The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature, ... / by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light : demonstrating to the blind world that good gold may be found as well in cold as hot regions, and be profitably extracted out of sand, stones, gravel and flints &c. .../ written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With Jehior, aurora sapientiae, or, The day dawning or light of wisdom : containing the three principles or original of all things whereby are discovered the great and many mysteries of God, nature and the elements, hitherto hid, now revealed / all published by W.C. Esquire. : with a catalogue of chymical books.

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The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature, ... / by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light : demonstrating to the blind world that good gold may be found as well in cold as hot regions, and be profitably extracted out of sand, stones, gravel and flints &c. .../ written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With Jehior, aurora sapientiae, or, The day dawning or light of wisdom : containing the three principles or original of all things whereby are discovered the great and many mysteries of God, nature and the elements, hitherto hid, now revealed / all published by W.C. Esquire. : with a catalogue of chymical books.
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"The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature, ... / by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light : demonstrating to the blind world that good gold may be found as well in cold as hot regions, and be profitably extracted out of sand, stones, gravel and flints &c. .../ written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With Jehior, aurora sapientiae, or, The day dawning or light of wisdom : containing the three principles or original of all things whereby are discovered the great and many mysteries of God, nature and the elements, hitherto hid, now revealed / all published by W.C. Esquire. : with a catalogue of chymical books." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a34451.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2025.

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A Catalogue of Chymical Books which have been written Originally, or Tran∣slated into English.

  • ELias Ashmole Esq his Theatrum Chymicum Bri∣tanicum; Or, a Collection of our Famous English Hermetical and Poetical Philosophers, (viz.) Th. Norton, Geo. Ripley, Geofr. Chaucer, Jo. Dastin, Pearce the black Monk, Rich. Carpenter, Abrah. Andrews, Th. Carnck, Will. Bloomfield, Ed Kelley, Jo. Dee, Th. Robinson, the Magistery of W. B. Jo. Gower, Mystery of Alchymists, Jo Lydgate, Will. Redman, with divers Anonymi, and certain fragments with Annotations upon the same. Lond. 1652. 4.
  • —His Fassiculus Chymicus; Or, Chymical Col∣lections of the ngress, progress, and Egress of the Secret Hermetick Science, Collected out of the Choicest & most Famous Authors, Lond. 1650. 8o.
  • —The way to Bliss. Lond. 1658. 4o
  • Don Alexis of Piemont, His Collection of Secrets, with the manner of making Distillations, &c. Lond. 1580. 4o
  • Fr. Antonies Apology for his Medicine called Aurum Potabile, Lond▪ 1616. 4.
  • Aula Lucis, Or, The House of Light▪ by S. N. Lond. 152. 8,
  • Artefius his Key of the greater Wisdom, 8. vide Flammell.
  • Abr. Andrews his Hunting of the Green Lyon, vide Theatrum Chymicum Britanicum.
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  • ... Alphonsus King of Portugal his 2 Treatises of the Philo∣sophers Stone, vide Treatises.
  • Albertus Magnus, his secrets of the Virtues of Herbs, Stones, Beasts, &c. Lond. 1637, 8.
  • Anonymi quidem.
  • A Discourse of Magical Gold, vide Discourse.
  • A True order to Distil Oyls, &c. aide true and per∣fect order.
  • A Profitable Discourse against bad garbling of Spices, vide Profitable.
  • Secrets revealed concerning the Philosophers Stone, vide Secrets.
  • Secrets and Wonders of the world, vide Secrets.
  • Physical Dictionary, vide Physical.
  • Hermetick Banquet, vide Hermetick.
  • Enchiridion Physic restitutae, vide Enchiridion.
  • Liber Patris Sapientiae, vide Theatrum Brit.
  • Hermes Bird, vide Th. Brit.
  • Experience and Philosophy, Th. Brit.
  • The Hermets Tale, vide Th. Brit.
  • Description of the Stone, vide Th. Brit.
  • The standing of the Glass for the time of Putrifaction and Congelation of the Medicine, vide Th. Brit.
  • The distillation of all manner of Spices, Seeds, Roots, and Gums, vide Distillation.
  • The Method of Chymical Philosophy and Physick, vide Method.

