I. of thefe Witches and Sorcerers, no man can be-

; ware or defend himfelfjbecaufe againfi: this kind
, of Enemies of God andmen^no Weapons,Coats
; of Mayl or Brigandines will help, no (hutting of
^oors, or locks 5 for they penetrate through all
th ings, and all thlnos are open unto them. And
if anyone were inclofedin Towers of Iron or
Brafs, he would not thereby be fecured from
thefe enemies ; Although in their own propei

G 4 bodies

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Paracelfus o

bodies they ieldom bring hurt to any one , but

raiie upjand fend Spirits unto them, by their cor-

lupt Faith, and hurt them in ibmc pare of their

bodies, although they are abfenc from them an

hundred miles diftance; they either fmite,wcund,

or kill them J although no outward and external

wound can be feen appear % becaufe they cannot

hurt the outward man, but only the internal fpi-

rir. Wherefore no Coats of Mayl can defend

.them, be they never fo good ; but they muft put

on orh^r weapons and fortifications, to wit, the

Armor of Faith: This is the true way, and then

let him be clothed with a Linen garment^ the

wrong end turned upwards : and after that hath

been often worn, thou (liak be more fafely deii-

vered5 than if thou wert armed and girt with all

raanner of weapons. ^^ ■- : • ,

. Although there are many prefer vat ives which

will keep and defend men from all thefe Fafci-

nations and Witchcrafts which are wrought by

the ariting of thefe evil Spirits, fqch as are Coral,

Azothj and die iike^ which being ufed according

to their due ufe and order,will well preferve from

i:hefe enormitiss before fpoken o£ For the pre-

.vei:ition and r relervation from them is eafie, but

I'-.e core is difficult i neverthelefs it is pollible 3

But in fiich caies^tbe proceeding thereunto mud

be magical and fupernatural 2 From thence fprung

that faying vYhkh lome wfe. That none can bettei

help toe bewitched5 than them that hurt them :

This is a true laying which cannot be con tra--

elided I but they, which ufe itj underftand not

ii^e Cn^ife of this things neither can they give any

reafors

Occult Thilofophy. %

jceafoiithereofjwhy Witches do beft of all, moft
happily, readily, and fiirely help, and Cure the
bewitched : Therefore of this thing you (hall be
here fufficiently iniiru6led.

Some Witches make and form Images in
the form and likenefs of fome man which they
propofe to themfelves, and conceive in their own
minds ; and do ftick a nail in the fole of his foot,
and after this manner hurt the man , that he in-
vifibly feeleth the pain of a nail in his foot, ahd
is fo tormented therewith, that he is not able to
go, until the nail is pulled out of the foot of the
Image ; which being drawn away, the man is hea-
led: which no man knoweth better how to-do,
than he that fixed the nail in the Imager nor
where it was fixed, or what the Caufe of the Dif-
eafewas.

It oftentimes alfo cometh to pafs, that after
the fame manner a nail is fomtimes by thefe wit-
ches fixed in the teeth of the Image of the man,
ib that afterwards he cannot take any reft in his
teeth, unlefe the nail be raken away, or his teeth
drawn out: In like manner are nails firuckinto
any other members of thr Image by thefe arch-
Sorcerers, and hereby they hurt men without
making any impredion or figne thereof upon
their skin.

: Oftentimes alfo it fo happeneth to men^thar
there ariie Tumors in their heads or elfewhere a-
bout their bodie?, which are like Pun:ies i or sky-
colour ipots, that appear fuddenly and vex men in
their bodies, as if they had been beaten with
knotted Ropes % to whom any fuch accident

hap-

8^ Paracelfus of

happenetb without any viiiblc blow or bruife t®
be perceived ; he will not judge any otherwife,
but that he is ftnitten by thefe Images.

It is too often feen to fall out, that a man
fomctitnes lofeth an Eye fuddenly , or is
ftruck quite blind ; or deaf in one, or both Ears ;
dumbjorfomeimperfeftion inhisfpeech ; croo-
ked, lame, or dieth ; all which accidents are
wrought by Witches , through the divine per-
miffion : All which are Magical acception^ and
torments, and are made and completed by the
Afcendants.

In thefe Cafes the Phyfitians ought to take
heed, and be advifed, that when they perceive
fuch kinds of Difeafes tQ be fupernatural , that
then they do not ii|4ge them to be natural Dif-
eafes, and fo think to Cure them with their com-
mon Apothecaries Medicaments : For thereby
rfiey will reap nothing but difgrace, which often
happens to many of them : It is a crofs (fay they)
or afflif^ion by God laid upon them, which no
Phyfitian can help. Oh you Quackfalvers, it is
not as you think, but indeed it is a chaftifement,
by the permiflion of God,.wrought by Witches
and evil men ; wherefore the Phyfitian ought to
confider the Signs, whereby he may know, and
judge of the Difeafe ; and thereby may inform
himfelf which way to tStdt the Cure thereof :
And Medicines are to be ufed,and applied there-
untOo

In the firft place it is neccffary that he ask the
Patient, How, and in what manner the Difeafe
took him , or happened unto him 5 what was

the

Occult Thilofophy 87

the original of the evil, Whether it were occa-
fioned by any fall, blow, thruli, bruife ; or if any
other natural Caulc can be perceived ; or that
there be anyFlux,or inward corruption of blood:
but if none of thcfe figns appear, then let him a-
gain demand of the Patient, Wbethet he hath a-
ny body in Tulpition that is n enemy, (or one not
wifhing well to him, that might be a Witch ? If
he anfwer that he hath fome mirtruft of any fucb,
then he (hall judge that it hath happened to him
as is above declared. Therefore it is molt necef-
fary for the Phyfitian to underftand rightly after
what manner he is to deal widi the Patient, if he
defire to be perfe<^ in this art. But the Ancients
have not written at all any thing concernmg this
kinde of Cure, neither Gak^t nor Avicema^ nor
any other ; we {ball therefore lay down the
manner of the Cure in Order, which follows.

They who are bewitched, cannot be Cured
any better, than by hurting agab the fame place
afBi6led ; that i*^, by making (through Faith and
imagination ) fuch a like member as is hurt, or
clfeawhole Image out of Wax, which he (hall
either anoint or binde up withPlaitkrs , where
the Tumors, Signs, or Spots be^ is a prefent help
for that perfon in whofe name it (hall be made ;
and the pain (hall ceafe, &c. But if he be fo be-
witched, that he is in danger to loi'e an eye , his
hearing; or be impedited in the Generative fa-
culty of his privy Members, in his Speech, or
hath bis Members made crooked or wreathed *•
wry ; then let there be made an Image of the
whole body of Wax, with a firm Faith, upon

whick

88 Paracellusof

which Image let the intent of your imagination
be firnnly fixed ; and afterwards let the whole
Image be confumed with fire in due order.Make
no wonder that people bewicched are thus eafily ll
Cured : neither be like the Sophifters of the A- \i
cademies, w ho feoff and deride at fuch things ; |!
and fay, That they are impoflibilities, and againft
God and Nature, becaufe they are not taught in
their Schools. !

It follows then, fince they are true , That a
Phyfician ought not to reft only in that bare
knowledge which their Schools teach, but to
learn of old Women, Egyptians, and fuch-like
perfons ; for they have greater experience in fuch
things, than all Academians.

We come to fpeak alfo of the Dartings and
Jaculations of all Witches, as the Inchanters and
Witches do call them i when they afflift any man,
that they inferi aflies, hairs, feather.?, briftles of
Hogs, fins of Fifhes, and fuch like things into
thefoot, or fome part of the body, without any
©peniogof the skin.

