▁His ▁anti qu arian ▁work ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁valuable , ▁and ▁his ▁al chem ical ▁publications , ▁especially ▁the ▁The at rum ▁Chem icum ▁Britann icum ▁( 1 6 5 2 ), ▁preserved ▁many ▁works ▁that ▁might ▁otherwise ▁have ▁been ▁lost . ▁He ▁formed ▁several ▁close ▁and ▁long - last ing ▁friend ships , ▁with ▁the ▁ast ro lo ger ▁William ▁L illy ▁for ▁example , ▁but , ▁as ▁Richard ▁Gar nett ▁observed , ▁" ac quis it iveness ▁was ▁his ▁master ▁passion ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Co il , ▁Henry ▁Wilson ▁( 1 9 6 1 , ▁repr . ▁ 1 9 9 6 ). ▁" A sh m ole , ▁E lias " ▁Co il ' s ▁Mason ic ▁Encyclopedia , ▁pp .   7 2 – 7 3 ▁( Rich mond , ▁V A : ▁Mac oy ▁Pub l . ▁Co . ▁Inc .) ▁ ▁Fe ola , ▁Vitt oria ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁[ 2 0 0 5 ] ▁E lias ▁Ash m ole ▁and ▁the ▁Us es ▁of ▁Anti qu ity ▁( Par is : ▁S TP ▁Bl anch ard , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁God f rey , ▁Walter ; ▁Wagner , ▁Anthony , ▁and ▁London , ▁H . ▁Stan ford ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁Street ▁: ▁being ▁the ▁six teenth ▁and ▁final ▁mon ograph ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Survey ▁Committee , ▁( Lond on ), ▁( contains ▁a ▁bi ographical ▁list