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PREFACE
BYTHETRAIISI
ATOR
Dear readen, after tlE third part of tle l{irpral tbrk of the great
phifosopher Jolurmee feaae Hollandus, of r*ridr rptJting tras treretofce
been npnticned in any bmk, care into ny harrls, I lnncdlately decided to
translate tt into cur Higtr GeunantargnEge for ycrr benefit.
lrlany a rnan
night rpt ha\te dsE it, but trridrt have laept, it fc hftnself.
f, lrever,
do rrt qtsider
ttris ri$rt,
brt belierrc it to be everl ne's duty b firrtlEr the crmsr good to the best of qrers ability,
*ridt firrtlnrare
is
dse in rp mll
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the wise ren, s that they, shen reaa:nl thsn, are lrducd eirnilarly to
etriug for ryisdcrn, art ard vi:fin,
ad to qpeal fc tlpse to tlre giwr
of tlse glfts.
tlsr, Ibllardts
is qrsiderd
cre of tte wise.st in natunl
ecierrs wtp ever Lived ln Ctristerrilcm, it i^s ri$rt tiat his writings
stsfld also be d.iligently hrrytrt b light ant rot wit]rhels, as is
tnfortwately
rp &trbt &re by srei becarse oe canrpt laarn aryttrirlg
of his great Opere oegetabiTi--r&ictr is rp douh, a naqnifisrt
intricate bocik, because everywtnre referere
iB Ede to it ard orrcn 300
drapters of it are E$#hrt
rpt of hj-s Operc anhmli.
Cre can crly
assrne, tlsefore,
tiat tlEse ad ottcrs of his r*ritings, of r*rictr qre
lcuilrs rptltirtg JEt, are a4pressed and withheld by errviors peruts; h.rt
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ntten he tears of a good arrl useful bocilrr tE wlshes ant m,ild liJte tne
criller to let him red it t@.
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them li.kerrise wittt tfiat 1rcu lranre, aooAirq
to t.he eqrress qmrarrftat
qrr
of
lord:
fftat 1nr wish others to do r.urto 1ou, & rnto thsn. Ttrr.rs
f hear that a ncn of high ranl( is witlttnldirg
Ue Vegetable Bmk of the
dearest mn, Paraelsus, tur dc tE allcrl anlue to oryy urtfthirg frcn
it.
lErose rnrst be de\riltsh niflfs ntrich, so to glnak, rS the pblic
Listsr, yur emrlds mrcter,
rD trEtter rfto yru are, fou rfio have
Fod.
the ardacity b wit]rfpld sdrEttrJng written fon tle gneraf pblic hry
arh highfy gifEd nen. llave tlsr Utese eane autlprs wrltten for the
ard hide it? erd rFt ratlE
ttEt tl|e
tr.lrpoe that yql eludd qel
general prblic ant the lurelard, aleo its dear chtfdrerl, the deecendants,
night be ilW.ovedl by tt? If tnei.r irrtenticr had been to lcp thefr gifts
e@t
arrt hifien, tlEy mi$rt 811 ha\re sa\rd t}rgnselrcs the tmrble of
writirrg.
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(3 )
(F Itfi TMNSI-ATOR,;NB
PREFACE
It it be lsffi
to tlE reader t}tat the arangsrEnt of tlre ctrapters
in this tras*ate has tpt been dcne by Eolladas trirrgelf hrt bDrrre, ion
better retEr.rtlsr.
otlpnrige, tpwsrer, r ha\E l<egt to hts style rgd by
rffi.
apart ftEro thig, let it be Eaid to tln ilnrytrtreas !s a eirpers
rrarr ilE that ttty stnrld rpt, undertake tln goesses tErfui descibed
ad rcrk wittstt
reflecLio
aroafuig to tlE letter; Clswire,
I sill
rnrt arcept any gruilt if trey hEn tldr
hmds. rt is better firgt to
Itbor with the head ard to t*retard
t}e nearing of tte Saqes tlrmttrr
Ettdyirrt ratlen tlan tjrrqryh the bard and erparses. lhe sages have
arptlrer Mercuyia than the srrEn, fiich is like the otlr hrt very differrent in Eulity.
lftis nret be &tained tfgq.Eh t.he old Saturnus,
utrictr carries the sigur of tJre ncrld.
(4 )
T h e M i n e r a lW o r k
trly child,
all
things
the philosophers
in water,
without
the earth
earth
into
the water;
of arl
oner8 earth,
it;
precious
their
things
it
self
it
rain
other
hand, if
is why it
cold,
it
is burnt
vented an Aquafort,
strong
they dlssorved
(Aguafort)
water
about it
rf
before
it
sowing into
because by it-
is not moistened by
To this
that
not too
not pouring
earth,
on the
is also steril_e;
temperature,
more
The philosophers
if
too hotror
will
thenr.
nevertheless
forth
it
write
no fruLt;
is too hot,
too moistr
it.
otherilise
ot too volatile.
is fixed,
co?pus to rise
with
it;
evapo-
tt
wirl
it
wirl
of salt-
but if
it
it
For al-
the spirits
if
the spirit
Lt brings
become either
with
therefore,
than required.
Aquafort
petre
since the
as follows:
is too hurntd, it
rates.
fertile,
their
in the water,
the earth
by the Eun, it
rn this
rf,
put the
first
and make it
preparation
also looked
is of earth.
put
as God Almighty
prepare it
for without
before
and first
the philosophers
just
in the water,
nature
any feees,
similarry,
forrowed
to rise
say:
cause the
aquafort
rf
to the earth,
fruit.
it
No real
weight
wirl
can be preecribed,
weight
but giving
is nothing
lifer
become all
all
for
things
in everything
their
neceasaries
of
i D d n o mo re r D o l ess.
II
Cxnpren
When then the earth
is ready to receive
sandf,old.
If
fore:
all
thinge
their
earth
the earth
earth?
this
nature
in water.
followedr
forth
fruit
to harvest.
God put
for
that
But what is
it,
a thou-
thereby
what is not in
in such a rilay, it
From this
had to be pulred
is
must first
One understands
thing
ig,
this
such a seed
do not look in a
etc.
The philosophers
perfect
took for
stone a thing
be corrupted
in waterr
either
fire,
their
eementum regale,
clear
and silver
as crystal,
or in airr
or in earthr
that
i",O
tllen of their
)ana
upon a furnace
moisture,
that
it
if
with
it
way.
im-
, which befron
the
manner:
CxnprpnI I I
My child,
or in
cemented by
in the following
was
which cannot
elements,
that
moderate fire,
be between fixed
put it
for
be dried
into.an
v\
oven-vessel,
its
up; consequently,
and it
be possible
to
rightly
amalgarnate with
it.
verr
prepared
just
by cementing,
to a glass vessel
and put it
and gave it
tnipode,
lead in flux
without
they took it
out,
ginal
it
and amalgamated it
into
and it
i s w ri tte n
Ionger
the vessel
9 days.
After
into
drunk sufficiently
so that
ae before,
it
a powder.
came alive
or five
12 hours.
for
3 days.
3 days.
titl
lae oi,nginie,
matter.
it
has
a big
recipient,
and
burning
hot for
could be subli.rnated,
was guite
tight,
putrefaction.
or
this,
that
to three
becauee
to cool
all
the vessel
allowed
After
the recipients.
and no
times,
it.
heated moderately
for
for
of the mercurius.
er fire
again.
noses.
the first
four
that,
as necessary
turning
as if
After
in
etoppered
that,
they
a stone mortar,
in-
or in
9 days as previously.
or as often
just
hard - for
the mercurius,
moderate heat,
getting
with
added the
sublimate,
together
with
came an amalgamate.
if
it
salt
and vinegar,
everything
and rid
ophers,
put
and it
is
is
such a glass
in
fur n a ce .
Revolve
(figieren).
this
glas s ,
the
the
white
p la t e
or
of
eo?puy.
or
now you
ff
(or
lLme) ,
and that
so as to
silver,
philos-
the
red chalk
pg.'14)
a n d a g a in ,
..
ordinance
of
(No . 1 o f
Thie they
first
an augmentatl.on
to thake an augment of
it
the
But
of the mercury
The above-mentioned
wish
related
again be-
cotmnonwater.
as before.
rose together
mation.
it
till
f ix
it .
according
to
in t o
your
work.
If,
take this
fixed
and inbi.bine
(eaturate
lae vinginie.
Take it
wLth ashes or
tha t
sand.
2 parts
ls,
or imbibe)
to a furnace
Then take
of
aLeal i
on your furnaee
lination
the
night,
let
Lt dissolve
in a cold cellar
this
water.
tCupel'
etays
with
is humid.
Repeat it
into
a vessel
coagulated
with
aleali,
of
e a |, a mmo n ia e .
Repeat this
on the bottom.
Then dissolve
- 4-
during
drying
it
lt
put
sub-
During
seven tirnes,
wdy,
and put it
to eubllmate.
fixed
in this
the aforementioned
that
ashes.
with
a n d o n e p a rt
them together
till
it
Btone,
the
the day,
with
each tLme in a
for
as before.
7 timesr
Again drench it
powder.
calcinate
Put it
for
into
thick
t- he balneum, for
satiated,
for
nourished,
etill
dissolved.
gold,
and feed it
piece
Look for
this
then take it
In bewith
close
.it,
till
it
it
that
When
eilver.
and let
it
to see if
it
stone ie prepared,
all
it
and
gets
is
were not
7 days.
little
it
dissolve,
another
another
muted into
40 days.
to putrefy;
let
your medicine
thr,ow yet
aa a thunb;
as be-
( subtle)
a eubtile
o r i n to
and set it
again dissolve
it
a broad vessel,
in tnipode
your vessel
with
is dissolved.
a nd tur n it
into
t o p u tre fa e ti o ,
and let
everything
No w co a g u l a te i t
pour off
out,
is before,
Repeat until
Now take it
the
to coagulate.
netals
trans-
gold or silver.
CmprenVI
Howro PnrplnrSIlvrn ron rxr Srone.
lHn lrs Fooo
My child,
deseendants
Iet
us now conaider
what thing
silverr
ds it
perfect
stone.
good, if
the fruit
is to be good.
is to grow for
look in a thing
for
itself.
reap.
Do not,
For what-
aa eaid before.
i.e. r gold
silver
on the "cuper"
they beat it
thin
b e e n d i sso l ve d ,
cl a ri fi e d
hot,
also melt,
Afte r
the salt
can mert;
Take 3 lbs.
this
ke e p tt
clarified
with
conunon
by having
with
it
Then
this
salt
ds will
for
for
later
I lb;
on, I lb.
in good, dietilled
together
let
down.
them cool
following
Living
in cold air
I{hen all
into
in a bowl with
is dissolved
a glass vesselt
that
in
these
this,
congeal
them for
24
and
dur-
can be diseolved,
place that
it
at night,
sul-
now calcinate
them dissolve
After
eem ent:
ds before;
Dissolve
wine vinegar
hours without
too
wourd
of its
be taught
of
vinegarr
fire
of lead.
purified
of white,
Roman vitriol
three
tirl
so that
phur,
so often
they re-
earthiness
and congealed.
it
like
sart
for
and refined
there-
above the
stay pure.
it
finery
in your vesser.
upon rayer
24 hoursr
the laminated
stopper
lt
as often
tiLr
actually
"deaf")
silver
with
your silver
is ready for
a l s o t o fe e d w i th
it
well
powder
rayer
and cement it
frowing.
for
Do this
inunediately making of it
it
prt
silver,
without
has started
and that
as you wish,
matter
Then your
the stone,
and
Cxnpren
VI I
T xp p u R r pr CatIott op Sul pHUR
Take r0 or L2 lbs of living
in good, clear
this
wine vinegar
corored vinegar
first;
again boil
one off
it
purified
colored.
tilI
the vinegar
vinegar.
it
pour
on top of the
is corored.
Repeat till
pour that
the vinegar
corored vinegar,
stay
ie corored.
sulphur;
above, will
the vinegar
off,
no longer
till
sulphur,
is
and your
at the bottom.
AnorurnPunrprcarron
op Sulpnun
There were aome who took riving
it
and put it
tilred
vinegar
stoppered.
cooled
colored
into
it
earthennare
it
boil
it
for
powdered
for
then
on top,
and after
They repeated
settre.
can.
L2 rbs,
upon it
They let
vinegar,
the mixture
a big,
sulphur,
this
tirl
they
the vinegar
together
-7 -
into
an alembic with
the vinegar
They placed it
dish.
and within
that
transparent
for
time it
like
etayed in it,
to crystalize,.
turned
into
iAugstein"
clear
that
into
a grass
a cord cerrar,
a saltpetre,
clear
vinegar
in the dish
till
again into
some-
the cellar
yellow
powder
a yellow
into
distilled
wine vinegarr
t,he feeee,
fresh
as
stones
it
in
6s before.
on top.
the little
vinegar
and
evaporate
in the
They repeated
no more
work till
feces remaLned.
Again they distilled
proximately
Since all
leaving
tal
three-quarters,
any feces,
it
Lt crystalize
saved.
sulphur
and let
the sulphur
which is
purify
the colored(tincted)
ft
in this
ie a great
alchemical
pure as cryssecret
how to
way.
Cxrpr e VITI
n
or lrfticunrus
Tur PunrprcarroH
Take Roman vitrlol,
Dlix thern with
previously
washed wlth
three
times
Keep Lt for
ealt
through
Later use.
-8 -
comnon salt,
(quicksilver)
3 lbs of mercury
been well
fresh matter.
6 or 8 lbs;
2 Ibs.
, which has
and vinegar.
Subli-
Txr PuntprcnrloN
or
Take sal
vitriol
armnoniac, 3 lbs;
with
Sqr Amr.tonrlc
sublimate
it
or bloodstone,
through
Roman
and keep it
Drssor-vrne
ldlten op rue PHrr-osopurRs
They took
eton e ,
e?oeue fenri
ASTAM or burnt
dried
these
items
and dietilled
times
iro n
till
poured
into
re c t if ie d ,
and preserved
in the balneum.
in the water
the philosopherst
ft's
to describe
this
of the water,
into
clear
two
glass.
in balneum, until
water.
- 9-
to the red,
and dissolved
in
they dissolved
also
in the
three were
which had been
one-third
into
water
There arl""
4 lbs ,
this
of the philosophers,
three
of the prepared 9p
called
secret
wonderful
nor is
reaaons.
T h ey
powdered feoear
powers.
o n t h e m,
separation
A ES
o n e p a rt .
a q u a p it a e
as mentioned before,
also the q
blood-
c in n a b a r,
them into
or
put
They divided
a separate
or
dtctt
then
finely
the
to
v e n millio n
powderedr
they
another.
gach part
ru s t ,
Lap haenatit
ammo n iu m min e n a le
them again
one after
partsr
or
copper,
vessel,
d isti l l i ng
6 parts;
Roman vitriol,
it
fitting
They preserved
gold
in the other
goLd-varnish
part
was dissolved
After
they poured it
thie'
wlth
stLrred
the body.
(hermetlcarry),
and nixed
it
fire,
with
with
untll
one color,
i.e.,
brownish-yellow.
and coarser
began to thicken
er the little
veins
fire
This oil
like
oil,
nights.
ophical
I{ithin
stoner
the matter
was fixed
The matter
clear
elixir,
put lt
80 that
and D
and thick-
and stronger
and no more
Btayed fixed
at
and transparent.
into
an dmpulla,
Lt into
I
Remmber this
sealed
40 days and
eoaguLated into
into
Now
eoagulating.
powder.
a delightful
eopper,p
thie
turned
in tnipode,
which
oom positum .
go up
and etarted
brownish-red,
w a s th e e l i xi r,
they
veins
the spirits
and fewer.
ashes on the
many little
till
once again,
untLl
henmeti.ee
At flrst,
fire,
to unite
thus steadily
it,
strained
that
ln order
stover
veins
well
gold,
the philosft
was
Just as
vell,
the
pro-
te a ch i tse l f.
Cnlprpn XI
and acconplished
yet an-
these three
, prepared
4t
T
as before,
and one-third
of
of
of iron-fillings,
of grated
e)
they dissolved
this
lead or white
into
spirits;
two parts.
into
dissolved
into
Ionger.
off
After
balneum, boiling
clear
a glass,
for
they left
tilI
15 days.
it
the matter
still
it
was dry.
fire;
nixlng
took
the glags
vessel.
aftemords
there
into
for
another
they sdal ed i t
15 days,
stronger.
and 3 nights,
no
and
and ealcLnate.
Now they
eublimatLng
they drive
I days in the
to digegt
closed,
dripped
another
to dry well
well
Afterwards
glaes,
in tripode
they dis-
they poured
part
water,
the glass
is
and so
that
, I part
in the other
euch as iron,
the'aq.
dust.
of
of saltpetre.
aq. fort
the three
They
lead;
They divided
of Roman vitriol,
them.
and 10 parts
Lap haematit,
dried
and
and diseolved
made of 5 parts
font,
with
They did
the feces,
firet
this
7 timeg,
in order
-1r-
a little
each again
to thoroughly
the reverberatl.on-furnace,
a morderate heat,
with
into
letting
during
3 days
red,
that,
for
that
they took it
wine-vinegar
the balneum.
feces drop.
removed this
salt
tion-furnace
and let
and did
clear
the vinecar
it
put it
wine vinegar
a glass,
put it
from
Thus
They
poured
in the balneum,
and poured it
is taught,
again,
and drew it
peated thie
tilt
Agua vitae
no longer
and irnbibed
steadily
and drying
rubbing
all
for
on it
it
in a lukewarm
and diesolved
They re-
epirits,
the dissolved
salt,
and put it
the matter
After
the matter
ed the matter
and dissolved
the Salt
them with
the Red, as
the oil
g1ass,
ealt,
them on a stone,
for
for
off
the salt
a red oil.
aghee, till
prepared
upon this
balneo;
fire
the
and blood-Ed.
on hot ashes.
like
3 or
into
upon it,
off.
for
glow tor
well
out again,
as before.
and let
and calcinated
bodies
it
cool
it
it
and placed it
on it,
4 ti.nes with
the ealt
into
into
in tripode,
that,
giving
a glass,
such
a moderate
broke the
a fixation
glass
more on it
till
everything
for
I{ithin
congeals into
CnaprrnXII
philosophers,
in this
which is their
furnace
gentle
that
is,
their
ealia
in it.
child
their
matter
furnace
we have heretofore
on many kinds
of works,
secret
without
furnace
separation
is often
given
times.
with
and dry
My
tnipue.
instructions
of the elements,
used.
