 The servants of Lovewit - a typical hermit of science whose only interest lie in alchemy - are left to dispose of his household - that is the steward Salt, the footman Face and the cleaning woman Doll. They are scheming how to make use of the house so that they get wealthy. Salt puts forward the striking idea to take up alchemy.Comedy of adventure, satirizing the everlasting human pursuit of health, happiness and wealth in magic ways without making any efforts.There has always been sorcerers, medic asters, magicians and alchemists deftly profiting from their trade, especially in periods of social perturbations.