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“... filiorum Niobes yjedderarij^imls m mundo &pre.
ciofifimu, quales funt in fcientm Phyfca praBica JeuPhilo-
ophu HER. ME T lC^,reeondita, quarum S M EO
MO N E M { hommum, vt diBum^ omnium fapientij^i
mum y imo ^ regum dit fimunPignarum affererCy aut >eas e
contra negare, arbitri foret impudentifsimi & imquijsimiy
.vt alibi copioEus a nobis demonfiratum eB^ Vuunqueerit^
fue...”
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“... rarifiimis in mundo &pre.
ciofifimu, qua-iesfint infiieniiisPhyfca praBicafiuPhilo
ophiaHEKMETlCyf.recondita,quarum S^LO
MO NE M{hominum, vt diBum, omnium fapientifii
mum,imo®umditifiimum)ignarum ajferer£jaut>ease
contra negate, arbitri for-et impudentifsimi .imquijsimh
.VS alibi copioltus a nobis demonflratum eBt. VAunqueerit^...”
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“... vniuerh continentis eft,
line quo inedia, hoc eft, vacuum,fepe con tingeret, aut natura: remm
inter ft conciderent & deftruerentur. Ar eft,qui philofophico fcEtui
datartus,vitam,&:motum. Eftautem nihil aliud hic ar, qnamfub-
ftantiamobilis,fugax,&inconftans, quae quouis nutuVulcani mo-
ueri &abigipollt, vteiuslocusnoninueniaturamplius} multumq;
afllmilatur menftruo mulicris, quod licet vile habeatur, velut excre-
mentum ecorporeexpellendum, ramen hominis,nobiliffimianima^
lis,potiirmia caufamatetialisexiftit.
H Y 11 A M V S.
De Vento & ^re fat is: cjUaero, num ^ruina^
grando,nix ^ glades in o^ere philofophico adjint}
SALOMON.
Hscquatuorafrigorisvehementiafiunr, Scnullocalore indigent
ad fui generationem ; Opus autem Philofophorum calore & non
frigore perficitur ; Ideo diuerfarum caufarum cfFcdlus quoque funt
diuerfi, necconueniunt in eflentia. At fimilitudinariadell&h^c
quatuorhuicoperi.nemodubitabit. Pruinafit,fi vapor de die fubla-
tus,frigore nodis repercutiatur...”
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“...Secvnoa Dies: De Mete^eis. 4^
HYRAMV5.
Q^mo-
;ram najnorcm vel maiorcm ratione vnius certi loci,qui hora noiia fal-
temquataoflioraraTn rnoraSolcm.ciusqjcaioremrecepit; hora au-
temtertiapomeridiana,dccem. Jn^lobo aiitem.tcrrcnoxotundoea
-jtiora darinonpoteft; Noshitcriedium terrxinteruallum.altis &'fri-
gidjs montibus prxoccqpatum...”
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“... hoe er it jeundum
quinquefnfuSy'vt "vinum omne honiim dictur reprajnta^
rejuum Co sta.
SALOMON.
Adintimam artis medullam pcnetras, quam appetis. Quo circa di-
cam.vtiubes.&pofTum. Colorfiilphuris philofophici anteprxpara-jyi
tionemfubuiridiseft, inftarcoloris pullorum anidinorum^fedpoftphilofo-
rubcfciteo'vfque,donec violas & rofas imitctur. Odor, initio fepiil- phiciim
cbtorameft, in quibuscadaueraputrefcuntjtefteMorieno, vnde&*l****
aquafoetidaab eodet^&aliis dicitur,feu fpiriras fastens, vtGeber ha-
bet jpofteafittolerabilisj&naturxhumanteamicus, vtLulliusdefiia
Quintaefientiafcribit. Saporininitioincognitas; quippequcm ne-
mo fiia lingua tangere polfit; at pbftguftus eins fit dulcifllmus,vt
Morienusinquit. Taduscius mediocnsconfiftentixeft, primo leuis
&aerius,deniqueponderisgrauiffinaiefTetraditur. HincMorienus:
FondusverotUm multum tigMUt'. Etmox:imsnaturaariaen: Agmon
inTurba,circafinem,haecomniacomprehendir,duminquit.-£f?pt?-
dtrefu(,f9lidus,'in(gfnfnttusignt...”
