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.

73. Aqua fortis mixt with the Spirit of Wine of Paracelsus. In Tinct. Paracelsica, Pag. 37. Aurei Vel. Germ.

TAke the best Wine (the red or white of Lully) rectify till a Linnen Cloath burneth, being dipp'd therein and kindled: This Spirit is called the Essence of Wine. Take of Vitriol two Pounds, of Nitre one Pound, from which distil Aqua fortis into the aforesaid Essence of Wine, then digest ten Days, that they may be well united.

Annotations.

THat the Adepts acuated the Spirit of Philosophical Wine divers ways as well with Oyly as Dry things, we have given plenty enough of Examples in the antecedent Kinds of Vegetable Menstruums; it shall now be declared in the following Menstru∣ums, which ways this Spirit is to be acuated by Acids. In this Fif∣teenth Kind we will joyn the unctuous Spirit of Philosophical Wine with some Acid Spirits, that by the help of their acidity it may dis∣solve and perfect Arids sooner and easier than before without. Para∣celsus

in our Receipt intending to asswage the excessive effervescence in dissolving the Spirit of Philosophical Wine in Aqua fortis, di∣still'd the Aqua fortis into the Spirit of Wine, that they might both by degrees be mix'd together, which being thus mix'd one with the other, he digested moreover the space of ten Days. The same Men∣struum is described by Trithemius.