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A U R I F O N T I N A C H Y M I C A :
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COLLECTION
Of Fourteen Small
TREATISES Concerning the
Firt Matter
OF
P h i l o s o p h e r s ,
For the !ico"er# of their$hitherto o much conceale!%
M E R C U R Y
&hich man# ha"e tu!ioul#en!ea"oure! to Hi!e' (ut thee to ma)e Manifet' for the (enefit of
Man)in! in general*
LON+ON'
,rinte! for &illiam Coo-er' at the ,elican in Little./ritain' 0123*
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TA/LE OF CONTENTS
H#!ro-#rogra-hum Hermeticum************************************************************************************0
The ,ri"# Seal of Secret********************************************************************************************04
A Letter***********************************************************************************************************************05
A Treatie of Mercur# an! the ,hiloo-her Stone******************************************************66
Colour to (e O(er"e! in the O-eration of the 7reat &or)****************************************68
Theauru Si"e Me!icina Aurea**********************************************************************************93
Tractatu !e La-i!e*****************************************************************************************************99
Summar# of ,hiloo-h#**********************************************************************************************44
Cla"icula' or Little e# of Ra#mon! Lullie Ma;oricane**************************************************48
Secret +iclo
A ,hiloo-hical Ri!!le*************************************************************************************************=1
The An>er of /ernar!u Tr"ianu to the E-itle of Thoma of /ononia** =5
The ,refator# E-itle of /ernar!' Earl of Trene to Thoma of /ononia*** *26
A /rief Rehearal of the ,re-aration of the ,hiloo-her Stone***********************************29
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H Y + R O , Y R O 7 R A , H U M
H E R M E T I C U M
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H Y D R O P Y R O G R A P H U M H E R M E T I C U M
+ear Son' to -oint out unto thee uccinctl# a Memorandum' a it >ere
concerning the un!ertan!ing of the true an! genuine Stone of the ,hiloo-her'
an! the manner of -rocee!ing in it -re-aration' I gi"e thee thi information' that the
ai! Stone0i com-oun!e! an! engen!ere! of t>o thing' "i?* /o!# an! S-irit' or of
Maculine an! Feminine See!' that i' of the Water of Mercury, and of the Body of
Sol@ >hereof >e fin! ufficient -roof an! attetation in all true &riting of the
,hiloo-her' an! therefore I count it nee!le to enlarge m# elf (# uoting of
them* The u-hot of all therefore i' that firt of all Mercury be dissolvedan!
reduced into a spiritual Water' 6 >hich i terme! (# the ,hiloo-her' the first Matter
of Metals' the ;uice of Lune, Aqua Vite' Buinteence' a fier# ar!ent &ater or
/ran!#@ (# >hich &ater or -rime Matter' 9Metal are unloc)e
(ecaue (efore it coagulation it hath (een &ater* Alo telling u' that(# the "er# ame -rinci-le' from >hich each thing hath it rie' it ma# (e re!uce! or
(rought (ac) to >hat it >a in the (eginning* An! thence the# inferr' that it i
im-oi(le to tranmute Metal into 7ol! or Sil"er' >ithout re!ucing them firt into
theirprima materia* = Concerning therefore the (ringing a(out thi Regeneration of
Metals' thou mut !iligentl# hee! an! o(er"e' m# (elo"e! Son' that the ame i to
(e -erforme! onl# (# the mean of the -rime Matter of Metal' that i' the Water of
Mercury' 1an! (# nothing (ei!e in the >hole &orl!* For thi &ater i net of in
unto the Metallic) nature' in o much that after their mutual an! uniform commiture'
the# can ne"er (e an# more -arte! aun!er* Thi the ,hiloo-her in the urbaan!
other /oo) ignifie unto u' a#ing' Nature re;o#ceth in it Nature@ Nature
utaineth Nature@ it amen!eth Nature@ it re!uceth Nature@ Nature o"ercometh
Nature* Coneuentl# it i necear# to )no> thi (lee! &ater' an! it
-re-aration' >hich &ater i a hot' fier#'5-iercing S-irit' the ,hiloo-hical &ater' an!
the hi!!en e# of thi Art* For >ithout thi all the la(our an! >or) of Alch#m# i
fruitle an! frutraneou* O(er"e therefore'
!Lapis e" duobus, corpore # spiritus$%Mercurius resolvedus in aquam$&'um aqua Mercurii metalla resolvenda in primam materiam$()ualibet res redigitur in primam materiam per principia unde erta fiat$*Redicetio Metallerua in primam materiam guomode fiat$+Aqua Mercurii metall is amica$Aqua Mercurii est vapor igneus$
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m# on' an! mar)' that all the ground-.or/ of the 0hilosophers Stone' l coniteth in
thi' that (# mean of the -rima materia metallerum' that i >ith the Water of
Mercury' >e re!uce an! (ring (ac) theperfect body of Sol to a ne. birth' that it (e
(orn again (# &ater an! S-irit' accor!ing to our Sa"iour 7ol! an! Sil"er' that (# the mean of Nature the# ma# (ring Fruit*
Coneuentl#' m# Son' thou oughtet to choose no other Body(
for thy Wor/ but4old' (ecaue that all other /o!ie are ran) an! im-erfect* An! therefore alo the
,hiloo-her ma!e the choice of 7ol! (efore all other /o!ie' (ecaue it i of all
thing in the &orl! the mot -erfect' illuminating all other /o!ie' an! infuing life
into them@ an! (ecaue it i of a fiate! incom(uti(le nature' of a contant or
a(i!ing root' an! Fire -roof@ alo' (ecaue $a Roger Baconaith% the cor-oral
7ol!' a to it no(ilit# an! -erfection' cannot (e change!' an! i the utmot (oun!
an! term of all Natural generation' an! there i no -erfecter thing in the >hole
&orl!* The li)e teacheth alo the ,hiloo-her 6saacus 7ollandus' a#ing' Our
Stone cannot (e etracte! from an# other (ut a
!8undamentum Lapidis$%'orpus per aquam Mercurii sit astrale$&Regenerationem metallorum ignorantes abstineant a 'hemia$('orpus Soiil eligendum ad 'hemiam$
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-erfect /o!#' #ea the mot -erfect in the &orl!* An! if it >ere not a -erfect /o!#'
>hat Stone coul! (e etracte! thence0 in regar! that it mut ha"e -o>er to
uic)en all !ea! /o!ie' to -urifie the unclean' to mollifie thoe that are har!' an!
har!en thoe that are oft: An! in truth' it >oul! (e im-oi(le to etract o
-o>erful a Stone out of an im-erfect an! craie /o!#' for a goo! -erfect thing i
not to (e got from that >hich i im-erfect an! unclean: an! although man# !o
fanc#' that uch an etraction ma# (e (rought to -a' #et the# erre grol#' an! are
"er# un>ie* Therefore' m# Son' o(er"e' that the re! ,hiloo-hical Sulphuri in
the 7ol!'6a Richar!u tetifieth' an! ing 'alidaith: Our Sul-hur i no common
Sul-hur' (ut i of a Mercurial nature' fiate! an! not fl#ing from the Fire* The
ame all other ,hiloo-her alo !o >itne' that their re! Sul-hur i 7ol!*
It i true' m# Son' that the ,hiloo-her !o a# in their /oo) that the
common 7ol! or Sil"er i none of their 7ol! or Sil"er' in regar! that their 7ol! an!
Sil"er i uic) or li"ing'9(ut the common are !ea! an! therefore not ca-a(le to
(ring im-erfect /o!ie to -erfection' nor to communicate unto them the leat of
their -erfection* For if the# houl! (eto> ome of their -erfection u-on other'
the# themel"e >oul! (e then im-erfect' in regar! the# ha"e no more -erfection'
than >hat i nee!ful for themel"e* Thee >or! of the ,hiloo-her' m# Son'
are true' an! -o)en u-on "er# goo! groun!@ for it i im-oi(le for common 7ol!
an! Sil"er' to -erfect other /o!ie that are im-erfect' unle a (efore taught' that
the /o!# of Solan! Lune(e (orn ane>' or regenerate! (# the &ater an! S-irit of
theprima materia' an! there(# a gloriou' -iritual' clarifie!' eternal' fiate!'
u(tle' -enetrant /o!# !o gro> forth' >hich after>ar! hath -o>er to -erfect other
/o!ie >hich are im-erfect* An! therefore the ,hiloo-her alo ai! -reentl#after' that thoe la(our are to thi en! un!erta)en a(out their Stone' that it
tincture ma# (e a!"ance! an! ealte!@4for it i reuiite' that the Stone (e
!igete! an! carrie! on to a far greater !egree of u(tlet# an! ecellenc#' than the
common 7ol! an! Sil"er -oeeth* To thi -ur-oe the ,hiloo-her Bernhard
-ea)eth in hi /oo)' in the >or! follo>ing: Though >e ta)e thi /o!# ;ut a
Nature hath -ro!uce! it@ for all that it i necear#' that (# Art' >hich in thi -oint
mut imitate Nature' the ame (e highl# ealte! in it -erfection' to the en! that (#
the mean of that u-erlati"e accom-lihment' an! it u-er.a(un!ant ra#' it ma#
(e a(le to -erfect an! com-leat the im-erfect /o!ie'
!A corpore perfecto res perfecta e"trabitur$%Sulphur tubeum est in auro$&Aurum vulgi non est aurum 0hi losopherum, # quomodo hoc intell igendum$(Auri tinctura mult iplicatur per aeuam Mercurii $
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a to >eight' colour' u(tance' #ea a to their Mineral root an! -rinci-le* /ut if it
houl! ha"e remaine! in that !egree' >herein Nature left it' "i?* in it im-le
-erfection' an! not ren!re! more -erfect or ealte!' >hat houl! the time of nine
month an! a half >e -en! a(out it er"e for Arnoldusin hi E-itle -ea)eth
home' a#ing' 4old and Silver is in our Stone potentially and virtually' after a
-o>erful' in"ii(le an! natural >a#@ 0 for if it >ere not o' no 7ol! nor Sil"er coul!
come of it: (ut the 7ol! an! Sil"er eiting in our Stone' i (etter than the common'(ecaue it i living, but the common is dead* an! for thi "er# reaon the
,hiloo-her calle! it their 7ol! an! their Sil"er' (ecaue it i -o>erful in their
Stone' acti"e in it eence (ut not "ii(le common 7ol! an! Sil"er@ >hich i alo
confirme! (# 2uclidesin the great Roar#' a#ing' Nothing cometh of a -erfect
thing' in regar! it i alrea!# -erfect an! com-leat' (eing o ma!e (# Nature*
&hereof >e ha"e an eam-le in /rea!@ >hich (eing fermente! an! (a)e!' i
-erfect in it !egree or (eing' ha"ing attaine! to it inten!e! en!' o that it can (e
(rought to no further fermentation' to ma)e other /rea! of it* The cae i the ame
>ith the 7ol!' >hich through length of time hath (een !e!uce! (# Nature to a
fiate! an! -erfect con!ition: 6an! o coneuentl# it i im-oi(le (# the mean of
the im-le 7ol! to -erfect other /o!ie' unle the -erfect /o!# (e firt !iol"e!
an! re!uce! to it firt Matter: >hich !one' it i intro"erte! (# our la(our an! Art'
an! re!uce! into a true ferment an! tincture* Moreo"er the -hiloo-her !o a#'
that there i no coming to a goo! en!' until 7ol! an! Sil"er (e ;o#ne! together in
one /o!#* Here' m# Son' thou mut un!ertan! Lunemeta-horicall#' 9an! not
accor!ing to the letter' (ecaue the ,hiloo-her a# in their &riting' that Lunei
of a col! an! moit nature' >hich !ecri-tion the# attri(ute alo unto Mercury: an!therefore (# Lune is understood Mercury' or the -rime Matter' >hich i the
,hiloo-her Lune' or ;uice of Lune' a i ma!e -lain (# the ecellent an! !ee-l#.
fathoming -iece' the 'langor(uccina*
An! thu' m# Son' thou art intructe! (riefl#' that no -rofit i to (e got (#
thi Art' unle theperfect Bodies by means of the 0hilosophers 8ire, or Water of
Mercury, be reduced into their-rimum En' >hich i a Sul-hureou &ater' an! not
Mercury vive' a the So-hiter u--oe* For the firt matter 4 of Metal i not
Mercury vive' (ut a clamm# Sul-hureou Da-our' an! a "icou &ater' >herein thethree -rinci-le' "i?* Salt' Sul-hur' an! Mercur#' are
lAurum 0hilosophorum potentiale # nirtuale$%2" corpore Solis perfecto nihil sit, nisi reducatur ad primam materiam$&Luna metaphorica$(0rima materia quid9
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coeitent* Coneuentl# it i necear# to )no> the true (lee! &ater of Mercur#'
or the Hea"enl# u-ernatural Fire' >here(# the /o!ie are !iol"e! an! melte! li)e
Ice* For the )no>le!ge of thi i the greatet ecret of all' 0 an! i >holl# an! onl# in
the -o>er of 7o!' an! i not to (e o(taine! other>ie' (ut (# fer"ent -ra#er unto
him* Concerning thi the ,hiloo-her Rogeriusaith@ 7o! hath create! Man' an!
