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draconis_fw-la and_o other_o thing_n also_o copper_n and_o electrum_n into_o gold_n other_o according_a to_o the_o venetian_n art_n as_o they_o call_v it_o take_v twenty_o lysard-like-creature_n or_o more_o or_o less_o and_o shut_v they_o in_o a_o pot_n and_o make_v they_o even_o mad_a with_o hunger_n that_o so_o they_o may_v devour_v one_o the_o other_o so_o long_o till_o but_o one_o of_o they_o survive_v which_o then_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o file_n of_o copper_n or_o electrum_n suppose_v that_o this_o animal_n will_v by_o the_o digestion_n only_o of_o his_o stomach_n effect_v the_o wish_a for_o transmutation_n last_o of_o all_o they_o burn_v this_o animal_n into_o a_o red_a powder_n which_o they_o think_v must_v be_v gold_n but_o they_o be_v deceive_v other_o also_o have_v burn_v the_o fish_n call_v tratas_fw-la have_v by_o melt_v find_v sometime_o some_o gold_n in_o they_o but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n of_o it_o but_o only_o this_o viz._n those_o fish_n in_o river_n 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not_o as_o yet_o attain_v to_o our_o matter_n albeit_o that_o in_o some_o of_o the_o say_a species_n it_o lay_v itself_o open_a in_o a_o wonderful_a aspect_n for_o the_o transmutation_n of_o imperfect_a metal_n that_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n for_o very_o a_o long_a experience_n and_o fiery_a exercise_n do_v show_v many_o various_a permutation_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o mineral_n not_o only_o from_o some_o colour_n into_o other_o colour_n but_o also_o out_o of_o one_o essence_n into_o another_o and_o from_o their_o imperfection_n to_o perfection_n and_o although_o that_o nature_n have_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o mineral_n prepare_v attain_v some_o perfection_n &_o prosecute_v it_o yet_o the_o philosopher_n will_v not_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o philosophic_a stone_n shall_v proceed_v forth_o out_o of_o any_o of_o the_o mineral_n although_o they_o say_v their_o stone_n be_v mineral_n hence_o than_o the_o sophister_n take_v occasion_n do_v persecute_v mercury_n himself_o with_o various_a torment_n some_o with_o sublimation_n coagulation_n precipitation_n mercurial_a water_n and_o aq._n fort_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o erroneous_a way_n be_v to_o be_v shun_v with_o the_o other_o sophistical_a preparation_n of_o mineral_n the_o purgation_n and_o fixation_n of_o spirit_n and_o metal_n wherefore_o all_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o of_o geber_n albertus_n magnus_n and_o the_o like_a be_v sophistical_a their_o purgation_n cemenation_n sublimation_n distillation_n rectification_n circulation_n putrefaction_n conjunction_n solution_n ascension_n coagulation_n calcination_n and_o inceration_n be_v whole_o unprofitable_a both_o in_o the_o tripod_n in_o the_o athanor_n in_o the_o reverberatory_n furnace_n in_o the_o melt_a furnace_n the_o accidia_fw-la or_o slow_a henry_n the_o dung_n ash_n sand_n or_o such_o like_a and_o also_o in_o the_o cucurbit_n the_o pelican_n retort_n viol_n fixatory_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v 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fixation_n and_o resemble_v and_o counterfeit_v good_a silver_n in_o all_o likelihood_n and_o respect_n but_o when_o it_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o test_n than_o it_o have_v appear_v as_o it_o be_v viz._n false_a chap._n x._o of_o those_o who_o have_v seek_v after_o the_o stone_n and_o also_o particular_n in_o mineral_n some_o sophister_n have_v try_v to_o squeeze_v out_o a_o fix_v oil_n from_o mercury_n seven_o time_n sublime_v and_o so_o often_o dissolve_v and_o that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o aq._n fort_n strong_a water_n whereby_o they_o will_v bring_v imperfect_a metal_n unto_o perfection_n but_o they_o have_v be_v constrain_v to_o relinquish_v this_o vain_a operation_n some_o have_v purge_v vitriol_n seven_o time_n by_o calcination_n solution_n and_o coagulation_n and_o with_o a_o addition_n of_o two_o part_n of_o 🜹_n and_o by_o sublimation_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v resolve_v into_o a_o white_a water_n whereto_o they_o have_v add_v a_o three_o part_n of_o quick_n ☿_o that_o it_o may_v be_v coagulate_v by_o that_o water_n then_o afterward_o they_o have_v so_o often_o sublime_v the_o mercury_n from_o the_o say_a vitriol_n and_o 🜹_n that_o it_o go_v into_o or_o become_v a_o stone_n this_o stone_n they_o affirm_v be_v conceive_v of_o the_o vitriol_n to_o be_v the_o red_a sulphur_n of_o the_o philosopher_n with_o which_o they_o have_v by_o solution_n and_o coagulation_n make_v progress_n to_o attain_v the_o stone_n but_o in_o projection_n it_o all_o have_v come_v to_o nothing_o other_o have_v coagulate_v mercury_n by_o a_o water_n of_o alum_n into_o a_o hard_a mass_n like_o to_o alum_n the_o which_o they_o have_v unprofitable_o fix_v with_o fixatory_a water_n the_o sophister_n do_v propose_v to_o themselves_o very_o many_o way_n of_o fix_v mercury_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o in_o he_o be_v nothing_o perfect_a or_o constant_a to_o be_v have_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o vanity_n to_o add_v mineral_n unto_o he_o by_o sophistical_a process_n 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whereof_o and_o such_o kind_n of_o example_n we_o find_v the_o more_o be_v the_o grief_n even_o now_o to_o this_o very_a day_n i_o shall_v omit_v to_o speak_v how_o the_o chemic_a art_n together_o with_o its_o appurtenance_n be_v not_o only_o one_o but_o be_v divers_a and_o even_o as_o in_o other_o faculty_n there_o be_v divers_a and_o mutable_a sectary_n or_o such_o who_o other_o follow_v to_o be_v find_v gen._n 30._o but_o jacob_n take_v the_o rod_n or_o stick_n etc._n etc._n so_o also_o be_v it_o in_o this_o art_n they_o be_v all_o general_o call_v chemist_n but_o yet_o be_v not_o all_o inform_v and_o direct_v after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o intention_n or_o scope_n but_o i_o do_v here_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o true_a artificial_a alchemy_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n