The Ripley Scroll (c. 1450) - Page 8


I shall you tell without lying how with the blood of my sprinkling And Jenuslikely a variant of Janus or a planetary reference is my father And magnesiaa key alchemical substance, not modern magnesium is my mother and azothoriginal: "azocke"; the universal solvent truly is my brother and azurethe blue pigment or the sky for truth is my sister The serpent of Arabia is my name which is lord of all this game that sometime was both wild and bold and now I am both meek and mild	The Sun and the moon with the light have chastised me with well so limereferring to caustic calcination my body is with me buried, both the moon between them, father, was I born As you may see, they do our will and up against me were they nillunwilling the blood of my heart, indeed it brings both joy and bliss and dissolves the very stone and unites them as he has done	Now make we hard that which was light and cause them to be fair of my blood, without doubt pleasure in all the world you see it renews in every place for your sin, have grace I am washed in water over all and gone round like a ball but if you understand this well of your work you shall not miss	Thus for you know by grimeperhaps "grimoire" or "alchemy" that he the salt alchemicaloriginal: "alkyme" marry and name he has full defense and all they are but one nature I must put them in measure? and bring them to the proper temper as near them all both in one look, here is the philosopher's stone


I shall you tell without lying how with the blood of my sprinkling And Jenus is my father and magnesia is my mother and azothoriginal: "adock" truly is my sister and azure for truth is my brother The serpent of Arabia is my name which is lord of all this game That sometime was both wild and bold And now am both meek and mild	The sun and the moon and the light have chastised me with well so light my body is with me buried, both the moon between them, father, was I born As you may see, they do my will And against me were they nillunwilling The blood of my heart, indeed has caused both joy and bliss and dissolves the very stone and unites them as you have done