-lace! him o"er Nature an! all creature' though himelf (e natural' an! nothing
ele (ut Nature' ece-t the /reath >hich 7o! (reathe! into him: The "er# ame i
to (e the ;u!ge of the &or)' an! their nature* Thi !i"ine S-irit re-reenteth unto
the ene an! thought' in a true Diion a it >ere' the firt -rinci-le of Nature'
e-eciall# ince the natural in(re! S-irit !ico"ereth ome uch groun!' >hereu-on
he ma# urel# rel#e' an! in thi &or) an! earnetne of the S-irit' >hich i of the
natural Creation' 6the !i"ineAdamre-reenteth in u the !iolution of the >hole
&orl!* An! St* 0eter(# the )in!le! an! (urning fier# S-irit of the in(reathe! /reath
of 7o!' !eclareth the ame "er# clearl#' a#ing: That the Element hall melt >ith
fer"ent heat@ the Earth alo' an! the &or) that are therein' hall (e (urnt u- an!
that there >ill (e a ne> &orl!' "er# gloriou' ecellent an! goo!' a in Apocalypsii!ecri(e!* An! hereu-on the ,hiloo-her conclu!eth' accor!ing to >hat hath (een
alle!ge! out of St* 0eter' that there hall ha--en a !etruction of the Elementar#
&orl! (# Fire* O(er"e in thi Art' that the Fire mut -erform the li)e in it t#-e in
Nature* Therefore' m# Son' et th# thought u-on thi &ater' >here>ith the /o!# of
Sol9$>hich a Rogerius>itneeth' i a -erfect create! &orl!% i (urnt u-' an!
!etro#e! an! !iol"e!' that it i not a common Fire' in regar! that common i not
a(le to (urn or !etro# the 7ol!: (ut it i a u-ernatural incom(uti(le Fire' the
tronget of all Fire' #ea a Hellih Fire' >hich onl# hath -o>er to (urn the 7ol!' an!
to et the ame free from it tiff an! har! (on!* Thi u-ernatural Fire' >hich hath
uch a -o>er o"er the 7ol! an! other Metallic) /o!ie' i nothing ele (ut the
Spiritual, sulphureous fiery Water of Mercury' >herein the /o!# of Soli !iol"e!
an! (urnt u-' an! of thi !iol"e! an! !etro#e! /o!#' a ne> &orl! li)e>ie i
create! an! (orn' an! the Hea"enl# erualem' that i an eternal' clarifie!' u(tle'
-enetrant' fiate! /o!#' >hich i a(le to -enetrate an! -erfect all other /o!ie*
Hence Rogeriusaith' A that i to (e a u-ernatural Fire' >hich i to (rea) an! melt
into one another the Element of the >hole &orl!@ an! a out of the (ro)en
corru-ti(le &or) of the !iol"e! Element' a ne> &or) >ill (e (orn' >hich >ill (ean e"erlating &or)@ e"en o
!'ognitio aqua Mercurii summum est secretum$%Vt macrocosmus corrumptur per ignem, ita etiam microcosmus 0hilosophicus$&'orpus Solis corrumpendum per aquam Mercurii$
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the Hol# Trinit# hath he>e! an! ignifie! unto u li)e>ie' a u-ernatural Fire in the
Hea"enl# Stone* Thi u-ernatural Fire' m# Son' the ,hiloo-her ha"e hi!!en in the
/oo) in -ara(olical e-reion' naming the ame (# innumera(le name' an!
e-eciall# the# term it Balneum Mariae' a moit Hore.!ung' Mentruum Urine' Mil)'
/lou!'Aqua vitae ' 0an! the li)e* Fire' aith Bernhardus'6ma)e a "a-orou Fire'
continual !igeting' not "iolent' u(tle' air#' clear' cloe' incom(uti(le' -enetrant an!
"ital: an! thereu-on he -ea)eth further' Trul#' I ha"e tol! thee all the manner an!circumtance of the Fire' >hich onl# -erformeth all' an! therefore he (i! the Rea!er
coni!er >ell an! often the >or! he ai! concerning the Fire* Coneuentl#' he that
>ie >ill eail# -ercei"e thence' that thoe >or! are not to (e un!ertoo! of a commo
(ut of a u-ernatural Fire@ >hich alo Marythe ,ro-hete !oth hint' a#ing' that the
Element of &ater !oth !iol"e the /o!ie' an! ma)e them >hite* An! concerning thi
Fire $>hich he calleth Mentruum% an! it -re-aration' 9Raymund Lullie-ea)eth in hi
estamentum novissimum, in 'odice, in Anima Metallorum, Luce Mercuriorum, Libra
Mercuriorum, de secretis :aturae, de )uinta 2ssentia, # in 2lucidario estamenti, c$
a#ing' that it i not Humane (ut Angelical to re"eal thi Celetial Fire' an! that it i the
greatet ecret of all' ho> to attain to the )no>le!ge of it* An! moreo"er he aith in
figurati"e e-reion' that thi Fire i com-oe! of Hore.!ung an! 'al" vive* /ut
>hat i -refigure! (# 'al" vive' I >ill e-oun! in another -lace* An! >hat i ignifie!
Hore.!ung' I mentione! (efore' Di?* that (# Hore.!ung i meant the &ater of the pri
materia' 4for it i >arm an! moit li)e Hore.!ung@ (ut it i no common Hore.!ung' a
man# ignorant -eron !o u--oe an! un!ertan!* Hence aith the ,hiloo-her
Alanus' the ,hiloo-her calle! the moit Fire Hore.!ung' in >hich moiture i )e-t t
occult heat' (ecaue it i the -ro-ert# of the fire eiting in the Hore (ell#' not to !et
7ol!' (ut (# reaon of it moiture to increae it* To the li)e -ur-oe -ea)eth
Alchidonius: Our Me!icine mut (e hi!!en in moit Hore.!ung' >hich i the
,hiloo-her Fire* An!Alanus: +ear Son' (e careful in the >or) of ,utrefaction or
+etruction' >hich i to (e -erforme! in gentle heat' that i' in moit Hore.!ung*
Arnoldus de Vilia nova ' in the 8th cha-* aith' that the heat of Hore.!ung i their Fire*
So li)e>ieAlphidius: it i !igete! an! (urie! in the heat of Hore.!ung* An! Aristo
the Earth or /o!# >ill en;o# no "irtue' unle it (e u(lime! (# the mean of
!:omina aqua Mercurii$%6gnis Bernhard$&Loci Lullii de aqua Mercurii$(Venter equinus 0hilosophorum est aqua Mercurii.
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Hore.!ung* An! therefore' aith 7ermes' roat an! coo) it in the heat of Hore.
!ung* An! Morienus: if thou !o not fin! in Hore.!ung >hat thou loo)et for' thou
ha!t (et to a"e th# charge* &ith thee agreeth Arnoldus' a#ing: Let none
ee) for an# other Fire (ei!e thi' for it i the Fire of the &ie' 0the melting
8urnace of the Wise' an! their Furnace for calcining' u(liming' re"er(erating'
!iol"ing' an! -erforming of Coagulation an! Fiation@ for thi &ater !iol"eth all
Metal' an! calcineth them' an! melteth it elf together >ith them' (oth into re! an!
>hite* In li)e manner alo the urbaan! SeniorS-ea)eth: Our &ater i a Fire'
an! our Water is stronger than any 8ire ' for it re!uceth the /o!# of 7ol! into a
meer S-irit' >hich the natural Fire i not a(le to !o' though the natural Fire mut
li)e>ie (e ha!* For then our &ater enter into the natural /o!ie' an! changeth it
elf into the -rimogeniel &ater' an! after>ar! into Earth or ,o>!er' >hich !oth
more forci(l# (urn the 7ol! than the natural Fire@ an! accor!ingl# 'alidaith' It i
trul# a Fire' >hich (urneth an! grin!eth all thing*
/ut the manner of -re-aring thi ,hiloo-hic) &ater or Fire' that i' theAqua Mercuri i' 6the ,hiloo-her ha"e conceale!@ ho>e"er Raymond Lullieof all
hath >ritten (et of it' though in !ar) e-reion* Accor!ingl#' firt of all it >ill (e
reuiite'to purge Mercury from its e"traneous humidity and terrene terrestriety,
yet so, as not by means of corruptible things @ for (# uch it no(le' fruitful'
"iri!ecent an! generating Nature >oul! (e marre!* Avicen, Arnoldus, 4eber,
Raymundus, in 'odicillo,an! other ,hiloo-her (ei!e' a#' that Mercur# i (et
cleane! (# u(liming it from common Salt' >hich !one' the u(limate to (e thro>n
into >arm &ater' >hich >ill !iol"e an! e"er the S-irit of Salt from it@ after>ar!the u(limate (eing !r#e! an! mie! >ith Salt of artar' an! force! through a
Retort' it >ill re"i"e again' an! thi to (e !one !i"ere time' an! (# thi -rocee!ing
Mercury>ill (e free! ome>hat from it etraneou moiture an! feculenc#@ an!
Bernhardus to>ar! the en! of hi E-itle aith' that thi -urgation !oth not hurt
Mercur#' in regar! that the hot &ater an! Salt !o not -enetrate into it u(tance*
/ut it i to (e note! here' m# Son' that in regar! that Mercuryi of an uniform
in!i"ii(le u(tance'9it cannot (e trul# an! -erfectl# cleane! (# uch an
etraneou mean' e-eciall# (ecaueits terrestrial impurity lies hid in its inmost
center' >hich (# no Su(limation i to (e e"ere! thence' a man# ignorant men'
though in "ain' attem-t* An! therefore other mean mut (e
!Aqua Mercurii est 6gnis 0hilosophorum$%Aqua Mercurii quomodo preparanda$&0reparatio aqua Mercurii difficilis$
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ue! tofree Mercury vivefrom thoe (on!' >here>ith Nature hath t#e! him uniforml
in the (o>el of the Earth' and to reduce him into its primum ens * >hich i a
Sul-hureou -iritual &ater' >hich must be done .ithout addition of any
hetrogeneous thing'0a Rogerius Baconun!er the title of Mercurytetifieth' an!
