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CHAPTER
XX XV II
things set
perfecting near to
because opposites
II.
That which
perfects
I mp e rf e c t
Me t a ls ,
is
a c o mmix io n o f
Ar ge n t e r a te Earth, it is
d u e p ro p o rt io n , c1ean,
bo we ls o f
an incorruptible f u s ib le
radical substance,
a solid,
a c o n v e n ie nt
fi r e,
III. Argent
But
Imperfect
Minera ls
a re ma d e o f
a c o mmix t io n or
of
pure
Vive in
without the
a due de
u n c le a n , a corrupting
Earth, forth
with
humidity,
brought no t
Meta1s of or
a porous
substance,
and though
su fficientlyr
so p e rf e c t ly
ma L e a b le a s t h e o t h e rs .
fV.
Under the
first to
defin it io n , p e rf e c t io n :
a re c o n c lu d e d , Un d e r t h e to
5ol and
Luna,
their
e a c h a c c o rd in g
t h e ir
ma n if e s t
mu s t b e h id d e n ,
hidden,
and brought
-1 -
into
operation,
which will
is
by which, or them.
their
Superfluities supplied,
imperfection
and the
V.
But the
perfect they
Bodiesr
this and
must haver
Spirituality; in order to
that
from
spirituar White or
compreat
Great
these, than
vLz.
t h e wh it e Vive other:
t h e re
is
no
Argent the
Great this
hras never
Philosophers,
though
by simiritude.
all
Metalick
Bodies
are
purer
oE impure, therefore
their
nature, to take
possible is to
ahray their
take
away superfruities,
and suppry
defects.
the
of
Metaline
Bodies,
vive
their the
being
superfruities,
corruption,
and fugitive
- 2-
ne ss, purity,
we found than
them of
g re a t e r
and bY which
the
naturally
perfect to the
consideration
we attained
Science.
IX.
T he fmperfect
B odie s
h a v e a c c id e n t a lly , wit h
SupetfTuous a p rima rg
Hum -
B7ack.
together
with
gtoss it
E a rt h . f n e s s ,
by various
as the
X.
The general
way of
p re p a ra t io n
is
t h is .
I.
Wit h
f ire in
pr o its
portional,
the whole
humidity
and burning
Sulphureity sub-
Corrupt
their
the body)
made clean,
cleansed
3. The, wh o le
E a rt h in e s s , the
away with
having
together m an n e r:
with
aforesaid
For these
F u s io n
o r Re d u c t io n
t h e Ca I x ,
- 3-
will
remain with
Earthiness,
xr .
B eing
thus
creansed,
it
is again
t { e rio ra t e d calcined
sec o n d ly ,
T h e n wit h F o r t h is
vive
and surphur
sulphur, or
from
the
Body,
attenuated; in it,
Meliorated, prepared
virtues
own kind,
colo u r ,
Fixion to
weight, the
P u rit y Elixir.
a n d F u s io n ,
atr
appertaining
true
xrr.
The salts
and vinegars
for
this
work
are
thus sal
and
a n d s a lt
G e m, a s a ls o them,
a nd them
by carcining
and then
be Dissolved, by a g e n t le a moderate
solution then
being
to be coagulated in
t o b e c a lc in e d for use.
f or
and so kept
xr r r . paration h ig h in
sal of
A rmoniack
is
c le a n s e d , cleansed, it
it
wit h it
a p re in an it
conunon salt
ascends aIl if
p u re :
d is s o lv in g in stopt
a Porphyrie
you would in
a water, for
or othenrise use .
keeping
sublimate
a Grass crose
-4 -
rv.
by putting Humidity,
use in this
on a Porphyrie,
and keep it
XV.
V itriol
of
all
is
c le a n s e d ,
b y d is s o lv in g or
it first
in aband
then
Humidity
a gentle or in their
own water,
you pleas e ,
t h e wa t e rr)
a n d k e e p it
u s e.
xvr.
Vinegars
of
what kind
soever,
these
purified, G la s s and
meliorated B o ra x a re
help
XVIf.
Out of
the
Metalline of
Bodies
Great fixed,
many, yt of Fire
force
it,
or make it
Me t a ls
F ru x , with that
them,
incombustible; cannot
receiving be hurt
by any thing
which
and Silver
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XVIII. Spirit
H e n ce w e d e fi n e Our Stone, to be agener ating or Fr ui tful and Living-water, which we nrmethe Dry-water, such Union, that by Natural its prin-
preportion ciples
to which two is
XIX.
The generating
or Fruitful side,
is
White
in of
on either
Magistery to
on both are
tending and in
throughly Watery,
their
United
with
the
Airy,
in
no one of one is
them can be separated, dissolved, each other by reason in their uniform of said
Union,
which the in
have with
least
Compositum is N ature,
substance, as that
P roperties,
other
re s p e c t s
4baS,'/d|dt
Ostmqtt I| -GJlb/.
CHA PT E R
XX XV III
perate
Mines of
and of
substance
be Calcined, substance; it
great
industry) unless in
with
much loss
be fixed f lig h t
b e first
Calcined:
ma y b e mix e d , Adustion
a n d it s
and its
repressed,
and so the
II. alone
By Sulphur cannot
alone
nothing
can be done,
our work
from
it
would
Compere (Arsenick is
compleat them:
weight
every
and it
perfected
t'lagistery, but
without
performs
us none of
things,
either
corrupts
or blackens.
it of
for
there Body is
Elixir
or
assumes the
likeness AII
Bodies, it , but
except
a n d Ju piter, cu ltIy.
wit h
S o l mo s t d if f i-
r v. w i th
Humidity it
the
e a s ie r
it
is is
c a lc in 'd L ig h t,
body,
b e c a u s e it
Alu m r or
d if f ic u lt ly p a rt s , but
of
s a lin e
s u b lime d
because of to it,
and United
makes a wonder-
Vi olet
V.
That
Sulphur
is
a Fatness
of
the
Earth for
appears n o t h in g
from is
its
ea sie bu t
Liquefaction,
in f la m e d wh a t h as in it ; of it s S p ir i t is the t4agbut
w hat is
Oleaginousr yet
b y He a t , mid d le the
but
has it is V ive ,
a p e rf e c t in g not
Na t u re
substance, A rgent
the cause of it
p e rf e c t io n ' T is of t ru e , it s
Bo d ie sr no t
or of
u n le s s
b e f ix e d :
e a sily
made to it is
fly; not
(t h is p e rf e c t ly is not
h e me a n s d o u b t le s s f ix e d :
f ro m wh e n c e it of
surphur a part
only
t h e re o f .
VI. less;
S ulphur
b u rn s ,
s o me mo re ,
combustion,
difference thor
which
perfection,
great to
work. t h is that
easily then
The next
Ju p iter ,
then Venus,
m or e easily of the
burnt,
f a rt h e r
d is t a n t
f ro m t h e Na t u re
P erfect.
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VII.
AIso
the
or was Coma
from the
a b la c k
wit h a d u ll
a black
a p le a s a n t
V io le t :
a black obtains
be commixt with
So1, he
an Intense
Citrine
VIII. in to
wit h
S u lp h u r, B o d ie s .
b e in g
re d u c e d ,
ret u r n
o wn p ro p e r greater part
J u p it e r,
Ca lc in 'd
recedes
part:
Saturn
a lesser
destroyed.
preserved, tend to
by a right
another
a dull
Coloured
(Regulus of) in
Jupiter
Coloured
(Regulus of Fire
Antimony.
Venus is but
diminished
Impressions
her reduction, of a d u ll
withal Co lo u r, the
ponderous, p a rt a k ing
soft , is
by which
found
Nature
Bod.ies that
are altered.
fX. phur of
jon it
of to a
SuTphur. subtiT
7.
Take
the
best in
Gteen a
Su-l-
Pouder,
Lixivium its
Quicklime, appeats
OgTiness, a stick,
Stjr
immediatelg
Lixivium
with
parts the of as
of Liquot
the
suTphur, and
the it
more
behinil: the
Let
cooL, of
a fourth
quantitg, , white
spirit I'IiLk,
a white Heat,
poud.er
which
a qentle
and. keep
x.
2-
Take of to
this
prepared
white well
suJphur; calcin'd.
scaJ,es
of
carcin'd
common saTt
pound'. with
rncorpotate vinegett r it
the be
which cover; ot
high,
cover
Arembick sprrits
subrime sides
Aiem-
and in
compact, into a
an Ash
Tong it
ti77 in
Humiilitg use.of of
keep
sublimed sublimed
calx Calx
whitened,
n-
Thc nlnendo
''d.'
CH APTER
XXXIX
Sulphur, like
an inflamable but is it is
substance, d iv e rs if ie d
S ulp h u r; Th a t it
this, but
e a s ily
ma d e a T in c t u re wh e re a s of
Wh iten ess, Su lp h u r
Rednes s wit h
g re a t of
d if f ic u lt y ;
is easymade a Tin c t u re
Re d n e s s , b u t
Wh it e n e s s ,
m ost difficultly.
II.
Of A rsenick, in this
is but
a n d a Re d , wh ic h k in d s of not so:
a re
p r o fi ta ble is fixed
A rs e n ic k is best are
as S ulphur, Calx of
the
s u b lima t io n
e it h e r
fr om the the to
Metals: of
B u t n e it h e r this Work,
S u lp h u r they not to
n o r A rs e n ic k , being compleat
perfective perfection,
they
may be a help of A rs e n ic k ,
perfectionr
ds they
m a y b e used. th e Lucid,
kin d s
a re t h e
S c if f ile ,
and S ca1y.
This
Mineral in it,
also
(I ik e yet
a s S u lp h u r) is not the
Nature of fixed,
which or of
B odies, this
A rg e n t is
V iv e ;
u n le s s
b e f ix e d ; T in c t u re : dt
S pirit of
an agent of in the
t h e Wh it e chapter,
surphur
former
sect.
here.
IV. of
the
Ra d ix o f parts e a s ie , of
it s it
Min e ra , resolved, b e in g
in
the
a c ti o n
therefore
the wo rk of of Wh iteness,
t h is
t h e T in c t u re
Re d n e s s .
V.
To prepare in
Arsenick.
into
fine
pouder,
it
must
be boiled a s in
A r s enic k S a- lt
Vinegar,
and all
combustible 9.
P ound: H avi ng of
fatness or the
extracted p re p a r e d
commo n w e77 mag tog et her , be Then of gathet of the Wor k.
Sulphur,
Copper
Chap. 38.
calcin'd ana half w i th th e a
S e c t io n
ana one
Then take
A Ium ground that the of
pre p a re d , th e and it
P ound: S pi ri t ds
m i x tu re boiT in an
V i negar, di d in
s a rn e r
you an
A Iu d e I,
w i th w hi te,
what i t,
ascends (a s
dense, prepared)
and the
l uci d, use
s u ffi c i e n tTg
VI.
Or
th u s ana
z ra k e one
of Po u n d :
bg a
fi Ti ngs
of
Coppet , f our
Ounces; ti 7 7 be a
g ri n d th e g
th e m be
V i neqar, a fi re
T i q ui d, Ag a i n,
blackened. th i rd ti me ,
before,
Xhen
VII.
T o fix
A rsenick
and S u lp h u r.
T h e y a re
f ix e d
t wo wa y s , of
vLz.
them sub-
Sublimations T h is Re it e ra -
th e V essel is
A ludel,
f ix e d .
vrith
-L2-
in
the
following
order'
that
you may never you have fixed into one Vessel, never of
Work of
Sublimation,
until
have'ascended
either till
constantly sublime.
keep them in
elevation
fire,
cease to
This
is
it until the
sublimed it be of
and this
bottom crack)
(made of
Earth
would
ascendmust of
a Spatula bottom,
Stone,
down to till
heat
and this
precipitation
repeated,
the whole
b e fixed.
IX. one
To subljme Pound,
Arsenick. haTf
Take a
Atsenick,
fiTings
of
Yenus
ana
Pound: over as
fout
ounces,
with Imbibe
stirring stirring
befote,
sublime,
wi77
be profitable.
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CH APTER
XL
h a s a t wo -f o ld Vive mortified.
this
excused it .
from the
Argent
mortifying
II.
The intire it to
th e
s u b lima t io n it
of into
t h is
Min e ra l
is ,
by
sublimrefire
Sulphur is
always
the
the Aludel.
sublimation
m ad e i n the
a V esse1 of is
S ublima t io n , the it is
a n d s o lo n g being that
c o n t in u e d , successively it h a s lo s t
Sulphur
separated; until
process ma n if e s t
or d e r ly i ts
continued,
Su 1phur.
III.
Which may be known thus: you will mixt A lso it, it see the wit h
whole
Sulphur
shall a
be sublimed,
thereof
changed into
a v e ry
c 1 e a r, thus:
p le a s a n t ,
B e c a u s e if like Sutphur;
be secondly
sublimed nor
sublimate, of
be inflamed,
Sulphur,
o f A r g e n t vi ve mo rti fi e d ,
of sublimation.
r v. about than
s t ro n g , in
we lr
b a k e d E a rt h e n
vessel,
breadth
enter: it
vessel,
must be made after very eight deep, rnches; the vessel vLz. from
bottom
about
seven or to the
from that
or moveable
bottom
thickly
grazed
the Vesser
being it the in
bottom)
A1embick, firer
as strong
fusion
v.
of
the
Fornace a hole
with
a frat to
fitted ma y s t a n d of the
vessel,
that in
fast Vessel
junctures fire
passing
hinder four
subriming
flowers, shut
leaving in the
which
Ring or round
through the
about
Fornace:
Likewise their re s s e r
hores the
them,
spaces for h o le s ,
putting
and six
p ro p o rt io n a t e
q-
of
f in g e r, c le a r: with
be shut, b e ju s t
that b el o w
the
juncture
Fornace,
Hoop.
VI.
T hat Fornace of
is
of
g re a t
heat, the
the
s id e s
of
wh ic h is
a re t o a Round,
and in of
midst
whereof
or wheel
v e ry
h o le s
c lo s e in by alray
together, the
underneath,
superior that
annexed to
luting,
open for
reception fire.
augrments the
the
VIf.
is
of
the
a f o re s a id place
le n g t h , to
that the
the
F u me s
ascending otherwise an equal Io st. peirce in it; Fire the nor It its fire
a cool short,
and adhere
sides, of
the the
whole vessels sublimate wit h in , but for would that the that
be almost
whereby also
Glased we I I
Pores is
not
unglazed
would to
go through
makes it
rather
VfII.
Not let
your the
Fire
b e c o n t in u e d is
under your
V e s s e l, flowers,
t ill which a
whole matter in
by putting
a Rod of
burned with
HoIe in of
its
end,
through
a HoIe in putting it
the
Head, about to
the
bigness
Finger, the
down almost
therer and if
matter
ascends is not
the not,
sublimation
IX. it is is
That
the Marchasite
consists for it is if
of it
Sulphur be put
sufficiently
evident ; but it
no sooner Venus, it
fnflamed of
also
with if
t h e Wh it e n e s s and in its
s o a ls o yields a
mixed with
Vive,
sublimation
C oe le stial
Color,
with
a Me t a lic k
L u c id it y .
X.
To
p re p a re s p re a d and
th e jt
l 4 a rc h a si te. an th e o ff In c h thi ck
Take ovet w i th or a
the the
f i ne
P ouder of a
of
the
Targe that
g a th e r ta k e
gentTe
W hen havi ng
as c en d e d ;
A l embi ck, w hi ch
appTi e d of
augment Vive
th e
F i re as
that before
the
pTace
Ascends,
w e have
decTared.
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C H AP T ER
XL I
be sublimed
Ignition,
method: the
imperfect
without
any difference,
Bodies
Dtetals
Marchasite, in of Dletaline
any
diversity addition
some other
B ut
in
the
sublimatio n of the of
of
I mp e rf e c t
Me t a lin e
B o d ie s , once
no
must be at
bottom the of
sub-
parts the
f a s t e r,
a n d h in d e rs should
bottom the
sublimatory
Conbottom,
that
spread p a rt s .
upon the
fII.
Such Bodies
admixtion of the
of
other of
are Venus and Mars, Venus needs Tutia; easily their things, in the sublimed, sublimation
these them.
Therefore like as
be made as in in the
and other
IV.
and Fixed,
Marchasite, of ltars.
and therefore
more approximate
Nature
V.
But Tutia
is
the
Bodies; sides of
for the
the
Fume of where
does the
same thing
without
admixtion
some other
lik e wis e
VI.
And by reason of
of
its
subtilty, Body,
it
the it
a Metaline
own Body,
and adhears
Bodies
n e c e s s a rily
because of
Na t u re .
VIf.
To prepare
Tutia,
Pouder it Ignitionr
very or
fine, help of
and put
it
into
ascend or in is
sublimer S p irit we ll of
so is
dissolve d
V in e g a r,
b e en
Calcin'd
and so it
a ls o
p re p a re d .
VfII. purpose, ye t
A l-so it are
is
certain, from
that
ma n y n e c e s s a ry Bodies, Ce ru s e ;
t h in g s which
our
extracted
Imperfect a s f irs t
a farther
preparation, in S pi rit
wh ic h
is
pr e p a r ed:
W ash it
o f V in e g a r,
a n d s e p a ra t e
f ro m
its is
parts;
coagulate
in
the
Sun, and it
rx.
spanish !{hite,
Tin,
Putty
and l'linium, are prepared after them in spirit of urine, and then
x.
v e rd e g ri se
i s d i sso l ved
of vinegar ,
congeared, with
is prepared,
xr.
in spir it
of vinegar ,
and
filtred: C r o c u s fi t
an excerlent
XII.
Aes Ustum t ot
Coppe r c a lc in rd , of Vinegar, of
is after
t o b e g ro u n d t o the So in
p o u de r ,
Spirit
preparation
Ceruse:
dissolve
and they or
dissolved
congealed;
XIIf.
Antimony to
is
Calcined ,
Dis s o lv e d , is
F ilt re d ,
Co n g e a le d ,
and ground
pouder,
and so it
prepared.
XIV. it is
Cinnabar well
once,
and so
prepared
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xv. after
Magnesia them is
and Tutia.
finished,
sublimation, remains
berow -f
them, lim in g
be fixed,
must be done in
V essels.
-2L-
CHAPTER
XLII
w hile
Flux,
a n I ro n
S p a t u la
Ho le s ,
be converted t h e F ire of
into
Ca lc in a t io n ,
fugitive this
to be used for
Common
Common Alum,
and Vinegar.
II.
imbibed, things,
dryed, the
and ground, be
till
uncleanness
removed: descend,
therewith,
pure
(by means of
a vehement heat)
pure
IIf.
Calcine
it
again
with
Jupiter) aforesaid,
proportionally R ed Elixir.
made, which
we use in
Composition
Iv.
Lead is of
a t'tetalick a little
Bo d y ,
liv id , wit h
e a rt h y ,
p o n d e ro u s ,
mu t e ,
pa r takin g
W h it e n e s s ,
mu c h p a le n e s s , in a ll
re f u s in g it s
the C i neritium,
e x t e n s ib le
d im e n sions, rgnition.
with Yet
small
c o mp re s s io n , that
a n d v e ry Lead in its
f u s ib le
wit h o u t is
these
judge to
of
things, b e in g
as they of
but
ac c o rd in g the
sense,
conceiving
Truth.
