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assuetaque_fw-la falli_fw-la artificum_fw-la vario_fw-la rerum_fw-la per_fw-la inania_fw-la ductu_fw-la pectora_fw-la cum_fw-la duris_fw-la quid_fw-la mollia_fw-la vina_fw-la metallis_fw-la apta_n epulis_fw-la atque_fw-la apta_fw-la bibi_fw-la suavissima_fw-la vina_fw-la hic_fw-la tamen_fw-la expressam_fw-la proelis_fw-la torquentibus_fw-la uvam_fw-la accipit_fw-la &_o phialae_fw-la postrema_fw-la in_o parte_fw-la reponit_fw-la cujus_fw-la in_o extremo_fw-la rostrum_fw-la connectitur_fw-la ore_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o facetious_o sing_v the_o poet_n and_o adept_v augurellus_n lib._n 2._o chrys_n pag._n 206._o vol._n 3._o th._n chym._n 2._o that_o you_o take_v not_o any_o oil_n though_o a_o hundred_o time_n rectify_v instead_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n for_o all_o oily_a matter_n whether_o distil_v or_o express_v natural_a or_o artificial_a alone_a but_o much_o more_o mix_v with_o other_o thing_n as_o alkaly_n acid_n etc._n etc._n do_v by_o distil_v digest_v 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our_o sulphur_n we_o have_v from_o the_o apothecary_n at_o a_o mean_a price_n yet_o if_o you_o understand_v not_o the_o art_n of_o separate_v the_o element_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o aristotle_n in_o be_v epistle_n to_o alexander_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o secret_n where_o he_o say_v separate_a the_o subtle_a from_o the_o gross_a the_o thin_a from_o the_o thick_a and_o when_o you_o have_v draw_v water_n out_o of_o air_n air_n out_o of_o fire_n and_o fire_n out_o of_o earth_n then_o have_v you_o the_o full_a art_n except_o i_o say_v you_o understand_v this_o you_o will_v do_v little_a or_o nothing_o in_o my_o work_n pupilla_fw-la alchym_n pag._n 298._o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o this_o place_n to_o prove_v these_o thing_n by_o more_o example_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v instance_a these_o few_o by_o way_n of_o anticipation_n the_o follow_a book_n treat_v more_o copious_o of_o this_o truth_n 7._o that_o the_o name_n hell_n fire_n the_o menstruum_fw-la of_o trismosinus_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o common_a name_n of_o mercurial_a menstruum_n for_o most_o of_o the_o adept_n do_v affirm_v mercury_n to_o be_v of_o a_o most_o hot_a yea_o fiery_a nature_n some_o few_o deny_v account_v it_o the_o cold_a metal_n among_o the_o affirmer_n be_v the_o great_a paracelsus_n say_v we_o find_v mercury_n to_o be_v inward_o of_o the_o great_a heat_n and_o no_o way_n to_o be_v coagulate_v but_o by_o the_o great_a cold_a libro_fw-la 6._o archid._n magic_a whoever_o think_v mercury_n to_o be_v of_o a_o moist_a and_o cold_a nature_n be_v convince_v of_o a_o open_a error_n it_o be_v of_o its_o nature_n most_o hot_a and_o moist_a by_o reason_n of_o which_o it_o always_o and_o perpetual_o slow_v for_o if_o it_o be_v of_o a_o moist_a and_o cold_a nature_n it_o will_v be_v like_o freeze_a water_n and_o be_v always_o hard_a and_o solid_a and_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o melt_v it_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n as_o other_o metal_n which_o indeed_o it_o require_v not_o have_v a_o natural_a liquation_n and_o flux_n through_o its_o own_o heat_n which_o keep_v it_o in_o a_o perpetual_a fluxion_n and_o make_v it_o quick_a that_o it_o can_v neither_o die_v nor_o be_v congeal_v coelum_fw-la phil._n sect._n de_fw-fr calore_fw-la merc_n pag._n 124._o no_o name_n can_v be_v find_v for_o this_o liquesaction_n fluxion_n of_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr much_o less_o the_o original_a of_o it_o by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v call_v and_o no_o heat_n be_v so_o vehement_a as_o to_o be_v equivalent_a to_o it_o hell_n fire_n ought_v to_o be_v compare_v to_o it_o coelum_fw-la phil._n can_v .._o 1.121_o basilius_n teach_v the_o same_o say_v the_o fiery_a spirit_n of_o sulphur_n be_v invisible_o incorporate_v in_o mercury_n therefore_o it_o prefer_v itself_o in_o fluxion_n not_o to_o