Raymundusin the heoricaof hi Tetament aith' that if it (e not -utrefie! an!
o-ene! after the foreai! manner' the Menstruum>ill not (e >orth a Fig* /ut .hen
the quic/ Mercury .ithout any e"traneous thing 6i et free from it (on!' and
dissolved into the primogeneal Water, then an! (ut then >e are ca-a(le to cleanse
his inside' an! (#distillationto e"er the S-irit from the &ater' an! terrene
terretriet#@ concerning >hich Se-aration the ,hiloo-her ha"e >rit in an occult tile'
uch a no conceite! -eron >ill eail# a--rehen!' (ut e-eciall# the# !ecri(e! it
figurati"el# in the !itillation of &ine* For in the !itillation of &ine a--eareth
e"i!entl#'9that the S-irit of &ine i mie! >ith a great !eal of &ater' an! terrene
terretriet#: (ut (# mean of an artificial !itillation' the !r# S-irit of &ine ma# (e
e"ere! from all the -hlegmatic) humi!it# an! terrene terretriet#' in o much that all
the S-irit i e"ere! from the &ater eitent in &ine' an! the &ater from the Earth'
an! then remain the Lee' out of >hich a >hite Salt i etracte!' an! ;o#ne! again
>ith the S-irit' an! then the S-irit i !itille! an! coho(ate! !i"ere time' until all the
alt (e gone o"er >ith it' >here(# the S-irit i hugel# fortifie! an! acuate!* An! in
truth' thi i a nota(le t#-ical !icri-tion re-reente! unto u (# the ,hiloo-her'
>hich in the -re-aration of the &ater of Mercur# >e ought to imitate: forafter its
dissolution>e ought in li)e manner $a hath (een taught of the &ine% (# u(limation
sever the Water or 0hlegm from the Spirit, and the Spirit from the 2arth, and to
rectifie the 2arth, and ;oyn and distill it together .ith the Spirit, until all together comeover the 7elm* Of >hich -re-aration of thi &ater' none of all the ,hiloo-her hath
>ritten more clearl# nor (etter than Raymund Lullie' 4"i?* in estamento novissimo'
a alo in the firt Tetament' in libro Mercuriorum, libro )$ 2ssentiae, # c$ >here he
!oth -lainl# enough !eclare' that after the ,utrefaction' Se-aration' +itillation of
,hiloo-hical S-irit of &ine' the S-iritual &ater i to (e mie! again an! !itille! >ith
it o>n Earth' that it come o"er >ith it@ he !eclareth alo' ho> thi ,hiloo-hical &ine
or Mentruum i fortifie! an! acuate! >ith it o>n Salt* An! further it i to (e note!'
that this Water, Menstruum' =or ,hiloo-hical S-irit of &ine' (eing thus prepared'
!oth
!Mercurius in aquam Sulphuream reducondus absque heterogeneis$%Mercurius Solutus potest purgari$&2"emplum de vini distillatione$(Lullius peritissimus est in preparatione aqua Mercurii$*Mercurius Solutus solvit suam corpus .
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dissolve or open its o.n Body, orMercur# "i"e'into the-rimum En'or-rimogenial
&ater' .hereby it is multiplied .ithout end, by means of 0utrefaction and
hat i ai! of the Etraction of thi &ater' i confirme! (#
Arnoldus de Villa nova ' a#ing: It i a u(tance full of Da-our' >hich containeth in
it elf a fat humi!it#' >hereof the Artit e"ereth the ,hiloo-her humi!it#' uch a
i fit for the &or)' an! i a clear a the tear of e#e@ >herein !>elleth the
Buinteence in a Metallic) Nature' "er# -ro-er for the Metal' an! therein i theTincture to (ring forth an intire Metal: for it containeth the nature (oth of Argent
vive' an! alo of Sulphur$ Rosarius 0hilosophorum aith concerning the !itillation
of the Menstruum0or &ater that great in!utr# an! care mut (e ha!' an! that the
Deel to (e ue! for the cleaning of thi S-irit' mut (e of 7la' an! eactl#
cloe!' to the en! that the S-irit ma# fin! no "ent nor -lace to fl# through' it (eing
"er# for>ar! to ma)e it >a# through an# hole it fin!eth: An! if the re! S-irit houl!
(e gone' the Artit >ill loe hi la(our: the ,hiloo-her call the re! S-irit Bloud'
an! Menstruum@ therefore (e "er# careful to ha"e goo! Deel' an! to ha"e the
;oynts .ell luted, that you may get the dry Spirit .ith its Bloud into the Receiver by it
self' >ithout e"a-oration of it Dirtue' an! )ee- it' until thou ha"e occaion to >or)
>ith it* /ut concerning thi !itillation' the ocular in-ection goeth (e#on! >riting'
an! none can (e a Mater' (efore he ha"e (een a Scholar or A--rentice* /e
-ro"i!ent therefore an! !icrete in th# &or)' 6la# on a Recei"er' an! firt !itill (# a
gentle Fire the Element of &ater' >hich (eing o"er' -ut it ai!e' an! la# on another
Recei"er' an! cloe the ;o#nt eactl#' that the S-irit ma# not "a-our a>a#'
increaing the Fire a little' an! there >ill rie in the Helm a !r# #ello> S-irit:
Continue the ame !egree of Fire' o long a the S-irit cometh #ello>* /ut >henthe Alem(ic) (eginneth to (e re!' then increae the Fire "er# gentl#' an! )ee- it
going on thu' until the re! S-irit an! /lou! (e uite come o"er' >hich in it'
acen!ing an! going through the Helm >ill a--ear in the form of Clou! in the Air*
An! o oon a the re! S-irit i !itille! o"er' the Helm >ill (e >hite' an! then ceae
uic)l#@ an! thu #ou ha"e in the Recei"er the t>o Element of Air an! Fire' ha"ing
etracte! the true !r# S-irit' an! e"ere! the -ure from the im-ure* Loe no> #ou
ha"e theprima materia Metallorum' >herein the /o!ie are re!uce!* For all the
Metal ha"e their rie from &ater' 9>hich i a root of all Metal* An! therefore the#
are re!uce! into &ater' li)e a the fro?en Ice (# heat i re!uce! into &ater'
(ecaue it hath (een &ater (efore*
lVasa bone claudenda inpraparatione aqua Mercurii$%0rocessus in distillatione aqua$&=mnia metalla e" aqua$
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+o not mar"el at it' for all thing u-on Earth ha"e their root an! rie from &ater* O
ho> man# there are that >or) an! ne"er thin) u-on the root' >hich i the e# to the
>hole &or): it !iol"eth the /o!ie rea!il#@ lit i Father an! Mother@ it o-eneth an!
hutteth' an! re!uceth Metal into >hat the# ha"e (een in the (eginning* It !iol"et
the /o!ie' an! coagulateth it elf together >ith them@ the S-irit i carrie! u-on the
&ater' that i' the ,o>er of the S-irit i een there o-erating' >hich i !one >hen the
/o!# i -ut into the &ater* &hereu-on the ,hiloo-her aith: Loo) u-onthat
despicable thing' >here(# our Secret i o-ene!* For it i a thing >hich all )no> >ell'
an! he that )no>eth it not' >ill har!l# or ne"er fin! it: the .ise man /eepeth it, and
the fool thro.es it a.ay' an! the re!uction i eaie to him that )no> it* /ut m# Son'
it i the greatet ecret to free thi Stone' 6or Mercury vive' from it natural (on!'
>here>ith he i t#e! (# Nature' that i' to !iol"e an! re!uce it into it -rimogenial
&ater@ for >ithout thi (e !one' all >ill -ro"e (ut la(our lot: for ele >e houl! not (e
a(le to e"er an! etract the true S-irit or &ater# u(tance' >hich !iol"eth the
/o!ie* An! thi Solution hath (een conceale! (# all the ,hiloo-her' 9>ho left it
unto 7o! Almight#ie* 4 /ut' m# Son' thou art
to ta)e notice' that the solution ofMercur# "i"e .ill hardly be performed .ithout a
means' (ut none uch are to (e ue! a are So-hitical' a man# ru!e' un>ie an!
ignorant fool ue to !o' >ho (# trange etra"agant >a# re!uce Mercuryinto &ate
u--oing that to (e the right &ater* The# u(lime Mercury>ith Corroi"e'=>ith al
ort of Salt an! Ditriol' from >hich the u(lime! Mercur# attracteth the Salt# S-iritan! then after>ar! the# !iol"e the u(limate into &ater in Balneo' or in the Cellar
or !i"ere other >a#* 6tem' the# re!uce it into &ater (# Salt.Armoniac)' (# Her('
So-e' Auafort' (# mean of trange )in! of Deel' an! man# the li)e So-hitical
-rocee!ing' all of >hich are (ut gro fancie' foolih an! frutraneou la(our:
Some alo concei"e to e"er thoe thing after>ar! from the &ater of Mercury' an!
that then it hall (e the true &ater' >hich the ,hiloo-her !o !eire* The reaon of
their Error i' 1that the# coni!er not the >or! of the ,hiloo-her'
!2ffectus aqua$%Resolutio Mercurii ma"imum Secretum$&=mnes 0hilosophi occultarunt confectionem aque$(Resolutio Mercurii non fit absque medico$*Modi falsa resolutionis Mercurii$+'ausa errorum in confectione aqua$
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>ho -lainl# !o a#' that it ought not to (e mie! >ith an# heterogeneou thing in the
>hole &orl!* An!Bernhardusaith in hi E-itle' that o oon a Mercuryi !r#e!
u- (# the Salt' Auafort' an! other thing' that thencefor>ar! it i unfit for the
,hiloo-hic) >or)@ for (eing !r#e! u- (# the Salt' Allum' Auafort' it i not a(le
to !iol"e* /ut' m# !ear Son' o(er"e >hat no> I tell thee' an! >hat information
concerning thi -oint the ,hiloo-her left (ehin! them in their /oo)@ 0vi>$ that the
Water is not to be prepared by any heterogeneous means .hatever in the .hole
World, but only by :ature, .ith :ature, and out of :ature * Thee >or! are all -lain
to the un!ertan!ing' >hich I >ill not no> o-enl# unfol!' (ut reer"e the ame for a
-eculiar Treatie@ ho>e"er for a Memorandum' I >ill et !o>n thee follo>ing
Rhime*
a/e fresh, pure, quic/, .hite and
'lear,
ye him hands and heels so near, With
a most puissant cord and yo/e, hat he
may be mortified and
choa/t$ Reduce him by his li/e
homogeneous
:ature, o his first being, or
primogeneous
feature, Within the close
'hamber or 7ouse
of putrefaction,
According to here>ith he ma# o-en the fat
Loc) of all Metallic) Chet'6out of >hich 7ol!' Sil"er' 7em' Honour' ,o>er' an!
Health are to (e ha!* Thi (lee! &ater i (# the ,hiloo-her
l7ac optime notania$
%Aqua clavis artis$
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calle!' the hen 7a(riciu
la# >ith her' he !#e!' an! Be;aout of ecei"e lo"e >allo>e! an! conume! him'
aArisleusin urba 0hilosophorum-ea)eth of it* An! Bernhardin hi0ractica*
aith: the Fountain i a a Mother unto the ing' for he !oth attract him' an!
caueth him to !#e' (ut the ing (# her mean rieth again' an! uniteth himelf o
firml# unto her' that no man can hurt him* An! therefore the ,hiloo-her a#'
although 7a(riciu (e cotlier' !earer' an! more eteeme! (# the &orl! than Be;a'
#et he alone can (ring no Fruit* Thi Dirgin an! (lee! &ater the ,hiloo-her
name! in their /oo) >ith man# thouan! name@ 0the# call it Hea"en' Celetial
&ater' Celetial Rain' the !e> of Hea"en' May-de.' &ater of ,ara!ice' -arting
&ater' Aua Regi' a corroi"e Auafort' har- Dinegar' /ran!#' Buinteence of
&ine' gro>thful green uice' a gro>ing Mercur#' a "iri!ecent &ater' an! Leo Diri!i'Buic) Sil"er' Menstruum' /lou!' Urine' Hore.-i' Mil)' an! Dirgin Mil)' >hite
Arnic)' Sil"er'Lune' an! ;uice of Lune' a &oman' Feminine See!' a ul-hureou
"a-ouring &ater an! moa)' a fier# (urning S-irit' a !ea!l# -iercing -o#on' an!
/aili) that )illeth all' a "enomou &orm' a "enomou Ser-ent' a +ragon' a
Scor-ion !e"ouring hi Chil!ren' a hellih fire of Hore.!ung' a har- Salt' an! Salt.
