JOHN ISAAC HOLLANDUS

The Vegetable Work.

Wherein he gives to the faithful Sons of Doctrine

original: "Filiis doctrinæ," a traditional alchemical term for students or initiates of the craft, detailed instruction in a faithful and truthful

manner / and shows the path traveled by his own

manual labor / in what way from vegetables, such as herbs /

seeds / roots / sugar / honey / etc. the true Philosophical

Quintessence original: "Quinta Essentia," the purest and most concentrated essence of a substance is to be drawn / and

each of them to be perfected to its highest perfection, namely into a

vegetable, wonder-working Medicinal Stone A plant-based version of the Philosopher's Stone, intended for universal healing rather than the transmutation of metals to be

perfected / which may be powerful enough to heal all diseases of the

human body / by whatever names they may be called /

fundamentally / and to prevent them; and to sustain man

in long life / until his ordained goal / in fresh /

ever-young-blooming health. Which description then /

to better understand his other works such as the Mineral Works

original: "opera mineralia", etc. / cannot well

be dispensed with.

Diligently translated into High German from

Dutch manuscripts after exact comparison collation|The process of comparing different versions of a text to ensure accuracy /

and released for public printing / for the use

and service of the untiring investigators

of Nature’s Secrets

By the Son of SENDIVOGIUS Michael Sendivogius (1566–1636) was a world-famous alchemist; the author of this preface claims a spiritual or literal lineage from him,

called J. F. H. S.

Amsterdam /

By JOHANN CASPAR MEYER.

In the Year 1695.