A RECAPITULATION

_Reader_,

I have taught in this Book, what the _Proprium Agens_ of Metals is,

by which they are naturally maturated in the Earth, _viz._ That the

_Demogorgon_ or _Sulphur_, is not only the Father of all Metals, but

also their Universal Agent, or Maturating Fire, by which all the Metals

naturally in the Earth, and by Art out of the Earth are brought to

perfection, and that also besides _Sulphur_, as the Universal Agent,

the Metals have their particular, or proper Agents, which help to

bring the Metals to perfection, as well as the Universal Agent. I have

also taught, that the Volatile Spirits of Metals, or their proper

Agents, do not only maturate their Metals, but also become good Bodies

themselves with the Metals. I have also taught, how _Sulphur_, as a

Universal Agent chiefly by Salts, may be maturated into a Tincture,

which Fixation by Salts, must have its due time, before you can make

it constantly fixed in the Fire, which length of time hath made many

Artists forsake the Work, altho’ he knew, that of necessity it must

come to a good Tincture. Impatience causeth this, that they cannot wait

the true time of the Harvest. Wherefore impatient Men should not meddle

with _Alchymy_, but rather think a Bottle of Wine, which is sooner

done than a Combustible Fugitive _Sulphur_ can be fixed. The learned

Ancients have taught us, that Patience is the Root of all Sciences and

Arts, wherefore then are Fools so hasty in their Undertakings? When

all Philosophers Unanimously testifie, that all Festination proceeds

from the Devil. _Paracelsus_ hath taught how to fix _Sulphur_, by the

help of a strong _Aqua Fortis_, by abstracting it from it four or

five times. But I have taught, how to fix it by the abstracting of a

strong _Aqua Fortis_, but once, in my Book _of the Three Principles_:

’Tis true, by this way it loseth its Fluxibility and Ingress, but this

may be restored to it again, which for certain Reasons, I did not

think fit to make known. Now being we know, that nothing fixeth but

_Sulphur_, and that a Combustible _Sulphur_ spoils the Metals, and

makes them Black, and a fixed one hath no Ingress, but when that is

given to it, it is fit to tinge the Metals, for whatever tingeth the

Metals constantly, must it self be fixed, or else it would not endure

the Cupel. ’Tis true, out of _Mars_ and _Venus_, you may easily extract

a Tincture, which yet doth not tinge constantly, except they be first

truly fixed. Very many have thought, that if they could but incorporate

a _Crocus Martis_ with Silver, that of necessity it must become Gold,

but they found themselves to be mistaken, for if _Crocus Martis_ should

be put upon Silver, it doth not tinge it at all, but again becomes

Iron, and makes the Silver brittle. _N. B._ But if you know how to

prepare a Red _Sulphur_ of Iron, constant upon the _Cupel_, without

returning to Iron again, and then draw out of this Red fixed _Sulphur_,

its purest Anima or Tincture, you have a Colour to tinge all the Metals

in the World. This is the Reason, that the Old Philosophers have so

often inculcated, to destroy the Gold: So that it cannot be reduced

into Gold again, and that then you would have the greatest of Secrets.

But I could do nothing more with such a destroyed Gold, till I learned

to give it ingress, for when it is destroyed it enters no Metal, but

if you give it ingress, then it tingeth, so also neither _Mars_, nor

common _Sulphur_ can tinge, if they have no ingress which you may

easily believe.

Therefore the whole Art to make Tinctures consists, first in making of

the red Metals as Gold, Iron, and Copper, irreducible, then to extract

their Tincture, and to give an Ingress. This labour is a very easie

thing to the knowing, but incredible to the unskilful; for I have some

years since, shewn to some Friends out of kindness the destruction and

fixation of such Metals, together with the Extraction and Ingress, very

plainly, and highly recommended to them this universal work; they have

performed the fixation, but the Extraction and Inceration they have not

done, although it is so easie that a Child of Ten years old may easily

perform it. My hopes were, that when they had perfected it, they should

give me some of the Tincture, but in stead of a recompence, they told

me they could not do it, which was because God kept his hand over it.

After the way that is here shewn, Tinctures may be easiest prepared

out of red Sulphureous Metals and Stones, and I have a small quantity

of it by me, which will tinge red, I made it before my Sickness, and

keep it as a memorial to my Posterity. Some perhaps may ask, whether

there be not a nearer way to prepare Tinctures for Metals, than by

Extractions and Fixations, which require much time and Costs. I

answer, ’tis certain there are nearer ways to fix _Sulphurs_ in their

whole substance without loss of weight, without any addition of Salts

or Spirits of Salts, very easie and cheap, _viz._ by the Universal

Coagulator into a Tincture, and by their particular Coagulators into

Gold and Silver. Concerning the Coagulators I have already made them

known, _viz._ that Lead is the Coagulator of Common _Sulphur_, and

Vulgar _Mercury_, Tin is the Coagulator of _Arsnick_, and _Cobalt_,

Iron and Copper are the Coagulators of _Orpiment_, _Sandarach_, and all

other Realgars, and that Gold and Silver are the Coagulators of the

_Mercury_ of _Antimony_ into a Tincture. Now concerning the Universal

Coagulator, ’tis not a Malleable or fusible Metal, but only an immature

Volatile Mineral, not much unlike to Lead Oar, and therefore the

Philosophers have called it the _Saturnine Magnesia_, and this is not

all one and the same, for it is found in different colours and figures,

so that he who will use them must well understand their difference,

that he may not take the wrong for his work, and so lose his labour.

The Ancients have not revealed this Volatile Mineral, but kept it as

a Universal Coagulator in the greatest secrecy, and that not without

reason, because they maturated their Volatile Metallick Spirits and

Tinctures by it. Yet the Volatile Tinctures may also be fixed, without

this Universal Coagulator, but that requires much time; therefore they

have used this Coagulator for an help, and so they could maturate the

most Volatile Metallick Spirits into fixed Tinctures, in a short time,

and this Compendium is the chiefest thing in the Chymical Art, see

the Treatise of the _Three Principles of Metals_. Now to return again

to _Sulphur_, and to demonstrate; that it may be easily made fixed in

the Fire, which is thus: Take one part of Common _Sulphur_, mix it

with three or four parts of Lead Ashes, put this mixture into a strong

Earthen Cementing Box, lute it well with a good strong Lute that will

not crack, when the Lute is dry, put it into a Cementing Furnace, or

into such a Fire, that in the beginning will only melt the _Sulphur_,

so that it may penetrate the Lead Ashes, and hide it self in them, and

so be initiated to the Fire, then by degrees increase your Fire from

day to day, till at length the Crucible become to be of a dark brown,

then increase your Fire still more, and continue this so long till the

_Sulphur_ becomes quite fixed with the Lead Ashes, and constant in the

Fire; and this will require eight or ten months time, during which time

the _Sulphur_ becometh fixed, and hath tinged and fixed its Body, the

Lead as much as it could, for it is not possible for it to fix all the

Lead after this manner into Gold and Silver, but only part of it, yet

so that an hundred-fold profit is made of it, if you proceed rightly

in the matter. The reason of the melioration of the Lead is this: If

_Saturn_ hath power to make a Combustible _Sulphur_, incombustible

and fixed in the Fire, so that it neither fumes nor burns, then it is

certainly as good and fit for tinging as another _Sulphur_, which is

made fixed by much labour of abstracting _Aqua Fortis_ from it. In this

Fixation the _Sulphur_ retains its Ingress, and therefore needs not to

be given to it afterwards, for it had an Ingress when it was not fixed,

and when it is made fixed it still retains it. This makes good that

common saying of the Philosophers: If _Sulphur_ shall first penetrate

_Saturn_, and _Saturn_ attracts it willingly by reason of its great

dryness, and unites it self with it, then it is said that _Nature

rejoyceth in Nature_. When it can be made red-hot with the Lead, then

it is said, _Nature overcometh Nature_, but when the fixed _Sulphur_

remains constant with the Lead upon the _Cupel_, then it is said,

_Nature retains Nature_. This which I here declare so plainly, all

Philosophers before me have kept very secret, but that I here reveal

such great secrets, I have a reason for it, which is not necessary for

every one to know. Now as we have here taught the fixation of _Sulphur_

by Lead, after the same manner the fixation of _Arsnick_ is to be done

by Tin, which becomes fixed with it in the Fire, to the great profit of

the Artist, it recompenseth him with Gold and Silver upon the _Cupel_;

and this Work the Philosophers always kept very secret. _Cosmopolita_

writes, that there is a small Fish in the Sea named _Remora_, which

hath such power, that if it fits upon the Stern of the Ship, it causeth

it to stand still, so that although the Wind fills the Sails, yet it

cannot move. In another place, he calls this Fish _Echineis_, which if

you read backwards, sounds Tin Ashes. Other Philosophers also write

of this work of Fixing, that there are always two sorts of Birds in

the Nest, or two sorts of Dragons in the Den, that one of them would

willingly stay, which is the Body, but the other which hath Wings,

would always fly away, yet at length it is by degrees so overcome by

that which hath no Wings, that at last it endeavours no longer to fly.

