A reuelation of the secret spirit Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman.

Title

A reuelation of the secret spirit Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman.

Author

Agnello, Giovan Battista.

Publication

London :: Printed by Iohn Haviland for Henrie Skelton, and are to be sold at his shop a little within All-gate,

1623.

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Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.

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"A reuelation of the secret spirit Declaring the most concealed secret of alchymie. Written first in Latine by an vnknowne author, but explained in Italian, by Iohn Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English, by R.N.E. gentleman." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05040.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT Reuerend Father in God, my honourable Lord, Iohn Thornburgh, Lord Bishop of Worcester, health and happinesse.
• To the discreet and true searchers of the secrets of Na∣ture, leading a solitary life.
• THE REVELA∣tion of the secret SPIRIT.
• preamble
  • An Abridgement of the Pream∣ble to the Exposition.
  • The Preamble to the Ex∣position of the secret SPIRIT.
• The first Chapter; Wherein it is proued that there is only one thing, out of the which the secret Spirit, or the Philosophers Stone, may be taken.
• The second Chapter; In which shall bee seene, (by meanes of many sentences of di∣uers Philosophers) if it can bee iudged, what thing is this onely thing.
• The third Chapter; Wherin is proued, that of necessi∣ty it behoueth to reduce the body to the first matter, that it may be dispo∣sed for the separation of the Elements.
• The fourth Chapter; Where it shall bee seene if it bee possible, to know what thing is this first matter.
• The fifth Chapter; In which is handled the separati∣on of the foure Elements, which the apparitions of that secret Spirit doe signifie.
• The sixt Chapter; In which shall be declared the fifth apparition of the secret Spirit in a glorified body.
• The seuenth Chapter; Wherein is shewed the manner to make the Elixir, or medicine to con∣serue the life of man.
• The eight Chapter; Where are handled the diuers workers in this Science.