but_o yet_o they_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n make_v of_o divers_a create_v substance_n of_o one_o essence_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 1._o there_o be_v requisite_a in_o our_o water_n first_o of_o all_o fire_n requisit_n requisit_n 2._o second_o the_o liquor_n of_o the_o vegetable_a saturnia_n 3._o the_o bond_n of_o mercury_n and_o 4._o therefore_o fourthly_a by_o consequence_n the_o liquor_n of_o mercury_n and_o that_o which_o be_v common_a so_o it_o be_v not_o adulterate_v the_o first_o for_o my_o intent_n be_v the_o element_n of_o metaline_n fire_n the_o second_o of_o air_n the_o three_o of_o earth_n the_o four_o of_o water_n this_o will_v better_o appear_v in_o the_o 11_o chap._n pag._n 18._o de_fw-fr inventione_n perfecti_fw-la magisterij_fw-la where_o he_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o first_o inquirer_n into_o this_o magistery_n seek_v only_o how_o they_o may_v exalt_v imperfect_a metal_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o gold_n and_o perceive_v that_o all_o metallick_n body_n be_v of_o a_o mercurial_a original_a and_o that_o mercury_n be_v both_o as_o to_o its_o weight_n and_o homogeneity_n most_o like_a unto_o gold_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a of_o metal_n they_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o digest_v it_o to_o the_o maturity_n of_o gold_n that_o in_o order_n to_o this_o and_o to_o purify_v mercury_n they_o seek_v for_o 1._o 1._o and_o find_v a_o active_a metalline_a sulphur_n 2._o 2._o in_o the_o house_n aries_n which_o they_o give_v to_o the_o offspring_n or_o child_n of_o saturn_n which_o 3._o 3._o child_n abound_v with_o the_o most_o purge_a salt_n of_o nature_n but_o have_v before_o no_o metalline_a sulphur_n in_o it_o that_o then_o they_o endeavour_v to_o purge_v mercury_n with_o this_o prepare_a matter_n or_o air_n but_o can_v not_o effect_v it_o because_o they_o will_v not_o mix_v therefore_o they_o contemperate_v this_o air_n by_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n and_o then_o the_o event_n be_v answerable_a to_o their_o desire_n 4._o 4._o and_o that_o this_o mercury_n in_o its_o coagulation_n yield_v they_o pure_a sol_n and_o luna_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o to_o make_v the_o planet_n retrograde_a here_o be_v mercury_n the_o last_o element_n unite_v by_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n to_o the_o offspring_n of_o saturn_n who_o be_v purify_v by_o a_o metalline_a sulphur_n or_o fire_n all_o which_o amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o a_o composition_n of_o the_o four_o metalline_a element_n water_n earth_n air_n and_o fire_n with_o this_o agree_v the_o work_n of_o prince_n geber_n in_o his_o medicine_n of_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o order_n also_o the_o intention_n of_o basil_n valentine_n and_o sandivogius_n of_o the_o arcanum_n or_o grand_a secret_n of_o hermetical_a philosophy_n of_o norton_n ripley_n and_o many_o other_o not_o to_o mention_v the_o more_o ancient_a be_v the_o same_o vera_fw-la confectio_fw-la lap._n philo._n pag._n 121._o scopus_fw-la istius_fw-la medicinae_fw-la primi_fw-la ordinis_fw-la est_fw-la manifestare_fw-la occultum_fw-la &_o occultare_fw-la manifestum_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a omne_fw-la intus_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la mundando_fw-la the_o fire_n say_v my_o master_n for_o so_o i_o 5._o of_o the_o fire_n introit_n apart_a pag._n 5._o will_v make_v bold_a to_o call_v that_o most_o learned_a and_o ingenuous_a author_n aeyrenaeus_n philalethes_n be_v of_o a_o mineral_n sulphur_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o proper_o mineral_n nor_o metalline_a but_o a_o middle_n betwixt_o a_o mineral_n and_o a_o metal_n and_o neither_o of_o they_o partake_v of_o both_o a_o chaos_n or_o spirit_n because_o chaos_n chaos_n our_o fiery_a dragon_n who_o overcome_v all_o thing_n be_v notwithstanding_o penetrate_v by_o the_o odour_n of_o the_o vegetable_a saturnia_n who_o blood_n concretes_n or_o grow_v together_o with_o the_o juice_n of_o saturnia_n saturnia_fw-la saturnia_fw-la into_o one_o wonderful_a body_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o body_n because_o it_o be_v all_o volatile_a nor_o a_o spirit_n because_o in_o the_o fire_n it_o resemble_v a_o melt_a metal_n it_o be_v therefore_o in_o very_a deed_n a_o chaos_n which_o be_v relate_v to_o all_o metal_n as_o a_o mother_n etc._n etc._n here_o with_o the_o fire_n he_o take_v occasion_n ☜_o ☜_o to_o join_v the_o air_n which_o two_o make_v his_o chaos_n viz._n the_o fiery_a dragon_n and_o the_o liquor_n of_o the_o vegetable_a saturnia_n nevertheless_o i_o know_v that_o the_o fire_n be_v sometime_o call_v earth_n and_o sometime_o water_n so_o also_o be_v that_o of_o the_o air_n and_o earth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o proper_o our_o air_n till_o the_o two_o first_o be_v conjoin_v and_o purge_v this_o chaos_n be_v call_v our_o arsenic_n our_o air_n our_o luna_n our_o magnett_n our_o calyb_n or_o steel_n but_o yet_o in_o divers_a respect_n 5._o pag._n 5._o because_o our_o matter_n undergo_v various_a state_n before_o that_o the_o kingly_a diadem_n be_v bring_v or_o cast_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la of_o our_o harlot_n note_v the_o first_o be_v call_v fire_n