Sloane MS 2036

Sloane 2036

Paper, in Quarto, ff. 93, XVII Century.

1. 'The practise of philosophers — this chapter followinge declareth the word of Avicen in the chapter next before where he saith, 'first let the spirit's soule be shut from the body, then after that purg it by fire from the sum of the body afterward cast away their sinnes.' ff. 2-4.

2. 'The compendiary of the noble science of alchemy compiled by Mr. William Blomefeild philosopher and bacheler of phisicke admitted by King Henry the 8th of most famous memory, anno Domini 1557.' ff. 5-13.

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum, p. 305.

3. 'The best firment of Raymond.' f. 13.

4. 'To know the principall colours of the stone.' f. 13b.

5. Metrical treatise on the science of Alchemy, entitled 'Pater Sapientiae.' ff. 14-19.

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum. p. 194.

6. 'Here after followeth the opening of the secret of Secrets done by art of Philosophy.' f. 20.

7. Alchemical treatise in verse, entitled, 'The Secrets of Nature.' ff. 22-25.

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum, under the title of 'The Mysteries of Alchemy, composed by Geo. Ripley Chanon of Bridlington.' p. 380.

8. How to make the philosopher's stone. f. 25.

Begin: — 'I say to you plainly our medicine is a stone, and it is one thing in kind and not of divers things.'

9. Alchymical verses. f. 26

Begin: — 'With hic et haec thus may ye doe.'

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum, p. 432.

10. Alchymical verses. f. 26.

Begin: — 'I am Mercury the mightiest flos florum

I am most riall et richest of all singular.'

End: — 'Seeke ye therefore as I have sought

For farther of me get ye right naught.'

11. Alchymical verses. f. 27.

Begin: — 'I shew you here a short conclusion.'

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum, p. 352.'

12. Alchymicla verses. f. 28.

Begin: — 'Why art thou so poore man and I am so rich.'

Printed as above, p. 355.

13. The 3rd, 6th and 7th chapters of Thomas Norton's Ordinal of Alchymy. ff. 30-36.

Printed as above, p. 39.

14. 'The names of the philosopher's stone collected and gathered by William Grataroke.' f. 37.

Printed in a work entitled 'Five Treatises of the Philosopher's stone:' — edited by H. P. London. 1651, p. 65.

15. The secret of secrets and stone of philosophers.' f. 37b.

Prined as above, p. 68.

16. 'How the quinte essence is drawne out of minerall things.' f. 39.

17. 'Here beginneth the secret of Demetrius upon the body, spirit and soule.' f. 41.

Begin: — 'He that will make white the soule and exalt her, and rubefye the body which is bras.'

18. 'Here beginneth the documents of Mireris of the secrets of nature.' f. 43.

Begin: — 'Know my sonn that I have written this and many other bookes together of this science.'

19. 'Aqua vitae minerall for all diseases of imperfect bodies.' ff. 45-48.

Beginning, 'Brethren ye that seeke the science of Alchemy, seeke no more but onely that perfect philosophers have sought.'

20. 'A declaration of the philosopher's stone by Avicenn to his sonn.' f. 49.

The original printed in the Theatrum Chemicum, Argentorati, 1613, Vol. IV. p. 986.

21. 'The Practise of Philosophers by Rasis.' f. 51.

22. 'The booke of John Sawtre a Monke,' — concerning the Philosopher's Stone. ff. 53-63.

Printed in a work entitled 'Five treatises of the Philosopher's Stone;' edited by H. P. London, 1651, p. 17.

23. 'Here followeth the 3rd parte of this my booke wherein I will speake of the principals and rooles of mettals, and to prove the same I will shew divers and sundry philosophicall evident reasons — by me Doctor Alemont.' ff. 64-67.

Begin: — 'For the better understanding hereof, first know that God in the beginning made one confused and undigested matter.'

24. 'Here followeth the 4th part of this my booke, wherein I will speake of the practise of this noble science, and set the same art in a parable or figure: ' — by the same. ff. 68-70.

25. 'Here followeth the booke intituled the Marie [Marrow] of Alkamy, compiled by George Ripley, channon, 1476.' ff. 71-75.

The original in Latin is printed in the collected edition of Geo. Ripley's Works, Cassellis, 1649, p. 123.

26. Alchemical receipts. ff. 76-83.

27. (no details are written)

28. Alchymical verses. (Imperfect). f. 86.

Printed in Ashmole's Theatrum Chemicum, p. 344.

29. Letter communicating alchymical secrets. ff. 87-89.

Begin: — 'Right well-beloved and trusty child and friend I shall informe [you] of this gratious and blessed secret the which is hid of old men.'

End: — 'How comfortably I shall teach, by the grace of God unto his sweete pleasure and mercy, evermore. Amen.'

30. 'The makeing of artificiall stone.' ff. 90-91.

Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 2-4, 49 Abú 'Ali Husain ibn 'Abd Allah, called Ibn Síná or Avicenna: Treatises on alchemy: 17th cent.
• ff. 5-13 William Blomefield, MB: Compendiary of alchemy, or the Camp of Philosophy, or Blossoms of alchemy: 1557.
• f. 13 Ramón Lull, of Majorca: Experiments: 15th-17th centt.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.
• ff. 14-19 William Blomefield, MB: Pater Sapientiæ or Patris Sapientia, in verse: 1557.
• ff. 22-25, 26, 27, 28 George Ripley, Canon of Bridlington: Treatises on alchemy, in prose and verse: 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 30-36 b Thomas Norton, of Bristol: Extracts from Chapt. iii., vi., vii.: 17th cent.
• f. 37 Gulielmus Gratarolus, MD: Names of the philosopher's stone: 17th cent.
• f. 41 Dometricus: Treatise on alchemy: 17th cent.
• f. 43 Mireris: Documents of the secrets of nature: 17th cent.
• f. 51 Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakaríyá, Al-Rázi: Practica alchemica: 15th-17th cent.: Engl.
• ff. 53-63 b John Sawtre, Monk, of Thorney: Opus alchymicum: 15th cent.
• ff. 53-70 Alemont M.D: Treatise on the Philosopher's Stone: 17th cent.
• ff. 71-79 b George Ripley, Canon of Bridlington: Medulla A1chymiæ: 1476; 17th cent.: Engl.
• f. 84b Drawings: Alchemical diagrams: 17th cent.