A New Light of Alchymie: Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.Sedziwój, Michal
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A New Light of Alchymie: Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.
Sedziwój, Michal
Alchemy -- Early works to 1800; Sulfur
_Cabela_, or _Cabalia_ is a most secret science, which is said to be
delivered by divine inspiration, together with the law of _Moses_, the
_Hebrew Rabbies_ asserting the same. The _Persians_ were most diligent
seekers of this Art, being also professors of the same, as appears by
their calling of their wise men. They call their Priests wise men, and
most skilfull of all secrets, such as were those three that came to
Christ out of the East to worship him, and not Kings, as the ignorant
vulgar think them to be. It was not set down in writing, but delivered
by word of mouth. Now after a while superstitious men, a kind of apes,
began to spatter it with their pen, so that at last it is degenerated
into monstrous superstition; by which means also Magick, which is the
true wisdome that is received by divine inspiration, is accounted in
these times Necromancy, and Nigromancy, so that it is an offence to
be a wise man, and hee that professeth it openly shall cast himselfe
into danger. But to teach the foolishnesse of Infidels publickly is
commendable, and a gift of singular wisdome, and no man is judged wise,
but hee that is the greatest foole.
_Caballi_, or _Cabales_ are ghosts, and Astrall stars of men that dyed
before their time.
_Calcedonium tartarum_ is an offensive matter in mans body, which comes
by reason of the defect of the expulsive faculty in not expelling what
is separated.
_Cafa_ is Champhir.
_Calcanthum_ is Vitriall.
_Calcinatum majus_ is called all that which is made sweet by the
Spagiricall art, which of its own nature was not so, as the sweetnesse
of Mercury, of Lead, of Salt or the like, which also is called their
soul, and doth quickly consolidate any wound.
_Calcinatum minus_ is all that which is natural sweet, and is very
healing, as Sugar, Manna, Honey of the Wood, Nostock and the like.
_Calcitis_ is a stone out of which brasse is boiled.
_Caleruth_ is a signe of a desire to the first _perpetuum_, as when any
thing desires to return into its first matter from whence it had its
originall.
_Callena_ is a kind of Saltpetre.
_Calliette_ are yellow mushromes upon Juniper trees.
_Calx Iovis_ is spirit of Tin.
_Calx lignorum_ is the ashes of Wood.
_Calx Luna_ is the Azure flower of Silver.
_Calx Martis_ is Crocus of Steel or Iron.
_Calx Mercurii_ is precipitated Mercury.
_Calx Solis_ is calcined Gold.
_Calx peregrinorum_ is Tartar.
_Calx permanens_ or _fixa_, is an incombustible matter.
_Calx Saturni_ is Minium.
_Calx Veneris_ is Verdegrease.
_Cambuca_ is an aposteme, or ulcer in the groin.
_Caput corvi_ is Antimony.
_Caput mortuum_ is the feces remaining after distillation, and
sublimation.
_Carbones cœli_ are the stars.
_Carbunculus_ is an aposteme, or pestilent ulcer.
_Cardonium_ is a medicinable Wine made of Hearbs.
_Carena_ is the twentyeth part of a drop.
_Caseus præparatus_ is the viscous residency remaining in the bottome
of the milke that runnes out of the cheese.
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