Part 23

_Caleruth_ is a signe of a desire to the first _perpetuum_, as when any thing desires to return into its first matter from whence it had its originall.

_Callena_ is a kind of Saltpetre.

_Calliette_ are yellow mushromes upon Juniper trees.

_Calx Iovis_ is spirit of Tin.

_Calx lignorum_ is the ashes of Wood.

_Calx Luna_ is the Azure flower of Silver.

_Calx Martis_ is Crocus of Steel or Iron.

_Calx Mercurii_ is precipitated Mercury.

_Calx Solis_ is calcined Gold.

_Calx peregrinorum_ is Tartar.

_Calx permanens_ or _fixa_, is an incombustible matter.

_Calx Saturni_ is Minium.

_Calx Veneris_ is Verdegrease.

_Cambuca_ is an aposteme, or ulcer in the groin.

_Caput corvi_ is Antimony.

_Caput mortuum_ is the feces remaining after distillation, and sublimation.

_Carbones cœli_ are the stars.

_Carbunculus_ is an aposteme, or pestilent ulcer.

_Cardonium_ is a medicinable Wine made of Hearbs.

_Carena_ is the twentyeth part of a drop.

_Caseus præparatus_ is the viscous residency remaining in the bottome of the milke that runnes out of the cheese.

_Cassatum_ is weak, and dead bloud in the veins obstructing the motion of the good blood.

_Cathimia_ is the spume of Silver.

_Cauda vulpis rubicundi_ is Minium of Lead.

_Cautela_ in Spagiricall art is a certaine kind of industry gotten by a habit, whereby the professors of the art doe more easily undergoe their labors, and perfect their operations.

_Cauterium_ is a chirurgicall instrument, which opens the skin with burning; also it is a medicine that effects the same, but without pain.

_Cedurini_ are dull wits.

_Cementum_ is a dry Corrosion, when any Metalline body is calcined with salts, or such like drying things.

_Cenigdam_, or _Ceningotam_ is a Chirurgicall instrument wherewith the _Cranium_ is opened in fits of the Epilepsie.

_Ceniotemium_ is Mercury prepared for the Venereal disease.

_Cerviculæ_ is the spirit made out of the bone which is in the heart of a Hart.

_Chaomancy_ is an art of presaging by the aire.

_Chaos_, besides the confused, and unshaped matter of all things, is in _Paracelsus_ taken for the Aire; it is also taken for Illiaste, or Illiastro.

_Character veneris_ is love, which is in stead of a shield in keeping off danger.

_Cheiri_ in _Paracelsus_ if it be put absolutely without any adjection, and if it be spoken of Mineralls, it signifies Quicksilver, if of Vegetables, Vegetable flowers. But when it is found with an adjection after this manner, _flos Cheiri_, it signifies the white Elixir made of silver, as _Flos Anthos_ signifies the red Elixir.

_Cherio_ is the occult accidentall vertue of the externall Elements, and not the qualities of heat, and cold, and the like.

_Cherionium_ is that in which Nature cannot be altered, as Crystal, which is so hardened by nature, that it cannot bee melted as that which is made by Art.

_Cherubin_ is a celestiall vertue, and influence, domination, and power above all dominations, and powers, proceeding from God, and descending upon the earth, and upon all men. Of this divine glory _Paracelsus_ speaks largely in the expositions of the Psalms of _David_.

_Cherva_ is _Cataputia_, _i.e._ the Hearb Spurge.

_Chifir Minerale_ is of some interpreted Gold, but I judg it by what goes before to bee the Sulphur of any Metall.

_Chiromancy_ according to _Paracelsus_ doth not treat of the lineaments of the hands only, but also of the whole body, and not only of men, but all naturall things besides.

_Chybur_, or _Cibur_ is Sulphur.

_Chymia_ is the art of Separating pure from impure, and of making essences.

_Chrysocolla_ is a kind of green earth like Verdegrease.

_Chrysos_ is Gold.

_Chymus_ is Feces.

_Cineritium_ is Ciment of Gold, or Silver, which some call _Regale_.

_Cinificatum_ is the same as _Calcinatum_, _i.e._ burnt to ashes.

_Cist_, or _Kist_, is the quantity of two Gallons of Wine.

_Citrinula_ is a blistering Hearb called Crow-foot.

