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CIRCU$TUM MINUS OF URBIGERUS Circulatum minus Urbigeranum, or the Philosophical Elixir of Vegetables, with The Three certain Ways of Preparing it, fully and clearly set forth on One and Thirty phorisms! "y "aro Urbigerus!  #er$ant of %od in the &ingdom of 'ature! Experto Crede! (ondon, Printed for )enry *aithorne, at the +ose in #t! Pauls Church-yard, ./01! Contained in phorismi Urbigerani! (ondon, ./01!

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TO ALL TRUE LOVERS OF THE HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY. )a$ing in our Precedent phorisms clearly deli$ered such infal nfall lible ible +ules ules and 2nstr nstruc uct tions ions, , as are neces ecess sary ary for producing our %rand Elixir, or Circulatum ma3us, the only real #ecret #ecret of the true depts depts, , comman commandin ding g in all the &ingdo &ingdoms ms of 'ature, which will, we 4uestion not, be no less pleasing to all othe other r lo$e lo$ers rs of #cie #cienc nces es, , than than to our our 5isc 5iscip iple les6 s6 and and bein being g farther inclined fully to inform them, how to preser$e them themse sel$ l$es es and and othe others rs in perf perfec ect t )eal )ealth th by ob$i ob$iat atin ing g any any 5istem 5istemper per, , that that may otherw otherwise ise o$erco o$ercome me them, them, before before they they can attain to the ccomplishment of their 5esires7 We ha$e thought it con$enient to impart li8ewise to them our three se$eral ways of ma8ing our Vegetable Elixir, or Circulatum minus, which may be prepared, and brought to its utmost Perfection in the space of a Phil Philos osop ophi hica cal l 9ont 9onth h by any any s8il s8ilfu ful l rti rtist st, , who who shal shall l comp compre rehe hend nd and and foll follow ow our our cert certai ain n 5ire 5irect ctio ions ns, , laid laid down down in thes these e our our subs subse4 e4ue uent nt pho phori rism sms, s, wher where e the the whol whole e Wor8 Wor8 is so e$idently demonstrated, that none, who is e$er so little $ersed in Chym Chymis istr try, y, can can be liab liable le to mist mista8 a8e! e! 'or 'or do we any any way way doub doubt, t, but but all all thos those, e, who who shal shall l with with a sinc sincer ere e and and upri uprigh ght t 2ntention peruse these our plainly-written phorisms, will find themsel$es obliged to bless lmighty %od for his infinite 9ercy in ha$ing inspired us to open their Eyes, that they may see, what is re4uisite for their present )ealth, and future )appin )appiness ess, , both both which which we hearti heartily ly wish wish to e$ery e$ery one, one, who, who, as beco become mes s a true true Phil Philos osop ophe her, r, unfe unfeig igne nedl dly y lo$e lo$es s %od %od and and his his 'eighbor!

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Circulatum minus Urbigeranum !r t"e P"il!s!#"ical Eli$ir !% Vegetables  &it" T"e T"ree T"ree certain 'a(s !% Pre#aring it. it. 2! Our Circulatum minus is only a specificated Elixir, belonging to the Vegetable &ingdom, by which without any *ire, or further Preparation of the Vegetables, we can in a 9oment extract their true Essence, cont contai aini ning ng thei their r Virt Virtue ue, , :uali :uality ty, , and and Prop Proper erty ty7 7 whic which h is a great great Chymic Chymical al Curios Curiosity, ity, perfor performin ming g Wonder Wonders s in the Practi Practice ce of Physic8 Physic8, , and in demonstrating some Wor8s of 'ature! 22! 22!

We call call it Circ Circul ulat atum um, , beca becaus use, e, tho tho e$er e$er so ofte often n used used in any any Extraction, or Chymical Experiment what-e$er, it loses nothing of its :ual :ualit ity, y, or Prop Proper erty ty7 7 whic which h is a Prer Prerog ogat ati$ i$e, e, pert pertai aini ning ng to the the Uni$ Uni$er ersa sal l Elix Elixir ir, , call called ed also also the the Circ Circul ulat atum um ma3u ma3us, s, beca becaus use e it comm comman ands ds in all all the thre three e &ing &ingdom doms s of 'atu 'ature re6 6 whils whilst t this this, , being being restrained to one only &ingdom, is for that reason called 9inus!

