Conclusiones

First published under the auspices of Benedictus Figulus in his 'Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels,' in 1608 (a translation of which work was edited and introduced by Mr. Arthur Edward Waite in the latter part of the last century).

"Selected Chemical Universal and Particular Processes," which Baron Von RUESENSTEIN Learned on His two Journeys with six Adepts: Gualdo, Schulz, Fauermann, Koller, Fornegg and Monte Schider. Frankfurt and Leipzig, (Peter Conrad Monath) 1754. And now translated from the German: 1988. R.A.M.S. 1989. 136 pages.

(RUESENSTEIN: _original.PDF) Table of Contents:

Foreward. p.3

From the Manuscripts of Alexius, Baron of Ruesenstein. Extract from the First Part. His Own Process. p.7

Another Method of Doing the Same Thing. p.8 Schulz's Process. p.9

Ruesenstein's Process, Learned from His Father. p.11 This Belongs to Schulz's Process. p.12

Ruesenstein's oleum Vitrioli, to be included in the above Process. p.12 A certain Burgher's Own Procedure. p.13

A True Particular. p.14

There now follow an Explanation of the Coats of Arms which are to be Found in a Church in Labach, where the Art is hidden and can be Learned. p.15

A Process also found among Herr Baron Von Ruesenstein's Writings, which is said to come from an Abbey. p.16

How to make the Red Elixir. p.19

On the Elixir;s Great Virtues in Illness and the Maintenance of Good Health. p.20 Tinctura Ex Sulphur Solis, or Sun-Dust. p.20

UNiversale Guslde ex Stercore & Urina Aalium Iron & Gold & Mercury. p.21 Menstruum ad Tincturam ex Mari. p.23

Particulare cum Augmento Peretuo ex Virtiolo. p.25 Particularis Tinctura ex Arsenic. p.26

Another One of Ruesenstein's. p.26 Schulz tells Another. p.27

Another One. p.27

Another, told by Gualdus. p.28

Particulare cum Arsenic ad Copper in Silver. p.28

Extract from two little books which the 5 Adepts gave to Baron von Ruesenstein. p.30 A true Fixatio Mercurii and Transmutatio Copper in Lunam. p.32

Gradatio Lunae Fixae. p.32

There now follows a description of Ruesenstein's Portrait. p.34

Now Ruesenstein tells how the five Adepts came to him and what sort of conversations they had together. p.35

The Author's Tale continues. How he went to Salzburg and Vienna with the 5 Adepts, and how finally, he came home with them again. p.50

Another one told by a Silver Miner. p.52 Another Particular. p.76

Fauermann's Conversation about the Lapis or Tincture. p.77

The Preparation of the Best and Finest Menstruui made from the Shower or Rainwater from a Thunderstorm. p.78

A Tincture from Chaos. p.79 Ruesenstein's Chaos. p.82

A Compendium of Various Wonderful conversations these 6 Adepts had about Alchemy over a period of eight days. p.84

The Work with Mercurio. p.84

A Particular Collei ex min. Solis & Menstruo. p.85 Process using Mercury. p.86

A Farmer's Universal using the Minera Lead. p.88 Another particular of this Farmer. p.90

Philaletha's Particular made of mercury and Sulphur. p.90 A Particular Philalethae. p.93

Another Particular. p.96

Monte Schider's Particular ex Vitriol Albo. p.97 Another Particular ex Eodem. p.98

A Brief Particular. p.99

A Particular cum Spiritu Mercurii. p.100

particulare ex oleum Feu Spiritu Mercurii. p.100

A Quick Tincture cum Mentruo ex water Pluv. Tonitr. & Grandine. p.104

A Particular ex Antimony & Lumbricis una gutta ad 1 Pound mercury vel lead, which Ruesenstein was sent in a letter. p.105

Arcanum ad Gold putas, ex Urine & Gold. p.106 Oleum Vitriol, 3 drops in all circumstances. p.106

Particulare ex Antimony & min. Solis cum menstruo ex Stercore humano. p.107 Compendium referring to the Chemical processes described until now. p.108 Universal Tincture ex Terra Cemetern. p.108

Tincture made from the Philosophical water or May dew. p.110 Tincture ex Terra Philos. p.112

Tinctura Gualdi. p.114

Tinctura ex Stercore Humano. p.115 Another Tincture, p,117

Particulare ex Copper, Iron & Gold. p.118 Particular ex Mercury triturando. p.120 Another particular. p.121

Another Work. p.122 Another Particular. p.123

A Particular or refining Powder. p.124

How the metals are prepared for these works. p.124

Extract from the Conversations of Baron von Ruesenstein and the Adepts on another Journey. p.125 The Round Root, a Universal medicine. p.125

