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T RANS L A TE DB Y :
PHILOSOPHORUM COELUM
or
FAITHFULL DIRECTIONS
How to Obtaln the
HERMETICAL TREASURE
in Yia me r c u r i i m e ta l l o r u m
als o
m .d .
17 87
CONTENTS
P r ef ac e O f G oT d a n d G old - - w h a t .....( ....( ..... i) 1) 7)
j ts it js
p ri n c i p l e s ...
Digestion of the aee .......( 7) Disestion continued to a reddf :::::::........( 7) Signs and phenomena ... ( 8) ( 8) Use of the red pouder -..... Precess wag in a particular 9) .....( Augmentation of the Sophic .. (10) f:\ Second augmentation ..Y. ...(71) fts use for support.... .-...(12) Work Process for .. (74) the Great To e jaborate the White and Red l'tedicine, via ... (15) universaLi procedure Further .....(171 ETixir MuLtiplication of the white ... (18) Process to make the Red with lD the white Iledicine .....T. ... (7g) with .... - (20) Of Projection the Red Stone
M uit ipT ic at io n ... (27)
s t e ll. a t u s . i. . .
ied
. . . (2 1 ) . (2 2 ) . . . . . (2 3 )
....(24)
wrth) witYpurif
runnins
....(221 DisrjTTation * the tl (28) .... icatiBn of the E rectif Ultimate for the Purification of common runni"qt U ...1.. .-.(30) foregoing operation GoTd out of the e process t}e Sophic to obtain ( 5t ) w ag wag . (37) compendious o m PenctTous S Sophic! oph t-c C , bg b g a c ?6r|"r ?@ (3 2 ) Du Duptex....(32) p 7 e x . . . from f ro m . et O r he so p h ic ex d ophic U U "q^ I -, .:::1.I..:1... ..... (33) virtue or thjg'*r{"rug9
....:-
.( 2s)
Pr o c e ,! s so
;5 : li9*, ?t g": : : : : : : : : :5 t9 I3
'. ""'n"
':::::::::::::: '.""ur"
procedure with t\"' a" obtain Further ]O,i'. ,^^, " potabl-e . . ( 38 ) and nedicinali true v .....(39 fts Use f or metals... . (39 tfris @ A particuTar l-abour with (40 ..... with How to proceed the EEa process ......(41 with the same universaL
The mens tru ufi m or fr vhere in we d is s o lv e vo7 Tatilizd the n fts dis tillat tion ...Y Pur ther pr oce edure vith the \ lf Our Cir cul.atu um ot A l,ftahes t . -. : To prep are th he sarne menst ru u m b g a d if f e re n t pr ocess
(4s)
(48)
Use of Use of
T
I --r1fl
at
d",
oF rRoN oa
p tT ma e and s ubti -l i sed S coti ae
( 4e) ( s0 ) ( s0 )
-J'-
.Py,i tn'f
14edic ine
( s5) ( 5a1
(57)
( se )
1s0)
(61) (62 ) (53) 1a3) (65) (66)
Ti nctures
( s8) ( s8)
e1p on t ' Of
*
Me d i c i n aT
^ r'o "to"r't"
"fE "fE
Va T e n ti ni expTai ned b9 the
Lapis
( 5e)
digestion
OF ME R C URYY
T he
--, #
m ak in q
o t- oat
of
-3 -F
' ....
Cor ro s i v e
s of
(74)
1t
f'r <l
Jt
t71lr t
/111t,
l, t uT t ipli F ur t her
q u a n ti tg in c a ti o n n u L ti p T i c a ti o n
. . (7I ) . (79 )
OF V IT R IOL( E\
Spirit and oit of (EL To make the ,Stone oit
S epar at ion of th e
of
Hungarirrr@\,
in vi a humj da.
p ri n c i p T e s
)-7
Composition Remarks on
( 85) ( g6)
fr om+X ,
and t he
so-l u tion
of
C i rc u fa tu m
O i OF COMMON SALT
Ei n u s of
Buttet}-r ,E
f)
:r_proceeding
6 ,
......(
...(
s0)
92)
parace-l .sus...
( e s)
Reas oning E x per im ent of th e Au th o r upon silver
( t0s) ( 1os)
M uLt ipT ic at i o n
i n tro d uced parts in di fferent of patenthesj s ti o n betw een : :/ thus / T heg . are no part of the ori gi naL to h a ve been w ri tten bg C ramer.
lLi.
GOELUT PHILOSOPHORUilI
that is A faithfriL hstruction fo.uded cr practie and qrfirared bry Eperience tsr rpt crly by t}re Via lGreurii ttbtallonn in the dry ard hunid Way tJre hernetical lteasure rnay b fiifly &tained, h'tt also tst to elaboratc particrrlar tinging !ibdicines frcrn al,I the Serrcn netals and Variorrs mirerals; with poerfi:l and Safe !tsdj.eines to lpal Diseases othelxf,ise incr:rable;
rn ldmi r r r o f Fr n d l m o n tr l CHEM IC A L S C IE N C E
/ : S. C . : l
1739 0RES0EX&tElPZlS
Tra nslated
octaYo
If thou art a Lover of the more sublime part of Chymistery learn and do something practically
and intendst to
useful, as the author is not envious, but will be glad il some good is done through his good meaning. The author has on an Emerald gadina Hermetis Foundation /: alluding to the Tabula Smarheaven. art, which
:/ laid by Hermes,
The author does not intend to perplex the lovers of this difficult is nevertheless
easy enough to those that know it, but he proposes to give light. Signs, Tirnes, Years
The Lights on the Heavens give and Cause us Light, and days. It is Similar to our philosophic whilst '
Heaven is Overgrown
with Thorns,
and those
that travel this way are conducted in a wonderful manner. lead into it innocently, sometimes through lgnorance,
by Some accident, by
by natural Faith and Confidence, by Great Exby Experience and Sometimes by Imposture and
It is however certain that no man will ever attain a happy End in this dangerous Science except he is possessed of an Innocent Heart and unblamable Character. It happens very seldom to meet with an Adept, who communicate, Knowledge, or even make himseU Known to us. Labour and Patience are the most useful companions on this should be willing to
Road, whosoever does not possess them aII three will never obtain what he seeks. It is Strange that there are men, who otherwise do not want for Good Sense, who should philosophize Lovers into fatal Errors, either against this art or in favor of it, to mislead honest whilst they know as much when they write against it, they write of things
as they do when they favour it. Some are very mysterious, which they Know nothing of themselves.
Searchers into a Labyrinth of Errors. The Matter of their Stone is a heavenly matter, has no narne, is every where, but Known by none, but the Adeptsl This can only be allowed in part, as the first subject we take in hand must be visible and tangible absolutely. Who Soever has studied the genuine writings of the Philosophers, will easily comprehend, that without a visible and tangible Subject and much pains Labour and patience, nothing of any moment was ever done in this art; understand the preparatory labour of Botlies; as this art does not busy itseU with Soft Eggs, but with hard metals and ores, to Subtilise and exalt them, gh:!g.hrequires Knowledge, Labour and patience and some E:mences. by the Blessing of God to instruct Serious This Treatise Lovers of this art, the Simplicity has been written,
of Nature,!
1l
oFGoLD Q nnnITsPRTNcIPLES
Ba s i l i u s V a l e n ti n u s, P ar acelsus, lr lonte Sneider and other s v!z: m etallic e , m etal-
h a v e de mo n stra te d 3 p ri nciples,
tis
andmerartic
of Y , v!z:
demonstrate /: e :
3 Kin ds
th e V it rif ia b le
f u s ib le or
rd liq u if ia b le
S p e c if ic a lly
Anterior
P hilosophers
h a v e me n t io n e d
o n ly
t wo c o n s t it u e n t
p rin ci pl es
Lu lliu s,
of the l l etal s , v iz :
Trev is a n u s ,
and
T h e s e lr e r e
. o n ly , y iz z
B ernhardus
I . 1 . F la me l ,
Difference wit h if
an d Fixation
--#-
of .
te r n a l
F of
this
the t ru e s t
m atte r be st,
metals,
t o me t o b e t h e
a n d p ro v e d that
anatomy of
We must allow
I r t arc a s i t s y i e l d a
principle is Sp ecific is !
a
in
Pa n d a
T h e r e m o te st
the Universal -6\-
a Vapour
GOLDo
O is Ie a very as to pure its met a llic
$IHAT rr rs.
B o d y f u ll p e rf e c t ly T h is of L ig h t : e x t re me ly wit h-
si
out
ma t u ra t e d
a ny external
we b e lie v e ,
because the
-1 -
w h o l e S u b sta n ce o f
a n d animated, into pure (i
v1v:
v id e d Diq e s t io n that!
it
b e we l]
if ie d a n d f ix e d
can by S imp le
b e ma t u ra t e d
Therefore
l-s unrl-
In
the
, S o h io h l in t o ru n n in fixed
f ix e d
b y Na t u re , : it f o llo ws
can be f ro m le t us
must be a pure
T h e re f o re
b e Sa ti sfi e a
@.
MERCURTFTCATTON OF o
The Mercurification most natural For that of is p e rf o rme d in the e a s ie s t and
tra n s mu t e d
By these
4 degrees
of
ra t in
is
re d u c e d
to
ru n n in
o u t o f th i s for
of
by Digestion
alone, Tincture
of
be t'lade. wh ich
P ro c e s s e s p iu s
S e b a ld S c h wa r t z e r , of Saxony, in
E le c t o r
the year
His S p o u s e A n n a ; wh ic h T (, : , / S e e B a r: z/ th e Kunkel
on ^"ted v o n L o we n s t e rn ' s
-2-
cALCrNArroN OF o
is fo u n d calcined by vario u s the b e s t , in c le a n me t h o d s : a mo n g s t a ll of t h e m, f
the
following S ea e
on the the
b y p o u rin g
large
Th ese Crystals Sep a r ate p e llicule will fo u r th disso lve Pap e r . Ke ep this car e fully e the
faeces,
ev a p o ra t e an d le t
s o lu t io n Cry s t a ls ,
as before,
shoot
wh ic h
be whiter time,
Re p e a t t h is c ry s t a ls
a t h ird r
a re p e rf e c t ly in the
entirely,
and le a v e
n o I mp u rit ie s
in
a G la s s
or
G la z e d
V"
V e s s e l, it .
c o v e red
that
no Dust n o r O
h u n id it y
ma y S p o il
No w take
refined
+
by at O th e flattning S E E te with purified 4 Z of nillr
, wh ic h
h a s b e e n p u rif ie d Q u a rt : get in t o it t h in
e it h e r la min a t e d Leaves,
f ro m t h e Iet it
be beat
wh ich O ll
YV
tr o u b le
w hen it
S iE te a , order in
S u p e rf lu o u s
, re p e a t in g G la s s - -
a s c le a n
a s a lo o k in g
t h e n d ry i t
will
be-
c o m e h a rd r so th a t
own
Gr ind it
gr eat will
i n a g l a ss mor tar ,
pr eviously d .
a n d mu st b e co me a S u b til c o n v en i e n t S ma l l g l a ss w i t h p u re V g r a d u a l l y, The
ca r e fully th a t
black
in a fil1ed
A, , a n d d i s til
your A the V
u n ti l
th e running se ttl e s
with
I?
>t+w h i ch
may not
, m usr be
S wept out
a.
it
collect
a g e n tle
, S e t tn e 1 Q
,S o that the
T h e lt { e a n in g is e in t he
f ro m t h e the
because the to
w ou ld V it the po u r
behind :
b e d is s o lv e d *" 1 @,
process.
u p in V
wh ils t le t
a n d t h e Ca lx : the
c a re f u lly ; ru n f ro m it .
re ma in d e r
and le t
T h e n d ry
the subrir O
R ece iver a n d the m oisture r aise the lJ
rhe V
out, 1 the re ma in in g He a t a s will Sun. b y e v a p o ra t in g
must be poured
must be drie d in
S u c h a g e n t le not the 6
De g re e o f , or in
but
the
wit h
t h is
Q|
of
a n d wit h
3 t ime s . ; " ,
a n d wh e n f in is h e d
c a lc in e d . a n e x t e rn a l Ca lc in a t io n is the h ig h ly or neces-
This
o n ly
p re p a ra t o ry
Labour
promote s
a n d a c c e le ra t e s
S u c c e e d in g
O pe r a tions.
AI[,IJ\LGAJ',!J\TION OF YOUR O
N ow take with half an ounce o f purifie d your
one ounce of
a n ima t e d
e q u a l g ri n d i n g
i n a h ra r m glass m or tar r ls you did befor e. O CaIx and 2 par ts Mer c le a n , it it wit h d ry and Iay c le a n it
, b y a lo n g
T h a t is yo u a re to ta ke 1 par t of c u r y So p h i c; F l a sh yo u r aea
in a c lean glass or China into Basoni it ; h o ld
p e rf e c t ly cover
p a p e r, s o t h at
th a t it
no dust
may get
a n d le t
g e n t ly ,
and ye t clean of
t o g e t h e r. f o rm t h is la y ma s s in t o p ills S ma ll on a g e n t le p a p e r, in
f in g e rs
pilIsr
or
the
a g re e n p e a t in the
these
place
S u n , o r o n a v e ry wit h
a warm ro o m, c o v e re d of elernentary V
c le a n
humidity pi11s
may evaporate d ry .
from
and the
beco me h a rd a n d p e rf e c t ly
preparation process
of
the
l-l Irl-
S o p h ic , is of
wh e re o n t h e h e re a f t e r:
Success it is
taught
Sophic
animated
I ra n a e u s
P h ila le t h a ,
- 5-
Espa g net,
Claveus
and Ale x :
Von Suchten;
but
t h is
is
the
r o n g wa y w i th h a s a sh o rte r
co rp o re a l w a y w i th o ut
O O
subtir ized,
whilst
r ds we have fur ly
i n o u r l " l sc: w i th o u t
pr ocess is cer ta i nl y
full
S toppers in,
so as to / zlf they
ti ght.
drawing;
grind:-n. =/
S toppers
DTG E S T I O N Ta ke now one of Eii th is, m ade into your your dige s t in g pills . If and put
G lo b e s , the
t h e re in
your than
small
G lo b e is
n o b ig g e r I|
E E E or pills fill
mu s t we ig h n o mo re t h a n a b o v e h a lf the G lo b e .
ounces. your
P la c e
your
digesting the
Furnace u n t il is in
& tie
a piece h u mid it y
Opening o f in
p h ia l, heat
e v e ry
e vaporated,
which
a g e n t le
d o n e in the
2 4 h o u rs . the
neck of
c lo s e . He a t , and, a n d d u rin g a s it wa s
Co ntinue th e fi rst
digestion
g e n t le
E E E b e g in s S mall
c o n t ra c t ,
d ivid e d
G lo b e s ,
m a ss, dark
colour,
an d p u f f s
up or
ab o ve mentioned da y, until it
fermentat io n ,
mu s t n o w b e k e p t d
y o u will the
and never a n o t h e r,
happe n s in
a lt h o u g h
y o u s h o u ld e x a c t ly to
in clo se alike
S ame We ig h t o f
e a a in
G la s s e s
S ame D e g re e o f deal of
He a t ;
Wh ic h I
can attest
yo u fr om a great
E x p e rie n c e .
r shall
onry
relate
to
y o u t h e mo s t re ma rk a b le myself, which
changes
have happened
SIGNS AND PHENOI4ENA Afte r the E dE has S tood in like branches U T G e n t le Wa rmt h , 1 5 o r Trees, 15 days, it
and on the of
a n d c a u s e s p a rt
globe
a lo o k in g in s p is s a t e himself u n t il O in of U
?
Succeeding
fastened
heavy to to
support
and runs
the
Subtilised
b e c o me s u n it e d U t f re f o rm o f a p o u d e r. a a e , d ro p d o wn in
grown o u t the
the
p ro c es s
, a re d p o u d e r. u p p e r p a rt o v e r. wh o wo rk e d this t h is ,
wdy, I found
happ e n s , g ilt
the a lL
of
the
g lo b e ,
beautifully the
P hilo s o p h e rs , alone
P hilaletha true.
h a s o b s e rv e d
which
Th is
in
Dig e s t io n ,
in c re a s in g wh ic h
n o w your r e q u ir es
a n d mu s t b e f ix e d
g ra d u a lly ;
3 months tj-me, a n d a n a b le
a n d p a t ie n t
o p e ra t o r.
