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PHILOSOPHORUM COELUM
or

FAITHFULL DIRECTIONS
How to Obtaln the

HERMETICAL TREASURE
in Yia me r c u r i i m e ta l l o r u m
als o

llor lo Elllorrlc D r l l i c l l tr l i l ti n l i l o d l c i n rs From rrcl o l tio S tr r n i l o l r l s r n l r tr i o u r

i l i n rrt lt , f lc. llc.

rra n slated by: S .B A C S TR OM

m .d .

17 87

CONTENTS
P r ef ac e O f G oT d a n d G old - - w h a t .....( ....( ..... i) 1) 7)

j ts it js

p ri n c i p l e s ...

Digestion of the aee .......( 7) Disestion continued to a reddf :::::::........( 7) Signs and phenomena ... ( 8) ( 8) Use of the red pouder -..... Precess wag in a particular 9) .....( Augmentation of the Sophic .. (10) f:\ Second augmentation ..Y. ...(71) fts use for support.... .-...(12) Work Process for .. (74) the Great To e jaborate the White and Red l'tedicine, via ... (15) universaLi procedure Further .....(171 ETixir MuLtiplication of the white ... (18) Process to make the Red with lD the white Iledicine .....T. ... (7g) with .... - (20) Of Projection the Red Stone
M uit ipT ic at io n ... (27)

: : : : : ; ; : ; ; ;. ; ;.;' . ;. ;.i " " :::::::::::::::'.'.'.'.'.'.'." 2"

sop hjc E l p tep arailon r ts Pu r ifi cati on of

-. t!:-Mt .:: i thelfrll

s t e ll. a t u s . i. . .
ied

. . . (2 1 ) . (2 2 ) . . . . . (2 3 )
....(24)

Further animation o7tn"& AmaTgamation of the Lunartffi

wrth) witYpurif

runnins

....(221 DisrjTTation * the tl (28) .... icatiBn of the E rectif Ultimate for the Purification of common runni"qt U ...1.. .-.(30) foregoing operation GoTd out of the e process t}e Sophic to obtain ( 5t ) w ag wag . (37) compendious o m PenctTous S Sophic! oph t-c C , bg b g a c ?6r|"r ?@ (3 2 ) Du Duptex....(32) p 7 e x . . . from f ro m . et O r he so p h ic ex d ophic U U "q^ I -, .:::1.I..:1... ..... (33) virtue or thjg'*r{"rug9

....:-

.( 2s)

Pr o c e ,! s so

;5 : li9*, ?t g": : : : : : : : : :5 t9 I3

'. ""'n"

r " d i s til :::i .rso{::o,,h

':::::::::::::: '.""ur"

procedure with t\"' a" obtain Further ]O,i'. ,^^, " potabl-e . . ( 38 ) and nedicinali true v .....(39 fts Use f or metals... . (39 tfris @ A particuTar l-abour with (40 ..... with How to proceed the EEa process ......(41 with the same universaL

The mens tru ufi m or fr vhere in we d is s o lv e vo7 Tatilizd the n fts dis tillat tion ...Y Pur ther pr oce edure vith the \ lf Our Cir cul.atu um ot A l,ftahes t . -. : To prep are th he sarne menst ru u m b g a d if f e re n t pr ocess

(42) (42) (44)

(4s)
(48)

Use of Use of
T
I --r1fl

at

s c o J ra e these S c o ri a e the su ublined

d",

oF rRoN oa
p tT ma e and s ubti -l i sed S coti ae

( 4e) ( s0 ) ( s0 )

O Clt v i A not her w o rk fts us e a s a F ur t her p ro c Us e of th i s P r oc es s w i th A par t i cu 7at O per at i o n w i T o m ak e V i tr P r oc es s w i th T o m ak e a tu

-J'-

.Py,i tn'f

( s1) ( s2) : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : . : : : : : : : : ( s3)

(54)

14edic ine

( s5) ( 5a1
(57)

( se )
1s0)
(61) (62 ) (53) 1a3) (65) (66)
Ti nctures

( s8) ( s8)

Hepar A n ti m o Runn i ng U a ^r v L^ * A pr oc e sE wit ta -Zst T in

e1p on t ' Of
*

Me d i c i n aT

2dt 3.d :R. athqr

^ r'o "to"r't"

"fE "fE
Va T e n ti ni expTai ned b9 the

(66) (67) (57 ) (58)

Lapis

fgnis BasiTii Author The comoosi tion and

( 5e)
digestion

OF ME R C URYY
T he
--, #

(70) 120) (71) gz2) 123) its own ....

.... ....l . ....l .

m ak in q

o t- oat

of

-3 -F

' ....

Cor ro s i v e

s of

(74)
1t

f'r <l

Jt

t71lr t
/111t,

l, t uT t ipli F ur t her

q u a n ti tg in c a ti o n n u L ti p T i c a ti o n

. . (7I ) . (79 )

OF V IT R IOL( E\
Spirit and oit of (EL To make the ,Stone oit
S epar at ion of th e

of

Hungarirrr@\,
in vi a humj da.

p ri n c i p T e s

(80) ( 80 ) (82) . . . . . . (84)

)-7

Composition Remarks on

... the process ......

( 85) ( g6)

'.'.'.'.'.'.'.', t or ,?! :ll.l!tg!t1t;.9#"'::: ','r', # 'piri .I ts use f or meta-ls ( Sg )

14ens truum f or the

fr om+X ,
and t he

so-l u tion

of

C i rc u fa tu m

O i OF COMMON SALT
Ei n u s of

Buttet}-r ,E

f)

:r_proceeding

6 ,

......(
...(

s0)
92)

parace-l .sus...

( e s)
Reas oning E x per im ent of th e Au th o r upon silver

( e3) ( e4) ( e4)

( 95) (100) (r01) (702) (103) (704)

( t0s) ( 1os)
M uLt ipT ic at i o n

(106) ( 109 ) (110) (110)

An Experiment on O (sgnnoF ta b l e Characters Excetpts from Patac e -l s u s

T h e re ma rk s t he f oT Lo w i n g tra n s -l .a ar e bg t h e T ra n s fa to r js T his wor k th o u g h t

i n tro d uced parts in di fferent of patenthesj s ti o n betw een : :/ thus / T heg . are no part of the ori gi naL to h a ve been w ri tten bg C ramer.

lLi.

GOELUT PHILOSOPHORUilI
that is A faithfriL hstruction fo.uded cr practie and qrfirared bry Eperience tsr rpt crly by t}re Via lGreurii ttbtallonn in the dry ard hunid Way tJre hernetical lteasure rnay b fiifly &tained, h'tt also tst to elaboratc particrrlar tinging !ibdicines frcrn al,I the Serrcn netals and Variorrs mirerals; with poerfi:l and Safe !tsdj.eines to lpal Diseases othelxf,ise incr:rable;

out of love towards our felfow creatures communlcated by:

rn ldmi r r r o f Fr n d l m o n tr l CHEM IC A L S C IE N C E

/ : S. C . : l
1739 0RES0EX&tElPZlS
Tra nslated

octaYo

from the German

PREFACE OFTHE AUTHOR

BenevoTent Readert

If thou art a Lover of the more sublime part of Chymistery learn and do something practically

and intendst to

without hurt to thyseU, this Treatise will be

useful, as the author is not envious, but will be glad il some good is done through his good meaning. The author has on an Emerald gadina Hermetis Foundation /: alluding to the Tabula Smarheaven. art, which

:/ laid by Hermes,

built his philosophical

The author does not intend to perplex the lovers of this difficult is nevertheless

easy enough to those that know it, but he proposes to give light. Signs, Tirnes, Years

The Lights on the Heavens give and Cause us Light, and days. It is Similar to our philosophic whilst '

, give us golden Tinctures, e, silver Tinctures. The road to our philosophical

Heaven is Overgrown

with Thorns,

and those

that travel this way are conducted in a wonderful manner. lead into it innocently, sometimes through lgnorance,

Sometirnes men are

by Some accident, by

Covetousness, by persuasion, pences, Labour and Diligence, false Transmutations.

by natural Faith and Confidence, by Great Exby Experience and Sometimes by Imposture and

It is however certain that no man will ever attain a happy End in this dangerous Science except he is possessed of an Innocent Heart and unblamable Character. It happens very seldom to meet with an Adept, who communicate, Knowledge, or even make himseU Known to us. Labour and Patience are the most useful companions on this should be willing to

Road, whosoever does not possess them aII three will never obtain what he seeks. It is Strange that there are men, who otherwise do not want for Good Sense, who should philosophize Lovers into fatal Errors, either against this art or in favor of it, to mislead honest whilst they know as much when they write against it, they write of things

as they do when they favour it. Some are very mysterious, which they Know nothing of themselves.

They also mislead the industrious

Searchers into a Labyrinth of Errors. The Matter of their Stone is a heavenly matter, has no narne, is every where, but Known by none, but the Adeptsl This can only be allowed in part, as the first subject we take in hand must be visible and tangible absolutely. Who Soever has studied the genuine writings of the Philosophers, will easily comprehend, that without a visible and tangible Subject and much pains Labour and patience, nothing of any moment was ever done in this art; understand the preparatory labour of Botlies; as this art does not busy itseU with Soft Eggs, but with hard metals and ores, to Subtilise and exalt them, gh:!g.hrequires Knowledge, Labour and patience and some E:mences. by the Blessing of God to instruct Serious This Treatise Lovers of this art, the Simplicity has been written,

such as possess a sound judgement,

if they wiII but follow

of Nature,!

1l

oFGoLD Q nnnITsPRTNcIPLES
Ba s i l i u s V a l e n ti n u s, P ar acelsus, lr lonte Sneider and other s v!z: m etallic e , m etal-

h a v e de mo n stra te d 3 p ri nciples,

tis

andmerartic
of Y , v!z:

Becher and Stahl or

demonstrate /: e :

3 Kin ds

th e V it rif ia b le

f u s ib le or

rd liq u if ia b le

S p e c if ic a lly

Anterior

P hilosophers

h a v e me n t io n e d

o n ly

t wo c o n s t it u e n t

p rin ci pl es
Lu lliu s,

of the l l etal s , v iz :
Trev is a n u s ,

and

T h e s e lr e r e
. o n ly , y iz z

B ernhardus

I . 1 . F la me l ,

Th e Oldest those attributed

Were S atis f ie d the that opinio n , appears

Wit h O n e p rin c ip le of l{etals a mix t u re re f e rre d to to of

Difference wit h if

the Ivlaturation me t a L lic n e a re s t and the by the l.linerals and ex-

an d Fixation
--#-

of .

te r n a l

F of

this

the t ru e s t

m atte r be st,

metals,

t o me t o b e t h e

because this metals,

can b e c o n f irme d although

a n d p ro v e d that

anatomy of

We must allow

I r t arc a s i t s y i e l d a
principle is Sp ecific is !

a
in

Pa n d a

T h e r e m o te st
the Universal -6\-

a Vapour

the lvlines, wherein

GOLDo
O is Ie a very as to pure its met a llic

$IHAT rr rs.
B o d y f u ll p e rf e c t ly T h is of L ig h t : e x t re me ly wit h-

si
out

E ssen c e --a addition .

ma t u ra t e d

a ny external

we b e lie v e ,

because the

-1 -

w h o l e S u b sta n ce o f
a n d animated, into pure (i

v1v:

v id e d Diq e s t io n that!

it

b e we l]

if ie d a n d f ix e d

can by S imp le

b e ma t u ra t e d

! nay more than we conclude that

Therefore

l-s unrl-

In

the

Same Manner conrmon r etr ograded thence that and reduced

, S o h io h l in t o ru n n in fixed

f ix e d

b y Na t u re , : it f o llo ws

can be f ro m le t us

must be a pure

T h e re f o re

b e Sa ti sfi e a

@.

MERCURTFTCATTON OF o
The Mercurification most natural For that of is p e rf o rme d in the e a s ie s t and

Wav be conmon runnin reason the ." is O ld e s t P h ilo s o p h e rs h a v e t o ld us: of "Make

or with w i th o ut any loss,

Wherebv the Vlhole Substance in t o liv in

tra n s mu t e d

By these

4 degrees

of

ra t in

is

re d u c e d

to

ru n n in

o u t o f th i s for

of

H the human Body and even a perfect

/:this was on e o f the

by Digestion

alone, Tincture
of

a Noble l4ed i c i ne for lletals can

be t'lade. wh ich

P ro c e s s e s p iu s

S e b a ld S c h wa r t z e r , of Saxony, in

he communicated to A u g u s t u s 1570, of and to U

E le c t o r

the year

His S p o u s e A n n a ; wh ic h T (, : , / S e e B a r: z/ th e Kunkel

l Or O 0O parts L a b o ratorium We begin

chymicum. also with

on ^"ted v o n L o we n s t e rn ' s

-2-

cALCrNArroN OF o
is fo u n d calcined by vario u s the b e s t , in c le a n me t h o d s : a mo n g s t a ll of t h e m, f

the

following S ea e

b y E x p e rie n c e : b o ile d u n t il over or a f ilm n ig h t , d is t ille d a p p e a rs V : f ilt e r Sur-

D i ssolve the fa ce : L iq u o r Solution then into

and evaporat e , let it crysta llis e

on the the

b y p o u rin g

large

Glazed Dis h e s . of e d is s o lv e the it a S e c o n d t in n e , f ilt e re d in t o f ilt e r, to a an d

Th ese Crystals Sep a r ate p e llicule will fo u r th disso lve Pap e r . Ke ep this car e fully e the

faeces,

ev a p o ra t e an d le t

s o lu t io n Cry s t a ls ,

as before,

shoot

wh ic h

be whiter time,

and purer . until the e

Re p e a t t h is c ry s t a ls

a t h ird r

or even a p u re , f ilt rin g

a re p e rf e c t ly in the

entirely,

and le a v e

n o I mp u rit ie s

in

a G la s s

or

G la z e d

V"

V e s s e l, it .

c o v e red

that

no Dust n o r O

h u n id it y

ma y S p o il

No w take

refined

+
by at O th e flattning S E E te with purified 4 Z of nillr

, wh ic h

h a s b e e n p u rif ie d Q u a rt : get in t o it t h in

e it h e r la min a t e d Leaves,

or has been reduc e d or

f ro m t h e Iet it

be beat

wh ich O ll

as muc h p u rif : or s re a t c a re and do not min d t h e

and Lamin a t e d : iiE te grinding is well in it it w it h

YV

tr o u b le

we l1 . squeeze the to the p re s s Skin out 8 5 5 t t rro u g h the s mo o t h V common

w hen it

S iE te a , order in

C ha m oy Leather, The EEI which e th is

S u p e rf lu o u s

remains first, until

you must wash with c le a n V

and vinegar operation

a n d t h e n wit h the ;;a is

, re p e a t in g G la s s - -

a s c le a n

a s a lo o k in g

t h e n d ry i t

i n th e su n or in a Gentle heat and it it m ay be pulver ised. it . with

will

be-

c o m e h a rd r so th a t

Take now your dry aEe c Arind W e i g ht o f yo u r p u ri fi e d d i l i g e n ce Sea e

3 times its with

own

Gr ind it

gr eat will

i n a g l a ss mor tar ,

pr eviously d .

heated, and it put r his d half

a n d mu st b e co me a S u b til c o n v en i e n t S ma l l g l a ss w i t h p u re V g r a d u a l l y, The
ca r e fully th a t

black

in a fil1ed

A, , a n d d i s til

adapt a Receiver , ir , ,' ,1i. incr easing U

your A the V

u n ti l

th e running se ttl e s
with

is come over into 1D

I?

>t+w h i ch
may not

in the neck of *"

a c le a n a n d f a ll feather b a c k in t o of

, m usr be

S wept out

a G o o s e e u il, the body of the

a.

it

collect

on the calx which remains in the body of *e clean V

a g e n tle

, S e t tn e 1 Q
,S o that the

again in tt";.' ,' .

p a ll

pour 1fur fur nace, and give

o n t h e Ca lx

ma y S imme r g e n t ly the Sea e Ca t x , e is .

' a n d d issolve not to distil still by this is

and extract the remain V

T h e lt { e a n in g is e in t he

f ro m t h e the

because the to

w ou ld V it the po u r

behind :

b e d is s o lv e d *" 1 @,

process.

T h e n S h a k e it it the out, p the I the off

u p in V

wh ils t le t

yet warm and pour A and pour Cf S ettle into a filtre

a n d t h e Ca lx : the

c a re f u lly ; ru n f ro m it .

re ma in d e r

and le t

T h e n d ry

the subrir O
R ece iver a n d the m oisture r aise the lJ

rhe V
out, 1 the re ma in in g He a t a s will Sun. b y e v a p o ra t in g

must be poured

must be drie d in

from it, Humidity

S u c h a g e n t le not the 6

De g re e o f , or in

but

the

Re peat this yo u r you r

S ame proc e s s twic e be w e ll or

wit h

t h is

Q|

of

a n d wit h

S ame Cried U n? will (, then is

3 t ime s . ; " ,

a n d wh e n f in is h e d

c a lc in e d . a n e x t e rn a l Ca lc in a t io n is the h ig h ly or neces-

This

nevertheless yet it this

o n ly

Sub ti l i sationr sa r y, because

p re p a ra t o ry

Labour

promote s

a n d a c c e le ra t e s

S u c c e e d in g

O pe r a tions.

AI[,IJ\LGAJ',!J\TION OF YOUR O
N ow take with half an ounce o f purifie d your

WITH PURIFIED AI{D PREPO*O P

tender U O Ca lx , and dEEte it c o n t in u e d

one ounce of

a n ima t e d

e q u a l g ri n d i n g

i n a h ra r m glass m or tar r ls you did befor e. O CaIx and 2 par ts Mer c le a n , it it wit h d ry and Iay c le a n it

, b y a lo n g

T h a t is yo u a re to ta ke 1 par t of c u r y So p h i c; F l a sh yo u r aea
in a c lean glass or China into Basoni it ; h o ld

p e rf e c t ly cover

p a p e r, s o t h at

th a t it

no dust

may get

a n d le t

g e n t ly ,

m a y be handled Then with very S ize

and ye t clean of

t o g e t h e r. f o rm t h is la y ma s s in t o p ills S ma ll on a g e n t le p a p e r, in

f in g e rs

pilIsr

or

the

a g re e n p e a t in the

these

C hin a dish, Wa r m thr or order the m , that

which even in all-

place

S u n , o r o n a v e ry wit h

a warm ro o m, c o v e re d of elernentary V

c le a n

humidity pi11s

may evaporate d ry .

from

and the

beco me h a rd a n d p e rf e c t ly

/zT he of the this

preparation process

of

the

l-l Irl-

S o p h ic , is of

wh e re o n t h e h e re a f t e r:

Success it is

depends e n t ire ly , runn in g 1 Y5

taught

Sophic

animated

I ra n a e u s

P h ila le t h a ,

- 5-

Espa g net,

Claveus

and Ale x :

Von Suchten;

but

t h is

is

the

r o n g wa y w i th h a s a sh o rte r

co rp o re a l w a y w i th o ut

O O

subtir ized,

whilst

r r enaeus expr ained

r ds we have fur ly

i n o u r l " l sc: w i th o u t

N a me or Date; yet this

pr ocess is cer ta i nl y

G e n u in e a n d S a fe , a l th o ugh ver y labor ious;,/

Glasses: You must now get of of in to digesting the best a doz:

Globes made glass, S tout

Substance, this Figure

as nearly and B igne s s not bigger, big

as po ssible; a s this en o u g h. g la ss ground a ir is

full

They must have nicely be

S toppers in,

so as to / zlf they

ti ght.

a r e made a little Str o n ger this yet, than it better the is on

drawing;

so m uch the a cco u nt i ng the of

grind:-n. =/

S toppers

DTG E S T I O N Ta ke now one of Eii th is, m ade into your your dige s t in g pills . If and put

G lo b e s , the

t h e re in

your than

small

G lo b e is

n o b ig g e r I|

E E E or pills fill

mu s t we ig h n o mo re t h a n a b o v e h a lf the G lo b e .

ounces. your

The EE E must never Globe in of is p a per

P la c e

warm .'.','. in over the

your

digesting the

Furnace u n t il is in

& tie

a piece h u mid it y

Opening o f in

p h ia l, heat

e v e ry

e vaporated,

which

a g e n t le

d o n e in the

2 4 h o u rs . the

When you perceive G l ass, shut it the with

no more humidity the g la s s in Stopper a v e ry to it

neck of

c lo s e . He a t , and, a n d d u rin g a s it wa s

Co ntinue th e fi rst

digestion

g e n t le

W eek the before in in

E E E b e g in s S mall

c o n t ra c t ,

d ivid e d

G lo b e s ,

b e c o me s n o w o n e o n ly S we lls , lik e f e rme n t e d

m a ss, dark

colour,

an d p u f f s

up or

paste near an" A

THE DIGESTION CONTINUEDTO A RED d In th is gentle degree of He a t , it s u f f ic ie n t to e x c it e the n ig h t and

ab o ve mentioned da y, until it

fermentat io n ,

mu s t n o w b e k e p t d

becomes a d a rk d u s k y re d this the as it the come s t o p a s s , glass G lo b e ,

Bu t before ph e n o rnena in in on e Glass

y o u will the

S e e c u rio u s S a me a lik e r nor

and never a n o t h e r,

happe n s in

a lt h o u g h

y o u s h o u ld e x a c t ly to

in clo se alike

exactly and in the

S ame We ig h t o f

e a a in

G la s s e s

S ame D e g re e o f deal of

He a t ;

Wh ic h I

can attest

yo u fr om a great

E x p e rie n c e .

r shall

onry

relate

to

y o u t h e mo s t re ma rk a b le myself, which

changes

and phenomena r have observed to th e Matter.

have happened

SIGNS AND PHENOI4ENA Afte r the E dE has S tood in like branches U T G e n t le Wa rmt h , 1 5 o r Trees, 15 days, it

grows upwards Si de s the the of the to

and Leaves of f ix e s it s e lf , G ra s s . the

and on the of

Globe the appear like V apours

a n d c a u s e s p a rt

globe

a lo o k in g in s p is s a t e himself u n t il O in of U
?

B u t wh e n a f t e rwar d s , he bein Streaks wit h H down,

Succeeding

fastened

comes too or Ve ins, the

heavy to to

support

and runs

the bottom, fermented

the

Subtilised

b e c o me s u n it e d U t f re f o rm o f a p o u d e r. a a e , d ro p d o wn in

The S maII Trees of ti me

grown o u t the

the

p ro c es s

and become, with this

, a re d p o u d e r. u p p e r p a rt o v e r. wh o wo rk e d this t h is ,
wdy, I found

But before in sid e , is

happ e n s , g ilt

the a lL

of

the

g lo b e ,

beautifully the

Amongst all Ir e n a eus e xa ctl y

P hilo s o p h e rs , alone

P hilaletha true.

h a s o b s e rv e d

which

USE OF THE RED POUDER.

Th is

red pouder must be c o n t in u e d heat a little,

in

Dig e s t io n ,

in c re a s in g wh ic h

n o w your r e q u ir es

a n d mu s t b e f ix e d

g ra d u a lly ;

3 months tj-me, a n d a n a b le

a n d p a t ie n t

o p e ra t o r.

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Th is

fixed

fusible GoId,

pouder it

o r p re c ip it a t e is p re p a re d in

is

c a l1 e d

the

Ph ilo sophers m an n er,

becau s e alon e .

a p h ilo s o p h ic a l

by Digestion help the of true this

By the co m p leted

Dig e s t io n ,

wh e n f in is h e d , Ca lc in a t io n or ashes of

you have now of the O ,

radic a l

a n d c e n t ra l

a n d you possess now the ph e r s, Th is ne a r e st wherein Calx or the Roya l

G e n u in e Ca lx Dia d e me is is of

P h ilo s o -

h id d e n . the p h ilo s o p h e rs the G re a t O or

fixed of the

re d p o u d e r Stone, out

Llatter

wh ic h

Wo rk m a y

be m ader ds well Now to w ho wish the ir thu s oblige not only

as a pa rt ic u la r well to

p ro f it a b le in

L a b o u r. t h is Div in e a rt , from

j- n t e n d e d B e g in n e rs lea rn but a ls o to

re a p

an Advantage

Labours, far, not

I will

fa it h f u lly

c o mmu n ic a t e , Language, but in

a s I h a v e d on e p la in T e rms , this S u b s is t a ls o faith-

in Itletaph o ric a l further,

how they Ca lx of u n ti l fu l1 y

may proceed (,
.A'

and how to work with wd y , to e n a b le wh ic h them to I will

in

a particula r

the

Great work is hereafter.

a c c o mp lis h e d ,

teach

PROCESS IN THB PARTICULAR WAY Yo u possess now IL ounc e s o f would or could from the p h ilo s o p h ic a l ; but if y ou which

beginning

work wj.th two Glasses'

wo u ld be the Wisest G l ass with b y all

and S a f e s t S o p h ic

wE t Y , a s y o u c a n t h e n O , for the

K e e p On e p ro c e s s '

IL ounces of

u n iv e rs a l

means do it.

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AUGMENTATION OF THE SOPHIC Ta ke your it

a aa

\?

rN QuAr'lrrrY
O , in the same phiar it in p h ia l ju s t a

1l

ounces of in, the

ph ilo s o p h ic a l or
ata

ha s been fixed furnace. Let

put

it

in t o pretty h o t rs o

another hot, that

and put so that

.t'J.

