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 SIXTH BOOKE.

CHAP. I.

BVt in the description of the Doses, or Guiftednesses; besides those things which we have treated in in the five former Books, as far as con∣cerns the Complexions, and conse∣quently the Ares it self, that uni∣versal thing, is to be known, which is to be approved of by the nature, viz. of that thing, the charge whereof the Phisitian takes upon him; for this alone, as is even occularly proved, ought to be considered in the doser or Giftednesses. First of all therefore, you are to observe, that every Guiftedness, doth (according to its property and true Ares) consist either in hot or cold; where also you are to know in the preparing of Receipts, that, as with relation to the Dose, or Endowment, neither moist nor dry is to be considered: For, as in the beginning I have demonstrated that there

are but two Camplexions only: So also there are but two Guiftednesses onely: For whosoever shall well know, the degree of heat or cold, he also shall not at all be igno∣rant, that to it, not onely the dry and moist thereof are joined, but also the dry-resolved, & the moist-coagulated.

Besides, thou must likewise know, that in hot and dry there is not at all either an Arcanum or Aniadus; For as much also as there is no Disease riseth up that requires onely one of these: The sum or chief thing is in hot and cold; for that Diathesis, or disposition, bears rule either in hot or cold; & this is the alone Inclination of, or thing re∣quisite unto, every Disease▪ viz. that onely either of the two be observed by the Physitian, be it either hot, or be it cold, but every degree is the Dosis of its Disease. There∣fore also from the degree must the guifted-property be ta∣ken, the which may be understood by a Comparison of the fire, which hath but one onely degree, and yet that degree is abundantly sufficient of it self alone, to consume its contrary: and this now is according to heat.

In like sort, all Ice hath one degree, sufficient to make a member cold, and that is according to cold. In like manner, every Disease hath its degree, neither more nor less; even thus also is there a guifted-property against every Disease. After the same manner, Pepper and Ca∣stor have their endowments related to Pepperine and Ga∣storean Diseases, as I may so speak: But there's another Disease which requires its dose from the fire. Sperniola, and Camphire, have one degree, and the Diseases which relate to the Persian fire, do possess the same degree: Thence it comes to pass that Sperniola and Camphire, are the Doses of the same. Again, you are to know, that the things of nature are not so ••like graduated as Diseases are, as in relation to the Dose or Guiftedness, but each thing hath its degree equal to its Disease: and this is the degree of Doses.

CHAP. II.

MOreover, because there's but one degree onely, not is any thing (as well in heat as cold) of an high∣er Gradation then another▪ 'tis therefore assuredly, a chief thing to find our the Dose Equality: But in the things of Nature, and in Diseases, the degree of both of them is to be one and the same: Nor indeed is any Disease so bad, but the degree of the Medicine thereof is higher: For no Disease can be made (or chance to be) worser, unless it be in teference to the Nobility of Nature.

But now for contriving or administring the Dose in these Diseases, the power or abounding-quality is to be considered of on both sides: From hence therefore take the dose. The power or copiousness of the Disease will also abundantly shew thee the copiousness or plen∣tifulness of the Dose. 'Tis therefore behoveful for a Physician to know what, and how much Weight the Di∣sease is loaden withall; for so much Weight of Medicine doth the dose likewise require; and therefore you are to observe that the Weight is to be administred, and not the degree, for herein is placed the chief foundation or rule of finding out every Dose. This now must proceed from out of the number, and not out of the body of those things, therefore the first or chiefest thing is this, viz. that the Ares of the Microcosm cures it self, and not the admi∣nistred Medicines: For as soon as ever the Disease shall be brought to equallity, it doth presently follow that Nature her self cures what is contrary unto her: There∣fore you are to know, that every Dose is not to be used beyond that aforesaid number that is taken from the Disease: For there are 24. Lots contained in Nature her self, in which number the Medicine it self must like∣wise be taken, that so it may attain and reach to each Number: The same is to be taken out of the Anatomy

of Nature: For (as I may so say) there are herein 24. Minutes of Diseases, so are there twenty four Lots in Medicines; and therefore by those twenty four Minutes, and so many Lots, must every Physician know how to administer his Medicines, that so he may bring in an e∣qual Number (on both sides) into the Microcosme; this done, the virtue of Nature is such, as to cure the sick: Therefore 'tis worthy observation, how that it very of∣ten happens, that very many (though their Disease be dead or extinct) are neverthelese, as yet, much like to those that are sickly, and that for this reason, because the virtue or power of Nature it self, agrees not as 'twere, in a universal Harmony, and therefore cannot exhibit or perform the Office of a Physician: from the defect whereof, and not from the Disease it self, doth death be∣fall.

