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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Contents
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- title page
- Authori Sacrum.
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To the Right Honourable ROBERT BOYLE, A CHIEF MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY:
Long Life and Health. - TO THE STUDENTS OF THE MORE Secret Chymy.
- The First Book OF MENSTRUUMS.
- The Translator to the Reader.
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A Catalogue of
Menstruums. - THE PREFACE.
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OF Vegetable MENSTRUUMS.The First Kind. Simple Vegetable Menstruums made ofPhi∣losophical Wine only.-
I. The Heaven, Essence, or Spirit of Wine of
Lully, Described, Can. 1.Dist. 1.Lib. De Quinta Es∣sentia. -
2. The Essence, Soul or Spirit of Wine of
Johan∣nes de Rupescissa, described Chap 5.of his Book de Quintessentia. -
3. The Spirit of Wine of Paracelsus: Described, Chap.9. of the Third Book of Long Life, pag.64. -
4. The Essence of Wine according to
Guido, Described, Pag. 1.Thesaur. Chym. - From the Receipts, we think these Things follow∣ing worthy of Observation.
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I. The Heaven, Essence, or Spirit of Wine of
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The Second KIND. Simple VegetableMenstruums made of the Spirit ofPhilosophical Wine, and the hottest Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, Roots,&c. being Oyly.-
5. The. Anima Metallica, or Lunaria Coelica of Lully;
Described in Composit. Animae Transmut. pag. 193.Vol. 3.Theat. Chym. -
6. The Aqua Vitae of Paracelsus,
Pag. 508.Tom. 1. -
7. Another Aqua Vitae of
Paracelsus, Pag. 115.Chyr. Min. -
8. The Aqua Vitae of
Ripley. Pag. 338.Viatici. -
9. The Compounded Aqua Vitae of
Ripley, Pag. 343.Viatici.
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5. The. Anima Metallica, or Lunaria Coelica of Lully;
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The Third KIND. Simple VegetableMenstruums made of the Spirit ofPhilosophical Wine, and Oyly, Salts, or (such as can neither be called fixed nor volatile) hitherto calledEssential Salts, such as are Sugar, Honey, Tartar of Common Wine, and other Vegetables. -
The fourth KIND. Simple VegetableMenstruums made of Spirit ofPhilosophical Wine, andVolatile Salts, such as commonSal Ar∣moniack, Salt of Blood, Urine, Soot,&c. -
The Fifth KIND. Simple VegetableMenstruums made of the Spirit ofPhilosophical Wine, and the fixed Salts of Vegetables and Minerals not tinging.-
17. The Coelum Vegetabile of
Lully, made of the Salt ofTartar. -
18. The Spirit of Wine of
Basilius. In Fine Libri Revelat. -
19. The Fiery Spirit of Wine of
Basilius. In the Place as above. -
20. The Spirit of Calx viveof Basilius. In Fine Lib. de Med. Supernatur. -
21. The Simple Spirit of
Calx vive ofBasilius, In manualibus Operationibus. -
22. The Tartarised Spirit of Wine of
Basilius. In manal. Operation. -
23. The Vegetable
Acetum acerrimum, orIgnis Adepti of Ripley, made ofTartar calcined.Pag. 331.Concord. Raym. & Guid. -
24. The Aqua Fortissimaand Vertuosaof Johan∣nes de Rupescissa. Cap.43. Lib. Essentiae. -
25. Vegetable Mercury acuated with the Salt of
Tartar ofLully. In Prima Camera Individuorum, dist. 3.Lib. Essen. -
26. The Simple Vegetable
Menstruum produ∣ced from the three Individuals ofLully. In Experim. 25. -
27. TheCirculatum Minus, or Water ofSalt Circulated ofParacelsus Lib.10. Archidox. -
28. The Sweet Spirit of Salt of Basilius. Lib. Partic. sub Sulphure Solis & Rep.12. Clav. - From the Receipts we observe,
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17. The Coelum Vegetabile of
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The Sixth KIND. Simple VegetableMenstruums made of the Spirit and Tartar ofPhilosophical Wine. -
29. The Coelum Vinosumof Parisinusmade of the Salt of Philosophical Wine. In Appendice Eluc. Pag.271. Vol.6. Theat. Chym. -
30. The Coelum Vinosumof Lully. In Testam. Noviss.-
Vegetable Sal Armoniackof Parisinus. In Apertorio Cap. F. and L. and parte secunda Ci∣tharoe vel Violettoe, and Cap.5. Elucid. pag.235. Vol.6. Theat. Chym. -
The Vegetable Sal Armoniackof Lully. Libro de materia Vegetabili in practica quarta. -
The Vegetable Sal Armoniackof Lully. In Apertorio suo. -
Another Vegetable Sal Armoniackof Lully. In Luce Mercuriorum. -
The animal Sal Armoniackof Lully. In Testam. Novissimo. -
The Vegetable
Sal Armoniack made by the accurtation ofLully. In Testam. Noviss. -
Another Vegetable Sal Armoniackby the Accurtation of Lully. Lib. de materia Vegetabili in practica septima.
