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A67915	Collectanea chymica a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry, concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal / written by Eir. Philaletha, Anonymous, Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont, Dr. Fr. Antonie ... [et al.].; Collectanea chymica.	Philalethes, Eirenaeus. Secret of the immortal liquor called Alkahest. Latin and English.; Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644. Praecipiolum.; Anthony, Francis, 1550-1623. Aurum-potabile.; Bernard, of Trevisan. De lapide philosophorum. English.; Ripley, George, d. 1490? Bosome-book.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294. Speculum alchemiae. English.; Starkey, George, 1627-1665. Admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl.; Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine.; H. V. D. Tomb of Semiramis hermetically sealed.	1684 (1684)	Wing C5103; ESTC R5297	83,404	240

the Neck of the Retort which close well together that no fume issue forth of the Receiver Then encrease your Fire by little and little till the fume which issueth be reddish then continue the greater Fire until drops like blood come forth and no more fume will issue forth and when that leaveth bleeding let it cool or asswage the Fire by little and little and when all things are cold then take away the Receiver and close it fast suddenly that the Spirits vanish not away for this Liquor is called our blessed Liquor which Liquor keep close stopped in a Glass till hereafter Then look into the Neck of the Retort and therein you shall find a white hard Ryme as it were the Congelation of a Frosty vapour or much like sublimate which gather with diligence and keep it apart for therein are contained great Secrets which shall be shewed hereafter after the great Work is ended The Creation of our Basis. Then take out all the Feces which remaineth in the Retort and are blackish like unto Soot which Feces are called our Dragon of which feces Calcyne one pound or more at your pleasure in a fervent hot Fire in a Potters or Glass-makers Furnace or in a Furnace of vente or a Wind Furnace until it become a white Calx as white as Snow which white Calx keep well and clean by it self for it is called the Basis and Foundation of the Work and it is now called Mars and our white fixed Earth or ferrum Philosophorum The Calcination of the black Feces called our black Dragon Then take all the rest of the aforesaid black Feces or black Dragon and spread them somewhat thin upon a clean Marble or other fit Stone and put into the one side thereof a burning Coal and the Fire will glide through the Feces within half an Hour and Calcyne them into a Citrine Colour very glorious to behold The Solution of the said Feces Then dissolve those Citrine Feces in such distilled Vinegar as you did before and then filter it likewise three times as before and after make o● evaporate it to a Gum again and then draw out of it more of our Mens●ruum called now Dragon● Blood and ●terate this Work in all points as afore un●il you have either brought all or the most part of the Feces into our Natural and blessed Liquor all which Liquor put to the first Liquor or Menstrue called the Green Lyons Blood and set that Liquor then altogether in one Vessel of Glass fourteen days in Putrification and after proceed to the Separation of Elements for now have you all the Fire of the Stone in this our blessed Liquor which before lay hidden in the Feces which Secret all the Philosophers do marvellously hide The Separation of the Elements whereof the first is the Air and is also counted our Ardent-Water and our Water Attractive Then put all the said putrified Menstruum into a Still of fine Venice Glass fit for the quantity thereof put on the Limbeck and close it to the Still with a fine Linnen Cloth dipt in the White of an Egg and then set it in Balneo Mariae put to the Receiver which must be of a great length that the Spirit respire not out again and with very temperate heat separate the Elements one from another and then the Element of Air will issue forth first which is an Oyl Our Ardent Water or Water Attractive is thus made When all the first Element is distilled● then in another Still fit for it rectify it tha● is to say distil it over 7 several times and until it will burn a Linnen Cloth clean up that is dipt in it when it is put to th● flame which then is called our Ardent Water rectified and is also called our Water Attractive which keep very close st●pped for otherwise the Spirit thereof which is very subtil will vanish away By often rectifying the Ardent Water there will come Aer in a white Oyl swimming above the Water and there will remain behind a yellow Oyl which with a stronger Fire will also come over Put Sublimate beaten small upon a Plate of Iron and in the cold it will dissolve into Water and filter it then and put upon it some of the Ardent Water and it will draw to it self all the Mercury in form of a green Oyl swimming aloft which separate and put into a Retort and distil first a