CHAP. III.

BVt (to speak on of the 24. Minutes) you are to note, that in these Minutes the highest or chiefest Equality as well of Nature, as of the Disease, doth consist: and here observe, that a complexionated Disease doth di∣vide it self, and doth partly descend, and also partly as∣cend from one, even to twenty four: and that not be∣cause 'tis onely one Disease, but as many as be the Di∣seases, so many different Minutes be there; the faculty also, or power of Complexions, doth contrariwise as∣cend from the supreamest, even to the twenty fourth: [alias, doth descend from the supreamest, to the lowest.] Hence therefore is such, and so much ignorance risen in the Physician, that he can't know the Disease in its Minutes, save onely by the Dose: Neither do we intend, or is it our meaning that any Disease consisting in the third or fourth Minute, can advance or encrease it self; but rather, this alone must be understood, that there are

twenty four Lors out of which the Dosis doth pro∣ceed: As for example, In the Caducus, or Falling sick∣ness, there are twenty four Minutes, the which do require even so many Lots; and yet notwithstanding, 'tis but one onely Disease, or species and kindes of that-same Di∣sease, and therefore to find out the Dose, the Theorical part, can't exhibit or afford it you, but yet Experience can: For the Composed Dosis doth proceed from Nature, as 'twere Hereditarily, and must therefore be preser∣ved and administred according to nature, and that ac∣cording to the Dose of Experience. But now, seeing that this same thing must be referred to experience, you must in the first place understand whether or no the A∣natomy of that Dose doth well or truly agree with the Anatomy of the disease; whence it follows, that in this 24th. Number, each disease affects or requires its own proper Dose, & to ascend even to an Equality: but beware that thou dost not transcend or exceed this Number; for verily 'tis the office both of the nature of the Microcosin, and also of the external Elements, (when they have an agreement, or are harmonious in the body) to assord and▪ cause Health: And that Conjunction is in like manner as Cinnaber, which is too too much graduated. Therefore in that kinde of Elementated exallation, they assord, or give their own exaltations to the virtue of the Microcosin: And so the first Grane, [alias, that which at first is but a Grane] passeth into a scruple, a drachm, and Lot, and some Granes amount unto a pound, some also into a greater quantity, viz. Into a Kist, and other some also, into talents.

CHAP. IV.

HItherto we have spoken of the virtue of a thing, and of Nature; but now the case is altered, if there shall be either a putrefaction, or superfluitie, or Synde∣nocha,

the dose of which is ro be thus administred▪ For such like Syndenochaes must be prevented by Laxatives, and that on this wise, that every Laxative be accounted for Resolutive, and therefore must you take your doso from the Resolution, and not from the Laxation, or Lax∣ative property: For if you shall take, or derive it from this, there will presently be sueh a change in a man, as can neverbe done by the other. Withal, 'tis expedient for ye who are Physicians, well to know or distinguish a Re∣solution presently, and at first sight, that so with your dose composed of this, ye may purge innocently, with∣out any hurt; the which knowledge must be on this wise manifested, viz. What soever resolveth it self into a solid Water, consists of ten Grains: But whatsoever resolves it self into a perfect Resolution, consists of six Grains on∣ly. But if it abide together with the Material Substance, it contains onely three Grains. Moreover, that which in it self, before its resolution, passeth into Putrefacti∣on, and from hence declines into a solid Vegetable Sub∣stance, challengeth to it self the forti••th Grain: But if it shall abide in Putrefaction, or else putrefie after the Ani∣mal Resolution, then it possesseth the Eighty third Grain: But that which abides in its Own Fssence, and conserves inseparably in it self, the Crude Substance of both Sex is extended, and reacheth even to an Ounce: And if it de∣scend of the Matrix of the Aire, it obtains the double of the number: But if from the Matrix of the Water, then it gets it self the treble of that Number: If of the Fire, then the doso doth now come to half the Weight. Where∣fore observe here, such things as are needful for Laxati∣on, viz. Some dissolved things that proceed from things coagulated, do even purge in half the dose. So likewise is it with solid, to solid things: But some things do loosen from the propriety of another Resolution, as Manna purgeth by a virtue which it resolves every day thing by, and Siler doth the centuary. Now 〈◊〉〈◊〉

loosens from a conjunction or assinity Therefore 'tis to be noted from all these things, that a Purgation is no∣thing else then ▪as 'twere) a certain Tincture, but yet void of any shew of colour, the which resolves even Mi∣nerals, and dissolves even Tartars, like as Anatomy in its parts demonstrates the same: Whereas therefore 'tis a certain Tincture, we are necessarily constrained to con∣sider of, and to heed Resolution, and what it is that must be resolved, or what assumes the tincture of Resolution, and what things of the Resolutive Matter do necessarily appear in the Microcosm.

