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acha 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 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.
Mitigativa are Chirurgicall medicines which allay paine.
Monstra are Animalls which either have not proper parents, and are not born of things like to themselves, or have some defect, or excesse in Nature: but of this see more in the first book of the foregoing Treatise.
Morus is an aposteme like to a Mulberry.
Mulæ are pustles arising from heat, or cold.
Mumia is not only mans flesh seasoned with balsom, but any other flesh thus prepared.
Mumia Elementorum is the balsome of externall Elements.
Mumia transmarina in Paracelsus is Manna.
Mumia versa is the liquor of mummie.
Muria is brine.
Muscilago is a viscous liquor.
Mundificativa are cleansing medicines.
Mustus is the white Calx in urine.
Myssadar is Mercury.
Mysterium magnum is the first matter of all things.