a Limbeck and in the top of the head a hole by the which the matter may be powred in by a funnell Let the hole be stopped out of the head coÌ„meth forth ij arms bending round vnto the bellie by the which that which doth ascend vp may fall downe againe by those armes of glasse into the bellie of the Pelâ—â—cane This is the forme of the vessels that distill one into an other or Pellican Take then your quintaessence and put it in a Pellican in ashes but better in salt prepared and dried and make your fire like vnto the extreme heate in Sommer and the quintaessence wil rise lyke vnto a red oyle and fal downe againe by the armes of the Pellican and by often ascention the quintaessence wil waxe thicke that it wil tarie in the bottome and rise no more then fortifie the fire that it may ascend and descend againe Then keepe the fire in that heate vntill it ascend no more but rest in the bottom Then make your fire stronger that it may ascend descend againe and keepe the heate in the same degree vntill it rise no more Obserue this manner in augmenting your fire vntill the water be fixed and the glasse be red hotte foure and twentie houres together if the quintaessence doe not then ascend it is fixed and brought vnto his highest vertue take it out of the glasse being yet hotte for if it be cold it will waxe hard that you must breake the glasse For at the fire it doth waxe liquide and being set open in the ayre it doth congeale and pearceth euerie hard thing as oyle doth any drie leather and in colour is like vnto a rubine and through shining lyke a christal it giueth light in the darke sufficient to reade by What doest thou thinke of this my sonne are there not many strange bodies created of God Truely hee hath endued the Philosophers with no lesse giftes For they that can looke into the secrets of nature shall see it to be of an incredible operation for this is gathered by the Bees of the subtilest part of all plantes trees flowers and fruites and at that time when flowers breake out and trees budde It is worthily called the Philosophers stone for it is fixed and lyquable as waxe and as the minerall stone transmuteth the impure mettall so doth this alter diseases Heereby it doth appeare that this doth beare the bell amongst all vegetals Whereas it being yet in his grosenesse and vnpure it is but of smal value for any vse in Physick by what meane soeuer it be boyled or scummed but doeth alwayes retaine his nature For it consisteth of all the fruites of the earth plantes and trees Whereof one herbe is hotte another cold another drie another moist one astringent another laxatiue some corrosiue others venemous and so diuers herbes haue their diuers qualities Thirdly it commeth to passe if it helpe one disease by and by it hindreth an other For euerie thing worketh according to his propertie when as there is separation made in the body And of this separation it ingendreth bloud and other humors And they are lykened vnto gunnepouder which so long as it lyeth stil there commeth no hurt of it but if it be brought vnto the fire it straight vttereth his secret nature and is kindled with a venemous fire which cannot be quenched with water For the colde and drie hote and moist do striue amongst themselues a wind is stirred vp that breaketh al things that is neere vnto it The like happeneth vnto honie that when it commeth to the region of the liuer that it should be there seperated then it sheweth his nature to passe vp and swell with winde that it is no maruel if that through contention the veines of the liuer be broken as oftetimes it happeneth whereupon Apostomes are caused in diuers places and bringeth foorth such inflammations that the veines are easily broken Although manie do greatly commend hony but they are not the children of philosophie neither do they vnderstand the nature of it But when it is brought to a simple fixed as wine then is it the chiefest medicine amongst al the vegetables neither is the like vnto this found in al the world Giue God thankes and be liberall vnto the poore The dose of this is one graine and it must be taken euery morning with an empty stomacke likewise in the euening vntil the ende of the disease For euery disease will bee cured in shorte time euen after the same manner as the Minerall stone maketh his proiection vpon mettals Praise God and labour diligently The manner and order how to drawe the Quintaessence out of the hearbe called Rose solis NOw my sonne I will teach thee the greatest mystery or secret amongst all vegetable things whose force and strength hath beene kept secret amongst all the auntient workemen and they haue bound themselues one to another by oth that they should not vtter in their bookes or writings the strength of this herb which is caled Rose solis and in the Germane tongue Sindawe Whosoeuer therefore hath not the whole vegetable worke he cannot attaine to the strength of