V.
rt
has much of
an Earthy
is
washed, that
the
a ls o
Vapour near in t o to
made ceruse.
is
we e a s ily
c o n v e rt but rt is
s irv e r,
not
transmutation,
obtains the
by our t'tagistry. as v re s h a ll
Cupel,
h e re a f t e r
s h e w.
vr . to
rt the
differs reduction
not
from T in ,
after that
re p e a t in g it
it s
c a lc in a t io n
thereof,
save,
commixed of being
a more grose
sulphur,
Sulphur rt
Argent which
has a greater of
than
Jupiter,
by washing it is
by washing easier
performed
because of re c t if ie d of
and because it s
f o u rn e s s
a s in g re a t e r
by repeated in its
Calc in a t io n s , and in
a s ig n
principles,
own Nature.
-2 3 -
vr r .
rts
sulphur Colour,
is of the
not
s e p a ra t e d
f ro m it the
in lik e
f u me , b u t o f wh ic h it
is is
of rea
a Citr i ne maining
berow at
shews that
has much of
Combustible is not
Sulphur
Sulphureity it
approaches
Nature
Sulphur, Vive.
substance
Argent the
Sulphur
vrrr. than in
the
of its
its
not whole T in
burning colour
sulphur is
is
more
appears
Citr i nity,
Calcination, in
but
of
in t o is
Wh it e :
Saturn:
Saturn,
wh e n c e (b e in g but
Ca lc in e d )
neceshas
sar ily b o th
S a t u rn ,
b e c a u s e it v lz . easily mu c h
causes of Sulphur
c o n jo y n e d , it is not
burning
hardened.
IX. but
Bodies
having
much Argent A rg e n t
Vive, V iv e ,
and subtily
more easily
Venus. Jupiter.
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Cotrr.r.s.
htcr crur
sd.
lL
frJ,b
F'd'.
St+t'r(*
x. or
or
hardening
is
fixed is
Argent
vive, The
cause of
softness of
O p p o s it e . not fixed T h is
cau se of
also
t wo f o rd
t o wit ,
s u lp h u r not
f ix e d , is is to be and But
what kind F u s io n
soever; wit h o u t
Sulphur rg n it io n .
a cause of Arsenick,
for
projected e a s ie
difficult rg n it io n : vive.
F u s io n , is
cause of
rgnition is fixed
Argent
Impediment
Fusion
Sulphur.
xr .
appear s , the
T h a t s e e in g quantity more of
B o d ie s of
of
perfection,
Argent vive,
Those rmperfect
Bodies to
Argent
be more approximate Bo d ie s of
perfect
whence it of
follows
much surphureity ,
a re B o d ie s
mu c h c o rru p t io n .
xr r .
is
ev id e n t ,
that
J u p it e r
is
near
to but
p e r fect, le ss;
participa t e s
mo re o f of clear,
p e rf e c t io n , a l1 . that J u p it e r
Venus yet
less,
and Ma rs le a s t them, it is
Medicines,
compleating
of Medicine ; all.
Ma rs le s s ,
xr r r . of
to
the
d iv e rs it y A hard but
of
B o d ie s , that
d iv e rs it y
Medicines
out:
Body, the
rgnition rgnition
requires another;
soft,
and attenuated
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pr o fun d ity, ha r d n e d,
in p a rt s
it s
substancei
but
the
other
in s p is s a t e d .
There
are
three
degrees
which
the
Imperfect in o rd e r
Bodies, to p e rf e c t io n : o r De n s -
S aturn
and Jupiter
mu s t o b t a in ,
or B righ t n e s s : in fu s io n .
S e c o n d ly , T h ird 1 y ,
Ha rd n e s s r F ix a t io n ,
b y t a k in g
arday their
substance.
XV. fo ld
(v L z .
S a t u rn
a n d J u p it e r)
in
a t h re e -
1. B y ltlundif y in g . First, By t h in g s
2 . B y Ca lc in a t io n p u rif y in g they or
a n d Re d u c t i o n : a re c le a n s e d into the
by reducing reducing
them into in t o a Ca I x ,
a Calxr they
by S altsr put
or A lumr o r G la s s : Calx , wa t e r it
Thus,
wh e n t h e or S a lt s ,
o f A lu ms r to
and re d u c e look p u re ly
a B o d y , wh ic h F o r s e e in g of f u s io n
they
c le a n : k in d
another
B o d ie s , thembeing only
separated substance,
retaining of the
earthy
xVI. with th is
Let
Saturn
or
be filed, reduced b e we I I
Salts,
and Glass,
to be repea t e d by way of
c le a n s e d : Vive, of
They which
are also
cleansed
Lavement with
Argent
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xvr r . ci na ti on
c le a n s in g
s a t u rn
a n d J u p it e r,
b y c ar -
wit h
s u f f ic ie n t
f ire ,
ar e fr e ed ab le the
c o rru p t in g , e a rt h y
substance.
2. A n o t h e r
a n d f a e c u le n t ; fugitive
substance. of
by reduction with i ts
every 2,
substance
proportion:
S ee S e c t .
3. above.
>fffIl. So lu ti on which is
way of
cleansing
Saturn
dissolved
reduced
any other
way or kind
preparation this is
except
by Sublimation,
to which
XIX. is
Induration,
or hardn in g in of t h e ir
of
t h e ir
soft thus.
substance. Wit h
T h is or
do n e with the
Ignition substance
F u s io n , V iv e r
S a t u rn
A rg e n t in t h e ir
o E S u lp h u r O r,
f ix e d , they of
or of mu s t b e llarcha-
p ro f u n d it y . thingsr
fusible
rs the
Calx
thes e
a re u n it e d that they
them so,
is
also
compleated
by our Medicine
h e re a f t e r.
XX.
Fixation,
by removal in
of
t h e ir
f u g it iv e
substance. to their
T h is
is
done by calcination
a fire
proportional
substance:
r n or d er
to which,
1. A 11 t h e ir
c o rru p t in g
a d u s t iv e z.
substance e a rt h y
T h e n t h e ir
washed in
necessary
and pro f it a b le .
xxr. Acuity
saturn of
is
specialry
hardened it is
with
the rs al s o
sa1t,
d e a lb a t e d r with
calcine
fruxed wit h
a n rro n
De c o c t hot,
o n e Na t u ra l
day,
but it
and Calc in e rf
b e Re d
Alum,
But of
you would
Red, Imbibe
Crocus Martis, a s b e f o re :
Ver d ig r ise,
wit h
T a rt a r
work Reiterate
as need requires.
XXII.
The Calcination
of
S a t u rn in
a n d J u p it e r. a Fornace,
Let
a g re a t Saturn
Test and
and Roch
S patu la s if t ,
to A shes,
which
and set
t h e m in the
Calx
whitened
as Minimum.
xxr r r . Satur n
f ied
s a t u rn
a n d J u p it e r
for
t h e wh it e . c le a n
that a Foot for ied
P ou n d , me T t o r a d d t o it
stjrting into with melt as a the Bolt-Head a gentTe and before add whole of Fire putif
or
litetcurg ?his
theg in
mixed.. which
pJ-ace in Jupitet in
a week. lttercurg In
one
doing time
wit,h
Saturn. fit to
this
you
a Paste Thus.
dissolved,
be Fermented
the
white
Ferment,
Take two
of
the
White of the
Ferment Paste
one of
Pound,
of three
the
Paste
of ?hese in for
Pounds,
Jupitet
Pounds.and set
dissolved, (in
mix
thtough
djssoJ,ution) Strain ot
Then
and
parts
a CToth: jt we77 do
remaining, an Athanor
a GLass, time
thrice, with
Imbibed into
a77 the
Vessef
forth, which
reduce
things not
that
found
Study, Cineri-
Prove will
upon the
you
find its
Body
perfect
Whiteness,
perpetually
generating
like.
XXV.
The Regimen of
Saturn (I
is
also
compleated, h is
if
being
pre-
pa r e d and dissolved,
s u p p o s e h e me a n s in
d is s o lu t iv e
water, of i ts
made of
Nitre
and vitriol) a ls o ;
it
a third off
part th e and
water, prove
seven times.
a Body, the
bountiful
Body which
xlvr. saturn.
white
Medicines the
for
saturn:
arso
solar work
for or
Because the
lrledicines,
and the
altogether of Jupiter
Jupiter;
and that
and largely
declared in
vte shall p r a ce -
see chapter
16,
20,2L.
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CH AP T ER
XL III
stirring
ho1es, the
drawing
Scum as it till
arises, the
Body, to
and thus
continuing This
whole
reduced
the
Fornace
for
2 4 h o u rs , is
accidental
humidity Sulphur.
combustible srith
wash it
sh a r p V inegar, washing of th e
doing V ine g a r,
by the
A lums, is
b la c k n e s s in fine
taken the
away. whole
impaste flow in
together, with
make it
a hole
so will
and clean
remaining Body is
pure
and
proportion this
Sulphur
burning.
thereabout;
and long
upon a Porphyrie, or in a Gl a s s
the open A ir
a Co ld mo is t
p la c e i
Vesse l
in
a Fornace
of
S o lu t io n r
or the
in S a lt
Ho rs e _ Du n g , if need be. in
t ill
the water
wh o le be dissolved' ought
augm e n t in g for it is
T h is
to be esteemed,
the whole.
rr' l i ttl e
Tin,
is
a Metarrick
B o d y , wh it e , in it s
L iv id ,
not
p u re ,
and a
E arthiness, of
posse s s in g
Ro o t h a rs h n e s s , not abiding
s o f t n e ss , the
Liquefaction but
without
cement,
extensibre diminished of af f in it y
Hanuner. is
Therefore in the
b u t mo re t o
and less
S oI.
rrr.
re c e iv e s wh it e n s
mu c h wh it e n e s s a ll that s a t u rn other it
f ro m t h e wh ic h
B o d ie s
b re a k s
o r ma k e s s o r:
other
B odies,
a n d mo s t p u re
adheres receede
much to from
and therefore
does not
them in A rt ,
of it
this with
saturn.
s u d d e n ly
agrees
so werl
and Luna,
never
be separated
from them.
rv.
r n ca rci n i n g
Tin,
ar ises,
fr om its is not
s u r p h u r n o t fi xe d ; fixed, fo r i ts
a n d tho it
n o t fl a mi ng
of is
its
A rgent
viver
prs rv in g
f ro m c o mb u s t io n : Argent
so that
in T i n
a two-fold fi x ed,
and a two-fold a s t in k ; Ca lx in
Vive:
le ss
forth the
mo re f ix e d , not.
ca u se it
abides
a n d s t in k s
V.
Th ere is fixed,
also
a two-fold other
substance fixed:
of
A rg e n t it it
V iv e
in
it ,
one not in g
n o ise
before that
C a1 cin e d, Argent wa sh r t
wh ic h This is
c a u s e d b y it s in
Vive with of it
evident in
Lead being g e n t le f ir e ,
a v e ry Lead,
Mercury stridor,
the
you will
this
c o n v e rt in g
L e a d in t o
T in .
VI.
On the
contrary
a1so , of
T in ma y b e c o n v e rt e d it s in t o it is Ca lc in a t io n , Lead; but
in t o
Lead: f it
For for
by a m anifold i ts r e d uction, of
repitition it its is
turned
wh e n b y f ire .
sub tr action
S coria,
c a lc in ' d
VII.
Now after
the
remov a l Vive
of
these
vLz. that it is
as Lead,
partaking than
greater
whiteneEs is the S ul -
Lead, of
In which
eq u a lity phur in
v j-z .
and Argent
because
the
Commixtion,
Argent
super-eminent.
Now if of
there
in of
it s
p ro p e r
n a t u re
a g re a t e r would not
Argent to it:
Sulphur, re a s o n d if f ic u lt y Vive of it
Argent
Vive
adhere but
a d h e re s wit h t o Ma rs ,
d if f ic u l t y
with
b y re a s on the
quantity is the
therein;
sig n fu sio n
easie
f u s io n
a n d t h e d if f ic ul t
other.
IX.
But the
fixation to
of firm
these fixation,
nigh is
which
evident the
most strong
n o t ma d e , b u t burning in Lead:
appears,
the that
separated P roperties
because its t h e re fo r e
are n o t
ra d ic a l,
but a n d it s
a c c id e n t a l,
s e p a ra t e d ,
mu n d if ic a t io n ,
Induration,
X.
An d because, in its
that
afte r
we of fire;
found
we judged, By th e se an d th e
Sulphur: of B o d ies ,
Operations P roperties
you ma y f in d of S p irit s .
Xr .
At
S ect. Chapterr
14,
15,
L6,
L'1, 18,
L9,
20, 2L,
22. of
the of Tin'
former
farther
preparations
wh ich
are
s o p ra in ly
e x p re s s e d
t h e re ,
a re n e e dl e s s preby to '
again.
Yet there
are other
special
are the is
f o llo win g ,
t o wit , which
substance Also,
properly f ire of
Jupiter.
by Conservation it loose
by this
stridor in like
or Grashing,
bodies
likewise,
the which
XII.
Calcine with
Jupiter
(a s S a t u rn purified)
at
Sect.
2L of its
the
Chapter
Calx
days as in tha t is
Reduction, b y Cit -
difficult or err,
b e ma d e in is done with
t h e F o rn a c e , ease.
But that in
you
that
Body which
you would
reduce,
equal
with
by which But in
reduction, is
CaIx:
there
another
the matter
to be tinged,
Ittedicine.
After
these other
and found
their
according then
may yet T u t ia
want
lgnition;
proceed.
c a lc in e d , that water
a n d T in inbibe
c a lc in e d , the CaIx of
the
Tutia,
reduce
have tgnition,
and that
good:
t h e s ame l a b o u r, d i s s o r u ti ve
ti l r
d ue r gnition
Ar l water s shew
o f B o d i e s a nd spir itsr
her eafter
to their
kind.
XIV.
With
Talckr
or llercuryr this
oE pure by calcining
Luna
(which
is
deduced to the
compleat
rgnition
incomparable without
brightness; is not
Speculations available.
practise,
xvto
To Grind, Destroy, to
to
Decoct, or
to
rn h u ma t e ,
to
c a lc in e , creanse
to
Fust, are
Restore with
Reduce, and to
Bodies, occurt
works: of
these
and without s a t is f a c t io n s .
you shalr
never
the
for
Jupiter
Take
Living spiri
Mercutg t of
Amargamate,
wash
prepared Then
untiT as
Azure
extract the
much of
|lercurg a
bg sttonglg Io thjs
mixture
subrimate, then
Luna,
grind
the
24 hours: then
the
same again, js
separate Pouder.
shich take
Su.blimed giving
Redish
heed of
for Put of
that the
would poudet
cause upon
the
whore
to
frow stone,
into add of
a porphyrie and
sal
part inbibe if
Mercutg the
togethet, or sai,
gou
cannot of f the
other
.9a-tt of the
when
inbibeit, remalns
Distir in
a gentre js melted
whore
that
botton this
Pitchr Then
the
tepeating on a ogr
ilork and
take
stone, of of
welT:
rectifieil of
Eggst IVitret
sa-l
pot-Ashes
t ot project
wirr Tin
rngtessand it wirl
prepared, without
be pet-
Ordet,
Error.
xvrr. Take
Another Tark
white
for it
and
saturn it
carcined,
SaJ, Ar moniack; water, fotmer) weight ptoject wilL be and so is, one aII
sublime
Luna has to jt of
carcined in the
much as
own and
OgIs
afotesaid, and it
upon Luna.
70 parts
prepared,
White
lledicine in TaTck
for jts
Saturn
7 pound to
dissoTved add
which
caTcined
Disti
7 off
the with
cohobating sub-limed, of
3 or untiT Jupiter
4 it
times, fTow
congear and
and.
have rngress..
part
8 parts These
ptepared, you
fine
Luna.
three
Medicines
may project
saturn
prepared for
for
the lilhite,
must be
prepared
must be prepared
and calcined
A solar soL,
Medicine
for flrst
Jupiter with
cat-
amaTgating through of
a cLoth,
then
pteparedi
whore
remaining drg
sweet
watet,
revetting made of
the
sublined , IVitre,
f out
t jmes,discar-
vitriol
crocus jogn
Martis these
cohobate OC7 of
then (as
Tartar Wax t
heretowi77
fTows or
as
Jupiter
into
Solar It is
Medicine made of
for SoI
Saturn
djssoJ,ved, incerated
mixt with
Sect).
ptepared;
Eggs, patts
(for of
both satutn
are or
one) Jupitez
one
part
of
thrs for
upon and, it
ro wirL
prepared to jts
be most onlg
fine
Gord in
degree,
Medicjnes
altering
Order.
xxrr.
of Jupiter
by sect.
22.
XXIII.
And in
Sect. for
23. of
the
former which
Jupiter
upon the
produces its
perfect
and perpetually
generating
life.
CHAPTER
XLIV
b e wa s h e d wit h
wa sh e d, drg it it
a n d in b ib e s a me F o rn a e e
e ti th new sart
sulphur,
augrnenting
the
Elixir.
rr.
The whole is
secret
of
I'tars is v e ry
work of a lit t re
Nature,
be-
cau se it
bodyf
Re d , p a rt ak i n g wit h much.
s u s t a in in g under the
I g n it io n ,
f u s ib le
extensive
rt
is
hard if
to it
of
its
of its
which is
by a ltedicine that it
so conjoyned
separated it the is
but
prepared, if
conjoyned, of that
be separated be not
nature
ment of
a Tincture it of is the
whiteness.
conjoyned, commixtion
change the
, but
aug.rnents it
- 4 0-
r v.
Amonq all
B odies
Ju p it e r
is
mo re s p le n d id ly , transmuted into is is of
mo re c le a r l y , a solar rong or
the work
rabour,
to be handled: handling,
labour
which easie
Transmutation, rabour. is in
tedious
Lastly,
pe r fection, and of
mo s t d if f ic u t t
t o b e h a n d le d ,
exceeding
v.
are of work of
fusion,
the more
be handled:
diversity le sse r r of
any particurar, wo rk a ll e a s ie
or middle
G re a t
o n e perfection,
not
a lik e
h a n d lin g
la b o u r .
VI. fixed
Hence it Earthy
lvlars or fixed
Iron,
is
a commixture Vive of
of
earthy
Argent
a livid prohinders
the
fusion:
Whence it fixed
Argent
fixed, the
unfixed fusion in
Argent every
By which seen.
speedy or
body is
-4 L -
vrr.
a fixed
sulphur
is
harder
to
fuse, appears
than
a burning cannot
fugitive
surphur;
which
be fixed in
without a ll
carcination, it , vLz.
and no f lx t
fusion,
theref o re
t h in g s
same.
vrrr.
The causes
of of
the
corruption
of
by fire, of
are, their
a burning
Sulphur
profundity
diminishing
emency of with it
Exterior into
flame,
penetrating,
self
them. f ire ,
f la me o r
Where all
these
Corruption
they
fX. with
the For
goodness of seeing
is for in
their
abounding
Argent into
its flies
whole
or with
substance to
permanent P e rf e c t io n .
n e cessarily
concluded
be a cause of
X.
Therefore
Praised it, in
and High
else
does possess
might therein
be found with
in
it,
help it
of is
Art) that in it
as we which over-
great cannot
power.
and by Fire
be overcome,
but
amicabry
and rejoyces
ther e in .
xr.
