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terrene_a also_o earth_n product_n must_v to_o earth_n by_o destiny_n which_o when_o resolve_v be_v make_v a_o feculency_n to_o sight_n but_o the_o celestial_a part_n be_v still_o though_o overclouded_n most_o pure_a inward_o and_o shall_v at_o last_o most_o pearly_a drop_n distil_v which_o shall_v the_o barren_a earth_n with_o fruit_n in_o plenty_n fill_v thus_o all_o our_o secret_n from_o the_o earth_n do_v flow_v base_a our_o base_a it_o be_v earth_n which_o for_o our_o base_a at_o first_o we_o take_v our_o water_n also_o unto_o earth_n must_v go_v and_o both_o together_o must_v a_o lincus_n make_v which_o we_o with_o respite_n by_o our_o art_n must_v bake_v till_o all_o become_v a_o spirit_n glorify_v who_o firmness_n waste_v time_n shall_v never_o shake_v by_o perfect_a union_n they_o be_v so_o sure_o tie_v each_o element_n the_o other_o three_o within_o itself_o do_v hide_v take_v then_o that_o thing_n which_o gold_n we_o please_v to_o call_v 374._o 374._o but_o it_o be_v not_o gold_n yet_o gold_n it_o be_v in_o truth_n metalline_n it_o be_v yet_o from_o a_o mineral_n it_o flow_v which_o art_n by_o nature_n help_n renew'th_v and_o to_o a_o fool_n a_o uggly_a face_n it_o show_v yet_o to_o a_o son_n of_o art_n it_o lovely_a seem_v it_o be_v stellar_n white_a and_o tender_a in_o his_o youth_n and_o vile_a appear_v in_o many_o man_n esteem_v yea_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n it_o for_o a_o trifle_n deem_v from_o it_o be_v make_v a_o subject_a of_o great_a price_n show_v it_o the_o goldsmith_n and_o he_o will_v swear_v it_o be_v gold_n but_o look_v you_o sell_v it_o not_o if_o you_o be_v wise_a the_o basis_n it_o be_v of_o secret_n manifold_a secret_a the_o secret_a this_o for_o their_o secret_a main_a the_o sage_n hold_v the_o like_a be_v in_o gold_n dig_v from_o the_o mine_n but_o to_o procure_v it_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v tell_v that_o you_o may_v understand_v though_o every_o line_n be_v plain_o write_v yet_o may_v your_o practice_n oft_o decline_v for_o it_o be_v a_o labour_n hardly_o to_o be_v bear_v so_o many_o trick_n and_o turn_n in_o it_o be_v 375._o 375._o and_o he_o that_o tri_v it_o be_v sure_o for_o lose_z unless_o a_o crafty_a master_n credit_v i_o for_o i_o have_v try_v both_o yet_o can_v not_o see_v how_o any_o in_o this_o way_n can_v be_v secure_a i_o therefore_o who_o have_v vow_v secrecy_n have_v write_v this_o way_n which_o we_o can_v scarce_o endure_v vow_n author_n vow_n for_o knowledge_n sake_n to_o try_v its_o ease_n will_v none_o allure_v our_o kingly_a road_n i_o also_o hint_v have_v hint_n the_o hint_n our_o way_n in_o which_o a_o fool_n can_v hardly_o err_v our_o secret_a way_n which_o much_o sad_a toil_n will_v save_v which_o be_v so_o easy_a that_o i_o may_v aver_v if_o thou_o shall_v see_v it_o thou_o will_v it_o prefer_v to_o any_o earthly_a pleasure_n yet_o beware_v that_o you_o mistake_v not_o for_o i_o do_v aver_v a_o mingle_a doctrine_n these_o line_n do_v declare_v for_o both_o way_n in_o this_o book_n 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heat_n begin_v and_o end_v this_o game_n but_o if_o thou_o can_v each_o work_n perform_v a_o part_n 377._o 377._o and_o know_v they_o afterward_o to_o reconcile_v then_o be_v thou_o master_n of_o a_o princely_a art_n the_o very_a success_n will_v thy_o hope_n beguile_v thou_o have_v all_o nature_n work_n rank_v on_o a_o file_n and_o all_o her_o treasure_n at_o command_n do_v keep_v on_o thou_o the_o fate_n shall_v never_o dare_v but_o smile_n no_o mystery_n be_v now_o for_o thou_o too_o deep_a thou_o be_v nature_n darling_n whether_o thou_o do_v wake_v or_o sleep_v pardon_v my_o plainness_n if_o the_o be_v thou_o know_v it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o my_o untame_v desire_n to_o profit_v many_o and_o without_o a_o
the_o true_a key_n of_o our_o work_n without_o which_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lamp_n can_v not_o be_v by_o any_o art_n kindle_v it_o be_v the_o minera_n of_o gold_n a_o spirit_n very_o pure_a beyond_o other_o it_o be_v a_o infernal_a fire_n secret_n in_o its_o kind_n very_o volatile_a the_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n a_o system_fw-la of_o the_o superior_a virtue_n in_o the_o 6._o page_n 6._o inferior_n and_o therefore_o the_o omnipotent_a have_v mark_v it_o with_o that_o notable_a sign_n who_o nativity_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o east_n cujus_fw-la nativitas_fw-la per_fw-la orientem_fw-la in_o horizonte_fw-la hemisphiaerij_fw-la svi_fw-la philosophicum_fw-la annuntiatur_fw-la pag._n 7._o cursum_fw-la dirigat_fw-la per_fw-la aspectum_fw-la astri_fw-la