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swnyoroun faesonun, ‘Swaisas SMUOJOUSIN XOUIX MICROFILMED ~ 1980 METALLOGRAPHIA: oR, AN HISTORY METALS Wherein is declared the figns of Ores ‘and Minerals both before and after digging , the ‘anfés and manner of cheir generations, their kinds, foree,and diferences , with the dleription of fundiy new Metals, or Semi Metals, and many other things pestaining to Mineral knowledge. ‘Asalfo , The handling and fhewing of their Vegerabi- Try, andthe difeion ofthe mot fice Qutions belonging to Myfical Chyaitiry, as of the Philtophers Gold theie Mercury, the Liquor alkebe, Avram poteile, and fac like, Gathered forh ofthe mot approved Authors dhathave written in re, tin fh Dah Wien Osea a Dee “By JOHN WEDSTE eat, si pipe sii if es Siriaas SEP set uate daar etic apres ftir, ‘ca guano fern TONDON, Pinel by ic fe Water Kaul a te ‘Nppekid Su? ai Chr, MDCINX. Me To his Highne’ Paince RUPERT, Count Palatine of the Rhyne, Duxs of BAVARIA ‘And CUMBERLAND, Ean of HOLDERNESS, & Conftable of the Royal Cale and Honor OF WINDSOR, And Kw 10 of the Noble Order” oF THE GARTER May plate your Highnefs, Have not prefumed to prefent thismean and flender Colle- tion of Minerals unto your Highnefs view, forth of confidence Az of ‘ fy} The Epiftle Dedicatory, ofits ownworth, though there may befome things in it noe unfit for ti knowledge of fo High and Nobie a Perfon But rather in refpeét of the tranfcendent worth of the.Su's- ject it tceateth of, being the moft abftrufe and mott excellent part of all NaturalPhilofophy;being hére- unto efpecially moved’ by'tWo rei fons, Cneis, 1 hat your Highne(s beinga Member of the Royal So- ciery. Cone of the happy fruits of His Majefties bleffed and ‘mira- culous Reftauration, and thatwhich will Speak him glorious to atl fuc- ceedingGenerations,beyond all his Royal Progenitors ) ftandsthere- by in fome meafure obliged tobe an encourager, and-ehorithdr of all attempts: (though ‘of: che‘lowett andl meaneft: perfons) that! cenklito ic é the The EpifileDedicatory. the advaricetnent of Experimental Philofophy. ‘This (may. itpleafe your tighnefs ) did heighten my hopes, that £ might receive the fame candor! Cinfome: miedfare') that your ‘HighnefS feemeth to have afforded to all, Another is the propenfion’.jahdrsin¢lination that (as [am informed) your Highne6s béansin’ particular man- ner to this worthy and commen- gable Sciense of Niinerals and Me- tals, “The onely thing (befides the-¢raying ;pardon for my bold- nef) is, that { humbly beg of your ‘Highne’S, that if your fpate houts will allow , you may fometimes makea perufal of it, and if your Highnefs be pleafed to put to your helping hand, that this kind of knowledge may be more The Epifile Dedicatory. mote heedfully fought into, and promoted, and: that others of far greater abilities 4 may conimuni~ tl cate fome part of their knowledge, itis all that is defired by Your Highnef's : moft humble and devoted Servant, fo. Webper, The Prerace. “\ Ourteous Reader , Expedt here no floucifhing Frontifpiece to allure thee tothe buying of chs uncrim'd and unpolithed piece , no not fo much asthe Authors PiGture, who never yet was fo far in love with his earthly Taberna- le, asto be atshe charges tohave the refem- lance of it drawn, or cut in Copper.* Thine ‘own defi after this kind of knowledge, and the plainnels of the Subjegt, are the greateft motives that I have to lay before thee , to move thee either. to buy, orreads The file is low, and plain as the nature of Tach afub- je@ would bese, whofe harfh and unufual terms, fuitable for the moft part for the Mi- ners themfelves,could not well have admitted of Rhetorick, or more polite Language, had been farnifhed with any fach. Andthough fometimes Lam forced toule more nice and fubtle expreffions, they are fuch as the matcet in hand did neceflarily require, and cannot buebeagreeable to fuch Readers, whofe un- derftandings are capacitated to comprehend the matters created of, Whar.- The Prepack What Opinions foever Loffer, whether of mineown, or taketi ftom orker-Auhors, are not to impole upon the judgments of any 5 who anany Mf ao lover of Dogmatizing , andhave long iwithed,and am how moft glad rofee.a way fetcup for che promoting of Ex. whit may be [aid of Anca Potable 5 or ‘The Contents. Chap. x1. Of the deferition of common Geld cer sen abe, ty th ppt lp af Sine roays of beating ffting sd wafbing the Ove thereof. pels: Chap. 12, shat may be thought of commen Gold, whee tart bean ingresien nce the Plilefphers Tnétre the Tinktre of Gal? And what ofthe white Boy | mabe the Tinttare is taken fiom it? and omathing of the Atte past. Chap. 13. Of the deerptan of Silvery and she fevered | gett th oe i gars ‘aed of its Mines, | Gandiionsy and fring pafegess 199 | haptig G/ Sil (ed lynne rts | COP cin by fre, “ed of ters ha be porifed, ther colours, mistnres and Several Cats wherein hey le, poy. Chap. g. How they refine Siler Ore at the Indies, and of foe ather uc things pas. Chapt of he dkrin of ey of t O ey rerasion, amd fring pages.” 