Now, however'
I will
and
spirits
therein
subtle
is
of the
or a dry "Stove",
sublimated
elixir.
fire,
into O
3nd D
calcinaGlon-furnace
they cal-cinate
their
congeal therein
the philosopher's
teach my child
Now f will
for
as before.
the fLre
time th elixir
trane;irutes
They
sealed it
regulating
and re-
was fixed
which is an elixir.
oil
40 days in tripode,
this
the fire
increasing
everything
a fixed
a glass ampulla,
into
glass
on the furnace.
it
was dissolved.
as it
inunediately.
which dissolved
upon it,
Make it
secret
ae follows.
Funrunce
l'looelor rxe SecnEr
N0 . 3 1 p e 1 4 )
First
which there
holesr
iron
round foot
are 3 or 4 ash-ho1es.
is big,
high.
Starting
in
Upon that
3-
of the furnace,
one puts an
No. 4.)
One contin-
rn the center
of the furnacer
fire,
together
with
ell
it.
After
removing
welL-keeping
groove,
the width
top a big,
outside
ra i se d
lid,
i nside
plastered
well
and outside
since
well
leave a
must come on
glue.
up with
there
with
fnside
and
the furnace
one eIl
in a potterrs
high,
baked of strong
must be 4 fingers
one end with
thick,
whl.eh it
well
will
clay
glazed inside
quarterr
lid
there
should lie
a cross with
s t a n d s th e g l a ss a n p u l l a
9lhen either
is
standing
charnber (bontainer)
Af ter
this,
of room remains
An even
a round ring
upon which
on the eross,
its
lid
and lute
lute
furnace.
lt.
(see plate
the la'rge,
page 14)
raised
e99.
lid
be-
or the spirits
are calcinated
as far
earthenware
My child,
vessel
the inside,
one quarter
with
as the
ft
so that
as well
oven.
underetand
ie concerned that
me well
as thls
ft
is
called
inside
the iron
ter.
The potter
is to make it,
On this
open vesser
drawn three
types of glasses
volatilizing,
for
in this
the furnace.
flows
ell
foot
and rises
is up above luted
against
with
its
caeki
epirits
fn this
all
fn this
furnace all
keep their
this
of all
furnaces
have called
and tnipue
no air
qils,
it.
can enter
furnace.
furnacer
all
spirits
You calcinate
w could do nothing.
convert
that
if
into
the
philosophers.
philosophers
For without
secretr
is
furnace
the secret
the stone;
that
you
ie why they
in
them after-
of the
cask
and distill
or fixed
the heat
one another.
to dissolve
elixirs,
etone.
furnace,
furnace
so that
sideer
down
in it
If
etands a
spirits,
wards.
have this
and it
on the big
crystallization.
philosopherfE
itanding
of
so that
lid,
their
because they
the lid.
furnace
without
on all
vessel
this
spirits
Therefore,
all
most of all
furnace,
r have also
quarter
that
In this
cross,
and
and with
many other
here.
C xnp rrn
XIII
THr Cemrnrrne
Funrunce
(plate
The cementing furnace
closed all
four
around.
or five
into
fn the center
of the furnace
lying
wheel there
should be three
so that
furnace,
on a star
sert
the crucible.
fits
into
it,
there
that
reflects
teeth
the f1ame.
It
there
and glued,
Agua Fort
On the
since air
many holes,
ble,
above, and
holes,
finger
little
pg. 231
Iuted during
to in-
a stopper that
cementation.
FOR THE
Solurronop Gol-nnnoSrr-vnn
Now we will
After
Fortie
either
again turn
to diEeolve
all
well
and {f
after
prepared
and.
gold,
I'ty child,
To dissolve
silver,
clarify
that
dried.
take salt-
its
is,
water,
fLrEt
them shoot
an earthenware
to
vitriol
Aqua
in order
take saltpetre,
has to diesolve,
forth,
dissolving
naterials
petre
veseel
one
into
a Syburgian ruffle,
This earthenware
the aane lute
vessel
must be luted
the water.
and with
Such a lute
is made as followe:
The white
of egg8, fresh
milk,
be well
bolue,
mixed together
mixture.
cheese, vintagerrg
and soaked paper.
butts
of butter-
Everything
are to be luted
is to
with
that
first
SHINE, FOR 24 HOURS, i'UST AS IF ONE VIERETO KEEP LEAD IN FLUX WITHour DRrvrNG rr.
Afterwards,
increage
becomes gradually
glowing
irrespective
For there
are still
work wonderfully.
Nota,
hot,
for another
if
flxed
spirite
Then let
it
in the receiver
there
can all
24 hours.
going over,
Let it
Agua Fortr
so that
this
the spLrits
of the mat-
move into
the
according
Lnto a glass
(No. rO)t
pot with
large
shich
careful
luting,
enough to allow
tached,
for
houre,
ly.
till
rt
24 houre.
it
it
give
poured,
* plate
nust
be quite
page 23
put it
a gentle
fire,
Now increaee
dietilt
your fire
hot againr
it
however,
into
large.
-IB-
them.
are at-
graduarry
for
24
!E mentioned previous-
The Elaea,
take once
becqnee burning
i thereafter,
water.
dt the rate
the better
stand
L2 hours.
muet be clear
the pot
so that
your fire
as before.
which all
to the first.
Now
water
is to be
clarify,
where.
the first
dry.
glow.
then let
wondrous things.
bodies into
this,
gtand for
12 hours in glow
another
with
spirits
and all
put into
this
it;
it
spirits
as for
3 days in order
water,
everything
water
3 days as if
After
it
to cool down.
rts
as the
without
fire),
all
them dis-
them together
lead in flux
(strong
clean,
dissorve
your distirled
Pour alr
let
into
for
bodies.
it
It
turns
destroys
with
My child
instructed
into
it
before;
a big recipient
to dissorve
must be laminated
it
into
and pour on it
clear
clouds
dissolved
set it
it,
remain in it
purely,
without
may weII
when it
water off
it
it.
Ilhen it
in balneo,
in hot
to separate
tiII
it
it
the wateriness
than to allow
from
hungry.
is no longer hungry,
to the thicknees
Now
something to eat of
is no longer
distill
of a childre
no
must be
Let it
as to enable
on a furnace
dissolve
oners noticing
gold or g.ilver
place it
water.
the aforenentioned
right
it
and cut.
prepared as r
the
gruel
or
aomelrhat thicker.
rf
if
it
threatens
red or yellow,
lt
cool down.
I{hen it
yellow;
distill
ie cold,
then ret
drawn off
alr
it
distill
wateriness,
bic with
well
it
or sand.
for
a long time,
it
fore,
otherwise
must be nourished,
into
the feeding,
pieces
snall
ls,
that
with
so that
Finally,
comes gradually
It
cheese, butts
would fly
Aqua Fort
make it
weaker,
There-
is very
the Red
of the work:
Put it
eomewhat hotter,
because it
that
above.
and
is then called
That ls why it
has to be constantly
ft
it
it
good food,
very thin.
above with
sLnce this
devours everything.
ated with
fresh
irr ashes
beeomes so spiritual
it
that
the arem-
if
Lionr
close
it,
as before,
on the furnace
egg-white,
stays didsolved
fierce
you have
B o l u a , e tc.
My child
it
red or
work till
aB before.
then put it
as you close
As often
Do this
small piecesr
with
or till
again titt
to turn
because of
to throw
The ves-
on the furnace
as the A$ra
has swall@ed
beaten
in hot
Fort
gilver.
You must also
know that
be-
it
let
After
to a double Venetian
Now pour it
work.
(w o . 1 2 )t
glass
order to tift
is per fect
it
into
to do pnoieetion
cr osswise with
off
the medicine
lutlng;
with
it
othemise
the aforementioned
rosewater,
eo that
with
lt,
it
it
we re d rye r,
would diseolve
Itly child
the
lt
but
and be coagu-
it
as dry as grue1
putiefactLon
putrefying
in
the
there
is
balneum,
is
the medicine.
enough.
the medicine
if
the solution
and keeping
in
reasons.
ttlls,
do not rise
If
putrefylng
as if
or children's
It
fire
the alembic on
of the medicine.
lated
water.
cap often;
Give it
or
it,
would spoil
in ashes or sand.
Put
oD a goldenr
with
Lute caps on it
tripod.
demands.
irs necessity
a r ed hot ir on wir e i n
oE glass
the furnace
wi th
of Hessian
silverr
dlligently
glass
C u t th a t
T hi s ve sse l 's
it.
g l a ss ti tl
t o s t a y i n th i s
no longer
nevertheless
this,
When it
a great
for
d is t ill.
wel-I mixed
in
dLfference
between
the
one dis-
In
balneo
a d d it io n ,
in
dered subtle,
as you will
with
according
on the alembic.
for
it
is put into
be boiling
hot,
its
Lute it
above and
well
and
hot water,
without
interruption,
glass with
putrefaction.
f'or this
40 days in boiling
would spoil.
Take
it
a pap or gruel,
like
putrefaction
into
and is
your
after
reason do in everything
cine is distilled
fire,
however, that
put it
tightlyr
little
the wateriness
care,
later.
the
when
luted,
on Page 231
Cxnpren
XVII
Funtlce
THr ConstRuctron
or rne PutReractron
l{ake a round gtover
Hang a kettle
high 2 elIs.
deep pot,
inside
gersr
width
yet
another
between it
kettle
2 or 3 fingers.
Then water
ie
night
4 fingere
kettle
there
must be filled
filled
2 or 3 fin-
so that
three-quarters
should likeulse
wlth
up to the uppermost
warm water.
- 22-
the heat
fn this
ket-
and
high;
be room
small hay.
It
brim.
that
once with
fastened
high.
to be poured on it
on 2 ot 3 hooks,
hae to be placed,
or a
should be a tripod,
there
(No. t5 page43)
thicknees
tle
for
therein
the furnaee.
can play
of one stone'6
every
fill
the inner
kettre
with
fulri
dry.
however,
f i ts
eide,
to prevent
Afterwards,
After
all
things
not hotter
there
for
it
it
bodies,
unless
out feces.
in the Att.
It
If
through
the medicine
shourd
give
it
you.;rutref,y wellr
to join
to boil-
preserved
Nevertheless,
for
lou will
it
is the
also proor
Bome spirits
pure water,
lherefore,
iDd join
40
were boiling,
for
close
water.
putrefaction,
during
fire
iE so werl
by boiting
impossible
ls
rt
however, even if
get spoiled
Such, howevcr,
corpora well,
hole.
and i n-
to arrow the
cannot easily
thing
wldth,
(dome)
big kettle.
fingere
it
a bell
glazed outside
cr ay, well
on"and off.
that
must stay
addlng a funnel,
poured into,$he
is daily
kettre
fuII
eteam to escape.
stands firm
kettle
ma d e o f p o tter r s
i t,
tt
that
the inner
that
Stuff
Bo that
That is why it
rnto
with-
except by
putrefy
your
that
putrefaction
is not possible
to change it
renders
-24-
the work so
back into
a corPus,
solely
through digesting,
turned
it
clear
water,
without
is duly putrefied
Then it
leaving
and, when it
yellow
off,
the
your
than
over
putrefaction
it
in
air.
will
medicine.
hardr
and congeal
eolved
on the
till
is
dry.
draw the
(earth)
more soft
it
this,
feces
out
and put
la c
and the
Now take
a helm on it,
wh ic h
After
it
fire.
It
will
This
to
coagulate
v irg in is
will
be between
the
in
moisture.
the
That
likewise
black
hard
is
as coal.
and soft,
with
cold
Besides,
caee.
air,
e le me n t
fire
bottom,
contact
leaving
it
element
at
moisture
is
stay
disappear
has absorbed
taught later .
without
Lae oinginie,
an oil.
putrefied,
dissolved,
furnace
like
has
as will
distilling
aforementioned
Dr a w off
put
alembic,
everything
is thus well
and bring
until
later.
e me rg e n ci e s, (" n o th er heischliches") ,
any fecesr
give instruction
of whieh we shall
why it
during
is
air,
dis-
correet
dig e a ti on.
construct
of I e11.
fnside
width
the fire
or the coal.
(wittr masonry),
a round wall,
into
should regulate
of the thickness
the walls,
there
of an ell
Approximately
should be a hole
Construct
a quarter
half
half
another
to put in
furnace
on this
up construct
of two stones
how one
a cover,
or lid
into
it
round inside,
e i d e w i th
The furnace
L u to e a p i e n ti a e,
so that
tt
must be
glued in-
and well
is not affected
by the
fire.
Upon this
furnace
there
should be an iron
the thicker
the better,
This vessel
gersr
width
thick.
gers'
all
and rise
on this
kettre
kettle,
since
any air
from escaping.
this
a lid
it
there
a thick
rnetar or
possible,
so that
two fin-
luted
that
Put
on the kettle
sifted
kettle.
You should also have an earthenware vessel,
fingers'
large,
vessel
containing
the alem-
must likewise
be two
w i d th o f sp a ce .
caek in the dry ashes; yet
Put this
over,
just
cask,
not be luted
know that
before
made of clay
Between this
nust
Dry,
with
high and, if
Round about it
ring
this
earthenware
tightly
fitting
cask.
into
which
on it.
And
it.
do as followe:
put it
- 26-
into
First,
The
lid,
lie
vessel
head (Haube)
alembie with
the earthenware
take the
the earthenware
cask
dry
with
its
or kettle,
thickness
- or put it
lid
of ashes.
all
that
it
gets no air.
Putrefaction
Putrefaction
the other.
like
the
Now lute
it
through
give
fire
Digeeting
ture.
this
so that
either
putrefactLon.
Ln the
kettle
no air
can penetrate
ia above.
than
one
through
I{hen everything
the euperfluoue
its
own or that
This excessive
is
moisture
which it
moisture
that
has abmust be
which nelts
Ln the air
in it,
and stay
t BdL aleali;
digestion,
Ls gone, it
in the air
moisture)
wllL
as conmon
in the fire
and coagulates
them by proper
here.
ae is required.
amnoniac, tartar
for
so
the hole
salt,
although
means attractl.ng
in the fire
except for
the lid
Ls alike,
not identical,
clevernesa
in some medicLnes,
sorbed during
lts
are certainly
Yet with
with
lid
furnace.
melt
the
it
Furnace there
is one kettle
is
and fill
lid,
lute
Furnace, because it
ready,
in the fur-
lid;
except
its
kettle
is two
with
into
uncovered into
by na-
moieture
they contain.
solved by fire
them fl.re.
Things that
have a great
be given
fire
siLver),
conptant,
ae if
Continue rith
the air,
kettle
it
One requires
then it
your matter
gested.
giving
tt
fire
in this
cask,
as before.
Instead,
Ln
dLesolved
Open your
way:
and,wlth
a apoon take
Put Le on a stone in
Lt is not, sufficiently
Coneequentlyr
(quick-
nercury
is no longer
Test it
If
Ln digeetione
equal heatr
have, one
than another.
is enough.
a humid eellar.
more fire
ttll
things
if
di-
agal.n to dLgest by
it
ie not dissol.ved,
it
is enough.
The aforementioned
al-l mattera.
not become all
not be fusible.
between moiet
not dissolve
theless,
will
and dry;
nidity
put it
of the ee1lar
that
gelf,
beeauge it
melt,
since
of
your matter
does
would then
it
Take for
nuet be, tt
exarnple borax,
no matter
how Lt
Le better
retains
affeets
not, powdered.
ie cprouted
middle
too
(the air)
be.
Never- it
although
That is why it
is
digestion,
the dlgestion
piece
vl,triol
and if
in the air,
get dissolved,
noict.
That is why it
moist
its'fueibil.ity,
a subtle
Borax containe
moLsture in it-
ln eugar-water'
Neverthelees,
--28-
borax is easy to
Something that
is
too dry
i s d i f f i cu l t
to me l tr
conmon salt,
etc.
great
ter
dryness.
rather
than before,
ished that
to that
its
A thing
orate
wateriness
that
eign,
moderately
that
put it
(or:
that
all
things
one
neltedi
fusible
its
But to restore
ft
is
great
on account of its
ekin showe.
dry placer
if
it
eprouts,
it
is
medium) fusible.
whether
or too dry;
and if
criteria,
or not,
whether
on the above-mentioned
this
they
moisture.
a little
in a cold,
plore
they are
by na-
is too moiEt,
sprouts
till
earthiness,
common
in water.
to make glass
dryness.
with
moisture
excessive
which is
one tried
its
that
had bet-
their
Everything
matter
of their
than before.
even if
UnderEtand:
a fusible
and tartar,
naturally
ture.
be too moiet
salt,
In this
of its
deficiencies,
ex-
etc.
