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PHILOSOPHORUM
COELUM
or
FAITHFULLDIRECTIONS
HERMETICAL
TREASURE
in Yia me r c u r i i m e ta l l o r u m
als o
llor lo Elllorrlc D r l l i c l l tr l i l ti n l i l o d l c i n rs
Fromrrcl o l tio S tr r n i l o l r l s r n l r tr i o u r
i l i n rrt lt , f lc. llc.
17 87
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)
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#--, 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)
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Composition ... ( 85)
Remarks on the process ...... ( g6)
( 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
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;
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
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.
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
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
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
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 !
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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
b e Sa ti sfi e a @.
MERCURTFTCATTON
OF o
By these 4 degrees of ra t in is re d u c e d to ru n n in
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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
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 .
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,
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
This is nevertheless o n ly a n e x t e rn a l Ca lc in a t io n or
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
it m a y be handled and ye t h o ld t o g e t h e r.
l-l
/zT he preparation of the Irl- S o p h ic , wh e re o n t h e Success
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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
Glasses:
in Substance, as nearly
g la ss S toppers nicely
ground in, so as to be
a r e made a little
this drawing; it is
da y, until it becomes a d a rk d u s k y re d d
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
to th e Matter.
e xa ctl y true.
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
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.
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
fu l1 y teach hereafter.
would or could from the beginning work wj.th two Glasses' which
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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
has h e re g i v e n .)
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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
rh o le q u a n t it y at once, but
N ow you possess 2 ou n c e s o f S o p h ic O . T h is is a
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SECONDAUGMENTATTONOF THE SOPHIC O IN QUANTITY
\-/
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
o u n c e s o f so p h i c O
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
2 4 C arat.
/: Therefore we will p ro c e e d : , /
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this State a most admirable l'ledicine at least equal if not
nal A
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PROCESS
FORTHEGREAT
l.lORK
IN THEUNIVERSAL
I{AY
Who have been more plain and more intelligible than the
C i r culation or S econd Ro t a t io n .
VIA UNIVERSALI
Now put your dry aea again in the digesting globe and
over a Lamp, cover the phial with paper during the first 24
will ferment and turn as black as ink, and look like melted
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.
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 .
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{.
?
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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
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
-r8-
Add again I, an ounce of So
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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
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-
e T in c t u re ; d ig e s t a n d f ix it
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
MULTIPLICATION
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
OF THE SOPHIC
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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
)s o p h e rs ; Because by an
.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
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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
P U RTFTCATTON
OF THEa
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Beat your 4! again to a coarse pouder and mert it twice
pu r e .
FURTHER
ANrr'lArroN OF THE2l wrrH FrNE O
tim e .
pe stl e polished.
much less time, than if you VIas obliged to labour and turn
() an Herculean Labour.
+
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puRrFrED
FoR AMALGA'ATTNG
ENGTNE girrn rHE LuNA
R A 6 Cf
H
STELI,ATUS.
DrsrrLr,ArroNoF rHE fj
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(
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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
Observe that the Mouth of *" 1fu must reach very near
or aII would break. When you have washed and dried your
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
: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
PURIFICATION OF COMMONRUNNTNG9
x FOR THIS OPERATION.
?
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
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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
fe m a le : /)
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
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
sEcoNDSECTTON
OF o
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
o the r s:,/
PROCESS
WrrH o rN VrA HUMTDA
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I'adle. Pour Lnto one or. Several.l{atrasges with long necks,
A NOTE
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
receiver.
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
a n d then mixed.
a'
aaaa
Pu t it in a cIassl@,w h ic h bury in ,'i.'. , in the .'.1'.
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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 .
bo d y or into a glass
F
If you use a body, lute an alembic over the body, which
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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
Oil over; and in this manner you must proceed, until every
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
Whilst you do this you nust tie some writing paper over
your body.
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 :
I T S US E .
Kingdom.
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c o r r o s i ve Me n stru u m, you must pour that Solution into a
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'
PARTICULAR PR.OCESS h I T T H T HE A . A . A .
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
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 ,
be co me firmly united.
into fi n e O
If yo u h a ve u se d L JorgorO and L2
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into tlre Reeirrer, exactly in the Sare rrranner as ]rcu treated t}le flcners
crJRcoRffiwE MBISIHLTIJM
ORv ['HmErN VsEDTSSOLVE
eilrD\ruLNfrrJSE
IIEO
neaI, mix ttris d , whereof ]lou m.rst harre 15 Ib, grdually and
IIS DESTILI}|IIICAI
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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
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
Take a Snall i19n T^adl€' wdrltEd, aryl project half a Tadls fi:ll or
A.s Son as this snall OnnLity of tlre mi:rture is thrcn*n into the
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
/: It rmrld be still Safer to jojn 2 ballqrs one into the o'ther ard So
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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.
!{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
break tlre Glass if the 2 1- of hrt: t{ere lurred into tte VZ alr at
?
on€.
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
,/: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
sen/es for all others of this kind. tilevertheless I wiI1 teactr 1ou
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.