Irtars is
prepared
either
with
sublimation, to unit
sub-
rimation, Arsenick it
with not
sublimation fixedr
we endeavour
as rre can, it is
that is
with of
the
sublimed best
in
subrimation,
the
all
other
Mars is until t h is
also
prepared
oftentimes it serf
some quantity it
the Arsenick fr o w
b e re d u c e d , p re p a re d : for
out white,
clean, of
a n d we rl
Ma rs is
prepared it flows
by fusion clean
from these
and white.
xrr. tated
To rndurate
or
harden
soft
Bodies. calcin'd
Argent
vive
precipiyou have s o lu -
and the
a d e sign tions
dissolv e d
rik e wis e :
together,
and the
calcinrd
them by imbibing,
etc.
continually it
until
be made hard
be compleatly
a n d Ma rc h a s it e , these are,
dissolved, perfectly
-4 3 -
To soften
a s Ma rs , Arsenick,
etc.
and sublimed
and after t h e ir
assated,
o r c a lc in e d
wit h
the measure of which Fornaces. proper the Last1y, fire, of until the
we shall
declare
Discourse force of
with
according these
degree are of
hardness
alterations is not
the
first
Order,without
M ag istery
perfected .
XIV.
I'tedicines
dealbating it, of th e
I'tars, F irs t
of
the
first is
Order. wh ic h of
That ma k e s e v e ry it is
O rd e r, of it is
that
f u s iv e it is
A rs e n ic k
ki nd :
B ut with it
deatbated
be conjoyned
until Or
impurity it
be whj.te and fusible. and upon it flux, united cast with a it,
be red
Arsenick quantity is no t
projected; of
when that
it
separated
b y a n y e a s ie
A rt if ic e .
XV.
Or thus:
Calcine
Mars, (inferring
it
all
its sol-
Aluminosity but
(with it, of
cleansed
be sublimed until
some part of
be fixed g rin d ,
L it h a rg e t ime s :
severa l in the
A n d la s t ly , of Jupiter
re d u c e
Reduction
from its
ca lxi
so wirl
it
come fo rt h
wh it e ,
c le a n
a n d f u s ib le .
xvr -
or,
only and it
with will
A rs e n ic k , wh it e ,
in c re a n in
it s
c a rx ,
re t
it
be But
r ed u ce d, here
a n d f u s ib le : the chapter of lt a rs
observe
the
caution
we shalr of the
give
of Venus,
concerning ( fi xi ng whitened it
subrimation f ro m it . lr{archasite
p ro f u n d it y )
and Tutia.
To half wa te r
p re p a re a of pound Sa T t th e n
Ma rs . of
Gri nd
one
pound
of i nbi be
the
A rs eni ck and it
Pe te r ma k e th i s
th ri c e , w h i te : good
Repeat n rh j te n e s s .
so
Tong
suffi ci entl g,
xvrrr. silve r
white 7 pound,
Medicine A rs e n ic k
for
Take Me rc u rg
the
p re p a re d
grind
imbibe
Nj tre, there of in
sa-t
equar drunk
suppose
with upon
white
others) or Venus
4 parts
Mats
prepared..
xrx.
Medicine
and
for
di ssol .
Take Luna
drg, i med., and , un t il
calcined th e i r we77.
doubTe fT o w s
quanti tg
A rseni ck
M ed i c i n e
- 45-
XX.
The third
White
l.tedicine
for
calcined, then
Arsenick with
sublimed, of
sublimed
Sal Armoniack.
This
sublimation pound of
repeat
project
I pound upon 4
lrlars or
Venus prepared.
XXI. Tuti a
v at et own of f
Medicine ot
of
for
l{ars it
jt
Calcine
C a Ix same fro m of be
d is s o lv e
S oIt that
in
th e th e v a te t OVI wi77
water: i t, r
s a me w i th and it
H a ri
ot
B u77s
ptethe
e xceTTent.
B ut
Operation labour in
according vain, in
to
our your
otherwise our
and in
understand
(expressed hood.
our Volumes)
XXII.
To Calcine
l{ars. until
Ma rs b e in g it is
f ile d , well
is
c a lc in e d
in
our
Calcinatory
Fornace,
very
impalpable
without
grinding.
XXIII. of the
Regimen of
of
l {ars. and
Take
of
the
Paste
Mars these
2 pound, without
Venus
Satutn' fot
ana j
decoct drg.
the Fix
seven to it
whole in a
add
powder, llineraT
which
into verg
a Reductorg profitable if
Fotnace, you
substance
be wise.
CH A PT E R
XL V
prepared,
and carcine sctape p-Zates often the fire off with tirl
a tit js
the so
tepeating consumed.
prates humidity,
the
due
wash it bTackness.
and
again grind js i t
Take
subtirg from it an it a
Vinegdtr drg jt
cleansed Add to to
,gun: it
grinding it to js
Long, Air, ot
inpaTpabTe in
substance: to be
the
set
Horse-dung
add be the to
ti77 which
we call is tinged
fixed
Su1phur,
Elixir
- 47 -
rr.
venus is
a t'tetarick to
Body,
riv id , f u s ib le ,
p e rt a k in g e x t e n s ib re rt
of
r e d n e ss,
subject
refusing its
and cement. c o lo r
is
the
G o rd , is to
as sirver
the
med,ium of either,
and Luna, of
and easily
converts and of
it
nature labour.
being
good conversion,
rittle
rrr.
rt
agrees
very
we ll
wit h
T u t ia ,
wh ic h
c it rin iz e s
it
with
a good yellow, l ab o u r to
profit:
indurate
ig n it ib le , Bodies, yet
other in
in this
the
lesser
has a vice
that
eas ily
g ro ws liv id , wh ic h , is
a n d re c e iv e s not a n e a s ie ,
f o u ln e s s but a
things,
to
erra d ic a t e
Art.
rv.
copper
is
uncrean
Argent rs t o re d , it s
vive,
mixed with p a rt ; in
sulbut
and f ix e d r no t f ix e d ,
g re a t e r
lesser not
a n d riv id , rts
whole, evident
overcoming its
volatile of
phur
from
sulphurous
fluxing
sulphur of
slowness there
stance. with
an unclean is evident
joyned senses.
uncrean
vive,
even !o
-4 8 -
V. its of the
fixed
S ulphur
c o me s t o but that is
f ix a t io n part which
by heat is in
of the
F ire , aptitude is
of it of
substan c e the
d is s o rv e d ; of Vinegar, in its of
the
s ig n
o f wh ic h
vapours flow
which
surphur liquor,
a saline this
many parts
A lumin o s it y water:
watery, n a t u re .
soluble, also
Alu m,
a n d wh a t is Iron.
understand
body of
VI. Fire,
But the is
blackness of in
in the Mars)
created
by reason little
but fixed
S ulphur.
H e n c e it
f u s io n hindred
This could
knew to to flow
fixed
Argent
thereof,
found
VII.
Hence it which
is
evident
that
those A rg e n t
Bodies V iv e ,
greater of in le s s e r all
per-
fecti on , perfection
contain contain
mo re o f lesser. to
which
Therefore in the
your And if
Vive
exceed Vive
Conunixtion.
by Argent
only,
you would
have attained
-4 9 -
to
the
bighest
perfection,
even the
perfection
of
that it
which more
overcomes inwardly,
Nature:
purification
This
is
manifest; of Argent
for
that
those should
B o d ie s be of
wh ic h greater
c o n t a in perfecinto to
quantity arises
Vive,
from their
easie
reception of
of Argent perfection
Vive
substance:
amicably
IX.
it
is
also
that
in
Bodies in the
begining
of
mixtion: of
supervenient
Accidents. other
labour;
cannot of the
sibly
Operation
to which cally
being proved
so firmly
and radifor
united
by experiment; or
we see the b y fi r e,
destroyed
but
x.
Therefore
Bodies the
that to
substance, For it is
nature: or
possible u n ite d ,
b y Ar tr unless
oE force the
of
fire, of
c le a n s e Vive
s e p a ra t e
wh a t is
t'tedicine
Argent
has access.
- 50-
XI.
Now the
of of
an earthy n a t u re with is
from
its
comis this:
a Me t a l, the
elevating
subof
Argent
conveniency,
of which
nature of
chasite; quantity
which
has a greater
Vive
Sulphur.
of
this
those
things in you
a strong carry
a n d s u d d e n f u s io n , Bodies with
these
S p irit s
up the them.
them;
and therefore
Or else,
for e ig n .
of
Venus.
It
is
ma n if o ld ;
Elevation. which
ingeniously Iimation i ts
united
therewith:
a Vesse1 of degree be of of
m o st subtil splendor.
mo s t
bright elevated
Sulphur,
and then
by subiLimation.
B ut without in its
sublimat io n , in it s
it
is
p re p a re d
e it h e r
CaIx t et
S a lt s , imperfect
by a Lavament of
Argent
XV. viz. it is
The one
r ot
of other bg
js for
White, Tenus
calcin'd
fire
su.b-Iined 3 or with
4 ouncesl. with
and
the
and fot
the
Bodg of
white
spTendid,
I'tedicine.
XVI. pound, of
for
the gtind so
Red. them
Take
fiTings Or
of
penus
4 ounces,
together:
cement calcin,
Coppet of
calcine.with
vater into
then for
reducing, of the
a bodg,
the
recept,ion
Red Tinct,ure.
for part
the
Red.
Calcine and
it
with
fire a
Tutia tfte
j ogn of
remaining
4 or
5 times: ptobe
ot ,
gou mag make this vided inbibed ing, which you and with t,hat, mote in the of
said
CaIx. the
fhis
done,
reduce clean to
with and
things
reduc-
have help
Bodg of
Venus
splendidi state, if
an higher
have
penetrated
Truth.
XVII. s t or
for
the
Red.
of
Tenus intense
calcin'd gteatness,
per
ca77ed Spirit
r educ ing, B odg t it
FTos of
Cupri
veI and
th e
Veneris: then
DissoTve it;
this
greenness with
will
7n
Vinegar,
te d u c e fo r manv
conqeal
w hi ch
aftetwards
w hen teduced,
things bea
c o n g el ate,
W o rk s .
xr x.
I,Iedicines for of
venus,
of
o t d e r. Vive,
one is of of the
first
another the of
the
third: V ive. is is
and so likewise
A rgent
O f t h e Me d ic in e on e o f one of of
B o d ie s
soft:
Bodies,
former
Chapter)
one for in
Venus, the
which
place;
nex t
and another of
dealbation of it, is
substance; of
that
wit h not
c it rin it y
a p le a s in g
which of to the
given
to Mars and Venus, totally unclean, before There and another ma d e . F it s t , they is
Order: the
For being of
they are
receive
splendor inducing
redness,
dissolved;
t h e n c a lc in e d
v e n u s d is s o t y e d a t e c o a g u la t e d ,
-Z ik e ri s e . . t h eg are
Th e se soTutions
pt ojec t ed upon
ate mixed a n d a f t e t
th e Bodg of Y enus.
theg
- 53-
XX.
Another
Vive. solutions
Argent
Vive
and Litharge
are
a part, is
whitens often
of Argent
remain very
compleat
ignition: spirit
and this of
mixture that it
often
imbibed
vinegar, then
better
be mixed
profundity
thereof, fresh
Argent
and the
remaining
again is
calcined till
work
a large ignition.
Argent
Vive
compleat Order.
a good dealbation
XXI. often
way thus.
Argent Vive
Vive
in
its
nature in it,
is the pro-
so
precipitated, This
srme is jected
good fusion:
matter
upon the of
whitens of
Or thus. coagulated, if
A Solution
Luna,
Litharge, better
upon Venus; in
indeed
whitened
be perpetrated
the Medicines.
XXII.
The whitening of
of
Arsenick A rs e n ic k it ;
of
the
first
Order,
V enus, from
zemains therewith
a n d wh it e n s
but
-5 4 -
in in of
the it
wags of without
the
Arsenjck
wi77
not
perfirst as in
Thetefore, work jn 40 , and Ot, and so first cast wi77 the Sect. then fjrst these it
after
the
sublimation, of
ltlarchasi te . upon
Chap. Luna,
thus.
sub-l imed jt
upon ot
Litharget Arsenick,
upon
whole
be whitened;
and
a good
dealbation
Order.
XXIII. r ed u ce d , in fl ux,
A nother project it
Up o n L it h a rg e s u b lime d ,
a lo n e
d is s o T v e d
and
whitens
s a me a d mit a b lg ,
Lu n a be commixed, and. upon t h e m p t o je c t cr i be d senick, dealbative than to lledicine s . any of it; the
F o r L u n a is other Bodies,
from
them.
a Lump, which
w project rather
upon Venus:
We do it is
pieces,
because the
pouder
Vanishes,
fiery
XIV. it is
In
like
manner, with
the
Redness is B u t T it ia wh ic h c a lc in e d is
taken
and
whitened only
s u f f ic e s yet of
give s ne ss.
a Citrine of
A ny kind
a n d d is s o lv e d r
of the this
Ven us,
also:
a re c o n jo y n e d , If y o u b e we ll
a n d wit h s k illrd
them, in sub-
Body of Work,
Or thus. Argent
limed, way is
as with
same, and it
whitens
weII.
ffV.
To make the
White
for
Venus. in
They Chap. 44
made by the
delivered I s h a ll for
h e re re f e r the White
both
l{ars
and Venus,
XXVI. to
Venus. pet sr
Take or
FiTings
of
and ot
put with
them
calci ne ,
with
Arsenick
with
3 or that again
4 dags it mag
a most from
strong
strike gou
calcin'd which it is
calcine.
re-calcine
weLT rubified,
XXVII. Venus , of
The
Regiment of
of
t/enus
and
Saturn. of
Take of the
the
Paste
of
3 Pounds,
2 Pounds;
-|east said.
white Put
Cloth,
a we77 seaTed
G-l,ass, fot
3 Weeks:
take
out,
and add
-5 5 -
jt
t hi td 23. jt s
p a tt
of
j ts
o wn w h i ch put v i th it
and
decoct jt and jt
bg has
C ha p. 42 i nbi b ed to a
S ec t . a77 be
a fo te g o i n g , W a te t, fi x e d , be
W hen V esseT
p to p e t When to
Fornace i nto
f ix ed. readg
teduce
B odg,
re d u c e d
xxvrrr. decrare,
handling
the
do it,
oE oftner off
the Water,
and comake
thereon
being
coagulate, dissolved of
spirit and of
a Vessel a d jo y n
dissolve,
a t h ird
prepared hobating
into as of from
good arises
ir .
XXIX.
Grind
Luna,
with
tietcutg, Regulus of
with
twice
so
much
Arsenick of and
be not amaTinto
yenus reduce
whole, White
The
first
Dealbation
of
Vive and
sublimed
3 Ounces put
calcin'd, a Foot
incorporate,
them
a BoTt
head,
- 57-
haTf it:
and
its
so a
ds
two
Fingers with
mag go a CToth:
into First
and Fite
covered an hout,
untjr bteak
when find
a17 is
MetalJ.ine;
rnd make of
a great
quantity.
sublime
one
patt
of untiT it
Arsenick
sub-l,imedt speciously
ingress.
This
and very
whitens
Take
dissolved Ounces,
them
togethet,
and
therewith
prepared
Arsenick, with
with the of
as llater Tat-
Mixture djsso-Lye
and of
Sa-lt of
(some
suppose this
Spirit, thrice,
Nitte) in-
which
imbibe
repeat rejogce.
cetating
and
drging,
-5 8 -
xxxrv.
Tnbibe jne
A Fifth
Jupit,er
Dealbation,
calcined, and harf venus, so
washed
Arsenick, and
fTows
enters
which,
speediTg.
xxxv.
A sixth
Tutia
d,issorved. Arseniek
and, be
Arsenick teiterating
upon
it
tirnes; whole
vtith
much as
gtinding
4 times (Quere,
with
whether
cement a very
pTates Body.
Venus,
and
beautiful
S e v e n th adding to
Gri nd
penus, and
gtound if
ma rb L e ; Foeces, w i th be th e w i th subl
th e inbibe can in
b o tto m . b ri g h tn ess
w i II
-5 9 -
Dealbation. Arsenick
upon
the ti7l.
catx of
of the
jt
in
That g
inbibed
tlater of
and
lastl and in
ogr
Tattar
venus, For r
the a
Tlhite certain bg
be added you
gou wi77
have
Author, Experiments..
here the
that 4 of the or
last being 4,
8 Sections
are
a77 of of the
Ptactices
Ancients, to
Expetiments true,
affirms
be absoluteTg
hin
- 60-
CH AP T ER
XL V I
reduced
teach
So1.
Gold:
Luna dissolved,
m en t for
the White
ma d e S p irit u a l.
fI. hard,
ft
is
a metalick very
wh ic h cuper,
p u re wh it e n e s s extensible of whiteness,
c le a n, under the
founding,
Tincture to the it
hardens mixed
self;
and being it
breaks
examination,
perseveres
witho u t
A rtifice.
He who knows how to it will associated remain it, or with with being
subtilize G o ld ,
it, b rin g s
and then it in t o
to
inspissate
So-Z in put
the
Test,
and be in sharp
separated Vinegar
from A. F.
over
the
fumes of will
Salarmoniack, It is a noble is
and it
Caelestine of
Color:
Body, but
Mineta with
a Minera N ob le .
other
likewise
dis s o lv e d
a n d Ca lc in rd
wit h
g re a t
a n d no P rofit-
- 61-
rf pure in
clean, of
f ix e d ,
Re d a n d c re a r thereof wh it e is
s u lp h u r,
f a lr
upon
Argent Lf c le a n , of
vive,
manner,
f ix e d ,
a n d c le a r is
substance quantity it
Argent
Vive, yet
there this
made pure
exceed not:
purity sign it
of
Gold,
the
of which
rs that
weight is
which
incumbustible,
cause of
diminution.
V.
But
it
is
not
impossible fixed, of
or in
to
give of the
Judgrment of an-
the
Sol, other
the
bodies,
and not
burning.
of
Luna, to
b y me d ic in e s it in its
of
the
f irs t
O rd e r r
adheres proper
profondity,
either
Naturer
therefore to it;
adhers of
we make a thing
every
kind
we extract of both:
either
or Argent but
less
Medicine of this
be made of as of
mineral
kind;
and Copperas,
the Gum of
Co p p e r. )
vrr.
v L z . m orti fi e d
nace of great until take
by pr ecipitation,
(after as usif the ur, Vive mannet
(Cinabar. not
Argent
mortified,
creansed tjmes
twentg dissolving
vater, done.
Solutjons, upon
project it
the with
commixtion compTeatment
VffI. o r io u s.
is
difficult, of
lab-
a s o lu t io n fix it
calcine it
vrith
administer
same not a
Body of bu t
colour,
a mo rt if e ro u s
IX.
of
it
with sublime
VitrioT, as
ot
Copperas. as
either
and fire
subl,ined,
be increased
highest
- 63-
this
with its
fit greatet
fire
r part
that
of
it
'
part After-
be fixed.
a gEeatet dissoTve
fire jt
adninistred red
llater, it are
so operate, These
ingtess all
the of
three
lledicines
Order.
x. to
things
of
this
kind'
(and it it
certain) that
from
by them. Vive, in if
they to
alter a total
Luna with
more than
ference, fir st
order
Compleatment:
Order.
XI.
of
the
t h ird
O rd e r f o t Bodiesr
t h e wh it e .
It
is
imperfect true jn
w i th fo t Ihen
Luna: s o lu t iv e
a Tong
And is wa t e t
l V eck t onl g;
made.
dissolve
in T e ft be a Phial
(A q u a f o rt is r)
the unti l i nto Ori fi ce a of thi rd a col d
u n s to p t, consumed:
one put
i l ag
the
rzessel
into
fusible
Crg s t a ls , fixed,
o r V it rio l.