Armoniac)' a common Salt' har- Soa-' L#e' a "icou O#l' Otrichhich
!oth !e"our an! concoct all' an Eagle' Dulture' /ir! of 7ermes' a Deel an! Seal of
7ermes' a melting an! calcining Furnace' an! innumera(le other name of /eat'
/ir!' Her(' &ater' uice' Mil)' /lou!' Etc* An! the# >rit figurati"el# in their
/oo) of thi &ater' to (e ma!e of uch thing' >herea all the un>ie >hich ought
it in uch li)e thing' ha"e not foun! the true !eire! &ater* no> therefore' m#
!ear Son' that it is only made of Mercury vive, %and no other heterogeneous thing in
the World@ an! that the ,hiloo-her therefore ga"e it o man# Name' that it might
not (e )no>n to the un>ie* An! >ith thi 6tem I >ill conclu!e thi Treatie' >here(#
thou ma#t un!ertan! an! learn' that >ithout thi Fire all the la(our of the >hole
&orl! i meerl# lot' all Ch#mical -rocee fale' l#ing an! uele* The great
Rosaryaith' there i no more (ut one Recei-t' an! >ith thi one Loc) all the
,hiloo-her /oo) (oth -articularl# an! uni"erall# are loc)
an! fence! a it >ere >ith a
!Varia appellationes aqua Mercurii$
%Aqua Mercurii unassiat$
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trong &all@ an! he that )no> not the e#' nor hath it in -oeion' i not a(le to
o-en the Loc)' nor to o(tain Fruit* For thi &ater i the onl# e# for to o-en the
Metallic) &all an! 7ar!en* An! thi &ater i the trong Auafort' of >hich Iaacu
in hi -articular &or) i to (e un!ertoo!' >here>ithall he !iol"eth an!
-irituali?eth the /o!ie* An! therefore it i "er# !iligentl# to (e note!' that >ithout
thi &ater nothing can (e effecte! in'hemica'0an! >ithout it all are (ut falitie an!
l#e' (oth in Metal an! Mineral' a alo in Degeta(le an! Animal* &hether the#
!iol"e' u(lime' !itill' calcine' etract* mi or com-oun! >ith an# other thing
>hatoe"er@ >hether the# !iol"e per deliquium in Balneo ' in Hore.!ung' in
Auafort' an! all ort of trong Liuor' >hich eem to -romie ome -ro(a(ilit#' an
accor!ing a the -reten!e! -rocee of Alch#mit !o teach or ma# (e in"ente!:
>hether there (e ma!e O#l' &ater' Cal' ,o>!er' (lac)' >hite' #ello> an! re!@
>hether it (e (urnt' melte!' or !one an# thing a(out it' >hich the Alch#mit Recei-t
!o teach an! "ent for true' >here(# to ma)e 7ol! an! Sil"er' all -ro"eth (ut fale an
a cheat in the e"ent* For m# elf >ith m# o>n han! ha"e e-erimente! all uchthing to m# !amage an! lo' not (elie"ing them to (e fale (efore I tr#e! them*
Therefore (e ehorte!' m# Son' to hun uch So-hiter' 6Cheat an! Im-oter' a
much a the gran! Im-oter the +e"il' an! a"oi! them a carefull# a a terri(le
(urning Fire' an! ,o#on@ for (# uch So-hitr#' an! >eetl# ininuating fale
Alch#m#' a man run the ha?ar! of /o!# an! Soul' Re-utation an! &ealth' #ea thi
Im-oture i >ore than the +e"il himelf* For though a man houl! -en! a >hole
,ro"ince or ing!om u-on uch !eceitful -rocee' #et all >oul! (e conume! in
"ain' an! no firm truth there(# (e o(taine!* &herefore o-en th# e#e' o>n an!
ac)no>le!ge the onl# e#' an! flee from all falit#@ for it i im-oi(le ele to -ee!'
or !o an# goo!*
!Absque aqua nihil fi t in 'hemia$%Sophista in 'hemia vitandi$
FINIS*
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T H E
, R I D Y S E A L
OF
S E C R E T S '
& H I C H
U-on -ain of +ammnation
i not una!"ie!l# to (e
(ro)en u-' nor Re"eale! to
an# (ut >ith great Care' an!
man# Caution*
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T H E , R I D Y S E A L O F S E C R E T S
To omit circumtance' the firt Matter out of >hich the ,hiloo-her Stone
i to (e ha! an! ta)en' i a u(;ect common an! -oor in out>ar! a--earance' an!
therefore it i calle! a little thing' an! it i in e"er# Mine' #et i nearer in ome
thing than in other' an! in a >or! in the Mineral ing!om #ou mut ha"e it' in the
mot ecellent >or) of the Mineral Hierarch#@ therefore not Animal or Degetal*
no> #e then' $although I !en# not RaymondsCannon to (e true% that the li"el#
Nature (eing contraine! >ith the trength of 7ol!' in the mot u(tle heat' the
Tincture ma# (e ma!e >ell eail#' an! in a hort time' >hich >ill con"ert all metal
into -erfect 7ol!@ (ut the >a# of the ,hiloo-her in the Uni"eral &or)' >a out of
the Mineral ing!om@ lea"ing therefore Animal an! Degetal' I >ill acuaint #ou
>ith the Uni"eral Su(;ect* no> that all ,hiloo-her affirm' that the Matter i (ut
one thing' an! a "ile thing >hich coteth nothing' cat in High.>a# an! tro!!en
u-on' >hich i the ho-e of Metal' or a thing containing all thing nee!ful for the
&or) >ithin it elf@ an! al(eit curiou &it hol! all thee to (e Aenigma?s' #et the#
are true accor!ing to the letter* /riefl#' to manifet the truth' #ou hall )no> that in
all Mine >hatoe"er there !oth l#e certain /e!' of a lutinou or cla#ih u(tance'
un!er the Earth' >hich in ome -lace i har!er than in other' the !ee-er the Mine
i' the more unctuou i the Cla#@ an! thi Cla# i the Mother of the Metal' the
fee!er' of the Mine' for in it lie hi! the S-irit' or the three ,rinci-le of Metal'
@vi> Saltthe /o!#'Sulphurthe Soul' an! Mercurythe S-irit' not common nor
running' (ut a >hite Da-our >hich reol"e it elf into a >hite &ater@ I a# in"ii(l#
in thi confue! lum- of Cla#' lie hi! the aforeai! ,rinci-le*
An! thi i the true Matter or Su(;ect of the ,hiloo-her' an! mar) ho> that
it agreeth >ith that I ai! (efore: Firt' that it i one thing' >hich #et containeth
three@ Secon!l#' that it i a "ile thing' an! #et i not o' for it i a lum- of Cla#@
Thir!l#' that it i o "ile an! common that &or)men thro> it out of their Mine' an!
trea! on it' a a thing of no "alue: I ha"e een High.>a# -a"e! >ith it in 7ungary'
an! it i no other in other Countrie* An! i not thi Chao or confue! matter i
not thi the ho-e of Metal (e #ou ;u!ge* I too) m# Matter in 7ungaryout of the
Mine of Sol' an! o I >a taught' (ecaue more !ecocte!' an! ri-er or hotterS-irit are there' than in an# other Mine* 0aracelsusout of it >rought hi 2li"ir'
(ut the ,hiloo-her generall# too) their Matter $>hich i the ame in he> an!
u(tance' (ut not o ri-e% out of the Mine of Saturn' an! that i their Saturno
often mentione!
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in their /oo)@ not Ore ofSaturn' nor Mercuryof Saturn(ut the S-erm' >here the
Degeta(le S-irit are not -ecificate! to Lea!' (ut l#e hi! in the lutinou lum- of
Cla#*
No> the !ifference (et>een that >hich i ta)en out of the Mine of Sol' an!
that >hich i ha! out of the Mine ofSaturn' i thi@ in Solthe Matter i o -re-are!'
#ou hall ha"e nee! of (ut one ,utrefaction' (ut in that ta)en out of the Mine ofSaturn' #ou mut ha"e three ,utrefaction' >hich in!ee! i the great an! uni"eral
&or)* An! thu I ha"e full# an! -lainl# re"eale! the Matter' the &or) i eaie' vi>$
The Practice.
Ta)e thi lutinou Cla# out of Solor Saturn' $for the >or)ing in either the
,re-aration i ali)e% I a#' ta)e that >hich i mot clamm# or unctuou' an! >hen
#ou gather it' )ee- it from the Air' a cloe a #ou can in a gla or Earthen Deel'
for it >ill $>hich I ha"e a!mire!% in an intant in!urate an! har!en: /ut -ut it in a
7la Deel' an! in that !iget it (eing >ell to--e! in /*M* or in a /lin! Hea!
>hich i (etter@ (ut let three -art of the Deel (e em-t#' an! let the heat of #our
Balneum(e uch a #ou ma# eail# hol! #our han! in it* Some ,hiloo-her
!igete! thi a ,hiloo-hical month' >hich i i >ee)' (ut then their Matter >a
not freh@ for if it (e freh' then fifteen or t>ent# !a# i ufficient* After +igetion
alter the hea!' an! !itill' an! #ou hall ha"e the ,hiloo-her O#l@ >hich (eing
come' -our it on the Matter again' an! thi till #ou ha"e o much Dinegar a >ill
>im four finger o"er the Matter@ then let it tan! t>ent#.four hour' an! it >ill (e
tinge! #ello>@ -our that gentl# off' an! !itill a>a# #our Dinegar till it come to a
gumm# u(tance@ then -our thi Dinegar on the Matter again' an! it >ill (e tinge!
#ello>: !itill an! reiterate thi until #our Dinegar (e no more tinge! #ello>' then
hath it uc)e! out all the S-irit out of the Cla#: then from the #ello> Liuor !itill
a>a# all the Dinegar' an! #ou hall ha"e a gumm# u(tance li)e Saccarum Saturn
!iget thi t>o !a#' then !itill a>a# all the Flegm in Balneo' then let it cool' an!
-ut it in a Retort' >ith a great Recei"er >ell lute! to it a can (e@ -ut it into an Ah
Furnace' an! !itill it again' an! (# !egree #ou hall ha"e all #our Recei"er
(ecome a >hite a Mil)' >hich i cru!e Mercuryof ,hiloo-her' or the Dirgin Mil)
continue +itillation' an! a (lou! re! O#l hall acen!' >hich iSulphur
of,hiloo-her incom(uti(le an! unctuou: continue till no more >ill come o"er' >ith
o "iolent a heat for t>el"e hour' that #ou !o almot melt the 7la@ then let it cool'
an! ta)e off that Recei"er' an! to- it u- "er# cloe: (rea) the Retort' an! the
Fece >ill (e a (lac) a
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,itch' an! har!' >hich grin! mall on a Mar(le' then Re"er(erate it in an Earthen
Calcining.-an' cloe co"ere! for three !a#' $(ut ma)e not the Matter re!.hot% an!
la# it t>o finger thic) in the ,an: then ta)e it out' an! either >ith #our Dinegar
rectifie! from it Fece' or >ith Rain>ater !itille!' I ha"e trie! an! foun! it (eing
>ell Re"er(erate!' that it >ill ta)e u- the Salt' hel! the Dinegar the (et an! mot
-ro-er@ !iget it therefore >ith Dinegar t>ent# hour' then filter an! !itill it in /*M*
till it !r#@ !iol"e it again in that Dinegar' (ut firt rectifie it: let it ettle' -hilter an!
!itill' an! reiterate until the Salt (e Cr#talline an! >hite' then -ut it in a >hite
gla /o!#' -our thereon thi re! O#l >hich i the Sulphur' an! alo the >hite
&ater >hich i incor-orate! there>ith: lute on cloe an! >ell a /lin! Hea!' an!