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“... proucniat. Non enim cftfulpliur hxum & rubcum in Sa-
turno, necilliitl fort fortuna in coper coagulationem geneiari eft
pQlIibile,fine quo omniscoagulatio eins eftfruftranci laboris&finis.
Nonlatiseritfigulofeu Vulcano hominem formall ex luto, omni-
busfuis externis membris exprelfis, acdeindeignein lapidem com- ^
burerc.quafi per ignis calorem ei lnfus & mo tus accedat, fed oportet
cianimamrationalemimmittere abextrinfecus. Athocilliimpolfibi-
leerit, cum anima rationalis non fit in hominis voluntate: Ergo nee
figuluspcrplafticen hominem viuumproducere poterit, nee vulga-
ris artifexcxMercurioplumbiaumm, mult minus Tiisturam au-
roann
N z HYRA"...”
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“...ISO
5EPTrMi.N^ PHrLOSOPHlCi
H VRAM VS.
iENiGM A Sed Aurttm cum ft aquatum in qualitatihus quatuor^
ac Mercuriusplumbi frigidus^humidus^ hicnon potC0
r it fieri calidui &ficcu^fihoeeBy, TinJurat antequam a*
qmtionis aqaiUhrium, in quo ^jicejjetur, aurum hal^thi^
tur ^ ^riCtergrediaturl
SALOMON.
Sok Natu a hac co^darnii via vricur, 6r xquanaif quaUtates ia*
auroifednemmiam deTuHnii-ioabflUDat, iongiinio tcirporeince-
dit,qaod tempus a itifex cxp(ibrc nc-juu- Ncqnc enan in omuibas
arsnaturam imiraripoteli;. Floceei-uiti cfi:, in Mcicsiriumlcucom-
munem,,fcii Saniminunijnon poilc imTodiid- qualitates ticcas&rca-
lidas cum eflenciali colare mbeo,nbl pet cinrturxproicftianem. Ne-
mo cnim potcft m m.gno niatiaquam ceitx mejilinae aut pondcris
ca!ef;iceic>alter.,ic,iicc.vte,coagnlarc,ungerc,&'m digniorem ftatiim
euehere,. nealiam aonaintangat, vclaltcrcc liimtl, atqueitatotum
inase calcfaciac,bccet,&co!orti,quod nunquam perficiec.Sicnecin
Meicimoquocunque...”
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“...Qvarta D^es: De Vegetabilibvs. ii^
iterum adaptarunt,& coflum ad ignem in lebetibus vitae iuuenem re-
ftituerunt. Deinde & Elciifio Regi Triptolcmum rccens natum pue-
rum enucriuit, queminrerdiulalealuit, nodlufubignibusocculta-
uit j vnde puero ingcns robur quocidie accreuit, patri veto fufpicio dc
tantoincremento j qui poflquam Ceteris nutricis educationis mo-
dum clam obferuafl'et, Dea irara, patre necato, filio ciirruscum dra-
conibus volatiles dcdit, quibus illc infidcns mottalium genus fru-
inenta, triticiimt]; in terrain feminandimodumdoceret. Haccanri-
qualiinplicitas crcdidit,&pro articulo fuse Theologise,nullo contral-
diccreaufo,recepit: O coecitasjrnpcrilitio! quid Humana pcftora
obnubilas, vtDeum verumnon icntiant? quid oculos mentis glau-
coma obducis,vtveritatem nullam videant? Celsarunt,Deofitlaus,
in Chriftianis populis hxc deliria & ludibria, luce veritatis exorta,
Chriftold'u. xSacrisliterisnouimus, primum Hominem natum in
huncmundum...”
