The Ripley Scroll (c. 1450) - Page 3

⚠The manuscript shows significant signs of age, including fading of the red ink and some smudging of the black ink. The script is an early modern secretary hand with standard alchemical abbreviations.

The Sun is too high to gather,
And of the Moon, it is also so;
The which Sun is born there too,
The first with his father.
The Sun and Moon first,
Nature and natural original: "Kynde and kyndly" I called them also,
And many more other names,
By him that has a tongue.
And

of course be wise and beware of spirits

On the same side, the light
Of the red gum A term for the solid state of the "Red Elixir" or sulfur is so bright;
And of the Moon, do also,
The white gum is there both too.
The philosophers' sulfur, wise,
The fourth without strife;
Nature and kin original: "Kyndight & kyne" called also,
To many more other names;
Of them there is a devourer.
EH

mercury
Spirit And Spirit original: "Spre"
Sun original: "Sol"
Moon original: "Luna"

Spirit And

Imbibing The process of a solid absorbing a liquid; soaking
Imbibing

Sun Moon

Imbibing
Imbibing

White Salt
Red Salt

Spirit And