Cheiragogia heliana.: A manuduction to the philosopher's magical gold: out of which profound, and subtile discourse; two of the particullar tinctures, that of Saturn and Jupiter conflate; and of Jupiter single, are recommended as short and profitable works, by the restorer of it to the light. To which is added; Antron Mitras; Zoroaster's cave: or, An intellectuall echo, &c. Together with the famous Catholic epistle of John Pontanus upon the minerall fire. / By Geo. Thor. Astromagus.

The Number of the Components of the Magical Stone. ECHO. IV.

OF Sol and Luna thou mayst make the perfect med'cin without Separation of the Elements, without labour, without fear without danger; they need a long

time, but they are safe. Isaacus Flander. lib. 2. mineral.

The Ancients labour'd in the Almagama∣tion of Sol & Luna, which is indeed the most perfect worke, and the Care little. Idem ibidem.

Mercury alone perfects the works, in it we find all that we need, to it we adde no∣thing extraneous. Sol and Luna are not Ex∣traneous to one another, because they in the beginning of the work are reduced into their first Nature (that is, Mercury), therefore from It they took their beginning.

Divus Thom: Aquinas cap 3.

Wherefore I counsell you my friends, that you work not on any thing but Sol and Luna, reducing them into their first matter, that is, Our Sulphur and Argent vive. Lullii Codicillus.

Of Sol vulgar, & Luna vulgar, both Solute there is a preparation of Mercury vulgar. Of those Three without any other Species, the Physic-Stone is generated, and of no o∣ther can it be made by the Wit of Nature. Incertus. Incipiens. Desidrrabile.

The difference betwixt the Solar and the Lunar Tincture is This: The Solar contains Solar Sulphur; The Lunar, Lunar Sulph∣ur, Albertus Magnus.

The Stone is one: Yet This one, is not one in Number, but in kind.

Scala Philosoph.

Rebis is the first part of the work; Elixir the Second; Tincture the Third; and Medi∣cin the fourth. Therefore it appears, That to Azoth Elixir is required, because Elixir in this work precedes Azoth; For from Elixir, Azoth is extracted. But Azoth is that which is extracted by our Mercury from the bodyes dissolved; and That is counted the Maturer, Desiderabile. 169.

Elixir is no other then the body resolved into Mercurial Water, after which resolu∣tion Azoth is extracted out of it, that is, a Spirituous Animated Essence. Idem.

In one Thing for speices, and Two Indivi∣duals It consists and is perfected, first to White, then to Red, finally by increasing the the fire.

Petrus Valentiae.

In the first Regimen, set the Crude and pure Elements upon an Easie fire, that they may be mingled and joyn'd together; govern them so that they may be desiccate, or dried, and all be black; from which blacknesse an Occult Whitnesse is drawn, & afterwards a Redness by decoction. And when it is in the perfect White, it is in Dust Impalpable.

Zininus. p. 68.

The Generation of Metalls and the Phi∣losophers stone is to conjoyn proper prin∣ciples: videlicet, Man with Woman, Active

with a Pssive, Sulphur with Mercury, that so Generation may ensue Corruption. Ar∣gent Vive is the Recipient of the Form, and Gold the very Philosophers Stone,

Saturninus. pag 71.

The whole work consists in Sol, Luna, and Mercury. Tersim. pagin: 103. Gold and Sil∣ver are Metalls, out of which the Golden and Silver Elixirs are made.

Tauladan Pag. 184.

Tinge with Gold, and Silver: because Gold gives the Golden; and Silver, the Silver Na∣ture and Colour.

Richardus Anglicus.

It is necessary that the Stone before it be made Elixir, be extracted from the Nature of Two bodyes. Monachus. The fire ought to be very soft, till the Spirit be separated from the Body, ascending into black clouds above the body: By a Spirit Crude, a spirit Digested is Extracted from the body dissol∣ved.

Idem pag. 167.

Take the Stone Suspended upon the Sea, his name is Victor; with him slay the living, and enliven the slain; for in his power are Death, and Life.

Incognitus qui incipit Exemplum Scientiae.

Our Mercury is drawn from the Calx of Metalls by putrefaction, till the Compound

put off one nature, and put on another. And so by such Operations, is made the Mercury of the Philosophers.

Jacobus de Sancto Saturnino.