Chapter 14
I. Of a water to caufe hair fallen to grow
again ?. A water to caufe hair taken off
nt vtr to grow again. 3 . How to ntakg ano-
ther. 4. How to rake away fpots in the face^
<;. A water agaiwi fcabs. 6. Topreferve
the fight. ~. Another wattr, . 8. How:
to rejiore the fiibt of an old man. a. How,
to cure the Gout. *- j o. To cure the Web and
(pots in the eyes 9 1 . How to cure Tetters,
Fiftulaes, Canltfrs, &c. 12. Howfo cure
the rednefs of the face , and beaut i fie the
skjn. t$. Another. 14. Another of the
fame vertue.
A water to caufe Hair fain to growagajn.
1. "T^Ake Mountain-Hyfop , Mouncam-
X Calamint, leaves of Southern-
wood, of each two handfuls, Canary
Wine, Urine, Honey, Milk, of each two
pound, Muftard feed half a pound, brnife
what is to be bruifed,macerate them three
dayes, then diftil them in halneo.
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A water to caufe hair taken of never to grow
again.
Take feeds of Henbane brnifed two
poundjlay it awhile in foms moift place,
then add great Stonecrop half a pound.
Mil it according to Art.
Anotkr.
Take blood of Frogs , Tern ^iguat£3
ilimach, Rofes, Sorrel, Houfleek, whac
fufficient^ macerate them together
wenty fourheurs, then diftil them in
3alneo.
A water totakg away [pots in the Face,
4. Take AfTes milk four pound3White-
/ine one pound, the iniide of two new
,oaves, twelve Eggs with the lhels,Su£ar-
andy three drachms ; mix them well to-
eckeraud diftil them,
A water again}} Scabs,
%. Take Sorrel water two pound, juice
F Plantain 3 Ptofe-water , of each four
unces, juice of Lemons two ounces, Ly-
narge i]x ounces , Cerufe Sublimate, of
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each half an ounce, Sulphure vive thret
dracbams; bruife them that are to be
bruited 3 then irifufe them 24 houres.
and after diftil them according to £rt.
A water to preferve the fight.
6. Take Fennel, Vervain, Eye-bright.
Endive, Betonie, Red Rofes, Venus Hair
of each three handfuls. Bruife the hearb:
and macerate them 24 hours in white
wine, ( as much as is fufficient ) then di«
ftil them in a limbeck in Balneo.
Another.
7. Take Fennel,Celandine, Sage,RofC'
maiy, Vervain, Rue, of each equal parts
Prepare as it before.
A water to reftore the fight decayed.
8. Take Fennel, Gelandine3 Vervaine
Rue, Leaves of Enula, Fullers Teefel, Mil?
foile, of each one handful* Camphire halj.
a drachm, Bruife them and diftil them
in an Alembick.
A water againft the Gout.
o, Take Licorice h alf a pound, Anifeeds
1. pound;!
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1. pound, Cinamon, 3 ounces,Galingale>
dinger. Roots of Iroes, Enula Campana,
peeds of Fennel , Caraway, Amomum,
i\mmi, Piony, Bafil, Savory* Marjoram,
>f each oneounce,Juniper Eerries 2. oun-
ces, Ground Ivy half a handful. Long
j)ePPer5Calamt5,Spikenard:)Mace,ofeach
[;. drachms. Valerian 1 drachm,Roots of
^ngelica half an ounce, Cyprus 4. oun-
:es. Lignum Aloes half an ounce, Sugar
,. oances, Maliga Wine, or ftrong Ale
U pound,Prepare and diftil them accord-
ng to Art.
This water taken inwardly ftrengthens
old and weak ftonaachs, and breaks th£
>tone.
Outwardly applyedkeafeth the Gout,
hnlargeth rinews that are fhrunk,&: is good
gainft all aches and paflions proceeding
rom melanchollyand cold.
A water {or the Weh andfpots in the Eyes.
10. Take Rue, Plantaine, Red rofes*,
led Poppies, Vervaine, Celandine leaves,
•>f each 1. ounce. Red rofe water 1. pound
md half, Tutia prepared 1. drachm,
Moes Hepatick an ounce and a half,
gloves 1. ounce. Powder, prepare and
liftii them according to Art. Drop the
:wer into the Eyes morning and evening*
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A water for letters, Fifiulasy Cankers, &c.\
it. Take ftrong white Wine Vinega
8 pound, Wood Allies 1. pound, infuC
them 3 da-yes natural , and ftir thea
'twice a day, then put thereto unflakec
lime 1. pound, let it ftand bther thre
dayes, and fttr it as before* when it is wet
fetled, Fikre off the clear Lee, and pu
thereto SalGemme, Salt A\ka\iySa!isVit4
Salt Armoniac, Salt of Tartar, of eacl
oncdram. CalxofEggefrYels, and Cah
vive9 of each 1 drachm 3 grind all thefe ti
^ether, and temper them with the fai<
Lee; put them into a glafs lembick an<^
diiftil them in Balnea h give it the firf
24.houresno more heat then will mak
it, and keep it warm : after that diftil i
off according to Art.
A water againjl rednefs of the Face9 and t
heautifie thefkjn.
12. Take Wild Ptuflaine, Mallows
Nighcfhade, Plantain with the fceds,|>
each three handfuls. The White9 0
x 2 Egges, Limons number 12. Roch AJ-
1 urn, 4. ounces ^prepare and diilil them;!
aco/diugto Art.
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Another.
13; Take Calx of Eggemels,Wbite Co-
al pulverized, cf each j. ounces, Sale cat-
enated, and Borax., 'of each 6. ounces,
}um Tragagant 5. ounces,Rootsof white
allies, number 6. White fope 8. pou
tyrax, Calamita , Belzom , of each
ounces. Mix and diftil them by Alem-
ick.
Another of the fame venue.
14. Take Wine Vinegar half a pound,
ytharge of gold one ounce and a half,
ierufeone ounce, Sal Geo^ iix drachms,
uoch Alum, half an ounce, Eofax, Sul*
hure vive, Salt Nitre, .of each three
rachms, Camphhe half a drachm, pre-
are and diftil them according co Art,
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CHAP. VIII.
1 . Wow to cure inordinate Flux of J e ares . 2 Q
thus. 3. How to cure red eyes, 4. How 4.
clenfe and dry a Jharp ulcer, 5 . How
make white teeth. 6 To take away the mark,
of the [mall fox. 7, To Cicatrize Vlcen
8. Another thus. 9. To cure Vlcers. 1 c. 0
hollow V leers and their cure, w. Of aCt
catrizing water. 12. Of curing wound*
til Another water. i4. To tnak^e teeti
white. i^.Of the Collie^ how to cure it
1 6. To cure a cold jiomach. ij. Of Sa§
water. 18. Of Lavender water conrpoun
ded, and its tertues and ufe. \y. A Vector a
water. 20. Another. 21. Aqua J>plene;
tica &its vertuer. 22. Aqua Febrifuga
audits vertues. 23. Aqua Damafcena,0
dorifera, and its vertues. 24. Aqua Hy
fterica, and its vertues. 25. Aqua Nc
phiitica. 26, Aqua Apertiva, andtheh
vertues hew to ufe them.
A water againfi the inordinate Flux of Team
1. Take ripe Strawberries as many a<
you pleafe? fee them to digeil in Horfr
dung, fifteen dajes^ $hen difhl them in
$ahxo.
Ox
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Or thus.
2. Take Flowers of the white Thorn,
leaves or tops of the Willow, Eye- bright,
|>f each what fufficeth, diftil them as be-
>re.
