Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant viz. His rationall secrets, and chirurgery, reviewed and revived
By: Together with a book of excellent experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties [by John Hester] Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his one hundred and fourteen experiments: with certain excellent works of B.G. [Penotus] à Portu Aquitano [i.e. B.G. Penot] Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus [i.e. J. Duchesne] his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot
Publisher: Printed by G. Dawson, and are to be sold by Richard Lownds and William Nealand
Published: 1652
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: Vols. [2-4] have special title pages only, with imprint: London, Printed by G. D., 1652.

"To the reader" signed: J. H. [and] W. J. [i. e. John Hester and William Johnson]

"Short animadversions upon the book lately published by one who stiles himselfe Noah Biggs, Helmontii psittacum," signed W. I., and a letter addressed to "Friend Culpepr," signed W. J., are followed by "The epistle to the reader," signed W. I. M. B. From this last epistle it appears that the collection was assembled by William Johnson, chiefly from translations by John Hester.

Vol. [1], A short discourse of the secrets ... (180 p.) is composed of selections from Fioravanti's Secreti rationali, Capricci medicinali, and Fisica. Vol. [2], A treatise of chirurgery.

Wing F963.

Duveen (suppl.) 21.