222! Out of 5ianas undetermined Tears, when ppollo has appeared, after the #epara #eparatio tion n of the three three Elemen Elements, ts, 5eterm 5etermina inatio tion, n, 5igest 5igestion ion and glor glorio ious us +esu +esurr rrec ecti tion on, , we can, can, with withou out t the the ddi dditi tion on of any any other other crea create ted d thin thing, g, prep prepar are e this this our our dete determ rmin ined ed Elix Elixir ir7 7 Whic Which h is the the first, noblest, and most secret way of the Philosophers! 2V! The 5etermination of our 5ianas Tears consists only in their perfect and indissoluble Union with the fixt Vegetable Earth, philosophically prepared, purified, and spirituali;ed7 for the lo$e of which they are forced to lea$e their first uni$ersal undetermined Property, and be clothed with a determined particular one, which is re4uired to this our Circulatum 9inus! V! Our second way of preparing this our Vegetable Elixir is by a right 9anipulation of a Plant of the noblest 5egree, standing by itself, or supp suppor orte ted d by othe others rs7 7 afte after r the the Prep Prepar arat atio ion n of whic which, h, and and its its Putr Putref efac acti tion on, , +edu +educt ctio ion n into into an Oil, Oil, #epa #epara rati tion on of the the thre three e Principles, with their Purification, Union, and #pirituali;ation, the whole is to be turned into a spiritual e$er-li$ing *ountain, renewing e$ery Plant, that shall be plunged into it! V2! The third and common way is only a Con3unction of a fixt Vegetable #alt with its own $olatil sulphureous #pirit, both to be found ready prepared by any $ulgar Chymist, and since in their Preparation the purest #ulphur, containing the #oul, has suffered some 5etriment by thei their r not not bein being g phil philos osop ophi hica call lly y mani manipu pula late ted, d, they they cann cannot ot be insepa inseparab rably ly 3oined 3oined withou without t a sulphu sulphureo reous us 9edium, 9edium, by which which the #oul #oul bein being g stre streng ngth then ened ed, , the the "ody "ody and and #pir #pirit it are are also also thro throug ugh h it made made capable of a perfect Union! V22! The proper 9edium, re4uisite for the indissoluble Union of these two #ub3ects, is only a sulphureous and bituminous 9atter, issuing out of a plant, li$ing or dead, which is to be found in se$eral parts of the World, and is 8nown to all manner of sea fishermen 2V! >2V! "efo "efore re you you begi begin n your your 5ist 5istil illa lati tion ons s and and Coho Cohoba bati tion ons, s, afte after r the the ddition of the Vegetable #pirit to its own #alt, a Putrefaction of eight to ten days is to precede, during which time, the sulphureous #pirit, strengthened by the bituminous 9atter, and finding its #alt fit for Con3unction with it, has the power to enter into its Pores, to facilitate its Volatili;ation, and Union! >V! 2f after six or se$en 5istillations and Cohobations of the distilled upon upon the the +ema +emain inde der, r, you you do not not find find your your #pir #pirit it to be extr extrem emel ely y sharp, and the +emainder in the bottom altogether insipid, it will be an e$ident #ign, that you fail in the true 8nowledge of the Vegetable #pirit, which, being exceeding $olatil, has in its 'ature power to $ola $olati tili li;e ;e its its own own "ody "ody, , and and unit unite e itse itself lf inse insepe pera rabl bly y with with it, it, finding it capable of its +eception!

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>V2! 2t is to be obser$ed, that in the Progress of your 5istillations the sulphureous 9edium does not in the least ascend7 for as it is a real 9edi 9edium um, , conc concur urri ring ng to unit unite e the the "ody "ody with with the the #piri #pirit, t, befo before re the #pirituali;ation of the "ody, and without the Concurrence of which no perf perfec ect t Unio Union n of thes these e two two #ub3 #ub3ec ects ts is to be expe expect cted ed6 6 so on the the contrary in the Progress of the Wor8 its Concurrence would be highly disad$antageous to them both, and totally sub$ert your Operation! >V22! The ascending of the sulphureous 9edium, when the #pirit begins to carr carry y o$er o$er its its own own "ody "ody, , to unit unite e itse itself lf inse insepa para rabl bly y with with it, it, e$id e$iden entl tly y and and cert certai ainl nly y signi signifi fies es, , that that you you do not not regu regula late te your your *ire, as you should, and that, instead of gi$ing a gentle $aporous )eat to facilitate the Union, you gi$e a $iolent one to destroy it! >V222! When your #alt is brought to its perfect #pirituali;ation, and real Union with its own Volatile #pirit, then you will ha$e in your power your Circulatum 9inus, or Vegetable Elixir, and 9enstruum, with which you will be able to perform wonders in the Vegetable &ingdom, separa separatin ting g in a moment moment not only only their their Princi Principle ples s or Elemen Elements, ts, but also at one and the same Operation the Pure from the 2mpure! >2>! >2>! 2f into into this this your your Vegeta Vegetable ble Elixir you put any green green Vegeta Vegetable ble, , shre shred d in pieces, pieces, it will will in less less than half a 4uar 4uarte ter r of an hour hour withou without t any externa external l )eat )eat putrif putrify, y, and precip precipita itate te itself itself into into the bott bottom om 4uit 4uite e dead dead, , ! Only one drop of this yellowish Oil, gi$en in 5istempers according to the Virtue and :uality, attributed to the Plant, e$ery 9orning and E$ening in a %lass of Wine, or any other con$enient Vehicle, will infallibly and insensibly cure those 5istempers, and corroborate the $ital #pirits, if constantly ta8en to purify the "lood in sic8ly and infectuous Times! >>2! 2f you put Coral into this 9enstruum, you will see an admirable Experiment7 for although its Pores are compacter, than in any other Vegetable6 yet it will on a sudden transmit its internal #pirit into the 9enstruum, and sending its #oul and "ody, li8e a blood-red Oil to the Top, will at last fall to the "ottom li8e a greyish Excrement! >>22! 2f 9yrrh, loe, and #affron, of each an e4ual :uantity, are put into into this this 9enstr 9enstruum uum, , the truest truest Elixir Elixir Propri Proprieta etatis tis >V2 >>V222 22! ! The The dete determ rmin inat atin ing g this this rege regene nera rate ted d 9ens 9enstr truu uum m with with our our firs first t 9atter is to be performed by its malgamation with it, in which the Vege Vegeta tabl ble e 9ens 9enstr truu uum, m, draw drawin ing g out out of it all all its its :ual :ualit itie ies s and and Properties, and uniting them with its own, is made capable of the same Virtue and Property, as our 9ercury simplex, in dissol$ing and $olatili;ing e$ery created thing, that shall come near it! >>2>! #ome are of Opinion, that both the Elixirs may be produced out of se$eral determined things, as )uman Excrements, 9ay-dew, ! Our true and real 9atter is only a Vapor, impregnated with the 9eta 9etall llic ic #eed #eed, , yet und undeter etermi min ned, ed, creat reated ed by %od %od lmig lmight hty y, gene genera rate ted d by the the Conc Concur urre renc nce e and and 2nfl 2nflue uenc nce e of time time str strum ums, s, contained in the "owels of the Earth, as the 9atrix of all created things! > This our 9atter is called undetermined, because, being a 9edium between a 9etal and a 9ineral, and being neither of them, it has in it power to produce both, according to the #ub3ect, it meets withal! >2! #uch a 9etallic Vapor, congealed and nourished in the "owels of the Earth! is called the undermined, and when it enchants the #erpent with the "eauty of its termined and additional *ire, the determined %reen - 5ragon of the Philosopher and without the true 8nowledge and right 9anipulation of it nothing can be done in our rt! >22! >22! This This %reen%reen-5ra 5ragon gon is the natura natural l %old %old of the Philos Philosoph ophers ers, , exce exceed edin ingl gly y diff differ eren ent t from from the the $ulg $ulgar ar, , whic which h is corp corpor orea eal l and and dead dead, , bein being g come come to the the peri period od of its its Perf Perfec ecti tion on acco accord rdin ing g to 'ature, and therefore incapable of generating, unless it be first generated itself by our 9ercurial Water but ours is spiritual, and li$ing li$ing, , ha$ing ha$ing the generati generati$e $e *acult *aculty y in itself itself, , and in its own 'ature, and ha$ing recei$ed the 9asculine :uality from the Creator of all things! >222! Our %old is called 'atural, because it is not to be made by rt, rt, and and sinc since e it is 8now 8nown n to none none, , but but the the true true 5isc 5iscip iple les s of )ermes, who understand how to separate it from its original (ump, tis tis call calle ed also lso Phil Philos osop oph hical ical6 6 and and if %od had had not not been een so gracious, as to create this first Chaos to our hand, all our #8ill and rt in the Construction of the great Elixir would be in $ain! >2V! Out of this our %old, or undetermined %reen-5ragon, without the addition addition of any other created created thing thing whatso whatsoe$e e$er, r, we 8now 8now how throug through h our Uni$er Uni$ersal sal 9enstr 9enstruum uum to extrac extract t all our Elemen Elements! ts! or Principles, necessary for the performance of our great Wor87 Which is Our first way of preparing the %rand Elixir and since this our first Chaos is to be had without any Expense, as costing only the trouble of digging it out of the 9ines, This is not unfitly called the only way of the Poor! >V! The Operations in this our first way being in a manner the same with those of our second, which is, when we 3oin our determined 5ragon with our #erpent, we shall V2! >V2! Our #erpent, #erpent, which is also also contai contained ned in the "owels "owels of the Earth, being of all created things whatsoe$er the nearest sub3ect of a *eminine 'ature to our 5ragon, through their Copulation such an astral and metallic #eed, containing our Elements, is also to

