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Chapter I: Iassa is the hearb of the Trinity

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_Icteritia rubea_ is an _Erisipelas_.

_Idea_, is a figure of a thing conceived in the imagination as a perpetuall being, or a pattern of all things of that nature.

_Idiotæ_ are contemners of true arts, although they are skilfull professors of the false.

_Iesahach_ is supernaturall.

_Ignis leonis_ is the Element it selfe of fire.

_Ignis Persicus_ is a hot burning ulcer.

_Ignis pruinus adeptus_ is the quintessence of vitriall rectified with tartar.

_Ilech crudum_ is a composition of the first matter of the three first principles.

_Ilech magnum_ is an Ascendent or a star of a medicine, which together is taken with it, in which also it is hid; and as the superiour stars are in the firmament, so also are the inferiour in man.

_Ilech primum_ is the first Principle.

_Ilech supernaturale_ is a conjunction of the supernaturall, and firmamentall stars, with the inferiour stars of terrestiall things, and with wine.

_Ileidus_ is the Elementary aire: but in men it is the spirit which passeth through all his members.

_Iliaster_, or _Iliastes_, or _Iliadum_, is the first matter of all things, consisting of Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt; and it is fourefold according to the number of the Elements. The first is the chaos of the Earth, the second is the chaos of the Water, the third is the chaos of the Aire, the fourth the chaos of the Fire. Also there are four _Iliastri_ of men respecting long life.

_Iliaster_ in generall is called the occult vertue of Nature, by which all things are increased, nourished, multiplyed, and flourish; of which you shall read more at large in the book of _Paracelsus_ concerning the generations of Meteors.

_Iliaster primus_ is the tearm of life, or the life it selfe, or the balsome of life in man.

_Iliaster secundus_ is the term of the balsome, and the life which we have by Elements, and things elementated.

_Iliaster tertius_ the term of the balsome, or life which we have by the quintessence of things.

_Iliaster magnus_, or _quartus_ is of the mind, or soule caught up into another world, as _Enoch_, and _Eliah_ were.

_Imaginatio_ is a star in man, a celestiall and supercelestiall body.

_Imagines_ are Metallick figures, or effigies, in which the celestiall powers operate.

_Impressiones_ are fruits as of stars in inferior things.

_Impurum alcali_, is spume which is taken from it in purging of it.

_Inanimati_ are Pigmies.

_Inclinatio_ is a power of Nature which is manifested in man as he is prone to this or that thing.

_Incarnativa_ are Chirurgeons medicaments breeding flesh and skinne in the wounds or ulcers.

_Incubus_ is a nocturnall spirit deceiving Women in their sleep, as if they coupled with them.

_Influentia_ is the acting of superiour bodies upon inferiours.

_Innaturalia_ are supernaturall bodies.

_Ios_ is poison.

_Iumnizum_ is Leaven, or Ferment.

_Iupiter_ is Tin.

K.

_Kachimia_, or _Kahimia_ is the unripe Mine of any Metall, as it is in its first being.

_Kald_ is Vineger.

_Kali_ is Sope ashes.

_Kamir_ is Ferment.

_Kaprili_ is Sulphur.

_Karena_ is the twentyeth part of a drop.

_Karlina_ is wild dill.

_Kibrith_ is Sulphur.

_Kimit elevatum_ is white Cinnabar sublimed.

_Kist_, or _Cist_, is half a gallon, or four pints.

_Kobalt_, or _Cobaltum_, or _Cobletum_, is a metallick matter blacker then Lead, or Iron, without a Metallick splendor, yet will be melted, and malleated.

_Kymenna_ is a buble.

_Kyram_ is Snow.

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