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The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 28
German
Der Geist ist der Spiritus Saturni, das ist, das Butyrum oder Sp. ♁ii. Die Seele ist der 🜍 oder rothe Tinctura so ein Dunst oder Nebel genennt wird, & est revera vapor & fumus, sed siccus, wie an dem gemeinem 🜍e zu sehen. Die Erde, darin steckt der [Weinsteinzeichen] oder ⊖, denn des Bacchi Sitz ist die Remanenz, darin das Saltz ist, nachdem der 🜍 daraus gezogen ist; Was aber der [Weinsteinzeichen] für eine Eigenschafft mit den Metallen habe, besiehe den Tractat. Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico in 4to. fol. 14. §. 9. fol. 19. §. 4. fol. 12. §. 5. FINIS.
English
The spirit is the spirit of Saturn, that is, the butter or spirit of antimony. The soul is the sulphur or red tincture, called a vapour or mist; it is indeed a vapour and smoke, but dry, as can be seen in common sulphur. The earth contains tartar or salt, for Bacchus’ seat is the residue in which the salt remains after the sulphur has been drawn from it. As for the property that tartar has in relation to metals, consult the treatise Commentary on the Universal Medicine, in quarto, folio 14, section 9; folio 19, section 4; folio 12, section 5. End.
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The complete supplied German–English edition of the 1682 collection: the main treatise attributed to Ali Puli, Helbig’s preface, distinct companion discourses, the short potable-gold preparation and the anonymous Father’s Last Testament, with four historical figures, 103 annotations and the full Diotimos study apparatus.
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The governing German witness is the complete 1682 collection in Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, shelfmark 87 B 76050, with an unnumbered title and printed pages 1–80. The historical title’s Arabic and Portuguese antecedents and its authorial persona are retained as claims, not authenticated originals. Johann Otto Helbig (Hellwig), Martin de Delle, J. J. F. and the anonymous testament retain their distinct historical roles.
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