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CONTENTS

P r ef ac e .....( i)
O f G oT d a n d j ts p ri n c i p l e s ... ....( 1)
G old - - w h a t it js ..... ( 7)

: : : : : ; ; : ; ; ; .; ;.;' .; .; . i
:::::::::::::::'.'.'.'.'.'.'." "2""
Digestion of the aee .......( 7)
Disestion continued to a reddf :::::::........( 7)
Signs and phenomena ... ( 8)
Use of the red pouder ( 8)
-.....
Precess in a particular wag .....( 9)
Augmentation of the Sophic f:\ .. (10)
Second augmentation ..Y. ...(71)
fts use for support.... .-...(12)
Process for the Great Work .. (74)
To e jaborate the White and Red l'tedicine,
via universaLi ... (15)
Further procedure .....(171
MuLtiplication of the white ETixir ... (18)
Process with the white lD to make the Red
Iledicine .....T. ... (7g)
Of Projection with the Red Stone .... - (20)
M uit ipT ic at io n ... (27)
sop hjc E l . . . (2 1 )
r ts p tep arailon -. t!:-Mt s t e ll. a t u s . (2 2 )
f
Pu r ifi cati on of thelfrll .:: i . i. . . . . . . . (2 3 )
Further animation o7tn"& wrth) ....(24)
AmaTgamation of the Lunartffi witYpurif ied
runnins U ....:- .( 2s)
DisrjTTation * the tl ....(221
Ultimate rectif icatiBn of the E .... (28)
Purification of common runni"qt for the
U
foregoing operation ...1.. .-.(30)
e process to obtain t}e Sophic GoTd out of the
SSophic!
oph t-c C , bg
b g a ccompendious
o m PenctTous wag
w ag . (37)
( 5t )
r he soophic
p h ic ?@
?6r|"rex et O f ro
from m U Du p 7 e x . .
Duptex....(32) . . (3 2 )
d "q^ I U
virtue or thjg'*r{"rug9 -, .:::1.I..:1... ..... (33)
'. ""'n"
Pr o c e,!s so :5 t9 I3;5 : li9*, ?t g": : : : : : : : :
':::::::::::::: '.""ur"
r " d i s til :::i .rso{::o,,h
Further procedure with t\"' a" obtain
]O,i'. ". . (,^^,
38 )
true potabl-e and nedicinali
v
fts Use .....(39
A particuTar l-abour with tfris @ f or metals... . (39
How to proceed with the EEa ..... (40
universaL process with the same ......(41
The mens tru ufi m or fr vhere in we d is s o lv e
vo7Tatilizd the n (42)
fts dis tillat tion ...Y (42)
Pur ther pr oceedure vith the \ lf (44)
Our Cir cul.atu um ot A l,ftahes t . -. : (4s)
To prep are thhe sarne menst ru u m b g a d if f e re n t
pr ocess (48)
oF rRoN ( 4e)
at
Use of
d", s c o J ra e
these S c o ri a e
oa p tT ma e ( s0 )
( s0 )
Use of the suu b l i n e d and s ubti -l i sed S coti ae
T
I

O Clt v i
A not her
--r1fl
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w o rk
.Py,i tn'f ( s1)
( s2)
: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . : : . : : : : : : : : ( s3)
fts us e a s a 14edic ine (54)
F ur t her p ro c ( s5)
Us e of th i s ( 5a1
(57)
P r oc es s w i th ( s8)
A par t i cu 7at ( s8)
O per at i o n w i ( se )
T o m ak e V i tr 1s0)
P r oc es s w i th (61)
T o m ak e a tu (62 )
(53)
Hepar A n ti m o 1a3)
Runn i ng U a v^r
L^ * (65)
A pr oc e sE wit ta
e1p on (66)
' Of
t Ti nctures
Me d i c i n aT
* (66)
-Zst
2dt
T in
"to"r't"^ r'o (67)
3.d :R. (57 )
athqr "fE (58)
"fE
Lapis fgnis BasiTii Va T e n ti ni expTai ned b9 the
Author ( 5e)
The comoosi tion and digestion (70)

OF ME R C URYY
x 120)
T he m ak in q of ' .... (71)
-3 -
#--, o t- oat -F
gz2)
Cor ro s i v e 123)
s of its own
.... (74)
f'r <l
.... 1t Jt

....l .
t71lr t
/111t,
....l .

l, t uT t ipli c a ti o n in q u a n ti tg . . (7I )
F ur t her n u L ti p T i c a ti o n . (79 )

OF V IT R IOL( E\ (80)
Spirit and oit of (EL ( 80 )
To make the ,Stone oit of Hungarirrr@\, (82)
S epar at ion of th e p ri n c i p T e s in vi a humj da. . . . . . . (84)

)-7
Composition ... ( 85)
Remarks on the process ...... ( g6)

t or ,?! :ll.l!tg!t1t;.9#"'::: '.'.'.'.'.'.'.',


','r',
'piri
.I
€#
ts use f or meta-ls ( Sg )
14enstruum f or the so-l u tion of f) :r_proceeding
fr om+X , Buttet}-r ......( s0)
O i 6
OF COMMON
SALT ,E ,
and t he C i rc u fa tu m Ei n u s of parace-l .sus... ...( 92)

( e3)
( e4)
( e4)
( e s)
( 95)
(100)
Reas oning of th e Au th o r (r01)
E x per im ent upon silver (702)
(103)
(704)
( t0s)
( 1os)
(106)
( 109 )
M uLt ipT ic at i o n (110)

An Experiment on O (110)
Characters (sgnnoF ta b l e
Excetpts from Patac e -l s u s

T h e re ma rk s i n tro d uced in di fferent parts of


t he f oT Lo w i n g tra n s -l .a ti o n betw een patenthesj s / : thus :/
ar e bg t h e T ra n s fa to r . T heg are no part of the ori gi naL
T his wor k js th o u g h t to h a ve been w ri tten bg C ramer.

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

out of love towards


our felfow creatures
communlcated by:

rn ldmi r r r o f Fr n d l m o n tr l

CHEM IC A L S C IE N C E
/ : S. C . : l
0RES0EX&tElPZlS1739 octaYo

Tra nslated from the German


PREFACE
OFTHEAUTHOR

BenevoTent Readert

If thou art a Lover of the more sublime part of Chymistery and intendst to
learn and do something practically without hurt to thyseU, this Treatise will be
useful, as the author is not envious, but will be glad il some good is done
through his good meaning.

The author has on an Emerald Foundation /: alluding to the Tabula Smar-


gadina Hermetis :/ laid by Hermes, built his philosophical heaven.
The author does not intend to perplex the lovers of this difficult art, which
is nevertheless easy enough to those that know it, but he proposes to give light.
The Lights on the Heavens give and Cause us Light, Signs, Tirnes, Years
and days. It is Similar to our philosophic
'
e, , give us golden Tinctures, whilst
silver Tinctures.
The road to our philosophical Heaven is Overgrown with Thorns, and those
that travel this way are conducted in a wonderful manner. Sometirnes men are
lead into it innocently, sometimes through lgnorance, by Some accident, by
Covetousness, by persuasion, by natural Faith and Confidence, by Great Ex-
pences, Labour and Diligence, by Experience and Sometimes by Imposture and
false Transmutations.
It is however certain that no man will ever attain a happy End in this danger-
ous Science except he is possessed of an Innocent Heart and unblamable Character.
It happens very seldom to meet with an Adept, who should be willing to
communicate, or even make himseU Known to us.
Knowledge, Labour and Patience are the most useful companions on this
Road, whosoever does not possess them aII three will never obtain what he seeks.
It is Strange that there are men, who otherwise do not want for Good Sense,
who should philosophize either against this art or in favor of it, to mislead honest
Lovers into fatal Errors, whilst they know as much when they write against it,
as they do when they favour it. Some are very mysterious, they write of things

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

1l
oFGoLD
Q nnnITsPRTNcIPLES

Ba s i l i u s V a l e n ti n u s, P ar acelsus, lr lonte Sneider and other s

h a v e de mo n stra te d 3 p ri nciples, v!z: m etallic e , m etal-


tis andmerartic . Becher and Stahl demonstrate
+ H
3 Kin ds of Y , v!z: th e V it rif ia b le or f u s ib le /: e :

rd liq u if ia b le or S p e c if ic a lly

Anterior P hilosophers h a v e me n t io n e d o n ly t wo c o n s t it u e n t

p rin ci pl es of the l l etal s , v iz : and . T h e s e lr e r e


+ P
Lu lliu s, B ernhardus Trev is a n u s , I . 1 . F la me l , .

Th e Oldest Were S atis f ie d Wit h O n e p rin c ip le o n ly , y iz z

those attributed the Difference of l{etals to the Ivlaturation

an d Fixation of that wit h a mix t u re of me t a L lic ex-

te r n a l
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F . this opinio n , if re f e rre d to the n e a re s t

m atte r of metals, appears t o me t o b e t h e t ru e s t and the

be st, because this can b e c o n f irme d a n d p ro v e d by the

anatomy of metals, although We must allow that l.linerals and

I r t arc a s i t s y i e l d a a e T h e r e m o te st
+ Pa n d a
principle is a Vapour in the lvlines, wherein the Universal -6\-
is Sp ecific !

GOLDo $IHATrr rs.

O is a very pure met a llic B o d y f u ll of L ig h t : e x t re me ly

si Ie as to its E ssen c e --a p e rf e c t ly ma t u ra t e d wit h-

out a ny external addition . T h is we b e lie v e , because the

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w h o l e S u b sta n ce o f v1v: v id e d it b e we l] if ie d

a n d animated, can by S imp le Diq e s t io n b e ma t u ra t e d a n d f ix e d

into pure (i ! nay more than that!

Therefore we conclude that l-s unrl- . In the

Same Manner conrmon , S o h io h l f ix e d b y Na t u re , can be

r etr ograded and reduced in t o ru n n in : it f o llo ws f ro m

thence that must be a pure fixed T h e re f o re le t us

b e Sa ti sfi e a @.

MERCURTFTCATTON
OF o

The Mercurification of is p e rf o rme d in the e a s ie s t and

most natural Wav be conmon runnin

For that reason the O ld e s t P h ilo s o p h e rs h a v e t o ld us: "Make

or with ." Wherebv the Vlhole Substance of

w i th o ut any loss, is tra n s mu t e d in t o liv in

By these 4 degrees of ra t in is re d u c e d to ru n n in

o u t o f th i s of O by Digestion alone, a Noble l4ed i c i ne


H
for the human Body and even a perfect Tincture for lletals can

be t'lade. /:this was on e o f the P ro c e s s e s of S e b a ld S c h wa r t z e r ,

wh ich he communicated to A u g u s t u s p iu s E le c t o r of Saxony, in

the year 1570, and to His S p o u s e A n n a ; wh ic h T (, on


^"ted
l Or O 0O parts of U : , / S e e B a r: Kunkel v o n L o we n s t e rn ' s
+ z/
L a b o ratorium chymicum.

We begin also with th e

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cALCrNArroN
OF o

is calcined by vario u s me t h o d s : a mo n g s t a ll of t h e m, f

fo u n d the following the b e s t , b y E x p e rie n c e :

D i ssolve S ea e in c le a n b o ile d or d is t ille d : f ilt e r


V
the Solution and evaporat e , u n t il a f ilm a p p e a rs on the Sur-

fa ce : then let it crysta llis e over n ig h t , b y p o u rin g the

L iq u o r into large Glazed Dis h e s .

Th ese Crystals of e d is s o lv e a S e c o n d t in n e , f ilt e r, an d

Sep a r ate the faeces, ev a p o ra t e the f ilt e re d s o lu t io n to a

p e llicule as before, an d le t it shoot in t o Cry s t a ls , wh ic h

will be whiter and purer . Re p e a t t h is a t h ird r or even a

fo u r th time, until the e c ry s t a ls a re p e rf e c t ly p u re ,

disso lve entirely, and le a v e n o I mp u rit ie s in the f ilt rin g

Pap e r .
Ke ep this e in a G la s s or G la z e d V e s s e l, c o v e red
V"
car e fully that no Dust n o r h u n id it y ma y S p o il it .

No w take refined O , wh ic h h a s b e e n p u rif ie d e it h e r


+
by O or has been reduc e d f ro m t h e Q u a rt : get it la min a t e d

at th e flattning nillr or Iet it be beat in t o t h in Leaves,

wh ich S E E te with as muc h p u rif :

O purified and Lamin a t e d or

ll 4 Z : iiE te it w it h s re a t c a re and do not min d t h e


YV
tr o u b le of grinding it we l1 .

w hen it is well S iE te a , squeeze the 8 5 5 t t rro u g h s mo o t h

C ha m oy Leather, in order to p re s s out the S u p e rf lu o u s


V
The EEI which remains in the Skin you must wash with common

e and vinegar first, a n d t h e n wit h c le a n V , re p e a t in g

th is operation until the ;;a is a s c le a n a s a lo o k in g G la s s - -


t h e n d ry i t i n th e su n or in a Gentle heat and it will be-
c o m e h a rd r so th a t it m ay be pulver ised.

Take now your dry aEe c Arind it with 3 times its own
W e i g ht o f yo u r p u ri fi e d Sea e . Gr ind it with gr eat
d i l i g e n ce i n a g l a ss mor tar , pr eviously heated, and it will
a n d mu st b e co me a S u b til black d . put r his d in a
c o n v en i e n t S ma l l g l a ss adapt a Receiver , half fil1ed
A,
w i t h p u re V , a n d d i s til ir , ,' ,1i. incr easing your A
g r a d u a l l y, u n ti l th e running U is come over into the V
The
>t+w h i ch se ttl e s in the neck of *"
I? 1D , m usr be
ca r e fully S wept out with a c le a n feather of a G o o s e e u il,

th a t it may not collect a n d f a ll b a c k in t o the body of the

a.
on the calx which remains in the body of *e pour
1fur
clean V , S e t tn e 1 Q again in tt";.' ,' . fur nace, and give
n
a g e n tle A ,S o that the p ma y S imme r g e n t ly o n t h e Ca lx
' a n d d issolve and extract a ll the Sea e . T h e lt { e a n in g is

not to distil the V f ro m t h e Ca t x , because the e


w ou ld still remain behind : the e is to b e d is s o lv e d in t he

V by this process. T h e n S h a k e it u p in *" wh ils t


1 @,
it is yet warm and pour it out, the V a n d t h e Ca lx : le t
A
the Cf S ettle and pour the p off c a re f u lly ; the re ma in d e r

po u r into a filtre and le t the I ru n f ro m it . T h e n d ry

the subrir O d rhe V


R ece iver must be poured out, 1

a n d the lJ must be drie d b y e v a p o ra t in g the re ma in in g


Y
m oisture from it, in S u c h a g e n t le De g re e o f He a t a s will

r aise the Humidity but not the 6 , or in the Sun.


t
Re peat this S ame proc e s s wit h t h is of a n d wit h
Q| O
yo u r S ame Cried U twic e or 3 t ime s . ; " , a n d wh e n f in is h e d
n?
you r (, will then be w e ll c a lc in e d .

This is nevertheless o n ly a n e x t e rn a l Ca lc in a t io n or

Sub ti l i sationr yet this p re p a ra t o ry Labour is h ig h ly neces-

sa r y, because it promote s a n d a c c e le ra t e s the S u c c e e d in g

O pe r a tions.

AI[,IJ\LGAJ',!J\TION
OF YOUR O d WITH PURIFIED AI{D PREPO*O
P
N ow take half an ounce o f your tender O Ca lx , and dEEte it

with one ounce of purifie d a n ima t e d U , b y a lo n g c o n t in u e d


+
e q u a l g ri n d i n g i n a h ra r m glass m or tar r €ls you did befor e.
T h a t is yo u a re to ta ke 1 par t of O CaIx and 2 par ts Mer -
c u r y So p h i c; F l a sh yo u r aea p e rf e c t ly c le a n , and Iay it

in a c lean glass or China Basoni cover it wit h c le a n p a p e r,

th a t no dust may get into it ; a n d le t it d ry g e n t ly , s o t h at

it m a y be handled and ye t h o ld t o g e t h e r.

Then with very clean f in g e rs f o rm t h is ma s s in t o S ma ll

pilIsr or the S ize of a g re e n p e a t la y these p ills on a

C hin a dish, which place in the S u n , o r o n a v e ry g e n t le

Wa r m thr or even in a warm ro o m, c o v e re d wit h c le a n p a p e r, in

order that all- humidity of elernentary V may evaporate from

the m , and the pi11s beco me h a rd a n d p e rf e c t ly d ry .

l-l
/zT he preparation of the Irl- S o p h ic , wh e re o n t h e Success

of this process depends e n t ire ly , is taught h e re a f t e r: it is

the Sophic animated runn in g 1 Y5 of I ra n a e u s P h ila le t h a ,

- 5-
Espa g net, Claveus and Ale x : Von Suchten; but t h is is the
r o n g wa y w i th co rp o re a l O subtir ized, whilst r r enaeus
h a s a sh o rte r w a y w i th o ut O r ds we have fur ly expr ained
i n o u r l " l sc: w i th o u t N a me or Date; yet this pr ocess is cer ta i nl y

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

Glasses:

You must now get a doz:

of digesting Globes made

of the best glass, S tout

in Substance, as nearly

to this Figure and B igne s s

as po ssible; not bigger,

a s this is full big

en o u g h. They must have

g la ss S toppers nicely

ground in, so as to be

a ir ti ght. / zlf they

a r e made a little

Str o n ger yet, than

this drawing; it is

so m uch the better on

a cco u nt of the grind-

i ng the S toppers :-n. =/


DTG E S T I O N

Ta ke now one of your dige s t in g G lo b e s , and put t h e re in your

Eii m ade into small pills . If the G lo b e is n o b ig g e r than

th is, your E E E or pills mu s t we ig h n o mo re t h a n I| ounces.

The EE E must never fill a b o v e h a lf the G lo b e . P la c e your

Globe in warm .'.','. in your digesting Furnace & tie a piece

of p a per over the Opening o f the p h ia l, u n t il e v e ry h u mid it y

is e vaporated, which in a g e n t le heat is d o n e in 2 4 h o u rs .

When you perceive no more humidity in the neck of the

G l ass, shut it with the g la s s Stopper c lo s e .

Co ntinue the digestion in a v e ry g e n t le He a t , a n d d u rin g

th e fi rst W eek the E E E b e g in s to c o n t ra c t , and, a s it wa s

d ivid e d before in S mall G lo b e s , it b e c o me s n o w o n e o n ly

m a ss, dark in colour, an d p u f f s up or S we lls , lik e f e rme n t e d

paste near an" A

THE DIGESTION CONTINUEDTO A RED d

In th is gentle degree of He a t , s u f f ic ie n t to e x c it e the

ab o ve mentioned fermentat io n , it mu s t n o w b e k e p t n ig h t and

da y, until it becomes a d a rk d u s k y re d d

Bu t before this come s t o p a s s , y o u will S e e c u rio u s

ph e n o rnena in the glass G lo b e , and never the S a me a lik e r nor

in on e Glass as it happe n s in a n o t h e r, a lt h o u g h y o u s h o u ld

in clo se exactly the S ame We ig h t o f e a a in G la s s e s e x a c t ly

alike and in the S ame D e g re e o f He a t ; Wh ic h I can attest to

yo u fr om a great deal of E x p e rie n c e .


r shall onry relate to y o u t h e mo s t re ma rk a b le changes

and phenomena r have observed myself, which have happened

to th e Matter.

SIGNS AND PHENOI4ENA

Afte r the E dE has S tood in G e n t le Wa rmt h , 1 5 o r 15 days, it

grows upwards like branches and Leaves of Trees, and on the

Si de s of the Globe the U f ix e s it s e lf , a n d c a u s e s p a rt of


T
the globe to appear like a lo o k in g G ra s s . B u t wh e n a f t e rwar d s

the Succeeding V apours in s p is s a t e the fastened , he be-


H
comes too heavy to support himself and runs down, in Streaks

or Ve ins, to the bottom, u n t il the b e c o me s u n it e d wit h


U
the Subtilised fermented O in t f re f o rm o f a p o u d e r.

The S maII Trees grown o u t of the a a e , d ro p d o wn in p ro c es s

of ti me and become, with the U , a re d p o u d e r.


?
But before this happ e n s , the u p p e r p a rt of the g lo b e ,

in sid e , is beautifully g ilt a lL o v e r.

Amongst all the P hilo s o p h e rs , wh o wo rk e d this wdy,

Ir e n a eus P hilaletha alone h a s o b s e rv e d t h is , which I found

e xa ctl y true.

USE OF THE RED POUDER.

Th is red pouder must be c o n t in u e d in Dig e s t io n , in c re a s in g

n o w your heat a little, a n d mu s t b e f ix e d g ra d u a lly ; wh ic h

r e q u ir es 3 months tj-me, a n d a n a b le a n d p a t ie n t o p e ra t o r.

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Th is fixed fusible pouder o r p re c ip it a t e is c a l1 e d the

Ph ilo sophers GoId, becau s e it is p re p a re d in a p h ilo s o p h ic a l

m an n er, by Digestion alon e .

By the help of this Dig e s t io n , wh e n f in is h e d , you have now

co m p leted the true radic a l a n d c e n t ra l Ca lc in a t io n of O ,

a n d you possess now the G e n u in e Ca lx or ashes of the P h ilo s o -

ph e r s, wherein the Roya l Dia d e me is h id d e n .

Th is Calx or fixed re d p o u d e r is the p h ilo s o p h e rs O or

ne a r e st Llatter of the Stone, out of wh ic h the G re a t Wo rk m a y

be m ader ds well as a pa rt ic u la r p ro f it a b le L a b o u r.

Now to oblige well j- n t e n d e d B e g in n e rs in t h is Div in e a rt ,

w ho wish not only to lea rn but a ls o to re a p an Advantage from

the ir Labours, I will fa it h f u lly c o mmu n ic a t e , a s I h a v e d on e

thu s far, not in Itletaph o ric a l Language, but in p la in T e rms ,

how they may proceed further, and how to work with this
.A'
Ca lx of (, in a particula r wd y , to e n a b le them to S u b s is t

u n ti l the Great work is a c c o mp lis h e d , wh ic h I will a ls o faith-

fu l1 y teach hereafter.

PROCESS IN THB PARTICULAR WAY

Yo u possess now IL ounc e s o f p h ilo s o p h ic a l O ; but if y ou

would or could from the beginning work wj.th two Glasses' which

wo u ld be the Wisest and S a f e s t wE t Y , a s y o u c a n t h e n K e e p On e

G l ass with IL ounces of S o p h ic , for the u n iv e rs a l p ro c e s s '


O
b y all means do it.

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N
AUGMENTATIONOF THE SOPHIC rN QuAr'lrrrY
\?
Ta ke your 1l ounces of ph ilo s o p h ic a l , in the same phiar
O
it ha s been fixed in, or put it in t o another and put it in a
a
aa ata
.t'J. furnace. Let the get pretty hot, so that the p h ia l
'r.t.'.
a n d th e matter may become V e ry h o t rs o that y o u c a n o n ly ju s t

bear to touch it.

Th en, through a well heated Glass funnel placed in the


m o u th of the phial, pour of your prepared sophic 6 ! ounce,
pr e vio usly heated, o n your sophic in the phiar l.n.. is a
O
k pa r t of the S o p hic to 3/4 of the Calx of O

clo se the phial with the G la s s s t o p p e r, a s t h e re can be no


aa
h u m id ity at present. Dige s t a g a in in a .'Jf. heatr four De g r e e
of He at must be such, th a t n o t h i-n g o f the ma y b e s u b rim e d
b
T
fr om the calx of . c o n t in u e to k e e p y o u r ma t t e r in d ig e s -
O
ti on , increasing your he a t g e n t ly a n d g ra d u a lly , d u rin g 4
w ee ks time and this addit io n a l s o p ic wit l b e c o me f ix e d by
5
I
the power of the fixed Sophic . I
O

After 4 weeks time yo u mu s t in c re a s e your heat so as to


a
ra
m a ke the .t'.'. almost glowin g hot.

( T he fo T T o w i n g js an opi ni on w hi ch the trans-l ator

has h e re g i v e n .)

/ z f presume that this in t e n s e He a t , wh ic h wo u ld b e p e r-


h a p s 300 Degr. would cause the S u b je c t t o me lt together
i nto a massa.

