The Golden Fleece, or Golden Treasury and Cabinet of Art

a coagulatio Mercurii coagulation of Mercury, and the chief laborer mixed all powders for me, so that I would not recognize them, and I had to labor out such a piece, which went to its end in two days. I became diligent, and this particular succeeded well for me. When one separated the coagulate the solidified product to nine Loth, there fell out three Loth of the best gold. That was my first work and luck. The chief laborer reported this immediately to the nobleman, who came out to me unexpectedly. He spoke to me in Latin and called me the "Fortunate One" original: "Fortunatum". He was not perfect in Latin, tapped me on the shoulder; I did not understand him well, he spoke everything corruptly, and gifted me 29 crowns. There I was first bound, by body and life, on oath, that I would not tell any person of the art. In summary, there it all had to be kept secret, and it became proper, and I said, when someone boasts of this art, as I myself have seen, and has already hit the truth, so does the eternal justice of God not let such art go any further. Therefore