235. Chaps 17. Of frme figns where Capper Ore ayy be oye of i orl rate drs ations i undergoes eres be pares Agr. caps th of mtn nd fies Orch 5 of Covinthian Coper Braj; and of forme other Com tuft that per nde with hr ata ‘Minerals aud of the Ateicnes prepared forth of it. pag8. Cap 1p. of the defn of trom, its reo ine, Operations, Stocks, bats and Pll padr Chip. 20. Of de feveral fonts ef mone Ore, and of Medicines prepared forth ofthe Actas p65. Chap. ar, ‘The Contents: ‘Chap, as Of the dition of Lee, its Ort, Min eld rere oat chaps Sar 0f the etd feof teak Oe tha Cats He Mises eared fat of 1 ee BoE hap. 25, ofthe deren ef of ts Or Ope= ae Of tlt vale ending Paige fol don serine chp ag Of the foveal fs of Meret a= ding tothe i ern al pty Ging g, Ofte leptin of aller of Gino Te She ocd es ane sols sutonend eed i der plead she ie, p08, hip 26 of foe fits sf Nedeaments prepared “Hak of enon, ere, bly the may fencer hymns asd by te myfia ays an of the Prrcipclamafbacaelie an Belmont. nef dain tim of iad Bi ‘nut, or Plambu Cinereumser Tila of Zivetas, Zinckor Speier 5 of Coban. dnd of their Rae Tiiessores end Aedicaments prepared fath of fore of then adifaie Ean oh Chap. 28. something more ofGalens, Lapis Pl res nce Guy Sse ct lef leet ative Doras, Cerna nator Bley Arig native Get Talk, Payne the Ligne» tastes he Redon, Schilastbe Lacan, and of metallry feves, and the like. 376. Chap. 29, Of the Tranfoitsio of aetalt, pr356- AN MET ALLOGRAPHIA: oR, pokey An History of Merats, Cuary I. Of the wfefuluefi and excellency of the Knowle 1 i at tt od aad, of the Melting, Refining, and accommodating of them to bumanenfe, and the canfes of the nome proficiency of Metallick skid, sfpecially inbis ‘Majsfties Dominions of Gree Bricain, He ulefulnets and excellency ofthe wit Jos ‘Kovledge of Mincralssfally dex ibe feeibed by that learned and inda- Fe fon Flephur esis, HARE wi faith, The Wildom of God QFE hath mace Metals for Phyfick, and for defence , for ornament, and for inftruments for the Work of men, | What great bencfit the Mineral Kingdom doth Yield in the Art of Medicine forte curing both ofin- i external difealés, the Authors (as Dsfor- “er and ately hace wien largely de mae (ie Medits, as alfo the whole Band of the Chymils, Bernal nd vlad iin! ei, $0 at acm) a Ain Hittory of Metals. that fone have thoughethat an whole. Apothecaies plait fated oh ofl alone ante po Cong Paracel, ich be esto approve of )that ‘Difeafes (perhaps) might be cured with Prepatatic made forthof Lead, And for the other tedisthe is inowledge bath brouglo mind, both for. Wat (which fince corruption entered the nature of man, couid not be efchewed, either in the ‘ffenfive ordelenfive part) and Peace, are{o many and fo gece that there are none (0 ignorant that are tox fp thrgfe Sp she in aman the wel Fee ofa oa be ach deficient if his Mi- fheral'skill had notbeen found out, exercifed, andim- Proved asalmot all Trades, AtiicesandFasiies Sec et wn Coe nd aheretqe we Bd, this Skill wae. (nce cone Band arin te rk gs oF the World, holes eelifying, that Tabal-Coln was i rudder ofevery Artifice in Bra(sand Iron. A oink ee aon Fie carom & fraton : i eben Coen ec tainteranl feral oil fiblesoym: She Vulgar Lacncreycpcs, pup made for in ath opera ars fd + anh. Arter oe eee lacs ateneas anne spiftam art & fers Andee a emo incinto ads tae ‘atorem{ fen politorem) paren fre anltorer mos fa. Beret amar thar genteel Tana. tions becaufefome would have Tabi-Caln otto ba beenthe Gift cae difeovered Mines and Mths no £0 te idiot te prof Chyeay deachsh the falion and reining of them, but onely eo have cen the Invent. and Teacher of king inftumens rt ‘Ain idtody oF Petals: 3 fonaiof Bras na Itbn ad het che difcoverings dig’ aig upsand purifying of Meuls mutt have been be- fore hisdatey and fo more acient. "Obey alibe unto bim both de difcovery dipping up and reining ofthem, as allo the framing of fundry infttutments forth of thiéeti (which is tofk probable) ‘as oar Coa ryman Folie iuefter ia bis Tranflation of The Dix’ Ps, Week ‘vine Weeks and Werks of she learned Du Bartat, who” *?