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we_o know_v that_o at_o the_o last_o truth_n shall_v have_v the_o victory_n &_o with_o his_o brightness_n will_v drive_v away_o those_o darkness_n &_o make_v all_o thing_n manifest_v as_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o true_a and_o perfect_n spagerike_a preparation_n of_o mineral_n animalle_n and_o vegetables_n with_o their_o use_n set_a forth_o by_o josephus_n quercetanus_n of_o armenia_n doctor_n whereunto_o be_v add_v divers_a rare_a secret_n not_o heretofore_o know_v of_o many_o by_o i._n h._n practisioner_n in_o the_o spagericall_a arte._n at_o london_n print_v anno._n dom._n 1591._o ¶_o the_o spagyricall_a preparation_n of_o mineral_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o first_o of_o gold_n chap._n 1._o auâ—â—_n all_o medicine_n be_v take_v out_o of_o thing_n mineral_n animal_n or_o vegetable_a by_o preparation_n amongst_o the_o mineral_n gold_n only_o be_v most_o temperate_a and_o perfect_a the_o which_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o thin_a leaf_n be_v minister_v by_o all_o the_o greek_a and_o arabian_a physician_n to_o strengthen_v nature_n against_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o hart_n unto_o such_o as_o be_v much_o addit_v to_o sadness_n and_o against_o all_o melancholy_a disease_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o another_o place_n wherefore_o they_o prescribe_v it_o in_o their_o electuary_n of_o pearl_n and_o in_o laeticia_fw-la galeni_fw-la although_o some_o think_v it_o false_o ascribe_v unto_o galen_n in_o their_o antidote_n of_o coccus_n baphicus_fw-la otherwise_o call_v alkerme_n in_o aurea_n alexandrina_n of_o nicolas_n mirepsi_n and_o in_o his_o analeptike_a electuary_n in_o their_o diamargariton_n of_o avicen_n his_o description_n &_o many_o other_o medicine_n all_o which_o according_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o quality_n do_v exhilerate_v the_o hart_n subdue_v melancholy_a and_o frenzy_n restore_v the_o spirit_n and_o strength_n decay_v and_o this_o they_o use_v to_o give_v without_o any_o other_o preparation_n but_o the_o chemical_a physician_n do_v draw_v out_o of_o gold_n a_o true_a tyncture_n to_o cure_v the_o same_o disease_n and_o many_o other_o incurable_a grief_n special_o the_o leprosy_n canker_n and_o other_o corrosive_n ulcer_n and_o so_o make_v thereof_o a_o perfect_a wholesome_a medicine_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o meseraicall_a vein_n unto_o the_o liver_n and_o so_o unto_o the_o hart_n and_o through_o the_o whole_a body_n where_o as_o be_v otherwise_o use_v it_o help_v little_a or_o nothing_o but_o rather_o hunt_v much_o because_o it_o can_v be_v overcome_v by_o natural_a heat_n for_o as_o the_o fire_n with_o any_o heat_n can_v burn_v or_o consume_v the_o same_o much_o less_o the_o strong_a stomach_n hart_n or_o liver_n of_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o wherefore_o after_o this_o manner_n follow_v you_o shall_v draw_v forth_o his_o tyncture_n of_o the_o tincture_n of_o gold_n auri_fw-la the_o tincture_n of_o gold_n be_v his_o colour_n so_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n that_o it_o remain_v altogether_o white_a and_o 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