A water agamji rednefs of the Eyes.
3. Take juice of Celandine, Rue, Ver-
t/aine. Fennel, of each three ounces, tops
|nd leaves of Rofes,of each what fufficeth,
ugar candy three ounces, of the beft Tu-
^ia, Sanguis Daconis, of each four ounces,
pruife them that are to be bruifed, and di-
[lilthem according to Art.
A water to clenfe and dry ajharp Vlcer.
4. Take Crude Allum two ounces ,
|*hite of Egges, number fifteen, Juice of
f?urflaine,Plantaine, Nightftiade, Nicoti-
an, Houfeleek, Water of Meadfweet, Tri-
nity grafs, Rofes, of ea,ch four ounces.
fLabour them wel together and draw off
che Water by an Alembick cf glafs ia
~$alneo.
A water to wakg 7eeth white.
5. Take Allum fix ounces. Common
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fait three ounees, Myrrhe^Maftkk^Cloves,
of each three drachms. Mix bruife and di-
it'll them according to Art.
A water to take away the warkj of the Small
rex.
6. TakeMaftick, Myrrhe, Aloes Hepa-
tick, Nard, Sanguis Draconis, Olibanum,
Onopana^x , Bdelium , Carpobalfamum,
Saffron, Gum Arabick, Liquid Storax, of
each two drachms and a handful. Beat
what is to be beaten, then adde there-
to of clear Turpentine equal weight . di^
fli'l them according to Art.
A water to Cicatrize Vlcers.
j. Take red Wine two pound, Plan-
tainewater halfa pound, Rofewater four
ounces. Juice of Plantaine , Vervain©,
Shepheards Purfe , Knotgrcfs ,) Cen-
taury the lefle , Com fry the greater
and Jefier, of each two ounces. Crude
Ailumone pouncT, Cyprefs Isfuts thres
ounces,Pomgranate flowers ha) fan ounce,
Pomgranatepils three ounces. Gals half
an ounce, Bark of the Oak , Sumach, of
each live drachms, Turpentine , three
ounces , Crude Honey half a pound,
Maftkk, OHbanum, of each ten drachms,
Sa.F
Sarcocol two onnces, Burnt Vitriol, Burnt
lead, of each one drachm} Bole Armoniack
three ounces, Caffia lignea, half an ounca,
Round Birtwon three ounces. Powder
what istobepowdred, then mix and dh
ftil them.
Amther.
8. Take Maffick, Myrrhe, Olibanum ,
Sarxoco), Mummie, of each three drams.
IFrankinccnfe one ounce, Nutmeg, Gin*-
mon. Cloves, Cubeb?, of each two drams.
i Cyprus Nuts half an ousce. Flowers ,
Barkcs cfPorogranatcs,of each one drachm.
Bole Armoniack one ounce; Sanguis Dra-
conis half an ounces, Red Rofes three
drachms , Roch Allum one pound,VitrioI
7. drachms , Clarified Honey ooc oetKe,
Aqua viu a pound end half, White Wine
one pound, juice of Plantaine,Nightfhadf,
Comfry of the greater and Jeffer, of each
four ounces, Water wherein Iron hath been
quenched four pound* Powder what is to
i bepowdrech andinfufctbem all night in
Aquavit^ inthe moruing draw forth the
water by Alembic k.
A water for Vlars*
9. Take White Wine four pound. Plan-
tain
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tain water two pound, Allum half a p^und,
White Copperas five ounces, Crude Honey
one pound, Licorice Rafpcd one pound,
Bole Armoniack five ounces, Camphirc an
ounce and half, Mercuryj {ublimatcd two
drachm^, Bruife what is to be bruifed* and
diftil them by Alembick.
A water for hallow V leers.
10. Take Fountaine water, Red Wine,
of each two pound and a half, Red Rofes, '
four ounces, Flowers, Rindes, of Pompra-
nates, of each two ounces and a half, Su-
mach two ounces; Sage a handful, Comfcry,
the greater and lefler of each half a handful,
Sarcocoll three ounces, Maftick two oun-
ce$,01ibanum one ouncc>Honey one pound*
water of Turpentine a pound and a half,
brnife what is to be bruifed, and diftil them
through a lembick of ghfs with a gentle
fire.
A Cicatrizing Water.
11. Take water wherein Iron hath been
quenched four pound. Aqua Balfami veri
four pound. Turpentine a pound and half,
Crude Honey one pound , Allum ten
ounces, white Copperas five ounces, Bole
Armoniack feven ounces, Mercury fubli-
tnated
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mated half a drachm, leaves of Plantain,
Cornferv the greater, middle and IciTer,
Teafil,Knotgrafs,Sc. Johns Wort, of each
a handful and a half, Frankinccnfe two
ounces, Olibanum, White Sanders, of each
half an ounce, Red R ofes, a handful and a
half, Ca(fiaLign(»,Cin anion, of each three
drachms for the fir ft diftillation s tn€n
take Turpentine one pound, Maftick three
drachms, pure Rozea fix ounces,Cinamon,
Cloves; of each two drachms;Pomgranate
rinds half an" ounce, Cyprus Nut* one
ounce and a half, White Copperafs two
ounces, Allum three ounces, Olibanum
f3ur ounces, Sanguis dr acorns an ounce and
a half, Aqua Balfam. veri one pound, for
the fecond diftillation : Afterwards,
Take Flowers of St. Johns Wort, Sage,
Rofemary, Carduus Bvnedi&us* Centaury,
of each one ounce, Maftick, Red Sanders,
of each three drachms 3 Wood of Aloes,
two feruplci, Cuhcbs one drachm, Aqua
vit£ hair a pound. Burnt Allum, white Tar-
tar, of each an ounce and a half, Myrrhe
half an ounce, Earthwormes in powder
one drachm, the middle Bark of the Oak
fix ounces, CafJJa hgnea three drachm?,
White Copperas one ounce , Rindes of
Pomgranatcs one drachm, Ouajacum four
ounces, Carpobalfamum, Xylobalfamum,
of each i dramaMynles5MumR]ie, cf each
t#o
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two drachms. Borax half an ounce, CioveS
two drachms, Torraencil, Gentian, Round!
Birt- wort, of each two drachms and a half Jj
This is for the laft diftillation, afterwards]
adde Burds Allurn half an ounce, White!
Copperas two drachms, Maftick one ounce!
in finepowder, and then keep it for ufc.
A water for hollow Wounds,
1 2- Take fountain water, R.ed Wine, o
eacli two ounce* and an half, Red Rofes,
four ounces* Pomgranar* flowers, Pom
granite rindes, of each two ounces and a
half, Sumach two ounces, Sage one hand-
ful, both the Comfries, of each a handful.
Allumhaif a pound, Sarcocol three ounces, j
Maftick two ounces, OJibanurn one ounce,
Honey one pound, water of Turpentine a
pound and a half*. Prepare the ingredients
according to Art, aud then diftii them all
rogcth?rs in a glafs lembick with a gentle
fire.
A water for Wounds and VIcers.
13. Take Calx tf/ve extinct in fountain,
water eight pound, Plantain water four
ouncet, P^ofcwitcc two pound. Heat all
thefe together ; afterward let them Hand
and clear, pour torch all ihc clear to the
lembick
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hmbkkj and put 50 Ic Honey two pound*
Alium an ounce, Borax, Maftick, of each
three ounce?, Olibanum four ounce*, the
middle Bark of the CX»k drytd,thrrc ounces*
powder what is to be powdred, and diftil
them according to Art.
