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FOREI{ARD
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G e o rg e S t a rk e y

a c o n t e mp o r a r y S o me c o n s i d e r the symbol The AIso

an d a quaintanCr Phila le thes

P h ila lt h a

a s S t a rk e y .

as B acon.

(= S h a k e s p e a re ! ) or hog. P re t t y

t n t e re s t , in g ly r (p o s s ib ly c lo s e to

use d to denote La ti n r eca ll for

B acon was a p ig E r in a c e u s .

" h e d g e h o g " ?) E ire n a e u s !

Hedgehogis:

a S hakespear

(B ac o n ? ) p la y

e n t it le d :

HA lt I e t .

AII

speculative

to

be su re .

Wh a t I S k n o wn is t ra c t s best in c lu d in g

that

P h ila le t h e s one:

wrote ttMdr-

m a n y significant r ow o f A lchemyt'. to

alchemic a l P efhaps h is

t h is p re s e n t

k n o wn wo rk i3 : Re v iv e d ' t , of other

,tAnOpen Entrance ' t T h e T ra n s m u t a t i o n o f Stone" s o m o f which

the S hu t P ql ace of "Lessons Trocts in

th e K in g " . " Rip ly the Un f o ld me n t

M e tl as",

t h e P h ilo s o p h e rs of h is wo rk s r

an d "Three

of Medie in e rt a re ma t e ria ls . teII us.

ar e a mongst the R.A .M.S . Ph ila le thes is is the cl early u seful English has much to for to "those

S o me is

p la in

and oLher

mat e r i a l it,

wh o h a v e e y e s t o these

gee"....etc.In wr. it in g s

a n y ev e n t a v a ila b le in

have some of language.

re c o n d it e

Ha n 6 0 l. Nin t z e L Ric h a n d t o n , T X 1993

To the

Counteous

and Studious

Fleader.

Count eou s

F l e a d e r.

What it ies t hee A ut hon iF y oF oF an

mo v e d N a tu n e , account

m e to I

put

to

the

publ i ck thee

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these and oF

hi dden in it

cuniosshal l Fon give t he

shalI oF

i nFonm the

p a n tl y an

A uthon oF the but by

mysel F: E S he doth oF W hi ch oF W hi te

he

was

e y e -w i tn e s s non th a t onl y, Fon the c oul d

gFeat had but l ose by

S ecnetr gi Ft Found it bei ng a oF in oF he it

t est t hat pont -

h i ms e l F ; J e v re l he it

ponti on Few : hopes the

P nec ious ion c at ion B ed

so did

sought Fon he

many pant

alt h o u g h oF pow d e n ) oF Elixin

most not seanch

mult iplinot t he t he pne-

(w h i c h yet th e oF to by

attai n, and

diligent

i ndustny and is to: by

attai ned the oF

panat ion oF t ue s m all to int o s ee t he

P h i to s o p h e n ' s th e what it F i rs t it is may an will

Mencuny, onden, be w hi ch

to but

pnepanat ion sma ll it oF vinbe Ant , M et al upon an one but

i ndeed Thi s

c om p a n e d p n o F i t: a

advanced

al though to a S on

Ye t

i nFi ni te ti nge

sati sFacti on Mencuny the w ho in on any

Medicine a l th o u g h

which not p a n t,

i mperFect oF one yeans w as

Si l v e n Fon

exceedi ng I am one

pnoponti on have vai n, Fon unti l w ho

hundned: oF G ebe n s

my own

many it

been

Cooks, to be

n o a s ti n g

my thr.i Ft w i th e nnons, been i n, thi s and in w i thout

my good conI oF Found t hose envshow-

F ont une v inc ed I s ay

a c q u a i n te d m y F o n me n I bane k n o tti l y T n a c ta te s published: In tn o i tu s ad Flubinum had

A uthon, set

demonstnati vel y path. B ooks or el se

me o F th e

me i n

a ni ght upon the

ennouns th e i n w n o te

nel yi ng

who ious ed

wn o te an d

th o u ghts, on

expeni encer entangl e w ho gave the hi m

wene He

punpose by

to hi m the ad

unw aFy. the A ns

me sevenaL neven

w ni tten

pow d en, Metal l o num Bne-

hit hent o

OF w hi ch apentus Goel ugi eml A ngenti Fi ci , R i pl ey hi s

names occl usum

w ene, Fl egi s

M et am on p h o s e o s l v is O pus wit h to and m a n u d u c tu s El i x e n i s a K ing las t1 y Ia n g e

pal ati um; P hi l osophi ae, ad vi tam the

Fons

C hemi cae vi a Gates, U l ti mum

Au n i F i c i a e , Eo mme n t Also C a b a Ia upon a

B nevi s tw el ve A nnol ds An

Iongam , Epist le

and

Edwand: his

Commentany Sapi entum,

on on

Testamen t um , the H i enogly-

E xposi ti on

oF

.1

phic k s on had

oF

th e

Magi: wene th e

These

B ooks

conFess and but w hy no he

oF

al l

that

even

nead Wit h

seen f

F u IIest, copies th i s oF

pl ai nest them,

most

penspi cuous; to in shew this he

m uc h to

ado

o b ta i n e d I th e asked

commi ssi on di d not cast

t hem CaI had

any b o d y : i n to so

my Fni end oF to l d

c ulus been t he

Tneasuny he th e I Book,

P hi l osophens, me that w hi ch oF he the i ndeed

especi al l y ti l l had oF the he

seei ng had

successFul, oF

accomplished he w as w ho unwnot e

per F e c ti o n to ex c e l l e n t ad L e o n e m, he in was seven ad w n i te ;

R ed,

hi thento A uthon H ac ego

not,

willing t hat us que at las t

to l d and

hi m yet

Fl osany in di ebus

sai th, autem ad

vi di

nost nis videnim , he pen-

D e s s c n i p si penswaded Books, by a nd

compl emnetum thi s Lati ne,

Ii cet

non w hi ch B neve

me to anothen w hi ch

w ni te in

Treati se, enti tl ed chi eFl y, and

F onm ed duc t enium I iquon

m anu-

C a mp u m in it

S o p h iae, whieh and he the

concet-ns pl ai nl y, oF in so the

P anacel eus FuIl y shews And devi an t ium , a B ook t hat I Whit et he I ast -

A l c a h e s t, b e tw e e n

cl eanl y, Mencuny ennonum Ful l , and and

diF F enen c e ly , whic h m one s oon nes s , would neit hen oF y ean s r th e last a

P hi l osophens: C hemi ca

T n e a ti s e indeed cannot atta i n e d and not to hope is be

called so

El e uchus plain, By so

A nte

convi nci ng Fone-menti oned and in by it

desined: th e ene M y s te n y Io n g i l E: it

these oF the

the

B ooks , the the Fi nst A uth on

Mencuny, Fl edness, V ow

to b ei ng

see by

the

w hi ch to

i n s tn u c t eFFect oh which Mencuny) I had

S ol emn teach

obl i ged Fon fnom

the a

co nt naFy, nu m ben which by indus-

h i m s el F, C o n d i tion he l i b e n ty whom I mi ght oF

non he

othens that necei ved

such a

necei ved have to

Master, God

( hav ing t ny : wit h t hey At

el se hi m

Fnom these see in

communi cate to

Manuscnipt s w hat a st at e and t hat keep

s o me weFe

Fniends, th n o u g h who ti m e

heanti l y of

pi ti ed, di vens di d so

th e

m i sl eadi ng th e b e g an copi es, to

S ophi sti cal l w eani l y them, by the I entneat coul d eannest oF much (i f I to

A utho ns h r neven

F lec eipt s , F nom t hem oF the at

c o v e ti n g I Finst

communi cate and pantl y in in w hom the i t, I

h o me l who

wheneupon w a n te d at w i th

pantl y,

pe nswasion but at to

s uc h

An i a d n es th e g l ony

Thnead oF God

Labyni nth I had hath I di d by

A l chemy, entneat y w oul d ) so

c hieF ly I as t m ak e a

a i mi n g pn e v a i l them

my F n i end, th a t th e othens F n ui t

Fnom

them

publick, ma y neap

(w hom them

God that

el ected but

gneat m uch

m enc y )

by

cannot

w i th

2.

t hank F uln e s s at I as t seen I

to an have

God

a c k n o w l edge

myseIF

to oF

have the

necei ved, in my w i II doth

w ho ow n

have wonk

occulan not and yet

demonstnati on penFected in veni l y advi si ng the W hi te the seanchr

tnuth

( alt hough m y pains , m y m ind t ue or - y wonk ( Uut oF t he oF

MastenyJ E S the di d

w hi ch Fi nst not

necom pence satisFy the vin-

tn a v e l , and one

c h a nge Fon

j u d g e m e n t; upon 36,

my w onk w i th bei ng i t, w hen comes thi s and it to is too it to W hi te but w oul d tel I and in

exceed I had a

which th a t

my Fni end not it is that the the is come

sat isFact t he

F le a s o n , in by th e long

namely, Fine and will oFt

utmost not to it easy j ust

peni od, to the

mo ve

beyond

discenn height l o ok and a in veny yet lit t Le t im e.

e x p eFi ence) b e Fone would ta ken ti n g e it sdV , a

w h i te n e s s , th a t so it a th a t d o th a

Fon Ma n if not

pass hi ghest or iF

will w hi te,

glonious , it t oo It is n o t;

l i ttl e

soonr do you the a in w hi ch Fon

Let

stand j ust

lon g , would

w hat

taken

nequine me to in not

lange

Tneati se the

w hat

scnupl es tw i ce, is

have which

c aus ed I in not not equal he dot h hope

s tu m b l e ma n y

b e tw een tn i a L s to and n a then s c n u pl e

Fl ed now w ond, w hi ch I it

amend;

my ennoF will dot h, be

I m bib i ti o n , help F on to rE, envy, his tn u l y have oF t he i n but

C i b a ti o n , h a th in he

Fenmentati on, put oF me out, hi s it V ow ,

my Fni end he

conFi de

but iF

my success yet he tel l s I oF

shoul d

should me

eFFect (pen

hi msel F, w hi ch the l ange

me t hat not undenand Adept i aFonemy wings thou only Leonem . f see

i n s tn u c t tw i c e I but

ambages) w nong to a

ambages

s t anding nuins and

c o n c l u ded m i g ht s h a II

non-pl us di scounse to the

my skiI I oF the

my wonk. EIi a s , being w i th in

hene neFen mysel F

make the to

R eaden FIy to

Tneati ses beFone R eaden,

m ent ione d , be F ledg e d have ou t s eco n d t he it

unwilling mo n e

w ni ti ng

e x p eni ence. I b egan at w i th pnesent, pnacti cal , iF

These the

Tneati ses, Fi nst, oF

s halt s end T he how as

onden, Finst is will

w hi ch may by

I Ex

w oul d U ngue

th e

Pant wholly be

that w hi ch it the be

A nti sts I as keep

Pant

me ti l l

Finst was

a c c eptedl expect

counteousl y shontl y. in A nte

accep t ed A nd I am solwit h have oF a a

candidly Fon an

penned, Elendus

othens

lic it ing CI av is c ens une and so

utonum th ei n mone thei n

poti si monum C abi nets, penspi cuous Tynoci ny so

C hemi ca, may a S on

C h e mi c a oF need th e not

to tn u e

open and in

that A uthons

students Fnom

Ant ,

nead

such

Labyni nthi an

A uthons

who eitheF Fanewell, well-wishes in thine,

thnough and in iF his

gt-oss thou get

ignonance good by

on puFe these so

envy

mislead let him to

the have

unwany. thy thee

lines,

Operations,

who is

studious

senve

Anonymus

Philochemicus,

Anagnammatizomenos, Egnegius Geongius Stenchi. Chnisto

4.

Pnogramma.

fnveni,

accepti, incl usi

pungavi, Foetum, signa

pondene debitoque in

justo calone tempone vidi.

Composus, Fovi,

Expectavi, vinum

haecque sua Facta

Mox amplexa Ictu disjunxit,

mulien, sunt

membna nepenti omnia pulvis. calone Fumus.

sic sua

Obscuno Tungidus Qui

tinctus Exudat,

membna dinempta pen aena

votitatque genenat

Condensatus FIuit in

nignedine necnon

convum. E omnes

Saepe Induit

liquidus, toto quot

dunescit, onbe none,

quot

sunt

colones Iavando, coFuscans.

Hanc putnem Dum colon Canduit In

aspensi

Lymphato visus

albescens ad vices

magis Iapis

Euse hic

septem, impunius debitum

Panadysi,

Lunam lingens peFgo,

omne Metalabonum: netinendo calonem metalla Sophonum.

Invictus Sanguinens InFina

quoadusque aequans;

coIon, vena haec

cum SoIe tinctuna

sex

Soli

D eo

GIoni a.

THE

IIARROY ()F

AL C HEIIY

T u e Se co r oPn n r .

Correrilrr{G T Hn r eBo o r s, Et- ucr DATr ilG THE

P R ACT ICK

T Hr F r Rsr Bo o x.

6.

The First

Book.

Alchemy
at t em pt t he aid a oF w i th also

is

an Ant

so

exceeding
theneoF my B usti ck i l l umi nate w ho

mystenious
I

and

sublime,
to me days

that
i nvoke

to

pnopen Pallas th y

d e s c n i p ti on to nays g u i de to

am constnai ned Qui Il ; A ssi st in seat and not the in

j oi ntl y oF H enm esl King-

P hoebus and dom s bak et h to t ho u oF

hrr hast

as thy heat

g e n tl e (w h o Bo d i e s s e c t.e t an fn o m

M i n enva, by a in hi dden the

the

Thnee D ecocti on

N a tu n e Mi n e n a l th y is

centFal

l ong now to

E anth)

di sdai n

enabl e

me

ex pl a i n T he n e

O penati ons. S ubstance Mi nenal by a w hi ch B odi es l ong l i es ane open to the it view being int o oF

H o mo g e n e al whence M a tte n ; al l

t he t hein

Vulgan, only

pnoduced, is

tn u e oF

w hi ch

di gesti on

changed

v anious

kinds is veny

diFFenent an th a t so

penFecti on. A nt, w hi ch i t; as have penFect C oppen, S tone that is oF to most admi ne, aII the the but Few bel ieve, a nd Fon ce FugoF

T he n e and it iv e F ine, oF t hat be F iv e oF m ad e he is

likewise naFe

know eth Fi xed S ages

w heneby endune

i mpenfect gFeatest

M e ta l s which to th e by

ane th e silven base v i n tu e

made An c i e n t and M e ta l s , oF

cal l ed GoId. Ti n, (i n will so i ts

A nt A nd

oF

Tnansmutat ion, it thene an houns is, should t im e)

six

to as

w ondenfut or Inon, haIF

Leadr l ess neven

th i s and

oun Gol d, vi ntue

than

m os t

penFect T hi s nane know, be enabLed to

Si L v e n A n t, which

change. many may no not a dou bt atta in, stat e oF but want t hein it is would

whose yet

w ondenFul , admi nens Metal s not a

gladly and

eveny to

one

th e n e b y P e n F e c ti o n ; d o th

change si nce

i mpenFect aII have

Fnom

Connupt i o n only oF su c h

ni ght the tray

theneto, Fest Fon al l

whom God

chuse as it

as w ene have

H ei ns in the

theneoF, dankr to both that on that no

k now l e d g e , and the

gnoping as

spend

T im e t hat ens t ainly

Su b s ta n c e , most L e a rn e d Yet whose many,

many s e venel y

done

punposel thi s thi s A nt

W hence and is Y ea deFend the

deni de

seanchcenit s yet

t he n e o F . tn u e , ane th i s

n o tw i th s tandi ng, P n i n c i pl es and but Few ane ane

know Founded Found

A nt

most though i t,

N atune: dane al I i ts

nev ilens s haI I

Science

n e ma i n

i mmoveabl e

agai nst

opposet-s.

7.

And whenein allune pnet ende d and

a l th o u g h th e y such know as

s o me no

Vanl ets mone than

do an

boast A pe, to got end

oF do expend aIl thei n

the by

know l edge thei n thei r Oaths Money can, aFten

thene oF, and upon Lies t hein vain

gape

a F te n

W eal th,

ski11,

Fnom

w hom havi ng in the ane

they A nt and one

m any a

F nu i tl e s s th e i n Fon

E x p e n i m e n ts , gneedy which and to b o th so

pnoves cunse

al l thei n

cheat ,

wheneby ed t hey ing A nt ;

C n edi tons ane

ashamed the

p net endto in u pon what be-

bl ameabl e, the and al l

Fon and

pnetendi ng the othen

kn o w so

n o t,

d e cei vi ng them, Ye t oF Fon fal se do yet

C nedul ous, spendi ng thei n w oul d that thei n Fnee

neady

believe

S ubstance be veny

F abulous to not ; ing t he highly not hing I eanned will be

p n e te n c e s . because

thi s

it

unneasonable the by Ant is

c onc l u d e , Fo n t he A n t,

P netendens, oFten is del ude the Law Fon to

theneFone GIi ents, Fnom it bl ame, must w hi ch

a l th o u g h i n te n t which oF is

Lawyens th e neal Fon a blind to judge Law, a nd

penvent a nd not

bl amel ess. P enson

sunel y that

be they that and

t hought know neven even

unneasonabLe oF; shall

any

condemn C ol ouns? H ence A nt hath it

Man oF

censuFe

On a Man even no Foes both w as but by

p n e te n d Found a I

Leanni ng? that it

c o n s ta n t shall all now

Tnuth, make

Fools. Fl ea son upo n t he and

WheneFone E x am ple s , P ninc iple s t hat t hein wene t his thene own

pl ai nl y that it thi s is no

appean A nt smal l to is

against oF aFe

o p posens, A nd Wi tn e sses have must Fi nst oF

Founded E vi dence be Found,

N a tu n e . many

theneoF, w ho iF th en we i nt o Fnom it by know conwould

good the

C nedi t tnuth oF gai n bni ng

Expenience th e y is

aFfi nmed al l be

theneoF, Fal sehood; cnedi t al I so the hand but

w hi ch and w hat W onl d oF

o th e n w i s e nule th e n e which An d it ill no

accused coul d

not

anythi ng by

ouns elv e s , F us ionl t hink iF I

would doubt to or

consequence even thus a those deal t

but be

w ho w i th

aFe by

bel i eF

usage nead

othens. one

Fon agai nst

met hinks whose in not; in me to Fon t he and

sh o u l d

hean no

Thi ng

aFFi nmed it an

fnom w ene I I w hi ch

v enac it y t ax iF lik e I t he

th e n e tn u th to and

l i e th th e n e o F , Find do as

j ust

excepti on, oF shoul d done by,

shameFul

e speci al l y c n e d i t, I w oul d w hy be

A nt not

undenstand tnust is othens both

expect ca s e ,

j ust

neas ona b l e . Besides we have not onl y tw o 01' thnee W i tnesses oF cnedi ble and

8.

blam eles s hat h been

Men

who

have by

attested the oF P ens

the oF

tnuth

of

thi s in

A nt, al l

but A ges

t he and

sam e

aFFinmed who so wene th a t

many

hundneds both seem many

Count nie s , and, Hon e s ty , v inc e m os t m us t oF jus t be any s o l e mn seem

Men

undoubted bane and W ond w hi ch

w onth mi ght al so to Oaths

Fon

Leanni ng to have that

SkiI I conwit h it

th e in P e n son,

suFFi ci ent oF them So

neasonable Vows s tF a n g e Bi n th to and th e Fon

a s s e n te d iF th e

w hen W onds w hi l st that

goi ng and

thei n oF and

E naves. honest even Men,

and

t hose when not wit h FaI -

Nob Ie going

Flenown E a n th , can we

Ii vi ng, thei r dyi ng such the

aFtenw ands should should iF it an in

P notestati ons as an these, A nt

belie v e d ? sacned an d

suppose affi nm

P ensons tnuth oF

m os t sts r

P n o te s ta ti o n s a F te n oF being S tu d e n ts th e d eath

weFe event hus

th e n e b y Odium honest e n u me n a te th e in

stai n

thei n and

C haractens decei tFul

w i th Men,

las t ing deluding To t his env ed enal 1y

n eputed w i th of

l yi ng thei n some H enmes, equal

W ni ti ngs. that w ho w as to not w eFe w as to esteemed a B oyal be Mastens P ni nce oF oF dessevbnieFand a

n a mes is Nobl e hi s

An t,

fi n s t whose have in his ancient oF

Fame, Wn i ti n g s

age

Foundl al l Geber, of

w hose he

done

gneat

H onoun Tabl e: w i th

A Ichemy,

w hi ch H al y,

c om p n i s e d weFe a Il

S m a n agdi ne Ki ngs; Ski l I;

Li kew i se,

K aI id m odenn oF a of as t he gneat t his well

B ennand w i th and ow n

Manquesse the N obl e A Il

Tnesne,

W n i te n

gneat oF

togetheF Fl ammel thei n goodw i l l as the al so ni ght

B l ack these

Aut hon wit h t he t nut h

New Light many An t, to mone, who d e te c t

A l c h e my, have Fnom meeF

E spagnet:

expeFi ence have to l eft us the

attested thei n di l i gent

out

oF

W nit ings, and

So p h i s tens, th e re o F such as i nto w ene they

gui de P ath. of

wont hy But m any oF , and been deF end whom by

seanchens besides who

deemed di d w i th

Mastens not

thi s to the

A nt

then e

wene t hene-

o th e n s , yet s o me having oF

a l th o u g h

pnetend A nti sts

know l ed ge thei n

been

c o n v ensant E x peni ments n e al i ty

those made

and

Wnit ings,

th e m oF th e

seen th e

beFone and

them, have and

have done

theneby much to oF t he othens to

convinced it Fnom N a me is

oF oF

the the in he

same, i gnonant w hose met

a s p e n si ons H odl and

mal i ci ous; nel ati ng

leanned

W ni ti ngs w i th, to

diF F ic ul ti e s F nom punsuing

and i t,

d i s a p p o i n tments and a dvi seth

di ssw adeth appl y

them

nathen

themsel ves

pnoF es s e d c nedit s m all den, and F ec t t hough t heneoF P owden and s m it h F neely in t he But to F ix t his th e

Tnades; s a me . to was i ts Go l d , u tte F an oF own

yet Al s o whom such

n e venthel ess t he w as Testi mony pnesented and

di d oF a vi ntue

not

thi nk

it

meet is oF the

to oF

disno Ft ed Powt hous-

bnave

H el mont ponti on

w e i g h t, which t im e s Fi x t an by

smal l to

pow en oF endune thi s made B ook, bei ng to

Tnansmute i nto

N i nteen the ol d oF

q u a n ti ty to to

unconstant al l A t-t, by w hi ch amazed aFten Tni al s. yet hi msel F ti nged he he

Mencuny

most A nseI m the

penal-

able En e my

Li kew i se convi nced a smal l V i ve the tol d hi s

w as oF

t Fut h oF m ost a he Fine

Ex p e n i me n t in an o Id

quanti ty i nto to

Found Go Id l tn u e

A ngent

wheneat Fniend, th e

nel ated had on w i tness

same

G olddid him

w hom in

Fate, to

spend tn u th such

F e m a i n d en

E xpeni ments a doubl e of

puFpose w as

conFinm

th e n e o F , whom th e

w h eneby

obtai ned. w i Il not suf f ice it

T e sti moni es not the tenth moFe

these oF w hat such w i se: hi s

A uthons we coul d

c onv i n c e , be in

a l th o u g h vain to mone Ma n

pnoduce, w ho

would s hew induc e c as t I c an

e n u m eFate s c n u pul ous to A nt the

to

C avi l l ers, Fon methi nks than not: yet

he neby should to

themselves a wise

than

Fl eas on nashly Fon it thene

n a th e n an fo n th e

suspend w hi ch he

j udgement,

aspensions see in no

upon gnound assent oF th o s e neal

undenstands oF a

alt hough wene m ay which suFFic-

possi bi l i ty i mpossi bi l i ty w heneoF the A nt

Thi ng,

F olly be

me to Things

theneoF, f have be abl e

si nce no

m an y

exi stence in

know l edge, to pnoduce

nev ent he l e s s ient

skilled oF.

may

Te s ti mo n i e s TheneFone

leaving shall and a l th o u g h th e n e i n , woy, Fon

s u ch

C avi Il ens to do aII by

to I Fi nm

thei n can to

ow n

w i l IFuI the

en noneous Ing enious oF wit h not pur - -

O pinions , and t he

e n d e a v o un pnove to

senve the

de s e n v i n g , A n t; An d

them di l i gent that to oF that i t;

Fl easons

possi bi l i ty have to met

many yet not

seekens is to be

theneoF i mputed oF is w oul d

dis appoi n tm e n ts s ueing a night th e n th e unFit own Th i n g

thei n A nt. tha t

and

the thi s

i mpossi bi l i ty A nt, it you

the

F in s t undeF s t a n d y ou th eac h ane it s

a Gn ound oF

necessany Fi nd, that to gave

you

q u a l i ti e s to u n d e n ta k e This dnaw God i ts

w hi ch theneFone establ i shed Fnom i ts

othenwise K i nd N ature, C omm and pnoducet hat

consi den as l i ke,

Ki n d : should

hath Fonm

a Law and

10.

B inds , m ult iply To whic h

B e a s ts , in end

Fishes, th e i n he and hid own h a th Tnees in

a nd p n open b l e ssed

Tnees K i nd, each i nto

and by

al l a

Thi ngs

shoul d

encnea se P nopagat ion. V i ntue , the A nim al w he t hen encFease Femai neth Thi ngs

and

nevenceasi ng w i th A i n, a S emi nal in

Thi ng the

whic h K ingdom G od K ind doubt , I ight r

Henbs l i e th

p n oduce th e R ei ns: w i th w hi ch

w hi ch

B ut a iF

some to

have

questi oned and thene

hath li k e but

endowed o th e n th a t

Minenals Things; th e

seed once

mul ti pl y

t hein no to

nesol ved bni ngeth

S e m i nal i ts e l F

V i ntue in the oF MetaIs

w hi ch al so.

othen

ma y

mu l ti p l y to

WheneFone now nel a te th e

e n l i g h te n

Ingeni ous the and caIl ed the

seekens w hi ch Fi xeth a

henei n, ane

shall by an

Ge n e n a ti o n th a t

Metal s,

engendened Mi nenal a dny Ii eth ES to

unc t uous t une, idit y m ight y aI I

Su l p h u n , which th a t th e

coagul ateth have not so

fl uent bei ng henei n

m oishum a st and

Ph i l o s o p h e n s yet p a F ts An ti s ts to be and w etteth bei ng to the

Mencuny, hand: kni t Fi ne. W aten, needs shoul d pl aced anyone shoul d w hi ch A nd

F l o w e th r i ts oF

Fonce,

Fi nml y by oF

togethen:

at t e mp ts This is Fan

sepanate P nogeny

known exceed,

yet a

in hi dden

weight vint ue t his

it

dot h

theneFone a God

w e must

ow n

t henein, V int ue hav e to is neven

Fnom th e yet th a t change,

whence Seed been W a te n and own

such which

condensati on al one Fon ow n hath not

pnoceed: in N atune, be so w i thi n

A nd

w hich as so ES

d e F a ced. oF link i ts

can cause so as

stupi d i tselF togeth enr a

t hink a

accord and so

gt - eat to No s t ilI while S ounc e a t he S eed:

S ul phun

Mencuny

fi nml y to cneate the

pene tn a te t hen e must

i ts be

d i mensi ons an Thi s p r^ open w hi ch no soonen w hereon and w hi ch

mani Fol d A gent, is the A nd

Met al. would

g n a n te d

i nw and A gent natune: bei ng

othenw i se Fonm thi s that Fonm w i th but it i ts

Thi ng

nemain it oF

unchanged: i ts h e a t, is

W aten is Li ght,

w ant ed t he

n e ta i n e d C e n tn a l Seed a

cl oathed

Matten assayeth

beg et t et h to bning t he Fonm ,

Wh i c h to

pnoduced, havi ng

M a tte n

change, Ii v i n g ,

stampt

C hanacten w i th the

M at t en to at t ai n No n ac c ondin g t hem ,

b e c o me s th e will to is

w ondenFul l y the i mpl anted to Li Fe by the is the

co-openateth S eed W i se, Li ght E yes

End, th i s th e i n only

to seem

tendeth. al l Thi ngs Ii eth hid live in

Fabul ous w hose di scenned

Fon

Kinds, to be

w hi ch oF

and

supeni on

M inds,

11.

unt o

whom

is by

discovened chance: one, Seeds, to hen Fon

the

tnue

Map

oF

N atune, hen

by secnet

w hi ch

is

not hing which a ccond-

pnoduc ed is ing a is

N atune

possesseth di sti nct by God and Fonm in in the

A gent,

unive n s a l l y to F ins t t he th e i n Law mean in it t his it is LiFe

a l th o u gh p n o d u ced Op e n a ti ons, u n i te th the

numenous B egi nni ng, out i ts by the

S peci es, and W i se. and to bei ng a

gi ven This

as Seed an by

Found unto the

which th e

Matten, V i ntue w hi ch in

nai se t h i ts Wonk,

appet it e whic h ed, whic h it be It P ninc iple s S eat

p a ti e n t, to hid but new a

i nvi ti ng i ts and yet ow n

acti ve E nd; conFi ned any

d i n e c te d l i e th

pnopen

once

at t ainBody, unt il

stnongl y ceaseth

C onponeal

p n e s e n v e th , by a

Funthen

Openati ons

nevived is

Fenment. veny gneat so E nnon to thi nk that togethen, to the may that hi dden B ody because t he t he

th e n e F o n e oF M e ta Is th e is

being

Fi nml y is w hi ch make; not is

combi ned descennabl e a

w hen eby E ye, t hat

whenein it no Thnee w i th S p i n i t. alI

Se e d not

n e si des

t henef on e s uppos ed in t he

th e n ei nl Ma n of coul d

C oncl usi on it in is pl ai n a

neason ably al l S pi nit an Things

be

Leanned Ki n g d o m s

Fon

N atune

contai n the

them

which in-

aboundeth v is ible In V eget abl e as ane

C o e l e s ti a l

qual i ti es,

vi si bl e

hi di ng

th e ane

Thnee inclosed to

Ki n g doms in such

ane

C oncnetes, and

w heneoF S hel Is

the

A ni m aI (on we

and

Fnai I

tenden and new

Cover s) see Fr om a t hem t he

unable changing Bu t in

deFend Sta te

them to

Fnom S tate

C hange, w heneby thene ane ane

theneFone Fonms oF to

daily old.

