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Frankenberg, Abraham von, 1593-1652; Rebentrost, David, 1614-1703; Keiling, Georg, ca. 17. Jh. · 1718

For our Materia matter has everything within itself that it needs for its preparation, and has no need of any foreign thing, except for the help of the artist who handles it according to nature. Then you will obtain a ☿ currentem running/fluid mercury in water. You can make the 🜍 Sulfur when you take the Corpus body that remained in the retort after you drew over the Spiritum spirit, or that which remained in the flask, and put it either into a retort or, which is better, into an earthen Laborium vessel, set a glass helm upon it, and give strong 🜂 fire; thus beautiful, delicate white Flores flowers like snow or wool will rise in considerable quantity into the helm or into the receiver of the retort, and also attach themselves in the neck of the retort. You must take them out and collect them continuously until no more rise. You can also well obtain beautiful yellow, red, and black Flores flowers, but the white ones are the best. Such Sublimat sublimed flowers or 🜍 Sulfur, you must diligently clean; therefore, with filed ☽ Silver or ☽ Silver lime precipitated with salt water, Sublim sublime them once or 7 times, and they will rise up completely pure and transparent like a beautiful crystal, and Sublim sublime the ☽ Silver with them. Keep this purification secret, for it is one of the greatest secrets, and you can get your efforts and costs richly rewarded from such flowers and white lily juice. Just so can you bring them into fine 🜂 fire with ☉ Gold, or sublime its Calce lime/calcined powder; it is even much better. You must also not forget the salt, and prepare it thus: pour onto the ☉ Gold