Basilius Valentinus friar of the Order of St. Benedict his last will and testament : Which he himself, being alone, hid under a table of marble behinde the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial citie of Erford: leaving it there to be found of him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it. Wherein he sufficiently declareth the wayes he wrought to obtain the philosophers stone.
- Basilius Valentinus.
- Date:
- 1657
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London : Printed anno Domini, 1657.
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24 unnumbered pages, 175 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 39 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 25 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 21 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 9 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 23 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 15 cm (8vo)
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Wing B1015
ESTC R214342
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B1015
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First edition in English
Signatures: *⁴ A-V⁸ X⁴ [168 leaves]
The last testament (pts.1-4) is followed by " ... His XII. Keyes, Which is a Treatise about the great stone of Philosophers"; "A short way and Repetition of former Writings"; "Conclusions And Experiments"; "The fifth and last part Of the last Testament"; and " ... His Treatise Concerning Microcosme, Or, The Little World, which is Mans body"
Each section, except the first part and the "Conclusions And Experiments", has a separate title-leaf dated 1656
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Lawson Note: Binding: recent calf. Ex Wigan Free Public Library, with its blind stamp on title. Early endpaper inscribed "Bought Octr 30th 1882"
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Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/A/57065