Aurifontina chymica, or, A collection of fourteen small treatises concerning the first matter of philosophers for the discovery of their (hitherto so much concealed) mercury which many have studiously endeavoured to hide, but these to make manifest for the benefit of mankind in general.

The Heavens.

YOu shall take seven pieces of Metals, of each of the Metal•• named after the Planets, and on every one of them you shall stamp the sign or character of the Pla∣nets, in the House of the Planet, and let each piece be as big as a Rose-noble, only let Mercury be of a quarter of an ounce, and no im∣pression on it: Then put them (as they stand in order in the Firma∣ment) into a Crucible, and close all the windows in the Chamber, and let it be dark, and in the midst of the Chamber; then melt them all together, and drop in seven drops of the blessed Stone, and pre∣sently (out of the Crucible will come a fiery flame, and spread it self round about the whole Cham∣ber; fear it not, it will not hurt you) the whole Chamber will shine

brighter than the Sun and Moon, and you shall see over your head the whole Firmament, as it is a∣bove the Starrie Skie; and the Sun, Moon and Planets will go all round in their course, just as it is in the Heavens. Let it cease of it self; in a quarter of an hour it is gone to its proper place.