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℞ MErcurii crudi, Plumbi vel Stanni crudi, ana unciam unam; fluat Saturnus vel Stannus in Crucibulo, tum effundatur in aliud Crucibulum frigidum, & mox superfun∣datur ei Argentum vivum; sta∣timque haec duo abeunt in unam massam: hanc massam projice
in Crucibulum calidum, non tamen ignitum planè, & statim fluida, effunde in Crucibulum frigidum; illudque iterum re∣pete, ut duo haec Metalla benè uniantur: sic omnia melius miscebuntur, & constituent mas∣sam duriorem; quae imposita per aliquot dies & noctes in Aquam Fabrorum ferrariorum, evadit durissima. Nonnulli Mer∣curium crudum includunt lin∣teolo denso, & Saturnum effu∣sum, & jam ex parte coagula∣tum, mollem tamen adhuc, Ba∣culo, aut Stylo, perforant, & in foramen Mercurium cum linteo inserunt; sicque Mer∣curium vapore Saturni coagu∣lant.
Ʋsus multiplex est. Primò, ut fiat malleabilis, & habeatur basis Lunae fixae: secundò, potest gestari pro Amuleto contra Pestem, & Venena: tertiò, potest redigi in pulverem, & addi Emplastris: quartò, potest inspergi Ʋlceribus antiquis, quorum Panacaea Mer∣curius est; nam est Alcali, & absorbet Acida: quintò, ut inserviat Mercurio diaphoretico, aliisque concinnandis Medicamen∣tis.