Cnlprpn XXtf
Now we wiII
continue
during
through
fire
digestion.
geetion
as mentioned heretofore,
fusible
stande in di-
as much heat as
a6 will
burning,
stoppered,
After
that,
temperature
the fire
your
with
put it
back into
than
a big digestion.
rf
it
putrefaction,
it
wourd
through
it,
At this
it
the hole.
nevertheless
inserting
easy to join
w i th
or matter
l ,t a n y kind of miner al
elixir.
apir its
rt
with
is arso
or qu. eaaent.
and preserve.
These spirits
order
this
must previousry
to be proeessed alongr
PurPoBe, however,
kind
all
Lnto medicl.ne,
the splrite
imperfect
firet
such
of work to coagulater
to turn
For
than sunshine
in
or to remain with
unleee that
t!.e eonpo?a, or
bodiee or metals
in any
that
it
could
tnanefen
vthen that
a deeper entrance
fend that
with
are protected
the fire.
of the medicine
into
eo that
The epirits
the metale;
they do
cause
the fire
that
medicine
united
owni for
as the medicine,
with
the spirits
projection,
rise
during
with
the spirits,
rn this
way the
when it
it
thern.
was small,
has later,
after
being coagulated
IOO times.
And if
to
the two rrere also added the qz. eeaentia of gold or silver,
and they were coagurated
transfer
together,
a thousand tines
into
true
o n e f s bu si n e ss w e re to subtilize
with
the spirits
it
gold or eirver.
the nedicine
be done by dissorution,
g a i n a n i n fi n i te
putrefaction
p ro j e e ti on
And if
thus eonjoined
it
in ever y eubtilisationr
would
year is
or quint
spirit
subtle
able,
and a medicine,
therefore,
except gold or
no corpuE,
essentia
with
made likewise
as previously
it
(ors
in the
evenly)
rnentioned; that
it
ig
to make a projection.
digested,
as has just
been taught.
no more.than
that
Upon it
pour gome of
-31-
a paste
glass
and
and drrange it
as shown abover
putrefactionr
and lute
is.
into
24 days or ress),
things,
to dissolve.
Bet it
fore
you put it
add it
to this
glass with
Then put. it
taught
your medicine
- for
rf
pletely
diaeorved.
that
not,
contains
your medicine
it,
eo that
putrefaetion
put it
into
back into
Inrre water,
the lid
above with
glaes,
Withtn
and give
fire
6 daye, all
tt
into
as taugbt
colors
before,
on
of the world
in order
during
21 days.
cLpient
and put lt
earthenware
for
glass
tightry
digeetione
into'the
is com-
the reeipiint
gLve fire
is arr
putrfactl,on,
finally
ae before;
it
rf
Firt lt
away.
EB has been
until
to coagulate,
fly
set
your little
close
firer
putrefaction,
or
small on a stone;
no spirite
and give
the medicine,
the recipJ.ent,
Mereuniue,
very
Lnrnediately
right.
not to
fecesr
Rub it
medicine,
and rute
again into
before
give
manners
putrefa'ction.
into
lid
in
dieeolved
ite
glass
watr
Take aublimatum,
into
first
putrefaction,
is pure without
and it
on as well,
abov regarding
Lts clear
lid
Iflren everything
but eolely
been prelrared
other
the head
gubtirize
Lute lts
cagk for
the noisture.
Then take it
in medl.caments; otherwise
you have
it
gold or sil-
metals into
is with
it,
in projection
is better
than mi-
gold or silver.
neral
your sublimated
putrefaction.
glass
like
wards put it
in putrefaction.
and afterwards
above.
with
metals
Ls all
limated
iB before,
do projection
for
put it
medicine,
which
close the
and put it
40 days as before,
and thereafter
and after-
for
to
L5 days
get your
whichever
one labor;
you wish.
the other
the weight of
Then quickly
ds mentioned above.
water
Tf,ith this,
all
for
into
put
or of antim onium
Give fire
to congealr
digeetionr
deeire,
has turned
to your dissolved
Add it
as before;
r or your medicine
into
putrefy
ta ke Qu . E e s. of gold or silver ,
a s b e f o re ,
little
i pour upon it
to
P
Lnto putrefactionr
into
that
there
that
is no difference
- 33-
the epirit
to the l{hite.
, the t{hite
frqn
be sub-
ana a?Ben-
in the laborr
either
Cnapren
XXVI
THrPnrpnnntron
or Al-l rnr Trrnes
t{e Nreoron rHr Suo l{bnr
one has to prepare
First,
golve salt
in comrnonwater;
salt,
nate for
6 weekg Ln heatr
glaes.
Put it
galt
eo'that
gilver.
and eeparate
it
fror
lt
and be very
Now put
it
careful
diasolvet
rhen it
and preaerve
it.
With this
which
this
dieeolve
of your
colved.
fhen
ealt.
and ealtpetre,
trrc mtera
the
your
dissolve
no duet fall
on it,,Nnd
let
Lnto it.
without
melt-
gradually
it
take it
out
and with
made of
aalJ'
take
)
eilver,
DigEolve
that
tog'ether
your rnedfcine
ated.
to
gold br sLlver,
i.n the
manaer:
mentioned
this,
pour off
salt
salt
one gives
however, that
is
iE dissolved,
then calci-
that
vinegar
to distl.ll.
or eilver
After
and purified
Take care,
congeal
hg;
the ealt
tet
mixed together.
well
Dis-
3 parts
burnt,
Together,
as followel
comnon ealt
wellr
it
intp
ealtpetre
and alum.
LL cenented eo tJrat tt
cenrented 7 tirnes
that
rith
gets diEEolved
a pk:iole..Put
that
rightly.
this
I{ith
it
that,
is well
Put it
satito
putrefy
it
for
again for
jection
agaln,
15 days Ln digeetione.
which keep
after
and on tin.
there
The
must be am-
Howro Pnppqnr
rxr ltlnnenwrrx
wHIcHGOr-nIs Cpmprurpn
Take new, unbaked, ra\r tiles
never been in the fire.
rf
furnace to carcinate
with
humidity
receive
wlth
the tineture
carefurly,
at least
Quicksilver'is
manner:
dry things,
if
3 parts.
with
they will
dry.
"Minifarben',
never be able to
Therefore,
made of nonan @u
rn that
the water
eement
perfection.
, arum de roehe,
you dissolve
through
your quick-
these things
rn the same
they
tirl
(ori
commonsalt
3 lbs.
Now divide
pulverize
all
mix it
with
I part
alembicum on it
wlth
Add a recipient
the first
a mild
12 hours.
After
fire
for
thatrlet
as white
as snow.
It
The
to every spoutr
a dish with
cold water.
well
Give
for
another 12
hours,
put an
a glass;
into
will
wirl
have within
rise
tightly
into
the herm
itself
for
another
be
closed in a glass.
as with
the previous.
the third
well
you will
With that
of tincture.
Porrder that
finely
on to it.
3 or 4 times,
well,
quicksilver
Put it
as before.
the reci-
Repeat this
PreEerve thie
together.
is
it
to the medicine
in it,
prepared
of the gold.
- 35-
for
in this
work
but every-
drawn off
your quicksilver
to the
on the fur-
be eublimated
is better
thing
it
from it.
of the
stoppered.
Now sublimate
till
part
water
and
l{hen your
wry, it
Cnrpren
XXIX
()urAlr Trncrunrs
Howro Dnnw
Art
tinctures,
My child
eel with
old,
clear
can overcome.
everything
Then black
then in distilled
Remove it
or comnon water,
and let
it
on'the
boil
and let
it
Then put it
on it.
ilear
sa l t
the crystallized
sart
hour.
it
forms on topr
until
everything
sart
in an earthenware
helm.
rf
there
a skin
yrarm.
that,
it
well
for
lt
and a
and let
it
again in
a quarter
of an
it
is quite
the
or in the celeart,
Repeat thie
salt.
Dry
in an earth-
diesolve
Boil
into
skin
as before.
has turned
2 hours.
what is
or in the air
forms as before.
you for
is
pour off
forms on it
After
pan till
for
Removethat,
Again boil
let
boil
fore
it
a cool cellar
ind put it
a skin
I tell
and let
Then dissorve
till
ts still
as previously.
tilI
they burn.
water.
again till
it
drop.
stitr
melting.
clear,
lar
it
and you
can be distilled
sh o o t (cr ystallize) .
will
again tirl
skin
is
into
upper part
that
feces wilr
is a great
glazed ves-
a large well
3 hours so that
drawn out in
urine.
those for
are all
and distill
carcinate
as werl as red,
secret.
on it,
white
boir
it
work as be-
dry,
the distilred
urine,
sbme uncleanlLness
distirl
of the oil
it
through the
or aome yel-
low fattiness,
tilr
it
with
i s ve ry cl e a n .
cask with
lation
ekim it
Distill
there
ashes for
it
an alembic;
without
feces.
is relieved
of its
feces
it
left
this
that
ie dissolved
is again urine
it
first
IttERcuRrus. with
this
and of arl
thus prepared,
tains
its
rectify
water,
2 lbs;
rm-
brings
(origin).
of being
Then
cor-
That is to say,
things
that
as if
it
wdy, my child,
treasurer
This water
l0 or L2 timesr
r-
Sulphur or aunipignentr
or attament,
vinegar
till
the matter
is
tinctures
For example:
Ogerr oE anything
ealt
and
i t.
rn thls
this
but
etrength
vinegar
water that
state
tartar.
till
pure
into
as before,
6 measuresi of distilled
pora to their
on hot
and t lb calcinated
and put it
werl,
diesorve
moniac t lb;
distil-
into
your salt
Then it
Repeat this
feces;
salt
stopper
3 or 4 days, till
become so subtle
spout.
without
dried
or a small apoon
water,
it
tirl
pour it
a emarl feather
Rub it
like
quite
a Eoap.
with
Take
else out
finely
with
Then put it
into
a dish with
a cork,
it
it
occasionalry
werlr
much urine
stopper
before,
and when it
atl
it
well
or white,
for
luted
and your
above and
as
as distilled
vine-
as
and to the
put it
the pure,
urine
thereon;
the vinegar
ds beforet
poured together
a recipient
according
Stir
whatever
ashes or sand.
off
pour it
stoppered.
is extracted.
fire,
as well
again,
tincture
and by itself.
is colored
and
it
and preserve
other,
your vinegar
that
werr,
it
ES before t Bo that
poured off
Eart
t{eanwhile,
colored,
it
are well
stopper
give a gentle
First
warm.
Othenrise,
to mix it
becomes moderately
the glass,
urLne lnto
again put it
eo that
ehake it
will
into
an alembic,
distill
stay
in
the humidity
used to prepare
from which it
put a
it.
This is
In
files,
oendignie,
a e e u atum , cinnabar ,
briefly,
from all
of the urine
( c al x )
llm e
mineral
you wish.
strong,
matters
and extraet
rn these extracted
with
with
the tincturesr
tlnctures
cement therewith,
Agua fort
which is an excelrent
it,
as red as blood,
cements and
art.
glistening
like
a ruby,
thing,
which
all.
(Txp susLrmnrroN
or l,leRcunv
ro rxe Hxrrp)
Aqua fortr
of each I lb;
nicum I lb;
them werl
when it
togetherr
Now take
w h i t e vi tri o l ,
cadmia,
a rse n i c,
de rocherprepared
reported
(.)
5 parts.
at
After
that,
eublimated
'Kraucken",
rectify
fine,
off
in
balneo,
congealed.
o r c h a lk
Then take
each 2t lbs;
well
of
e g g s ),
mixed,
saltpetre
and divide
alum
4 lbs.
this
r lb of the dissolved
and let
it.
bottom,
(lime
arseand mix
before
the
egg s h e lls
conmon ealt,
these very
with
these things
find your
and "Eierkalk,',
each I rbi
mix it
End distirr
the mineral.
der into
powder alr
5 rbs.
is rectified,
Powder all
calamine)
sartpetre
(a erocklTas
(or:
made of cadnia
- 40-
eublimate,
when it
5 parts.
it
is
find
sublinated
por.rij,
aB wag
your
with
arl
gold
take
or silver
Cement it
7 timesr
gold or eilver,
prepared
work is
Beat it
to be.
gamate it
with
etone with
disti[ed
it. is well
as previously
very
fine
limated
and 2 parts
P
your matter
into
of ,@.
2 crueibles
a small
piece of wood.
stick
in the crucible,
and let
dry,
of wood.
thickness
a gentle
Then cloge
the eilver
the fire
tilf
into
ig well
way.the
it
Lime (or:
upon each
of wood
lfhen it
is
wateriness
can
dry.
the crucible
find
and insert
hunidtty
Let it
of sub-
the plece
dry well.
into
all
ftrrrly
It
ie glowing
one hour.
a subtle
till
In that
has
mi.xed, put
the lute
cqunon salt
when it
of lute.
till
on a
ij
Now lnerease
but not above.
fire
it
amaLgamate with
Now put it
it.
ltix
2 f,ingersr
and amal-
small,
hole
with
to what your
Ln a etone mortar,
which lock
other
and first.gl.ve
it
in which clean,
Mix this
Take your
above.
or file
The
cqnes beautifur
aecording
a stone peetle
amalganated.-
it
of gricksilver.
vinegar
on with
until.
6s is lndicated
a good portl.on
been dissolvedi
thin
or that
but carefully,
stand for
that
chalk)
After
a half
below,
that,
Bo
hour
the sllver
has been
and a very
fine
p o w d e r (n u n g re i fl i ch "
o r impalpable) .
("Weinstein")
and sal
ammoniac, harf
gether
into
tilled
wine vinegar
an alembic,
it,
putrefaction
it
for
After
First,
of the guicksilver.
into
will
, and wirl
This quicksirver
of the am-
the vinegar
or
"f
to prevent
and put it
tightty
in sand to distill.
dis-
Add one
tightry
the etrength
time,
of white,
etrong.
this
as otherrlise
above.
eirver,
and inunediately
from entering
air
a pound of each.
that
rise
iE very powerful
aB you wtl.l
after-
Ln our
hear later.
Cnnpren
XXXI
II
Now X will
his work.
My child
The firet
is cementation;
digestionl
the Red it
tNhite.
wqaan.
all
exeept for
In additlon,
the nature
are 7 orders
to
the seventh,
the fifth,
coagu-
("figieren")
fixati,on
in our
putrefaction;
to perform before
the eixth,
there
and complete
the fixing;
in the fl.re
nore flre
the
because
than for
the
Ln the fLxation
(or:
resemb-
like
the nature
of a
and hotter
than
th e Wh ite,
so long
gold,
sembling
during
it
it
by which
l{y child
menting,
till
solution
it
coarse,
earthy,
the medicine
know that
cold
will
becomes subtle,
again
and in
and digestion.
when it
it,
less
in
yet
fire,
the
subtleness.
it,
since
For
if
that
it
corpus,
ea r thy) .
Y es,
different
That
anything
from
is
Remove your
equal
parts.
silver
calx
third
3 parts
of
your
on it,
its
to
such ie
lt
medicine
here
weighs.
and I part
dew, gathered
in
you neverthe-
would
on account
before
it
tt
ig
they
the
best
not
(or:
s ilv e r,
wo ul d
it
to
the
fourth
it
you to prepare)
the morning
in
element.
the white
as onethat
Mix well.
a fine
into
as much of
calx.
and
subtleness.
and divide
silver
on an
stay
not
and coarse
great
take
atonei
with
not
were applied;
foreign
are
the medicine
digestion
is
its
nevertheless
earthly
on the
of
one could
Lt does not
too
evaporate
becomes perfect.
the medicine
teach
not
element
because of
on a clean
I will
make projection
the medicine,
because
from
putrefaction
fourth
eubtility
now add to
Rub it
(which
it
although
you p u t
medicine
of medicine
of
each other
why we will
bottom
but
putrefaction
of
it
it,
ce-
with
be with
because
even if
yet
re -
becomes dry,
again
Artd if
the
and dty;
in
comes out
novr a medieLne,
and on account
hot
subtle.
add a corpua
is
through
ny child
so because the
projection,
although
produce
too
through
is
not
imperfect
not
all
must also
one did
corpus;
is
flow
This
make a perfect
for,
it
it
one cannot
with
because
into
Further,
Therefore,
stone,
become moist;
digestion
congealed
perfect.
it
wise
the
e o lo r
is
that
and moist
and fixed.
is
a b e a u t if u l
one recognizes
must also
changes from
c h a n g e s in t o
cloth.
is,
Now
Distirl
it
over a gentre
in a glass
silver
dish
vessel
vessel
mouth.
on top of it
a quiver,
joints
ti g h tl y
with
w i th
Lutunfingersr
cross,
three
thick.
which is
After
rute
width
is dry,
be joined
into
sou1.
* see plate
page f3)
medicines
and spirits
tioned
however,
masterg call
ter
like,
after
There are'
how varied
sart
I{ hen it
fire
the fire
put a
it
welt with
arr
around z
to start
for
lute
is fur r ,
in tripode
on the
with
with,
its
for
3 more daysr ds if
in a reasonable way.
to the earth
Then
muEt be fixed
all
imperfect
corpus has a
in the aforemen-
The firet
or not varied
rike
the
digestion.
or sand,
bodies
All
with
its
hole to
set it
a gentre
it
increase
a round
is to have a Little
eapienti.ae.
in the furnace.
filled
rfhen it
that,
rute,
an earthenware
days.
firm
in-
l u to
Aftenrvards
Now dry
with
through it
or the
Thereupon put it
round'about
it,
soap or butter.
may porvder.
