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A27223	Magnalia naturæ, or, The philosophers-stone lately exposed to public sight and scale being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus, the late famous projection-maker at the emperours court at Vienna, came by and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection by projecting with it before the emperour and a great many witnesses, selling it &c. for some years past / by John Joachim Becher : published at the request, and for the satisfaction of several curious, especially of Mr. Boyl &c.	Becher, Johann Joachim, 1635-1682.	1680 (1680)	Wing B1643; ESTC R28897	23,850	38

Magnalia Naturae OR THE PHILOSOPHERS-STONE Lately expos'd to publick Sight and Sale BEING A true and exact Account of the Manner HOW WENCESLAUS SEILERUS The late Famous Projection-maker at the Emperours Court at Vienna came by and made away with a very great Quantity of Pouder of Projection by projecting with it before the Emperor and a great many VVitnesses selling it c. for some years past Published at the Request and for the Satisfaction of several Curious especially of Mr. Boyl c. BY John Joachim Becher One of the Council of the Emperor and a Commissioner for the EXAMEN of this Affair Minut. Felix Quid igitur ingrati sumus Cur invidemus si veritas divinitatis quae per ea quae fiunt sat intelligi potest Rom. 1. 20. nostri temporis aetate maturuit LONDON Printed by Tho. Dawks His Majesties British Printer living in Black-fryers Sold also by La. Curtiss in Goat Court on Ludgate hill 1680. Advertisement BOoks and single sheets Printed and sold by Tho. Dawks in Black fryers and by La. Curtiss in Goat Court on Ludgate-hill where may alwayes be had 1. Godfreys Murder made visible and the Papists Cruelty therein 2. A Chronology of Popery shewing When and Who brought in their idle foolish Foperys 3. The only Historical Plot Cards with a Book illustrating the PLOT by greatly satisfying the Protestant Reader 4. The Beggars Petition to H. S. shewing Reasons enough why he threw Popery off and we not now befoold into it 5. The 3 Prime Discoverers their Pictures with Verses shewing their Reasons why they discovered this Hellish Popish Plot. 6. Romes Hunting-Match for 3 Kingdoms 7. England 's Calamity foreshewn from the growth of Popery in Gemanys Misery 8. A Seasonable Caution to Apostatizing Protestants or Gods eminent Judgment upon Protestants that turn'd Papists to save their Lives but perished 8. The Resurrection proved in a Relation of what hapned to Mris Ann Atherton who lay 7 dayes in a Trance declared in an astonishing Speech when she came to life 9. A great Truth The Jesuit a down-right Compleat Atheist proved such and condemn'd for such by the Famous Faculty of Sorbonne well known to be the best Divines of all the Catholick Party and by the French Bishops Pope Alexander 7. Shewing how they make a Mock at Sin deny God and overthrow all Religion Their Design being to Debauch Mankind wherein they as a Judgment from God upon us have succeeded pretty well but speedy Judgment attends its Promoters 10 Famous Master Rich's Absence supply'd by a KEY to his Short-hand TABLE entituled The PENS Dexterity Allowed and Approved by both Vniversities Fully discovering the whole Art to the Meanest Capacity in that Method he Taught his Scholars with the reserved Rules in their proper Places by T. Dawks a quandam Scholar of his the like never publickly discovered before all Books and sheets relating to this Hand has been Abuses to the Publick the Buyers of them much deceiv'd for the Table alone was ne'er design'd by Mr. Rich to teach the whole A R T but to bring Scholars to him And for the Truth of what I say as well in relation to this Key as to other spurious Books I refer my self to Mr. Rich's Scholars as fittest Judges knowing not where else to appeal Also I have added since it came to my hand beside the Key to distinguish this from all false Tables Directions concerning the place of Vowels which he gave me in writing among the private Rules wherefore all old Tables without the Key are false ones beware of them These true ones are sold by T. Basset at the George by S. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet by Fr. Smith at the Elephant by the Exchange in Cornhil 11. Also Dr. Salmons New London Dispensatory end his Soul of Astrology are always to be had at the places abovesaid As for his Synopsis or Praxis Medicinae the vast labour it hath taken up is the Cause of its not coming forth expect it spedily the Compleatness of the Work make it exceed in thickness his Dispensatory besides the 21 Plates There is in the Press A packet of Popish Delusions False Miracles and Lying Wonders Together with many grand Divisions among Papists notwithstanding their seeming Vnity The TRANSLATOR To the READER THere is no ingenious man that is not unacquainted with the Curiosities to be met with in the World who hath not either seen som Transmutation of Metals or at least heard so many witness that they have seen it as to be perswaded that there is such Thing as the Philosophers-Stone or Powder of Projection Only there he some great men as his Highness Prince Rupert who hath seen the Projection at Frankfort in Germany who seem to question whether such Pouder or Tincture is prepared with Profit But this Doubt is hereby now fully cleared and resolv'd from the great quantity of this Tincture left buried by the Abbot Founder of the Church it was found in as this Relation informs you for it is not credible that the Abbot was Master before he had done the Work of such an immense Treasure as he must needs have had to draw so much Tincture from which could not be extracted if the Preparation thereof is without profit from a lesser quantity of Gold than it gives or yield again in the Projection so that the same quantity of Gold as it yields again must have bin spoiled to make it which it is not credible an Abbot of Germany was Master of as is said And for the Truth of this Relation besides that it is attested by many men of great Quality good parts Probity and Modesty by the Emperor himself by Count Wallestein who was Resident here a year ago and by Dr. Becher at present in this City It is so publickly known through all parts of Germany chiefly about Vienna where this was transacted that to doubt or deny it were as absurd as if one denyed that the West-Indies have bin found out of late years or that there be ships at Sea because he hath seen neither But among the many remarkable Passages in this Relation one thing is most worthy of Observation viz. the Honesty of F. Fra. Preyhausen who deserves to be chronicled for his Faithfulness Truth to F. Wenceslaus the Finder of this Pouder for he wanted neither frequent Opportunities nor specious Pretences to effect what som Princes could not forbear to attempt i. to rob Wenceslaus of his Powder tho without a certainty of Success tho he was himself sure of Success for he was thrice for a good while each time entrusted with the Box might find Excuses enough for it yet he not only did not succomb to the Temptation of getting All as they did but did not so much as deny purloin or withhold the least part of the Pouder from F. Wenceslaus even when seeing how he squandred it away he had a good pretence to keep back some for his use and might justly have

Examination of this Tinging Powder that I have employed it all in order to its multiplication to try whether it might be augmented for the greater Benefit and Advantage of his Majesty However we may both be sheltred under the Continuance of the Emperors Protection and yet we may keep the Tincture And after the time designed for its augmentation is elapsed we will easily devise some colorable Excuse to evade it as That the Glass was broken or some Error committed in the Operation For the Truth is said he The Emperours Court is not worthy so great a Treasure it will be Prostituted there and made common But to ingage they self to me in a greater degree of Faithfulness Thou must not refuse to give me half the Tincture and we will take a mutual Oath to be faithful one to the other as long as we live and for what now hath passed between us it shall be buried in perpetual oblivion The Emperor shall never know any thing of it neither shall he ever have any of the Tincture Fr. Wenceslaus was fain to make an Agreement on those Terms which vvere dravvn up in writing subscribed with both their hands and confirmed by their mutual Oaths and so the Tincture vvas divided betvvixt them The Count made a Tryal by himself alone the next day vvith some of his proportion thereof to try vvhether he had not been deceived therein but he found it Right and good Having staid a vvhile at this Country House he vvas about to return to Vienna but he vvas taken so grievously sick of a fit of the Gout that out of the intollerable Torment vvhich he felt he drank some Aurum Potabile vvhich Burrhy had given him heretofore but vvith this Caution That it vvas not yet perfect Having tasted a fevv drops thereof he presently felt a most grievous and vehement pain in his Joynts so that he could hardly perform his Journey vvith Fr. Wenceslaus to Vienna But the first night after his coming he vvas so afflicted vvith heat that all his Entralls seemed to be on a Flame as he complained himself The