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FIVE

TF-Mjoohl^.

TREATISES

OP

THE

Philofophers

tone^

Two

of

dAlphonfoKmgo^

ortugall

s

it

was

wrirrcn

with

his

own

hand,

and

taken

cut

of

his

CIojGTct:

ranflatcd

out

of

the

Por-

tugucz

into

Englifh.

One

of

John

Samre

a

^onkcy

tranflatcd

nto

Englirti.

Another

written

by

Florianui

Rauelorff,

German

Phi-

Jofopher,

nd

tranflatcd

ut

of

the

fame

Language,

into

Engrifli.

Alfo

aTreatifeof

the

names

of

the

Philofophers

tone,

by

mlliam

Gratacol/e^

ranflatcdinto

Englifh.

To

which

is

added

the

Smaragdine

able.

By

the

Paines

and

Care

of

H.

T.

L

O

N

D

Q

K^

Printed

by

Thomas

Harper

and

arc to

be

fold

by

John

CoUins^m

Little

BrittamynQat'thQ

hurch

door,

1652.


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To the

%ight

Honaurable^

the

Earle

of

Pembroke

and

Montgomery,

Right

Honourable

:-

Hough

in

thefc

laft

ages

Vice

hath

bccne

efteem sd

above

Ver-

tue,

and

men

have

made

it

their

bufinefle

to

advance

their

for-unes

by

wicked

means

3

yet

if

we

looke backe

to

former

ages,

and

the

timto^

Hermes

Trif

me-

gijlu4

3

who

is

faid

to

be

MofeSy

and fo

called

from

his

being

hid

amongft

the Reeds

in the

waters^

and

as

he

was

called

Hermes

TrifmegifiuSy

he

ftiles

himfelfe

the

thrice

great

Interpreter

,

as

ha-ing

three

parts

of

the

Philofophy

of the

whole

world

(

as

may

appeare

in his

Smaragdinc

Table

fol-owing

out

of

vvhich

all modernc

Philofophers

grounded

their

difcourfes

,

andbookes:)

thushee

might

ftile

himfelfcj

being

allowed

familiarity

with

his

Creator.

From

him

likewife

we

had

our

firft

Re-ord

for

the

Creation

of

the

world

and

all

things-

A

2

there-

'


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The

S

'^-^^^^

liC^'iBYj.

therein

:

we

jfhall

indc,

nd

oe

fatisfied

n

judgemcnr,

that

true

honour

proceeded

and

was at

firil

derived

fronaVertuc

^

and

what

man

yet

evlr

livcd^

ho

was

accounted

or

eftcemed

fo

Virtuous,

ife,

Good,

and

Rich,

as

thofc

who

had the

true

knowledge

f

Natu-

rall

Philofophy

and

her

fecrct

operations

,

which

from

age

to

age,

for

many

ages,

was

by

wordoi mouth

delivered

by

one

toanochc:r,wherby

any

Shcpheards,

Heardfmen,

Husbandmen

,

and others

of

like

quality

(by

Gods

efpeciall

avour)

ecame

great

Princes,

o-

vernours,

and

Rulers

over

the

people

pon

Earth,

be-ng

thereby

nabled

to

advance themfdvcs

to

what

Riches

and

treaiiire

they

pleafed,

as

will

appears

by

the

enfuing

reaiifc'S

J

witliout

robbing

r

taxing

he

people

f

their

Countries

under

their

Government

m

any

lort^

ho

alfo

by

their

Phyficall

edicine

con-inued

length

f

dayes,

ourh,

nd

ftrcngth

by

which

means

thole

old

men

mentioned

in

the Old

Tefta-

ment,

with

manyoth^r

Philofophers

were

not

only

fo'long

referved

rom

the

Grave,

but

alfo

thereby

wrought

any

miracles,

o

the wonder

of

the world

:

as

well

they

might

having

he

power

and

difpofe

f

the

greateft

reafure,

andhigheft

ecret

that

ever

Almighty

od

revealed

to

mortall

man.

And

being

fully

atisfied

f

your

Honours

moft

Noble

and

Inge-

nous

inclinationand

love

to

the

ftudy

f

this

moft

Divine and

Myftc

ious

Art,

which

can

proceed

rom

HO

other

then

a

right

oble

and

Vertuous

difpoftti

and

by

a

Divine

inftinft

Nor

is

a

man

of

any

other

temper

fit

for the

ftudy

r

knowledge

hereof.

And

conhdering

f

a

pcrfon

f

Honour

,

fitfor

the

prefen

tation

of

thcfc

Treatifes,

ell

weighing

our

Honours

inclinati


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The

Eptfile

edicatory.

inclination,

crtuous

Difpv^fuion,

nd

mature

Judge-ent

5

holding

my

felfe

obliged

o

be

fervic^able

to

my

power,

to

allfaithful ftudents

in

this

moft

facred

Arc,

have

fixed

upon

your

Honour,

as

moft

worthy

of

the

prtfentation

ot

only

of

thefemy

prefcnt

naea-

voursjbuca

fooffuchothers

as

I

(hall

crc

long

pro-uce

concerning

ither

thi^

or

any

other

fubjeft

not

defiring

acronage,

s

is

ufuall,

confidering

he

Pcr-

fons

by

whom

tbefii

Trcatifes

were

firft

written

)

but

f)nly

our

Honours

Noble

acceptance

effomeanea

prefent

from

the hand

of

him that

heartily

iflieth

Your

Honour

all

felicity,

oth

corporall

nd

fpiritua

tcmporall

nd

perpetuall

and in

that

wifh,

I

reft,

(My Lord)

Tour

Honours

mofifaithfullfer^

H,

R

A3

To


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To

the

Reader.

'^^

Ermcs,

the

Father

of

Phflofophers/mefi

lain*

ji|

hrf'

^^y

^^^^

^'^^^

vprit

)

dijcoruered

hf

^'^

matter

of

the

Pbilofophers

tone^

tut

not

the

manner

of

compleatment

hereof-^

nd

as

hefauhy

e

came

to

the

knowledge

hereof

y

the

mercy

an^

favour

of

the

great

Creator

of

Heaven

and

Earthy

mthout

the

direîon^

nftruBion^

r

in-

formationf

any mortaU

man

^

andwrit

thereof

o

poflerit

fearing

amnation

if

he

fhould

ot

have

done

the

fame

3

[mce

which

time

many

hundred

Philofophers

ave

written

of

the

fame

Science^

irhichis

the

higheft

ndgreatejl

ecret

hat

e-

ver

Mwighty

God

revealed

ta

mortaUman

^

)

but

jo

ohfcurel

that

it

is

imp60le

for

any

man

to

attain

to

this

high

nd

myfteriou6

rt^

excepthe

be

Pioujly

nd

Religiou/ly

nclined^

and'refolvedto

tve

aferiom

and

private

tfe^

ree

from

all

o-

ther

employment

r

hufinejfe

n

the

world:

and

fuch

a man

nithout

ciduht^

y

the

mercy

and

favour

of

jilmighty

odând

mth

the

help

of

the

fe

following

uthours^with

ome

others

of

the

teft

fthefe

atter

imes

ând

the

Hieroglyphicks

ow

cut-

ting

and

comming

forth

n Print

by

thePrinter

hereof^

iving

/

Little-

Brittaine,

ondon,

never heretofore

ublifJie

which

make

a

full

nd

clear

demonflration

o

thejons

f

wife-

dome

of

the

whole

worke

of

the

Philofophers

tone^fvom

he

be-innin

to

the

endings

nd

giveth

clearer

light

o

theun-

derfianding

f

the

Reader^

than all

tke

books

in

the

world

;

fo

that

by

the

help

ofthefe^'

nd

fuch

like

Books^

with the

Hiero-lyphicks

,

thts

Art

doubtlefjemay

e attained

unto

with

ten

times

more

eafe^

nd

leffe

ifficulty

han

other

wife.

