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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
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- London :: Printed for T. Howkins ... J. Taylor ... and J. Harris ...,
- 1692.
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- Medicine, Ancient.
- Medicine, Arab.
- Medicine, Medieval.
- Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
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"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 ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60662.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- title page to book 1
- Errata sic Corrigenda.
- THE PREFACE.
- table of contents
- ADVERTISEMENTS.
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SALMON'S
Practical Physick. The First BOOK.-
CHAP. I. Of ACHES of all sorts. -
CHAP. II.
Of the Apoplexy. -
CHAP. III.
Of AGVES. -
CHAP. IV.
Of BLEEDING. -
CHAP. V. Fluxes, Gripings, Wind. -
CHAP. VI. Shortness of Breath. -
CHAP. VII. Diseases of the Breast. -
CHAP. VIII. Of Abortion or Misearriage. -
CHAP. IX. Want of Appetite. -
CHAP. X. Loss of the Use of Limbs. -
CHAP. XI. Of the Cholick or Belly-ach. -
CHAP. XII. Of an Hysterick Cholick. -
CHAP. XIII. Of an APOSTEME. -
CHAP. XIV.
Of the THRVSH. -
CHAP. XV. Of a QUINSEY. -
CHAP. XVI.
Of Deafness. -
CHAP. XVII.
Of BUBOES. -
CHAP. XVIII.
Of the Cachexia -
CHAP. XIX. Of the STONE in the Reins. -
CHAP. XX. Of the STONE in the BLADDER. -
CHAP. XXI.
Precipiolum: The Universal Medicine of PARACELSUS.
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- title page
- title page
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book - 2
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Hermetis Trismegisti Tractatus Aureus.
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CHAP. I. The Preface Explicating, in part, thePrima Materia. -
CHAP. II. The First Exposition of the Matter. -
CHAP. III. The Names and First Operation Explicated. -
CHAP. IV. A Continuation of the Explication of the First Operation. -
CHAP. V. A Dialogue betweenHermes and his Son. -
CHAP. VI. The Several Operations by, and Various Mat∣ters of, which the Stone is Composed. -
CHAP. VII. The Operations of Nature in theAqua Phi∣losophica, as in a Seed. -
CHAP. VIII. The Philosophick Riddle laid down after a new Manner. -
CHAP. IX. The last Act, or Conclusion of the Theory of the Philosophick Tincture. -
CHAP. X. The Practical part of the Philosophick Work. -
CHAP. XI. The Practical part farther Explicated. -
CHAP. XII. ThePraxis exemplified from the Nature ofLeven andPaste. -
CHAP. XIII. The Nature of the Ferment farther Explicated. -
CHAP. XIV. The Smaragdine Table ofHermes.
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THE SECOND BOOK OF
HERMES TRISMEGISTVS. -
CHAP. XV. The Enterance into the Work, beginning with Argent Vive. -
CHAP. XVI. The Nature of the Medicine, and Govern∣ment of the Metals. -
CHAP. XVII. The Difference of the Ferments, and Quality of the Spirit. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of Argent Vive, Tincture, Order of the Ope∣ration, and of the Fire. -
CHAP. XIX. That the Beginning of this Work is in the Blackness and Darkness: and of con∣joyning the Body with the Soul. -
CHAP. XX. The Order of the Practical part of the Ope∣ration. -
CHAP. XXI. The remaining Operations, and conclusion of this whole Work.
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KALIDIS PERSICI
SECRETA ALCHYMIAE. -
CHAP. XXII. Of the Difficulties of this Art. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of the four principal Operations, Solution, Congelation, Albification and Rubification. -
CHAP. XXIV. Of the latter two Operations,viz. Albification and Rubification. -
CHAP. XXV. Of the Nature of Things appertaining to this Work: Of Decoction, and its Effects. -
CHAP. XXVI. Of Subtilization, Solution, Coagulation, and Commixion of the Stone. -
CHAP. XXVII. The manner of Fixation of the Spirit, Deco∣ction, Trituration, and Washing. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Fire fit for this Work. -
CHAP. XXIX. Of the Separation of the Elements. -
CHAP. XXX. Of the Commixtion of the Elements which were separated. -
CHAP. XXXI. Of the Solution of the Stone compounded, and Coagulation of the Stone dissolved. -
CHAP. XXXII. That Our Stone is but One, and of the Na∣ture thereof. -
CHAP. XXXIII. The Way and Manner how to make the Stone both White and Red. -
CHAP. XXXIV. Kalid's Secret of Secrets, or Stone of the Phi∣losophers Explicated. -
CHAP. XXXV. A farther Explication of this matter. -
CHAP. XXXVI. The Key which opens the Mystery of this Grand Elixir.
