Artephius，anamenotedintheannalsofalchymy，wasbornintheearlypartofthetwelfthcentury。Hewrotetwofamoustreatises；theoneuponthephilosopher’sstone，andtheotherontheartofprolonginghumanlife。Inthelatterhevauntshisgreatqualificationsforinstructingmankindonsuchamatter，ashewasatthattimeinthethousandandtwenty-fifthyearofhisage！Hehadmanydiscipleswhobelievedinhisextremeage，andwhoattemptedtoprovethathewasApolloniusofTyana，wholivedsoonaftertheadventofJesusChrist，andtheparticularsofwhoselifeandpretendedmiracleshavebeensofullydescribedbyPhilostratus。Hetookgoodcarenevertocontradictastory，whichsomuchincreasedthepowerhewasdesirousofwieldingoverhisfellow-mortals。Onallconvenientoccasions，heboastedofit；andhavinganexcellentmemory，afertileimagination，andathoroughknowledgeofallexistinghistory，hewasneveratalossforananswerwhenquestionedastothepersonalappearance，themanners，orthecharacterofthegreatmenofantiquity。Healsopretendedtohavefoundthephilosopher’sstone；
andsaidthat，insearchofit，hehaddescendedtohell，andseenthedevilsittingonathroneofgold，withalegionofimpsandfiendsaroundhim。HisworksonalchymyhavebeentranslatedintoFrench，andwerepublishedinParisin1609or1610。
ALAINDELISLE。
ContemporarywithAlbertusMagnuswasAlaindeLisle，ofFlanders，whowasnamed，fromhisgreatlearning，the“universaldoctor。“Hewasthoughttopossessaknowledgeofallthesciences，and，likeArtephius，tohavediscoveredtheelixirvitae。HebecameoneofthefriarsoftheabbeyofCiteaux，anddiedin1298，agedaboutonehundredandtenyears。Itwassaidofhim，thathewasatthepointofdeathwheninhisfiftiethyear；butthatthefortunatediscoveryoftheelixirenabledhimtoaddsixtyyearstohisexistence。HewroteacommentaryonthepropheciesofMerlin。
ARNOLDDEVILLENEUVE。