Water and afterward will come a green thick Oyl which is the Oyl of Mercury The Flood or Water of the Stone Then draw out the Flood or Water of the Stone by it self in another Receptory which Liquor will be somwhat white and draw ●t with a very gentle Fire of Balneo until ●here remain in the bottom of the Still a ●hick Oily substance like unto liquid Pitch keep this Water by it self in a fit Glass very close stopped Note when the Liquor cometh white you must put on another Receiver for then all that Element is come over two or three drops of this black Liquid Oyl given in Spirit of Wine cureth all Poyson taken inwardly Our Mans Blood is thus made and rectified Then put our Ardent Water upon that Matter black and liquid stir them well together and let it so stand well covered for 3 Hours then decant and filter it put on fresh Ardent Water and repeat this Operation 3 times and then distil it again with a moist lent Fire of Balneo and so do three times and then it is called Mans blood rectified which the Workers in the Secrets of Nature do so seek and so hast thou the Elements exalted in the virtue of their quintessence namely the Flood that is Water and the Air let this Blood be kept for a season The Oyl or Fire or the Earth of the Stone Then put up the Flood or Water upon the black and soft matter or Earth of the Stone let them be well mingled together and then distil the whole until there remain in the bottom an Earth most dry and black which is the Earth of the Stone save the Oyl with the Water for a season close stopt in any wise The Fiery Water Then beat this black Earth into Powder and mingle it with Mans blood and so let it stand 3 Hours after that distil it on Ashes with a good Fire and Reiterate this work 3 times and then it shall be called Water of the Fire rectified and so hast thou three of the Elements exalted into the Virtue of the quintessence namely Water Air and Fire The Earth Then Calcine the Earth black and dry in Furnace of Reverberation until it become very fine white Calx The Water of Life which is our Mercury and our Lunary Then mingle with this white Calx the ●iery Water and distil it with a strong Fire all 〈◊〉 as before and Calcine the Earth again ●hat remaineth in the bottom of the Still ●nd then distil it again with a strong Fire ●s before and again Calcine it and thus

such plenty as I could wish of those shavings or cuttings of Horn whereof those that work for Lanthor●s only make the greatest store I would then in respect of the infinite extention thereof commend that before any other manuring of ground whatsoever and for the only Garden-dung that I know although for arable ground I must needs confess that I have one secret not as yet made known or common to the world that would prove more general and more easie of price then any other whatsoever that I as yet have either heard or read of but for some reasons best known unto my self I do as yet forbear the discovery thereof There is also a certain victual in the form of hollow pipes or wafers wherewith as also with a de●ensative oyl for his armours peices and other Weapons● I furnished sir Francis Drake in his last Voyage which hath been well approved and commended by sundry of his followers upon their return for England whereby I was the more encouraged to make a second trial thereof in the Bear which went lately for CHINA This food I am bold to commend in this place both because it argueth ad propositum and for that I know that if the Masters Owners or Mariners of Ships would advisedly look into it they should find it one of the most necessary and cheap provisions that they could possibly make or carry with them The particular commendation whereof resteth upon these few branches following 1 ¶ First it is very durable for I have kept the same both sweet and sound by the space of 3. years and it agreeth best with heat which is the principal destroyer of Sea victual 2 It is exceeding light For which quality Sir Francis Dr●ke did highly esteem thereof one man may carry upon any occasion of land service so much thereof as will be sufficient to relieve two hundred men aday 3 It is speedily dressed for in one half hour it is sufficiently sodden by which property it may also save much fewel and firing which occupieth no small room in a Ship 4 It is fresh and thereby very pleasing unto the Mariner in the midst of his salt meats 5 It is cheap for in this dearth of corn I dare undertake to feed one man sufficiently for 2 pence a meal 6 It serveth both in stead of bread and meat whereby it performeth a double service 7 Not being spent it may be laid up in store for a second Voyage 8 It may be made as delicate as you please by the addition of Oyl Butter Sugar and such like 9 There is sufficient matter to be had all the year long for the composition thereof 10 And if I might once find any good incouragement therein I would not doubt but to deliv●r the same prepared in such sort as that without any farther dr●ssing thereof it should be both pleasing and of good nourishment unto a hungry stomach ¶ All those which are willing to victual