because_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a it_o be_v a_o fly_a sol_n and_o the_o fire_n of_o nature_n and_o have_v the_o operation_n of_o fire_n which_o dige_v the_o crude_a air_n and_o divide_v the_o mine_n from_o the_o metal_n this_o be_v that_o fire_n say_v one_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v take_v unspeakable_a pain_n to_o find_v out_o it_o be_v donum_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o they_o have_v call_v this_o mystery_n the_o philosopher_n stone_n the_o bless_a holy_a stone_n for_o this_o cause_n that_o god_n have_v place_v it_o in_o a_o earthly_a stony_n and_o contemptible_a matter_n it_o devide_v the_o good_a from_o the_o bad_a and_o what_o be_v not_o mature_a it_o mature_v and_o in_o this_o mystery_n according_a to_o the_o similitude_n it_o be_v call_v sol_fw-mi or_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o other_o principle_n be_v also_o call_v the_o moon_n because_o of_o her_o crudeness_n and_o watery_a humidity_n but_o both_o be_v join_v together_o be_v call_v our_o chaos_n or_o air._n the_o fire_n by_o basil_n be_v call_v gold_n also_o by_o sandivog_n it_o be_v call_v the_o same_o and_o sometime_o chalybs_fw-la by_o ripley_n it_o be_v call_v sol_n by_o norton_n it_o be_v call_v lytharge_n chalybs_fw-la chalybs_fw-la so_o aeyrenaeus_n call_v it_o in_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la confectione_n lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la pag._n 21._o and_o of_o the_o two_o first_o principle_n call_v it_o the_o body_n quod_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la attinet_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la solo_fw-la lithargyrij_fw-la vel_fw-la corporis_fw-la nomine_fw-la vocare_fw-la corpus_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la omnes_fw-la perferendas_fw-la miserias_fw-la est_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la oportet_fw-la enim_fw-la transire_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la &_o renasci_fw-la aliter_fw-la in_o requiem_n aeternam_fw-la ingredi_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la cujus_fw-la colour_n 22._o pag_n 22._o est_fw-la brunus_fw-la subrubeus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fulgidus_fw-la item_n opus_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la exaltari_fw-la mori_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la altum_fw-la ascendere_fw-la it_o be_v also_o call_v leo_n and_o servus_n rubeus_n corpus_n rubeus_n etc._n etc._n the_o second_o principle_n he_o also_o call_v water_n aqua_fw-la prima_fw-la ignis_fw-la corrodens_fw-la ignis_fw-la principle_n of_o the_o second_o principle_n contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la luna_fw-la magnes_fw-la mater_fw-la materia_fw-la etc._n etc._n sperma_fw-la mercurij_fw-la dissolventis_fw-la mercurin_n mercurius_n crudus_fw-la quinta_fw-la essentia_fw-la stomachus_fw-la struthionis_fw-la vas_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la crudum_fw-la à _fw-la miner_n a_fw-fr simpliciter_fw-la extractum_fw-la etc._n etc._n norton_n call_v it_o titano_n &_o magnesia_n ripley_n call_v it_o venus_n and_o the_o green_a lyon_n we_o will_v consider_v these_o two_o the_o first_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o fiery_a dragon_n or_o 7._o introit_n apart_a peg_n 6._o &_o 7._o chalybs_fw-la which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o minera_n of_o gold_n the_o second_o he_o say_v be_v saturnia_n or_o magnet_n and_o be_v the_o true_a miner_n a_o of_o the_o chalybs_fw-la sumantur_fw-la draconis_fw-la nostri_fw-la ignei_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v there_o be_v take_v of_o our_o fiery_a dragon_n 12._o praxis_fw-la page_n 12._o which_o hide_v the_o magical_a chalybs_fw-la in_o his_o own_o belly_n four_o part_n of_o our_o magnet_n nine_o part_n mix_v they_o together_o with_o a_o strong_a fire_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o mineral_n water_n upon_o which_o there_o will_v swim_v a_o scum_n which_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v away_o remove_v the_o shell_n and_o take_v the_o kernel_n purge_v it_o the_o three_o time_n with_o fire_n and_o salt_n which_o will_v easy_o be_v do_v if_o saturn_n shall_v behold_v himself_o in_o the_o looking-glass_n of_o mars_n thence_o be_v make_v the_o chamaeleon_n or_o our_o chaos_n in_o which_o all_o arcanas_fw-la lie_v hide_v virtual_o but_o not_o actual_o this_o chaos_n chaos_n be_v the_o hermaphroditical_a infant_n etc._n etc._n hermaphrodite_n hermaphrodite_n introit_n apart_a pag._n 6._o &_o 7._o de_fw-fr chalybe_n &_o magnete_n our_o chalybs_fw-la be_v
