Threefold Secrets,

[...to] shoot original: "schießen." In alchemy, this refers to the process of crystals suddenly forming or "shooting" out of a saturated solution. [into crystals]; the moisture original Latin: "humidum." shall be poured back in, and distilled again, until a skin forms A "skin" or pellicle on the surface of a liquid indicates that it is saturated and ready to crystallize.; then I should let it crystallize. This I shall do for so long until it no longer wishes to crystallize. There remains behind a brown matter The original transcription "Marien" is likely a scribal error for "Materie" (matter/substance)., into which I shall put the salt Represented by the symbol ⊖. again, and the spirit original: "Spiritum." or volatile salt original: "Sal volatile." An airborne, reactive salt (ammonium carbonate) extracted during the process.. Then I shall place it in the Mary’s Bath original: "B. M." or Balneum Mariae. A vessel placed in boiling water to provide gentle, even heat, similar to a double boiler. for one month to putrefy original: "putrificiren." To let the substance break down and ferment through warmth.; afterward, also in the Dew Bath original: "B. Roris" or Balneum Roris. A type of laboratory bath using steam or vapor rather than direct water contact. for one month. Then I shall take it out and first distill original: "distilliren." it gently until the spirit has come over; then I shall distill off the phlegm The watery, flavorless, and medically "dead" part of the liquid. with strong [heat] until it begins to turn brown and [become] stinking; then I shall stop, and pour the spirit back onto it, and shall [proceed] with the...