The same happens here to our Volatile _Arsnick_, that is, with the

fixed Tin Ashes, the Volatile part _Arsnick_ is always striving to

fly away, but the Tin Ashes binds and keeps it, that it is forced to

stay against its will, and also become fixed with its Companion. Now

as we have here proceeded with _Arsnick_ and _Tin_, and with _Sulphur_

and _Lead_, after the same manner must be done with _Orpiment_, and

_Mars_ or _Venus_, but with _Sulphur_ and the _Mercury_ of _Antimony_,

together with Gold and Silver, the fixation is performed after a

peculiar manner, which fixation I have already declared, and therefore

need not repeat it. This I would have noted concerning the Agents and

Patients of Metals, but I am very well assured, although this fixation

is very mean and easie in it self, that yet it will not easily be

imitated, and that because I have made known so great a Secret in so

simple and mean a Style. The World is full of Pride, and cannot give

credit to such mean things, but rather looketh after high, tedious,

and sophisticate things, which are worth nothing, if they are but set

off with fine words; God will have it so, that these great Secrets may

not fall into the hands of the Impious. Here, in the fixation of the

Common _Sulphur_ with Lead, and _Arsnick_ with _Jupiter_, _Orpiment_

with _Mars_ and _Venus_, I have spoken openly, and hid nothing, yet I

am certain it will not be taken in hand, partly because of the length

of time required in the fixation, which will deter many from this

work, many who shall read it will not be able to believe, that so

easie a fixation hath been done, because none hath hitherto written

of the like cheap way of Meliorating Metals, nor spoke so plainly as

I have done. Many will take Exceptions at my Person, and say, if it

was true what _Glauber_ writes of the easie fixation of the inferior

Metals, to transmute them into Gold and Silver, he would do it himself,

and thereby make himself rich, and not publish things of so great a

concern. To this I answer, that my great Age, and many weaknesses

will not permit me to take such things in hand, by which nothing but

Worldly Riches are acquired, which sometimes do Men more harm than

good, which I never did nor ever will seek after. If others will do

it, they may. I trouble not my self about the Mammon, but prepare my

self for a happy passage into a more peaceable Life, where there is

no strife nor misery, but everlasting Peace, and everlasting Light

reigns perpetually. But in that I have discovered these great Secrets,

by which those who seek after them, may become very rich, I have done

it out of a good meaning, _viz._ that if many by this shall attain

good means, that some of them at least may assist the poor out of

their abundance. To this end only have I discovered these Lucriferous

Secrets, and not at all to please the Proud and Covetous. But yet

although I have described all plainly without any reserve of the

Manuals thereunto belonging, I am very well satisfied, that God will

keep his hand over it, and will not indifferently give his Blessing to

all in it, but will so dispose it, that his gifts may not be misused.

And therefore I am very well satisfied, that Art will remain Art,

although it be never so clearly laid down before the Eyes of all Men.

To whom God will give it, him I envy not, but wish him Gods Blessing

with it, and earnestly exhort him, that when God hath blessed him, that

he by no means forget the Poor. _Amen._

A

TREATISE

CONCERNING

The Animal-Stone:

OR,

_Of that Animal Matter or Subject which God ingrafted into =Adam=

and =Eve=, as a Divine Portion or Patrimony in Paradise, and

which he still retained after his Fall and Banishment out of

Paradise, brought it with him thence, and after Death took it

along with him to his Grave, or to the Earth from whence he was

taken and made; What kind of Matter properly it is, and in what

manner a true Universal Medicin may be made of it. Faithfully

Translated out of the =High-Dutch=._

The PREFACE.

Curteous READER,

_Having in some of my last Published Writings, and especially in my

Fifth Century, treated of a certain Matter, called by the Ancient

and Modern Philosophers, =The Philosophers Stone=, which Matter they

say, God implanted in the first Man =Adam=, and which after his Fall

and Banishment, he brought with him out of Paradise, and after his

Death, took it along with him to his Grave, without revealing this

Divine Patrimony and Portion to any of his Posterity; so that this

great Treasure continued for some time hidden from the wicked World,

until at length it pleased God to open the Eyes of some honest Men to

know and discern this great Gift of God, which they also made known

to others, though this communication of theirs was of little use to

proud Worldlings, whose Eyes are only fixed upon outward Visibles, not

minding the inward Invisibles. Wherefore none of them could believe,

that so great a Treasure was hid in Sinful Man, as accounting nothing

worthy their esteem, but Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones, and casting

out upon the Dunghill as loathsom and contemptible what is far better

than Gold or Silver._

_And because some of my Enemies have slandered some of my Writings, as

if they contained absurd and impossible things; to the end that none

by their Lies and Slanders may be led aside from the way of truth, I

am resolved to set the Truths I have written in a greater Light, and

palpably to evidence before the whole World, that what I have taught,

=viz.= that a Mineral Aurifying Virtue lies hid in Vegetables and

Animals as well as in Metals, is no absurdity, but a great truth, to

the shame and confusion of my envious Adversaries._

_O thou Eternal Light, without the least mixture of darkness, Creator

and Governor of Heaven and Earth, send down upon me thy holy Spirit,

beam into my Soul a Ray of thy Heavenly Light, that it may enlighten my

Heart, Brain, and Understanding, that I may write nothing but what may

serve to thy Glory, the salvation of my Soul, and the enlightning of

many thousands that wander in the darkness of Error._ Amen.

OF THE

ANIMAL-STONE.

In the Name of the most Holy Trinity, I undertake to communicate and

declare to the dark wicked World, the great Wonder-works of God, and

Mysteries of Nature, and that with so much clearness and evidence as

never hitherto hath been done by any; so as not only the good, and

such as are taught of God, but also the perverse Worldly Learned, or

the most ignorant Rustick may comprehend, understand, and even handle

with their Hands, that I have fundamentally declared and manifested the

Mysteries of God and Nature, to the glory of God, and good of Mankind.

In order to perform the great Work I have undertaken, it is needful

that we know first, what the thing is, we are to seek, and next, where

we are to seek for it. The thing we seek for, is the Philosophers

Stone, which affords the Possessor thereof health of Body, and an

honest plentiful Maintenance. Now forasmuch as most of the Ancient

and Modern Philosophers, a few only excepted, point us to Metals, and

especially to fixt _Sol_ and _Luna_, thence to procure for our selves

this great Treasure, though they handle this matter with so much

obscurity, that amongst an hundred thousand Seekers, scarcely one is

found that attains to his desired End, most of them besides spending

their Goods and Estates in the fruitless pursuit of this hid Treasure;

whereof those in a great measure are guilty who persuade Men that _Sol_

is the Subject of the Philosophers, and that all other matters are

improper and unfit for their Work; But others again inform us, that

this great Treasure may be obtained a nearer, easier, and cheaper way,

without _Sol_ or any other costly Subjects; Concerning which cheap, and

every where to be found, Subjects, I have made mention in some of my

late published Writings, and particularly in my Fifth Century, yet not

so plainly as wholly to expose these Pearls to swine, for them to tread

them under their Feet. And forasmuch as several ignorant and envious

Persons have taken occasion to appear and contradict these my Writings,

as if it were impossible to find Mineral Virtues in Vegetables or

Animals, I am moved to stop the Mouths of these envious and ignorant

Back biters, and to expose them to the Publick shame of the World. I

confess I do not think these Slanderers worthy that I should take any

pains to confute or convince them of their Error, because I am not to

mind what such as they, but what honest Men, and what truth it self,

speaks. But because this demonstration may be of use to undeceive and

inform many Seekers after this Treasure, I suppose I shall do a good

work, in giving this evident testimony to Truth, whereby not only the

Mouths of Slanderers may be stopp’d, but the Eyes of the Deceived may

be opened to discern the Truth.

We proceed then to hear the Verdict of Truth in this Matter, whether

indeed such a Mineral Virtue be hid in Vegetables and Animals, as that

the Philosophers Stone may be prepared of them. And first we will speak

of Man, as being the Noblest of all Gods Creatures, and then proceed to

the four-footed Beasts of the Earth, the Fowls of the Air, Fishes in

the Sea, and all Creeping Things, and last of all to Trees, Plants and

Herbs, to see what the Almighty Power of God hath laid up and hid in

these for the use and welfare of Mankind.

As to Man, the most Excellent part of Gods Creation, whom God made a

Ruler and Governor over all his Creatures in Paradise, we know that he

was made very good, without the want of any thing that might conduce

to his happiness or perfection, which goodness continued in him after

his Fall, though much clouded and veiled. Forasmuch then as God hath

been pleased to lay up in Man this great Treasure, to the end he might

make use of it for his good and perfection, we must conclude, that the

Divine Wisdom hath placed it so, that Man may always have recourse to

it, and take thereof, (without any hurt to his Body) to the glory of

God, and his own good. For had God placed this Treasure in the Flesh or

Blood of Man, he would have been obliged to hurt and weaken his Body by

cutting a piece of his own Flesh, or letting out his Blood, in order

to prepare this great Medicin, which by this means would prove too

dear, so that most Seekers would rather want the Medicin, than attain

it this way. But God, who is the Eternal Wisdom it self, hath not been

guilty of any such oversight in his Works, which are all perfect, and

no fault to be found with them; and if Nature in any of her productions

prove defective, that is not to be attributed to God, but to Satan,

who whilst Man slept sowed the Tares amongst the good Seed, which the

Master of the Houshold had sowed in his Field.

If it be so then, that God hath not laid up this great Treasure in the

Flesh or Blood of Man, we may further enquire, where then we are to

look for it? Certain it is, that God, our Heavenly and Wise Father,

hath laid up this great Treasure in Man, where at all times, without

any let, pains or trouble, he may come at it, and have it for nothing,

_viz._ in the Superfluities of Nature, as Urine, Dung, Hair, Sweat, and

Spittle. I say that in these despicable Excrements and Superfluities of

Nature, God hath laid up a great Portion for Man, which he by reason of

his Pride, blindness and hardness of Heart, cannot see or perceive.

Another Question that may be here demanded, is, In which of these

Excrements this Treasure is most copiously to be found? To which I

answer, that it may be had from any of them, but in the one more

plentifully than in the other, but which is the most fit and proper

for this Work, I dare not plainly set down at present, for fear of

exposing and prostituting this Pearl to the Wicked and Unworthy, which

all honest Philosophers have so highly forbidden. But this I will do,

_viz._ most clearly demonstrate, by many instances, that out of all the

Natural Excrements and Superfluities, whether of four-footed Beasts,

Fishes, Creeping Things and all Vegetables, a Mineral Aurifying Virtue,

that is the Matter of the Philosophers Stone, may be had, and that

without cost and charges in all parts of the World, so that no body,

how mean so ever he be, but may have enough of the matter for nothing,

and needs not by his Poverty be deterred from undertaking this great

Work, that affords Health and Riches to him that can bring it to an

happy end.

