Preface.

demonstrated as most probable; as well as the universal medicine Also known as the Panacea, a legendary substance believed by alchemists to cure all diseases and prolong life. and other alleged alchemical feats are discussed, published by TARSANDER, or Master Georg Wilhelm Wegner, Pastor at Germendorf and Roßheim, in the year 1744.

And we ought, by rights, to refute these follies and slanders, and show how erroneous, perverse, false, and unfounded their claims are. However, since so many writings already exist by true possessors of the Stone of the Wise, as well as others who were eyewitnesses to the many projections original: "projectionem." The final stage of the alchemical process where the Philosopher's Stone is "projected" or cast onto molten base metal to transform it into gold or silver. and metal transformations that have occurred in Europe for many centuries, these dark gentlemen shall not be worthy of any further refutation.

But since we have directed our present work toward the Subject of Water original: "Subjectum des Wassers." In alchemy, this rarely refers to common water, but rather the "Philosophical Water" or "Mercurial Water"—the foundational substance or "First Matter" used to create the Philosopher's Stone., and have proven in our thesis original: "in Thesi." that this is the one and only thing of which the Wise speak with such high praise,