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Unique alchemical emblem
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38 Henry VIII 32 names Justus de Buschia as a servant to King Henry VIII with an annuity of 62 pounds 10 shillings, which would have bought him 7 horses or 33 cows according to the National Archives Currency Converter.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/

Also spelt De Bushia. His patron seems to have been Sir Philip Hoby:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letter.../pp546-582
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hoby
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Unique alchemical emblem - by Adam McLean - 12-31-2022, 11:23 AM
RE: Unique alchemical emblem - by Adam McLean - 12-31-2022, 03:31 PM
RE: Unique alchemical emblem - by Paul Ferguson - 12-31-2022, 05:33 PM
RE: Unique alchemical emblem - by Paul Ferguson - 12-31-2022, 09:07 PM
RE: Unique alchemical emblem - by Adam McLean - 01-07-2023, 08:59 PM

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