The wise-mans crown, or, The glory of the rosie-cross shewing the wonderful power of nature, with the full discovery of the true cœlum terræ, or first matter of metals, and their preparations into incredible medicines or elixirs that cure all diseases in young or old : with the regio lucis, and holy houshold of rosie crucian philosophers / communicated to the world by John Heydon, Gent. ...

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Title: The wise-mans crown, or, The glory of the rosie-cross shewing the wonderful power of nature, with the full discovery of the true cœlum terræ, or first matter of metals, and their preparations into incredible medicines or elixirs that cure all diseases in young or old : with the regio lucis, and holy houshold of rosie crucian philosophers / communicated to the world by John Heydon, Gent. ...
Author: Heydon, John, b. 1629.
Publication: London :: Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Samuel Speed ...,; 1664-65.
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Subject terms: Heydon, John, -- b. 1629.; Occultism -- Early works to 1800.; Rosicrucians.; Alchemy.
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CHAP. I. Of the Scale of Transmutation.

TRansmutation is an alteration or changing of the forms of natural things into other forms, as of Metals or Wood, into Stones or Glass; the changing of Stones into Coles, &c. It hath been ••••••nd out, That Metals that have been first ••••yned into Money, have been by Nature ••••anged under the Ground into a stony sub∣••••••nce; and yet have retained the impression of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Image that hath been stamped upon them: ••••d, That the Roots of Oaks, being smitten ••••h Thunder, or some other influence of the 〈1+ pages missing〉〈1+ pages missing〉