this hearb For in that worke is comprehended al the force of medicinall things And this worke of vegetables is not come to the handes but onely of the antient sworne artificers which were skilfull in the liberall artes But now my sonne I will open it vnto thee with ad 〈…〉 ration that thou shalt keepe this hidden knowledge secret First my sonne you must vnderstand that this hearb is the hearb of the sunne vppon the which the sunne spreades his beames and influences as he doth vpon gold in the veines of the mines And he powreth out his influences more vpon this hearb then vpon any other which is created of God as it is euidently knowen of the antient philosophers and this hearb doth so far surmount al other herbs which spring out of the earth as the sunne doeth all other planets in the heauen and hath greater force and power of influence then any other thing created of God in the firmament So this hearb doth excell al others in vertue and therefore this hearb is decked with another colour other leaues and stranger shape then all other hearbs And his nature is such that the hotter and dâ—ier the countrie is in the time of the yeare and the heat of the sunne and the more that the sunne doth heate and burne him this hearb is the more moist and filled with deaw insomuch that vpon one branch will hang aboue a thousand drops Make a triall and strike this herb with a slender twig that the drops which fal from it may fall into a large glasse vessell and you shall see the vessell filled with a maruelous dew and if the sunne be vehement hot those branches in short space that is within the space of halfe an houre will be more full of dew then before and if you strike the dew twentie times with a rod
yet will it againe be laden with drops it were enough if we did see no other myracle then from whence this dewie humour should rise which in so short space doth so aboundantly flowe from it and how much the more the burning sunne doth scorch vp the other herbes so much the more is this moist and filled with drops euen as though it had beene sprinkled ouer with water hereupon may we gather his maruelous qualities and iudge that there is some secret operation hidden in it if thou do keepe this water thus gathered in a glasse therewith thou shalt cure all the diseases of the eies whether they come of ru 〈…〉 es or of inflamation it helpeth moreouer all the paines and diseases of the heart it cooleth the liuer and stomacke that is inflamed doth mittigate all the paine of the head that commeth of heart and driueth away all dreames and fantasies it is good also to kil the canker the woolfe against the biting of venemous beastes against poyson dronke if it be taken by the mouth it helpeth also the pestilence it is good for many other diseases which were too long here to rehearse This herb hath the colour of the sunne for his colour is red darke diuided with yellowe lines and his shape is like a star and his proportion like a heauenly planet and consisteth of seauen branches in the vtter parte brode neare the ground narrow it is as though it were heauie of a tender substance outwardly hot and moist inwardly cold and drie The left side of it is cold and moist the right side hotte and drie and it is most temperate as gold Wherefore his elements cannot be seperated one from another as in other herbes but it may be purged from his pheces for his fixing letteth that the Elementes cannot be separated for the fire will ascend with the aire by the Balneum as wee will heereafter teach The earth may bee separated from his Pheces and the Pheces likewise from the fire and ayre although it hath not manie dregs Some latine writers call it Lingua auis or Birdes tongue some call it Solaria of the sunne of Lunaria is called the moone the Flemming cals it Sindow But the old Philosophers haue kept secret the qualities as yet for the maruelous effect it worketh And it is maruell saith Arnold de Villa nou◠that a man should die that eateth euery day some of it in his grose substance what will it then worke when it is brought vnto his finenesse and clensed from his pheces It hath this great vertue in it that if it be put into a glasse wherin there is poisō mingled with wine or any other cup that is poisoned straightwaies the glasse wil flie in peeces but if it be a stone pot of aleblaster or such like the wine wil so boile as though there were a violent fire vnder it al the wine wil run out vntil there be nothing left in the vessell also if any man carrie this herb about him happen on his enemies they shal haue no power to hurt but contrariwise to shew him all kinde of dutie Also if any man bee bewitched either in bodie or in his art that is in Cookerie Bruing or Baking or by any other meanes this herb caried about him makes him free from the witchcraft If it bee also tyed vppon the bellie of a woman with childe she shall straightwayes be deliuered although the