T h is Take of
is
S ilv e r
and fusible.
t.his p re p ar e d
4 O un ces, of
A rseni c k
p re p a t e d
6 Ounees,
S u lp h u r
-6 4 -
2 ounces, Atmoniack; heat take wi77 and and for out, find take
mix put
them
with
t'/jtre
and the
Sa7
that
3 dags break
find
f Towing
itax.
degree. the
Again,
and
goodnessi and
Luna.
and rdill
upon things.
things
we teach,
unto
XfI.
t he
A Lunar Medicine
k now n St.o n e of i t,
of
a nd
the
bg
third
w ag of
Order
for
the White.
di vi de j ts
Take
sepatati on,
pure
and pure, is
keep
it
Then
fix
some of and is
that js
which
dissolve to
not ,
be calcined what is
, and of
calcinate dissolved.
process
gteater and
mix
temperate
untiT
mag be
Preparation for
own wa7i
adrninistring
have Then
the
most
precious a
Earth of
of the jts
the patt
Stone.
conjogn prepared
quantitg
part
Earth,
through untir if
reast fixed.
subrine
bg wav of
the
fixed, quantitg
elevated; fixed
gou
see not, be
unti I
enough
theteof.
tthen it
a77 suDrimed, this it operation, with mannet, fix the it, true quantitg tiII
fixed,
then
This Metals,
every
Luna.
of
Luna.
Dissolve and to it
it
7 the
4 times ;
a d jo y n
Rubifying the
Waters,
which for
we shall it
agrees
werl
purged
purified
illustrate extracted
foulness
Sulphur
from Bodies,
xrv-
Hence you may gather may be extracted For purified pecuriar for
secret, from
vLz.
imperfect
and middre
!{inerars
are an
and very
deducing
the work to
perfection.
xv. noble
Anot,bet state. of
of
Luna.
?his
is
to
xo a
mo;.e
con jogn in a
them with
gentTe
eratet; it get
then a
7et fire
be as
7 dags with
be fixed it it
This it
pouder part
smalT
and wirr
serf
Metcurv, it jt js
carcine). untir
indeed;
suf f icientlg so
must your
be reduced Luna,
red
reducing
tinged,
transmuted,
xvr. ing
of
Luna for
rt
is
and then
altay to in
a third in
B. M. or
Dung for
c e rt a in
be Oyl of
and Ferment,
which
keep for
the White
xvrr.
of the
The Ferment
Ferment Arsenick then to of
of
the white.
it twice (euaer. as fire as
Take
Luna,
watet,
what
djssoJ,ved, the
Atseniek:
be incotpotated,
draw
bg an
Arembick,
-6 7 -
and
cohobate Wax.
times; it as
it
wi77
be fluid commix
as them,
fusi.b-le
melted;
mixtute here?)
upon
What is that
bg washing js
accotding in Virtue
resoJ,ved,
augmented
XVIII.
A Work mix
upon and
Luna and ltercurg. make a Cement: upon Lunat BaIT which upon Put put
SaIt into
of a
which, the
Cement, the
mag be in fire
middle: a dag,
a gentle so
continue of
Evening -l,ast; be
then
take
Cineritium,
Luna in
weight
mueh better
fixation.
XIX. add as
Another
Work. t
Luna Luna;
with put
tttetcurg, it into
to such
CrucibTe OgI of
a fourth
Assuse of
unto in
the and
fire;
a bTack
with
Redness. gour
ptove
Cineritium., and
gou wi77
Luna augmented
Weight,
Sutditg,
Fixation.
XX. it
Work: so
Take
Luna
amalgamated Arsenick, to
with which
Metcurg
Gtind
much Metaline
a tenfold
-6 8 -
pr o p o r ti on of Venus,
of
amalgamated y e n u s ,
(v iz .
That
t h e A ma lg a ma t io n Luna
an d M e rcury
t h e d u p le it
g rin d
Then re d u c e
a B o d g , a n d g o u wi7 7 f i n d
Of
th e our
C i tri n a ti o n Ph i T o s o p h i c k in
of
or
ti ngi ng is
i ts
B ody
Venus F o rti s )
p re p a re d , to which bg th e s e
the a d j ogn
w atet hai f
much
ru b i fi e d to
some
di ssoJ,ved, for
(Ve rd i g ri s e ) th e w a te t bg
tj mes, it a
and
re d u c e
fi nd
XXIf. wit h
Or
th u s .D i s s o T v e s u b T i ma te and which
and
out
Crocus add as
lt le tc u j rg ,
7 Ounce; that
S aJ , A t m o n i a c k , dis s olv e: in t he To fo rm e t,
s u D l j rn e add of
thtice
from
Crocus,
dissolved reduclng,
2 Ounces: and
i n c e ta ti n g
gou wi77
f ac t ion.
XXIII. as the
Or thus.
Take
of
Crocus
and as of
Zgniar
dissolved then
ana;
add to of
befote, its
weight, Luna,
Salt-peter; Tinctute of
upon aspect.
much of
and
be a
of of have
our SoI
Zgniar, and
and of
of
our
Luna, in theit
each
drunk SaI
Then
OrJi of Bodg.
Armoniack,
teduce
the
a Noble
Sublime and
Sal
Atmoniaek from it
from well
our
greenness,
to subTime
Zgniar; tepeat a
commixed,
Sal
Armoniack, to which
and add
oE thrice.
whole, before
third
then and
ptojeet it wi77
Ounces,
Tbl'''''btbidqmO'|t
CH AP T ER
X L VII
farther
perfection; w give
but
ized
you this
preparation. s u p e rs t ra t u m, c a rc in a t io n ;
L e a ves of
whic h ra g s t ra t u m a v e s s e -z o f we rr it , for
3 d . a g s , u n t iL it
vi negar Then i ei t gri nd
t h e wh or e wa s h it
b e subtiTg
wit h ac id half s et it vlnegar sp i ri t? i ts to '
carcined:
(Q u a e r. ) and of d rg
Th e n t a k e
g thethet it in
g rin d
of
we rl,
r ot it
some w el l
oth er w i th and
weight be and
p re p a red unti L
dissoTved, sa7
w hol e
com-
m on , S a l t
A tm o n i ack)
teduced
creat
This
is
the
pretio u s
f e rme n t
for
the
Re d E lix ir,
a nd
rr. 9id,
Gord is equally
a metalick digested in
body, the
mu t e ,
f u l-
and very
mineral
and sustaining
rrr. tr u e
That
nothing of
is
unress of
t h e c a u s e s a n d Dif f e re n c e s wh a t e v e r Me t a l is ra d ic a lly it
Gord: to
and brings
e q u a lit y ,
a n d c le a n s e s ,
ma k e s G o r d
of i nto
it;
that
s c a le s
by a long
ceases to in
w find
3 years
the
Gold is
those
Scales digested
equally
Sun, in
fecti on .
IV.
AIso
Gold is of
of
Met a ls because
t h e mo s t p re t io u s , it tinges
a n d it
is
the
Redness, calcined
and transforms p ro f it ,
every a n d is a
is
an d d is s o lv e d and conserving
wit h o u t the
rejoycing,
Body in
broken not
with
llercury,
and by the
Lead. in their
in Act
substance
a n d in
either
Saturn, S oI)
last1y
w i th
and b y it which
ingenuity never
floathful
attain
knowledge
v.
Of the
Nature of
of
S o1. V ive,
It
is
c re a t e d
of
t h e mo s t s u b t il f ix e d n e s s ;
su b stance
A rgent
a n d o f mo s t a b s o lu t e
quantity
of
Sulphur,
clean,
and of
pure t in gof
clear,
a n d c h a n g e d f ro m it s
o wn n a t u re , in
colours
Sulphur,
GoId,
must needs
have a like
Density.
VI. is
That
Gold is
of
substance easily is
Vive, for
retains not of
Argent Nature. th a t,
retains
which
own of
has the
clear,
and clean a n d Ra d ia n t
by its not
s p le n d id o n ly in
the
Da y , b u t
A nd that
has a f ix e d evident
substance,
v o id
b u rnFire,
Sulphureity, it is neither
is
by every nor
Operation
diminis h e d ,
in f la me d .
it
is Vive,
tin g in g it
S u lp h u r
is the
ma n if e s t , same into
for
b e in g
a Red so
sublimed of
Ignition them it is
them ascends, it is
with
and that
yellow,
evident
even to
Therefore to
substance of the
of
Argent
Vive
Fixation, of
puritlz
matter
Sulphur, of Gold.
fixed
and not
burning,
Essen tial
matter
-7 3 -
IX. of
But
in
it
is
found
a greater Vive
quantity
of
Vive into
than it.
Sulphur:
Therefore
Argent
cause, to this
thereof. in its
Gold having
part, was
would cause of
Creation great
and this
weight.
decoction of it
made
a leisurely with
and gradual
was made,
ultimate
mixtion,
might
X. tity
it
is
evident,
that
a large but
quan-
cause of
much of of subde-
cause of through
which is
the
made by a natural of
cause of
perf e c t io n ;
d iv e rs it y I n d u ra t io n ,
substance a n d I n s p is s -
cause of which is
ation,
and temperate of
decoction,
is
contrary, shall
and imupon
Sulphur
not
Vive, to
Corruptions of a llr or h a lf it ,
be inferred, o r p a rt of
or not all
o E p a rt u n c le a n r
a d u s t ib le ,
o r n ot lit t l e
clean, exceeding,
b e mu c h o r in proportion,
or being
neither both:
which
i n Na ture.
-7 4 -
XI.
A Solar of
t{edicine Sulphur,
of
the
Third
Order.
It
is
not
burning,
by way of administred, it
fixation,
prudently of
solution, of these
by the l i m ati on of th e
doing
things, Thus.
be compleat e d , part of
Re i t e t a t e t h js
not fixed
t h e S t o n e , wit h to
so t
con jo g ning
t oqet het ,
them according
and th e n fi x e d
A rt ,
as to
t i7 7
abi de
t h e g b e f irs t
in the heat
fir e ing
without the
ascension. shall
The
oftner
t h is the
O rd e r o f more will
c o mp le a t the
Exuberancy, of this
be repeated,
by multiplied, augmentation of
augmented, highly
multiplyed
also.
XII. the
compleatment the
of
is
thus.
By may most
sublimation, be cleansed, in
Stone
Additament Art, is
perfectly tive
Laws of order
the
fugi-
must be fixed
above every
by exercise
Depth
for in
otherwise. of
the
preparation
Stone,
reiteration
Goodness of
Medicine, as to true
may with it to
industrious
enable
S olisick, its
a n d L u n is ic k ,
more than
Multiplication.
XIII.
Go I d t h e ma k e r o f
aII
t h in g s , to us the of
Experience Laborr
his
goodness,
and our
which
Hands, even the whole have concealed we have not Languager unjust sea r ch, which
compleatment
But
any thing, it
Learning
wonder not; in
concealed it
but
ers that
from evil
and ViIe
might
But ye Sons of g if t
Doctrine, of God;
he has reserved
avoid
you the
this
absolutely,
by the
Judgment of
providence,
ever.
XIV.
A solar
t{edicine
of
the
third
Order.
It
is
made of in Ch a p .
Sol 46 .
and prepared
after
t h e ma n n e r o f
Luna,
11 aforegoing, of
to which
Sulphur is
dissol-
Arsenick doingr
shewed) is directed; it
things
now cited
every
Body, to
and Mercury
better,
according direct,
and thereby
and erre
by the
anbiguous
-7 6 -
XV.
the its
Red.
The Ferment
of
made of decocted
dissolved
own Water in of
directions Ferment
aforegoing: which
SoI for
Red,
keep for
XVI.
s olv e ( i. e. 2
The Ferment
So l Aqua jn i ts
of
own to
Ferments
w a te t th i s in th e
upon l{ercury
we shal l L
for
the
Red.
Dis-
(w hi ch GoTd same
teach) S uTphu r
Regis) dissolved
ounc e s , 3 i n to
ounces, mo s t th e g ti me
also clear ma g
Fermented
Incerate W ei ght
v it gins O r lT of
th a t th e n
p ro j e c t
crude
l l etcurg
V ou
tha t Ord e r,
if in
y o u p e rf e c t Ch a p . 4 7 , of
t h is
Me d ic in e r
it s etc
Sect.2L.22, t'tercury,
Congelative of
Medicine
tinge
more Noble
than
any natural
GoId whatsoever.
17
CHAPTER
XLVIII
Water in United,
Bowels of
the
Earth,
with
with it
Dry,
and the
Dry $rith
easily
runs
S u p e rf ic e s , not, although of
watery
humidity,
a Vi scous
humidity,
by re a s o n
d ry n e s s , to adhere.
that
wh ic h
Contemperatesit,
and permits
II.
This
is
also
as some s d y , adher e s to to to
t h e ma t t e r t h re e
of
Me t a ls v iz ,
wit h S a t u rn , l/ e n u s but F or
Sulp h u r , Ju p iter
t ' lin e ra ls ,
and to no wise
than
a v e ry lletals, is
g re a t
S e c re t .
conjoyning u n le ss it
submerged in
be gilded.
fixed,
perfection Commixtion,
own but it
not in
Na t u re ,
- 7 8-
III.
Of the with
S ublimation its
of
A rg e n t is
V iv e .
T h is p u rif ie d ,
Wo rk is
c o m-
h ig h ly
a n d it s because Earth is
wholy
We remove it of separating it
not its
has noner
so the
with
things, the
where with
has not of
CaIx of
wh it e kind of
Ma rb le r Salt
in most subtil it is
by these it,
by other of
things it
having is
(unless
they alt in
be bodies
perfection)
because with it
be true Lead,
because,
you find
s u b lima t io n , is it better
wit h
would
be better
it
does agree, is
had not
things, eity.
agrees
IV.
But
the way of is
removing Calces,
its
superfluous it
aquosity, is
is,
that
when it it
mixed with
be well of
nothing
receeds
Gentler
dS that
by it,
the whole
substance
Argent
asce n d not. -7 9 -
V.
Therefore
of
Imbibition' is the
with abolSub-
Aquosity
residue
of
removed, is
excelling to the
(as it
again
adheres
Ingenuity of it
afterwards,
reiterate
Sublimation
the
may likewise
be fixed.
VI. it but
Being flow if
reserv e
it ,
but
f irs t
p ro v e
it
u p o n F ire ;
if
weII, not,
sufficient of Argent
and reiterate if it
Sublimation
therefore
in
the
be not
negligent, b e it s Bodies,
su ch as its projecting
cleansing of it
s u c h will imperfect
P e rf e c t io n ,
in
upon any of
VII.
Yet here
note,
that
formed
rron'
Coppet, in
happened to it
negligence
P re p a ra t io n ; it s
s o me t ime s o f
so m e times of
sulphur,
or o f
Co mp e e r A rs e n ic k ,
mix wit h
- 80-
But if this
yo u sh a l l it
b y su blim ing, w i rr
dir ectly
su b j e ct,
n e s s , th e l i ke
vr r r . reducing
of
the
coagulation body to of of
of
Me rc u ry .
c o a g u la t io n
is
the of vive,
a Liquid
a sorid
substance, r.
by privation A rg e n t
and is
s e rv ic e .
F o t rn d u t a t in g 2. F o t f t e e in g
c o a g u ra t io n .
rthi ch
d is s o J ,v e d
A l^-
M edic jne s
w a t ri ness,
regui res
another.
vive
js
two ways: fr o m it :
One by washing
innate
be hardned, of its
is
a laborious
Coagulation
long
removal they
found
as before;
whence
judged
work
Impossible.
IX.
Others,
from natural
p rin c ip le s , by heat of
s u p p o s in g Fire
that
e v e ry into continue
be converted to
by constancy it in the
Conservation in to
Fire, in t o rngress;
o t h e rs nor
a Re d ; o t h e rs for which
which cast it
neither a way.
cause they
x.
others it
endeavoured not it
to
coagulate
it for
lrith that,
Medicines, r.
but
not.
wa s in s e n s ib ry
-8 1 -
in
the
form of
a body:
the
reason
XI.
Others
lvledicines,
coagulated
it
in
projection; it into
profitable,
converted not
the
could
see. fit h is to
therefore the
vre think of
declare,
Artificer
may come to
knowledg
Art.
XII. is no t
of t ime ,
A rg e n t
v irz e is it
Un if o rm,
so it in a
b y k e e p in g
c o n s t a n t ly
A q u o s it g T Error. F ire ;
so that of
cause of it
And being t h e re f o re
receeds the
from t h e of
e x c e s s iv e flies.
cause of
Error
those
XIII.
It
is of
easily
A rs e n ic k , therefore form of b e in g it
a n d t t a rc ha s i t e , it appears of
by reason
Community in by them,
a Bodg, but
f u g it iv e ,
c a n a t t a in of the of
through is the
Impression the
with
cause of
Error
them who so
C oa g u late.
A lso
A rsent
vive
jo y n e d
to
it ,
wh ic h of Fire and
possibly adhibited,
be separated with
by Violence in its
conservation
own E'ire;
- 82-
its
own Fire
as f a r
a s it
of Argent Vive,
which being taken
leaving away it
no part cannot it
Error,
who coagulate
In
like
manner, it;
Argent
parts
natur-
mixt to
with
yet
a Red or of that a af t e r
Argent
by Fire of
give
cause of
v a rie t y it its
Co lo rs ,
a Stone. it,
has the
Earthiness must of
Coagulations the
necessarily those
by infected. it
cause of Body.
Error
who coagulate
an imperfect
XVI. of its
Therefore
it
happens that
from
the
diversity
of
the in
Coagulation,
divers
bodies of
Diversity the
either
tledicine, of it,
has a Sulbut
fixed, the
body created
fi xed
b e h a rd . Sulphur
White; or
and if
be remiss a n d if
white the
Re di the
E a rt h g , not
Atso
every
fixed
-8 3 -
Sulphur lies, bo d y;
creates
a Livid
body;
but
the
fixedr of
ds much as in it creates
it
the the
pure
substance
a pure
Also vive
the
doth
in
like
alone,
t h e Co n u n ix t io n o f
diversity
P urj f ic a t lo n s an Illusion
Medicinesi made Le a d ,
so that
the
Coagula-
s o me t ime s
sometimes times fr o m
which
SiTver P uritg',
or rco-l,d is with
which the
conside ra t io n
Co lo rs .
vive
is
by the forceable
frequent heat of
precipstrong
Violence, of
e a s ily
re mo v e s it s of to a great Coole to
A q u o s ix g , length, in
sides
of which of
can again
be p re c ip it a t e d stand very
F ie rg with
Bottoa Igit
must always
hot,
great till
nition: to tally
srme precipitation
be continued,
be
XIX. in the
It
is
also in the
Coagulated,
with
long wit h
and constant a v e ry lo n g
Fire,
round belIy,
Neck being
kept
open,
that
-8 4 -
humidity cine is of
AIso
it
is
coagulated
we will
which to it,
that,
profundity; fore it
and is
conmixed
parts, of
away.
Therefore
a necessity it, or
collecting the
convenient Bodies,
to also
agreeing and
with
same: Of this
Sulphur,
Arsenick.
xx.
any of flys
the
Bodies
in
its
from them,
togetheri to it in
considered, Wherefore,
substance, Also
fuEion in their
by Spirits, of it to
naturer firm
which
is
and stable;
but
from them.
and Earthy
stance
it
is
manifestJ-y thereof is
evident, extracted
that that
Medicine
substance,
nature
adhereing
be fixed it,
against
violence
and convert
same either
-8 5 -
or tunar
nature:
Studiously find
exercise
your self
XXII.