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be brought forth as can, though with somewhat more of Expense and Time, perform the whole 9ystery of )ermes! >V22 >V22! ! #inc #ince e our our #erp #erpen ent t is of all all crea create ted d thin things gs the the near neares est t sub3 sub3ec ect t of *emi *emini nin ne 'atur ature e to our our 5rag ragon, on, she is after fter her Copula Copulatio tion n to be ta8en ta8en for the "asis "asis of our Philosop Philosophic hical al Wor87 Wor87 for for out out of her her "owe "owels ls, , with withou out t the the help help of any any othe other r 9eta 9etal l or 9ineral ,we must draw our Principles or Elements, necessary to our Wor8, being retrograded by the Uni$ersal 9enstruum! >V222! This *eminine #ub3ect cannot be retrograded, unless to free her from her 2mpurities, and )eterogeneous :ualities, she is first actu actuat ated ed by her her )omo )omoge gene neou ous s ones ones, , that that she she may may be in bett better er Capacity to recei$e the spiritual (o$e of our %reen 5ragon! >2>! fter our #erpent has been bound with her Chain, penetrated with the "lood of our %reen-5ragon, and dri$en nine, or ten times throug through h the combusti combustible ble *ire into into the elementa elementary ry ir, ir, if you dc not find her to be exceeding furious, and extremely penetrating,, tis a sign, that you do not hit our #ub3ect, the 'otion of the )omogenea, or their Proportion! >>! 2f this furious #erpent, after it has been dissol$ed by the Uni$ersal 9enstruum, filtrated, e$aporated, and congealed nine or ten times, does not come o$er in a Cloud, and turn into our Virgin 9il8, 9il8, or 9etall 9etallic ic argent argentin in Water, Water, not corros corrosi$e i$e at all, all, and yet insensibly, and in$isibly de$ouring e$ery thing, that comes near it, tis plainly to be seen that you err in the 'otion of our Uni$ersal 9enstruum! >>2! The #erpent, of which 2 now spea8, is our true Water of the Clouds, or the real Eagle and 9ercury of the Philosophers, greatly differ different ent from from the Vulgar Vulgar, , which which is corpor corporeal eal, , gross, gross, dead, dead, and full full of )etero )eterogen geneou eous s :ualit :ualities ies, , and a #ub3ec #ub3ect t fallen fallen from from its #phere #phere, , li8e li8e unripe unripe *ruit *ruit from from the Tree6 Tree6 but ours ours is spirit spiritual ual, , transparent, li$ing, residing in its own #phere, li8e a &ing on his Throne >>22! Though the $ulgar 9ercury is such an unripe fruit, corporeal, and dead6 yea, if you 8now how to amalgamate it with our 5ragon, and to retrogradate it with the Uni$ersal 9enstruum, you may assure your self, that out of this also you shall be able to prep prepar are e a #oph #ophic ic 9erc 9ercur ury, y, with with whic which h you you shal shall l cert certai ainl nly y produce the great Elixir, disco$er the #ecret of #ecrets, unloc8 the most difficult (oc8s, and command all the Treasures in World! >>22 >>222! 2! Our Our 9erc 9ercur ury y is call called ed the the 9erc 9ercur ury y of the the Phil Philos osop ophe hers rs, , because it is a #ub3ect, which is not to be found ready prepared to our hand 7 for it must of necessity be made by our Philosophical Preparations, out of the first Chaos, and although it is rtificial, yet it is naturally prepared, 'ature, which is imitated in the Preparation of it, contributing li8ewise thereunto!

