Hester, John, -1593
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These oiles, vvaters, extractions, or essence[s,] saltes, and other compositions; are at Paules wharfe ready made to be solde, by Iohn Hester, practisioner in the arte of distillation; who will also be ready for a reasonable stipend, to instruct any that are desirous to learne the secrets of the same in few dayes, &c.
Hester, John, -1593Date: [1585?]- Books
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The first part of the key of philosophie : Wherein is contained most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, diuided into two bookes. In the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oiles, of all maner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots and herbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues: In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue al maner of mineralles, and how ye shall drawe forth their oiles and saltes, which are most woonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. Full written in the Germane tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselius, and now published to the English tongue by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
Date: 1596- Books
The English mans-treasure. With the true anatomie of mans body / compiled by ... Thomas Vicary ... Whereunto are annexed many secrets appertaining to chyrurgery, with divers excellent approved remedies for all captaines and souldiers, that travell eyther by water or land: and likewise for all diseases ... with emplaisters of speciall cure: with other potions and drinkes approved in physicke. Also the rare treasure of the English bathes: written by William Turner ... Gathered and set forth ... by William Bremer ... And now eighthly augmented and enlarged, with almost a thousand approved waters and medicines ... as also oyntments and plaisters: with especiall ... remedies for the plague ... by W[illiam] B[oraston] practitioner in physicke and chyrurgerie.
Vicary, Thomas, -1561Date: 1633- Books
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A ioyfull iewell : Contayning aswell such excellent orders, preseruatiues and precious practises for the plague, as also such meruelous medcins for diuers maladies, as hitherto haue not beene published in the English tung. First made and written in the Italian tung by the famous, and learned knight and doctor M. Leonardo Fiorouantie, of his owne ingenious inuentions. And now for the carefull commoditie of his natiue countrey, translated out of the Italian by TH.
Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1517-Date: [1579]- Books
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The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.
Hester, John, -1593Date: 1594