The Chemical Writings of Brother Basilius Valentinus: The Treatises of Heinrich Eschenreuter

wash well, until the paste or The symbol of a circle with a double-barred cross depicts the Regulus or Antimony, here referring to the purified metal essence.
from Copper The symbol ♀ represents Venus, the alchemical name for Copper. has become sweet. Next, take some of your
prepared Medicine and add it to your
Regulus from Copper, and place it in the crucible The slanted parallelogram symbol represents a crucible or smelting vessel.
and give it fire The triangle Δ is the symbol for Fire. degree by degree until the
fourth degree in a fixing-vessel; then you will
see this appear again, which you saw in the Philosophical
Work. With Mercury original: "Mercurio"
you cannot proceed in this way, for the colors
therein are already all fixed; although it is
volatile in itself, the tincture fixes its radical moisture original: "Humidum radicale," the innate, essential liquid within a substance that holds its life and form. as soon as it enters the fire.

cast, in a full crucible and let stand for one hour,
and it will tincture To tincture is to permeate and transform the substance into a higher state. it into good Gold The symbol ☉ represents the Sun, or Gold., which
work is very pleasant to behold, much better than
all the others together; for during the
flow, the tinctured Copper plays in the fire as
if you saw the most beautiful corals and rubies
leaping together in the flames.

The Fifth Particular for Mercury into Silver.

Take three lots A "Loth" or "lot" was a German unit of weight, roughly equivalent to 15-16 grams or half an ounce. of Mercury The symbol ☿ represents Mercury., and let it be dissolved in
This group of symbols depicts the preparation of a solvent, likely featuring the Spirit of Vitriol (downward triangle with a cross) combined with salts. made,