I proceed now to those Proofs and Experiments that evidently make

out, that in all things (besides Metals) a Mineral Virtue and Power

is found, whereby the Philosophers Stone may be prepared. I shall

begin first with four-footed Beasts, because I do think it fitting for

several weighty Reasons, at this time to pass by the Mysteries that lie

hid in Man, that they may not be exposed to the Wicked and Unworthy.

Now these Excrements and Superfluities of four-footed Beasts as well as

of Man are different, according to their diverse Passages and Places

of Production, as Urine which makes its passage through the Bladder,

Dung through the Guts, Sweat through the Pores of the Skin, Spittle

through the Mouth, and the Hair or Wooll of Beasts, also through their

Skin or Hide, and accordingly are of different Virtues and Powers. Upon

this account we must conclude, that in the Sweat of Men or Beasts,

there is not so great virtue as there is in Urine, the former being a

suddain and almost instantaneous Generation, whereas the later requires

some hours time before it can pass through its several Chanels, and be

made fit for Natures separation. So likewise is Mans Dung a long while

a passing through the Guts, which in Man and Beasts are much longer

than in Birds or Fishes, to the end that the Dung might be the better

putrified and digested; Thus we find by Experience, that the Dung of

a Stork which passeth only through one short Gut, when it falls upon

the Grass doth presently burn and scorch it, whereas the Dung of Men

and Beasts laid to the Roots of Vegetables, or any way conveyed to the

same, do strengthen and invigorate them, and are indeed the highest

Medicin of Vegetables; as Country Farmers well know, who with the help

of the Dung of Men and other Animals are used to cure their sick,

barren, and overwrought Fields, Vineyards and Orchards, restoring them

to their former strength and fertility. But though simple Rusticks be

very well acquainted with the great virtue and use of Dung, yet our

great Learned Men cannot believe, that in such a despicable Subject

should be lodged such an Excellent Universal Medicin, capable to cure

the Diseases of Men and Metals; and the reason is, because they love

Pride and Idleness too well, will not put their hands to the work,

contenting themselves with what they know already, without searching

into endless Secrets of Nature. For this cause it is, that true Medicin

and Alchimy are advanced to no higher degree of Perfection. _Helmont_

complains of this negligence in Physicians, who leave the preparation

of their Medicins to Apothecaries, declaring, that every Physician who

desires to have good and rightly prepared Medicine must be both Master

and Servant, that is, he must trust the Preparing of his Remedies to

none but himself.

The present Subject I am upon, _viz._ the Excrements of Men and Animals

puts me in mind of a Story relating to _Paracelsus_, which take as

follows.

_A Relation of what happened at =Vienna= between =Paracelsus= and

some of the Imperial-Court Physicians._

_Paracelsus_ being on a time sent for by the Emperor to _Vienna_, to

cure some Persons of high Quality, whom the Imperial Physicians could

not help, having successfully performed the Cures he was sent for,

went to take his Leave of the Physicians, who earnestly intreated him

to leave some of his noble Medicaments with them for a remembrance;

whereupon _Paracelsus_ answer’d, that he would fetch something for

them; The Physicians, supposing he intended to bestow some part of his

prepared Medicins upon them, with impatience expected his return, who

soon after came to them, and set down on the Table before them a Silver

Dish cover’d with another Dish. The Physicians were very desirous

to see what _Paracelsus_ had brought for them; at last one of them

taking off the Cover, found a great Turd in the Dish, at which being

exceedingly enraged, taking for granted that _Paracelsus_ had done this

to affront them, they all departed, and when some call’d them back,

_Paracelsus_ said, Let the Asses go, they do not deserve this great

Secret, which I intended to communicate to them; And then added, He who

doth not know what Mans Dung is, knows nothing, and Heaven and Earth

are equally hid from him. With which words he sufficiently intimated,

that a great virtue is hid in Mans Dung. Thus much shall suffice, by

way of Parenthesis, to have spoken concerning _Paracelsus_ his Opinion

concerning the Superfluities of Nature, and particularly the Excrements

of Man, we proceed now to speak of the Excrements of other Animals, and

in particular of Sheeps Wooll.

_An Experimental Demonstration, that a Mineral Virtue is hid in the

Hair of Beasts._

℞. Of clean Sheeps Wooll iv Ounces, and pour upon it a like quantity

of strong _Aqua Fortis_, abstract this _Aqua Fortis_ wholly in Balneo,

and the _Aqua Fortis_ will dissolve the Wooll, and when abstracted,

will leave behind a stinking Stone of a dark brown colour; afterwards

dissolve in another Glass Body of _Mercury_ j Ounce, and of the finest

_Sol_ iij Ounces, pour these Solutions of _Sol_ and _Mercury_ into the

Glass wherein the dissolved Wool is, then abstract the Menstruum from

the Metals, till nothing remain but a dry Stone in the bottom of the

Glass, take this Stone and put it into a Glass Retort, and distill the

_Mercury_ from the _Sol_ in a strong heat. _N. B._ The _Mercury_ will

not come over quick, but in the form of a Butter of _Mercury_, of great

use for the healing of incurable Venereal Ulcers. If you pour some

Water upon the said Butter, it will precipitate the _Mercury_ in form

of a white Powder, which being edulcorated and dried, is a good Purge

in Venereal Distempers. But if you rectifie this Butter, and then pour

it upon a pure Calx of _Sol_, the Butter will dissolve the _Sol_, and

being afterwards digested for some time, the _Mercury_ by means of the

Saline Spirits of the Wool will be fixed with the _Sol_ into a Stone,

with it make a trial upon Metals, to see what it can do, and thou wilt

find thy Labour richly rewarded; but if thou canst not hit it, then

think, that it is not the will of God thou shouldst have it, and do not

blame me, who have set down nothing but what I have performed my self.

Now let us see what course we must take to recover our _Sol_; break the

Retort, and take what was left at the bottom of it, which thou wilt

find black as a Coal, in which black matter thou must look for thy iij

Ounces of _Sol_, forasmuch as the Butter has carried but very little

of the _Sol_ over with it, which thou may’st separate from the black

matter, as follows.

Melt good _Nitre_ in a strong Crucible, and when it is in Flux, cast

into it one piece of your black Matter after another, and the _Nitre_

will burn away the _Sulphur_ contained in the said Coals or black

Matter, and the _Sol_ melts down into a Body, pour forth the _Nitre_

together with the Golden _Regulus_ out of the Crucible into a Cone,

and the _Sol_ will settle at the bottom in form of a _Regulus_, which,

when separated from the _fæces_, appears snow-white and brittle, much

resembling a _Regulus_ of _Antimony_; the _fæces_ are of a red colour,

and contain much good. This white _Sol_ being expos’d upon the _Cupel_

with _Saturn_ to a fiery trial, a third part only of the _Sol_ will be

found remaining of the colour of good _Sol_, two parts being vapour’d

away. The Question is now, What that white colour was, which evaporated

on the Test? If thou say’st, that the Coals of the Wool, with the

help of the _Nitre_, have rob’d the _Sol_ of its colour, thou art not

altogether out of the way, nor wholly in the right. If thou say’st,

that there is no Mineral Virtue in the Wool, but that the _Sol_ became

white by the addition of _Mercury_, thou art not wholly out of the

way neither; but this is not to be understood of the Common _Mercury_

added to the _Sol_, but of the _Mercury_ contained in the Wool, which

has joined it self with the _Sol_; for Common _Mercury_ cannot abide

with _Sol_ in a strong melting Fire, but flies away, leaving the _Sol_

alone, as is well known to Chymists. If thou say’st, that there is a

Mercurial Virtue in the Wool, which within a few hours so changeth

the Common _Mercury_, that it is able to abide a melting Fire with

_Sol_, then it will follow, that by means of the _Salt_ which is in

Wool any Common _Mercury_ may in a short time be made capable of

enduring not only a melting Fire, but the _Cupel_ also. This I suppose

is a plain and evident demonstration, that there is a Mineral Virtue

in Animals, and especially in the Superfluities of Nature, which we

will now proceed to demonstrate with another Experiment. Now if the

Superfluities of Animals are able to do this, have we not reason to

conclude, that the right Superfluity of the Microcosme will do the same

much better?

_Another Experiment to demonstrate, that a Mineral =Mercury= and

=Sulphur= is contained in the Superfluities of Animals._

℞. Of filed or rasped Horns of Sheep, Oxen, Goats and Deer, but Harts

and Goats Horns are the best, and the Horns of Wild Goats, and the

Tusks of Wild Swine yet better; and the Horns of Fishes, which are

commonly called Unicorns Horns, and the Elephants Teeth are the best of

all for this purpose; but where these cannot be had, the Experiment may

be performed with Goats or Harts-Horn. Dissolve ij Ounces or iij of

either of these in a good _Aqua Fortis_ which has been abstracted from

decrepitated _Salt_, into this Solution put j Ounce of _Sol_, abstract

in a Glass Body the _Aqua Fortis_ from the Horn, in which abstraction

the _Sol_ becomes dissolved, and a brown Stone is left behind, which

must be melted down in a cover’d and well luted Crucible with a

blast, by which means the Horn will be turned into black _fæces_,

and the _Sol_ will fall white to the bottom, brittle as a _Regulus_

of _Antimony_; from whence it follows, since this brittleness and

whiteness of the _Sol_ could not be caused by the _Aqua Fortis_, that

the same must be attributed to the white _Mercury_ and _Sulphur_ drawn

from the Horns. Whereby it clearly appears, that a Mineral force and

virtue is hid in the Horns of Animals. What I have said concerning the

covering of the Crucible with another, and well luting them together,

is not without reason, for if the Crucible should be set open in the

Fire, and continue there for some time, the _Sulphur_ of the Horns

would be kindled and consumed, and the _Mercury_ would be revivified

and fly away, and the _Sol_ would remain unalter’d. For it is to be

noted, that the Mineral _Mercury_ and the _Sulphur_ of the Horns are

very tender and volatile, and are soon lost when the operation is not

performed, as before hinted, in a close luted Crucible. This Experiment

may be done in like manner, with the Superfluities of Fishes, _viz._

their Skales, Teeth, and the Stones or Bones that are found in several

of them, and the effect will be found the same as before mentioned.

