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or Rcd-co'oar, and a white duft fettle down to the bottom. We muft then Sepa- rate me Salt from the Mcnftruum : difloive it, and let the liquor evaporate away, and there will remain true potable Gold, the right Tincture , and that great Arca- num of Philoiorhers , difguikd wich to many Riddles ; fo thin, that it will cafily penetrate the Body, and perform thole wonders, which Antiquity could only prorate.
Twtture of Rofes.
Cut Red Rofe- Leaves with a pair of Shears into fmail piecesjlay them in AquaVita^ and they will prelcntly dye it with a fanguine color. After three hours, change thofc Leaves , and put in frefh ones , until the water become very much coloured : then ftrain it out, and let the Liquor evaporate quite away, and in the bottom will remain the Tin&ure of Rotes. The fame may be done with Clove-Gilliflowers. We may alio doit another more perfect way, without AqnaVita, Fill a wide-mou'hed Glah, with Red-Role- Leaves : fct it into a Leaden- Limbeck , and till ic wich other Rofes : then let on the Head, and kindle the fire; whereupon the vapours will arife, and fall into the Glafs, of a fanguine-colour. This is a new way of extracting Tin- ctures, which may be ufed in ^py coloured Flowers. So the
TinBures of LMarigoldsy Violets^ Buglofi, and Succory-Flowers,
If you exttact them the former way, the Tincture of Marygolds will be yellow j of Buy ofs , Violets, and Succory- Flowers , Red ; becaufe the colours of thole Flowers , is but thin and l'uperhciary : fo that it expireth with a little heat , and is red underneath.
Tittlftre of Orange Flowers of an excellent feni.
Cut the Orange-Flowers into fmall pieces, macerate them in Aqua Vita \ and when the Water is turned yellow, and Flowers have lort their lent, change them, and put in frefh, until the Water become very fweer, and well-coloured, and lomewhat thick : then ' rain it, and let it evaporate : it will leave behinde it a Tincture > en- riched with the fen: and venues of the Flower . I
Tin&ure of Coral,
Beat the Coral to Powder, and with a vehement fire turn it into Salt ; add an equal qnaotity of Salt-P ter to it : then extract the Salt with Aqtta Vtt* , and it will bring out wich it, the Tincture of a wonderful vcrtue.
Chap. XVI. How to extraSl Salts, '
SAlts do retain thegreatef* part of the Verttie of thofe things , from whence they are extracted ; and therefore are ufed to feafon the fick perfons meat : and ocherways , became they have a penetrative quality. It was a great Que) ion a- roooe the Ancient s , Whether Salts retained the vcrtue of the things ; or, whether ihey lo \ lome in the fire, and acquired others : but it is row manifefted by a thoufand Experiment? , that the venues do not onely remain in them, but are made quicker and more efficacious.
Salt of Lemmovs,
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DiPill the Le mmm* with their Peels and Juice : referve the Water, anddrythe reft in the Sun, if the feafon permit it j or in an Oven. Put them in a Pot clofe luted* and ca boyl them in a perfect Lye : cleanfe it with a Feather, that the Dregs may ferrle tothe bottom : putifie it, ard let the Liquor evaporate: fothc Salt will remain in the bottom ; which is moft excellent to break the Stone in the Blad- der.
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Salt of Pcllitory of Sfain.
Dry the Roots, and burn k in a clofe lured pot , for three dayes, until it be re- duced two white Afhes : pour on its own Menftruum : diftil it, and calcine it again ; fo the third time : then cleanfc it with a Feather , boyl it in an earthen vemifhed Pipkin, with the white of an Egg to clarifie the Salt : at length, a white grained Salt will appear.
