Collection of Alchemical Treatises (Unknown) - Page 1

⚠The text on the right-hand flyleaf is extremely faded and difficult to read. The transcription reflects the most likely decipherment based on visible traces and historical context.

French Manuscript

5680

Rules?
By Monsieur de Saint-Cyran? Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, the Abbé de Saint-Cyran (1581–1643), a major figure in the French Counter-Reformation and Jansenism.
for the instruction of his?
nephew.? Likely referring to Martin de Barcos, who succeeded him as Abbé.
Another Treatise?
on the true usage?
of the first [part] of?
penitence? original: "penitence"; refers to the sacrament of penance or repentance.
followed by?
On the confession of?
children,?
and the manner of?
conducting oneself in the spirit of?
patience.?