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>>2V! #ince our #ub3ect cannot be called the fiery #erpent of the Philosophers, nor ha$e the power of o$ercoming any created thing, before before it has recei$ recei$ed ed such such Virtue Virtue and :ualit :uality y from from our %reen%reen5rag 5ragon on, , and and the the Uni$ Uni$er ersa sal l 9ens 9enstr truu uum, m, by whic which h itse itself lf is firs first t o$ercome, de$oured, and buried in their "owels, out of which being born again, tis made capable of the same, it follows, that such a Virtue of 8illing and $i$ifying is natural to our 5ragon and the Uni$ersal 9enstruum! >>V! The Uni$ersal 9enstruum of the Philosophers is that Celestial one, one, withou without t which which nothin nothing g can li$e nor subsis subsist t in this this World7 World7 tis tis also also that that noble noble Champi Champion, on, which which deli$e deli$ers rs time time uncorr uncorrupt upted ed Virgin Virgin, , ndrom ndromeda eda, , who was with a strong strong Chain fasten fastened ed to the7 the7 +oc8 in the power of the 5ragon, of whole spiritual (o$e ha$ing admitted, for fear of being eternally ruined and de$oured by him >>2 >>>2V! V!  deep deep bloo bloodd-re red d Tinc Tinctu ture re of exce excell llen ent t Virt Virtue ue is to be extracted also out of the abo$e-mentioned Caput 9ortuum! accidentally and unfortunately intermixed with the internal #ulfur of our our 9erc 9ercur uri ial Wate Water r, and and with ith the the red Oil, il, with with highl ighly y rectified #pirit of Wine 7 with which after it has been e$aporated to a Powder, imbibed, and Philosophically digested, you may assure your self of ha$ing the 9edicine of 9edicines, next to the great Elixir, by which you may, imperceptibly and 4uic8ly cure all sorts of 5istempers, to the great dmiration! Of all %alenists, and to the stonishment of all Vulgar Chymists! >>>V! >>>V! The most most part part of the Philos Philosoph ophers ers, , whilst whilst their their 2ntent 2ntention ion was to go farther to the noblest Perfection of our Celestial rt, either employed this red Oil brought to a Potability, for internal 9edicines, or to external 5iseases without any farther Preparation of it, till they had obtained the great Elixir! >>>V >>>V2! 2! 2f the the Capu Caput t 9ort 9ortuu uum m has has not not the the 9agn 9agnet etic ic :ual :ualit ity y in attracting the #piritus 9undi into itself from the strums, it is a sign, that at time end of the 5istillation of the red Oil the outward fire was so $iolent, as 4uite to burn up the 9agnet, which is contained in the first *eces of our 9ercurial Water! >>>V22 >>>V22! ! fter fter the first 5istilla 5istillatio tion, n, if the least Part of the Virgin Virgin 9ercuria 9ercurial l Water Water can by any rt whatso whatsoe$e e$er r be brough brought t to running 9ercury, or any other 8ind of a 9etallic #ubstance, it is an e$ident sign, that either the #ub3ect, or its Preparation and +eduction into Water, has not been real, natural, or Philosophical!