Fnom th e as

ani se such

Mi n e n a l th a t th e Time and a

K i ngdom w asti ng c hange they A gent cl osel y have

B odi es unabl e fon

penFect non hom oiF

c om pos iti o n c an genial not whic h a1l

Fl ames thei n will i nto

destnoy, bei ng

c o n s u mi n g in M a tte n by so to a l th o u g h o F te n on

C ondi ti on; Fon eveF

they

Fonm,

nemai n

unchange d, P ni nci pl es, A nti sts who

nes o l v e d l i e th

powenFul

thei n

component that l aboun. be subl i med or vai n many

exceeding u n ti e th e th e m

combi ned, Iost Metal thei n Lead, to

have

endeav ou n e d Fon t his Wonk

m e anest iF

to

V apoun, to

and

n e p e a te d ro n GIa s s ;y e t i t; Fon to it

tunned hi s

Li thanger be Lead, S tate. in

cal ci ned w ho be thinks an

Cenus e, t heneby A nt s oo n

Su g a n to be

shal l sti l l

l aboun

u n ti e

nemai ns i ts fonmen

and

may IF

easy Lead

bnought

n eassume

theneFo ne

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be

so

fi n m

and

c o n s ta n t: ane mu c h th e conclude Se e d , th e i n yet

w B may mone

neasonabl y and

concl ude by

that

the so

m one m uch

penF ec t t he mone

Me ta l s

penmanent, oF centai n they S eed found

consequence

disappoint

attempts upon

Fool i sh

A nti sts. that be it such MetaIs do possconne-

W e th e n e F o n e es s t inued t ined night a M e ta l l i n e in Fnom Wa y . WheneFone S eedr s secnet it th i s s i g h t,

gFounds, coul d not

o thenw i se b o d y; may it w hi ch be

engendened be as so cl ose ly

noF

al though out by

punsue

t he

ma y

now

be

oF

use

to as

l et in al I

you

know

the

pl ace

oF is

t he a

abodesl of i ts

w h ose ow n

S eat, ki nd, i ts

othen it l i veth bei ng

C oncnetes, w hi l e the vi tal mi ght th e

hom ogen e a l liv es , t heneoF ; Congelat i o n , ough be wit h v int ue LiF e it s elf , m ult iply poweF , F nom iF whence it be and

Wa te n th e n e i n

w henei n

Wat en Spinit oF alt hAFt

s h e w e th being

acti ve

Fonce, by in is to a an a not new

which it th u s

Wa te n l i e th

destnoyed thenei n i ts Ii Fe up a

oven-pow eni ng passi ve exti nct, moti on, pancel S tate. but by may

d o nmant

Yet may bei ng by

s u p p n e s s e d, and

quick e n e d a new as whene

again, Su b s ta n c e g n e a tl y it

sti nned

joineC such t he

w h eneoF tn anscend is F n eed Fine, w i Il

veny i ts

smal I Mi nenal

contai n B ecaus e to

may

C oncnete. seeki ng neveF oF i ts

e v e t. Ii k e

Fnom w hi ch

i mpni sonment, bei ng be ki ndl ed, an the w hence moFe it to is end

encFease to

mu c h

to non

ceaseth

i ts e IF , Fed a II w i th

thene

Found it is

encnea sing oF Li g ht , it s w ill bet hene new it selF. or -

new

Fuel l F l o w eth, is sti l I

si nce and mone so thi s

oFFspni ng S eed

F o n ms n a tu t' e i ts being

Fnom and as

taketh non

ginning, be any

whose end oF

gt-ow , suppl i ed

e n c n e a s i ng, w i th h el d so nane B o d i es, a

l ong Li Fe to it

w i th

M at t en, B ut V int ue m os t and

which why in is

stnai ghtw ay see thi s

conceal s

it

thi ng w henei n

w ondenFul centai nl y i s, al I

pow en

M e ta l l i n e

most

al t hough V eg et ables and

se c n e tl y A ni ma l s Ki n d s ane o Id M e ta Is which all do

concealed, possess. c o mp o s e d to new,

w hi ch The oF

is

appanent i s,

to

S i ght the

Fl eason di si mi l an and

because pants and and neven

V egetabl e

A nim al whic h t hein aI I F loot ,

a re

unl i ke

P ni nciples, quit l o ng. st able weight yt But

inclined Fon

Fade w henei n B odi es

change, they

do

fnequentl y conti nue

F o rms and is

al so ane

M e ta Il i n e M e n c u ry ,

engendened though smal l

Fnom is

most

w hose

bul k

w ondenous

'l a

whenein S ulphun ganr and bu t nee d

th e n e appeans is th e

appeans as one

no

di sti ncti on

of

P ants, W hi ch each the

but

bei ng is doth

l i nk t not

wit h Vul-

e nti ne unto the and

S ubstance: Mencuny, vi ntue by the oF

S ul phun w heneoF

e s s e n ti a l m u tu a l th a t because th e n e o F , th a t And which to

ne t ain, ane unithem . ha t h t he and

help no th e w h i ch th e in

othen, oF Man is

w hi ch can GoId,

F onm ly

conjoined

Fonce l east doth S eed

A nt of

seven and

T he n e fo n e ent ine P ant s F nom it s it Fonm

A tom so is

Gol d bi nd by GoId

Fi nml y

aIl no is w i thi n but

i ts A nt to

E l ement s be

to g e th e n , its ow n Bo d y . W a te n ,

theneFone S eed oF

sepanat ed but t hat who

tn uth so

the

nothi ng i ts

el se cente n,

Ii e s th e can

cl osel y on thi s

chai ned mi nd l ock. I on shal l E anth oF any

is

not th e

appaFent Ke y th a t

eyes open oF thi s eveny

a Mental

M an,

k nowet h In v enly enc e, Dar I ing, It and

speaking Vi n tu e , and Fnom th e

F a n th e n Fnom which whence all oF

S eed, thi ng aFe

now

decl ane i ts

i ts

heaexist -

deni veth " Ti s mul ti pl y w onketh

Goncnetes H eaven, yet acts Law N atune is

engendened: by E od it aIl that i ts to

N atun es aIl vi sibly, ane e ngenden Things.

Pn o g e n y all invisible, to th i s Fon I

cneated

inha b i te th y et is

Bodies, it s tn i c t Go d said and

i nconponeal , yet

FneeIy, oF

Openati ons may

c ons t nain e d out of No w y et y ou Kind.

N atune, neven is

nothi ng

vany. the W aten and S eed w oul d is So it named then oF be t he t he as Body likeG oI d, an

a l th o u g h mu s t but on not th e it on

that

Mencuny

c o n s tn u e o th e n is

my meani ng hand know next oF the that oF

l i tenal l y, thi s

w hi ch Mencuny

ennon, S eed, is wis e Iy t hey t he the

because nest

th e n e i n

al l

contai ned. w henei n S pi ni t, yet

h a b i ta ti o n is th e

W ateF, oF the seek,

nesi des, thi s

W a te n

h a bi tati on w h i ch Wo nk, in mi xt oF the hi s in so and

w henei n Fi nd not,

heaven-

oF F sp n i n g

n e s te th ; oun who

many

because

misconceive B eh o l d a Ma n ,

theneFone contai ns

decei ve the

themsel ves. tFue in due D i vi ne pnopogate vi si bl e Mascul i ne Ti me S oul hi s to and Fon t he m at -

R ei ns

t en t he

oF

Mankind, and i n to But is by

which likeness a penFect th i s not a

a pnopen P anents,

Matni x, w hi ch by to

a t t ains is com -

F on m

pleat ed I ik enes s : wand Eye,

Man, on

abl e S penm Fi ne, i nspi ned

in

due

Ti me

own out to be

Seed th e v i ta l

w hi ch that by

appeaneth bei ng N atuners a

S pi ni t, Li ght;

only S ense

dis c enne d

me n ta l

Man

14.

t eac het h et h it to

th a t

th e

Su b s ta n ce

may

soon

Ioose

thi s

Li Fe

w hi ch

dispos-

m o ti o n . an Eg g , by to which h e a t, S ta te shake be w hen bei ng unti l thi s the put in E gg S un i nto due unti l ti me you FetuFns a in the S pni ng, it C hi ckenl jog wit ht he chang-

Behold Hen et h but in, lay e th , Fnom if it

how Sta te

constant it

moti on, a

becometh hean the

you will

should neven a Se e d ,

Matten

h a tched. which gnow i ng w heneby p l easant in be by an made these whi ch onty Fool s days, Oven, unFi t Thi ngs they do bean, and and and gnow , nean; vi ntue w hi ch in t he t hein t his be des-

Obsenve E ant h

n e c e i v e th adonned be Fon

a L i fe , w i th

spni ng Fan

spneading yet iF w ould

B nanc he s , S eed t noy ed, sh o u l d

Leaves, i ts Fon

h e a te d even

vegetati ve V egetati on. that a Li Fe and acts not. it but S eed be the oF in

and it not which

He n c e S penm Nat une, t hein whic h bec om es et h; M at t en iF y ou is

appeaFs th e th e Se e d ,

E xampl es, is i ndeed feed,

S ubstance Li ght, B odi es Fon as oF

on

t he a to

such

Heavens which sat to it some

acconding an to and E gg wax on cold,

d i s p o s i ti o n , a Hen h a th

undenstand iF then

suFFened putr-i Fi es pantaketh by i ts oF

incapable whence We i g h t,

g e nenate is c entai n a ne

a C hi cken, that the

conFupt oF nat hen, Things, it aI I din-

Fnom non

nei the n death: on

noF ma y be

ei then the dul y

di mi ni shed S emi nal

p l e a s e ,i t in each

caIl ed

V i ntue in a

C oncnete Matten, aFe

whic h

Kingdom daily

b e i ng

di sposed in the to

pFopeF w hi ch end. then doth neveF

t henewit h ec t ed by

c a u s e th th e pnopeF a

moti ons oF

C ompound, i ts due and

Laws

N atune, dul y and

T h e n e fo n e pos ed Den acconding stinn up to th u s A n t, a

Ma tte n to

b ei ng

pnepaned,

pnopenl y in i ts

dissecFet inEnnon. a on in Flea-

N a tu n e, Fi ne, N a t unets f neal h a ve

ni ghtl y bei ng

govenned, l oosed,

C e n tn a l

w hi ch Task, made it

cease t h some is n ot Fixt t hose

c es s ant l y And F eigned Nat unel genenal s ons to

o p e n a te I hope a

unl ess appean

penvented that A l chemy ane in

by

but

S ci ence, f have I

w hose di scl osed shal l

Gnounds but in due

Fi nml y and

wheneoF T e n ms ; conFinm

h i th e n to which th e

pant,

h e neaFten same.

pl ace

shew

othen

The

En d

of

the

Fi nst

B ook.

15.

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S econd

B ook.

T he and hav e

N o b Ie

An t

oF

s e c n et

A l chemy

we

have to

undentaken the any oF neveF oF w hose the

to

vi n dicat e

pnoduced which Its we

suFFicient deFy i ts

anguments gFeatest aFe al most w ho

pnove w i th

possi bi l i ty tnue such abl e tnuth Fl eason as to wene at t ain t heneoF. ane tnut h but what my bnou-

t heneoF , to c onFu te :

enemi es

Wi tn e s s e s and yet by not th e

i nnumenabl e al though convi nced

A nt is t s t he B ut ght S k iI I, s inc e F no m

th e ms e l v e s , have such

a few E yes

been

An g u me n ts I

doth s hal l

most by the

convi nce, same

P nooFs the

Ex p e n i e n c e , and not me to An ti s t as

means oF

evi nce

t heneoF , E y es

Fnom

my bane

thought

i magi nati on,

en g a g e A c e n ta i n

w i tn e s s . I o nce knew w ho I as veny di d w el l , w i th many he w hom in thi s so I had S ki l l ; bot h He FnequoF oF Fneely was

ent whom t he gav e oF and t han

and

long

c o n v e n s a ti o n s , knowledge,

excel l decl ane, Fan Ounces i nto quanti ty

Fnom W hi te me oF

my own and th e

can w oul d Tw o

had aIl

much

F l e d E Ii x i n , Wh i te as

exceed w ei ght pune oF

cnedi t: and mone, FU II

M e d ici ne to

w h ich One MetaI ,

s uc h

v i n tu e

tn u l y ti me s th e

convent i ts ow n

S i l ven

hundned Finen

t we n ty an y A nd

th o u s a n d me l te d fro m

i mpenFect

One. thi s much, I shal I, I that othens may spent Thi ngs S eIF I avoid m ost unden-

having heFe gneat

disclosed shew how

dangen, oF t his

th n ough by Gi ven I do i nto oF do

covetousness attempti ng hi s Gi Fts that

Fool i shty to w onk that hundned to the upon seveFs and it

Q u a n ti ty ; so th e

nashl y di d

s t ood S elF by

n o t: in tn a p .

Fon

bestow , di vens

m ight have goodwhich which it ought

Howeven, been Tinged

pnotest pune thi s

Ounce s best in

my hands by only

S i l ven,equal smaII that but S ubstance it it onl y

nes s ; it is aI I , F nom

p n o j e c ti n g Fon th a t

Mencuny , that Fi xeth excl ude

T inge d penF e c t so as

wholly. Fnom it

not is Fl y

thi nk cnude, the

which neven Typ= oF

Ti ngeth doth is i nto mone bV

shalI th e a

Fi ne,

nei then but w hat

pa F ta k i n g O F Me n c u n y

P enFecti on, will w aste the be a

H etenogeneo us. pune but it doth S i l ven is wit hwondeFsepanat e

pound

w ei ght will

changed l i ttl e Fi ne,

in F uI

S cn u p l e ' s to obsenve

loss, th a t

Lead Tin,

al though

bunni ng

16.

dnos s

th e n e F n o m , is because and th e

yet in Tin

will

it

thenei n is vi si bl y

be

encneased contai ned

in an

w ei gh t : A i n, as

The

neas on

thene w el l

T heophn a s tu s iF ied, s elf oF it s r wis e wit h bnings would G or d T niar s , t hen abide in be t ed s hew on Had this th e makes when own a rs o on

Helmont Su b s ta n c e so

obsenves, it

w hi ch is

bei ng

veFy Ii ghten

mu ch than

naFit pant

w heneunto Ice w hen

j oi ned to

condensedl w e i g h t. assayed

bnought

back

W aten

l oseth

m y M edi ci ne solden, it

on

coppen, and

rnon,

B nass oF

E pewt en, and

Likem ay

s p e l te n , aFFinm to

Ti n-gl ass al l Found

Fl egurus

A nti mony, and theneto, i nto enduni ng Metal s. Ii ke w i th

tn u th all Tinge in th e

c o n queFs r

Metal l i ne nothi ng V eE a w hi te Fon

Thi ngs, oF it Kin

M encuny but it

Pe n F e c ri o n . same and seFve i n to

th e Fine,

put-e it an the

S i l venr i nto exampre

entened Grass, base w oul d yea by it

penFect alr But G oI d SoI to Fenm endot h colounl t heneoF. mi ght m ay hat h so have be been

tu nned as

which Luna, tn y a l so Gold; th e

ma y

othen oF Luna

which oF th a t th e

h ad

appeaFance on to oF

Aqua

Fonti s,

A nti monyr it the ei then pnoved W hi te oF GoId except oF is

equal led the ass ay was

weig h tl white wi th i ts

a c c o n di ng neason w as, and

FepoFt, because

Ti nctune the oF the

F l e d Ea n th , in

theneFone in in I

Lumi nani es a Lunan col on I

v i n tu e which

P n o j e cti on, Sol

pnoduci ng

Lun a f

equalled th i s EFFect my s e rF : mo n e will

penFecti on, had mone Luna the R ate

known

w hen Fon

my Medi ci ne i ndeed Gol d, S oI tr-yaIs Ounces

gneat ly s old F uI I y B ut F at e as

enniched such Fon and knew

thi s

and w hi ch be

th an upon u n til

haIF

of in

that al I

Tinged; t hi s oF But I

exami nati on I had sol d

allowed: qt t he

n o t,

E i ghty

theneoF

Luna. iF Pune w i th pune Si Iven, as yet yoU mel t youras a Medi ci ne new not sl i pped a w hi t r yoU sha l l in have which

m os t may on This

61ass, youn

shining Face, o nl y

bni ght is i ts

S w ond, ei then

y ou s ed

behold decneased, Man whose

V i ntue spnead. on

encFea-

but

Fanthen thi s not w i th Gi Ft

who N a me

b e s to w e d r s h a rl blest to end:

me possessed He r Fon and hope hi s w hom P l ace is

both sti rt r

Fted and r iving, esteem not not, as will being

whit e, and lon g

di scl ose: happy sune D ays,

may he having to

be been th e

Li Fe I I

m y own ' so

me a His

Fni end, abi di ng

doubt know

c onti n u e

pnesent

17.

now

up o n

Tnavel to visit

to

s e v e n al A n ti s ts , his

P ants and in

oF

the

W onl d oF

(oF

w hi ch

he

is

a when an

Cit iz en) he hat h

quest

A nti qui ti es, He P l ace C oat is by

w hi ch N ati on he

FulFilled his F o n tu n e , whose I

i ntenti on oF n ane now gi ve hi m good

will N ote

Fl etunn: in the hi s

E nglis h-M a n , of a good

F a mi l y and Age is

w hene oF

was oF

bonn, gneat

Leanni ng, scarce oF hi m. veFy

and Thi nty

A nms w hi ch

A nt iquit y , t he

Thnee

Y eans,

is

all

de s c n i p ti o n M y a c q u a i n ta n c e

shalI w i th beyond

came

stnangel y, oF desent,

hi s

l ove I

to

me and

was ev en t he s een any hr

condial, shall same. it by

Fan

my expectati on, and t hat e Fe hope he he nothi ng

w hi ch shal l A nt, as so w hat

m ust

acknowledge, I knew long

heneaFter in thi s

eve n and to to iF

divent oFt had me

w as w oul d hi s

a Masten so i ntent pl -ess conti nue? oE r w hi ch Fan

Ex p e n i me n t, oF yet I i t, even

vouchsaFe w as Fon. I shal l me to at l ast A nd

give Bless by

P o n ti o n wh i c h he

hopi ng

dunst Find

not

ovenbol dl y so to on shal l

pnooF will

shall

me wonthy his th a t Favouns nothi ng

assune move do

myse1F me t o

he be to so his

F u n th e n to in th e n

b e s to w h i m, any he add a

F ait hF uI I pnejudice When he had wis e pos e. This F led s t o n e , t ens had by oF seen weig h t i t, t i me wh i te r did a

al l une

anythi ng

wise. did F n eel y oF iF the conFenn hi s God dank on me the and aFonesai d assuned to open the i l : B l ess ing, that I ot her pun-

also

p o n ti o n

Mencuny, w oul d I

m a tc h l e s s blindly

Tneasune, gnopeing in

pl ease spend

my E yes, to no

mi ght

same

Me n c u n y th i s

was was

th a t th e

w i th

w hi ch so thi s

he

di d

exceedi ngl y hi d of Fai th put by arl

mul tiply the him ,

his M asbut

Menstnuum had r

cunni ngl y banel y I saw bei ng to ti l l tunned W hi te l ead to

th i s him i n to

My s te n y , ma k e th a t also

non

Fnom hi s

E x p e n i m ent s a me made

theneoF. w hi ch

hi m

Fte d St one thenein, which bot h Bed. disf nom Black r

Mencuny, it

di gested

s olv ed t hat and

and neven it

stnai ghtw ay noF days the ni ght, ti me

change havi ng i nto w ene a

C oIoun, passed penFect

n e s te d was in th a t

day th n e e iF

F oolis hly t hat F als e T welv e then

th o u g h t one

Fl ed and shoul d I qui te so

both

mul ti pl i cable, w hi ch was out oF could a

linean by which

p n o gness E nnon and yet

ei then, Ten so

gnound, oF

destnoyed that

pants

my q u a n ti ty ,

unw i se

many

Losses

18.

not

suFFice Then I

to mixt puFe might o u t,

convince th o s e Luna,

me. T wo and the to w el I and paFts Fal l i ng l oss thi nk the nemai ni ng, to oF w onk ni nteen the w i th agai n, othen f hoped B ut oF the ten ti m es that w hen Thi ng I oF sune m y Fine I oFt Nat be it s

weight onc e was

oF night

Fenew I begun

E nnons: neason oF

alm o s t and in

upon sayi ngs

s ought , nev olv ed une, at

considening my m i n d , by

A uthons, by the

w hi ch Law s

j udgi ng I ow n w hi ch aFten he

my Openati ons concl uded, that

l e n g th acconding

Me d i ta ti on to i ts

each

Thi ng

sh ould

ondened I as is t ue t end wit h s une ly as t he oF on to Milk to to

pnopen Fon that then the

di sposi ti on. W hi te is hath to A toni en fi xt i t, (?) eit hen, bnight in he vinincold, be

Found An ti s t th e

my Medicine Finds i t,

N atune w ho i ntends

w hen it iF

black

c n e a te d ; mu s t i ts w a n m, his i t, his

encnease Fon i t, not

q u a n ti ty encnease made a tte n d glut iF

o n d en Po ndus, th e

hi s he

w onki ng must bei ng take to put

accondi ngl y. then then not i mbi be (cl ose) to i ts gi ve

bei ng l et him so

Gl ass and

shut, it

Fine, n o rGl a s s

cane

Mi Ik

langeoF

F onget have

theneto been cool ed,

pt-opeF he must

quanti t y then

M eat . his

But

once

Fenm ent a M an

W h i te -w o n k he

wanily, may ma k e

o bsenvi ng his

i ts

due ei then a

pnoponti on, too moi st will

Fon on too

w he n dny,

F enm ents , whic h to th e n

C ompound oF w hi ch

nequines

a C une,

S tranger,

al most

be

sune

m is s . I knew Iike d o th S ig n s , S to n e , oF at th e l a s t, Ai n , th a t th e th e the Fi nst s a me Fl ed w as bei ng heat, l i ke to w i th the Fi ne, in but the t he f inst i ts But h ave bean to ne- conpnot he such Whit e

m one wonk P en W hit e a

mi xed and

W aten

nequine a l th o u g h which Mi l k ,

aFtenw ands in a

pnoduceth shonten oF A i n, the as be ti me: iF it

th e is

w onk l e ss oF be it

succeedeth Fi ne, dnow ned, to pow der and

mone w i Il

quanti ty

would n e d u ce of

noF as

dnyness S i Ik, added

s uF F ic ien t geal mone

Fonce th a n a

to

soFt must be

F o u n th

W aten, thus by

w heFeunto tunns w hi ch

aFt enwands until it sealed c: onbe

anot her bnought uP r t inue and in

F o u n th u n to w i II a

p a F t,

which

must then Fi ne, will

i mbi bed be

suFFicient a F o n ty Ph o e b u s.

stnength, somew hat days,

must

cl ose it the will

nequine

str-ongen and then

w henei n shi ne Fon

blackness nays oF

Whit e

s plenden t

19.

When what be it did hit t hus a I

th i s l e ft

had oF so who

well

w ei ghed,

hel d non be a

my hand, w oul d by

r' esol vi ng Godrs but

to

keep

had

my Whi te gneat gave he had a i t.

Medi ci ne, S ecnet So to that on

assist ance to I keep t hus to t hat oF And did should to

c om p e l l e d F on his

oF sake a II

w hol l y Few

beneFt,

Gnai ns

excepted, at l eng t h

wa s te upo n

th a t night

bestow ed so i ntent

hB r w as oF I

even

hopi ng

th e

wdyr

and

my thoughts f nobbed at

theneon, myse lF

Fo o l i s h l y

punsueing th e nigh Ex p e n s e s , oF a II,

a Labyni nth l oss o ut, I unti l and w heneoF w as f

ennon, may to iF I

t woF o l d my Fine to se e the I

Tneasune, being senve an nest end

nepent spend di d

l ei sune. oF go w hat on I

now

Fonced Found di d I

some thus w i th

nem ain s oon k eep

thence unti l

concl ude sl ept the

sol emn of Few J

Vow D eat h. b ut

u n s p e n t, having it I was

unseen, nesenved at Fi nst I

sl eep (veny

th e n e F o n e Fonce as need,

some gi ven

Few her

Gnai ns yet oF to

not

oF

t he

pnesenve

my LiFe and I it t le, soon

upon s inc e so be

uFgent th a t now I Thus Fn o m th a t Na m e , No w fo n on

d e e med h a th neduced to

mi ght

make me to to w i th

use use

w i thout Ii ttl e w hi ch moFe

Femot-se, oF mi ght oF Fine not is a oF a

N e c e s s i ty having was

i nFonced my S tone mi x it

some

t hat los t ,

one Ten

Gnai n, Gnai ns oF

c o mp e l l e d I given but Few

Luna. t old t hing own

have

you what

a tnue myseIF and w hy di d thi s gneat

rel ati on have thi s

my P nacti ce, w hi ch the cnedi t

heansay, veny and

expeni enced; f aven shoul d I tnyed on

have no

seen,

my

know

F l e ason w hi ch by so

anothen nemai n, Mencuny is the

di sbel i eve. many E xpenim ent s and a nd his

th e

Mencuny which

t henewith t henein S is t en, hen bot h appean W at en t he

Gold, i ts th u s w i th and

destnoyed, l ove

connupted hi m she at bl ack, W aten,

l o o s e th th a t

Fonm: his S o ul

betw een w heneby

r-etunns Ii ke the Li ght; the

gl oni Fi ed; Oni ent at-e

st ainet h l engt h, a nd and t he like M oon or

G a n me n ts the Sun w i th o u t is

Colouns Moon in

P eanl , ecl i psed becomi ng

unti l

Fi nmament the A Ften and

th e

least i n to

E anth w hi ch they

th i c k e n e d on

E anth:

appeanance, Fai l , shone the

C ol oun s C nescen t Ii ke H ea venr

F la i n b o w veny

P e a c o c k s -T a i I, u n ti l Thnone. ill s u i te d f w as to at

w hen the

appeans lik e a B ut t en F in e ,

clean,

l ength

E anth

C o e l e s ti a l th i s and was

the

S eason aFten

oF

the

Y ean, to

and spi l l

the on

lat -

because

aFnai d

P enFecti on

ao

loos e t he

i t, Moon, on p a n ts t he

m y i n te n ti o n th o u g h I could

was not

to

tny attai n

iF

I to

mi ght the w i th w i thout

bni ng S un. Luna,

the Thi s and

W onk then it to I

unt o did

pnojec t F iF t y ned v ain, f to was t he

Me n c u n y , i n ti n e l y ; I I

being and

Fi nst then to it

al l ayed thi nki ng i mbi be to i t, cool , N atune thene but yet now

Ti n ged have at t aiwas in me me and des-

doubt Found as a the

Fled,

endeavouned had s u F fe ned

but w hi ch

assay

because unskilled Bl a c k , an by

pnooF not gay to

sh ewed bn ing

th e n e i n , which being

al though past W hi te, I I

di sdai ned many oF

appeaned Fan bnought how

C ol ouns I to m cst veny

aF t enwan d s ined. I it t le wl' r ic h ions , t hough I Thus oF mi g h t and th e

adminable ma n y tn i a l s when enabled all have

shont

w hat

had

my MencuFy f and u,as at to had had

n o th i n g , have th a t Sk i l l Go d a w i th

consi dened me to

FooIi shl y gFeat

w ast ed

t hat Act A1Then

penFonm w i th I Mi nd,

raany

chani tablei an boast shew ed can en d. oF: m e t he be so

how I

my Menstnuum si nce gai ned

my A nt have that such seen

Feason he as and

pnais e d by as ne ma i n At

a most

thankFul

T nut h s t upid will

most to

inFallible

D emonstnati on, and w hat I have al l mone

none hene

disbelieve; to it me a was I

expl ai ned,

C o n s ol ati on my g ood Fate

unden once had

my Losses. to to and Fon meet fi rr w i th in the he my good E x penim ent s w o uld again

l a s tn to made,

F niend, f had

whom

n e l a te d him I to

w hat

happened my Fol l y,

pnaying henein

Fonget much God

hopi ng w hen he see,

s upply what iF he I

ffi E r b u t had

w as

decei ved: pnospened go to

undeFst ood he saw t hat and t ist ed, t t r : t im e unFit , M an ignonant iF should ot henbe

tn y e d ,

and

w h at I

had coul d

me to

supplied th e much iF th e you Apples

me a n e w at

then

the

H espeni an enabl e hE r he will

Tnee, iF I to du e ane that w eFe

pluc k to do

my p l easune; to h a th your h onest chose but iF

w hi ch Men. you he

mi ght

mi s c h i e F th a t s a me would God on

Thus to in the hi s

theneFone A nt, W i sdom accunsed he

sai d in you

F niend, bes t ow on who I t hat s ha l l

know

do ma d

m i s chi eF Ma n , to but is it do

thenew i th, othens it to

shal l you i tsel F you at

Anm a

hanm. w as see, denyed as

W hen mi ght that I

gav e

you so i t;

a gneat ondained; What

G i F t, non

such meet

dest noy pnesen t gnant,

Heav en enjoy wis e I T hi s

th e n e F o n e be g u i l ty oF so

H eaven oF m u ch the

hath III

may do.

not

should Lesson

you dt

mi ght the

Oi vi ni ty,

same

ti me

heant ily

?1.

c onF es s nely , t he T hing

did which

n o th i n g by have now th i s

p l e a se his

ilEr

Fon di d the

as

my hopes

on

hi m

di d

chieFly sai d yet he, t he

A nsw en to be you

me much know l edge

di stness theneoF,

Fon but

F at e s must T he n

g n a n te d by I you gave oF and f th e

w anted. Fon to by undenstand w hi ch I sai d to be oF tl -y; good how f that may N ay to God in had t aught com m and q uot h and Fon he,

s tn a i t

him

m e t he what at t end whic h

knowledge yo u to you deny, what ma y th e n supply conFound would considen would w i th o u t you ta k e n oun not all