_Citrinulum_ is a transparent salt, made out of calcined vitriall.

_Citrinulus_ is pale Crystall.

_Claretta_ is the white of Egs.

_Clissus_ is the occult vertue of things returning from whence they came, as the vertue of an hearb into the root in Autumne.

_Coagulatio_ is the making of a thin thing thick.

_Cœli planetarum_ are the proper orbs, and their spheres.

_Cœlum Philosophorum_ is any quintessence, or universall medicine, especially the Philosophers stone.

_Cœlum Spagiricum_ is the upper part of a Philosophicall vessell.

_Cohobatio_ is the often drawing off a liquor from its body, being oft put upon it.

_Cohopb_, or _Cohop_ is the same as _Cohobation_.

_Cohos_ is whatsoever the skin contains in the whole body.

_Colcothar_ is calcined Vitriall, or the _caput Mortuum_ of oyle of vitriall.

_Coleritium_ is a Liquor compounded of the corrosive materialls of Metalls.

_Colica_ is Tartar resolved in the bowells, or a fixt disease in the Colon gut.

_Collatenna_ is an hearb called Lyons-foot, or a certain stiptick medicine.

_Colliquation_ is melting, as Metalls are melted.

_Cometz_ is half a drop.

_Complexio_ is the nature of any part, or the quality of heat, and cold, and the like.

_Compositum_ put absolutely is a body not separated.

_Confirmamentum_ is the body of a star in man, or an Astrall body.

_Confortativa_, or _Confortantia_ are medicines which comfort the heart, and strengthen Nature.

_Congelativa_ are medicines which stop any flux.

_Congluten_ is that, which by putrefaction is turned into a viscous matter.

_Conservativa_ are medicaments which preserve Nature from putrefaction, being such things as are full of Astrall vertue.

_Consolidativa_ are externall medicines which Chirurgions use in healing, and drying wounds, and ulcers.

_Constellatio_ is the impression of superiour stars, or their vertues upon inferiour bodies.

_Constrictiva_ are stiptick medicaments which Chirurgions use.

_Contorsio_ is a torment of the bowells.

_Contractio_ is a weaknesse of the members, and drawing of them together.

_Coostrum_ is the middle part of the Diaphragma.

_Cor_ amongst Metalls is called Gold.

_Corbatum_ is Copper.

_Cornu cervi_ is amongst the Chymists the nose of a still, amongst _Paracelsus_ a vulnerary hearb.

_Corpora cœlestia Spagyrorum_ are Astrall vertues in their matter.

_Corpora supercœlestia_ are such bodies that are not known by sense, but by reason.

_Corpus_ is the subject in which the vertues of things lie hid.

_Corpus invisibile_ is the soul, which is corporeall in respect of its sustentation, and invisible by reason of its spirituality.

_Corrosiva_ are medicines that Chirurgions use to eat off superfluous flesh.

_Cortex Maris_ is the Vineger of Philosophers.

_Coruscus_ is mouse-eare.

_Cotoronium_ is a Liquor.

_Cruor salis_ is salt separated from the first salt by fault of the second digestion.

_Cucurbita_ is a vessell like a gourd.

_Cycima_ is Litharge.

_Cydar_ is _Iupiter_.

_Cyphantum_ is a distillatory vessell, or the Art it selfe.

D.

_Dardo_ is a successive generation by propagation.

_Daura_ is _Hellebor_.

_Deliquium_ is a cold descension, when coagulated bodies are dissolved into a liquor in any cold place.

_Demotinus lapsus_ is suddain death.

_Derses_ is an occult vapour of the earth, by reason of which all kind of Wood grows, and increaseth.

_Descensorium_ is a Chymicall furnace in which the liquor falls downward from the grosse matter.

_Diaceltatesson_ is a speciall remedy against feavers.

_Diameter Spagiricus_ is a temperament.

_Diapensia_ is _Alchamilla_, _i.e._ Ladies mantle.

_Diaphanum_ is that which is transparent.

_Diaphoreticum_ is a sweating medicine.

_Diasatyrion_ is a confection provoking lust.

_Diatessadelton_ is precipitated Mercury.

_Dienez_ are spirits that dwell amongst hard stones.

_Digestio_ is a Chymicall operation, alluding to the digestion of a Mans stomach, in which, and by which the matter is decocted into a separation of pure from impure.

