Chemical Works

...bread to have, you should hide this my Paradise-Table original: "Paradeis-Tafel"; likely referring to the alchemical text, a symbolic diagram, or the "Table of Paradise" containing the secret of the Stone. from all wicked, arrogant, and unjust oppressors of the poor, from the haughty, and from similar unworthy, godless people. Do not let it come into their hands, under penalty of eternal torment and the damnation of your soul—a judgment which GOD has spoken over such people; let this take root in your heart.

Furthermore, there are other ill-mannered minds found among the laboratory workersoriginal: "Laboranten"; in this period, it referred to those who performed the physical, often messy work of chemical distillation and alchemy.: one intends to build great castles, or to bring himself into great favor and high esteem with lords and princes through this art. Another is a braggartoriginal: "Pralhans"; a traditional German term for a boastful person or a "loudmouth." whose work perhaps yields the colors original: "Colores"; the specific sequence of color changes—usually black, white, and red—that indicate the alchemical process is succeeding. so named by the philosophers original: "Philosophis"; the ancient and medieval authorities on alchemy, such as Hermes Trismegistus or Geber.. He rejoices beyond measure and boldly lets it be known that, should he bring his work to a successful conclusion, he intends to go to a potentate among the Lutherans and provide him with so much gold and silver that he might raise a strong army to drive out the Pope and all the monks.