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I. WHen you attempt to do this, take this our precious Stone, and put it into a Cucurbit, co∣vering it with an Alembick, which close well with Lu∣tum sapientiae, and set it in Horse-dung, and fixing a Receiver to it, distil the matter into the Receiver, till all the water is come o∣ver, and the moisture dry
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up, and dryness prevail over it.
II. Then take it out dry, reserving the water that is distilled for a future occasi∣on; take, I say, the dry body, that remained in the bottom of the Cucurbit, and grind it, and put it into a Vessel answerable in mag∣nitude to the quantity of the Medicine.
III. Bury it in as very hot Horse-dung as you can get, the Vessel being well luted with Lutum sapientiae: And in this manner let it digest. But when you perceive the Dung to grow cold, get o∣ther fresh Dung which is very hot, and put your Vessel therein to digest as before.
IV. Thus shall you do for the space of forty days, renewing your Dung so of∣ten as the occasion or rea∣son of the Work shall re∣quire, and the Medicine shall dissolve of it self, and become a thick White wa∣ter.
V. Which when you shall see, you shall weigh it, and put thereto half so much by weight of the wa∣ter which you reserved; close and lute your Vessel well with Lutum sapientiae, and put it again into hot Horse-dung (which is hot and moist) to digest, not o∣mitting to renew the Dung when it begins to cool, till the course of forty days be expired.
VI. So will your Medi∣cine be congealed in the like number of days, as be∣fore it was dissolved in.
VII. Again, take it, weigh it justly, and accord∣ing to its quantity, add to it of the reserved water you made before, grind the Bo∣dy, and subtilize it, and put the water upon it, and set it again in hot Horse-dung for a Week and half or ten days; then take it out, and you shall see that the Body has already drunk up the Water.
VIII. Afterwards grind it again, and put thereto the like Quantity of your re∣served water as you did be∣fore; bury it in very hot Horse dung, and leave it therefore ten days more, take it out again, and you shall find that the Body has already drunk up the Wa∣ter.
IX. Then (as before) grind it, putting thereto of the afore reserved Water, the aforesaid quantity, and bury it in like manner in hot Horse-dung, digesting it 10 days longer, then taking it forth, and this do the fourth time also.
X. Which done, take it forth and grind it, and bu∣ry it in Horse-dung, till it be dissolved: Afterwards take it out, and reiterate it once more, for then the Birth will be perfect, and the Work ended.
XI. Now when this is done, and you have brought your matter to this great perfection, then take of Lead or Steel 250 Drams, melt it, and caste thereon 1 Dram of Cinnabar, to wit, of this our Medicine thus perfected, and it shall fix the Lead or Steel that it shall not fly the fire.
XII. It shall make it white, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cleanse it from all its dross and blackness, and convert it into a Tin∣cture perpetually abiding.
XIII. Then take a Dram from these 250 Drams, and project it upon 250 Drams of Steel, or Copper, and it shall whiten it, and convert it into Silver, better than that of the Mine; which is the greatest and last Work of the White, which it per∣forms.
XIV. To convert the said Stone into Red. And if you desire to convert this Ma∣gistry into Sol, or Gold, take of this Medicine thus perfected (at — 10. above) the weight of one Dram, (after the manner of the former Example, and put it into a Vessel, and bury it in Horse-dung for forty
days, till it be dissol∣ved.
XV. Then give it the Water of the dissolved Bo∣dy to drink, first as much as amounts to half its weight, afterwards bury it in hot Horse-dung, digesting it till it is dissolved, as afore∣said.
XVI. Then proceed in this Golden Work, as be∣fore in the Silver, and you shall have fine Gold, even pure Gold. Keep (my Son) this most secret Book, con∣taining the Secret of Secrets, reserving it from Ignorant and Profane Hands, so shall you obtain your desire.