...white Tincture, called the Tincture of the Greater Moon original: "Tinctura Majoris Lunariæ", and the red, called the Tincture of the Sun original: "Tincturæ Solariæ".

On Projection.

original: "De Projectione." Projection is the final stage of the Great Work, where the alchemical medicine is "projected" or cast onto molten base metal to transform it into gold or silver.

When you now wish to use your fermented Tincture, whether of the red or the white, for your necessity, then take a quintel A Quentlein or quintel was a small unit of weight, roughly 4 grams. of it, and melt ten pounds of another metal, no matter which one it may be, and cast the Tincture upon it wrapped in white paper; thus, according to the nature of the Tincture, it will become the very best silver The original uses the symbol for the Moon (☽), representing silver. or gold The original uses the symbol for the Sun (☉), representing gold..

With the red Tincture, before it is mixed Likely referring to the fermentation with gold or silver mentioned on the previous page., you can universally heal all incurable illnesses. I helped a butcher in Ilmenau with it, who had been leprous for five years, when no other physician could help him.

The Second Little Treatise.

A "Particular" tincture is one that transforms only specific base metals or treats specific ailments, as opposed to the "Universal" tincture which affects all things.

The First Particular for Lead into Silver.

original: "auf ♄ in ☽" using the symbols for Saturn/Lead and the Moon/Silver.

Take one loth A loth is a historical unit of weight, approximately 15-16 grams or half an ounce. of the best lead from Villach Villach, in Austria, was famous for its high-quality lead mines., but if you cannot obtain such, then take for me one loth of lead from Ilmenau, and dissolve it in the best vitriol The original uses the alchemical symbol for vitriol (⊖), a sulfate mineral used as a powerful solvent.; (Note, however, that the lead from Ilmenau must first be melted once with quicklime original: "Calce viva", and well-stirred together,