A water to mak$ the teeth white,
14. Take thcfirftdiftilled water of Honey
t which is white, one pound, Allam half a
rpound. Salt Nitre, white Salt* of each one
I ounce, Water of Lcnthk leaves one pound,
sMiftick two ounces, White Vinegar, Whfce
IWine, of each two ounces. Mix and diftil
fohem according to Arc^ and refer yc the
wattr.
A water againft the Ctolickf
15. Take Mufcadcl , or Milmfey four
pound , Nutmegs , GaIJs; of each on*
' drachm, Cinamcn, Clowes, Grains, of each
two drachms. Powder the ingredients
grohely, and infufe thera in th« wine 24,
houres, then with a fofi fire draw off the
water according to Art,
A water for a cold Stomach,
16. Take Citron and Orange pils dry «d,
of
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of each two ounces, Rofcmary, Mints, o|
each one handful. Cinamon, Cloves, Cu|
bebs, Cardamum?, Nutmegs, Ginger , o|
<ach a drachm and a half, Sage, PennyroyJ
al. Thyme, ot each one handln1, Carawaj
feeds, ■ Anifecds, of each four drachma
Bruifc what is to be bruifed, and infufj
thcmallthcfpaceof 24. houres in Canarl
wine four pints, then diftil them in Balml
according to Art.
Water of Sage Compound.
17. Take Sage, Marjorum, Thyme, La
vender, Epithymnm, Betony, of each onj
ounce, Cinamon half an ounce , Ireoj
Roots of Cyprus., Calamus Aromaticus, o
each one ounce, Storax, Benjamin, of each
a drachm and a half, infufe them four daye;
in four pound of fpirit of Wine •, then di^
ilii 1 hem in Balneo.
Lavenkr water Compound.
- 18. Take flowers of Lavender, Lilly o:
the valley, of each 24.'. handful?, Piony.
Tillia, Flowers of Rofcma?y Sigr, of cad
haf a handful, Cinamon, Ginger, Cloves.
Cubcbs, Gatingale, Calamus Aromaticus,
Mace, Mtffclto of the Oak, of each a drachm
and a half, Piony roots one ounce and
half
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01 Mf, otthcbeft Wine what fufficcth, in*
ki ia(c them in the Wine two dayes , then
o diftil them in Balneo MarU.
This water is good againfl the Falling
:'4 fickneft. Convulsion fits, and the infirmi-
ties of the brain.
A Pe fiord water.
19. Take the Liver of a Calf, the Lungs
cfa Fox, of each number 1. Liverwort,
Longworr, Sage, Rue, Hyflbp,of each one
handful, Roots of Enula-, Gladiol, of each
half an ounce, Seeds of Anifr:. Caraway,
nctFcnn*!, of each half an ounce, Flowcn of
otBorage and BuglofT*, of each two drachms,
otlinfufe them the fpace of 24. houres, in rich
ich old Wine what fuffi;cth, water of Scabius,
vtfCarduus Bcnedi&us of each, four ounces*
& Hyfop two ounces 5 then diftillit in Balneo
Mm*.
Another.
y 0 20. Take leaves of Scabius, Veronica,
iny„ofcawh two handfuls, Venus Hair, Sage,
:aciiHyfop, Horthound, Liverwort, Licorice,
ivd of e?ch one handful, Flowers 'of Borage,
icoi Bngloffe, Violets, of each half a handful,
(bi Roors of Enuh Campana, L<corice,F!owers
pj of Ircos, of each hail announce, Anifceds,
ha Fennel-
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Fennelfeeda , of each one drachm, choyf*
Ciftamon, oriental Saffron, of each half t
dram, lee thembebruifed and cut, bs di-
alled in water of Scabius, Veronica, o
each one pound, water of Hyfop half i
pound, white Wine three pound, let theni
digefted two days, |be difUlled in Bjlne<
M^ri.e | adde Suggarcandy what fofficcth.
This water openeth fc'ne obftru&ions o
the Liver and Lung*; and. flrtngthmetr
them.
Aqua Sflemttkct. •
2 1. Take roots of Fern two ounces,
roots of P«r[}ey , Polypody, of each an
once and a half, roots of Round Bir tworfc
Lovjgc, Calamus Aromaticus, Acoru* oi
th« water, of each one ounce, chofen f\u-
barb$ barks of Tamarisk, Copperas, Afhj
of each half an ounce, Lovage, Seeds oi
Caraway , Cummin , Anrfe, of each two
drachtm, Scolopendria > tops of Worm-
wood, Funmerre, Dodder, leave* of Agri«
mony, Ceterach, of each a handful and z
half: Rich Wine eight pound ; let them
be digefted two dayes, and then diftil them
in Balneo Masia>
This water ftrengthcnsth the ipleen
openeth and provokcth lliiae.
Aqua
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Aqua Febrifuga.
oi 22. Take roots of Vipers grafs. Cinque-
foil) Tormentil, Di&amum, of each fix
icnjdrachms, Seeds of Citron excorticated,
Carduus Benedi&us, Carduus MarU ,
Sorrel, of each half an ounce, of all the
Sanders,of each onedrachm,ofcheCordi-
rlowers,ofeach one handful, Goats Rue
one handful. Hartshorn rafped half an
ounce, pour upon them bruifed water of
Tormentil, Cichorie, Carduus Benediftus^
Carduus MarU^ Wild Poppy, of each what
etiifutiiceth j lee them be macerated three
andayes in a glafs, clofe (hue, afterward
rtadde Citrons bruifed number fix, Juice
to of Endive, Carduus Benedifi us , Plantain,
h of each one pound, Borage, Scordium, of
Vli each half a pound 5 lee them be diftilled in
so Balneo MarU.
1% This water is convenient in Feavers,
in efpecially malignant Feavers: becaufc k
pi drivediaway the rxialiguity, and reiifteth
putrefaction.
AqHaVtrtiafcena Odorifera,
23, Take Ireos Flowers, Cloves j Cu-
bebs , Cinamon, Graines of Paradife,,
Calamus Aromacicus,of each one ounce,
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Marjoram , 1 hyme, Bayleaves,Rofemar;
Flowers, Red Rofes, of each a handful
Lavender flowers three drachms, of th
beft vVine three meafures ; let them b
macerated and diftilled : to the diftille«
liquor add Musk half a fcruple, Civet fir
grains.
This water heateth, dryeth, cutteth
difcuffeth, and chiefly ftrengtheneth tht
Heart and head.
Aqua Hyjierica,
24. Take roots of Di&amnum, feeds o
Daucus, of each one ounce-, Cinamon
Caffia lignea. Balm, of each two fcruples
Oriental Saffron one fcruple, New Cafto
reum one fcruple and a half ; of all theft
mixt make a powder, to which let be pou*
red water of Rue two pound and a half
let them ftand in infufion four dayeSjand
then diftil them in Balneo Maria.
Aqua Nephritic a.
25. Take roots of Enula Campana*
Cammock, Pimpernel, Radifh of each
one ounce , Parfley , Lovage, of each
feven drachms; leaves of Lovage. Pariley,
of each one handful, Saxifrage cum toto
two ounces, Flowers of Broom , Balm,
Rofemary, of each halfa handful ; Elder
one handful, Berries of Juniper, Myrtle,
Alcakengic.
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Alcakengie, Anifeeds,of each two ounce?,
dft cue them and infufe them, the fpace of
eight dayes in twelve pound of the beft
white Wine, then let diem be difhlled.
