 | 1822 - 590 pages
...Elias Ashmole's Journal of his Life. " 1652, May 13, my father, Backhouse, being sick in F/eet-street, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven o'clock told me, in syllables, the true matter of the philosopher's stone, which... | |
 | J S. Forsyth - 1827 - 472 pages
...Astrologer who had adopted him for his son—-a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleet Ditch, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock told me in Syllables the true matter of the Philosopher's Stone, which... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1834 - 344 pages
...father Backhouse (an astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleet-street, over against St. Dunstan's...church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter of the philosopher's stone, which... | |
 | Edward Duke - 1837 - 686 pages
...his son. Yet somewhat he long concealed, for we find this entry in Mr. Ashmole's Diary after this : ' 1653. May 13. My father Backhouse, lying sick in Fleet-street,...Church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables, the true nature of the Philosopher's Stone, which... | |
 | Edward Duke - 1837 - 686 pages
...his son. Yet somewhat he long concealed, for we find this entry in Mr. Ashmole's Diary after this : ' 1653. May 13. My father Backhouse, lying sick in Fleet-street, over against St. Dunstan'a Church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me... | |
 | 1840 - 288 pages
...His diary records under the 13th of May, 1652 : — " My father Backhouse lying sick in Fleet Street, over against St. Dunstan's Church ; and not knowing whether he should live or die, about one of the clock, told me, in syllables, [italics mine] tho true matter of the Philosopher's... | |
 | John Timbs - 1858 - 296 pages
...explained, the fact must be placed on incontestable evidence. Ashmole, in the diary of his life, says : " 1653, May 13 : My father Backhouse, lying sick in...church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock told me in syllables the true |. matter of the Philosophers' Stone,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 pages
...father Backhouse (an astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleet-street, over against St. Dunstan's...church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter of the philosopher's stone, which... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - 1860 - 242 pages
...astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleet Street, over against St. Dunstan's Church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in tyllables the true matter of the ptnlmapfter's stnne, which... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1864 - 488 pages
...astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleetr street, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true matter of the philosopher's stone, which... | |
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Elias Ashmole writes in his diary — " May 13, 1653. My father Backhouse (an astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleetstreet, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should... 