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It may perhaps be unn e c e s s d ry , but in o rd e r to get the

m ass out of the phial, it wo u ld b e n e c e s s a ry to b re a k the

Glo b e offi I wish to sa v e t h e p h ia l, a n d wo u ld ra t h e r p e r-

for m these last three da y s o f G t o win g He a t L n a s ma ll V ,


\-
with a lid luted oD, to S a v e my p h ia ls ; f wo u ld p u t t h e
W .'.
small V in another large one fiIled with J.1'- and
\, .-a
t-,,i,
co ve r e d with .'.t'., and t h e n p la c e the la rg e V in a win d
\,
Furnace or some other furnace managed with Charcoal, and
n just
Ke e p the 2!\ glowi n g q u ie t ly wit h o u t d ra u g h t o r B la s t : , /

/z I would this way be g in a n d in c re a s e my A g ra d u a lly : /

must not be poured into the

rh o le q u a n t it y at once, but

o n ly gradually, at each t ime t h e q u a n t it y of the S iz e o f a

p€ d , being made warm, dS f t o ld you; and after e a c h p ro je c t io n


X into the phial, Iet the phial stand an hour
of the \J I
ti.
in th e hot .'jo'., then p ro je c t a g a in the S a me S ma ll q u a n t it y ,

un ti l the whole L ounce is put in . T h e n r E ls h a s b e e n me n -

tio n e d , close the phial wit h the g la s s Stopper a n d f ix the

m ass, until it melts wit h o u t f u min g .

N ow you possess 2 ou n c e s o f S o p h ic O . T h is is a

Beg in ning and a Foundatio n of a llin e ra P e rp e t u a at h o me , wh i c h

you m ust S tiII increase in q u a n t it y , a s y o u d id b e f o re , to

e n a b le you to take a part of it e v e ry mo n t h , for re d u c in g it

to ob tain the E molument s a ris in g t h e re f ro m.

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SECONDAUGMENTATTONOF THE SOPHIC O IN QUANTITY
\-/

ft is to your interest t o mu lt ip ly this Sophic O in


qu a n ti ty and at least to d o u b le it .

The above 2 ounces imbibe again with L an ounce of New

Sophic
x. and fix the mass, and in four weeks time you
\-,
+ S o p h ic o r
will obtain 2\ ounces of f ix e d Me rc u ria l O

In four Weeks more you may Obtain by the Same process,

i m bib ing with L ounce of 6 S o p h ic , a n d f ix in g t h e ma t t e r,


+
(3) ounces of |
thr e e sopnic @ . No w d iv id e t h is in t wo

p h ia ls, putting into E ac h p h ia l It ounces of S o p h ic O :

imbibe Each phial with L an ounce of Animated or Sophic O


( 4)
t
and fix yo u r ma tte r a s befor e, and you will obtain four

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

rTS USE FOR SUPPORT

o f th e a b o ve si x o u n ces of Sophic O take lL ounces.

M e l t fi ve o r si x o u n ce s of fine ) in a V\, , pr oject you r

lL ounces of Golden precipitate, enveloped in Wax, uPon


\ for
yo u r J in fusion, and le t it me lt together L an hour,

th e V being carefully c o v e re d , to p re v e n t a n y c o a ls f ro m
v<\
fallin g in. Let it cool, s e p a ra t e the J f ro m t h e ma s s

/ : by V :,/, which mu s t b e p re v io u s ly ma d e in t o t h in
)

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L a m in a in the flattening mill, or f ile d ; if the will
V
no t dissolve it, you mus t me lt another ounce of f in e
)
with it, and you will see a B la c k V or Ca lx f a ll out of the

Solu ti on. Wash and dulcif y t h is Ca lx wit h , a n d me lt it


V
with B orax, and you will f in d f L o u n c e s o f p u re f in e O of

2 4 C arat.

The remaining four an d o n e h a lf (4 t : ) o u n c e s o f Go1den

p r e cip itate divide again in t h re e G lo b e g la s s e s , imb ib e

e a ch glass with * an ounc e o f S o p h ic C , d ig e s t a n d f ix .


T
In this manner you can reduce every month IL ounces of
.a. tR\
So p h ic (, into corporea l, out of the , Wh ic h a t
J
four Guineas per ounce amounts to six Guineas per month.

/ z This would ansbrer well enough in Germany but not in

Eng la n d; consider the E x p e n s e s a n d t ime of p ro c u rin g a

Su fficient quantity of So p h ic , the Expenses of

Charcoal and Oil for the Digestions and Fixations and


\A-
f believe this work might bear its own Expenses but not

en a b le the Operator to Su p p : rt h ims e lf , t h e re f o re it is

b e tte r to elaborate the T in c t u re at once:/

/: Therefore we will p ro c e e d : , /

The before mentioned fixed S o la r p re c ip it a t e or

Sophic forms a perpetual t { in e ra , a n d is a lre a d y tn


O

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this State a most admirable l'ledicine at least equal if not

Sup e r ior to, f. B . van H e lmo n t rs A URUU Ho RT z o NT A L E ;

of this We shall treat further hereafter.

What I have taught you now, is a tedious yet a certain

and Safe particular way to Obtain profit every month.

But if you like to pursue the sErmeLabour further, in

Order to Obtain the universal Tincture or Stone of the

Ph ilo sophers, which tinge s o r t ra n s mu t e s aII Me rc u ria l

Metallic bodies into genuine O , you must open your

ph ilo sophic O radically a n d c e n t ra lly , a n d S u b t ilis e

still furtherr and increa s e in Co lo u r' f u s ib ilit y and

Weight; more Colour and penetration is obtained from the


X ,rr
Sophic U impregnated or animated by Sophic A
.^ t?
or Z\ , and the increase in weight from the exter-

nal A

This further S ubtilisat io n is c a lle d S u b lima t io n

or Distillation by the P h ilo s o p h e rs .

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PROCESS
FORTHEGREAT
l.lORK
IN THEUNIVERSAL
I{AY

f n th i s Op e ra ti o n , O is tr uly r etr ogr aded into


r u n n i n g Me rcu ryr so th at it may be distilled over eer r 4
e v e r y a to me o f i t.

But that distillation by A wo u ld b e n e e d le s s , if

disti l l ed sufficiently in the d ig e s t in g G lo b e o f it s e lf ,

a fte r it has been radica lly d is s o lv e d . S o me p h ilo s o p h e rs

Who have been more plain and more intelligible than the

au tho rof the TA B ULA s I ' t A RA G DT NA suchas

fr en a eus P hilaletha hav e c a lle d t h is O p e ra t io n a Second

C i r culation or S econd Ro t a t io n .

In this Operation thos e p h e n o me n a a p p e a r a s f re n a e u s

. an d o thers have mentioned .

The first Labour to prepare the Sophic Golden precipi-

tate, they have kept se c re t e n t ire ly .

PROCESS TO ELABORATE THE WHITE AND FED IIIEDICINES

VIA UNIVERSALI

Take now of your Sophic Golden Precipitate 1 Part,


X ^^.t
and V Sophic, 2 parts. or Sophic O \ 7 and
T :r
So p h ic L ; 5i " te t h e m a s f o llo ws : p u t y o u r s o p h ic l@ d
7
in on e of your clean S m a ll Dig e s t in g G lo b e s a n d P o u r y o u r
<
Sop h ic thereon, & 11 a t once; le t the h u mid it y e x h a le
O
f
_15_
fi r st in the S un or in a g e n t le heat. Put on the G la s s

Stopper; place your Globe in a Gentle Warmth in your

fu r n a ce, and it will iEE t e it s e lf , the p o u d e r will


O
X
i n s i n u a te i tse l f i n to the ( *l and will r adically mix ther e-
I'
w i th ; as soon as this is a c c o mp lis h e d , wh ic h y o u will e a s il y

pe r ce ive, then open the p h ia l and pour the e e e in t o a c le a n

War m ed glass mortar, gr in d it we ll wit h a G e n t le mo t io n ,

and pour lrarm clean V on it, grinding a litt1e more, let

it se ttle and pour the p off a g a in ; re p e a t t h is 2 or 3

tim e s more, if you perc e iv e a n y c o lo u r yet in the V


As soon as tne ! comes off perfectly clear and trans-

p a r e n t, dry your aee in the S u n , o r o n a V e ry G e n t le He a t .

Now put your dry aea again in the digesting globe and

place it in warm ashes or,".:j'. , in your digesting furnace

over a Lamp, cover the phial with paper during the first 24

hours, if you presume any humidity in the eaa, if not Shut

th e phial close with its g la s s s t o p p e r, a n d o b s e rv e to

r e g u late your heat as I t e ll yous

This Heat in the beginning must not be greater than the

heat of the S un in the mid d le of S u n mre r, f ro m 9 0 t o 100.

/:The Degree of hatc h in g E g g s is about 962/

Let it Stand quiet, do not move it, and the Composition

will ferment and turn as black as ink, and look like melted

pitch, throwing up small Bladders or bubbles from time to

tim e .

/z fr en: P hilal:.,/

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rn this Regimen of n the operator must not increase
rt forsake the O . You must
:ing, dur ing 40 or 50 days you
m u s t h a ve p l e n ty o f p atience and wait until the blackness
d i s a pp e a rs e n ti re l y.

Continue your gentle Degree of blood warm, and the

will of itself begin to c irc u la t e , a n d g e n t le a s c e n d and

d e scend again, until af t e r s e v e ra l mo n t h s Circ u la t io n the

whole mass becomes a beautiful White pouder.

This Flhite Ct is the Whit. A of the Philosophers,

fhis
n? does not tin g e , and cannot b e e x a lt e d a lo n e wi t h -
fi
ou t Imbibition, on acco u n t of it s f ix e d n a t u re .

Philaletha mentions that t h is wh it e can not be


?
exa lted per S e, and the n a d d s a p la in S o p h is t ry , re p e n t in g

perhaps of having Said too much, that this Would begin


+
ag a in to circulate, whic h is a g a in s t a ll Re a s o n . Then he

says again that tfris must be irnbibed or fed with the


$
- 5t- of Life.

It is obvious and Experience has taught me to imbibe

L if e , i. e . wit h a n ima t e d or

he , rhen it must be
+
cir cu lated and exaltedr ds I s h a ll f a it h f u lly teach you.

N
FURTHER PROCEDUREWITH THE WHITE AD TTNCTURAII{ALBAII{.
?

T a k e 2 o u n ce s o f fi n e copelled let it melt in a new


O ,
, project I ounce of your wnite envelopped in wax
V $
on your D in fusion, and let it flow l: an hour, cover

the th a t n o C o a l s may faII into it, and you will obtai n


V

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a wh ite V itreous mass, wh ic h is b rit t le ; ru b it to a s u b t il
.l
O ; Take I part of this d ot t an ounce and put it in a

dig e sting globe, pour on it 2 p a rt s or I ounce of S o p h ic q i

if there is no hurnidity in it , shut your g la s s wit h the glass

Sto p per, and S et it in the d ig e s t in g f u rn a c e in a G e n t le Heat

a s before, and the S oph ic d will d is s o lv e t h e ma s s g ra d -


Y
ually and become black with the mass and at last become a

White pouder in a much Shorter time than before.

This is the W hite Elix ir in a State of Infancy, and

tin g e s metals into fine , a lt h o u g h in a S ma ll q u a n t it y


O
o n 1 y.

MULTIPLICATION OF THE I{HITE ELIXIR.

In order to make it ting e mo re , it mu s t b e f u rt h e r Sub-

ti l i sed and made more f u s ib le a n d p e n e t ra t in g ; t h is is

done if you imbibe this medicine 3 or 4 times more with

Sop h ic p and fix it e v e ry t ime .


.
You have now lL ounces of fermented and multiplied

m e d icine, besides what y o u h a d le f t a s it c a me o u t of

tne I
Put these IL ounces o f wh it e me d ic in e in t o a d ig e s t in g

g lo b e r so that only I/3 p a rt is f ille d , add to it L a n o u nc e

of your Sophic , set it in digestion in a n.tt.


H
he a tr E ls before, and in 8 d a y s t in e ; the S o p h ic

will be imbibed, and drie d u p wit h the ma s s .

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Add again I, an ounce of So

b e fore during 8 Cays an d n ig h

a g a in dried up, and re p e a t t h is a t h ird t ime ,

adding L an ounce of new Sophic p


The 4th, 5th and 5th time imbibe your medicine

e a c h ti me w i th I o u n ce of Sophic U , digest and


?
d r y u p e a ch ti me .

The seventh and rast time imbibe this whore quantity of


M e d ici n e p l a ce d i n a digesting globe of a lar ge Capacity
with 2 l o u n ce s o f S o p hic U , digest as befor e, and after
a sh ort
+
blackness the wh o re c o mp o s it io n will b e c o me a b ril-

lia n t white pouder and E lix ir, wh ic h is t h e Mu lt ip lie d

Tincture for the White.

This must be melted again with fine in the , I


D V
pa r t with 2 or 3 parts of f in e , a n d y o u will a g a in
D
o b tain a V itreous brittle ma s s .

This Vitreous Substance can be multiplied ad infinitum.

with this you may make projection on the inferior Dtercuric

Fletals, such as 6 , + , and 6 to transmute them into


i\
t h e fj .n e st O

PROCESSWTTH THE WHITE A TO MAKE THE RED II{EDICINE THEREOF.


f

t is yet warm, imbibe it 2 or


iI it is become a soft and
S o m ew h a td a rk ma ss, th en Shut the Glass and digest, dur ing
t h e fi rst 3 0 d a ys th e dar k Colour will disappear , continue

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t h e di g e sti o n , a n d d u ring the Second 3C days the mass

will b e co me g re e n a n d of Var ious Colour s, after war ds yellow

a n d if yo u co n ti n u e th e Digestion it will become at last a

d e e p R e d p o u d e r. /z
.? A r ubr um:,/ This r ed pouder is the

R e d A o f th e P h i l o so pher s.
?
Take the above red A.i I part and 2 or 3 parts of pure

melt it together, E S y o u d id b e f o re wh e n y o u me lt e d
O,
the whit" A?-' with fine O ; and you will obtain a Vit-

r io u s mass, which reduc e t o a S u b t il O


phic in the Same manner as you

e T in c t u re ; d ig e s t a n d f ix it

ag a in ; this rnust be rep e a t e d S e v e ra l t ime s ' imb ib in g the

M e d icine, digesting and f ix in g it ; a n d y o u will a c c o mp lis h

the Red S tone for metal s .

OF PROJECTION WITH THE RED STONE.

T a k e 3 , 4 o r 5 p a rts of fine O /z the quantity


"fO
depends upon the power of the augrmented or multiplied

!{e d icinez/Let it flow in a n e w c le a n a n d p ro je c t I part


I
of your multiplied medic in e , le t t h e m me lt a n d u n it e we ll

to g e ther until you hav e o b t a in e d a d e e p re d , b rit t le , opake,

Vitr eous mass; which wh e n c o ld , beat t o p o u d e r.

I{ith this red Very pouderous pouder you can make projection
>{ me t a ls .
on ( J and all other inf e rio r
+

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The power or Virtue of the ltedicine depends upon the

m ur ti prication, consegu e n t ly h o w ma n y h u n d re d or thousand


p a r ts I part tinges, mu s t b e f o u n d o u t b e a f e w E x p e rime n t s ;

If the transmuted Me t a l is b rit t le , y o u mu s t a d d mo re

m etal, until it becomes ma lle a b le ; a n d if t h e wh o le q u a n t it y

of m etal is not transmu t e d , it is a S ig n that you have not

ta ke n enough of the med ic in e .

MULTIPLICATION

Co n cerning the t{ultiplicat io n of the me d ic in e , I will o n ly

ad d , that the multiplicat io n is n o t h in g mo re t h a n a Re p e t -

iti on of the W ork.

I take of the lledicine either white or Red I part and 2

pa r ts fine fine O , a n d me lt it we ll together in


D "r
aV
Then r 55ite the poud e r wit h p S o p h ic , d is s o lv e it in

a g e ntle digestion and f ix it ; a n d in a S h o rt t ime the

L a b o ur is accomplished, a n d t h e T in c t u re is mu lt ip lie d in

Vi r tu e and quantity; W h e re o f S e v e ra l a u t h o rs , p rin c ip a lly

Ir a ir a eus P hilaletha and d rE s p a g n e t h a v e writ t e n v e ry c a n d idl y ,

ye t with S ome Distinction .

OF THE SOPHIC

The Stone of the P hilosop h e rs is n o t h in g mo re t h a n a S u b t il i s e d

exa lted and S eminal O , t h e re f o re We n e e d a n a g e n t o r p e ne -

tr ati ng powerful princip le c a p a b le to effect s u c h a S u b t ilis a -

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tion a n d E xa l ta ti o n ; all the Philosopher s r equir e this
principally I

agent in our process is , the commonrunning


.t:t" H
O, ye t th i s I must under go a pr evious pr epar ation.
+?
Such as are displeased wit h the S imp lic it y of Na t u re , will

no t be satisfied with t h is our Do c t rin e ; B u t we le a v e

foo ls to their own Conc e it a n d f o llo w Na t u re rs S imp lic it y .

rrtainly not the .o.ton (

is t ru ly the p h ilo " o p n * " r

)s o p h e rs ; Because by an

in g e nious art it is pre p a re d wit h a deal of T ro u b le and

pa ti encer ers Well as the P h ilo s o p h e rs r or the p h ilo -


O
sop h ers S o1, S o named, b e c a u s e it is a ls o p re p a re d by the

Philo sopher, although f ro m n a t u ra l S u b je c t s .

S upernatural phantas t ic a l p e o p le , wh o re q u ire e v e ry

th in g to be Wonderful a n d u n re a s o n a b le will not b e p le a s e d

with my S implicity: for S u c h I writ e not!

ouR !{ETHODTO PREPARETHE SOPHTCp AND FrRST THE

.A 6 O srerr,arus.
Ta ke thin Iron plate in S ma ll B it t s or a t h in ly beat or

l am inated Iron B arr, Iet it g lo w o f a V f h it e He a t . /: I

wo u ld take a thin S tee l B a rr or Steel ro d , a s S t e e 1 is a

l i ttl e more pure than T ro n r/

Set a roomy in your wind furnace: put therein a much


V
.A
+
go o d (J as you like, about \ f u lI , a n d le t it f lo w t h in :

h o ld the glowing iron or Steel Ro d in t o the 6 , and the

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+
m e l t ed O h ri l l d i sso l v e as much of the Steel as the
a n t i mo n i a r ca n o ver power ./t r wour d take a thin steel
+
b a r r o r ste e r ro d a s s teel is a littte m or e pur e than ir on z /
T he p u re re g u l i n e par t of tn" Q with the centr al

So l a r p ri n ci p l e o f Qft .r " her e Separ ated fr om the coar se


+
adustible external Sulphurs dt O and Cf , dnd thus the

pure part is precipitated to the bottom of t t re a n d is


I
calle d Regulus, whilst the c o a rs e p a rt o r S c o ria re ma in s

at the Top, being less ponderous and more volatile. When

cold , beat theQ from the S c o ria wit h a b lo w o f the

ha m mer./: The Ratio=male of the o p e ra t io n z / Oo not t h ro w

awa y this first S coria, wh ic h is b la c k , but p re s e rv e them

for future use, whereof I s h a ll t re a t in t h e Ch a p t e r of d

P U RTFTCATTON
OF THEa

T a k e \ a Ib : of yo u r O! r Do mor e, beat it to a coar se d ,


let it
me l t i n a cl e a n new V r ES soon as it is melted
p r o j ect fi n e l y g ro u n d ( D , made hot, on the flowing 6 ,
+
so a s to cover the O e n t ire ly , ra is e yoor A S u f f ic ie n t ly

that the (D may flow thinly over the U


Let them melt together \ of an hour, and then pour it

o u t, whilst you raise a g re a t heat, in t o your Co n e , we ll

h e a ted and oiled. This t ime y o u rT Q will b e p u re r than

b e for e. W hen it is co ld , beat *".21 f ro m t h e S c o ria ; t he

Sco r ia put by.

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Beat your 4! again to a coarse pouder and mert it twice

more, each time projectin g a lit t le heated (D in f in e


Jr
Cf , ds you did before, and your 4! uLIL be pure enough
a n d finely stellated.

Some look upon this Star a s a re ma rk a b le S ig n o f p u rit y ,

bu t they are mistaken; if y o u me lt it we ll and pour it out

e xce edingly hot, whilst it f lo ws v e ry t h in lik e p , b o il-


in g hard in the
V , y o u will after the f irs t Re c t if ic a t io n ,

a lwa ys obtain a stellated A,


Some want to attribute the Star to the weather, but they

a r e blind. Let the wea t h e r b e h o w it willr o n ly p ro c e e d

right, and you will always have a Starry 4ll

/ z I have made the SteLLate zQl above 30 times in Mary Ie

b o n e and never missed, yet I wo u ld a d v is e t o me lt , if possible

o n a S erene day, as tft" A b u rn s c le a re r, wh e n t h e A is

pu r e .

The production of the Star is mechanical and depends

upon the Subject flowing very thin and pouring it out


qu ickly, whilst you rais e a n in t e n s e heat b y t h e b la s t for

4 or 5 minutes, and the moment you have poured it into the

h e a ted oiled Cone, you b e a t a f e w g e n t le b lo ws wit h a n iro n

R od or Chizle round the b rim of t h e Co n e , t h is c a u s e s a n un -

du la ted motion which ca u s e s t h e S t a r. Stahl h a s a ls o

ob se r ved this before me : /

FURTHER
ANrr'lArroN OF THE2l wrrH FrNE O

Take of your lasr purLf ied, / , beat to d , ,


J ^" T"n
a g a i n, i .e. 4) fi ne D , , c o n t d in in g n e it h e r 6 , r o r $ ,
fo r certain Reasons.
Mert rhe D first r then add rhe hear Q in d , as
"d
soon as they are rnelted and unitedr pour the mixture out i n
a c l e a n h e a te d i ro n C one, whilst it is yet war m , beat it in
a hot iron mortar to a coarse d

Arq\LGAt{l\Tro}r oF THE LUNARfl W:ll]n puRrFrED RLNNTNG6


+
Take the above poudered f,unar fl and put it in a warmed
Smooth iron mortar, add 4 times as much purified ,
I
w h i c h p u ri fi ca ti o n sh all be taught her eafter , 4 tim es as
m u c h a s th e D d i d w eigh, which you added to theQ ,
when you melted them together; but this U must not be
?
added all at once, but by small quantities only, about I

at a time and no more.

Grind quickly $rith a Swift regular motion and the mixture

will become an eee.

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

tim e .

I advise you to have a grinding machine made and to have


your iron mortar turned out Smooth in the inside, and the

pe stl e polished.

In S uch a Machine, th e Labour is easy, and the Effect is

in fi nitely greater, and t h e in t ima t e u n io n is o b t a in e d in

much less time, than if you VIas obliged to labour and turn

with your pestle. Whosoever cannot afford Such a machine,

which need not to cost a great Sum, must content himself to

move round the pestle with his hand like Herculas.

For that Reason Some Philosophers, having had no Concept-

i on of a Grinding E ngin e h a v e c a lle d t h is p re p a ra t io n of th e

() an Herculean Labour.
+
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puRrFrED
FoR AMALGA'ATTNG
ENGTNE girrn rHE LuNA
R A 6 Cf
H
STELI,ATUS.

The mortar must be made of Ca s t iro n and must be turned an

the Inside and polished . T h e p e s t le the Same mu s t b e

turned off on the outs id e .


This Labour of amalgamation, whether it is done with the
Engine or with the hand onry in a mortar, must be continued
a good while, a n d th e EEE nust after that, be washed so
I o n g , u n ti l it yi e l d s no mor e blackness, but appear s as
bright a s a L o o ki n g g l ass.

DrsrrLr,ArroNoF rHE fj

rhen put your brisht aee ,."." . r:"" prace this


"-.; n,
'/\
i n a ." .i '. p o t, o ve r a char coar A
: adapt a Receiver har f
full of V X
, a n d d i sti l r :he r unning over into the col d
Y
V , and vour (D from rhe runar/l wilr remain behind in
tn"1fu . These are the dead Doves of Diana. Thus your

6 h a s b e e n d i sti l l e d once, which distilr ation is the


+
Philo sophers S ublimation ; because the S o la r V o I a t iI F t e rc u r i a l

f D, a me lio ra t e h e re the
y o u mu s t wa s h a g a in .

The black pouder which you wash away from the r tou
U
a?
m u st put by and save. As soon as the b la c k n e s s is s e t t le d ,
po u r the p off careful ly , an(

Weigh your which remainr


O
a g a in with half its own We ig h t

and it will be a brittle ma s s ,

this with your dried p , y o u h a v e d is t ille d o v e r, e it h e r


i n t h e E n g i n e o r b y h a nd Labour , gr inding until it is p e r-
fectly u n i te d : d i sti l the X over as You did befor e, and
V
w a s h th e p p e rfe ctl y br ight, the black dust save and Put
with th e fi rst, a n d d ry your
U
?

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The which remain behind in the form of a Calx melt
D
again with half its own weight of ne* 4 , pouder it and

EEEte in the E ngine Wit h your d is t ille d wa s h e d a n d d rie d

(_) r its before, and this operation must be repeated


+
1 0 t i me s i n a l r, th e n is an" pr epar ed and animated, and
S
i s n o w b e co me th e g e nuine fJTof the ptr ilosopher s . /zThe
ten E aglesi/
Y

ULTTMATE RECTTFTCATTONOF THE SOPHTC u pER SE.


a?

