THE

ORK
. . .
GE B'ER,
The Moll: Famous
RABIAN PRINe
AND
P Ii !LOS 0 PHE R,
OF THE
,
I NVESTIGATION
. .
AND
PERFECTION
. .
OF
The Stone,
L OND O N,
Primed fOr Wi{/""" Cqcptr ar the Ptli",,, ill
Lilli. Bri,.;.. . MDCLXXXVI.




,
"J;' :{I" .
. .'
\ Genc;raI' CO N TEN T
' - . -' . . ,
: . Ten feveral Di'lJi/io1JS.
W 0Jul Ii" ,. 1
- 1. T"' fiE or fearcb ofchings corrupt
ing afld.pcrfeding Metallick Bodies,
Stone oftiic PhllofOphers. Pill' I
II. TheSumm ofPcrfedion, or the way to make
the Perfea Magifiery by Art. p. 11
II I. A Confur,uian of the RC3fons of thoR:: ' Men
which deny this Art, imitating Nature. p. H
IV. Of the Natural Principles of Mcrallick .
and theif effciliaccorrlingto the opiniol15 of bcxb
Anciem and Modem PhilolOphcrs. p. 6i
\1'. or the Artificial Principles of this Art. po 8;
VI. or the knowledge and way of Perfedion 01
this Art which depends on the knowledge of the
Nature of Spiri[S and Bodies, &<. p. 14i
\i" 11. or the Neccffity ortbe Perfedion ortbe. Me.
dicine perfelting all imperfc(tBodies. p. / 71
\rIll. orchc Pl'obacionsof Perfediom. p. 116
IX. Of the I m'enriao of the Perfedion from tbe
property of things from which the Medicine is
cX[r-"llcd. ,.1)9
X. Lartly his Book of Furnaces and the fCveral Re-
!timcnn of the work, with a Recapitulation 0
t he huthor's Expcrim.nr:s, >- , . 17'
:- 9
:;-1

THE
TRA NSLATOR
.TO THE
.
REA D E
T
He E,ninrncyand Wm/' of Ihi' Alltbor
no Af#/ ,hi. W Ulmmcnd
l1im, \:.fo in hi$ Il'"rin!',("
Boot flLcws . ured 00
or fiuidea Amb.tt." ; but
(like a Jtood M410, intendin/C to inform. not to
min the Mi1lliJ of his Difiplt,) fofLlCCiD.9:l y fpelks
0( all ni"l" as is rard yfeen in any other mum.
The Est4, why he Writ in his Ti_, was as him-
f; lf declares, not only ro T' ... .b and DirrEhbc
"i_, but allOt<> DMR and the fallacious
&jcti,tiMl of Sophij!m, whom he:
Cotr/tJ; c..ying . he J}, ouJd be ucurk.:1 allO , did he
not difcover dw:ir F.""ds. For a Jike End was I in-
ciled, by worthy F,itndofmine. !O thisT, .. "fl .. -
I i ... ; thai ,he WOJU(S of 10 Ancient andVet=a-
.ble an A"t'- (coml'rifill./C fo many various moll:
.. ) m'Sht 001'.' at length be .rub-
lilhoo in the at very
/)4.1 fo mar,y PtI"jM, publ ick.ly their Cb, m:-
Prr,.mmom (as theyeal! 111tm) which, if fu(h
as theY arc pre(e",cd '0 be, or bill in fome compe-
tt n, mc;afure 10 Ihe Ihcdou. Titlts,
with which they are woUld rathcrcom-
their ",,,6.." th.an need ro be commendnI.
by them. For Cb, ... iflry i, a trL.le and ful Art, and"
(when handled by prudem A"'fl, ) I' ro(h=l;-
and ful " frilt. . A, . Bt.t
. .
,
,
I
J



,
" .
)1 . :' 'tit It, &:,m .. u fou,jJ,
.. ' 0"" .>II/'J II'tjfols t,iw ,bI ,.,.ujl font/.
Ami ( which is "more to be bewail,",l ) M", that
Ccm the Fill &t.nmt{Cbptuft?
Of' .Ii n1ofl: are but TJ , in thu moll: nKdWy
Uoc...l\h much ah.!fttl) Sei.",.; account rnemfdves
accompl ilhN , i f toboan
"ncr J{.tt of Mlflol i yea , ITI!ll'e than ,oad
M.':Ifir. in Ihn Art 10 do. For every conrci.
nIlte\k M.vo, tlCttcilhl in cbj.".;ftry, ftts Cap Co
-r.b 10 by his 11-' upon his M'M,Ih; and YEt
'q e...'h 11001 to do wllu CHdhecan, withou,bJow-
in/!: He t/tat doth othawife, may
well be (urpttl:ed: for ( according to the P .....
wrb ) Om Wi ... '"'" ... BvJb; and c,-ery well
fumw<1 C<.lINne'nds the W ... 4v It it
rc:wrded of lho, ramOoJs P.i_m that be,
havin.s fi ni lhed eminent Pi". , did always tx-
('0(0: I t to VIt". Wore he dur/!: commend
II (at a pcrli.,,,, W. tt ) to him for whom he miule
1!1e His EMin ,his, "-$ H'fi"'-" amply relate,
was dial be mi/l.\II, fCOll' lho: """" h. of olhffS
heJd,imlCl(pfa.i(al,or beable
(pnHlrndy conje-.'hIting bY wh.,1 he heard) 10 cor=.'l:
and amend his own FJ>'HI". If Pby/i<i. ". of our
did, in irnic,"ion of Apr''', W .......
for ,he [ante and would upon juft unde-
ni>bl..: Wie.1Vour to amend their ETrtr. ;
rheir fo frcqut"D1 P"H.". would be highly corn-
mo",hhle ; bo.,: 'Iii olhcrwi(e. Y ct: Chiri,y fOrb;(!s"
me to impute this to Av.uice, or A",t.;" ...
(Vi"' aliIcmill..lblc in . n ;>.!"', t tpially inPhyJi-
d.", ) bnt Ulher olher lef5 injuTiou' C""fo" as
't.-.,."" , a:iJ w.utt of F. in amend-
hr. which, lbis &ol;.rrur pro'e vUy (CO' iceable :
caufe
,
!


- ... ;
f/!!.lfo iNfluon, dlfni, ....... &JlIlIII:
IlleR conclude, Cubrcribingmy fdf(u I ahv2)'$
FrieDel. '
M"l1d. " 18, F_ ... .1
HtI.fo. M ,1. iN
New-market;. Wap:-
pillg, MM ,hr Dock.
Ric631'd Rnftll.
. , . '
. .'
. . . .-
'.
The Contents.
l.
the l1J'l-'tpigatioll 01' Starch of
pairm. ..



F 77..
j
"l,l pn{rOj"l ""J mrJt!" 1I1 Me-:
ralhck BOdie. Chap. I . Page 3'
Oftlu Srone.j Philofophers, &r. l., r:
OJ'111j''lsbripiJfI Preparation 1 .. /fJ 4'
3' 6.
P,., .. ,;"g "lid AftJiIT/Ujag Bodies, ja GrtltJ'u
A4
4 9
s. :n,
6. 14.
,. If
a. 1&
J,!.} 17:,
11, 18.'
20.
II. Of
,
-
,

,
II
Of the Sum of Ptr/rf1ictl, Or of th
Pnfrl1 Magiflrry. TheFirll: Bod.
The !'rtf'"' I B"t into F
''''''/. P. " 1
Part I .
0ftIHDNij, ,, 'I t . If
Of J.p,J. ___ nJufrJ,;/Wor'r...
. -I ,IN BOdy ., llu Artifi cer 1 . 2
Of In", tin Pan 'f ,I., Anin, Sou
3 11
Of Extn-wlmpedimc:nu, hi""ui"t. fbi Wor
.. f ,,,., 4ft . ' 4. 1!
J1trC,"!I,y.,!' .f tin Fup Parr, t
OJ..allficatlons .J ,i, Artificer r. 10-
Part 1.
OE An
J . 3'1
n.., ;1"( ,.JfiJII, &c. "'Ift Art u. ,,,,,
. 11ft' Nature; ... IlDiffc:rencies.f Properries
. f Allion. . 2 ; 39
:.t'C' ''f_ldiu'j ,I., Reafons'f Men!"""
Art . 3 41.
-J)""", Opinions .f '''-I' "IH f"Pf liu An t
. ' . . .' .,.
Of tin Reafo"s'f Men . " JiM!. th! Anf"",['J. i
" ' 5, p.
The Contents.
01'1.: Rtlfonuf Men Jr"J;"" ,1" Art /.,,,r,J
ill Arfnick 6, fJ'
Of II.I Men Art
Al1ten1'iwe, &c. 7 54'
Of ,1" Rearons1 Men tIt.,i"$tlot Art/."./ol
i"Spiritlf';' x' ..... ilhBQd,es , &c. U.
Of ,I" -t "'t"Ji,,! , he Art /""./,.1
j. Wh,te Lead.r Tin, t!N. 9 51
Of the Rea(onuf Men de"",,! ,h, Art [.pp.fol. ,
ill Black Lead, . r Saturn 10. r,.
Offl" Men " , Art/"" ofe4.
j.th: MllUon.! IuTJB()(hel, &t. J I. \Sq.
Of ,I., " Men fbe Art /lIff.[,1I
i ll Ibe M,xtion of h4r'" Bod,c" &,. J:t. 6,.
Of II.: Rea(on!,f Men 4t11,i"l tht Art /.".!,.
ill ElI'uadion.f , /., Soul, ' I_ 6a.
Of ,h. Rearons of Men tI ,i,,!,1u An-/l" M'
i . Glaru.JGmu, uc. '4' 6:t.
Of ,he If Men tit"},,,! tin Art I II,,-f,J
ill il/"'.iI. M,nerals,Vegeta61e1, &,. ,I f + 63
Part. J.
O
F llu Natural Metallick J3o.:
dic5,.curti'--t'ftIu0p1nIOm, &t. " , 6r.
Ofth. Natural Principles .f Metals, .c"rii,,[,"
, h,OpiniOlH! Phi lofophCT!,&'. l. U .
71u DivHion" ,.hA' Art" hI fp,1t!II.f Su1llhur.
Annick, All'" (!Tt.
Of Sulphur 4 ...
Of Arfilick f . ?a.
Of Arge-ntvive"r Me-truty 6. 23.
Of Il.l EKefu if ,h, Principles,! Nalur.e, itb
'"
,

Content!.
:W, Met:;lllick Bodies
Of Sol, u'Gold
Of Luna ... Si,lver
Of Sarmn,.r Ltad
Of Jupi ter. " Tin
Of. Venus, f, Copper
Of Mars, .r
Part. i .
" -,
l
" 7.,
. 7f.
9 77
1 0. 78.
II. 79.'
11. 80.
13. 81
,
O.r: thl Oil-ilion .f Things . ilh
.f Perfedion, &,. I . 8 J.
Of SublimatIon. ItbJ i'.'l/utl 2 . 86.
Sublimation is , .. J _/ I hl Dt:rm .f
FIre. &e. . 88.
Of t bt Feces.f Metall ick Bodiei to " Jjttl If
Spirits ,i.,bti, Subli mation, rh. 4. 9 r.
Of e"'""'l ,he_ Fire ilt Sublimation, r. 93.
0{ E, ffrl ;<Hilt t I" Feces MUit ,
Di/p.pliu .f I I" Furnace , &t. ' 6. 95 .
Of Mlllur d F,,,,.,bt Sublimltory ;, I f
",
Of'
U ' 7 9'
_ 'f Mercury,. , Argentv. 8. 1 0 1.
Of Sublimallon'f Marchalite 9. 105'
Of , bt Verrel /.,I. 6I;III;I/: Marchafite 1 0 106
O/SublimatiOll'f Magnefi a.lltiTuc. I': 110: ,
Of '''''' .f ,.,ifji-g '" Palli ls
OfO
.ft ." . . ' la. 1120.
I Caures.& .. 13. u4'
Of -I BodICl uJ Sptrlt! : itt
Cautbi ! &,. 1 + 110.
Of Ir. 116.
Of Coagulauon o.t i" Clures i 4iwrJ If",,"
of
Tbe Content '
,f e,."J.,i.! Mercury. Ct.
Of Filufon, Il j" Caute, &e.
0[ Ccration, .Itd III C,aufe
lit.
16. 119:.
17 1}6 .
18, '39.
The Prtflll' dividing the Three , .,rs:
p. 1.1.
Part I.
T
HAI' ''' K .. "JtJ" .f Perfeltion .J ,hi,
Art drpt.J, Nature
,/ Spirits, f!;(. I . I .p.
0/ ,htN.,.ruf Sulphur t/. Arfnick 1.
0f ,he N AI .Tt,JMercury,orAr?;entv. 3 '4f
Of ," NAl Il".f Marchalite, &t. 4 '4
8

O/ II.tN.,t.,I.fSoI,trGold 5.
l
r
o

O! ,I., N.,,,,, '! Luna, ... Silver 6. 15 J.
Of tI.l N.,.n.f Mars IT Iron. A /f f tin Er-
feltSff Sull'huT ""JMi;fcury, ". 7 I f+
Of ' ''1 N.'.TII! Venus IT Copper 8. 157
Of tht NAt.To/Tupiter, .rTin 9 , 6a.
Of thl N"t.rl.f Saturn, " Lead 10. 166.
Part 1.
T H. t .f lVI', ;.,p
t
1'O. .lttl .1{'.1.
Agentvive, th, MedICIne - . ft ,"tiff",
., rr .... !.lJ.. vito flit /.r, WhIte, t ho ",,"
ffT,ht Rtd I . 17 "
- n.r
. .


Tbc
Of,hl Solar Medicine -f, hl 'l1irAOrd, 20. 2.1)
Part 3'
T HI DiviCIOI'I 'f "I"t' r .
Of Cinerilium I . ", ff.' Bodies .fl/I,
it . "'tT,II" 2 . 217.
Of ,1n Tryal .! ' hI Cineritium (,rCupel) h.RI
it is " 6H''''p.,,rd .. L,,"J.!.d ). :210.
Of Ctmenr , If? [#1111 &!din/. fl.i. ,t _r,
"d "lnrs l.1i 4. 212.
Of ,In Enmen .f Ctment . In" it is I I j,t
p. /I"dullllld umiftlJ f. 22.4'
Of IRniliofl 6. 216.
Of Furion, ,rMehing. 7. U.,.
Of riot Ellpofil ion 'I Bodie. Wl r ' h V3fOUU
.f A"". Thing. 8. 219'
Of rh, Elui nltion.[ Elodiel Fin-h 9.2)1:
Of rhtAdmixlion -f Sulphur 10. 232;.
Of Calcination ""d RedulHon It, ,,'H.
O[ ,he Argentvive 1l'}13f.
A Recapltulauon If ,10, whoJ. Arc 13;
wh", Ordc:r rI" Au,hor hAlh .j{.rwJ j" ,r ... ,i"t
_[,I.,r"/,,iti J1' 2J7.
I V.
or the Invention ofVel'ity. or
OF tht fix Propmiea .f Things fm" .,hklt
t lx Medicincjux/T"atd I . 23 9.
Cf 'ht fi"u Ptoperties ./ Ihl Medici ne 2.
Of tlJl Dt'lJifi'" .f fhl Book int, /Q1Ir Paruclel
,. ' 43
Th,
The Contents.
The Firft Particle. '
0" tIN Preparacioluf A{j.iJlt Minerals4: 24f.
The"Second Particle.
Of t hr Mundification, Cl' AMfi"t Spirits
S :149
OftlH Preparation . r Sulphur 6. l.ro.
Of tin Preparation.f Arfnick 7. lp.
Of th, Prepara(ion " Argrntvive 8. 151
Of f IJI Preparation'f M3rchafite 9.} H
Of tI.l Preparation .f TUli a, &t. 10 . I
The Third Particle.
11." Bodies 'lIlht"., prtpami
Of f hr PreparatiOl1'f Saturn
Of fbr Prrparation .f Jupiter
0/ fltt Preparation./ Mars
0f'fht Preparation.f Venus
The Fourth Panicle.
Jl. 3f.,.
11.t
, \2H
,.
'i-} 8
If 1,.
Of Medicines 16. 360.
Of IYh,jf,Medicinesf" Jupitrr . &t. 17. 36 (.
0[ S.lArMec:!icinesfr J upiter, th. 18. 36J .
&,. 19. 364'
Or f ,' Venus and Maruo. 26r.
Of" Medicine.t! fir, 7b;r4 Order.!., fhl White
1[. ::.66.
Of A 368.
Of S'/lffiw Waters,/mib""Aliv: O}'ls 13. l 69.
v
The Contents.
V.
Of nmtour, &c. wi th a RtCll,'-If/laft'..
of the Au,horr Exp"immtr:
,-he Prrf,lCf, dividing the B (,.in!o Three P"rtl,
P
p. 371
art. r.
OF tin caleinatory FUrnace
. Of,1n SublimatOry Furnace
Of Ih. DiftilJaroryFurhace
0{ tin Drfcenfory
0/ lin Meiring Fll rnace
Of IN Diffolving Furnace
Of Fixatory Furnace,.r Athanor
Part. 2.
I. 273
l . l7 ...


7 271
OF ' hI Preparation .f Mt4tiJ, Mi neral Spi rit!
. 8. 178.
Or ,1., Calcination of Jupit. lind Saturn 9 379.
OJ ,bt Calc,inal.ion I O.}:;r.SO.
Of ihtCalcmallOll.f M,JiI, Minerals II.
q-IbtAblutionuf Calxes, r!n ' u.i: 81
Of,b,lncerationif &e. 1].5"1.
Of l in Rrdultion .fCalxcs 14. 281.
Of,h, Solutions .f8odiel prepared,'3't., f l83.
Part 3.
Or ,h. Way Perfelti ng. 4furJinl t. fht n;r4
Order 16.386.
Of tin Rr gimcn .!Jupiter ,U4 Saturn 17: 38S..
Of
, .

. The
0{ tkReg.imen .f 18.
Of ,ht Regimen., Mars 1
9
.} ,
ill ,IN R.cgimeruf Luna . 20. 290.
Of ,dtor Regima! " "Mercury 21. 291.
Of , Iu Fermenr .fLuna {.,.,., White ,u. 292.
Of tIu FermenrfSolf.nIIl Red 23.l ..
Of Ferment .(Ferment.p.,. Men.:ury li .. ra9J.
.A. Recapitufation -t 'IM ElIpuifIKnts .f I't
Author :i9f '
0( Mercurial Sporu 2. 6. 299.
Of tin Cirrination ff' Colouring .f Luna
27 300.

,
,
..
..
G
( I )
E B E
R i
Tbe mojl Experimced Arabian
Prince and Philofopher,
O F T H E
InveJligation or Search
OF
PERFECTION.
The PREFAC E of the AU. ,
THO R , Shewing the ReaCons '-
why he writ (his B 0 O 'K.
E . continned {wd frt'lumt
. Labour, arlt! srtat
'lot without mOjl pro-
frriou! thoughts, 8cc. n:p0fo
to ,our 't!itw, the lnvefrigat ion
tnojlllo/Jit Science, that llit [d.
Poillmlls Hl!ly the hlttr alld more
h by ,)'011; and that
tlllderflood, ftarchul into , anti
Ihry may the more tafily and rea-
D i lly
"
,
. . " ...
,
ttl "J'
end"g,
t ailu,,:
out "y.
thing/
writtm
Mnul.
(ompofrd .
Boole, which
t be PerfeCtion
which, "","
apptlyNtt itt Wt hflVt
n:pllllttrd ,ollr Science h{ort (ompo{tJ,
with this Comment o( lm'cftigatioo',
which we Iltrpald., ft-'rir for that NIt! ..
. therefore by rlJ, ht. this ,,,ujl pruult
. Ihat, (UUfg 0.>' thu 8001:. 1 am to malt
E1UJlliIY aDout flu Thing Perfeding.
C HAP.

C HAP. 1.
bf Thit'z"l 1!uf!l1illg and Corrupting
Mttal icl. Bodin.
.
, feeing this StjmE;
Irears of t he ll"ptr[tfl B.t/iti
of MinrA/s, and tcacheth how
toptrfctl: {Item I we in the firft
place confider "" Thi"ls, viz.
and About thefe nro
00' ""' '';00 is occupied. and of them we.
purpore to trtat. We compore t his B,,1t C'L
Tbj"ls pnftD;nt, ,and ( according, ill
we have found by expertence) becaufe Con.,.
traries fet ncar each other, arc the morema;,;
nifen. . .
Tke '11i_" which perfell:s in Afi._tT,,", is the
fubftance o f Arr tllWivt and SMf,lRtr propor-
' ionably commiX[, by long and de-
coaion in the Bowels of clean, infplffare, and
fired Ett.rrh (with con[ervarion of i t$ R .. dictll
if_iN' 1 nor corrupting ) and brough!: to a
fotid fuiibie Subftance, with due Ignition; and
reodred Malleable. By the of this
N.'Mrt perfdlinr; , wc may morc eafily come
to t he Knowledge of t he 'Thill! corrupting .
And thi s is that which is to be IInderfiood in
a cont rary Senfco, vi:... t he pure !H&ftllHU o f
B z SHfphllt.
,

'M
Corrupdng rare and
porous Subftance I withOtlt
due Ignition. or no nOt
Iy Malleable.
The firft Definition I find intruded in thefe
two Boo:lier, "iz.. in S. l and L according
to the PerfeCtion of each: but the lecond in
thefe four, 'fIj%.. ti LA". and Jr,.,
according to t he Imperfell:ion of each. And
becauCe thefe Imperfelt Bodies are not redu-
cible to S i'J and Pnjrli ... unlefs the con-
.rary be operated in them I that is, the Mani-
left be made Occult, and the Occult be made
Manfdl:: which Operation. or Conrrariarion.
is made by Preparation, therefore they mult
be preparc:t.l . Supc:rAuitia in them
a t1d what is wanti ng Cupp/ied J and fo the
koown Perfellion infem:d in them. But Per-
felt Bodies need not t his preparadon I yet
t hey netd (ueb Prq>aration. :u that, by"'hll:h
t herr Parts may be more Subtiliated, and they
reduced from their C"I".liry to a fixed 5,;"
The in tendon of which is, orthem
to mue a Spiritual fixed Body, that is, mud,
more attenuated and fubtiliared than it wa,
beful-e. Of nil t hefe Preparations
ding to our bn/rftilDiu) we {hall fufficient-
ty treat in thei r proper Place in this Book.
Wfun
, ,
,
( ; )
What {haIl be (as is hereafter menripned )
fiJlliciently prepared, will be fit to make t hc
or great Rl4 Elixir with.
. C Ji A P. II.
0/ S'o,u of that it
is only. for anti [(It'
Rul. and from what Things it is
..dlld of PoJjliJi/ity
and Way oj Ptrjd lirnt.
W
E find Modem Anina to defcribe to
us one only StQII'. both fortheWbit.
and for theR,4 I which we grant to be :
for in every Elixir. t hat is prepared. Wb,rl
or Re4 there i. no other Thing than .Ar-
. and S"p""r. or which. one cannOt
aCt nor be, without t he other: Therefore
it i. caUed. by Pltit.{.,hm. ooc St'lff' al-
though it is extrat\ed (rom many BodICS C;W
Things. For it would be a foohfh and vam
t hing to. the from a
Thing m which It 15 not, as fome mfatuated
Men have p:)nccited I for it never was the
Intention of Pbi,.",lHrs,. yet they rpeak ma-
ny things hy fimifit,ude. And becaufe all
,.mdt. Bodies arc compounded of
SII/"DIIT. pure or impure, by accident,
, . B ",d
l .
(6)
not innate in their tiff!:
fore, by COflvcnient ..
to uke
,
QIiAl
'"
forc, the cnd of
Sflpqfl.i,!, and
fell: BodI(3_ But
cording to
For experience
pf adinE. 'Vi%..
{w,ft,., St/.ti."
,
IU;,,, and
!y declare l' lIN ,f tbr
M4gifttTJ For thefe are '",I" helpful ill
rrrp"f4t j,..
CHAP, lII.
OfThillgr hdpillg Prt'pa,.ati"H and
Df fJuiy Ckallji"g. .

.hdping Preparation, are thefe,'C>i'('"

all kmds of Silk, AIJQ",I, At"''''tllts i
... Ifo (Jf.ji, B.rA)[, and what are of rhi, N .. -
UIYe, and moll ftJarp Yi. '!..r and Fir', ... .
(:Itll-Ji"l 'f C. ", ... tJ Silk,
,
. is t hus: Fjrft bum
IT.! illid call I t combull: Into hot m ... ,y (0 be
the congeal
'r
( 7 )
by gentle Fire: C.r,ilU C"gd." (or I.
Day and Night in Moderate fire, !l;Od keep
it for ufe.
C/,."fr"l If
Slllt-Al/c.. .. li is fo cleanfed as C.mml"-SAl,,
and it is S.!,.m PilTi. Flrlt it is ground.
and then t he whole diffolved in w.-
ttl" hot: afterward FUtred, and
Calcined with moderate Fire.
Ck.rtji"t..f S.t,..(Jtlll. .
Firrt it is ground, and then witli
:u with CDmtmm S.!!.
Clt."f'''! of
Grind it lirn with the PTtfttT .. ti, . of C_':
c1eanfed I then let It be ill
an high Bod, and HtAd, until it all afcend
pure. Afterward dilfolve it upon a 'p0rpbi"
HI the open A ir, if you .of It make
W.'tr i Of keep the S.bli".": 1 fufhclently pure.
Ch AnJi"! If .rbtr sAlu.
There are divers other ki nds of S,.,]t found,
which are Prepared 1nd Cleanfed. as i.
' .
CltA".GlI(. ,f AH,INt.
Firft of RICh-AB,,., Many Things may be.
Prepared by it, without its Cleanfing i yet
if may be Cieallfed thus: PUt it in an Al,,,,-
B .. /_"
''''''''''----.;.-----.. _------ --
, ,.
i.
(8 )
whole
t his An.
<X;;.;;;
'. on a Pnphiry-Sr."" in
'" in WAItT, wllich may be thence
fO relCrYed clean.
,
Cl!aft"1. .f 1-''''111 AU.IIf'.
1-111 Ah is Prepared aI the
bUt in thil An: it' il of greater venue.
are found yet many other all
.re Prepared and Cleanfed a. above
Cltafillt -f Alr_lIll.
:Cltll.jillg'f e'fPtTII1,
Yi-
e",",!1 or Vitri.l, is Cleanled as Black
I yet Black At'II",,"t hath greater
EllnhJJIl/1 than the Green. There are diven
A Ir_" and they are found of diven e.-
which are all Cleanfed aa the afordaid.
Of
( 9)
. ,
Of GIII{I QI/
GlII/l and B. r/lttf, if made in a due man;
need nOt Preparation.
%r Cltllllfillg .f ""ft follY! Yjll ft"rt!.
kind roever, acute and
. by I and
'<u' , or , IS Meliorated by Dlffil-
Of the Cle'a.nfing' and puriIViP,& .qF
the afordMd. we have now fufllclently
with which the Impc:rfel\: Bodie. ma,
. Puri fied, Meliorated, and Subti-:
alway. duly Mediating.
C II A P. IV,.
O! Prtpar"ation and Mt lioratio. of B0-
din I1J GnuraJ.
T
HEY
'h'
in chem, and
in them an
and very
and Fllfi.".
fujICrfluous in

,
(""",,
,
'J .
,
,
,
( '0 )
found to be in them. by our Exp'ritlKt. aM
.certain and ingenioUs li nd be.
.cautc mete SlIpt1lMi, ;" have accer. to there
P,/lirt accidentally, and not radically I and
t he s."u,.,;.. of ..,t" idt"tAl, is pqffible,
therefore it beh9ves Ut , with ..,trIp , ;. , Fiu.
by t he aforcfa)d cleanfcd 10 remove
all .ACCUltIf// , the Ofl ly Radical
of ,.4r: ',""i" , and Stdfh., remain-
ing. Thi. js tnt intire P"-'I#TIf/i.", and per-
felt D'1""'",jlt, Qf Impedcalh'it!. The All-
lir41i.", PMri/i,.ti,,, and S. i tilw;.. of there
(the pure Subfl ancc remai ning) are efrell-
ed. many way', according u t he 1,%" re-:
qUIres.
Therefore. the way of Prep3ri ng and Pu-
rifying in is this: Firlt, With Fi n
ProptJI ti onal. the whole Superfluous and Cor-
rupt H .",i .. "" in their Eirena: mull: be eleva-
red I al fo their fubtil and burning Superfl uity
removed : and this byC"lt;illllli,.. Afterward,
t he whole Corrupt Sub fiance of Iheir
tluous burning NII_ i4il) and Blttel: .. "'f,
ing in their ell/X, mufl be corroded with
tbofe aforefaid CJeanted, Corrofive. Acute,
or Harth Things, until the C. t% be White
or Red (or coloured according to Ihe Na-
and Property of the Bot1J) and d ean
and pure from all or Corruption.
There C.JXt, muft be C eanfed with thefe
eRr,!"", by Grinding, Imbibing and Wath-
ing. Afterward, the whole unclean E.rthi_
.
( II )
_J. d Combull:i ble and Groll F".I,fJei
j; taken away, and depofited with !he
aforfaid Cleanfed or PUTC n?t havmg
F.fiul I bemg commlx .. ed, and
well ground togelhtt with the aforefald
depurated in the aforcfaid manner.. For
in the or RtM;,,, of [he C . .Ix, :r.
retain with themfdres the aforel3..d C? .
and Unclean II rrhi f l, the remaUlJllg
pure, Clcanfed from all <;orruptmg
Ity and this by Dt{u"di"l' . ..
way of ... t ..
re Subftance of Ihefe. IS In ... ,.!.
this Purged and Reduced B , agatn
Calcined wit h Fi" I and this by
rn;, helps aforcfaid : and then,:W
1I
uc F
0
t hefe as arc S,t.,iVl it muft be dl lTo:lved. or
this Will,.,.. is our Jtu,. and A'l", . r"wbftf t::d
t'"l'11j.." and SMlphlll' of SuIphllT.
from the s , i,itM . .z St4" and
.Attenuated; which may be Me .
comforting t he ltmt"f.1 Vi.rfMn m , t, ""..'t
Other prepared Things, t hat are of
Or its own Kind I and by augmenting t e
(;8/0Mr. Eix;DN. Wli:br. P.r" !.' F_jiD.,
other Things which appemun t o a per
tUxi,. And t his is the way (by u.s only
Out) oh he DcpMr. m.,.
I- i'" and M t limltjD" of Min". l RD4" J III Ge-
Now we pafs to the Specialor Part .. icufar
Preparation of every lmperfelt B,J}t all
its Methocb, as aBo of the Perfett M,,,tr,,l
p .i.ill. CHAP.

( ., )

C HAP. .
Of thr PnparatiDrl of .Tit{ ill
,
. itii" be
Corrupting SNtph.r.
and confume:; every Fugitive and
Subftance : then often well walh it
aforefaid, 'Vi.t.. with C,_",-5..Jl
and .if,. ... and with Puri6ed and Harfh
JUllIT. and dry it at the s .. , or in the Air
arid then again Grmd, and Wafb, and Dry
.",
( '3 )
do this time after time. unti l by the acuJ:..
of theS.1u. ,AU.,lIr. its "hole
B1M/t'lltfS, andV,,,lt 1I4i, thall be
corroded and done away. Thilbe
add G1II{s beaten .. d<T. rotheR:
and when lhall have imparted
wi th fufficit"nc Fir,
a with an holt in it.
within anOther I and t he pure and
will dcfct nd . the whole earthty
i with
'od]
and
and whitt
the C""
and
'J-
in a FJlTUU of
until the whole
S",lt if need be.
for it il what
w,
( '4 )
we leek fOr the Whitt. Thefe may fuffice to .
Ijlokcn of the P''P4TAli# fT.".
C HA P. ,V I.
Of PrrptJroliMi qSarurn.
.
( '5 )
lixi,. Thefeof t he t he P,,,,,rAli4,, of SAl.,. ;
may fuffice. _.
C HAP. V I I.
Of Prlparlltirm' of Venus.
L
E.-J iSlhul prepared. Set it"in a like FIfr VE.1I1 or C'n". is this way prepartd:
",",Of e.k'IUII'''. liirting it while i Make a LA] ofC,_", S"kwell cleanM
flux, as roo did the Ti., until it be conVert ' in a c,IIt jhl,. and upon that put. a piec;eof
toa moll linc P."Ikr, Sift this, and again ret i C,!p" PIAlt , and over that a L II, of 5.11 . "and
in the Fir , of its C.I,ilUU;'''. as aforefaid unt" then mort of the an<:! fo continually.
Fugitive and Inflamable Subltance b; jI. unti l the Yilfd be f\I11 : which being COVeted
lirhed. Aftef'fard. take out your red and firmly fured, pl ace in a FHrntUfofC. k;_
wl lich imbibe and !1;rind often J with Cp .,i"" (arone day then take it OUt
SlI/rdeanCed . and ,Atr.."., purified. and v and feparate and fcrape off what {hall be e.t-
h:arlh Yi.'l .... 'For the R,.you mufl: ufe thek , ;.td I and agaiR C"I,;,,, the PI.,,. with NtIII
at you did fQf ;theWbiU. with C ...... ,s,cu 541" as before. repeating theC .. ki,wi.",foof- ,
l_nw"s An. .. t oo 1'i.,I,"' : : Mfa asof r. .. ' ten, as until all the Pltftn fhall be confumed
(aid, your Matter murt be often imbibed,drytd by the benefit of the SAlt
and gf"OlJ nd. umil by benefit 'of t he aforefaid Firt : fonhe S..ncorrodes
this fa id unclearinefs be totally r emoved: "'if) and Combufiibte and' t he
mi lt Gl"pwidntltfe aforefaid. and as }'OU did Fir. elevates the Fuglti vc and InOamableSu'b-
"ith the r.. blufc . he pure 10' defcend ftance'With due PropmjMl. Grind t his 'cak!i-
that. jJ may be red4eed. Again. ntd .matrt r to amoftJubti le P,.,JIT, and
It Wlt h:.pure ... i""(as of '''Pitd tt With ViIHfM" I untl lrhe 'fi,?,h It
.. fald) grind and diffdl:vc it ftOiTl B1M;I(,.t/s, AJ1O(her tIme is
by the ,,:ay aforelaid. Fort hat .is the IV, \lmh new and Y;"'l""':' and ;;m&'
and SJdpJnn. proportlonal/}' made. arter Contnnon (or Grmdmg) put It m a CI/J
which wc ufe in Compofitlon of the RIA !i"i.g F.'II4(' , inan openP"tffrl
j
and Jet itlland
lixir. . - .

..
Grinding,
Then .cllpofe it
Hrr/,-blll. to
is, there fUbri Ie
ding dean if fl eed
[he whole be made W,mr. H,,,,,;,.
which we name the W. ler
with. which [he Elixir is
Thete of the Prtp44f;ffJ of
C HAP. VI I /,
Of tht Prtparatt'olJ "I Mars.
.
dryed, grind and
Y......... and then i
lIor r_ is raid.
this s.!,ttu,. . 't'ic., The
wonderfuUy augmenting the
JUtir. Thefe may fuffice to
h'lt'r,,!i#. of '.ptrJr4 B,Jitl!
( 17 )
C H A P. -I X.

Of the Preparation if Sol :
""d not p,.rp",. .. tiOlI, in
on to their ! rrfdti,,;, be-lng perfett i
may be more fubtiliatcd,. ;J.,!d at-:
adhibit Ihis to them:"
G. ld beartn imo thin Pl"us,
I and C,.mm, .. ,s.dr very well
Lay (ipon Lay in a V.fel
I fet into a FllrtM" and
until the I
I
the SIl". afterward grir.'d
its weigbt of d eanfed
it to be dirre' cd. until the
of CDmm, ,, s"IA and Ar-
into a tnoft clear W .. I.r;
t he for the Red EI,!>:i'"
the (fue IJ.d
J
made spir'tll.d.
C HAP. X.

Of Luna.
1JI/4 or S,tlltt, is (ubti liatcd andattenuatctf
and r cduccl ro Slim.,,/,,!. in manner as:
e above"
\

....

( IS J
above is raid of S, l. Therefore in all allJl
very pari:. o f ' he W.rl, i:!6 the fame in in Sd'
, ili", ;,., as l' ouditl with theGd . And thilW.
, " of I ...... difro lved , is the Fll7lttM' for t
Whitt EIi",ir. made .S, :rir...J. .
. .
. ..
C H A, P . .. X L
OJ tht ?roptnits of Gmltt r Elixir
,. J\ j.,E have now determioa.t
V V o(l<'l"
fd t t hat every Difcrcet O,""" y nta)
be enllb)ed to attain his Therefl
Itt him attend to the Py.,rrtiu and W"l'of -AO'
' . . of .the C'.p.pli .. o f the GmdrY Elixir :
Forwe endeavour to make one 5.6/ .nu, yet
compoundl and compofed of many I fl::j per
manmtly i'lxed . that b<:ing PUt upon Firt
the F,r,cannOI inJure ; and that it may be mix
cd " ilh .lIltu/r in Ft.I"' , and fl o" with them
and enter with t hat which in t hem i, c..f an in
greffible S"6/",.,,, and be permixed wi th Ihat,
which in t hem is ora pt"rmixable sJl6P""cr; anI)
beconfblidated with that, which in t hem is 0
a confolidate 5.,h/""etl and be fixed with t hat,
which in them is of a fixable S,,6ftll"ct ; And
not be burned by thofe Thi,,!.s which burn not
GdJ and SJ/V" I and take al',ay Cuf. / jhlt "
:uld W,itbrJ with due It.,,#i.lI.
Yet ),ou llIuft not think Q.}I [Jus can be elfelt
'"
,
( 19 )
by PrtP"".I"" at otl(e, in a very {hart
'T"., . as a few DIIJtI and H."Yt ; but in re-
(pelt of other M."'" PblJiciu" and al!o in
refpe[l: of t he Of"''';''' or N"r"" , the Vn-j,!
of Ihe w"t is (ooner terminated Ihis way.
WhCtKe the. Phil'f'plur fail h, I I it" II-I nli,ju
I i ".;. Wherefore I tell
you, you mun patiently fuftain lA .,r, be-
caufe t he work wi ll be long ; and indeed 1',_
j1i""riu is from the DnJilt part: Therefore let
him that hath not p",ime, defi ft the W.rkJ
for credulity wi![ hinder him making overmuch.
halle. And every N.t,m.1 AlIi,n hath i t, deter-
mi nate and 7'i",t, in which it is ter-
minated . viz... ina greater or lelfcr I"pace. For
t his w"l Three 'llrinlJ namely.
P4ti'IJr;r, LA'l,b'f Ti. t, and Aptll.p of
. ,.ts i o f which we fpeak to the -AyriPCIY, in
S",. .f tht ."y Af."ift IYJ, in
dIvers Cb.1PI"" whcrelll he may tind [hem ,
if he be lilfficiem[y 'killed in our 111
which, by mall ifelt and open [no! we con-
cl ude, t hat our SI'Mis.noother than a FauJlt
(or fruitful) Spirit ",.d L jf/i"" W.'", which we
have named Dr]"'""r, by Natural t>roponion
d eanfed, \!nd unit ed with nl ch V"iM, t hat they
can never be abfenteach from o ther. To which
t wo muft alfo be added a third, for abbreviating
Jhe i that !, a ed; allenuared.
( 20 )
Tlu Coltd"jion of Ihr
T
Hncfore from !hc .prcmifed, d.le
Tbi llJ,1 are mamfeft H1 which t he Vm?
of theWQrt, ",s nigh I and we ha\' c confidered
Thill ' s perfeCting this by our truc
lAli'-;" with certain EXP.'TiflfU, whereby we are
affllmi, That all the W(l1'J, are truc, ,,, hich are
now "(by us only) written in our "..1".'1/, ac-
cording as we found by Experiment and Reif-
f ... related in t he fame: But" thofe 7iJi"l l
whit:h by O:.l f, %, . .,.j:7l:r we have oeerated,
wit h our EJls , and handled with our
H""Js, We have writ in t he SM._ of the Per-
f ,ll;""f 0", M,,!/ft",_ Therefore, let the SIf-
"(I" Artifirrr Iluaiouny pcrufe Our col-
leCting Our difj)('rfcd which We
havedefcribtd in di\'(1's I,laccs, -that We mil;ht
not expofe il to Malignant and .Ufll ;
and let him prove his e.f/tR , even umo
X".wlrd.l' , Studying and wj,h
t he ''!P.ur:.{ ' ,,[mimi L"j,4Nr, 111Ihecome to
::In imi re Underrtandinj!; of t he whole. Let Ihe
,Ar,ijirtr exercife himfdf. and find OUt t hi s
IIOW ( in great /.ntt .J "fOr'oCed IV",,, Jr/l r-
jlil."tiu, by QDr Cnjid.r.ltiu; and alf') i:C-
qUire a plenary KI11:) i :d.,; " of the Vt ri'} oflhe
corruptll11t and hr",.
for ' we in OUT hue confKlered
t he
( 21 )
MAtttr and F,r", of Perf ell: B, rliu (from
R"d.ix of their e.mmiXliu. umo their
to be pure wit hout any fuper-
We have alfo, in a con-
the SHIJP""" of B,JiIl
t to beone every where,
:r, .. and SIt/phllf I which are/u",
krore their e"nmixri." : An by
through Our olvn Ex" , ;!,
imperfea ]J,dJlI,
and t hat Ihisgave
F.rm: For when We
found them
or PltTi'J,lhan
not prepared. By
came to the petfett
S"fII&I, which We
in Our Bul:.!. There-
:jnd you will find
S,itlftr, i We haye.abbrevi:;
out of the ]Jui:J of the A/fCi",ts.
tNa if this JIJ1Itfligatio1l,
C 3
, .
OEBER.
,

()
G E B E R;
The Famous Arabian
and Philofopher,
of Slim of
<pERFECTION,
OR, OF THE
'1' E'l{FECT ' cr,
Two
The FirO: Book.
'lDt P REF ACE, TouchiNg
Vt!(Yloj"$ this ART -a.,
thattJnftt 01 SeJP L -5.
O
Ur .whole. SeitfU't or ChJ"'ijIry, which;
a divers C' '''pi14ti,lI. OUt of the
BN!.! of the A.eulltl We have air
breviated in our Y,I:''''II' We here
on.eslI",. And what in
by p.s IS,diminifhed, that We have fuffi-
. . , , . .


('3 )
, .. , IVrir j"l aftois Our
of them
that in
Art il
with
is vcr}' rc-
nO[ a true
I I And he,
;;;,;;, Principia. and all
.;,; , yet hath not acqui red
and Pr,pcjtll lJ ofthis Art; hath
a more n ue Accefs 10 the Pri",ipln of Ihil
4rt. t han he who is ignorant in IIntnl'.'''
of the MtthQa of his WQrl:.. and is but a hr.
tie remote from t he EII/fallct Or Art. But he
who knows the PrincipilJ of all.TIling/. and the
C<l. II['1 of M i,m,,,ls, and the IVA} of Gt'm ....
, j", i which confifts , according [0 the
, jill of N Afltrt . is indeed but a vtty linle
fhorror the C pitM"wlt of the lV.r.ti with- ,
OUt 1\'hich our Sti,IK' cannOt be be"":
Caure Art cannot imitate NIIII#H In all w.rQ,
, .,. _ .- ,"!.I t
(24 )
but imitatu her as exalUy as it ctu:
fore moil:- dear $.". We difcovtr a &o'tt
That .ArriftrtTl crre in this.
dtftre to imitate N.u-rt in
;;",h,,'; very often j
acqui re the " "" , _,
in them you may
your OlVn lIf""i ,,?d
know how toefcape El'rfr
may be able to -imitate N lIlllr,
of your W.,t- .