W aten, one

ti me

th e n e f

am r-esol ved w hi ch will

then, you:

shall th i s

sayr D ay.

bless th a t any th e

K no w nev eF t heneby ac c ount , Now t he n to

we ane Man by

sevenel y oun and A nt,

bound w ho

by iF

the he III so

stFongest had he it at

V ows, will, upon th e and m ight t hat sam e. t he

W o nId, be c h a nged a

w hatsoeven hi m had, that B ut w ho both Man i ndeed f

acted

upon you

pnosti tuted oF the that tnue you S tone shoul d

what

P ri ze thought

M enc uny , so m uc h ,

anyone any

mad, had gave and

loose been enough. but unit ed, wit h Wonk govenSuI and one

F l e a son ene

w hy? w i th

R eason have to have W onk, youreasi l y had it

y oun F on G nain t hen whic h had ned phun heat ,

guider had oF might th i s bee n to th e you th i s

mi g h t Go Id S to n e

now ,

w hat

most in

penFectl y Fusi on, they have

pune, w oul d gone

added

sunel y the heneby

you Gold veFy

w i th would

th a t

Mencuny mi xed

about A nd

h a ve

speedi l y. you mi ght you saw Fon the

mu c h

s h o n te n ed, bei ng new

w hi ch anni ved, GoIdr

then how

have I w i th the

Fled, Me n c u n y mone

w h e n e to wedded could also mi g h t

saw the to A nt

such ti me, the

an d

yoU

P ondus, have how so

what B ut now

you

have

w i shed know

gai ned to

Ant ? t his Few is he aveFse sees and yet yeaFs

seeing yoU

that

you

pnepane that God

F ieny s houl- d to t hat

Mencunyr have W o rk , would had

theneFone do to hol y

have you w aste

been not

stoned, how

mone, cause

w h eneFone you b n eak h a th plainly oF in that thi s theneby thus hi s

pencei ve the or the same? do

y oun you

to

P enhaps ill

lewdly he I

Law sr to you he you

some

deed, theneoF,

t heneF on e by to his want No w t hen

a l th o u g h

i mpanted see that

K novl l edge have so you

Pn o v i d e n c e , th e know enjoyment th a t you do

will w oul d assay by

Fon

som e

w hi ch A nt you

mi suse. w i thout stnayi ng a Fenm ent , Fnom t he

iF not

make eFn,

be w a n e

oFten

thus

?2

night s hall F on s pent W ay s r nenew F nom

Pa th , you s ho u l d beFone you youn

which even you

by

all th is th e

youn

cane

cannot w hi ch C ounse, P eni od, a yeaF

be is

avoi ded, the Gi Ft shal l you and youn

non oF a

penhaps Go d alone. be wnong th en n ot wit h again Fnee a

a tta i n ta k e fi n d

Tneasune, di nect

most th e

V et but iF

yeaF

you

penFect be put in

punsue must be meet

shall

o F te n ti me s and P a i ns;

behi nd, if shaII i II

Change on

w hi ch C anesr

Ti me V ou can shal l

Mi nd

in c u m b n i n g P e n i Is c a n e F u l Iy S e c n e t. hene

d i s tn a cti ng L o s s e sl

sunel y suppont:

t hous and at t end y ou t he Y ou y ou V our nev eal and to so f iE : s ha l I non

and to

w hi ch

you and I

TheneFone shew

m y C ounci I,

now

condi ti onal l y

beFone Fnom you

th e

A l mi ghty

God that

shal l w hi ch I

sw ean, shal l D eath f shal l

that now shoul d

Fon

Tim e unt o

keep s h a Il

a tte mpti ng in th at on hi s Ti me, thi s

decl ane

(al though condi ti on and di d I is not shal l not ds I di d

i nten vene) I su, ane,

s o me he and L i g h ts f I hide shall So n seeks oF

P o i n ts

which opened

di scl ose: aIl those f behel d

Fneely to

Mi nd, he

decl ane decei ve now FuII to be

Secnet s m y Eyes noF my

assuFe mo s t

me that

fi E r

t hos e s hall oat h is iF oF no he

naFe, but

w heneoF w hat

honestl y di scl osed.

tneat , Fon

a n y th i n g inviolably An t, w i th but an

meet

pFesenver by w hat I

ought: may a sound

N otw i thstandi ng, Fi nd out the

t hene Flesenve,

di scoven and

u p n i g ht ane bni ng

heant

Judgement,

Fon

want

whic h I

nash not

Se a n c h e n s need th o u g h a Ki n g , th e to

Fnequentl y mone Fi nd, is then it

conFounded. the is not A nt to a I be aFFi nm puncha sed M ind; whiis wit h

shall an d

E xampl es, w hi ch

t F ue t he iF t hen

sune, oF

hand non c aII,

to yet

Ric h e s t hene F o n e Few do

debannred Fo1l ow

Fnom

vul gan

F a te s go.

me i nto

a B oyal

P al ace

The

End

oF

the

S econd

B ook

e3.

The Thind

Book.

To S ubjec t , G neec e aid adonn ed, hat h t he t he oF to

neheanse fi t even to

th e

A d v e ntunes th e and in Qui l l

Fon oF

the the I

Gol den most have S peech

Fl eece subl i me to may

is W i ts cnave be

N oble th at the M uses to com pant hat

employ

pnoduced; myselF a oF th i s

theneFone such Fl uent The

need as

e x p t-e s s so sublime a GiFt in

pnopen not be he

S u b j e ct. all

Indi es Thi ngs A nt,

thenew i th most shal l to be

may

bei n g a

temponal secFet w ho stnoak so hath

pni zed; in the aII.

shane

most

admi ne above

C neat unes This the oF is noot Fon-

Cn e a to n s S y th e all evil; but to th a t

excellence, w i th which one who

pnehemi nence dow n aIl

cuts

C ovetousness, not any Fnow ns

possesseth Thi ngs at hi s

Feaneth Feet, oF oF Li Fe Gol d,

t une, is only

c a s ts behold

M o n e ta n y his This

w hose

chi ef

E mploym ent and Gem s t he to wit h Deat h, as Hum an

God, is

accounti ng the Tnee Y outh, By fnom

S i Iven,

Rubbis h B ody

th e n e to . Si c k n e s s , k e e p e th

w hi ch

pnesenveth not accnues, the yet D esti ny to hath B l i ss seIF and how to Li ve need to N atune

Fnom

F e n e weth it i nti ne:

and thi s

suFFeneth nane A nt onl y B ut Li Fe a of the gneat ones P oon,

s wenv e, I engt h whic h healt h, t hat t hat oF on he

but of a II

Fl i ches, oF in oF, him

Days, aFe

and subject

F n e e d om to , to

S i ckness; be avoi ded:

cannot have

and neven

th e n e w i th a l need i t. fe a n

w hateven needs

thi s be

w ant,

must the in the

enjoys doin g ot he n it Then what

An d good Uses what he

b e s i des l i sts,

enj oyment nel i evi ng Mi nd may

h ave

Pour en

besto wing happy a St at e

pious be, and

w h a teven mone i nto

suggest,

m us t

bl est? a j oyFul thi s can S tnai n, A nt. be too Li nes mone Let S i ng al l out thy oh al oud, N otes happy shew . and be an e L et Fon canFt hey Cnoesus why r t is t hein

bnake S p i n i ts l o F ty i t, head, th e i n Bo d i e s

my Muse to Ve i n , whose and vast cune, no

nais e ied who hide s une F aiding a T nee Hene in

th y a

c e l e bnate no pnai se these

gFeat, do be not.

k no w his that

S e c n e ts Mi d a s

Few no

Ful Iy

Tneasune w as

nemembened, coul d is a thei n S pni ng

We a1th on We a l th

bounded, B ut Io

W ealt h oF hene and

pFeset^ve: so gneat, al l

hene can

Wea1t h, abide. neduced

oF in

LiFe;

non

any

S i ckness abni dged,

as

a Map,

th o u

seest

the

C neatunes

?4

to

t hein

P e n F e c ti o n , fn o m alone th e th e

hene M i s e n i es Gl o n y :

thou oF A nd

behol dest thi s

in

smal l

S ubj ect nej oi ce, i ntended

Full and Sub-

pF ot ec t io n giv e jec t . F in s t, c ont ained hav ing whenein t his God

W onl d,

theneFone to the

now

w e pnoceed

G o Id in th e

s i ts

as

P ni nce

S upneme, w hose

and B ody to

head no

oF fonce the i ts

al l

the can

Bodies dest noy, Fine, and

Mi n e n a l c o n s ta n cy

K i ngdom,

v i n tu e it is th e th e

and

suFFi ci ent sepanati ng S un. in di gni ty

endune

fi encest FouIness,

puniFied, T e n n e s tn i a l next pant to

by

theneFnom

na m e d Lun a is

th e n eto oF the

pl aced, oF S oI,

bei ng yet othen

puFe

Body, pet - des-

but

wan ti n g

some

penFecti on the Fi ne,

endued MetaIs

wit h a ne

m anenc y t noy ed. T he so to et s , m uc h av eF n

suFFicient

a b ide

w henei n

o th e n oF

Foun,

vLz: th a t

Mans, they descny be al l val i ant is oF

V enus, ane

Jupi ten vi l e:

and

S atunn, yet oF f the

cont ain be bold

c n u d i ty , he who th e m s to u t

esteemed i nw and of of the

shal t sai d oF is

th a t Find is

can to

the

V i ntue tnue

PlanSoI . vile, and be

shall M an s

Fnamed God counage and by

Matten B ody

th e

and but

W an,

w hose

and nean'

I it t l e all to

e s te e m e d , i ts inclose is s to u t Find a s tu n d y a Fain Go d a

Fi ence, i ts FuII Love, hath the Wit Ow nen mone, nough

conqueni ng outsi de no Man it

Fan

o p p osi tes, hidden P l a n e t, oF Key, oF Wan, S pi ni t the and

m ay knows. arrunes

dem ed

w hose God w ho of so

V i ntue w hose to

V en u s M ans S alt , s ec net s beF one the

B eauty obtai n

hen to

Cent nal all not

shall

w hi ch w h i ch by any. r

assunes shal l

theneoF Fon thi s

Find hat h

th e F e v { i th ; been disclosed is a

say

no

J up i te n aI I oun enc e, t he t r ue Fo n S atu n n t hat and c am e he wou l d in to had Gods

p F o p i ti o u s is n o ne w hom o u ns

bni ght mone and

P Ianet,

and iF is so a

so thy

beni gn, S i ght gneat ol d a

tha t can

oF behold

th e n e

gl oni ous, the V ul gan hi s

Jove, what is a

b e tw i x t we call

veny Fnom

d if Fen-

deni ves God, w ho

sounce

S atun n. S tone, he w as t hought sunly Abadin OId a

M e Ia n c h o l l y Jove, but

havi ng hi msel F

devouned decei ved, w hen i nto oF thi s

e a te n be

Fi ndi ng fon

not his who

c o mF o n te d, it eat

stnai ghtw ay the E aten had

S tone

bowels, used to

changed hi s

anothen thi s S tone

Fname. bego t

A benipe,

C hi l dren,

45.

S on,

who

pnoved he

such

an

uncouth

MeaI and

in

hi s thi s

S i nets S on,

stomach, as I have

t hat heand

F or . t hwit h it s aid

gnew

me l a n c hoIIy, m ost n a med N ame is duII

Fnom

u ,a s e n g e n d e n e d th e s e N a tu n e , Go d s , Six his but

nobl e P l anets, is

A bnettane. thene Fon is he One al one a new nemai ni ng is the oF a

Besides wondenF u l gen he oF ev en And t he th e w i II th u s

Mencuny, unti l A nti sts. I have he

M essanti ll which

necei ve

Li Fe,

deceive th e oF I Go d s each, sha1l

F o o l i sh in

oFden

named, H abi t,

and and

shal l how in Fon

now

shew

Pedegnee also oun Finst yet th e

th ei n n e h eanse

Li neage, thei n

Mannens thi s m akes

F nam ed, m uc h to T he F lowet hr W at en, punpos e, did being it . c ul- y t hen m any V enus , T hat equal it noF it neta i n

w hol e be

Oi gni ty, attenti ve. bei ng a it w hi ch Thi s Metal s,

punpose, M a tte n w e te th vulgan is o u rLiFe, n e ma i n e th is

th e neFone oF not at Metal s the

R eaden is

Mencuny, and

Moi stune is is cal l ed not

t hat a Fon whi le this dny oun it

H ands,

theneFone the

ever-yones is apt as ki n it out' to

command, secnet pnocneate unti l Metal s, al l ayed ds is a

Fon i ts it

in

Wa te n was

Fi ne. aIl

MatteF but

LiFe

gone This w i th i n to who

dead, to is to A Ft; al l

neu, S ouI aII oF to

shal l w hi ch GoId,

ne-an im at e do next hide to M enLuna, by ned

M a tte n th e m.

oF Bu t

neanest S atunnr but it

J u p i te n , have

and sought oF

a F ten th i s all to

hath oF it

been l ess will appean,

expeFi enced to be Fi nst fon oF

aFFi ni ty not

and h a th w e i g h t, 6old,

least mo s t and by

Mans, to

w henew i th may hence

un it ed. by t hein

a fF i n i ty next by

GoId

thei n will

components suFFen any

constancy, di vi si on by untyi ng one onl y thei n

ne it hen Pninwhich and also Finst

any

d e v i se be

thei n H umi di t y, E l ement s,

c iples , div ides aF t en by one

which in

cannot oF th e m , Liquon th e i n These could by a most

sepanatedg

except sw eetl y

a Way

G e n enati on, th eneby w h i ch

c o mb i n i n g s tn a n g e dividing N a tu n e . a tte mp te d A n ti s ts th i s th e n

enabl es di ssol veth

them aII

Fon

pnopagati on: i nto

And thein them

C oncnetes and is no it the changeth othen is no

M at t en, t hein been old

Pni nci pl es Two excepted, them: Fl ul e

asunden, thene

f nom hat h t hat oF un-

W ay

tha t

d e s tnoy Firm

Thenefone decneed,

w onden

have

di FFi cul ty

I oc k ing He

Secnet who

Se e d . th e P ants oF Mencuny, and can sepaFate it s

knows

c.6.

s upeF F l u i ti e s , ough and aF e it aFte n he a l e d . O! une, S pinit s ec net es s ent ia l , it giv e s th i s Mencuny, c o mp a c t be

and Flowing n e -c o n g e a l

th e n it is b o th

vi vi fi e sti l l i nto

it dead) an

w i th fr.

tFue w i th w i th

S ul phun, ease w hi ch

IFon unl ock al l

alt hG old,

may

E ssence,

g nieFs

th o u a

w o nden Body dost

oF

the

W onl d, possess,

how

stnange is

is

thy

nat a our -

how

thou to and

w henei n Mysteni es:

i nFol ded Thi s is A nt is

inexpnessible, Fine, which only th e e it oun

w henew i th w e d esi ne is u nni pe,

A ct

oun Fon thou

seek. iF the

A ngent-vi ve canst oF be Oun

G oI d

w hi ch

pFepane, so oun

secnet ouF

Menstnuum, Oi l , oun

Mothen oul -

S toner and

naF e, bnight

w e n a me

U ngent,

Manchasi te,

F o u n ta i n . F o u n ta i n , dnops, and th e h i m. is which d o th Soul dt Ne x t oun Maydew, is w hi ch p e nFect in hen moveth GoId; A nms w as a oun thi s E anth is as dead, oun it to bni ng w hom seem) bei ng Fonth A dam s he so dot h again nuns w hi ch dow n the to Fnom a Founfol d S pri ng ouF di sti l l i ng N obIe King he

O C h n i s ta l it s is pe a n l e d was h e d ,

V al l eys the top w hi ch

w henew i th oF the w hen

c a nni ed oF the

Mountai ns, fi xed neven

whene aFt en

nec eiv e s leav es This F nuit , m uc h his ened,

v i n tu e

H eavenrs

Fnuit th a t

E ve may w hi ch

love, neceive, Finst u n to old it

(stnange seen as

who

b e Fone of the

quick-

appeans in who all is at

6neen

C ol oun. degnee oF Metal l i ne vi l e in and to is take l i vi ng, a a and di ges t ion base yet

Mencuny Sa tu n n , oF it

Fi nst

is he is t hat and t he t hat in

F ou n d is th e

al though oun S ecnets.

he

appeaneth Thus then moi st i tseIF

Gn o u n d in Fonm which

E ssence col d; I

M encuny m ean Ey- ,

G oId ,

S atunni ne, Fi nst whi ch

E anthy,

M e rc u n y is called

pnesenteth to desi re a oun to

each

A nti sts

vulgan; wheneoF th i n g is can iF can

punpose know ; thi ng cause

qui te thi s non

unsenvi ceablel Fon can an Answen, which in Body

ne a s o n no it s

y ou

dead

make and

dead Fi tthy

tha t punit y

S u b s ta n c e non yet

Foul th at and

tnanscendent cause be a a

anot heF , to on bec o m e els e

w hi ch thenefone youn w hat

w anteth thene endeavouns is then

S ouI

fi xed aFfi nit y,

v o l a ti l e , in it vain ma y shall be

must

nean

a II asked

pnove. to be undenstood? Even

Hence

?7.

t hus , c los e F et t ens , whic h To ouned, and a

th a t Pn i s o n ,

in

S a tu n n which th e n Moon

th e n e h i n d eneth

is

hi d i ts

an

i mmontal

S oul to

w hi ch

l i es unti e

in it s Peanl,

appeanance shi ni ng

si ght, l i ke to

and is oun

shall and is

ani se s p ankl i ng ti ed oF

a V apoun

Oni ent

Fi nmament. bonds S pi ni t a secnet the S un oF l ove, w ho is by B ody w hence l oose hi m dev-

Sa tu n n , th e

Ma n s

w i th w hose

m i g h ty b o th

Fonce

doth

S atunnrs Fnom set and

d ivide' Flowet h his

t he n

combining Wa te n ,

yei l deth in w hi ch

S ounce doth

wondn o u s

bnight

light . E am e ed, alone to and is Venus by him a p p e a n e th embnaced: Mean th e y a most shi ni ng i nFl uences the Foneven the and l ess S un and S tan, must oun in oF at to and to w ho be tnue is to Mans FoF Vive expousShe r so

Thei n betw i xt may

uni ted, A ngent

th e th e m ,

only th a t

unit e IF I

nemai n

concond. al l the Metal s , I sha ll oF it om it out in oF nely,

should a

hene lange o th e n only

d e c l ane Vol ume, th i n gs p n ove and a shal l centai n al I to

genenati on theneFone necessaFy

would t hes e A nt , his an

nequine and which Seanch ma n y

pFesent the

know l edge

mi g h t th e n e o F , by

a hi nderance now pnoceed

conFound answ en w i th the

a Lean nen desi nes he and may

A nt is t I

shewing to

Gnound dank oun the and

w heneon

hope w onds,

whenein t hat

i n te n d which I

avoid is m o st Iay

ambi guous

handle

chieFly And F i n s t,

punpose. D eFi ni ti on Metal s E S by a Metal l i ne is oF the and it oF to tnyal that change oF the Fane thei n Test , Subst Condit t oueh

shall pnize,

dow n w hi ch to

anc e ion and it it it and on

wr so Fnom s ig h t

highly

causeth penfectr It is and

impenFect h a th Me ta l s not to been could ti n g e th e But could

Bo d i e s p n o v e d. not cnude

S ubstance, E ssence aII otheF both oF

othenwise S ol, Metals, Fixat ion oF G old, on else as

wit h c oul d dot h ,

agnee, Mencuny, of d oth go1d, Fan l east

S atunn, w heneunto exceed the

d i g n i ty yet not it in

addeth

Pondus: els e it

si mpl e oF gnaduate ni pene= s. penetnate end

V i ntue i ts ow n an It

the

communi cate can in neven to i ts that

Ti nct une, M at t en oF divbe also a

wit hout to it s

debasing own degnee, N a tu n e puFe Fnom

i ts e l F , unless o th e n w i s e th e And

si nce it it

nothi ng tnanscend coul d w hi ch

unni pe is also

S pinit ual ide F uI I y t he

B odi es,

and the m it to

i mpune, y et

nequi nes pow en,

p e n F e c te d .

besi des

penetFati ve

m ust

28.

c ont ain F et ained unit ed; So no to bot h t nue t he by t hat ot he n eF Fe c t

veny but by

gFeat a

F i x i ty, A gent, gi ve

si nce

that

w hi ch

is and

V ol ati l e B ody aFe

ca nnot i ntim at ely

be

Fixed can to

w hose w hat it al l Gol d,

S pi ni t hath the w hi ch

Fon th e n but

n o th i n g in bnieF, tn u e we make It and is a

not. P nopenti es, that it Oun mi ght the St one be B ody, and yet able and a Fon t heneis

recol l ect oF S pi ni t

th e

E ssence i ts

what

seek, a new Fine Fon oF it

doth bei ng the

Fi nml y a FeaI A toms

hoId,

t o g e th e n Bo d y : W h i te , ex c e e d i n g he At who F i n s t, it d o th shall

S ubstance, P ow den l i ke

S pi ni t, the Metal s is i ts S un,

oF

whit e

ned

t he th e in is

Fl ed P noj ecti on. Mi ne an in houns oF puni ty, ti me smal l

The such on l ess

Ti ncte d P enFection, hi s w i th

th o s e h a th

may it by

penFonm companed

desine. t he and able oF So1.

indeed, a tta i n th u s

but

V i ntue

P our er he to r T is who

nei tenate i ts P ants yet is

E i ssol uti on V i ntue, oF any will base i nto in Fl ux

and obtai n Metal smal l Ii ke

C ongel ati on, a to Medi ci ne the S tate on

incnease

T nan s mu te veny

innumenable and as S i Ik: even or Oun as

pondenous as soFt C e n te n ,

di vi ded

Gnai ns W ax it

Powden,

appeanin g to M ilk P apen: by ( not heat . F ins t t hen G nain ent inely But t hat t he S t one lik e a F ain F once so t he in

On Metal s as the soun Oi I the to

penet nat et h and cuFdlet h loose when

veny

B ennet pi enceth

penetFateth i nstantl y MetaIs w i thout handen bnought A ngent neady thnow i ng to

a m i n u te r So d o th oF easily On iF it must mone Fixed. th e best Fine to you s ta n d

boi l i ng enten made

thnoug h smo ke, Me t als, to V i ve, FIy, theneo n MetaI a

S to n e ane

soFten Fl ow , onl y

th e y be

and they

those at-e on be by

F l u x ed) to l o ng

w hen cast on

glowing t hen which O ne

i n te n d so

youn Fi ne

E ssence it stay that

let you on

unti l on

suddenly oF youn

countenmand E ssence,

w heneby

Fugi ti ve

becom et h

Wa y Fon and on

is which th e

to

P noj ect the

thi s is

Medi ci ne pnepaned thnow i ng will C ol oun, you w i II you

on to

ponti on

oF viz. oF yout -

pune Re d on

M e ta l Gold, Foun

P ow den on

pnoducel One pant be

W hi te oF the

S i Lven, Then

upon GIa s s ,

Five oF

Metal :

the

Mass gl i tteni ng

bnit t le like to

appeaning yet not

bni ght

shi ni ng thus

Bu b i e ,

tF anspanent; w hi ch and in then thi s

Fi nd must

i ts cast thi s

Vint ue upon Ten

pnopor - ti o n a b l y pant s of Angent

Ie s s e n e d , vive,

w i th

cane

pnoponti on

conti nue

Pnoject ion

2A

so t he

oF t en M as s

u n ti l h a th

you

p e n c e i ve the shall Luna. to

the

Ti nctune

decneased and P nopenti es necei ve

so

much oF the a

that Met al; Fine

a tta i n e d doner So1, you on

C onsi stence w i th pl easure

whic h m os t

being pe n F e c t B ut iF

Fnom

th o u ma y e s t so to

desinest so wonk,

augment thy

thy S tock hi d in in

E ssence w i th thi s

in use

V i ntuer sha1I that

or neven l i ke I

Weibe Fine

ght , s pent , it s aw did is

thou Fon apt

that l i eth

gneat mu l ti p l y oF th e any Sc i e n c e

a P o wen i ts e l F

S tone, and

both

W ei ght, such Fon gneat the

V i ntue. ds those it

once pnooF, t hat will have as whom havit O penand not t he to ane

a p o n ti o n F an exceed th i s th a t Fon it

F l e d M edi ci ne Mans f a bel i eF; s hal l now

oF w hi ch

V i ntuer sake oF

by

s eek ing appean t hought : ing would at ions , t heneby c om pLain S ouI oF bee n be

FuIl y

decl ar-e. A nt, neal i ty w i tness

W heneby as

is some,

not

gnoundl ess they deny and Y et the

or' usel ess not the

many

th o u g h by

theneoF oF such

convinced unjust and to

F l e ason

pl ai n they

viliFie: th o se c o n tinual ouF a A n t:

because

mi staki ng them thenei n, that but a V et tnyal Ti ngi ng w hateven encnease too the w i th dean. A nti sts cuni osi ty to

ou1- tn ue eschew, cease

F o IIo w i n g w i th and

w hom w e have

w anned

me e ti n g oF Go Id us

di sappoi ntments Fon they and thi nki ng obtai ni ng

w e extnact smal l that oF

Fnom

lange it

Mass, doth

S ubst ance scance the Fine So so

t heneF no m , m uc h and t hat m ight and Gold T es t, iF

which w i Il as th i s

th o u g h Fnom

centai nl y to

Ti nge, abi de that Loss, counse the

th e n c e u sed

pnoceed, Fon

was

Finst th u s

obtai ni ng to thei n oF

S eed.

Laboun in th e

redound V et such so these n eason and it S ki l l oFten

pl ea sune thei n want s

appean t hen e F o re T his is

Wo n k , th i n k

must

th e y th e o F te n

punchased cast i nto and and non to

o b j e c ti o n beheld and i ts th e

di sh :

But

who

have

S ecnets, theneoF,

obsenved to stand oF t he oF up

t hein in

pnogness, oF on

compel l ed the

deF e n c e

tn u th cause

di gni ty;

shal l the

cavi l s N obl e

ignonant Nat une. I s c aF c e G nain to saw

envious

me Fon

condemn

most

Laws

th e n ;

ES

said, so

a P ow den smal l a

so

encneased as

in

V i ntue

(as a

is

cnedible) in bulk,

wheneoF non indeed mo s t

quanti ty mot.e, gneat

scance yet

shew ed w as as oF no

w ei ghed

much so

w hi ch a

powen M an

t nansmu te

i n to

p enFect

Gol dr

quanti ty

30.

by

A nt

could which cast

well

Numben:

Fon al I as

that made much,

Gnai n E ssence, that w hi ch upon w as it

w as

pFoj ected Gnai n Ounce al l oF on

upon w hi ch Ten, i nto

one was and M edsuFFon-

O unc e, again t hes e ic ine, F ic e m en to

rv a s th e n e b y upon te n on oF it ti me s Ten th e s e to but mo n e . nash a

one is One w as

likewise and one

ti m es agai n M etal ,

mone, cast noF paFt

yet Ten so

made mone w i th Ti nged di d

ti mes al l ayed at l ast

n ot thes e N inet y

neduce

P no j e c ti o n s , and

th a t

One

theneoF

T hous and

He n c e F o n th jus t ane t hein E nnons a by of lov en t hem , whos e F on hen is t en, whic h, and una b l e L u s ts th i s oF useFul, to

C e n s o nons

cease

to

nepnoach nothi ng, chi eF W onl d A nd l est tFeat to be is

thi s and

N obIe by

Ant ,

so

wheneoF te a c h it to

S ophi stens othens; by

know thei n

consequence to maint ain whose who ant

ai m

bei ng

and

A m b i ti o n , d o th be

w hom the expose. and

much

abused, thou be A nt;

T n e a ti s e T n u th ,

Ful l y

theneFone thou oF al so thi s

a d v ised, En v y a w ene

bew ane to

seduced in m any

who

th n o u g h scance th i s yet

i nduced of Tnuth

Bo o k s know

ti ttl e Ant,

is

Found. Lovens sconns w ho a do Soph-

th a t

al though a puFe an win B ut a

she

hath

many Fon

F on d Iy and ma n y

sue,

n e ma i neth to i n habi t to

V i ngi n;

she

disdains pFess oF Ea n th l y

untFue the tnue hi s

bneast; Fl eece, oF A nt aFe to

notw i thstandi ng w hi ch pni zeth chi eFl y A mbi ti on; the them I thei r thei n is t he

eagenly aims.