Salt of Cumine*
Put the Roots, Leaves, and Flowers in a clofe luted Veffel , and dry them, and put them into a Potters Furnace, till they be burned to Arties. In the mean while, difiil the Roots, Leaves and Flowers ; or, if you pleafe, make a decoction of them ; and of that decoction, a fharp Lye : which, being ftrained very clean through a Li- nen-doth three or four limes , muff be boyled to a Salt in a Glafs- Vtffel. If you defire it very fine and white, ftrow the Salt upon a Marble, and fet it in a moift place with a pan underneath to receive it as it diffolveth : cleanfe the filth ftill away j and do this three times, until it become of a Chryftal colour ;fo refexve. In this manner Sal Alchalt is made.
Of Saxifrage,
It is made like the former : if you feafon your meat with it , it protecteth from all dargerof poyfoned bread or meat ; conferveth from the contagion of peflrlentiai and infectious Air. The fame may be extracted out of other Alexipharmacal Bo- dies, which Princes may ufe at meals, inftead of ordinary Salt ; for they fcarce differ in tafte. A Salt may be made of Thapfia , very good to remove the Stone in the Bladder or Kidneys, and to diffolve the Tartar, or vifcous Concrefcency ; to kill the Worms, and purge the Blood ; to provoke fwtatby being often taken , and is ad- mirable in Venereal Difeafes. The Salt of Pimpernel, being taken three days,anii the third month,for a mans whole life-time, fecureth him from the Dropfie,Pihifickj and Apoplexy. It alfo preferveth from Jnft&ionand pefiiferous Air, ard helpeth digetiiwn in a weak Stcmack. But it is to be oblerved, That rhefe Salts mutt not be eaten a:very day , lei* they become too familiar to the Stcmack , and be take© far food. • There may be a Salt alfo extracted out of the filings of Lignum Guaiacum, which is excellent in the French Pox, being taken as the former. By thefe you may karri to make other Salts.
Chap. XVII. Of Elixirs.
ELixirs are the Confervators of Bodies in the fame condition wherein they finde them : for their Venue is to preferve from corruption, not by meliorating their ltate,but by continuing it { and if by accident, they cure^ny Difeafes, it is by reaion of their tenuity. They have a double Venue to prcferve from ficknel's , and continue health , not onely in Men, but to prcferve Plants alfo. They imitate the qualities of Balfam, and rcfort chiefly to the Heart, Brain, and principal Paw, Where the Spirits refide. There are three kinds of Elixirs ; of Metals, of Gems, ind bf Plants; as of Roots, Herbs. Flowers, Seeds, Woods, Gums, and iuch-like. An Elix* diffcreth from Eflences,Tinc>ures, and the reft ; becaufe it is compounded of many things void of fatnefs : therefore it cannot be an Oyl,becaufe it wanteth perfpicuity and clearnefs ; not an Efl'ence , becaufe it is a Compound ; not a Tincture , but a mean between all, and of a cenfifrence mofl like to Water : whence it had its name ab eliquefco9to be diffolved or liquified.
To make Elixir of Timptrnel. Dig up » he Roots in a convenient time , and macerate them in their Water, putting fc me weight on.them to deprefs them under Water : when the Flowers are blown, gather them, and macerate them in the fame manner , in a peculiar Veffel : the fame
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muft be dooe with the Seeds : Then put them in an A limbeck , and dr?w out the Water and Oyl, until the Faeces remain dry : then ieparate the Oyl (tt m tht Wa- ter, and circulate it in a Pelican for two months : then take it out , and rcferve it tor your ule.
e/4» Sltxir of many things.
