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So must the Man his Son have of his Water three,And nine of his Wife, which three to him must be:Then like with like shall joy have for to dwell.More of Conjunction me needeth not to tell.Our Stone is as it is called Microcosmos, which name unless to our Stone,hath been only appropriated unto Man; so there in the Generation of ourStone, much that may answer to the Generation of Man: for as Anatomistsdo allow the Woman fifteen veins conducing to the at of Venery andProcreation, and the Man from whom comes the Male Sperm but five; soour Stone in his first Composition requires three parts of the Water orFeminine Sperm, to one of Sulphur or the Male: so the Artist decocting,and Nature perfecting, the Mastery will be accomplished with the blessingof God.Remember now that the more thy Water is, the more ought to be thyInternal Fire t dry it up; so then when thou shalt make the proportion ofWater to the Sun three to one, remember that thy number of Eagles, whichis the proportion of thy Mercury, ought to be nine, or at most ten.This is the highest Acuation of the Water, which is best for such aproportion; as for seven Eagles, two to one is a very good proportion, sohast thou proportonably three Eagles to every one of the water which isadded to the Body. Some are so acute as to say, that with four Eagles wellcleansed, the Work may be performed, and then the proportion must be asthree of the Water to two of the Body, but the decoction must needs belonger. I never yet tried it, knowing the forenamed proportions will do farbetter, and nine months time is a sufficient waiting for a Philosopher. Anyshorter way is and would be acceptable, but more tedious are veryunacceptable, since they shew nothing more than quicker ways, but protractthe time of Putrefaction; for from that time the Fire of Nature is at work,and then every pondus hath the same period, provided the Fire beaccordingly, and the Matter in the Glass not much over the other, for oneounce or two will be far sooner accomplished, than five or six ounces;therefore we advise all rather to content themselves with one ounce or twoat most: if an ounce succeed, you can wish no more.This Chapter I will conclude right soon therefore,Gross Conjunction chargin thee to make but one,For seldom have Strumpets Children ybore,And so shalt thou never come by our Stone,Without thou let the Woman liy alone;That after she once conceived by the man,Her Matrix be shut up from all other than.139