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"Of Natural & Supernatural Things" by Basilius Valentinus. Also of the first tincture, root, and spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed, and augmented. Translated out of high Dutch by Daniel Cable ; London, Printed, and are to be Sold by Moses Pitt at the White Hart in Little Britain, 1671. 105 pages. (SUPERNATURAL: .doc, .pdf) E
Table of Contents:
CHAPTER I. p.3
CHAPTER II. Of the first Tincture and Roots of Metals. p.16
CHAPTER III. Of the Spirit of Mercury. p.21
CHAPTER IV. Of the Spirit of Copper. p.28
CHAPTER V. Of the Spirit and Tincture of Mars. p.37
CHAPTER VI. Of the Spirit of Gold. p.42
CHAPTER VII. Of the Spirit of Silver. p.50
CHAPTER VIII. Of the Soul or Tincture of Tin. p.55
CHAPTER IX. Of the Spirit of Saturn, or Tincture of Lead. p.61
Of the Medicine or Tincture of Antimony,. p.71
Now we come to the Manual Operation. p.73
In the Gout. p.79
In the Leprosie. p.80
In the Apoplexie. p.80
In the Dropsie. p.80
In a Hectick. p.81
In Agues. p.81
In the Plague. p.81
For a prolongation of a healthful Life. p.81
We will now step further to the Oil, and its Power, and shew how by it the Diseases of the impure Bodies of the Metals may be cured. p.82
Its Multiplication. p.83
A Work of Saturn, of Mr. John Isaac Hollandus. p.85
The Preface. p.85
A Work of Saturn. p.85
Example. p.87
Why is it as white as Snow? p.90
Why is it sweet? p.90
What hath God in us, for whose sake he hath created all these wonders, and all these things? p.92
Now, my child, why is Saturn fluxible as Wax? p.93
The second way of preparing the Water of Paradise. p.98
The Oyl was unknown to the Ancients, for my Grandfather with his Companions found it with great labour and length of time. p.100
The Multiplication of the Stone now perfected. p.102
Projection upon Metal. p.106
It's Use in Physick. p.106
Its Use in External Diseases. p.108

whereunto is added Frier Roger Bacon, Of the medicine or tincture of antimony;
Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn; separated as texts in CABLE folder;

and Alex. Van Suchten, Of the Secrets of Antimony, moved to separate text.