But how, or after what manner this is done,
we iballnot here fpeak of | left if it be known to
fome, it may be by them made ufe of to do evil ;
wherefore vire ftiall pafs k over, it being only ne-
eeffary to wrice of the manner of the Cure, that
the fame like wife may be effefted without
opening of the skin, and fuch griefs taken away.
The way and ufe of the Ancients in fuchkinde
of CureSj is efpecially to be avoided, who ufed to
lance the part affefted with Razors, about th^
centre thereofyand that very d^cp^ where there

are

OcedtThilof)pJ^ 8p

are no hairs^nor any thing elfe to be found -and
by that way of proceeding, do affli£l the Patients
with moft intolerable torments, as if they were
racked in the hands of the hangman : for by
this kinde. of Remedy, very few are Gured^ but
many have thereby loft their lives. Wherefore
this proceeding is quite to be left, and a better
to be chofen s which is : Let fome quantity, the
whole, or half, much or little, of the like injacu-
latedmatter,which may be found and buried ei-
ther in an Elder or OaK,'aiid fixed with a wedge
towards thcEaft ; which being donejt here needs
not any greater labor, for then that which re-
mains may be extra^edfrom the bodyj and the
Cure will follow withouc ufing any other Reme*
dy : But it will beothefwife, if the extra^ed
matter be not placed in a right places whatfoever
it be, it caufeth hurt, and diminiOieth not the in-
jaculated matter. Wherefore it were to be
wifhedjthat it might be extrafled frcm the body
of man, without labor G-r pain, without making
any incifion, combulHon, or opening thereof: Ic
is therefore efpecially to be noted, that the fame
ought to be done by the virtue of the Magnes,
(which attra6leth all bewitched matter to it felfr)
fuchasis Oak-kaves, Celandine, Azoth, and
powder of Coral : which if any one of them be
by himfelf bound and faftned about the Centre,
in 24 hours it will extrafl from the body all fuch
matter, as by any fuch means of Wirchcraft is
injaculated therein.

I (hall only add this one thing, which is a com-
mon faying , ufed by many to fay, I am an enemy

EOj

po Paracelfus o/i 3cc.

to, and hate fuch Witches and Sorcerersjwhcre-
fore I am fare they cannot hurt me : And this is
firmly believed by &chkin4eof faithlefsandig
aorant men, that thofe Witches and Sorcerers
that they hate , can do them no hurt ; but only
fuch as they love, and give fomchirig to, ^r. But
thisisfalfc: forwhofoevef they are chat are their
cnertiics, doalfogive them thereby ahoccafion
to life hatred and enmity towards them ; and
from that Spring at laft arifes the Perfecution,
according to the manner, power, and proprieties
of the enemies. But if we would refift them
that they cannot hurt us,we muft do it by Faith ;
for that confirms and ftrengthens all things, rai-
feth up, and cafteth down, and performethall
things.

The end of Occult "Thlofophy , e/Paracelfu^.

Pa::

91

Paracelsus

Of the Myfteries of the Signes

of the Zodiack :

Being the Magnerical and Sympa-
thetica! Cure of Difeafes, as they
are appropriated under the
Twelve Signes ruling the parts
of the Body.

Jhe Prologue.

,T is without doubtjthat
many will be much ra-
viflicd with admiraci-
onjW hen they fee thefe
my Wriciirgs bfoughc
into the light , becaufe
of the admirable ef-
feds & vertues which
are icmni in Meials^ being irit rightly and

duely

p% The Trokgnel

duly prepared with the hand and art l
whkh^among'many people^ are |i|ld and
accounted to be fijferftitious and wicked
operationsj and againft nature ^ that they
are idolatrous operations , and that the
help of the De?il is ufed to bring them to
perfe^ion. They fay, How can it bepof-
fifale^ that Metals being engraveii upon
only with Charates^Lettcrs and Words,
ftiould ha^e any fuch power, unlefs they
were prepared through the Graft and Af-
fiftance of the Devil f To thefe we An-
fwer^ I hear you give Credit to them, and
do believe that they have power and vir-
tue, being prepared by the help of the De-
vils and do operate through him 5 And
are you not able alfo to believe thar God^
who is the Creator of the whole Work of
Nature, hath as much power in Heaven,
and alfo that he giveth power and virtue
to thofe operations in Metals , Herbs jj'
Roots, Stones, and fuch like things f But
in your judgment you feem to make the
Devil more wife and powerful, than thd
only Omnipotent Lord God^ who of his
great Mercy ^ hath Created all Metals^
Herbs, Roots$ Stones, and all things
whatfoever, that live^ or moye, in, or
upon the Earth;^ Water and Air y and hath

endued

. TheTrologue. ^5

endued them with their feveral degrees of
virtue, for the benefit and ufe of mankind :
It is alfo moft certain^and approved by ex-
perience evidently. That the Changes and
Mutations of time, have great and power-
ful ftrength and operation 5 and that
chiefly in Metals, which are made in a cer-
tain determinate time, as itismanifcft td
many, and very well known to us by fun-
dry experience?. No man likewife can
teach that Metals are dead fubftances, or
do want life 5 feeing their oyls, fait, fuU
phur,and quinteffence are the greitcft Pre-
fcrvatives, and have the greateft ftrength
and virtue to rcftore and preftrve the life
of man, before all other Simples, as we
fhall teach in all our Remedies affigned
thereunto : Certainly if chey had not tife,
how could they help Difeafes, aad reftor^
the decayed Members of the Body^by put-
ting life, and ftirriag up corporal vegeta-
tion in them i as in Ci)ntTaftures , th^
Stone, Small pox, Dropfie, railing- fick •
nefs, Phrenzy, Gout, and feveral other
DIfeafeSjWhich for brevities fake I omit to
mention. Therefore I fay, That Mctalf,
Stones, Roots, Herbs, and all other Fruits
have life in them, though of divers kindsj
According to their Creation and growth*

H and

^j^ TheTrologue.

and the due obfervaxion of the time con^

cingem thereunto. For the times have

in them lingular power and virtue 5 which

manifcftly appeareth, and may be proved.

by lundry Arguments, which we (hall not

here produce, fince they are fo commonly

known. For it is not our intent here to,

treat of things that are focleerly known 5

but of more weighty and undifcerncdfc^j

crecs, which to fence feem contrary. ,

Chiiad^rs, Letters, and SigneSjC^^r.

have feveral virtues and operations 5

wherewith alfo the nature of Metals^ thei

condition of Heavea, and the influence ofj

the PlanetSjWitb their operations, and the|

fignifications and proprieties of Cha-jf;

rafters, SigneSj and Letters, and the ob-,

fervation of the Eimes,do concur and sgreej

together. Who can objefl: that thcfc Signsj

and Seals have not their virtue andopera-j

dons, one for infirmiiies in the hcad,bcing ^^

prepared in his time 5 another for the .j,

light 3 another for gravel in the Reins and [^

Stone, ^c. but every one is to be prepa- l

red in his own proper time, and helpeth j^

fuch and f uch infirmitiesg and no other ^ as ^

drink is to be taken within the body, anC,

not otherwife f but all this is to be donej^^j

by means, by the helg and affiftance of th4 '

Father

TheTrologue. 5^

Father of all Medicines, our Lord Jefus
Chrift, our only Savior.

But if any one (hall objed, that Words
and Charadiers have no virtue | and fay as
well as others, That they are of no more
power than a bare Mark, or naked Croft
or Signe^ Alfo, thai imx'^^i^ '^^^h no
more power in the Greek tongue, than in
the German, but only fignifies the death
of a Serpent, or feme fuch thing : Let him
tell me, who believeth fuch things, from
whence it comes to pafSg That Serpents ia
Helvetia^ or Smvia , do underftand thefe
Greek words, ofii^ efija^ cfii i^ fince the
Greek tongue is nor fo vulgar in thofe
Countries , that venemous worms fhould
underftand it, or in time learn it ? How
fliould they come to underftand them, or
in what Univerfitie have they learned
them, that as foon as ever they hear thefe
words, they will immediately ftop their
eares with their tayles, that they may not
hear them again ^ For no fooner do they
hear thefe words, but immediately they
lie ftill, contrary to their natures, not hut-
tingjOr offering to bite or caft any venomc
at any man 5 and afterwards if they hear
any man to approach towards them, they
fuddenly fly into their holes. If thou dofl:

f6 The Trologue.

fay that nature doth effeft this^ it is the
fame which I did exped thou fliouldcft
anfwer : but if Nature workcth this upon a
SerpentjWhy doth fha not the fame among
all other Creatures i But if you fhould
fay. That the noifc of the mans voice cf-
fedieth it, and that thereby the Serpents
are terrified and ftupified § or that it is
done by any power in the man 5 why then
do they not in the fame manner lie ftill
when a man maketh a far greater noife, ei-
ther crying out^ or difchargeth a Gun^ or
the like f

Charaficrs and Seals have likewife in
them wonderful virtue^ which is not at all
contrary to nature, nor fuperfticious : Al-
fOgif you fay that words are of nocffed,
but as the bare voice of men 5 I fay on the
contrary, if you write the fame words in
Parchment, or Paper, in a feleiled time^
and put it upon a Serpent that is taken, in
what manner you will, he will remain and
lie ftill, as if you had fpokcn the fame
words.