Gol den S on

M as t enpi e c e abov e not s t udy t he but is h and all F oo l i s h l y being M in d . aI l

th e i n

W isdom be nt , his Fl iches Wnit e, FooI Wonks oF and

good,

w heneunto by to I

desi nes to aspi ne and Labouns, nathen

endeavouning wholly To such inclined alone

Fl i ches

know l edge, these them

pni zi ng to

i ntend

o th e n s by

exclude, which to nuin.

advi si ng th e y del ude

to and

Fonsake bni ng

F an c i e s , t he m s e l v e s Oun Ant oF

themsel ves

th e n e F o n e , so be gneat

whi ch L a b oun unto

w e so and

much

esteem, but in l ess that

is it

not

as

ma ny w i th a th e C nopl

M en Nat -

c onc eiv e , uF e' s A nd

C hange, Fl ed he

may than that hi s be

leave, wh o would w a i te th

p e n F e c te d th a t less is e a t,

the

space

yeaF. Huswhose and

gnudge no Finst to

Ti me, space sow ed a

w hen ene in he

necol l ecteth to ene spent; Fi nd it

bandm an S eed

expects yet is

though and

at Fit

A utumnr on moFe

Fl eape d yet hi s

T hnas ht ,

Y ean

and

31.

pat ienc e pas t , oF and

is

not

weaFy, th e l a tte n And yet

b ut eanl y

w ai teth Fl ai ns

unti l oF w i thout the

A utumn S pni ng,

and

W i nten

be

bot h Heat exand can

o b ta i n e d and th e

w i th

panched his

S umme n ,

B ai ns, aFten that al l may is

i mpati ence hand the Six Laboun same Fon (i n One,

w ai teth and

pec t ed t he

H a n v e s t.

hi s beFal l

C hanges, none the

inn u m e n a b l e success) alI th e

hazands nis soun in th i s

w hi ch yet

pnom is e ex pec t ed T he in in giv e m ay

p n o Fi t a IIays. A nt,

scancel y

sweet

Change, th e tn y

iF

anyone by

desi ne he

to that

know , w oul d

shall pnoc eed iF be his

henehene-

W i s e me n s his Skill, th e

n e s ol uti on, a nd oF may Fi ve hi s he

w hi ch

bel i eve P i eces H eat

w i thout (on i ndeed so

doubt, Gui neas) nequi neth many by W onksr thi s

that ne a may

Change t hat pens e, to s av e he

exceed is but th e

pnice to

suFe Ex-

unlike yet w i th

s p e ed; one H eat

cons t ant E S theneby make by yet t he and

eFFects l i kew i se, I one total shal l

Change less he be

in

o thens, oF

and w hi ch onl y

means

T im e

seem But iF

te d i o u s , shall

Funthen and

di scounse one and Funnace, yet shal l as

by.

e mp l o y

Gl ess,

m ay

T en S t one any bot h

Pounds enough Monanch in But

suFFicient while he

Fon l i v eth, so

the

C harge, he thy shoul d

have m uch as

al though much may

expend be

in

th e and

Wo n l d , Q u a n ti ty.

S ubstance

i ncneased

V i n tu e he who

p n i z e th ds not to to

Natunal know

K now l edge, how hi s in to

cannot some

be

so

bannen S ecnet s may i n vit e

oF beto have

t nue s ides , t ny t hein neF ie, oF no

Sc i e n c e r

penFonm w hom

othen

w h e n e w i th a l many pleasant so

e mpl oy

Fi ne,

cuni osi ty S uch

Ex p e n i ments c o n tn i v e d , and th us

C hymi stny. w i th one and heats S ecnet Tw enty al so yet can to One

thenefone may toi l bot h

m ay

Funnace D i g e s t,

that D i sti l I, may oF

Fi ne, so be save

they the

Put change yet m ay

F e F me n t, and th e iF th e

an d w hi ch

m an y whit But

Funnaces, hinden what iF

many thy cost

obtai ned,

O p e n a ti on Wo n k

W onk. P i eces? someti mes the the Thi ng, l oss OF w hi c h the be halF

shoul d and to be i t. be

m ay

s en v e ,

ondened DaV th e Few Fine, Gl a s s e s

n i g ht,

though l ostr

Wonk, no ways

t hnough gneat , alt hough F unnac e , y et may

Ennonr non may

happen hazand a tta i n and

once Fon

companed though

expected One the bnought

PnoFit ; Gl ass, O ne Wonk; penFect -

veny one ma n y

One

Govennment, One Fi ne, w i th

compl eateth ease be

w hol e to

w i th

ion, be int o halF m es ,

since m ad e one an to

th e

Se a t

on heat mu c h

Nest to oF

w hi ch mone. the It

contai neth suFFi ceth as cl ose l ost, Fai thful l y Fon l ong thi s unti l thei r them Favoun nun dt a in

one

E gg,

may to the S eaI some

by put

Ant

impant so oF

theneFone may w i th except cost the

Glass Ou n c e w i II which Ma tte n

C omposi ti on bei ng shut bei ng shal l hand so

P n ice oF en noF

oF Henbe

Go l d , be no

whi ch F ean to oF

thene

i ts I in

c om m it t e d , The G old pant unt il S t at e; unc out h s c anc e who by wil l s om e and Fn o m th e

how which

avoi d

teach. oun S ecnet W o nk oF is will

w e take

Me n c u n y , th e Fine

which th e y

w e di gest sti l l

nei then P ni nci pl es i nto to i ts a mone

them

o th e n , by

keepi ng changeth

and nob le

Fonm ,

p u tn e F a cti on 6od W onk l eFt l oose not l oose and he doth

which hap

whomsoeven d e s tn o y any his noom

so it

Fan hath

see, nace, to B ut a if to w hi ch the

he

ca nnot t hene

by

ene Fon so

si nce W i se hi s i ts will same at yet to

s e e me th not

ennonr gt^eat

l east

O penat on, Wonk, desined be t hey no

canelessly should he his only

P ni ze? due and

mi s c h a n c e , yet w i II since and bnought lead End: you

pnoceed hi s

counse Fi ne, nemai n hi s I

peniod, gF eat wene

Ti me

loss, beFonel Ha v i n g

Gol d

MeFcut-y may on soon youn tFul y w hat I

sti l l nenew W -y, shew say, that

th e n e F o n e you on t hus

W onk shal l how

pl easune. fun t hen attai n oF us G od m ay youn he go

Fan

F niendly des ined would as t nay . so

th e nei n, m aFk and

and w el l

you and

TheneFone b o th you

desi ne oF

guide

me thenei n,

nei then

The

End

of

the

Thi nd

B ook.

33.

The Fourth

Book.

O F th e wont hily , t hat t hing F on many to m an y and

Pn a i s e being have be who a

oF

A l c h emy so

w e have N obl e, it and w i th nothi ng is

al neady and oF

spoken such A nt: Means

much

and

t hat

Su b j e c t

matchl ess B ut to and now attai n vast

W ont h, the t he E xpence havi n g a only sam e. oF pFoFeiwho in by som e which

n i g h tl y

e steemed is sought o b ta i n ed a One, not h a ve o th e n hi s i n fen to how , it

a E i vi ne by w hat

explained, having have many h a th

gneat but

P ai ns, beggeny, by sad to most

M oney v ed gned by so

Time to

w hi ch Men

F a ta l

theneFone oF the

deemed oF to

A n t.F o n Se a n c h An d did

who

heand been hand

compl ai nts W ant, heand hence a meen and oF

man y Ii ve that

t he

th e n e o F on th e

neduced w ho hath A nd

M is eny ? t his t hink t hos e I oF but t nue t he S k i tl th e y

even From is

any

encFease j u s tl y aFe

W eal th? that the

theneFone, Fabl e,

may

Thi ng

A n ti s ts shall not

unable

demonstnate. the task Fnom w oul d than oF thence much handl i ng the nathen the al l Fl eaden be the w oul d Schem es neap in t he

now

u n d e Ftake because no doubt

eF no n e o u s s ma l l S tu d y

Pnocesses, who

p n o F i t, oF

di nected oF thene the

N a tu n e rs oF th e oF like th e y which which

L a w s,

undengo C new : w ho W ax to they Y et

tnoubl e and Fnom ow n

neviewing I tFue but K i n d. is only Fonsake and in decneed ouF Subot ^ ho die shalI Way,

S op h i s tn i e s th e e F ro n s N a tu n e Pn o o F

e nnoneous A nti sts oF

hene

det ec t who whic h

th o s e a

devi ate thei n

wou l d upon T he

l ump

C hi menas, out oun oF oF

Find we

that Fi nst

have in

Iabouned Fon

Ma tte n , Me n c u n y , in

take

hand, nei then

W onk, will not

G oI d t he and

an d ot h e n ,

we

decoct by

unti l

them both

which aFe

o p e n a ti on again th i s M a tten th e y

P utneFacti on in because Fool s we do mean G1ony. aIl so f

they A nd the

aF te n w a n d s all to be th a t and not do

negenenated Tnuth, yet

al though, have expound w hat w i th cal l vi le E noss Gol dr

W onds , t his W onds , s t anc es , T unds ; M an in F on

conFess only Go l d to

Magi

th e i n Fon so

stnongl y know not

suppose C hanges, that w hat

save

content they in

themsel ves thi s A nt

n e c o l l e c ti n g would ta k e

P a y me n t so

Fon

S i l ven. have some beenr E S to make use oF

s tu p i d l y

i g n o n a nt

34

Hum ane A nd t hus , what t hat s hould A not hen W is e he et h s om e c hoos e t he t he t he t nue in

dung, suppont th a t

as

th e oF

M a tte n th i s is but to wild

w henew i th N oti on upon Ondune, tFue

to quoteth a

obtai n

oun

secnet w hene he

St one: speaket h they, to Kalid, he else. t he t his t hinkHenbs, so m e it to do in cat ch oF t he

Moni an

oun it

Sto n e

Found human

D unghi l I, si nce al so

w hi chr he

say

can iF

d e n o te desined w i th i n

sai th

he look

see

the

Mi ne not he so

oF to is

ounS ecnet seek the it

S tone, anyw hene W hi ch Mank,

h i ms e l F, a nd w ant

and thi s

need sai th

ta k e th hide, w i th

Unine, and th e oun Fon

Mencuny mi ss and the

Men

w heneof, oF the

many W i ne,

m ix e th to in

Essence

puFest seek

thenew i th in D ew , seek

c a tc h s i mp l e th e

Divine

S tone. Fnom

S ome the

thei n

Matten in

Wa te n oF

c a u ght Toads

C l ouds, w i th

some

juice oF Fine, oF s o me and Fnom tn u e Ma n 1 e .

pnepaned in the w i th

A nseni ck, othens some j udge to

some

F la me

s o me th e

S un-beams, a Gl ass, othens amongst pai ns

endeavoun Fi x the

I nFl u e n c e Sky in

Moon

InFIux to and be

c e n ta i n hunt

Matten, Fon w i th a nd it

S aIt-P eten B ones, they it

M a tte n ,

dead and

Mens

mouldned to be ob-

Cank as e s , t ain F ound So t hat oF a iF the in

which M a tte n ,

gneat othens

dnudgeny aFFi nm

hope is to

conFi dentl y

o b s ti n a te l y you Feason

c o n c e i ted w i th them S penm m u st is as be

ane about cal l ed the

they

in

these W onk,

ennoneous they thi s, eveny al l no will

not ions, tel l w i thou t Thi ng you cont hat aFe bno-

thei n

mo n s tt.o u s th e y in th e It a now

u n c o u th s d V, Ea n th having,

P anspenmi on, C haos out a oF oF w hi ch w hi ch yet

t nadic t io n , is ught and all F anc y whene t his not F ou n d

made, they

and sE yr S ubj ect,

Thi ngs pFopeF apt to

F o n th : be i n g Things. th e y to is sense For it will hen

bei ng, is iF

Fonm , pr- ocneat e t hey not M encuny, have

s p e c i fi c a te d is th e in

theneFone w napt in al as

Such see fi n d . th e

Fai th,

that thenei n,

a V i si on, they know thei n S otts

tn u e th i s

MatteF they thei r

w hi ch l i vi ng Fi ne; thei n Matten i t, the vet-y

An d Limbus, to

cal l

thei n

Gol d, yet gnoss

th e i n

and see the that F l ux thus

secFet oF

enough is

FoIty

C oncei ts. equal s how then not GoId in so

c e n ta i n , neven in Laws meanest

w hateven enten to i nto pl ease

weight , F onget dot ands :

shoul d fanci es

Nat une oF t hose not hing

s tn i c t th e

sondi d w eII

Fon

Metal l ungi st

know s

that

but s on t hein t hat

M e ta l l i n e t ha t th e

S u b j e c ts Faeces p a n t, may be in and

can cnude

be

uni ted oF aFe that unni pe so

w i th

Metal s. at.e in

Thi s not

is uni ted but

t he to

Fea-

Metal s

C e n tn a l iF th e s e

none

i gnonant they aFe

A l chemy, fnom

knows pune

s e v ened,

di sti nct

the

S ubs t ance . WheneFone A nim als us any and considen, Ve g e ta b l e s th e ti me s in that ane B e a son in w e i g ht th e not al though engendened, is w ei ght S i xteen pl ai nl to thene yet be coul d that Metal . W aten S eed: yet a S penm not Fnom whence

that it

produce m ust pene-

Mi n e n a l s l i ts e l F Ten Wa te n

because cFeate ti mes, and a

then

t nat e dot h F ood W ood S per m appeaF c aus e as

Li kew i se is A nd will the

G oI d only

exceed that and

and

e n c n e a s e th Flesh ane

V egetabl e much di FFenent A nd nemote thenew i th, doth pnoceed or suchl i ke of Man to that on

A ni maI in w ei ght, in the

al though no t the ne C ankass one dot h m ay

even in a

pnoduce M a tte n iF C o rn no and a

e i th e n . mo n e

al though A FFi ni ty: to

genenal , a dead

W hence bean the some i ts

Tnee,

dunged and

Fnui t gnow th

moFe oF

ab undant ly, Cneat But so neven Fan by t hein

I ik ew i s e which G e ms ,

Fnuit d o th

encFease Fnom

l i vi ng

unes , G old,

doubt

pnopet^ ane that

A FFi ni ty:

Sto n e s r th e N a tu n e

thi ngs, B east, them

appanentl y they can oF by no thei n

diF f enen t any Ant be

Fnom made

pnopen

Food T h i ngs o n e cedent

nouni sh ane

w i thal ,

assw age

hungen. t hene ouns

Fon must

b e tw i x t

assi mi l ated on Fed ki nd. to make el se oF

Tnansmutat ion, montal ow n Endeavpropen

i n te n c e d e an not

Ii keness. Metal s a how ane

can

cause and tn u e , th e s ti II

Union: by th a t

Thus oF

m ois t une , 'Tis when at e; whole S eed liv ing hid own in once yet

di FFenent oF W aten

N a tu n e Se e d it oF is be Man,

k now s M e tal s d e c need c o n Fi ned and l i ke

Metal l i ne to

Body, openhen Hum an oF

i nhabi ti ng that to oF N atune hen ow n

thenei n hensel F, pFopen and centai n each al l

begi nneth thnoughout P l ace: othen

Flace, nesides

s h a II in

Thus

B easts, is a

S peci es w hi ch liet h to i ts

C n e a tu n e s l eveFy gnoss Ki n d r

Mo n e o v e n Body, so

thene w hi ch

S pi ni t, Thi ng

gui des that

accondi ng Fnom

it s

pn o p e n

e x a c t l y,

nothi ng

may

vaFy

dest ined

Cour s e. Why in th e n do so th o s e Fan b l i nd Fool s On how seek coul d Fnom they ouF S ecnet S tone that oF such G old a

S ub j e c ts

n e mo te?

i magi ne

J b.

noble able W hic h

V i n tu e to is change

l i e th cnude

hid

in M e ta l s

N i tne, i nto

U ni ne, the

D ew r

or and

C l ay, Fi xi ty

E c, oF

as th e

to

be

W ei ght

Pune?

u tte n l y

i mp o s s i b l e. conclude, oF d o th oF a Il th e o un that A nt, si nce w hi ch the S ecnets. oF the W i se, f w ho oF thi s not do; Subject since Envy the Ant , hid w e seek eveny same. GoId, Gol d doth al one aven, thi s m ust and is t he

W e th e n e fo n e be als o c ent ain A nd hav e m any it as t he tn u e Su b j e c t i ts e l F

A nti st and

Fleason

conFi nm oun

theneFone

F o u n d a ti o n now to

unFold

B i ddl es w hi ch unFol d

w n i tte n who have as to o

veny

M y s ti c a l l y, to

theneFone same, w ho they have knew

need yet nothi ng

p n o mi s e d possible, Fonwand

the

thnough oF not.

much be e n

w hi l e in Son deceit his W ni ti ng oF A Ft, on

othens, w hat I

hav e

undenstood hath dankl y but as not

Monien, T nut hr den aI I K ing S t one, t hat G old, is only yet

a Noble not so w i th

conFess

expnessed hath in a

t he hidt hat t he

Fei gned to

del usi ons, K aIi d, Fon Fi nd the out,

dne s s t hin g s to

disposed

D i scounse be di scl osed. Fon to hi s of to

i ntendi ng he oF w anned thi s oun

should descend

th e n e i n i n to

w heneas Matten how ki nd so GoId no paFt

h i m s el F onl y beget Fi xt

th e n e b y Iike as

i n te n d i n g h i ms e l F to but th e n e b y th e n e o F , th e did

poi nt ow n

begetteth Gol d oF must i tsel F to ot hens,

Kind, beget alone

l i kenessr Y et spaFe is

acconding p e n F e c t, being p a n ta k e Natu n e : oF in

Law

N atune. can

th a t

P enFecti on Fon

wit hout nev en m en

e m baseC , n on

w hateven i ts

mi xed

thenew i th above and it s

can Fonis can own

advance I

i mpenFecti ons gi ven w heneoF both do beFone, the sti l l they oun

One i ts a

Fleason

wheneoF by

have

anothen i nFusi on th ein conjoined. S to ne w hich

bec aus e only pt . open mix

C o n p o n a l i ty , conFused d i s ti n c t, wisely is, to a adds, G o Id

ri eason w hi l e

same netai n appean secnet

m anneF,

Qu a l i ti e s he th a t

al though that must be unl ess

to

si ght we Fi nd to thene

T heneF on e Dunghill; t hen any

in is by

bnought

P utneFacti on, is Metal s that he but a none to ane doth Fool that abi de w el l much w oul d they

c o mp a n e d Wonk T he

Dunghill, i ntenti on

othenw i se oF of w hose

can the

penFect Ma g i th e i n have

th e i n used

Fi xi ng thi ngs meani ng w ho othens

Fine. to who a

Al l egoni es

known mi st ake b uy Found

ex plain int enpnit s 6oat ,

hidden

S e c nets, l i tenal l y; a H onse?

th e i n hope to

Wonds have

Fon B ut

and

al though

37.

t hein

Wonk

on yet

G o Id , can

(a s th e y w i th

they n ot be

cal l

i t)

and to

seek thi nk

to it

make the al I

it

not V ul g an

and G old,

put neF ie , whic h wit h th e y one

pensw aded B ecauser Gol d a

neject Vo i c e

d i sdai n; t hat doth d ead; thei n

saV di FFens vi tat

they, veFy S pi ni t

tnue

Aut hor s t he

p n o fe s s th e i n s is

much and that

Fnom is he

Com m on , but us et h t ha t

and th e

th a t o th e n G o Id who

possess and in

I iving, who

thenefone an

concl ude W ay.

V u Ig a n But he one,

p n o c e e deth w el l any

E nnoneous Law oF

considens is is Tinge is th e n e oun

the othen w hi ch

N atune

shal l that may

Fi nd be

t hat

G oI d

is

only

non th i s

S ubstance we and di gest make

com paned E s sence,

t henewi th ; t hat F ine: and by t hen oF any all may Fon

Stone

i nto them the

a pune abl e to the

b o th what

o th e n Gold, but

Metal s, oF al l bei ng

endu ne m ost tha t but

t he Fixed, can t hat

Metal s no the it to

punest, oF

g n e a te s t h u ma n An t

W e i g h t: be Men Go l d

Thene to

Metal s

Mi nenal oF Gol d. oun dead, be

b n o ught would is then

shew

P nopenti es be neal oF it thi s w ene sunel y the

Gol d,

Leanned

conFess the up, thi s oun W aten,

WheneFone, as t hat y et is sh a Il it i n to

N obl e seemi ng S tate, A nt to

S eed as shal l unl oose it

A Ft, and

which he

s tn a i g h tl y wonk h a th a upon

l o c ked it in oF

decei ved; and acti ve m ake it

t heneF o n e to t ue. Fon ac t iv e and nele n t

need M i n e !' a I

same, i ts

beFone

can

shew

Vin-

Ex a m p l e , and

obsenve

Gnai n pow enr pass

oF yet

W heat, must it

in

w hi ch be sow n

l i eth in the

hid

an Eant h

mu l ti p l i c a ti v e die be and F o tti n g

thene can

thnough beFone B east hi s

C onnupti on, coul d may not Feed. to iF the hi s tnul y B ut

befone be

a ny cal l e d a

enSeed, husbandFnom

c neas e but m an

e x p e c te d , b o th as a Cnop, to

w hi ch M an and

Co n n , be so to

wheneon Foolish Feap

shoul d and

commi t woul d in

Gnai n w onden to

Fi ne, Fond FoIl y, Foneven a Fi t

hope

t henc e s hould t nuly oF to int o T hus B nead

any

expectati o n it ma y be

pnove said

F n u i tl e s s ; th e Gn a i n is Fon

opposi ti on

w hi ch and

uttenl y e ach Thi ng w hi ch w hi ch is

destnoyed hath by the not is

made

incapable

m ul ti p l i c a ti o n : at t a i n a c e n ta i n

natunal l y vani ous A nti st

di sposit ion aFe changed

E F fe ct,

Openati ons shoul d dul y Matten be

diFFenent Wheat is

C o n d i ti o n s ; to F l o w en V i tal

obse nve: w he neoF t heneof

gnound

S eed, dead.

but fF

the it

made,

whose

pow en

Mal ted,

?.q

m ay F on if it

be

ma d e it

Beenl is

and th e n by

it

is

then Fon it

unFi t ei then will a Fi xed

Fon oF then

B nead: the

IF

it

be

pnepaned and t he O ne en-

Stanch be

u nFi t th e

fonmen di FFen A nd

puFposes; Fnom thus aII oF it

tra l c i n e d

Fi ne, a nd yi el d

aF onena m e d t ine

O p e n a ti o n s , ma y he who

S al t: Fonmedl

S u b s ta n c e , th a t tF u e he to

a th ousand mi s seth yet will

Thi ngs the he ni ght neven w i th to oun

be

w hence

plainly he wonk

appeans , on t he

di sposi ti on attai n i ts the pnopen

al though E nd he

S u b j e c t, pnoceeds apply

pno pounds,

bec aus e No w G oI d ough not and it t he

i n c o nsi stentl y E xampl es and

di sposi ti on. a Man t ake alt hit is O n, I well

th e s e Mencuny, fo n th o s e oF be

puFpose, an

suppose

vulgan be tn u e th i s Fit

theneoF w ho and di gest w hen di FFens B ut in to good

make Gi Id thi s in al l

A maIgama,

w hi ch yet

A nti sts o un set A nt, to

supenfi ci al l y, pnocedune a ci ncul ati ng the Fnom Gol d moi stune oun is secFet tempened and then thus wilI

Ma tte n Mi x tu n e yield but Wonk H u m i d i ty ,

w e.nej ect: H eat, of

s uppos e adm it is it

will

p n e c i pi tate, yet is t hi s

M encuny S tone, wit h it s

ev a p o n a te d , th i s

much w hen a Fi t A ct,

whenet o own wit h I t is it s elf

e n Foneous. and i ncl osed it begi ns i nto

pn o p e n due Ii k e in What

GIass, fon

digest ed d isposed aug m ent

h e a t, to

by good

and Se e d Kind.

by

bei ng w hi ch

cast

Gnound,

pnopen needs

mone th e

to

be

sai d? oF oun

S i nce othens,

it that

is

most oun

evi dent is seek

Fno m GoI d, but

Flea-

s on, whic h f ind; s ed it a

as

also be

T e s ti mo n y w i th be in to i ts

Matten many and

must th i s up : and s ti n

mixed mu s t

tnue i nto a

W aten, propen

w hi ch V essel Then cane too

Few cloFine, in bind

th e n

put

secunel y a due

placed it up

pt-open

N est. take non thy

appl yi ng to keep A nd

will pnope n

Moti on, too of

w hi ch gneat my N ame it

conti nu ed then I

degneer and th e n it is o th e n which ma d e to th e in called

f,B i th e n cnedit w h a te v e n Coinr

smal l : shal l sti l l i nto w i th and a most

m y F aith , Gold s t am pt t hous and Chny s ul c a , oF T an ta n

W onk i=

have Gol d, a a then

S uccess. iF oF called a Lye Seloit a be

Fonm or iF it it

appeans, may be be

Fonmed

Fl i ng, W aten w i th

Things; eveny FalI w i th

b ut

connoded sel l s, it w i th gi ves a

vul gan to a the touch w i th

C hemi st bottom, Fi nes so

P ow den FeanFul as is

cal l ed

pet ant Cnac k ,

Gold, nending

which

th undening scan ce to

downwands

pow enFul

a Fonce

?cl

be

belie v e d ; o th e n th e n but

which changes. as as i n to joined eveFy Go Id yet a

is

cuni osi ty

hath

been

Found

out

by

many,

wit h

div ens 5o punpos e, be

is it Fluid

u sed is not

it

becomes ouns unti l

the by

Matten a

Fon

one

on

anot hen it O un

Fetnognade then oun C nystal so upon w hi ch V essel S un

mot ion an d

F es o l v e d

S ubstance, o un is Moon, not oun P ant di gesti ng say they may Fi t A nt; of and

w hi ch oun

is bni ght

M anc hasi te As ev eny hav e th e n

w i th Ea n th Wa te n

Fount ain. nei then ouriF tFue th ey w i th Tnee to and such Fi x a and a all degis Wat en can due

Fon they oun both

each w ho

S eedr hi t

M e ta l l i n e o b ta i n e d to I i ts of ma y th e be

F on

th e Su n , bold

hidden by to And as i n to to shall which Sp i n i tu a l as to

nane in go to a

S tone, pnopen the

es pous e F ine; pluc k nee

may

H espeni an Gol d ti nge

Ap p l e s ;

s u ch w i ll m o st l e a nn

advance it Gol d. S ecnet say: Fon B odi es, to

E onponeal enteF,

Pe n F e c ti o n , M e ta l s desine I

enabl e Fi ne the

I m penF e c t If F ully y et F ix ed, c om et h This T hnee, wher ein and y et oun it you to is to so

oF

thi s

Mencuny, Matten changeth w hi ch is a

attend W aten,

car - eand a

what

F u nthen

that and

a Fine, a pune Fixed W a te n

conquers FIyi ng al l a

them aFtenw ands

Fnom be-

S ubstance, Fi ne.

e n dune Fnom and Ki n g ;

F l o w e th Two, oun

foun-Fol d but is in One: oun the

S pni ng, Thi s is

w hi ch the oun and

yet onl y FIyi ng al w ays a

is Bath

but

which to Bi n d

but b a th e oF

w hi ch thi s

May-dew , Mountai ns, w ho then Fnesh,

St one, cnying Well, in t his

H e n me s , It cause Face, oF

Fl yi ng is

wit h o u t you

Vo i c e . must his

S atunnrs to will ane be

ofFspni ng dnow ned, then seem mi xed a the the S tan

keepeth l et S atunn young they Fal l shi ne. oun

whenein W ell and m uc h W eI l, als o S t one, This J uic e, k now

M ans w hi ch b o th o th e n: F l a ys fon

be h o l d wh e n th e

and will i nto Let

t enden, be t his Venus

Souls by

thus Io,

togethen, shal l to oF

a me n d e d whose add hen

each

Then will she

l u s tn o u s inFluence, bond

cause is

E anth N unse

thi s

Oi v ine

and is o u rhow to

th e th e

oF

alI in

C nystal l i ne w hi ch ouF S un

Mencuny. must di e, thi s is aFe the and ou n the y oF Lunar who t he

Sp n i n g and th e i t,

Mo o n ,

H espeni an Fon B ay they

Ganden, may soon al l

and cl i mb

happy to

pnepane

tops

M ount ain

whene

p e F p e tu a l

bani sheth

D ankness

Obscunit y,

40.

oF

whic h Take

Ant th o u

you th a t

shall

hean

by

and w hi ch

by. is cal l ed S atunnts C admus deFi l ed, unti l the is l ose oun i ts D ay and yet the is C hi Id, hi s thou Moon neanl and Com panshalt appeaFwhen by m ay I

S u b s tance, th ou

is

t hat

Se n p e n t th i s

which

shal t it i ts then

see be

devoun much

ions ; wit h et h t hou us be so a

S u b s ta n c e , Sh o w e n

a lthough w a sh oFF and

g e n tl e shining

bl ackness, know that

most then

b n i g h t, Cancass th e n

slEt a

anatomi zed, cause the thi s

w hi ch to

venemous V enome,

Toad, w h ich

highly

pnized; by

at t a i n e d disclosed Le t seven and

bleeding, a II Ea g l e s I d a ne. c a Fny as i ts will o ft

B l ood

pFesenve

caneFuIIy,

and

hene

hav e

thi s descend

al oFt, to the

Fon

Ain

w i th

Ain

will the

easily Eant h Fem ove

as c end, m us t t he

let

it lend

E anth, w i th a we w hi ch H eat

because gentl e so much be to

t h e n e i n to Faeces, This is due and a

i nFl uencel have the veny l eann teach Fi ght

then

Fi ne

you

S ubstance bni ght, the the w i th due nest the

esteem . mi xe d be wit h adm inbeing shall

Wa te n ,

s h i n i ng next shal l b l o ody

must pnopeF the

S oI

in

p n o p o n ti o n , th y sight a

is t ened, ennaged end in But to heat M ov e one

and shall mo s t oh!

w hence E agl es,

Li on aII

make d i s ma l Bewane, th e th a n open ma y

and

d a n k n ess. in Laws he th y cost t hi s oF who W onk, N atune hath I not nei then dean, to that Fon i mpati ence no Man soonen to w ai t thy do not enns, i ts Fi ne cau se t hee

t nan s g F e s s on not Ho u n cold, noF

th nough pnopen Tim e. Fon whole.

pati ence i ncnease thene Fean:

Gl ass, thee so

nashry, in the

wnong th o u

bei ng ds too and

nothi ng much w i th

O penat io n gov enn t he th y

needest caneFully

much and

Fi ne, P ati ence

th eneFone wait

Fine End. Pant out th e accept

di l i gentl y,

de s i n e d IF th i s shall

be oF

a c c e pted, Love, and P ant t he

and a in sake

Fi nd

such to

w el come the

as

it

desenvshont t his,

et h, Iy

desi ne Thnee of the

seFve At

S tudi ous take

pub l i s h and

P n a c ti c k it Fon

B ooks: Gi ven.

pFesent

nead

Si c

Ex p l i c i t

pans

pni ma

Theoni ca.