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 seek_v further_o for_o a_o active_a sulphur_n the_o magi_n seek_v most_o thorough_o and_o at_o length_n find_v it_o hide_v in_o the_o house_n of_o aries_n this_o sulphur_n aries_n aries_n be_v most_o greedy_o receive_v by_o the_o offspring_n of_o saturn_n which_o metallick_n matter_n be_v most_o pure_a most_o tender_a and_o most_o near_o to_o the_o first_o metallick_n ens_fw-la void_a of_o all_o actual_a sulphur_n but_o yet_o in_o a_o power_n to_o receive_v a_o sulphur_n wherefore_o it_o do_v draw_v this_o to_o itself_o like_o a_o magnet_n and_o swallow_v it_o up_o and_o hide_v it_o in_o its_o own_o belly_n and_o the_o omnipotent_a that_o he_o may_v high_o adorn_v this_o work_n have_v imprint_v his_o royal_a seal_n thereon_o sendivog_n pag._n 36._o recipe_n ergo_fw-la marum_fw-la vivum_fw-la etc._n etc._n take_v therefore_o a_o live_v male_a and_o a_o live_v female_a join_v these_o together_o that_o betwixt_o they_o there_o may_v be_v conceive_v a_o sperm_n for_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o fruit_n after_o its_o kind_n pag._n 44._o propterea_fw-la unum_fw-la datur_fw-la metallum_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o there_o be_v grant_v to_o we_o one_o metal_n which_o have_v a_o power_n to_o consume_v the_o rest_n for_o it_o be_v almost_o as_o their_o water_n and_o mother_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n and_o that_o alone_a the_o radical_a moisture_n viz._n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n that_o withstand_v it_o and_o be_v better_v by_o it_o but_o that_o i_o may_v discover_v it_o to_o you_o it_o be_v call_v chalybs_fw-la pag._n 45._o est_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la chalybs_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v also_o another_o chalybs_fw-la which_o be_v like_a to_o this_o create_v by_o itself_o of_o nature_n qui_fw-la scit_fw-la ex_fw-la radiis_fw-la solis_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o know_v how_o by_o a_o wonderful_a power_n and_o virtue_n to_o draw_v forth_o from_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o which_o so_o many_o man_n have_v seek_v after_o and_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o our_o work_n here_o he_o single_o name_v they_o work_n the_o begin_n of_o our_o work_n both_o chalybs_fw-la yet_o sometime_o both_o join_v together_o be_v call_v calyb_n as_o before_o pag._n 47._o naturalis_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o natural_a dissolution_n be_v this_o that_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n be_v open_v in_o our_o water_n whereby_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v digest_v may_v be_v send_v forth_o and_o put_v into_o its_o matrix_fw-la but_o our_o water_n be_v heavenly_a water_n not_o wet_v the_o hand_n not_o vulgar_a but_o almost_o rain_v water_n 48._o the_o body_n be_v gold_n which_o yield_v seed_n it_o be_v our_o luna_n not_o common_a silver_n which_o receive_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o gold_n etc._n etc._n this_o also_o allude_v to_o the_o great_a work_n pag._n 55._o faâ—â—igitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n cause_v therefore_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o operation_n in_o our_o earth_n that_o the_o central_a heat_n may_v change_v the_o water_n into_o air_n that_o it_o may_v go_v forth_o into_o the_o plain_n of_o the_o world_n and_o may_v scatter_v the_o residue_n as_o i_o say_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o air_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o water_n far_o more_o subtle_a than_o the_o water_n be_v and_o this_o be_v do_v thus_o if_o thou_o whilst_o give_v our_o old_a man_n gold_n and_o silver_n to_o swallow_v that_o he_o may_v consume_v 56._o pag_n 56._o they_o and_o that_o he_o at_o length_n die_v may_v be_v burn_v let_v his_o ash_n be_v scatter_v into_o water_n boyl_n it_o until_o it_o be_v enough_o and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o medicine_n to_o cure_v the_o leprosy_n pa._n 63._o res_fw-la est_fw-la vilis_fw-la &_o pretiosissima_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o little_a account_n yet_o most_o precious_a which_o be_v divers_a time_n describe_v i_o do_v now_o again_o repeat_v take_v x._o part_n of_o air_n of_o live_v gold_n or_o live_v air._n air._n silver_n i._o part_n put_v all_o these_o into_o thy_o vessel_n boil_v this_o air_n first_o until_o it_o be_v water_n and_o then_o no_o water_n if_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o boyl_n air_n without_o all_o doubt_n thou_o shall_v err_v see_v this_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n for_o thou_o must_v take_v that_o dew_n the_o water_n of_o our_o dew_n which_o be_v and_o be_v not_o see_v until_o it_o be_v the_o artificer_n pleasure_n it_o be_v the_o water_n of_o our_o due_a out_o of_o which_o be_v extract_v the_o saltpetre_n of_o the_o philosopher_n by_o which_o philoso_n sal_fw-la petrae_fw-la philoso_n all_o thing_n grow_v and_o be_v nourish_v matrix_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la centrum_fw-la solis_fw-la vel_fw-la lunae_fw-la the_o matrix_fw-la of_o it_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n as_o well_o celestial_a as_o terestial_a and_o that_o i_o may_v tell_v more_o plain_o it_o be_v our_o magnet_n which_o before_o i_o chalybs_fw-la our_o magnet_n or_o chalybs_fw-la say_v be_v chalybs_fw-la the_o air_n generate_v the_o magnet_n and_o the_o magnet_n generate_v or_o cause_v our_o air_n to_o appear_v sanctè_fw-la tibi_fw-la veritatem_fw-la hic_fw-la manifestavi_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o sal_fw-la akali_fw-la which_o the_o philosopher_n have_v akali_fw-la sal_fw-la akali_fw-la name_v salt_n ammoniac_a and_o vegetable_a hide_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o magnesia_n operatio_fw-la ejus_fw-la magnesia_n magnesia_n talis_fw-la est_fw-la the_o operation_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o thou_o dissolve_v the_o congeal_a air_n in_o which_o thou_o shall_v dissolve_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o gold_n seal_v