Thefe

only


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To the

Rcaden

only

have

give/ithe

Ufieof^

ntill

the

others

comefmh^

nphich

mllfpeedily

e

ejjeBei/.

nd

note

this^

hat

fcarce

ne

of

the

ancient

Philofophers

ver

vpr

it

fully

f

this

mile

Science

hut

matfoever

ne

leaves

out^

may

he

found

n

another

(if

ou

read

many

of

the

left

uthours.)

have

been

a

Student

jn

thisArt

many y

ear

s^

and

heingfatisfiedofthe

ruth

thereof

(having

t

died

many

of

the

Left

ut

hours)

thought

tfor

the

good

nd

benefit

f

the

faithfuU

tudents

of

this

Art

^

to

caufehefe

o

be

publifhedbeingby

fome

of7ny

eft

riend

thereunto

very

much

urged

and

becaufe

he

Students

of

this

Art

fhould

ot

be

deceived

by

falfe

hikfophers^

ndvcorkeas

they

o

uponfalfe

atters

;

its

Salts^

lomes^

itriels^

et-

tals

^

Minerals^

and the

like:

let

them

confider

he

vpords

of

Geo:

Ripleyj

n

Englifh

onke^

n^bo

faith

yet

the

mat-er

of

this

worke^

ccordingto

ll

the

ancient

Philvfopher

s

one

onlyhingcontaining

n

it

felfe

ll

necefjartes

o

the

accompUfhtng

f

its

wn

perfeBion.

And Henricus

Cornelius

Agrippa

n

thefecond

cok

ofhts

ccult

Philofophyîn

he

4,

Chap.faith^there

one

things

by

God

created^

hefubjeB

f

all

mnderfulnefje^

ch

is

in

earthy

nd

in

heaven

;

itis

aBually^

mwall^

egetal

e^

nd

miner

all^

onnd

every

^here^

nown

byjewy

y

one

expreffe

in

'hts

proper

name^

but

covered

in

numbers^

tg^Yes^

nd

rid-les

^

without

which

neither

Alchymy^

or naiurali

Maf/iek

can

attaine

their

perfeB

nd.

And

in

the

Kofa^y

j^he

hilofopherSy

tis

written

but

I

advife

hat

o man

intrude

hirrfelfimo

his

Science

to

fearch^

except

he

know

ihe

beginning

f

true

natureândher

overrir

meut^

nhich

being

noii/i^

e

needeth

not

many

thinqs^

ut

One

thing

nor

ddth

it

requtre

.ê

at

charge^

bccaufe.tb

Sione

is

mey

the

Medtci''^.e

one^

thepêfjeli.one^

he

Govern*

meat

oney

and

the

d/fpcfttion

ne^

c.

And

let

tits

fuffice

fromyour

aubjull

nknowjfefnendy

H. P.


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The

Smaragdine

able

o{

Hermes

Trifmegitkw^

ofAlchyray.

The

mrdyoftbe

ecrets

0/

Hermes,

vphich

mre

written

in

a

SmAYiigdine

ahle^

and

found

hetweene

hu hands

tn

an

otfcure

ault

^wherein

u

tody

ay

uried,

IT

s

true

without

leafing

ccrtaine

and

moft

true,

that

which

is

beneath

is

like

that

which

is

above,

and that which

is

above

is

likethat which

is

be-eath

to

worke the

Miracles

of

one

thing,

nd

as

all

things

ave

proceededfrom

ne,

by

the

mediation

of

one

;

fo

all

things

ave

fprung

rom

this

one

thing

y

adaptation.

is

Father

is

the

Sun

,

hisJMother

s

the

Moone,

the

Winde

boie

it

in

her

belly,

he

Earth

is

his

Nurfe,

the Father

of

all

theTelefmc

Qf

this

world

is

heere-

his

force

and

power

is

perfe(Si:,

f

it

be

turned

into

Earth.

Thou (halt

feperate

he

Earth

from

the

Fire

,

the

thia

from

the

thick,

and

that

gently

ith

great

difcretion

It

afcendethfrom

Earth

into

Heaven,

and

againe

tdefcendeth

into

the

Earth,and

eceiveth

the

power

of

the

Superiours

nd

Inferiours:

So

fhalt

thou

have

the

Glory

of the

whole

World

,

all

obfcu-

rity

therefore

Ihall

fly

away

from thee.

This

isthe

mighty

power

of

all

power,

for

it

fball

overcome

eve-y

fubtle

thing,

nd

pierce

hrough

very

foUid

thing,

fo

was

the

VVorld

created.

Hcere

fhallbe

marvellous

adaptations,

hereof

this

is

the

mcane.

therefore

am

I called

Hermes

Trifme^i^uiyOr

he

thrice

great

Inter-reter

'y

having

hree

parts

of

the

Pnilofophy

f

the

whole

World:

that

which

I

have

fpokcn

f the

opera-ion

of the

Sun

is

finiihed.

Here

endeth

thelahle

o/Hermcs.


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A

Treatife

ritten

hy

Alphonfo

King

ofPortugaSy

concerning

he

Philofophers

tone.

Ame

brought

o

tuy

know-edge

3

that

in

the

Land

of

Agypt

,

there

lived

a

Learned

man

that

fore-old

things

o

come;

hee

judged

by

the

Stars,

and

the

motions

of

the

Hea-

vens^

thofe

things

hich

Time

was

to

bring

forth

which

were

by

him

before

underftood.

A

defire

of

knowledge

arried

my

affeftion

my

pen,

my

tongue

;

with

greathumility

pro-

ftrated

the

height

of

my

Majeilyj'fuch

ower

hath

paffion

upon

man

;

With

intreaty

nd

my

fpeciail

etters

unto

him,

I

fent

for

him

by

my

MefTengers^promifinghim

ith

a

found

affefti-

on^

great

reward

both

in

goods

and

money/

The

wife

man

anfwered

mee

with

much

curtcfie

:

I

know

you

are

a

great

King,

and

that

neither

prefcnts,

or

the

Law

of

filver

nor

gold,

nor

any

thing

of

great

value,

but

mecrly

out

of

afteaion

I

will

fcrve you

:

for,

doe

not

feek

that

which

is

too

much

for

mee,

and

thtrforc

I

feekc

not

after

yours,

but

you.

I

fent

the

beft

of

my

Ships,

hich

being,

r-

B

rived


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z

A

Treatife

f

Alphonfo

.

of

Fortugal^

rived

at

the

port

of

Alexandria

^

the

Doftor

A-

ftrologer

ame

aboard,

nd

was

brought

o

mee,

curteous

with

love,

for

having

nownc

his

great

worth

by

underftanding

he motions

of

the

Sphears,

alwayes

eld

him

in

that

cftceme and

love

which

is

due

to

a

Learned

man.