™ fingeth thus While shang «Foret Tb hb bie Yew And ready Qatier did a Bore parfty “A barning Mountain from bi fery an, dan fron Rlverrals alg the Plan, They tonfh ng ier bes, And fe moder dey deat, “Aid ff peregiving tha shit fealding messle Becembig cal, i ay bape would feile, And grow (a bird, thas wish is farpencd ides ‘The firme fabftance di sinld oon divhde. He captsan bundred plots ard erche partry ‘He sanlds the ground work ofan hundred Ars 8c, Por mom the way tothosfand orks revesld, Vit nit Whichlong rallive,masgre the rage of Eli, {Snalin Tn ips pare eresfes of unequal ffs Te turn we irenflreanlingshe decile, Coldscakes thers thence of the defi rakes; sedi dane dine “aud adding Tongste tafe nftramcatt y Ie resis hfe i ro implements, Se, Soxhat whether way foverit be taken; itis apparent that the difcovering of Mines and Mots, theie Ca digging ‘ln itny OF Petals: iggingup,tefining,and fundrywfes of them are vé= ing tnd any pend fxtantinthe World, And though i be pot mention ff in Holy Writ tat in thote days Medicines were reputed forth of them, yet itis n0 fod confe- ce roar tat wey were not, for many things rere both ivened and nfed, of which cere io po ficve mention in te Scriptures, And however Cow rings wihall is bcevels the Catholic Tranter Befand Rhapfoditeatbenafa Kircbray, with all bis quer and. Galeri wih his ignorance and malice thay imagine i ismanifef thac Chynial or lerme- tick Phyick was very ancient, a8 we in efow argu- tments(thoughdigretively) tal prove and evince. Tr The grearueion i Whar be Eypian earing was ancienlyinany great requct epeci- Ti Raxpoi of eating Dileues 2 And wie- thee Chymitry was noe ancient in refpe of peepa- ring Medicines forth of Metals and Minerals. Fthat the Egyptian Learning in PhyGick and Meralsappeareth thus, 1. Wefind Gem. c.4t. 42, thee words: ded Pharaoh tot ofthe ring from bs Shandy end put i apon foiphs bend, and arated blew Snvogfares of fone liven, and pos « gold chain about ble deck from hence es pain that he Bgyprians ia That ime had ether the knowledge of finding of Me~ tals, or bad them brought fom fome other Countries, but however had the sil of melting of them, andcu- tious framing of them, elle they could not have made (as may rationally be uppofed they did) fach valua~ be, and choice things as Rings and Chains of gold, ‘Andis Areould nein momen or one adden be learned of them, oF arifen up among(them £ nothing Ain Hiltorp of Metals. nothing isinvented and perfeéted at one and the felf- fame time 5, and this (aicfemly provech that they hhad shill in thar part of Chymiity thst teacheth the ulion and purifying of Metals, 2, Afecond Argument is, in this Text, And Fo~ fapbeommanded bifer vans the Pbyfitans, te mba ‘isfuber: andthe Phyfitans embalmed Sat apd fitydges mre fulfled for bl (fo fours fafted be dayes of thofe hich are embaliwed) and the Bgypitans manned for bio shreecore and ten dayes + and Fofeph ‘was embalmed alfo, Fram whence it is apparent chat they had Phyficians thus anciently in Egypty and that they had no other skill but onely to emia, were abfurdroimapine, or to think chey were nor verfed in curing dileafes, and fo were furni(hed with medi- ccinesboth from the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms. If their Learning had nor been greatin this poincas well asin Polak, Arihmetick, Geo- metry, and Aftronomy, the comparifon betwixt Salo- ans wildom and theits had been fondly aerted by the Text that faith, And Selomens wifdem excelled the wifdom of all she children of the af conntry, and sibel eye, Feam wae we mye 1. Thatthe Text*would not have faid that Solomons. wifdom had excelled the wildom of the children of | the Balt, and all the wifdom of Egypt, ifthe wifdom, ofthe Bal, and of fgypr hadnot then bcen account: ‘ed the greateft wifdom knownin the world. 2. This ‘wildom ofthe Batt and of Bgypt was notch as lke 2-Mafbrom cout ftareup in anightand an age,bat mult nneceflaily in reafon be (uppoled to have had a begin ning, an encreafe long ere iecould come rothae heigl tobe eftcemed the greateft inthe world, and a rau Genego Be Eagee un An Hittory of Betas, ‘iuft needshave been ofa long and large atliquity be- fore the daysof King Selemem. 