Natural Magic

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...to compose a peach from a peach tree and a nectarine. original: "è Perſico, & nuciperſico." In early modern botany, "Persicum" refers to the peach. 33
To produce a peach without a pit. 35
~ Physical ligatures. original: "Phiſicæ ligaturæ." These were magical or medicinal charms tied to the body to produce an effect. 129
The battle of Phoebus and Python. A mythological reference to Apollo slaying the serpent Python, likely used here as an allegory or a specific stage in a process. 111
Things that make hair grow quickly. 60

Fish fried in paper. 57
Lead and its medicines. In an alchemical context, "medicines" refers to substances used to treat or transform the metal. 104
To tint lead into gold. 104
To turn lead into lime. original: "in calcem vertere," referring to the process of calcination where a metal is heated to a powder. 95
To turn lead into tin. 105
Apples remaining on the tree for a long time. 45
Apples made red by artifice. 54
Apples remaining fresh for a long time. 44
That apples may come out red through grafting. 42
A sleep-inducing apple. 71
Illusions performed by means of lamp-wicks. 64

Purgative and sleep-inducing plums. 43
Depilatories. original: "Pſilothra," a term for hair-removal pastes. 59
A chicken bred from a wood pigeon and a hen. 77
A chicken born with four wings and four feet. 78
— Gunpowder performing wonders in instruments of war. original: "Puluis pyrius." 50
Pomegranates becoming sweet. 37
A rose dyed in various colors. 41
Roses and jasmines becoming yellow. 40
Roses and lilies kept fresh. 44
A sapphire, when suspended, cools internal fevers. 130
Sheets of paper moving position without being touched. 58
The selenite stone, when suspended, influences the lunar cycle. original: "Selenites lapis," a stone traditionally associated with the moon. 130
Simple medicines should be worked and prepared at fixed times. original: "Simplicia," referring to medicinal herbs used individually rather than in a compound. 21
Preparations of simple medicines. s 26
The regions of simple medicines to be considered. 22
How enamel is commonly fashioned. original: "Smaltum," a blue glass used in ceramics and art. 340
Various virtues of the emerald. 330
Cosmetics for women. original: "Smegmata," specifically referring to cleansing soaps or skin-beautifying pastes. 60
~ A method for inducing pleasant dreams. 84
Sleep-inducing medicines. 70