The

Scone

which

is

called

the

Philofopher

he

could

make,

he

taught

t

mee,

and

wee

made

it

together

And afterwards

I

made

it

alone,

by

which

meanes

my

Riches

increafed

much

^

and

feeing

hat

I

was

ablero

doe

fuch

a

thing,

nd-

tliat

divers

wayes

,

which

alwayes

produced

he

fame

thing,

will

propound

nto

you

the

moft

eafic,

nd

therefore

the

moft

excellent

nd

prin-ipal

I

had

a

Library

f

Books

of

the

Workes

of

Men

of

many

Nations,

but

I

in

this

bufineffeid

cftecme

neither

the

Caldeans,

neither

the

Ara-

bians,(though

diligent

eople)

or

the

iEgypti

ans,

Affyrians,

ut

thofcof

the

Eaft,

hich

mha-

bitc

the

Indies

,

and

the

Saracens

did

my

worke,

and

fo

well

;

that

they

have

honoured

our

We-

fterne

parts.

TJie

prcfent

ime

makes

mee

to

know

a

found

and

true

judgement

bccaufc

thou

fhouWft

give

redit

or

belicfc

to

it,

doe

not

conceive

that

1

have

lied

in

any

point.

hat

which 1

look

after,

is

not

to

bury

in

oblivion

the

great

worth

that

was

in

him

my

Mafter

r

but

I

will

not

give

uch

an

Empire

o

'any

an

but

to

him

that

is

Lcar-

n?d.

Now

to

unriddle

this

myftery

nd

to

propole

truths


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eonctfning

h

PbiUfojhm

tdMil

truthes

n

ciphers

though

they

re

obfcure

yet

by

them

you

may

karne,

nd

(hall

find

they

re

no

vaine

things

and if

thou

commeft

to

underftandthis

great

Myftery,

ave

it

not

in

thy

ordinary

onverfation,

ut

leave

it

in

the

fame

cipher

f

this

impreffion

if

tkou

undcrftandeft

ow

to

explaine

t.

This

Matter

by

wife

men

is

called

by

divers

names

:

and

thismatter

which

to

the

unwife

feemesr

to

bee

fomething,

o

them

is

nothing,

nd

its

nature

being

-

qually

oift

and

dry

that

it

will

aot

give

ne

without

another;

hich

is

a

fingularhing

o

have

two

fuch

different

atures

meet

together

n

one^

The

drie

is

there

in

a

fjprcame

egree

the

moift

likcwife

calls

for

a

fupreamuthority

the

hot and

cold

fight

here

together

and

are

conrayned

here

likcwife

in

a

fu-

.prcame

degree

and

from

thai

equality,

omes

the

name

of

each

of

thefc

feveraUy

ccording

o

the

qua-ity

:

nd

though

he

moift

be

joyned

ith

the

dry^ye

each

of

them

retaincs

its

owae

name.

Our

Hermes

tells

s

that

it

is

Heaven

and

Earth,

but

others

call

it

Man

and

Wife,

and

out

of

their

ma-age

they

make

other

Riddles,

hich

fervc

for

a

light

to

the

infirme

Globe,

and

from

thence

are

called

by

feme.

Water

or

Earthpthers

he

cold

which

is

inclo-

fcd

in

heat,

fo

much

the

wife

may

underftand.

The

ancient

Chaos,

according

o

my

judgement

was

knit

together

y

thefovvre

Elements

:

This

com-

pofition

s

the

like

,

when

the

divifion

comes

to

bee

made,

the

Heaven

and

the

Eartii

comes

to

bee

a

ftft

Eflfence

f

all,

or

this

matter

is

of

that

kinde,

that

it

compofeth

ll

things..

n

this

matter

arc

found

united

the four

Elements

inequall

arts,fo

hat

if

one

walk

B

2

or


18/86

4

'

A

Tre/itife

f

Alphonfo

.

ofPortuojd^

or

movCj

the

others

dpe

the

like,

or

by

one

theothers

aFC

conduiled^

o

much

arc

they

eqaall

n

their

duties

one to

another,

nd where

can

you

hope

to

find

a

bet-er

thing

mongft

ll

Animals,

then

that

which

is

fo.

much

approved

y

all

wife

men

?

Take

the

Learned

Philofophers

ercury,

nd

kt

itbee

purged

rom

it^

malignancy^and

oule

quality,

for

it

cannot

be

too

cleane

3

and

fee

that

the

weight

be

equall

ith twelve

ounces

ofthe

faydcompofitio

and

then

put

it

into

a

glaffc

ottle,

or

no

mettall

c fe

is

fit

for it.

And

the

fonlip

f

the

glafle

uft

be

of

the

forme

of

the

Sphere,

ith

a

long

neck,

and

no

thick-

crthen

can

bee

grafped

ith

a

large

and

,

and

the

length

f

the

necke

not

above

a

fpan

and

no

wider,

then

the

^Egyptian

ealc

may

cover

its

mouth.

This

you

muft

put

into

an

earthen

pot,

furrounded

about

with

hot

aflies

,

and

bee

fure

with

a

carefull

hand

to*

flop

p

the

bottle.

And

then

you

muft

have

an

^rtifi

ciall

Furnace

made

of

Clay,

fo

broad

and

round

as

that

you

aiay

fadome

at

the

tliickeft

place.

ou muft'

not

put

the

pot

in

the

bottome

of the

Furnace,

but

hang

it

or

fet

it

in

the

middle,

upon

two

irons,

hich

muft

lie

Diameter

wife,

r

acroile

,

and

the

earthen

pot

muft

{land

upon

the

very

centre

and

crofTe

of

the

two

irons

,

that

the

fire

may

come

alike

to

it

in

all

parts,

and

then

with

coalcs

make

a

foft

fire

,

but

let

not

your

patience

ee

troubled

to

keepe

it

alwayes

-

like.

The

firemuft

not come

within

a

foot

of

the

pot,

and

the

furnace

luted

up

clofe

about

the

pot,

that

fo

the

foft

fire

may

keepe

t

alwayes

orking

and bee

not

troubled

to

keepe

he

fire

ftill

like

,

for

if

it

bee

the

fame

at

laft

as

at

firft,

hou haft

done

the

worke

of

an

able

man,

.

Two


19/86

concerningthe

hil.ofophers

tone,

5

Two

changes

he

Mooncmuft

pafley

thofc

Ani-als,

which

maketh

amonthj

or

the

Sun

that

degree

which

is

called

Sextile,

ithout

raiae,

or

the workc

requires

rought

and

then

you

fhall

fee

a

patcrne

of-

the

worke

3^

of

which

you

muft

bee

very

carefullfor

unmarrying

f it

from

his

firft

atter

which

is

all

one.

That

which

time

works

helpedy

the

Sun

and

other

influences,

hen

taking

eave

of

the

Earth,

and

ha-ing

drawne

out

the moiftnes that

runnes

inits

veins,

it

is

fo

pleafcd

ith

it,

that

it

converts

into

fulphur

that

part

which

was

moyft

efore

5

fo

that all

is

feene

as

mother

Nature

placed

t.

This

is

the

part

of

the

Earth

,

Sulphur

Woman,

hot

and

dry

5

for

when itmakes

its

firft

change

r

trucke,

that

part

is

wanting

hich

encompaffed

he

humidity

as

Penelope

ade

warrein

the

abfenceof

Uhjjes

n

Italy,

o

this

Widow

fo

pale

nd

wan,

hopes

for

the

rcturne

of

her banillicd

Husband.

Byequall

weights

as

firft

with

Art

mixt

with

Mercury,

ery

pure,

with

this

mixture

you

may

worke

fecurety

n

a

^

glaffe

ade

by

the

hands of

a

good

Workman,fbr

the

firft

nd

the

laftmuft

be

one

or

like

;

but

if

poffibl

thou

canft,

he

firft

enter

is

the

trueft,

.

