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PRODUCTIOI.{
THE
TIARR()U OF ALCHEITIY
B e r n e A il
E x pe n r lr E r { T A T L Re lr t s e ,
Dtsco vr R t ne
T n r sE cR E TA l tr D nysr ERy oF THE ir osr HIDDET{ P H rL o so P H ERs ELTxER
FOREI{ARD
Of Eir enaeus sr as n ot only P hilalethesr the publishe r identifie s Do t mu c h is of k n o wn . Ho we v e rr but W. Co o p e r w h o
G e o rg e S t a rk e y
P h ila lt h a
a s S t a rk e y .
as B acon.
(= S h a k e s p e a re ! ) or hog. P re t t y
t n t e re s t , in g ly r (p o s s ib ly c lo s e to
B acon was a p ig E r in a c e u s .
Hedgehogis:
a S hakespear
(B ac o n ? ) p la y
e n t it le d :
HA lt I e t .
AII
speculative
to
be su re .
Wh a t I S k n o wn is t ra c t s best in c lu d in g
that
P h ila le t h e s one:
wrote ttMdr-
m a n y significant r ow o f A lchemyt'. to
alchemic a l P efhaps h is
t h is p re s e n t
k n o wn wo rk i3 : Re v iv e d ' t , of other
M e tl as",
t h e P h ilo s o p h e rs of h is wo rk s r
an d "Three
ar e a mongst the R.A .M.S . Ph ila le thes is is the cl early u seful English has much to for to "those
S o me is
p la in
and oLher
mat e r i a l it,
wh o h a v e e y e s t o these
gee"....etc.In wr. it in g s
a n y ev e n t a v a ila b le in
re c o n d it e
To the
Counteous
and Studious
Fleader.
Count eou s
F l e a d e r.
mo v e d N a tu n e , account
m e to I
put
to
the
publ i ck thee
these and oF
hi dden in it
shalI oF
i nFonm the
p a n tl y an
mysel F: E S he doth oF W hi ch oF W hi te
he
was
h i ms e l F ; J e v re l he it
so did
sought Fon he
many pant
(w h i c h yet th e oF to by
attai n, and
diligent
Mencuny, onden, be w hi ch
to but
i ndeed Thi s
c om p a n e d p n o F i t: a
advanced
al though to a S on
Ye t
i nFi ni te ti nge
Medicine a l th o u g h
which not p a n t,
Si l v e n Fon
exceedi ng I am one
hundned: oF G ebe n s
my own
many it
been
Cooks, to be
n o a s ti n g
A uthon, set
me o F th e
me i n
ennouns th e i n w n o te
nel yi ng
who ious ed
wn o te an d
th o u ghts, on
wene He
punpose by
to hi m the ad
me sevenaL neven
w ni tten
hit hent o
w ene, Fl egi s
Fons
B nevi s tw el ve A nnol ds An
Iongam , Epist le
and
Edwand: his
on on
E xposi ti on
oF
.1
phic k s on had
oF
th e
Magi: wene th e
These
B ooks
oF
al l
that
even
nead Wit h
seen f
F u IIest, copies th i s oF
pl ai nest them,
most
m uc h to
ado
o b ta i n e d I th e asked
any b o d y : i n to so
my Fni end oF to l d
c ulus been t he
Tneasuny he th e I Book,
seei ng had
successFul, oF
accomplished he w as w ho unwnot e
R ed,
not,
to l d and
hi m yet
Fl osany in di ebus
vi di
D e s s c n i p si penswaded Books, by a nd
Ii cet
non w hi ch B neve
me to anothen w hi ch
w ni te in
m anu-
C a mp u m in it
concet-ns pl ai nl y, oF in so the
P anacel eus FuIl y shews And devi an t ium , a B ook t hat I Whit et he I ast -
A l c a h e s t, b e tw e e n
diF F enen c e ly , whic h m one s oon nes s , would neit hen oF y ean s r th e last a
P hi l osophens: C hemi ca
called so
El e uchus plain, By so
A nte
desined: th e ene M y s te n y Io n g i l E: it
these oF the
the
Mencuny, Fl edness, V ow
to b ei ng
see by
the
w hi ch to
S ol emn teach
the a
non he
such a
Master, God
el se hi m
communi cate to
s o me weFe
Fniends, th n o u g h who ti m e
heanti l y of
pi ti ed, di vens di d so
th e
S ophi sti cal l w eani l y them, by the I entneat coul d eannest oF much (i f I to
A utho ns h r neven
c o v e ti n g I Finst
h o me l who
wheneupon w a n te d at w i th
pantl y,
pe nswasion but at to
s uc h
An i a d n es th e g l ony
Thnead oF God
c hieF ly I as t m ak e a
a i mi n g pn e v a i l them
my F n i end, th a t th e othens F n ui t
Fnom
them
publick, ma y neap
(w hom them
God that
el ected but
gneat m uch
m enc y )
by
cannot
w i th
2.
to an have
God
a c k n o w l edge
myseIF
to oF
have the
w ho ow n
have wonk
tnuth
MastenyJ E S the di d
w hi ch Fi nst not
tn a v e l , and one
c h a nge Fon
j u d g e m e n t; upon 36,
my w onk w i th bei ng i t, w hen comes thi s and it to is too it to W hi te but w oul d tel I and in
exceed I had a
which th a t
sat isFact t he
F le a s o n , in by th e long
mo ve
beyond
w h i te n e s s , th a t so it a th a t d o th a
Fon Ma n if not
pass hi ghest or iF
will w hi te,
glonious , it t oo It is n o t;
l i ttl e
Let
stand j ust
lon g , would
w hat
taken
nequine me to in not
lange
Tneati se the
w hat
scnupl es tw i ce, is
have which
s tu m b l e ma n y
Fl ed now w ond, w hi ch I it
amend;
C i b a ti o n , h a th in he
my Fni end he
conFi de
but iF
shoul d
should me
eFFect (pen
me t hat not undenand Adept i aFonemy wings thou only Leonem . f see
i n s tn u c t tw i c e I but
ambages) w nong to a
ambages
c o n c l u ded m i g ht s h a II
my skiI I oF the
make the to
R eaden FIy to
unwilling mo n e
w ni ti ng
These the
w hi ch may by
I Ex
w oul d U ngue
th e
Pant wholly be
that w hi ch it the be
Pant
me ti l l
Finst was
a c c eptedl expect
candidly Fon an
penned, Elendus
othens
C h e mi c a oF need th e not
to tn u e
open and in
that A uthons
students Fnom
Ant ,
nead
such
Labyni nthi an
A uthons
ignonance good by
on puFe these so
envy
the have
lines,
Operations,
who is
studious
senve
Anonymus
Philochemicus,
4.
Pnogramma.
fnveni,
pondene debitoque in
Composus, Fovi,
Expectavi, vinum
mulien, sunt
sic sua
tinctus Exudat,
votitatque genenat
Condensatus FIuit in
nignedine necnon
convum. E omnes
Saepe Induit
quot
sunt
aspensi
Lymphato visus
albescens ad vices
magis Iapis
Euse hic
Panadysi,
quoadusque aequans;
sex
Soli
D eo
GIoni a.
THE
IIARROY ()F
AL C HEIIY
T u e Se co r oPn n r .
P R ACT ICK
T Hr F r Rsr Bo o x.
6.
The First
Book.
Alchemy
at t em pt t he aid a oF w i th also
is
an Ant
so
exceeding
theneoF my B usti ck i l l umi nate w ho
mystenious
I
and
sublime,
to me days
that
i nvoke
to
pnopen Pallas th y
d e s c n i p ti on to nays g u i de to
hrr hast
as thy heat
g e n tl e (w h o Bo d i e s s e c t.e t an fn o m
the
Thnee D ecocti on
N a tu n e Mi n e n a l th y is
centFal
l ong now to
E anth)
di sdai n
enabl e
me
ex pl a i n T he n e
O penati ons. S ubstance Mi nenal by a w hi ch B odi es l ong l i es ane open to the it view being int o oF
H o mo g e n e al whence M a tte n ; al l
t he t hein
Vulgan, only
pnoduced, is
tn u e oF
w hi ch
di gesti on
changed
v anious
kinds is veny
diFFenent an th a t so
penFecti on. A nt, w hi ch i t; as have penFect C oppen, S tone that is oF to most admi ne, aII the the but Few bel ieve, a nd Fon ce FugoF
likewise naFe
w heneby endune
i mpenfect gFeatest
M e ta l s which to th e by
made An c i e n t and M e ta l s , oF
A nt A nd
oF
six
to as
th i s and
than
m os t
Si L v e n A n t, which
change. many may no not a dou bt atta in, stat e oF but want t hein it is would
whose yet
gladly and
eveny to
one
th e n e b y P e n F e c ti o n ; d o th
change si nce
Fnom
Connupt i o n only oF su c h
whom God
chuse as it
as w ene have
H ei ns in the
gnoping as
spend
many s e venel y
done
deni de
seanchcenit s yet
t he n e o F . tn u e , ane th i s
A nt
most though i t,
N atune: dane al I i ts
Science
n e ma i n
i mmoveabl e
agai nst
opposet-s.
7.
a l th o u g h th e y such know as
s o me no
do an
the by
gape
a F te n
W eal th,
ski11,
Fnom
m any a
F nu i tl e s s th e i n Fon
pnoves cunse
al l thei n
cheat ,
ashamed the
Fon and
kn o w so
n o t,
neady
believe
S ubstance be veny
p n e te n c e s . because
thi s
it
c onc l u d e , Fo n t he A n t,
a l th o u g h i n te n t which oF is
penvent a nd not
sunel y that
any
Man oF
censuFe
p n e te n d Found a I
Tnuth, make
WheneFone E x am ple s , P ninc iple s t hat t hein wene t his thene own
pl ai nl y that it thi s is no
appean A nt smal l to is
against oF aFe
N a tu n e . many
good the
Expenience th e y is
aFfi nmed al l be
accused coul d
not
anythi ng by
would doubt to or
but be
w ho w i th
aFe by
bel i eF
usage nead
othens. one
sh o u l d
hean no
Thi ng
aFFi nmed it an
fnom w ene I I w hi ch
v enac it y t ax iF lik e I t he
th e n e tn u th to and
l i e th th e n e o F , Find do as
j ust
shameFul
e speci al l y c n e d i t, I w oul d w hy be
A nt not
expect ca s e ,
j ust
neas ona b l e . Besides we have not onl y tw o 01' thnee W i tnesses oF cnedi ble and
8.
Men
who
have by
the oF
tnuth
of
thi s in
A nt, al l
but A ges
t he and
sam e
many
Men
Fon
SkiI I conwit h it
th e in P e n son,
a s s e n te d iF th e
goi ng and
thei n oF and
and
Nob Ie going
Flenown E a n th , can we
belie v e d ? sacned an d
suppose affi nm
P ensons tnuth oF
m os t sts r
P n o te s ta ti o n s a F te n oF being S tu d e n ts th e d eath
th e n e b y Odium honest e n u me n a te th e in
stai n
thei n and
w i th Men,
n eputed w i th of
n a mes is Nobl e hi s
An t,
Fame, Wn i ti n g s
age
Foundl al l Geber, of
w hose he
done
gneat
H onoun Tabl e: w i th
A Ichemy,
w hi ch H al y,
c om p n i s e d weFe a Il
Li kew i se,
B ennand w i th and ow n
Tnesne,
W n i te n
gneat oF
B l ack these
E spagnet:
out
oF
gui de P ath. of
deemed di d w i th
Mastens not
thi s to the
A nt
then e
wene t hene-
o th e n s , yet s o me having oF
a l th o u g h
know l ed ge thei n
been
those made
and
Wnit ings,
th e m oF th e
seen th e
beFone and
have done
convinced it Fnom N a me is
oF oF
the the in he
leanned
W ni ti ngs w i th, to
and i t,
them
nathen
themsel ves
pnoF es s e d c nedit s m all den, and F ec t t hough t heneoF P owden and s m it h F neely in t he But to F ix t his th e
di d oF a vi ntue
not
thi nk
it
meet is oF the
to oF
bnave
H el mont ponti on
w e i g h t, which t im e s Fi x t an by
smal l to
Tnansmute i nto
N i nteen the ol d oF
q u a n ti ty to to
Mencuny
penal-
able En e my
w as oF
Ex p e n i me n t in an o Id
quanti ty i nto to
Found Go Id l tn u e
A ngent
wheneat Fniend, th e
same
G olddid him
w hom in
Fate, to
spend tn u th such
F e m a i n d en
puFpose w as
conFinm
th e n e o F , whom th e
w h eneby
A uthons we coul d
c onv i n c e , be in
a l th o u g h vain to mone Ma n
pnoduce, w ho
to
he neby should to
themselves a wise
than
n a th e n an fo n th e
suspend w hi ch he
j udgement,
aspensions see in no
undenstands oF a
Thi ng,
F olly be
me to Things
si nce no
m an y
exi stence in
skilled oF.
may
Te s ti mo n i e s TheneFone
s u ch
to I Fi nm
thei n can to
ow n
w i l IFuI the
O pinions , and t he
e n d e a v o un pnove to
senve the
de s e n v i n g , A n t; An d
Fl easons
seekens is to be
and
the thi s
the
a Gn ound oF
you
Ki n d : should
hath Fonm
a Law and
10.
B e a s ts , in end
a nd p n open b l e ssed
and by
al l a
Thi ngs
shoul d
encnea se P nopagat ion. V i ntue , the A nim al w he t hen encFease Femai neth Thi ngs
and
Thi ng the
Henbs l i e th
p n oduce th e R ei ns: w i th w hi ch
w hi ch
B ut a iF
some to
have
hath li k e but
endowed o th e n th a t
Minenals Things; th e
seed once
mul ti pl y
t hein no to
S e m i nal i ts e l F
w hi ch al so.
othen
ma y
mu l ti p l y to
e n l i g h te n
seekens w hi ch Fi xeth a
henei n, ane
shall by an
Ge n e n a ti o n th a t
Metal s,
Su l p h u n , which th a t th e
m oishum a st and
Mencuny, hand: kni t Fi ne. W aten, needs shoul d pl aced anyone shoul d w hi ch A nd
F l o w e th r i ts oF
Fonce,
Fi nml y by oF
togethen:
at t e mp ts This is Fan
sepanate P nogeny
known exceed,
yet a
in hi dden
it
dot h
theneFone a God
w e must
ow n
such which
A nd
w hich as so ES
d e F a ced. oF link i ts
can cause so as
t hink a
accord and so
S ul phun
Mencuny
i ts be
g n a n te d
Thi ng
nemain it oF
unchanged: i ts h e a t, is
W aten is Li ght,
w ant ed t he
n e ta i n e d C e n tn a l Seed a
cl oathed
Matten assayeth
Wh i c h to
pnoduced, havi ng
M a tte n
change, Ii v i n g ,
stampt
C hanacten w i th the
M at t en to at t ai n No n ac c ondin g t hem ,
b e c o me s th e will to is
End, th i s th e i n only
to seem
Fon
Kinds, to be
w hi ch oF
and
supeni on
M inds,
11.
unt o
whom
is by
the
tnue
Map
oF
N atune, hen
by secnet
w hi ch
is
pnoduc ed is ing a is
N atune
A gent,
gi ven This
as Seed an by
which th e
Matten, V i ntue w hi ch in
nai se t h i ts Wonk,
d i n e c te d l i e th
pnopen
once
at t ainBody, unt il
stnongl y ceaseth
C onponeal
p n e s e n v e th , by a
Funthen
Openati ons
nevived is
Fenment. veny gneat so E nnon to thi nk that togethen, to the may that hi dden B ody because t he t he
th e n e F o n e oF M e ta Is th e is
being
Se e d not
n e si des
t henef on e s uppos ed in t he
th e n ei nl Ma n of coul d
C oncl usi on it in is pl ai n a
be
Leanned Ki n g d o m s
Fon
N atune
contai n the
them
which in-
C o e l e s ti a l
qual i ti es,
vi si bl e
hi di ng
th e ane
Thnee inclosed to
Ki n g doms in such
ane
C oncnetes, and
w heneoF S hel Is
the
A ni m aI (on we
and
Fnai I
unable changing Bu t in
deFend Sta te
them to
Fnom S tate
theneFone Fonms oF to
daily old.