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31. Coelum Vegetabileof LullyCirculated. Lib. de materia Vegetabili in practica quinta. -
32. The less Vegetable Menstruumof Lully. Lib. de materia Vegetabili in practica prima. -
33. The Vegetable Menstruum per deli∣quiumof Lully. Lib. de materia Vegetabili in Practica secunda. -
34. The Vegetable Mercury of Lully. Lib. de Mat. Vegetabili in practica sexta. -
35. The rectified Aqua Vitaeof Lully. In potestate Divitiarum. -
36. The Circulatum minusof Guido. In Thesauro Chymiatrico. -
37. The animal Heaven of
Parisinus. In Apertorio. - From the Receipts we Note.
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The Seventh KIND. VegetableMenstruums compounded of the aforesaid SimpleMenstruums. -
The Eighth KIND. VegetableMenstruums compounded of Sim∣ple VegetableMenstruums, and commonArgent Vive, or other Metals,-
41. The
Ignis Gehennoe ofTrismosinus made of the Spirit ofPhilosophical Wine, and Mercury Sublimed.Pag. 7.Aurei Velleris Germ. -
42. The Alchymical Mercury of Ripley. In Concord. Raym. & Guidon. -
43. The exalted Water of
Mercury ofRipley. Cap. 12.Philorcii. -
44. The Glorious Water of
Argent vive ofLully. In Testamento Novissimo. -
45. The incalcinated
Menstruum ofLully. In Experim. 34. -
46. The Mercurial Water by
ee Vessels of Lully. In Experim. 13. -
47. The
Menstruum ofGuido for Precious Stones.Pag. 92.Thesauri. Chym. -
48. The Lunar Menstruumof Lully. In Experimento24. -
49. The Circulatum majusor Acetum acerri∣mumof Lully. In Experimento25. -
50. The Circulatum majusof Parisinus. In Apertorio. Cap. G. - From the Receipts we observe.
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41. The
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The Ninth KIND. Vegetable CompoundedMenstruums made of Simple VegetableMenstruums, and Things tinging, being first fixed. -
The Tenth KIND. VegetableMenstruums compounded made of VegetableMenstruums compounded, and Metallick Bodies.-
52. The
Neapolitan Menstruumof Lully.In Exper. 13. -
53. The precious Menstruumfor Pearls of Lully. In Comp. Animoe transmut. Pag. Vol.3. Theat. Chym. -
54. The Mercurial compounded
Men∣struum ofLully. In Experim. 34. -
55. The sweet Spirit of Mercury of
Basilius. Cap. 3.Libri de rebus nat. & supernat. -
56. The incalcinated Menstruumof Parisinus. Cap. G. Apertoris. - From the Receipts of this Kind we observe:
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52. The
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The Eleventh KIND. Vegetable compoundedMenstruums gra∣duated, made of the compounded VegetableMenstruums, impregnated with the in∣fluences of Heaven and Earth. -
The Twelfth KIND. Compounded VegetableMenstruums most highly exalted, made of compounded Vege∣tableMenstruums graduated. -
OF MineralMENSTRUUMS. The Thirteenth KIND. Simple MineralMenstruums made of the Matter ofPhilosophical Wine only.-
59. The Green Lyon of
Ripley. Libro Accurt. Pag. 383. -
60. A
Menstruum made of the GumAdrop ofRipley. Libro accurtationum, Pag. 381. -
61. A
Menstruum made of the red Lead ofRipley. In pupilla Alchym. pag. 303. -
62. The Simple stinking
Menstruum ofRipley. Medulla Phil. Chym. pag. 170. -
63. The
Menstruum ofSericon ofRipley. InVade Mecum, commonly called theBosom-Book. -
64. The Green Lyonof Roger Bacon. A Raymundo Ganfrido in verbo abbreviato de Leone Viridi. Pag.264. Thesauri Chymici Baconis. -
65. The Green Lyonof Paracelsus. Aurei Velleris Germ. p.41. -
66. The stinking
Menstruum made of theGum Adrop, andCommon Vitriol ofRipley. Pag. 357.Viatici. -
67. The stinking Menstruummade of Azoquean Vitriol,and Nitre of Lully. Cap.9. Pract. Testam. p.159. Vol.4. The. Chym. -
68. The Water calcining all Bodies of
Lully Magioe Naturalis. Pag. 359. -
69. The Stinking
Menstruum for the dissolution of the Calx of Gold and Silver, in order to the reducing them intoArgent vive. Cap. 15.Clav. Pag. 299.Vol. 3.Th. Chym. -
70. The Stinking
Menstruum made of Azoquean Vitriol, common Vitriol, and Niter ofRipley. Cap. 1.Pag. 143.Medul. Phil. Chym. - From the Receipts we observe.