Many Compofitions of Elixir, are carried about , which are erroneous and falfe to my knowledge, and of lo hard a work to extraft the Oyl and Water , that you will more probably iofe your time and colt , then gain any good by them : for they are made for pomp and magnificence , rather then for ihe benefit of man. Befides , I have found them often fail in the performance of what was promiied from them, and cannot be made according to thofe deicriptions : But here I will deliver one to you which will perform far more then is promiied. Take the Flowers of Sage , Origa- num, Mugwort, Savory, Elder, Sage-Leaves, white Mint, Rolemary, Bafil, Marjoram, Peniroyal, Rofe-buds , the Roots of Betony,Pdhtory, Snake- weed, white Thiltle, ArMolochy, Elder, Cretan- Ditany, Currant*, Pine-Apples, Dates, Citron-Pill, of each an ounce and a half ; Ginger, Cloves, Nutmeg*, Zedoary, GalaDgai, white and long Pepper, Juniper-berries , Spikenard, Mace , Cubebs , Parflsy-ieed, Cardo- moms, Cinnamon, Stxchados, Germander, Granes, Role of Jerulalem,Doronicum, Ammoniac, Opoponax, Spodium, Scharinamhus, Bdellium, Mummy, Sagapenum, Champhire , Maftick, Frankincenfe, Aloes, Powder of Ebony, Bole-Armenick, Treacle, Musk, Galls, Mithridate, Lignum Aloes and Saffron,of each three drachms ; of clarified Sugar , thirteen pounds ; of Honey two. I exclude Pearl , Rubies, Jacinths, Saphires, Emeraulds and Leaf-Gold, from the Compofit ion ; becaufe, as I have proved before, they have no operation ; efpecially , thus exhibited : and th erefore are ufed in Medicines by none but ignorant Phyfitians. Reduce all thefe into Powder, and put them into a Pelican or blinde Alimbeck,with twelve pound of AquxVttA , very well clarified , as though the whole work depended on it : let ic circulate in Balneo a whole month : take off the yellcw Oyl or Quinteflcnce of all, with a silver- Spoon, and add to it a drachm of Musk and Amber , and fet if by for your ufe in a Glafs- bottle dofe llopt. Diftil the remainder , and ir will . fford t yellow cleer water: but you cannot extract the Oyl without a (link of burning. 1 have very exa&ly extracted Oyl of Gum*, Roots and Seeds of the forementioned : and mixing them together, have effe&ed ftrange things with them. Moll of 'heir operations areagainll Poyfons, andPetiilential Contagions . efpecially , thole that are apt to fcize on the Spirits ; for a drop of it , being anoynted on the Lips of Noftrils, rcvivcth the Soul, and keepeth it in perfect Senfes at leaft fix hours.
Chap. XVIII.
Of a Clyffwy and how it is made*
'J'Hat there may nothing be omitted, I will now fhew what a Clyflus is , and how it may be made. ACljflusis theExtra&ion of the Spirits of every part of a Plant, united in one common entity. There are in a Plant, the Root, Leaf, Flower, Fruit and Seed, and in every one of thefe parts , there is a peculiar Nature, The Operation is thus : Dig the Roots when they are full of juice,the Leaves when they are frefti and green, the Flowers when they are blown, the Frmr and Seeds in their due time. Extract the Spirits or Eflence- Dut of all thefe bv DilHllation , Macera- tion or Calcination , or any ether of the former wayes. But when they are all ex- tracted federally, one in the form of Oyl, another of Salt or Liquor ; then mix them all together , fo that they may be conjoyned and united in one body, which is called a Ch flu«. Seme mix them in Diftillation in Veflels made for the purpofe in this manner: They put the Water , Salt and Oyl in three feveral Curbides of equal height and bignefs ; and tying their three necks together , and put them into one common Head, which may be fit to receive them all , clofe them , lute them , and kindle the fire under. The heat will elevate the thinneft fubftancc in all of thenar
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which will meet and mix in the Head , and run down by the &ofc, or Spout, into the Receiver : fo fet them by for ufe. This Congregation of Eflences , doth penetrate and fearch all the remote paffages of the Body, and is veryuiefulin
Phyfick.
Chap. XIX. How to get Oyl out of Salts.
I Have declared many ways of extracting Oyl , now I will (hew how to draw it out of Salts, that they may be more peuetrative,and work more powerfully,which can be done no other way. They fcem to have fome kinde of fat in them, yet will not burn ; fo that it cannot be called a perfect Oyl.
