Sloane MS 2170

Sloane 2170

Chartaceus, in folio, ff. 95, Sec. XVII.

1. Excerpta ex operibus Raymundi Lullii. ff. 1-7.

2. 'A noble practice of Chacha Viride, vel vitrioll, Romany and of others, by Sir Hugh Platt.' ff. 8-17.

The following note is written in the margin: 'I hade this coppie herafter of Jo. Baptista, whose practice was greately herupon altho he kepte the same very secreate.'

3. 'An extraction out of the booke of Semita Recta of Albertus Magnus, as an experiment of Roger Bacon.' ff. 18-30.

4. Miscellaneous alchymical collections.' ff. 31-37.

5. Codicella George Ripley wherein is contayned the whole worke of the compocission of the stone philosophicall or greate elixir. ff. 38-46.

6. 'Certayn noates and chapters taken fowrthe of the booke [of Spencers] that Aristotle sent to Alexander.' ff. 47-53.

7. 'Certaine notes taken owt by me fowrthe of the XII gates of G. Ripley.' ff. 54-55.

8. Alchymical rhymes by 'Merlyne the prophite.' f. 55b.

Beginning,

'Deare is this arte, rare, shorte and very light

One thinge it craves which every man knowes well.'

9. Treatise upon alchymy in the form of a letter. ff. 56-59.

The following note is affixed as a title to the MS. —

'This copie herafter I tooke fowrthe of a very olde litle booke of Mr. Blagbornes. But who was the fyrste author thereof I knowe not. But (as I suppose) it was dedicate to Kinge Henrie the eight.'

It begins, 'In somuche (most redowted suffrene}, as ther hath bene dyverse persones and yet be (as I heresaye) which have promysed unto your moste excellent majestie to enforse themselves to worke in the excellent worke of Alkymye.'

10. 'This is a noble extraction drawen owt by mee and gathered forthe of George Rypley, Arnolde and other bookes for my better and perfecte remembrance. E. Dekyngton.' ff. 66-88.

11. Treatise on Alchymy, — written partly in English, partly in Latin. ff. 89-94.

Begin: — 'There be 7 terms or braunches that bryng furth dyvers levis and 3 maner of fruytts in the whiche is founde the neste of the birde of Hermes.'

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

includes:

• ff. 1-7 Ramón Lull, of Majorca: Alchemical extracts from: 15th-17th centt.: Engl., Lat. and Catalan.
• ff. 8-17 b Sir Hugh Platt: Alchemical processes: 16th cent.
• ff. 18-30 Roger Bacon: Experiment by, out of Albertus Magnus: 17th cent.
• ff. 18-30 Albertus, Magnus, Bishop of Ratisbon: Semita recta.: 15th-17th cent.
• ff. 38-46 George Ripley, Canon of Bridlington: Codicella: 17th cent.
• ff. 54-55 George Ripley, Canon of Bridlington: Notes from his 12 gates: 17th cent.
• f. 55 b Merlin: Alchemical verses.: 15th-17th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
• ff. 66-71 b Edward Dekyngston, Alchemist, of London: Alchemical extracts: 1582/3.