Fnom th e as
ani se such
Mi n e n a l th a t th e Time and a
destnoy, bei ng
c o n s u mi n g in M a tte n by so to a l th o u g h o F te n on
they
Fonm,
nemai n
nes o l v e d l i e th
powenFul
thei n
exceeding u n ti e th e th e m
have
m e anest iF
to
V apoun, to
and
n e p e a te d ro n GIa s s ;y e t i t; Fon to it
tunned hi s
Cenus e, t heneby A nt s oo n
Su g a n to be
shal l sti l l
l aboun
u n ti e
nemai ns i ts fonmen
and
may IF
easy Lead
bnought
n eassume
theneFo ne
1?.
be
so
fi n m
and
w B may mone
neasonabl y and
concl ude by
that
the so
m one m uch
penF ec t t he mone
Me ta l s
consequence
disappoint
attempts upon
Fool i sh
o thenw i se b o d y; may it w hi ch be
engendened be as so cl ose ly
noF
al though out by
punsue
t he
ma y
now
be
oF
use
to as
l et in al I
you
know
the
pl ace
oF is
t he a
abodesl of i ts
w h ose ow n
S eat, ki nd, i ts
hom ogen e a l liv es , t heneoF ; Congelat i o n , ough be wit h v int ue LiF e it s elf , m ult iply poweF , F nom iF whence it be and
Wa te n th e n e i n
w henei n
s h e w e th being
acti ve
which it th u s
Wa te n l i e th
destnoyed thenei n i ts Ii Fe up a
oven-pow eni ng passi ve exti nct, moti on, pancel S tate. but by may
d o nmant
s u p p n e s s e d, and
again, Su b s ta n c e g n e a tl y it
sti nned
joineC such t he
veny i ts
smal I Mi nenal
contai n B ecaus e to
may
e v e t. Ii k e
Fnom w hi ch
encFease to
mu c h
to non
ceaseth
i ts e IF , Fed a II w i th
thene
Found it is
new
oFFspni ng S eed
F o n ms n a tu t' e i ts being
Fnom and as
taketh non
ginning, be any
whose end oF
gt-ow , suppl i ed
l ong Li Fe to it
w i th
which why in is
conceal s
it
thi ng w henei n
w ondenFul centai nl y i s, al I
pow en
M e ta l l i n e
most
w hi ch The oF
is
appanent i s,
to
S i ght the
Fl eason di si mi l an and
V egetabl e
a re
unl i ke
inclined Fon
change, they
do
F o rms and is
al so ane
M e ta Il i n e M e n c u ry ,
Fnom is
most
w hose
bul k
w ondenous
'l a
th e n e appeans is th e
appeans as one
no
di sti ncti on
of
but
bei ng is doth
l i nk t not
wit h Vul-
S ul phun w heneoF
help no th e w h i ch th e in
othen, oF Man is
w hi ch can GoId,
F onm ly
conjoined
A nt of
seven and
A tom so is
Gol d bi nd by GoId
Fi nml y
i ts A nt to
E l ement s be
to g e th e n , its ow n Bo d y . W a te n ,
theneFone S eed oF
tn uth so
the
nothi ng i ts
el se cente n,
Ii e s th e can
cl osel y on thi s
is
not th e
appaFent Ke y th a t
a Mental
M an,
now
decl ane i ts
i ts
heaexist -
cneated
inha b i te th y et is
i nconponeal , yet
FneeIy, oF
N atune, neven is
nothi ng
vany. the W aten and S eed w oul d is So it named then oF be t he t he as Body likeG oI d, an
a l th o u g h mu s t but on not th e it on
that
Mencuny
c o n s tn u e o th e n is
l i tenal l y, thi s
w hi ch Mencuny
because nest
th e n e i n
al l
h a b i ta ti o n is th e
W a te n
w henei n Fi nd not,
heaven-
oF F sp n i n g
n e s te th ; oun who
many
because
misconceive B eh o l d a Ma n ,
theneFone contai ns
decei ve the
R ei ns
t en t he
oF
a pnopen P anents,
Matni x, w hi ch by to
a t t ains is com -
F on m
Man, on
in
due
Ti me
own out to be
Seed th e v i ta l
w hi ch that by
S pi ni t, Li ght;
only S ense
dis c enne d
me n ta l
Man
14.
t eac het h et h it to
th a t
th e
Su b s ta n ce
may
soon
Ioose
thi s
Li Fe
w hi ch
dispos-
m o ti o n . an Eg g , by to which h e a t, S ta te shake be w hen bei ng unti l thi s the put in E gg S un i nto due unti l ti me you FetuFns a in the S pni ng, it C hi ckenl jog wit ht he chang-
how Sta te
constant it
moti on, a
you will
should neven a Se e d ,
Matten
h a tched. which gnow i ng w heneby p l easant in be by an made these whi ch onty Fool s days, Oven, unFi t Thi ngs they do bean, and and and gnow , nean; vi ntue w hi ch in t he t hein t his be des-
Obsenve E ant h
n e c e i v e th adonned be Fon
a L i fe , w i th
spni ng Fan
Leaves, i ts Fon
h e a te d even
vegetati ve V egetati on. that a Li Fe and acts not. it but S eed be the oF in
appeaFs th e th e Se e d ,
on
t he a to
such
d i s p o s i ti o n , a Hen h a th
undenstand iF then
incapable whence We i g h t,
g e nenate is c entai n a ne
Fnom non
noF ma y be
p l e a s e ,i t in each
caIl ed
V i ntue in a
whic h
Kingdom daily
b e i ng
di sposed in the to
t henewit h ec t ed by
c a u s e th th e pnopeF a
moti ons oF
Laws
Ma tte n to
b ei ng
pnepaned,
pnopenl y in i ts
ni ghtl y bei ng
govenned, l oosed,
C e n tn a l
w hi ch Task, made it
o p e n a te I hope a
by
but
S ci ence, f have I
Fi nml y and
wheneoF T e n ms ; conFinm
h i th e n to which th e
pant,
h e neaFten same.
pl ace
shew
othen
The
En d
of
the
Fi nst
B ook.
15.
T he
S econd
B ook.
T he and hav e
N o b Ie
An t
oF
s e c n et
A l chemy
we
have to
to
vi n dicat e
suFFicient deFy i ts
pnove w i th
possi bi l i ty tnue such abl e tnuth Fl eason as to wene at t ain t heneoF. ane tnut h but what my bnou-
t heneoF , to c onFu te :
enemi es
A nt is t s t he B ut ght S k iI I, s inc e F no m
th e ms e l v e s , have such
a few E yes
been
An g u me n ts I
doth s hal l
most by the
P nooFs the
Ex p e n i e n c e , and not me to An ti s t as
means oF
evi nce
t heneoF , E y es
Fnom
my bane
thought
en g a g e A c e n ta i n
w i tn e s s . I o nce knew w ho I as veny di d w el l , w i th many he w hom in thi s so I had S ki l l ; bot h He FnequoF oF Fneely was
and
long
c o n v e n s a ti o n s , knowledge,
Fnom W hi te me oF
my own and th e
can w oul d Tw o
had aIl
much
F l e d E Ii x i n , Wh i te as
M e d ici ne to
s uc h
v i n tu e
tn u l y ti me s th e
convent i ts ow n
S i l ven
hundned Finen
t we n ty an y A nd
th o u s a n d me l te d fro m
i mpenFect
One. thi s much, I shal I, I that othens may spent Thi ngs S eIF I avoid m ost unden-
dangen, oF t his
Q u a n ti ty ; so th e
nashl y di d
s t ood S elF by
n o t: in tn a p .
Fon
bestow , di vens
Ounce s best in
my hands by only
nes s ; it is aI I , F nom
p n o j e c ti n g Fon th a t
T inge d penF e c t so as
wholly. Fnom it
not is Fl y
shalI th e a
Fi ne,
pa F ta k i n g O F Me n c u n y
pound
w ei ght will
in F uI
S cn u p l e ' s to obsenve
loss, th a t
Lead Tin,
al though
bunni ng
16.
dnos s
th e n e F n o m , is because and th e
yet in Tin
will
it
thenei n is vi si bl y
be
in an
w ei gh t : A i n, as
The
neas on
thene w el l
T heophn a s tu s iF ied, s elf oF it s r wis e wit h bnings would G or d T niar s , t hen abide in be t ed s hew on Had this th e makes when own a rs o on
Helmont Su b s ta n c e so
obsenves, it
w hi ch is
bei ng
veFy Ii ghten
mu ch than
naFit pant
j oi ned to
condensedl w e i g h t. assayed
bnought
back
W aten
l oseth
m y M edi ci ne solden, it
on
coppen, and
rnon,
B nass oF
Likem ay
s p e l te n , aFFinm to
Fl egurus
tn u th all Tinge in th e
c o n queFs r
M encuny but it
th e Fine,
put-e it an the
penFect alr But G oI d SoI to Fenm endot h colounl t heneoF. mi ght m ay hat h so have be been
tu nned as
ma y
othen oF Luna
which oF th a t th e
h ad
appeaFance on to oF
Aqua
Fonti s,
weig h tl white wi th i ts
FepoFt, because
F l e d Ea n th , in
theneFone in in I
v i n tu e which
pnoduci ng
Lun a f
known
w hen Fon
gneat ly s old F uI I y B ut F at e as
thi s
and w hi ch be
th an upon u n til
haIF
of in
that al I
Tinged; t hi s oF But I
allowed: qt t he
n o t,
E i ghty
theneoF
Luna. iF Pune w i th pune Si Iven, as yet yoU mel t youras a Medi ci ne new not sl i pped a w hi t r yoU sha l l in have which
m os t may on This
61ass, youn
shining Face, o nl y
bni ght is i ts
S w ond, ei then
y ou s ed
V i ntue spnead. on
encFea-
but
who N a me
b e s to w e d r s h a rl blest to end:
both sti rt r
may he having to
be been th e
Li Fe I I
m y own ' so
me a His
doubt know
c onti n u e
pnesent
17.
now
up o n
Tnavel to visit
to
s e v e n al A n ti s ts , his
P ants and in
oF
the
W onl d oF
(oF
w hi ch
he
is
a when an
quest
w hi ch N ati on he
will N ote
Fl etunn: in the hi s
F a mi l y and Age is
w hene oF
was oF
bonn, gneat
A nms w hi ch
A nt iquit y , t he
Thnee
Y eans,
is
all
de s c n i p ti o n M y a c q u a i n ta n c e
shalI w i th beyond
came
stnangel y, oF desent,
hi s
l ove I
to
me and
Fan
m ust
heneaFter in thi s
eve n and to to iF
w as w oul d hi s
Ex p e n i me n t, oF yet I i t, even
give Bless by
P o n ti o n wh i c h he
hopi ng
dunst Find
not
ovenbol dl y so to on shal l
pnooF will
shall
assune move do
myse1F me t o
he be to so his
F u n th e n to in th e n
b e s to w h i m, any he add a
F ait hF uI I pnejudice When he had wis e pos e. This F led s t o n e , t ens had by oF seen weig h t i t, t i me wh i te r did a
al l une
anythi ng
wise. did F n eel y oF iF the conFenn hi s God dank on me the and aFonesai d assuned to open the i l : B l ess ing, that I ot her pun-
also
p o n ti o n
Mencuny, w oul d I
m a tc h l e s s blindly
Tneasune, gnopeing in
pl ease spend
my E yes, to no
mi ght
same
Me n c u n y th i s
was was
th a t th e
w i th
w hi ch so thi s
he
di d
his M asbut
Menstnuum had r
th i s him i n to
My s te n y , ma k e th a t also
non
Fnom hi s
E x p e n i m ent s a me made
theneoF. w hi ch
hi m
Mencuny, it
di gested
and neven it
n e s te d was in th a t
day th n e e iF
th o u g h t one
both
linean by which
ei then, Ten so
gnound, oF
destnoyed that
pants
my q u a n ti ty ,
unw i se
many
Losses
18.
not
suFFice Then I
convince th o s e Luna,
me. T wo and the to w el I and paFts Fal l i ng l oss thi nk the nemai ni ng, to oF w onk ni nteen the w i th agai n, othen f hoped B ut oF the ten ti m es that w hen Thi ng I oF sune m y Fine I oFt Nat be it s
oF night
Fenew I begun
E nnons: neason oF
alm o s t and in
considening my m i n d , by
A uthons, by the
w hi ch Law s
j udgi ng I ow n w hi ch aFten he
l e n g th acconding
Me d i ta ti on to i ts
each
Thi ng
sh ould
Found An ti s t th e
my Medicine Finds i t,
N atune w ho i ntends
w hen it iF
black
c n e a te d ; mu s t i ts w a n m, his i t, his
o n d en Po ndus, th e
hi s he
bei ng l et him so
Gl ass and
shut, it
Fine, n o rGl a s s
cane
Mi Ik
langeoF
F onget have
pt-opeF he must
quanti t y then
M eat . his
But
once
Fenm ent a M an
W h i te -w o n k he
wanily, may ma k e
o bsenvi ng his
i ts
due ei then a
Fon on too
w he n dny,
C ompound oF w hi ch
nequines
a C une,
S tranger,
al most
be
sune
m is s . I knew Iike d o th S ig n s , S to n e , oF at th e l a s t, Ai n , th a t th e th e the Fi nst s a me Fl ed w as bei ng heat, l i ke to w i th the Fi ne, in but the t he f inst i ts But h ave bean to ne- conpnot he such Whit e
mi xed and
W aten
nequine a l th o u g h which Mi l k ,
aFtenw ands in a
th e is
w onk l e ss oF be it
mone w i Il
quanti ty
would n e d u ce of
noF as
Fonce th a n a
to
soFt must be
F o u n th
W aten, thus by
w heFeunto tunns w hi ch
F o u n th u n to w i II a
p a F t,
which
i mbi bed be
suFFicient a F o n ty Ph o e b u s.
must
nequine
blackness nays oF
Whit e
s plenden t
19.
th i s l e ft
had oF so who
well
w ei ghed,
hel d non be a
my hand, w oul d by
to
keep
had
c om p e l l e d F on his
oF sake a II
w hol l y Few
beneFt,
Gnai ns
excepted, at l eng t h
wa s te upo n
th a t night
bestow ed so i ntent
hB r w as oF I
even
hopi ng
th e
wdyr
and
my thoughts f nobbed at
theneon, myse lF
Fo o l i s h l y
ennon, may to iF I
nepent spend di d
l ei sune. oF go w hat on I
now
Fonced Found di d I
some thus w i th
thence unti l
Vow D eat h. b ut
u n s p e n t, having it I was
sl eep (veny
th e n e F o n e Fonce as need,
some gi ven
Few her
Gnai ns yet oF to
not
oF
t he
pnesenve
upon s inc e so be
d e e med h a th neduced to
mi ght
make me to to w i th
use use
N e c e s s i ty having was
i nFonced my S tone mi x it
some
t hat los t ,
one Ten
Gnai n, Gnai ns oF
have
you what
have no
seen,
my
know
F l e ason w hi ch by so
th e
Mencuny which
Gold, i ts th u s w i th and
destnoyed, l ove
l o o s e th th a t
Fonm: his S o ul
G a n me n ts the Sun w i th o u t is
Colouns Moon in
unti l
th e
least i n to
E anth w hi ch they
th i c k e n e d on
E anth:
F la i n b o w veny
P e a c o c k s -T a i I, u n ti l Thnone. ill s u i te d f w as to at
w hen the
appeans lik e a B ut t en F in e ,
clean,
l ength
E anth
C o e l e s ti a l th i s and was
the
S eason aFten
oF
the
Y ean, to
and spi l l
the on
lat -
because
aFnai d
P enFecti on
ao
loos e t he
i t, Moon, on p a n ts t he
m y i n te n ti o n th o u g h I could
was not
to
tny attai n
iF
I to
W onk then it to I
unt o did
Me n c u n y , i n ti n e l y ; I I
being and
Fi nst then to it
al l ayed thi nki ng i mbi be to i t, cool , N atune thene but yet now
Fled,
but w hi ch
assay
because unskilled Bl a c k , an by
sh ewed bn ing
th e n e i n , which being
shont
w hat
had
n o th i n g , have th a t Sk i l l Go d a w i th
consi dened me to
w ast ed
penFonm w i th I Mi nd,
raany
how I
Feason he as and
pnais e d by as ne ma i n At
a most
thankFul
most to
inFallible
none hene
disbelieve; to it me a was I
expl ai ned,
my Losses. to to and Fon meet fi rr w i th in the he my good E x penim ent s w o uld again
l a s tn to made,
F niend, f had
whom
n e l a te d him I to
w hat
happened my Fol l y,
pnaying henein
s upply what iF he I
ffi E r b u t had
w as
undeFst ood he saw t hat and t ist ed, t t r : t im e unFit , M an ignonant iF should ot henbe
tn y e d ,
and
w h at I
had coul d
me to
me a n e w at
then
the
pluc k to do
w hi ch Men. you he
mi ght
mi s c h i e F th a t s a me would God on
Thus to in the hi s
sai d in you
know
do ma d
m i s chi eF Ma n , to but is it do
Anm a
gav e
you so i t;
G i F t, non
such meet
th e n e F o n e be g u i l ty oF so
H eaven oF m u ch the
hath III
may do.
not
should Lesson
you dt
mi ght the
Oi vi ni ty,
same
ti me
heant ily
?1.
did which
n o th i n g by have now th i s
p l e a se his
ilEr
Fon di d the
as
my hopes
on
hi m
di d
A nsw en to be you
di stness theneoF,
Fon but
F at e s must T he n
w anted. Fon to by undenstand w hi ch I sai d to be oF tl -y; good how f that may N ay to God in had t aught com m and q uot h and Fon he,
s tn a i t
him
knowledge yo u to you deny, what ma y th e n supply conFound would considen would w i th o u t you ta k e n oun not all
W aten, one
ti me
th e n e f
then, you:
shall th i s
sayr D ay.
bless th a t any th e
we ane Man by
bound w ho
by iF
the he III so
stFongest had he it at
W o nId, be c h a nged a
acted
upon you
what
P ri ze thought
M enc uny , so m uc h ,
anyone any
loose been enough. but unit ed, wit h Wonk govenSuI and one
F l e a son ene
w hy? w i th
mi g h t Go Id S to n e
now ,
w hat
most in
added
w i th would
th a t
Mencuny mi xed
about A nd
h a ve
mu c h
then how
have I w i th the
Fled, Me n c u n y mone
saw the to A nt
an d
yoU
what B ut now
you
have
w i shed know
gai ned to
seeing yoU
that
you
theneFone do to hol y
been not
stoned, how
mone, cause
y oun you
to
P enhaps ill
lewdly he I
some
deed, theneoF,
a l th o u g h
Fon
som e
w hi ch A nt you
iF not
make eFn,
be w a n e
oFten
thus
?2
by
all th is th e
youn
cane
be is
non oF a
a tta i n ta k e fi n d
Tneasune, di nect
most th e
V et but iF
yeaF
you
penFect be put in
shall
o F te n ti me s and P a i ns;
Change on
w hi ch C anesr
Ti me V ou can shal l
Mi nd
in c u m b n i n g P e n i Is c a n e F u l Iy S e c n e t. hene
d i s tn a cti ng L o s s e sl
sunel y suppont:
and to
w hi ch
you and I
TheneFone shew
m y C ounci I,
now
condi ti onal l y
th e
A l mi ghty
God that
shal l w hi ch I
Fon
Tim e unt o
keep s h a Il
decl ane
P o i n ts
which opened
Fneely to
Mi nd, he
assuFe mo s t
me that
fi E r
naFe, but
w heneoF w hat
tneat , Fon
a n y th i n g inviolably An t, w i th but an
meet
pFesenver by w hat I
t hene Flesenve,
di scoven and
u p n i g ht ane bni ng
heant
Judgement,
Fon
want
whic h I
nash not
Se a n c h e n s need th o u g h a Ki n g , th e to
shall an d
E xampl es, w hi ch
t F ue t he iF t hen
sune, oF
to yet
debannred Fo1l ow
Fnom
vul gan
F a te s go.
me i nto
a B oyal
P al ace
The
End
oF
the
S econd
B ook
e3.