Doc

the

following

orke in

fuch

maner,

that

you

keepe

the

fame

fire

that

you

did

beibre,

hich-

will

be

futficient,

nd

be

fijre

your

fire

gives

o

flame,

n

j be

fare

alfo

to

watch

it

nights

nd

dayes

and

ifyou

ake

that

paine,

ou

fhallbee

fure

to

finde

an

excellent

re-ard.

TJiou

i'halt

ee

the

worke

in

its

blackneffe,

nd

that

being

hanged,

s

it

was

firft

borne,

hkh

is

not

yet

the

thing

hatmother

Namrc

gave

in

her

firft

e-ree,

but

(hall

turneto

bee

fo.

liquid

nd

pure

that

it

B

^

ihair


20/86

6

A

Treatlfe

/

Alphonfo

^.

of

poriugd^

iliall

e like

to

Inke,

fodiftinft

hall

bee

the forme

of

this

creature

from

its

firft

being.

Halt thou

not

feenthe

Prifon

which

the

Silkworm

makes

forit

felfe,

here

it

dies

?

and

out

of

that

car-

cafe

dead

in

the

Net

ic

felfe

made,

in

which

no

corr-ii-

ption

an

come,

but

rifeth

againein

forme

diftirkJt

from

its

firft

being,

hen

i$

brought

onh

and

paints

t

felfe,

ith

wingB

n

a

more

ugly

(hape

So

our

work

begins

o

livewith

a

new

fpirit,

nd

new

fubftance

from

whence

muft

bee

continued

the

pcrfcveranc

f

the

body,

hat

fo

bloud

may

bee

gotten

in

it.

Doe

not

you

then

think

of

making

greater

fire,

or

by

that

meanes

the

bloud

and

body

will

bee

dcftroycd.

hen

fhall

you

fee

the

moft

excellent

point

f this

Divine

worke

;

open

thebottle

and

itwill

feeme

to

bee

rui-

neda

for

there

will

come

from

it

a

very

ftinking

mell.

In

this

degree

s

certainly

he

greateft

abour

oi

this

work

:

forif

itbee

continued

with

the

fame

heat,

it

wil

certainly

ome

to

the

higheft

egree

f

perfedion

After

this

colour

is

paft,

ou

fhall

lee

many

more

dif-erent

in

their

likenelTe

nd

appearance

:

the

Argos,

and

the

Irisin

their

fplendor,

hat

the

following

f

the

liquid

umour

will

caufe

to

bee

of

divers

colours,

untill

t

comes

at

laft

o

t

certaine

whitericfle

,

then

augment

a

little

heheat.

Friend,

ee

not

weary

of

your

wotke,

and

letit

not

trouble

your

patience,

or

thisis

the

firft

point

f

get-ing

your

inheritance.

hen

the

Stone

is

come

to

the

whitencffe,

t

is

then

fixt,

nd

can

never

bedifunitc

though

t

jfhould

urnc

100.

yeares,

(ot

the

union

is

perfect.

eepc,

s

I

have

told

you,

the

fire

in

one

de-ree,

that

it

may

come

to

fuch

a

whiteneffe,

s

to

bee

like


21/86

concerning

he

Philofophff

Sto/i\

7

like

the

pureft

now,

which is

called

the

filver

lixir.

But

in

regard

hat

Gold

is

more

pietious

n

clteemc^

letitalone

in

tbc

bottle

with thefame

firCj

ntill

the

Stone

is

come

from its

white

into

a

Citron

colour:

then

increafethc

fire

another

degree

and

thou fhalt

attaine

o

a

pure

red.

All

being

ayfed

p

will(hew

your

worke

tobe

fecure

:

the

body

of

this

being

aken

up,

will

be

hard

andlighfj

nd

in

it

you

may

take

no-ice

of

the

body

oi

Dia^ham^

nd the

colourof

a

Ru-

bie,

s

in

my

owne

hands

my

fdfe

bath

feene

it

;

for

which

the

great

God

is

by

me

prayfed.

hen

put

this

into

an

earthen

veffell

^.

covered

with

a

cover

of

the

fame^

likeadifli,

nd

this

fo

well

joined

r

luted

to-

gether,

f the

bigneffe

o

hold

thr^tbegada^^

ccord-ng

to

the

bigneffe

fthe

Stone

^

and

put

it

on

a

hot

fire

of

flaming

ood

there

to

boile.

Hcerc

the

Stone

will

calcinein

10.

dayesofheSun,

r

Sundayes,

:c.

and

being

aken-

out

of

that

pot,

it

will

be

an

impal-able

and

Divine

powder.

The

firfi

ubftance

which

doth

good

to

all,

from whence

ithath

no

quality

n

his

Quinteffence,

ut

is

applied

o

all,

nd hath

power

to

do

all,and

crybeing

t

the

thing

hat

is

applied

o.

l^nte^

rom

the

beginning

rfNaturall

aufes

it

is

nei-her

Gold,

or

Silver,

or

other

Mincrall,

or

fubjeft

to

the

forme

of

any

Vegetable,

ut hath

a

difpofiti

to

doe

good

to

all.

If

it

be

applied

o

Gold,

from

it,

it

takes

firmneirc,as

o

convert

other

things

nto

that

Mettall.

Forif

toman,

by

famous

workes,

it

gites

him

health,

what

can

bee

efleemed

more

pretious

Under

this

impalpable

old,

it

happens

hat

there

is

found

a

bright

arth,

but

very

blacke

and

gliftcri

which

is

not

the

befl

however,

or

that

which

isvery

red,


22/86

-8

A

Treatifc

f

Alphonfo

C.of

ortugal^

rcJ,

is

tiKC

and

ftablc,

hough

t

be

mixc

with

all

cotn-

potitionsj

nd fo

nriakeso

iitgreflion

but

his

vertucs

arc

very

admirable.

But with

cqualleight

hou

muft

unite

it

with

its

firftprincipallmatter,

ery pure,

and

joyne

or

mixc

them

together

ery

carefully

if

you

would

have

it

be

brought

o

live

:

and

then,

s

I told

you

before,

et

it

come

to

the

moderate

heat

as

at

the

hrft,

nd

in

the

like

glaffe

s

I

prcfcribed

efore,

ery

clofe

(Tiut

:

and

as

t^ou

didft

with the

fire

t

the

firft,

lb

muft xhou

doe

it

nowj

and

in

very

(hort

time

thou

fhalt

fee

it

become

blacke^

and of the

other colours

fpbken

f

before,

ntill

it

comes to

bee

red,

and

will

prelently

urne

into

a

ftone.

Tiiis

have

I feenc

done

m

a

fhort

time

;

and

hce that

knowes

it

not

,

let

him

kr

ow

that

he

walks blindfold.

1

have

told

you

the

work

in

plaine

ords,

and how

I

did

it,

nd

faw

it

wrought,

o

I

did

it,

and had

the

reward

:

and

itis

no

fallacy

feeing

hat

I

am

a

wit-

neffe

o

it,

for

which

I

prayfe

nd

blcfle

God

,

which

gave

me

iiitficient

f

knowledge,

cience,iches,

o-our,

and

ftate,

hich

let

me

never

forget.

If thou

wouldft

have

a

divifion

of

this

into'

loo.

parts

,

and

fo .ad

infimtum^

t

muft

bee done

before

it

hath

firmentacion

or

hardneire,and

hen

your

workc

.will

e

ccrtaine.

