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.

The Second BOOK.

CHAP. I.

ALthough I have afore-written the Re∣lolleum's according to the Reason and Nature of Heat and Cold, to∣gether with the innate Essence; yet notwithstanding, besides those things, there are others which the Ares of Nature hath produced; and this doth by many parts excel that which I have treated of in the former Books: And that I may begin from thence; first of all, If you would exactly speake of Accidental Complexions, you shall find that in this place of degrees, the Superior, or fore∣going Relolleum's of Nature, are to be but little appro∣ved of, and that on this Account, Because throughout the whole Vniverse, there are two Natures in things which are both together in one substance, although the one of them appears onely) and these are an Innate Accident, and an Elemental Accident: Besides, Every thing in the nature of it self, is hot: For the first mat∣ter of things is hot perse; nor doth the Innate Accident change, because every one of the three principles in the Complexions, do consist or abide even unto their ulti∣mate Matter, that is, look what manner they are dis∣cerned, or found in, before the Relolleum's. In the same manner do they remain so long as until the Relolleum de∣parts. Therefore like as Experience comprehends,

or perfects the End, in like manner the beginning i•• ma∣nifested in, and by it self, yet notwithstanding before we come to those Simples which are in the degrees, 'tis to be observed, that neither their heat or cold is their Innate Accident, but rather an Elemental and External Acci∣dent.

CHAP. II.

MOreover, Nature doth not wholly emit, or let go any thing out of it self, the which a man skil∣ful in Medicinal Affairs may easily apprehend, but it keeps the Innate Accident so long at the Matter or Body wherein the Accident is, remains: An example hereof you have in Fire for in this the Innate Accident is Heat, and is the nature of the three first Principles, which is manifestly Hot. Moreover it cannot otherwise be, but that together with the Heat, the substance passeth away, if you would translate, or bestow the Heat on another object. And although that Heat makes Warm, yet it is but a dead Heat, nor doth it heal a sickness, nor give a∣ny help, but it is a certain superfluous Heat, added to the Body from without. On this wise doth every Innate Accident open its virtue, & discover it, but without help∣ing or succouring the sick. Therefore whatsoever is acco∣modated or fitted to be a Medicine for Diseases, must be thus prepared: In the first place, bring your Medicine to that which seperates the two Essences, the one in the Sub∣stance, the other in the spirit of life; For wheresoever you would administer a Medicine, even there 'tis expe∣dient and necessary that the Spirit of Life departs from the substance, and accords with, or is suitable unto the offending-matter of the Disease, and then the Medicine will appear alone in its own Body, and this according to the nature of the three Principles: But the External, Elementated Accidents go to that place where the sick∣ness

doth lurk thereby I gather, that in the universal nature of things there is a twofold accident, an Innate, and an External; the Innate tends but little to Health, but the External onely doth, and in the fire there is no∣thing of an External Accident: Wherefore I affirm it to be an imperfect work of Nature.

CHAP. III.

WHen Nature doth at first bring forth in its proper Element, then the Archeus doth prepare it accor∣ding to the reason and nature of a private (or peculiar) Iliastes, so that the Ares doth plainly consist in the three Principles, and generates the substance of the body in the same thing; this Generation perse, is for the Bodies sake onely, that it may at pear the same with the Relolle∣um: But what is this to the sick? For the sire is even a∣like, a Relolleum Accident, also Snow, yet they heale not sicknesses, nor have they any power in themselves of curing Diseases, because they are a Relolleumper so. Be∣sides, the External Elements do make the Cherio of na∣ture, the which is also needful that you bring to the Re∣lolleum, which although you take together with the Che∣rio, yet 'tis the Cherio that heals all the sicknesses: And in this place you are to observe concerning the Cherio, that the Cherio is no other thing then the Heat, or Cold∣ness of those things which leaves the Body, and goes into Nature: An example whereof you have in Cam∣phyr, for it hath its frigidity from the Cherio, and is there∣fore a most present help in Sufflatures, (or Windy sir••••∣lings) but in the substance of its first Principles, it remains hot, even as Sulphur, and the spirit of Salt, together with the Mercuriality; so likewise Gems and Herbs. Moreover, whatsoever Nature produceth, hath its pro∣per Cherio, that is, an Elemental, External Accident: Wherefore in this place of degrees I affirm, that one thing

hath more Cherionick Heat, or Cherionick cold, then a∣nother: Thus hath the Archeus disposed all things, and that for the sake of the Microcosm.

CHAP. V.