'r.t.'.

get

the

a n d th e matter bear to touch

may become V e ry it. a well

y o u c a n o n ly

Th en, m o u th of pr e vio usly k pa r t of

through the

heated Glass funnel placed in the 6 ! ounce, is a

phial,

pour of your prepared sophic o n your sophic O

heated, the the at phial present.

in the phiar l.n.. O

S o p hic to 3/4 of the Calx of

with the G la s s a g a in s t o p p e r,
aa

clo se h u m id ity of

a s t h e re heatr

can be no De g r e e

Dige s t th a t

in

a .'Jf. the

four

He at must be such, calx of O your

n o t h i-n g o f to

fr om the ti on ,

. c o n t in u e he a t g e n t ly

ma y b e s u b rim e d b T k e e p y o u r ma t t e r in d ig e s d u rin g 4 by

increasing

a n d g ra d u a lly , 5
I

w ee ks time the

and this the

addit io n a l Sophic

s o p ic O .

wit l I

b e c o me f ix e d

power of After

fixed

4 weeks time
a ra

yo u mu s t in c re a s e glowin g hot.
w hi ch

your

heat

so as to

m a ke the
( T he has

.t'.'.

almost
js

fo T T o w i n g h e re g i v e n .)

an

opi ni on

the

trans-l

ator

/ z f presume that h a p s 300 Degr. i nto a massa.

this

in t e n s e cause the

He a t ,

wh ic h wo u ld t o me lt

b e p e r-

would

S u b je c t

together

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It

may perhaps of the

be unn e c e s s d ry , it wo u ld

but

in

o rd e r to

to

get

the the p e rV \,

m ass out Glo b e offi

phial, to

b e n e c e s s a ry

b re a k ra t h e r

I wish last luted in

.-a

sa v e t h e da y s o f

p h ia l,

a n d wo u ld

for m these with a lid W small V \, with or

three

G t o win g He a t L n a s ma ll f wo u ld p u t t h e .'. with J.1'- and la rg e

t-,,i,

oD, to

S a v e my p h ia ls ; one fiIled p la c e the

another .'.t'.,

large and t h e n furnace

co ve r e d Furnace

some other

managed with wit h o u t

\, Charcoal, d ra u g h t

in

a win d and

Ke e p the 2!\

just

glowi n g

q u ie t ly

o r B la s t : , /

/z

I would

this

way be g in

a n d in c re a s e

my A

g ra d u a lly : /

must not

be poured at the

into

the but a

rh o le q u a n t it y o n ly p d , of in gradually, being at each t ime t h e q u a n t it y you; the a g a in in . of

once,

S iz e o f

made warm, dS f into .'jo'., whole the phial,

t o ld Iet

and after phial the stand

e a c h p ro je c t io n I an hour q u a n t it y ,

the th e

X
\J hot the

ti.

then

p ro je c t put

S a me S ma ll

un ti l tio n e d ,

L ounce is phial

T h e n r E ls h a s b e e n me n Stopper a n d f ix the

close it

the

wit h

the

g la s s

m ass, until

melts

wit h o u t

f u min g . S o p h ic a llin e ra . T h is at is a

N ow you possess Beg in ning

2 ou n c e s o f of

and a Foundatio n increase take in

P e rp e t u a a s y o u d id for

h o me , wh i c h to it

you m ust S tiII e n a b le to you to the

q u a n t it y , of it

b e f o re , re d u c in g

a part

e v e ry mo n t h , t h e re f ro m.

ob tain

E molument s a ris in g

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OF THE SOPHIC O SECONDAUGMENTATTON \-/

IN QUANTITY

ft

is

to

your

interest least to

t o mu lt ip ly d o u b le it . with

this

Sophic

in

qu a n ti ty

and at

The above Sophic will In

obtain four

x. \-, +

2 ounces and fix 2\

imbibe

again

L an ounce of weeks time Me rc u ria l O

New you

the

mass, and in S o p h ic o r

four

ounces of

f ix e d

Weeks more you may Obtain L ounce of sopnic 6 + | S o p h ic , @

by the

Same process, t h e ma t t e r, in t wo O : O

i m bib ing thr e e p h ia ls, imbibe

with

a n d f ix in g t h is

(3) ounces of putting Each phial into

. No w d iv id e It ounces of

E ac h p h ia l

S o p h ic or

with

L an ounce of Animated

Sophic

and fix

yo u r ma tte r O

a s befor e,

and you will

obtain

four

( 4)

o u n c e s o f so p h i c

rTS USE FOR SUPPORT

o f th e a b o ve si x o u n ces of Sophic O M e l t fi ve
lL ounces \ J V

take lL ounces. V\,

in

o r si x o u n ce s of fine
of in Golden precipitate, fusion, and le t it

in a
enveloped

, pr oject
Wax, uPon for

you r

yo u r th e

me lt to the

together p re v e n t J

L an hour, f ro m

v<\

being Let

carefully it cool, )

c o v e re d , s e p a ra t e

a n y c o a ls f ro m

fallin g / : by V

in.

t h e ma s s t h in

:,/, which

mu s t b e p re v io u s ly

ma d e in t o

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L a m in a in no t with

the

flattening it,

mill,

or

f ile d ;

if

the

V f in e f a ll

will ) out of it of the

dissolve it,

you mus t me lt

another V

ounce of or Ca lx

and you will

see a B la c k t h is f in d

Solu ti on. with

Wash and dulcif y and you will

B orax,

V f L o u n c e s o f p u re

Ca lx wit h

, a n d me lt f in e O

2 4 C arat.

The remaining p r e cip itate e a ch glass In this divide with

four

an d o n e h a lf in t h re e

(4 t : ) o u n c e s o f G lo b e g la s s e s , C

Go1den imb ib e a n d f ix .

again

* an ounc e o f

S o p h ic every of

T
tR\

, d ig e s t

manner you can reduce (,

.a.

month IL ounces of the J , Wh ic h a t

So p h ic four

into per

corporea l,

out

Guineas

ounce amounts to ansbrer well

six

Guineas per month. Germany but of p ro c u rin g not a in

/ z This Eng la n d; Su fficient Charcoal f believe en a b le b e tte r the to

would

enough in

consider quantity and Oil this

the E x p e n s e s a n d t ime of So p h ic Digestions bear its , the

Expenses of and not is \A-

for

the

and Fixations

work might to the

own Expenses but t h e re f o re it

Operator elaborate

Su p p : rt T in c t u re

h ims e lf , at

once:/

/:

Therefore

we will

p ro c e e d : , /

The before Sophic O

mentioned forms

fixed

S o la r t { in e ra ,

p re c ip it a t e a n d is

or a lre a d y
tn

a perpetual

- I3-

this

State

a most admirable f.

l'ledicine

at

least

equal

if

not

Sup e r ior of this

to,

B . van H e lmo n t rs treat further

A URUU

Ho RT z o NT A L E ;

We shall

hereafter.

What I have taught and Safe particular But if you like to Obtain to the

you now, is way to Obtain

a tedious profit

yet

a certain month. in the

every

pursue

the

sErmeLabour Tincture or

further, Stone of aII

Order

universal tinge s

Ph ilo sophers, Metallic

which into

o r t ra n s mu t e s O

Me rc u ria l

bodies O

genuine

, you must open your a n d S u b t ilis e f u s ib ilit y obtained A and from the

ph ilo sophic still Weight; Sophic furtherr

radically and increa s e

a n d c e n t ra lly , in Co lo u r' is

or

.^ t?
Z\

more Colour and penetration X ,rr impregnated or animated U

by Sophic

, and the increase

in weight

from the exter-

nal A
This or further S ubtilisat io n by the is c a lle d S u b lima t io n

Distillation

P h ilo s o p h e rs .

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PROCESS FOR THE GREAT l.lORK IN THE UNIVERSAL I{AY

f n th i s

Op e ra ti o n ,

O it

is tr uly

r etr ogr aded

into

r u n n i n g Me rcu ryr so th at e v e r y a to me o f i t.
But that disti l l ed a fte r it distillation sufficiently in

may be distilled

over eer r 4

by A the

wo u ld b e n e e d le s s , d ig e s t in g G lo b e o f

if

it s e lf ,

has been radica lly

d is s o lv e d .

S o me p h ilo s o p h e rs than suchas a Second the

Who have been more plain au tho rof fr en a eus C i r culation In this the TA B ULA

and more intelligible s I ' t A RA G DT NA t h is

P hilaletha or

hav e c a lle d

O p e ra t io n

S econd Ro t a t io n . thos e p h e n o me n a a p p e a r a s f re n a e u s

Operation

. an d o thers The first tate, they

have mentioned . Labour have kept to prepare the Sophic Golden precipi-

se c re t

e n t ire ly .

PROCESS TO ELABORATE THE WHITE AND FED IIIEDICINES VIA UNIVERSALI

Take

now of

your

Sophic

Golden

Precipitate

1 Part,

and

X ^^.t and Sophic, 2 parts. or Sophic O \ 7 V :r T So p h ic L ; 5i " te t h e m a s f o llo ws : p u t y o u r s o p h ic l@ d 7

on e of your clean < Sop h ic thereon, O in S m a ll & 11 a t Dig e s t in g once; le t G lo b e s a n d P o u r y o u r the h u mid it y e x h a le

_15_

fi r st

in

the

S un or your will

in

a g e n t le

heat.

Put on the Warmth in O

G la s s

Stopper; fu r n a ce,

place and it

Globe in iEE t e

a Gentle the

your

it s e lf ,

p o u d e r will

i n s i n u a te
w i th ;

i tse l f

i n to

the ( *l
is

and will

r adically
wh ic h the

mix ther ee a s il y a c le a n

as soon as this then

I' a c c o mp lis h e d , p h ia l it and pour we ll wit h

y o u will

pe r ce ive,

open the

e e e in t o

War m ed glass

mortar,

gr in d V the p

a G e n t le a litt1e

mo t io n , more, 2 or V let 3

and pour lrarm clean it se ttle and pour if

on it, off

grinding a g a in ;

re p e a t yet in

t h is the

tim e s

more,

you perc e iv e !

a n y c o lo u r perfectly

As soon as tne p a r e n t, dry your your

comes off the

clear

and transG e n t le globe He a t . and

aee in dry

S u n , o r o n a V e ry in the digesting

Now put place over hours, th e it in

aea again

warm ashes or,".:j'. the phial

, in with

your paper in

digesting during eaa, the if

furnace first not to 24

a Lamp, cover if

you presume any humidity close your Heat the with its as I g la s s t e ll

the

Shut

phial

s t o p p e r,

a n d o b s e rv e

r e g u late This heat of

heat in the

yous must not of be greater than the

beginning the mid d le hatc h in g

S un in

S u n mre r, f ro m 9 0 t o about 962/

100.

/:The Let will pitch, tim e . /z fr en: it

Degree of Stand

E g g s is

quiet,

do not move it, as black as ink,

and the and look

Composition like melted to

ferment

and turn

throwing

up small

Bladders

or bubbles

from time

P hilal:.,/

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rn this

Regimen of n

the operator must not increase rt forsake the O

:ing, dur ing

You must

40 or 50 days you the blackness

m u s t h a ve p l e n ty

o f p atience and wait

until

d i s a pp e a rs e n ti re l y.
Continue will of itself your gentle to Degree of c irc u la t e , s e v e ra l blood warm, and the a s c e n d and the

begin until

a n d g e n t le

d e scend again, whole

af t e r

mo n t h s Circ u la t io n pouder.

mass becomes a beautiful

White

This Flhite
fhis ou t

Ct

is

the Whit. A
tin g e ,

of the Philosophers,
b e e x a lt e d n a t u re . ? can not be a lo n e wi t h -

n?
fi

does not

and cannot of it s f ix e d wh it e

Imbibition, Philaletha

on acco u n t mentions that

t h is

exa lted perhaps ag a in to

per of

S e, and the n having Said

a d d s a p la in

S o p h is t ry , this a ll +

re p e n t in g Would begin Then he the

too much, that is a g a in s t

circulate, that tfris

whic h $

Re a s o n . or

says again - 5tIt of is

must be irnbibed

fed with

Life. obvious and Experience has taught L if e , i. e . me to wit h imbibe or

a n ima t e d

he
cir cu lated and exaltedr ds I s h a ll

, rhen it must be
f a it h f u lly teach you.

FURTHER PROCEDURE WITH THE WHITE

N ?

AD TTNCTURAII{ALBAII{.

T a k e 2 o u n ce s o f fi n e

, project V in fusion, on your D the V th a t

O , I ounce of your wnite and let it

copelled

let

it

melt in a new

envelopped in wax $ flow l: an hour, cover it, and you will obtai n

n o C o a l s may faII

into

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a wh ite .l O

V itreous

mass, wh ic h of this on it in the d

is

b rit t le ; ot t

ru b it

to

a s u b t il it in q glass Heat a i

; Take I

part

an ounce and put or I ounce of g la s s in

dig e sting if there

globe, is

pour

2 p a rt s it , shut

S o p h ic the

no hurnidity in

your

wit h

Sto p per, a s before, ually White

and S et it and the

d ig e s t in g d

f u rn a c e d is s o lv e

a G e n t le

S oph ic with

and become black pouder is in

will

t h e ma s s g ra d last become a

the

mass and at time than of in

a much Shorter Elix ir O in

before. Infancy, a S ma ll and q u a n t it y

This tin g e s o n 1 y.

the W hite into

a State

metals

fine

, a lt h o u g h

MULTIPLICATION OF THE I{HITE ELIXIR. In order ti l i sed done if . Sop h ic to make it ting e mo re , it mu s t b e f u rt h e r t h is Subis

and made more f u s ib le you imbibe p and fix this it

a n d p e n e t ra t in g ; 3 or 4 times

medicine e v e ry t ime .

more with

You have now lL m e d icine, besides

ounces of

fermented

and multiplied c a me o u t of

what y o u h a d le f t

a s it

tne I
Put these g lo b e r so that IL ounces o f only I/3 wh it e is me d ic in e f ille d , in t o add to a d ig e s t in g it L a n o u nc e p a rt

of your Sophic
he a tr will E ls before, be imbibed,

, set it
and in

in digestion in a n.tt.
the the S o p h ic

8 d a y s t in e ; u p wit h

and drie d

ma s s .

-r8-

Add again b e fore a g a in during dried

I, an ounce of

So

8 Cays an d n ig h up, and re p e a t t h is a t h ird t ime ,

adding L an ounce of new Sophic p

The 4th, 5th and 5th time imbibe your medicine I o u n ce of Sophic U
?

e a c h ti me w i th

, digest

and

d r y u p e a ch ti me . The seventh and rast

time imbibe this

whore quantity

of

M e d ici n e p l a ce d i n a digesting with 2 l o u n ce s o f S o p hic U

blackness pouder the the

globe of a lar ge Capacity , digest as befor e,

will

a sh ort lia n t

wh o re c o mp o s it io n wh ic h is

and after

b e c o me a b ril-

white for

and E lix ir,

t h e Mu lt ip lie d

Tincture This pa r t o b tain This with this

White. again of with D fine D in the V , I

must be melted 2 or 3 parts brittle

with

f in e ma s s .

, a n d y o u will

a g a in

a V itreous Vitreous

Substance

can be multiplied on the to

ad infinitum. Dtercuric them into

you may make projection such as

i\

inferior

Fletals,

, and 6

transmute

t h e fj .n e st

PROCESSWTTH THE WHITE A f

TO MAKE THE RED II{EDICINE THEREOF.

t is yet warm, imbibe it iI it is become a soft

2 or

and dur ing

S o m ew h a td a rk ma ss, th en Shut the Glass and digest, t h e fi rst 3 0 d a ys th e dar k Colour will disappear ,

continue

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t h e di g e sti o n , will

a n d d u ring

the Second 3C days the mass after war ds yellow a

b e co me g re e n a n d of Var ious Colour s, yo u co n ti n u e th e Digestion /z .? A r ubr um:,/ it will

a n d if

become at last

d e e p R e d p o u d e r.

This r ed pouder is the

R e d A o f th e P h i l o so pher s. ? I part Take the above red A .i

O, the r io u s melt whit" it together,

and 2 or 3 parts
b e f o re

of pure

E S y o u d id

wh e n y o u me lt e d obtain a Vit-

with fine A O ?-' mass, which reduc e t o

; and you will a S u b t il phic in O the

Same manner as you d ig e s t a n d f ix the it

e T in c t u re ; ag a in ; this rnust be rep e a t e d digesting for and f ix in g metal s . S e v e ra l it ; t ime s '

imb ib in g

M e d icine, the

a n d y o u will

a c c o mp lis h

Red S tone

OF PROJECTION WITH THE RED STONE.

T a k e 3 , 4 o r 5 p a rts of fine
depends upon the !{e d icinez/Let of your it power of flow in the

/z the quantity

"fO
I part we ll opake,

augrmented or multiplied I a n d p ro je c t a n d u n it e b rit t le ,

a n e w c le a n le t

multiplied until

medic in e ,

t h e m me lt

to g e ther Vitr eous I{ith on ( J

you hav e o b t a in e d

a d e e p re d , beat

mass; which wh e n c o ld , this and all red Very other pouderous inf e rio r

t o p o u d e r. you can make projection

pouder

>{

me t a ls .

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The power or m ur ti prication, p a r ts If m etal, of I part the

Virtue

of

the ltedicine

depends upon the or thousand

consegu e n t ly tinges,

h o w ma n y h u n d re d

mu s t b e f o u n d o u t Me t a l is b rit t le ,

b e a f e w E x p e rime n t s ; y o u mu s t a d d mo re t h e wh o le that q u a n t it y

transmuted it not

until is

becomes ma lle a b le ; transmu t e d , the med ic in e . it is

a n d if a S ig n

m etal

you have not

ta ke n

enough of

MULTIPLICATION Co n cerning ad d , iti on I pa r ts that of take fine the the the of D t{ultiplicat io n multiplicat io n W ork. the "r lledicine fine O either white or it Red I we ll part and 2 in of is the me d ic in e , I will o n ly

n o t h in g

mo re t h a n

a Re p e t -

, a n d me lt

together

aV
Then r 55ite a g e ntle L a b o ur Vi r tu e is the poud e r wit h and f ix it ; p S o p h ic , d is s o lv e t ime it the in in digestion a n d in a S h o rt is

accomplished,

a n d t h e T in c t u re

mu lt ip lie d p rin c ip a lly v e ry

and quantity; P hilaletha

W h e re o f S e v e ra l and d rE s p a g n e t

a u t h o rs ,

Ir a ir a eus ye t with

h a v e writ t e n

c a n d idl y ,

S ome Distinction .

OF THE SOPHIC

The Stone of exa lted tr ati ng

the

P hilosop h e rs

is

n o t h in g

mo re t h a n

a S u b t il i s e d o r p e ne -

and S eminal O powerful

, t h e re f o re c a p a b le

We n e e d a n a g e n t to effect

princip le

s u c h a S u b t ilis a -

-2L-

tion

a n d E xa l ta ti o n ; I

all

the Philosopher s

r equir e

this

principally .t:t" O,

agent in our process is ye t th i s

Such as are displeased no t foo ls be satisfied to their with

+?

, the commonrunning H must under go a pr evious pr epar ation.

wit h t h is the our S imp lic it y Do c t rin e ; of Na t u re , will

B u t we le a v e S imp lic it y . .o.ton (

own Conc e it

a n d f o llo w rrtainly is t ru ly

Na t u re rs not the

the

p h ilo " o p n * " r

)s o p h e rs ; in g e nious pa ti encer sop h ers art it is pre p a re d wit h

Because by an of T ro u b le the and p h ilo by the

a deal O a ls o

ers Well

as the

P h ilo s o p h e rs is

r or

S o1, S o named, b e c a u s e it although f ro m n a t u ra l

p re p a re d

Philo sopher,

S u b je c t s . wh o re q u ire will not! not e v e ry b e p le a s e d

S upernatural th in g with to

phantas t ic a l

p e o p le ,

be Wonderful

a n d u n re a s o n a b le for S u c h I writ e

my S implicity:

THE SOPHTC ouR !{ETHODTO PREPARE p

AND FrRST THE

.A 6 O srerr,arus.
Ta ke thin l am inated wo u ld l i ttl e take Iron Iron plate B arr, in Iet S ma ll it B a rr T ro n r/ your about wind \ furnace: put it 6 therein f lo w a much t h in : B it t s or a t h in ly beat /: or I a g lo w o f or a V f h it e He a t . ro d ,

a thin

S tee l than in

Steel

a s S t e e 1 is

more pure

Set a roomy go o d (J h o ld the

.A

as you like, glowing iron

f u lI ,

a n d le t the

or Steel

Ro d in t o

, and the

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+
m e l t ed O a n t i mo n i a r h ri l l d i sso l v e as much of the Steel as the r wour d take a thin steel + b a r r o r ste e r ca n o ver power ./t ro d a s s teel par t

is a littte of tn" Q

m or e pur e than ir on z / with the centr al

T he p u re re g u l i n e So l a r p ri n ci p l e
adustible pure calle d at the part

o f Qft .r "
Sulphurs

her e Separ ated fr om the coar se

external is

dt to

and Cf bottom p a rt of

, dnd thus t t re I

the

precipitated whilst less from the

the

a n d is re ma in s When the t h ro w them of d

Regulus, Top, beat

c o a rs e

o r S c o ria

being theQ

ponderous the of

and more volatile. wit h a b lo w o f Oo not p re s e rv e

cold ,

S c o ria the is

ha m mer./: awa y this for future

The Ratio=male first use, S coria, whereof

o p e ra t io n z / b la c k , t re a t in but

wh ic h I s h a ll

t h e Ch a p t e r

P U RTFTCATTON OF THEa T a k e \ a Ib : let it of yo u r O! r Do mor e, beat it to a coar se d ,

me l t i n a cl e a n new V r ES soon as it is melted p r o j ect fi n e l y g ro u n d ( D , made hot, on the flowing 6 ,

so a s to that the

cover (D

the

e n t ire ly , thinly \ over of

ra is e the

yoor A U and then your

S u f f ic ie n t ly

may flow

Let o u t,

them melt

together

an hour, heat, in t o

pour

it

whilst

you raise

a g re a t t ime

Co n e , we ll than t he

h e a ted b e for e. Sco r ia

and oiled. W hen it put by. is

This co ld ,

y o u rT Q *".21

will

b e p u re r

beat

f ro m t h e

S c o ria ;

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Beat more, Jr Cf

your 4!

again

to

a coarse a lit t le and your

pouder heated 4!

and mert (D in

it f in e

twice

each time

projectin g before,

, ds you did

uLIL be pure

enough

a n d finely

stellated. upon this Star if it a s a re ma rk a b le it we ll t h in the S ig n o f and pour lik e f irs t p p u rit y , it out

Some look bu t they

are mistaken; hot, the whilst V

y o u me lt f lo ws

e xce edingly in g hard in

v e ry

, b o il-

, y o u will A, the

after

Re c t if ic a t io n ,

a lwa ys

obtain

a stellated to Let attribute

Some want a r e blind. right,

Star

to

the weather, willr 4ll 30 times t o me lt , o n ly

but

they

the wea t h e r always

b e h o w it

p ro c e e d

and you will

have a Starry zQl above a d v is e c le a re r,

/ z I have made the b o n e and never missed,

SteLLate yet A

in if

Mary Ie possible is

I wo u ld b u rn s

o n a S erene day, pu r e . The production upon the qu ickly, 4 or Subject whilst

as tft"

wh e n t h e A

of

the

Star very

is thin

mechanical

and depends it out for the

flowing you rais e and the

and pouring heat

a n in t e n s e

b y t h e b la s t it into

5 minutes, oiled

moment you have poured a f e w g e n t le of

h e a ted

Cone, you b e a t round which before the b rim

b lo ws wit h

a n iro n

R od or Chizle du la ted ob se r ved motion this

t h e Co n e , t h is S t a r. Stahl

c a u s e s a n un h a s a ls o

ca u s e s t h e me : /

FURTHER ANrr'lArroN OF THE2l Take of your lasr a g a i n, i .e.

fo r certain

wrrH FrNE O

4)

purLf ied, / , beat to d , , ^" T"n J fi ne D , , c o n t d in in g n e it h e r 6 , r o r $ ,

Reasons.

Mert rhe D

first r then add rhe hear Q "d

C one, whilst it

in

, as
out i n in

soon as they are rnelted and unitedr a c l e a n h e a te d i ro n a hot iron mortar

pour the mixture

is yet war m , beat it

to a coarse d

Arq\LGAt{l\Tro}r oF THE LUNARfl

W:ll]n puRrFrED RLNNTNG6 and put it

Take the above poudered f,unar fl Smooth iron mortar,

in a warmed , I 4 tim es as ,

add 4 times as much purified sh all be taught her eafter ,

w h i c h p u ri fi ca ti o n m u c h a s th e D

d i d w eigh, which you added to theQ but this

quantities

when you melted them together;

added all at once, but by small

must not be
only, about I

at

a time Grind

and no more. quickly $rith a Swift regular motion and the mixture

will

become an eee. Note that it must be g ro u n d d ilig e n t ly for a c o n s id e ra b l e

tim e . I your pe stl e In advise iron you to have a grinding out machine made and to the inside, have

mortar

turned

Smooth in

and the

polished. S uch a Machine, greater, time, pestle. to than th e Labour is easy, u n io n to and the Effect is o b t a in e d in is

in fi nitely much less with which your

and t h e if

in t ima t e

you VIas obliged

labour

and turn

Whosoever cannot cost a great with his

afford

Such a machine, himself to

need not the

Sum, must content hand like Herculas.

move round For i on () of that

pestle

Reason Some Philosophers, E ngin e h a v e c a lle d Labour.

having t h is

had no Conceptof th e

a Grinding

p re p a ra t io n

an Herculean

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puRrFrED FoR AMALGA'ATTNG ENGTNE H

STELI,ATUS.

girrn rHE LuNA R A 6 Cf

The mortar the Inside off

must be made of and polished . on the outs id e .

Ca s t iro n T h e p e s t le

and must be turned the Same mu s t b e

an

turned

This Labour of amalgamation, whether it Engine or with a good while, I o n g , u n ti l bright it the hand onry in a mortar, a n d th e EEE nust after yi e l d s that,

is done with

the

must be continued be washed so but appear s as

no mor e blackness,

a s a L o o ki n g g l ass.

DrsrrLr,ArroN oF rHE fj
rhen put your brisht
i n a ." .i '. p o t, full V
'/\

aee ,."." .
A

"-.;

r:""

n,

prace this

: adapt a Receiver har f X of V r :he r unning , a n d d i sti l over into the col d Y , and vour (D from rhe runar/l wilr remain behind in . These are the dead Doves of Diana. once, which distilr ation
because the f D, S o la r V o I a t iI h e re

o ve r a char coar

tn"1fu 6

Thus your is the

F t e rc u r i a l the

Philo sophers

h a s b e e n d i sti l l e d
S ublimation ;

a me lio ra t e

y o u mu s t wa s h a g a in . The black m u st put po u r pouder which you wash away from the U a? is r tou s e t t le d ,

by and save. off O its

As soon as the an(

b la c k n e s s

the p

careful ly , which

Weigh your a g a in and it this with will half

remainr

own We ig h t ma s s , , y o u h a v e d is t ille d o v e r, e it h e r

be a brittle your dried p

with

i n t h e E n g i n e o r b y h a nd Labour , gr inding fectly u n i te d : d i sti l the X V br ight,

?

until

it

is p e rand

over as You did befor e,

w a s h th e p with

p e rfe ctl y

the black dust save and Put

th e fi rst,

a n d d ry your U

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The again

D with

which half the

remain its

behind

in of

the

form of

a Calx it

melt and

own weight Wit h your

ne* 4

, pouder

EEEte in (_)

E ngine

d is t ille d

wa s h e d a n d d rie d must be repeated

r its before,

and this

operation

1 0 t i me s i n a l r,

th e n is an" S i s n o w b e co me th e g e nuine fJTof

ten E aglesi/

pr epar ed and animated, and the ptr ilosopher s . /zThe

ULTTMATE RECTTFTCATTON OF THE SOPHTC u a? Take now your ph ical g la ss () S ophic

pER SE.