How to extratt Oyl of Tartar. Barn the Tartar, and reduce it into a Salt, as I (hewed before : then lay it on a Mar- ble in a moyrt place, and in a few days it will turn to Oyl, and run down into a di(h> which you muff fet underneath to receive it. Thus you may eafiiy make it into Salt : Beat the Tartar into Powder, and mix an equal quantity of Salt-Peter with it: when they are mixt in Iron Mortar, fee them in the fire, until they be quite burned : grind the remaining Faeces, and diffolve them in a Lye, ftrain it, and let the Lye evaporate away, and the Salt will fettle to the bottom : then boyl fome Eggs hard , take out ehe yelks , and fill up their place with Salt , and in a little time it will dhTolvc into Oyl.
Oyl of Sal Sodx.
Diffolve the Salt in Water, and ftrain it through a cloth, then dry it, lay it on a Mar- ble, and fet it in a rnoyft place, and it will run down in an Oyl. So
the famous Oyl of Tslk^ is extracted onely by the vehement heat of fire : yet I knew not at firft what it was ufeful for. But I perceive it is much accounted of by women in their Fucus. Bear it into fine Powder in an Iron-Morter, and put it into a very ftrong thick Pot, faften the cover on with wire , plaifier it with Potters Clay, and fet it in the Sun for three days : then thruft it into a Potters Furnace where the flames are moft violent. After ihrec or four days, take it out , break open the Pot . and if you finde it not fuffici- ently calcined, make it up, and fet it in again. When it is burned perfe&ly white, lay it on a Marbk,and place it in a moyft room,or in a hole dug in the earth: and there let it ftand for a good while , until it diffolve into Oyl ; then rcferve it in a Glafs- bottle. So alio is made
%ed Oyl of Sulphur.
Grinde live Sulphur into a fmall Powder , and mix it with an equal quantity of the former Oyl of Tartar : boyl it three hours in a Glafs-bortlej and when it is diffolved, drain it through a Lionen-cloth into another Glafs, and fet it over a Gentle fire, till ir thicken like clotted blood, and fo dry. Then powder it, and lay it on a Marble in a motft Cellar ; there it will diffolve, and run down into the under-placed difli. Sec this Liquor , being firft ftrained thorow a cloth in a Glafs-bottlc over warm Afhes, until the moyfture be confumed, and there will remain a red Oyl of Sulphur.
Oyl of iMyrrh.
Boyl fome Eggs hard, cut them in the middle, take out the yelks, and fill their places with Myrrh , powdered and feirced : lay them in an earthen Pan upon longcrofs- fticks, that the Eggs may not imbibe the Oyl again , and (hut them in a aaoift Cellar ; fo the Oyl will drop down into the Pan.
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Chap. XX.
Of AquaFortis.
NOw T will recite thofe Difiillations, which draw our neither Water nor Oyl.luc a midJle between both : tor ihe terrene parts are screed up, turned incc Wa- ter by the veheraency of the fire : from whence r hey do acquire Jo great a heat, that cor'rodc and burn molt violently. They are extracted oncly in igne rcverbaaitor.u^ and with great care and labour.
How to draw Aqua Fortis, or Oyl, out of SJt. It b a piece of Art difcovered to very few. Take Pit-Salt, put into a Glafs-Retort> treble luted over,and dried : fetit in tone reverbtrzttcuii, where the flame- ao ii rug- glemott violently : the fitft time ycu wtllgei but little moyfiure. Break the Re- tort, and remove the Faces into another , and pour the cxtra$ed Water into ihtm, and diiiill them again : the iecond time thou wilt get more. Do the i« me a third time, and fo to the tenth, until the Salt be all turned into Liquor , which is a molt precious jewel and worth thy labor. Some quench hot Bricks in the liquified Salt, and then dihil them with a molt intenfe fire, as in Oyl of Bricks.
A Water fur the Separation of Silvsr.
Take Salt-Peter and Alem in rq into a Giaf circulating hre , that is, which is reverberated on the top and below tco. Step it dofe , and let a large Receiver under it : for if it be too narrrw, the (irong Spi- rits will breakout with a great tcur.ee, crack theVcflel, and fiu: rare your la- bour. Diltil it fix hours : if you calcine the Alcme-firc , the Water will be ftrongcr.