childe were dead and rotten within as it hath beene oftentimes prooued by experience This herbe caryed about one or a little thereof euerie day eaten as long as it is vsed preserueth man from the falling sicknesse Moreouer if a man bee taken with the Apoplexie that his mouth bee drawen aside and his speech and senses taken from him they shall be all restored againe if the sicke drinke the iuice of this herbe strained as hath beene oftentimes prooued Moreouer if it be hanged about the neck of one that is possessed of a spirit so long as he carieth that about him hee shall be quiet as a Lambe and the power of the spirit shall be taken away Make a proofe and you shall finde it true The bleeding at the nose is by and by stayed if you hold that herbe in your mouth They that are wearied with trauell if they drinke the iuice thereof in wine they are by and by so refreshed as if they had not laboured or gone no iourney it doth comfort the synowes muscles tendons and all the whole nature Woundes are also cured therewith if it bee dronke tenne daies together in wine or ale if the wound be washed with the same drinke and bound vp with a cloth wette in the same The paine of the teeth is by and by apeased if that herbe bee laid vnto it All these things haue beene often prooued and found true If it will doe such things whilest it is yet hindered with his grosse matter what will it worke when it is brought to his perfection My son knowe this for a truth that there is no herbe that growes vppon the earth to be compared vnto this in strength and goodnes therefore take heede that you doe not neglect it but diligently remember and keepe the secret close from them that are not of the nature of our children and from the ignorant For if this herbe did not grow so plentifully and the properties thereof were knowne it woulde bee more esteemed then golde or pretious stones for the effects of the quintaessence are maruelous as heereafter shal appeare Nowe there remaineth that wee must teach howe to bring this hearbe to his highest degree and to his quintaessence First it is to be gathered the same hauing his course in his owne house that is in the lion and the moone behold him with a sinister quadrate aspect It is to be gathered whole with rootes leaues and flowers so that there be neither earth dirt nor other hearbes mingled withall Neither must it by any meane touch any water or be made moyst Therefore you must take heede that you gather it not in rainie wether or moyst wether but rather when the sunne doth shine hottest vpon it gather great store of it and stampe it well in a mortar of Marble and put it in a Cucurbite of stone with a head and receauer luted and set it in balneo and distill away al the water vntill it be so drie like pouder and there will rise together with the water of the color of most fine gold which onely happeneth in this herbe and in none other and when there remaineth no more liquor yet leaue the cucurbite for three or foure dayes in Balneo and boyle it night and day that all the moysture may be perfectly seperated and drawne away then let it coole and take away the receauer and stoppe it diligently then take off the head and take out the matter and beate it in a Marble morter into most fine pouder that it may passe through a
thicke siue put this pouder againe into an earthen cucurbite and poure on your water and aire and stirre it with a wodden ladle and couer the mouth of the cucurbite close with a tyle and set it in a warme bath by the space of nine dayes to putrifie euerie day stirring it with a wooden ladle foure or fiue times and couer the cucurbite againe with a tyle setting a weight of lead vpon it at the nine dayes ende take your vessell out of the Balneo and that which is in it straine it into an earthen vessell glased and straine it hard vntill the matter drie Then take this drie pouder and put into his cucurbite and couer it with a tyle and keepe it in a warme place vntil I teach you what you shal do with it The moist liquor which is drawen from it wil be red for the element of fire is there present with the aire the water put that liquor into a cucurbite of stone and put on a head and lute it wel and set it in Balneo with a receauer well luted and distill away all the water with the aire seuerally from the fire in a boyling bath vntill there will no more distill and the fire will passe away in the bottome then take away the vessell out of the bath stop it well vntill I teach thee what is further to be done Then take againe the stone cucurbite wherein your pouder is conteined which I bad you before to keepe and poure on the fire and the aire and stirre it wel with a woden ladle and set it in a warme bath nine dayes more and couer it with a tyle and stirre it foure or fiue times euerie day with a 〈…〉 adle as you did afore And when the nine dayes are past straine our that which is in the vessell and