-8 -
Th is
fixed
fusible GoId,
pouder it
o r p re c ip it a t e is p re p a re d in
is
c a l1 e d
the
becau s e alon e .
a p h ilo s o p h ic a l
By the co m p leted
Dig e s t io n ,
wh e n f in is h e d , Ca lc in a t io n or ashes of
radic a l
a n d c e n t ra l
G e n u in e Ca lx Dia d e me is is of
P h ilo s o -
fixed of the
re d p o u d e r Stone, out
Llatter
wh ic h
Wo rk m a y
as a pa rt ic u la r well to
p ro f it a b le in
L a b o u r. t h is Div in e a rt , from
j- n t e n d e d B e g in n e rs lea rn but a ls o to
re a p
an Advantage
I will
fa it h f u lly
how they Ca lx of u n ti l fu l1 y
may proceed (,
.A'
in
a particula r
the
a c c o mp lis h e d ,
teach
PROCESS IN THB PARTICULAR WAY Yo u possess now IL ounc e s o f would or could from the p h ilo s o p h ic a l ; but if y ou which
beginning
and S a f e s t S o p h ic
wE t Y , a s y o u c a n t h e n O , for the
K e e p On e p ro c e s s '
IL ounces of
u n iv e rs a l
means do it.
-9 -
\?
rN QuAr'lrrrY
O , in the same phiar it in p h ia l ju s t a
1l
ph ilo s o p h ic a l or
ata
put
it
in t o pretty h o t rs o
.t'J.
'r.t.'.
get
the
y o u c a n o n ly
through the
phial,
clo se h u m id ity of
a s t h e re heatr
can be no De g r e e
Dige s t th a t
in
a .'Jf. the
four
n o t h i-n g o f to
fr om the ti on ,
. c o n t in u e he a t g e n t ly
ma y b e s u b rim e d b T k e e p y o u r ma t t e r in d ig e s d u rin g 4 by
increasing
a n d g ra d u a lly , 5
I
w ee ks time the
addit io n a l Sophic
s o p ic O .
wit l I
b e c o me f ix e d
power of After
fixed
4 weeks time
a ra
yo u mu s t in c re a s e glowin g hot.
w hi ch
your
heat
so as to
m a ke the
( T he has
.t'.'.
almost
js
fo T T o w i n g h e re g i v e n .)
an
opi ni on
the
trans-l
ator
this
in t e n s e cause the
He a t ,
wh ic h wo u ld t o me lt
b e p e r-
would
S u b je c t
together
- 1 0-
It
be unn e c e s s d ry , it wo u ld
but
in
o rd e r to
to
get
the the p e rV \,
phial, to
b e n e c e s s a ry
b re a k ra t h e r
sa v e t h e da y s o f
p h ia l,
a n d wo u ld
three
oD, to
another .'.t'.,
co ve r e d Furnace
some other
\, Charcoal, d ra u g h t
in
a win d and
Ke e p the 2!\
just
glowi n g
q u ie t ly
o r B la s t : , /
/z
I would
this
way be g in
a n d in c re a s e
my A
g ra d u a lly : /
must not
be poured at the
into
the but a
once,
S iz e o f
t o ld Iet
e a c h p ro je c t io n I an hour q u a n t it y ,
the th e
X
\J hot the
ti.
then
p ro je c t put
S a me S ma ll
un ti l tio n e d ,
L ounce is phial
T h e n r E ls h a s b e e n me n Stopper a n d f ix the
close it
the
wit h
the
g la s s
m ass, until
melts
wit h o u t
f u min g . S o p h ic a llin e ra . T h is at is a
2 ou n c e s o f of
P e rp e t u a a s y o u d id for
h o me , wh i c h to it
q u a n t it y , of it
b e f o re , re d u c in g
a part
e v e ry mo n t h , t h e re f ro m.
ob tain
E molument s a ris in g
-1 1 -
IN QUANTITY
ft
is
to
your
interest least to
t o mu lt ip ly d o u b le it . with
this
Sophic
in
qu a n ti ty
and at
obtain four
x. \-, +
imbibe
again
New you
the
mass, and in S o p h ic o r
four
ounces of
f ix e d
by the
Same process, t h e ma t t e r, in t wo O : O
with
a n d f ix in g t h is
. No w d iv id e It ounces of
E ac h p h ia l
S o p h ic or
with
L an ounce of Animated
Sophic
and fix
yo u r ma tte r O
a s befor e,
obtain
four
( 4)
o u n c e s o f so p h i c
o f th e a b o ve si x o u n ces of Sophic O M e l t fi ve
lL ounces \ J V
o r si x o u n ce s of fine
of in Golden precipitate, fusion, and le t it
in a
enveloped
, pr oject
Wax, uPon for
you r
yo u r th e
me lt to the
together p re v e n t J
L an hour, f ro m
v<\
being Let
carefully it cool, )
c o v e re d , s e p a ra t e
a n y c o a ls f ro m
fallin g / : by V
in.
t h e ma s s t h in
:,/, which
mu s t b e p re v io u s ly
ma d e in t o
-L2-
L a m in a in no t with
the
flattening it,
mill,
or
f ile d ;
if
the
V f in e f a ll
dissolve it,
you mus t me lt
another V
ounce of or Ca lx
see a B la c k t h is f in d
B orax,
V f L o u n c e s o f p u re
Ca lx wit h
, a n d me lt f in e O
2 4 C arat.
four
an d o n e h a lf in t h re e
(4 t : ) o u n c e s o f G lo b e g la s s e s , C
Go1den imb ib e a n d f ix .
again
* an ounc e o f
S o p h ic every of
T
tR\
, d ig e s t
So p h ic four
into per
corporea l,
out
Guineas
six
would
enough in
for
the
and Fixations
Operator elaborate
Su p p : rt T in c t u re
h ims e lf , at
once:/
/:
Therefore
we will
p ro c e e d : , /
mentioned forms
fixed
S o la r t { in e ra ,
p re c ip it a t e a n d is
or a lre a d y
tn
a perpetual
- I3-
this
State
a most admirable f.
l'ledicine
at
least
equal
if
not
to,
A URUU
Ho RT z o NT A L E ;
We shall
hereafter.
What I have taught and Safe particular But if you like to Obtain to the
a tedious profit
yet
every
pursue
the
sErmeLabour Tincture or
Order
universal tinge s
which into
o r t ra n s mu t e s O
Me rc u ria l
bodies O
genuine
, you must open your a n d S u b t ilis e f u s ib ilit y obtained A and from the
a n d c e n t ra lly , in Co lo u r' is
or
.^ t?
Z\
by Sophic
in weight
nal A
This or further S ubtilisat io n by the is c a lle d S u b lima t io n
Distillation
P h ilo s o p h e rs .
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f n th i s
Op e ra ti o n ,
O it
is tr uly
into
r u n n i n g Me rcu ryr so th at e v e r y a to me o f i t.
But that disti l l ed a fte r it distillation sufficiently in
may be distilled
over eer r 4
by A the
wo u ld b e n e e d le s s , d ig e s t in g G lo b e o f
if
it s e lf ,
d is s o lv e d .
Who have been more plain au tho rof fr en a eus C i r culation In this the TA B ULA
P hilaletha or
hav e c a lle d
O p e ra t io n
S econd Ro t a t io n . thos e p h e n o me n a a p p e a r a s f re n a e u s
Operation
have mentioned . Labour have kept to prepare the Sophic Golden precipi-
se c re t
e n t ire ly .
Take
now of
your
Sophic
Golden
Precipitate
1 Part,
and
_15_
fi r st
in
the
S un or your will
in
a g e n t le
heat.
G la s s
Stopper; fu r n a ce,
place and it
Globe in iEE t e
a Gentle the
your
it s e lf ,
p o u d e r will
i n s i n u a te
w i th ;
i tse l f
i n to
the ( *l
is
and will
r adically
wh ic h the
mix ther ee a s il y a c le a n
y o u will
pe r ce ive,
open the
e e e in t o
War m ed glass
mortar,
gr in d V the p
a G e n t le a litt1e
mo t io n , more, 2 or V let 3
on it, off
grinding a g a in ;
re p e a t yet in
t h is the
tim e s
more,
you perc e iv e !
a n y c o lo u r perfectly
clear
aee in dry
S u n , o r o n a V e ry in the digesting
aea again
, in with
your paper in
a Lamp, cover if
you presume any humidity close your Heat the with its as I g la s s t e ll
the
Shut
phial
s t o p p e r,
a n d o b s e rv e
heat in the
S un in
100.
Degree of Stand
E g g s is
quiet,
ferment
and turn
throwing
up small
Bladders
or bubbles
from time
P hilal:.,/
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rn this
Regimen of n
You must
m u s t h a ve p l e n ty
until
d i s a pp e a rs e n ti re l y.
Continue will of itself your gentle to Degree of c irc u la t e , s e v e ra l blood warm, and the a s c e n d and the
begin until
a n d g e n t le
af t e r
mo n t h s Circ u la t io n pouder.
White
This Flhite
fhis ou t
Ct
is
the Whit. A
tin g e ,
of the Philosophers,
b e e x a lt e d n a t u re . ? can not be a lo n e wi t h -
n?
fi
does not
and cannot of it s f ix e d wh it e
Imbibition, Philaletha
t h is
per of
a d d s a p la in
S o p h is t ry , this a ll +
whic h $
Re a s o n . or
must be irnbibed
fed with
a n ima t e d
he
cir cu lated and exaltedr ds I s h a ll
, rhen it must be
f a it h f u lly teach you.
N ?
AD TTNCTURAII{ALBAII{.
T a k e 2 o u n ce s o f fi n e
copelled
let
it
melt in a new
envelopped in wax $ flow l: an hour, cover it, and you will obtai n
n o C o a l s may faII
into
-L 7 -
a wh ite .l O
V itreous
is
b rit t le ; ot t
ru b it
to
a s u b t il it in q glass Heat a i
; Take I
part
globe, is
pour
2 p a rt s it , shut
S o p h ic the
no hurnidity in
your
wit h
d ig e s t in g d
f u rn a c e d is s o lv e
a G e n t le
S oph ic with
will
t h e ma s s g ra d last become a
the
This tin g e s o n 1 y.
a State
metals
fine
, a lt h o u g h
MULTIPLICATION OF THE I{HITE ELIXIR. In order ti l i sed done if . Sop h ic to make it ting e mo re , it mu s t b e f u rt h e r t h is Subis
a n d p e n e t ra t in g ; 3 or 4 times
medicine e v e ry t ime .
more with
ounces of
fermented
and multiplied c a me o u t of
what y o u h a d le f t
a s it
tne I
Put these g lo b e r so that IL ounces o f only I/3 wh it e is me d ic in e f ille d , in t o add to a d ig e s t in g it L a n o u nc e p a rt
of your Sophic
he a tr will E ls before, be imbibed,
, set it
and in
in digestion in a n.tt.
the the S o p h ic
8 d a y s t in e ; u p wit h
and drie d
ma s s .
-r8-
I, an ounce of
So
e a c h ti me w i th
, digest
and
whore quantity
of
a sh ort lia n t
wh o re c o mp o s it io n wh ic h is
and after
b e c o me a b ril-
white for
t h e Mu lt ip lie d
with
f in e ma s s .
, a n d y o u will
a g a in
a V itreous Vitreous
Substance
inferior
Fletals,
, and 6
transmute
t h e fj .n e st
2 or
S o m ew h a td a rk ma ss, th en Shut the Glass and digest, t h e fi rst 3 0 d a ys th e dar k Colour will disappear ,
continue
-1 9 -
t h e di g e sti o n , will
a n d d u ring
a n d if
become at last
d e e p R e d p o u d e r.
and 2 or 3 parts
b e f o re
of pure
E S y o u d id
wh e n y o u me lt e d obtain a Vit-
imb ib in g
M e d icine, the
a n d y o u will
a c c o mp lis h
Red S tone
T a k e 3 , 4 o r 5 p a rts of fine
depends upon the !{e d icinez/Let of your it power of flow in the
/z the quantity
"fO
I part we ll opake,
a n e w c le a n le t
multiplied until
medic in e ,
t h e m me lt
you hav e o b t a in e d
a d e e p re d , beat
mass; which wh e n c o ld , this and all red Very other pouderous inf e rio r
pouder
>{
me t a ls .
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Virtue
of
the ltedicine
consegu e n t ly tinges,
h o w ma n y h u n d re d
mu s t b e f o u n d o u t Me t a l is b rit t le ,
b e a f e w E x p e rime n t s ; y o u mu s t a d d mo re t h e wh o le that q u a n t it y
transmuted it not
until is
a n d if a S ig n
m etal
ta ke n
enough of
MULTIPLICATION Co n cerning ad d , iti on I pa r ts that of take fine the the the of D t{ultiplicat io n multiplicat io n W ork. the "r lledicine fine O either white or it Red I we ll part and 2 in of is the me d ic in e , I will o n ly
n o t h in g
mo re t h a n
a Re p e t -
, a n d me lt
together
aV
Then r 55ite a g e ntle L a b o ur Vi r tu e is the poud e r wit h and f ix it ; p S o p h ic , d is s o lv e t ime it the in in digestion a n d in a S h o rt is
accomplished,
a n d t h e T in c t u re
W h e re o f S e v e ra l and d rE s p a g n e t
a u t h o rs ,
Ir a ir a eus ye t with
h a v e writ t e n
c a n d idl y ,
S ome Distinction .
OF THE SOPHIC
the
P hilosop h e rs
is
n o t h in g
mo re t h a n
a S u b t il i s e d o r p e ne -
, t h e re f o re c a p a b le
We n e e d a n a g e n t to effect
princip le
s u c h a S u b t ilis a -
-2L-
tion
a n d E xa l ta ti o n ; I
all
the Philosopher s
r equir e
this
principally .t:t" O,
+?
own Conc e it
a n d f o llo w rrtainly is t ru ly
Na t u re rs not the
the
a deal O a ls o
ers Well
as the
P h ilo s o p h e rs is
r or
p re p a re d
Philo sopher,
S upernatural th in g with to
phantas t ic a l
p e o p le ,
be Wonderful
a n d u n re a s o n a b le for S u c h I writ e
my S implicity:
.A 6 O srerr,arus.
Ta ke thin l am inated wo u ld l i ttl e take Iron Iron plate B arr, in Iet S ma ll it B a rr T ro n r/ your about wind \ furnace: put it 6 therein f lo w a much t h in : B it t s or a t h in ly beat /: or I a g lo w o f or a V f h it e He a t . ro d ,
a thin
S tee l than in
Steel
a s S t e e 1 is
more pure
f u lI ,
a n d le t the
or Steel
Ro d in t o
, and the
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+
m e l t ed O a n t i mo n i a r h ri l l d i sso l v e as much of the Steel as the r wour d take a thin steel + b a r r o r ste e r ca n o ver power ./t ro d a s s teel par t
is a littte of tn" Q
T he p u re re g u l i n e So l a r p ri n ci p l e
adustible pure calle d at the part
o f Qft .r "
Sulphurs
external is
dt to
and Cf bottom p a rt of
, dnd thus t t re I
the
the
c o a rs e
o r S c o ria
being theQ
ponderous the of
cold ,
S c o ria the is
o p e ra t io n z / b la c k , t re a t in but
wh ic h I s h a ll
t h e Ch a p t e r
so a s to that the
cover (D
the
ra is e the
S u f f ic ie n t ly
may flow
Let o u t,
them melt
together
an hour, heat, in t o
pour
it
whilst
you raise
a g re a t t ime
Co n e , we ll than t he
This co ld ,
y o u rT Q *".21
will
b e p u re r
beat
f ro m t h e
S c o ria ;
-23-
Beat more, Jr Cf
your 4!
again
to
pouder heated 4!
and mert (D in
it f in e
twice
each time
projectin g before,
, ds you did
uLIL be pure
enough
a n d finely
stellated. upon this Star if it a s a re ma rk a b le it we ll t h in the S ig n o f and pour lik e f irs t p p u rit y , it out
y o u me lt f lo ws
v e ry
, b o il-
, y o u will A, the
after
Re c t if ic a t io n ,
a lwa ys
obtain
Star
to
but
they
b e h o w it
p ro c e e d
SteLLate yet A
in if
Mary Ie possible is
I wo u ld b u rn s
as tft"
wh e n t h e A
of
the
Star very
is thin
mechanical
a n in t e n s e
b y t h e b la s t it into
5 minutes, oiled
h e a ted
b lo ws wit h
a n iro n
t h e Co n e , t h is S t a r. Stahl
c a u s e s a n un h a s a ls o
ca u s e s t h e me : /
wrrH FrNE O
4)
Reasons.
Mert rhe D
in
, as
out i n in
to a coarse d
in a warmed , I 4 tim es as ,
w h i c h p u ri fi ca ti o n m u c h a s th e D
must not be
only, about I
at
a time Grind
and no more. quickly $rith a Swift regular motion and the mixture
will
tim e . I your pe stl e In advise iron you to have a grinding out machine made and to the inside, have
mortar
turned
Smooth in
and the
polished. S uch a Machine, greater, time, pestle. to than th e Labour is easy, u n io n to and the Effect is o b t a in e d in is
and t h e if
in t ima t e
labour
and turn
afford
pestle
having t h is
had no Conceptof th e
a Grinding
p re p a ra t io n
an Herculean
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Ca s t iro n T h e p e s t le
an
turned
This Labour of amalgamation, whether it Engine or with a good while, I o n g , u n ti l bright it the hand onry in a mortar, a n d th e EEE nust after yi e l d s that,
is done with
the
no mor e blackness,
a s a L o o ki n g g l ass.