3.Atd thas icfhouldbe ‘then aceounted the greateft wifdom in the world, and yettobe defedive both in that pare of the Theory of ‘Natural Philofophy, which of alls the mot toble ; fad efpecially indus pare ofthe radi, che Are of Medicine , ot Curing Difcafes, and meliorating of ‘Metals, were indeed to mutilate the wifdom of Se- lemon, and to take him nov only ignorant inthe rmoftferetand noble parts of natural Knowledgeybut alfo to have been moft miferable,in not being able to. ‘are the infirmities of the body; which cure being wanting, the comfore of all other earthly joys doth’ vanith and flie away. 4. And what (hould Séle- sonst ave ee scot eke thi oe theexcellencyischiely put in his knowledge of natu- ral things) beingfo knowing inthe nature of all Ve~ fetabes hat he was able to difpue ofall Pants and “Trees, from the Cedar of Lebavomeven unto the Hyl- {op tha prings fort ofthe Wall: And to kiow the nature ofall ving Creatures, as Beats, Fowls, ereep- ing things, and Fite if by allthis he knew not to preferve heath and eure dfeates, and efpecially 0 be ignorantof the natreof the things comained in the Mineral Kingdom s of underltood tot the great Ar- ‘can'sand Medicinestae might be drawn fom them, and lay hidden io them and if he excelled themin hele (as donbrlels he id) chenthe knowledge of children ofthe Eaft, and of the Egyptians inall thefe thingswasnot lil ot offal tccount, 5.Why {ould Selrmon fend to Ophir for gold, and so make axFersfalem fiver and gold as plenteous as ftones: if tewere for ching bute ain glory end covert ‘Ate Hittary 9 Petals, els wha wifdom was this any bu that which was seatthly, enfual, and devil? and not that which ‘8 ableling was given to Solomon by the Almighty, 6 Butif wemay believe that piece (though reckoned among the Apocrypha) called the Wifdom of Solomon, vena her him ths coneling Wher raed cond prudence was given me, 1 prayed and WB pir of Wildemwas befowedaponme, ‘Kad heeReemed gold jn compatifon of it, as fand: and ackwowledgeth thar by it he had inntrmceuble riches, and tha there- by beknew the feaning of the World, and the ver- fie ofthe Elements, and wharfoever was hiddensnd imanifell that he knew. Prony whence i i pila that he was not ignorant of he mote fecret vertues both ofthings occtlt and manifet, and fo could ee but underttind the nature and vertues ofthe Miter Kingdom, oer he had notexcledhe chien ofthe Eaft, nor the Egyptians, whole skill could not be ltl inthe things, 4, Another Argutientappeareth from the Text! And Mes was inated (on infitated frema child) bn all the learning if she Egyptians. For though Mo- Jes sheebis mating was Brought co Pharalr daugh- tevand rouge up she fon er wast well kn unc his Mother who had noefed him, that he was her own childs and therefore it isnot ratioal thar ‘he, his father, and che reftof the Hebrews would {aifer him to be broughe up foswieh Bberasbs daush. tet, as thereby to deltroy the principles of lis Keli gion (in which no doube-they-had a fpecal care t0 influ him ) being hercin as zealous as any pco- ple-undecheavens And thecefore his bing ifeuée ed in allche Learning of the: Egyptians tvs ia: , scaloiy Wale a, Ripa 8 aes Mai, ectipongh yun itm tee picasa: eiepate ‘Ain apictory ‘O€ Metals, ‘reafon to be conjectured, that itwas notin in fue perfitious Magick (wherewith as Genringl labour. theo prove, they were much infeéted) but in the lau able Sciences of Aithmetick, Politicks, Geometry, ¥aflconomy, andtheit Hieroglyphick learnings which doubles comained natural and lawial Magick (foch Ss tho(@Mapicians were partakers of, thar came to sedhip Cirft whofe learning all che Fathers and rerpreters do jue robe good, natural, and lew ihe Artof Medicine, and knowledge of natural iufcial things, a8 da the next Branch we (ball He reat Chymify i (dough © We tall now prove chat Chymiiry is (how or ofthe Oc aot ean Ace that aghe the preparing of Me- Moers elas cer dung tere by toc dilate, andro prefere bea. 1. ‘And ft ie fs (aficiently proved thatthe Lear ning ofthe Eater Nation.and of appr. was greatto twhich we fall aid ome inoreeftimonies from fuch, Midiene and approved Authors as ate ofthe greateft ‘Ritorty and veraiy, and then arge the Confequen- esand-antwer the min Objesions. | ‘Concerning fome par of the great Learning ofthe Bgypians,heardrifrles wbolath, (peaking ofthe ere Mailer & de cosets fells Beypil G. Baby- Teaidonnn, ql ploviis jarm ania ante hes ebfervae ronan Sanus mula fie de defingnlts es epimo,_Andinitemamerclihergh otters the Egypeians and Babylonianshave fpoken, wl many years bere lee tem, andof whom we Fave received concetning all the acs, exiny things worthy oferedit. The ‘Au Wittory of Petals, Authority we (hall ire, is the Tefimo- : 5 who (aith Quid de Pythagord ? Quid "A plato any Demcrtslogaar ?