The same may also be performed, with the Feathers and Egg-shells of

tame and wild Fowl. _N. B._ Egg-shells are dissolved with more ease

than Feathers. ℞. The Egg-shells of Hens, Geese, or other Fowl, wash

them clean, taking out the inward skin or film, then dry them, and

abstract from them a Solution of ☉, and melt the remainder in a close

covered Crucible, and you will find the same effect, as before.

If you have a mind to make the same Tryal with Vegetables, then take

_Tartar_ which is fitter for this purpose, than either the Wine it

self, or the Wood of the Vine, instead of _Tartar_ of Wine, you may

take the _Tartar_ that cleaves to the Vessels, wherein the juice of

Crabs hath been keep, or the juices of any other sowr Fruit, or instead

of _Tartar_ we may take the Grounds of Wine, first dried. ℞. Any one

of these, and abstract from it a Solution of ☉, melt the remainder as

before in a close luted Crucible, and the ☉ will be found white and

brittle, like to a _Regulus_ of ♁ at the bottom.

From these Experiments it appears, as clear as the day, that a Mineral

Virtue is hid in all things: Yet for more abundant Confirmation of

this Truth I shall add some further Instances. The same proof may be

done with dry or moist Herbs, or Wood, proceeding in the same manner

as before hath been taught, with Wool, and we shall find the same

effect. In particular, all sort of Corn, Rye, Wheat _&c._ afford a very

good Tinture, they must be dissolved, and proceeded with as before

mentioned, concerning the superfluities of Animals. If therefore

Mineral Powers may be found in all Vegetables and Animals, on which Man

feeds, and hath his growth and Sustenance, how can it be denied, but

that the same Power must needs be in Man also? Wherefore it is beyond

all doubt, that every Man carries the matter of the Philosophers-Stone

(tho’ raw and unprepared) about with him.

To make this Truth to appear, with fuller and clearer Evidence, I am

minded to give the ignorant a sensible Demonstration, that (without

mentioning the right Subject of the Philosophers-stone) an universal

Medicine for Men and Metals, may be had alone from the despicable and

abominable Subject of Mans-dung.

℞. Six, eight or ten ℔ of some healthy Mans-dung, (it must be gathered

without any mixture of Urin) and put it into a Glass-body, and pour

upon it about the same quantity of rectified Spirit of Wine, stir

them with a stick together, set the Glass, with a head fitted to it

in _Balneo_, and abstract the Spirit of Wine, which has extracted

the Mineral 🜍 and ☿ that was in the Dung, and brings it over the

Helm: Which stincking Spirit of Wine must be burnt away under a large

Refrigeratory Helm, by which means the stincking 🜍 of the Dung is

consumed in the Flames of the Spirit of Wine, and the incombustible

Mercurial _Salt_ mounts up in the Flames to the top of the Helm, where

it is caught, and is a great Jewel in Physick and Alchimy. If we have

a mind rather to have our Celestial _Salt_ in a dry Form, then we must

abstract the Phlegm from it: Tho’ if we intend it for a Medicinal, it

is better not to abstract the Phlegm (which is not wholly without some

Virtue) but use them together. But if our intent be to make use of this

incombustible Mercurial _Salt_, in order to _Metallick_ Transmutation,

then we must separate its Moisture, and mix the said Microcosmical

_Salt_ with ☉, and maturate the same to a _Metalline_ Tincture. In a

Liquid Form, the said Celestial _Salt_ is an excellent Medicine for

sick and weak People, as having great Sympathy with the Vital Spirit of

Man, wonderfully strengthening the same, and in all Diseases performs

whatsoever can be expected from an Universal Medicine; and is not in

the least loathsome, being purged from all Stinck and ill Taste, by the

Flames of the Spirit of Wine.

This _Aqua Vitæ_ of the Philosophers performs also very wonderful

things in the Vegetable Kingdom, for if the Seeds of any Herb be

steeped for an hour in the same, and then laid upon a Trencher, or any

board at some distance from one another, and covered over a Fingers

breadth with Earth or Sand, being then exposed to the warm Sun, the

Seeds immediately will begin to shoot and grow, even visibly to the

Eye, which is very pleasant and curious. But those Seeds which are

soft, are more proper for their speedy growth, than those that are

hard: The Seeds of Parsley, Cresses, Fennel and Annis, which abound

with much Volatile _Salt_, are the best for this Purpose. So that we

see, that this Medicine prepared of Mans-dung is truly Universal, as

curing the Diseases of all the three Kingdoms, _viz._ of Animals,

Vegetables and Minerals. Wherefore if any one can find in his heart, to

work upon this loathsome Subject, he will need no other, for that all

lies hid in it, which gave one of the Ancients occasion to say,

_Laudat Præsentem quælibet Herba Deum._

_Each Herb from Earth its head doth raise,

Its present glorious God to praise._

I cannot, but repeat this great Truth once more, that the highest

Medicine in the World is most commonly to be found in the most

despicable Subjects, God having ordered it so, for to make known his

Almighty Power; and that he regards the Welfare of the Poor, as well

as of the Rich, willing that all should be helped and relieved, who

do not by their own Pride, Laziness and Wickedness withstand so great

Love and Mercy. Had Gods Will been to communicate this Treasure only

to the Proud, Rich and Covetous, he would have laid up the same in

☉ and precious Stones, which the Poor cannot go to the Price of, but

behold we find to the contrary, that God hath been pleased to hide this

Treasure in such despicable and loathsome Subjects, as the Rich do

scorn to meddle with, by which means a Door is opened to the Poor, to

obtain that which, they reject and despise.

But to return to our Subject, and yet further to Evidence, that a

_Metallick_ Virtue is hid in Mans-dung, (tho’ it be not the true

Subject, which the Philosophers point at in Man) and that much good

may be done with it, as containing a very glorious 🜍 and ☿, I will add

this Experiment, lay a Piece of Silver into a Chamber-Pot, wherein

is Dung and Urine, let it lye there for some time, and the ☽ will

attract the 🜍 or Animal Gold, that is in the Dung and Urine, and

become colour’d like ☉, which is a sufficient Demonstration, that

the matter of the Stone is hid in those Subjects. And forasmuch as

it is notorious, that 🜍 is the Agent and ☿ the Patient: And that the

🜍 alone tingeth, and that ☿ is only tinged: Wherefore it behoves us

to fix the 🜍, whereby it is fitted to tinge the ☿, bind and fix it:

Which to bring about, much searching has been in the World, and still

is, tho’ for the most part all in vain, very few Seekers going the

right way, and therefore mist of their End, tho’ in their Search they

have found many Arts, some good and others as bad. So we read, that

one _Bartholdus Schwartz_ a Benedictin Fryar having found in an old

Book, that 🜍, the Father of Tincture, may be fixed with _Saltpetre_,

was resolved to make a Tryal of it, but to no purpose, for the 🜍 and

_Nitre_ being kindled by the Fire, broke his Vessels, Furnace and all

to pieces, whence he took occasion to consider further of the Matter,

and invented that mischievous thing called Gun-powder, tho’ he fail’d

of his fixing of 🜍: The Ancient Philosophers, many Ages ago, were not

ignorant of that Composition, but would not Communicate the same for

Fear of the abuse thereof: And called it a _Basilisk_, because it kills

all things it looks upon. Others have set forth _Nitre_ and 🜍 under the

Notion of a watchful, never sleeping, and Fire-spitting Dragon, that

guarded the Golden _Fleece_, which _Jason_ by _Medeas_ direction and

Counsel cast into a deep Sleep, and so took away the Golden _Fleece_.

_Medea_ signifies diligent Study and Meditation, _Jason_ the Artist,

or Laborator, the Soporiferous Medicine given to the Dragon, the due

Fixation of the Matter. Another Benedictin Fryar, _Basil Valentine_,

had better Success in fixing 🜍 with the help of _Nitre_; which Fixation

he hath recorded in his Writings, where he makes _Saltpetre_ to speak

thus: 🜍 _is my best Friend, and withal my greatest Enemy, but when

we are duely conjoyned, and made our Marriage Bed in Hell, after we

have well sweat together, we cast off all our Impurities, for to beget

Children of Wealth and Riches; and in our dead Bodies is found the

greatest Treasure, which we bequeath by our last Will_. These are the

Words of _Basil Valentine_, wherein he exactly and plainly describes

the true Fixation of 🜍, save only that he hath not named the Medicine

wherewith the watchful Dragon is to be cast into a dead Sleep, and

that for good Reason, because the whole Art and Master piece of fixing

🜍 with _Nitre_ consists therein. And _Paracelsus_ writing concerning

🜍 saith: _Here with few words many may be helped, were it not against

God, for God wills not that all should be Rich, and therefore doth not

give the Goat as long a Tail, as to a Cow, for fear he should out of

Pride beat out his own Eyes therewith: For when a poor Man grows Rich,

it commonly makes him Proud, and as sharp as a Razor to others_. These

are the Words of _Paracelsus_, wherein he declares a great Truth, for

God will not have all Men to be Rich, because of the great abuse of

Riches, which is too common in the World. But to those, who are dead to

the World, and look upon Riches, Money and Goods, as Dust and Smoak,

and are Enemies to all sin and wickedness, to these God gives more than

themselves desire or wish for, because he knows they will not abuse

his Gifts. And so much shall suffice at this time, for my design is

not at present to treat of the Fixation of 🜍, which I have elsewhere

done at large, but only to prove and make out, that the Matter of the

Philosophers-stone is to be found in all things in the World, which I

think I have done already. Will any make a Tryal, and undertake the

Work, ’tis free for him so to do, I have in this Discourse pointed out

the right way, tho’ I have not revealed the right Matter: But if what I

have here set down be well considered of, by the ingenious Seeker, it

cannot be long hid from him: Farewel.

