Book I. ihe Rojie Crucian Crown. g i

as Lead or Tinne, which after they are puri-
fied are moft ape by rcafon of their eafiemelc-

And thus the Inward parts of the Earth are
vifited and by rcfledion the hiden ftonc
is found , the true Medicine out of the
green Lion of the philofophers, and noe
of fools, and out of Corporeal and metal-
iick vitriol! not tcrrcftrial and made of
mineral coperas.

l^he Second Chapter of Atig^
nicntatirn and projeBicn af
theSTOUE.

FIRST, Let us fpeak of the Augmentation
of the vertue or quality; of which i?^/-
mi4fjd faith. The Augmentation in qua-
lity and goodnefs is by folucion and coagula-
tion of the Tindure, that is to fay, by imbiling
it with our Mercury and drying it. But lei
OS hear aArnoldus more attentively, take one
part ot your prepared Tindurc,and diflolve it
in three parts of our Meicurj^ then pat it in
a glafs and feal it up and fet it in aflies till it
be cry and come to a povyderath^n open the

glais

32 'ihe Bofie Crucian Crown. Book I.

glafs and imbile it again, and dry it again
And cheofcener you do the thus fo much flia
jougamand givcch morctindure.

Andalfoas it is found in Clangor Bticcin£ ^
DiiTolve it in the water of Mercuvj of which
the Kfedicinc was made till it be clear then con-
geal it by light decodion and imbiie it with its
(vylupotuhe tire till it flow by verrue where-
of \i Will be doubled in tindurc, wth ali its
perfedions as you will fee in projcj^ion be-
csufethe weight that was before prbjcdcd up-
cn a thoufand, is now to be projeded upon
ten thoufandj. and there is no great labour in this
Biulti plication,

Agriin the medicine ismukipl/edtwo manner
of ways.

\Sy folution of calidicy and foluticn of vari-
tv. By f'olution of cahdity, is that you take
the Medicine put in a glafs vtfTcl and burie ic
ixi our moill hre feven days or more, till the
medicine be dillbived inco watec without any
lurbulcnty. Cy foluticn of rarity, is that you
take your giafs vci'el with your medicine and
hang it in a new btafs pot fill of water thacboil-
eth and dole up the mouth of the pot that the
mediciae may diffolve in the vapour of the
boiling water.

But note that the boiling water muft not
touch the glafs wherein the medicine is but
ban;; above it three fingers, and this foluticn wiIJ
be above it in 2 or i days after your medicine is
dfifolvcd, cake ic Irom the liretocool fix and

ton-