RAilIOlII LULL'S TESTAilIETIIT

Conclusion for Understanding RayrnondT,u1lyrs Testament

o r C o d i ci l l a n d h i s o th er Books, and aLso the Ar gent- Vive on w hi - c h
t h e w ho l e i n te n ti o n a l
Intention does Depend, which is other w i s e
cal]ed RAYMONDS
REPERTORY
OR I}WD{TORY.

The Final

Bu t o u r S e cre t P h i l o so phical W ater is compoundedof thr ee N atu r e s , a n d i t i s ]i ke to a Miner al W ater , in which our Stone i s
d i - s s o l ve d , a n d th e re i n i t is ter m inated, W hitened and r ubifie d.
F o r i t i -s n o t j o i n e d to the wor k, unless essentially m oisten i ng
t h e p a rts o f th e d i sso l ved Stone, whose Phlegm pr eser ves the w hol - e
W o r k f r o m co mb u sti o n ( o r bur ning) , bV the m eans of the Ar tist s
I n d u s t r y.
is
Bu t lcro w th a t a l l i ts substance, that is the phlegmaticall,
b y d e co cti o n se p a ra te d fr om the whole Compound,but our Phle gm
i s t h e mi d d l e su b sta n ce , and the fir st
W ater of M er cur y, in w hi c h
t h e b e g i n n i n g o f th e S tone is, that is, its dissolution,
neither
d o e s i t e n te r w i th i t, although they embr ace one another with the
Bo n d o f N a tu re , u n l -e ss as a Phlegm m oistening the par ts of the
t h i n g s , a n d n o t g e n e ra ti ng nor augm enting; W hence the r adical l
m o i s t u re s a re th e e sse n tial par ts of the Stone imbibed in the
t h i n g s th e mse l ve s, o f w hich alone the par ts of the things co ns i s t,
t h e r e f o re b y i t, i t i s augm ented and nour ished.
But it is the
truly germinating (blooming, sprouting, or growing) Nature, which
t h e m o re i t i s d e co cte d with the Phlegr n; in its Vessel, by a F l r e
f o r c i n g (o r sti rri n g )
i s the mor e ingr afted into ( or fastene d w i th)
a 1 l - a n d e ve ryo n e o f th e Par ts, it is ador ned, and so m ade fit ter
t h a t m a n i fo l d F ru i ts ma y be gener ated out of it: For this is
c a l - l e d th e mi d d l e n a tu re , and the Stone, Mer cur y, Ar senick, and
t h e n o bl e sp i ri t
p a rta ki ng of both extr eams, the W hite Sulph ur
and the Red, binding up Mercury ang converting it into better
Silver than that of the Mine. But the Phlegm in which is our

I.

Su l p h u r i s d e e o cte d , w h i ch is called GoId, is that in which the

h u m i d A i r i n th e su b sta n ce of M er cur y is spir itually
inter cep ted,
u n t i l its mi d d l e p a rt a l - so be condensed into W ater , by the m eans
o f t h e A cti o n o f H e a t o f the Body. For the Metallick Body as an
a c t i v e V i rtu e w o rks l i ke a male, and this because it is pr op er
t o i t , b e ca u se i ts H e a t is inclined in a humid, which when it
e n t e r s i n to th e p o re s o f Cold M er cur y it is passive and is al ter ed
by little
a n d l i ttl e ,
a nd so al- so that which is digested by a
( even in the sm allest par ticles)
n a t u r a l H e a t, i t i s to ta l ly
di s s o l v e d i n to Wa te r, b e ca use it is the pr oper ty of ever y Element
t o h a v e i n i tse l f
a co n tr ar iety and to act on its contr ar y; but
t h e p a rts w h i ch a re n o t dissolved into water ar e in the for m of
an Argent Vive Amalgamated with a Body, which cannot be dissolved
u n l e s s th e y b e mo re su b til- ized by sublim ation.
And ther efor e
l u t e ( o r cl o se ) i f yo u would di- ssolve it by coldness, then the
m o r e c oa g u l a te i t.
B u t the Heat of the Body does indeed diges t
a n d d i s so L ve Me rcu ry, a s well as is condensed into water , with
i t s p a r ts o f Me rcu ry, o ther wise di- ssolved. And so our Phlegm
o f w h i c h e sse n ti a l su b stanees it consi- sts, which Essences of the
El e m e n ts a re i n d e e d mu tually so dir ectedr so that the most of
e a c h o f th e m, w i th th e most of the other , and the least of one
w i t h t he l e a st o f th e o ther , is alter ing one another , bV ( or w i th)
t h e i r qu a l i ti e s.
Wh e n ce Alexander says: That they m ake a m i - x tur e
o f t h e E l e me n ts, b e ca u se the Elements wor k som e cer tain Effec ts
b e t t e r i n mi xtu re , th a n simple.
And this by r eason that in s uc h
m i x t u r e th e p ro p e r E sse nce of the Elements do r emai- n, which ar e
t h e p r op e r o p e ra ti ve P o wer sr &s appear s by our philosophical
W a t e r w h i -ch i s ca l l e d metalline, because it 1s gener ated ou t of
'
a M e t a l l i ck K i n d o n 1 y.
F o r in th i s w a te r b y Sulphur then is the middl- e disposition,
w h i c h i s b e tw e e n so ftn e ss and har dness by the ( means) m ediati on
o f w h i ch , th e re i s ma d e a passing' fr om the softness of Ar gent
V i v e , to th e mo st p e rfe ct har dness of a m etat.
W hence I say i t