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    • Th. Brown's Natures Cabinet Ʋnlockt; Or the Natural causes of Metals, Stones, Precious Earth, Juyces, Humours and Spirits; the Natures of plants in gene∣ral; the affections, parts, and kinds in particular, &c. Lond. 1657, 12.
    • Jo. Beguines Tyrocinium Chymicum; Or Chymical Essays from the Fountain of Nature, and Manual Ex∣perience, Lond. 1669. 8.
    • Hier. Bruynswayke's Virtuous Book of Distillation of the Waters of all manner of Herbs, with the Figures of the Stillatories, Translated by Lawr. Andrew. Lond. 1527. fol.
    • Geo. Baker's New Jewel of Health; Containing the most excellent Secrets of Physick and Philosophy; and of all Distillations of VVaters, Oyles, Balmes, Quintescences; with the Extraction of Artificial Salts, the use and preparation of Antimony, and Potable Gold, with the Vessels and Furnaces, and other Instruments thereunto belonging; Being the Second part of the Treasury of Euonymus. Lond. 1576. 4.
    • Andr. Bertholdus, Of the wonderful Effects, Virtues, and strange use of the new Terra Sigillata, found in Germany. Lond. 1587, & 1589. 8.
    • R. Bostock Esq Of the difference of the anciet Physick first taught by Godly Fathers; and the latter from Idolaters and Heathens, as Galen, and such others, Lond. 1583.
    • Ed. Boldnest's Aurora Chymica; Or a rational way to prepare Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals for Physical use, and preservation of the life of Man, 1672. 8.
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    • —His Medicina Instaurata; or the Grounds and Principles of the Art of physick made by Chymical operation; and the Insufficiency of the vulgar way of preparing Medicines. Lond. 1665. 8.
    • R. Bacon's Art of Chymistry 16.
    • —His Mirror of Alchimy 1597. 40.
    • His Admirable force of Nature and Art. 4o
    • His Tincture of Antimony, vide B. Valentine.
    • Fr. Bacon Lord of Verulam, his Natural History, with Articles of enquiry touching Metals and Minerals, &c. Lond. 1670, fol
    • Ld. Blaise of Viginere, his Discourse of Fire and Salt, Lond. 1640. 4.
    • Will. Bloomfield's Blossoms, vide Th. Brit.
    • B. G. Penotus à Portu Aquitano, his Excellent Works, vide Firovant.
    • Sam. Boultons Magical but Natural Physick; With a Description of the most excellent Cordial of Gold, Lond. 1656. 8.
    • Rob. Boyle Esq Sceptical Chymist. Lon. 1661. 8.
    • His Essay about the Origine and Virtues of Gems▪ Lond. 1672. 8.
    • —His considerations touching the usefulness of Ex∣perimental Natural Philosophy, 2 parts, Oxford, 1664, & 1671, 4.
    • —His New Experiments Physico Mechanical, touching the spring and weight of the Air, and their effects, Oxford 1660. 8. ibid. with additions, and continuation, Oxf. 1662, & 1669, 4.
    • —His phisiological Essayes, and other Tracts; with some Specimens to make Chimical Experiments useful to illustrate the Notions of the Corpuscular Philosophy, &c. Lond. 1669. 4.
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    • His Experiments and Considerations touching Colours, begining the Experimental History of Co∣lours, Lond. 1670, 8.
    • —His Origine of Forms and Qualities according to Corpuscular Philosophy; Illustrated by Considerati∣ons and Experiments, written by way of Notes upon an Essay about Nitre, Oxon. 1666, & 1667, 8.
    • —His Tra••••s of Cosmical qualities, Things and suspitions of the temperature of Subterraneal and Sub∣marine Regions, and of the bottom of the Sea; As also. An Introduction to the History of particular qualities, Oxf. 1671, 8.
    • His Experimental History and Observations of Cold, London 1665, 8
    • —His Hydrostatical Paradoxes made out by New Experiments, Lond. 1666. 8.
    • Dan. Coxe's Discourse of the Interest of the Patient in re∣ference to Physick and Physicians; With a detection of the abuses of the Apothecaries, and their unfitness for practice discovered, Lond. 1669. 8.
    • Osw. Crollius & J. Hartmans Basilica Chymica; or Royal and Practical Chymistry: Or a Discovery of those excellent Medicines & Chymical Preparations of our Modern Chymists, Lond 1670, fol.
    • —His Philosophy Reform'd and Improv'd; Discovering the great and deep Mysteries of Nature. To which is added, the wonderful Mysteries of the Creation, by Th. Paracelsus, Lond. 1657. 8.
    • Th. Chaloner's Virtue of Nitre, and the Effects thereof, &c. Lond. 1534. 4.
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    • Will. Clark's Natural History of Nitre; Or, a Philoso∣phical Discourse of the Nature, Generation, place, and artificial extraction of Nitre, with its Virtues and use, Lond. 1670. 8.
    • Will. Clever's Flower of Physick, with three Books of Philosophy for the due temperature of mans life, Lond. 1540. 4.
    • Nic. Culpeper's Treatise of Aurum Potabile; Being a Description of the three-fold world, Elementary, Caelestial, and Intellectual▪ Containing the know∣ledge necessary to the study of Hermetick Philoso∣phy, Lond. 1656. 8.
    • —His New Method of Physick; Or a short view of Paracelsus and Galen's Practice of the Nature of Physick and Alchimy, &c. Lond. 1654. 8.
    • Lancel. Colson, vide Philosophia Maturata.
    • Geof. Chaucer's Channons eomans tale. vide Th. Brit.
    • A Chymical Dictionary, Lond. 1650 4. vide Sendi∣vogius.
    • Th. Charnock's Breviary of Natural Philosophy, and Aenigma's, vide Th. Brit.
    • Lud. Combachius, Sal, Lumen, & Spiritus Mundi Philosophici; Being a Treatise of the true Salt, and Secret of the Philosophers. Lond. 1657. 8.
    • Rich. Carpenter's Works, vide Th. Brit.
    • Dr. Croon's Letter concerning the present state of Phy∣sick, and the Regulation of the Prastice of it in Eng∣land▪ Lond. 1665. 4.