This water opener h and proveketh
:td|LIriiie : the dofe is one fpoonfui.
eth . • Jqua Jpertiva,
tlif A
%6. Take roots of Eringo , Vipers
;rafie, Fern, the greater Centaury, of
ach half an ounce; roots of Fennel, Barks
>f Copparis, Tamarisk, A(h, of each three
irachms, Barks of Citrons two drachms
nd a half \ Seeds of Garduus Bendifiiw,
^ichorie, of each half an ounce, feeds
ijjj f Endive, CrefTes, Citrons, S.cariol, of
ach two drachms, Polytricon, Adian-
hum, Ceterach, Dodder, Scolopendria5
>eony, Endive, of each a handful and a
alf. Tops of Thym<, Epithymum,
lops, Flowers of St. Johns wort, Broome3
orage, Balm, of each one handful, fmajl
>aifins , one ounce : Cinamon out
rachm and a half. Stec. Vialac. balf a
rachm. Carduus Benedi£is9 Water of Hops,
colopendria, Pauls Betony, ofea&h one
und, Rhenifh Wine two pound and d
lft let them ftand two daies in a warm
ace in a veflelclofe flopped : afterward
nilth'cminB«/»w.
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This water openech the obftru&ions o
the whole body, but efpecially of thj
liverj fpleen^and Mefentery.
CHAP. IX.
i. H6W to maks the Golden treeofPhilofopben
2 . To make the Tree of the Sun. 3 . To mak
Gold grow in the Earth. 4. Of the Gold*
Marc a fite , 5. Of preparing of it, 6. [C
the vertues of prepared Gold, 7, C
prepared Silver. S. Of Beata's Mt
diciney 9. Beata's green Oil of filva
jo. To makg oil officer. 11. To makg
liquor of fiver, that it jhall make the gla
wherein it isfo exceeding cold, that no nta
is able for the coldnefs thereof to hold it in h
hand any long time, A 2. How to maksfilvi
as white as (now. 1$. Of Silver Trfa
14.. Of preparing Fhilofophers gold an
fiver. i<). The frocefs of the Terrefttt
ftaly Celt. 1 6. The Procefs of the Fantam
17. TbJ Procefs of the Rofie Crucian Med
c hies, and of the ir diffolving gold \ % , Tl
frocefs of the Fan area, and Hermes Med
cines,
Jc makf gold grow in a glafs like a Tree whit\
h called the golden Tree of thePbilofopher
T
Ake of Oil of Sand as much aryo
pleafe 3 pour upon it the Uw
quantit
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uantity of Oil of Tartar per ddiquium,
ft lake them well together that they be in-
orporated and become as one Liquor of
thin confiftence3then is yourMenft ruum
r Liquor prepared. Then diflTo vie gold
1 Aquaregiii) and evaporate the Men-
ruumanddry theCalxin the fire, but
lake it not too hot, for it will thereby
fe its growing quality 5 then take it out
id break it into little bits, not into pow-
( ir, put thofe bits into the aforefaid Li-
\ lor ( that they may lye a fingers breadth
J e one from the other) in a very clear
i afs. Keep the Liquor from the air3 and
*u flialj fee that thofe bits of the calx will
^efentiy begin to grow 5 firft rhey will
rel, then they will put forth one or two
;ms, then divers branches and twigs fo
ca&ly,as that you cannot chufe but ex-
edingly wonder. This growing is real \y
id not imaginary only. Note that the
afs muft ftand ftill , and not be mo-
d.
The Tree of the Su#.
2. Calcine fine gold in Aqu®isy that
become a calx3which put into a agourd
afs, and pour upon it good and frcfti
jua regia, and the water of gradation, fc*<
.at they cover the calx four fingers
Yy 5 breadths.
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breadth ^ this Menftruum abftratt in the
third degree of fire until no more will af-
cend.This diftilled water pour on it again
and abftraft it as before, and this do fo
often till you fee the gold rife in the glafs,
and grow in the forme of a Tree having
nianybowes and leaves.
•
%o make Gold grow and be increased in tht
earth. ]
3. Take leaves of gold, and bury them
in the earth which look? towards the Eaft,
and let it be often foiled with mans urine,
and doves dung, and you (hall fee that I
a ftort time they will be increafed.
The reafon of this growth I conceive
may be the golds attracting that univer-
sal vapour and fperrne that comes froir
the center through the earth ( as hat!
been fpoken intheanotomy of gold ) atic
by the heat of ' putrefaction of the dun]
purifying and aflim dating it to it felf.
A remarkable obfervatipn upon a golden Mar
cafre.
4. There is found a certain ftone ii
Jlononiay which feme call a golden Mar'
cafite,fome a (blade Magnes,that receive
light from the fun in the day time, anc '
give,
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gives it forth in the dark. About this there
hath been much reafoning amcmgft Philo-
fophers, as whether light be really a
x>dy, or any kindeof fubftance, or any
iccidenc only, and whether this (i one had
my gold in it or no, a«nd what it did con-
ift of. He that firft difcovered it,thought
hat he had found a thing that would
ranfmute metals into gold,f by which it
•ppears that there feemed to be fome-
hingof gold in it or fomething moreglo-
iousthengold ) bnthig.hopes were frus-
trated by a fruitlefs labour, notwith-
standing which I conceive there might
>efome immature or crude gold in it 5
orcrudegold is a fubjeft ( being there
jfome life in it ) that it moft fit to receive
he influences of the fun according to the
unanimous confent of all Philolophers,
nd therefore is by them not only called
olary, but Sol (i. ) the fun it felf.
5. It is prepared for the receiving of
ght thus, it is calcined two wayes, firft
: is brought into a moft fubtle powder
rith a very ftrong fire in a crucible^ fecon-
f, being thus brought into a powder, is
lade up into cakes as big as a doller, or a
) iece of eight, either with a common wa-
er alone, or with the white of an egge;
ut thofe cakes being dry ed by themfel ve3
ato a Winde Furnace SSS, with coales,
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k
i
and calcine them in a nioft ftrong fire for
the (pace of foure or five houres. Wher
the furnace is cold, tyke them our, and
they be not fufficiently calcined the firf
time, (which is known by their giving bu
little light, ) then reiterate the calcinati
on after the fame manner as before, whicl
isfomecimes to be done thrice. That
the bed which is made with the choifd
{tones that arc clean, pure, and diapha
nous, and gives the belt light. With thi
being powderedyou may make the forme
of divers animals of what fhapes yot
pleafe, which you muft keep in boxes, am
they will receive light from the fun in th p
daytime, give light in the night, or in
darke place, which light will vanilh by deftvei
grees. • lole
t«
7 he venues of the aforefaid preparations i \^\
gofd3 and their vertues and vfe.
6. With the aforefaid preparations thpei
Ancients did not only preferve the healt
and ftrength of their bodies, but alfo pro ri;
long their lives to a very old age, and n<jjrin
that only, but cured thorowly the E]
lepfie, Apoplexie, Elephantiasis, Leprol
Melancholy, Madnefs,the Quartan , t1
Gour, Dropfie, Plurify , all manner c
FeaveiSj the Jaundife, Lues venerea, th
Wold
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Wolfe, Cancer, Noli we tangere> Afthma,
Confumption, the Stone , flopping of
Urine, inward Impoftumes, and fuch like
difeafes, which moft men account incu-
rable. For there is fuch a potent fire lying
in prepared gold, which doth not only
rcafume deadly humours, but alfo renews
the very marrow of the bones, and raiferh
up the whole body of man being halfe
dead.
They that ufe any of thefe preparations
:; for any of the foregoing difeafes, muft-be-
\ fake themfelves to their bed for the fpace
oft wo or three houres,and expect fweat-
iingto enfue j for indeed it will fend forth
fweat plentifully, and with eafe , and
ieave no impurity or fuperfluity in the
whole body. Note that they mult take ic
for ten dayes together in appropriated
Liquors.
