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into Theriac. Without preparation, in- 

 deed, Antimony can do no good, but 

 only harm. 



Whoever desires to become a dis- 

 ciple of Antimony, let him, after earnest 

 prayer and calling upon God, betake 

 himself to the school of Vulcan (fire), 

 who is the Master and Revealer of all 

 arcana. This teacher is scorned and 

 despised by the wise of this world, 

 because, through their own carelessness 

 and stupidity, they have learned nothing 

 of him. Yet no medicine can possibly 

 be prepared without Vulcan, whatever 

 any persons, in their ignorance and 

 senseless arrogance, may affirm to the 

 contrary. 



But I must now proceed to declare 

 the processes by which Antimony is pre- 

 pared. I know that I shall meet with loud 

 and sustained opposition. But I do not 

 care ; I will ask my opponents one ques- 

 tion, and one only : Can they produce 

 anything that is better than Antimony, 

 seeing that from Antimony it is possible 

 to prepare medicines equal to those 