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>>>V222! The abo$e-mentioned #piritus 9undi, although of no use at all in this our great Wor8, is yet a great 9enstruum in extracting of Tinctures out of 9etals, 9inerals, nimals, and Vegetables, and in perf perfor ormi ming ng grea great t thin things gs in the the rt rt $ola $olati tili li;i ;ing ng all all fixe fixed d "odies, and principally %old! >>>2 >>>2>! >!  grea great t many many Pret Preten ende ders rs to the the true true )erm )ermet etic ic &now &nowle ledg dge e prepar prepare e 9enstr 9enstruum uums, s, to dissol dissol$e $e common common 9ercur 9ercury, y, and to turn turn it into into Water Water se$era se$eral l manner manner of ways, ways, and by se$era se$eral l additi additions ons of #alt #alts, s, #ulf #ulfur urs, s, 9eta 9etals ls, , and and 9ine 9inera rals ls! ! but, but, sinc since e all all thos those e Preparations are sophistical, any one, expert in our rt, will be able to reduce it to its running :uality again! >(! The :ualit :uality y of our 9ercur 9ercurial ial Water7 Water7 being being to $olati $olatili; li;e e all fixed "odies, and to fix all those, that are $olatile, fixing .t self self with with those, those, that are fixed, fixed, accord according ing to the Propor Proportio tion n of it, it, diss dissol ol$i $ing ng its its own own "ody "ody, , it unit unites es inse insepa para rabl bly y with with it, it, conser$ing always its own :ualities and Properties, and recei$es no ugmentation from any other created thing, but only from its crude "ody! >(2! >(2! Our 9ercuria 9ercurial l Water Water has such such a sympat sympathy hy with with the strums, strums, that, if it is not 8ept $ery close, and )ermetically sealed, it will in a $ery short time, li8e a winged #erpent, fly away in a wonderful manner to its own #phere, carrying along with it all the Elements and Principles of 9etals, and not lea$ing so much as one single drop, or the least remainder, behind! >(22! >(22! #e$era #e$eral l Preten Pretender ders s to the 9agica 9agical l #cienc #cience e prepar prepare e 9agica 9agical l 9agn 9agnet ets, s, to draw draw from from the the ir, ir, and and (2V >(2V! ! Our Our Virg Virgin in 9il8 9il8, , or 9eta 9etall llic ic Wate Water, r, bein being g brou brough ght t to a perfect #pirituality, and excellent 5iaphanity, is called the true Chao Chaos s of the the Phil Philos osop ophe hers rs7 7 for for out out of that that alon alone, e, with withou out t any any addition of any created, or artificially prepared thing, we are to prepare and separate all the Elements, which are re4uired to the *ormation of our Philosophical 9icrocosm!

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e$ident sign, that you ha$e either erred in the wor8ing of it, or that that its 5igest 5igestion ion, , ha$ing ha$ing been been too $iolen $iolent, t, has confou confounde nded d and burnt up the principal #ub3ect of the Creation! (22! (22! This This Philos Philosoph ophic ic Earth, Earth, contai containin ning g our princi principal pal #ub3ec #ub3ect, t, after it has been separated from all the Waters, is $ery gently to be dried dried by some some extern external al )eat, )eat, to free free it from from its extrane extraneous ous )umi )umidi dity ty, , that that it may may be in a prop proper er Capa Capaci city ty to rece recei$ i$e e the the Celestial 9oisture of our rgentin Water, to which it unites its most most nobl noble e *rui *ruits ts, , with with whic which h our our Phil Philos osop ophi hica cal l 9icr 9icroc ocos osm m is generated, nourished, and saturated! (222! 2f the Earth, after it has been re$erberated, humected with our Celestial 9oisture, does not presently enrich our ir with the di$ine di$ine expect expected ed *ruits *ruits, , you must must certai certainly nly belie$ belie$e, e, that that in the drying of it the external )eat has been so $iolent, as to burn up the internal )ead and 'ature of the Earth, and conse4uently spoil your Underta8ing as to the performance of the whole 9ystery of the Crea Creati tion on, , acco accord rdin ing g to the the nobl nobles est, t, rich riches est, t, shor shorte test st, , most most natural, and secretest ways of the Philosophers! (2V! 2n case the Earth should be totally destroyed by the $iolent external )eat, although it is most certain, you cannot carry on our noble Creation any farther with it6 yet if you 8now how to amalga amalgamat mate e our 9ercur 9ercury y simple simplex x with with your your common common %old, %old, which which is diss dissol ol$e $ed d, $i$if i$ifi ied, ed, and renew enewed ed by it, you you may may be sure ure of effecting the %reat Elixir, although neither so 4uic8! #o natural, nor so rich, as you might ha$e done without it! nd this is our third way! (V! (V! The The mal malga gama mati tion on of our our 9erc 9ercur ury y simp simpli lix x with with comm common on %old %old consis consists ts only only in the right right Propor Proportio tion, n, and in the indiss indissolu oluble ble Union of both, which is done without any external )eat in a $ery short time, without which exact Proportion and right Union nothing of any 9oment is to be expected from their 9arriage! (V2! (V2! &now &now then, then, that that this this right right Propor Proportio tion n is ten parts parts of our 9erc 9ercur ury y simp simple lex x to one one of your your fine finest st comm common on %old %old in fili filing ngs, s, whic which h is diss dissol ol$e $ed d in it, it, li8e li8e 2ce 2ce in comm common on Wate Water, r, afte after r an imperceptible manner, and as soon as the 5issolution is o$er, the Coagulati Coagulation on and Putrefacti Putrefaction on presentl presently y follow, follow, which Effect, it you you find find not, not, tis tis a sign sign, , that that the the 9erc 9ercur ury y exce exceed eds s its its due due Propor Proportio tion! n! 'ow when when your your %old %old has been been thus thus well well amalga amalgamat mated, ed, unit united ed, , putr putref efie ied, d, and and inse insepa para rabl bly y dige digest sted ed with with our our 9erc 9ercur ury y simp simple lex, x, you you will will then then ha$e ha$e only only our our Phil Philos osop ophi hica cal l #ulf #ulfur ur, , in which time one might easily ha$e performed the whole Wor8, wor8ing without common7 %old! (V22! (V22! lthou lthough gh our 9ercur 9ercury y simple simplex x is exceed exceeding ingly ly spirit spiritual ual and $olatile, yet since it is the right gent, digesting the #eed or Essenc Essence e of all 9etals 9etals and 9inera 9inerals ls it will, will, though though undige undigeste sted, d, natura naturally lly adhere adhere to any of them them althou although gh corpor corporeal eal, , that that shall shall

