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.

CHAP. IX.

TIS therefore to be observed, that by what reason or consideration every thing proceeds from the Ele∣ments, by the same Reason also doth it posses the same degree, according to the aforesaid Rules: Moreover, whatsoever sensitive thing exists from the Elements, the following figure will discover.

The subsequent Sensitives which proceed from the Earth, do occupy the first degree of Heat, as,

• Men.
• Children or Boys.
• Capricorn, or the Goat.
• Leopards.
• Lyons.
• Horses.
• Oxen.
• Bears.
• Rams.
• Wolves.
• Cocks,
• Foxes,
• And such like.

The following Animals born from the Ayre, do ob∣tain the second Degree of Heat.

• The Eagle.
• Ostritch.
• Phoenex,
• Swallow.
• Sparrow▪
• Heron, &c.

And all flying▪ living creatures, except such as are in the Water.

Those which are generated from the Water, have the third Degree of Heat.

• Castor.

These from the fire, are of the fourth Degree.

• The Salamander.

The following things are of a Cold Nature.

Those things that are of the Earth, possess the first Degree of Cold, as

• Women.
• Maids.
• Cows.
• Menstruums
• ...Every Sperm.

Those of the Ayre, the second degree of cold, as

• Pidgeons.
• Storks.

Those of the Water the third degree, as

• Fishes.
• Worms.
• Tortoises.
• Frogs.

Those of the fire do possess the fourth De∣gree of Cold.

• Gnavi, (alias Gnani)
• Zommi.