Tlu ZJh'ijion of th.is Book
Four Parts.
, .
F/,jf. We briefly ( 0 fetdown all/.-
1:''';_1111 by which t he Artijit rr is im-
peded in his W,'*. that he cannot reach to
the true Ell" : Alfo, in thi.P,m, we will fpeak"
of tliec,IJitj."t. of the Opt'IIt" ofthi. ,A,t,
, ., Sit"'''', ; We wHl difpute againfl: the
,11.' and S.phiftrri. who. by reafonof their
own II "n.lt1 and rhttki!fllllU{s in their St""th
a:rter th'e M tlf.ylt-"1. and thePr.[idrll'10f this
damn 't he .Art it fdf . and contend [hat
tt hath no bring. or is not. But in this part
We ICt dow.1I all thcir Rt.['-",. and afterward
the fame I fo
, , .
)
evident to Wife M I ., t hat
are void of 7rllth.
intend to DifCO'-lr(e of NArllTlt.l .
,;,.,;';' Rcccrding to the I.'lll,i,,,
and in t hat Part We treat of the
and of them each
i, .. C of N4l1ru, and of
according 10 the Opjllivll of
will demonllrate the Prill,j":
are according to the /"t.It,i .. of
Qur WITA.:.. i in 1'Ihich We are able 10 imi.,.
NAtll" , and the way of mixing and alte-
toN.'llr., wi th its C ftl , rq
to the /tltllt of OUf IV.,*.,

FirO: Part of this Firll: Book, trcat,
of the Impediments which hinder
the Anifis f rom attai ning to the true
End o f this Art.
C H A P, 1.
TIlt '])i 'Vijiof! Imprdimtnts.
.. "

' ( ,6 )
and LAkin" . YetWc
'M",,;f,LJ
1
viz.. Pardytl of
',Anifl, and pardy from . the
tA" of the Artifiur, it is alfu manifold I
Iher the Ort.q is weak , or wholly
.And it is manifold from the
S."l, either becaufe the
97, ... ( having not hing of Rtflit.th. or RliI{ i
it Celf) u of a M.dinfaru3rc MAlI I
bct:aufc it is FIVIf4jl;,,u I
t he C. /tIrlfT'/ of F,rMs,
from one 7bi. ,( kno .... able. to its oppofit.
from one Will to its oppofir likcwile.
C H A fl.
O! thr Im}rJimntls oj'
tht P ,lr/ of thr Boily of (b,
W E
IMptJi1ll,.t,:
this Ct..pur.
ner. and more
tOOte Imprdimlllts
Therefore We ( Oly, i
Or!./J, e._pltAt . he cannOt
t o t he C, ml':Al",.;tIl of this
t han if he were Bli_ Of
bec:1ute he is not helped
py meditltion of which. as
,
( '7 )
And if the,B..t'Jof
C HAP. II J.
tlu frem tht part of
tIn Artijls Sout.
in which we
declared the

, 'ha<
' he
N.'Nrl , I the properties of
her ADi.lI, cannotfind the true of this
mon precious Stilllft. M there are many who
have a Iliff Nul:,., void of 11I!., i,] in every
perfcrutation. and ... ho can fcarcely under--:
li and Sputh, and likewife with di ffi-
n,le" Itarn w""k! vulgarly Common. BefKies
-_. h.
[ e.""
( ,8 .) ;
there, we alro find
eafily opinionating every
t hey believe they have fOllnd
, .. jlMc" deviacing
and remcte from
their
man)'
nnnot nue I "rtllli, ,.
are al /O, !>elides
who have a s."l movable, from
0,11$;.,,1. and from WilJ to mOl i
fuddenly belieye a Thing arod i
allY Ground at ;[1 of ! t.ffo". J
, . t,'le "pr, al\Other Thing .. and tl6
WIfe beheve anOther, and will ,
there arc fl> changeablc,thar they
;'Iccompnfrl the lean of t hat they i
rather leave it defc:<tiv('. There are
Others, who cannot tee any Truth i
,.,. .. 1 more than Bt.ft'i as'
were Witlr/s, M .d. IIf,1I and Child"" ,
are .. a1[0 who contemn the Sri/ II"
it ijOt to be; whom in like
Sru", contemns, and repels them
E.J of this molt prt'ciOU5 lY'rl
( ' 9 )
who is ignorant, or neJ;ligent in the
Col' o f S(itllct, attain ('amy [0 it
. ,
C HAP. IV.
Impttfimn .. rs hilldr/lIg
(if tl:is Art.
tWO Hr.,,!., rt duud all /:.=
rerarding t he of this
.... ""om R .. Jmsl Pr;ndpf..J
"' of the ArriJi clT of
. Thererore, it
to ced :: re the
, and
,vhich. this
fee fome
/ in t ht. 1V<r{ .
fol lolV-
in
not P""t#;'it.
afC Soim-, who arc sl,ctltl , loving
who do affirm rhi. to be an admirable ,,,;"';:
hut are are "
LUlItl r e irel. , t hat
. and AOioM of
with extre-am
DiljlCnfa rion of
I:' IlOft/.one or neg,.
:lre ma(l Y
CUrf,tI. h4 " . .'
it, and according to
to the E%prrit.ct of
rhro:Jgh Cove[Quliler, of
Our
Cu,,,, .. /If,'n.
I :llld $DficifIlJ:S
this occupying thml1t h'e: whclly
tn
( )
in 5tciLtr lJJIfilUfs I from whom this our p
ciOliS S'"IKI withdraws her (cl r.
Now, from the prcmifed Hwis, >cis (uP.:
endy manifcft what are the I"p:ti,,,,,,,,s
dring M'II from t his .Art.
.
C HAP. v.
Tlu COllc/ujiOtl of this Firfl Part, c
lai"i"g Qiaj,ficatiolls of Ihf
tifiar.
T
Herefore. from whilt is abovcfaid,
conclude, that the Arrifiur of thi. W,
ought to be well skilled and in (,
Srill/us of NJI'I#TAI PhU;j,p,,", : ufe, ho
much M II1'7 fcenr he hath arxl. althou
he be endOwed with a nan;rally prof,
Wi' !hfiTl in this Artifiu, yet he can
attalO hiS E"d. unlers he hath by L r" .
acquired Z!",".r.l PhilifipbJ. For the defi
of t hat which IS not acquired by N lltllrtll J
mult: be fupplied by Lt''''''n!. The
l orc the A rtifiur mult: be helped by moft d
StArch. and NAu""IIIIt4.ftTJ. For, hy rea(c
of his L' IlTm.g only , how much ibever
S"NI&' he barn acquired. unlefi; he be
by N41.r..J , ,,J,,ftry. he "m not: bC .
"ued fo precIOUS a BUll/itt. By hi' J
-fltJ. he mutt amend his '!!.'Ifl'. i!). t he poi

,
( )
10 which he ,...ill be ignorant how appt1
a RtflmiJ, if he rely only upon his LtIfF''';''! :
/b likewife, he may rrmedy Ern ," in die
p,;"r, from his Kno-"' Iedg acquired by N.,.-
, Ill LlArnillg, which by Jlld"Pry only he can-
not avoid; beClufe drl is helped by
#,. and bm IJilil, by .Arl likewife
Alfo it is 'leccffary for him ro be of a con':
flant Will in his W., .... t hat he may not pre
fume to attempt thia now, and that anOl her
time: our A" oonlilts not, l10r is
pftded in a Muldt ude of 'Thi,,! ,. For t here
;,0;,.;
Iraneous Thill!. . nor remove we ought I ex-,
cept that in l ' rtp4MliM we take away Suprr-.
JIM;';.,.
Alfo he mutt be in the per':
lifting to t he fi nal eM/",.".",i." thereof, l hat
be leave nOt off abruptly . bee-auf;: he C'aIl
acquire llcoi lher Kncwledge nor profit from
a diminiJhed W, rtl but Ihall rather reap D,
[f1'.';''' ' 3!)d D.vnm.Jt. It is alfo expedient
he (houl! know the P"i"ci1"'1 and Princi pa l
R.di;rti of this .A,t. which arc elfemial to
the w,r.t.: Occaufe, he t hat is ignorant or the
B'l.illllin!,s, cannOt find the End . . And we thew
roo all lhofe P,j"tip/'I in a Dlfcourfe com-
pleaf, and ckar a':ld r.o
wire Mcn. according fO tllCO eXIgency of , hiS
our .Arl. It is likclti!e expedient, (he Amft
fhould be t{'mperat e and nolV to .An!" , k aft
h
. "
--
(' 3
he fiiddenly ( through the forCe of Rlflt )
ij;(li l and deftroy his begun.
l ikc:wife alfo . he rim:! ke<-p ris MOllt!>
and nof I'(cfumpruoufi}' i, vainly,
lealt he hd!!pen not to find t he Ay! _ :llld Ix:
left in lJfiJtr}, and in t he 'f Po-
1.Iaf] i or at lcafr, when ( by ;,..- ;:I!:cnt
Endea\'our) he is come l1t'ar 'I) Ii;.: E" ,J of
his M4!.ift"}. his MQII::r be:n;; ;1' <".-. ; he
he forced to leave the End ( m:h'.-,;,-:;: Mdn
:1S he is) f'"Jr whoi".
t he Btglil/dlll prodiga lly wa.fte d,nt whole
Trt4tirc, ' when thq' draw li lgh to the End,
hJ\'en<'lt wherclvith to l abour. Whence fuel!:
Men are twofoldly o"envhelmed with Grief;
!.i;t.. . becaufe tbey fi, cllt their in
unprofit:lok, and becaufe they IOle thc molt
noble S(;tII:t which they were in quell: of.
For you need not to (:on{ume your GH'dr,
feeing you nl:ly rome to the (:oinpleatmeilt
of -the for a (mall pri(:(', if you be
not ignor'-.!.IIt of the [rindplu of Art, and
rightly iJnderltand what we have dedared to'
io'Ou; " Therefol'C', if you wall:e your
ilOt min'ding our AdmonitimlS, pl3in and ma-
nifell:. writt en in this Litt le Book, inveil!;h
tlOt againll: Us i but impure what you Cuffer
t o your own and Pr.:!MMptiOIt , Fot
t hi s Selmer not well with a M"" poor
lind indigent, but is rather inimical and
verfe to him.
Not fhould ' he Arlift endeavour to find
.h,
------ . -
S'phijfiul end of but be inUlit .
the true onIV_; ".becaufe?U'"
. referved in the-D'ti'M W,II of Gpa, and
; , ;" to, or with-held from, whom
is Sliblimr, and full or-aU 111-
and Alld perhaps, for the
of yOlir W .. ,*., he deni eS
A rt, and lamentably t brults you in-
BrP . th 'of En-Dr, and from your Er-
into perperual l"frl,CU! and M1trJ: be-
he is mo rt miferable and unhappy,
(after t he' E"d of his Wo':*., an-d
) G OD of TrHrh.
flich a Man IS conlh{Uted In perpetud
with all Mis/mlllft and I,,/tli-

and conlumes hiS Life In
Likcv.' ife , t he Ar-
[ in his WDrk,., lhould
his Mmd, all S;! "I thl t
' Dr"a;on, and to fe:lrchout
the Things
Alt ;
not approach to o ur Art.
D
for an
of thefe
lbouJd.

'11'.0
/
"
-
,
- -.
-
( 34 ) .
,
Tbe Part of this Firll
in are rel ated the Rcafons
. 'Men denying this Art; which
terwardconfured.
- .
. -
H
Aving already in one s_
. lie liNt comprited all the
of t his w'"t. and given you a
licitn,! for the of Ihill .
now expedient, ,according to
of our Pltrpo/" to difpute
fi"' and 't1fdlUU M,II, Firlf.
t heir RIII/'." according aa "'I.
would do from the Btl"";":_
enervate all thafe RU(f1u fo. as
evident to the IVi/t, t hat they ro."
thing of r ... tb i" .h, ..
c; a A P. I.
Thr trftt R r40lls of Ura jimJl:I
il:g Ihis Art.
"THere arc di\'crs who deny ard
, hi. Art. Some limply, odiCTs
( 35 )
pOlin;; it to be. For Some. limply affirming
this An not: to be, S'pbij1:,.o, fi rcllglhen
their Art "WIII!, They fay, there are di.
ftinlt Spifl and p i7, rji,i, '. Thillt ', bccaufc
the P"f"tiD"' , In eo:nmll't(on ?f. i,,,,,,,,J
tach With mher, are dIVers and dlltma:. For
an .Aft is divers in S./lCi tl from a M .. n I be-
caufe, in his C""p-fir;Q" , he had a more di-
vers i'r'pmi,n of Il __ t!. So a\fo it i. in
.U other Dj"'"jititl of 11i. 1J, Iherefore in
M"ttrJ/, Wherefore the Pr./"ni,n of Tbings
MilJ(dl, ( by which is atulrcd t he F. r", and
ftr/tE1j", of .the n i"., ) being unknown, how
can we know both tlie M' IJ(/tn" and to form
what is to be mixed l Bur ,ve arc ignorant
of the true P"'p.rtim o f the 01 the
Sf J. and LlIlIA, therefore we mult be ignorant
ho w 10 form them .
. In like manner, they mherwife araue;
condemning o ur .M;,g;p"J' For fa}' they, al-
t.hough you fhould knol,. t he Pr3Frr>", of
EI"nnltJ, yet the way of mixi ng them toge-
ther you know nm; becaufe N"tllr: Procre-
ues thefe in em/trn:, in MinrJ, ana in hidden
pl .. j therefore, feeing you knolv nOt the
:"'!'! (or M.t hJ4) of theI r .!,.fixti.n, yOll are
al fo ignorant hOlY to m.ake them. In li ke.
fort, again t hey argue: Althougb you fhotl ld
duly know (liis, yet in the AE1i", .of M ilJ(t."i
you undeen-dnd not hOlv to' equalize A -
, t nt 1/c";, by medi"ali on of which t he ThiPg
11 fa pt"rfefted. Ear N"tllr; hath a certain'
D" % !l!!.tI." irj

. -
,
. ( 36 ) .
!lulI'it! of liw, by which flie brin,gs Me':
lifts to a Br""g .. the mcaCure of which you
know not. Evcn fo alfo you know not the
D'llT .. " C., of the A!nt Cufts. of N"'IJffI;
without which, Nel"" cannot truly pc'rfe(l;
her /I",." Therefore, thefe bdr.'g unKoo .... n;
t he whole .Urthld of performing this Art,
will be unknown like-wife.
Furth, they bring \'ou R.'[fII and Exp' .
Thi s Scir",: (far they) hath been fo
looj!; fought by wi fe M :., that if it W"C
pofli ble to attai n to it anY' way, t hey would
a t houfand timcs, b(fore now, have been M .. -
ftm of it. Likcwi fC ello, fccin!!; Phil.f'piu:,
fcem to ttcat of it in their Vdlln,." yCt In
t hem we find no Trllto: ' cis and
probable enough by t his, t hat this is
not. So like-wife, mall\, P,hlc'I and K'''gl of
t his having infiniter'r ..
dance. of Ph./,!,pOO" ha\'edetlred to amlln
. t o t his StU/I(" yet could (each .to. the
F,.i, of this moft prC'(.'iout Art. ThiS IS a
fufficient Art._ !":,, Art i&
in its probation. Llkewlfe, evC'n In weak.
Mixti,1I1 of we cannOt follow N.-
tIlT: , For we kn01'll' not how (0 form an
"Ab, and mhC' r like Things" the of
.... 1Uch are \'eak and mamfeft (as It wC're )
to the ,herefore alro, We mult needs
be much more ignorant, how 10 form the
./'.fu,iJI/ of M rrAl., which is molt Itrang ;
and which is al(o wholly hid from our St.!"
, and
.
( 37 )
and Expnullm. The Sit. of which is the
difficulty of of EI' '''rnts from
them .
50 alfo, We fee no transformed into
a a,.t, nor anyone Sprri fJ trnnfmutcd in.
10 allOth"", 0(" by any Clher Arrifiu fo redt!.
d. The!C'fort', MadJ differ in Ihem-
can you transform one into anOther,
according 10 its SptekJ, or of filch a Spoti' ,
make fueh a S, tell. r This feems to us fi lffi -
ciendy abfurd, and remole from the Ym"
of N.III,Al For, N4tllTt perftlts
Mrt Al, in l rhou(anc! 1' ,.; hut how CJn you,
in )'our A rtifir: ofT,.."!mH,,,,, i,l/, live a thou-
flmd years, reting \"ou are fcardy able to ex-
tend your Life to an riundred' Yet; if to
this, it be thus anfwCfC'd, What N Iltllft canllOt
perfelt in a \'ery long fpace of rime, thac
we compleat in ;l Olon fvace by our ..Art;-
fin: For A rt can in many Thi"f,J fi,pplr the
Dtjrl1 of NMllfI, We f;lY again, That this
al(o is impoffible, tfptcially in MuAl,; fee-
ing tlley are molt fubti l FlOIm whiclJ need
temperate D"Hlic", that the proper H_i.u_
fJ in them mar, acmrding to E'I,ul,t], be
(or and not fly from
them, and leave t hofe Bf Jitl deprh'cd. of all
H"",iJ,? , by which they Teceive C,,,,.ji,,,.
.or and Exu"ji.". Therefore, if
you "Hf hv your .Artif" abbreviate the Time
of of in Mmtr./J and Aft-
,,,Uiel:. BerliN
1
you mult needs do t h.is by Ex-
., D3 cell


( 3
8
)
ecr, of !1t4t; 1hich which "ill not
qua tc .. but rather d impare and deftroy the
Iltur.itliV. di{[olving it from 'thei r B,lUs. FOt'
r,mp""m only is Spifl"arive of H ilii ry.
PerFell:i:-rcof Mix,;.". nor 1I,.r exceeding.

" ,
Li kewife a[Co, in Thi ngs' N :ttluilf. th il i.
the Or"'", 'fIi z.. tha.! i r i5 eal"ier to deftroy them
Ihan make them. But .... e can fcarcdydeftroy
Glli, how men can We prcfume to Fabri cate
the fame!
Therefore, by tcafon of t hefe Sopbijfitl.t
lil4/U/, and, others lefl apparent
Ihey conceit t hey can den roy IhlS D;'fI;'"
;4". All thefe are the Perfwafions of S.-
""jim, limply denying die A rt 0 be. But
the Rl.f ... of lhafe who deny Art from S"p-
,.fti,,,. I. will fe l down in the S.!fl'l"IIU, 10-
,ether I\'lth the Riflll4li.lUofrhem. Yet hente
We pars to the R1f.t4l" " of trn, Ruf , here
] , fowl: fira premifing our t rue 1111'''#''', In
order to the C;oMt1,.t,.,,,t of t he W.rk,
. So hkcl'I' lfe, Btill,t altd .1'trfeEli ... are
we;, from the S,,,.,.,, liS the fiTft Pn'fi,juts,
moving the of {}tlltr.,i." and
'''''. t? Bm'l and not Btill/. qf Sp"jlS,
(his 15 fuddenly, and In an ir'iftanr,
when one 0\' ITlOfC 5' '';/, by their Motions
come I() II determinate Site in the EirmtUIIt ll r'
by which the Brj"t of Pn/(Dj.,. is gin-n: [OJ
One thing acquires to it rdr II Bri"l.
In a mOfic-ll r, from ccn ain Sitt of the Stcrs.
And tllerc is not only one Sit t . but many
and divers each from other. as the EfflOs '
are dh'crs. And We cannm kllOw the ---- ------ ----...:'--
D' fJ!rji'J and DiftiaEli ... of thefe each from 0-
t her ; beC1iufe to Us they are unknElwn and .
infinite. How then will 1'ou fupply the D
leE! in your w"ot.. . being ignorant of t
DlfI"f !J Sirrr of the according to
t he MOllon of theml And admit you did
know the cerrain Sit; of one or more SUri
by l'lr!li,1I is given to Metlli y
you could not perfea your ' lV.rot.. acrordm
l'oiJ r For is no Prtf,"Mj,
01 any lY.rk, for recelVtng For. by ATtijCt
!n an In!tant, but fucceffive . . Therefore F
be given to t he lY"t. PTl,.. r.t;.
made in an 11,jtl.lII. . .
,- . , :Pk
.. '
,
C H AP, I L
That it is tlOt j OfftIJ'" nor ollght to !Jt
foppo(rd. thilt Art can imitatr
furr i" "It 7Jif{n-uuu ofProftrtiU
of A c1i on. Ailll (rrtai" In(lrltE1Jo1l1
t (Juching t hr Princilla of Mtfal.r.
,
T Herefore We(al'. the Prj":;p/lJ, about which
N.I"" imploy. her AflH"S, are of a moll:
bard and molt ftrong Co.,.jit j,,. : and they
vc &tlph," and :u fome PIJ,'I.[,_
, 0... - phrr!.
pbirt fay. of a
and men they are
"molt difficult but t his is,
Jpijf .. (or ' -atld /1Ia.t4t im
.tJ.uJ";II:) of the,m with other,
ib Cudi wife TrnIde, that tlleY may fulfer
"and xln{j .. , by Malleable
"and not be brOkCf1. . By t his, no
is ' meant, t han that in of
each wit h other, their VI"., HI/Midll} is
fcn cd by Succeffi l'c DtCf(li u in t he
"Jflerefore molt ' Dear s.., \Ve give" you
m ;;:T41 R.lt . t hat b'!,W.,i.n of any
.. u/,,! be made, unkB tifft ,
the !fltmid"J be an of
PIIr'S moftfuhti l; and aUb i
JlJiJjt]. eonfervation of Ihc larll more
(if the H i iiin C Mix, ; '''""
and a true Mi;rti of "
t hat the HI/mid;,! .
Ipe Drp"i', and t he
'T. and bot h be'come
neal in it. Pttrll,
fofr, and clltC'nfive
done, unlefs by
vlfccus Hllmitli'J . and
t hrough their -Ieaft part!.
become 'he fame with the
Dr, with the H".iJ.. Arid
fftc}J a fubti/ r.plJIT . is
but " very kifurely . and
TI<lff. -and that t herefoce,
I " . . -
. .
'.
" of the Prilltiplu of N.rJITI:
the fUpt'rfluous H ill;,!
fuddenly be made (feeing
not from.he Dr!. by rea
which they have)
I would be refolved
an,\ fo the whole vaniRl into
have each with Other.
a mlnife[t EXI"immt in
for when til them made
the H.,.i. is
nor ,the Dr} from
i all the l'Arfl
01 their their whole S"hftA."a-
Inds . or I Mi.-ctn, is dilfolved.
Therelore fuccdIive diurornal and equal
14 fill., .. of the fubrile fumOll$ is
the CAJI(' of the ,,,,'pjlf.:riu of "((fills : B,ut
this bofpilfatio .. We c.mnOt alfo make after this
manner I t herefore in this We cannot follo,,"
NIl",rr . for We cannot imitate NAI. " in all
of of .Alli,.. Wherefore
" is not to follow NAl 1fT, in t he
nor in the P"'pm;uofmixableE-
, nor in the manner of mixing
with other I nor in t he tquat ion of in-
(or t hickning) I/u, : all thefe
71.illj:t being to Us impoffible and wholly un-
known. Therefore it nOI" remains, that We
:l.bout refuting the afore-mentioned R{lIr",u
". . of
,


CHAP. Ill.
A fOIl/xtatio1l uf Rra(01fs of Mr,
jilfljlY JrllJillg Art.
If they fay We kuow not the
. Dr.tVI, ' nd way of M il'i.:of them each
other, alfo che Equarion of H,., infpilfa.
tt,og M t tfil/ : and many other c..fll and con-
fequcm A ,,;tiull of the Afll,1IJ of Nlltlf,..,
We grant t he fame. Yet. by -realOn of this the;
do not DI"'me Sei,lftl . bea.u(c
they are 1l1"JI We are nather wiUingDora_
ble to know, any more than they can rCild!
ro Our w ... .t., But We aD""ume to Our felvts
P,;uipk. and aootm:r M,t". of G ...
!'" . ... of MttMI. in which We at e able to
follow N,l"",. .
If they fay Pbiltfopbm and Pri.ul of thi.
W.rU. defired t his and could
lind I t , We anfwer, Tbry lit. For fomo
( COOl/gil few J and efpeciall y the' Alf'
"nil. and w:-lt M,. found in Our Ti.t , have
.. .mamfe!l) by their I.upr" found OUt
j but would never by IV.,.. or w,.;#
tIl dlfcover t he fame to. fuch M,., btcaule
are unworthy of I t . Therefore '11H]
no<



( 4' ) .
Dot: teeing any to poffeti t hit &itlfu. conceive
an E,.,.,r in their Mitt., . and thence judge,
that none have: found it
Further, irthey phanranially affirm_
ing our t hat we cannOt Imllate NA-
,p, e\'cn In weak Mqriu/. as in t he Mi;di ..
of an .AI, or Ox, I thcrc:fc.re nOt in the (!:roog:
We an(wer. derelting t heir manifold Ern1'.
that there is no necc:l1iry , from their Way of
arguing, for Us to grant that our Art is not I
becaufe they fir engthen thei r Er,Qr and Ph4ll-
,.pt . aLiI:..'> 0: from a GrfAttr to a
in which IS not connuned NtttJFtJ . bUt C."tlll-
I as in many t hings. This afro we !hew,by
anOther way, demonftrali ng, that they allign
1'10 apparent Sj",jfjtl"l, between a weak C, .;;t;-
tUN of Animlls. and the firm and firong c -
,.rti", of Mi"mul. For in A"j"",ls, and other
Living'1bi"! ,, in which the C' ."fiti,,, is weak.
there is nor a pcrficicnt Pr,,.rti.,,, nor Mif';"
Uuof !l li/otl of Mi/,i6ltl,nor
a which follows from the Atti-
on and Paffi onofdlOfe Things each with ocher.
which is from the of "thofe fint
but there is (according to the Opj.
of M.",) a whi ch is from the Ow,!!
RtetjJts of N.III,.t , as from a .!R.!!ill'rjJ,llt:t, or
from the fi rft M.1Hr. And of this alto we fpeak,
according to t he O,i"i'lI of many I and know
not che SI n'I I chereof. Therefore . we cannot
perform fuch Ti}ings as thefe. alt hough in them
IS a weak j b(c;aufe we know not ho",

Hl


toinfuCt the pfffdlivt I which is t he $'11/.
lK-nce it fol,lo",. that the Dcfcd in us,
!'ccannot compound 01' makeanOxt, Of a
III not from the Piff' ,
def({t of InfuflQlt
knOW" hOlT to make a ", eak and
C' .p'jit"'''' fo we a[fo know how to
Arong and more firong I imitating the
and C."".' of N"'IIr, according to our
I n is Iclfer f trf.{fi than in
and the Pnf.b/f of t hem confifts
'"'
mo"
" afC indued
ignoble ' "[,lli", 'IIiz. . which is iram
t he W"Jof Mix,;, ,,. Therefore , be-Ilce ' ,isev;-
that Ihe Si",i!illiti c of l h!e /Y/('I is not
good: for lYe are not igno rant how (0 form
an OXo', Ot a GMf, in refpelt ort he C'.p.ft, ...
butof the Em .. , Eecaufe
in an OX" or in a G ... , . is nobk and more
pc'CU!r,thap the PaI,Bifll contlmng in a
Bo,
)
argue, ThatSpte;.,;!
. ',ewe IIgain fay, Tlit!
a. than to
naruralJ)'.:t nd
A rrijiH, 10 be inro a Flft,
dilfers from it h I and a eJlr.
t o be rurfled Into B s;
; and a D,l. fttanr, ltd. inrolV"_1 J
the ofEbuUirion. Yet wedo ro<X
i bur N4,/r., to wllom we admillifier ,
the ("me. alfo, we alrer nOt M,-
bnt N"t"" I for whom, acordill !:; (0
that J,("mr , for lhe by her
I yet are her Admj"'flrllt"I', '
by anorhrr Reafon (hul :l rJ:UC.
thei r
ill t houbfllbof
r'4rs I
t hore
Ie perfelts thefe in 1\
r, ... rs . o r iJi mar t or fewer, or iri
moment, their Prrf fi," determines iiOf:
We cannot imir-J.le N"fHT: in her Pri ..
I alrcadl' in the proxedent N,-
ILffidemh
r
<\hbre\'i areo . ' cfc-
5p.t,h, in' the
S
. '
. lI j)jrqH:lIt
m

mitate i
proved
Therefore the
confe fs ra
Iy
. And if fay from -the Sit, of
more S''''''. P,r!,[fi is given to
yvhich 5itl We not. To this


( 47 )
thereof..' Forwhcn Wefcea
a Blillg from aD,,, . o r Other PUHCfiabk:
, We do not Immediately confl<kuhe
StMI , but Ihe D'ffHf,j'lIs of lbc
and C,uif" (bd'1dcs
From ,fum a
know.N_s lo
into a /JIm:, according to' N ....
for NIf'III"' fi nds out ,a ;3ifl convenient
fdr, although unknown by Us
"If theV fay Ptrf,fli.H i,l gi ven in an
and Our Prtl"'r"ri, ,, is, not made in an
: And hence IX>nciude, l"hatOur M,,-
ca5lnot ,be complcau:d by .Artifiu ;
the Arl isnot : We fay t hci rHI...t..
and void of Hu ... ,,' Rtitfu. . and
like to Bt.fls l han M i
;py""if" , having no
I that which -is related.
'Therefore rhis way of arguing ( All Afi r..s,
Tho. '", a G,ttr) fignifics as much as
. And that for this RtA/." , Although
be not made in .an /I,fttltJr, <yeuhat
nOt , bm that t he "Fum or P-lr/rit " .
given. in an h ft411t to the MMr6T
; ,s not p".!tDin.but
to recei ve the " I"_
on"!,:;, , . If t hey fay I h;l t it is e:llia to
N4tlntU 7bi"';I.than IQ make Ihem by
and that lye can fcarcely deftroy
[hence conclude il t o be i mpoffible
We ar,fwer. TI)i1.t 10
u>g

,
i ng they """
'We are compelled
made: For it .
di ffi cultly made ; . but is
it may be made (of
this 11. _4'11. til%..
""'f, it muft
.. d
hence
of it
bccaufe they know not
at cordir'j g to -tlie c .. ,
t hey hal'c by Try ,I
. C' .p_ji,i,,, , but
have not tr}'ed. 11
pc-elenred to you, and refuted, the
of S#phiflm. '
, Therefore no.,.. 'cis cxpedi('Jlt
accordingtoOur Pr. ",i!" pars
t hat are to be determined.
[ . ", of M i ll c;lenying
given, or on 5""4il;.,,,.
amine<!. We h3Ii ,then come to
,
thole Thi,,!s, which are
of NII''''' I the EjJ'"'' of whi,:h
!hall more ftiffiaendv dikourfc of in
following: Bilt ta.fter that
fiJall al fo fVCak"o f thofe , . that
Pr j"dpill or OUt M""ifttry.. ;. ,
the F.r/. We an uni"Or(al
folio .... in,g a
t he Pri.,iFlo. In "',.,
( 49 )
. Our -Stfvtl to "tbe
Art, from 71ti,,! , given i and their
.;;;;w,
C H AP. I V.
Opini01lJ Dr thDJe who (ttptoft
the Art to h.
fi od
Err"
with adi verre
'om,
.11
ill,
For thty
E
( so )
hinclthcm after theirlH.,h
... r;,,, rather; and I
If I Correa not the .Err", of tho('c
teach Inc Tr.,h
Tnie Art : For: this
needs not a
felt.
to others of
and M.ot;IUF .. , and
. . And of tflo(C' who fay
Jlft, fome will have it in u "tI
vcry of the other .slJit,: fo i
GI4i . fome in G' . I\ others in the
of &.1;" NdTn . and I
lbme In kmd of YCt,ctA6IU: And
one of is advent 'o,<ho
according co ;.'
to thefe , he i co
advcrfe to t he Art. And for
tinddrhcr of lhefe S<flJ yoidof


C HAP. V.

OJ Ihr Rra{qlls of Mi n dn:;<illg ,hr Art
fo!pOftd in Sulphur.
Some fuppofing to fi nd this .Art in SIIpb",,;
imploy rhcif whole L:\bo!: r in 5"'11-, 111', :a:d
being igrlOlanr of the Per/fa'in of the Prtp .. _
".".1$, tht}, k aye the Prt!<4,. ti' ll it Cdf un
Compleat; for (pey concei t rhat CJ'A"jilig and
PlITifjia! will be a Prrp.,.,i,.of Prr/rOi_
n . Bllt thlsisdooe by therefore
brought to their "" tllli". , as they t hink; be-
t1llfe they jtldge t haI SML", .. , .... only inS .. <I-
l b", is the PtiftDi" , or lu 1't" """'"II; and
likewife in c."",". Jlr[.Kl;.. . they
are induced to the like Therefore
coming to Prlljtll ..... " hlch II ..... ith I ,If,.th" of
they fee that to be burned and va-..
nifh. and not lo0lt to abide in and
IIlofe B. JitJ to be left more unclean than tl ley'
were before Pr.j,8i .>.of their M ,m,,. npon
them. th. i. Dt ll"/'" in the
tlt Atflft flt o f their w, ,{,and that in a IOSi:;: ti me,
whereas before they concl udedin thei r M Il/dr.
that this Seinm was to be fow d in SIt/,b",.
OfIly I but now ha" ing not therc:;n found
it. they argue it i. irapofrlb/e to fi nd it in an
ot her '!hi.! ; wher("fofC" . heine not found in
E ;t thi s
,, " - - ,

, '
this or that.
be found.
( S')
they conclude 'tis no where to

ThrCo1lfutatiollof tht }ytet'tllt Rrafo",.
To thefe We briefly anfwer and fay, that in
this they underftand litl le,al1d are leB Wire I
bccaufc they fu ppofe 5. 1,1"#1' only to lie the
. M.u" of Our SWfr. If this thei r 5",,.fiti,.
wefC true , et in the way of Prt,.,.rulll hty
are deceived ; becaufc they conceit' S.&li-..,j.
- 10 be fuffi cient : For Ihey arc to
a who from his lirll N.tivi,!. unto Ole
.Al" is {but up wi thin an H,.!, , nouhink
ing the of the W"lam be extended be-
yond the lAlil .u.or his Hllif, . or beyond
what he can "iUi his El'S fcc in t he H, . ft.
So they, havi ng not imployed t heir in
many SIIJlU. could nOt dil'tcrn from "hieb
Our M:Jid. t fhoold be eJlN.lted . and from
which not; from which alfo abftaining, they
might Cpare an abundant Lor/mlTof t heir H AUl.
Therefore. what LU,,.T would be perfell.ive,
or nOt perfell:ive. Ihey are defervedly igno-
rant. But why was Iheir We
far, becaufe t hey kft t he burning PT,pt TIJ
and Fli!bl in t he 5"lphll, I both "hich do nor
only not perrell:. but alCo diffipate and dCo.
itror
CHAP .

,
C HAP. V l.
Of Rt'tlFons of. Mtn t/rNywg Art
fuppifrd IU Arlmck, mid Ihu".
It01l.
B
Ut Others judging thisS"'I: muft neutrari-
Iy be found in t he fame , and in its Cr m-
,m, .Ar{"Mc.. and more profoundly intent on
the C."!lInH" .uf'pl of thje do not ' only
by a S"hl,m/Cr". deanfl: the burning
bot alfo endeavour rorernove t he Ttt'r4" ,i'1'
leaving the F/i!h, ",IA,ilit}) , in .it. ,There
in like manner, to p'#Jrll"JII .. fi nd a
Dtlllfi." in it; becaure their Mtd.,illtadheru
.not ftably in t OOfe ycry BIIJit!, but (uccoffive-
Iy, and by li.u Ie and liule fuch
a B.' .... ill l t l former HCl1ce thefe
alfo, l!:Indemning .Art, argue.lik.e the former J
and to t hem We anfwer, as We di d to t he
Firp, affirmi ng t he .Art. arid that We.kno"
it to be, becaurc We have feep and ro.u.ched
the Ydi'J t hereof;
E 3 CI:1A1\




( s+J
-
C' HAP. V I I.
TDt Rtafo1l.! 4 }.1m Art
foil iN Sutpoor, Argentvl ve
- Magneria, Marcbafit e,
niac. Wf Ib t htir R-: tjMtdtlOIl.
., ..-
0 "'"
;,
.. .
cannot
tliu. T.fterdOrc they a lQ) al'll!e,
and to We an(wn-, as 10 t he
pu,.lfe t hey left: thetrW. rlimperfeQ,
Jng how to compleat it. For the 1"I.'Us I
is Pey/dliu, . th. knew
-nor'how OUt. -
"- 111 all allte; s;ori rdike"ife. iube tlunuray
of .:cept t hat In A'!.flftVi f/t and
T.I;,.'" We fromgreatet
than R."mj, ,, ofl heir .dtlMflUII I forthe(ehave
not an aduftible and S;,{,Jumi tJ .
bu"[ ooly Y, u,i!;,}_ But M"""ji,,'s, and M ...
&b.Jitu, have every kind of S" 'Fb1rrrifJ ( M .... -
. eb.ji,r more. and MII! lII tfril lcis) yet all have
]-'light -or ""cIA/ilir" A rp lflv ivl more, and
ItrJlJM' 4C 1((5 J but SlIIlp'lIr yct Ids chan ICS
-. . . 0"., tl r:
in the
their i
thefe alfo argue and condemn Ar, ,
as others, fuppoling it in SMith., i
tbefe We anft"cr. as [0 thofe fuppoJing II In
s"l,b.r,
-
C HA P. V I I I.
Tbl RtafollS of Mm. dlflyblg tht A ,t
filppofo d ii, Spirifs . to bl 10-
f,
lt hl r witb BodilS; fwd tlwr RI-
f/tat lfJf!.

T Here are Ochen 31fo to Ii.
Spirits in B.4iu, witllOut any Other PTe- .,
udent Pnp"rA,j ,,, : but Dl f.l/iu perpl exlnll:
them, hath on them likewi fe Drought SAb,!,
and Dl!p",.uicn J and ther cOJ!lpcllcd
thence to believe, t hat t hlS S,u"," II IlQ{ J
oonliquemly to argue againft it . . . F!?,
a eA"" of Dijlllfrtlfltcr and ["tmul,'J In
in the Flljiol> of rhey lofe
which cannot adhere to the
fame 'but flie from the A!ptril]
E 4 , of

( 56)
of the Fir" the B.a.'"
in : &aurc they cannot
. (he Fi , ,', by
"hich lJ nOt removed from
Dtl_fi' " fometime. happtm.
a.Ji'1 do alfo -""
11. whe:n the not fi:l(:d . .
here to S, Ji,s in their
tlie of the Y, leti/, overcome.
ot"the FiJlrli, Whence alfo they I'k,.
as the firll:, argue. and we to them r
a. to Ihe firn. anfwcr. l'hcreforethi, '''-.
'whoUy to thei r Rtprl4ch. '
5'111 of if yOll -would
B, Jitl , then (We fay) if it be
e/fell: fhi. bv 'any' M <ttfff. it
be dpne by S, iritll but it is not
t here sli,;" not fi xed lhould
. here to BOIIi'JI far 't hej" fty away. '
t hem Nor can thelC Spi,its"
Ii,xed, have ' ''!Tifs, whtTl
'which How. not. And
in B. tlilJ
'"
To t heiC.
... no ..... able . Ii
therefore
." .j.
('1'7 )
..
,..hat i or. may be operated ",jlh it;'
the following Dtfiei""'J of Ihtir
(hei r 0"" R"Jb-r[..
,
C HA P, I X,
_ if' dUfyiflt tht 4,t
In BOllia. (lnd ]irfl ill white
'tb,lt iI, . Tin or jUlliter, 8114
thrir DmJlltdJion,
pofire the Ar: in but when
w., .. it they are
i Llllti. 11; ::". t he 1..i1liti
pure in W6iu>I ,ft) 10 be much
approrim:lte to t he NAlIlTt of
; the Livii4 i. indeed nmch ap-
S.! . but to LII.Aliule I and the
to LIlli", but lil tle co 511. There-
fome of t hefe MIll 7illor?_-
much li ke to L.,.. or Sil"V!, (rli f-
__ ::1 in

,
,
i as it can
in ifsC.tx, which Ihey
to rtpuC'("t 1J9l" ;
. therefore
,
"
,
,
( 5@ )
therefore judged it i mpoffible to
.And fome 0{ thefe could
from it. and found the
foftneli. and talie li'l'l</"m,. ,r.,;,;,,;;;;,;
Thcrefore they believed" i
and fo were induced
;", the Art of hardning it.
our, Butfomcof
away
and affirmed
and Di vi ne Art TO be frivolaul .
t hefe Men We anfwcr, with Our
anfwcr.
C HAP. X.
RM(ons ofMm tbtl),jHg tht Artfop-
l,,(ta IN B/tJ,llead or Saturn.
fame Drillft, ,, they allb fi nd in Black
S"',m, only that It
, i reduced to a
the C,_ixti ...
exceedingly dtttive. . ;;;;;;
Pup"'Ar;,,, thereof .much is I
S&'III&' can be found in none,
after tWO from irs
; no furt hC: f 1I" ,d . .. _", but rather
81{rlkfi, than it had at firft ; and-in
f:ifturtfit s likcwife, t ht y fee it ,not a"
Therefore ,den they , thinking .in
tt




( 60 )
it 10 firtd what is more nigh and better
it not I they are compelled to believe
that the is no other. than a
hf. ,,; and therefore: they offend. as
fOrmer.

C HAP. J 1.
T}( Rtnf'JIS of Mill Jttl'Yiwg rlu AJ't
.. ,1 11ft! mlfJr /lfi:aioll of H!lrd
'rDith . Hartl, on" of Soft

.

( 61 )
CHAP. XII.
of MIl iU!J'ing I ht Art .f/I?
in the Mixtwl oj H II'd eDt her
and oJ Ptrjrfl BodltS ':L'ir b
intimately and profoundly
, .tbOught and been per-
could lind OUt 11. of caufing
to Pcrfdtion I and that
be each il1lo
firm tranfmutat ion. ,
fi nd OUt the Affi nit y and 5i
both by 1I1td"i. ". and by
of Fir: , arrenuati nf; the
as and MA'I , and ili rpHradng the
as is r*pirtr, and its like. t\nd lOme
beli eving t hey could compleat this
were dduded in t he Com-
of Hard BQJ:u, with the SoI1: ,
onc made the other alto_
or tire the Soft was not llt
the Hard in no wife
not fir.dir. g
c.ellY till:
by Soft.

to be,
CH A P .

..
..
..
( 6, )
C HAP. XIII.
Thr Rtafons of /11m d"I)'ing
fuppoful , iH Extr(l{/ioH 0/
Dr m thr Rrgimml oj Rrf.
BUT Others,
profoundly
with ElItrad:ion
Extralted S.. I 1 othtr . j
the Exprritllu of l hofe Mu co Id I;Qt
to that. but they were deludtd in Ihrir
tlJUiu , and accordi nglv iudged the .Art
poffible t o be found OUt , And
dcavouring ro llerlell: Ewts by
were deluded in thei r Opi. itB,
knew not how t 0 3Wl.m to that. And
cordingly think the Art not to be.
we anrw&-. as t he tifft.

: C HAP. XI V.
Tlu Rrq{oru of Mt" dt"y urt tht Art
.pofra, in Clap aId Gtms, and
R ifHt alio1l.
T
" HEY who polite this Art in
have found) that Aft(Tat;'IJ
..
( )
be made in B,j,'II, by a'.1 and G/.p j be=: .
caufe, whal hath "not I"j rt{,_ alters D()(. BUI
ntidler G14, nor Gtm, have l "1.rq"
tha"efore alter nOl. And when theyendea_
yoorro to unit e t he Gf.[, with t hem ("hich
i1 diffi cult to be done) they miffed of their
p.'t,i' l becaufe t hey made thei r IJQJit& alfo )0
6"'11: and by Trafon of t his, they concluded
this E",,' 10 fall upon t he whole Art, aod
10 argue that it is fl O(' To whom we an-
f .... er. they operated not in due M.uu,. there.
lOrcundulyderermining, t hey cannot but con-
demn this Art acconiing to their o wn Er-.
C HAP. X V.
Tht RM(iJ1JS of /11m J,,;yiltg :ht .Art (If I _
poft d In },fitldlt Mittmd<, or Vtgc_
t alks, ' or in thf Commi:aiofl of (lilY
otht r Thiflgs.
are Others, filppofi ng Ihe Art to he
in :lI1d Ai/DillS, Nitr" aod
who' may indeed in there make Trl'-
we judg) not find it in them.
although t hey lhou!d, by thei r
fome fma ll Vrj/l ,y o f Tranf-
Diifolvillg, Coaguiati ng.aod
Coact ingl'
..

,
, ,
, .
..
,
;
,
,

, ' '
( (4)
Co:itlirigi yet chat doth not enervate
.A11. which is borh necclfary
Nc:,errhekfs, it is poffible, that in a!1
Things tPey may find fome AUmu;Df/.; bin
thal is very remote, and exceeding Laboriousl
and in all other Thi"gl, it is proved
t o be more Laborioui"to ruch suppif"l.
Therefore they, who porfelt this Art in all
indeedderermine what is poffible,
bur not TO them, who fhall lirft fail in their
Labour, before the laboured can polli-
bly be perfeded. Wherefore , if fuch Men
fi nd not the Art by their Labours, it mult noc
be argued, that the Art carinot by any La-
bours be found 0111. All the before-mend-
determined onc M41-
UT of thei rs-to be the only MIlmT, and fup.
pored there was no Q,her M"tur befi dts
t hat ; and thefe now do indeed condemn all
rhc,othl'r. ' . ,
fi ut. are Others. and rh<;lfe al-
moll: mfinlte, I'I-ho 19113ranrly, alld Without
Jo.n owled:;. make a Compofirion of all , of 01
fome of [hefe Things, in a dil'erfe Proporti-
on; and their is ext ended even to 111-
'0
t imes throu(!,h
Dimi""ri.,.: in
is poffible-. And VI" without
( (5 )
of wml$, refolve to infi!1: upon there
we bridty treat of the Vni-
which they will be able evi-
'" of their Errcrl;'
at t hi$ time, we mult
Prilltiplu according to
told you before) and by,
,,, of them.
Third Part of this FifO: Book; Of
Prindptes, and theirEfThd-.
C H AP. I.
N :trirrlt P,-itmpltJ of
RadirJ. lI({ol-dillS tlJ tbt Opt1llQl1 of
th
o .
, of .... . .... t .
,
now fi gni fie toyou, that (according
to of the Alln'tnt:, who
our Sdr , Itllrnous of Ar,) NllturAl
""ipl" the W. rk. or Nlltuft are, a F.,.,it ...
and" ty"Ater, which is alfo named
, We grail!, and thus define
is white in Decuir., and
either fide, in the JI{.:g}ft" l
, b",, in M .. niftflc, of ei lher fide-,.
Therefore . in a brier,
' F and-
..
( 66 )
and alfo a fimply compleat t
Speech. We declare the GUlT .....
of GUlTllti .. of thefe. Yet
fo fa r
Exil e.,} .'
,i"i of car-un .A.",.r
C HAP. I I.
O! IIJr of
. lltcorJif!g 10 tbt O}H/JIHI
Pbilof cthtys ;, and of
....
BUe others fAy otherwife I
. " in" itl N.t.rt was nor the ..
,.Irc-red . and convertcd inlo ItS
..
SIIlphIlT likewife altered and changed into
utb. Whence they fal', thac in the /11',,,,;_
i "of Nlltit;-f , the !,-iJl'ft, was other, than a
(crcent Spirit, and fhgitive Spirit. And the Rea-
fon, that moved them hereumo. was this, '11; 1("
bec.o.vIC, in the Sill,lIr or in the M i lltl
of other Mt',us. found not any thing
that il ArgmrtJi'll! in it. N.f.rl, or any thing
that is SlIlpl,., likewifci but they found each
b{ them (eparated in its proper Mi.,. in iri
own N.t.rt. And they alfo affirm thi, for an-
her Rrll{u. viz, buaufe there is no min-
fition (as they fay) from CumtT} to C. "h-A-
,. unltfs by a MiJJJ, Dif"jiti.,,< Therefore.
lCc ing it fei is, they are compelled to
and belie\' e t hat i5 no Tranlition (or
Pamng) from the SOftnefa of Argtllt'lJitlt, r9
the hardnefs of any M rtlli. unlefs by a
Pif"jitilll , which is between ,the . Hard-
neB and Softner, of them. But In the
/IIj.,J find not any t hing, in which mi.
M.JJI, Dif"ji, i." mly be (alved I t herefore
they are compelled henee to believe, that Ar-
lmltlitli and S"lph"" in their NII,,,re, are not:
the Pr,,,tiplts aCcOrdi ng tothe /"tmlio/l of NA-
t.r,: hut another Thing, which frOfI(
the Alleruian of their !"'III,J/I the Rut of
NIIt",t, into an EtatJ., And this
is the w"). by which each of them is tUrned
into an EArthy N",.,m I and from thm nvp"
i .rd" N.:tll>"ts. a molt t hin Film, is refolved,
by IIret muldplfed in the Bfl'f"//iof tbe F.",,",
F :I and
.. ..
,.
. -,.-
. . ( '68 )
and thl' F"., is the
ItI' 0 1 MftlcI,.
This E t , wh(n it
t C"mptrate H,,, qf
to the NAt.r, of a
it rtteive,; a certain Fix",i ,
ward the IV..," ( Ho" inR through the
,I, of the and S".II!.i' ji'l
ditrolve., and is uniformly united




.
a nal Dral firm V"i, ,..
t hus raid, That
or
.. .,
... - CHA
C HAP. I I 1.

