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.

To the Reader.

IT's my hard fate to be still deprived of that seces∣sum & otia scribendi, which in things of this na∣ture are required, and the Nasonian Poet much complained for, in his not much-worse then my pre∣sens status: he all••dges the cause of his condition to crimen only, if it were so much, and not culpa; and that but crimen ingenii neither: as it seems then and now in this Beacon firing age, it is by some accounted, mens tamen non scelerata fuit: mine was, and still is, Crimen indulgentiae minis, fidem adhibendi viris nulla fide, as dear-bought experience mani∣fests; yet to revive the everlasting fame of Para∣celsus, and that the English Tyroes may hereafter reap the benefit of his admired and experienced la∣bours, I have reduced another part of his works, viz. this ensuing Treatise, into the English Tongue; and the rather, because his sleeping ashes have been igno∣miniously unraked out of their silent grave, by one whose scribbling pen was Fuller of scandals then mo∣desty: his head seemed Owl-like Fuller of folly then wit, and his words Fuller of falshood then truth; else certainly he would not have fallen so foul upon the dead whom he never knew; and if he had, was not ca∣pable of making him an answer: but dwarf-like, tram∣ples on a dead Giant.

His Works, Reader, I freely offer to you, wishing your benefit herein: but those flashing boasters, of which this age affords plenty, whose brains are made

of the Mercury (not of Philosophers, but) of Fools, being very well gifted in the faculty of prating and nothing else; I should desire them, till they finde their intellect of a more solid capacity, to forbear the profession of this or any liberal Science, which suffers so much dishonour by them, especially Astrology and Physick; and move every one in his Sphere, the Cobler to his Last and Aul, the Weaver to his Shut∣tle, and the Heel-maker to his Tools: and seek not to aspire to the Turrets of Minerva, lest their wings fail, and they fall with Icarus, Ovid Trist. Lib. 1.

Dum petit infirmis nimium sublimia pennis Icarus, Icariis nomina fecit Aquis.

There is also added an additional Treatise, called, Natural Urim and Thummim, The second part of the Mumial Treatise, or Diastatical Medicines of Tentzelius, called, A natural Account of the Tree of Life: with a piece of that famous Philosopher and Chymist, Raymund Lully.

These being all concordant in Nature, I revived them to posterity, hoping there may yet come a thank∣ful age, in which Learning may see Halcyon dayes.

I have composed a Treatise, called, The Womans Counsellor, modestly treating of diseases incident par∣ticularly to them; whereby they may be their own hel∣pers in such private infirmities, as through too much modesty they oft-times to their own hurt conceal, which will shorty be published: and also the Chymical Expe∣riments of Paracelsus: with many other pieces which time will manifest, for the benefit (I hope) of all Sons of Minerva; which is the desire of

Robert Turner.

November 8, 1656. Natus apud Holshot.