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British Library MS. Sloane 3630. Paper. Quarto. 113 folios. 17th Century. It belonged to Richard Dee in the year 1648. Bound with MS. Sloane 3631.
1. English translation of the 'Traittez de l'Harmonie, et constitution generale du vray sel, secret des Philosophes, et de l'esprit universelle du monde, suivant le troisieme Principe du Cosmopolite; recueilly par le Sieur de Nuisement'. ff.2-69.
Printed in French, ed La Haye, 8vo 1639. The present is a different translation from that in print by Robert Turner.
2. English translation of the alchemical treatise by Albertus Magnus, intitled 'Compositum de Compositis'. ff.70-74.
The Latin version is printed in the Theatrum Chemicum, ed in 6 vols, Argent, 1613-1661. Vol IV p.929.
The following note occurs at the end: 'The which said little booke, or work, I. Ed. Dickingstone copied out verbatum, as above written, with the hand of Mr. Morryse; which said work was bound in, with the little book of Mr Guillyain de Cenes, which he sent to the Reverend father in God the Bishop of Raynes, and was brought unto me to coppy by Mr. Anthony Brighame.
3. 'A treatise of Count Treverson [Bernardus Comes Marchiae Trevisanae], called in French, A word left, bequeathed or sent, etc'. ff.75-86.
Printed in French, in the Bibliotheque de Philophes Chimiques; v vol. 8vo. Par. 1741-54. Vol III. p.400.
See another copy. MS. Sloane 3771, f1.
4. A portion of the First Gate of George Ripley's Compound of Alchemy; treating of Calcination; in English prose. f.87.
5. 'The Fountain of Chymicall Philosophy'. ff.88-101.
Printed in Latin, in the Museum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum; ed Francofurti, in 4to 1678. p.799.
6. 'Sandivogius explaned': an exposition of the 'Tractatus duodecim de Lapide Philosophorum' of Michael Sendivogius. ff.102-112.
Begins: 'Page 1. Line 7th The Anthients studied nature most, but we study speculation; whence many of their inventions are lost'.
7. Alchemical Verses f.113.
Begins:
'Silver most certainly it hath a mine
And gold a place wher some men doe it fine'.
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