be_v coagulate_v etc._n etc._n for_o mercury_n be_v a_o mere_a fire_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v burn_v by_o any_o fire_n no_o fire_n touch_v it_o so_o as_o to_o destroy_v it_o for_o either_o etc._n etc._n currus_fw-la triumph_n antimonii_n pag._n 40._o and_o sendivogius_n i_o mercury_n be_o fire_n etc._n etc._n my_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o fire_n love_v one_o another_o and_o so_o far_o as_o able_a one_o accompany_v the_o other_o etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n know_v the_o fire_n of_o my_o heart_n he_o see_v fire_n be_v my_o food_n and_o the_o long_o the_o spirit_n of_o my_o heart_n eat_v fire_n the_o fat_a it_o will_v be_v the_o death_n of_o which_o be_v afterward_o the_o life_n of_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o fire_n within_o fire_n be_v my_o food_n dialog_n mercurii_n pag._n 515._o volume_n 4._o theat_v chym._n ripley_n do_v by_o the_o most_o hot_a thing_n of_o lul_n acuate_v the_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la without_o the_o virtue_n of_o which_o thing_n it_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o dissolve_v metal_n but_o in_o a_o long_a time_n understand_v mercury_n i_o be_o say_v he_o force_v to_o say_v that_o all_o these_o thing_n which_o 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etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v call_v circulatum_n because_o they_o be_v by_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n circulate_v for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o or_o forty_o sometime_o sixty_o day_n 3._o that_o these_o be_v call_v the_o great_a circulatum_n to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o less_o circulatum_n be_v less_o excellent_a the_o great_a have_v great_a strength_n and_o communicate_v tincture_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v dissolve_v in_o they_o 4._o that_o these_o circulatum_n be_v the_o first_o being_n or_o graduate_v essence_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n and_o among_o thing_n volatile_a nothing_o can_v be_v more_o excellent_a than_o they_o they_o be_v exalt_v from_o a_o fix_a essence_n or_o astrum_n into_o a_o much_o more_o noble_a essence_n call_v a_o arcanum_n 5._o that_o these_o circulatum_n be_v medicine_n or_o medicinal_a arcanum_n 6._o that_o these_o circulatum_n over_o most_o red_a sublime_a the_o stone_n say_v paracelsus_n till_o they_o come_v to_o 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of_o sulphur_n which_o be_v extract_v out_o of_o sulphur_n reverberate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n and_o be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o clear_a as_o a_o ruby_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o great_a and_o notable_a arcanum_n to_o transmute_v white_a body_n and_o to_o coagulate_v run_v mercury_n into_o fix_a and_o test_a gold_n accept_v this_o as_o commend_v to_o you_o to_o make_v you_o rich_a and_o you_o have_v reason_n to_o be_v content_a with_o this_o only_a secret_n for_o the_o transmutation_n of_o metal_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gener_fw-la rerum_fw-la nat._n pag._n 87._o if_o mercury_n antimony_n and_o sulphur_n fix_v by_o reverberation_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n draw_v off_o be_v red_a and_o diaphanous_a as_o a_o ruby_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o same_o body_n volatilise_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n do_v become_v more_o red_a from_o hence_o we_o observe_v that_o the_o menstruum_n of_o diana_n be_v of_o divers_a colour_n sometime_o white_a milky_a and_o opake_v sometime_o most_o clear_a sometime_o again_o most_o red_a and_o most_o transparent_a so_o that_o the_o argument_n of_o bernhard_n deny_v the_o diaphaneity_n of_o menstruum_n may_v be_v easy_o resolve_v where_o fool_n say_v he_o do_v out_o of_o the_o less_o mineral_n extract_v corrosive_a water_n into_o which_o they_o put_v any_o sort_n of_o metal_n and_o corrode_v they_o for_o they_o think_v that_o therefore_o they_o be_v dissolve_v by_o a_o natural_a