!iget in Balneothree !a# an! it >ill (e all one thing or -a-: (ut then !itill a>a#
all the humi!it# that >ill arie' an! then -ut it in an Egg.gla >ith a hort nec)' ni-
it u- >ithout heating the Matter' let the Egg (e (ut a fourth -art full*
Thi i the gro Con;unction an! ,re-aration' >ithout a!!ing an# more
than Nature -ro-ortion: -ut the 7la in an Athanor' in a gentle heat' an! the
Matter hall !iol"e' -utrifie' an! -erform all the &or) (# "ertue of Count
revisan?sFire' >hich i the S-irit e"er >or)ing >ithin the 7la' (eginning "ii(l#
(efore the Matter (egin to -utrifie' for thee it continuall# acen! an! !ecen!
until Congelation* /e not too curiou' onl# -ra# to 7o!' an! he >ill !irect #our
&or)' an! (ring it to a -erio!' >hich I ;u!ge to (e iteen month' a (lou!.re!
,o>!er im-al-a(le in the concluion of the &or)' (e -atient an! #ou cannot erre*
Note' I >a ne"er taught to multi-l#' (ut (# increaing >ith hi o>n O#l an! Salt'
that i' >ith ten -art O#l an! one of Salt !e-urate!' an! o increaing the
Me!icine #ou hall (ring it a high a #ou >ill* I )no> not an# more than thi'
neither can an# more large or more -lainl#* Ser"e 7o!' an! #ou cannot erre*
no> alo' that #ou ma# >ith thi Fire.Stone' >hich i the re! O#l' an! thi
Salt -re-are! from the >hite &ater' increase 0rocipitate of Sol and Mercury'
ele"ate! together an! then mie!' or u-on a u(tle Cal ofSolalone' (ut not o
u!!enl#* The mannor i' to -our on the Cal the re! O#l' till it (e li)e -a-@ then
lute it' an! et it in Ahe to circulate in a Circulator#' that if an# Mercurial S-irit
houl! remain' it ma# till arie an! not hin!er the fiation of the Matter: continue
the Fire till it (e a !r# ,o>!er' then increae more an! more' till it (e in an O#line
u(tance fit' >hich turn Lunainto -erfectSol >ith great -rofit* An! thu #ou
ma# increae >ith the O#l of Antimony' a I ha"e he>e! #ou*
Fin*
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A
L E T T E R
Communicate! (# the
mot Serene ,rince
F R E + E R I C :
+u)e of
Halatia an! Sle>ic)'
Concerning an A!e-t'
AN+
Relate thing trange
an! unhear!.of
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A L E T T E R
The following Letter was communicated by the most Serene Prince
Frederick Duke of olsatia and Sleswick! and relates things strange and
unheard"of.
M# Frien!'
You ha"e !eire! of me an account of the Life an! +eath' Inheritance an!
Heir of m# Mater /** of ha--# memor#: I return #ou thi An>er' in Latine' a
#our to me >a' though I (e not eactl# )ille! in it*
He >a (# Nation a e.' (# Religion a'hristian' for he (elie"e! in 'hrist
the Sa"iour' an! o-enl# ma!e -rofeion of the ame: He >a a man of great
Honet#' an! ga"e great Alm in ecret: He li"e! chatl# a /atchelor' an! too)
me >hen I >a a(out t>ent# #ear of Age' out of the Houe >here Or-han are
maintaine! (# the ,u(lic)' an! caue! me to (e intructe! in the Latine, 8rench'
an!6talianTongue@ to >hich I after>ar! (# ue a!!e! the e.ish or 7ebre.*
He ma!e ue of me' o far a I >a ca-a(le' in hi La(orator#' for he ha! great
)ill in ,h#ic)' an! cure! mot !e-erate +ieae* &hen I >a t>ent# fi"e
#ear of Age' he calle! me into hi ,arlour' an! ma!e me >ear to him' that I
>oul! ne"er marr# >ithout hi conent an! )no>le!ge@ >hich I -romie!' an!
ha"e religioul# )e-t*
&hen I >a thirt# #ear of Age' on a morning he en! for me into hi
,arlour' an! ai! "er# lo"ingl# to me' M# Son' I -ercei"e that the /alom of m#
Life' (# reaon of etreme ol! Age coming on' $for he >a eight# eight #ear of
Age% i >ell.nigh >ate!' an! that coneuentl# m# +eath i at the !oor:
>herefore I ha"e >rit m# lat &ill an! Tetament' for the ue an! (enefit of m#
/rother Son' an! of #ou' an! ha"e lai! it u-on the Ta(le of m# Cloet' >hither
neither #ou nor an# mortal e"er entere!: for #ou !urt not o much a )noc) at
the !oor' !uring the hour et a-art for m# +e"otion* Ha"ing ai! thi' he >ent to
the !ou(le !oor of hi Cloet' an! !au(e! o"er the ;o#ning thereof >ith a certain
tran-arent an! Cr#talline Matter' >hich he >rought >ith hi finger till it (ecame
oft an! #iel!ing li)e &a' an! im-rinte! hi 7ol!en Seal u-on it@ the ai! Matter
>a imme!iatel# har!ene! (# the col! Air' o that >ithout !efacing the Seal' the!oor coul! no >a# (e o-ene!*
Then he too) the e# of the Cloet' an! hut them u- in a mall Ca(inet'
an! eale! the ame a (efore >ith the ai! Cr#talline Matter' an! !eli"ere! the
ai! Ca(inet' after he ha! eale! it' into m# han!' an! charge! me to !eli"er the
ame to none (ut hi /rother Son' Mr* esse, Abrah' an! Solomon oelha' >ho
at that time li"e! inS.it>erland' the el!et
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of them (eing a /atchelor*
After thi he returne! >ith me into the ,arlour' an! in m# -reence
!ro--e! the 7ol!en Seal he ha! ma!e ue of' into a gla of clear &ater' in
>hich the ai! Seal >a imme!iatel# !iol"e!' li)e Ice in hot &ater' a >hite
,o>!er ettling to the (ottom' an! the Liuor >a tingith -ale re! of a
,ro"ence Roe* Then he cloe! the ai! 7la Dial' >ith the a(o"e.mentione!
tran-arent Matter' an! charge! me to !eli"er the ai! Dial' together >ith the
e#' to Mr* esse*
Thi (eing !one' he re-eate! u-on hi (en!e! )nee ome ofhere he >a ue! to lee-
after +inner' an! comman!e! me to (ring him a 7la of Malaga' >hich no> an!
then he -aringl# ma!e ue of: A oon a he ha! !ran) off hi &ine' he (i! me
come to him' an! leaning hi hea! u-on m# houl!er' he fell into a uiet lee-'
an! after half an hour time fetche! a "er# !ee- igh' an! o #iel!e! hi Soul to
7o!' to m# great atonihment*
U-on thi I accor!ing to m# -romie >rit into S.it>erland' to gi"e notice of
hi !eath to hi Ne-he>@ an! to m# great >on!er' the "er# !a# after m# (lee!
Mater !ie!' I recei"e! a Letter from Mr* esse' >herein he enuire! >hether m#
Mater >ere !ea! or ali"e' a if he ha! )no>n e"er# thing that ha! -ae!@ a
in!ee! he !i!' (# mean of a certain Intrument' of >hich hereafter I hall ma)e
mention*
A little after hi Ne-he> came' to >hom I ga"e an account of >hat ha!
-ae!@ all >hich Mr*essehear! >ith a mile' (ut the other /rother not >ithoutatonihment an! >on!er* I ga"e him the e#' together >ith the 7la in >hich
>a the aforeai! 7ol!en Solution@ (ut the# refue! then to me!!le >ith an#thing
that !a# (eing tire! >ith their ourne#' (ut on the morro>' after I ha! carefull#
hut all the !oor of the houe' an! none (ut the# an! I (eing -reent' Mr* esse
too) the 7la Dial' an! (ro)e it o"er a China.!ih' >hich might recei"e the
incloe! Liuor an! -ut it u-on the tran-arent Matter' >ith >hich the Ca(inet
>a eale!' an! imme!iatel# the Matter >hich (efore >a har! a chr#tal' >a
reol"e! into a thic)ih &ater@ o he o-ene! the Ca(inet' an! too) thence the
e# of the Cloet*
Then >e came to the !oor of the Cloet' >here Mr* esse ha"ing een the
Seal' he >ette! it a formerl# >ith the forementione! Liuor' >hich imme!iatel#
ga"e >a#@ an! o he o-ene! the ai! !ou(le !oor' (ut hut it again' an! falling
!o>n u-on hi )nee' -ra#e!' a >e alo !i!@ then >e entere!' an! hut the
!oor u-on u* Here I a> great Miracle*
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In the mi!t of the Cloet too! a Ta(le' >hoe Frame >a of E(on#: the
Ta(le it elf >a roun!' an! of the ame &oo!' (ut co"ere! >ith ,late of (eaten
7ol!@ (efore the Ta(le >a -lace! a lo> Foottool' for to )neel u-on: in the mi!t
of the Ta(le too! an intrument of a trange an! >on!erful contri"ance' the lo>e
-art of it or ,e!etal >a of -ure 7ol!' the mi!!le -art >a of mot tran-arent
Cr#tal' in >hich >a incloe! an incom(uti(le an! -er-etuall#.hining Fire@ the
u--er -art of it >a li)e>ie of -ure 7ol!' ma!e in the form of a mall Cu-' or Dia
ut a(o"e thi Intrument hung !o>n a Chain of 7ol!' to >hich >a
fatne! an artificial Cr#tal' of an O"al form' fille! >ith the aforeai! -er-etual
Fire*
On the right i!e of the Ta(le >e too) notice of a 7ol!en /o' an! u-on th
ame a little S-oon: thi /o containe! a /alom of a Scarlet colour*
On the left i!e >e a> a little +e) of Maie 7ol!' u-on >hich >a lai! a
/oo) containing t>el"e lea"e of -ure (eaten 7ol!' (eing tracta(le an! flei(le a,a-er@ in the mi!t of the lea"e >ere e"eral Character engra"e!' a li)e>ie in
the Corner of the ai! lea"e' (ut in the -ace (et>een the Center an! corner o
the lea"e' >ere fille! >ith Hol# ,ra#er*
Un!er the +e) >e foun! the lat &ill of m# !eceae! Mater@ >hilt >e
>ere in the Cloet' Mr*esseneele! !o>n' leaning u-on the +e)' an! >ith mo
hum(le !e"otion re-eate! ome of the forementione! ,ra#er' an! then >ith the
little -oon too) u- a mall uantit# of the aforeai! /alom an! -ut it into the to-
of the Intrument >hich >a in the mi!t of the Ta(le' an! intantl# a mot gratefuFume acen!ing >hich >ith it mot -leaing o!our !i! mot eni(l# refreh u:
(ut that >hich to me eema' that the ai! Fume acen!ing' cau
the -er-etual Fire encloe! in the hanging Cr#tal' to flah an! (la?e terri(l#' li)e
ome great tar or Lightning*
After thi' Mr* esserea! the &ill' >herein he (eueathe! to Mr* esseall
hi Intrument an! /oo) of &i!om' an! the ret of hi 7oo! to (e euall#
!i"i!e! (et>een him an! hi /rother@ (ei!e he left me a Legac# of 1333 7ol!en
+ucatoon' a an ac)no>le!gment of m# fi!elit#*
An! accor!ingl# firt enuir# >a ma!e for the Intrument an! /oo) of
&i!om@ of thoe that >ere on an! a(out the Ta(le' I ha"e -o)en alrea!#: in the
right i!e of the Cloet too! a Chet of E(on#' >hoe ini!e >a all co"ere! >ith
,late of (eaten 7ol!' an! containe! t>el"e Character engra"en u-on them*
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From thence >e >ent to "ie> a large Chet' containing t>el"e loo)ing.
glae not ma!e of 7la' (ut of a certain >on!erful un)no>n Matter@ the
Center of the ai! Loo)ing.glae >ere fille! >ith >on!erful Character' the
/rim of them >ere incloe! in -ure 7ol!' an! (et>een the ai! /rim an!