Vi", ijiofJ (if 'U.:hat to fiolnr.
tOllchwg T'!ru Pri ncipiIS,
Sulphur, _ alld Argentvlve.
C HAP. I V.
OJ Sulphur.
THcfore we fuy, t hat S"lph.r is a falneil
of the EItr,b, by temperate D,c,O;,. in
Jhc Milu Qf fhe EArtb th!cklJ.ed, \lntil it be
.. - -' F J hardfled

. (.7 )
hardned al)d made dry I and when it is hard,:
nM, -if is called S.Jpbllr. Indeed SIIlp""
an H''''l"''.' and molt ftrong
and is of an V"if" '" in it. natural
partS, becaufe it is H'''''l.'IU. I.
its 0' Url()( n.ken from ir, as fi"oqlorhe r thtngi
having OJI by DiPiU.,.... Wher(forc
"ho ftrive to calcine it, nor loling any thlRg
of t he S."fltlIJct of that with whi ch it fhoulri
be cured. do labour in vain I it can-
1l0t be calcintd, uDId's by great/llliMfIr1. and
loB of much of t he S.&ft .. t therett
For of an hundred P"",", you thall fcarce"
id'etvc three to your telf after .
Li'kewife, it cannot be fixed;
talcined i yet it may be mixed, and
in rome meafure retarded, and its
repfeiTed I and bring commixt'd, may
be calcincl. Therefore, he who
deavOori to extrad: our W.rk. from I;,,;,,
preparing it by it felf, he thaI! not.,
l1i. end J becaufc it muO: be
Mr,; ... and without that
1VoqId tic prolonged even to Dt[p"" ,i .
with its C pur a is made, '"'
gives eompleat to every of t he
and. c1eanfeth and tlluftrafes them :
perfeCted with our without
It perform. none of there thing', but
i-orrupu and blacken.. Therefore ure
r,itho\.lt :
l wliO. In knows
_ .. ,.,.... .. . .
" . commir and unite it amicably with B. oliu.
'of the artAltft &,rtfl of Nm.",
... aile way .of p"/taloll " for there arc ma-
to one Elfla . . and o-:,e And
Boc] is cakmcd With It,
receives weight I yea, Cf!ptr from !t af-
t he Effi!.ju of Sd. Alfo Mrn." IS af-
with it, and by Sublimation
or ..... ) Laftl}" All B.adotl.
and 711!"", arc eali ly calcined wl.th
but Sti mali diffiruldy. And Ar!.tIJ"!'tJl
not coagulated wilh it into at/J '?"
which ii profit) a me,ln Artifice, as
f.l.luatc Ph,I'['phrr, have And
we fay, that whatlbcver B.JIe$
,., they arc more ealily c.dcmed
than thofe which have much.
moll Hi!." GOD, it illuminate.
. becaufe it is LS1.hr, All,.", . and
, AIIO. It il mo!t difficultlydi[o.lved,
beclufe it hath not but o.legmous
l.nl, which are not eafily
Itt. But !'"hat are ealily, o r difficultly dlffol-
"ed illto W.ur, we thall plainly en?Ugh
monftrate in the Cb.pttr of S,I"II",. It
indeed fublimed, becaufe it il Sfirir. A.nd !f
ii be mixed with YOIIII, and ullltcd to Ir,. It
becomes a wonderful Vi. itt C.I .,. With
Mm",., alro it may be miscd. and of
i& made by a Ct/rftiMl and Dd,t.br-
fill CoJ' lIr: Yet, let no Man t hink that SlIll.h.,
by it relf compleat t he of 1m,.
. . for

,
for it would be no lefs t han V""it} to
t his, as "c fhall vCTy fuffi ciently prove i
followi ng. Blit let theGrfji and LMti4 be
frn. Thefe: may (uffice to be fpoken of -
'
,

\
C HAP,Y,
O! Arfenick.
"
C HAP. Y I.
Of Argent vi\'c, or Mercury.
A
Rf,rHHli'IJt, which alfo is called MlTlJl,j
oy the is a viR-ous W"," i n
the Bmds of thc IiWh , by molt ternpe-
rUt H lAt united, in a tmal V,,;I/f through il s
kali parts, ""jlh the fubftance of white fubtile
EArlh. umil the H"".iJ be comempcred by the
D? and the Dry by t he H.mill, equally.
Therefore it runl upon a plain S"p.r-
ida, by reaCon of itS WA' .... ' HII.iJi,,; but
it adheres DO[, a\!hough it hath a vifcous HII'::
., .... ', . by rcaCon of the Dry"qs of that which
con tcmperatc:s it, and permi ts it not to adhere.
It is alfo (as fbmefll y) the M AItII' of Mt'If{J
wilh S"'ph"r. And it cali ly adheres
-.rfJ. l' , 1111. . to SlfrNrll, and '1N/ittT, and S,I.
but to LN"A more difficultly. To YmIII more
diffi cultly than f O lJalf ; to AI." in no
unlefs by AY1ifiu. hence
you may coiled: J1 \'ery great S:(rtt. For it
IS amicable, and pleafmg to M!tl'/', and t he
Mil/iN'" of con;oyninl; Tillfbm'j and nOlhing
is fu bmergtd in .Af!.nl.rv'W, unJeIl it be Sd.
Yet '1"liur and S./I.". , LIIIIA and VtllN" are
dilfolved by it, and mixed j and without if,
nor:e of the MtJ.l, can be gilded. It is
cd, and I t is a p"O/m of KraPlf. pf
. ;
,
,

( 74 )
",f,Bu., and fulgid
then It recede. nor from .he 'u
til it is in itS Offn Nature', it
M,.ic;", in iu N .mlrr I but it can
like"ire help in the CtI{,.
C IJ A P. VII.
.
,
Of tlu of ,h, Priltciplu
Nattu"t I whICh m't Metallick Bodies .
, hl,
ed in this l.:.ul becomes not
the Mixt"", and
.. burnt I the mean whi le Rands
!he TryA1. So li"-ewile, in inltancing thcOthtr
fallJ 'rq the Coolmon C,,,.,,,. Bur:
accordmg to our t he Ptif,!l helps
1.,,,,,0 I the I"W,/,Et, in our M.
JiJ!ff]. by It (elf IS PcrfeB:cit. without the Ad-
.. , . {Iliniftraljoq

)
of any EJtfT."wlI Thill!: And
GOD, they alter each Qlber, and IU'e
and they perrea 'each other, and are
and one only by it Celf is perfcltcd
the help of aDOther;
C HAP. V II l.
.of Sol, or Gold.
WE havq.lrc:\dy given lPu, in a Guur.'
Ch"pur. the S.m of the l"wujo" of
M.t./s I and here we now int end to make a
fpeeial D"t.,..,;." of each one. And firO: or
We fa}'. i!,IJ is a Met.lhe/t Cimru,
ponderous. mute, fll igid. equally dlgefted in
the /J. Q",t/s of the t.r/h. and very long wafh-
cd With Mi.".l W.t"" J under the H_n:
extenfible. fufible, and furtaining t he Tryal
of ,c.prl , and elml.t. According t o thil
you may conclude, that nothing
.. unlefs it hath all the c."fll and
Dijll'llleiu of the Definicion of Yet.
" hatfocver Mtt.l is radi cally Citrine and
'
... mg. to E1".I' tJ, and deanfeth, it makes
GdJ of every kind of Met.I,. Therefore we
confider by lite w".t ot NAI",,_
Copp" may be changed into G,IJ by .A,-
tift,,: F!?r we tee in C'PP" Milltl, acertain
W.y!: which flows OIlt. and carries wi th it
. thio
( 7
6
)
rhln or whi ch (by a
and. big cominued Courfe) it
d eanfclh. But after fueh W.O'Ilr ceafeth
flow we 60d thefe thin Sc.leJ with the

SA"a. in time 10 be
t he HrAt I and
t he purcft G,ld is
t hefe S,.lel were
the WoIIur, but were
of the 51111, in the ,,,;
brought to
NMllr:, as fs r as we can, we likclI'ifc
yet in thi s we cannot folluw N.tllrt.
Alfo G.ld is MIt.tll the moll
and it i, c"he of Rea'H!t I becaufe
t ingeth aM every B"';. h is
Oiled and without profit,
M lIli,.,,: and conferving the
;11 r,"lh, I broken with
"d
YtlllfJ I P'ttll? i - more
/.Au than 1,,/.itrr, S"'.'II : 1
M aTI. And this OntOr the $tcrtrJ
.Likcwife Spirits are commixed wilh i
jt fu:t'd, but nOt without great
nct an An

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CHAP. I X.
Of Luna, or Silver.
premlfed the Ch.pltr of 5./, We
come now to fjlCak of LII .. , by a com-
mon name ca lled S,/u" . Therefore, We fal'l
si",ti is a Mtrtll/id:. B. &, with pure
Whitenefl:, Clean, Hard, Sounding, very
rable in the C"p:I, enenfi blc under
.", and fllfi ble. And it is Ihe r,IIattrl 01
IYbiw,r/s. and hardens Till by Arrifu, and
converts it to it felf ; and it is mixed wit h 5. 1,
and breaks not i but in I.he E.I:,n"i" .. ,i,,, it pc"T-:-
not wi thout Arrifiu . He who knol\'.
how more to filbti li:\le it, and after fubtilia:.
lion to infpi!fl tc and fix it afl Ociated "';th
G,U; it remains wi th it in Ihe 7<11. and wiN
in I!O wi fr- forfake iT. Being PUt o ver Ihe fume
of Things, as .of Yin:g .. ,. S .
it will he of a woncetful Cd_PH" C.I,III'.
it is a noble Bfd" but l'f:lntS of the: NJ,iliIJ
Qf G. 1d i ar.d its AllIm. found determi-
nate: but it often a MllJtr. conruR:d.
",jlh B.aitr and t hat Sdwr is not It
nobl e. It is like;"ife dl/folvoo, and
')'ll h great and no _
CHAP,

="',

C HAP. x.
Of saturn; or Lead.
OF LUiJ. we li kewife treat, and fuy, LUM
is a Mlt,,"lid:. BU" livid ; earthy, """
derou. , mute, partaking of a lit tle Wbitlllt/i
"jth much paICl\efi. refufi ng IheCi.r;rj.", and
c,_w. eafi ly i n all il' dimenflOllI wilh frmn
tn ill{if k , and readily fufible, wiln.
OUt '1'""""' Yee: fome foolilh Men conceit
and flay. that Ltlfd in it. own N4IMre i, much
approximated to Gdd, Bur becaule they an
and void of all they can-
not conceive ot the Trltlb of Things mol
. fubrile. as il i.s in it fdf, but judg of t hem
according to S,,,,,, And becaufe t hey fre it
ponderous, and muu", and not ro putri fie
they belie-Ie it t o be much nigh in
!J to S, ll Put t his is "holly erroneous, U
the' followi ng lhaJi be by us manifeftl,
proved at large. Alfo L ttfJ hath much of
an E"rt, sHbft",m, therefore it is walhed
and by a LA"..""", t urned into Till. Hence i;
ia manifeft t hat Ti .. is more affimilated 10 dll:
!nflO, is in like manner burnt, and
made M"ti,,_. and it is ptl t over t he v.,
fnrr' of Y"""l"', and m:tde Cr,.,'s, And d.
though it is not much approximate t o pff"
"Qj",
C H A P. X!.
Of Jupit er, or Tin.
T
Herefore, not omitting to difcoutfe of 1":
pi,tr, We fignifie to t he o f L,"r .. ,,!.
Ihat r." i s a Mail l/i,*- not
livid, and founding litt.le. ,part akmg of little
Enlbin fs i pofreffi ng In ITS R" : Hnpmifl.
5-ftaif, and fwifl: ndS of LiIJ . 'flffl", " Ithout
It."i1;';, and not abiding t he e"" I, or
.ufOt but Eztenfible un<ier the H_",tr, There-
(ore' 1.pitrr, among BI . i" ffOm
Plr,:[('.", is in the RAJix of It,S Nature of
Affinity to the mo;e Perrea, tilt .. to sri and
Lit".; more to LIt.II. but lets tC! as
be clearl y dccla,red in the ful lo:nm;!:. 1"/"".
becaufe it receIVes much ' he
RMlix o f iIS G,."",;, ),I . t herefore It
11 11 B i" nOI While I yee: its vice it, t hat, It
breaks every Bdl, but SlItltrll , and moft Pl;lte
"I, And J"P"tr . dheres much to S.l ind
.. ". and t herefore doth not n fl ly recede
.... , from

( 80 ) ;
&Om t!\em, bf Ex ..... (or Trylll of Cllp,l. J
In the M4tJfltrJ of this' Ar', it receive. a
r..n.u of R,J.t(I. and that !hines in it w;th
inellimable BrfLbt,;tfl. It ishatdned and c1ean_.
(rd more ealily than Sou""". And he who
kIlO'" hOw td take away its Y;r, of break-
ing, wi ll fuddtnly reap the fruit 0 '( his La-
liour wirh joy. For it agree, with S. I and
L."", and will never be fepar.oHed from them.

C H A r. X I I.
.,
Or Venus; or Copper.
O
u it intended Difcour/e nOlv is of V(".ti
or e.pp:r. It is a M:tdirl:. B.Ii], livid,
partaking of a dusky RttJ"rfi ignible (or
fullaining 1t.1t.iri. lJ) futi blc; eJftcnfi ble under the
H ... "ur, but refuli;'lg t he C.ptl, and C'",fll'.
l'herefore Ymll. ( as declared) in the prO-:
fundity of iu Subibllce, pret ends to the C. -
I .IIJ' and "Eff:1,i, 'o( G. ld, and it is hammered
being heat rl hot, 35 Sd1Jrrand 'is.
Ther.efore. hence you may learn a SI(rd:
tor it is the Midi"", of and z.""., and
ieatily cornes 'ro convert its N tUIII"t ro either I
'and it is of good e,,"'"ft ... , and of little
l ,aoour. ' It agree. very well with T"ti", which
cirrini:l:eth (or Colours) ic ,,. ith good Yd-
Iownell l and hence you mly reap profit; For
w,
( 8' )
are ucufed by it, from the Labour
i (or Hardning) and Ignition of if ..
take it, befae 211 Imperfelt
in t he L tlftr and AfllUlt hilt nOt
Crt. ' , r. Yet this hath a v;" beyond
,vi%.. that it eaf:ly w:lxeth Livid, and
Infe[tion from fharp' and acute
; and to C"ra.licalc t haI, is not an ealie,
profound Art.
C HAP. XIH.
Of Mars, or Jron .
the Dtd.r.ti." d Mil'!, and the whol<;
is from the of N4-
,. "a B,".!, very li vid,
red, pertaking of not pure,
I!.";' ;"'" with no fight furlO!!.
H_"..., c:xtenlible, and founding
MATS is hard to be handled, by
of t he In.pulNcl of its fuflOll, which
made to H'olY by a Afi tIici" , chang-
NiU,.n. is conjorned to SGJ and L,."".
feparated by wi.thour great
but ifpreparcd, LI LSconroyne-d,
aliY Arrijiu, ;(the
' I . be r,ot challl!:.cd by It, the
. of t he M.:n bcing removed ..
of kJ"t[s eali1r.
. And when it j,
t nor doth it change
, h6

I
.. ", -- ,
.,
, '
. -. -
( 8, )
tllC Qll . Nr of t he but augm
it in .!L1l ,i,! .
Thefore, aOlong all B,dirJ, Jllpi, tr is
fj llendidl y and more dearly, more brigtu
and more perfdUy transformed i nfO a S.1.
Or LIt.", B'1l. But the W.r./:. of it is ofl
Labour, though ealie to be handled. N
to 7",i1(r is Vtnll S chofen, of more di .
I iludhng, but of !honer Lahour t han l llfitn
Next after SalllTn hath a dimi m
PrrfrUIM in TrAnrm/ttiltidll, is ealie to be ha,
led, but of molt t(diol1s labour. Yet M..,.,
among all the Bodin, is of lean- PtrflElin'
Tr.:ltrlltlll.t if/l, to be handled mon- diffi C'll
and of long Labour. Therel1
whatfoever, B,di" are more remole Ii
livi frndi ofLiquefaltion,t l1ey are found of
difficult h:lndling in t he WITt of Tr .. /"",I " t '
Of this kind are Vt.wi and Ma" I but w
more, more ; and what are mon remote,
Alfo thofe 8,<1;'1 which
u:jj and l 'ifclhllJ oflhe EATrh,2re Jikewilt (,
to be of gre:lter Labour, and lefs PITIIO'
But rFt.:t of P(f'ltCEi'.1 11'
a lillie before deter mined by Us, are found '
che Arl'pe, of the Leffir, or jUl(iJ/Jt I r
in t he Gwtur II'cr./:. all BQd;(t ore of one PlI
FDi"" but not all of one h:llulli ng or la
Ie to known , \\hat F.-,j
ami Diffin,!,! of b .ndlinO! , and what Br .
and ,:, 0: L:!xmr, fO:lI\d radically'
t he N,lI';l rc of &:1. Tht-refore have \I"
( 83 )
here 3. true Dif"ttif' rlefcri bed the
,.1 ,-"'"',1tt of thote Bft/its, which arc ac-
cordmg to tte J. lllll j," of N"IIf' I and have
like"ife in feveral Ch.pttrs truly expounded
what We determined of t hofe B. d.,t l and
t hat, according to the Opjllilll of tide Men
"ho could di!cern t he De"," Things of
N .lltu l and according to our Own Judg,.
ment alfo, who attained to the Knowledg
by incert1.nr But now, accor-
dmg as We promi fed. it is expedient to fi tpply
the dcfclt of this .Art in terring down aU the
Pri"tiflts of this the laft Part of chis
our Flrft B'9k,l and to dernonArate the Ptrf..-llj-
,. we have " ... ith its C"I", according
to t he ;r;it..CI"] therroi'.
,
The Fourth Part of this Fira Book,touch_
ing the Artificioi Principles of t his Art.
C HAP. 1.
t'])i,,:,ijiOlJ oj ThillgJ to lit fichN of
zn t hIS Part, wall (//1 l1.',/irmafioll of
Pt'id fio1J to Dr trtattd of hl tht
St>COJJJ Boo/:.
' THere .a re two Things that are to be
rcnnined , ""'.t.. the PrilfCiplu of this M,z-
&ifttr" and the Ptr/,Di", of the fame. The
G I'f'lIt?ltJ
(84 )
l'ri.&jplu of Ihis Art the W.." o,r
of ils 01".';"" to the appli es
hinifrlf III the of Ihls MAlA'"} . There
are indeed divers in themrt lvN. Forone
IV.". is S.hli ,i.", and DrfullJi' " another;
and Diftill41i is alfo one IV'"]. C"lcilWi ..
anOlher. S,II,/;"f anothn-, an-
other: but the (evcnth IV", 11 Fix.ltml, and
-the eighth C"Ali.. . Of all We pur
pofe to give fingular D"Ltrr.'mfJ.
. Prrf,{1;,,, confilts of t hofe 'I?""!." fr"?m
the C'II'ft.t. ,.u illu ofthofe by whi ch It, IS amlln-
ed and from t he CQnjidmati, ,, of thing. herp-
in; . and from the ell/fialr.fli.,. of that t hing
and by wh,ich it IS
knolTn, Wa! In
{.Oi,tlornot.
by which We come to t he
. the is the C'''IiJmCliu of tile
manifelt and ofmanifdl: and of t he
el' err o f t hofe B, ,Ji,, to be ch3ngl'd,
and of thafe that are nm changrd
t he R.ai", of their NolI,.rt, lYithout.l hat.Ar,.,-
flu I and the C."jiJ, r olti. ,. of t.hofe II kewlfC', In
t he RAJi", of the.r Nlmm, with the i
and the C"'f"' r",'''' of the Pri""p!" of B. am,
accord;ng to thei r I
. iftft i and to N ,:fllrt
.Arllfiel, and With .Arriftu. For, .'f.
B.J.j: I, and their [rillc.plu, be not known .'n
N4tllrt, with
.Ani/tr, and Without, what IS (uperfluous. and
what
.
. wflat is dimi ni lbed in t hem cannot be known I
"noJ our not knowing thefe w()(Jld of neceffi-
ty hin<lC'r us from ever attaining to rhe Prr-
{,Eli.,. of their tllti'rI .
The .Guf d' rllliu afThlnSJ helping P'r/ttJi-
t., is the C. /lfJr,.ti. o f t he N .:t/ITtl ofthofeo
Things, which we fee adhere to B, dittwith_
alit .Artific" Dnd to mak8 mutation. And
tllefe are A{Ilr,hAftu, !./lfglltPA, Tllti., .Anti_
. '11" and LApil LIIuli (or t he LIIurt StUt.)
And the Conriderarion of t hafe, which with-
out clC"anfe ,B,tliu, and t hey are
S4lt, and AI,m/, N itrtt and and which
are of thtir N.lllrt: and the Confi derarion
of Pjlriji'lIliQII, cl eanling by i1 like NIft.r. ,
. But the Confidera.tion of the Thing that
fC'lts , is t he Confideration o f CIH.fll" t he pure
S.6P"NU of and it IS the Mllt/ ,r,
wl: ich from t he MAH.r of t hat bC"ginning,
and of that wa. cre2ted. Thi s MA".r is nOt
.Aritlltt.li-", in its NAlHrt, nor in its whole
S.6j1AII:' , but it is part of it: nor is it now,
hut when the St.", is made. For that iIIufiratt'S
from .AdMPi,,,, which is a figni .
of P"/,1j,,,.
o f
" whether the
of
C"I,ill/Cti' II, and
. . G 3
,

( 86 )
ttllitlivt. AI,' which, with the former, we thai!
foll OWing wilh Iheir C."'ts. and
eafie Expm'lfcu i by which YOli may rna-
mfeftly know, t hat ou r have nO( er-
red. ,And thefe E:f/fri/lnllt J will be well knOWn
t o yOll,

.C HAP. II.
Of Su61imatioH, why ltn.Jtllttil.
T
Herefore, profecuting our purpo& , We
fpeak of The CAlff' of the
l _tlltl,1I of which, Ivas, becauR: our Allc'jforr
could not, nor can Wt:, nor {hall t hey who
C?me Us,_ find any thing rhat can be u-
wuh BIJtiiu, but Spir,,, only, or any
Thmg. thatcancootain in it R:/ f rhe N..,.,.tof'
B' i and and We fee tht:fe, caft upon
B. II ('."'lt hout MuQd,ation, 01" cleant'ing of
them) either not to give perft:ft: or
totally corrupt, bum, blacken, and
And t his , to the Diverfity of
t he fame SpmtJ, fa me arc burning, as
S.lphm: and A rft1ll'1c.. , and Jl-f."d1lljitt; and
t he:(i: Indeed tO,lally corrupt, Ot ht't'S burn
.!IOt, . as evcry kmd of T.l i"i yet thefe giye
Impc:rft:ft: rhal lllC)'do fora twofold
ClIII{t. One IS, becaufe l he adullive unll:uofi-
' y of S.tphllr .( of the propt:"y of which it
i s)
,
(87 )
i$} which is eafi!y infhmed, and by Infl anu-=
lion b!ackned, and codCt.luenrly blucken., is
lICIt removed or taken away from (hem. But
the other C'Uj!, is which likewife is
DOt feparated from t hem. For in t hefe,
in whi ch a per rell: Coif'" iSl1otgi v(n, Ear/ h.-
_tfs is a C",.!, making it livid. Allb AJ,./Iion
ml Y create <I. livid CO/lIIr .
Therefore, We were ccnflrair.cd to dCilllfC
thefe from their burning VllfiIl4ir). and from
. E. "", S"ptTf.llifJ. whier. t hey :l it have.
AnJ Ihis We could dTelt b}' noM.:!i/hry, but
by S,.Mi",If,i", only. ):or, , ... hell (he Fiucle-
n lCI , it alway,elt\,au:, the mare fubtile para I
therefore it ft ira not t lte more Gta(s. Hence it
is manifeA: , rha t spirit lare ... from their
E .. rtb'Ntfr by SH6iiNJ.<fiu ; which T ur.fHit:]
impeded r,,[.rrft, and alfo an impure
CtJ,.r. B li t being fllblimtd, as E:cpmt1/tc
ttl fufficiemh' manneft to your Slghl, they
ue freed [rem' that 1mp.ritl' For l'oLi fee
lhem morc ij ;lcooid, and m::.rc pervioLl!, and
mare to cmn and per,(:u:ue the DOIJi-
IJ of a lld not to imprers a foul as
before, Al fo that may be taken a-
way by SHHimlltiu, iSl1l anirt ft by
lOr A rf.i,k.,., which !;cfofe its S.blimAtiu was
tvi l, and prall e to Arhft iDIJ , aftcr il5 S.blimfl-
Ii fuffers not it fdf 10 be inllame;i, hut only
rtCedes without I and the6me l'oU
may find in S.'ph .. " , if YOII will make Tn'a!.
And becaufe, in no Olher Things, t han in Sfi-
G .. r,I1,
. ( 88 )
r"tI , We faw 'Adhrm'1 t o B. Jiu with
,i,,,, We could have no other C ft (Q
rufcd from them , ' but were necdfari lr
ftrained to prepare t he fame . for ,h,,; ,
cati on. which is made by 5"61i",,,i, II,
fore' t here IVai a necell'Jry CalIf' of
,i,,,, of thi s SlIbli",Ati,1I1 the whole OrJo-
whi,ch We purpore to declare, without
""fI'1I.
C H A r. ilL
lJlha,t SIIb!il1! fltio,t is , (lnd of Iht
grt(s of Fil't it Ip Ut oftrptr!.

VVHerefore We fal'. 5,wli",.t in is the
ItvAti.n of a dry Thing by F" ,. i
adherency to itl VeffeJ. But S"J,li. Ati. ,. i
diverfiy made. accordi ng to t he Drurrf ?
Spi, itl to be fublimed. For t he S"blim.,i,,,
lome is made with 'lrong I"";,i.,,, of
with ' and of fame with a
heat of Fi r: , when
phllT are t o
necdf3rily
t hey havirig their
conjoYfleG with t he
pAJln, would arctnd
yea. blackned and
!he Awjtn' l1.1ay rtflCrate , h" ","

(89 )
he hath a "tcrmty to find out the
of ' XUla" v;%,.. the P' .p,mlll
with commixli-
of ; becaufe Commixtion with
F"a, corHlrehends t he Gr.fs P"'fS , and
, hem dc prdfed in the bottom of t he
nor fi:ffe ring them to afcend.
{! alio it is necdrar)" that t he Ani-
Ihoo l>.! appl)' to his a threefold
of Fiu: One Fropon iomuc in (\Ich
that it may afCend only the Alu'fld.
more and more L,,,,'d j' umil by
he fee, t hat t hey are deanfed
Fte.Jtllc]. The other D,-
that what is of the pure EjJam of
remaini n;; in the FI W, may be fublimtd
' "'' furce of Firt , "';%' . with ' i. nirio
of t he Yt!tl, and of t he Ftttl
which'"Tllily bt feen with the EJI. The
Fir: is, that untO the S.' iI-
I the Flett . a moft weak Fin
fa t hat fc:\ rcd }' any t hing

but t hat only which is the

molt I i :ht rcof, and which in Oll t
of value I beC<lufe it is a thing, by '
"b' of is nIade in 5,:1-,
, arl.
Therefore, the whole of 5"61,,, ... -
,iI. is, (hat t he E'Ulhi. cfs of t he 5abli",.11
bting t emovt'd hy a due admini:lration of
'iTt, and likewire t he moft fublile and fumotl s
part it, which bri ngs Ad,.!i,II, wi th Clr-
r"p""'.
'. .
,
,

I
.._-------
( 90 )
r-,ti .. , being Us may be left
t hat Ptiln. whIch oonli/is In E'I"JI/,t!. which
make. limpl!': fuflOfl upon the Fir" and
OUt allY fl ring from the Fiu: ,,' itl)_
OUt, I"fl-'"ti." thereof. That what 'js mon
fubule ., AJ"jliV/ is proved by moll c\' ident
A'j,1I1,WIfI. For Fir, convert! ro its own N,, _
c!cry of thofe t hing" which is of affi-
JlItY, toltl it is of aAiniry locverya_
, Thmg. to the rubl il e adultible. it
IS of greater affinity I and yet more of affi ni_
t y to what ,il more {ubfile: therefore alto
of affinny to what is molt filbdle. Like-
Wife, the fame is proved by EXftri,,,u be-
aufe s"lpWrr or Arftnidt not fhbhmed moll
r .... ifdy I butO,r the tlVo, tllore
calily" Yet ( lther, lit hlimed, is nOt di-
Telll)' but flIes away. and is eXlcnu_
:I.ted Without mflamati on I yet. wi th a prece-
dent F"p,., By t here therefore if is
fell that our Dift,,,r[t is mon .

CH1P.

( 9' )

C HAP. I V.
if tht Fu rs of Metallick Bodies, to lit
I1ddt d to Spn-its HI t !J{i,. $lliJ/imatj.
tioll; IIlId of tlu 05(Wfity lind Q!!a-
II"., of tht m. .
B
u T rhe Pr.".t;." of the AJ",j"ijlr.t ;,,,.of
F"u , with their l'''pmlfl', jr, that ruch
/tlMrtr be choren, wit li which t he Spi r' fJ to be
Cublimed may belt agree, and they
may the more prOfoundly be mu,:ed: becaue
that M.m", wi th which they are more uni-
ted, is more pment in Rlttlljifll of the Flett
IX Spirifl to be fublimed, than thatl with
" hich they are not fo uni ted. The
of IlIif, i. rational c:nough, and manifeft. But
Ihe t hat the Alililli'll of Fuu ii
necdfary, is, becaufe S"fph"" or Aif,.ict ta
be fublimed, if they be not conjoyned wit li
the Flm of fome fixed Thing, would ne-
cerrari!y afcend with their whole 5"b'.11",
not cleallied. And they, who are exercifed
'in s"b!;'""li,", do by xptritllCl know, We fuy
true. Alro Ihe hlS,"i, ,,, that the Alimi1l ijfr .. -
I;,. of fuch F U ll il ne_effary (lVith whidi
Things to be rubUrned may agrtt, and be uni-
led is, becauf". if the F"u be
IlOt perrnitte with them through thei r leal!:
part s,
,
( 9'
then the Came
out any
S. ,p."cr,
Bme muft likewife happen. things
from Frtu, wil h which they are not
He lhu hath known Ihis,
to be rrue bccau(e
fubli med
or
( 93 )
It I I aWo poffible to make S.6Ji.."ii, .
[hem of a great I bccaufc: 5 ..
of t hings 10 be fubhmnl , from the
('afil )' made by Sf/Md,/J of the: SAl,,-
bppc:ns nOt in OIller Things.
(he d F IUJ is, that i[ be e-
to Ihe of Thinp,s t o be fi lbli-
"d. For in this, a rude Ar'iftClrC3n-
err. But an A rtij of mean skill may put
half I tl" wei gin of Things to be fub-"
and that will be fuffici ent for him if
;;;:;,;,": noc to err in his w,rt: becaure' [0
is well txercifed and Ihe leaft
F, us is filfficient. For the IeCs the
of fo much the more and
the S"&/'",,"I mull: nttds
I J according tOlhe Subfh alti-
Flm, a Subfl:rnll ion of J' irt properti -
thereunto be made. Baufe in a (mall
a (mall Firt {erves fOf PiT/.m,lf , in
a !?rrar J tlnd in a gre:ncr !L1lA",i,,,
Fi r, is requi red.
C HAP. V.
thr Firt ill S,:h!imati cff.
T becaure Fir: is not a Thing which can
melfurc;d, therefore it h1PP(IlS, t hat
rn is oftcncororoitted in it, wh(n Ihe Op ... -
!'.t!.'!:
,

I
I
( 94)
rAt', is not: well . killedJ at
t he Divtrft'l of F""","I/ ,
burned. as of PrI{d/, and the
well joyning) o( them: about
ellpedient thc Artift lhould be i
1011 . Wherefor.e we give you a
Firll:. it is expedient to remove, :.c
Ihing! to be fuhlimed. t he !Y" ttri".!s
with a very email F.r, I I
-if any thing afceoci by " -cc
lI ing Ihis Fi rl mull not
t hc molt: fubrile part may
F i,,) be fcperarcd, and put afi de,
thc C .. [, of .Ad_fti.II, But when Ii
nothing thall afcend ( which you may
by putting a little into the
on the tOp of the AII. b,ei{.) augment
Fi" under it : and of how great vigour
Fi" fhould be, t he wililhew.
if linle of t he Sublimate come forth
or it be clean i it argues your fi re is
t herefore mull be eneaita: but if
unclean, then it is tOO grear,
made lefs. Therefore . when rou
SIt{,fi1f1iUt t o come fort h wit h the
and much, t he of
then fo und.
TO his
necdflry
( 9, )
of his Firt in the "'hole And by
this means he will lind OUt the R:Opecti,. of
the Fir" without any Fcllcq.
Yet the way of is better, "il.. to
raft e SCAles of Ir, ,,. Of" C' f P" cakinl'"d_ And
thefe indeed, by reafon o f the Pri vation of
evil }{mn'diIJ , doeafily imbibe Sulpbur, or A rf-
. left . and unite them with themfelves. But the
Al'trhodofthis,t he I'" ell experienced only know.
C HAP. VI.
OJ El"rors tthou! t ht QlIf1t:tiry cf Feccs.
ad th: ZJi(pnji.iot! if tbe Furnacc m
Sltlpll'J r ,md Arfnick,
cf /1I:iJd":g I/): Furnace , dTld ofchco-
ji;;g Woods.
T
Herefore it is clpedient We {hauld rt;lti fi e
t.he [n:1:menr of the .Arriji"" in all n i1J!.r,
",herem he may happ:n to Errt thl"Oi.l gh It,-
r" .II1(e , in $"61,,,,.,;,,, of t hefe t WO spir,,,_
In order to which We firfr fay, that if he pll t
i ll many Fe,,! . a'nd dOl h nOt propon ionally
augment rhe ' Flre , ool hinl!; of the ;t/.,ler to
he /"Mi"" d ,-,i ll t . t how he (hould
thaI, is already filffickmly declared..
lind if he put in a fina l! .!!.t!.C/;1",0f Fu u . cr
nOlle o f the: C.l.,- .)f BUI" . theil ( i f I:e fi nd
nOt inof Fiu ) wbat i ; f >!tfimr4wirl

( 96 )
its whole Of knowing
t his hke".fc I fhcI'I'ed, a fufficknt way.
Soin like manner , by rea-fan of the FIIT-
/liftt may happen to E"rt. Fora great F.,.
u gIVes a great Hu t of and a fmall
F.,/lAu (mall; If the for F."" and YUt.
for .Air. be alth There-
fore If he pur a great of MaUt ' to be
fublimed in a fmall F'Ir1'''u, he fh:l.ll llot be able
t o p:i,e fuffi ciem F". of EI ,v,ui .. ; : a:;d if a
final!, !!(Y""'''J in a ji!;rC'1t F.,utl, he
the S.bli,..uu" by t' rcdsof He.:,
Soltkewlc, a thick
and ftrong but a thin EIII,,,,,t: a rare and
weak Fir.: in hoth which he li kewife
E." " So al(o, .a ,.',mulct witf'l large YentllD/tI
,
gives both a d ear and firon\!: FiTt J but with
narrow and final! Y""b./u a weak Fir, SO
if rhe di ll anc.;: of fpa ce. the
Yelffl fet In, be l:irge. t he FMU"
but jl finlll, a !cr,. InaH
which the A,/iff rna)' excdingiy Errt,
Therefort', t he Rdl ,jif"li' '' of thefe
IS . .' t hat the Artift build hi s Flm",,, , aeror-
dlllg t o the l "m,,'''' of fitch a Fi,e as he
fhould have, 1".1., Tilick, wi th free
and with agooddillan ce of the from
fide. of the F",,,,,,t, if he ineeod to have a:
"reat Fiu: butif a mC3 n F.,t in all t hefe
7"'1i,,/,I he .mufr find a r",;rti,n i andh
a weak F.n, the fame 1',:,"'11" in them. All
t hefe We wiU teach you to find ,
with
( 97 )
with t he true Prtp .. ,.",i,,, . and determinate
Uft'titIlU. Therefore. if you would elevate
1 great 1fl" .. IIl"lof /.t .. U" to be S.bli1lUA.
firll be provided wit h a S.b1i",Al"] of fueh a
e"."'J ' that it may contain ,' our MAlttr to
be elevated the height of one hand5 breadth
above the To this. fit your F.,,, .. ,,
fa, uthe fi/.Jtl (orS"6/j".",,ry) maybere-
cti,ed into it. with t he diltancc of tWO Fj,,-
lffJ round about the IV,,//' , or fides of the
f.,,,,,, ; which being made, to it alfo make
ten Y,IIlb.ltJ in one Fr.,."i. ", equally dinanr,
that t here may be o ne E111 .. II'Jof Fin t o all
7RtJ thereof, Then fet a B4r of Ir, ,, intn the
F., .. u tranfverfc, and fafh,ed a t each end to
Ihe fides of the F" 'II"It j whi ch B"r muft be
diftam from the of th" FIII'''''Ct , as fur
as to t he Exlt.p ... ofone H .. nJ wilh its 'Th.",b.
and about the thieknefs of O!ie Fi.!.rr above.
ii, mult: r-ce S"Ui_.ry be finnly placed j and
iadored round about to the f otr" .. tr, which the
following DI[CT;prjIM demonftrates, But then
confider .... hether ,our F",,,,,,, can well and
freely difebarge it felf of thl" F"_prier, and
Ihe FI.mt can freely paf5 through t h!'!' whole
FllrnMt, in th!'!' Cir elli, of the Ai.d.l i if fa,
it is well proportionate I if not, it is not fa,
Then you mult open its y , ,,t/NlrJ , 3nd if by
Ihal means it be mended, it is well indd:
if not, thcn it mult ncceffarily be altered j be
Clufe thc dilt:ance of the y,1fo1 from the fKies
of the Fotrll.lct, is [00 fmall, Therefore pare
H 01\
,.. . .. '" . -, ....
( 98 )
off the tides of the W"U" and tnlarge the cW
and then try iT. And (0 continue reittl
rating (if need be) the tnlarging o,f theYtllt>
htlts, and pari ng the SUits , unt il.! can fr.
Iy quit it (eli of the S- .t, and the Fill"" be
L",i,J round about the AI..ul, and the Smut.
very pars out by the P'tllll,
This is an E"'Ptf"i//l t7lt (ufficient for, a!lJ
.!@.!!"7Iri,! to be S,./,/i", :J) of the rl
M "gllit.tU of t he F.rlt,,(t , and of D" ."7Ij t ile
Y III,h,l:t thereof , and of the Dift""u ot the
Y'ffd from the WollIsof the fame. ,But In.
",mti." of of t he E.rnllu LS (Lf you
intend a great Firl ) that the fame be ro
t he extenfion of Olle hands breadth, With its
Th"mh j but if a mooerate Fiu be intended,
t hen tilcTii,It"ifs mull: be toone hands breadtllj
a nd if a Jdrer Fiu, it muft be formed [ 0 the
71,jek,. 7IoftIV0 Fi"l.l rl,
Likewifc Pr:.p;rmil ,is to be taken from
for (olid IYn,{, give a Il:rong Firt, fponglous 2
weak, and Dry W.CAs give a great Firl , nnd
foon terminable. Gra n IQ, J 'J?;ive a litt le and
long lafting Fir:, and Solid WuJ, a
:very durl ble "'irt I btH a Em
lily terminable. Therefore With Conflder-m
on of the Di/f,;n't of t he AIHad, and of the
M,.,!"ilflJf;llld the and
ThIC':'.'II[l llnd the EHr;l.'cr . and D,
'V:rJiI1 of /V.,J, premifed, t he Diwrft , j{1 of
;\11 F come to be found OUt, Wilh their
tr ue Bm f,om the or leikt
. CI,!.."

Cll{lIu of the y""f,,III, or of theD" , .of the
FII,""u.- by which thcw.M't arc PUt in , and
by rhe .AdJil ... and S.6ft,lII1i", of them, the
dererminatefpace of r.., of D.'MU,lIqf the
Fir, comes [Q be fbund OUt , tilL So that (as
b, a determinate SUI"n) it is known how lOll,
rhe Fi n of each, in hsdegree, can.durein E-
"wi,), This /In/tft.!.., ;o. is very profitable
and neceffary for yal I becaufe by it you will
be eafed of much of your L.lm4,. Therefore
exercife your felf therein. and in all Things by
Us here now lately ment ioned ; for he who
exerciCet h himfelf learns I but he that
doth not fo . learns nor,
C H AP. V J r.
bf what Matter, ana in what Form
Verret A[ude[ ( or Sublimatory) is to
br maat'.
BUt the [,,'mti,n of theYtU'rl AIIIA,I is , t hat
that it be madeof thi ck GIII{I; for other
'M.Utr is not fufficient, unlefs it be thick ;
and ofli ke S"bfl."t;t 'll'it h GI"fs. Secaufc GI.I[I
only, ar.d it51iltc (wanting P. m) is able to
retain S,irirs from F/;f,h'r, and (hat rhey be
/lOt exterminated by the Fir'l but no other
M."f' is fit: bccaufe through the P' TlI of
them the Sp;';', arc &raduall, dimlniJbed, and
H vanilh

( 100 )
vanilb. Nor arc MelAl, ferviceable in thit
C"!!" becaute s""" (by !"taCon of '
.i' l and Convenience) them, ::.
are united thac" jt h ; wherefore
t hrough them t hey vanilb. as is
proved . by what are determined by Us.
is fouoonecdfarily, and by
t his We have raidis nut . Therefore We
by any Tbi".{ cxcuiCd, from taki ng
in the C.",,.!,,.,,, of the AINUI. In order
Which, .
Let a round
with a Rat round
71il De!""" .".
i,luarJ, to ",
.tuI:rft .. li.
GLtf,
,
; and
caule a
be made ,
the w,dl of the C' PlCh., 'rh;;
QlIlTofthefaid C. lICb.; t hat in
t he W. II of t he CnUT may frccly
prdfure. But the Ht ji hr of. this
the Girdlt ) mult be accordmg to the
of t he Htilbt of the Willi of the : " .
ti tde more o r Id S. This being done,
CWtrl ( or Hw b) be made equal to the
[II" of this Concavity of the two W. IIJ:"'d,
length of bot h CftJm mu1\" be equal ...
one S,/I" and t he F;l ll"of t hem
lIil.. P"._U.I ; in t he fupcrior part
. C"':TI, uroequal H, ltl, one in Ihe "!"
anOt her in the Other . thould
( l o r)
"roo HillS F,At btTmay commodioufiy be PUt
as a litt le aft cr " ill be more clearl y CJ[-
ThCTCforc t he b ,tt/.,i", o f Ibis P'tJfol
that its Cwmar be moved at the
of t he ArtoJl . and that t he l "IIOllTC
be 11IJ,."i#." fotha t t hrough it <IYi lh-
no E!,rt{l mil!,hc be made for
But he thar can better contrive
may fo do . notwi rhftanding our
this We ha\'c a (peeial /tIWtti'H, 'tI;%,,:
interior Ollchtt, wit h in Sider,
half way within its CWtT. For
Pr,per'} of F"'''I t o
by this We find t he Spir iu not
CU/II.P" ' III Ind by reaRm
excels t he other W"Jt J, which by
i And by (fral of
We have given a
t he I"r u t" ,. is ,
emptied , lea lt part of what is
1I.!! , it} elevated being
to the and fo t he
Ji.i.l, by t his reiteration ,
Likewife, anot her /lINn/ i is.
/".d, up in the for m of Pfwder nigh t he Holt
of t he Hw/. of the A/lldtl, be always kept
apart. from t hat which is found to have a-
rcended fured and dOlCe in (mall '"'P" pa-
rous and d ear at t he thereof. wi th ad-
rhe Vtfftlj bccaufe thi,
. H 3 . is


( 10'
C H ' A P. VIII.
.
OJ Su6tim:ltioll of Mercury allti Ar-
gentvive. .
N
I OW We IYill determine the whole
,ri.,. of s"Mi.,.ui'lI of Ar.telltv;"".
ur.,lll compleared. when its 7,ruft,itJ
highly purified . and its A'I.#ftry wholly re.
moved. For We areexcufed from the labour
ofrC' moving irs'Adpj1i,It, bccaufe it hath
Therefore We fay, that the of fe.
perating its fuperfluous E.crtlt , .... is to mil: it
with ThilJI wherewit h it hath not affinity ,
aoc! often to reiterate the S.fIli1Pf.Ari", ofi[ from
them. Of [hil kind, is T"II:., and t he C,,/x
of Eu.:Jhtlts. 3ndof whjuM .. ,j,I,. Like"'-Ife
, aIro

( 10 3 )

beaten, and every kind
thefe it is deanfed
other Thill!" haljng affi ni,t}'. with it
! be B,dlt, of Perf,m,fJ) It IS rath-:r
becaufe all filch Thi,,:., have 5. 1-
which. afcending with it in S. !JI:"",
it. And this you fi nd Hue bY'
becaufe, when YOIl fublime it
from uAd, yOIl find it ( afur Subli1H:t -
,jIM) i with Therefore ItS
S'&".ati", is bener nlade by rhore Thi"l.l .
"hiclt not wi th it ; burir lVould hebet-
ICt I by Tb;IIgs, wi th which if
they had nOt S" fp'J/lreirJ' Wherefore, rlus Sub-
Ii.ti". is better madefi"om Cd . ..: from all
becaufe t hat agrees little with
filf}trfluous .d-

(
SluW in its If-kitl"if" ",I ,
dead) to t he Siu, of
reiterate its
caufe part of it
and can by any
parated from them. Or
of it I as thall exprdly be
fO,Uowing: And Whtfl you
reIt erate S_jli,.,,,t i,,, of the
t hat it
Being
Eirt.
,;;;;;,
Cd.II". and be porous. than you have
fublimrd it, if nor . nor. Thr-rrfore in
PrrPfT",i of it made by S.Mi",,,,,,. be
bccaufe fi lch as Mill/Jill,,,,
{hall .be . luch
IIlprojed:lonof lt '
Jiu, and upon it!
here note . that
Clthers Ulld; fome Opprr
Which happened to them, I
Prrp"r .. ,i.", fometimes
tlmN of S. lph"r.
it. Butifrou (ball
and pt'rf, it: this
perfed r..ft.r, of
li nOt. . .
(
10
5 )

,
C H AP. IX.
Of SI/!JIimotio. of Marchafit e.
the film of the 'n""';'" or S .....
of AT l.ItIt1JlfIl. being wffi c ient-
We to the S.61;lIU,I,,, -
two ways.
the OIher
and that is . it hath a
'Vi!,., One pure in
nuure i other mortified.
firli is profitabk, as the fecond
I a5 and mode-
n!cly prepared this laft t
We are ('rculM from the former
and the labour ofmonifying it.
intire W"'J of sMj/i",.,;,. of this SlIb':
that it be ground to P,,,d" . and Fut
I an A III IM, and its SltlphNT S" hliwnd
'l'ithour [ gH/f jU' i always . and that very of-
tt11, removing what is 5Mb/imtd, for the afore-
raid and afterward augmenting the force
of Fi
rr
, unt O l i."i"", of t he AI"M'. And
the firft S"M,,,,,,,i,,, of ,M.rebAJitt mull be
made in a y,Jf.1 of and fo long
COfllinuro . as until S"{pb.r be feparared;
the bei ng fuccdlivdl' . and orderly con-
ti nurd . unti l it is IlUni(eft, t hat lVf\at W3li
.' .
11\
,
( 1.6 )
in it of Sill pl..", be all paired o ur. t<" ''''
be proved by thefe mamfelt
lvhen its wholeS"phllr !hall be elevated .
will fee the Cd' lIr thereof changed into
milt with a very dear, pte'lfant,
: Al fo you .... iII other wife prove
thi becaufe whac !hall be of t he N iU"" d
S.'phllr will bum and give a Fl.".:. aJ Sill.
phllr. Bllt what !hall be fecond ly
... iU' , will neither beinfb.med,
nor !hew any of SlIlphllr, but OfAr. I
mortified in the R,i,rr.ctiu of
",411'
,
C HAP. X.
(
1 0
7 )
with itl FillJ.trI. And from that 1'1"(1;
I B.lI.". to the H,.J. . the Vtltl
acc\1Tatdy Gl"t.t . within , witli
. . And upon the Ht.u
an ,AI_j,cl:., with
}' OT i fuch a Vlfftl That ,
Therefore the Bm muft
with in Vtffil, with \'cry firm
/.Mt l llS I and the Mn,h4 tl
upon (or within ) that B,II._; and
Altm&ttl:.. fc.t upon t he 5.",i., P.rt:
fo placed in a F.,."". of which the pro-
is to give a Arong Firr, 'tIir.. of F.ji, .
or CQPP('f, which in the S.,m of our
we {hall declare t he D jfH7Jit il{
Of Vtffrl. in ehicb
rightly lit Su6limui.
We fuR:ciently defcribe (Q
you muA furround
anH .. porJU_t of
middle, propCInio-
the of the Vtfftll that the
may within it. Then lute
THerefore We collelt t hat. by irs
S"lIli",.ui,,, . which is thus: A Ii
and "eli co{led Eu tb,II YtJfd. muil: be made
f O t he length of half the St. tJlf' of a M_,
but in breadth no more thall
that the H""J. rna,' commodiounyenter. The
of this rrjf", (which mlltt be made fa,
as irmay befepararedandcon;oyned) rnllft bC
made after the fimilitude of a plain D!fo or
r'"",I." very deep i 'Ui:t... from the fuperior
Erifi.' ! to the BQU,-", the depth of one ]/1UIiJ
length, .
. . ,
lllllEbru in the Cire.i, of the Ve1fd and
Fu,,,au, kaft the Fir, paffing out there,
hindrance to the adherency of your s.&-
leaving only four (mall Wi"dltW/, or
may be opened and Ihut in. the
or H.,p aforefaid, throup;h which
may be pUt in round about the SIJU of
Like"ife four other holes milA:
and between t heir SplUti.
" ".' and fix o r eight
to the Magnitude.
of.
_ v .
( r 08 ) .
of t he litlleFjlll!IT, which muli:
mat by them the F:" may
it fc lf from F 1.riu. Ut
in the ,111/110-/11" 0 the F_AU,
(lid H"p.
But that F",uer is of great Illlli,i,n,
S"l !l or which are to the height of two
"tJ J and in the midll whereof is a
GrA" or wl",1 full
holes dace
the F/UIJ.tu ,
of thece holes mull be
bove, but wider or more
AJbn or Culr may t he
t hem I and the G,.." be left continually
for the .more frcc Rrctpri,. of the .Ajr.
the free and ample admi ffi on of the
t hrough the I.[ITH, HMts. is one C"Mf'
by the F",uet. Thereforebc
fed therein, and rou will find OUt the
But t he C,,"[, of fo great
is, thar a grt'at part of it
be extended beyond the Fi rl, and
t hat the F."m of the S"hlill".tI
may find a Plolrl of coo/ing, and
and not fi nd a way o f Fu!,.br, and
minated. This he well knolVS, who
lime"({ in (horr S.bJi",.r.flls, wherein
nothing of the S.hli",.u; becaure by
of the SlHrlltt[s of his Ylfft!, the Fi" ,,-
9..ual in heat througi! the whole of the
Therdol"e, M.tllT to be fublimed.
( r 09 )
. FJitb!.
vltn-
'" ftop,
l not GLt-
,wh would
Yirrifit..,jf1l J and thar melting, both
it relf, and M.tt" to be
n alfo be melred, and tumN into
the Prrpm, of GL.fr is to'ovcr-
and convert them to it fell:
and their CAM/er,
Fi" be conti nutd
be atrured by in-
Ii ':::;;:1 I
The in
of E ."h well burne"({
in the C'nd, reaching
thereof, and anfwering to the
the linle Filtl" ) nigh the A/.ft"
the s.I.li",., i.,. IS made. And if
adhere to the hole,
. btl[ if nor, rhen t he

( lib )
t nded; By thi. fame Exercile, in all Thin
be fublimed. you may be alfured of the I
of your

C HAP. X I.
Or Suotimation of Magneiia fl'
Tutia : A!(o of lmptlf r[f Bodin,
of thr. Addition of Matter t/,vati
rhmt.
,
THe Inttnt ;" , of t he S'* f,li",.t;m of M"tlf.
, ft. anct Tllt;A, is the fame with t he IIf'"
,j,,, of the laft Silblimatioll of Moly(h.ftt . F
all thefe cannot be fublimed without 11.',itj".
Therefore they aJl have one Il1ttlltiQlI, wid
Came Callf. s, ;lnd the fame Expt y;etlcul 2M
that one GmtTai Order. Becaufe it
celTartly that whatfoever are {ubJi.
med with 1f,"itilnJ, mull be fublimed withoo
F Ull J for In, themfelves they have enough,
yea, tOO much Few; the fign of which if
difficulty of their Sub/j"Wjoll,
Likewife all ,Bodi. , diminilbed from Pnfto
DiDII, arc fublimed in the fame Ortkr and no
difference of diverfiry is, u'nlefs tha: in BI-
Ji,S the Firl of SNhlimlltion muff be more veo
than M4t"' ji4, M4rclujiu, and
TNt ,,,. And fa hkewlfe, Badsu in their 5116-
arc not diverfified. eXCeFt that forne
n, ",
( II [ )
Jlced the adjunttion of fomething elfe to e=
fevate them lathers not. But t here is onefpe":
cial COlljim"tion, EXpn'illJeI found good
in the 5M6/i1lJA/;on of and that is. that
no great of the to be [N6iiwml,
be at once put intO the Balum of the J
becaufe a great abundance of Milt!" impedes
SIl6/'t1IAtim. Alfo the the 5u6limlltary
{boold be flat, not concave I thavthe
equally and thinly fpread upon the i
may equally and much be d evatc:d in all
its P4'lJ.
BalUn needing the AdmixtioH of M llttn's e-'
Jevacing, are VlIJ/lt and Mllrs, by reafon of
dle f]ownefs of their FlljiOll , Therefore
Deeds rliltia, and Mm .Ar[IJid<.i and with
meR: t hey are-eafily elevated, bccaufe they
mortly agree with them. Wherefore after
of them, let SI/hli",,,,ion hemade
as in Tilt.". and in t hings li ke toit inS,..61I1" .....
ti,,, I and let their be difpofed in
ihe fame Ora" . with its C",..Jet and EJtptri:

CHAP,'
,
,


( "' y '
C HAP. X If.
O! Dercenlion. and Ihl way of Purifying
Paflills.
THe /IIwlli"lof S.'/i".Aji,. , withall thei-
. CIIII/u. being already declared. it re-
mains thal We now fhew [he way of Dt[fit ..
jill, ';'ith ils e.-r." and determinate and
complea t Or.IY likewirc. For there
t hreefold C_f,of ila J"w.,iu. One
when any in that
which is called a .
Flip" i .
'Of, ,
hath admitted Flllxi"l_
weak B,Jiu rna y by it be
';'11;'". after R,a.t1i,.
"""hen We attempt
their e.lxlI. We cannot
whole
of t he
great of it woul':' by
Wherefore it IT3 necdrarlly dCV1(cd
part 10 fOOn as reduced . might be
tron: Ihc Fir" And Ihis is done by , J>.
t']. The third C r, of the IMvuti
was the Dlp.rln;." of
(
)
invented for
t o We will now de-
with .its bflr.IN'"
In order to
'-;d i, mo""
" . PO Ill ' aDd the
made in the likenefs of
equally cu
or p,i.,ol
mo'
fined to it;
IY moft be made of
,ackinf; in Fin. Then pOt
. , which you w(.oUld have to de
upon round Rta: made of like. E. ,,/,
as may be more nigh t h'
Y'lfd. Then coverint
luting the l Mlla"", ret it withi ,
and blOw it unt il the who!
inTO a fuhjacent Yrffil. Y(
M.Utr be or difficult fllji''') i
. . a Tril, plain. or of linal
which it may eamy defcend,
. the Hflla of the ; when
. For by this B,Ji" arepurificd.
better pur ifiro hy P .. j1il1" which
. is the fame wit h the " ay
the Dt/wl/",. Therefore by it
from that: For it holda t he
I Err"
-

. ( "4 ) , .
Flenor BMiu. as a Dif",l/ny and
chcrefore We declare t he W.., orit. ,tt'!
B.d" of whi chthe/."ati, . is
aM that We to mo1\: fine
Fi'iltl' or into a C.cl .. (which il
rea) mix with it rome
,which the Inrl.,it"
then We. make the
Ihat, .
but not
knoW' to be
MuJjf'Atiu.
.. , may the betttt and
it there
"ijlrlUj, "

,
'give you a Dlfmp iu of
-C HAP. XIII.