poure the liquor in a glased vessel the residue of the pouder put into another vessell as you did before and keepe it so long vntill I teach thee how to draw out the combustible oyle Then take againe the vessell wherein your fire is and mingle your liquor with it which you keepe in your glased vessell where your fire and aire is and set a head vpon the vessell wherein your matter is and lute it and set it in Balneo and set a receauer to the bill of the head then distill out the water and aire with a boyling bath vntill no more will distill and you shall haue in the receauer water and aire take them away and take the vessell out of Balneo and you shall find remaining in the bottome like thicke Turpentine and that is the element of fire mingled with many Pheces Now the fire is to be separated from the Pheces on this manner poure on your water and aire vpon that from whence you draw it and stirre it with a spoone and couer it with a tyle and let it settle foure dayes and the Pheces will fall into the bottome and poure out softly that that is cleare into a cleanâ— cucuâ—â—it that no pheses passe with all stop the vessel wherin the pheces are and set it by But that vessell that contemetâ— the water fire and aire set it in balneo with a head and reâ—â—auer fitted and well luted and distill the water and aire in that same degree And when it will distil no more take away the receauer Let the vessel coole and you shall find in the bottomâ— your fire which keepe in his vessell well stopped and pâ—ure in your water and aire againe vppon the pheces from whence you did draw themâ— and stirre them with a spoone and let it settle foure dayes then poure it out softly from his pheces into the vessell that holdeth your fire so that no pheces bee mingled withall couer your vessell wherin your pheces remaine and set it vp But your vessell wherein your water aire and fire is set againe in Bâ—lneo as I shewed you and distill away the water and aire for they two doe alwaies passe away together and the â—ire remaineth in the bottome Poure on the water and aire againe vpon the Pheces and stirre it with a spoone then let it settle foure dayes this is nowe the third repetition whereby you haue seperated the water and aire from the pheces and that which is cleare poure out into the vessell that holdeth youâ— fire Then put your Pheces vnto the first which I bad you keepe in the which your combustible oyle is For nowe yoâ— haue drawen your fire out of your Pheces therfore distil your water with the aire and when it will distill no more take away your vessell and you shall finde in the bottome the element of fire not yet pure but foule and full of dregges poure on therefore the water and aire againe and stirâ—e it well with a spoone or ladle couer it and let it stand and settle soure dayes then poure out that which is cleare into another cleane vessell and set aside the vessell wherein your pheces are But the vessell where in your fire water and oyle are set in Balneo to distill as long as it will diâ—â—â—ll then take it out and poure the liquor distilled into the vessell where your Pheces are and dooe as 〈◊〉 taught you to worke with the pheces vntill you haue your element of fire without any feculent or grosse substance When you haue distilled away the water and aâ—re from the fire and suffered it to settle foure dayes and that all bee cleare without any Pheces then shall you haue your pure fire Therefore put all your Pheces together vnto your first pheces where your combustible oyle is Afterward take a great cucurbite of glasse and put all your three elements into it and set it in ashes with a Limbecke and a receauer fitted and luted and kindle a gentle fire first in your furnace and increase it more and more vntill the fire and aire be passed and that your Limbeck begin to waxe red within Then make the heate of your fire moderate vntill all your element of fire be passed the head red like bloud and the water and aire shal swim vpon like oyle By this meanes these three elements shall be brought to their highest essence and be perfectly rectified Take away the receauer and stoppe it diligently vntill your earth be prepared and know that in the dust and pheces there remaineth yet a combustible oile which you may extract by a discensory if you will It is good against the colde gout for members benommed and siâ—owes too much mollified If thou be weary of this labor put this pouder or pheces into a reuerberatory that they may be mingled with a gentle fire vntill it be as white as snow which being done put it into a large cucurbite of stone oâ— pour on a great quantity of water twise distilled it is not material how much water you poure on and stiâ— it well with a wodden ladle or spoone siue or sixe times alwaies couer it diligently with a tyle