The Thind
Book.
neheanse fi t even to
th e
Fon oF
the the I
is W i ts cnave be
employ
pnoduced; myselF a oF th i s
need as
pnopen not be he
S u b j e ct. all
may
bei n g a
shane
most
admi ne above
cuts
t une, is only
c a s ts behold
M o n e ta n y his This
w hose
chi ef
God, is
S i Iven,
Rubbis h B ody
th e n e to . Si c k n e s s , k e e p e th
w hi ch
pnesenveth not accnues, the yet D esti ny to hath B l i ss seIF and how to Li ve need to N atune
Fnom
and thi s
but of a II
Days, aFe
and subject
F n e e d om to , to
cannot have
and neven
th e n e w i th a l need i t. fe a n
w hateven needs
thi s be
w ant,
b e s i des l i sts,
h ave
Pour en
suggest,
m us t
bl est? a j oyFul thi s can S tnai n, A nt. be too Li nes mone Let S i ng al l out thy oh al oud, N otes happy shew . and be an e L et Fon canFt hey Cnoesus why r t is t hein
bnake S p i n i ts l o F ty i t, head, th e i n Bo d i e s
th y a
gFeat, do be not.
k no w his that
S e c n e ts Mi d a s
Few no
Ful Iy
Tneasune w as
We a1th on We a l th
bounded, B ut Io
pFeset^ve: so gneat, al l
hene can
oF in
LiFe;
non
any
as
a Map,
th o u
seest
the
C neatunes
?4
to
t hein
P e n F e c ti o n , fn o m alone th e th e
hene M i s e n i es Gl o n y :
thou oF A nd
in
smal l
W onl d,
theneFone to the
now
w e pnoceed
G o Id in th e
s i ts
as
P ni nce
S upneme, w hose
and B ody to
head no
oF fonce the i ts
al l
the can
Mi n e n a l c o n s ta n cy
K i ngdom,
v i n tu e it is th e th e
and
endune
fi encest FouIness,
by
theneFnom
na m e d Lun a is
th e n eto oF the
pl aced, oF S oI,
puFe
but
wan ti n g
some
endued MetaIs
wit h a ne
suFFicient
a b ide
w henei n
o th e n oF
Foun,
vLz: th a t
V enus, ane
Jupi ten vi l e:
and
c n u d i ty , he who th e m s to u t
shal t sai d oF is
th a t Find is
can to
the
V i ntue tnue
shall M an s
Matten B ody
th e
and but
W an,
w hose
and nean'
I it t l e all to
Fan
m ay knows. arrunes
dem ed
w hose God w ho of so
V i ntue w hose to
B eauty obtai n
hen to
shall
w hi ch w h i ch by any. r
assunes shal l
Find hat h
th e F e v { i th ; been disclosed is a
say
no
p F o p i ti o u s is n o ne w hom o u ns
P Ianet,
and iF is so a
so thy
tha t can
oF behold
th e n e
Jove, what is a
b e tw i x t we call
veny Fnom
d if Fen-
sounce
M e Ia n c h o l l y Jove, but
havi ng hi msel F
e a te n be
Fi ndi ng fon
c o mF o n te d, it eat
S tone
bowels, used to
changed hi s
Fname. bego t
A benipe,
C hi l dren,
45.
S on,
who
pnoved he
such
an
uncouth
MeaI and
in
hi s thi s
S i nets S on,
stomach, as I have
t hat heand
F or . t hwit h it s aid
gnew
Fnom
nobl e P l anets, is
M essanti ll which
necei ve
Li Fe,
F o o l i sh in
oFden
named, H abi t,
and and
now
shew
th ei n n e h eanse
Li neage, thei n
F nam ed, m uc h to T he F lowet hr W at en, punpos e, did being it . c ul- y t hen m any V enus , T hat equal it noF it neta i n
w hol e be
R eaden is
Mencuny, and
H ands,
theneFone the
Fon i ts it
in
Wa te n was
Fi ne. aIl
MatteF but
LiFe
dead, to is to A Ft; al l
shal l w hi ch GoId,
M a tte n th e m.
oF Bu t
J u p i te n , have
and sought oF
a F ten th i s all to
hath oF it
aFFi ni ty not
and h a th w e i g h t, 6old,
least mo s t and by
Mans, to
un it ed. by t hein
a fF i n i ty next by
GoId
thei n will
any
d e v i se be
which in
sepanatedg
except sw eetl y
a Way
c o mb i n i n g s tn a n g e dividing N a tu n e . a tte mp te d A n ti s ts th i s th e n
them aII
Fon
asunden, thene
W ay
tha t
d e s tnoy Firm
Thenefone decneed,
w onden
have
di FFi cul ty
I oc k ing He
Secnet who
knows
c.6.
s upeF F l u i ti e s , ough and aF e it aFte n he a l e d . O! une, S pinit s ec net es s ent ia l , it giv e s th i s Mencuny, c o mp a c t be
and Flowing n e -c o n g e a l
th e n it is b o th
vi vi fi e sti l l i nto
it dead) an
w i th fr.
tFue w i th w i th
S ul phun, ease w hi ch
alt hG old,
may
E ssence,
g nieFs
th o u a
oF
the
W onl d, possess,
how
stnange is
is
thy
nat a our -
how
thou to and
A ct
seek. iF the
G oI d
w hi ch
pFepane, so oun
secnet ouF
Menstnuum, Oi l , oun
Mothen oul -
S toner and
naF e, bnight
w e n a me
U ngent,
Manchasi te,
F o u n ta i n . F o u n ta i n , dnops, and th e h i m. is which d o th Soul dt Ne x t oun Maydew, is w hi ch p e nFect in hen moveth GoId; A nms w as a oun thi s E anth is as dead, oun it to bni ng w hom seem) bei ng Fonth A dam s he so dot h again nuns w hi ch dow n the to Fnom a Founfol d S pri ng ouF di sti l l i ng N obIe King he
O C h n i s ta l it s is pe a n l e d was h e d ,
c a nni ed oF the
whene aFt en
v i n tu e
H eavenrs
Fnuit th a t
E ve may w hi ch
(stnange seen as
who
b e Fone of the
quick-
6neen
C ol oun. degnee oF Metal l i ne vi l e in and to is take l i vi ng, a a and di ges t ion base yet
Mencuny Sa tu n n , oF it
Fi nst
F ou n d is th e
he
Gn o u n d in Fonm which
E ssence col d; I
G oId ,
E anthy,
M e rc u n y is called
each
A nti sts
ne a s o n no it s
y ou
dead
make and
dead Fi tthy
tha t punit y
S u b s ta n c e non yet
Foul th at and
tnanscendent cause be a a
S ouI
v o l a ti l e , in it vain ma y shall be
must
nean
a II asked
Hence
?7.
th a t Pn i s o n ,
in
S a tu n n which th e n Moon
th e n e h i n d eneth
is
hi d i ts
an
i mmontal
S oul to
w hi ch
l i es unti e
in it s Peanl,
appeanance shi ni ng
si ght, l i ke to
and is oun
shall and is
ani se s p ankl i ng ti ed oF
a V apoun
Oni ent
Sa tu n n , th e
Ma n s
w i th w hose
m i g h ty b o th
Fonce
doth
t he n
combining Wa te n ,
yei l deth in w hi ch
S ounce doth
wondn o u s
bnight
light . E am e ed, alone to and is Venus by him a p p e a n e th embnaced: Mean th e y a most shi ni ng i nFl uences the Foneven the and l ess S un and S tan, must oun in oF at to and to w ho be tnue is to Mans FoF Vive expousShe r so
th e th e m ,
only th a t
unit e IF I
nemai n
should a
pFesent the
know l edge
mi g h t th e n e o F , by
A nt is t I
shewing to
w heneon
hope w onds,
whenein t hat
i n te n d which I
avoid is m o st Iay
ambi guous
handle
chieFly And F i n s t,
punpose. D eFi ni ti on Metal s E S by a Metal l i ne is oF the and it oF to tnyal that change oF the Fane thei n Test , Subst Condit t oueh
shall pnize,
dow n w hi ch to
wr so Fnom s ig h t
highly
Bo d i e s p n o v e d. not cnude
d i g n i ty yet not it in
addeth
Pondus: els e it
V i ntue i ts ow n an It
the
wit hout to it s
i ts e l F , unless o th e n w i s e th e And
si nce it it
unni pe is also
B odi es,
and the m it to
i mpune, y et
p e n F e c te d .
besi des
penetFati ve
m ust
28.
veny but by
gFeat a
F i x i ty, A gent, gi ve
si nce
that
w hi ch
is and
be
Fixed can to
S pi ni t hath the w hi ch
Fon th e n but
not. P nopenti es, that it Oun mi ght the St one be B ody, and yet able and a Fon t heneis
recol l ect oF S pi ni t
th e
E ssence i ts
what
hoId,
t o g e th e n Bo d y : W h i te , ex c e e d i n g he At who F i n s t, it d o th shall
S ubstance, P ow den l i ke
oF
whit e
ned
t he th e in is
Ti ncte d P enFection, hi s w i th
th o s e h a th
may it by
penFonm companed
indeed, a tta i n th u s
but
V i ntue
P our er he to r T is who
incnease
T nan s mu te veny
pondenous as soFt C e n te n ,
di vi ded
Gnai ns W ax it
Powden,
appeanin g to M ilk P apen: by ( not heat . F ins t t hen G nain ent inely But t hat t he S t one lik e a F ain F once so t he in
veny
B ennet pi enceth
S to n e ane
soFten Fl ow , onl y
th e y be
and they
those at-e on be by
F l u x ed) to l o ng
w hen cast on
i n te n d so
youn Fi ne
let you on
unti l on
suddenly oF youn
countenmand E ssence,
w heneby
Fugi ti ve
becom et h
Wa y Fon and on
is which th e
to
thi s is
on to
ponti on
oF viz. oF yout -
pune Re d on
M e ta l Gold, Foun
P ow den on
W hi te oF the
S i Lven, Then
upon GIa s s ,
Five oF
Metal :
the
Mass gl i tteni ng
bnit t le like to
bni ght
shi ni ng thus
Bu b i e ,
Fi nd must
i ts cast thi s
Ie s s e n e d , vive,
w i th
cane
pnoponti on
conti nue
Pnoject ion
2A
so t he
oF t en M as s
u n ti l h a th
you
the
Ti nctune
so
much oF the a
whic h m os t
being pe n F e c t B ut iF
Fnom
th o u ma y e s t so to
desinest so wonk,
augment thy
thy S tock hi d in in
E ssence w i th thi s
in use
or neven l i ke I
Weibe Fine
that l i eth
gneat mu l ti p l y oF th e any Sc i e n c e
a P o wen i ts e l F
S tone, and
both
V i ntue. ds those it
once pnooF, t hat will have as whom havit O penand not t he to ane
a p o n ti o n F an exceed th i s th a t Fon it
oF w hi ch
V i ntuer sake oF
by
s eek ing appean t hought : ing would at ions , t heneby c om pLain S ouI oF bee n be
FuIl y
W heneby as
is some,
not
many
th o u g h by
theneoF oF such
F l e ason
pl ai n they
because
mi staki ng them thenei n, that but a V et tnyal Ti ngi ng w hateven encnease too the w i th dean. A nti sts cuni osi ty to
F o IIo w i n g w i th and
w hom w e have
w anned
me e ti n g oF Go Id us
Fnom
lange it
Mass, doth
which w i Il as th i s
th o u g h Fnom
centai nl y to
th e n c e u sed
pnoceed, Fon
was
Finst th u s
obtai ni ng to thei n oF
S eed.
Laboun in th e
Wo n k , th i n k
must
th e y th e o F te n
o b j e c ti o n beheld and i ts th e
di sh :
But
who
have
S ecnets, theneoF,
obsenved to stand oF t he oF up
t hein in
pnogness, oF on
compel l ed the
deF e n c e
tn u th cause
di gni ty;
shal l the
cavi l s N obl e
envious
me Fon
condemn
most
Laws
th e n ;
ES
said, so
a P ow den smal l a
so
encneased as
in
V i ntue
(as a
is
cnedible) in bulk,
scance yet
shew ed w as as oF no
w ei ghed
much so
w hi ch a
powen M an
t nansmu te
i n to
p enFect
Gol dr
quanti ty
30.
by
A nt
well
Numben:
Fon al I as
w as
one is One w as
ti m es agai n M etal ,
yet Ten so
n ot thes e N inet y
neduce
P no j e c ti o n s , and
th a t
One
theneoF
T hous and
He n c e F o n th jus t ane t hein E nnons a by of lov en t hem , whos e F on hen is t en, whic h, and una b l e L u s ts th i s oF useFul, to
C e n s o nons
cease
to
thi s and
N obIe by
Ant ,
so
wheneoF te a c h it to
know thei n
ai m
bei ng
and
A m b i ti o n , d o th be
much
T n e a ti s e T n u th ,
Ful l y
a d v ised, En v y a w ene
bew ane to
seduced in m any
who
th n o u g h scance th i s yet
i nduced of Tnuth
Bo o k s know
ti ttl e Ant,
is
th a t
she
hath
many Fon
F on d Iy and ma n y
sue,
n e ma i neth to i n habi t to
V i ngi n;
she
disdains pFess oF Ea n th l y
notw i thstandi ng w hi ch pni zeth chi eFl y A mbi ti on; the them I thei r thei n is t he
eagenly aims.
Gol den S on
th e i n
good,
w heneunto by to I
Fl i ches
pni zi ng to
i ntend
o th e n s by
to and
Fonsake bni ng
F an c i e s , t he m s e l v e s Oun Ant oF
themsel ves
th e n e F o n e , so be gneat
w e so and
much
is it
not
as
ma ny w i th a th e C nopl
M en Nat -
C hange, Fl ed he
leave, wh o would w a i te th
p e n F e c te d th a t less is e a t,
the
space
gnudge no Finst to
w hen ene in he
bandm an S eed
expects yet is
though and
at Fit
A utumnr on moFe
Fl eape d yet hi s
T hnas ht ,
Y ean
and
31.
is
not
b ut eanl y
w ai teth Fl ai ns
and
W i nten
be
o b ta i n e d and th e
w i th
panched his
S umme n ,
w ai teth and
pec t ed t he
H a n v e s t.
hi s beFal l
w hi ch yet
p n o Fi t a IIays. A nt,
scancel y
sweet
Change, th e tn y
iF
anyone by
desi ne he
to that
know , w oul d
henehene-
W i s e me n s his Skill, th e
w hi ch
that ne a may
exceed is but th e
pnice to
suFe Ex-
unlike yet w i th
Change less he be
in
o thens, oF
and w hi ch onl y
means
T im e
seem But iF
te d i o u s , shall
Funthen and
by.
e mp l o y
Gl ess,
m ay
suFFicient while he
Fon l i v eth, so
the
have m uch as
expend be
in
th e and
Wo n l d , Q u a n ti ty.
