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Ashmole, Elias
(b. Lichfield, May 23rd, 1617; d. May 18th, 1692). “Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum” (1652); “Fasciculus Chemicus” (1654); “The Way to Bliss” (1658); “The Institution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter” (1672); and “Antiquities of Berkshire” (1712). “Memoirs” (1717).
