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“... inftar ftoruni teneirimerum eleuatorumin
Alembicum per artem.
SABA.
(jeneraturhocinmontihui'i
95. S A L O M O N.
Siccft; Nam montes funt ciibiliaNature fubterrancx,inquibus
jtanquam camuratislocis illafixtus fuos excubat& edit vrfino more,
primo informcs & rudcs,quos deinde polit & colir, donee fpeciofifll-
mifiant:Sicfulphurmontanumcftphilofophiciinitium,quodexc
fit poft longampra:parationem,cotioncm,&maturationem:quod-
quc linguie vrfxeftrelpcAu fiu foetus, id ignis eft ratione noftriful-
phuris; lila vtitur arte natural!, fuaq; induftria iuuat naturam, Philo-
fophi narura artificiali, ingcnioq; fuo dirigunt artem,vtnaturae ante
'exiftcnti fubueniac.eius fuperHua tollat,& deficientia addat.
SABA.
Ex quogeneratur hocjul^hkr ?
jEHieuA
10 Qt
SALO-...”
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“..., nempcphilold-
phicum,quidam ab arte reiiciunt, videlicet commune. Vcriufque te- Teftimo-
ftinioniaquam plurima vnus habet Ro/arius: De communi Itcrelrt; oiade nro-
PaHUfermentam&cocUaellperfeausinfuoftatufeueffe, &adfuumvltimum
finem peruena,nec exeo plus potentfermentari.Sicell mauro. Aurumpurum de-
dudume^ per examen ignis incorpus firmum 'ftxum, &cum eo amplius fer-
mntare,omninempofttbileeliapud Pbtlofoplm-, nift babeatur materia prima
tnetallorum.inquareftoluaturaurtim (hoceft,philofophicum) mprtmam
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“...
igneintenliflImo,ideoqj inutile fit Philofopho.
SABA,
Sivilius adhuc Adarteidfit,annonJulphurphiloJophi- ,iEnigma
cum latetmjtlice,autlapillisalbis, ejuibusipfumferrumin
chalybemf^iturj vnde Mar te jixius eorum fulphur vi^
deturf
SALOMON,
Dehacopinione quorundamphantafmataextant, qua?adeoiiinC
averitate aliena,vt nihil cum ea cmune habeant. Vilitas eft quidem
inhocfubiedlo, id quia nil Mcrcuriiinlhabeat, quoiblototates
perficitur, ab arte reieiftumeft. Sulphur[quoqueoletfilex, fedvul-
gare,quodPhilofophianonadmittit, Rufticus hic eft craftlisq; in-
fus,potins Melibgei alicuius, cui in nuda filice peperit ouicula, quam
L 3 Phi-...”
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“...,omninoeftimpoflibile. In fangmnehiimano eftpotentiafc-
mmis; quia hocex illo fit; fed ,cx fiinguine folo veile fmtum viuum
arte educere, natural conrrarium eft. Opuseftenim fiinguinis altera-
tiorie in genitalibus, fpiritus vitaliscommixtione; deinde invafis
debitisconccpcioncjgeftatione, nutricionc, aiigmcntationc, &ani-
mationc,antequamindeperfclusnafcaturbwmo. Sicadtindlurara
falium,vcvitiioli,lalispetra:,armoniaci,,&mineralium,vtcroci Vene-
ris Martis, fulphuris., amimonii,.& fimilism, multae operationes re-
.quiruntur, priufquam perfedlionem adipifcatut, fine qua eft inutilis
vana: Vndeeniminillisxolorrubcuspuriffimus? Vndefpirituali-
tas fimul & fixitas ? Vnde terreitatis remotio, & clantatis introdu-
SHo ? Vndcradicalis permixtio curn metallis.iiidcmq; perpetua &in-
diuidua adhxfio ^ San ha:c omniain aquas fixatiuasintroduccre vci-
le.eft aquam cribro haurire,&: Silyphi faxum y olucre e, vndepronus
fitlapfus.
HYRA-...”
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“...104 Septiman^ Philosophic^
S A L O M O N.
Q^od Gcberiifdem obcit, quiinaa-
guflis adibusconclufi,nil iniaginanturdeIndiaaut America, fed to-
uim terrarum rbcm nonampliuspaterc, quam ipfi ocuiis vidcrint,
autumant.Fatcor,aliquidfor(anvidemnr,autcxpettifunt,quodnon
fucccffitircdnonid.qiiodfcire &expcrkidebuenmt. Sitotfintmi-
ncxaliaA: mctalla, qiiot elementa literaria, turn corum compolitio
rit ram multiplex,quam literariim, ex quibus infinita: voces compo-
nuntur a fe inuicem differentcs. Non mirumitaquc, li quis centics
milleexperimcntaper o.annos autainpliustcntaflt, &artcinnoa
inucnerif.quia per expenmentacaminuenirinonpolTedifti cant Phi-
lofophi; necperflamratiocinationem, aut per vnam natarac con-
templationem,nccpcrdil:aaHthorinnfolummodo,eorumq;confo-
nantiam; fedperhaecomniallmul Diuino annuente Numinc. Vndc
non fcquicur.
