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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    [J7 ] bargain; FWenctflita alfo fell very fick, and he that wait' ed upon him in his Chamber dyed fuddenly, hot without fome fufpicion of Poyfon, and he himfelf alfo lay without any hopes of recovery, in this cafe A. C. P. C. L. de S. who before had bought fome of the Tin&ure of him, and had paid him for it a thoufand Ducats, defigning to take this opportunity of hisillnefs, and deceafe fo apparent, and fo to get and enjoy his Tindture without money, fent to him one Bihot, a French Phyfician, tofteal from him, un¬ der pretence of a Viftt, both the faid thoufand Ducats,and the reft of the Tindture : Fortune did favour him as to the firft part of his Defign, but in the latter Ihe did fail and diffappoint him, for F. Wenceflms haa hid his Tin- d'ture more carefully than his thoufand Ducats : at laft,the Sick man, contrary to all mens exfpedtation began to Reco¬ ver, and F. Francis who was fent to Roms to obtain aDif- penfation for him, to abfolve him from his Vow, having obtained the fame returned home; whereupon prefently F. VFe/icejlws laying afide his Monks Habit, took a Wife and was married publickly to one named ^Awerlcc , who had miniftred to him in his ftcknefs, and had otherwife been very aftiftant to him when he wanted her; Hie was a very fubtil and crafty woman, yet accounted at Vitnnibut little better than a common Harlot, and Ihe was the worfe thought on.becaufe her Sifter had been naught with B.D.L. and by his advice and affiftance had caufed her Husband, to be made away,for which I a£t, he the faid B. D. L. was Sentenced to Death: but, though afterwards pardoned by the Emperour, yet was deprived of all his Dignities, de¬ graded of his Nobility, and caft into-perpetual Prifon in the Citadel of Gratz, where he dyed Miferably ; and his Whore, F. VFemejl'ms Wives Sifter, was the fame day to be Beheaded in open Court, before the Judgement Hall, the Scaffold and all the reft being already prepared, but by .the interceffion of the Wife oicofiell Rodrigo, the Spanilh J E e Em-