BVT that you may the more clearly understand our Intention and Opinion, concerning the Compositi∣ons of Receipts, you are to observe, that like as I have before mentioned the Relollenm and Cherio; so in this place, 'tis expedient, that you again understand it, in reference to the Body, viz. thus, That such sicknesses, which are onely of a Cherionick nature, and lie hid in the Body, do descend into the Body without the destru∣ction of the three first Principles of the Body it self; For as the ••iiastes in the four Elements doth, (mother-like) produce, [or bring forth] the Relolleum and Cherio, so doth Man stand in the four Elements, and doth receive (as it were hereditarily) those sicknesses that do now and then bud forth in the Body, so that they also in the end break forth into External Elementated sicknesses: Wherefore for the ordering of Cherionick Receipts, 'tis behavefull, that the External Elementated things, do leave and for sake their own Bodies, together with their substances, and decline, or turn into the Spirit of Life, for from thence is the sick person freed, or relieved: Therefore 'tis to be noted, that death is not Cherionicall, but Relolleaceous Nevertheless hence it is, that on what part soever it is turned or inclined, it cannot dye: For who can separate or take away that, which is an Indivi∣dual, from that under which it lies hid? But in this place we speak of cold and hot Cherioes, and not Relolleums. As for the Rest of what may be here desired, You may read it in The Discourse of the Original of Diseases.

CHAP. V.

LIke as I have in the former Book, delivered in many and sundry Rules, the knowledge of the Nature of those things, which is either hot or cold: So in this place, the present Rule now to be observed i•• concern∣ing Hearbs: the most of which part are cold and dry, alias, moist: yea, and such as have in them a certain ob∣scure viridity: Now although th•••• these are esteemed hot, yet are they truly cold is Vervain, shepherd, purse: Othersome are reputed cold, whereas they are hot, as Bugloss, Dill, and that on this Account: Because the Coagulated Humidity, brings by its Congealation, a most great driness, and the Resolved Siccity doth not re∣solve without some little moisture, because of the Cherio∣nick Nature: For 'tis evident, that otherwise nothing can be begotten of the Element of the Earth, but it must be hot, nor of the Element of the Water, but it must be cold, for this is the Order of Nature: But that no such thing doth come to pass, the External Elementatedness is the reason thereof, for it corrupts and breaks the former Nature▪ Wherefore, 'tis to be heeded, and dealt with according as is its Cherionick-nature, that is, according to the Gui∣dance of Experience: Likewise because the same Nature, whether it be hot or cold, doth not form the body, under which it lies hid, there's no need that you should pass so much for the Body, but bestow all your Experience, upon the three aforesaid Natures, according to what we have afore spoken in the first Book.

CHAP. VI.

LAstly, the Physician is to observe the bodies of such things, as 〈…〉〈…〉, for all those Bodies in which these things lie hid, are nothing else but •• Liquor, under which is hidden that which is Cherioni••al••, but the liquor is

Congealed in like manner, in or with its own Element, even as the Iliastes hath brought it forth; wherefore the separations of Nature do again resolve that which Na∣ture hath Congealed, and in this resolution the two aforesaid Natures are separated.

Hence 'tis evident that the Externall Elementated things of Nature, are the Relolleum-accident of Nature, and, being apart, do not partake of any Virtue: So likewise 'tis clear, that the other Nature is fully and most perfectly present, in such things as abide in their proper Innated, and in their proper Accidental Quality; both of them in their separation: From these things 'tis evident, that there's nothing, in-born, hot or cold; but that which is Innase doth neither profit, or disprofit any one

Yet besides, there is another certain Nature, which induceth an heat or cold; according to which we judge of the heat or the cold, viz. by the Cherionicall Testi∣mony or Touchstone; by the mediation of which, eve∣ry sickness is to be healed; for, that same Frigidity or heat, doth, upon its ingress or entring in, incline to, or betake it self unto the sickness or distemper; the which its Innate property doth never affect. All these things are to be found in the Book Of the Conjunctions of things in the Proprieties of the two Natures, according to the three Principles; and that according to the prescription of Philosophy. Moreover, you shall see the Order of the Degrees in the following Chapters, and that, accord∣ing to the reason and Nature of their Elements.

CHAP VII.

These things following are of an hot nature, such things as come forth from the Earth do possess the first Degree of Heat.

• Dittander.
• Lyons foot.
• Anthor, or Rose∣mary flowers.
• Lacca.
• Dadder of Time.
• Fig.
• Broom.
• Costus.
• Pennyroyal.
• Humulus.
• Lencopiper.
• Hartwort.
• Cretamus.
• Scammony.
• Teazels.
• Basill.
• Horehound.
• Sagapen.
• Agrimony.
• G••ntian.
• Eaecampane.
• Cipress.
• Great spurge.
• Gallingall.
• Phili••endala.
• Blouawort.
• Laudanum
• Claves.
• Moncks Rhubarb.
• Macropiper.
• Fonrel.
• Granes of Paradise.
• Civonia.
• Bawme.
• Chamepitis.
• Badellium.
• Fumitory.
• Thistle.
• Cheiry. Mellilot.
• Clary.
• Fi••la.
• Calamus.
• Hirundinaria
• P••o••y
• Ginger.
• Flammula.
• Herb of Paradise.
• Lavender.
• Mustard.
• Calbanum.
• Gamandrea.
• Liquorish.
• Succory.
• Cubebs.
• Cardamoms.
• Marjoram.
• Mother of Time.
• Opopanax.
• Ammoniacum.