Take now your S ophic U p re p a re d b y lO E a g le s o r p h ilo s o -


?
ph ical S ublimations /z d is t illa t io n s z / p u t . - it in a S ma ll

g la ss which bury in t h e . ' l: " . , a n d d is t il your Sophic


A,
() over into a Receiv e r h a lf f u ll of , wa s h y o u r
V
+
a n d dry it in the S un o r o n a g e n t le heat.

This should be done 2 or 3 times but no nore as this


H
I leaves at every Re c t if ic a t io n a S ma ll p o rt io n of Sub-
?
ti I O behind,wherewith it is a n ima t e d .

Observe that the Mouth of *" 1fu must reach very near

to the V in the Rece iv e r, t h e V e s s e ls mu s t n o t be 1uted,

or aII would break. When you have washed and dried your

r ecti fied S ophic , a n d f in d it a s b rig h t a s p o lis h e d


P
o r burnished D , it is then we ll p re p a re d .

This Sophic p is nothing else but unripe O , who-


soe ver denies this, is n o P h ilo s o p h e r. N. B . : If you chuse,

by way of E xperiment, to c o n t in u e d is t illin g t h is S o p h ic

9 over AV
F , you will f in d that it le a v e s b e h in d , €r t
+'
eve r y distillation, a S ma ll p ro p o rt io n of a b e a u t if u l re d

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rf yo u th e n i n cre a se your A , after the Sophic b is

all come over, so as to make tr,.;ll]'. glowing at trre uJtom,

this re d L u n a fi xa will melt in and pr oves to be


tn"
@,
^4,
the finest .
(1) This only by way of Curiosity to Show you
J
w h a t th i s re d O i s! but

If you continue this E x p e rime n t of d is t illin g the S o p h ic


>{
( - ) ove r p e r se , 3 0 o r 40 times, in order to reduce it
-T
enlirety to . r"a t' , but not to melt that O by glowing

heat, you do then by Such Repeated Dis t illa t io n s g ra d u a lly

fix your sophic p into rea Q


such O is infinitely more valuable than commonO ,
because it is Seminal and the nearest and immediate !{atter

of the S tone, whereof, a s I re n a e u s P h ila le t h a t e s t if ie s ' the

great Rx. can be made in 5 mo n t h s t irn e , wh ils t 1 8 mo n t h s

o r m ore are required, Lf y o u wo rk wit h c o n mo n O

Although we have yet another stay to extract the Sophic.

that is our O out of the Sophic p in a S h o rt e r t ime ,

whereof I sha1I speak he re a f t e r. * (P a g e 3r ).


The D you rnadeuse of in preparing the sophic ,
E
r e d u ce i.e. melt with B o ra x .

Before you melted it with the ,Zl 6 d it contained

no O , dt least no corporeal O , separate or d is s o lv e it

now by \Z , and a O g) wirr farl; calculate whether it

is Worth the Trouble and expense for a particular Labour this

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

t" 6 , takes a body out of the O , and enriches the D


Ft
with g ra i n s o f co rp o re al O falling down out of the \F ,
in the form of a black , which when melted with borax
V
p r o v e s to b e O o f 2 4 car at. This is an absolute Fact, but
only pays for an" S and Char coalz /

PURIFICATION OF COMMONRUNNTNG9
x FOR THIS OPERATION.
?

The p we use is commonfluid p , but it must be pure.


The best method is to buy wnoLe in pieces, sup-
ll ". !|
p o se 1 Ib, if you buy it in pouder a s V e rmilio n , it is
adulterated with red 4 ,U 6 d , tb. erind each sep-
arate and mix the two powders in the mortar; grind the mixture
until the pouder is inpalpabte.

Put the pouder into a apply a Receiver filled with


lA,
V r so that the V is nearly ro the mouth of tn" ,
i@
do not lute the joinings . Dis t il n o w b y a g ra d u a t e d heat

and the running will come over and drop into the V
P
The contained in the is by means of the
"o*ott $ ,,
.-
a7l regenerated into conmon crude , which remains behind
6
in * " 14.
The fluid t ned this way, must be ground with clean
and pure rro"r"l I , untir p disappears and is become
a Su b ti l b l a ck s is soon done in the gr inding Engine;
Then Sublime your black d ,rrao 4 . From this
1 part 6 d- , asain the fluid
^n-aA ^ n^t{irstir
xactly as you did before, and this Labour must be done

3 or 4 times, and you will o b t a in a b e a u t if u l p u rif ie ' X .Y,


w hich will be sooner pe rf e c t e d by the s u c c e e d in g a n ima t io n ,

than any other not purified in the manner directed.


H

?n-
The r e g e n e ra te d d proceedins from tne& and the
+
in the good to make a g a in if you add Steel

or Iron.
#is

A PR OCE S STO OB TA IN TH E S O P HI C O i. E . ouR O,ouroF


X){
TFIE PRE P A RE D9, , I.E . U S O P HT C, B Y A COII{PENDIOUS WAY.
?,i

Take Hungarian Nativ" @1 2 Ib, d is s o lv e it cteanV ; if

the r e are faeces, you m u s t f ilt e r it . In the c le a r s o lu t io n

pu t 4 ounces of clean Steel F ilin g s and L Ib a n ima t e d or


){
Sop h ic U ; boil the mix t u re in a G1ass body, p la c e d in a
r'?
.'.'.'. heat, and the Q which is praedominant in the
Y
h u n g a ri a " @1 w i l l b e EEEtea, dur ing this boiling, with the
Sophic 5 ./z T h e p ro cess in our m scs without name or dat e
which t"l.r,es to melt *"fl 6 Cf with @ is better than
this, easier and quicke rz / (/ z (E v e rd ig re e c e , ma le a n d

fe m a le : /)

Wash the above EEE and dry it again. Set it in Digestion

in a globe glass, in a g e n t le He a t a n d le t it stand 4 We e k s ,

and it will become as black as a CoaI. Take it out and wash

th e black powder from it ; put it -in Dig e s t io n a s b e f o re . an d

you will again obtain a b la c k d ; t h is Uf a c r d is the


I which when the was coagulated into mixed it-
Y d O ,
Y-t
self therewith. This Uf . " t Y is b y ma n y c a lle d S u lp h u r;

although improperly, as nothing Sulphureous can therein be

de m o nstrated, y€t we w ill c a ll it S o Wit h o t h e rs , that we m a y

u n d e rstand each other.

This V or so callea or the animated or sophic


$ I
,r{
I separates by S imple d ig e s t io n f ro m t h e me rc u ria l
?
p r in ciple of the O
Y
The above Operation must be continued, until no more black
n r{appears on the superficies; then distir pr'
t) vour p
A, a n d yo u o b ta i n a wonder ful Mer cur y, which appear s
green on the S uperficies.
tt
In this O is conta in e d A u ru m o r
+
occult ch ymi stry ca l l e d Soptr ic O
If you good men are become ever so fortunate as to possess

\ an ounce of tfris S , you have reason to thank God, as it


?
is the true and nearest ma t t e r of our Stone, it b e in g the

Double Sophic 5 r To obtain t an ounce of this U duptex


YY
ne e d not to cost S uch a d e a l of T ro u b le to a d ilig e n t Operator.

rHrs soPHrco E X u.4 .A.


Is SEPARATED
FROI{rHE
"* v
p DUPLEXIN THE FOLLOWING UANIJER.

Take Very fine Copelled D , which contains no O , EEEte


it with your sonfric p duplexr or fermentea p ,make a thin
EEE of it, and S et it in d ig e s t io n , a n d in 2 4 h o u rs t ime your

aae will throw out a black d


Wash this Cf from ttre aeE, dry each Separately and
d ig e st again, and you will a g a in o b t a in the s a me q u a n t it y of

blac k d .
T his black d t= the f in e s t , r. , a n o p e n d if f u s iv e
O
Se m inal Q i Lf you w o u ld me lt it , y o u wo u ld o n ly o b t a in

Very f ine O , but that must not be done r ds trre A of

fusion locks it up again, and its Central povrer now turned

ou tw ards would, by mel t in g , b e a g a in t u rn e d in wa rd s !

You must glow it und e r a S ma ll c le a n mu f f le , in a gentle

qu ie t ZJ
n
, and you will s o o n o b t a in a mo s t S u b t il b e a u t if u l

red
od , extremel y tender a n d d e lic a t e .

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vrRruEoF rHrs oF o
v
Th is unites quickly w it h a n im

th e most gentle Digest io n ove


penetrates this opened per minima and centrally and
O
r a d icalry, so that by d ig e s t io n a lo n e the stone ma y n o w
b e made thereof in a v e ry f e w mo n t h s t ime . /: s e e rre n a e us
Philaletha Open E ntranc e p. 77.2/

sEcoNDSECTTON
OF o

we have faithfully communicated how may be exalted and


O
m ad e useful that is tin g in g b y t h e v ia s ic c a in the p a rt ic -
ula r and universar way , wh ic h a n in t e llig e n t o p e ra t o r will
r ece ive thankfully and will f in d that we h a v e n o t t o ld h im
Fa b 1es and Impossibilitie s , but the p la in and honest t ru t h,
wh ich by prudent assidu it y and not v e ry la b o rio u s a p p lic a -
ti on may with the blessin g of G o d b y e a s ily a c c o mp lis h e d .
Now r will teach you how can be opened and exalted
O
via humida, which is a process denied and contradicted by
many, but r am certain that such a contradiction is not
fou n ded in E xperience.

True it is, that the A n c ie n t p h it o s o p h e rs have not K n ow n


corrosive solvents, and those that followed them in metarlic
Labours in via sicca, have adopted the U as the only
tt
m etallic solvent and be rie v e d n o o t h e r, c o n t ra d ic t in g every
other method, and more So, they Saw, that some who worked
no t with p , failed a n d mis s e d t h e ir A im; b u t that does
no t prove the rmpossibilit y of success b y c o rro s iv e s ; nor
does it from thence follow that one man or some men can know

e ve r y thing, and that what they a re ig n o ra n t of or deny Should

b e absolutely false; bu t the T ru t h is that we o u g h t to Say

w i th a certain W ise Man :

Heu quantum est q u o d n e s c imu s !

O how many Things a re t h e re , wh ic h we d o n o t k n o w!

Therefore let no man b e p e rs u a d e d to a b s t a in f ro m me t a l- I i c

L a b o u rs in V ia humida, but act wit h p ru d e n c e , a n d a im a t

no thing else but at a S u b t ilis a t io n a n d E x a lt a t io n of the

M e taIs , and remember th a t a lt h o u g h the c o rro s iv e S o lv e n t s

ar e not of a metallic n a t u re a n d h a v e n o e s s e n t ia l I n g re s s

in the Central lltixture of lt e t a ls , yet they can be used as

Instruments and a Medium, which after they have served the

Operatorr lndy be very Soon Separated from the Metallic

Ho m o geneity, which must b e d o n e . /: P a ra c e ls u s a n d Ho lla n du s

wo r ke d constantly with Co rro s iv e s , S o d o e s B a s iliu s and

o the r s:,/

PROCESS
WrrH o rN VrA HUMTDA

T a k e ve ry p u re O , make it into a Subtil Calxr Els follows :


Take I^.- , which has been made byf and (D , sublime
:aught in the Chapter of U
+
t k it in p ie c e s , the S iz e of

a h a zle nut, put these p ie c e s in t o a g la s s wit h a wid e


aO
ne ckr put upon it the f o llo win g mix t u re .
z
Ta k e of y our prr" O \ an t - -'
, z in c:krrJ,melr
/
this together in a , and pour it out in a f la t heated
V

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I'adle. Pour Lnto one or. Several.l{atrasges with long necks,

covered wlth easy wooden Stoppers.

A NOTE

The lndolent man wlll experlence no success with this

separatlon. He wirl wonder at thls experiment and sow doubt

in his own llind. But, the Slncere student desiring to See the

Result with hls own eyes wiII wonder at the Truth herein

revealed!

THE SEPARATTON
AIID SUBTTIJIZATION

Set the Matrasses in a gentle heat /: Such as horse

dungz/ Ln digestlon, and a natdral separation will occur.

As the clear transparent Liguor floats to the Surface

ln sufficLent gr.rantlty, drain Lt lnto a strong glass

receiver.

Pour the content,s out of the receiver Lnto a double

retort. Add the Faeces. Prepare the whole for separation by

SubtllLzatLon. '

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This requires a stron g a n d we ll re g u la t e d heat; if you

wo r k right, the whole qu a n t it y of a s c e n d s in S u b t il


O
F l o w e rs i n to th e n e ck of the double But the
@.
g o e s ove r fi rst w i th the Zinck as a butyr un.

Y o u ma y ta ke A 6Cf ,r , the r oom of zinck, in the


fo llo wing manner:

suBrrlrsArroNoF O BYQ 6 Cf a*o f--

Ta ke 1 part of V ery pure O in S ma ll B it t s , me lt it , wit h

3 p a rt s of v ery pure 4 6d ,afrer it is r n e t t e d I e t it


g r o w c o1d.
t
R educe the brittle mass to fine Cf , mix with I
J frr
part of this Ct 3 parts IA- p re v io u s ly re d u c e d to

a n d then mixed.
a'
aaaa
Pu t it in a cIassl@,w h ic h bury in ,'i.'. , in the .'.1'.

po t, and distil first ge n t ly , then g ra d u a lly in c re a s e


' your A tne L
, untj-l ana Q has separated itself
from the O , and increasing gradually your A , the

O will ascend like flowers, and, a butyrum comes over


into the Receiver, from an.I= and a . This butyrum

comes first. Part of the hangs in the neck and part


Q
on the Sides of the belly and a Small quantity remai.ns

in the bottom of *"


1D
Take the flowers of O out c a re f u lly , wh ic h a re a

Su b ti l ised opened CaIx o f


O

-3 6 -
oPERATION WrTH THE ABOVE CAI,X OF o IN VrA HUI{rDA TO
SUBTILISE IT STILL FURTHERAI{D DISTIL IT OVERAS ATi[
,1
o"o PERAtEMBrcuM,
oR ,S rc .

T a k e yo u r S u b ti l i se d Calx of O , put it in a glass with


a lo ng neck, and pour o u r f irs t Me n s t ru u m u p o n it , so as

to cover it, set it in a g e n t le heat over a L a mp t o d i-

g e st and let it dissolve of the a s mu c h a s it can.


O
When you find that it dissolves no more, decant very

g e n tl y and carefully the c le a r c o lo u re d S o lu t io n in t o


Q
a glass distilling body , p e rf e c t ly c le a n a n d d ry . /t ft

d issolves with a gentle E b u llit io n a n d b u b b lin g : , /

Pour new menstruum on the remaining and digest as


O
before; decant again the tinged Liquor carefully, and pour

it to the former S olutio n .

t{hen all the Calx of O is d is s o lv e d , take a ll the

Solu tions together and p u t t h e m in t o your g la s s d is t illin g

bo d y or into a glass
F
If you use a body, lute an alembic over the body, which

pla ce on a balm: V aporis , and adapt a ro o my Re c e iv e r.

Then distil the Menstruum over, until the dissolved


!p
of O remains behind lik e f lu id honey. P o u r a s mu c h f re s h

menstruum upon the O as you have distilled from it, and

distil it over again on your Vapour Bathr until the

appearance of O is rike honey.

This distillation, every time with nerir menstruum, must

be r eiterated for a who le mo n t h , once a day; T h e n p la c e

you r V essel in .'lli. he a t , in c re a s in g your heat g ra d u a lly ,


"

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an d you wilt see a part of your d is s o lv e d go over lik e
O
a th ick deep O coloure d L iq u o r o r O iI , but the g re a t e s t

part will S ublime into v e ry tender F lo we rs .

These flowers you mu s t d is s o lv e wit h n e w me n s t ru u m, d is-

til the menstruum from it in B: Vap: and then p la c in g the

Ve ssel in the .'.:.'. , you will g e t mo re o f the O c o lo u re d

Oil over; and in this manner you must proceed, until every

grain of your dissolved is come over in the form of a


O

t coloured thickish o il. Y o u mu s t a S u f f ic ie n t q u a n t it y

of Menstruum ready for t h is p u rp o s e .

As soon as all your has thus b e e n v o la t ilis e d in V ia


O
Hu m ida, you then rectify it 3 t ime s per Se out of a S ma ll

gtasslfr i

FURTHERPROCEDURE
WITH THE O OIL TO OBTAIN A TRUE POTABLE

AND I{EDICINAI, o
Pu t your volatilised O 8" in t o a S ma ll G la s s B o d y r p o u r

ge n u ine W ell rectified S. v. u p o n it g ra d u a lly a n d c a re -

fully, a little only ea c h t ime , le t it stand u n t il the

Eb u llition ceases, and t h e n pour o n it a lit t le mo re ,

pr o ceeding thus gradually , u n t il y o u f in d that your O &

is p erfectly dissolved in your S. V.

Whilst you do this you nust tie some writing paper over

your body.

Now lute an alembic on your Body and place it on a

Ba In: V ap: over the Lamp o r a g e n t le c h a rc o a l A , and

disti l about 3/4 of the s. V. f ro m t h e O in t o an adapted

Re ce iver.

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Pour new S . V ., as mu c h a s y o u d is t ille d ofr on the O
d ig e st it 24 hours in a mo s t g e n t le wa rmt h , then in B a ln :

Vap : distil the S. V. f ro m it a g a in .

This process must be re p e a t e d wit h new S. V., d ig e s t in g

an d distilling of each t ime , u n t il the S. v. h a s c a rrie d

o ve r the Corrosive S pir it s , wh ic h re ma in e d wit h the O


fr o m its first S olution; T h e re f o re wh e n y o u f in d , after

5 or 5 distillations, that the S. V. c o me s o v e r of a

p le a sant Taste free from Co rro s iv e n e s s , then your Labour

is done; distil then th e S p irit of Win e o f u n t il your O


Itle d icine remains behind lik e honey, of a V e ry d e e p Co lo u r.

I T S US E .

This dissolves in every L iq u o r, a n d we ll d e s e rv e s to be

calle d a Genuine A urum p o t a b ile , a n d is a s V o I a t iI as U


+
It unites imnnediately Wit h our B lo o d a n d F lu id s , and as

it r emains unaltered it c a n b y Circ u la t in g wit h the b lo o d

i nvig orate us, and enab le n a t u re to re mo v e e v e ry Dis o rd e r.

f be lieve it to be one o f the h ig h e s t lle d ic in e s in Na t u re ,

afte r the P hilosophic Stone; yet it is not t h e mo s t u n i-

ve r sal I'tedicine, but is n e a re s t re la t e d t o t h e Min e ra l

Kingdom.

A PARTICUI,AR LABOUR WITH THIS O FOR METALS.

After your has been s u b lime d in t o f lo we rs , and those


O
flo we rs have been distille d over pT t h e h e lp of o ur
1 @A V

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c o r r o s i ve Me n stru u m, you must pour that Solution into a

I a r g e q u a n ti ty o f d i sti l led V , nain [ , and dr op into


ttre ! 12 times in weight of animated or Sophic q to
t p a rt o f O u se d i n the beginning.- - For this oper ation
y o u mu st ta ke a l a rg e glass m atr ass, with a nar r ow m outh.
I n th i s g l a ss b o d y y ou pour the dissolved O , with the
animated or Sophic O, shut the opening with your thumb,
? >{
a n d Sh a ke th e g l a ss a good while, and the anim ated will
I
attract all the O and become an aee, in the V

T o kn o w a fte r a g o o d while Shaking, whether ther e r emai ns


any
OinrheV , pou r a lit t le of t h is ! in t o a c le a n

Wine g l a ss, a n d d ro p a few dr ops of - Jr - in t o

the g l a ss, if th i s p becom es r ed, it is a S ig n , that aII

i s n o t ye t d E Eted with the Sophic I


x
the O , ther efor e
t
yo u must S hake your gtas s u n t il t h e re re ma in s n o mo re O

in the !
Then pour the V carefully frorn your aae, into another
b o d y , a n d p o u r fre sh d ist: Rain p upon your eea, shake it
a g a i n a s b e fo re , a n d p our it of to the for mer ; r epeat this
2 o r 3 ti me s, th e n d ry your ae;, and examine all your Vt'

by the -4L of Q)(


Tf there remains any O in the Vt lit t 1 e mo re
"
X
anirnated (') will attract it, which put then to the former
?
eaa.

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

Take your 5-aE washed clean and d rie d , put it in a d ig e s t in g

g lo b e of S uch a Capacity, that h a lf the g lo b e o r mo re ma y

r e m a in empty.

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Set it in a ,'.'.'. heat , cover the G la s s rd it h p a p e r u n t il

a ll humidity is evaporat e d , then put in the g la s s S t o p p e r.

Keep it in a gentle heat o n e mo n t h d and f , it will

pa ss through V arious Co lo u rs a n d b e c o me a re d d
The last I d ana f , after o n e mo n t h is e la p s e d ,

give a very S trong heat , So that it ma y f lo w or at le a s t

be co me firmly united.

Break the globe to get it out a n d re d u c e t h e n a s s wit h

borax in the V , and y o u will f in d your a n ima t e d U.f f ix e d

into fi n e O
If yo u h a ve u se d L JorgorO and L2

animated p r lrou will n o w f in d n e a rly ,tJ 2o f opru re


UTIIVERSAL PROCESSWITH THE SAII,TE.

Thin k about this and con s id e r wh e t h e r it mig h t not be possible

to i ncrease this power in t o a h ig h t in g in g me d ic in e l

The fixed t' of V o la t ilis e d O a n d S o p h ic


"or,"is t in g
O is truly a S eminal O , wh o s e c e n t ra l t in g in g p o we r i s
f
tu r n e d outwards, or els e it c o u ld not h a v e f ix e d your S o p h:
x,in one month time, t h e re f o re c o n s id e r in your min d
I
wh e ther this S eminal Q mig h t not b e in c re a s e d in it s

tin g in g power by repeat e d S u b t ilis a t io n s ?

I would proceed thus:

Take of your fixed powder, in the room of reducing the

Whote quantity to common lltultiplied or new generated O ,

L Z , dissolve this in o u r c o rro s iv e me n s t ru u m a n d v o la t -


/
ilise it by frequent di s t illa t j. o n s , u n t il it g o e s a ll over

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into tlre Reeirrer, exactly in the Sare rrranner as ]rcu treated t}le flcners

of sude O , thrrs rrolatilised ard t}re Corrcsir,e taken fnn it by rece:


S. V. and evatrnrated to drlmess; qrbine this rrolatilised Q *itft mft

a Volatised Q you prepared rrith


""
of volatilO *,
tr
O , as has been taught before.
"""a.a
Ittix ard put it into a digesting clobe, d.ige-st with a grentle heat

ard fix it graduaUy. It will be firistted in a Shorter tirre! It is

an Infant hfrich nay b onducted to nanM. Cqrsider of it arrl 1lou

will not be Sorry for it.

crJRcoRffiwE MBISIHLTIJM
ORv ['HmErN VsEDTSSOLVE
eilrD\ruLNfrrJSE
IIEO

rake Q[, (D ard Calcined lrlr.unG 5 ]b, i.e. 15 lb togetter, tub


t
each lngred: to a fine Cf , tlen rnix thgn rtell in the rrDft.ar.

F\rther take Flints 15 or 16 lb pnevior:s1y calcined and extinguished


' h Cold \/ r-rreil they beore bnittle; redue ttsn into a porder like

neaI, mix ttris d , whereof ]lou m.rst harre 15 Ib, grdually and

exactly with the above Ingredients.

Ttris nust be distilled out of a Stone tubulated .4, in the


7-
rllanner as follcnps:

IIS DESTILI}|IIICAI

Take a good large V ,A , vitlich fix irr a bnick furnae, so that

the f1are, by the Draught of tle A and * , nEry be able to circrrlate

rmder and all arormd tle so Ers to bring it gradrrally to a Red


/n,
Heat.

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wt:rln yoDTA is thus disposed in tln furnace, So as to reeirre

tle bare Flafle, adapt a large tuhrlated Reeiver; arrl lute the joinings

rdtJr Limen ard paste. I€t tle luting get perfectly dry. the light

lrour A arxl ineease it gradually, r.ntil fiEA is of a red heat at

the bottcrn and sides, but not where it reaches above or out of the fur-

na€.

f*ren 1ou harrc &tained this, Iteep yurA t{ow take your poudered
"".
Ingredients dried tlorcugttly arrt heated in a basqt, if tlrcre is any

hunidity in thsn or if tley are rnt !G11 heated, fiE flies in a


/@
thousard piees.

Take a Snall i19n T^adl€' wdrltEd, aryl project half a Tadls fi:ll or

at nost / t of tlre heated Ingredients througfir a tin fr:nneI, into


/
the tubutftal@ , put in tlE stone stopper inrediately ard a piee

of Warm Soft Clay/: Wirdsor Loan:/on the lbP of ttre Stopper.

A.s Son as this snall OnnLity of tlre mi:rture is thrcn*n into the

the O nelts arrt fulmina'tes with th" eX , but the calcined


A,
Q ana tie calcined Flint d nt ttris fr-rlren in a great lleasiure,
".rs
otfe:rrrise it @rild rpt be dste at all.