S ubstance
i ncneased
V i n tu e he who
p n i z e th ds not to to
Natunal know
cannot some
be
so
oF beto have
Sc i e n c e r
penFonm w hom
othen
w h e n e w i th a l many pleasant so
e mpl oy
Fi ne,
Ex p e n i ments c o n tn i v e d , and th us
C hymi stny. w i th one and heats S ecnet Tw enty al so yet can to One
m ay
Funnace D i g e s t,
Fi ne, so be save
they the
F e F me n t, and th e iF th e
an d w hi ch
m an y whit But
obtai ned,
O p e n a ti on Wo n k
W onk. P i eces? someti mes the the Thi ng, l oss OF w hi c h the be halF
shoul d and to be i t. be
m ay
s en v e ,
n i g ht,
though l ostr
Wonk, no ways
once Fon
companed though
veny one ma n y
One
w hol e to
w i th
since m ad e one an to
th e
Se a t
on heat mu c h
Nest to oF
w hi ch mone. the It
contai neth suFFi ceth as cl ose l ost, Fai thful l y Fon l ong thi s unti l thei r them Favoun nun dt a in
one
E gg,
by put
Ant
impant so oF
P n ice oF en noF
oF Henbe
Go l d , be no
whi ch F ean to oF
thene
i ts I in
c om m it t e d , The G old pant unt il S t at e; unc out h s c anc e who by wil l s om e and Fn o m th e
how which
avoi d
w e take
Me n c u n y , th e Fine
which th e y
w e di gest sti l l
them
o th e n , by
keepi ng changeth
and nob le
Fonm ,
which hap
so it
Fan hath
he
ca nnot t hene
by
ene Fon so
s e e me th not
ennonr gt^eat
l east
pnoceed hi s
Ti me
loss, beFonel Ha v i n g
Gol d
th e n e F o n e you on t hus
Fan
and w el l
you and
TheneFone b o th you
desi ne oF
guide
me thenei n,
nei then
The
End
of
the
Thi nd
B ook.
33.
The Fourth
Book.
oF
A l c h emy so
al neady and oF
much
and
t hat
Su b j e c t
n i g h tl y
a E i vi ne by w hat
gneat but
M oney v ed gned by so
Time to
w hi ch Men
F a ta l
theneFone oF the
deemed oF to
A n t.F o n Se a n c h An d did
who
man y Ii ve that
t he
th e n e o F on th e
neduced w ho hath A nd
even From is
any
encFease j u s tl y aFe
theneFone, Fabl e,
may
Thi ng
A n ti s ts shall not
unable
demonstnate. the task Fnom w oul d than oF thence much handl i ng the nathen the al l Fl eaden be the w oul d Schem es neap in t he
now
eF no n e o u s s ma l l S tu d y
Pnocesses, who
p n o F i t, oF
L a w s,
neviewing I tFue but K i n d. is only Fonsake and in decneed ouF Subot ^ ho die shalI Way,
S op h i s tn i e s th e e F ro n s N a tu n e Pn o o F
hene
th o s e a
wou l d upon T he
l ump
Find we
that Fi nst
have in
Iabouned Fon
Ma tte n , Me n c u n y , in
take
G oI d t he and
an d ot h e n ,
we
decoct by
unti l
them both
which aFe
o p e n a ti on again th i s M a tten th e y
they A nd the
conFess only Go l d to
Magi
th e i n Fon so
save
content they in
n e c o l l e c ti n g would ta k e
P a y me n t so
Fon
s tu p i d l y
i g n o n a nt
34
Hum ane A nd t hus , what t hat s hould A not hen W is e he et h s om e c hoos e t he t he t he t nue in
dung, suppont th a t
as
th e oF
to quoteth a
obtai n
oun
secnet w hene he
Moni an
oun it
Sto n e
Found human
D unghi l I, si nce al so
w hi chr he
say
can iF
d e n o te desined w i th i n
sai th
he look
see
the
Mi ne not he so
oF to is
h i ms e l F, a nd w ant
and thi s
need sai th
ta k e th hide, w i th
Men
w heneof, oF the
many W i ne,
m ix e th to in
Essence
puFest seek
thenew i th in D ew , seek
c a tc h s i mp l e th e
Divine
S tone. Fnom
S ome the
thei n
Matten in
Wa te n oF
c a u ght Toads
C l ouds, w i th
some
pnepaned in the w i th
some
F la me
s o me th e
endeavoun Fi x the
I nFl u e n c e Sky in
Moon
InFIux to and be
c e n ta i n hunt
Matten, Fon w i th a nd it
M a tte n ,
dead and
Mens
mouldned to be ob-
which M a tte n ,
gneat othens
dnudgeny aFFi nm
hope is to
conFi dentl y
o b s ti n a te l y you Feason
they
in
these W onk,
not ions, tel l w i thou t Thi ng you cont hat aFe bno-
thei n
mo n s tt.o u s th e y in th e It a now
u n c o u th s d V, Ea n th having,
made, they
bei ng, is iF
s p e c i fi c a te d is th e in
theneFone w napt in al as
Such see fi n d . th e
Fai th,
that thenei n,
tn u e th i s
An d Limbus, to
cal l
thei n
th e i n
secFet oF
enough is
FoIty
shoul d fanci es
s tn i c t th e
sondi d w eII
Fon
Metal l ungi st
know s
that
M e ta l l i n e t ha t th e
can cnude
be
w i th
Metal s. at.e in
Thi s not
t he to
Fea-
Metal s
C e n tn a l iF th e s e
none
A l chemy, fnom
knows pune
s e v ened,
di sti nct
the
S ubs t ance . WheneFone A nim als us any and considen, Ve g e ta b l e s th e ti me s in that ane B e a son in w e i g ht th e not al though engendened, is w ei ght S i xteen pl ai nl to thene yet be coul d that Metal . W aten S eed: yet a S penm not Fnom whence
that it
Mi n e n a l s l i ts e l F Ten Wa te n
then
G oI d only
and
e n c n e a s e th Flesh ane
V egetabl e much di FFenent A nd nemote thenew i th, doth pnoceed or suchl i ke of Man to that on
even in a
e i th e n . mo n e
genenal , a dead
Tnee,
dunged and
Fnui t gnow th
moFe oF
I ik ew i s e which G e ms ,
Fnuit d o th
encFease Fnom
l i vi ng
unes , G old,
doubt
A FFi ni ty:
Sto n e s r th e N a tu n e
Fnom made
pnopen
nouni sh ane
w i thal ,
assw age
Fon must
b e tw i x t
i n te n c e d e an not
can
cause and tn u e , th e s ti II
Union: by th a t
Thus oF
m ois t une , 'Tis when at e; whole S eed liv ing hid own in once yet
di FFenent oF W aten
N a tu n e Se e d it oF is be Man,
Metal l i ne to
Flace, nesides
s h a II in
Thus
B easts, is a
S peci es w hi ch liet h to i ts
C n e a tu n e s l eveFy gnoss Ki n d r
Mo n e o v e n Body, so
thene w hi ch
S pi ni t, Thi ng
accondi ng Fnom
it s
pn o p e n
e x a c t l y,
nothi ng
may
vaFy
dest ined
Cour s e. Why in th e n do so th o s e Fan b l i nd Fool s On how seek coul d Fnom they ouF S ecnet S tone that oF such G old a
S ub j e c ts
n e mo te?
i magi ne
J b.
V i n tu e to is change
l i e th cnude
hid
in M e ta l s
N i tne, i nto
U ni ne, the
D ew r
or and
C l ay, Fi xi ty
E c, oF
as th e
to
be
W ei ght
Pune?
u tte n l y
i mp o s s i b l e. conclude, oF d o th oF a Il th e o un that A nt, si nce w hi ch the S ecnets. oF the W i se, f w ho oF thi s not do; Subject since Envy the Ant , hid w e seek eveny same. GoId, Gol d doth al one aven, thi s m ust and is t he
A nti st and
Fleason
conFi nm oun
theneFone
F o u n d a ti o n now to
unFold
B i ddl es w hi ch unFol d
veny
M y s ti c a l l y, to
p n o mi s e d possible, Fonwand
the
thnough oF not.
much be e n
othens, w hat I
hav e
a Noble not so w i th
conFess
expnessed hath in a
t he hidt hat t he
Fei gned to
dne s s t hin g s to
disposed
should descend
th e n e i n i n to
h i m s el F onl y beget Fi xt
th e n e b y Iike as
i n te n d i n g h i ms e l F to but th e n e b y th e n e o F , th e did
poi nt ow n
l i kenessr Y et spaFe is
Law
N atune. can
th a t
P enFecti on Fon
e m baseC , n on
w hateven i ts
mi xed
advance I
i mpenFecti ons gi ven w heneoF both do beFone, the sti l l they oun
One i ts a
Fleason
wheneoF by
have
ri eason w hi l e
m anneF,
Qu a l i ti e s he th a t
to
si ght we Fi nd to thene
in is by
bnought
P utneFacti on, is Metal s that he but a none to ane doth Fool that abi de w el l much w oul d they
c o mp a n e d Wonk T he
Dunghill, i ntenti on
othenw i se oF of w hose
can the
penFect Ma g i th e i n have
th e i n used
Fine. to who a
Al l egoni es
hidden
th e i n hope to
Wonds have
Fon B ut
and
al though
37.
t hein
Wonk
on yet
G o Id , can
(a s th e y w i th
they n ot be
cal l
i t)
and to
seek thi nk
to it
make the al I
it
not V ul g an
and G old,
neject Vo i c e
they, veFy S pi ni t
tnue
Aut hor s t he
p n o fe s s th e i n s is
Fnom is he
Com m on , but us et h t ha t
and th e
th a t o th e n G o Id who
possess and in
I iving, who
thenefone an
V u Ig a n But he one,
p n o c e e deth w el l any
E nnoneous Law oF
the othen w hi ch
N atune
Fi nd be
t hat
G oI d
is
only
non th i s
Stone
b o th what
o th e n Gold, but
Metal s, oF al l bei ng
Metal s no the it to
punest, oF
g n e a te s t h u ma n An t
W e i g h t: be Men Go l d
Thene to
Metal s
shew
Gol d,
Leanned
WheneFone, as t hat y et is sh a Il it i n to
A Ft, and
which he
s tn a i g h tl y wonk h a th a upon
l o c ked it in oF
need M i n e !' a I
same, i ts
beFone
can
shew
Vin-
Ex a m p l e , and
obsenve
oF yet
W heat, must it
in
w hi ch be sow n
l i eth in the
hid
an Eant h
thene can
befone be
a ny cal l e d a
enSeed, husbandFnom
c neas e but m an
e x p e c te d , b o th as a Cnop, to
w hi ch M an and
Co n n , be so to
shoul d and
commi t woul d in
Gnai n w onden to
hope
any
expectati o n it ma y be
pnove said
F n u i tl e s s ; th e Gn a i n is Fon
opposi ti on
w hi ch and
made
incapable
m ul ti p l i c a ti o n : at t a i n a c e n ta i n
E F fe ct,
diFFenent Wheat is
C o n d i ti o n s ; to F l o w en V i tal
gnound
S eed, dead.
but fF
the it
made,
whose
pow en
Mal ted,
?.q
m ay F on if it
be
ma d e it
Beenl is
and th e n by
it
is
then Fon it
Fon oF then
B nead: the
IF
it
be
Stanch be
u nFi t th e
fonmen di FFen A nd
tra l c i n e d
Fi ne, a nd yi el d
aF onena m e d t ine
O p e n a ti o n s , ma y he who
S al t: Fonmedl
S u b s ta n c e , th a t tF u e he to
be
w hence
plainly he wonk
appeans , on t he
al though E nd he
S u b j e c t, pnoceeds apply
pno pounds,
th e s e Mencuny, fo n th o s e oF be
puFpose, an
suppose
vulgan be tn u e th i s Fit
make Gi Id thi s in al l
A maIgama,
w hi ch yet
supenfi ci al l y, pnocedune a ci ncul ati ng the Fnom Gol d moi stune oun is secFet tempened and then thus wilI
s uppos e adm it is it
will
p n e c i pi tate, yet is t hi s
ev a p o n a te d , th i s
pn o p e n due Ii k e in What
GIass, fon
h e a t, to
by good
and Se e d Kind.
by
bei ng w hi ch
cast
Gnound,
pnopen needs
mone th e
to
be
sai d? oF oun
S i nce othens,
it that
is
most oun
Flea-
as
also be
T e s ti mo n y w i th be in to i ts
must th i s up : and s ti n
mixed mu s t
tnue i nto a
W aten, propen
th e n
put
secunel y a due
placed it up
pt-open
appl yi ng to keep A nd
will pnope n
w hi ch gneat my N ame it
conti nu ed then I
W onk i=
Fonm or iF it it
appeans, may be be
Fonmed
Fl i ng, W aten w i th
b ut
P ow den FeanFul as is
cal l ed
Gold, nending
which
th undening scan ce to
downwands
pow enFul
a Fonce
?cl
be
belie v e d ; o th e n th e n but
is
cuni osi ty
hath
been
Found
out
by
many,
wit h
is it Fluid
u sed is not
it
the by
Matten a
Fon
one
on
anot hen it O un
mot ion an d
F es o l v e d
S ubstance, o un is Moon, not oun P ant di gesti ng say they may Fi t A nt; of and
w hi ch oun
is bni ght
w i th Ea n th Wa te n
Fount ain. nei then ouriF tFue th ey w i th Tnee to and such Fi x a and a all degis Wat en can due
each w ho
S eedr hi t
M e ta l l i n e o b ta i n e d to I i ts of ma y th e be
F on
th e Su n , bold
nane in go to a
may
Ap p l e s ;
s u ch w i ll m o st l e a nn
E onponeal enteF,
Pe n F e c ti o n , M e ta l s desine I
enabl e Fi ne the
I m penF e c t If F ully y et F ix ed, c om et h This T hnee, wher ein and y et oun it you to is to so
oF
thi s
attend W aten,
car - eand a
what
F u nthen
that and
conquers FIyi ng al l a
Fnom be-
S ubstance, Fi ne.
F l o w e th Two, oun
is Bath
but
which to Bi n d
but b a th e oF
w hi ch thi s
H e n me s , It cause Face, oF
Fl yi ng is
wit h o u t you
Vo i c e . must his
M ans w hi ch b o th o th e n: F l a ys fon
be h o l d wh e n th e
Souls by
thus Io,
togethen, shal l to oF
each
l u s tn o u s inFluence, bond
cause is
E anth N unse
thi s
Oi v ine
and is o u rhow to
th e th e
oF
alI in
C nystal l i ne w hi ch ouF S un
Sp n i n g and th e i t,
Mo o n ,
and cl i mb
happy to
pnepane
tops
M ount ain
whene
p e F p e tu a l
bani sheth
D ankness
Obscunit y,
40.
oF
whic h Take
Ant th o u
you th a t
shall
hean
by
and w hi ch
by. is cal l ed S atunnts C admus deFi l ed, unti l the is l ose oun i ts D ay and yet the is C hi Id, hi s thou Moon neanl and Com panshalt appeaFwhen by m ay I
S u b s tance, th ou
is
t hat
Se n p e n t th i s
which
shal t it i ts then
see be
devoun much
S u b s ta n c e , Sh o w e n
g e n tl e shining
most then
b n i g h t, Cancass th e n
slEt a
w hi ch to
venemous V enome,
Toad, w h ich
highly
pnized; by
B l ood
pFesenve
caneFuIIy,
and
hene
hav e
thi s descend
al oFt, to the
Fon
Ain
w i th
Ain
will the
as c end, m us t t he
let
it lend
E anth, w i th a we w hi ch H eat
then
Fi ne
you
Wa te n ,
S oI
in
p n o p o n ti o n , th y sight a
Li on aII
and
d a n k n ess. in Laws he th y cost t hi s oF who W onk, N atune hath I not nei then dean, to that Fon i mpati ence no Man soonen to w ai t thy do not enns, i ts Fi ne cau se t hee
Gl ass, thee so
nashry, in the
wnong th o u
nothi ng much w i th
needest caneFully
much and
th eneFone wait
di l i gentl y,
de s i n e d IF th i s shall
be oF
and a in sake
Fi nd
such to
w el come the
as
it
desenvshont t his,
et h, Iy
seFve At
pub l i s h and
P n a c ti c k it Fon
B ooks: Gi ven.
pFesent
nead
Si c
Ex p l i c i t
pans
pni ma
Theoni ca.
41
THE
E x P E R IE TTA L
T RE A T I s E , Dls c o v r Rr le
Tne s E c R ET A n o lo s r HI Dr r E lt ily s r E Ry
OF THE
P rrL o so p H E R s
ELIxIR
T n e A n r Is so p L A IttL y D IscLosEDr AS r EvER Ar y BEFoRE Dr Dr F oR T H E BE t { E F ITo F Y o u tl c P n l crITIor ERs, Ar D THE cor vlt{ cIr G THosE uHo AR E r l { ERRonsLnsvnr ilTH.
B v Er R r t a eu sPn r L o p o lo sp nr t- lte tn e s
Loi l D o r { 165 4
4?.