No. r9-*
filr
it
Iike
be such that
calx,
so that
fire;
which aome
conjoining.
no matAnd
know that
during
to the length
above for
The other
manner of fixation
taught before,
or bring
(to putrefy).
with
lfherefore
when
that
are
as has been
of the fLre,
of
rules.
things
putrefaction,
of tirne during
been put in
to what is in
humid.
is not one
the fixation.
length
according
before;
ported
fixation
also the
must be in accordance
fection,
although
of the works,
down in writinge.
pennies,
corrnon salt,
(Weispfennlge),
your silver
porrder your
eLlver
wards to mix it
ag mentioned
and congealing.
it
very
fine
as thin
to calcinate
till
with
laml.nate it
and eet it
Lness by dissolving
cinate
eilver
ln an iron
salt
is;.with
earth-
from,the
mortar,
with
salt.
ln order
Then
after-
before.
with
the sllver
salt
wLth
and vinegari
r ES before,
and afterrrards
and
with
good distilled
clear.
is prepared
for
has dried
in a stoppered glaee,
it
ie in everythlng
the
also calcinated
verized
as before.
on the furnace,
rt
must likewise
and pul-
though it
Lnto fixation
than silver.
like
Neither
since gold ls
silver,
fixed
TnpFrnsrOursrron
My child
sible?
would like
yes,
f reply
to renrain without
four' eleniente,
and full
and illnesses
From this
of the four
elements
shich
sentia.
ie eternal
there
it
is
through
ealled
it
the Art,
or into
lng,
and restore
perfection,
in all
evident
is
corruptiblei
feces
made
which harmful
which they
thlngs
includ-
things
of natures,
also
that
lt
in
contain
glho-
to death.
into
thel.r
first
feces
the elements
is therefore
ln nature,
the poisonoua
Owing to this,
and that
perfect,
have become
feces.
have occurred
elements,
indeed pos-
things
things,
of harmful
imperfect,
is
and LmperLshable,
all
part
The othir
ever could
forever;
ing death.
ln,
the Art
defieienciee
eomp'oaita, corrupted
many sicknesses
for
to ask me tf
the above-cited
is eertain
ind possible
bebe
reasons,
to use
this
Art
in the work.
Txe SecoHn
Oupsrrot
out of what is
eontained?
Answer:
mountains,
trees,
b e r s , b i rd s,
bloodr
this
Art
rn all
farl0w
fi sh ,
thingE,
oE in what ie this
in water,
things
that
Art
a n i mals,
extractedr
Secret cham-
hair ,
have originated
nails,
in the four
e l e m e n ts.
TueTxrnnQursrroru
How many kinds
first
i s ca l l e d
L a p i s minenalie,
minerals
Degetabi.Li.a, that
purled
out of alr
t h e e a r th ,
e e r a t e me ta rs.
is,
or arr metars.
is,
that
rt
T h e th i rd
the vegetable
stone can be
that
sprout
tr ees,
is called
and to zln-
animalie,
animale,
Bewers, stables,
bones, nails
an d se rve s A l e h yn i a.
The four th
a stone.
ft
matters
is called
out of
wine, honey,
like,
The
things.
Many.
su ch a s p l a n ts,
greening
and all
that
Answer:
birds,
and the
eompoeitus
and through
the Art
aLL
leprous metals.
My child
haps there
two other
whether per-
nothing;
for,
for
the l{hlte.
asking anyone.
One Ls for
to incur
saysc
expenses in thle
termediary
the Red,
in man without
a medLator)
Art;
oB O
and
does
the spLrit,
whLch is
as
an Ln-
that
it
elements;
compares itself
and nature
with
and thie
tiing
is prepared as it
the soul falls
should
into
epread everywhere
it
has a spirit.
it
through
cannot separate
the eplrit
with
Roman vLtriol
Wtrite.
called
for
My child
is subtle
of God.
the body,
for
has within
Thus the
white
is
spirit
ls kept
members.
or red.
It
increases'
Ls the same
Mi n e n e n r th a t
there
has given
it-
and spiritual),
from it.
grows with
it
(eince it
by order
ie so noble
for
the
Ctohes are
Of these two
white
and red,
CnnprrnXL
these'
mo6t usefulr
slow-
est,
and ahortest
to use?
Reply:
r say that
first
rt
consists
eince
mortal
it
dissolve
in it.
and murtiplies
arl
This
the spirits
colors
do not fly
the Minerar
stone
without
labor
and danger.
go that
(,,sorglichste,,),
One lets
rt
the Minerar
with
away.
us free.
rt
special
understanding,
a rot
of time.
is very useful.
there
is no greater
aecretr
and it
ever discovered
in nature
to extract
forme anythingr
is
later
T he th i rd
greening
stonei
I will
stone;
and it
trans_
prove.
sto n e i e called
Lapie uegetabilie.
That is the
and it
in the rectification
infinite
things,
chemiets,
if
it
otherE,
elicir,
is prepared with
All
it
preparation.
(caugtic)
corrodent
however, that
stone,
The gold,
vegetabre
for
corrosives,
corrosives.
of all
of this
this
art
one, and it
and its
other
is the greatest
waters or
on account of the
ig not deficient,
if
it
is fixed
("figiertn)
with
the archenriet.
deficient,
such gold
stone.
i s me d i ci n a l
This stone is
if
it
will
it
thie
if
transform
it
goal of his
T h e fo u rth
gold
into
silver;
in-
great
trouble
eels to prevent
quality
in the vegetable
a stone of great
danger,
and it
becomes the
in good health
it
life.
spirits
and it
poyrer,
and bodies.
rt
rn its
ls com -
operation
the epirJ.ts
and difficultr
it
gold.
into
degr ee.
is made of silver
t o t h e l a st
care,
wirl
because this
in the lrtineral
tedious
of power that,
turn
find
in any otherr
greatest
nor
so fulI
You wLll
by
(the silver)
neither
intelligence
ie medicl.nal
eince no corrosive
vegetable
lt
rt
from flylng
away.
is a great
The work ls
secret
of nature
is accomprtshed rrith
great
and
rabor,
to alchemy.
opena (works)
in nature
An8wer:
'r report
in the Art.
etone,
there
that
there
are Btill
or red.
stone,
nor
stone.
For this
to get advan-
many kinds
of works.
TxeFrnsrHonr
-E }(
(.,rY
D.
and
They boil
at the bottom.
Aqua fort.
let
it
geal
it
into
vork
so often
the oil
with
into
of
that
this
A bit
it
Aqua vitae
7 times,
with
it
turns
on it
it
till
like
which transforms
all
of oil.
hot,
one is
with
in a luke-
again.
into
and
and prepared
netalE
it
the other.
they put
sublimate
dietilled
lt
work,
They rnix
thatl
fixed
a powder.
and digsolve
no longer
After
it
boil
Aqua vitae
into
they con-
oil.
to 1 part
until
that,
then
depending on their
of sugar,
better
glass,
in an
on a marble.
the feces,
purpose.
once more.
vivus
the sublimate
again with
After
Lt stands like
ij
a srnall fixation
them together
stones.
it
till
little
? parts
taking
till
they dissolve
sublimated
mix it
that
crystallize
ing this
it
After
them on fire
'
is a perfect
true
an oil.
elixir
and D
C x^pren
XL III
Txe SeconnWonx
There are aoloe who make a cinnabar
has been well
washed vith
salt
from quickailver
and vinegdrr
thereafter
that
sublimated
and reetified
in boiling
a crystal:
Of this
quicksilver
and I part
Lnto a pot;
boiled
tbey calcinate
(salt
and dissolve
1 part
for
imbibed it
3 parts
everything
dissolved
it
remained
ashes, rising
gether
into
it
and falling,
for
glass;
till
they
the 7 parts
("figieren"),
that
till
Then they
purpo6e,
.they kept it
everything
on a
3 times,
at the botton.
prepared
a fixation
at the bottom,
to be fixed
fixed
together
in aqua vitae
inunediately
kept
it
(drench)
of aqua salis
of vermilion.
Ln aqua eali.e
it
of aqua sa1is,
emall fire
until
of
Aftemards
that
like
2 parts
taking
prepared for
with
elarified
of eulphur,
on fire
of cinnabar
iDd of sulphur,
the vermilion
water),
7 parts
waterr
and put
in warm
stayed fixed
to-
elixir.
Tre TurnnHonr
others
it
eublirnated
with
took living
fresh
7 times
matter.
aqua vitae,
till
it
off
gold
in rectified
powder,
to a subtle
put it
back into
and drew it
off
the glass
the water
pot together
Each time,
and
each time
with
from
Pure heat,
was dry.
powder.
and vinegalt
they diesolved
a glass
ealt
on a stone,
on it,
, washed with
fn addition,
A
through
subtil
the helm
They repeated
of mer-
be soaked into
the above-mentioned
moisture
with
the alembic,
the
because it
is
no good.
when alr
the water
the feces.
Iimates
Let it
up but stays
sublimate
together
dissolved
moisture
in
with
balneo,
pure
longer
true
That
in
they
diesolved
again.
but
better
fire,
and after-
till
no longer
it
put
Then they
cellar,
again
In that
thick
like
and tincturing
it
again
they
till
it
this
dLssolved
than
it
till
no
iE a
gold,
true
that
into
as before,
Then it
lnto
colored
aften
honey.
the
dissolve
to
on warm ashes
They repeated
stayed
sub-
a cold
the
congealed
pntrating
elixirr
is
or
finor
coagulated
which
from
or
water.
and then
an alembic.
again,
fixed
, congealed it
on a gentle
to sublimate
fire.
wards on stronger
with
which
comes
the mines.
Cxrpren
XLV
Sone took
living
, and washed it
gar tiII
L t w a s cl e a r
4 partsi
aes ustur
Through that
tle
fire,
time wlth
a g u a v i ta e
mirror.
and crocus
then with
fresh
7 parts
After
this'
a n d . a n ti mo n i u m minenalie,
together.
parts;
They dried
-54-
first
with
aenie ueti,
rectified
e?oeua marti s ,
lit-
7 tinresr each
the vitriol
Roman vitriole,
of mercury,
as rnuch vitriol
and vine-
salt
took
strongerr
matter.
Then they
martisP
they eublimated
with
it
the
powdered, and
well
rectified
powdered very
together
it
aqua vitae,
They stirred
well
it
rising
well
After
first
with
firer
Bo that
a little
fire,
all
its
and put it
10 days.
get incorporated
the better
two handsl
together
lutlng
3 or 4 times with
might all
rn a glass,
fine.
and fina'lly
for
coLored epirits
Everythe
the matter.
and distilled
12 hours with
a strong
the
aqua vitae.
They repeated
uPon fresh
matter,
took I lb of this
dissolve.
I
sublimated
one part
tilI
water
water
together
a gentle
into
fire.
of gold
this,
well
and poured it
ancl
mixed.
they took
of gold water
an alembic,
a dish with
After
into
Then they
and set it
with
in it
the water
in it
a water of gold.
upon it,
and dissolved
and dissolv"ia
water
work often,
lb of that
ture
this
A helm
the mois-
of mercurial
They put it
gealed it
again as before,
with
fire.
work till
both waters
they put it
pure- water.
ashes.
longer
were united
in a mqaaa or potcder,
a huml,d cellarr
into
little
or in dungr oE'in
balneo,
in freeh ail,
till
an oil,
aII
Then
or in
was Clissotvecl'
ancl congealing
con-,
eo often
till
fixeGl; transparent,
it
no
red
as blood,
and eternally.fixed.
which tinctures
into
m e t a l s a n d th e i r
Then it
true
wae a perfect
elixir
all
leprous
( ,' M a1zey,' ) .
d i se a se s
Cxnprpn
XLVI
trr Rrnr*nr O
Some have calcinat"d
with
they
sart
sublirnated
it
as crear
througtt
to a Eubtle
and vinegar
nn
nor.tt
as a mirror.
Afterwards
@t
together;
weight.
Bel,
also
They aublfunated
cinnabar,
7 times
matter.
and Q
of all
the matter
daily
After.wardg
they distilled
creased gradually,
to well
with
and finally
the othere
rlith
together,
well
with
a strong
.They did
ana,
two hands'
wi.th a gentle
antimonium,
etirrfng
through
ves-
aes ustum,
Th:y poured on it
and pbt it
aqua vitae
was no
in our eublirnating
ie hematite,
por*der of it.
of rectified
of wtrich there
Then they.took
3 days,
this
fresh
crocus martis
Roman vitriol
width
this
fire
they infor
12 hours,
3 times,
each time
freEh matter.
Then they
took
finely
I Lb of this
ae they
water
couLd;
and in it
Then they
They put it
tn a glaes with
dieeolved
took
3 lbs
as
of
wi,tn
iij
aqua
.l
a helm on, and set it in
the moisture
with
a gentle
firer
dnd
congealed it.
Afterwards,
dering).
into
rubbing
(mixing it)
it
everything
it
stoppered glass
gealed it
on ashes.
it
15 hours;
continually
or ferment,
at the botton
no longer.hardened
in a l l
feces of earth
They repeated
stant
its
and, while
in a werl
which is better
vessel;
etayed together
limate
tirl
with
they dissolved
on a marble;
prr
a sublimation
after,
subtre
the powder.
and put it
gealing
iij
titl
they ground it
fixed.
after
the balneum
that
dissolving
thie
There-
they'conand con-
erixir
which tinges
te sts.
Cxapren
XLVII
TxESrxrn l{onx
fn that
the epirite,
Others sublimated
with
the epirite,
the diesolved
Then all
was egually
and diseolved
the spLrits.
the eorpo?d; and
an
elixir
Cxapren
XLVII I
Finally,
it
with
some took
( "running" )
flowlng
till
lt
waa aa clear
, and washed
it
aB a mirror.
on a sm all fir e ,
while
retaining
of this
of each I lbi
thtng
together
limation
white
spirits
and sublimated
even ae white
fire.
ae silver.
without
people well
to deceive
othera
spirite.
the
of wnftf
any other
imbibed with'the
into
spirits,
diseolved
f*U{bea
ys,
in vinegar,
eggshells;
a corpus as white
Thus they
the
addition,
ag,silver.
(whitenings)
by that.
sub-
on a amalI
white
flrst
it
Lapi,a ealamiaanie,
ouo?um ,
, 3.Ibe.
on a etronger
ealt
on..a gtone,
7 times,
washed 6
and subsequentLyr
Lt became powdered.
BB dry until
a ru m th e y to o k 3.Ibs
ealt,
fl.re
spiritse
its
full
wlth
the
?s f have instructed
you wlth
i 2 lbs
.|D
eggshell-chalk
, Lapie ealaminanis
as everything
elee toget!rer,
took just
4 lbs
crrldt I lb;
th'at ie,
4 tlmeg,
Of that
they
16 lbs.
ae nuch ealtpetre
4 waters
i.nto a glass.
Then they took aLl the eapita
16 lbsr
turned
their
dietillating
burnt
from it,
unite
the spirits.
vessel.
and kept
s e t a h e l m o o 'l t,
later
wlth
4 tlmes,
a,atrong
After
it
15 days in balneo,
thi*r:they
a n d n ade aqua.for t,
heat1., for
Bo as to bring
the water
in order
to
24 houre,
the gtrength
into
with' Iittle
Thsy repeated
of the earth
into
fir e
this
and
work
the water.
This is
the white
cupel-silver
customary).
elixir.
dissorved
(or:
as is usual
water,
ln lt,
water ttll
in it
limated
it,
the water,
and
with
Iittle
fire
, subrimated
I
to a powder, and sub-
first
it
as much
and filred
to serve
and afterwards
with
etronger
fire.
sublimation
5 or G times,
mixing
its
Finatly
in a sealed glass.
and preserved
sublinate
it
feces.
and reverberated
thenr for
red;
would turn
into
glass.
After
this,
they
a stone with
jug),
distilled
it
if
(just
it
4 days, shaking it
At last
they let
into
put it
and reverberated
furnace.
before,
a glass
boiling
jar
on
(or
wine vine-
hands.
those again
off
for
and diesolved
together
them in vinegar.
above, dried
vinegar
lfhey repeated
in the vLnegar.
and eet it
the feces,
the vinegar
into
of distilled
a fresh,
tate;
it
vinegar,
They set it
enough), that
gar on it.
all
let
for
a reverberation
each time
this
as
till
dls-
tilled
the vinegar
in the balneum.
to reverberate
pounded it
dissolved
it
the carcination
24 hours,
like
very
After
finely;
this,
rectified
the matter,
and set it
with
fire,
fire,
together
a glass
for
that
4 times,
eohobating it
this
handsr width.
with
with
on
each tirne
of the earth.
And
it
finely
the
fire
ashes, 6t first
little
above
and it
and
24 hourE.
the feces,
stone or elixir;
or jar
with
the-
on a stone
3 hands' width
first
with
tion-glass,
it
preserving
out a means.
eubrimation,
while
on it,
to distill,
and rubbed it
aqua vitae
stronger
white
like
, in
one.
poured well
as above.
.they powdered it
and later
into
and
distiltation
evaporated
the last
a fixation-glass.
L a p i , e ea l a mi n a ? e l ,
wine vinegar,
After
wax.
spirits;
dietiued
above.
into
after
and melting
as Bnon.
on a stone with
as indicated
of the vinegar,
a crystal
for
it
hermetice
a gentle
-60-
fire,
into
a fixa-
stood above it
and put it
till
U
?
into
everything
by I
a dish
was
opened in water,
the flre,
for
by the fixatLon-glass
at firet
it
no longer
consietency
when streaks
but aftemards
their
of a thick
oil.
tfhen that
all
imperfect
was cold,
elixir,
tinging
bodies into
true
it
fire
in the
was thick-
and translating
, better
than
(turn)
like
this
elixir
the eecret
furnace,
hermetice
so strong
this
heat it
into
t he p h i l o so p h e rrs
the philos-
into
that
into
give
tnipue;
40 days, when it
stone, clear
and its
carl
eearedr or
will
as cr ystal,
congeal
eo that
tenfold
In
one
in nobility
and, pnojeetion.