As smn as tlre ,h t= StcnBed fhite F\rres @nE o\ter, which fill the
r-
Reeirrer inned.iateLy/z ltre Receiver m:st be very large and hatn a tulce

ard Stryer in the BeIIy; In tlis Ttrbe 1ou nay 1rrt a Oork, vrith a

goose qui[ or snall glass tube passed throrgh the 6rk, that 1ou may

have it in your pcrrErT to let out scne of the,6lastic A ccrrtainea in

tfr" @ , to prevent t}re ballqr frcrn bursting, whictt corcsive valpurs

Ibuld Suffocate tlre Operator; it is a dangenor:s rrrpleasant Qperation!:,/

/: It rmrld be still Safer to jojn 2 ballqrs one into the o'ther ard So

have a vent hole in the Stopper of the Seqtd hceiver:/

/z rt is tlre Q)( that car:se" tl," O to do misctrief :,/

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IGep lour A 't,ery steady, do rpt insease it, and hrait rur wrtil the
Reeiver on Reeirrcrs gr*r clear again ard tre nlrras are settled.

/zT,le Receirrers rust be Kept ol, wittr a rtrreI diFped in cord V z/


row project, again the sana snall quantity, half a srEll iron ra/ile fulr,
arrl do as before. In this nranrer llou rnrst ontinue rntil the vfrole
guantity is distilled, wtlictr is a lurg, tedious arrt dangemrs @ration.
rn my c^,m\d firrnae it can be dore without danger; ntrereof r harrc
given l@u a draught.

,/: N.B: t}is draught is rpt in l.ly Frrrkz/

!{hen 1ou have t}nrs obtained t}E Spirits, and after ttny have Settl-ed
in tlre Ballqr, or Receiver, rmlute your vessers carefurry.
ltren pour your !f, into a large rocmy Glass.

FTJRILER
PUEDnRts WrtH lrfiS vz

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

it, a little at a tine, 2 ,- Buqn:umnradeof U6 atd +-- i


? 6
' it causes a great Efferrresene, wtlich nrakes the glass rriery hot 41d r€uld

break tlre Glass if the 2 1- of hrt: t{ere lurred into tte VZ alr at
?
on€.

rtlerefore eveqr tfue pu porr in a staIl Erantity 1ou nust hrait,


urtil tlre Effenrcscene tras ceased, arralSo you rnay do it Safely.
ftre W bsres as red as blmd by the rniqr wittr t}re h$r/run.
ltten thqf are wtited and the Conflict has sr.rbsided, trnur the mixture

into a rannlz tr:bdlated Glass, htrich place in a ..:+. heat, arrl


1@"t
witJl gentl" A distil tlre nrenstnnsr over into a CaSncio:s Reeiver,

luted cn.

Itre nenstnn-rn cnEs orrer clear like ! , ard Orange coloured faeces,
proeeding t rr Ae Q , rernain berrini in AE .
/O
Rectify tlte ltEstnx.ln once or trrie, arxt genLle heat, until
YP
tlpre rsTnin no Faeces befrird.

If 1rcu perceirre phfegna in it, ]lou nust distit ttre ptrlegna frun it

d alsrbicrm over a Baln: Vaporis; the phleEna bejng li*rter tlran t}re

-.st- , forsakes theJl- ard conEs over first.

Tttis is our Corrosive lbnstnlm to dissotrre tlre flcrrcrs of O ,


ard to volatilise then, and distil
f.@. tn€rn
"t"t
/: ltris Solvent Was inrrented arrl described bry Basilir:s Valentinr,rs
h the 14th Oentury:r/

,/:I think this Sare l&nstnnun rnight be rnade in a ructr nore Safe

wEry. I rrculd take all the Ingred: except the e)( and distil my

-rl- of O in t}re r:sual way. ltren dissoLve/z c'Ld;/ gradually, by

little and little mye|( in tlre.-sr-"f (D ; Ihen rectify tfti"V?


wrtil tfiere rerrnill ro faeces; tlren unite to I lb of t}is.-s- 2

of butyn-un as tlrc author teaches, rectify 2 or 3 tines my orbined

-Jt- ant dephlegrnate it if necessary, and I should obtain tlre sane

orrcsive ltbnstrrun, with infinitely less tr:or:ble and danger, and

in a Shorter tine S. B.z/

ltre fonegoing proess to subtilise and er€lt Q itt Via hunida

sen/es for all others of this kind. tilevertheless I wiI1 teactr 1ou

anotter nenstn:un wtridr is rpt inferior to tle Circrrlation nnjor of

Paracelsus rpr to the Afcahest of Van He1nurt. I call it:

OUR
MENSTRUUI'I SPECIFICUI'I
CORROSIVUl'l
oRCI RCUI-ATUI'I
ORALCAHEST

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Take carcired.
@, 4 lb

A luncalcin e d . . . 2 lb

o . 3 lb

e @nrT [ rn e . . llb

ex t t-tc
101 lb
porder eactr rngred: separatery, then nix irr tlre Store rDrtar.
Take calcined arxr er*jrrgrdshed /brittre/
I
Flints reduced to d' s :.tt
ant mix with the above rngrredients, rur 1ou have 16t pormds.
Divide it in 3 or 4 parts, arrl p:t eactr gr:antity i51to a 1pll baked
VOP , fixed in a Ftrrnace; there is not so nuctr danger in
t}ris process as in ttre forner, as trre @ is so nuctr ueakened bv the
other Ingredients.

Girrc first a csrt1. A ard increase it to a strong heat graduarry,


tmtil all tne Spirits vrhich ccrlE over in Vapours, are driven into tle
Receiver, Ythich nnrst be large arui lutcd to the as before directed.
n
You IGep up )rourA rmtil all the-o-t are GnE over, hrt as son
as tle Receirrer is clear, and the:r-t.are settred, ret the A go
out.

!{hen the.-n-fare yell settred, take the Receiver amy and por:r

th"V;t into a good large glass Bottle, stopped wittr a glass stopper.
Ucnvtake all your @ o,rt of the Retorts, reduce ttrern to d
arrl pour clean ! upcr tlsn ard boil t]te e out of ttrsn. this nust
be pne in a St:ong glazed V1! Vessel.

Filter the Lye ard erralnrate in a Glazed pan, until a Skin ap[EErrs
qr the Superficies, then trnur it sr flat glazed vB rii sheS, and

Set ttrgn in a Cold place, utrd th" e will Sh@t 5nto cystals.

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Pour the Liquor off and dry the e Crystals. Weigh them
and add as much+= , and Flowers or Sublimea O)f ; the mean-
ing is to take 4 L of each; pound and mix these 3 Things with
/
great Carer ds the Dust is dangerous if breathed into the

Lungs, dissolve this mixed pouders in your formerJl- or

W ; this done you must add gradually and cautiously 8

of well rectif ied Butyrum made of Ul 6 Cf


"rra E
observe

of fixed
what we Said before . / zLf you obtain

them you must take dd,z/


more than 4
?
e
Digest over the Lamp, and then put your.JL. in a glass

body, luting an alembic over the body, and into a Receiver

to th e pipe of the alemb ic .

Or put the digested-Jt- into a CapaciousrQ and distil,

increasing your heat gradually; tn" must stand in .i.'l'.


lfr "
p o t, fixed in a Charcoal f u rn a c e .

The --n-S. will come over as red as blood. Pour your


-3\-
b a ck on the -
O , which is the e , a n d d is t il a g a in ; Con-

ti nu e this Cohobation an d d is t illa t io n , u n t il a ll the e


is come over with the.-o- ,leaving a tasteless f or Vv
fa e ce s behind, which are o f n o f u rt h e r use.

Dephlegrmate this Jl- in Balneo Vaporis and if you have

we Il rectified it from it s V fV faeces, You have then in

your possession a menstruurn which does dissolve and volatilise

the Calces of all Metals . It v o la t ilis e s the Ca lx e s of O


and r so that they may be easily reduced into a 0 of
D +
or D . /:V i rtu e and use:/

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Th e ca l ce s o f th e infer ior M etals it divides into a
l.tercurial and terrestriat partr ES r mean to demonstrate to
you in the Chapter of O
?
As this Menstruum is frequently mentioned in my Treatise
in the Destruction and A me lj. o ra t io n of t h e Me t a ls , I c a l1 it

ci r culatum in order when in the sequel r c o me t o me n t io n it ,

that you may know I mean this Solvent.

TO PREPARE THE SAIqE MENSTRUT'UBY A SOII{EWIIATDIFFERENT PROCESS.

N. B .

Take the before mentioned Ingredients finely poudered and

w ell mixed. Divide the wh o le q u a n t it y in t o 3 equal p a rt s .

Force all the-rul'out of the first part or quantity.

Then pour your distilled on the Second quantity put into


-c.r-
anotherl@ , and distil the-cr- over as before. This Second

pour on the 3rd quantity of ingredients into


n"r1@ ,
-fl- ^
' and distil the--cr-- over the 3rd timer ds you have done be-

fore, every time towards the end of the Distillation increase


A'
your Z-\ to a very Strong heat, in order to force all over

w ha t will go.

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

O out of them with ! , filter the Lye, evaporate and

let it sh o o t i n to O
^A
This tt must be dissolved in the-6- distil the -sl-
'
over out of gtass/re placed in .':'.'. , and cohobate theJu- So

ofte n , distilling it ov e r e v e ry t ime , u n t il aII tn" Q ,

except a few f, V faeces, is come over with the-:r.-,

w hich is a red Liquor. d e p h le g ma t e a n d re c t if y it per Se,


it gives Light i n th e d ar k, r ike acoar , and can be
A
"
c o a g u la te d a n d fi xe d i n to a Ruby r ed stone, which unites
with O in ttre
I

OF C'

Anonlrmous Philaletha has written: "from the North toward the

West thete js a Hi77, which js one of the Seven and the

Second from the highest. fn thjs ltountain the Spirit js

hidden, which accompTishes our wotk'!

This is to be understood as follows

the Seven Mountains are the Seven planets or metal = 6

) ( d,-o ,g ,p ,p The North towards the


west *."rr" .f, , the west is D Cf is the Second from

th e h i ghes t, i .e. from E


In another place where h e S p e a k s o f the S o p h ic F le rc u ry ,

he Says that he is hidden in Ct'

"E um intellige l{ercuriu m, q u e m S o I in Dla rt io , i. e . in


A'F
M ar te A' , oriens per o mn ia Mu n d i i. e . per O ii Loca

Diffu n d it. "

In conrmon Iron is hidden a most Subtil Spiritual O ,


not obtainable by V ulgar p ro c e s s e s , but b y S u c h a s We h a v e

already taught you Where We treated of O and of tine Ql

6cf.
Here We mean to Say Something further concerning that

ph ilo so phical O . W e in t e n d t o b e a s in t e llig ib le as

p o ssib le, firmly persuade d that Div in e P ro v id e n c e d ire c t s

its Success.

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-+-(ANF
4fl
at vr\J
sr !scoRIAE PRIIIIAE.

rake Cf tn smarr nails or Filings I part, good 6 2 parts,


melt them together as you know, then a.f.r. and e EE,
!
reduce them to fine t' ri* rhe d", project by degrees
"r,a
some of your d", previously heated, on the melted f .r,a
S u b je c t , y o u p ro je c t about

er that it may flow the better

and that a proper Separation of the Scoria may take place.

Let it cool- B eat *" Ql f ro m t h e S c o ria .

USE OF THESE SCORIAE

t
Beat the Scoriae to Clt i" an iron mortar and weigh them.

/z if you let them attrac t theA in d ry we a t h e r they become


r,
a b la ck dry Cf in 2 or 3 6 t ime s z / g rin d wit h these

Sco r iae an equal W eight of g* , g rin d it wit h a deal of

Care, put the mixture in a wide mouthed glass Body, which

lute all over the bottom to enable the qlass to rdithstand

Strong heat

Then place the body in a .".'l'. Capel, in a Charcoal Fur-

n a ce , give gradually and a t la s t a S t ro n g heat, So that the

Sco r iae andQ)( may mel t together in t h e g la s s body, wh ic h

you cover with a thin piece of TiIe or a Liil.


V
During this f usion of the mixture, the @)( ascends above

th e S coria and forms a wh it e c ru s t , a n d t h is is c a lle d Sub-

limins the Q)( from t h e S c o ria .

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Take it out as well as you can, pouder the 2 Substances

to g e ther, and let them f lo w a g a in a s b e f o re , le t it c o o l,

and you will find the OX cublimed above the Scoriaer €rs

before mix and pouder the Substances again, and Sublime them

a thir d time.

This process must be


e re p e a t e d , a d d in g the 4th, 5th and

6 th time a little fresh ex, until the Scoriae are

intimately united with the e,t;| , which will appear by

th e ir fine Red Colour.

USE OF THESE SUBLIIqED AND SUBTILISED SCORIAE ONO

These scoriae contain tne $ of t' .rra 6


I

Take fine j.n thin p la t e s , s t ra t if y it wit h the


D
a b o ve sublimed S coriae S.S.S. in a , a n d lu t e a L id on;
V
cem e n tthis z dana 2, b e g in n in g wit h a mo d e ra t e A ,

all round tfte , which you approach gradually nearer and


[
n e a r e r fro m 6 to 5 h o u rs, until the last 12 hour s tn" I

be co m es of a dull red h e a t .

Let it cool, dissolve your D with V , and you will


find how much of your D has been fixed into O by the

Spiritual O of f
".,a 6
Mars by hinself can do no more, but if you take the

Sp ir itual kJ from him, you can proceed therewith as we


have told you in the firs t S e c t io n of G o ld .

These are no S peculat io n s but re a l T ru t h s . if you

add O to the d , the Effects a re far g re a t e r; In the


?
manner as follows:

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Adf'rr" g
Tak e d , a lab, good \ of a lb , glorv them t o a wh it e
I
h e a t i n a V ,th e n p ro j e ct I lr lb of good 6, in c o a rs e

d , p re vi o u sl y h e a ted.
L e t th e su b sta n ce s flow well together , and add in 3 or 4
different times 5 or 6 ,- of your fruxing gf.ornnosed of
?
O an a Q , p re vi o u sly weLl heated, let them melt then
-.F
l i ke V , and pour the mix t u re out, in t e n s e ry hot, ra is in g
your heat for a few minutes by the blastrthat moment pour
it ou t into your well he a t e d a n d o ile d a n t imo n y h o rn , and
le t it S tand to cool.

When S ufficiently co o le d , J

Scor ia e. beat the S coria e to

th e m with V . Filter t h is a n d Co a g u la t e it in t o
V e
This e is V ery useful for the c e me n t a t io n of D
The erixiviated scoriae you must dry and mix them with

an equal Weight or Q)f

Put the mixture into a wide mouthed glass body, cover it


with an alembic, to close it and in the mean time you get

clear of the humidity. put the body in a ..:li. heat and


i ncr e a se yorrr A gradua lly , u n t il t h e mix t u re f lo ws 1 ik e
pitch, increa"" yorrt A , until the eX Sublimes above

t h e S co ri a e .

T hi s S u b l i ma ti o n w i the( m ust be r eiter ated 5 or 6


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

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rf yo u p u rve ri se these sublimed scor iae and str atify
them with an equar weight of fine and cement it
D by a
g r a d u ate d A r l o u w i rl find in ever y Mar ck of
:"/ , \
D ,
ofOandtJ moreofD.
/: r do not think th a t t h is wo u ld pay for t ime and
e xp e n ces, but it is neve rt h e le s s a p ro o f of the t in g in g
powerof d,6 and g .z/
/: ce me n ta ti o n i s the m ost difficult oper ation in
if you makea butyrum of the aboveUACfg
":::Tlry./
w i th +3 L-, and fix that b u t y ru m on + ashes, a n d a f t e rwa rd s
copel those ashes, and afterwards dissorve
X the New sub-
s t a n c e b y W, yo u w i l t obtain fine and fine
O O
/ z a n o th e r p ro o f o f the tinging power of d , 6 , 9.:/
ANOTHER I,ABOUR WITH
d

D i s s o l ve fi l i n g s of f in and distil the p fr om the


sorution w i th a stro n g A at the r atter end, and you wir l h av e
a S u b t l e C ro cu s o f d .
R e ve rb e ra te th i s i n a close Vessel with a Flame under
a\ a
.t
muffre e 6 and f , and your Clt t" wetl catcined.
Mix it ririth ae el)( and sublime it several times,
until it i s a b e a u ti fu t Red Cf
T
Dissolve rhis subtil cf -in hor V ro wash_rhe O)(
from it and repeat this operation, until the jf O".or""
p e r fectl y tasteless, then Dry it .
Take this S ubtil Crocu s a n d d is s o lv e it in o u r Circ u l-
atum , digest the S olution a mo n t h o v e r the L a mp , t h e n d is t il
it Vl , until aII is c o me o v e r.
1D
L et it S tand in the Cold and a Separ ation will take pla c e;

t' wiff fall to the Bottom of the


A
(-)' remains at the Top in. form of

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

ITS USE AS A !4EDICTNE.

Pu t i t in a roomy glass Body, pour S h a rp we ll re c t if ie d

Win e Vinegar upon it gra d u a lly o n ly a S ma ll q u a n t it y l, e a c h

ti m er until the E ffervesc e n c e ceases and the g la s s c o o ls

again: continue adding-<f- ,:f,- until the Corrosive receives


"f
it p e aceably, then pour s o mu c h u p o n it as to cover ta..a,

handbreadth; shake it gently and let it stand 3 or 56 f ,

the n put it in and d is t il the liq u o r f ro m it , and the


"A
--fr- t:[f will carry some of the Corrosive over into the
"f
R ece i-ver.

Repeat this twice mo re wit h f re s h d is t : V in e g a r, u s in g

the S ame precautions.

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

p o u r rectified S . V . up o n it , g ra d u a lly in S ma ll q u a rt t it ie s ,

w aiti ng each time until the E f f e rv e s c e n c e ceases and the

bo d y cools of it S elfr pour g ra d u a lly mo re S . v . u p o n it ,

un ti l it receives it X in d ly wit h o u t mo is e o r h e a t , then add

So m uch S . V . so as to cover it a h a n d b re a d t h . tet it


./0
Sta n d 36 and f, sh a k e it 3 o r4 t ime s a d a y .

Put the mixture in a roomy glass lute a Receiver to


A
i t, a nd distil the S. v. over in t o the Re c e iv e r.

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Yo u mu st p e rfo rm th is distir r ation in ver y gentle heat,
either i n B a l n e o V a p o ri s or in ashes.

T h i s o p e ra ti o n mu st be r epeated with fr esh S. V. 2 or 3


t i m e s mo re , u n ti l th e S. V. has car r ied over all the Cor -
rosive, w h i ch yo u K n o w by its per fectly Sweet taste.

/ z D u l ci fi ca ti o n :/.
A fte r th e 3 rd o r 4 th Rectification or dulcification
with fre sh S . v. th e re will r emain in tn"1@a deep r ed
ar
thick O-O , of a pleasan t taste a n d d e lig h t f u l S me I I , wh ic h

is th e medicine 6 & and h a s v e ry g re a t G e n e ra l V irt u e s .

/z 8o Cildurce:/
It may be dissolved in f re s h S. V. t o ma k e it in t o ru b y

r ed dr ops, wherewith you ma y h e a l a ll lla rt ia l Dis e a s e s ,

Fluxes, haemorrhages , Fevers -&

FURTHER PROCEDUREWITH THE CORROSTVEN. OF d .

Take red P precipitate and your corrosive yelto* OOOo f

d . rrnuiU" the red precipitate with tnis 80 of 6


gr a d u a llyras much as the p re c ip it a t e will re c e iv e , but

more.

D o this operation in a ro o my g la s s B o d y : p o u r re c t if ie d

S. v. upon it with great Ca u t io n a n d in V e ry S ma ll q u a n t it ie s

at fi r st, Waiting each t ime u n t il t h e E f f e rv e s c e n c e has

ce a se dr or else your glas s b o d y will b re a k in p ie c e s .

W hen the Conflict an d h is s in g ceases, a n d t h e b o d y c o o ls

a g a in , pour a little more S . V . to it , and thus p ro c e e d

gradually and cautiously, until you have it in your power to

pour as much more S . V . u p o n it , so as to cover the S u b s t a nc e

4 fin g ers breadth.


shake it 2 or 3 tirnes a day, covering the body with
paper, and let it sta n d I d^na , shaking it ever y day .
P
ff y o u ca n h a ve th e S u n, set it in the Sun, because the
operation will thereby be promoted.
N o w d i sti l th e s. v. fr om it in B: vapor is or in ashes i n
a v e r y sma l r h e a t, a n d the s. v. wilr car r y over par t of the
Corrosive first llenstruum.
o n th e R e si d u u m p o ur fr esh s. v., shake it wetr togethe r ,
observe the same precautions at first, and let it stand g
JOand , Lf you have an opportunity set it in the
O f
Sun, tied some writing paper over the body.

Distil the S. V. from it a s b e f o re , o b s e rv in g that you

leave the Residuum always a little moist at the bottom.


Repeat this operation wit h f re s h s. v. u n t ir y o u p e rc e iv e

that the S. V. has carried over aII the corrosive-(\- , and


th a t y our S. V. after 5 or 6 d is t it la t io n s c o me s o v e r in

its own natural fiery taste without any acid.

USE OF THIS PRECIPITATE.


a

Take it out and evaporate it to perfect dryness in Cl ....

h e a t.

This is an admirable medicine in Venereal and other foul

Dise a ses, in very S mall Do s e s o f L or I g ra in .

This precipitate can be melted into genuine , wh e re of


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

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oF o
?

d and O like Each other a n d h e lp o n e a n o t h e r.


?
p consists of much red external f , a white g anda
sr""r,I or +
T h o se th a t se e k a red A in O ar e m istaken. /: W hen I
T+
projected poudered white glass upon melted O , and made them
.|r
flow together in a covered with its t id, for an hour and
V
then with a red hot iron Rod, wound the glass out of tn. ,
[
m y g la ss S coria was as re d a s Ru d le ; t h is I re p e a t e d 3 or 4
tim e s and obtained always re d S c o ria ; u n t il p e rh a p s the 5th or

5th time my glass became transparent with most glorious green

Tints, equal toany Emerald and my O 1ooked like alloyed or


?
Geneva O , and was equally as fine in the grain, and took as
fin e a polish, and never t a rn is h e d .

We will Suppose then that this green Scoria contained the

true + or IR. of ; r worked this process after Jusel,


I
w ho says that Glass is a S o lv e n t to e x t ra c t a ll the Co lo u r/ :

i.e. A?-T and Y :/ out of in the dry way in the


A V
Jugel is perfectly right, but I could never bring ny O
?
to the Colour of D , but had always my glass Scoria tinged

like an E merald, of a mo s t b e a u t if u l p a rro t g re e n Co lo u r;

perhaps I did not pursue my Labour long enough; but I got

tired on account of the quantity of Charcoal this melting

consumesr €rs the A must be intensely hot and kept up by the

bla st.:/

To prove what I have advanced, the following Operation

Wi l l S ufficiently convinc e you.


PROCESS
wrTH o rN VrA HUMTDA.
?

D i ssolve O in Our Circ u la t u m o r A lc a h e s t ; set in 4 we e k s


?
in a Most gentle digestio n o v e r t h e L a mp o r in h o rs e dung;

th e n distil half the men s . f ro m it p:aA r pour f re s h

C i r culatum upon it, diges t a s b e f o re , d is t il h a lf of it o v er ,

an d continue this operat io n wit h d ig e s t in g a n d d is t illin g un t i l

all the is come over p:/@ into the Receiver. Then di-
a?
ge st it 4 weeks more, an d d u rin g t h is d ig e s t io n the n
T.
sep a r ates from the O in t h is ma n n e r.
?
The S i"f principle re ma in s extended in the Co rro s iv e ,
^t
bu t the Q settles as t h e bottom in the f o rm o f a g re e n O i l .
?
Se p a ra te th e se tw o pr inciples by a Funnel. edulcor ate
t h e g re e n o i l or b y r ectified s. v. with the Sam e pr e-
+
caution, a s w e to l d yo u about the A of d, and you will
?
ob tain a most glorious I ' le d ic in e f ro m t h e al
Y
Th.is A cannot be melted into Meta1 r €rs the ia l p ar t ,
?
b u t i f yo u i mb i b e a re d fJ pr eeipitate her ewith, may
Y
belt it i n to fi n e O

A PAnfrcuLAR LABOURWrrH o
f

D i s s o lve fi l i n g s in com m on\2, distil tn" \Blr fr om i t,


"f O
?
a n d t h e re re ma i n s a b l a ck Ca1x, which calcine in a r ever ber ati ng
JA
furnace by the flame during 14 O and ,f , and it ttriII be-

com e red.

llix these ashes or Calx of O with EE e)( , put the

m i xtu r e into ada p t a n " " I i. r" t , a n d d is t it in a , ' : l: '.


