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operationum nempe quod durum mollificet et molle induret, [[animas qę?]] educit [[possible "&" symbol]] [[insertion]] occidit [[et? ?]] vitae [[re?it]], [[/insertion]] reducit; [[strikethrough]] [[p?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[ill?d]] coagulando,[[strikethrough]] [[postanus?]] [[/strikethrough]] istud [[insertion]] resoluendo quod [[/insertion]] [[coagulan? ?]] [[Note: the original letter after "la" has been struck through and the letter after "n" was written over, which has made it harder to decipher.]] et putrefactum est. [[strikethrough]] [[resoluendos]] [[/strikethrough]] Hic servavit poma hesperidum [[genyo?is]] fri corporis [[bo?s]] pumiceos. Interferit Cadmi socios [[strikethrough]][[qu? ?]] [[/strikethrough]] aquatu redeuntus qui sunt elephas, et a Cadmo interficitur quia Elephas Draconem morieus occidit. Hic [[s?oles]] est Typhonis et Echidnae Typho spiritus ardeas sulphureus siccus, ventus [[insertion]] pro [[cell?ut]] [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] vel [[/strikethrough]] fumus, turbo [[sic sus? ?]] [[Note: the original 4th letter has been struck through]], sulphur, terra ignea pinguis vel [[sic, buti?]] rosa: Echidna autem serpeus frigida et humida. Ille subjacti pars sicea et calida, haec [[insertion]]] Ejusdem [[/insertion]] pars a aquea seu humida et frigida; ille mas haec faemina. ib. p. 54, 55, 70, 87. Talis est serpl?s qui Cadmi socios aquatum ecentes [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] absumpsit et a Cadmo interfectus est. Hic est Chaos illud rude habeus in se quatuor elementa ib 70. In Saturno planetae omnes conjuncti sunt S?l. ib p 72. Aqua Saturni est fortis et vorans liberos quos genuit ib p 74 hoc est acet? acerrimum ?f clavis operris ib. Columba in ventre Corvi absconditur quau ille asper et trueulentus non relinquit nisi valdè urgeatur a Vulcano. ib p 84 Serpentes [[strikethrough]] quo [[/strikethrough]] mercurÿ seu Amphisbaena quam Bacchus palmite vitis [[insertion]] i.e. liquore contento [[/insertion]] occidit, coqui solvi et interremi debent in aqua vino aut acetophilosophico (vir [[insertion]] t [[/insertion]] caduceo) ib. p. 86, 87. Ignis et vas Hermetis sufficiunt, i.e. ignis et azock. ib p.9 ~~ ~~Ignis Pontani arcot? artem complent. Si scie hune ignem mercuris tibi sufficit. Hic ignis et Pytho (i.e. ignit putrefachiomis) et Typho ex quo et Echidna (quae est anguis aquatica) memerosa ac monstroso soboles nata dicitur: nempe Cerberus, Chimaera, Sphinx, Hydra, Hecate, Geryon [[possible "&" symbol]] Ejusmodi alÿ. Hic est ignis quo Artifex res suas tractabiles facil ut Carpentarius igne ligneam materiam incurvat p 10. Deus dedit duos lapides unum ad album alterum ad rubrum gratis. Hi sunt imimici at per virgam [[symbol for planet Mercury with a "ÿ" in superscript to signify spelling would be Mercurÿ]] conciliandi nec non per Vulcanum materias in vase de coquentem donec upum fiant. ib. p. 10, 11. In purificatione aun per [[female symbol]]
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- Transcription currently incomplete - Possible "&" symbol looks like a capital "U" with a line curving from the top left through the middle so it looks like a stylized capital letter "A". - In alchemy, planet Mercury is associated with quicksilver/ mercury
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