DrsrrLr,ArroN oF rHE fj
rhen put your brisht
i n a ." .i '. p o t, full V
'/\
aee ,."." .
A
"-.;
r:""
n,
prace this
: adapt a Receiver har f X of V r :he r unning , a n d d i sti l over into the col d Y , and vour (D from rhe runar/l wilr remain behind in . These are the dead Doves of Diana. once, which distilr ation
because the f D, S o la r V o I a t iI h e re
o ve r a char coar
tn"1fu 6
Philo sophers
h a s b e e n d i sti l l e d
S ublimation ;
a me lio ra t e
y o u mu s t wa s h a g a in . The black m u st put po u r pouder which you wash away from the U a? is r tou s e t t le d ,
b la c k n e s s
the p
careful ly , which
remainr
own We ig h t ma s s , , y o u h a v e d is t ille d o v e r, e it h e r
with
until
it
is p e rand
w a s h th e p with
p e rfe ctl y
th e fi rst,
a n d d ry your U
- 27 -
The again
D with
remain its
behind
in of
the
form of
a Calx it
melt and
ne* 4
, pouder
EEEte in (_)
E ngine
d is t ille d
r its before,
and this
operation
1 0 t i me s i n a l r,
pER SE.
bury
a Receiv e r the
, wa s h y o u r
a n d dry This H I
?
S un o r o n a g e n t le 3 times
should at
be done 2 or every
leaves O
Re c t if ic a t io n it is *"
a S ma ll p o rt io n
ti I
Mouth of
Rece iv e r,
t h e V e s s e ls
be 1uted, your
would
When you have washed and dried , a n d f in d is then it a s b rig h t p re p a re d . but unripe N. B . : O If t h is le a v e s of
r ecti fied
S ophic D
a s p o lis h e d
we ll else
nothing
, whoyou chuse, S o p h ic b e h in d , r t re d
n o P h ilo s o p h e r. to c o n t in u e f in d
by way of 9
E xperiment, AV F
d is t illin g that it
+'
over
, you will a S ma ll
eve r y
distillation,
p ro p o rt io n
a b e a u t if u l
- 28-
rf all this
yo u th e n i n cre a se
your A
, after
the Sophic b
is
come over,
so as to make tr,.;ll]'. glowing at trre uJtom, and pr oves to be @, This only by way of Curiosity to Show you will melt in tn" i s!
this
re d L u n a fi xa . J re d O (1)
^4,
the finest w h a t th i s
If
but
E x p e rime n t of in d is t illin g order that to the reduce O S o p h ic it
you continue
, but not to
into rea Q
melt
-T
by glowing g ra d u a lly
fix
is infinitely
is Seminal whereof,
because of the
it
!{atter the
S tone,
P h ila le t h a wh ils t
t e s t if ie s ' 1 8 mo n t h s
great
we have yet
stay to extract in
that is our
whereof The r e d u ce I
a S h o rt e r
sha1I
3r ).
E ,
D
i.e.
it
contained it it this
:e in t,,"Zn6 d
ste l: in its own nature V o la t il, jo in e d wit h the t in g in g power
t" 6 with
, and enriches
down out of
the D
the \F
Ft
, which when melted with borax V o f 2 4 car at. This is an absolute Fact, but and Char coalz /
an" S
x
?
The p
in pieces, supit is
a s V e rmilio n ,
,U
into V
a Receiver the
filled tn"
mouth of
joinings .
running
"o*ott $ regenerated
by means of
in
* " 14.
The fluid t ned this way, must be ground with clean
, untir
From this
1 part
xactly 3 or w hich than 4 times, will
A ^n-a
d-
^ n^t{irstir
and this a b e a u t if u l
before, o b t a in
p u rif ie ' X
.Y,
be sooner H
pe rf e c t e d purified
by the in
s u c c e e d in g
a n ima t io n ,
any other
not
?n-
The r e g e n e ra te d
in or
and the
the
#is Iron.
X){
good to make
A PR OCE S STO OB TA IN TH E S O P HI C O TFIE PRE P A RE D9, ?,i Take Hungarian the r e pu t are , I.E . U
i. E .
ouR O,ouroF
Nativ"
@1
faeces,
4 ounces of
r'?
and L Ib
a n ima t e d p la c e d the
Sop h ic
){ U
; boil
the mix t u re
.'.'.'. heat,
and the Q
which
boiling,
with
the
name or dat e
6 Cf with @
(/ z (E
is better than
ma le a n d
v e rd ig re e c e ,
fe m a le : /) Wash the in a globe will above EEE and dry glass, in a g e n t le it again. Set it it in stand out Digestion 4 We e k s , and wash an d
He a t a n d le t as a CoaI. it -in d
and it
Take it
put
Dig e s t io n ; t h is Uf a c r into O
a s b e f o re . d , is the
again
obtain d
a b la c k
Y self
which
when the
Y-t
was coagulated is
mixed itS u lp h u r; be we m a y
therewith.
This
Uf . " t Y as nothing
b y ma n y c a lle d
although
improperly, yt
Sulphureous it S o Wit h
de m o nstrated, u n d e rstand
we w ill
c a ll
each other.
This V
,r{ I
?
or so callea
or
separates of
by S imple d ig e s t io n the O
p r in ciple
until
t)
A,
n r{appears on
on the this tt O
no more black
the superficies;
then distir
vour p
pr'
a n d yo u o b ta i n
green In
S uperficies.
occult If
is
conta in e d
A u ru m o r
ch ymi stry ca l l e d
Soptr ic O as to possess
\ an ounce of tfris S
is the true
Double
Sophic to
YY
r To obtain
an ounce of T ro u b le to
ne e d not
cost
S uch a d e a l
a d ilig e n t
.4 .A. rHrs soPHrc Is SEPARATED FROI{rHE o E X u "* v IN THE FOLLOWING UANIJER. p DUPLEX
Take Very fine Copelled D , which contains no O , EEEte it with your sonfric p duplexr or fermentea p ,make a thin
EEE of it, and S et it in d ig e s t io n , a n d in 2 4 h o u rs t ime your
aae will
throw out a black d Cf from ttre aeE, dry each Separately and
a g a in o b t a in the s a me q u a n t it y of
Wash this
d ig e st again,
blac k d .
T his black i O it d t= the f in e s t O it , , r. , a n o p e n d if f u s iv e o b t a in of Lf you w o u ld me lt , but that y o u wo u ld o n ly be done r ds trre A Central
locks
ou tw ards
would,
b e a g a in a S ma ll
t u rn e d
c le a n
mu f f le ,
s o o n o b t a in tender
a mo s t S u b t il
od
a n d d e lic a t e .
-32-
vrRruE oF rHrs
Th is unites quickly
oF o
a n im ove per minima a lo n e and centrally the stone /: and
w it h
Digest io n opened O
so that in
by d ig e s t io n a v e ry
ma y n o w
f e w mo n t h s t ime . p. 77.2/
s e e rre n a e us
Open E ntranc e
sEcoNDSECTTON OF o
we have faithfully m ad e useful ula r that is communicated tin g in g how O may be exalted s ic c a in the and
b y t h e v ia
p a rt ic will h im t ru t h,
o p e ra t o r t o ld
r ece ive
f in d but
we h a v e n o t
Fa b 1es and Impossibilitie s , wh ich ti on by prudent may with the assidu it y blessin g
p la in v e ry
and not of
a p p lic a -
G o d b y e a s ily
a c c o mp lis h e d .
teach which is
such a contradiction
A n c ie n t
have not
K n ow n
and those
have adopted
solvent
and be rie v e d
n o o t h e r, Saw, that t h e ir
c o n t ra d ic t in g
method, p the
with prove
A im; b u t
rmpossibilit y
success
b y c o rro s iv e s ;
does it e ve r y
follow
that
b e absolutely w i th a certain
T ru t h
we o u g h t
a b s t a in
f ro m me t a l- I i c a n d a im a t of the
p ru d e n c e ,
else
but
a S u b t ilis a t io n a lt h o u g h
a n d E x a lt a t io n the c o rro s iv e
S o lv e n t s I n g re s s
n a t u re of
Central
lt e t a ls ,
Instruments Operatorr
Soon Separated /:
Ho m o geneity,
P a ra c e ls u s
S o d o e s B a s iliu s
+
of
a g la s s
wit h
a wid e
put
upon it
mix t u re .
Ta k e of y our prr" O
this together in a V
\ an t
, and pour
z - -' , z in c:krrJ,melr
it out in a f la t heated
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I'adle. Pour Lnto one or. Several.l{atrasges with long necks, covered wlth easy wooden Stoppers.
man wlll
experlence
no success with
this
He wirl
wonder at thls
experiment
desiring
revealed!
THE SEPARATTON AIID SUBTTIJIZATION Set the Matrasses in a gentle heat /: dungz/ Ln digestlon, As the clear ln sufficLent receiver. Pour the content,s out of the receiver retort. Lnto a double separation by and a natdral Liguor Lt lnto
separation floats
transparent drain
gr.rantlty,
a strong
SubtllLzatLon.
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This
requires the
a stron g whole
a n d we ll of
re g u la t e d O
heat;
if S u b t il
you
wo r k right,
qu a n t it y
a s c e n d s in
F l o w e rs i n to
th e n e ck of the double w i th
@.
But the
g o e s ove r fi rst
Y o u ma y ta ke A
fo llo wing manner:
6Cf
3 p a rt s of v ery pure 4
g r o w c o1d.
6d
,afrer
it
t
is r n e t t e d I e t it
brittle
J frr
mass to IA-
fine
Cf
, mix with re d u c e d
I to
Ct
3 parts
p re v io u s ly
a n d then Pu t po t, it
, in
the .'.1'.
and distil
in c re a s e
' your
, untj-l
tne L
ana Q
from the O , and increasing gradually your A , the will ascend like flowers, and, a butyrum comes over O into the Receiver,
Part of of the *"
from an.I=
of the Q
and
. the
This
butyrum
hangs in
belly 1D of O
and a Small
quantity
flowers
out O
c a re f u lly ,
wh ic h
a re a
opened CaIx o f
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IN VrA HUI{rDA TO
,1
.
, put it in a glass with
so as d i-
Calx of
f irs t
Me n s t ru u m u p o n it , heat over O a L a mp t o
cover
a g e n t le of the
g e st
and let
a s mu c h a s it no more, c o lo u re d c le a n decant S o lu t io n a n d d ry .
can. very in t o /t ft
dissolves c le a r Q
p e rf e c t ly E b u llit io n
remaining Liquor
tinged
carefully,
and pour
former the
together into
and p u t F lute
t h e m in t o
d is t illin g
a glass
over
the
body,
which
V aporis ,
the
behind O
honey.
again O is
the
appearance This
every
a who le mo n t h , .'lli. he a t ,
T h e n p la c e g ra d u a lly ,
in c re a s in g
heat
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of
your L iq u o r
d is s o lv e d o r O iI ,
O but
go over the
lik e
deep O S ublime
g re a t e s t
v e ry
tender
F lo we rs . wit h n e w me n s t ru u m, p la c in g O d isthe
you mu s t d is s o lv e in
menstruum from it in
B: Vap:
g e t mo re o f
c o lo u re d until every a
over; of
form of
coloured
q u a n t it y
your
in V ia a S ma ll
rectify
gtasslfr
AND I{EDICINAI, Pu t your ge n u ine fully, volatilised W ell a little rectified only in t o
o
a S ma ll G la s s B o d y r p o u r a n d c a re u n t il the g ra d u a lly it stand a lit t le that
8" S. v.
u p o n it le t
ceases, thus
and t h e n
o n it
mo re , your O &
gradually , in
y o u f in d S. V. tie
you nust
some writing
paper over
an alembic
on your
it A
on a , and an adapted
a g e n t le V.
3/4 of
f ro m t h e
Re ce iver.
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ofr then
on the in
B a ln :
S. V.
process
new S. V., S. v.
d ig e s t in g
an d distilling o ve r the
h a s c a rrie d the O
Corrosive first
re ma in e d
wit h
fr o m its 5 or
S olution;
wh e n y o u f in d , c o me s o v e r of
that
S. V.
p le a sant is done;
then your u n t il
Win e o f of
Itle d icine
behind
honey,
a V e ry d e e p Co lo u r.
as U
B lo o d a n d F lu id s , wit h the
and as b lo o d
r emains
c a n b y Circ u la t in g n a t u re the to
re mo v e e v e ry lle d ic in e s is not
Dis o rd e r. in Na t u re ,
h ig h e s t yet it
Stone; is
t h e mo s t u n i-
n e a re s t
re la t e d
t o t h e Min e ra l
Kingdom.
t h e h e lp
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c o r r o s i ve
Solution
into
I a r g e q u a n ti ty ttre !
, and dr op into to
12 times in weight O
t p a rt o f
oper ation
animated or Sophic O, shut the opening with your thumb, ? >{ a n d Sh a ke th e g l a ss a good while, and the anim ated will I attract all the O and become an aee, in the V T o kn o w a fte r
any
a g o o d while
, pou r
OinrheV
g l a ss, O if th i s
a lit t le
- Jr it is a S ig n ,
i s n o t ye t d E Eted with
gtas s u n t il
the Sophic I t
t h e re
that
aII
, ther efor e
n o mo re O
re ma in s
in the ! Then pour the V carefully frorn your aae, into another
Rain p
a n d p our it
of
in the Vt
which put
"
lit t 1 e then to
mo re the former
eaa.
PARTICULAR PR.OCESS h I T T H T HE A . A . A .
Take your g lo b e r e m a in of
put the
it
in
a d ig e s t in g
g lo b e
o r mo re ma y
empty.
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Set a ll
it
in
a ,'.'.'. heat , is
cover
the
G la s s rd it h in d the
p a p e r u n t il S t o p p e r. , it will
humidity Keep it in
evaporat e d , heat Co lo u rs
then put o n e mo n t h
g la s s f d
a gentle V arious
and
a n d b e c o me a re d o n e mo n t h is it ma y f lo w or
ana f heat ,
, after So that
e la p s e d , at le a s t
S trong
borax in into If fi n e
the V O
, and y o u will
a n ima t e d
yo u h a ve u se d p
L JorgorO
n o w f in d n e a rly
and L2
animated
r lrou will
or ,tJ 2 o f p u re
UTIIVERSAL PROCESSWITH THE SAII,TE. Thin k to about this this t' and con s id e r power in t o wh e t h e r a h ig h of it mig h t not be possible
t in g in g
me d ic in e l O a n d S o p h ic p o we r i s S o p h:
V o la t ilis e d
, wh o s e c e n t ra l c o u ld not
t in g in g
h a v e f ix e d in
your
x,
t h e re f o re mig h t not
c o n s id e r
your in
min d it s
b e in c re a s e d
S u b t ilis a t io n s ?
I would Take of
fixed to
powder,
in
the
room of or
reducing
the O ,
new generated
o u r c o rro s iv e
me n s t ru u m a n d v o la t it g o e s a ll over
by frequent
di s t illa t j. o n s ,
u n t il
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exactly
in the Sare rrranner as ]rcu treated t}le flcners ard t}re Corrcsir,e taken fnn this rrolatilised Q "" Q it by rece: *itft mft
, thrrs rrolatilised
a Volatised
of volatil O *,
"""a.a
ard fix an Infant will
tr
be firistted to nanM.
arrl 1lou
crJRcoRffiwE
MBISIHLTIJM ORv
IIEO
rake Q[,
each lngred: F\rther ' h Cold \/
(D
15 lb togetter,
in the rrDft.ar.
tub
neaI, exactly
grdually
IIS
DESTILI}|IIICAI
,A
irr a bnick
furnae,
so that
so Ers to bring
-42-
wt:rln yoDTA
tle bare Flafle,
rdtJr Limen
ard paste.
get perfectly
lrour A
arxl ineease
it gradually,
r.ntil
fiEA
is of a red heat at
this,
Iteep yurA
"".
dried
tlorcugttly tley
in thsn or if
piees.
Take a Snall
aryl project
half
a Tadls
fi:ll
or
at nost / t
/
stone stopper
of tlre mi:rture
A, Q
the O
otfe:rrrise
be dste at all. t= StcnBed fhite F\rres @nE o\ter, which fill the
As smn as tlre ,h
r-
inned.iateLy/z
Ttrbe 1ou nay 1rrt a Oork, vrith a the 6rk, that 1ou may
have it tfr" @
Ibuld /: It
ccrrtainea in valpurs
frcrn bursting,
whictt corcsive
Suffocate rmrld
Qperation!:,/
be still
Safer to jojn
/z rt is tlre Q)(
to do misctrief :,/
-43-
it,
the
on Reeirrcrs
gr*r clear again ard tre nlrras are settled. wittr a rtrreI diFped in cord V half a srEll rntil z/
row project, again the sana snall quantity, arrl do as before. guantity
is distilled, firrnae
rn my c^,m\d
given l@u a draught. ,/: N.B: t}is draught is rpt in l.ly Frrrkz/ t}E Spirits, and after ttny have Settl-ed
rmlute
your vessers
carefurry.
it,
' it
a little
at a tine, 2 ,?
