Edmund Brice (

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1648–1696) was an

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translator and schoolmaster.

Life

Brice, whose dates of birth and death are unknown, became a member of

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on or before 27 October 1648,

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on 12 March 1649 and obtaining his B.A. degree on 12 July 1650. He was then appointed a Fellow of

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, retaining his fellowship until about December 1660. It was reported that, during the time when he was a fellow of All Souls, he heard a sermon "preached in great Power" by

John Pordage John Pordage (1607–1681) was an Anglican priest, astrologer, alchemist and Christian mystic. He founded the 17th-century English Behmenist group, which would later become known as the Philadelphian Society when it was led by his disciple and ...

, rector of

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. Brice and his companion went to discuss matters with Pordage, and joined his Behmenist group, although it is unclear how long he spent with the group. He was licensed to instruct boys in the

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grammar on 24 April 1669, having subscribed to the

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. He also translated from the Latin Theodore Mundanus's response to

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"concerning the Quintessence of the Philosophers" (1686). In 1696, another translation of his, ''Centrum Naturae Concentratum, or, The Salt of Nature Regenerated'', was published. This was based on "The center of nature concentrated, or, Ali Puli his tractate of the regenerated salt of nature", ascribed to an "Asian moor" who had converted to Christianity called

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. A book by

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(''Aurora, that is, the Day Spring'' (1656)), inscribed by Brice on the flyleaf, came to be owned by Caleb Gilman, a founder of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brice, Edmund Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford 17th-century English translators 17th-century English educators Schoolteachers from London Year of death unknown 17th-century births Year of birth uncertain