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

let it lie therein for five hours; afterwards
take it out and wash it off until it becomes entirely
white. Afterwards, take Antimony A woodcut depicts the alchemical symbol for Antimony, a circle with a cross on top, representing the purified essence or "Regulus" used in the transmutation. and dissolve
it in Aqua Regis original: "Aqua Regis," or "King’s Water," a potent acid mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid used to dissolve noble metals., and sweeten it meaning to wash away the corrosive acidity with water;
and when this is done, let it become completely dry,
and mix it together with the Vitriol The symbol of an inverted triangle with a cross on top depicts Vitriol or a related salt of Antimony.
previously dissolved in Mercury The symbol ☿ represents Mercury or Quicksilver.. Afterwards, add half a dram original: "Quentlein," a small unit of weight roughly equal to 3.6 grams.
of the Tincture of the Moon original: "Tinctura Lunariæ," a specialized silver-making elixir. to it, and place
them together in a crucible original: "Schmelz-Topff," a smelting pot. for three hours
(some manuscripts read "three days and nights") in
full flux; afterwards, pour it out into a glazed
mold, and it will soon solidify as Antimony The symbol for Antimony here signifies the resulting solidified mass or "Regulus.".
And when you wish to use it for your own benefit,
take five pounds of common Mercury The symbol ☿ denotes Quicksilver. and let
it become quite hot; and when it begins
to smoke, take one dram of this tincture,
cast it upon it, let it stand in flux for
half an hour, then pour it out; thus you have the best Silver The crescent moon symbol ☽ represents the metal Silver.,
which you can use abundantly for your own and your neighbor’s nourishment.
  Note: you must put the tincture of Mercury The symbol ☿. into a
glazed vessel of good earth or glass,
and mix or ferment it, well-sealed, with the
Tincture of the Philosophers original: "Tinctura Philosophorum," the most potent of alchemical medicines, used here to "ripen" or stabilize the preparation.; thus you can
afterwards use it in all illnesses that have arisen
from Copper The symbol ♀ (Venus) represents Copper; alchemists believed certain diseases shared the nature of specific metals and could be cured by their purified counterparts.. You can also use Mercury The symbol ☿. for both
types of tinctures, Gold The symbol ☉ represents Gold. and Silver The symbol ☽ represents Silver., both white and
red, as has been mentioned in the "High Work,"
which is impossible to do with other metals,