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The compleat chymical dispensatory, in five books: treating of all sorts of metals, precious stones, and minerals, of all vegetables and animals, and things that are taken from them, as musk, civet, c. how rightly to know them, and how they are to be used in physick; with their several doses. The like work never extant before. Being very proper for all merchants, druggists, chirurgions, and apothecaries; and such ingenious persons as study physick or philosophy. Written in Latin, by Dr. John Schroder, that most famous and faithful chymist. And Englished, by William Rowland, Dr. of physick. Who translated, Hippocrates, Riverius, platerus, Sennertus, Rulandus, Crato, and Bartholinus.

General note: Includes index. MS. pencil marks throughout UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), S898 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 1557:14). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink initials on tp.: "R.M.Y"; Beisly bequest 1896 UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Modern 1/2 calf with fabric covered boards; original spine label preserved glued inside front board UK-SuSCL