The Alchemist Versus Mercury

At last he begins to curse Mercury, and revile Nature because she made him.

Nature heard these things and called Mercury to her, and said to him:

But Mercury modestly excuseth himself. Yet Nature commands him to be obedient to the sons of Wisdome, that seek after him. Mercury promised that he will, and saith:

Nature went away smiling.

But Mercury being angry with the Alchymist goes also unto his own place. After a few days the Alchymist thought that he omitted something. He again began to mix Mercury with hogs dung.

But Mercury was angry that he was falsly accused before his mother Nature, and said to the Alchymist:

At last he begins to curse Mercury, and revile Nature because she made him.

Nature heard these things and called Mercury to her, and said to him:

But Mercury modestly excuseth himself. Yet Nature commands him to be obedient to the sons of Wisdome, that seek after him. Mercury promiseth that he will, and saith:

Nature went away smiling.

But Mercury being angry with the Alchymist goes also unto his own place. After a few days it came into the Alchymists mind, that he omitted something in his operations, and again he hath recourse to Mercury, and now resolves to mix him with hogs dung.

But Mercury was angry that he had falsly accused him before his mother Nature, saith to the Alchymist:

What wilt you have of me you foole? Why hast you thus accused me?