Of Diftillation it s Caufcs, nllli
Th, rr i::"'IJs of tht Jramt , viz . 6.1
lembeck. 6.1 a Defcenfory . l2t1d
filter.
T
Hertfort , fol1o'l'l' ing Our
vtnient We fhould fpeak
with its C-/" I Dij1ilt.J i .. is an
t hdr r tffd. And
""d focYet of ,
rendred more and to
ltd from PII,rt[dJin. But the
of , hat Dijlill.ujf1l, which
intO the .Aiu.i, d:.. . is the
Wlu r PII" wit hout Ellfrt h.
which is , t hat
bave no F m.tr"9.
' 'P,W.trr.was the
cltan M"luilUJ
I.ai,j,,,,
110 F,u s afirr i
M,JiejHtI and
arc by
by
EI''fuI ;' ,
Cb,.,,;,.'
OJl of
and Bllt The
which is made by D,
of (,') 1 pure- in irs
. 0 ' cannot be,
And ruch an,
which is
migh.t be had I for
c.rt.,
1 ...
",as
Now
fli(/111:' .. "
,...hkh i.
;,...",or
:E..,httl P..,
W.-JITjnill
ro ditpotM ,
A lt",l:d: .
be brought ..
by Afbu, is prr(ormed with
aodmorc acute Fir'l but is made
W.-.:,,:,,. wit h a-mild and equal For
admnl not- the ..,I,lli'}Of II.,.jri. tI. at
Therefore . by t hat DijliU.,i ,
e.I'IITI, and
..;,', are to be
Aod
par.nro the . OJI
(h,1.[ from a moll rtd OJI
( 117 )
mol\: Cerene WAfn' ., the wholeR' ...
rrnlaining in the B,m", or the
this M.gift"J. We mtln ne-
the determinate ..

of that which is made by

ftrong miml-P .. " be rakon
E.,.",",. like to the a.fOfll-
S"fI/;"uti,,,, with the fume
SitUs of " the Fllr",",. and
upon the B. tl of which
mull be PUt to the t hicknelS
and upon the .Aflm theYllfll
ret, and covered round about
almoftas high as to the
II This bein[ done, put in the
which you intend {hall be DiftdJ,J.
rhe YIJfd with its .AI,.,*...
which mull: inclofe the N td:. of
J, th.O
.-
..
.
,
'( 118 )
the infttior C""",,jr, even up
C .... " :Jofthe Ah.m .. , leaft
DijliUtll fhould fli :; a.-ay ; ;;;;j,;' ;"
ffltfirmly "'loh irs Ct",.. ;, .
(o it,unt ilit brginmD:jilll. But
and ita e."".'ir. mult be barh of
the. Frl" muil be illCfeafed ;,:;.
. E.xig',,? afthc , i
by urging t he Firt . that all whiCh
DipiNrdol[
.' The Difp,{jrii"ofrhe ferond I",,,; .. , 0
!lilUr'" which is made b)' W. rt ..
. !his to in the r,fftl an8
In this . Tlit.. Thiilt in this . mutt

. Br.(sP , and that fil ted tothe

_,.i,t raid. Afl:erwards , upon ' h'
muff be laid a
,,,,jit may not:
II., . or li ke
covered
'h'
!11anv (malt
, t he SIIrt,
' their weight
like MillIN'. and
:and firmly and fteddi ly hdd them
Upon the Blttf'" of rhe p.", that
moved. Ot' raifed by the 1?'oU" I
flirring be the Cuift of the
1>fJh'lIlIi of the M41trr to
<0
ani and
or over it : for its
which it
I which m
!:1/UT to
it It be not as yet ftrene ,
put into the euch. ';,;;;;:;:,
unti l it be man felene.
But aU the1 .Oper." QIIJ. are calie. need
110 great J t herefore I am wilting
pall that over in This is the Ot/crip-
,if. of all the PrffilJ ofevery OiftiliA'; ... here
fX>W colllpleated by UJ.

i
i
I
,




.
. . . - . .'
( !to)

(m)
of that fofldiry . the occult con..:
- - ___ ._-------___ CColkd within the entjury of the WI_
of ..1'1'-;"" is defended from .A'-"ftju:
therefore it was ncedfary to reparaee the
Continuity thereof, thu the Fi" frttlycome.
ing to every of itl PArts, mig;ht . butn
the SMlpl1lmi,! from It, and the C'!"tJM'tl of
the B.dJ; not defend . . ,
,
C H A P. I V.
Of as wtll of Bodies as of
with its Cau(es and Methods.
A
Fter the of Dij1illatu., We
prcx:ecd to Difeourfe of c..kiuti, ..
is the P,,}wr;tJl; .. of a fi;lIl by
FIr' , through p,irJllli,.or the H_jJjtJ con-
fblldating the PArll. TheC<lMj', of the I trII,M_
,it" ?f it is, that aduQive. corrupting and
S"ph,,,.,irJ , m:ilY be abolifhed by Fir"
Yet IIII d!verfified, lOlhe Diver--
lity '?f 7bi"ls to be Calcined. For B" lUlI are
Calcined. and Spi,itl are Calcined. yea, c>
ther rm"lsalfo from the natured
yet adiverfe 1""",;, . And frt..
mg tltere are imperfed; BtilU, of two kindl!
Hard. as and 41"". and Soit. asl--
pitt, SAl..,,, : all which are Calcined: then:
It'a. a neceffity of them ,,(jth a di-
,-er. /lIt,lItil,., v;%'. General and Special. They
are. all .Calcined 'with one general 1,,'f1ftiu I
which that t heir defil in&
lalpl.lITtltJ may be abohfhed hy Fi". For fo
e.-ery- aduftive. which coold not
be remo.-ed Without c;.lti ... ti,a, is burnt a_
way from every thing whatlOever. And be-
B,dj it ftlf IOlid '. ali \;Iy
. .
Like1'l'I{e the canmon Intent10n In
it Ot,.r.r;;. of the E.rthillt{/: For, it
bind. that B,Jju are d eanCed by renera
wi C","i/Uli..andR,J.Di./I I as We {haU {be"
inthe following.
Special C.ki".ti,. is of fort B,din, anti
... ith theO:: twO /PI,uti.,., . that Ibroogh it
thete may be an /tlll1lli.1I of budning and
6ring I which is atlained to by an
1.,,,,iI.,,, of C.l,iu,i,,,upon them I of which
it II We fboukt Difcourfc. in the
folkwing rrt.,if" For We lind that they
art: rnanifdlly haroned by thatl"l'''.;'J
But the CuI!, of the l .-wllt;'/fof the
ciurj, ,, of Spirits, is, that they may the ber-
m be fixed and be t he more eamy diffolvcd
intO W4Iff: Becaufe every kind of Thing.
Calcined is more filed than the not Cal
cined and of eafier Slt"rio and becaufo.
the the C.u,i"AtI fubti liated by
fir" are moreeaflly mixed with W .. a(ld
turned intO W.cttr. And this you will find fo_.
to be , if you be experienced. The Okiuti::
'19f otller 7lj"j/ . is fubfervi.ent w the
1'*1 .

( ro, -) "
ItIKJ of the P",.,.,;'1I of Spjrin and
of which p.,." n,ui,. (hall morc
large in the following.
or fuch at thefe , is not or
Therefore t he way or
.11 is diverfe, by fe-aron of the
things to be calcined. /J,Jiu are
wi fe calcined, SF;";u, or orhe:r Thilll"
And 8. d,u dl verfe each from other
Jikewile" divcrlly calcined. f or (o[r
have one G,lIlT,,1 way. according to the
" . , ... of Cdei".,i, ". that both
calcintd by Fir, only I and by
SlIlt prepared or not prepared,
Therefore, the firll: C"killu"" [
i . thus prepared: You mufr have a V'let
IN" or E""h, formed after the fimili tude
it p, ,.,j,,f. "" the rtru{ture of which mull
ycry firm, and fitted to the F"rllA"of
;w;.., in fuch wile, that under it the
may be caft in and blowed. Thefe being
ordered, you mull: cart in Lr.J or Ti,. imo
your YlJfol, which mult be firmly fer upon a
"fi'ifttt of I,,,,. or on three and
likewife fil rel y fall ned to t he WAI16 of
FM.Acr. with t hree or four Sww fet in
between the F",,,,,u-jiJu and t he y,Jfo/,
it may not be mrred, The Fi r, of t he
F.r..-e, mull be t he fame with theF. ,.. of the
r.,. .. ,of great It";,i," , of which mention is
made above, and fhall more fully be ded a
fed in the in that
1lAf!
I( "3 )
-
,, kindle Fi,., uoritt yOUt II'tJfoI of S.li,
, fufficitnt for F.j.n of The Bid} to
be calci ned, And when t he Bg'; fhall. by
beat of Firt, conr ratl: a BI,,,I:.. sl:j,. upon it,
, ather t hat off from it by a Sf &: , or other
It of /,., 11 or t hat 1\'il,' not
ptrmit it lelf 10 IX' b(,rm to t he hftOW' of
the r hi. drawlr,g off, or t aking
the SJcin. mull: fo Iollg be continued. a. until
the whole B.a] be run to P. wiltr . .
it be SAt ..... a greater Fir' be admml
nred until t he C. lx be changrd IOta a e.l .,
molt' yellow or red, If it be ,.pit". it muft
like ..... i!i: be expoftd 1lIld in the
unti l the CAlx bechanged IOto compleat Whltt-
. tfS, .
y ... t in this We woold have the .Arlifiur to
be well advifed that SAt.,.. is eafily reduced
from its edx / but '.pi," mort diffi cultly.
.Therefore, let him Ix- careful, that he I,lOt
in expoling g.,'.nII , after its firft Pulverizatio n
to (CIa great.it Fire. and 10 reduce Ihe C.lx
into Bfa), before it isperfelled. he nuds
Tempn-ance of and that lelCurely au&-
mented by degrees, 1'I1tll unli l it be
'coll tirmed in its pro\' lflg not fo eafil,Y
reducible. that a grtarrr Fir, may be.
niftred to it . for comrle:u 1y perfelltng ItS
CAlx, Likewife. he mull: be careful, that he
err noc in Z.pim, by of iu difficult
Rra"Ebu i la, t hat"htn he Int ends to
t" CAlx, he .find it not reduced '. but In Its
,
' ,,, former

)
(OilikX condition. or tumed 1nto GL.f11 and
thence he condudc its Rth(1i impofflhe.
For We tay. if a great Fir. be not admilli_
flied. in the huaH. of r. it rcduceth
not, and if a Fir, be adminiftrcd.
it doth not it thall be
but . convened
And

Blves
lrhence I
mull hal\:en to reduce
force of a violent Fi,,:
reduced. Therefore let i
and he "ill come to the
often
mixed by
over the by mixtion of the s.lt
the, be into . .Afon And afterward,
by the fame way of Pnfdli,., the C,dxII of
them Ire perfeaed, with their CtlljiUrIl,i"".
Jut in this allh there is difference in the Cd-
Qfthefe tWO 6.,utl! For ktu., ";:.

one; yCt divCTfe
of the difficulty ,
it is this, either of thefe B.Jits
;-:: Pl.m, mull: be heat red hoc,
For, bf rearm of the
EArthj1llft In them,
they have of aduftive
they are eamy this way ;
And that therefOfe is, becaufe by rea,..
of much ElfYlhi,..fs. mixt with the Sub--
of .Ar/..""tJifll , t he due continuatico
IS difturbed. Therefore Pm!i!J
through which the
paffing may and the Fj" .
!"" Means hat'ing it, burn and e-
the fame. Whence it comes t o pa1S,
Pltrts arc made more rare, and through
of the RAT;!' converted ii1to
Expn-i,,,u 0 thi. is manifclt"
of C. pptr czpofed to It ,,"t j .. ,
a S"lphIlTt,., Fl.",.., and caufc pulveri -
&..JII in thei r S.p:rfi,jtl. And that
is, becaute from the P.r" more nigh.
a more eafi e combult:ion of SlIlrhlfr mult: ne-.
cdrarily be made.
But the FIrI. of the F."r""cr of this Cllte'

,
\
,
.I

,
(,,6 )
"Millll, 'is the fame with the
M'"' of DijtilJiriMl, ooly that
One great hole left in eo,,?
it may it (el f from FM .... firies. And
$itt of Things to be calcined, " l ull be i
midft of theFMrifACl. that the Fir, may h'"
ttCc, to, about. But
Yijftl muft be made in the " rn"
',r,jlll,' r or
FI'!,ht ,
(unlcli and what
of Spj'rits ) fly not.
C HAP. XV.
Of Solution, and iu Coufr.
W.C intC'lld to C!(S,llIli,1I.
IlItI," 15 of a
mtoWattr. Therefore, We fay,

( "7 )
Pn/IOill ll of is compleated wi th fub":
tile WArm, and efpecL.ally the acute, and (harp,
and (aline ... no Few; as iii Di:'
JliBe'!' Pilltg"', S. Jt!rt Fum of very
great (harpJ.1c.fs, P,meg,YAllttI, and the like of
. thefe difti Ucd. ' '
. The or'the l nltnti,n of this, lVas the
S-btiU.,illll of- thofe Things, which
have F"fiDn nor Ingr/fi ; by which was loll: the
great VtilitJ of bxed S,;ril/, and 'of
Things which are o f theLr N.tHr.e, For every
Thing which is rli ltolved, mufi: ,necdrarily
ha'fe the NAtHr: of SAlt, Of of AfiDm, or of
their like. And the Nature of them is. that
they give F,.jiDII before their
Therefore Spiritl dilfo!ved w.it!
like F"fiDII. And {ina: t hey in their own
'.rt, agree wit h BDdiu, and each ..... ith other.
bei ng acquired, they mufi: by that
uq-:trily penet rate Q_dits. and
tranCmute the fame., But they neither pene-
trate, nor tran(mure, without Our MtlJ.iftl rJ.,
which is this, 11'1... that after niH ,.
of the Bod}. to it be
Come one of the Spirits ' not fixed ;
and that (0 often f'ublimed from 'i t, as- unei l
it remain with it, and give ro it a more (wifr
, FMjiJIf, and COl![crve' the fame in from
Yi",p(AtiM. For the'Nature of Sp,rit I is, not
to be vi trified, alld to pre(erve 't he Miz tMn
(rom VilrpfAfiDIS, 'as long as t hey are in it.
Therefore the Spirit, which more retains the
Nature
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Narure or Sp.,nl, more
hi.,.. Bur a Spirif
{aves than a sp;r i r i
IOIved: therefore a"" ,
ing fLlCh a Spirit with the
t heft good Fllfi,. , and I-:rtfl,
H. t D_! to
't erwards by
diO"olvcd murt. be
the nOl:
calcined, and after

,
on it as before, the Driftel
not hing expi re i then: the
, oo'1'ed in Str ." int9' a Pn
35 the ,IV"! of .. by
appomted i and .fu:fl'l'ard
tin it, the W .. " r boy! for
aD hour. This done, the mufl;
be {llt rro, and. kCJ.ll apart. But the nOt dif
ilIud. again calcmed, and,3l!aln in the fame
dilrolrcd j unril hy the la-
the whole be diffolved. .
C HA P. X V I.
fwd irs ClIIj(J. ,md of
dlVt r f( 'W'!."! oj COtigu/!1tI Hg Mereu-
-: ry ; Iwd of dlf{U/vt d.'-ft!rlhcill t'"S.
. .
. is the Rui . [fiQII of a Thing v -
a Solii S"bjl ll.Nct, by p" v"ri." of
But there i$ a ' t wofold CAlfj'
one is ', the I "JJI ,.,il;!'; or
tllt-Ofher C. -1' CJI.i . ...
M uJifi"" dilfdlfed,
,=, m;"d .r_
1\ f(l re
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0
)
fore it is di,erfified, lIIccording 10 the
pllchy of thing. to be coogu.'ated. F?," Ai-
t,_iv, need. one CugllltU'u, ,bul
Mttliti/ftl anolhrr. Yet Ihere 15 a Iwofcij
'C."!."iAfi of Art. t1IitJt. One. by waibi ..
away, ;u " whole H_Ui" from it: rhe
olber, by ( or ) of its
H_.Jtlit}, untillt be hardn1. Yel It .1 a mol
and laboriow W. rk to rongt al it , CVtll
... ith -thc: profoundncfs of ,kar lighted Iu.
J,.,. Tht'ref"ore We will dubre thowholt I.
/"."'} of ill Cut.II/,ui",. ,-
Some thought the l/fg,,,,,it, of it. C.A:.
l",i,. "at. lo.kup it . long in a temperate Fm:
when they they had coagulattil
iI, after remov:!.1 of LI from the Fir" found [iii:
fame to ftcw, as before. By which they wen:
driven [0 amaumct-and wonder, ftrenuoull1
arguing,thatthi! was nOt poffib1e to be elfelted:
But Others, from N."mlll frinciplu, fuppoling
tpat every HII,.iJir, mull: nttdfarily by heal d
Fin be: conven edinto mdeavourri
wilh ,.jfillM]tJJf to conrinue the C ...
/trf""i ... of it in Firf I and by this C ,i .....
they at lall: came to this, vh .. that fome
or thefe M :,. it into a Whjrt .. $tfJl(,
Others into a R,i
L
aod others intO a
or yellow St"", 1hich neither had -/.11, nor
and the or thefe Divtrfirj" they
not judg of, rherefo.re call: it
Other! endeavoured to coagulate it
and this Ihey effed:ed not I but
. _.
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1
)
10 them I either
not, or l:ecaufe it was in-
:"or their C,.!"J .. ,io,. wu
in .. , BltiJ. And the C.-r,
j'"'"/'1 of thae Things, they knew
Otben;l, compounding .Artijti.J M.Ji-
coagulated it in fr9).a,.,. I but their
. Wall nOt profitable. be:caufe they
to an imperfeCt: Bill,: and the
roold not lee. There-
e.pedient We fhould declare the C .. -
thde Things , that the Artifietr may
to Ihe M.l,ifr"l of its C,. .wit .
as " arready fuffidend, decla-
5 .. ,.,,,, of A '"I.nwitJI is uni-
wherefore It is nor pomble, in fhort
or time, by keeping ir in a confiantly
to remove the A, .pry there-
100 much hane was the c."f,
tir(t Err,r. And being of .. fubtile S"J,-
it re:dc. from the Fiu; therefore
F irtisthc C-J"t ofthe En',r or tho(e
","whom it flies. It is eafil,. mixed
SIIlphlll', Ar/.iet. and M.trt6.rfitr, by
;;;.; of Community in;heir....ror.t .. rt. There-
it appears to be coagulated by them I noc
the f- of a BM], but of A'lf1lt"itl6
with Le_ For (hefe. bting fugiri
retain It in the rontcft of Fir:, until it
to the N"' .. re of a B .,: but
ImprdfLOn of Firl. they fly with
that is the C.llft of the Err". of
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C I, t )
thofe who fo c:oar,ulatc. Like"ife,
'I/.\<: hath much H iJ;/l united [0
which cannot p6{fU>l.y be feparated
!' unlefl by Violence of Fi r: warily
with Confervation of it in its 01'1'0
And t hey, by [his its own
u far as it can away the
Jill of Ar.{f"/Vi.,,..
for M rtllllicIt F.ji." I
it cannot be melted. And t his
of their Err" . who coagulate
nOt fufible.
In I;ke
P;Irl S
hath more, olhert leis,
move by Arrifiec is impoffible,
it is t he property of
to create' a red or clIrmeC,l "
cording to its Meafure) t he ablatioo,
moval of 1M! being made, t he
A 'IW"IIi"llt is by f i'J to give
I f . This i. therd'ore dIe" CIIII{:
rl eiy of C.JQ",.: eFler it5 Cu",,!.ui,.
51.,,:. Likewi Te it hath the. E:"hinifi
p:'Nf milt with ir, by which aft it s
,i,., mutt nt'cc([;!ri ly be illfected .
t he c ... ft of t he E',r" of thafe, :
Ih it into a perfelt B, J,.
pens. from Di"lllTp, of . " .
115 C, .. :."lllllfl,. that dlverfe . B..wJ"are
attd in ils C,"{."1./i.., and from 'the
Iy or Ihat likewife, what is t()J be
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For, if either the MtJieillt, or thar, have
fired, the created of it
foft. if fixed , d:e B:J,
i Whitt, whil e ;
be remitS
RtJ , the BfI', r
,. and if E,trlh, '.
nor, not fo. Alfo
h.; CfrateS a livid B' d] ;
as in it lits, nOf. And t he pure
of it creata a pure B, J" the not
..
Alfo tte fame Di verlity dOth in like manner
bl ppen in wlthouttheC,m-
. il</i, .. of S.I,b." by Teafon of the Divtr-
fit y of and PrtpATiltilltJ of it
in M tJi ,;lIu. Thereiorc an l!Iufion happer,s
from the part of t he Diverfity of the
alltl l fa t hat fometimes in the Cq",.!,,,f,,ti . .. of
K, it is made Lt.ti, fometimes 7iIl , lometimes
C'IPtr, and fomelimel I r .. : which happens
by reafon of I"'p.,it,. And fo:netimes G. ld
or SilfI:f is made thence , which muft nreds
proceed from PlI'I'itl, with Conliderationofthe
'
" 8ut is coagnlated by {he frequent
h,dpit.r;, of it wilh violence to the for-
cible Hut of !"lrong Fiff, For t he AfptrifJ
of Fin eafily rrmova it A,,,,ptl' And Ihl"
" orkisbclldone by a YtJfiI of a great lengTh,
in tl\.e fides of ".hieh it may lind place tocetol.
adhere, and (by rea(on of the knglhor.
j{ J the

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the r'f" ) to abilk. and not
can be llgain.precipitated to the
of the (ame I which mull always
bot, with great It."iti : and the (arne
n,lt"'i be till it be
It is alfo coagulated with
.
and"
'J
by
will
i ollring. i
d are our compleat 1/ttINt ;,.
cording a.5 We ha,'c found by
fay, that t he ,/Ua/i,illtof i
nearly adheres 10 it i .
fore IU fl ight is with i
OUt its leaft parrs. Thertfore there
celliry of colleding that from Things
to if, or agreeing with fame.
this kind are all B.J.u, and 'A;'
becaufe We fee not any of the
in its NIII.,t to !lgulacc it, but it to
from them, of how great
they bel We have therefore d.
no to it in its inmoft parts.
b-e, that Mrr/i,j/U muA: nted. be of
wbrile S_jl41ICl. and more liquid E"ji ,
MnJI are. Alro, by
maining in their Nlllllfh We fcc not a
( I )
,", of it to be made. that is firm and 1la-
but fugitive 200 of much /./,li ... Which
happens, by reafon of the fl ight or
l : I but. the othtt, from C. m",ixti,"
,
of its own Na,.r,
li nd L;,.'I,,-li. n molteafie,
&nil thin as I and 1I. 11b be fi xed ag,ainft
the violence of Fir/. For this wilt coagulate
ii, and convert the fame eithtt into a S,LI"
or LA r l'{.rllre .
. Thus we have fhewed. you the Pnprr,it, of
the M:J:cin:, by which you mly attain to it
and t his we have determined in a vcr, pro-
per S""h. Therefore Itl.ldioufiy ellcrcile your
!elf thereabOnt, and you will find it. But that
you may not blame Us, aJ if We had not
fufficiendy fpollen thereof, We fay, that thi.
M,AKi,l is e:urUted from Mt,,,fliri(
themfelvcr, with thei r Slilph.r, or
prepared: likewife from S.lphllr alone, or .Arf-
';flt prepared I and it may be extraltro from'
Bu'ts only. But from .Argulviw alone i.t Is
more eafily, and more nearly, and mote pcr-
fed.ly found I becaufe more amicably
mWraccrh iu proper n."I'U, and in it mO!"o
rtjoyceth, t han in an e.c,raneous N4'"".
And in it iI faci lity ofExlrMliu of the S"bjf""" .
feeing it almady hath a (u.t
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tile .;n ..-Ia. Bilt the W"l' of acquiring thi'
are by as is by us fufli.
',endy declared. And the way of fixing it,
is likewife fhewed in in Chapur, But rhe wa,'
of coagulating Things is by a GI.t[1
pla.ced in Ajhu up to irs Nul:.. and tempe_
rate adminilired unt il t hcir
vanifh.

C H AP. X V II.
OJ Fixation, md its Caufes , fwd II{
-tht tfl'Nrfo '1.:/11)'S of f:>.-i1'S llodlu
Spin! s. .

is the conTenient difpofing a EM

-l'thu Tiling, toabide and fultain the Fir/.
The C".r. of the of this
that every Tinlllllr(, and eVery may
be perpetuated in the Thing altered , and not
changed. Bm it alfo is diverfitied according
the Diverfiry of Things to be fixed I which
-are certain B.dies dimi nilhed from Ptrf.a;,.,
as T"pirer, M"'/, and Y."NJ: and ac'
cordlllg to t he Diverfi ,y of SpiritJ alfo, which
are SIII/phNr and A rj"icl:. in one ]Jtgrtr, and
'in another i but M"rchAjitl, M 4{,"
iii!!", '.TII"", and the like of thefe , in the
third. " - - ". ,
Therefore t hefe di mini rhed from Plr
" , . ,. ' fdi,.
feU"", an! fixe,d by t heir C,,/c;,mim; becaufe
thereby they are freed from' y./.tile and
rorrupring S" /phNreit). And thiS We have:
Utffl cient ly. declared in the of C"kj
utiM. But Sulphur and are
11'1'0 ways, bv Reiteration of their s_6-
in the 1'4fol.All!'ltl, until t hey remain
6xed, Ther.efore, to t hi> , the In-
ttwjioll of ha!\ening the of them, is,
that the /nvtflti.n of repeating a- manifold
in a '{hart time, be obferved there-
in; whi ch Rriltraliu is made by (woA1Nd(/I,
with (hei r tWO H: .. dt or CQvtrt. in the fol,.
Iowil'1g Order, t hat you may nevetctafe from
lhe W'rk,. of unt il you have fi x-
ed t hem. There-fore, fa foon as they have
afcer.dcd in on.e Veffrl, put them into the Other;
and fo do continually, never fuffering' them
long to abide adhering to the fi des of ei_
ther Prlf.l . bUt conftantly , keep them in the
El,va/;M of Fire, unlil the of them
ecafeth, For, the- fooner you can multiply
Ihe manifold Repetit ions of S"hlim.tion, t he
more fwifdy and bener will you abbrc,,;stb
the time of iu Fix.tiu. For this C"Nje, there:
was a fecond way of found out,
which is by preci pi tating of it fublimcd.into
If ." thar..ir may conlb.ntly abide t herein;
unli t';t be fi nd. And this is done by a long
GI.cfs Vrffil, t he Em, ,., of which (made of
norof GI Is, becaufc that would crack)
muft be artificially conne-xed with good uti"l' _
. - - and
'1
j
I
,
,
,
i
,

( )
aJtd the afcC!iidm,; MtII'tr.
the SuUs 0( the "lth a
or .r,. t hrull: dO" n to the
f'", and t his PfWifit.' ;'1I t C!pc:lted
whole be li xed.
" ay of il the
t hin
,;;;,; t hem.
by thi s I way of
.A'l 'llNlfl" hat h not C.'''''''''rM,j,.
10-, in thi, MnJ.J , they neetI
pareH,4.' than 4rJ.,lIIfir,,,. .
ttIey afC dlverfilied. becaufe
Je .. ared higher . by i
t han -ArgNlt1lNt I and alfo becaufe they
fi xed in longer li me than it. Therefore
require a longer V,/tl fIX' their FjJf4i.,.
Jlrl.,,,trJjlll.
The Fh'IItj,. of M.nb.j" .
r.,i ... is , t hat after the firft:
d'iilria Iiniih1!d a ITil y
We reiterate t heir .
t urning
rr main.
Ix: fited. The
already given.

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C H AP. X VIII.
OJ Ceration . alld Jtl Caufe.
C E, .. is the mollification of an hard
not furJble unto ui"tf. a;,,,. Hepce
il i.f mani telt, t hl ! the C.lift of the /,",'111;'. of
tbi W:tS . , '.1'11 the M.u,rr which had not:
into tilt for .AIm",;,,. . by reafon
or Prj'll4fi. ,. ofies might be
lied (0 as [0 How, and lave IngreCs I
bme Ihought C".i.1I was to be made with
V'f. ;" o,ls and lV.mrs: but thai is erroneous,
l l'ld Wholly remme from Ihe Pr;,.,ipl,s of this
NtUllr .. l M4f,ift. rJ . aru:l reproved by the qla-
nifell: YVvrk.! o f NoIIlI'. , For We find not in
thofe M., ,,Uil:1t,. B,t/itl, Ihat Nl!tllr, hath po-
fieed an HII.,iJi,! fOOll fI'rmiml ble ; but ralher
bng d urable, (or thent.>ceffityof thei r Fllfi
and M,llifoJUw" I bca.ufe, if fhe had
in them an HII",iJi'J foon terminable . it l'o'O\l ld
necefrarily follow,that Ihe B,diumuft be totally
dtprived9f it , in onconly Whencc
alfo it would foUow, that every could
thtt be hammered nOf melu:d,afrer one 1,,";'#4"
Wherefore . imilaling t ht!lY. rk.! of NtUlIlI-
as much a! We can. We mufi nectffarily rol..'
10" her w4l in C"lItt1 .t he
RMill; 9f fLlflbie 7hill!,J I with an Illtm,J;,tf, ,
whlclf
,

('4
0
)
"hich i, above all H ... ;Ji,;ts . able to fuRain
the HIIIl of Fj" : merCrOfC it ' is nccelfarily
expedient for Us a1fa. to cerate with like
H_i".itJ : But this en-.,ivt H iJitl is no
thing better. more poffi bly. and more near.
ty found, than in thefe . ttir.. in s.LpLIW, and
in Ar["id:... nearl y I but more nearly in Ar.
IRIVivt. Therefore We fee not the Hl/lIPiJi"
of thefe to leave their E .. ,,;,. by rcaron Oflhi:
' ftrong Uni on. whi ch they have in the IV" -lol
t he Alix,;,,, of NA,.rl. But in all OIher Thill!.1
haYing H.",iJi']. by Exp" i,.u you will fi na,
that the fame is in Rtf,'.ti,,, from
t heir E"rlb, S""P""tI; alld after Stp<w"tj"
Ihereqf. t'hat they are all JIll",;.
'/;11' Yee: in theS,irit. aforefaid, ids nOJ fo.
Therefore, t here is noother 7billl , by which
We ml f be cllcufed from t aking t hem in t he
lY" l of Ctrlft i ' lI.
The way of _ by them is. that the
suli .. .,j,,, of them be fa often multipliM up-
on the 7ii"X 10 be C(f'.md, umil remaining
with their H ltMidil} in it . they gh'c Rood
Fit;;,... Yet this cannot be dfetted, before
the perfett c1eanfing of them, from every
corrupt ing 7ij"l" But it better to me,
Ibat t he OJ" of there {honld be firl1: fixed, by
0;1 of rn'Ar, and every Cmll i,lI, competent
and nece{[ary for Ihis A n , be rp.ajit" with them.
. '
Tht tNti of tlu FII'JI Book of G E BE R
, of tbe Sum of Pt!I'fcQiori I 9f' of th.(.
, lle, felt Mlgillery. "
The Book
Of t br Ssm of
'P E R FE.c T 10 :A(.
O R OF TH E
'PBR.Fi:.W MAqiSTER..Y.
The AUTHOR'S PREFACE,
Dividing this Second Book
Three Pares .

mD
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Ihat may lup and ntarly
trattrd. for tht PeHeClion oJ tht
Imperfect. - All. il IS lil:.rltJifo a
fideration of tht Artifices 6)' Jflt
"'tD lnow. tht Perfection bt
(# not. t-ht{t Thru
Ilting tltlivtr,J; tht wbolt Knowledge
of Perfed-ion wi t} 6t dd'crilltd, a((ol"-:
tlltI, to IlkE:xigency of'Uur Art.
The Fidl: Part of this second Book, or
the Know/tigt of Things j whereby
the poffibili.ty ,:1nd way. of Pt rfrE/io,.
rna y be underftood.
, c. -,
,
CHAP. I.
11mt ,ht Knowledge oj Perfea-ion,.o/
this Art. arpt nds olltht Knowledge:
. D! tht Nature alii
I
,t is not pofnbie to know the 1iAr.MtAti"-'
_ ofB.Jlu. or Of Arl,"ltv' flt. unleB the
KlUwkJ/" of the Nltttm of t,hem accordin&
io their hllix". be welhmprdfed in
,Mi." of the A:fiip. Therefore We will Rrll '
""'7-' " .. - - nOti6e
,

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norifie the Pri"eipieJ of BQ4'eJ' v;t.: What
they are accord'lni to t tleir cltrifn. and ",hat
GNdor Eoil they contain in themfdve., But
'ifrcrward We wll! {hew the N4tll"IJ of all
thofe BQ4iu. with all their Prop",ies. vir..,
What aretheC4Mjrl of CQ'rNfti them J
proving the fame by their E,'I:,rri",m. -_
"
C HAP, I I.
Of Naturr aJ Sulphur " ,Id, Arfrtick. '
T
Herefore firft-. inferring t he N,ullf , of
. , Spirits. which are t he
,;JIIS; We fay, that SIII,hM' and' are
1 FIt/Nejs of the Eltrtb, as abov,e is declared I
the Exp"i,,,&<- and maoifeft PY. ilttj u or"hich
JOl1 may gather. from it s eafi e' 1+-.';,,,,
all([ the eafie Llt/lliflllti", For
nothing is inflamed . but \Vh'at is oieaginoul.
Ii mdtl eafily by Ht4 . it hath'tt'
NAlllr, thereof, Therefore and it.
C""P"'. have an 5MbJfAI1Ct , and
",thy FUllimq. the Cit-Ie t he.iT e' " "pti"'''
Ill, But they have a perfcltmg middle e""r.
, i;:.. between [hi. and that. Ett.r1'7"'p in it'
iuhe Cit"', of CQr,/lplil", _ bec.aufe It neit her
ijath Ell;' ;'. nor lhl. r:[s : the
Wft4tu:l likewife l becaute, It neither ftands
0, FiTt, nor makes to nand. Qniil
, - front
j
,
,
,
I
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( i4f)
(rom kiUd of -it, it yie'Jas ..
Therefore -tlici r middle 5.11,,'"' is the Cuf,
of PatIU;,,, in them: becaure by its e",'bJ
[s it is not hinCIrro froio .I,;..":,, . which is
by good Fajita ; ana by rhe S./'t j/i7,
ot it . its, ' ''''''lfiui is not.e-J.lily r<i
FJ'l.ht. Y C' t " the MiJJ/. s_jl:u.h of t hem is
not the C._!, of P'r[,ElJ'. of B,liiu . or ci
.A'l,iIJ",v, . unites it be fixed. Whith btio,
nOt fixed. although its l",p'1!ulI is not camy
removed. yet it is not (jab! y' perpetuated.
Hence it i. manifeft" that tte A rtifl muft nc-
cdfarily divide the M iJJ], S.;'{lAII" thereor.'
Bur.rofllc ha ... c thoughtit impomble to divill"
.ill,e. Pr: .. of irs .
oppofCli thclr own mamf1
- .
F",
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from the above prttnilhl f it is
- ta not of the Y"itl of
a t hereof. AndWe1i.rie
. KlNwl"ll' of the
It IS poffible to come to
But in Ar/, .. 't. becaufC
by the A Ui .. of
, many parts Of it arc re-
t herefore the ..tfr:ijiu or its SqJ4TAti-
. eafic. Yet that is the r."Q'1rr of Whitt"t/t,
SIII,hNr of Rttillt/t. Therefore it is need--
that great Collri", fhoold be ufCd in the
of SN'Ih",.

C H AP. J I1i
there is a neceffit y
;;;,,,; For it hath C fa
E.rth) S,;bj1lU1,t i
., . without
I nave any
but what
For fee it t o
and not 01 Whitt-
ABC! We JikelVifC: the Sf.,i. and F,-
E.rtJ, ro be fepa:rated from it with ea-
Ar'ift't , by a LffI.i",. t he AlrtiHJ of
L whicb



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which We wiD Otew. But becaufe We are
chat to a twafold P"ita;."
it a
IllffJ of !U
Cft'atC a
to remove its
make the whole
and to !<pfare
for Mt.wi., ;
and to perfc:ll: .
10 be burned . " d
and not to Hie it Cdf j and 3.lfo
Therefore We prove that 10 be a
by many E;rpffitNuJ. For
more .nearly to adhere
to be morc l;eloved by t he
it is GdJ. andafret that Siturr.
Wherefore . hence it follows,
"hi, is more friendly to ill own NAIll":
We fee other nOt to have Ib
iml,it} 10 it. and therefore We in .
fi nd them lefs to partake of t he N"/lrt
of. And whatfoever B,.{iu We fee
defend fronl AibtJIi." . t hofe
poWefs morc the NII1/1r: of it.
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( '47 )
that Arl "" tJiv, is the P, ,[.Oj'll' and
of AJMjii, which il the the Viti
of p"ttai",. .
But the Second DttmOr is
its Cut.1I1Aii,.. And the YJafhl.ng awax of It I
EPtbj"i{' for one D'J only, 15 fuffiCient fur
it. The of "hkh WajhilJ,t' is rhi. :
Take an E." htll Dijh I ' and into It put your
Arl' Il' lIW' upon \Tllich pour only fo much
rJ mon 11;ong Vill,!., I or any other like
n;" as will be fufflcient to cover it. Then
Difoover a gentle Fiu, chat the whole
lilly be warm. and not tc;'O pot I and fil r it
concinually wlI h yout F'IJJ.t1'1 .on the
ci the Dijh, that the .11''1.'':111'''' may be dl-
Tided in the likenefs of a fubtile white Pt.,
Ur. unt il the whole Vi ,,:!"r be evaporated .
ind the M.Te" r} revived. After you ree the
rr"l"r to come off feculent and caft:
that away I and Yralh t he Mm" ,] frefh
r .. ,tM 1 repealing t his W4hi"J., unt Il you fte
the of ill Emhill:j'r to be perfelUy
cbangro into a clear ClI ." min with a
ca1eftine C/ ... " which is a fign
Therc:fOl'C: when it comes
it the: Me"','" of Ct.-
'f'.';", be: 0",: .. 1111,. into as,
or Llmifirt according as the: Mti&,nt
" ,. I t he: N.,rllli.Il of which We:
i the: folloYring. From what is oow
IIltntionc:d , ' cis manifrll: I that A,:,.",,,il/,. is'
IIQt Ptr/flti1ldn irs N,.r /trr ; butthat IS,
L 1I IS
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is product'd of it by Our
likewife i. it in S.lthllrand itl
fore in the-Ie it is not poffible
low' NAIMr' , but by Ou r Nt".r,,1
. . .
C HAP. IV.
OJ N.lttl'f'rO/ M:1rchafi te i Magnerll,
dNJTutia.
B
Ut there is a nectfTily We fhould alfo trot
ofQ[ hcr Sriri". M,:r'lMfiu, M,S'
and 1""114. ma king great /1IIptJliu i
/J, lI. Therefore, what they an: .... ith thci
Pn/w;'.,. We Ihalllhew ill the prcl-mt Chap.
M A" IMfi" hath in its CrlAI" . a tWO fold S"
jllflKt . ",il.. Ar$tIIl"-"t"t mordfied and ap-
to F,x,.,.,n, and of lJUrning Sldpb.;
1 hat hath We fi nd by manifcl!
EXflTm,cr : for when It 1$ S"j,[i"mi a manifet
fulphureous S,,6PIII'(r (rom
I t,' andeht' .. r:jt.Jof it is likewife foom
For ifir be put imo the
F',r" It IS no (ooner red hOI, but It is infl an;al
a and B"r1ll. AUb, it
IS fenfi bly mamfdtcd . t hat it hath the S __
of A,!.,n,vitll; for it gil'c, to I'r..
. the Wbiu"l!iof pure Silver, as alfo ( 0 A'lllft-
I and We fce it, in its to yield.

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: and to have a manifcft
..Arl ijl
that It cOl).taln1 In III RAti>x
M ArI_
I and this
by manife/t P"jllli,,.. For the
rhe M'ixt i.1I 00_piu r and I'm., ad- ,
the Silk' oftfie F"f,tI, or
m, . in thofe MttAlI . makes
it. And ", hat a M ltAflid: ..
without the .AJ.x,i,. of
the fame t hi s clfdu not_
'''. feeing this F/fnJl is of wh#, BHlill.
cannot eit,i"',or efl,II' B,tIi" . bUt
For C# ri" i,] or Ttllnlluji. il no 0--
t han a :determinate of whir.
RId. Therefore it . by reafon of iu S"b(i-
.rt'!QtC penetrates the Pr./_Ni/i" of the
: and confcquently more alt ers> than

B04, ; and adheres in the EXA-

, fmall.Arr!i.ce . as is nolV declared tQ
Wherefore, what B. J.iu focvcr are
by the Vtrt/fl of ..Art/II/viti!, or of S"l-:-
or of the like of t here . mutt neeeibrily
: !Jaufe thcCe only communicate ill
thofe B,J.jtr,
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CHAP. V.
Of tht NatMrt if Sol, or Gold.
N0w of
clare
firft of s#r,
of all the other
d

expc, lent. with their
by Exptril1mlt.
. S' ,lll creatcdof themoft
Arl tlu"i"", aiJd of molt .
of a fmall SJ,lftAMt of S.lf.& .... d can
fixed. clear and
I tl own NIU",t , 't hat
caufe there happetll a
t hat Stll, h",. the Cit ri";';!
GNti ,!,uft needs have a M:e
rome IS more imcnre other I
That G,/J is of the
.Arl.""";"t is moll: evident
."j'fl' eafily ret ain. it. For'
not any '0'''[., t hat is not
And that It l'iath the
manifcll:
( '5' )
it il neither dimini(hed nor inflamed. And
it i. S"'ph.,..is mani feft by tfiil,flu...
mlxt with .Art""'"'" it transforms
a Rr. e.l.," i and being fublimcd
Ikong ' t."iti,. from Bult" fo t hat the
of them afcends. with that it ere ..
moil: r.Il.-gp C.Jur. Therefore, 'tis ap-
I when its S"&ft.,,,, is pure, it cre-
norpure,an impure.
But he who requi res a fiRO of the
,,,, .. of itt Tefln,"ifj, wants his Sf.!' ; be-.
t hat is dir(.:ernro by fight.
Therefore t he molt fubti le SlfbP""" of Ar-
. brought to Fjxlllri.", and the purity
fame, and t he molt fubt ile Mlllnrr of
fixed and not burning. is the whole
MAlltT of G,/J.. But in it is found a
of A'1.''':-;'vI, th::n of S"/-
.d'!'!ntl';Vt hath greater'I ...
it. For' mls caufe, whatfocver
you would alter, alter them accordi ng
ro this Ext"'pl.,,; thar you may deduce t hem
to tbe E,,,,djt} t hereof. The way t o eWell:
"hieh, We have now given, For
rubtile and fixed PAm, t hofe 'Ar" could in
ilS Creation be much oonden1'e<l : and this was
lbe CAlif' of its great WI;:" , But, by great
Dml1i,,, made by ,NAU"', a leifi lrely and gra.
duate Rtf,fllli", of it was made, together
" ith gOqd J-t,i/flU"", and its ultimate Mjxri-
,., that it might melt in the Fiu,
from the fore-goinR 'tis evident, that a large
. t


:-" may not i
HYi ng, in the Nature
ing. and not in : the Nature
bold pan of tOe fiylng, and part
pr in the Nature of $lIlpbttr.
pan. not, or be all clean. or half unckan
l
or be of much or li ttle !l.!!.u:i'l: of modi.
excelling in the M jxtllTc, or of little
ti" in it I or neither overcoming.
nor I or whi tt', or red, or berwetQ
both. Therefore, from all thefe Dnltrftits,
there Was a necemlY [hilt di\'cr(c BoJjcl, and
the. li ke of thefe, fhOl.lld be crea'ted in NAill",
AI,' DjVl rjitjrs We intend lolpcak cf
,wlfh f,,{uuiDIJ.!.

