“ Vaughan regarded himself as a philosopher of nature, and although he certainly sought the universal solvent, his published writings deal rather with magic and mysticism than with technical alchemy. They also contain much controversy with Henry More the Platonist. Vaughan was called a Rosicrucian, but denied the imputation. ”

“ He wrote or translated Anthroposophia Theomagica (1630) ; Anima Magica Abscondita (1650) ; Magia Adamica and Coelum Terrae (1650) ; The Man-Mouse taken in a Trap (1650) ; The Second Wash; or the Moor Scoured once more (1651) ”