2.

i s m a d e b y a d e te rmi n a ti ve

which par takes of the tw o

c o n t r a ri e s: N o r i s th i s an essential disposition of Ar gent Vi v e
a n d Su l n h rrr i n th e i r su bstance or Natur e' ?r r :t onlv z nzr f. o f them .
dissolution,

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rr

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vf

rvrrr

f o r m wh o se a l -te ra ti o n o f the Essential Par ts, they come una ni m ous l y

( o r t o g e th e r) i n to a n e ar thly m iddle substance.
T h e re fo re i t re ce i ve s a cer tain fixation,
as a Spir it of fi x ati o n , th e n e a re st to th e Rest ( or r epose) of fixation,
becaus e
w h e n i t i s fi xe d , i ts p hlegm is separ ated by desiccation fr o m the
w h o l e g e n e ra te d C o mp o u nd.
T h e re fo re to re ce i ve (or get) tfr e phlegm, condense Air by the
h o t a nd th e d ry, a n d ra r ify
the dr y, and you shal1 have the hot
a n d m oi st; th e A e ri a l l Vapour s is spir itually
r eceived in the
m a t t e r o f Go l d , a n d o f other things m ixt, and ther efor e they ar e
t h e s o o n e r d i sso l ve d i n to it.
But our W ater after its sepa r ati on
b y t h e A l e mb i ck i s i n C olour clear as conm onW ater , and in the
b e g i n n i n g o f i ts Op e ra tion by the filtr e,
it is pale in Colour
l i k e t he h e i g h t (o r to p s) of the Chaff ( or r ather the Bear d) of
W h e a t , th e C a u se o f w h i c h is the digestion conver ting the B ody
t o c i t ri n i ty,
a n d b e fo re it is separ ated by the filtr e
it is
b l a c k ; th e C a u se o f w h i ch is the Ter r estr ial
Cor r uption of t he
nlrcnrrna
v

for m ,

PaArr coveri-ng

although

And after
it

is

the

its

hiddenly

Spirit

1et

it

be not
compleat

White,
loose

But th e phlegm is
is

car ried

Va r ie d
in

but

C olour,

i n Vir tue,

so often
in

form.

the

also

black

the

of

Spirit

in

a corrupt

so.
d e c o c t io n ,

from t h e

wh ic h

is

d o n e b y ra re f a c t i o n ,

in d e e d

is

b o d y a n d c a rrie d

in

c o lo u rs ;

is

t h e p h le g m,

Fo r t h e

and certainly
and in

parts

brighter

wh ic h Wh it e n e s s

varied

S p irit

t h e ma t t e r

but
of
a ls o

by the

as often

is

but

p h le g m :

as the

because the
e v e ry

e ls e

n o t h in g

S pi r i t

p h le g m i s

d e c o c t io n

a u g me n t e d in

is

not

va r r i e d .

we J - g h t ,

power.