Neither is it any wondcr^tbat Medicines
can help men not taken into the body ^
but only hanged about the neck as Seals :
For it is common co the Bladder with
Cantharides^ That it turneih his Urine

into

TheT^rologue. py

into Blood ^ that holdeth Cantharides
clofe in bis band, the Bladder holding the
Urine J and containing k that it cannoi
pars out of the Body^ the hand being held
far from the Body.

Some Creatures do retain the lame vir-
tue after they ate dead, as I prove by the
Bird called the Kings Fifber^ whofe skin
being taken off froti his carcaf e, and being
dried, and banged up upon a nail^ will caft
bis feathers many years^and new ones will
grow again 5 and chat not only for one or
twpyeers, but many yeers one after ano*
then

But if you further enquire^ out of what
Author or Writer I read of thsfe virtue?,
or where I learned fuch experience 5 I an*
fwer you Sophifters and Contemners of
the Gifts of God, that very Nature her >
felf demonftrated before your eyes, doth
far excel all the Authors and VVriters of
the world, I pray tell me which of your
Authors or Writers taught the Bear^when
his fight is dimmed by reafon of the abun-
dance and fuperfluity of his blood, to go
to a ftallof Bees, which by their ftinging
him, pierce his skin, and caufe an efFufion
of the fupei fluous blood f WhacPhyfi^^
lian prefcribed the herb Di?.tany to be me-
H 3 dicine

pS T^he Prologue.

cine for the Hart i or who taught the Ser-
pent the virtue of Briony and Dragon^
wort i who taught the Dog to take Grafs
for his Cordial and Purge i And who
prefcribed the fait Sea«water to the Stork
for a Clyftcr ? Did you teach this know-
ledge to them e or do not they teach you i
The fame might I fpeak of infinite other
Animals, that know naturally the Cure of
their own Difcafes. What ! Have the
Bfuit-beafts taught the Medicinal Art f
If you fay. It's a Natural infliind^and that
Nature tcacheth them, fo fay I too. If
Nature hath infufed fo much reafon into
Bruit-bcafts , how much more (bould
men learn thereby, who are made accor-
ding to the Image of God, the Creator of
all things 5 and are indued with reafon
from God, to confider and contemplate
fuch things^

Alfp to fay that things outwardly ap*
plied, and not fubftantially entring incq
the body, cannot Cure any Difeafes , is
ifialfe : For the Sun^which giveth us light,
warmth, fpkndor, and infufeth life into
allth|ng$5 penetrateth into themoft oc-
cult and clofe Manfiofis of the Earth 5 and
dpth ^ivifie and quicken all things that lie
tinder the earthg even to the centre thereof
y -• - ^-^ ^ . -... : ^ For

The Trologue. pj>

For who can deny that in Spring-time,
efpecially, the Sun penecrateth into the
moft fecret places of the earth, giving
heat and warmth thereunto, when it (hines
only upon the upper part thereof -f From
whence the roots of all things therein re-
ceive juyce, ftrcngth, and life? and why
therefore may not the fplcndor of Nature,
and the influences of the Heavens, Stars,
Planets, and other means which we ufe to
extra6t out of MetalSj Hsrbs, Stones, and
fuch like things, give their virtue into the
bodies of men, and penetrate into the in-
ner and private members thereof < as into
the Nervs, Veins, and other internal De-
feds lurking in the flefli and blood of
men, and have been there a long time
growing. Difeafes, Infirmities, and Ac*
cidents, are divers 5 fo likewife are the
leveral Cures thereof to be oppofed to
them according to their qualitiesg in their
peculiar dayes and times : Againft which
alfo, Metals do beft of all help 5 being
prepared and ufed in due time and means j
As if I ftiould undertake to Cure the Le-
profie with Gold 5 what fliould hinder
but that an Oy 1 made thereof may Cure it
byUndioaf AlfOjif I fhouid anoint the
Small Pox with Oyl of Mercury, do you
H 4 think

ipo TheTrologue.

think I am able to Cure them with thi$
Mercury i without doubt 5 cfpecially if I
obferve a fitting time for this purpofe,
without which laft means, ail anointings
are in vain, although the fick were bathed
in Oyl of Mercury : But in fuch Difeafes
where the Mercurial medicines are not fuf-
ficient, we ought then to ufe other reme«
dies : which unlefs I fliould do, having a
due refpefit to the obfervation of time, not
only the Undions, and all Ubor befides,
will be vain and fruitlefs, but they will
bring the Patieat into a worfc condition :
for it is mod certain^that Difeafes come to
men for the moft part from the power and
influences of the Stars upon the bodies of
inen^ yei not fo fuddcnly that the fame can
prefently ba perceived, like a ftripe, or the
Falling ficlnefs* But they do cncreafe in
procefs of time by little and little as it wer^
a diftillationj as oyl caufeth water to wax
fat by drops falling into it. A man may al*
fo perceive his own defciSs, by the flirink-
Ing or decaying of his Members, lofs of
Appetite to meat and drink, pain, ^/r. ac-
cording to the condition and property of
every Difeafe, the operations of the Scars,
^nd the accidents by the Air, prepared and
attraded -upon U3» ' . ^ - , , ... ^; ^
ii-:. 1- - Paka-

lOI

Paracelsus

Of the Myfteries of the Signes

of the Zodiack :

Being the Magnetical and Sympa-
thetica! Cure of Difeafes, as they
are appropriated under the
Twelve Signes ruling the parrs
of the Body,

Ch A p. I.

Of the Common griefs of the Head^

,He Ccmmon Difeafes and Pains
of the Head are various : Some
proceed from our ow^ proper
petulancy, through the excefs
of meat and drink; others come
from evil vapors afcending from
the Stomach to the Head, and they proceed from

feveral

101 Paracelfuso^

feveralCaufes, which in this place we intend
not to treat of ; but only of the more grievous

Difeafes of the Head, which follow.

Chap.il
Of the T alliHg-Evil-

>He firft thing to be taken notice of in this
Difeafe, is the figns of the Falling; whe-
ther they happen at certain equal times, months,
dayes, and hours, and how often ; or whether
they be unequal, happening at divers times ; and
whether a little before they fall, the Patients do
ufe to (hake and ftagger a little, or whether they
fall to the ground fuddenly,and unawaresrwhich,
being perceived, if they fall at certain times and
hours , then the Difeafe doth not take them fo
fuddenly ; neither do they prefently fall. But if
it come at unequal times and hours, the contra-
ry will be feen co happen ; to wit, the failing
eomes upon them unawares. The firft kind, to
wit, when there is a little fhaking and daggering
before the fall, is mortal i But if they perceive
the fall before ic come, the Difeafe is accounted
not to be fo dtngerous,buc more Curable ; which
proceedeth not from Nature, as the firft ; nor is
not common therewith, wherforeit lefs wcaken-
eth : The firft brings Phrenfie, atid Madnefs ; but
the other is a falling Difeafe, The Cure of thcfe,
is thus ;

Firfl,!

Celejlial Medicines. 105

Firft, Confider in what day, and what hour he
Fell the lalt time, and wiite it : then Tee what
Planet rules that hour ; alib the fign and degree
of the Patient are to be known.

Then the yeers of the Patient are to be num-
bred, and his Sex, which aho keep noted in wri-
ting ; then give this Medicine every day in the
morning to drink ; which foUowes,

R: oftheSpiritofr/rr/WjQuinteffenceof^^-
timony^ each 5 drops. Quinteffence of
^earle^ 4 drops.

