Catalog of the books and fragments, arranged together

for the Seventh Volume of the Works of Theophrastus.

I. Intimation of Theophrastus, published in Basel, by which students were invited from all sides to the study of the new medicine, when he was created ordinary professor of the same faculty 1

The first five books revised from the manuscripts of others: VI. & VII. from the autograph of Oporinus.

II. De Gradibus Rerum naturalium & Compoſitionibus Remediorum On the Degrees of natural things and the Composition of Remedies, likewise on their doses and administrations, 7 books, in Latin, from the version of Ioannes Oporinus: (for the author's German writing of this is not had) 5

III. Herbarius Herbal, or on the virtues of herbs, roots, seeds, etc., of Germany, the fatherland, and the empire 39

In this, the following simples are treated:
Of black Hellebore 41
Of Persicaria water-pepper 47
Of Salt 50
Of English Thistle 55
Of the virtues of Coral 57
Of the powers of the Magnet 62

All most diligently corrected from Theophrastus's own handwriting.

IV. The First Book of Natural Things, in which the following simples are described:
The First Chapter on Turpentine 66
The 2nd Chap. on Black and White Hellebore 72
The 3rd Chap. on Water-blood or Persicaria 78
The 4th Chap. on Salt 84
The 5th Chap. on Saint John's Wort 91
The 6th Chap. on the Magnet 96
The 7th Chap. on Sulfur 97
The 8th Chap. on Vitriol 108
The 9th Chap. on Arsenic 118
The 10th Chap. De Tartaro On Tartar, etc., is missing: it is uncertain whether the author completed this volume 123

From the manuscript of D. Io. Montanus.

V. Two other treatises, described separately by the author, namely:
On Turpentine 123
On Honey 130

From the manuscript of D. Io. Montanus.

VI. Treatise on the preparation and use of Xylohebeni Ebony wood 136
Compendium on the cure of Rupture 137
Treatise on the preparation and use of Mummy 137

Never before published in print.

From the version (I think) of Ioan. Oporinus

From the manuscript of Oporinus.

VII. Explanations and observations on certain poems of Macer on the virtues of herbs, roots, etc., which are quite useful, taken down by Ioannes Oporinus from the mouth of the dictating Paracelsus 137

From the manuscript of D. Io. Mont.

VIII. Book of Principles, in which it is treated of snakes, toads, spiders, earthworms, crabs, etc., what their use and employment is in medicine 160