Aireal things do claim the second Degree of Heat:

• Tereniabin.
• Nube.
• Chaos.
• Ilech.

Such things as proceed forth from the Water, are in the third Degree of Heat.

• Vitriol.
• Sulphur.
• The Golden Talck.
• Copper.
• The Topas.
• Carniola.
• Both sorts of Arse∣nick, Red and White.
• The Kakimia of Salt.
• The Granat.
• The Red Marca∣site.
• Congealed Salt.
• Sal Gem.
• Gold.
• Smaragdine.
• Copprose.
• Molten Salt.
• Argent Vive.
• Realgar.
• The Kakimia of Sulphur.
• The Chimeaolae Cal∣cis The Iacynth.
• The Crisolite.
• Ogorum.
• Feathered Allum.
• The Ruby.

Such things as come forth from the Fire, affect the fourth Degree of Heat.

• The Hot Lightning.
• Every Aetna.
• The Hot Hail.

CHAP. VIII.

The following things are of a Cold Nature. Such things as are produced out of the Earth are Cold in the first Degree.

• DOdder.
• Strawberries.
• Comfrye.
• Brancursine.
• The Mandrake.
• The Rose.
• Acetum.
• Cic••nidion.
• Chesnuts.
• Water-Lilly.
• Lentils.
• Eyebright.
• The bitter Ve••ch.
• Mallows.
• Herb-Mercury.
• The Pomegranate.
• The four greater cold seeds.
• The Flowers of Mulbery.
• Ribes.
• Dates.
• Beans. Galls.
• Crispula. Ath.
• ...

• The Gourd.
• The kinds of San∣ders.
• Tragacanth.
• Nightshade.
• High Taper.
• Lettice.
• Endive.
• Gladwin.
• The flower of bread Corn.
• Henbane.
• Purslane.
• Citron.
• The kinds of myra∣bolanes.
• Ripe Apples.
• The fourlesser cold seeds.
• Melon.
• Snapdraggon.
• Pisa.
• Darnell.
• Lilley of the Val∣ley.
• Cowcumbers.
• The greater Arrow head.
• Fleawort.
• The kinds of Pop∣pies.

Such things as are produced from the Ayre, possess the second Degree of Cold.

• As Nebulgea.

Such things as proceed from the Water possess the third Degree of Cold.

• LEad.
• Camphire.
• The white Kakimia.
• Electrum terrae.
• Thallena alterrea.
• Thallena frigida.
• Antimony.
• Hoematites.
• The 3 sorts of Tin.
• Alumen de glacie.
• The silver marcasite
• Iron.
• Silver.
• Alumen Entali.
• White talk.
• The three kinds of Corrals.
• Lotho.
• Aqua glariona.

Such as are produced from the Fire, are of the fourth Degree of Cold.

• Crystall.
• Arles.
• The Baeryll.
• Cold lightening.
• Citrinoeus.
• Cold Hail.
• Citrinula.
• Snow.
• Ice.

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.

CHAP. X.

BEsides, there are other Simples which by means of a composition, attain to the second degree: these, al∣beit they do not altogether or wholly follow their pro∣per degrees, according to the Reason and Nature of the Elements; yet such as are in the first degree, attain the se∣cond; those in the second, the third; and those in the third, the fourth, as appears in the subsequent figure.

The SIMPLES.

• The Rose.
• The Violet.
• Nightshade.
• Anthera.
• Water-lilly.
• Chamomel.
• Flowers of Mul∣lein.
• Flowers of Hy∣pericon.
• Flowers of Centau∣ry.
• Flowers of Self∣heal.

The Addition of Composition.

• OYle.
• Burning Wine.
• Crude Vinegre nAnd every fatness.
• Vinegre distilled.

Moreover, although the Nature of it self, be not so Cold, yet a Composition reduceth ••t to that pass, that by an addition, the second Degree of heat or cold may break forth; and this is evident in Oyle of Roses, and in Rosed Vinegre, and others of that kind. Some things also there are, which otherwise, are in the third Degree that attain the fourth Degree, as Vinegre Campherated, the Oyle of Lead, &c. There are besides, some Degrees, which by separation, Aseend from the first into the fourth Degree; and like wise from the third into the fourth: and this shall be evidenced in the third Book of Spagyricall Degrees. Moreover, there are some things which are not at all augmented or advanced for∣wards, as Snow and Ice, and that because of the Nature of the Relolleum. Some things also there are, which un∣less they are prepared, do not draw out their Nature, as the Sperm of Frogs, Chrysall, and Sulphur▪: Likewise some things may be reduced from an hot Degree into a cold, as Gems; othersome from a cold into an hot De∣gree as Camphire, Corrals, &c. Lastly, there are things which in their preparation, loose a Degree, as those things which are Congealed or Resolved: Likewise such things as in their Corporeal Substance, operate no∣thing

at all, a•• the Oyle of juniper, and others of that kind: What else may be here desired in this place, will be taught by Experience.

FINIS.