Give all thefe in the morning to the Patient
to drink in a little draught of Roie-water 9 and
let him faft four hours afterwards : Let him ule
this proceeding by the fpace of 2 9 dayes ; and in
the mean time, prepare the Lamen following ,
made after this manner,

R: of fure Gold^ 5 fs. and when the Moon
comes to the 12 degree of Cancer^ then lignifie
the Gold in an Earthen-pot , and then let it be
poured out into pure clean water. Afterwards
mark when there comes a Conjun3ion of two
Planets in the Heavens, and at that time precife-
ly melt a^ain this Gold.^ and in the point of the
Conjun^ion, poure in ^ is. of the moft perfed
and fine D > that there may be an equal mixture
©f the G and]). When this matter is poured our,
and cold, make it into a Plate, that it may be
four fingers bredth on both fides; then cut it in-
to the form of a trmngU', as appears in this figure^
' Heate

104. Paracelfus o/^

Heat this La-
ment very hoc

M DDV ^" ^^^ fircjand

,/^lvH\ then let it reft

until you find

the Cfoo» in

i4"|r^ \ the fismefigne

^ §> -iyl \ & degree that

^yji-. ^4 - \ (he was in at

ei OjaVds: \ the time of the

'<? ^?lT^ Hi4--S \ coming of the

— -^ laft fit before;

and in the fame hour, carve and ingrave thefe
Signs and Chara6lers,beginning with the Letters
as they are fet uppermoft , in the Lamefi of Gold
and 5[iiver. And you muft make hafte, that the
Figures and Marks be all made and finiflied in
the fame hour, or elfe all your labor is in vain.
Thefigne of the Planet of the hour in which the
Fit of cheDifeafefell, is firft to be engraven in
the middle of the Lcimeny as you may fee it is in
this foregoing Figure, which was made for James
S€stz>y BKliop ofSalisburgh^ now living ; who fell
in the hour of $ : Make the reft of the Signes as
you fee in the F igure, only this excepted, that for
a Woman, inftead thereof you Oiall put this Cha-
rader : and under the other the Age
Y r J, of the Patient, as in the Figure you
^^ 1 1^ (hall fee 3 4, io many yeers old was
* t\\t indi James Seitz.. Therefore the
^ — 1^ number of yeers is to be written to
OT^lQ^ every Difeafe according to the Age
^" JL of the Patient, The

Celejlial Medicines. 1 05

The Figure being now prepared according to
the diredions ; .after a Fit cometh, command
that his Hair be ftiaven off from the Crown of
his Head, according to the Latitude of the La-
men : Then prefently where he fell and iieth,
with art andinduftry pouribme of the Secret be-
fore prefcribed into his mouth, and fohold hirra
that it may defcend into his Stomach; then
forthwith apply the L^«;f» to the place fliaven,
fo that the Sculpture may touch the naked flefti,
and let it be bound on that it fall not off; which
being done, let the Patient be carried to fome
place where he may quietly fleep. And after that
Fall, without doubt he will never Fail more, al*
though he hath had the Difeafe 3 o y eers : Buc
let him alwayes wear the L^mcn about hi^ oe ky
and (have his Hair at every Mcnchs end, in the
fame place where they were firft Q.aven<,

Chap, III.
Sor^)e other Figures to Frefervs the Sights

MAketheea roVi^ALamen of the befi: Lead
in the hour of $, the d being in the Signe
T, and in the fame hour; to wit, in the hour
of $^ engrave the Signes and Letters which you
fee written in the following Figure s Afterwards
in the hour of ^ make a Coffer Lamen of the
fame Qi^antity and Form as the Leaden one ;
When D is inthefigne y?^ the Charafters which

y9«

iq6 Paracelfuso^

you fee in the Figure, are to be engraven. And
then both Figures are to be kept and preferved
i'o ion^ until 5 comes into Conjunaion with T? s
and then in the point of the Conjunaion both
the Figures are to be conjoyned together fo, that
the Charaaers and Signes may mutually touch
one another ; then clofe them faft with Waxjthat
they receive no moifture, and few them up in a
piece of Silk, and hang it about the Neck of the
Patient on the day and hour of $. This is the
beft Remedy to recover the Sight of the Eyesj
and to preferve the Eyes from Pain and Difeafes.
It preferveth the Sight in old Age, asperfeaas
it was in youth.

To Preferve the Sights

Cha?.

Cekjlial Medicines, loj

Chap. IV.

t/€aain[}: Vrinefs in the Brainy and other
Vifeafes in the Head,

T

A K E of the following Metals, well re-
fined t

Of goldy^k. 0[ Silver^ ^il OfC^pper^ol
Of Tynne^ 5 ifi.

Let them be all melted together in the point
of the new Moon ; then pcur them out, and of
that Mafs make a piece of Piate of what Latitude
you will : After that theie Metals have been
melted together, they muft not be put into ihe
fire any more. When the Planet ip is in his own
Houfe, to wit, in X, let thefe Characters and
Signes be engraven in the inner-fide of the Mo-
ney, and in t^e back-fide of the Money let thofe
words be writrer^ which you fee in the follow-
ing Figure, in ihe fuperior part of the Circumfe*
rence of the Money : then let there be made a
Ring of pureGoidy and affixed thereunto when
the Moon is declining, for it to be hanged by z
it matters not in what day the Ring be made^ fo
that it be done in the hour of o. This Money
being thus prepared, let it be hanged about the
Neck of the Paticnc in the point of the new

Moon^

io8 Paracelfus of

Moon. It is of wonderful operation againft all
Difeafcs of the Head, and Brain.

for Difeafes of the Brain*

Chaf<^

Celejlial ^SMedicines. i op

Chap.V.

^gainfl the Valfef , 4 fkojl f^celkm Stcnu

F Or the Confolation ofthofe that are affli6lcd
with the Fits of the PaiCy^ to write a Re-
medy tberecfjthat not without ca«fc,it riisy be
ctlied my Archidcx, lecirg it txceiicib aii other
Cures : Although d me Ancients have thoughc
(but failely) that this Di.eafc i iDCurable.Thcfc-
fore if any one be in any manner taken wnb ihi#
Difcafej lethimthusdo,

Be of p»rf Cold<f I ii, cfLeadi Z ii.

Both thefe Metals ought to be moft purely r€«
fined. And firH, when the Sun ilts, goii g, lender
the Earth, in the fame hour (which you fnali cal-
culate according to the time of the year^ melt the
Gold in a new Farthcn mehing-pot, a^ade and
prepared for this purpofe. Which being dorie,
immediately after the Sun is fet, calt the Lead in-
to the Gold, and forthwith pour the^ out toge-
ther, for the Lead will be diffolvedby theCold
ifia moment : Keep this Mafs. Afterwards when
J) is in the 1 2 degree cf the figne vfl, melt again
this matter of o ardl?, and it will appear like
Bell-metal 5 to which adde 5 drams cf $ : but let
it not be long in melting , but pcur it out, and
keep it. Then when Dccmesirtothe 12 decree

1 * of

no Paracelfus^

of tti , melt this matter again,and caft into ir one
dram of IA5& prefently pour it out; but cait it in-
to a broad form^becaufe k admits Kot of any im«
preffion neither of the Haitimer or Sciffers.Then
keep it tiii O enters into the figne y , which

commonly* happens
Agamft the Faffcj.. every yeer on the
10 day oi March 'if
Then engrave thct
Charailers with the '
Signes and Word^
on both fides as y.ou
fee them drawn in
this Figure, and be-
gin to engrave them
in the hour of o,^
andfinifti them be-
fore the end of that
hour. It needs not
be obferved what
day the fame be
done, only this,, that
o be in T, as ir> a-
bovcfaid. The Mo-
ney being tbu : pre-
pared ,i> to be kept 5
And when the Pal-
fey taketh anyone,
letthetime,':^ay,and 'C
hour be diligently enquired of the beoinnin^of
theDilbafe,- and the lame hour of that day,' let
the Signe be hanged about his Neck. This is a
great Myfiery : but in the mean time let the
AmumTotMs of our defcription be admini-
itredtothePatienc. Chap

Cele^ial QS\d^edicmes. in

Chap.VL
^gAinfi the Stone and Sand in the Reins.

THe Money againft the Stone , confifts of
4 Metals: to wit, of Gold, Silver, Tynne,^
and Lead: Asfolloweth,

Vco^GoU^Zn\. oiSilver^ZvCi. oitynr.e-^Zu
of Lead J D u fsa

Let all thefe Metals be melted together in a
new Melting-pot for Gold, en Saturday at i o of
the Clock before noon, D incre ;f.n^ ^ wni . h oe-
ing melted, cali in Saltpeter mixi^d with Tartar,
for this caufe only , to make them the more
tradable, and ealie to be molten ?!cd wrought
upon. Afterwards, let them be poured cut and
caft into the form of a Lam^n^ and let jt be cut,
and polidied, and filed in the hour of ^ and dzy
of 2 5 but as yet, let nothing be enc raven there-
on. Alio, the Ring i? not r o be forged, that it
come not into the fire any more after the mel-
ting, but is to be formed with a File : wherefore
the hamen is to be poured out,and caft the larger
and broader, that the Ring and Lamsn may be
both one piece. And if it can be, let the L^-
wi?» be fo poured out after the melting, thac by
the mixture of divers Metals, efpecially cf the
Lead and Tynnc, the brittle matter may evade i

I 2 and

Ill Paracelfus of

and the fubftancc remain hard, that k mayiiot
be wrought with the Hammer, nor cut wich Scif-
fers. This being done,, then look for the i^p<?« ;
and in the point of the New Mcon^ then begin
the Sculpture : and make hate, that one fide of
i\i^L4imen may be finiflied in that hour,which if
marked with the Letter -/f. Afterwards, let this
Money be fafely kept until fome day of 5/,, when
2) is in Afpcft with forfte good Planet,as 1^, J, or
S ; then let the Words and Chara^ers be engra-
ven on the other-fide,marked with By 10 the hour
of$^, as you fee them in the following Figure.
Then let the L^»;^« be hanged about the Neck
of the Patient that hath the Stone, when the
Moonh dccreafed,on^hc day and hour of D. The
Ring ought to be made of Iron, to which the La*^
W!i^«is hanged. Let the Patient alfo drink Wine
every morning, wherein the faid Seal hath beeir
fteeped all night, and afteryjMirds hang ic about
his Neck again. This doth wOnderfdly expel
the Stonc,and Sand or Gravel but of the Reins ;
for which thing alfo Spirit of Roman V^itrid 13
good to drink.

