The secrets of physick and philosophy, divided into two bookes
Subtitle: 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 dissolve all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts ... for the health of mans bodie
By: First written in the German tongue by ... Theophrastus Paraselsus [sic], and now published in the English tongue, by John Hester
Contributors: Du Chesne, Joseph, approximately 1544-1609; Hermanni, Philippus; Paracelsus, 1493-1541
Publisher: Printed by A. M[atthews for William Lugger]
Published: 1633
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Medicine
Notes: STC 19182.

Sudhoff 356, 184.

Pt. 1 is "a loose paraphrase, not a translation" of Duchesne's De exquisita mineralium, animalium, & vegetabilium medicamentorum spagyrica praeparatione & usu, perspicua tractatio. Pt. 2 probably is derived from Paracelsus. Cf. P. H. Kocher. John Hester, Paracelsan in Joseph Quincy Adams memorial studies, 1948, p. 629-630.

Earlier London editions (1575, 1580, 1596) were published under title: The key of philosophie. Also published anonymously in London in 1633 under title: A storehouse of physicall and philosophicall secrets.

ESTC S113991.

STC (2nd ed.), 19182.