S ublimations A, over it which into in

p re p a re d b y lO E a g le s o r p h ilo s o U ? p u t . - it in a S ma ll /z d is t illa t io n s z / in t h e . ' l: " . h a lf f u ll , a n d d is t il of V your Sophic

bury

a Receiv e r the

, wa s h y o u r

a n d dry This H I
?

S un o r o n a g e n t le 3 times

heat. but no nore as this of Sub-

should at

be done 2 or every

leaves O

Re c t if ic a t io n it is *"

a S ma ll p o rt io n

ti I

behind,wherewith the the break. P , it p this, is is

a n ima t e d . 1fu must reach mu s t n o t very near

Observe that to or the aII V in

Mouth of

Rece iv e r,

t h e V e s s e ls

be 1uted, your

would

When you have washed and dried , a n d f in d is then it a s b rig h t p re p a re d . but unripe N. B . : O If t h is le a v e s of

r ecti fied

S ophic D

a s p o lis h e d

o r burnished This soe ver Sophic denies

we ll else

nothing

, whoyou chuse, S o p h ic b e h in d , r t re d

n o P h ilo s o p h e r. to c o n t in u e f in d

by way of 9

E xperiment, AV F

d is t illin g that it

+'

over

, you will a S ma ll

eve r y

distillation,

p ro p o rt io n

a b e a u t if u l

- 28-

rf all this

yo u th e n i n cre a se

your A

, after

the Sophic b

is

come over,

so as to make tr,.;ll]'. glowing at trre uJtom, and pr oves to be @, This only by way of Curiosity to Show you will melt in tn" i s!
this

re d L u n a fi xa . J re d O (1)
^4,

the finest w h a t th i s
If

but
E x p e rime n t of in d is t illin g order that to the reduce O S o p h ic it

you continue

>{ ( - ) ove r p e r se , 3 0 o r 40 times,

enlirety to . r"a t'
heat, you do then

, but not to
into rea Q

melt

-T

by glowing g ra d u a lly

by Such Repeated Dis t illa t io n s

fix

your sophic p such O

is infinitely
is Seminal whereof,

more valuable than commonO

and immediate

because of the

it

and the nearest a s I re n a e u s

!{atter the

S tone,

P h ila le t h a wh ils t

t e s t if ie s ' 1 8 mo n t h s

great

Rx. can be made in Lf

5 mo n t h s t irn e , y o u wo rk wit h another

o r m ore are required, Although

c o n mo n O the Sophic. t ime ,

we have yet

stay to extract in

that is our
whereof The r e d u ce I

out of the Sophic p

speak he re a f t e r. * (P a g e

a S h o rt e r

sha1I

3r ).
E ,

D
i.e.

you rnadeuse of in preparing the sophic

melt with B o ra x .

Before you melted it

with the ,Zl

it

contained it it this

no O , dt least no corporeal O , separate or d is s o lv e wirr farl; calculate whether now by \Z , and a O g)

is Worth the Trouble and expense for a particular Labour

:e in t,,"Zn6 d
ste l: in its own nature V o la t il, jo in e d wit h the t in g in g power

t" 6 with

, takes a body out of the O g ra i n s o f co rp o re al O

falling

, and enriches
down out of

the D
the \F
Ft

in the form of a black p r o v e s to b e O only pays for

, which when melted with borax V o f 2 4 car at. This is an absolute Fact, but and Char coalz /

an" S

PURIFICATION OF COMMON RUNNTNG9

x
?

FOR THIS OPERATION.

The p

we use is common fluid

, but it must be pure. ". !| d

the

The best method is to buy wnoLe ll

p o se 1 Ib, if you buy it in pouder

in pieces, supit is

a s V e rmilio n ,

adulterated with red 4

arate until Put V and mix the the the pouder pouder the

,U

, tb. erind each sepmortar; grind the mixture

two powders in is inpalpabte. a lA, is

into V

apply nearly Dis t il ro

a Receiver the

filled tn"

with i@ heat V the ,

r so that lute the

mouth of

do not and the The

.a7l

joinings .

n o w b y a g ra d u a t e d and drop ,, is into the

running

"o*ott $ regenerated

will come over P contained in the into conmon crude

by means of

, which remains behind

in

* " 14.
The fluid t ned this way, must be ground with clean

and pure rro"r"l

a Su b ti l b l a ck

, untir

disappears and is become

Engine;

s is soon done in the gr inding d ,rrao 4 .

Then Sublime your black

From this

1 part
xactly 3 or w hich than 4 times, will

A ^n-a

d-

^ n^t{irstir
and this a b e a u t if u l

asain the fluid

Labour must be done

as you did and you will

before, o b t a in

p u rif ie ' X

.Y,

be sooner H

pe rf e c t e d purified

by the in

s u c c e e d in g

a n ima t io n ,

any other

not

the manner directed.

?n-

The r e g e n e ra te d
in or

proceedins from tne&

a g a in if

and the

the

#is Iron.
X){

good to make

you add Steel

A PR OCE S STO OB TA IN TH E S O P HI C O TFIE PRE P A RE D9, ?,i Take Hungarian the r e pu t are , I.E . U

i. E .

ouR O,ouroF

S O P HT C, B Y A COII{PENDIOUS WAY. 2 Ib, d is s o lv e it . In it cteanV the c le a r ; if s o lu t io n or in a

Nativ"

@1

faeces,

you m u s t f ilt e r clean Steel F ilin g s in is

4 ounces of
r'?

and L Ib

a n ima t e d p la c e d the

Sop h ic

){ U

; boil

the mix t u re

a G1ass body, praedominant in

.'.'.'. heat,

and the Q

which

h u n g a ri a " @1 w i l l Sophic 5 ./z

b e EEEtea, dur ing this

boiling,

with

the

T h e p ro cess in our m scs without

name or dat e

which t"l.r,es to melt *"fl

this, easier and quicke rz /

6 Cf with @
(/ z (E

is better than
ma le a n d

v e rd ig re e c e ,

fe m a le : /) Wash the in a globe will above EEE and dry glass, in a g e n t le it again. Set it it in stand out Digestion 4 We e k s , and wash an d

He a t a n d le t as a CoaI. it -in d

and it

become as black powder from it ;

Take it

th e black you will

I

put

Dig e s t io n ; t h is Uf a c r into O

a s b e f o re . d , is the

again

obtain d

a b la c k

Y self

which

when the

Y-t

was coagulated is

mixed itS u lp h u r; be we m a y

therewith.

This

Uf . " t Y as nothing

b y ma n y c a lle d

although

improperly, yt

Sulphureous it S o Wit h

can therein o t h e rs , that

de m o nstrated, u n d e rstand

we w ill

c a ll

each other.

This V
,r{ I
?

or so callea

or

the animated or sophic

f ro m t h e me rc u ria l

separates of

by S imple d ig e s t io n the O

p r in ciple

The above Operation must be continued,

until

t)
A,

n r{appears on
on the this tt O

no more black

the superficies;

then distir

vour p

pr'

a n d yo u o b ta i n

a wonder ful Mer cur y, which appear s

green In

S uperficies.

occult If

is

conta in e d

A u ru m o r

ch ymi stry ca l l e d

Soptr ic O as to possess

you good men are become ever so fortunate

? and nearest 5

\ an ounce of tfris S
is the true

, you have reason to thank God, as it

ma t t e r t of of our Stone, it this b e in g U the duptex Operator.

Double

Sophic to

YY

r To obtain

an ounce of T ro u b le to

ne e d not

cost

S uch a d e a l

a d ilig e n t

.4 .A. rHrs soPHrc Is SEPARATED FROI{rHE o E X u "* v IN THE FOLLOWING UANIJER. p DUPLEX

Take Very fine Copelled D , which contains no O , EEEte it with your sonfric p duplexr or fermentea p ,make a thin
EEE of it, and S et it in d ig e s t io n , a n d in 2 4 h o u rs t ime your

aae will

throw out a black d Cf from ttre aeE, dry each Separately and
a g a in o b t a in the s a me q u a n t it y of

Wash this
d ig e st again,

and you will

blac k d .
T his black i O it d t= the f in e s t O it , , r. , a n o p e n d if f u s iv e o b t a in of Lf you w o u ld me lt , but that y o u wo u ld o n ly be done r ds trre A Central

Se m inal Q Very fusion f ine

must not and its

locks

up again, by mel t in g , und e r

povrer now turned in wa rd s ! in a gentle b e a u t if u l

ou tw ards

would,

b e a g a in a S ma ll

t u rn e d

You must glow it qu ie t red ZJ

c le a n

mu f f le ,

, and you will , extremel y

s o o n o b t a in tender

a mo s t S u b t il

od

a n d d e lic a t e .

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vrRruE oF rHrs
Th is unites quickly

oF o
a n im ove per minima a lo n e and centrally the stone /: and

w it h

th e most gentle penetrates r a d icalry, this

Digest io n opened O

so that in

by d ig e s t io n a v e ry

ma y n o w

b e made thereof Philaletha

f e w mo n t h s t ime . p. 77.2/

s e e rre n a e us

Open E ntranc e

sEcoNDSECTTON OF o
we have faithfully m ad e useful ula r that is communicated tin g in g how O may be exalted s ic c a in the and

b y t h e v ia

p a rt ic will h im t ru t h,

and universar thankfully

way , wh ic h and will

a n in t e llig e n t that the

o p e ra t o r t o ld

r ece ive

f in d but

we h a v e n o t

Fa b 1es and Impossibilitie s , wh ich ti on by prudent may with the assidu it y blessin g

p la in v e ry

and honest la b o rio u s

and not of

a p p lic a -

G o d b y e a s ily

a c c o mp lis h e d .

Now r will via humida,

teach which is

you how O a process that

can be opened and exalted denied and contradicted is not by

many, but fou n ded in

r am certain E xperience. is, that the

such a contradiction

True it corrosive Labours m etallic other no t no t in

A n c ie n t

p h it o s o p h e rs that followed the U

tt

have not

K n ow n

solvents, via sicca,

and those

them in metarlic as the only every

have adopted

solvent

and be rie v e d

n o o t h e r, Saw, that t h e ir

c o n t ra d ic t in g

method, p the

and more So, they , failed a n d mis s e d of

some who worked that does nor

with prove

A im; b u t

rmpossibilit y

success

b y c o rro s iv e s ;

does it e ve r y

from thence thing, and that false;

follow

that

one man or a re ig n o ra n t is that

some men can know of or deny Should to Say

what they bu t the

b e absolutely w i th a certain

T ru t h

we o u g h t

W ise Man : q u o d n e s c imu s ! a re t h e re , wh ic h to we d o n o t k n o w!

Heu quantum est

O how many Things Therefore L a b o u rs no thing M e taIs , ar e not in the in let V ia

no man b e p e rs u a d e d humida, at but act wit h

a b s t a in

f ro m me t a l- I i c a n d a im a t of the

p ru d e n c e ,

else

but

a S u b t ilis a t io n a lt h o u g h

a n d E x a lt a t io n the c o rro s iv e

and remember th a t of a metallic lltixture

S o lv e n t s I n g re s s

n a t u re of

a n d h a v e n o e s s e n t ia l yet after they they from

Central

lt e t a ls ,

can be used as have served the Metallic a n d Ho lla n du s and the

Instruments Operatorr

and a Medium, which lndy be very which

Soon Separated /:

Ho m o geneity,

must b e d o n e . with Co rro s iv e s ,

P a ra c e ls u s

wo r ke d constantly o the r s:,/

S o d o e s B a s iliu s

PROCESS WrrH o T a k e ve ry p u re O Take I^., make it

rN VrA HUMTDA into a Subtil Calxr Els follows : and (D , sublime U

, which has been made byf

:aught in the Chapter of

t k it a h a zle ne ckr nut, put these the p ie c e s f o llo win g in t o in p ie c e s , aO the S iz e

+
of

a g la s s

wit h

a wid e

put

upon it

mix t u re .

Ta k e of y our prr" O
this together in a V

\ an t
, and pour

z - -' , z in c:krrJ,melr
it out in a f la t heated

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I'adle. Pour Lnto one or. Several.l{atrasges with long necks, covered wlth easy wooden Stoppers.

A NOTE The lndolent separatlon. in his Result

man wlll

experlence

no success with

this

He wirl

wonder at thls

experiment

and sow doubt to See the

own llind. with hls

But, the Slncere student own eyes wiII

desiring

wonder at the Truth herein

revealed!

THE SEPARATTON AIID SUBTTIJIZATION Set the Matrasses in a gentle heat /: dungz/ Ln digestlon, As the clear ln sufficLent receiver. Pour the content,s out of the receiver retort. Lnto a double separation by and a natdral Liguor Lt lnto

Such as horse will occur.

separation floats

transparent drain

to the Surface glass

gr.rantlty,

a strong

Add the Faeces. Prepare the whole for '

SubtllLzatLon.

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This

requires the

a stron g whole

a n d we ll of

re g u la t e d O

heat;

if S u b t il

you

wo r k right,

qu a n t it y

a s c e n d s in

F l o w e rs i n to

th e n e ck of the double w i th

@.

But the

g o e s ove r fi rst

the Zinck as a butyr un. ,r , the r oom of zinck, in the

Y o u ma y ta ke A
fo llo wing manner:

6Cf

suBrrlrsArroNoF O BYQ 6 Cf a*o f-Ta ke 1 part of V ery pure O in S ma ll B it t s , me lt it , wit h

3 p a rt s of v ery pure 4
g r o w c o1d.

6d

,afrer

it
t

is r n e t t e d I e t it

R educe the part of this

brittle
J frr

mass to IA-

fine

Cf

, mix with re d u c e d

I to

Ct

3 parts

p re v io u s ly

a n d then Pu t po t, it

mixed. in a cIassl@,w h ic h first ge n t ly , bury then in ,'i.'. g ra d u a lly

a' aaaa

, in

the .'.1'.

and distil

in c re a s e

' your

, untj-l

tne L

ana Q

has separated itself

from the O , and increasing gradually your A , the will ascend like flowers, and, a butyrum comes over O into the Receiver,
Part of of the *"

from an.I=
of the Q

and

. the

This

butyrum

comes first. on the in the Sides bottom

hangs in

neck and part remai.ns

belly 1D of O

and a Small

quantity

Take the Su b ti l ised

flowers

out O

c a re f u lly ,

wh ic h

a re a

opened CaIx o f

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oPERATION WrTH THE ABOVE CAI,X OF o

IN VrA HUI{rDA TO

SUBTILISE IT STILL FURTHER AI{D DISTIL IT OVERAS ATi[

AtEMBrcuM, oR ,S rc o"o PER

T a k e yo u r S u b ti l i se d
a lo ng to neck, it,

,1

.
, put it in a glass with
so as d i-

Calx of
f irs t

and pour o u r set it it in

Me n s t ru u m u p o n it , heat over O a L a mp t o

cover

a g e n t le of the

g e st

and let

dissolve that it the body , a gentle

a s mu c h a s it no more, c o lo u re d c le a n decant S o lu t io n a n d d ry .

can. very in t o /t ft

When you find g e n tl y a glass d issolves

dissolves c le a r Q

and carefully distilling with

p e rf e c t ly E b u llit io n

a n d b u b b lin g : , / O and digest as

Pour new menstruum on the before; it to decant the again the

remaining Liquor

tinged

carefully,

and pour

former the

S olutio n . Calx of O is d is s o lv e d , your take g la s s a ll the

t{hen all Solu tions bo d y or If pla ce

together into

and p u t F lute

t h e m in t o

d is t illin g

a glass

you use a body, on a balm:

an alembic and adapt

over

the

body,

which

V aporis ,

a ro o my Re c e iv e r. until the dissolved !p

Then distil of O remains

the

Menstruum over, lik e f lu id

behind O

honey.

P o u r a s mu c h f re s h from until it, and

menstruum upon the distil it over of

as you have distilled on your rike Vapour Bathr

again O is

the

appearance This

honey. time with nerir menstruum, must

distillation, for in "

every

be r eiterated you r V essel

a who le mo n t h , .'lli. he a t ,

once a day; your

T h e n p la c e g ra d u a lly ,

in c re a s in g

heat

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an d you wilt a th ick part will

see a part coloure d into

of

your L iq u o r

d is s o lv e d o r O iI ,

O but

go over the

lik e

deep O S ublime

g re a t e s t

v e ry

tender

F lo we rs . wit h n e w me n s t ru u m, p la c in g O d isthe

These flowers til the

you mu s t d is s o lv e in

menstruum from it in

B: Vap:

and then the

Ve ssel Oil grain t of

the .'.:.'. , you will and in your this

g e t mo re o f

c o lo u re d until every a

over; of

manner you must proceed, O o il. t h is O it is come over in the

dissolved thickish for

form of

coloured

Y o u mu s t a S u f f ic ie n t p u rp o s e . has thus 3 t ime s b e e n v o la t ilis e d per Se out of

q u a n t it y

Menstruum ready As soon as all

your

in V ia a S ma ll

Hu m ida, you then

rectify

gtasslfr

FURTHERPROCEDURE WITH THE O

OIL TO OBTAIN A TRUE POTABLE

AND I{EDICINAI, Pu t your ge n u ine fully, volatilised W ell a little rectified only in t o

o
a S ma ll G la s s B o d y r p o u r a n d c a re u n t il the g ra d u a lly it stand a lit t le that

8" S. v.

u p o n it le t

ea c h t ime , pour u n t il your

Eb u llition pr o ceeding is p erfectly Whilst your body.

ceases, thus

and t h e n

o n it

mo re , your O &

gradually , in

y o u f in d S. V. tie

dissolved you do this

you nust

some writing

paper over

Now lute Ba In: disti l

an alembic

on your

Body and place c h a rc o a l O in t o

it A

on a , and an adapted

V ap: over about

the Lamp o r the s.

a g e n t le V.

3/4 of

f ro m t h e

Re ce iver.

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Pour new S . V ., d ig e st it 24 hours the

as mu c h a s y o u d is t ille d in a mo s t g e n t le f ro m it a g a in . wit h the wa rmt h ,

ofr then

on the in

B a ln :

Vap : distil This

S. V.

process

must be re p e a t e d of each t ime , S pir it s , u n t il wh ic h T h e re f o re the

new S. V., S. v.

d ig e s t in g

an d distilling o ve r the

h a s c a rrie d the O

Corrosive first

re ma in e d

wit h

fr o m its 5 or

S olution;

wh e n y o u f in d , c o me s o v e r of

after a Labour your O

5 distillations, Taste distil remains free then

that

S. V.

p le a sant is done;

from Co rro s iv e n e s s , th e S p irit lik e of

then your u n t il

Win e o f of

Itle d icine

behind

honey,

a V e ry d e e p Co lo u r.

I T S US E . This calle d It it dissolves in every L iq u o r, a n d we ll a n d is our d e s e rv e s a s V o I a t iI to be

a Genuine A urum p o t a b ile , unites imnnediately unaltered us, it to it Wit h

as U

B lo o d a n d F lu id s , wit h the

and as b lo o d

r emains

c a n b y Circ u la t in g n a t u re the to

i nvig orate f be lieve afte r ve r sal

and enab le be one o f

re mo v e e v e ry lle d ic in e s is not

Dis o rd e r. in Na t u re ,

h ig h e s t yet it

the P hilosophic I'tedicine, but

Stone; is

t h e mo s t u n i-

n e a re s t

re la t e d

t o t h e Min e ra l

Kingdom.

A PARTICUI,AR LABOUR WITH THIS After flo we rs your

FOR METALS. in t o pT f lo we rs , 1 @A V and those of o ur

has been s u b lime d over

have been distille d

t h e h e lp

- 39-

c o r r o s i ve

Me n stru u m, you must pour that o f d i sti l led V , nain [

Solution

into

I a r g e q u a n ti ty ttre !

, and dr op into to

12 times in weight O

of animated or Sophic q this

t p a rt o f

u se d i n the beginning.- - For

oper ation

y o u mu st ta ke a l a rg e glass m atr ass, with I n th i s

a nar r ow m outh. O , with the

g l a ss b o d y y ou pour the dissolved

animated or Sophic O, shut the opening with your thumb, ? >{ a n d Sh a ke th e g l a ss a good while, and the anim ated will I attract all the O and become an aee, in the V T o kn o w a fte r
any

a g o o d while
, pou r

Shaking, whether ther e r emai ns

of t h is ! in t o a c le a n in t o

OinrheV
g l a ss, O if th i s

a lit t le

Wine g l a ss, the the

a n d d ro p a few dr ops of p becom es r ed,

- Jr it is a S ig n ,

i s n o t ye t d E Eted with
gtas s u n t il

the Sophic I t
t h e re

that

aII

, ther efor e
n o mo re O

yo u must S hake your

re ma in s

in the ! Then pour the V carefully frorn your aae, into another

b o d y , a n d p o u r fre sh d ist: a g a i n a s b e fo re , 2 o r 3 ti me s, by the -4L

X (')
?

Rain p

upon your eea, shake it r epeat this your Vt'

a n d p our it

of to the for mer ; and examine all

th e n d ry your ae;, Q)(

of

Tf there remains any O

anirnated will attract it,

in the Vt
which put

"

lit t 1 e then to

mo re the former

eaa.

PARTICULAR PR.OCESS h I T T H T HE A . A . A .

Take your g lo b e r e m a in of

5-aE washed clean S uch a Capacity,

and d rie d , that h a lf

put the

it

in

a d ig e s t in g

g lo b e

o r mo re ma y

empty.

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Set a ll

it

in

a ,'.'.'. heat , is

cover

the

G la s s rd it h in d the

p a p e r u n t il S t o p p e r. , it will

humidity Keep it in

evaporat e d , heat Co lo u rs

then put o n e mo n t h

g la s s f d

a gentle V arious

and

pa ss through The last give a very I

a n d b e c o me a re d o n e mo n t h is it ma y f lo w or

ana f heat ,

, after So that

e la p s e d , at le a s t

S trong

be co me firmly Break the

united. globe to get it out a n d re d u c e f in d your t h e n a s s wit h U .f f ix e d

borax in into If fi n e

the V O

, and y o u will

a n ima t e d

yo u h a ve u se d p

L JorgorO
n o w f in d n e a rly

and L2

animated

r lrou will

or ,tJ 2 o f p u re

UTIIVERSAL PROCESSWITH THE SAII,TE. Thin k to about this this t' and con s id e r power in t o wh e t h e r a h ig h of it mig h t not be possible

i ncrease The fixed

t in g in g

me d ic in e l O a n d S o p h ic p o we r i s S o p h:

is truly O f tu r n e d outwards, in I wh e ther tin g in g

"or,"is t in g a S eminal O or els e it

V o la t ilis e d

, wh o s e c e n t ra l c o u ld not

t in g in g

h a v e f ix e d in

your

x,

one month time, this S eminal Q

t h e re f o re mig h t not

c o n s id e r

your in

min d it s

b e in c re a s e d

power by repeat e d proceed your thus:

S u b t ilis a t io n s ?

I would Take of

fixed to

powder,

in

the

room of or

reducing

the O ,

Whote quantity L Z / ilise , dissolve it

common lltultiplied this in

new generated

o u r c o rro s iv e

me n s t ru u m a n d v o la t it g o e s a ll over

by frequent

di s t illa t j. o n s ,

u n t il

-4 1 -

into tlre Reeirrer, of sude O

exactly

in the Sare rrranner as ]rcu treated t}le flcners ard t}re Corrcsir,e taken fnn this rrolatilised Q "" Q it by rece: *itft mft

, thrrs rrolatilised

S. V. and evatrnrated to drlmess; qrbine

a Volatised

you prepared rrith

of volatil O *,
"""a.a
ard fix an Infant will

, as has been taught before.

into a digesting It will onducted clobe, d.ige-st with in a Shorter Cqrsider

tr

Ittix ard put it it

a grentle heat tirre! of it It is

graduaUy. hfrich nay b

be firistted to nanM.

arrl 1lou

not be Sorry for it.

crJRcoRffiwE

MBISIHLTIJM ORv

['HmErN VsE DTSSOLVE eilrD\ruLNfrrJSE

IIEO
rake Q[,
each lngred: F\rther ' h Cold \/

(D

ard Calcined lrlr.unG 5 ]b, i.e.

t Cf , tlen rnix thgn rtell

15 lb togetter,
in the rrDft.ar.

tub

to a fine take Flints

15 or 16 lb pnevior:s1y calcined bnittle; redue ttsn into

and extinguished a porder like and

r-rreil they beore d

neaI, exactly

mix ttris with

, whereof ]lou m.rst harre 15 Ib,

grdually

the above Ingredients. out of a Stone tubulated .4, 7in the

Ttris nust be distilled

rllanner as follcnps:

IIS

DESTILI}|IIICAI

Take a good large the f1are,

,A

, vitlich fix A and *

irr a bnick

furnae,

so that

by the Draught of tle arormd tle /n,

, nEry be able to circrrlate it gradrrally to a Red

rmder and all Heat.

so Ers to bring

-42-

wt:rln yoDTA
tle bare Flafle,

is thus disposed in tln furnace, So as to reeirre

adapt a large It tuhrlated tle luting Reeiver; arrl lute dry. the joinings the light

rdtJr Limen

ard paste.

get perfectly

lrour A

arxl ineease

it gradually,

r.ntil

fiEA

is of a red heat at

the bottcrn and sides, na.

but not where it

reaches above or out of the fur-

f*ren 1ou harrc &tained

Ingredients hunidity
thousard

this,

Iteep yurA

"".

t{ow take your poudered if tlrcre is any

/@ flies in a

dried

tlorcugttly tley

arrt heated in a basqt, are rnt !G11 heated, fiE

in thsn or if
piees.