_Diota_ is a circulating vessell.

_Discus solis_ is Quicksilver made out of Gold.

_Divertalium_, or _Divertellum_ is a generation made by Elements.

_Divinatio_ is prophecying, or foretelling.

_Dracunculus_ is _Brassatella_, _i.e._ Adders tongue.

_Dubelech_ is the cavity of an imposteme.

_Duelech_ is a kind of Tartar in Mans body, or the stone in the bladder, or any other part which is spongious, and dangerous.

_Duenech_ is Antimony.

_Dulcedo Saturni_, is _Altey_, or Ceruse.

_Durdales_ are corporeall spirits inhabiting trees.

E.

_Edelphus_ is any one that prognosticates by the Nature of the Elements.

_Edir_ is steel or Iron.

_Electrum_ is sometimes taken for Amber, but in _Paracelsus_ it is a mixture of a compound metall made by melting all the seven planets into one body.

_Elementum_ in _Paracelsus_ is the corruptible, and transient essence of the world, and of all things, which are subject to change.

_Elephas_ is _Aqua fortis_.

_Elevation_ is making a thing subtile.

_Elixir_ is properly a ferment, the least part of which turnes the whole masse of any thing into its owne kind: also it is the essence of any thing.

_Emunctorium_ is the place of expulsion of any excrement.

_Enochdianum_ is that which hath long life.

_Entali_ is flaked Allum, and sometimes it is made spagirically of salt gemme.

_Enur_ is an occult vapour of the water, by which stones are bred.

_Erodinium_ is the sign of any thing to come.

_Escara_, or _Estphara_ is black and dead flesh caused by a caustick, and is commonly called the Escar.

_Essaræ_ are Wheales.

_Essatum essentiale_, is the essentiall, and power that is in Vegetables, and Mineralls.

_Essatum vinum_ is rectified spirit of Wine.

_Essentia quinta_ according to _Paracelsus_ his definition, is a certain matter extracted from things purified from all manner of impurity, and corruption, whereby it is made incorruptible.

_Essila_ is a tincture made by the heat of the sun in the face, or any other part of the body.

_Essodinum_ is a certain presage of things to come by their marks.

_Esthionemus_ is a most corrupt imposteme feeding upon the whole member, as a Wolfe.

_Evestrum_ is a propheticall spirit, which presageth by signs, or something going before.

_Exaltatio_ is the subtilizing of any thing.

_Excrementa_ are all superfluous things ejected by Nature.

_Exitura_ is any aposteme which casts out matter.

_Exorcista_ is a superstitious artist which calls up spirits.

_Extractum_ is that which is extracted out of corporeall concretion, the grossenesse being left behind.

_Ezezich_ is Salt.

F.

_Faba_ is the third part of a scruple.

_Fabiola_ is the flower of Beans.

_Fædula_ is a kind of mushrome.

_Fel Draconis_ is Quicksilver out of Tin.

_Fel vitri_ is the spume of glasse.

_Fermentum_ is a fixt matter, which reduceth a matter to its own nature, and fixednesse.

_Ficus cutis_ is a wart growing to the skinne upon Horses legs, and it is a medicine to help diseases of the matrix.

_Fida_ is Silver, and sometimes Gold.

_Fido_ is called Quicksilver, and sometimes Gold.

_Filius unius Diei_ is the Philosophers stone.

_Filtratio_ is straining a thing through a woollen cloth, or paper, &c.

_Filum arsenicale_ is the Philosophers stone.

_Fimus equinus_ is a digestion made any way, either by Horse-dung, or warm ashes, or water.

_Fixatio_ is making that which flies in the fire to endure the fire.

_Flagæ_ are spirits which know the occult secrets of men.

_Flos cheiri_ is the essence of Gold.

_Flos sectarum Croe_ is the flower of Nutmeg, or as some will, of Saffron.

_Folia daure_ are leaves of Gold.

_Fons philosophorum_ is _Balneum Maris_.

_Formæ rerum_ are called the influences of celestiall bodies, which inferiour bodies receive from them, or they are the vertues of any thing.

_Formicæ_ are little impostemes like warts.

_Fugile_ is an aposteme in the eares.