^ /A ,
h e a t, and you will obtai n a mo s t p e n e t ra t in g . J l-

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The mixture in *7@ flows tike p it c h , a n d p a rt of it
i s s u bl i me d , b u t w h e n the Sublim ation takes p la c e , after the

-J1- of Q)G is come over, you must then inmediately


c h e c k th e A , and let it go out, and the mixture in the
will b e co me a h a rd Stone.
A
Break tne ana take this stone out, beat it to a fine
.ll
4@
Cf , and lay it on glazed dishes and it will become green
throughout.

OPERATION THEREWTTH.

. G.
Take fine (:)
^\ I part, fin e c o p e lle d f p a rt , me lt them
)
tog e ther and get this co mp o s it io n beat out or f ra t t e n e d in
mill i nto thin Lamillae.

Now take of your prepared green as much in Weight


O
as both and weished
Q O
Cut your Lamills in pieces and Stratiflz them with your
pr e p a r ed O ashes, S . S . S . in a Ce me n t j. n g p o t , lu t e a L id
?
up o n i t, which Lid must h a v e a S ma ll h o le in t h e mid d le .

Make a Circular A round the pot, gentle the first 4


times, then 4 hours Stronger, and the last 4 hours you

approach the Coa1s So near round the potr that the pot

be co m es of a red heat, and the substances wit h in ma y me lt .

Let it cool and break the and you wilr find a Golden
V
4/ , almost pure, and much heavier, then the weighed
O
a t f i r st. The D i s mostly intermixed with the Scoriae.

C o p e 1 th i s S co ri a w i th 6 , and you will obtain all your

D ag a i n , ve ry ri ch in O

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

The goLden tl you must rnelt with the O , and add as


much fine D r € l s th e quar tation r equir es, then Separ ate it
a s u s ua l U V \/ , a n d you will obtain a Consider able addition
of fine O
I have seen that in e v e ry ounce, a d ra g m o f f in e Q h as

b e e n gained, which is L 7 in e v e ry Ma rc k .
/

ouT oF o A VTTRIOL r4AY BE MADE BY VARTOUS PROCESSES.


?

Ba siliu s V alentinus prete n d s and teaches t o ma k e a t in c t u re

u p o n metals out of S uch a (E t , a n d if y o u c o n s id e r it d e e pl y

it do es not seem imposs5-b le ; a s f ro m a ll t h e lle t a ls , p ro v id e d

the y are radically opened a n d S u b t ilis e d t in g in g Me d ic in e s

may be made.

rHE BEsr r{ErHoDro }4AKE(Eu or


I
Ta ke french V er di greec e /z (E :/ d is s o lv e it in d is t :

, the solution evaporate gently, until there appears a


+,
Cu ti cl e at the Top, then S e t t h is in s p is s a t e d S o lu t io n over
/1
f in a Cellar, and fin e Cry s t a ls will Shoot. ,/: or you

m a y buy Crystallised V er d i g re e c e at once:,/


.{
If you distil these Cry s t a ls , re d u c e d to a Cf , e l@

you obtain an acrid J1-- of a Suphureous Smell, improperly

calle d S piritus albus Ve n e ris . It is c o rro s iv e and not

m ed icinal.
Now if you take Q/.na you make a (h of it with dis-
tilled * , and if you unite both (h by fre-
"r Qy'ana I
qu e n tly dissolving, coa g u la t in g a n d d is t illin g them et74
you will obtain & of (y' , but it requires much
"r, "rra O
?
Labour and time.

The ancients Who we re u n a c q u a in t e d wit h \/ , ma d e s h if t


with dist: vinegar. B ut after they h a v e d is c o v e re d the cor-

r osive s, the Labour is easyer a n d S h o rt e r.

PROCESSWrTH THE CHRTSTATSOF o


?

Take of your Crystals made of Ver di greece, rub them to

C , dissolve the C t" our circuratum or A lc a h e s t , d is-

til a nd cohobate until a ll is c o me o v e r in t o the Re c e iv e r.

L et it stand quiet a n d y o u will S e e s u c h a S e p a ra t io n as

I ik e a t h ic k

rhe U of O remain clear in the menstruum above the


f ?
gr e e n Li.quor. Pour this clear Liquor off from aft"
$
ver y carefully.

Put your Mercurial Liquor into a ?O and pour with the

Sa n e precautions, as vre h a v e me n t io n e d , g ra d u a lly we ll re c ti f :

S.V. upon it, until you c a n wit h o u t d a n g e r a d d S o mu c h S . V. So

as to dilute the Liquor S u f f ic ie n t ly . A f t e rwa rd s d is t il with

a ge n tle heat, what will c o me o v e r, u n t il t h e re ma in in g

Liq u o r grows thick.

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P o u r th i s th i ck L i q uor on flat glazed dishes and set ther n
i n a co o l p l a ce , and it will cr ystalr ise into a clear tr ans -
parent , w i th o u t a ny colour .
0
Po u r th e cl e a r L i q u or fr om the Cr ystals, and dr y the
c r y s t a l s. T h e L i q u o r evapor ate, and it wir l shoot again in to
c r y s t a l s, a n d yo u w i l l loose nothing. Thus tr y evapor ating the
remaining Liquor you may obtain all the White Crystals.
I n th e se C rysta l s i s the $ i.f pr incipte of O
?' ?

rF you LrKE To HAVE A u CURRENSOF o PROCEEDTHUS:


f+
Take your Crystals or White (Ef I part, eX Z parts,
"f O?
mix them well by grinding them in a Stone mortar, then add
3 parts or the weight of the O and e* of CommonKitchen
?
e and mix it well by g rin d in g .

Put the mixture in a roomy glass body, cover it with an

alembic l{ithout Receiver, Set the body in a ,+. heat in a

C ha r coal furnace, and inc re a s e your A g ra d u a lt y , after t he

humidity is gone, and Sublime; you will get a White Sublimate.

When all is sublimed wh a t will ascend, le t the Vesse1

cool, take your White Sublimate and, mix it with e of tr


?
or w i th Q afcali fixati, i. e . e of potashes, I p a rt of

:* and 2 parts e alca li, mix it we ll b y g rin d in g , put the

m ixtur e into a glass pour c le a n V u p o n it to d is s o lv e


?U t ,
i t, then digest 14 Cf i" h o rs e dung, s t irrin g o r S h a k in g the

Solu ti on every day.

Now evaporate it in a clean polished iron pot and evap-

or a te it to dryness. If y o u a t t e mp t t h is e v a p o ra t io n in a

g la ss, the glass will be c ra c k e d a n d p a rt ly d is s o lv e d , g la ze d

Vn whare the S ame, b e c a u s e it is a mo s t f ie ry Substance.


Now take your massa, (t{hich must be stirred constantry,
until it i s p e rfe ctry dr y, or else it will stick fast to the
p o t ) w h i ch i s l i ke a white , ( $ )
"o.r "..".11.. O
+r F"ur r "n"
a n d m i x i t w i th 2 p a rts of bolus, by gr inding; put it in an
n
-Ee ,a
v fv, a n d i n crease your A gr adually, adapt a
Receiver with V , and the Q+ +ui*rrr" of O will sweat over
into th e V , w h i ch collect, wash and dr y.

d may be treated exactly in the Same manner.


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

+
OF ANTTI4ONY
o
is a S ubject wher e in a B e g in n e r, wh o is d e s iro u s of

Kno wledge, may try E xpe rime n t s . It is a Circ le wh o s e E n d i s

lo st in the beginning. I t rs n e a re s t c o n s t it u e n t p rin c ip le s

are 1, a burning , 2, a running q 3, a white O{ aI


+ ;
{f . r shall divide this Section of O in two parts: in
the first I shall teach you the Dissection or decomposition
+
of O into its constitu e n t p rin c ip le s i on the Second, how

you may elaborate meta llic a n d lt t e d ic in a l T in c t u re s , a n d la s t l y

th e tapiS ignis of B as iliu s V a le n t in u s ; t h e re f o re I mu s t t e a c h

you the easy Labours first.

HEPAR ANTIIIONII.

Take 1 lb of good 6, le t it me lt Ln ar oomyV;add\ Ib


alcali fixati or So called e of ; melt it Str on s l y ,
F
a n d th e fi xe d a tca ri wir t dissotve the A of the 6 and
?v
b e co me a mass or so ca lle d S c o ria .

rf yo u g i ve i t ti me for separ ation, dur ing the mel.ting,


the
>(t of
\J u with part of the white oF-€ ar part f umes
* , /,
?
away :/ as being the po n d e ro u s me t a llic p rin c ip le , will sink to
the bottom of ttre , wh ic h wh e n c o ld , rd y be beat
[ off, from
,\
the upper or p a rt . T h is lo we r p o n d e ro u s
?eous
P.r sez/ metatlic part is c a L re d f l/ of per se, wit h o ut
6

d rf
Take the upper scoria, and beat them to O , whilse they
ar e hot: put this Cf in a G ra z e d p o t a n d p o u r b o irin g !
up o n it: set it on a ge n t le heat a n d le t it b o ir a wh ile
g e n tl y , and the V will b e c o lo u re d re d .
Pour the red sorution from the faeces into one or t\ro
la r g e grazed wash hand b a s o n s : pour 5 or 6 p a rt s of V to it,
cold p , and S prinkle S h a rp V in e g a r o r-4 r-s ; e in t o the
L iq u o r, and the antimonia l will f a ll to the bottom
+ lik e a
b e a u tiful S carlet d, t h is p re c ip it a t io n S t in k s lik e ro t te n
/ n Lii./
!;egs. /,? o /
When all 't\
the is p re c ip it a t e d , f ilt e r t h e wh o le L iq u o r ,
!}
a n d the $? wirr remain on the f---bv4r
ilt e r, wh ic h d ry over a g en t r e
'
.t
heat or in the S un, and y o u h a v e a b e a u t if u l re d Cf , c a ll e d
n A ntimonii A uratum.
?
You may wash the alc a li f ro m it wit h b o irin g V , and dry
it ag ain. /: whilst the a rc a li is wit h it , it g ird s g ra s s
a n d b asons, when the arc a li is taken f ro m it , it h a s n o s uc h
a power: r/

This A.F , when the a lc a li is wa s h e d f ro m it , b u rn s a nd


sm ells n
like c()nrmon
?
p cunnnr.rs
Ex 4l! Ar.rrnloNrr.

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

c Put the mixture int o a g la s s . c o a t e d body, wh ic h Shut with


an alembic. set the body in . .'l'.'. heat, and increase yo,r; A
gradually- After the phlegnna is goner part of the fl win
subrime and ascend into the arembic with part of the e)( ,
i nto like very delicate F lo we rs a n d p a rt of it wirl fasten
itself all round the si d e s of the body, a n d is f u ll of tA
Take the:€ out and Keep it Separately; what remains in the
bo tto m of the Glass, mix wit h 2 p a rt s of new e )( , and
su b lime it again, and i t wilr a ll b e s u b rime d , but t h e re will
r e m a in a porous dust, w h ic h g lo ws rik e a coar a n d is p a rt of
the fixed o-€.

T ake arl your sublim a t e t o g e t h e r, g rin d it v e ry f in e ly ,


' an d add alcali
e fixum 2 p a rt s g rin d it we rl t o g e t h e r; put
the mixture into a glass body, pour u p o n it ,
V a n d S e t it in
dig e stion 14 d P , s t irrin g it e v e ry day, a d d s o me -
^na
times a li--tle warn p ; Then evaporate the V until the
rt
O is p e rfe ctl y d ry: imbibe this Cf , whilst you gr ind i t,
with'-ruof e , a d d i n g a r ittle now and then, untir it is
a liquid. p o u r i t i n to thr ough a funnel into the T ube,
" lA
and add a little more--4- of e r so that it may become quite
liquid.

P u t th e l Q in ...ii. pot: adapt a Receiver , and give a


"
g e n t l e h e a t, u n ti l a l r the humidity is gone over . Then
s t r e n g rh e n yo u r A g ra dually, and the U in tn" r lfl witr be
.t
sublimed, --
i n th e fo rm o f white chalk, sm er ls and tastes like
REVIVIFICATION OF THE

r ak e o f t h i s a n r i m o n i "r { - r p a r t, 4 6 d * a p a r t,
grind th e m w e l l to g e th er , and put the m ixtur e into a n"t1fr ,
a n d Se t th e V Q i n a C etlar dur ing 3 days.
Then lay *e1@ fn
.".i'.. heat, adapt a Receiver wit h
"
cofd V a n d d i sti l , a nd the r unning of 6 will come over
P
into the V , and in the @ remains Jn" Orc af V
l{ash the and dry it. rhis is the q of 6
I

A PROCESS
WITH F OH 6

Reduce crude 6 to a coarse d , pour good \p opon it, and


Se t i t i n a g e n tl e w a rmth, and the p will dissolve an" $
a n d r eta i n th e p i"r r filin" par t, and the r em ain at the
+
b o t t o m. or

Dissorve 6 in coarse 6f r' ooo of (h ot ooo " t +


and digest 14 () f, then Sublime. Thus I have told you the

true anatomy of 6 . How many wish to possess the 6 of


-?
O , I h a ve h e re ta u ght it faithfutly and descr ibed it in
e v e r y ma n i p u l a ti o n .

OF IIIEDICINAL TINCTURES. lsr rrNcruREoF 6

Take the Scoria Which proceed from XineQ per Se made with

fixe d alcali, beat them t o d , wh ils t they a re y e t hot, and


put them into a glass m a t ra s s wit h a lo n g neck, pour re c t if :

S. V. upon it, and S et it in a g e n t le wa rmt h d u rin g


/o
8 tt t ,
an d the s. v. will be tin g e d of a b e a u t if u l re d c o lo u r; decant
the Tincture and pour fr e s h s. v. upon the Re ma in d e r; d ig e s t

a s b e fore: put this tinge d S . V . wit h the f o rme r, a n d d is t il


h a lf the S . V . over pT a le mb ic u m. Wh a t re ma in s is t h e Me d i c i n e ,

a d e ep red Tincturer dn e x c e lle n t me d ic in e to p u rg e the blood.

The dose is from I0 to 2 0 Dro p s in h a lf a g la s s of Win e .

/ r the above ttedicine is an alcaline 7t, of 6 , to be had at

eve r y A pothecary's in G e rma n y , b u t not p ra e s c rib e d n o r p re p a r e d

in England, it is a very g o o d c o mmo n T in c t u re : /

z<irrncruRE oF 6

rf y ou S e p a ra te th e a ntim onial with d , b y me lt in g th e m


+
t o g e th e r in a V , a nd then pur ify the m assa by Fand( D ,

an d extract the S coria, wh ils t yet hot, Wit h S. V.'Tt. ., you

o b tain a still better t le d ic in e . f h is Zd. h a s a ls o t h is qual-

i ty, that if you imbibe a of O t h e re wit h a n d c o a g u lat e


V
th e m together in digestio n , t h e n me lt your a n A S e p a ra te it
)
by F , you will alway s o b t a in a f e w g ra in s of O , wh ic h r

h a ve frequently seen. A lt h o u g h it does not pay for the

Exp e nces, yet it plainly s h e we s a p o we r o f f ix a t io n and

Exaltation into O

gF rrHcruREoF 6 PREPARED FRO!4 THE /,N

rf y o u ta ke U 6 6 fs."ff : and after the 4th pur ification


with tr and (D , dissolve *e Q entirely by melting it
+
once or twice more with (D alone, until tine fu is become a
y e l l o w ma ss; a n d i f you pour s. v. Ti. upon this mass, r educ ed
J(
t o C f , b e fo re i t co o1s, you will obtain an excellent blood

r e d 7C ,, S me l l i n g l i ke V Cr esses. This is a diur etic


a n d di a p h o re ti crw h i ch has few of its equals in power , and y et
i s p erfe ctl y S a fe .
THE 4TH I'TEDICINALTINCTUREOF , FAR MOREEXCELLENTTHAN
6
ANY OF THE FOR!,IER.

First p re p a re so me o ti ve ooo as for lows: digest a pint of t he


b e s t o l i ve 8o upon 2 X of finer y powder ed and sifted cinna-
/
m o n ' or the best cassia, s h a k in g your g ra s s e v e ry now and
the n , then filter the cre a n o o o , imp re g n a t e d \ rit h the s mel l
ana Tt. of the Cinnamon or Cassia.
grith this Otive OOOextract Tt. or the from the f irst
^ +
btack scoria or rhe /! 6 d .
I
Beat the S coria to Cf , b e f o re they get c o ld , and pour
the Otive 606 impregnated with the Cinnamon upon t he d'
set it in a..1.'... heat and le t it b o il v e ry g e n t ly , u n t il you

ha ve obtained a deep red S o lu t io n .

D ecant this solution a n d f ilt e r the Re ma in d e r, wh ic h put

to th e crear solution int o a g ra s s p ra c e d d e e p in . , : 1 1. .


A
h e a t, adapt a Receiver a n d d is t ir the re a o o o o v e r in t o the
R ece iver, by 2 or 3 Coho b a t io n s .

This process required a lit t I e p a t ie n c e , but the use of it


amply pays for the Trouble.

After you have distilled t h is ooo o v e r wit h t h e T in c t u re of


t h e An ti mo n i a l
+ , th en take g 1 r oE less if you like , of
pure I p"rr""tlv dry , {^u imbibe it wirh your dis-
E ", F
ti l l ed OvO in a vrarm gla s s mo rt a r a n d g rin d it , so that it
b e co m es a red pouder. pu t t h is in a g ra s s , wh ic h ru t e :
Cf
set it in a gentre heat a n d le t it stand, u n t il it a p p e a rs
pe r fectly dry. rmbibe t h is d " rra g rin d it a s b e f o re , and
dr y it by digestion. Th is o p e ra t io n mu s t b e re p e a t e d , im-
bib in g , grinding, digestin g a n d d ry in g , u n t il the of
e t.F
r
ha s r eceived nearly the L p a rt of it s we ig h t , of a n t imo n ia l

8-
rn
this dO have been incorporated
t
four re d q , after the la s t

dig e stion, into a small g la s s body, wh ic h cover wit h an

a le m bic; place it in a . iii. heat a n d S u b lime b y in c re a s in g your


/\
A gradually. a blood re d v o la t ile e will b e S u b lime d,

w hich take out.

This e melts in every Liquor and is a universal t{edicine

for men against all Dis e a s e s . 3 r4 , to 9 or 1 0 g ra in s for a

D ose are S ufficient to re mo v e t h e mo s t d a n g e ro u s Dis e a s e s .

If you like to have t h is me d ic in e in a liq u id S ' -a t e , y ou

m ay dissolve it in Cinna * o n V.

LqPIS IGNTS BASILII VALENTINI EXPLAINED BY THE AUTHOR.

P r e p a re a of d by our cir culation or Ar cahest. oistil


+
this with the Circulatum over v!74 , and then Separate
+
t h e Ci rcu l a tu m fro m th e Volatilised , by means of S. V.
+
Tn. until tn. remains in the bottom of tn"1D like a
$
deep red Liquor or OOO. This is one principle of 6

PREPARATToN
oF rHE p oF 6

X-
Take the g of O as we h a v e t a u g h t y o u t o ma k e it : d is s o l v e

it in our Circulatum, and then d is t il the Circ u la t u m f ro m i t ,

a n d the p of 6 will re ma in b e h in d in the f o rm o f a re d

pr q cipitate.

Observe that Our Circ u la t u m d is s o lv e s a ll t h e me t a ls a nd

vola tilises them, but U it c o a g u la t e s . P re c ip it a t e then

you r U of 6 with o. rf a n d e d u lc o ra t e the p re -


f " r. " u la t u m
cip itate with S. V. B.
T h e th i rd p ri n ci p re to tnis Tt, which Basilius teaches , v l z - .
t heeo r6,is of n o u s e h e re r d s it is a lre a d y in the
x*.
of (J rhere are n o S a lt s in me t a ls , except they are
Y
ge n e r ated therein by Calc in a t io n .

CO}IPOSITION AND DIGESTION.

T a k e of yo u r e d u l co ra te d pr ecipitated d of 6 , 2 par ts,


and of your ^ +? of O in the form of a deep red Liquor or
rr +
O "O I part and mix them: put the p re c ip it a t e in a d ig e s t in g

ph ia l first, and pour y o u r re d L iq u o r u p o n it : c lo s e the

ph ia l and digest in a G e n t le heat, a n d b y d e g re e s they will

un ite, putrify and be re g e n e ra t e d in t o Tt,, , wh ic h t in g e s


^
'\\ X ana 2( , but nor many parrs.
4' ,' Y' 6
I believe that this n c a n b e a u g me n t e d o r mu lt ip lie d ,

with the red Liquot ot of 6 , if y o u d is s o lv e the


$
fi nish ed ft,. therein, an d d ig e s t a n d f ix a g a in , a n d re p e a t

th is Operation 3 or 4 time s ; I h a v e n e v e r d o n e it ; But that

this Should give So great a Tlt. as that of O and animated


)<
() , is impossible.
?
In the Gold the S perm o f O is h id d e n , a n d a lt h o u g h

tin g in g medicines may be ma d e o u t of the in f e rio r me t a ls and

out of minerals, it require s mu c h T ro u b le to o b t a in t h e ir


+
pure c entral principle. (T h is c o n f irms B a c o n & P a ra c e rs u s Q o r Q)

oF trrERcuRY
u
+
Est in Mercurio quidquid q u a e ru n t S a p ie n t e s !

Th is Subject is in truth a S u b je c t of a ll wo n d e r. It is a Water

a n d does not Wet. ft is an V and yet it is v o la t il. It is


a
-4,- , a n d ye t a fte rO it is the heaviest Thing in Natur e.
It i s a b o d y a n d ye t penetr ates all Things. U is as
?
h o m o g e n e o u sa s O i tse lf, Vand it is the , out of W hic h
>{
a l l me ta l s h a ve th e i r or igin. W ith tr ut':h m ay be called
I
unripe O , b e ca u se b y bar e digestion and animation it m ay
be fixed i n to O
If you want to obtain any good from 6 you must coagulate
+
and fix him, either by the power of his own internal or
?
b y a d d i ti o n o f a n o tn e r
$
and 4
.-p z o f 6 ,wh e r e
rugh only coagulated by conrmon

ic in e , a n d in a lc h y my G iv e s

pr o o fs that he is an un rip e . If y o u c e me n t f in e la min -


O
ated ) with conrmon g and melt and Separate it by p ,
2V
you wiII, after every C e me n t a t io n , o b t a in a f e w g ra in s of

pure O

rHEraKrNGoFjl

Take running U 2 parts and pure common A I part: melt the


pour the q
+^Y v ,+ on a SmaII heat: int-o the nelted
f
and
-
St i r it q u i ckl y, u n ti l you see no m or e , and you will
I
obtain a b l a ck ma ss, called Aethiops Miner atis.
w he n co l d , g ri n d i r ro gf"r r a m ix it with half its weight
of conmon very dry Kitchen e : put the mixture into a Sub-
liming b o d y, w h i ch p l a c e in not..ll1. s cover it with a Lid or
p i e c e o f T i Ie a n d i n crease yor r r A gr adually, and the lJ
will a sce n d i n th e fo rm of g and car r y as m ucn { ,oiJ ni *
as he needs for his co.g,rr#r, and ,".r" the ,*p,Iiai"" in
t h e bo tto m w i th th e Q.
' 7 l-
rHEMAKTNG
o, oF 6
ff
Take 2 tb of crude 6 r pound it in an iron mortar until it
.t
i s a su b ti l Cf , sif r it; take 4 tb of +- and r educ e
.;rrru
i t t o a su b ti l C f t b ewar e of the dust. Mix both pouder s
a n d p u t th e m i n to a Gl ass coated/@, which place ver y deep
A
in ;]';. and cover *"1fr with the.'li'. as much as possible:

th e n distil by a well re g u la t e d , g ra d u a lly in c re a s in g heat,

until all the butyrT is come over into the Receiver, which

m u st be luted on, as the V a p o u rs if re c e iv e d in t o the Lungs,

are mortal on the Spot; The neck of tn%ft must be wide and

short, that the whore@ may get very hot, el,se the butrym

w ou ld coagulate in the neck. (Co n f irme d b g t h e g re a t Boethaave)

rn order to obtain the , you must increase your


#
heat very muchr so that .*., in the bottom, as well as
:h"
the bottom of the iron .'i'l'. pot may become glowing or red

g h o ld of the ru n n in g 0 le f t
t
e s it s e lf wit h in the upper
part of the @ is calted or . By meansof a
^na !f; 6
glass 6 you can observe when the Sublimation is ended, other-
wise are com mo n ly u s e d . Wh e n t h e S u b lima t io n '
Yn @, is
en d e d let the A gradually d ie a wa y .

If you coat the bottom of ttre @ with a Strong Lutum of

Y clay, you may lay your glass 1p over a naked Charcoal

A , after the butyr: is come over in . .ii.. heat, and the

Sub limation will be don e q u ic k e r a n d e q u a lly Safe. T h is las t


is m y method.