Muit a expertm eSl ,& nihil ccrti o uk:
Ergo nihil vcritatiseftin arte:
Namarsteaaeftfnb allcgoriis, vcluti nux...”
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“...Qjtarta Dies: De Vegetabilibvs. 117
rtftnosintelligimus, perMercuriutn,rainera{cmilliim (ii tnetalli-
aimnotaii,&perMoly,fulphuraMercui'iociurinodilblutuni,quoci
nonfinitartificem Vlyfl'em aliorumfcriptis aiu fermonibus fophifti-
cis&deceptoriisaures&mcntem pra:bere. VndeHefioJusdeteft^-
tiir, qud ignorent homines> quantum emolumcnci fit in Moly &
malua. Makia verb eft ex humec^antibus & parum refrigcrantibus, vt
McrcLuialis, & Moly conttatia; qualitatis,calida: & ficca; i m qiubus
tota Philofophia occupataeft
SABA.
Qjiidde ^laucieneherhafentisy cjuapijcescreduntur
^riusmortuiinvitamrediijJe,C:7 nquamre^etiilje'i ^^5*
SALOMON.
Glaucuspifcator, repertor huius herbx perhibetur, aqno &no-
menobtinuit; Hie eumeanderoguftaret hetbam,immortalistaarte facers
'veltingere preefumanty quantum tis fdei adhihcndum
erit f
SALOMON.
Quantum...”
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“... poflibilein natura, & vt imicabile ab arte:
Vt enim arbor iuucncula & tenera pomifera quaeritur in fyluis vel
hortis.quas in nouum folum feu terrae gtemium pofita, fupra truncum
abfcindicut cym ramis omnibus, in quibus frudus fylucftresdatura
V cflet....”
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“... coloris; AugiaSolis filij,cuiusi]leftabulumrepur-
gaiTeimmenrolaborediciturjTauri, inquemlupiter conuerfusEu-
ropamrapuitj Acheloi cornu copiae miniftrantis,&fimilium: itaSc
nonnunquaaliorurjiiumencoriimmentionernfaciuntjinprimisEqui;
Eauorum Celcbratur Maronis carmine Equus Troianiis.qu Grteci diuina Pal-
mcntio. ladis arte diticarum,arcanisq; trabibus contexuerut,Epeo machinae
Bellura authore.NilautcbelloTroianofiftitio&totoallegoricGintelligitur,
Ttoianutn nifi id Gpus philofophic.vtalibi copiofiffim demftrat eft j & per
toium fiiii-quo beG finisimpofitus.TrGia occupata,incenfa,^cdeftru-
num &al- ^^gfl.^nifjfnbic(3:umartisj quod patet quoque apud alios authores
egoncum. SicenimRhafisinEpiftola: CofcrfdwE^tti;'**/-
Hum nofirum album, & equus noJerleofortUfitb paUio coopertus. Diomedis
quoque Thracum RcgisEquiinnotucrunt,.quihorpitum^quosillc
interfeccrat, carne Sc fanguine pafcehantur: fed iple poftea legem
Talionis expertus,ab Herculeiifdem equis in pabulum datus fuit. Hi...”
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“...Qvihta Dies; De ANmAiiuvs.
SABA,
EU ^ Aon&cerosju nkornts in arte velebratus f ^niom*
S A L O M O N,
Imo, qui cumCcruain tnafyluamtsrari dicimt. Anrareautera&
agnofc^re yirginem puram perhibenir, in cuiusgremiumcornu de-
ponat,feleqi tiaAariabeapeimittat. Eftautcm VnicornisSol philo-
(ophicuSj&virgoLuna; Ideoq; ciuilnodi virgo icdensfiipraLunam
corniculatam cum Vnicorni pafllin pingitur: Venenis nempc viridenj, album, n-
beum,fuluum,alatum, &abfq^ pennis; Ectlc nulJo animalificquen#-
cms.qnamde LeoneJoquuntm; LulUuscodic.c.iuHoceHfulphur filL
r htuduher&dracodeuormscaud4mfuam, Leorugiens.&c. Ib.c.jg Co%
fiderajlt,quampukhrum&vttkfitmjfteriitmolementorumfeparatio, acLeo-
nvcnatio, ktieJkio&iHgeniodijir^tmbumaiia^yc. Marcos verb apud
Seniorem, venationem Leonisdefcripd.tprolixius, vt...”