Let young men that expect long life,
take any of the aforefaid preparations
once in a month, and in the morning;
but they muft abftain from meat and
drink, till the evening of the fame day ;
for in that time that matter will be di-
gged into the radical humour; whereby
the ftrengthof the body is wonderfully
increafed, beauty doth flourifh moft won-
derfully, and continues till extream old
Iage.
Lee
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Lee old men take it twice in a nioneth,
for by this meanes will their old age be
freQi till the appointed time of death.
Let young women and maids take it
once in a moneth after their menftrtia,
for by this meanes they will look frefn and
beautiful.
Let women that are in travel take it,
and it will help and ftrengthen them to
bring forth without much pain3 notwith-
ftanding many difficulties.
Let it be given to women that have paft
the years of their menftrua once or twice
in a month,and it will prefervethem very
fre(h, and many times caufe their men-
ftrua to returne, and make them capable,
again of bearing children.
It cures the plague, and expells the
matter of a carbuncle by fweat moft po-
tently.
When I fay that this, or it will doe
thus or thus, I mean any one of the for e-
named preparations; viz. Aurum ptabiley
Oiles3 or Tin&ure of gold.
7he preparations offilver in general.
7. All the feveral preparations of gold
may, except that of Aurum fulminant, be
applyed to fil ver,of which being thus pre-
pared the vertucs are inferiourto thofe o£
gold,
Lib. 5. TheHoly Guide. 133
gold,yet comes neererto them then thofe
ofany other matter whatfoever, or how-
foever prepared.
Note that lilver hath fome peculiar pre-
parations which neither gold nor any o-
t,hermctalls are capable or.
Eeata'j Gift.
8 Take fine Silver , and difTolve it in
twice fo much rectified fpirit of Nitre,
then abftract half of the faid fpirit 111
iand •■) let it ftand a day or two in a cold
place, and much of the Silver will
thoot intoCryirals, and in oft doing moft
cf it.
Thefe Cryftals are very bitter,yet may
be made into pills , and taken inwardly
from three grains to twelve ; they purge
very fecurely and gently, and colour the
lips, tongue, and mouth black. If in this
diilolution of Silver, before it be brought
to Cryftals, half fo much Mercury be dif-
(b!ved,and both moot together intoCry-
ftal?, you mail have a ftone not much un-
like to Allum. This purgeth fooner, and
better, and is not fo bitter ; itcoloureth
the nails, hair, skin, if it be diffblved in
rain-water, with a lovely brown, red, or
black, according as you put more orlefle
thereo£
Take
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Take of theaforefaidGryftals of filver*
mix with them a like quantity of pure
Saltpeter well powdered , then put this
mixture into the diftilling veflel , at the
bottome of which muft be powred coals
to the thicknefs of two fingers breadth^
then make a ftrong fire, that the veflel and
coals be red hot ; put in a drachm of the
aforefaid mixture, and it will prefently
fublime in a lilver fume into the recipient,
which being feded,put in more,and fo do
till you have enough. Takeout the flow-
ers, anddigeft theminthebeft alcholiza-
ted fpiritof Wine, that thereby the tin-
fture may be extracted, which will be
green.
Be at a'* gretn Qjh of Silver.
9. Take of the abovefaid Cryflals 0$
filveronepart,cf fpiritof Salt armoniack
two or three parts 5 digeftthem together
in a piaffe with a long neck, well ftopt^
twelve or fourteen dayes,(o will the fpirit
of Salt armoniack be coloured with a ve-
ry fpecious blew colours pour it off, and
filter it, then put it into a fmall Retort,
and draw off moft of thefpirit of Armo*
niack , and there will remain in the bot-
tome a grafs-green Liquor. Then draw
ofFall thefpirit, and there will remain ill
the
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thebottomea Salt, which maybepurm-
ed withfpirit of Wine, or be put into a
Retort,and then there will ditto" offa fub-
tle Spirit, and a ftiarp O'l.
This green Liquor is of great ufe for
the gilding of all things prefently.
If you take common rain-water diftil-
<Ied , and diffolve and digeft theaforefaid
Cryftals of lilver for a few daye?,yoii mall
after the'appearance of divers colours
find an effenceatthebottome, notfo bit-
ter as the former, but fweet, and in this
Liquor may all metals in a gentle heat by
long digeftion be maturated, and made fit
for medicine; but note that they muft
firft be reduced into falts , for tben chey
are no more dead bodies, but by this pre-
paration have obtained a new life, and
are the metals of Philofophers.
1o makf Oyle of Silver per del iquium .
io. Take of the aforefaid Salts, ok
Cryftals of iilver, and reverberate them
in a very gentle fire , then put theminto
a Cellar on a Marble ftone, and they will
in two moueths time be tamed into a
Liquor.
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To maty a Liquor of Silver^that Jhall maty the
glafjt wherein it is fo exceeding cold, that no
man is able for- the coldnefs thereof to hold it
in his hand any long time,
11. Take the aforefaid fait of Silver,,
pour upon it the fpirit of fait Armoniackj
and diflblve it throughly , and it will do
asabovefaid. . . ,
With a glade, being full of this Liquor,
you may condeufe the air into water in
the heat of the fumnier * as alfo freeze
water.
To maty Silver as white as [now.
■
12. Take of the calx of Silver made
by the dillolution of it m Aqua fortis £
dulcifie it3and boyl it in a Lixivium made
of Sope-afhes, and it will be as white as
any fhow.
To maty the Silver ■• tree of the Ihilofophers.
13. Take four ounces of aquafortis^ m
which diflolve an ounce of fine Jfilvel?
then take two ounces of aqua, fortis, ift
which is diflblved half an ounce of ar-
gent vive ; mix thefe two Liquors together
irt a clear glafie with a pint of pure wa-
tery
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ter,ftop the glaiTe very clofe3and you (hall
fee, day after day, a tree to sjrow by little
and little, which is wonderful pleafantco
behold.
To (referve Tbilofofhers Gold and Silver,
14.' I have fet down feveral vulgar pre-
parations of Gold and Silver, and of al-
moft all things eife,l (hall now crave leave
to give an account of fome Philofophicai
preparations of the Philofophers Gold
and Silver. For indeed the Art of pre-
paring of them is the true Alchymie , in
:omparifon of which all the Chymical
iifcoveries are but Abortives, and found
3ut by accident, viz. by endeavouring af-
i{ :erthis. 1 would not have the world be-
ieve3that I pretend to the underftanding
acJ)fthem, yet I would have them know,
ei|:hat I am not incredulous as touching the
)offibility of that great philofophicai
vork,which many have fo much laboured
ifter, and many have found. To me
here is nothing in the world leems more
loflible, and whofoever mall without pre-
udice read over my Harmony oftheWorld,
■hall almoft,whether he will or no f unlefc
»ie refolves net to believe any thing
though never fo credible ) be convinced
f the portability of it. What unworthi-
nefe
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nefsGod fawin Gold more then in othcij
things, that heffioulddeny the feed of
multiplication (which is the perfe&ioil
of the creatures) to it, and give it to al
things befides, feems to me to be a quefti
en as hard to be refolved, yea,and harde
then the finding out theElixarit felf, i
the difcovering of which thegreateft dii
ficulty is, not to be convinced of the eai
nefs thereof. If the preparations wei
difficult, many more would find it of
then do (faith Sandivogius ) for they ca
themfelves upon molt difficult operation
and arc very fubtle in difficult difcov*
ries,*which the Philofophers never drean
ed of. Nay, faith the aforefaid Autho
it Hermes himfelfwere now living, tog«
ther with the fubtle-witced Geber , ar
moft profound Raitnund Lul 'lie, they won!
be accounted by our Chymifts not f
Philofophers , but rather for learnei
They were ignorant of tbofe fo m
ny diftiliations , fo many circulation
fo many calcinations , and fo mar
other innumerable operations
Artifts now adayes ufed , which inde<
men of this age did find out and inven
ed out of their book ; Yet there is 01
thing wanting to us which they did, vi
to know how to make the Philofophc
ftone.or phylicaltin&ure3,the proceiTes
whic
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which , according to fome Philosophers*
arethefe.