But that
as if
ltedicine t h e ir
9 u lp h u rr A rs e n ic k But from
o E A rs e n jc k p re p a re d ; Argent
Likewise
a lo n e t o t only.
may be extracted it is
from Bodies
vive
more easily,
embraceth
nature; thereof,
and in seeing
a facility alread.y
extraction a substance
subtil
t4edicine, declared:
are by
sublimationr f ix in g is
f o llo ws .
Coagulating fire,
by a Glass vanish.
a temperate
aquosity
fixing
A rg e ' n t v iv e ,
is
the
s a me wit h wa ie s if
and these
d if f e r their
cannot
be fixed
parts, of
separated by this
dividing, this
ultimate
fixation. in this
has not
they
like
manner they
to be fixd
and a longer
Vessel
fixation.
xxrv.
of
the
t{edicine
of self
Argent is
rt
is
taken
as we have (seeing it
easily to
without profundity,
of of
Fire, this, to
consuming in that
by the
benefit
Lunisick,
according
the Medicine
was prepared.
But That,
seeingr which
not
any thing
more to therefore
it, of be
w judged,
the Medicine
thereof
compleated; Fledicine
by Art
Form of
the in the
agreeable
be prepared of long
method and way now mentioned, labour; by which all the subtil white
the
instance
continued of it, in
substance
may be rendred So 1 .
perfectly
intensly
citrin
cannot the
so as to tinging
create it,
a citrine is of
mixtion
which
But with is
Itledicine
perfected Vive,
which
to Argent for it
fluxed, and
coagulates Lunisick,
converts of
Solisick
Preparation
always
preceeding.
-8 7 -
xxvr r . of Argent
js
, f ro m wh a t t h in g s To which it is:
t h is
substance It
be extracted? things in in
we Answer:
which
as weII found to
B o d ie s ,
a s in A rg e n t fn
be of
one Nature:
Bodies but
V iv e of
mo re n ig h r
o E e a s ily ,
what kind
soever
the l{edicine
Pretious
Stone, of Argent
sought
the
substance
the
F l. x in g o f being of it
A rg e n t turned
without
fixed
into
Earth.
For by hastening it is f ix e d
fixation, into
ma d e b y p re c ip it a t io n by the s u c c e s s iv e
an d turned it often
AIso fixed
and not is
Dletallick
fusion.
manifest
by him who has experienced Consununation and also of the flow, Work; with
thereof,
precipitasublimations.
tion;
by the
continually
repeated
XXfX.
This
is
because it is the
which ot h e r by the he t h a t
with it,
t h in g s .
v is c o s it y thereof.
o n e E y e , Rd y ma n if e s tl y Weight thereof.
and by posing
vast
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it
is
in
its
it
may be fixed of
of
its
humidity,
and without
conversion
XXX.
For
by reason of it its
of
the if self
of
parts,
mixtion; it
no farther of it
(by the
Ingress
by reason
density,
made by combustible
sulphureity,
hath
XXXI. eve tg of
Hence is of the
seen;
Fi rs t ,
T h e Ca u s e s o f wh ic h the is ,
t h e Co rru p t io n
of
1 . F ro m t h e of their
a burning
profundity
Argent
them of of
how great
fire,
penetrate
terminate
them.
Therefore
Causes of
Corruption But if
corrupt:
Causes which
-8 9 -
of
e ac h
Extermincomposfrom is is it that
either its
substance in it)
receeds there it
whole in it
remains
permanent
necessarily which ca b ly
observed Fire,
a cause of is
For but
overcomes rests,
and by Fire t h e re in ,
ami-
rejoycing with
p o s s e s s in g Potency.
P e rf e c t io n ,
as we
have found,
an Approximate
of
o f A rg e n t of
V iv e .
It
is
c le a n s e d
either or
which
we have shewed the the way is Dish, it: and pour Set it
a Lavament, a Stoner
of which oE Earthen to
Put Argent
:rs is it
cover
Fingers Fingers
until of
the
similitude
Powder;
and continue
the vinegar
Earthiness th is
remaining so often,
and cast
washing
E a rt h in e s s
the
Dt e rc u rg i s is a sign
Coelestine
colour,
which
XXXIV. r e m o ving
Of the its
Nature
of
Argent for
Vive. it
There
is
of vLz.
superfluities,
substance,
and an adustible it to
InflamaEarth
have no superfluous
an d Uncleanness, to consist
but
that
is
v a in ,
and not
t ru e :
F o r we s e e i t v re s e e a l s o with
and not
o f wh it e n e s s ; from it,
a black e a sie
and Feculent
to be separated E rs a b o v e s a id . p e rf e c t io n ,
A rtifice, to
by 4 tia v a t io n r acquire
a t wo -f o ld it .
T h e re f o re of
we mu s t n e c e s s a rily p u rL f ic a t io n ; f or
deg re e s
a t wo -f o ld
of Meteutg, which
One by Sublimation by a 33
Medicine,
coagulation,
which
we have shewed at
XXXV.
For
if to
ma k e a
it , of
then its in it
t h e re
is
necessity
c o ro r lest
remove its in
projection,
from combustion, is a p e rf e c t io n
to make fixed,
wh ic h
b y ma n if o ld to adhere next to to
Vive
sa,me; but
S iL v e r.
!{herefore to its
forrows, but
that
Argent
vitre is not
Bodies
oE unity to partake
whatsoever
Bodies
defend
from
adustion,
those
judge to partake more of the nature of it; manifest, Adustion, that Argent Vive is the perfective
therefore
it
is from
and salvative
of Perfection.
XXXVII.
The second degr e e o f A nd the wa s h in g sufficient declared, washed, will for dt it;
it s
p u rif ic a t io n , it s
is
for
it s one we
a wa y o f
e a rt h in e s s , which
for
washing
Sect.
Being of or
therefore Coagula-
project
upon it in t o
L u n if ic k From what
according it is
Argent is, in
perfectof it
nature;
which Sulphur to
produced
possible
folIow
xffVfII. i ng the
It
is
also
undeniably of
manifest v iv e
that a re
bodies
containp e rf e c t i o n .
greatest it is
quantity to
A rg e n t that
B o d ie s o f
$lherefore to
be supposed,
those imbibe of
bodies Atgent
perfection, of this is
which the
si gn or
A rg e n t
v iv e
by a Solar if a bodg
altered it
easily
perfection
XXXIX. Vittiol
of
Atgent
Vive.
Take of d,
it
pounds:
a pound..
iVitre, the
fncorpotate
subljme.
Gather
Dense,
and ponder-
ous, it
which use. or
will
be found in
about the
the
side
of
the
Vessel, y o u s h a ll
and keep f in d e it it
fo r
Now, if
f irs t
S u b lima t io n , Carlesness) it
Turbid again,
Unclean the
sublime
with
same Foeces,
and reserve
as before.
XL .
The Regiment of
Me t c u t g . well it
It
is
d o n e t wo wa y s .
I.
You
The first
of Ve n u s , and th e in begin
way.
of
40 Ounces, of
mel t thi rdl in a these
,Saturn L u n a,
f ir s t T ak e and t he
Venus out of
secondl g havi ng
F i re ;
M e tc u rg M e ta T s th e it This th e F i re and
te a d i ness, to w i th u n ti l T harden, a
made
hot
pouer t
s t ir r ing and t ak i n g
m i x tu te o ff t
sti ck be be
stti ng a77
theg put a to
w i th seven
Ama T g a ma w i th
di ssoTved the
C 7oth, Thi s
make agai n
genetated, fi nde a
dags, Vou
S tone, to
put
augmentabl e
fnfi ni tg.
thi s
all
things
which
we have written
in
divers
XLI. lime
of
Mercury. every
If
perfectly
subtwo
pound of
Salt-Peter
half
a pound:
the Mercury
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w ho lIy , of
grinding
it
all
together living is in
wit h
v in e g a r,
u n t il then
n o t h in g it
the Mercury
appear It
the mixture, p ro f it a b le .
sublime
a cco r ding
to A rt.
a t h in g
xlrrmix and
The
of it
Take
one
pound of ana
it ,
]Vitre ,
one pound,
them
xLrrr.
out
of
alr that
that our
it
with of the
procreated the
vive:
of Art, water,
their is so,
vulgar
And it
water) with
body. find
gentle
welr
govern
the
space of sign
40 days) of its
ttre
mere water:
and the
perfect
blackness,
a p p e a rin g
o n it s
s u p e rf ic e s .
But
if
you endeavour
to
perfect the
both
works,
ferments
Vive
extracted paste
we intend in
But the
we extract this
usual
manner from Ru le ,
imperfect is ,
we give
you a general
wh ic h
That but
t h e t t h it e t h e Re d f ro m
bg i ts
Pa ste js
T enus s elf and in
extracted
.Sa tu rn : F e rm e n t.
from J u p it e r
Bu t e v etg B odg
a n d S a t u rn ;
must be
di ssorved
th e
XLV.
Sulphur
is is
of in
every
kind
of Na-
But Argent
Regiment.
changing,
imita-
a s s u me A rg e n t of each of
Dlagistery
a Medicine
a n d S o la r, coagulable.
a s we ll
diffe re n c e Vive
Me d ic in e s , coagulable,
one of
the
Argent
we shall
disco u rse
xlvr. only,
per
sor
of
this
t{edicine
of
every
kind
is
one
sufficiently to
that,
and if
you will in
Lunar with
Operating,
That part
thereof, the it
suddently B o d ie s , the
in
For this
rmperfect
changes it
this in
difference
perfection of the
as much as depends on the Administration of this to kind. the But this third Order,
Order not
a Medicine
preceeding, only.
according
p r o je e tion
XLVII. imperfect
A Solar Bodies,
lledicine is the
(of
the
Second Order)
of
every
of of viz.
the the in
Preparation. of of
by proper (under of
digestion, of
and in
subtil with
Regiment matter
Preparation known.
now
of
it
is
the
of
pure
thereof:
For with of
projected it
diminished
compleats
same in the
a Solar
Complement, the
Second Order,
preparation
imperfect perfects
upon Luna,
a peculiar
,t
-'j,d'
aItl-
CHA PTER
XLIX
and the
same. of it s
cip le s
to which
the Artist
t h e ms e lv e s :
s u b l ima t io n 5 . s o ru t io n . wh ic h we s h a l 1
4 . c a lc in a t io n . B . c e ra t io n . A ll
6 . co a gulation. w i th
m uch plainness
rr.
The perfection of
consist s thin g s
1. of
those it
t h in g s , is
a n d f ro m t h e 2 . Fr o m
those of
b y wh ic h h e lp in g .
a t t a in e d .
thing s
3 . F ro m t h e
c o n s id e ra t ion b y wh ic h or not.
lastry the
p e rf e c t s . Magistery
4 . A n d f ro m t h a t was in perfection
known, whether
rrr. the
of
those is
t h in g s the
b y wh ic h we a t t a in of the
to subin are
the work,
and of m a n if e s t to
c o ro rs , and of
t h e we ig h t Bodies that
Bodies
changed,
from the
without are
that
and the R ad ix of
those
changd,
by A rt if ic e : acco rd in g to t h e ir
c o n s id e ra t io n
a re p ro f o u n d , wit h
o c c u rt r A rti -
and according
o r wit h o u t
-9 7 -
IV. the
For
if
Bodies
Principles, of their
profound
what
wanting those,
cannot us,
knowing to the
necessity of their
hinder
per-
Transmutation.
v.
of
things of
helping things,
perfection, which
is
the
conto
sideration Bodies
Nature
those
rrrithout
Artifice,
are,
A nd
M at c has ite ,
Ma g n e s i a ,
the
of
those
which,
without Nit re ,
adherenCy,
cleanse , and of G la s s o f
A 7 7 u ms,
B o ra x , V it E io I c o n s id e ra t io n n a t u re .
natu re r: cle a n s in g
And the
so rts,
and things
b y a lik e
VI.
But the
of the
the pure
t h in g
that
is vive:
the and
consideration it is the
from the
of
took not it
begin-
Matter
Argent is part
now, but
when the
made for is
that
illustrates ti on of
from Adulation,
which
a significa-
vr r .
Lastly,
of
the
t h in g r
or
c e rt a in
T ry a l be in
known, whether c o n s id e ra t io n
the
Magistery
f ro m t h e
of I.
The Cupel.
-9 8 -
3.
tgnition.
4.
E x p o s ! -n g 7 t
to
the
y a P o u rs o f A c i d
,5. E ntJnotian.
6 , . Co mt u lx t . io n a f 8.
CaleLnatLon. foi:mer
we declare,
ExperienceE,
by which
know,
we have
Rot erted.-
-9 9 -
CH A PT E R
L.
the
of
S u b lima t io n , c a n p o s s ib ly s o me t h in g
wa s t o
u n it e with in
n o t h in g f in d
b e u n it e d c a n c o n t a in b e in g g iv e d e f ile , of the
that
the
wh ic h e it h e r
cast not a nd
bein g
Colorsr
or else
to t a lly
b la c k e n ,
them,
and this
according
diversitie
same
II. wh o lly
a n d lrla rc h a s it e , e v e ry k in d ) a d u s t iv e not b u rn s
a re b u rn in g s not, yet
and an is
g iv e s wh ic h
i m pe r fect e a sily
S u lp h u re it y ,
inflamed is
re mo v e d .
2 . B e c a u s e it s a Livid
Earthiness C olo r ,
not
separated;
Adustion
may create
and E arthiness
may f o rm it .
III. their
therefere
to
cleanse
from
Sulphuriety
or Unctuosity, but
and Earthy by
superfluity, for
Sublimation: the
more subtile
leaving
IV.
Hence i r
is
manifest
that
S p irit s
a re c le a n s e d
f ro m t h e ir and
Earthiness
by Sublimation,
which
Earthiness
impeded Ingress,
or
diminished
Color:
from which
being
separated,
from their
Impurity, to
bodies,
a n d p e rf e c t
V.
is
also
taken
for after
which will
Sublimation but
be Inflamed, in
without
Sulphur.
And because in
than
A lt e ra t io n , puri.fie
we w e r e
them by
then, its
is
the
E le v a t io n but is
of
a Dry t h in g
b y F ire , to
Vessel
according
Spirits
to be sublimed: with
Ignition, of Fire.
others
moderate,
a r e m iss
heat
VII.
Arsenick,
a re mis s mixt
F ire ; and
for
uniformly
Gross,
whole
substance
would
ascend
without
t h e re f o re
y o u mu s t with
proportion the
P u rif ic a t io n , they
conmixtion de p r e st,
Feces or suffered
may be kept
and not
-1 0 1 -
VIII.
In
S ublimation l.
a t h re e
f o ld
d e g re e o f
F ire
is
to be
Els to make to p a rt s , E a rt h ly t iI I
ascend only
y o u ma n if e s t ly 2 . A n o th e r in the with
f e c u le n c y .
pure
vLz.
and of
your is to
Eye.
degree
be given a n y t h in g
Sublimate
so that which is
scarce ly the
ma y a s c e n d ,
part is
thereof, a thing
is is
of
no value,
made in
Su1phurs.
IX.
The whole
intention being
t h e re f o re
of
S u b t ima t io n
is , of
1. 2. And
Adustion pure
being in
Substance, and
E quality,
u p o n t h e F ire , F ire r or
any A dustionr
f ly in g
f ro m t h e
I n f la ma t io n
X. for
that
which
is to
mo s t s u b t il its
is
a d u s t iv e , all those to
is
e v id e nt ,
own nature, it is of
things adus-
wh ich ti ble
are of thingi
to
it :
a f f in it y
e v e ry
thin g
t h e mo re s u b t il, t o wh a t is
t h e mo re a d u s t i b l e , mo s t s u b t le .
the r e for e
Fire
most a f f in it y
- 102-
XI. no t
proved
by Experience; in f la me d , b e in g
for
Sulphur the
or Arsenick t wo , S u lp h u r
and of
s u b lime d ,
a re n o t without
d ire c t ly rnflamation,
away,
a preceeding
Fusion.
xII.
proof that
in
the
ad.ministration
of
Foeces, with
with the
their
proportion, Spirits to
which
be sublimed
they they
may be are of
mixed: will to
lvlatter
retention of which
the lvlatter
reason
XIfI.
B ut the to
addition
of
F o e c e s is if they
n e c e s s a ry , be not
or Arsenick Fo e ce s of whole to
conjoyned
a s c e n d wit h
substance this
be truth: with
because, least
permixed
their
had not
Foeces,
whole
Essence will
any cleans in g .
XIV.
Experience
also
this to
are
found the
no wise
ascension: is
with
Cal-x of it is
any Body, p e rf e c t ly
su b lim a tion
f a c ilit y
-1 0 3 -
xv. or
of
is,
that for in
they
be administred
calxes but
easie, is
t h in g s
nothing the
without
Labor will
tedious,
and most d if f ic u lt ,
a lmo s t
t o d e s p a ra t io n .
XVI. without
But
in
this
there the
is
for is of
what
is
Calces
greater
bu t with C alce s of
lesser: of lea s t
S o a ls o ,
wh a t is but
c a lc in e d of e a s ie s t
is
q u a n t it y ,
a n d mo s t
speedy Labor.
kind
of
Salt
prepared, the in
and things
of
us f ro m u s in g
Foeces of
B o d ie s ,
with
a greater the
quantity; is other
separation
from
Foeces, in
easily things.
made by solution
which
happens not
But the of if
proportion to
of
Foeces is,
that
it
to
the
easily with
Foeces be but
may serve
less
Exuberation of
the
sublimate,
Subtraction thereto:
Foecesr in
of
be in serves
proportion for
a small
a small a greater
perfectiont fire is
in
a great,
a great;
quantity,
a greater
required.
XIX.
which
cannot
therefore Artist
often
committed to the
i s u n ski l fu l ,
respect
variety
n a c e s r E S Wo o d s a n d V e ss els t o b e u s e d ,
a n d t h e ir
d u e jo y n in g .
xx.
Therefore onry,
in
things with
to
you must remove their which being this removed, Fire must
a very
then
beginning, part
be increased,
most subtil a s id e ,
most
w ea k fire) Adustion.
be separated,
and put
wh ic h
cause of
XXI. prove of fi r e
or
shall weik
(which hole
a little increase
un'der it;
We ik will it, or it
s h e w: F o r if be lcean, it
sublimate fire is
and unclean,
XXII.
When then
you find
your
sublimate
to
come forth of
with your
the Fire, of
unclean or
quantity to the
uncleanness
adhereing
your it
by
due height
any error.
o5-
XXIII. of Ir on r
Y et the way of or of
Fo e c e s is
b e t t e r, indeed
vLz.
To take of
S c a le s the Pri-
these
by reason
do easily themselves;
imbibe
Sulphur
or Ar-
experienced
only
XXIV. in the
It
is
fit
that
we s h o u ld
rig h t ly
in f o rm
you
(Sulphur
Ieast
proportionally,
ascend.
XXV.
If
you put
in
a small
quantity a f it
of
foecesr p ro p o rt io n
or
B odies,
substance:
a g r e a ter
F o rn a c e ,
and Ventholes
be proportionate.
If
a great
quantity great
of
matter
in
a small If the a
Elevation:
quantity
in
heat.
gives
Fire:
Fornace' e rr.
and weak
both
you m a y e a s ily
- 105-
XXVIf.