CHAP. V.

NOw as to Relolline and Cheronian properties, they are to be understood thus: That which doth dis∣orderly (by force) overcome the other part, according to the nature of the Iliaster thereof, must be onely a Re∣lolline Iliaster, and therefore such a thing proceeds not from Equallity, but doth by force, get above Equallity. Nor doth this proceed from the nature or disposition of the Microcosme, but rather from the property of the Ares, from whence also the Iliaster is derived, which doth forcibly drive away the Disease, and that by the virtue of both Natures, the which you are to under∣stand thus, viz. That here the twelve Granes are to be divided according to the number of the Dose. And now the sixth Grane is the beginning, or first; the other six Granes exhibit or resemble equallity: But now in the Cheronians, you must number from One, even to the Sixth; nor are you to proceed farther, forasmuch as the half part of this, viz. that part which is from six, even to twelve; for the Cheronian and Relolline property do assume or choose their middle in the sixth number, but yet each of them with their own proper Iliaster: Al∣though such Doses may be brought above equallity, from

the virtue of the individual Iliaster, the which is able (its like manner as a certain Crocus, or Saffron) to perfect its own operation.

CHAP. VI.

MOreover, as to what is requisite to be known con∣cerning the Doses of Arcanae's, of essated and Es∣sentificated things, of Specificks, and other such like, 'tis on this wise viz. The Dose must be taken out of the aforesaid Granet; and then 'tis convenient that there be added thereunto, an Essated, and an Essential, an Ar∣canum, together with a Specifick, of an equal virtue and Complexion, and that on this wise, viz. that the virtues of the Arcana'es, be (as 'twere) heaped up above the Equality of Diseases: For although ac∣cording to the variety of the Species or Sorts, there be a peculiar and proper Dose or Guiftedness; yet notwith∣standing the Dose is nothing of hindrance in that place. Therefore consider again what damage may ensue there∣by; as for Example, if an Areanum shall have been powerfully administred, and some detriment should hap∣pen to arise hence-from, either in the Paroxism or fit, or in any other manner: or if a former old Disease should be stir'd up, or some other new Disease bud out, thou must not therefore presently ascribe it to the virtue or efficacy of the Arcanum, but rather consider well afore∣hand, the proprieties of that body in which such a like Arcanum is posited: for 'tis possible that in one Simple onely, composed by nature, there may lye hidden to∣gether both some excellent Arcanum: and also a most great poyson, and introducer of soone new or else of an old Disease: Wherein observe, in things composed by na∣ture, that the Dose be kept and observed after this man∣ner, least that it should implant a new poison, or some deadly seed into the body, as is manifestly evident in

Misselte, which cureth the seventh Species of the Epilep∣sie: But on the other hand it also induceth another dis∣ease, viz. the Siphyta, or Phantastick disease, &c. of the first Species, or kind. But if the Dose in the Falling∣sickness shall have been in the Arcanum. The Physician is furthermore to consider, that that Arcanum doth not exhibit any Dose, but the body it self which brings the first kind of the Siphyta doth it, but even that very body it self is anticipated or prevented by the Dose: So like∣wise is it in the Apoplectical and Lethargycal, when the liquor of Colcothar is taken according to the Arcanum of the Dose: and yet if the Microcosmical body shall not have been considered herein, then becomes it a most present poison of a new disease, viz. of Tartar: therefore in this Chapter we would have every Physician to be warned, that whatsoever kind of medicine he is a∣bout to administer, he often set this rule before his eies, and observe it very diligently, and not step a nails bredth awry.

CHAP. VII.

BVt as concerning Spagyrical Doses, as in Alcohols, Balsoms, and other Magnalia's of that kind, take this rule: That their true use, and consequently their very foun∣dation it self proceedeth from a Tincture, and is onely an Ephalatheral, or particular conjunction, the which you must consider of after this manner: That the Anatomy of the microcosme doth also consist in the very smallest drop of all. For every Spagyrical degree is a Tincture of its own vir∣tue; and 'tis to be understood by every Physician, that in every drop (how many soever of them there be) so many entire Anatomies there be, both in the Micro∣cosme, and in Elementated things. But that yee may know those kind of Doses, observe, that in the univer∣sal operation, there are onely three Divisions compre∣hended,

