Alnwick Castle MS. 609. 262 pages. Paper. 18th Century. Chymical Processes of the Duke of Buckingham wrote with his own hand. 1676. 1. p1-45 [Notes in English mostly on working with metals.] 2. p46-49 Petrus Ribola, de facultate Metallorum, germinatrice, hermetice, Francofurti, 1630. [Notes from this book in Latin.] 3. p50-54 Fragmentum Operationis Philosophiae. [Latin.] 4. p55-62 Plusieur Experiences Physiques et Philosophique. [In French.] 5. p63-89 De Spiritu Salis [Tartar]ii, varies modis parando. [Latin.] 6. p90-136 Notes from a treatise whose beginning was wanting. [In English.] 7. p137-165 Sudorificum aduireticum ex [Mercury]is & [Sol]is. [In Latin.] 8. p166-174 Lettre trouvée a la Fin de douse clefs de B.V. in MSS. entitulié Lettre a un Ami. [In French.] 9. p175-197 Modo di fare Gioie Artificiali.[In Italian.] 10. p198-206 Dell Arte de Cesellare, remarginare, saldare, arrenare, comasciare brunire Igraffiare, et colorire i Lavori de Siastra d. [Sun] & d [Moon]. 11. p207-209 De'l Lavorare in Cave d'[Sun], et [Moon], & de Rame di fare i Suggelli de Cardinali, etc. 12. p211-212 [Process in German, with a few marginalia in English.] 13. p213-220 The foll[owing] was translated from a German MSS. of Mr Godfrey Hankswith, and were some Processes of Becher the MSS. was wrote in the year 1707. [In English.] 14. p221-245 Processes brough from Rome from Sign. Lande 1772. [In English.] 15. p246-262 This was translated from an Italian Mss given me at Rome by Mr Landi, march 1772, and for the singularity of it I have given it word for word. It was given to Landi by a [ ] Priori. [This is in Rainsford's handwriting.]