1714. Found in this volume are two smaller works by W. Wynn Westcott. Volume III of the Collectanea Hermetica entitled a Short Inquiry Concerning the Hermetic Art by a Lover of Philalethes is an essay regarding the art of bringing all imperfect metals to perfection. In The Science of Alchemy, Westcott presents the subject of alchemy from the point which affords the widest view.