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Roftry with him alfo doth record,
More then four Elements wc occupie nought 5
Comune Mercury and Gold wc none occupie,
Till we perfe&ly have made our Stone ^
Then with them two our Medicine we Multiply,
Other rccepts of the Potccary truly we have none.
A hundred Ounces ofSaturne ye may well take 5
Seeth them on the fire and melt him in a mould,
A Projection with your Medicin upon hem make,
And anon yec fliall alter him into fine Gold $
One Ounce upon a hundred Ounces is fufficient,
And fo it is on a f houfand Ounces perfe&ly wrought,
Without diffblucion and Subtillant 5
Encreafing of our Medicine els have we nought.
Ioy eternall and cverlafting bliffe,
Be to Almyghty God that never fchal miff.
In fame Qopes Ifoundthefe following Verfes fet before this Wor\e.
EArth out of Earth elenfed pure, By Earth of himfelfe through his nature, Re&ined by his Milke who canittye, And afterward united with Water of lyfe truly r A Dragon lying in his deepe denne, Rotting in Water to Putrefic then : Leproufe huge and terrible in fight, By bathing and balning the Dragon cometh to light 5 Evermor drowned in the bottome of his Well, Tylall hisLeproufie will no longer dwell, In his owne Nature he altereth cleanc Into a pure fubftance, ye wat what I meane. ljhewjeu bereajhert Conclufion, &c.
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Hy art thou fo Poore and I fo Rich, rJP Aboundance of Trcfurc in mc thow maift In all the World I am nothing fo iichc5 As Man that is fo proginitous to my kyndc, TheRych man on the Poorc hath no pity*
In mc therefore have thow affiance,
It is oft tymes feene in Townc and Cittic :
He is evy 11 at eafe that hath no Craft norScycnce.
TheRychemenofthePoore now havegreatedifpight,
That they fhould wyth thyr cunyng any good thing wyn^
And to give to the Poore alrnes they have no delight,
Lytle is the Charity that is them within.
And Enfample of Dives as the Scripture can tell,
Poore La^erus at his Gate for default dyed $
Had he given him Almes he had not gon to hell,
Now for tarepenit him truly it is too late.
Man thou haft no goods but God doth them fend,
Departe with thy Brother as God doth thee Comand.
Thy lyfe that wyll the better amend,
Death will with thee make a fuddainc hand,
Thy worldly goods thow fchalt forfaken :
Give every Beaft againe his due,
And than fchall thy body be full naked :
Death on the will nothing rue. Why fo far and I fo neare i
Haft thou no grace Man me to meetc,
SooftynasI to the doappeare*
And yet of me thou takeft no keepe,
In common Mercury thou doeft mc feckc :
In Alkali and in Alembroke,
In common Sulphur and Arfenick eke,
Which makes many a man to dote.
Common Mercury is not good,
It bringeth many a man to care 5
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' It makes his Haire grow through his hood, And his Purfe both thin and bare. Mercury and I are of ailye, But (he with me may not compare ; In nature fhe is both cold and dry, Therefore I counceli thee to beware : Many a man flic makes full bare, Becaufe (he lacks humidity, On her to fpend they would fparc, She brings many a man to poverty. I am (he which wife men fcekc, Mercury > which is moft of might 5 Hot and moyft, lightjand weake, Of the Elements I am full right, Water, Earth, Aire and Fire, Quality, and Quantity, you can never have your defire. Without Concoction perfc Great riches in us be, Who hath grace us for to know, By vertue of her humidity, In the Fire our Stone doth grow.
Thou needy man, where is thy mindc f 1 counceli thee this leflTon leare : Our Mercury is but of one thing, In our Veffell thin and clecre. Common Mercury in him is none, Neither Gold nor Silver in him none is 5 Of Mettalls we make not our Stmey By proportion more or lefle, All manner of Mettalls we deny, Untill the time our Sum be wrought, All other Receipts we defie That of the Potecaryes be bought, With all Spices> fave onely Mercury.