For the Stone in the Reifis,

Cma?^

Celejlial <iP\/Iedicines, 115

T

Chap. VII.

Of the L^femhrs of Generation,

He lofs of Strength and Virtue in the Mem*
bcrs of Generation, is a certain Sympathy
proceeding from orofs Fatnefs, which as a cer-
tain S^afma impeditcs the power of the Mem-
bers of that place. This happens by divers ac-
cidents ; fome whereof are natural, others arc
againft nature, by Witchcraft. For the Remedy
of the natural Paffion, we ufe this remedy ; Let
thefe Word?, with the Charaf^ers adjoyned, be
written in new Parchment, which afterwards is
to be boimd about the nut of the yard,

A V G A L I R I O R <m.\iyjtt.hpK 1*23'^

This Writing in Parchment ought to be re-
newed every day by the i'pace of 9 dayes,before
Snn-rifing every morning, by binding ir, or
rowiing it with the Writing backwards about
the Prepure, and there let it remain night and
day ; and as often as you renew the Parchment,
or change it, let the old-one, which you take ofF^
be burnt to afhes, and let the Patitnc drink it in
a draught of warm wine. Thij is a moii excel-

I 3 Icflr

114- Paracelfus of

lent Remedy, to be had with the leaft coft. But
ifany onede'iresto be preferved fromthefee-
vils, let him weir about his Neck a Lamen of Sil-
verj wi h the lame Words and Signs engraven
ibereopon : Or if one make a Lamen of Gold,
and enorave the fame Word^ and Chara6l:ers
thereupon, it will be far b etc er. Bur when it
bappe ;«i x\yit this Difeafe h Srouobt qpon
any one by Wirchrrao:? ivr f-rjine Diabolical Art,
wrought by the malice of wicked people ; let the
Patient take a piece of a Horfe-fhooe found in
the high-way^ of which let there be made a Tri-
dent-Fork on the day of $, and hour of T?, as
you fee in this Figure following.

P^o-vJiD2£:PPE

The Fork aforefaid being made, let thofe
Words with their Carafters be engraven upon
the Three teeth, as you fee in the Figure. And
upon the Handle thereof,thofe Words and Signs
which you fee io the Figure, on Sunday before
Siin-riling : which being done, let the Fork be
fafined in the ground under a running Stream of
Water, fo deep, that the handle may not be feen,j
|Dd chat it casiiot be found ; by this means, thou'

(halt

Celejlial ^S\feciicines. 1 1$

(halt be delivered in 9 dayes 1 and the perfon
that hath wr-ught this miichief u on thee, iliall
get lomthin;^ himfelf in thac place>)f cm which he
fhaii tict To eaiily be delivered : So we ought 10
relilt Diabolicall Arts by Nature, a^ Chrilt by
the holy Scripture propoled to the Devil in the
Wiidcrnels.

Chap. Vlllhf Jv
That a Horfe (h(dl live Somi a longrme*

SOme will think that I write Witchcraft, or
fome fa:h like things ; which are far abfent
from m?, Forthi<i I certainly affirn:i,That I write
nothing here, which is fupernamrai, and which
is not wrought and efFeiled by the power of na-
ture and CelelHal influences; and whereof, for
the moft part, we are not altogether ignorant.
As this : Let a Sadler make a Bridle for a Horfe
of a Lyons Skin, and upon ihc Reyns thereof let
thefe Wcrds and Characters following be writ-
ten in their certain time. And you (liall per-
ceive this Horfe to live iv'^t like a Horfe, but like
a Man ; and lcnger,'an4 hi<^ ftrength not to be
abated ? So that you do not ufe him extraordina-
rily, contrary to his wonted cuftoaie. Alfo, ac-
cording as you apply thofe Bridiy-rein. to him,
he will live thirty or forty yeeti-, more or lef*^^
contrary to the common term ot a Horfcs life.
TheBridle^s thus to be prepared, that it ferve
1 4 hira

v^y

II 6 Faracelfiis 0/

him for a Halter, without a Bit. The leather*
Dreffcr ought to prepare this Skin in the hour
ofV-^ that is, then to put it into his Pit; which
being To prepared, let the Sadler cut the Thong*
«of it in the hour of G, and afterwards make it
in$o a Bridge when you will. To this Bridle is
to be affixed the l^amens following in the hour
of 5 upon the thong of the Head, made of
Tynne.

S.U.R.Q,L*R.E.

Upon the Thong,

f^ d > going down froirt

^'""^ ^^ the Fore-head to

thcNolejlctth^lre
be affixed thefe which follow, made of Coppef
in the hour of 2), ■ ' ''

The followine; Lamf^ts ought to be made
of Silver, in the horr of ^ j Arid affi^d to the
Bridle In the hour of i^« ' "^

^ ly^ ^Z. S^ thefe Which are

la(V omhtiobc

X ^ made of Gold ,

Q A Jr and affixed to

^ . ^ the Bridle in the

hour of $. 5,9.

^» And apply this Bridle to the Hrrfe in the

«ottrof 5:5 then you /hall fee with what power

Naturr

Celej^Ul ^^Miedicines. ny

l^iturc worticth in Words and ChartiSlcjcj,
w here time is duly obfcrved.

Chap. IX.

^n aJmiratU Ojntment for Womds.

Slmpathy, orCompaflior, hath a very great
power to operate in humane things : As if
you take Mofs that groweth upon a ScuH, or
Bone of a dead body that hath lain in the Air^
CO wit.

Take of that gj^/f , 1 ii. of Man^igreafe^ ^ ii.
of Mtimmy^ and Mans Bloody each | fe.
Lmfeed'O^i J 3 n, OjloiRofes^ and
BoU'Armomack:^ each 3 h

Let them be all beat together in a Morter fo
long, until they come to amoft pure and fubtil
Oyntmcnt ; then keep it in a Box. And when a-
siy wound happens, dip a ftick of wood in the
biood,that it may be bloody; which bebg dryed,
thruft it quite into the aforefaid Oyntmcnt, and
leave it therein ; afterwards binde up the wound
with a new Linen Rowler, every morning wafh-
ing it with the Patients own Urine ; and it (haH
be healed, be it never lb great, without any Plai-
ner, or Pain. After this manner, you may Cure
any one that is v^ounded, though he be ten milef
diftant from you^ if you have but his bloode

It

iiS

raraGellusof

It helpeth alfo other oriels, as the pab in the
Teeth and other hurts, if yoq have aftick wet in
the Bloody andihrult into the Oyntment , and
there left. Alio, r a Horfes foot be pricked
with a nail by a Farrier Qi Smith, touch a iiick
with the blood, and thrul): k int the Box of
Oynimcnt, and leave ic there^ it will Cure him,
Thefe are the wonderful Gifts of God, given for
the ufe and health of man^

Chap, X,
The H^edfon-Oyntmefit*

THere may alfo an Oyntment be made, where^
with if the Weapons be anointed where-^
with a wound is infli6^ed ) the laid wounds fiiall
be cured without pain.This is qnade as the other,
except only 5 i. of Honey ^ and 3 i. of Cx-fat is
to be added to thi^. But becaufe the Weapons
cannot al way es be had, the Wood aforefaid is
better.

Chap,

Celepal (t^haeaicines. up

Chap. XL
Agitipfi the (jaat.

