Collectanea chymica a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry, concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal / written by Eir. Philaletha, Anonymous, Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont, Dr. Fr. Antonie ... [et al.].

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Collectanea chymica a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry, concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal / written by Eir. Philaletha, Anonymous, Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont, Dr. Fr. Antonie ... [et al.].

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London :: Printed for William Cooper ...,

1684.

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Alchemy.

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Contents

• title page
• Ad Lectorem.
• THE CONTENTS.
• title page
• THE SECRET OF THE LIQUOR Alkahest,
• title page
• ARCANUM LIQUORIS Alkahest,
• title page
• THE PRACTICE OF LIGHTS.
• title page
• Electum Minerale Immatu∣rum (id est) Metallus primus est Minera Mer∣curii.
  • Processus compositus Praecipioli.
  • Compositio Aquae Albuminum Ovorum.
  • How to bring the Praecipiolum into his first or slippery matter.
  • The Vniversal Medicine.
  • The Oyl of Gold.
• title page
• Dr. Fr. Anthonie's Receit shewing the way to make his most Excellent Medi∣cine called Aurum Po∣tabile.
  • This Ashes keep in a Glass close covered.
  • The Preparation of the Vineger to make the Menstruum.
• title page
• A Singular Treatise of Bern∣hard Count Trevisan con∣cerning the Philosophers Stone.
  • The Theory of the same Author.
  • The Practick of the same Author.
• A Catalogue of certain Chimical-Books Sold by William Cooper at the Pe∣lican in Little-Britain London.
• title page
• The Bosome-Book of Sir. George Ripley. The whole Work of the Com∣position of the Philosophi∣cal Stone, of the great Elixir, and of the first Solution of the gross Bo∣dy.
  • The making of our Gum or green Lyon.
  • The Extraction of our Menstrue, or blood of our green Lion.
  • The Creation of our Basis.
  • The Calcination of the black Feces called our black Dragon.
  • The Solution of the said Feces.
  • The Separation of the Elements whereof the first is the Air, and is also coun∣ted our Ardent-Water, and our Water Attractive.
  • Our Ardent Water or Water Attractive is thus made.
  • The Flood or Water of the Stone.
  • Our Mans Blood is thus made and rectified.
  • The Oyl or Fire, or the Earth of the Stone.
  • The Fiery Water.
  • The Earth.
  • The Water of Life which is our Mercury and our Lunary.
  • A grand secret or Accurtation of Sr. Georg Ripley, for the help of those which have made the Philosophers Mercury and whose Poverty disables them to proceed to either the Red or White Elixir
  • The Oyl which is the Element of Fire, and our red Mercury.
  • The work of Putrification.
  • The digestion of the white Stone.
  • Another Secret Accurtation of Sr. George Ripley.
  • The digestion of the Red Stone.
  • The Preparation of the Ferment to the white-Stone.
  • The Fermentation of the white-Stone.
  • The Inceration of the White-stone.
  • The Preparation of the Red-ferment.
  • The Fermentation of the Red-stone.
  • The work of Inceration for the Red.
  • The Multiplication or Increase of the Vertue and Goodness of the aforesaid white and Red Stone.
  • The way of Projection.
  • Accurtation of the great Work which saveth half the Work and Labour in the Work revealed by Sr. George Ripley.
  • The like Accurtation of the Red-work done by the aforesaid Sul∣phur.
• title page
• Speculum Alchymiae, The true Glass of Alchimy by Roger Bacon.
• Books Sold by William Cooper.
• title page
• The admirable Efficacy, and almost incredible virtue of true Oyl which is made of SVLPHVR VIVE, set on fire, and called com∣monly Oyl of SVLPHVR per Campanam.
  • Post-Script.
• Books Sold by William Cooper.
• title page
• New Remedies against Fa∣mine.
  • How to take away a great part of that rank and unsavoury taste of Bans, Pease, Beech∣mast, Chestnuts, Acorns, Veches, and such like.
  • Certain strange and extraordinary ways for the relieving of a Prisoner, or other poor distressed Creatures, when all hope of usual Victuals is ta∣ken from him.
  • How to make an excellent Bread of the Roots of Aaron called Cuckowpit, or Starch Roots.
  • Bread, and other food made of Pompions.
  • How to save much flwer or meal that is lost in all our usual Corn mills, that grind either, with Wind or Water.
  • How to make starch without any corn.
  • Sweet and delicate cakes made without Spice or Sugar.
  • A speedy or present drink which Travellers may make for themselves (extempore) when they are distressed for want of good Beer or Ale at their Inn.
  • A cheap liquor for poor men, when Malt is ex∣tream dear.
  • How to brew good and wholsome Beer, without any Hops at all.
• An Abstract of certain frugal Notes, or Observati∣ons in a time of Dearth or Famine, concerning bread, drink, and meat, with some other cir∣cumstances belonging to the same, taken out of a Latin writer, intituling his book, Anchora famis & sitis.
• A Petition to the courte∣ous Reader.
• Books sold by William Cooper.
• title page
• dedication
• THE Tomb of SEMIRAMIS Hermetically Sealed.
  • CHAP. I. Of the Physical subject of the Philo∣sophers Stone.
  • CHAP. II. What the Physical or Philosopher's Gold is.
  • CHAP. III. Of the preparation of Bodies for the Philosophers Mercury.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the second and true Philosophical Solution of Bodies, and their re∣duction into Mercury.
  • CHAP. V. What a Quintessence properly is.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Philosophical Fire, or Dis∣solving Menstruum, or our Liquor Alkahest.
  • CHAP. VII. Whether the dissolving Menstruum be corrosive.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the practice of the Stoe.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the augmentation of the blessed Stone.
  • CHAP. X. Of the physical use of the Stone both internal and external.