CHapren
XLIX
Txe Eronrxl{onr
All
dealing
jovis
the
with
effect
drawn from
details
in
all
, since
in all
{
used
this
work
of
philosophers
must be ueed in
agree
that
the
ealees
worke aE mu
accomplishes
in
riut of O
CxnprrnI
Txp llrnrs lfonr 0p rxe
Quinta
Others
took
silver
E s e e n t ia
calx,
Lunae
made with
- 51-
beaten
down vith
thereof
eolulon water,
and dried.
living
into
of tartar)
vinegar,
chalk,
and clear,
6 q u a rts,
tartar
srate with
jar
vinegar.
e a l e e e r unae
iii;
with
it
with
2l days,
ite
for
into
of distilled
the vinegar
24 days to putrefy
with
the
in a
to
power, for
in the Art,
it
certain
that
thie
can actually
ag wirl
it
And this
quicksilver,
they preserved
of the eilver
the
quicksilver.
is
to revear
the greatest
be taught
it
set
Aftenrarde,
is not permitted
reasons.
I
wondemorkg,
off.
virtue
for
the vinegar
rater
earth
a painter
that
well.
on a marble
as othemiee
would werl
jar
eir ver
the matter
gecret
all
the natter
(calx
tartarum
After
rt
ealeini
so finely
a brueh.
of 12 guarts,
it
vinegarr
way.
hands so that
mix it
they poured
{$
They quickly
vinegar.
vinegar,
transparent
, in the following
distiried
that
the digtirled
could paint
large
rnto
titl
the nature
on.
After
they had
of heaven
the tartar
and the
and the sal
water,
poured it
into
the
Jar,
and kept
3or
4 ti,mes.
it
in
a hot
Tartar
balneum,
and *F
or eo?pue of
lt
J a r , drew it
off
dissolved
pe" alenbieum,
each by itself,
powdered it
a strong
ttrrn
heat,
glass,
jar,
it
it
for
furnace,
fairry
for
arl
verberated
things
them.
on it,
8 days,
stirring
the vinegar
one eide.
sl.deways off
After
fore.
Afterwarda
tilled
vinegar
mixed it
on it
one kept
it
would
into
a stone
well,
and set
hot.
down, poured
off,
the jar
24 hoursr
ealt
EB nentioned
the Jar,
They preserved
it
for
like
be-
lrcured dis-
glistening
to
they found at
rf
back into
and eet it
red and
they put it
for
boiling
fot
over a
ultimatery
furnace
like
iron,
put it
whLte silver-salt.
the reverberation
melting
glass.
let
it
to calcinate
!{hen it
dried
are by nature
has left
3 days,
than before.
forging
vinegar
After
water,
and the
hot - only
into
poured distilled
and keeping
clear
day
purposes as before,
other
and set it
glass,
into
every
of the silver,
finely,
3 days in a reverberation
no morer Bo that
both into
stirued
likewise
or
at the bottom,
fore;
shaken
in
they
ice and
need it.
Now they took all
salt,
alive of
eeared it,
one no longer
and set it
within
tLme the q
this
a grass,
into
tirr
one could
to boil
6 parts
all
and he'wilr
see nothing
with
thirst
in all
glass,
aqua vitae
first
with
wae dissolved
into
clear
rise
streaks;
with
will
be fixed
When that
with
ie cold,
honey, clear
your fire,
water.
and the
it
will
And this
living
Afterrards
into
on it,
a fixation-
and put it
fife,
into
gecret
furnace
as silver
like
everything
be somewhat thicker,
cryetal.
of the philosophers
of the philosophers.
a dish
It
like
oil
is a perfect
into
water,
transparent
Put lt
dry furnace
little
the bodies,
put it
aehes to boil,
own ealt,
eternity.
finely,
epirits
its
spirit.
thing
They retrreated
its
no more feel
wirh
They put
more of it.
or ealt,
ae and mixed it
in ashesr 6s before.
of
with
Now they broke the glass and powdered the mass finely.
this
it
D,
of
for 24 hours,
mass.
till
of
r oE i.n tri,pode.
Give it
without
elixir.
into
for
the
That is the
moderate heatr
burning
or
Bo that
the duration
of
philosopher's
perfect
stone within
metals
and well
will
washed p
into
work that
this
eign matters
is too much.
it
is
true,
the
and nobler
Rainundua Lutlius
be congealed into
speaks of
to which no for-
what
Godt
CHqprenLI
Understand that
from
from
agree that
boiled
is
is
gold
in its
heat
would be perfect
things
gold.
he may give
If
innermost
turned
for
us to fulfill
them.
all
thie
for
outside,
purpose open
God, who has
and to acquire
the stone,
it
in such
for
which
aleo for
t h e " e a l va ti o n "
pray God
the things
we work,
for
provided
our desires,
to recognize
for
funpurity
us the intelligence
its
a diminution
without
eun.
but impure.
and its
unanirnously
the
innermost,
of
old Bhilosophers
all
at bottom fine
enough by the
fine
for
, and
and
(actually:
LI I
Cxapren
THE IENTH lloRK - equa philosopltonun
Sometook I lb of
of
- 65-
prepared
in everything
aqua fort
I part,
saltpetre
From this
on its
thsnselves.
Further,
as much as arl
they burnt
the
pouring
it
of
parts
other
3 times,
the
artd by dissolving
and eubl.inatlng
oreaged it
in its
aqua vl.tae;
ealt
drawn off
through
of
it
oiI,
ttll
white
;thts
After
and glistenLng
ltke
it
in all
wtIl
eternity,
power, that
is,
thiy
it
ln recti-
the
they again
fresh
snow.
the
Danthin
Bays:
beeone etrong,
for
it
will
GLve lt
Bo that
to drlnk
henceforth
ione")
(or:
is no:Ionger
its
be unable to rob it
After
Afterwards
one will
and in-
no longer
rubbed Lt on a etone,
aweat, and tt
subtle
the sirversalt
what th phtlosopher
or tl.ncture,
They dLssolved
took
Thus
wae dl.seolved;
they
water.
and dLssolved
They did
100 tl-mes.
the'baln"rr*.
agua vitae
llke
till
fresh
they made it
ae.
Ln a white spirit
".
rn this
4 or 5 tirntss.
They subtimated
subrimation
an
welgh together.
it
Yt-',
this
work;
fecesr
in the ninth
ltke
of its
sueat,
'the Lnsurmount-
U"t q".
ess.
oil
and salt
Lnto
, they
?
sealed
it
finely;
they put it
Lnto a fixation-
First
water.
rise,
glassr
silver
streaklets,
they increased
starts
beconing coarse.and
into
fixed.
And that
begins
veins
this
regulating
rise
of the vessel
And it
like
into
titr
into
the furnace
of
thiE
a glaes
to calcinate
elixir
(or:
into
ampulla,
the philoeophere
spirits;
the
at the bottom
the
Q
all
ae crystal.
arr
""u
teeta,
the ores).
,If
then
Btone,
ttipoder
that
lep-
better
the philoeopherrs
closed
ot in
-6 7 -
white
They eontinued
oir,
withstanding
is what Hermes
penetrating
sLlver,
your mat-
for
griEtening
elixir,
and
your fire.
And they
a bright,
real
thicken,
of the fire
waa a perfect
rous metals
to
increase
and d.escend.
rises
the uppermost
rt
the uppermogt,
with
considerabry,
most turne
ashes.
their.fire
They
thicker,
ter
6s if
upon Lt.
in a dish with
t{ithin
like
on.a furnace,
firer
they put
for
that
into
ip the fur-
in such
heat that
the jar
with
in this
heat for
into
their
hand without
burning
They let
a hard crystalline
p ro j e c tion,
t i m e s i n th e fi rst
and it
stone.
between
it
stand
had congealed
grew r00
And it
s tone.
f i c i e n t l y.
CHnprEn
LI l I
Txr ErrvenrHUonr
Othere took
mentioned
just
with
that,
they sublimated
its
thereafter
of
.
.O
I
of the Mineral Stone:
enly color.
solved
in ite
philosopherrs
this
of a heav-
own salt,
it
and dis-
Ln every nay as r
it
made their
elixir
brought
the
into
their
and prepared
of
ds in the previous
become fertile
will
And after
e
have taught
they dissolved
own spiritr
the
related.
as before;
, and dissolved
After
and D
fn
in many ways,
it
into
very
high power.
LIV
Cxnprrn
Tre TwelrrxHonr
There were othere
solved the chalk
thing
who calcinated
Ln balneo in distilled
was dissolved
into
pure water.
- 58-
and O
vinegar,
r and dlstill
every-
gar off
by distillation
tilr
tot
5 or 5 days.
During this
trorn @
nothing
pot with
sprouted;
till
fact
the cellar.
nothing
dripped.
it
very finely.
ai before,
fore.
tirt
ind
tilr
it
a fixed
ff
40 days,
and reguraied
into
foreign
comes into
or
elixir
a gr ass ampulla,
the fire
as be-
uncreantiness.
only
that
pounded
a fixation-grass.
on it,
and
above,
elixir,
which
, accordins
to
into
the philosopher's
set it
in tnipode for
changed into
it,
a rittte
Agua vitae
calid
with-
above.
the phirosopherrs
tlll
in distilled
into
+'.
s t o n e , th e y p u t.i t
it
oil
, )( and A
0
what had been t-lre fernent.
tnansferned
cooled
to crystarlize
of rectified
a moderate firer
stood rike
and
from their
with
proceeded with
a glass
into
as soon as it
the vinegar
in the cerlar
them to a subtle
They
They dissolved
Thus the O
were oil;
purverize
vinegar,
as welr aa from D
remained so to speak as if
down, it
a very cool
tine
a helm, set it
a moderate fire
into
a grass potr
into
Now they
gtone.
Bay6 that
noits
Lmpurity
and urges lt
a bit
so that
it
stays in
, that
is
between the S
the .5rr.
p h i l o s o p h e r's
Art
fonned.
medium is
anything
accomplish
work weII,
the Art
us for
but if
wtth
, and it
Doomsday;
their
, throw l-t on I
the quantity
of thiE
prepared from O
the stone
medium, all
for
Neither
this
taught
even if
fixed,
they don't
to practice,
mrst be joined,
neither
is per-
ie impoesible
medium all
in the metal s .
at projection,
nothing.
the
after
arrive
by this
things
with
stone.
that
fixed
r em ain constantly
and at last
in the
and fusible
eubtle
it
a nediumr oE intermediary)
the q
Ileve
with
fn this
fixed
fl.xatlon
For lf
whLch ls wonderfully
and
I
has been
except on
but if
and $
it
, you will
be
CsrprgnLV
TxETrrnrrtnrxl{onr
others
the
ana O
of Romari @r
and
as is cuetomary,
, each by itself,
to diesolve
to dissolv"
for
that
a helm on it,
Ln balneo.
the;rcts
etones
After
of the
I days in a cool,
formed in time
humid cellar.
at the bottom.
2 parts
and distill.ed
and put
Thus, litt1e
Thoee they
took out,
as above,
formed.
each to its
kind.
During this
tine
all
pulverizable
a hard,
glasses
fire
and boiled
hermetice,
tike
like
But if
sealed
of the fire
gtoner
bard,
cryetalline
red,
oil,
tiII
they.put
them hermetice
for
c1ear,
traneparent
to the White.
like
snowwhite,
and T
into
with
previously
into
to
both elixirs
clear
each elixir
of the
they stayed
transparent,
In the given
places.
places,
and d
gtone,
of the philosophers
tion
such a regrulation
to the l{hite.
a crystal,
the philosopherts
anpulla,
a ruby,
glistening
eaeh.
with
of a fixed
in the consietency
for
in various
stones congealed
prepared specially
Aqua vitae,
a boiling
to a subtle
a fixation-g1ass,
each into
these little
etone.
8 days into
its
into
a'glass
the furnace
euch a regulain various
the philosopher's
My :child,
for
what you
I believe
that
it
and
from, @
cur that
Lead is
that
inpurity
its
outside
philoeophical
outside,
gold,
and that
lnside;
is known, for
etone,
metars without
of their
leprous
and its
That ie why it
philosophers
all
rrtrite
a foreign
itrputity
and old'f,olhs
it
laeks nothing
and ite
then it
lnside
rould
and Jolned
that
the
addition,
but
be turned
be ffne
coil-
they be cleansed
to an Aqua vttae,
which ie the
medirmr.
Cxapren
LVI
Take antinoniun,
eublinate
Aqua fort
from Roman s,
Pour this
distill
it
sublimation
the
It
width
, pound gnall,
of itr
2 l.be; salt,
I Lb.
it
eparately
can eacapei
shat
Then'make an
tlreur togrether
no air
been,,dietil.l,ed
saltpetre,
r and sublimate
flre.'
by itself.
ae nuch f$
half
, 1 lb;
, 4 fingerr'g
off
it
wittr
into
has not
on it
dry.
Add to it
a strong
a glaes,
sublinated
well
of
till
is dry.
To thie
and sublimate
J.t as be-
fore.
Repeat this
called
the 0r.
antimonii,
ttll
all
This
is
, llqr
gu.
egg.
put it
into
a glass,
well
take
cloeed with
this
glue,
Eand
and wax.
Set it
nights.
It
will
a helm on it
d i se o l ve
from it
on and let
go over it,
o r L a e o i rg i n i ,a .
it
a gentle
with
recipient
till
as white as m Llk.
for
D i sti l L
fire
this,
Firet
lut e
distill
and throw it
away.
Then a
till
Lt no longer dr ops;
3 days and
After
Such tlnges
tin
also,
for
then disit
belongs
fLne,
good silver.
After
Now give
will
all
till
appear,
matter
for
throwing
like
into
a beautiful
this
will
for
silver,
That is the
blood.
again
is good
srday.
a glass
Then all
finely
elenent
of the water,
and cloee it
hermetice.
colors
whitenesa will
take place
appear, for
will
come.
, just
Set Lt into
after
l$len it
Lae vi,ngi,nisi
and give
athanor
fire.
fire
thin
Btronger
very
wtII
Then an oil
element air.
matter
in putrefactionr
to dissolve
and set it
above.
this,
as all
gentle
a.very
the blackness,
has enough.
will
the
All
be a tincture
sLlver
with
gold.
Now put I lb of
starts
smoking.
into
a crucible;
P
Pour upon Lt one "Lot'
and give
strong
heat it
(half
eublimation
till
it
an ounee) of
fire.
Then it
will
stand aB if
brittle,
eteadfast
in all
tests.
titt
close lt
finally
tests,
into
the
it
have very
becomes
fine
however,
a glaes as previously
a red color
as in the white,
But if
in everything
would break.
the crucibre
appears.
This tinges,
into
,
O
than what comes from the mines.
better
CxaprrnLVII
Tnr FrprreHrxt{onr
from 6 and
how the golden ehirt
+ ;
the black king, which ie 6
r and is to
This is an elioin
is to be pulled off
tinse D into o
Take the black
pulverized
of it
king
and pulverize
put it
tartar;
into
Preserve
the tartar.
it,
an alembic,
and first
water well
this
cination-vessel,
and caleinate
cinate
it
for
it
it
it.
off
it
gfhen it
etand till
off
into
It
the vinegar
another
to the other
carefully
and do thie
Ae to
put it
a cal-
into
is well
vinegar
ls colored
it
till
all
calcinated
and
Then pour
yellow-red.
is coloredr
red vinegar.
or cal-
uPon it
alembic,
it
stoppered.
in the wind-furnacer
distill
upon
vinegar
vine-
You will
that
in the cellar
the tinged
find
vinegar
and draw it
tablet
q74-
off
bottom
I dissolve
to the consistency
per
of
this
of
bal-
the
powder
oil.
Pour to thie
and put it
tort
oil
into
a retort
gold.
an alembic;
let
it
Take thin
plates
oil,
rise
oil
eirver,
Set it
in
and tinges
turn
re-
fietulae,
another
cloeed.
which fixes
of fine
drawn off,
or lute
and incombustibre
leprosy,
wlth
on warm ashes;
have a fixed
into
the joints
over it,
the furnace
its
fine
wounds, including
etc.
CxnprenLVII I
This is another erixir
from $
and ret
it
Sublimate
for
dry.
creasing
will
it.
find
lt
sith
first
with
when it
distilled
has turned
fire,
cold,
atands 3 fingerrs
that
upon it,
before.
Do thie
it,
ag butter.
ors
by it)
in-
reft
stir
3 hours,
and let
Now
at the bottorn,
till
fil-
alt
ealti-
wine vinegar
Lt well,
vinegar
then gradually
Repeat thie
with
stayed
Dry what is
with
as snow, sublimated.
vinegar.
as fusible
(or:
it
a gentle
sicknegses.
Again pound it
off
all
well
14 hours,
,or
lt
Then
on itr
Eo that
well
and put it
and let
the matter
carefurly
off;
it
with
settre
pour other
tl or 5 times.
vinegar
in a glaes,
for
in it
ie the
qu. ess. of 6
completely
i J.
by Baln. Maria,
destillatorium.