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Readen, hadst in th e it I F o nmen w e l l, did as ma n y P ant thou i ntend in a the Theony, shal t to be have henei n Fneed added the Fnom P na ct ick al l snanes to t he

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Tneati se A nt j udge and

thou to onl y who

concei ve (as

A l chemy to oF di d oF be such not i ts C nedi t, next possi bi l i ty bni ngs hi s eyes w hi ch and in

F i c ti ti o u s r is Finst

Fei gned by

Testi moni es, and al so by oF the Men

those w ho

t hem s elv e s t he and A n t; so

pnoFessed th a t also but an

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such

pnet end own Sons, is place not he oF in his

conFi nmed aII bei ng

testi mony oF undoubted In the

Stnangens

ques t ion a b l e , adjoins what Finm An ti s ts

by

u n n easonabl e p tr ovi ng Ant do the

C avi l l ens. pnobabi l i ty, and w hat

Fleasonsr by th e i n

and thi ndl y, he w i th

pnomi sel

own seen,

ex penim e n ta l and as wit h an his

te s ti m o n i e s , hands w i tn e s s , he pnoceeds handled he

concenni ng in mi ght to an thi s w ni te

had

paFti cul an, w i th

upon

account , ce nt aint y.

Oc u l a n which

conFi dence, oF to be the A t-t

A F t en and

expl i cati on w hat hi s is

gene nal, what S eeond Vet sor r - e-

t he n in which t hat to a

in th i s

p a n ti c u l a n , An t, th i s , Sons oF and he

shew i ng so doth cl oseth

chosen, A nd the i t, in

and the

F us ed P ant as ugh ials non ing ions

Theony; di scoveF undenstand

is

pl ai nl y A nt shal l onl y in the bean

P nacti quer but as to dankl y the

only

th i s I

enoM at en-

So p h i s te n . ane could among by to be Me e t

shal l

speak W onk,

somethi ng The A uthon

which ind e e d a N a me so

ta k en oF

quoted he hi s

Few, challengasseFt as

w el l

quotati ons, w oul d I w ho

besi des, not must pnove Fol l ow

e x p e n i m e ntal T e s ti m o n y as

W i tnesses, by Fl eason:

mu c h

him ,

43.

Neopnole mu s c onf inm m os t th a t

did by

his

F a th e n

Achilles
w hi ch he

(Non
hath

passibus
convi nci ngl y

aequis)
pnoved

shall
by

T e s ti m o n y

sound F in s t I

A n g u m e n ts . shall begin and w i th a the A ntephi us, W aten, S un the is B ody, sense in it that one (taton) secondl y he sel F cni es is the sans S un, that the out, most on is P hi l osophen, the othen t he hat h He

s peak s M oon, t hes e and t hou it s

of th e

tw o w a te n

Bo d i e s

Mencuny, Finst a

Gotd,w hi ch B ody oF

Ep i th e ts , t he mo s t Fixt Go l d Go1d, a Bo d y

penFect in w hi ch w hi ch is the

Fixat ion, how

Body, v o l a ti l e , such which as by th a t Find

O N atune , Fi xed! C al ci nabl e In such hi m, a wond, as is Next

ma k e th called

Fol i abl e, W aten may

Iami nabl e, be w hi tened. oF

wit h he

M enc uny , t hat k nown Nat une, He s hall t he shalI fo r

q u e s ti o n Gold, must

A ntephi us moFe hi s

speaketh in

Gol d,

w hi msi es can hi s

expoundi ng

t han

eveF,

w i th o u t th a t Find w i Il th a t on

deniding nead th e

dotage and oF

bean. E xposi ton doth tw o not John l ye P ontan us, in Finding in m ake hidden, t his

A n tephi us

d i F fi cul ty on whi ch th e oF t he onl y

A l chemy enned in B ody, to thi s use the

Body

Ma tte n , to Find

P ontanus A gent

hundned that w hat

ti mes may is

pnac t ic e l t he to m o i s tu n e r nak e

but

W onl d, Fevea1

F e tu F n and

penFect i t,

to

naw

n e i n c n u d i n a te oF A n tephi us, is the

A ntephi ust Fi ne is

w onds; oF

A nt im oni a l whic h whic h he aFe is

Vinegan -!g .g 1 .!g g , not a Me ta l , oF th a t pune th e tw o only Si l v e n

Mi nenal w hi ch GoId the it W hi ter S un is a is

P ontanus, the M oon,

mai n the the

S ecnet, sun on

i ndeed

th ough

be;

thenefone yet it that Fon in is in the the

t hough to be

s pea k e th

Bo d i e s, th e is

S un is

and

Moon, is tnue,

undens t o o d ion not by nea l in t he

S un used f on

Fi xed; the the

Fenm ent at Red, Wat en clean oF t he which thein but

Fon

E S Gol d nesol ved

Finst

Wonk; oF to th e

Fi nst

me d i a ti o n acconding

Moon,

w hi ch the

tenden, must in oF

puFe come

and out

B ody , F ledJ

F l i p l e y, c n a F ty in

(Fi nst

W hi te GoId stnongl y

s o me

ane in

veny

expoundi ng savoun some

P hi tosophy, K naveny; will l oad

ex pos it io n dot age

P o l i ti c k s m e to and and th i n k Pe b b l e s th e n

w oul d oF

ma k e s

Lunati ck

Men, Gems

w ho and

gathen

up

c oc k le- s h e 1 1 s wit h and t n u mp e F y , c an laugh

Fon they

i nesti mabl e account Men

them selves enniched, To gsl such

themsel ves Fon not

mi ghti l y thei r

h e a n ti l y

at

soben

pni zi ng

44.

ane t hat to

some th e y t ak e

Al c h e mi s ts , dole Fon on th a t

w h ose Fon S aIt a nd

bnai ns GoId, N i ten, U ni ne,

oul w hi ch

Moon a

hath

too man

much w oul d

unset t led, be loat h in a

soben Fl ai n

Si l v e n r

rs

MayD ew , and such

W aten,

catcht not

T hunden ,

Human

On d u n e ,

Fool eni es,

considening

what

Bennand
To whom I

Tnevisan
mu s t uvas,

concludes
that

out
shanp

oF Panisiensisr
nepnooF C otti gene? ex C aduci s V o1. oF

E etc.
Cnedit Funt qui

apply

P hi l osophens, Tam Fatui aeteFna f. in

is ex

ex t n i b u l i s G om b u s ti b i l i b u s

e x s p i ni s

noFas

i n c o m b usti bi l i a, Zach. p. Non opus N .B .l Vol. p u l -o Ia p i s f g1O al ten Theat quan metal l a

pnodueene exposi tione et c. S

int endun t, F enm en ti s im ilit en quia p. est 77" .

Oi o n .

C hem. V i demus

Philosophico divinum (Au n u m T h e a t. ex unde i n i ti o e tc . aequat

panum ad

Fenmenti , fuam

nostFum i ff a L i ben

C onventi t eti am in

N at unam , Tnev. E

tnansmutat C i sputati oni s A uno

A unum,

B ennan d enat, FoI iis

pnaemi um qui Fl ed qui pati ens

Coopento n i c , dec ideba t, es t ab

p u t oque

FabneFactus, p. 773. est

p.

716.i n

Font em int nat Fudor um , gui

g e nenabatun, ex quod panno omnes subdi tos

Fontem al goni s, non

v e s ti u m i ta

A uneo, subdi ti

pluv ianu m , r ex t an d e m

i ntenFi cene Fi bi r

possunt , suae

omnes

E Fnatnes

petr

C anni s

F enov ata e No w M onien, nos t num E c. unione F ieni ( v inc ula deF iden i u m f p. Ec. A ?? . He shall p. iF

c o m m u n i c a ti o n e m. th e eFFect a be GoId, p. the 709. K i ng must needs I. denote S ci rote dum G oI d, Lat onem a lbus ex nequaqum ut decet am bae Fiat ,

c i ta tu s nubnum 15O.

Be n n a n do, ac

Theat.

V o1.

esse, N o s tn a

i nuti l em Fi t

nobi s ex

exi stene duobus uni us E c. N atuna pen

usque

me di ci na E non

eFFenti ae, S exal i o pen

Mencuniali p o te s t,

Fixae

Fi xae

N atunae hi hi t

e te n i m

Antis i tem voto

i ndustni a ans

A ntemr S c. Fi m ul

s o tv e n d o a d i m p te n t need

N .B .) ex q u o te Vo 1 . ta k e th i s

adj uta

N atunam,

di l i genteF mone Si to pl aces,

openantes. but onl y Faci asque A nnotati ons al I C avi I. in name the Aut hons. solut um divens Also his

to

no I.

T h e a t.C h e m. th a t shalI w i II Find

Fi xum nead cl eaned Thomas

sol vas Fl amel s up oF

vol ate oF

p ai ns poi nt

A ut hons , T nev is an s

beyond B ononi a,

Ep i s to l a ry

a n sw en

to

R i pl ey

Finst Metals, Fools

gate

oF PutneFaction oils neven

which should

oun @ry be only in I Oun A]-gs. -.d and because that and Ungents some Men them call; To conclude, wene the Gavills

know oun Stone.

45.

wonth not

mone pains it is

oF satisFaction, pity to lead, but

f to

should let

take

it,

but in

such thein

as own

will

see,

them

wandeF in

extnavagancies. this uted Wonk,

The othen FuIly

Tneatises this

mentioned point, and that Life;

my Epistle that

beFone instit-

do most

pnove

especially instituted and that

Ans Metallonum

Metamonphoseos, way to a Long

Alchemy intituled,

Tniumphing, Elenchus see the

on a Shont in

ennonum Lightr them,

Ante I I

Chemica neceive

Deviantiuqr, a pnohibition

which

will

eFe Authon

Iong to

uhless which

Fnom the

publish well.

hithento

have

leave

to

make publick.

Fane-

Thine

to

senve

thee

to

my pow en,

An o n y m us

P hi tochemi cus.

A n agnammati zomenos. Vin gnegi s C ustos.

46.

These Yet

Books

weFe wnitten not in unless you

by

an unseen

hand,

judge

them

you

undenstand; know, showl Moone, not what have know hen. is good,

To be a Judge It is the

what

do not to

yuay your- ignonance like Hanny

And so

appeaF

Mastix

I'lho judged Study thou

Natune all,

when he did Fast you you

and hold studied, though you if

When you Too this Thanks

have

undenstood know him, to awe him.

Authon, and honoun

do not be bound

will

William

Sempson.

47.

THE

iARROIJ ()F

A L CHEIIY

T n r Se co r pPln r .

C orrnri l n{G Tn n e r B o o r s , E t u c r DA T I lt G T HE

P R ACT ICK

T HEF r n s r B o o r .

48.

A l c h e my , t he no t his F o n me n F ab l e as

which Pa n t, ma n y Pant be

by b o th have we

s o me

is

cal l ed and but due by

the

Gol den

A nt, taught,

we

have, it in

in is

p noved, d eemed, in gneat

E xampl es

that now

a t-eal oFden oF w el I,

S ci ence; unfol d S i l ven and you toi l the and w i th may and

w hi ch P nacti ce GoId. good spend l ossr

Second ma y oF th e cost

shall

t heneoF, A nd Fon a

wheneby G nound weigh and done.

o b ta i n e d we i n te n d , oF oun

S tone

what Feason in

consi den W onk,

j udgem ent youn t im e have

othenw i se but

vain,

and

reap

nothi ng

tss many

WheneFone, is only it and Go l d , be th e S p i n i t; G o Id but h a th it a

th e

Sto n e to Finm oF

you the and

seek, hi ghest compact it

w e have

sai d,

and

so

sti l l which

aFFinm a1oF neven bePen-

bnought most

penFecti on B ody, may coul d i tsel F in be yet

possi bl e; by a the

t hough A nt ,

di necti o n and

O p e n a ti o n which not would th a t D u s t, a th i s it wene, long due

N atune, al one move

made

ti ngi ng eFFected, degnee

F adeing c aus e f ec t ion, He his Gold

N a tune p o y ' r en to F on w o ul d and Fine make unti l then

neveF to i ts

have a

such ow n

oF

even

nemai n thi s nel ent the

pnopen must by

const ancy. Ant t unn which it be-

th e n e fo n e i n to w i th Fixed; as Feed

attai n it

E ssence, i nto a

Mi nenal bei ng and i ts

W aten, up

Cinc ulate c om et h t heneby , whic h aI I abide whic h it it s it s th e th e n

moi stune i mbi bed InFant stnength in

dnyed

must

be up

oFten the

necongeal ed, Mothenrs to must so not Wom b, over com e I ong and die, m ake

s e a l i ng u n ti l it

so

obtai n Then bei ng

suFFi ci ent it

s tu n d y doom be to

o p p o s i te s : oF sune th e be i te n a te d to

Fenmented, unti l the and in

B l ackness

N atunes exaIt, heat the and so K i ng

n evi vi fy, w hene i nto S e al , w h i ch to l et the w i Il

subl i me, it stand

agai n unt il

net u n n

E a n th , tu n n e d Floyal Sto n e

l ong

bla c k n e s s upon his

punest shi ne oun

W hi te; l i ke the

bei ng

t hen

plac ed and long t he t he

spankl i ng Thi s w hi ch al l

Flam e, so like

hidden it at to

w e cal I the

S ul phun. E Ii xi n; to Fi ne Metal s. must

mul ti pl y then

u n ti l Judge

be th e th e

bnought Day p u r-e oF

S pi ni tual

D oom,

condemneth in be i mpenFect Gol d, iF to thou

Tennestn eit y

adhening

Su bstance S u bj ect s a me,

WheneFone, pnopen it s ow n to unlock

iF

oun th e

then

w e Fi nd how cost to to

an seek

Agent in it ;

w hi ch not need

know est much

Kind,

th o u

shalt

i mpl oy

pne pane

49.

whic h F ilt hy une s uc h ' t is t hat but what in

a p p e a n e th o u ts i d e : t hi s Key as as

vile

M atten Few they no

to

si ght,

bei ng and K i nd di d a an

much those

deFi l ed that shal l yet be non to

by do ,

it s obsc-

OF th i s much as

A uthons can; Man but even by i dl eness W i t, and Fi nst

speak, I, yet oF is be oF

Fl eaden, devi sel

shew assuned oF t his him Ant ; to hid

Candoun, not a

g n e a te n to be

Wo n k

a tt ai ned Fon

one

dul l

Genui s, ban then w hi ch

d i s d a i n e th iF f th o u shall oun ant now Fieny

Laboun, oF

absol ute

a d o ci l

i ndustni ous, the H i stony

attend l i et h

declane, A g e n t. which a Child, It is Body, v o l a ti l e all by th e the many i n s i de like b n i ttl e. a cnude we

and

t his The

S u b s ta n c e which

Fi nst S ul phun

take doth

in

hand, in

is the vi l e

Mi nenal E anth: to si ght,

oF And

Kin is

to

M en c u n y ,

bake

c alled glonious

S a tu n n ? s w i th i n : in is it and th e

w hi ch S abl e w hose

i ndeed col ouned,

appeaFeth w i th Ii ne yet oF

but

is

A rgent stai ns taken S oI: w ay: ' Ti s IF

V ei ns the in i ts oF a

appeaning conn at e na t ive ve nem ous by t hen oF a SuI -

int enm ix e d phun: c nudit y , nat une, A nt be It

spankl i ng unFi xed,

wholly p u n g e th abused

and

supenFl ui ty in a Medi ci nal veny al though

i ts

E l ement s w hi ch nothi ng

loosened, in th e kind is oun

appeans Metal ,

nespl endent, thene is

F lowet h M et alline This oF t he

Fine moFe

Dnagon, Ste e l , C a d mu s a m i g h t, Which th e i n

w hi ch but Fi nst but w hen al l

the in di d Fnom the

God vai n, FeeI hi s

oF

W an assayl rd because a new he hi s they w i th pney

w i th seen coul d S oul w ene

Anm oun St an not divide: am azed, did wit h-

s to u te s t th a t so when gneat Fonce! th i s to

s hew, s t and

thi s B ody it

Fonce, di d

O h m igh ty and at oF na me d leng th Cad mu s , being E a n th ,

S ages w hose Ietti ng

behel d, Funy hi m he seen

G n een

Lyon,

C hanms on the

they

hoped

ta me .

Wh e neFone, th at by

associat es an d out t he oF

th e y oven, and

Found fo th e a

hi s S tan bei ng they it

mi ght w as

over-came to appeaF

them, Fnom

F nay t he ed his

monni ng

C a n c a sses w h eneat s tn ange Sp ni ng could Diana's

nemoved, sai d the to ?s ought bni ght

thei n B east them, though avai l rto shi ni ng

i nstantl y di d that dni nk, as soon di d

appeanunt il as t his

a nunning Belly

Spning, but th e

b u n s t; nean

seemed W atensr hel p in

Dr agon ght way t hem ;

c a me n e ti n e , th e n

the

aFnai d

st nai-

non

V ul canrs Qel re

neconcile atti ne, wit h

appeaned

50.

whose lost and and

Silven his

Wings

the

Ain

was calmed, Iike

whenein a Flood

the

inFolded

Dnagon Fetunn,

sting;

then up the

the

Watens

did

stnaight as black with

swallowed this

Beast, caused and

E nagon both now B ath,

whose Coloun the it Fountain pnoved

di d w eFe uni tedl and agai n

tunned to stink

as

a Coal, Foetid

oun Dnagon whenein

oF a

a most But

smell,
t he aid

he died,
th i s

to

him
nevi ve,

a Gnave:
and w ho

through
Fnom Enem and the like

Vu l c a n

necei ved w ene

Heav en ies ,

S o u I, So u l s

wheneby being tn u e

neconci l ed, they ouF l eave

beFone

whose th e

thei n

B odi es,

bec om e was

Nymphs seen

Gneen

Lyonl

w heneoF

neve n B ut not

beFone. hold oF th e th e s e l ongen in suspence, and Fl eaden. S on oF S atunn, must be u nit ed I untye shal l those now pl ai nly unwhose

to

F old

the

me a n i n g sense ma y now

A l l egoni es, the oun

K nots,

obs c une

much

penpl ex that

WheneFone

obsenve,

to

a Metalline, is the

and Mencunial Agent

Fonm,

because but Vet

it

is

Angent-Vive

alone, availbe accuaMate. and

wit h

which eth ted This

hat h s uc h et h

oun Wonk nequines, being dead,

common Angent-Vive it is inclined is its to

nothing by the

to Salt is
to

oun Stone, oF Natune, in

and tnue

Sulphun,

which being

only

SaIt
po w e n

Found

Satunnrs
to it the to

oFF-spning,
C entne the oF

pune

within,

p e n e tF a te as F i ts and seek to ti me ) in

MetaIs, oF

aboundi ng S ol , w hi ch it

qu a l i ti e s into

enten

body

dividThe

E Ie m e n ts , you th e a must Wi s e , We e k s

aFten in the the

di ssol uti on house K i ngs Ii es ti me, oF

abi deth A ni es, thi s (w hi ch

thenew i th. is thou the

S ulphun F ine pane t hou a oF in

Mag ick pnewhich it wit h

heat th is an

B athr

mayest

Fi ne hounrs

stnai ghtl y and

conceal ed, w ash

mayest

unlock

aftenw ands

S ilv en It

showen. s e e m e th th e non peincing Al m i g h ty is hene ane s tn a n g e th u n d e n i n g mix in F Iu x i ndeed, bl ast w i th Li quor seal ed, whom to kind, hi m; and that oF any be to a Meta1 so w hi ch yet by stout will oun S Fi xt not A nt, Thi s that as to in will

wit hs t an d any in he a t, t his the

V ul can, Metal , made teach

nel ent it

Mi n e n a l h a th bonn,

netnognade. the P nudent di l i gentl y Fon ouF

K ingly the Royal and in by son-

W onk f nF ant t he did

stnai ghtw ay but Fool s

they seanch bni ng

seek, S ecnets to

Stan t hi n g s ,

guided out oF

theneby

themsel ves

nui n.

51.

This being t he Unine oun whic h oF

Su b s ta n c e

is

oF to

S tel l ate FIy Fnom to is

natuFe, the Fi ne; othen, oun Thi s is

and the and tnue is

w hol l y neason thi s we

S pi nit ual, is cal l because t he

to ta l l y So u I oF Moon, to oF old so sight iF

inclined each is

a M agnet Thi s fo n i ts

each

S a tu n n . named is a

oun

S teeI,

H enmaphnodit e, unni pe V ul can, shal l Gold, the be SouL hid

bni ghtness: B ody, w i th but

oun by

b n i tt l e mi x

tamed no

wh i c h th e e . I

th o u

c a n rs t

Mencuny,

S ecnet

F nom

need have oF and neven

not

c i te

A u th ons, th i s have th e do

Fon

have by to a

both

seen,

and

w i th

my to t he Body

hands Counc il s oF t , will ed dot h be t he

wnought N a tu n e , have Fade. whose ma d e

Mysteny, been Gnoss I I say hene

and

constantl y nenden the

adheni ng most E anth, moFe i t,

di nected B ody thi s unti e:

so lid which ha ve but

ti ngi ng al onel

Fi xed Fon many

Non

at t est he to

same, not

K n o ts th e

A ntephi us because he by a

named sai th w i se it

disclose Fon is An t: th e oF

o then u nl ess w hi ch in is

S ecnet, it be hath Tunba

ought

s ou g h t This

God, Fliddle,

taught so p. much 18, w i th on we

Masten. the V cI. S tudent s ?: O un t he

peFpl exed A ns the A uni F: most

of

t his is is F it t h y

Hence and out in

Z e u mon yet th e it

S t one v ile in

vile, cast

conj oi ned and Matter w i thout it upon on H ouse to the be

pneci ous, and is the

H i gh-w ay, is can the l i ve

D unghi IIs, must i t, take and it

Found t nue to aI I him t his

places, oF oun A n t: all Sh i p s cannot on; oun

which None which he any by

Fon is to

gnound s ondid bet idet h : wit hout be boil, ot hen Iye E c. ed in wel l

appl ied w hom

uses, In him

denoteth Fl oateth S hi p hi m and hene m annen w onth

be

Mans Ocean, bui l t,

onl y, and non Feap

w i thout any oun

Menchandize C onn, w i th dFess, m any

cannied and uses a cut to o

w e pl ow w i th to

our-

Land,

Me a t,

hi m

aFe

H onses and yet in

shoe' d1 it ol d it doth stub may

te d i o u s

enumenate, the

o Ft en N a ils, be est eem -

c o n te mp ti b l e ane scance

upon the

E anth,

Wh i c h

Fi ndi ng,

w heneby

v iL e . Moneoven Anies change Sunely me a n i n g is th e e th e ne is k now n to to begi n can be be the in thy so H ouse of stout and Mans, can to in be which said

all m one t hat

A n ti s ts plain? a hidden

W onk,

w hat as not

none in

i gnonant W onds,

believe

conceal ed

these

w hi ch

hi thent o

5e.

was V oI . to

neve F ?. F igh tl who so B e h o Id

b e tte n c o mma n d e th

explained. to to j o in Mans in to

B el us the the

in

Tunba, with

p. him

?7.
that

Ans AuniF:
Ii steth not

Fi ghten God of

wheneFone d e l i g h te th known Second An s

Wan, he assigneth
K i ngdom I need not

Satunn
nel a t e,

in

union, being

P eace,

w hose

well th e ?4?,

all. F i gune w hi ch V oI. them and the B i nd w hi ch Mencuny Fl yi ng. the than so them: C a bal a A nci ent the E an that w hi ch S ages by chused t^athen to inst som e gat hen a Son sam e, in Few wit h oF my Find, alI oun ?., oun is pl aced the in the P hi l osophe ns and Queen in

B os any , F loy aI F lowens r F eet t he als o t he bot h ane

p. Robes yet

A u n i F, b e tw e en a B ootl

w hene tFue

K i ng

h o l d e th w i th o u t Su n and

Lunany, them in Thi nd oun w i th the is hi s in a

beani ng B i nd: hand hi s a

eight U nd en t hein

betw een hol deth a

th e

M o o n, t he

K i ng

Flowen, having Fon unt il

Queen a S ta n

a n o th e n , upon Bind

and hen

hol deth si gni fi eth j oi ned

B eak, S ecnet; E anth ,

Tail,

gFeat S tanny

win g e d b e c o me He n c e it

d e n o te th and th a t

v o l a ti l e appeaFs by

nuc t oF t he oF

the t hein

Ey e

Figunes, aFe in th e

W onds;

neveFthel ess any FooI may mysel F the

Discounses couched have nemit counse we dnaw leann in th e to out to

pl ai n, To

al most punpose, cl eanl y and thi s shal l

meaning A nt , I I

bei ng

S api entum B eaden; to obtai n

expl ai ned now pnoceed w hi ch

whenet o int ended wheneby diligenc e

Stu d i ous shew th e o b ta i n how most thi s

W aten, oF it S oI, is

so

secnet W aten,

S eed Fon

w heneFone the gnound

Q uint es se n c e . Know els e but th e n th a t a Il which Metal s as a have gnound and Matten i mperFect cnudi ty Men but one Matten, gave we an w hi ch entnance that is not hing to oun A nd a m ost iF cnude G oI d, tfre

Mencuny, of W a te n and by

Fi nst hence w i th

pos s ibili ty s ec net M enc ur y, ( whic h neas on do oun nipe m us t

T n a n s mu ta ti o nl th e th e oF s ame Five th e i n

concl ude

h a th a II

V ul gan

Mencuny. may aw ay be in tunned the

Metal s, w i tl bunn is

into Fi ne)

Feason

w h e n e o fr of

ES th e Me n c u n y

W i se a nd

teach,

because

that

aIl

M et aI s And than i nto unG oI d, iF

pant a k e Mencuny, Go l d , hold

at.e oun MetaI

theneFone l i vi ng shal l by

al i ke W aten,

tnansmutabl e: be be no othen

which th e n

w e c al l

w h a te v e n a N a tu n e ,

by A Ft

A nt be

convented oun

such

B S may

made

A ngent-V i ve.

So M enc uny , in B ut to m ay

th e n th e n th a t

iF

Lead, might any th i s , handr oF

Tinr Ant

otr C oppen, cause mi ght N atune w hi ch those be

w ene W atens Fnamed

nesol ved fon i nto it oun a

i nto appeaF

ne al so changed Mencuny. neady which is t hat

F onm , wh a t eac h eas i l y

th e m s i n ce oi

S ophi ck W aten

needs A n ti s ts

hath

pnoduced may by A nt

obj ect

a Fonm

be

i nduced, w hat Fon it we

command w a n te th ane ane oF

oun being

Secnets? oun and vol ati l e oF it the most oF

TheneFone secnet

consi den Menstnuuml

M enc uny t hat t hat phun ies b o th

g nant , also a SulpuniFFon G enhis wit h

Me ta l l i n e , Fluid which and th a t

W ei ght in Mi ne and heat, the

and

C ol oun but and

aIi ke, w e seek thi s a

and Fon

each in t he is

Fi ne;

ouns, Ma tte n , th e non

l acketh, yet is to it

S ul phun w aten . fon tnue Fon t h A nt

making W o mb , will a which ouF

Fi eny, w anti ng be

nemai neth w hol l y unapt and

W at en enat ion' S eed, a

B o dy oF

neduced

sw eat, Fi ne,

send by

but

in

Sta ti o n of mu s t Go Id , and th i s th e so

a ci ncul ati ng

commi xed

M enc u n y T hi s

p a n ta k i n g Sulphun be tn u e

S ul phun. be oF a magneti ck unni pe, onl y thi s and thene to hi de Foncer and or al so vi ntue, oF one that and sou nce as t he to t henebot h

F one as to

must th e is an d

al though w i th

M a tte n F i x t, unloose is secnet said

F o n m, must be

di FFenence, Fryi ng, is onl y ds havi ng one is B ody

ot hen open E ant h, it t his all F on

vol ati l e A nd

pow e r in t he

F o n men.

B ody Fi t in w el I to i ts

which oun r

neanly s to n e , is I oF

arryed and the to

Mencunyr the sori d oF

pnepane wom b, to

as t he A nd

beFone and which s o me e n te n be

oFF-spni ng shew ed. may

satunn,

known

Magi, a l th o u g h th e y not

have the

Metal s othen

be

mi xed than fon ei then

w i th as you oF to w i II

A ngent-vive, si ght, Fi nd be but t hat alt ened in ot hens abhons, seem a Fluid t he by

y et heat t hey F on t he dot h noF to

do

e a ch

othenw i se each noF othen, will the

may ne v e n t he

easily

dniven th e

Fnom C enten, i s,

p e n e tn a te The

them w hi ch in

b e tte n .