!{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
of fixed
what we Said before . / zLf you obtain
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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
N. B .
w ha t will go.
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
OF C'
6cf.
Here We mean to Say Something further concerning that
its Success.
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-+-(ANF
4fl
at vr\J
sr !scoRIAE PRIIIIAE.
t
Beat the Scoriae to Clt i" an iron mortar and weigh them.
Strong heat
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Take it out as well as you can, pouder the 2 Substances
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.
be co m es of a dull red h e a t .
Spiritual O of f
".,a 6
Mars by hinself can do no more, but if you take the
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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
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
t h e S co ri a 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
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.
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 ,
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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.
/ 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
/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
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
h e a t.
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oF o
?
bla st.:/
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
com e red.
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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
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.
approach the Coa1s So near round the potr that the pot
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.
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 .
b e e n gained, which is L 7 in e v e ry Ma rc k .
/
may be made.
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.
I ik e a t h ic k
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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
?' ?
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
+
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
HEPAR ANTIIIONII.
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/
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
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
Take the Scoria Which proceed from XineQ per Se made with
z<irrncruRE oF 6
Exaltation into O
8-
rn
this dO have been incorporated
t
four re d q , after the la s t
m ay dissolve it in Cinna * o n V.
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
pr q cipitate.
oF trrERcuRY
u
+
Est in Mercurio quidquid q u a e ru n t S a p ie n t e s !
ic in e , a n d in a lc h y my G iv e s
pure O
rHEraKrNGoFjl
until all the butyrT is come over into the Receiver, which
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
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 .
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THE TRUE IIETHOD TO SUBLIME II{ERCURYF CORROSTVI'S
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
m or e , by it S elf.
TOYOUS$,IEREAL
l'{EWILLCOI'IHUNICATE
NO}.l
REAL PREPARATIONS
ANDPHILOSOPHICAL
ANDFIXATIONSOF
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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
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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
FrxArroNoF p
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R x . a n d yo u h a ve a D i a phor etic q , a Glor ious ttedicine in
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 .
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
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
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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
MULTIPLICATIONIN QUANTITY.
, s t ime h a v e f ix e d 2 V of
?
of p ra e c ip it a t e .
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FURTHER MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY.
of animated q by srindins
1
th e m together, both hea t e d .
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 .
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 .
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oF vIrRIoL G,
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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
no thin g.
Apply now another dry and clean Receiver and lute it,
@t wifl come over, when you perceive that in this Same degree
Ie t the A gradually dy e a v ra y .
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
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
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.
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
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
Colour, whilst any othet (py will not give you this phenomenon.
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,
+8{-
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 .
i ng to B asilius's process .
coltPosrTroN.
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.
oBSERVATTONS. )
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
but I had not time to go any further with it, not did I want it.
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)(
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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 .
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 .
o ily Liquor.
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 .
e ANDBUr. 6 ii
so that the Flame can play all round the bottom of *e74 ,
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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
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- .
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
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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.
Balneum vaporis.
all the.:r- is come over, pour it back the next day on the
above.
oF srLvER. )
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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
+
PRocEssuPoN ) /z cArx Dn =t
Lfi,rron wrrH
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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
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
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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.
Shut the neck with a glass Stopper, after all the humidity
is fair ly gone.
a ta
continuing the gentle heat, tumble down again and the whole
J
mass becomes a red Cf . The Phenomena r observed by this
-9 6 -
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.
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
th e Sun.
the beams of the Sun, the mass elevated itself like fermenting
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 .
C oIou r .
time and Expense, and you do not know why? because you have
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
Pr o ce ss.
l on g e r S ee through it.
Vi ole ts.
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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
with this fixed Lunar == , you must proceed and augment with
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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
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
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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
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s o o n a rte re d a n d e xa l te d by r epeated additions of anim ated
ExPERrlrrENruPoN D
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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
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
an d h a ve no metallic flux .
w i th o u t danger.
a n d a lso dangerous.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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 -
w h i t e mo st S u b ti I S u b stance.
a L iq u or.
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Then set it in digest io n 2 4 h o u rs , a n d d is t ir the s. v.
C or r o sive.
your
) with e+< , you must place on a broad Test, made of
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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 /
collPosITION.
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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.
MULTIPLICATION.
Ti nctur e s.
AN EXPERII4ENTON
?
A,
Calcine O wirh , until the is burnr ro ashes.
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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 '
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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
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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
in such a manner that God may be praised and thanked and his
Amen !
F I NI S
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CH AR AC T ER S
o Gold
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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
3
ounce
Dr ac h m jl*
o V ez degtees
EE E quaI parts
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AUREOLI
THEOPHRqSTI
PARACELSI
"ARIHIDOXORUMSEU DE SECRETIS NATURAELIBRT DECEM.''
B asileae M. D. LX X X I I
by Sub limationz/
into Germany by the Hollanders from Armenia and Arabia, and was
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crude eX , by Subliming it from Sea e;sucha pur ified
COtitPOSf
TION.
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MULTIPLICATTON.
,,suchasA and dv
onon the runnitnq animated Lunar
F in is .