Magnalia naturae: or, the philosophers-stone lately expos'd to publick sight and sale; being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor ... / By John Joachim Becher ... [by] Wenceslaus Seilerus ... Published at the request ... especially of Mr. Boyl [sic].

  • Johann Joachim Becher
Date:
1680
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Credit: Magnalia naturae: or, the philosophers-stone lately expos'd to publick sight and sale; being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor ... / By John Joachim Becher ... [by] Wenceslaus Seilerus ... Published at the request ... especially of Mr. Boyl [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [H] door,and Sealed it up in two places with the Princes own Seal and a Labell appendant. | The next day when the MonafterysForter,according to hisCuftom, was carrying his Bread and Water, about noon, to F. rrmcepw*To, he was not to be found! where- ] upon a great Tumult was raifed in the Monaflery , and from thence the Kewsilew to the Count. ^ Colkbrat, Go- vcmour of that Precindt, who prefently commanded the Gates to be lhut, and fearch to be made in allhoufes, not excepting Litchicrrftcir?s houfe it felf. When they had diligently fearched every Corner oi this latter houfe, at laft they came to the Chamber that was fealed up : Here the Steward of the Houfe interpofed,and told them, That that Room was the Clofet of the Prince, which he had fealed up himfelf with his own Seal,and therefore,it could not be opened without great danger and hazard of incur¬ ring his high Difpleafure. Whereupon they defifted ; and F. J VcxceflatM remained hid there for feme weeks,untill at length he found means, in a difguife to efcape out of the Town in the morning ear¬ ly, at the very ftrft opening of the Gates, and fo was con¬ veyed, with other officers, in the Pnnces own Coach, to Felisbunb. Being arrived there, he was courteoufly re¬ ceived and well treated by the Prince, before whom he made a notable demonftration of his Art. But the Prince foon foundjhat a man in hisCirciimfian- ces and of his Abilities, could not be long concealed in his Court, becaufethe Abbot of Brum havi% Pent Spies after him, would certainly find him out, anu would alio obtain a Mandate from the fupream Confiflory at Rten?ui concern¬ ing him. Whereupon (thoughts feme think, the rinces Intent was to gain the whole Tincture Irotn him) he ad- vifed him to go to Rome, and there obtain a full Difcbarge from his Monaftical life, and to feeme himfelf fiom the Abbot, which favour he profered to obtain for him by means