Chapter C

_Cabela_, or _Cabalia_ is a most secret science, which is said to be delivered by divine inspiration, together with the law of _Moses_, the _Hebrew Rabbies_ asserting the same. The _Persians_ were most diligent seekers of this Art, being also professors of the same, as appears by their calling of their wise men. They call their Priests wise men, and most skilfull of all secrets, such as were those three that came to Christ out of the East to worship him, and not Kings, as the ignorant vulgar think them to be. It was not set down in writing, but delivered by word of mouth. Now after a while superstitious men, a kind of apes, began to spatter it with their pen, so that at last it is degenerated into monstrous superstition; by which means also Magick, which is the true wisdome that is received by divine inspiration, is accounted in these times Necromancy, and Nigromancy, so that it is an offence to be a wise man, and hee that professeth it openly shall cast himselfe into danger. But to teach the foolishnesse of Infidels publickly is commendable, and a gift of singular wisdome, and no man is judged wise, but hee that is the greatest foole.

_Caballi_, or _Cabales_ are ghosts, and Astrall stars of men that dyed before their time.

_Calcedonium tartarum_ is an offensive matter in mans body, which comes by reason of the defect of the expulsive faculty in not expelling what is separated.

_Cafa_ is Champhir.

_Calcanthum_ is Vitriall.

_Calcinatum majus_ is called all that which is made sweet by the Spagiricall art, which of its own nature was not so, as the sweetnesse of Mercury, of Lead, of Salt or the like, which also is called their soul, and doth quickly consolidate any wound.

_Calcinatum minus_ is all that which is natural sweet, and is very healing, as Sugar, Manna, Honey of the Wood, Nostock and the like.

_Calcitis_ is a stone out of which brasse is boiled.

_Caleruth_ is a signe of a desire to the first _perpetuum_, as when any thing desires to return into its first matter from whence it had its originall.

_Callena_ is a kind of Saltpetre.

_Calliette_ are yellow mushromes upon Juniper trees.

_Calx Iovis_ is spirit of Tin.

_Calx lignorum_ is the ashes of Wood.

_Calx Luna_ is the Azure flower of Silver.

_Calx Martis_ is Crocus of Steel or Iron.

_Calx Mercurii_ is precipitated Mercury.

_Calx Solis_ is calcined Gold.

_Calx peregrinorum_ is Tartar.

_Calx permanens_ or _fixa_, is an incombustible matter.

_Calx Saturni_ is Minium.

_Calx Veneris_ is Verdegrease.

_Cambuca_ is an aposteme, or ulcer in the groin.

_Caput corvi_ is Antimony.

_Caput mortuum_ is the feces remaining after distillation, and sublimation.

_Carbones cœli_ are the stars.

_Carbunculus_ is an aposteme, or pestilent ulcer.

_Cardonium_ is a medicinable Wine made of Hearbs.

_Carena_ is the twentyeth part of a drop.

_Caseus præparatus_ is the viscous residency remaining in the bottome of the milke that runnes out of the cheese.

_Cassatum_ is weak, and dead bloud in the veins obstructing the motion of the good blood.

_Cathimia_ is the spume of Silver.

_Cauda vulpis rubicundi_ is Minium of Lead.

_Cautela_ in Spagiricall art is a certaine kind of industry gotten by a habit, whereby the professors of the art doe more easily undergoe their labors, and perfect their operations.

_Cauterium_ is a chirurgicall instrument, which opens the skin with burning; also it is a medicine that effects the same, but without pain.

_Cedurini_ are dull wits.

_Cementum_ is a dry Corrosion, when any Metalline body is calcined with salts, or such like drying things.

_Cenigdam_, or _Ceningotam_ is a Chirurgicall instrument wherewith the _Cranium_ is opened in fits of the Epilepsie.

_Ceniotemium_ is Mercury prepared for the Venereal disease.

_Cerviculæ_ is the spirit made out of the bone which is in the heart of a Hart.

_Chaomancy_ is an art of presaging by the aire.

_Chaos_, besides the confused, and unshaped matter of all things, is in _Paracelsus_ taken for the Aire; it is also taken for Illiaste, or Illiastro.

_Character veneris_ is love, which is in stead of a shield in keeping off danger.

_Cheiri_ in _Paracelsus_ if it be put absolutely without any adjection, and if it be spoken of Mineralls, it signifies Quicksilver, if of Vegetables, Vegetable flowers. But when it is found with an adjection after this manner, _flos Cheiri_, it signifies the white Elixir made of silver, as _Flos Anthos_ signifies the red Elixir.

_Cherio_ is the occult accidentall vertue of the externall Elements, and not the qualities of heat, and cold, and the like.