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C HAP. V I.
Of 1'!atllrt of Luna, ,or
T
.Hereforc, Ori s now clear from the prece-
dem, that if clean. fixed, red, and clear
SJdphMr fall upon the pure SII6p."n of A'l ,"t-
toW' {being it (droot excdlin.s:. butoffmall
and excelied ) of it IS created pure
allJ. But if the SlI'phlir be clean, fiKed, white
and clear, which falls upon the .Sdpnr:, of
Arl'll/viv" pure SO/IIII' IS made, If In
,it, it cKceed not: ,u thi. hath ;fP.,.i'1fbort
of the PMi,} of G.IJ, and a more grofs III_
[PiJlI1iu than G.ld hath. The Sit,. of which,
is, that its Pans are fI()I: lQoondenft'd, asthat
it can be equal in Weight to G.ttl; nor hath
it fo fi:tM a s,,"ft,ne, as that: t he Sit." of
this is, its Di"';"lIli." in Fir,. and the s.J.
,hII, of it; which is neither fixed, nor inoom-
bJltiblc, is the Cult of that But
it is not impoffi ble, or improbable, give
Judgment of the fame, a. fiKed and not fiK'"
fd, in refpe{t: of one B'i], or another. For
MII,'S S"lphllr,;,!, comparC!d wit h the sill phll _
" i'l of 5.1, is not fixed and burning; but in
rcfpca of the S"lphn of othtr .B,t6u. it is
and not burning.
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C H .., p, V I L
Of Nzt u.'r oj Mars. or Iron. Alfo
of thr Effrl1.t of Sul phur (lII d Mer_
cury ; aNd of thr Caufu ,oj Corruj ti.
0,.
B
u if fi xed earthy SII/phll' be oommirt
With fixed earthy Arf,rnrtli't.l" and both
t hefe be noc pure, but of a livid Whitf",!I,
t he SliP"."'! of which, is 5111-
highly fi xed, of thefe Ir:1I is made: be-
':lufe t he S"P'''''? of fi xed S.lp"ltr prohi-
bi tl F.fi.lI. Therefore, hence 'cis manifeft,
t hat SIII,h.,. by t he work of Fix.tiu, more
dellroys the eafinefs of
t han ArJl llrtlittl. But We fee SIII,hllr nOt fi l -
ed, fooner to melt t han .A'l.l ll","U. By thefc
j , mani fefted the Swifmel! and SIo,,-
nefs of F .. fi in every }JI",. For what hath
more of fi xed Slslpbll,. more nowly admits of
what partakes of burning S"pb'!',
which more eafily and rooner fl ows: and
t his is dearly enough already declared by Us.
But. that the filed S.lph .. r makes .11 0" cr FliP'
'11, IS evident by lIi%.. t hat it j, never flz
ed, unlefs it be calcined . and no c;.ki tlAlI
gives F"fi", : t herefore in all Things it mutt
jmpede the fame. it i$ nOt fixed, un-

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( '" )
lei. it be calcined. is mani fell: by the 'Exp"j-
.,., of him. who ... oula have fixed the fame
not calcined: becaufe he always found it to
fl y. unlil it was t umtd into E.rth, the Si mi-
litude of which is or the Nat ure of (.Ix.
Yet t his happens not in Arl.fllt1lWfi !:>e-
caure t hat mav be fi xed, without being IUm-
ed in(Q and likewife fi xed with Con-
,enlOn of it into EM/h. For by hanning to
ita Fu .... rj'''. which is made by
it ii fixed. and turned into E.rth. Alfo. by
the fucceffive of it often repeated,
it i. fixed jikewife. and not chanRed into
En rh. but give. AfttJli," E.f-,., This is mao
nifell: 0, and proved by Him. who hath ex.-
perienced both Fix.ui'lIl t hereof, evrn tOthe
Confummation of the I by haRy Pnci_
!it., ,,,,, and alfo by the 110w, with continually
repeated SublimAtiu/, For he faw, and found
it fo, as he faw it written by Us. And this
therefore is, becaufe it hath a vifcious and
denR: Subftance: t he 5i.(11 of which is , t he
of it. by imbibition and mixt ion.
WIt h Other Thing.. For V,!e'f? is manifeft-
Iy percei ved in it, by, t he much adherency
Ihereof. Th:tt it hath a denfe SII"ftAllce. he
!hat hath but one e}'e may mani feftly fee by
Its afpea:. and by payling the immenle weight
therror. For it. whi lrt it is in its o"n Na-
!\Ire , excels G.M in wei ght I and it is of a
moft ftrong asi.decl ared. There-
fore, hence it is manifelt, t hat it may be fixed
.' without
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"ithoot Conrumption of' its
YrithOut Convtrfion of it Into .,-,., f or,by
rear on of the good adherency of Parts./. ,and
the fortitude of Mix/iflf, if the pans or,lt
in any wire infpilfue by Fjrt. It pnmlts
fHf no furthtt 10 be corrupted, nor fulfen It
{el f ! by the ingre{. of a furious F1an:e into 19
10 I)e elevated into F"a .: It, admi ts
JlOt rarefallion of it fe lf, h1' r"fon of ,uDen-
flty, and " ant of ,do};'/f; is made by
combuRiblc S.lpb. rrir" which It hath not.
Therefore, by wh:u is mentioned, is found
(with an indubitare I"" :.,i,,,) the wor.det-
(ul double' X,." of tlVO 'tIi>:.. one, the
Clfll!., ofc.r,,,,' il/l of every of the Mllld, by
Fir'l one of which is the i IfC!lIji' " of a. bum:-
ing s"lphllrtitJ in the profundIty of SM.
1IOKI, dimini lhing b\' IlIft':'!'''t'''''
extermi nating alfo 111[0 F."".
eonrumpiion. whatfuever
is of g?Od !'iXAtifll. But the a mul-
t ipli cauon upon them of :1Il exttt!or
penetrating, and refolving them It felf
Itl[O . .F....Iw. of how great f 'ixAriD"
in them is, A thi rd CtfJift of C" '.p'i'" I'
rarefa{tiOIl of them by C.ki,,.,ioll, for then
t he EI",,,,: , or Fi". can into. and
exterminate them. Theref.)re, If all C.llrt,
of CH7Hptio" fuch B,tIl" needs
be exceedingly Corrupted; But If not al,l,
t he fwiftnefs of C" '.pti,,, of every ,Blli, '!
umined. accordi ng to the Rt".ijfi, ,, of them.
" ' , The
, , ,
C ',7 )
KinJ is Gmblt{i. which by it is con
j
fjdered in BHlitt. For teeing for
00 of Ext"",;". ,,,,, permItS it felf to
be divided into partl in its Compofition ( be-
caufe it either with itS whole Subllance re-
cedes from the Fir' , or wit h whole re-:
mains permanent in it) in it is necdfarilyob-
ferved a Cuff of 'trf,Si,,,. , prai-
fed be the glorious and blelfed .10/,/1 Hit.
GOD. who created it. and, gll. vc to Ille fame
a s,,&jl.1IU, and IheJr' prrtl r, of a
"'hleh are give.n to none of Ihe Thmgs 11\
NIII.,: t o poffefs j that t hil biftDin might
befound in it , by a certain Art!f". as
found rhtrci n with near poreney, For Ir II
that which overco.mts Firt . a!;d by Fin i.
not overcome I but in it amicably relb, re:
therein.
CHA P. VIII.
Of thr Nat1lrt of Ve nlis, or Copper.
W
Heretore. remming toourpllrpofe, We
fay" that if the S"/pil., be uncl ean.
grOll, and fixed. as to its greater part ..
to irs lelfer pan not fi xed, red, and I II
relation (Q t he whole. not overcommg, nor
overcome I and t his fall uptlll grors A,t /1ft-
mull necrffari ly be created tliere.
of.
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( 1;8 )
or. The Probadon of all thek iii I
thingl given from: the Nature of them.
when C' PftT is expo('cd to 1/,'ut;'II, you may
di recrn a S.lph,""IIJ Ft."" to arife from ir
which is a SI! II of S.lph.r not fi ed. And
lof., of the of it by Exb"l"tiu .
frequent Co",bjlifll thereof, fig:
mtiel that It hath fixed S.lph.,. For from
t hat il .caufed the Rowndi of iu F.ji.,., and
(or H. r""4'') of its SuftAIK .
which are Sit,tI. of the MultitUde of itl fiIcd
5.Ip/JtI,. And t hat t here is S.lph., red and
undeaD, conjoyncd lVith unclean .Ar! (fftfJ;W
i. known by I therefore it needs no othe:
Therefore, by EXpn'i",tllt. you may
attam to the whole 5" '1'(1.
For you fee every Thing, by the Allion of
H,., changed imo E."h, with eafe to be dif-
(oIl'cd, and reduced to the N. t.,. of Will"
This happensbyR'.cf,1I of t he S,J" ilillli,1I of
t he ,by Firt. a Thing more
fubule III IU proper NIIl. ", reduced to this
EA"h] NIIl,m, is more fubti liated t hereby I
becaufe it is more ditToh'ed I fo that whar
are of.a molt fu btile N"".r., arc and
bell: dltTolved and fubtili ated. Hence the
C_!, of the C.,r.,,;.,. and of t hefe
tWO Brll;ts! of IIIA" and Y'IIUI, is appa-
r ent: for It 1$ by Sltlphltr of much 1l..lUUil1
fixed I and by not fi red S. lph." of fmall
in YIII,", but of k lre !i..lUff;', in
MArl. Therefore. when the fixed S.Ip'.'
cornel

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romes Fiit",;' by H,,,, of Fir., iu parts
lI'e fubrillated I but tbat part, which is in the
.Ap,ir" of s,wj,,. of its SubAance, is diffol-
,ed, The Sit, of which is the EIf"Ji' ;", of
thefe tWO to the V"pD.r of Villtl,'"!
for by that , t he A/llm'IIDJit] of their S.Ip"",
(created in it by fubtiliat ive Hw) fiower-
eth in t he of them. And if you
put thefe two iofO a s.,litu ma-
ny pans of t hem are eafily diffolved by n.l-
iii ,... And if )'00 look into the Mi. ,r.,
of thefe tWO, you will fi nd a manifdt s.J.-
,"", of .AhI1lJi .. jif), to diAi!! di tTolved from
them, and in them to adhere : which .A1 ..i-
U.! !l, by the S.iiMI W"n-'If,!t, and eaue SD-
lMliDIf. is changed into W.llr. For nOlhing
11 found W,.t<ry and eafily foluble, except AI-
u"" and what is of it. N Il ,.rl .
But the BI41i{.t/. either of thefe tWO Z,-
i;tt, created by Fir,. is by rearon of the SMI
ph, not fixed, which is concluded in t hem:.
much indeed in YUill. but little in M Art, and
it approaeheth nigh to t he NAlllrl of fixed
S.lphllr, . Therefore. ' t is not poffible, t hat fuch
an Impreffion lhould be eafily removed from
MIIr" Hence it is now evident, t hat F.;
il made from SMJpbr not fi xed, a.nd alfo '.$-
" is helped thereby I but FNji. 1I is not made
from fixed S"lph.r, being rather impeded. by
the There is 00 neffi lY lothink, that
Flljiu is nOt made, and that F.Ji'" is impeded
fixed Art.."wivt. This he know. to be
certainly
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cetta,inly true, "'ho, by no.Aii of FIlJi' 1I a:Al1d
make SlIlphn to 1\01'1', aftef it. Fj.:.t!i," : but
having fiXed Art" .",iTt" by frequently repeat.
ing the SdlUri.,j,/J t hereof, found it apt to'
admit good F-ftoll . .
Hence therefore it is manlfelt, t hat thore
BtJi" are of greater '"f,{lilll, which
fain more of j but what con.
t ain Ielil. CJ ( leIS Pnitaj,., Therefore nudy
in all your w..,.tr . diat A'l.tlllvrot may
ellcel in the And i f you can
felt: by Arl.tllhlivl only. you "ill be .the
&.rdur OUt of a moO: precious P"/,Oi,1I1
and of the P",dJi,,, of t hat , which overcome.
t he W" l of N"ltru. For you may d eanfe
it mon inwardly, to which MI!" Jiji,.ti
'"" cannot reach. But t he Prd 4li," 01 t his;
"j;{., that thofe B.Jit l , ",hieh COllrain a greatet
A'I.' lIlflitJ" are ofgreatct p"/dJ ... .
is their ealie R,up'i.. of Arl.tlltfli 'f/!. For We fee'
B.u, of amicalil y to tmbraee ;tr
i ' llttJjfU. .
Therefore from t he pree\ent DifwlTf. "ti l
evident. that in &. a;u there i. a twofoldS'I"J
phllTli'J : One indeed included in the Pr;! __
JIf} of .Art ,.,viv,. in the beginning of t heir
M ix,i,. I btlt the other is fupet"Venient . One
of which i. removed wi lli but thea--
rilercann()l: be pombly taken a.".ay by any.Ar.
' ifk, perfor<ned by Fi,". to which OUt 0P"'.
,i.,. can congmoufly and profitably come I it
being fo fi rmly and radi cally united therein.
And: .

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carry up . t he
yOll may elevate
a wiib C"M- .
as We
it oT its ottri
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Mix/lIT,
is proved
. of it C"'x, in
bach, and }'tC it !links not.
Fir,
That there i
cralhing
it hath.
;;;" ; its melted in Fir,
the of itt F"I"'. with.it
remai n part of t he Arg'IItvwt , which
lives this $trifiD, to the Ltd, and turns it in-.
10 Till. But on the oontraq ' }'OU may con-
ider t hat allb, by et c: M III.ti,. of Ti. into
Lt..J : For by a manifold Rcpetitjon of its
C",j .... ti"'. , and the Adminiltration of Fi"
(()Ilvenienc for its Rtlillffi'JII. it is turned intO
wl: but dj>ecially, when bv fubftratl:ion
01 ill St.,i. it is calcined with great Firt.
Touching the DiverCities of thefe Subftan-.
CCI yOIl , may be afcenaintd, by the Knp"w-.
!edg of Co.nfervation of t hem in proper 1,,-
" .".,.n, and in the Meafurc of Fire di" irJing
them : to which we: have attained ,,, jlh 'In-
lanee of LAN/I' , and have feen ".ilh certain
A1furance, that We judged -of the Trllib by
.Ihe fame. But feeing it is "elpc<iienr, We
Ibould inform you what [hat is, which re-
mains afcer thr remOTal from lHpifn' , of thefe
_ M1 IWq,
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I
,tt.! . ..,j? I the
itJlftlilt' OV" I'C'OfneJ. The fign of
ZAjufi of'"mf, of A"lnhliu, in ie.
into it. Therefore, if ilf it
1i! titJ of Ar;(t'At<iJiv" (
u. Nature) would not
Wherefore it adhere.
moft fubti le '''In/MiIJ I, r
roo of the paucity of Ar,(t"wiflt
C._i rt;fII. And this is evident,
adhem to M.rJ mon difficultly, but
.. more eafily I becauCe that hath a
abundance of than MIII'I.
of t hiS, is the C'afie F.p of one, but
dlflicult F-Ji .. of the other.
But the two.
tnaiJ!in"
Jet I t IS noc
me Pff ' ;,. of this, I
. B.", I and after ec/ciUJ" .,_ rhe
the fame to moft thong Fir'.
Dj':.liji'" i. not made, but the whole
afcend.: yet morc purified. Therefore
fee the burning SIUpII/If' in fill to be '"

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( 16f )
than the fame.in l.I.f'/. And
i ' the eafie 1,,_
i
ip it fele
""ould Re 'the Tr.r.
our let then) ftudy ,the lWtJtjIi-
of all thcCb' Thi"", with diligence or
until by the they find OUt the
of 1!fI#" and of Spi,uf.
(noc: I,",Qlii'"
this our (ufficient-
tat"l, "'I.
M, CIW',
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CHAP, x,
Of Ihr oj Sdturn. or. Lead.
. . . . .
I
from
and t hat i
more eaf\ly, tban
much . For
E. rthillt/I. 'oC 'more
of lers ERthi-4i of CC:
Iy .. And beaufe its P,,,/1I41 is not i
as In lilliUP'. by repeated C,,/CiIM/i,11I
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67 )
of- greater I ..
NiII"", than m1i". musN,d"rl. ;;
t hat of ils c..."Io" ffjlli;
is morc adht li.c to the s"Ht.flfcl: or'
in it . t han in Trll; mallifefi by.
That t he (aid is not (ere- -
but it is 'of a Cit"',,,,:
the Iikeo! 'lYhkh
is in the Bm ... r
:11
. h.l.tl'l none"
of Comb(;niblc SlIlpbllr irf
'much coniorntd in the
. to t he R.Jix of its
afi"llrro by the: Db",
and
t hat Oh .rol S"J-
by I th:: t
approaching (0 the N . "1rI
burning SlIlph"" . is uniformly
in S'&[tnn of Art /tlN.. Therefore ,
when the F_ of it afcends , iemuR: neccl'fa=-
tily afccnd wi th t he S"/ph"r IlOt burning. -Of
the Pnp"? oj which it is. 'lii%._ to
Citri" il)_ - . -," '.:
_ But t hat_ th7J1.!!.m.itl of S"'I!h"" not burning
I. greatCf 10 It, t hanm Till", 15 affi rmed by. Us
molt truly i bn:;u{e We fee the whole 0 1_""
of it to be changed into Cilri." but of r __
mtq Whitl, in ,heir Therefore
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,,, b {DOI"e ea61y and more fubril, utcndt"
than s.-m i s.,.,.. more eahly than 'Y, .....
YIII"" dian M"rs; . i_. more fubtily thaD
but fur tily than LIII, .. Thpe-
lore, " t il mani..fcft t lll t the of (IIJl::d
,iI' (or Hllln/",":S. IS fixer .AU Uf<I!ltft. or
t r!.: C;: "rcof S.rl.,ff is
The CAIII, or r'lI/i is n,.or<Jld . 'lI! L .
not and .A,.( .ct",jfJ . cf what foever 'kind
it h. SlIlpli", not foXed is necciTarily II c-ffol
f llji l L"iJ' . And }'ou m.ani.feftly
fee the of t hl' . bl' " '1,0",. of
Ar!. :fl ';F1;J p.;" llfficuldy fufible. for it
makes !!.::m or eaf: e
And the C !, of e;;,lic FtIj", islLkcwi fe.Art.'*'-
,,;' .11 : but th".: Ciltt/t of. F 11ft ' f' "dt ll /s. ,,;';' .' il
bed .... '! t llHl:Vf. ' Therefore the C.if: of
i1''';tlll' o!' every .,1' ''_ .is fixed SlIlphIW:, .
From wh t is now lllenu'lncC. you may
leful vu y Stern: N;;nlely . That fteing
'B. J/ju of greatG!!: found (Q c:on-
laiD t he of 4 rlut?itI" ...
from "rI&i,", n olding more
Of the of .A!l11lt1l11lI, mutt fr.eed.
be more approximate to the Ptrl,a. There--
fore it alfo fOUOlVI . that B.4iIJo( much s.t.
" P lit]. are , .(lju 0(muchC,,,,,ptiM. Where-:,
fOre frQrfl tHe abovealleacJ1.:ed , it is no" e-
. idel'lt, ' that ' ''l..im h moll: ly apprOll imated
JO the P",IEt ,: .I:ei ng ir precipifateS more of

but SM",.leCi ;
. " lean of that I on which Ptrf t{&
. , . , ' ri."""".
.. "" : L' , ; " ". '. ""rr"'1,
( ' 70 l
t;.cp. mIl. And othenvifc they differ in thtm;
ic!l'eJ. u to MtJi(iJU. and fuP"'
t he Dif,a. and perfelUy attenuating
Ihe fVlffirudeof B.&IID t hei r Prt[.IIIl.'J, and
t:Overinzthe Clu uli/Up ohhe fame. undcn
s.5f1AIof fplendcm Br(r,l:llu/I .. For the molt:
of M ct/jrir is V'/JIII i. but M .. rs lefs
i
le(\; and 5,.,.,,, lcall:of al l. From
t hefe t herefore, by the Tnl1h- tclling S'''''bof
LtriHllr. accord!ng to the DWtrfilJ of B, a.",
dh'crs Mtai"/UI ar.e found OUt, by l'rtpArAti4 ..
For the hard that can endure i gllitiu,
req4ires one MulirilJI I but the foft that a-
bide'not f! "i, ... , anOther. Thatone maybe
mollified , and attenuated in "",["JUl;'!
and in its equalized; but the oche:
aod it. occult P'"'I in!piffarcd,
Therefore it conettns Us 'lOW, ro paIS from
thefe to M rJki/Ul. with manifcft EA-pn-i'lUtl,
fctring down die C-/u of divers Mttiiciws I
'and what thC' y lcal'e dimi nifhed. and what
deduce to compleatment.

Tho



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The Second Part of this Second Book, or
Mt dICI1fU in"general . andof the ne-
cc:lfityof P I' ,pE1Jo1l of the
eerfecting all imperfect Bediu; and
trom what Thing it may beft , and
more nearly be exttaCled.
C HAP. J.
That of t'lln:.>' imptrft{1 Body. ilnd alfo
cf Argenrvive. thl' Medici ne mrifl
ctffm!J Dl'twofdd. VIZ. O,U fol' thl'
White, Imd tht oIhnfor tht Red .. "tt
th,it WI' art I'XNtJai from Ihl'fo . 6.1
DIU onl;' mojlp"jtll Medicine.
WE prove, that Spirits are more a"ffimilated
ro t han any in N,.
tllrr, by this. vi:.. Becaufe they are
united. and more Iriendly to BuLin. than all
other Thi llt', Therefore\ We accordingly af-
firm. t hat thefe of Buitl, in the
tirft I llfltlltiGIl . arc their true Muu,i"" And
We have excrcifed OJ r felves in ever., kind of
l "f,Qlli'}. t hat thereby We might transfor m
every of theimperfclt B,Jstl, with firmM ..

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".iftI, a pcrfc4 LII". a!]d Sf",.. .1'*'
Wherefore. We find that
multnettlPrity be !=feared l)i1lm, acroo:linC
to the divers /I,WII;'" of to be altered.
And Croce Mtt.Js to are ofa twofold
lind'; iI#.," coagulable in Pnfdl;"
.. , and B.di" dim.iniibedfrom Pnfttli,"; and
thetelgain manifold, Ibme bring bard, fuftailJoi
in, 1,.-.;,;.". but others toft not abiding the
f.une (tbe are Miff' dDd the foft
and 1111#") the MI,,"&i/# perfeCtive
mutt l?einanifoJd For aJ..
though AlMI be of one kind. ret
thev dilfer in a P"f"" : the
one being not fulible t b4t the otherfufible.
Therefore Mm il r:rfe4cd one
I.nd Y."," With another: and indeed
the nrft i. totally l!ndean. but the iother
hot. Alfa this partakes ofacertain dull Whitt-
but that Of and Gr".",p: "bieh
lIo'likewi(C imp9Ce a of DnmhJ iq
the
AltoM Wu of kind,
litlf I and s...,.". teeing they no leli differ I
'00 necdrarily need a divenMr4;tjlU likewile',
for this, "j%.. 'II/Ii," is dean J but that not.
o And indeed all [!lefeare rendred mqrt;l1lutable.
po .... made l..'!".,-, man SllArBtJi'H
the MtJi,j,., of each of thelD mull be twofold.
One changiQg into a Ci"i,., SdM I
Other' w.Bilt, Ijkewire ' illto a

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ti the SII4Iiti is fOUfld twofold
j,hlttr, SQI.; and LtniA'l the Mllkj/U,
all will i!1 S .. m he Eight,
SO aUa Ai-"fnlfllfll IS perfdled mto a and
Bed;; il:l:refon:: of the Neill''-"f aitc:ring
there is a rwofold Dijftr&1''', Wherefore
M, d"i1ltl, which We hn'c invented.j
t heir r_talir" for t he cotl).pleat Alrtr ...
IiI.of every Imptrfe8 wid be 7i-.,
Btlt We were defirous; with conftalit and
conti nued 1..,".':, and the indu{h"Y,of great
1.a.g,iIIljQ1I. to be excufed from the of
ihele ten MrJ"j"", by the benefit of one on.!.
/y Mrtliiillr I and with Our long and very la- ,
borOUI Sra,eh, We found, and with cer'tain u-:
,";lilet. made one by which tbe hard
1!"lU formed, the foft haJ:dned',tbe fugi..;.
uve fixed,. and the foulllluftrated with !plell"
dar ineffable, and beyond NAt,"r, NevcI'-
thelefs 'tis here we thould pa"nicu-
bTly fpeak of ali t,lefe MrJiciru,S. with theil",
their C __ fts, and the manifeft ExptJ'i'lIets or
their Therefore ilrft We .... iII de-
dare the SWill of the ten Mtllitjilu. and ae.:.'
cording!y of all BQtUu, (hel"! of .Atl.,,,tilWt{
and laMy proceed to of the M-'
r.iJltr) perfe4ing,all Bit/iII, yet with the p,t':,
imperfd.1: JjotUU netl:!. And lean We
Ihould be carped at bv the ElI'vlollS, as deli'-
"tring an infufficient TrlAti/t of .Art, We Iirft'
of all here prefent a DrdArAlwII of the p'1A.
of all the imperfelt Wits,
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(174 )
the C..r" of the Neceffity of their I"vI. i-
"IS by .whi ch: (in our Artipce) t hey
rendred apt to receive the: M !IIJ,;., of P('f_
f ,8 i .. , in.. every Dt/,ffe of whitnorf' and
1Il{1 and to be pei-felted by the fame. Btl!
thefe thall be . added a fufficitnt and
eon&ruous .NArY.:i.* of all"the M , t/i,iMI be"!
row-mentioned.

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HAP.. Ii .
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ThaI tTltry 4 Bolin
. Dtlghl t d h(ttlt lIs pUl/bar PrrpiJi
r ,ttjo1t.

"F Rom".what We have already difcourred. 'til
apparent t hat what left s"pnfi.-
,." or Dljiriut in every of t ?ofe lJ,k"
that are imperfell: . hath been m part dt-
d ared; but here We in a more fiLffia.
cnt Dif""rf' to compleat what We above
omitted reiati ll g hereuntO; fi nce
it t.hacthemma?le BtJ<tsof imfHf-
fllli,,, are of. 3. twofold kmd. 5./1 and
. tJ,,;I/I (or burnable by Firt ) as s.r.rtl and
l'1i"'1 andH.,.tI, and not F*jiIJlt . or F';-
jlt with / tI "it;'" . as M.rJ and VtJIHII the
firll indeed'" not F"ji.I,; but the other
with iriri.*: N . tll'ft hath tal!ght us,
farily Informi ng, that accorchng to the 1);.
"nl"
( ;75)
', ,,,,fIJor their E/lIml , in the RAtiJrOf
divert h,p.rlll ;."'. according _ t,o
their lira:","]. mutt be to them.
t here are twO .B.Ju,of l ... of one
ki nd . that need lO be tranlformed, "i:.. LlJ.,
"hieh is called and by S.'lIr,,; and
Cralhing LltUi . whith is called w"'!" , and
in St/U.n,Ct o f Art .. lltp;" r I which
'the Innate Rut of thel r N It/ llrl, arc dIVers
each from Other, i,n of
occult Pett , ,and Il kc:wl fe III their MIA,,;ftft.
For SAlimi is cloudy, livid, ronderom, and
black. without torally
mute; bUtl_pit.r wh,te . a lillie I,vld,
crathing.much. and
j ng &'!htllt{t. The Dijfm ilCtl of which '"
their wi th their ne(drary Cllllfn ,
(e intend to ibew you with manifeft E:q:-
rU*UI. .
From which CAlIf' l of I" jff"''fHIU, accordinr;
to more and IcB. the ' 1"I' cll ' difpofed A'ftijf"
. roJldb the Ord:r of f r (ptlr,.,j"". We
.fore, according 10 Orkr, ' fi,rft declare "the
.' rrp .. 11l1t" ::f' rrward qr .-1' -
trIJtvi1Je c03gulable. Yer o f one kw l,
vi::... O f and aft.ertll1s , of the other.
And accordingly, the
,1.pit !"r I of tile firft ki nd of 11 .:1;.'1. be-
' dcfcri he 1 tif!l j anelwar,l, t he P'' p."dtfltcf
"the od:cr .hall fullo. au:oTlJ i ng to tht! r .Iie--
terminate OnJlr. For in the I" ' pual i d of B.-
nOlhipg of S/If:,-jllli,) is 10 t.e rcmc:'l"e\1
. . . . 1YOt1\ .
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CHAP. III.
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Tbat V tfit1 of.. imptrftll Metlls
lIuglit to h f"lllitJ 6y Medicine; 111/
,hi;,. Supert)llity Tet1101ml /Jj Ptcp&J.
'. ., "
ntlOD.
A
in:iDi roid PI"'.';;'. fha,' be acihlbiiect
to the E/u t' of 5.ct"'.. afid. of 1_;;r,;
IkewiJe', aCQrding to t he [hlm of theit
manifold JllpnxiMuis. to P"fi lli41f i or 1..
from it. lintt of t hin,.
CClrfuptingin their P'f{/i"' tJ i t here tI
one 7li*'1 advenicm frlU:JJ. the ilmat::: RMix
t heir 9.,,,,, i and that is t he Bllrt/ij"t/1 of.
SIJf"'"""1 and the 1_I_ritf of Eifrlh of
Art.,,,,,,t1H, comnlixed Wi ll; !he d l.cnlial
tbem. in the:ir CrtA- ,
I and an, other 7"hiilg arrd
the firff MiD,',. of them il1ft;rriug Crrr."i'.i
_00 t hii "" Ii bti. .. ning the 6rft
kind. l_p.riI, a
$-I",or drt"llflifir l t hmlorc ,a'1l
the 7li1l,(s Stibjllll'lof P",:".
/rOJ of a"'m and 1.,;,". One ot t hdb
it 0 impoOible 10 rtJDQ"Ye,' by
. . 01
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liany ,.oftry. it being of the firlt (HJrf' :
the other may be removed wi th a little
The firft: indeed impoffible to be
becaufe in t he of tilt
of of t his kmd. t he a,.
<
'"-, were uno a rrue Ell"". and
. Therefore. feeing it
'" to remove the true EffilU:t of
. Thill!. it Rlf re-
IS I to thefs
t hem. .
fO'!le PbiUfo, bm have
the A rt rIOr pofhble to be attained to
. and indeed mha Stn,lxrs
thi S StUltet . tn Our time . have come to
_ :",Vf $ llUt. 1Ij(., Thac Welikewi(e. coo14
:t : lVay of . Prtpq,.ri iIIuftrace
With of thei r
were tOtally mfeded.
By reafOfL of this, We
as wdl as they. l'I"ere driven 10 4-
and for a long (pace of ri me lay
D'lin-lIt" '" Yet remfn-
,. and being perplexed with
of inftni te TIIOIIJhtl an4
We ronfldercd BGd.t1 diminifhed
"'"", t o be foul in the Pn/'P'4if]
and nothingfulgid
to found in t hem I becaulC jt
them to Nil/II". FPJ"
lOund man,,,.f . whichisfllX i"
<'. OOl hmg ftTJtll.it! II
" .. . .. "ooOd
N r ." .... :
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)
found in them, therefore necefi"arily
t ne fame nOthing remains
fClUl1d. in S' pmui,.
ill. t h"nn, .andin the
Whcefore. by t his
be diminilhed in them, which
be cornpleatcd, by M .. tttr cOfll'enjent
ie,. and oomplcating the DifcEl.
- 'Di",i".ti,. in them ii , t he PiIIHc;t}
f.'''WifJl , right SP!O'AlillJof tile
e' '''pltAt.,," in them will be
tiplie4';'11 of Ar!,llUflifil . good
and prrmancnt Fix;,,,. Butthis is
by a M,Jlti.,crtau:d of that.
;f.'" t. when deduced inro
l ,,,",i'lll I by the benefit i
. Spl,tltU'I' . hides 3!1d coven their
Qrawl forth thei r Spl:""' ,. and conl'cru
"-me imo. Brj!.'JtIU/'. And when Ar/,'''ttJittt,
prepared IOtO a M ,ditifl,. is cleanrcd
.Art i(iCI , rluced co a moft pure .
hrigfu SUft u I and proJclkd
dlminilbed from Ptr/ em", . it I
and hy itl Fixl'" perrell: the'm.
ei""" We will ded areinits due I
NOIT from the
lQw" t hat a o f
\ViII lie necdf:o ry ; one indred by che .M.,,:,.
which fq>eraces Ihe foul
M ixt.,." 1 btl( the mher t.V a , -;;hidl
may co';'et' it with IheSpl, lId.rofits
iIIuflrati ng adorn the lame.

( 179 )
happen. , that fuperfluous;
dlmi nilhed. is (ouud in the Pn-
Bit/in I and if it bc:.e%pedjent , rh.u
i Ihould ahfolutdy be re-
"" I that. fupervenient from the mani-
of irs N"tlfft . muft needfarily be
raken away, and removed, ... it h divers
. l which in the lollowi ng Eif, .. rf.
fit to declare: fi rft fpeaking of 1"Pi-
SAtlffll, and afterward, ofthe.ochc."T.
to Or41r.
C H AP. I V.
t be Prepllr(ltioM of Saturn mId
Jupit er.
SA/II,,, and 1I1pj", are prepared, with mani-
fold , according t6 t he necce-
' ''''' ...1p".. xiMuulI to
a oommon and (pecial way of F...,
The C, ,,,m,,, is by mmifold Drt rtt;
.. i"" to For, there is
. ...1",.xi';'lIt"". 'IIi;l.. Br,,l.tllllfi'
clean. A lecond is "H",J.

i"u Ami a third,

by removal of its fllgi cive " il/'-
Therc."fore they are cleanftd and made
t hreefoldy ; rither by mu::di-
or by t he way of C,,(ciuriu and R.-
N i I"it,u ;

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i. m._, nr by S. l..ti ... So r d,i,
arc clcanfrt tWO "'1\,' I
i nfO or In the Nllt. "
duceJ into C.J1C (hey arc purified in
Il(' f I either by S.drs . or by Of
61"[1' and the way is thus: When the
''<I lcined, t hen upon its
IV-urr of .AU"." or of Sldll, or
I\'i:h it, and it rC'<i uc(.d ( 0 a
tOft Ihis 1l11.: ft fO often be ';:;;
t hefe Z,Ji!s . 3! until rhc-y hI
compleatly For fe-eing S.lts
/'''"1, and G14 1, with another
ft [han IIJ.i., I
ti'om them. and with
E.rrb, S..bjf"lIt: . the Pllri,)
only left. Another wa)' of
t hus .:
Let thefe tlO B,Jiu be very
and wil h ,there FiJi"l "
Gl"" mired , and then
this
well deanfed. Allb I
LIl'lM". ' ''' with
We have given.
c\eanfed . by
and
( 181 )
11 bttaufe t he F;" and conti,""';.
tTery fugi li,e SII5P,-"u: and {he Carr.e F.r,
fitcWife. in the '''''y of R:4l1fJ' ''' ' chidrs

of E;>r:b . with its r np,rliclI.

. We hal' e made mention o f in
o
(J ntitllle<! Of ,1 c IlIfJcjl igAI i
\'I'hich according to (;rJ.-r
For in tho. t , We writ
(earched OUt . according
of Our 01"0 Mlldl but hr t"C .
[un ard har.dle<l. We hne
determined. accordini; ro the
arc ckanCed l-y
of which We
RuiIlEU,,,of
from them.
,
[ofc
A,d
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.C HAP. v.
Of PrrptJratioll of Venus.

imitat ing the' o.-k of. the prto-'

mired . We declare: the Pf't'!,.,ui olu or.
B,JjtJ likewife. But lirlt: of Y"illl. aftef'-l '
The wayor l'rtp" rAl Ooff of.
r..,1If 15 mamfold. One way IS' by EltvMt.".
btIt: another is C<'lmpleiHed withbut Elnllf,i. ". '
the way by Ek"AtifIJ ii, t bat 'U<t i. be taken ..
:-vhich we!' , and t hllt 'it bei
I/Ilcm.oufl y. Untted wnnlt. Then it mila -be
pitt inin Vtld of SlIbli",I(lid .c:o be fublimedi
.,.d by a mOil. excelling dcgt et .of Fiyr itt
lPorc fubtilc part d ented I which will bo
bundof.molt bright ,splt. Mr. Or it may be
mtxed With andt he!l .elevated b it ..
IIQw mentioned way a SLIt 'fYi.'Ihll
OUt S,.'li.4i<1/J"ir is prepared, either,hy clcal'l"'
'"8: 7hj"!,h in its C.I.e. or" in its S,Jll at
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by' T",;" + Slfl,; and A/hI/ill, or by a L.ir;4-"
.,lttar Arl'lItfJivt. the ...... yof which We
haye , inn ; Of eire by C.u,i_ ;'1t and Rr41Jj..
'It of that; which is diffolvro illto the NAt."
of /Jt4, I or (as We raid) it is deanfed by I
bnt_nn of A'l.,-f_rvt. aI all other B ..",
diminiilied from Pnfta"" are.

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OJ Pr.-p:,ralicn of M.m.
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He Mill', are likewj rt mart-
. fbkt. . For tbme afe compleated by S4
Ii.lllli,,, I and fome without 15./'/;_i'"
That which is made by Sd li.,n" ., is with
Aif.Kl, and thac in t his manner : We elldea-
Your to unite with it not fixed ; as
profoundly as We can; that In Elij,.it rna,
melt-with the fame. But afterward it is
timed in a S"iJi",.zitlt, And
this Prr,,,,,"i,., amoog all other. i. fOUll!
tHe ben: and molt: perrell:. There is alfoano-
,her _ P"'p.,.tiU, ofMAT/, by A,{",elfublimcd
often times from it, unti l lOme 01'
the Arf,u,*..it felf. remain. For if this be re
duced, it wiD flOW' Oll t white; clean, fufiblt,
ftd well prepared. There is likewife a third
... ay 'of P",Ift.,i,. of t he f"me, by E"ji_d
it with Lwl and T.,;., , For from Ihefe. it
lIow. clean and "hite. . \., But
But We tetm not to have fpoke,,.
fufficiefltly. having before promifro We would
dermninarely of the M.JZ,fi-
, .1;", of Rn a and of the /""Mr,,IIO,
(or Ilnu"i,. _) of the S,/t, by wa)' or
C4id .,i."j W'! mull not omi t that,
bur fi rlt of the and
of the H. rJ. The way t hus :
' ''''r it:l ted rr.uA be difrohed . and t he QI-
tinet: ( which }'Ou hal' e intention to
huden ) diIrotved likewifC'. BOth t hrfe: 5,-
/#;"" muIt be mill' ro rogerhC'r, and the 011-
cined B. J, mixed .with thC'n: br frt'<\uC' n.t!lIII-
i ibiri'IIJ, &c, con{,nu:. l1y grlT' dmg, Imbtbrng.
caicininp;, and reducinr , until it be made l1ard
and fufi ble with The ver y fame mal'
t lfo complc:l.I ly be elli:lted. with.t he ClIli;r of
I\#Jitl, and Tilt ; .. and M4nIuFtr . calcined;
diffiJi ved, and imbibrd, And inoeed, the more
dean t h.efe are , fo mLlch t he more perfcftly.
do t hey diange. '
, Even fo, hard B.Jin are made foft: willl
like '''/,1".;/1 I the way is t hb: They mull be
mn;ol' ncd iilnd fublirned ofl: en .... ith .Ar["irl .
and after fllbli marlon of t he Arj :;eft affarro
(or cakiI1ecl.") wi th Iheir due or.
fj" I (he meafure or which We have deda-
ml. in our 8f.,ft of E",,,,,m, And lamy. they
are rrouted with t he fOITe of Iheir projkr
1ir, (m'emionro in its place ) until in Fllft
they Will" IOrt, according to the Eirj.<'II? of
the hardnef. of the B,J,. Ar.d indeed all
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thefe ,.41''''''';0''' arc of the fun OrtUr.
OUt whi ch our M4t,#t1] is not perfeBed. .
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Of the M,mdJjicatioll (If Argentvive.

THerefore, 'ri. nOl'l' necclTary compleatly to
_ , declare the ":I""J,fir4liDIJ of Arg'"I'11iw.
1.1l .order to- which . We ray. Argr"''IIi<ur iI
c:.kanfed two vvay, J either by SHblifll4lilnl, of
whicli We {hewed the way already; or by a
LA-lIImm'l, of which the way is thi s; POjlI
.d'rguNJiw )nt9 an E,m/n" or Stlllt Dijh, and
lIJ\On it. IlPUf "as much Vi"'g.' all is fufficient to
cover it. Then fet it over a gentl e Fiu, and
ftc it fo far, as you may well hold yom
In It, not " more. :this being done.
aIr ',t about with your Fill!.rr/, unti l it be
mto moA" ffnall particles, in the limilitllde
I -.nd:C9ntimlc ftirriJ'liir, until aU
the. Vi"!".,- you put in be. wholly' confumedl
walli EMlfhitif' remaining:with YJ.t
.!ty" . and call: that away: repeating the (amo
(oofrc;n. ;a5 umi l rhe .. .-'''ill.J[I, of
4(.,.,.'1 be .changed i[lto a molt:. perfell:
,which is a fign it is perfedl,
,fr:qIJJ thefe, We mull no" pals tQ
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CHAP. VIII.
That fivr' th]fnt'11t Proprrtirs oj Prrfr ..
fI'011 nrcrffiiri/y (oll/filtltr a ",oj! prr-:
Jrfl Mrdtcinr : wht'11cr it mily br
((J1Ijtflurrd. from what Things th#
MediwJt ,H, to 6r tl1Mr. .
W
E. firfroffer
109 M UVCl>ltI, with Ihelr CAH/tS, and
manifefi Exper.men. We rheref?reaffirm.
unkfsevery Thing.fupcrfluous(el'hcr by ,MliJ,
gNlor by the way of away'
i .om imperfell: Bqdil'; that IS to (lty. t((rOm
them be not removed every fuperfiuous -Sid-,
and every uncl ean
cannot be purified, v;r., (0, .as .that In
tbey be !10t fqlllrat cd .
after pro)c(tion of rher M/iIi,!>I' !Ihtrlng.
dlct
:rh
W,p.e n,' you, chi.s, _ ,QU have
onc of the five Pff[4!'OIi. Llkc-
wife, if t he Mtai,int do nOf il!l!ft'rare and .al-
ter in[Q a or Cirri"i Cor.Ii, (accordmg
is) a
liflg/?tr' i/i..,.<llld
diminHhcd from ,PtrJr[1,DII .!l0t
in'an intire. Ccmp!Mfmmf. . tOlt.
you .. ive not LU>llIr ,or'Sc!.lr
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!y, the 1!'''!S not in C,.,lt-UIII,lUj
bccaufe It abides not In the 1'".16; but is al-
together Iepa-rated. and from the C
ixru.. But thi", more amply determined
- by U', is demonltratcd in the following. in
the of 'Ciur;ti... Fourthly. if the
Mt4<;i., be not p(jpt'tlIatcd lffith firm ..1/-
rmui,. of l.,,<jfi .. , rheMIlt41olll' of it s\'aHs
not, becaufe It is not permanenr, but the /".
. ,..tJ/i vanirheth. Lanly. Irit give not IYti;.(hrs
of P",tOi,,,, it changeth not with a firm and
trqe Compleatmcnt of NII'lIye, in which no
fraud .may be admitted through the ErT" of
C.,.,J./il]. For t he IYt'i:lK of N.u.rl is onear
the figns of PnitOiu.
. Thtrefore; t he Diff'erencies of P_
fiQj", are Jive. it IS manifdt. -thn thC'{e is a
the ou.r M4gift'2 !boold
DIff'aenCles P'-ita,... By
thll, It IS apparent, from what Things OUT
AI.J,,;., Ihoold. be extl'aaed. For it mull: be
preJl'ilrr<! of thore which nearly ad
JOyned to BHIi!I. readily alter, and
ad"ere to Where--
fore:, We, feartHing into all other by'
ollr found "C?t, any other Thing
more friend!}' to the Narures of B,Jitl than
by this our We'
clearly it to be the true MtJiti,,, of'
Altty."" in" with a true arid
modentely peculiar
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C HAP. I X.
uf Prrp<'tltiDtfJ /It tD
M r dJdtfr , fh,lt It miry QcqlJJrr tht
Vlf[rrtncju oj" PrOjrr1ftS.
"!\. ow it wnain!, that Wedeterminarely
'" deferibe the s.bjf."rt thereof, and the
Dilferendes of the of the S.bjf.!l'"
And feeing We It not to With-
out the Adminiftrauon of Alt:1Il/U" of ...
I.", We alfo found th3t it ought nrcelfarily
to be prepared; becau(e it be mixni
ill t he profundity of /JHl'(I, the
II.J of irs Pnpllr.:UuII. Which 15 .. that tOe
SIIbjf.,.n of it be made ruch. as It may be
petmixed ill the profundity, eyCIl. to the pr0-
fundity of t he BrnJ, alterable, WUhOUl S""'-
rlll;'" for ever. But t his cannot be dfefled,
unltfs it be very much fubti li :ltdl. with cer-
lain and determinate in
the Chllpttr of S,.bli"",rio". Its/_
,'11". cannot be permanent, unlefs It be fil:-
M I nor can it iIIuftrate, unleB
did s"bjfll.,e be enraB:ed from It, With the
of its and IV .. , ?f Cpma,i-
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by congruous Fi ll. Alfo thl5 ljf{J:cuu
(':innot have pttfelt F.r,.,N, unlcfl grear C -
ti, . be ufed in its Fi:"MUII . th:l t it ICly fof-
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un hard and harden the fo[('; For it
is only fllch, when a fufficiency of HR-
. itli" is prefervcd, proportionate to the Exi_
[,.111&1 of that which is fought. '
. Therefore, by the fore-going, 'rise\'idenr.
that ruch a P1'lp4r .. riM fhould be adminiftred
to it, as by whi Ch , of it may be created a
!Uo(t. (ulgenr and purely clean 5,,6ft4"", Then
It mull: be fixed, but with "cry gfC" t C411ri-
.11. the . .Artjpur mull: be fo well. skilled
in the Adminillration of Firt , i,n the tV"! of
its Fix"'''f", that he may only fo far remove
the H,.",idit1. as thall be fufficient for com-
pleating perrett FllftOIl. !-he way of effeCt-
. ing this, is thus: If you would by thi s Medi
cilll moll ifie hard of in the be-
f;inning of irs C,: ,qu.fJ. a gentle Fir, mull
be adhlbited. For gentle Fm is
of HNmiJiry. and PtrftEli'll8 of F"PDIf. Buti f
you would hav_e it harden foft its
Fir4 muJt be vehement. J:or filCh Fi re is C, ...
/".pto'l"of Hllmidj?, and hindringF"jiDn. And
indeed, it is expedIent for every wdl minded -
.Artificer, to conftder all thefe RNln. A1fo,
there is a nece!Ti ty of many other CDnfitit-
,.tiDns of rhe WtiJhr, with thei r C"N/es, and
congruous Qrdw. For the CollI(e of great
is the Subtilety of the SII6j!A1JCl of
B,Jill, and in t he Ejfmu. And
by this, parts of them may be fo conden-
fate, as nothing can come betl'l"eeh; and- the
of P4m is the encfeafe of w.,g-hr,
and [he Perfdt iOI! thereof. CHAr .
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OJ 7Jjffermeits of viz.
th,l1 (ome au if t be firp Or-drr_
Jome oj the freond. flnd others oj the
thJrd. "
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Herefore it is evident, t hat SdtifitJ is
celTarily required, as well in t he Prep.r.-
M1J of BoJiu, as in the Wa, of perfc:lting Ihe
MeJ.'tj1Jt by the Arti6as of t he bttauCe
of how much the greater lYt jghr BDtiju robe
tranfmuted are, of fo much and greater per-
fettion t hey are fouad in our Illvtft(lIti03
by Art. Wherefore. our Difc'lIrf. of
rfltJ will be reRdred profit able, if We declare
the D,jf. rllfCitJ of aU In order to
which We fa". there is necdfarily a thue-
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fold DijfomJct of M. Jjti1J tJ. One IS of the
firft Orti. r. another of the fecond, and an-
other ot the third.
A. Medici/i. of the 6rft OrMr. I call every
,?f A1int , ,,jJ, which upon
BUits dimtnlfited frol1\. p.rf"a'D", Iffiprelfeth
.Ai'rrDtjM: which infers nOt a fuffici ent
pt eatmcnt, but the altered Boti) happens to
be changed and corruptc-d, w; ththe
Evaporati on of the l"'prtjfioll of lhe M id".'".
thereof; As is every S"bJimllljD1J dcalbauve
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of or M .. YI, which rrceivts not _--, ' "'C' _.c.'-' __ --' _______ _
And of this kind is el'ery .ddJjt4I/Jt lll :,;, . .
of the of Sid, and LIlIt4 or of Vu. .. ', ,t -, '
commixed, and fet iii a fMrlr,"' 'or CnMlIt .. ti_ C H A ,J,f' X I.
"' .. as Z,,,i4r., the Ij ke. FOl" thii tht of ;htfi'fI Ordt r,' Qui!.,
With a MI# .. not durablO!', bur rathCTdimi_ VJ
nifhi ng it [el f by x{,,,/'m, ..
A of the [ecClIld OrL-r, Icall eve_
ry Fnp.OTIlliQII, which, when it is projelted
upon BDa'iudiminifhed from Perfeaion, altcl"$
them, to fome Diff.,'Tt"r: of Co.,.,,/:,.,me,;t, aI-
loge,lher the Other Di/f.:r't"citJ of Cw_
"'PI""; as IS [he C,,/cjll"/ ' of B.din by
all. rha.r is fugitive is bllrn: away. 'And
of thl$ klild IS a co.lOOflOg per-
, >etuaUy Yt.llow, or pt"rpemally dC' albatin!t
lealllDg o:her DiffrrclIOitJ of CQrr.llptw.
1Il the-rn.
A the third .Ord:r I call ellff)'
l'rtpu.du., whIch, when lt comel to
with its projedion, takes away all
and pc:rfelh them with the D'lfirmn of
all C'''pbmn:nt. But Ihis ,s One only. And
therefore, by it, ,We are t:xcufed from the
L-.Ibours of tht: 111'1111/"'" of ten .li:dici":r of
tht: fecond OrJ:r.
Tht:refure the Ifn:l of the firJt Ortkr i5
INlled the L:jfir,; the Worl of the Cecond,
t he M,Jdil l but of rhe third , the Gr'l4t:r
And this DII""'; of aU J.1 .. is