after foure daies suffer it to coole and let it stand foure daies settle then poure out the cleere from the pheces warily into another â—leane vessell and poure on fresh distilled water as afore stirre it with your spoone and keep it two daies in Balneo as before then suffer it to coole and settle and poure out the cleare from the Pheces and put it to the first water Doe this the third time and then cast away the Pheces for they are good for nothing All your waters that you haue drawen distill by Balueum or for the more speede by ashes that al the water may rise and that there remaine in the bottome a dustie matter poure on distilled water againe stirre it and keep it in balneo by the space of foure and twentie houres then let it coole and settle and poure out that which is cleare gentlie from the Pheces Poure on againe more common water vpon them and stirre it set it in balueo ten or twelue houres take it out let it settle poure the cleere vnto the first water and cast away the Pheces they are nothing worth Repeate this worke so often vntill there remaine no pheces after it hath set ed. Then shal you haue your earth rectified from all his pheces which you shall congele and drie that it may be like pouder or dust Then ioyne that with your other elements in the glasse and it wil straight resolue into his element for the element of water is there present Set them all together in a furnace vpon ashes put on a head with a receauer well luted the head must haue a hole in the top that with a funnel the liquor may be poured in alwaies stopped safely Make your fire in your furnas first gentle afterward greater vntil that that is fermented doe passe But all is not to be drawen out but about halfe a sextary of the liquor with the water that the matter may remain moist For if you should driue out all it would congele into an hard masse and breake the glasse in the furnace Then open the hole which is in the top of the head and with a funnell poure in that which is in the receauer But first it must be made warme lest by pouring in the colde liquor the glasse do breake but if you suffer the glasse to coole you may poure it in without any danger Repeate this inbibition ten or twenue times afterward distil out whatsoeuer wil be distilled so long as any thing wil passe by the necke of the Limbecke For after this tenth distillation the earth wil be no more congeled but will rest in the bottome like a red golden oyle Inbibe it againe pouring on the liquor and distilling it vntil al the elements passe together by the Limbecke and that nothing at all doe remaine in the bottome of the vessell Then giue thankes to God for his maruelons giftes which hee hath distributed vnto his Philosophers hath giuen them so great knowledge of things as they vttered in this worke which is altogether heauenly rather diuine then humane For it is a great maruel in this life that mans vnderstanding can bring these inferior things to so great perfection that they haue aâ—tained euen to the highest degree of vertue Truely it is the worke of the holy ghost which hath put it into the mindes of men For I do affirme that whoso hath this hearâ— so prepared that he may helpe all the iufirmities of mans body whether they be curable or vncurable except natural death which is ordained afore vnto euerie man of God Yea this dare I be bolde to say that if a man do vse daily the waight of one scruple of this quintaessence or the quintaessence of sugar and potable gold wherin pearls are dissolued or the quintaessence of Selandine That maÌ„ by Gods help shal not die before the day of the great judgement For the humors in mans body can by no meanes predominate one ouer another as in the thirtie six chapter of Uegetales is taught where is intreated of the quintaessence of al medicinall things and there it is shewed that by Gods help the life of man may be prolonged euen vntill that day void and free from all diseases sicknes And further that man may be preferued in the state he was in at thirtie yeeres of age and in the same strength and force of wit And vpon that do all the Philosophers agree that a man may continue in the same state as long as in an earthly paradise This is so plainely and at large shewed in that chapter that wil you nill you you shall bee enforced to conceiue it in your mind to beleeue it and to confesse it to be true Therefore it is not needefull to reason much of the force and qualities of this quintaessence but whatsoeuer disease maÌ„ be infected withal giue him to drinke with wine so much of this quintaessence as a nutte shell will hold in short space hee shal bee healed as it were miraculously according as the disease is violent or gentle But if you giue this quintaessence to drinke mixed with the quintaessence of â—â—gar with potable golde wherein pearles are dissolued and with the Quintaessence of Selandine within one day you shall cure all the diseases whatsoeuer they be Hereby it doth appeare that it is rather a diuine work then humane Therefore