Take

an

earthen

veffell

overed,and

in

It

put

your

quickfilver,

nd

when

it

begins

o

runne

over,

drop

in

your

Elixir,

thcrwife

you

cannot

keep

it

for

running

ver.

Of

Gold

one

part

being

purged

by

Aquafortis

ith

foure

of

quicklilver

afht

,

and

foure

of

what

is

fpoken

f

before,

oyned

ith

great

Art,

with

one

of

your

Elixir

,

and

put

it

apart

in

a

crooked

gkflb

r

retort,

and

let

it

feele

a

fireof

coals

ten


23/86

concerning

he

philofophrrs

tcne.

p

ten

dayes

together^

ntil

they

e all

mixed

together

And

it

you

will

make

a

further

progreflion^

ut

into

an

earthen

pot

loo.

graines

f

quick

lver,

nd

put

it

over

a

flaming

ire

^

and

when

the

quickfilvcr

egins

to

fmoake

and

flie

away

in

fume

^

caft

in

one

part

of

your

Elixir,

nd

then

cover

ir.

Then

let

it

coole

,

and

it

(liall

prove

a

very

foveraignc

edicine

:

loc.parts

of

quickfilvcr,

ccording

o

the

fineneffe

f

it,

this

lliall

convert

into

Gold.

But

if

youdefireto

ake

experi-nce

and fee

the

operation

pon

lead,

you

faajl

here

find

it

as

well

:

neitherdoth

it

ftay

here,

or

itsîng

fion

retains

thatfaculty

o

turne

all

mettais

intoGold:

to

every

thing

c

is

to

be

applied,

nd

it

converts

eve-y

thing

nto

a

Well

compicdioned

ature

,

lialfc

graine

f

this taken into the mouth makes the

party

ftrong

the

weak

and

feeble,

t

makes

fo

lufty,

hat

no

man

was

ever more

healthy,

nd

time

which

is

pretious

o

all,

rings

hofe

that take

it,

ound

to

their

Graves.

The

iejifBejis

nvitesfrom

hi^fupreamenêllinapUc

the

mofl

unfortunatefall^

oynin^^

ogether

ivo

extreameSy

after

hich

mjloall

ee

im

in

hfSgreateft

ignity

nd M.-t-

jefly^

vhich

ow

is

mofliflant

rom

it

:

fay

nothing

ill

iJjou

feefl

he

wat^r

produce

h/tt

which

if

afterward

twined

into

fire

j

but

if

thou

feefl

hat

play

then

hide

not

what

elfe

hou

knowefl^

or

it

is

worth

full

ight

undred

yeeres

;

for

hein'f

come

to

that

paffe^

hen

thoufljaU

now

the

worth

of

it.

then

fhall

e

accomplifht

he

fata/ltimetofee

y

ireîfure

nd

my

felfe^

nd

my

[elfe

nclofed

r

containe

my

fife

I

fjali

ot

Ic

ohfcured^

nd

thou

fJjaU

emaine

with

my

gifl

hatjnthi.S'

darknes

thou

fhaltee

fuch

light

kere

a

jvorld

fhalliee

e-

prefented,

c The


24/86

to

rhet.

freitife

f

Alphcmfo

.

of

Portugaly

The

fecond

reatisef

Alphonfoing

/

Portugal^

cQHcermng

the

mkfefhers

tone.

He

paft

worke

of

the

moft

pure

{lone

5

is

fo

infinice

n

multiplyng

5

that

it

is

never

weary

to

give

and

to

give

ore

,

fuch

a

likencfle

ath

it

to

its

workman-

fhip.

ut

if

you

would

know

a-

nother

way

to

feperate

he

foure

ElementSjknow

hatthisfollow-ng

Treatifc

underftood,

ill

teach

you

to

do

itwith

more

brevity

nd

fecurity.

Two

ounces

of

gold

ell

refinedwith

one

f

filver

very

fine

and

pure

,

melted

in

clay^

nd

this

mixture

being

filed

very

fmall

,

and

with

purged

Mercury

ground

ntill

it

be

well

incorporated

ne

into

another.

Then

put

fuch

a

quantity

f

common

fait

fo

well mix-d,

as

that

the

body

may

be

well

conglutinatcd.

Take

a

glaffe

ottle,

ubtill^

o

mix

thefe,

o

that

no

unclean

thingay

come

to

it

(though

ever

fo

lit-le)

and

then

upn

a

fmall

fire

oworkc

it,

s

thattho

Mercury

may

confume

or

vanifti

in

its

own

fume.

Then

you

may

prefumc

heGold

will

r

emaine

being

t

body

that

willendure

the

fervency

f

the

fire,

Wafh the

matter

of

this

mixture

in

pufc

fountainc

water

,

fo

that

after

many

wafhings

the

wat^^WM

remainemany

imes

clean,

and rctaine

itsfwectncil

o


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concerning

he

philofofhers

tone,*

1

1

oftaftc:

then

weigh

the

matter

that

remain?^

and

if

vou

find

itheavier

than

it

was

at

firft,

rind

t

againc

with

Salt

enough

and

put

it

to

the fire

againe

s

be-ore.

Thus

I

tell

youj

you

muft

doe

your

workc,

and

in

a

very

foft

fire

:

and

when

it

conies

to

bee

of itsfirft

weighty

hat

which

then remaincs

^

will

bee

a

matter

fpungeous

nd

fubtle,

nd

fo

well

difpofed

nd

prepa-ed^

that

you

may

ufc

it

in

any

Phyficke.

And

now

you

muft

make

a

preparation

ith fub-

limed

Mercury,

Copperas,

nd

Salt

well wafht

:

for

our

Phyfick

nd

reall

conjun tion

ives

t

afterwards

his

life,

rinding

twith

Salt

very

fmall.

Then

in

a

glaffe

ottle

which

hath

his

receiver,

ut

it

to

make

his

diftillation.

But know

that

within

the

receiving

lafle

ou

muft

pHt

water,

and

place

he

bottle

in

a

ftrong

urnace,an

make

a

fire

of

coales under

it

,

and

letting

t

feeth

or

boyle

Ibftly,

nd

itwill

turn

quick,

r

living,

nd

be

muchfubjed

o

corruption,

nd

with

this,

orkefe-

curely

nd

be

nat

weary.

Nine

of

thefe

with

threeof

the

firft

compofitio

joyned

nd

well

mixed,

and

groundogether

and

all

thefe

and

the

other

put

into

a

round

glaffe,

hat

hath

a

neck ol

a

fpan

r

palme

long,

and

then

ftop

the

mouth

very

clofc,

orwhich

purpofe

he

mouth

muft

not

be

made

wide

but

narrow.

Thus

I

tell

you

the

glaffe

uft

be,

and of

a

bigneff

to

hold

the

quantity

f

three

hegadcU^

nd

according

o

the

roundnelfe

of

it,

(o

have

a

place

itted

to

put

it

in

the

fire,

hat

thejce

the

matter

may

be well

joyned

t

maflht

together^

hen

will

the

tinfture

be

made.

C

2-

Forty


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1

1

The

5

.Tfyatife

f

Alphonfo

.of

Portugal:,

Forty

hegadaS:,

hen

fbalt

thou

fee

the

Eaft

adorned

with

the beamcs

of the

funnc,

when

this

worke

fhall

be

accomplilliedccording

o

defire

,

to

change

he

prcfcnt

lade

nto

another,

hich

ferves

for

the

recei-er

of

a

Stillj

hich

being

clofc

luted

with

lutum

fapi-

entU^

en

hot

water,

which

itmuft

not

touch.