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Gould with Him ftands us in fteed,
Our Medicine for to Multiplic,
After our Phificks Stone be Red. A true Lcffon I have thee tought,
Pray for me and forget it nought :
Many Bookes mayft thou fee.
That is not writ fo openly.
And as I am true Chriftian man,
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And thou wilt of this Scyence leare
In riches thou flialt have no peare 5
He that made this Booke hath it well preved,
The better therefore he maybe beleivedj
Therefoec I pray you for charity,
To*eepe this Booke very fecretly.
If any man this Science of you will crave, Know he be Sapient that the Coppy fliall have I made it not for every man, Neither for them that litle good can, But for me and for my Brother, Such as have Reafon and no other 5 Kcepe this Leffbn well in minde, Beware thou worke not againft Kindc $ And in thy Worke make no greate haft, That thou labour not in waft: Worke in light and not in darke, And ask Councellof a Gierke : Elfc may you both lightly f ayle, Without you have both good Counfayle.
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Ake our Rofe with the red Flower, Which thou maift know by his Colour 5 * And him knock into Plates (mail, A like thin beate over all. And with a Corofive good and fine, F orthwkh drawe the fametyne •, Of things that be new and good, And diverfc in Nature and one in Moode,
And put together with ftrong grinding,
In Horfe wombe ever abiding $
In a Veffeil good and ftrong,
Thou fo it rule and thinke it not longe,
For within a Moneth or litle moe,
And with his might the Body flo ;
Thy Corrofive will thy Rofe fo frett,
Till he be thin as Milke in Meate,
But how the Corrofive made fhalbe, i
I will it fliew plainely to thee 5
As I faid to thee before,
Elffknoweft thou litle of this lore* Take Maidens Urine younge of age,
Afhes, Salt, and Lyme,
Of him together make a mariage.
Then the Corrofive is both good and fine:
For without this Corrofive fliortlyfaid.
Well compound together in One,
All your Worke is but voyd 5
As Philofephers write every echone:
For Do&ors both to lay and Clearke,
Written that our firft Warke
Is to bring our Body all and fome 5
And him to reduce in Mcrcurium.
Then is our Worke well begun,
If the firft love be thus wonc.
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Now fay Tbilofephers much more, OurfecondWorke if thou wilt know, Labour with paine and travell therefore : And God is ready thee it to (hew, To bring our Water into Air, Of PhiUfophers the fecond verfc, Spare not to worke and be not afraid 5 For fo it will be without lefe, But yet be wife in the Warke, For hafty men never lack woe : And aske the Council of a Clarke, For fober thrift is beft thereto, And fo Continue night and day I thee charge, and fleepc thee not, For in fix Weekes truly in fay, All into Earth it wilbe brought : So the Fyre continued be, Every Deco&ion to even meafure, And after that fyre his quality, Thou muft all the Worke rule.
For when it is in Earth full black,
Then is it our black Stone,
He is fo ftrong he may not lack,
Tyll all thy Worke be y done. The third degree as I thee fay,
Of our Stone now black as pitch.
Thou muft him wafhwith waters gay 5
And make him white for fodid Ich5
And when thou haft wafhc him cleaned
Then is his blacknes gone 5
Then is he bright and fhinc,
As Carbuncle or Beril ft one :
But ere he come to that degree,
It wilbe labour but thinkc not long,
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For many a Coldbr change will he, Browne, Red, RufTct, cvcramongc: After that to many other mo, Greene, Blew, Pale and Why te, Bat all thefe let them goe, They arc not to thy profit, And when thou haft thus wrought, By fix wcekesand a day, Then is the Earth truly fought, A white powder collor'd in fay : But then fparc the fyrc, And bate him even to meafurc 5 And within a month and litle mo, The Why tc Stone hath nigh fure done, Which will fhine and melt as wax , He muft needes iMafterics do5 The Spirit and Soule make him fo lax 5 That all other kindes he tqurne him to. Then Ferment him with his like, By joyning of true Decodiion, And feedc him forth by lirie and lite, That both together be brought in one, In Colour fight and Demeane, That there be no divifion i As thou haft wrought fo will it prove, Take hecde how thou haft done la this worke of Conjunction 5 Thou fhalt fe marvells greate, Both going up and coming downe, Of Colours fpringing by theheate: For t he foule that is To withheld, And thefpirit that is fo bright, If men it feene fay they would, Certaine it were a wondrous fight,
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And all this is paft,
That God and Kinde hath done his cure,
OftheWhytc Stone be notagaft,
He will not flee but bide the Fy re.