Take a Snall

i19n T^adl' wdrltEd,

aryl project

half

a Tadls

fi:ll

or

at nost / t
/

of tlre heated Ingredients

, put in tlE

througfir a tin fr:nneI, into

inrediately ard a piee

the tubutftal@ of Warm Soft Clay/: A.s Son as this

stone stopper

Wirdsor Loan:/on snall OnnLity

the lbP of ttre Stopper. is thrcn*n into the

of tlre mi:rture

A, Q

the O

nelts arrt fulmina'tes with th" eX d nt ".rs

, but the calcined

ana tie calcined Flint

it @rild rpt

ttris fr-rlren in a great lleasiure,

otfe:rrrise

be dste at all. t= StcnBed fhite F\rres @nE o\ter, which fill the

As smn as tlre ,h

r-

Reeirrer ard Stryer goose qui[

inned.iateLy/z

ltre Receiver m:st be very large In tlis

and hatn a tulce

in the BeIIy; or snall

Ttrbe 1ou nay 1rrt a Oork, vrith a the 6rk, that 1ou may

glass tube passed throrgh

have it tfr" @
Ibuld /: It

in your pcrrErT to let out scne of the,6lastic , to prevent t}re ballqr

tlre Operator; it

ccrrtainea in valpurs

frcrn bursting,

whictt corcsive

Suffocate rmrld

is a dangenor:s rrrpleasant 2 ballqrs one into hceiver:/

Qperation!:,/

be still

Safer to jojn

the o'ther ard So

have a vent hole in the Stopper of the Seqtd

/z rt is tlre Q)(

that car:se" tl," O

to do misctrief :,/

-43-

IGep lour A Reeiver

't,ery steady, do rpt insease

it,

and hrait rur wrtil

the

on Reeirrcrs

gr*r clear again ard tre nlrras are settled. wittr a rtrreI diFped in cord V half a srEll rntil z/

/zT,le Receirrers rust be Kept ol,

row project, again the sana snall quantity, arrl do as before. guantity

iron ra/ile fulr, the vfrole

In this nranrer llou rnrst ontinue wtlictr is a lurg, it

is distilled, firrnae

tedious arrt dangemrs @ration.

rn my c^,m\d

can be dore without danger; ntrereof r harrc

given l@u a draught. ,/: N.B: t}is draught is rpt in l.ly Frrrkz/ t}E Spirits, and after ttny have Settl-ed

!{hen 1ou have t}nrs obtained in tlre Ballqr, or Receiver,

rmlute

your vessers

carefurry.

ltren pour your !f,

into a large rocmy Glass.

FTJRILER PUEDnRts WrtH lrfiS vz

9{eigh I lb of yor![ and gnrlr it into a rarge grass Bodlz, drop into

it,
' it

a little

at a tine, 2 ,?

Buqn:um nrade of U6

atd +--

causes a great Efferrresene,

wtlich nrakes the glass rriery hot 41d ruld

break tlre Glass if on. rtlerefore urtil

the 2 1- of hrt:

t{ere lurred

into tte VZ

alr at

eveqr tfue pu porr in a staIl

Erantity

1ou nust hrait,

tlre Effenrcscene ftre W bsres

tras ceased, arralSo you rnay do it Safely.

as red as blmd by the rniqr wittr t}re h$r/run.

and the Conflict has sr.rbsided, trnur the mixture

ltten thqf

are wtited

into a rannlz tr:bdlated

witJl gentl" luted cn. Itre nenstnn-rn cnEs A distil

1@"t

Glass, htrich place in a ..:+. heat, arrl

a CaSncio:s Reeiver,

tlre nrenstnnsr over into

orrer clear

like

, ard Orange coloured

faeces,

proeeding

rr Ae Q

, rernain berrini in AE

/O

Rectify tlpre

tlte ltEstnx.ln

once or trrie, YP

arxt genLle heat, until

rsTnin no Faeces befrird. If 1rcu perceirre phfegna in it, ]lou nust distit ttre ptrlegna frun it tlran t}re

d -.st-

alsrbicrm over a Baln: Vaporis; the phleEna bejng li*rter , forsakes theJlTttis is our Corrosive

ard conEs over first.

lbnstnlm

to dissotrre tlre flcrrcrs of O tnrn

ard to volatilise

f.@. "t"t /: ltris Solvent Was inrrented arrl described bry Basilir:s

then, and distil

Valentinr,rs

h the 14th Oentury:r/

,/:I think this Sare l&nstnnun the Ingred: rnight be rnade in a ructr nore Safe except the e)( c'Ld;/ and distil gradually, my by

wEry. I rrculd take all -rlof O

in t}re r:sual way.

ltren dissoLve/z

little
wrtil

and little
tfiere rerrnill

mye|(

in tlre.-sr-"f
tlren unite rectify

(D ; Ihen rectify
to I lb of t}is.-s2 or 3 tines

tfti"V?
2

ro faeces;

of butyn-un as tlrc author -Jtant dephlegrnate it ltbnstrrun, if

teaches,

my orbined tlre sane and

necessary, infinitely

and I should obtain

orrcsive

with

less tr:or:ble and danger,

in a Shorter tine ltre fonegoing sen/es for all anotter

S. B.z/ proess to subtilise kind. inferior and erlt tilevertheless to tle Q itt Via hunida teactr 1ou nnjor of

others

of this

I wiI1

nenstn:un

wtridr is rpt

Circrrlation I call it:

Paracelsus rpr to the Afcahest of Van He1nurt.

SPECIFICUI'I OUR MENSTRUUI'I CORROSIVUl'l oRCI RCUI-ATUI'I OR ALCAHEST

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Take

@,

carcired.
A luncalcin e d . .

4 lb . 2 lb . 3 lb llb

o e

@nrT [ rn e . .

ex
Flints

t t-tc 101 lb

porder eactr rngred: separatery,

then nix irr tlre Store rDrtar. reduced to d'

Take calcined arxr er*jrrgrdshed /brittre/

s :.tt

ant mix with the above rngrredients, rur 1ou have 16t pormds. Divide it VOP in 3 or 4 parts, arrl p:t eactr gr:antity i51to a 1pll baked

, fixed in a Ftrrnace; there is not so nuctr danger in as trre @ is so nuctr ueakened bv the

t}ris process as in ttre forner,

other Ingredients.

Girrc first
tmtil all

a csrt1.

ard increase it to a strong heat graduarry,

are driven as before hrt into tle

tne Spirits

vrhich ccrlE over in Vapours, arui lutcd all to the n

Receiver,

Ythich nnrst be large rmtil

directed. as son go

You IGep up )rourA as tle out. !{hen the.-n-fare th"V;t into yell Receirrer is clear,

the-o-t

are GnE over, settred,

and the:r-t.are

ret the A

settred,

take the Receiver stopped wittr

amy and por:r a glass stopper.

a good large

glass Bottle,

Ucnvtake all your @ o,rt of the Retorts, reduce ttrern to arrl pour clean !
be pne Filter

d this nust

upcr tlsn ard boil t]te e

V1! Vessel.

out of ttrsn.

in a St:ong glazed

the Lye ard erralnrate then trnur it

in a Glazed pan, until sr flat will glazed

a Skin ap[EErrs rii sheS, and

qr the Superficies,

vB

Set ttrgn in a Cold place,

utrd th" e

Sh@t 5nto cystals.

-46-

Pour the Liquor and add as much+= ing is great to take 4 L

/

off

and dry the e

Crystals.

Weigh them ; the mean-

, and Flowers or Sublimea O)f

of each; pound and mix these 3 Things with breathed into the or 8

Carer ds the Dust is dangerous if this

Lungs, dissolve W ; this

mixed pouders in your formerJland cautiously

done you must add gradually

of well rectif ied Butyrum made of Ul

observe of fixed Digest body, to th e luting pipe what we Said e

Cf

"rra E
more than 4

before . / zLf you obtain dd,z/ put

them you must take over the

Lamp, and then over the

your.JL. and into

in

a glass

an alembic of the your in the

body,

a Receiver

alemb ic . into a CapaciousrQ tn" lfr and distil, in " .i.'l'.

Or put increasing p o t, fixed

digested-Jtheat

gradually; f u rn a c e .

must stand

a Charcoal

The --n-S. will b a ck on the ti nu e is this

O

come over , which is

as red the e

as blood. , a n d d is t il u n t il a tasteless use.

Pour

your

-3\Con-

a g a in ; a ll f the or

Cohobation with

an d d is t illa t io n , ,leaving

e
Vv
in

come over behind,

the.-o-

fa e ce s

which

are o f Jlit s in

n o f u rt h e r Balneo V

Dephlegrmate this we Il your the and rectified possession Calces D of all it

Vaporis

and if

you have

from

fV faeces,

You have then

a menstruurn which Metals . they It

does dissolve the

and volatilise Ca lx e s of 0 O of

v o la t ilis e s

r so that

may be easily

reduced

into

or D

. /:V i rtu e

and use:/

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Th e ca l ce s o f th e infer ior l.tercurial and terrestriat O

?

M etals it

divides

into

partr

ES r mean to demonstrate to

you in the Chapter of As this

in the

Menstruum is

frequently

mentioned in my Treatise
of t h e Me t a ls , I c a l1 it it ,

Destruction in order

and A me lj. o ra t io n when in the

ci r culatum that

sequel

r c o me t o me n t io n

you may know I mean this

Solvent.

TO PREPARE THE SAIqE MENSTRUT'U BY A SOII{EWIIAT DIFFERENT PROCESS. N. B . Take the w ell before mentioned Ingredients q u a n t it y the first finely in t o part poudered 3 equal and

mixed. Force all

Divide

the wh o le of -c.r-

p a rt s .

the-rul'out distilled

or quantity. put This into Second ,

Then pour anotherl@ -flpour

your

on the

Second quantity as before. into

, and distil on the

the-crof 3rd

over

3rd quantity over the the

ingredients timer

' and distil fore, your every Z-\

A'

the--cr-time

n"r1@ ^ ds you have done beDistillation to force all increase over

towards Strong

end of in

the order

to

a very

heat,

w ha t will

go. your I @go,rt of the Retorts, boil the f ixed

Then take

O let

out of them with it sh o o t i n to

tt
^A

, filter

the Lye, evaporate and

O
distil ' in .':'.'. , and cohobate t ime , u n t il with aII tn" in the-6the -sltheJuQ , So

This over ofte n , except w hich out

must be dissolved gtass/re it placed ov e r

of

distilling a few is f,

e v e ry is

V faeces,

come over

the-:r.-, it per Se,

a red Liquor.

d e p h le g ma t e

a n d re c t if y

it

gives Light

i n th e d ar k, i n to

c o a g u la te d a n d fi xe d

coar , and can be " a Ruby r ed stone, which unites A

r ike

with O

in ttre

OF C'
Anonlrmous West thete from Philaletha js a Hi77, highest. has written: js thjs our as the one "from of the the North toward and the js the

which fn

Seven the

Second hidden,

the

ltountain wotk'! follows Seven

Spirit

which is to

accompTishes be understood are

This the

Seven

Mountains

planets

) ( d,-o ,g ,p ,p
west *."rr" .f, , the west is from E D th e h i ghes t, i .e.
In another place he Says that he is hidden in Ct'

or

metal = 6

The North

towards

the

Cf is
the

the

Second from

where h e S p e a k s o f

S o p h ic F le rc u ry ,

"E um intellige M ar te
A'F

l{ercuriu m,

q u e m S o I in

Dla rt io , O ii

i. e . Loca

in

A'

, oriens "

per o mn ia Mu n d i i. e .

per

Diffu n d it. In not

conrmon Iron

is

hidden

a most Subtil but of

Spiritual

obtainable taught

by V ulgar

p ro c e s s e s ,

b y S u c h a s We h a v e O and of tine Ql

already

you Where We treated

6cf.
Here We mean to ph ilo so phical p o ssib le, its O . Say Something W e in t e n d that firmly persuade d Div in e

further

concerning

that as

t o b e a s in t e llig ib le P ro v id e n c e

d ire c t s

Success.

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4fl at

-+-(ANF
vr\J

sr ! scoRIAE PRIIIIAE.

rake Cf

tn smarr nails or Filings

I part, good 6 ! and e

2 parts, EE,

melt them together as you know, then a.f.r. reduce them to fine some of your d", t'

ri* rhe d", project by degrees "r,a previously heated, on the melted f .r,a
S u b je c t , er that it y o u p ro je c t may flow about the better

and that Let it

a proper cool-

Separation B eat *" Ql

of

the

Scoria

may take

place.

f ro m t h e

S c o ria .

USE OF THESE SCORIAE Beat the /z if Scoriae to t Clt i" an iron theA 3 6 mortar in and weigh them. become

you let dry Cf

r,

them attrac t in 2 or

d ry we a t h e r wit h wit h

they these

a b la ck Sco r iae Care, lute

t ime s z / g rin d , g rin d it

an equal the over heat

W eight in

of g*

a deal Body,

of

put all

mixture the

a wide mouthed glass to enable the qlass

which

bottom

to rdithstand

Strong

Then place n a ce , give

the

body in and a t

a .".'l'. Capel, la s t

in

a Charcoal heat,

Furthe

gradually

a S t ro n g in

So that body,

Sco r iae

andQ)( with this

may mel t a thin f usion

together of TiIe

t h e g la s s or a V

wh ic h

you cover During th e S coria

piece of

Liil. ascends c a lle d above Sub-

the

mixture, c ru s t ,

the @)( is

and forms

a wh it e

a n d t h is

limins

the Q)(

from t h e

S c o ria .

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Take it to g e ther,

out and let find

as well

as you can, a g a in

pouder

the le t

2 Substances it c o o l, rs them

them f lo w the OX the

a s b e f o re , above the again,

and you will before a thir d This 6 th time mix

cublimed

Scoriaer

and pouder

Substances

and Sublime

time. process a little united must be e re p e a t e d , fresh with a d d in g until the the 4th, Scoriae will 5th and are by

ex,
the e,t;|

intimately th e ir fine

, which

appear

Red Colour.

USE OF THESE SUBLIIqED AND SUBTILISED

SCORIAE

ONO

These scoriae contain tne $

Take fine a b o ve sublimed cem e n tthis all round z tfte [ D j.n thin

of t'

.rra 6
it wit h the a L id A nearer on; , and

p la t e s , in a

s t ra t if y

S coriae dana

S.S.S. 2,

, a n d lu t e V b e g in n in g wit h a mo d e ra t e gradually

, which

you approach

n e a r e r fro m 6 to 5 h o u rs, until

be co m es of Let find it a dull cool, red h e a t . dissolve your D your

the last

12 hour s tn" I

with V into

, and you will O by the

how much of

has been fixed

Spiritual O
Sp ir itual have told

of f

".,a 6
can do no more, but if you take the

Mars by hinself

kJ

from him, you can proceed therewith

the firs t S e c t io n but of re a l a re G o ld . T ru t h s . far g re a t e r; if

as we

you in

These are

no S peculat io n s , the

you In the

add O to the d ? manner as follows:

Effects

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Adf'rr"
Tak e d , a lab, good I \
of

g
a lb , of glorv them t o good a wh it e c o a rs e I lr lb

h e a t i n a V ,th e n p ro j e ct d , p re vi o u sl y h e a ted.

6,

in

L e t th e su b sta n ce s flow well different O

-.F

together ,

and add in 3 or 4 gf.ornnosed of

times 5 or 6 ,- of your fruxing ? p re vi o u sly an a Q weLl heated, let ,

V , and pour for the mix t u re out,

them melt then

hot, ra is in g

l i ke your it le t

in t e n s e ry

heat into

a few minutes well cool. co o le d , S coria e t h is for he a t e d

by the

blastrthat

moment pour h o rn , and

ou t it

your

a n d o ile d

a n t imo n y

S tand to

When S ufficiently Scor ia e. th e m with This e is beat V . V ery the

to V the a n d Co a g u la t e c e me n t a t io n of it D in t o e

Filter useful

The erixiviated an equal Weight

scoriae

you must dry

and mix them with

or Q)f into close a wide mouthed glass it and in the the body, cover it

Put the mixture with clear an alembic, of the to

mean time a ..:li. heat

you get and 1 ik e above

humidity.

put

body in

i ncr e a se

yorrr A

gradua lly ,

u n t il

t h e mix t u re

f lo ws Sublimes

pitch,

increa""

yorrt A

, until

the eX

t h e S co ri a e . T hi s S u b l i ma ti o n w i the( m ust be r eiter ated until 5 or 6

t i m e s r l s h a s b e e n ta u g ht befor e, a f ine red Colour with the e)(

the m assa ascends of

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rf

yo u p u rve ri se

these sublimed scor iae D

and str atify by a ,

them with

an equar weight of fine r l o u w i rl find

and cement it

g r a d u ate d A

in ever y Mar ck of

D :"/ , \

ofOandtJ
/: r do not but it

moreofD.
think is th a t t h is wo u ld pay for of t ime and

e xp e n ces,

neve rt h e le s s

a p ro o f

the

t in g in g

powerof d,6
/:

and g

.z/
oper ation in

ce me n ta ti o n i s the m ost difficult

":::Tlry./
w i th +3 L-, copel those

if you makea butyrum of the aboveUACfg

and fix X that b u t y ru m on + ashes, dissorve a n d a f t e rwa rd s the New subashes, and afterwards

s t a n c e b y W,

yo u w i l t

obtain

fine

/ z a n o th e r p ro o f o f the tinging

and fine O O power of d , 6

, 9.:/

ANOTHER I,ABOUR WITH

D i s s o l ve sorution

fi l i n g s w i th

of f

in

and distil at the r atter

the p

fr om the h av e

a stro n g A d .

end, and you wir l

a S u b t l e C ro cu s o f

R e ve rb e ra te th i s i n a close Vessel with a Flame under a a\ .t muffre e 6 and f , and your Clt t" wetl catcined. Mix it ririth ae el)( and sublime it several times, until it i s a b e a u ti fu t Red Cf

Dissolve rhis subtil

from it and repeat tasteless, S ubtil the this

cf -in hor V
operation, Dry it . a n d d is s o lv e until

ro wash_rhe O)(
the jf O".or""

p e r fectl y

then

Take this atum , it Vl digest 1D

Crocu s

it the

in

o u r Circ u l-

S olution aII is

a mo n t h o v e r c o me o v e r.

L a mp , t h e n d is t il

, until

L et

it

S tand

in

the

Cold and a Separ ation will t' wiff fall

take pla c e;

to the Bottom of the

at the Top in. form of

(-)' remains

r e m e r yco r r o sive . /r 7 1 ,
S eparate this yellow r,\ O -O b y me a n s o f a S ma ll

C
g la s s

z/
Funnel.

ITS USE AS A !4EDICTNE. Pu t i t in a roomy glass upon it the Body, pour o n ly S h a rp we ll a S ma ll re c t if ie d

Win e Vinegar ti m er again: it until

gra d u a lly

q u a n t it y l, e a c h g la s s c o o ls receives ta..a, 56 f ,

E ffervesc e n c e adding-<f-

ceases and the the

continue

p e aceably,

then shake in will "A

pour it

,:f,- until "f s o mu c h u p o n it and let the the it

Corrosive cover 3 or

as to stand

handbreadth; the n --frput it

gently and d is t il

liq u o r Corrosive

f ro m it , over

and the into the

t:[f "f R ece i-ver.

carry

some of

Repeat this the

twice

mo re wit h

f re s h

d is t :

V in e g a r,

u s in g

S ame precautions. When you have distille d t h e . -u o v e r, in the 3 rd t ime , . t h en

p o u r rectified w aiti ng

S . V . up o n it , until S elfr it the pour X in d ly cover

g ra d u a lly E f f e rv e s c e n c e g ra d u a lly wit h o u t it

S ma ll

q u a rt t it ie s ,

each time of it

ceases and the u p o n it , then tet it add

bo d y cools un ti l it

mo re S . v . mo is e o r h e a t ,

receives

So m uch S . V . Sta n d 36 Put i t,

./0

so as to f, in

a h a n d b re a d t h . t ime s a d a y . A lute

and

sh a k e it 3 o r4 a roomy glass over in t o

the mixture the

a Receiver

to

a nd distil

S. v.

the

Re c e iv e r.

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Yo u mu st p e rfo rm th is either

distir r ation

in ver y gentle heat,

i n B a l n e o V a p o ri s or in ashes. mu st be r epeated with th e S. V. has car r ied per fectly fr esh S. V. 2 or 3 over all the Cor -

T h i s o p e ra ti o n t i m e s mo re , u n ti l rosive,

w h i ch yo u K n o w by its

Sweet taste.

/ z D u l ci fi ca ti o n :/. A fte r with

thick is
ar

th e 3 rd o r 4 th Rectification th e re will r emain in

taste

or dulcification tn"1@a deep r ed

S me I I , wh ic h

fre sh S . v.
O-O , of

a pleasan t 6 & and

a n d d e lig h t f u l g re a t

th e medicine

h a s v e ry

G e n e ra l

V irt u e s .

/z

8o Cildurce:/
It may be dissolved wherewith in f re s h S. V. a ll t o ma k e it lla rt ia l in t o ru b y you ma y h e a l Dis e a s e s ,

r ed dr ops, Fluxes,

haemorrhages , Fevers -&

WITH THE CORR OSTVEN. FURTHER PROCEDURE

OF d

Take red P precipitate and your corrosive yelto* OOOo f . rrnuiU" the red precipitate with tnis 80 of 6 d
gr a d u a llyras more. D o this S. v. at operation with in a ro o my g la s s Ca u t io n u n t il B o d y : p o u r re c t if ie d S ma ll q u a n t it ie s has much as the p re c ip it a t e will re c e iv e , but

upon it

great

a n d in V e ry

fi r st, or

Waiting else

each t ime your glas s

t h e E f f e rv e s c e n c e b re a k in p ie c e s .

ce a se dr

b o d y will

W hen the a g a in , pour

Conflict a little

an d h is s in g more S . V . until to

ceases, it ,

a n d t h e b o d y c o o ls p ro c e e d your the power to S u b s t a nc e

and thus in cover

gradually pour

and cautiously,

you have it so as to

as much more S . V . u p o n it , breadth.

4 fin g ers

shake it

2 or 3 tirnes a day, covering it sta n d I d^na P

the body with ever y day .

paper, and let ff

, shaking it

y o u ca n h a ve th e S u n, set it will

in the Sun, because the

operation

thereby be promoted. th e s. v. fr om it in B: vapor is or in ashes i n

N o w d i sti l

a v e r y sma l r h e a t, Corrosive first

a n d the s. v. wilr

car r y over par t of the

llenstruum. shake it and let

set it

o n th e R e si d u u m p o ur fr esh s. v., observe the same precautions

O

wetr togethe r , it stand g

in the

at first,

JOand
Distil

, Lf you have an opportunity some writing the S. V. paper from it over the

Sun, tied

body. o b s e rv in g at v. the u n t ir that bottom. y o u p e rc e iv e , and in you

a s b e f o re , moist s. the

leave

the

Residuum always operation

a little wit h over

Repeat this that th a t its the y our

f re s h aII

S. V. has carried S. V. after fiery 5 or taste

corrosive-(\c o me s o v e r

6 d is t it la t io n s without

own natural

any acid.

USE OF THIS PRECIPITATE.

a

Take it h e a t. This Dise a ses, This

out

and evaporate

it

to perfect

dryness

in

Cl

....

is in

an admirable very S mall

medicine Do s e s o f

in Venereal L or into I g ra in .

and other

foul

precipitate

can be melted

genuine

, wh e re of

I shall

S p e a k i n th e C hapter of .9.

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oF o
?

d
p

and

O ?

like

Each other

a n d h e lp

o n e a n o t h e r.

consists of much red external f

, a white

anda

sr""r,I
projected
flow

or +
se e k a red A in O ar e m istaken. /: W hen I T+ poudered white glass upon melted O , and made them
.|r

T h o se th a t

together

in

a hot

V iron

covered

with

its

t id, glass I

for out

an hour of tn. 3 or the

and [ 4 ,

then with m y g la ss tim e s 5th

a red S coria

Rod, wound the t h is

was as re d a s Ru d le ; always re d S c o ria ;

re p e a t e d p e rh a p s

and obtained my glass to

u n t il with

5th or green or as

time

became transparent

most glorious

Tints,

equal

Geneva O fin e

any Emerald and my O 1ooked like ? as fine in the grain, , and was equally and never t a rn is h e d . that this green Scoria

alloyed and took

a polish, We will

Suppose then

contained

the

true +
i.e.

or IR.

of

I
is

; r worked this process after Jusel,

a S o lv e n t to e x t ra c t a ll the Co lo u r/ :

w ho says that

Glass

and Y A ?-T
Jugel is the Colour of

:/ out of
right, , but

in the dry way in the V

but I could never bring Scoria my glass p a rro t long ny O ? tinged

perfectly D of

to like

had always

an E merald, I did not

a mo s t b e a u t if u l my Labour quantity of

g re e n Co lo u r; but I got

perhaps tired

pursue of A the

enough; this

on account rs the

Charcoal hot

melting up by the

consumesr bla st.:/

must be intensely

and kept

To prove Wi l l

what

I have advanced, convinc e you.

the

following

Operation

S ufficiently

PROCESS wrTH o ?
D i ssolve in

rN VrA HUMTDA.
set in in 4 we e k s dung;

in Our Circ u la t u m o r A lc a h e s t ; O ? a Most gentle digestio n o v e r t h e L a mp o r distil half the men s . f ro m it diges t operat io n p:aA d is t il

h o rs e

th e n

r pour h a lf

f re s h of it o v er , un t i l

C i r culatum an d continue all ge st the it

upon it, this

a s b e f o re , wit h

d ig e s t in g

a n d d is t illin g

is come over p:/@ into the Receiver. a ? 4 weeks more, an d d u rin g t h is d ig e s t io n the from the S i"f in O ? principle as t h e t h is ma n n e r. extended in the in the

Then din

T.

sep a r ates The bu t the Q ?

re ma in s bottom

Co rro s iv e , a g re e n O i l .

^t

settles

f o rm o f

Se p a ra te th e se tw o pr inciples t h e g re e n o i l caution,
ob tain

by a Funnel. s. v. with of d,
al

edulcor ate

+ a s w e to l d

or

b y r ectified

the Sam e pr eand you will

yo u about the A ?
I ' le d ic in e

a most glorious

f ro m t h e

Y
ia l p ar t , may

Th.is A cannot be melted into Meta1 r rs the ? her ewith, b u t i f yo u i mb i b e a re d fJ pr eeipitate

belt

it

i n to

fi n e

WrrH o A PAnfrcuLAR LABOUR f D i s s o lve in com m on\2, distil "f O ? a n d t h e re re ma i n s a b l a ck Ca1x, which calcine fi l i n g s
furnace by the flame during 14

tn" \Blr fr om i t, in a r ever ber ati ng

ttriII be-

JA
O

and

,f

, and it

com e red. llix m i xtu r e h e a t, these into ashes or Calx of O with EE e)( a n d d is t it , put in the a , ' : l: '.

