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
_Cassatum_ is weak, and dead bloud in the veins obstructing the motion
of the good blood.
_Cathimia_ is the spume of Silver.
_Cauda vulpis rubicundi_ is Minium of Lead.
_Cautela_ in Spagiricall art is a certaine kind of industry gotten by a
habit, whereby the professors of the art doe more easily undergoe their
labors, and perfect their operations.
_Cauterium_ is a chirurgicall instrument, which opens the skin with
burning; also it is a medicine that effects the same, but without pain.
_Cedurini_ are dull wits.
_Cementum_ is a dry Corrosion, when any Metalline body is calcined with
salts, or such like drying things.
_Cenigdam_, or _Ceningotam_ is a Chirurgicall instrument wherewith the
_Cranium_ is opened in fits of the Epilepsie.
_Ceniotemium_ is Mercury prepared for the Venereal disease.
_Cerviculæ_ is the spirit made out of the bone which is in the heart of
a Hart.
_Chaomancy_ is an art of presaging by the aire.
_Chaos_, besides the confused, and unshaped matter of all things, is
in _Paracelsus_ taken for the Aire; it is also taken for Illiaste, or
Illiastro.
_Character veneris_ is love, which is in stead of a shield in keeping
off danger.
_Cheiri_ in _Paracelsus_ if it be put absolutely without any adjection,
and if it be spoken of Mineralls, it signifies Quicksilver, if of
Vegetables, Vegetable flowers. But when it is found with an adjection
after this manner, _flos Cheiri_, it signifies the white Elixir made of
silver, as _Flos Anthos_ signifies the red Elixir.
_Cherio_ is the occult accidentall vertue of the externall Elements,
and not the qualities of heat, and cold, and the like.
_Cherionium_ is that in which Nature cannot be altered, as Crystal,
which is so hardened by nature, that it cannot bee melted as that which
is made by Art.
_Cherubin_ is a celestiall vertue, and influence, domination, and power
above all dominations, and powers, proceeding from God, and descending
upon the earth, and upon all men. Of this divine glory _Paracelsus_
speaks largely in the expositions of the Psalms of _David_.
_Cherva_ is _Cataputia_, _i.e._ the Hearb Spurge.
_Chifir Minerale_ is of some interpreted Gold, but I judg it by what
goes before to bee the Sulphur of any Metall.
_Chiromancy_ according to _Paracelsus_ doth not treat of the lineaments
of the hands only, but also of the whole body, and not only of men, but
all naturall things besides.
_Chybur_, or _Cibur_ is Sulphur.
_Chymia_ is the art of Separating pure from impure, and of making
essences.
_Chrysocolla_ is a kind of green earth like Verdegrease.
_Chrysos_ is Gold.
_Chymus_ is Feces.
_Cineritium_ is Ciment of Gold, or Silver, which some call _Regale_.
_Cinificatum_ is the same as _Calcinatum_, _i.e._ burnt to ashes.
_Cist_, or _Kist_, is the quantity of two Gallons of Wine.
_Citrinula_ is a blistering Hearb called Crow-foot.
_Citrinulum_ is a transparent salt, made out of calcined vitriall.
_Citrinulus_ is pale Crystall.
_Claretta_ is the white of Egs.
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