Kit
7be Procefs of the terrefliria! Hali Cvtli.
15. Take the mineral Eteflrutn , being
immature and made very fubtle,put it in-
to its own fphere, that the impurities and
uperfluities maybe warned away , then
purge it as much as poffibly you can with
Stibium, after the Alchymiftical way, left
*y its impurity thou fuffer prejudice^ then
-efolve it in the ftomack of an Eftridge*
vhich is brought forth in theearth , and
hrough the (harpnefs of the Eagle is con-
brtated in its vertue.
Now when the Elettrum is confumed*
nd haxh after its refolution received the
olour of the Marigold , do not forget to
educe it into a fpiritual tranfparent ef-
enc?, which is like to true Ambers then
idd half fo much as the EleUrum did
reigh before its preparation of the ex-
pended Eagle, and oftentimes abftraft
rom it the ftomach of the Eftridge , and
;>y this means the Elefirunt will be made
inore fpiritual. Now when the ftomack
►f the Eftridge is wearied with labour, it
vill be neceffary to refrelh it, and alw«5fes
o abftra5tit.Laftly,when it hath again loft
ts (harpnefsjaddche tartarisned quint-
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1 1
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cffence, yet fo, that it be fpoiled of its]
rednefsthe height of four fingers, and!
that pafTe over with it. This do fo oftenil
till it be of it felf white, and when it is>
enough, and thou feeft that fign, fublime
it ; fo will the Ele&rum be converted into
the whiteuefsof an exalted Eagle, am
with a little more labour be tranfmutcd
into deep rednefs , and then it is fit foi
medicine.
Ihe procefs of the Tantayvx •, and Vrojefiw
according to the Rofie Crucians,
16. Take of our Earth through elever
degrees eleven grains j of our Gold, anc
not of the vulgar, one grain; of our Lune
not of the vulgar , two grains ; but b<
thou admonifhed that thou take not thi
Gold and Silver of the vulgar5for they an
dead,but take ours which are living, thei
put them into our fire, and there wil
thence be made a dry Liquor: Firft thi
Earth will berefolved into water, whict
is called the Mercury of Philofophers
and in that water it will refolve the bo!
dies of the Sun and Moon, andconfunn
vjiem, that there remain but the tentl1
part with one part, and this will be th<
HumidmnRadkale Metatlkum. Then taki
the water of the falc Nitre of our earth
ii
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§!i which there is a living (treamif thou
iggeftthe pit knee deep, take therefore
he water of it, but take it clear, ahdfet
>veritthat Humidum Radkale, and put it
ver the fire of putrefaction and genera-
ton, but not fuch as was that in the firft
peration. Govern all things with agreat
eal of difcretion, until there appear co-
jurs like to the tail of a Peacock; govern
by digefting of it, and be not weary,riU
lefe colours ceale , and there appear
jroughout the whole a green colour,and
>of the reft; and when thou (halt fee in
e bottome afhes of a fiery colour , and
je water almoft red, open the vefTel, dip
La feather, and fmear over fome iron
ith it;if lttinge, have in rcadinefs thac
ater which is*J the Menftruum of the
forld, f out of the fphere of the Moon
often rectified, until it can calcine
old) put in fo much of that water us
as the cold air which went in , boyl ic
(;ain with the former fire until it tin^e
{fin.
j
kRofie Crucian universal Medicine, and
a way how to difiolve Metals.
17. Take the matter 3 and grinde it
ith amphyfical. contrition , as diligently
may be d then Tea it upon the lire, and
. let
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let the proportion of fire be known , viz J
that itonly ftir up the matter, and in ]
lhort time, that fire, without any othel
laying on of hands, will accomplifh thl
whole work, becaufe it will putrifie, coi
rupt, generate, and pcrfeft, and make t
appear the three principal colours, blacl
white,and red : And by the means of on
fire, the medicine will be multiplied, if:
be joyned with the crude matter, not or
ly in quantity,but alfo in vertue. Witr
ai! they might therefore fearchout th
fire ( which is mineral, equal, continua
vapours not away , except it be too muc
ihrred up, partakes of Sulphur , is take
from el few here then from the mattei
pulleth down all things, difTolveth, cor
gealeth, and calcine?, and is artificial c
find out, and that by a compendious an
near way, without any coft, at leaft ver
(mail, is not tranfmuted with the matte
becaufe it is not of the matter) and the
(halt attain thy wifh , becaufe it dothtf
whole work, and is the key of the Philoijc
phers,which they never revealed.
Ihej rocefs of the Panarea and Hermes Med
ernes , and the Art of projection of ti
LI xer.
-
iS. Tiue without all falfity, certai
an
ILlB. 5. the Holy Gmde. 143
land mo# true j that which is inferiour is
is that which is fuperiour, and that which
s fuperiour is as that which is inferiour ;
ead my Harmony of the Worldy for the ac-
ompltfhing of the miracles of one thing.
\nd as all things were from one, by the
aediationof one, (ball things have pre-
ceded from this one thing by adaptati-
on1 The Father therefore is the Sun, and
ic Mother thereof the Moon , the Wind
irried it in its beliy,theNurfe thereof is
tie Earth.
The F'ather of all the perfe&ion of the
hole World is this : the vertue thereof
entire,if it be turned into earth : Thbu
ale feparate the earth from the fire, the
ibtle from the thick, fweedy, with a
eat deal of judgement. It afcends from
e earth up to heaven , and again de-
ends down to the earth, and receives the
>wers of fuperiolirs and inferiour s. So
ou haft the glory of the whole world;
erefore let all obfcurityfly from thee:
his is the ftrong fortitude of the whole
irtitude, becaufe it (hall overcome every
ing that isfubtle , and penetrate every
-lid thing,as the world is created: Hence
ill wonderful adaptations be, whereof
is is the manner, wherefore I am called
trmes Irifmegiftus, having three parts of
ephilofophy of the whole world. It is
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compleat , what I have fpoken of tfcj
operation of the Sun.
Thefe Medicines are good againft a
Difeafes.