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' Ccording to Qur Promire. We intend .to.
declare the Differenciesof all M,Ji,i,w
tJ a determinate OrJ, r ( feeing there is one
MrJ;';"1 of B,diu, and another or .Art,td-
,w" aM of one is of the firJt
iIIOrhet Of the ferond, and another of the
third i and fo of .Art,lnl'lli'lll Iikewife) firft;of
me tiff\: I tht:ri of the feoond I and laJUy, of the
mird Orall'. And We win in a compleat fpeech.
ux:I congruOus Oratt-, firA: fpeak of the Mr-
"ilk of BQditi; but afterWard of .Artltlt'llWl.
TherefOre; tOl1ching the M t Jkint or B,din;
Ot'the firft Ord,r, We fay, mere is one of hard
Wit, another of die foft. Of hard B,iJi,J,
ooe is of V,ti';;, another of M .. rl; another of
/JIll.. That of V,"ill and MArS is the pure
lkJ;.,jf" of their but L,,1l", the
WijiClttif" of it, With Citr;"i" of a pleafing
For RN"i}'A,io1l with apparent
Brllimuf; is Jiot gillen to VlIIm and Mlln, by
MtJ.inll" of the lirlt Od tr; they be-
totally unclean, are umpt to receive thi
fplenclor of R,J".fs, before they have been
prepated with a Ir".r".,i,,, inducing,
'''/i; 0 Therefore .
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Therefore We will firft fpeak of all the
:M,tlichm of Vtrll", and afterward of M'"It
which are comprift q, in the firll
is one M,Jiri lU V'.III.
"'Vt , and an(,ther by .
t he dealbaring it il
firA: Arl/"rvrell precipitated
cal cined V'"111 difroh'ed li kel'l"ife.
S, u,li, ,,, arro mixtdin one, and
on the BouI, of YellIlI. aftN" they
lated. ThIS Mttlicinl whi tens and
Y'.IIl. Again ot herwi re: Argt"tlli" ,
Ih.rJ, ir} arc difrolved I' and the
.", JOyned together; then a
BtJ" which is intended to
dilfolved likewife, and thar
with the t hen
gether :
8,"'"
"!'ife,
often
wi th it , wit h
Mid"" il very
di(iilled it may
rnixed in the prOfundity thereo(;
afrated ( or modmtcly calcined)
frd h Arl.,IIwiv, is in li ke a
from it, and the remaining!,-
bi bed, and {llOderately calcined
And thi, Worlt. il fa often
a laf$e .LlUlIl i'J of the
it with compleat
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Dulllgi.lI of the firA: OrtUr. Otherwife :
A'I' IllVi'Vt in its proper N"t. ft , il fa often
(lib imed from A't,llIttIjv, preci pitated, until
in it the fame is fixed, .and admits good F.-
i", This f,ufed M"Utr is proje{ted upon the
51111ft"1I&' of Y,."" and that is peculiarly.
whitened. Othen'fife L"." , and LitJ..r/';r,
are dilfolved apart, and the S41Mriu. conjoyn-
td I and with them ihe IMllp.lNc, of Ymill de-
llbated. Blit indeed, V,,,'" is better whitened,
if be in all the Mu/j-.
tiM .
It is whitened by Ar[",", 1t. fll blimrod, thus:
the C"I,i".tt Qf 11',11", iI taken, and upon that
is repeated the S.6/i."t,",. of .Ar[.jdt..., unti l
it remain therewith, ,and whiten it. Bur ir
roo be not well skilled in the ways of 5til_
liINui,,,, .Ar[",-, It. will not perfevere in it with
any .AlUrAli,,,. Therefore, after t he firft Dt-
tTtI of SM6/' .I11;"'. fecondarily Itpcat the
lVorl . after the fame manner, as we laught
in the SM6/imlft i," of M""h. (iu. Alro 11"0'
is otherwire W/',"u.ta: for if }'04 projelt Arf-
"4. fublimed upon L."., and then [ he whole
Y' "/U, it dealbates that peculi atiy. Or
fim mix Lith.rgir), 01' burn t LUlll dHI'olved,
with Lun., ana upon thefe cart: ,Ar[lIi,k,. and
proje{t t he whole upon YUill , and fa it will
be WJ.ltllltd, And t hi5 i. a good Dr.lMsi.,(
of the fir n OrtUr. Or, upon Lith." i" alone
dilI'olved and reduced, projelt' .Arr. " /t fubli-
med , and the whole of this upon Yella. in
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flux: {Of it whitens the fiune with a turious
Mpea.
Or let LII .. and 11,11/1$ be coriunixed. and
upon them pro}ea either of thefe above de-
albadve MtJ.',""s: For z." ... is more friend_
Iy ro Arf"j'it. (han to anyone of the BMiu,
and therefore takes away FrAili .. from it:
but SAtN'" ftcondarily, and therefore We mix
it with them; Bur otherwj(e. We melt
(ublimed, that it may be all in a lump\ which
being broken, We projelt piece arter piece
upon V',"'II. We command it lO be projt-
'lted in piecet, rather than in P,..,,'" I
P ..... ,,"" is more calily inflamed, t han a
and therefore more ('amy vanilbeth. than It,
and is confumed before it can f211 fiery hoi:
upon the BHi"
In like manner the RttiJu{s Is taken away
from Y"urs, and it i. whitened with r",i&
But becaure the DtdSAti,. or T.ti. fufficetll
110r, t herefore it Ollly gives a Cit,i., ef/, .
Yet every Cirri,,41i IS of affinity to We j".tfi.
The way of this is thus: every kind of T.,rj.
i, calcined and diffolved, and likewire I
then both thefe are con;oyned, and
with them the S_p."ce of V,,,., i. citrinated.
If you be well skilled in working with Tllti. ,
)'ou ",iIIli"nd p_rofit. But it is whitened Willt
Af"r,h"!,, fublimed . as with S.hli",1fI1 A':
and t he way is the fame.
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O} Mtllici"u drlllllfllittg Mars.
I
T remains noW', that We declare the DrAI-
, i'''1 of M.TI , by Mtll;rj"u IJroper to
it l which are, as (Q ils Eft"", of the liTft
Or.,r, according to which it hath not right
Therefore 'tis expedient We lhould
dealbate it with a Mldir;", making it (Q floW";
[very dealbative M,dig/U of 1',,,,., and M.rT'
is with its prt'paration of the fame
Orbr. But fperial fufive of it. is Ar{-
of every kind. Therefore. with which
mer it is dealbated and fuled, it is mnve-
alent it fhould be oon}ofned. and wa(hed "ith
Arlo'''"'"'', until all il:l I"""';'J be removed.
and it be Whitt, and tufibfe, or dfe let it be
ltd hOt with vehement It";,;",, and upon
4rf"klt projeCl:ed I and when it lhaU be in
calt a .ritJ of L.". t hereOn. For
" hen that is united with it, it is not fepa-
raled there-from by any eafie Artift ft .
Or elfe, let MIl" be calcint:d. and all its
.dJllmi",ftt.Jl Inferring wafh-
ed from it, by Ihe way of 5./"/i,,, now me ...
cloned. Bur afterward, caufe c1eanfed A1-
IIU-(, to be fublimed from it, and reiterato
$at S,.W"""-if,, m,lnY ti"1es, uncil f9f11C parr
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pf the:Arfll;d .. be lited therewi th; Then with
a S.f.,i,,, of LithlfTf irJ mi1l', grilKl;
and moderately calCine , feveral timea I and
reduce it ,,-ith the Fire We t;aught in
the R,4,.Qi,,, of 1*piur from its ClIlx. Fat
from this it will go forth "hite, dean and
rulible. Or ?nly with fubli'med Ar{"jt it. ia
us C"'>t. let It be reductd. and it will flo"
OUt ",hire. clean, and fufible. But 'tit elpe-
dime the AniJi'tT fhould here obttrve the
fame Cuti, . We Rue aboTe of y,It.IIS in
of or Ar/"itlt (fi;ing
IQ profundIty) from it. MD, is
whnened by MAnhlljiu and r", ...
wllh the fame I"J'II,i,] and IlIhfJirJ We han
declared. Yet the DtIlUlUi ... oi alAlljilll. rl
t hefe i. not fufficienr.
(:HAP. Xlif.
Of citnnatillg (0,. (OIOll,.jlli'J
Luna.
T
Herefore profecuting the Ordrr of fhe
. Prt_ifn, We with ctrtainveri ty declare
the Muli"", (citrinating the of lA-
") in ' t he Order of the firft kind. Thll
'Mldi,i", is t hat which adhere. to t he fame
in !t.i profundity. and adhering colours, either
l{IUNI'e. or by the Artil" <:t
"';- , ... ' thu
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this Therefore, We declare that
MI,u,ilU, whIch, arifing from its own rOOt,
adherr.s to it. But there are Aytiftw, by
"hich We make a Thing of every kind 10
adhere, with firm IlJ!n(s. Yet thiB M(dI,ilt'
We extralt either from S"lfh"r, Of from Ar-
r::;i-ur, or from a Coml1}I1I'rion of both: by
1.11, more diminifhedly, but by A'f,ml"'Jiw
mere perfelllV_ Alfo this M,lli,ill, l! made ,
of cen3,in Miur.l 'Fbi"'" which are not of
this kind') as is V.'ri,' "and e'F,".', which
a1ro is called G" .. of and SI,kill]
(or DiflIlLui .. ) of the fame. Therefore fi r ft:
We will mention all the IIflJlHtis of
which arife from Arf,t1I' "fI;"fI: I then, tbore that
are from S"I,6"" or from a Comminion of
both i and lill ly that Medi,i,". which is from
the G_ of C-PPtT, or the li ke.
The Mrtbtod of that. which is made by.A, -
,,,",iVI , is thi.: Take Ar{t lUflj"fl: precipi-
tate, vir... monified and fixed b y
then PUt it in a F",1Ut: of great X"i,,,, af';
tertne of C , which
We have already taught, until it be red al
Vf.r. But if it be not red, take a part of
Arl.tllHJjfJt not mortified, and with re-
iterate the thereof. Yet t he S.I-
ph., muft be deanfed from all Impurity, and
,the Art,tllWj"llt like"ife. And after r ou have
twenty times repeated the of it
the PrtC'piw" dilfolve th3.t with the
diffolving lbarpnefs Of Wilms, and again cal-
a '* cine
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it be
LIIIIII i s alfo but iu
difficul r, and iJpmenfly ' labo-
UIIA likewifc citrinattd with a S. -
M.", but the ntteffity of this
u.s firft to calcine it, and then 10
which is al'! ' ab!Jndance of Labour. Af.
We adminifter it with the fame Prfo
plfTArio1l, and the fame Pr.jdfj, ", pouring it
upon tnt of VI"". And yet thence
r eCules nqt a fplendid bright C. /QIIr. btu duD
J!.nd Jivid, a mOrlirero.u. ... it,. -
. But t/le way of which IS made
py PJtri4(, 9r c6jp,."u.is thus: . Be of either
Ofthcm a cem,in asmuch
as can pe fu blimed . until with great
expreffionof Finic befubl imed.Afi: er rhisagai.n
fllplimc this 5.&/jl1Utr with fin appropriate to
i!. of ir part part may be fixed,
til ItS greater part is fixed.- But afterward,
',' it muf!: warily calcined . that a greater Fire
may .. be !dn'!iniftred ror its Ptf!,lIull. This
it di.flb!ved into a moll; RIJ
. . " . . Warn'.
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t hat hath not its .r'm. Then Co ope;
you may give it ["grlls into the LtI-
. There Prtf'lfu are Cufficiently de-
you, if you be a true SI"'Jur
as We have deCcribe4
t hings of thi. kind pro.
to adhere to LIllI".
is certain) (hat
-and (hence it is, that
"m.. There
here inferred. are all of tho:
Yet there may be manifold other
there M I Jici/t u , fil. lving the Elfl""
. the Y.ridJ of MdimU.
.Argellntj'IJl is not in rhi.
it nOt a M ldici.l alter-
only Difftfl lm, but altO-
CD.plelmlWlt. Other,
yet one of there
happens, 'lJj,.. either t hey are
to create t he MlJic'/Jtofthe ramc
Things. or of Things having t he Came N",,,,, f
or dlb they compound l MlJi,i.l, which wi th
iu AUtflflUlf is equivalent to t hat; whi4-h it
and which neither confers to the ell"",
nor to the P4tfl of the CII"", unti l the M;"
'". in the -Cublime Mt6ill of N",,,:"

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C H A P. XI V.
Of t.h: of ':{'ropr;'tiu (If
JUliUS of tht IUONd Ordrr.

N0'.". it il time We lhould paIS on to
/&"m of the fe,and Orlitr, with a
I Cuf6ci enr . their
'lt lU)' .
".,itlK' .
B,Jill
'h'
colgulable into a
ulJijd:... or Sd.., and
one only
there are
cyery of the
a volat il e
( by both
induced) and its
OrJtriuhat. whid!
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Yn
Mftji",,, i. made can indeed
remove OIle of them. or covering it
! he fllmc I only leaving all othtr C_/tl
Therefore, forafmuch as in
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in thdr and which cannot be
by MrJ;t;/fl of the fccond (muT;
torally feme ... es thae
not called of
. Ora"_
things
way of C.le.
"0< innate aboli{h-
therefore, there
a Mr." i",
not
" (wifmcfl
a nnOt be taken away by t he .A,-
,;Peel of this W,rt . nor t he 1.,IIT'i' , innate
in t he R.Jix of their Prinei,/u removed I t he
invent ion of a M .Jici", necdl'arU-v happenro.
chat in projdtion could infpiffate the
of them, and infpiffuing harden t he fame
to a SlIffi,jell'J of with their Li'llitjA-
rlllfiu j and li kewife in hard attenu-
ate their SpiJIit.dt . and attenuating deduce
them to fufficient Vtl ilJ of with
own property of It"iri,,,, and
tlllg adorn the Cl.w""t!t of of cuher
Xi.J
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and transform the one into Whju. and
l.he other into RId, moR perfdt! This
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Thi. MtJie,'", is not diverfified from a M'; ( 20 )
I/ici., of the third Or"". !lnrd's by t he 1._ f9fc We alfu, nOt chan,ln!. but iml-
Ftf'u.;." of leITer P"cpu.,j,.. And that it is f"iog Nlfilm. in what WITts It is pemble ror
not from it fclr, is manifclt . in tbe (0 follow heT I do li ltc'l'fife atrume Ar!.,JIJ -
Pr'J',(lj,,, of diverfc B-liu, and its in the Mlil.iP"l orlhil w.,..t:.. for a M ,-
of pjPMlfIl1 hut i,! t he way ,of . , of each ldnd of p''i,m,., /..II"..,.
'If!' only. Fqr the M ,Ji,i/U infpiJTlltinl the uxI s.ur. as well of impcrrelt: B,t/jfl, as of
T,n;; foft: 8' ''"'1, one illduftry 01 ArtttmlWt C'''I."tAbh. But f:ina. according
J'rrpn/lt"" I bur, attenuating the S,ijJit ,d, ID "hac We a60ve-mcntiooed, We haverald.
hard Il ,Ji". another. Thefe indeed need the !bat there iI a twofold of .J,f, J;,j., J
of .c,lfjIfJllf'W' Fir,; but thore, the Meof B,/lju, but the other of -ArguIlIillt truly
of CUftnlMi, ,. of their coagulable t We are hence induced to give a'
11J1J;,). crrrain of ;&Jill fir(t, and after-
C II A P. XV.

Of II Mfliki1U altJ 5QJar, for illf:
puftll Bot/its.
W E now to tOmpleat our V.i
""rfd Dift .. ,!, of the Mllli"'" of Ihi,
Or""., with a certain and true deter-
mmatlOll. And firft We will delCribe the 141-
M,"'.,;/Us of :t1! imperfelt' with Ihe
Dijft't/"'" Of thei r. frrpA'41ifIlJ: afi:erW'ard
th.e S.I,.", their propcr. D1{ITtMill like--
wI re. We have already proved in our Dif-
SIIl,b", is CHrMptrvt or every kind
of 'rtf'qu. But Art'III't1W, is ptr{tllIvt in
t he "',,(sor Pi."!.",t, with oomplC1\t !!-tti_""

nrdl of Aq/,wuifJr. ,
The M4Itrr, f er f" of thi s M,me;", of eve.i
If kind, is one only I and it is what is &.1-
rtady fufficitndy knowlL Thtrefore take tnat
IlJd if you would WOtt according lothe L--
II Orb, We promifhl 10 thew, learn to be
apen in O,"41i"$' and prepare ThAt . wirh.
die known IY."'IJ of this M"I,iftlt]. The in-
tention of "hlch is, t hat you Ihould divide
die pure S"bft",,,, from it, and fix pare there-
rll but leave a part for CITIl,i,,!, I and fo pr()-
Cttding through the whole MlIj,ijI"1! until
)'On compleat its delifCd F"fiDn, If 1t fud ..
dellly flow in hard it is perfdt
l
but
ia foil: B.Jiu, the cont rary. FOf this M,a;
n... projctted uJXIn any of the impafc<l: B ....
"t, changeth it into a perfed LilN' B.d,.
if the known have betn firf!: ad-
hibi u:d to Ihis M,Mi", I but if not, it !c-aVt5
!he flame dirrrinilhed, yet inone only differrnce
of
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of P"/,D .. ,,; as rnu<:h 3.1 dtpcndt ,,;-_______________ _
OIl the A'-h';?AtU. of the Or,," of a Mt..
of this kind. But a.ccordin,ro the thW
Orid, a ('emlin due Adminiftrarlon not pre- .
ceding, it perfdb in Pr,jtOi .. onl)'. '
A S.16r ( of rhi. fecond OrJn.) Cl
every of the imperfe!t: B-Ji.,. is the (am:
fame 8'1.;-'
h iP"'."''''', Yet In thlS It differs, 'tIit.. d1&
In the greater- Subtiliation of PAm, by pr0-
per WAI' of and in the Commix-
l.ion of fubrilc SlIlpb.,. (wi'th t he R' g;'JUII Ii
Prtp.rrriltiu adminiffred) with addi tion of tbe
'loW' known. The RtJim' tI of it is
the Fix",;,. of PUr( Stdphllr, and the 5,/;";'
. thereof, 3.1 is known. For wilh rhi. die
M Ill",'," it t inged, and with i t projelted IIjI-
on every of the B, JitJ diminilhed from ,,,.
f,a;.., it compleates the fame in a S#IIW C_
flr"!- tlll. a. much as depends on the
rAt ... of a Mtditi. t of this iecond Oriltr -
the Adminift ration of d.e
B--!r d,mllllfhed preceding. Alro the fame
pro)cltcd upon L I#I., perfelli it much in a
peculiar rompleatment. '
CHAP;
C HAP. x V I.
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Of tht Mtdic;,u Coagt/Jalillg
"IJ1'Vt.
A rgntt.
A
Coording 10 the OrJ,r of the p.",.;/",
, it concerns us, for Compleatm('nrofthe
W.rk, to proceed to t he N"rr./;,II of t he
t>irJje;lIe coagulating Arg'"/";"". Therefore
We fay it is taken, from fuch M"mr,. u the
M.ctl n' of it felf is, tJ;.t,. according as is fpe-
cified in many Ch"Plrrl of Ihis And
that is, bccaufe Art 'lUtJNl, fee ing it IS eafi-
Iy fugitive, wi thout any '+"'.ti'lf. may fud.,.
tlmly adhne to it, in I ts profundity, and be
amjoyncd wilh it through its leart and
infpi ffate , and conf('T'I"e It in Fire
bY its own unt il it be better able
10 fultain the force of Fir'. confuminr; ils
H"",jJjtJ; and convert it , by the benefit or
,this in a M,ml Bt, into true S.lP'/c. and u -
.liflelt. according to that, for which the Me:
wal prepart"d. .
But .feeing We fi nd not any Thillg more
to agree with it, Ihan n.". I'fhich is or its
own Nature I th('Tefore, by reaRm 0 ' thi s
We judged. t hat with that Ihe M, ,ij,j/U there-
of might bccompJeatcd I and We endeavour-
ed by /If ,m";'J 10 make the F Onlf of the
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MrJj,jll' agreeable to die fame; That is to
fay, it mull: be prepared, in t he MuhHl and
W"J now mentioned, with theinftanceoflOllg
continued L"/Iq",, I by whitti all the rubfile,
and moll: pure SMfflAII" of It may be. render-
ed perfelUy whit, in Lilli", but imenfly Cilrill
in s./. Yet this eannot be coiripleattd fo, as
t o create a CjtT'lIt C,l,,,,, with:rut the
#,.or a Thing ringing it, which is of its owo
N .t/tr.. But. with this molt pure S,,6jl .. tt
of Ar,.'1IIV;1U the Midi ,;'" is perfdted, by
t he lllg,,,,,i,,u of t he of this Mlfgij1tf'],
which moll: nearly adheres to .ArgtlllV'f.l t, aoH
is molt eafily fi ul[ed. and coagulates it. For
it converts it into a true and L.lJiftd.,
wi th preparation of that always 'precedin,.
The grand is, from what Thmgl
t his slIbft"lIu of .Argtl,tvi'llt may beft be el:
traBed. To Which, We anfwering fay, It
mult: be taken from thofe Things, in "'.hieb
it is. But, according to Nat.re, it is as 'well
in B,diu , as in it felf, feeing theY
are found to be of one Nature. In B,din
rtK)L'edifficuldy, in Arl.elltvjvt more ni gh,
OOt more pertealy. Therefore. of what Iullil
foever the M,lliei, .. it to be, the MtJ,-,,,., d
the precious SI'''t mult be as well fought in
as in the $_IIP<llJH of .A"l'1IrvjVt.
CHAP.
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C H A P. X V I I.
HIY'<V ltlgrt{s is procurtd i1J
Arflfici , ' ,' .
B
Ut, becaufe it happens, that a
is nuxed. fometimes . nOt ;
therefore We. will declare t he Wa, of f4-
mixlo'g, ,,,ii(. , every Thing, qr ,each p.;-
M :Jieill; not entring . ., t:r(iy molt prO-
ilundly acquire !lIlrlli into a The
i&; :by Dij[_INt jon <? f w/:Iich and by
P,iIJII1j'lI of that wlilch enths not?
t ,mmixf ioll of both S,I.tiMs, .. for It ma:kts
k ery Thing to be ini'irclTive, pf klnd
b;ver it be, that is (broug,h ,its leaft patti
cOIijoyned wit h it. Yetttiis oompleated,by
S.lilti'lI- an'l FIlJiin. iii Mt fufible, IS
ttmple:ted Sy the llime ; tlierero're, th'ey
1.lle more apc to lJave IltgrdfL-ahd co
This is the Call/" why Wecakme fome t hmgs,
which are not of tht Ndllft oft hcfe, vii(., that
fbey may ' the better be diifoived I and they
ate dilfolved . that may the better re-
ceive IlIJpr:ffiDIi from thern; and
Jikewife, by thefe, be prepared an.d cteatifcd.
Or We give IlIgrtJt to the!e . whiCh. are npt
to enter by i caron of thei r Spi{fi-
,!IUit; with manifold rei teration of t he
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of
Or with
0( that
Yet . a
(>to' )
Things t
folved, you


and altered, by thefe I and the lhings
dilfol ved. which you would have both .;;;;;;
to alter. Neverthelef. , Stwi4" "
made 0 1 all P..",. but of fome i
or that not anothtt, ;;;;
time. For by thu
intO thi., or that
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Of t ht ,MuJici"u of tht third'
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Herefore now We proceed to the
_'::' : O!: the thifd Of [hi.
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there b a twofold {;I ii: S.J1fr and
UlJAr. Yet in it is one, and in one
Will of aB:lng i aod therefore by
1"/, whoCe WritiJr.r;s We have read, It .I t called
Ow'III! M.,tJ;ew. NtvcrthdeB there Isan ad-
ditament ora CilrilU c .I. R, made oflhe molt
clean SdPlflfC' of Fi:n4 SlIlpbll1', which con-
llimles the DifftrtlKI between ttl ls and. that,
vir.. the u /Utr and SfiAr MIIK;/U f fhil con-
taining that C.u.r in it k if, but the Other
This Orm is called the third Ortin of
the greater as.xt (hat? srea,re,r
of I""-flrJ II requllul In the ..lb.,.
.ijtr41if " t hereof, aoo in the preparation of
its Pn(,Ui ; aUo it needs longer labour for
eompfeatment of t he Y"it! of Ihe fame.
Therefore the of t his OrJtr i. noe
diverfe in E!.lKt from the Mllli,;", of the Co-
cond Orb, unlc:B by Ihe moll: (uhlile Dq,rr"
of Pr'p"rArjuln Cr.Afi,tlof it, and by the l ong
continued l "flAII" of L,JQllr. All thefe Dt-
1,m We intend to declare whh
ment of Spucb, and exaltly thew Ih7 W"'J of
l'rrpiIW,u;'tr, with its e".!tJ and mamfel\ EIf-
pmclfees J and the many Dt! ru J alfo of WiII1'
of P'rp",4tj,"Ohhis third Order. For the s,r"",
Medjein needs Olle W"'J, in compleat Pnp"'"',
'MUff of ,igllleffu; but the LlmAr anmher:
The firft indeed, wi th t he AJmi"ijlr.tif/l of
tinging it; but the fecond, not

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CHAP. XIX.
0/ LUHar Mttliei1u of t hird
Ordrr.
F
lrlt, We will declare t he way of Adrruni
ftration of t he L.,., M,.v,i." which it
t hus: Po: the kIlO,," St,., of it, arid by the
. W"} of S'pD"Ati,. divide iis moll: pure
flAIICt , and keep it apaTr. Then fix (orne of
thar P"rt, which is maftpure, leavihg theRt.
';'.1j"tI.,. And when it fhall be tixed, di/folv(
wh:l.t is fol uble of itl but what is nOt fa lu-
ble, put to be I and again di lfoive
the Ctlki lUlt, untit again what i . folub1c of
it be ,altogclher difl'oIved. Continue rhis Pn-
ufl, unti l the greater '.lI.!!lI.ri,! be dilfolved.
'rhen . mix all t he S.bitiuJ together, and co-
agub.t'ethem. This being dOlle, gently colt.
ing, keep t he Co.!.,t." in a r' '''p:.Tlltt Fir"
unt il greater Fj" may commodioufly be ad
nii nifired for irs F,r!,Eli...
rate all therl? Orlers of upon It
foor t ime., and hltty" calcine it by its own
mly: for fo adminiftri ng you have fuffici- .
e ndy governed the moft precious .Emh of
t he St t. Then by the fubt ile WIlJ of 1. -
!tlflli'J> conic;-n a of Ihe pan a-
tlQ\"e r efencd, witb p;! rt of t his prepared
Ellrlh,
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Eq,h ' through itl leaft panicles. This bring
done with I .".t" . of Elwllt;'1/, fublime it
by the a forefaid way of .. t if", until die
fixed with t he nOt fixed be totallyele\'ated.
Which if you fee nor, add a
of the not filled Pllrt unti l enough be added
for thereof. ' Therefore, when.i tfl1al!
be once all e!evated, repeat its . .
unti l by repetition of this 0fH!lIIlfll. It.be.tq-
tally fi xed. When it /hall be fixed . agam Im-
bibe it wit h aft er lbJ .. " tl of
not fixed, by Ihe lY"J to you knowp, l!nrll
the whole Ihall aRain be elevated. Then .--
agai n fix iT, unt il it have eafie
ill I>.;' ;,n. For t his is the M.Ji",,,, whIch
tran' tonns every BD4] diminilhed from. Ptift-
ili,II, lind every Art.t>ltf.li"t of what kind
erer, into a men perfca L.II"r B , .

C HAP. X X.
Of the Sul;;r Mrlici,u of the third
Order.
THE Prrp"rtl';' ., of this S. /1Il' M rJic;,lt,
made .. it h Ihe ACJ>'llIJOt.t of S.lpbtdnot
burnin!,:, by IV., of Fi xlI,i,. ,
perfclUy adminiflrcd with fubule hkfl,'7 .
and by mlnifold repetitioll of S, I"t;,. , unn!
it be rondred Cklln. For by the
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minillTarion of thefe preceding, it. ' deanling
by S'!&Ii.",i,. will be COOlpkated. The W9
olthIlAJJir_IIl, is thus :
Reitmte dw: SIISJi_.,;,. of the not fired
of tbe Sr'''', with dli. raid S.J,htu, in-
gcmoufly ccn,ioyning them. until they be firft
together. and then filled ro, lU roa_
bide In the HI': of Fir, without afcenflOl1.
The oftner fhis OriJq of troptcaring the
Ex-s"...,. lhaU be fepe3tec! , ihe morc will
the Ex",,",,'"] of this McJj",, be multipli.
ed, and the moreies augmented and
tJ:tc of [he p"fdUQII
hJghly multLplu:d alfo. We will here indeed
in a brier, and knofl'rl S/ur/'
flop the envlOU. C'C.flt'fI of the Impious)
declare the whole Compleannolt of thiS /Ii.,.
tift"]1 which thus rake: .
. Inttntion of it b, that by way of S"J..
J;_"., Ihe S",uaDd irsAJditalUIIl lr02y mort
perreEtly be clean red; and accordinKly by
the W.g of Ingenuity. the fugitive flIed in
them. Afterward, t he Fi Jwi made P"'.llIIiu,
and. the Yollllil, again fixed. And in chi. Or.
4" I' compleatt d the moll PrUiOll1 Au""",,,
is above every S ecret of the
of thlt and is a TrtiCJ .. " ineftimable.
D:o you dltpofe your (elf by ExerciR: [Q ie,
WIth very great {..flAIl,' of Lc/M ... , and with
condrnpnce .of M,Ji tlllio" . For by
chefe. you Will t\nd. It, but without them not.
And in of the Sr, ,", the
Reiteration

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Reiteration of GHht{1 of. A_i.ij1T"!i,. :
DpOn thil M,tlSroIt, may with Induftnoo
"Jlriltf' be fo fur available, as to cnable it .
10 change A'!.f1IWtu, into an infinite ..
Jifict and and not need any dung
than itt MJziflicllli,".
let the Hil.' GO D of N.t,",. blef-
fed and glorious, be prai lCd, who hath re-
mled to 1h the Striu of al! M,Jk i"". with.
the rptrl(,"' of them, which by the
neB of his /I,J1;[..tulII, and by our own m-
ccffant We have Ctarchcd out i a!ld
have (een with our 1'" and handled
Qur H."fit, the C'_flt"""tnt thereof" (ought
' in our M"!.ijf"1' But ir have concealed
mi. let 0(){ the 3,. d Lt.mr,., wonder. For
We'have: notconccaled it from him, but have
delivered it in fuch a Spm", . as it muft .ne-;
cctTarity be hid from (fie: eVil, and un}Uft.
and the unwife cannot difoern it.
s.. of D,o",", fearch ye, and ye Will find
this mort excellent G;'f of GO D rcfCfYcd for
you only. Ye 51,,, or P,II}. and
tfJiI M""IU'I'/, fly far away from thIS ScmJCt i
becaufc it is inimicli and to you, .
and will precipit you into the mlCtrable
of P'tlcrt1; For this Gift of GOD is abfa--'
lutely, by the l.J.g.'111 of l'TfT./iJ,:r,cc
hid rrom fOu, and denyed you for eyer.
Thererore. having inqui red .into W"JI
or all M,l&j.t., We, te;:Utlng our
cd PIIfP[' mut\: par. to tbore
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C HAP. I.
. . Tlu of wh:11 follow!.
Q t-fitting manif<;(t Experiences. of whieh
We make no mention. feeing they ar,"'
aoCi. Certain to all . '\liz.. of the
and EXllllfiuuooer the H ,". "hu;:h
:il.re difcCTned; without any SA,.", of
rjch W..'i"t{s m3kc by the E;r,.
I(rml&" of .drtpetTI, ';'hethf;:l P"jt8UII of
# A../it,i"ijrlfl" of' thLs Art. a
IfI$ with Y"itl' the fame ; " hiro
or 'the Tift. a C.prl)
It./l it" '" Flljiu, :.'p4,',;,,, oyer acme
I'ni.u;,. of B.,,,i/ll. "'5.1pl"" by Mix-
E.xtill/li . .. R,eiterationof C:1f/(i..ttu" and
Rill,ia .. ", and the earre or diffip,\lt: s.(t'/ti,.
f!J-.-:frlutlli'llt . . Therefore We lft,all fi rft
_oJ t.bert to OrJn j and afterward.
the (arne Or""", to other
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which We intend (according to pro-:"
to declare with the . known of
C HAP. II.
Cineritium, wh.J flnu Bodin .
in H, bllt oth!I's "Qt . ,
come fidl: to fpeak of C;//njti ;
with all iu manifelt C"lI{u, and of the
its CQn/((1;u. The S Q1"T and Utl/"t:
is only permament in the Try'" o f
. TherelOre fea.rching OUt the true
of s.t.pilncr of thefe Ptrft6
likewife the CII.M[e, of the Ci lle-
will make 'fry.u, ",hich of the im-
/J4Jn, more, and which kfi abide in'
of t hii Yet by Us is"
SteTlt of thefe
of theiT
firft R.J;r wai .
and the pureft
, af-
it F.p ..
,;;;,10" .. whadbever n.,Jiu
Crom Pn-!em.", more of "':".
they lera abide in }t;1Mtrll buCl
h,;; lers, 11lOI"Ci. Becaufe thefe do in-
more adhere, by rcafon of the fubtilety
of
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of their PMII, c1ore!y perttlilring and uolti ng ilKer of EArlbi""" and of
them. So likewife, that are of grellt- ,.i9. and Of a more fubtile S-'jf,ae,ot: It.
er TIUitJI or on Jhe contrary, of greater cberefore it is more fafe in the MiJrt ....
SpiJfo..u, than than: "hich confift: in Ptrf, dian S..,,,,.. and Y""*i becaufe it more.&e!-
1&". muft necelfarily be altogether repented bert. in the P"/tnuJitJ thereof. And thu II
(rom the .. izti,.. For being oat of the the Cuf., why a larger .!.! "? of the, per-
fame Flip, the,dilrc they are feparated. rea B. tIj is abfumcd, tcfore 1",itfT COIlJOYIl-:
And indeed. BUill, "hich partake of a Idrct cd (:an be feparatM from l he C .. ,.;",i ...
I .Jt!#1ItitJ of . are more eafily fepa_ Yet Y' II. give. with IS"ir;,,, i butbe-
hIed from ' caure itl Fllft is flower. thin of .. perrea
,
the B,Jj". by the Arrii"
it indures leaft in the C,.
, yea, and vanifheth
moft Buu.
cfiminl(hed from
and recedes, by
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dra .... every
kif from the
thil, the greater
is prd"erved from
Ei rtof the Ex_,
Try.l of u..cit isleJi burnt, , .. ,"'''''
purified.
.But the sPft."u of 1_,;,"
tam. more of Art.tlfHlitlt. and p:anakes oft
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...,. therefore it is fcparated from the C_-:
Fzfiu. yet more no"ly than 54 .. ", by rea-
m of the /1."# .,. of its (ufibie S"Sft."u: But
becaufe it contains lee. of the or
M/../lW",', and i.s of greater Arllli_t{I, and
ri a lToe thick therefore it is
ea61y fc:paratc:d from the than J
bea,ufe l"P;I,r more adheres In the PrifMMitJ
than Y'U/. .
Mns hath not F.p , and therefore i. not
permixed I ,"hieh happens, by reafon of D __
of H"",iJil]. But if it that
It is permixtd by Pt.w.t",! "of I
bec:aufe it hath not H_IIUry, by Imbibing
the H"IIIiJ,,"rr of SI t or Lit"", it is united
i:hercuQtO through it. leaft pans: therefore,
although it hath mudi EMt., il:nd Iinlc:Ar-
t ntflit/" and wantl F"" , yet It can by no
Bight Arup" be fepa-rated from t hem. There
fore by the Iwjl1, of the Arrijr:" is
tlilated. unto the true of every
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which We writ. But if he! - .
Iy I.mderft<l n.d, h,; knoW$ nothing of (heT,., rJ. !-!AtI, and, blow with. a of. firong
.T.,erc 3re two if"''' of '"{to;.. Wh.lft ymrtte It agItated With the
abiding thlt Try..J, 'IIi%.. S.l and u,u by i1oaon of fi rong C,,".Jf"., It II !lOt pure.
Ibn of C ..,.pri4l1, which Therefore until all rhe L,.,J be .exhaled.
hW' [herr good MiKti. . and the pure S. . IMf be vamthed, and yet the M<x1Oll ccaiC
jNII:f of . : 1)1', it is nO[ pure. ' Therefore again aft LtNi
it, and blow al before, until the Lt,c.l

