4. Heylyn, Peter. MICROCOSMVS, | OR | A LITTLE DE-|SCRIPTION OF | THE GREAT WORLD. | A Treatise Historicall, Geographicall, | Politicall, Theologicall. | [line] | By P. H. | [line, then motto, then device.]
Impr. 39: 1621: sm. 4o: pp. [16] + 417 (“317”) + [3]: p. 11 beg. pearance of diuers, 111 of Florence: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–5) Epistle dedicatory to prince Charles, signed “Pet. Heylyn”: (7–11) “The Preface”: (12–13) “To my brother the Author” an English poem by Edw. Heylyn: (14–15) “The Table” of contents, in alphabetical order: (16) “A computation of the forraine Coynes herein mentioned with ours”: 1–417, (1–2) the work: (3) “Errata.”
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 557, where 1622 is a misprint for 1621 and 1624 for 1625. For other Oxford editions of this well-known and popular manual of Geography see 1625 H, 1627 H, 1629 H, 1631 H, 1633 H, 1636 H, 1639 H: there are also London editions (entitled Cosmographie) of 1652, 1657, 1664?, 1666, 1670, 1674?, 1677, 1682, 1703.
5. Savile, sir Henry. [two lines] | PRAELE-|CTIONES TRES-|DECIM IN PRIN-|CIPIVM ELEMENTO_|RVM EVCLIDIS, | OXONII HABITÆ.| M.DC.XX. | [device, see below.]
Impr. 40: 1621: sm. 4o: pp. [4] + 260: p. 11 beg. ma. Quid, 111 trag; à centro: Great Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (2) “Errata ...”: (3) “Henricus Savilius lectori”: 1–260, the work.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 314. This was Savile’s last publication, for he died 19 Feb 1621
2. There are many woodcuts of figures of propositions. Most copies have a device on the titlepage, but a presentation copy from the author to the Bodleian and the copy in the Savile Library omit it. The absence of a dedication is unusual.
6. Thornborough, bp. John. ΛΙΘΟΘΕΩΡΙΚΟΣ, | SIVE, | NIHIL, ALIQVID, OMNIA, | ANTIQVORVM | SAPIENTVM VI-|vis coloribus depicta, Philo-|sophico=theologicè, | In gratiam eorum qui Artem auriferam Physico-chymicè & piè profitentur. | AVTHORE | Iohanne Thornbvrgh, episcopo | VVIGORNIENSI. | [2 mottos.]
Impr. 40: 1621: sm. 4o: pp. [12] + plate + 152: p. 11 beg. tur potiùs, 111 lestium corporum: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–6) dedication to the duke of Lennox: (7–11) “Ad Lectorem benevolum”: (12) “Παραρυάδες sic restituantur ...”: folded quarto leaf, see below: 1–152, the work in three divisions.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 5. The Episcopal Alchemist endeavours to find the Philosopher’s stone through Sulphurous Magnesia (Nil), water (Aliquid) and gold (Omnia). Vitriol is regarded as of vital importance. Much Theology is introduced. The woodcut plate represents the concord and discord of the four elements in various relations, in a circular table.