The Codex Compendium (Wellcome Library MS-199)

The Codex Compendium is a hand-written medical book from the 17th century. It is mainly written in the clear but some passages are encrypted (they could be later additions). The encryption algorithm used is a simple letter substitution, which is easy to solve. A substitution table is given on a post-it note on the first page. The cleartext of the encrypted passages is given below the photo gallery.

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02r: COMPENDIUM ACCURATISSIMUM VIRTUTUM AC POTENTIARUM FRUTICUM ET ARBORUM EX DOCTISSIMIS AUTORIBUS

03l: PLANTAE SPIRITUUM ET DEMONUM LINUM PSYLLIUM VIOLA APIUM CORIANDRUM HIOSCIARUS CICUTA CANNA FEVATASSUS BARBASSUS

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04l: SANHALUMRUBEUM

04r: RENTA PIPERNIGUR

05l: CALAMENUM

05r: PAEONIAPALMACUI|STI

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07l: MUSCUSTXUSLAUR|US

07r: AMBRAMYRRABAL|SAMUM

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16l: FOLIUMIN|XUM|OPOPANA|X

16r: LATAX|ARTEMIS|IAPALM|A

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19 l: ZINZIBER GENTIANA DICTAMNUS VERBENA VITIS.
19 r: CEDRUS HEDERA MASTIX ZEOAREA CALAMUS AROMATICUS LIBANOTIS

20 l: SELENOTROPION HYSSOPUS AGNUS CASUS / MLIVA CHINOSTARES
20 r: ASPHODELUS RUTA SERPENTARIA CIMINUM SIPHIUM, OPIUM

21 l: FICUS PINUS BARBA JOVIS OCIMUM BUGLOSSA SPICA
21 r: INULA LOLIUM POOPULUS QUERCUS ESCULUS ILEX

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