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THE TRUE IIETHOD TO SUBLIME II{ERCURYF CORROSTVI'S

As th is is very necessary in A lc h y my , I ' ll teach you the best

m etho d to make it.

T ake I tb of running 6 : d is s o lv e it in a s u f f ic ie n t
Y
qu a n tity of good \f : put in the s o lu t io n g ra d u a lly 2 1b of

good commone or Sea e


P our this mixed S olu t io n in t o a S t ro n g Co a t e d g la s s b od y :

ap p ly an alembic and lut e a Re c e iv e r to it , p la c in g your gl a s s

bo d y pretty deep in a ,' . ' . ' . p o t , in a Ch a rc o a l f u rn a c e . Then

disti t with a gentle he a t r Do mo re t h a n is n e c e s s a ry to d is t i l

the \F over into the R e c e iv e r: after 3 or 4 h o u rs t ime , when

m ost of it is come over, in c re a s e your heat, to f o rc e o v e r,

th e b lood red V apours o r A n ima . contained in an" \C


When all is come over you have an excelfent I
Now you must increas e your A s t ill mo re u n t il y o u S ee
IJ
the a? ascending and Subliming above the e
The highest and most S u b t il F lo we rs K e e p a p a rt r E ls t h ey

a r e very useful for makin g o u r Circ u la t u m.

That part of the S ub lima t e wh ic h is s o lid r put in t o a


.T
Sm aller S ubliming body, in f in e Cf , a n d S u b t ime it once

m or e , by it S elf.

TOYOUS$,IEREAL
l'{EWILLCOI'IHUNICATE
NO}.l
REAL PREPARATIONS
ANDPHILOSOPHICAL
ANDFIXATIONSOF

- 7 3-
coAGUr,ArrONOF p By MEANSOF rTS OWNTNTERNAL
+
Y
rake revived from q.v. animate it wirh tn" tl6d
P H
St e l l : a s f h a ve ta u g h t your in the Section of
O
T a ke o f th a t p q .v . and put it into a convenient glas s

a d a p t a R e ce i ve r wir h V : place *"fr ir , ;.1i. he ar ,


f A: "
a n d d isti l th e U o ve r with a gentle heat, SIowIy.
'F
'l! will
A red Ct- remain at the bottom in *e1@ but not
much. o b se rve , i f.yo u give so str ong a A r ds to m ake th e
iron pot and trr" .l'.'. Glow, your red 6f r'r.rr melt and become
. B ut this is not the in t e n t io n .
I
Take your and dry it, and pour it back upon the red
9
Ctr5 *"1$ distit the p over as before, and your
a7.F ^na
red (f will increase in quantity at each distillation:

C ontinue this Operatio n u n t il t h e wh o le q u a n t it y of


animated p is becomered C ft is t ru e that t h is re q ui r e s
ti m e and patience' never t h e le s s , L f y o u h a v e c o n v e n ie n t v e ss e l s ,
in two months time, ;tt least one ounce of such rea Q may very
ea sily be obtained.

Take small phials wit h lo n g n e c k s : pur in e a c h p h ia l o nl y

\ an of animated q : place the phials in a Row in u ...1i..


J
heat in an A thanor, whic h is f ire d wit h c h a rc o a r and Keeps its
he a t at least 24 hours.

Place the phials in s u c h a d e g re e of heat that the -Y} 1


can sublime and settle in the upper part and necks of the phiars.
The necks must Stand in the open air, covered only with
w r i tin g paper, but the Glo b e s mu s t b e b u rrie d in the.'J..
After all humidity is g o n e , y o u mu s t p u t a wo o d e n s t o p p er
in ea ch phial, which mus t g o in e a s y .

-7 4 -
If yo u fi n d n o w th e q ascending gently and settling in
t h e n eck, yo u r d e g re e i s r ight. Then with a clean hair penc i l ,
y o u s we e p th e U.f d o w n into the globe; and do this as often as
you have such a S ublimat io n a n d S e t t lin g of the a n ima t e d q
fn 2 months time, an d S o me t ime s S o o n e r, y o u will h a v e yo u r

a n im a ted p in every glo b e c o v e rt e d in t o a re d S h in in g S ol a r

pr a e cipitate. B y this me t h o d , S u p p o s e y o u wo rk wit h L Z g la s s e s ,

D ivide this now in p h ia ls r € ls I h a v e t a u g h t in the f irs t

se cti on of O , and fix it b y d e g re e s of g e n t le He a t , and you

have made out of Sophic a Sophic O , which is the


P
Ee g in ning and B asis of o u r G re a t Wo rk .

N .B. A S ophic O , whe re t h e Ce n t re is t u rn e d o u t wa rd s , is

?ROXTMALAPTDUS and must be treated


I'TATERTA as I have faith-

fully taught you in the S e c t io n of O

N.B. fn the S tate wherei n t h is O is , it wo u ld b e a S in to

melt it, because then you would obtain conunon O only O


without any power. Therefore this Sophic O must be dissolved
L
w i th fresh an imated (*| and fixed, and this operation must be

r ep e a ted, until your fixe d pouder is b e c o me o f the e a s ie s t

Fusio n, penetrating and t in g in g .

FrxArroNoF p

Of th is Fixatioir have writ t e n P a ra c e ls u s a n d He lmo n t iu s .

T h e o p h ra stu s w ri te s th u s: "Pr aecipitate q dissolved in \y ' ,


into a re d C f , fro m this r ed pr aecipitate abstr act a
G r a d u a ti n g F , a n d e dulcor ate the pr aecipitate with S. V.

-7 5 -
R x . a n d yo u h a ve a D i a phor etic q , a Glor ious ttedicine in

aII Wo u n d s, u l ce rs, C a nier s, and the Vener eal Disease; besides

t h o s e g re a t Me d i ci n a l Vir tues, this r ed pr aecipitate r ejoices

t h e p o o r A l ch ymi st, b e cause it augr ments , and can withO


O
b e m elted into good O ."

Helmontius writes th u s on the S a me S u b je c t : "Take


p r a e c ip i ta te d in V a o a r ed pouder - - but m ake it your Self:

pour upon this =F our E le me n t u m I g n is e x V it rio lo V e n e ris :

d isti l 7 times a good !t f ro m t h e mix t u r€ r a n d y o u will


JI
obtain a mi g h ty co rro si ve Ct . Edulcor ate this Cf , that is
a b s t r act I0 ti me s S . V . Rx. fr om it and thou hast then the
x
dia p h oretic O of Theo p h ra s t u s P a ra c e ls u s , or our A u ru m H o r i z -

ontaLe, a Medlcrn" *ni.n in j.rra.tn"].


*"r,
"rrob*= "=
we ll as external Diseases . "

when it is melted with O into common O , it looses then

i m m ediately every V irtue a s a Me d ic in e . T h is d ia p h o re t ic d


?
m a d e once, you have enou g h f o r your s e lf and your F rie n d s , but

to succeed in the first p re p a ra t io n , does cost mu c h t ro u b le ,

an d i ts S uccess depends o n His wh o d ire c t s a ll T h in g s in the

Who le S ystem of Nature.

For the S ake of the honest we ll in t e n d e d Student We will

e xp la in V an Helmont's co mme n t a ry o n t h e Wo rd s o f P a ra c e ls u s .

Van Helmont has not told us the p re p a ra t io n of h is E le me n t um

Ig n ls E x V enera whereup o n t h e Wh o le S u c c e s s d e p e n d s . He al s o

m isle a ds us by the W ord A q u a Re g is , b e c a u s e in a ll h is Writi n g s

he Keeps his E lementum I g n is e x V it rid o V e n e ris a p ro f o u n d

Secr e t, although he does n o t know how to p ra is e it S u f f ic ie nt l y .

Now to clear up this a b s t ru s e p ro c e s s , wh a t E le me n t u m

rgnis, or t" , a nd how it is to be elabor ated or obta i ned


+ 9*

C-
from O. of or from Co p p e r ir s e t f , b y me a n s o f Our Cir c ul -
I
a tum , we haY e faithfully taught in the chaPter or S e c t io n of

Va n H e l mo n t'" ![ is o u r Ci rc u la t u rn .

PROCESS.

Ta ke praecipitated 8.;the p p ra e c ip it a re d a c c o rd in g
Qn"a
to Joannes de V igoror b y t h e c irc u ra t u m, is t h e s a me .
Having obtained your re d : F , pour u p o n it h a lf it s
w eig h t of our A 6S ' r. aAnnd c o a g u la t e t h e m t o g e t h e r.
? Y-
Now pour our circulatu m o r a lc a h e s t u p o n it a n d d is t il

it fr om it by , I t ime s , the la s t t j. me t o d ry n e s s and


R
you will have a mighty corrosive 6f t*ntegnated or animated
b y th e E lementum Ignis ex O
" . A. ?
Now drop and pour gra d u a lry a n d c a u t io u s ly h ig h ly re c t if.
s. v- upon it, as much a s we h a v e t a u g h t y o u f o rme rly , and
un ti l arr E ffervescence ceases. Dig e s t it 3 d a y s in a mo s t
ge n tl e heat over the Lamp : t h e n d is t ir the s. v. f ro m it , and
th e S. V . will carry ove r p a rt of the Co rro s iv e .
P our fresh s. v. upo n it , d is t ir a g a in , a n d re p e a t t h is
op e r a tion, until the S . V . h a s imb ib e d a n d c a rrie d over aII
the corrosiveness from t h e s u b je c t , wh ic h y o u will know by the
ta ster E ls the praecipitate will b e c o me s we e t a s we ll as the
S. V.

This Sweet praecipitate is that Great Universal Medicine

of Paracelsus and V an H e lmo n t , a g a in s t a1l rn t e rn a l and


Exter n al Diseases, its Do s is is f ro m 1 t o 4 g ra in s .

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W hosoever possesses 1 6 , r- o f t h is = = , has enough for his
/-
w ho le life timer 6s he n a y k e e p 8 for me d ic in e and the

other 8 t h e ma y mu l tiply ad Infinitum .


/

MULTIPLICATIONIN QUANTITY.

Take 2 7 of your f ixed Sweet r or diaphoretic U and


?+
g lo w it gently under a Mu f f le s-j-
u rro u n d e d wit h lig h t e d Ch a r-

coa l, but beware of melt in g it .

Take it out, and whils t it is yet hot, g rin d t h e re wit h \


an 7- of animated U , p re v io u s ly heated: put it in a
/:f
p h ia l: S et it in digestion in a ;.'.'. heat in a n a n t h a n o r, an d

g ive a graduated heat du rin g 4 we e k s t in e , the f irs t we e k

ge n tl e, the S econd S tron g e r; and thus in c re a s e your heat

gr a d u ally in S uch a llan n e r, that d u rin g the 4 t h we e k t h e

about the glass be c o me s g lo win g hot, so as to lig h t a

m atch, and in this manne r t h e a d d e d a n ima t e d U.t will be

fi xed along with the P ra e c ip it a t e .

wh e n t.h i s ma ssa i s m elted in a it is fine O of 24


V
Ca r a t.

If you have worked n o w wit h 4 g la s s e s , in e a c h p h ia l 2

, s t ime h a v e f ix e d 2 V of
?
of p ra e c ip it a t e .

may take from the whole and

r e d u ce and melt it into f in e O for your S u p p o rt .

But if you can afford t o wa it a n d re d u c e n o t h in g , but

pu r su e the multiplication, your B e n e f it s will be the g re a t e r .

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FURTHER MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY.

ing Globes, in each glass 2\

of animated q by srindins
1
th e m together, both hea t e d .

Fix them as before b y a graduated heat as I have d ire c t ed


you r a nd in 4 weeks time

or Aurum Horizontale or
y o u will

So
possess 14
J fixed
g,
Melt of this t, into O , and keep Lo\ for a
2 U
pe r p e tual l{inera for you r S u p p o rt .

rf you divide now th e s e l0 t q in Z d ig e s t in g G lo b e s ,


?
pu ttin g lt in each G lo b e , a n d if y o u a d d t o e a c h lL
7
Ft/
of minei , of animated p , you have ro expect
J " : J
every month t\ tr O , which is 42 ,- in rhe year, a
I
Su fficient S um to live c o mf o rt a b le wit n # any other b u s in es s .

/z aEZ 4 i n e pT 7 a m o u n t st o J tg4 * 1 6 p F a n n u m .:/


/
As you may err in ela b o ra t in g the stone, s u c h a p a rt ic u ra r

La b o u r is no bad Thing, to e n a b re y o u t o c o n t in u e your p h il-

osophical work. Besides you have a most admirabre Medicine


whereiwth you may earn money.

This praecipitate, So often Mu lt ip lie d in q u a n t it y by


a n im a ted d:f , is not so p o we rf u l in it s me d ic in a r V irt u e s ,

as the first half which you reserved for lriedicine alone;

because ^,\
the or Anima of is more powerful in that first
+ A?
h a lf, and becomes weaker wit h S u c c e e d in g mu lt ip lic a t io n s .

Blessed is the man whom God permits this to prepare and


po sse ss !

And thus much of p , t h e mo s t G lo rio u s S u b je c t in


l ,lin e r a l Nature.

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oF vIrRIoL G,

(L i" a I'ti n e ra r sa l tr pr oc€€ding fr om dissolved metar s in


t h e Mi n e s. Therefore we have various sorts of Oa , such as
(hor g , O, or d , (b or Qf ana mixed, @uor
I
O ,w h i ch i s th e sa l tsbur g O , white or zinck ( h ,contai n-
i n g a w h i te me ta l l i . v
The most common Q, : are those of and
O d , aII of
t h e m co n ta i n i n g a U u rn inV
$
The praeparations of (h are various and numerous. we
will o n l y me n ti o n S u ch as ar e necessar y.

SPIRIT AND ooooF (h

Take 2 ox 3 lb of Ou , put it in an iron pot which set over


^A.
a n a ke d Z f , sti r it untir it becomes a har d and dr y m ass .
Re d u ce th i s ma ss to
mix with it calcined and
$
"r r a
p o u d ere d fri n ts tw i ce the weight of your pouder ed
e
Put this mixture into a coated
1@ of V , set youvfu
in a convenient furnacer so that tn"1D may receive the
na ke d A , lute a rarge b a rro o n Re c e iv e r to *" and
1Q,
ret the Lutum get perfec t ry d ry . rn t h e Re c e iv e r y o u mu s t
put a little clear V to re c e iv e the S p irit s .
Then make at first a gentte A , and a phregma witr come
o ve r first, increase the A g ra d u a lly and the v o la t ir-t t -
of O wirr follow the ph le g rma a n d a t la s t wit h a V e ry s t ro n g
, So as to make *. @ glow, the ponderous oil of (h,
comes o ve r i n h e a vy V a pour s.

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The next day when th e f u rn a c e a n d v e s s e ls a re c o ld r un-

l ute your receiver caref u lly , and pour aII the L iq u id out of

th e Receiver into a room y g la s s body, S e t a n a le mb ic on the

bo d y and adapt a Receiver. P ra c e y o u r B o d y in . . i' . ' . heat fur-

n a ce , and distil with a s ma ll heat and the p h re g ma v it rio ri

u n ited to the V wilt c o me o v e r. Thus far y o u h a v e lu t e d

no thin g.

When you perceive that Sower drops begin to come over,

take your Receiver away With the phlegrma.

Apply now another dry and clean Receiver and lute it,

i ncr e a se your heat with a lit t le and the a c id v o t a t ilJ t - of

@t wifl come over, when you perceive that in this Same degree

of he at, wh ich forced the-ff- overr Do more does ascend, then

Ie t the A gradually dy e a v ra y .

Now you have the --sr- of @t in the Receiver and in the

Gla ss body remains the p o n d e ro u s d a rk c o lo u re a & of @t


rf you put ttris 6;09 into a gtassl@, adapt a Receiver

unluted, and lray the1fr pretty deep ir, . ...:.. heat and raise
your heat gradually, until tne 6109 of @u boils in *7Q ,
it will clarify itself, a ll the c o lo u r will c o me o v e r, and
o
the O:O which remains in theaQ will become as clear as

Ro ck p . A fter it has p u rif ie d it s e lf , Iet the A g o o ut ,

take your clarifiea OOO out of tn"1@ , and pour it into a


gla ss with a glass S topp e r.
fr
This 6-P is perfectly liquid when hrarm, but when cold it

is a transparent acid m in e ra l e r on account of b e in g so

h ig h ly concentrated; it is a ls o the mo s t p o n d e ro u s min e ra l

L iq u o r prepared by art.

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/z I have once distille d it over in . . . . ' ] . heat, and I was

ob lig e d to raise the A to that d e g re e r so as to cause the

i r on pot to become red h o t , a n d my c la rif ie d O O O c a me ro llin g


thr o u g h the neck of the StassTfu L n lit t le c lo u d s , wh ic h

Succe eded each other, it re q u ire d a v e ry s t ro n g A , because


it is so ponderous:/

From the first @ , wh e n y o u ma d e t h e d a rk 8O f irs t / :

w hich O is called Colc h o t a r a n d is of a f in e re d Co lo u r: / you

m a y e xtract with boifing ! a S a l V it rio li a s wh it e a s S no w .

If you cement D with t h is e , it b e c o me s L u n a F ix a , whi c h

is nothing less than white O , Ers F ror of (D does


-r:t-
no t touch it.

Il eTmont and B ogLe ord e r t h e Co lc h o t a r t o b e re d u c e d t o a


,'
Subtil Cf and to be mixed with e)( ae, and then to be

Sub limed in a .':;i. heat, and thus they o b t a in t h e ir NS 6 3.


Er-Y

ENS CaS according to the nature of their Q,


"r
Basi-ljus Valentinus and his ammanuensis Iodocus Von Rehe

have made a tinging ltedicine called Lapis Philosophorum from

hungaria" (Er, ; I have never done it, although Kunkel von

L o we n stern S ays he made t h is Stone out o f CI , after one of

the p rocesses communica t e d to the P rin c e E le c t o r of Saxony by


seb a id S chwartzer ftr tr,e v e a r rs z o . K . v o n L o we n s t e rn says

th a t he transmuted 20 m a rk s o f in t o f in e t h e re wit h .
) O
Here is the P rocess.

TO MAKE THE STONE OUT OF HUNGARIAN VITRIOL.

No te that the S altzburg (E u is a S o la r @ a n d r s as good as

th e h ungarian; Take either of these t wo g . v . : 1 0 or L2 r b .


Dissolve your S in Rain V , filter the Solution, evapo r ate
i n l a r g e g l a ze d B a so n s until a Film appear s on the Sur face, then
S e t y ou r b a so n s o ve r n i ght in a cold place, and it will Sh oot
into C rysta l s.

Repeat this process of d is s o lv in g your c ry s t a ls , f ilt e ring

th e Solution and evaporat in g u n t il a s k in a p p e a rs , and then

cr ystallising over night, 10 or 1 2 t ime s a n d y o u will o b t a in

a m ost beautiful (E , of a mo s t S we e t p le a s a n t s me ll, but y ou

will lose above half.

Take your Crystals and caleine them in the Sun and by no


.#
other method, until they are become a White Ct
If this is done whils t the S u n is i" /l , y o u o b t a in
sr t xenel^ oigbg's S ympa t h e t ic df . T h is is the best Ca lc i n -

ation of @l
Do not think that you can ever purify tn. @f, completely
by Solution, filtration a n d Cry s t a llis a t io n , if y o u wa s t o do

it 3 0 0 times, because th e y e llo w n n e t a llic O c h re , wh ic h Separ-

ates itself at every filt ra t io n re ma in s wit h the la s t g ra in of

Gt , and even without that yellow , the OU can not Shoot


+
in to Crystals.

Iodocus Von Rehe mentions that he became disheartened and

tir e d , when he found tha t h e c o u ld not e n t ire ly p u rif y h is

G" r I say that 10 to L 2 p u rif ic a t io n s a re s u f f ic ie n t .

Vour @1 which you have calcined in the Sun put in a roomy

+ D, or Glass thick coated rp la c e it o n 2 iro n b a rs in


4
a furnace over a naked A

N ow light your Charc o a l a n d g iv e a g e n t le A at f irs t ,

du r in g the first 3 or 4 h o u rs , a n d a we a k a c id p h le g ma will


co m e over first into the Re c e iv e r wh ic h mu s t b e v e ry la rg e

a n d carefully luted on, and the L u t u m a s we ll a s t h e Cla y

C oa ti ng of fie4Q must b e p e rf e c t ly d ry a n d h a rd , b e f o re

yo u l i ght your A

R aise your heat grad u a lly a n d in the Space of L2, 14 or

1 8 h o urs force all the h e a v y S p irit s and OO


o over in c lo u d s into

the R eceiver; the last 3 or 4 h o u rs , y o x rln mu s t b e re d ho t

be lo wr or else you will not o b t a in the heavy gog

L et the A go out g ra d u a lly of it s e lf . The next day

wh e n the V essels are cold , take off the Re c e iv e r c a re f u lly .

Pour the contents ou t of t h e Re c e iv e r in t o a g la s s body,

w hich place on a balneum V a p . S e t a n a le mb ic o n it and

adapt a Receiver, Lute wit h S t ro k e s of L in n e n a n d c o ld paste.

N ow light your A and ma k e t h e bath b o il, So that your g la s s

bo d y may receive the S tea m o f the b o ilin g p

A1I the W eak acid p h le g ma will go over in t o the Re c e iv e r ,

and it yo u r $ u i s h u n gar ianr or saltzbur g Gt


, accordin g to B a s iliu s , your 8o will become

concentrated and remain in the body of a transparent deep Ruby

Colour, whilst any othet (py will not give you this phenomenon.

Thus far I have worked this process. Now we proceed

acco r ding to B asilius and Iodocus V o n Re h e .

SEPARATION OF THE PRINCIPLES IN VIA HUII{IDA.

Pu t your red OO
o into on e o r S e v e ra l l. la t ra s s e s wit h lo n g necks,

cove r ed with double pape r or e a s y wo o d e n S t o p p e rs .

Set your matrassesG la s s b o d y in a g e n t le h e a t / : S u c h


or
,/ /1
as h o rse dung z/Ln digest io n 8 6 and / lo n g e r, and a
"t
na tur a l S eparation will t a k e p la c e .

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A clear transparent L iq u o r will f lo a t on the S u rf a c e and

in cr e a se dayly in quantity .

Pour this clear Liqu o r off c a re f u lly , a n d d ig e s t a g a in 8


JOand p o ur
O / , and you will o b t a in mo re o f that L iq u o r.

th is off again carefully. Co n t in u e t h e d ig e s t io n u n t il no more

cle a r Liquor or volatil-J'r- is S e p a ra t e d a n d f o rme d .

This Liquor is the Me rc u ria l-rr- of B a s iliu s o r h is


-rr-
of d in forma humida.
f
Pour these Liquors together into a Small gtasslQ , and
d isti l them over, S o that n o c o lo u r ma y a s c e n d wit h it .

The red O-O which


o
rema in s after the S e p a ra t io n of it s

rnercurial-c.r- , you must also put into a S.tassl&, which must

be coated with Loam, and be placed in a .'.i'. treat.

Force this rea OOO ov e r, in c re a s in g your A g ra d u a lly ,

u n ti l the rea OOO comes o v e r in h e a v y ro llin g Clo u d s .

There remains S aline F a e c e s in t h e a @. T h e a b o v e re d

i s su- zphur MetalTorum .

Calcine your Faeces d u rin g 1 0 o r L 2 h o u rs u n d e r a Mu f f le,

Sur r o u nded with burning Co a ls , t h e n e x t ra c t t h e wh it e e with

the f irst mercurial-s- , which.J\- you must again distil from


yo u r sar HetaLTorum. No w y o u h a v e t h e t h re e p rin c ip le s a c co r d -

i ng to B asilius's process .

coltPosrTroN.

Ta ke all your metallic , a n d d is s o lv e it in your me rc u ri a l



-Ja-- gradually in a very gentle warmth, but take no more
m e r cu r ial.-c\- , than is n e c e s s a ry for the s o ru t io n of a1I your

e
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Put this solution int o a d ig e s t in g g lo b e of a c o n v e n ie n t
C ap a city and lute the mo u t h o f the neck.

set it in a gentle heat over a L a mp , a n d L e t it stand th e r e


until th e w h o l e i s co a gulated into a white , which acco r d-
e
i ng to radocus von Rehe wilr a rriv e in 3 mo n t h s t ime .

Now weigh your red 8o or


+
and divide it in 7 equal
w eig h ts . Take the first p a rt a n d imb ib e t h e re wit h y o u r wh it e

. set it in digestion a n d c o a g u la t e it . p ro c e e d in the


e
Sam e manner with the rema in in g 6 p a rt s ; one after a n o t h e r,
u n ti l they are all coagula t e d a n d f ix e d wit h t h e
e
,'
Then fix your Cf by g ra d u a l He a t , a n d y o u wi1 l o b t a in
the Stone of P hilosophers .