^ /A , and you will

ada p t obtai n

a n " " I i. r" t ,

a mo s t p e n e t ra t in g . J l-

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The mixture

in *7@

flows

tike

p it c h , takes

a n d p a rt p la c e ,

of

it the

i s s u bl i me d , b u t w h e n the Sublim ation -J1of Q)G is come over, it

after

you must then

inmediately in the

c h e c k th e A A
.ll

, and let

go out,

and the mixture

will

b e co me a h a rd Stone. ana take this stone out, beat it will to a fine

Break tne Cf

4@ , and lay it

on glazed dishes and it

become green

throughout.

OPERATION THEREWTTH. Take fine tog e ther mill i nto

. ^\ (:)

part, this

fin e

c o p e lle d

G.

) beat

f p a rt , out or

me lt

them in

and get thin of and

co mp o s it io n

f ra t t e n e d

Lamillae. your O prepared weished in pieces and Stratiflz them with your green O as much in Weight

Now take as both Q

Cut your pr e p a r ed up o n i t,

Lamills

O ashes, S . S . S . in a Ce me n t j. n g p o t , lu t e a L id ? which Lid must h a v e a S ma ll h o le in t h e mid d le . A round the pot, gentle last potr the first you pot 4

Make a Circular times, then 4 hours

Stronger,

and the the

4 hours that wit h in the

approach

the Coa1s So near a red heat, cool

round

be co m es of Let 4/ it

and the the

substances V

ma y me lt . find O a Golden

and break

and you wilr then with the

, almost

pure,

and much heavier,

weighed Scoriae. all your

a t f i r st. C o p e 1 th i s D

The D

i s mostly intermixed 6 in O , and you will

the

S co ri a w i th

obtain

ag a i n , ve ry ri ch

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Y o u mu st b e fo re yo u Copel, r educe the Scor ia to a sm all p o u d e r a n d b o i l yo u r O ',.| in a Str ong *"U":t and pot V _* a s h e s , th e n Wa sh d ry a n d Copel your Cf with 4 and you wi l l n o t l o se a g ra i n . The goLden tl much fine D you must rnelt with the O , and add as then Separ ate it

r l s th e quar tation , a n d you will

r equir es,

a s u s ua l U V \/ of fine O

obtain

a Consider able addition

I have seen that b e e n gained, which is

in

e v e ry in

ounce, e v e ry

a d ra g m o f Ma rc k .

f in e

h as

L 7 /

ouT oF Ba siliu s

o ?

A VTTRIOL r4AY BE MADE BY VARTOUS PROCESSES. V alentinus out of prete n d s S uch a (E t and teaches , a n d if a s f ro m a ll t o ma k e a t in c t u re it d e e pl y

u p o n metals it do es not

y o u c o n s id e r t h e lle t a ls , t in g in g

seem imposs5-b le ;

p ro v id e d

the y

are radically

opened a n d S u b t ilis e d

Me d ic in e s

may be made.

(Eu or rHE BEsr r{ErHoDro }4AKE

Ta ke french +, , the at V er di solution the Top, greec e /z (E :/

I
it there in d is t : appears a

d is s o lv e until

evaporate then

gently,

Cu ti cl e /1 in f

S e t t h is Cry s t a ls g re e c e

in s p is s a t e d will at

S o lu t io n

over

a Cellar,

and fin e V er d i these J1--

Shoot.

,/: or you .{ Cf

m a y buy Crystallised If you distil an acrid

once:,/ to a , e l@

Cry s t a ls , of

re d u c e d

you obtain calle d

a Suphureous It is

Smell,

improperly and not

S piritus

albus

Ve n e ris .

c o rro s iv e

m ed icinal.

Now if tilled
qu e n tly

you take Q/.na , and if

you make a (h

of it with disby fre-

you unite both (h

coa g u la t in g

"r Qy'ana I , but it

dissolving,

a n d d is t illin g

them et74

you will
Labour

obtain
and time.

"r,

&

of

(y'

"rra O ?

requires much

The ancients with dist:

Who we re u n a c q u a in t e d B ut is after they

wit h

\/

, ma d e s h if t the cor-

vinegar. the Labour

h a v e d is c o v e re d

r osive s,

easyer

a n d S h o rt e r.

PROCESSWrTH THE CHRTSTATSOF o ? Take of your Crystals made of Ver di greece, rub them to d is-

C
til

, dissolve the
a nd cohobate L et it stand until quiet

C
a ll

t" our circuratum or A lc a h e s t ,

is c o me o v e r in t o the

Re c e iv e r. as

a n d y o u will

S e e s u c h a S e p a ra t io n

I ik e

a t h ic k

f gr e e n Li.quor. ver y

rhe U of
carefully. Put your

remain clear in the menstruum above the O ? Pour this clear Liquor off from aft" $

Mercurial

Liquor

into

a ?O

and pour with g ra d u a lly we ll

the re c ti f : So

Sa n e precautions, S.V. as to upon it, dilute heat, until the

as vre h a v e me n t io n e d , you c a n wit h o u t S u f f ic ie n t ly . c o me o v e r,

d a n g e r a d d S o mu c h S . V. A f t e rwa rd s u n t il d is t il with

Liquor

a ge n tle Liq u o r

what will

t h e re ma in in g

grows thick.

-6 1 -

P o u r th i s

th i ck

L i q uor on flat will

glazed dishes and set ther n into a clear tr ans -

i n a co o l p l a ce , parent 0

and it

cr ystalr ise

, w i th o u t

a ny colour . and dr y the shoot again in to the

Po u r th e cl e a r c r y s t a l s. c r y s t a l s, remaining

L i q u or fr om the Cr ystals, and it wir l

T h e L i q u o r evapor ate, a n d yo u w i l l Liquor

loose nothing. all

Thus tr y evapor ating

you may obtain i s the

the White Crystals. pr incipte of O

I n th e se C rysta l s

$ i.f ?' ?

rF you LrKE To HAVE A Take your Crystals mix them well 3 parts
e

f+

CURRENS OF o

PROCEED THUS:

or White (Ef

by grinding

I part, eX Z parts, "f O ? them in a Stone mortar, then add O

?

or the weight of the

well

and e*

of Common Kitchen

and mix it Put the

by g rin d in g . in a roomy glass body, cover a ,+. it heat with in a t he an

mixture

alembic C ha r coal humidity

l{ithout furnace, is

Receiver,

Set the body in your A

and inc re a s e and Sublime;

g ra d u a lt y , get a White le t with

after

gone, is your

you will

Sublimate.

When all cool, or w i th :* take Q

sublimed White

wh a t will

ascend,

the Vesse1 e of tr ? of the

Sublimate i. e .

and, mix it e of

afcali e

fixati, alca li,

potashes,

I p a rt

and 2 parts into

mix it pour h o rs e

we ll V

b y g rin d in g , u p o n it to

put

m ixtur e i t, then

a glass

c le a n dung,

digest every

?U t , 14 Cf i"

d is s o lv e the

s t irrin g

o r S h a k in g

Solu ti on

day. it in If a clean polished t h is iron pot and evapin a

Now evaporate or a te g la ss, Vn it to the

dryness. glass will

y o u a t t e mp t

e v a p o ra t io n d is s o lv e d ,

be c ra c k e d

a n d p a rt ly is

g la ze d

whare the

S ame, b e c a u s e it

a mo s t f ie ry

Substance.

Now take your massa, (t{hich must be stirred until it i s p e rfe ctry dr y, or else it will stick

constantry, fast to the O )

p o t ) w h i ch i s l i ke

a white

a n d m i x i t w i th 2 p a rts n ,a -Ee v a n d i n crease your fv, Receiver with into th e d V V , and the

, ( $ "o.r "..".11.. +r F"ur r "n" gr inding; of bolus, by put it A gr adually, O adapt a will

in an

ui*rrr" of Q ++

sweat over

, w h i ch collect, exactly

wash and dr y. in the Same manner.

may be treated

Your gt""r, OOOor you may dulcify of first with + Q ? Sp i r : o f V i n e g a r, th e n with S. V. and you will get an admi r abl e m e d i ci n e a s w e II a s from d , per fectly sweet and pleasan t.

OF ANTTI4ONY o
is a S ubject may try wher e in a B e g in n e r, It is wh o is d e s iro u s of Kno wledge, lo st in the E xpe rime n t s . I t rs a Circ le wh o s e E n d i s p rin c ip le s

beginning.

n e a re s t

c o n s t it u e n t

are 1, a burning {f
the of

3, a white O{ aI , 2, a running q + ; r shall divide this Section of O in two parts: in

shall its teach you the Dissection or decomposition Second, how a n d la s t l y I mu s t t e a c h

first I + into O

constitu e n t meta llic of B as iliu s first.

p rin c ip le s i a n d lt t e d ic in a l V a le n t in u s ;

on the

you may elaborate th e tapiS ignis

T in c t u re s , t h e re f o re

you the

easy Labours

HEPAR ANTIIIONII.

Take 1 lb alcali

of

good fixati

6,
or So

le t

it

me lt

Ln

ar oomyV;add\ F ; melt it

Ib Str on s l y ,

called e

of

a n d th e fi xe d

a tca ri

wir t

dissotve
S c o ria .

the A

?v

of the 6

and

b e co me a mass or

so ca lle d

rf
\J ? away :/ the the P.r the

yo u g i ve i t
u with

ti me for
part of

separ ation,

>(t of

dur ing
*

the mel.ting,
, /, part f umes sink to

the white oF- ar me t a llic

as being of ttre

the [

po n d e ro u s

p rin c ip le , rd y

will off,

bottom

, wh ic h wh e n c o ld ,

be beat

from

,\ upper or p a rt . T h is lo we r ?eous sez/ metatlic part is c a L re d f l/ of

p o n d e ro u s 6 per se, wit h o ut

d
Take the ar e hot: up o n it: g e n tl y , put set upper this it scoria, Cf in and beat a G ra z e d p o t heat on a ge n t le V will a n d le t re d . faeces 5 or

rf
them to O , whilse ! they a n d p o u r b o irin g it b o ir

a wh ile

and the red

b e c o lo u re d from the pour

Pour the la r g e cold p grazed

sorution

into 6 p a rt s

one or of e V

t\ro to it,

wash hand b a s o n s :

, and S prinkle and the S carlet / n Lii./

S h a rp V in e g a r + will

o r-4 r-s ; to the S t in k s

in t o

the lik e a

L iq u o r, b e a u tiful

antimonia l d, t h is

f a ll

bottom lik e

p re c ip it a t io n

ro t te n

!;egs. /,?
a n d the heat or

/
the 't\ is !} remain p re c ip it a t e d , on the f ilt e r, ---bv4r f ilt e r wh ic h ' t h e wh o le d ry re d over
.t

When all $ ? in

L iq u o r , a g en t r e

wirr the

S un, and y o u h a v e a b e a u t if u l A uratum. alc a li the f ro m it is wit h wit h

n
?

Cf

, c a ll e d

A ntimonii

You may wash the it ag ain. /: whilst

b o irin g it , it it

V g ird s

, and dry g ra s s

a rc a li is

a n d b asons, a power: r/ This sm ells A .F

when the

arc a li

taken

f ro m it ,

h a s n o s uc h

like

, when the n c()nrmon

a lc a li

is

wa s h e d f ro m it ,

b u rn s

a nd

Ex 4l! p cunnnr.rs
Beat vourQ

Ar.rrnloNrr.

ro a fine t'.r,a Sift it, mix ther ewith twi c e its weight of pure eX , grind the mixtur e into a ver y Subti l

Put the mixture an alembic. graduallysubrime i nto itself like all set After the

int o

a g la s s . c o a t e d . .'l'.'. heat, goner with

body,

wh ic h

Shut with yo,r; A win e)( fasten of tA in the ,

body in

and increase part part of it of the of fl

the

phlegnna is the

and ascend into very delicate the

arembic

the

F lo we rs of

a n d p a rt body,

wirl f u ll

round out the

si d e s

the

a n d is

Take the: bo tto m su b lime r e m a in the of it

and Keep it mix wit h wilr

Separately; 2 p a rt s a ll g lo ws of

what remains new e )( but

Glass,

, and t h e re p a rt will of

again,

and i t dust,

b e s u b rime d , rik e a coar

a porous o-.

w h ic h

a n d is

fixed

T ake arl ' an d add e the mixture dig e stion times

rt

your alcali into

sublim a t e fixum a glass P ;

t o g e t h e r, g rin d V it

g rin d it

it

v e ry

f in e ly , put in

2 p a rt s body,

we rl

t o g e t h e r;

pour

u p o n it , e v e ry the day, V

a n d S e t it a d d s o me until the

14

a li--tle

^na warn p

, s t irrin g

Then evaporate

is p e rfe ctl y

d ry:

imbibe this

Cf

, whilst

you gr ind i t,

, a d d i n g a r ittle now and then, untir it is e p o u r i t i n to a liquid. thr ough a funnel into the T ube, " lA and add a little more--4- of e r so that it may become quite liquid. P u t th e l Q in ...ii. pot: adapt a Receiver , and give a " a l r the humidity is gone over . Then g ra dually, and the U in tn" r lfl witr be .t -chalk, sm er ls and tastes like

with'-ruof

g e n t l e h e a t, u n ti l s t r e n g rh e n yo u r A sublimed,

i n th e fo rm o f white

REVIVIFICATION OF THE

r ak e o f t h i s a n r i m o n i "r { grind th e m w e l l to g e th er , a n d Se t th e V Q Then lay i n a C etlar fn

r p a r t, 4
dur ing 3 days.

6 d
into

* a p a r t,
a

and put the m ixtur e

n"t1fr

.".i'.. heat, adapt a Receiver wit h " cofd V a n d d i sti l , a nd the r unning of 6 will come over P into the V , and in the @ remains Jn" Orc af V l{ash the

*e1@

and dry it.

rhis is the q
OH 6

of 6

A PROCESS WITH F Reduce crude 6 Se t i t to a coarse d

, pour good \p will and the

opon it, an" $

and

i n a g e n tl e w a rmth, and the p th e p i"r r filin" par t,

dissolve +

a n d r eta i n b o t t o m. or

r em ain at the

Dissorve 6
and digest 14 () f,

in coarse 6f r' ooo of (h ot

then Sublime.

ooo " t +
you the

Thus I have told

true -? O

anatomy of

How many wish to possess the 6 it faithfutly and descr ibed it

of in

, I h a ve h e re ta u ght

e v e r y ma n i p u l a ti o n .

OF IIIEDICINAL TINCTURES.

lsr rrNcruREoF 6
from XineQ per Se made with they a re y e t pour hot, re c t if : 8 tt t and

Take the fixe d put

Scoria

Which proceed them t o d

alcali, them into upon it, s. v.

beat

, wh ils t wit h

a glass and S et will

m a t ra s s it in

a lo n g

neck,

S. V.

a g e n t le of s.

wa rmt h d u rin g

/o

an d the the

be tin g e d fr e s h

a b e a u t if u l v. upon the the

re d c o lo u r; Re ma in d e r; f o rme r,

decant d ig e s t

Tincture

and pour put this

a s b e fore:

tinge d

S . V . wit h

a n d d is t il

h a lf

the

S . V . over

pT a le mb ic u m. dn e x c e lle n t to

Wh a t re ma in s me d ic in e h a lf of to

is

t h e Me d i c i n e , the of blood. Win e .

a d e ep red Tincturer The dose is / r the eve r y in

p u rg e

from I0 is

2 0 Dro p s in 7t, not

a g la s s 6 , to

above ttedicine A pothecary's it is in

an alcaline

be had at

G e rma n y , b u t

p ra e s c rib e d

n o r p re p a r e d

England,

a very

g o o d c o mmo n T in c t u re : /

z<irrncruRE oF 6
rf y ou S e p a ra te th e a ntim onial in a V
the

t o g e th e r

+ , a nd then pur ify

wh ils t t le d ic in e . a V of yet

with

, b y me lt in g

th e m

the m assa by Fand( D ,

hot, Wit h S. V.'Tt. t h is ., you

an d extract o b tain i ty, a still that if

S coria, better

f h is O

Zd.

h a s a ls o

qual-

you imbibe in

t h e re wit h your ) of

a n d c o a g u lat e a n A S e p a ra te O , wh ic h the and it r

th e m together by F

digestio n , alway s seen.

t h e n me lt o b t a in

, you will

a f e w g ra in s it does not

h a ve frequently Exp e nces, Exaltation yet into it

A lt h o u g h

pay for f ix a t io n

plainly O

s h e we s a p o we r o f

gF rrHcruREoF 6
rf y o u ta ke U 6 6 fs."ff

PREPARED FRO!4 THE /,N

: and after

the 4th pur ification

with tr +

and (D , dissolve *e
more with (D

entirely
until

by melting it
is become a

once or twice

alone,

tine fu

y e l l o w ma ss; a n d i f you pour s. v. Ti. upon this mass, r educ ed J( t o C f , b e fo re i t co o1s, you will obtain an excellent blood r e d 7C ,, S me l l i n g l i ke V Cr esses. This is a diur etic equals in power , and y et

a n d di a p h o re ti crw h i ch i s p erfe ctl y S a fe .

has few of its

THE 4TH I'TEDICINALTINCTUREOF 6

, FAR MOREEXCELLENT THAN

ANY OF THE FOR!,IER. First p re p a re so me o ti ve ooo as for lows: 8o

best filter the

digest

a pint

of t he cinna-

b e s t o l i ve
m o n ' or the n , ana Tt. the

upon 2 X
/ cassia, the

of finer y
s h a k in g

powder ed and sifted

g ra s s e v e ry \ rit h

your

now and the s mel l

then of

cre a n

o o o , imp re g n a t e d Cassia.

Cinnamon or

grith this

Otive OOOextract

Tt.

or the

from the f irst

btack scoria
Beat the set Otive it in the

or

rhe
to Cf

/!
I

6 d
, b e f o re with it

.
they get c o ld , and pour

S coria

606

impregnated

the Cinnamon upon b o il v e ry g e n t ly ,

t he d'
u n t il you

a..1.'... heat

and le t

ha ve obtained D ecant to th e this

a deep red S o lu t io n . solution solution a Receiver a n d f ilt e r int o a g ra s s the A the Re ma in d e r, p ra c e d wh ic h put

crear adapt

d e e p in in t o

. , : 1 1. . the

h e a t,

a n d d is t ir

re a o o o o v e r

R ece iver, This

by 2 or process for

3 Coho b a t io n s . a lit t I e p a t ie n c e , but the use of it

required the

amply pays After

Trouble. t h is

you have distilled

ooo o v e r

wit h

t h e T in c t u re

of

t h e An ti mo n i a l

, th en take g 1

r oE less if

you like , of

pure E
ti l l ed

", F
OvO in

I p"rr""tlv
a vrarm gla s s pu t

dry , {^u imbibe it wirh your dismo rt a r t h is Cf it a n d g rin d in it , so that wh ic h it it

b e co m es a red pouder. set it in a gentre dry. heat

a g ra s s , u n t il it

ru t e :

a n d le t t h is

stand, g rin d

a p p e a rs and imof t.F r

pe r fectly dr y it

rmbibe

d " rra o p e ra t io n

a s b e f o re ,

by digestion. grinding, nearly

Th is digestin g the

mu s t b e re p e a t e d , u n t il we ig h t , the of e

bib in g ,

a n d d ry in g , of it s

ha s r eceived

L p a rt 8-

a n t imo n ia l

this
four dig e stion, into it a small in g la s s body,

rn dO
re d wh ic h

have been incorporated

t

, after cover wit h

the an

la s t

place a le m bic; /\ gradually. A w hich take e out.

a . iii.

heat

a n d S u b lime e

b y in c re a s in g b e S u b lime d,

your

a blood

re d v o la t ile

will

This for

melts all

in

every

Liquor

and is to

a universal 1 0 g ra in s

t{edicine for a

men against

Dis e a s e s . to

3 r4 ,

9 or

D ose are S ufficient If you like it

re mo v e t h e mo s t d a n g e ro u s me d ic in e V. in a liq u id

Dis e a s e s . S ' -a t e , y ou

to have t h is in Cinna * o n

m ay dissolve

LqPIS

IGNTS BASILII

VALENTINI

EXPLAINED BY THE AUTHOR.

P r e p a re a this

+ t h e Ci rcu l a tu m Tn. until tn.

+ with

of

by our cir culation over v!74

or Ar cahest.

oistil

the Circulatum

, and then Separate

fro m th e Volatilised $

, by means of S. V. + remains in the bottom of tn"1D like a This is one principle of 6

deep red Liquor

or OOO.

PREPARATToN oF rHE p
Take the it in Xg of O

oF 6
y o u t o ma k e it : the in Circ u la t u m the f o rm o f d is s o l v e f ro m i t , a re d

as we h a v e t a u g h t and then re ma in d is t il b e h in d

our Circulatum, p of 6 will

a n d the

pr q cipitate. Observe vola tilises you r U f cip itate of with that Our Circ u la t u m U o. rf " r. " u la t u m S. V. B. it d is s o lv e s c o a g u la t e s . a ll t h e me t a ls a nd

them, but 6 with

P re c ip it a t e the

then p re -

a n d e d u lc o ra t e

T h e th i rd

p ri n ci p re
of

to

tnis Tt,

which Basilius
d s it is

teaches , v l z - .
in they the are

t heeo r6,is
x*. of (J Y
ge n e r ated therein

n o u s e h e re r

a lre a d y except

rhere

are n o S a lt s

in me t a ls ,

by Calc in a t io n .

CO}IPOSITION AND DIGESTION.

T a k e of yo u r e d u l co ra te d and of your
rr O "O I ph ia l ph ia l un ite, part first,

pr ecipitated

of

, 2 par ts, or

^ +? of +

in the form of a deep red Liquor

put re d the p re c ip it a t e u p o n it : in

and mix them: and pour y o u r in

a d ig e s t in g the will

L iq u o r

c lo s e

and digest putrify

a G e n t le

heat,

a n d b y d e g re e s in t o ^ Tt,,

they

and be re g e n e ra t e d

, wh ic h

t in g e s

'\\ 4' ,' Y'

with

6
that

ana 2(
this ot n $

, but nor many parrs.

c a n b e a u g me n t e d o r mu lt ip lie d , of 6 , if a n d f ix y o u d is s o lv e a g a in , the

I believe the

red Liquot ft,. therein, 3 or

fi nish ed th is this ()
?

an d d ig e s t

a n d re p e a t But that

Operation Should , is In the

4 time s ; I h a v e n e v e r a Tlt. as that

d o n e it ; of O

give

So great

and animated

)<

impossible. Gold the S perm o f O is h id d e n , of the a n d a lt h o u g h in f e rio r to o b t a in me t a ls t h e ir + Q) and

tin g in g out pure of

medicines minerals,

may be ma d e o u t it require s (T h is

mu c h T ro u b le c o n f irms

c entral

principle.

B a c o n & P a ra c e rs u s Q o r

oF trrERcuRY u
Est Th is in Mercurio is quidquid in truth ft is q u a e ru n t a S u b je c t an V

+
a ll it wo n d e r. is It is It a Water is

S a p ie n t e s ! of

Subject

a n d does not

Wet.

and yet

v o la t il.

-4,It

O it is the heaviest Thing in Natur e. i s a b o d y a n d ye t penetr ates all Things. U is as

?

, a n d ye t a fte r

h o m o g e n e o u sa s O

V >{ a l l me ta l s h a ve th e i r or igin. W ith tr ut':h m ay be called I unripe O , b e ca u se b y bar e digestion and animation it m ay i n to O any good from 6

i tse lf,

and it

is the

, out of W hic h

be fixed If and fix

you want to obtain him, either

you must coagulate ? or

by the power of his own internal $

b y a d d i ti o n

o f a n o tn e r

and 4 . -p z
rugh only ic in e , pr o o fs ated ) that he is an un rip e O . If a n d in

o f 6 ,wh e r e
coagulated by conrmon a lc h y my G iv e s la min by p of ,

y o u c e me n t f in e and Separate it

with after

conrmon g every

2V

and melt

you wiII,

C e me n t a t io n ,

o b t a in

a f e w g ra in s

pure O

rHEraKrNG oFjl
Take running U 2 parts and pure common A I part: melt the

^Y v , + on a SmaII heat: pour the q +

St i r it q u i ckl y, u n ti l obtain a b l a ck ma ss, called g ri n d i r ro

you see no m or e

, and you will I Aethiops Miner atis. m ix it with half its weight a Sub-

int-o the nelted f -

and

w he n co l d ,

gf"r r a e

of conmon very dry Kitchen liming

: put the mixture s cover it gr adually,

into

b o d y, w h i ch p l a c e in not..ll1. a n d i n crease yor r r A g

with a Lid or and the lJ ,oiJ ni * in

p i e c e o f T i Ie will

a sce n d i n th e fo rm of

and car r y and ,".r"

as m ucn {

as he needs for

his co.g,rr#r,

the ,*p,Iiai""

t h e bo tto m w i th th e Q.

' 7 l-

rHEMAKTNG o, ff

oF 6

Take 2 tb of crude 6 r pound it in an iron mortar until it .t i s a su b ti l sif r it; take 4 tb of +and r educ e Cf , .;rrru i t t o a su b ti l Mix both pouder s C f t b ewar e of the dust. a n d p u t th e m i n to
in ;]';. and cover distil all

a Gl ass coated/@,
A

which place ver y deep

as much as possible: in c re a s in g Receiver, in t o the heat, which Lungs, and

*"1fr

with

the.'li'.

th e n until

by a well the butyrT on,

re g u la t e d , is come over V a p o u rs

g ra d u a lly into if the

m u st be luted are mortal short, w ou ld that

as the Spot;

re c e iv e d tn%ft hot,

on the the

The neck of may get neck. the

must be wide el,se the

whore@ in the

very

butrym Boethaave) your as red 0

coagulate to

(Co n f irme d # .*.,

b g t h e g re a t

rn order heat the very bottom

obtain

, you must increase in the bottom, as well or

muchr so that of the iron

:h" .'i'l'. pot

may become glowing g h o ld e s it s e lf of the

ru n n in g

le f t

wit h in

the upper

part of the @
glass 6 wise Yn

^na

is calted

!f;

or

By meansof a
is ended, otheris '

you can observe @, the A

when the

Sublimation Wh e n t h e

are com mo n ly u s e d . gradually the bottom your is d ie of

S u b lima t io n

en d e d let If

a wa y . with over in a Strong a naked heat, Safe. Lutum of Charcoal and the T h is las t

you coat

ttre @

Y
A
is

clay, , after

you may lay the will butyr:

glass 1p

come over

. .ii..