'Ake of Mummy y Maflichj^ JteAMp'rhe%
Olihanum'y Ammeniacum^ Oppopa-^
fiaxy BdelmmyZ2ic\\ 5 \u Vitriol^ tt> ii»
f/i7»f7, ft) ii, Tartar j^ijs. AqnOr
viu^ gal, iii.

Let ihem be all Diftilled together into an OyL
Then take little Flyes^ fuchas are bred in the
deadCarcaffes of Horfes, and make an Oyl of
them, being well bruifed. With which Oyl of
the Horfe-flies, mix|ii. with|iv. of the other
O; 1 : Thefe two Oyls being well mixed toge«
ther, let them be DilHlled again, and let this
Diidlled Oyl be prefcrved.

Then prepare the Charafters, in manner fol-
lowing,

R of pt^re Goldy pure Silver^ filings of Irony
each 3 i. oiLead^ oil.

Let them be all melted together in the hour of
the J\few Moon^ by a very ftrong fire, that the
filings of the ^ron may be melted. For they will
hardly melt. wherefore Tome Boroii^ to be added
10 them. Then let ail the melted matter be

poured

%3J0 Paracelfuso/^

|K)urcd out tog thcr upon t broad fmooth fiofie,
chac it may make a thb L^imen: for it cannot be
wrought with the Hammer afterwards, bccaufe
of the Iron : afterwardsywhen T? is inConjundi-
on with ^, jn the lame hour let the Charafters,
WordS| and Signcs of the Lamen be engraven
thereupon, like two ftamps of a piece of Money j
and let them be tioi(hed in that hour.

forthe^ouu

tetboth the faid pieces of Money be cngra-
T^n only on one fide, in the hour of the faid con«
jundion of 1} and $ ; and let them be fo kepc^that
they touch not one another*

Afterwards let there be made a Sigilof pure
Gold,not fo thick as the other Lafiten : when J is
inConjunftion with ^ or ^, let th^ Charaders,
Signes, and Words be engraven thereon. But
note, that the Seals are to be conjoynedto-
gcther when there is a Conjundion of 2 and
1^ : The fecond face of the Goldenseal, mark*

cd

Celeflial Medicines, ut

ed with the number ^t " ^^ ^ turned agtinR the
engraven face of the fupcrior Seal which hatb
not the Image of a man, and is marked wi.h the
number 4. But if $ be in Conjunaion with ^^
then the iccond face of the Seal marked with tl]rc
number ^^ is to be turned upon the face of the
upper Seal, which hath engraven upon it the
image of a man, and iaiarked with the numt)et
5. And when d conies to the 6 degree of s ia
the fame order as is before fhcwn, let the pieces
of Money be both jo]jncd together, the Gddi
being placed in the middle. Let them be all
bored with one hole through the middle, and
ftftened together with an Iron-wyer, and let the
Patient hang them about his neck. And let his
Members be anointed with the Oyl before pre*
fcribed : hereby you (hall try the powerful ope-
rtrions of Nature, even in fuchas are ^ojcefi

old.

The ViBurt of Golden tJ[€on€j for
theQoHt.

t/i Symfi^_

mz FaraeeMus oj^

t/i SjmpAii^^i Oyntment againfl

;;t€ttKe Blood of the Patient affli(5ted with
the Gout, fee referved : And that you may know
how to uic itj, Diltil ^ Water from it mBakea

:*#tilt^(^fvii;^t^ adde, of Oylcf

; Jlpfes^ 'TemceSope^ each|fs. of Map^'s

dfeafej BiarsGreafe^ juyceof Sengrcen^

^ j \ cich I i. Mmow of an Ox^^ k. ^

tct thetii be all g^iitly hoyled in a veffel 6|
BiriKjcill they come to me'thicknefs of an Oynt-
oaemVcptsanudiy^lJtm^ left ic burn: Af^
tefi/^ardi noon tfie elghrh day of the Mom*^ en-
cttdidmy ler the |ole> of ti;eFeet of the Patient
bepricked vvith jin infirument, as it ufes to be
doneih Applicaioiirfor the Windet and the
place grieved^beiag in tbi^: manner opened? let
them ^CtK^i^ted v^iih this Oyntment very hot,
that it may p^netrate.^nd by fe doing^weeWj
heftallbeCuredcteS:bfthe6Qiit.!j^ "^

{brcc^ndvptue^eingkeptina'coia^a4e* /

A

Celejlial Medicines. 125

Chap.X;II,

Againft CentraUnres,

OYl of Sulphur ag^lnfl: Contraftur^? and
{hrinking of Sinews, h not to be contem-
ned, but rather to be efteemed asa prbci|iar
Remedy againrt luch infirrn-ities. This Oylis
made as^ followeth : take of the bcft ^^^Z-
f.ur^ lb XV, Sublime it in a CuoJirbite of Eirdi
lihrcugha Glafs LimHeck. Put the iubiimed mat-
ter in a cool Cellar to difolve, and in fuccefs of
time, ir will le refolved into an Oyl, Then make
ihe foaowing Compofition,

< R Gt*^ ?;/ of StiJfhur^ 5' "• Blacky S'oSpj % uu
Jqt^.^.v'itdi^ 5 V. Oyl Otiv€y Oyl ofRofes^
eachj^i.

Letallthrre be boy led, as the other, unto an
Oyrtmrntfcr the Gout 5 alwayes having a care
that the ffairifetake it not : Let the Members.be
fujvcry wcU anointed with this Unguent for
;o dayes;. cauling the Patient to fwearina4fy
Bath. It ejicellenti^ helps dpntra.%d i^^ft^b^rs*

Take what quantity you pleafe of Gold thrice
purified by Antimony /or if you wiii^the weight

of

n^ Paracelfus of

of a Ducat. Addc to it a little Bor^^ and melt
it wbenD is in the i^oT lo degree of yj>; and
caft into it, as foon as it is mokeD, 5 o ;^rains of
the filings of i under the (ame hciir. Which be-
ing melted andmixt together, potr them out to«
gcther, and let them for^^ma in until d is in the
fame degree of m : Then melt it again, and caft
in 3© grains of the filings of Iron, and pour it
out again as at firft* Then kitep it till D is in il ^
tnd then form and fartiion i: fit for the Sculpture;
which ought to be dene in the hour of 1^. You
need not any further calculate according to the
Courfe of p, till the Seal come< to be applied,
having only refped to the hour beforehand, let
the Signes which you fee here drawn in the Fi-

fire, be engraven on both fides of the Money :
his Money mull be fewed up in a fineGlothj
and is to be hanged about the Neck by the Cloth
only, and not by its own body, inthedayaad
hour of 2A» l> cncreafing*

For C'oiftrAtiuris^

12 5X

Cha#^

Celeflial Afedicines, 125

r . . 11 «i I, I w i[i I I >T

Chap, Xllli
For fVomens Termsi,

AN inordinate Flux of this Difeafe, doth tt^
tremely grieve many Women , fome«
times divers years : by fo much the more heal-
thy and ftrong fuch women are, by how much
they have their Courfes in their ordinary fea-
fons, and are then delivered from them. From
whence arifes a twofold way of reducing them
into due order. The firft is, to ftay the Fluxjand
reduce it into a due courfe : the latter is to be
ufed in the defers thereof, to provoke them to
an ordinary Flux : the ddtdt of them bringeth
death ; wherefore to provoke them, let there be
formed of pure Copper, vVithout mixture of any
other metal, a Seal in the hour of $, as is in the
following Figure: But if the fame cannot be
perfeftly^'finifbed in that hour, let it then re-
main unperfea until the fame hour of 2 conies
again, and then perfeft it ; The form whereof
muftbethis*

n6 Paracelfus of

VorthetMefifirml

This Sigil ought to be formed with a File into
one piece , and is to be bound with a firing up-
on the Back of the woman through two Ring%
applying it at the beginning of the Back-bone
upon the Teftes, laying the^Sculpture upon the
flefti, and that in the hour of d.