After
do Likewise with
let
it
putrefy
draw its
is
for
etc.
aneet as honey.
heals all
Gloesa:
off
Thie oil
the oir
and
ie dis-
has inexpressibry
contagious
diseases and to
wounds, outside
together
and
Then take it
it
great virtuee
leprosy,
thie,
it;
Then it
eol-ved.
N o w take this
and inside,
and
in an oit
the
6s
above.
Cnnprrn
LIX
Tur Spvenrreurs
llonr
Howro lhre aNEr-rxrnrnom2007ANo1111
OtherE took one part
melted,
blackness
addition,
After
twice
hereafter.
gets off
Then it
it.
l{hen it
with
is brittle
ealt
into
a glass
and soft.
guite
red,
it
till
no
at the aun or a
retort
and, in
was
them to-
and vinegar
Then dry lt
put it
that
Lt.
very well
Distill
an oil,
it
cool down.
and t*aeh it
small fire.
like
it
described
incom-
bustibile.
ij, or as mueh aa you wieh; add
J
ah ounce) of thinly beaten, fine goldleaves.
lot
(half
it
stand
ol
into
for
a glass retort
or phiole,
well
closed,
on a moderate fire.
Then everything
together
gold,
Lot of fine
turns
and let
in warmth, as before.
it
into
Then it
utmost Red.
all
It
Let it
turns
stiff
into
Of that
medicine,
like
wax, to the
in cold air.
of fine
silver;
it
, I Ib;
water
alumen
are 3 r,ots of
will
O
The aforementioned
Take no*"tt @,
as molten pitch.
on 500 parts
fine
becomes as thick
as before,
this,
of oil.
an oil.
with
I lb of distilled
into
that
put I ,
ways
ana, I Ib.
wine vine.
ff
CxrprenLX
TseEreurerrurx
llonr
AgourTwoHrrens
Now, ny child,
f will
Do one will
works of Art,
for
without
these two
alone.
Anno|dus
de Villanooa,
irnproved this
water,
it.
Arnoldue
haematitem,
since
found that
they
in this
regard
and saltpetrer
in
Albertus
or ctrbonate):
and made their
Afl
old philosophers
Aqus fort
from
-77-
they accomplished
any-
thing
that
was perfect.
water,
of which there
in the Mineral-stone.
rt
Make it
as follows':
3 parts;
haematite,
erocus Martis,
I part
cinnabar,
aes ustus,
of each; ealtpetre,
subeequently
with
and put it
a stronger
closely
it.
drawing it
off
again.
powder it
smal1,
or the Jar.
a re-
Do this
powdered feces;
for 24
has cooled
the distillation-veEsel
for
flre
$then it
and distill
times,
Dry them to a
a gentle
fire.
Imnediately
luted,
Spanischgrfln and
10 parts.
first'wl-th
2 parts;
antimonium minerale,
and
aqua phi.Losophonum
be. ordered
CxnprrnLXI
Now, how also
with
the work,
parent,
of which there
ttllneral
aforementioned
as followe:
l{ork,
half
a part
ehould extract
eo that
of the alchnl.st.
Spaniechgrfln,
till
it
it
Ie made with
Proeeed then
that
of each 1 part;
aeg ustrm,
fixed
understandl.ng
and verurillion,
hdematites,
crocus Martis,
of eadh N part.
lapis
Dry and
any spirits.
the spirit
with
vLnegar in a lukewani
later
one
balneum,
it
is
Is
to be drawn out.
Now put the aforementioned
to dusting,
into
Aqua vitae
a recipienti
Qu i ckl y
epirits
out.
can fly
then take it
during
out,
with
with
increase
Put it
such lute
your glass
with
for
for
so that
for
and provide
a recipient,
another
2 days.
burning
After
Following
for
3 days.
set it
just
it
for
gently
on the fire,
stand thus
fot
heating
enware jugs,
be spoilt,
in order
to
tightly
it
it
natter,
as before.
hae a hole
For if
since
and let
cool down.
the firet,
Do this
and
you can
glows (burns),
like
into
it
in the water
3 times,
this
using fresh
water
in earth-
Then let
Now take it
the first
dayr Bo that
sl.de;
keep
and put it
Close it
suffer
matter
finely
that,
this,
Powder that
the recipient
no
otherwise
the matter
the
that
fire
your fire
as much rectified
L2 or L4 times after
little
the distillation;
Distilr
that
pour on it
r e c t i f i c a ti o n .
yourself
matter,
Add a
firmly
blocked with
luted
on it
and the
in-
everything
would
and not in
the bodies.
rn such a way it
and danger,
and with
the alchemist's
My child,
since with
interrigencer
you with
r am telling
secret
all
have ao far
took
love that
one
never has'
elehyni,ai
yes,
all
our
gecond water.
perfect,
thing
care
Bo that
the kinds
Because of this
ls why it
rtght
in nature
forefathera
great
there
That
they accomplished
great
labor,
anyfor
long
it
plained
intelligence
Therefore,
to you with
elear
aqua philoeophotumi
to the first
Bakes'the
water,
the'flrst
we call
is
blessed water.
refer
that
and labor.
Ls ex-
Stone volatLle.
" lfherefore,
the other
that
coagulatea).
my child,
(or:'
with
the work
be very careful
(or:
not to mis-
CxqprrnI vlll
Now take quickailverr"4
was quiekel.lver
@f
wfthout
in- the'fl.rst
or 81bs;
di.stllled
or aa rnuch as there
two eublLnations;
Uix'lthen
wine vinegar,
and grind
till
till
the quieksilver
is no
longer
with
noticed
- as subtly
a brush.
Now put it
this,
firmly
increase
Now increase
glow (heat).
your fire
After
let
this,
it
make it
because it
is
till
living
it
part
rike
us ie united
of the vitriol
Aftemards,
one congeals
is,
with
the
in the gth:
Anis_
The spiri ts
vitriol,
stone,
is
fixed
which God
in one
natr
and when it
alive.
which is volatile,
After
is embraced
has received
with
add
in order
together
the philosopherrs
that
unfixed
being arive;
was previously
can
would have nr
For in its
become together
it
6 hours in a gentle
of the vitriol
its
that
nothing,
otherwise
from the
tilr
fire
so that
stand for
t o t e T . e e sa ya i n th e B o o k of the stone,
metals.
drips
firmly
considerabry
part;
a gentle
pur-
on a fur_
a recipient
up with
it
that
guicksilver;
that
set it
your fire,
to drive
and tightly;
so as to keep it
with
sublimate;
more coal,
into
as if
which
the quicksilver,
and likewise
(gets fixed)
with
the fixed
to rise
the other,
part.
and again fall,
keeping their
natural
m o i s t u re .
says.
Thus it
Whoever eublimates
otherwise
nothing,
natur al
ingneser dB Ge ber
than through
will
never attain
you this
so that
Art.
CxrprenLXIV
My child,
I am telling
that
and u n d e rs t a n d
imitate
the
blind.
once or
twice
part
fixed
is
together
volatile
w hich
is
through
and the
of
tion t ot
other,
must
lt
who wants
feces,
with
them,
best
part
in
for
order
to
lead
another
at
sublimate
rise
to
Monienua
fixed,
is
ao
e u b lin a t io n ;
the
know that
Roman vitriol
after
to
firstr
the
My child
one takes
twice
dead on a stone,
the vinegar.
it
least
the more
aays:
one part
ff
retains
living
killed;
otherwise
twice
but
the
sublimation
in
the
as much of
through
best,
in
the
you grind
it,
That makes
first
eublima-
such that
is totally
nothing,
with
thoroughly,
Sublimate it
all
the
, because
grind
feces,
one as of
its
eublima-
your sublimation
through
second
as
one takes
feces.
the
but it
firet
1 part;
Ls aeen of tne p
the
Therefore,
nothing
in
on takes
3 sublimations.
tion
blind
know
volatile.
Uy child
2 parts
wh a t is
you should
the
but
always
the quicksilver
is
so that
vitriol.
After
you sublimate
before
that,
the quicksilver
be abre to kirl
of the other.
well
ff
it,
because there
Therefore,
distilled
vi n e g a r,
brush with
it.
and to grind
time,
again with
a s fi nely
its
feces,
it
dry to sublimate.
that
is,
weight;
sublimate
it
without
orize
great
for
is done poorly,
job.
the Art
but they
you memwhen
but that
us for
fruitful
at the
neLther
quicksilver
with
it
must be joined
nothing.
Ancl if
it
in-
is
thenrselves,
vitriol.
Lgnore that
that
and do
else
My child,
sublimation;
nothing
impossible.
you
that
to sublimate
they believe
it
rubify;
gulverize
Know also
done their
you sublimation.
well,
with
however,
it
good
it
with
If,
any addition,
(sublimation)
the first
do it
through Romanvitriol.
diligently.
as if
must well
it
it
rn this
wish to sublimate
and
They
to
to the stone
were not subli-
that,
mated with
without
means, it
this
us for
as said before.
neither
this
this,
Now we will
put it
a gentle
with
eoLution.
dissolve
for
deal with
into
your fire
till
for
sublimate
a littler
another
times
6 hours,
The water
that
ie
are like,
it
and distill
wateriness
has gone
it
in the heLm.
continues
is
24 hours.
in the recipient
to calcinate
is no longer
bodies,
certain
Thus the
carries
AIl
received
all.
origin
to
nicely
first
Now
a horse,
let
put a
luted;
sublimate
Bo that
which together
well
all
6 hours.
in aqua philosophorum;
the sublimation-pot;
everything
fire,
the quicksilver
After
first
it
and hear;
enough of subLimating.
it
&rtelligence,
the
Because they
Therefore,
for
for
is a medium between
nothing
reasons concerning
the metals,
stone that
with
it
all
- 84-
otherwise
with
all
is
power
in the water
original
, and he is
tinctures
it
it
tinctures
their
any goodr oE
and
nature
the father
of
to his nature.about
with
natures
beeorneg,water,
nrarriage
ie later,
matrirnonial
believe
andr' aB 6
water.
uere originally
aome penfeetion,
into
Therefore,
philosophorum,
f do not
says:
aame into
ie "1rcsaibIe to change it
then lt
, whl.ch
and q
one thlng
bring
ln the eolution.
to be eonsLdered the
all
all
that
things
water
after
work.
another,
nature;
All
they
is A marriage
Thus there
into
into
have turned
for
the solutl.on,
thern only'in
everything
first
ite
nature.
another
lf aonone wants
'or the lapts
Lnto
together
water before.
a gentle
tincture
that
Do this
iB before.
4 times,
least
it
within
is
that
as fine
as beautiful
and etrong
philosopherrs
etone.
and reErded
a thoueand
for
and'take
gold.
Uy child
Ln every
solu-
increaaes
it
when it
and sublimating,
5 or 6 times,
a hundredfold
dissolving
at leaet
f,or it
becqnee eo eubtle
and subLimation,
agaln Ln fresh
aqua philosophorum;
it
firer
or at the very
and dissolve
to the elixir
the time
or the
do not tlte
and labor
of
ie Patd
times.
Crapren ljill I
Ifhen everythl,ng
3,4
mate
E
or 5 timee, tilt
it
and sublimated'
eubli-
that
i s w h a t Mo n i e n u e says:
crear
priehed
in the magistery;
tirr
anything
rike
a crystar,
therefore,
aublimate
you put it
into
it,
and it
is crear
rlke
christ
in a glass
before putting
it
as they eouldr
rise
in the glass.
hardly
after
t{hen it
the spirits
hermeticer.
their
e99,
they
to the brim,
it
wiy,
ehould not
so that
set it
with
as tightly
for
if
wourd
as firm
nothirrg
coal
for
the spirits
filled
very finely
eo that
the grave.
in this
the spirits
they courd,
a philosopher
prepared
Bo that
(the egg).
in
tightly,
Then it
ampulla or in a philosophicat
entirelyr
They ground it
stoppered it
a crystal.
and closed it
it
as Lt was when
Therefore
rise.
br ackness
as
stayed empty.
6 or ? weeks in
that
they could
of the furnace
and
stood calcinating.
I
As Boon as they had checked the heat by looking
fitted
into
furnace,
it,
they cloeed
Eo aa to retain
they inserted
tirnes through
suitabre.
to well
rt
digest,
or calcinater
firmly
with
so as to feer
for
it
through
if
hand i or 5
the heat was
6 weeks, in order
for
to
( Note:
digest
i E a s mu ch a s to digest
inized
is a lat-
which is
the elements,
of food.
and separate
from it,
the elements
nourishment,
and penfeetion.
hot,
it
moisture
up.
For if
(make white),
for
and air,
Such it
his work,
as the preparation
and afterwards
is also with
this
and prepare
your work.
that,
with
After
of the earth.
shows it
your earth
be taught
fire
too hot,
natter.
give
'It
so that
too gentle
a firer
oE else
thereofi
the water
into
ny child,
open up to get
it
to perfect
Thereforer
later.
cold,
in order
Note:
With it
water.
Con-
Neither
and thus
sequently,
man performs
too
just
is
to reach
requires
metal
Aftenrards
what will
each imperfect
For if
so that
each what it
lost.
type
Eo as afterwards
its
mateti
eaeh for
its
neither
could
the rnatter
be eeparated.
is
and un-
too
by chance or negligence
you feit
or if
in
the matter
or if
and it
ficiently
it
digeeti,on
with
thie
or opening.
it,
and
ampulla or an
and give
fire
care.
I have taught enough of ealeinati,on,
again in a glass
My child,
put it
as before;
out too
eublimate
etand too
tripode,
early
Should it
out.
each thing
correctly
you be-
before
etc.
CHnprrn
LXIX
$lhen the 40 days and nights are over, remove
the tripode
plate,
very
a he1rn on it
Take it
finely.
with
2 eIIs
nuet be a pipe
sionally
lute
pouring
eIl
away.
half
a glase
pot,
and set it
wide.
hot water,
fnto
an ell
and flte
is hard
on a stone or
etand water,
in boiling
eomething ie boiled
kettle
that.can
small
it
from
that
this
when ocea-
big
kettle
one
Below, thig
which the
rt
around it
falr.
a hole
for
to rest
furnace
on.
iron
they fit
The furnace
I hand's thick,
ashes
shourd be
croBa in it
for
the
above with
the
layer
of the
has to be lined
Bo as to retain
with
is ready.
tle
h"y,
or cowhair,
with
the matter
stuff
fine
(or:
lies
cloee
the holes
of E.rme; small,
t hand thick.
rnto
hay, or cowhair.
cover),
with
After
which fits
by the glass
arl
pot.
fitsr
Bo that
spout,
fire
is ready,
fill
to fill
fine)
this,
into
and
Ln the center
the kettre
thus for
that
(or:
alem-
subtle
All
there
all
for
lid
through
must be attached
it
grid)
strong gluer
rt
into
(or:
foot
alernbic)
lonq kettle
the kettle
put a strong
heating.
uppermost rayer.
with
This furnace
big kettle
set this
I handfs width
(or:
through
and ret
the recipient
is poured.
to the
clean water,
put
Keep it
your matter
opened during
fire
and provlded
calcinatl.on,
you will
at an even temperature,
not distill
Othenrise
hardly
philosophorum,
again put it
draw off
back into
again,
the water,
that
is to say,
dissolve
it
in aqua
and grate
sublimate
you
so that
it,
and
back in trLpode,
must distill
with
of
measure or weight
it
it
your matter
and put it
dissolve,
the glass,
into
it.
grind
back into
dis-
is like-
said by Hermes
work, which
or big.
distilled
This is
it
it,
again distilt
can well
If
it
is congealed,
(agatn).
to congeal
of water,
is no specific
your sub-
since there
I
solve in cqrunon water;
it
takes to
all
d i sso l ve s
how long it
Nevertheless,
f o r w he n
eertain
stance or natter,
it.
for
cannot be said
it
a long time,
enough water.
Just as above.
But it
I wiII
for
obtain
are obliged
for
not get it
beyond 9
pour all
your matter
tiII
it
is
the dietilled
5 or 6 days.
with
like
a little
pap.
Put
will
remove
the matter
g l a s s e l a te ,
a n d th e n p ut it
round belly
(or:
rises,
it
it
luted
be 2 arms rising
smoke that
into
is a glass
through
so that
it
matter.
Aftenrards,
into
through
it
glass,
neum cool
thus tirl
tube through
is dissolved
is well
into
dissolved
the best
frorn the
at the point
helps quite
a bit
the
and well.
together,
let
the bal-
pot through
a distillation
which
with
quickly
to disEolve
on the furnace
distill
etone or glass
pulla
the
it.
kind
is arso
This is
werl
upon the
everything
down, pour it
rt
when everything
the glass,
through
a funnel,
belly
like
into
kind of a dissolving
tube,
the watery
somewhere, (maybe
may fall
in,
tight
dripping.
or on a
rises
on a marble slate
in a glass
a small pin
like
grind
tablet.
out,
arl
in a dish
down with
stoppered
you need
very
fill
it
till
finellr'
strained
well
pound it
with
on a marble-
into
a glaes
completely
am-
so that
the spirits
do not rise,
in tripode
to calcLnate,
and eeal it
digestr
is to be drawn out.
furnace
oE op.".r is before,
(or:
Now put it
hermetice.
Be careful,
for
with
it
the
the element
to give the
therefore,
for
Then let
the matter,
the
and break
t h e g l a ss.
Take the matter
and put it
Againr'pour
you consider
necessary for
more easily
hermetice
and put it
the holes.
dissolver
luted
tine.