viz the Elixir, the Essatum, and the Tincture: the Elixir's Dose i•• in the sixth minute, but the Essatum's is in the fourth minute and half: But the Tincture it selfe consists or abides in the Centre. Hence likewise observe, that such like Extractions are to be judged of accor∣ding to the body: For verily the body w••o its 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is an Equal Ares, and that same is the Aniadus in an Equal operation: Here also the Dose divides it self in∣to Karenaes: but a Karena is the twenty fourth part of the smallest Drop, the which notwithstanding, cannot pass into a Quateraion, or Quarter part, unless it get some bigger body: But the temperature passeth out from that body, and exhibits its Dose according to Diaphinicy, or transparency. But that you may both find and judge of these things exactly, consider then colours, for as much as the colours discovers the Dose: the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to in this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Karenae to be sought for, and not in the Qua••••ity of the visible substance, for the virtue is scituated in the colour, and a i•••• out it there can issue forth no virtue.

CHAP. VIII.

MOreover, as touching Medicaments that are 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ei∣ther by Art or Nature, what the Doses are which must be heeded in them, observe: Whatsoever under∣goes a Reverberation, not transmutes its self in it•• ••orm, is (as the ultimate matter of things) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out even to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Grane. But it 〈…〉〈…〉 its form, it then ascendeth even unto the hundred and fourtieth, and so many Granes make•• ••Spaan•• every Dose is O••e De∣gree, the which we do even aboundantly 〈…〉〈…〉 very entrance of this Book▪ For as many Granes as are taken for a sufficient 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of a Disease, so many do like∣wise constitute and make one Degree 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in common calcined things, 'tis the hundred and thirty eighth drop, is a Dose: In A••••e-calcined things, after their passing

the Fulmen of an Athanar, the four and twentieth: In re∣solved sixt things, a scruple and ha•••••• In coagulated things, a Golden Crown of 〈…〉〈…〉▪ In Alkalie••, the ye•••• of an Egg is the weight: In transmuted things, 〈…〉〈…〉 our Countrey Beans: In 〈…〉〈…〉 without the grain In Waters, the Shell of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉: In 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reduced from their first matter, the 〈…〉〈…〉 of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tree, or a drop of the Rosin thereof. In things transmuted from the first matter, the Locusta, or tender b••d of the Poplar: In all Corrosives, the equal, or just breadth of its place: In Precipitates, the weight of 〈…〉〈…〉 piece of money: In Liquors of the Earth the weight of the stalk wherein 〈◊〉〈◊〉 du••a h••ng••: In Liquors of the Water, half a Pomegranat. In the ••••ereniabin of the Air, as it were the spirit of a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 breath: In Liquors of the Fire, Like the Frost-gr••nes, or Hoare-frost: From the ••••ee of the Sea, One Kist From the Rosin of the Earth, a Kist and an half▪ From swim∣ming creatures, an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and •••• half: Of H••••••••uli, the bigness of a ••••••••ra Nut. These are the Doses that proceed out of Fix things, and to be tho•••• are the Ka∣renaes of Drops, and contain their own body without damage: For this ••••use the Dose here is to be under∣stood of Fix things.

CHAP. IX.

THose things which we have hitherto delivered con¦cerning Doses, 〈…〉〈…〉 so very certainly compre¦hend all those things 〈…〉〈…〉 were necessary for universal Medicine; yet notwithstanding, however the case stands, 'tis certain that the Centre, and consequent∣ly, the Root its self is contained therein. But further∣more, let every Physician diligently consider, that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knowledge, (which he ought studiously to employ, not for his own profit, but for the benefit of the sick) must proceed onely from the Spagyrical Art; but even in all his businesses he must act Ephall••••her••ll.

Albeit, all these things do require a well Experienced man, who (as the Proverb goes) hath not onely filled a sluggish and blind unprofitable He••d, but hath filled even the eye, and mind, and doth not minde himself onely, but even all 〈…〉〈…〉 con••••••∣sant: For all these, both thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and they make a Phy∣sician of thee▪ Forasmuch as the Archeus and its ••aph∣naeu••, and their whole off spring, 〈…〉〈…〉, and the rest, cannot be known by a ••ude and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Physici∣an; for whosoever will know such things, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of ne∣cessity be well, and very perfectly 〈…〉〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and all the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 For 'tis be 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣ful that a Physician do exercise his 〈…〉〈…〉 well in the mind, as in the external 〈…〉〈…〉 the Feet, the Eyes, and the Tongue do 〈…〉〈…〉 M••••••o∣ver, 'tis needful that the whole 〈…〉〈…〉 by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 For believe me, in 〈…〉〈…〉 the ••••∣culty, the power, and finally, 〈…〉〈…〉 and 〈…〉〈…〉 of Medicine.