Buqn:um nrade of U6
atd +--
the 2 1- of hrt:
t{ere lurred
into tte VZ
alr at
Erantity
ltten thqf
are wtited
1@"t
orrer clear
like
faeces,
proeeding
rr Ae Q
, rernain berrini in AE
/O
Rectify tlpre
tlte ltEstnx.ln
once or trrie, YP
rsTnin no Faeces befrird. If 1rcu perceirre phfegna in it, ]lou nust distit ttre ptrlegna frun it tlran t}re
d -.st-
alsrbicrm over a Baln: Vaporis; the phleEna bejng li*rter , forsakes theJlTttis is our Corrosive
ard to volatilise
f.@. "t"t /: ltris Solvent Was inrrented arrl described bry Basilir:s
Valentinr,rs
ltren dissoLve/z
little
wrtil
and little
tfiere rerrnill
mye|(
in tlre.-sr-"f
tlren unite rectify
(D ; Ihen rectify
to I lb of t}is.-s2 or 3 tines
tfti"V?
2
ro faeces;
teaches,
necessary, infinitely
orrcsive
with
S. B.z/ proess to subtilise kind. inferior and erlt tilevertheless to tle Q itt Via hunida teactr 1ou nnjor of
others
of this
I wiI1
nenstn:un
wtridr is rpt
Take
@,
carcired.
A luncalcin e d . .
4 lb . 2 lb . 3 lb llb
o e
@nrT [ rn e . .
ex
Flints
t t-tc 101 lb
s :.tt
ant mix with the above rngrredients, rur 1ou have 16t pormds. Divide it VOP in 3 or 4 parts, arrl p:t eactr gr:antity i51to a 1pll baked
, fixed in a Ftrrnace; there is not so nuctr danger in as trre @ is so nuctr ueakened bv the
Girrc first
tmtil all
a csrt1.
tne Spirits
Receiver,
directed. as son go
You IGep up )rourA as tle out. !{hen the.-n-fare th"V;t into yell Receirrer is clear,
the-o-t
and the:r-t.are
ret the A
settred,
a good large
glass Bottle,
Ucnvtake all your @ o,rt of the Retorts, reduce ttrern to arrl pour clean !
be pne Filter
d this nust
out of ttrsn.
in a St:ong glazed
qr the Superficies,
vB
utrd th" e
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off
Crystals.
of each; pound and mix these 3 Things with breathed into the or 8
Cf
"rra E
more than 4
in
a glass
body,
a Receiver
digested-Jtheat
gradually; f u rn a c e .
must stand
a Charcoal
as red the e
Pour
your
-3\Con-
a g a in ; a ll f the or
Cohobation with
an d d is t illa t io n , ,leaving
e
Vv
in
the.-o-
fa e ce s
which
are o f Jlit s in
n o f u rt h e r Balneo V
Vaporis
and if
you have
from
fV faeces,
and volatilise Ca lx e s of 0 O of
v o la t ilis e s
r so that
may be easily
reduced
into
or D
. /:V i rtu e
and use:/
-4 7 -
M etals it
divides
into
partr
ES r mean to demonstrate to
Menstruum is
frequently
mentioned in my Treatise
of t h e Me t a ls , I c a l1 it it ,
Destruction in order
ci r culatum that
sequel
r c o me t o me n t io n
Solvent.
TO PREPARE THE SAIqE MENSTRUT'U BY A SOII{EWIIAT DIFFERENT PROCESS. N. B . Take the w ell before mentioned Ingredients q u a n t it y the first finely in t o part poudered 3 equal and
Divide
the wh o le of -c.r-
p a rt s .
the-rul'out distilled
your
on the
the-crof 3rd
over
ingredients timer
the--cr-time
towards Strong
end of in
the order
to
a very
heat,
w ha t will
Then take
O let
, filter
O
distil ' in .':'.'. , and cohobate t ime , u n t il with aII tn" in the-6the -sltheJuQ , So
of
distilling a few is f,
e v e ry is
V faeces,
come over
a red Liquor.
d e p h le g ma t e
a n d re c t if y
it
gives Light
i n th e d ar k, i n to
c o a g u la te d a n d fi xe d
r ike
with O
in ttre
OF C'
Anonlrmous West thete from Philaletha js a Hi77, highest. has written: js thjs our as the one "from of the the North toward and the js the
which fn
Seven the
Second hidden,
the
Spirit
which is to
This the
Seven
Mountains
planets
) ( d,-o ,g ,p ,p
west *."rr" .f, , the west is from E D th e h i ghes t, i .e.
In another place he Says that he is hidden in Ct'
or
metal = 6
The North
towards
the
Cf is
the
the
Second from
where h e S p e a k s o f
S o p h ic F le rc u ry ,
"E um intellige M ar te
A'F
l{ercuriu m,
q u e m S o I in
Dla rt io , O ii
i. e . Loca
in
A'
, oriens "
per o mn ia Mu n d i i. e .
per
conrmon Iron
is
hidden
Spiritual
obtainable taught
by V ulgar
p ro c e s s e s ,
b y S u c h a s We h a v e O and of tine Ql
already
6cf.
Here We mean to ph ilo so phical p o ssib le, its O . Say Something W e in t e n d that firmly persuade d Div in e
further
concerning
that as
t o b e a s in t e llig ib le P ro v id e n c e
d ire c t s
Success.
-4 9 -
4fl at
-+-(ANF
vr\J
sr ! scoRIAE PRIIIIAE.
rake Cf
2 parts, EE,
melt them together as you know, then a.f.r. reduce them to fine some of your d", t'
ri* rhe d", project by degrees "r,a previously heated, on the melted f .r,a
S u b je c t , er that it y o u p ro je c t may flow about the better
a proper cool-
of
the
Scoria
may take
place.
f ro m t h e
S c o ria .
USE OF THESE SCORIAE Beat the /z if Scoriae to t Clt i" an iron theA 3 6 mortar in and weigh them. become
r,
them attrac t in 2 or
d ry we a t h e r wit h wit h
they these
W eight in
of g*
a deal Body,
of
put all
mixture the
which
bottom
to rdithstand
Strong
the
body in and a t
a .".'l'. Capel, la s t
in
a Charcoal heat,
Furthe
gradually
a S t ro n g in
So that body,
Sco r iae
together of TiIe
t h e g la s s or a V
wh ic h
piece of
the
mixture, c ru s t ,
the @)( is
and forms
a wh it e
a n d t h is
limins
the Q)(
from t h e
S c o ria .
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Take it to g e ther,
as well
as you can, a g a in
pouder
the le t
2 Substances it c o o l, rs them
cublimed
Scoriaer
and pouder
Substances
and Sublime
time. process a little united must be e re p e a t e d , fresh with a d d in g until the the 4th, Scoriae will 5th and are by
ex,
the e,t;|
intimately th e ir fine
, which
appear
Red Colour.
SCORIAE
ONO
of t'
.rra 6
it wit h the a L id A nearer on; , and
p la t e s , in a
s t ra t if y
S coriae dana
S.S.S. 2,
, a n d lu t e V b e g in n in g wit h a mo d e ra t e gradually
, which
you approach
the last
12 hour s tn" I
with V into
how much of
Spiritual O
Sp ir itual have told
of f
".,a 6
can do no more, but if you take the
Mars by hinself
kJ
as we
you in
These are
no S peculat io n s , the
you In the
Effects
-5 1 -
Adf'rr"
Tak e d , a lab, good I \
of
g
a lb , of glorv them t o good a wh it e c o a rs e I lr lb
h e a t i n a V ,th e n p ro j e ct d , p re vi o u sl y h e a ted.
6,
in
together ,
l i ke your it le t
in t e n s e ry
heat into
by the
blastrthat
ou t it
your
a n d o ile d
a n t imo n y
S tand to
to V the a n d Co a g u la t e c e me n t a t io n of it D in t o e
Filter useful
scoriae
or Q)f into close a wide mouthed glass it and in the the body, cover it
humidity.
put
body in
i ncr e a se
yorrr A
gradua lly ,
u n t il
t h e mix t u re
f lo ws Sublimes
pitch,
increa""
yorrt A
, until
the eX
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rf
yo u p u rve ri se
them with
and cement it
g r a d u ate d A
in ever y Mar ck of
D :"/ , \
ofOandtJ
/: r do not but it
moreofD.
think is th a t t h is wo u ld pay for of t ime and
e xp e n ces,
neve rt h e le s s
a p ro o f
the
t in g in g
powerof d,6
/:
and g
.z/
oper ation in
":::Tlry./
w i th +3 L-, copel those
s t a n c e b y W,
yo u w i l t
obtain
fine
/ z a n o th e r p ro o f o f the tinging
, 9.:/
D i s s o l ve sorution
fi l i n g s w i th
of f
in
the p
fr om the h av e
a stro n g A d .
a S u b t l e C ro cu s o f
R e ve rb e ra te th i s i n a close Vessel with a Flame under a a\ .t muffre e 6 and f , and your Clt t" wetl catcined. Mix it ririth ae el)( and sublime it several times, until it i s a b e a u ti fu t Red Cf
cf -in hor V
operation, Dry it . a n d d is s o lv e until
ro wash_rhe O)(
the jf O".or""
p e r fectl y
then
Crocu s
it the
in
o u r Circ u l-
S olution aII is
a mo n t h o v e r c o me o v e r.
L a mp , t h e n d is t il
, until
L et
it
S tand
in
the
take pla c e;
(-)' remains
r e m e r yco r r o sive . /r 7 1 ,
S eparate this yellow r,\ O -O b y me a n s o f a S ma ll
C
g la s s
z/
Funnel.
gra d u a lly
q u a n t it y l, e a c h g la s s c o o ls receives ta..a, 56 f ,
E ffervesc e n c e adding-<f-
continue
p e aceably,
pour it
Corrosive cover 3 or
as to stand
gently and d is t il
liq u o r Corrosive
f ro m it , over
carry
some of
twice
mo re wit h
f re s h
d is t :
V in e g a r,
u s in g
p o u r rectified w aiti ng
S ma ll
q u a rt t it ie s ,
each time of it
bo d y cools un ti l it
mo re S . v . mo is e o r h e a t ,
receives
./0
so as to f, in
a h a n d b re a d t h . t ime s a d a y . A lute
and
a Receiver
to
a nd distil
S. v.
the
Re c e iv e r.
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Yo u mu st p e rfo rm th is either
distir r ation
i n B a l n e o V a p o ri s or in ashes. mu st be r epeated with th e S. V. has car r ied per fectly fr esh S. V. 2 or 3 over all the Cor -
T h i s o p e ra ti o n t i m e s mo re , u n ti l rosive,
w h i ch yo u K n o w by its
Sweet taste.
fre sh S . v.
O-O , of
a n d d e lig h t f u l g re a t
th e medicine
h a s v e ry
G e n e ra l
V irt u e s .
/z
8o Cildurce:/
It may be dissolved wherewith in f re s h S. V. a ll t o ma k e it lla rt ia l in t o ru b y you ma y h e a l Dis e a s e s ,
r ed dr ops, Fluxes,
OF d
Take red P precipitate and your corrosive yelto* OOOo f . rrnuiU" the red precipitate with tnis 80 of 6 d
gr a d u a llyras more. D o this S. v. at operation with in a ro o my g la s s Ca u t io n u n t il B o d y : p o u r re c t if ie d S ma ll q u a n t it ie s has much as the p re c ip it a t e will re c e iv e , but
upon it
great
a n d in V e ry
fi r st, or
Waiting else
t h e E f f e rv e s c e n c e b re a k in p ie c e s .
ce a se dr
b o d y will
Conflict a little
an d h is s in g more S . V . until to
ceases, it ,
gradually pour
and cautiously,
you have it so as to
4 fin g ers
shake it
, shaking it
y o u ca n h a ve th e S u n, set it will
operation
N o w d i sti l
a n d the s. v. wilr
at first,
JOand
Distil
, Lf you have an opportunity some writing the S. V. paper from it over the
Sun, tied
a s b e f o re , moist s. the
leave
the
f re s h aII
corrosive-(\c o me s o v e r
6 d is t it la t io n s without
own natural
any acid.
out
and evaporate
it
to perfect
dryness
in
Cl
....
is in
medicine Do s e s o f
in Venereal L or into I g ra in .
and other
foul
precipitate
can be melted
genuine
, wh e re of
I shall
S p e a k i n th e C hapter of .9.
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oF o
?
d
p
and
O ?
like
Each other
a n d h e lp
o n e a n o t h e r.
, a white
anda
sr""r,I
projected
flow
or +
se e k a red A in O ar e m istaken. /: W hen I T+ poudered white glass upon melted O , and made them
.|r
T h o se th a t
together
in
a hot
V iron
covered
with
its
t id, glass I
for out
and [ 4 ,
a red S coria
re p e a t e d p e rh a p s
u n t il with
5th or green or as
time
became transparent
most glorious
Tints,
equal
Geneva O fin e
any Emerald and my O 1ooked like ? as fine in the grain, , and was equally and never t a rn is h e d . that this green Scoria
a polish, We will
Suppose then
contained
the
true +
i.e.
or IR.
of
I
is
w ho says that
Glass
and Y A ?-T
Jugel is the Colour of
:/ out of
right, , but
perfectly D of
to like
had always
a mo s t b e a u t if u l my Labour quantity of
g re e n Co lo u r; but I got
perhaps tired
pursue of A the
enough; this
on account rs the
Charcoal hot
melting up by the
must be intensely
and kept
To prove Wi l l
what
the
following
Operation
S ufficiently
PROCESS wrTH o ?
D i ssolve in
rN VrA HUMTDA.
set in in 4 we e k s dung;
in Our Circ u la t u m o r A lc a h e s t ; O ? a Most gentle digestio n o v e r t h e L a mp o r distil half the men s . f ro m it diges t operat io n p:aA d is t il
h o rs e
th e n
r pour h a lf
f re s h of it o v er , un t i l
a s b e f o re , wit h
d ig e s t in g
a n d d is t illin g
is come over p:/@ into the Receiver. a ? 4 weeks more, an d d u rin g t h is d ig e s t io n the from the S i"f in O ? principle as t h e t h is ma n n e r. extended in the in the
Then din
T.
re ma in s bottom
Co rro s iv e , a g re e n O i l .
^t
settles
f o rm o f
Se p a ra te th e se tw o pr inciples t h e g re e n o i l caution,
ob tain
by a Funnel. s. v. with of d,
al
edulcor ate
+ a s w e to l d
or
b y r ectified
yo u about the A ?
I ' le d ic in e
a most glorious
f ro m t h e
Y
ia l p ar t , may
belt
it
i n to
fi n e
WrrH o A PAnfrcuLAR LABOUR f D i s s o lve in com m on\2, distil "f O ? a n d t h e re re ma i n s a b l a ck Ca1x, which calcine fi l i n g s
furnace by the flame during 14
JA
O
and
,f
, and it
com e red. llix m i xtu r e h e a t, these into ashes or Calx of O with EE e)( a n d d is t it , put in the a , ' : l: '.
ada p t obtai n
a mo s t p e n e t ra t in g . J l-
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The mixture
in *7@
flows
tike
p it c h , takes
a n d p a rt p la c e ,
of
it the
after
inmediately in the
c h e c k th e A A
.ll
, and let
go out,
will
Break tne Cf
4@ , and lay it
become green
throughout.
part, this
fin e
c o p e lle d
G.
) beat
f p a rt , out or
me lt
them in
co mp o s it io n
f ra t t e n e d
Lamillae. your O prepared weished in pieces and Stratiflz them with your green O as much in Weight
Cut your pr e p a r ed up o n i t,
Lamills
O ashes, S . S . S . in a Ce me n t j. n g p o t , lu t e a L id ? which Lid must h a v e a S ma ll h o le in t h e mid d le . A round the pot, gentle last potr the first you pot 4
Stronger,
approach
round
be co m es of Let 4/ it
substances V
ma y me lt . find O a Golden
and break
, almost
pure,
a t f i r st. C o p e 1 th i s D
The D
the
S co ri a w i th
obtain
ag a i n , ve ry ri ch
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Y o u mu st b e fo re yo u Copel, r educe the Scor ia to a sm all p o u d e r a n d b o i l yo u r O ',.| in a Str ong *"U":t and pot V _* a s h e s , th e n Wa sh d ry a n d Copel your Cf with 4 and you wi l l n o t l o se a g ra i n . The goLden tl much fine D you must rnelt with the O , and add as then Separ ate it
r equir es,
a s u s ua l U V \/ of fine O
obtain
in
e v e ry in
ounce, e v e ry
a d ra g m o f Ma rc k .
f in e
h as
L 7 /
ouT oF Ba siliu s
o ?
