Paracelsvs of the [brace] chymical transmutation, genealogy and generation [brace] of metals & minerals.: Also, of the urim and thummim of the Jews. With an appendix, of the vertues and use of an excellent water made by Dr. Trigge. The second part of the mumial treatise. Whereunto is added, philosophical and chymical experiments of that famous philosopher Raymvnd Lvlly; containing, the right and due composition of both elixirs. The admirable and perfect way of making the great stone of the philosophers, as it was truely taught in Paris, and sometimes practised in England, by the said Raymund Lully, in the time of King Edw. 3. / Translated into English by R. Turner philomathēs.

MY Son, I have given thee to understand in this Book, and declared all the Philoso∣phy, as well to the red as to the white, so right and simple as possibly I may: for if I could have left to thee any briefer, I would not: for if that I should, thou couldst never have understood it: and therefore I have thought it good to shew it thee in plain Words and Reasons, to declare the same, to make thee perfectly to understand to make this work, that thou shouldst impute no fault to me, if that thou shouldst not come to the right knowledge of this Science; but the fault should be in thy self, and in no man else: for I have written it in right and plain Words and Reasons: but take heed that thou be not as many men be, that do think themselves Masters of all Sciences, when that they never saw the Door wherein the Science was learned: but I would have thee use thy self to reading and stu∣dying of this Book, and print all these Reasons in thy heart, and then thou maist go to work with

a good and glad courage, and God will bless thy proceeding, if thou wilt serve him and pray to him, as it is thy duty to do; and also thou must have a diligent care to keep God's Command∣ments: for as I have often said, with bodily pains taking, and diligent labour, both of thy body and minde, thou shalt bring this Stone to a perfect end: for the Philosophers have hidden this Science, and have written it very darkly, and have coloured it over with many parables & dark sentences, that it is almost impossible to come to the understanding of them, without great instructions of others, Masters of this Science, or else through the great gift of God. Therefore I have written this Book, that thou maist learn the Words and Reasons that I do leave after me, to the end, that thou shalt not fall into any error, but to come to the right end of this Science.

My Son, thou shalt understand, that there be many Books (written by the Philosophers) re∣maining after their deaths; of the which they have written the Truth, but in a very dark sense; here in one word, there in another: the which have brought divers men unto great errors, thinking they did understand the meaning very well, when they were furthest from it. Therefore, my beloved Son, through the great love I have to thee, I have thought it good to open this Sci∣ence unto thee, that thou mayst take heed of the dark sayings of the Philosophers, & that thou do exercise thy self in this Book: for if thou do ob∣serve these my precepts, you shall not come to

any error. But I desire thee upon the salvation of thy Soul, that thou do not forget the poor; and in any case to look well to thy self, that thou do not disclose the secrets of this Science to any covetous worldly man; for if thou do, it will turn to thy hurt: for I have declared to thee, as I trust to be saved, upon my Salvation, the thing that my eyes have seen, and my hands have wrought, and my fingers have pulled forth:

and I have written this Book with my own hand, and set to my name, as I did lie on my death in the yeer 1432. May 7th.

Johannes Strangunere.