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      • Dud. Dudley s Metallum Martis, Lond. 1665. 8.
      • Jo. Dees Testament▪ vide Th. Brit.
      • St. Dunstan of the Philosophers Stone, vide Philos. Matu∣rata.
      • A Description of the Philosophers Stone, vide Th. Brit.
      • The Distillation of all manner of Spices, Seeds, Roots, and Gums, Lond. 1575. 8
      • Dictionary, vide Physical and Chymical.
      • A Discourse of Magical Gold.
      • Against bad Garbling of Spices, vide Profitable Jo. Dastin's Dream, vide Th. Brit.
      • Euonymus His treasure of the Secrets of Nature, and apt times to prepare and Distill Medicines, as Quin∣tessence, Aurum Potabile, Aromatick, Wines, Balms, Oyls, Perfumes, Garnishing Waters, &c. Lond. 156. 4.
      • —His Treasury, the Second part, vide Baker's Di∣stillations.
      • Enchiridion Physica Restitutae, Lond. 16.
      • Experience and Philosophy, vide Th. Brit.

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        • Nicas. le Febure, His Compleat Body of Chimistry for the knowledge of that Art and its Practice, London. 1670. 40.
        • His Discourse on Sir Walter Raleighs Great Cordial, Lond. 1664.
        • Leon. Firovants Compendium of the Rational Secrets of Physick, &c. with the hidden Virtues of sundry Ve∣getables, Animals, and Minerals; whereunto is an nexed Paracelsus his 114 Experiments; with certain excellent works of B. G. Penotus à portu Aquitano; also Is. Holland's Secrets concerning his Vegetal and Ani∣mal works; with Queritan's Spagyrick Antidotary, Lond. 1652. 40.
        • Ed. Fentons Secrets & wonders of Nature, Lond. 1569.
        • Jo. French's Art of Distillation of the choicest Spagyrical preparations, Experiments and Curiosities; With the Description of the Furnaces and Vessels used by ancient and modern Chymists, and the Anatomy of Gold and Silver, with their preparations, curiosities, and virtues; with two Books of Sublimation and Calci∣nation. Also, The London Distiller, exactly shew∣ing the way to draw all sorts of Spirits and Srong∣waters; together with their Virtues, 1651, 1667▪ 4.—His London Distiller in 8. with a Clavis to un lock the deepest secrets in that mysterious Art▪ Lon. 8.—His Yorkshire Spaw; Or, a Treatise of Four Medicinal Waters, (viz) The Spaw, or Vitrioline, the Sting, or Sulphur; the Dropping, or putrifying; and S. Magnus Wells in York-shire, their Cause, Virtue, and use, Lond. 1654, 8.
        • Nic. Flammel's Hyerogliphical Figures of the Philoso∣phers Stone; with Artefius his Key of the greater Wisdom, Lond. 1624. 8.
        • Fragments of the Philosophers▪ vide Th. Brit.

