Philosophia maturata an exact piece of philosophy containing the practick and operative part thereof in gaining the philosophers stone : with the wayes how to make the mineral stone and the calcinations of mettals : whereunto is added a work compiled by St. Dunstan concerning the philosophers stone : and the experiments of Rumelius and preparations of Angelo Sala, all most famous chymists in their time / published by Lancelot Colson.

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Philosophia maturata an exact piece of philosophy containing the practick and operative part thereof in gaining the philosophers stone : with the wayes how to make the mineral stone and the calcinations of mettals : whereunto is added a work compiled by St. Dunstan concerning the philosophers stone : and the experiments of Rumelius and preparations of Angelo Sala, all most famous chymists in their time / published by Lancelot Colson.
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Coelson, Lancelot, 1627-ca 1687.
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London :: Printed for G. Sawbridge ...,
1668.
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Alchemy.
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"Philosophia maturata an exact piece of philosophy containing the practick and operative part thereof in gaining the philosophers stone : with the wayes how to make the mineral stone and the calcinations of mettals : whereunto is added a work compiled by St. Dunstan concerning the philosophers stone : and the experiments of Rumelius and preparations of Angelo Sala, all most famous chymists in their time / published by Lancelot Colson." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33604.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.

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Conserve of dry Roses.

Take the subtile powder of red Roses one ounce, of Rosewater 3. ounces, of the spirit of white Vitriol one drachm, of the best Musk and Ambergreece, of each one grain, of white Sugar 12 ounces; infuse the Ro∣ses in Rosewater and the spirit of Vitriol, keep them in maceration for 4. hours, in a glass, then boyl the Su∣gar with the Rosewater, to the consistence of Manus

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Christi, then incorporate with them the Musk and Amber∣greece in a glass Morter: Thus is your Conserve pre∣pared, which is sufficiently red and odoriferous: This sort of Conserve is more ef∣fectual than those which are prepared in the vul∣gar way, especially where strengthening is needfull, by reason of the spirit of Vitriol; and the older this Conserve is, the better it is.

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