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Gebri Arabis Summa:
The Sum of GEBER ARABS,Collected and Digested, By WILLIAM SALMON,Professor of Physick. -
CHAP. XXXVII. An Introduction into the whole Work. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the Alchymie of Sulphur -
CHAP. XXXIX. Of the Alchymie of Arsenick. -
CHAP. XL. Of the Alchymie of the Marchasite. -
CHAP. XLI. Of the Alchymie of Magnesia, Tutia, and other Minerals. -
CHAP. LXV.
Of the Alchymie of Saturn. -
CHAP. XLIII. The Alchymie ofJupiter. -
CHAP. XLIV.
Of the Alchemy of Mars. -
CHAP. XLV.
Of the Alchymie of Venus. -
CHAP. XLVI.
Of the Alchymie of Luna. -
CHAP. XLVII. Of the Alchimie ofSol. -
CHAP. XLVIII.
Of the Alchymie of Mercury.
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THE SECOND BOOK OF
GEBER ARABS. -
CHAP. XLIX. The Introduction to this Second Book. -
CHAP. L.
Of Sublimation, Vessels, Furnaces. -
CHAP. LI. Of Descension, and the way of Purifying by Pastils. -
CHAP. LII. Of Distillation, Causes, Kinds, and Fornaces. -
CHAP. LIII.
Of Calcination of Bodies and Spirits, with their Causes and Methods. -
CHAP. LIV. Of Solution and its Cause. -
CHAP. LV.
Of Coagulation, and its Causes. -
CHAP. LVI.
Of Fixation, and its Causes. -
CHAP. LVII.
Of Ceration, and its Cause. -
CHAP. LVIII.
That Our Medicine is two-fold, One for the White, and One for the Red. Yet that we have One only Medicine for both, which is most perfect. -
CHAP. LIX. Of the Medicine, Tincture, Elixir, or Stone of the Philosophers in General. -
CHAP. LX. Of the three Orders of the Medicine. -
CHAP. LXI. How Ingression is procured. -
CHAP. LXII.
Of the Cineritium. -
CHAP. LXIII. Of Cementation, and its Causes. -
CHAP. LXIV.
The Examen by Ignition. -
CHAP. LXV.
The Examen by Fusion or Melting. -
CHAP. LXVI. The Exlmen by Vapors of acute things. -
CHAP. LXVII.
The Examen by Extinction of Bodies Red Fire-hot. -
CHAP. LXVIII.
A Recapitulation of the whole Art.
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Hermetis Trismegisti Tractatus Aureus.
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- illustrations
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book - 3
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ARTEPHII LIBER SECRETUS.
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CHAP. I.
The Preface to the Reader. - chapter - 2
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The Secret Book of
Artephius. -
CHAP. IV. Of the Operations of our Antimonial Vine∣gar, or Mineral Water. -
CHAP. V. Of other Operations of our secret Mineral Water, and its Tincture. -
CHAP. VI. Of what Substance Metalls are to consist in order to this work. -
CHAP VII.
Of the wonderful things done by our Water in altering and changing Bodies. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Affinity of our Water, and other won∣derful things done by it. -
CHAP. IX. Of Sublimation; Or, the separating of the Pure, from the Impure, by this Water. -
CHAP. X. Of the Separation of the pure Parts from the Impure. -
CHAP. XI. Of the Soul which is extracted by our Water, and made to ascend. -
CHAP. XII.
Of Digestion, and how the Spirit is made thereby. -
CHAP. XIII.
Of the beginning of the Work, and a Sum∣mary of what is to be done. -
CHAP XIV. Of the Easiness and Simplicity of this Work, and of Our Philosophick Fire. -
CHAP. XV. Of the three kinds of Fires of the Philosophers in particular. -
CHAP. XVI. Of the Colours of Our Philosophick Tincture, or Stone. -
CHAP. XVII. Of the perfect Bodies, their Putrefaction, Cor∣ruption, Digestion, and Tincture. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Multiplication of the Philosophick Tincture. -
CHAP. XIX. Of Sublimation in particular, and Separation of the pure from the impure. -
CHAP. XX. Of Digestion, Sublimation, and Separation of the Bodies, for the perfection of the Work. -
CHAP. XXI. Of the Secret Operation of the Water and Spi∣rit upon the Body. -
CHAP. XXII. Of the Signs of the end of the Work, and the perfection thereof.
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CHAP. I.
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Nicholai Flammel Hieroglyphica.