septentrionalis_n quod_fw-la astri_fw-la aspect_n astri_fw-la faciet_fw-la tibi_fw-la apparere_fw-la magnes_fw-la noster_fw-la pag._n 21._o quare_fw-la activum_fw-la sulphur_n ulterius_fw-la quaerentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherefore_o 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the_o secret_n of_o the_o secres_fw-la pard_n also_o there_o be_v a_o disciple_n of_o plato_n that_o on_o a_o time_n say_v his_o master_n to_o as_o his_o book_n senior_n wool_n bear_v wytnesse_n and_o this_o be_v his_o demand_n in_o sothfastnesse_n tellme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o privy_a stone_n and_o plato_n answer_v unto_o he_o anon_o take_v the_o stone_n that_o tytano_n man_n name_v 275._o of_o titan_n magnafia_n take_v the_o cler_n light_n the_o red_a gum_n that_o be_v so_o bright_a etc._n etc._n theat_v chem._n britt_n pag._n 275._o which_o be_v that_o quoth_v he_o magnatia_n be_v the_o same_o say_a plato_n you_o sir_n and_o be_v it_o thus_o this_o be_v ignotum_fw-la per_fw-la ignotius_fw-la what_o be_v magnatia_n good_a sir_n i_o you_o pray_v it_o be_v a_o water_n that_o be_v make_v i_o say_v of_o element_n four_a quod_fw-la plato_n tell_v i_o the_o rock_n good_a sir_n quoth_v he_o tho_o of_o that_o water_n if_o it_o be_v your_o will_n nay_o nay_o quoth_v plato_n certain_a that_o i_o will_v the_o philosopher_n be_v you_o swear_v eâ—hone_v that_o they_o shall_v discover_v it_o unto_o none_o ne_o in_o no_o book_n it_o write_v in_o no_o maneâ—e_n for_o unto_o christ_n it_o be_v so_o lief_a and_o dear_a that_o he_o wool_fw-mi not_o that_o it_o discover_v be_v but_o where_o it_o like_v to_o his_o deite_n man_n to_o inspire_v and_o eke_o for_o to_o desende_v when_o that_o he_o like_v to_o this_o be_v his_o end_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o the_o ancient_a philopher_n be_v swear_v not_o to_o discover_v their_o rock_n of_o clear_a water_n and_o that_o this_o work_n be_v the_o high_a piece_n of_o philosophy_n in_o nature_n this_o water_n be_v make_v of_o the_o four_o element_n say_v plato_n so_o be_v the_o join_n of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n say_v to_o be_v the_o mix_n of_o the_o four_o element_n the_o one_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a the_o other_o cold_a and_o moist_a this_o water_n be_v also_o call_v aqua_fw-la divina_fw-la aqua_fw-la benedicta_fw-la 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may_v easy_o find_v out_o the_o man._n he_o also_o call_v this_o matter_n be_v purge_v luna_fw-la so_o soon_o say_v he_o as_o mercury_n perceive_v the_o power_n of_o god_n sol_n it_o be_v no_o long_o mercury_n but_o luna_n that_o this_o mercury_n be_v whole_o change_v and_o turn_v about_o so_o that_o be_v inward_a be_v draw_v outward_a but_o no_o part_n separate_v from_o another_o etc._n etc._n but_o what_o need_v many_o word_n you_o have_v the_o thing_n before_o so_o sufficient_o describe_v that_o i_o may_v say_v he_o that_o can_v thereby_o easy_o name_v it_o savour_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o ingenuity_n this_o soul_n say_v my_o master_n as_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o saturnia_fw-la solid_a and_o dry_a be_v call_v our_o air_n or_o rather_o the_o chameleon_n which_o be_v a_o airy_a body_n but_o indeed_o it_o have_v a_o hundred_o other_o name_n this_o say_v he_o be_v true_a sulphur_n which_o be_v imbibe_v by_o the_o mercuriality_n of_o saturnia_n and_o note_n it_o with_o the_o regal_a signet_n and_o be_v unite_v and_o revive_v into_o a_o mineral_n water_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o diana_n dove_n it_o be_v the_o sharp_a spirit_n which_o in_o the_o water_n move_v the_o body_n to_o putrefy_v &c_n &c_n thus_o be_v make_v a_o medicine_n of_o the_o first_o order_n by_o calcination_n next_o we_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o three_o principle_n of_o earth_n after_o we_o have_v observe_v a_o few_o of_o the_o name_n of_o these_o two_o principle_n first_o as_o they_o be_v apart_o and_o afterward_o as_o they_o be_v join_v beside_o such_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o first_o of_o the_o air_n female_a or_o water_n of_o dissolve_v mercury_n aeyrenaes_n in_o his_o opus_fw-la tripartitum_fw-la or_o vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la in_o the_o division_n de_fw-fr principali_fw-la proprietate_fw-la mercurii_n dissolventis_fw-la pag._n 21._o among_o other_o set_v down_o these_o acetum_fw-la aqua_fw-la aqua_fw-la prima_fw-la aqua_fw-la artis_fw-la aqua_fw-la simplex_fw-la balneum_fw-la coelum_fw-la humiditas_fw-la ignis_fw-la humidus_fw-la ignis_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la liquor_n vegetabilis_fw-la