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155._o 10._o tumba_fw-la semiramidis_n the_o tomb_n of_o semiramis_n hermetical_o seal_v which_o if_o a_o wise_a man_n open_a he_o shall_v find_v inexhaustible_a riches_n and_o the_o treasure_n of_o king_n to_o his_o content_n by._n h._n v._o d._n the_o secret_a of_o the_o immortal_a liquor_n call_v alkahe_a or_o ignis-aqua_a by_o eirenaeus_n philalethes_n communicate_v to_o his_o friend_n a_o son_n of_o art_n and_o now_o a_o philosopher_n by_o question_n and_o answer_n london_n print_v for_o william_n cooper_n at_o the_o pelican_n in_o little_a britain_n 1683._o the_o secret_a of_o the_o liquor_n alkahest_n quaest._n 1_o what_o be_v the_o alkahest_n answ._n 2_o it_o be_v a_o catholic_n and_o universal_a menstruum_fw-la and_o in_o a_o word_n may_v be_v call_v ignis-aqua_a a_o fiery-water_n a_o uncompounded_a and_o immortal_a ens_fw-la which_o be_v penetrative_a resolve_v all_o thing_n unto_o their_o first_o liquid_a matter_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n resist_v its_o power_n for_o it_o act_v without_o any_o reaction_n from_o the_o patient_n nor_o do_v it_o suffer_v from_o any_o thing_n but_o its_o equal_a by_o which_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o subjection_n but_o after_o it_o have_v dissolve_v all_o other_o thing_n it_o remain_v entire_a in_o its_o former_a nature_n and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o virtue_n after_o a_o thousand_o operation_n as_o at_o the_o first_o 3._o q._n of_o what_o substance_n be_v it_o 4._o a._n it_o be_v a_o noble_a circulated_a salt_n prepare_v with_o wonderful_a art_n till_o it_o answer_v the_o desire_n of_o a_o ingenious_a artist_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o any_o corporal_a salt_n make_v liquid_a by_o a_o bare_a solution_n but_o be_v a_o saline_a spirit_n which_o heat_n can_v coagulate_v by_o evaporation_n of_o the_o moistureâ—_n but_o be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a uniform_a substance_n volatile_a with_o a_o gentle_a heat_n leave_v nothing_o behind_o it_o yet_o be_v not_o this_o spirit_n either_o acid_n or_o alkali_n but_o salt_n 5._o q._n which_o be_v its_o equal_a 6._o a._n if_o you_o know_v the_o one_o you_o may_v without_o difficulty_n know_v the_o other_o seek_v therefore_o for_o the_o god_n have_v make_v art_n the_o reward_n of_o industry_n 7._o q._n what_o be_v the_o next_o matter_n of_o the_o alkahest_n 8._o a._n i_o have_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v a_o salt_n the_o fire_n surround_v the_o salt_n and_o the_o water_n swallow_v up_o the_o fire_n yet_o overcome_v it_o not_o so_o be_v make_v the_o philosopher_n fire_n of_o which_o they_o speak_v the_o vulgar_a bourn_n with_o fire_n we_o with_o water_n 9_o q._n which_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a salâ—_n 10._o a._n if_o you_o desire_v to_o learn_v this_o descend_v into_o yourself_o for_o you_o carry_v it_o about_o with_o you_o as_o well_o the_o salt_n as_o its_o vulcan_n if_o you_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v it_o 11._o q._n which_o be_v it_o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v you_o 12._o a._n man_n blood_n out_o of_o the_o body_n oâ—_n man_n urine_n for_o the_o urine_n be_v a_o excrement_n 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substantiam_fw-la embrionis_n but_o they_o will_v never_o mingle_v neither_o join_v with_o they_o more_o together_o for_o the_o impediment_n be_v that_o these_o spark_n be_v corrupt_v among_o the_o ash_n in_o the_o dry_n and_o fix_v then_o i_o do_v melt_v they_o all_o together_o and_o never_o man_n see_v fair_a silver_n than_o that_o be_v then_o i_o think_v to_o prove_v a_o short_a way_n i_o take_v sol_n and_o our_o omogeneum_n sometime_o 6_o to_o 1_o another_o 1_o to_o 1._o and_o 4_o to_o 1_o and_o 3_o to_o 1._o and_o within_o 40_o day_n and_o less_o i_o have_v make_v calces_fw-la r._n lullius_n ex_fw-la metallorum_fw-la limis_fw-la vel_fw-la oleis_fw-la factis_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la imperfectis_fw-la &_o in_o aquam_fw-la cristalinum_fw-la deductis_fw-la per_fw-la artem_fw-la fit_v aquavitae_a menstrum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la resolutivum_fw-la quo_fw-la terrae_fw-la oleorum_fw-la purificantur_fw-la a_o macula_fw-la originali_fw-la aliam_fw-la aquam_fw-la nolite_fw-la quaerere_fw-la quia_fw-la haec_fw-la aqua_fw-la