin[re]?. hu[m]?. Buz. Bazuel. cu[m] aliis .v. ge[n]u[er]it?. d[e]? u[m]ue?. p[er]?. buz. descendit Balaam. q[u]i? i[n]? hebreos in iob. ei[m]u? buzuel d[ic]it[ur]?.

.i. de diabolo offerens. .ii. f[re]i? u[m]d[er]e?. .iii. Dolose et? noat fag[um]?. .iiii. occid[ere]?. .v. Pacere? regnu[m]?.