giue god the praise and take heed that you doe not vtter this secret For tyrants woulde by that mean prolong their liues that they might bring to passe their wicked purposes whereof both you and I shoulde be the occasion Therefore keepe it secret for it is one of the greatest secrets amongst all the vegetals whereunto no treasure may be compared Worke therefore and distribute liberally vnto the poore and God shall giue thee eternall felicitie Oft times great force lieth hid in bodies low Of booke in few lines not much but apt doth show Vertue increaseth by exercise The Spagericke Antidotarie of the preparation and making of medicines against Gunneshot taken out of the Chirâ—â—gerie of Iosephus Quirsitanus IT is an olde and true saying of the poer that there is nothing more imperious than an ignorant man which thinketh nothing well done but that he doth himself which thing as it may be seene in many other artes yet most specially in this which is called the Spagericke art For we see euery where certaine men I know not what they bee puffed vp with a certain barbarous and foolish pride which with great scorne inuey against those medicines which are drawen out of the metalline mines Which notwithstanding it is apparant were in vse and had in great estimatioÌ„ with the chiefe antient Physitions as we haue declared in that booke which we haue set forth of the Spagericke preparation of medicines And what I pray you is the cause of this anger or rather madnes but that as they themselues confesse they know not the preparation of them O happy
another place Out of Saturne calcined is drawne a sweetish salt in balneo with distilled vinegar pouring it so often vpon the Pheces vntil it draw no more The menstrew euaporated the salt remaineth in the botome which by often dissolutions and coagulations is made Cristaline and afterward easily dissolued into oyle being set in a moist place But if you circulate this cristaline salt in a Pelicane with the alcool of wine 15. daies and after take away the menstrew by distillation put to new wine circulate it putting to a fit dose of cristaline salt of Tartar you shall make a Balme sweeter then sugar which will maruellously preuaile against all maligne vlcers and diseases of the eyes Decoct Antimonie made in pouder with a capital lie prepared of Tartar calcined and Sope ashes and quicke-lime the space of one houre then let it coole pouring vpoÌ„ it a litle Vinegar and there wil appeare a certaine rednes swimming vpon which you shal gather then againe let it boile for one houre or two againe let it coole and gather that which swimmeth vp Do this so often vntil there appeare no more rednes For it is the sulphure of antimonie which dried at a soft fire you shal keepe it to good vses Mingle Antimonie with Sugar and Alum and put all into a Retort of glasse make a soft fire for 4. or 5. houres afterward increase it and there will come out an oyle red like bloud It is also done with mercurie sublimate but great â—eede is to be taken lest any errour be committed in the degree of fire Boyle Sulphur prepared with oyle of Linseede with a verie soft fire and it will be like blood congealed Let the matter coole put it into a retort and giue it fire and there will distill out a verie red oyle of Sulphur It is also done if you mingle bran with your Sulphur and distill it Take of Sulphur Vinae P. i. with which mingle with a soft fire so much pure vâ—trioll molten that it may be one body Distill this by a discentorie and there will descend a red oyle into the receauer If i. pound of the flowre of sulphur be mixed with ii or iii. pound of oile of turpentine in a drie heate the flowres wil dissolue into a red oile Then the menstrew rightly artificially separate circulate the rubin of Sulphur with the Alcoll of wine eight dayes and you shal haue oyle of Sulphur that hath the qualities of the naturall Balme The sower oile of Sulphur is made by Sulphur by setting it on fire and hanging ouer it a bell or a large glasse head to 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into that 〈…〉 Put Viâ—â—ioll beaâ—en into pouder into a Cucurbite giuing it a fire of the second degree and there wil issue a sower water which is called the â—leame of Vitrioll Take the Pheces which remaineth in the bottome of the vessell which is called Colcothar stampâ— that and if you mingle flyntes withall with a violent fire there will come out a red oyle It is also made with the simple Colcothar driuen out with a violent fire three daies space and there will come forth a verie hot oyle which is made sweete by circulation with spirit of wine Tartarizated But if the Colcothar bee dissolued in warme water and the rednesse in it separated and the water euaporated the Colcothar will remaine sweetish that which remaineth the rednesse being taken away is called Creta Uitrioli But if Vitrioll be drawne by the ninth a limbeck pouring