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59. The Green Lyon of
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The Fourteenth KIND. Simple MineralMenstruums made of the acid or salineEssences ofSalts. -
The Fifteenth KIND.
Simple Mineral Menstruumsmade of the Spirit of Philosophical Wine,and Acid Spirits, as Aqua fortis, Spirit of Nitre, Spirit of Sulphur, Salt,&c. distilled Vinegar,&c. -
73. Aqua fortis mixt with the Spirit of Wine ofParacelsus. In Tinct. Paracelsica, Pag.37. Aurei Vel. Germ. -
74.
Aqua fortis mix'd with the Spirit of Wine ofTrithemius. Pag. 46.Aurei velleris Germ. -
75. Vinegar mix'd with the Spirit of Wine of
Basilius. Cap. de Wein Essig. in Repet. Lapidis. -
76. The Spirit of Salt of
Basilius. Lib. partic. in particul. Solis. -
77. The Spirit of Salt of
Guido. Pag. 7.Thesauri Chym. -
78.
Aqua fortis mix'd with the Spirit of Wine ofLully. In Elucidat. Testam. pag. 147.Artis aurifer. -
79. Aqua fortismixed with the Spirit ofWine of anAnonymous Author. Libro de Principiis Naturae, & Arte Alchym. pag.28. Syntagm. Harm.Joh. Rhenani. - From the Receipts we observe these remarkable Things:
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The Sixteenth KIND.
Simple Mineral Menstruumsmade of Philosophical Vinegar,and Vola∣tile Salts,as Common Sal Armo∣niack, Urine,&c. -
The Seventeenth KIND. Simple MineralMenstruums made of Phi∣losophical Vinegar, and fixed Salts not ting∣ing, as well Vegetable as Mineral.-
82. The Aqua Comedensof Paracelsus. Lib.10. Arch. pag.37. -
83. The fixative Water of
Trithemius. Pag. 37.Aurei Veller. Germ. -
84. The Aqua Mirabilisof Isaacus. Cap.29. 2 Oper. Min. & pag.91. Manus Phil. -
85. The Resuscitative Water of
Basilius. Pag. 81.Currus Triumphalis Antim. -
86. The Water of Sallabrumof Paracels. Libro de reductione Metallorum in Argentum vi∣vum, sive Tractatu.4. Rosarii novi Olympici Be∣ned. Figuli, pag.24. - From the Receipts we observe,
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The Eighteenth Kind.
Simple Mineral Menstruums made ofVe∣getable Sal Harmoniack, andAcids not tinging.-
87. TheAqua fortis ofIsaacus Hollandus. Cap.122. Oper. Min. pag.397. Vol.3. Th. Chym. -
88. The Aqua Regisof Ripley. Pag.349. Viatici. -
89. The Kings Bathof Basilius. Lib. Partic. in Particul. Solis. -
90. A Philosophical Water for the Solution of Gold of
Basilius. Labore primo Revelation. Man. Operat. -
91. The most strong Aqua fortisof Paracelsus. Lib.3. Arch. de separ. Elem. pag.7. -
92. The Aqua Regisof Guido. Pag.22. Thesauri Chym. -
93. The Aqua Regisof Lully. In Exp.17.
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The Nineteenth KIND.