Now farther if thou wilt Worke,
To have the ready way,
Take good heede and be not dull ,
For ile tell thee the truth in fay:
Hold alwaics as thou did
Before in the other Stone,
Thou cannot faile God be thy fpede,
As Clcrkes write every one,
For your Fyre will him dcre,
So it be dry and laftingly ;
Save other while the changing chcare,
Till he have fottill fading and (lye.
Firft I wot well change he woll,
Into Citrine and pure degree %
And after that Colour is full,
He (hail never but be White ay,
After that Tawny and Colour de Pale,
Hechangeth often in fuch lay :
Till he be Red withoutcn faile,
As goodCoroll orRofc in May.
Then dread he nothing I wis,
Of this Worlds adverfity,
An Emperourof conqueft then hei$,
The Fhikfofhers faync worthy td be :
And when thou haft thus done,
And thereof feene the privity,
Thanke God and Chrift his only Son.
Together with our bleffcd Lady.
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SAkeofthcegerbloud that is foRed, And diftill that by Lymbick till it be bright, Therewith diffolvethe Philofphers lead, Filtering it till it be clecre in fight, Evaporating it if ye do right. And from the Medicine with ftrong Ficr, Diftill our Mercury moft of myght, Rede as blood and ftrong of Eyre, And there you have your Stone I wyffc^ Contey ning in them all that you neede , The Erth thereof true Ferment is. Of our purpofe yf you will fpecde > In other Bokes whatfoever you Reede, From this Dodrine you never flitt , But further with thefe Stones proceeded Into foure Elements dividing it , Ayre, Water and Oyle well re&ified, The Earth by boyling make white as Whale bone^ Againe together them neately joyne, And of them make a precious ftone 5 The matter goeth to the White alone^ This Ariflotle tought Alexander his \oity The Stone thus fixed make fugitive, Againe with Aer referved in Store 5 And then againe make fix bely ve : Multiply it in one and more. With Nature and Oyle referred in ftofe^ Both white and red as you did firft, This fecrct made me ftudy full fore, Many anight ere I it wyfte .5..
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For my Matter from me it hidd. Now is one point yet behind, With this Stone thacmuft be done : Ingendering him of Water, Ayr and Windc, The Red on Sun the White on Moonc, . Molten looke thow caft full foonc ; And Multiply in them their Tin&ure, And then take of the powder with a fpoonc, And ftraine it on Mercury hott and pure % And a marvelous Battell thow flbalt fc foonc Bctwcene that and the faid Mercury, Either it will turne it Sun or Moone , And then thou fhalt thcMaftery unfold, And thus proceeding Multiply* In every thing as I fiave tottld? And thus endeth our FHILOSOFHT. \ - '
He World is in a Maze, and wot you why? Forfooth of late a great rich Man did dye 5 And as he lay a dying in his Bed, Thefe words in fecret to his Son he faid» My Son quoth he, tis good for thee I dye,
For thou fhalt much the better be thereby 5
And when thou feeft that lyfe hath me bereft,
Take what thou findft, and where I have it left
Thou doft not know, nor what my riches be,
All which I will declare, give Eare to me.