their Ships therewith if they repair unto me I will upon reasonable warning furnish them therewith to their good contentment A speedy or present drink which Travellers may make for themselves extempore when they are distressed for want of good Beer or Ale at their Inn. TAke a quart of fair water put thereto five or six spoonfuls of good Aqua composita which is strong of the Annis-seeds and one ounce of Sugar and a branch of Rosemary brew them a pretty while out of one pot into another and then is your drink prepared Or if you leave out Sugar it will be pleasing enough I have been credibly informed that divers Gentlemen of good credit when they travel abroad and cannot like the tast or relish of their drink that they use no other then the aforesaid composition and find the same both to refresh ●nd cool them very well neither are they troubled with the rawness of cold water by reason that it hath received some correction by the Aqua composita and that the Annis-seeds do give a delicate tast unto it It were not amiss for all Seamen to carry some store of Aqua-vitae with them that when their Wine Cider Pe●ry and Beer are spent they may transmute their water into the said drink A cheap liquor for poor men when Malt is extream dear IF a poor man in the time of flowring do gather the tops of Heath with the flowers which is usually called and known by the name of Linge in the Northerly parts of this Realm and is that plant whereof our common Heath Brushes are made and lay up sufficient store thereof for his own provision being well dried and care●ully kept from putrefying or molding he may at all times make a very pleasing and cheap drink for himself by boiling the same in fair water with such proportion thereof as may best content his own tast And this liquor is commended unto me by one of the most sufficient professors of Physick of our times and that upon his own and often experience for a most wholesome and medicinable drink as well for the Liver as the Spleen It may be graced with a little Licoras in the decoction if he see cause ¶ I have also heard Sir Francis Drake affirm that fair Water and Vinegar mixed in a due proportion doth make a fine cooling and refreshing drink in hot weather which he esteemed for a rare secret at the Sea And I have also known them that have made a voluntary drink thereof on the land when they have had sufficient choice of others before them How to brew good and wholsome Beer without any Hops at all SInce my profession in this Book is in some sort to Anatomize both Art and Nature without any regard of private mens profits whom it either may essentially or accidentally touch I am bold therefore without craving any leave to do good To renew or rather to confirm and ratifie an ancient opinion and practice which long since in the great dearth and scarcity of Hops many brewers of this land have been inforced to put in use for the better supportation of their weak and declining estates But because they failed in proportion without the which there can be nothing compleat or absolute they suffered a good conceit to die in the Birth And no marvel then if Wormwood notwithstanding it be a Simple so highly commended of all the ancient and new H●●b●rists for his great and singular effects in Physick be in a manner ●●terly abandoned of all the Brewers in our time except a few that can make a difference between five Shillings or 5 pound charge when Hops are sold for 50. s. an hundred seeing as yet not any one of them hath so clerkly wrought upon this Simple as to cover and hide the tast thereof● from the well mouthed Ale-cunners of our Common-wealth which weakness of theirs because it consisteth wholly in the want of a due proportion between the Malt and other beercorn in respect of Wormwood I have thought good to set down

think you will find it in his best forme and of farthest extention when it is in his p●p or pulp for his Body is exceeding waterish and vanisheth away to a small sub●●ance if you seek to dry it This I write by mine own trial yet peradventure the Goord of Naples which he calleth Cucurbita may b● of a differing nature from our Pompions How to save much fl●wer● or meal that is lost in all our usual Corn mills that grind either with Wind or Water IF I teach the Miller so to grind his wheat as that neither the starchmaker if I be not deceived shall have stuff to make his starch with except he grind for himself after the a●cient manner nor the brown Baker any bran to make horsebread withal I hope that my fault will be pardonable at this time because I hold it much b●tter to want flower about our necks then in our bellies and that horses should s●●rve before their masters The conceit is short and easie and I hope without controlment Let every Mill that grindeth corn have also a boulting mill annexed unto it that the same mover may play upon both and by shaking of the boulter make a division of the bran from the flower This bran as soon as it is divided from the flower must be returned again into the hopper amongst the rest of the wheat that is unground and so as fast as