The Metallic Orchard

[...seeds] The text begins mid-word with "-men," completing "Samen" (seeds) from the previous page of those metals to be found, and to be able to use them; However, the merciful GOD has, in His grace, heard my poor prayer at the right time, and let me see and harvest the beginning of all metals; so that I now thoroughly know from what, and how, all minerals original Latin: mineralia grow, generate original Latin: generiren, and multiply.

The prime matter original Latin: prima materia; the fundamental substance from which all matter originates of metals, like all other created things, has its beginning from and out of the elements, just like plants original Latin: Vegetabilia and minerals original Latin: Mineralia; it is a fiery, slimy water from which Nature must form original Latin: formiren and bring forth every thing; the only difference is that Nature always applies original Latin: adhibiren more of certain elements, such as fire or water, to one thing than it uses for others. For plants original Latin: Vegetabilia are different; they do not have as much sulfur and fixed salt original Latin: Sulphur, ac Sal fixum; in alchemy, sulfur represents soul/combustibility and salt represents the physical body/stability as animals original Latin: Animalia, but rather the element of water predominates in them; therefore they grow and ripen sooner, but also perish sooner,