Magnalia naturae: or, the philosophers-stone lately expos'd to publick sight and sale; being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor ... / By John Joachim Becher ... [by] Wenceslaus Seilerus ... Published at the request ... especially of Mr. Boyl [sic].

  • Becher, Johann Joachim, 1635-1682.
Date:
1680
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Credit: Magnalia naturae: or, the philosophers-stone lately expos'd to publick sight and sale; being a true and exact account of the manner how Wenceslaus Seilerus the late famous projection-maker, at the Emperours court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before the Emperor ... / By John Joachim Becher ... [by] Wenceslaus Seilerus ... Published at the request ... especially of Mr. Boyl [sic]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    O] made; jor his part, he thought he was hound in Conference to d/Jcover the whole hnjinefs to his Majefy^ referring it rvboly to h.m, whether he wouldgracioufy accept the Propofal and proteff the perfon that made it, or elfe difeard them both ; fill hoping nevertheless, that his Majefy would not take his good Intention *11 p art , nor exclude mm from his Favour ; wifting for a Con~ clufon, That he would cauf ? one Trial to be made under the In- fpefiton offome perfons; unprejudiced, thatfo his Imperial Majefy mig t be fatisfiedyat leaf mthis one thing, that he had not made t f Pfopofifon to him without Efficient reafon : Thus he con- eluded his Harangue. The Emperor, as he is gratious to all Suitors, fo he gave favourable attention to the Counts- dikourfe, and commended him for it; Only (fates he to the Count) “ Alchymy is a fubtil Impofture, and though ct ) our felf may mean honeftly, yet perhaps you allb t4 ^ece^ved thereby, otherwife I do not (adds he) at s t i the wonderful Works of God, but do highly <6 ^a|ue them,and accept of his Gift with all hearty thank- tt Chiefs, and Ido well know how long my Father took tt vfry £reat pains in that Art; and how highly he prized ^ that little which was lliewed him by the Baron chaos , anc* awarded him for it; befides, 1 know full well how <t *0 ™aJie a diflindion between the Art,and the life of its 1 rofciFors. Only leaft he Ihould expofe himfelf, and l iew himfelf too eafy, he gave the Count order to make another Tryal, and to procure the Prefence of other skil¬ ful l erfons both of-the Clergy and Laity : That fo he might make him a more exadi Relation of the Matter with ail the Circumfian e,and receive further order of his Majefty concerning it. Count Parma being return’d home from his Audience: The very fame day he Lent to FathzrSpies and Dr, lecher to invite them to Dine with him the. next day , adding thefe ■ W oids in his MeiTage, That he had a Bufnef to communicate to