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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53. The precious Menstruum for Pearls of Lully. In Comp. Animoe transmut. Pag. Vol. 3. Theat. Chym.

TAke the Liquor of Lunaria of the third or second rectifica∣tion (Philosophical Aqua ardens rectifyed) pour it upon Argent vive, so as to swim three Fingers above it, and putrefie three Natural Days, and a great part of it will be dissolved with the Water of Lunaria, which decant, and pour fresh Liquor up∣on the Faeces, putrefie in Dung or Balneo, and repeat till all the Mercury is reduced into Water, then joyn all the distillations to∣gether, and draw off in Balneo, and when you see it in a manner thick, so as to be half a Pound of the Water of Mercury and Argent vive, (Vegetable and Mineral) putrifie six Natural Days, then put in Pearls, and they will within ten Hours be dissolved, then exuberate them by the way, which I taught in the exube∣ration of Metals, till they be converted into a Sal(Harmoniack, or Sulphur Naturoe of Pearls) whereof dissolve one Ounce in a Pound of its Menstruum aforesaid, and distil four times, then put in Pearls, and they will in half a quarter of an Hour be dissol∣ved, by reason of the greater subtilty of the Menstruum. As Sil∣ver is joyned to the Mercurial Menstruum made by the three Fire-hot Vessels, for the Neopolitan Menstruum, (which may be so call'd, because it was reveal'd to Lully at Neapolis by Arnold de villa nova) so this Menstruum for Pearls is made of the Sal Armoniack of Pearls, and the Mercurial Menstruum, or Glorious Water of Mer∣cury, which if they be Circulated together a convenient time, you will make thereof a Coelum perlatum.