An Advertisement READER.
to
the
Count eou s T ho u ex plained ; of end but Light wit h penus e not t nue, ic k ) but not which a
Readen, hadst in th e it I F o nmen w e l l, did as ma n y P ant thou i ntend in a the Theony, shal t to be have henei n Fneed added the Fnom P na ct ick al l snanes to t he
penuse
P s eu d o c h e m i s ts . oF th i s T n e a ti s e , I know
anythi ng
my opi ni on gneat
Men
have by be
i ntenest I no
making Lines,
a base which it
gai n may
tnoubl e iF
The i t,
dni Ft to
concei ve (as
A l chemy to oF di d oF be such not i ts C nedi t, next possi bi l i ty bni ngs hi s eyes w hi ch and in
F i c ti ti o u s r is Finst
Fei gned by
those w ho
Ad epti , Ant to i t,
such
Stnangens
by
Fleasonsr by th e i n
pnomi sel
own seen,
had
upon
account , ce nt aint y.
Oc u l a n which
A F t en and
t he n in which t hat to a
in th i s
p a n ti c u l a n , An t, th i s , Sons oF and he
chosen, A nd the i t, in
and the
is
only
th i s I
enoM at en-
shal l
speak W onk,
which ind e e d a N a me so
ta k en oF
quoted he hi s
Few, challengasseFt as
w el l
e x p e n i m e ntal T e s ti m o n y as
W i tnesses, by Fl eason:
mu c h
him ,
43.
did by
his
F a th e n
Achilles
w hi ch he
(Non
hath
passibus
convi nci ngl y
aequis)
pnoved
shall
by
T e s ti m o n y
sound F in s t I
A n g u m e n ts . shall begin and w i th a the A ntephi us, W aten, S un the is B ody, sense in it that one (taton) secondl y he sel F cni es is the sans S un, that the out, most on is P hi l osophen, the othen t he hat h He
of th e
tw o w a te n
Bo d i e s
Mencuny, Finst a
Gotd,w hi ch B ody oF
Ep i th e ts , t he mo s t Fixt Go l d Go1d, a Bo d y
penFect in w hi ch w hi ch is the
ma k e th called
wit h he
q u e s ti o n Gold, must
A ntephi us moFe hi s
speaketh in
Gol d,
w hi msi es can hi s
expoundi ng
t han
eveF,
w i th o u t th a t Find w i Il th a t on
deniding nead th e
dotage and oF
bean. E xposi ton doth tw o not John l ye P ontan us, in Finding in m ake hidden, t his
A n tephi us
Body
Ma tte n , to Find
P ontanus A gent
ti mes may is
pnac t ic e l t he to m o i s tu n e r nak e
but
W onl d, Fevea1
F e tu F n and
penFect i t,
to
naw
A ntephi ust Fi ne is
w onds; oF
S ecnet, sun on
i ndeed
th ough
be;
t hough to be
s pea k e th
Bo d i e s, th e is
S un is
and
Moon, is tnue,
S un used f on
Fon
Finst
Wonk; oF to th e
Fi nst
me d i a ti o n acconding
Moon,
w hi ch the
tenden, must in oF
puFe come
and out
B ody , F ledJ
F l i p l e y, c n a F ty in
(Fi nst
W hi te GoId stnongl y
s o me
ane in
veny
P o l i ti c k s m e to and and th i n k Pe b b l e s th e n
w oul d oF
ma k e s
Lunati ck
Men, Gems
w ho and
gathen
up
Fon they
mi ghti l y thei r
h e a n ti l y
at
soben
pni zi ng
44.
ane t hat to
some th e y t ak e
Al c h e mi s ts , dole Fon on th a t
oul w hi ch
Moon a
hath
too man
much w oul d
soben Fl ai n
Si l v e n r
rs
W aten,
catcht not
T hunden ,
Human
On d u n e ,
considening
what
Bennand
To whom I
Tnevisan
mu s t uvas,
concludes
that
out
shanp
oF Panisiensisr
nepnooF C otti gene? ex C aduci s V o1. oF
E etc.
Cnedit Funt qui
apply
is ex
ex t n i b u l i s G om b u s ti b i l i b u s
e x s p i ni s
noFas
i n c o m b usti bi l i a, Zach. p. Non opus N .B .l Vol. p u l -o Ia p i s f g1O al ten Theat quan metal l a
Oi o n .
C hem. V i demus
panum ad
Fenmenti , fuam
nostFum i ff a L i ben
C onventi t eti am in
N at unam , Tnev. E
A unum,
p u t oque
p.
716.i n
v e s ti u m i ta
A uneo, subdi ti
pluv ianu m , r ex t an d e m
i ntenFi cene Fi bi r
possunt , suae
omnes
E Fnatnes
petr
C anni s
F enov ata e No w M onien, nos t num E c. unione F ieni ( v inc ula deF iden i u m f p. Ec. A ?? . He shall p. iF
c o m m u n i c a ti o n e m. th e eFFect a be GoId, p. the 709. K i ng must needs I. denote S ci rote dum G oI d, Lat onem a lbus ex nequaqum ut decet am bae Fiat ,
c i ta tu s nubnum 15O.
Be n n a n do, ac
Theat.
V o1.
esse, N o s tn a
i nuti l em Fi t
nobi s ex
usque
me di ci na E non
Mencuniali p o te s t,
Fixae
Fi xae
N atunae hi hi t
e te n i m
i ndustni a ans
A ntemr S c. Fi m ul
s o tv e n d o a d i m p te n t need
N .B .) ex q u o te Vo 1 . ta k e th i s
adj uta
N atunam,
openantes. but onl y Faci asque A nnotati ons al I C avi I. in name the Aut hons. solut um divens Also his
to
no I.
vol ate oF
p ai ns poi nt
A ut hons , T nev is an s
beyond B ononi a,
Ep i s to l a ry
a n sw en
to
R i pl ey
gate
which should
oun @ry be only in I Oun A]-gs. -.d and because that and Ungents some Men them call; To conclude, wene the Gavills
45.
wonth not
mone pains it is
f to
should let
take
it,
but in
such thein
as own
will
see,
them
wandeF in
Tneatises this
my Epistle that
beFone instit-
do most
pnove
Ans Metallonum
Alchemy intituled,
on a Shont in
Ante I I
Chemica neceive
Deviantiuqr, a pnohibition
which
will
eFe Authon
Iong to
uhless which
Fnom the
publish well.
hithento
have
leave
to
make publick.
Fane-
Thine
to
senve
thee
to
my pow en,
An o n y m us
P hi tochemi cus.
46.
These Yet
Books
by
an unseen
hand,
judge
them
you
undenstand; know, showl Moone, not what have know hen. is good,
To be a Judge It is the
what
do not to
And so
appeaF
Mastix
Natune all,
have
do not be bound
will
William
Sempson.
47.
THE
iARROIJ ()F
A L CHEIIY
T n r Se co r pPln r .
C orrnri l n{G Tn n e r B o o r s , E t u c r DA T I lt G T HE
P R ACT ICK
T HEF r n s r B o o r .
48.
A l c h e my , t he no t his F o n me n F ab l e as
which Pa n t, ma n y Pant be
by b o th have we
s o me
is
the
Gol den
A nt, taught,
we
have, it in
in is
E xampl es
that now
a t-eal oFden oF w el I,
S ci ence; unfol d S i l ven and you toi l the and w i th may and
Second ma y oF th e cost
shall
t heneoF, A nd Fon a
o b ta i n e d we i n te n d , oF oun
S tone
what Feason in
othenw i se but
vain,
and
reap
nothi ng
tss many
th e
Sto n e to Finm oF
w e have
sai d,
and
so
sti l l which
bnought most
possi bl e; by a the
t hough A nt ,
di necti o n and
made
neveF to i ts
have a
such ow n
oF
even
pnopen must by
th e n e fo n e i n to w i th Fixed; as Feed
attai n it
E ssence, i nto a
W aten, up
dnyed
must
be up
oFten the
necongeal ed, Mothenrs to must so not Wom b, over com e I ong and die, m ake
s e a l i ng u n ti l it
so
suFFi ci ent it
s tu n d y doom be to
o p p o s i te s : oF sune th e be i te n a te d to
B l ackness
agai n unt il
net u n n
E a n th , tu n n e d Floyal Sto n e
l ong
W hi te; l i ke the
bei ng
t hen
spankl i ng Thi s w hi ch al l
Flam e, so like
hidden it at to
w e cal I the
mul ti pl y then
u n ti l Judge
be th e th e
S pi ni tual
D oom,
Tennestn eit y
adhening
iF
oun th e
then
w e Fi nd how cost to to
an seek
Agent in it ;
w hi ch not need
Kind,
th o u
shalt
i mpl oy
pne pane
49.
a p p e a n e th o u ts i d e : t hi s Key as as
vile
to
si ght,
bei ng and K i nd di d a an
much those
by do ,
it s obsc-
OF th i s much as
speak, I, yet oF is be oF
Candoun, not a
g n e a te n to be
Wo n k
a tt ai ned Fon
one
dul l
Laboun, oF
absol ute
a d o ci l
attend l i et h
declane, A g e n t. which a Child, It is Body, v o l a ti l e all by th e the many i n s i de like b n i ttl e. a cnude we
and
t his The
S u b s ta n c e which
Fi nst S ul phun
take doth
in
hand, in
is the vi l e
oF And
Kin is
to
M en c u n y ,
bake
c alled glonious
S a tu n n ? s w i th i n : in is it and th e
w hi ch S abl e w hose
appeaFeth w i th Ii ne yet oF
but
is
V ei ns the in i ts oF a
wholly p u n g e th abused
and
i ts
E l ement s w hi ch nothi ng
appeans Metal ,
Fine moFe
oF
s hew, s t and
thi s B ody it
Fonce, di d
G n een
Lyon,
C hanms on the
they
hoped
ta me .
Wh e neFone, th at by
associat es an d out t he oF
th e y oven, and
Found fo th e a
mi ght w as
over-came to appeaF
them, Fnom
F nay t he ed his
monni ng
appeanunt il as t his
a nunning Belly
Spning, but th e
b u n s t; nean
c a me n e ti n e , th e n
the
aFnai d
st nai-
non
V ul canrs Qel re
appeaned
50.
Silven his
Wings
the
Ain
whenein a Flood
the
inFolded
Dnagon Fetunn,
sting;
then up the
the
Watens
did
swallowed this
tunned to stink
as
a Coal, Foetid
a most But
smell,
t he aid
he died,
th i s
to
him
nevi ve,
a Gnave:
and w ho
through
Fnom Enem and the like
Vu l c a n
Heav en ies ,
S o u I, So u l s
wheneby being tn u e
beFone
whose th e
thei n
B odi es,
bec om e was
Nymphs seen
Gneen
Lyonl
w heneoF
neve n B ut not
beFone. hold oF th e th e s e l ongen in suspence, and Fl eaden. S on oF S atunn, must be u nit ed I untye shal l those now pl ai nly unwhose
to
F old
the
me a n i n g sense ma y now
K nots,
obs c une
much
penpl ex that
WheneFone
obsenve,
to
a Metalline, is the
Fonm,
it
is
Angent-Vive
nothing by the
to Salt is
to
and tnue
Sulphun,
which being
only
SaIt
po w e n
Found
Satunnrs
to it the to
oFF-spning,
C entne the oF
pune
within,
p e n e tF a te as F i ts and seek to ti me ) in
MetaIs, oF
aboundi ng S ol , w hi ch it
qu a l i ti e s into
enten
body
dividThe
E Ie m e n ts , you th e a must Wi s e , We e k s
heat th is an
B athr
mayest
Fi ne hounrs
mayest
unlock
aftenw ands
S ilv en It
showen. s e e m e th th e non peincing Al m i g h ty is hene ane s tn a n g e th u n d e n i n g mix in F Iu x i ndeed, bl ast w i th Li quor seal ed, whom to kind, hi m; and that oF any be to a Meta1 so w hi ch yet by stout will oun S Fi xt not A nt, Thi s that as to in will
nel ent it
Mi n e n a l h a th bonn,
seek, S ecnets to
Stan t hi n g s ,
guided out oF
theneby
themsel ves
nui n.
51.
Su b s ta n c e
is
oF to
inclined each is
a M agnet Thi s fo n i ts
each
S a tu n n . named is a
oun
S teeI,
oun by
b n i tt l e mi x
tamed no
wh i c h th e e . I
th o u
c a n rs t
Mencuny,
S ecnet
F nom
not
c i te
A u th ons, th i s have th e do
Fon
have by to a
both
seen,
and
w i th
my to t he Body
and
ti ngi ng al onel
Non
at t est he to
same, not
K n o ts th e
A ntephi us because he by a
named sai th w i se it
disclose Fon is An t: th e oF
o then u nl ess w hi ch in is
ought
s ou g h t This
God, Fliddle,
of
t his is is F it t h y
Z e u mon yet th e it
S t one v ile in
vile, cast
Fon is to
gnound s ondid bet idet h : wit hout be boil, ot hen Iye E c. ed in wel l
uses, In him
be
w e pl ow w i th to
our-
Land,
Me a t,
hi m
aFe
te d i o u s
enumenate, the
c o n te mp ti b l e ane scance
upon the
E anth,
Wh i c h
Fi ndi ng,
w heneby
v iL e . Moneoven Anies change Sunely me a n i n g is th e e th e ne is k now n to to begi n can be be the in thy so H ouse of stout and Mans, can to in be which said
A n ti s ts plain? a hidden
W onk,
w hat as not
none in
i gnonant W onds,
believe
conceal ed
these
w hi ch
hi thent o
5e.
was V oI . to
b e tte n c o mma n d e th
explained. to to j o in Mans in to
B el us the the
in
Tunba, with
p. him
?7.
that
Ans AuniF:
Ii steth not
Fi ghten God of
Wan, he assigneth
K i ngdom I need not
Satunn
nel a t e,
in
union, being
P eace,
w hose
well th e ?4?,
all. F i gune w hi ch V oI. them and the B i nd w hi ch Mencuny Fl yi ng. the than so them: C a bal a A nci ent the E an that w hi ch S ages by chused t^athen to inst som e gat hen a Son sam e, in Few wit h oF my Find, alI oun ?., oun is pl aced the in the P hi l osophe ns and Queen in
p. Robes yet
A u n i F, b e tw e en a B ootl
w hene tFue
K i ng
h o l d e th w i th o u t Su n and
eight U nd en t hein
th e
M o o n, t he
K i ng
Queen a S ta n
a n o th e n , upon Bind
and hen
Tail,
gFeat S tanny
win g e d b e c o me He n c e it
d e n o te th and th a t
v o l a ti l e appeaFs by
nuc t oF t he oF
the t hein
Ey e
Figunes, aFe in th e
W onds;
pl ai n, To
meaning A nt , I I
bei ng
W aten, oF it S oI, is
so
secnet W aten,
S eed Fon
Q uint es se n c e . Know els e but th e n th a t a Il which Metal s as a have gnound and Matten i mperFect cnudi ty Men but one Matten, gave we an w hi ch entnance that is not hing to oun A nd a m ost iF cnude G oI d, tfre
Mencuny, of W a te n and by
Fi nst hence w i th
T n a n s mu ta ti o nl th e th e oF s ame Five th e i n
concl ude
h a th a II
V ul gan
Metal s, w i tl bunn is
into Fi ne)
Feason
w h e n e o fr of
ES th e Me n c u n y
W i se a nd
teach,
because
that
aIl
theneFone l i vi ng shal l by
al i ke W aten,
tnansmutabl e: be be no othen
which th e n
w e c al l
w h a te v e n a N a tu n e ,
by A Ft
A nt be
convented oun
such
B S may
made
A ngent-V i ve.
So M enc uny , in B ut to m ay
th e n th e n th a t
iF
Tinr Ant
i nto appeaF
th e m s i n ce oi
S ophi ck W aten
needs A n ti s ts
hath
pnoduced may by A nt
obj ect
a Fonm
be
oun being
TheneFone secnet
and
and Fon
each in t he is
Fi ne;
l acketh, yet is to it
Fi eny, w anti ng be
B o dy oF
neduced
sw eat, Fi ne,
send by
but
in
Sta ti o n of mu s t Go Id , and th i s th e so
a ci ncul ati ng
commi xed
M enc u n y T hi s
p a n ta k i n g Sulphun be tn u e
S ul phun. be oF a magneti ck unni pe, onl y thi s and thene to hi de Foncer and or al so vi ntue, oF one that and sou nce as t he to t henebot h
F one as to
must th e is an d
al though w i th
F o n m, must be
vol ati l e A nd
pow e r in t he
F o n men.
B ody Fi t in w el I to i ts
which oun r
neanly s to n e , is I oF
pnepane wom b, to
as t he A nd
satunn,
known
Magi, a l th o u g h th e y not
have the
Metal s othen
be
w i th as you oF to w i II
A ngent-vive, si ght, Fi nd be but t hat alt ened in ot hens abhons, seem a Fluid t he by
do
e a ch
may ne v e n t he
easily
dniven th e
Fnom C enten, i s,
p e n e tn a te The
them w hi ch in
b e tte n .
