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.

140. The Philosophers Water made of Three Spirits of Isaacus. Cap 10.3. Oper. Min.

TAke of Roman Vitriol six parts, of Lapis Haematites, Crocus of Mars, of Venus, Cinabar, Aes ustum, Mineral Antimony, of each one part, dry well and mix, put the Matter in a Retort, and pour to it of Aqua Vitae rectifi'd (Spirit of Philosophical Wine) four Pounds, distil, and coho∣bate three times, with the Caput Mortuum pulverized: Di∣vide the Water into two parts, whereof save one, in the o∣ther dissolve one Ounce of Salarmoniack, sublimed to red∣ness, in Balneo, which being dissolved, dissolve one Ounce of Sulphur prepared; lastly, also put in an Ounce of Mercury sublimed for the Red Work: These three being dissolved in the Dissolving Water made of Aqua Vitae, you have a Wa∣ter, which is deservedly called the Philosophers Water, by reason of its admirable and secret Virtues, the Miracles of which must not be described, because not convenient for certain Reasons, &c.

The Preparation of Sulphur, Take of Sulphur Vivum 12 Pounds, to which being pulverized, pour distilled (Phi∣losophical) Vinegar, let them boyl gently in Balneo, the Vessel being very close the space of three days; decant the Vinegar being now tinged warily; to the residue, pour New Vinegar, digest, and decant, and so often repeat, till no more Vinegar will be tinged: The tinged Matter distil gent∣ly in Balneo, to the remainder of a fourth part; from the residue, you will in the space of three or four days in a cold Celler receive Cristals (the graduated Vitriol of Sulphur) like Niter, clear as Amber, and of the colour of Gold: The remaining Vinegar evaporate into a Golden Powder, then dissolve the Cristals and Powder in the aforesaid Vinegar, and Cristallize, and that so oft, till the Sulphur leaves no Feces behind it. This is a great Alchymical Secret for the Purging of Sulphur. The Preparation of Mercury, Take of

Roman Vitriol (by which the Adepts do more than often mean that which is graduated) six or eight Pounds, of common Salt two Pounds, mix them together with three Pounds of Mercury, purged with Salt and Vinegar, sublime the Mer∣cury, and that repeat three times always with new Species, keep the Mercury.

The Preparation of Salarmoniack, Take of Salarmoniack three Pounds, sublime it thrice with Roman Vitriol, and La∣pis haematites, with New Matters every time.

Tho these Menstruums of Isaacus are not so much esteemed, as those before of Basilius, as to the Excellency of Preparation, yet are they of no less but the same Virtue with those, as to the quality of tinging, for they are made of the same Sulphurs, Crocusses, and Essences of Mars, Venus, Sulphur, &c. as the compounded Mineral Menstruums of Basilius were made of. Lully acuates the same Menstruums with Metallick Essences, not indeed already made, but to be made in the preparation of the Menstruum, thus with the Stinking Menstruum, acuated with Vegetable Salharmoniack, he makes the Essence of Luna, which being mix'd with the said Menstruum, becomes a Men∣struum of this Kind, and is called.