I'lY OWN REMARKS ON THTS PROCESS. (i.e. THE AUTHORIS

oBSERVATTONS. )

r ha ve told you that r took s a lt z b u rg (p 1 , wh ic h r d is s o lv e d

'in R ain V , filtered the s o lu t io n a n d e v a p o ra t e d it in a


l ar g e Glass body, untir a s k in a p p e a re d o n t h e s u rf a c e , then
r se t it over night to shoot in t o c ry s t a ls , wh ic h r t o rd you

ha d a most delightful sm e I I ; B u t r d id not a lwa y s p e rc e iv e

th a t Sweet flavour, altho u g h I a lwa y s took S a lt z b u rg or


hungaria" (El

r have dissorvea my @u 1 0 t ime s , wh ic h r t h in k is necess-

ary as weII as S ufficient.

If you repeat it still o f t e n e r, y o u will a lwa y s have


ye llo w faeces, and at las t t h e y e llo w o f @r, is S e p a ra t ed
V
e n ti r ely, whereby the@ g is d e s t ro y e d , So that it is no

lonser (Er
"
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The red ponderous ooois like Butyrum 6il and attr act s
humidity out of the A , and thus becomes f lu id , otherwise
b e f o r e a ttra cti o n it co ngeals like ice.
It attracts this humidity even through the por es of glas s ,
wh ilst a clear Liquor sep a ra t e s it s e lf f ro m t h e ponderous
tr
A^. eous O'ib and f loates on the Surf ace, which is Basilius and
Y

Von Rehe their-s- of d:F


This I separated by means of a Smal1 Funnel. The remainder,
w hich will yield no more c le a r L iq u o r o r :-ru ^a H
of , is the
I
Sulphur embtgonatum Vitri oTi VenerLs of Solar property.

This rea gog you must distil over pl and,a black


7@
r e m a i n s, w h e re i n th e e of ( E, i" hidden.
This Ufack {fr must be calcined under a Muffle then ex-
tracted with your acid-a- of
; this -rr- you distil f rorn
A
t h e f i l tre d S o l u ti o n , a nd ther e r em ains a Snow- white- e
B u t yo u r-ct- of d m ust be r ectified fir st by itself in
Y
a snaIL4Q
There is S omething e ls e to b e min d e d , wh ic h is , the
l.r
red O-O must be dissolved or diluted in the-Jl- of then

distil the-.n- of from it, and your rernaining r will


A
be clear a n d b e a u ti fu l and of a fine r uby Colour .
Thus far the process is true, and thus far I have worked

but I had not time to go any further with it, not did I want it.

The process appears to me to be rational and true;

After the -cr- of U has been coagulated with trre Q ,


+o
and when after that, with the red Sulphureous OO , which is an

i ng r e ssive embryonated S o la r A,? , it is a g a in c o a g u la t e d an d

an d m ultiplied as V on Reh e t e a c h e s , it c a n c e rt a in ly a n d mu s t ,
in the Character of a concentrated A , have a power to pene-
trate Mercurial bodies and fix them into . / z after it has
O
b e e n f i rst me l te d w i rh O in r he .z/
V
The Lover of curious Experiments may try this pr ocess,
w h i c h I b e l i e ve to b e true, pr ovided you m eet with a good
Vi t r i o I.

oF sAL ARrONTACUM.
e)(

This came originally from Armenia and therefore. has been


e
calle d sa-l A rmoniacum A t p la c e s wh e re c a me ls a n d mu le s b e -

l o n g i ng to C a ra va n e s u sually stopped, this was gener ate d


e
by the Sun, by means of the e of the f . The Venetians
were the first who made this Discovery, and as they had
learned that this e was generated from urine combined with
the e of the f , they conceived that Such a e might be
m a d e a rti fi ci a l ty fro m tr and Sea e If you r ake Sea

e wood Sut and tr , boil them together, dissolve it again


with tr , the Staler the better, then filter and evaporate
t h e S o l u ti o n , yo u w i l l obtain a ver y excellent eX . This i s
o f i n f in i te u se i n rn e d icine as well as in Alchym y.
In medicine the-tr- as well as the volatil O "f ex
is of great use.

Take fixed alcali or p u rif ie d potashes andQf E E in a


J
Su b ti l f ana well mixe d , put the mixture into a glass body

with a large alembic and lute a Re c e iv e r to it .

Distil with a gentle heat in ."..1..or in baln: vap: and the

vo l a ti l e of tr ,di l u t e d in phlegma, ascend.s and comes over,

and is called Spirit of eX

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In the alembic a beau t if u l wh it e volatil witl Sublim e
e
a n d fa sten there, which has the S a me vir tues with the- .JL- /: or
v olat il e dissolved in p h le g ma : /

_6_ oF ex rT S V I RT UE A S A I { E DI CI NE .

ft r e s i sts th e a ci d i n the Stomach, Bile and not only in the


Stomach but in the bowels also. 50 or 50 drops in a Wine
g l a s s fu l l of V
o u t o f th e O yo u m ay boit a e with V , filter and
e v a p o r a te th e S o l u ti o n , and you will obtain a good antifebr il e

e . 2 0 o r 3 0 g ra i n s i s a good Dose in Fever s.

ITS USE FOR I,IETALS.

rf y o u ce me n t l a mi n a te d fine ) witn e) ( , it gets heavi er ,

a n d i s S o o n e r g ra d u a te d into D fixa or white O , which c an


also be done with Sea e and (t,
.?
If yo u d i sso l ve e )( in r ain V , and extinguish r ed hot

Br i c k s th e re i n , th e b ro ken pieces of br icks imbibe the So1uti on.

Disti1 this in an +/A over a naked A , and you will


obtain a -J'r- which dissolves O in Leaves without corrosion,

a n d c a rri e s it b y d i sti l l ation over the helm .

D i sso l ve e )( i n rain V , distil the V f r om it, a nd


p a r t of th e e X will com e over .
What remains dissolve a g a in , S e p a ra t e the faeces, d is t il

again and more e* will be volatized and come over.

Repeat this Labour until all the e+( is come over along

with t he V

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N o w d i sti l half o f the V fr om what is come. W hat r e-
mains behind distil with a Strong heat p?, and your eX
will be S ubtilised and v o la t ilis e d mo re a n d mo re .

What is now again c o me o v e r, d is t il in a g la s s body and

ale m b ic over a balneum v a p o ris a s lo n g a s a n y p h le g ma g o e s

ove r ; what remains behin d in your g la s s body, is a t h ic k

o ily Liquor.

Set this Liquor in a c o ld Ce lla r, a n d S a lin e Cry s t a ls

will S hoot, which are ex t re me ly f u s ib le a n d p e n e t ra t in g .

These Crystals dissolv e a of ra d ic a lly if p la c e d


O
I
Ln a gentle heat in a dig e s t in g g lo b e , a n d d is p o s e the O
to be come a Tincture for T ra n s mu t a t io n .
your of O you must makewith +* ana4|ll6d ,
V
as I have taught in the S e c t io n of
O

O Prepared in this wd y , if f u rt h e r d u lc if ie d a n d d is s o lv e d

w i th S. V . R. become s a mo s t g lo rio u s A u ru m e o t 4 L i_ ! 9 .

MENSTRUUII FOR rHE SOLUTIoN OF o PROCEEDTNG


FROM ex

e ANDBUr. 6 ii

T a k e p u ri fi e d eX 3 Ib, good pur ified (D 3 Ib, r educe

th e m S eparately to jf"na mix t h e s e I n g re d : wit h 6 lb c a lci n e d

flin ts reduced to dtI, or f in e c o lu s , it is the s a me ;

Lay a tubulated Vg re t o rt in a f u rn a c e r o D t wo iro n barrs,

so that the Flame can play all round the bottom of *e74 ,

adapt a very large receiver and lute it together with Stripes

of L innen and paste.

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w he n th e L u ti n g i s per fectr y dr y, light your A under the

.-O, but let it b e ve r y Sm all and gentle at fir st to heat


t h e Ve sse l s g ra d u a l l y, Ieaving the Stopper of tne14 open,
in order that the heated A may escape. Do not let the
bottom of theVft become red hot yet. your A must be moder-
a t e i n th e b e g i n n i n g .

Put now 2 T of the mixture into *eVQ , by means of a


/
funnel, covering the whole quanti+-y with the Stopper, and a

p ie ce of warm S oft clay or Loam on the top of it ; b e c a u s e th e

Stoppers itt V ,.tO never fi+- air tight.

Spirits will now come o v e r in wh it e c lo u d s . As soon as

yo u see that the V apours h a v e s e t t le d , p ro je c t a g a in a Co u pl e

of q of the mixture into tine VQas before.


/
If you find that the wh it e Clo u d s wiI I not c o me o v e r in to

th e R eceiver, your A is then t o o g e n t le a n d y o u mu s t p u t in

a fe w more coals until y o u S e e t h e V a p o u rs c o me o v e r; but if

they come over with too much violencer so as to endanger the


.
b u r sti ng of the balloon, the A is too S t ro n g , a n d y o u mu s t

take Some Ccals out irunediately, therefore the furnace must

ha ve a dore in front, be s id e s t h e d o re o f the a s h o r d ra u g ht

ho le . Continue projecting t h e mix t u re g ra d u a lly in t o thyQ

un ti l all is used and th e S p irit s c o me o v e r. The bottom of the

w ill at last become re d h o + -, b u t t h e n y o u mu s t p ro je c t


A
le ss of the mixture into XheaQ, t o a v o id the danger of a

Sudden futmination, which might blow up the whole aPParatus;

w i th Care it can be done wit h p e rf e c t Safety.

L et the A go out a n d d y e a wa y g ra d u a lly . The next d ay ,

po u r your S pirit out, int o a la rg e g la s s b o t t le wit h a g la s s

Sto p p er.
Take l lb of this--r- r put it into a large glass Receiver,
o r i n to a l a rg e g l a ss body, dr op into it, gr adually with gr eat
c a u t i on , 2 q, b u tyru m 6 , well r ectified and m ade fluid by
/
L iq u e faction on the + , the g la s s wiI I b e c o me v e ry hot, an d
it will run over, Lf you g o o n t o o fast.
After the butyr: is dissolved in the.-cr- , and the Effer-
ve sce nce has ceased, dro p in 2 7 mo re , a n d S o c o n t in u e
g r a d u ally, untiL B L of but tE h a v e b e e n u n it e d to I lb
?
of your first made-ra- .

w hen all is quiet an d p e rf e c t ly u n it e d , p o u r t h e mix t u re


into a low roomy grass body, apply an alembic, and lute a
Receiver to the bill or Tube of the Alembic. your body must
be placed in a heat furnace. Light your A and raise
-i.
your heat gentry and graduarly, untir you see what Degree

the subject requires and a combined-n- will come over into


th e Receiver.
' The Faeces throw away.

This-o'- dissorves a n y U/ of O ra d ic a lry , v o la t ilis e s


a?

the same in such a manner, that you may distir your over
O
pT alembic or pl ; which you may afterwards fix, and
4 O
multiply pT rincturam d , g* td .
, 6

A,
oF t-r co**". r{rNus oF pARAcELsus.
AND THE crRcur,ATUIrr

sea e or conmon e is of great use in Alchlmy. rt must


b e p u ri fi e d b y me l ti n g , dissolving, filtr ing and coagulating.
Af te r yo u h a ve p u ri fied 3 or 4 lb of it, mix it, I par t
of e w i th 3 p a rts o f Loam , for m little Bar ls ther eof r ike
SmaIl Marbles, dry them thoroughly.

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F il l half a n ftrfr with r hese batls, lay *e4e ove r a
naked A in a furnace, which heat graduarly, until tneJQ be-
comes red hot at the bottom and the spirits come over into a
l a r g e R e ce i ve r l u te d on.

W h e n yo u h a ve d i sti l l ed all the- o- in this m anner , let


the A go out, and dephlegmate your-Jr- pT alembicum in a

Balneum vaporis.

N ow ta ke l :l b o f fre sh e per fectly dr y, dissolve it in


1lb of your-rt- , put it in a glass , which lay deep in
4
, adapt a large Rece iv e r a n d lu t e the jo in in g s .

Distil now yourJL ever by a graduated and Strong heat,

and the-o- will carry part of your dissolved e over. when

all the.:r- is come over, pour it back the next day on the

O e in xneTQ , and distil again in the Same manner


"t
as b e fore, always giving a S t ro n g heat at the la t t e r p a rt of

the distillation. Cohobate your-Jt- in this manner upon your

e , until all your e in *" 14 is becomes- .


This-.sr- must again be dephlegmated in Baln: Vaporosurn,

where the phlegma comes over and leaves a coloured-a- e


Q "f
b e h in d in the Glass body .

This coloured.-er- of Salt is the Ci tculatum ltinus of


O
Par a ce lsus, wherewith al l t h e me t a ls c a n b e c o n q u e re d .

If you have our Circ u la t u m o r A -tc a h e s t you do not want the

above.

oF srLvER. )

Si l ver is a metal which consists of a pure and pure white


A
!l o. so carted
+

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T here are S ome as Ba s iliu s , wh o p re t e n d . o n t a in s a
)
,,\
bleu {J,b u ti ti s by no means b e c a u s e wh e n t h e is fr e e
? )
f r o m every

nor bl e u co l o u r.
grain of
I you wiII never find Such a bleu
+

The useful Labours upon , must proceed from the same


)
f o u n d a ti o n a s th o se u p on
O
r f yo u w o rk u p o n in via Hunida, the wor k is differ e nt
)
f r o m th a t w i th
O , a s the D r equir es a differ ent menstr uum ;
The atomes of the white surphureous interwoven with the
f
_'<
Lunar a re d i ffe re n t fr om the sor ar atom es, which ar e p er -
I
f e c t l y H o mo g e n o u s.

PRocEssuPoN ) /z cArx Dn =t

Take very fine copelled , d is s o lv e it in p . Weaken the


)
Solu ti on with 20 or more p a rt s of c le a n V Then pour this
d ir u ted solution into a v e ry c le a n a n d s mo o t h c o p p e r Bason,
a n d the (}) witl sett le on the copper a rl over t h e b a s o n.
)
Po u r more to it and e d u lc o ra t e it , u n t il the is
V ) <.F
U
pe r fectly tasteless. Th e n d ry it .

Lfi,rron wrrH

Take now of your of


D r par r and EEdte ir with G par t s
I
of p u rified running p
Squeeze your i5E thr ough Chamoy Leather, to Separate the
Sup e r fluous |1 from it.
?

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The ball remaining in the re a t h e r g rin d wit h p u rif ie d

dryed e , adding graduarly the e , untir you see no more of


the EEEI P u t th i s mi xtur e into a s\asslQ, which lay dee p
i n . ' l i ' . , a n d d i sti r th e U fr om it into a Receiver half fu r l
.F
of V , and the will remain behind with the . Wash
D Q
the e from the ) with clean V , and you wirl obtain a

nore with puririea $ , and


grind th e E E E w i th p u ri fied , but gr ind it as subtil as
e
y o u c a n , d i sti l th e d fr om it as befor e, and wash the Q
+
from the remainint unrir rhe is perfectly taste-
t, D C
less and you will have a. Subtil of D , which dry.
At

PURTFICATTONOF THE e . LISED rN THrS PROCESS.

M e I t 2 o r 3 Ib o f S e a e in
, dissolve it afterwards in
V
pure \/ , filter and evaporate the solution until the e
' r e m a i n s p e rfe ctl y d ry.
But if you will take the trouble in the room of loosing this

V UV evaporatirg, to d is t il it f ro m t h e e to d ry n e s s , you

ob tain a distilled pure V , wh ic h is better for the second


Solution of this Same e , than other pure p

Th e glass body for th is d is t illa t io n mu s t b e wid e e n o u g h t o


ge t your hand in it, not too h ig h .

Dissolve your nor^r a Second time in the above distilled


e
V , filter the solution p e rf e c t ly c le a n , a n d t h e n d is t il ha r f
or 2/l parts of the V f ro m it , u n t il a S ma ll S k in o r F ilm
ap p e a r s on the S urface.

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N ow p l a ce i t i n a cor d celr ar over night and beautifur Q
cr ysta ls will S hoot, in the f o rm or little pyr anids, with
4 Si de s and hollow within . T h is is an excellent for
e
p u r p o s es l i k e thi s .
Preserve your of D until I tetl you what to do wi th
I
it, in the mean tirne mi nd the following pr ocess.

PROCESSOlr ) rOn rHE SToNE.

rake f ine copetled .) L ,A 6d, j. /: or D 2 parrs


7
d 68, n"r. ,/ ^"tJth"f rosether, ret it cool and beat rhe

g e n c e a n d i n th e b e st manner , then wash your aae so often,

until no more blackness appears in the p


Then dry your 5iE an d p u t it in t o a d ig e s t in g g lo b e , as
'I have taught you in the Section of Go1dr no more than 2
,
in o n e Globe, but less , v lz z I\ ? is s t ilt b e t t e r.
/
Let one part in the Globe, out of three, remain empty.

Shut the neck with a glass Stopper, after all the humidity

is fair ly gone.
a ta

Put your globe or globes in a 3.'.'. heat in a convenient

i r on athanor, fired with Ch a rc o a l, a n d p la c e your g lo b e s in a

g e n tl e Degree of heat at f irs t a n d t h e E E d will ris e and go

ou t i nto litt1e branches lik e S ma ll T re e s , wh ic h in t ime , by

continuing the gentle heat, tumble down again and the whole
J
mass becomes a red Cf . The Phenomena r observed by this

La b o u r are the following:

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r took , I of fine copelred ,and I part A 6 jwnicrr
t
- D
v - l-z\J
r melted together in a . Then r reduced the brittle mass
V
ro a coarse df , and iEEted my t' wittr ro parrs/:lO ? z/ of
*
p
-Yurified U w i th th e gr eatest dir igence in m y gr inding m irr ,
th e n I washed the eee so o f t e n , u n t il I c o u ld get n o mo re bl a c k -
ne ss from it.

This aaa I put by, c o v e re d wit h p a p e r, u n t il it g re w o f a


thick consistence' when I f o rme d it in t o s ma ll p it ls wit h clean
fin g e r s. These pills r put in c h in a s a u c e rs a n d c o v e re d them
with paper; then I placed them on a Gentle Heat to become per-

fectl y dry.

I divided my pil1s in d if f e re n t d ig e s t in g g lo b e s , p u t t in g

lr r of pills in each g la s s i / : T h e p u rif ie d E E E re d w i r h


L A
tne{una t ,il 6f wasnea and dried, is our animated d z/
+
The necks of my globes were I fingers high and my globes about

2 in ch es Diam outside. I s h u t my g lo b e s f irs t wit h p a p e r, in

Case there should be any humidity left, but when I perceive it

. is all gone, S o that the n e c k s a p p e a r p e rf e c t ly d ry , then I


pu t in my glass S toppers q u it e t ig h t .

I then regulated my heat, having placed my globes in the

athanor ir, :';i. in Such a manner so that the aEd aiviaea in

Sm a ll pills, moved by the e x c it in g g e n t le heat, rn d y f lo w

tog e ther and ferment, wh ils t it lo o k s lik e p it c h me lt in g in

th e Sun.

In such a degree of Heat, perhaps a little warmer than

the beams of the Sun, the mass elevated itself like fermenting

Do u g h or paste. P art of the U wa s S e p a ra t e d a n d s e t t le d


?
within the upper part of the Globes, and ran down again within

the Sides, when the drops became too heavy for their Support,

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leaving rntervars or streaks between them, through which r
courd see how the iii u"n"ved, which swerred and grew up from
da y to day into little T re e s wit h t h e ir b ra n c h e s .

After 20 days digesti o n r o b s e rv e d that the p o in t s of

th e br anches strait upwa rd s a n d s id e wa y s b e c a me o f a f in e re d

C oIou r .

one of the centre branches in one of the Globes did reach

a lm o st the mouth of the neck, mo s t b e a u t if u l to 1 o o k ; rt ,


sta in e d with red E xtremit ie s .

I have discovered tha t S o me S ma ll p o rt io n of A is n e c-

e ssa r y in this work, in t h e s a me ma n n e r A is n e c e s s a ry


""
for th e alteration and pe rf e c t io n of a ll c re a t u re s .

Such artists as deny a ll E n t ra n c e of * , a n d o rd e r the

m ou th of the phials to b e s e a le d h e rme t ic a lly , b y me lt in g them

tog e therr E ls they do in c lo s in g T h e rmo me t e rs , d e s e rv e to be

exp o se d for their lgnoran c e . Wit h o u t A t n " r" is n o a c t io n

o p e r a ti on in Nature, and wit h o u t a c t io n t h e re is n o Ch a n g e ,

a n d where there is no Ch a n g e , n o A me lio ra t io n can be expected,

but th e S ubject remains a s it wa s in the b e g in n in g ; and after


you have laboured a long time without 'A and lived in hopes of

ob tain ing S ornething, you a t la s t have to re p e a t your lo s s of

time and Expense, and you do not know why? because you have

w or ke d without the knowl e d g e o f Na t u ra l T h in g s !

In a glass melted together there j.s not so much temperate

A as is necessary, to p ro d u c e a change on the in c lo s e d

m atte r .

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This is a Hint to th o s e that study wit h s o mu c h a n x ie t y

of m in d, how to close the ir g la s s e s s u f f ic ie n t ly , out of

fea r the generating univ e rs a l-c - s h o u ld escape, in S p it e of

Wise Nature, which produc e s a n d mu lt ip lie s a ll it s c re a t u re s

by the medium of animated * . But le t u s re t u rn to our

Pr o ce ss.

After the iII was gro wn u p o n t h e g la s s e s r So that it had

fi l l ed the whole S pace of the g lo b e s , t h e u p p e r p a rt of the

g lo b e became gilt, most b e a u t if u lly , So that I c o u ld no

l on g e r S ee through it.

I let my glasses rem a in in t h e . i' , ' . 2 we e k s lo n g e r, t h in k-

i ng th at this gold Colou r wo u ld v a n is h , but g ro win g out of

p a ti en ce, I took one phia l out a n d e x a min e d t h e ma s s wit h in ,

w hich I found of an unct u o u s yet p o ro u s Co n s is t e n c e , a n d o ut

of cur iosity I rubbed it in a g la s s mo rt a r, a n d it b e c a me a


t
dark brown gf""U Set forth a smell equal to the finest

Vi ole ts.

Such Fools as think that me t a ls a re d e a d b o d ie s , will not

b e lie ve this. Neverthele s s that the Ce n t ra l S me ll of Me t a ls


+
a n d l l l inerals, in particula r O , is mo s t d e lig h t f u l, is an

ab so lu te Fact and a proof wit h me , t h a t they h a v e L if e and

co n se q uently are capable of b e in g e x a lt e d .

After having tried t h is E x p e rime n t wit h o n e p h ia l, f wa s

cu r io u s to know whether they we re a ll a lik e , and found it

exa ctl y sor but I did no t take t h e ma t t e r out of t h e p h ia ls ,

f only opened them and found the Same Smell.

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The first which r had g ro u n d , r put in t o a c le a n p h ia l
an d p u t it in ttre -'.1i. aga in in the s a me d e g re e of heat, but
w i th hopes of success, ne v e rt h e le s s , t h is
-t
Qft b"c.*. f ix e d as
w ell as the others, there f o re the lif e of n e t a ls is of a

m o r e durable nature than that of a n ima rs a n d v e g e t a b le s , a nd


is not so easily destroyed , not e v e n in f u s j. o n .

r took then my fixedS= out, a n d wh ils t it wa s y e t wa rm ,


r ad d e d to 3 parts of .g I p a rt of a n ima t e d d p re v io u s ly
+
w ar m e d. I united them in t h e p h ia ls , that is I p o u re d my

warmed animated U I part upon 3 parts of my warm red {= ,


+
in to each globe, and set t h e m a g a in in d ig e s t io n . T h is mix -

ture united in a moment and became armost instantaneousry a

dark b rown C , which == b y c o n t in u in g the d ig e s rio n , b e ca m e

fi xed in a few weeks.

Some of these phials I took out, a n d c o p e lle d g h s -= ,


w hich became most beautifu t , wit h o u t S c a rc e a n y lo s s in
)
ble ig h t.

This I separated by S , and it contained a good deal


D
of fine O o f 2 4 C a ra ts .

MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY.

If you have a desire to effect a n a u g n n e n t a t io n p e rp e t u u m ,

with this fixed Lunar == , you must proceed and augment with

our animated (-) exactly in the Same manner as I have faith-


+
fulty told you in the S e c t io n of . But do not b e s u rp rise d
O
if you find yourself disa p p o in t e d in your E x p e c t a t io n s ; a f t er

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having augmented your fixed Lunar == with animated fJ 5 or
6 t i m e s, yo u th i n k yo u will always obtain fine
D "nTr "n"U
with , b u t i t i s o ther wise, and in the r oom of fine
Q D
y o u w i II a t l a st g e t n o thing else but fine of 24 Car at;
Q
b e c a u se th e tri ffri n g o r iginar quantity of Lunar per ment is
in time maturated and exalted into Solar Ferment by our

animated d , which is immature (i) , and consequently your


i-
Lunar ferment as the weakest will easily be overpowered by

o
+
ur G) 6 s th e stro n g e st.