crudus_fw-la luna_fw-la mater_fw-la materia_fw-la lunaria_n mercurius_fw-la crudus_fw-la mercurius_fw-la dissolvens_fw-la ministerium_fw-la primum_fw-la quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la spiritus_fw-la crudus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la cocti_fw-la sepulchurum_fw-la sperma_fw-la mercurii_n stomachus_fw-la struthionis_fw-la vas_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la visitatio_fw-la occultorum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la crudum_fw-la à _fw-la minera_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la extractum_fw-la pag._n 48._o after_o some_o alteration_n of_o it_o aqua_fw-la divina_fw-la aqua_fw-la mundi_fw-la aqua_fw-la venenosa_fw-la aqua_fw-la auri_fw-la aquila_fw-la caput_fw-la corvi_n fimus_fw-la equinus_fw-la flos_fw-la aeris_fw-la fumus_fw-la igneus_fw-la humidum_fw-la igneum_fw-la igneum_fw-la venenum_fw-la ignis_fw-la innaturalis_fw-la leo_fw-la viridis_fw-la 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of_o cadmus_n and_o what_o be_v that_o serpent_n who_o devour_v they_o what_o be_v that_o hollow_a oak_n to_o which_o cadmus_n fasten_v the_o serpent_n learn_v what_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n 9_o pag._n 9_o be_v which_o overcome_v the_o lion_n by_o asswage_v he_o i_o say_v the_o green_a lion_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o babylonian_a dragon_n kill_v all_o thing_n with_o his_o poison_n at_o length_n learn_v to_o know_v the_o caducean_n rod_n of_o mercury_n with_o which_o he_o work_v
et_fw-la 2._o corporis_fw-la magnetici_fw-la part_n dvas_fw-la praeparavi_fw-la simul_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la torridum_n et_fw-la quinta_fw-la praeparatione_fw-la factae_fw-la sunt_fw-la arsenici_fw-la very_fw-la circiter_fw-la unc_fw-la viij_o arcanum_n praeparandi_fw-la mercurium_fw-la cum_fw-la svo_fw-la arsenico_fw-la ad_fw-la faeces_fw-la amittendas_fw-la 3._o recipiebam_fw-la arsenici_fw-la optimi_fw-la partem_fw-la unam_fw-la feci_fw-la cum_fw-la dianae_n virgin_n partibus_fw-la duabus_fw-la connubium_fw-la incorpore_fw-la uno_fw-la minutim_fw-la trivi_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la hoc_fw-la praeparavi_fw-la mercurium_fw-la meum_fw-la elaborando_fw-la simul_fw-la omne_fw-la in_o calido_fw-la usque_fw-la dum_fw-la optime_fw-la incorporarentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n aeyren._n now_o i_o find_v you_o take_v receipt_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n not_o consider_v you_o say_v before_o that_o the_o fire_n and_o air_n join_v be_v call_v diana_n or_o arsenic_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o 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that_o it_o be_v easy_o beat_v to_o powder_n which_o i_o have_v also_o experimental_o find_v to_o be_v true_a aeyren._n have_v you_o observe_v any_o such_o word_n from_o i_o hort._n yes_o sir_n in_o the_o breviary_n of_o alchemy_n rip_v rev._n pag._n 10._o position_n the_o three_o you_o say_v three_o substance_n make_v only_o two_o nature_n earth_n and_o water_n earth_n and_o water_n equal_o proportion_v that_o be_v best_a here_o it_o be_v evident_a say_v you_o that_o three_o substance_n make_v up_o but_o two_o nature_n of_o earth_n and_o water_n the_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v both_o body_n or_o earth_n the_o one_o fix_v and_o ripe_a the_o other_o volatile_a and_o unripe_a and_o by_o mixture_n make_v a_o brittle_a black_a hermaphroditical_a body_n or_o earth_n call_v the_o philosopher_n lead_v etc._n etc._n so_o sir_n i_o observe_v you_o have_v more_o lead_n than_o one_o for_o you_o call_v the_o green_a lion_n your_o lead_n and_o in_o its_o preparation_n you_o speak_v of_o two_o substance_n and_o here_o you_o speak_v of_o three_o also_o you_o have_v your_o read-lead_a elsewhere_o name_v aeyren._n well_o this_o look_v something_o like_o it_o indeed_o but_o you_o know_v it_o be_v speak_v as_o to_o another_o purpose_n now_o proceed_v to_o your_o element_n of_o water_n and_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o you_o will_v make_v of_o they_o at_o the_o last_o the_o join_n of_o the_o four_o element_n hors._n i_o shall_v sir_n and_o first_o from_o your_o vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la pag._n 155._o medicina_fw-la tertii_fw-la ordinis_fw-la est_fw-la illa_fw-la praepaâ—atio_fw-la ordinis_fw-la medicina_fw-la tertii_fw-la ordinis_fw-la lapidis_fw-la quae_fw-la a_o philosophis_fw-la maximo_fw-la in_o pretio_fw-la habetur_fw-la et_fw-la voco_fw-la iteratio_fw-la sive_fw-la multiplicatio_fw-la unde_fw-la philosophus_fw-la totius_fw-la operis_fw-la summum_fw-la arcanum_fw-la est_fw-la dissolutio_fw-la