_Cherionium_ is that in which Nature cannot be altered, as Crystal, which is so hardened by nature, that it cannot bee melted as that which is made by Art.

_Cherubin_ is a celestiall vertue, and influence, domination, and power above all dominations, and powers, proceeding from God, and descending upon the earth, and upon all men. Of this divine glory _Paracelsus_ speaks largely in the expositions of the Psalms of _David_.

_Cherva_ is _Cataputia_, _i.e._ the Hearb Spurge.

_Chifir Minerale_ is of some interpreted Gold, but I judg it by what goes before to bee the Sulphur of any Metall.

_Chiromancy_ according to _Paracelsus_ doth not treat of the lineaments of the hands only, but also of the whole body, and not only of men, but all naturall things besides.

_Chybur_, or _Cibur_ is Sulphur.

_Chymia_ is the art of Separating pure from impure, and of making essences.

_Chrysocolla_ is a kind of green earth like Verdegrease.

_Chrysos_ is Gold.

_Chymus_ is Feces.

_Cineritium_ is Ciment of Gold, or Silver, which some call _Regale_.

_Cinificatum_ is the same as _Calcinatum_, _i.e._ burnt to ashes.

_Cist_, or _Kist_, is the quantity of two Gallons of Wine.

_Citrinula_ is a blistering Hearb called Crow-foot.

_Citrinulum_ is a transparent salt, made out of calcined vitriall.

_Citrinulus_ is pale Crystall.

_Claretta_ is the white of Egs.

_Clissus_ is the occult vertue of things returning from whence they came, as the vertue of an hearb into the root in Autumne.

_Coagulatio_ is the making of a thin thing thick.

_Cœli planetarum_ are the proper orbs, and their spheres.

_Cœlum Philosophorum_ is any quintessence, or universall medicine, especially the Philosophers stone.

_Cœlum Spagiricum_ is the upper part of a Philosophicall vessell.

_Cohobatio_ is the often drawing off a liquor from its body, being oft put upon it.

_Cohopb_, or _Cohop_ is the same as _Cohobation_.

_Cohos_ is whatsoever the skin contains in the whole body.

_Colcothar_ is calcined Vitriall, or the _caput Mortuum_ of oyle of vitriall.

_Coleritium_ is a Liquor compounded of the corrosive materialls of Metalls.

_Colica_ is Tartar resolved in the bowells, or a fixt disease in the Colon gut.

_Collatenna_ is an hearb called Lyons-foot, or a certain stiptick medicine.

_Colliquation_ is melting, as Metalls are melted.

_Cometz_ is half a drop.

_Complexio_ is the nature of any part, or the quality of heat, and cold, and the like.

_Compositum_ put absolutely is a body not separated.

_Confirmamentum_ is the body of a star in man, or an Astrall body.

_Confortativa_, or _Confortantia_ are medicines which comfort the heart, and strengthen Nature.

_Congelativa_ are medicines which stop any flux.

_Congluten_ is that, which by putrefaction is turned into a viscous matter.

_Conservativa_ are medicaments which preserve Nature from putrefaction, being such things as are full of Astrall vertue.

_Consolidativa_ are externall medicines which Chirurgions use in healing, and drying wounds, and ulcers.

_Constellatio_ is the impression of superiour stars, or their vertues upon inferiour bodies.

_Constrictiva_ are stiptick medicaments which Chirurgions use.

_Contorsio_ is a torment of the bowells.

_Contractio_ is a weaknesse of the members, and drawing of them together.

_Coostrum_ is the middle part of the Diaphragma.

_Cor_ amongst Metalls is called Gold.

_Corbatum_ is Copper.

_Cornu cervi_ is amongst the Chymists the nose of a still, amongst _Paracelsus_ a vulnerary hearb.

_Corpora cœlestia Spagyrorum_ are Astrall vertues in their matter.

_Corpora supercœlestia_ are such bodies that are not known by sense, but by reason.

_Corpus_ is the subject in which the vertues of things lie hid.

_Corpus invisibile_ is the soul, which is corporeall in respect of its sustentation, and invisible by reason of its spirituality.

_Corrosiva_ are medicines that Chirurgions use to eat off superfluous flesh.

_Cortex Maris_ is the Vineger of Philosophers.

_Coruscus_ is mouse-eare.

_Cotoronium_ is a Liquor.

_Cruor salis_ is salt separated from the first salt by fault of the second digestion.

_Cucurbita_ is a vessell like a gourd.

_Cycima_ is Litharge.

_Cydar_ is _Iupiter_.

_Cyphantum_ is a distillatory vessell, or the Art it selfe.