Theatrum chemicum Britannicum· Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language. / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, Esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus. The first part.
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Theatrum chemicum Britannicum· Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language. / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, Esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus. The first part.
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MDCLII. [1652]
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Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
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"Theatrum chemicum Britannicum· Containing severall poeticall pieces of our famous English philosophers, who have written the hermetique mysteries in their owne ancient language. / Faithfully collected into one volume, with annotations thereon, by Elias Ashmole, Esq. Qui est Mercuriophilus Anglicus. The first part." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A75719.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
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Pag. 293. l. 20.
God save my Masters life—
THomas Charnock (the Author of the Breviary of Naturall Philosophy) had the happinesse to have Two Masters that made him inheritor of this Se∣cret; The first was he, whom here he Mentions, and it seemes
x Master I. S. his name is truly,Nigh to the Cit••y of Salisbury his dwelling is,A Spirituall m••n forsooth he is.
It seemes he had some acquaintance with this Priest, and in that time bene his Studies this way, Insomuch that the Priest falling sick (whilst his VVorke was a going) thought Charnock deserving of it; for He
y—When hathought to dye,Gave him his worke and made him his Heire.
This VVorke Charnock continued going, till unhappily it perisheth by Fire upon a Newyeares day at Noone; probably it might be An. 1555. for that fell out in the first and second of Phil. and Mar. and in those yeares of their Raigne (which was parte in the yeare 1554. and parte in 1555.) he z received the Secret from the aforesaid Priest, as himselfe Testifies. At which time he was about 30. or 31. yeares of Age (though he intimates he was about 28. yeares a old when he first met with the Prior of Bath) for Ann. 1574. he was 50. yeares old, as appeares at the end of his bFragments, which I Coppied from his owne Hand.