A VTTRIOL r4AY BE MADE BY VARTOUS PROCESSES. V alentinus out of prete n d s S uch a (E t and teaches , a n d if a s f ro m a ll t o ma k e a t in c t u re it d e e pl y
u p o n metals it do es not
y o u c o n s id e r t h e lle t a ls , t in g in g
seem imposs5-b le ;
p ro v id e d
the y
are radically
opened a n d S u b t ilis e d
Me d ic in e s
may be made.
I
it there in d is t : appears a
d is s o lv e until
evaporate then
gently,
Cu ti cl e /1 in f
S e t t h is Cry s t a ls g re e c e
in s p is s a t e d will at
S o lu t io n
over
a Cellar,
Shoot.
,/: or you .{ Cf
once:,/ to a , e l@
Cry s t a ls , of
re d u c e d
a Suphureous It is
Smell,
S piritus
albus
Ve n e ris .
c o rro s iv e
m ed icinal.
Now if tilled
qu e n tly
you make a (h
dissolving,
a n d d is t illin g
them et74
you will
Labour
obtain
and time.
"r,
&
of
(y'
"rra O ?
requires much
wit h
\/
, ma d e s h if t the cor-
h a v e d is c o v e re d
r osive s,
easyer
a n d S h o rt e r.
PROCESSWrTH THE CHRTSTATSOF o ? Take of your Crystals made of Ver di greece, rub them to d is-
C
til
, dissolve the
a nd cohobate L et it stand until quiet
C
a ll
Re c e iv e r. as
a n d y o u will
S e e s u c h a S e p a ra t io n
I ik e
a t h ic k
f gr e e n Li.quor. ver y
rhe U of
carefully. Put your
remain clear in the menstruum above the O ? Pour this clear Liquor off from aft" $
Mercurial
Liquor
into
a ?O
the re c ti f : So
d a n g e r a d d S o mu c h S . V. A f t e rwa rd s u n t il d is t il with
Liquor
a ge n tle Liq u o r
what will
t h e re ma in in g
grows thick.
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P o u r th i s
th i ck
i n a co o l p l a ce , parent 0
and it
cr ystalr ise
, w i th o u t
Po u r th e cl e a r c r y s t a l s. c r y s t a l s, remaining
I n th e se C rysta l s
$ i.f ?' ?
rF you LrKE To HAVE A Take your Crystals mix them well 3 parts
e
f+
CURRENS OF o
PROCEED THUS:
or White (Ef
by grinding
and e*
of Common Kitchen
mixture
l{ithout furnace, is
Receiver,
after
gone, is your
you will
Sublimate.
sublimed White
wh a t will
ascend,
Sublimate i. e .
and, mix it e of
afcali e
potashes,
I p a rt
mix it pour h o rs e
we ll V
b y g rin d in g , u p o n it to
put
m ixtur e i t, then
a glass
c le a n dung,
digest every
?U t , 14 Cf i"
d is s o lv e the
s t irrin g
o r S h a k in g
Solu ti on
y o u a t t e mp t
e v a p o ra t io n d is s o lv e d ,
be c ra c k e d
a n d p a rt ly is
g la ze d
whare the
S ame, b e c a u s e it
a mo s t f ie ry
Substance.
Now take your massa, (t{hich must be stirred until it i s p e rfe ctry dr y, or else it will stick
p o t ) w h i ch i s l i ke
a white
a n d m i x i t w i th 2 p a rts n ,a -Ee v a n d i n crease your fv, Receiver with into th e d V V , and the
, ( $ "o.r "..".11.. +r F"ur r "n" gr inding; of bolus, by put it A gr adually, O adapt a will
in an
ui*rrr" of Q ++
sweat over
, w h i ch collect, exactly
may be treated
Your gt""r, OOOor you may dulcify of first with + Q ? Sp i r : o f V i n e g a r, th e n with S. V. and you will get an admi r abl e m e d i ci n e a s w e II a s from d , per fectly sweet and pleasan t.
OF ANTTI4ONY o
is a S ubject may try wher e in a B e g in n e r, It is wh o is d e s iro u s of Kno wledge, lo st in the E xpe rime n t s . I t rs a Circ le wh o s e E n d i s p rin c ip le s
beginning.
n e a re s t
c o n s t it u e n t
are 1, a burning {f
the of
first I + into O
p rin c ip le s i a n d lt t e d ic in a l V a le n t in u s ;
on the
T in c t u re s , t h e re f o re
you the
easy Labours
HEPAR ANTIIIONII.
Take 1 lb alcali
of
good fixati
6,
or So
le t
it
me lt
Ln
ar oomyV;add\ F ; melt it
Ib Str on s l y ,
called e
of
a n d th e fi xe d
a tca ri
wir t
dissotve
S c o ria .
the A
?v
of the 6
and
b e co me a mass or
so ca lle d
rf
\J ? away :/ the the P.r the
yo u g i ve i t
u with
ti me for
part of
separ ation,
>(t of
dur ing
*
the mel.ting,
, /, part f umes sink to
as being of ttre
the [
po n d e ro u s
p rin c ip le , rd y
will off,
bottom
, wh ic h wh e n c o ld ,
be beat
from
d
Take the ar e hot: up o n it: g e n tl y , put set upper this it scoria, Cf in and beat a G ra z e d p o t heat on a ge n t le V will a n d le t re d . faeces 5 or
rf
them to O , whilse ! they a n d p o u r b o irin g it b o ir
a wh ile
sorution
into 6 p a rt s
one or of e V
t\ro to it,
wash hand b a s o n s :
S h a rp V in e g a r + will
in t o
the lik e a
L iq u o r, b e a u tiful
antimonia l d, t h is
f a ll
bottom lik e
p re c ip it a t io n
ro t te n
!;egs. /,?
a n d the heat or
/
the 't\ is !} remain p re c ip it a t e d , on the f ilt e r, ---bv4r f ilt e r wh ic h ' t h e wh o le d ry re d over
.t
When all $ ? in
L iq u o r , a g en t r e
wirr the
n
?
Cf
, c a ll e d
A ntimonii
b o irin g it , it it
V g ird s
, and dry g ra s s
a rc a li is
when the
arc a li
taken
f ro m it ,
h a s n o s uc h
like
a lc a li
is
wa s h e d f ro m it ,
b u rn s
a nd
Ex 4l! p cunnnr.rs
Beat vourQ
Ar.rrnloNrr.
ro a fine t'.r,a Sift it, mix ther ewith twi c e its weight of pure eX , grind the mixtur e into a ver y Subti l
Put the mixture an alembic. graduallysubrime i nto itself like all set After the
int o
body,
wh ic h
body in
the
phlegnna is the
arembic
the
F lo we rs of
a n d p a rt body,
wirl f u ll
si d e s
the
a n d is
Separately; 2 p a rt s a ll g lo ws of
Glass,
, and t h e re p a rt will of
again,
and i t dust,
a porous o-.
w h ic h
a n d is
fixed
t o g e t h e r, g rin d V it
g rin d it
it
v e ry
f in e ly , put in
2 p a rt s body,
we rl
t o g e t h e r;
pour
u p o n it , e v e ry the day, V
a n d S e t it a d d s o me until the
14
a li--tle
^na warn p
, s t irrin g
Then evaporate
is p e rfe ctl y
d ry:
imbibe this
Cf
, whilst
you gr ind i t,
, a d d i n g a r ittle now and then, untir it is e p o u r i t i n to a liquid. thr ough a funnel into the T ube, " lA and add a little more--4- of e r so that it may become quite liquid. P u t th e l Q in ...ii. pot: adapt a Receiver , and give a " a l r the humidity is gone over . Then g ra dually, and the U in tn" r lfl witr be .t -chalk, sm er ls and tastes like
with'-ruof
g e n t l e h e a t, u n ti l s t r e n g rh e n yo u r A sublimed,
i n th e fo rm o f white
REVIVIFICATION OF THE
r p a r t, 4
dur ing 3 days.
6 d
into
* a p a r t,
a
n"t1fr
.".i'.. heat, adapt a Receiver wit h " cofd V a n d d i sti l , a nd the r unning of 6 will come over P into the V , and in the @ remains Jn" Orc af V l{ash the
*e1@
rhis is the q
OH 6
of 6
and
dissolve +
a n d r eta i n b o t t o m. or
r em ain at the
Dissorve 6
and digest 14 () f,
ooo " t +
you the
true -? O
anatomy of
of in
, I h a ve h e re ta u ght
e v e r y ma n i p u l a ti o n .
OF IIIEDICINAL TINCTURES.
lsr rrNcruREoF 6
from XineQ per Se made with they a re y e t pour hot, re c t if : 8 tt t and
Scoria
beat
, wh ils t wit h
m a t ra s s it in
a lo n g
neck,
S. V.
a g e n t le of s.
wa rmt h d u rin g
/o
an d the the
be tin g e d fr e s h
re d c o lo u r; Re ma in d e r; f o rme r,
decant d ig e s t
Tincture
a s b e fore:
tinge d
S . V . wit h
a n d d is t il
h a lf
the
S . V . over
pT a le mb ic u m. dn e x c e lle n t to
Wh a t re ma in s me d ic in e h a lf of to
is
p u rg e
from I0 is
a g la s s 6 , to
an alcaline
be had at
G e rma n y , b u t
p ra e s c rib e d
n o r p re p a r e d
England,
a very
g o o d c o mmo n T in c t u re : /
z<irrncruRE oF 6
rf y ou S e p a ra te th e a ntim onial in a V
the
t o g e th e r
with
, b y me lt in g
th e m
S coria, better
f h is O
Zd.
h a s a ls o
qual-
you imbibe in
t h e re wit h your ) of
th e m together by F
t h e n me lt o b t a in
, you will
a f e w g ra in s it does not
A lt h o u g h
pay for f ix a t io n
plainly O
s h e we s a p o we r o f
gF rrHcruREoF 6
rf y o u ta ke U 6 6 fs."ff
: and after
with tr +
and (D , dissolve *e
more with (D
entirely
until
by melting it
is become a
once or twice
alone,
tine fu
y e l l o w ma ss; a n d i f you pour s. v. Ti. upon this mass, r educ ed J( t o C f , b e fo re i t co o1s, you will obtain an excellent blood r e d 7C ,, S me l l i n g l i ke V Cr esses. This is a diur etic equals in power , and y et
digest
a pint
of t he cinna-
b e s t o l i ve
m o n ' or the n , ana Tt. the
upon 2 X
/ cassia, the
of finer y
s h a k in g
your
then of
cre a n
o o o , imp re g n a t e d Cassia.
Cinnamon or
grith this
Otive OOOextract
Tt.
or the
btack scoria
Beat the set Otive it in the
or
rhe
to Cf
/!
I
6 d
, b e f o re with it
.
they get c o ld , and pour
S coria
606
impregnated
t he d'
u n t il you
a..1.'... heat
and le t
a deep red S o lu t io n . solution solution a Receiver a n d f ilt e r int o a g ra s s the A the Re ma in d e r, p ra c e d wh ic h put
crear adapt
d e e p in in t o
. , : 1 1. . the
h e a t,
a n d d is t ir
re a o o o o v e r
by 2 or process for
required the
Trouble. t h is
ooo o v e r
wit h
t h e T in c t u re
of
t h e An ti mo n i a l
, th en take g 1
r oE less if
you like , of
pure E
ti l l ed
", F
OvO in
I p"rr""tlv
a vrarm gla s s pu t
a g ra s s , u n t il it
ru t e :
a n d le t t h is
stand, g rin d
pe r fectly dr y it
rmbibe
d " rra o p e ra t io n
a s b e f o re ,
Th is digestin g the
mu s t b e re p e a t e d , u n t il we ig h t , the of e
bib in g ,
a n d d ry in g , of it s
ha s r eceived
L p a rt 8-
a n t imo n ia l
this
four dig e stion, into it a small in g la s s body,
rn dO
re d wh ic h
the an
la s t
a . iii.
heat
a n d S u b lime e
b y in c re a s in g b e S u b lime d,
your
a blood
re d v o la t ile
will
This for
melts all
in
every
Liquor
and is to
a universal 1 0 g ra in s
t{edicine for a
men against
Dis e a s e s . to
3 r4 ,
9 or
re mo v e t h e mo s t d a n g e ro u s me d ic in e V. in a liq u id
Dis e a s e s . S ' -a t e , y ou
to have t h is in Cinna * o n
m ay dissolve
LqPIS
IGNTS BASILII
VALENTINI
P r e p a re a this
+ with
of
or Ar cahest.
oistil
the Circulatum
fro m th e Volatilised $
or OOO.
PREPARATToN oF rHE p
Take the it in Xg of O
oF 6
y o u t o ma k e it : the in Circ u la t u m the f o rm o f d is s o l v e f ro m i t , a re d
as we h a v e t a u g h t and then re ma in d is t il b e h in d
a n d the
pr q cipitate. Observe vola tilises you r U f cip itate of with that Our Circ u la t u m U o. rf " r. " u la t u m S. V. B. it d is s o lv e s c o a g u la t e s . a ll t h e me t a ls a nd
P re c ip it a t e the
then p re -
a n d e d u lc o ra t e
T h e th i rd
p ri n ci p re
of
to
tnis Tt,
which Basilius
d s it is
teaches , v l z - .
in they the are
t heeo r6,is
x*. of (J Y
ge n e r ated therein
n o u s e h e re r
a lre a d y except
rhere
are n o S a lt s
in me t a ls ,
by Calc in a t io n .
T a k e of yo u r e d u l co ra te d and of your
rr O "O I ph ia l ph ia l un ite, part first,
pr ecipitated
of
, 2 par ts, or
^ +? of +
a d ig e s t in g the will
L iq u o r
c lo s e
a G e n t le
heat,
a n d b y d e g re e s in t o ^ Tt,,
they
and be re g e n e ra t e d
, wh ic h
t in g e s
6
that
ana 2(
this ot n $
I believe the
fi nish ed th is this ()
?
an d d ig e s t
a n d re p e a t But that
d o n e it ; of O
give
So great
and animated
)<
medicines minerals,
may be ma d e o u t it require s (T h is
mu c h T ro u b le c o n f irms
c entral
principle.
B a c o n & P a ra c e rs u s Q o r
oF trrERcuRY u
Est Th is in Mercurio is quidquid in truth ft is q u a e ru n t a S u b je c t an V
+
a ll it wo n d e r. is It is It a Water is
S a p ie n t e s ! of
Subject
a n d does not
Wet.
and yet
v o la t il.
-4,It
, a n d ye t a fte r
h o m o g e n e o u sa s O
V >{ a l l me ta l s h a ve th e i r or igin. W ith tr ut':h m ay be called I unripe O , b e ca u se b y bar e digestion and animation it m ay i n to O any good from 6
i tse lf,
and it
is the
, out of W hic h
b y a d d i ti o n
o f a n o tn e r
and 4 . -p z
rugh only ic in e , pr o o fs ated ) that he is an un rip e O . If a n d in
o f 6 ,wh e r e
coagulated by conrmon a lc h y my G iv e s la min by p of ,
y o u c e me n t f in e and Separate it
with after
conrmon g every
2V
and melt
you wiII,
C e me n t a t io n ,
o b t a in
a f e w g ra in s
pure O
rHEraKrNG oFjl
Take running U 2 parts and pure common A I part: melt the
you see no m or e
, and you will I Aethiops Miner atis. m ix it with half its weight a Sub-
and
w he n co l d ,
gf"r r a e
into
p i e c e o f T i Ie will
a sce n d i n th e fo rm of
as m ucn {
as he needs for
his co.g,rr#r,
the ,*p,Iiai""
t h e bo tto m w i th th e Q.
' 7 l-
rHEMAKTNG o, ff
oF 6
Take 2 tb of crude 6 r pound it in an iron mortar until it .t i s a su b ti l sif r it; take 4 tb of +and r educ e Cf , .;rrru i t t o a su b ti l Mix both pouder s C f t b ewar e of the dust. a n d p u t th e m i n to
in ;]';. and cover distil all
a Gl ass coated/@,
A
*"1fr
with
the.'li'.
th e n until
re g u la t e d , is come over V a p o u rs
as the Spot;
re c e iv e d tn%ft hot,
on the the
whore@ in the
very
coagulate to
b g t h e g re a t
obtain
ru n n in g
le f t
wit h in
the upper
part of the @
glass 6 wise Yn
^na
is calted
!f;
or
By meansof a
is ended, otheris '
when the
Sublimation Wh e n t h e
S u b lima t io n
en d e d let If
a wa y . with over in a Strong a naked heat, Safe. Lutum of Charcoal and the T h is las t
you coat
ttre @
Y
A
is
clay, , after
glass 1p
come over
. .ii..
Sub limation
be don e q u ic k e r
a n d e q u a lly
m y method.