Sub limation

be don e q u ic k e r

a n d e q u a lly

m y method.

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THE TRUE IIETHOD TO SUBLIME II{ERCURYF As th is is very necessary in A lc h y my ,

CORROSTVI'S I ' ll teach you the best

m etho d to make it. T ake I qu a n tity of tb of running : put 6

good \f

Y
in

: d is s o lv e the

it

in

a s u f f ic ie n t 2 1b of

s o lu t io n

g ra d u a lly

good commone
P our this ap p ly

or Sea e
mixed S olu t io n and lut e in t o a S t ro n g to it , Co a t e d g la s s p la c in g f u rn a c e . to your b od y : gl a s s a Re c e iv e r in

an alembic

bo d y pretty disti t the \F m ost of with over it

deep in a gentle into

a ,' . ' . ' . p o t , he a t r

a Ch a rc o a l is

Then d is t i l when

Do mo re t h a n after

n e c e s s a ry 4 h o u rs to

the

R e c e iv e r: in c re a s e

3 or

t ime ,

is

come over,

your heat,

f o rc e

o v e r,

th e b lood When all

red V apours is come over

o r A n ima

. contained
I

in an" \C

you have an excelfent your A s t ill

Now you must increas e

mo re u n t il

y o u S ee

the

IJ

a ?

ascending and Subliming

and most S u b t il for of the

above the
F lo we rs

e
E ls t h ey

The highest a r e very That Sm aller m or e , useful part

K e e p a p a rt r

makin g o u r Circ u la t u m. S ub lima t e in f in e wh ic h

.T

is

s o lid r

put it

in t o

S ubliming S elf.

body,

Cf

, a n d S u b t ime

once

by it

TOYOU S$,IE REAL l'{EWILLCOI'IHUNICATE NO}.l PREPARATIONS REAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND OF AND FIXATIONS

- 7 3-

coAGUr,ArrON OF p

By MEANS OF rTS OWNTNTERNAL +

rake
St e l l :

revived from H

q.v. animate it wirh tn" tl6d

a s f h a ve ta u g h t your in the Section of O T a ke o f th a t p q .v . and put it into a convenient glas s

a d a p t a R e ce i ve r wir h V : place *"fr ;.1i. he ar , ir , f A: " a n d d isti l th e U o ve r with a gentle heat, SIowIy.
'l! will A red Ct'F

remain at the bottom in *e1@ give so str ong a A

but not

much. iron
.

o b se rve ,

i f.yo u

r ds to m ake th e

pot and trr" .l'.'. Glow, your red 6f

B ut this
your I 9

r'r.rr melt and become

is

not
and

the
dry

in t e n t io n .
it, and pour it back upon the red

Take

Ctr5
red

*"1$

a7.F (f will

^na

distit
in

the p
at

over as before, and your

each distillation:

increase

quantity

C ontinue

this

Operatio n

u n t il

t h e wh o le q u a n t it y ft is t ru e that t h is

of re q ui r e s v e ss e l s , may very

animated p
ti m e in

is becomered C
never t h e le s s , ;tt least

and patience'

L f y o u h a v e c o n v e n ie n t such rea Q

two months time, be obtained. phials

one ounce of

ea sily

Take small J heat in he a t at \ an of

wit h q whic h

lo n g n e c k s : : place is f ire d the

pur

in in

e a c h p h ia l a Row in

o nl y u ...1i..

animated

phials

an A thanor, least the

wit h

c h a rc o a r

and Keeps its

24 hours. phials in s u c h a d e g re e in the in of heat that the }1 -Y the phiars. with

Place can sublime

and settle

upper part

and necks of covered in only

The necks w r i tin g After in paper, all

must Stand but the

the open air,

Glo b e s mu s t b e b u rrie d is g o n e , y o u mu s t p u t

the.'J..

humidity

a wo o d e n s t o p p er

ea ch phial,

which mus t g o in e a s y .

-7 4 -

If

yo u fi n d

n o w th e

ascending gently Then with

and settling

in penc i l , as

t h e n eck, yo u r d e g re e i s r ight. y o u s we e p th e U .f d o w n into

a clean hair

the globe; and do this

a n d S e t t lin g of the

as often
q

you have such a S ublimat io n fn 2 months time, p in every B y this

a n ima t e d

an d S o me t ime s S o o n e r, glo b e c o v e rt e d in t o

y o u will

h a v e yo u r S ol a r

a n im a ted

a re d

S h in in g

pr a e cipitate.

me t h o d ,

S u p p o s e y o u wo rk wit h

L Z g la s s e s ,

D ivide se cti on of

this O

now in , and fix of Sophic of

p h ia ls r it

ls I h a v e t a u g h t of g e n t le , which

in

the

f irs t and you

b y d e g re e s

He a t , is the

have made out Ee g in ning N .B.

and B asis

a Sophic O P o u r G re a t Wo rk . is

A S ophic

, whe re t h e Ce n t re

t u rn e d

o u t wa rd s ,

is

?ROXTMALAPTDUS and must be treated I'TATERTA fully N.B. melt taught fn it, the you in S tate the S e c t io n t h is of O is , it

as I have faith-

wherei n

wo u ld

b e a S in only

to O

because then any power. an imated until your

you would

obtain

conunon O O

without w i th

fresh

Therefore this L (*| and fixed, fixe d pouder

Sophic and this is

must be dissolved operation the must be

r ep e a ted, Fusio n,

b e c o me o f

e a s ie s t

penetrating

and t in g in g .

FrxArroNoF p
Of th is Fixatioir have writ t e n P a ra c e ls u s a n d He lmo n t iu s .

T h e o p h ra stu s w ri te s into a re d C f

th u s:

"Pr aecipitate

dissolved abstr act with a

in \y '

, fro m this

r ed pr aecipitate

G r a d u a ti n g F

, a n d e dulcor ate

the pr aecipitate

S. V.

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R x . a n d yo u h a ve a D i a phor etic aII Wo u n d s, u l ce rs, C a nier s,

, a Glor ious

ttedicine in

and the Vener eal Disease; besides this r ed pr aecipitate O r ejoices

t h o s e g re a t Me d i ci n a l Vir tues, t h e p o o r A l ch ymi st,

b e m elted into good writes

b e cause it
O ." th u s

augr ments

, and can withO

Helmontius

on the

S a me S u b je c t :

"Take

p r a e c ip i ta te d
pour d isti l

in

a o a r ed pouder - - but
our E le me n t u m I g n is f ro m t h e

m ake it

your Self:
V e n e ris :

upon this =F 7 times

e x V it rio lo

a good !t

mix t u r r

a n d y o u will

obtain

a mi g h ty co rro si ve

JI
Ct

Edulcor ate

this

Cf

, that

is

a b s t r act
dia p h oretic

I0 ti me s S . V . Rx. fr om it

and thou hast then the

or our in A u ru m H o r i z "=

of

Theo p h ra s t u s *ni.n

P a ra c e ls u s , *"r,

ontaLe, a Medlcrn" we ll as external when it i m m ediately m a d e once, to is

j.rra.tn"].

"rrob*= Diseases . " with O

melted

into

common O T h is

, it

looses

then d ? but

every

V irtue

a s a Me d ic in e . your s e lf

d ia p h o re t ic F rie n d s ,

you have enou g h f o r the first

and your

succeed in

p re p a ra t io n ,

does cost a ll

mu c h t ro u b le , T h in g s in the

an d i ts

S uccess depends o n His wh o d ire c t s Nature. the honest we ll in t e n d e d

Who le S ystem of For e xp la in the

S ake of

Student

We will

V an Helmont's

co mme n t a ry o n t h e Wo rd s o f told us the p re p a ra t io n of

P a ra c e ls u s . E le me n t um He al s o Writi n g s

Van Helmont has not Ig n ls E x V enera

h is

whereup o n t h e

Wh o le S u c c e s s d e p e n d s . b e c a u s e in V e n e ris p ra is e a ll h is

m isle a ds

us by the W ord A q u a Re g is , E lementum I g n is he does n o t up this

he Keeps his Secr e t,

e x V it rid o know how to

a p ro f o u n d it S u f f ic ie nt l y .

although clear

Now to

a b s t ru s e

p ro c e s s ,

wh a t E le me n t u m

rgnis,

or

9*

t" ,

a nd how it

is to be elabor ated or obta i ned

C-

from O. of
a tum ,

or from Co p p e r ir s e t f ,
taught in the

b y me a n s o f chaPter or

Our Cir c ul S e c t io n of

we haY e faithfully

Va n H e l mo n t'" ![

is o u r Ci rc u la t u rn .

PROCESS.

Ta ke praecipitated to

p ra e c ip it a re d 8.;the a c c o rd in g p Qn"a Joannes de V igoror b y t h e c irc u ra t u m, is t h e s a me . Having obtained your re d : F , pour u p o n it h a lf it s

w eig h t

of

our

A ?

Now pour our it fr om it by R

6S ' r . a An nd c o a g u la t e t h e m t o g e t h e r. Ycirculatu m o r a lc a h e s t u p o n it a n d d is t il , I t ime s , the la s t 6f t j. me t o d ry n e s s or and

you will b y th e

have a mighty E lementum Ignis and pour

corrosive

t*ntegnated

animated

Now drop s. vupon it, arr

ex O " . A. ? gra d u a lry a n d c a u t io u s ly

h ig h ly

re c t if. and a mo s t and

as much a s we h a v e t a u g h t ceases. Dig e s t it

y o u f o rme rly , 3 d a y s in s. v.

un ti l ge n tl e th e

E ffervescence over the

heat

Lamp : t h e n d is t ir ove r p a rt of d is t ir the

the

f ro m it ,

S. V . will P our fresh

carry s. v. the

Co rro s iv e . a g a in , a n d re p e a t over t h is aII

upo n it ,

op e r a tion, the

until

S . V . h a s imb ib e d s u b je c t , will

a n d c a rrie d y o u will

corrosiveness E ls the

from t h e

wh ic h

know by the as the

ta ster
S. V. This

praecipitate

b e c o me s we e t a s we ll

Sweet

praecipitate

is

that

Great

Universal

Medicine

of

Paracelsus

and V an H e lmo n t , its Do s is is

a g a in s t

a1l

rn t e rn a l 4 g ra in s .

and

Exter n al

Diseases,

f ro m 1 t o

-7 7 -

W hosoever possesses w ho le life timer

1 6 , r- o f t h is = = /6s he n a y k e e p 8 for

, has enough for me d ic in e and the

his

other

8 t
/

h e ma y mu l tiply

ad Infinitum .

MULTIPLICATIONIN QUANTITY. Take 2

g lo w coa l, it

?+

of your f ixed Sweet

under a Mu f f le melt in g it . it is

r or diaphoretic
wit h lig h t e d

and
Ch a r-

gently

-js u rro u n d e d

but

beware of out,

Take it an 7-

and whils t U

yet

hot,

g rin d put it

t h e re wit h in a

/:f

of

animated in

, p re v io u s ly in

heated: in

p h ia l: g ive

S et it

digestion heat du rin g

a ;.'.'. heat 4 we e k s t in e , and thus

a n a n t h a n o r, the f irs t your we e k heat

an d

a graduated the in

ge n tl e, gr a d u ally

S econd S tron g e r; S uch a llan n e r, glass this

in c re a s e the

that

d u rin g hot,

4 t h we e k t h e lig h t be a

about m atch, fi xed

the

be c o me s g lo win g

so as to U .t

and in along

manne r t h e the

a d d e d a n ima t e d

will

with

P ra e c ip it a t e .

wh e n t.h i s ma ssa i s m elted in a

Ca r a t. If you have worked n o w wit h

it

is fine

of 24

4 g la s s e s ,

in

e a c h p h ia l 2 V ? of

, s t ime of

h a v e f ix e d

p ra e c ip it a t e . from the whole S u p p o rt . but g re a t e r . and

may take r e d u ce But pu r su e and melt if the it into f in e O for

your

you can afford multiplication,

t o wa it your

a n d re d u c e n o t h in g , will be the

B e n e f it s

-7 8 -

FURTHER MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY.

ing Globes, in each glass 2\

th e m together, Fix you r a nd

both

hea t e d .

of animated q
heat 14

by srindins

them as before in 4 weeks time or

b y a graduated y o u will So

as I have d ire c t ed

possess

or Aurum Horizontale

fixed

g,

Melt of this
pe r p e tual rf pu ttin g
Ft/

t,
for

into 2
you r

, and keep Lo\

l{inera

for a

S u p p o rt . l0 t q in Z d ig e s t in g G lo b e s , ? a n d if y o u a d d t o e a c h lL

you divide lt 7 in

now th e s e

each G lo b e ,

of minei , " J : every month t\ I

Su fficient S um to

J tr
live

of animated p O

, you have ro expect in rhe year, a

any other b u s in es s .

, which is 42 ,wit n #

c o mf o rt a b le

/z

aEZ

4 i n e pT 7
/ in

a m o u n t st o J
ela b o ra t in g to the

tg4 *
stone,

1 6 p F a n n u m .:/
s u c h a p a rt ic u ra r your p h il-

As you may err La b o u r is

no bad Thing, work. Besides

e n a b re y o u t o

c o n t in u e

osophical whereiwth This a n im a ted

as the

you have a most admirabre

Medicine

you may earn praecipitate, d :f , is

half ^,\

money. So often so p o we rf u l
you

Mu lt ip lie d in it s
for

in

q u a n t it y

by

not
which

me d ic in a r
lriedicine

V irt u e s ,
alone;

first

reserved

because h a lf,

the

or

Anima of

A ?

is

more powerful

in

that

first

and becomes weaker wit h Blessed is the

S u c c e e d in g mu lt ip lic a t io n s . this to prepare and

man whom God permits

po sse ss ! And thus l ,lin e r a l much of p , t h e mo s t G lo rio u s S u b je c t in

Nature.

-7 9 -

oF vIrRIoL G,
(L i" a I'ti n e ra r sa l tr Therefore pr ocding fr om dissolved we have various sorts of metar s in Oa , such as

t h e Mi n e s.

(hor g ,
O

O, or d
v

, (b or Qf ana I
O

mixed, @uor
,contai n-

,w h i ch i s th e sa l tsbur g

, white or zinck ( h

i n g a w h i te me ta l l i .

The most common Q, : are those of t h e m co n ta i n i n g a U u rn inV of $ (h

and

, aII

of

The praeparations will

are various

and numerous.

we

o n l y me n ti o n S u ch as ar e necessar y.

SPIRIT

AND

ooooF
it in

(h
pot which set over

Take 2 ox 3 lb

of

Ou , put

an iron

a n a ke d Z f

^A.

, sti r

it

untir $

it

becomes a har d and dr y m ass .

mix with it calcined and "r r a p o u d ere d fri n ts tw i ce the weight of your pouder ed e Put this mixture into a coated , set youvfu 1@ of V
in a convenient A , lute Lutum get clear furnacer a rarge so that b a rro o n d ry . re c e iv e A tn"1D Re c e iv e r rn t h e the may receive to *" 1Q, the and na ke d ret put the

Re d u ce th i s

ma ss to

perfec t ry V first to

Re c e iv e r

y o u mu s t

a little

S p irit s . come

Then make at o ve r of O first, wirr

a gentte the A

, and a phregma witr and the la s t wit h v o la t ir-t t -

increase follow

g ra d u a lly

the

ph le g rma a n d a t

a V e ry s t ro n g oil of (h,

, So as to make *.

glow,

the

ponderous

comes o ve r i n h e a vy V a pour s.

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The next l ute th e your

day when th e

f u rn a c e

a n d v e s s e ls aII the

a re c o ld r L iq u id

unout of

receiver into

caref u lly ,

and pour body,

Receiver

a room y g la s s

S e t a n a le mb ic B o d y in . . i' . ' .

on the heat fur-

bo d y and adapt n a ce , u n ited no thin g. and distil to the

a Receiver. with V wilt

P ra c e y o u r heat

a s ma ll

and the Thus far

p h re g ma v it rio ri y o u h a v e lu t e d

c o me o v e r.

When you perceive take your Apply i ncr e a se @t of Ie t wifl he at, the Receiver

that

Sower drops the

begin

to

come over,

away With dry

phlegrma. Receiver a c id in and lute v o t a t ilJ t this it, of

now another your

and clean

heat with

a lit t le

and the that

come over, wh ich

when you perceive the-ffoverr

Same degree then

forced

Do more does ascend,

gradually

dy e a v ra y . @t in the Receiver c o lo u re a & and in of the @t

Now you have the --sr- of Gla ss body remains rf unluted, your it heat you put and ttris

the p o n d e ro u s 6;09 into a

d a rk

gtassl@,

adapt

a Receiver and raise *7Q and as g o o ut , into a ,

lray the1fr until

pretty

deep ir, . ...:.. heat boils in

gradually, itself, remains it

tne 6109 of @u the c o lo u r will will

will

clarify

a ll in

the O:O which Ro ck p take gla ss your with

fr

c o me o v e r,

theaQ

become as clear Iet the A it

A fter clarifiea a glass is

has p u rif ie d OOO out S topp e r. liquid e of

it s e lf , tn"1@

, and pour

This is

6-P

perfectly acid

when hrarm, but r on account the

when cold of b e in g so

it

a transparent

m in e ra l it is

h ig h ly L iq u o r

concentrated; prepared

a ls o

mo s t p o n d e ro u s min e ra l

by art.

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/z ob lig e d i r on

I have once distille d to to the raise the A to

it that

over

in . . . . ' ] .

heat,

and I was cause the

d e g re e r

so as to

pot

become red h o t , neck of the it

a n d my c la rif ie d L n lit t le a v e ry

O O O c a me ro llin g c lo u d s , wh ic h , because

thr o u g h

StassTfu re q u ire d

Succe eded each other, it is so ponderous:/ first called with D @

s t ro n g

From the w hich O is

, wh e n y o u ma d e t h e a n d is of

d a rk

8O

f irs t / : you

Colc h o t a r ! t h is

a f in e

re d Co lo u r: /

m a y e xtract If is no t

boifing with than

a S a l V it rio li e O , it , Ers F b e c o me s ror

a s wh it e

a s S no w .

you cement nothing touch less it.

L u n a F ix a , whi c h of (D does

white

-r:t-

Il eTmont and B ogLe ord e r t h e Co lc h o t a r t o b e re d u c e d t o ,' Subtil ae, and then to be Cf and to be mixed with e)( Sub limed in a .':;i. heat, and thus they o b t a in t h e ir Er-Y NS 6 3.

"r

ENS CaS according

Basi-ljus Valentinus

to the nature
and his

of their

Q,
Iodocus Von Rehe

ammanuensis

have made a tinging hungaria" L o we n stern (Er,

ltedicine

called done it,

Lapis

Philosophorum

from

; I have never

although o f CI ,

Kunkel von after of one of Saxony by says

S ays he made t h is communica t e d to

Stone out the rs z o . )

the p rocesses seb a id th a t

P rin c e

E le c t o r

S chwartzer

ftr tr,e v e a r 20 m a rk s o f

K . v o n L o we n s t e rn in t o f in e O

he transmuted Here is the

t h e re wit h .

P rocess.

TO MAKE THE STONE OUT OF HUNGARIAN VITRIOL.

No te that

the

S altzburg

(E u

is of

a S o la r these

a n d r s as good

as

th e h ungarian;

Take either

t wo g . v . : 1 0

or L2 r b .

Dissolve your S

in Rain V

, filter

the Solution,

evapo r ate then

i n l a r g e g l a ze d B a so n s until S e t y ou r b a so n s o ve r n i ght into C rysta l s.

Repeat this th e Solution process of

a Film appear s on the Sur face, in a cold place, and it will

Sh oot

d is s o lv in g u n t il

your a s k in

c ry s t a ls , a p p e a rs ,

f ilt e ring and then o b t a in but y ou

and evaporat in g over (E , night, of

cr ystallising a m ost beautiful will lose

10 or

1 2 t ime s

a n d y o u will s me ll,

a mo s t S we e t p le a s a n t

above half. Crystals until and caleine them in the Ct , y o u o b t a in is the best Ca lc i n Sun and by no

Take your other If sr t ation method, this is

they

are become a White the S u n is df . i" /l

.#

done whils t

xenel^ of @l

oigbg's

S ympa t h e t ic

T h is

Do not by Solution, it

think

that

you can ever

purify

tn.

@f, completely if y o u wa s t o wh ic h la s t do

filtration because at every

a n d Cry s t a llis a t io n , th e y e llo w n n e t a llic re ma in s yellow +

3 0 0 times, itself

O c h re , wit h the

Separg ra in of Shoot

ates Gt in to

filt ra t io n that

, and even without Crystals.

Iodocus

, the OU

can not

Von Rehe mentions

that

he became disheartened

and

tir e d , G" r I

when he found say that

tha t

h e c o u ld

not

e n t ire ly

p u rif y

h is

10 to

L 2 p u rif ic a t io n s in

a re s u f f ic ie n t . the it Sun put in a roomy b a rs in

Vour @1 +

which

you have calcined coated A a n d g iv e 4

D, or Glass over

thick

rp la c e

o n 2 iro n

a furnace

a naked your

N ow light du r in g the

Charc o a l

a g e n t le

at

f irs t ,

first

3 or

4 h o u rs ,

a n d a we a k a c id

p h le g ma will

co m e over

first

into luted

the on,

Re c e iv e r and the

wh ic h

mu s t b e v e ry

la rg e

a n d carefully C oa ti ng yo u l i ght of

L u t u m a s we ll d ry

a s t h e Cla y b e f o re

fie4Q your A heat all the

must b e p e rf e c t ly

a n d h a rd ,

R aise your 1 8 h o urs the force

grad u a lly the

a n d in

the

Space of

L2, in

14 or c lo u d s into

h e a v y S p irit s 3 or not 4 h o u rs , o b t a in of off

and OO y o x rln the it the

over

R eceiver; or else A

last

mu s t b e re d ho t

be lo wr L et

you will go out

heavy gog s e lf . The next day

the

g ra d u a lly take of

wh e n the V essels Pour the w hich adapt place

are cold , ou t

Re c e iv e r in t o

c a re f u lly . body,

contents

t h e Re c e iv e r

a g la s s o n it and

on a balneum V a p . Lute wit h

S e t a n a le mb ic S t ro k e s bath of L in n e n

a Receiver, your A

a n d c o ld your

paste. g la s s

N ow light

and ma k e t h e the S tea m o f

b o il, p

So that

bo d y may receive A1I

the

b o ilin g go over

the W eak acid

p h le g ma will

in t o

the

Re c e iv e r ,

and it

yo u r $ u

i s h u n gar ianr or saltzbur g

, accordin g to B a s iliu s ,

Gt

your

8o will

become deep Ruby phenomenon.

concentrated Colour, whilst

and remain any othet

in (py

the body of will this not

a transparent give you this

Thus far acco r ding to

I have worked B asilius

process.

Now we proceed

and Iodocus

V o n Re h e .

SEPARATION OF THE PRINCIPLES

IN VIA

HUII{IDA.

Pu t your cove r ed

red OO with

into

on e o r pape r or or

S e v e ra l

l. la t ra s s e s

wit h

lo n g

necks,

double

e a s y wo o d e n S t o p p e rs .

G la s s b o d y in a g e n t le h e a t / : S u c h /1 ,/ as h o rse dung z/Ln digest io n and / 8 6 lo n g e r, and a "t na tur a l S eparation will t a k e p la c e . matrasses +8{-

Set your

A clear in cr e a se

transparent in clear

L iq u o r

will

f lo a t

on the

S u rf a c e

and

dayly

quantity . Liqu o r off c a re f u lly , mo re o f a n d d ig e s t that L iq u o r. u n t il a g a in 8

Pour this O

JOand
off

, and you will carefully. volatil-J'ris the

o b t a in

p o ur no more

th is cle a r

again or

Co n t in u e is

t h e d ig e s t io n

Liquor This

S e p a ra t e d of

a n d f o rme d . B a s iliu s o r h is -rr-

Liquor

Me rc u ria l-rr-

of

in forma humida. d f Pour these Liquors together them over, S o that

into

a Small

gtasslQ it . of

, and

d isti l

n o c o lo u r after put

ma y a s c e n d wit h the into in S e p a ra t io n a S.tassl&, a .'.i'. treat. your A

The red O-O which rnercurial-c.rbe coated Force u n ti l the with this

rema in s

it s must

, you must also

which

Loam, and be placed rea OOO ov e r,

in c re a s in g in

g ra d u a lly ,

rea OOO comes o v e r S aline

h e a v y ro llin g t h e a @.

Clo u d s . T h e a b o v e re d

There remains

F a e c e s in

i s su- zphur MetalTorum . Calcine Sur r o u nded the f irst your with Faeces d u rin g burning Co a ls , 1 0 o r L 2 h o u rs t h e n e x t ra c t u n d e r a Mu f f le, e with from a c co r d -

t h e wh it e

mercurial-s-

, which.J\-

you must again

distil

yo u r sar HetaLTorum. i ng to B asilius's

No w y o u h a v e t h e t h re e

p rin c ip le s

process .

coltPosrTroN.
Ta ke all -Ja-your metallic in a very is , a n d d is s o lv e gentle warmth, for it but in take your me rc u ri a l

gradually

no more of a1I your

m e r cu r ial.-c\-

, than

n e c e s s a ry

the

s o ru t io n

e
-8 5 -

Put this C ap a city set it

solution

int o

a d ig e s t in g

g lo b e

of

a c o n v e n ie n t

and lute in

the mo u t h o f heat

the neck. a L a mp , a n d L e t it stand th e r e

a gentle

over

until
i ng to

th e w h o l e i s co a gulated into
radocus von Rehe wilr your red first a rriv e

a white
in

, which acco r d-

3 mo n t h s t ime .