After
this,
let
or first
water
you set it
surest
water,
while
ff
eeparate
first
it
and let
it
into
into
with
the distil-
a dish with
a recipient
rises
to draw off
off
and put it
the air
together
in the ashes.
which now
before
ment air
as much as
thereon;
the dissolving
lation-cask;
strained
Stuff
8s before.
it
of the elenent
dissolves
with
after
again into
the water
in a dish with
with
a good fire.
one has to
is why it
ie safest
iDd distill
o f a g ol d e n o i l ,
nothing
drips
a glass
any longer.
again pound it
completely
fire;
for
it
Pour this
it.
30 days.
and put it
intangibly,
Put it
solve.
all
back into
water without
Let it
t h e w a te rr-o r
vi rg i n rs
thing
ful
with
it
violence
till
gLass to disit
till
is
with
it,
distill
element of
gradually
rnore strong-
no longer
It
tinges
pliable,
drips,
of the fire.
it
the distil-
to the first
gently,
makes it
Iute
into
blood-red.
and it
Wtren it
thing.
pour that
the matter
touches,
great
pour it
out,
at first
till
from the
m ilk,
99,
heat as before,
the dissolving.
till
glass and
a sediment.
Iy,
you need
do not rise
into
a philosophical
in tripode,
pot;
lation
it
into
till
oil
till
stoppered
the spirits
set it
Then let
or yellow
air
well
Put it
so that
hermetice,
it
Do this
intangibly.
filled,
seal it
yellow color .
o f a b eautiful
heat for
Then let
closely,
Now dis-
it
another
cool
and preserve
4 hours
downr Eit
care-
CurprpnLXXII
Thus you have the 4 elements,
that
is,
ated from
virgin's
.
milk
or water,
each prepared
air,
firer
specially,
and earthl
pot,
splrpound it
emall on a etone,
and put it
dish of Siburgian
earth
(or:
into
a vessel
made as a covered
bowls
that
fit
lute
strong
tightly
iDd place
that
put it
even if
neo tiII
Close it
everything
Then let
feces.
tightly
and let
it
ter
or the virgin's
into
amount;
out,
would be
it
stand in bal-
it
clear
attached
to it.
water without
pour it
close it
with
the water
with
and keep it
tight
the
into
Distill
nilk,
of your
and that
cool down.
off
and let
for
J.ntangi-
- a large
and a reeipient
helm on it
milk
is dissolved
it
pot,
distillation
oE virginrs
the better.
there
pour on it
a dissolving-glass,
into
them in an
Then take it
with
the wafor
times
of need.
Remove the helrn from the pot,
at the bottom,
iE the nourisher
6r salt
silver,
spirits
any ferment
ferment,
and that
tice,
(the rnixture)
and get it
that
metals,
and all
into
on warin ashes.
everything
is
of gold or
in it
eaid to be
is the true
ferment.
half
is
the water;
the fixation
It
any other
or galtr
of the earth
or earth
and eeparated.
the fixed
the origin
whieh salt
as a crystalr
clear
find
eeal it
Lt rise
hermeand
a glass ampullar
oE a philosoPhical
egg, Beal it
nights
congealed into
fixation
and fall
half
put it
it
is
fixed
philosophical
ln tripode
into
ble
a crystalline
like
wax.
stone,
tLon,
they
op'tnion,
cept salt
It
all
of a1l metale,
ie true
metals,
that
a corpus;
l.s neither
how could
and thei
and it
theLr
false'
any ferment
solely
ex-
on it.
ls hidden;
Exanple:
but it
out of it;
nature
or
ln lt
with
there
the help
Thus lt
is algo wLth
the minera
and boiled
wiII
but he is
except through
peri.od of time,
and fusi-
is the beginning
relied
of Sulphur,
congeals
that
of the air
lt
pulverizable
in him everything
oil.
it
ampul,La or
time
because it
for
and that
a glass
and oriEin
a fixed
that
into
found nothing
believlng
into
red ae blood,
into
DurLng this
stone.
and set it
in moderate beat.
ig
and fueible
(the mixture)
and turns
time it
of the air
and put it
ttIl
During this
the fire,
all
for
pulverizable
a crystalline,
rise
in tripode
P
(the ores),
Ln moderate heat,
It
of
muEt
by means
over a
and a corpus.
according
Consequently,
to the above-cited
reasons,
thege
Cunpren
LXXII I
Now they had, or they kept,
their
glass,
burning
erate
heat,
into
a fixed
water;
till
our burning
oil,
in tripode
this
for
into
put it
set in tripode
plied
hermetice,
of this
Stone.
a philosophical
This
of multiplied
with
into
bleesed water,
our blesged
egg, hermetice
Stone to the
7 parts
wtth
During
capability.
for
an am-
and set Lt
the Philosopher'e
Then they
in moderate heat.
glassr
aehes; they
and I part
the
elixir.
glass,
a fixation
the [{hite,
egg, sealed it
quicksilver
and to
or philosophical
a fixa-
by itself.
with
in reserve,
blessed water.
dissolved
ferment
sealed,
power.
Cnnpren
LXXIV
Txr PRepln^ttoru
or rne Fenmerr
Take gold or silver,
manner and one woik.
laminate
and diesolve
whichever
Calcinate
you wish,
them with
a subtle
for
al.I is one
chalk,
burning
oE
water;
o ff
draw it
off,
a g a i n i n b a l neo.
all
gether,
air
and fire,
thereof.
Pour on it
together
it
will
and fall
togetherr
it
in a dish with
into
the magistry.
you will
Then there
euffers
manifest,
great
because all
that
that
glass
colore
ie highly
it
But before
or wedding,
with
be-
it
that
water,
gtands there
that
glass
and trembles,
so
each otherr
and all
who
is how ;loisonous
the flxation
iE,
eaeh other.
neceseary that
tilI
sometimes buret;
the air;
- 97-
may well
fight
Everything
water.
virtue,
so that
frqn
put
colors,
as every-
optrrosing spirita
is when all
aon why it
speake:
oceura a marriage
aehes.
a fLxed oiI.
see all
a fixation
glass hermetice,
waterr
Let it
discornfort,
the fixation
take
ie 7
that
blessed water
of ferment;
strained
Be a philosopher
union
I part
imagine.
as be-
dissolve
eomes fixed,
elemente,
7 parts,
weighe;
together
complished
or earth
on the furnace
as the upper,
is ready.
mi.sture to I fenment.
thing
time
glass.
the laet
milk
3 times,
your
the earth,
virginrs
on how to make.
from
teach later
Do this
My child,
fore,
water I shall
Thle is
the
the rea-
glase be rather
thick.
Therefore
A riatotelee
quarrel,
and it
now they
have quarreled
and then
the
sunmated.
till
it
ie
fixed,
keep it
stays
Eliain.
it
for
into
an ampulla
Philosopher's
is
stone
fusible
or
wilr
even,
like
wax,
real
gold,
the mines.
Tt-s pnojeeti.on
tion
will
teLl
more about
transmuting
You will
manual
operation
in
g la ssr
or
glass. )
fixing
learn
connection
heat
in
glass,
t n ip o d e
metals
impure
which
and
comes from
poor.
The pnojee-
Later
on we will
quicksilver
the
kinds
of
(Fixation
work.
TxeTwenrrrrx
Honx
l{y child,
ing
water
gentle
to
fire
galrneystone
to
the Whiter
I now wish
the
till
lfhite.
it
(or:
to
dusts,
calamine),
iB will
teach
without
losing
egg chalk
be taught
later,
and
infinite.
the
thie
honey.
Then the
many different
with
it
can be pulverized
that
to
it
con-
too
let
fixation
heat.
all
than
fire
oil,
than
also
moderate
and set
projection.
is
from the
be self-evident
finished.
thicker
which
marriage
a fixed
moderate
better
in
When
one color,
to make the
in
it ,
coagurate,
into
is
is
world.
reach
not
the bottom
that
the
and the
care
e99t seal
in
quicksilver
My child,
finally
Nott renrove it
pu t
of
great
at
a n d e a w my c h ild re n
out
congeal,
iE a perfect
which
and I ran
to
and take
it
I h e a rd
enough they
starts
Therefore,
downr
cool
heaven,
matter
$lhen then
hot.
ft
tore
says:
its
dry
over
spirits;
(egg calyx)
ana;
it
burna
also
eublimated
(or:
finely),
ui.tae rectified
distirr
feces,
during
and disti[
it
off.
this
for
during
Take fine
but all
with
this
with
have taught
dissolve
t p"eei.pitate
wine vinegar
upon
sublimate
Now take
it
through
the
4 Parts
it
+-
Then put it
vinegar
till
and put it
*
the
made
into
ana calcinated
Dratr it
I Ib or ij
of the gilver
everything
off
ae above.
as I
and distilled
Lr,
of the silver,
or the earth
above,
in aqua fort,
you before.
them together
OII)a..
to the White.
way of utilizing
Dry it
tincture
i!
eonrmonwater.
the p
it
comlon ealt.
lJ-.
the virgin's
is ng good except in
ite
of
be-
mi l k.
pour distilled
the earth,
air
increases
cupel-eilver,
ailver,
for
milk,
tartar,
together
because it
w a t e r or vi rg i n 's
a jar;
pour
I will,
agrain on
the work of
which I did
nilk
to
I will
water
and do in everything
water
pour it
the work.
My ehild,
pour aqua
of
pot,
the distillation
mix
keeps ite.epirits;
together
one no longer
with
of,
ttre
sees the
it
through its
feees;
above.
After
then sublimate
fresh rnatter.
Afterwards,
bressed water,
fire;
it
sublimate
it
again 4 times,
dissolve
time with
this,
it
again
aways with
in our white
burning
with
the
the (
fresh white-burning
o f t h e Qu . E se . L u n a e l s pr epar ed.
Now take the prepared salt
which I told
you to keep.
e a c h by i tse l f
it
Pound it
o n a sto ne tiIl
t a k e t h e vi rg i n 's
by grinding
n i l k,
of the silver
with
it
on a etone (or:
air,
for
f ire
e g g , a nd pour on it
work,
mixing)
into
into
the
a glass anpulla
a moderate fire.
a h a r d , crysta l l i n e
Fur ther ,
milk,
a n d e a rth .
60 days, with
:he silver
in the previous
of
silveri
o r p h i lo so p h e r's
the
I
is intangible.
which I told
together
or the earth,
and set it
Then it
wiLI
whic h,
the
in Lnipo de
change into
S to ne.
put it
of your matter
into
of our white,
Se a l Lt h e n n e ti e e ,
p l a ce it
etrained
ashes, give
dissolve
into
it
a moderate fire,
pure water,
up wtth
burning,
lt
also rise
and everything
and fall,
and tt
They will
eongeal wlth
the other
will
in the fixlng-gIass;
geal gradually
bottom;
a fixing-glass,
it
will
con-
at the
bottom as a fixed
that
t r a n e fe n s
rear
sirver.
of gold,
oil,
As Monienue says:
firer
for
the philosopherts
stone.
stoner
wax (or:
meltable),
transfers
tin
multiply
Elixir
into
put it
hermetice,
Lnto an Erm-
and set it
or G weeks, with
than that
a true
or philosophical
tripode
and transparent,
a n d quicksilver ,
ti n
Now remove it
pulla
clear
Then it
a moderate
wirr
congeal into
crear
as crystar
and fusible
the sublimate
to I part
subtimated
, that
is,
better
tLmes
7 parts
Then let
in cold waterr
and rise
other
i n a cl e a r,
becoming a true
g l i e te n ing
Elixir.
into
it
a philosophical
the Philosopher's
tr anspar ent
Then remove it
put it
for
oir ,
tirl
stone,
like
dissolve
the
a cr ystal,
e99, eeal it
in tripode,
it
of
put in
a fixing-glass
and farl,
like
and
this
in
hermetice,
and it
will
and set
congear into
in which all
glass,
and its
things
is the fixing-g1ass
are conEealed.
rt
this
sharp point
glaes in turned
(or:
must be made of
Ln above, just
in above.
There
the
drops that
in,
fart
it
some glass-por*der
with
is as firm
as if
through
around with
Put a bit
Let it
dry well.
it
were all
it
vided
is not burnt;
this
lutum all
it
I mainly
to burn it
in the fire,
it
togrether with
it
jeuel,
jewel
for
to this
ponin
pro-
But if
luttmt.
tonga while
burning
glowing
(or:
-102-
hot,
hot'
you wished
a while.
you must
so that
finely
work.
into
it.
polish)
lute
'gealed
way to lute
Yet
Therefore,
to
together
when I aay:
ready to lute,
diffieult
becauoe this
lutum.
no
it
find
refer
find
all
stands up to fire,
It
your glasses,
hermetice",
You will
so tightly
glaes.
provided
can pene-
the jar
a razor,
dries
oil
glass
is dry,
When it
this,
on the edge
and no spirits
way aa if
of that
were glass,
it
the brush.
up.
it
the tube
Linseed oil
with
which fite
eo eubtly
brush,
After
it.
d e f i c i e n cy'i n
ope.n it
it.
a small
trate
in over it.
weII
Now grind
that
There
and to let
after
down.
it
with
Thie futiponder
(very
When one ia
the mouth of
the glass
quite
one has to
w ater ,
put
is
apply
over
mouth of
ti l e,
of
the
je we l,
help
which
of
the
is
through
is
glas s ,
mixed
which
is
some
No . 2 5 ( p . r 0 3 )
The
in which
has
a hore
(or:
the
borax
done by the
a n d wh ic h me lt s
As
begins
other,
the
cray)
g lo w we ll.
to
with
to
with
s t a rt s
welded
Then
g ra s s
earthenware
jewel
imitation
one glase,
also
is
a tire
g la s s
the
one glass
are
fire
made on this
is
the
and thus
together
put
borax,
t h e p o lis h e d
and a small
is
g la s s .
another
the
g la s s ;
the
neck o f
glows,
soon as it
both
it,
The fire
so that
to melt,
of
grass
the
been made.
rim
o n it
powder with
this
the
on top
and put
evenly,
so that
imitation
e a s ily
wit h
the
borax.
Cxnpren
LVXVI
II
THrTwerurv-Frnsr
Honr
know how he can prepare
from
lead
as powerful
as the
any ferment,
lacks
alone,
for
nothing
not
turned
its
innermost
one made of
lead
except
outside.
losophers
the
in
My child,
12 Ibs,
ware jar
also
truth.
times
take
For
and put
2 parts
calcLnated
ite
go1d,
by itself,
is
all
in
its
impure
fecibus,
and lts
it
be good gold.
aII
these
taken
in order
reasons
strong
tartar
which
without
and it
is
from
the
it
and
AIl
phi-
work
and
ferment
no other
ds you wish.
of
is
innermost
were
would
ft
innermost,
impuritf
as m u c h le a d -d ro s s ,
or morer
from
additions.
less
good,
it
its
this
any other
good gold
that
If
or
is
were outside,
concur
have found
without
Philosopher's
the
wine
n i, n ir
o t i e e ru a a a ,
Take a large,
vinegar
in
and congealed,
burnt
in
10
earthenAdd
it.
3 or
a firer
there-
u p o n a g a i n d i sso l ve d ,
feces.
When it
Repeat that
till
is thus dissolved
it
Ieaves
no more
the
is prepared.
tartar
Take of that
as much as is
needed.
them inunediately
would
putrefy
to how much
according
Iead-chalk
thing
what is required
out
the
of
the
the
jar
over
a jar
in
vinegar
the
and proceed
balneum,
you concerning
have taught
them together
pouring
after
run
into
Put
transparent
on itr
neck.
in
and close
or
every-
Set it
to
satlle way as I
the
of. silver;
I
and in
the
le a d - ca lx,
is
lead
sane nanner
minir
gublimate
it
Qu. Ess-
(o r:
c e ru E e ).
of
or
(No t e :
the
T h is
Etlill
it
before),
indicated
le a d
the
T h e n d i sso l ve
taught
ori white
acetate.
After
draw off
and sublimate
it
just
again,
( as
ae has been
. When everything
P
has been done and the elements are Beparated, each in a
eeparate glass,
well
etoppered,
take it
when f instructed
galt,
how to diesolve
lead,
in all
details
galt,
it.
in the jar.
of the
the
out of the
E
and beat down the corpus,
lfhen you
of the lead,
or earth
salt
that
well
prepared as before,
gealed into
it
a red,
put it
stone finely,
Cloee it
burning
hermetice,
set it
and rise
the other.
world rnanifest,
another
and pour on
together.
will
diesolve
The light
will
oil'
in
draw
congeal
happens, all
as a fixed
the work.
is congealed with
and stays
Powder
ie no exact measure'
in aehesr and it
be con-
etone.
which there
and fall
Bet them
with
crystalline
when it
water is Elixir
pure waterr
with
a fixing-glass,
into
- for
and the
I
Take these two,
pot.
transparent,
of
the one
is,
in tripode,
pot,
the salt
this
that
a glass
for
prepared
or ealia,
of the air
into
P
in the distillation
in a eimilar
, prepare
of the
the colore
of the
and it
is
truly
an
El i x L r .
egg, eeal it
Then Lt will
tripode.
transparent
copper,
hermetice,
for
and eet it
congeal into
and blood-red,
and quicksilver
Lnto a glass
put it
and it
into
fine
- 106-
anpulla
the Philoeopher'a
tranemutes
gold,
better
leadr
or
in
Stone,
silver,
than that
which
except
No ferment
Jection
yet
or earth;
and
however, will
pro.
give
therefore,
stone
is as good in its
it
added to this
is
to you
be taught
you well
My child,
of
from I
fire.
know that
from tin,
P
and lead,
milk,
ind prepare
the salt
before
as you prepare
Do likewise
|J
milk
ie perfected,
in everything
the salt
the rcrk
of tin
great
expenae in this
as a rich
work,
D
of
the
the work of
and when it
to incur
did
as you did
over fron
in this
and
conceininq
into
work
But
before.
red in everything
water or virgin's
air
because it
the
projection
is egually
Art,
mani he finde
it
everlmhere
to buy,
play.
