The last vvill and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet
Subtitle: which, being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial city of Erford : leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it : to which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural
Edition: Never before published in English.
Publisher: Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Edward Brewster ...
Published: 1671
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
Other titles: Last will and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet
Work titles: Letztes Testament
Notes: In 5 parts and 4 addition sections, each with special t.p.

"To the reader" (p. [3]-[6]) signed by J.W., who revised and expanded the previous English translation.

The folded woodcut plate before p. 1 is entitled: A table of chymicall & philosophicall charecters with their significations as they are vsually found in chymicall authors both printed & manuscript. Symbolic woodcut ill. occur in the section entitled: A practick treatise together with the XII. keys and appendix of the great stone of the ancient philosophers (p. [211] ff.).

Signatures: A b B-V X Aa-Dd Ee-Ff Gg-Nn.

Hogart, R.  Alchemy, 35

Wing B1018
Table of contents: title: Early 20th c. practicing alchemist, R.W. Councell (the Apologia), in his personal copy of the present work indentifies J.W., as Johannes Worlidge, author / engraver of the Chemicall chart mounted and signed Page (I) - and is presumed to be responsible for 1.) the original Anglicized engravings (differing from the French of 1628) of the 12 Keys depicted - and 2.) contextually understood, the English translation. M.L.