Section 61

H«w to extratt Oyl out of %ofemary F lowers. Fill the Retorts with the Le.ives and Flowers of Rofmary, and fetthem in the Brafs- Furnace : the fire being kindled will force ont firft a Water, and afterward a yellow Oyl, of a very (irong and fervenrodnr ; a few drops of which, I have made ule of in great ficknr (Te« , and driving awiv cruel pains. Ycu may extract it eafier. if yotf macerate the Flowers or Leaves in their own, or Fountain- water, for a week, la the fame manner
0; I of Citron-Till
is extracted. When Ci'ronsare come to perfect ripenefs, (have rff the peal wi h agrofs Steal-File: put the Filings into a Pot,and fet them to macerate ten days in du ig,h6iog clofe (topt up:then accomodate them tothe Fur»ace,and kindle fire;an Ovl mixt wi'h water diliils ouc,of a moft pleafanr lent. The fame may be done with Orange and Le mm on- peal. In places where Flrwers and FiUirs are not to be had, they cut eff i he tops of the Branches and Tindrils , and flice them into four-inch- piece?, and io diftil them.
0)1 of %ofeS) and Citron-Flowers
is drawn after the fame fort ; a moft excellent Oyl,and of an admirable favour. But becaule the Oyl is very hardly didioguifh^d from the Water , pour the Water into a longGlafs with a narrow neck, and expolc it to the Sun being clofe ftopt : the Oyl will by litt le and little, afcend to the top , which you muft gather off with a Feather" or pour cut by inclining the Glals.
Sweet 0)1 of Berjantin
is to be made, by putting Benjamin into a Glafs- Retort ,and fitting it to the Furnace : then encrcaie the fire without any fear of combulf ion, and you will obtain a fragrant Oyl » to be ufed in precious Oymments. So Oyl of Storax, Calamite, and Labdanum, and other Gums. Soaifo,
Oyl of Cbfak^, Amber , *nd Civet ctnnot be e xra&ed more comodioufl/ by any Inftrument, Art, or Labour, then by thcaforefaid j for they are of fothin alubftance, that they can hardly endure any the let t heat, without contra&ing a fcurvy bafe ftink of burning; yet by this Artifice j it may be drawn out very fafely. I fee nothing to the contrary , but that we may extfatf 0;1 out of Spices alfo, very fecurely by the fame Artifice.
CHAP-
Of Vtmllation
Chap. X.
How to extratt Oyl cut of Gums,
THcre is a peculiar Extrs&ion of Oyl out of Gums : which, although they re- quire the lame means almcli as the former, that is, the mixing them wuh Wi- ter», and macerating them for many days, then putting them inro a Brats-pot , and by a vehement fire, forcing cut the Oyl With the Water ; yet oth i eome out but its a Imill quantity of an excellent odor, and free from (he (fink of the nre j as thus theyulually deal with Opoponax,Ga.banom, ttorax, ando^r*. Bui they aredi- ftilled alio another way , by Afh^s ; which doth r the Work-man, and a lingular jodgemtnt and provident dcxtetity in him : for it is rather an ingenious then painful Operation. I will let down an example,
How to extraB Oyl out of Ber'\amin. Maccratethe Beojimin inRofe-witer; or Omitting that, put it into a Retort i fet the Retorr into* Pot full of Sand.fo that it may HI i up the fptce between the fides of the Pot,and bottom of the Retort : put the neck of it into a Recei cr with a wide belly s kindle the fire by little and little ; and without any hatfe or violence of heat , let the Water diHil : by and by increafe the fire, that the Oyl miy flow out ; yet not too intenfely, for fear of burning ; but moc'erately between bo h : the oyly vapors will Hraight fill all the Receiver ; then will they be condenled and turn into flakes, like Wool ; and flicking to the fides and middle of the Glafs , ptefent you with a pleafant fpeSacle : by and by they are turned into little bubbles , fo into Oyl,and fall down to the bottom : keep the fire in the fame temper, until all the Feces arc dried ;then remove it,' or fear of uftion.