Cxaprenljfir\l I
lfonx. Howro ltlarr
TxeTwpnrv-SrcoHn
l{atrn
GornrRom
G, lnn tHr RpnPxrrosopxrc^r
My child,
I will
God gives
us for
different
nothing.
Kno\r that
it
can be prepared
in many
the way I
from my father.
learned
One is
there
like
light-green
vitriol,
like
Eomewhat greenish
are as big
looks
ae if
dry it
it
were rusty
tron,
exiete
sornewhat
red,
Of thts
it
red,
ff
it
it
becomes
does not
is good.
dissolve
filter
off,
dtstilled
from its
ua for
in dietllted
it
carefully
disti.lling
let
through
take as
wLne vLnegar
of its
sedirnent
a gentle
wlth
is dry.
vinegar,
fecibus
nothing,
it
times tilI
is no goodr but if
it
fire
Then dLseolve
Do tbia
dry as to dust,
is ready for
Of
buy I or 2 lbs
to burn in a furnace.
much as is necessary,
off
about 6 or I lbs.
of Lts wateriness,
again in fresh
These pieces
Lt were a sapphire.
at a fire
become beautifully
it
aa if
and so as to be surer,
distill
Then there
draw it
candied
shitish.
it
feels
then
auqar candy.
nicely
of vit-
of it,
are 2 kinds
and that
etill
there
is also dark-green
augar candy.
that
with
a gentle
but neverthelese
calcination.
- 108-
fLre,
retains
till
tiII
it
oE
4
Nort
it
Lts spl-rits.
ie so
Now
My child
(or:
pering
and partly
stuffingr
retain
in distilled
the subtle
calcinated
easier
with
spirit
that
all
Put this
or e99, lute
the spirits
That is why lt
thus prepared,
hermetice,
but fiII
Set it
put it
fo r
it
2 0 o r 2 5 d a y s.
and put it
into
it
till
into
into
all
Preserve
water
the distilled
on a furnace
and receive
pot;
put
and distill
be dis-
no longer dietills,
take
Then it
SeaI it
witl
Rernove it
strained
heat.
glass
a dissolving
herme-
dissolve
and pour
water well.
etrong
pot,
probably
will
feces.
eettled
in a dish with
stand
through
it
a hot balneum.
the distillation
off
and let
a recipient,
ft
W hen it
Eo that
a distillation
on a stone.
tice
completelyr
into
can be distilled.
tilling
flask),
helps
a glass ampulla
so as to sublimate.
(or:
and
of vinegar
in tripode
intangibly
to be
more subtle
into
it
finely,
off;
may
th i n g s well.
do not rise.
that
has
it
in order
the spirit
everything
eo that
to render it
for
stop-
and attracting,
wine vinegarr
spirit,
vitriol,
it
ie by nature
of the vinegar,
in moderate heat,
there
fixed.
t o d i s s o l ve
matter
constipating)
or:
and partly
volatile
to be dissolved
thie
a moderate fire.
the helm
ashes, a recipient
as a noble,
Keep it
each by itself.
yellow
and stopper
on it,
oil.
it
and
a glass
gubtilize
for
ate fire.
anpullar
water as before;
tion
pot,
and let
fire,
and let
Duririg thie
in the fom
with
put it
everythtng
into
Lnto pure
dissolve
your dietilla-
into
cold rater
it
ashes on the
with
Let it
heat for
cloee'it
till
or feces which
stayed
drawn out.
and nighte,
vith
themn gtir
a moderate firer
ml.xed.
neun for
into
with
pour dlstilled
the vinegar
for
wine vinegar
into
meanwhile stirring
3 days
on
bal-
the rnatter
and
of the fire
Eo that
above.
next
at the bot-
on a stone,
in a reverberation-furnace
a gtone jar,
well
go over
3 or 4 nights.
the element
5 or 6
provided
it
and put it
tightly
greyish-white,
belly;
till
of a red oil.
its
gradually
Btand in thls
all
again in the
in a dish with
increasins
lt
time
a moder-
and pour it
remove it
little
glows strongly,
days.
glass,
eeal it,and
give
first,
in tripode
furnace.
put
the diseolving
balneum, as before,
They
on a stoner
or e99r Eeal it
Aftenrards,
pot.
the
Finally,
Jar again.
carefully
Now set it
distill
off,
your fire
or air;
and eeal it
into
oxide
into
Stone to a fine
and dissolved
put it
hermetice,
nally,
pure water.
tion,
Do not let
tt
but while
etill
that
hermetice,
40
for
pure water
it
Ln a dish with
and rise
turn
and falI
into
and set it
it
run into
for
aehes.
will
together.
a red eolor
it
Thus,
be
Fi-
eomewhat thicker
down, as otherwiae
again and
everything
manifeet'
will
will
earm' let
the gold
to the calcinated
eeal it
of the fire,
at the bottom
cool
a fixing-
into
At last,
etaying
use it
a Red Stone.
Put it
lmagine.
or egg, pour
ie prepared.
in tripode
congeal into
will
dissolved
again
and Let it
ie disEolved
tioned
or ealt
a glass anpulla
the jar,
back into
Renove that
glass,
and the
in balneo,
put it
and it
off
intangibly,
pour
and put it
Remove it
put it
in nedi.eine,
( sur ger y) ;
it;
again for
all
pot,
the distillation
into
on it
and filter
thereon,
Pound it
it
Iet
and fixa-
than honey.
a glass ampulla.
6 weeks in tripode
with
Seal
the
same regulatLon
into
the Philosopherre
to the poor,
be eharitable
which tranefers
gold,
true
taught
stone.
silver,
and this
Remove that,
wirl
eongeal
for
lead,
Now it
copper,
treasure,
and quicksilver
into
as has been
above.
tlonror O rnn Ii
TxeTwenrv-Txrnn
I.ly child,
from
I will
and O
eublimate
it
it
Bring it
(oxide)
gold calx
that,
very gently
the Stone
as much as is needed,
dissolve
.
P
Take quicksilver,
philosophonrnr
sork of
to calcination,
in aqua
it
above Ln the
then ,^*."
ij
pound
on a Btone together
with
, put it
the U
rF
to subli$atei
subtimate q
through the O olia" ('Katk'
means "chalk" or "lirne', but Gotrdkalk is trans-
actually
as gold calx
lated
been gublimated
again,
a third
or "gold oxide").
into
its
time.
J
ij
Again etir
oxide or feceer
what has
and subli.nrate it
Finally,
gold oxide;
pound it
again,with
the
Eame sublimated
with
freah
together.
and night,s,
to calcinate
your rnatter
or feees or earth
Now take
put it
into
the gold,
our burning
a fixing-glaes
seal hemetice
furnace
in rnoderate heatr
of the gold
blegsed
water
:ll2-
8 days
rB before.
ig well
Then
calcinated.
for
or earth
on the furnace
of
in the
d i s h wi th
dissolve
th e a sh e s.
into
clear
silver
very fine
set it
to ca l ci n a te
pound it
and put it
everything
into
a distillation
2 0 o r 2 5 d a ys a n d n ights.
solving
glassr
drawn off
it;
pour all
seal it
and everything
will
Proceed in this
prepared,
milk
put it
hernretice,
together
and arl
into
Now everything
wirl
together,
arl
till
a red color
oil.
I{hile
a glass
and fixation,
still
ampulla,
and nights,
colors
with
the Philosopherrs
of
gold,
and add
work.
in a dish with
together
seal it
and fall
turn
and set it
a moderate fire.
Stone.
Then it
Take that
of all
in tripode
will
for
seal
warm ashes.
into
a fixed
above
has been
I
on a etone, put it into
on the furnace
dissorve
pure water.
the elements.
the dissolved
your fire,
the dis-
into
in the balneum,
dissolved
intangibly
with
it
the fixing-glass
and distir l
put it
on a stone.
salt
add a helm
no longer distills,
pound this
your air
W hen it
be together
When thiE
potr
out,
work in everything
in the work of
ampulla,
take lt
thie,
in balneo to distilr ,
can be distilled.
a glass
into
40 days; after
take it
all
put it
fo r
se t i t
that
will,
water.
on a stone,
w i t h a re ci p i e n t,
for
T hus it
into
50 days
congeal into
This
and its
salt
is
PrePared.
Now I will
teach my child
(or:
all
nic,
subLimate it
nicurn weighs;
it
again
eublimate
your arsenic
will
white
become clear,
In aqua fort,
that
the others
EB much as all
of dusting'
aa one normally
any longer.
After
that
agiin,
repeat
Ls achieved with
keep it
this,
the third
it
with
its
the pot'
for
Pour your
another
drips
36 hours;
caput mortuum.
It
distillatl'on.
your eublimated
and subllmate
weigh to-
glowing
it
rectifying
for
like
Then
gether.
again on it,
this,
and tranaParent
andl ealtpetrer
aqua fort
After
matter.
calamine
distillation
as your arse-
3 times.
as muih fresh
3 times with
Dissolve
crystal.
and repeat
and
feces,
among its
the arse-
sublimate
once more.
Repeat it
again.
vessel;
a sublimation
nic.
Pound then
aDd for
matters.
finely;
Ls, 2 parts
that
fire,
Stone
calamine and
egg lime),
at a gentle
to I part
of conunon salt
(or:
dried
porvder lt
4 or 5 lbs;
Take arsenic,
from arsenic.
the arsenic
Do this
again;
3 times,
- 114-
arsenicr
draw the
in fresh water.
Then sublinate
the arsenic
by itself,
and it
i s prepared.
it
chalk with
and beat lt
conunonwater of its
fire.
erate
Take this
down.
saltiness,
glow,
2 hours.
for
limate;
ted all
the dietillation
Then let
it
l-ts fecibus,
as before.
Do this
4 tirnegr
cinate
in the sublimation
a eoft
glow
tilled
out,
wine vinegar
and nights,
put it
on it,
earth,
until
perfect
it
set it
for
with
the arse-
water
will
stays
Elixir.
take twiee
into
hernretioe,
pure water,
as a erystalline,
rt tranelates
- tI5-
tl
+r
put it
as heavy
oLl,
to-
on a fur-
fl.re,
alao riae
clear
and X
to-
put everything
to the lthlte.
seal it
pound it
dieeorve
fixed
that
above
subseguentlyr
and for
in
everything.
when r inetructed
on a atone,
Lnto a fixLng-grass,
ewerything
into
or corpus.
gether
furnace,
again to
Then take it
fairly
in a soft
and set it
nic.
heating
with
the epirit
our saD|inaton-
again pound it
gublimate
on a mod-
Bo that
l{ash this
and dry it
etronglyr
dis-
and
and falr,
whleh is a
P u t t h is
i n to
in tripode,
and it
will
Philosopher's
coagulate
tin,
for
into
is very great.
set it
will
40
the
The very
silver
be equally
high.
Thank
to the poor.
Stonesr
taught
listen
and hear
re well
before.
kinds
of
eulphur.
which
comes out
the
iron
ig
blackish
ores.
There
sulphur,
which
which
somewhat yellow
and greenish;
of
is
the
is
ores
which
comes from
lead.
comes from
There
the
the
ores
of
there
are
above
those
different
(or:
green
is
Stone
among all
sulphur
oreE of
also
strong
secret
There
of
greateEt
as the
My child
about
darkish)
and yellow
.
There is sulphur
O
?
that one comes from
white
sulphur
and all
like
these
suet,
do not
aerve
our work.
But there
of l0 or L2 lbs.
very light
exists
yellow
somewhat reddish.
both together,
it
$lhen it
le broken up into
inside'
threaded sith
If
if
you rub it
it
creaks.
Yet a better
rub Lt firmly
upon iti
with
lemon-yellowr
the nail
pieces,
a piece of it
like
little
it
is
Take a flat
and
and rubs
miee; or
or a etiff
lumps
small streaks,
of your finger
test:
in large
is
piece of
sulphur
leather,
O
and put
it
platter,
on a silver
the O
will
and rub it
copper.
(a German coin)
in a dry
a dry leather,
with
yellow-red
take on a beautiful
were polished
finnly
colorr
for
You find
this
Sulphur
polished
red like
find
in Frankfort,
it
If
is
it
Sulphur
on a gtone with
with
it.
guantity
gether
Put it
"f
with
neum boil
then let
off
gins
it
a stone jar
cool
Now distill.
the vinegar
can coll.ect
them together
till
well
Do thie
the tinged
till
vinegar
the vinegar
it
there
off.
to-
the bal-
into
ie a golden-yellow
with
Ae to ,the feces
and melt
be-
vinegar
freeh
that
vine-
r BS before,
it.
remain,
you
them to the
of g.unpowder.
it
and let
of the colored
till
a goodly
stir
Put all
into
and draw it
on.
Rub this
put it
as if
and pound
and pour on it
stirring
vinegar
and distill
pulverize
colored.
and Brflgge
5 or I days,
to becme
manuf acturers
vinegar,
set it
the balneun,
dietilled
a wooden spatula,
for
is the right-one.
take l0 or 12 lbs,
into
.
and it
that
'Bruges");
etays
it
is good Sulphur.
it
in Cologne, or in Middelburg
In French it
Of this
copper,
Or
I or 9 days,
it
ls good.
sulphur)
or silver
ie if
of Roman vitriol,
and to I part
of eulphur-grcwder
Q,
take
, but in
lt
keeps its
g e t h e r o n .a e to n e , p u t it
it
first
a gentre
with
it
away, put it
urlx it
water,
fire,
again.
3 times;
and'do that
(strong
out,
with
Do this
back with
it
freeh
matterr
the feces;
and put it
(gradualry)
fire)
its
for
feces and
fresh
into
and
tightly,
of it
and set it
if
rere
in the jar
a99,
wourdl become'soft
in tripode
the other
Now take
a golden philosophical
work;
held
ia ready.
is of no use here as it
Close it
it
subr imate
3 timeE.
your sublimate
wax.
to-
here.
like
this
then dissolve'it
mix it
3 times.
sublimate
a eublimatoniuni
strongly,
3 times with
matter,
into
subrimate
pound arl
spirits.
for
lB
in the previous
a paper
Try that
in order
retain
It
it
stand in thie
lrteanwhile,
pode, calcinate
eublimation.
it
into
regimen till
however, while
the heat.
standing
in tri-
it
Lnto a small
a time of need.
pour on it
a fixing-glass',
to better
can dissoLve.
glass,
(Nota:
cloee
for
2O daysr put
well
the
water,
is dissolved,
and keep it
for
it
for
the matter
But it
just
ae good to seII
l i g h te r
a n d p a l er .)
is
a little
it
as much of it
glassr
dissolve,
tion
cl a ri fy,
pot with
heat.
Seal it
an alembic.
The recipient
put it
and take
a fixing-
into
as heatry as the
very tightlyr
and pour it
Distill
like.
is only
water on it,
out,
its
it
or the like,
or close it
ta ke it
as being
Powder it,
powder weighed.
from itr
let
it
a distilla-
into
it
You must
luted.
have an alembic which has a tube above, because you must diseach time pouring
6 times,
till
matter
will
move it
aehes, first
First
the air
After
will
9o oVer as a gold-oilr
will
shine like
guickly;
the fire
Then it
gold.
It
put another
off,
on the furnace
till
Bo that
it
in strained
recipient,
for
glowing
let
to reverberate
it
like
cool
for
Lncreasing
at the bottom.
red emoke.
down, take
I or 10 days.
a emall glass
-I I 9 -
and close
24 hours,
and it
go over like
Then re-
on the spout,
honey.
of blood.
gradatim
will
thick
go over as water.
will
it
like
this,
firer
fresh
ampulla.
in a small
glass,
to the other
earthE
together.
dissorve
earth
Then set tt
and a salt
Pour on it
all
and set it
in tripode
fLre
and air
or earth will
the air
with
all
a glass
ampulla or egg.
the fire,
seal Lt hermetice,
wirl
time all
together.
water off,
in the ampulla.
be tnbtbed
a rnoderate fire.
into
the earth
fn
and be-
Remove that
and pour on it
ing-g1aes
matter
uelghs.
Seal Lt hermetice,
aghes, giving
in a dish with
will
disaolve
will
rise
into
with
the other
elear
that
takes place,
that
is over,
yellm.
aII
Then rejol.ce:
your
Now increase
that
it
Wtren tt
red.
and seal lt
it
matter.
with
also
rise
imaginable
fixed.
till
fl.re
off
eonEiderably,
before
pour it
turns
a good regulat'ion
these 6 weeke tt
Stone.
-r20-
will
pale-
lnto
Do
color.
the matter
all
and when
appear;
a whlte
lnto
also keep
But before
will
colors
turn
one will
of a cmall
lfithin
losopherrs
Notr everything
easily
furnace
a moderate f,ire.
perfectly
rather
hot,
with
in tripode
you could
iron
is red,
on the furnace
and make it
will
the fix-
ae much ag the
and subsequently,
everything
your fLre
water,
into
and set it
ryater,
the other
at the bottom
not increase
our burning
put it
firer
Set
Eo that
of the big
the'egg
coagrulate into
wl.th the
a Phi-
Take it
out,
iifi,
rts
is
prbjection
nalleablei.r
because it
is all
gold'other
and
ls aII
too
metlt-gold,
too eoft.
Er'm-orrHE'Ti+iRD'PARr,
oF THEl'lrrenru-'
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a
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