Publications of William Thrasher

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• Thrasher, William. The marrow of chymical physick; or, The practice of making chymical medicines. Divided in three books: viz. Shewing the true and perfect order to distil, or draw forth from vegetables, minerals, and metals, their spirits, oyls, vinegars, salts, extracts, or tinctures, essences and magisteries, flowers, and salts, &c. Whereunto is added at the end of every such preparation, its most excellent vertue and medicinal use, for the preservation of health, and restoring the diseased to sanity. A rare way of making metaline glass of any colour whatsoever. Very useful fo the making artificial rubies, saphirs, jacinths, &c. Likewise for the enamiling [sic] of rings, or for jewels; being very excellent and easie. By W. T. philo-astro-medicus, and student in chymistry. London: printed by T.J. for Peter Parker at the White Lion in Billiter-Lane, 1669. ESTC No. R217453. Grub Street ID 92240.
• Thrasher, William. Jubar astrologicum, or a true astrological guide: divided into two parts. The first is an exact and easie way for the beginning or entering into this art: shewing the names and nature of the signs, panets and aspects; the erecting of a figure by tables of houses, by tables of right and oblique-ascention, the doctrine of triangles, or by the plain scale by help of the line of chords only, for any latitude either north or south; very useful for seamen or any other travelers; with the whole instructions necessary to this art. The second sheweth a very plain and easie way to give judgement upon an astrological figure, concerning the transaction of humane life, viz. of the state of the body, riches, brethren, fathers, children, sickness, marriage, death, long journeys or voyages, honour, friends, imprisonment, or any other question whatsoever may be answered. With the true art of directions by the doctrine of triangles, very useful in nativitie. Whereunto is added an example upon every hous. London: printed by J. Darby, for William Bradley, and are to be sold as his shop at the Three Bibles in the Minories, 1671. ESTC No. R222198. Grub Street ID 96229.
• Thrasher, William. The marrow of chymical physick; or, The practice of making chymical medicines. Divided in three books: viz. Shewing the true and perfect order to distil, or draw forth from vegetables, minerals, and metals, their spirits, oyls, vinegars, salts, extracts, or tinctures, essences and magisteries, flowers, and salts, &c. Whereunto is added at the end of every such preparation, its vertue and medicinal use, for the preservation of health, and restoring the diseased to sanity. A rare way of making metaline glass of any colour whatsoever. Very useful for the making artificial rubies, saphirs, jacinths, &c. Likewise for the enameling of rings, or for jewels; being very excellent and easie. By Will. Thraster philo-astro-medicus, and student in chymistry. London: printed, and are to be sold by Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1679. ESTC No. R25823. Grub Street ID 109208.