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LIX. On the nature of Mercury or Quicksilver. original: "Argenti uiui" 103
LX. On the nature of Marcasite, Magnesia, and Tutty. Tutty is a historical term for zinc oxide collected from the flues of smelting furnaces. 105
LXI. On the nature of the Sun or Gold. 106
LXII. On the nature of the Moon or Silver. 108
LXIII. On the nature of Mars or Iron. Also on the effects of sulfur and Mercury, and on the causes of corruption and perfection. 109
LXIIII. On the nature of Venus or Copper. 111
LXV. On the nature of Jupiter or Tin. 114
LXVI. On the nature of Saturn or Lead. 117
In the second part, concerning medicines and the necessity of perfection etc., the following are contained.
LXVII. That for each imperfect body, and likewise for Quicksilver, there must necessarily be a twofold medicine: namely, one for the white the "albedo" or silver-making stage and another for the red the "rubedo" or gold-making stage, though we are excused from all these by a single, most perfect medicine. 120
LXVIII. That for each of the imperfect bodies, its own preparation must be applied. 122
LXIX. That the defect of imperfect metals must be supplied by medicine, while the superfluous must be removed by preparation. 124
LXX. On the preparation of Saturn and Jupiter. Lead and Tin 125
LXXI. On the preparation of Venus. Copper 128
LXXII. On the preparation of Mars. Iron 129
LXXIII. On the cleansing of Quicksilver. 130
LXXIIII. That the most perfect medicine must necessarily bring five different properties: namely, purity, color, fusion, permanence, and weight; from which a conjecture must be made as to what things it may be drawn. 131
LXX V. On the preparations of medicine to be applied, so that it may acquire the required differences of properties. 132
LXX VI. On the differences of medicines: namely, that some are of the first order, some of the second, and some of the third. 133
LXX VII. On medicines of the first order for whitening Venus. Turning copper into a silver-like state 135
LXX VIII. On medicines for whitening Mars. 137
LXX IX. On medicines for turning the Moon yellow. original: "citrinantibus"; the process of "citrinitas" or yellowing, a step toward gold 138
LXXX. On the differences of properties in medicines of the second order. 141
LXXXI. On the Lunar and Solar medicine for imperfect bodies. 142
LXXXII. On the medicine for coagulating Quicksilver. 144
LXXXIII. How an entry original: "ingressio"; the ability of the medicine to penetrate the metal may be procured for medicines through art. 145
LXXXIIII. On the medicine of the third order in general. 146
LXXXV. On the Lunar medicine of the third order. 147
LXXXVI. On the Solar medicine of the third order. 148