physica_fw-la in_o mercurium_fw-la et_fw-la in_o primam_fw-la materiam_fw-la reductio_fw-la 156._o deinde_fw-la in_o aceto_fw-la nostro_fw-la coelestino_fw-la solve_v et_fw-la certe_fw-la solvetur_fw-la in_o aquam_fw-la clarissimam_fw-la et_fw-la quasi_fw-la fontanam_fw-la pag._n 157._o item_n notabis_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la dissolutione_n physica_fw-la debes_fw-la mittere_fw-la tres_fw-la res_fw-la rem_fw-la quae_fw-la humectat_fw-la quae_fw-la dividit_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la lavet_fw-la etc._n etc._n 160._o tamen_fw-la soluta_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la operatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la figatur_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la fermento_fw-la 161._o ut_fw-la hanc_fw-la tertii_fw-la ordinis_fw-la medicinam_fw-la tibi_fw-la clariùs_fw-la explicem_fw-la sic_fw-la accipe_fw-la oportet_fw-la omnino_fw-la quòd_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la fiat_fw-la mercurius_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la fixum_fw-la fiat_fw-la volatile_a cum_fw-la volatili_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la mercurio_n mundo_fw-la etc._n etc._n brevis_fw-la 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stand_a kind_n do_v and_o that_o appear_v to_o a_o clerk_n in_o work_v of_o the_o white_a werke_n liquor_n washen_n and_o maken_v clean_a both_o extremity_n and_o the_o mean_a etc._n etc._n and_o pag._n 76_o 77_o 78._o speak_v of_o their_o several_a sort_n of_o liquor_n or_o water_n as_o aquam_fw-la ab_fw-la aere_fw-la stilla_fw-la roris_fw-la madidi_fw-la water_n of_o litharge_n and_o water_n of_o azot_n to_o make_v lac_n virgin_n aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la quintessence_n aqua_fw-la vivificans_fw-la etc._n etc._n of_o another_o liquor_n wise_a man_n tell_v which_o be_v fresh_a than_o water_n of_o the_o well_o ibid._n ibid._n fresh_a liquor_n there_o be_v none_o in_o taste_n yet_o it_o will_v never_o consume_v ne_o waste_v though_o it_o be_v occupy_v ever_o more_o it_o will_v never_o be_v less_o in_o store_n which_o democrit_n name_v for_o his_o intent_n lux_fw-la umbra_fw-la carens_fw-la water_n most_o orient_a hermes_n say_v no_o liquor_n so_o necessary_a as_o be_v water_n of_o crude_a mercury_n mercury_n water_n of_o crude_a mercury_n for_o he_o shall_v stand_v say_v that_o noble_a clerk_n for_o the_o water_n within_o our_o werke_n now_o learn_v you_o which_o for_o this_o science_n have_v seek_v by_o all_o these_o liquor_n our_o stone_n must_v be_v wrought_v hermetick_n secret_n say_v that_o mercury_n leprosy_n infest_v the_o body_n be_v not_o of_o its_o root_n and_o substance_n but_o accidental_a and_o therefore_o separable_a from_o it_o fons_n chemicae_fw-la philoso_n pag._n 104._o mercurius_n enim_fw-la vulgi_fw-la est_fw-la aqua_fw-la sed_fw-la deest_fw-la ei_fw-la spiritus_fw-la et_fw-la vis_fw-la ignea_fw-la ad_fw-la urendum_fw-la supple_a si_fw-la potes_fw-la quod_fw-la deest_fw-la summo_fw-la cum_fw-la artisicio_fw-la tum_fw-la non_fw-la amplius_fw-la erit_fw-la mercurius_n vulgi_fw-la sed_fw-la similis_fw-la nostro_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la facere_fw-la non_fw-la possis_fw-la dimitte_n istum_fw-la mercurium_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la praeter_fw-la damnum_fw-la expectare_fw-la possis_fw-la ecce_fw-la jam_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la testis_fw-la rem_fw-la totam_fw-la narravi_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la prudens_fw-la fueris_fw-la ignorare_fw-la non_fw-la possis_fw-la etc._n etc._n introit_n apart_z pag._n 19_o quare_fw-la agnoverunt_fw-la tandem_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherefore_o the_o wise_a man_n do_v at_o length_n know_v that_o the_o watery_a crudity_n and_o the_o earthly_a faeces_fw-la do_v hinder_v it_o from_o be_v digest_v which_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o root_n thereof_o can_v otherwise_v than_o by_o inversion_n of_o the_o whole_a compound_v be_v root_v out_o they_o know_v i_o say_v that_o mercury_n if_o it_o can_v but_o put_v off_o those_o thing_n it_o will_v present_o become_v fix_v etc._n etc._n in_o our_o conjunction_n four_o element_n be_v aggregat_fw-la 146._o theat_v chem._n brit._n pag._n 146._o in_o due_a proportion_n first_o which_o asunder_o be_v separat_fw-la ripley_n rev._n draw_v a_o 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terrapâ—ive_a conjunction_n be_v not_o proper_o consummate_v till_o perfect_a digestion_n this_o therefore_o may_v be_v proper_o call_v the_o make_n of_o a_o quadrangle_n and_o that_o of_o perfect_a digestion_n a_o