Now if you do know the firfr Matte
yon have difcovered the Sanctuary
Nature,there is nothing between you an
thefe Treafures , the Mountain of Di;
monds,the Youth and his Medicines, an
all the powers of Ajlromancy and Geomai
ey are at your command h but you mu
open the door,I if your defire lead you c
to the practice. Confide.v well with yot
felf what manner of man you are, aj]
what it is you would do ; for it is no fma
matter you have refolved, to be a Co-of
rator with the Spirit of the living God, an
to minifter to him in his worl^ of General
en: Have a care therefore that you c
not hinder his work j for if your heat ej
ceeds the natural proportion , you have fti
red the wrath of the moifi Natures ,and the
will ftand up againft the Central fire, an
the Central fire againft them, and there wi
be a terrible divifton in the Chaos : buttr
fweet Spirit* of Peace, the true etern;
QuintefTence , will depart from the Eh
xnents,leaving both them and you to cor
fufion* neither will he apply himfelftf
the matter, as long as it is in your violer
deftroying hands: take heed therefor
lea
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leaft you turn partner with the Serpent^
for it is the Devils defign from the begin-
ning of the world a to fct Nature at vari-
ance with her felf, that he may totally
corrupt and deftroy her; Ne tu augeas Fa-
f«w,do not further his defignsj many men
will laugh at thisjbut onmy*vord,l fpeak
nothing but what lrmve known by very
good experience, therefore believe me, for
my own part,it was ever my defire to bu-
ry thefc fecrets in filence,or to print them
out in fhadows, but I have Ipoken thus
clearly and openly out of the affection'
I bear to foine , who have deferved much
more at my hands : True it is,l intended
fometimes to expofe a grearer work to the
world , which I promiTed in my Temple of
Wifdome -, but 1 have been fince acquaint-
ed with that world, and I found it bafe
and unworthy. I fear not Man, and his
noife is nothing to me ; Heeknot hisap-
plaufe, and fo I end the fift Book.
Zz4 THE
THE
|Rofie Crofs
UNCOVERED,
AND
The Places , Temples >
holy Houfes, Caftles5and invifi-
ble Mountains of the Brethren difco-
vered and communicated to the World,
for the full fatisfa&ion of Philofo-
phers, Alchymifts, Aftromancers 5
Gcomancers,Phyfitians and
Aftronomers.
Whereunto is added,
A Bar to flop Thomas street from his im-
pudentAttempts, and mad clambering
"PtoAftronomys to which is demon-
itrated, that his Tabula Corolina is all
talfc, and that he belyes his Authors,
notwithftanding he was nine years
ftuding his own admired
Experience.
:By f+BQim Ge*.^ ^, A 5erva« *f
Ood^anda Secretary of Nature,
I 0 K V 0 N,
;& ttip ncp rtto tfp t$P tfp nm ttip tsto ;3fe
To my much honoured
Friends, Thowas Temple oiBour-
ton upon the Water in the County
of Glocejier Efquire,Page to Prince
Rupert 9 and Gentleman of the
Kings Privie Chamber.
AND
Cbrijiopber Rodd of Hereford
Efqsand in Cliffords- Intone of the
Attourneys of the Kings Bench.
All Celeftial and terreftrial Hap-
pinefs be wifhed.
Gentlemen^
AS toyifli Ay res pleafe tri*
vial Ears,fo they kifle the
fancy and betray it } but behold
without flattery or expectation
of gain j I give you an unheard
of
of piece of Kofie Crucian Philo*
fophy and Fhyficl^, I do not cry
Hail firft, and after crucifie 5 I
prcfent it to you \ becaufe you
are two guards of f&fcty ; and if
you except it not 3 I (hall not
therefore be angry, but quefti-
on my felf for this preempti-
on , to come (o plain betore
Wifdome and Vcrtue ; you gave
me the firft encouragement,
and my Pbilofophy returnes to
you for Patronage ; I know
your Abilities to difcern, and
Knowledge to defend } you
have Art and Candour r let the
one judge ', let the ether excufe.
June 9. Tour moji humble Servant
1662.
JOHN HEYDON.
An
An Apologue for an
Epilogue.
I Shall here tell you what R.ofie Crucians
are,and that Mofes was their Father, and
he was €>e« irus i fome fay they were cf
the order of Elias, fome fay the Vjfciples
of Ezekiel; others define them to be 'Toup^s
<£t fB&v))ykiMv&> u<mi§ pny cite gar thia$ l$a.K-
ft»f ^ c*7ct, deopcoffcy toIvta >£ dHvxffcts', i. e<
The Officers of the Genera hlTimo of the
world .that are as the eyes and ears of the great
King, feeing and hearing all things ; they are
Seraphic ally illuminated , as Mofes wa?3 ac-
cording to this order of the Elements , Earth
refind to Water, Water to Air, Air to Fire ;
fo of a man to be one of the Heroes, of a He-
j roes a Dxmon,orgoodGen\us,af a Genius
a -partaker of Divine things, and a companion
of the holy company of unbodied Soules and
immortal Angels, and according to their vehi-
cles,^ ver futile life, turning themfelvesy Pro-
teus- like, into any jhape.
But there is yet Arguments to procure
Mr. Walfoord, and T. Williams, Rofie
Crucians by election ^ and that is the mirae'es
that
that were done by them , in my fight 5 for it
fhouldfeem Rofie Crucians were not only in-
itiated into the Mofaical Theory, but have ar-
rived alfo to the power of working miracles, as
Mofes, Elias, Ezekiel, and the fucceeding
Prophets did , as being tranf ported where they
fleafe, as Habakkuk^^ from Jewry taBa-
by\on,oras Philip 3 after he had baptized the
Eunuch, to Azotus , and one of thefe went
from me to a friend 0 f mine in Devon fhi re,
and came and brought me an anfwer to Lon-
don the fame day, which it four dayes journey,
they taught me excellent prediUions of Ajirolo-
gy^and Earthquakes 5 they flacky the T I ague in
Cities ; they filence the violent Winds and tern-
pefts j they calm the rage of the Sea and Ri-
vers-, they walk^in the Air, they frujlratethe
malicious afpetls of Witches ; they cure all Dif-
eafes -, I de fired one of thefe to tell me whether
my Complexion were capable of the fociety of
my^ood Genius ? When I fee you a^ainjaid
he J. will tell you , which it, (when hepleafes
to come to me, for I kpow not where to go to
him ) When If aw him^ then he faid, Te fbonld
pray to God 5 for a good and holy man can offer
no greater nor more acceptable facrifice to God,
then the oblation of him f elf , hit foul.
He faid alfo , that the good Geni i are as the
benizne eyes of God, running to and fro in the
world , with love and pitty beholding the inno-
cent endeavours of harmlefs and fingle- hearted
men; ever ready to do them good , and to help
them '■> and at his going away he bid me beware
cf my feeming friends, who would do me all the
hurt they could , and caufe the Governours of
the Nations to be angry with me, and fet bounds
to my liberty : which truly happened tome , as
they did indeed : Many things more he told
me before we parted, but 1 Jhall not name them
here.
For this Rode Crucian PhyficJ^ er Medi-
cines, I happily and unexpectedly light upon in
Arabia , which will prove a reftauration of
health to all that are aptied with that fick~
fiefs, which we ordinarily call natural, and all
other Difeafes, as the Gouty Vropfie, Leprofie
find F ailing- fickpefs ; and thefe men may be
"aid to have no fundi infight in the body , and
that Walfoord, Williams, and others of the
fraternity now living, may bear up in the fame
likely Equipage, with thofe-noble Divine fpirits
their Tredeceffors ; though the unskjlfulnefs in
men commonly acknowledge more of fuper-
natural pffiftance in hot un fettled fancies, and
-perplexed melancholy, then in the calm and di-
ftinci ufe of reafon \ yet for mine own part,
but not without fubmiffon to better judgements,
Hook, upon thefe Roue Crucians above all
men truly infpired, and more then any that pro-
fejfedor pretended themfelves fo , this fixteen
hundred years, and I am raviflxd with adyni-
ration of their miracles and tranfcendent me-
chanical
ch anient inventions , for the fatving the Phe-
nomena ?"# the worlds I may without offence
therefore compare them with Bezaliel and
Ahol iab5 thofe skjlful and cunning Workers of
the Tabemacle^who^as Mofes tefifies, were fit*
ted with the Spirit of God, and therefore wer&
of an excellent undemanding to find out alt
manner of curious worl^.