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greatest fire of *usion, it will signifie, that you either fail in the Preparation of it, or that you ha$e not gi$en it time enough to recei$e a full #aturation out of its own Earth! (>V! (>V! This This deep-r deep-red ed Tinctu Tincture, re, extrac extracted ted out of our Philos Philosoph ophica ical l Earth, is called our #ulphur, our undigested, essentificated %old, our intern internal al elemen elementar tary y *ire, *ire, and our +ed-(i +ed-(ion7 on7 for withou without t its )elp and Concurrence our Philosophical World cannot be nourished, dige digest sted ed, , or acco accomp mpli lish shed ed, , bein being g the the righ right t %rou %round nd, , and and true true Essence of the whole wor8 of our Creation! (>V2! When the Earth has lost its #oul, the remainder of it is the true true 9agnet 9agnet, , attrac attractin ting g the #alt #alt of 'ature 'ature from from the combus combustib tible le *ire *ire after after a $iolen $iolent t Calcin Calcinati ation on for se$era se$eral l hours7 hours7 which which #alt, #alt, after its Purification and Clarification, is called the clarifyed Earth or #alt of the Philosophers, which, Uniting it self with our single and double 9ercury, after their 5igestion, is called by our 9aster )ermes the Uni$ersal #pirit earthifyed! (>V2 (>V22! 2! The The Extr Extrac acti tion on, , Puri Purifi fica cati tion on, , and and Clar Clarif ific icat atio ion n of our our Earth or #alt of 'ature is to be performed by our 9ercury simplex7 which being put upon the re$erberated Earth, will presently draw to it self, and unite it self with it, yet separable by gentle 5istillation, after which the clarifyed #alt of the Philosophers is at hand! (>V222! lthough we use our 9ercury simplex in the Extraction of its own #oul out of its "ody, and for the Clarification of the latter6 yet, since it is a philosophical and perpetual 9enstruum, it loses nothing of its connatural Prerogati$es, nor does in the least diminish in :uantity, being our true l8ahest, as Paracelsus is pleased to call it! (>2>! Those three Principles, or Elements of our Chaos, perfectly sepa separa rate ted d from from thei their r 2mpu 2mpuri riti ties es, , and and brou brough ght t to thei their r high highes est t Perf Perfec ecti tion on, , are are righ rightl tly y call called ed the the thre three e )erc )ercul ulea ean n Wor8 Wor8s7 s7 for for after the Preparation of them all the (abor, Trouble, and 5anger will be past! (>>! #ome foolish Operators pretend, that our %reat Elixir is to be prepar prepared ed in a $ery $ery easie easie manner manner, , and without without any troubl trouble e at all, to whom we will with our 9aster )ermes, briefly answer, That such 2mpostors neither 8now our 9atter, nor the right Preparation of it! Aet we do not deny, but any )ealthy Person, of what ge soe$ soe$er er he may be, may may unde unders rst tand and all all our )erc erculea ulean n (abo (abors rs, , necessary to the Performance of it! (>>2 (>>2! ! Thes These e our our Oper Operat atio ions ns are are ther theref efor ore e call called ed )erc )ercul ulea ean n in respect to the rest of the Wor8, which is exceedingly easy, and without the least Trouble or 5anger, being for that reason called Childrens Play, because a Child or a Woman, that has any #ense, may may easi easily ly wor8 wor8 it, it, and and brin bring g it to the the high highes est t Perf Perfec ecti tion on, , according to the #aying of all true Philosophers!

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(>>2 (>>22! 2! lth lthou oug gh all all those hose abo$ abo$ee-m menti ention one ed Ope Operati ration ons s are, re, acco accord rdin ing g to the the comm common on Opin Opinio ion n of the the Phil Philos osop ophe hers rs, , este esteem emed ed diffic difficult ult, , and danger dangerous ous6 6 yet we can upon upon our Consci Conscienc ence e assure assure you, that we ha$e our self alone without the help of any Creature li$ing prepared them all on a common &itchen *ire, as is $ery well 8nown to se$eral Coadepts, our *riends, who could not but admire and appro$e of our 2ndustry! (>>222 (>>222! ! 'o true true dept dept or perfec perfect t rtist rtist can deny, deny, but that the whole Wor8 of the %reat Elixir may from the $ery beginning to the end be performed on one only *urnace, in one only sort of Vessel, and by one only Person alone, at a $ery small charge! (>>2 (>>2V! V! #ome #ome 2mpo 2mpost stor ors s woul would d pers perswa wade de the the Vulg Vulgar ar, , that that %old %old, , #il$er, and many other 2ngredients are re4uired to the ma8ing of the the %rand rand Elix lixir acco accor rding ding to our noble obles st ways7 ays7 whic hich the 5octri 5octrines nes of all the Philos Philosoph ophers ers, , and our own infall infallibl ible e +ules +ules clearly shew to be false7 for tis most certain, that we neither use any of their 2ngredients, nor yet any #il$er or %old, >V! We do with all true Philosphers assure you, that all things, necessary for our Philosophical Wor8, besides the *ewel, Vessels, and and some some new new 2nst 2nstru rume ment nts, s, belo belong ngin ing g to the the *urn *urnac ace, e, are are to be purchased for less than the Expence of one single %uinea, and that e$ery where, and at all times of the year! (>>V2! #ince neither %old nor #il$er is to be used at all in the *ormation and Cibation of our Philosophical Wor8, it follows, that the the old old and and comm common on sayi saying ng of some some uth uthor ors, s, $i;! $i;! That That with withou out t wor8ing with %old tis an impossible thing to ma8e %old, pro$ed to be only a false 'otion of 9en, who understand not our rt! (>>V2! When our )erculean Wor8s are brought to Perfection, which is, when our three Principles, or Elements are prepared, purifyed and perfected, unless the Philosophical and unseparable Union of them is exactly performed, the %reat 9ystery of our Creation is not to be expected! (>>V222! Our Principles or Elements being brought to a perfect and unseparable Union and 5igestion, it is called the Triple 9ercury of the Philosophers, which being finished, the whole Creation and *ormation of our wor8 is crowned! (>>2>! ll our Wor8 of the Creation from its $ery "eginning to its perfec perfect t End may, on our certai certain n 8nowle 8nowledg, dg, be perfec perfected ted in less less than nine 9onths by any s8ilful and careful rtist, that follows our +ules, unless some ccident should happen in the Preparation of our )erculean Wor8s7 which to pre$ent, we wrought them our self in an earthen Vessel, which we count far better and surer than any