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good \f
Y
in
: d is s o lv e the
it
in
a s u f f ic ie n t 2 1b of
s o lu t io n
g ra d u a lly
good commone
P our this ap p ly
or Sea e
mixed S olu t io n and lut e in t o a S t ro n g to it , Co a t e d g la s s p la c in g f u rn a c e . to your b od y : gl a s s a Re c e iv e r in
an alembic
a Ch a rc o a l is
Then d is t i l when
Do mo re t h a n after
n e c e s s a ry 4 h o u rs to
the
R e c e iv e r: in c re a s e
3 or
t ime ,
is
come over,
your heat,
f o rc e
o v e r,
o r A n ima
. contained
I
in an" \C
mo re u n t il
y o u S ee
the
IJ
a ?
above the
F lo we rs
e
E ls t h ey
K e e p a p a rt r
is
s o lid r
put it
in t o
S ubliming S elf.
body,
Cf
, a n d S u b t ime
once
by it
TOYOU S$,IE REAL l'{EWILLCOI'IHUNICATE NO}.l PREPARATIONS REAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND OF AND FIXATIONS
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coAGUr,ArrON OF p
rake
St e l l :
revived from H
a d a p t a R e ce i ve r wir h V : place *"fr ;.1i. he ar , ir , f A: " a n d d isti l th e U o ve r with a gentle heat, SIowIy.
'l! will A red Ct'F
but not
much. iron
.
o b se rve ,
i f.yo u
r ds to m ake th e
is
not
and
the
dry
in t e n t io n .
it, and pour it back upon the red
Take
Ctr5
red
*"1$
a7.F (f will
^na
distit
in
the p
at
increase
quantity
C ontinue
this
Operatio n
u n t il
t h e wh o le q u a n t it y ft is t ru e that t h is
of re q ui r e s v e ss e l s , may very
animated p
ti m e in
is becomered C
never t h e le s s , ;tt least
and patience'
L f y o u h a v e c o n v e n ie n t such rea Q
one ounce of
ea sily
wit h q whic h
pur
in in
e a c h p h ia l a Row in
o nl y u ...1i..
animated
phials
wit h
c h a rc o a r
and settle
upper part
Glo b e s mu s t b e b u rrie d is g o n e , y o u mu s t p u t
the.'J..
humidity
a wo o d e n s t o p p er
ea ch phial,
which mus t g o in e a s y .
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If
yo u fi n d
n o w th e
and settling
in penc i l , as
a clean hair
as often
q
a n ima t e d
an d S o me t ime s S o o n e r, glo b e c o v e rt e d in t o
y o u will
h a v e yo u r S ol a r
a n im a ted
a re d
S h in in g
pr a e cipitate.
me t h o d ,
S u p p o s e y o u wo rk wit h
L Z g la s s e s ,
D ivide se cti on of
this O
p h ia ls r it
ls I h a v e t a u g h t of g e n t le , which
in
the
b y d e g re e s
He a t , is the
and B asis
a Sophic O P o u r G re a t Wo rk . is
A S ophic
, whe re t h e Ce n t re
t u rn e d
o u t wa rd s ,
is
?ROXTMALAPTDUS and must be treated I'TATERTA fully N.B. melt taught fn it, the you in S tate the S e c t io n t h is of O is , it
as I have faith-
wherei n
wo u ld
b e a S in only
to O
you would
obtain
conunon O O
without w i th
fresh
r ep e a ted, Fusio n,
b e c o me o f
e a s ie s t
penetrating
and t in g in g .
FrxArroNoF p
Of th is Fixatioir have writ t e n P a ra c e ls u s a n d He lmo n t iu s .
T h e o p h ra stu s w ri te s into a re d C f
th u s:
"Pr aecipitate
in \y '
, fro m this
r ed pr aecipitate
G r a d u a ti n g F
, a n d e dulcor ate
the pr aecipitate
S. V.
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, a Glor ious
ttedicine in
b e cause it
O ." th u s
augr ments
Helmontius
on the
S a me S u b je c t :
"Take
p r a e c ip i ta te d
pour d isti l
in
a o a r ed pouder - - but
our E le me n t u m I g n is f ro m t h e
m ake it
your Self:
V e n e ris :
e x V it rio lo
a good !t
mix t u r r
a n d y o u will
obtain
a mi g h ty co rro si ve
JI
Ct
Edulcor ate
this
Cf
, that
is
a b s t r act
dia p h oretic
I0 ti me s S . V . Rx. fr om it
of
Theo p h ra s t u s *ni.n
P a ra c e ls u s , *"r,
j.rra.tn"].
melted
into
common O T h is
, it
looses
then d ? but
every
V irtue
a s a Me d ic in e . your s e lf
d ia p h o re t ic F rie n d s ,
and your
succeed in
p re p a ra t io n ,
does cost a ll
mu c h t ro u b le , T h in g s in the
an d i ts
S ake of
Student
We will
V an Helmont's
P a ra c e ls u s . E le me n t um He al s o Writi n g s
h is
whereup o n t h e
Wh o le S u c c e s s d e p e n d s . b e c a u s e in V e n e ris p ra is e a ll h is
m isle a ds
a p ro f o u n d it S u f f ic ie nt l y .
although clear
Now to
a b s t ru s e
p ro c e s s ,
wh a t E le me n t u m
rgnis,
or
9*
t" ,
a nd how it
C-
from O. of
a tum ,
or from Co p p e r ir s e t f ,
taught in the
b y me a n s o f chaPter or
Our Cir c ul S e c t io n of
we haY e faithfully
Va n H e l mo n t'" ![
is o u r Ci rc u la t u rn .
PROCESS.
Ta ke praecipitated to
w eig h t
of
our
A ?
you will b y th e
corrosive
t*ntegnated
animated
h ig h ly
y o u f o rme rly , 3 d a y s in s. v.
un ti l ge n tl e th e
heat
the
f ro m it ,
carry s. v. the
upo n it ,
op e r a tion, the
until
S . V . h a s imb ib e d s u b je c t , will
a n d c a rrie d y o u will
corrosiveness E ls the
from t h e
wh ic h
ta ster
S. V. This
praecipitate
b e c o me s we e t a s we ll
Sweet
praecipitate
is
that
Great
Universal
Medicine
of
Paracelsus
a g a in s t
a1l
rn t e rn a l 4 g ra in s .
and
Exter n al
Diseases,
f ro m 1 t o
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1 6 , r- o f t h is = = /6s he n a y k e e p 8 for
his
other
8 t
/
h e ma y mu l tiply
ad Infinitum .
?+
r or diaphoretic
wit h lig h t e d
and
Ch a r-
gently
-js u rro u n d e d
but
beware of out,
Take it an 7-
and whils t U
yet
hot,
g rin d put it
t h e re wit h in a
/:f
of
animated in
, p re v io u s ly in
heated: in
p h ia l: g ive
S et it
an d
a graduated the in
ge n tl e, gr a d u ally
in c re a s e the
that
d u rin g hot,
4 t h we e k t h e lig h t be a
the
be c o me s g lo win g
so as to U .t
and in along
manne r t h e the
a d d e d a n ima t e d
will
with
P ra e c ip it a t e .
it
is fine
of 24
4 g la s s e s ,
in
e a c h p h ia l 2 V ? of
, s t ime of
h a v e f ix e d
your
t o wa it your
a n d re d u c e n o t h in g , will be the
B e n e f it s
-7 8 -
both
hea t e d .
of animated q
heat 14
by srindins
b y a graduated y o u will So
as I have d ire c t ed
possess
or Aurum Horizontale
fixed
g,
Melt of this
pe r p e tual rf pu ttin g
Ft/
t,
for
into 2
you r
l{inera
for a
S u p p o rt . l0 t q in Z d ig e s t in g G lo b e s , ? a n d if y o u a d d t o e a c h lL
you divide lt 7 in
now th e s e
each G lo b e ,
J tr
live
of animated p O
, which is 42 ,wit n #
c o mf o rt a b le
/z
aEZ
4 i n e pT 7
/ in
a m o u n t st o J
ela b o ra t in g to the
tg4 *
stone,
1 6 p F a n n u m .:/
s u c h a p a rt ic u ra r your p h il-
e n a b re y o u t o
c o n t in u e
Medicine
money. So often so p o we rf u l
you
Mu lt ip lie d in it s
for
in
q u a n t it y
by
not
which
me d ic in a r
lriedicine
V irt u e s ,
alone;
first
reserved
because h a lf,
the
or
Anima of
A ?
is
more powerful
in
that
first
Nature.
-7 9 -
oF vIrRIoL G,
(L i" a I'ti n e ra r sa l tr Therefore pr ocding fr om dissolved we have various sorts of metar s in Oa , such as
t h e Mi n e s.
(hor g ,
O
O, or d
v
, (b or Qf ana I
O
mixed, @uor
,contai n-
,w h i ch i s th e sa l tsbur g
, white or zinck ( h
i n g a w h i te me ta l l i .
and
, aII
of
are various
and numerous.
we
o n l y me n ti o n S u ch as ar e necessar y.
SPIRIT
AND
ooooF
it in
(h
pot which set over
Take 2 ox 3 lb
of
Ou , put
an iron
a n a ke d Z f
^A.
, sti r
it
untir $
it
mix with it calcined and "r r a p o u d ere d fri n ts tw i ce the weight of your pouder ed e Put this mixture into a coated , set youvfu 1@ of V
in a convenient A , lute Lutum get clear furnacer a rarge so that b a rro o n d ry . re c e iv e A tn"1D Re c e iv e r rn t h e the may receive to *" 1Q, the and na ke d ret put the
Re d u ce th i s
ma ss to
perfec t ry V first to
Re c e iv e r
y o u mu s t
a little
S p irit s . come
a gentte the A
increase follow
g ra d u a lly
the
ph le g rma a n d a t
a V e ry s t ro n g oil of (h,
, So as to make *.
glow,
the
ponderous
comes o ve r i n h e a vy V a pour s.
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day when th e
f u rn a c e
a n d v e s s e ls aII the
a re c o ld r L iq u id
unout of
receiver into
caref u lly ,
Receiver
a room y g la s s
S e t a n a le mb ic B o d y in . . i' . ' .
P ra c e y o u r heat
a s ma ll
p h re g ma v it rio ri y o u h a v e lu t e d
c o me o v e r.
When you perceive take your Apply i ncr e a se @t of Ie t wifl he at, the Receiver
that
begin
to
come over,
and clean
heat with
a lit t le
forced
gradually
Now you have the --sr- of Gla ss body remains rf unluted, your it heat you put and ttris
d a rk
gtassl@,
adapt
pretty
will
clarify
a ll in
c o me o v e r,
theaQ
it s e lf , tn"1@
, and pour
This is
6-P
perfectly acid
when cold of b e in g so
it
a transparent
m in e ra l it is
h ig h ly L iq u o r
concentrated; prepared
a ls o
mo s t p o n d e ro u s min e ra l
by art.
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/z ob lig e d i r on
it that
over
in . . . . ' ] .
heat,
d e g re e r
so as to
pot
a n d my c la rif ie d L n lit t le a v e ry
O O O c a me ro llin g c lo u d s , wh ic h , because
thr o u g h
StassTfu re q u ire d
s t ro n g
, wh e n y o u ma d e t h e a n d is of
d a rk
8O
f irs t / : you
Colc h o t a r ! t h is
a f in e
re d Co lo u r: /
m a y e xtract If is no t
a s wh it e
a s S no w .
L u n a F ix a , whi c h of (D does
white
-r:t-
Il eTmont and B ogLe ord e r t h e Co lc h o t a r t o b e re d u c e d t o ,' Subtil ae, and then to be Cf and to be mixed with e)( Sub limed in a .':;i. heat, and thus they o b t a in t h e ir Er-Y NS 6 3.
"r
to the nature
and his
of their
Q,
Iodocus Von Rehe
ammanuensis
ltedicine
Lapis
Philosophorum
from
; I have never
although o f CI ,
P rin c e
E le c t o r
S chwartzer
ftr tr,e v e a r 20 m a rk s o f
K . v o n L o we n s t e rn in t o f in e O
t h e re wit h .
P rocess.
No te that
the
S altzburg
(E u
is of
a S o la r these
a n d r s as good
as
th e h ungarian;
Take either
t wo g . v . : 1 0
or L2 r b .
Dissolve your S
in Rain V
, filter
the Solution,
Sh oot
d is s o lv in g u n t il
your a s k in
c ry s t a ls , a p p e a rs ,
10 or
1 2 t ime s
a n d y o u will s me ll,
a mo s t S we e t p le a s a n t
above half. Crystals until and caleine them in the Ct , y o u o b t a in is the best Ca lc i n Sun and by no
they
.#
done whils t
xenel^ of @l
oigbg's
S ympa t h e t ic
T h is
Do not by Solution, it
think
that
purify
tn.
@f, completely if y o u wa s t o wh ic h la s t do
3 0 0 times, itself
O c h re , wit h the
Separg ra in of Shoot
ates Gt in to
filt ra t io n that
, the OU
can not
that
he became disheartened
and
tir e d , G" r I
tha t
h e c o u ld
not
e n t ire ly
p u rif y
h is
10 to
L 2 p u rif ic a t io n s in
Vour @1 +
which
D, or Glass over
thick
rp la c e
o n 2 iro n
a furnace
a naked your
N ow light du r in g the
Charc o a l
a g e n t le
at
f irs t ,
first
3 or
4 h o u rs ,
a n d a we a k a c id
p h le g ma will
co m e over
first
into luted
the on,
Re c e iv e r and the
wh ic h
mu s t b e v e ry
la rg e
a n d carefully C oa ti ng yo u l i ght of
L u t u m a s we ll d ry
a s t h e Cla y b e f o re
must b e p e rf e c t ly
a n d h a rd ,
a n d in
the
Space of
L2, in
14 or c lo u d s into
over
R eceiver; or else A
last
mu s t b e re d ho t
be lo wr L et
the
g ra d u a lly take of
are cold , ou t
Re c e iv e r in t o
c a re f u lly . body,
contents
t h e Re c e iv e r
a g la s s o n it and
S e t a n a le mb ic S t ro k e s bath of L in n e n
a Receiver, your A
a n d c o ld your
paste. g la s s
N ow light
b o il, p
So that
the
b o ilin g go over
p h le g ma will
in t o
the
Re c e iv e r ,
and it
yo u r $ u
Gt
your
8o will
in (py
process.
Now we proceed
and Iodocus
V o n Re h e .
IN VIA
HUII{IDA.
Pu t your cove r ed
red OO with
into
on e o r pape r or or
S e v e ra l
l. la t ra s s e s
wit h
lo n g
necks,
double
e a s y wo o d e n S t o p p e rs .
G la s s b o d y in a g e n t le h e a t / : S u c h /1 ,/ as h o rse dung z/Ln digest io n and / 8 6 lo n g e r, and a "t na tur a l S eparation will t a k e p la c e . matrasses +8{-
Set your
A clear in cr e a se
transparent in clear
L iq u o r
will
f lo a t
on the
S u rf a c e
and
dayly
Pour this O
JOand
off
o b t a in
p o ur no more
th is cle a r
again or
Co n t in u e is
t h e d ig e s t io n
Liquor This
S e p a ra t e d of
Liquor
Me rc u ria l-rr-
of
into
a Small
gtasslQ it . of
, and
d isti l
n o c o lo u r after put
The red O-O which rnercurial-c.rbe coated Force u n ti l the with this
rema in s
it s must
which
in c re a s in g in
g ra d u a lly ,
h e a v y ro llin g t h e a @.
Clo u d s . T h e a b o v e re d
There remains
F a e c e s in
i s su- zphur MetalTorum . Calcine Sur r o u nded the f irst your with Faeces d u rin g burning Co a ls , 1 0 o r L 2 h o u rs t h e n e x t ra c t u n d e r a Mu f f le, e with from a c co r d -
t h e wh it e
mercurial-s-
, which.J\-
distil
No w y o u h a v e t h e t h re e
p rin c ip le s
process .
coltPosrTroN.
Ta ke all -Ja-your metallic in a very is , a n d d is s o lv e gentle warmth, for it but in take your me rc u ri a l
gradually
m e r cu r ial.-c\-
, than
n e c e s s a ry
the
s o ru t io n
e
-8 5 -
solution
int o
a d ig e s t in g
g lo b e
of
a c o n v e n ie n t
and lute in
the mo u t h o f heat
a gentle
over
until
i ng to
th e w h o l e i s co a gulated into
radocus von Rehe wilr your red first a rriv e
a white
in
, which acco r d-
3 mo n t h s t ime .
8o
or
and divide
it
in 7 equal
y o u r wh it e in the
Take the it in
p a rt
a n d imb ib e
t h e re wit h it .
digestion the
a n d c o a g u la t e 6 p a rt s ;
p ro c e e d
Sam e manner with u n ti l they Then fix the Stone of are all
rema in in g
one after
a n o t h e r,
your
o b t a in
P hilosophers .
(i.e.