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          • Jo. Rod. Glaubers Description of the new Philosophical Furnaces; Or, the Art of Distilling of the tincture of Gold, or the true aurum potabile, with the first part of the Mineral work. Lond. 1651, 4.
          • His Golden Ass well managed, and Mydas resto∣red to Reason. A new Chymical Light, shewing that Gold may be found in cold as well as in hot Regions, or be extracted out of Sand, Stones, Gravel, or Flints, &c. vide Philisophical Epitaph.
          • Neh. Grews Anatomy of Vegetables; With a General account of Vegetation, Lond. 1671. 12.
          • Jo. Goddard's Discourse of the unhappy condition of the practice of Physick in Lond. 166. 4.
          • Jo. Gower of the Philosophers Stone, vide Th. Brit▪
          • Will. Gratarolle of the Philosophers Stone, vide Treatises▪
          • Jam. Hasolle, alias Elias Ashmole.
          • Jo. Bapt. Van Helmont's Works of Physick & Chimistry, Lond. 1664. fol.
          • His Ternary Paradoxes of the Magnetical cure of Wounds, the Nativity of Tartar in Wine, and the Image of God in Man, Translated by Dr. Walter Charleton, Lond. 1650. 4.
          • Helmont Disguised, or the Vulgar Errors of Emperical

