Wharf, London, from about 1579 until his death in 1593. From time to time he issued in folio sheets curious advertisements of his preparations. His recipes were purchased by James Fourestier, distiller, of Blackfriars. Hester was author of: 1. ‘The Pearle of Practise, or Practisers Pearle, for Phisicke and Chirurgerie. Found out by I. H(ester) … Since his death garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his [J. Fourestier],’ 4to, London, 1594. 2. ‘The first (—the second) part of the Key of Philosophie. Wherein is contained most excellent secretes of Phisicke and Philosophie, divided into two bookes,’ 2 pts., 8vo, London, 1596. He also made the following translations: 1. ‘A Short Discours of … L. Phioravanti uppon Chirurgerie … Translated out of Italyan … by J. Hester,’ 4to, London, 1580. 2. ‘A Compendium of the Rationall Secretes of the … moste excellent Doctour of Phisicke … L. Phioravante … devided into three Bookes’ [translated and edited by I. Hester], 8vo, London, 1582. 3. ‘An Excellent Treatise teaching howe to cure the French-Pockes: with all other diseases arising and growing thereof, and in a manner all other sicknesses. Drawne out of the Bookes of … T. Paracelsus. Compiled by … P. Hermanus, and now put into English by J. Hester,’ 4to, London, 1590. 4. ‘The Sclopotarie of Iosephus Quercetanus … or His booke containing the cure of Wounds received by shot of Gunne or such like Engines of Warre. Published into English by I. Hester,’ 8vo, London, 1590. 5. ‘A Breefe Aunswere of Iosephus Quercetanus … to the exposition of Iacobus Aubertus Vindonis concerning the original and causes of Mettalles. Set foorth against Chimists. Another … treatise of the same Iosephus concerning the Spagericall preparations, and use of minerall, animall, and vegitable medicines. Whereunto is added divers rare Secretes … By I. Hester,’ 2 pts., London, 1591, 8vo. 6. ‘A hundred and foureteene Experiments and Cures of … Paracelsus. Translated out of the Germane tongue into the Latin. … Whereunto is added certaine … workes by B. G. à Portu Aquitano, also certaine Secrets of Isacke Hollandus concerning the Vegetall and Animall worke. Also the Spagericke Antidotarie for gunneshot of Josephus Quirsitanus, collected [and translated] by J. Hester,’ 4to, London, 1596. 7. ‘A Discourse upon Chyrurgery … Translated out of Italian by J. Hester, … and now newly published and augmented, … by R. Booth,’ 4to, London, 1626. Hester edited: ‘A Joyfull Jewell. Contayning … orders, preservatives … for the Plague … written in the Italian tung by … L. Fiorovantie … and now … translated … by T. H(ill),’ 4to, London [1579]. ‘Olde John Hester’ is mentioned as a distinguished chemist in Gabriel Harvey's ‘Pierces Supererogation,’ 1593 (pp. 39, 194, of J. P. Collier's reprint).
[Tanner's Bibl. Brit.; Brit. Mus. Cat.]
HESTON, WALTER (fl. 1350), Carmelite, was a Cambridge scholar and doctor of divinity, who is said to have obtained a great reputation as a philosopher and theologian. He belonged to the Carmelite house at Stamford. Tanner, on the authority of Bale, states that he was never provincial or vicar-general of the order in England; Cosmas de Villiers, however, says that he was so styled in the general chapters of the order held at Metz in 1348, Toulouse 1351, Perpignan 1354, and Ferrara 1357. He is said to have died and been buried at Stamford. He is also called Hessodunus, Nestonus, or Keso. According to Bale, he wrote, among other works: 1. ‘Quæstiones de Anima.’ 2. ‘Propositiones.’ Fabricius thinks he is the Walter who was author of certain treatises on logic which are preserved in a manuscript at Turin.
[Bale, x. 91; Harl. MS. 3838, f. 68 b (Bale's Heliades); C. de Villiers, Bibl. Carm. i. 579; Tanner, Bibl. Brit.-Hib. p. 400; Fabricius, Bibl. Lat. Med. Ætatis, iii. 115, ed. 1754.]
HETHERINGTON, HENRY (1792–1849), printer and publisher of unstamped newspapers, born in Compton Street, Soho, London, in 1792, was apprenticed to Luke Hansard [q. v.] the parliamentary printer. He afterwards went to Belgium, but soon returned to London. Hetherington was one of the most energetic working men engaged with Dr. Birkbeck in establishing the Mechanics' Institution in London. In 1830 he drew up a ‘Circular for the Formation of Trades Unions,’ which formed the basis of the ‘National Union of the Working Classes,’ and led eventually to chartism. On 9 July 1831, at his house in Kingsgate Street, he began to issue ‘The Poor Man's Guardian, a Weekly Paper for the People, price one penny.’ On the title appeared the words ‘Published in defiance of the “law” to try the power of “right” against “might.”’ It was edited, printed, and published by Hetherington. Politics as well as news were then taxed, but Hetherington refused to pay. Working men needed knowledge, and Hetherington was their foremost champion in procuring the repeal of the newspaper tax. He published many weekly papers, but the ‘Poor Man's
