73. Albertus Magnus, writes that the greatest mineral aurifying virtue is in Man, and especially in his Head between the Teeth, and proves it; because in dead Men’s Skuls he had found grains of Sol sticking between the Teeth.
74. The same is also confirmed by Thomas Aquinas, Rhasis, Janus Lacinius, and others.
75. There is also an old Book, whose Authour is unknown, which treats at large of that subject which Adam brought with him out of Paradise, wherein the Operator is warned to have a great care of the fumes of the matter as he would avoid the Plague, or the most deadly Poyson. From this Authour I have alledged some passages in my other Writings, and shewed that the Philosophers Stone may be prepared of any subject whose Elements may be separated.
76. Now certain it is that from all Animals and Vegetables, the Elements may be separated, and consequently follows, that from all Vegetable and Animal Subjects, the Philosophers Stone, or universal Medicine for the Bodies of Men, and Metals may be prepared.
77. Morienus Romanus, who prepared this Medicine for King Calid, declares that he took the subject matter of it from Man.
78. For when the King asked Morienus, in what kind of subject the Philosophers Stone was to be lookt for; he answered, the Medicine is in thy self O King; wherefore also after that he had finished the Work, he wrote round about the Glass, in which the Medicine was, these words: He who carries all about him, needs not the help of another.
79. Thereby intimating, that he always carried about with him, whatsoever was necessary for the preparing of the Medicine, and therefore did not stand in need of the King’s assistance.
80. This same honest Morienus, writes plainly concerning the preparation of this Medicine, and doth as it were with his finger point us to the matter, in these words of his, quoted by Arnoldus de villa nova; Grind the Phlegmatick and Cholerick with the Sanguin, untill it become a tinging Heaven, &c.
81. Arnoldus explains these words of Morienus thus: The Phlegmatick is cold, as Mercury, the Sanguin is warm and moist, as the Sol or Gold, the Cholerick is hot and dry, as Sal Armoniack: intimating that of these three, Mercury, Sol, and Sal Armoniac, the Philosophers Stone is to be prepared.
82. But that he meant not this concerning common Mercury, Sol, and Sal Armoniack is apparent from this, that Morienus, as soon as he had prepared the Medicine for the King, went away privately, without expecting any reward from the King; it also appears from the answer before mentioned, which he made to the King, that he spoke of such a Mercury, Sol, and Sal Armoniack which every Man carries about with him.