The Corollary, Or, Present over and above

In this Dialogue, the Dragons Blood is so described, as if it needed full six whole days Operations, to be perfected and brought to its full end, nor did I then know any nearer way. But afterwards, there became known unto me a nearer and more compendious Process, whereby I can now (Praise and Glory be to God for the same) in a few hours time introvert and transmute the dissolved Gold, and reduce it into a Red Blood, and that by the help of one only certain White Urinous sublimate, concerning which, I have treated more at large in the fifth Part of my Pharmacopea Spagyrica. And upon the same Account have I likewise written, that the said of Blood of Gold must [needs] at length get an easie Fluxibility and Ingress by the frequent Iteration, or Abstraction of the moist Spirits from the dry Gold. But forasmuch as the Multiplicity of such Abstractions is not only full of laborious Operations, but also chargeable and requires much time; and that the studious Searcher after so great a Secret, may not by being affected with the Tediousness of so many toylsome Operations, be quite weary, and at last throw off all hopes: I do therefore commend unto every one, that other and nearer way of getting it a Fusibility and Ingress, viz. the incerating it by Mercury, by the benefit whereof, he will far sooner and easier arrive unto his purpose and final Scope. And although I have hitherto been hindred through want of time, besides (many other impediments) from having compleatly finished the Operation of the said Tincture. Yet notwithstanding, I do with an assured and undoubted confidence affirm unto every one, that there is given a most certain occasion [or Capability] of the making and finishing it, and that by the hitherto described way. I bequeath to such of our Posterity, as are of a Good, Sincere, and faithful mind, those things which I have wrought with mine own hands, and withal to what issue I have brought all my Operations. It is free for every one (as time and occasion serves) to make Tryal about attaining unto the wisht for end. For my part, I do heartily thank God, that he hath vouchsafed unto me the Ability of plentifully and abundantly preparing the Lyons Blood, and of performing no small matters therewith in a Physical way: And therefore I shall be well content, though I never arrive unto the desired end of finishing the Operation of the universal Tincture.