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.

II. That no one of the aforesaid Menstruums is prepa∣red without the Spirit of Philosophical Wine.

AMong all these Menstruums of the Adepts imparted to you, there is not one, which has not the Spirit of Philosophical Wine for its Basis. There are indeed Menstruums, in the Receipts of which, we meet not with the Name of this Spirit, yet there it is

lurking under the name of this or that Menstruum. Other Re∣ceipts of Menstruums there are, which do not take the Spirit of Philosophical Wine free, but as it were settered, that is, any Common Oyl; but when in the making of these Menstruums the Spirit is unsettered, as also acuated, such Menstruums cannot in the least be said to be made without it. There are lastly also Men∣struums, in the Receipts of which, neither the Spirit of Philoso∣phical Wine, nor any Oyley Matter is expresly mentioned (but these are more rare, on purpose alledg'd to shew us either the Envy or Morosity of the Adepts) whereas notwithstanding it is by the Ʋse of the Menstruum, manifest that this Spirit is added through ne∣cessity; for that which is promised, could not otherwise be ef∣fected.

Finally, There are some, which you will affirm may be made with Common Spirit, Common Vinegar, and Aqua fortis, or Com∣mon Sal Armoniack without the Spirit of Philosophical Wine: Suppose it so; but when you proceed to Practice, and try an Ex∣periment with such a Menstruum, you will soon find it not only too weak, but also altogether ineffectual, and destructive in the more Secret Chymy: For it is impossible to do that with a common Menstruum, which the Adepts have prescribed by a Philosophical Menstruum. The Secrets of the more Secret Chymy have this Priviledge, that they cannot be made by any man but him that is possessed of Philosophical Wine.