center the# >ere -olihe!' loo)ing.glae recei"ing all o--oite Image*
After thi >e o-ene! a "er# large Chet or Cae' in >hich >e foun! a mot
ca-aciou loo)ing.gla' >hich Mr* essetol! u >a SolomonsLoo)ing.gla'
an! the Miracle of the >hole &orl!@ in >hich the Characterim of the >hole
Uni"ere >ere unite!*
&e a> alo in a /o of E(on#' a 7lo(e ma!e of a >on!erful Matter@ Mr*
essetol! u' that in the ai! 7lo(e >a hut u- the Fire an! Soul of the &orl!'
an! that therefore the ai! 7lo(e of it elf -erforme! all it motion' in an eact
Harmon# an! Agreement >ith thoe of the Uni"ere*
U-on thi /o forementione! too! another' >hich containe! an
Intrument0reem(ling a Cloc).+ial' (ut intea! of the Figure of the 06 hour'
the Letter of the Al-ha(et >ere -lace! aroun! thi' >ith a Han! or In!e turning
an! -ointing at them* Mr* essetol! u' that thi Intrument >oul! mo"e of it
elf' u-on the motion of a Corre-on!ing an! S#m-athetic) Intrument' >hich he
ha! at home' an! that (# mean of thi Intrument' m# ha--# Mater ha!
ignifie! to him hi a--roaching !eath@ an! that after thi ignification' fin!ing
that thi Intrument remaine! >ithout motion' he conclu!e! m# Mater >a !ea!*
Lat of all >e came to the /oo) of &i!om' >hich he o-ene! not@ near
the ai! /oo) >a -lace! a /o of 7ol!' full of a mot -on!erou ,o>!er of a
!ee- Scarlet colour' >hich Mr* essemiling too) an! -ut u-*
Near to the Cloet >here >e >ere' >a another Cloet a!;o#ning' >hich
>e entere! into' an! there foun! four large Chet full of mall Ingot of mot
-ure 7ol!' out of >hich the# ga"e me m# Legac# of 1333 7ol!en +ucatoon in a
!ou(le -ro-ortion* /ut Mr* esserefue! to ta)e for himelf an# of the ai! 7ol!@
for he ai!' that thoe thing >hich >ere afore (eueathe! to him' !i! full#
content him' for he >a )illith her a goo! ,ortion
out of the ai! 7ol!@ he em(race! the Chritian Religion' an! i #et ali"e*
0See thi Intrument !ecri(e! in a /oo) calle!Arts :otoria' ,rinte! in Latine or
Englih' -age 091*
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Mr* esse-ac)e! u- all hi thing' an! carrie! them home >ith him into
S.it>erland' though ince that he hath choe himelf a uiet an! >ell.tem-ere!
-lace in the2ast-6ndies' from >hence he >rit to me lat #ear' offering me to a!o-t
m# el!et Son' >hom I ha"e accor!ingl# ent to him*
+uring the time >e >ere in the Cloet' I a> trange Miracle effecte! (#
the motion of the ai! Intrument of &i!om' >hich I neither can nor !are et
!o>n in >riting* Thu much' m# intimate Frien!' I >a >illing #ou houl! )no>'
more I cannot a!!*
Fare>ell*
FINIS*
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A
T R E A T I S E
3 F
M E R C U R Y
An! the ,HILOSO,HERS STONE
/# Sir 7EOR7E RI,LEY
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A T R E A T # S E $F % E R & ' R (
I >ill' m# !earet Son' intruct thee in thi /lee! Science' >hich >a hi!
from the &ie of ol!' to >hom 7o! >a -leae! to he> o much fa"our: no>
therefore' that our Matter i the chiefet of all thing in the Earth' an! of the leat
etimation an! account' a >ill hereafter more -lainl# a--ear* For if &ater
incor-orate it elf >ith Earth' the &ater >ill (e lo>et of all' an! >ill $if it (e not )e-t!o>n% >ith Fire' acen! higher@ an! thu it ma# (e een' ho> &ater >ill (e the
highet an! lo>et* Yet true it i' that it i of leat etimation' for in our Earth an!
&ater' an! in that !roie Earth' #ou ma# fin! ome "er# -ure an! clear' >hich i
our See! an! fifth Eence' an! then that foul an! !roie Earth i goo! for nothing
ele' an! of no etimation* /ut that &ater' a I ai!' i the chiefet' >ill a--ear man#
>a#: no>' Son' that >ithout &ater >e cannot ma)e /rea!' nor an# thing ele'
>hich 7o! hath create! in Nature@ an! hence #ou ma# eail# -ercei"e' that &ater i
the firt Matter of all thing >hich are (orn or generate! in the &orl!: for certainl# hich i the Matter of all thing' out of >hich all Natural thing are -ro!uce! in
their )in!* no> therefore' that firt of all Air i engen!re! of &ater@ of Air' Fire@ of
Fire' Earth* No> >ill I more familiarl# an! frien!l# !icoure >ith thee@ Iill !icoure of the
firt Matter' >hich ,hiloo-her call' the fifth 2ssence' an! man# other Name the#
ha"e for it' (# >hich the# ma# the more o(cure it* In it for certain are four
Element' -ure in their Ealtation: no> therefore' that if #ou >oul! ha"e the fifth
Eence' Man' #ou mut firt ha"e man' #ou mut ha"e nothing ele of that Matter@
an! ee that #ou o(er"e thi >ell* Thi I a# that if #ou !eire to ha"e the
,hiloo-her Stone' #ou mut of neceit# firt ha"e the fifth Eence of that ame
Stone' >hether it (e Mineral or Degetati"e@ o#n therefore Species .ith Species' an!
7em >ith 7em' an! not the one >ithout the other' nor an# thing contrar#' >hich
ma# (e other than the Species or -ro-er 7em@ (e>are therefore of all that i not
Eential: For of /one' Stone cannot (e ma!e' neither !o Crane (eget 7eee@
>hich if
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#ou >ill coni!er' #ouhich i
calle! the &ater of the Sun an! Moon' hi!!en in the conca"it# of our Earth*
Concerning >hich Earth )no> that all that i generate! mut of neceit# ha"e
Male an! Female from >hich action an! -aion arie' >ithout >hich 7eneration
ne"er i* /ut #ou >ill certainl# ne"er recei"e -rofit from thing !iffering in )in!*
Not>ithtan!ing' if #ou ha"e thi &ater of the Sun an! Moon' it >ill !ra> other
/o!ie an! Humour to it o>n )in!' (# the hel- of the "irtue an! heat of the Sun
an! Moon' an! >ill ma)e them -erfect* A an Infant in the >om( of it Mother'
!ecoction of tem-erate heat hel-ing it' turneth the Flo>er into it nature an!
)in!' that i' into Fleh' /lou!' /one' an! Life' >ith the other -ro-ertie of a
li"ing /o!#' of >hich ith thing of it
o>n )in!: For firt it >ill congeal it elf into a u(tance li)e O#l@ then it >ill
change that O#l' (# the mean of tem-erate heat' into 7um@ an! latl#' (# thehel- of the -erfect heat of the Sun' into a Stone* No> therefore )no>' that out of
one thing #ou ha"e three' that i' O#l' 7um' an! a Stone* no> alo' that >hen
the &ater i turne! into O#l' then #ou ha"e a -erfect S-irit@ >hen the O#l i turne!
into har! 7um' then #ou ha"e a -erfect S-irit an! Soul@ an! >hen the S-irit an!
Soul are turne! into a Stone' then #ou ha"e a -erfect /o!#' Soul an! S-irit
together: >hich a it i calle! the 0hilosophers Stonean! 2li"ir' an! a -erfect
Me!icine of man /o!#@ o alo that >hich i lea"ene! >ith it genus' an! the
fifth 2ssence* no>' Son' that fifth 2ssencesare !i"ere' one >hereof i to
Humane /o!ie' another to 2li"ir' an! to the im-erfect /o!ie of Metal: For #ou
mut coni!er' that the generation an! gro>th of Metal' i not a the gro>th of
man /o!#@ for agenusagree >ith it genus' an! a species>ith it species*
Moreo"er' )no> that the firt Matter of man' >hich (egetteth the Fleh' /lou!'
/one an! Life' i a S-ermatic) Humour' >hich caueth generation' through a
"ital S-irit inclu!e! therein: An! >hen the Matter i generate! an! congeale! into
a /o!#' etract thence thefifth 2ssenceof that /o!#' >here>ith #ou ma# nourih
the /o!#* Yet' Son' >ill I tell thee moreo"er' that &ater' or Matter' or See!
>hereof Man i (egot' i not the augmenter of the /o!#* no>' Son' that if the/o!# (e fe! >ith it natural foo!' then it firt Matter >ill (e increae!' an! alo
the /o!#' $"i?*% the firt Matter in ualit#' an! the /o!# in uantit#@ the firt Matter
i that >hich i calle! the fifth 2ssence* Yet )no>' Son' that thefifth 2ssencei
one thing' an! the Matter of Augmentation i another:
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an!' a I ai! (efore' the increae of Metal' i not li)e the increae of man /o!#*
Although thefifth 2ssence' >hich caueth the augmentation of Metal' ma# (e a fit
Me!icine for Humane /o!ie@ a alo the fifth 2ssence' >hich caueth the
augmentation of man /o!#' ma# (e a fit Me!icine for the /o!ie of Metal: an!
therefore' a (efore i ai!' the fifth 2ssencei one thing' an! augmentation
another* You ee therefore for >hat reaon our &ater i calle!' the first Matter
and Seed of Metals, vi>$(ecaue of it all Metal are generate!* Therefore #ou >ill
ha"e nee! of it in the (eginning' mi!!le' an! en!' for a much a it i the caue of
all generation' (ecaue (# it Congelation it i turne! into all ort of Metal' to
>it' into the firt Matter of the ort* Thence it i calle!' the Seed of Metals' an!
the !Metallic/ Water of Life: (ecaue it affor! Life an! /lou! to ic) an! !ea!
Metal' G ;o#neth in Matrimon# the Re! man >ith the &hite >oman' that i' the
Sun an! the Moon* It i calle! alo Virgins Mil/@ for a long a it i not ;o#ne! >ith
the Sun an! the Moon' nor >ith an# thing ele' ece-t onl# thoe >hich are of it
o>n )in!' o long it ma# (e calle! a Dirgin* /ut >hen it i ;o#ne! >ith a Male an!Female' an! marrieth >ith them' then i it no longer a Dirgin' (ecaue it a!hereth
to them' an! (ecome one >ith them to >hom it i ;o#ne!' that i' >ith the Sun
an! Moon' >hom it ;o#n an! i ;o#ne! >ith to generation* /ut a long a it
remain a Dirgin' it i calle! Virgins Mil/' theBlessed Water' an! the Water of Life'
an! (# man# other Name*
An! no>' m# Son' that I ma# a# omething of the ,hiloo-her Mercury'
)no> that >hen thou hat -ut th# Water of Lifeto the Re! man' >ho i our
Magnesia' an! to the &hite >oman@ >hoe name i Albifica' an! the# hall all
ha"e (een gathere! together into one' then #ou ha"e the true ,hiloo-her
Mercury* For after that in thi manner all i ;o#ne! >ith a Male an! Female' then it
i calle! the0hilosophers Mercury' the 0hilosophers Water of Life' the Bloud of
Man, his red 8lesh, his Body and Bones * no> therefore' that there are man#
ort of Mil)' $Di?*% Dirgin Mil)' &oman Mil)' an! alo Man Mil): For >hen firt
the# are ;o#ne! in one' an! he i (ig' ha"ing concei"e!' then the Infant mut (e
nourihe! >ith Mil): /ut then #ou ma# )no> that thi Mil) i not Dirgin Mil)' (ut
rather the man an! the >oman Mil)' >here>ith it i al>a# to (e nourihe!' till it
i gro>n to that trength' that it ma# (e (rought u- >ith tronger an! fuller foo!*
That foo! >hich I mean i the lea"ening of it' >hich gi"e it form' that it ma#
-erform Dirile >or): For until the Infant' that i' thi our Stone' (e forme! an!