F e a son is s eal ed
S ul phun or el se
l i et h the
pen F e c t P a n ta k e will be it
M e ta 1 s , oF be
w er-er
te n F e n e u n i te d
C nudi ti es, to
w hi ch si ght shal l
arthough Faeces by an
IF
you
you
obtai n hath
cnude you
s h a Il a kind
al umi nous
but
n e mo te
the
Minenal
its
cnude
things
be enabled
containeth Sul-
a bunning This
phun, is is
being
shining
Veins:
nothing veFy
sepanated outwand in
acconding
much Iike
Vulgan
appeaFance. like to
nemoved,
thene
appeans to
a Nut
a Metal, SouI,
dust)
up a tenden Angent-vive,
aniseth the
unto
congealed, gives
which
This
t en uc et h joined to th e
penetnation
oF th e i n tn u e B o di es, Fi nst
unto
oun Waten,
it Matten: is to w hol l y
ennedbe oF
C e n te n i n to a
w hi ch tFue w hi ch
th e m u n to
A nd be
Su l p h un,
Found
Anies.
help hat h lam e oF
By this
Vu Ic a n , been
Minenal
is Mans
only,
thnough
the
i nto tFue
Antists
a
skill,
as
and
by
the
m any of
Mi nenaIl the
o fte n Vulcan, Fi n s t
assayed: is
V enus,
S pouse
b e l oved Mans
Mans. to embnace and the Fi nd Fl oyaI in thi s shont Mi nenal . space and oF the thi s a Fon the a so shall
cause th e i n shine
bot h
cast
S ubs t a n c e t hy success,
H eavens, a S eal
shalt This
sunel y is the
S tamp,
th i s
is
the
H eavenly a a To Mans, unto GoI d, and t nue c hange spnakling t his and him , add
Spank th a t as
causeth to is is shi ne
such l i ke
th e
bl ackness ouF
a D i a dem
w hose Love
B eauty and
admi ned to be
is
known to
desi ne s
she and
m o ti o n
bei ng
aIl yed
bnight
conci l i ateth
But
Vu Ic a n
gnowing
j eal ous,
it
gni eveth
the
l i mpi ng
E u ckhold
EE
to t noy
f eel this
his
Head c o m p a c t,
adonned he
w i th
H onns, hi s
and N et
hopi ng and
to
deshis
s pneadeth
catchi n g
Spouse
and Mans in
the
let
Act,
n ot
sheweth
thi s be
the
intnapt
menel y B east
Lovens
as a
wnapt
FabIe;
thenein.
but Cad-
Ne v e n th e l e s s , F ins t m us F on F ix et h t he obsenve aF te n w a n d s this Senpent against which w i th penFect F o n th , gives but Fine hidde n an how
esteemed
C a d mu s
is
by
whom
having (b y
desenveth he w i th di d
Nam e, t nansalso
S pean
Oak,
one be
Obsenve GoId
S ta n ,
S ol anr C hi l d, to it the
w hose bottom, a
Faeces w hi ch S tan, oF
o ut ,
show eth
even i tsel F
Ma ns. is it
a Me ta l l i n e being u n i te d
w hi ch as iF
i nFol ded
to
behold,
w h i ch d e s c n i b ed, SouI oF
shanp-si ghted al though cl eanl y Mans, ane the then and on in tnue no to
P oets the A nt
disguise th e
and but
veFy not
closely d i v i s i bl e, S a tu n n,
al i ke Mans Found
p a n ts th e n
ane l e a v e th
S ouI tnyal
G o Id , must Do be not wi I I oF
and
oF
most by they
pune
a tta i n e d a l th o u g h be
el se
Man
neduced the
they
neduced a
associ ati on
ma k e s S o me in
th e m to
s e D anati on. p t^ epane l aboun, thei n that W aten, even use Fon the an B ut al l E l oves A Fti st the that oF to othen mean Diana, hit Way, to be it
onden
is n i g h t, is
a most he th e
te d i o u s may tw i c e
mi ss: to
mo s t
s e c F e tJ,
A n ti s ts . WheneFone let th e most subti l e the vapoun S oul s oF oF aIoFtl they the each W aten (l eavi ng you be so long
and
so
o F te n
c i n c u l a te d , u n i te , th e m would
thein mu st be
Ma tte n J to let
w hene be
congeal ed,
Fon
yo u n
Wonk
eFnoneous.
qtr
ta k e
oF
the so
S on l ong tne
oF by
ol d the
S atunn ai d pant oF
tw o
pants,
and unti l w hi ch
p u n i fy Faeces)
V ul can, be puFe;
th e i n
Metal Ii ne penFect
Foun
n e i te n a ti o n s ,
w hose
opeFati ons
the
S tan
shall
you. Make A En e i s oF th e Vulcan w a te n , equal to hen Loven, both, in oF so pungi ng w hi ch heat be them then and antFul l y, l et moi stune them be unt il well t hey is t he
t he wet
Ne t wi th
unti l Thi s
both oFten
must ti me sr n e a son to
and
unti l
thus
and
F Ia m e s
te n d e n also be
by the but
the
c e n ta i n and by
Mencuny, be
mu s t to th y
caneFul so
a Powden Female
too
gneat be
a Fi ner connupted, to
ned, w oul de st
Sp e n m
w oul d
desined
Is s u e ;
n e i then G u m, Oi 1,
tn a n s P a n e n t th o u canst to not
Fon
los t , be t hou
a ttai n th y c o n tnany to
obli g e d hast O n Iy
adjounn
W onk to
ti me,
because
pnoceeded seek
th e n e F o n e th e n by it
S pi ni t unto
common
V iv e at e t hen eac h
Ia c k e th , t he dnegs
s u b l i me AF t; w hi ch G o l d,
bei ng unti l
espouse o th e n . Thus by
u n to
penFectl y
combi ned
An t,
and
is
the
tnue a
being ma k e th tu n n e th again
s ol i d n o t teth
bei ng w hi ch
sevened doth
putneFi eth,
aFtenwand
b e c o me th hene oun
voIati l e. al l shoul d to the be these S ecnets di sdai ned al one contai ned oF w hom atl 6od in tnue shall t he Ant deign
But F abnic k is t s ,
should oF th i s th e y
d iscl ose f
W a ten,
Fon
aFe
c o m m u ni cated
57.
to
t eac h ,
o th e n s he th a t hidden
must w i th
be
to
w anden shal l
in
Mi st
of
Ennons
Laby ninth . s eanc h des ines , Iy at t a i n Thene s uppos e F ine F onc e) W at en; t hat s et t ling t heneby A ngent - vi v e S aI t , F on c an to in oF
pai ns
pnayeFs
S ecnet, Fon
s e e k e th My s te n y , s o me he who
Mi nd, w note
w heneof by th e A Ft
w ondenFul A depti
Li quon have
me a n s
the and
na m ed ds ( by or
whose all
v i n tu e s
pow enFul r
nesolve in to to a
pni maeveal so
Mattenr
g e n tl e
li k e
G h n y s ta l th e b o tto m least
be
in
th e
behind, smell
unto l i ke
w hi ch Fi xi ty
Found
equal
c o h o b a te d will S p i n i t, i n to a p a n t, o th e n (i f
fi ve appean w hi ch Tw o the
on
si x Ii ke
ti mes an Oi l ,
w i th and oF a
the
sai d
W a t en aFt en
d i g e s ti o n J to a
shontl y smal I
by
adj ecti on
s e P a n e te th c o l l e c te d th e which
S ubstances, an Oi t is oF on by
w hi ch Ti nctuner A nt
suFFened is
boi l )
neduci bl e the
A n g e n t-v i v e to be F o u nd by it
gneat
w onden,
is
not
undeF on
can
n e i th e n non can
S al ts by
W aten
be
cornoded in the Fi ne
a ought ,
as
to
sublime, but it
dny
pow denr
will
tn a n s m u te, s makes
destnoy w hi ch no the
suchr on
amazed,
a n n o y: M e ta IIine
A nd
aFonenamed
w dy,
Ii ke
m ay
u n to
oun
Ant
58.
t he t he
S ul p h u n onl y
which
is oF
So l a n oun
Tai l
is
ane
Pl a n e ts and a II
esteem, by oF is Fonce
o th e n
An ts. by
w hi ch Fi ne
is be in
and
p e n F e c t, i n to
might
net n o g n a d e wh i c h
Me n c u n y would s a me ; n ot w ho
w hi ch the
enti ne oF
beFone th e
Fi ne, is it is
abide oun o n Iy , to th e oF
seeth to
such a
Mencuny A nd and
Wo n k ? which
Fon like
w e seek a C oat
i ncnease
the w hi ch
a gr ^eeclaim
M e ta l l i n e a Me ta l .
n a tune.
W aten
cannot
nam e This
Su l p h u n a c e n ta i n
a p p e a re th D ro s s in th e
moFe
on
l ess the
in
eveny
Metal l i ne
in it in
s ome is
pune is and to
d e s tn o y e d and so oF
w hateven S ol
bunn t
Metal s enabl es oF
pune
S ulphun F onc e it s so
closely
them di vi de
endune
the
Vu 1 c a n , Ex c e p t as to
A nt
Man
thei r' S ul phun w hose thei n oun and the atti ne,
W a te n : powe n F u l to ca n it
P atent S un and
neduce v o l a ti l e :
S t at e, F ine
become do th e to
s a me become but
to
di nect di vi de
ki ndl y
way
n e tn ognade, b e i ng cl oathed in
yet
S ulphun they
C e n te n , mixed said
Mencuni al
abide B ut th e
to g e th e n s tn a n g e which n e i th e n Mencuny
a Gol den in
W aten. di ssol vi ng them enj oy Fnom w hi ch the beFone become otdestnoyeth causeth the a the M et -
Li quon, by
othen,
bei ng
panted
ti ncted in
th a t is
th e now to
Gol d l i ghten
had
a M e ta l ,
E S to an Oi I,
t han
appeaning a Nob1e
si ght
Fathen
unctuous
M e d i ci ne th a t
S i ck any is oF it thi s Metal l i ne changed Li quonr S ubstanc e Fnom hay a is M et all( alt hough
appeans, th i s whose
H u mi d i ty, Su l p h u n
the
qcl
at Liquon the
Iast
is
bnought Matten.
unto
an Elemental
Watenl
such
poweF
on any
Philosophens moisteneth
agFee, nothing
conclude is
oun
which the
what which
homogeneal iF yet
and
Mothen
Secnet
you hath
keep
council;
wheneoF
none
mone plainly.
The
End
oF
the
Fi nst
B ook.
60.
The
S econd
B ook.
Se c n e t f
of
oun
F ieny
Mencunyr
so
much
by
aII
t he
have
alneady
di scl osed, oF A Ft
Find to
th e n e i n th e
P nacti ck,
sune
well Take
th e n
it add
to t he be-
t he
S p i n i t, have
soon nobl e
Gam e, But hi s
n i g h tl y ta k e mix Wa te n to
attended oF the
to
m oFe
p a n ti c u l a n , which oF be it ta k e th e w a te n pnove to th e
P ant, good
WiFe to
p a n ts , add w i II u n ti r
is
Lead, inbe
moved
w hi ch Iet Moon
must Pondus to
s w e a t. oF th e Foun th e e
you of
and maketh
which
the
penFect oF
nu m benl
and he
bond
L a to n he be not
a p p e a n e th w h i te n e d, u n ti l B o d y,
nothi ng
centeF w i th oF S o1,
a hi dden and ki nd ly
a p p e a n e th is
Mencuny, w hom it
a te n d e F
S pouse
th y
Wonk
b e gun
w i th and
a then
w heneoF mi xed
the w i th
and Spinit ;
it s
Finst
conjoined, th e Su n , in d o th oun t he
Moon,
W aten, i ndeed
w hi ch ane Tw o but
o ne
in
and hi s
because com -
shew oun
l i ght. and to
B odi es
w E o F te n w i th i n ned
B nass,
F i x ed, N a tu nes
appeaneth sepenabl e,
v o l a ti l e ,
th e s e
bec om e This
61.
cause the
to
become netnognade, congeal, dust so this oFt, which fifth until Fnesh
shades th e b ri ght
waiting
a long
time
with
patience
until
Waten to
being
wE then then
sublime,
and Fix
we must it
again its
advanced needeth,
unto
stiII
th n o u g h
adding
th e
and causing
i t,
c lean
Aunona Thus is
bning th e
penFect in
amended vi ntue: to
ane ing a to
made
A nd exceed the
Na tu n e , th a t all
W onk
al one; and
s ight F ong e t
pai nFul
A nti st,
WheneFone, of t he Magnet
Take oF be
one the
oF to
SoI , w hich
and add I et
F oun t he whic h to
Flobes be
done
Fi ne; in
t he
poun
t heneon F ix t , et h
Mencuny,
B ody it
hi dden vol ati l e. neadi ness the cl ose, s e cuned Let Foun be thy
centen,
al though
a ppean-
done, F o n m, neck S p i n i ts
have i n to
of be
an
Oval r
or to t he
SphSeaI inAin
enic al up t he
which so be
Matten w i th Fnom
caneFul that
th e n e o F ma y
c l. os ed F nom as a
passi ng be
e n te n i n g c o n ta i n
th e n e i n . at space down Body and ta k e would o r. to b o th heed be veFy be least will again,
m ay
ti mes
wheneby Dew,
c onv e n i e n t F a Il i n g th e
al l ow ed doth thus
di e, B ut then ei then
l ange, and
di spensed, to i ts
theneby or Fi xed
MaIer l et the
E anthl oF thy
Wonk
would
spoiled;
thenefone
bi gness
6C .
be
pF o p o n ti o n e d WheneFone
to one oF sol so
th e
quanti ty of an
oF
thy
Matten oF the
as
q u a F te F Fon is a th e but
ounce
puFest Fon
F on a
the
Wo n k r
tnyal
a D nam pant
may of
due
E i ghth that
compound, the
pnic e les s rF y ou y ou oF as to
gneat
Man
may
bean
chang er be
amissl oF Foun oF th e th e
one
thnee
w oman ,
mu s t take t he
p a n ts Man, will by th a t
w aten, oF be the
tw o W aten
th e n cleanly
one
than
Ear t h,
R i pIey. we unFol d w hose ski l rFur the secnet oF as al l the r oun sages shal r Fi ne s, h or d now at t end and by weigh t his be-
n e ma i n s have
many
m i s ta k en, oF and a
cunious
Pe n
theneFone
d i s coven. oF al l to
Fi nst oun
then
Mind th o u
Fleason be
w onks,
m eans ed m ay and
b n o ught
conFoundas Fleason
mislead which
ma n y l by th e
hel p
alro w , Oun
Fines An d Ma n th e n in enn oF
ane
th e s e
s t um ble: 1y any
A u th o n s Find he
h a ve
can iF oun
shoul d a
m anv el F on so so and phun F old, F ind our oul^ at ions judgem e n t F in e m an y nean
may
cl ai m is out^
Mastens cause
An t
H omonumal l y, it doth
w hi ch si gni Fy it the
the
th e n e i n l Ki n to oun
denoteth W aten; in
penFect is th e is
n e i th e n , c o mp o u n d , is
oun
tdonk w hi ch
one
p e n F e c t, d o th
N atune, is
T n e a ti s e by is which
del uded.
th n e e F o l d , th a t tra r-e ,
Fine, and
attempt spend
sunery
vain:
oJ.
IF
wilt henein.
Fol l ow
tnB r
shal l
be
to
thee
tnue
and
and no
theneFone pl ace
so
ondai n w hi ch w ho do
thei n they it
Wonk, suphene-
thenei n, such oF
pos e in
use
t hey
pleased th e m Au th o n s , so
w i th W onks: Fi ne
deniding ed s en s e
Fon is
they
th a t u se
who on
s h a II gnound
E l emental seek an
sunel y not
th i s
they
uncouth
Fi ne,
tn u e
indeed and
that t hi s
Fi ne the
is W onk
w hi ch to al l
is
hid
C e n te n , th i s th i s th a t is th e
S tate by i nvi si bl y,
St at e; m eans and to is
Au th ons h i d d en by t he by i ts t he th e M a tte r
caneFul w hi ch
im pnov e ; not to be
w onketh it is
descenned is
yet
as the
that
t he
heat be an
a c tu a te d Fnom
naised Egg
w i th
n e e d e th
pnoduce
being TheneFone
w i th h e l d th y
ceaseth. take it and put w hi ch tnanspi nel cuni ousl y kept W onk be not cl eanse it i nto must then it a be Fnom pnoso place
Found, due
alI pen
it s gl a s s
Faeces, oF a
m i xt
b i g n e ss th a t set
beFone S pi ni ts
closed N e s t, equal
i nto
o u rand
Ou tw a n d nuns to
nuin: d e s tn oy
take
heed
would Fon He n c e
sunely h a s te it
W onkr al l
eFFect
ma k e s
w aste, th a t to the
A uthons H eat,
have is to
and now
F e g u l a te d t ne a t to in th e so
the
onden, may be
w heneby be di nected
appeaFance on l essen
T hings t he
ei then to
encFease the
He a t,
m ost
sui tabl e
W onk.
