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Thirdly, he through long custom hath gotten a habit of perpetual working,and therefore if you allow him one hours respite, he will never work more;for in his Fathers house he committed the offence of Cham, and is thereforejudged to be a Servant of Servants: his body is very tender and naked, yethe will have no Cloaths, nor will he endure any Consolidation of partswithout exception; for in his youth he offended with Ruben, and went up tohis Fathers Couch, and was for that doomed to a perpetual inconstancy, andis as unstable as Water. These in general are the qualifications of yourGuide, and you must address your self to him accordingly, or else yourlabour will be in vain.Restoring also of his natural heat.Of Radical humidity it loseth none,Inducing solution into our Stone most meet.The first place which you come to, worthy your observation, is a largeRoom flored with black, the Hangings part black, bluish, and yellowish, inwhich, in which you may see a Carcass intombed, and very rotten; aSerpent almost dead with cold, laid to the fire, and a Fountain still flowingforth to water a Pot which is nigh to it, in which is planted an Herb muchlike to Ros solis, only I hath the Root black, the Leaves yellow, with bluishveins and black spots in them continually standing in a dew, and over it theSun as in the Solstice, shining in its full vigour, and under it a Fire, as itwere of Aetna burning continually. The Fountain still sends a few smallstreams of Pearly water to the Root of this Herb, which by insensible poresascend and stand like drops discoloured on the Leaves of the herb, whichseems as though blasted and withering, and yet always full of drops, whichdropping down again, and rising continually, do resolve the Tree into aviscous Juice, which is afterwards dried up into a dry dust, yet unctuous tosight, and very black.After Philosophy I you behight.Then I lift up mine eyes, and behold I saw Nature as a Queen gloriouslyadorned, sitting upon her Throne, and in her hand a fair Book, which wascalled, Philosophy Restored to its Primitive Purity; whom with lowsubmission I did obeyance to, and she graciously took notice of me, andgave me this Book to eat it up, which I did, and straight-way she hadanother of the same in her hand: Then was my Understanding soenlightened, that I did fully apprehend all things which I saw and heard;and when I approached any Gate or Door, straightway (as though they wereacted by a sensitive Spirit) they opened of their own accord: And all in theHouse did fealty to me, and said that I was to be honoured as Lord of theplace: For, say they, the Queen and He are in love united, and she65