lea"ene! >ith it li)e'
0So it i in the Latine' though -erha- the >or! houl! (e Dita Metallica' that i'
the &ater of Metallic) Life' that i' of the Life of Metal*
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the /lou! of the green +ragon' an! the re! /lou! of the re! +ragon' >hether it (e
the >hite Stone or the re!' it >ill ne"er !o a -erfect >or)* no> therefore' Son' that
the firt &ater i that &ater Re(ar' >hich 7o! ma!e of Nature' an! it i the caue of
7eneration' a I ai! (efore@ (ut >hen after the con;unction >hich arieth from the
Marriage' it (eget the &ater of Life' an! the ,hiloo-her Mil)' >ith one of >hich' or
(oth' #ou mut augment an! fee! #our Stone -er-etuall#*
Much more coul! I a# to thee' Son' concerning thi firt Matter' (ut let thi
uffice' that etting ai!e im-ertinence of >or!' >e ma# no>' +i"ine 7race
fa"ouring u' -rocee! to the -ractice it elf of the ,hiloo-hic) Stone* See therefore'
m# Son' that thou !iligentl# -uttet all thee Matter $>hich though the# are three
thing' #et are the# (ut one onl#% in a 7la Deel' an! lettet them uietl# -utrefie:
then -ut an Alem(ic) u-on #our Deel' an! (# !itillation !ra> out all the &ater'
>hich ma# (e thence !itille!* Tr# thi firt in Maries/ath* Then -lace the Deel in
Ahe' an! ma)e a gentle Fire for 06 hour: then ta)e the Matter out of the Deel'
grin! it >ell (# it elf' >ithout the foreai! &ater' then -ut it again into the Deel >ith
&ater' an! to- the Deel cloe* ,ut it in the /ath for three !a#' an! then !itill the
&ater a (efore in the /ath' an! the Matter >ill (e more (lac) than (efore* +o thu
three time o"er' an! then grin! it no more@ (ut after>ar! a often a #ou !itill it' o
oft -our &ater on the to-: (ut (et>een each !itillation gi"e it o much Fire for i
hour or more till it (ecome in!ifferent !r#@ then -our &ater on the to- again' an!
!iol"e it again in the /ath un!er a (lin! Alem(ic)* Alo in e"er# !itillation
e-arate the Flegm' (# cating a>a# i or e"en !ro- of &ater in the (eginning of
each !itillation* An! o(er"ing thi or!er' caue it to !rin) it -ro-er &ater' till ithath !ran) of it e"en time it >eight >hich it ha! at the firt* /ut then it >ill (e of a
>hite colour' an! o much the >hiter' (# ho> much of the more of it o>n &ater it
hath !ran)* Thi i &hite 2li"ir*
Moreo"er' thi our &ater i calle! 7omogeneal' an! (# man# other name*
/ei!e' )no> that thi &ater an! Matter generate a >ell the Re! Stone' a the
&hite: no> alo' >hen thi firt Matter i (rought to it com-leat >hitene' then
the en! of one' i the (eginning of the other@ that i' of the Re! Stone' >hich i our
Re! Magnesia,an! Dirgin /ra' a >e ai! at firt: Son' ee thou >ell un!ertan!thee >or!* Our Dirgin /ra' i our 7ol!@ Yet I !o not a#' that all /ra i 7ol!:
alo our /ra' i our li"e /rimtone@ (ut all li"e /rimtone' i not our li"e /rimtone:
alo Buic)il"er' iMercury@
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(ut I !o not a#' that common Buic)il"er' i our Sil"er: a I ai! (efore' that &ater
of Life >hich i our See! an! firt Matter' i our Mercuryan! our S-irit of Life' >hich
i etracte! out of the (le Lan! of Aethiopia ' >hich i calle! Magnesia' an! (#
man# other name* /ei!e' m# Son' )no> that there i no -erfect generation'
>ithout corru-tion@ for corru-tion caueth cleanline' an! cleanline corru-tion*
Coni!er therefore' Son' our !#ing -oion' >hich !#eth an! i !#e! -er-etuall#@ an!
thi i our /o!#' our Soul' an! our S-irit' >hen the# are ;o#ne! together in one' an!(ecome one thing' >hich >ith it -art arieth alo out of one thing' (ei!e >hich
there i not an# other' neither e"er hall (e* &herefore' m# Son' great foll# it i for
an# one to (elie"e' that an# other Me!icine can (e turne! into 7ol! or Sil"er@ >hich
Me!icine >ill little -rofit thee of it elf' ece-t it (e mingle! >ith a /o!#' for then hall
it -erfect it >or) accor!ing to it form to >hich it i (orn: For it i ne"er (orn that it
of it elf (ecome a /o!#* Moreo"er' )no> that there i a much !ifference (et>een
the firt Matter' >hich i calle! the Seed of Metals' an! the Me!icine' a (et>een the
Me!icine an! 7ol!: For the See! >ill ne"er (e the Me!icine >ithout a /o!#' neither
>ill the Me!icine e"er (e a Metal >ithout a /o!#* Much !ifference alo there i
(et>een Eliir an! the Me!icine' a (et>een Maculine an! Feminine See!' an!
alo an Infant >hich i generate! of thoe in the Matrice* No> #ou ma# ee' that the
See! i one thing' an! the Infant another@ though the# (e one an! the ame in )in!'
one thing' one o-eration' the Deel finall# one' though it (e calle! (# !i"ere
name: For of a Man an! &oman' i an Infant (orn' >hen a #et the Man i one
thing' an! the &oman another' though the# (e one an! the ame in )in!: >hich #ou
ought to un!ertan! in our Stone* /ut >hat I ai! (efore' that corru-tion i the
caue of generation' an! of cleanline' i true: For' #ou mut )no>' that e"er#
thing in it firt Matter i corru-t an! (itter' >hich corru-tion an! (itterne i calle!
dying poison@ >hich i the caue of Life in all thing' a >ill (e ufficientl# manifet' if
#ou >ith right reaon !o >eigh the Nature of thing* Coni!er >ell' O Son' that
>hen Luciferthe Angel of ,ri!e' firt re(elle! againt 7o!' an! -re"aricate! the
Comman! of the mot High' (e aure! that thi >a ma!e corru-t' (itter' an! harh
to him: No le >a the fall an! -re"arication of our firt ,arent Adaman! 2ve'
>hom !eath an! con!emnation follo>e!' ma!e to them corru-tion an! (itterne'
an! li)e>ie to u in >hom the ame corru-tion i -ro-agate!* Man# more li)eeam-le I coul! recite' if nee! >ere: /ut etting ai!e thee' to come to >hat i
-ro-er to our !icoure@ coni!er >ell' that of all -reciou Fruit >hich gro> out of
the Earth' their firt Matter i (itter an! harh' a till retaining ome footte- of the
former corru-tion an! -utrefaction@
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>hich (itterne' (# the mean of continual action of natural heat' i >ith great "irtue
turne! into >eetne* No> therefore' Son' if thou >ilt (e ingeniou' thi little >ill
uffice >here(# to fin! out much more' an! to -ercei"e m# meaning: Coni!er
therefore >ell' Son' that accor!ing to the ol! ,ro"er(*
7e s.eet deserves not, .ho no bitter tasts$
/ut no> to -ea) omething more of our /ra@ )no>' that /ra ignifiecontinuance' or continuing &ater: /ut >hat i farther to (e coni!ere! in the nature
of the name of /ra' #ou ma# eail# gather from it Englih Tetragrammate name'
that i' it name coniting of four letter' to >it' B$ R$ A$ S$ Firt therefore' (# B$i
ignifie! the /o!# of our &or)' >hich i >eet an! (itter' our Oli"e an! our /ra
continuing in it form: (# R$i ignifie! the Root of our &or)' an! the S-ring of
continuing Ra!ical Humour' >hich i our Re! Tincture' an! Re! Roe >hich -urifieth
all in it )in!: A* ignifie our FatherAdam' >ho >a the firt man' out of >hom >a
(orn the firt >oman 2ve@ >hence #ou ma# un!ertan!' that therein i Male an!
Female* no> therefore' that our /ra i the (eginning of our &or)' our 7ol! an!
Oli"e' for it i the firt Matter of Metal' a Man i the firt of Man an! &oman* S$
ignifie the Soul of our Life' an! S-irit of Life' >hich 7o! (reathe! into Adam' an! a
the Creature@ >hich S-irit i calle! the fifth 2ssence* Moreo"er' Son' (# thee four
Letter' >e ma# un!ertan! the four Element' >ithout >hich nothing i generate! in
Nature* The# alo ignifie Solan! Lune' >hich are the caue of all Life' 7eneration
an! augmentation of all thing (orn in the &orl!* In thi name therefore of four
Letter' coniteth our >hole &or): For our /ra i Male an! Female' of >hich
arieth he >ho i calle! (egot* Therefore' Son' ta)e goo! notice >hat i ignifie! (#our >eet /ra' >hat i calle! our Sandiver' or the Salt of our :itre' or:itre@ >hat
alo (# the /lou! of the +ragon' >hat Solan! Lune' our Mercury' an! our &ater of
Life' an! man# other thing' concerning >hich ,hiloo-her ha"e -o)en !ar)l#' an!
in Ri!!le* no> therefore' Son' that our firt Matter i neither 7ol!' nor common
Sil"er' nor i it of corroi"e' or uch out>ar! thing' >hich .a.!a# !o ue* Ta)e hee! therefore' Son' that (# no mean #ou a!mit an#
thing contrar# in )in!@ for (e aure!' that >hat a man hall ha"e o>e!' the ame
hall he rea-* Moreo"er' )no> that >hen our Stone i com-leate! in it -ro-er )in!'
then it >ill (e a har! Stone' >hich >ill not eail# (e !iol"e!@ #et if #ou a!! hi &ife
to him' he >ill (e !iol"e! into O#l' >hich i calle! the ,hiloo-her O#l'
incom(uti(le O#l' an! (# man# other name* no> therefore' Son' that there are
!i"er lea"ening'
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a >ell Cor-oral a S-iritual' $"i?*% Cor-oral in uantit#' an! S-iritual in ualit#:
Cor-oral lea"ening increaeth the >eight an! uantit# of the Me!icine' #et i not of
o great -o>er a the Me!icine it elf' a i S-iritual lea"ening@ for it onl# encreaeth
the Me!icine in uantit#' not in "irtue: (ut S-iritual lea"ening increaeth it in (oth@
an! >here the Cor-oral ruleth a(o"e an hun!re!' the S-iritual a(o"e a thouan!*
Moreo"er' a long a the Me!icine i lea"ene! (# S-iritual ualitie' o long it icalle! the Me!icine@ (ut >hen it i lea"ene! >ith the Cor-oral u(tance' it i calle!
2li"ir* There i therefore a !i"er manner of lea"ening' an! a !ifference (et>een the
Me!icine' an! the 2li"ir@ for the S-iritual i one thing' the Cor-oral another* no>
alo' that a long a it i S-iritual lea"ening' it i liui! O#l an! 7um' >hich cannot
con"enientl# (e carrie! a(out from one -lace to another@ (ut >hen it i Cor-oral' then
it >ill (e a Stone >hich #ou ma# carr# a(out in #our -oc)et* No> therefore #ou ee
>hat i the !ifference (et>een the Me!icine' an! the 2li"ir@ nor i the !ifference le
(et>een 2li"ir' an! 7ol! an! Sil"er' for 7ol! an! Sil"er are !ifficult to melt' (ut 2li"ir
not o' for it eail# !iol"e at the flame of a Can!le: thence #ou ma# eail#
-ercei"e' ho> "ariou the !ifference of our com-oition an! tem-erament are*
Latl#' that >e ma# a# omething concerning their foo! an! !rin)' )no> that their
foo! i of air# Stone' an! their !rin) i !ra>n out of t>o -erfect /o!ie' namel#' out
of the Sun an! Moon@ the !rin) that i !ra>n out of the Suni calle! liui! 7ol!' $or
,ota(le' that i' that ma# (e !ran)@% (ut that out of the Moon' i calle! Dirgin Mil)'
No>' Son' >e ha"e !icoure! -lainl# enough >ith thee' if +i"ine 7race (e not
>anting to thee@ for that !rin) that i !ra>n out of the Sun' i re!' (ut that out of the
Moon' i >hite@ an! therefore one i calle! liui! 7ol!' (ut the other Dirgin Mil)@ onei Maculine' the other Feminine' though (oth arie out of one Image' an! one )in!*
Son' -on!er m# >or!' other>ie if thou >an!eret in the !ar)' that e"il (efall thee
from !efect of light: See therefore that thou (eet !iligent in turning the ,hiloo-hic)
&heel' that thou ma#t ma)e &ater out of Earth' Air out of &ater' Fire out of Air' an!