this_o up_o and_o work_v with_o our_o fire_n until_o the_o air_n be_v turn_v into_o powder_n and_o there_o appear_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o world_n be_v have_v divers_a colour_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a after_o pag._n 64._o propterea_fw-la satis_fw-la mihi_fw-la fuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o therefore_o suffice_v i_o to_o treat_v only_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o matter_n which_o be_v do_v clear_o etc._n etc._n in_o his_o eleven_o chapter_n concern_v the_o practice_n pag._n 48._o he_o say_v take_v of_o our_o earth_n through_o xi_o degree_n xi_o grain_n of_o our_o gold_n and_o not_o of_o the_o vulgar_a i._o grain_n of_o our_o luna_n and_o not_o of_o the_o vulgar_a two_o grain_n but_o be_v thou_o well_o advise_v that_o thou_o take_v not_o common_a gold_n and_o silver_n for_o these_o be_v dead_a take_v we_o which_o be_v live_v then_o put_v they_o into_o our_o fire_n and_o let_v there_o be_v make_v of_o they_o a_o dry_a liquor_n first_o the_o earth_n will_v be_v resolve_v into_o water_n which_o be_v call_v the_o mercury_n of_o philosopher_n and_o that_o water_n shall_v resolve_v those_o body_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o shall_v consume_v they_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v remain_v but_o moisture_n radical_a moisture_n the_o ten_o part_n with_o one_o part_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o metallick_n radical_a moisture_n etc._n etc._n and_o pag._n 65._o prepend_v diligenter_n weigh_v diligent_o what_o i_o have_v say_v before_o viz._n how_o the_o four_o element_n distil_v into_o into_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n a_o radical_a moisture_n and_o how_o the_o central_a sun_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o its_o motion_n bring_v it_o forth_o and_o sublime_v it_o to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n in_o his_o philosophical_a riddle_n tell_v you_o that_o neptune_n show_v he_o two_o mine_n the_o one_o of_o gold_n the_o other_o of_o chalybs_fw-la page_n 77._o that_o saturn_n draw_v the_o water_n and_o put_v into_o it_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o sun_n wherein_o it_o resolve_v like_o ice_n in_o warm_a water_n and_o this_o water_n be_v aqua_fw-la vitæ_fw-la that_o that_o water_n be_v the_o best_a which_o be_v draw_v by_o virtue_n of_o our_o chalybs_fw-la which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o belly_n of_o aries_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o
elixir_n in_o its_o first_o perfection_n of_o a_o thousand_o fold_v which_o in_o the_o other_o will_v scarce_o be_v of_o a_o hundred_o fold_v virtue_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 19_o pag._n 51._o est_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la &c_n est_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la &c_n &c_n etc._n etc._n yet_o there_o be_v in_o the_o metallick_n kingdom_n one_o thing_n of_o a_o wonderful_a original_a in_o which_o our_o sol_n be_v near_a than_o in_o common_a sol_fw-la and_o luna_fw-la if_o thou_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o its_o nativity_n which_o melt_v in_o our_o mercury_n as_o ice_n in_o warm_a water_n and_o yet_o after_o a_o sort_n it_o be_v like_a gold_n thou_o shall_v not_o find_v this_o immediate_o in_o common_a sol_fw-la but_o from_o it_o with_o our_o mercury_n in_o govern_v it_o by_o 150._o day_n thou_o may_v find_v this_o true_a and_o the_o same_o matter_n which_o be_v our_o gold_n seek_v the_o further_a way_n about_o nor_o yet_o of_o such_o virtue_n as_o that_o which_o nature_n have_v leave_v to_o our_o hand_n etc._n etc._n note_v the_o ingenious_a author_n former_o mention_v however_o he_o come_v short_a of_o the_o dove_n of_o diana_n be_v notwithstanding_o most_o excellent_a in_o his_o exposition_n upon_o this_o sentence_n est_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o be_v well_o worth_a to_o be_v here_o insert_v disceptatio_fw-la de_fw-la lapide_fw-la physico_fw-la cap._n 1._o pag._n 9_o est_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o reguo_fw-la metallico_fw-la originis_fw-la mirae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la nucleus_n mercurij_fw-la metallicus_fw-la albissimus_fw-la &_o purissimus_fw-la qui_fw-la propter_fw-la raritatem_fw-la artis_fw-la tam_fw-la eum_fw-la specuatiuè_fw-la inveniendi_fw-la quam_fw-la practice_n educendi_fw-la mirabilem_fw-la methodum_fw-la à _fw-la philaletha_n originis_fw-la mirae_fw-la appellatur_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la sol_fw-la noster_fw-la propinquius_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o sole_a &_o luna_fw-la vulgi_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la scilicet_fw-la nucleo_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la plus_fw-la ultra_fw-la defaecatissimo_fw-la sol_fw-la noster_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la aurum_fw-la vium_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la seu_fw-la sulphur_n artis_fw-la propinquius_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o sole_a &_o luna_fw-la vulgi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la facilius_fw-la per_fw-la decoctionem_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la extrahitur_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la auro_fw-la vulgi_fw-la