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The wise-mans crown, or, The glory of the rosie-cross

Chapter 6

Book I. 7hd Rojle Crucian Crown. 1 3

A Corrollary.

HAving Ipoken of the white ftone it now
refteth that we fpeak of the making of the
red -Elixir, whereof there is two procefTes the.
firft whereof is from the Radix i, e. the long
way : the other tn accurtation that is much
fhortcr and more excellent , ^nd this way the
£liiir may be made in 80 days and excclls all
other sccurcations neither is there found therein
any diminution of the vertuc but is a plentiful!
and perfed: fulnefs of power and vertue having
a'l the properties which the £lixir ou2,ht to
have. Theprocers whereof thefe three follow-
ing Chapters will plainly (hew.

CHAP

14 ihc Rofie Crucian Crown, B ook I *

CHAP. HI.

I VivU7;i, 2 Suhlimation, 5 C.nlcinat/on.
4 rrecipitation . 5 Solution. 6 Fixed oyL
7 Inceration, 8 Dejiccation.^ Contrition.
10 Fern/entation. 11 ihe Red Elixir.
12 T/)e third Table'

ITisnot neceffary tofpcak in this place of
the urgation of ^^ bccaufc we fpoks thereof
before.

1 he fubiimation is to be done otherwife then
in the former workc for that which h called
fubiimation here is not done ix ith vicrioll and
fair peter bat is only the diJlillation of the 7 in
an earthen body wi:h a lioibcckand that by i:
felf without any adililament.

When the t is onccfubiimed In aflies wholly
into the head of the limbeck having a retainer
joined thereto take off the head «nd with a fea-
ther gather the (ublimcd matter and ycu Hiali
find your 5 of • black colour having loll hi$
fairnels and like a daft or powder Ricking to his
body.

Put it again into the body and fublime it as
before and reiterate this work 7 or 9 times un-
till you have a fufficicnt quantity of this pow-
der that is to fay a pound or more. And this is
the Galcination.

When