reduce_v the_o quadrangle_n to_o a_o circle_n as_o you_o have_v it_o in_o the_o exposition_n upon_o sir_n g._n ripley_n four_o gate_n pag_n 292._o though_o i_o also_o perceive_v you_o allude_v to_o the_o same_o conjunction_n and_o other_o operation_n in_o the_o great_a work_n you_o also_o sir_n further_o teach_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o medium_fw-la or_o dove_n of_o diana_n all_o these_o four_o principle_n or_o element_n will_v join_v and_o purge_v together_o which_o then_o must_v be_v purify_v into_o a_o bright_a clear_a water_n by_o several_a sublimation_n or_o eagle_n which_o may_v be_v do_v several_a way_n as_o your_o write_n sufficient_o direct_v also_o that_o these_o several_a sublimation_n be_v but_o so_o many_o cohobation_n of_o the_o sublime_a mercury_n 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leave_n i_o will_v prove_v as_o follow_v first_o that_o it_o be_v not_o diaphanous_a or_o limpid_a tract_n de_fw-fr metal_n metamor_n pag._n 46._o quidam_fw-la diaphanum_fw-la hoc_fw-la nâ—enstruum_fw-la volunt_fw-la limpidumque_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la frustra_fw-la ripley_n revive_v pag._n 238._o the_o main_a matter_n be_v our_o water_n which_o water_n as_o say_v artephius_n be_v the_o vinegar_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o it_o be_v the_o only_a instrument_n for_o our_o work_n this_o i_o say_v that_o it_o must_v first_o be_v cohobate_v in_o a_o very_a wonderful_a way_n for_o cohobation_n cohobation_n it_o be_v such_o a_o cohobation_n that_o have_v not_o its_o like_a in_o the_o world_n and_o for_o several_a time_n to_o a_o determinate_a number_n and_o after_o it_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v distil_v distillation_n distillation_n per_fw-la se_fw-la with_o out_z addition_n again_o and_o again_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v the_o water_n clear_a from_o any_o exotical_a mixture_n pag._n 34._o because_o some_o atom_n of_o the_o body_n may_v be_v in_o it_o which_o be_v insensible_o leave_v in_o the_o preparation_n pag._n 241._o for_o this_o say_v the_o philosopher_n be_v thy_o first_o work_n to_o make_v clean_a thy_o mercury_n and_o then_o into_o clean_a mercury_n to_o put_v clean_a body_n for_o who_o can_v expect_v a_o pure_a generation_n from_o that_o which_o be_v uncle_n a_o the_o next_o property_n of_o thy_o water_n be_v that_o it_o must_v be_v thin_a even_o as_o thin_a as_o thinness_n thinness_n any_o other_o mercury_n for_o if_o the_o external_a proportion_n be_v corrupt_v it_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o the_o inward_a nature_n be_v confuse_v it_o must_v also_o be_v of_o a_o very_a bright_a colour_n brightness_n brightness_n even_o like_a to_o fine_a burnish_a silver_n as_o say_v artephius_n hence_o say_v a_o certain_a philosopher_n to_o sight_n it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o celestial_a body_n our_o water_n must_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o diaphanous_a not_o limpid_a or_o diaphanous_a any_o limpid_a diaphanous_a liquor_n as_o some_o fond_o imagine_v and_o as_o i_o myself_o in_o my_o time_n of_o error_n do_v conceit_n but_o it_o must_v keep_v its_o mercurial_a from_o pure_a and_o incorrupted_a it_o be_v also_o very_o ponderous_a so_o ponderous_a that_o it_o be_v somewhat_o more_o weighty_a than_o any_o other_o mercury_n in_o the_o world_n by_o way_n of_o digression_n give_v i_o leave_v ☜_o ☜_o to_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o be_v firm_o ground_v in_o your_o principle_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o a_o book_n publish_v by_o dr._n bolnest_n 1665._o who_o contend_v much_o for_o this_o common_a mercury_n prepare_v pag._n 104_o 105_o etc._n etc._n and_o think_v himself_o no_o small_a master_n therein_o but_o pag._n 104._o he_o think_v that_o mention_v by_o count_n trevisan_n be_v only_o a_o particular_a and_o that_o the_o say_a doctor_n drive_v at_o another_o method_n though_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n i_o have_v say_v 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mineral_n vegetable_a and_o animal_n mercury_n sometime_o both_o join_v in_o one_o i_o mean_v say_v he_o the_o mineral_n and_o vegetable_a which_o produce_v that_o potent_a dissolvent_a or_o g._n vegetable_a of_o raymund_n lul_n which_o few_o yet_o have_v well_o understand_v or_o perceive_v etc._n etc._n but_o of_o these_o last_o mercury_n say_v he_o or_o menstruum_n i_o intend_v not_o at_o present_a to_o enlarge_v they_o be_v the_o gate_n into_o the_o great_a of_o chemical_a secret_n and_o at_o this_o fountain_n he_o leave_v the_o ingenious_a to_o draw_v and_o refresh_v himself_o with_o the_o heal_n and_o physical_a water_n etc._n etc._n now_o i_o shall_v think_v this_o doctor_n a_o envious_a adeptist_n but_o that_o he_o afterward_o request_v we_o not_o to_o interpret_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a elixir_n and_o pag._n 126._o he_o will_v not_o have_v any_o to_o imagine_v he_o to_o know_v more_o than_o he_o have_v deliver_v and_o so_o attempt_v in_o vain_a by_o subtlety_n of_o discourse_n a_o far_a discovery_n
