Raymond informed him that he must find it for himself, as all nice alchymists had accomplished earlier than him. She advised him, that she might by no means take heed to his suit; that it was unbecoming in a clever man to repair his thoughts, as he had carried out, on any apart from his God; and entreated him to dedicate himself to a religious life, and conquer the unworthy passion which he had suffered to devour him. His servant had overheard him; and, being as nice a fanatic as his grasp, he resolved to gratify his wish, and punish him, at the identical time, for the curses which he incessantly launched in opposition to Mahomet and all who believed in him, by stabbing him to the center. Edmond Dickenson, in his work on the “Quintessences of the Philosophers,” says, that Raymond worked in Westminster Abbey, the place, a long time after his departure, there was discovered in the cell which he had occupied, a great amount of golden dust, of which the architects made an incredible revenue. To point out that Raymond went to England, his admirers quote a work attributed to him, “De Transmutatione Animae Metallorum,” in which he expressly says, that he was in England on the intercession of the King.
Cremer, on his return to England, spoke to King Edward in excessive phrases of the wonderful attainments of the philosopher, and a letter of invitation was forthwith sent him. The match of inspiration came over him, and he sat down and composed some tender stanzas upon the topic, and despatched them to the lady. He additionally studied various sciences, as taught within the works of the learned males of the East, and first made acquaintance with the writings of Geber, which have been destined to train a lot affect over his future life. Most writers who believed within the secrets of alchymy, and who’ve observed the life of Raymond Lulli, assert, that while in Milan, he acquired letters from Edward King of England, inviting him to settle in his states. Naude, in his “Apologie,” says, simply, “that six hundreds of thousands have been given by Raymond Lulli to King Edward, to make warfare towards the Turks and different infidels:” not that he transmuted so much metal into gold; however, as he afterwards adds, that he advised Edward to lay a tax upon wool, which produced that amount. They add, that Lulli gladly accepted the invitation, and had apartments assigned for his use within the Tower of London, where he refined a lot gold; superintended the coinage of “rose-nobles;” and made gold out of iron, quicksilver, lead, and pewter, to the amount of six thousands and thousands.
Robert Constantinus, in the “Nomenclatore Scriptorum Medicorum,” revealed in 1515, says, that after an excessive amount of research, be discovered that Raymond Lulli resided for some time in London, and that he truly made gold, by way of the philosopher’s stone, in the Tower; that he had seen the golden items of his coinage, which had been still named in England the nobles of Raymond, or rose-nobles. Cremer had been himself for thirty years occupied in the vain seek for the philosopher’s stone, when he unintentionally met Raymond in Italy, and endeavoured to induce him to communicate his grand secret. From him he most likely obtained some encouragement to search for the philosopher’s stone, as he started from that point forth to dedicate much less of his consideration to religious matters, and extra to the research of alchymy. If he had caught to alchymy while of their nation, it might have been effectively for him; but he began cursing Mahomet, and obtained himself into bother.
With the event of printing press in Europe, the publication of written and visual material, which was primarily pornographic began. He thereupon determined to shame them by printing his e-book, which he did at Leyden the identical year. During his second 12 months in workplace, Weah and his administration witnessed a deterioration in the economic system, with inflation reaching 30%. This economic downturn, coupled with fee delays, triggered protests against which the police employed tear gas and water cannons. He was born of an illustrious family, in Majorca, in the year 1235. When that island was taken from the Saracens by James I, King of Aragon, in 1230, the father of Raymond, who was originally of Catalonia, settled there, and obtained a substantial appointment from the Crown. He was made Grand Seneschal at the courtroom of King James, and led a gay life for several years. Raymond was not at all solicitous of martyrdom when it got here to the point, whatever he might have been when there was no danger, and he gladly accepted his life upon these situations, and left Tunis with the intention of proceeding to Rome.