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done by attracting os the particles or Atoms of the
fine ( contained in that baser ) into one heap or mass,
that they might not be carryed away by the wings of
the Volatile or baser Metal.
"thus it appears there is a large quantity of Gold, in
Lead, tin, Copper and Silver : and much Silver in tin-,
Copper, and Iron: the proos os this is manisejl by the
sarting say ( as they call1 it J to wit the teji byssrong
waters •> by which you may sind that one pound of Lead
rvill yield neer 3or 4 penny weight of siver % and one os
Cold: One pound os tin will yield something above an
ounce os Silver j and about two penny weight of Gold or
more '■> One pound os Silver will yield about two ounces of
Gold') and Copper about a quarter os the same quantity or
more, &c, but this. is according to the goodness os the
Metals, and the skill os the undertaker i sor by this way
of Separation, what is gotten will never pay the cojl, it re~
maines theresore that we sear oh out some way more prosita-
ble, the which in the sollowing lines-, to the true sons of
Art, we Jhali faithfully present according to- the bess os
ovr kjiowlcdg : But we are bound to be a little the mere
&bfcure,for the sakes os some ingrateful men by whom we
tyow our just meaning^ will be traduced; our skill in Art
abused; and our pcrson s-ught to be rent and dtjlroyed
Jhould we but adventure to be so open as to give them the
clear knowledge thereos Let others search as we have
done, it is jome satisfaclion that the matter here sought
U really in rerum natuia ; the which joyned to the cer-
tainty ofanothers attaining thereof, may give lise to fu-
ture hopes, which as the precurjor os better things may
point at the gveat worrit sels.
IX. The matter or tranfmutation is done by that
great powder, tincture, Elixir, or jlone of the Philoso-
phers, which according to the opinion of ParacelsuSj
and others the mo it learned, we shall signifyinrew
words. :
done by attracting os the particles or Atoms of the
fine ( contained in that baser ) into one heap or mass,
that they might not be carryed away by the wings of
the Volatile or baser Metal.
"thus it appears there is a large quantity of Gold, in
Lead, tin, Copper and Silver : and much Silver in tin-,
Copper, and Iron: the proos os this is manisejl by the
sarting say ( as they call1 it J to wit the teji byssrong
waters •> by which you may sind that one pound of Lead
rvill yield neer 3or 4 penny weight of siver % and one os
Cold: One pound os tin will yield something above an
ounce os Silver j and about two penny weight of Gold or
more '■> One pound os Silver will yield about two ounces of
Gold') and Copper about a quarter os the same quantity or
more, &c, but this. is according to the goodness os the
Metals, and the skill os the undertaker i sor by this way
of Separation, what is gotten will never pay the cojl, it re~
maines theresore that we sear oh out some way more prosita-
ble, the which in the sollowing lines-, to the true sons of
Art, we Jhali faithfully present according to- the bess os
ovr kjiowlcdg : But we are bound to be a little the mere
&bfcure,for the sakes os some ingrateful men by whom we
tyow our just meaning^ will be traduced; our skill in Art
abused; and our pcrson s-ught to be rent and dtjlroyed
Jhould we but adventure to be so open as to give them the
clear knowledge thereos Let others search as we have
done, it is jome satisfaclion that the matter here sought
U really in rerum natuia ; the which joyned to the cer-
tainty ofanothers attaining thereof, may give lise to fu-
ture hopes, which as the precurjor os better things may
point at the gveat worrit sels.
IX. The matter or tranfmutation is done by that
great powder, tincture, Elixir, or jlone of the Philoso-
phers, which according to the opinion of ParacelsuSj
and others the mo it learned, we shall signifyinrew
words. :