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CHAP. XXIII. The beginning ofFlammel's Book, which is the Peroration of the Whole. -
CHAP. XXIV. The Explication of the Hieroglyphick Figures placed by meNicholas Flammel, Scrivener, in the Church-yard of the Innocents, in the fourth Arch entring by the Great Gate ofDennis-street, on the right hand: And of the Book ofAbraham theJew. -
CHAP. XXV. Of his Pilgrimage intoSpain, and meeting with aJewish Priest, who in part Interpreted the said Book to him. -
CHAP. XXVI. Of the Projection which he and his Wife made upon Mercury, and the Hospitals, Chappels, and Churches, which they built, with other Deeds of Charity which they did. -
CHAP. XXVII. The Theological Interpretations given to these Hieroglyphicks, according to the Mind ofFlammel the Author. -
CHAP. XXVIII. The Philosophical Interpretation, according to the Mind ofHermes. -
CHAP. XXIX. Of the two Dragons of a yellowish blue, and black colour, like the Field. -
CHAP. XXX. Of theMan andWoman cloathed in an O∣range coloured Gown, in a Field Azure and Blue, with their Motto's. -
CHAP. XXXI. Of the Figure likePaul the Apostle, cloathed with a White and Yellow Robe, bordered with Gold, holding a naked Sword, with a Man kneeling by his Feet, clad in a Robe of Orange Colour, Black and White, with his Motto. -
CHAP. XXXII. Of the Green Field with the three Resusei∣tants, two Men and one Woman, altoge∣ther in White: Two Angels beneath, and over the Angels the Figure of our Lord and Saviour, coming to Judge the World, cloathed with a Robe, perfectly Citrine-White. -
CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Field Violet and Blue, with the two An∣gels of an Orange Colour, and their Motto's. -
CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Figure representing the ApostlePeter, Cloathed in a Robe of Citrine Red, hold∣ing a Key in his Right Hand, and laying his Left upon a Woman kneeling by his Feet, in an Orange Coloured Robe, with her Motto. -
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. -
CHAP. XXXVI. Flammel's
Summary of Philosophy.
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ROGERII BACHONIS RADIX MUNDI, Translated out ofLatin intoEnglish, and Claused, ByWILLIAM SALMON. -
CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Original of Metals, and Principles of the Mineral Work. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. OfMercury, the Second Principle of the Work. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Of the Purification of the Metals and Mer∣cury for our Work. -
CHAP. XL. Of the Conjunction of the Principles, in order to this great Work. -
CHAP. XLI. Of the Vessel, Lute, Closing, and Times of the Philosophick Work. -
CHAP. XLII. Of the Philosophers Fire, the kinds and Government thereof. -
CHAP. XLIII. Of the AEnignia's of Philosophers, their De∣ceptions, and Precautions concerning the same. -
CHAP. XLIV. Of the Various Signs Appearing in every Operation. -
CHAP. XLV. Of the Eduction of the Whiteness out of the Blackness or Black Matter. -
CHAP. XLVI. Of the Way and Manner how to educe the Red Tincture out of the White. -
CHAP. XLVII. Of the Multiplication, or Augmentation of our Medicine, by Dissolution. -
CHAP. XLVIII. Of the Augmentation or Multiplication of Our Medicine by Fermentation. -
CHAP. XLIX. Of the Differences of the Medicine and Pro∣portions used in Projection. -
CHAP. L. Of Projection, and how it is to be performed upon the Metals. -
CHAP. LI. Of the Compleatment, or Perfection of the whole Work.
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The Second Book of
ROGER BACHON Called,SPECVLVM ALCHIMIAE. -
CHAP. LII. The Preface or Enterance into this Work and the Definition of the Art. -
CHAP. LIII. Of the Natural Principles and Generation of Metals and Minerals. -
CHAP. LIV. Of the nearest Matter, out of which theElixir is drawn or made. -
CHAP. LV. Of the nearest Matter of Our Stone, yet more plainly. -
CHAP. LVI. Of the manner of Working, and of the mode∣rating, and continuing of the Fire. -
CHAP. LVII. Of the Quality of the Vessels and Fornaces. -
CHAP. LVIII. Of the Colours, Accidental and Essential, appearing in the Work. -
CHAP. LIX. Of the manner of projection upon any of the Imperfect Metals. -
CHAP. LX. A Short Recapitulation of the whole Work.
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Georgij Riplei
MEDVLLA ALCHYMIAE. -
CHAP. LXI. The Preface to the Arch-Bishop ofYork. -
CHAP. LXII. A farther Discourse of the PhilosophersMercury. -
CHAP. LXIII. Of the Mineral Stone, and Philosophick Fires. -
CHAP. LXIV. The manner of Elixiration with the Fire against Nature. -
CHAP. LXV. The Practice with the said Compounded Water, upon theCalx of the Body Dissolved. -
CHAP. LXVI. Another way of Elixirating Gold by the Fire against Nature. -
CHAP. LXVII. Two other Mineral Elixirs,or Two other Processes of Mercury. -
CHAP. LXVIII. The second of the former Elixirs, withMer∣cury and the BodyAlchymick. -
CHAP. LXIX. Of the Vegetable Stone. -
CHAP. LXX. The Remaining Process of the Vegetable Stone. -
CHAP. LXXI. Of Our Animal Stone. -
CHAP. LXXII. The Reserved Secret Explicated. -
CHAP. LXXIII. Ripley's Philosophical Axioms out of the Thea∣trum Chymicum.
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ARTEPHII LIBER SECRETUS.