_Fuligo Metallorum_ is sometimes called Arsenicke, and sometimes it is taken for Mercury.

_Fulmen_ is purified Silver.

_Fumigatio_ is calcining any thing with a sharp corroding fume.

_Fusio_ is melting, or making any thing flow in the fire.

G.

_Gamahei_ are images impressed by a supercelestiall influence.

_Gamathei_ are stones in which celestiall vertues, and supernaturall constellations are impressed, being marked with wonderfull characters, and images.

_Gamonynum_ is that one only Anatomie of all things.

_Glacies dura_ is Crystall.

_Gladialis_ is an Art whereby according to the course of the firmament of the stars swords are so forged, that anvills cannot resist them, whence it otherwise called _incusma_.

_Gelion_ is a Leafe.

_Geluta_ is the hearb called Chameleon.

_Gemma tartarea_ is called the stone that is generated of diaphanous, and perspicuous tartar.

_Genula_ is a plant degenerating by transplanting of a parsnip.

_Geomancy_ is the most known Art of the earth, but in this place it is taken for the stars of the earth, manifesting themselves to men, so that thereby they may take some ground for presaging.

_Gibar_ is a Metallick medicine.

_Gigantes_ are men exceeding the bounds of Nature.

_Gluta_ is the efficacy of tenacious pitch.

_Gluten_ is any viscous matter in the body, from whence proceed many obstinate diseases.

_Glutinis tenacitas_ is the Minerall Resine.

_Gnomi_ are called _homunciones_, or rather corporeall spirits, living under the earth, or else Pygmies of a cubit long.

_Græca Magia_ is a superstitious Art invented by the _Grecians_, by which they made things appear, which really were not.

_Gravus_ is the stone _Porphyrites_, the use of which is as of a marble to dissolve things in the cold.

_Grilla_, or _Grillus_, is vitriall dissolved of its owne accord into water.

_Guarini_ are men living by the influence of the heaven.

_Guma_ is Quicksilver.

_Gumicula_ is Valerian.

_Gutta rosacea_ is a rednesse especially in the face like that tincture which is in the beginning of a Leprosie.

H.

_Hadid_ is Iron.

_Hal_ is Salt.

_Harmel_ is the seed of wild rue.

_Haro_ is a kind of Ferne.

_Hel_ is Honey.

_Hellebria_ is a kind of black Hellebore bearing red flowers.

_Heliotropium_ is _Paracelsus_ his balme.

_Helismidan_ is a balsamicall Mummie.

_Henricus rubeus_ is the Colcathar of Vitriall.

_Hinicula_, _genicula_, or _gumicula_ is Valerian.

_Homunculus_ in _Paracelsus_ is a man made artificially, the processe whereof you may see at large in the foregoing treatise the eight page, and sometimes they are taken for superstitious images.

_Horion_ is the Mercury of Gold.

_Humor vitæ_ is the radicall moisture.

_Hydri_ are juices or fruits.

_Hydromancy_ is an Art taken from the stars of the water, when they manifest themselves to men, as from unusuall inundations, and the like.

_Hydropiper_ is Arsmart tinged with red specks, or spots.

I.

_Iassa_ is the hearb of the Trinity.

_Icteritia rubea_ is an _Erisipelas_.

_Idea_, is a figure of a thing conceived in the imagination as a perpetuall being, or a pattern of all things of that nature.

_Idiotæ_ are contemners of true arts, although they are skilfull professors of the false.

_Iesahach_ is supernaturall.

_Ignis leonis_ is the Element it selfe of fire.

_Ignis Persicus_ is a hot burning ulcer.

_Ignis pruinus adeptus_ is the quintessence of vitriall rectified with tartar.

_Ilech crudum_ is a composition of the first matter of the three first principles.

_Ilech magnum_ is an Ascendent or a star of a medicine, which together is taken with it, in which also it is hid; and as the superiour stars are in the firmament, so also are the inferiour in man.

_Ilech primum_ is the first Principle.

_Ilech supernaturale_ is a conjunction of the supernaturall, and firmamentall stars, with the inferiour stars of terrestiall things, and with wine.

_Ileidus_ is the Elementary aire: but in men it is the spirit which passeth through all his members.