F e a son is s eal ed

because up, as and it

S ul phun or el se

l i et h the

pen F e c t P a n ta k e will be it

M e ta 1 s , oF be

w er-er

te n F e n e u n i te d

Faeces, unto them,

C nudi ti es, to

w hi ch si ght shal l

Mencuny they may

arthough Faeces by an

mixed. and and to o a

IF

you

s e p a nate S u Ip hun, al so Fnom

those w hi ch Fi nd GoId. 54.

you

obtai n hath

M enc uny , hum idit y , ane oF

cnude you

congel ati on S aIt,

handened aII t hese

s h a Il a kind

al umi nous

but

n e mo te

But (which nestone theneby in itse1F

the

Minenal

we so much esteem, containeth that they

except a puFeF like alI

its

cnude

dnegs, which shaII may

at-e aII dead

sepenableJ, Bodies to to liFe,

Mencuny, othen But by it

things

be enabled

geneFate save only

thein it with nightly in is

own Kind. congealed

containeth Sul-

no Sulphun, bnittle, Metalline, to

a bunning This

phun, is is

being

and black but the iF

shining

Veins:

Sulphun to The Ant, Dnegs

nothing veFy

sepanated outwand in

acconding

much Iike

Vulgan

appeaFance. like to

being (which which slightly

nemoved,

thene

appeans to

a Nut

fashion is Iike shut

a Metal, SouI,

may be powdened in a small Fine

dust)

whenein as Smoke, Fine doth

up a tenden Angent-vive,

aniseth the

unto

congealed, gives

which

evaponate. and enables it to

and to H o use

This
t en uc et h joined to th e

penetnation
oF th e i n tn u e B o di es, Fi nst

unto

oun Waten,
it Matten: is to w hol l y

ennedbe oF

C e n te n i n to a

w hi ch tFue w hi ch

i nventeth, thi s w anteth in the

th e m u n to

A nd be

Su l p h un,

Found

Anies.
help hat h lam e oF

By this
Vu Ic a n , been

Minenal
is Mans

only,

thnough

the
i nto tFue

Antists
a

skill,
as

and
by

the
m any of

netnognadated Thi s oF Fon is oun

Mi nenaIl the

o fte n Vulcan, Fi n s t

assayed: is

V enus,

S pouse

who th e n away shalI th o u

b e l oved Mans

Mans. to embnace and the Fi nd Fl oyaI in thi s shont Mi nenal . space and oF the thi s a Fon the a so shall

cause th e i n shine

bot h

cast

E a nthi ness, l i ke unto

Met alline S i gn kind t he oF im -

S ubs t a n c e t hy success,

H eavens, a S eal

shalt This

sunel y is the

S tel l ate Mank w hi ch

pnint ed A lm igh ty F ine, in t he

th e n e o n . s e ts wheneoF Bodies, w h e n e w i th in a due to upon a

S tamp,

th i s

stnange bei ng once

S ubj ect; K i ndl ed, is Y oung made K i ng

is

the

H eavenly a a To Mans, unto GoI d, and t nue c hange spnakling t his and him , add

Spank th a t as

causeth to is is shi ne

such l i ke

th e

bl ackness ouF

G em , V enus s he when M ans , Union.

a D i a dem

C now ned. by j oi ned to Love,

p n o p o n ti o n , have is Eiana, g neat soon w i th

w hose Love

B eauty and

admi ned to be

is

known to

desi ne s

she and

m o ti o n

i nel i nedr w hom she

bei ng

aIl yed

bnight

conci l i ateth

But

Vu Ic a n

gnowing

j eal ous,

it

gni eveth

the

l i mpi ng

E u ckhold

EE

to t noy

f eel this

his

Head c o m p a c t,

adonned he

w i th

H onns, hi s

and N et

theneFone oven them

hopi ng and

to

deshis

s pneadeth

catchi n g

Spouse

and Mans in

the
let

Act,
n ot

sheweth
thi s be

the

intnapt
menel y B east

Lovens
as a

wnapt
FabIe;

thenein.
but Cad-

Ne v e n th e l e s s , F ins t m us F on F ix et h t he obsenve aF te n w a n d s this Senpent against which w i th penFect F o n th , gives but Fine hidde n an how

esteemed

C a d mu s

is

by

ounFi ence pei nced

devouned, a C hampi on' s

whom

having (b y

s toutl y m i ght w hom is

desenveth he w i th di d

Nam e, t nansalso

ovenpow ened) beFone os eveFy may

deadl y Fean. Fon

S pean

Oak,

one be

Obsenve GoId

S ta n ,

neally Sa tu n n rs s u b s i d e th when cold,

S ol anr C hi l d, to it the

pnoved, bei ng aFten as

unit et h aI l being But

int im at e l y t hat pouned V enus ible, et h a is

w hose bottom, a

Faeces w hi ch S tan, oF

punged Fusi on, doth al one in a N et,

o ut ,

show eth

even i tsel F

Ma ns. is it

a Me ta l l i n e being u n i te d

S ubstance, w i th Mans, the

w hi ch as iF

cont em pt appeanhave Wise. wit h t he in

i nFol ded

to

behold,

w h i ch d e s c n i b ed, SouI oF

shanp-si ghted al though cl eanl y Mans, ane the then and on in tnue no to

mysteni ous enough ane both oF by to out-

P oets the A nt

disguise th e

WheneFone help whos e whic h per F ec t t ion t hem : ed, Diana oF Vu l c a n

S atunn, mi xed, unti l and is

and but

veFy not

closely d i v i s i bl e, S a tu n n,

al i ke Mans Found

vol ati l e, becomet h to B ut be this can Fixed,

p a n ts th e n

ane l e a v e th

S ouI tnyal

m ost m ediaseveF conjoinwheneoF

G o Id , must Do be not wi I I oF

and

oF

most by they

pune

Ti nctune. ski l l dust; oF yet oF

a tta i n e d a l th o u g h be

V enus, w eFe onl y by

el se

Man

neduced the

bei ng V " _!gg,

they

neduced a

associ ati on

ma k e s S o me in

th e m to

s e D anati on. p t^ epane l aboun, thei n that W aten, even use Fon the an B ut al l E l oves A Fti st the that oF to othen mean Diana, hit Way, to be it

onden

whic h onc e ( whic h t t - ue

is n i g h t, is

a most he th e

te d i o u s may tw i c e

unFontunatel y $,e recommend

mi ss: to

mo s t

s e c F e tJ,

A n ti s ts . WheneFone let th e most subti l e the vapoun S oul s oF oF aIoFtl they the each W aten (l eavi ng you be so long

and

so

o F te n

c i n c u l a te d , u n i te , th e m would

unti l and a b ide p n o ve FIy so

thein mu st be

gnos s en s une t hem not

Ma tte n J to let

togethen l ong unti l

w hene be

congeal ed,

Fon

yo u n

Wonk

eFnoneous.

qtr

TheneFone one pa n t, Fnom in th e s e

ta k e

oF

the so

S on l ong tne

oF by

ol d the

S atunn ai d pant oF

tw o

pants,

and unti l w hi ch

Cadm us ( being m ust be

p u n i fy Faeces)

V ul can, be puFe;

F need done t eac h

th e i n

Metal Ii ne penFect

Foun

n e i te n a ti o n s ,

w hose

opeFati ons

the

S tan

shall

you. Make A En e i s oF th e Vulcan w a te n , equal to hen Loven, both, in oF so pungi ng w hi ch heat be them then and antFul l y, l et moi stune them be unt il well t hey is t he

t he wet

Ne t wi th

inclose and and the

them conti nued S oul s be Fed or

unti l Thi s

bec om e Heav enl y et h, wav es not the at

p e n F o n a te , Dew, least which

both oFten

gl oni fi ed. l ong as l eadi ng that

must ti me sr n e a son to

and

N atune them tho u

nequint hnough put

Thnee as N a tu n e Fon liquid

unti l

S even, di t^ect, but Fonce

thus

and

F Ia m e s

shal l fl i ght that w hi te,

bew ane oF too

te n d e n also be

by the but

the

gneat we to l ook dny

a Fine. begin up t he Fon m iss int o being t hen t he

Know W onk , m ois t un e t heneby oF a t hy c lean

c e n ta i n and by

Mencuny, be

w henew i th not as and tuFn so to

mu s t to th y

caneFul so

a Powden Female

too

gneat be

a Fi ner connupted, to

ned, w oul de st

Sp e n m

w oul d

thou the the

desined

Is s u e ;

n e i then G u m, Oi 1,

endeavoun on unto U ngent, a as the a tFU e FonIoFn, nul es

A ngent-vi ve pnoponti on but mu st

tn a n s P a n e n t th o u canst to not

Fon

los t , be t hou

a ttai n th y c o n tnany to

D i ssol uti on; to oF anothen A nt. w hi ch the

obli g e d hast O n Iy

adjounn

W onk to

ti me,

because

pnoceeded seek

th e n e F o n e th e n by it

augment the gFoss

S pi ni t unto

common

A ngent and ti mes, wit h separ - -

V iv e at e t hen eac h

Ia c k e th , t he dnegs

s u b l i me AF t; w hi ch G o l d,

Fi nmament, unti l S even

bei ng unti l

nei tenated they be

espouse o th e n . Thus by

u n to

penFectl y

combi ned

An t,

and

N a tuners Fnom the

he1p, Faeces, B ody and of

is

the

tnue a

Mai den heavenl y

pnepaned, OFf-spning, int o

whic h whic h A t om s nev iv e

being ma k e th tu n n e th again

sevened soFt b Ia c k , and I th e

becomes S oI, and

s ol i d n o t teth

bei ng w hi ch

sevened doth

putneFi eth,

aFtenwand

b e c o me th hene oun

voIati l e. al l shoul d to the be these S ecnets di sdai ned al one contai ned oF w hom atl 6od in tnue shall t he Ant deign

But F abnic k is t s ,

should oF th i s th e y

d iscl ose f

W a ten,

Fon

aFe

c o m m u ni cated

57.

to

t eac h ,

while But a F te n but th i s aFe th i s

o th e n s he th a t hidden

must w i th

be

sufFened and not

to

w anden shal l

in

Mi st

of

Ennons

Laby ninth . s eanc h des ines , Iy at t a i n Thene s uppos e F ine F onc e) W at en; t hat s et t ling t heneby A ngent - vi v e S aI t , F on c an to in oF

pai ns

pnayeFs

studi ousl y up w i th covet ous shall so plainly. (I t he it s sune-

S ecnet, Fon

bei ng w i th any a one a

sti nned candi d eveF

s e e k e th My s te n y , s o me he who

know l edge not can

Mi nd, w note

w heneof by th e A Ft

pnepaFe w hi ch stnange thei n

w ondenFul A depti

Li quon have

hene H e II, to This

me a n s

A l cahestJ ane so i nto di ssol veth it the may

the and

na m ed ds ( by or

whose all

v i n tu e s

pow enFul r

nesolve in to to a

C oncnetes heat d nops oF

pni maeveal so

Mattenr

g e n tl e

A ngent-V i ve pouned out,

thonou ghly, an y i ts it t hing

li k e

G h n y s ta l th e b o tto m least

be

w i thout nor oFt, l i ke taste and in is

contai ni ng Fon shal l on bei ng Fi nd 4!gIg, Ii ke S atunn

V essel , D i sti l l ed appeatand to is to Fl ust,

vint ue l e aves a Fixed Honey no Fine t he

in

th e

i mp anedl which you Musk,

behind, smell

unto l i ke

nesembling which This on is th e

s w e e tn e s s , des tF o y : puF e T hi s Luna. being

pul veni sabl e Test w i th

w hi ch Fi xi ty

Found

equal

c o h o b a te d will S p i n i t, i n to a p a n t, o th e n (i f

fi ve appean w hi ch Tw o the

on

si x Ii ke

ti mes an Oi l ,

w i th and oF a

the

sai d

W a t en aFt en

( wit h disit t hey

pnev ious t ills by ane in and t he n Liqu o n ; like by

d i g e s ti o n J to a

shontl y smal I

by

adj ecti on

S ubj ect, done,

s e P a n e te th c o l l e c te d th e which

di sti nct one bei ng to

S ubstances, an Oi t is oF on by

w hi ch Ti nctuner A nt

soluble int o I ike

suFFened is

boi l )

neduci bl e the

M enc uny , wheneoF T hi s P nec ipit a te , so c an E lix in, alt en e d it be it

A n g e n t-v i v e to be F o u nd by it

a S ubj ect H eaven. S tnong

gneat

w onden,

is

not

undeF on

can

n e i th e n non can

S al ts by

W aten

be

cornoded in the Fi ne

into be rEit hen The

a ought ,

Fnequent on be Fon but al l by

ci ncul ati on i nto nemai n di ssol ve a

as

to

sublime, but it

tunned even doth

dny

pow denr

Fixed, cannot is change oF a Il

will

vol ati l e. and

gFeat it : powen Its on

tn a n s m u te, s makes

destnoy w hi ch no the

s t nangen e s s s k ill be can pnod u c e d Yet th i s

suchr on

A nti sts the

amazed,

a n n o y: M e ta IIine

A nd

aFonenamed

w dy,

Ii ke

m ay

B odi es. doth nought avai l , Fon we seek to m ult iply

u n to

oun

Ant

58.

t he t he

S ul p h u n onl y

which

is oF

So l a n oun

H emati ne, S ky if oun

w hose w hi ch Gol d, secnet we

Tai l

is

Lunanl nej ecti ng N atune W aten

these t he m ade m ade

ane

Pl a n e ts and a II

E anthy Fon thi s and be

esteem, by oF is Fonce

ot hens pune to and

o th e n

An ts. by

w hi ch Fi ne

is be in

and

p e n F e c t, i n to

might

net n o g n a d e wh i c h

Me n c u n y would s a me ; n ot w ho

S ul phun, sevened not by that

w hi ch the

enti ne oF

Subst ance, but Fem ot e is SuI did

beFone th e

Fi ne, is it is

F inm ly F nom phun able t he

abide oun o n Iy , to th e oF

seeth to

such a

Mencuny A nd and

Wo n k ? which

Fon like

w e seek a C oat

i ncnease

Ti nctuFe: Mencuny, the

i ncl oseth w i thout

the w hi ch

a gr ^eeclaim

M e ta l l i n e a Me ta l .

n a tune.

W aten

cannot

nam e This

Su l p h u n a c e n ta i n

a p p e a re th D ro s s in th e

moFe

on

l ess the

in

eveny

Metal l i ne

Thing, w he neby FouI by a is t hene-

in it in

s ome is

coi nqui nates Fi ne, B ut up, any Fon oF as

pune is and to

S ubstance, gnoss Luna and ane

d e s tn o y e d and so oF

w hateven S ol

bunn t

c o n s u me d . shut non by can th e

Metal s enabl es oF

pune

S ulphun F onc e it s so

closely

them di vi de

endune

the

gFeat est Fnom vi ntue Fixed admined is

Vu 1 c a n , Ex c e p t as to

A nt

Man

thei r' S ul phun w hose thei n oun and the atti ne,

W a te n : powe n F u l to ca n it

aFonenamed even N on Gol d, the that and

P atent S un and

Li quon, Moon but a not Fnom al so

neduce v o l a ti l e :

S t at e, F ine

become do th e to

al one, that in doth in a

s a me become but

to

di nect di vi de

ki ndl y

way

c aus et h F nom bot h its

n e tn ognade, b e i ng cl oathed in

yet

S ulphun they

C e n te n , mixed said

Mencuni al

abide B ut th e

to g e th e n s tn a n g e which n e i th e n Mencuny

a Gol den in

W aten. di ssol vi ng them enj oy Fnom w hi ch the beFone become otdestnoyeth causeth the a the M et -

Li quon, by

al1ic and F one s idet h P ondus

H o mo g e n e i ty , dis u n i o n , the c e n tn a l below: oF So th a t

sepanati ng oF them can

di sagne em ent and Li quon t henesubt he

othen,

bei ng

panted

ti ncted in

th a t is

th e now to

H emati ne. so al tenedr l i ke Fon by by by how so the

Gol d l i ghten

had

a M e ta l ,

E S to an Oi I,

t han

A ngent - V i v e , S alt , and He n c e dis s olv ed ine natu n e , is it in

appeaning a Nob1e

si ght

Fathen

unctuous

M e d i ci ne th a t

S i ck any is oF it thi s Metal l i ne changed Li quonr S ubstanc e Fnom hay a is M et all( alt hough

appeans, th i s whose

much much Fonce

H u mi d i ty, Su l p h u n

the

qcl

unwiltingly) hath this To this be but als, one, is

at Liquon the

Iast

is

bnought Matten.

unto

an Elemental

Watenl

such

poweF

on any

Philosophens moisteneth

agFee, nothing

who all but of to

conclude is

oun

Mencuny to you Metat.e

which the

what which

homogeneal iF yet

and

Mothen

oF ouF Stone, a fit peFson

Secnet

ignonantr eveF yet

you hath

aFe then wnit

keep

council;

wheneoF

none

mone plainly.

The

End

oF

the

Fi nst

B ook.

60.

The

S econd

B ook.

The A nc ient s , Eye shall

Se c n e t f

of

oun

F ieny

Mencunyr

so

much

conceal ed w heneby a A nd be oveF. and to a oF

by

aII

t he

have

alneady

l angel y much depth

di scl osed, oF A Ft

di scenning shal l to now con-

Find to

th e n e i n th e

neveal ed: theneFone pass Moon) j oi ned) espy Law s one it

pnoc eed s iden

discoven w i th good oun Su n ,

P nacti ck,

w hi ch ene is W i Fe shaII the you oun ane

sune

well Take

j u d gement, (w hi ch and you

th e n

Me F c u n y Ith u s which Man done

espouse them nobl e N atune. and of

it add

to t he be-

t he

t ennes t n i a l nev iv ing c aus e be you

S p i n i t, have

soon nobl e

Gam e, But hi s

n i g h tl y ta k e mix Wa te n to

attended oF the

to

m oFe

p a n ti c u l a n , which oF be it ta k e th e w a te n pnove to th e

Fl ed Man (thi s thi s a gentl e iF

P ant, good

WiFe to

t hnee whic h whic h c neas e

p a n ts , add w i II u n ti r

togethen, Foun moti on pants; in

is

P noponti on) is cal l ed you the tw o, o un

Mi xtune heat, pl ease, the up the

Lead, inbe

moved

w hi ch Iet Moon

must Pondus to

s w e a t. oF th e Foun th e e

othenw i se, s un p a nts, a one paFt, w hi ch

you of

obs env e d , add and oF wi l l

and maketh

which

the

penFect oF

nu m benl

j oyFu1 ned, in it the be

Fest, yet w hose j oi ned

and he

bond

Love. to oun Spinit , t his cleav-

Wheneas W onk , whic h M enc un y et h. This 5ou1 t hes e K ind, t he ane is u n ti l

L a to n he be not

a p p e a n e th w h i te n e d, u n ti l B o d y,

avai l eth l unketh oun to

nothi ng

centeF w i th oF S o1,

a hi dden and ki nd ly

a p p e a n e th is

Mencuny, w hom it

a te n d e F

S pouse

th y

Wonk

b e gun

w i th and

a then

Tni ni ty, both and the yet aFe

w heneoF mi xed

the w i th

B ody the ane tw o, thus

and Spinit ;

it s

Finst

conjoined, th e Su n , in d o th oun t he

we call a l th o u g h Sun is hidr

Moon,

W aten, i ndeed

w hi ch ane Tw o but

o ne

in

th n e e and call and

N umben, not Lead, but bei ng

and hi s

because com -

shew oun

l i ght. and to

B odi es

binedr being and

w E o F te n w i th i n ned

B nass,

oun si ght aFe

H enmaphnod it e, S atunni ne, by oul A Ft whit e m ade to

F i x ed, N a tu nes

appeaneth sepenabl e,

v o l a ti l e ,

th e s e

bec om e This

insepenable. is th e wonden oF oun secnet W onk, that w hat is penFect r wE

61.

cause the

to

become netnognade, congeal, dust so this oFt, which fifth until Fnesh
shades th e b ri ght

waiting

a long

time

with

patience

until

Waten to

being

obtainedr which have ES it

wE then then

sublime,

exaIt, nevive utmost it

unt il

and Fix

Essence, Natune Mattenr

oF N i ghtr beams by

we must it

again its

and cinculate height,

to pas s

advanced needeth,

unto

stiII
th n o u g h

adding
th e

and causing
i t,

w E gentl y oF the P hoebus i mperFect, thus hen by ow n the

decocti ng to appean. and hel p both oF

c lean

Aunona Thus is

bning th e

penFect in

amended vi ntue: to

toget hen A nt w hich m ake assist is him

ane ing a to

made

tn a n s c e n d e n t she will his let Thnee, oF th e oF is

A nd exceed the

Na tu n e , th a t all

enabled g n e a tl y to i l th e it W a te n , So I, w i th be a and oF and

W onk

al one; and

s ight F ong e t

nej oi ce tnoubl e. be Foun l et

pai nFul

A nti st,

WheneFone, of t he Magnet

Pnacti ck makes and

thus: Ounces these by

Take oF be

one the

Ounce B ody, thus: oF the then Lead; the si ght

oF to

SoI , w hich

and add I et

F oun t he whic h to

Ounces nic h ma y Eye th e and wh i te , T hi s

ondened moi stune Mass Ii ke thus shal I to is to

Fi ns t M oon, appeaF then Fed,

Flobes be

w hi tened gentl e Fl uxi bl e V i ngi n

the the heat

done

Fi ne; in

t he

S a tu n n i n e , due solid te n d e n , Po n d u s in th e and in

poun

t heneon F ix t , et h

Mencuny,

B ody it

hi dden vol ati l e. neadi ness the cl ose, s e cuned Let Foun be thy

centen,

al though

a ppean-

done, F o n m, neck S p i n i ts

have i n to

Gl ass must the

V i ol , be S eal putr oF out, oF such

of be

an

Oval r

or to t he

SphSeaI inAin

enic al up t he

which so be

Matten w i th Fnom

caneFul that

th e n e o F ma y

H enmes, on a you the conti nued the Fi t

c l. os ed F nom as a

passi ng be

outw and pnopont ion

e n te n i n g c o n ta i n

th e n e i n . at space down Body and ta k e would o r. to b o th heed be veFy be least will again,

Gl ass the Fon by

m ay

ti mes

quanti ty necei vi ng a it Iong to a too tFue not

encl ose, ascendi ng

wheneby Dew,

c onv e n i e n t F a Il i n g th e

al l ow ed doth thus

whic h dis pos e dot h ot hen m ale not t hy

notation w hich on the it t he Fewould wheneby G lass aFt en

S o Iu t i on, b e come th y to o ill Gl ass much netuFn

causi ng j oi ned be not in

and uni on. Fon

di e, B ut then ei then

nevive, hand Sp e n m at a II,

l ange, and

di spensed, to i ts

theneby or Fi xed

MaIer l et the

E anthl oF thy

Wonk

would

spoiled;

thenefone

bi gness

6C .

be

pF o p o n ti o n e d WheneFone

to one oF sol so

th e

quanti ty of an

oF

thy

Matten oF the

as

aFonesai d. GoId iF may you seFve obsenve whose ut - r -

q u a F te F Fon is a th e but

ounce

puFest Fon

F on a

the

Wo n k r

tnyal

a D nam pant

may of

suFfi ce, the w hol e

due

Pondus, is he not wonk pant ta k e one Wa te n ,

E i ghth that

compound, the

pnic e les s rF y ou y ou oF as to

gneat

a poon l et take the

Man

may

bean

chang er be

amissl oF Foun oF th e th e

th e n efone Man you oF and the the

Fol l ow i ng paFts to equar

R uIes oF the to the

ob senved: t hen but a dd iF Foun

one

thnee

w oman ,

mu s t take t he

p a n ts Man, will by th a t

w aten, oF be the

E anth; them the

tw o W aten

W oman and pant moFe

th e n cleanly

one

than

Ear t h,

app e a n e th rt now so the w i th I

R i pIey. we unFol d w hose ski l rFur the secnet oF as al l the r oun sages shal r Fi ne s, h or d now at t end and by weigh t his be-

n e ma i n s have

whic h F it s s peak to in wha t t hy

many

m i s ta k en, oF and a

ooctni ne, Masten, Fni endl y

cunious

Pe n

w heneoF Fl eaden consi den and that so thei n w hi ch Fan

candoun, shall th e ma y s t so hene

theneFone

caneFul l y w el l , causes; hath thee pnove. do

d i s coven. oF al l to

Fi nst oun

then

Mind th o u

Fleason be

w onks,

m eans ed m ay and

b n o ught

undenstand I shal l shal t w hi ch theneof gui de oun Fi nes in the

conFoundas Fleason

mislead which

ma n y l by th e

w heneFone eFFect bl ocks w ni tten thou at

hel p

alro w , Oun

my candoun i gnonant so w hat mysti cal l y, he

Fines An d Ma n th e n in enn oF

ane

th e s e

Fata lt y thet see k; handno

s t um ble: 1y any

A u th o n s Find he

h a ve

can iF oun

a s uFFi ci ent who is k now eth used

shoul d a

m anv el F on so so and phun F old, F ind our oul^ at ions judgem e n t F in e m an y nean

may

cl ai m is out^

Mastens cause

place. t hat which is Body, SuI t woto

An t

H omonumal l y, it doth

w hi ch si gni Fy it the

the

th e n e i n l Ki n to oun

s o meti mes L atonl but is

W aten, the That

someti mes Fl oateth in

denoteth W aten; in

penFect is th e is

s o m e ti me s oF th e this t da te n ' W a te n oF ouF

n e i th e n , c o mp o u n d , is

carl ed and Ful Iy the

a Fi ne, pnoduct the

w hi ch oF othen have so thi s hi s cost

oun

tdonk w hi ch

one

p e n F e c t, d o th

N atune, is

how wit hin

T n e a ti s e by is which

sheur; oF aIl shal l

i ncl uded been

th o u s ands and he shall w ho

S eanchens these have

del uded.

Also denom ingood

th n e e F o l d , th a t tra r-e ,

many w onk and

vani ous w i thout ri me in

Fine, and

attempt spend

sunery

vain:

oJ.

IF

t hen e fo n e ,th o u guide do

wilt henein.

Fol l ow

tnB r

shal l

be

to

thee

tnue

and

F ait hF ul Some as t hat to

ennoneously Fine in to and

j udge, m ay v a i n, g nace t hei n oun cl ai m and

and no

theneFone pl ace

so

ondai n w hi ch w ho do

thei n they it

Wonk, suphene-

culinany be ane b o th oF applied

thenei n, such oF

pos e in

theneFone the name

use

t hey

pleased th e m Au th o n s , so

w i th W onks: Fi ne

V ul gan saV r and it

S ophi ste ns, is not the undoubt and his what

deniding ed s en s e

Fon is

they

th a t u se

Magi cal , Fi ne, shaIl

cul i nany, mi ss know ing

t heneF o n e end, t hey It wit hin and it and seek. is th e is

who on

s h a II gnound

E l emental seek an

sunel y not

th i s

they

uncouth

Fi ne,

tn u e

indeed and

that t hi s

N atune?s moveth bi d heat, E ye. the seat, heat the

Fi ne the

is W onk

S ul phun fnom A nti st

w hi ch to al l

is

hid

C e n te n , th i s th i s th a t is th e

S tate by i nvi si bl y,

St at e; m eans and to is

Au th ons h i d d en by t he by i ts t he th e M a tte r

caneFul w hi ch

im pnov e ; not to be

w onketh it is

descenned is

B ut outw andl and oF the

yet

as the

tnue, Fi xed the a

that

t he

inwand t heneby I ik e whic h as

heat be an

a c tu a te d Fnom

because made H en to to FIy

m ust volat ilel C hi cken,

naised Egg

w i th

n e e d e th

pnoduce

being TheneFone

w i th h e l d th y

Openati on bei ng in as the it a

ceaseth. take it and put w hi ch tnanspi nel cuni ousl y kept W onk be not cl eanse it i nto must then it a be Fnom pnoso place

Found, due

alI pen

it s gl a s s

Faeces, oF a

which due up and and

m i xt

pnoponti on, descni bed, may not so be

b i g n e ss th a t set

beFone S pi ni ts

c aneF ul l y it as T his s t opt , whic h F ind, in t hat is i ts an

closed N e s t, equal

i nto

a Funnace heat iF may

contFived, thene in: is too thou stnaight way gneat , shalt

c o n ti nual Ag e nt, w hi ch B ut thy as

al w ays the heat the

o u rand

Ou tw a n d nuns to

w anti ng, thy ds by

nuin: d e s tn oy

take

heed

would Fon He n c e

sunely h a s te it

W onkr al l

eFFect

ma k e s

w aste, th a t to the

A uthons H eat,

have is to

Fonew anned. be oF the j udged w hi ch f oFt shall oF

Follows acconding due Ey e , as ma y

outw and i nw and the

and now

F e g u l a te d t ne a t to in th e so

the

Openati on; A nti st fnom to eFFect

onden, may be

w heneby be di nected

appeaFance on l essen

T hings t he

ei then to

encFease the

He a t,

m ost

sui tabl e

W onk.

64

F in s t be so Fixed

th e n , th a t

when it i t, be

th y may as so

Gl ass not may

is

set in

in any

i ts w i se,

N est and to

oF then FIow that

S and, appl y above, no Ain

let

it such t aking a

move cause

pt - open c ane in let annoy F nes h is t he Coals at to oF t hy

Heat that o u t, Fine th y Fuel be

unden th e non be Nest th y so

the cl osed

Matten above, to D ay) it

secunel y even be (by

m ay

pass

Gl a s s Fan be

suFfened N i ght to on

cool : that Fnom punpose an

TheneFone any ti me col d to a ti me

neven should wit h

spent

Gl a s s , as th e

but

caneFul w asteth. W i se kept;

suppl y To w hi ch

Fonmen which is may tw e l v e the to

such A thanon, a

Funnace whenein oF sam e,

chosen, Heat

men

have

cal l ed al w ays caneFul

c on ti n u a l as

be

havi ng bei ng

neady to

supply the

occasion once in

n e qui ne, houns,

and

attend you may

least time The

betw een

w hi ch

w hi l es

spend

y oun

whene Funnace L o a m, it

you may

l i s t. be w i th such Mo n ta n, made S and a oF B ni ck, H onse as may l ai d D ung, not be A shes, but in w el I tempened beaten to H ai n cnack; on M ont en, t oget hsom e FI ocks, to is t he t im e of wit h

m ade Err in

oF unt i l

mi x t become th e i n one

and

caneFul l y l i abl e some

Mass mi x some to the

pnep a n i n g So me th e

thenew i th anothen; Matten A nd

E et c . c hoos e t he W onk in

th i n g Fon

and n e xt

how even a Fi ne bestow

endeavoun good Funnace bning w ee ks adm it

b e s t. Thing

i tsel F, si nce to

c ho i c e s t to

a Man it

shoul d w onth so

seek: ones antFuIl y

must a

p e n F e c ti o n , a good oF as

w er-e

pai ns

pnep a n i n g

F u n n ace, Heat at be

contFi ved, that it may

as be

may

v anious s uc h

degnees

pl easune, l i abl e oF it to

and

govenned

ce F ta i n ty Let y o u tchop a long th e

not

to be

ennoF. Mateni al s necessany w oul d nequi si te, on l ess w hene may not you that to the than it as to ane un apt to t he

Funnace on

composed because

such bei ng

m oulden, F ine uf t Fo n to

cnack, ti me , Fine

conti nue it but is may dnop

s u ch to

chi nks any it centai n to bui l d be

on

cnacks, degnee

make

d iFFicwould de sined. be I iable

guide

alm os t A lso to any

unavoidably ta k e accident Wi n d loose youlblow y o u rcane, cane oF

cause not to

gFeaten

youn that

Funnace the R ai n so

mi s F o ntune, y o un

theneon, on m ay oF youn

or - t he ot hen at t end t donk .

upon Wo n k l which

Gl ass,

Fon be

shoul d henei n,

one

ti me

theneFone you must

w ar-y

saFety end

dai l y

conti nue

65.