.

The

Fire

muft

no*t

ee of

any

great

heat

but

mode-ate,

that it

may

worke

its

effcd,

diftilling

ts

water

in

a

pcrfea

anner,

and

then

doe

the

fame

worke

o-

veratraine

^

joinc

the

matter

with

great

wifcdome,

with'this

is

diftilled

Water,

joine

Mercury,

f

an

e-

quall

eight

ith

the

firft

atter.

Note

my

words

which

I

will

tell

thee

,

that

now

thou

{halt

come

to

putrifie

t,

nd

after

forty

ayes

ut

itinto

the

Still,

eeping

he

fame

order

as

before,

or

the

glaffe

nd

the

fire

,

take

this

diftilled

ater,

and.

in

the

place

here

it

falls

,

put

in

an

equall

eight

f

the

firft

atter

as

aforcfayd.

Doe

this

worke

as

at

the

firft,

or

it

muft

be thrice

reiterated

rom time

to

time,

receiving

he

water

that

the

fire

will

give

o

the

very

laft.

Think

not

the time

light,

nd

though

ou

paffe

he

forty

ayes

nd

more,

yetftill

eep:

the

water

in

a

glaflfe

ottle.

Change

It

from

the

receivingglaffe

nto

another,

and

put

it

upon

hot

afhes

,

and

theti

thou

fhalt

have,

or

draw

out

a

lighter

lement

in

weight,

alled

Ayre,

which

you

muft

fubtily

ut

into a

bottle,

nd

ftop

the

mouth

of it

very

clofe

with

Hermes

his

feale

,

and

its

necke

alfo

^

be

carefull

that

you

let

not forth

the

aire.

Put

in

or

to

the

glaflfe

nother

receiver

after

,

(

ha-ing

ftrongly

uted

it)

and

make

fuch

a

fire

as

that

by

hisgre^t

eat

the

pot

may

diftill

j

this

Element

keep

with


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14

Thf

2.7y'eatife

f

Alphonfo

\

ofFortugal^

in

its

proper

time

brings

orth

its

trLU^

And

continuing

ifpcrlech

ts

watery

power

intoall

plants

nd

trees,

and makes the iruit

appeare

on

every

bough

even

fo

goes

this

matter

preparing

the

Ayre

which

you

kept

in

thebottle

,

you

muft

give

drink

to

five

feverall

times,

the

tenth

part

of its

quan-ity

at

a

time,

fo that

in

all

it

muft.

ave

halfe

its

own

weight,

nd

al

wayes

at

every

time

be

dryed

up.

Then

on a

Copperplate

n

a

flaming

iretry this

matter,

ifit

will

confumein

fmoake

for

you

muft

preiume

t

to

be

ofthe

nature

of

the

Ganimedes

to

fiie

up

to

Heaven,

but

if

it

flies

ot

upwards,

hen

it

is

not

yet

well

done

,

but

you

muft

give

t

more

water

,

and

trye

again

hether

or

no

it

hath

his

true

fpirit.^

Caufe

it

to

drink

a

quarter

part of

its

weight

that

firftit

asof,which

illbe

the

tenth

part

of the

Aire,

and

as

you

did

it

before,

o

do

it

again

then

prove

it

upon

the

Copper

Plate

,

to

trye

if

*it

will

evaporate

and

fmoake

:

then

turne

againe

o

what

you

did

be-ore.

Then

put

the

matter

in

fublimation,

nd when you

fhall

fee

it

all

rife

up

:

that

which

rifeth

not,

but

rc-

maineth

in

the

bottome,

give

it

drink

again

ccordin

as

is

afotcfayd

prove

it

again

pon

the

plate,

nd

fo

continually

rye

it

till

it

rifeth

^

and

then

you

fhall

be

fure

that

in the

bottome

will

remain

a

black earth

like

a

dead

body

in the

glaffe.

As

the

Ganimedes went

up

to

Heaven,

fo

thou

fhalt

fee

this

matter

exalted.

It

(hall

be

demanded

from

the

God

of

the

earth,

by

JoX/f,

rom

whom

it

was

ftolen,

t

having

een

left

with

Demogorfjoa

and

(hallbe

rcftored,

nd

if

thou

fublimate

it

,

oitentimes

grindin


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ccnceming

th^

Phi/ofophers

tone.

1

5

grinding

t

untill

it

come

at

laft

to

be

firme,

it

will

all

remain

m

the

boccome

of

the

glafle.

To this

matter

there

wants

ingreffion,

ecaufc

there

wants

the

fourth

Element

,

therefore

make

this

ope-ation

in

a

fire

neither

great

nor

little,

ut

when

thou

putteft

t

in

its

inflammation

take

the

pot,

and

be

furc

that

not

one

drop

or

tittle

of

any

foule

thing

comes

to

it

before

thou

fccft

infufion.

If then

thou

feeft

it

become

like

wax

that

it

will

rope,

then

thou

haft

a

vaft

great

Treafure,

that

thyeftate

fhall

be

advanced

to

more

than

the

riches

oi

Midas.

1

00.

parts

of

Mercury

put

on

the

fire,

and

when

it

begins

to

fumeaway,

then

temper

it

with

one

of

this

matter

,

and

prcfumc

thou

haft

brought

it

to

thcperfed

medicine.

And

if

another

time

thou

doft the

fame

worke,one

part

of

this

applycd

to

100

will

turn

likcwife

to

the

fccond

medicine,

and

ont

part

of

this

is

a

great

reward,

being

applied

o

loo

parts

of

Mercury

hot

,

or

any

o-

thcr

mcttal

being

mclted,making

it

becom

Gold

moft

high

and

fublime

:

For

which

the

Lord

be

praifcd.

FINIS.


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31/86


32/86


33/86

(tncerning

h

Thilofophfri

tone.

19

f

which

is

our

Sulphiir

educed

into

Nlercury,by

cr-

Siv

S

made

abater,

hicke,

an^l

ixed^AVuh

ns

or?fira ,by'

emperate

ccoaton,

and

from

it

ri-

FeXfnSSeveinsof

his

proper

Earth,^ .

of

himfelfc,

which

afterward

s

changed

nto

a

water,

moftfubtle,

which

is

called

Jinima,

S'^muit,

Tm-

3^

,chat5,Se

oule,the

pirit,

ndTindure:

and

when

the

fame

water

isreduccd

upon

the

Earth

from

wSce

t

came,

and

fprinkled

pon

his

owjie

vanes,

kcommcthintoa

certaine

fixation,

nd

ismadcthe

FuScompleat

and

fo

Art

doth

worke

inaihort

S

the

whof

man,

more

then

Nature

doth

work

in

Tooo.

eares.