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“...iij;0 SePTIMANjE Ph 1 L O SO ? H 1 C At
nKgdS traBaJJe, 5" ad nos jroifttos pojleros tranfmifijfe,
proTheologia ypra veritate ^ reigeji^ hijioria : Qnid
j^itHrcenJesataHosios nojlros inteliexiljeperTnptolemi
juhignemduraHonem y eins cmrum voltuiierny draconeSy,
Cirfrugumjminatiomm ^
S AL O MON.
Rled.inrerrogas: Nam fub his efie phyfica accana ^ ranquam in ar-
ea tC(5la,noHeftciubium. Sileat, quiruftica opera, onimbus nota,luc
contineciaffirmet. Nonaudiendus,quiadmores taUa&cantadccIl-
net. Ridiculuseft,&;vaJderudis,qiuadalia,qiiilmChyinicarubiecia;
transferat, Triptolerausitaqtie materia eft plulofopbiea,qujteo mo~
doinignetradtatur; Poft h
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“... &ficcitas
CUin calore( qiiae tingit) fubiedroindiicituiv Il'lallutio, li£ec coagu-
lado eft,quainuis haec non hat abfque ilia, nee ilia abfque hac in toto
opere : Rubedo iuuenum coloreft, albedo & canities lnuin; cuinq;
nofter lapis primo fit albus, vltim riibeus; hinc lnex eft, antequani
iua.eniSjVt Rhafisin Epift. Lapiifmnt'u noJlr£,inqan,fenexprmo,& vhi-
mo puer ; quia albtik em in ihitio, & rubedo in vltmo cum domme.
HYRAMVS.
^Enigma Vhde ia Ytihcdocxoritur, x quihtis qualitatihus vel
dementis^
SALOMON.
'Rubedotingens nihilaliud eft.quamignis acccnfiis potentialitcr*
in Mcrcuriojhoceftjin terra 5c are Mercurij.vtvimilleacceperitpcr'
uadcndi 6c maturandiomniaimperfedametalla, ing; aumm tranf-
m^tandi.
HYRA-...”
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“... ;Minc & Hocnomrne Mo-
ms rapiend(lima,nobiliflima> & dodillima voeari digna eft; Maxima
cnim vimisMorifoliis hoerdpeiauineft-( quibuslmagnates, diuk
tcs & pradendores cxiftimat-i ,,induunt & tegunt, non-vt olim Adam.
ficus foliis fnam nuditatemac deformitatem) diunmodb a vermibiis
dcpalcantur,&intexturas,hominibusictexendas,abfnmantur. Fm-
ftuseinsarboris'VocanturMora,.qua;., cumpriusalbadlnt, cruore
Thysbes 3c. Pyrami rubra fada fiint. Sunt aiucm Pyramus & Thysbe;
per{onxGhymica,nempe (Sabricus& Beia,feinuicemamntes; qui;
cmadfontcm,iloccft;aquasfoiiientcsphilofopliicas,conuenirede-
ftinaircnt,& Thysbe prior aduenifler, Peana peperit in pallio ab ea
leliojidq; languineis tinxit maculisnSicreverain opcrephilofophi*
co Leasna parit, qui partus caula eft mortis amborum, Pyrami 8s
Thysb CS: Mi enim duo pereunt, quamprim um foetus leonini fint edi*
i. Pereunt autem amoris vehemcntia & dcfiderio mutu, primo
Thysbe, quia albedo prjccedit, & Diana prior in lcem editur; pft
l...”
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“...di^ui.
Enigma
2JO.
1^4 Septiman^e Philosophic^*
SABA.
jEnigma EfineYtCus inmagiflerio cognitus ?
zi?. S A L O M O N.
