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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44608	Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general.	Houpreght, John Frederick.; Flamel, Nicolas, d. 1418.; Ripley, George, d. 1490?	1680 (1680)	Wing H2941; ESTC R31127	85,086	301

Aurifontina Chymica OR A COLLECTION Of Fourteen small TREATISES Concerning the First Matter OF Philosophers For the discovery of their hitherto so much concealed MERCURY Which many have studiously endeavoured to Hide but these to make Manifest for the benefit of Mankind in general LONDON Printed for William Cooper at the Pelican in Little-Britain 1680. Aurifontina Chymica or a Collection of 14 Pieces concerning the First Matter of the Philosophers Mercury Five Treatises of the Philosophers Stone Boyle's Effluviums of Flame and Air. his Discourse of Gems and precious Stones his Tracts of the Growth of Metals in their Ore Starkey's Pyrotechny his Liquor Alchahest The Art of Metals how to find know and refine them from their Ore Godfrey's Abuses of Physicians in giving Preventative Physick before that People be sick Geber the Arabian his Chymical Works in English St. Dunstan of the Philosophers Stone Burgravius his Vital or Astral Philosophy in English Thompson's Chymical Method his Epilogismi Chymica Willis his Search of the Causes of Transmutation Salmon 's Synopsis Medicinae Crollius his Admonitory Preface or Introdection to his Basilica Chymica but not printed with the Folio Aula Lucis or House of Light by Th. Vaughan Shirley's Discourse of Petrefication Paracelsus his Archidoxes discovering the way of making Quintessences Arcan●ms Magisterïes Elixirs c. his Aurora and Treasure of the Philosophers together with the Water-Stone of the Wise-men Jac. Behm●n his Aurora or the Root of Philosophy his Remains of his Works his Forty Questions of the Soul A Vindication of the Doctrine of the State of Souls departed Spencer's View of Ireland fol. A Caveat for the Protestant Clergy if Popery be restored The End To the most High and Mighty Monarch CHARLES the II. By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith Most Gracious Soveraign THis Treatise prompting us with the very Key which alone is able to unlock the Philosophers Inchanted Castle I thought it most fit that the same should be presented to Your most Excellent Majesty as the greatest Patron of all Learning and Ingenuity The Philosophers Stone or Elixir hath been always counted and is the highest Secret in Nature which by that great Philosopher Michael Sendivogius is defined Aurum in Supremum gradum digestum the chief and only means to perform that digestion is its appropriate Water extracted out of that Subject which is next of Kin unto that King of Metals Concerning which Subject how it is brought to light and how reduced into such a wonderful Water which hath both power to kill that King and to raise him again to life yea perfectly to regenerate and promote him to an endless life and increase the Philosophers have written very obscurely and strove rather to hide the Secret than to reveal it Only Bernhard Sendivow and this present Treatise seem the most candid to trace us out the way for to travel through that Labyrinth of Parabolical expressions Here is the place set down where to find the Philosophers Water here is the Fire unriddled which according to Artephius and Pontanus is the first Agent yea the carrier on and perfecter of the whole Work Here are clearer hints given concerning the manner of preparing this great Secret than any where else Here are the most charitable Caveats for avoiding of wracks in this Philosophical Navigation which to the end those of this Nation that are studious in this Learning may take notice of I thought good to fix the same on Your most Excellent Majesties Throne as the highest eminentest and most conspicuous place for all beholders of this peculiar World for which presumption I hope Your Majesty will most graciously pardon him who most humbly commendeth himself and his Studies to Your Royal Majesties most gracious Patronage and Protection and shall ever pray for Your Majesties health happy continuance of Your glorious Government and all other felicities both here and hereafter Your Majesties most Loyally and most Humbly devoted John Frederick Houpreght THE CONTENTS of this BOOK 1. HYdropyrographum Hermeticum or the Metallick Water Fire pag. 1. 2. The Privy Seal of Secrets plainly discovering the First Matter of the Philosophers 41. 3. A strange Letter concerning an Adept his curious Learning and vaster Treasure 53. 4. Sir George Ripley's Treatise of Mercury and the Philosophers Stone 69. 5. Colours to be observed in the operation of the Great Work of Philosophers 93. 6. A plain and true Description of the Treasure of Treasures or the Golden Medicine 97. 7. A Treatise of the Philosophers Stone the Blessed Manna c. with its wondrous Virtues and Vse both for the curing the Body of Man and making of precious Stones 107. 8. Nic. Flammell his Summary of Philosophy or short Treatise of the Philosophers Stone 145. 9. Raym. Lullie's Clavicula Apertorium or little Key explaining all the rest of his Works 163. 10. Secrets disclos'd of the Philosophers Stone 180. 11. A Philosophical Riddle of Gold in Verse 185. 12. Bern. Trevisan's Epistle to Thomas of Bononia concerning the secret workings of Nature in the product of things 187. 13. his short Epistle Dedicatory before his Works to the same man 269. 14. A brief Preparation of the Philosophers Stone for the conclusion of this Book 271. Hydropyrographum Hermeticum OR A Choice and most Excellent TREATISE CONCERNING The True 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Fiery Water of the Philosophers Which Artephius and Pontanu● call their Fire which bringeth the Matter into being in the beginning second and third Work yea which perfecteth the whole Work from the beginning to the ending Written in the German Tongue by an Author Anonymus and now published in English by John Frederick Houpreght a Student of and Searcher into the wonderful Secrets of Hermes Est in Hermete quidquid quaerunt Sapientes ille scilic● solus in regno Naturae Trismegistus imo apex culmen imo promus-condus mirabilium Natrur● TO THE READER THere are many which being not well grounded do always hunt and also lie in wait for Processes supposing that by trying a multitude of them they shall chance at length to bait the Avicula Hermetis into their Net But the grand Masters of this Art are clean of another mind one whereof speaketh home saying Scito pro certo quòd haec Scientia non in fortunâ neque casuali inventione sed in reali Scientia locata est Know for a truth that this Knowledge is not founded on chance or casual invention but in the real Science And again Multi quaerunt novam naturam novamque● materiam propterea etiam inveniunt novum recensque NIHIL quia non ad possibilitatem naturae sed ad syllabam scripta Philosophorum interpretantur Sine principio finem qu●runt hoc i●de fit quòd non ex fundamentis sed ex auditu receptis circumforaneis artem assequi conantur Many hunt after new Nature new Matter and find in lieu thereof some fresh new Nothing because