tam_fw-la propter_fw-la puritatem_fw-la quia_fw-la auro_fw-la &_o argento_fw-la purior_fw-la hic_fw-la nucleus_fw-la illud_fw-la homogeneitate_fw-la antecellit_fw-la nam_fw-la licet_fw-la aurum_fw-la quoad_fw-la 10._o pag._n 10._o perfectionem_fw-la metallicum_fw-la sit_fw-la sit_v purum_fw-la &_o perfectè_fw-la homogeneum_fw-la tamen_fw-la quoad_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la medicinalem_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la omnium_fw-la sophorum_fw-la authoritates_fw-la quas_fw-la hic_fw-la annectare_fw-la supersedeo_fw-la propter_fw-la brevitatem_fw-la citius_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la auro_fw-la adhuc_fw-la clauso_fw-la junctum_fw-la in_o solemn_a nostrum_fw-la idest_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la decoquitur_fw-la sieum_fw-la in_o hora_fw-la suae_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la quaeras_fw-la si_fw-mi eum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la antedictum_fw-la solemn_a nostrum_fw-la in_fw-la hora_fw-la suae_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la quando_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la uno_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la metallico_fw-la originis_fw-la mirae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la mercurio_n homogeneo_fw-la per_fw-la competentem_fw-la ignis_fw-la decoctionem_fw-la natus_fw-la educitur_fw-la quaeras_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la accipies_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o mercurio_n nostro_fw-la liquescit_fw-la qui_fw-la scilicet_fw-la sol_fw-la noster_fw-la ex_fw-la mercurio_n natus_fw-la in_o mercurio_n nostro_fw-la nempè_fw-la unde_fw-la natus_fw-la iterum_fw-la impositus_fw-la liquescit_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la resolvitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la glacies_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la tepida_fw-la quem_fw-la admodum_fw-la glacies_fw-la nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la mera_fw-fr aqua_fw-la concreta_fw-la est_fw-la ideò_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o pura_fw-la aqua_fw-la tepida_fw-la absque_fw-la rejectione_n ullius_fw-la superfluitatis_fw-la inseperabiliter_fw-la resolvitur_fw-la pari_fw-la modo_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la sol_fw-la sicut_fw-la glacies_fw-la ex_fw-la mercurio_n sophico_fw-la tanquam_fw-la aqua_fw-la svi_fw-la generis_fw-la solo_fw-la igne_fw-la concretus_fw-la &_o in_o hora_fw-la suae_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la coagulationis_fw-la acceptus_fw-la eodem_fw-la mercurio_n reimpositus_fw-la suaviter_fw-la resolvitur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la tepida_fw-la idest_fw-la leni_fw-la calore_fw-la ad_fw-la hibito_fw-la pag._n 11._o ergo_fw-la illud_fw-la unum_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o far_o this_o ingenious_a gentleman_n now_o to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o countryman_n and_o master_n aeyrenaeus_n concern_v the_o several_a way_n of_o work_v in_o chap._n 19_o pag._n 48._o of_o his_o introitus_fw-la parato_fw-la mercurio_n nostro_fw-la etc._n etc._n have_v praxis_fw-la praxis_fw-la prepare_v our_o mercury_n and_o sol_n shut_v they_o in_o our_o vessel_n and_o govern_v they_o with_o our_o fire_n and_o within_o forty_o day_n thou_o shall_v see_v the_o whole_a matter_n turn_v into_o a_o shadow_n or_o atom_n without_o any_o visible_a mover_n or_o motion_n or_o without_o any_o heat_n perceptable_a to_o the_o touch_n save_v only_o that_o it_o be_v hot_a but_o if_o you_o be_v yet_o ignorant_a both_o of_o our_o sun_n and_o mercury_n meddle_v not_o in_o this_o work_n for_o expense_n only_o will_v be_v thy_o lot_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o yet_o full_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o sun_n have_v attain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o mercury_n then_o take_v of_o common_a sol_n well_o purge_v one_o part_n and_o of_o our_o mercury_n very_o clear_a three_o part_n join_v they_o as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o set_v they_o to_o the_o fire_n give_v a_o heat_n in_o which_o it_o may_v boil_v and_o sweat_n and_o his_o sweat_n may_v be_v circulate_v and_o this_o day_n and_o night_n for_o ninety_o day_n and_o night_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v this_o mercury_n to_o have_v separate_v and_o again_o conjoin_v all_o the_o element_n of_o the_o common_a sol_fw-mi boil_v it_o afterward_o for_o other_o fifty_o day_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o common_a sol_fw-mi to_o be_v convert_v by_o our_o mercury_n into_o our_o solemnize_n which_o be_v a_o medicine_n of_o the_o first_o order_n this_o therefore_o be_v now_o our_o sol._n our_o salphur_n by_o common_a sol._n sulphur_n but_o do_v not_o yet_o teign_a and_o believe_v i_o many_o philosopher_n have_v wrought_v this_o way_n and_o attain_v the_o truth_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o most_o tedious_a way_n and_o it_o be_v for_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o thou_o have_v get_v this_o sulphur_n do_v think_v that_o thou_o have_v the_o stone_n but_o its_o true_a matter_n which_o in_o a_o imperfect_a thing_n thou_o may_v seek_v and_o find_v it_o in_o a_o week_n this_o be_v our_o rare_a and_o easy_a way_n and_o