- quibur prope di- feendsenpdiatem, idem alsiss serra fie prs. iprares 2 What (hall fay f Pythagoras #, what Chall Fay of etaror Demssrtns ? of whom, forte ear- nell delire of Learning, we have {een the furchelt Lands gravee ree "And again, Philefophie deni- aque principes ifs, nanguar tw fussy tant pregrafs fine flagranth eapiditare facere.potnifeat s Tiina terra lifirfe Sytbagerens, Demuctvan Plax amen, accepiranse Ubi enim quldefr, quod dif pof- 9 Then Tout. Rerue at forsee veniendumjadicaverant,. Lally, The Princes . ‘of Philofophy i elf, never could have made fogfecat fprogeelfesin their udies, without a burning F Weave received that Pyhagerss, Demecrin, and lato bad viewed he fanbelt Lands: for wher there was any thing robe learned, they have judged ie fi20 gothither. ‘Another ‘Teftimony take from aacrabins who faith, That Egypt was the Mother ofall Arts And again, Thac he Reyplians wore the Parents ofall he Biteptines of Philolophy : which is confirmed by Strabo an Ausbor ofunqueltionabe verity 5 by Here- dons, and by Diedoras Sicalus, To thele add the ord of Pile aden inhi Book De ite Mepis: who Taich, cae their Learning confited in Arichmerick, Geometry, Mulick, and Hicroglyphical Philofophy + ‘Did tamblc, de ult Pibag, 13,429. Ditg, Lacr- sium, p. 83. G Ori. Sar p13. 0 . “Brom all this we Mill onely draw thefe Deda ions 1, That ifthe Learning ofthe childeen ofthe Eaft, D and aah feck baseh. An Hittory of Petals. and the Wildom of Egypt, were in Solomon's time ae: conte the greatlt thar then wasknown, and bat Selomin’sexeeled ther both then ieeanhoe gation nally be conceived that either of them were defestive ‘in the moft noble parts, cither of Natural Philofophy, cor the Ac of Medicine deawn from the Mineral King - dom, noe dhe Are of ‘Tranfaaion, bue thar they ‘underftood bot, 2. Arifile (accousted the Prince of Leatsing ; andof as muck Antiquity as the mott Authors we have) wold sever have fo much commended the Egypeans and Dabylonians forthe wath oftheir Dox rine concerning the Stars, butif they were fo well ‘verfed in the nature of things fo remote asthe Stars 5 ‘ey mu (inal probabil) be as much (iE not bee tet) skill'din the knowledge of the nature ofthe fub- terrancous Kingdom, 43. Cicers, a perfon thar writ above 1600 years finge, would never have fo remarkably taken notice cof Pyrbagras, Demterlie, and Pltofoe traveling into the remoreft Regions, and efpecially imo Egypt, they knowing the height of the Grecian Learning , and being therein, bythe acount of all Authors, the hiefeh Matters, if ere bad not been fome exellent ‘inthe Baypsian Learoing that they were ignorant ‘of, And what could that be except the Are of Tranf. muting of Metals, and of curing difeafes in a more perledl way then he Gracias knew 5 among wom exw he apn Faryad ben ‘mous many hidred years before the time of Pyebec _goras, and thole that followed bim and theie going doen ito Egypt? 4 Au zeyp mas (ascordig to Marlin and the Ain Ipittory of Metals. theret que befte)_the Mote ofall Ars, and the Bac ofall the Biipns of alton then ferly hy could ot be gnran ofthat wich te tof hob ofl Ars, she Traneuaon of Meta fate eringot al iets by an univer Med. Eine, which vo wheeeto be had bu forhof he Mi eral Kingdom, Dutt hit Objion that Chymiey (about sich name we do or contend, bot aout te Arti {ei but he taveion and chat he leaning ate tribwed Hermes Trae is bf ate years flan, anos Ate andi but forgetand feigned,” ‘To whichwe an(wer, Te Carini (ical ie Enemy ha ever he Hermetick Learning, ot that Hermes had) doth con- § els, tha from mofk ancient Times the Arc of Medi- ‘ine was had in eftcem in Egypt and faith, Thatthe Arcof Medicine had beenin molt high eteem with the Egyptians, fcing it was manifelt bythe tftimd- siesof theirown Country and of others, greater then alexi | For dutnce ye ofthe Pasa acsb and Fofephy there wanted not Phyliciens, by Shotcesre edad totes were (degen ed) prefcrved from putteteion but tht afterwards the fime was pated by cars, a might begathered by thofe things that aerelated ofthe Egyptian Faue- sals, by Heradoig and Demcritut, By whofe con- feffon ic being granted thatthe Medical Art was {0 anciently pradlfed there andtha according to Pi. amy they afemed thar the Are of Medicine was in- venued amng(t them, and alleheit Arts commonly ateributed «> #frme ben ermal ofnececy follow, that Hermes (though there mighebe, and bythe ei Da mony Aly Hittory OF Wetats, mony of Clere were diversof that mame) Was not a feigoed Author, nor the Art forged , but wasof feck antiuity, that’no vain Arguments can eally over throw, “ 2, The Teltimony of ides, though