Four books of Johannes Segerus Weidenfeld concerning the secrets of the adepts, or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine : a practical work, with very great study collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy : reconciled together by comparing them one with another, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and minerals, whether for medicines or metals, from true, and so avoid vagabound imposters, and imaginary processes, together with the ruine of estates.

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Title: Four books of Johannes Segerus Weidenfeld concerning the secrets of the adepts, or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine : a practical work, with very great study collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy : reconciled together by comparing them one with another, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and minerals, whether for medicines or metals, from true, and so avoid vagabound imposters, and imaginary processes, together with the ruine of estates.
Author: Weidenfeld, Johann Seger.
Publication: London :: Printed by Will. Bonny, for Tho. Howkins ...,; 1685.
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Subject terms: Alchemy.
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8. The Aqua Vitae of Ripley. Pag. 338. Viatici.

THE Menstruum being distilled from the first Faeces, circulate it with the hottest Species, such as are, Black Pepper, Euphorbium, Pyrethrum, Anacardus, Grains of Paradise, and the like, for the space of 100 days in Balneo; and after that, distil only half of it, and make your putrefaction with it, &c.

It is here manifest that Ripley took these Vegetables, Not Ar∣gent vive, because, Circulation being finished, he distilled only one half of the Spirit, as the most subtil part of the Vegetables; in which case that Metal (Mercury) though dissolved, would remain in the bottom. But whereas Lully acuates the Spirit by distil∣ling, and then circulates; Ripley does this by circulating, and after that distils. To this Aqua Vitae he sometimes adds Oyls, or Essences either of Metals or Vegetables, as followeth;