| PARACELSUS Of the : Supreme MystTeRtes NATURE on The Spirits of the Planets. | ~*2Occult Philofophy. The Magical, Sympathetical, and Antipathetical Cur s of Wounds and Difeafes. The Myfteries of the twelve SIGNS of the Zopr ACK. ON drt chic Englifhed by R, Turner, . Sineuadig. London, Printed by 7, C. for N, Brook and }. Harifon ; and are to be fold at their fhops atche Angel in Cornhil., and the bly Lamb, neer the Eaft-end of Pauls, 169. LOSS. itby -To the worthily refpected, and his much honocres frend , Doctor Trigge , Dostor ia PHY SICK; Robert Turner witheth health and hay pinets. Honrsted sir Parag ite fuccef{ful experi. ce] * ence and large pra- , Shee which you Bave PS had ithe Operations of Nature, (1 mean in the pra- iical part of Phy fick’) hath in- ‘vited me to prefent this piece of Ar thatthat moft renowned Phyfitian Paracelfus to your Patronage; which I have endeavoured to bring into a garbe [uitable, as neer as I can,to our Englifh fa- foion ; though perbaps it's not fo finely accoutred, and dreffed A la made, as to [uit with every critical or captions Fancy : But as this Author in bis time was 100 learned and fincere in the method of bes pratfice, to ) [uit with gencral Sophiffry of the wil- fully ignorant Conclave of Phy- jfitians ; Jol doubt not, but you ave met with fome Invetlives amongSt our common Collegians, who ground the greateft reafon 9 bh ‘ Dedicatory. of their Recipes from a Galen's or a Pliny's ‘Probatum: But as this famous Author made Rea- ‘on and Experience his greate/ Giae > fo Tom 4 ie wf and therefore valued not the Ca- lumnies, Oppofitions , and Ob- trettations of bis Adverfaries. Sir, this little Treatife prefents vou with the rare fecrets of eAL- chymy, and the miraculous Cures of Difeafes by Sigils and La- mens, made in thesr proper fea- fons,and attributed to the nature of Celeftial Bodies ; which to « many Ignorants [eems impofsi- ble, ood is by fl vied ie caufe not underflood : I there 43 fore IThe Epitftle fore make bold to crave your pro tection , which may Sufficiently arm it againft all Oppofites. And be pleafed to ‘pardon my ee herein, and admit of this my la- hour into your Patronage ; that your Favourable acceptance here- of may bea future encouage- ment to Augnfi20. .\:, Yours to 1655+ Command, R. Turner. RRL RRRRERINAHRS ae eR bbs: SSSGGAS . SESS id PEST CEES To the Reaver. Courtcous Reader, ‘Nebislaft Iron age » iguorance bath fo much pre Luailedyphar many have sad yet do plead far: ‘ted Strive to uphotl it, erying down all Arts, and enden~ “voaring tobood-wink kywwledge 5 [othat nthing br the feces and dregs of Art feems to vemain fo chas they fee bus fhadews, if compared with that rifrne earning of the Ancients, What golden Tends Sererly faced among the Hebrews, xa Ar tians, and are now even almaft all loft Bus becanfe Babels confufion is ae the deen of Sienminch are rat in oviry. tongue underffood y and the difpo(isisn of mmf peor of omr times is tobreed ther ei: ee then taught their e, re real the earthy Unde effodvneur opeTo the Reader. And sherefore I profent the ingenions Reader swith apart of the Workes of the renowyed Paracel= fas efile] fecrets of Alchymy,Ocewle Philofophy , and the wonderfull operation of the Celefial bodyes, in caring difesfes by igils and charattersgnade and ap- plyedm fic eletted times and feafons, and under their proper conffelltions as the Author lath dived, Tniftexpest the faci Malignant cenfures of Zoy- Ins and Momus,and frch fools: but the Author hime {Self in bis Prolaguein the enfuingdifconr eyfificient Ly cleares all objettions,and therefore Ifhall (ave that Lxhow’s ovely Tveould have fucl men nor be fo wilful dy ignoraneyesalrogether to forgets that the Heavens declare the glory of Goty and the F-vavamment fhewetls pis bandy-worke. Indeed M-chanicks and Eon icks do abu(e all Arts : One Mountebank rasi in verle againft Afirelogy and impudently calls the profiors thereof cheatcriy (Sed leipfam incueri o porter ) and gives this to be his onely reafon, thar a fools bote is fron fhot ; and that be endeavoured to wil fe that Artshecanf>he was alrocerber ignorant of it bimfelfy and would gladly learm it but be kyew rot how nor which way to begin: another (and too many fach vender the Art vile) Poctizes upon the Art of Aftologie, aud pretends to cureall difeafes and Kaos all things by st, and indeed kyows nothing + Sach are agrest Scandal to the excelency of [uch ‘Scievces 2Sed non loquor ttultis, This tranjlation is vend red rather