undervalued by Conringins and Guibertus, is nocof the laf valid ty: who telateth, That Disclefien bad caufed to be {ubered all the Books that treated of Chymifley a- ong the Egyptians, and caufed them robe burned, Jett growing tch by-the Art of Tranfmutation it might incourage them to rebel, Now Discjan fame 10 she Empire or reigned aboutthe Year of Chri, 288, or a fOme, 287, oras Baroni, 284, and Soldat lived abou np, Clrif 1214, (0 that the Name and Areof Chymiltey muftneeds have been both known before the time of Sada writing, And Calins Rbvdlgines, an Author of grea authority and peneral Leathing 5 the Cellegim Cenimbricene ate Perfiadedeharbe writ the each, And ¢his eftimo- hy Demeriar Chlecondyles giveth of the Weitings Of Suidat. "This Book, t0 Wie of Snider, doth not onely bring manifold prof to young Seadens, but allo rede fruit and pleafure oper(onsof every Age. Forneither doth be only tnterpee the words of Fi- fRorians, Orators and ofall fort of eloquene Authors, bathe alfo comptchiendeth many and various io ries, that ate not eaily to be found elfewhere,becaule the Books of the Grscian, Romans, and Hebrews, fiom whence they were takén, aelolt and peritbed. ‘Which Teftimony ofthe Writings of Suidar,the con- ceurtent Opinion of all learned men for above the fpace of 400 years isa far greater evidence then ever the auchority Of Guibert, or Cearingls i able tone validate, 30 Cote Ain Hittory of Wetals. |. Conringias and Gwibertw bothdo confels that Jule Firmiear te Atrologer, who lived inthetine ‘Ofcenfaniie the Emsperous abou the yea of Chit 20, did attibuee a good or bad Confellaion in Frcaven tothe Proefors of Alchymie. "By which i is plain that the Profelfion of thae Are mult have been y hai pega Tag knowabefores fori isa ul, that Remon exi- ents, at ineegrte ala of affgnstios That ofa Aiea tcetinfcceuntooun ects be abe i Adc ha wate ace \trologer, and tha jal Obfervations do arile fomfoog Experience, it muf nee ft. Joye, that Alchymy malt needs be both Re Nemine, off geeatr antiquity then the daysof Firmlens, 4. Gsiberns bitoflf brings an example forth of em of ove Peng Cyl he nasa Mae inte wor fenlehemeafts,) Now Cele. ds wert the cme of Angas te Emmperour, who reigned about ny, Chrif, 493, And if then there were fome that profelfed’ Chymitry then ie matt neds have been of a more ancient landing. For there is no Profelion chat upon a fadden doth gee root » and pals into an habit bur aut have atime ofits invention, ineteafe, and perfection 5 fo that it is plain thar both the Art of Chiymiftry and dhe Name wasveryancient. And to thismight be added, That the Wings of Hermes Trifmeit were long extant inthe Worldbefore the Times of Chritianityother- wile iccouldnot be imegined that che Chritians for the advancement and defence of eheit Religion., nl have forged ppc pees unde Hee wes bisname y But that his Repurtion andl Lexeaing Thad been Jong, and thea was of great account ar ‘mong(t the Heathens themfever, 5» Allo. ti. fg re, 4 ian af Sane Tantende accion Pas Auditory o€ Petals. 5: Allo is manifelt that Chymiltry was ancient, becaufe it had flourifed long before the times of Avicen , Baleafs, Mefae, Khair and the ref of the ‘Arabians, who could not have mentioned i, if ichad fothad a beginning before their Ageand Time, To this T fall onely Joyo tie TeRtimony of orien a Romaa Hermit, whofe. Writings were tranflated forth ofthe Arabick Language into Latine, nn, Ch, 1183, wholearned he Arcof Tranfmutation, or of the great Elixir at Rome of afer an Aexanerian, and aChrifian, And altcrwards Morienss caught itto Calid or evelid the fon of Gd the fecond, who was ing of Egypt above the year of Chrit 725. which doubles asf bad leaned forth ofthe Weitings of Hermes Trifegft + which do all plainly prove thae ‘Chymittey, for tag Hermetich Learning was of fuli- cient antiquity , and Hermes hitnfelf no feigned Au thor, %, Lhall onely add the judgments of four or ve ‘Austorsof unquettionable ered and veracity, 1. And Mt She mt ued eae a great Chymit and Galenit, a perfon generally approvea of byall, bough others mol virleneadverfa- ty of Paracelfut) doth confetsin thefe words 5 Fait tenis bec art (verspe Cys) fam ufqne ab Hermese Trifecgie facrdsibas Egypt familar, o& nav, ‘This Are(cowit, Chymifty) waseven fromthe time of Hermes Trifagf fale dnd known co the Egy- pian Priefls, What canbe more clear and manifeft Teeth anxiquty of his Art and for Heres hime, thenthis Tekimony of (o earned aperfon? And a- gain, after a long difcousfeof the antiquity of Chy- Ary, and of Hermes bff, who