The Tincture for 14 Parts. p.125

A Particulae: One Part for 8 parts. p.126

Menstruum ex Vegetabilibus & Stercoribus. p.128 One of Gualdus's particulars. p.129

Tinctura Univasalis. p.130

Universale ex Water maris Nostri of Herr Fornegg. p.131 The best universal method ex Water & Terra. p.132

Oil of Vitriol, which also belings to Ruesenstein's process. p.133

Particulae 1 Lot ad 8 Lot silver in Gold ex Mercury, Iron, Sulphur and Gold. p.134 A Tincture ex Salivae menstruo. p.135

The preparation of Salt from the Earth dug up by Moles. p.135

"Sanguis Naturae" by Christoph Brummet. Or, "A Manifest Declaration of the Sanguine and Solar Congealed Liquor of Nature." Londin 1696. British Musuem MS Slone no. 2037. R.A.M.S. 1981. 91 pages. (SANGUIS: .doc, .pdf, .jpg) E

Table of Contents:

To the Courteous Reader. p.2 Chapter I. p.2

Chapter II. p.3 Chapter III. p.9 Chapter IV. p.17 Praxis. p.21

Chapter V. p.23 Chapter VI. p.26 Chapter VII. p.30 Chapter VIII. p.33 Chapter IX. p.35 Book II Chapter I. p.38 The First Praxis. p.39

The Second Praxis with Calx Vive. p.41 The Third Praxis, of Vitriolate tartar. p.42 The Fourth Praxis of the Vitriol of Venus. p.43 The Fifth Praxis of the Salt of Saturn. p.44 The Sixth Praxis. p.45

The Seventh Praxis. p.46

The Praxis of the Glorious Mercury. p.46 The Eigth Praxis of Sugar. p.47

The Ninth Praxis. p.48 Chapter II. p.49

The First Praxis of Mercury. p.50 The Second Praxis of Mars. p.53

The Third Praxis of the Fixed Body. p. 54 The Fourth Praxis of the Green Lyon. p.55 The Fifth Praxis of the glorious Earth. p.56 The Sixth Praxis. p.56

The Seventh Praxis of Cinnabar. p.57 The Eigth Praxis. p.58

Temperate Water. p.59

The Use of the Temperate Water. p.59 The Third Book. p.2

N.N.N. of Lullius. p.18

The Quintessence of the Vlood of Nature or the book called Sanguis Naturae, purged from All Superfluities of Words, that it is became Intelligible by Every Diligent Enquirer. p.21

"Secreta Alchemiae" by Kalid Persica (Kalid ben Jazichi). Written originally in Hebrew, and translated thence into Arabick, and out of Arabick into Latin. Now it being faithfully rendered into English by William Salmon, Professor of Physick. 67 pages. (SECRETA: .doc, .pdf, .jpg)

Table of Contents:

Chapter XXII. Of the difficulties of this Art. p.1

Chapter XXIII. Of the four principal operations, solution, congelations, albification and rubification. p.6 Chapter XXIV. Of the latter two operations, vix. albification and rubification. p.10

Chapter XXV. Of the nature of things appertaining to this work: of decoction, and its effects. p.11 Chapter XXVI. Of subtilization, solution, coagulation and commixion of the stone. p.13

Chapter XXVII. The manner of fixation of the spirit, decoction, trituration and washing. p.16 Chapter XXVIII. Of the fire fit for this work. p.18

Chapter XXIX. Of the separation of the elements. p.20

Chapter XXX. Of the commixion of the elements which were separated. p.23

Chapter XXXI. Of the solution of the stone compounded, and coagulation of the stone dissolved. p.26 Chapter XXXII. That our stone is but one, and of the nature thereof. p.29

Chapter XXXIII. The way and manner how to make the stone both white and red. p.31 Chapter XXXIV. Kalid's secret of secrets, or stone of the philosophers explicated. p.35 Chapter XXXV. A farther explication of this matter. p.41

Chapter XXXVI. The key which opens the mystery of this grand elixir. p.55

"A Revelation of the Secret Spirit" by Giovanni baptista Lambi. Declaring the most concealed secret of ALCHEME. Written first in Latin by and Unknown Author, but explained in Italian by John Baptista Lambye, Venetian. Lately translated into English by R. N. E. Gentleman. London 1623. [Preamble, 8 Chapters] R.A.M.S. 1982. 48 pages. (SECRETSPIRIT: .doc, .pdf, .jpg) E

Table of Contents.