the_o one_a 2d_o 3d._n four_o 5_o and_o 6_o etc._n etc._n aeyrenaeus_n sufficient_o confirm_v the_o same_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr metallorum_fw-la transmutatione_n pag._n 12_o etc._n etc._n inter_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la levis_fw-la momenti_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la semen_fw-mi sit_fw-la cujusque_fw-la rei_fw-la semen_fw-mi habentis_fw-la perfectio_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la semen_fw-mi non_fw-la habet_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la imperfectum_fw-la pag._n 27._o materia_fw-la proinde_fw-la unum_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la metallorum_fw-la nempe_fw-la mercurius_n qui_fw-la proprie_fw-la tend_v it_o add_v solemn_a lunamve_fw-la procreandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quòd_fw-la superfluitates_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la metallicae_fw-la quòd_fw-la faeces_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la pag._n 28_o 29_o quod_fw-la faeces_fw-la sunt_fw-la seperabiles_fw-la suarum_fw-la seperatio_fw-la ante_fw-la coagulationem_fw-la est_fw-la metalli_fw-la perfectio_fw-la 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argentumve_fw-la creare_fw-la profitemur_fw-la at_o agens_fw-la reperire_fw-la atque_fw-la efficere_fw-la quod_fw-la supra_fw-la imperfecta_fw-la metalla_fw-la projectum_fw-la per_fw-la minima_fw-la possit_fw-la intrare_fw-la propter_fw-la svam_fw-la homogeneitatem_fw-la ac_fw-la spiritualitatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 54._o nos_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la falsâ—_n non_fw-la nulli_fw-la criminatores_fw-la objiciunt_fw-la aurum_fw-la sive_fw-la argentum_fw-la creare_fw-la profitemur_fw-la veruâ—_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la solummodo_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la haec_fw-la insunt_fw-la a_o naturâ_fw-la arte_fw-la nostrâ_fw-la ducimus_fw-la ex_fw-la metallis_fw-la minirum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la cum_fw-la auro_fw-la et_fw-la argento_n materiae_fw-la inaequalis_fw-la vero_fw-la digestionis_fw-la et_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la imperfecta_fw-la manent_fw-la quae_fw-la projectione_fw-la arcani_fw-la nostri_fw-la super_fw-la illa_fw-la medicine_n but_o to_o 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i_o refer_v you_o only_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o one_o passage_n he_o cite_v out_o of_o doctor_n bacon_n pag._n 184._o wise_a man_n begin_v their_o work_n from_o the_o root_n and_o not_o from_o the_o branch_n choose_v as_o doctor_n bacon_n say_v to_o congeal_v the_o thing_n that_o nature_n begin_v she_o first_o operation_n about_o by_o proportionate_a mixion_n and_o union_n of_o a_o pure_a live_a mercury_n with_o a_o like_a quantity_n of_o sulphur_n into_o one_o mass_n oh_o holy_a word_n wherein_o this_o good_a anglican_n or_o rather_o angel_n clear_o depinge_v that_o one_o and_o true_a matter_n whereof_o all_o philosopher_n have_v write_v volume_n under_o divers_a figure_n and_o enigmaical_a fable_n not_o because_o they_o will_v malicious_o hide_v it_o but_o keep_v the_o privilege_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o learned_a and_o pious_a man_n who_o by_o continual_a study_n and_o laborious_a experience_n find_v and_o adorn_v it_o eugenius_n philalethes_n in_o his_o anima_fw-la form_n 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spirit_n which_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o actuate_v in_o every_o generation_n that_o there_o be_v also_o a_o passive_a intrinsecal_n where_o he_o be_v more_o immediate_o resident_a than_o in_o the_o rest_n and_o by_o mediation_n of_o which_o he_o communicate_v with_o the_o more_o gross_a material_a part_n for_o there_o be_v he_o say_v in_o nature_n a_o certain_a chain_n or_o subordinate_a propinquity_n of_o complexion_n between_o visibles_n and_o invisibles_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 9_o that_o every_o body_n in_o the_o world_n be_v subject_a to_o a_o certain_a species_n of_o motion_n