this_o have_v god_n reserve_v for_o his_o poor_a contemn_a and_o abject_a saint_n etc._n etc._n pag_n 50._o dico_fw-la ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o say_v then_o that_o each_o way_n be_v true_a for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o way_n in_o the_o end_n but_o not_o in_o the_o beginning_n etc._n etc._n much_o more_o from_o he_o out_o of_o that_o little_a book_n may_v be_v gather_v whereby_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o honest_a and_o ingenious_a man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o rejoice_v but_o we_o must_v consider_v he_o have_v tell_v we_o before_o that_o such_o plain_a passage_n as_o these_o the_o philosopher_n do_v many_o time_n use_v to_o deceive_v the_o simple_a and_o this_o he_o have_v say_v in_o his_o last_o 2._o rip_n rev._n pag._n 2._o book_n which_o he_o declare_v he_o intend_v as_o a_o key_n to_o his_o former_a write_n and_o further_o say_v all_o his_o other_o book_n together_o be_v nothing_o to_o this_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o contradiction_n which_o he_o have_v weave_v in_o they_o which_o in_o this_o he_o have_v not_o do_v in_o the_o least_o measure_n let_v we_o therefore_o resort_v to_o they_o and_o see_v if_o this_o our_o fuddain_a rejoice_v be_v build_v upon_o a_o good_a foundation_n lest_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o be_v sad_a too_o late_o in_o rep._n rev._n pag._n 23._o he_o have_v these_o word_n viz._n i_o know_v many_o pitiful_a sophister_n do_v dote_v on_o many_o stone_n vegetable_a animal_n and_o mineral_n and_o some_o to_o those_o add_v the_o fiery_a angelical_a paradaical_a stone_n which_o they_o call_v a_o wonder_n work_v essence_n and_o because_o the_o mark_v they_o aim_v at_o be_v so_o great_a the_o way_n also_o by_o which_o they_o will_v attain_v their_o scope_n they_o make_v also_o agreeable_a that_o be_v a_o double_a way_n one_o way_n they_o call_v via_fw-la humida_fw-la the_o other_o they_o call_v via_fw-la sicca_fw-la to_o use_v their_o language_n the_o latter_a way_n be_v the_o labyrinthian_a path_n which_o be_v fit_a only_a for_o the_o great_a one_o in_o the_o earth_n to_o tread_v in_o the_o other_o the_o daedalean_a path_n a_o easy_a way_n of_o small_a cost_n for_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o world_n to_o enterprise_v but_o this_o i_o know_v and_o can_v testify_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n and_o but_o only_o one_o regimen_n no_o more_o colour_n than_o we_o and_o what_o we_o say_v or_o write_v
otherwise_o be_v but_o to_o deceive_v the_o unwary_a for_o if_o every_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n ought_v to_o have_v its_o proper_a cause_n there_o can_v be_v any_o one_o end_n which_o be_v produce_v from_o two_o way_n of_o work_v on_o distinct_a principle_n therefore_o we_o protest_v and_o must_v again_o admonish_v the_o reader_n that_o in_o our_o former_a write_n we_o have_v conceal_v much_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o two_o way_n we_o have_v insinuate_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 31._o let_v none_o deceive_v you_o with_o tell_v you_o that_o our_o gold_n be_v not_o common_a but_o philosophical_a for_o common_a gold_n be_v dead_a which_o be_v true_a but_o as_o we_o order_v it_o there_o be_v make_v a_o quicken_a of_o it_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v quicken_v 34._o choose_v your_o gold_n for_o this_o work_n pure_a and_o clean_a from_o any_o mixture_n etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o when_o you_o buy_v it_o make_v it_o so_o by_o purgation_n etc._n etc._n 35._o know_v now_o that_o whatever_o we_o say_v out_o of_o envy_n our_o way_n be_v none_o other_o and_o we_o protest_v and_o will_v protest_v that_o neither_o we_o nor_o any_o of_o the_o ancient_n know_v any_o other_o way_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o our_o secret_n can_v be_v wrought_v by_o any_o other_o principle_n or_o any_o other_o disposition_n than_o this_o etc._n etc._n ☞_o proh_fw-la dolour_n how_o inconstant_a be_v the_o philosopher_n in_o many_o of_o their_o say_n what_o be_v become_v now_o of_o that_o rare_a and_o easy_a way_n reserve_v for_o the_o saint_n be_v there_o then_o no_o other_o way_n but_o this_o with_o common_a gold_n what_o then_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o all_o those_o solemn_a say_n in_o introitus_fw-la apertus_fw-la and_o particular_o this_o pag._n 54._o sin_n minus_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o otherwise_o in_o sol_n vulgar_a with_o a_o due_a heat_n and_o in_o due_a time_n thou_o shall_v prepare_v it_o but_o it_o be_v a_o way_n hedge_v with_o a_o thousand_o briar_n and_o we_o have_v make_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n and_o equity_n that_o we_o will_v never_o in_o naked_a word_n declare_v each_o regimen_n distinct_o well_o there_o must_v be_v something_o more_o in_o it_o sense_n reason_n and_o nature_n confirm_v the_o same_o for_o if_o our_o mercury_n be_v crude_a gold_n and_o will_v if_o sufficient_o accuate_v congeal_v itself_o which_o be_v not_o where_o deny_v what_o then_o must_v it_o be_v surely_n nothing_o else_o but_o our_o gold_n which_o be_v near_o relate_v to_o our_o water_n than_o any_o common_a gold_n but_o let_v i_o see_v what_o more_o say_v my_o master_n in_o his_o 19_o chap._n of_o introit_n pag._n 53._o ea_fw-la propter_fw-la