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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Robert Child's Chemical Book List1
Child, Robert

1641-05

Libri Chymici, quos possideo sunt
Germanici

1 Aureum vellus. 4º

2 Rosarium nouum. 4º

3 Triumphwagen ♁i.8º

335

4 Turba philosophorum. 8º

5 Gab gotts. 8º

6 Opuscula Chymica. 8º

7 Promptuarium Alchymiae. 8º

8 Philosophia Chymica. 8º

9 Cabala Concordantia Chymica. 8º

8 Promptuarium pars altera. 8º

9 Suchtenii de ♁º

12 Arca aperta Jesuer Mehung. 16

13 Practicas Rogeri Baconis. 8º

14 Richardi Anglici Lulli. 8º

15 Secreta philosophicalia. 8º

Italici

M: S: II. 4º

il mondo magico. 4º

Inganni d'Alchymisti. 4º

Nazari de transmutatione. 4º

Thornei de sublimatione. 4º

Oliverus de Oliveriis de ☉ potabili Delapide philosophorum

Braceschi Expositione Geber

Gallici

Flamell, Alphabet de Chymie. 4º

Cham. Plan. eschole transmutatoire

Bouquet Chymique

Quercetanus preparation Chymique

Toyson d'Or

Nuisement tratte du sel

Fabri abregè

Tratte des experiences

Prototype chymique

Cosmopolite

Sommaire della medicine chymique

des eaux minerales Rochas

336 Anglici

Ripley 12 gates MS.

♁all Cup. Primrose

Revelation secret spirit

Plats hiden treasure

of Bathes

Gotta Contra Antony

Latini

Agricola de Re metallica. Fol. i

de ortu subterraneorum uocum. Fol. i

Mylij Basilica. 4º

Medica

Philosophica. 4º

Chymica

Philosophia reformata

Anatomia ☉s

Libavij Alchymia docimasima. 4º

Epistolae vol. 2º. 8º

Notae in Raymundum. 4º

Galenus Temp. 4º

Panacea Antigramania. 8º

Notae libavianae. 8º

Libavius singularia. 8º

Fabri Myrothecium, Curationes. 8º

Palladium Abrege des secrets

Hercules Chymicus

Alchymista Christianus

Hartmann in Crollium

Hartmann praxis

Disputationes eiusdem

Daviss on Chymiatricus

Severini Idea

Mayeri Hyeroglyphyca

Septimana philosophica

De physico circulo quadrato Examen pseudochymicorum

337

Rubei de distillatione

Caranta de ☉s

Carerii disputatio

Panthei alchymiam

Abraham de ☉s

Lacinii collectanea

Margarita pretiosa

Rulandi disputationes

promachomachia Bruschi

Theatrum Chymicum 5 vols.

Fallop. de aq. miner.

Guntheri paradoxa

Phaedronis Chymica

volumina 2º Alchymiae. 8º Basel

Cesalpinus de metallicis

potier apologia

veredarius

Furichii Carmina

nihil, aliquid, omne

Tetras Chymiatrica Kerneri

Wittestein de 5 essentia

Evonymus

Augurelli Carmina

Geber vol. 2º. Roma Argentorati

Beguini Tyrocinium

Antonii Apologia

Grossschedelij Proteus Chymicus

Dornei Congeries Paracelsicae

Dela Brosse

Chrisypi

Animadversiones de alchymia

Horn de ☉s

demonstratio Chymico in Riolan

Nolli Systema Hermeticae

Iatrochymia luis venere

Drebbel de Elementis

Harmonia Chymica

Spagyrica Pharmacopoea Potyeri

338

Zuingeri Examen Chymicorum

Roger Bacon Chymica

Mouffet, Chymica

Zynesii et Democriti, Chymia

Bornelli Chymia. 4º

Zenerti opera omnia partim Chymica

Rhena. 4º

Ca. May, 1641
1.

W. 5. 177. See William J. Wilson, “Robert Child's Chemical Book List of 1641” (with an Introduction by Charles A. Browne), Journal of Chemical Education, XX (March, 1943), 123–129, where full titles, in so far as identification has been possible, are given.

George Fenwick to John Winthrop1
Fenwick, George JW

1641-05-06

For his much respected freind John Winthrop esqr. att Boston thes
Sir,

Robert Saltonstall hath bene torn that land he hath disposed wtorn the Countrie gaue to his father torn bought of Capt. Pattrick the ctorn my letter to yow was, to manifest torn and his sone which his letter detorn all to prejudice either I wrott torn wherby he desires me to take care torn which I wonder he should doe wtorn of all to his sonne by the letter torn The truth of the bussines vpon the torn and discourse with Rob. I torn did really giue him such powtorn verball reseruation to himself torn not to answere his promises to htorn and good behauiour for the tyme to comtorn of him. he is att present very setorn passages and I would gladly hope) dtorn promise reformation, and to doe noe torn advice of freinds, his present strait torn discharge his present ingagments he torn with me to helpe him out of them, and although torn neuer to haue had any dealings with him torn some experience of his setlednes yet vpon torn promises of future care in his occasiotorn more to performe them I haue consent torn what I can, therfor sir If it stand any torn conveniency to cutt of what he owes you torn wayes with any other to further him I shall allow torn account. I haue also consented to lett him haue some other moneyes that are oweinge to me, if he can make vse of them. He also intreats me to be sutour to yow on his behalfe, to further him to such moneys as may be dew to him from the cuntrie, for his purpose is to dispatch as sone as he can, that he may returne and attend the aggrement with Stiles which Mr. Haynes and others aboue conceaue wilbe for his advantage. I nead not say any more to yow whom he hath euer found soe much his freind. I haue receaued the trees yow sent me for which I hartily thanke yow. If I had any thing heare that could pleasure yow, yow 339should frely comand it. I am prettie well storred with chirrie and peach trees and did hope I had had a good nurserie of Aples of the Aples yow sent me last yeare but the wormes haue in a maner distroyed them all as they came vp I pray informe me if yow know any way to preuent the like mischeife for the future. Your sonne was with me befor your letter, and acquainted me with your owne and his desire. I did but express my hart when I told him I should be glad any way to pleasure either of yow, and soe farre as it did concerne me gaue my consent (with this reseruation which I know in his own disposition he would be reddie enough to yeald to) that if there were any fishing neare it (which soe farr as I se we must all suddenly seek after) you might grant me a liberty to make vse of part of it for that imployment but whither euer there will be any such occasion or noe I know not: soe with tender of my owne and wifes loueing respects to your selfe and bedfellow I rest your assured frend

Geo. Fenwick May 6th 1641

your bill I left with Mr. Bellingham.

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop:mr. Fenwick for mony illegible payd to mr. R. Saltonstall.

Endorsed by John Winthrop, Jr.:mr. Fenwicks Consent for Fisher's Iland.

1.

W. 2. 146; 4 Collections , VI. 367–368.