ted into One, and perfectly
equallized, clear as Crystal,
compact, and most ponderous, as
fluid in fire, as Rosin, and before
the flight of Mercury, as Wax
flowing, yet without fume, entring
and penetrating, solid and
close bodies, as Oyl, Paper; resolvable
in every Liquor, melting,
and commiscible therewith; brittle
as Glass, in Powder, of the
colour of Saffron, but in the intire
Mass, like a blushing Rubie;
(which Redness is a sign of perfect
Fixation, and fixed Perfection)
permanently Colouring, or Tinging;
in all Examens whatsoever,
even of Sulphur adurtive, and
in Tryals of corroding Waters,
and in the most vehement persecution
of Fire, fixed, alwayes during,
and unburnable; permanent as the
Salamander, &c.

The same.

The Stone of Philosophers in
the greater World, is in the parts
thereof, fermented; by reason of
the Ferment, it transforms it self
into whatsoever it will &c.
Hence you may learn the reason,
why Philosophers on their Azoth imposed
the name of Mercury which
adheres to bodies, &c.

The same.

It is fermented with Metals, viz,
the White existant in the highest
Whiteness, with pure Silver for
the White; but the Sanguineous
Stone, with Gold Obrizon for
the Red. And this is the Work
of three dayes, &c.

HELMONT, Of Eternal Life

For I have oftentimes seen it,
and with, my hands handled the
same, &c. See in the same place
further. Then I projected this
quarter of one Grane, wrapt up in
Paper, upon eight Ounces of Argentvive,
hot in a Crucible, and immediately
the whole Hydrargyry,
with some little noise ceased to
flow, and remained congealed like
yellow Wax: after fusion thereof,
by blowing the bellows, there
were found eight Ounces of Gold,
wanting eleven Grane. Therefore,
one Grane of this Powder,
transmutes 19186 equal parts of
Argentvive, into the best Gold.

Within the Earth, the aforesaid
Powder is found, or what is in a
sort like thereunto, which transmutes
almost an infinite Mass of
impure Metal into perfect Gold, by
uniting the same to it self, it defends
from Rust, and AErugo, from