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Title: The secrets of physick and philosophy divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts, which are most wonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. First written in the German tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the English tongue, by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
Print source: The secrets of physick and philosophy divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts, which are most wonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. First written in the German tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the English tongue, by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
Paracelsus, 1493-1541,, Hermanni, Philippus., Hester, John, d. 1593,
London: Printed by A[ugustine] M[athewes] for William Lugger, and are to bee sold at the Posterne Gate at Tower Hill, 1633.
Alternate titles: Secrets of phisicke and philosophie.
Notes:
The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices.
Not in fact by Paracelsus.
An enlarged edition of: The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices.
"Secrets of phisicke and philosophie. The second booke ..", an adaptation of "Een constich distillierboeck" by Philippus Hermanni, has separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.
Printer's name from STC.
The first leaf is blank.
With a final colophon leaf.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Subject terms:
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08906.0001.001
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TO THE RIGHT Reverend Father in God, and his singular good Lord, Iohn Watson, by the grace of God, Bishop of Winchester, and Prelate of the right Honourable Order of the Garter, I. H. wish∣eth health and peace, and long life in IESVS CHRIST.
To the Reader.
A TRVE AND perfect Order to make Oyles out of all maner of Gumms, Spice, Seeds, Roots and Hearbes Whereunto is added some of their vertues, gathered out of sundrie Authors.
To make Oyle of Ma∣sticke.
To make Oyle of Mirra.
To make Oyle of Storax liquida.
To make Oyle of Storax Calamite.
To make Oyle of Ben∣jamin.
To make Oyle of Gal∣banum.
To make Oyle of Sagapenum, a Gumme running out of the Herbe Ferula.
To make oile of Opoponax.
To make Oyle of Eu∣phorbium.
To make Oyle of Ambre, or Succinum.
To make Oyle of Amo∣niacum.
To make Oyle of Sar∣cocolla.
To make Oyle of Ca∣storeum.
To make Oyles of Fran∣kincense.
To make Oyle of Tur∣pentine.
To make Oyle of Wax.
To make the Quintessence of Honey.
To make Oyle of Lignum vitae, or Guaicum.
To make Oyle of Butter.
To make Oyle of Egges.
¶ Here beginneth the Order to make Oyles of all man∣ner of Spices and Seeds.
To make Oyle of Si∣namon.
To make Oyle of Cloues.
To make Oile of Nut∣megs.
To make Oyle of Mace.
To make Oyle of Pepper.
To make Oyle of Saffron.
To make Oyle of Anniseede.
To make Oyle of Fen∣nell seed.
To make Oyle of Cu∣min seed.
To make Oyle of Car∣raway seed.
To make Oyle of Dill seed.
To make Oyle of Parce∣ly seed.
To make Oyle of Rue, or Hearbgrace.
To make Oyle of Ivie.
To make Oile of Rosemary Flowers.
To make Oyle of Wild Time.
To make Oyle of Time.
To make Oyle of sweet Margerom.
To make Oyle of Sage.
To make Oyle of Pe∣neriall.
To make Oyle of Mint.
To make Oyle of Isope.
To make Oyle of Ra∣dish seed.
To make Oyle of Mu∣stard seed.
To make Oyle of Cole∣wort seed.
To make Oyle of Linseed.
To make Oyle of Saint Iohns Woort or Seed.
To make Oyle of Quin∣ces seed.
To make Oyle of Acornes.
To make Oyle of Tar∣tare by distilla∣tion.
Another way to make Oyle of Tar∣tare.
To make Oyle of a Harts horne.
To distill Oyle of a mans Excrements.
To make Oyle of the Skull of a man.
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To the Reader.
The names of the Mettals, Simples, or Medicines of this Science.
The names of the preparations.
To prepare Crocum martis and such like which are prepared through calcination.
Of the preparation of Alumes and Salts
The preparation of Allum.
To calcine Vitrioll.
To calcine Quicksilver.
To calcine Tartare.
To calcine Tinne or Lead.
To Calcine Silver.
To calcine Gold.
To sublime Quick∣silver.
To sublime Sulphure.
To sublime Sal Armoniacke.
To sublime Copper, which is a great secret.
To sublime Lead and Tinne.
How to make the said Aqua fortis to dissolue Lead and Tinne.
To make Oyle of Sulphure, the which is a great secret.
To make Oyle of Vi∣trioll.
To make water of Mercury, which Paraselsus writeth of in his booke of Chirurgery.
To make water of sal Armoniake.
The order to fixe all things that are flying.
To make Oyle of An∣timonie.
How yee may draw forth Salt out of all mettalles and first out of Gold, which is called Sal sapien∣tium.
The order to distill vineger to make the afore∣said salts.
To draw forth the salt of Arsnicke.
To make Oyle of Mettals, and first of Lead and Tinne.
To make Oyle of Copper, and of Crocum Mar∣tis, or Iron.
To make Oyle of Quick∣silver.
To make Oyle of Gold, the which is distilled through the helme, and it is to be vsed both inward∣ly and outward∣ly.
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