Day follovving his Physician the Son of Dr. Sorbat vvhose Name vvas Kreisset vvho vvas also Physician to the Emperors Army vvas sent for vvho considering his present Condition applyed the properest remedies he could which availed him nothing but bad Symptoms did so grow upon him that the third day his Case was judged desperate The Count himself also being sensible of his Death approaching caused his Brother the Master of the Post-Office to the Emperor Count Peter de Paar his only heir for the sick Brother was a Batchelour to be sent for about night to whom he spoke in these Words It was foretold to me heretofore in Italy That I should obtain the Tincture and That soon after I should dye The first part of the Prophecy is fulfilled and the latter is near at hand to be accomplished I know That you have bestowed as much time and Expence in this Art as my self I have nothing more valuable to leave you and which nothing can be more acceptable to you than a Notable Portion of Tincture which I have sealed up in this Desk and shall entrust it in the hand of my Confessor who upon my decease shall deliver it to you After which words he delivered the Desk to his Confessor who was present and heard him speak them Count Peter not imagining his Brother was so near his End took his leave of him for that Night and rode home because it was very late And his Brother soon after departing this Life his Confessor also took Coach and went home to the Monastery of St. Francis not far distant from the Emperial Post Office at Vienna The Death of the Deceased Count being signified to his Brother by his Footmen who had accompanied the Confessor home The Count immediately rose out of his Bed being but newly entred thereinto and clothing himself gallopped at two of the clock in the morning to the Monastery of the Franciscans and after he had knock'd fiercely at the Gate for admittance the drowsy Porter arose and let him in the Count desired to be admitted to the Speech of the Confessor of his newly deceased Brother but it was reply'd It was an unseasonable time for such a Visit in regard the old man was weak and weary and being newly returned home was laid down to rest The Count was not satisfi'd with this Answer but was very earnest with the Porter to accompany him and some of his Attendants to the old Fathers Cell he making Excuses the Count rushed in presently himself and awak'd him demanding the Desk which his Brother had deposited in his hands as now rightfully belonging unto him The Father was much surprized at his fuddain irruption and demand which he did the more suspect because it was made at such an unseasonable time of the night whereupon he desir'd the Count to hold himself contented till the Morning and then he should have the Desk delivered unto him without fail only he desired to deliver it in before the Father Guardian and that he would then give him his acquittance for the Recept thereof The Count not content with this Answer by the help of his Attendants and Servants endeavored to get it from him by force Whereupon a Tumult arose The Watch was sent for the Monks were also gathered together and a Spanish Bp. of the same Order the Confessor of the Empress Margaret then lodging in the Monastery was also roused out of his sleep who hearing such a tumultuous Noise in the Monastery a priviledged place was so much concernd thereat that he enquired into the occasion whilst the Count was yet present and understanding that it arose upon the score of a sealed Desk he demanded it of the Father who had it in keeping which having received from him the next morning he carried it with him to the Emperor and complained grievously against the Count as being the occasion of that nights Uproar In the mean time as soon as it was day the noise hereof was spread all over the City and among the rest it reached the Ears of F. Wenceslaus who presently hastned to Court and by means of the Empress's Confessor obtaining Audience he related to the Emperor the whole Story how the Count had used him in Hungary how he had extorted from him half the Tincture how he was necessitated by a forced Agreement not to discover any thing hereof whilst he was living but was now free from the Obligation of his Oath by the Counts Death that he was very glad that the Tincture was at length come into the Hands of the right Owner his Imperial Majesty for whom he had long before designed it he did therefore now implore nothing more of his Imperial Majesty but that he would afford him his Protection against the Violence of Count Peter Paar his Postmaster and his Adherents The Emperor perceiving the wonderful Series of this Affair presently