THE AUTHORIS
oBSERVATTONS. )
r took the
s a lt z b u rg s o lu t io n
(p 1
, wh ic h
r d is s o lv e d it in a then you
a n d e v a p o ra t e d
l ar g e r se t
Glass it
untir to
a s k in shoot sm e I I ;
a p p e a re d o n t h e c ry s t a ls , not took
s u rf a c e , r t o rd
over
in t o
wh ic h a lwa y s
B u t r d id I a lwa y s
p e rc e iv e or
altho u g h
S a lt z b u rg
hungaria"
my @u
1 0 t ime s ,
wh ic h
r t h in k
is
necess-
and at
o f @r, So that
whereby
the@ g
lonser
"
(Er
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ooois
like
Butyrum
6il
humidity
out of the A it
this
b e f o r e a ttra cti o n
It wh ilst attracts
co ngeals like
humidity
even through it s e lf
f ro m t h e which
Surf ace,
of
d :F
by means of a Smal1 Funnel. o r :-ru
of Solar
separated yield
The remainder,
will
no more c le a r
Vitri oTi
L iq u o r
VenerLs
^a H of I
, is the
embtgonatum
property.
This rea gog you must distil r e m a i n s, w h e re i n th e e This Ufack {fr tracted with
over pl
of ( E, i"
7@ hidden.
and,a black
must be calcined of A
under a Muffle
then ex-
your acid-aS o l u ti o n , of d
t h e f i l tre d
f rorn ; this -rr- you distil a nd ther e r em ains a Snow- white- e m ust be r ectified fir st by itself in
B u t yo u r-ct-
a snaIL4Q
There is
l.r
S omething
e ls e
to
b e min d e d ,
wh ic h
is ,
or diluted
in the-Jl-
of
of
from it,
be clear
and of a fine
is true,
process to
time
go any further
appears of U
+o
that,
with
embryonated
S o la r
a g a in
c o a g u la t e d
an d m ultiplied
as V on Reh e t e a c h e s ,
c a n c e rt a in ly
a n d mu s t ,
them into
b e e n f i rst
me l te d w i rh
in r he
this
pr ocess, a good
to b e true,
wh e re c a me ls
a n d mu le s b e -
l o n g i ng
to C a ra va n e s u sually
e .
by the Sun, by means of the were the first learned the e that who made this this e
Discovery,
was generated
from urine
of the f
Such a e If
m a d e a rti fi ci a l ty e with
dissolve
then filter
t h e S o l u ti o n , o f i n f in i te
a ver y excellent
u se i n rn e d icine as well
the-tras well
as in Alchym y.
volatil O
In medicine is of great
J
as the
"f ex
E E in a body
use. alcali or p u rif ie d put the potashes mixture to in andQf into it . baln: vap: and the
mixe d ,
a glass
a Re c e iv e r in ."..1..or
with
a gentle
vo l a ti l
of
tr
,di l u t e d of eX
in phlegma,
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In
the
alembic there,
wh it e
volatil
e with
witl
Sublim e or
a n d fa sten
S a me vir tues
the- .JL- /:
v olat il
dissolved
p h le g ma : /
_6_ oF ex
ft r e s i sts
rT S V I RT UE A S A I { E DI CI NE .
50 or 50 drops in a Wine
o u t o f th e O
a e
with obtain
, filter
and
e v a p o r a te th e S o l u ti o n , e . 2 0 o r 3 0 g ra i n s
a good antifebr il e
ITS
rf
y o u ce me n t l a mi n a te d
fine ) D
witn fixa
e) (
, it
or white O
Sea e e )(
If Br i c k s
yo u d i sso l ve th e re i n , this
Disti1 obtain
over a naked A
a n d c a rri e s
D i sso l ve e )( p a r t of th e e X
What remains again and more
, distil
the
f r om it,
a nd
com e over .
a g a in , S e p a ra t e the faeces, d is t il
Repeat this
with
t he V
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N o w d i sti l
half
o f the V
fr om what is come.
W hat r e-
and your eX
mo re a n d mo re . d is t il in a g la s s body and
now again
a s lo n g your g la s s
a s a n y p h le g ma g o e s body, is a t h ic k
in
a c o ld
Ce lla r, f u s ib le of I g lo b e ,
a n d S a lin e
Cry s t a ls
will
S hoot,
are ex t re me ly dissolv e in a
a n d p e n e t ra t in g . O ra d ic a lly a n d d is p o s e if the p la c e d O
These Crystals
Ln a gentle to
heat
a dig e s t in g for
be come a Tincture
T ra n s mu t a t io n .
your V
O w i th Prepared S. V . R.
of O
in this in
ana4|ll6d
as I have taught
a n d d is s o lv e d
become s a mo s t g lo rio u s
A u ru m e o t 4 L i_ ! 9 .
MENSTRUUII
PROCEEDTNG FROM ex
e
T a k e p u ri fi e d
th e m S eparately flin ts reduced
AND BUr. 6 ii
3 Ib, good pur ified
mix t h e s e or f in e re t o rt all c o lu s , in round
eX
to to
(D
3 Ib,
wit h the
r educe
6 lb c a lci n e d
jf"na dtI, Vg
I n g re d : it is
s a me ; barrs, ,
o D t wo iro n of *e74
and lute
with
Stripes
L innen
i s per fectr y
dr y,
light
your A at fir st
the heated A
bottom of theVft
your A
must be moder-
a t e i n th e b e g i n n i n g . Put now 2 T
funnel, p ie ce of / covering
of the mixture
the whole or
into
*eVQ
the of
, by means of a
Stopper, it ; and a
clay
top
b e c a u s e th e
Stoppers
never
in wh it e
h a v e s e t t le d , tine VQas
the
you find
the wh it e is then
Clo u d s wiI I t o o g e n t le
R eceiver,
a n d y o u mu s t p u t but
until too
with
endanger
b u r sti ng take
a n d y o u mu s t furnace must
Some Ccals in
irunediately, be s id e s
therefore t h e d o re o f
ha ve a dore ho le . un ti l A le ss
a s h o r d ra u g ht in t o thyQ of the
projecting
t h e mix t u re S p irit s
g ra d u a lly
c o me o v e r.
The bottom
t h e n y o u mu s t p ro je c t the danger of a
mixture
t o a v o id
aPParatus;
p e rf e c t
a n d d y e a wa y g ra d u a lly . int o a la rg e g la s s b o t t le
d ay ,
S pirit
a g la s s
Take l lb of this--ro r i n to c a u t i on ,
r put it
into it,
a l a rg e g l a ss body, dr op into 2 q,
/
b u tyru m 6
on the Lf +
, well
r ectified
wiI I fast. in the.-cr-
, the
g la s s
b e c o me v e ry
you g o o n t o o is dissolved in 2 7
butyr:
, and the
Effer-
dro p of .
mo re ,
a n d S o c o n t in u e to I lb
but tE
h a v e b e e n u n it e d
made-rais quiet
u n it e d ,
an alembic, Alembic.
Tube of
body must
heat furnace. Light your A and raise -i. gentry and graduarly, untir you see what Degree requires and a combined-nwill come over into
subject Receiver.
your
O fix,
over and
multiply pT rincturam d
oF t-r
sea e
A,
, g*
, 6
td .
co**".
or conmon e b y me l ti n g ,
b e p u ri fi e d Af te r of e
yo u h a ve p u ri fied
3 or 4 lb of it,
w i th
SmaIl Marbles,
F il l naked A
half
a n ftrfr
with
r hese batls,
in a furnace,
comes red hot at the bottom and the spirits l a r g e R e ce i ve r l u te d on. all the- o-
in this
m anner , let
pT alembicum in a
per fectly
a glass a n d lu t e 4
dr y,
dissolve
lay
it
in
, which the jo in in g s .
deep in
a large
heat, when
pour
next the
, and distil a S t ro n g
always
giving
the
la t t e r
distillation.
Cohobate your-Jt-
this
, until
This-.sr-
all
your e
in *" 14
sis become
in Baln:
.
Vaporosurn,
must again
be dephlegmated
coloured-a-
"f
of
This
Ci tculatum
ltinus
t h e me t a ls
o r A -tc a h e s t
oF srLvER. )
Si l ver is a metal which
consists
of a pure
!l
o. so carted
+
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wh o p re t e n d
bleu
{J,b u ti ti s
?
,,\
. o n t a in s ) is
a fr e e
by no means b e c a u s e wh e n t h e
of
f r o m every
grain
you wiII
never find
Such a bleu
Labours upon
a s th o se u p on O r f yo u w o rk u p o n in via Hunida, the wor k is differ e nt ) f r o m th a t w i th menstr uum ; O , a s the D r equir es a differ ent The atomes of the white surphureous with the interwoven f _'< Lunar a re d i ffe re n t fr om the sor ar atom es, which ar e p er I f e c t l y H o mo g e n o u s.
PRocEssuPoN )
Take very Solu ti on d ir u ted a n d the fine with copelled )
/z cArx Dn =t
, d is s o lv e of c le a n it V in p . Weaken the this
c le a n
Then pour
solution ) (})
Bason,
on the
t h e b a s o n. <.F U is
Po u r more V pe r fectly
and e d u lc o ra t e Th e n d ry it .
u n t il
tasteless.
Lfi,rron wrrH
Take now of of p u rified
your
of
running
with
G par t s
to
Separate
the
|1 ?
from it.
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The ball
remaining
in
the
re a t h e r
g rin d
wit h
p u rif ie d
dryed
the e into
, untir
the EEEI
a s\asslQ,
fr om it into a Receiver half fu r l U .F will remain behind with the . Wash Q with clean V , and you wirl obtain a
puririea it
, and as
as subtil
y o u c a n , d i sti l
th e d
from the remainint unrir rhe is perfectly tastet, D C less and you will have a. Subtil of D , which dry. A t
PURTFICATTONOF THE e . LISED rN THrS PROCESS.
fr om it
M e I t 2 o r 3 Ib o f S e a e pure \/ , filter
in
in
d ry.
take to pure Same e th is too the d is t il V trouble it , wh ic h , than in the room of e to for loosing this you
f ro m t h e is better
d ry n e s s , the second
other
pure p mu s t b e wid e e n o u g h t o
Th e glass ge t your
d is t illa t io n h ig h .
not
in
the
above distilled ha r f
solution the V
a n d t h e n d is t il S k in o r F ilm
a S ma ll
ap p e a r s
on the
S urface.
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N ow p l a ce i t
cr ysta ls 4 Si de s will
i n a cor d celr ar
in the
over night
S hoot,
f o rm or little T h is
pyr anids, e
and hollow
within .
is an excellent
p u r p o s es l i k e
thi s .
of
Preserve your I
it, in
until
I tetl
PROCESS Olr )
rake f ine copetled .) L ,A 6d, j. /: or D 2 parrs 7 d 68, n"r. ,/ ^"tJth"f rosether, ret it cool and beat rhe
appears in the p
it in t o of ? / out a d ig e s t in g g lo b e , 2
,
an d p u t the
as
you in but
Section I\
less , v lz z in the
one part
Globe, a glass
empty. humidity
neck with
Stopper,
the
in
a 3.'.'. heat
in
a convenient your g lo b e s in a
with at
Ch a rc o a l, f irs t lik e
a n d p la c e
heat
a n d t h e E E d will S ma ll T re e s , wh ic h
ris e in
and go t ime , by
branches gentle J Cf
continuing
heat, .
tumble
down again
following:
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r melted together in a . Then r reduced the brittle mass V ro a coarse df , and iEEted my t' wittr ro parrs/:lO ? z/ of
p urified -Y
th e n
r took , I t
of fine copelred D v
w i th
th e gr eatest
eee so o f t e n ,
dir igence
u n t il
in m y gr inding
get
m irr ,
I c o u ld
n o mo re bl a c k -
by,
c o v e re d
wit h
p a p e r, in t o
u n t il s ma ll
it p it ls
g re w o f wit h
consistence'
when I
f o rme d it in c h in a
clean them
r put
s a u c e rs
a n d c o v e re d
I placed
them on a Gentle
Heat to
become per-
I divided lr r L of pills
my pil1s in
in
d if f e re n t
d ig e s t in g p u rif ie d
g lo b e s , A
p u t t in g
each g la s s i / : T h e
E E E re d w i r h
tne{una t ,il 6f
The necks 2 in ch es Case there . is pu t all in I athanor Sm a ll of
is our animated d
high
my globes
z/
about in it I
s h u t my g lo b e s left,
f irs t but
p a p e r,
gone,
S o that
my glass then
S toppers
regulated in
my heat,
in
the in
moved by the
heat, p it c h
rn d y f lo w me lt in g in
and ferment,
wh ils t
lo o k s
lik e
of
Heat,
perhaps
a little itself
beams of
Do u g h or within the
paste. upper
wa s S e p a ra t e d
a n d s e t t le d within
the
Globes,
Sides,
when the
drops
became too
Support,
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leaving rntervars or streaks between them, through which r courd see how the iii
da y to day into little
After th e
r o b s e rv e d
br anches
upwa rd s a n d s id e wa y s
b e c a me o f
a f in e
C oIou r . one of a lm o st sta in e d the the centre branches the neck, in one of the Globes did to 1 o o k ; rt , reach
mouth of
mo s t b e a u t if u l
with
t h e s a me ma n n e r of
alteration
and pe rf e c t io n as deny a ll
E n t ra n c e
phials
to b e s e a le d do in c lo s in g
E ls they their
to be
exp o se d for o p e r a ti on in
lgnoran c e .
Wit h o u t a c t io n
t n " r" t h e re
n o a c t io n
Nature, is
and wit h o u t
n o Ch a n g e ,
remains a long
S ornething,
you a t
la s t
have to
lo s s
know why? Na t u ra l
w or ke d without In A a glass
T h in g s ! so much temperate in c lo s e d
melted
there
j.s not
as is
necessary,
to p ro d u c e
a change on the
m atte r .
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This of m in d, the
is
a Hint
to
th o s e the ir
that
study
wit h
s o mu c h a n x ie t y out in of of
how to
close
g la s s e s
s u f f ic ie n t ly , escape, a ll it s
fea r
generating which
s h o u ld
S p it e
Wise Nature,
a n d mu lt ip lie s . But le t
c re a t u re s to our
animated
u s re t u rn
g la s s e s r
So that
it of no
had the
t h e u p p e r p a rt So that I c o u ld
t h in kof
th at
Colou r
wo u ld out
v a n is h ,
p a ti en ce, w hich of I
one phia l
found of I
t
an unct u o u s it in forth
yet
rubbed Set
a g la s s a smell
mo rt a r, equal
dark
gf""U
Vi ole ts. Such Fools b e lie ve this. as think that me t a ls that a re d e a d b o d ie s , Ce n t ra l S me ll of will not
a n d l l l inerals, ab so lu te Fact
the , is
Me t a ls is an
O wit h of
mo s t d e lig h t f u l, they h a v e L if e
me , t h a t
and
b e in g
having
t h is they
E x p e rime n t we re a ll
no t
take
t h e ma t t e r
t h e p h ia ls ,
the
Same Smell.
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which
r had g ro u n d , in the
r put
in t o
a c le a n of
p h ia l but as
s a me d e g re e t h is lif e of
heat,
hopes of
ne v e rt h e le s s , the of
Qft b"c.*. n e t a ls is
-t
f ix e d of a
m o r e durable is not
a n ima rs e v e n in
a n d v e g e t a b le s , f u s j. o n . it d wa s y e t
a nd
so easily
destroyed ,
not out, I p a rt
r took r ad d e d to w ar m e d.
wa rm ,
p re v io u s ly
I united
t h e p h ia ls , upon 3 parts t h e m a g a in in
I p o u re d my ,
I part
and set
d ig e s t io n .
b e ca m e
, wit h o u t
separated
by S
, and it
contained
a good deal
of fine
o f 2 4 C a ra ts .
MULTIPLICATION IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY. If with our fulty if you have a desire fixed (-) Lunar == exactly the to effect a n a u g n n e n t a t io n p e rp e t u u m , and augment with
this
animated told
you in
S e c t io n
you find
yourself
disa p p o in t e d
your
E x p e c t a t io n s ;
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Lunar ==
with
animated fJ fine
5 or
y o u w i II
D "nTr "n"U , b u t i t i s o ther wise, and in the r oom of fine D a t l a st g e t n o thing else but fine of 24 Car at; Q o r iginar quantity
into Solar
always obtain
b e c a u se th e tri ffri n g
in time maturated
and exalted
easily
o ur G) +
6 s th e stro n g e st.
O , b y re p e a t e d ra d ic a l to S o lu t ra n s mu t e
N ow as from S ubtilised tj- o n s, a great O a Tincture many parts in finally of the the
mu s t p ro c e e d , in f e rio r
c a p a b le in t o
me t a ls
p e rma n e n t D ,
, exactly
Same manner it th a t
th e r e fore you r
I warn you,
y o u ma y n o t
wh e n y o u S e e
Expectations
reversed !
