Be modo exahntiom Metallorum» ^ii 



usq; Arnoldm^ Sal nim* metallorum eft Lapis Philofophoi um 

 &hic non nifi aqua efl: congelaca in auro & argenco, nim.uc 

 AgricoJaminordocec, recipienda Liliaduoj>album &rubrum, 

 qutsvafi inclufalocanda in vaporariumlene ucLilium album 

 feexpandac & in fefufcipiacrubrum^quiaverohocnacur^ eft 

 ignea^j odorem fuum Sulphureo-balfamicum in frigidum al- 

 bum lilium extendic, ucmucuo invicemcercencob concrarias 

 qiialicaces, quo ficuccrelcanc ambo incoelum, repellantur ve- 

 ro deorfum a vencis in terram atq; hoc aliquoties reiceracis 

 vicibus (coquatur ergo iterum, inquic y^ratus in Turha^ & 

 xion Ccedeac vos decodionis, poflea aperiator vas l<. nigredo in- 

 veoieiur^quaabfurBpta^apparcbicalbedo nobililTima) doneca 

 labore adfcenfionis&defcenfionis feffidelsffaci in cerraqoie'" 

 lcanc &in a^i^rnum commixcimaneanc Nimirumex duabus 

 rebusfic una res^dumin minimis fuis parcibus ica mifcencur, 

 utnunquam a fe invicsm divellipoflinc 5 conjunftione vero 

 in fixicacem fa£ta rurfus folvacur, idq, toties fiat donec in medi» 

 cinam abeac qu^ fundi polTic camfacile ac cera^ &clara flibti- 

 liscompa6ta,pondero(afit, uccum fuper ignemponicurinftar 

 mecalli liquefcac, &priusquam mercurius vulgaris avolec, fe 

 cum illo & cum omnibus mecallis imperfedis per minimaspar- 

 tes (fequeftrandopartes fulphureas combuftibi!es)conjungaC5& 

 illaadeopenetretacfideillorufubftantiaeflet &qu^ poftquam 

 unaresfadafunt,nul!apenitusarte abiis fepararipofiitobcon- 

 Tenientiamper quam ferracaraaperiLurpsririgrellionemunius 

 naturaemercuriaiis io aliam: Aorum fcilicet vel Argentumqu^ 

 metalloru perfecliOime mifcafonr.nulHs facuicanbus agentibus 

 fedfolum perpeciendipotencia ftint pra^dita &hinc penitusin- 

 capacia qua^psr feimperfeftammiftionem reliquorum metal- 

 loruperficerepoflint, Tinflora.vero exiis ope mercurii fbphid 

 elicitaagendi &paciendipotentia polietjunde imperfedam mi- 

 ftionem metallorum cupellam minimcfuftineotiom perficit; 

 ratio autem curTindlura perfeftiori miftione & facultate fic 

 praedicarfluicexancedidis ? quod fcilicet elemenca corporum 



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