C HAP. ' I II.
Of th! Trylll oj thr Cineritium, (Dr
Cupel) how it is t o h compollI,i.
. nl, an IIItll. .
W,e fpeak of of making if,
whIch II thus: Take fi fted 4j1oll, or Ca,
or Pnri" of the B' "ts of A"i",Al, burnt or
a CI_':.:t;" of all , or of fome of them I
ften the{C wlth w"u'. and make t he M' XI.,t
jrm and folld,wjth your hand. and in themidft
yf it, wrooghrimo a rOlll\d ftatith LInttof, make
a round f{OOOtb H.ll,,,":,,,. 1M
bauOlll of It Itrcw a fmall cfelar.
!)eaten to Then .permit it
ed, When Qj'y:, pqt that Mr'''' into
"'!M/, thereof, whieh yw intend tQ 'try b,
du. E:.:AIIU,,; and put C ./, of fi" llpon if
fpd then B,I1.I'I" llpon the
of the ErallWUlbie By , until it lip_I.. Up-
9IJ. which bein; iI\ f\la 'call PM'( afm.part
or
Iarlifh. If it do not yct reft, the caft-
in of more L:" ' and Llowing upon it,
Wl lil it be !till, or quiet, and yOli fee it clean
IIId d ear in it!! S'IIp"ficia, Thi. bei ng (een,
the c,.n, and, ' diffipate the-Fir. , and
lllen pour w.,,... U,Po1l the SIIT/." thereof:
for you will fino it pcrfcltly examined. If
are 'blbwing this E;UIlUII, you caft
ii 6l .. " the BgJ, w\l1 be: the beuC'l' and more
,urc!1 l y purified; bC'ealife that takes away the
and fepatiUes them. Yet infteador
Q?" 5 .. 1, B.rlVt, or a litt le A lUM, may be
trlI: in. I n like manner t his E1o_rll of 0-
lIlritillm rna, be: madein a C, .,ijk or E .. rtb,
'( ttI,e, Fin roundabout it be blowC'd, tlpon
'5111-. allO of the 'thit the B ...
examined nil.y the !boner flow, and
ft ptrMed. .
!hffe being declared. We now
",to the Er .. ",m of Ctml1rt, with its CAN-'
" ind' manifeft and kllO"n E:.:ptrl tllUI.
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Of. Ceaunt. fomt Bot/in fofiai.
It mll".t, mltl olh,rs kfr.
WE have raid, thn rome B.,Ji" more, ao!
. are burncd by the C"'t;""
, .. lofF,u, 'till.. they which contain a gl'Qlft
0.( burning S.lpil"r,morc, butlhlJ
tbat contain IdS, Id), Therefore, feeing U
a ,lda .!t.,..-!'1,of Sldphlll', tnan odIC!'
M llAilid .. BUill, It 1.1 not (in the midft cf
a1! Mi"",,,l B,Jill) burnt by 11l}tula4l;'d
FIT,. And nclt to 8#/, partake. oil
of 8M"I.." than t he other Iilr
yet:, dian 5.l. Thert'fore" BCC'Q.
ding to t!p It can lef. bear t he ' l "iti,. Ii
Cot a long fpace of t ime, dW
SIt J. and" by conljl1cnce leli bear Things
by Ilke N."m, but Ph/MIler. dw
It I becaufc It confift. of more s"lph.., and
of gfeater Eltrthi.tji. than L""" , Iherefo:e C11i
lef. bear the l"fUa .... :;." of Fi". '1-pj",
le(s alfothan S.J L.".. becaufc it partikeaol
8.lpll.'''7 and E"rtbil.,{,. than cilbct
uhhem I yet it I' lell burnr by 1".f/'f'I1IS1ftiIt,
than YI." but more Ihan S.l and Unu.
5.1,." in irs by NtUlIr' holds
of :tnd tban any
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of thefe now mentioned Bui ll j therefore ie
ill !boner and more ealily illflamm, than all
the faid JjDJi" , and by inl'lamarion it il more
f"!Viftly burnt. bttaufe it hath SIII,hllr,;" more
amjoynm. am more filed tnan 111-
Ill".
M-r, is not burnt by it fdf, but by Ai-
w.r. For when it is mba! wilh BUi,l d
much HlIlISiJi". it imbibe. that H_U."". by
mafon of its o"n W_ of the famel and
lherefore being conjoyned. it is neither in-
flamed nor burned, if t he a.JiIl, wilh which
it is V.-itt., be neitha- inftamable. nor com-
buftibk. But if combuftibJe BtJi" be mid
.with it, it nece1farily happens (accardi.ni ta
lhe NtU1II'1 ef their C,IIS'"ijlil,,) that M., u
bumtand inflamed. Therefore, feeing ctriu.
u conftitutcd of inflamahle Thill', the neCef-
rary Cuff of In: 1II1It.';,. iJ manirdl:
l
and it
watt that all be
ed. And fince there isone only BfoC]
ftible, that alone, or what i. prepared accor-
ding to the Nature of that, il kept fafe
.,llt. Yet (ome abide more, otherJ leli, in
C,lffllll: But which abide more, and wl;lich
tefs, are known with melr (aid C .. r",
lOre lAllA abideaCllIJflllmore, but
y""uI lers than Mil", and YIIII," ltft than p.-
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C HAP. v.
ExiJIIU* "" c.j Cement, "it
Ii a"d our(lful.
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petfelt: if not, they will be wholly corrup--
juJ - and burnt in t he
Some export P'W(I of M<f.J to CAki.",i,.,
lI'ithour a cornpofitionor Ct"OIf1t, and they are
II fU:rificii in like manner, if the Btti, be of PtT-
{tDi,. ., if not, they are totally confumed.
Yet in this laft EX"",III t hey need a
tpace of time, that arc thus purified by the
only inflamation of F,rt, th,!n th!'JIC ,hat are
mmincd by the Judgment of CtM,.,.
And feeing the N .. t"" of LII,," differs not
much from t he N4t"rt (J f therefore by a
ctTuin necc[.Iry way of Adm. "ifI' A,j'lI, it rdiS
"ith ,it in the Try .t of C."Ullt. And there Js
II) SrplUAlilJJ of B, ditl each from olher, In
there two kindl 01 Try"', unkfs that beocca-:
ioned by feafon of the DitJrrfi'J of C""p'jirill.
ri their SIl{,flAIIUI .. becaufe thence re(ult. Di-
"'it] of Ell, " /1 , and S,ij/if"J, and RlUity.
W:hich are indttd the c."ft, or S'FArAti. " i
btcauCC: , by rcafon of the ti rong C. ,." p r;u
ri. fome, their SIIhft.,," is not corruprro by
t!lc: of the EXlT."mu B,(J,. ftting a'
Mixri,,, of them could nor be mJde through
their leall: pans. in filch a CQ,n-.
;;,ini,,,, they mull: necenanly be feparated
rrom other, ",ithoot the total
or the Efftll&, of them .. the
rleat A4m;II;Jlr Atiu of lfTlpfd t 1$ dl-
i:emed, when rhey arc by 1,,1.''''';'' or Prr-
;"Atju found to be of tile fame F"p,,,, 11.,,;ti-
i., and SdiJirl'
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C HAP. V I.
Of 19"itiotl.
I
T rem:ains now t hat We (Teat of I,,,;,it ..
Having of greatdl
Ptrf,Oi.lI, w.thdetermmate ' l--tll., are (ooal
10 rtttive the Firr, before F.ft#. of rhni;ll
therefore 1\"( here fal'. if our .Ai.
OUt the compleat of them, t hern
a IlCa' ffi ty 10 bring rueh B,att to F ...
ft,.. .And before theft 8ooiitlof Ptr{'O, ... be
rufed, to lee tllnn 2dmit w.l h mfl:a-
mation of a pleafing CtkJl"" e,l,.,.. anc:'lhis,
bero"re their Ip;' ;'" comes the
of Fi", which the EJI can In no WIfe di-
[cern.
Thc!cfore. ' ds manifeft-, that the J.lC:rftd ft."
"jrj'lIohhern is (before Fllft,.) ":'th mtenIc
R, rJ"ifl, and not with Whiutlt{l . w.hlC:h
cannot behold. For if the . J
be melted, before thc}, are red hot "".ch Fm,
thcy arc nOt in C, mplr.mmlt, And If they
be made Fi,,,. hot with labour. and ftrong Ez-
pr(/fr'" of Fir" their Adt.i.ipr.,i,,, ,iJ not
true: and this indeed. if it happen In
B,Jin, . Becaufe, the iJ only fou.nd III
U-,. For ' t."j6lt BI. ' u do not ca6ly In the<
way of Prrp4Tj(riu. admit ',.,ir" . I nor
B,!iitl,
C HAP. VII.
Of Flljion, (h' Mdfj"g.
[tt. the Na.rration of F-Ji, We Oaall ruffi __
aendy ?rrcourfe. according to theEx,,-, ..
If aU BodI" by the cerrain ',."iti,,, of them.
fhctcrore We fay, that "" "tViri) 'glli,iu,i,
onIY . .Arg"",tlll?f Pn- to,,".' yet.n.or
try kind of 'gllll"", t wlCh ,/,,,,,j,,, In
ich. the waxeth not altogether Whi't I
Wrth 't."nU", in which is not made a dull
efs of Fi". and in which the 81i] is
ruddenly melted, or fl ows not immedi _
. ,after ,,,Ilk;,,,. F when a B,t? flow.
very fmall preITure of a "'eak Pir,.
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ejlher without it.il;'., Of with a plid Il i7tto
.11 , a s..i, of this Prtpe.,". mufi "ccils, be
I 8M] of rome one, of t he 111\-
pcrfed Bt.tifl, 111 dlmlO1llicd ,Ar,/fir"
And if a 8 .... I 'afl er Fllft be not fulfertd
prefendy 10 cool, and its 1/.",., j." be fudden
Iy turned altogether intO BI"d:.",! anu by
reafon of thaI . Iofeth its Ir.";,i.,, btf(AC it
hard it is not a Bla, in
IIm,' of kind roe'lcr it be. ISm. Ihil it
t o imputed ' to !"ofmcfs, that it is one
of the kinds of imperfd t B. d,rI.
And if the of a B ,> before f.j-
"I thereof be made wit h laborious and VIO-
lent )tI"1f . ... or fil'Oflg Firt ', and ' ""j lh "
R., of liri!h'.t{. incft imablc, altogether
and ihining I it is not a BlJ, of PIT/,O ,
but a 8,., of Hq"p altcrtd. Al fo, if af
t er F.f thereof, and when take," from the
Fi" . It be ruddenly hardned. t hat !t ,fl OW
t he It ,i thereof remaulI ng, II II
not a B,d} o f LlllI4r or S, I.r ptrfta"N,
.... hat ki nd and I'Oever the Bod} ad-
m; n; (tre<1 Was , but comes under the N."m
t he D.'(.r,,'ilt of M.rs. . .
The, efore, by the ttl ty
denT, t hat in fulible B,diu, by t he EXI"'.".
of them mw be found a threefold 11"'''''
before Li,".f.n;,. of their s..p.",m. "ir...
, .Ii"-; the Othe" RrJand Chffl
molt Whitt, !bining with a RAJ.
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the third, of hard R,Ji ul as is proved bYR.II!,,,,
and ExptT',ru:,. He thar delirn tofearch out the
D<.{TtI o f aU thefe r: ... riUI, that he may com-
plea! all fulibll.' B,.Jits, let hi m ronflder o fthe
tuffickncy for the 1',,[.Oi,. o f FIl-
j ... , lind t>y conriderinjt . recoll elt t he diJfe-
renee of I'll' ,he ligns of the of Fllfiu,
and fo indeffi he ", ill fi nd I OlherlVi fe 11Ot.
This is offered to l'OU for an Ex' '''pl"" in
all manners of Ex_i.Id;," by us dermined,
and to be determined. And t his may fllffice 10
be fpoken of Ellfi, .. :
C HA P. V 1 J I.
Of EXl ojirirJH {If Bolin otm'
V"lours of Ilr utr TiJ;W&l.
THmfore, proli!cuting o ur intended [:if-
. We now dcclare the
S.J", the VAp.llfI or A'IIt, 'Th .gl , " .c..
of T'niMp tharp, Sdi." and Sow".. We fee
&.ii' s of Prrf:lIiu., expofedover 'he VApo.rf
' of the faid A,.u Thingl , ei ther liltle or no-
Ih,n!! at all to flower, o r 10 ernie a molt
plufam Cd,fl i .. t But Ihe pllrdt Gold
f1owrerhnor. Yet LlllIIf, or S.l, nOf l'urr , Wo
fi nd fO flower, when upofed over the VII.p'MS
of A ,"u and to yield a mof! l,lea-
C&jb.t FI. ,; yet that of Solis !!lOft-de-
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by rctiOn 01' 1M, imitating NIIn. do in
like manner crenc Cd.., ... C _ in pre_
pared BHfU" which eN.,.. i. pcrrelted by the
a of JhS6If11/nu. a.I i. fidli ciendydc_
dared by lU in the pt"eadcnr.
Thererore, whadbcver prqlllrcd BNin Ihlll
be fct over the of and
Ilot cuatc .. Cd'''''''pJeafllnt 0.10_,
ill: not in the total eompleauncnt of rr't"-
,..,.... There . rc lOme s.Ji'" whieh in the
"'_. o s.u.. Thiny, fl o .... er In their S ..
,"fi#'" with a dull red, or dull <ii trinc c...
1 , min "'ith C .. ulfJU/" ofthi, kind i. M_.,
Some ftower with adult Cru,."<{,, miJft with
a turbid Cdl}1, ... C.lo,"1 of thi . kind ;.
""', Some Ilr. fouDd to yidd II. dull Whiu,
and of rhi . kind i. S.uIWL And I'Omcaciear
Wji, ... of "hich kind 1.,o"r is. ThcrefoFe.
the moftpttfeltS. .. .l flowers Jet,n. or nothing
at a ll, and if it yield any Fl." it ;. in II; Ion(
Il>ace or time. J\.nd ipdced. among
wanting thccompl.eanDeQrof PlT'{tOuII" ./".r
mofttlowly Rowrerh itl O __ .I'.}'_ Thence..! by
the of thi. We conlidcr
,., .. .,-, in the w ... .t,. o f the GUIUn' Or"'''' mo.t
..... Aod by .hll
$.0<. __ it may t>eknown, in ..,hat kind
.. , ( he if you rigtllly COII-
Tlder the Ortlwcl' t heft: Thin"'l ....... ich ... cha ... o
declared in this C""'f'iUJ" but "JI'OU knownoc
thi. , tmP'ItC own RAjII-
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Or Extinl1ioN of B odin
W
E fpeak imi rely of the E .. .",.,. of
:>:,i .. ll",. : of ... hieh t here i. II. mani _
fOl d EXl! ... whereby it is kno .. ,", whe.her
!he M .;ift"Y' c:onfilt in or nor.
t'hcRforc firn ir .he &J" .gmt ro (or hcat
/Od. hot) 'be cn;ngul(bed;n :lOd the
u. ..... yield not: II and S ...
,... a Citr' . ' , but mto an
All.,. C.I._ I the .AIUT. , i ... IS nOt. COm_
pkarment of rhi. M"l ifi"Y: .And. It H1 re-
peating it. I pi,i .. and Xt ll.(I, , In the '"!' .. _
UTI Or s.til or A IU_ s, by. kHl.d
r;I Adrniniftruion crear.cd,. It Vleld a. s,." ..
r;I affinity to Bt-.t,..'f'.1n It' s"pfi&"" or
li n t he ><Ii"Oi of n mS,.lph_" and fr?H'
!he E ..... itt!li." ... onen 1[, ,,"
it vani{h. or infell: It fe lf with a roul 8/ ... .t,.-
.. /I. o r by compulfLQO Oflhe H."' .. ..
II: I<: lr 10 the o f" . he; w ... .t,. IS
fall acious. Or if" it . wJ<h of [he
Mi,.,,," o f" s"u",..."i"'k . and
1Io],.V,.i_ , or of 7loi"!, hke In . be
apol<:d to (he F iu. and aftCT t he I ' .. ' ... .
Ind E".i"ltM" of it ( .... he,hcr L.,ur o r S.I .... )
it tOlally 10k ill proper o r acate a
$ .. ,.1 It i . manifcll:. , hat the B.,y doth yet;
remain ip S.fhifl idr .. C<rT,.prto.. Yet We gIve
Q.....
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rOll one certain Gtllmel R,J" and thu u
well in thefe prefenr, as in t he """'11, fol-
if the diifereneies of
DII!, {he .alte-red a.,/, I'hall change aily thing
o.r lIS Wtl!bt, or v/, III', t he .Anip.hath not
rl p;htly. bllt phantallically proceeded in his
W, r,t: which is a Thing not profitable, but
ramer.
C HAP. X,
OJ Ad mixtion of 6urnitlg
L Ikewife, by t he Mix/i , ,, o f S.lpb.r is pro-
. ved. Whether the AI.::,;ftt? conM in p"_
or nOt. For by OUf ' ptritnu We fi nd,
that S.lph., commixed lVilh B. di./, burns fome
more; Others Itfs: and by our .Anip" We
have difcerned, that fome retire from its' com-
bullion, and fome ' nar. Ant! hence may be
noted t he dilfc:rence between thore Betdiu, di.
mini l'hed PnfcO;, ,., prepared. in a Scp/, i_
fl i(. 1 rompleatmenr, among all
B,djn, of. whatfoever.kind , We find &1 not to
be burned by SlIlpbllr. The next to t his !eall:
burned, is f.p,r" J then LII" .. I and thac
S",II7'" I but Ycollumoreeafily, t han all t here j
a nd .\terJ, by reafon o f the ofs./-
, ,,,,.,, is mort tafily burned. Hence ' lis ob-
lervable , t hat that B'4, is more burnt,
whieh is [elS nigh to the Nature of the
f dl, . . Alfo
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Al(o-hy the DitI"pr, of c,,1' 1Ir1, after eom."
bUllion of BU.", it may be known, in what
kind {he alfered BetJ}> from ti'!:: R.tIi", of it'
O"n N.tlrn, confdl:51 becaufe, aftu t he
..... of S, l gives an intente
Cityi,." or cl ear Rt. c;.IQlIr I l.lI,.., a black
miX! with Cltjli"t l 1.pirer, a black efl,.,
mixt with a fmall T",tIlJ" of Rcd1. .fs I S.-
f., 1f .a dun mixt with much Rd.,.,!l,
and a livid e,f,,"; Y""u, fro m the _C, ,,, ... i,,,_
ti,,. o f SlIlph"." yields a black ..... ith li 'id,
if m'h 'h t\ ):nbuttion of S"/ph. , preced-
crl ; but if ii I tie combuftion wac prc-cxillcnt,
it Ihcws a molt d ean and pleafll.nt ",01" c,,-
I, .r; hut in el'cry kind of combultion,
crea'es a moll: bl .ek dull efl r
Likewifc in B,dit, ;1 ohferved a Dif.ltrfitJ,
arrer thei r ' R,J"itin from tl.e eombufi ion of
S.lph.r. Some do i ndtecl return ; but olheN,
by the eJ:preffion of Fir" with t he S.lfblll'
rteede from t he R.k[I,#1I, either tOtally, or
[he greater o.t!amity of Ihem : fome into &-
Jill of t l:eir olVn N.r." I others return, from
the combuftioo , infO B.diIJ other' than of
t heir-o''''n Niu.yt. S.I and L."" ret urn, frol1l
the combuft: ion of S. lpbllr. imothe N.fflTI Of
thei r prope r B'09; but f. pmr and .Stlt,"11 re';'
cede. f llpiur rtcede! totally . or Its greHer
pl rl ; S.crxr1l not lo: all\' ; yet a
greater, fO"1l etimes a lelfer part .of It, IS de'
nrol' ed. The Difmi" of t hd'e IS, by rearon
of the N.fJl"fl o f Th,ll!' a nd BuijtJ, ;mc;\ by
.. -, rea-
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rt.:lfon of the diIFaclit Adminillration of them
in the w.r4, of P''P.,-..,;Ua. For it happelll,
that 1.,;:" i. deftriwcd. by the fudden force
of FII, in RtMtlj'''1 but both 1",i,,, and S .. , c.:,_
,'"" are prtfened by fuccertive and gentle
which great care i. to be raken) how
the MlldtiplKitJ of t hafe 0,,_
be rtirerated upon them. AC-
the CAkiuti .. , and
of altered Mallis
any Thing in tOOr
is be fuppofed,
hJtJli... Yet the Rt4lll1 of them rathtt .{;
tend, to the Narure Of an alien, Ihan of the
f"'OPCr' That is to fay, the R,Ulli,. of
,/.,it" is convened into clear -Il.,i_.,; but
I' or S,""rll, into a dull coloured as
We have found by proper EXPl'f'il1l&t. Vtll/lt
is di minithed, in. t he /"'P'J!i'/J of Firtof R"
and this hapPenS more to MIlTI, than
to y,_. Ptll/4l in Its RIa-au,. is ponderou.,
of a dull Cirrilll C,14"" and foir, partak-
ing of BI.!...ufl, with A_g_'IIlIflHII of thc
wn..c:.w of itt s..,. Therefore. by thefe, ma,
be fbund OUt the N A,,", of all &Jill. that
Ire altered.
C HAP. Xl.
Of Calcination. and Reduction.
Of ",the , of the. Reiteration of CIII.
t,,,,",,,, and Rta"aml We arc now to
ipeak. Therefore We fay, t hat B.difl are
found to be of PtrftDuli. in the Reittrarion
of C.Jriuti.1I and RtQQUlI, by thei r diffe-
rencies of GHit,r{I. if they Iofe nothing of
cheip e,I'IIIT, 1Y,'!:h" or Br.'J,IKIII/1 1
or

followed hit:
h;b your felC "-
them.
C HAP. XII.
Sufuption DJ Argentvive.
i undeniably manifdl: to )'ou'. that
containing the gre:tft of
,." and Bft/;'l of P tauli. Where-
. is to be fuppofed, t 3:t tOOft BMit.'
more nigh to P",tOu. , Vfhlch more
imbibe A,!t"tflrrlt. The fi$n of thiS
eafle SII/,t,'U" of
Of uur &41 of PltOu". For t hg
';::,: if a B.", do eafily
", 'M'"'' into ItS SIl6ft"llrt, It muO:
femote: from t he Compleat-:

C HAP. X III.
A RecapituJarion of thl Art;-
H
Aving handled CIIJI/u
of the fuffickncy of thi. M.liJtry, ac-
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cording fO"the.fxitt"? ofoor propofed Dif-
"-16, it remains, that We{hou]d noW' in one
Ch"ptrT come to the Compleatmcnr of .
whole Dit"''' Wart. and brieflr ij>.raking. con-
t rad t he difperfed AI"l.ift"J into ooe ,rll""
In general HllCh. We fay, tlte
S.", of t he whole J"ft.,i." of the i,
flO other, than that the SI'," (kno ..... n in
Cb.prfTI) lhould be takrfl, and wit h inftancc
of L.h. llr , S"&limltri,,, of the D: . .. u, re-
peated upon it: for by this it' will be clran-
fa!. from corn!pt ing I.p.,it]. And the ' " _
ftO;." of SII!I, .n"''' I he Sllh,i' j.ujtr, of the
Sw., by it, until it can come to the ultimate
of and Jafi ly be made "r,f,"il,.
This being done , by t he yy", of I'j".,;," il
mufi be find. umil it can rell in Ihc"A/prri-
9' of Fir:. Hr rein conlin. [he M .if_ .. rof thc
:ire,..J Pup"".';'. ' The St,., is like-
wife admlnillred in the third, which con-
{j (b in the ultimate Complcarmem o f r,,4-
rll' ;'",; and that is this.: You muft make the
oow fixed S"",: , by the ways of S.61i ... ,;
"...IAtil, . and rhe1'.f41il, fixed I and the fiz,J,
Piff,lv:tI; and the Uifol vrtl again Y"tlliJr, and
t he Y,I .. , i l f FiJwJ, until i t fl ow and al-
t('l' , into S.liftd:.. and LlfJltp,l, with certailt
Cohlplearmtnt. .
From the Reiteration of FrtpAr4ti.1 o f thit
t hird /)'1.' ". refulrs MII/"pl"tU',. ohlle
Gmv.:fiof Af,trA,i".of the Mtds'i,," There-
(0" from D.j:mjiry pfthe repejltcd
lIpon the Swir, in irs refulta the Di-
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C HA P. XlV.
WDitt OrJry tht A/lthur h,uh ohforvtll
i n trratitlg of thr
B
u T. that the [lI"IIj'IH may nCt.
U$, declare, t hat We not
C""d of our S:u"" with a
Dife ift, but have difperfed It In .. p-
this was done ; bccaufe, If It had
ur,. " _..I , . , .
been delivered in a SmrJ a :>prtf . -
the juft M .. ", as as hlln t.hat 15 C'li l.
misht have ufurped It There-
fore We have concealed It In placC5; wrycrc.
We more openly fpeak; yet n:)t under an
..."il."''". but in a plain dlfCO)lrfc Ar".
ift. and indeed Woe have defcrlbed It In
fuCh a way of fpeaking, 9S is to
t he Wi' of the M<fo Hi!.',
andG{.ri' Ni Gra, and our own Mi"J. who wnt
the fame, as it hawened to be
or ,..'3S infufed by t he Gr4" of . hiS dlVln.e
who give! it to. and Withhold. It
from whom he wiD_
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Thtrefat, Itt not the .I,. of de.:I
tpair: for if he fCek it, he may tind the famt::
wilh the 11N' 1il"'i4. oC the Mit;'" of lUI
"..,er NM'ItrI, not of D.lIri.. BttauQ-, he
cbat (een by the g()(ldnd'i of ,.J"p"
the fame f but he. woo Cecb the
Bme followinK .H'" ally. wil/very flow-
I, attain to rhi. moll peciou. Art. For We
pubJilhed this .Art found by Us only. for
our (elve. only. not for othen. although it
be molt true, and' altOgether certain. There_
fore, We invite to this 4rt the ITftMIltOl1ly,
and (by 1-1.",.iti" raulht by Us) expote to
chern the way of flWtjfit,Mi,.. for We writ
,*",n the fame being found, t ogether with
tbe w.., of iu J/f'fJnlti4., and the 1_[, tWlit itl
Of Mnlt.JJ, for none, but our te/ves, Where-
be let the well-minded Arrific" nettife
flimtelr by thafe Prtcrt". which Wehavede_
l.ered I and. he will gread, rejoyce when he
h;r.th found the Gift of the M,ff a,.,
Thefe may fuffice to be fpoken, tOuctiUlg the
Dir,_iflif. of this fublime .Art.
Tlu ?S'''' of J't(o,!d Bod of Geber,
OJ Sum of or of
Magijln'J. .
GEBER.
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G E B E. R;
Tht
'Prince and 'Phil%pher;
His OJ tht
INVENTION of Vt:RJTY,
OR,
ip E '1\ FEe T I 0 :71(,
CHAP. I.
OJ tbt fix Proptr,iu of Tbi"gs, jr{llfl
which tbt Mu!ici"t is txtrallul.
W
E have in our PU,,_,
not only by . the SU,c' p,.pt1't",
of NIl,,,,,,1 but aifo by
. proper Expt,i,II" . the tru,,"
certain llW,/fil"tiu orour (hattho('c:
Thin s, (11ml .... hich our Mlilimll IS
ed. ,in of
m mrnfmutlng 8_,. .,. t/1ey
have in' themCelves an E."h moft . an4
allQFthtt "It Itt O1'i :l
. propel

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rroper rad,rcal H_i. i fJ. and :I'pt fbr filing:
Sutil}. they hue an, A i,., and Fil'] H".
. iJ;IJo Ib uniformly conjoyned to 'hil t .,,6,
t hat if one be- volalife, lb is the rtfKlue I
and the ftme H '';'''1 abides the Fi',., be-
yond aU 1! tven 10 the oompl0:"31
Termination of itl OWn b{"jfMif", according
to the butiJoU] of irs Complenment. with
, "ilullo,,? -,( inreparable from 1m. an-
it) EvapOration_ 71",&,. The
lJif,.jifJ .. of Ihelr H i." l is filClt,
t hat by the , in <1. 11
differencie. of it.
C'OIllemper.l{e. the
Con\'mlOn of one i,; ,
ally and equall \,. wi th ft;ch an
Bu . of C' ''1'.IIil, of infepar:abilit l'. t hat af-
ter thl" D'f.'" of fi n:i l f "'7.f..,,,ti it gins
good E'.fi.lf_ . ,
F.llr/hI" This O/I"' i"l i. of fo great puri-
ty of and ' fo Artificiall y c1eanfed from
or Thing, thaI iI
burns no! \111 JJoJio . with which it is conjoyn-
td through rht ir iC.t1t parts I but prefe'rvl .
t hem ' fr(;II11" Fi(lhl.1; It hath' a
'JlIIflll" m It fe lf fll clear and fr .lende9, white
or red, clean and incombuAi ble. ftable and:
filed, rhat. rhe F i,., C'Qnnbr, prt.vai I againlt it
to change nor fu lphurrous adultive, or a '
tute corrodmg I/o.ttl, corrupt and defile the.
fame, The ""hole C ,. d, ioce .
h ted wuh IfS finaJ CompJeatmenr. is of fo-
grrat
,
i teat .
after-
;,
like
I
Ami
;;;'" to own Ii
alainft
in Ihat very H,,,.,.
reducing a,t/ill to
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confidtred, _ find .by Our
Iheral Pt,!!,.,;.j of Thing.
in ou,r StUt , and
71,,11", of M"tt".
of Pi ri".


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for aftt!' PI"p,.ti , i.
necelTary. and opportune. _ '
. The feventh PTlpt,.". is r."o.r" giving a
tpkndid and P'ffect r,_ Whiff, or inlenfly
Cit,;IU, and pr of
Jill to be trapfmured
l
FixM;'.,
a fplendid. r,.Eb,t. and e,l,,,,, linging an0-
ther B.".!. or a r.JI.,r colourinl the M'!l.:
tit conveni l*' ,010 InlC or G. 1i < with"
.n its known differenCes) 1$
fOluli!.Iy ,
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A
', ' Ccordint to the Exigency or.Art,
". haye .difputed_aga.inft Mr.,den:,ing.d"J
and have , dircourfed of ,N./II ... 1 prjIK"pitl-;
which are according to the Itlu",j,f( of JI
/.r" in the Pn,,,.,in of M",.f,) and of B,'"
Iii,s and their and P"f.,.,i,., J
ari Jaftly of the and x.tmf.iltA-
,i , of the fame B.t/its nanfmuted. "hether
the Complearment of them Ibnd. in
fli.1J I all which hath been done by Us, mour
B ... t intituled, Th. $11", 'I ,; 'f t/II
Pirf,a M.gift"J. Arxi there We have T/TIUen
Ibe W..., of the /trtltlllju,O[ Art, and our.1'-
R :i 1-'"
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W,rk,!, "'hich We and touch-
ed: here, iQ.,this We ,will tfeat
the Ilft/tII/joll of Pdfdtiu, and In a ipcClal
manner declare thofe Tb;JlgJ, which are nc-
cdfary in this our WAJ
of Prqllrrjllg the faine; I'ieh rhdr:, 'II'cIgh.t and
mcafure, and Pf,6.4t"1$ certain" nElt COIl,leltll-
tit'" "
-" Ou,r !wwlf i,,. is to divide this ' little
Itlro Four PAl'1i,tn i and in t heFiHt fufficiendy
to treat of M iJJJe Mi"trolls, and their Pre:.
1.n:4t j'lIl i . thar be difpofed in
the XI1A!f,U of Spmtl, and
.litH in the Secqnd, of the d
Spirju, and intlrt Pr:,.,rA,j'IIS of the fame:
in the Third. of the dh'erfc _Pttp.,lfliJI,u or
imperfect B.riils'; aa"Ording to the
of the C,mpbmrmn of the IV"".!:.: and in the
Fourth of alt Ahdi';IIu efpecially, for tranf-
forming into s,l and' I,u, ... " with
lI'tiiht, and 1/-f1.[lIrl, 'accordmg to
(he Exii ltJq of Neceffi[)' for Comp!eatmnn
'Of
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Th,
, " : : :
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The Fidl: Particle.
C HAP. I V.
.

SAl, is cilfoh'ed in d ear

lV .... tt>", and diftilled through a Filft>", and
afterwards cong<"ared in an, E .... rrh!" PIJfd, or
in a Vrjf:1 of or other Met4/. S .. 11-
Prrer is dilfo!ved in .. i'1 lV..:tt>", diftilled
through a Filtt>", and congeal<"d in a V.Jfll
of G/4{t. rhat it may there be cryftalizcl.
S.llt,-nitr: is fo prepar<"d, fJjz, . it is diAolverlin
dear W.ttr , filtred, t!J:c_ S.It-Gm.
Is difforved, &(. as before, and in
an Ellrthm-t.l..:z,td Peifel. True Silk AIIt"'i
is made of Z,(.A (or S.a" ) diffolved, fi ltred.
and t he S,I. ti,. bayred aw<ty to one third
part, and then the SJr, in a ih.ort time [et-
lies to t he 8ftu m in Cr,ft.1t I and fo it is
prepared. Some do alfo S41t-Afl:.. .. Ii.
rhus They rake Ji6. S. of AfilJ of Htllm-
rA/t, and li6. t . of and by b;l}'ling
in W..: Hr they make a Li;tivillm, which they
fil ter and congeal; this labour they reiterate
once, and it is preparccl. is made
Qf five parts of M.1-u Vri"e, and one part
R3 or
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or his Sw. , one pan of C III S"I" and
half a parr of the Set' of WHdI, t helC being
. ooylal together into Confllmpt ion of t he H/lo
_Jul, from the remainder fublime a true and
"profitable S'-.... ;",: Ihis again ditro lve in-
t o S.,M, and (u!llime it from 'C,_...s.u
once; then it is prepared. S4lt of T.,.,.". il
fIlade of the calcined EmJ of Wi., diftillcd,
the T.w'1fr being dHfolvtd frOm them, and
: fa it is prepare1. S.lt ofVrilN
IS likeft'.(e t!;e calcmed Em s of V-
1'; U diltilled. and t his is again dilTolved in in '
own Weur, alKi conr;ealed. fa it IS prepared I
.and is of great and Vrr.
Many ,men diyerfly neat of the Prlp.,.., j.
,., of s.tll J but We, by our l .v,,,ri,,,, 'have
found, t hat thefe Pro!.""",;"" of . $.fIll an:
more fhon, more fubulc, and more profira:-
bit for our purport J feeing frOm all Thi ng'
Jfulycakined, S"ll$ are extracted by St/"ti.
'., "bleh by the above-alJeadged IV..., muft
l:leprepared. Therefore it fufficeth llJlopall
t hem by, thefe being more ufdu!' GIAffJ or
Rh-A h . hath a two-fold way of Pup"
''' . : one for walhing calcined B,Jifl, and the
otherforfubliming Spirirs. Afttrche,tirft W.J,
it is t hus Diffolve it in clt'ar f ....
ui. W."r, d,fti U it through a F'*", and borl
it 10 a third pan: this 1n-t put in, GI.u4
D!fkl, and it will fettle round about the SiAl
of the Ylftlt. and in the Bllt .. : fa } 'OU "ill
bave prepared C,?fr.lli." AI,,,,,, Tho itrond
" . ' .: r ". w..q
,
it eJfpedient to or the Prt-
is a Thing
a !ldfar.y .
. if ' of '
i Rf ....
P,tp.,-.uior. , .t han
held in a moderate
it is certain, that dl verfe Thin&,
Us are extra8:ed liall imp.
which nero PNplW"' .... and aro
-.c. C4': and t hcfC are. lira ( ,_
- L,* whieh is thus prepared, err_,'
wa!bed in difti lled Yi,u".,.
purged it. more groll parts j anJ
flo". out thence as Milt., . muft:
the Std, and it i. prepartd.
of IYhitt, r.". and
_,,;_ ,t _he fame manner : For they
diftilled Vrill'l and pre
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pared as Ctrij;; thtn they' are fit for ure. '
is diJJOlvt'd in dift.lled and
rub'ficd. being exalUy con,ea1ed With molt
gcode B,At of Fi l'6 l and then it il prepared
and fit for ertel,s of In" il dif.
fblved. in and darified
FUm: this I
you
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may ufe "thrm
and in thii isa profound
calcined, dilTolttd,
ground to powder,
l.Ju,.MIi (or the LA
and when ground 10
i . The St,.
often (.Irin-
is ground
COtIgealed.
Ci r mull: be once c,_,,
SAIr, and fa it is prepared. T'.ti4 is dilfolved
in dlftillcd Y ! ,", baving been fi rft t11lcincd.
and (0 it is well prepared.
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The 5ond Pa rtid c-.
C HAP.
OJ thr /II,lrJdl.fic(fIJ OH! .
SpritJ.
V,
ot' Ch,mfilg (;}
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N firft P.,.ticJ. We fi lffi ci ent ly n eated
of thore thing. , which ( in our certain I ,,
'Vtllti,.) fttmcd unto U.s nrct lfary for the
Prtparation of "pi r ill and Bulin . Here We
I1()W intend t o inlarge our D'f".r[., touch-
ing the SltilimAtj, ,,, or Prtp .. , .. ,i4" of Spi , i"
of ever)' SPl f i lt, accordiP'l g to t he
9 of t he Coml'le:,lImenc of our AI.l iJt".J'
But do nOt \'OU deVi ate from t his D.Dmu
of our 1.",1./;,.. which, in ['rofound Af:,{"
I i , and in We fee very nccd rl ry
for UI. and moll: nain. Hue We fcarch
OUt t he IVt'lbl" and t he lilC'ci al Way ofl lrc-
pari ng and fubliming t hem, with Jrl!rri ttru
alloget her certain : and firn beRin wnh t he
PrlpM.,i,. or and its and
(0 of ot hers in their Or.tr,
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C HAP. V r.
Of P rtjflrOliolJ oj Sulphur.
GRind d ear gummofe StdphM"';'/Ii to
,a. molt (ublde PffFd:r. which boyl in a
lfSx;9JM'" made of AOtes of HUrI/,If!, and
gathering from off Ihe
Its oleaginous Combufi ibil iry, unljJ it be dif-
cuned 10 clear. Thil being done, fi ir
t he whole With a nick, and then warily take
off diU, which paR'eth OUt with the LixifJi.
leaving.l hc more groG partS in the bot-
rorn. Pt rmLt t hat xl 1'.O to cool a little
and upon it fourth part of its
./t..JIA1ftit, of I Yiuf,ilr, aDd then "ill
the whole (lIddenl)' be congealed as M HIr.,
Remove as much of Ihe clear uxi'lli _ as
you can I hUt dry t he reftdue with gentle
Fin, . and keep it.
In adminifir1tion of the FUll, obferve this
M,rbotJ. For every one pound of rhi. pre-
SNip".', rake of S&"ul of I,.,,, well cal-
C!ned to rinefS, lill. J . of R"b-J1Il alfO
well calcined, 1 . and of C.",,,,, , . S,,lt pre-
[J ared, half a pouAd. Incorporate all t hefe
by grinding Y,""l,,!r, Ihat
the ",hole may be IKIUld which rfien boyl
ltirririg ir, umil it be all 'very black.
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.dry, and grind j r .ro a fine P'WMr . whiehput
iqtO an AIII4:l with. a large Clt/tT. and let
Jhe . C. "..,. of the Alt ttl:. a large and
treat (or Gir4k ) for eonferva rion or
the Spirit. d evated .. th .AlluM it lelf muft
'be of' l he height one FHt and half, (bat
.Ihe may not touch the z,., of (he
AlmUl'k. This being done, filblime as We
taught you in our Of ,I" SII'" ,f P.r-
froj,,,, &c. But gather what (ba ll be den!e
( or d ofe comp<llt ) in the Z,ntl and ca.lt a-
way the light pulverizable FIlS, whi ch afcendl
above it, and adheres- to the fidel of the A-
It-ftd,: for it iscomooftibJe, defiled, and de-
fili ng. Keep the denfe AI.lttr fublimt"d, by
it letf, in a Phi.l, and coa it upon Ajht. fo
bnt. a5 until ils combuftive JlllwiJiry be gr.r.-
dually cxrmninatt"d. Then preferve it clean I
ror it is perfed ly clcanfed.
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Of of Arfnick.
A
Fter iu e4",pttT is beaten to PI>I1I-
Jtr. it muft be boyJed in v.;".t"r, and
all iu combuft ible FIIIAlf. e:rtrat'ted, and it
then dryed. Then Re. o f e' ft". calcined.
U. I. or .A/U". cakincd a pound, and o(
C,.JJ ,.-S.1r as much as of [he AL-
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/1-. thefe with yOU,f
havmg all well together, mo
the Mixtp, with diftilled {
It liquid ) and boyl the lame, :u
you did In S.lpbttr J and then fublime it in
an, AI.till (wi thout an : AJ;"u:d:.) of 'the
of Ol ;t Gather what afl"etldl
... hlte, dmfio, d ear, and lucid and keep it
it is the
C HA P. V J I r.
Of t ht p,t}. IY:Jl i on bf Argcnt.viv=.
.. lnlf1!vt thus: it or it H . j.
Ii . ij. Of RQcb-.AII,.
calcmed, u,.j. S.t/, lib. IS. andof
S.Jb Plt rr one fourth p1fr. aU
together, and fuMime : arid g:lthtr the whit.
D.""" , and Pllld:r'II; , which Ihall be found
abou t t he Sid!1 of rhe: Y'ffi' and keep it a.
'!Ie. have 3ppointed of other Things. But
1f, m rhe hdl: }'ou Ih,dl find it
t urbid. or unclean ( which ffi l y happen, by
)'O'.Jr OW.ll Negligence) llgJin rub-
l'fIle It With the fame FUrl. and refervCl it fot
",fe.
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C HAP. IX.
Of t PI Ty(paratioll of Marchafite.
SPread Mt4Tfh.jirt ground to TrwJ.r.r, a
en lhicknefs Ihe B,u,,, of a large
" WI, and condl: rhe. S.lpinlr fi rft with gen
tie F,rt . WhC'n t hllt i. afcendl , take off the
H.t. d ( or Al ..... rttJ and having an
other., augment t he Fjrli then. thJ" " hich .
obtains the P!1f&t of Arl uw:vt,. afcends, al
We have (lilly defcr ibed in our Slim .f P
(raj, .
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OJ tht P,:t/.J1"IJ/ i()n of Tuti3. 6:.
..
nU T putverilmt TuiiAi into an A /lld,I , and
).,1[. wi th the Adminiftration of great I!,. ,, ;.iu
.fublime it, and it i. prepared. "
.,: .SM is fUbli mt'd from C.-.mmu S.dr,
.. 21 in the Prui, of SAlin We have decJaw
to'1'ou.
" Art'''tv;'''! is prrpared moft ted . , huJ.:
, 1\:. of Mrr' '''J. lib. j. of n"i.' rubi fied, l,,".ij.
andSMI-ptttr, lib.;. Monifie t be AI .. "",,'] with.
"' " h , .... . . t e e,
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there, and then fublime it from RH __ ,Alt-.
and S.ls-Pntr. in equal wc:ighu. ThiJ it'
great Stcrtt of our which lJrKXto
be omined. . .
But tnc Conflderation of F'fU is tobeob-
rened in Wli.4li of S;'lphlll', and ilsC
1'": for S.lph", fublirned from the Cdx of
e,p," is whitened, thi!n ,,!\cn
from the "clllx or I, ... . , The like is to lie
judged d Aifllid: .. : for ir ja fublimed morcrCd
from Ir . ... . Thefe may 9.lrh be fubl imCd frOm
Pitr . l.and ,All_ 'and permiled wilh
C""""'-S-", and Stllt-PH"_ ' Thus hue We
(ulficiendy tffIlted of the' Af'lJii'.J, hOt mea
l'ttpMAtmwor Spirits. . .j '.','
The Third Particle of tbis Book.
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HDW Bodin ought to h }Ylparttl.
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Prtt'.'"tlf"
.: - ' ...
"IIQTe,uu,...- out
. ' prepared' ;" R, as
Plmpleatmcnt of the
.by
intend 10 fhcw I and
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C H A 1'. X If.
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Of Prr;nrdlJOn of Sarurr..
C Alcine C' '''''' If-s"ft pre_
pared. fhrrmg It COfltlllualty with an 1m,
Spllt"I". until it be turneq ro Afiu. CoR it
,fOr onc ,D"J namral, and let it be a litt lefl:-
but not much: then compleatly 1Vafh
It With. ,sift" W.ttT j aftcnvard calcine it tor
three D"p. until it be red within and with-
OUt. ha!C it be prepamt rot .
the WiJU, Imbibe It ,wh the W.ntr of "hite '
and ii: with 0,1 of rA"", or
Itt ',lIlr. But If lOr the Rt.i. imbibe it with
Wdtr ?f C'l'Kllt of l .. a!KI of YmuCUfft
lforefald i and reduce It WIth S.lt of TtJI1T.r
as before. -Rcilcn.1C Ihis Labour, as atka
as thaU be needful. .
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Of PrfJ.tirflti(J" of Jupiter
C Meine 111,;ln- as and whiten itS
Ctdx (of three Dill', as in Sott.,.. We raid.
But lee }'OU err not iA i t. RrJ.Di,.: bccaufc:
Ihat
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!lilt is difficult; udds it be made In rhfir
1-'",...", wh,a rC'duce b.y Ciarr;, ; , . or Ct-
it0
l
Ihtp ' ris dl){1( with .
RnO" ]'bu, 0 "5: .. ,,1.:.1 of tni50ur A,t. Ihu
We have plmarily dc-rcribN in this B.,1t rhe
Pr,p",";';" or Rti"a!lt, Ffu, : fot"lhiiwhole
Stilt it praCtical, compiled with cerrain /ltfl:_
jfi!..,i." Btlt b O!!r Slim #/ '(if,Ui .. We oIJ..
flyle morc philofophicaJ, Ihu
bc'ing 7 1.",j(. I,- Wr, here 11H.rir .. lI, detCri
hl:d the AT': but in thil, that il mur.
Iy P,.[1;,,,". We have fet down' the Pr.xw ci
i he r.urie Compltarl)'. ,
. BIU that the .Arrijt may nOt c rr, leI him
}O)'II that J!,d,. I:e ,woulJ redu(', in
pan" with. Ihat iry' which woukl
tn;lke RtJ.Ri,., and co-unile thedividt'd C.Jx.
fet in Ti.bm. there is al'l()l.:.tll:Zt C"'fJtrIU;"
, .. For the M.m(T ting,ing mutt be mulli
upon the Mat' to be tinged. until the
XJlIIT: apptar . which you !hall confKltr in
t he S,.,. or M r" , i.t" .. . .
Afteryou !hal! have reduced t htfe two Lr.il,
and . found thrir C.l,,,r, $pl",4f11r, and aU:O-
thr r thing. attOfding to your olvn IYtfo,
haps they wil l )yallt 11"il;, . i thr tefort , 'bat
rou may attain your lntenttmion in that
:l ifo, btgin Ih\!S'l Dilfolvt: caJcined
l
and
7i. calcined I mi. borh S.l.fu." and ,,ith that
!yoUtT imbibe the CAlx time after time ..
unt'! the C.lJt hath 1mbibtd an tighth part of
the i then it into. I>'." and yon
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have It",;j,., and that well
r reiterate tht fame Labour; un-
acquired, . .
al l Wlftn't diil"olurivt of
in tht E of this B .. -li
t htfe it . own
not . that We, hne dt-
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X'JI, roo may open t he
of o ur and without
nevtr be to the B.n, ."
kind of Rlfr;t t ;". Ddtroy without
. al).d you Ihall rompleat your !y!r-t witb
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Of p",pll,.IlJi oll of Mars:
p Repare M n r d',us: OI1C pound eX
t he Fili flJ, 1 thereof I wit h half a pound
of .Ar[.jeit Ibblimed, Imbibe t he Mix''''
y,ixture with t he WAle, of S./t- Pttt r, and
S.ft- Alk,.]i , reiteratinj!: t hri ce,
t hen make it fl ow wnh ,violent Fort, al'l;d you
will have your Irlll t hIS f:a.
bour until it flo" fliftiCtcntiy, with peculw
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Dt.Jb.ulf",
C H AP. XV.
Of Prtparat io1l oj Venus.
T
H E PIt'I."';'" of F HI is twofold, one reit
. t he wh,tt, and the othe r for the R,d.
For the Wbj" it is thus: C.I,;II, J1"rfIH1 With
Fin only a.s We /hewed in our $"", 'f , ,,.
f,Qi,.. it. V,,,,,, thus calcined, . grind,
of it with four O m of .Arj",e/c.
.md imbibe t he MixtllT' t hree Of fOUf tunes
wifh dlt W. t" of Lith,"!.;,." and reduce t he
whole wit h SAlt l t' lI'. and OJI of r"'''- I
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inc:!. you "wit fi nd t he B,t? of P"1I111 White
and fplendid; fi t for m:eiving it. M ,,Jj"III:
. For t he Rtil. t he l r"..,,,t;,,, o r it is t hu$ :
Grmd one pound oh he Filill!.s or 11',,,,., with
-lbur ouncesor S"lpb,., I Of C, _ _ r P/>Cttl of
-C,pP" with and to calcine I and walli
t he Ccki""ti With the W>Ct" of s,ut and. AI-
14"" and t hen (wit h Thing. reducing J re-
duce into a d ean BuI] apt ror t he R,'{ n,,".
ElIrt.
There is al(o a t hi rd C'lf C .. l-
, i ll l it with F;u only, and t hen di lfolve a.part
thereof, and li kewi fe dilfolve al much rifT.-
, ... calcinedl JOTn both S.I.t;U/, agd wit h
the fame imbibe the remaining' parr or t he
C. IJC o r Y, I/UM four or five timel. Or you
may make t hit ,,,,;iJjt j.,, wi l h Tilt ... alone
diffol ved i provided that more o f the T. ,i.
( t han half or t he C.J:,r is ) be imbibed in the
raid C./JC. This being done, reduce wi th Things
reducing, and you " ill have t he B ., of 11',..
..., clean and fplendid I which with a li t tle.
'lIelp may be brought to an higher Si.tt t if
.rou be a t.rue S rdl'l' of t he Trll' ;'.
There is likewiCe a foU' rth
of, and that is t hus ; o r it, by it relfcaJcined,
j mean wi th Firtonly, you may mUe an In-
tenfe Gru ll lU(s, which is called the Fl,1 of
C.PP"' Dilfoh'c Ihis Grllllll'ft WiTh dill:i Jled
P,.,t"'. and then congeal it I aftC'T"ard, with
. Things redncing reduce the C' ''!.'/.'''. whic,h
reduced will be apt ror many If
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Your. ['Wt}fil",j,;, in like w"*, giVtli by \h,
hath noc been taio rernir., For We compo-
fed this BH .... . it, might ,be
to Our Slim .f " ",,Oi , or In the
of that be a finar c of the ", .. It,
fur the' Compleatment of either
BecauiC here We pofit the the P,."Oitt l".'
Uti", but there the TIH.'J of our Spnlfi., ... ,
ditpOred of in a "',ay more Gt"n-.J, with
nifdt Drinonfi:ratlortJ,
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foprth Particle of this Book.
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Of Mulitintt.
A" Ccording to the Dr"," of the Prcmife.,
will (in thi. our fourth P'lrIiflt ) agam
prallically (peak of the
compounding every Mu/i" "r, Wh,ff and
RI d, acoordi'ng to the Nlfllm and Pr.ptrtJ f!r
the lJ'4, to be tranfmuted. or of M mlll'f
(elr, with all 'itl pertincncics occultand manl-
fe!!:. And thi., in the S, m/J, or ThjrtiO,h.
For t his our R:1f inr,ituled, C?f 1/11
11I1I:I";3" 'f Yn';fJ. COll t31r:S that 1550
phiftical. Wherefore We wilt begm [0
lirft of Whirr
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0/ Wh!u Nulicillu for atui
&atufrl.
A
White (or 1-,;1tr prepared:
Pi of moll pure L.II", lib, J . of Liv;",
M",'"1, l ib. B. Amalgamate thefe toget her.
then wath the A-uJ, ,,,,,1I with diftil(ed Pipt-
1/". and C ",.IJ-54ft prepared. until it 300-
9uire a or LD.ItT, Cd,lfT'. Which be-
ing done, extral't as much of the Mer, ,", as
you can, by itrongly exprcfJing the M<xr.r,'
through a thick Cr.uh. Then add of S .
1.;_ . Mm"r, double the Weight of YOUI!
!.II"., and gri!ld them well aftet:-
ward coa the M ;:mm in a Phi.l firmly:
clofed for 'one Dill and Nit bt-, then take OUt
the grind It. a C.Q the tame I
then break the y.f{t{. and feparare that whicl\
is fubJimecl from the ill/tTI."r RII(difo P,Il1Mr.
heed of giving tOO great Fif" for
thit woUld caufc t he whole to flow into one
il(A{s. Put tne P,wtUr upon a P,rpht-
ry .r""., ani adjoyl.l to. it twO partS of A.-.
.. _i", prepared, one part Of M m,,?
i'ublimcd, grind all very well together. and
imbibe t he MiXflll'I ,.,ith the w.t!':' of S.It-:
.A.1LJj. or the W"'tT of (if YOIl
,,'" _. S, fin<\
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findnorZ,u",orz,J...) and
'" SA/r-Al(Jlfj when imbibed, put it (0 be
. made of Z,U. diftilkd with gentle. Fir,
by which ExtraCt the whole
WA'tT. fo that .what remains in the Bit.
t may be u melted P;,d: Ihen rtvert
the (ame W"'" ' upon it 1 and this do
thrice. rep..""ating the (ame labour. This
being dOlle, rake put the MAturo grind it up-
on a Sl,M, and dry it vtry well. AftCfward
imbibe it with rt:ified or dryt<:! OJl of Elm
or with o,Jof s../t-.A1t.1i, or Pmr, orr.,..
t IfT. unti l it flow with ingrtB, and projca
one parr upon five of Ti. prepared. and it
will be 1..u perfea in the (econd Orriff,
without Err".
M,.p,i., upon llipirrr. I\c. Talk
calcmed and .grind it .... ith al much as it relr
is of S.le_IIi Ac, and fublimc it three or four
times i and diffolve into WAtt", wherewith im-
bibe 1..
114
calcined. ( as you did in the lirft '
M tiitij'",) fo often, a. until it hath drunk in
as niuch as it. 0'11'0 iS
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and give in- .
grefs to it with rhe OJ/s aforefa id, and projcil:
one pa.rr upon ten'P"rt, of J.,i,tr prepared,and
you wl!1 fee your I""", compleatlyanfwered.
A third M t Ji&;", of JII,iltr il made with
one part of Lilli. dilfolved in its own W.",
( \Ii;:., of the StilliciJ, or C'Pf.r, and 5./
P"tr) as in the Elld IS declared i with which
mull: be adjoynM nvo pans or T.ft dilfolvtd
or of Tilt;. calcined and diJTolvcd: then re
ceiving-
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cei'linl,t the WAIn off by Dift'iU.tiu three or
bur tuner, congeal, and incerate with .Arr-
i,t lublimed, unti l it flow and have ingrcB.
Of this projed one part upon eight .paru of
,.pittr If you would pro}Ca thefe
M.Ji&il.s upon SAlImI prepared fot the Whiu,
dimini lb S.'.,,, in itt three DillS, and do as
you did in JII,#tr.
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Of SoJar Mulicirus for Jupiter tlII4 Sa-
turq.

