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"Mirror of Alchimy" composed by the thrice-famous and learned fryer, Roger Bachon, sometimes fellow of Martin Colledge: and afterwards of Brasen-nose Colledge in Oxenforde.; London. Printed by Thomas Creede for Richard Olive. 1597. 63 pages. (MIRRORALCHIMY: .doc, .pdf)
Table of Contents:
The Mirror of Alchimy. p.1
Preface. p.2
CHAP. I. Of the Definitions of Alchimy. p.3
CHAP. II. Of the naturall principles, and procreation of Minerals. p.4
CHAP. III. Out of what things the matter of Elixir must be more nearly extracted. p.6
CHAP. IIII. of the manner of working, and of moderating, and continuing the fire. p.10
CHAP. V. Of the qualitie of the Vessell and Furnace. p.12
CHAP. VI. Of the accidental and essential colours appearing in the work. p.14
CHAP. VII. How to make projection af the medicine upon any imperfect body. p.16
"The Smaragdine Table of Hermes, Trismegistus of Alchimy", p.18
"A briefe Commentarie of Hortulanus the Philosopher, upon the Smaragdine Table of Hermes of Alchimy", p.20
The Preface. p.20
CHAP. I. That the Art of Alchimy is true and certaine. p.21
CHAP. II. That the Stone must be diuided into two parts. p.21
CHAP. III. That the Stone hath in it the foure Elements. p.22
CHAP. IIII. That the Stone hath Father and Mother, to wit, the Sun and Moon. p.22
CHAP. V. That the coniunction of the parts of the stone is called Conception. p.23
CHAP. VI. That the Stone is perfect, if the Soule be fixt in the bodie. p.23
CHAP. VII. Of the mundification and cleansing of the stone. p.24
CHAP. VIII. That the unfixed part of the Stone should exceed the fixed, and list it up. p.25
CHAP. IX. How the volatile Stone may againe be fixed. p.25
CHAP X. Of the fruit of the Art, and efficacie of the Stone. p.26
CHAP. XI. That this worke imitateth the Creation of the worlde. p.26
CHAP. XII. An enigmaticall insinuation what the matter of the Stone shoulde be. p.27
CHAP. XIII. Why the Stone is said to be perfect. p.27
"The Booke of the Secrets of Alchimie", composed by Galid the sonne of Iazich, translated out of Hebrew into Arabick, and out of Arabick into Latine, and out of Latin into English, p.28
The Preface of the difficultie of the Art. p.28
CHAP I. Of the foure Masteries, or principall works of the Art, to wit, solution, congelation, albification, and rubification. p.32
CHAP. II. Of the things and instruments necessarie and fit for this worke. p.36
CHAP. III. Of the nature of things appertaining to this worke. p.36
CHAP. IIII. Of Decoction, and the effect thereof. p.37
CHAP. V. Of Subtiliation, Solution, Coagulation, and commistion of the Stone, and of their cause and end. p.37
CHAP. VI. The manner how to fixe the Spirit. p.40
CHAP. VII. Of the Decoction, Contrition, and washing of the stone. p.40
CHAP. VIII. Of the quantitie of the Fire, and of the commoditie and discommoditie of it. p.41
CHAP IX. Of the Separation of the Elements of the Stone. p.41
CHAP. X. Of the nature of the Stone, and his birth. p.42
CHAP. XI. Of the commistion of the Elements that were seperated. p.43
CHAP. XII. Of the solution of the Stone compounded. p.45
CHAP. XIII, Of the coagulation of the Stone dissolued. p.46
CHAP XIIII. That there is but one Stone, and of his nature. p.46
CHAP. XV. The manner how to make the Stone white. p.47
CHAP. XVI. The conversion of the foresaid Stone into red. p.49
"An excellent discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of Art and Nature", written by the famous Frier Roger Bacon. p.50