But if Nature fuffer through too much abun-
dant Fluxes, let the Charafters be engraven in
pure Silver in the hour of g, on both fides of
the Money, as they are drawn in the following
Figure. Then let them be wrapped and fewed
ttp in filk, ( for it muft not be applied to the na-
ked fieCh) and let it be bound upon the Navel
of the Woman, turning that face next her body
which is marked with the number i o* And af-
cerwards when the Flux begins to flay^ let her

wear

Celejlial Medicines. \%y

wear it 30 dayes,and then t^eit cfF: for if (he
wear it any longer, there is danger left they be
quite driven away and flopped ; and fo caufe a
greater hurt than the firft,

FortheMenfirm, i

X^VJ

^"^^

SELD

Chap. XIV.
For the Leprojie^

THis Difeafe comes to the Lepers frdm their
Nativity^and not only by accident^. Where-
fore we have many other Remedies for themj
conducing much unto the Cure thereof. It is
certain that Anrttm Totabik drunk, doth palliate
and hide the Lepro(ie, but not quite take k oue
©f the blood. The caufe whereof i^^, becaufee*
very clean and found man hath Balfom^ but the
K 2 Leprous

izS Paracelfus of

Leprous perlons have none in them ; byreafon
whereof alfo it comes to pafs, that they have no
health in them : alfo, a congealed Member wan-
teth Balfom ; and therefore it is infenfible when
the ftrength of the Gold comes into the Sto-
mack, which afterwards diftributeth it into the
feveral Members of the Body 5 from thence f e»

fultcth a certab humi-
t^or the Leprajic* dity which ingendereth
the Balfom ; wherefore
theLeprofie ceafeth to
increafe^fo long as therdl^
is any virtue or firength
of the Gold in the Sto-
mach/ AlfojaPhyfitian
cannot know or difcern
the Diieafe of Lepro-
lie, iF the Leprous per-
fon hath drunk Gold
three dayes before his
viiitation. We intend
not to fpeak in this
place of fuch ns are ma-
nifeftly infeftedjbut on* ;
ly of fuch whofe Dif-
eafe is doubtful.

If any do ufe the Si-
gil above written , and
iiich like Remedies, lee
them not doubt of help. Let this kinde of Sigil
bemadeof pureGold, and wrought into a Lif^
tn^n in the hour of \ 5 but the Characters ought
cabcingraven inthehour pf ©J whep |ji§in su

ai»4

Celejlial (^5\fedicines. i ip

and O in the fame fign ; which ufually happens
mjuly. Let it be hanged about the Leper in
the hour of 2, the Moon increafing : Let the Pa-
tient alfo drink Wine, wherein the fame Sigil
hath been fome time fteeped.

It ought to be renewed every year in Julj^ for
this Sigil lofeth its force in a year.

The Leprofic working fo ftrongly in the body
of man, wherein it fixethrooto

Chap. XV«
For the Vertigo*

Mhny who do labour with this difeafe, the
Heaven and Earth feems to theni to turn
like a wheel, and all things to run round. To
others there feems a kinde of a Circle to Bie be-
fore their cye^. This is a kinde of the Falling-
Evil or Palfie more or lefs. For there is fuch a
Convulfion of the Brain , that the Spirits of the
Sight and the Brain, are impedited by a certain
grofs thick vapour afcending from the Stomach
£0 the head, through the opcick Nerves. Againft
this Difeafe make the Sigil which follows.

In the hout of Mars^ and day of Jupittr^ the
Moon in ^r/>j-,which is the beft Afpefl o^ Mars%
but fee that (he hath no evil Afpe«A from any o«
ther Planet-

K 5 'Thg

ip Paracelfus of

4^ Take of G 5 is. of (J 5 ii. of D 9 v.

Letthefe 3 Metals be purely refined and mel-'
red together into one. Let them be poured ouc
and wrought into a very thin Lamen, and formed
with a little Ear ; afterwards when the Moon is
in the 1 2 degree of Tmrm^ engrave the Signes
which follow, and apply it ro the Patient in the
hour of the iNT^w Moon^ on the very point that
it firfl: beginncth,

f life this Remedy with the Seal %

Ik of Or^afium^ £rams ^, Of Unicorns-horn ^

f rains 2, Mmk^y grain i. Spirit of
. Itrio/y grains <J,

Let them be adminiftred every morning in a
fpoon, about 3 a Clock after mid-night, continu- .j
ingit 1 3 day ef 5 and after every time taking it, [j
reft one hour c

F;or the Vertigo,

VOLG

>ze'

Penfioiis

Chai>;

Celefiial Medicines. 131

Chap. XVI.
for the Qr^^f*

MAke a mixture of Sol^ Luna^ Venui'^ and
Mays ; and let it be wrought into a L;i-
fnen^ and thereof make a Sigil when the Sun is
under the Earthy in the hour of Smurne, And
then in the hour of Jfsptter engrave thefe Cha-
raders and Signes with the words in the hour of
the Sun ; and apply it in the hour of the Sun
when he is under the earth.

You may alfo make a Ring of thefaid Metal?,
on which engrave the fame Signes, and wear the
Ring on the finger of the Heart ; but this ought
to be done in the timejday^andhour before pre«
fcribed«

Chap. XVII.
For the trembling of the Hearty

THe Hearts of men do fomtimes fuffertrena*
bling, efpecially of Nobles and great
men ; for feldom doth this Difeafe take poor
and mean men or women. From whence may
be fcen how God Almighty hathfo artificially
K4

i^% Paracelfus of

diftributed paffiong to every flate and Conditio
on for their correftion and admonitionj without
srelpea of perfons« It is not to be numbered
tmongft eafie Difeafes : for where it begins to
rule, it cafts the Patient upon the earthy and be«
reavethhitn^ ftrengch and fenfe, andlomtimes
of life. It rileth from the Membranes and re-
ceptacles wherein the Heart is involved , it be-
ing compreffed with corrupt and ill Flegm. A-
gainft this, make a Sigil as follovy?^ obferving the
due times/

Firft, in the day and hour of 2)^ take of D ^ fti
wfeich put and keep in a melting-pot until th^
hour of the Sun j which is the 4 hour following
in the order of unequal hours ; then melt it with
the fire, and the B being melted, caft in two
©unces of o purely refined, as the d ought to be ?
thele two Metals being well nielted and mixt
together, leave them to cool in the Melting-pot
by themfelves, and keep them till the hour of
Ve^fu next following t then melt them again,and
caft in two drams of pure Jjand pour it out; then
work it into a Lamen with a Hammer, Sr prepare
|c ready for the engraving of the Signes : then
mark when the Moo^ and Fenm behold one ano-*
lli?r with a good Afpe^ : then engrave upon the
Money thefe two Signes which you fee here,. '

Afrerwafd^

Cekjlial (iSM^eciicmes. 155

Afterwards in the point of the JSFew Moon en-
grave thele three Chanilers following under the
other two.

l-u-ffo

>-e:

Let It reft from that New Moon until! the next
FullMoon^ and in the point of thzt Full Mom
in the fame face of the Money overall the Sig»es
let thefe following words be written.

For the trmlflwg of the Hearh

ovum

This being done, mark when thtSm enters
Leo ; and in the fame hour of his ingreffion, in-
fcribe the Gharafters and Words you fee in the
other figure, on the other-fide of the [Money 5
and let them all be begun and ended the fam^
hour.

This Sigil being thus prepared and finiflied, i^
m be hanged about the Patients Neck in the

12^ Paracelms of

hour and point of the Full Moony that k may
touch his naked fledi upon his Heart.

Againft this trembling of the Heart, there is al-
fo a moft excellent fecret ; our Aumm PotabUe^
and Quintcffence of Pearl, of our defcription,
alfo oyl of Coral prepared as foUoweth.

The manner of Preparing Oyl of Corai

againji the trembling of 'ths

Hearty

fc c£C^raly^ I. O? Common Saliy

Let them be v^rought into a moft fine powder,
tnd put it into a Glafs ftrongly Luted according
to the fequent defcription: Take common Clay,
or Potters white Clay, aflies made of the bones
©f the heads of four-footed Beafts^ filings of
Iron, Glafs in powder, common Salt, Cerufe,
&f. which being wet,mingle them together,^r.
put the luted Glafs with the matter into A(hes
contained in an Iron Kettle, according to art;
kindlefirft a gentle fire, and increafe it by de-
grees until the Spirit and Fumes do pafs into a
Veffel below ; then increafe the fire more vehe-
mently, until there remaineth no more moiftureo
This Oyl is a moft excellent Remedy for the
trembling ©f the Heart, taken alone byitfelf*
yvichout any thing elfe a-dded to ir,

CeleUial (^fAaedicines. 1^5

Afi Apfendtx concernwg Ruftures of
the Bones^

In what manner foever Bones are broken^they
are excellently well knit and confolidatcd, with
the following Unguent , and are all orderly

joyned.