Nor is it any more argument , that thefe Ro-
•fie Crucians are not inffiredy becaufe they do
not fay they are ; then that others are infpired9
becaufe they fay they are ; which to me is m
argument at all ; but the fuppreffion of what
fo happened 5 would argue much mote fobrietf
and mo defy •, when as the profeffion of it with
fober men , would be fufpecled offome piece of
melancholy and dijlrattion , efpecially in theft-
things \ where the gr and pie a fur e is the evidence
and exercife of reafon, not a bare, beliefs or an
ineffable fenfe of life, in refpeel whereof there
is no true Chrifiian but he is infpired ; but if
any more zealous pretender to prudence and
righteoufnefs , wanting either leifure or ability
to examine thefe Ro fie Crucian Medicines to
thebottome, (halt notwithflanding either con-
demn them or admire them, he hath v.nbe
tontingly and indifcreetly ventured out of b
own fphere , and I cannot acquit him of inju*
fiice or folly : Nor am 1 a Rofie Crucian,
mr do I [peak of fpite, or hope of gain, or for
any fuch matter 3 there is no eaufe^ God kpows,
rr
ml envie no man, be he what he will be, I am m
Mfbjfitian, never wm, nor never mean to bs :
what I am it makes no matter as to my pro-
feffion.
Lajlly 5 thefe holy and good men weuld have
mekjtow, that thegreatefi fw et and perfection
of a vertuous foul, is the kindly accompli jhment
of her own nature , in true wifdome and divine
love ; and thefe miraculous things that are done
by them, are , that that worth and knowledge
(hat is in them may be ta\en notice of, and that
od thereby may be glorified , whofe witnejfes
they are; but no other happinefs accrues to them
from this, but that hereby they may be in a better
capacity ofmakjng others happy.
Spittle- fields this
10th of May>i662.
John Hey don,
A a a THE
!
^v . v v ., v v v.vv Vj
THE *
ROSIE CROSSE
UNCOVERED,
The Sixt Book,
O D 5 becaufe he was
good 3 did not grieve to
have others enjoy his
Goodnefs, ( that is,to be
and to be well ) meaning
to make a World, full*6f
ill kmdsof everlafting and changeable
hings ; Firft made all, and blended them
n one whole confufed mafle and lump
ogether, born up by his own Weight,
)ending round upon it felf.
Then feeing itlayftill5and that nought
ould beget and work upon it felf; he
Aaa 2 forced
TheRoJieCrofs. LiB.6.
foiled out , and fund red a way round .
about,a fine lively Piece (which they call
Heaven) for the Male Mover and Work?
tug s leaving fhll the reft as grofTe and
deadly 3 which moves in oppofition to,
Light>and jjpalled I) arkjtefs, the reward of
the wickedT and below this lies the Fe»
male, to receive the working and fafhion-^
ing , which we term the four beginnings}
(or Elements) Earth, Water, Air and Fire $
And thereof fofin&s the Love which w^'
fee get between them , and the great de*
lire to be joyned again and coupled tew,
gether.
Then, that thefe might be no Numbe
of Confufion in doing caufes, but all
flow from one head , as he is One ,
drew all force of working and vertue
begetting into one narrow and rour
compafs,which we call 5c/;frorn thence
fent out, fpread and beftowed all abo
the world, both above and below, win
again meeting t« gether , made one gene
ral Light ,He at Mature, Life and Soul of thi
World, the caufe of all things.
And becaufe it becometh the might
wifdome and pleafure of God tc make anc
rule the infinite variety of changes her*
below, and not evermore one felf-ftm
thing ; He commanded that (one Light i
many) to run his eternal and reftiefs Rac
.
Lib. 6. The Rojie Crofs $
to and fro, this way and that way, that by
their variable prefence,abfence and meet-
ing they might fitly work the continual
change of flitting; Creatures. So Virgil
fings:Thus4tranilated by JLugenius Tbeo*
didacius.
And firfi the Heavens, Earth, and liquid
Plain,
The Msons bright Globe, and Stars Tita-
nian,
A Spirit fed within , ffread through the
whole,
And with the huge heap mixt infusd a
Soul :
Hence Man, and Beafis , and Birds derive
their firain,
And Monjlers floating in the marbled
Main.
Ihefe feeds have fiery vigor, and a birth
Of Heavenly race, but clog'd with heavie
Earth.
Now there are a kind of men , as they
:hemfelves report, named Ro fie Crucians,
!i divine Fraternity that inhabite the
Suburbs of Heaven , and thefe are the
Officers of the Generaliffimo of the World,
hat are as the eyes and eais ofthegreac
(ing,feein^ and hearing all things : they
ay thefe Kofie Crucians are feraphically
Aaa3 illume
The Rofie Crofs. Li B.6.
illuminated, as Mofes was, according to
this order of the Elements j Earth refin'd
to Water, Water to Air, Air to Fire. So
of a man to be one of the Heroes, of a He-
roes a 'Damon, or good Genius, of a Genius a
partaker of Divine things, and a Compa-
nion of th£ holy Company of unbodied
Souls and immortal Angels, and accord-
ing to their Vehicles,a verfatile life, turn- 1
jng themfelves, Frote us -like, into any
(hape.
But the richeft happinefs they efteem
is the gift of healing and medicine > It/
was a long time, great labour and travel
before they could arrive to thisBlifTe a-
bovefet; they were atfirftpoor Gentle-
men that ftudied God and Nature, as
they themfelves confefs; (faying) feeing
the only wife and merciful God in thefc
latter dayes hath poured out fo richly his
mercy and goodnefs to mankind , where-
by we do attain more and more to the
perfeft knowledge of his Son JefusChrift
and Nature ; that juftly we may boaft of
the happy time, wherein there is not only
difcovered unto us the half part of the
World, which was heretofore unknown
and hidden; but he hath alfomadema-
rufeft unto us many wonderful and never
heretofore fcen works and Creatures of
Nature, and moreover hath raifed men,
in-
LiB,6. The Rofie Crofs. 5
indued with great wifdome, which might
partly renew and reduce all Arts ( in this
our Age3 fpotted and irnperfeft ) to per*
fe&ion.
So Finally man might thereby undef-
(land his own Noblenefs and worth, and
why he is called Microcofmus, and hew far
knowledge extendeth in nature*
Although the rude World herewith will
be but little pleafed, but rather fmile and
fcoffe thereat ; alfo the pride and cove-
teoufuefs of the Learned is fo great, it will
Hot fufFer them to agree together > but
were they united, they might out of all
thofe things, which in this our age God
doth fo richly beftow upon us, collect the
Book,, of Nature, or a perfect method of
all other Arts3 whereof this is the chief-,
and therefore called the K. C. Axiomaia%
Butfuch is their oppoiition that theyitill
keep, and are loath to leave the old courfe
efteeming Forphory, Arijtotle and Galen, yea
and that which hath but a meer fhew of
learning, more then the clearand mani-
feft light and tiuth: who if they were now
living, with much joy would kave their
erroneous doctrines. But here is too great
weaknefs for fuch a great work.
And although in Iheotogie, Thyfick^ and
theMathematickj, the truth doth oppofe it
it felfj neverthelefs the Old enemy by his
A a a 4 fubtilty
6 TheRofieCrofs. Lib. 6.
fubtilty and craft doth (hew himfelf in
hindering every good purpofe by his in>
ftttiments and contentions ( wavering
people. ) Tofuch an intent of a : e.'ieral
reformation, the moft godly and feraphi
cally illuminated Father, our Brother,