57. This is the best way of purifying Tartar, which after this Operation is of far greater use in Physick and Alchimy than the common Tartar.
58. Tartar as hath been said, contains a coagulating and tinging Sulphur, coagulating all Water into a thick Hepar, and exalting the Colours of metals. Thus we see that by boiling Golden or Silver Vessels with Tartar, their several Colours are exalted.
59. And whosoever has the Art of separating this Sulphur from Tartar, may by means thereof effect great and wonderfull things.
60. A like wonder working Sulphur is likewise found in Animals, and more especially in man, who brings it with him into the World.
61. Whence some Philosophers tell us, that Adam brought the Philosophers Stone with him out of Paradise, and after his death carried it with him into his grave.
62. Minerals also afford the same coagulating fixing and tinging Sulphur, for which reason the Philosophers Stone is said to be Animal, Vegetable and Mineral, because of each of these three Kingdoms an Universal medicine may be made for men and metals.
63. But the easiest way is, when we extract the best part of all these three Kingdoms, and conjoyn them according to Art for an Universal medicine.
64. Wine is the chief of Vegetables, Man of Animals, and Gold of Metals.
65. Spirit of Wine purges and purifies all things, with its purifying Flame; as may be seen in my Purgatory of the Philosophers.
66. The volatile Salt of Animals, and especially of Man purifies all things by its volatilizing Virtue, as appears in our most secret Sal Armoniack.