The Philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire for a memento mori on his tomb-stone, vvith three hieroglyphical scutcheons and their philosophical motto's and explanation : with the philosophical Mercury, nature of seed and life, and growth of metalls, and a discovery of the immortal liquor alchahest : the salt of tartar volatized and other elixirs with their differences. Also, A brief of the golden calf, the worlds idol : discovering the rarest miracle in nature, ... / by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light : demonstrating to the blind world that good gold may be found as well in cold as hot regions, and be profitably extracted out of sand, stones, gravel and flints &c. .../ written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With Jehior, aurora sapientiae, or, The day dawning or light of wisdom : containing the three principles or original of all things whereby are discovered the great and many mysteries of God, nature and the elements, hitherto hid, now revealed / all published by W.C. Esquire. : with a catalogue of chymical books.

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Added t.p. engraved. Each work has special t.p. and separate paging. "A briefe of the golden calf or the world's idol ... / written in Latin by Dr. Frederick Helvetius and printed at the Hague, 1666 ; and now Englished and abbreviated for the ease of the readers by W.C. Esquire." "The golden ass well managed and Mydas restored to reason ... / written at Amsterdam, 1669, by John Rodolph Glauber ... ; and translated out of Latin into English in briefer notes, 1670, by W.C. Esq." "Jehior or the day dawning, or, Morning light of wisdom : contaning the three principles or originals of all things whatsoever." W.C. are the initials of William Cooper. Cf. BM. Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.