_A Corollary: Or, Appendix to the foregoing Discourse._

I have in this short Treatise abundantly shewed and verified, that

in all Vegetables and Animals, a mineral Virtue lies hid, which is

able to Coagulate ☿ in Conjunction with ☉, into a Metal: And that I

may be further helpful to the Lovers of Art, I intend here to deliver

the whole manner, and Process of fixing ☿, by Excrements and natural

Superfluities, to the end that every one, who reads and considers of

it, may with ease attain to a true Tincture. In order to which, I am

first to put the Reader in mind, what I have already hinted, that as

these Superfluities of Nature, are different and various, so some of

them are better for the fixing of ☿ than others: The best of all being,

that which _Adam_ brought out of Paradise, as a Childs Portion God had

bestowed upon him, which I dare not name openly, but shall only set

down here, how this Fixation of ☿ may be performed by means of the

Superfluities of Animals.

I have, in the foregoing Discourse, declared the manner of Coagulating

☿ with the Wool, or Hair of Animals, so as to suffer himself to be

fluxed with ☉ in a strong Fire, without evaporating, only to shew the

possibility of it. But now shall set down, how the said Fixation may

with Profit be performed, by means of an Animal _Salt Armoniack_.

For certain it is, that in Man and all Animals, such a Secret _Sal

Armoniack_ is to be found, especially in Urine, Hair, Claws, Horns,

Skins, _&c._ as also in the Blood, sweat and spittle of Man, which is

of force to coagulate and fix _Mercury_.

_N. B._ The fasting Spittle of Man Coagulates running ☿, being stirred

about with a Pestle in a Glass, or Stone Mortar, and so is made fit

with Hogs-grease to be made into a Salve. Now after that common ☿ is

thus Coagulated with fasting Spittle, if we mix it with Oyl or Butter,

to make a Salve of it, we shall find that the ☿ will not unite with the

same, but runs together and becomes quick as before, and only suffers

it self to be joyned with melted Hogs-grease, but with the fat of no

other Animal whatsoever; the Reason without doubt is, because Swine

have a great affinity with Man and Metals. Thus we find, that Mans and

Swines Blood have this Property, that if the _Calx_ of ♄ be for some

time boyled in either of them, the ♄ becomes white and hard like ☽; the

Reason of which the Reader may be pleased further to enquire into. Mans

Urine also has this Nature and Property, that at one only Sublimation

it so Coagulates ☿, that when ♀ is rubbed over with it, it looks as

well as if it were Silvered over. And the sweat of Man is partaker of

the same Property, of Coagulating and Metallizing ☿, so likewise the

Excrements of Man and Beasts, _&c._ But nothing does it more readily

than Mans fasting Spittle, wherefore also _Albertus Magnus_ saith,

that the highest Mineral Power hath its Seat in the Head of Man, and

especially between his Teeth, he himself having found, oblong Grains

of ☉, between the Teeth of a dead Mans Skull; ’tis very probable, that

the Person, to whom the same belonged, had taken ☿ inwardly, which

naturally tending to the Mouth and Teeth, had been fixed there by the

Mineral Virtue of the Microcosm into good ☉. Now if we see this happen

thus in the Body of Man, what reason have we to doubt, but that the

same Mineral Virtue may, without the Body of Man, not only fix ☿ into

good ☉, but also reduce it to a true and perfect Tincture. Forasmuch

then, as this is not only possible, but certain and unquestionable, I

having wrought it with mine own hands, and knowing many other easie

ways, by means of the natural Superfluities of Animals, to Coagulate

and fix ☿, I am the rather inclined to Communicate the same to the

World.

I will therefore in the name of God, for the good of Mankind,

Communicate the way and Process, I my self at first made use of to

Coagulate ☿, and that entirely from the Beginning to the End, and

very plainly, not concealing any the least manual Operations. If any

one from this Process here set down, chances, to find out a nearer

and better way, I shall be glad of it, we know it is much easier, to

correct and meliorate a thing already invented, than to invent it. What

I here set down my own hands have wrought, what I have never done or

tryed I cannot write, but leave it to those, who are further advanced

herein than my self.

_A PROCESS._

To fix ☿, by means of natural Superfluities into a true Tincture.

℞. Eight Ounces of Wool, Goats hair, filed Goats or Harts-horn,

_&c._ dissolve any of these in a strong _Aqua Fortis_, at the same

time dissolve, in an _Aqua Fortis_, that has been abstracted from

decrepitated _Salt_, an Ounce of fine ☉, and two Ounces of ☿ in

common _Aqua Fortis_, pour all these three Solutions together into a

Glass Body, and abstract all the _Aqua Fortis_ from the ☉ and ☿; this

abstracted stincking Water pour again upon that, which remains in the

Glass, and distil it off, repeat this Cohobation six or seven times,

and the ☿ by this means will become united, and joyned to the ☉. This

Conjunction put into a Glass Retort, and with a strong Fire drive the

☿ from the ☉, which will come over in the form of a thick red Butter,

for the ☿ being so far fixed with the ☉, will not without great force

be separated from it, especially when the Operator hath made use of

a strong fixing Water, or _Menstruum_: However, by the violence of

the Fire, he is at length forced to quit the ☉, in which Separation

he carries the Soul of ☉ over with him, which makes the _Mercurial_

Butter to be of a red Colour; which _Mercurial_ Butter, or Water

being rectified doth dissolve ☉, and with it may be fixed into a true

Tincture.

_N. B._ This _Solar_ Butter may be another way without ☉ be fixed into

a Tincture, not necessary to be set down here. He that hath a List

to the work may begin with the Fixation, that is performed with the

help of ☉. The ☉ and ☿ that remains in the Retort, may be recovered,

as follows hereafter; for certain it is, that much of the ☿ in this

Operation continues with the ☉, the Violence of the Fire having been

unable to separate it, tho’ it may indeed be done another way, whereby

we are experimentally assured, that Animals have power so to bind the

winged Youngster, as to fix him with ☉ into perfect Tincture, which

Fixation would be easie, if the Horns and Hair of Animals did not for

the most part turn to Coals which do much hinder Fixation: For when the

_Solar_ Butter is by the force of Fire driven from the ☉, the Coals

of the Hair stay behind with the Fire of ☉ and ☿: Which Coals may

either, like other Coals, by means of our wonderful _Salt_ be fixed

into Tincture, for the ☉ and half fixed ☿ do not hinder, but rather

further and help Fixation: Or else, we may joyn to these Coals, a due

Proportion of good _Nitre_, and so make of them the always watchful,

and Fire-spitting Dragon, and with the help of the _Narcotick_ 🜍 of

♂ and ♀ cast him in to a dead Sleep, kill and fix him into Tincture.

For we must know, that this Animal 🜍 is incomparably better, than any

Mineral or Vegetable 🜍 of Stone, or Wood-Coal. Or else with the help

of a fulminating Powder, we may separate the half fixt ☿, from the

half disanimated ☉, by which means the _Nitre_ kindles the Animal 🜍

and consumes it, and then the ☿ being freed from the Bands of 🜍 must

come over, carrying over with it the yet remaining Soul or Tincture of

☉, which the ☿ in the Preparation of the _Solar_ Butter did not bring

over: Thus the ☉ becomes more disanimated, and the ☿ (which comes over

of a fair Purple Colour) becomes the more richly animated, which Purple

coloured ☿ impregnate with the Soul of ☉, may either by it self, be

fixed into Tincture, or we may extract the Tincture with the Spirit of

Wine, and make use of it as an inestimable Treasure in Physick. But

the best way is, with our wonderful _Salt_, to fix these Animal Coals

impregnate with ☉ and ☿ like other Wood-Coals into a tinging Carbuncle.

_N. B._ This wonderful _Salt_ must be prepared of Oyl of _Vitriol_

and _Nitre_. This is the way I have followed to Coagulate ☿ with ☉,

by means of Animal Superfluities. I must own that it is a troublesome

Work, especially because of the Stincks, one is obliged to take in.

Some Philosophers indeed make mention of a nearer and easier way to

obtain an Universal Medicine from Animals: Wherefore he that doth not

like the Process, may seek for a better, which if he chanceth to light

on, he has reason to bless God therefore, whose Gift alone it is.

_A PROCESS, To Sublime the Coals of =Sol=, =Mercury= and Animal

=Sulphur= into Purple coloured Flowers, with the help of a

fulminating Powder._

Set a well luted Glass, or earthen Body, in a subliming Furnace

till it be red hot, then cast in so much _Nitre_ as you think will

be sufficient to kindle thy Coals with, and consume them, to which

purpose, thou mayst put three times as much _Nitre_, as the quantity

of thy Coals is. When thou seest that the _Nitre_ is red hot and in

Flux, then cast in upon the _Nitre_ a piece of thy Coals as big as a

Haslel Nut, and the _Nitre_ will immediately kindle the 🜍 and consume

it, and by this means set the ☿ free; for in the burning away of the 🜍,

the ☿ is forced to leave the ☉, as not being able to endure so strong

a Fulmination: And having by means of the Animal 🜍, so intimately

united with the ☉, as to be very hardly separable, but yet by the force

of the _Fulmen_ being fain to leave it, he in his flight takes the

Heart of ☉ along with him, and brings it over in the form of a purple

Sublimate, which with the Oyl of _Vitriol_ (but much better by means

of the universal Coagulator) may easily be fixed into a Tincture. This

throwing of the Animal Coals upon the _Nitre_, thou must continue till

all thy Coals be consumed, and so thou wilt obtain a ☿ impregnated and

tinged with the Soul of ☉, and the ☉ remains of a white Colour, being

disanimated by the _Nitre_.

