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provokes Urine, and is profitable in the Gout. Outwardly applied to old corrosive Wounds, which have their
Operation from Mars, it purifies them. Also this Spirit of the Salt of Antimony purifies the whole Blood, as the Salt
of Gold doth. And although, in healing very many other Diseases it may be profitably applied, yet it is not so
perfect, as the above described red Oil of Antimony, in which its Sulphur is deduced to the highest, purified and
separated, as I said; therefore I forbear to speak more of this.
Now, since I have treated of the Sulphur and Salt of Antimony, and shewed how they may be reduced into Oil and
Spirit, to be subservient to Medicine; I here treating further, purpose to speak of its Mercury also, and to manifest
what Medicine lies absconded, and as it were buried in it.
[MERCURY LIVING EXTRACTED FROM ANTIMONY]
Take the Regulus of Antimony, made in such manner, as I above taught, eight Parts. Salt of Humane Urine clarified
and sublimed, one Part. Sal-Armoniack one Part: and one Part of Salt of Tartar. Mix all the Salts together in a Glass,
and having poured on strong Wine- Vinegar, lute it with the Luting of Sapience, and digest the Salts with the
Vinegar for an entire Month in convenient Heat; afterward put all into a Cucurbit, and in Ashes distill off the
Vinegar, that the Salts may remain dry. These dry Salts mix with three Parts of Venetian Earth, and by Retort distil
the Mixture with strong Fire, and you will have a wonderful Spirit. This Spirit pour upon the aforesaid Regulus of
Antimony reduced to a Powder, and set the whole in putrefaction for two Months. Then gently distil the Vinegar
from it, and with what remains mix a fourfold weight of the filings of Steel, and with violent Fire distil by Retort:
then the Spirit of Salt, which passeth out, carries over with itself the Mercury of Antimony in the Species of Fume.
Wherefore in this Operation you must apply a great Recipient with a large quantity of Water in it, so doing, the
Spirit of Salt will be mixed with the Water, but the Mercury collected in the Bottom of the Glass into true living
Mercury.*
*What were Arcanum s in the times of Basilius, are now in our times but vulgar Chymical Works. How often shall
we find any One, who numbers himself among true Chymists, that is ignorant of the way of making Mercury of
Antimony? either in this manner, as Basilius teacheth, or in another. For various Artificers have now invented
various Methods, and every One useth that, he best approves of.
Behold, O Lover of Art, I have showed you, how of Antimony may be made running Mercury, which very many
have so long, and in so many Parts of the World sought; and how we may use this Mercury with praise in Medicine,
I will here discover and set down in Writing.
[MERCURY OF ANTIMONY, ITS MEDICINAL PREPARATION AND USE] Take in the Name of the Lord, of
this Mercury one Part, express it through a Skin, and pour on it of red Oil of Vitriol highly rectified, four Parts.
Extract the Oyl, and the Spirits of the Oyl will remain with the Mercury: Force it with vehement Fire, and somewhat
will be sublimed. Thus Sublimate again put down upon the Earth in the Bottom. Then pour on other Oil, of the same
weight as before, and repeat this labour a third time. The fourth time, put the Sublimate which ascends with the
Earth, and grind both together, and the whole will be clear and pure, like a Speculum or Crystal. Put this into a
Circulatory, and pour on it a like weight of Oil of Vitriol, and thrice so much Spirit of Wine. Circulate until
Separation be made, and at length the Mercury resolve itself into Oyl, and float about like Oil Olive. When you see
this, separate this Oil from the other Liquor, and put it into a Circulatory, and there pour on strong distilled Vinegar,
and permit it so to rest foro about twenty Days. Then this Oil again acquires its own Gravity, and settles to the
Bottom; and whatsoever Veneosity was in it, remains in the Vinegar, which will be tenebrous and altogether
confused.*
*There is no need of Torches at Noon Day, nor or of Commentaries in so perspicuous a Description, by which
Basilius teacheth to make the Mercury of Antimony. Begin leisurely, give heed to all particulars, and your Work
shall never deceive you. Lest I should darken the Author, I desist from Commenting; but add, that I doubt not, but
that this Mercury will manifest wonderful Effects in the Humane Body: Yet I have not experienced its Virtues for the
health of Animals, therefore my Commentaries must not exceed my Experience.
But in the Emendation of Metals, it shows itself to be endued with singular Virtues. For I say, and clearly affirm, he
that can bring this Oil here described by Basilius, to the state of a fixed Stone, may glory that he aht a fixed
Tincture, only inferior to the one only King of Kings, the Great Stone of Philosophers. When thou hast proceeded
thus far, O Lover of Chymistry, go not back, nor take off thy hand from the Plough: but go on chearfully, perhaps in
so great a Grove.
The Golden Branch, with Leaves and Twigs of Gold
Will shew itself to Thee.
[OIL OF THE MERCURY OF ANTIMONY]
This is a great Arcanum, and seems repugnant to Nature, that this Oil should first swim, and afterward being
rendered more ponderous, settle to the Bottom. But consider, the Oil of Vitriol is also heavy, yet when the Mercury
in its Separation is not altogether pure, it stands above it; but when the impure Lightness is taken from it by Vinegar,
because the Vinegar assumes that, then the Oyl receives its just weight, becomes compact, and settles to the Bottom.
This is the Oyl of the Mercury of Antimony, which is the fourth Column of Medicine.
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