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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45621	A treatise of the great antidote of Van Helmont, Paracelsus and Crollius ... called the elixir proprietatis known by all physicians to be the greatest cordial and onely medicine in the world for long and sound life ... / written by J.H., a lover of truth, and made publick for the good of all people.	J. H., lover of truth.	1667 (1667)	Wing H82; ESTC R35446	11,208	15

A TREATISE OF The GREAT ANTIDOTE of Van Helmont Paracelsus and Crollius By them called the Elixir Proprietatis Known by all Physicians to be the greatest Cordial and onely Medicine in the World for long and sound Life restoring Nature even at the point of Death and effectually taking away the Seeds of all DISEASES AND An Examination of AUTHORS concerning its true Preparation As also A ready way to Volatile Salt of Tartar by which this Elixir is truly prepared Written by J. H. a Lover of truth and made publick for the good of all people London Printed for the AUTHOR 1667. TO THE READER I Have here shewed thee several ways to make the Elixir Proprietatis by which thou mayest understand the difference betwixt a good and a bad and for that end I have set down Crollius his way of prepareing it with Oyl of Sulphur To joyn a Mineral with a Vegitable is an Abortive in Philosophy which is that middle way that Van Helmont saith being so made it is of no worth I have set down the sayings of Van Helmont concerning Volatising Salt of Tartar and its Virtues being Volatised which is the only Solvent by which this Medicine is truly made and for the virtues thereof I am of Paracelsus's mind that the Age of a Man is too little for the finding out of them I have exprest some few experiments but could have done more and more considerable as healing the Leprosey the Scroffulous humour commonly called the Evil two sorts of Gouts the bringing forth the Mercury of those that have been Salivated for the Venerial Disease and many others too tedious to mention If thou art Ingenious thou mayest profit thereby Farewell Since the Fire from my House inVpper Shadwell betwixt the New Church and Ratcliff at the Sign of John Baptista Van Helmont J. H. IOhn Baptista Van Helmont in the 457 pag. saith he will speak so far as the order of Charity will permit of the revealing of Arcanums or secrets in Medicines First of all Nature hath by the goodness of God produced singular remedies in the vegetable Monarchy whereby Diseases are singularly restored and cured which hitherto for want of diligent searching a covetous desire and envy of the Devil have remained hidden for so the Elixir Proprietatis of Paracelsus cureth the Asthmah the Falling Sickness Appoplexy Palsey * A Consumption for want of Nourishment Atrophia Tabes or Consumption of the Lungs And because this Elixir is not prepared but by a Skilful Phylosopher who not by thinking but by knowing is perfectly and doublely chosen thereunto and so hath obtained the Title of our Adeptist therefore out of Compassion I will unfold a middle way R. best Myrrh bright Alloes of the best Saffron of each one Ounce if thou take more thou shall find it done in vain let the two first be beaten and the Saffron role it into a round figure put them into a large glass with a long neck and seal it Hermetically and digest them in a gentle heat for fear of breaking the glass untill you see the whole lump grow to the bottom of the glass and a cleer oyl and water circulate in the sides of the glass then open the glass and poure on a pinte of Cinnamon water and distil it in moist sand until no more will ascend with thfs Medicine saith he I have as well dissolved Quartan-Agues as continual Feavers so that he who over night had taken the Holy Sacrament and received his Sacro Sanctum Viaticum and the extreme Unction of Oyl hath had me his guest by his Bed at dinner Paracelsus in his Archedoxes hath these words R. Myrrh Alloes Saffron of each a like quantity put them in a Pelican closed for two Months in a sand Furnace in a gentle heat after put the matter in a Limbeck and distill over the oyl without burning cicrulate this oyl for a month and after keep it for use He saith the virtues of all Balsams are contained in this Medicine and that it doth keep back old Age the most of any one Medicine and that the life of a Man is two short for the finding out its virtues Crollius in 250 page writes thus thus R. Myrrh Alloes Saffrou of each four Ounces powder them and pour on them so much Alcalizate Spirit of Wine as will reduce them into them form of paste then pour on so much Oyl of Sulphur made by a Bell still as will colour them black then pour on Spirit of Wine tartarized as will cover them four fingers over put them in a glass in digestion for two days seperate the tincture and pour on pure Spirit of Wine circulate it two months seperate the tincture and distill the fecis by a gentle heat What comes over add to the tinctures and it will be far better than the vulgar way distilled for the virtues he saith it removes all obstructions of the Lungs and Chest Pipes prevents popular Infection and Infectious Airs and Pestilential Feavers removes all pestifferous humours in the Stomach and Bowels and eases all pains there Takes away all obstructions of the Brain curing the Virtigo Megrim and dimness of sight comforts the memory prevents the Palsey and Gout quickens the Intelects and all the senses breaks the Stone in the Reins or Bladder comforts the Heart and exprells Melancholly eases the Illiaco Passio and dolour of the Ribs carries away Salt humours insensibly and all Surfeits from intemperance of Diet or Drinking cures the third day Ague and Hectick Feaver brings forth congealed blood and speedily heals all inward Ulcers and Wounds and saith he all diseases proceeding either from head or cold are by this Medicine healed now thus far he My way of preparing of it is this R. the best Myrrh bright Alloes of the best English Saffron of each four ounces beat the the Myrrh and Alloes but not the Saffron put them into a Bolt-head and pour on them a pint and a half of volatil Salt of Tartar volatized with Spirit of Wine disgest them in a gentle heat till the gummousness be fully gone and there remain no more bitterness then is contained in the Saffron then seperate the pure Spirit from the fecis and keep it for use This Elixir thus prepared will in colour resemble the pure Arterial Blood of a sound and healthy man and in tast will be fragrant in which the Myrrh and Saffron will plainly appear very strong in tast without any offensiveness or nauseousness but grateful to the Stomach Now that I may not tantalize the Reader in mentioning the virtues of volatile Salt of Tartar and not shewing the way to make it therefore I shall express it as far as it is lawful Take of * According to Ramund Lulley in his Testimenta Nova red Tartar qs calsine it till it be white then dissolve it in Spirit of Wine twice its weight such as will burn having Gunpowder in it till if fire the powder and continue feeding it