Oyl of Star Ax
is drawn in the fame manner ; bur if the Storax be liquified, it will run with a gentle fire: it is of a Htono and Quick od was uied inBenjtmin, and a diligent attendance : for toomacn fire will caule adulti- on in it.
Oyl of Ladanum,
Beat the Ladacum, and macerate it fifteen days in Aq4aViu, or Greek Wine : at lealt ten : for the ion er it infufeth,the fooncr it will run into Oyl : draw it with a gentle fire, it wU diliil out by drops after the Water.
0)1 of Turpentine
is extracted eafily ; for it floweth with a gem le fire : but beware in the operation, that no fmoak do evaporate out of it • fi t it preft rrly will take fire, and with a mag- netick vertue attract the flame,and carry it into the Ruort , where it will hardly be cx« tinguifhed again : which will happen in the extraction of
Oyl of Olives, 4nd Linfced Oyl. If you diftil common Qyl, it will hardly run ; yet en. reaGng the fire , it will come out in fix hours : vcu mull be verv careful , that the Afhes and Pot do not wax too hot: for if the Oyl within take fire, it will break thcV^ffels, and flieup, that it can hardly be qur rehed , and retch the very cieling ; fo that it is beft to operate upon Oyls in arched Room*. From hence Artificers of Fire-works , learned to put Oyl in their Compofuions, beCaufc it quickly takcth fire , and is hardly cx- tinguifhed,
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Chap. XI.
Several Arts bjm to draw Oyleut of other tkwvs.
T He Nature of things being diverfe, do require divers ways of diftilling Oyl out of them : for lomc being urged by fire, are lublimed, and will not ciflblve intoLiqu r; ethers cannot endure the fire, but arc prefently burned. From which variety of tempers, there mult arife alfo a variety in the manner of Extra£hon. I will fee down feme examples of thefe^hai ingenious Artilis may not defpair to draw Oyls out of any thing whatever.
0)1 ottt of Honey
is hard enough to be extracted : for it fwells up with the letft heat , and rifeth in bubbles ; fo that it wi.l climbe up thorow the neck of the Retort, though it be never fo long, into the Head , and fall down into the Receiver before it can be dil- folved into Liquor cr Oyl. There are divers remedies found out to help this: Take a GUI's with afhort wide ne^k, put your Honey into it, ard flop it in with Flax quite over-laid two fingers thick. This will reprefs the Honey when it fwelleth and froaths, and make it fink down again. Clear Water will drop out at firlt : buc when it beginneth to be coloured, take away the Receiver , and fet another in the place ; fokeep the Waters leverally. Or. put Homy into any Veflel,fo that it may nil it ud four large fingers above t e bottom , and cover it clofe , as the manner is: then dig a hole in the ground , and fet the Vcflel in , as far as the Honey arifcth : then lute ic , and plailter it about four fingers above the Ground , and drie it well ; kindle your Coals round about it ; then will the Honey grow hot , and by degrees Mick to the Pot : but becau e the heat is above it,it cannot fwell up,buc very eafily di- Hilleth Water and Oyl ; firlt, yellow, next reddifh,until the Hooey be turned into a very Coal. There is another way, which may be performed by any Worn in: Pour the Honey into a new Pipkin, and cover it ; dig a hole , and bury it abroad about a cubit undei Ground ; thete let it putrifie for ten days : then take it up, and there will fwim on the top of the Honey a ChryfUl Liquor, which you mult ftiain out, and flop the Pipkin again, and bury ic as before. About a week after, view it again, and ftiain out the over-flowing water ; fo the third and fourth time, until all the Honey be converted into water , which you may fee by uncovering the Pipkin : diftilthe Water according to Art, and ic will yield Water and Oyl eafily enough.
Ojl of Camphire.
B-it Champhire very frmll, and put it ioto common AquaFortu , made of Salt- Peer, and Copprefs difiilled and clarified : fet the Pot in a Bath or Stove for half a day, and you will fee a e'eer bright Oyl fwim on the top of the Water : incline the Pot gently, and pour it off, and clarific it in a Retort ; fo fhall you have a beautiful, thin and fwcet Oyl-
Oyl of Paper and %ags.