An Earth I had ali Venome to expell,
And that I caft into a mighty Well 5
A Water eke to clenfe what was amifle,
I threw into thexEarth and there it is ;
My Silver all into the Sea I caft,
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My Gold into the Air, and at the laft Into the Fyrc for feare it fhould be found, I threw a Stone worth forty thoufand pound : Which Stone was given me by a mighty King, Who bad me wcare it in a fore- fold Ringc : Quoth he this Stone is by that Ring found out. If wifely thou canft turne this Ring about : For every Hoope contrary is to other, Yet all agree and of the Stone is Mother. And now my Son I will declare a wonder, That when I dye this Ring muft breake affunder: The Kingfaid fo, but then he faid withall, Although the Ring be broke in peeces finally An eafy Fircfhall foone it clofe againc 5 Who this can doe he neede not worke in vainc* Tyll this my hidden Treafurc be found out (When I am dead) my Spirit fhall walke about % Make him to bring yourFier from the Grave, And ftay with him till you my Riches have 5 Theis Words a wordly man did chance to here, Who daily watcht the Spirit but ncrc the neere* And yet it meetes with him and every one, Yet tells him not where is this hidden S TO N£,
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Dialogue betwixt the Father and ASonne, Concerning the two Principles of the BlessedStone.
Y Sonne if that Sulphur be abfent away, t*h*. Our worke is reproved what ever they fay, And it is Water &Fire as tru as your Greed Which conftraineth a Body till it be dead : Of him (halt thou never have your defire. Till he be blew as Lead through his o wneFire, I do liken our Sulphur to the Magnet Stone, That ftill draweth to her Naturally , So with our Sulphur the firey Woman Mercury, When (he would from her husband flye.
Father I pray you for Charity, Son.
Where (hail I this Sulphur findc For I never did him fe with Eye 5 Nor never knew him in his kinde.
In our Water my Sonne keepe it in your mindc, Father.
Where he will appeare fo white as any fnow,
Grammercy Father ye be full kinde, Son.
For through your teaching full well I know. Now teach me the Red ftone when it is in mindc, How it is made by Natures Law.
The White and Red be both of one kinde, Fatfs>er-
Now haft thou my Son all thy defire, Whofc tin&ure by growing thou (halt it fo finde, Through vertue of the Sun and regiment of Fire His riches there he doth increafc, Farre paffing all that I can name , If they in Fire (hall come in preflc .♦ Gune is their glory but he the fame,
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For the vermes of xhz'eUnets feaven Shall have, and alfo from the Pole of heven , Since the World began noe Gemme is fotind Equall him till in vertues all, The Saphir, nor the Diamond , The Ruby rich behind fliall fall, So (ball the Turkic and Carbuncle : If they in fire togcather fliall fight. All One except (ball loofe their might, The fire on him hath power none, His Elements be fo coequall, An Incombuftible Oyle is this our Stone In power farr paffing others all. In what Element Father is our Sulphur bright? Is it in all, or is it in one ? hr. In all S000* he muft need be of right, .;
For Seperacion of Elements we make none -, And y etc in them we can knot fee, For fcnfuall matter is he none, But equallitie only intellc&uall, Without which our Stone never fixt be fliall . Q aalitie £0w**alfoegroweth in the fire ; Betwixt the White ftone and the Read, For Colours many to you fhall appeare, Untill the tyme the Woman be dead : The which things if ye fliall not fee, Red fhall your Stone at noe time bee 5 For jvhere the Woman is in prefencc, There is much moyfture and Accidence Watry humors that in her bee Will drowneand devoure ourqualityc, Remember and thinke of Noahs flood , For too much Water was never good: And yet as qualitie is hid in quantitie,
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So muft in Water our Earth be : Riches in him thou fhalt much finde, After alteracions all due to his kinde5 When Oyle in him is coagulate, Then is our Stone body made liquefaft : When Sulphur Water and Oyle bc-one , Indued with riches then is our Stone . I cannot thee tell a richer thing • Then is our Stone when he is fire dureing. Our Fire maketh her fo ftrong.