REASONING OF THE AUTHOR. If you want to elaborate after a Rx for transmutation the into f irs t , you
this:
y o u h a v e p e rf o rme d
X
Ca lc in-
by animated of the
I f irs t
, that
is
after
S olution fine O
L u n a r (l)
, y o u mu s t a g a in t t h it e
m en t with
, in
o rd e r
that
the
S p e c if ie d
Lunar
, oE the so called
into a S oTar
+
d
D*
*.,
not be transmuted or
a d d it io n s or AugSolar.
e xa lted
Nat u re ,
b y S e v e ra l
wj.th
animated
+
to
P hilosopher Result of
ough t his
k n o w wh at
b e the
E x p e rime n t .
-1 0r-
H e w o u l d S o o n e r o b tain white
a O
than a
n.r
as th tr iffl i ng
Lunar V , which is the ver y specification of $ .o u " ) , tra n smu ti n g a n d m atur ating into in the m ines, i s U ) ? s o o n a rte re d a n d e xa l te d by r epeated additions of anim ated
S ee t h e
t ru t h
of
it
by the next
E x p e ri-
that
p le a s e s , of
if
h e is s e e in g
not the
a n in d o le n t t ru t h wit h h is
des ire o u s it h e re !
He will
wo n d e r a t my S in t h is L if e f u ll wo rk s of
me after
r confess , the
t h e wo n d e rf u l but
un iv e rs a l we ll
I d o n o t wo rit
sh ip
being
c o n v in c e d
I mu s t le a v e
be h in d
these
Thinqs!
of fine copelled D
6 , EEtte rash the Eae, press the Superr thick Chamoi Leather. grind and wash Several , you fine
in the Skin,
the blackness , v]nj.ch Ls the corporeaL rfll Distil your aaa ayTQ find in a .'.1.'.h".t; yo.r r ) per fectly If
is washed away.
h a v e p ro ce e d e d ri g h tl y,
you will
-r02-
and of
the
as b e f o re . a lit t le
But your in We ig h t ,
, whichis
has
com e o ver,
b e c a u s e it
in the al
those, that V know how to wa s h e d f ro m
Sake of
do wit h
t h e b la c k
the eaa.
fin d
D
the 6
by \tr
, wa s h a n d d ry , that is
it , by
EEEte it
again
with
your
animated
come over
the
P by F,
, and this
becomes fine
a l t h o u g h th i s a plain
D i stil A ove r
nearly
half
the
P remains
f ro m t h e Ln tinelQ t h is
pour tn"
the p
and repeat
Co h o b a t io n and at la s t
a n d d is t illa t io n a ll your D in
more if
nec e s s a ry , O of
excepted,
which
a brown Rosin,
Experiment
proves d
much.
If
the
Lunar are
atomes in this of
, dS they
actually
in We ig h t to
a n d Co lo u r e x a lt them
nature,
why shou ld
b e p o s s ib le
, into
r h a ve fa i thfulr y and D
b y r unning
wa y ,
in the
via
it
sicca paciri c a.
is safe and
a n d a lt h o u g h
s ro w,
v ia m h u n id a m wh ic h
though of
S o me wh a t
slippery
and o b n o x io u s
on account
t h e v a p o u rs ,
dangerous.
PROCESSUPON ) )
rN vrA wit h
, c a lc in e d
U,
, g rin d
it
wit n
3 t ime s
it s
, intJ.
p e r1 4
subtit C.
, and a butter will c o me o v e r . a g a in pf tA wit h , a n d mix it a g a in
we ig h e x a c t ly , f re s h + : , with
weight wifl
of
d is t il the
come over
butyrumi
a few faeces
behind.
The 6
a r a ted In
co n ta i n e d i n tneJc- is
apart. the ) is
r evivified,
must be Sep -
butyrum
d is s o lv e d
a n d v o la t ilis e d
by
Sea e S ta te
in a
phlegma.
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s6n E f f e c t to the
n o S u c h t h in g U , in t n e f a -,
upon
) they
wh e n b y attack and
united ) into
Tetats,
v o ra t ilis e
t h e m,
Re c e iv e r. out of rh e d is t ilt -e d s o ru -
ti on
with
mu s t n o t
be done:
FURTHER PRoCEDuRE wITH YoUR voLATILTSED AND F'IXATION. Ta ke your to th e subtilised put it and v o ra t ilis e d int o it a d ig e s t in g in a g e n t re
*o
rTs cOAGULATToN
r d s it G lo b e wit h
is
u n it e d a lo n g heat.
butyrum' coagulate
ne ck,
and fix
a n d g ra d u a t e d
rt tinses 2(
ana fi
inro
equal parts.
ANOTHER PROCESS UPON Disso lve of the - sf ine copelled in --c u n t ir o r @U pour of
a s mu c h appears
from the
sorutio n ,
a s ma ll of )
o n the
S urface.
,/: Crystals
in t o
it
in into
p la c e
over
w ill
Dry y o u r
) G,,
c ry s t a rs
in
the
sun, get
twice
Menstruum,
Bxtraction
following
pr e p a r e d
N ow take tr a n sp a r ent
Crystals
or @r like @
of
/ z they of
a re wh it e
and t as t e : /
and look
, but
a n u n c o mmo n b it t e r
-r0 5-
prepared dried
of
(D
your C, a nd up-
c r ysra ts
carry
))
from tn. @
fo
in a Matrass with
, and the
Lunar f, this
S u lp h u r
a n d d is t ir
or more, OColour. of
H
untir
Extraction
remains
Liq u o r o fa
Take 1 part
of O ur a n i m a t, ' ed
this
it
upon 4 parts
i n .." in ..*. and
dig e st
in
up and become
a r ed p r aecipitate. rf you melt this == r lou have fine ) which contains much
o
Bu t th i s == animated d
pe r o e tua
ca n b e multiplied and it
in
quantity
with
new
i n rn fi n i tu m;
S upport.
is a ls o
a g o o d u in e ra
for
a ma rck o f
fi n e
in r ectif: V .
lE
This Sotution
a q u a n ti ty
o f d istilled .
much V
r d s yo u h a d $ y'
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Rain V So l u t i o n
r o r fi l tre d of D all d i l u te d
Solution
into
the
p r e c i p ita ti n g ceiver
th e )
out of the \f
:ts so o n a s yo u r Solution
d o e s no t tu rn mi l ky AII th e D
fa l l s
w h i t e mo st S u b ti I Pour the e
.<S.
S u b stance. V carefully
with your I
from it,
and edulcorate u n t il it
your al l
Cis t ille d , t h is
V,
Sort
h a s lost
or DP
is
caIled
Luna cornea
"r D9,
which by this
that re a s o n g re a t ,
mu c h v o la t ilis e d ,
and for
wit h e |(
th e mixture in . , until
a coat e d
wit h will
."i. heat, and part of " Repeat this Sublirnation, all or most of your D
a little
sublimed
and has
above the O
out a n d d is s o lv e
t
it
in
o u r Cir-
a n < i O X : S c g s g e t h e r: , / a n d t h e wh o le will c o me o v e r li k e
pl/@ ,
this
Liquor by it
over
a b a 1 n 3 v a P o r: o ily
a n d t h e Circ u la t um L iq u o r will re m a i n
come over
S eI f , your + n '
a n d a t h ic k )
be h in d ,
containing Liquor S .V ., Et
a n d c a re f u lly S.v. to I p a rt
u n it e of the
to
7-
Then set fr om it in
it
in
digest io n whic h
2 4 h o u rs , will c a rry
a n d d is t ir over p a rt
the of
s.
v.
B aln:
V ap:,
the
C or r o sive. Pour fresh S. v. a ti on from until it in S . V . upon it , B alneo V a p : ) rema in s the d ig e s t a s b e f o re , b e h in d le a s t in lik e 24 + al a n d d is t il t h is the o p e rL iq u o r
a n d re p e a t a t h ic k or
your sweet,
o ily
without
b it t e rn e s s the
a c id it y . wh e n y o u
p recautions the S. V. to
b e g in n in g , it of i" O T " ry
L iq u o r, S e c t io n of )
mu s t b e d o n e
and gradually,
p o n d e ro u s , Lunae, u n d e r-
S u lp h u r the
Sake of
/'.At / your )
f,
out
of which
with
on a broad not
p re v a p o u rz / and
and ca lc in e then
f 1 a me , g e n t ly put it in
r e g u la r ly b o d y,
during
t 4P , rectif: digesting
a g la s s a ll
pour well
S h a rp v in e g a r o n a g e n t le of
u p o n it heat,
wh a t yo u can in /z Th is is not
a n d e x t ra c t /6 d u rin g 3 O f .
L a b o u r: , / off, it d ry t h e re ma in in g in Sub-
E xtrac t io n
and reverberate
fn
f
or Ca lc in e
a s b e f o re , f re s h f o rme r. t h e re d is t t
t h e mu f f le {* as
I6
, then
extrac t E xtractio n
a g a in wit h to the u n t il is
P our this in O
Y o u mu s t c o n t in u e n o t h in g but a
O peration or
this
man n e r,
re ma in s me t a llic .
dead V
, wherein
t h e re
n o t h in g
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this f
/:r V th ink /rA z the
in tn" e{
re n a in in g the do
b e wa s h e d f ro m t h e t h e mu f f re , it , if
au tho r it,
seems to
t o me n t io n t h e V in e g d rr
wh e re wit h
re q u ire
a n A t h a n o r,
a n d a re
in t o
a g ra s s
gently , carled
re ma in s rt So. is
a s a lin e a p a rt of
improperry D saline .
B ut let
it
b e c a lle d
b y s o lu t io n s , is t h is . c re a r
f ir-
a n d wh it e .
j.s prop e r
p u rif y
e d ry ,
a g la s s q
p o rp h y ry the
m o r tar m ixtur e an d l et
weigh t glo b e , it is
a n ima t e d it in
, and put g e n t le
a v e ry
heat
b e c o me a g re y o it of )
p o u d e r. in it 3 equal in t o p a rt s ; p h ia l and
durcif ie d a lit t re ,
and warm it
and pour a n d it
the
grey
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a g a in
wirl
c o a g u ra t e
becomea C
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Pour the
Second part
of
your
digest
a g a i n u n ti l
it
w i th Manner.
th e 3 rd a n d ra st
it
stand
a f e w we e k s lo n g e r, in o rd e r to f ix your
in c re a s in g O -{
your
gradually, flows
t h o ro u g h ly .
immediate ly is
o n a re d h o t rig h t . If not,
Co p p e r p la t e , wit h it mu s t S t a n d lo n ge r
least
S moke, it
th e hot;.;i
rhi s tu { . t r a n s m u t e s 9,
50 part s the f irs t t ime .
}{.,
and
into fine D
one part:
MULTIPLICATION. Pr e p a r e disso lve with, sti l l as to S ome more oleum D* , your fixed medicin e it; as I have taught t h e re in r If or imb ib e t h is in t h is p ro c e ss , Rx . t h e r e 7 t ime s or
your 6 or
and fix
y o u re p e a t t h is
me t a llic
Me d ic in e
S o h igh l y ,
S everal
t h e Rx . i s
a n d f ix e d , a n d S o it
b e c o me s S u b t i l , me t a llic
much of
S ilver.
AN EXPERII4ENTON ? Calcine
? Take I part 2 pa r ts of white
wirh
A,
+
of glass
, until
these ? gro u n d
the
is burnr ro ashes.
mix b y g rin d in g in t o a S u b t it Ct ' with
a s h e s wh ic h a n d S if t e d
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M e l t th i s
mi xtu re
dur ing
3 or 4 hours
tine
in
a wind iron wh it e ,
a red hot
crooked Q
be gr een, and t h e re ma in in g
l i ke
fi ne If
D I
Glass,
the
of
i s not yet wh it e ,
and con t in u e t h is
y o u mu s t me lt O p e ra t io n
it
a g a in it is
wit h whi t e ,
2 p a r ts
u n t il
lik e D
This is a genuine white O
.|i
, which
never
corlects
ver
de
g r e e c e n o r ta rn i sh e s, c a n n o t b e a r co p e l l i n g , Tincture i n to D
it
stands clear
in
5c
r ite
, but i t
e xcept it
was fixed O
by the white
F o r th e re st c u r i o s i t y. the
or
/z r h a ve tri ed
A ?
w h i te ,
4 m ertings,
and even wa s
tr a n sp a r ent, th a t Sea ls of
my O wo u ld n o t lo o s e it s c o ro u r, wh ic h ? Geneva O r oE a llo y e d , s u c h a s is u s e d f o r O
but
and Trinkebst/ The author A11 genuine continues a n d f in is h e s h is Book thus: in Alchymy depend t h e n a t u ra l p o we rs i n c o mmu ni a rt use it
Labours
a n d e x a rt in g wh ic h
metallic
r h a v e f a it h f u lly of t h is Div in e
Treatise.
Ma y t h e
Lover
and thanked
and his
d istr essed
Christian s
a n d a s s is t e d !
Amen !
F I NI S
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CH AR AC T ER S
o
I
d I ton ,4 Tin
Lead Metcurg Fire Air
+
{+
H A
*
S.V.Spitit
s.v.R.. Recti
e
c or a ur j pigment
V
lF
Watet
s a rta
Arseni
e+(
+ o
'o
mortuum
Boo i7 tr
::'.i \Faqu" V
Retor t ,
Cru c ib le
.A
tubu Lated
U ti ne
sand f o rt is Re s ia
Or, VitrioL
n
A
Antimong Tincture
aqu"
+ a
(f
pouder
Su 7 phur
9 / Da s e n is h t
B .V . oE B aIn: al so of V ap. (V apou r iime Bat h)
JO
ReguI us
q)
1' a-;E
C aTx r S aIt
qui ck
# 3
ci nabar ounce
Dr ac h m
Tattar
jl*
EE
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scarce
Labours
and Ti n c t u re s ext re me ly
Me t a ls .
My Co p y wa n t s
a b o ve 50 pages and is
defect.
A S hort in his
process
in
G e rma n V e rs e ,
writ t e n
b y p a ra c e ls u s my B o o k . p.
own uncouth
p a g e 2 3 5 in I do not f u lly
c o mp re h e n d
f o u n d a t io n . of it .
give
you a literal
tra n s la t io n
o f V it rio l,
b y me a n s
/zhe
d ig e s t io n : / o n e p a rt . P re p a re
hang'd A
/ : I rle rc u ry : , /
a gentle
h e b e c o me s S n o w-wh it e . S
hang'
take
.{S,
ammo n ia c p u rif ie d
b la c k f
by Sub limationz/ / znote here into ver y that in Paracelsus Hollanders so t h a t his Time the AX was imported and was th e i r
from Armenia
and Arabia, to
and impurer
T h e y we re o b lig e d
p u rif y
- I1 3 -
crude eX
, by Subliming it
e+(
e{
w e m u s t n o t ta ke o u r su b lim ed or volatil:
of the commonr as the commonis meant here and no other. M i x t h e se i n g re d r /zvL z, and crean common e+(
Cover on it, w i th then is co als, pour it beat cloth, t/ and when and Let out it it
1 par t, it
filed into
fine a !
I par t a
it
, rute
cover
we lr, cool
f o llo w in the
says p. when it a
and let
co ld ,
to pouder; for of
t h ro u g h
str on g
T h ie f / : t h e
re v iv if ie d
and take
What remains
the Clo t h ,
COtitPOSf TION. N ow take wh ich ated shu t I part of the Th ie f ' s the V , a n d I p a rt (: a n d of t h e T h ie f , is a n a n imwh ich wirr
c ro t h ,
wh ic h
:)
put
thes e
2 a e in t o
a d ig e s t in g t re a t , t h is
g ra s s , a n d it
the g la s s . rf
on a gentte
b e d issolved Co ntinue
y o u p e rc e iv e the
y o u a re rig h t .
gentle
d ig e s t io n ,
G la s s K e p t c lo s e ly
shut,
u n ti r
th e p
i s d ried up into
like
fine O
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MULTIPLICATTON. D i s s o l v e th i s V
.*3
i n th e co rd /: and let it it
placing dissolve
i or oPen it
of tf,. A Ct
r so that
becomes V
o ut o f th e g ra ss;
C oagulate this
pr oc es s es :/
a g ai n ;
again
and repeat w i th o u t
this
3 times,
flows b e lie v e
fuming;
rnr which d o e s it in
transmutes larse
, and it
guantity.
p io u s the
rogues. are
,,suchasA
t{ r he certainty means a i.r
and dv
of one
Simplexr
-I-r*o.
tett, Bur, 6
so is the White
is
"r"T
of
p i"r
Oil
Justanus
more r ds a double
animated to
Sophic
a Tincture
may be
principle out t h is
Solvents! V , t h is p la c e , p ro c e s s that it s ho u l d is
we could
find
be o n e of my first done in
works;
h e s a y s in no trouble.
another
and in in his
Consult speaks of )
philosophy
where he
witrr O
or O
will
F in is .