_N. B._ As oft as you cast a piece of your Coals into the Vessel where

the _Nitre_ in Flux is, you must immediately clap on the Head again,

that the ☿ may not fly away, but be caught therein. For the said ☿ is a

great Treasure, and may easily be fixed into a fusible Tincture. Thus

you have the whole Process, how by means of Animal superfluities I have

handled ☿ with ☉, and what hath been the Success of it: He who shall

venture to set upon this Work and finish it, will find much more than I

durst set down here.

The nearest and easiest way to fix these _Solar_, _Mercurial_ Animal

Coals into a Tincture, according to my Judgment is, First to fix the

said Coals, by means of a Fixative _Sal Mirabile_: Or else, to mix them

with a Volatilizing _Sal Mirabile_, and by Retort distil from them a

good graduating Water; we may also add to these Animal Coals such a

Fixative water, as is employed to kill and fix the watchful Dragon or

_Basilisk_. Every one may choose of these several ways, what pleaseth

best: And if any thing by reason of the shortness of time hath been

omitted here, the same will be discovered to the Laborator in his

Work, if God does not hinder it, whose Blessing is all in all. _Thomas

Aquinas_ had the Art in twenty four hours time, to prepare an universal

Medicine from natural Superfluities alone, without any Addition of ☉

or ☿, without Charges, Labour or Trouble, without breaking of Glasses,

and without taking in any loathsome Smells. So likewise _Avicenna_,

_Albertus Magnus_, _Rhasis_, _Petrus Bonus_, _Joannes Lancinius

Rupescissa_, had a much nearer and shorter way, than here we have

described, as appears abundantly by their Writings. These Authors

took their Subject and putrified it in Horse-dung, and then with the

Element of Fire, they fixed the ☿ with the ☉ into a Tincture, in which

Labour they were much troubled with the loathsome smell of the Matter.

_Morienus_ tells us, that the Matter when in Putrefaction, sends

forth a stinck like to that which proceeds from Graves, for indeed

there is nothing in Man, which doth not stink extreamly, when brought

to Solution or Putrefaction. When we dissolve these Animal Matters

with Oyl of _Vitriol_, this stink is not so great, as when they are

dissolved with _Aqua Fortis_, the same also may be said of Spirit of

Salt, when ☉, ☿ and Wool are dissolved in the same, and besides doth

more Volatilize the ☉ in order to Sublimation, or Fulmination than

_Aqua Fortis_ doth. If instead of the Common ☿ we take a ☿ of ♁ for

this Work, it will in Fulmination carry more of the Tincture of ☉ over,

and the purple Flowers proceeding thence, are much more readily fixed

by the universal Coagulator, than those that are made with the Common ☿.

What this universal Coagulator is, I have elsewhere declared, the great

use of it is very evident, in that volatile Tinctures can hardly be

fixed without it: For this Coagulator makes all volatile Corrosive

_Metalline_ Spirits fix so as to be able to endure the Fire, which

without it require a long time. And therefore, he who doth not know

it, or the use of it, must needs find the fixing of volatile Spirits

very tedious and troublesome, whereas those that know the use of it,

may perform more as to the fixing of Tinctures in three days time,

than others without it can do in a whole Year. For there is nothing

in Nature so Volatile, which this Coagulator doth not fix, as _Turba_

testifies, saying that if God had not created our _Sal Armoniack_,

all Chymical Labour would be in vain. Which indeed is the very Truth:

For without a good _Sal Armoniack_ it is impossible to extract the

Tinctures from Metals and Stones, or to purifie and subtilize them

to the highest Degree; and without preceeding Subtilizing, there can

be no ingress into compact Bodies: For the more that any Tincture is

Subtiliz’d and Volatiliz’d, the more readily, after Fixation, doth it

enter all hard and compact Bodies. Wherefore if God had not created

this Coagulator, these volatile Tinctures, how high soever they might

be in Colour, would be of no use for the Transmutation of Metals. Thus

we find, that in _Alchimy_ these two principal Keys are extremely

necessary: The first opens, makes Volatile, and Purifies and gives

Ingress; the other binds and fixeth the Volatile, so as to make it

endure the Fire, without which Fixation all Volatilization is in vain.

O the Pains that I have formerly taken for to fix ☿, ☉, 🜍 and other

such like Volatile Metalline Spirits, whereas now it is most easie

for me to do all this, and much more, with the help of my universal

Coagulator, the knowledge and discovery of which must be fetched from

the Principal Agent, or secret Fire of the Wise Men.

I cannot upon this occasion pass by discovering another Property that

is found in our Animal Subject, _viz._ that it can in one distillation

resolve all Metals, none excepted, into a running _Mercury_, which is

a thing very wonderful, that fixt Gold and Silver should be so easily

reducible to Volatile _Mercury_, seeing their Bodies are by nature kept

in such strong bands. Of which Reduction of Metals to quick _Mercury_,

no Person hath writ more clearly than _Basil Valentine_. The Ancient

Philosophers have indeed writ much concerning the volatilizing of fixt

Metals, but did never declare, that, by this Volatilization, they

understood a reduction of them to running _Mercury_, for which reason

this Art also hath been so little known. The Ancient Philosophers have

recommended this volatilizing and fixing of Metals to us in these

following Verses.

_Fixum si solvas, faciasque volare solutum,

Et volucrem figas, faciet te vivere tutum._

Dissolve the fixt, and make it then to fly,

And fix the Fledge, and thou shalt dwell on high.

With these few words the Philosophers have declared their whole Work,

but without any further explaining of them; so that the manner of

compendiously volatilizing and fixing of Metals has been left in the

dark. But because the end of this wicked World draws nigh, God is

pleased to reveal these Secrets to some of his Chosen, which Talent

mercifully bestowed upon me, that I might not be guilty of concealing,

I have in the Seventh Part of my _Prosperity of Germany_ at large set

down the way to Meliorate the meaner Metals, with the help of Animal

Salt Spirits, and that so plainly, that every one may understand it,

and the Poor (if they will put their hands to the Work) may have

abundantly wherewith to maintain themselves.

Moreover these Superfluities of Nature are endued with this power

and property, that in one days time they can destroy fixt Gold, that

resists all the Elements, so as to be no more _Sol_, but will suffer

it self to be melted into a green fusible Stone, which is of wonderful

force and virtue in all Metallick Operations, of which it is not

needful to speak more at present. If God thinks fit to bestow this

Green Stone upon thee, he will not suffer thee to be ignorant what

use may be made of it. I cannot, upon this occasion, but communicate

something that is very wonderful. As I was on a time melting some

of this Green Stone in a Crucible, it happened to run through the

Crucible into the Furnace, where some Silver was run out a little

before, with which the Green Lion joyn’d himself; and when I came

by fusion to separate my _Luna_ from the Green _Sol_ Stone, or my

destroyed _Sol_, I found that my Green Stone had never been throughly

united with my _Luna_, the Stone continuing still green without any

the least alteration, but my _Luna_ was become black and brittle like

_Antimony_, and went away upon the _Cupel_. Now, what more wonderful

change can be imagin’d than to see white fixt _Luna_ changed into black

volatile Lead? Upon occasion of this wonderful Transmutation one of

the Philosophers cries out, as struck with admiration; _Nunquid Natura

Retrograda?_ What is Nature then turn’d Retrograde? Mind well this

point, consider of it, and you will discover wonders; for when _Sol_ is

so far destroyed as to be no longer _Sol_, then the greatest wonders

may be accomplish’d by it. Yet know, that it is no easie matter so to

destroy _Sol_, that it shall be _Sol_ no more; the Ancient Philosophers

unanimously declaring, than it is easier to make Gold, than to destroy

it.

_N. B._ This Green Gold-Stone being kept for some time in the Fire,

becomes changed to a red colour, which is also of great use, he who

desires to know more of it, may seek for it, as my self and others have

been fain to do.

_N. B._ The _Salt_ of the greater World (I mean Common _Salt_) changeth

the Metals that lie in it for a long time, into a hard Stone, as

appears from this instance; Some Fishermen here in _Holland_, lately

took up from the bottom of the Sea some Blocks of _English_ Tin, whose

outside was turn’d to perfect Stone, the inmost part of them still

remaining Tin; Who knows, how many hundred years this Tin had lain at

the bottom of the Sea, before this change was made; but if the Sea

_Salt_ of the greater World can perform this in a long time, the Sea

_Salt_ of the lesser World can destroy Metals in a very short time, for

our Animal _Salt_ can do more in a few hours time, than the Sea _Salt_

of the Macrocosme can do in an 100 years.

Wherefore I recommend to the Lovers of this Art to study the nature

of _Salts_ and their use, if they intend to perform any thing

Extraordinary either in Physick or Alchimy.

_N. B._ The _Salt_ of the Microcosme hath also this property, that when

it is put into _Aqua Fortis_ it not only dissolves _Sol_ but _Luna_

also, and is an excellent way to extract the Gold and Silver that is in

Sand and Stones, concerning which Extraction I treat at large in the

Seventh Part of the _Prosperity of Germany_.

_N. B._ Another virtue of this Microcosmical _Salt_ is, that it

extracts the Tincture of Gold, and leaves the Body thereof white. And

if we afterwards take this impregnate _Salt_, and extract the Tincture

of Gold from it with Spirit of Wine, and burn away the said Spirit

under a Refrigeratory Helm or Head, then the Celestial Salt, or the

Water of Life of the Philosophers, will be conveyed into the Glass

Receivers, and is very sweet and pleasant, but withal so subtil and

volatile, that the Air attracts and snatcheth it away, if it be not

immediately pour’d out of the recipients, and carefully kept in a close

stopt Glass.

