^ De modo ex^hattoms MetaUQrum. / 



quiafeilicccfbliamicacur &ejuslumen diligic&.aurum exmer 

 curio orcum eft, cujus aquila tec philofophica eft parciceps* 

 quareeciamiodeaurumnon (alcem machemacice & percon* 

 tiguasparcescumipfismifcecur^ fedeciam praegrefsa alceracio^ 

 nedebicaper parcescoiidnu3Sjindu£lo inexcenfosporos dila" 

 tati aurifao hocce rpiritUiidq; eo fortius & nobilius quo fa?" 

 pius hseeaquila nidom fuum involaveric>&dsnu6ev'oiaveric' 

 Bufo qukiinde indicec eciam faciie conftabic, Terram fcilicec 

 philofophica, ceu qu^ volare nefcic uc natura? fix^ & firmxj cui 

 veluci bafi Scfundamencodomusaureolafuper^dificacununde 

 Kunckelim Oljerv^ Chym'. p.i6. Fixa 6c Volatilia non differunc 

 nifi racione confiilencice&proutplus vei rainuscerr2E habenc, 

 &ahbi^e6redigenda Terrainauro, qua^aiba eft &vicrumla- 

 deum prisbeCjUcfpiricuaH quodammodoingreflumobcineac 

 &ahisquidquamcommunicarepofiit. Qiiarejuxca Crummet" 

 tum deNitro feu [kng, N^t, alcS hujusaquil;:^ fblius fbleminfpi- 

 cienciscomburend^ func& figend^, Dianaq; noflra candida 

 ita in fudorem difponenda uc candem penicus (anguineaeva- 

 dac. Ne vero fabulofa h^c eilequis fibi imaginacur, &do£lri- 

 namhanc finecognicionemaceri^proximas & cauft efficien- 

 tisfundacam efie,en conceflacionem AuBorU nsetuflijfimidHelli 

 Li^pidt4 cuni Mro mercurio vulgi : Per Deum omnipocentem, 

 necnon animaeme^falucemnocum faciolndagatoribus hujus 

 arcisexcellencinimx , ex fideli mence & commiferatione diu- 

 curnae inveftigacionis> quod cocum opus noflrum fic falcem 

 exuna re &infsipib pernciacur, necplus neceffe habeatquam 

 rolucionem&reinfpiffacionemjidq; fieridebec fineuilarealie- 

 naficucglacies in ficco vafe fuper ignem collocata, in calore 

 iqua fic: icaeciamLapisnoiler non plurisindigecquamauxi- 

 !ii arcificisper ejusmanuakmoperacionem nec non ignis na- 

 :uraUs, per fe folum enim hoc non pocefl quamvis a^cernum 

 acerecinterrajquocirca juvanduscll:^ minime camen res pe- 

 :egrinas&concrarias ei adhibendojfsdpocius ucFrumencum 

 incampis a Deo nobis dacur nosqs id molere & piniere opor- 

 Dec. lL AnnmVUh Rr tec 