Earth out of Fire' an! all thi out of one Image an! Root' that i out of it o>n -ro-er
)in!' an! natural foo! >here>ith it Life ma# (e cherihe! >ithout en!* He >ho hath
un!ertan!ing' let him un!ertan!*
4lory to 4od =mnipotent$
FINIS*
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&olours to be obser)ed in the
$*eration of the +reat ,ork
You mut e-ect to ha"e it ecee!ing /lac)' >ithin 43 !a# after #ou ha"e
-ut #our Com-oition into the 7la o"er the Fire@ if it (e not (lac)' -rocee! no
further' for it i unreco"era(le: it mut (e a (lac) a the Ra"en Hea!' an! mut
continue a long time' an! not utterl# to loe it !uring fi"e month*
If it (e Orange colour' or half Re!' >ithin ome mall time after #ou ha"e
(egun #our &or)' >ithout !ou(t #our Fire i too hot@ for thee are to)en that #ou
ha"e (urnt the Ra!ical humour an! "i"acit# of the Stone*
no> #e not' that #ou ma# ha"e /lac) of an# thing mie! or com-oun!e!
together >ith moiture: /ut #ou mut ha"e /lac) >hich mut come an! -rocee! of
-erfect Metaline /o!ie' (# a real ,utrefaction' an! to continue a long time*
A for the colour of /le> an! Yello>' the# ignifie that the Solution an!
,utrefaction i not #et -erfectl# finihe!' an! that the colour of our Mercur# are
not #et >ell mingle! >ith the ret*
The /lac) aforeai! i an e"i!ent ign' that in the (eginning the Matter an!
Com-oition !oth (egin to -urge it elf' an! to !iol"e into mall ,o>!er' le than
the Mote in the Sun@ or a glutinou &ater' >hich feeling the heat' >ill acen! an!
!ecen! in the 7la: at length it >ill thic)en an! congeal' an! (ecome li)e ,itch'
ecee!ing /lac)@ in the en! it >ill (ecome a /o!#' an! Earth >hich ome call erra
Saetida@ for then (# reaon of the -erfect ,utrefaction' it >ill ha"e a cent or tin)
li)e unto 7ra"e ne> o-ene!' >herein the /o!ie are not thoro>l# conume!*
7ermes!oth call it erra Soliis' (ut the -ro-er name iLeton' >hich mut (e
(lanche! an! ma!e >hite*
Thi (lac)ne !oth manifet a Con;unction of the Male an! Female' or
rather of the four Element*
Orange colour then !oth he> that the /o!# hath not #et ha! ufficient
!igetion' an! that the humi!it# $>hereof the colour of /lac)' /le>' an! A?ure !o
come% i (ut half o"ercome (# the !r#ne*
&hen !r#ne !oth -re!ominate' then all >ill (e >hite ,o>!er: It firt
(eginneth to >hiten roun! a(out the out>ar! i!e of the 7la@ the Ludus
0hilosophorum!oth a#' that the firt ign of -erfect >hitene' i the a--earing of a
little hoar# circle -aing u-on the Hea! he>ing it elf roun! a(out the Matter on
the out>ar! i!e of the 7la' in a )in! of Citrine colour*
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T H E S A U R U S ,
Sive
Medicina Aurea:
A -lain an! true
DESCRIPTION
OF THE
Treaure of Treaure'
OR THE
Golden Medicine
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T H E S A U R U S '
Si"e Me!icina
Aurea*
Man# an! great are the Secret of Nature' an! concerning them an! the >a
to attain them' the >ie ,hiloo-her ha"e >rit much' (ut in a "er# !ar) an!
Aenigmatical tile' o that "er# fe> are thoe that attain to an# thing of their !eire
them@ (ut on the contrar#' after much time' la(our' an! cot in "ain e-en!e! in the
earch of them' are force! to gi"e o"er at lat' an! urceae their further inuir#' an!
intea! of the !eire! atifaction' conclu!e from their lot la(our' that the /oo) o
the ,hiloo-her are onl# fa(ulou' an! >rit to !ecei"e the un>ar#' an! thoe that
thirt after o great a Treaure* /ut I "o> unto thee (# Almight# 7o!' that >hat the#
ha"e >rote i a real Truth' though !eli"ere! in o !ar) an! !u(iou a >a#' that fe> a
a(le to un!ertan! an! recei"e (enefit from them* I !o therefore attet the truth of
their Me!icine' a >ell for the tranmutation of the (aer an! im-erfect Metal into
7ol! an! Sil"er' a for the (enefit of Humane /o!ie' an! healing all /o!il# +ieaetill 7o! call the Soul@ an! thi a(o"e all the Me!icine of 4alenan!7ippocrates*
/ut (ecaue man# great lo"er of no>le!ge' an! thi Science' ha"e o often faile!
o(taining the en! of their !eire in thee M#terie of Nature' an! not onl# faile! a
to the Accom-lihment of their !eire in full' (ut alo come hort of )no>ing the
-rinci-al u(;ect' an! groun! of ,hiloo-hical Secret: I ha"e therefore thought fit to
hel- them (# thi mall Scri-t' a much a I ma#' an! a"e them the trou(le of that
earch@ an! (# telling them in -lain term an! >or! the true Matter' enlighten an!
encourage their !u(iou min! to the farther earch after >hat the# !eire: for let the
aure themel"e' it i no mall a!"antage to (e aure! of the true Matter an!
groun!>or)' or /ai of o great Arcana?san! hereon great an! innumera(le
(leing !o !e-en!* I !o therefore mot faithfull# aure thee' that the true Su(;ec
of thi Art i )uic/-silver' in a !ou(le manner' "i?* either )uic/-silverNatural' or
)uic/-silverof /o!ie' "i?* the /o!ie' ofSolor Luna' re!uce! to Mercury vive@ for
man# an! trange thing ma# (e -erforme! (# either' ingl# of themel"e' or ele
con;o#ne!* The con;unction of the Mercuryof 7ol! or Sil"er' >ith the common
Mercury@ or the /o!ie' or the O#l of 7ol! an! Sil"er' !iol"e! in the Aqua Mercurii
!oth much haten the o-eration of Me!icine for Metal: /ut >e nee! not $a
a(olutel# necear#% an# more than the common Mercuryor )uic/-silver' !iol"e!
lightl#' either for Eliir or -reciou Stone@ onl# mall Natural Stone mut (e
!iol"e! in the Mercurial &ater' o hall #ou ha"e uch Stone again a #ou
!iol"e' an!
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thoe of >hat (igne #ou -leae' far ecee!ing Natural one*
The net great Secret of ,hiloo-her' i the -re-aration of common )uic/-
silveror Mercury@ for common Mercury' a Nature -ro!uceth it' i not fit for uch
o-eration' nor can the# an# >a# (e -erforme! (# it: for our Mercury i not the
common Mercuryor )uic/-silver' (ut i ma!e of it' (# a true ,hiloo-hical )ill@ it i
not the >hite Mercuryor )uic/-silver' (ut it u(tle' -iritual' airie an! fier# -art' the
earth# an! >ater# (eing -ru!entl# e-arate!* For the manifetation of our Mercury'the true Mercuryof ,hiloo-her' firt -re-are the common Mercury(# a !ue
,hiloo-hical -re-aration' until thou hat e-arate! an! -urge! him from hi t>o
etreme or ecrement' Earth an! &ater: !iol"e it then' after it -urification' into
a Mil)ie' Cr#talline' an! Sil"er Liuor or &ater' >hich in three or four month i to
(e !one: (eing once !iol"e!' thou ma#t e"er after !iol"e more an! more
Mercuryin full# fourt# !a#' for Mercuryonce !iol"e!' !iol"eth it elf e"er after
infinitel#* An! ha"ing !iol"e! it' !itill it -erfectl#' until it ha"e no Faece in the
'ornuae@ after +itillation' (ring it again to ,utrefaction' an! >hen it i (lac)ih'
!itill it again: o halt thou ha"e t>o O#l' a >hite Sil"er O#l' an! thic)ih' an! at
lat a "er# re! or /lou!.li)e O#l' >hich i the Element of Fire* The >hite O#l er"eth
for Multi-lication' or multi-l#ing the >hite Eliir' an! for the ma)ing of all -reciou
Stone' (# !iol"ing of mall -reciou Stone in it' for it >ill -reentl# !iol"e them
then in a gentle heat of Ahe congeal them again' an! the# far ecee! an# Natural
one' (oth in lutre' an! "irtue' an! har!ne* The re! O#l i for the multi-l#ing the
re!2li"ir' e"en to an infinite height in -ro;ection@ >hich >hen it i (# often multi-l#ing
or multi-lication' (rought to a fie! O#l' then thou ma#t !o e"eral Magical' #et
Natural an! trange O-eration (# it*
To ma)e the 2li"irsthou mut -rocee! thu: &hen thou hat !iol"e!
rightl# the common Mercury' >hich cannot (e !one (efore it (e !ul# -re-are! for
uch a ,hiloo-hical !iolution' >hen it i !iol"e! into a Mil)ie' Sil"er' Cr#talline
Liuor' it >ill in the !itillation lea"e ome Faece' in >hich remain it more fit -art
or Salt' >hich thou mut >aril# an! >iel#' after a gentle an! ,hiloo-hical
Calcination' etract an! -urifie to the highet ,urification' (# >hich mean it >ill (e
"er# >hite an! clean: then ta)e e"en ounce of the >hite Mercurial O#l' an!
!iol"e in it a much of thi Salt a it >ill !iol"e' until it >ill !iol"e no more:
ha"ing o !one' -ut th# Liuor into a ,hiloo-hical Egg' ealing it Hermeticall#' an!
(# !ue !egree of Fire congeal an! fi it: (eing fie!' it i the >hite Me!icine' >hich
fermente! >ith Sil"er' ma# (e cat u-on -urge! Venus' >hich it >ill tranmute into
mot fine Sil"er: multi-l#
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it >ith the >hite O#l' Gc* If thou >oul!t ha"e it (e a re! 2li"ir' -ut to it ome of
the re! O#l' an! (# reuiite !egree of heat congeal an! fi it a (efore:
ferment it >ith 7ol!@ multi-l# it (# the re! O#l' an! the aforeai! >hite Salt
!iol"e in it: !iol"e it' congeal an! fi it often' until it >ill congeal no more'
o >ill it remain an o#l' >hich in it -ro;ection i almot infinite' En!ea"our not
to multi-l# it an# farther' for fear thou loet it@ it i then o fier#' that it >ill"anih out through the 7la re!!ih' or Ru(ie.li)e* Ma)e -ro;ection >ith it on
>hat Metal thou >ilt an! thou halt ha"e mot fine 7ol!' (etter than the Natural
7ol!* Laus
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T R A C T A T U S
+ E L A , I + E '
Manna /ene!icto' Gc*
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Tractatus de La*ide! %anna
benedicto! -c.
In thi /oo) thou hat a mot faithful an! -lain Manu!uction to the greatet
an! mot no(le Secret of Nature: En;o# them in ilence