as_o animal_n the_o heaven_n the_o air_n the_o sea_n and_o final_o the_o earth_n with_o her_o mineral_n and_o all_o other_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n that_o be_v to_o generation_n and_o corruption_n now_o the_o matter_n of_o itself_o be_v mere_o passive_a passive_a the_o matter_n passive_a and_o furnish_v with_o no_o motive_n faculty_n at_o all_o we_o must_v say_v he_o of_o necessity_n 10._o pag._n 10._o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v some_o other_o inward_a principle_n which_o act_n and_o regulate_v it_o in_o every_o several_a species_n of_o motion_n this_o principle_n or_o form_n he_o say_v be_v anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la or_o the_o univeral_a spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o matter_n by_o certain_a other_o proportionate_a nature_n and_o miss_v a_o vent_n do_v organizare_n molem_fw-la and_o put_v her_o prison_n into_o some_o good_a order_n that_o in_o every_o frame_n there_o be_v three_o lead_a principle_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la 2._o the_o second_o spiritus_fw-la mundi_fw-la and_o that_o this_o spirit_n be_v a_o medium_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la anima_fw-la infunditur_fw-la et_fw-la movet_fw-la suum_fw-la corpus_fw-la 3._o that_o the_o three_o be_v a_o certain_a oleous_a aetherial_a water_n that_o be_v menstruum_fw-la et_fw-la matrix_fw-la mundi_fw-la for_o in_o it_o all_o thing_n be_v frame_v and_o preserve_v 1._o pag._n 11._o the_o anima_fw-la he_o say_v be_v a_o compound_v ex_fw-la aura_fw-fr tenuissima_fw-la et_fw-fr luce_fw-fr simplici_fw-la 2._o the_o passive_a spirit_n be_v a_o thin_a real_a substance_n the_o only_a immediate_a vestment_n wherein_o the_o anima_fw-la wrap_v herself_o when_o she_o descend_v and_o apply_v to_o generation_n 3._o the_o radical_a vital_a liquor_n be_v a_o pure_a celestial_a nature_n answer_v in_o proportion_n and_o complexion_n to_o the_o superior_a interstall_a water_n then_o he_o show_v you_o how_o they_o attract_v one_o another_o and_o pag._n 12._o here_o he_o say_v lie_v the_o magician_n denarius_fw-la his_o most_o secret_a and_o miraculous_a pyramid_n who_o first_o unity_n or_o cone_n be_v always_o in_o horizonte_n eternitatis_fw-la but_o his_o basis_n or_o quadrate_n be_v here_o below_o in_o horizonte_n temporis_fw-la then_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v you_o the_o chain_n of_o descent_n and_o ascent_n with_o the_o mean_n and_o secret_n of_o nature_n as_o he_o understand_v they_o pag._n 13._o the_o anima_fw-la he_o say_v be_v a_o instrumental_a agent_n a_o seed_n or_o glance_n of_o light_n simple_a and_o without_o any_o mixture_n descend_v from_o the_o first_o father_n of_o light_n pag._n 14._o say_v nature_n game_n here_o below_o be_v such_o she_o can_v play_v it_o without_o this_o tutor_n instance_n the_o spider_n mathematical_a weave_v her_o webb_n and_o forcasting_a to_o catch_v the_o fly_n and_o say_v if_o she_o do_v not_o know_v there_o be_v fly_n for_o her_o sustenance_n she_o will_v not_o watch_v for_o they_o also_o instance_n the_o countermarch_v of_o the_o hare_n when_o she_o double_v she_o trace_v to_o confound_v the_o scent_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 15._o say_v the_o agent_n which_o determinate_v and_o figure_v the_o matter_n be_v a_o discern_a spirit_n and_o have_v the_o matter_n before_o he_o as_o potter_n have_v the_o clay_n or_o the_o limner_n his_o colour_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 21._o he_o tell_v we_o of_o another_o triplicity_n of_o principle_n which_o be_v the_o key_n of_o all_o magic_n 1._o the_o first_o he_o say_v be_v a_o pure_a white_a virgin_n and_o next_o to_o that_o which_o be_v most_o pure_a and_o simple_a and_o be_v one_o in_o one_o etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o second_o be_v the_o first_o but_o by_o ad_fw-la haesion_n to_o the_o matter_n it_o contract_v a_o impurity_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v call_v binarius_fw-la 3._o the_o three_o by_o separation_n from_o the_o second_o call_v trenarius_n a_o product_n of_o art_n etc._n etc._n a_o compound_v consist_v of_o inferior_a and_o superior_a power_n pag._n 22._o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o magician_n fire_n this_o be_v mercurius_n philosophorum_fw-la celeberrimus_fw-la ille_fw-la microcosmus_n &_o adam_n this_o be_v the_o labyrinth_n and_o wild_a of_o magic_n where_o a_o world_n of_o student_n have_v lose_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n 4._o that_o this_o ternarius_fw-la be_v reduce_v per_fw-la quarternarium_fw-la ascend_v to_o the_o magical_a decad_n which_o be_v monas_n unitissima_fw-la in_o which_o state_n quicunque_fw-la vult_fw-la potest_fw-la for_o it_o be_v unite_v then_o per_fw-la aspectum_fw-la to_o the_o