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℞. TAke one ounce of Calx of Luna, let it be calcined in that manner as is said in the end of the Work of our Mastery; which Calx or Slime must be ground into subtile Powder upon a Porphyr, which Powder ye shall imbibe twice, thrice, or four times in a day▪ with the best Oyl of Tar∣t••r, made in that manner as shall be said in the end of our Mastery, drying it in the Sun until the said Calx shall drink up of the said
Oyl, four or five parts more than the Calx it self was, grinding it always upon the Porphyrie, as is said: And in the end, let the Calx be dried up well, that it may well be reduced into Powder; and when it is well pulverized, let it be put into a Boults-head with a long neck: put of our stinking Men∣strual made of two parts of Red Vitriol, and one part of Salt-peter, and let the said Menstruum first be distilled seven times, and let it be well rectified, by separating the Earthly Faeces, in so much that the said Menstrual be altogether Essential. Afterwards let the Boults-head be well luted, and put to the Fire of Ashes, with a little Fire of Coals, until you see the said Matter boyl and be dissolved: afterwards distill it upon Ashes, until it loseth the Menstruum, and the Matter be altogether cold; and when it is cold, let the Vessel be opened, and the Matter which is cold be put into another Vessel that is very clean, with its Cap or
Head on, well luted to a Furnace upon Ashes; and when the lute is well dried, let the Fire be made by degrees in the beginning, until you get all its Waters: afterwards augment the Fire until the Matter be dried, and the stinking Spirits exalted to the Cap or Head, and in the Receiver; and when you shall see such a sign, let the Vessel be cooled by diminishing the Fire: And after the Vessel is cooled, let the Matter be taken out and made into subtil Powder upon the Por∣phyrie, so that the Powder may be impalpable, which must be set in an Earthen Vessel well luted and well glazed: afterward put upon thi•• said Powder common Water boyling, stirring always the Mat∣ter with a clean Stick, until the Matter become thick as Mustard; and stir the said Saltish Matters with a Stick, until you see appear grains of Mercury from the Body, and that a great quantity of the said quick Mercury appear, accor∣ding as you have put in of the
perfect Body, that is of Luna; and until you shall have a great quan∣tity, pour upon it boyling Water, and at length stirring it until all the Matter be resolved into a Mat∣ter like unto Argent vive Vulgar: let the terrestriety be taken away with cold Water, and dried up by a cloth; afterwards let it give through a Leather, and you shall see wonders.