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          • and unskilful Practisers of Phisick confuted, Lond. 1657. 8.
          • —His Vindication, vide Starkie.
          • Isaac Holland's Secrets concerning his Vegetal and Ani∣mal work vide Firovant.
          • —His Work of Saturn, vide B. Valentine.
          • Jo. Hesther's Secrets, vide Quercitan.
          • The Hermetical Banquet drest by a Spagyrical Cook for the better preservation of the Microcosme, Lond. 1652. 8.
          • Io. Fred. Helvetius his Golden Calf which the world adores and desires; Or, The incomparable wonder of Nature in transmuting Lead into Gold, Done at the Hague Lond. 1670. 8.
          • —Ibid. Epitomized, vide Philosophical Epitaph.
          • The Hermits Tale, vide Theat. Brit.
          • Jo. Hartman's Royal Chimistry, vide Crollius.
          • Jo. Heydon's Exhavaranna; or, English Physicians Tutor, in the Astrobolisms of Mettals, Rosie crucian, Miraculous Saphiric Medicines of the Sun and Moon; the Astrolasmes of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, &c. all Harmoniously united, with his Psonthonphanchia, &c. Lond. 1665, 8.
          • Jo. Jones his Discourse of the Natural begining of all growing and living things, Lond. 1574. 4.
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          • His Bathe of Bathes Ayde, the Antiquitie, com∣moditie, propertie, use and knowledge thereof, in Diet and Medicines; with the Benefit of the ancient Bathes of Buckston, Lond. 1572, 4.
          • Jehior, the Day dawning or the Morning light of Wis∣dom, containing the three Principles or Originals of all things, vide Philosophical Epitaph.
          • Edw. Iordans Discourse of Natural Baths and Mine∣ral Waters, and Original of Fountains, Lond. 1632. 4o,
          • Sir Edward Kelley's Work of the Philosophers Stone vide Th. Brit.
          • Rob. Lovel's Compleat Historie of Animals and Mine∣rals; Being the sum of Ancient and Modern Gale∣nical & Chymical Authors concerning Beasts, Birds Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Man; and of Earths Metals, Semi-metals, Salts, Sulphurs, and Stones, both Natural and Artificial; With their place, mat∣ter, names, kinds, temperature, virtues, use, choise, &c. Oxford, 1661
          • —His Compleat Herbal, or the sum of Galenical and Chymical Authors, touching, Trees, Shrubs Plants, Fruits, Flowers, &c. Lond. 1665. 12o
          • Reym. Lullys Philosophical and Chymical Experiments, with the right and due preparation of both Elixers, and the perfect way of making the great Stone of Phi∣losophers, as it was truly taught in Paris, and some time practiced in England by R. Lully, in the time of King Edward the Third, vide Paracelsus.
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          • ... Jo. Levens Path-way to health, for Distilling of divers Waters, and making of Oyls, &c. Lond. 1587. 4o & 1664. 12.
          • Lathams Spaw in Yorkshire, with some remarkable Cases and Cures effected by it, Lond. 1672. 8.
          • —A further account of Latham's Spaw in Yorkshire, as it may conduce to publick advantage, Lond. 1672. 8.
          • A Letter sent by a learned Physitian to his friend, where∣in are detected the manifeld Errors used hitherto of the Apothecaries, in preparing their Compositions, as Syrups, Condites, Conserves, Pills, Potions, E∣lectuaries, Lozenges, &c. with a far better manner to preserve and correct the same, Lond. 1586. 8.
          • A little Book of Secrets for liquifying and using of Gold and Silver, Lond. 8.
          • Jo. Bapt. Lambye His Revelation of the secret Spirit, decla∣ring the most concealed secret of Alchimy, Lond. 1623. 8
          • Jo. Lydgate's Secreta Secretorum, or Letter of Alexan∣der the great to Aristotle, vide Theatrum Brit.
          • Liber Patris Sapientiae, vide Th. Brit.
          • The London Distiller, vide French.
          • Lev. Lemnius His secret miracles of Nature, with Phi∣losophical and prudential Rules for the health of Body and mind of man, fit for those that search into the hid∣den secrets of Nature, Lond. 1658. fol,
          • Magnetical Philosophy, 8o
          • Nicol. Monardus Of the vertues of divers Herbs, Trees, Oyls, Plants, and Stones, with their use in Physick, and a discourse of the Bezoar Stone, of Iron, and the Vertues of Snow, Lond. 1577. 4o.
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          • ... Jo. Maplets Green Forest of Sovereign Vertues, in all the whole kind of Stones and Metals, Plants, Herbs, Trees, and Shrubs; of Beasts, Fowls, Fishes, creeping Worms, and Serpents, Lond. 1567. 8.
          • Chr. Merret's View of the frauds and abuses committed by Apothecaries, in relation to Patients and Physitians, Lond. 1069. 4o.
          • Mich. Majerus His Themis Aurea, or Laws of the Ro∣sie Cross, Lond. 1656. 12o,
          • —His Lusus serius, or serious pastime. Lond. 1654. 12o.
          • The Magistery of W. B. vide Th. Brit.
          • The Mystery of Alchimists, vide Th. Brit.
          • The Marrow of Chymical Physick, or the Practice of making Chymical Medicines, shewing the order to draw forth from Vegitables, Minerals and Metals, their Spirits, Oyls, Vinegars, Salts, Extracts or Tinctures, Essences and Magisteries, Flowers and Salts, &c. Lond. 1669, 12o.
          • Hen. Nollius His Chymists Key, or Doctrine of Cor∣ruption and Generation, Lond 1657. 8o. & 16o.
          • His Hermetical Physick, or the right way to preserve and restore health, Lond. 12o.
          • Ant. Neri His Art of Glass, shewing the ways to make and colour Glass, Pastes, Enamels, Lekes, and other Curiosities by fire, Lond. 1662. To which is added an account of the Glass-drops made by the Royal So∣ciety, 1672. 8o.
          • Th. Nortons Ordinal of Alchimy, vide. Th. Brit.
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          • ... Hen. Oldenbourg Esq His Collection of the Philosophical Transactions, for several years, 40.
          • The Method of Chymical Philosophy and Phisick, Lond. 1664. 8.
          • Edw. Mainwaring's Compleat Physitian, wherein are the Characters of the Chymical Emperick, and Chi∣mical Physitian, with the Excellency of Chymical preparations, Lond. 1668. 8.
          • March. Needham His Medela Medicinae, or Plea for the free profession and a renovation of the Art of Phy∣sick, Lond. 1665. 8.
          • Philosophia Maturata, or the Practick and operative part of the Philosophers Stone, with the way how to make the Mineral Stone, and the Calcination of of Metals with the work of St. Dunstan concerning the Philosophers Stone, and the Experiments of Rumelius, and the preparation of Angel. Sala, published by Lan∣celet Colson, Lond. 1668. 12o
          • The Philosophical Epitaph of W. C. Esq for a memen∣to mori on the Philosophers (Tomb) Stone, with three Hieroglyphical Scutcheons, displaying Mi∣nerva's and Hermes Birds, and Apollo's Bird of Para∣dise in Philosophical Mottos and Sentences with their Explication, and a discovery of the Liquor Alchahest, Of Salt of Tartar volatized, and other Elixirs, with their differences and proprieties; also a Brief of the Golden Calfe, discovering the rarest miracle in Na∣ture, of a strange transmutation of Lead into Gold, made by Dr. Jo. Fred. Helvetius with Figures▪ like∣wise