64
F in s t be so Fixed
th e n , th a t
when it i t, be
th y may as so
is
set in
in any
i ts w i se,
N est and to
let
it such t aking a
move cause
the cl osed
m ay
pass
Gl a s s Fan be
suFfened N i ght to on
spent
Gl a s s , as th e
but
suppl y To w hi ch
such A thanon, a
chosen, Heat
men
have
c on ti n u a l as
be
havi ng bei ng
neady to
supply the
occasion once in
and
betw een
w hi ch
w hi l es
spend
y oun
whene Funnace L o a m, it
you may
l i s t. be w i th such Mo n ta n, made S and a oF B ni ck, H onse as may l ai d D ung, not be A shes, but in w el I tempened beaten to H ai n cnack; on M ont en, t oget hsom e FI ocks, to is t he t im e of wit h
m ade Err in
oF unt i l
mi x t become th e i n one
and
pnep a n i n g So me th e
E et c . c hoos e t he W onk in
th i n g Fon
and n e xt
b e s t. Thing
i tsel F, si nce to
c ho i c e s t to
a Man it
shoul d w onth so
must a
p e n F e c ti o n , a good oF as
w er-e
pai ns
pnep a n i n g
F u n n ace, Heat at be
as be
may
v anious s uc h
degnees
pl easune, l i abl e oF it to
and
govenned
not
to be
ennoF. Mateni al s necessany w oul d nequi si te, on l ess w hene may not you that to the than it as to ane un apt to t he
Funnace on
composed because
such bei ng
m oulden, F ine uf t Fo n to
cnack, ti me , Fine
s u ch to
on
cnacks, degnee
make
guide
cause not to
gFeaten
youn that
Funnace the R ai n so
mi s F o ntune, y o un
theneon, on m ay oF youn
upon Wo n k l which
Gl ass,
Fon be
shoul d henei n,
one
ti me
w ar-y
saFety end
dai l y
conti nue
65.
e s te e m fo n th e
it
necessany oF the
to A nti st
pl ace be vi ew so
Fon st Fong-
M ind th e th e
to daily in th y
behold at
to
hounly ,
seeing
the
W onk H eat,
i m m o n ta l may Find no
suchr so
vent;
Fon
mayest as may
th n o u g h and
have huntFul
l a te ,
S cents
mi ght
hazand
build
ni gh
it
may thou
be
ver . y
j ud gest t hen at
Fl oom, by an it
w heFe too
mu s t
not
l o ng
t im e, be
Fon
B ut a
uppen that
b e s tri n Pa s s
which Fneely
such a w ay;
mi ght mi ghtest
may
thou
F n e q u e n tl y viewing is th e
w i th o u t Wo nk to
Men
the the
astnay, oF the
a pleasune
moti ons
choose g i v e th
to
build a not
by
the but
si de then to the
oF the
thei n C oal s as
N est, w i tl it w onk i s,
and oFt en
in d e e d thenein, So me th o u aFe so
c e n tai n fa ll N est
Fi ne and they it
th e i n
C oaIs, but
centai n and do
contni ve to
i n te n ti o n l bean th e i n away
attai n
t hein in and
P ni ze, w ho
than
l ess it
mi ndFul sl ack,
H e a t, it and so
incnease behind,
by
w hi ch w i th
c a u seth in to
N atune hen
c ouns e, onc e
who
is
skillFul c e a s e th
begun,
neveF
opeFate
66
netands a the neadi ng, as Fon w o ul d to be much best so too even l ong chosen same
hen
a tte n d in E c .,
and
mi ght the
a l te n n a te
T i me
or- w al ki ng youn to
pleasa n t ev en y as it n o tmi g h t
Ga n d e n , day c o n fi n e d
at t ent anxious
n e q u i n e th , is it good to o
much
oppFess one
S pi ni ts si nce theneFone
nol l i ng
S tone, and
maniFold I advise
a tte n d to
divent
thysel F be
thy al l
and
do
make and
Fol l y; thV
is
best
S e n v a n ts , expose
discounse
th y s e l F and
S ecnecy A nt to as
canst,
theneoF, Fon
c o u n ti n g th o u but
a Fabl e. thy ai m, w hat thi s and Man fon w oul d thy Tim e him him self what G oI d? in you and
shouldest nought to be
mi ss
E os t , s eLF to wis e
Feap thought
and w ho
have
one
A nt
had
wan t? Man
P ri ze, oF
Stn e e t, supply b o th
Money youn
pl easune;
them
would
des t noy
Co n s i d e n in s aF e ty , may no n
d angen, and
and so
be
betten to
to
Fean,
secnecy, oF w hat To
none do,
th e n e o F any oF
F nom Pnice
yoU : pnocune
Fon
you. besots,
bewane a IIu n e s , o F te n it is
On i n k
and
C ompany, that
fo n ' ti s oF to o
shoul d in the
keep
al l ow s
hi msel F is
c ont nany
c e n ta i n
Tempenance
assunec
67.
ban
to AII
c o mma n d th e s e th e
th e Things Ev e n t
T o n g u e, b e i ng w i th
w hi ch
it
w i 1I I but
not
be
l ong
next
advi se the
to oF
ex pe c t t he to
Wi s e , fi n d
and th e d o th
w a i ti n g En d : in Bu t Fine l o ng
he
to ane but
Han v e s t, that th e y
decei ve l et i t, Fonced A rti sts; W i nd. thy W onk Fnom is the al w ays w hi ch
so
im pat will be
cannot or being th o s e n o th i n g s e IF th y
thei n
m ov ing, ut - er s t he srr
tu n n i n g r Wo n k , who oF
w heneby out
w nong doth
to
Nat -
hen
F an c i e s will Com m i t
w hi ch
vi ol ates
Feap th y
to al l w ay in
God V i ce Fon
above, and to
i ntneat S i n, see
hi s that
hel p , wit h
selF th i s b ut
mayest to a tta i n to
to i l , naFe
vai n. many
seek,
s une S ic k :
u tmo s t not th i s
God, be
and
help punsee
but t hou
Cha n i ta b l e bl e s s i n g and w i Il
Wonks, nest be th o u th i s is on to
w nong thou oF
abode
th e
that in
is
such do
i mpnove Fadi ng
being s now to
tF u l y neglect
P l easunes
B Ii ss. the in neal thei n w onki n gs pFopen shaII by Find any M an, oF Sea-
bnieFly, alI i ts
pl ai nl y as
Stone, and
w i th he who
appean
s h a II
tn u l y th e n e
s h e w e th is
conceal ed. C ompound tenden shal l w hi ch S ol must Feel is is t he t he whit ened then be
th e n e F o n e , will Ste e l , fl o w d o th th e n e i n ,
such both
devo u n e d
w hi ch
68
pouned. who any unt il ha v e bn i m , th e y Ha v i n g B lac k es t, hav ing t he due whic h whic h bninget h at t ain At int o M at t en, une t his in the
This n e i th e n and
is
th e n S c a Ie
oun n on S ea
Fi ve
nound, these
b o th a
th e b n o th ,
make
and
E ays, bunnt
appean thi s
t he and but in
passed will u n to e n te F
Fea n
W h i te t im e we th e
shew
and Thi s
com e by by Night be
s p a F k l i ng th e l i ght
bl ackness thi s
Bo d i e s F o n th
n e d uced B ay; al l
C enten,
and thy
g l o t^ i o u s on C o Io u n Luna, e l se
l et othen
thenefone S i gns
chi eF be in
to
th i s Finst
Black, th e
appeaneth a nd both by S un oF
A ngent, must be
S un i nto so soon
W o mb o F which i ts is
neduced w hi ch both
e F F e c te d th a t only th e c a u se by oF
al one, aFe
kind, th e th e a
Moon
W a te n , oF
is
the
Fine; Wa te n
means Li Fe, oF S oI
dnaw s S pi ni t and
Mo o n th e
gne at
m ight , do nis-
Luna.
W aten
ev enm on e ing I ik e
o th en, a g ai n
and
c o n ti n u e A n ti s t. bewane Wo n k ,
o p e F a te
become
desine
th y and
Sp i n i ts cause oF th y
to by cause
Fon bneaki ng to
that
would one t oo to be oF
th y s t r i c te s t
Laws lest th e y as
nei then
ni se cause ei then oF
F ienc eI y , m ade on as
theneFone w i thout a B i ng
s tF o n g th e n e i n , Ie t it
knot t s
f law s
B Fass, pnessed
whenein down r
be
fi x e d
moi stened
A shes,
cl osel y
ES a
saFeguand see th i s th y
th e neunto. Watens C i n cul ati on FIy al oFt, thou and shal t al so conti nue thy B ody so l ong boiling unt il
Thou undenne a th l
shalt and
69.
Eagle an
d e s tF o y ugly be Toad,
th e
D n agon, thou by
w hen shal t
aII
dyi ng unti l
t unn
which
bunn
succeeded w i th
behol d young K i ng
b e a ms: a
E a s t, hene th e w i th
C rescent thy
Moon H eat i ts be
upon
hi s
oF
maki ng
appeaF Fon a mi s s ,
ti me to
Fatal
shewing tunning
thou in to
Fl ow ens, in moved
TheneFone, a no gentl e not mayest l i ttl e a Fi ne, Oay, thou than C ounci l gnound: and too oF Fon Fot, they
pnoc eed ant ic ipat e B lac k nat hen whic h m ay t hou F ound
th e n e i n th y
w i th Wo n k , th e n to o
p a s t, be
much and
ti me
Go Id
te d i o u s , now I AF t, shall
theneoF Few y et
have
compl ai ned. the Fi nd, hi dden Ope nat ions which unt o the O at h oF
W onds is ol d,
new
which many
to
amongst
declane shall
theneFone FoIl ow i ng
attend E i scounse
di l i gentl y upon
what
te a c h
you
S ec nec y .
The
En d
oF
the
S econd
B ook.
70.
The Third
and Last
Book.
th e in
Fonegoing genenal I
B o o ks, which as
I it
have is
l angel y di vi ded
the
Ar.t
oF Pants,
distinct
G a l c i n a ti o n , and C o n g e l a ti o n .
D i s s o l u ti on, I w i th th e shal I
PutneFactex-
sevenally endeavoun
T h e n e fo n e , to Find
set-i ous
thoughts
diligence
T n u th .
C al ci nati on.
rv e C a l c i n e in no
B ody, obtai n
and the
it
becometh Li Fe,
ponous;
or
w hi ch
en livens vi l e we so made to t he
which by th e te F me d Ea n th M a tte r:
being in is i n to
m uch spon-
is
sl ayi ng the
our-
E nagonts
D en,
FetuFns
w hi ch they
C al ci nati on do othenw i se
u n c tu o s i ty , by Ant make
d i v e ns then
W atens,
Calcine noF as to no
Sp e c i e s , Ma n s Fon skill
but
fonsaketh we l eave
the to and
E anth, Foo1s, Ti me
c o mb i n e but
n o th i n g , bewane.
w aste
S ubstance
wheneoF oun
C a l c i n a ti o n w i th o th e n who th a t fi x i n g ta k e
is
penFonmed is
onl y
in the
i ts
ow n
K i nd, di ssol vi ng
by
m ixt he t hey
Cnude and th e a mi s s
w hi ch that such
P enFect, w hi ch is as
Fi nst
mu c h Ant So
W atens
su ch
to
aFe soon
q u i te th e n
useless. as So I she feel s is in to hi s hi m C ompeen, both he nel enteth S pouse, any oF l i ke and othen N atune: f ce
in and t hat
wan m wit h ma y
W a te n , hen he
Fon
a g n e e th be
thene S al t
th e n e w i th
c o mpaned.
is
71.
which
had
not th at add
the as
A l mi ghty by i ts
thi s the
A nt
w ould is
have neani-
vainl d o th
besides also
pow en
GoId a
theneto, Thi s is oF
n o l l e th by in
th e Fools,
seal ed E yes, is
w ant
P noP en N atune
have by
t nained T his F ind. IF c ane wit h gent le joined lik e and oun, A z une blac k Dough, whole day , to F a l Ir it
Vu l c a n rs
w hene secnet
advanced many
P o n ta n u s r
mo n s tF o us
Fi ne,
w hi ch
admi ne
th i s
th o u
canst
get:
thou
art Fon
Fnom a
the
So p h i s te n s to but a tta i n
Jew el ; Man
the
desi ne they a Fume i nto al I it unto S tate, ascend you and i Il will w i II
his
WiFe. and
B odi es w hi te A ngent
di ssol ved, al so
Cneam, so
Mi l k,
o fte n
Goat
aFten E ol ouns
as
Mass daily
then
and be and
Fnom sha1I
Wa ten,
th i c k e n n e ma i n s liquid
and
thi cken, oF a
bel ow P i tch,
bl ack at
sa voun' W hi te.
becometh agai n P al e
F i F ti e th Gn e e n , Black and
d ay
shal l
Azune, dismal to
seen; l i ke w i th a
C ompound l i ttl e
oF t en IF
seem
F Io w , to
coagul ate
dny n e s s
seem
wit hout s on to
e i th e n Fean
Az u n e
youn you
pFogFess not
S w eat youn
do
kindly
c inc ulat e r
W on k. t hat unless
youn
thi s
meanr enF,
d e scend, the
cannot hen
th n o u g h o u t by
know s face,
PFoPeF on no
Couns e,
S y mptoms
thee
to
w hethen
7?.
t hou
makest
to o oF
much th e it te n d e n heat
be
to
t he iF
m oved, and
g F e a t, th e
will
B ody too be
S w eat, w ant of
dniv e t hy
then
Fon
heat ,
and
hopes th a t
qui te
Fnustnated, thy W onk note shal t caneFul l y, w i th and di l i gence, stFange ane bot h to and the newly a die, SunbnoiF Fon sym -
th e n e F o n e , th e
obsenve C ol oun,
C o mp o u n d
change
that
pnoceeded Po p p y th o u in
pt om s : F at al t nue and
th e
Fled,
bl ackness, B ut iF
th a t th e n
attai n nol I to
nesolve veFy is
i n to d"y,
beam s : k en,
shi ne S ouI.
l i ke
whenein
c o n ta i n e d
TheneFone wonk ing s dot h t nue et h the also bo th . it ane one th a t Fon is
th y so
Ma tte n c o n c a te n a t e, but
shal l
in one
shont
ouF non it is
contai neth is
cease,
othen
Fonmen i nto at
W onk, i ts w hi ch ane
and
v r e s ay aim ,
dissolved we ane
because th e y th e th a t
will a c ti v e as th e
suFFen day by
l i kew i se that by
S p i n i ts ought
th i c k e n ; is dissolved
such in
is
the
oF so
w h a te v e n and
some
n e congeal ; w hi ch top oF do
and
B ody
S p i n i tu a l ; at th e
bonn Fnom
al oFt w hence
th e y and
Mount, thei n
d e s c e n d i n g,
Fugi ti ve
natune
73.
Fixed. being o p p o s i te
Then
is
w hat Oeath to
we
so
l ong
have is
sought,
Fon to
now con-
n e tu n n e d Fonce, is penFonm he
command K ey oF
punit y.
Thus whic h M et al t hein Hum idity M ot hen being at ions . But m ed not by to oF no
veFy in
ought
A l chemy, penfect
nesol ve is thei n
the
Metal s, Matten.
S pi ni t
Thi ng oF
and A nt
K ey to
a s to n i s h e d
penFonm
in th e th e oF
oun Fine
Ant
tyvo not
aFe
both
alone, non
C e n te n , gay
adorned
colouns is
second. w hi ch
Fi nst is oF
Red
Ma n b o th a
W i Fe,
the
due
n oF know,
cease is
u n ti l neduced w h e re b y
B ody. so to a
dw el l eth
Di s s o l v e n t, u n ti l Fi x e d . But th i s is b o th
i nduced i nto
b e c o me
thnoughl y
uni ted
not some
D i ssol uti on oF i ts
oF
the
w hol e
B ody,
Fon
it
beFone neduced th i s i n to
Co n g e a l a ti o n s ti l l
expect
nob-
Co n j u n c ti o n But th e s e
A nt. ti me thi s N est, nesol ve, see and you al l and out oF so Ii ke is the t hem l ong unt o noble unt il
shall
s halI all
Az o th the Ea n th
c om m on
A n g e n t-Vi v e ,
a S pi ni tual
N atune.
74.
much th e
commend, E l ements
and
hene in
is a
made neven by
Tetnapti ve Fadi ng
Con-
agFee we
th o u now
w hat
i ntend
t heneF o n e
S epanati on.
come
now
to
tneat, both do
w hi ch meet
hath and
so
gFeat in
Op e n a ti o n , only
that they
pnoceed
ane
in Fon
ot henwe
w e appl y
W at ens m uc h in t he t he
a n i s eth
steam, w hi ch
B ody
goeth, at
w hi ch l ast
s ta i n e th i n to is th e
C ol ouns, agai n w hi ch
ascend
Se p a n a ti o n thi s oF th e
and
is
nothi ng B ody,
el s e w hi ch and
but I ean-
c ons t an t et h by A nd is a to th e
C i n c u l a ti o n ; n a tu n e
compact it is an oF
K i n,
t heneFone
c o n ti n u e d as th e
c i n c u l a ti o n ane i n to to th e
W aten oF
Bo d i e s bnought
w hi ch
i mpenFect , be done
eas i l y
Matten, othen to
cannot
w hi ch s pi ni ts N on is
heats Fl y, and
Fon thi s w hi ch
a c cuated, the
ni si ng
ani mated, sw el l
becom et h lea-
H e l I,
unto
Pa s te . And as at Finst down th e P hl egm al one di d at-i se, S pi ni tual , w i th w hi ch w hi eh col ounsr by oFten the ds nis-
ing m ight
an d
Falling
again when it
become
moFe
Eyes PaI e,
well
penceive,
became
stai ned
75.
