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Præcipiolum: or The immature-mineral-electrum The first metall: which is the minera of mercury. By Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont.; Præcipiolum. English
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Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644.
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1683
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Wing H1400A; ESTC R221905
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praecipiolum_fw-la or_o the_o immature-mineral-electrum_n the_o first_o metal_n which_o be_v the_o minera_n of_o mercury_n by_o joh._n bapt._n vanhelmont_a london_n print_v for_o william_n cooper_n at_o the_o pelican_n in_o little_a britain_n 1683._o electum_fw-la minerale_fw-mi immaturum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la metallus_fw-la primus_fw-la est_fw-la minera_n mercurii_n take_v of_o the_o best_a argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la which_o you_o shall_v distil_v from_o its_o own_o minera_n that_o be_v of_o the_o best_a hungarian_a minera_n which_o shall_v hold_v abundance_n of_o argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la one_o pound_n will_v hold_v twelve_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o ounce_n of_o quicksilver_n you_o shall_v distil_v this_o minera_n first_o pulverise_v in_o a_o glass_n retort_n with_o a_o receiver_n than_o you_o shall_v squeeze_v the_o mercury_n divers_a time_n through_o leather_n if_o you_o can_v get_v any_o minera_n mercurii_n hungarici_n take_v spanish_a mercury_n which_o be_v the_o best_a after_o the_o hungarian_a squeeze_v it_o through_o leather_n divers_a time_n if_o you_o can_v get_v this_o spanish_a mercury_n take_v of_o the_o best_a argentum_fw-la vivum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o you_o put_v a_o little_a of_o it_o into_o a_o silver_n spoon_n and_o hold_v the_o spoon_n over_o glow_a coal_n and_o when_o the_o mercury_n fly_v away_o it_o leave_v a_o yellow_a or_o white_a spot_n in_o the_o spoon_n this_o mercury_n will_v serve_v but_o if_o the_o mercury_n leave_v a_o black_a spot_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o any_o work_n take_v the_o mercury_n which_o leave_v a_o yellow_a or_o white_a spot_n in_o the_o spoon_n wash_v it_o ten_o or_o twelve_o time_n with_o salt_n and_o vinegar_n and_o then_o squeeze_v it_o as_o many_o time_n through_o leather_n that_o it_o may_v be_v purge_v from_o its_o outward_a foulness_n the_o hungarian_a and_o spanish_a mercury_n be_v clean_a of_o themselves_o and_o need_v no_o wash_n imprimis_fw-la yâ—u_o be_v to_o separate_v the_o 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