The universall medicine: or the virtues of my magneticall or antimoniall cup / [John Evans].

  • John Evans
Date:
1642
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Credit: The universall medicine: or the virtues of my magneticall or antimoniall cup / [John Evans]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mineraline funt, qaornm femmum,ac potifimum Arcannmin fe clau- dit Antimenium , bnic uns tribsimus, mundat feipjam una cam requis quaimmund. funt , porro fi nihil umnind faniadeft,immundnm corp 1s in mandam transfermat: Lib.6. De vita longa, pag.146. Like as Amtimony refineth Gold, fo alf> by the fame reafon and manner it purifieth the body of man: In icthere is thas effence thar fuffereth no impurity nor uncleanneffe to remaine confufed|y inter- mingled amongft the pure and good , and his virtues ‘0 cenftantly remaineth , directing himfelfe alwayes according to the heavenly influence , thar of his nacurall virtue and power, he fhall at no time fuer loffe or diminution thereof, Worthily therefore doe we attribute to this alone, the power and virtue of all Minerals, whofe chiete and moft powerfull fecret effects, Antimony compre- hendech in it felfe alone, he refineth himaielf, and purifieth coge- ther wichit ielfe, what he findech unclean: moreover, chough he finde nothing found, he ale: reth and changeth thar impure body toacl.anand found conftituiion: Lib. 6. Andte conclude, Effestia Antimonit eft purgatio vera, gue purgit hominem excellentiffine fuper alia qvavw Acana,radicitus evellit auferendum, ac omus quod immune dtm eft: humanum corpus in upremum ujque fanationis gradu pus rum officit, ac ab omnibus egritudinih us mund it, etiam illés ex quibus 0~ rinniur ulcers, quicquid per es bominem fucrint impuri dele, The eff ace of Antimony is a true and natural purge,which pur- geth a man moit excellently above alll other fecrets,it uccerly rake th away by the root whatfocver is foule,unwholfome,and ought tobe removed, and reduceih the body ef manto the higheft degree of perfe A health, and cleanfeth from all manner infirmities and dilea- g fes, even froai thofe that are the originall and fountain of ulcer- ous and dangereus difeafes,it fully and freely removeth all corrupt and impure humours, thar might lye lurking wichin any part of the body of man. Thus farre Paracelfis in his lefler Chyrurgery, My fecond teftimony fhall be Afartinus Rulzndus,a man of ound judgem: nt,great practice and experience, he called the infulfion of this Cup his 4qu2 benedié#z, Inthe <,Cent. and the 95. Cure he faith thus. | Communi opintone Hermeticors un receptui e ft, Magncfiam Satuyni quain aiuut effe Antimon'gm,, exiftere Ens, > vadicem omninm me-