The Art of Gold-making

...afterward a perfect and clear whiteness original: "albedo," the second major stage of the alchemical work will appear, like the star of Diana original: "stella Dianae," a poetic name for silver or the moon; and it will be a perfect medicine for Silver original: "ad Lunam," literally "to the Moon" over Mercury and imperfect bodies base metals like lead or tin infinitely. Furthermore, by adding one light increasing the heat of the furnace, it must be nourished for the space of thirty days with three lights, and there will appear a most intensely red medicine in the manner of Scarlet original: "Scarlati", and it will be a perfect medicine for Gold original: "ad rubeum," literally "to the red" over Mercury and imperfect bodies forever and infinitely, by the favor of Christ, thanks be to God.

Proposition XI.

Every medicine that cannot multiply itself infinitely is not the intent of the work of the greater order the "Great Work" or "Magnum Opus," the ultimate goal of alchemy. From this it is chiefly gathered that the multiplication of this work is one part of the aforementioned medicine: for the redness, the aforementioned vessel should be placed with twelve parts referring to proportions of the substance or "projections" with the fire of three lights for fifteen days, and it will arrive at the ultimate redness, and it will be a perfect Red Elixir: "Elyxir," the transformative substance that perfects metals, and thus you can multiply it infinitely.

Proposition XII.

Whatever exceeds the value of one un-