you gather any bran you must mix it with more corn And by this means you shall have much less bran and also more flower though you would notwithstanding this course pass the same through a fine boulter again It is an usual manner in the higher part of Germany to boult with these mills but not to grind over their bran again in the first mill for ought that I know or as yet can learn How to make starch without any corn IT is well known that those Aaron-roots be●ore mentioned will make a white and delicate starch You must gather them in March or April washing them clean and paring away all the filth or foul skins from them and after slicing them into thin slices and so leaving th●m in fair clear water and changing your water every 12. hours for the space of four or five days till they become exceeding white and clean then stamp them and force them through a strainer with clean water and when the substance of the starch is setled in the bottom which will be in a few hours then drein away all the clear water that fleeteth on the top very gently and expose the rest being in flat earthen pans or clean tubs to the Sun which will attract or draw up all the water and leave a hard cake in the bottom But in the winter time when you cannot have the Sun of a sufficient force for this purpose then set your stone pans or pewter basons wherein you have strained out your starch upon a pot with s●alding water and so you may dry the same in a sufficient quantity for your own use all the year long And if you would harden the same without charge then place your pan upon your bief pot and so you shall make one fire to perform several actions at once But because these roots are not to be had in all places nor at all times of the year therefore for a second supply I have thought good to set down this receit following Take of the whitest Gum Arabique that you can buy at the Grocers let them beat the same into pieces for you as big as hasel nuts in their great morters then take 3. ounces of this Gum and first wash it in fair Conduit water in a Stone Bason stirring it up and down with your hands to take the filth from it then wash it again with some more water and pour that also away and then to every 3. ounces so washed put a wine pint of fair Conduit-Water stirring it up and down 3. or 4. times aday to procure a speedy solution or dissolving of the Gum Then cover your Pan and when all the Gum is dissolved strein the water through a clean and thin Linnen cloth and reserve the same in Glasses well stopt till you have cause to use it It will last sweet at the least three weeks after it is made When you would use this starch if you desire to have your ruffs to carry a pure and perfect white colour you must mingle some blew with the water stirring it up and down with your finger in a Porrenger and before the blew settle to the bottom wet your ruff therein and presently wring it out again then put it till it be clear and after set it as you do in your common starch I do find by experience that half the time that is lost in the other manner of starching is here gained For by reason that your starch is in a thin water the Lawn and Cambrick will be soon cleared and with much less beating And I think that a second profit will here likewise fall out by the way viz. That your Lawn and Cambrick will last much longer For if I be not deceived the continual patting or beating thereof between the hands in our usual starching worketh a great fretting and wearing of the same And I doubt not but that there be many other sorts of Grain Pulse and Roots which will make as good Starch as Wheat which at this time I leave unto the studious indeavours of those that are careful for the common good It may be that at my better leisure I may handle this subject more at large but now the present times inforce me to deliver that knowledg which I have And thus much for starch Sweet and delicate cakes made without Spice or Sugar SLice great and sweet Parsnep roots such as are not seeded into thin slices and having washed and scraped them clean dry them and beat them into powder here a mill would make a greater dispatch searcing the same through a fine searce then knead two parts of fine flower with one part of this powder and make the same into cakes and you shall find them to taste very daintily I have eaten of these cakes divers times in mine own house Quaere what may be done in Carots Turneps and such like roots after this manner Here I think it not impertinent to the purpose which I have in hand to wish a better survey to be made of my book of Husbandry being a parcel of the Jewel house of Art and Nature Printed an 1594. Wherein sundry new sorts of Marle are familiarly set down and published for the good of our English Farmers amongst the which those waste ashes of the Sope-boylers for such as dwell near unto the City of London or may by easie water carriage convey them unto their hungry and lean grounds have a principal place for the enriching of all cold moist and weeping grounds The book is to be had at the Peli●an in Little Britain And if there were