But

yet

wee

doe

not

make

metta

1,

but

Nature

doth

make

it

:

we

doe

not

change

ettals,

but

Nature

doth

changethemvbut

e

be

Natures

hel-

pe

s

or

Miniftcrs.

wWupon

Me^mTuriaP

UarumM^K

That although

ur

^tone

being

perfc-

ftWeatcd

in

the

Earth,

doth

naturally

ontayne

m

hSc

tinaure,yet

y

himfelfe,

e

hath no

motion

o

movKo

e

Elixir,

nkflb

thereto

hee

bee

moved

hv

Art

Therefore

et

us

choofc

the

namrall

and

next

SineralMccording

o

the

words

of

^nM..for

a-

Te

hath

procreatelaUmeuli

odies

of

a

fume

s.,1nhur

and

Mercury

:

wherein

thou

{halt

findcno

IhSofopSr

greVing

therfore

t

behoveth

thee

To

now

tSc

rinciples

f'this

rt.

and

the

princ.p

RoSereof

for

hee

that doth

not

know the

ri^h

bSnnUl-haU

everfinde

he

right

nd

thereof

Tor

SS

in

the

beginning

f

bis

Booke

Hce^tha

knowcth

nor

our

besinningfn

imfelte,

s

t

arrc

from

SttaynTng

r

ulderftanding

f

thisScience

:

for

c

S

n t

he

true

Root

orgrgind

herc


34/86

to

The

Booke

tf

John

Sawtrc

d

Monk,

fhould

rayfe

his

Art,

or

Sci^cc,

r

W

orke

:

alfo

in

another

place

e

fayth

It

behoveth

that

our

Art

be

found

out

by

a

naturall

wit,

and

a

fubtile

foule,

ear-

ching

orth

the

naturall

principles

nd

true

foundati-n?.

But

although

hat

a man

may

know

his

princi-les,

yet

neverthelclfe

e

cannot

in

this

follow

Nature

in

al

things,

s

Gel?er

teRifieth.

onne,

of this

Art

of

Alchymy,

e

doe

open

to

thee

a

great

fecrct

^

Many

Artincert

in

thisArt doe

greatly

rrc,

which

do

think

to

toUow

Nature

in

all

properties

nd

differences.

.

Therefore

thefe

things

hus

(hortlypaffed

ver,

as

is

aforcfayd,

et

us

come to

that

part

of the

worke

ar-ificial

J

many

men

doc

write

of

the

Stone,

named

the

Philofophcrs

tone,

but

how,

or

of

what

it

is

made,

no

Philofopher

id

plainly

nd

openly

ame

,

for

in

thefe

points

ivers

men

taught

ivers

things

whereas

the

truth

doth

confift

n

one

thing

nely

but

without

doubt

and

without

all

errour,

we

fay

that

this

Stone

(which

is

the

root

of

our

Art

and

privity

or

hidden

fecret

of

God

:

and

whereof

many

wife

men

did

treat,

who

did

of

it

make,

and

did

knit

many

knots,

and

fo

deceived

many

men

in

making

them

thereby

ooles)

is

none

other

thine

but

man

and

woman^

Sol

hum,

hot

and

cold.

Sulphur

nd

Mercury

and

heere

fticke

dowr

e

your

fbke

,

flaying

nly

and

leaving:

o

fcarch

further

for

any

other

ftone,

r

foolifhly

o

confumc

thy

money,

and

to

bring

o

thy

foule

heavy

though

s^

r

fadneffe

for

what

thdu

foweft

thou

fhalt

reape.

And

forafmuch

as

this

Stone

is

divided

into

two

parts,

we

will

fpeake

littlef

thefirft

part

Sol

5

and

note,

that

without

k,

our

worke

cannot

be

done,

as

I

well

.proveby

uthority

f

learned

Philofophcrs.

or

Ari-

'

fiotl


35/86

concerning

he

Thilofopheri

t$ne.

2

1

ôtle

ayth

of

all

things

n

this

world,

5^/

is

moft

and

It

is

thefirment

of

white

and

red^

without

which

it

is'

not

done.

Alfo

7ifyw^5

fayth.

here

is

no

true

tinfture'

but

of

our

Braffe,

hat

fs

to

fay

d

:

for

all

Solis

brafs,

but all

braflcisot

5o/;foall

Sol

is

Sulphur,

ut

con-rary,

forinit

is

nothing

f

the

corruption

f

Sulphur,

but

when

it

is

made

wfiite

n

the

worke,

then

it

wor-

keth the

operation

f

white

Sulphur,

ongealing

nd

converting

ercury

into

Sol,

of the

colour

named

O

^// înLatine,

herefore

u(e

alwayes

he

nobler

member,

thatisto

jfay

ol

5

for

it

is

the

kinde

of

kipdes

and

forme

6f

formes

;

fcjr''

t

is

thefirft

nd

laft

inmettals,

nd

it

isamongft

hem

in

their

natures,

as

the

Sun

isamongft

he

Stars-,

ut it

dothconcerne

thee

to

underftand well how

to

choofe

in

what

noble

member

waterUm vel

rem

homgeniarn

mhorum

rhiindi

iMmintim

:

that

is

a

thing

f

that

kiridte

hich

isaWn-

dred

to

both

the

lights

n

the

world,

that

is

to

fay

Sol:

for

Sol

is

hom'ogeneam

and the

(pirit

id

and

covered

in

that

iioble

member,

without

which

the

work

is

not

dpne.

Vyêrcfore

afis

ayth.

oe

not

colourit iintill

his

hid

fpirit

e

drawne

out,

and

made

all

fpiritual

and

therefore

worke

thou

nothing

ut

that

which

is

very

light,

nd

of

the moft

pure

50/5

hich

doth

illu-inate

and

lighten

ll

lights,

nd

cafteth

away

all

darkneflfe

f

the

night

y

his^povvcr,

iz.

the

fuperflu

ity

f

Mercury

nd other

imperfeft

odies,

hen

that

it

is

caftupon

hem;

wherefore

G^^^r

faith

in

the

Chapter

f

the

Quintcffence

nd

Projedion

f

the

Stoiie

;

thisSulpher,

ightning

nd

eafting

orth his

beames,

and

(hinrng

bfbad

of his

moft

cleare

fub-

ftance,

oth

irradiate

and

giveth

ight

ot

only

intfee

D

3

day


36/86

2

2

The

Piooke

/

J

ohn S

tv/ttca

Mo?ike^

day,

butalfoIb

the

darkneffe

whcrnpon

Pandulfhmin

turhii

philofoi^wrfîyi^h^n-iy

rethren

know

yc

that

there

is

no

body

more

precious

r

purer

thsin

ol

:

for

as

the

Rubie

hath

m

it

felfe

tlie

effed

of

all

precious

tones,

fo

Sol

hath

in it

felfe

the

vcrtue

of

all

uoncs

and

Met-

tals

du^tibl^

for

it

containeth

in it

fclfc

all

mettals,

and

cgjoure^h

nd

quickeneth

hem

,

when

he

is

moil

noble

of

them

and

of

allbodies,

nd

the

head

and

the

beft

of

them

;

and

confider

this

one

poynt

more,

that

Sol

is

equall

nthe

qualities

nd

parts

of

it

,

and

it

is

of

a

complcac

ature

ot the

fourc

Elements,

ith-ut,

any

exccffe

ordcfc^ftj.for

y

nature

it

hath

part

of

hcac,

and

part

of

coldneflb;

art

of

dryneUe,

nd

p^rt

of

humidity

for

it

is

not

corrupted

nor

corrupt

tible,

y

the

Ayre,

or

by

^he

Water,

nor

by

the

infc-

iîon

f

the

Earth

,

or

by

the

force

or

violence

of the

Fire.j

et

it

moyikcnetH,

edifieth,

nd

adorncth

it,

beqaufc

his

coniplexion

s,

temperate,

and

his

nature

dirG(ft)and

quall

therefore

hat

Stone

is

beflof

all

ftoncs,

hat

is

moft

concpftand

neareft

,

or

moft

akin

to

the

fire.