Now weigh w eig h ts . e . set

8o

or

and divide

it

in 7 equal
y o u r wh it e in the

Take the it in

p a rt

a n d imb ib e

t h e re wit h it .

digestion the

a n d c o a g u la t e 6 p a rt s ;

p ro c e e d

Sam e manner with u n ti l they Then fix the Stone of are all

rema in in g

one after

a n o t h e r,

your

coagula t e d a n d f ix e d wit h t h e e ,' Cf by g ra d u a l He a t , a n d y o u wi1 l

o b t a in

P hilosophers .

I'lY OWN REMARKS ON THTS PROCESS.

(i.e.

THE AUTHORIS

oBSERVATTONS. )

r ha ve told 'in R ain V

you that , filtered body, night

r took the

s a lt z b u rg s o lu t io n

(p 1

, wh ic h

r d is s o lv e d it in a then you

a n d e v a p o ra t e d

l ar g e r se t

Glass it

untir to

a s k in shoot sm e I I ;

a p p e a re d o n t h e c ry s t a ls , not took

s u rf a c e , r t o rd

over

in t o

wh ic h a lwa y s

ha d a most delightful th a t Sweet flavour, (El

B u t r d id I a lwa y s

p e rc e iv e or

altho u g h

S a lt z b u rg

hungaria"

r have dissorvea ary as weII If ye llo w e n ti r ely,

my @u

1 0 t ime s ,

wh ic h

r t h in k

is

necess-

as S ufficient. it still las t o f t e n e r, t h e y e llo w is d e s t ro y e d , y o u will V a lwa y s is it have S e p a ra t ed is no

you repeat faeces,

and at

o f @r, So that

whereby

the@ g

lonser

"

(Er
- 86-

The red ponderous

ooois

like

Butyrum

6il

and attr act s , otherwise

humidity

out of the A it
this

, and thus becomes f lu id ice.

the

b e f o r e a ttra cti o n
It wh ilst attracts

co ngeals like
humidity

even through it s e lf

por es of glas s , ponderous is Basilius and

a clear Liquor sep a ra t e s tr ^. eous A and f loates on the O'ib Y

f ro m t h e which

Surf ace,

Von Rehe their-sThis w hich

Sulphur

of

d :F
by means of a Smal1 Funnel. o r :-ru
of Solar

separated yield

The remainder,

will

no more c le a r
Vitri oTi

L iq u o r
VenerLs

^a H of I

, is the

embtgonatum

property.

This rea gog you must distil r e m a i n s, w h e re i n th e e This Ufack {fr tracted with

over pl

of ( E, i"

7@ hidden.

and,a black

must be calcined of A

under a Muffle

then ex-

your acid-aS o l u ti o n , of d

t h e f i l tre d

f rorn ; this -rr- you distil a nd ther e r em ains a Snow- white- e m ust be r ectified fir st by itself in

B u t yo u r-ct-

a snaIL4Q
There is
l.r

S omething

e ls e

to

b e min d e d ,

wh ic h

is ,

the then will

red O-O must be dissolved distil the-.nA a n d b e a u ti fu l

the

or diluted

in the-Jl-

of

of

from it,

and your rernaining r r uby Colour .

far it,

be clear

and of a fine
is true,

Thus far but I had not

process to

and thus with

I have worked not did I want it.

time

go any further

The process After the -cr-

appears of U

to me to be rational has been coagulated the red A ,? Sulphureous , it it is

and true; with OO trre Q , which , is an d an

+o

and when after i ng r e ssive

that,

with

embryonated

S o la r

a g a in

c o a g u la t e d

an d m ultiplied

as V on Reh e t e a c h e s ,

c a n c e rt a in ly

a n d mu s t ,

in the Character trate Mercurial

of a concentrated bodies and fix O

, have a power to peneO

. / z after it has

them into

b e e n f i rst

me l te d w i rh

The Lover of curious w h i c h I b e l i e ve Vi t r i o I.

.z/ V Experiments may try

in r he

this

pr ocess, a good

to b e true,

pr ovided you m eet with

oF sAL ARrONTACUM. e)(

This calle d e came originally sa-l A rmoniacum from Armenia A t p la c e s and therefore. has been

wh e re c a me ls

a n d mu le s b e -

l o n g i ng

to C a ra va n e s u sually

stopped, this e of the f

e .

was gener ate d The Venetians

by the Sun, by means of the were the first learned the e that who made this this e

Discovery,

and as they had combined with might be

was generated

from urine

of the f

, they conceived that fro m tr , boil and Sea e them together,

Such a e If

m a d e a rti fi ci a l ty e with

you r ake Sea it again

wood Sut and tr tr , the Staler yo u w i l l

dissolve

the better, obtain

then filter

and evaporate eX . This i s

t h e S o l u ti o n , o f i n f in i te

a ver y excellent

u se i n rn e d icine as well
the-tras well

as in Alchym y.
volatil O

In medicine is of great
J

as the

"f ex
E E in a body

use. alcali or p u rif ie d put the potashes mixture to in andQf into it . baln: vap: and the

Take fixed Su b ti l with f a large Distil

ana well alembic

mixe d ,

a glass

and lute heat

a Re c e iv e r in ."..1..or

with

a gentle

vo l a ti l

of

tr

,di l u t e d of eX

in phlegma,

ascend.s and comes over,

and is called Spirit

-8 8 -

In

the

alembic there,

a beau t if u l which in has the

wh it e

volatil

e with

witl

Sublim e or

a n d fa sten

S a me vir tues

the- .JL- /:

v olat il

dissolved

p h le g ma : /

_6_ oF ex
ft r e s i sts

rT S V I RT UE A S A I { E DI CI NE .

th e a ci d i n the Stomach, Bile

and not only in the

Stomach but in the bowels also. g l a s s fu l l of V yo u m ay boit

50 or 50 drops in a Wine

o u t o f th e O

a e

with obtain

, filter

and

e v a p o r a te th e S o l u ti o n , e . 2 0 o r 3 0 g ra i n s

and you will

a good antifebr il e

i s a good Dose in Fever s.

ITS

USE FOR I,IETALS.

rf

y o u ce me n t l a mi n a te d

fine ) D

witn fixa

e) (

, it

gets heavi er , , which c an

a n d i s S o o n e r g ra d u a te d into also be done with

.?

or white O

Sea e e )(

and (t, in r ain V , and extinguish r ed hot

If Br i c k s

yo u d i sso l ve th e re i n , this

th e b ro ken pieces of br icks in an +/A O

imbibe the So1uti on. , and you will corrosion,

Disti1 obtain

over a naked A

a -J'r- which dissolves it b y d i sti l l ation i n rain will

dissolve e* Labour will until

in Leaves without over the helm .

a n d c a rri e s

D i sso l ve e )( p a r t of th e e X
What remains again and more

, distil

the

f r om it,

a nd

com e over .
a g a in , S e p a ra t e the faeces, d is t il

be volatized all the

and come over. e+( is come over along

Repeat this

with

t he V

-8 9 -

N o w d i sti l

half

o f the V

fr om what is come.

W hat r e-

mains behind distil

will be S ubtilised What is ale m b ic ove r ; o ily over

with a Strong heat p?,

and v o la t ilis e d c o me o v e r,

and your eX

mo re a n d mo re . d is t il in a g la s s body and

now again

a balneum v a p o ris behin d in

a s lo n g your g la s s

a s a n y p h le g ma g o e s body, is a t h ic k

what remains Liquor. Set this Liquor which

in

a c o ld

Ce lla r, f u s ib le of I g lo b e ,

a n d S a lin e

Cry s t a ls

will

S hoot,

are ex t re me ly dissolv e in a

a n d p e n e t ra t in g . O ra d ic a lly a n d d is p o s e if the p la c e d O

These Crystals
Ln a gentle to

heat

a dig e s t in g for

be come a Tincture

T ra n s mu t a t io n .

your V
O w i th Prepared S. V . R.

of O
in this in

you must makewith +*

the S e c t io n if of O d u lc if ie d wd y , f u rt h e r

ana4|ll6d

as I have taught

a n d d is s o lv e d

become s a mo s t g lo rio u s

A u ru m e o t 4 L i_ ! 9 .

MENSTRUUII

FOR rHE SOLUTIoN OF o

PROCEEDTNG FROM ex

e
T a k e p u ri fi e d
th e m S eparately flin ts reduced

AND BUr. 6 ii
3 Ib, good pur ified
mix t h e s e or f in e re t o rt all c o lu s , in round

eX
to to

(D

3 Ib,
wit h the

r educe
6 lb c a lci n e d

jf"na dtI, Vg

I n g re d : it is

s a me ; barrs, ,

Lay a tubulated so that adapt of the a very

a f u rn a c e r the bottom it together

o D t wo iro n of *e74

Flame can play large receiver

and lute

with

Stripes

L innen

and paste. - 90-

w he n th e L u ti n g .-O, but let it

i s per fectr y

dr y,

light

your A at fir st

under the to heat open, the

b e ve r y Sm all and gentle

t h e Ve sse l s g ra d u a l l y, in order that

Ieaving the Stopper of tne14 may escape. Do not let

the heated A

bottom of theVft

become red hot yet.

your A

must be moder-

a t e i n th e b e g i n n i n g . Put now 2 T
funnel, p ie ce of / covering

of the mixture
the whole or

into

*eVQ
the of

, by means of a
Stopper, it ; and a

quanti+-y with Loam on the fi+- air

warm S oft itt V will the ,.tO

clay

top

b e c a u s e th e

Stoppers

never

tight. c lo u d s . p ro je c t before. not c o me o v e r in to in if the As soon as a g a in a Co u pl e

Spirits yo u see that of / If th e q of

now come o v e r V apours into

in wh it e

h a v e s e t t le d , tine VQas

the

mixture that your A

you find

the wh it e is then

Clo u d s wiI I t o o g e n t le

R eceiver,

a n d y o u mu s t p u t but

a fe w more coals . they come over of the

until too

y o u S e e t h e V a p o u rs c o me o v e r; much violencer the A is too so as to S t ro n g , the the

with

endanger

b u r sti ng take

balloon, out front,

a n d y o u mu s t furnace must

Some Ccals in

irunediately, be s id e s

therefore t h e d o re o f

ha ve a dore ho le . un ti l A le ss

a s h o r d ra u g ht in t o thyQ of the

Continue all w ill of is at the

projecting

t h e mix t u re S p irit s

g ra d u a lly

used and th e last

c o me o v e r.

The bottom

become re d h o + -, b u t into which XheaQ, might

t h e n y o u mu s t p ro je c t the danger of a

mixture

t o a v o id

Sudden futmination, w i th Care it L et the

blow up the whole Safety.

aPParatus;

can be done wit h A go out out,

p e rf e c t

a n d d y e a wa y g ra d u a lly . int o a la rg e g la s s b o t t le

The next wit h

d ay ,

po u r your Sto p p er.

S pirit

a g la s s

Take l lb of this--ro r i n to c a u t i on ,

r put it

into it,

a large glass Receiver, gr adually with gr eat by

an d

a l a rg e g l a ss body, dr op into 2 q,
/

b u tyru m 6
on the Lf +

, well

r ectified
wiI I fast. in the.-cr-

and m ade fluid

hot,

L iq u e faction it will After ve sce nce g r a d u ally, of your

, the

g la s s

b e c o me v e ry

run over, the

you g o o n t o o is dissolved in 2 7

butyr:

, and the

Effer-

has ceased, untiL first B L

dro p of .

mo re ,

a n d S o c o n t in u e to I lb

but tE

h a v e b e e n u n it e d

made-rais quiet

w hen all into

an d p e rf e c t ly body, apply the

u n it e d ,

p o u r t h e mix t u re and lute your a

a low roomy grass to the in a bill or

an alembic, Alembic.

Receiver be placed your the th e ' heat

Tube of

body must

heat furnace. Light your A and raise -i. gentry and graduarly, untir you see what Degree requires and a combined-nwill come over into

subject Receiver.

The Faeces throw This-o'dissorves

away. a n y U/ a? of O ra d ic a lry , v o la t ilis e s

the same in such a manner, that pT alembic or pl 4 ; which O

you may distir

your

O fix,

over and

you may afterwards

multiply pT rincturam d
oF t-r
sea e
A,

, g*

, 6

td .

co**".

AND THE crRcur,ATUIrr r{rNus oF pARAcELsus.

is of great use in Alchlmy. dissolving, filtr ing rt must

or conmon e b y me l ti n g ,

b e p u ri fi e d Af te r of e

and coagulating. mix it, I par t r ike

yo u h a ve p u ri fied

3 or 4 lb of it,

w i th

3 p a rts o f Loam , for m little dry them thoroughly. - 92-

Bar ls ther eof

SmaIl Marbles,

F il l naked A

half

a n ftrfr

with

r hese batls,

lay *e4e until

ove r a tneJQ a be-

in a furnace,

which heat graduarly,

comes red hot at the bottom and the spirits l a r g e R e ce i ve r l u te d on. all the- o-

come over into

W h e n yo u h a ve d i sti l l ed the A go out,

in this

m anner , let

and dephlegmate your-Jr-

pT alembicum in a

Balneum vaporis. N ow ta ke l :l b o f fre sh e

1lb of your-rt, put it in

per fectly
a glass a n d lu t e 4

dr y,

dissolve
lay

it

in

, which the jo in in g s .

deep in

, adapt Distil and the-oall O the.:r-

a large

Rece iv e r ever part

now yourJL will is in carry

by a graduated of your it dissolved

and Strong e over.

heat, when

come over, xneTQ

pour

back the again heat in at in

next the

day on the Same manner p a rt of

e "t as b e fore, the

, and distil a S t ro n g

always

giving

the

la t t e r

distillation.

Cohobate your-Jt-

this

manner upon your

, until
This-.sr-

all

your e

in *" 14

sis become
in Baln:

.
Vaporosurn,

must again

be dephlegmated

where the phlegma comes over and leaves

b e h in d in the O Glass body . coloured.-erwherewith al l of
Salt is the

coloured-a-

"f
of

This

Ci tculatum

ltinus

Par a ce lsus, If above.

t h e me t a ls

c a n b e c o n q u e re d . you do not want the

you have our Circ u la t u m

o r A -tc a h e s t

oF srLvER. )
Si l ver is a metal which

consists

of a pure

!l

o. so carted

and pure white

+
- 9 3-

T here are S ome as Ba s iliu s ,

wh o p re t e n d

bleu

{J,b u ti ti s
?

,,\

. o n t a in s ) is

a fr e e

by no means b e c a u s e wh e n t h e
of

f r o m every

grain

nor bl e u co l o u r. The useful f o u n d a ti o n

you wiII

never find

Such a bleu

Labours upon

, must proceed from the same

a s th o se u p on O r f yo u w o rk u p o n in via Hunida, the wor k is differ e nt ) f r o m th a t w i th menstr uum ; O , a s the D r equir es a differ ent The atomes of the white surphureous with the interwoven f _'< Lunar a re d i ffe re n t fr om the sor ar atom es, which ar e p er I f e c t l y H o mo g e n o u s.

PRocEssuPoN )
Take very Solu ti on d ir u ted a n d the fine with copelled )

/z cArx Dn =t
, d is s o lv e of c le a n it V in p . Weaken the this

20 or more p a rt s into witl to it a v e ry sett le

c le a n

Then pour

solution ) (})

a n d s mo o t h c o p p e r copper it , a rl over the )

Bason,

on the

t h e b a s o n. <.F U is

Po u r more V pe r fectly

and e d u lc o ra t e Th e n d ry it .

u n t il

tasteless.

Lfi,rron wrrH
Take now of of p u rified

your

of

running

r par r and EEdte ir

with

G par t s

Squeeze your i5E thr ough Chamoy Leather, Sup e r fluous

to

Separate

the

|1 ?

from it.

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The ball

remaining

in

the

re a t h e r

g rin d

wit h

p u rif ie d

dryed

, adding graduarly P u t th i s mi xtur e th e D )

the e into

, untir

you see no more of which lay dee p

the EEEI

a s\asslQ,

i n . ' l i ' . , a n d d i sti r of the V e , and the from the

fr om it into a Receiver half fu r l U .F will remain behind with the . Wash Q with clean V , and you wirl obtain a

nore with grind th e E E E w i th p u ri fied e

puririea it

, and as

, but gr ind as befor e,

as subtil

y o u c a n , d i sti l

th e d

from the remainint unrir rhe is perfectly tastet, D C less and you will have a. Subtil of D , which dry. A t
PURTFICATTONOF THE e . LISED rN THrS PROCESS.

fr om it

and wash the Q

M e I t 2 o r 3 Ib o f S e a e pure \/ , filter

, dissolve it afterwards V and evaporate the solution until the e

in

in

' r e m a i n s p e rfe ctl y

But V ob tain Solution if you will

d ry.
take to pure Same e th is too the d is t il V trouble it , wh ic h , than in the room of e to for loosing this you

UV evaporatirg, a distilled of this

f ro m t h e is better

d ry n e s s , the second

other

pure p mu s t b e wid e e n o u g h t o

Th e glass ge t your

body for it, e

d is t illa t io n h ig h .

hand in your the of

not

Dissolve V or , filter 2/l parts

nor^r a Second time p e rf e c t ly f ro m it , c le a n , u n t il

in

the

above distilled ha r f

solution the V

a n d t h e n d is t il S k in o r F ilm

a S ma ll

ap p e a r s

on the

S urface.

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N ow p l a ce i t
cr ysta ls 4 Si de s will

i n a cor d celr ar
in the

over night

and beautifur with for

S hoot,

f o rm or little T h is

pyr anids, e

and hollow

within .

is an excellent

p u r p o s es l i k e

thi s .
of

Preserve your I
it, in

until

I tetl

you what to do wi th pr ocess.

the mean tirne mi nd the following

PROCESS Olr )

rOn rHE SToNE.

rake f ine copetled .) L ,A 6d, j. /: or D 2 parrs 7 d 68, n"r. ,/ ^"tJth"f rosether, ret it cool and beat rhe

g e n c e a n d i n th e b e st manner , then wash your aae so often, until no more blackness

Then dry 'I in have taught o n e Globe, Let your 5iE

appears in the p
it in t o of ? / out a d ig e s t in g g lo b e , 2
,

an d p u t the

as

you in but

Section I\

Go1dr no more than is of s t ilt three, after b e t t e r. remain all

less , v lz z in the

one part

Globe, a glass

empty. humidity

Shut the is fair ly

neck with

Stopper,

the

gone. globe fired or globes

a ta

Put your i r on g e n tl e ou t i nto athanor,

in

a 3.'.'. heat

in

a convenient your g lo b e s in a

with at

Ch a rc o a l, f irs t lik e

a n d p la c e

Degree of litt1e the

heat

a n d t h e E E d will S ma ll T re e s , wh ic h

ris e in

and go t ime , by

branches gentle J Cf

continuing

heat, .

tumble

down again

and the whole by this

mass becomes a red La b o u r are the

The Phenomena r observed

following:

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r melted together in a . Then r reduced the brittle mass V ro a coarse df , and iEEted my t' wittr ro parrs/:lO ? z/ of
p urified -Y
th e n

r took , I t

of fine copelred D v

jwnicrr A 6 ,and I part l-z\J

w i th

th e gr eatest
eee so o f t e n ,

dir igence
u n t il

in m y gr inding
get

m irr ,

I washed the it. aaa I put

I c o u ld

n o mo re bl a c k -

ne ss from This thick

by,

c o v e re d

wit h

p a p e r, in t o

u n t il s ma ll

it p it ls

g re w o f wit h

consistence'

when I

f o rme d it in c h in a

clean them

fin g e r s. with fectl y paper; dry.

These pills then

r put

s a u c e rs

a n d c o v e re d

I placed

them on a Gentle

Heat to

become per-

I divided lr r L of pills

my pil1s in

in

d if f e re n t

d ig e s t in g p u rif ie d

g lo b e s , A

p u t t in g

each g la s s i / : T h e

E E E re d w i r h

tne{una t ,il 6f
The necks 2 in ch es Case there . is pu t all in I athanor Sm a ll of

wasnea and dried,

were I I fingers

is our animated d
high

my globes

and my globes wit h

z/
about in it I

Diam outside. should

s h u t my g lo b e s left,

f irs t but

p a p e r,

be any humidity the

when I perceive d ry , then

gone,

S o that

n e c k s a p p e a r p e rf e c t ly q u it e t ig h t . having placed the

my glass then

S toppers

regulated in

my heat,

my globes aEd aiviaea

in

the in

ir, :';i. pills,

Such a manner so that e x c it in g it g e n t le

moved by the

heat, p it c h

rn d y f lo w me lt in g in

tog e ther th e Sun. In the

and ferment,

wh ils t

lo o k s

lik e

such a degree the

of

Heat,

perhaps

a little itself

warmer than like fermenting

beams of

Sun, the P art part of of

mass elevated the the U

?

Do u g h or within the

paste. upper

wa s S e p a ra t e d

a n d s e t t le d within

the

Globes,

and ran down again heavy for their

Sides,

when the

drops

became too

Support,

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leaving rntervars or streaks between them, through which r courd see how the iii
da y to day into little

u"n"ved, which swerred and grew up from

T re e s wit h t h e ir b ra n c h e s . that the p o in t s of re d

After th e

20 days digesti o n strait

r o b s e rv e d

br anches

upwa rd s a n d s id e wa y s

b e c a me o f

a f in e

C oIou r . one of a lm o st sta in e d the the centre branches the neck, in one of the Globes did to 1 o o k ; rt , reach

mouth of

mo s t b e a u t if u l

with

red E xtremit ie s . tha t in S o me S ma ll p o rt io n of A is n e c-

I have discovered e ssa r y for th e in this work,

t h e s a me ma n n e r of

alteration

and pe rf e c t io n as deny a ll

A is n e c e s s a ry "" a ll c re a t u re s . of * , a n d o rd e r b y me lt in g d e s e rv e is is the them

Such artists m ou th of tog e therr the

E n t ra n c e

phials

to b e s e a le d do in c lo s in g

h e rme t ic a lly , T h e rmo me t e rs ,

E ls they their

to be

exp o se d for o p e r a ti on in

lgnoran c e .

Wit h o u t a c t io n

t n " r" t h e re

n o a c t io n

Nature, is

and wit h o u t

n o Ch a n g e ,

a n d where there but th e S ubject

no Ch a n g e , n o A me lio ra t io n a s it time wa s in without the 'A

can be expected, and after in hopes of of

remains a long

b e g in n in g ; and lived re p e a t your

you have laboured ob tain ing time

S ornething,

you a t

la s t

have to

lo s s

and Expense, the

and you do not knowl e d g e o f together

know why? Na t u ra l

because you have

w or ke d without In A a glass

T h in g s ! so much temperate in c lo s e d

melted

there

j.s not

as is

necessary,

to p ro d u c e

a change on the

m atte r .

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This of m in d, the

is

a Hint

to

th o s e the ir

that

study

wit h

s o mu c h a n x ie t y out in of of

how to

close

g la s s e s

s u f f ic ie n t ly , escape, a ll it s

fea r

generating which

univ e rs a l-c produc e s *

s h o u ld

S p it e

Wise Nature,

a n d mu lt ip lie s . But le t

c re a t u re s to our

by the medium of Pr o ce ss. After fi l l ed g lo b e l on g e r I i ng the iII

animated

u s re t u rn

was gro wn u p o n t h e S pace of the g lo b e s ,

g la s s e s r

So that

it of no

had the

the whole became gilt,

t h e u p p e r p a rt So that I c o u ld

most b e a u t if u lly , it. rem a in in t h e . i' , ' .

S ee through let my glasses this I gold took

2 we e k s lo n g e r, but g ro win g out

t h in kof

th at

Colou r

wo u ld out

v a n is h ,

p a ti en ce, w hich of I

one phia l

a n d e x a min e d t h e ma s s wit h in , p o ro u s Co n s is t e n c e , a n d it to the a n d o ut b e c a me a finest

found of I
t

an unct u o u s it in forth

yet

cur iosity brown

rubbed Set

a g la s s a smell

mo rt a r, equal

dark

gf""U

Vi ole ts. Such Fools b e lie ve this. as think that me t a ls that a re d e a d b o d ie s , Ce n t ra l S me ll of will not

Neverthele s s in particula r and a proof are capable tried

a n d l l l inerals, ab so lu te Fact

the , is

Me t a ls is an

O wit h of

mo s t d e lig h t f u l, they h a v e L if e

me , t h a t

and

co n se q uently After cu r io u s exa ctl y f only to sor

b e in g

e x a lt e d . wit h a lik e , out o n e p h ia l, and found of f wa s it

having

t h is they

E x p e rime n t we re a ll

know whether but I did

no t

take

t h e ma t t e r

t h e p h ia ls ,

opened them and found

the

Same Smell.

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The first an d p u t w i th w ell it in

which

r had g ro u n d , in the

r put

in t o

a c le a n of

p h ia l but as

ttre -'.1i. aga in success,

s a me d e g re e t h is lif e of

heat,

hopes of

ne v e rt h e le s s , the of

Qft b"c.*. n e t a ls is

-t

f ix e d of a

as the others, nature

there f o re than that

m o r e durable is not

a n ima rs e v e n in

a n d v e g e t a b le s , f u s j. o n . it d wa s y e t

a nd

so easily

destroyed ,

not out, I p a rt

r took r ad d e d to w ar m e d.

then my fixedS= 3 parts of .g them in U

a n d wh ils t of a n ima t e d that of is

wa rm ,

p re v io u s ly

I united

t h e p h ia ls , upon 3 parts t h e m a g a in in

I p o u re d my ,

warmed animated in to ture dark fi xed each globe, united b rown in in C

I part

my warm red {= T h is mix a

and set

d ig e s t io n .

a moment and became armost , which == b y c o n t in u in g

instantaneousry the d ig e s rio n ,

b e ca m e

a few weeks. these phials I took ) out, a n d c o p e lle d S c a rc e g h s -= a n y lo s s , in

Some of w hich ble ig h t. This D

became most beautifu t

, wit h o u t

separated

by S

, and it

contained

a good deal

of fine

o f 2 4 C a ra ts .

MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY. If with our fulty if you have a desire fixed (-) Lunar == exactly the to effect a n a u g n n e n t a t io n p e rp e t u u m , and augment with

this

, you must proceed in the of

animated told

Same manner as I have faithO in . But do not b e s u rp rise d a f t er

you in

S e c t io n

you find

yourself

disa p p o in t e d

your

E x p e c t a t io n s ;

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having augmented your fixed 6 t i m e s, with Q yo u th i n k yo u will

Lunar ==

with

animated fJ fine

5 or

y o u w i II

D "nTr "n"U , b u t i t i s o ther wise, and in the r oom of fine D a t l a st g e t n o thing else but fine of 24 Car at; Q o r iginar quantity
into Solar

always obtain

b e c a u se th e tri ffri n g
in time maturated

of Lunar per ment is

Ferment by our

and exalted

animated d iLunar ferment

, which is immature (i)

as the weakest will

, and consequently your

be overpowered by

easily

o ur G) +

6 s th e stro n g e st.
O , b y re p e a t e d ra d ic a l to S o lu t ra n s mu t e

N ow as from S ubtilised tj- o n s, a great O a Tincture many parts in finally of the the

mu s t p ro c e e d , in f e rio r

c a p a b le in t o

me t a ls

p e rma n e n t D ,

, exactly

Same manner it th a t

happens here with be vexed,

th e r e fore you r

I warn you,

y o u ma y n o t

wh e n y o u S e e

Expectations

reversed !

REASONING OF THE AUTHOR. If you want to elaborate after a Rx for transmutation the into f irs t , you

m ust observe ation th e of fi r s t

4<R.

this:

y o u h a v e p e rf o rme d
X

Ca lc in-

by animated of the

I f irs t

, that

is

after

you have compleated fer-

S olution fine O

L u n a r (l)

, y o u mu s t a g a in t t h it e

m en t with

, in

o rd e r

that

the

S p e c if ie d

Lunar

, oE the so called
into a S oTar

+
d

D*

*.,

not be transmuted or
a d d it io n s or AugSolar.

e xa lted

Nat u re ,

b y S e v e ra l

mentations Th is wiII the

wj.th

animated

+
to

, whose atomes are entirely k n o wr o r he does not

P hilosopher Result of

ough t his

k n o w wh at

b e the

E x p e rime n t .

-1 0r-

H e w o u l d S o o n e r o b tain white

a O

than a

n.r

as th tr iffl i ng

Lunar V , which is the ver y specification of $ .o u " ) , tra n smu ti n g a n d m atur ating into in the m ines, i s U ) ? s o o n a rte re d a n d e xa l te d by r epeated additions of anim ated

You may yourself m en t. Let Him try it

S ee t h e

t ru t h

of

it

by the next

E x p e ri-

that

p le a s e s , of

if

h e is s e e in g

not the

a n in d o le n t t ru t h wit h h is

m an and is own Eyes, cer ity, car e of

S incerely he will find

des ire o u s it h e re !

He will

wo n d e r a t my S in t h is L if e f u ll wo rk s of

and thank and Toir!

me after

r a m n o mo re in r d o a d mire S p irit , that

r confess , the

t h e wo n d e rf u l but

G od by means of the S tone,

un iv e rs a l we ll

I d o n o t wo rit

sh ip

being

c o n v in c e d

I mu s t le a v e

be h in d

me! the Truth, f irmly b e lie v in g that G o d e s p e c ia lly

I write dir e cts

these

Thinqs!

ExPERrlrrENr uPoN D rake 1 7

/-{

of fine copelled D
6 , EEtte rash the Eae, press the Superr thick Chamoi Leather. grind and wash Several , you fine

melt and reduce to

The Lump remaining times, until all

in the Skin,

the blackness , v]nj.ch Ls the corporeaL rfll Distil your aaa ayTQ find in a .'.1.'.h".t; yo.r r ) per fectly If

is washed away.

h a v e p ro ce e d e d ri g h tl y,

you will

-r02-

and of

the

S ame weight has increased

as b e f o re . a lit t le

But your in We ig h t ,

, whichis
has

com e o ver,

b e c a u s e it

increased from rhe internal

This w or k, I write for the

in the al
those, that V know how to wa s h e d f ro m

Sake of

and K now what to

do wit h

t h e b la c k

the eaa.
fin d

Now Separate your fine

of pure fine ) Q out of

D
the 6

by \tr

, and you will

a few grains Co llect your

, wa s h a n d d ry , that is

it , by

EEEte it

again

with

your

animated

come over

w a sh a g a i n a n d d ry it. Distil ?, i 5 E; Se p a ra te th e re ma i ning fine D will until find S o me g ra i n s o f pur e O of your )

the

P by F,

again fr om the and again you you m ay r epeat O , is

, and this

the whole quantity

becomes fine

a l t h o u g h th i s a plain

L a b o u r w o uld not pay your Expences, yet it

D e mo n stra ti o n o f the Tr uth.

YOU MAY PROCEED ANOTHER WAY THUS:

D i stil A ove r

nearly

half

the

back upon what as before

P remains

f ro m t h e Ln tinelQ t h is

ddE, pT 4, , distiL half

pour tn"

the p

and repeat

Co h o b a t io n and at la s t

a n d d is t illa t io n a ll your D in

3 0 tim es t ot *eiQ Stick wilr fast to

more if

nec e s s a ry , O of

become pure the bottom flux .

, a few faeces xnetfO , like

excepted,

which

a brown Rosin,

an d h a ve no metallic This Sinple

Experiment

proves d

much.

If

the

Lunar are

atomes in this of

can be changed by animated Op e r a ti on, a Sola r so as to

, dS they

actually

become e f f e c t u a lly it not

in We ig h t to

a n d Co lo u r e x a lt them

nature,

why shou ld

b e p o s s ib le

by the same Agent above the Nature of common O ma ki n g p ri n ci p l e ? T h u s fa r a n d e xa l t

w hich w i th o u t is

, into

r h a ve fa i thfulr y and D

taught you how to over come d

?

b y r unning
wa y ,

in the

via
it

sicca paciri c a.
is safe and

a most ancient danger. teach you

a n d a lt h o u g h

s ro w,

No w I will sh o r ter , a n d a lso is

v ia m h u n id a m wh ic h

though of

S o me wh a t

slippery

and o b n o x io u s

on account

t h e v a p o u rs ,

dangerous.

PROCESSUPON ) )

rN vrA wit h

HUMTDA. p u rif ie d Sea Q , by

, c a lc in e d

When you have made this

U,

, g rin d

it

wit n

3 t ime s

it s

own weight of Good+:

O i s til . this mixture behind,

, intJ.
p e r1 4

subtit C.
, and a butter will c o me o v e r . a g a in pf tA wit h , a n d mix it a g a in

What remains 3 pa r ts and all r em a in ing of the its )

we ig h e x a c t ly , f re s h + : , with

weight wifl

of

d is t il the

come over

butyrumi

a few faeces

behind.

The 6
a r a ted In

co n ta i n e d i n tneJc- is
apart. the ) is

r evivified,

must be Sep -

and K ept this

butyrum

d is s o lv e d

a n d v o la t ilis e d

by

means of the-su-3of highly co n ce n tra te d

Sea e S ta te

ana of @u , both contained in tne { r u, without the least

in a

phlegma.

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Both theseJL. the m se lves, an d d issolve ca r r y but the

s6n E f f e c t to the

n o S u c h t h in g U , in t n e f a -,

upon

) they

wh e n b y attack and

united ) into

, ana att the

Tetats,

v o ra t ilis e

t h e m,

them over The ) V

Re c e iv e r. out of rh e d is t ilt -e d s o ru -

can be prec ip it a t e d , but here it

ti on

with

mu s t n o t

be done:

FURTHER PRoCEDuRE wITH YoUR voLATILTSED AND F'IXATION. Ta ke your to th e subtilised put it and v o ra t ilis e d int o it a d ig e s t in g in a g e n t re

*o

rTs cOAGULATToN

r d s it G lo b e wit h

is

u n it e d a lo n g heat.

butyrum' coagulate

ne ck,

and fix

a n d g ra d u a t e d

rt tinses 2(

ana fi

inro

equal parts.

ANOTHER PROCESS UPON Disso lve of the - sf ine copelled in --c u n t ir o r @U pour of

D (D , a n d d is t ir p e llic u le :/ a S h a llo w Ch in a 1^\ , a n d y o u r d is s o lve d f

,G,

a s mu c h appears

from the

sorutio n ,

a s ma ll of )

o n the

S urface.

,/: Crystals

The concentrated vesse l

S

S olu t io n a cold cryst a ls .

in t o

and set shoot

it

in into

p la c e

over

w ill

Dry y o u r

) G,,

c ry s t a rs

in

the

sun, get

and mix a Kind

them with of $;' ) or

twice

as much purified for the

, and you wiII of the

Menstruum,

Bxtraction

following

pr e p a r e d

N ow take tr a n sp a r ent

Crystals

or @r like @

of

/ z they of

a re wh it e

and t as t e : /

and look

, but

a n u n c o mmo n b it t e r

-r0 5-

prepared dried

by the above method by-.rr-

of

(D

, mix with gl( wilr in

your C, a nd up-

c r ysra ts

3 ti me s a s much of pur ified and the e+f

sublime your poudered mixture, w a r d s p a rt o f yo u r c o nti n u e th i s the

<\,

carry

D su b l i mation, with fr esh Q) 6 , until ar r

))

i s su b l i rn e d to the super ficies

of the m ixtur e. below, and a rong

separate your subrimed mixture pour the above Menstruum upon it

neck and digest the tin g ing se parate 5 or 6 times 8 or 10 O f or from

from tn. @

fo

in a Matrass with

, and the

Menstruum does extract )a s. v . R. f ro m a sweet it

Lunar f, this

S o c a lle d th e faeces, your

S u lp h u r

a n d d is t ir

or more, OColour. of
H

untir

Extraction

remains

Liq u o r o fa

Take 1 part
of O ur a n i m a t, ' ed

this

oreum Lunae and pour

it

upon 4 parts
i n .." in ..*. and

dig e st

in

i oesti cr' l ol i+ in a dig e s t no in g g lo b-rae, S Saf e t it V a gentle heat, an d in t ime it will d ry

up and become

a r ed p r aecipitate. rf you melt this == r lou have fine ) which contains much

o
Bu t th i s == animated d
pe r o e tua

ca n b e multiplied and it

in

quantity

with

new

i n rn fi n i tu m;
S upport.

is a ls o

a g o o d u in e ra

for

THE I,AST PROCESS UPON

D i ssolve pour into

a ma rck o f

fi n e

in r ectif: V .

lE

This Sotution

a q u a n ti ty

o f d istilled .

About r 0 or Lz times as in dis t:

much V

r d s yo u h a d $ y'

Dissolve pur if ied sea Q

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Rain V So l u t i o n

r o r fi l tre d of D all d i l u te d

, pour of this with V

Solution

into

the

as m uch as is necessar y fo r , which you will clear per and

p r e c i p ita ti n g ceiver

th e )

out of the \f

:ts so o n a s yo u r Solution

becomes per fectly V

d o e s no t tu rn mi l ky AII th e D

fro m dr opping in the e

fa l l s

to the bottom of your bason, Iike

w h i t e mo st S u b ti I Pour the e
.<S.

S u b stance. V carefully
with your I

from it,

and edulcorate u n t il it

your al l

several times J) ( l) f Sha r p n ess, then dry

Luna C o rn e a -

Cis t ille d , t h is

V,
Sort

h a s lost

or DP

is

caIled

Now take your dried

Si m ple process is very

Luna cornea

"r D9,

which by this
that re a s o n g re a t ,

mu c h v o la t ilis e d ,

and for

ha s b een called dilig e n ce put with

by c-zau. b e r rre rc u r. : ig _ L u n a e , mix it 3 times in as mu c h in we ig h t g la s s body, of p u rif ie d it )

wit h e |(

th e mixture in . , until

a coat e d

cover your adding is

wit h will

a n a lem b i c , ascend with new

and Sublime tfr. eX QX

."i. heat, and part of " Repeat this Sublirnation, all or most of your D

a little

sublimed

and has

ascended with the e+(

Then take cu la tur n your S ublim: D or A LCA HE S T / z it over

above the O
out a n d d is s o lv e
t

it

in

o u r Cir-

a n < i O X : S c g s g e t h e r: , / a n d t h e wh o le will c o me o v e r li k e

Distil a L iq u or. Distil wiII

pl/@ ,

this

Liquor by it

over

a b a 1 n 3 v a P o r: o ily

a n d t h e Circ u la t um L iq u o r will re m a i n

come over

S eI f , your + n '

a n d a t h ic k )

be h in d ,

containing Liquor S .V ., Et

T his r ecti fy: Liq u o r .

you mu s t g ra d u a lly least 3 p a rt s of

a n d c a re f u lly S.v. to I p a rt

u n it e of the

to

7-

Then set fr om it in

it

in

digest io n whic h

2 4 h o u rs , will c a rry

a n d d is t ir over p a rt

the of

s.

v.

B aln:

V ap:,

the

C or r o sive. Pour fresh S. v. a ti on from until it in S . V . upon it , B alneo V a p : ) rema in s the d ig e s t a s b e f o re , b e h in d le a s t in lik e 24 + al a n d d is t il t h is the o p e rL iq u o r

a n d re p e a t a t h ic k or

your sweet,

o ily

pe r fectl y G r ea t u n ite Slo wly

without

b it t e rn e s s the

a c id it y . wh e n y o u

p recautions the S. V. to

are nece s s a ry the co rro s iv e S ee t h e oilv It but le t L iq u o r is

b e g in n in g , it of i" O T " ry

L iq u o r, S e c t io n of )

mu s t b e d o n e

and gradually,

Th e above thick m er cu r ia l altho u g h stan d in g and volatil. improperly, E ach other

p o n d e ro u s , Lunae, u n d e r-

b y ma n y c a lle d it be So, for

S u lp h u r the

Sake of

/'.At / your )

T}:re Remaining e+< and S et it Coals,

f,

out

of which

you have Sublimed Test, made of

with

, you must place in a I rlu f f le it take

on a broad not

bo n e a shes, with b u rning

S u rro u n d e d by the it out,

p re v a p o u rz / and

and ca lc in e then

f 1 a me , g e n t ly put it in

r e g u la r ly b o d y,

during

t 4P , rectif: digesting

a g la s s a ll

pour well

S h a rp v in e g a r o n a g e n t le of

u p o n it heat,

wh a t yo u can in /z Th is is not

a n d e x t ra c t /6 d u rin g 3 O f .

an easy pie c e clear

L a b o u r: , / off, it d ry t h e re ma in in g in Sub-

Pour your sta n ce , d u r in g be for e . th e

E xtrac t io n

and reverberate

fn
f

or Ca lc in e

a s b e f o re , f re s h f o rme r. t h e re d is t t

t h e mu f f le {* as

I6

, then

extrac t E xtractio n

a g a in wit h to the u n t il is

P our this in O

Y o u mu s t c o n t in u e n o t h in g but a

O peration or

this

man n e r,

re ma in s me t a llic .

dead V

, wherein

t h e re

n o t h in g

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this f
/:r V th ink /rA z the

proceeds from the \fi. and sea e

ei+ it shou ld is f irs t :r/ before re v e rb e ra t e d in

in tn" e{
re n a in in g the do

b e wa s h e d f ro m t h e t h e mu f f re , it , if

au tho r it,

seems to

have forgo t t e n have it e .:/ in

t o me n t io n t h e V in e g d rr

you do not you have

you certainry the fixed

wh e re wit h

extr acted /z d ifficu lt

The above Reverbera t io n s and tedious solutions ever Ope ra t io n s t / arl

re q u ire

a n A t h a n o r,

a n d a re

Put your disti l w hich the is +

together a n d t h e re sal Lunae.

in t o

a g ra s s

body and Ma s s a , the

gently , carled

re ma in s rt So. is

a s a lin e a p a rt of

improperry D saline .

Su b ti l i sed This tr ati on s Disti l l ed

B ut let

it

b e c a lle d

massa m u s t b e p u rif ie d u n t ir to the e

b y s o lu t io n s , is t h is . c re a r

f ir-

and evaporations Rain V

a n d wh it e .

j.s prop e r

p u rif y

collPosITION. fa ke it, your le t it with in it purified fixed a s mu c h a s t h e re g rin d of our p ra c e it in is of or it , we ig h

e d ry ,

be perfectry harf its

a g la s s q

p o rp h y ry the

m o r tar m ixtur e an d l et

weigh t glo b e , it is

a n ima t e d it in

, and put g e n t le

a digesting stand until your

a v e ry

heat

b e c o me a g re y o it of )

p o u d e r. in it 3 equal in t o p a rt s ; p h ia l and

N ow divide Ta ke I part up o n your

durcif ie d a lit t re ,

and warm it

and pour a n d it

the

grey

-{ Cf , diges t

a g a in

wirl

c o a g u ra t e

becomea C

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Pour the

Second part

of

your

Oleum Lunae upon this

digest

a g a i n u n ti l

it

i s become a d# par t pr oceed exactly in the same

w i th Manner.

th e 3 rd a n d ra st

Then let ge n tl e If out in the heat it

it

stand

a f e w we e k s lo n g e r, in o rd e r to f ix your

in c re a s in g O -{

your

gradually, flows

t h o ro u g h ly .

immediate ly is

o n a re d h o t rig h t . If not,

Co p p e r p la t e , wit h it mu s t S t a n d lo n ge r

least

S moke, it

th e hot;.;i

rhi s tu { . t r a n s m u t e s 9,
50 part s the f irs t t ime .

}{.,

and

into fine D
one part:

MULTIPLICATION. Pr e p a r e disso lve with, sti l l as to S ome more oleum D* , your fixed medicin e it; as I have taught t h e re in r If or imb ib e t h is in t h is p ro c e ss , Rx . t h e r e 7 t ime s or

your 6 or

coagulate o ftener, tinge

and fix

y o u re p e a t t h is

you may mult ip ly 1000 p a rt s i

me t a llic

Me d ic in e

S o h igh l y ,

S everal

because the oftener t h e mo re it is wit h a ll

t h e Rx . i s

disso lve d in g r e ssive Ti nctur e s. This

and coagulated and penetrating

a n d f ix e d , a n d S o it

b e c o me s S u b t i l , me t a llic

much of

S ilver.

AN EXPERII4ENTON ? Calcine
? Take I part 2 pa r ts of white

wirh

A,

+
of glass

, until
these ? gro u n d

the

is burnr ro ashes.
mix b y g rin d in g in t o a S u b t it Ct ' with

a s h e s wh ic h a n d S if t e d

-IIO -

M e l t th i s

mi xtu re

dur ing

3 or 4 hours

tine

in

a wind iron wh it e ,

F u r n a c e, th e n w i n d th e Glass out with p o k e r , w h i ch g l a ss w i l l

a red hot

crooked Q

be gr een, and t h e re ma in in g

l i ke

fi ne If

D I
Glass,

the
of

i s not yet wh it e ,
and con t in u e t h is

y o u mu s t me lt O p e ra t io n

it

a g a in it is

wit h whi t e ,

2 p a r ts

u n t il

lik e D
This is a genuine white O
.|i

, which

never

corlects

ver

de

g r e e c e n o r ta rn i sh e s, c a n n o t b e a r co p e l l i n g , Tincture i n to D

it

stands clear

in

5c

r ite

, but i t

e xcept it

was fixed O

by the white

r o E the r ed Rx. into it i s as ductile it as

F o r th e re st c u r i o s i t y. the
or

/z r h a ve tri ed

, and is a pr etty D many tim es, and cour d never g et 3

A ?

w h i te ,

a l th o u g h my Gr ass beeam e opake r ed the fir st

and afterwa rd s mo s t b e a u t if u lry g re e n ,

4 m ertings,

and even wa s

tr a n sp a r ent, th a t Sea ls of

my O wo u ld n o t lo o s e it s c o ro u r, wh ic h ? Geneva O r oE a llo y e d , s u c h a s is u s e d f o r O

but

and Trinkebst/ The author A11 genuine continues a n d f in is h e s h is Book thus: in Alchymy depend t h e n a t u ra l p o we rs i n c o mmu ni a rt use it

and advantageous subtilising bodie s ,

Labours

up o n pu rifying, El em e n tated ca ted in in this

a n d e x a rt in g wh ic h

metallic

r h a v e f a it h f u lly of t h is Div in e

Treatise.

Ma y t h e

Lover

such a manner that fellow

God may be praised re lie v e d

and thanked

and his

d istr essed

Christian s

a n d a s s is t e d !

Amen !

F I NI S

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CH AR AC T ER S

o
I

Gold -5tSi -l ver Copper -q Spi ri t suDl imate Praeei pitate

d I ton ,4 Tin
Lead Metcurg Fire Air

+
{+

Acid Vinegar of fied Wine .9pi rj t of ttine

H A
*

S.V.Spitit

s.v.R.. Recti

e
c or a ur j pigment

SaJ t IVi ter Sa-l Ammoniac

V
lF

Watet

s a rta
Arseni

e+(

+ o
'o

Or pi rnent Caput Alum

mortuum

Boo i7 tr
::'.i \Faqu" V

Retor t ,
Cru c ib le

.A

tubu Lated

U ti ne

sand f o rt is Re s ia

Or, VitrioL

n
A

Antimong Tincture

aqu"

+ a

(f

pouder

Su 7 phur

9 / Da s e n is h t
B .V . oE B aIn: al so of V ap. (V apou r iime Bat h)

JO

ReguI us

. S.S..S. Str atum \dr "r ti a:

supel. S tratum ResuJus of A n t imo n s

q)
1' a-;E

C aTx r S aIt

qui ck

# 3

ci nabar ounce
Dr ac h m

Tattar

A mal gama V ez degtees MercuE g E quaI S ubl i mate parts

jl*
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AUREOLI THEOPHRqSTI PARACELSI

"ARIHIDOXORUMSEU DE SECRETIS NATURAELIBRT DECEM. '' Am Manualia B asileae A w on d erfulry pa r ti cular duo & et c . M. D. LX X X I I book s a id to c o n t a in for s e v e ra l G e n u in e

scarce

Labours

and Ti n c t u re s ext re me ly

Me t a ls .

My Co p y wa n t s

a b o ve 50 pages and is

defect.

A S hort in his

process

in

G e rma n V e rs e ,

writ t e n

b y p a ra c e ls u s my B o o k . p.

own uncouth

S wiss L a n g u a g e man y t ime s . on a t ru e

p a g e 2 3 5 in I do not f u lly

sa ys he has done this it, I'11 yet it proceeds

c o mp re h e n d

f o u n d a t io n . of it .

give

you a literal

tra n s la t io n

A Tin cture of a gentle

you shall heat. this

made a s o n e ma k e s o il rn e a n s d u rin g T h ie f the

o f V it rio l,

b y me a n s

/zhe

d ig e s t io n : / o n e p a rt . P re p a re

Take of him o ver

hang'd A

/ : I rle rc u ry : , /

a gentle

, un t il you Shall of the

h e b e c o me s S n o w-wh it e . S

/ z}:e means that fr om th e are to E xpression of

hang'

take
.{S,

a good Snow-white fil in g s a ls o 1 p a rt . a n d 2 p a rt s f ro m f t s of th e ,

The hig h fl y ing

Ln subtle E agle /:S aI

ammo n ia c p u rif ie d

b la c k f

by Sub limationz/ / znote here into ver y that in Paracelsus Hollanders so t h a t his Time the AX was imported and was th e i r

Germany by the b lack

from Armenia

and Arabia, to

and impurer

T h e y we re o b lig e d

p u rif y

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crude eX

, by Subliming it

O+( was still

from Sea e;sucha common,although pure

pur ified therefore in the room

e+(
e{

w e m u s t n o t ta ke o u r su b lim ed or volatil:

of the commonr as the commonis meant here and no other. M i x t h e se i n g re d r /zvL z, and crean common e+(
Cover on it, w i th then is co als, pour it beat cloth, t/ and when and Let out it it

1 par t, it

filed into

fine a !

- f,2 parts : /put

set me lt it it in

I par t a
it

, rute
cover

a win d -f u rn a c e , my a d v is e , heated pouder cone;

we lr, cool

f o llo w in the

says p. when it a

and let

co ld ,

to pouder; for of

Squeeze the the liv in g

t h ro u g h

str on g

and look care in

T h ie f / : t h e

re v iv if ie d

and take

h im. Co p e 1 b y o r wit h Lead, to

What remains

the Clo t h ,

recover Some of your

COtitPOSf TION. N ow take wh ich ated shu t I part of the Th ie f ' s the V , a n d I p a rt (: a n d of t h e T h ie f , is a n a n imwh ich wirr

you squeezed through Lu nar cl ose, U

c ro t h ,

wh ic h

:)

put

thes e

2 a e in t o

a d ig e s t in g t re a t , t h is

g ra s s , a n d it

and place into your a V

the g la s s . rf

on a gentte

b e d issolved Co ntinue

y o u p e rc e iv e the

y o u a re rig h t .

gentle

d ig e s t io n ,

G la s s K e p t c lo s e ly

shut,

u n ti r

th e p

i s d ried up into

a white pouder or car x

like

fine O

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MULTIPLICATTON. D i s s o l v e th i s V
.*3

i n th e co rd /: and let it it

placing dissolve

the opened glass in col d by attracting again; the hurnidity

i or oPen it

of tf,. A Ct

r so that

becomes V

but do not take the fr on other

g la s s until a Rx . D it :/ shut

o ut o f th e g ra ss;
C oagulate this

r know P. m eans this,

b y g e n t le at least heat, the

pr oc es s es :/
a g ai n ;

again

and repeat w i th o u t

this

Operations and you w ill rogues

3 times,

flows b e lie v e

fuming;

h a v e a p o wd e r, / : and pious /:the into fine

rnr which d o e s it in

transmutes larse

, and it

guantity.

p io u s the

a re t h e Me rc u ria l the refracting

rogues. are

,,suchasA
t{ r he certainty means a i.r

and dv
of one

onon the runnitnq animated Lunar $ ! , but what sort

Simplexr

-I-r*o.

tett, Bur, 6
so is the White

is

"r"T
of

p i"r

H V or sopi' '| 'Y

and the Red Oil much

Oil

Justanus

more r ds a double

animated to

I gi-ve you this made with If the right

ex 6 U .f show you how easily and right T h ie f ' s

Sophic

a Tincture

may be

principle out t h is

Solvents! V , t h is p la c e , p ro c e s s that it s ho u l d is

we could

find

be o n e of my first done in

works;

h e s a y s in no trouble.

another

6 weeks time R. Bovle

and in in his

Consult speaks of )

Corpuscular i an nxper} knowledge to

philosophy

where he

anaJn"orrrea l{hosoever possesses the

he once made. :,/ tinge the Sophic

witrr O

or O

will

obtain the great Arcanum!

F in is .