Mineral Menstruums compounded of the PhilosophersSpirit ofWine, andAcid Spirits tinging,Spirit ofVitriol, Butter ofAntimony, &c.-
94. Spirit ofVitriol mixt with theSpirit ofWine ofLully. Epist. accurtatoria, pag.327. -
95. The Butter of
Antimony mix'd with theSpi∣rit ofWine ofBasilius. Pag. 88.Currus Triumphalis Antim. -
96. The Water of the fourth Gradation of
Paracelsus. Libro de Gradationibus, pag. 131. -
97. The Water of the sixth Gradation of
Paracelsus. Libro de Gradationibus, pag. 132. - From the Receipts we observe.
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The Twentieth KIND.
Mineral Menstruums Compounded of theSpirit ofPhilosophical Wine, and other tinging things;Vitriol, Cina∣bar, Antimony, Lapis Haematites, &c.-
98. Oyl of Vitriol ofBasilius. Cap.6. Sect.2. Libri de Conclusionibus. -
99. A Menstruumof Basiliusmade of Hunga∣rian Vitriol. In Elucid.12. Clavium. -
100. The Mineral Menstruum of
Isaacus. Pag. 59.Manus Philos. -
101. The Stinking
Menstruum ofLully made ofVitriol andCinabar. Pag. 371.Magiae Naturalis. -
102. The same Stinking
Menstruum ofLully. Epist. Accurtatoria Pag. 327. -
103. The Stinking Menstruumof Lullymade of com∣mon Vitriol, Cinabar,and Niter. In Clavicula. Pag.299. Vol.3. Th. Chym. -
104. The Stinking Menstruumof Lullymade of Vitriol, Niter, Alume, Tartar,and Cinabar. In Experimento26. -
105. The Dissolving Water for
the Red, of the first Description ofIsaacus. Cap. 103.Oper. Min. -
106. The Dissolving Water for the Red of the second Description of
Isaacus. Cap. 45.3.Oper. Miner. -
107. A Dissolving Water for the Red of the third Description of
Isaacus. Cap. 61.3.Oper. Min. -
108. A Dissolving Water of
Isaacus forthe White. Cap. 76.3.Oper. Min. -
109 Another Dissolving Water of
Isaacus forthe White. Cap. 48.3.Oper. Min. -
110. A Red Water Shining Day and Night of the First Description of
Isaacus. Cap. 153.Lib. 2.Oper. Min. Pag. 528.Vol. 3.Th. Chym. -
111. A
Red Water shewing Light by Night of the Second Description ofIsaacus. Cap. 44.Oper. Min. Pag. 458.Vol. 3.Th. Chym. -
112. A Red and Shining
Aqua fortis of the Third Description ofIsaacus. Cap. 72. 1.Oper. Min. Pag. 354.Vol. 3.Th. Chym. - From the Receipts we observe:
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The One and Twentieth KIND. CompoundedMineral Menstruums ofSimple Mineral Menstruums andMercury, the rest of the Metals, and other Tinging Things.-
113. The Spirit of
Venus or Spirit of Verde∣greece ofBasilius. Libr. Partic. de Particul. Veneris. -
114. The Water of Paradise of
Isaacus. In Opere Saturni. -
115. The Mercurial Vinegar of Trismosinus. Libro Moratosan sive Octo Tincturarum in Secunda Tinctura, Pag.79. Aur. Vell. Germ. -
116. The Mercurial Water of Trismosinus. Libr. Octo Tincturar. in Tinct. quarta. Pag.80. Aurei Vell. Germ. -
117. The Mercurial Water of Albertus Magnus. Libro Compositum de Compositis. Cap.5. Pag.937. Vol.4. Th. Chym. -
118. The Mecurial Water of Paracelsus. In Appendice Manualis de Lap. Phil. Pag.139. -
119. The Stinking Mercvrial Menstruum of
Lully. Pag. 63.Testam. Novissimi. -
120. The Mercurial Green Lion of
Ripley. Pag. 310.Pupillae Alchymicae. -
121. The Stinking Lunar
Menstruum ofLully. In Experimento 29. -
122. The Stinking Solar
Menstruum ofLully. In Experim. 31. -
123. Philosophers Vinegar made of the
Mercury ofSilver ofIsaacus. Cap. 99. 2.Oper. Min. Pag. 492.Vol. 3.Th. Cym. - From the Receipts we observe:
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113. The Spirit of
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The Two and Twentieth KIND. Mineral Menstruums
compounded of the Philsophers Vinegar,and other Simple Mineral Menstruumsand Things tingingbeing first fixed. -
124. The Menstruumof Venusof Isaacus Hollandus. Cap.82. 3. Oper. Miner. -
125. A Menstruum of Vitriol of
Isaacus Hollandus. Cap. 62. 2.Oper. Min. -
126. The Circulatum Majus of
Isaacus. Cap. 70. 2.Oper. Min. Pag. 474.Vol. 3.Th. Chym -
127. The Oyl of Vitriolshining by Night, of Trismosinus. Libro Gangeniveron, sive novem Tincturarum in Tin∣ctura prima. -
128. The Circulatum Majus of
Ripley. Pag. 395.Accurtationum. -
129. The Metallick Acetum acerrimumof Ripley. Pag.266. Clavis aureae Portae. -
130. The Circulatum majus of
Isaacus, made ofSulphur. Cap. 88.3.Oper. Min. - Out of the Receipts these things we observe.
