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least_o until_o some_o able_a pen_n shall_v publish_v something_o concern_v this_o subject_n in_o our_o english_a tongue_n that_o may_v be_v of_o great_a worth_n and_o utility_n farewell_o a_o register_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o usefulness_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o mineral_n and_o metal_n and_o of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o melt_a refine_n and_o accommodate_v of_o they_o to_o humane_a use_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o nonproficiency_n of_o metallic_a skill_n especial_o in_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n of_o great_a britain_n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o author_n that_o have_v treat_v of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n p._n 26._o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o metal_n and_o whether_o they_o grow_v and_o have_v vegetability_n or_o not_o p._n 50._o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o cause_n assign_v by_o the_o most_o approve_a author_n for_o their_o generation_n both_o efficient_a and_o material_a and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o p._n 61._o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o division_n of_o fossiles_n their_o definition_n or_o description_n and_o number_n p._n 84._o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o sign_n and_o discovery_n of_o mine_n and_o oar_n both_o in_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a p._n 93._o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o mineral_n that_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o affinity_n to_o metal_n as_o those_o they_o call_v cachimiae_n marchasite_n pyritae_fw-la or_o fire-stone_n p._n 111._o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o gold_n according_a to_o the_o mystical_a author_n also_o of_o the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la of_o gold_n and_o of_o some_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n p._n 118._o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o sort_n of_o common_a gold_n as_o they_o be_v produce_v by_o nature_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v several_o find_v p._n 131._o chap._n 10._o further_o of_o the_o stone_n rock_n and_o flint_n of_o gold_n and_o the_o strike_a passage_n wherein_o it_o be_v find_v as_o also_o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o it_o mention_v in_o scripture_n and_o elsewhere_o p._n 141._o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o description_n of_o common_a gold_n according_a to_o some_o author_n and_o of_o the_o property_n thereof_o as_o also_o of_o some_o way_n of_o beat_v sift_v and_o wash_v the_o oar_n thereof_o p._n 153._o chap._n 12._o what_o may_v be_v think_v of_o common_a gold_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o ingredient_n into_o the_o philosopher_n tincture_n or_o not_o what_o may_v be_v say_v of_o aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la or_o the_o tincture_n of_o gold_n and_o what_o of_o the_o white_a body_n when_o the_o tincture_n be_v take_v from_o it_o and_o something_o of_o the_o alkahe_a p._n 161._o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o description_n of_o silver_n and_o the_o several_a way_n that_o the_o ore_n of_o it_o be_v get_v and_o of_o its_o mine_n condition_n and_o strike_v passage_n p._n 199._o chap._n 14._o of_o silver_n find_v pure_a by_o nature_n that_o need_v no_o refine_n by_o fire_n and_o of_o those_o sort_n that_o must_v be_v purify_v their_o colour_n mixture_n and_o several_a coat_n wherein_o they_o lie_v p._n 207._o chap._n 15._o how_o they_o refine_v silver_n over_o at_o the_o indies_n and_o of_o some_o other_o such_o thing_n p._n 227._o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o description_n of_o copper_n of_o its_o ore_n stone_n operation_n and_o strike_v passage_n p._n 235._o chap._n 17._o of_o some_o sign_n where_o copper_n ore_n may_v be_v find_v as_o also_o of_o its_o several_a sort_n and_o the_o divers_a preparation_n it_o undergo_v ere_o it_o be_v pure_a p._n 241._o chap._n 18._o of_o native_a and_o factitious_a orichalcum_n of_o corinthian_a copper_n or_o brass_n and_o of_o some_o other_o composition_n that_o copper_n undergo_v with_o other_o metal_n or_o mineral_n and_o of_o the_o medicine_n prepare_v forth_o of_o it_o p._n 248._o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o description_n of_o iron_n its_o ore_n or_o i_o operation_n stock_n float_v and_o passage_n p._n 261._o chap._n 20._o of_o the_o several_a 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