Mercury; or, The secret and swift messenger. Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance. By the Right Rev. ... John Wilkins, late lord bishop of Chester.

This is the third treatise making up the mathematical works of John Wilkins, of which the first is A discovery of a new world, and the second is Mathematical magic. cf. recto of front.

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cryptography mercury messenger privacy thoughts friend distance john wilkins john wilkins lord bishop lord bishop chester 1694 reverend clergy high resolution rare book selections rare book and special collections division george fabyan collection library of congress mcmanus young collection library of congress ultra high resolution

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