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The Three and Twentieth KIND. Mineral Menstruums
made of Mine∣ral Menstruumscompounded, and Metallick Bodiesand other Tinging Things.-
131. TheOyl ofMars andVenus ofBasilius. Libro de Conclusion. Sect.1. Cap.3. -
132. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury made ofVitriol ofBasilius. Labore2. Libri Revelat. -
133 The Oyl ofMars andVenus, acuated with theSulphur andSalt ofSol ofBasilius. In Supplemento. -
134. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury acuated with theSulphur andSalt ofLuna ofBasilius. Libr. partic. in particul. Lunae. -
135. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury acuated with theSulphur ofSol andLuna ofBasilius. Libro particul. in particul. Lunae. -
136. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury acuated with theSulphur ofSol andMars ofBasilius. Libro partic. in partic. Solis. -
137. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury acuated with theSulphurs ofSol, Mars, andAntimony ofBasilius. Libro partic. in particul. Antimonii. -
138. TheSpirit ofUniversal Mercury acuated with theSulphur ofMars, Jupiter, andSaturn ofBasilius. Libro partic. in partic. Mercurii Vivi. -
139.
A Compounded Mercurial Waterfor the Red Work ofIsaacus. Cap. 43.3.Oper. Miner. -
140.
The Philosophers Watermade of Three Spiritsof Isaacus.Cap 10.3.Oper. Min. -
141. TheCompounded Water ofSilver ofLully. Cap.10. Practicae Testamenti majoris. Pag.161. Vol.4. Th. Chym. -
142.
The Stinking Lunar Menstruumacuated with the Essenceof Solof Lully.In Experimento 30. - From the Receipts we observe.
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The Four and Twentieth KIND. Mineral Menstruums
compounded of Ve∣getableand Mineral Menstruumsmix'd together. -
143. TheVegetable Fire dissolved in theCalcinative Water ofLully. Pag.363. Magiae Naturalis. -
144. TheVegetable Heaven dissolved in aMineral Menstruum ofLully. Pag.59. Testam. Novissimi. -
145. Ice
compounded of Vegetableand Mineral Menstruumsof Lully.Pag. 68.Testam. Noviss. -
146.
The Aqua Mirabilisof Ripley.Pag. 212.Philorcii. -
147.
The Stinking Menstruumacuated with the Salharmoniackof Lully. -
148. The StinkingLunar Menstruum, acuated withVegetable Salharmoniack ofLully. Cap.14. Practicae Test. Major. Pag.163. Vol.4. Th. Chym. -
149. The Spirit ofMercury mixed withVi∣triol and the Fiery Spirit of Wine ofBasilius. Labore3. Libri Revelat. -
150.
The mix'd Menstruumof Paracelsus.Cap. 6.Lib. 10.Archidon. Pag. 39. - From the Receipts we observe.
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EPILOGUE.
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I. That the Descriptions of these
Menstruums are un∣derstood according to the Sound of the Letter. -
II. That no one of the aforesaid
Menstruums is prepa∣red without theSpirit ofPhilosophical Wine. -
III. That these
Menstruums are prepared from any sort of Matter. -
IV. That these
Menstruums are also prepared by any Method. -
V. That these
Menstruums are sufficient also for every Use. -
VI. That these
Menstruums are many. -
VII. That some
Menstruums are corrosive. -
VIII. That these
Menstruums are permanent, yea fixed with Things dissolved in them. -
IX. That
Menstruums are not satiated with dissolving, but become rather more avidous, and so are by Dissolutions augmented as well in quantity as quality. -
X. That these
Menstruums are also Secrets of the Second Book. -
XI. That these
Menstruums are likewise Secrets of the Third Book. -
XII. That these
Menstruums are in like manner Secrets of the Fourth Book.
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I. That the Descriptions of these
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