X^flly.hQ teacheth his way of preparing Metals and Mimrah 
for the health of man ^ alFaring the ingenious Searcher after 
this knowledg, that he may with (Confidence have recourfeto 
it, both for iafety and efficacy, beyond the common Prepa- 
rations now in ufe ; and adding wichall,that^becaufe he knows 
many Praftitioners miy want dther time or com 
veniency to provide themfelves with fuch Mediciaps^ he pro- 
mifes herewith, that he will, upon their defire, fparethem 
fuch Medicines as he hath prepared for his own ufe, whether 
the more common preparations but better elaborated , or 
other particular remedies 5 and that^upon a friendly account, 
the Medicine rightly confidered : Declaring moreover his 
willingnefs to afford any Learned Phyfitian the fatisfaftionof 
feeing his Laboratory, or the Preparation of any medicine 
he (hall defire at feafonable times^ 
Here^when he treateth of the Preparation Mercury, ht in* 
timatesj that that being well performed it will yeild a Medicine 
much availeable in the cure of very many difeafes, and that 
iOytuto^(^jticunde^ whereas otherwife.if Mwary be only chan- 
ged in form j it may, being ii^prudently and raflily ufed, do 
more hurt than good. Whereupon he fets down fome of fuch 
Procefies and preparations of this odd Metal, as hejudgeth 
moft fafe 5 and fit for internal Medicines : Which^feem to de- 
fcrvetbeeonfiderationof fober and intelligent Readers* 
IV» Mi/cellane^ Curiofa PHTSlCO-MEDlCA Academic Nat 
turce Curioforum % annus iecundus, ^wwiy?. 1671. Jena? 
S there was giyen an Account inN®. 68. of the firft 
^ ^ Years Philbiophical Ephemerides of the German Acade- 
my of the Curious Iniguirers intoNaturej fo we fhall here give 
notice, that the fame Aeademifls have made pubHck their 
Colledions of the fecmd yearj falling into 167 1 ; In which ai 
mongft many other particulars there are contained tbefe 
following V I 
A diiTediionofa Lyonefs, and aTygen 
2, Sweralodd peculiarities of Nature^ 
3* A 