_N. B._ At the bottom of the Cup or Dish wherein the Spirit of Wine,

impregnate with the Tincture of Gold, hath been kindled and burnt

away, you will find the Tincture of Gold in the form of a Blood-red,

pleasant, fragrant, Aromatical Oil, which is true living _Sol_, and

never stands still, but is in continual motion, perpetually changing

from one form to another. In a word, it is the true living _Sol_ of the

Philosophers, which by Art is made of Common Gold, that is dead, which

Living Philosophick Gold, fragrant Dragons Blood, Incombustible Oil,

and true Potable Gold is without doubt the highest Medicin that is in

the World.

_N. B._ In the foresaid manner we may also extract the Tinctures

from _Mars_ and _Venus_, as also from _Antimony_ and _Sulphur_, and

with the assistance of the flame of Spirit of Wine maturate them

into most lovely, fragrant, incombustible Tinctures. For by means of

our Microcosmical _Salt_ all Metals and Minerals may be reduc’d to

Potability, without the help of any Corrosive, in which state they

are the most powerful Medicaments imaginable, to which the very best

Remedies of the Galenists are not in the least to be compared. But no

Man ever attained these Secrets that was afraid to smut his Hands with

Coals, or that was not earnest in his Prayers to God for the discovery

of these wonders; their Silk Clothes, Velvet Coats, Artificial Cant,

and vain Aristotelical Philosophy, cannot produce any shell effects,

but the Fire alone which is the effecter and displayer of Wonders.

Wherefore no Man can come to be a true Philosopher save only by Fire,

which alone hath the power to remove that which is evil, and to

manifest and bring to light the inward concealed Good, which is true in

an Earthly as well as Heavenly sense. I repeat it once more, that he,

who doth not know Fire, and its hidden Divine Virtue and Operation, is

a pitiful Philosopher, and doth not at all deserve that Title, for the

Light is hid from him, and consequently all Nature appears vail’d and

dark to him; which matter I have treated of at large in my _Celestial

and Terrestrial Purgatory_.

Besides all that hath been said already, many other great, yea

incredible, things may be performed with the help of Animal Excrements

and Superfluities, and in particular the extraction of Silver and Gold

out of Sand, Stone and Poor Oar, that is not worth the melting, as

shall be at large declared in the Seventh Part of my _Prosperity of

Germany_.

It may be said with truth, that never yet did any Man find out all the

Virtues that are contained in thefts Superfluities of Nature, they

being indeed greater than can be believed, which is the reason, why the

Philosophers would never call these contemptible and loathsom Subjects

by their own names, but have covered and concealed them under Metaphors

and Allegories, that the great secrets contained in them might not be

prostituted to the Proud unworthy World.

I do intend, God willing, with the first occasion to treat more at

large concerning the nature and use of these Animal Superfluities in

the Seventh Part of the _Prosperity of Germany_, where I shall, amongst

other things, demonstrate, that these Superfluities of Nature are not

only able to exalt _Sol_ and _Luna_ in their colours, but also to

augment them to infinity in quantity and quality; I shall also plainly

discover the way, how from Sand and Stone and the meanest of Metals,

Gold and Silver may be extracted, so that every one, that is but little

acquainted with the managing of Fire, may, with little charges in his

own House, entertain and keep going a profitable and rich Mine of Gold

and Silver, for the comfortable support of himself and family, to which

God be pleased to grant his Grace and Blessing. _Amen._

THE

INDEX.

In which _P_, with the Addition of 1, 2, or 3, signifies the first,

second, or third Part; _a_ the first Column of the Page, _b_ the

Second Column; and where neither _a_ nor _b_ occurs to the number

of the page, the matter is obvious in that page by the Contents, or

otherwise by the matter being treated of in all, or the greatest part

of the page.

A

Acetum _of Philosophers, like to their_ Sal-Armoniak, _both having

their rise from Common Salt_, Part 3. page 33. b.

Adam _brought the first matter of the Philosopher’s Stone out

of Paradise, and again carried it to his Grave_, P. 2. 72. b.

_Divers particular Transmutations of Metals, by the help of this

Microcosmical subject_, 74. b.

Air _hindereth the fixation of any subject by the fire_, P. 1. 200. a.

Alchymy _what, its Agents are Fire and Salt_, P. 2. P. 1. 410.

Alcahest _corrects all poysonous Vegetables, Animals, and Minerals_,

P. 1. 108.

_Its Vertues in Metallicks_, 110.

_Its Preparation_, 153.

_Its Use_, 153. 163.

_It dissolves all Stones, and even the very Glasses in which

Solutions are made_, P. 2. 102. b.

Allom _its moist fire to prepare_, P. 2. b.

Amber _to purifie by distillation, and again to congeal it into a

transparent hard lump_, P. 2. 64. a. P. 1. 73. a.

Animæ _of Vegetables commended to Physicians_, P. 1. 191. a.

_being conjoyned with the_ Animæ _of Minerals, are an excellent

Medicine_, ibid.

_They are the Rays of the Sun coagulated_, ibid.

Anima _of Antimony and Gold, rubefie_ Lune, _and make it a Tincture_,

P. 2. 69. a.

Anima _of Gold to extract_, P. 1. 204. b.

Animals _poysonous to prepare into good Medicines by the Universal_

Menstruum, P. 2. 97. 101.

Antidote _against Poyson_, P. 2. 23.

Antimony _well prepared is never given in vain_, P. 1. 42. a.

_How to prepare it to_ purge _onely downward_, ibid.

_Its superfluous_ Sulphur _to separate_, 78.

_Antimony by long digestion, much of it becometh_ Gold, 43. b.

_Antimonial_ Wine _or_ Beer _to prepare of excellent Vertues_, P. 1.

42. b. 43. a.

_Antimonial_ Cup, _its Preparation and Use_, 92, 93.

_Antimonial_ Flowers, _Emetick and Diaphoretick to prepare_, 8. a.

105.

_A_ Universal Medicine _prepared of them_, 106.

_Its Vertues, Use and Dose_, 107.

_Antimonial Flowers how reduced into_ Regulus _with its Uses_, 110,

111.

_Antimonial_ Clyssus _to prepare_, 296.

Regulus _of Antimony to prepare_, 78. a.

_Antimony reduced into a_ red Oyl _or_ Panacæa _without

distillation_, 44. a.

_Antimony or Sulphur so_ to ripen _that they may acquire Odours like

Vegitables_, 51.

_Antimony contains much spiritual Gold_, P. 3. 43. b.

Antimonial Sulphur _to separate from its_ Mercury, _and to make its

Mercury into a_ Panacæa _for the curing of all diseases_, P. 2.

28.

_Antimonial_ Purge _in all grievous diseases, to prepare_, 59.

_Antimonial_ Panacæa, _its Preparation and Use_, 107. a.

_History of a wonderfull Cure wrought by it upon a Child_, 109. b.

_It is a true Remedy against the_ Scurvy _both by Sea and Land_,

110. b.

_A_ Chyrurgeon _on_ Ship-board _or in a_ Camp _may cure and preserve

more Men with one single Ounce of this_ Panacæa _than with a large

Chest of Common Medicines_, ibid.

_Golden_ Panacæa _of Antimony how prepared_, 133. b.

_Of_ Antimony _and Silver, a good Medicine to prepare_, ibid.

Antimony, Arsnick, _and_ Orpiment, _as also the Sulphur of

Vegitables to_ fix _by_ Lutum Sapientiæ, 167.

_Antimonial_ Emeticks, _to make work downwards onely_, P. 3. 65. b.

Apoplexy _cured by the volatile Spirit of Vitriol_, P. 1. 17. b.

Aqua Fortis _to prepare_, P. 1. 29. a.

_It differs little or nothing from Spirit of Niter_, 29. b.

Aqua Regia _to prepare_, 23. b.

Aqua Fortis _and_ Aqua Regis _to prepare in plenty for the

dissolving of Metals_, P. 2. 13, 14. 66. a. P. 1. 425, 426.

Aqua Fortis _at one distillation transmutes half its weight of

Common Salt into Salt-peter_, P. 1. 415. b.

_A Golden_ Aqua Vitæ _to prepare, the like never described by any_,

P. 2. 150.

Aqua Saltaberis _of_ Paracelsus _fixeth and rubefieth all white

Mercuries_, 190. b.

Helmont _erred in taking it to be the water of Whites of Eggs_,

ibid.

Arcanums _to discover is very injurious_, 148, 190.

Arsnick _and Orpiment to fix_, 162.

_When fixed they tinge Copper white like Silver_, ibid.

Arsnick _its nitrous Spirit to prepare_, P. 1. 30.

_It graduateth Copper white as Silver, and malleable_, ibid.

_Arsenical quality taken away from Mineral Oyls by Spirit of Salt_,

P. 2. 152. a.

Arms _and_ Armour _to preserve from Rust_, P. 1. 182.

_Of_ Arsnick, 319, 320.

Artificers, _as Engravers, Painters, Dyers, Statuaries, and many

others, may be benefited by the Authour’s Labours_, 165. a.

_The_ Astral Beams _penetrate to the Center of the Earth, and what

they operate_, 117.

_How they beget the_ Central Fire _of the Earth_, 119. b.

Astrums _of the Metals, what_, 367. b.

Aurum Diaphoreticum _to prepare_, P. 1. 385.

_Its Use and Vertues_, 386. a.

Aurum Fulminans _to prepare_, P. 1. 23. b.

_Being fired upon a Plate of Metal, tingeth it so that it will abide

the Touch-stone_, 75. b.

_How to take away its fulminating quality_, 416. b. P. 2. 39.

Aurum Mosaicum _or Musicum to prepare for Limners_, P. 2. 68.

Aurum Potabile, _its Preparation, Vertues, and Use_, P. 1. 97, 98,

99.

_The Authour’s white_ Aurum Potabile _exceeds the former_, P. 2.

133. a.

_How prepared_, ibid. b. P. 1. 219.

_His Defence of his true_ Aurum Potabile, P. 1. 243, 244.

_Its Nature, Form, Properties, and admirable Vertues_, 208.

