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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    [2J ] . Bur, by had given him heretofore; but with this Caution, That it was not yet perfed. Having tailed a few drops thereof, he prefentiy felt a moil grievous and vehement pain in his Joynts, fo that he could hardly perform his Journey with Fr. Wencepm to Vienna. But the firft nieht after his 'coming, he was fo affixed with heat, that§all his Entrails feemed to be on a Flame ; as he complain¬ ed himfelf. The Day following his Pljyfician, the Son of Dr. Sorb At, vvhofe Name was Kreiffet, who was alfo Phyfician to the Emperors Army was fent for'Vvfio con- lidering his prefent Condition, applyed the prooereft re¬ medies he could, which availed him nothing, but bad Symptoms did fogrow upon him, that the third day his C ale was judged defperate. The Count himfelf alfo being fenfible of his Death ap¬ proaching, caufed his Brother the Mailer of the Pofi-Of- nce to the Emperor, Count Peter de Paar, his only heir (for the lick Brother was a Batchelour) to be fent for a- bout night: to whom he fpoke in thefe Words; It was foretold to me heretofore in Italy , That 1 ’jhould ob¬ tain the Tinffure, and, Thatfoon after 1 jhould dyelThe Sr ft part of the Prophecy is fulfilled, and the latter is near at hand to be accomplijhed; I know, That you have beflowedas much time and Expence in this Art as my (elf- I have nothing more valuable to leave you, and which, nothing can be more acceptable to you than a Notable Portion ofTinHure, which / have fealed up in this Desk, and jha/i entruft it in the hand cf my Conft ljcr who upon n.y deceafe, (hall deliver it to you. ■ After which words, he delivered the Desk to his Con- f e nor,who was prefent and heard him fpeak them. Count Peter not imagining his Brother was fo near his End, took his leave of him for that Nighr, and rode home, becaufe ^ waTs .Ycry I116, J^nc^ Brother foon after departing this Life, his Confeffor alfo took Coach, and went home to the Monailery of St. Francis, not far diftant from the Empe-