ButhedidnotlongenjoytheesteemofthegoodcitizensofBasle。Itissaidthatheindulgedinwinesofreely，asnotunfrequentlytobeseeninthestreetsinastateofintoxication。

　　Thiswasruinousforaphysician，andhisgoodfamedecreasedrapidly。

　　Hisillfameincreasedinstillgreaterproportion，especiallywhenheassumedtheairsofasorcerer。Heboastedofthelegionsofspiritsathiscommand；andofoneespecially，whichhekeptimprisonedinthehiltofhissword。Wetterus，wholivedtwenty-sevenmonthsinhisservice，relatesthatheoftenthreatenedtoinvokeawholearmyofdemons，andshowhimthegreatauthoritywhichhecouldexerciseoverthem。Heletitbebelieved，thatthespiritinhisswordhadcustodyoftheelixiroflife，bymeansofwhichhecouldmakeanyonelivetobeasoldastheantediluvians。Healsoboastedthathehadaspiritathiscommand，called“Azoth，“whomhekeptimprisonedinajewel；

　　andinmanyoftheoldportraitsheisrepresentedwithajewel，inscribedwiththeword“Azoth，“inhishand。

　　Ifasoberprophethaslittlehonourinhisowncountry，adrunkenonehasstillless。ParacelsusfounditatlastconvenienttoquitBasle，andestablishhimselfatStrasbourg。Theimmediatecauseofthischangeofresidencewasasfollows:——Acitizenlayatthepointofdeath，andwasgivenoverbyallthephysiciansofthetown。AsalastresourceParacelsuswascalledin，towhomthesickmanpromisedamagnificentrecompence，ifbyhismeanshewerecured。Paracelsusgavehimtwosmallpills，whichthemantookandrapidlyrecovered。

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