alchemistryn.

1569 R. Androse tr. ‘Alessio’ 4th Bk. Secretes i. 30 It helpeth also to annoynt the place with oyle of Iuie drawne out by Alchemistri.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1549/1 Also, you commaunded multiplication and Alcumistry to be practised, to abuse the kinges coyne.

1602 N. Breton Poste with Madde Packet Lett. I. sig. D2^v Touching Alchamistry, I heare much, but belieue little.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Alquemie, Alchumie, Alchumistrie.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia xxv. 312 It [sc. quicksilver] is a Metal, or may be made one by the Art of Alchymistry, but not without addition of something.

1791 E. Cullen tr. T. Bergman Physical & Chem. Ess. III. 134 A person who has no faith in the changes of alchemistry.

1817 N. Drake Shakspeare II. 154 Alchemistry was one of the foolish pursuits of the day.

1918 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 90 565 The era of alchemistry is a very interesting chapter in the history of human knowledge.

1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized ii. 209 I Come now to the most accurate, finest, and chiefest part of Mr. Brs. Art, his Alcumistry, by which hee turneth..deformity into beauty, and hell into heaven it self.

1885 T. P. Hughes Dict. Islam 278/1 The alchymistry of the ordinary people, is the exchange of spiritual things for the things which perish.

1986 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 18 Dec. d1 Art is the alchemistry between the artist's sensitivity and the political and ethical problems of his generation.

2004 R. M. Zaner Conversat. on Edge ii. 37 Maybe later.., when time can work its subtle alchemistry on both of our memories and deepest feelings about ourselves.