beconcivs 9 Ain Wiltory of MPetais, ye have lived about the year ofthe World 2000, be- 2 Tones ccaule shat Disdorws Siculus writeth, that Jfs had en- W>leCrt, {) ference Sepsis in amt iudted ot taught by Hermers'he concludeth this 1°" hyn gf fi stemel) nan fale feed Hust quid samen in ex prefers, ex biferie ven | pats Ave ex ga oe tay was known to Hermes, but wharbe thet nit om'Hitores, Pn Seren te 2, Thefecond we (hall coiumend unto the Cut tg. coved Fobn Langiat, who, Helis ‘ons, isthe learned and in tha Epile of lis of 101 orginal oe cae of 5 aedilve amongte the Egyptians, Chaldeans, Gra i cians, and Arabiaus 5 as allo in his next concerning thera ofthe Aol Meine ofthe Ancient nd of other Faculties, doth (inthis poi ample and fll rstadion nO BERR 3. The thitdbae I hallame, ste jadicious and. Juma let abn Haran who by tate reat ee ‘Medicine was(aid firtt to fpring upamongtt the " Brians: avd reafon agrecth thereto, Eecaufe the chief axioms ofthe Ate of Medicine uid low from them: and quoteth the Teftimonies both of Hippo. ff Fine l’s erates and Ariporle 5 unto which for brevity, Lecter ™™ the hie 4 ‘two laft I fhall onely name, fe are rene Pay sede pr tata Sa A end pafons a ave wegen much in Mei Ee i a ai (ow though the knowledge of Metals be of fuch benefit tothe well beng of mankind, and thelnven: ion offo great antiquity, yet hath i amongtt the ge- aly in Hittory oF Metals. nerality of the Learned, found no’ great te nea of ene oman ea ere, Pereirchatfince and about thecime of Paraselfu it Ihashbeen revived and reftored , and now bepiss ex ceedingly to flowrith 5 otherwile before iteither a ee Tedakin (lpia the mylar) deliver cc from band fo ban, an fo sis a ap ee beieafon me Mt ea Aa eft wesedetrced romtaking pins cored traady thems ad of tote few that bene heir a= Gearsthar ways fearce one of athoufand did perceive tres mame fig ad aa nang and Expelions 3 (ochat for the m boll tig erat the oowicge of eee ay fay bred in fe Cells of the Fits and Mots and fo came to. no great improvement nor Ferethe Reafons of the son proficiency ofthe knowledge of Minerals and Mes in genetal, we conceive to be thee principally. "Fhe Anil and Val Rie sis in dete Generations, Growth, Operations a oe int Ale an cy cheery gen Coebewver and Searcher might dive theteimo 5 yet athe knowledge of allebote particulars, nor yee at- tine o any tach depee of perc, ba a fe ‘a nceflary ad fbtanal pins ate yet wens Med ent ft ont. Now the progretsof Na- tare inte gern of Mews and Mins oper and alterations being a ding chat Hy bi PrcRebowelsof the Earth ,whereieo the fenles of even could pierce 5 ant fo exceeding dient ro Ain Wittony of MPetals, obferve or underftand,thatit is no, great matvel that fo litte progre(sis made incothat kind of Knowledgs for where obvioufne(s and eainels are awanting to know the Subjed andthe Propertiesthereof en commonly have no inctements oF encouragement co fearch afice the knowledge of fch mater, and therefore mutt reeds bea great remera or ftop to the progrefstherin. 3. Agar, Though moft Countries tat are not extremely barbara, do prodace withinthe compats cof fome citcuit of years, Men learned, and fudious of | the fecrets of Nature 5 yet every Region doth nor prodace fuch (tore of Minerals, as may afford either a fir fabjegt, or opportunity for uch dilquilitions, and therefore earchng minds cic dvered dhomfelves toingaireimoother pars of Nature more neae and afc to be obferved, or elfe betook themfelves to ge- etal contemplation y and (o framed Sylemesaccor- ding totheir own fans, eather drawing Nature co follow their Conceptions, then by travel, labour, ong toil and experimental Obfervations, to order theit {peculitions according to the rth of Navres ‘operationsy or elfe fall down with char feaneling of Knowldge in thefe things eat ghey found weicen by ‘other Authors, that had preceded them, So that thereby this kind of Learning was brought to a ftand, andbadits ne pla alia fet uponis. Are had lod fofill, had not fome perfons of more iafatiable defi of thc knowledge of the feeretsof Nate, andelpe- cially ofher Mineral Kingdom, with Herculean bold. nefs, and undaunted relolution, broken through all difficulties, and adventured great dangers and long fereatinationstorataining the fare, more (perhaps) then Jfafon for the Golden Fleece.” And fuch ap- E pears Ain Hittory of Metals. ats lily Bolas Palen, Bernard Tree Jan, barnes Pontanas 5 and. of late Jobonnes A- restore ben, and epeily tat nd Fgele ws peefon Paracelfus who when under the twentieth Jfarof sage (having