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(>>> (>>>! ! "efo efore you come come to the Unio nion of your your Ele Element ments, s, your our clarifyed Earth is before all things to be digested in a moderate and and conti ontin nual ual )eat eat of she shes s, to free ree it from from any any unna unnatu tur ral 9oisture, that it might ha$e attracted after its Purification, to be in a fit Capacity to recei$e your 9ercury simplex, by which it is to be nourished in its 2nfancy! (>>>2! (>>>2! 2f your your clarif clarifyed yed Earth, Earth, after after it has been digest digested ed the space of a whole 9onth, does not appear exceeding dry, subtil, and frangible, it will signifie, that you ha$e failed in the Puri Purifi fica cat tion ion or Clar larific ificat ati ion of it, it, or that hat the the exter xtern nal 9oisture, it had attracted, is not yet parted from it! (>>>22! Ta8e great Care, that you do not begin your 2mbibitions of your Earth, before you find it to be $ery well purifyed, clarif clarifyed yed, , dryed, dryed, and brough brought t to be $ery $ery subtil subtil, , and extrem extremely ely frangible7 for it would be a great 5etriment as well to your Wor8, as to your 9ercury6 and, although it should not spoil your Wor8, yet it would be to you a great loss of Time! (>>>222! fter our clarifyed Earth had been brought to a perfect Purity Purity, , 5rynes 5ryness, s, and *rangibi *rangibilit lity, y, it is to be imbibe imbibed d with with the eighth part of our 9ercury simplex, or Virgins 9il8, which will in a $ery short time be soa8ed into it, as into a #ponge, which shews the the hung hungry ry #tat #tate e of our our 2nfa 2nfant nt, , and then hen the *ire ire is to be continued, till the 2nfant is hungry again! (>>>2V! 2f in the space of two or three days, or four, at the farthest, the 2nfant does not shew it self to be extreme hungry by becoming $ery dry and frangible again, it will become an e$ident sign, that you ha$e o$ercome it by your excessi$e feeding of it! (>>>V! %reat care is to be ta8en also in the feeding of the noble 2nfant7 for if you do not well obser$e all our infallible +ules, you will ne$er be able to bring it to a perfect 9aturity7 for in the 'otion and Proportion of our 2mbibitions, and the 9anagement of them, the prosperous and unfailable End of our Wor8 is to be expected! (>>> (>>>V2 V2! ! Tis Tis alway lways s to be obs obser$e er$ed d, that hat the the *ire *ire be $ery ery moderate, as long as you are ma8ing your 2mbibitions, for fear or forc forcin ing g any any part part of your your 9erc 9ercur ury y to lea$ lea$e e the the Eart Earth7 h7 for for as a moderate )eat ma8es the Union between the #oul and the "ody, and perf perfec ects ts all all the the Wor8 Wor87 7 so on the the cont contra rary ry a too too Viol Violen ent t )eat )eat disunites and destroys all! (>>>V2 (>>>V22! 2! The 2nfant 2nfant being being dry, dry, the 2mbibi 2mbibitio tion n is to be repeat repeated ed agai again, n, and this his 9eth 9etho od is to be used used, , until ntil the 9atte atter r has has recei$ed its weight of the 9ercury7 at which time if you do not find it to flow li8e Wax, and be whiter then any #now, and $ery

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>C2! >C2! The white Elixir Elixir being being brough brought t to its 5egree 5egree of 9aturi 9aturity, ty, desiring to go on to its highest 5egree of Perfection, instead of fermenting it with #il$er, it must be cibated with its own *lesh and and "lood lood, , whi which is the doub doubl le 9erc 9ercur ury, y, by whic which h it bein being g nourished, multiplyed in :uality and :uantity, and digested, the whole Wor8 is accomplished! >C22 >C22! ! s soon soon as the the firs first t 2mbi 2mbibi biti tion on is made made, , you you will will see see a great lteration in your Vessel7 for there will be nothing seen but a Cloud, filling the whole space of the Vessel, the fixt being in contro$ersie with the Volatil, and the Volatil with the fixt! The Volatil is Con4ueror at the beginning, but as last by its own internal *ire, con3oyned with the external, both are united, and fixed inseparably together! >C222! 2t is to be obser$ed, that the %lass Vessel, which must be o$al, with a 'ec8 half a foot long, and $ery strong, be of a fit bigness, and of such Capacity, that your 9atter, when it is put into the Vessel, may ta8e up only the third part of it, lea$ing the other two $acant7 for, if it should be too big, it would be a great great hinder hinderanc ance e in perfor performin ming g the Wor8, and if too little, little, it would brea8 into a thousand pieces! >C2V! >C2V! fter fter you ha$e ha$e cibate cibated d the noble Elixir Elixir with with your your double double 9ercury, before it can come to its perfect *ixedness, it must of necessity wander through all the #tates and Colours of 'ature, by which we are to 3udg its "eing and Temperament! >CV! >CV! The The cons const tant ant and esse ssentia ntial l Colo Colors rs, , that that app appear ear in the the 5igestion of the 9atter, and before it comes to a Perfection, are three, $i;! "lac8, which signifies the Putrefaction and Con3 Con3un unct ctio ion n of the the Elem Elemen ents ts6 6 Whit White, e, whic which h demo demons nstr trat ates es its its Purification6 and +ed, which demonstrates its 9aturation! The rest

