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Sloane MS 2192
- Record Id:
- 040-002114557
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002112337
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000603.0x000367
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Sloane MS 2192
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Sloane 2192
Paper, in Quarto, ff. 165, XVII Century.
Treatise on Alchymy in a letter addressed by Robert Lane, 'To the Right Honnorable Edmond Shefell Earle of Mulgrave, the auntientest knight of the noble order of the Garter.' ff. 1-8.
Inserted in the treatise are the following selections from the works of other writers: —
1. 'A divine discorce of the universall nature.' ff. 9-17.
2. 'Speculus veritatis; a disputation betwixt Mary the sister of Joseph and Aros King of the Gretians.' ff. 17b-20.
3. Of the originality of the philosopher's stone. ff. 21-44.
4. Treatise upon Alchymy; in four parts. ff. 45-72.
Beginning: — 'Calling upon the name of God without whome noe help is gotten: for all good proceedeth from him and is distributed to the man that is well disposed.'
5. 'The little key of Solomon's Sonne's testament.' ff. 73-105.
Beginning: — 'In the name of God so be it — Excellent by the grace of God given unto mee the sonne of Solomon by the which I make my testament.'
Edmond Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave: Letters on alchemy to, from R. Lane: 17th cent.
Alchemy: General collections and anonymous treatises and processes in prose and verse; in chronological order: 14th-18th centt.
includes:
- ff. 1-8 b Robert Lane, Alchemist; of Walgrave, county Northamptonshire: Letter on alchemy to Lord Mulgrave: 17th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Sloane Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002112337
040-002114557 - Is part of:
- Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts
Sloane MS 2192 : Sloane 2192Paper, in Quarto, ff. 165, XVII Century.Treatise on Alchymy in a letter addressed by Robert Lane, 'To the Right… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002112337[2180]/040-002114557
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Sloane MS 1-4100
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Lane, Robert, Alchemist; of Walgrave, county Northamptonshire
Sheffield, Edmond, 1st Earl of Mulgrave