So also, fire,
and strong if
a weak fire:
of space between the Fornace and the Vessel be will be the greater, care, but if small, also err. the less;
large,
XXVIII. the
your
Fornace vj.z.
to free
strength
have,
so as there of the
between
the
you would have a great things teach you must you. find
a mean fire,
these
a mean proportion:
A11 which
we shall
- 107-
XXIX.
elevate
a great of your
quantity
of of
matter
to be
be sublimed, fit
above the or
To this
your
S u b lima t o ry round
the
Fornace;
ten Vent-holes,
equally all
there
may be an equal-
pa rt s
t h e re o f .
a Bar of
Iron
into the
the sides of
be distant About
bottom above it
Fornace
about
9 Inches: placed,
the
Sublimatory to the
must be
firmly
and inclosed
round about
Fornace.
XXXI. self of
Now, if the
your
Fornace
can well
and clearly
dischange
it
the whole
Fornace if
proportioned; Ve n t- ho les, no t,
and if
by tha t
Vessel en la r g e till is it
Fornace it , of
Wherefore T ry a ls , flame
distance, quit
and t ry it self
c o n t in u in g the
b r ig ht
-1 0 8 -
xxxrr. great
of the Fornace, if
but if
a t e f i re , will
3 o r 4 rn ch e s; if
z or 3 r nches thic k
be su ffi ci e n t.
xxxrrr. durable
the
Fewer,
sorid
wood gives
a strong
and dry
be found out.
rn the
sublimation
of
sulphur,
the
cover
of
the
the
othenpise vessel,
sublimate heat,
bottom the of
great
end of force
sulphur of
ascends
unress the
sulphur
be not it
cavity by the
e a s ily to
f lo ws , the
of
the
vessel,
very
be found
sublimed.
xxxv. is no t
is
to
be made of it
thick
for the to
other
matter
unless
b e t h ic k ,
lik e it ,
substance wa n t ing
w i th
G lass; is
o n ly r spirits
o r wh a t is from frying
Pores,
able
Porous vessers,
the
XffVI.
s e rv ic e a b le
in
t h is
case,
Amity
penetrate
therewith:
composition a flat
a round the
round bottom;
and in
sides
a Zone t oE Girdle cause a round Wall the concha, falr so that without
surrounding
Girdle, of
sides cover
may freely
Pr essu re.
of of
this the
WalI wall
Girdle) little
must be more, to of
concha,
This
done, this
concavity
two walls
parts
covers,
o n e in in.
s o ma d e
a Hens Feather
be put
xxxvrrr.
The intention
of this
concha is,
That its
cover may be so
and that
the juncture
not pass.
you may
do eor notwithstanding
our description.
XXXIX. in ter io u r
Yet
in
this
intention, enter
that h a lf
the
concha,
s h o u ld
wa y wit h i n
llD
its
cover,
for
seeing it
is the property
of Fumes to ascend,
means they are kept from vanishing: should, be often emptied, lest
of what is
down to
xL.
Another near
is, of
that the
up in
the
form of
pouder, kept
head of is found
ALudel,
apart,
which porous of
srnall to of
lumpsi sides
thereof, is
with
the
the
for found is
Adustion,
than
what
ascend
the
performed, inflanunation:
be found is the
clear
sulphur
And if ti l l it
so found,
work must
so often
CH AP T ER
LI
V e s s e l, its
fusion, descentr
thereof,
by which
w are
has admitted
a fluxing.
If. after
2. That weak Bodies reduction from their at one time: should vanish
may be it Calces:
be preserved
w c a n n o t that
part,
which is
a body,
reduced, Firei
quantity
would
the
so that is
devised,
that
o n e p a rt through this
s o s o o n a s it descensory.
re d u c e d ,
from the
Fire,
IfI.
3 . That
the
of
B o d ie s mig h t
performed,
as to in in
from every
extraneous every
clean,
Concavity
as to
the
w sdy,
aforesaid
Acuityr
point
be ne e dful) Dish ,
the
likeness
of a plain its
or flat Cover , m us t
and well
be made of fi r e.
good firm
Earth,
V.
Then put
in
the matter
which
have to
descend, as Then t he
Rods or
than the in
co ve r in g fi r e,
and lu t in g it is
ju n c t u re ,
and blow it
until
FIux,
a n d t h e wh o le ma t t e r
de sce n d into
a subjacent
V e s s e l.
VI.
But,
if
b e d if f ic u lt small the
f u s io n ,
it
ma y b e p u t it may
or of
when it
mean s B o d ie s
a re p u rif ie d .
VIf. of
B ut they Pu r ification
are yet is of
be t t e r the
p u rif ie d
b y P a s t ils , wit h of is
t h e wa y o f B o d ie s thus.
by de scension: Descensory
For it
hold s the
a s we ll
and better
way of
'VIIf. it, or
you intend in t o
to
cleanse, wh ic h Calx, is
a Ca lx ,
with
which
and then
make the
IX.
By this
method,
ofte n
re p e a t e d ,
B o d ie s is
a re c le a n s e d , to p e rf e c t io n ;
b ut y et it
no t with
a perfect
Mundific a t io n ,
\\]
wh ic h
purifying,
that
B o d ie s
c a p a b le
of
p e rf e c t io n ,
hd y
be transmuted.
X.
For there
is an Administration all
and to in its
be declared
XI.
Fornace to the
is
described,
and is and
wonderfully Ce m e n ts . Bodies,
melting
by Cineritiums
Calcined, by this
and Coagulated Ma s s , o r Me t a l .
reduced
XII.
also, often
in which the
recovering
Dletals
CHAPTER
LII
proper w i th o u t
and is
k in d s . is
wit h I.
Ascending
by an Alembick.
by a Descensory.
II.
wa s in v e n t e d , its filth,
wa s t h e
p u rif iof
cation it
soever
be preserved
from putrefaction.
III.
But the is
special the
cau s e o f of
by Ascent, without
or an Earth or
water of
Cause of of of the
invention
Spirits, Water,
and of
Dledicines, or Spirits
by the
feculency
our Medicines,
be defiled
or currupted.
ttbe n lib,z.'3 z,
IV.
But the
cause of
the
I n v e n t io n , e x t ra c t in g
wh ic h it s
is
ma d e b y De s c e nt , p u re in their it s Na t u r e ; combusti-
was the
O y l,
so easily
had in
V.
An d the
Distillation, for or
wh ic h t h is
is
ma d e wit h o u t to
f ire ,
or by
Fi l te r , (whether purities
cause sake,
c le a r
wa t e r Im-
not
distilled)
from all
manner of
VI. 2.
by A sce n t without
is
t wo -f o ld . it s
1.
In Ashesr or V e s s e l,
S an d . so dis-
Hay , o r Wo o l in or Vesica
p ro p e r
posed,
the
Cucurbitr
may not
be broken
before
th e Work is
finished.
VII.
Distillation
by A s h e s o r f ire : fire;
d o n e wit h b y B a ln e o ,
a g re a t e r, wit h a mi l d ,
str o n g e r, soft t or of
Water admits
not
the Acuity
Ig n itionr
E ls A shes or
Sand do.
by that
wh ic h the
is
Earth
Balneo,
nature
separation in
Balneo,
than by a Distillation
Ashes or
-1 1 6 -
IX. th ick, is
Th is
is
evident;
for
O y l d is t ille d b e in g
by Ashes, in
is
g ro s s , the OyI
B ut tha t its
re c t if ie d
B a ln e o ,
separated
Elemental
partsi
so that
OyI,
white,
and serene,
redness
the Vessel.
X. of
we come to every
the
Vegetable; and of
Vegetables by that th in g
a Being,
like the
which
we attain and of t h e ir of
Vegetable,
lik e ; every
Filteration
we accomplish
clearness
XI. and
To f it t ed
D i s ti l to w i th Tike be
in th e th e
As h e s . F o rn a c e , same
Y ou Ti ke d i stance upon
must to
have the
strong
P an' of Sub-
from the
bottom of one t ot
w hi ch
mu s t and
Fi ngers
upon
R etott the
c o v e te d to th e
a b out th e
same
(R etortr
D i sti l l atory.)
fhis with
doner jts
pot
in
the
mattet neck
to of
the
Cucurbit, Then
-l,est what
be distj the
shouf d
awag: the
vesica, Headt
Cucurbit, ot Recipient,
Tatorg, of Glass,
ATembick
be both
7-
must the
be of matter
strength, to be disti
to to
the
exigencA,
ot
nature
of
be continued
r i 77 a77 that
shou]d
be distiTTed
come off.
XIII.
To distil
in
B a1n e o , is
lik e
the
f o rme r, or
in
a Cu c u rb i t pot must
Brass
to
the
of
Tike
the pot
matter, be
wit h in ,
to the
a Bed of of
3 Inches,
broken;
and
Cucutbit of the
almost
and Pot,
stones it firm
be not down.
up and done,
kindTe
the
fire,
mattet.
by and
have js to
Tuted
made on
the
mag descend.
XV.
an
To Distil
Eatthen, to put the
by Filtre.
Stonet ot the the Glass Disti
P u t rh e Li quot
Concha, TTationt even hang ovet to
undet The the the
to
be
int o
w hi ch l arget bottom
reeeive into
Liquot, part
nattoweE
si de
thereof,
the in
undet the
Vessel i
so
wiII
the
Liquot ceasing,
faIT to
down the
through dtop.
the
Filtet
Tower
VesseJ. ,
without
Last
Where
note,
That if
the Liquor
time'
it
must be so often
repeated,
is as you desire
)(vI.
The Distillatory
the sublimatory:
But Fire
must be administred
to be Distilled:
CHA PTER
L III
through of the
humidity,
holding
II.
The cause of
the
inv e n t io n
t h e re o f ,
is ,
that
t h e A d u s t iv e , by Firet things a re c a l a d i-
corrupting and it to is
sulphureity, to the
a re c a lc in e d ; f o re ig n to
ci ne d ; ver s
wit h
III.
And seeing
there
ar e
imp e rf e c t
b o d ie s E ls S a t u rn
of
t wo k in d s ,
v iz , a ll them
Mars, -a n d S o f t , there
a n d . f u p it e t ; c a lc in in g
wa s a n e c e s s it y vLz., G e n e ra l
of
intention,
a n d S p e c ia l.
IV. the ir
with
Intention,
when that
t y ma t b e a b o lis h e d wh ic h c o u ld not be
b y Fi r e:
every
Calcination,
abolished
from every
is
s o lid ,
a n d b y re a s o n c o n c e a le d is wit h in
of t he f ro m
s u lp h u re it g of A rg e n t
v iv e , to
defended the
therefore
was necessary
separate
Continuity
th e r e o f, m i gh t Ar g e n t
that the
the
Fire
c o min g f re e ly f ro m it , it .
to
e v e ry
it s
le a s t
parts, of
burn vive
sutphureit g not
and that
t h e Co n t in u it y
might
de f e n d
vr.
T h e co mmo ni n te n ti o n for it
also of CALCINATION, is the Depur ati on found that Bodies are cleansed by rehereafter show.
vII.
S pecial
is it is
of
sofr
B o d ie s ,
a n d wit h
these of
two
intentions, ening of
there
Hardrepiti-on
and Fixing,
Calcination
upon them;
by Experience.
VIII. they
of
S p irit s
wa s in v e n t e d ,
is ,
that in-
better
dissolved
that
every
more fixed,
Calcined, the
and of
easier
Pa r ti cl es easily
Calcinat e d , Water,
mo re s u b t iliz e d into
mixed with
and turned
Water..
IX.
of
other
things, of Spirits
is
to of
Exigency
Preparation
Preparation th e se x. of
we shall of
speak more at
large
following:
are not
are otherwise
calcined
other
A n d B o d ie s d iv e rs
f ro m e a c h o t h e r,
Calcined. intention,
B o d ie s h a v e o n e g e n e ra l T h a t b o t h ma y b e Ca lc in e d
wa y , a c c o rd i n g b y F ire o nl y ,
and by the
acuity
of
SaIt
prepared
or
unprepared.
xr . rron
T he first or Earth,
b y F ire
is
thus:
Ha v e a v e s s e r ret be very
of
a porringEr to the
which of
strong that
Fornace in
carcinationr
so
under
and blowed.
XII. set of
Then cast
in
your of
Lead or or
rin
(the
vessel
being to in,
rron 3 or
stone,
with
4 stones
tween the
sides
and the
Vessel,
form
Fornace, rgnition,
sErme with
F,orm of
Fornace
of
speak more in
following).
.adatRb_.icnrXu]'
- L22-
XIII. the
A nd the
fire
being
k in d le d , a s k in
for
the
f u s io n
of
o n t h e T o p , wh ic h a S lic e r o r o t he r
and take
wit h tiIl
so long
the
whole body is
into
be S aturn,
mu s t b e a g re a t e r whiteness. is easily
f ire
t ill
the
reduced
again
into
carx:but that to
wit h
e x p o s in g
a Fire
and so reduce
perfec t e d : leisurely
I n t h is
ca u ti on, reducible,
must be given
to
co m p leating
xvr . of i ts
Likewise difficult it
that
y o u e rr for that
not
in
J u p it e r, to
b y rea s o n it , Glass,
in t e n d in g s t illr or
re d u c e in t o
yo u find
not
but
a c a rx
t u rn e d
and so then
conclude
reduction
impossibte.
if
a great
Fire
be not a n d if
given
in
the be
re-
re d u c e t h not,
not: but is ,
a g re a t
F ire
reduces
possibly
reason nature if
o f wh ic h ha s t h e kept
b e c a u s e J u p it e r substance flies of
f u g it iv e in the Fire
A rg e n t
long
t L]
the
of
humidity, a g a in
so that in t o
it
is
vi tr ifi e,
be reduce d
a me t a lric
deprived F u s io n , to reduce it
of
its
proper
Humidity,
gives
no
naturally
follows, of a
speedy force
Violent
otherwise
b e re d u c e d .
xrx. is,
of
these q u a n t it y
Bodies of
by the
Acuity
of
s a lt
b e v e ry
often
them in rron
fusion, in
fusion ,
b y t h e mix t io n by the
s a rt , per-
Ashes: Calces of
and afterwards
t h e m a re p e rf e c t e d ,
c o n s ide r -
xx-
also
is the
a d if f e re n c e f irs t
in
t h e Ca lc e s c a lc in a t io n rini of
of is
these mo re the
two
Lead, in into
wo rk o f
converted not
pouder
p e rf e c t e d th a t s a t u rn
T h e c a us e h u mid it y
diversity
h a s a mo re f ix e d
Jupiter. The Calcination former, by reason of to these of of venus and rrtars is the d if f ic u lt y into thin of
one, t h e ir
yet
divers
from
Bodies for
plates, of their
heat
great sulphur,
of c a rx . .
frying
reduced
t h e mu c h E a rt h in e s s
l2 t /
the
substance V ive is
of
A rg e n t
v iv e ,
t h e d u e Co n t in u it y
of
A rgent
f ru s t ra t e d .
porosity, Fire
through
which
the
flying
away,
by that
access pass,
and Elevates
s;rme;
discontinuity
converted
This
is
manifest,
for
that
plates
of
Copper exposed to
yeild in their
a Sulphureous Superficies;
Flame, which is
and make pulverizable done, of because the from the must be made.
more nigh,
Sulphur
this
Calcinatory
Fornace
is
the
itself
and the
place
be Calcined
,lbp'ate!. b-onrrcrr{.
t1-5
the fire
them round about, but the vessel must be of Earth, are Crucibles.
x)ff.
T h e ca re i n a ti o n
of
spitits. increase
you must give Fir e to them it, that they may not fry, Fire, and approach to and the
gradually, till
and leisurely
the greatest
Fixation:
mentioned.
their
xxvr. square
or in
thus, length
AB to Four
the
form of in
the
Fornace, three in
Let
it
feetrand
breadth
Feet I strong
and ltarsr
oE other clay,
things
crucibles of the
may endure of
strongest matter to
Fire,
combustion
be Calcined.
.oritRb
XXVII.
is
th e
? re a s u re Bodies into
of
the
T h in g ,
b e n o t we a r y and by rea-
imperfect Calcinate
are cleansed
by it,
a solid
our t'tedicine
projected
matter
Jo y and Rejoycing.
of
t h e Ca lc e s .
Ha v e a la rg e wit h t h is
E a rt h e n wa s h t h e catx
fre s h all
h o t Wa t e r, the SaIt
often, they
be perfectly
washed,
incineration.
XIX.
of of
CaTces Vinegar, in it
washed.
Take of
the
former
Ca1x, Roch of
aforesaid then
jn
aTL
water,
keep
for
use.
of CaIx, the
into with
Take
Urine, filth of
beinq
4 pounds of which
this
Tartar
7 pound I ounce:
dissolve
Peter
inbibing.Lastlg and
a great ftom
descensorg, its
being
putged
Combustible
SuTphureitg
bg Calcina-
tTI
tlon; purified
jts arr in
bg its rmputities
Reductiont and
so
have
gou it
defements,
which
happened
xxxr.
But its
inate
foulness,
which dwells
of which contains
as the necessity
of the Art
Again Lf they
that of their
Bodies their
are
found
to be of
per-
Calcination in
loose
nothing or
Goodness, great
respect is if to
Quantity
Lustre,
care
be taken
OPerations) of of the
therefore Metals, it is to
altered
anything
Goodness, Art.
be supposed
rightly
LIV
a dry
thing
into with
Water: subtile
and Waters no
every
perfection
compleated
as are of
and sharp of
and Saline, of
having a c id
V in e g a r, lik e
s o we r G ra p e s ,
Pears,
Pomegranates,
and the
d is t ille d .
II.
this
wa s t h e nor
of
t ho s e
things the
neither
great
Spirits,
things
are of
their
dissolved,
n e ce ssarily
A I u m, o r t h e ir
of
t h e m is
that
they
g iv e
F u s io n will
b e f o re lik e agree
S p irit s in
d is s o lv e d
they o t h e r,
their
own nature b e in g
Bodies,
F u s io n penetrate
a c q u ire d , , and
neccessity
Bodies
penetrating
transmute
them.
IV.
But they
neither
penetrate That
nor
transmute S o lu t io n
without
our of
or A rt, there
vLz,
after it
be added to to
purified, it re-
be so often to it
from it, F u s io n ,
a mo re s wif t
and con-
same in
f ro m V it rif ic a t io n .
V. Fo r the
nature
of
S pirit s
is
not
t o b e v it rif ie d ,
but
to
v q r-l
preserve in i t:
rs long
as they n a t u re
are of
the
sp ir its , o n ly
or pres e rv e s
purified,
mingring good
from these F ix a t io n .
results
t ru e
by natural S a lt s , we find
operation,
that lik e , to
nature
therefore, be dissolved
necessity
VII.
Y et since
t h in g s
t ru ly
solved,
Calcination Calcinates
we by that of Salts
and must of
necessity
be themselves,
tended
with
properties.
VIII. b o ilin g is
Solution th a t
is is ,
two fold: in
By hot of
water;
B a ln e o ;
one intention
IX.