_Experiment of its power in promoting the growth of Vegitables_,

209.

_Description of its outward form_, 211. b.

_It_ transmutes _Common Mercury, and other Metals, into Gold both by

the dry and wet way_, 211, 212.

_It_ tingeth _Sand into Gold_, 216. b.

_Its Vertues and Use in Medicine_, 213, 218. b.

_It_ Gildeth _Silver by the help of_ Argentuive, 245. a.

_It changeth_ Mercury _sublimate into a Red Powder, gently purgative

and Diaphoretick_, 243. b.

_How with_ Aurum Potabile _to make a Ruby or Hyacinth_, P. 1. 217.

b.

_How to change the Colour of this_ Aurum Potabile _from white to

red_, 220.

_Another_ Aurum Potabile _to prepare_, P. 2. 167.

_The_ Authour _was so renovated in his old Age, as to have new black

curl’d Hair, by the taking a small quantity of a certain

Tincture_, P. 2. 204. a.

_He complains that his Writings and Secrets brought him many

troubles_, P. 1. 170. b. 172. b.

_He never gained one half-peny by his Writings_, P. 2. 186. a.

_He hath borrowed nothing from other Writers, but hath attained all

his Secrets by his own Labours_, 71. a.

_He wasted some pounds of Gold unprofitably in his younger years,

in seeking for a Tincture, and finding a safer way for others_,

P. 3. 12. a.

_He was wronged by his Servants and Courtiers_, P. 2. 148. b.

_The_ Authour_’s opinion that the Stone of Philosophers may be made

of Common Salt_, P. 1. 269. a.

_He sowed Grain in bare Sand, and had it sooner ripe, than the same

sowed in good Earth_, 388. a.

_He had a Patent from the States of_ Holland _for the improving

of barren Land_, ibid. _He laments his being too liberal in the

communicating of Secrets_, 223. a.

_His being Calumniated, hath been the occasion of his more open

publishing of his Secrets_, 210. b.

_The_ Authour_’s account in what order he published many of his

Works_, 248. a.

_Of_ Azoth _and_ Laton, _or the Agent and Patient of Philosophers_,

P. 1. 396.

_The_ Authour _attaining to the knowledge of this_ Agent _or_ Secret

Fire _of the Wise, laid aside Furnaces, Glasses, and Coals_, P. 3.

61. a. 62.

B

Bakers _or_ Brewers, _how they may supply the want of Yest or Barm_,

P. 1. 182.

_A Mineral_ Balsam _of Sulphur of exceeding great Vertues_, P. 2.

126. b.

Balsam _of Roses, and other Vegitables, consisting of their three

Principles purified and again conjoyned_, P. 1. 60, 61. a.

Barrenness _in Men or Women to cure_, P. 1. 266. a. 267. b.

Baths _of Common water_, 63.

_Of Sulphur_, 65.

_Of the Dry_ Bath _or Sweating Chair_, ibid.

_Whence the heat of natural hot_ Baths _ariseth_, P. 2. 114. b.

_An efficacious_ Bath _for the curing of many diseases_, P. 1. 189. b.

_Of the_ Beetle _or_ Scarabæus, _the horned and Bull-like, also the

round or Globular, their Signature, Properties, and Medicinal

Vertues_, 94.

_Hens feeding on the gray_ Beetles _lay faster than those which are

fed with Corn_, P. 2. 95. b.

Bezoardicum Minerale _to prepare, with its Vertues_, P. 1. 8. b.

Beer, Ale, Wine, _or_ Metheglin, _to strengthen_, 159.

_Being sowr to recover them, and render them drinkable_, 159, 182.

_To preserve them in Summer from the fret_, 286. a.

_Beer to make with Honey, which will keep ten or twenty years_, 286.

a.

Beer _or Ale may be made in the hottest Climates, or Weather, of

Concentrated Corn, where Water and Hops are at hand_, P. 1. 305.

a.

_The Excellency of_ Beer _so brewed, beyond the Common_, ibid. b.

Birds _so to intoxicate that they may be taken with ones hand_, P. 2.

154. a.

Birdlime _so to prepare, as not to be altered by heat or cold_, P. 1.

182.

Bleeding _immoderate of any kind, to stop_, P. 2. 149. a.

Blood-letting _not available in curing of rooted and stubborn

diseases_, P. 1. 245. a.

Borax, _its Water turns Lead into Quick-silver_, P. 1. 236. a.

_A Delicate_ Bread _to prepare_, P. 2. 58. b.

Butter _to make by the help of Spirit of Salt, which will keep long

good_, P. 1. 380. a.

Brandy _to distill from the Lees of Wine_, 292. b.

_To make_ Brandy _of all sorts of Corn, and to give it a relish like

that made of the Lees of Wine_, 158, 159, 166. b.

C

Cabinet-makers _may make Pear-tree or Cherry-tree to be like Ebony_,

P. 1. 180.

_Excellent_ Cheese _like Parmasan to make by the help of the Spirit

of Salt_, P. 1. 364. b. 379. b.

_To kill Worms, and prevent holes in_ Cheese, 380. a.

Childrens _being gauled with their Urine, to help_, 13. a.

Chrystal _to tinge with various Colours like pretious Stones_, P. 2.

65. a. P. 3. 56. a.

Chrystals _to dissolve in a certain Menstruum, with their Vertues_,

P. 1. 248. a. P. 3. 55. b.

Chrystals _or Cream of Tartar to prepare_, 38. b.

_An Elegant_ Cinaber _graduating_ Lune _into_ Sol, P. 1. 374. b. N.B.

Collick _to ease_, 40. b. 54.

_To_ Colour _Hair, Bones, Feathers_, &c. _brown or black_, 40. a.

Colours _for Painters, as Ultramarine, blue Smalt, Scarlet Lacca,

Venice Ceruss_, &c. _to prepare_, 179.

Smalt _to make, as beautifull as_ Ultramarine, P. 2. 68. a.

Coals _afford a sweet Mineral Oyl_, P. 2. 125. b. 126. a.

_How it is to be distilled and rectified_, ibid.

_It is equal to the Oyl of Peter_, ibid.

_The four_ Complexions _described_, P. 1. 388. a.

Confection _of Alchermes Mineral, to prepare_, 384.

Copper _to extract and render Corporeal, from such poor Oars as will

not defray the charge of melting_, P. 1. 326, 327. P. 2. 18. P. 1.

293, 420, 425.

_Copper to transmute into Verdigrease_, P. 2. 18.

_Into other Colours for Painting_, 16, 77. a.

_Gold and Silver to separate from those Colours_, 17.

_Copper dissolved in_ Aqua Fortis _mixt with Silver, Iron, or_ Lapis

Calaminaris, _to reduce and render malleable_, 42.

Copper _to make white as Silver, and graduate into Silver, yielding

Gold_, P. 2. 68. b. P. 1. 419.

_To graduate into Gold by a Cement_, P. 2. 68. P. 3. 71.

_A_ Cordial _to prepare, to be used in great and continual diseases_,

115.

Corn _of all sorts, how to be prepared, before its Spirit be

distilled_, P. 1. 57.

Corn _to concentrate for the making both Bread and Drink on

Ship-board in cases of necessity_, 277, 278, 296, 303.

Corns _of the feet to take away_, P. 1. 181, 288. a.

Corrosives, _as Oyl of Vitriol_, Aqua Fortis, _&c. to dulcifie_, 405.

b. P. 2. 68.

Crocus Martis _to prepare, with its use_, 328. a.

Crucibles _to make, which will long endure the fire, with Lead_, 69.

a. 199. b. P. 1. 90.

D

Day _and Night, Light and Darkness, what_, P. 2. 86. b. 87. a.

Death, _what it is_, 86. b.

Decoctions _of Herbs of no value in Physick_, 113. a.

_Their Decoctions in the Alcahest, or firey water, much to be

esteemed_, ibid. b.

Demogorgon _perfects all Metals, both within and without the Earth,

and is the secret Fire or proper Agent of Philosophers_, 69. b.

_It makes_ Saturn _hard, and white as_ Lune, _as it becomes crude

out of the Earth_, ibid.

_It makes Copper white, and hard as Steel_, ibid.

_It makes_ Lune _through black, and_ Sol _exceeding hard_, ibid.

_It makes excellent Looking-glasses_, ibid.

Demogorgon _described_, P. 3. 58. a.

_How_ Dyers _may give such a ground to their Cloth, that the Colours

shall not be corrupted by Air, Sun, Vinegar, Urine_, &c., P. 1.

180.

Dioclesian _could not overcome the_ Egyptians _till he had caused all

their Books to be burnt_, 185. b.

_To_ Distill _Spices, Seeds, Roots, Herbs, Flowers_, &c. _by the

third Furnace_, 59.

Distilling _Instrument described for the plentifull making of acid

Spirits, and the easie extraction of Metals from their Oars_, 429,

430, 431.

_A_ Diuretick _and Nephretick extract, of excellent Vertues_, P. 11.

112.

Drink _very like to Wine, to make of Grain and Fruits_, P. 1. 167. a.

Dropsie _cured by the irreducible Blood of Gold_, P. 3. 28.

_A_ Dream _may bring a man knowledge_, P. 2. 145. a.

_Men made_ Drunk _with a very small quantity of the Spirit of Tobacco

or Henbane_, 154. a.

Drunkenness _to prevent, and its Evils to cure_, P. 1. 289. b.

Dungs _of various use in Physick_, P. 1. 248. b.

Dung _fattens the Earth onely by its nitrous Salt_, 169. a.

_Humane_ Dung _makes Flowers grow, but gives them an ill smell_, P.

2. 125. b.

_Humane_ Dung _to render sweet and Medicinal_, 159. b.

E

Earthen _Vessels to Glaze_, P. 1. pag. 92.

Electuary _compounded with Spirit of Salt, its manifold vertues_,

287. a.

_Separation of the_ Elements _from the_ Chaos _described_, 255. a.