Sunt,quiciusmcmincmnt, inter quos Author fccretimaximi, fub
nomine fulphuriSjE^ vero,iac]ak,fumponderofHs,denfus,&compatm,ftc~
ut Vrfus,necpojfum bene cumre, Sunt ver vrfini foetus informes, fine
oculis & pilo, vnguibus ramen promincntibus, quos mater lamben->
dopaulatimfigurac: Ita &fulphur natura vile & defpedum eft pri-
mo,at poft complera operatione debitamacquirit tindluraspretiofif-
Vtrui vnde fimteformam.Vtq; Vrmsabvrgendo nomen habcr,qudvrgeat mo-
le corporis 6c robore fibi infeftos: Sic & liilphur phofophicum vr-
get, premit, proiquitur, & pelTundat fuumaduerlarium, donee eui
omninofuperetj&abfumat.
SABA.
Forte cjt* Lupus in magijlerio agnofcitur ?
S A L O M O N.
Abfquc omni dubio: Sic enim Rhafis in Epiftola,Lupmnofter, in-
quitjt oriente inuenitur,&Canu in occidente j ifie momordit ium, & ijle mO
tnordk'tpm, &fimtrabidiambo...”
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“...Enigma
Zmo pifces captare, quemadmodum Auguftus animilaxandr gratia fe-
cilTe fertur; & Nero,qui aureo rcti pifcan eft Iblitus.
HYRAMVS.
Quid authores iam diU tradunt in generede differ en-
tiaJenfu^generationey ^ proprietate...”
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“...,hoceft,e;touoad zi.ciiiicos excrdcat; Ouaparithumi,
.dicm in ficco agit,totamno6Icminumine. Eiuscultus varias, atfa-
l)uloias,caufasafl[l^narunt^gyptii, qualiiEgyp.tumabcxternisho-
ftibusfeciiriorempraeftet:, iismetuendus tatji aquis, quam terris; Et
qud Menam Regem per paludem Mceridis traniportarit; qui ideo
hanc bojliam pro Deo coli inandaucrit. Verum qubd fuperftitio ex
ignorantia hominum Crocodilo bonorem hunc inuenerit, vt aliis
brutiSjfatiSiConftat. 'HinccondirsvrbesCrocodilopolis,LycopoIis,
Leontopolis ,&his fimiles. -Colubriin aqua viuentis fel habentibus
& adipcm jCrocodus nihil poteft nocere. Squamis praedurus vn-
gues & dentes habet rbuftos,, pellemq; circa tergum impenetrabi-
Icm. RepedturinTsIilo. Philolbphici itaquefulphurisideam gerit,
quodinNilonoftroinuenicur: .cum Nilo enimagypti albcfcit pri-
mo, vt Rhafis in Epiftolaait, nee a quoquam lupcrari poteft aqua vel
iene.
SALO-...”
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“...SeptimaNjE Philosophic^
S AI.O MO N.
Enigma Cuyidem Mcrcurius i£(cuIapio, cuiSereens quo^ue
proinftgmefi, obiletricis officiumpra^idr, qncmad'^.
modum & Dionyfo 1
SABA.
ExCbronitIeenimNympha & Apolline natus vEfcuIapius tradi*
tiu', at.matieprius a Diana exrinda, qus cm rogo cflc iiTipohca
Mercunus venue moicus^'Efciilapiumexuaxit. Ita & Dionyfura
exmaucSemelccotnbufta, fiueex dneribusciiis, cdiibum nananr,
SiaMercuriedeportatuminNyfam Arabivibcm, vcibi aNymphis
educareriir,,^failapius veiipfa Medicina cftpcrfdillima metallo-
rum & hominum, qiix Apollinis & Goronidis, hoeeft, Coinicis l'o-
boleseft; Abfque nigiedine enina nonnafcitur, cam caput Garni vel'
Gornicisfitoperisprincipium. Pftipfa mater ('liuenigredo Ja Dia-
na {uLunari albcdineinterimitur, fed Mcrcuriuscx ventrenigtedi-
nisfoetum viuumextraxit. Excineribus enim parentis fuinoiuisna-r
fckurPhoenix,ajuicftcolorephoeniciojfiuerubcrrimo, ales pulcher-
rimus in infinitum multiplicahilis. Serpens dfculapio...”