N ow as from S ubtilised , b y re p e a t e d ra d ic a l S o lu -
O
tj- o n s, a Tincture finally mu s t p ro c e e d , c a p a b le to t ra n s mu t e

a great many parts of the in f e rio r me t a ls in t o p e rma n e n t

O , exactly in the Same manner it happens here with ,


D
th e r e fore I warn you, th a t y o u ma y n o t be vexed, wh e n y o u S e e

you r Expectations reversed !

REASONING OF THE AUTHOR.

If you want to elaborate a Rx for transmutation into , you


D
m ust observe this: after y o u h a v e p e rf o rme d the f irs t Ca lc in-
4<R. X
ation of by animated , that is after you have compleated
) I
th e fi r s t S olution of the f irs t L u n a r (l) , y o u mu s t a g a in fer-
+
m en t with fine , in o rd e r that the S p e c if ie d t t h it e Lunar
O
Y , oE the so called
+ D* *., not be transmuted or
e xa lted into a S oTar Nat u re , b y S e v e ra l a d d it io n s or Aug-

mentations wj.th animated d , whose atomes are entirely Solar.


+
Th is the P hilosopher ough t to k n o wr o r he does not k n o w wh at

wiII b e the Result of his E x p e rime n t .

-1 0r-
H e w o u l d S o o n e r o b tain a O than a n.r as th€ tr iffl i ng
)
white Lunar V , which is the ver y specification of
$ .o u "
) , tra n smu ti n g a n d m atur ating into in the m ines, i s
U
? )
s o o n a rte re d a n d e xa l te d by r epeated additions of anim ated

You may yourself S ee t h e t ru t h of it by the next E x p e ri-


m en t.

Let Him try it that p le a s e s , if h e is not a n in d o le n t


m an and is S incerely des ire o u s of s e e in g the t ru t h wit h h is
own Eyes, he will find it h e re ! He will wo n d e r a t my S in -

cer ity, and thank me after r a m n o mo re in t h is L if e f u ll of


car e and Toir! r confess , r d o a d mire t h e wo n d e rf u l wo rk s

of G od by means of the un iv e rs a l S p irit , but I d o n o t wo r-

sh ip the S tone, being we ll c o n v in c e d that I mu s t le a v e it


be h in d me!

I write the Truth, f irmly b e lie v in g that G o d e s p e c ia lly

dir e cts these Thinqs!

ExPERrlrrENruPoN D

rake 1 7 of fine copelled D


/-{
melt and reduce to 6 , EEtte
rash the Eae, press the Super-

r thick Chamoi Leather.


The Lump remaining in the Skin, grind and wash Several
times, until all the blackness , v]nj.ch Ls the corporeaL rfll ,
is washed away. Distil your aaa ayTQ in a .'.1.'.h".t; If you
h a v e p ro ce e d e d ri g h tl y, you will find yo.r r ) per fectly fine

-r02-
and of the S ame weight as b e f o re . But your q , whichis
com e o ver, has increased a lit t le in We ig h t , b e c a u s e it has
increased from rhe internal a in the al
This I write for the Sake of those, that know how to

w or k, and K now what to do wit h t h e b la c k V wa s h e d f ro m

the eaa. Now Separate your fine D by \tr , and you will
fin d a few grains of fine Q
Co llect your pure out of the , wa s h a n d d ry it ,
) F
EEEte it again with your animated 6 , that is come over by
t
w a sh a g a i n a n d d ry it. Distil the again fr om the
?, P
i 5 E; Se p a ra te th e re ma i ning fine D by F, and again you
will find S o me g ra i n s o f pur e O , and this you m ay r epeat

until the whole quantity of your ) becomes fine O ,


a l t h o u g h th i s L a b o u r w o uld not pay your Expences, yet it is
a plain D e mo n stra ti o n o f the Tr uth.

YOU MAY PROCEED ANOTHER WAY THUS:

D i stil nearly half the f ro m t h e ddE, pT 4, pour the


P
back upon what remains Ln tinelQ , distiL half tn" p
A
ove r as before and repeat t h is Co h o b a t io n a n d d is t illa t io n

3 0 tim es t ot more if nec e s s a ry , and at la s t a ll your D in

*eiQ wilr become pure O , a few faeces excepted, which

Stick fast to the bottom of xnetfO , like a brown Rosin,

an d h a ve no metallic flux .

This Sinple Experiment proves much. If the Lunar atomes

can be changed by animated d , dS they actually are in this


+
Op e r a ti on, so as to become e f f e c t u a lly in We ig h t a n d Co lo u r of

a Sola r nature, why shou ld it not b e p o s s ib le to e x a lt them


by the same Agent above the Nature of common , into a
O
O ma ki n g p ri n ci p l e ?

T h u s fa r r h a ve fa i thfulr y taught you how to over come


a n d e xa l t O and D b y r unning d in the via sicca paciri c a.
?
w hich is a most ancient wa y , a n d a lt h o u g h s ro w, it is safe and

w i th o u t danger.

No w I will teach you v ia m h u n id a m wh ic h though S o me wh a t

sh o r ter , is slippery and o b n o x io u s on account of t h e v a p o u rs ,

a n d a lso dangerous.

PROCESSUPON ) rN vrA HUMTDA.

) , c a lc in e d wit h p u rif ie d Sea Q , by

When you have made this U, , g rin d it wit n 3 t ime s it s

own weight of Good+: , intJ. subtit C.


O i s til this mixture p e r1 4 , and a butter will c o me o v e r .

. What remains behind, we ig h e x a c t ly , a n d mix it a g a in wit h

3 pa r ts of its weight of f re s h + : , d is t il a g a in pf ,
tA
and all the ) wifl come over with the butyrumi a few faeces

r em a in ing behind.

The 6 co n ta i n e d i n tneJc- is r evivified, must be Sep -


Y
a r a ted and K ept apart.

In this butyrum the ) is d is s o lv e d a n d v o la t ilis e d by

means of the-su-3of Sea e ana of @u , both contained in a


highly co n ce n tra te d S ta te in tne { r u- , without the least
phlegma.

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Both theseJL. s6n E f f e c t n o S u c h t h in g upon wh e n b y
)
the m se lves, but united to the , in t n e f a -, they attack
U
an d d issolve the , ana att Tetats, v o ra t ilis e t h e m, and
)
ca r r y them over into the Re c e iv e r.

The can be prec ip it a t e d out of rh e d is t ilt -e d s o ru -


)
ti on with V , but here it mu s t n o t be done:

FURTHER PRoCEDuRE wITH YoUR voLATILTSED *o rTs cOAGULATToN


)
AND F'IXATION.

Ta ke your subtilised and v o ra t ilis e d r d s it is u n it e d


)
to th e butyrum' put it int o a d ig e s t in g G lo b e wit h a lo n g
ne ck, coagulate and fix it in a g e n t re a n d g ra d u a t e d heat.
rt tinses 2( ana fi inro D equal parts.

ANOTHER PROCESS UPON


D

Disso lve f ine copelled in --c - of (D , a n d d is t ir a s mu c h


)
of the - s- from the sorutio n , u n t ir a s ma ll p e llic u le appears
o n the S urface. ,/: Crystals o r @U of :/
)
The concentrated S olu t io n pour in t o a S h a llo w Ch in a
1^\
vesse l and set it in a cold p la c e over f , a n d y o u r d is s o lve d
S ,G,
J w ill shoot into cryst a ls . Dry y o u r c ry s t a rs in the sun,
)
and mix them with twice as much purified G,, , and you wiII get

a Kind of $;' or Menstruum, for the Bxtraction of the following


pr e p a r e d
)
N ow take Crystals or @r of / z they a re wh it e and
)
tr a n sp a r ent and look like @ , but of a n u n c o mmo n b it t e r t as t e : /

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prepared by the above method by-.rr- of (D , mix with your
dried c r ysra ts 3 ti me s a s much of pur ified gl( in C, a nd
sublime your poudered mixture, and the wilr carry up-
e+f
w a r d s p a rt o f yo u r
D
c o nti n u e th i s su b l i mation, with fr esh , until ar r
Q) 6
<\,
the )) i s su b l i rn e d to the super ficies of the m ixtur e.
separate your subrimed mixture from tn. @ below, and
pour the above Menstruum upon it in a Matrass with a rong
neck and digest 8 or
fo
10 O f , and the Menstruum does extract
the tin g ing Lunar f, or S o c a lle d S u lp h u r )a
se parate this from th e faeces, a n d d is t ir s. v . R. f ro m it
5 or 6 times or more, untir your Extraction remains a sweet
Liq u o r o fa
OColour.
Take 1 part of this oreum Lunae and pour it upon 4 parts
H
of O ur a n i m a t, ed'
in a dig e s t no
i oesti in g cr'lo
g b-ra-
l ol e, SSaf i+
e t it i n .."
in ..*. and
V
dig e st in a gentle heat, an d in t ime it will d ry up and become
a r ed p r aecipitate.

rf you melt this == r lou have fine which contains much


)

o
Bu t th i s == ca n b e multiplied in quantity with new
animated d i n rn fi n i tu m; and it is a ls o a g o o d u in e ra
T
pe r o e tua for S upport.

THE I,AST PROCESS UPON


)

D i ssolve a ma rck o f fi n e in r ectif: lE . This Sotution


D
pour into a q u a n ti ty o f d istilled . About r 0 or Lz times as
V
much V r d s yo u h a d $ y' . Dissolve pur if ied sea Q in dis t:

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Rain V r o r fi l tre d V , pour of this Solution into the
e
So l u t i o n of D d i l u te d with V as m uch as is necessar y fo r
p r e c i p ita ti n g all th e ) out of the \f , which you will per -

ceiver :ts so o n a s yo u r Solution becomes per fectly clear and

d o e s no t tu rn mi l ky fro m dr opping in the e V


AII th e D fa l l s to the bottom of your bason, Iike a

w h i t e mo st S u b ti I S u b stance.

Pour the e V carefully from it, and edulcorate your


.<S.
J) ( l)
f
several times with Cis t ille d V, u n t il it h a s lost al l
Sha r p n ess, then dry your , t h is Sort or DP is caIled
I
Luna C o rn e a -

Now take your dried Luna cornea which by this


"r D9,
Si m ple process is very mu c h v o la t ilis e d , and for that re a s o n

ha s b een called by c-zau. b e r rre rc u r. : ig _ L u n a e , mix it wit h g re a t

dilig e n ce with 3 times as mu c h in we ig h t of p u rif ie d e |( ,

put th e mixture in a coat e d g la s s body, cover it wit h a n a lem b i c ,

and Sublime in ."i. heat, and part of your


) will ascend with
"
tfr. . Repeat this Sublirnation, adding a little new
QX
, until all or most of your is sublimed and has
eX D
ascended with the e+( above the O
Then take your S ublim: out a n d d is s o lv e it in o u r Cir-
t
cu la tur n or A LCA HE S T / z D a n < i O X : S c g s g e t h e r: , /

Distil it over pl/@ , a n d t h e wh o le will c o me o v e r li k e

a L iq u or.

Distil this Liquor over a b a 1 n 3 v a P o r: a n d t h e Circ u la t um

wiII come over by it S eI f , a n d a t h ic k o ily L iq u o r will re m a i n

be h in d , containing your + n ' )


T his Liquor you mu s t g ra d u a lly a n d c a re f u lly u n it e to

r ecti fy: S .V ., Et least 3 p a rt s of S.v. to I p a rt of the O


Liq u o r .

7-
Then set it in digest io n 2 4 h o u rs , a n d d is t ir the s. v.

fr om it in B aln: V ap:, whic h will c a rry over p a rt of the

C or r o sive.

Pour fresh S . V . upon it , d ig e s t 24 + a n d d is t il the


al
S. v. from it in B alneo V a p : a s b e f o re , a n d re p e a t t h is o p e r-

a ti on until your rema in s b e h in d lik e a t h ic k o ily L iq u o r


)
pe r fectl y sweet, without the le a s t b it t e rn e s s or a c id it y .

G r ea t p recautions are nece s s a ry in the b e g in n in g , wh e n y o u

u n ite the S. V. to the co rro s iv e L iq u o r, it mu s t b e d o n e

Slo wly and gradually, S ee t h e S e c t io n of O


Th e above thick oilv L iq u o r of i" T " ry p o n d e ro u s ,
)
m er cu r ia l and volatil. It is b y ma n y c a lle d S u lp h u r Lunae,

altho u g h improperly, but le t it be So, for the Sake of u n d e r-

stan d in g E ach other

/'.At / T}:re Remaining f, out of which you have Sublimed

your
) with e+< , you must place on a broad Test, made of

bo n e a shes, and S et it in a I rlu f f le S u rro u n d e d not p re v a p o u rz /

with b u rning Coals, and ca lc in e it by the f 1 a me , g e n t ly and

r e g u la r ly during t 4P , then take it out, put it in a g la s s

b o d y, pour well rectif: S h a rp v in e g a r u p o n it a n d e x t ra c t a ll


/6
wh a t yo u can in digesting o n a g e n t le heat, d u rin g 3 O f .

/z Th is is not an easy pie c e of L a b o u r: , /

Pour your clear E xtrac t io n off, d ry t h e re ma in in g Sub-

sta n ce , and reverberate or Ca lc in e it a s b e f o re , in t h e mu f f le


fn
d u r in g I6 f , then extrac t a g a in wit h f re s h d is t t {* as

be for e . P our this E xtractio n to the f o rme r. Y o u mu s t c o n t in u e

th e O peration in this man n e r, u n t il t h e re re ma in s n o t h in g but a

dead V or O , wherein t h e re is n o t h in g me t a llic .

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this f proceeds from the \fi. and sea in tn" e{
e
/:r th ink the shou ld f irs t b e wa s h e d f ro m t h e
ei+ re n a in in g
V /rA z :r/ before it is re v e rb e ra t e d in t h e mu f f re , the
au tho r seems to have forgo t t e n t o me n t io n it , if you do not do
it, you certainry have it in t h e V in e g d rr wh e re wit h you have
extr acted the fixed .:/
e
/z The above Reverbera t io n s re q u ire a n A t h a n o r, a n d a re
d ifficu lt and tedious Ope ra t io n s t /

Put your solutions arl together in t o a g ra s s body and


disti l the + ever gently , a n d t h e re re ma in s a s a lin e Ma s s a ,
w hich is improperry carled sal Lunae. rt is a p a rt of the
Su b ti l i sed . B ut let it b e c a lle d So.
D
This saline massa m u s t b e p u rif ie d b y s o lu t io n s , f ir-
tr ati on s and evaporations u n t ir the is c re a r a n d wh it e .
e
Disti l l ed Rain j.s prop e r to p u rif y t h is .
V

collPosITION.

fa ke your purified fixed a s mu c h a s t h e re is of it , we ig h


e
it, le t it be perfectry d ry , g rin d it in a g la s s or p o rp h y ry
m o r tar with harf its weigh t of our a n ima t e d q , and put the
m ixtur e in a digesting glo b e , p ra c e it in a v e ry g e n t le heat
an d l et it stand until it is b e c o me a g re y p o u d e r.

N ow divide your durcif ie d o it of in 3 equal p a rt s ;


)
Ta ke I part and warm it a lit t re , and pour it in t o the p h ia l
up o n your grey -{
Cf , diges t a g a in a n d it wirl c o a g u ra t e and
becomea C

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Pour the Second part of your Oleum Lunae upon this ,
{
digest a g a i n u n ti l it i s become a d#
w i th th e 3 rd a n d ra st par t pr oceed exactly in the same
Manner.

Then let it stand a f e w we e k s lo n g e r, in c re a s in g your

ge n tl e heat gradually, in o rd e r to f ix your -{


O t h o ro u g h ly .

If it flows immediate ly o n a re d h o t Co p p e r p la t e , wit h -

out the least S moke, it is rig h t . If not, it mu s t S t a n d lo n ge r

in th e hot;.;i rhi s tu { . t r a n s m u t e s }{., 6 and


9,
into fine D
one part: 50 part s the f irs t t ime .

MULTIPLICATION.

Pr e p a r e S ome more oleum D* , as I have taught in t h is p ro c e ss ,

disso lve your fixed medicin e t h e re in r or imb ib e your Rx . t h e r e -

with, coagulate and fix it; If y o u re p e a t t h is 6 or 7 t ime s or

sti l l o ftener, you may mult ip ly t h is me t a llic Me d ic in e S o h igh l y ,

as to tinge S everal 1000 p a rt s i because the oftener t h e Rx . i s

disso lve d and coagulated a n d f ix e d , t h e mo re it b e c o me s S u b t i l ,

in g r e ssive and penetrating a n d S o it is wit h a ll me t a llic

Ti nctur e s.

This much of S ilver.

AN EXPERII4ENTON
?
A,
Calcine O wirh , until the is burnr ro ashes.
? + I
Take I part of these a s h e s wh ic h mix b y g rin d in g with
?
2 pa r ts of white glass gro u n d a n d S if t e d in t o a S u b t it Ct '

-IIO -
M e l t th i s mi xtu re dur ing 3 or 4 hours tine in a wind
F u r n a c e, th e n w i n d th e Glass out with a red hot crooked iron
p o k e r , w h i ch g l a ss w i l l be gr een, and t h e re ma in in g wh it e ,
Q
+
l i ke fi ne D
If the i s not yet wh it e , y o u mu s t me lt it a g a in wit h
I
2 p a r ts of Glass, and con t in u e t h is O p e ra t io n u n t il it is whi t e ,
lik e D
This is a genuine white O , which never corlects ver de
.|i

g r e e c e n o r ta rn i sh e s, it stands clear in r ite , but i t


5c D
c a n n o t b e a r co p e l l i n g , e xcept it was fixed by the white
Tincture i n to D r o E the r ed Rx. into O
F o r th e re st it i s as ductile as , and is a pr etty
D
c u r i o s i t y. /z r h a ve tri ed it many tim es, and cour d never g et
the A w h i te , a l th o u g h my Gr ass beeam e opake r ed the fir st 3
?
or 4 m ertings, and afterwa rd s mo s t b e a u t if u lry g re e n , and even
tr a n sp a r ent, my Obutwo u ld n o t lo o s e it s c o ro u r, wh ic h wa s
?
th a t of Geneva O r oE a llo y e d , s u c h a s is u s e d f o r
O
Sea ls and Trinkebst/

The author continues a n d f in is h e s h is Book thus:

A11 genuine and advantageous Labours in Alchymy depend

up o n pu rifying, subtilising a n d e x a rt in g t h e n a t u ra l p o we rs i n

El em e n tated metallic bodie s , wh ic h r h a v e f a it h f u lly c o mmu ni -

ca ted in this Treatise. Ma y t h e Lover of t h is Div in e a rt use it

in such a manner that God may be praised and thanked and his

d istr essed fellow Christian s re lie v e d a n d a s s is t e d !

Amen !

F I NI S

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CH AR AC T ER S

o Gold
-5t-
Spi ri t
D Si -l ver
-q suDl imate

I Copper
Praeei pitate
d I ton + Acid
,4 Tin
{+ Vinegar

6 Lead
S.V.Spitit of Wine

A
H Metcurg
s.v.R..Recti fied .9pi rj t of ttine

*
Fire

Air
e SaJ t

V O IVi ter

lF
Watet
e+( Sa-l Ammoniac

m
s a rta
a Retor t ,
.A tubu Lated
Arseni c
v
+o
Cru c ib le
Or pi rnent or a ur j pigment
Boo i7
'o
Caput mortuum
tr U ti ne
Alum
::'.i sand
Or, VitrioL \Faqu" f o rt is
6 Antimong
V aqu" Re s ia
n Tincture
pouder

+
(f
Su 7 phur JO
9 / Da s e n is h t
a ReguI us
B .V . oE B aIn: V ap. (V apou r Bat h)
. S.S..S. Str atum supel. S tratum
q) C aTx r al so qui ck iime
1'
A \dr "r ti a:
ci nabar
ResuJus of A n t imo n s
g S aIt of Tattar

# a-;E A mal gama

3
ounce
Dr ac h m jl*
o V ez degtees

MercuE g S ubl i mate

EE E quaI parts

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AUREOLI
THEOPHRqSTI
PARACELSI
"ARIHIDOXORUMSEU DE SECRETIS NATURAELIBRT DECEM.''

Am Manualia duo & et c .

B asileae M. D. LX X X I I

A w on d erfulry scarce book s a id to c o n t a in s e v e ra l G e n u in e


pa r ti cular Labours and Ti n c t u re s for Me t a ls . My Co p y wa n t s

a b o ve 50 pages and is ext re me ly defect.

A S hort process in G e rma n V e rs e , writ t e n b y p a ra c e ls u s

in his own uncouth S wiss L a n g u a g e p a g e 2 3 5 in my B o o k . p.

sa ys he has done this man y t ime s . I do not f u lly c o mp re h e n d

it, yet it proceeds on a t ru e f o u n d a t io n .

I'11 give you a literal tra n s la t io n of it .

A Tin cture you shall made a s o n e ma k e s o il o f V it rio l, b y me a n s

of a gentle heat. /zhe rn e a n s d u rin g the d ig e s t io n : /

Take of this hang'd T h ie f / : I rle rc u ry : , / o n e p a rt . P re p a re

him o ver a gentle A , un t il h e b e c o me s S n o w-wh it e .

/ z}:e means that you Shall S

fr om th e E xpression of the hang'

are to take of a good Snow-white


.{S,
The D Ln subtle fil in g s a ls o 1 p a rt . a n d 2 p a rt s of th e

hig h fl y ing E agle /:S aI ammo n ia c p u rif ie d f ro m f t s b la c k f ,

by Sub limationz/

/ znote here that in Paracelsus his Time the AX was imported

into Germany by the Hollanders from Armenia and Arabia, and was

ver y b lack and impurer so t h a t T h e y we re o b lig e d to p u rif y th e i r

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crude eX , by Subliming it from Sea e;sucha pur ified

O+( was still common,although pure e+( therefore


w e m u s t n o t ta ke o u r su b lim ed or volatil: in the room
e{
of the commonr as the commonis meant here and no other.

M i x t h e se i n g re d r /zvL z, 1 par t, filed fine I par t


D
- f,-
and crean commone+( 2 parts : /put it into a ! , rute a
Cover on it, and when set it in a win d -f u rn a c e , cover it
w i th co als, and Let it me lt we lr, f o llo w my a d v is e , says p.
then pour it out and let it cool in the heated cone; when it
is co ld , beat it to pouder; Squeeze the pouder t h ro u g h a
str on g cloth, and look for the liv in g T h ie f / : t h e re v iv if ie d
t/ and take care of h im.

What remains in the Clo t h , Co p e 1 b y o r wit h Lead, to


recover Some of your
D

COtitPOSf
TION.

N ow take I part of the Th ie f ' s V , a n d I p a rt of t h e T h ie f ,


wh ich you squeezed through the c ro t h , (: a n d wh ic h is a n a n im-
ated Lu nar U :) put thes e 2 a e in t o a d ig e s t in g g ra s s , wh ich
Y
shu t cl ose, and place the g la s s on a gentte t re a t , a n d it wirr
b e d issolved into a V . rf y o u p e rc e iv e t h is y o u a re rig h t .

Co ntinue your gentle d ig e s t io n , the G la s s K e p t c lo s e ly

shut, u n ti r th e p i s d ried up into a white pouder or car x


like fine O

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MULTIPLICATTON.

D i s s o l v e th i s i n th e co rd /: placing the opened glass in col d


V i or oPen it and let it dissolve by attracting the hurnidity
of tf,. A r so that it becomes V again; but do not take the
.*3
Ct o ut o f th e g ra ss; r know P. m eans this, fr on other pr oc es s es :/
C oagulate this again b y g e n t le heat, the g la s s shut a g ai n ;

and repeat this Operations at least 3 times, until it flows

w i th o u t fuming; and you w ill h a v e a p o wd e r, / : a Rx . :/ b e lie v e

rn€r which transmutes rogues and pious into fine , and it


D
d o e s it in larse guantity. /:the p io u s a re t h e Me rc u ria l

the rogues. are the refracting

,,suchasA and dv
onon the runnitnq animated Lunar

t{ r he certainty means a $ i.r ! , but what sort of one


tett, Bur, 6 is . p i"r V or sopi' H
'| 'Y
-I-r*o. "r"T
Simplexr so is the White Oil of Justanus and the Red Oil much

more r ds a double animated Sophic


U ex 6
.f
I gi-ve you this to show you how easily a Tincture may be

made with the right principle and right Solvents!

If we could find out t h is T h ie f ' s V , t h is p ro c e s s s ho u l d

be o n e of my first works; h e s a y s in another p la c e , that it is

done in 6 weeks time and in no trouble.

Consult R. Bovle in his Corpuscular philosophy where he

speaks of ) anaJn- i an nxper} he once made. :,/


"orrrea
l{hosoever possesses the knowledge to tinge the Sophic

p witrr O or O will obtain the great Arcanum!

F in is .

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