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          • ... Jo. Rod. Glauber his Golden Ass well managed, and Midas restored to Reason, a new Chymical light for comfort of the oppressed, demonstrating Gold to be easily extracted in all places out of Sand, Stones, Gravel or Flints, and the true matter of the Phi∣losophers Stone, to which is added. Jehior the day Dawning, or the Morning Light of Wisdom, con∣taining the three Principles or Originals of all things whatsoever, discovering the great and many My∣steries in God, Nature, and the Elements, all publish∣ed by W. C. Esq Lond. 1673, 8.
          • —His Secrets of Alchimy▪ Lond. 8,
          • Aur. Theo. Paracelsus His Treatise of the Cure of French Pox, with all other Diseases arising and growing thereof, Lond. 1590. 4.
          • His 114. Experiments, vide Firovant.
          • His Key of Philosophy, or The most excellent se∣crets of Physick and Philosophy, with the Order of Distillation of Oyls, Gums, Spices, Seeds, Roots, and Herbs, with their perfect Taste, Smell, and Virtues, and how to Calcine, Sublime, and dissolve all manner of Minerals, and how to draw forth their Oyl and Salts, Lond. 1580, & 1633. 8.
          • —His Dispensatory 8.
          • —His Archidoxes, 8▪
          • —His Chymical Transmutation, Genealogy and Generation of Metals and Minerals, with the Vertues, and use of Dr. Trigs water, with the Mumial Trea∣tise of Tentzelius. The Philosophical and Chymical Experiments of Rym. Lully, with the right and due preparation of both Elixirs, and the perfect way of making the great Stone of Philosophers, as it was

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          • truly taught in Paris. and some time practiced in Eng∣land by R. Rully, in the time of King Edward the Third, Lond. 1657. 8.
          • Paracelsus His wonderful mysteries of the Creation, vide Crollius.
          • —His Philosophical and Chymical Treatise of Fire and Salt, 8.
          • Of the Nature of things, 9 Books, 1650. 4o▪ vide Sendivogius.
          • —Of the Supream Mysteries of Nature, of the Spi∣rits of the Planets, occult Philosophy, the Magical, Sympathetical and Antipathetical Cure of Wounds and Diseases, the Mysteries of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiack, Lond. 1656. 8.
          • Eug. Philalethes Anthroposophia Theomagica, Lond. 1650 8.
          • His Magia Adamica, Lond. 1650. 8.
          • —His Anima magica abscondia, or a Discourse of the universal Spirit of Nature, Lond. 1650, 8:
          • —His Euphrates or Waters of the East, or a Dis∣course of the secret Fountain, whose Water flows from the Fire, Lond▪ 1671. 8.
          • Eir. Phil. Philalethes, alias Geo. Starkies Marrow of Alchimy, being an experimental Treatise of the secret and most hidden mystery of the Philosophers Elixir, Lond. 1654. 8.
          • Hugh Plats Jewel house of Art and Nature, with divers Chymical Conclusions of the Art of Distillation, &c. Lond. 1594. 4o.
          • —His Subterraneal Treasure, Lond▪ 40.
          • Jo. Partridges Treasury of hidden secrets, Lond▪ 1591. 8:
          • Nic. Prepositas Practice of approved Medicines, precious Waters, &c. Lond. 1588▪ 4o.
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          • ... Sim. Partlisius His new Method of Physick, or a short view of Paracelsus, and Galens Practice of the Nature of Physick and Alchemy, Lond 8.
          • Hen, Power's Experimental Philosophy; or new Mi∣croscopical, Mercurial, Magnetical, and Subterra∣neal Experiments, Lond. 1664. 4o
          • Bern. G. Penotus a Portu Aquitano His exellent Works, vide Firovant.
          • A Profitable discourse Composed by divers Grocers against the bad Garbelling of Spices used in these days, and against the Combination of the Workmen of that Office, Lond. 4o
          • A Physical Dictionary, or an Interpretation of such crabbed Words and terms of Art, as are derived from Greek and Latine, used in Physick, Anatomy, Chy∣rurgry and Chymistry, 8.
          • Eug. Philalethes Lumen de Luine, Lond. 1651. 8.
          • His Forms and Confessions of the fraternity of the Rosie Cross, Lond. 1652. 8.
          • Ioach Poleman Novam Lumen Medicum, Lond. 1662.
          • Pearce The black Monck upon the Elixir, vide Theat. Brit.
          • Geo. Phaedro's Physical & Chymical works to cure most difficile Diseases, with the secrets of Coelestial Physick, Lond. 1654. 8.
          • Io. Quercitan His true and perfect Spagyrick prepara∣tion of Minerals, Animals and Vegitables, with their use, whereunto is added divers secrets of Io. Hesther, Lond. 1591. 8.
          • —His answer to Iacob Aubertus, concerning the Ori∣ginal