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“... & multiplicationis: quatdam non obfcura in eo
obferuantur. Qimd fi ats fola abfqqe naturreadminiculo quid tcnta-
rct, nihil omninoinillageneratione cfEcetet: itafi naturafolarelin-
quereturabfq; artis auxilio,tinarte.
Deinde habetur furculus ex pyroarboregenerofiffimadepromptus,
quifimiliterarefcet.nifiartisbeneficio in integrum reftituatur; Na
tura hie nihil impedirepoteft,nccdare,qnod non habet: Sedarshor*
tulaniacceditj&furculumilium inferitftcmmati fylueftri,proutde-
cet,&breui temporis fpatioex ill'i? duobus.fit vnumquid,nempe
pyrusgcnerofi(fima,non fecundumftirpis, fed furculi naturam, fe-
Ff tens
itNIGMA
Jl6....”
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“...- 168. phdofoplnctis m coUtmbam niue
dofiatffiritus,ij.i6.i7.iS. fixumde albiorem conutrtitur, 169.11
tordeSaturni, iji. 18.19. Luna, vide, C^f*^^o^^*^^i<>ornicis, opensph'tlolo\ hid
Ltina, 32.19 prtmipium, i86.if.i6
ox Corporequanio&iptomodofiat jptri- Corutm alias inau^icatttm,in arte ehji-
tus, 196.29 mica boni effiau^icii, 169.9.10. ejfe
inpo/ruo Carport ftptmagnavklami 12. optrisiniimm,. sad.t
Z7.iS per...”
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“...INDEX.
per Cermm quid in bat arte Jtgttificetur, aheodiremptusejl, 17114.1^
Kj9.10.11 II Cjignum fhilefophts fubitSla chjmica de-
{JraboHesvndenafcamury 197.J1 mtare, 171.15.r4
CramaexSaturno O' loue mifiu fubie- de Qgnoquidfiatutndum, lyj
clum phyjfcum^ ^q.(jillent,mom Arcadia^
Cta^a & torporea, qua fcala afcendant ad Cylknim dUtus Mtnunw^ 11 ^
j^irttualem nobdttatm, 2.11.51.33.^ i Cymba Chartmtptdtm vnu habere,^ i
ii.r.&feqq. Cymbalumaurtumcttatur, 171.15
.{Creatorvtideagnofandns, 104 Cynoetphalinatura, i67Ai..&feqq.
-Creata omnia, ad ornatum vnitterfi mun- ptr Cymcephalium quid intellexerim,i6y
dtjpena::t, 191.7 in Cyrenaica regmelex eji ter anno locu-
Cremorinladt, ^i.io .^debeilandi, 194.4
Greta albipma ,adeoque htciium nu ta-
rnen rarum & , jtd deiifum D.
corpm, 17.10.ir.12
{drifts in nubibm, igne Mice, 51.12 oA^ylm, cencharam generis, i^i.e.
^rocodilusqutbas metrenequeat, 184.5o. ^feqq.
^i.tiushtjioria, tad.tniranatura,tad. Daphne,amafiaApoUinta...”
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“...- &[eqq.&9y^-t.- curCamtlusvoce-
ex Sanguine folo veUe vimm foetum arte tur, 161.10
educere,Haturtcontrariuniefi, 101. SattirnmdeCanahbus, 96.19
SaturmlresatmbuuntmfiUi, 79-1-7
in Sanguine virtus digefliua intelligitur, .Saturnimaleuoli,
zi%.9.10. hurnano,eft poteH'iafemi- Saturninaminora,
101.11 Satyri,
Semitasabfqueiucunditate& vtilitatefe- Scarabaivndenafcantur,
Ttiimoriuavidetur, 117 Scenaabfquerifu,
Sapavndefiat, ^8.14 Scobshebeni,
SapiiHtiain profundo natura deliiejctt, Scoriaferrii>ilis,
170-11-^3 Scorpiiidusquoremediofiitwtur,
Sappbirifs, 17-18 Selenindesmuheres,
SardiniajrugumjertiUs, i5i-?5 Seleucidesaues,
Sargusautumnocoit, iSi.ji nouaSembla, 5-i-9
Satelhnumabfqutrcgno, 2,03.11 deSemeleeiufquefiliofahula, 13^.29
Satur>mapplog>splanttamakuolus, 65. Semrdiamtterterravna, 11.1.34-
vtxfenfiken paraUxindatre- loquendoamittitur, 18. innuUadif-
(jpeclupdaruinfixanritt, 60.15.36. jerentiaefl,repciuHorix,ontis,Meri-
crediturintendercftigiis, 48.29 dtani,autty£quatoris...”
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