Book of Truth and the Philosophers — 1664 German MS

pounded, so the whole bottom of the Alchemical vessel
cooks in a deep pan, until the Salt 🜔
dissolves into Salt 🜔 into oil. This...
Furthermore, put a bit of
figs possibly a technical term for a specific residue or "feces" in the receiver.
The chemists call this first oil the A. likely Arcanum,
the Sulfur 🜍. And this first oil, take
as the Earth. And it is the first
free medicine, and the second oil;
it is a treasure in alchemy, because
it has been sought for so long, but which degree
was not found, because this
is dry; they have not struck the
right great moisture of the
solution.

Recipe: This dry Earth, or
matter; crush it small, then
[mix] it with distilled wine and water.
Rub the body with it, then it will
improve the skin beautifully. And where
the swollen blisters [occur], it
makes beautiful white hands, and

removes all kinds of bad pustules on
the face, and makes tremors vanish.
Bad, shameless wounds. Salt-oil 🜔 or
all [others], and all kinds of spots, it makes
beautiful white skin, etc. It drives away the
wrinkles in the face and makes a young
appearance. It is a good medicine if
one drinks 3 or 4 drops in wine or
other food; it
induces appetite and strengthens
the stomach and the Womb Mutter.

The chemists also hold this oil
in high regard when they fix solidify the Antimony 🜇
by placing it therein.
It becomes hard and
fixed in two hours. And this is
the right art to make this oil.
There are many lies told about it, as the alchemists
do and carry out.