For I have oftentimes seen it,
and with, my hands handled the
same, &c. See in the same place
further. Then I projected this
quarter of one Grane, wrapt up in
Paper, upon eight Ounces of Argentvive,
hot in a Crucible, and immediately
the whole Hydrargyry,
with some little noise ceased to
flow, and remained congealed like
yellow Wax: after fusion thereof,
by blowing the bellows, there
were found eight Ounces of Gold,
wanting eleven Grane. Therefore,
one Grane of this Powder,
transmutes 19186 equal parts of
Argentvive, into the best Gold.
Within the Earth, the aforesaid
Powder is found, or what is in a
sort like thereunto, which transmutes
almost an infinite Mass of
impure Metal into perfect Gold, by
uniting the same to it self, it defends
from Rust, and Ærugo, from
Cankring, and Death, and maketh
the same, as it were, immortal,
against all torture of Fire, and Art,
and transfers it into the Virgin-purity
of Gold; it requires only
heat.
The same Helmont, Of the Tree
of Life.
I am compelled to believe the
Aurifick, and Argentifick Stone;
because at several distinct: times,
with my own hand, made projection
of one Grane of this Powder,
upon some thousands of Granes of
Argentvive hot in a Crucible; and
in the presence of our principal
friends, the business, with a pleasing
admiration, succeeded well in the Fire:
as our books promise Thee,
&c.
The same.
He, who first gave me the Powder,
had at least, so much thereof,
as would be sufficient for transmuting
two hundred thousand
pound weight of Metal, into
Gold, &c..
The same.
For he gave to me not so much
as half a grane of that Powder,
and with that were transmuted nine
ounces, and three quarters of an ounce
of Argetitvive. That was
given me one Evening by a strange
Friend, &c