Lik e w i s e y oun ly Funnace, inc l i n e d on

e s te e m fo n th e

it

necessany oF the

to A nti st

chuse will E S to will ni ght. be

l i ghtsome doubtl ess

pl ace be vi ew so

Fon st Fong-

M ind th e th e

to daily in th y

behold at

Openati onsr l east; w hi ch goes be

desi ne both Let

to

t hem and Fl oom whene anising su ch t hee t hy to

hounly ,

del i ghtful not the the

s at is F ac to n y t hou F nom hanm nepent LiF e. IF th o u ke e p e s t the (a = to o Coals s o me

seeing

the

W onk H eat,

i m m o n ta l may Find no

suchr so

E S that thou done)

Fumes catch cause

vent;

Fon

mayest as may

th n o u g h and

c aFel essness p e n haps such

have huntFul

l a te ,

S cents

mi ght

hazand

canst Fon to o visit Fean

build

thy oFF then Gl ass

Funnace the pl ace too iF vent

ni gh

C hi mney but l arge stay have if

it

may thou

be

ver . y

c onv enie n t s uc h t hou a a place

cannying dank, th y oF hanm:

Fumes it oFt, thou

al oFt; in a non canst be

j ud gest t hen at

Fl oom, by an it

w heFe too

mu s t

not

l o ng

t im e, be

Fon

B ut a

uppen that

Floom it t he an d teach, beWonk in at t end

would F um es it t hat s ides t he

b e s tri n Pa s s

which Fneely

such a w ay;

mi ght mi ghtest

contni ved, be the Fnom bol den, W i se goi ng

may

then dangenl keeps behol d

thou

m oFe oFt it F in e . Some

F n e q u e n tl y viewing is th e

w i th o u t Wo nk to

w heneFone A nti st vani ous

Men

the the

astnay, oF the

a pleasune

moti ons

choose g i v e th

to

build a not

Tow en H eat, dow n above

by

the but

si de then to the

oF the

thei n C oal s as

N est, w i tl it w onk i s,

and oFt en

t his nes t t hem : henc e henein es s F nom end,

in d e e d thenein, So me th o u aFe so

c e n tai n fa ll N est

and make mayest b e tte n mu c h

Fneel y the W ay, othens, accuFacyr no doubt those

Fi ne and they it

needet h no t am issl som e Busina point

th e i n

C oaIs, but

choose Wonkmen judgement and th e

ei then than and such

centai n and do

that thei n vaFy

contni ve to

wit h thein and

E S scance will w ho soonen ane l et

i n te n ti o n l bean th e i n away

attai n

t hein in and

P ni ze, w ho

than

l ess it

mi ndFul sl ack,

gov ennin g t hen t he again Wonk

H e a t, it and so

someti mes tuFns;

canel essl y unequal l ess Law s, she

incnease behind,

by

w hi ch w i th

pnocedune del i ght that meet to w hen w i th

set t et h nun sh e an hen hat h int enn-

c a u seth in to

N atune hen

c ouns e, onc e

who

is

skillFul c e a s e th

cuni ous unl ess

begun,

neveF

opeFate

66

upt ion It wheneby y oun a be ion c ane; E v iI s t hee

which wene you

accondingly good might to have

netands a the neadi ng, as Fon w o ul d to be much best so too even l ong chosen same

hen

W onk. as a pantnen so in thi s both Fi el d s, Fon Wonk, spend on to

Fni end by tunns,

a tte n d in E c .,

and

mi ght the

a l te n n a te

T i me

w ni ti ng, sui teth a ti me,

or- w al ki ng youn to

pleasa n t ev en y as it n o tmi g h t

Ga n d e n , day c o n fi n e d

i ncl i nati ons: such the a caneFul l w i th

at t ent anxious

n e q u i n e th , is it good to o

much

oppFess one

S pi ni ts si nce theneFone

nol l i ng

S tone, and

maniFold I advise

a tte n d to

thoughtFul l ness, at know n have suFe si l ent; to pl easune. to any but

s o m e ti me s Le t not not th y as Fon it th y and

divent

thysel F be

O p e n a ti o n s many th e y Se a n c h ens will to be it w i th be be

thy al l

sunest P ni vy youn W i Fe, they to

Fn iend, yo un inand ChiI d-

and

do

done, mock nei then

make and

t ent ions , t heneF on e r - en, oF

deni de l et thy l east and

Fol l y; thV

is

best

S e n v a n ts , expose

acquai nted thei n

thenew i th, C ompani ons, thou

discounse

t heneoF but anc e c an n y

a mongst al l the the

acquai ntan cel pnetendi ng ignon-

th y s e l F and

S ecnecy A nt to as

canst,

theneoF, Fon

c o u n ti n g th o u but

a Fabl e. thy ai m, w hat thi s and Man fon w oul d thy Tim e him him self what G oI d? in you and

shouldest nought to be

happen E xpences of thou those

mi ss

E os t , s eLF to wis e

Feap thought

and w ho

C ane, by the he enj oy sel F

have

one

A nt

had

neduced yet maki ng

wan t? Man

On shouldest would it is have b e tte n th a n w i th you welI th a n hean yet in and th e it

obtai n that to ones

matchl ess had i t, subj ect or shew the not A nt

P ri ze, oF

know n, taci tl y to l ay at A nt.

T her eF on e t he did ope n no t

cnyi ng to such, the

Fl oast m eat w hom A nt, iF

Stn e e t, supply b o th

Money youn

pl easune;

them

would

des t noy

Co n s i d e n in s aF e ty , may no n

d angen, and

and so

be

assuned' ti s youtby sel F

betten to

to

live t hat you which t he long, on t he can

Fean,

ennune ei then the

secnecy, oF w hat To

none do,

th e n e o F any oF

F nom Pnice

yoU : pnocune

boasti ng fnom one

Fon

S ecnet fon he the

you. besots,

punpos e ot hen who t oo

bewane a IIu n e s , o F te n it is

On i n k

and

C ompany, that

and S ecnet but most

fo n ' ti s oF to o

unl i kel y l a n gel y t hat

shoul d in the

keep

al l ow s

hi msel F is

E ni nki ng, best and

c ont nany

c e n ta i n

Tempenance

assunec

67.

ban

to AII

c o mma n d th e s e th e

th e Things Ev e n t

T o n g u e, b e i ng w i th

r' ri thout ni ghtl y oven w i th gneedy

w hi ch

it

w i 1I I but

not

be

l ong

bnidled. t hee not

obsenved, desi ne, the in

next

advi se the

to oF

ex pe c t t he to

mi ndi ng Ti me, ti me some qui et, much P ath,

Sayings you'I 1 neceive be

Wi s e , fi n d

and th e d o th

w a i ti n g En d : in Bu t Fine l o ng

P ati ence that hopes

appoi nted a shont

s une his ient

he

to ane but

Han v e s t, that th e y

decei ve l et i t, Fonced A rti sts; W i nd. thy W onk Fnom is the al w ays w hi ch

hi msel F; Gl ass they oF

hence stand do ow n w hoso

so

im pat will be

cannot or being th o s e n o th i n g s e IF th y

thei n

m ov ing, ut - er s t he srr

tu n n i n g r Wo n k , who oF

shaking th u s fo o l i sh but and

w heneby out

w nong doth

to

Nat -

hen

Follow hen Coun-

F an c i e s will Com m i t

w hi ch

vi ol ates

Feap th y

to al l w ay in

God V i ce Fon

above, and to

i ntneat S i n, see

hi s that

G nace t hou be-

and gin t hou as be t he s ue G ods hene,

hel p , wit h

keeping him alone; long th i s th y Let

selF th i s b ut

attai n A nd if but the in Man; thy a

success, thou veny P oon, N apki n, so shal t w i th ant Few

ot henwise so do happy Find,

mayest to a tta i n to

to i l , naFe

vai n. many

Jew el , th o u g neat and th e e, do

seek,

s une S ic k :

u tmo s t not th i s

honoun Tal ent no w hi l st

God, be

nel i eve buni ed to any hast

and

help punsee

but t hou

Cha n i ta b l e bl e s s i n g and w i Il

Wonks, nest be th o u th i s is on to

w nong thou oF

abode

M ont als henet he highest and use

th e

eannest eveF A nt to W i se, the yet

that in

everl asti ng vi ew . Fon and to the

H appi ness oF oF al l the

aF t en, B les s ings V alue, it oF well, t his I oun s ons l t hat it

which oF which who LiFer shall

s h o u l d e s t, LiFe given thi s o n ly

have the as not

is

gneatest endeavoun doat on

such do

i mpnove Fadi ng

being s now to

tF u l y neglect

P l easunes

E venl asti ng di scl ose they

B Ii ss. the in neal thei n w onki n gs pFopen shaII by Find any M an, oF Sea-

bnieFly, alI i ts

pl ai nl y as

Stone, and

w i th he who

C ol ouns h eedFul Iy m o Fe than

appean

s h a II

obsenve hath yet as thy the eveF

my E i scounse been neveal ed

tn u l y th e n e

s h e w e th is

alt hough K no w F ine, S ouI and it oF

s o me th i n g th a t like shew on as unto

henei n soon Lead; mi ghty oF

conceal ed. C ompound tenden shal l w hi ch S ol must Feel is is t he t he whit ened then be

th e n e F o n e , will Ste e l , fl o w d o th th e n e i n ,

B ody that bnoth

such both

eFFi cacy, Medi ats

devo u n e d

w hi ch

68

pouned. who any unt il ha v e bn i m , th e y Ha v i n g B lac k es t, hav ing t he due whic h whic h bninget h at t ain At int o M at t en, une t his in the

This n e i th e n and

is

th e n S c a Ie

oun n on S ea

S ea, B one, and aII

w henei n thi s Fi shes j oi n then C oaI,

thene S ea ane in shal l w hen thou is al l U ni ty.

sw i meth even one;

Fi ve

Fishes, w i t hout we digest

nound, these

b o th a

th e b n o th ,

make

and

a tte n d e d like u n to th e at th e i n to ane a

F o n ty a doom last well oF

E ays, bunnt

appean thi s

B l ack thou not you is is the the a

oF seest to will Gate w ayr

t he and but in

passed will u n to e n te F

bl ackness, i tsel F, Fl ed. oF to

needest aFtenw and

Fea n

W h i te t im e we th e

shew

and Thi s

com e by by Night be

s p a F k l i ng th e l i ght

bl ackness thi s

P anadi se, thei n

Bo d i e s F o n th

n e d uced B ay; al l

C enten,

and thy

di smal cane vai n. must thei n

g l o t^ i o u s on C o Io u n Luna, e l se

l et othen

thenefone S i gns

chi eF be in

to

th i s Finst

Black, th e

shal l Fon the

appeaneth a nd both by S un oF

A ngent, must be

S un i nto so soon

descend Finst Nat in

W o mb o F which i ts is

neduced w hi ch both

e F F e c te d th a t only th e c a u se by oF

Mencuny and w hi ch w heneoF w henei n and

al one, aFe

amendeth ecl i psed conti nu al Fnom oF t he

kind, th e th e a

Moon

W a te n , oF

al tenati on the is W aten hi d Thi s a

is

the

wonk ing S un and an d is

Fine; Wa te n

means Li Fe, oF S oI

dnaw s S pi ni t and

Mo o n th e

gne at

m ight , do nis-

pnopen a tte n d an Ain,

seed each and to

Luna.

W aten

S pi ni t sti I I being the

ev enm on e ing I ik e

o th en, a g ai n

and

ci ncul ateth Fon

i ncessantl y, those Fi xed S pi ni ts to

descendi ng, unti l they

loos ed of t he But s poil t he

c o n ti n u e A n ti s t. bewane Wo n k ,

o p e F a te

become

desine

th y and

Sp i n i ts cause oF th y

Fi nd thee W onk; thy and thou w i th

anyw hene much hunt,

to by cause

exhal e, thus them

Fon bneaki ng to

that

would one t oo to be oF

th y s t r i c te s t

Laws lest th e y as

nei then

ni se cause ei then oF

F ienc eI y , m ade on as

bneak may which b e,

GIass; equal l y shaLt set

w hi ch bIow n, w i thi n B one

theneFone w i thout a B i ng

s tF o n g th e n e i n , Ie t it

knot t s

f law s

B Fass, pnessed

whenein down r

be

fi x e d

moi stened

A shes,

cl osel y

ES a

saFeguand see th i s th y

th e neunto. Watens C i n cul ati on FIy al oFt, thou and shal t al so conti nue thy B ody so l ong boiling unt il

Thou undenne a th l

shalt and

69.

t he int o whic h t his nis e F nom

Eagle an

d e s tF o y ugly be Toad,

th e

D n agon, thou by

w hen shal t

aII

dyi ng unti l

togethen the and the

shal l B l ack Li ght the

t unn

which

bunn

decnease, appeanet h, Moon w hi c h dot h com et h

will counse w i th the But

succeeded w i th

mani Fol d pati ence, Thi s then

C ol ouns, unti l is thou oun

c o n ti n u e hen bnight beaning bewane F l e d to s i c c i ty ; wonkest p F e c i p i ta te .

behol d young K i ng

b e a ms: a

E a s t, hene th e w i th

C rescent thy

Moon H eat i ts be

upon

hi s

C nest. and l i ke theneb y to a wild

oF

maki ng

oven-gneat, in thee thy col ouF a

c aus ing P oppy , t hat t hem

appeaF Fon a mi s s ,

beFone that by w i II thus

ti me to

Fatal

S i gn, and thy w i th w ai t a Ii ttl e, be oh pass Magi the

shewing tunning

thou in to

bunni ng Fon and but

Fl ow ens, in moved

TheneFone, a no gentl e not mayest l i ttl e a Fi ne, Oay, thou than C ounci l gnound: and too oF Fon Fot, they

centai nty be w i th not

Openat ion, ha st e un t il but saFen, you to t he

pnoc eed ant ic ipat e B lac k nat hen whic h m ay t hou F ound

th e n e i n th y

w i th Wo n k , th e n to o

pati ence thy w hi ch ol d Fi ne will S ages: shal l W onk the

being let is nel y , see so th e as th y it

p a s t, be

augment much, aI] the

concunnent on a Fixed nesolve th a t in

w hich bef one ha ve

much and

ti me

Go Id

thi s oft aII

te d i o u s , now I AF t, shall

theneoF Few y et

have

compl ai ned. the Fi nd, hi dden Ope nat ions which unt o the O at h oF

And oF I oun s hall f

W onds is ol d,

di scoven but hand

new

which many

to

amongst

declane shall

M y steni esl in the

theneFone FoIl ow i ng

attend E i scounse

di l i gentl y upon

what

te a c h

you

S ec nec y .

The

En d

oF

the

S econd

B ook.

70.

The Third

and Last

Book.

In A lc hem y v iz . ion, plain: t henein ,

th e in

Fonegoing genenal I

B o o ks, which as

I it

have is

l angel y di vi ded

descnibed into Six

the

Ar.t

oF Pants,

distinct

G a l c i n a ti o n , and C o n g e l a ti o n .

D i s s o l u ti on, I w i th th e shal I

S epanati on, now in thi s and

Conjunction, last Book

PutneFactex-

sevenally endeavoun

T h e n e fo n e , to Find

set-i ous

thoughts

diligence

T n u th .

C al ci nati on.

F in s t els er ev eny ey es , des ine gious , is it s t une

rv e C a l c i n e in no

th e wise being An t Dish th e in In w h i ch

B ody, obtai n

and the

theneby qui ckeni ng the

it

becometh Li Fe,

ponous;

or

wE can Thing, but hid it

w hi ch

en livens vi l e we so made to t he

which by th e te F me d Ea n th M a tte r:

sevened, Femoved, oF H enmes. oF

C ankase Fi nd w hen S pi ni t, and we

appeaneth that the w hi ch E anth Fon the then E anth

being in is i n to

w e then Thus the

m uch spon-

is

sl ayi ng the

our-

Wat en unt o m ois-

t unn e d pni m i ti v e and Some

E nagonts

D en,

FetuFns

w hi ch they

C al ci nati on do othenw i se

al w ays gneatl y w henei n

pFeseFve enn. they

u n c tu o s i ty , by Ant make

d i v e ns then

connodi ng thei n them: to

W atens,

Calcine noF as to no

M et alline c an being pur pos e, But ing F ix t , wonk oun t he an y Fit

Sp e c i e s , Ma n s Fon skill

but

Li quon Thi s w ay ones

fonsaketh we l eave

the to and

E anth, Foo1s, Ti me

c o mb i n e but

n o th i n g , bewane.

w aste

S ubstance

wheneoF oun

C a l c i n a ti o n w i th o th e n who th a t fi x i n g ta k e

is

penFonmed is

onl y

in the

i ts

ow n

K i nd, di ssol vi ng

by

m ixt he t hey

Cnude and th e a mi s s

w hi ch that such

P enFect, w hi ch is as

Fi nst

Fugi ti vel w et the

theneFone H and, Fon

mu c h Ant So

W atens

su ch

to

aFe soon

q u i te th e n

useless. as So I she feel s is in to hi s hi m C ompeen, both he nel enteth S pouse, any oF l i ke and othen N atune: f ce

in and t hat

wan m wit h ma y

W a te n , hen he

Fon

Mothen, non is the

Sist en, Agent w so

a g n e e th be

qual i ty; Thi s

thene S al t

th e n e w i th

c o mpaned.

is

71.

m uc h been m at ed, F ine not

hide, in it which disc e n n e d up is

which

had

not th at add

the as

A l mi ghty by i ts

C neated, gneat and the

thi s the

A nt

w ould is

have neani-

vainl d o th

besides also

pow en

GoId a

P ondus G oId: Fon School ,

theneto, Thi s is oF

C ontai neth Fountai n, w ho

secnet which no t t he but is been Wise. Few

n o l l e th by in

th e Fools,

seal ed E yes, is

w ant

P noP en N atune

have by

t nained T his F ind. IF c ane wit h gent le joined lik e and oun, A z une blac k Dough, whole day , to F a l Ir it

Vu l c a n rs

w hene secnet

advanced many

P o n ta n u s r

mo n s tF o us

Fi ne,

w hi ch

admi ne

th i s

th o u

canst

get:

thou

art Fon

Fneed thi s is w hi ch hath ane as a

Fnom a

the

tnoubl e means no sooneF to will shal l a

and wheneby Feel be a conf loat anise col-

which success Fine, to

So p h i s te n s to but a tta i n

u ndengo, oun naFe

centai n doth gneat

Jew el ; Man

s tn a i g h tw ay Wh en appean u n ti l the as the oF at l -ast

the

desi ne they a Fume i nto al I it unto S tate, ascend you and i Il will w i II

his

WiFe. and

B odi es w hi te A ngent

di ssol ved, al so

Cneam, so

Mi l k,

o fte n

Goat

decneasi ng w hi ch Fai l i ng l i ke to gentl y at l ast

pale apPean t uFn

becomes and as a Gneen, C o a I. th u s

s ta i n e d and The shall to

a C i tni ne, othen shal l change w hi ch

aFten E ol ouns

as

Mass daily

then

sw el l S tate then unti l

l eave.n ed unti l d ay see no t he by Sub-

and be and

Fnom sha1I

neduced gnowing but like th e as a alI u n to

Wa ten,

th i c k e n n e ma i n s liquid

and

thi cken, oF a

lim at ion, s m elling About by at day , las t

bel ow P i tch,

bl ack at

col oun l ast col ouns and a The to

sa voun' W hi te.

w hi ch vani ous V i ol et, be

becometh agai n P al e

F i F ti e th Gn e e n , Black and

d ay

shal l

appea F, col oun, a lso Isl an ds. C ol oun, then

day and shall

Azune, dismal to

C i tni ne, s hal l as w hol Iy oFt

seen; l i ke w i th a

C ompound l i ttl e

oF t en IF

seem

F Io w , to

coagul ate

dny n e s s

seem

e n c n e ase, on Gneen is doubt Fi ne

attended appeani ng ennoneous; oF the

C i tni ne you the oF

and h ave Fea-

wit hout s on to

e i th e n Fean

Az u n e

thenei n, but good iF S tate

youn you

pFogFess not

S w eat youn

do

kindly

c inc ulat e r

need onden and

W on k. t hat unless

TheneFone, iF by S we a t, c ha n c e ; and ascend Fon will

youn

w i sel y, assune w hol e tel l

obsenvi ng younsel F W onk N atune thy you

thi s

meanr enF,

d e scend, the

cannot hen

th n o u g h o u t by

know s face,

PFoPeF on no

Couns e,

S y mptoms

thee

to

w hethen

7?.

t hou

makest

to o oF

much th e it te n d e n heat

h a ste. thou put

Fon gi vest, the on iF

be

assuned so wilI i nto smal l ,

that thy too

accondi ng Matten gFeat a be

to

t he iF

pnopont i o n it be to o away pn o g n e s s See t hou iF

m oved, and

g F e a t, th e

will

B ody too be

S w eat, w ant of

dniv e t hy

S o uI; will thou

then

Fon

heat ,

and

hopes th a t

qui te

Fnustnated, thy W onk note shal t caneFul l y, w i th and di l i gence, stFange ane bot h to and the newly a die, SunbnoiF Fon sym -

th e n e F o n e , th e

obsenve C ol oun,

seest t hou hast ?s Signs Bl a c k , all

C o mp o u n d

change

that

pnoceeded Po p p y th o u in

ennoneousl y a w ant not ti me subti l e will Ii vi ng oF

thou due tr-ue: thy

pencei ve w hi ch thou shal l Ii ke a C oaI

pt om s : F at al t nue and

th e

Fled,

bl ackness, B ut iF

th a t th e n

w o nkest Ten w eeks a but a

attai n nol I to

C ompound P ow den, soFt unto

shall yet not

nesolve veFy is

i n to d"y,

beam s : k en,

shi ne S ouI.

l i ke

whenein

c o n ta i n e d

tri ssol uti on.

TheneFone wonk ing s dot h t nue et h the also bo th . it ane one th a t Fon is

th y so

Ma tte n c o n c a te n a t e, but

shal l

di ssol ve that the the the nel ent

in one

shont

space; the i ncoate:

Fon othen; And

ouF non it is

contai neth is

cease,

stnai ghtw ay begi nneth the B ody

othen

O i s s o l u ti o n when w e s ee i nto a s s u n ed s tF a i g h tw ay N a t une E a n th fo n

Fonmen i nto at

W onk, i ts w hi ch ane

and

penFect Mat t en, chieFly Fnom in such dot h how t his

Fi nst we Fneed Fon in

v r e s ay aim ,

dissolved we ane

a Mi nenal that iF begi n doth doth the a

W atenr S pi ni ts new by day Law by

because th e y th e th a t

bondage l pnoc edu n e m annen, t he m uc h

will a c ti v e as th e

Openati on. the nel ent: passi ve, so

suFFen day by

l i kew i se that by

S p i n i ts ought

th i c k e n ; is dissolved

such in

is

the

oF so

N atune, much yet is aIl

moi stune, may

the ouF l eaveth in

moi stu ne W on k its the the is FixAin, Body, and

t hic k ene d . only it y unt il S oul to an d

And dissolve b e c o me th annive Sp i n i t,

w h a te v e n and

some

concei ve, thus al l the

n e congeal ; w hi ch top oF do

and

B ody

S p i n i tu a l ; at th e

are the cease

bonn Fnom

al oFt w hence

th e y and

Mount, thei n

d e s c e n d i n g,

Fugi ti ve

natune

73.

bec om e oun quen King all

Fixed. being o p p o s i te

Then

is

attai ned Fnom and the

w hat Oeath to

we

so

l ong

have is

sought,

Fon to

now con-

n e tu n n e d Fonce, is penFonm he

tni umphantl y the aII cnude oun non

empow ened Metal s i nto

command K ey oF

punit y.

Thus whic h M et al t hein Hum idity M ot hen being at ions . But m ed not by to oF no

D i s s o l u ti o n Ma n can u n ti l which is hidden to th e

veFy in

S ecnets, can he i nto Fon in

r/vit hout Ti nge a any Wat en and by is t he oF

ought

A l chemy, penfect

Finmly, own kind, alone, oun

nesol ve is thei n

the

Metal s, Matten.

pni mi ti ve oF each the abl e

S pi ni t

Thi ng oF

consenved: temponany such

Thi s B Ii ss. w ondenFul

Stone, see oun

and A nt

K ey to

Nat une O pen-

a s to n i s h e d

penFonm

in th e th e oF

oun Fine

Ant

w e te ach and is as j o y n ed th e s e Fine, it to the it

tyvo not

D i ssol uti ons, by the hands, w i th in the so

w hi ch but gneat the a

aFe

both

penFonneachet h of a is t enm ed LiFe,

alone, non

Fi nst change The

C e n te n , gay

adorned

v aniet y when the

colouns is

appeaFeth w i th bei ng they have nani ty W aten hi s

second. w hi ch

Fi nst is oF

Red

Ma n b o th a

W i Fe,

pnopenl y S pi ni t to acti on, A nd it

LiqueF a c ti o n ; and t he as t he aI I y , what set Spinit t he Bo d y upon

espoused stnai ghtw ay di ssol ved by is the

w i th Fal l the W atenr

the

due

n oF know,

will t hat wit h

cease is

u n ti l neduced w h e re b y

B ody. so to a

dw el l eth

Di s s o l v e n t, u n ti l Fi x e d . But th i s is b o th

i nduced i nto

thi cken bl ack

pFo pol- t ionP ow den som e-

b e c o me

thnoughl y

uni ted

not some

to tal p o n ti on w ene i nto

D i ssol uti on oF i ts

oF

the

w hol e

B ody,

Fon

it

s t illt hes e ot hen nat une. t he

n e ta i n e th Two th e y which ane Yet as

conpoFal i ty, havi ng pnoduce but al so hence in in you a

neventhel ess, contested Thi nd so l i ke oF a with N eut nal is each

beFone neduced th i s i n to

contnani es, one, do is D ust B ul e,

Bi ssol uti on a bl ack thi s in in by Fnom oF

pant: the may

l i kew i se, pnoponti o n: a Fan

Co n g e a l a ti o n s ti l l

Nat une len

obsenving nemaining Ato ms be

expect

nob-

Co n j u n c ti o n But th e s e

oun due Fi ne, i ts

A nt. ti me thi s N est, nesol ve, see and you al l and out oF so Ii ke is the t hem l ong unt o noble unt il

shall

s halI all

Az o th the Ea n th

expnessed be naised and

subl i me become Thi s

c om m on

A n g e n t-Vi v e ,

a S pi ni tual

N atune.

74.

B is s olut i o n junc t ion , A nd no w no I

we so whene doubt shall all

much th e

commend, E l ements

and

hene in

is a

made neven by

Tetnapti ve Fadi ng

Con-

agFee we

penFect ion: which

th o u now

k n ow est c oncl ude.

w hat

i ntend

D i ssol uti on,

t heneF o n e

S epanati on.

O F S e p a n a ti o n wit h t he wis e put m ay the Fonmen

come

now

to

tneat, both do

w hi ch meet

hath and

so

gFeat in

aFFinit y one and

Op e n a ti o n , only

that they

pnoceed

s e l F -s a me a t-e ou rbe wholly M a tte n s ma d e like but th a t and to a

P a th , linkt to fIy , Flame it so

ane

in Fon

noti on Fnom such the a

di sti nct, Fi nst heat but on

w hi ch houn that Fi nst the oF yet nunneth in that

ot henwe

to gethen. th e and Fi ne,

w e appl y

m oist une aI l not t he so down t im e wit h

ci ncul ate l i ke i nto the

i ncessantl yl unto a smoke dnops, it these

W at ens m uc h in t he t he

a n i s eth

steam, w hi ch

c o n d e n s e th n e d u c e th w i th th e Ain, new and

peanl ed w her-e and descend. w e mean, the w hi ch

v ein s , Fine W a te n This

B ody

goeth, at

w hi ch l ast

s ta i n e th i n to is th e

C ol ouns, agai n w hi ch

ascend

Se p a n a ti o n thi s oF th e

and

is

nothi ng B ody,

el s e w hi ch and

but I ean-

c ons t an t et h by A nd is a to th e

C i n c u l a ti o n ; n a tu n e

l ooseneth W aten, the to

compact it is an oF

K i n,

t heneFone

c o n ti n u e d as th e

c i n c u l a ti o n ane i n to to th e

W aten oF

makes the but

i ncessant one yet is

S epanat ion. and

Bo d i e s bnought

tw o-Fol d, its Fi nst al l

w hi ch

i mpenFect , be done

eas i l y

Matten, othen to

cannot

wit hout t heneF o n e t he E a n th

S u b l i m a ti o n , we cause i n c e s s a n tl y . th e n e ta i n to th e W a te n paFt Fine oF is oF

w hi ch s pi ni ts N on is

heats Fl y, and

avai l eth agai n made often to in

nothi ng, netu Fn vai n, doth and l i ke to Fon at

Fon thi s w hi ch

S ubl i mati on by it E anth i ts is to

t heneby lengt h lik e v ened

a c cuated, the

ni si ng

B ody,w heneby maki ng the

ani mated, sw el l

becom et h lea-

H e l I,

unto

Pa s te . And as at Finst down th e P hl egm al one di d at-i se, S pi ni tual , w i th w hi ch w hi eh col ounsr by oFten the ds nis-

ing m ight

an d

Falling

again when it

become

moFe

Eyes PaI e,

well

penceive,

became

stai ned

75.

blueis h, whic h t hat naw wit h

Ye IIo w , soon

Gneen

a nd

B Iack, A nti st

w hi ch

at

Fi nst thi s

w as

onl y

Whit e, conclude

disappeaned. aFe now

The

behol di ng and w hat that w as

doth at is Fon so

the an d

El e m e n ts cnude, is

sepanated, fi eny, shi ni ng and

w hi ch cl ean

fi nst ti ncted many al so but

was daily days. t he alI ane set

b e c o me C o Io u n s , th a t ane

nesplendent No w know by nevolve libe n ty , This th e but Wa te n be So slain. long said hene,

most B ody doth no unti l N ames, w e do dust, do

gl oni ousl yr di ssol ve,

as

the

S pinit s dot h at aI I . unt il F ine, t his it

th e

wonk

congeal ed, to S tate, by many

ti me the

i ntenceedi ng, seal ed S pi ni ts one ho we

Fnom which

Sta te we call

al though not ceaser then thi s by do

W onk not a

senvet h m om ent , t he and

S u b l i m a ti o n M a tte n w i th be one

by b n o u ght c o n ti n u ed so l o ng

vapoutto

non mel t unti t

encnease to W aten ;

heat subl i me,

dust Fnequent

w e th e n

S ubl i ma t ion

th e n e F o n e , to s e p a n a te by o F te n w i th be

as the

the

W aten

doth both

ani se Fnom the Fi ne ane the S oul , the

Ii ke S ouI

unto and

Phlegm , Body, then t he anise, but is Body.

we

aF e th e

S pi ni t

when t he T hen and T he equal is

Ste a m

ci ncul ati on the S ouI, and

shew eth both

C ol ouns, Fnom doth not it to

Spinit s h a II t he Soul

u n i te d th e

sevened

Ea n th

beni ghted, w i thout the S pi ri t and is

w hen i ts to made

Ti nctune shal I unti l

dead at

Body l e n g th

a p p e a n i ng binds th e n e w i th,

dust : b eans And t hus ConoF by

B ody,

p n o p o n ti o n th e and i n to of th e

equal l y S ol uti on, aIl but

S pi ni tual : S epanati on, make is a

obt a i n e d

Ant

oF

o un

C al ci nati on, w hi ch doth

junc t ion , t he t he t he s hall F onm ed ing ou n M a tte n po w e F

Pu tn e F a c ti o n , U n i ty S p i n i t, O p e n a ti o n s th e m a II one to Fine, only it due of a

R esol ut ion eFFected it tFue one

puni Fi ed

natuFe; w i th

w hi ch

w hi ch in be

meeti ng oun W onkl one,

nesi stance, he thi s noF and fi xed W aten al l w hi ch an the yet al I B ody i nto sai th same

shewet h who is penseeto aloFt : Fixt

F o n e -n a me d aFFinm w i th Sto n e th e

w heneoF and that

but nei then

only

i ncneased heati ng, make congeal w i II the the heal A nd i nto

decneased, is to a only FIy put- e

n e e d e th Wa te r, u n ti l in

i ncessant shal l ti me that be

s ublim e T hen

shall

th e which

Body is

E s s enc e : in M et a l s ,

a Me d i ci ne it and may then

i mpenFect ions if al so it be powen-

w h e n e w i th to th e Fled,

mi xed:

Medi ci ne Oi I, will

ex alt ed

nesol ved

7E,.

