Physicall and chymicall vvorks,: composed by Geor. Phædro, sirnamed the Great, of Gelleinen; viz. [brace] 1. His physicall and chymicall practise. 2. His physicall and chymicall cure of the plague. 3. His lesser chirurgery. 4. His chymicall fornace. Being the chymicall way and manner of cure of the most difficile and incurable diseases: as also the preparing those secrets; with the elucidation of the characteristicall cœlestiall physick. Selected out of the Germane and Latine language; by the industry of John Andreas Schenckius of Graffenberg, Doctor of Physick.

The manner of the making is thus.

ANtimonie well pulverised must be re∣verberated for a moneth in a closed pot, and there breatheth forth a volatile flower which is of a white colour; then there commeth a yellow or citrin flower, after that there commeth a red and of a pur∣ple colour. Take of these red flowers two ounces, of rectifyed spirit of wine quart iii. macerate them for twelve daies in a circu∣lar Pellican, and separate them in a balmy, the essence of Antimonie stayeth in the bot∣tom, which reneweth unto mans body all his strength: The dose of it is gr. iii. in

Baulm water, or Celandine water, or in good wine.

It cureth leprosie, and many other al∣most incurable diseases by insensibility; all diseases are cured thereby radically, and whatever distempers the body, more then any other mysterious medicines, and brin∣geth Microcosme to a most perfect health.