trahit_fw-la animas_fw-la a_o corporibus_fw-la &_o facit_fw-la eas_fw-la visibiliter_fw-la apparere_fw-la si_fw-la scis_fw-la hanc_fw-la aquam_fw-la rectè_fw-la disponere_fw-la habes_fw-la totum_fw-la sed_fw-la difficulter_fw-la fit_a aqua_fw-la ista_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la ingenio_fw-la ex_fw-la luna_fw-la fit_a elixir_n cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la sole_fw-la absque_fw-la putrefactione_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la corporibus_fw-la nisi_fw-la post_fw-la pâ—trefactionem_fw-la stude_n ergò_fw-la propter_fw-la istam_fw-la aquam_fw-la habendam_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_a in_fw-la hac_fw-la arte._n chap_n 86._o hoc_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la â—onjunctum_fw-la sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la spermata_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la facimus_fw-la â—asci_fw-la aquam-vivam_a quae_fw-la est_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la â—ostrum_fw-la &_o aquavitae_n quae_fw-la corpora_fw-la mortua_fw-la resuscitat_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la constructum_fw-la &_o congelatum_fw-la that_o omnem_fw-la calorem_fw-la quo_fw-la indigemus_fw-la fiat_fw-la ergo_fw-la oleum_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la cum_fw-la corrosiva_fw-la &_o abhinâ—_n trabatur_fw-la aqua_fw-la quae_fw-la dissolvit_fw-la omne_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la oleo_fw-la misceatur_fw-la oleum_fw-la fermenti_fw-la album_fw-la vel_fw-la rubrum_fw-la &_o putrefiat_fw-la totum_fw-la per_fw-la â—alneum_fw-la &_o fac_fw-la inde_fw-la elixir_n as_o red_a as_o the_o ruby_n and_o in_o likewise_o white_a calx_fw-la with_o luna_fw-la bright_a shine_a and_o as_o soft_a as_o silk_n which_o calx_fw-la i_o have_v examine_v and_o prove_v oft_o time_n after_o this_o manner_n i_o have_v put_v the_o calce_fw-la of_o luna_fw-la into_o one_o of_o our_o vegetable_a menstrue_n and_o after_o i_o have_v put_v he_o into_o a_o limbeck_n and_o have_v distil_v from_o the_o say_v calce_fw-la the_o say_a menstrue_n and_o the_o say_v 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the_o philosopher_n gold_n or_o silver_n contain_v in_o it_o invisible_o the_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n of_o nature_n the_o principle_n of_o all_o metal_n which_o mercury_n be_v of_o ineffable_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n and_o contain_v divine_v secrete_a chap._n iii_o of_o the_o preparation_n of_o body_n for_o the_o philosopher_n mercury_n avicen_n say_v if_o you_o desire_v to_o operate_v you_o must_v necessary_o begin_v your_o work_n in_o the_o solution_n or_o sublimation_n of_o the_o two_o luminary_n because_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o the_o work_n be_v that_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr may_v be_v make_v from_o thence_o but_o because_o these_o as_o the_o more_o perfect_a body_n be_v close_o bind_v and_o have_v a_o ba_o 〈…〉_z lation_n that_o they_o may_v be_v reduce_v into_o 〈…〉_z do_v in_o the_o first_o place_n require_v preparation_n antiphysical_a calcination_n which_o indeed_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a in_o silver_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o cleanness_n and_o softness_n thereof_o our_o water_n easy_o act_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v not_o do_v in_o gold_n and_o the_o other_o metal_n which_o do_v all_o require_v calcination_n on_o which_o our_o water_n then_o more_o easy_o act_n especial_o if_o those_o which_o be_v impure_a be_v deputate_v for_o the_o similitude_n of_o substance_n concern_v the_o calcination_n of_o body_n out_o of_o the_o secret_a work_n of_o the_o doctor_n and_o bishop_n of_o trent_n for_o the_o philosopher_n stone_n metal_n to_o be_v dissolve_v aught_o to_o be_v first_o calcine_v or_o purge_v in_o lac_n virgin_n and_o luna_n be_v most_o fine_a and_o subtle_o file_v must_v be_v dissolve_v in_o aquafortis_n and_o distil_a rain-water_n in_o which_o shall_v ammoniac_a or_o common_a salt_n have_v be_v dissolve_v then_o it_o must_v be_v precipitate_v into_o a_o most_o white_a calx_fw-la and_o wash_v in_o decant_v water_n and_o the_o calx_fw-la must_v be_v edulcorate_v in_o other_o rain-water_n hot_a that_o all_o the_o saltness_n and_o 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