Secrets reveal'd, or, An open entrance to the shut-palace of the King containing the greatest treasure in chymistry never yet so plainly discovered / composed by a most famous English-man, styling himself anonymus or Eyræneus Philaletha cosmopolita ... ; published for the benefit of all Englishmen by W.C., Esq., a true lover of art and nature.

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Author:	Philalethes, Eirenaeus.
Title:	Secrets reveal'd, or, An open entrance to the shut-palace of the King containing the greatest treasure in chymistry never yet so plainly discovered / composed by a most famous English-man, styling himself anonymus or Eyræneus Philaletha cosmopolita ... ; published for the benefit of all Englishmen by W.C., Esq., a true lover of art and nature.
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Notes:	Reproduction of original in British Library.
Subject terms:	Alchemy.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lord Lucas, BARON of Shenfield in ESSEX.

THE PUBLISHERS EPISTLE TO THE ENGLISH READER.

THE Preface of JOHN LANGIUS TO THE READER.

The Authors Preface.

note to the reader

SECRETS Reveal'd: OR, An OPEN ENTRANCE TO THE SHUTT PALACE of the KING.

CHAP. 1. Of the necessity of the Sophick ☿ for the Work of the Elixir.

CHAP. 2. Of the Principles composing the ☿ So∣phical.

CHAP. 3. Of the Chalybs of the Sophists.

CHAP. 4. Of the Magnet of the Sophists.

CHAP. 5. The Chaos of the Sophi.

CHAP. 6. The Air of the Sophists.

CHAP. 8. Of the labour and tediousness of the first Preparation.

CHAP. 9. Of the Vertue of our Mercury upon all the Metals.

CHAP. 10. Of the Sulphur which is in the So∣phical Mercury.

CHAP. 11. Of the Invention of the perfect Ma∣gistery.

CHAP. 12. Of the manner of making the perfect Magistery in general.

CHAP. 13. Of the Ʋse of a ripe {sulphur}, in the Work of the Elixir.

CHAP. 14. Of the requisite Circumstances in ge∣neral, belonging to this Work.

CHAP. 15. Of the accidental Purgation of Gold and Mercury.

CHAP. 16. Of the Amalgamation of the ☿ and Gold, and of the due weight of both.

CHAP. 17. Of the Preparation, Form, Matter, and Closing the Vessel.

CHAP. 18. Of the Philosophical Furnace or Athanor.

CHAP. 19. Of the Progress of the Work in the first Forty Dayes.

CHAP. 20. Of the appearing of Blackness in the Work of Sol and Luna.

CHAP. 21. Of the Burning of the Flowers, and how to prevent it.

CHAP. 22. The Regimen of Saturn, what it is, and whence it is denominated.

CHAP. 23. Of the various Regimens of this Work.

CHAP. 24. Of the first Regimen of the Work, which is of Mercury.

CHAP. 25. Of the second Regimen of the Work, which is of Saturn.

CHAP. 26. Of the Regimen of Jupiter.

CHAP. 27. Of the Regimen of Luna.

CHAP. 28. Of the Regimen of Venus.

CHAP. 29. Of the Regimen of Mars.

CHAP. 30. Of the Regimen of Sol.

CHAP. 31. The Fermentation of the Stone.

CHAP. 32. The Imbibition of the Stone.

CHAP. 33. The Multiplication of the Stone.

CHAP. 34. Of the manner of Projection.

CHAP. 35. Of the many Ʋses of this Medicine.

The Contents.