Fasciculus chemicus: or chymical collections. Expressing the ingress, progress, and egress, of the secret hermetick science out of the choisest and most famous authors. Whereunto is added, the Arcanum or grand secret of hermetick philosophy / [by Jean d'Espagnet] Both made English by James Hasolle, Esquire [pseud.], qui est Mercuriophylus Anglicus [i.e. Elias Ashmole].

  • Arthur Dee
Date:
1650
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Credit: Fasciculus chemicus: or chymical collections. Expressing the ingress, progress, and egress, of the secret hermetick science out of the choisest and most famous authors. Whereunto is added, the Arcanum or grand secret of hermetick philosophy / [by Jean d'Espagnet] Both made English by James Hasolle, Esquire [pseud.], qui est Mercuriophylus Anglicus [i.e. Elias Ashmole]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tothe Reader: ruling, and excelling the Natures }/ of Truth, and caufing them'to’ | rejoyce. This is that fpecial and Spiritual Nature, to whom ‘God | gave a Power, above the violence’ | of Fire; and therefore let us mag~ }/ nifie it,feeing that nothing is more Pretious ! J |! Therefore (Friendly: Reader) J | recommend tothee, andthe Sons of |! Art, this Lady of Honor, without which we attain not, (or perfect any thing in) this Art, that (0 it may be your work, and chief (tudy to ob- tain her Friendfhip, (0, as when an occafion ferves, ye may be found Fudges, not Fugelersof Nature and Vk Art. : n | For which caufe Ihave writ this | little Trac# ; [ viz. My Fafciculus | Chemicus ;] wherein I have given | youthe more abjtrufe Secrets of Na- tire, chofen, culled; compacted, ana | digefted in no ordinary manner, as being arenowned Speculum, whofe