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“...Qj^inta Dies: De Animalibvs.'
'voluiitatcm liberiimam onKnipotentiae coniundam demonftrarc.
Pr£Eteili*-E£, cm pigriper ftimulosad laboresi & fomnoleui, niimo-
fciles, derdes ad mo tum vigtiias .& curascxdtandi lint, ihinc& aliiis
^fus crabtomim, a,pum, mufcamms culicum, dmiciim, pulicum, Sc
4iorumiimiiliEin.ijniiiindoappaet.H2C.eniminteramm^iaruntbo-
:niini,tjiiod vcprc&dumi, rubij cardui, tribuli, loliumq-, inter ve^cta-
bilia. H is adiaborem,nempe ad eorumeradicationem, indtatur, illis
ad motum: iabore ad vigilias,& moru ad labotem v^iliisad fo-
amnuraprceparatiir Scexercctur,nepigritia,luxuries:, otium delidia,
" £nnTiolenca,paupertas jScmoibiindefublquenres 'vnacum fame
ihomineminfefteit; Ad virmtemiraquc llimuli videnturainlda, Inrca.iRi-
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“..., aUeiium nan vident^
yifiafertilttas, iiz-ii.&ftqq. 104.x5.ii?
.Afiatici antiqtitm turmollts luxui de- Augufiturotfar'K^rnam rtliquit marmo-
lij ream,quamlattritiammuenerat,ui.
t^finus tardigradus inpMaj^phia quid, auimirelaxandi gratia pifiatus eft,
161.18 181.11
Afitnfto&defunfio eUmmornmingens- t^HiceHna,$o 'Si.zo.iy.^ 168.17
raticne mineraliutn qtiam, diu Auret, 190.15.^39 30
jjjj Atm terrkulamento afrugibus arcenda,
Afiiduusinilangorecitatur, J7-i i3-i9
Aftratm Citatur, Aulopa ptftk, 183.ZMi.15
.Afirorum vires occulta cuique plantar am Amaquidfiui6^.^i.proxmaglobralap\-
jbecieiajfluentes, ii6.iz deovelferreo,e magno tormento btUko
e^ftrologi, 66.11.15. eorimregula, 65. emifo,qttaatttgerit,vu)latladitque,$u-
varius esntemplandi mo- \6.&^i.i.i.cur, ead.^
dus u6. z6.&feqq- -audacia d> rani-' Auta,cak miatkus AtaUma, 167.51
45.10.11.11- fioltditas, 64.18. Attratapifiis.iy.Z quomodocoeat, esd.
ii.quando captus,aurum deglutitum-
AfirologUqua dermttjlranda mumhant- in...”
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“...INDEX.
AUHolttspoeti, 47.1.0^195.5,^ Axiom* geometricum, ii.pen.&vlt.
AuriscurmaguaudUt,quamconc4uarH-
204.15 AxiontAta, Zi,io.&feqq.
Aureshumatt£crafx, loi.i^.infujb- Axit, 7.1
ieSuftpedetipiuntur, ead.^.6
^urorii& halo quo dijienty 58.9 B.
AuroracelorrubeuSy 17.IP
Aurum in qualitatibuSy 4. equatam, ~DAhyIon,vrbs, i
100.1 ^.Babjlonkfertiittafy
Aurumphilofephisduplex, 85.16 Sacafcrcitatur,
I32r.
178
ead,
61.J
161,t
15'
155.U.