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          • causes of Metals, set forth by Aubertus against the Chymists, Lond. 1591. 8.
          • —His Spagyrick Antidotary. vide Firovant.
          • His Practice of Chymical and Hermetical Phy∣sick, for the preservation of health, Lond. 1604. 4o
          • Th. Raynoldes Declaration of the Vertues, use and ex∣cellency of the Oyl Imperial, Lond. 1551. 8.
          • Io. Rhenodeus His dispensatory of the natures, proper∣ties and vertues of Vegitables, Minerals and Ani∣mals, of Galenical and Chymical materials, with an absolute Pharmacopia, Lond. fol.
          • Lud. Rowzet Of the Queens Wells, or a Tteatise of the Natures and Vertues of Tunbridge-water, Lond. 1670. & 1671. 8.
          • Th. Robinson Of the Philosophers Stone, vide Th. Brit.
          • Will. Redmans Aenigma Philosophicum, vide Th. Brit,
          • Geo. Ripley's Compound of Alchimy, his vision, his verses, on the Emblematical Scrowl, his mystery of the Al∣chymists. Preface to Medulla, and his short work, vide Th. Brit.
          • Ian. Cunr. Rhumelius His Experiments, vide Philos. Maturata.
          • Florianus Randorff Of the Philosophers Stone, vide Treatises.
          • Mich. Sendivogius His new light of Alchimy, taken out of the Fountain of Nature▪ and manuel Experience,

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          • together with a Treatise of Sulphur; also Paracelsus his nine Books of the Nature of things, with a Chymi∣cal Dictionary explaining hard words in Paracelsus, and others, Lond 1650. 4o
          • Alex. van uchtens Secrets of Antimony, in 2 Treatises with Basill, Valentines Salt of Antimony, and its use, Lond. 1670. 8.
          • Io, Schroders Compleat Chymical dispensatory treating of Metals, Precious Stones, Minerals, Vegitables and Animals. and how rightly to know and use them, Lond. 1669. fol.
          • His History of Animals and their use, Lond. 1669. 8.
          • Tho. Shirleys Philosophical Essay, declaring the probable causes whence Stones are produced in the greater world, with a search into the Origin of all bodies, Lond. 1671. 8
          • Dan. Sennertus His Institutions, wherein are the grounds, of Chymistry. Lond. fol. & 8.
          • Geo▪ Starkies Natures Explication, and Helmonts vin∣dication, or a full Apology for Chymical Medicaments with a vindication of their Excellencies, against the Gallenists, Lond. 1658. 8.
          • —His Marrow of Chymical Physick, or a Treaetise of making Chymical medicines, Lond. 1661. 12o
          • Will. Salmons Synopsis Medicinae, or a Compendium of Astrological, Galenical and Chymical Physick and Philosophy, deducted from the Principles of Hermes and Hippocrates, Lond. 1671. 8▪
          • Will. Sympsons Hydrologia Chymica, or the Chymi al Anatomy of the Scarbrough and other Spaws in Yorkshire, with some observations upon Dr. Witties Treatise of Scarbroughs Spaw, with a Description of the Spaws at Malton and Knarsbrough▪ with the Ori∣ginal of Springs, Fountains, &c. Lond. 1669, 8.
          • ...

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          • His Hydrological Essays, or a vindication of Hydrologia Chymica, being a further discovery of the Scarbrough Spaw, and of the right use thereof, with an account of the Alom-works at Whitby, &c. Lond. 1670. 8.
          • Rob. Sharrock Of the propagation and improvement of Vegitables, by the concurrance of Art and Nature, &c. Lond, 1671. 8.
          • Simon Sturtevant's Treatise of Metalica.
          • Secrets for liquifying and using of Gold and Silver, Lo. 8.
          • Secrets revealed, or an open entrance to the shut Pallace of the King, containing the greatest Treasure in Chy∣mistry, never so plainly discovered concerning the Phi∣losophers Stone, Lond. 1669. 8.
          • Secrets and wonders of the world, Lond. 1587. 4o
          • The Store-house of Physical and Pholosoprical secrets, teaching to distil all manner of Oyls, from Gums, Spices, Seeds, Roots, Herbs, Minerals, &c, Lond. 1633. 4o
          • Patr. Scots Tillage of light, or a true discovery of the Philosophical Elixir, Lond. 1623. 8.
          • Angel. Sala's Preparation, vide Philosoph. Maturata.
          • Io. Sawtre Of the Philosophers Stone, vide Treatises,
          • Geor. Thomsons Galeno Pale, or a Chymical trial of the Gallenists, Lond. 1665 8.
          • His Gag for Iohnsons animadversions upon Ga∣lenopale, or a scourge for Galen. Lond. 1665. 8.
          • His vindication of my Lord Bacon, and an assertion of

