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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150. The mix'd Menstruum of Paracelsus. Cap. 6. Lib. 10. Archidon. Pag. 39.

WHoever desires to graduate his Metallick Heaven (Antimony) to the highest, and reduce it to an Action, must first extract the liquid primum Ens Coelestial Fire, Quintessence of Mercury, (not of Sol; as it is ill read in the Latine) and the Metallick Acetum acerrimum (the Circulatum majus of Paracelsus described in Numb. 51.) out of its life, that is, common Mercury, by dissolving it with its Mother, that is, the Arcanum of Salt (Salt circulated in Numb. 27.) and mix it with the Stomack of Anthion, that is, the Spirit of Vi••riol (the Menstruum described in Numb. 98.) and in it (the mix'd Menstuum) dissolve, digest, &c. the coagulated Mercury of Antimony (the Regulus of Anti∣mony.)