Norton, Thomas

The Ordinall of Alchymie: in verse. Written in a neat Secretary hand. Text within red rules. Second prelim leaf: Liber iste Clericis monstrat Scientiam. Second prelim verso: Grata superuenient qua non sperabitur hora. // Finis. P. 1 Norton Vpon // Alchymie. // [Two line inscription, struck through] // To the honour of god one, in persons three / this Booke is made that Lay-men should it see / ... 157 In the Yeare of Christe. mcccclxxvii. This Woork was begoon: honour to god in heaven. Soli Deo Honor / et gloria.

Early 17th century

1 volume 2 ll. (first bl.). + 157 pp. 4to. 19 x 141/2 cm. Modern green morocco gilt binding.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Purchased at Sotheby's 4/4/1913, Lot 328.

For a discussion on the Author and his work, see 'Ambix', Vol. VI, No. 2, 1957, pp. 59-85.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

On the first leaf is the library stamp 'Westminster Library'.