Ripley reviv'd: or, an exposition upon sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works (1677-78) - Page 20

The Contents	Directions for the Bookbinder
1. The Author’s Preface.	1 sheet, Signature * original: Signat.; a letter or symbol printed at the bottom of a page to help the binder assemble the sheets in the correct order.
2. An Exposition upon the Epistle to King Edward	3 sheets and a half, Signatures A, B, D, E. King Edward IV was George Ripley’s patron; this commentary explains Ripley's letter to him.
3. —— upon the Preface.	6 sheets.
4. —— upon the 6 Gates Refers to George Ripley’s "Twelve Gates of Alchemy," though this section focuses on six. 5. and the Experiments of the Sophic Mercury original: Sophick Mercury; in alchemy, this is the "Mercury of the Philosophers," a refined substance believed to be the key to the Philosopher's Stone.	19 sheets and a half, from F to Cc.
6. Breviary of Alchemy. original: Breviary; a concise summary or handbook of a particular subject.	2 sheets, A, B.
7. An Exposition upon Sir George Ripley’s Vision.	2 sheets, A, B.

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