_Iliaster_, or _Iliastes_, or _Iliadum_, is the first matter of all things, consisting of Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt; and it is fourefold according to the number of the Elements. The first is the chaos of the Earth, the second is the chaos of the Water, the third is the chaos of the Aire, the fourth the chaos of the Fire. Also there are four _Iliastri_ of men respecting long life.

_Iliaster_ in generall is called the occult vertue of Nature, by which all things are increased, nourished, multiplyed, and flourish; of which you shall read more at large in the book of _Paracelsus_ concerning the generations of Meteors.

_Iliaster primus_ is the tearm of life, or the life it selfe, or the balsome of life in man.

_Iliaster secundus_ is the term of the balsome, and the life which we have by Elements, and things elementated.

_Iliaster tertius_ the term of the balsome, or life which we have by the quintessence of things.

_Iliaster magnus_, or _quartus_ is of the mind, or soule caught up into another world, as _Enoch_, and _Eliah_ were.

_Imaginatio_ is a star in man, a celestiall and supercelestiall body.

_Imagines_ are Metallick figures, or effigies, in which the celestiall powers operate.

_Impressiones_ are fruits as of stars in inferior things.

_Impurum alcali_, is spume which is taken from it in purging of it.

_Inanimati_ are Pigmies.

_Inclinatio_ is a power of Nature which is manifested in man as he is prone to this or that thing.

_Incarnativa_ are Chirurgeons medicaments breeding flesh and skinne in the wounds or ulcers.

_Incubus_ is a nocturnall spirit deceiving Women in their sleep, as if they coupled with them.

_Influentia_ is the acting of superiour bodies upon inferiours.

_Innaturalia_ are supernaturall bodies.

_Ios_ is poison.

_Iumnizum_ is Leaven, or Ferment.

_Iupiter_ is Tin.

K.

_Kachimia_, or _Kahimia_ is the unripe Mine of any Metall, as it is in its first being.

_Kald_ is Vineger.

_Kali_ is Sope ashes.

_Kamir_ is Ferment.

_Kaprili_ is Sulphur.

_Karena_ is the twentyeth part of a drop.

_Karlina_ is wild dill.

_Kibrith_ is Sulphur.

_Kimit elevatum_ is white Cinnabar sublimed.

_Kist_, or _Cist_, is half a gallon, or four pints.

_Kobalt_, or _Cobaltum_, or _Cobletum_, is a metallick matter blacker then Lead, or Iron, without a Metallick splendor, yet will be melted, and malleated.

_Kymenna_ is a buble.

_Kyram_ is Snow.

L.

_Labor Sophiæ_ is Paradise, or another world.

_Lac Virginis_ is Mercuriall water.

_Lapis_ is taken for any fixt thing.

_Lapis Philosophorum_ is the highest vertue of all terrene things, giving tincture.

_Lapsus Demotinus_ is a suddaine death, more dangerous then an Apoplexy.

_Laterium_ are capitall lees which Sope-boilers use, of which Chirurgions make their causticke called _Lapis infernalis_.

_Lato_ is copper tinged with _lapis calaminaris_ into a golden colour.

_Laudanum_ is a compound medicine made of Gold, Corall, Pearle, &c. by _Paracelsus_.

_Laudina_ is _Angelica_.

_Laxa Chimolea_ is salt growing to stones.

_Laxativa_ are medicines working upwards, and downwards.

_Leffa_ is called the predestination of hearbs.

_Leffas_ is an occult boiling vapour of the earth, by which hearbs and plants grow.

_Lemures_ are spirits of the Element of Aire, which Heathen think to bee ghosts of men departed.

_Lephante_, or _Lephantes_ is the first kind of Tartar, or Bole, holding the midle betwixt stones, & clay.

_Lethargyrium_ in _Paracelsus_ is the spume of Mercury, or of Silver, or of Lead, which is separated in their purifying, and purging.

_Lethargius_ is the finder of Mines.

_Limbus_ in _Paracelsus_ is the great and universall world, the seed, and first matter of man.

_Liquidum de resoluto_, is that which is liquid of its own nature.

_Liquor_ is many times taken for oyle, when the name of the thing of which it is a Liquor, is put to it.

_Liquor Aquilegius_ is destilled Wine.

_Liquor essentialis_ is that humour which is turned into flesh, and bloud.

_Liquor herbarum_ is made of hearbs pounded and pressed, and digested.

