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draw_v it_o there_o be_v great_a abundance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o chille_n of_o quitto_n and_o in_o the_o new_a realm_n of_o grenado_n the_o most_o famous_a gold_n be_v that_o of_o caranava_n in_o peru_n and_o of_o valdivia_n in_o chille_n for_o that_o it_o rise_v with_o his_o alloy_n and_o perfection_n which_o be_v twenty_o three_o carrat_n and_o a_o half_a and_o sometimes_o more_o they_o make_v account_v likewise_o of_o the_o gold_n of_o veraâ—â—a_n to_o be_v very_o fine_a they_o bring_v much_o gold_n to_o mexico_n from_o the_o philippines_n and_o china_n but_o common_o it_o be_v weak_a and_o of_o base_a alloy_n gold_n be_v common_o find_v mix_v with_o silver_n or_o with_o copper_n but_o that_o which_o be_v mix_v with_o silver_n be_v common_o of_o few_o carraâ—s_n than_o that_o which_o be_v mix_v with_o copper_n if_o there_o bâ—â—a_o siâ—e_a partâ—_n of_o silver_n 〈◊〉_d pliny_n say_v it_o be_v then_o proper_o call_v flâ—â—â—â—_n which_o have_v the_o property_n to_o shine_v more_o at_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n then_o fine_a gold_n or_o fine_a silver_n that_o which_o be_v incorporate_a with_o copper_n be_v common_o of_o a_o high_a value_n they_o refine_v powldr_v gold_n in_o basin_n wash_v it_o in_o many_o water_n until_o the_o sand_n fall_v from_o it_o and_o the_o gold_n as_o most_o heavy_a remain_v in_o the_o bottom_n they_o refine_v it_o likewise_o with_o quickesilver_n and_o strong_a water_n for_o that_o the_o allume_v whereof_o they_o make_v this_o water_n have_v the_o virtue_n to_o separate_v gold_n from_o dross_n or_o from_o other_o metal_n after_o it_o be_v purify_v and_o melt_a they_o make_v brick_n or_o small_a bar_n to_o carry_v it_o unto_o spain_n for_o be_v in_o powder_n they_o can_v transport_v it_o from_o the_o indies_n for_o they_o can_v neither_o custom_n it_o mark_v it_o nor_o take_v say_v until_o it_o be_v melt_v the_o foresay_a hisâ—â—riaâ—_n grapher_n report_v that_o spain_n above_o all_o other_o country_n of_o the_o world_n 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place_n so_o far_o off_o now_o we_o will_v show_v how_o they_o discover_v the_o mine_n of_o silver_n their_o vein_n root_n and_o beginning_n whereof_o job_n speak_v and_o first_o i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o give_v silver_n the_o second_o place_n among_o all_o other_o metal_n be_v for_o that_o it_o approach_v near_a to_o gold_n then_o any_o other_o be_v more_o durable_a and_o less_o indomage_v by_o the_o fire_n and_o more_o maniable_a than_o any_o other_o yea_o it_o pass_v gold_n in_o brightness_n beauty_n and_o sound_a the_o which_o be_v clear_a and_o agreeable_a for_o the_o colour_n be_v more_o conformable_a and_o resemble_v the_o light_n and_o the_o sound_n more_o pierce_v more_o lively_a and_o more_o delicate_a likewise_o there_o be_v some_o place_n where_o they_o value_v silver_n more_o than_o gold_n it_o be_v yet_o a_o argument_n to_o judge_v that_o gold_n be_v more_o precious_a rhen_n all_o other_o metal_n for_o that_o it_o be_v find_v with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o nature_n seem_v more_o spare_v in_o bring_v it_o forth_o although_o there_o be_v country_n as_o they_o say_v of_o chine_n where_o they_o find_v gold_n more_o easy_o than_o silver_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o common_a and_o ordinary_a to_o find_v silver_n with_o more_o facility_n and_o great_a abundance_n than_o gold_n the_o creator_n have_v furnish_v the_o west_n indies_n with_o so_o great_a a_o treasure_n of_o silver_n as_o all_o that_o which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o ancient_a history_n and_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o mine_n of_o spain_n and_o other_o province_n be_v not_o comparable_a to_o that_o we_o see_v in_o those_o part_n the_o mine_n of_o silver_n be_v common_o find_v in_o mountain_n and_o high_a rock_n very_a desert_n although_o they_o have_v sometime_o be_v find_v in_o plain_n and_o champain_n there_o be_v two_o different_a kind_n the_o one_o they_o call_v straggle_v the_o other_o fix_v and_o settle_v the_o straggle_a be_v piece_n of_o mettle_n find_v in_o certain_a place_n the_o which_o draw_v away_o there_o be_v no_o more_o find_v but_o the_o fix_a vein_n be_v those_o which_o have_v a_o continuance_n in_o depth_n and_o length_n like_v to_o great_a branch_n and_o arm_n of_o tree_n and_o when_o they_o find_v any_o one_o of_o they_o they_o common_o find_v many_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o manner_n to_o purge_v &_o refine_v silver_n which_o the_o indian_n have_v use_v be_v by_o melt_v in_o dissolve_v this_o mass_n of_o mettle_n by_o fire_n which_o cast_v the_o earthly_a dross_n apart_o and_o by_o his_o force_n separate_v silver_n from_o lead_n tin_n from_o copper_n and_o other_o metal_n mix_v to_o this_o end_n they_o do_v build_v small_a furnace_n in_o place_n whereas_o the_o wind_n do_v common_o blow_v and_o with_o wood_n and_o coal_n make_v their_o refine_n the_o which_o furnace_n in_o ptru_n they_o call_v guayras_n since_o the_o spaniard_n enter_v beside_o this_o manner_n of_o refine_n which_o they_o use_v to_o this_o day_n they_o likewise_o refine_v silver_n with_o quickesilver_n and_o draw_v more_o by_o this_o mean_n then_o in_o refine_n it_o by_o fire_n for_o there_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o silver_n mettle_n find_v which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v purge_v and_o refine_v by_o fire_n but_o only_o with_o quickesilver_n but_o thiâ—_n kind_a of_o mettle_n be_v common_o poor_a and_o weak_a the_o which_o usual_o they_o find_v in_o great_a abundance_n they_o câ—l_v that_o poor_a which_o yield_v least_o silver_n and_o great_a quantity_n of_o other_o mettle_n and_o that_o rich_a which_o yield_v mâ—st_a silver_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v not_o only_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o refine_n of_o mettle_n by_o fire_n and_o without_o it_o by_o quickesilver_n but_o also_o that_o some_o of_o
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