on alwaies the liquor vpon the dead head and after circulating all by the space of eight dayes you shall haue the spirit of Vitrioll verie profitable for many things The â—leame of Allum is made like the fleame of Vitrioll But Allum is prepared if the â—leame be 5. times powred vpon the pheces out of which it was drawne and distilled last of all drie out all the fleame vntill it be drie Make brine of salt into which cast hot burning stones that they may be imbybed those stones so imbybed put into a retort giuing fire by degrees there wil come forth a very hot oyle of salt I said before that there was great force in Butyro Arseâ—ici fixo to cure al vâ—nâ—monâ— and maligne vlceâ—s it is made in this maner Mingle cristaline Arsenick first subblimed with onely colcothar which doth keepe backe his poyson with like waight of salt of Tartar and salt Peter put al into two glasses fixe it giuing fire the space of xxiiii hourâ—â— first very gentle then of the highest degree You shall finde the matter verie white fixed resembling the color of pearles which dissolue in war 〈…〉 water 〈…〉 may draw the A 〈…〉 ly from it And the pouder which â—emaineth imbybe with oile of Tartar or of Talcum which is better and drie it at the fire and do this thrise Againe dissolue the matter in warme water that you may take away his salt and there will remaine a very white pouder and fixed which will dissolue in a moyst place into a fat oyle which is 〈◊〉 like Butter Out of Talcum rightly and artificially calcined is drawne the spirit with distilled vinegar This is dissolued into a pretious oyle being set in a moist place Take of the iuice of Aristolochia Rotundae and Sauin ana iii. ounces Serpe 〈…〉 ii ounces spirit of 〈◊〉 i. pound circulate them first the space of xxiiii hou 〈…〉 then distil them of this water take i. pounde of elect Magnes made into pouder iiii ounces circulate them together distil away the water from the Phâ—ces 〈◊〉 this three times and by this meanes you shall obtaine the preparation of Mag 〈…〉 But because â—s wee haue saide the noblest 〈◊〉 are to be strengthened and the heart the principal â—â—gan of life must alwaie be defended these preparatio 〈…〉 following are to be vsed Take of Theâ—incae of Alex 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ounces and a halfe the best Mâ—rre i. ounce and a halfe Saffron ii drams the spirit of wine vi ounces mingle al these and in ashes with a very soft fire distill it circulate that which is distilled in Ba 〈…〉 o eight daies and then distill it againe The water hath a most excellent qualitie against the plague and all venemous things and doth maruellously strengthen the heart We haue she 〈…〉 ed the 〈…〉 〈…〉 ncture of gold Corals naturall Balme and the es 〈…〉 ence of Pâ—â—rle in the book which I wrote of preparation now resteth for 〈◊〉 to speake of the gold of life which 〈◊〉 â—hall knowe to be the most excellent and extreme 〈◊〉 in curing 〈…〉 do but consider 〈…〉 excellencie 〈…〉 Deuteron 22. 〈◊〉 Gal. simpl 10. cap. 18. 9 10 12 13. Act. Tetr 1. ser. 2. cap. 110. Aegin libr. 7. Dioscorid libr. 2. cap. 90. Marcel cap. 4. 26. Plin. libr. 28. 4. 15. Serap simpl 〈◊〉 453. 466. Another of 〈◊〉 discription Potions to be giuen other timer of the griefe A potion apt for poisoned wounds by Gunshot 〈◊〉 potion fâ—r the wounds of the heâ—d For wounds of the 〈…〉 macke Oleum Tartar◠〈◊〉 The Salto Tartar Oyle of Tartar The balme of Tartar Oyle of Vintgâ—â— Salt of Vinegar Salâ— and oyle of S 〈…〉 The preparation of Bâ—ls Arm 〈…〉 Oyles of spices 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 Oyle of wheatâ— The sâ—â—ple Balâ—e of Hipericon Bals 〈…〉 vised pomorum The compound bâ—lâ—e of hypâ—â—icon The 〈◊〉 balme of 〈◊〉 pomorum How the flime or â—uslege is drawen out of hearbs Another methode Salt of â—â—ine Oyle of Wax The water and oyle of honie The salt of hony Another oyle of hony more precious Oyle of butter 〈◊〉 larde â—yle of yâ—lks of Egges Water of 〈…〉 â—eses Water of the sperme of frogâ— â—alâ— of â—gsâ—elâ—â—nd sâ—â—iles The common Mercurie precipitate Mercurie precipiat fixi dâ—lciâ—ied most profitable for the â—â—re of 〈…〉 ds oile of Mercurie corpo 〈…〉 Oile of mercurie subblimed The balme of Mercurie 〈◊〉 martis Oyle of Mars â—roâ—us martiâ— The balme oile Crocus Viâ—rioâ—ium Venâ—â—is â—alt of saturn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Balsamuâ— Saturni Sulphur of antimoni Oyle of antimonie oile of Sulphur oile of Sulph 〈…〉 vitriolate oile of Sulphur terebinthinaâ— Sowre oile of Sulphur The 〈◊〉 of V 〈…〉 ioll 〈◊〉 of Vitrioll Another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dulcifi 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Spirit of Viâ—â—iâ—ll Tled 〈…〉 of al 〈…〉 and the preparation 〈◊〉 of salt 〈…〉 oile of 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Mag 〈…〉 Cordiall 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 on of 〈◊〉 câ—ll 〈◊〉 〈◊〉