To dissolve
That the
Ca lc in a t e S p irit
be put of
in
mu s t b e a f f u s e d we ig h t :
double
its or
T h e n t h e mo u t h o f nothing
stopt, in
that hot
may go forth,
Vesse1 set
Dung to be dissolved,
Solution
afterwards
filterated.
which
is
not in the
yet like
dissolved,
whole
as before
XI. The way of dissolving Put the Calcinate poured on it nothing in like
as before;
closed, into
expire,
o f w a te rr
an hour:
XII.
which in
is
undissolved,
let
it
again
the
which
the whole
XIII. pot
or
dissolving
Fornace,
ig
Iron that
in which not:
Vessels the
retained every
These are
Dissolution
made.
XIV.
Bodies
are
in
a two fold
way brought or
to
perfection, of
either
P repara t io n Inperfec t ,
(2 1 B y c o mmix t io n b y Me d ic in e s
p e rf e c t f or
i. e . ,
p re p a re d
XV. Now we say that (as a-fore thus; holes, is being over said)
the
Bodg cleansed
by the
way of
be filed
meltedr cold
full
nater,
the water
do ing.
XVI. ( or
T he body thus AF., made of the water; of its it, filings then
granu la t e d , lvrtre of
we p u t
in t o as to
a n d v it rio l) the it
the
add to
prepared,
Abstract this
water After
and revert, it is
cohobate
7 times.
reduced for
E x a me n , a n d y o u will
re jo y c e
the
XVII. of
of
the
Im perfect
n o w g iv e
particular I la t s ,
body;
V e n u s a n d t ru n a , in of their
where we treat
m e n tr w shall
also
putifie d of
a n d f ix e d , Bodies,
h a s p o we r t o and to
take
o ff
or
foulness them.
imperfect
brighten
them or to
A nd rixe d
s u lp h u r
e x t ra c t e d
f ro m b o d ie s ,
t)T
tinge Se cr e t, ftom
or
color vizl
them with
splendor.
a great as well
imperfect S pirits
t h e p e rf e c t . h e lp,
an d mid d le bringing
t { in e ra ls ,
a re a g re a t perfection.
peculi,ar,
on the
Work to
Water
or
AF.
Vitriol patt,
Pound, off
DistiTT and
solutive; ThiS
as we have acute.
before
senera-!,
pTaces
taught.
may be
made more
LV
a t h in g
L iq u id for
to
a s o lid there is
moisture; of
which
fnduration t re a t e d ,
Hardening Ch a p . 4 8 ,
II. in
t h in g s
d is s o lv e d , Fj.re,
is not
under
and to be continued
III.
Now seeing in
it
is
not the to
p o s s ib le t h in g it s e lf
to
re mo v e t h e re ma in in g , corrupt
t ru e
Essence of it is
nature,
t h e re f o re things
be impossible
separate
these
have thought
this
Art
and we , a n d in d e e d to t h is v e ry
o t h e r. s e a rc h e rs State of b e lie f .
Scie n ce
IV.
of
thisr
as they, la-
we re d riv e n the
to
amazeDeswith w in the
ment,
a long returning
under
shade of perplexed
paration, the
selves,
and being
of
dispairing
thoughts
diminished Nature, it
to be fox
because not in
was not
in
to Naturei
which
a thing
cannot
V.Seeing necessarily
then
nothing in
of the
is
found
in
them,
therefore to be
also,
superfluous
remains
found,
in
of
the
divers
substances by thisr
in
them,
and in
the
profundity
Nature, them,
therefore which
w found
somewhat by
be compleated,
and repairing
VI. right
Dimunition Spissation
in
them is or
the
Paucity of the
of
Atgent
vive,
Coagulation
them,
induce
a permanent
speak in
Chapter)
VII.
But this
is
performed forth
created
of
that: vive,
Medicine benefit
brightness forth
Cloudiness, i nto
draws
and converts
same
Splendor,
B rightness
a n d G lo ry .
VfII.
F or which
A tgent
v iv e it
is is
p re p a re d reduced
in t o to
projected them,
illustrate which
Tinge
fixing
we declare
due time
CH A PT E R
OFFIXATION AND ITS CAUSES.
I. to F'ixation abide is right disposing in the fire:
LVI
a Volatile
or Fugitive the
thing
Invention may be
thereof
Tincture, alteredm
Alteration vanish.
perpetuated
fI.
It
is
according the
to
the
diversity
of
things
to
be
fixed,
which
Bodies
diminished
Jupitet, S pirits
a re s u -Z , p h u r a n d A rs e n ic k in A ls o lla rc h a s it e , T u t ia ,
and A rgent
a n o t h e r; the T h ird .
M ag n e sia,
those
bod ie s
d imin is h e d
a re from
freed
which
sufficiently manifold
Calcination.
repititions the
more swiftty
and better
do abbreviate
IV.
For this is
cause there
fixation heat,
which
by precipitating abide
may constantly
therein
be fixed.
is
the wo u ld
bottom c ra c k ),
of
which
E arth,
mu s t b e matter
connexed with
good luting;
and the
ascending
when it of rron
adheres or stone
to
the
sides
of
down to
repeated A rgent
matter
I , I a g n e s ia a n d T u t ia r a r e chapters aforegoing.
be fixedr
proper
vr .
Fornace o r of
A t h a n o r.
rt
mu s t b e ma d e a f t e r it must be set to of
the a be the
nanner
Fornace of
and in with in
ashes.
firmly the
may be about to in f ix : f ix in g
co r d in g a g r e a ter
which is
B e c a u s e in a n o t h e r.
f ix in g
require d
VII.
By this to
Fornace,
way the
Ancient which
attained
the work of
Magistery; known,
Philosophizing
from what we have more than And by those especially you the inand
searchers Athanor,
further
anything
more fit
c4nt+
37-
n e a r r y; to leave
but
in
a rg e n t of
v iv e : the
we s ee n o t they have,
their nature
by reason
which
and which
has bestowed
upon them in
Work of
their
Mixture.
vr.
But
in
all that
other the
things same is
having separated
humidityr in
fou
rraf find
by ex-
and after
separation
humidity: taking
a f o re s a id , the Work of
so;
vre cannot
ceration.
VfI.
by to
them
is
thusz
you
rnust
sub1ime with
them their
the
theg
be effected thing.
creansing
every
corrupting
VIII.
A nd it
seems better
t o me t h a t c e ra t io n ,
these f it
s h o u ld
b e f irs t in
fi x e d this
by og 7 of Art
Tartar,
a n d n e c e s s a ry
be made with
rX-
Our
thus
made: half
Take
ovi
with be
ana, disttTT it
vetg
Alkoli, the of
before.
And the
more
you the
reiterate aforesaid
, conjogn a white
rncinerative
x. ot
ocL
is
thus adjogn
Take
ogt
of
yorks
of
Eggs,
which
distiT: most
distiTTation OVI.
CHAPTER
LVII
unto
evident, which of
cause of ingress i ts
rnvention the
the matter
had not of
Alteration
(by reason so as to
Privation
L iq uefaction)
be softenedr
f lo w,
II.
Wherefore
Ingress
liquid
OyIs
but
error,
PrinciOper-
Natural
I'tagistery,
Nature.
III.
For we find
not,
in soonr for
those or the
lle t a llic k
B o d ie s ,
that
Na t u re rather
has
placed on e o f fication: so o n to
easy to
be taken of with
away, but F u s io n
n e c e s s it y
t h e ir
and Mollieasie, B od i e s or
f o llo w,
deprived could
o n e o n ly be either
I g n it io n r
s o t h at
Bodies
afterwards
hammered or melted.
IV.
Therefore, Cerating.
the
operations in the
of
Naturer
w follow
her
wa y in with dure
C e ra t e s is
Ra d ix o f
f u s ib le
t h in g s , to ento
an humidity, th e heat of
above all it
humidities, is n e c e s s a ry
The re f o re humid it y .
u s a ls o
C er a te
with
the
V.
Bu t this
Cerative found
Hum id it y than in
is
in
n o t h in g v iz , in
b e t t e r, S u J p h u r,
mo re p o s s i b l y , a n d in e r s e n i c k ,
o r m or e nearly
these,
XI. of
ogr sal
of
verdigrise with
is
thus
made:
Dissotve
jn
the
sane
coagurated,, repeat
Egrgs, so shall
drstiT have
which fit
o9r
of
verdigrise,
for
ation.
xl r .
o gr of
an oyl as in the
f ro m t h e former.
G al l r
Els
xfIIm id ityr
I do not E ls in
these
oyls
a Radical p re s e rv e
Mineral
Hu-
and A rs e n ic k , it enters,
the Augmentation
the you in
is in all
it
to
melt Forn-
Merting
This
easily
melted of
is
a Fotnace is as
mueh in melted is in
among
Melters and
Metars: with
Aurichajcum caTaminatis
Fornace, as have
tinged
known
such
made a Tryal.
CHAPTER
LVIII
THAT OUR MEDICINE IS TWO-F0LD, ONE FOR THE WHITE & oNE FoR THE RED. YET THAT l||EHAVE ONE ONLY I4EDICINE FOR BOTH, HHICH IS I,IOST PERFECT
r' we Demonstrate that thing Spirits are more assinuated for that to Bodies,
in nature;
to Bodies,
than all
other
these alterations
rnvention,
true Medicines.
rr-
And as we have been exercised of imperfect Body, to Bodies, so vre find the with
in
alr
kinds,
in into
the
trans-
formation Lunar
firmutation the of
and Solar
that
Medicine Bodies
be divers muted.
according
intention
the
rrrviz.
Metars
to b e t ra n s mu t e d in Perfection,
a re o f
a t wo -f o rd
k ind ,
again
manifold, others
enduring be
as Saturn
perfective
must also
ne ce ssarily
rv. in
yet not
they
differ the
Fusibre,
other
therefore another:
perfected indeed
with is
totally
- 141-
not:
whiteness;
the latter of a
V.
Also
the
soft
B odies,
S a t u rn
s e e in g Me d ic in e : and they
they the
le s s first
d iffe r , of
do necessarily indeed
a ls o latter
them is
Unclean,
rendered fore
Solar
Bodies;
changeing i nto
a White
a Citrine
S o1ar B ody .
VI.
Since
then
in
every
of
the
Imperfect
Bodies
is
found
a al l
tw o- fold Bod ie s,
Ftatter, will
S olar
and L u n a r;
t h e Me d ic in e s
p e rf e c t in g
be in
number E ig h t .
VII. Body; is
So also therefore
Argent of
Vive
is
into or the
a Lunar perfecting
the
a two-fold
Medicines of every
alteration
imperfect
be in
number Ten.
VIIf. search of
However,
with
constant
and continued
Labor, to
exclude
these
and with
long
search, the
Experience,
by which
Body hardned;
fugitive
fixed,
and
the
Soul illustrated
with
S p le n d o r
o r B rig h t n e s s
in e f f a b le ,
and
beyond Nature.
rx.
it
is these of
here
expedient, with
that their
parand then
Medicines
experiences series of
their
probations. f itted
We will to to arl
the then
the
to Argent
vive,
perfecting need.
Bodies
x.
And least
be carped of the A rt ,
at
by the
Envious, of a lr
we h e re
f irs t
imperfect
Bodies, (in
assigning
C au se s of
t h e re o f , the
b y wh ic h of
O u r a rt if ic e ) in every
Medicine
perfection, be perfected
Whiteness these
and to
by the
sames
a Narration
the lledicines s a t u rn , J u p it e r,
before Ma rs , 14.
13,
Ch a p . 4 5 . of the lg
48. s e c t . 44. s e c t . 6.
M e d icin es, ad 23 .
see chap.
45. sect.
Chap.
46. S ect.
Ch a p . 4 8 .
33. etc.
xr left
t t is in
e v id e n t , every of
that those
IrtS
pa rt
d e c la re d :
a n d s in c e a re o f
it
Imp e rf e c t io n ,
a t wo -f o ld
ds Saturn
and Jupiter;
rgnition; of
Nature in
according divers
diversity
Essences to
the
Nature,
Preparations, to them.
according
their
must be ad.ministred
XIf. Lead,
of
of
o n e k in d , is
vLz.
Saturn; innate
which
Jupiter;
which
their their
nature, hidden
which
For S aturn
is
cloud y , totally
liv id , mu t e :
p o n d e ro u s , B u t J u p it e r sounding,
b la c k , is
wit h o u t a
wh it e ,
Differences Chapters
we have already
aforegoing.
XIV. lessr
Causes of the
according
Preparationst of Bodiesi of
coagulable. Superfluity
preparation
inward
Parts,
but
or outward.
-L 4 4 -
CHA PTER
LIX
I.
Unless
every
thing
superfluous from
be taken
by super-
Medicine fluous
imperfect unclean
Every
be purified, the
Fusion of
they the
Commistion
after formed
projection this
perfection.
ff. alter
Also, into
if
the
l4edicin e
do not
a n d a lt e r
and
a White is)
or Citrine
Color
inducing
a splendent
Bodies utmost.
diminished
from perfection
are not
perfected
III.
So also,
if
it
abide s
not
Lunar or it
S o la r not
F u s io n , in the
it
is
not
perfection;
because
abides
Tryal;
altogether
separated,
from the
Commixtion; of which we
which sh a ll
Cineritium,
IV.
If
likewise
the
Medicine the
be not of
perpetuated Tincture,
with
a firm is not
alteration, permanent
so that but
and Finity
vanished
upon probation.
-1 4 5 -
V. tr u e
If
it
attains
not of
to
t h e we ig h t
of it
P e rf e c t io n , is not f irmly is
(h a v in g
the a
ponderosity
this
S e e in g t h e re f o re there is a necessity in P ro je c t io n .
d if f e re n c e s our Medicine it is
per-
should
these
Differences this to
A ls o
e v id e n t
That
Medicine
Affinity to
Bodies, their
readily
them in
profundity: nothing
searching
which to
can do all
a c c o rd in g the
o u r Dire c t io n s , Perfection.
t'tedicine
made to
highest
2.
T he
P re p a ra ti o n s d i ffe re n t
of
the
Medi ci ne,
that
jt
mag
gi ve
the
af or es aid
VI.
Now since
it
wit h o u t
the to
a lt e ra t io n b e p re p a re d , v|z.
of
it s it
Na tur e ,
therefore
n e c e s s a rily of it
profundity that
Bodies,
That
Body alterable,
ever.
VII. with
cannot
be done,
without
it
be very
much subtilized in
sublimationsr a f o re g o in g : unless it
S ect. cannot
be permanent, its
be fixed,
unless to A rt,
mo s t s p le n d id with a f it f ire .
substance
b e e x t ra c t e d
according
-1 4 5 -
VIII. Ca u ti on
Medic in e its
h a v e p e rf e c t that it
F u s io n , ma y s o f t e n
u n le s s
g rea t
fix a t io n , And it
h a rd B o di e s ,
can only
do that, to
humidity Fusion
preserved,
proportionate
desired.
IX.
Whence it
is
evident,
that
it
should
and purely
respect in
removing
compleat
and p e rf e c t
X.
If
by this in the
soften
Bodies
hard
Fusio n r
P re p a ra t io n , Conservative
a g e n t le of
b e a d h ibited: Pe r fective of
Humidity,
XI. w i th the
also
many o t h e r
Co n s id e ra t io n s T h is of Ca u s e o f
of
t h e We ig h t , we ig h t , in is , their
g re a t
Bodies,
and uniformity
Essence: nothing en cr e a se
By which
the
that the
And the
P e rf e c t io n
t h e re o f .
3.
T he
Si x
P ro p e ttj e s
of
thi ngs
from
w hi ch
the
Medi ci ne
js
ex t r ac t ed .
-L 4 7 -
XII.
First,
an Earth its
and
incombustible, Humidity,
own Proper
and apt
fixing.
Secondly, conjoyned
and fiery if
Humidityr
so uniso is
residue:
abides
termination
without with
Evaporation,
inseparable
from the
a compleat
permanency.
XIV. th a t
Thirdly, b y help it of
of
their in Earth a ll
Natural
Humidity of with
is it s
such,
own O le a g in it y the
d if f e re n c e s it,
annexed to
Union, of
inseparable it
Conjunction,
degree
Pr e p a r ation,
gives
a g o o d F u s io n .
XV. of
Property, c le a n s e d with
is
of
so great
purity
f ro m a ll which it
Co mb u s t ib le is conjoyned
matter, through
parts, S ect.
preserves
H er m e s. Chap. L2.
5 . a f o re g o in g .
XVf.
It
in
it
self
so clear
splendid, fixed,
stable
that
prevail Sharp,
Adustive, same.
Bodies,
,T8
XVIr .
S ixthly' is
in c e ra t e d a n d T e n u it y it re ma in s
wit h of in
it s
f in a t
Ma t t e r,
end of like
De c o c t io n , and is the of
p ro je c t io n to
water, of
profound
penetration,
be Transmuted,
so ever
thereto f o rc e of its
an inseparable s t ro n g e s t F ire ;
against hour,
a n d in
by virtue
own Spirituality,
reducing
Bo d ie s
to V olatility.
4.
The Seven
Properties
of
the
Medicine
it
self.
XVIIf. Fu sti on ,
First,
Oleaginity, of
G iv in g
in
P ro je c t io n For the
Un iv e rs a l f irs t t h in g after of
t h e Ma t t e r; is is the
Pr oje ction
Tincture , wh ic h
s u d d e n a n d d u e Dif f u s io n a n d re n d e re d
serf,
p e rf e c t e d
V is c o us ,
Oleaginity.
XfX.
Tenuity very
o f Ma t t e r, thin in of the it s
or
the
S p irit u a l lik e
s u b s t a n ce penefor that
th e r e o f, trating
F u s io n ,
Wa t e r,
Profundity Fusion,
the Body to rn g re s s io n
be Transmuted, t h e re o f is
in u n e d iatery
after
necessary.
xx. ture,
A ffinity, Body to
b e t we e n t h e giving because
E rix ir in
or Tinc-
adherency
obviation Ingress of
immediately
after
Adherency
convenient
and necessary.
XXI.
Radical P arts
H u mid it y ,
F ie ry ,
Co n g e a lin g ,
a n d Co n-
retain e d , union
wit h of all
a d h e re n c e , its said
Adherency, is
by a Radical
numidity
XXII. in the
P urity not it is
g iv in g
a ma n if e s t of
S p len d o r the
purified
parts,
actual not
up or wherefore
extraneous is
Superfluities
consolidated:
necessary.
XXIII.
S ixthly,
A fixing giving
E a rt h ,
t e mp e ra t e ,
t h in ,
s u b t il, in the
f ix e d , solu-
permanency of to it;
Fixation,
against
strongest
Pu r ifi cation,
fixation
nec e s s a rily
XXIV.
Seventhly, Color
Tincture White t o t of
White
or
in t e n s ly the Bodies
fixation
Tincture the
or Color to
Body; true
Matter
be transmuted
absolut e ly
n e c e s s a ry .
150
CHAPTER
LX
I.
Su b tilty
of of
the
matter
is
re q u ire d r of the to
d s we ll Medicine;
in
the
Bodiesr
Els in
greater the
Bodies they
be transmuted to by of
perfection
we shall is three
differences three
ltledicines,
orders.
rr.
A irledicine which
of
the
first
is
every
preparation Bodies,
of impresses Compleat-
Minerals,
projected
imperfect not
upon them an Alteration, ment; with yet the the total altered
but Body is of
induces thereby
a sufficient
evanishing
the Medicine,
III.
Of this
kind receives
is
every not
Sublimation
of llars is
or
Fixation: of sol in
and of
every
of
the
color like
Venus commixed,
and the
set
Cementation.
IV. ing it
This self
Order
changes with or
not
by Exharation Chap.
the se L9 ,
described, 22,
44. S e c t .
Ch a p . 4 5 . 8,
Sect.
