British Library MS. Sloane 1255.

British Library MS. Sloane 1255.
279 folios. Paper. 309x196mm. 17th Century.
A collection of treatises and poems on Alchymy, the Philosophers Stone etc.
1. f6-11. Anonymi cujusdam libellus de lapide philosophico cum figuris.
2. 'Cujusdam Georgii Eckhart Germani, scriptum de lapide Philosphico ex superiore lingua germanica in inferiorem conversum per Justum a Balbian Flandrum Alostanum philochymum, 1600'. f11v-13.
3. 'Liber sancti Asrob, senis merisiaeni e vetustissimo codice descriptus a Justo a Balbian Flandro Alostano philochymo'. f14-23.
4. A poem on the philosophers stone in Dutch, entitled 'Von dem steyn der weysen'. f23v-28.
5. A dialogue between Master and Scholar concerning the philosophers stone, in Dutch. f29-33.
6. A short treatise on Alchemy in Dutch. f34.
7. Experimentum cujusdam ignoti; sic inquit operatus sum in luna'. f 36-38.
8. Quaedam de fermentatione. f38v.
9. 'Livre alphabetal d'un incognu'. f39-46.
10. 'Aultre incognu de la maniere demixer et comment s'engendrent les principes de l'art'. f47-52.
11. 'D'un aultre la premiere requise a la secrete science de transmutation'. f53-55.
12. A short treatise on the truth of Alchemy in French. f56-61.
13. 'Plusieurs sentences necessaries de nostre divine oeuvre'. f62-64.
14. 'Demonstratio progressus naturae seu generis generalissimi seu transeuntis in suam speciem generationis metallorum'. f65-69.
15. Juste a Balbian 'Rosarium abbreviatum e manuscripto vetustissimo ignoti'. f70-71. [Printed at Lugd. Bat. 1599. p. 9.]
16. A book on Alchemy entitled Lumen luminum by Jan Van der Donck in Dutch. f72-101.
Title: 'Het boeck lumen luminum dat is het licht der lichten van Jan van der Donck.'.
17. Tractatulus de alchymia, cui titlulus, 'Modus mensinquit quidam ignotus operandi'. f102-104.
18. Justi a Balbian parvus tractatus de mercurio philosophico f105.
[Printed Lugd. Bat. 1599, p94.]
19. Quaedam de aqua mercurii. f105v.
20. Justi a Balbian 'Brevis sed non levis tractatus de lapide philosophico'. f106-108. [Printed ibid. p96.]
21. Eiusdem 'tractatus utilis et verissimus de lapide philosophico'. f109.
[Printed ibid. p15.]
22. Ejusdem tractatus de minera philosophica. f111. [Printed ibid p.19.]
23. Ejusdem tractatus, cui titulus, Compendium utile ad credendum meditationem experimentum. f114-117.
Printed ibid. p26.
24. Recepta quaedam alchymica. f116v.
25. Ejusdem Justi a Balbian tractatus, cui titulus, 'Rosarium philosophorum ex compilatione omnium philosophicorum librorum per Toletanum philosophum maximum'. f118-143. [Printed Lugd.Bat. 1599, p33.]
26. Quaedam de magica imagine prope Florentiam in coenobio Sancti Benedicti. f144v.
27. 'Sibillinum enigma' In Greek and Latin. f145v.
28. 'Compendium de perfectissime lapido philosophico metrificatum'. f146.
Incip: 'Est ; apud occultis secreto fonte sepultus'.
29. 'Massa aurea e libro vetustissimo desumpta et correcta a Justo a Balbian', versibus Leoninis. f148-150.
Incipit 'Spiritus inspirans Deus in que rota girans'.
30. Carmina varia de lapide philosophico. f152.
31. Quaedam de lapide philosophico ex Marcelli Palingenii, Stellati Poetae, Zodiaco Vitae'. f153v. [Printed in Rotterdam, 1722., Lib X. l. 213. p.316.]
32. Aenigma della pietra phisica de Lorenzo Ventura, Venetiano, f159.
Exstat in fine Laurentii Venturae libri de ratione conficiendi lapidis philosophici, ed Basel, 1571, p.200.
33. Versus de Alchimia. Italian. f159v-162.
34. 'Aenigmata de tinctura phisica'. Belgice. f163.
35. Versus quidam intitulati', Summa explicatio Solis et Lunae'. Belgice. f164.
36. Several short poems on Alchymy, the philosopher's stone, etc. in Dutch and German. f166v.
37. 'El modo della peitra'. f.183.
38. Tractatus in Alchymiam fragmentum. f.185.
39. 'Vetus carmen pro transmutatione lunae'. f189v.
40. Characteres alchymici. f188.
41. Richardi Anglici Correctorium Alchimiae. ling. inf.Germ. f190.
42. Anonymi tractatus de lapide philosophorum; ling inf. Germ. f 206.
43. Raymundi Lulii Testamentum; ling. inf. Germ. f213.
44. Several short treatises on Alchemy, the Philosphers stone etc in Dutch. f217v.
45. Conclusio summaria ad intelligentiam testamenti seu codicilli Raymundi Lullii et aliorum librorum ejus, nec non argenti vivi, in quo pendet intentio tota intentiva, quae aliter Repertorium Raymundi appellatur. f231-234.
See Theatrum Chemicum, tom. III., p730.
46. Dicta Alani Philosophi de lapide philosophico e Germanico idiomate latine reddita per Justum a balbian Alostanum. f234v-239.
See Theatrum Chemicum tom. III, p722.
47. Experimentummirabilo e libello quodam Flandrico impresso: sophisticum meae quidem sententiae'. f240.
48. 'Testamentum Arnoldi de Villanova'. f241.
49. 'Experimenta aliquot sophistica'. f241v.
50. 'Caesaris Maximiliani opus' chemicum. f247v.
51. Hermetis Trismegisti Tabula Smaragdina. f.250.
52. 'Hortulani Philosophi ab hortis maritimis commentariolus in Hermetis Trismegisti tabulam Smaragdinam'. f250-253.
53. 'Canones seu regulae aliquot philosophicae super lapide philosophico'. f254-260.
54. Georgii Ripleii 'Coelum philosophorum'. f260v.
At end 'Author fuit Georgius Riupleus Anglus 1471'.
55. Secretum nobilissimum et verissimum venerabilis Jodoci Greveri Presbyteri'. f261-274. [See Theatrum Chemicum Tom. III. p. 699.]
56. Johannis Pontani summi philosophi epistola in qua de lapide, quem philosophorum vocant, agitur. f274v-275. [See Theatrum Chemicum tom. III. p.699.]
57. Varii processus Alchymiae. f276-279.