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  Three books of occult philosophy written by Henry Cornelius Agrippa of Nettesheim ... ; translated out of the Latin into the English tongue by J.F.
  Date of publication:
  1651
  

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  Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535. and French, John, 1616-1657.
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  The translator is probably John French. Cf. DNB. First edition in English. Cf. Duveen, D.I. Bibliotheca alchemica et chemica. London, 1949, p. 7. Errata: p. [24]. Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries.
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  The York-shire spaw, or, A treatise of foure famous medicinal wells viz. the spaw, or vitrioline-well, the stinking, or sulphur-well, the dropping, or petrifying-well, and S. Mugnus-well, near Knare borow in York-shire : together with the causes, vertues and use thereof : for farther information read the contents / composed by J. French, Dr. of Physick.
  Date of publication:
  1654
  

  Author(s):

  French, John, 1616-1657.
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  Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
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  The art of distillation, or, A treatise of the choicest spagiricall preparations performed by way of distillation together with the description of the chiefest furnaces & vessels used by ancient and moderne chymists : also, A discourse of divers spagiricall experiments and curiosities, and the anatomy of gold and silver with the chiefest preparations and curiosities thereof, together with their vertues : all which are contained in VI bookes / composed by John French ...
  Date of publication:
  1653
  

  Author(s):

  French, John, 1616-1657.
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  With separate t.p. and pagination: The London-distiller, exactly and truly shewing the way (in words at length, and not in mysterious characters and figures) to draw all sorts of spirits and strong-waters ; to which is ...
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  A description of new philosophical furnaces, or A new art of distilling, divided into five parts. Whereunto is added a description of the tincture of gold, or the true aurum potabile; also, the first part of the mineral work. Set forth and published for the sakes of them that are studious of the truth. / By John Rudolph Glauber. Set forth in English, by J.F. D.M.
  Date of publication:
  1651
  

  Author(s):

  Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670. and French, John, 1616-1657.
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  A translation of: Furni novi philosophici. J.F. = John French. Each of the five parts and "Of the tincture of gold" has separate title page dated 1652; pagination and register are continuous. With five final contents leaves ...
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  A new light of alchymie: taken out of the fountaine of nature, and manuall experience. To which is added a treatise of sulphur: / written by Micheel Sandivogius: i.e. anagram matically, divi Leschi genus amo. Also nine books of the nature of things, written by Paracelsus, viz. Of the generations growthes conservations life: death renewing transmutation separation signatures of naturall things. Also a chymicall dictionary explaining hard places and words met withall in the writings of Paracelsus, and other obscure authors. All which are faithfully translated out of the Latin into the English tongue, by J.F. M.D.
  Date of publication:
  1650
  

  Author(s):

  Sędziwój, Michał, ca. 1556-ca. 1646. ; French, John, 1616-1657. ; Paracelsus, 1493-1541. Of the nature of things. and Dorn, Gerhard, 16th cent. Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi.
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  A translation of: Sędziwój, Michał. Novum lumen chymicum. J.F. = John French. The words "generations .. death" and "renewing .. signatures" are enclosed in brackets on title page. "Of the nature of things, nine books: ...
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