20 , 2L,
46. Sect. is
9 . a f o re g o in g. work.
order
carled
lesser
2.
Of
l tl e d i c i n e s
of
th e
s econd
Order.
v.
A Medicine being
of
the
r carl diminished of
every
preparation,
projected
them to other
degrees
perfection, the
Corruptionr is fugitive
irS is is
Calcination
bY which
burnt
VI. ally
And of yellow,
this or of
Order
are
Tinging Venus,
Luna perpetuother
perpetually Corruption
leaving
diffe r e n ces
VII. but of
of
Bodies
to
be cleansed w will
is
one; first
Vive
sErmeArgent B od y .
coagulable
and Lunisick
of
the
is
that
which difference
Bodies, there
one only
seeing
Corruption
imperfect Argent
Bodiesr Vive
fugitive
(by both
Corruption therefore
Terrestreity:
of or
this
other
Imperfection.
-1 s2-
Ix. is
Since innate
then to
in
is
which ahray
them in of this
and which t le d ic in e ,
re third
from Order.
the mixtion,
must be a Medicine
and Greater
An d because we find the S u p e rf lu it ie s o f t h in g s V o la t ile , to . be removed, by way of Calcination; and the Earthiness, not innate, X. abolished of by repeated of Reductions; of this therefore there was a necessity which might the soft
inventing palliate
indeed Bodies,
soften
according but
perfection
and not or
perfectl y B o d ie s .
c o n s t it u t e
a t ru e
L u n is ic k r
imperfect
XI.
Si nce
then of
it
is
that
in
B o d ie s
o n ly
Soft
the
hastiness of this
be taken impurity
!{orki
principles essa r y,
Invention mig h t to
this
I n s p is s a t e
Inspissating, th e ir Melting.
harden
a sufficiency
Ignition
XII.
S o also
in
hard
B od ie s ,
a t t e n u a t in g
t h e ir
S p is s it u d e ,
to
a sufficient of
Velocity, Ignition; of
Bodies into
either
kind,
transmuting
one into
-1 5 3 -
xr r r ' order,
This only
Medicine
is
d if f e re n c e d of
f ro m a Me d ic in e
of
the
third
a lesser the T e n u it y
hrith hard
of
o f wh ic h 2I. in
a re t h o s e 44. Sect.
chap. 20,
a n d Ch a p .
aforegoing,
which
a me a n o r mid d re
o rd e r.
3.
Of
Medicines
of
th e
t hi ri l
Otder.
xr v.
This
is
every takes
wh ic h wh e n it
is
corruption of of of
and perfects B u t t h is
differences
p e rf e c t io n . it, the
by reason
we are not s e c o n d o rd e r.
obliged
ten Medicin e s
xvLunar,
of
this yt
order but
there
is
a t wo f o rd
Me d ic in e ,
vLz.
s o ra r
and
and which
have but
one way in we
operating; ha ve r ead;
by our Ancestors, On e o n ly Me d ic in e .
whose writings
xvr-
However there
is
an addition of fixed
of
a citrine which
color,
substance
Sulphur
one for
and S o la r bu t the
la t t e r
c o n t a in i n g
C olor
other
xvr r work;
This
is
called
the
t h ird
o rd e rr care,
of
t h e c re a t e r is
and that in to
because greater
thereof, any of
for for
and longer
time
compleat
highest
xvIII.
Therefore the
of the
this
Order
is
not but
diverse only in to
in
second order,
Degrees, degree
a n d e x a lt e d in
much higher
and Fixity,
and preparation
thereof,
continued
course
xIX.
All
which of
degrees
in
their
proper
place
with with by
speech,
preparation
as also
which
is
Lunar
needs one way of perfect sulphur Sect. 43, preparation Tinging 11, L2, it: 13.
preparation: of of its
but
another,
Administration
which
ab u n d a n tly 11, 13 .
S poken Chap.46. S ec t .
Ch a p . 4 7 .
4 4 . a f o re g o in g .
r55
LXI
a lledicine here
will
and pernot
declare
Medicine a Body.
II.
of not,
that
wh ic h
E n t e rs ,
and by disSolu-
be conjoyned
III.
Yet this
is
complea t e d same, in to
b y S u b lu t io n : things not
a n d F u s io n
is
a ls o,
by the
otherwise and to
Fusible: transmute.
have Ingress,
IV. of
This the
is
the of
which
nature
better
better by theee be
and cleansed.
V.
Or, We give of of
Ingress
to
these
which
are not
suffered
to
enter
b y r ea son Repetition
their the of
o r T h ic k n e s s , of Spirits V iv e of not
wit h
a ma n if o ld upon
Inflamable f ix e d i
a n d A rg e n t Solution
not
o r wit h Ingress.
Reiteration
that
which
has not
q6-
vr. viz'
yet this
is a good caution
concerning
theings
rmpermixabre,
which you would have to be and the things likewise Dissolved, and to arter.
vrr'
Nevertheress
solution or that
partsr
some; with
but of
must be im_
vrrr.
For by this
means it
this
or that, any
but this
happen into
then must needs have rngress by these waysi by the benefit whereof, it depends on the nature of that, to have rngress (as we eaid before) and to Transmute with the Commixtion found out.
rx'
Every thing
is compreated our said number of Ten lrredicines, with a sufficient production of them, (in order to the Great lfork it self . )
x'
By this
precedent Discourse,
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LXII
is
only out
in
the
Tryal
Therefore of these
searching perfect
Bodies
which or
Bodies of th is
endure
abide
Magistery.
If.
sufficiently of their
the
Secret That
of
these
Profundity of
viz.
their
P rinciple purest
b e in g ,
q u a n t it y first
of
Vive,
and the
substance t ill
bu t
afterwards
Inspiss a t e ,
a d mit
Ign iti on .
III.
Therefore
whatsoever the
Bodies abide
have
more of
Earthiness,
less
Examen; but
Earthiness,
do more endure
IV. ti l ty
by reason a n d Un it in g
of
the
SubSo
P arts, that
t h e m:
likewise, of greater
Bodies
Tenuity t ot are in
on the
contrary, must
Spissitude, be wholly
which
Perfection,
necessarily
separated
from the
Cormixtion.
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v.
For being
not
of
the
sErmeFusion, Bodies
they
are
for of
that
cause
which
partake
Argent
separated
Commixtion.
vI.
r T is
then, a small
that
s e e in g of
S a t u rn Argent
is
of
mu c h E a rt h in e s s , and of opposite an to a of is
quantity
vive,
Liquefaction, of
which a ll in
are mostry B o d ie s ,
b y t h e A rt if ic e yea it
endures
the
comnixtion,
and vanishes
most speedily.
VII.
of it
a ll is is , the
B o d ie s , for the
it
reason of
sooner Bodies
every
vr r r . fect
of
t h is , for
t h e g re a t e r the strong
q u a n t it y
of
t h e pe r -
preserved of it the is
combustion,
or mighty by the
devouring tr yal of
force Lead,
Fire
of
the
less
b u rn t ,
a n d mo re e a s ily
IX.
the
substance of
of
Jupiter,
consists of
Argent whereby
a lesser
quantity
purity, in
and of
therefore because it
more adheres
the
thereof.
qg-
x.
And for
this
quantity
of
the
perfect
Body is
b e c a u s e it s is separated of
Body,
therefore than
from the th e
Commixtion, of its
Saturn,
by reason
Ig nition
fusible
XI.
But because
it
contains
less
of
Argent
Vive,
Earthiness, easily
Substance, than
therefore Jupiter,
separated in
Mixtion
because Jupiter
more adheres
profundity
than Venus.
XII. is
Fusion,
is
not
permixed, it
which is per-
want of
Humidity: Fire;
vehemency of its
because Humidity
Humidity Luna, it is
thereto
p a rt s .
XIII.
Thor yt it
it
a n d lit t le Artifice
A rg e n t
Vive,
A rtific e
t h e Cin L rit iu m)
true
rectification
Body,
Lf you understand
fectly
XIV.
There
are
two Bodies of
perfect, their
abiding
this
to wit, results
by reason
good lrlixtion,
and the
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xv.
this
Tryal
is
thus,
Take
sifted ot
Ashes
or
AninaTs with
CaTcined,
,latet, and in
hands;
round the
flatish of to
make a tound
and smooth of
holTownessl beaten
bottom Lag
a sma-l7 quantitg
Glass
which
Put trg
gouE ot
Metal
into put
the Coals
Hollowness of Fire
ptove, upon
upon the of
BeTTows in
the cast
tiLl part
Metar Lead,
being
flux, sttong
bTow with
fTame of
Ignition.
WhiTst
Vou see
it
with the
a sttong Lead,
jt
js
pure; js
be Exbaled: not, jt is
Vet
blow
as before, the or
untiL in and of
tepeat be stjlT
casting quiet,
bTowing and
gou see
cLean
cTeat
jts
Supetfices.
XVIII. water if
?hjs upon
take fot
avag
the
Coals, find r it
scatter
the
Fjre, proved:
and
put
throughlg in
while be
G-lass, because
the that
wi77
awag the
Inpuritjes,
them.
orr
Borax, ot a
Alum: This Examen of tlre cinerrf,iun manner be made ln a crucible be btowed, of, Earth,
about lt that
also
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CHA P TE R
LX I I I
b u rn e d b y t h e q u a n t it y le s s : than of
a gre a t e r le s s ,
(b u rn in g ) s o rrh a s it
which
contain of
T h e re f o re
s e e in g
quantity
sulphur, of all
other Bodies)
t'tetarlick burnt
Bodies, by the
the midst
Mineral
force
II.
A nd seeing of than
next the it
to
SoI, four
of yet
quantity Sulphur of
other
strong
a violent
t ime ,
things
burning c o n s is t s Luna,
by a like of
becau s e it than
mo re S u lp h u r
s t iI l, the
greater force
Earthiness of Fire.
bear
III. greater is
Jupiter
also
less
than
b e c a u s e it either but of
p a rt a k e s them; yet
of it
Sulphureity, burnt
less
by violence
Venus,
more than
SoI,
or Lu n a.
IV.
Saturn
in
its
Commixtion than
by nature, of
holds
more of
Earthi-
either
these
before
named; and
-153-
therefore
is more burnt,
by rnframation inflamed,
or viorence
of F,ire, and
than all
more nearly
conjoyned,
than Jupiter.
v.
Mars is
not
burnt of
by it
self
but it
for
when it
is by
Bodies its
Hunidity,
being with
conjoyned it is
neither or
nor burned,
which
joyned
united,
be neither
Inflamable
nor Combustible.
vI.
But
if
Combustible to
it,
it
happens burnt
(according
Seeing the
therefore,
that
made of is mani-
necessary
cause of things
Invention be burned.
Combustible
might
there is
is
but
one only
prepared
according abide
Cement.
But which
more, more,
their
Causes.
Luna abides
less,
than Jupiter,
The way of of
by Cement of which
is
thus. ate
you
must
com-
Inflamable
kind 5a-l
penetrating Alumr ot
things, Plumous
Armoniack, quantitg
smalT
t6'l
w i th A7 7 and
Humane which
U ri n e , a te upon wag
and
othet a
Ti ke P aste, of that
acute, w i th B odg
and the
m a de th in of
i nto pTates
s p re a d bg th j s
w hi ch
ex am i n e
P robati on.
IX.
T he n
th e in
said an th e
p l a te s
must V esse.l , ;
be
upon as not
Grate to
of
E a tth e n povet th e fo r
but
th a t
of
the must
Fi re be of R ed
have in
ftee
equaT sttong
?hus Tessef p l a te s
whole th e
s pace kept
C auti on
'
mag be
hox,
not
x.
all
After
the
third if the
day,
you t{i}t
find
the
Plates if
cleansed not,
from
i mpurity,
B od y o f and burnt
t h e m wa s p e rf e c t t in the Calcination.
they will
be wholly
corrupted
XI.
of
Dle t a l t o
Ca lc in a t io n , in
wit h o u t like
Composition
manner,
Examen they
are purified
by the heIP of
than
Examined by the
Cement.
that
the
nature of
of
Luna differs it re s t s of
not
therefore
n e c e s s it y is of the
wit h
Bodies
one from
another reason
that of
be caused by substances.
Diversity
Composition
their
tb5
XIII.
For
from thence or
re s u lt s
the
of
F u s io n , the
Rarity, of
indeed
for
by reason corrupted
the
Composition of the
substance in
by the of
substance them,
Extra-
as much as a mixtion
cannot
be made through
parts.
XIV.
Therefore
in
tiey total
be their
imperfect
discerned' the
by Ingenuity Ignition,
preparation
be of
same Fusion,
and Solidity.
I 6L
CHA P T E R
THE EXAI'IEN BY IGNITION.
I. Since Bodies are of greatest to receive design is
L XIV
found if
we say, of
our there
them,
a necessity
to bring
Fusion.
II.
And before
perfect
Bodies of
be Fusedr
a pleasing
comes to
the whiteness
by the
Eye can in
no wise
be discerned.
r Tis
evident with
then,
that
I g n it io n
of
t h e m is
Fusion, the
prepared they
Dlelted, fecti on .
before
red hot
Fire,
not
IV.
And if of
they Fire, if in it
hot is
with not
indeed found
happen in
Bodies,
for
Mars.
V. tion
Bodies nor
do not
easily Bodies
in the
preparawhich
Fusible perfect
F'usion,
we find
to be in
Bodies
according
to Nature.
vr.
rf
B o d i e s p re p a re d , celestine
in their their
r gnition, preparation
a preasing
coror,
vrr-
And if
any part
of the weight,
color,
Beauty,
rgnition
and or
be found diminished,
of the Preparation,
thereand
chance to hit
way through
goodnegs.
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CHA PTER
LXV
every not
Ignition, white; of
Ignition Ignition
altogether paleness t ot
and with
Fire, not
suddenly
flowes
Ignition.
II. Fire,
with
the
very
small
force
of
a weak the
Ignitionr
or with
a pallid
Ignitioni body.
body thus
prepared,
an imperfect
A nd if and its
F u s io n ,
b e not
suffered who1ly
presently into
to
be presently looseth
turned it s to
blackit be-
thereof,
rg n it io n , p e rf e c t io n ,
b e f o re of
not
wh a t k i n d o n e of the
softness,
a n d is
imperfect
IV. great
If
the
Ignition
of
Fusion Fire,
Labor,
brightness a perfect
altogether
white
body,
but
a body of
hardness
V.
If
also
after
Fusion hardned,
thereof, that it
ir
be presently
thereof fection,
yet but
renaining,
it
is the
not
a body of of the
Lunar
or
Solar of
perMars.
comes under
nature
differences
vr.
then,
it
is evident,
that
in bodies of and a
rgnition
l{elting
Rays.
VfI.
of
these bodiee,
is
an Ignition third of
of hard
soft
BodieE;
the proved
second of
the
bodiesr
Ele is
VIII. to
If
find
out
the
all
these the
lgnitions,
compleat
Fusible the
bodiesr
learn
Compleat
perfection of it all
of
difference
out,
otherwise
not.
170
CHAPTER
L X VI
things at all
or nothing FIos.
II.
not: the
yet
SoI or
Luna not
pure, to
being
said
acute
things
we find FIos:
and to SoI is
yield
a mo s t d e le c t a b le than that
Ce le s t in e of Luna.
of which'
more delightful
III.
We then
(from
seeing Color
this) in of
imitating
Nature, which
do in manner Color is
a Celestine by the
prepared Argent
bodies,
goodness
Viver
ES we have formerly
IV. of
Whatever acute
prepared do not to
bodies
then,
being
put
over
the
Vapors they
things, yet
a pleasant Perfection
Celestine of their
Color,
are not
brought
Preparation.
v.
There in with
are their
in
the
Examen of
Saline
things, Color
flower mixt
a dull is
Red, or dull
Citrine
Greenness:
I'lars.
with this
a dull kind is is
mixt
with found
Celesa dull of
Some are
and of kind is
this
kind
Jupiter.
VII. Ieastr
Hence it
is evident
that
o r n o th i n g a t a l l ;
and if
any Flos,
Bodies,
most slowly
whence by the
ure find
approxinate
to perfection.
VIII.
And by this
Tryal
or probation,
it
here declared.
CHA PTER
L X VII
Lunar is
Color, Color,
Citrine'
a Foreign of
Body is
transmuted
the
a perfect
Body.
II. of
And if Sa lts
in
repeating
its
Ignition k in d in
and Extinction of it s p re p a ra t io n , S u p e rs ic e s ;
in it
or A lums, of A ffinity of
by wh a t s o e v e r to in
O r,
it
with a
Ignition or
by force
Hammer breaks
peices,
the Work is
perfect.
III.
Or,
if
it
with
Cem e n t a t io n or things
of of
of
S a l a rmon i a c k ,
Lunar or Scoria, it
totally that
Colorr in
is
evident,
we farther in these
give
general
Rule, the
present if
as in
Examens following; or
altered color
from those
l'13
of no goodr oE profit,
V.
other
ways of Exaninationr
ds
7 aforegoing, Crich should here they are treated off in the Chapviz. The 5,
under their
Titles,
of burning
and Reduction,
in Chap. 5; in and
32. The Examen by the easie susception 38. where the matter you.
is explained
CHA P T E R
L X VIII
order that
only of
compleating the
and in
contract
dispersed
one Sum, in
heads.
If.
that
the
Sum of is
the
and of that
the Stone, s ho u l d
no other, in
the
(d e c la re d
Ch a p t e rs ) that for
Labour be repeated
Sublimait
the
first
by this
be cleansed
from corrupting
Impurity.
III. the of
And the
perfection until it
of
Sublimation,
is to
the the
of
can be brought
and lastly
be ma d e v o la t ile .
fV. until of
This it
being
done,
by the
F ix a t io n , highest
it
mu s t b e f ix ed , or Force of
Violence the
Fire:
measure of
second degree
preparation.
v.
The stone is
likewise
degree, which
consists
in the Ultimate
of the preparation,
which is this:
VI.
T he fixed
d is s o lv e , again Solisick
and the
dissolved u n t il wit h it
again
Vo1ati1e
make f ix e d , o r L u n is ic k
change into
a ll
the
perfection.
reiteration the in
of
the
of
this
third
t"lultiplication goodness
and purity
highest
in ki nd.
VIII. the
diversity
then
of in of
the it s
Operations d e g re e s , goodness of
reiterated re s u rt s the
upon
or Tin c t u re ,
variety
the
the Alteration, to
for
Transmutation
according
IX.
So that
among the
lledicines,
into
a true Body
Lunisick of the
Body of perfection
perfection, of the
solisick
Solar
X.
And of
these
Medicines, is,
some transmute
an hundred-fold fold,
as
much as their
own weight
some three
hundred that
fold,
fold,
and some to
in f in it y r
so is
from
hence
t h e ma g is t e r y
brought
up to
perfection
xr. that of
Now that
the
Envious treated
us,
a continued chapters:
divers it
was done,
evir
usurp
unworthily: we indeed
praces,
where yet in
under
an Aenigrma, but
a clear
and plain
Disco urse.
xr r . they
ret they
not
the
Do c t rin e
d e s p a ir,
for
if
attain
such a way of B re s s e d ,
submissive
t h e Mo s t Hig h ,
God, writing
same as it Grace of
or was infused,
by the
his
to whom he pleases,
and withholds
from the
and Unworthy.
G E B E R, s works.
F I
N I
S.