For when the black

fi l tr e ,

the

svuJ

is

matter

imbibed

with

g ro ws wh it e

water

after

separation

u p o n t h e P o rp o h ry .

by the

B u t th e su b sta n ce o f this
Q^ini#

nf

fh^
errv

VT

VPIM

W ater is the br ight

which

Bodys,

the

in

Book

of

and illum inati ng

Nature

was united

to

t h e m e ta l s a n d co a g u l a ted by fir e,
that is by the m iner al Vi r tue;
a n d w h e n i t i s co a g u l a ted it is found ( to be) par taking of tw o
N a t u r e s a n d e xtre a ms, for it is par tly fixed and par tly Vol ati l e,
( or
a n d t h e re fo re i t i s ca l l ed the medium in which the fixative
f i x i n g ) V i rtu e i s, a n d whil- e it is fixt and follows ( or takes
a f t e r ) tfre p ro p e r n a tu re of a m etal.
For this is cal- led Sul phur ,
a n d a h a rd l i q u o r

su b l i med after

DnrrrAon

can never

v v Yue!

rar

+v !

F'n r th iq

iq

as to heat
o f w hich
in
it

is

not

str on g er
Ar gent

in

it

is

and of
other

vive

V irtues,

in

which

it s

vq"

-n

the

A rg e n t

t wo c o n t ra ry

as to

V iv e

o wn n a t u re ,

a re t h o s e

as a passiv e
not joined wit h
nl

o n e k in d

of

any

in

t h e ir

Spirit.

mo i s t u r e s ,

Ro o t ,

the

o n e d e g re e .

one

But

Vi-ve; yet this Argent

d e g re e wh e n it is jo in e d wit h S O L, s i n c e

V ive
?r r r f

substance

into

LUNE and Argent

a certain

argent

SOL is

rvrrrq4v,
fo mq l o .

degree

in

be made a liquability

from t h e

S OL, and the

differs

is

but

oenerated

and coldness

another

Vive

+here

the m anner of a Spir it

Contrary,

b e c a u s e it

has other

o f He a t .
jo in e d

ma t t e r

is

A rg e n t

V iv e ,

because

in

wit h

S0T, as an Agent;

a . S t h e ma l-e wit h
reality

the

the

middl-e

nature

o f A r g e n t V i ve h a s d o mi ni- on over the matter of gold, and cor r upts

.if
;+
:+
a
ur a s r-r
r-E
a cte d u p o n it like a mal- e; but it not only cor r upts
i t , b ut a rte ri n g i t e n ter s into the fixt and hot hum idity of s o].,
w i t h t h e S p i ri t,
(i ts S pir it)
and this by the mediati- on of that
S p i r i t i n w h i ch th e B u d ( the Spr out or Gr owth) if both of th em i s
c a r r i e d.Wh e n ce S OL i s n ot joined to Ar gent vive, nor Ar gent v i v e
t o S 0 l, b u t b y th e mi d d le substance , nor does the one love the
o t h e r , b u t b y su ch a d i sposition akin to natur e; of whi- ch o ne s ubs t a n c e' th a t i s, th a t o f Ar gent Vive exceeds the substance of SOI
i n a f o u r-fo l d p a rt (o r pr opor tion) because it is col- der than
Sol,; because the active Powers are. greater in so], than in LUNE
i n t h e b e g i n n i n g o f th e Confection of ( or m aking) the Stone .

Y e t t h e q u a n ti ty

o f th e matter of S0l does not in tr uth exceed.

tu
h or r s n n ' i n a
nf r
o n e p i e ce o f Gol- d; but it exceeds m or e in the w ei ght
l / r J-u E u
o f t h e L U N E ma tte r, b e cause it is of a m or e ter r estr i_al natur e
a n d o f a w e a ke r P o w e r, a nd it is ther efor e str engthened with the
n a t u r e o f g o l d , a n d w i th out it, it i- s weakened. For LUNE, thi s
a c c o r d i n g to a l l (A u th o rs) it be cold, vet it is hot in some
c e r t a i n d e g re e , b u t i t h as not so gr eat a power , that it can ac t
o n t h e p a ssi -ve ma tte r o f Ar gent vive, unless it be assisted by a
m o r e a cti -ve ma tte r, a n d ther efor e the Ear th of Sulphur is pr e par ed
w i t h A rse n i ck, a s a rg e n t vive with our sulphur .
But the pr ep ar ati o n o f S u l p h u r i s, th a t if it be boiled with its Oil, with a ti ttl e
o f t h e fe rme n t, i t w i l l within B days r etur n into a most r ed
Po w d e r ti n g i n g

S i l ve r

i n to

Gold.

Fi- nis.

5.