_Liquor Mercurii_ is the balsome of things, in which the vertue of curing or healing consists.

_Liquor Mumiæ_ is the fat of a Man.

_Liquor Mumiæ de gummi_ is oyle of Gumme.

_Liquor salis_ is the balsome of Nature, by which the body is preserved from putrefaction.

_Locus vitæ_ is the seat of the mind or soul.

_Locustæ_ are tops of boughs of trees, as yet tender and green.

_Lorindt_ is the commotion of waters, or a harmony made by them.

_Ludus_ is a medicine that cures the stone by dissolving of it.

_Lumbrici Nitri_ are worms found in the earth, or mud, so called for their slipperinesse.

_Luna_ is Silver.

_Luna compacta_ is Quicksilver.

_Lunaria_ is the Sulphur of Nature.

_Lustrum_ is the creame of Milk.

M.

_Macha_ is a flying worm.

_Magia_ in generall is wisdome, and it is twofold. Naturall, which is lawfull, and is the ground of all true Physick, and the occult wisdome of Nature, without which all mans reason or knowledge is ignorance. The other is Diabolicall, superstitious, and unlawful, and is called Necromancy, whereby men attaine to the knowledge of things by the assistance of evill spirits.

_Magia Metaphysica_ is an art lawfull for Christians to use, by which any occult secrets are discovered.

_Magisterium_ is in _Paracelsus_ any secret extracted out of naturall things without any Elementary separation, with which other things are wont to bee prepared; yet with the addition only of other things from which that which is extracted is separated.

_Magnalia_ are peculiar works of God.

_Magnesia_ is commonly taken for a Marcasite, but that which is artificiall is melted Tinne into which is put Quicksilver, and both mixt into a brittle matter, and white masse.

_Magneticus tartarus_ is a stone, in a man as hard as a Loadstone, and spongious.

_Magoreum_ is a Magick medicament, or secret.

_Maius noster_ is our dew, and the philosophicall Loadstone.

_Malek_ is Salt.

_Mandella_ is the seed of black Hellebor.

_Mandibularum liquor_ is oyle of jaw bones.

_Mangonaria_ is an art used in weights, whereby that which is made heavy is easily made light.

_Manna_ is not only called a dew faln from heaven, which is a kind of balsome or fruit of the aire, but also it is taken for any sweet matter extracted out of any thing.

_Marcasita_ is an unripe matter of Metalls, and it is of as many kinds as there be Metalls.

_Marmoreus tartarus_, is a stone in man as hard as a marble.

_Martath_, or _Martach_ is Letharge.

_Mater metallorum_ is Quicksilver.

_Materia saphirea_ is an homogeneal liquor, in which there is no offending matter.

_Matrices rerum_ are Elements.

_Maturativa_ are medicines that Chirurgeons use to ripen any aposteme.

_Mechanopeotica_ (_see Transcriber’s Note_) is an invention of water-workes to carry waters by pipes into high places, or the like.

_Melaones_, or _Meloes_ are Beetles that fly, and are of a golden colour, and being rubbed make a sweet smell; they are commonly found in Meadows in the moneth of _May_.

_Melibæum_ is Copper.

_Melissa_ is in Alchymie taken for Manna extracted out of the best hearbs.

_Mensis Philosophicus_ is the full time of Digestion, _viz._ forty dayes.

_Mercurius à naturâ coagulatus_ is a solid Metal.

_Mercurius Corallinus_, is that which by yelkes of egges, and other waters, is brought into a rednesse like Corall.

_Mercurius Crudus_ is that which is not yet separated from its Mine.

_Mercurius Crystallinus_, is that which by often sublimations is brought into a cleernesse like Crystall.

_Mercurius laxus_ is Turbith Mineral.

_Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus_ is Mercury extracted out of Metalls and precipitated.

_Mercurius mineralium_ is an oylinesse extracted out of the Mines of Gold, and Silver.

_Mercurius regeneratus_ is the first being of Mercury.

_Mercurialis seva_ is the water of Allum.

_Menstruum_ is a liquor wherein any thing is dissolved, or digested.

_Metallum currens_ is Quicksilver.

_Microcosmus_ is a little world, or man.

_Minium_ is the Mercury, or rather Crocus of Lead precipitated.

_Missadam_ is Quicksilver.