Stone of The Morning Star
Stone of The Morning Star
UPDATED 12-15-04
Take the quantity of four grains, I do not mean the grains of Wheat,
or Barley grains or corns, but four grains of Gold weight, and
dissolve them in a pint of white or Rhenish wine, but in no hot
wine, as Sack, &c. put it into a great clean Glass, and instantly it
will colour all the Wine almost as red as it self was, which is the
highest red in the World: let it stand so, close covered from dust,
four days, for in respect it is an Oily substance, it will not presently
dissolve in Wine; then add to this pint more by degrees, until it be
not so red, stirring it with a clean stick of wood, not of metal, nor
Glass, and so continue the pouring on of fresh Wine, until it be just
of the colour of gold, which is a shining yellow.
either too weak, or so strong that it will fire the Body. Know this to
be a rare Secret.
Of this Golden Water, let the party (of what disease soever he be
sick of) take each morning a good large spoonful, and it shall expel
the disease whatsoever it be, by a gentle sweat; for it purgeth not,
nor vomiteth, nor sweateth so much as to make faint, but to
corroborate: I say, it strengthens the party; and if the disease be of
many years continuance, or a Chronical disease, it will then be
perhaps twelve days, otherwise but twenty four hours, or two or
three days at most. Thus it must be used for all diseases internal.
And more than this, whosoever carries this Stone about him, no
evil Spirit can or will stay in the place; nay bringing or giving it to a
party possessed, it drives away and expels the evil Spirits: for it is
a Quintessence, and there is no corruptible thing in it; and where
the Elements are not corrupt, no Devil can stay or abide, for he is
the corruption of the Elements. This Medicine taken nine days as
aforesaid, and the Temples of the Head anointed with the Oyl of the
Stone each day in the Morning, it will make a man as light as if he
could fly, and his Body so aerial it is not to be credited, but by him
who hath experienced it.
The white is not to be used for any disease but Madness, in the
same proportion, and way or preparation that the red Stone was...
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Take four ounces of the purest, most highly rectified Spirit of Wine
(not Corn spirit) dissolve therein, without heat, or at most only in
the Sun's heat, one grain of the First, Second or Third multiplied
Red Medicine, and, observing well the colour of the Tincture thus
formed, add a second or a third grain (according to the power of
your medicine) and fourth or fifth, or more, until your Spirit of Wine
becomes tinged of a translucent Ruby colour, like Burgundy Wine -
then cease to add any more of the Medicine.
*See also the bottom of the White Lion page for more information
on the use of this stone.