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of the Colors, that appear and disappear in the Progress of the Wor8, are only accidental, and unconstant! >CV2! "y e$ery Cibation of its own *lesh and "lood, +egeneration of its Colors, and 5igestion, the 2nfant will grow stronger and stronger, that at last being fully saturated and digested, it is called the %reat Elixir of the Philosophers, with which you will be able to perform, Wonders is all the +egions, as well nimal, as 9ineral, and Vegetable! >CV22! When your Elixir is brought to a *luxibility, and a perfect *ixedness, if you desire to ma8e a 9edicine upon 9etals, you must determinate or ferment it with common %old in *ilings, in which 5etermination it will $itrify, and then you will ha$e an incompara incomparable ble 9edicine, 9edicine, capable to transmut transmute e all imperfect imperfect 9etals into into the the purs purst t %old %old, , acco accor rding ding to the 5oc 5octrin trine e of all all the the Philos Philosoph ophers ers, , though though our self self ne$er ne$er design designed ed any thing, thing, but an uni$ersal +emedy for the Cure of all curable 5iseases, incident to )uman "odies, as is well 8nown to our *riends, who ha$e en3oyed the "enefit of these our (abors! >CV222! 2t is to be obser$ed in the *ermentation, that the Elixir exceed not the *erment in :uantity, otherwise the #ponsal (igament of it cann cannot ot be actu actual ally ly perf perfor orme med, d, and and when when the the *erm *ermen ent t is predom predomina inant nt o$er o$er the Elixir Elixir, , all will will be presen presently tly turned turned into into dust! >C2>! The best 9ethod of *ermentation is to ta8e one part of the Elixir, and put it into the midst of ten parts of %old in *ilings, cast through ntimony, to free it from all its 2mpurities, and to 8eep 8eep it in a circ circul ular ary y *ire ire for for the the spac pace of six )our ours, so increasing the *ire by 5egrees, that the last two hours it be in a good good *usi *usio on, and when when cold old, you will ill find ind all all your your 9atte atter r exceeding frangible, and of the Color of the %ranate-#tone! %ranate-#tone! C! Comm Common on 9erc 9ercur ury, y, amal amalga gama mate ted d with with (ead (ead, , is coun counte ted d the the most most proper #ub3ect for ma8ing Pro3ection, which being in *usion, your fermented 9atter being di$ided into three parts, one part of it rolled, in Wax, is to be flung upon the malgam7 then presently co$e co$er r the the Cruc Crucib ible le, , and and cont contin inue ue the the *ire *ire, , unti until l you you hear hear the the 'oise of the #eparation and Union7 then the second and third part, as before, and being 8ept for two hours in a continual *ire of *usion, let it cool by it self! C2! Whoe$er shall presume to prepare the %reat Elixir according to our most #ecret Ways without following and obser$ing all these our infallible +ules, will certainly find himself mightily mista8en at last, ha$ing after a great deal of Troubles, Charges, and Pains, reap reaped ed noth nothin ing g but but 5isc 5iscon onte tent nt6 6 and and on the the cont contra rary ry they they, , that that shal shall l wal8 wal8 in our our true true and and infa infall llib ible le Path Paths, s, shal shall l with with $ery $ery little Trouble and Expences attain to their desired End, which we cordially wish to all those, who are sincere well-wishers to the )ermetic Philosophy!

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 A P!stscri#t c!ntaining An E$#lanati!n !% t"e Figure  #re%i$t t! t"e A#"!rismi Urbigerani. Urbigerani. )a$ing in our One )undred and One phorisms so perspicuously laid open open all the 5iffic 5ifficult ulties ies, , and so amply amply taught taught the comple compleat at Theory Theory and Practi Practice ce of the whole whole )ermet )ermetic ic 9yster 9ystery, y, that that any inge ingeni niou ous s (o$e (o$er r of Chym Chymis istr try y will will not not only only be enab enable led d to understand the most abstruse writings of the Philosophers, but also to effect any real Experiment, which is to be expected in the Pro Progres gress s of our our Cele elestia stial l rt6 rt6 and and yet being eing apt apt to belie$e, that such, as are not our 5isciples, may perhaps meet with with some some of the Philos Philosoph ophica ical l *igure *igures, s, the meanin meaning g of which which they they may not so easily easily comprehe comprehend, nd, we ha$e ha$e 3udged 3udged it highly highly expedient, in the *ront of this our little "oo8 to place this our *igure, *igure, by which, which, being a perfec perfect t Compen Compendiu dium m of all the Phil Philos osop ophi hica cal l Embl Emblem ems, s, the the rest rest may may be with withou out t any any grea great t diffic difficult ulty y unders understoo tood! d! 'ow since since this this our *igure *igure, , mystic mysticall ally y representing all our #ub3ects and Operations, cannot but admit of many many and $ariou $arious s 2nterp 2nterpret retati ations ons, , all which which if we should should here set down, our phorisms