Paracelsus, his Archidoxis comprised in ten books : disclosing the genuine way of making quintessences, arcanums, magisteries, elixirs, &c : together with his books of renovation & restauration, of the tincture of the philsophers, of the manual of the philosophical medicinal stone, of the virtues of the members, of the three principles, and finally his seven books of the degrees and compositions, of receipts and natural things / faithfully and plainly Englished, and published by J.H., Oxon.

OF THE TINCTURE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS. BY PHH••••••S 〈◊〉〈◊〉 PARACE••SUS

CHAP. I.

I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Therphrasius B••mbast doth say, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and according to the man••••ed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 n•••• D••••n•• Grace there are va••••ous wayes found ••ut •••• the att••inin•• to the T••nclure of the Philos••∣pheis, all wh••••nd finally belong and lead to the same 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and end, for Homes Tris••••gi••i, the E••••p••an, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ab••ut this Work according to his own pe••uh•• way ••••u•• the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 obte••••ed the same Pro••es••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Arab•••••• continued in his pe••••••ar Method▪ But 〈…〉〈…〉, followed a very ••••dict•• ••••∣••ess I very ••ne of them proceeded according to the•••• proper 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and manner; but yet never the less they all ar••ived to One and the same ••••nd, viz. to a L••ng Li••e, so much desired by the Philosophers, and to an n••ne•••• Su••••ntati••n and Conservation thereof in this Valley of M••eri••s. Therefore I Th••••ph Paracelsus Bomba••t, he Mon••••ch of Arcanum's, am (in this season) gifted by God wi••h pe••ulia•• Endowments and that for this end, ••iz That every Sea••cher after this high natural work, may have occasion and en••••uragement of imitating and

following me, be he wha•• he will, either Italian, Pal••ni∣••••. French-man, German, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Come nither after me all ye Phi••••••phers. A••••ron••ners, and Spa••••ri••, what high N••me soever ye ••e of, I will 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and open unto 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ye 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Doct••r••, ex••ted by me with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••••ine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that C••orr••••al Regeneration, I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 you the T••••ciure, the Ar••anum, o•• Quintess••••••, in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 very Fundamentals of all ••ysteries and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 p••••a••••ons de lye hid; for verily a m••n m••y, and Ought 〈◊〉〈◊〉 belie••e another, Onely in such things as h•• hath 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o•• by the fire 〈◊〉〈◊〉 any one shall introduce an•• tr••ng besides this kind of Experience into the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Art, the••e's no cause of giving any 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there unto; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Experien•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that by t••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 made a se•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the true from the false, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the ••i••ht of Nature is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this ••ise created, th•••• by it may be m••de evident the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or tryal of ev••••y t••ing; but yet to such Only as wa••k in that ••ight N••••. from that ••ight we w••ll t••a••h by most excellent 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all ••••••h ••s h••ve eve••, bef•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 time. entred upon this 〈…〉〈…〉 their pe••uli•••• F••ncies, and a••••ute Spe••ular•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈…〉〈…〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this found ••tion of mine, therefore, many 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 have been made N••b••es, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ••••ny 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hav•• been by their ••utatitio••s and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, turned 〈◊〉〈◊〉, R••••ti••k, su••h as h••ve ••••••ied Gold 〈◊〉〈◊〉 untains in t••eir Heads, bef••re they h••ve set the•••• ••ands to the C••••les In the first place therefore, is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be learned, Di••••stions, Di••tillations, Subhmati••••s, Re∣••••berations, ••xtractions, Soluti••ns, ••••agul••tions, ••ermentations, ••ixations; and every ••••strument requi∣•••••• to this work, is to be known by use; su••h as are Glasses, ••u••••••bites, Ci••culato••ies, Vessels ••f ••••••mes, ••••uthen Vessels, Balneas, Wind-Fornaces, Reverbera∣••••••es, and other such like: Also a Marble, Coales and

••ongs. Thus at length mayest thou profit in Alchimy and Medicine: But as long as thy Fancy and Opinion adhers to thy Fiction Books, thou art not fit, or prede∣stinated to any of these things.