T
H E firft S.1Ar /If.Ait,,,. is thus made;
GalciDe amalgamating firft with
Jitl'&II']. and as in exprefs the M tnll-:
ry through a CIMth : t hen grind it with twieo
10 much as it fdC is of C.",nnll-S.t, prepared,
and fet me whole over a gentle Fir. , that the
remaining M trCKtf rnay recede. Extra{t the
S"lt with fweer W.r,.r, and dry the C.r/x, from
which fublime as much of re-
verting the fublimed S.rlt upon it rour times I
then dilfo!ve it in the W"ttr of Vi"M, and
P.ttr and as is taught in the
end [hiS Book. Llkewife dilfolve C,.,tlll
made of IrQ" by Ca"irwio,. , .Of e'fP" cal'::
tined R. d. Joyn thell: In equal pam,
draw off the by D,pmAlifll, and rever:t
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it upon it times. Laftly. Dry theM;,,'
fir; and imbibe it with 0]1 of "',qt., -re8ifi:
c:d (as in the end of Ihi. B .. .u untilitflO'l'l
al IP....:. 'and tinge four parts jntO GrlJ
.' ,- - .
. The fecond i.s made witb dilTQh'ed (;u
in the: firft) and a like quantity of Grm",.p
made of C.fPlT calcined, and dilTolved. be-.
ing both mixed, and inceratc:d I by diftilling
reiterating.- and in {lit end inceraring-wirh
SlIlpbitr prepared, until it flow as w.:c, and
tinge eight partS of SA'.,;' fplePdidly.
The third is made of G,/J dilTolved. lind
'SlIlphlirdiffolvcd. and of the aforefaid
"if. dilTolved, and there min and prepared
jn the feeond) and Jaftly incerated wi th
the 0]1 . of H..irt ' prepared,' or pf EU', for
die way i. onc, and olle part of thr. tall,
upon t en of $.t.,lI. Theft may
alfo be proje(l:ed upon llipiur prepared for
Red! , and fo it will be a molt fplendid
perfeverlllg as the finefl: accor.
ding to its Dtt rtt. - For there alter
in thc fecond OrJp-, as We' faid. '
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QfW,hitr Jrltdici.u for Venus anaM:ars.
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OW We to the M.'/;,j"" or vi-
'#If apd a!l'iftrft'f{e (hail rpeals;
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of the of there for the WJ,itt; 'R:::
pf Silw, 'as above cllcined, one part. and
grind the fame with tWO pam of Aiflfjd:.pre-- '
pared, and one pan of MtTCIf>J precipitate,
and imbib.! the whole with w .. t ... of SAlt-paer
!-it!.A',},} , and Amm""AC, in equ&1 parts, un ..
til it 'hath drunk in il$ own Wt ighr o( that W .. -
J' then drya/ld incerate with Whitt OJ'I. as
ill others youhavedone. until it flow. and
on e part fall upon four of 1',/l1li or MIIN
.
A fe!=ond Mtdic,"t is made of LtI"A calcined,
and as'much of ?"pirtT calcined anddilTolved J
mil, dry', and their quan.:-
tityof Ar[lIi,,,, fublimed, until the Midi,;"
flows well. .
A Third ismadeof WmAcalcined,asabove;
aOOof and S,..lph,..r fubli med and grOUDd.
,!ith it. and a like quan-r
my of S AlAmml/If"".' 'rhls S,..blimAh." repeat
thrice. and then proje(t onellan upon fir of
there B.diu prepared. . .
C HAP. XX
Of Rid MldicilJlS for Venus and Mars'
A
is thus .made ... of T.,i".
Ii,. I . Calclnc and dllT'olve It In t he W.utT,
of Pitri,J and PntT; then,with [hat
bibe thl; c .. !;; of S,l, if may drink in
, double
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, ,,ward bydifti llatloo receive t ile WM..,. from
it. and revert it upon the C./x four time&.
. ..arI:ly incerate with the 01 of H. iu. a f ar
and and it
will be excellent, pure and laudable. But do
youdireltyour H411JJ according raour $"1'.i,
oc.nc:rwue you SIMa, in vain I and in you;
H,.rtreceive our lilt,.,';." (crpreffed in our
V. lll_ts (forro doing you will dffcem. that
we have made a true (carch.
C HAP. XXI.
OJ a MttficiIH of tbt thi,d OritT,
t ht White.
H Ence We aJCend to the degree of the third.
Ort/l r, FirJl We will neat of the UIUIT
ft!rtlkilU. as well for perfelling imF.fd!: B, -
""" as for Coagulating Mrmn'J It (elf into
Therefore diffolve LII ... calcined,
In (o]utlve as before, which being
done ' . colt it in ;f. .PhiJ wi th a l ong Neck .
t he orlficc of which murt be left un!topt . for
QlIe day only, unti l a t hi rd part or the WAIn'
This being clted:ed, fet it with
It. Verrelm a cold place , and t hen it converts
to fmall rufi ble SUIU' , . li ke CqftUJ. This is
reduced to our fixtdand fu-:
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or which Rtrour Ounce.; of Whitt
6 Ounce. , and of S.Jplnrr.
M';' ;,' ;;i;', together, well
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, , .. ;, aPh;,dwith a long
keeping t he fame in H tAt for a Wit*. .
t hat time the MAtt" will be hard as
This take OUt. and again i llCCTaiC the
lime. and within three days you will
"" .' '."" OJl in When the r ,fftl il cold
and "hat' find therein.
II and tlolving as
Again, Take a!
as Mur" . and joyn
fa me with this EtTa ." and do as bdorc. .
md confequently a third and rourth time.
":,:d;;oing, you will find a MtI&i1u , which
gl and excellent in : for one
fall5 upon ten of every B,..,. or
';,;,;;,;; and converts it imo true L1I1I4.
S."',and confJderately r uminate
have taught in our S ,.f P(1'-
, arid )'ou will attain to higher 7ii.g"
our purpore was not in one only y,lJ,"'t
10 deJTlOllftrale all Thillg. ; but that B,. t,
Ihould de-clarelJlfi:.,. and expound tbefame.

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C HAP. 1'1(11.
C HAP. X X I I L
t?! a Solar Thil''' Order. Of Wattl'! aftJ b:ttrati11t Oy/s.
T
He $, 1 ... is of Sfl ditrolvcd and
pn:paredaftcnhe manl\Cf of LII .. .,",.
to whi ch you mull add of S.IflMr
d.trolved three P,rm, and of .Ar/ , A:. one pan:
in the it Ihewed) through all
doing, U; I.n /:M'!tl'( al\d it will
be a every "8GtI; , and Mt'(-
It !elf, true 5d. or better, ' acco\,::
dmg rothe way now Ihcwed. ' .
Read and peru!e our 5M_I 'f P'r/tlli", '
and you wiI.1 fi nd the M"h,J of the
Pre:t' crlbed " by " hich you may tinge to
I'! .. ", .f you poO"etS a Ihup and gpQd wit
mo,'?<I thi.$; way and that tray
the ambi g,uoul s..,i.t. of
F()!' they all tend to the one Pnf,ai.. by
4s fufficieritly .defcribed to Y9\;!, You 'may
make Ttpl, If .you be if not forbear J
you WIll fullam IA/. and rcap
rlOlhmg but L.P!illl/t.

S
O" .f D.tfri.,. !earch oUt ;':P"'1IIttJt,
and teafe ClOt I becaufe in them you may
find F,,,u a Thouf'and..fold. For We writ this
'H.t!l"ly (or you. which We are willi ng to
ceft1lin WlUm and OJIs , 'IIcry
. ary in Our M.t.ift"J; Wi th t hefe We
OIall !X>f\dude our B .. A:. of the [tJ1It" ti." of
",rlm",. And firft We thall begin with Out
Djff,l.t'1I, W4tt" , of which We made Mt. -
ri." in Our If when We
,fpea.k of Di/,h",' . tJ with the A' .'1J of
Flrft HI: of Y"ltntl of C,P'M', Ii. 1. of
.1"". /J,. 6. and of , ,., ,, .AU, . one fourth
,Part I extra[t the" lUll' with Rim"f, of Ihe
Alt..luA:. (for it il vcry and ufe it in
.f:Qe before aUeadged Ch.p'"'. This i. alfo made
Dl!och more aCUle , if in it l'ou lltall diffolve a
fourtlil part of S .. I __ Dll i.f ; becaufe that dif-
folvelGoiJ, 5"lph"" andSil1lI ...
Our other I'JJilf{'fhj,., C".,ive yr.,". is
thit : I\( 0,1 diftilkd from the Whitll of 1..(1,
grind it wilh half fo much or s"l'-ptr", and
of 5.o1". .... iM, equal parts. and it will be
Yery good. Or mix it ':fllh s"lt-.Af"f] . and
diftill al M.d the mOl"f you reilcrate
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thi. L,.HIIT, rhebenerit inct'ratts. Or, con ..
pyo the aforefaid 0,/, with 0]1 of Totn ...
and thence diltill a Yn"." Incent ive 0,1,
ARt . J,"tJ'Miv,Ojl is thus made: Po: O](or
the T,I*.! of EU', or of H._a/_II.;", to
which adjoyn:u milch of S.t-"" "i .. c. and
diB:itl rhe M<J:' "" I repeat t his Di/lillAti,.
three t imes,and it will bea molt ud I.urlltiw
OJ' .. .
0.1 of V mlilrtt{l is made, when V tJ'tlilrltf'
is dlffolved in W.u , r of $.ct.",.,,,,il/t. and
when with the rame oongea.!erl, tilt 0]1 of Ell!
is mi xed, the M ix, ... , dilWled, and the DJ..
' JiIIl/ri'" thrice repeated. tboperati ng,yoI!
_ ill have theOJJ of YtrJi/. rtr[. apt and pro-
fi table for Incerating. -
OJlof G.JJ is made . by clI':tralting an OJI
from 0,11, as from H,uw/IM B "i" J t hroUgh
a ll 'nj-tJ. doinga. in the. Ot her.
I do fKX fay, thar thefe can gil'c a M iwrlll
R.J.u/ H iJiJ,. as We proved
but t hey t he T .. Olfrl from
C &.ftitll, until It enters. and afterward they
flie in augmentation of the Fin, as is eue:.
where by Us. Whatloever Arrjjf
fhalJ perfellly and ft udioufl yoperate. :ieee,...:.
ding to Our 8.c,illls in this Out-
he, afrer C' '''pltAlllUllt of his will: find,
t hat We have truly Sunktl. And in rhil;
terminated, which is intimltd, Of
,1" Iftlf." / Y'tril] , P"i,Ui
THE EN,]).
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G E B Ii R;
Tlu F.J1IIOfU Arabian
Prince and P hi/oJopher,'
Hi, lJOOK. Of
FURNACES
The PRE F AC E, dividing this
B a a K into Three Pam.
VV
E WfjitkrUJ with II
C01ljidtrfltlon not phdtlla-
fl i el That in 0,17' Ji'olu1IItS
of Alt.
Yet 'hili may '101 06"ox;01l1 to
tht' of Int Envious. fl't
Writ this Book of Furnac es, In
Wt fklll drJi'lJlr Ibt Pracbce.
Prepar.ations 60th of SplntS (11I d of Bo-
dies ; thlll Artificers may fbt "ltttt' nt-:
rai" to Iht Compltalmt", of , bt Work.
It ti1lg fbt Con-
ftderation c01lfifls ", of
Things
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Things nigh.. and in the way of
Operating; alti Things mJ)' lu eXb'aE!..,
dfrom Things. 6,Y the RegimeriofFire ..
a"aji- as much as 11'( caNNot attain to
l !Jis, ,mkfs by Jt'parating Superfluities
from.llit 4rjirt'dSubjeCl:, The Com-
.ufllin/Jtlts, and TrrrtflrUllu of
phur. tllft/illg tvny Body . hmcl il is,
,!Jat We inttnd Firjl to Irt ,!1 of aJl
VVayes of Operating; as nam")'; what
the Furnace is. with its Inftrume.iits,
which hl,lthrtfptB to nmy Thing to he
preptirtd, t'Vt''' fJnto Co"'/'hatmtnt of the
"V"ork . with the RegImen of Fire ap-
IrOjriatt to it; and what VelTels fl!l
Ji.r for the pmpo{t, t/)."1 the A;tift rna.J
with the"! comptrat hIS Se-
condl,. TPt wIg fl ew . 'lI.:hat Things art'
til 6tprtpard; that he m'!J De (lek, if
Things Simple or Commixt, to
Spl, or L.una", ii;itb {Ptt!tldo.ut . Thirdt;,
Wt WIll dutart tbDft Th:ngs, which
-May
whICh art ,"ilurally altt!ruJ witb Total
a"d way of P
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wIth Ilut Proportion, a"d wIth
MediCines /eng timt prtparrd
"111111h
But
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'Jjllt ai 'tht E'llil alJd toWardl iii;
tf. this Book, WI! will flt i9flJ* a
pitulatioii Df 'all Ovr Experiinirits, ' .4y
w.hich Wraltainl!d tD 'hI! Knowledge of
thnVerity.
The Firll: Part of this BO'ok i Of thr
U'ayn of Oprratillg.

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Of Ihr Cakill:Hory Furnace.
L
E.tth.eC.ki/lllt.ry'PlirMe ,be
IIi length four fpot , arid three foot mI.
. lirtaddi" aiw:l Itt the ihickriefl; of
W.lh be half a CoOt. after t his manner: ,LAllA"
r III, M .... , . or other'ni;,gs
lIluft be PUt into Of P qf In?ft ,l'tl"Oll_S
a.]. ruch as of which cf"llCi61u at"C m;lde_
mar chey may i.n the AJpn-jry of !'ire . :
even' ta the total of t/l-e Tbi"g
be calcined. CAlcilUtiu is ["he Tf,.(lIil of a
1/,j"g. be not )'0lI weary of C .. but
lI:udy what We havefilid in Our For
Imp!r{tU B.din are deanfed by C."i ... ,i,njamf
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C H A .P. I 1. .
-,-' Of Sdlimatory Furnace.
L
:St fOUf FItt'II_, be made af-
ter rhe manner, a.. is before compleatl,
taugllt. in Our S.",,,,,,r p""ai,1I. louchin,l
the S.Mi ... ,,,,, of SpiriTS; according to thll
F,,,,,. ,
In S.sJ.....,i..o( Sill",,,.,. tl\c eftit!' oCtile
SMJi.uJ, ? murt be made with a great and
lal'lc .... ithin. after the manuer cI
an Jlu.,s,d: .. wi thout a Nt/I: for othemift
rhe whole S./'/jllWt may defcend to the B".
,. .... of the through too: Hut,
Baufe in the of the S.M ... ",.. the
... a1Cen<b rM?t unler. with force or Fi",
eyctna ' l.,;ti,1I bl.ene A/udtl. and If the
bC ntlt rcr.incdi n the above,
(.erng it it will defccnd again,
by the Sjdtl or to the :very
and fO nothing. WItt be foWld filblJmed
l
a. It
in'awn lothe Ex}".,_ -
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Or thi FUrnace.
T
' . He l)ijliliAi"", F.",. .. u fame wi th the
SltS/' mAt ... , : But F", mul} be ad,minifirro
to t he E:r;;t /l:7 of Thing' to be Di.
pilkJ. The way of mj1-, llill( , 'i!oS lYell ,or Mj:;;
*"111,. al ,of Y'I.'tUJU. We have fufficlemly
dercribedin Our,S .... ,.,! ,;
C HAP;
I V:

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OJ V rfctnfol:J Furnace.
THe; i1 made as bef&i
ddcnbcd and it IS wonderfully ufeful [0
lis. and, to Mrlu rs or by em,,;.
.,'''';aoo'''''''tl. For aU"CiI.!clned. Com.
buft DiffOlved',' and B. Jit.,l, liN:
re-du,'Cd, bY thiS Fmll'" ill'fo, Ii S.lid - M..jl.
Yea. C'.tTlti , and C",wm' , and T,fts, or
CrtkiUu. intO which Silt'" is often M l luJ.
arc put into this Fltfr;4ft . for recouring lhe
M,t.l imbibed.
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Of tht FU[DT..1, or Nt/tiftg Ftlrnace.
THe Fllfn, F"rw:, iI; that. in which all
ware eaflIy melttd by rhemfclveJ; I and
it is a much in ule among Mt hm
of Mn..Js for Coi ning M .. " : alth ,Api"',./-
,_ is meltrd in thefe FI, rem. and linged
with Tillfi lll or CJ ... i..,-iJ I as il known to
the experienced.
CHAP.VI.
Of fhl! SollJtory. or7J/jfolviHgFurn;ce.
THe Di!,hltlrJ. (H' DiI'/f);"1. F.,,,,",. Is
made "']th a PAl fullofW.r :r. with I ,,.
1.jIr t,m, in' which Other 11fjI,.",tllll arc
Artp , jlflf] retained . t hat they F .. 1l not: thefe
are the V.Jf.II, in which every Dijffillfi i.
- made. And rhi. is the En'''' of the F"1,,,"I,
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CHAP. VB;
Of thl! Fixatory Furnace , or Athanor.

T
He FiJrel'" ",,"". mull: be made after
t he manner of meFlUNl,or C.ki_; -
./111 a in it -mult: be ret a deep PMI' lull of
fifl:ed AJMs. But t he Y,ltl, with the M"rtn'
to be fixed . being fir.it fi rmly fealed. mull
be placed in (he Aflxl, 10 (hat
t he of the AiMs underneath I alld
above the Cimut _of the YII (!. may
anfwmng. to the of four ,i'!t"'1
or accordmg to 1'fhich voo dtflre 10
fix : became fixing one. a grealer Fi" is
required, in fixing another. By Ihis
by this IV., the A,d,,,,
attaIned to t he W. rtof the M., ifltr) J
which I M,,, truly I is "J<nown
to be fufficiently In Our lJu ltj J
and by thofe efpecially I who arc true
S.MChrr,of r,d!,. '
This is the Pi!.l(t. of the A lb.nr. Yet if
. any alit can, marc ingenioufiy invent the
like, . let not OL1f !Wllll;'" retard him from
fo domg.
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The Second this Book, Of Thit'g:
to h prtparttl.
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C HAP. V I (L
of tht Prrlaratiol1! of
and
I
N this Ch"lur 1l'l'ilI declare the
,i"l1 of and firft pf Mew,?:
,yhich it you, would pc:rfeCl:ly fublime. yO\!
mutt add to every pound-pf it r'wo pounds
and an half of CQ"._" S.lr, ", . and h<llf a
pound of . . Morti 6e .r,he 1I1,reM?
wholly. gnndlng all together wl[h V,,,e,t.,,,,
un!i1 nothing ()f the Mert_q apptar living
in the M,x/.r; I and fublimc it , 3$ rou know.:
it is pro/iTable. . '
, ' R.d is thul fubl1ined. Oot
pOund of "it is and pe; fe{tIy wtIl
ground wgetller. with cine of S .. h4
p'r."" and ,one pound of YitrM. and from
diem it is_ ,rublimC'<i Rla and SpiuJHi. But
'..Arf"ic!t.. is fut)linied' thus From (Ill"
pound of the of Ytlllll, half a pound.
of C,mmoll 5111(, and one quarterof a pound
. Of Altom calcined. Firft mortifie thefe with
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Yirui.,.. diem oller 'I r;ri, ' until iM
whole I' and
dry., Jbrnng as. before I and . \
do this the third time: thenfij/).. ':- O"WJiitt
lime the * AZ'},II_, and it is Mlllt, r, "-
profitable. ,. , -_. - ---
S"'phNr boiled in a .. and dryed i.
fublimed witli ' t he fame F,ctJ" as
thit. of .the 'Fi/jllli of' 'Jk,,.'!I,
Inro the afoteflUd Y'ifolls Jl'It F..b"!sof,M.tr1f
or the t\1ereof beaten to p'.,...u,.."f."',.
.,iIi," i! fubli.med fepm Silk, ttr:
MII.chAft. are itblimelf ,
In Our S_""f 'i , Put S,dui' .41-
and Vi'r;'iI. are pteP!l.rcd
lU We have Mficic:ntly Writ in Our .&,tof
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o/,thC' mid S3t'l.!h1.
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ft, t."ell1"hicened J then keep tlle' farne for ufO:
.. S"f..Iff. i.1 calcined after the BJni:: maMer as
1'!1"" i but 'it, muf!: bctubi6cd, ' u M'"
p""';. ',ott tQ kept. . ".


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PI 1" Venus.an"
Jt cal.cined: In. ,thl;: afor:efaid.
.. g, /I put enherthe Fd,'l' of C,fP".
CI'"k1iyicielr,' or whh JlUlverited.
Or oMth s.lfh .. ," bdng anointed. with C, ...
.... 0,', ' and 10 it i"aJoinCd in three or four
b;;". with ftrontl. F;'6. what it
taldned, that.lt .may tall oft' from t he Pl,m,
which again caltiix:: alfo. when the Ccki .. l,
is Deaten " re-calcineit, until it be very weU
rilbified, and fo keep ii:. '. ,- :"
#1fJ'1 being -filed is caJcined jn the afore-
D.id ' piu "'. until 'til very well rubjfied,
m II. impalMble.
iOOdi. AixI. it i. called C'HIII .

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Thi"g', with Firl moderate or ftrong j
"din& [Q the E1IIiglMJ of Thing. TO becakintd J
a. i, evident in Our Of ,b,
Ii,." Prrfdl MAli/it!!, bul all Blli," are
calcmed . as.in OurT'jf"",ntl, .
CH A P. XII.
Of tht A!JIlItions of tht Ca/xlS of C:om.
611ft BoditS.
THe AS .... 'i,,, of all 1l,Jj" combuft and cal-
cined. i, thus made: Firftyou murt have
large E.rth,iJ r.ff,t. full of hot (\eet
W<lttf". Wi th t his wafh any of a liM,
calcined. flirring if often, t hat all the s.k
and may be dilfolnd I 'thm when ic
bath lerled. c'tacuatcthc W .. tlr warily. thac
none of the IlI J,_ pars out with lhe !At;',..
Put the CAkj/Ult again intO Hot W'". and
repeat the LM.,", 11 1 before, unti l it be perc
realy well walhed I then keep it. .
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tbt "l "uraJifJIs of Calxes
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I Nttrll,j"u of 1'(afbed. thus made,
Dry the "aOi<fc.k I afu;Tward,
io dillillcd Vi. ,.-. L&. ;a. Qf C,._. s.Jt.
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RICh AfI_, -SMr am'" t ' of each twoOun": But its F,,,ZlIefJ innate in the /lciiJt of il'lGt';'
ces. With thil WAfn imbibe Four Ounce3 of mull: be palliated (or
h
'0--' 'd d "d d,y-C I ,', with a M<Jic'"'' the greater part of wh.ert t ea , ... al wau,e QI If X, un L f .
it hath drunk in all the raid WoO'''''. then co!),t .. in! in it fe!fthe
d
' d h h uti according to the E,,'f.' ''? of .An, as IS by
rylt. an rdcrve t C-Idllle ",r c. Us often demonftratcd in Our S_",. Qf Ptf' ...
C HAP. XIV.
Of Rttll4f1ion of Calxes;n/o a Solid
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R J.ailM.Or : that "allied and !ocmlted
Cdx, - n-.thusmade: Wa.(hthe'lnrated -
C.JxWith.diftillcd 1.)rilH, antil you
t'raCted aIL me s.u, and All_tl, with t ho
Pi/,hof the calcined B_dj, which, being dry_
cd, imbi bc:wilh
falve 10 one pd.Ind of the OJI, Two Ounces
of and One OUnce of S.lt.:.
tt':., But -of "the CJx ;there mull: be Four
Pound i and fuch mull: be made a t
feveral times , -drying ' and imbibing. Then
' alily dry it, artd caufe it 19 deCcend in a great
Dr/w(.". ahd reduce into ;i 'Colid Mo!{s. the
.Qf4J .. purged_lrom
by VIrtue ortht- F,n 'calcmmg > and from
f<>.':I' 'T
n
'tt/1r;
ri
'.l. , \'ihich in. R(,J.[li. " retain
t'l'uh the EAT!!I

rm_ll . ,,!lTd! h'a'd orct"l!'iS rok' ln'ltS" Mj,,",,_'
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C HAP. X"',
Of thr Solutions of
at/Jot ConJunlbons ,t ,hnn.
with urfai9 Proportion.
m,ry apprar with .UtUt Y
a/u,. tlidr Reduchon. .
B
OJit' are twofoldlr to
either by [he way or and
by PtT/ell with the 1m;-:
p""n; or by prepared for the puf-
pofr. But here We thal l declare . why die
'"ftlt perfeCts the bHp. rf.1 i and
the I"'p"ftn is redw.ccd to I't,-/.O ". With.
by Us generally demonftrated :
' and thefe I'repMAtiMJ in this ChApur vte
purpofc fufficicntly, and in a more fpcctal
manner to tre;at of. . .
Fir!l: We dL-dare. that
( as is aforefaid) by way o(
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and 11th!;, muft eidlrt be filed, or di':
infO Rnall Gr.'IUI. at is known : For
Ifter F , it i. by us poured OUt upon
bored (..II of fmall Ihlll, oyer cold W.u"'1
the W .. tr being fhongly Ilirred "hile t his is
dQing. Thil i. Our way of Gr.uwmf,' Thia
Gra.!." B.Jj dilfolvc in Our Diff,{.'t'fI' W ..
ttt. which iI made of S.Jt' pntr and Yuriol,
as to t he one half thereof; Of diffolve Fi-
6':, of the rame 8.01, into a Limpid W .. ur I
then add to it of rr""., prepared. toa third
of its own weight : Extraa the WAll>' I
aiw:I. re, en it I this do feven rime.. After it
js reduced intO Du,. prove it by its XIfWfn,
an4 you will f('joyce In thi.. that you !:lave
p eraled.
But becaule We have treated of thcper-
fe(t: A"-'.''''.''. of 1.,"ldi '''''' . We
will no" gi ve the fpedal. t rue . and certain
of every ,,01, : and bcgining firft with
f
Hf' t:r , . We Mter l'ou have prepa1'(d
.,.t .... , and rtrluc it, dllfoll'c the fame iu
he A i.i" of W.t\'f'l. and to nine parrs oC
fhi.s (ditl"olved a, We adjoyn one part
of T..Lt calcined and dilIOtved. , mixing the
clear W.ctm. 'This W,lttT re{tjfie by Alus-
!even and fe.verlin; :
After the laft R.m/i'ctHff.1S gue to It
of-the W":tT of S .. ll-, ! rtT, imbibing and dry-
illg and it innacleaJl 8"'-'. filftain-
ing I {"irin I alld tile CilJiri,,,.. For if you
CQIliOyn 4r":,IIl"llir,t. precipitateciand diffol-
.. . 'led,
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ted , at We faid, afl er R.J"Di,ff. yoo find
a noble BUJ. unOO the afore-mentioned Ir,...
, or'"s.
The R'f/_ ' ff. of Sn.,. is compJeatcd. it
bei ng r repartd and diffolved , "ilb a third
pan o itsrtd Ems:,,' alfo dllTolvtd ;
being prepared. a. before . 1'0u will rejol'ce
to fi nd it fo rair a B' df.
We, more fpecially handling t he
of Y''''. have declmd, l hat you ought
feven rimes, or ofintT, 10 rlifielr , wt m
ptepared and di ff"olvrd I diffi.lling off the lYot-
ItT, and reverting thnn thereon , each time.
Which being coagulate, thence make a molt:
noble "Grm'lU!r with s..J ""',u diffoIn d in
dillilled Villl r . ThaI Gm if, rubifie in a
and dilrolve it J to which
S.J.,i,. adjoyn a t hird part of prepared and
diffQlved LIIII III afterward and f"e-
verring Ihe Wll rt, of F' ntHIIl feven times.
Then reduce this into B,d" and you wiU
re joyce.
The R'I.;'1n1 of M.." i$ &Sof Y,,, but by
reafon of it. very guat }-',./,,,{,, you can
e:rpt'lt no good from it.
'The Rtl,Url tll of u ... is thu'l Diffolve and
coagulare it limes, DC" leaA: four
timcs. And to It dl ffolved , adJOyn the filed
rubifying W"tT1 . whkh We ha,'e declared.
and yOIl will find the B. d, aptly S,/IIT : for it
agrees wirh s,J, and remain. quietly with it.
In thi Ylg,. admirably wC'1I PUllted and
dilrol vC'd



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ditrolved. rna, be a great help to you ; be:
aufe a moil dean. tinging, and lUted s.t.
, .., may be e:mafled from it, And I tell
you. that Mm"IJr] purified and fixed, hath
p<;l'fcr to palliate (or iIIuRratc) the F'/lbufl
or h.,,,ftU B''''''I and fixed &.lpbllT
trac!ed pure from 8"&" to colour them with
Spk.4t". Hence you may collelt a II. reat S,.
n.,. .wt.. Tbat M"c .. ,,} and S.Jph",. may
be extraaed . M "ell from imperf('& S,iIi" .
''duely prepared. as from the perrea. For
purifi ed S,irifJ, and middle Mi __ AU. 2ft lin
lid" aDd very peculiar . for deducing the
W"lro ''''ftiJi, ..
The Third Parr, O{ lJctlus t o lu Itr-
ftOuJ I and of Alttfa/lvf MullCmn.
C HAP. X V I.
Of way oj p"fit1i"g aucrtll1:g
"'0 the Third Order. '
H Avi ng fullidemly tfeared of ali the
ways of pn-feiting I"'prrj.ll 8''1, ill
t he Secood Ori.T, We mult /lOW pars on to
the B . .. u,of the Third Or"l r. Butwhatthe
MrJi,iltrs.arc, and of "hat kind , both of the
fecon"
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fecOo1d. and third Or...,. if plainlyenouR,hde';
monftn.ted ill Our ZHt of the ,trfdt M<lt'-
It?; where we have wilh a competent and
u ue Dt",..j1rllt;;., thewed. that Our Swu is
procreated of t he s"jP .. Nct of Art",.1iiflt :
and this We did fuflieiemly, as in a fpula_
tive Therefore We int end here
manifell:ly to unlock the C/./"nor .A". ' and
it"i. thus: You mull: lI:udy to fefolve Uti .. ;
or S.l, into illo"'n Dry nr .. t.,. . which the
r"ltoO' call M",.'1 : and this fo, as a DIU
.it.A" Pr'JUrti, . (orthe s.L/uj1/. Yr .. ur ) may
contain only a part of the penea B.Jj . For
if with gentle Fi". you ..... ell govern tlu,-Fe .
you will find (in the (pace of forty .)1)'
th!lt B.a, converted into meer-YY4ttr, And'
t he fiin of its perfea D'ldllt'III. is BLrdl.!,,/i
"ppearing on ,tl S""'fi'i'l. '
But if you endeavour to peTfea both W.,..v.
the Whitt, and t he Rul, dilfotve each of the
by it (elf. and keep it. This if Out
Arltwwitl. Utraaed from A'l'lltfll1l., ..... hich
We intend for EmIIl.t, But the ,.p. to be
fermented.; We eXlraa , in the ufual man
ner, from imperfeD: B.d.", And ofthi. We'
give you a general R"I'1 which i., that the
Whit' '.ft, is extrall:ed from l"pi,",' and S.
III'. j but the Rt" from Y ..... and S.t., ... Yet
tfery B."J mult be dill"ol.ved. by it fdf in tht'
Ftnfln".
CHAP
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C HAP. X V II.
OJ Iht Rrgi1llrn of Jupitclt ani Saturn.
B Ecaufe We inttnd in thii Ch.pm to de":
monrtratc the Rtfi.,,,, of T.,iZtT and 8..
'",./1, We firft fignifie. that thii Cb.pttri.for
the W.6iu. and the way il thus: R- lilt, r .
of molt titan r ... and melt it, to "'hleh be-
ing in F11IX. add {wdYe pounds of ",ell clean-
tb;I ltiTTing the whole, that they
may be mI xed. This M ilrt/lu pUt imo a ,jUtl,
ba\'ing a NJ:.. of a foot in length, which
,bi'/ place in an ,Atb.,"". and likcwHe a
IIOIher I'ltitll with 5.01""'_ fa prepared I admi-
ninting a gemle F I r< to them for a w..,t In
which time yoo will have a ".If, diffolvN .
fit ro be with the Frr.,."
aOI'ding to the Pr.,.,ti whkhWclhal1
bere following {heW'. Let there be rour parrs
of the 1.pter ,."m . three parts of s..r-,
one,part Of,the YYui!, F'l'WOnlt.
being dlfrolved. as We [aId, muD: be
through their leart pam. and fet in rllrrt-
f .. (aftcr thc manncr of Our
Of modcrate Fir,) for !hcn DA1J: thinimc'
ellpired, let them be takcn OIlt, "'cli miJcd,
Ind their l1lOfe liquid PIfNI e.prdred through'
a C/f/h. Whu remain' thick. put into a
well tealed GI.[s, lfhich place in thc .Ath .. n r.
..
. , ..
. . _. .
--._ - j -.
t<>-
thct:eofi
to. my, S'"""i
, '
. ...
J. ' ____
C HAP. XVIII.
' . .-.' - ,
'.of thr Rrg(mtuJ Venus 'a"J Satln"ti ..
".
OF'the Pllftr of P,1I111 let there be
pounds, of S.t",.. two, and or 'Fff-
IlUfit one. Of thelb perfealy dilfoJvcd. make
their !eaft P..,t, . mit1t
keep in H,III. as In thc Wbi,; i, taid . EJrtr;u!
the Will". __ and wi)at remain! in Ihe Chtb -
pUt into ;I' '!eH fealed GI.[I, for three W"./
,;Ihm' II OUt. and render to it a third
P"!t of its own rel"erved H,''''tr,. and CQlt ..
*' In thc do thrice.
V BUf
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... .
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CH"'P, XIJC.: , ,

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( '9' )
take fill; Of Ymlt li&. 4, (If
diffolvc:d,l;b. I. Coojoyn the W.rm,
for .fc:v.en..D.oJ1With gent le F i N in a
as in MAYs. with their whole
""I augment the leifilrely for
I'evenDA" . and let it be as Firl of S
But for other {even DATs give it
fomewhat more ltrollg I t hat tbe ,.,.ho!.e
"'n: may be "fixed with il. Thil P' W4"
in a and int retain with it
',." of;the MlYCIIT] (wbich you will eartly
if, you kno .... how to 'calcine) it is
bot if flO( , again" put it to be
it ' be fufficienliy fix:r . TbiJ mult:
with 'Rl4 reduCIng . 'Ibi"l' I Ind
find yOuf uu,.icoloureiJ. uanf-
,oj. which higbly eneerri . For.
well St.., in OUf PO' / 'I. you will
' Our : C. -F4erMi, ,, I upon' what
SUlfehrr ought to his
. -,-------------------------------- . ' .' . '
rre.tt
1
!CI!1', ...
. ' " 1) "','
, ' ;
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C HAP. X Xl .
OJ tht Rtglmrn of Mercury
,
In the
, and,thence make an
.A,"VirA.
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. . " . 'iw WAt". am! this w .... '" a"ay to a
"A,.lHIiu, For the full" w .... , the P",,"'" " third parr. and expofed to Air. or
."5: or Mtn",.,y 48 ounCCl, ors.ll ounce in 8. M. or In DII"!. ror certam D ....
'J. 1...4 I ounce, of YUill I ounce. and 0 For th::n it will be01 or L ...... , and Fm.mlf.
:;.UII' " I Ounce. Mdt thefe B.JjIl; firft Ihe: which keep for theW/,itt.
h nNJand LII''''I fecondly, the &1, thirdly.
C HAP. XXIII.
Take all OUt of the Fir,. having
r:''!lted them jn a large Crllci6/, . and your
Mtm,? in n::adlndl made hot in another I
... when the.raid MII.dt begin to' harden, . hrmn:t 'f Sol. for Rni.
in: the Mtn"A'J] leifllrelY . ftirring the
!'vId:t ... , '''ith: a Stul, it again 011.
-:bC' Firl,- and. taking jt off, ' .until they be all
_"ilh t he whole Mp-e*'] . . This
:,1,..//.";', put 10 be , diffol'M for kvCII
]).'111, eitratt the W .... ,tr "idi a. CI.th. make
rhe R'fi'--!/volalilc:, adminifir.i:.ngFirl of
.. 't illl, Thi&again imbibe .with iU'whole YYil ..
:" , and PUt .it to be I land again
.,,) be dr:yed 'for forty D;'jil.,;) and ' you 1YiI1
;::ld a 5t." f . which plit to'. be fUI. and
" ou "ill .have a SUI" augltlentable to l.pllit}.
-; hc:rd"ore keep this B .. l:... even from thy
.. ... n Sfll; becaufe it eJl"pounds all 'liilJl',
We have Writt en in divers BHll.
: ,--
T
He FlfWr.r of S.lis made, 'l'l"hen GtIJ is
diffolved in irlovrn WM". and decoded
and prepared according to (he afore(aid Ch .. t::.
f, r of the Ferm,,.,. of Untf. For (0, it WIll
be the Ftrmtllt of S, I, for the whicll
ket!p
C HAP.
X XI V.
Of Fwmtll l D[ Fn'mmt upon
ry. as WtJl for lJ.I for tht
Red.
C HAP. XXII.
THe C. mp,litilJl of Our MIJi&ilt; which!,
called Fm.'." f FmfU"t .p'" MIT'",.,." IS
... madefof the Whitt, afterthislll3lU1C!":
thr of Luna, for Whitt. the FlYWt. , o:f LII...... which is 0," . and
. add to it tWIce fa much or Ar{.u:l tllblrmed
. of z.,. ..... for t he VPbitr il made, and dill"o.Ived in w"", I then to both there
when us. is diffolved in its 9'1'1"n c.,..,.. - - . V 1 add
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add of MimI''} clitrol'i'ed, as much as of the
Ar{"idc.: MIx the Wum. and (et t hem 0-
,vet'" a Fi" for one D., to be inCO(JlOnllred
Afterward ,: the W.ct"
and revert I t J this do fift een runts ,J lb in-
. cerating it "ill be fl uid, at fufiblcw ......
Then to It as P'irji" W ...... melted,
commiX them, and.proje{t the Mi}#,IrI upon
wa(hed I according as (hall (ecrn ex_
pedient you' , for that reCalved il aug-
rnenrc:d In vertueand weight.
Blit if (ni. fin.mt -f 'Fir"w" be' made for
t he Rtl/: Dif(olve sJ In ino..-n w.ctt1' (aU
the C,."jiti,., oftbofc W./O'I, and of other
n i,,!I. are fufficicndy treated of in Our B.t.t,
Of,f, ,(Iwl.ti.la.j' PnftDi wht::refore We
have here omitted them) loonepart oft hat
Ci.,b/ add twO partS of s.lph",
difrolved In the fame W .. tIT with it
and three pam of M I mI'] diff'olved. LenD
rhcte be truly diffolved imo molt clear WA.
t w . which being mi:u cod: for onc DA,
.t hat they may fermented; then e:mad
W.ct,r times , coaeh rime fe-vening
I"ur.ct, ..... Lth 'j'ellow v,rr.i", w..x. that
IS , with halE iti weight of 0'l ot Bl" J or
OJlof Ba l '.: 'theri projeC!: upon Crude M';'cII-
FJ, aCC'Ofd,""a! (hal l fcem ellpediem fO
you. .
Here note, that if you perrea this Md.i-
, illt, according tOthe MrtlHJ We have taught
(in the Third OrJer. of OUr s..,f Pnftll;'lI)
, . . . of
( '95 J
of the of ' Mt,t"Mrf; you
will .fi.nd. lif Rill"",";',, COlf the; :W"o\ and by
thereof. that one P",t ti ngeth in-
finite PArt. of M i mi? into moft high s.r;
more noble than any natUral G.14.

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C H AP. XXV.
A RtcapitJlJat,"DtJ
of tbt A1;Ithor.
tbt Expcriinentfj
. .. ..
F
Or as much as 1 intended in this Y,IJIifU
to drdare al l dubious no'", I will
conclude my with all the true Exptri-
_ ' , which have been proved ll!ld tr>yed
-by me; ' By there rrue D!nr.cti."" the nnI"
SlImh" may perceive the YtrifJ. or F4'J
ofdiversSopruflic'a.1 R:,iPII, and 10 not fpend
histimc unprofirably.' I and likewife difcet"
'What i. acid. in Rtuipr'r-of faue 0,".
firft of Spor.", tm(y. and afuf'lt"ard$
confequentiy of others, ':11 lVeU of Btltii'l.
al of" SpifjtJ, witli M,th,," Wc,
10 fpeak . . But. thia C'_II" II
p",,,: .Flflt the of
thc Alll:lttltl proved by Us .: . Secondly;, the
of them all . . Yet. as WC'-havc
begun. We muft firll: intill thafe wtrolr
.-hieh are _of .
V.
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A good DI.JjIU;'If I\( of R,Al, ,,, i. of
'.IIrl""uiw fublimed. J 3. It of r"". w-
aned. J J . gri nd and incorporate" and put
in a phiAIwith a Nut of a f(XX in
length, and it$ orifice to wide, as lwoFingm
may : let it l\lted and fet oyer a
Fir, . covered with a Club, Firlt make a
gende r;u for a quarrel or an hour. after-
ward augment the Fir, underneath. and
r ound about. until the E",uCI be very hoc:
!ri1h !t ,,!ti . When all is break tllc
Ytfftl, and takc OOt what you find Mtt",liiul
lind make. of r;reat For I
"ill 00" fhew you the way, now rhi'
M i4;"t may be profitably mtified.
An Arrifi"',,,1 D,.JS.,j.,. Upon Till ..... (uf).:
Iimr one part of , fublimate M"'IffJ, and
11'1'0 parra of .A'r[lIIiirolfublimed. !Jocii it fhall
I"MtP. Thi , clearly. and very fpeci-
Oufly wnl t ensy't./ill' .
Another DtAl/t#j,,,, Imbibe three pam of
Mntaryfuhlimrd . t"o Arf_i,l
fublimed. .ith itk",] ddrolved.
t hey C;ight ,patu. To thefe. eighud-
;Ofn o lher eight pans Qf .Ar/.ief:. fublimed I
,rind rflem tOgether.. and flux them with
OJl ofT.q-l.r, lind yoU will whiten prtpared
Yu. , a't pleafure. , . -
Alfo another , Grind MI1.I/iu
"tIfith IS mIlCh of tbe C. IJt of I .. ,'!, and
imbibe the: " jlh the W#tT.. of SJ-
;ana dry .ansI grind;
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dillOlvc s,Ji of' T"fI"t_ in the W.ur of
fd". '" wh'h ..,hich 'hl imbibe the: ' Mrtliciu.
. R.epear incenting af14
(trying, arxt you W)U rejoyce forthu, which
We .have now related.
Another of Ours, Imbibe '_pi," calcined;
walhed and dryed, fb often with Mtt.J/j,..
,.Ar/tli":., with half fo much of fublimed
M.,.eltJ] , as until idiot", aod enters y,..,
for !t whitens the fa me (if firfi prepared)
fplendidly.
AlIb, .. port T.., .... ca.lcined, dill"oIved and
coogulated. fub/ime white.Ar[.i4 (fo thato!"
the .A1.it:k be three patti. but of the T .... i.4;
one part) reiterating the S.JJiwuti," upon it
four times; for it hath ingrefs, with them.
,adjoyn hair as much as t!le whole ii, of
S.'!illMl, Mwu!']1 grinding and inccrating
fOW" t imes with the w.," of SiCl_ .. ,...,.
r<lfJ, "!d Tttrt.,.. of each alike. With this,
"IleA cement Fepared Pum of
V ..... and me)t. and you will have a very
beaut irul 1li,t
Alfo Another, Grirxt Pllcined' and
incerated! to this add .Arr..,jfo\.cublimed, and
h;lIf a of Mm;_? fublimedl with which.
being well ground alld mixed. ad.ioyn a little
of the It'Attlof AM,."' .... ,. inceratlng upotl
a. M"fIf, j aftrrward dry and fublime. Re-
yen the llpon Ihe Frw,
aod fO;do thrice: the fourth mne
ifT!'?ibe tV.rrr qf Pt!". and

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"h'at .can\ SC.: rubJiO'lell; :;' Reiettate thi. :r-.
I ... ,. wttir 'ti: reniain ' fluid in- the )"'_.
Thi:,. prepared. will be
with B'iz/,i/iifJ. ' , . .
AIIP .. tJpon prepared of 1",,..,
fb often fubliJ)'lc $_Ii.,iIIt, aJ " until
lOme Of' the Ar[,.;'tre.nlain wi rl) it in'
me A/p"" '] of Fiu , That . imbibed with
W4t". or P''''' . and Jaftly inccrated with
rile ""MITer LIlIIA J and Mm,,? prttipitate.
lind io [!\e. c.od .,i.th OJ! of TfJ't.r rettjfied.
\lntil j[ fl ows t " wonderfully ', whitens : V, /l1I4
and enters' the feeond "cmu". if you have
.... j(ely walked in the 'Y,J/?Jot- thil Ar', For
1 have eJfewliere filid.: that if you obtain a-
n1 partor Mtrt,,? precipftated. in theM'x-
''''''; you "ill walk more fplcndidly; cfpe--
it,tbe )Yiit, ditrol,ed wilh
t be MITt . ,] " ditroll'ed . aftcr a cmain Fin-
.fNII orit . be adjoyned by the Mt4i.. of
/M'rrllllih, you "m find. i that you 'hnc
walked nigh the wiy it felf.
BUl" ,be:caufe We have pl'Oved. that 7_-
1.it"; in the whoienrft
OrJ", il tOtayy unprofitable, what M."ifttTJ
fi)ef,e'r 11' in "its I ,.Ub
S"'.,. a"nd I ih'erer<;>re. in Our S_
,riftSi.,: VVe _ aiflgned to it a
Qf the Third OrJn. I becaufe [her,e, It IS moft
excellently adorned, 'is-Is often prayed in
Our (laid SOl '"it!li,., and We ha.ve
now proved aiid aperlmced At !.o,.
way"
(299 )
",.yet. 'Yd: We have Written more'
?li.!, tOUching thc .
C H AP. XX V I.
S"JoTtS.
N0w 1 begin t6 fpeak or M!r'Nri.-l
- - or ( sf ms) make a ell",,,t of Lith.',i';
of Silver , and S.d: A1II . .'d, of ( or
5.44) put the C,_.t fjrft into a
Thid:'!ltf, of ' one Fi,,!" , upon that put a
Gl.i , of the .A",.It.UI.ui,. of MIfflI',. and
z.... arid pUt on the remainder of the
_Ill' that the Gu" may be in the midft of
the CtIfRlIt. Drjt Lute. and. fet the C,,,,i_
ill in a gentle Finfar haIfa D." l.eifure.l,
augmeriting the Fi r , I and fo continue 11:$
leifurdy 1.,,,,.[,. from the Evening. untp
che Dawning of the Day, whh moderate
I gllit;, . at laft. ,. Then take it OUt. prove it
'by C'IU,iri.", and it will be z.. .. in weight.
and' -SllJ'tii'l and much better' in FiJf",i" ,.
Alfo. .Awutg;_" L .... wi th Mert..., '-
to which adjoyn il much of S.ullJ'tI, as
t here is of the LttIU. Put it intofuch a e' Ne;-
Ilf, as that Ih!"("e rourthr of it may"be rinp--
ty. pour _00 it 0,1 of and cod it,
UntO C'w{_p,iI. or the 0,1: after"aru
" it for twO Hum in a moderate Fin, and
there

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)
"ill be, Zeyer,ted a with
a lLule Stt., prq'c by
",_. and you will find your iM .. aug-
mtflted in S,.Ji'J. and.
AtlO another. worthy to be thought on ;
(irind lJIu amalgamated with MlTt *"]. with
twice (0 much .Arfoirl:...l to which
adjoyn a tcn-fold of .A-.dl ""'tU, J
Y,./IU. fli t", of UII. ( I fuppofc Y" " , ) and
Gri rd the whole and till", and re- ,
'cluee jnlO and it lhall be 1"dl with )'OU.
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C-H A P. XXVII.
. PI thr "Citrjl!41i 01l , or of
. : Luna,
H A'ing guided roo t? the K_l , Ju 0(
. thofc D,AlS .... , wuh the AhI,Jirry .
_We nQW come (peak of t he Cjrr' 1I4Ii u q l
more (pecially. than We did in Our
S.-. f PtrftfJ.... DilfCill ve Our Pbil('peirt
Zl''''fl'. deduced from prepared, in
theW",," of tile Dj/dlll'" of l,M". I to which
adjoyn half fo much , at it (elf is . of M f r-
<IFJ rubificd by Sd/i_jp. and in fome
' . and d!lTolved I to there . add at
much of {"If dJlfolved. as t he Z]. i .". it
is: from ferm,enred foroneday.
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httall the W.ntrby DijhnMi,.; and
it I do t his ten times. In the end coagll-
bl.e . ahd. reduce into ' J!ftl] i and you
feJOYccfbl' this / lIVtIUUII. _- .
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Otlierwife " Di ff"ol ve Zl" i irr and our C,,-
'MI prepared ' with the SlfU' ",II,i,,, of
''"1. umil it wax RIA; adjoyn' at much
S.& ,.iM: , and fublimei r thrice from that
C",III, " hich dilkllve, The C,m .. and ZJ-
. ilfr muA: be C<jllal, to " hich adjoyn as
much of .c.. ... ditrC>1ved as there is of bmh.
Do al you did in t he precedent, i nCCTItiug
and reducing: for it IS ealic,
Alfo . We will !hew yOll another way
more C"olfle I Rc of CrKIII and Z,.i.r difrolvC"d,
of each a like ... .a1llit} , adJOyn to them
as much GilA dillOlved. Incale as before,
i n t he EIOJ coagulate. and give 10 thee ... -
,.un a fOllrth part of itl 9:wn weight of the
OJl of smf mr I and prO/ ell: upon fo much
u .. . and It will be a r.1IiI.rt with a Ci ,ri.,
JlJpta.
Qrherwife and beft, Make a WIf"r of Out
Zll1ill"f. and of Our faid Cr"lIs. and im-
bibe the C. Loc" or S.I and Lllilif (equal
pan s ) therewith . until t hey have drunk in
t heir own "'eight orit. In the end.lnccrate wit h
t he 0' of .A_Wilt . and ']>"", and re-
duce mto a noble !..If.
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" AIIb';Suhlimc OUr CrtiJPo.
""" to which thcn adjoyn. ana Zr
iii .... fiam "hich 'wtll commixcd fubfimc the
cxtla&ed' from . die : afotcfaid.
t"ice or t hrice: and in thc EIIJ dilfolve thc
'Whole . to whiCh add a third . part of Gild
- diftbtved. Inccratc as before, alld congeal
then pro)ctt: upon Stl and LIlli., fo that of
J,.r14 tfjete be :two pam 0' anel of Stl one I
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ami it "Will be" goOd. .
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