solution_n which_o solution_n indeed_o require_v permanence_n together_o that_o be_v of_o the_o dissolvent_a and_o the_o dissolve_v that_o from_o both_o as_o from_o the_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a seed_n a_o new_a species_n may_v result_v i_o tell_v you_o true_o no_o water_n dissolve_v a_o metallick_n species_n by_o natural_a reduction_n but_o that_o wh_z …_o remains_o with_o it_o in_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o which_o the_o dissolve_a metal_n be_v able_a to_o recongeal_v which_o 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ejusd_v epist_n which_o can_v be_v do_v in_o a_o diaphanous_a clear_a and_o transparent_a liquor_n because_o if_o the_o aforesaid_a elixir_n and_o azoth_n that_o be_v spirit_n and_o soul_n have_v or_o can_v show_v any_o diaphaneity_n the_o earth_n will_v now_o in_o proportion_n have_v dismiss_v the_o water_n and_o separate_v itself_o from_o it_o whereas_o otherwise_o it_o will_v have_v inspissated_a and_o coagulate_v the_o part_n of_o it_o cause_v a_o opacity_n in_o the_o elixir_n and_o azoth_n and_o make_v the_o metallick_n form_n to_o stand_v congelable_n for_o in_o restr_v fix_v metallick_n species_n the_o restringer_n must_v of_o necessity_n act_n upon_o the_o restringible_a and_o the_o congealer_n upon_o the_o congelable_n which_o can_v be_v do_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a diaphanous_a and_o clear_a water_n otherwise_o it_o be_v in_o vegetable_n in_o which_o a_o simple_a and_o diaphanous_a water_n be_v by_o decoction_n inspissated_a in_o those_o vegetable_n which_o notwithstanding_o 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objection_n against_o the_o limpidity_n of_o
common_a gold_n the_o philosopher_n green_a lion_n therefore_o be_v green_a gold_n gold_n vive_fw-fr which_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o fix_v but_o leave_v imperfect_a by_o nature_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n have_v it_o the_o virtue_n of_o reduce_v all_o body_n into_o their_o first_o matter_n and_o make_v those_o body_n which_o be_v fix_v spiritual_a and_o volatile_a tract_n de_fw-fr adrop_n pag._n 547._o three_o it_o may_v also_o be_v call_v lion_n because_o as_o all_o other_o animal_n give_v place_n to_o a_o lion_n so_o all_o body_n yield_v to_o the_o power_n of_o gold_n vive_fw-fr which_o be_v our_o mercury_n tract_n adrop_n pag._n 548._o four_o this_o noble_a infant_n be_v call_v green_a lion_n because_o when_o it_o be_v dissolve_v it_o be_v clothe_v with_o a_o green_a garment_n yet_o out_o of_o the_o green_a lion_n of_o fool_n vitriol_n be_v with_o a_o violent_a fire_n extract_v that_o which_o we_o call_v aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la in_o which_o the_o say_a lion_n ought_v to_o be_v 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and_o that_o no_o exotic_a or_o heterogeneous_a matter_n as_o he_o affirm_v be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v introduce_v to_o it_o but_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o be_v coessential_a and_o concrete_a because_o the_o philosopher_n meaning_n be_v to_o complete_a that_o work_n in_o a_o short_a space_n above_o the_o earth_n which_o nature_n scarce_o perfect_v in_o a_o thousand_o year_n under_o the_o earth_n unskilful_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n as_o guido_n say_v do_v they_o proceed_v that_o seek_v to_o obtain_v a_o ferment_n from_o common_a silver_n and_o gold_n for_o our_o select_a body_n for_o that_o matter_n in_o which_o be_v argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr clean_a and_o pure_a not_o most_o be_v ill_o read_v thorough_o bring_v to_o perfection_n by_o nature_n be_v as_o guido_n affirm_v after_o complete_a purification_n a_o thousand_o time_n better_o than_o the_o body_n of_o sol_n and_o luna_fw-la vulgar_o decoct_v by_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o 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cure_v all_o infirmity_n which_o the_o philosopher_n mean_v say_v there_o be_v in_o mercury_n whatsoever_o wise_a man_n seek_v from_o this_o be_v the_o