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<dl><dd>"The hermetic tracts comprised in this volume are printed from a quarto manuscript (itself a transcript from an older but now untraceable work) belonging to the celebrated collection of the late Mr. Frederick Hockley."</dd>
<dd>The secret of the immortal liquor called alkahest, or ignis-aqua. By Eirenaeus Philalethes [pseud.]--Aurum potabile: or The receipt of Dr. Fr. Antonie.--The admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oil which is made of sulphur vive set on fire and commonly called oil of sulphur per campanam. By G. Starkey.--The stone of the philosophers: embracing the first matter and the dual process for the vegetable and metallic tinctures.--The bosom book of Sir George Ripley.--Preparations of the sophic mercury...written by Eirenaeus Philalethes [pseud.]</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Alchemy</div>
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<dl><dd>Philalethes, Eirenaeus</dd>
<dd>Anthony, Francis,1550-1623</dd>
<dd>Starkey, George,1627-1665</dd>
<dd>Ripley, George,d. 1490?</dd></dl></div>
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