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          H. S., Certayn Nottes gathered out of Plenius, Rypli, Anaxagoras,
     Norton, and others ... (alchemy texts in prose and verse). England; ca.
     1570. Paper, with watermark of Letter B on f. 1 similar to Bricquet
     8068 (Brabant, 1563) or 8069 (Avallon, 1564); 6 ff.; 295 x 210 mm.; 2
     columns.

          Bound as six individual sheets. Catchwords at bottom of page.

          Cursive script. Taxt contanis many alchemical symbols, most
     frequently the sign for Mercury. Unbound.

          Purchased from Myers in April 1970.

          Comments: Next to the title there is also the heading "Notes
     wrytten for my remembrance H. S." The manuscript contains eleven
     alchemical poems, five of which are recorded in Brown-Robbins (nos.
     1203, 1276, 2666, 3249, 3257) and are printed in Ashmole "Theatrum
     Chemicum Britannicum" (1652)." Rypli is George Ripley (ca. 1451-1490),
     alchemist and teacher of Thomas Norton of Bristol (fl. 1477), author of
     the "Ordinall of Alchimy" (also called the Alchimiae Epitome) Norton
     may also be the author of several of these poem which are attributed in
     Brown-Robbins to Pearce the Black Monk. George Ripley wrote "The
     Compound of Alchemy" which was first printed in 1591 "with certain



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