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Baro Urbigerus

Aphorismi Urbigerani

The Complete 1690 Volume · With Circulatum Minus

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Aphorismi UrbigeraniXXII–XXXI: Powers, Limits and Further Regeneration · Original

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XXII–XXXI: Powers, Limits and Further Regeneration · Original

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Original English

XXV. Since this Vegetable Menstruum is eternal, you must observe, that you lose nothing of its Quantity or Quality in separating of it from the Oil, and Spirit of the Vegetable, which is done by a gentle Destillation in Balneo vaporoso, the Vessel being very well luted and dry'd before. The Menstruum, coming over with the Flegm of the Vegetable, from which it is by a Destillation in Balneo to be separated for farther uses, leaves the Oil at the Bottom, united with its own Spirit, which will easily go over in any common Heat, not leaving any thing behind it: which is a Mark of its Spiritualization, Purification, and Regeneration, that it has receiv'd from the Menstruum.

Modern English

XXV. Since this vegetable menstruum is eternal, observe that you lose none of its quantity or quality when separating it from the oil and spirit of the plant. This is done by gentle distillation in a vapour bath, the vessel having first been very well luted and dried. The menstruum comes over with the plant’s phlegm, from which it must be separated by distillation in a bath for further use. It leaves the oil at the bottom, united with its own spirit. This will easily pass over in any ordinary heat, leaving nothing behind: a sign of the spiritualisation, purification and regeneration it has received from the menstruum.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1690 Aphorismi Urbigerani: historical frontispiece and Latin inscriptions, title and licence, dedication, all 101 grand-elixir aphorisms, the complete Circulatum Minus with its title, address and 31 vegetable aphorisms, and the full explanatory postscript with both printed endings. Original and modern English readings, fresh Latin translations, 115 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Baro Urbigerus, Aphorismi Urbigerani, London: Henry Faithorne, 1690; with Circulatum Minus Urbigeranum and the concluding postscript. The Getty Research Institute copy supplies the governing images; EEBO-TCP A25684 supplies the structured transcription witness, corrected against those images. The frontispiece signed W. F. is attributed in library catalogues to William Faithorne.

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