Aurum philofophicum, ejl fulphurphilofo- Bacchm Romanit vini inaentor. 35 6. fed
phmm, 98.11.15 reueranonejiy
Aurificrafamesquibusobiicipofsit, 20 o.- Baculuslacobi,
15.16. fulgorincharaeepifceappartty -Baticatriuciferax,
181.S0 ^ Balm,equus Acbillis,
Auro nihil perfe[lm,^j.ll. nildeperiti- ^Balfammarbufcula,
gne, I95-5 ^*bfamum rtfotmidat ftnum,
deAuro pbilofophicimloquuntur^quomo- philofophicumaquocunquevulgan mo-
dointelligendi, 8^.i^.'feqq. t,iUo dbortet,. th'id-
de eWi/ropk'hfophko tefiimonia quetdamy Bafiltanus, ^6.10
84...”
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“...
Codumaeriimquomodoprobetur, .q. vifum,ac.iemqueeculorumladtt-i7>n,
tribusrasionthns, S.^q&fiqq.inma- zi.&feqq. promittitquefcetumphilo-
iorimundoefi,exaqua, i5'.5i. eius mo- fophicum, 167.16.cwrulew vnde,
6.11.11 i.tnttrmedm, 170.1, amuatur yifui.
Cesium chymicum dicitur in hoc opere cce-
lum phtlofophictim, 10.7.^i.^i.an po-
tior e" dignior pars inphUofopbia occul-
ta, At-vlt.&$.2.. dr feqq.ex aqua & ac-
re fadum,16.z. an masfi,t,an_terra,\2,
15. foeminaeft, to.54. fen terra fimi-
Itsfiltos, 18.35, quomodomagis corru-
,17.21. car,ibid, niger tfipotim colorum
primtio, qumfjp:cies,^yrubtus, vnde,
j%.ycatul(us vnde,tbid. 2 fianas, vnde
ibid.^. vltramarinm, so.io.nubiHm
nignorquiddenotet, 35>.2f. arantio-
rumvnde,i2.4 p,auror&,\7. i^.ter^
ra,ibid.q4.r,6.vndftbxd.
pttbtlefit, quam terra fua, io.; 1,32. fupraalbum colorem mhtl reperitur magk
terrafaadeditfubfiantmn, non quali- coloratum, 0
tates,i1,29.30.i/jeffet,terra (philq- (folortindura,videtmdura.
fophica) nonfuiffetproduda, 11.27 C^ori...”
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“...INDEX.
amctllum, loi.io -FocmeflinmedioterremcrhUt 70.1
FemoralocuJi4rumlndarutn, Focipbtlojoplnci,
-Ftrmtnti vupetens rf in agendo in fer- -Feerntna nongenerant cumfcemtnie,
mentatum, 94-^3
Fermentatioinutilk.qua, ead.14. xyFanum humidumangujio loco comlufttm,
in Fermentatione ad quid rejpkiendam, ex ft infiammatur, 50
ead.i^ Foetus,quomatnconiungatur-i ii.io.ii.
Ferrummutaturinaurum, 194.5}.55. philofophicnsvndenafcatur&vbi,
i6.quomodt,i<)yio.n.habetmagne- -j.%.&i^'J-lVrfini, i(4
temattraitiuumfui. Foliaherbarum&arborum, 17.1^. rofa
Ferrum,infttlaCanariarum, 149.20 rubea, etiam in fiuttes manentis,-fii~
Ftrri fiuflum ponderts 100.marcarmn, mo fulpburu vulgaris tacla, ds^dban^
apudLurgeamcoelitusdecidtt, 50 tur, iu.45
- Fertilitatis terra Aegyptia jingalare indt- Fans eft qesaftparenf mark, 5 4.
eium, 210 anfit m opere philofophico,
Ficus, ipi.eiusaUegoriachjimica, 15}.8 philofophicusquis, tad.^o.
de Figurarum cceli ereione quid fentten mirabiUs virtutk, ead.
dum...”
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