coal be Mics Geren Wesel Meouph Saelonds Seaand, Smcdeond, Ssemer Nort, ain fof and fom tenet mothe Bordets Ofthe Tertars where being taken 1daee and eared tothe Gre Cham, ws fem thence conveyed to Conftantineple, and from thence Fentnelbome tern arable and (ot0Penke, 30 Tile doth any danger fright a noble and refolure ‘mind; when armed with the ardent deire of pang, Ipowleger hie ter idle Lubbers that dite nt ‘adventure from the air of teie own. Countries. nay fearce from the fmoke of their own fires, think tbem- felves fit Judges of the labour of others, as competent Jag i adr wav apd’ Matick ar Ancrher Reafoa 1 thall offers; Thac the way and yen coe the Neue of lineal, ft fvely dificule and dangerous, but abate and obleime hat pars, wl bly acme shelves tn te Pas or Shafts where Ores are ufually gotten Sheet ay there logs ht hepean any nee thence of any sng het maybe (esiory fo thee Inquires, And the Miers or Workmen (or the tel) bgt ee aie me, felch asked imsreach igh trent eta poor vig by tt ry Labour oped to inform heels of uomorethen wht may Cone ‘éoce to fuch 2 poor and fervile kind of living by smcheans Hy ae lie eto ved aed a An Hpittory oF Petals, man faisfa@ion 10 thofe necelary Inquires: that tight tend co enable ro judge ighily ofthe Na- tre of the things in ehat futerrancous Kingdom, ‘Ando this you mayadd, Thatthe Miners (or Borg- ‘ev, asthe Germans call them) have aswell athe School men, Logiciant, nay, Mariners, and other Ar tficers, ther peeuliae Idiom or Dialet, which nove bbutthemfelvesorthofe eiathave long coaverfed with them, are able to underftand it being for he moft - part like Heathen Greek, or terms of Conjuting 10 thers: and therefore no marvel ifthisskil have had no greater progel, ‘Now force full progrets thats made in Mineral thing, ether to profit or knowledge, within His Ma- jellies Dominions of Grea Britain, is°not beeznle they do nor abound with diverfe fors, both of Me- tals and Minerals though according to the Vulgar Opinion , they lying (0 far in Northern Lavitude, mighe be thoaghe not to yield any great fore ing commonly imagined that che Southern Climates are moft fer ofthem; but fomeocher (pecial reae fons we tll fhew anon, For it plainly appeaceth by the learned Antiquary Camden, that Cormval and Devonfiie have from Ages long ago abounded 8~ withmol excellent Ore of Tin, which ath ftored a grearpaccof éurepe with that Metal, accounted ge- erally the beft in the World, except that of Corin- thiagot Flac. For (peaking of Cermal, be lath, ‘Staxnum en'm non fie sherri fray, aduslrand ‘ple efoto, ex qua vate domrfica dette spud ose tes Earepacs fn menferun af argentesfulgore com arannar, Locale pafion ngreslapies ex quiboe awe ‘iam confliar, vel efodinnt, vel ex arent Iie exl- Ba man, Dita ire wy Cantey bee wana faan.p0y 1 Diss ef agi. a Hip. An Hittory of Metals, sunt qed in coninestem 2 Britanns prifct nevis cri cent dee flat Bot Ti i Lomnbt box herealfo' remember nil Coit: ‘mend the Book De-afebalticis, (eeforth by. ideas Cet flpinus' Wecaufe itis a: pretty compendious Piece, iarenkendng mt Matt and Mitra thx were ‘thenknown y) and {cems co: be a good Colledtiod' of ‘hat had been foreverly wrteen'ih tbe comtnon ways Hough ic havolicle of later Obfervations in ies not ‘atbot mich of expeieie otal 8, The Jefuite Bernardus ‘Cafins writ a Volumi- wnoas Bee of Minerologie, ot Natutl Pallopy + ivheceng théugh he expatated to fat co ferch in all ‘ings that. might (em aby way of kitted 0, that {kind of knowledge 5 and that it was but a meer Col - Jedtion and heap ftola from other Authors, and ba y any thing-excepe notions yet‘ there ometbing ‘ni(elpecally ‘concerning the igus of dlcovering ‘Mines ait Ores) thar may advantage ich a'Reader, -asteither hath the skill, or will rake'the paitis't6 fever ‘the ares from the: Wheat and, feparate the. gol fromthe dros Bat Laut by oo tans pls in = fenoethacuniver(l Scriber and Rhapfodif, Arbane- fi inher io afer agent may hg and ba. fen Volumes; did promife the Workd a Work, by Fim fled end Suberneo hich put all the eared intégreatexpeStaions of fome worthy and folid Piece of (Mineral Knowledge 3 but, alas | ‘ben itcappeared, every ‘Reader may feon:be {ati “Bed, thaethere is but very liven itoxcep the Tile, ash a cxpedations, ma ch grea promiles, For excepinga few Que- Feofaiy She Bape Occ in Beng) a Germedys-ahd:Anfwets unto them, there is neithér a any Ain Apettony. af Spetals. aay Cold, of new, difeovery i ae SAT on at Ip tathd wih Sundae nd separ rea,

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