Rowl up your Paper like a Pyramide, as Grocers do, whenthev lap up any thing to lay by, or fend ahroad : clip the edges even ; and taking hold of the top of it with a pair of Pincers \ fet it on fire with a Candle; and while it flametb,bold it downward over a '-road difh half a finger diftant frcm the bottom , fo that the lmoak may hard- ly flieout : and Mill as the fire confumes the Paper, let your hand fink , that may al- ways keep the fame diftance frcm the Difh. When it is quite burnt, you will finde a yellow Oyl, flicking of burning, upon the bottom of the difh. Gather it up, and refcrve it : it is excellent ro drive away freckles and pimples in womens faces, being applied. Almofi in the fame manner
Oyl of Wheat,
Lay your Wheat plain uoon a Maible-Morter , being turned with the bottom
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Of T)imllationi i6f
upwards, and cover it wUb a plate of Iron, almoft red hot, and prefs it hard : cfe of the fides there will be exprcfled an Oyl of a yellow colour, and (linking of burning* which i is prv pared another way.
Chap. XII. How to cxtrttt 0)1 h) Descent.
THe way is common and vulvar to all ; for it is done by Uftuhtion : but the Oyls are of a molt off .nfivc la > or, and can be ufed only in outwaro Meoi ines; for they arc not to be taken inwardly. Prepare a Pipkin made of tough v. lay , and able toendure fire, well vermih.d within, that there may be no ufpkion or running out : let the bott mouth is large enough to receive the bottom of the upper Pipkin j lute ihcm clole to- gether. Fill the Pipkin with flices of your Wood : cover it, and lute it. lhen dig a hole, and let the Pipkins into it, and fling in the Earth about it , and i read ic down clofe , and throw Sand over it two inche? thick : make a gentle fire jmt o- ver the Pipkin ; which you mull encreafe by degrees , until the Pipkin have Hood there a whole day. After this, remove the fire t and when the heat is fpent, dig up the Pi kins , and you will finde the Oyl ftiained down into the lower ; which you mult diltil again in a. Retort , to purifie it from filth. To add fomething to the for- mer invention, I always do thus : ImakeaTreflel with Legs of two foot in length. There mart a hole be bored in the Plank of it , to receive the neck of the Limbeck. Upon the Treffcl fallen an Iron- plate to keen the VVod from burning. Un- derneath , about the middle of the Feet, fallen a Board, upon which the Re- ceiver may ftand, and meet with the neck of the inverfed Veflel i which being filled with the materials to be Hilled , kindle a fire about it. Therefore if you would extract
Oyl out of Lignum
fill it with the Duft of Lignum Guaiacum, and lute it clofe with Straw-Mortar, twice cr thrice double : wncn u is dtied in the Sun, put into the neck , wire Strings, and thruft it through the hole of the Trtflel into the mouth of the Receiver , and mor- tar them together. Then kind e the fire on the Plate about the body of the Lim- beck, at fome ditfan e at firll, and by degrees nigher and hotter: but let it rot be red hot, until you think it be all burned : then remove the fire , and let it reft a While, ontil it be cold, and ycu fhall finde in the lower Veflel a black ftinking burnt Oyl. In this manner is Oyl drawn out of Juniper, Cyprefs, and Lignum Aloes t but in this laft, you mull uic more Arc and diligence , and a gentle fire , becaufe it is mixed in Oymments.