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          • experimental Philosophy, with some observations of true Chymical Science, Lond. 671. 8.
          • His Letter to Dr. Stubs, wherein the Galenical me∣thod of Medicaments are proved ineffectual, by experi∣mental demonstrations, Lond. 1672, 4.
          • —His Apology against the Calumnies of the Gallenists, vide his Book of the Pest Anatomized, Lond. 1666. 8.
          • Dr. Trigs Water, with its vertues and use, vide Paracelus.
          • P. Thybaults Art of Chymistry, as it is now practiced, Lond. 1668. 8.
          • Geo. Tonstal Of the Scorbroughs Spaw Spagyrically Anatomized, 1071. 8.
          • And. Tentzelius His Mumial Treatise, vide Paracelsus.
          • Will. Turners Treasury of English Baths, and of the Baths of other Countries, Lond. 1587. 4o
          • The true and perfest order to Distill Oyls out of all man∣ner of Spices, Seeds, Roots and Gums, Lond. 1575. 8.
          • Five Treatises Of the Philosophers Stone, two of Alphon∣sus King of Portugal, one of Iohn Sawtre the Monk, one of Florianus Randorff a German Philosopher, and one by Will. Gratarole, by H P. Lond. 1652. 4o
          • Th. Tymmes Philosophical Dialogue, wherein Natures secret Closet is opened, Lond 1612. 4o
          • Geo. Thor. His Cheiragogia Heliana, an easie Intro∣duction to the Philosophers Magical Gold, to which is added, Zoroasters Cave, and Jo. Pontanus's Epistle upon the Mineral Fire, Lond. 1659, & 1667. 8.
          • Basil. Valentine His last Will and Testament, with two Treatises, one of manual operation, the other of things natural and supernatural, Lond. 1670. 8.
          • ...

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          • —His Triumphant Charriot, of Antimony, Lond. 1656. 8
          • —Of Natural and Supernatural things, of the first Tincture, Root and Spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed and augmented with Rog. Bacons, Tincture of Antimony, and Is. Hollands work of Saturn. Lond. 1671. 8.
          • —His Salt of Antimony and its use, vide Suchten.
          • Io. Websters Metallographia or History of metals, with Signs of Ores, and minerals, before and after diging, the causes and manner, of their Generations, their kinds, sorts, and differenc s, with a description of new metals, and Semi metals, and other things pertaining to mi∣neral knowledge, also of Vegitability, of mystical Chymistry, of the Philosophers Gold and Mercury, of the Liquor Alkahest, Aurum Potabile, and such like, Lond. 1671, 4.
          • Dan. Widdows His Natural Philosophy, or Description of the world and several Creatures therein, (viz.) of Angels, Mankind, Heavens, Stars, Planets, the 4 Elements with their order, nature and goverment, as also of minerals, Metals, plants, and pretious stones, with their Colours, Forms and Vertues, Lon. 1631 4o
          • Tim. Willis His search of causes of a Theophysical Inve∣stigation of the possibility of Transmntatory Alchymy, Lond. 1616. 8.
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          • Rob. Witties Pyrologia Mimica, or an answer to Mr. Sympsons Hydrologia Chymica, Lond. 1669. 8,
          • —His Scarbroughs Spaw, or a Description of the na∣ture and vertnes of the Spaw at Scarbrough in York∣shire, and of the nature and use, of Sea, Rain, Snow, Pond, lake, Spring and River-waters, with a discourse concerning Mineral-water, Lond. 1660. 8.
          • Will. Williams His occult Physick, or three principles in Nature Anatomized, by a Philosophical operation from Experience in three Books of Beasts, Trees, Herbs, and their Magical and Physical vertues, Lon. 1660. 8.
          • Weckers Secrets, Lond. fol.
          • The Yorkshire Spaw, vide French.
          • Zoroastres Cave, vide Thor.
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