British Library MS. Sloane 319.

British Library MS. Sloane 319.
Paper. Folio. 87 pages. Written about 1600.
This volume contains various extracts and pieces both in prose and verse on Alchemy; namely,
1. Verses on the Philosopher's stone. p.2. [Printed under the title, 'Thomas Robinson de lapide Philosophorum', in Ashmole, p.335.]
2. Sir Edward Kelley, concerning the Philosopher's stone. p.3. Ibid p.332,
3. The Vision of Sir George Ripley, canon of Bridlington. p.4. Ibid p.374.
4. 'Artis Hermeticae mysterium ad filios artis', versibus elegiacis sedecim. p.4.
Begins 'Omnibus ante oculos versatur et unica res est.'
5. 'Philosophiae Hermeticae medulla', versibus heroicis novem. p.5.
Begins: 'Perficiunt sophicam bis quinque sequentia petram.'
6. Merlini Cocaji, [scilicet, Theophili Folengi] mantuani, versus de lapide philosophico. p.5.
Exstant impress inter Macaronica, ed. Venet. 1573, p.267.
7. Alchymical processes, entitled. 'Opus philosophicum'. p.6.
8. Quaedam de antimonio, etc. p.8.
9. The character of salt, in twenty-three stanzas. p.14.
The first is:-
'Salt with the world did begin,
Whose end exceedeth time,
In it lie hidden secretts rare,
Which no tongue can define.'
10. The character of sulphur, in twenty stanzas. p.15.
11. The character of mercury, in thirty-eight stanzas. p.21.
12. 'Medulla alchimiae, or the Marrow of alchimy, compiled in Latyn by George Ripley', translated into English. p.21.
13. 'The concordances betwene Raymond and Guydo, by George Ripley'. p.39.
14. 'George Ripley's wheele mentioned in his booke followeing.' p.44.
See MSS. Sloane. 320, f121b.
15. 'A compendium of Sir George Ripley's alchimy, which he divided into 12 gates', being an abstract in prose of the compound of alchymy. p.46.
16. Quaedam 'de mercurio vulgi'. p.63.
17. 'Collections out of [Joseph de] Acosta's description of the Indyes, concerning mettles. p.64.
18. 'Collectanea miscellanea.' p.70.