Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books / by William Salmon ...

CHAP. XXXV. Of the dark Violet Field, in which is a Man of a Red Purple Colour, holding the Foot of a Lyon, red as Vermillion, having Wings, and as it seems, would Ravish and carry away the Man.

I. THis Field of a Vio∣let, and dark Co∣lour, demonstrates that the Stone has obtained by a full and perfect Digestion, the perfectly beautifulGarment, which is wholly Citrine and Red, formerly demanded of the Man, with the Key in his Hand, who was clo∣thed therewith.

II. And that the com∣pleat and perfect Degestion (signified by the entire Ci∣trinity) has made her cast off her old Robe or Gar∣ment of Orange Colour.

III. The Vermillion Red Colour, of this flying Lyon, like the most pure and beau∣tifulScarlet Colour in Grain, which is the true native Cin∣nabar Red, explicates the fullAccomplishment of your Work, according to the ex∣act and rigorous Laws of Nature and Art.

IV. And that she (to wit, the Stone, Elixir, or Tincture) appears now like a ravenous Lyon, devour∣ing and swallowing up eve∣ry pure metallick Nature or Body, and changing it in∣to its own true Substance, into true and most pure fine Gold, exceeding in fineness the Gold of Ophir, or that of the best and richest Mines.

V. And she now removes this Man out of this Vale of Miseries, here below, into (as it were) a Sea of Happiness out of the discom∣modities and Unhappinesses of this Life, into an im∣mense Ocean of Ease and Content; out of Poverty, Disgrace and Contempt, into a Kingdom, as it were, of Riches, Honour and Glory.

VI. And lastly, she re∣moves far from him Infir∣mities, Diseases, and Death, filling his Bones with Mar∣row, and his Soul with Glad∣ness, giving him Strength, Health, and a very long Life.

VII. And with her Wings she gloriously lifts him up, out of the dead, and stand∣ing Waters of Egypt (which are the vulgar thoughts of mortal Men) into a Para∣dise of Delights and Plea∣sures; making him despise this Life, with all the Rich∣es, Glories and Magnificence thereof.

VIII. And causing him Night and Day to Medi∣tate upon God and his Goodness; to aspire after the Heavenly Enjoyments; and to drink of the Delici∣ous Springs from the Foun∣tains of Everlasting Life, where Rivers of living Wa∣ters flow, making glad the City of Our God.

IX. Praises be given to God Eternally, even im∣mortal Praises, who has been gracious to us, to give us to see this perfectly Beau∣ful Purple; this Papaveran Red, this Tyrian Glory, this sparkling and fla∣ming Colour, incapable of Change or Alteration for ever, this so Desirable a Treasure.

X. A Glory, a Treasure, a Colour, a Tincture, over which the ZodiacalConstel∣lations, nor the Heaven it self can have no more Do∣minion or Power.

XI. Whose Glorious and Bright Shining Rays, not only seem to dazle the Eyes,

but even to communicate to Man a Heavenly Portion, making him (when he sees and knows it) to be asto∣nisht, and to tremble, ama∣zing him with the stupen∣dious thoughts thereof.

XII. O Lord God Al∣mighty, give us, we pray thee, thy Grace, that we may dread and love thy great and holy Name, and by it he taught to use this so vast a Treasure well, to the encrease of our Faith, the profit of our Souls, the benefit of our Fellow Crea∣tures, and to thy Glory and Honour, now and for ever,

Amen.