[Chap. XIII. Of the Extraction of E fences,
\^VTE have delivered the feveral kindes of Extraction of Oyls * now we are come to QuinttfTences , the Extraction of which, we will here de- clare. The ParacelUans define aQuioteflence i© be the Form, or Spirit, or Ver- tue , or Life, feparated from the drofs and elementary impurities of the Body. I call it the Life , brcaufe it cannot be extracted out of the Bones, Flefh, Marrow^ Blood, and other Mt mbers : for wanting Life, they want alfo the Quintcffence. I fay , Separated from elementary impurities , becaufe When the Quinteffcnce is ex- tracted, there remaineth onlv amafs of Elements void of all power : for the Power, VertOe, and M.dicinable qualities , are not the Elements , but in their EfTences, which yet are E ement«,and contain the vcrtue of the Elements in them,in the htgh- ell degree r for bring feparated from the grofnefs of their bodies,they become fpiritu- i1, and prit forth their power more effectually and flrongly when they arc freed from
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them, then they could while they were clogged with the Elements. They are fimll in bulk, but great in operation. The Hrength of Quinteffenccs, is not to be judged by the degrees of their qualities, but of their operation : for thole which iooceftand clearlieft root out a difcale, arc reckoned in the firit degree. So the cflcncc of J«- niper, is reckoned the firft degree of operation , becaufe it curcth thcLeprofie by purging the Blood oncly. The effence of Ambar in the fecond , becaufe it expcl- lcth poyfon, by purging the Hcart,Lungs and Members. Antimony in the third, be- caufe ( bclide the fcimer venues ) it alfo purgeth the Body. But Gold of it felf alone, hath all thofe venues, and reneweth the Body. Wherefore the fourth de- gree and greater! power, is attributed to it. Bet how to extract thefe Effences is a very difficult work ; for they may be either Oyl, or Salt, or Water, or of Extracti- on: fome, by Sublimation ; others, by Calcination ; others , by Vinegar, Wine, Corrofive Waters , and fuch-like. So that feveral kinde of menttruums are to be provided according to the nature and temper of things. I willfet down forae Rules for the chuiing of proper menllruums. Let the menftrom be made of thofe things which are mod agreeable to the things to be extracted , and as fimple as may but : for Effences ousjht not to be compounded, mixed, or polluted with any thing ; be pure, fimple and immaculate. But if there be a neceffity of adding fome thing let them be teparated after extra&ion. If the Effence of any Metal be to be extra- cted by Corrofives,feparatc the Salt from the Waters, after the work is done, and ufe thofe Salts only, which will eafily be taken out again: Vitriol and Allom are very diffi- cult to be feparated, by reafon of their earthy fnbftance. Moreover, ufe not a wttry m:nftruum,for a wacry Effence ; nor an oyly menHruum,for an ©yly Effence : becaufe being of like natures , they are not eafily leparated : but watry Menllruums for ovlv Eflcnces : and fo on the contrary. I will fee before you fome examples in Herb=, fat of Flefh,and other things ; by which you may learn of yonr felf how to perform it in the rell. There are an infinite number of Effences, and almoft ma- ny wav sot Extraction : of them , fome I fhall fhew unto you , whereof the firft fhall be
How to extrtlt thtEJletiCe out of Civet) LMtukj, Amb*ryAn& other Spices* Take Oyl of Ben, or of Almonds,mix Musk, Ambar,Cinnamon,and Zedoary, well beaten in it : put it in a Glafs-bottle, and fee it in the Sun, or in Balaeo, ten dayes t then ftrain from it the Dregs , and the Effence will be imbibed into the Oyl ; from which you may icparate it in this manner: Take Aqits Vits, , and if it be an odori- ferous Body, Fountain-water, three orfourtimes difiilled, mix with tbeaforefaid Oyl, and Hit it about, and fo let it digeft for fix dayes: then diftil it over Cinders : the hot Waier and the Effence will afcend, and the Oyl remain in the bottom with- out any fent. Afterwards,diflil the Aqtta Vit^tnA the Effence in Balneo, until the Water be evaporated, and the Effence fettle to the bottom in the formof an Oyl. If you will do it with AquaVttz alone , flice the Roots of Zedoary, beat them and iofufe them in fo much ±AqnA Vit*. as will cover them three fingers over in a Glafi Bottle: let them ferment for ten dayes according to Art; then diftil them over Cinders or in Sand , unt il nothing but Water run out ; yet have a care of burning it. Take the diftilled Liquor, fet it in Balneo ; and with a gentle fire, let the Aqu* VitA evaporate, and the Quioteffence of Zedoaay will fettle in the bottom , in* li- quid form Next