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  A breefe aunswere of Iosephus Quercetanus Armeniacus, Doctor of Phisick, to the exposition of Iacobus Aubertus Vindonis, concerning the original, and causes of mettalles Set foorth against chimists. Another exquisite and plaine treatise of the same Iosephus, concerning the spagericall preparations, and vse of minerall, animall, and vegitable medicines. Whereunto is added diuers rare secretes, not heeretofore knowne of many. By Iohn Hester, practicioner in the spagericall arte.
  Date of publication:
  1591
  

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  Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. ; Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. De exquisita mineralium, animalium et vegetabilium medicamentorum spagyrica praeparatione et usu. English. aut ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  Josephus Quercetanus = Joseph Du Chesne. A translation by John Hester of "Ad Jacobi Auberti De ortu et causis metallorum contra chymicos explicationem brevis responsio" and "De exquisita mineralium, animalium et vegetabilium ...
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  A discourse vpon chyrurgery: written by that famous doctour and knight, Signior Leonardo Phiorauanti, Bolognese. VVith a declaration of many wonderfull matters necessary to be knowne; with most notable secret found out by the said authour. Translated out of Italian by Iohn Hester, and now newly published and augmented, for the benefite of this country: by Richard Booth, Gent
  Date of publication:
  1626
  

  Author(s):

  Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588. ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  Translation of: La cirugia. Running title reads: Leonardo Phiorauanti, vpon chyrurgerie. Page 118 misnumbered 117. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A hundred and fouretene experiments and cures of the famous physitian Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus; translated out of the Germane tongue into the Latin. Whereunto is added certaine excellent and profitable workes by B.G. a Portu Aquitano. Also certaine secrets of Isacke Hollandus concerning the vegetall and animall worke. Also the spagericke antidotarie for gunne-shot of Iosephus Quirsitanus. Collected by Iohn Hester
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  1596
  

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  Paracelsus, 1493-1541. ; Hester, John, d. 1593. ; Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, 15th cent. Opera mineralia et vegetabilia. English. Selections. ; Penot, Bernard Georges. ; Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. Antidotarium spagiricum. English.
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  An abridged translation of: Paracelsus' "Centum quindecim curationes experimentaque è Germanico idiomate in Latinum versa"; part of Hollandus' "Opera mineralia et vegetabilia"; and Du Chesne's "Antidotarium spagiricum.". ...
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  A short discours of the excellent doctour and knight, maister Leonardo Phiorauanti Bolognese vppon chirurgerie VVith a declaration of many thinges, necessarie to be knowne, neuer written before in this order: whervnto is added a number of notable secretes, found out by the saide author. Translated out of Italyan into English, by Iohn Hester, practicioner in the arte of distillation.
  Date of publication:
  1580
  

  Author(s):

  Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588. ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  Translation of: La cirugia. Running title reads: Leonardo Phiorauanti, vpon chyrurgerie. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  An excellent treatise teaching howe to cure the French-pockes with all other diseases arising and growing thereof, and in a manner all other sicknesses. Dravvne out of the bookes of that learned doctor and prince of phisitians, Theophrastus Paracelsus. Compiled by the learned Phillippus Hermanus, phisition and chirurgion. And now put into English by Iohn Hester in the spagiricall arte, practitioner.
  Date of publication:
  1590
  

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  Paracelsus, 1493-1541. ; Hermanni, Philippus. ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  A translation, by John Hester, of the German by Paracelsus. Printer's name from colophon. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The English-mans treasure with the true anatomie of mans body / compiled by ... Mr. Thomas Vicary, Esquire ... ; whereunto are annexed many secrets appertaining to chyrurgerie, with divers excellent approved remedies ...
  Date of publication:
  1641
  

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  Vicary, Thomas, d. 1561. ; Turner, William, d. 1568. Of the bath of Bathe, in England. ; Bremer, William. ; Boraston, William. Necessary and briefe relation of the contagious disease of the pestilence. ; Mondeville, Henri de, 14th cent. ; Lanfranco, of Milan, 13th cent. ; Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565. ; Fioravanti, Leonardo, 1518-1588. ; Ward, William, 1534-1609. ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  First published as: A profitable treatise of the anatomie of mans body, 1548. The earliest extant ed. is of 1577. Cf. DNB. Largely based on a medieval English compilation dating from 1392, which was an abridged version ...
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  The first part of the key of philosophie. Wherein is contained moste ex- [sic] excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, divided into twoo bookes. : In the firste is shewed the true and perfect order to distill ... In the seconde is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all maner of mineralles ... / First written in the Germaine tongue by the moste learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the Englishe tongue by Ihon [sic] Hester practitioner in the arte of distillation..
  Date of publication:
  1580
  

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  Hester, John, d. 1593. ; Paracelsus, 1493-1541. ; Hermanni, Philippus.
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  Appears to have been compiled by Hester from works by both Paracelsus and Philippus Hermanni. "The key of philosophie. The second parte." has special t.p. Register is continuous. Signatures: *⁸, A-G⁸ (last leaf blank). ...
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  The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his
  Date of publication:
  1594
  

  Author(s):

  Hester, John, d. 1593. ; Fourestier, James.
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  I.H. = John Hester. Editor's dedication signed: Iames Fourestier. Pages 64-67 missing in number only; text unaffected. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The Sclopotarie of Iosephus Quercetanus, phisition. Or His booke containing the cure of wounds receiued by shot of gunne or such like engines of warre. Whereunto is added his spagericke antidotary of medicines against the aforesayd woundes. Published into English by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the said spagiricall arte
  Date of publication:
  1590
  

  Author(s):

  Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. ; Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. Antidotarium spagiricum. aut ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  Josephus Quercetanus = Joseph Du Chesne. A translation by John Hester of "Sclopetarius" and "Antidotarium spagiricum". With final errata leaf. Includes index. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The secrets of physick and philosophy divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts, which are most wonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. First written in the German tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the English tongue, by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
  Date of publication:
  1633
  

  Author(s):

  Paracelsus, 1493-1541, attributed name. ; Hermanni, Philippus. Constich distillierboeck. ; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  Not in fact by Paracelsus. An enlarged edition of: The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices. "Secrets of phisicke and philosophie. The second booke ..", an adaptation of "Een constich ...
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  The true and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices seedes, rootes, and gummes with their perfect taste, smel, and sauour: where vnto is added some of their ver[t?]ues gathered out of sundry aucthors. As Gualterius, Rissius, Guinthery Andernaty, Phillipus, Hermanus, Leonardo, Phirauante, Phallopius, Cardanus..
  Date of publication:
  1575
  

  Author(s):

  Hester, John, d. 1593. ; Guenther, Johann, von Andernach, 1505-1574. ; Falloppio, Gabriele, 1523-1562.
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  Publisher from STC (2nd ed.). Colophon: These oyles with a number of others are to be solde at the signe of the furneseies [sic] adioyning to Powles wharfe at the dwelling house of John Hester, practissioner in the arte ...
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  These oiles, vvaters, extractions, or essence[s,] saltes, and other compositions; are at Paules wharfe ready made to be solde, by Iohn Hester, practisioner in the arte of distillation; who will also be ready for a reasonable stipend, to instruct any that are desirous to learne the secrets of the same in few dayes, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1585
  

  Author(s):

  Hester, John, d. 1593.
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  An advertisement. Place of publication from and publication date conjectured by STC. Imperfect; marked, and torn at upper right corner with slight loss of print. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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