Grames uicaly then Sementially according tothe Authors own phrale: (bortly expelt (Dien volence) the other parts nereeh and [ome come ments am this ad them, together wth the famous art f Steganograply, Avuhore Trivemiy, to fpeakour one To the Reader. evn Langage 5 and perhaps the Ocenlt Philofaphy of Aarne decd in aplanr metlod ‘tse id have been now inlarged, but prefens Sracus nofer isthe realen,and the excwje the fame as Ovid? Nabi an fbi empora nol mai Iris the General opinion of oft ignorant peopleyta cont al things that are pik Pager ogre. Henfionsy to be diabolicall, and meerly brosght to pale by the works of the Devil and under tha: nocion t conclude all the fecret and Magn tick opcr-sions of saturey and chereby rcb God the creator ef all thingsy of that glory that is die wsto ims on-ly,and at ribste the funse 10 the Devil. the enemy t0 Ged and all the worlds Ifhal therefore here tale occafien to tell fic people (becan[e their Prifts, that ftonld teach there Ioledgeseber cannot or elfewillnet) what the De= ilies “As inthe Microcofomus or litle world Mitry she Seuss the beftpartyand che exerements the wor fi foin the great worldyasthe tniverfal creating [pir ts heb party tche Devulibe srerouon of that Univeral Sportyand rhe abjeft and Capue moreaam. of the world and the poore and nef wretched o all created beingss Aud that worketh a great Articabhy berwveen bins and us ard the blefed boly Angels, subo areour Govervars and Protelloriand conto gieardians and are continualy employed abouts dem cording to their orders and minifteries aproinred shems by the moft High : althengh the D-vil alwayes cndewtan ebtimate and cnmirlithe goed re gelsy and thereby deceiveth nseny whofe vickednefs dnd walce ute with bis ratory “lee wah good Angel being grievedy Leaves thems 42 many Times forthe wick:dnefs eff me PerfTo the Reader. good Angele je: fon and fmilyor bones en enecded Sen eee fiat if {s ing the ps cant bi b finaly profper he angry el ap wile uy and woful ev hs, aes» tox accord Hierarchy, who receive rhe fie fron the firjt Hie= rorchy, who abv.ays attend bofere the Throw of the the prayers of the Saints, &c. bis fuperficiony I hope E foall never be of she Nimber of thofe wha for fear of ding fuperpaiecs y have reformed themselves and Irantel Relivo vill chey bave lft the fom of ity ita wiser Athos avd prof nef But ke Libel din ccrajeullera Cr dectelteties ‘the Cithy Isvillieve comcluale my fed dem gui " Turner. vumt, 1655. In Commendation of his Friend’s Tranflation. “HricesweleomeParaceltnssmof? renown'd Hermetick and Philofepher by firey Zs inan Englfe esrb those comet cravn'dy What need we for ou Chypmibtry frar higher? Since then revealtft with thy Prophetick Pan y eAls needa tobe kvown by sB° Sons of Men ‘vod stony rable Eriendyoho thus bait dreft Hirsi our Engltb Pefhion, dof deforve, Wie Laurel tobe crcamed with the rot Of thofe who dayly do Urania force, (fiery Ler wry monshed Cynicks, prstesprescly foams ard Hermes rime Sons w llnor thy lov forgets Fare ever well[o ever wifhes he tho is more yosrs ther be can fiem to bey W.F.| SaRSRES An Encomium upon his Friend the Tranflator’s elaborate pains, Ly Galen hence, Hippocrates be cone § Pivtirepreeiny dice ii ther Ove, Whoecrne Elixir doth preferve the frame Of Man's feail Nature, vivifierthe [ame $ Bybeavenlycontlited Medicines Which valgars count but Drofiy I count Divine, Let Loil’s and Momus 's intoxicated brains Difpraife the Author s works 5 Trarflator’s pains TUlipesehonbtbndsuncd poe ls This trae fublimeSpagyrick rable eArt, Proceed shen, Friend, mate all/peak Englh : why Shonld se be bared our Navive Liber? W. Ryves, Philomedicus. __— | 7 shhh shhh The Contents of this Book. Oo; finiple Fires pig, 152 Mulrplcing of Fire, 3 Variety of Metals. at The Metals ofthe Planets, ibid, The fu 4 ‘The Spir 45 The Body of Mescary, 5 The Sprit of the Moon, ‘6 (Of the Spirit of Venus, 78 The Sprit of Mats, 9 Of the Spirseof Jupiter. 10 Of he Spive of Satu. an Of che grof Spirit of Mercury. 12,13 Of Tinktures how they are made. 1415 ‘The Conjunttion of Male and Female, 15316 To formof the glaf Inftrument:. 16 The properties ef the Fire, 17 ‘Sigur ofthe Conjunttion vite 18,19 To kyow the perfett Tindture, 19,20 To rawleiply the Tinttures, 20 Tomake the Furnace, 21 ‘To place the Fire, 22 + Of the Conjunttton of Male and Female, 23 Of their Copulation, 24 OfthePhitorbica Conant cf rst omans 24 Of the black, Tinfture. 25 Buds appearing in the GIdfs 25426 Of thered Colonr, = rs