F ulI y oF

cune

alI and him Fnom

Diseases incneasing w i th a II

in

A ni mal s, the stnength oF

nestoni ng oF Li Fe, Man, that

N atune besi des theneby

to

such

St at e

heal th ,

abund ant ly he m ay always

s upply in g liv e Fn e e As oun oun ing whole so long

t he

needs and

El i s e a s e s , we by do in

C ane

W ant. subti l i ze of oun the W heel , and thi s gnossen we make E l ement s al I t he of Vap-

th e n e F o n e so

V apoun nound netuFn the of

Co m p o u n d r wh i c h an d

tu n n ing to

a n i s e th descending,

soon

agai n, W onk we oF

conti nued Thi s thus l ast we is

ascendt he

w e name e n d i ng th e to be

S epanati on: w hi ch they at

beginning to

and

w hat

seek;

c ont inue so

disseven as neven

P ni nci pl es, panted

unti l agai n.

become

c onjoine d

C onj uncti on.

This heneby s ev ened t he and y et one: Soul, is is so

Wonk well

is

called

C onj uncti on, and appean at-e at ar-e h ene the oF i nto cl osel y as one

and

that

tnul y, they That al so to

Fon will as si ght

N a t unes nevet in be

ane

conjoined but will and

combi ned, i ndi vi dual : so thene thi s

mo n e , Bo d y ,

M an,

Sp i n it

one,

a ppeanet h R o ot , is but which only

only but

one; Thnee,

a l th o u g h which could is

Fi nst onl y

w ene w hi ch by

a Founfol d at l ast

Tw o,

and

Th e This

which

demonstnate, K ey oF

many

Fl easons. evern as Sepanat Vapoun j oi n wit h unt il must wann and m ade Fot , oF and we it s

Op e n a ti o n th e th e pFopen Body and no b o th mo n e oF

tnue

C oagul ati on, Fon by a

ion

wa s

Mean So l th e s e be

D i ssofuti on: W aten, thi s so as is a is

constant we

nes olv e own t hey t hee, m os t what Soul, will

w hen l ong

cl ean the

w e nesol ve to FIy, w hi ch unti l

upon A nd the

Fi ne, I

made

beFone. of al l

hene

th a t sune, is

oul^

C o n j u n c ti o n , be m a d e,

most

sol emn, be B ody

cannot Fnom a

thonough Then

di sj uncti on must the

Foul, which at fi n s t

th a t new

w hi ch L i fe

pune:

put neF ie , Fon F nom ane lik e

shal l B ody, is ned,

nevi vi Fi e. and and to B ody the the both; we cal l S pi ni t, othen w hi ch S oI, aFe tw o al l di v isible w hi te, and the t wo

th e th e and

So ul , one one is

each

o th e n ;

ane

congealed, u n to

Mothen one

FIow s and

m oves oth en Lune,

a Minenal

W a ten,

77.

t he

on e

is th e

able o th e n yet

to

abide is his in oun to oF

al l

Fi ne, and is heat ane abl e it l i ke the

and is to will to it

is

most be

mal l eabl e will

un den divide

t he

Ham m e n , int o to

F u gi ti ve, Fonce a due

hammened GoId FIy. D nagons, hi s Fnom the to

d u s t, Wax, Th e s e

by which in

cause not tw o

l i queFi e

like

fn o m

Two,

A nt, the

each H eant

be ing on

in Cent ne and is

qualit ie s inc lude s only agains t es t ed, F ugit iv e ; is t he is

c o n tn a n y th e Fine

othen; w hi ch Man, ni pe,

one is

w i thi n

N a tune, a mental one is

hi dden othen othen one as

si ght, the

appnehended N a tu n e ; th e o th e n th e penFect soon and w i th Law

by th e

the the the

contai neth is is naw ; Fi xt, attai n w hi ch them l i ke by the the

Fine is digis and

one othen

w a n ts of th e

di gesti on; one is

such

doth S un, Fnom FIi eth Thi s dust

penFecti o n, the tenden in

Se e d , ta me d . also it in

w h i ch The i ts

w e cal l S pi ni t qual i ti es,

our-

M oon in

di FFens and to ni se: unto

both, W aten

degnee, Fnom is t he so bot -

f on m , and to

F ine, I ong t om .

ma k e s u n ti l

the aII

S ouI l i ke

C i ncul ati on be seated at

be

n e p e a te d

t he

The I ong t he but

Finst

C o n j u n c ti o n j o i n e th slain, all and th e when being th en Den, wash coloun th e the

is the

oF

the

S un to

and them

Moon, both, to

the w hen i ts and

S econd thi s

by is

a done,

c i n c u l a ti o n , W a te n yet is

W aten is

E anth

netunned be uni ted,

Fi nst thi s

M at t en, shalI But be Finst oF

l a s tl y , i n to

E l ements thou bunnt agai n l i ke shal t w i th

must see Fi ne

t unned t he t he anis e wit h s c ent , ing ev en t he union, alI A nd ou rthus

W a te n , p a n ts and th e

nothi ng must

but pass then P eanl , aII i ts

W aten: the shal l w hi ch Fi l th in

gFo s s e F N i g h t, Fnom g e n tl e which Dness Fixed; ot h e n :

dankne ss a V a poun sh all and a an d w i th out in a you Finm have

shall secnet

be unto

nenew ed; oni ent Fnom it be

Showens dank all th a t a r-e b o th

the bei ng

dank

E anth

ill

nemoved shal I not and by w hi ch be

shal I uni ted oF made

appean togethen, descend one, thus by

shinFon

and so

El ements one

th e b o th ane

shal l

ascend S i sten

Thus

B nothen amended

wheneby

each aFe

othen:

A nd

C o n j u n c ti o n s mu s t oun

d e cl aned, gneat Fnom E l i xi n the E arth.

eFFected Fi nst

C i ncul ation. t he

pnepaned,

di vi di ng

S pinit ua l

Vi n tu e s

74.

P utreFacti on.

The bot t om , oun Y et ot hen to c all Toad,

fi n s t out oF and it

subliming which oun is,

w i th s h al l be

A i n,

and

the Fonth

othen a

subsi di ng Fotten bl ack at

to

t he cElled Fine. t he

bnought it

C ankassr in al l we that at the Fnom ane he hi s

Cnow, th a t but by

because thi s

shew eth doth not A nd w e neal l y penFect and then

most di FFen

c e n ta i n

W onk noti onal l y:

aFonenamed, one one Wo n k

only

al though mean the nest to Fi x,

pleased who peF-

many Ba y is

N ames, w i th but

V et ease

F onm s

Wonk

wellr Ant to

pleasune. and to to aFt en deat h, cleanse, Fon pant s

Fon t hat and all to aFte n wh i c h

oun

whole

to

open and

shut, to and in do a not, the

l oose, to put

necongeal, to ane it is, be nevive but th a t e x a c tl y

v o l ati l i ze, heal I to

and one

putneFi e,

aFtenw and di FFenent the

W onki ng, the

expnessed C ompound nei then

sens e.

c ent ain c ould ies t nue be not

u n l e ss s e vened, th e m i ght n e ason oF the

S pi ni tual i mpunit to B o dies. caused extnacted the di eth. of the body

coul d oF to

W atenrs be

cleansed,

non which

tennestnei ty be oF enabl ed

B odi es Fenew

bnought

Ti n c tu n e , This is th e

i mpenFect is and open it

tn u e

P utneFacti on, upon the

w hi ch B ody, doth that

by

a oF

F nequen t it aga i n , ds a

n e i te n a ti o n by a c o n s ta n t it to

W aten

C i ncul ati on; y ei l d i nto veny p a Fts that i ts i t, centeF, ane in made the S eed, by

thi s aFten the and

in Fon

such

wis er F ins t dot h

ma k e th liFe it is

i n fu s e d i ts i ts o th e n ,

medi ati on bei ng thus

Mo on, and

which condo

e n te n

u n to

mi xed that

F ounded so

to g e th e n , each one

bni ttl e, they

because FIow l i ke

bot h and

em b n a c e oF

Fi ne

W ax,

appean By int o S eed, the

Go l o u n . oF th i s veins is M o on oF an S o1, entnance w henei n out Fnom is l i eth the that obtai ned cl osel y C enten, at l ast and they Fon the Wat en it s

means

hidden th u s

contai ned the al l W a t en

which so

b n o ught by Thnee thi s

bec om e th a Lim u s . v eny by much

th i c k e n e d th u s

S eed, aFe oFt the w hi ch sw el l ,

Fet unn

to

And in

N atunes but dni ness by

bl ended subti l i zi ng moi stune pnoves to

togethen, they be it spent, a i ts

w hi ch ane and

diFFen

te m p e n a m e n t, u n ti l up by by th e begins

a m ended slem Cup. and

eac h

o th e n , dnunk Bo d y

wholly F on the

E anth, to

deadl y C ol oun,

soon

and

changeth

79

all

the

Fume t-etiFing, again the dead

it

at

last

dies causing

and nots, Vapouns past the

until to fatal

a Spinit which and

neneweth shall shal l

Cankese,

anise, doom,

wash the

gt-oss

Earth,

and having

become most
if th i s

Flesplendent.
w ene not made, the B ody w oul d Fon eveF

No w

C i n c u l a ti o n

nemain it nity
F on y eilds t he be t he way unt il dank t he t his will s hew F ine

in

its

own pFopen which

Fixity, might

non

could the

thene Base digged

then Metals

be had to the

Fnom dig-

a Fixt

Essence,

advance than

oF Sol
by th e moFe Body in

and Luna,
e l e v a ti o n to th e

mone pune
of the than in and al l B ody the the the to

those
B ody

Fnom any
dni en,

Mine.
and non so dot h

W aten, iF the

the

becometh w eFe

Fine,

Matten of

W ateni sh; unti l to the A toms, doth

b e c o me paFt

Eclipsed s p e n t, and th e a nd

S hade B ody S pi ni t

N i ght, nent

m oist une t hen st naight Day, which t hen

gneat

appeaF

Vapouns be g i n all Coloun LiFe to

ceasing, dispose w i th i n last

fai l i ng,

E eath encneasi ng

putni dness, appean as

each a C now , and

d o th at

w i thout a by in thi s

bl ack w i Il

as

a b a ting, and by and

gneen gay the

C ol oun C ol ouns Fi ner

succeed, the by at

n e tu F n s ,

bani sheth gay C ol ouns aIl

danknessl d egnees l ast t he will

co n ti n u e d c o me , like d o th and u n to dnive

Io n g e n again c o mmo n above.

b unni ng v a n i sh,

bei ng but

conti nued mush

A n gent-vi ve,

bni ghten,

w hi ch

C ongel ati on.

And FIy whic h I as t aw a y ,

th e

Ain u n ti l Eay can you

c o n d e n s e th th e by v o l a ti l i ty l i ttl e it

the

dnops, ceaseth,

and

these al l

netunni ng abi de the unti l

do

again

and geteth

heat , at

eveny no And heat hene we

and

Ii ttl e i ts

Fi xati on,

banish may

Fnom oun

S tati on. how agai n by an al tennat e Fonw an d, most sec-

o b serve go so

pnocedune, and then

P noc es s t hus t - et unt il by Seed, a Il

s o m e ti me s

backw and, l ong

come S ol rs

D i s s o l u ti o n u n ti l b e c o me th e

conti nuedr dead; B ody

w extnact w hi ch is

Bo d y

becomes and the

qui ckened w hen

a gain, this is

S p i n i t,

di sappeaneth,

done,

then

is

Laton

by Azoth

washed

clean,

which

must

be penFormed

80

by A in,

m an y

C i n c u l a ti o n s , by n e i te n a te d ts t to

a f ten

w hi ch

the

B ody the Fenment shal l

is

seen

to

FIy bei ng

in

t he

which

S ubl i mati ons, causeth l i ke otr i ts

S ubstance to

m ade This done,

penF ec t l y it lik e m ov e, daz ling But W onden s , beF one t unned able again, but and is wi l l then oun And alI to it a it to bein g to

clean, unable spankling L u s tn e w i th th e

last F Iy

appeaF. on the

a V apoun, l i ttl e as as

tw i nkl e E yes, thee and

heat n oll t his said. and

S ta n s : is so

Fi shes to

tunn,

whose Si g h t e t^ e th a t

gneat E ye,

pnevent A nci ent thou i ts

behol di ng have a

a fi x e d

the

Magi

penFect

W hi te

appeaF, in

shal t moti ons

admi ne on the

thousand which and innum enFlowing shapes, CeI I , which

shall a tta i n like

hounly to to a

appean cl ean in

Fi ne , Fi xt,

shall powden

spankl i ng the Fl ui d houn unti l it S un, and it

bni ghtness, shal l d" y, and assume Fi xt in the

A toms appeani ng than in will

undengo aFten

changes; and not a II new in

s o m e ti me s less c o n ti n u e th e space

an

shal l it l i ke

stFange in it s

l ong

atryr

become A toms

Su b s ta n c e Moon. shal l

appean

S un,

Fesplendent th e and Light

when

have is a al l qui te dny

so

l ong

shone

on and

the al I it a

E anth , appeaFet h so l ong, Fi xa t ion

t hat I ike unt il to

da n k n e s s spankling

o b s c u n i ty w i th ti n ge

vani shed, then W hi te,

Thnone and

Fi ne,

decoct w i th

c an

p e n e tn a te a Il is As s a y s . th y

B odi es

due

endune

Then t he eas ily whic h in lieu Finst be th e

Wh e e l is

o nce

tnul y

tunned

about, but oF a a

and C hi l d, stout be

Medi ci ne yet may it

oF

On d e n bnought A n ti s ts th e n e o F

ma d e , to a tta i n

thi s the pai ns, most w i th a

al though stnength and

C hampi on; w el l nepain, then

by and

change, o b ta i n and it a th e n to

cane,

shal l Jew el . by w hi ch A nt

enesti mabl e Meat, w hi ch

Thi s

im bibe u nt il m ult iand be nuined. and wheFe did t hene-

F ins t t hou ply

w i th hast at th y a

M i Ik , advanced own pFopen to

fenment mayest Fi ne, W onk P ant,

gneat

V i ntue, caFe to

thou thy thy Fi nst the

p l e a s u re ; Sto n e , ma k e

taki ng Ieast thy

pFeseFve goi ng in out the in

k eeping No w als o f on tt-y, oF , a how

Fi ne taught is

how to

P n o j ecti on and At.t I Mul ti pl y have not

is

F e n me n t of th e

shew ed an

S econd oF w hat

B ook, myselF

PnooF and

bnought hene cl ose make thi s

E xampl e needl ess

th e n e fo n e now w i th

shal. l C o n g e l a t i on

any

Fepeti ti on Fon iF thou

bu t

Tneati se.

81.

pr-ove Eo happy the thou tune: Fates Fules sunely And iF Ehall

es

to laid

annive down:

hithento, But tf

then othenwise

mayest thou

thou Failest the

pnoceed

by

beFone

henein, oF Fonbetten

betFayest eithen help

a gnoss pFevent to

rgnonance, pFoceed

o3. else

Fnowns until

thee,

no Funthen,

thee

speed.

Sic

explicit

trledulla

Alchemiae.

8a.

The Method the in

and l.latenials l,lercury

pointed

at,

composing Elixin, the

Sophick plain

and Transmuting all to

terms, neven

Fr-ee fnom emitted

Enigmatsl the Xorld.

like

beFore

Nu me n o u s dank ot hens , s t ill nious ing t he fn as E n i g ma ti c a l who nemains Seanchenl

ane

th e

Vo l u mes

extant oF the

on

thi s

S ubj ect, and the

but

thFo't he oF Ant i ndust concenn-

e x p n e s s i o ns oF what S e c n e t, may Tnadit pant

A depts, di d be not

D el usi ons the

wnit

themsel ves then j ustl y to be

undenstand, by Juvenal V ol umi ne. out eveny

moFe and

di scovened oF as

spoke

sai d

P e n ta te u c h , th e Fonegoing to be

A neano oF and thi s have oF be

Quodcunque B ook* r pnesented

Moses. one Aut hon excellent by to yet at I t nue

w B manked you w i th

pF o P e n

avoided, th e d i F fi c u l t we has usedr th e

that

T neat is e , s eanc he n s , t he not but in s op h i c k

c a rre d and

Ma nnow to

A l chemy, got Fon one by

hi ghry Money; oF the

varuabl e w hi ch pl ai nest in as

pn epaning ext ant , Revealed; And Tnans-

Me n c u n y , what s ti l l te a c h Ia y

appnehend been done

F o n g e tti n g E n i g ma rs onde n to

A noni mous to penFonm the

S ecnets pnomi se:

w now oF

come

oun

M e thod these

obtai ni ng

P hi l osophens as Maxi ms to

m ut ing v ed: *

Elixin,

down

Genenal

Fl ul es,

be

obsen-

This ta i n i n g

scnipt

a p p e aned oF is

at

the

end in B asi l by tr.

oF

hand-w ni tten tneati ses by sart oF H i gh

bo ok A. oF

con-

" Se c n e ts to i ts which

A nti mony" added Tnans.

tw o

Von Ant i-

s u c h te n , mony 167 1, pham Fnom th e s , w i th

val enti ne' s C abl e out and, by S. by

u s e-"

Dut ch,

a n d ' rAp h o n i s mi H e n m e ti c u m " Geneva, '1654. Go rd is th e by o th e n of its seed. and by

C hemi ca, A nonymous, Mannow

C LIII" , tnans. of

' rH ydnopyr-o gnaT. E. H oupn eght p. phir ar e-

" The

A l chemy"

1.
to by t he due

That veFy h e a t,

w hose

B ody

must

be

nadi cal l y w hi ch ane S tate put

opened a ided int o

c e n te n , as in

pnopen Genenati ons,

Fnucti Fyi ng the and is the a

w aten; P anti cl es N obIen

m ot ion, ?.

p n o d u c ti v e That This

F e nmentati on, Mencury

P noIi Fick. W aten.

Sophick

Fnucti Fyi ng

83.

3. to iv e it s oF 4. c ul- y , panat ion ion, way but

That Ee n te n r

Common o tr

M e n c uny such a

wilI

not

R adi cal l y oF S tate.

open

the as to

B ody be

oF

G oI d

cause and

a moti on

P anti cl es

pnoduct -

F e n me n ta ti o n This in and Sophick V i n tu e N a tu n e . up th e

P nol i fi ck is in

Me ncuny Fan In F o e tus a c o n s tant and

appeanance and the in

Ii ke

unto oF a

common speci a l ManuaI may get

M enPne-

di FFenent, that so Ii es

neal i ty

S ecnetr that H eat,

E rs Fon nothi ng E c.r ane the

O penat out in

cl o s i n g oF F u me , by

penFectl y, modenate banel y

using

suFFi cient ly samer ilay

t aught s uF F ic e,

A u th o n s , as a nequining

thenefone no Funthen di FFenence th or the will Foun G ol d on

menti oni ng

E xpl i cati on. thene may be Ii ttl e in Mencunyrs, otno and

What what t he they

considenable can penFonm

E ye Ful Iy

di scovens decl ane. to the one

V aniat ion,

F oI Io w i n g T ak e

Ex p e n i me n ts Me n c u n y leaf s ti n n i n g th e H e a t. Me n c u n y ,

common th e n e i n only dissolving w i th o u t common Quicklime, Si l v e n ,

pants, S i l ven, togethen; oF S i l ven,

Touch P ant,

it w hi ch

is

sensi b ly is don e t he

cold, wit hM ensens-

dis s olv e out c uny ibly F in e , is cold T ak e t an G oI d duning m ix t une enc e and oF

them GoId

duni ng the

the

ti me is as

that beFone

W aten

and

di sti l l to A nt,

it in and

Foun thi s

ti mes Mencuny

Fnom

S aIt

of

Tan-

a c c o n di ng in th e th e Iike

di ssol ve as on beFone, S i l ven,

I eaF and t he

Method is

P noponti ons the thene pnoduce oF GoId is such a

th e wilI

ti me be

M e n c uny H ot.

di ssol vi ng C entai nl y that

s e n s i b ty tw o th e

gneat vani ous Fnom the

di f Fene FFect s. SaI t in aI l oF

b e tw e e n No te th a t

th e s e in

Mencuni es

F i n st th e n e

D i sti l l ati on wilI be a

Mencuny l oss oF

T ant an t he whic h will t he

E Qu i c k l i m e , th e n in Fnom oun o b ta i n Way and

gneaten

S ubstance togethen ; so

Mencuny we no t M e th o d T he

th n e e

subsequent

S ubl i mati ons

put Mencuny Mencuny

speak answen to

Ex p e n i ence. En d s ; i t. Me thod Mi n enal i s, it is

N eventhel ess, not the S ophi ck

pnepaned is t hat

non

tF U e Fnom

common Metal l i ck N atune, N i tne,

Mencuny B odi es,

must ti l l

be it

D i sti Il ed shal l ne-

ot '

S ublim ed c eiv e as

c e n ta i n Vi n tu e s ,

th e i n as

hot

anothen of

exceedi ng dFaw n oF Fnom a

common a Mi nenal

M encuny, is m one

m uc h

F l e c ti F i e d acid, th e n

Sp i n i ts Vi n e gan,

s hanp

and

the

P noduce

V egetabl e.

a4.

This F ladic all y , E ant h ic le at ions we s ee

So p h i c k as fc e by is

Me n c u n y m e l ts a Se e d

is in

H omogeni al hot W atenr Fonth put i nto

to or

GoId, as the

and

di ssol ves oF eveny aFe the t he

it

moi stune

imbibed oF which oF th e th e but co n s e n t, De a th Thene i ts e IF is

spnouti ng and by B ed, the w ay the not e l se

to

Genenati on, S uch S ympathy; oF a

Pant O pent hen

mo i s te n e d wonking of th e

moti on: and

N a tu n e , w a n m th Mindr mo s t and

H omogenei ty on the

thus

Impontuni ti es nul e by C onsent,

l over ^, p lainest , Secnet s, Pains,

s eiz e s aF es t , t hat non

c a p i ti v a te e F F e c tu a l which could

W i Il , to

the those

dnaw oF an

out

and

obtai n

H ands extont. w onthy theneof

E xecuti onen,

tonmenti ng

s o me th i n g th e is

oF

noti ce bei ng

concenni ng tedi ous and an

thi s

Soph-

ic k and

Mencuny, wh e n it

Pn e p a n a ti on pnepaned.

tnoublesom el oF it s

A young w i II penFonm: ti me

A nti st ' Ti s obtai n

may tFue

w ant

account w i II

G oodnes s , him , he but F ind s on it

and

what

it a

E xpeni ence know l edge, the be the

t each iF in

nequines

long

to

that

and be

h i ms e l F what a Sta te , tn u e

wnong,

cannot to by

di scenn, P enFecti on, in w hat a

w hethen to shont

Mencuny, Thi ng to

af , Y , Now

te n d i ng Me th o d

desined: gi v e t he to to nenit s a

we h a v e

w hi ch, in each

space, oF

c ent ain M enc uny den due G oI d it

d e te n mi n a te is, th e and tn u e oF what

J u d g e ment, a d vance

degnee

P enFecti on in it as onden is to come

Openati on and to know

makes, w hen

So p h i c k P e n F e c ti o n , and what

Mencuny, oF it such is to

he i g h t

pow en become

E eFFi cacy one thi ng,

di s solve enteF int o

Fladically,

and

ins epena b l e We do m uc h k nown, A ut hon t he T wo c ur y ; t han on t im e as a not

c o n j u n c ti o n . nememben th a t any A uthon has w as oF taken to hi s it Fi Fteen goodness be noti ce done; desi ned w oul d oF and A i m: have thi s, i ndeed IF a non weFe lat e him at M enless so it

h i n te d S tu d e n t been

such

a thi ng mi ss thi s kept

could appnized oF in

handl y oF Fi ne,

had

Method, Fon the moFe

saved

and

expence T i me s , by oun

W eeks oF be

togethen hi s S oph ick in

sevenal which Fi fte e n M et a l s

E xpeni menti ng mi ght

M e th o d V i de (e 3 ? )

eFFectual l y C ounse oF

assayed

Mi n u te s . No. e .3 . at it

C ompl ete

C hymi stt-y,

Expenim ent

We cannot t his Pnocess,

pnesent would be

thi nk too

it open

Fi t

in

pl ai n

W onds Eh

to

di sclose to

a E l i scovenyr

unvei l i ng

85.

pollut ed Nat une, to it s hew

Ey e s , which th o s e Ii k e an

and th e

u n h a l l ow ed A l mi g h ty al one

V i ew , Govennoun w hom he in

the

most

sacned in hi s

Mysteni es ow n in powen,

of

neseFves thi nks

Oa n l i n g s a

w onthy; w hi ch oF and it

neal i ty we but we and t hen weFe so

appe a F s seems as

P n o p o s i ti on

Mathemati cks, di fFi cul t

beFore

k now s oon only not

Hypenbola

admi nabl e so

i mpossi bl e, N atunal , so l ong,

discovened, how of

a p p e a Fs $ re c o u l d it to soonen. p o i n t' o ut i ts N a tune be i ts and i nti nel y P ants mi ss

easy,

pl ai n

wonden ap p n i s e d But

undenstandi ng

F u n th e n considen N a tu n e to G o Id , be OF F i c e

the and

Mateni al s OFFi ce. Metal l i ner

composi ng

thi s

S o phick

M enc uny , Its geneal c ould Its G old, ic k as

must and

or

it

w oul d oti t. eveFy

not the

be

Hom o-

must

be

most

subti l e, by al ten

G oI d

not

e n te n e d is w i th to it

nadi cal l y

di ssol ved and

mo i sten, one t he

di ssol ve enti ne E anth uni ted j oi ned

P anti c le B ody; PnoliF-

oF

b e c o mi n g th e and

i nsepenabl e w i th a S eed

M o i s tu n e a

oF

occasi ons

G en-

enat ion

numeFous th i s is so p o te n t

Pnoduct. A gent and onl y on D i ssol ven ds j oi n l i ke as is to to bi d act on Fl o yal to M et al, an

Co n s i d e n whos e I nF enion by wha t N a tu n e

penFect wi l l

necl user mi x, in a

deFi ance and be

Powen; is

N a tu n e

w i th, S tate, to

bettened it s by Com Fine,

Homogeneal not

to -' ' i tsel F to

othenw i se Li qui fi e be an C Iay

pos it ion on

will

consent w i th w e i gh

A dmi ssi on, of Tantan,

ac c n u ti a te

Vi n e g a n and

S aIt w el l

w oul d and

unsuccessFul oF yo un may Ways M at be pno-

at t em pt : enials , no need by

Considen and oF

the go

N atune to

Fl eason so

Op e n a ti o n s F l e p e n ta n c e .

b eFone W e ane oF one to oF oF

you not the Method

W onk; oF

and the

thene

Ignonant H enmeti ck onl y, the

vani ous but aFFi nm and

pos ed so

A u th o n s , as oF to

tn e a ti n g W n i te oF

S ecnet, w hi ch Fon we

have to

been be a not

c and i d Wa y

s une

pnoceeding, pnocedune Op e n a ti o n s

obtai n di FFenent thi s Li Fe,

w i shed Openati ons. in

E nd,

have

int enm ix t As nes t onin g whic h t hos e S peak . it who So to

th e th e

Medi ci ne, and

nemovi ng the be l et

al I

Diseases, in by

H e a Ith , pnoduces have not

p n o l o n g ing happiei seen i ts

i nl i ghteni ng than can

Mi nd ,

C onsequences Mi nacul ous you to the

i magi ned E xpeni ence

E FFects, D i vi ne

Fleaden

w e c o m mend

B enedi cti on.

86.