si_fw-la artem_fw-la noris_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o if_o thou_o know_v the_o art_n extract_v our_o solemnize_n out_o of_o our_o mercury_n than_o thou_o may_v perfect_v the_o work_n from_o one_o thing_n which_o believe_v i_o be_v more_o perfect_a than_o all_o worldly_a perfection_n according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n if_o say_v he_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o make_v the_o work_n out_o of_o mercury_n alone_o thou_o shall_v very_o be_v the_o finder_n out_o of_o a_o most_o precious_a work_n in_o this_o work_n there_o be_v no_o superfluity_n but_o the_o whole_a by_o the_o live_a god_n be_v turn_v into_o purity_n because_o the_o action_n be_v make_v only_o in_o one_o thing_n so_o this_o indeed_o be_v a_o very_a good_a reason_n and_o now_o my_o friend_n i_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o little_a comfort_v again_o and_o shall_v continue_v so_o be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o last_o book_n of_o ripley_n revive_v i_o shall_v therefore_o never_o be_v at_o rest_n till_o i_o have_v turn_v it_o all_o over_o let_v we_o see_v further_o perhaps_o we_o may_v find_v something_o to_o fix_v the_o matter_n but_o first_o of_o thy_o element_n make_v thou_o rotation_n 168._o pag._n 168._o and_o into_o water_n thy_o earth_n turn_v first_o of_o all_o then_o of_o thy_o water_n make_v air_n by_o levigation_n and_o 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mix_v with_o our_o mercury_n etc._n etc._n ☞_o well_o now_o we_o find_v there_o be_v three_o way_n or_o work_n but_o i_o be_o altogether_o for_o the_o way_n pure_o natural_a let_v we_o therefore_o go_v on_o rip_n rev._n pag._n 366._o our_o principal_n know_v that_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v in_o metal_n even_o in_o those_o metal_n which_o you_o may_v buy_v common_o to_o wit_n the_o perfect_a of_o they_o but_o before_o you_o can_v command_v it_o out_o of_o they_o you_o must_v be_v a_o master_n and_o not_o a_o scholar_n namely_o as_o it_o be_v wise_o say_v in_o norton_n to_o know_v to_o destroy_v their_o whole_a composition_n that_o some_o of_o their_o component_n may_v help_v in_o conclusion_n but_o trust_v i_o this_o be_v not_o for_o a_o tyro_n nor_o for_o every_o one_o of_o we_o unless_o he_o have_v the_o secret_a from_o his_o own_o study_n and_o not_o by_o tradition_n from_o a_o master_n or_o guide_n know_v then_o that_o this_o fore_n recite_v way_n be_v true_a but_o 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this_o last_o discovery_n which_o i_o hint_v in_o few_o word_n be_v it_o which_o no_o man_n ever_o do_v so_o plain_o lay_v open_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 369_o the_o reward_n which_o this_o mastery_n will_v bring_v to_o the_o artist_n be_v indeed_o inestimable_a for_o have_v it_o he_o needs_o want_v no_o worldly_a blessing_n for_o wealth_n he_o need_v take_v no_o care_n and_o from_o all_o frailty_n of_o body_n he_o have_v a_o most_o sure_a antidote_n pray_v then_o to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v be_v propitious_a unto_o your_o study_n and_o labour_n in_o give_v thou_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o this_o secret_a mystery_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n i_o have_v â—i_fw-la â—â—um_fw-la â—i_fw-la holpen_v thou_o what_o i_o can_v but_o venture_v not_o to_o practise_v bare_o
boast_n no_o man_n above_o my_o candour_n shall_v aspire_v my_o zeal_n be_v kindle_v with_o minerva_n be_v fire_n and_o thou_o who_o to_o this_o art_n will_v now_o apply_v my_o book_n in_o nature_n way_n shall_v lead_v thou_o high_o than_o ever_o thou_o alone_o may_v hope_v to_o fly_v if_o only_o thou_o shall_v favour_v be_v by_o destiny_n peruse_v these_o line_n and_o be_v read_v review_n 378._o 378._o and_o read_v again_o and_o on_o they_o meditate_v each_o read_v shall_v fresh_a mystery_n and_o new_a discover_v which_o be_v scatter_v in_o each_o gate_n for_o they_o so_o link_v be_v that_o all_o relate_v to_o each_o and_o we_o our_o word_n have_v weave_v so_o that_o thou_o may_v soon_o err_v by_o mislead_v fate_n unless_o for_o to_o distinguish_v thou_o do_v know_v remember_v that_o '_o among_o briar_n thick_a sweet_a rose_n grow_v the_o author_n to_o the_o reader_n ☞_o and_o now_o reader_n i_o hope_v i_o have_v make_v good_a my_o position_n and_o describe_v every_o particular_a 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argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la sulphur_n citrinum_fw-la fugiens_fw-la sulphur_n viride_fw-la fixum_fw-la habens_fw-la ventrem_fw-la nigrum_fw-la intellectu_fw-la quamvis_fw-la clarum_fw-la in_o visu_fw-la videatur_fw-la &_o sulphur_n album_fw-la fixum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o of_o great_a price_n pag_n 9_o that_o the_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la be_v compound_v cum_fw-la sulphuro_fw-la vivo_fw-la citrino_fw-la become_v one_o mass_n which_o they_o call_v terra_fw-la rubea_fw-la and_o in_o this_o respect_n there_o need_v not_o any_o more_o than_o three_o species_n or_o kind_n in_o the_o art_n that_o because_o this_o terra_fw-la rubea_fw-la be_v find_v to_o be_v sell_v ready_o compound_v therefore_o he_o care_v not_o to_o labour_v about_o its_o composition_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o other_o two_o kind_n be_v not_o compound_v until_o they_o be_v