The Preamble to the Exposition of the Secret Spirit. p. 12.

Chapter 1. Wherein it is proved that there is only one thing, out of which the Secret Spirit, or the Philosophers Stone, may be taken. p. 14.

Chapter 2. In which shall be seen, (by means of many Sentences of divers Philosophers) if it can be judged, what thing is this only Thing. p. 16.

Chapter 3. Wherein is proved, that of necessity it behoveth to reduce the body to the first matter, that it may be disposed for the Separation of the Elements. p. 21.

Chapter 4. Where it shall be seen if it be possible, to know what Thing is THIS FIRST MATTER.

Chapter 5. In which is Handled the Separation of the Four Elements, which the Apparitions of that Secret Spirit do Signifie. p. 30.

Chapter 6. In which shall be declared the Fifth Apparition of the Secret Spirit in a Glorified Body. p. 34. Chapter 7. Wherein is shewed the Manner to make the Elixir, or Medicine to conserve the Life of Man. p. 37. Chapter 8. Where are to be handled the divers Workers in this Science. p. 41.

"The Six Keys of Eudoxus" by Eudoxus. 9 pages. (SIXKEYSEUDOXUS: .doc, .pdf) Table of Contents:

THE FIRST KEY. p.1 THE SECOND KEY. p.2 THE THIRD KEY. p.3 THE FOURTH KEY. p.7 THE FIFTH KEY. p.8 THE SIXTH KEY. p.8

"The Art of Spagyric Medicine" by John Pharamund Rhumelius. Containing: A Hermetic Compendium, A Chymical Antidote, & A Chymical Therapeutics. 1662. Translated from French by: Leone Muller. R.A.M.S. 1986. 118 pages. (SPAGYRIC: _original.PDF)

Table of Contents: Preface. p.3 Note. p.5

Table of Contents. p.5 Hermetic Compendium p.8

Chapter I. The true medicine of the ancients. p.8

Chapter II. From where the true medicine is to extracted. p.9 Chapter III. The right knowledge and the origin of all illnesses. p.11 Chapter IV. The real cure and the healing of illnesses in general. p.14 Chapter V. In what way one can cure illnesses, and on medicaments. p.17 Chapter VI. The Universal Medicine and its preparation. p.20

Chapter VII. The Particular way. p.22 Chapter VIII. The best medicaments. p.23

Chapter IX. The right and true preparation of medicaments. p.25 Chapter X. The difference in medicaments. p.27

Chapter XI. The propitious moment for picking the medicinal species. p.28 Chapter XII. Compounded medicaments. p.30

Chapter XIII. " " " p.30

Chapter XIV. Continuation of the preceding chapter. p.32 Chapter XV. How to prepare the universal medicines. p.34 Chapter XVI. The preparation of medicaments. p.36 Chapter XVII. The gold of the philosophers. p.37 Chapter XVIII. How gold has to be prepared. p.39 Chapter XIX. "" p.39

Chapter XX. How to prepare the quintessence of pearls and precious stones. p.42 Chapter XXI. How to prepare the true essence and tincture of corals. p.44

Chapter XXII. How to prepare the Plant Stone. p.46

Chapter XXIII. The Animal Stone. How to prepare it and the Judicious Use one has to make of it. p.47

Chapter XXIV. The Mineral Stone. How and of What it is made. p.48

Chapter XXV. The Phalaia and Asa medicines. How to prepare and use them. p.49 Chapter XXVI. How the plant and animal medicines have to be prepared. p.50 Another Hermetic Compendium p.52

Chapter I. How and from where diseases come. p.52 Chapter II. The cure of diseases. p.54

Chapter III. Paricular medicaments. p.56

Chapter IV. The preparation of medicaments. p.58 Chapter V. The Universal Medicine. p.59

Chapter VI. The Universal Menstruum. p.61 Chapter VII. Medical gold. p.63

Chymical Antidote.

Treatise IV. Tripartite Phalaia. p.64

Chapter I. The medicine Phalaia. p.64

Chapter II. In what points this medicine differs from others. p.65

Chapter III. The kind of Phalaia of which the author wishes to speak. p.66 Chapter IV. Under what aspect the Animal Phalia must present itself. p.68 Chapter V. The use of this Panacea. p.69

Appendix. The triple potable gold. p.70 Treatise VI. The Golden Panacea. p.72

Chapter I. p.74 Chapter II. p.76 Chapter III. p.77 Chapter IV. p.78 Chapter V. p.79 Chapter VI. p.80 Chapter VII. p.81 Chapter VIII. p.83

Treatise VII. The Bird of Hermes.