The

fccond

part

of

our

Stone

is

called

Mercury,

he

which

is

himfelfe,

nd of the

Philofophers

s

called

a

Stone

5

and

yet

is

no

Stone

:

Whereupon

a

certainc

wife

man,

whereas

he

fpeaketh

f

it^

aith

,

this

is

a

Stone,

and

yet

no

Stone,

without

which,

nature

doth

never

worke

any

thing,

hich both

doth,

and drink-

cch

up

the

worke,

and'ôf

t

doth

appeare

every

colour,

whole

name

is

Mercury

or

Argent

ive.

Whereupon

Rac

faith

of

it,

worke

may

be

created

fo

,

that

the

fame

worke

may

overcome

allNatures

j

it is

friend-y

to

all

Mcttlcsjand

hcmeanc

to

joync

tin6hires,

in


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omrHmg

the

Thilof phers

tene^

^5

in

it

felfe

tteccivcth

that

which

is

of

its

nature,

and

doth

vomit

forth

agalne

hat

which

is

ftrangc,

r

enc-

my

to

itsnatiirc,f

o^

it

is-an

antfortnefubftance

n

all

his

part.

Th^-Mê-tlii^

tone

is

naiHed of

the

Philo-

fophers

Mim^raUi%gto1 kYaHd

nimallj

ndalfoar-

tinciaHjit

scalkJ-Mineral),btcaufcit

s

mgendredin

the

Mine,

and is

nfiother

ot

ail

Mettks,

or

elfe

it

is

cal-ed

mineral

5

becaofe

that

vvht-n

there

is

projcdion

made upon

it,

tis

t-irncdintoMettfo^ând

tis

called

Vegitablc,

or

of

the

Juice

f

thre-e

Hearbs

mixed

toge-her

in

equall

roportions

that

they

ftand

in

a

moift

fire

forty

ayes,

here

will

be

growne

forth

thereof

a

Stone of

the fame

colour

and

vejtue

of

th^

mineral ,

forthe

Hearbs

be

Mercury,

Ur eelane,

alled

Portuldca

ârmay

which

yecldeth

ilke,

and

Celendine,

tis

alfo

called

animall

or

vitall,

ecaufe

of

himfelfe,

ith-ut

any

other

thing

ut

into

it,

his

Elements

beingfe-

peratednd'nitoiogetheit4n

quall'

eight,

nd

thcji

fct

in

a'ftrdngglalfeHVithahttlehol

intheaforefayd

re,

wifhin

three

moncths

there

will

engender

orrible

Wormes

,

whereof

every

one

will

flay

ne

another,

ntillthat

one

onely

will

rcmaine,

which

if

the

Maftei:

feed

'Wifely,

t

will

grow

and

waoc

to

the

bi|neffe

f

a

Toad,

whofe

forme

is

terrible,

nd

this

Bcaft

isbyhihi

elfe

Elixir

upon

Saturne

and

Ju-iter

or

it

is

called

animall,

ecaufe

it

is

made

of

a

thing

hat

hath

life,

hat

is

to

fay

an:

For

in

old

Hedges'

t

is-found

f

the

putrifaftion

f

mans

dunr3

and

ordinately

eated

wift

a

fubtife

cffcll

of

Glaffe,

and

therefore

the

Philofophers

ayd

our

Stor^ is

found

in

every

man,

and

that

of

the

vi'left

hing,

nd of

a

moft

vile

price

:'

Wherefore

p^V^^ôr.^^

aith

^

this

Stone


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24

The

Bdoke

of

John

Sawcre

a

Mpnlt-Cy

Stone

is

animalljbecaiife

t

is

ap*

to

bring

orth

Child-en

;

alfo

he

faith

it

iscaft

in

Dunghils,

nd

therefore

it

isvile

and

nejededin

he

eyes

ot the

ignorant

man.

Alfo

in

the

BOok^

whiich

is

called

Speculum

lchymUy

it

is

fayd,

his

Stone

is

caft

away

in

the

ftreet

,

and

i^

found

in

dunghill^

hq

which

cQptaineth

n

it

feife^U

thefoure

Elements

,

and

ruleththem

:

and

this

Stone

is

artificiallj

or

by

mans

wit^

itis

knit

together

for

ccrtaine

men

make

{ylerciaryoif

ead

in this

maner

:

they

melt

Saturncfixojf

even times

^

and

every

time

they

draw

it

with.

Sal armoniacke

diffolved-^

fter-ards

they

take

ot

that

Saturne

three

pounds,

nd

of

,Vitriol

ne

pound,

odl^f

Borax

halfe

a

pound

and

then

they

do.minglealtpge.ther,

nd

put

it

underneath

the

Philofophers

ire

,

by

forty

aturali

dayes

and

then

itis

made

Mercury,

nd

there is

no

difference

be-

twceneit

and

naturali

Mercury

but

that

it

doth

not

goe

into

our

wprjiC,

s

naturali

Mercury

doth.

Know

thou

the

clean

froqi

the;unclcan,for

othing

givcth

hat

which

it

hath

not

j

br

the

clean

is

of

one

dfcnce

voyd

ot

alterations

the

unclean

thing

s

divers,

and

of

contrary

parts,

and

of

a

light

r

eafie

corruptin,

therefore

put

in

thy

workc

no

ftrangehing,

or

let

any

thing

goe

into

our

Stone

(

cyic^pt

uch

as

is

fprung

rom

it

)

neyther

n

part

nor

yet

in

the

whole

5

for

if

any

ftrange

hing

e

put

into

it,

twill

by

and

by

corrupt,

nor

willthat

be made

thereof

which

is

expc-

Aed.

Therefore

purge

the

yellow

ody

by

theadufti-

onof

the

fire,

nd

then

thou

fhalt

findc

it

purged

and

after

that

thou

haft

it

well

purged,beat

t

moft

ftrong-

iy,

nd

utterly,

nd

make

it

into

thin

plates,

nd

after

beat

thcrainto

leaves,

he

thiimeft

hat

cao

bee

poffi-

^^

ble,


39/86

concerning

hi

philofo^hers

tone^

25

ble,

s

Gold-beaters

doc,

and

then

fo

keep

them

t

but

the

white

liquor

ath

more

fupcrfluities,

hich muft

of

neceflity

e

removed^

for

they

bee

faiculenxifZ

f

the

Earth,

which

is

the

impediment

f

melting

and

hu-idity

fugitive

which

is

the

impediment

f

fixa-ion.

The

earthineile

feculentinc

is

taken

away

thus;

ut

ic

into

a

nuortar

of

marble

or

wood,

and

adde

to

it

as

much

common

cleane

dry

fait,

and

a

little

vineger,

and

ftirrethem

ftrongly

bout,

and

rub it

very

ftrong-

ly

with

a

peftle

f

wood

wifely,

hat

there

doe

appear

nothing

f

the

liquor,

nd that allthe

fait

be

all

black,

then

wafhall

the

matter

with cleane

hot

vvater,unti

the fait

bee

refolved

into

water

,

and

then

powre

the

fame foulewater

away,

and then

put

itto the

liquor

of

fait

and

vineger,

s

thou

didft

before

j

and

doe

this

oftentimes

\

untiil

the

liquor

ee

made

as

cleane

and

fhining

s

glafle,

r

of

the

colour

of

Heaven.

And

laft.

of

all

put

ic

into

a

thickelinnen

cloth,

wice

or

thrice

doubled,

nd

then

f

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