put_v into_o the_o work_n of_o this_o art_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o practice_n but_o very_o subtle_o and_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v theat_v chem._n britt_n pag._n 436._o let_v the_o old_a man_n drink_v wine_n till_o he_o piss_v the_o mean_n to_o the_o bless_a stone_n be_v and_o in_o that_o monstrous_a water_n drown_v the_o radiant_a brightness_n of_o the_o moon_n then_o cast_v the_o sun_n into_o her_o lap_n that_o both_o may_v perish_v at_o a_o clapp_n so_o shall_v you_o have_v your_o full_a desire_n when_o you_o revive_v they_o both_o by_o fire_n i_o ask_v philosophy_n how_o i_o shall_v 435._o pag._n 435._o have_v of_o she_o the_o thing_n i_o will_v she_o answer_v i_o when_o i_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o water_n malleable_a or_o else_o the_o way_n if_o i_o can_v find_v to_o measure_v out_o a_o yard_n of_o wind_n then_o shall_v thou_o have_v thy_o own_o desire_n when_o thou_o can_v weigh_v a_o ounce_n of_o fire_n unless_o that_o thou_o can_v do_v these_o three_o content_v thyself_o thou_o get_v not_o i_o i_o be_o she_o which_o wise_a man_n seek_v 356._o pag._n 356._o mercury_n which_o iâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o might_n hot_a and_o moist_a light_a and_o weak_a of_o the_o element_n i_o be_o full_a right_n water_n earth_n aire_n and_o fire_n quality_n and_o quantity_n you_o can_v never_o have_v your_o desire_n without_o concoction_n perfect_o great_a riches_n in_o we_o be_v who_o have_v grace_n for_o we_o to_o know_v by_o virtue_n of_o her_o humidity_n in_o the_o fire_n our_o stone_n do_v grow_v etc._n etc._n of_o titan_n magnesia_n take_v the_o cler_n light_n 275._o pag._n 275._o the_o rede_n gum_n that_o be_v so_o bright_a of_o philosofris_fw-fr the_o sulfer_n wife_fw-mi i_o call_v gold_n wythouten_o strife_n of_o they_o draw_v out_o a_o tincture_n and_o make_v a_o matrimony_n pure_a between_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n espouse_v with_o the_o water_n of_o life_n and_o so_o that_o none_o dyvysion_n be_v there_o in_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o of_o the_o son_n after_o the_o marriage_n be_v begin_v and_o that_o mercury_n the_o planete_n in_o loef_n make_v they_o so_o to_o mete_v that_o eyder_n with_o other_o be_v join_v even_o as_o a_o stone_n engender_v send_v down_o from_o heaven_n of_o they_o make_v water_n clear_o renning_a as_o any_o crystal_n bright_a schyne_v etc._n etc._n in_o arsenic_n sublyme_v there_o be_v a_o way_n straight_o 272._o pag._n 272._o with_o mercury_n calcyne_v nine_o time_n his_o weight_n and_o ground_n together_o with_o the_o water_n of_o may_v that_o ber_v ingression_n life_n and_o light_n and_o anon_o as_o they_o together_o byne_v awl_n runnyth_v to_o water_n bright_a and_o sheen_n upon_o this_o fire_n they_o grow_v togethy_a till_o they_o be_v fast_o and_o flee_v no_o whither_o etc._n etc._n a_o man_n of_o nature_n engender_v but_o a_o man_n 259._o pag._n 259._o and_o every_o beast_n engender_v his_o semblable_a and_o as_o philosopher_n rehearse_v well_o can_v diana_n and_o venus_n in_o marriage_n be_v notable_a etc._n etc._n and_o to_o comfort_v his_o brethren_n that_o be_v full_a dull_a 265._o pag._n 265._o the_o sun_n have_v choose_v without_o war_n or_o strife_n the_o bright_a moon_n when_o she_o be_v at_o the_o full_a to_o be_v his_o mother_n first_o and_o after_o his_o wed_a wife_n in_o time_n of_o ver_n the_o season_n vegetative_a in_o aries_n when_o titan_n do_v appear_v inspire_a by_o grace_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n this_o marriage_n hallow_v at_o midday_n sphere_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v add_v but_o one_o or_o two_o more_o which_o be_v most_o to_o the_o purpose_n because_o from_o a_o true_a adeptist_n aeyrenaeus_n in_o his_o vade_fw-la mecum_fw-la philo._n pag._n 208._o say_v tres_fw-fr tantum_fw-la modo_fw-la species_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la confectione_n lapidis_fw-la philosophici_fw-la pag._n 25._o he_o say_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o elixir_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v from_o one_o thing_n hoc_fw-la tamen_fw-la unum_fw-la quod_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la that_o if_o any_o err_v from_o this_o one_o in_o the_o beginning_n he_o labour_v in_o vain_a pag._n 34._o he_o begin_v with_o materia_fw-la una_fw-la from_o which_o the_o superfluity_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v 36._o that_o after_o they_o be_v remove_v he_o say_v it_o be_v of_o a_o white_a colour_n call_v by_o hermes_n album_fw-la nigri_fw-la citrinum_fw-la albi_fw-la &_o rubeum_fw-la citrini_fw-la by_o alphidius_fw-la radix_fw-la artis_fw-la argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la albi_fw-la coloris_fw-la mercurius_n ille_fw-la tingens_fw-la etc._n etc._n rosarius_n say_v hic_fw-la est_fw-la mercurius_n noster_fw-la noblissimus_fw-la deus_fw-la enim_fw-la nunquam_fw-la creavit_fw-la rem_fw-la meliorem_fw-la sub_fw-la coelo_fw-la praeter_fw-la animam_fw-la rationalem_fw-la plato_n call_v it_o secretum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la by_o maria_n it_o be_v call_v 73._o pag._n 73._o aqua_fw-la albifican_n indicum_fw-la laâ—â—â—em_fw-la by_o hermes_n argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la de_fw-la cord_n saturni_n by_o solomon_n unica_fw-la filia_fw-la