first_o eternal_a spiritual_a unity_n but_o of_o these_o three_o say_v he_o hear_v the_o oracle_n of_o magic_n the_o great_a and_o solemn_a agrippa_n quatuor_fw-la itaque_fw-la quae_fw-la diximus_fw-la sunt_fw-la elementa_fw-la sine_fw-la quorum_fw-la notitia_fw-la perfecta_fw-la nullum_fw-la in_o magia_n producere_fw-la possumus_fw-la effectum_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o he_o tell_v we_o pag._n 27._o that_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a binarius_fw-la lucis_fw-la et_fw-la confusionis_fw-la in_o pag._n 28._o he_o allude_v to_o moses_n concern_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o be_v say_v he_o virgin_n mercury_n and_o virgin_n sulphur_n and_o then_o show_v that_o the_o feminine_a principle_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o chapter_n of_o moses_n also_o allude_v the_o author_n of_o hermetical_a secret_n and_o aeyrenaeus_n in_o his_o introitus_fw-la pag._n 30._o trust_v not_o say_v he_o those_o imposture_n than_o that_o tell_v you_o of_o a_o sulphur_n tingens_fw-la and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o fable_n who_o pin_n also_o that_o new_a and_o narrow_a name_n of_o chemia_n on_o a_o science_n both_o ancient_a and_o infinite_a it_o be_v the_o light_n only_o multiply_v the_o light_n only_o true_o multiply_v that_o can_v be_v true_o multiply_v for_o this_o ascend_v to_o and_z descends_z from_o the_o first_o fountain_n of_o multiplication_n and_o generation_n and_o that_o this_o light_n apply_v to_o any_o body_n whatsoever_o exalt_v and_o perfect_v it_o in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la in_o pag._n 44._o he_o say_v some_o philosopher_n who_o by_o the_o special_a mercy_n of_o god_n attain_v to_o the_o ternarius_fw-la can_v never_o notwithstanding_o obtain_v the_o perfect_a medicine_n neither_o do_v they_o understand_v it_o and_o much_o more_o he_o say_v very_o mystical_o in_o his_o way_n relate_v to_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n which_o i_o be_v willing_a to_o insist_v upon_o that_o so_o you_o may_v understand_v that_o the_o true_a element_n or_o principle_n be_v know_v and_o rely_v on_o no_o book_n be_v so_o mystical_a concern_v it_o which_o you_o may_v not_o in_o a_o tolerable_a measure_n be_v able_a to_o explain_v the_o same_o author_n in_o his_o lumen_fw-la de_fw-la lumine_fw-la or_o a_o new_a magical_a light_n speak_v much_o of_o the_o principle_n though_o obscure_o in_o pag._n 95._o he_o say_v the_o philosopher_n do_v not_o use_v common_a gold_n to_o make_v their_o stone_n as_o some_o scribbler_n have_v write_v they_o use_v it_o only_o to_o qualify_v the_o intensive_a power_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v make_v that_o they_o may_v more_o easy_o find_v what_o quantity_n of_o base_a metal_n they_o shall_v project_n upon_o and_o pag._n 97._o he_o conclude_v amen_n in_o mercurio_n qui_fw-la pedibus_fw-la licet_fw-la carens_fw-la decurrit_fw-la aqua_fw-la et_fw-la metallice_n universaliter_fw-la operatur_fw-la but_o to_o return_v to_o aeyrenaeus_n philalethes_n pag._n 42._o in_o his_o exposition_n on_o sir_n g._n rip_n preface_n he_o say_v be_v it_o not_o that_o this_o tincture_n which_o in_o the_o mercury_n be_v sol_n and_o luna_fw-la be_v as_o a_o soul_n thing_n the_o tincture_n as_o a_o soul_n or_o spiritual_a thing_n that_o be_v a_o spiritual_a thing_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o tincture_n shall_v be_v multiply_v in_o a_o manner_n infinite_o it_o be_v therefore_o the_o very_a do_v saecunditatis_fw-la which_o be_v in_o mineral_n which_o do_v appear_v in_o their_o solar_n and_o lunary_n tincture_n which_o be_v put_v and_o plant_v on_o and_o in_o they_o in_o the_o first_o benediction_n of_o crescite_fw-la et_fw-la multiplicamini_fw-la which_o increase_v be_v in_o some_o thing_n juxta_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la but_o this_o be_v in_o quality_n pag._n 43._o so_o then_o the_o matter_n of_o mineral_n be_v a_o dead_a passive_a thing_n in_o which_o there_o be_v include_v a_o light_n which_o be_v clothe_v vitali_fw-la aeura_fw-la aetheria_fw-la as_o i_o may_v speak_v this_o form_n of_o light_n be_v it_o which_o do_v actuate_v and_o specificate_n or_o determine_v the_o matter_n and_o this_o splendour_n or_o matter_n the_o form_n determin_n the_o matter_n light_n be_v in_o all_o metal_n sol_n or_o luna_fw-la which_o be_v conspicious_a more_o eminent_o in_o those_o two_o perfect_a body_n gold_n or_o silver_n but_o be_v in_o other_o mineral_n body_n more_o cloud_v and_o eclipse_v with_o a_o earthly_a feculent_n in_o erposition_n between_o the_o fulgour_fw-la and_o the_o superfliuty_n which_o be_v the_o imperfection_n of_o such_o body_n and_o be_v