R: OfUonejY'LU Of Antimony -i andOyl^f
Vitriol 0 ii. Of Badgers Greafe^ Veers Sewet^
Bears Greafe^and Sopey each 5 i. Terpentine 5 ijfs.

Let them be boy led into an Oyntment , and
therewith let the Ruptures be anointed with a
hothand againftthefirej it wonderfully Cure s^,
Heals, and Confolidates^ above all other.

The endofthefrjl Treatife.

THE

n^

The Second

TREATISE

OF

Qieflial <:5Medkmes,

Containing,

The Myfteries of the Signes

Of the

Z 0 T> I J C E^

^He Heaven is compaffed abouc
with a large Circle in a Circuit
which we call the Zodiack, and
h divided into Twelve equal
parts I thefe arc named with
the Names, and Dc&nated
With the Charaaers which follows

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Y Aries. [

b" Taurus. j

IC Gemini. 1

© Cancer. [

^Lco; [jl^Saglttary.

n^ Virgo. 1 1 yp Capricorn*

^ Libra. L^:;^? Aquary,

m Scorpio, J X Pieces.'

The Seal of X is m^ie ef the foUgmng
Metals^

Thefe Metals, in the day, hour, and very point
wherein the Sm enters the firft degree of jirm^
( which for the moft part happens the tenth day
o^Afarch^ or thereabouts ) are all to be melted
together with a very ftrong violent fire 5 but firft
the Iron is to be reduced into filings, or elfe it
will not be melted. They being all melted and
prepared, on the day of ^, d being in the p oc
lodegreeof e/^nVj , or thereabouts, which is
once every month : in the fame hour it ought to
be finifhed ; but is to be applied when Mars
Is in the Ninth Houfe of He^vcn^ or the Eight.

%^rks]

[^B Paracelfuso/

tAries»

Thiis Seal is a moft
certain Experiment
to Cure all Fluxes
and Catharres de-
fcending from the
Head upon the
Brain, &c. For it
purgeth the Brain,
and drieth up all
Flegm of the Head,
and all Difeafes
which appertain to
the Head j it amen-
deth all Maladies
thereof^being worn
night and day, the
Signeof Aries be-
ing turned next the
Brain.

The

Celejlial o^^edicines. i^p

The Sea! of Taurus u wade of the

tj^fetals following^

R0/2ii. Of^Zi. OfSlk\ Of

They are all to be mked together by melting
them, the Sun being in 'Taurns , which every
yeer happens about the eighth day of jipriL And
in the very point of the Sms ingrefs into this
figne, this Seal mnft be begun, and forthwith
finifhcd, or elie the whole work will be fru-
^firate. And when the Moon is in the i o degree
of Taurui'i it is to be applied .

For the expedition of this work, there may be
engraven fome ftamps of Iron firft, wherewith
the Seal may be coined after it is melted, where-
by all the Signes and Words are qnickly imprin-
ted. So all the other Seals may be done ; for
oftentimes the hour flips away before they can
be finiflied, and then happens the greateft detri-
ment to this work. Wherefore the time is
chiefly to be noted, as having the greateft power
in thefe operation?,

Taurml

i^ Paracelfusof

The Nature and
Property of this
Sigil, giveth a molt
excellent Remedy
to them who have
loft their Genera-
tive Virtue : if it be
fo hanged that it
may touch the Na-
vel , the Sign Tau"
THs being turned
next the flefli and
the body, it giveth
i;he beft help to
men orv^fomena

R of GqIA and Silva^ of each Z H

Let them be both melted together i^tSuh
entringtheSigne^^w/;?/; which happens about
the lo or 1 1 day of <Meiy , according to the
couffe of the ycer» Whejefgre the yeei whereia

the

Celejlial (SM^edicines. i^i

tbeSigil is to be made, youmuft firft calculate :
There are two Lamens to be made out of the
mixture of the aforeuid Metals, whereupon the
Signes are to be engraven as they are pofited in
the following Figures, when the Mom is in the
figne of Leg or Fifces : but the Seal being per-
feiledj is to be applied at fuch time when 5 is in
the firit Koufe of Heaven 5 the air gentle, milde^
and ferene. That facecf the Money that hath
theiignen, i^ robe turned towards, and worn
upon the naked skin : both the {ziA-Littmens nc
to be connexed toeeiher with a Circle mad« of
fhe fame matter, almofta fingers- breadth to be
afunder in the middle , that they may not touch
one another , with thefe faces^ or fides, that are
without fignes : for there mull be fo great dh
ttance between them, that there may be a Pipe
interpcfed, that may receive a Goofe- quill full
of Quickfilver, and afterwards to be flopped
with Mafiick : it mnft aifo contain a Pipe of Me-
tal, which muA hold the Quill : when the work
is completed, ht the Quick-fiiver be poured in-
to the Qui:!- the day and hour of C^tsrcsery^ih^
Moon decreafmg.

The relt was defired in a German example,
eves the ftrengch and virtue of this kind of Sidl,
for which it is made : but that we may not here
traduce you, until perhaps hereafter by fome ex-
amples it may be made known ; we will not feign
any thing of our felve-,which might agree there-
with. In the mean time, if any have ib great a
defeeto know the power and virtue thereof,
that ihey cannot ftay in expeitaiion of it, fcek
L * to

i^z Paracelfus o/^

to the mo9- approved Authors in Agrono-
my, what are the Virtues oi Gemmiy in pro*
ducingDifeafesand other things: And then at
laft, according to the procefs of the preceding
and following Signes, maturely judge.

^emink

The Sigil of this Signe is made of moft pure
Silver, in that hour when Sol enters the figne
Cancer,^ ( which ufes to be about the i o or 1 1
day of J me) but when the il/(?(?» is in a good
Afpe^, and not affli6led by any evil Planet,
thefe Figures muft be engraven in the hour of
the Moon when (he is increafing : in the fame
hour they muft be begun, and finifbed 5 or cife -
the whole labor is in vain,

^ancer,

c

Celejlial Medicines,

Ca»cer.

m

This Seal muft be applied in the day and- hour
of the Afbo;;, (he decreafing • and is to be kept
and worn very Clean. The Virtue thereof cau-
feth happy journeys : it is very profitable to
be worn againtt the Dropfie, and all Defe(5^s of
the Body proceeding froai moilhirej or faperflu-

ons Fiegm

Leoc

This Sigil of Leo is tb be made with great di-
ligence in J;^// only, when the 5/r;? i.^ in his own
Houle, to wit, Leo^ about the 1 3 or 1 4 day of
the fame Month. It is to be made of pure Gold,
riieked and y/rought into a Lm^en,^ v'vhen the
Sun enters the firlt degree of the Sigiie^ and per^
feded before the end of the hour. Afterwards
when Jpi^iter is in Tifccs^ the Si^nes are to be in-
graven on one lide thereof, as they sre in the
firft Figure : And the other fide is to be engra-
ven when the Meo^^ is in the Houfe of Jupiter-^
that is, in Pifces, And nctej that after the mel-
ting of the Sealj it mull net be put agsia into the
firej elfe all thinss are in vain,

L 2 LeQi

i^^ FanctKusof

Let it be applied in the day and hour of the
Su». It hath a moil excellent virtue : it caufeth
great Favours to men and women that wear it t
It is a very good Remedy againft Quartain Fca-
ver.-?. The Liquor is alfo good to be drunk,
wherein ii hath been infufed all night. It is
efpecially approved againft Peftilence and all in-
ward infev5lion ; and againft all Difeafes in the
Eyes coming from heat, and from all other evil
Heats and Rheums which we call flying Hu-
mors. It is good alfo againft Burnings, the Seal
being applied upon the place , certainly and
forely draweth cut the fire This way we^ cured
the wife of or^^Mx. Nicholas Berber ourCoun-
try-ma% dwelling at a place called Fillach in
Tfanfylvmia ; who had a very great Burning,
which we Cured, and drew out the burning fo,
that the burned place was healed without any
fore, or running Matter, only by applying fuch a
Sigil i which (he wore upon the place until the
end of the Cure.

Virg09

Celeflial Medicines. 145

ought CO
meked

The Seal of Fir^o
is made of j 3 i.

or o % fs. of

}) 0 II. 1/^0 is.

Thefe Metals
be all
together
on Sunday about
the 13 or 14 day
of the Sun 's in-
grcis into Firgo :
And after they are
melted, to be re-
duced into a thia
Lamer.: afterwards
in the houi of
Mermry ^ when