soul_n body_n spirit_n and_o tincture_n draw_v moreover_o also_o in_o this_o mercury_n be_v the_o philosopher_n fire_n always_o burn_v equal_o within_o the_o vessel_n and_o not_o without_o it_o have_v also_o a_o great_a attractive_a virtue_n and_o power_n in_o dissolve_v sol_n and_o luna_fw-la and_o reduce_v the_o same_o into_o their_o first_o matter_n with_o this_o mercury_n be_v to_o be_v dissolve_v the_o calx_n of_o the_o perfect_a body_n in_o congeal_v the_o aforesaid_a mercurial_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n pupilla_fw-la pag._n 295._o but_o have_v a_o care_n that_o you_o operate_v not_o with_o common_a saturn_n because_o common_o it_o be_v say_v eat_v not_o of_o the_o son_n who_o mother_n be_v corrupt_v and_o believe_v that_o
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make_v of_o philosophical_a vinegar_n and_o volatile_a salt_n as_o common_a sal_fw-la ammoniac_a urine_n etc._n etc._n 80._o the_o oil_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a of_o guido_n pag._n 11._o thesaur_n chymiatr_n take_v of_o the_o oil_n of_o salt_n the_o menstruum_fw-la describe_v in_o numb_a 71._o half_a a_o pound_n of_o common_a shall_v ammoniac_a four_o ounce_n dissolve_v the_o salt_n in_o the_o oil_n cohobate_a the_o dissolution_n three_o time_n through_o a_o alembick_a annotation_n in_o the_o attecedent_n kind_a the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n be_v dissolve_v in_o acid_n now_o to_o make_v these_o oyley-acid_a menstruum_n strong_a the_o adept_v add_v to_o they_o salt_n that_o be_v arid_n dissolve_v in_o acid_n and_o cristallize_v in_o this_o present_a kind_a they_o take_v volatile_a salt_n as_o be_v of_o easy_a preparation_n in_o the_o follow_a fix_a salt_n because_o of_o strong_a virtue_n in_o the_o receipt_n of_o guido_n there_o be_v nothing_o either_o difficult_a or_o 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317._o vol._n 3._o theat_v chym._n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o say_v ripley_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o more_o subtle_a a_o body_n be_v of_o the_o easy_a dissolution_n it_o be_v and_o moreover_o you_o must_v know_v that_o dissolution_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o our_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la or_o some_o other_o vegetable_a and_o this_o vegetable_a mercury_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la can_v penetrate_v a_o body_n so_o as_o to_o complete_a the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o except_o the_o body_n be_v first_o make_v spungy_a but_o no_o lead_n be_v so_o spungy_a nor_o so_o subtle_a as_o red_a lead_n or_o minium_n vitriol_n calcine_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v frustrate_v of_o our_o expectation_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o take_v red_a lead_n that_o be_v antimony_n prepare_v which_o be_v more_o spungy_a and_o subtle_a than_o any_o other_o lead_n for_o the_o vegetable_a water_n will_v sudden_o penetrate_v into_o it_o and_o dissolve_v the_o most_o subtle_a 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5._o that_o menstruum_v make_v of_o vitriol_n or_o venus_n be_v indeed_o better_o than_o the_o rest_n in_o point_n of_o ting_v but_o not_o dissolve_v the_o three_o and_o twenty_o kind_a mineral_n menstruum_v make_v of_o mineral_n menstruum_v compound_v and_o metallick_n body_n and_o other_o ting_a thing_n 131._o the_o oil_n of_o mars_n and_o venus_n of_o basilius_n libro_fw-la de_fw-la conclusion_n sect._n 1_o cap._n 3._o take_v of_o verdegrese_v some_o pound_n and_o with_o philosophical_a vinegar_n distil_v make_v a_o extraction_n which_o be_v cristallize_v into_o a_o noble_a vitriol_n out_o of_o which_o by_o a_o retort_n be_v distil_v a_o red_a oil_n which_o dissolve_v mars_n into_o vitriol_n out_o of_o which_o be_v the_o red_a oil_n extract_v again_o in_o a_o long_a time_n and_o with_o a_o strong_a fire_n and_o thus_o have_v you_o the_o sulphur_n of_o mars_n and_o venus_n together_o with_o this_o oil_n be_v luna_n graduate_v and_o a_o good_a
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