Ye IIo w , soon
Gneen
a nd
B Iack, A nti st
w hi ch
at
Fi nst thi s
w as
onl y
Whit e, conclude
The
doth at is Fon so
the an d
El e m e n ts cnude, is
w hi ch cl ean
b e c o me C o Io u n s , th a t ane
nesplendent No w know by nevolve libe n ty , This th e but Wa te n be So slain. long said hene,
as
the
th e
wonk
ti me the
Fnom which
Sta te we call
W onk not a
S u b l i m a ti o n M a tte n w i th be one
by b n o u ght c o n ti n u ed so l o ng
vapoutto
encnease to W aten ;
dust Fnequent
w e th e n
S ubl i ma t ion
th e n e F o n e , to s e p a n a te by o F te n w i th be
as the
the
W aten
doth both
Ii ke S ouI
unto and
we
aF e th e
S pi ni t
Ste a m
Spinit s h a II t he Soul
u n i te d th e
sevened
Ea n th
w hen i ts to made
dead at
Body l e n g th
a p p e a n i ng binds th e n e w i th,
B ody,
p n o p o n ti o n th e and i n to of th e
obt a i n e d
Ant
oF
o un
puni Fi ed
natuFe; w i th
w hi ch
w hi ch in be
nesi stance, he thi s noF and fi xed W aten al l w hi ch an the yet al I B ody i nto sai th same
F o n e -n a me d aFFinm w i th Sto n e th e
only
n e e d e th Wa te r, u n ti l in
s ublim e T hen
shall
th e which
Body is
E s s enc e : in M et a l s ,
w h e n e w i th to th e Fled,
mi xed:
Medi ci ne Oi I, will
ex alt ed
nesol ved
7E,.
F ulI y oF
cune
Diseases incneasing w i th a II
in
to
such
St at e
heal th ,
t he
needs and
El i s e a s e s , we by do in
C ane
W ant. subti l i ze of oun the W heel , and thi s gnossen we make E l ement s al I t he of Vap-
th e n e F o n e so
Co m p o u n d r wh i c h an d
tu n n ing to
a n i s e th descending,
soon
agai n, W onk we oF
ascendt he
w e name e n d i ng th e to be
beginning to
and
w hat
seek;
c ont inue so
disseven as neven
unti l agai n.
become
c onjoine d
Wonk well
is
called
C onj uncti on, and appean at-e at ar-e h ene the oF i nto cl osel y as one
and
that
N a t unes nevet in be
ane
mo n e , Bo d y ,
M an,
Sp i n it
one,
only but
one; Thnee,
a l th o u g h which could is
Fi nst onl y
w ene w hi ch by
a Founfol d at l ast
Tw o,
and
Th e This
which
demonstnate, K ey oF
many
Fl easons. evern as Sepanat Vapoun j oi n wit h unt il must wann and m ade Fot , oF and we it s
tnue
ion
wa s
Mean So l th e s e be
constant we
w hen l ong
cl ean the
upon A nd the
Fi ne, I
made
beFone. of al l
hene
th a t sune, is
oul^
C o n j u n c ti o n , be m a d e,
most
cannot Fnom a
thonough Then
Foul, which at fi n s t
th a t new
w hi ch L i fe
pune:
nevi vi Fi e. and and to B ody the the both; we cal l S pi ni t, othen w hi ch S oI, aFe tw o al l di v isible w hi te, and the t wo
th e th e and
So ul , one one is
each
o th e n ;
ane
congealed, u n to
Mothen one
FIow s and
a Minenal
W a ten,
77.
t he
on e
is th e
able o th e n yet
to
al l
and is to will to it
is
most be
un den divide
t he
Ham m e n , int o to
d u s t, Wax, Th e s e
by which in
cause not tw o
l i queFi e
like
fn o m
Two,
A nt, the
each H eant
be ing on
in Cent ne and is
c o n tn a n y th e Fine
one is
w i thi n
si ght, the
by th e
one othen
w a n ts of th e
such
Se e d , ta me d . also it in
w h i ch The i ts
our-
M oon in
both, W aten
f on m , and to
F ine, I ong t om .
ma k e s u n ti l
the aII
S ouI l i ke
be
n e p e a te d
t he
Finst
is the
oF
the
S un to
and them
Moon, both, to
S econd thi s
by is
a done,
c i n c u l a ti o n , W a te n yet is
W aten is
E anth
Fi nst thi s
l a s tl y , i n to
must see Fi ne
W a te n , p a n ts and th e
nothi ng must
shall secnet
be unto
the bei ng
dank
E anth
ill
shinFon
and so
El ements one
th e b o th ane
shal l
ascend S i sten
Thus
B nothen amended
wheneby
each aFe
othen:
A nd
C o n j u n c ti o n s mu s t oun
eFFected Fi nst
C i ncul ation. t he
pnepaned,
di vi di ng
S pinit ua l
Vi n tu e s
74.
P utreFacti on.
fi n s t out oF and it
w i th s h al l be
A i n,
and
the Fonth
othen a
to
t he cElled Fine. t he
bnought it
Cnow, th a t but by
because thi s
most di FFen
c e n ta i n
only
many Ba y is
N ames, w i th but
V et ease
F onm s
Wonk
wellr Ant to
oun
whole
to
open and
l oose, to put
and one
putneFi e,
sens e.
coul d oF to
W atenrs be
cleansed,
non which
tennestnei ty be oF enabl ed
B odi es Fenew
bnought
Ti n c tu n e , This is th e
tn u e
by
a oF
F nequen t it aga i n , ds a
n e i te n a ti o n by a c o n s ta n t it to
W aten
C i ncul ati on; y ei l d i nto veny p a Fts that i ts i t, centeF, ane in made the S eed, by
in Fon
such
ma k e th liFe it is
i n fu s e d i ts i ts o th e n ,
Mo on, and
which condo
e n te n
u n to
mi xed that
F ounded so
to g e th e n , each one
because FIow l i ke
bot h and
em b n a c e oF
Fi ne
W ax,
Go l o u n . oF th i s veins is M o on oF an S o1, entnance w henei n out Fnom is l i eth the that obtai ned cl osel y C enten, at l ast and they Fon the Wat en it s
means
hidden th u s
which so
th i c k e n e d th u s
Fet unn
to
And in
w hi ch ane and
diFFen
te m p e n a m e n t, u n ti l up by by th e begins
eac h
o th e n , dnunk Bo d y
wholly F on the
E anth, to
deadl y C ol oun,
soon
and
changeth
79
all
the
it
at
last
dies causing
until to fatal
Cankese,
anise, doom,
wash the
gt-oss
Earth,
and having
become most
if th i s
Flesplendent.
w ene not made, the B ody w oul d Fon eveF
No w
C i n c u l a ti o n
nemain it nity
F on y eilds t he be t he way unt il dank t he t his will s hew F ine
in
its
Fixity, might
non
could the
then Metals
be had to the
Fnom dig-
a Fixt
Essence,
advance than
oF Sol
by th e moFe Body in
and Luna,
e l e v a ti o n to th e
mone pune
of the than in and al l B ody the the the to
those
B ody
Fnom any
dni en,
Mine.
and non so dot h
W aten, iF the
the
becometh w eFe
Fine,
Matten of
b e c o me paFt
Eclipsed s p e n t, and th e a nd
S hade B ody S pi ni t
N i ght, nent
gneat
appeaF
fai l i ng,
E eath encneasi ng
d o th at
w i thout a by in thi s
bl ack w i Il
as
succeed, the by at
n e tu F n s ,
b unni ng v a n i sh,
bei ng but
A n gent-vi ve,
bni ghten,
w hi ch
th e
c o n d e n s e th th e by v o l a ti l i ty l i ttl e it
the
dnops, ceaseth,
and
these al l
do
again
and geteth
heat , at
and
Ii ttl e i ts
Fi xati on,
banish may
Fnom oun
o b serve go so
s o m e ti me s
come S ol rs
D i s s o l u ti o n u n ti l b e c o me th e
w extnact w hi ch is
Bo d y
a gain, this is
S p i n i t,
di sappeaneth,
done,
then
is
Laton
by Azoth
washed
clean,
which
must
be penFormed
80
by A in,
m an y
C i n c u l a ti o n s , by n e i te n a te d ts t to
a f ten
w hi ch
the
is
seen
to
FIy bei ng
in
t he
which
S ubstance to
penF ec t l y it lik e m ov e, daz ling But W onden s , beF one t unned able again, but and is wi l l then oun And alI to it a it to bein g to
last F Iy
appeaF. on the
a V apoun, l i ttl e as as
S ta n s : is so
Fi shes to
tunn,
whose Si g h t e t^ e th a t
gneat E ye,
behol di ng have a
a fi x e d
the
Magi
penFect
W hi te
appeaF, in
admi ne on the
hounly to to a
appean cl ean in
Fi ne , Fi xt,
shall powden
undengo aFten
s o m e ti me s less c o n ti n u e th e space
an
shal l it l i ke
stFange in it s
l ong
atryr
become A toms
Su b s ta n c e Moon. shal l
appean
S un,
when
so
l ong
shone
on and
the al I it a
da n k n e s s spankling
o b s c u n i ty w i th ti n ge
Thnone and
Fi ne,
decoct w i th
c an
p e n e tn a te a Il is As s a y s . th y
B odi es
due
endune
Wh e e l is
o nce
tnul y
tunned
about, but oF a a
and C hi l d, stout be
oF
On d e n bnought A n ti s ts th e n e o F
ma d e , to a tta i n
by and
change, o b ta i n and it a th e n to
cane,
shal l Jew el . by w hi ch A nt
Thi s
w i th hast at th y a
gneat
V i ntue, caFe to
p l e a s u re ; Sto n e , ma k e
Fi ne taught is
how to
is
F e n me n t of th e
shew ed an
S econd oF w hat
B ook, myselF
PnooF and
th e n e fo n e now w i th
shal. l C o n g e l a t i on
any
bu t
Tneati se.
81.
pr-ove Eo happy the thou tune: Fates Fules sunely And iF Ehall
es
to laid
annive down:
hithento, But tf
then othenwise
mayest thou
pnoceed
by
beFone
henein, oF Fonbetten
a gnoss pFevent to
rgnonance, pFoceed
o3. else
Fnowns until
thee,
no Funthen,
thee
speed.
Sic
explicit
trledulla
Alchemiae.
8a.
pointed
at,
Sophick plain
terms, neven
like
beFore
ane
th e
Vo l u mes
extant oF the
on
thi s
but
A depts, di d be not
wnit
moFe and
di scovened oF as
spoke
sai d
P e n ta te u c h , th e Fonegoing to be
w B manked you w i th
pF o P e n
that
c a rre d and
Ma nnow to
varuabl e w hi ch pl ai nest in as
Me n c u n y , what s ti l l te a c h Ia y
F o n g e tti n g E n i g ma rs onde n to
w now oF
come
oun
M e thod these
obtai ni ng
P hi l osophens as Maxi ms to
m ut ing v ed: *
Elixin,
down
Genenal
Fl ul es,
be
obsen-
This ta i n i n g
scnipt
a p p e aned oF is
at
the
oF
bo ok A. oF
con-
" Se c n e ts to i ts which
tw o
Von Ant i-
u s e-"
Dut ch,
C LIII" , tnans. of
" The
A l chemy"
1.
to by t he due
That veFy h e a t,
w hose
B ody
must
be
c e n te n , as in
m ot ion, ?.
p n o d u c ti v e That This
Sophick
Fnucti Fyi ng
83.
That Ee n te n r
Common o tr
M e n c uny such a
wilI
not
open
the as to
B ody be
oF
G oI d
cause and
a moti on
P anti cl es
pnoduct -
P nol i fi ck is in
Ii ke
unto oF a
M enPne-
di FFenent, that so Ii es
neal i ty
O penat out in
cl o s i n g oF F u me , by
using
t aught s uF F ic e,
A u th o n s , as a nequining
menti oni ng
E ye Ful Iy
V aniat ion,
F oI Io w i n g T ak e
Ex p e n i me n ts Me n c u n y leaf s ti n n i n g th e H e a t. Me n c u n y ,
Touch P ant,
it w hi ch
is
sensi b ly is don e t he
dis s olv e out c uny ibly F in e , is cold T ak e t an G oI d duning m ix t une enc e and oF
them GoId
duni ng the
the
ti me is as
that beFone
W aten
and
di sti l l to A nt,
it in and
Foun thi s
ti mes Mencuny
Fnom
S aIt
of
Tan-
a c c o n di ng in th e th e Iike
I eaF and t he
Method is
th e wilI
ti me be
M e n c uny H ot.
s e n s i b ty tw o th e
b e tw e e n No te th a t
th e s e in
Mencuni es
F i n st th e n e
Mencuny l oss oF
gneaten
S ubstance togethen ; so
Mencuny we no t M e th o d T he
th n e e
subsequent
speak answen to
pnepaned is t hat
non
tF U e Fnom
must ti l l
be it
ot '
S ublim ed c eiv e as
c e n ta i n Vi n tu e s ,
th e i n as
hot
anothen of
common a Mi nenal
M encuny, is m one
m uc h
F l e c ti F i e d acid, th e n
Sp i n i ts Vi n e gan,
s hanp
and
the
P noduce
V egetabl e.
a4.
So p h i c k as fc e by is
Me n c u n y m e l ts a Se e d
is in
to or
GoId, as the
and
it
moi stune
to
mo i s te n e d wonking of th e
N a tu n e , w a n m th Mindr mo s t and
H omogenei ty on the
thus
c a p i ti v a te e F F e c tu a l which could
W i Il , to
the those
dnaw oF an
out
and
obtai n
E xecuti onen,
tonmenti ng
s o me th i n g th e is
oF
noti ce bei ng
thi s
Soph-
ic k and
Mencuny, wh e n it
Pn e p a n a ti on pnepaned.
tnoublesom el oF it s
A young w i II penFonm: ti me
may tFue
w ant
account w i II
and
what
it a
t each iF in
nequines
long
to
that
and be
h i ms e l F what a Sta te , tn u e
wnong,
cannot to by
w hethen to shont
Mencuny, Thi ng to
af , Y , Now
te n d i ng Me th o d
desined: gi v e t he to to nenit s a
we h a v e
w hi ch, in each
space, oF
J u d g e ment, a d vance
degnee
makes, w hen
So p h i c k P e n F e c ti o n , and what
Mencuny, oF it such is to
he i g h t
pow en become
Fladically,
and
c o n j u n c ti o n . nememben th a t any A uthon has w as oF taken to hi s it Fi Fteen goodness be noti ce done; desi ned w oul d oF and A i m: have thi s, i ndeed IF a non weFe lat e him at M enless so it
h i n te d S tu d e n t been
such
could appnized oF in
handl y oF Fi ne,
had
saved
and
expence T i me s , by oun
W eeks oF be
M e th o d V i de (e 3 ? )
eFFectual l y C ounse oF
assayed
Mi n u te s . No. e .3 . at it
C ompl ete
C hymi stt-y,
Expenim ent
pnesent would be
thi nk too
it open
Fi t
in
pl ai n
W onds Eh
to
di sclose to
a E l i scovenyr
unvei l i ng
85.
Ey e s , which th o s e Ii k e an
and th e
u n h a l l ow ed A l mi g h ty al one
V i ew , Govennoun w hom he in
the
most
sacned in hi s
Mysteni es ow n in powen,
of
Oa n l i n g s a
w onthy; w hi ch oF and it
appe a F s seems as
P n o p o s i ti on
beFore
Hypenbola
admi nabl e so
discovened, how of
easy,
pl ai n
wonden ap p n i s e d But
undenstandi ng
F u n th e n considen N a tu n e to G o Id , be OF F i c e
the and
composi ng
thi s
S o phick
must and
or
it
not the
be
Hom o-
must
be
most
subti l e, by al ten
G oI d
not
e n te n e d is w i th to it
nadi cal l y
mo i sten, one t he
oF
b e c o mi n g th e and
i nsepenabl e w i th a S eed
M o i s tu n e a
oF
occasi ons
G en-
enat ion
numeFous th i s is so p o te n t
penFect wi l l
necl user mi x, in a
Powen; is
N a tu n e
w i th, S tate, to
Homogeneal not
pos it ion on
will
consent w i th w e i gh
ac c n u ti a te
Vi n e g a n and
S aIt w el l
w oul d and
at t em pt : enials , no need by
Considen and oF
the go
N atune to
Fl eason so
Op e n a ti o n s F l e p e n ta n c e .
W onk; oF
and the
thene
pos ed so
A u th o n s , as oF to
tn e a ti n g W n i te oF
S ecnet, w hi ch Fon we
have to
been be a not
c and i d Wa y
s une
pnoceeding, pnocedune Op e n a ti o n s
E nd,
have
th e th e
nemovi ng the be l et
al I
Diseases, in by
Mi nd ,
E FFects, D i vi ne
Fleaden
w e c o m mend
86.