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also_o mix_v wâ—th_o â—liated_v earth_n and_o the_o mercurial_a copper_n be_v hardly_o bring_v â—ut_v of_o it_o at_o or_o in_o a_o ordinary_a melâ—ing_n afford_v store_n of_o iron_n â—nd_v no_o ripe_a copper-food_n which_o rub_v very_o much_o the_o copper_n 〈◊〉_d roast_v and_o make_v it_o unmalleable_a the_o rich_a copper_n â—ars_n be_v fouâ—d_v in_o hungariâ—_n bohemia_n silesia_n thuringia_n â—assia_n and_o voigtlandia_n the_o like_a be_v find_v also_o about_o trauâ—enau_n where_o it_o break_v every_o where_n in_o a_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d float_n mix_v with_o sand_n oar_n and_o where_o it_o break_v vehement_o in_o the_o slat_n work_n they_o call_v that_o slat_n of_o cliff_n they_o be_v poor_a in_o silver_n and_o such_o must_v be_v roa_v or_o calcine_v in_o some_o place_n it_o break_v in_o a_o fair_a blue_a â—nd_n brown_a colour_n or_o it_o look_v ruddy_a of_o a_o copper_n â—lass_n â—nd_v like_a unto_o green_a oaker_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v white_a â—oldish_a which_o be_v call_v 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three_o principal_a piece_n in_o their_o juncture_n miâ—_n much_o of_o earthliness_n therefore_o be_v it_o a_o difficult_a labour_n 〈◊〉_d mollify_v iron_n with_o or_o in_o the_o fire_n carrying_z much_o of_o impurity_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o sulphur_n and_o above_o other_o metal_n it_o have_v deep_o red_a quick_a spirit_n which_o if_o it_o be_v take_v from_o marâ—_n then_o be_v the_o iron_n go_v also_o leave_v again_o a_o putrid_a earthliness_n iron_n be_v not_o easy_o mix_v or_o join_v with_o other_o metal_n or_o unite_v in_o the_o cast_n iron_n have_v a_o threefold_a partition_n and_o several_a part_n in_o its_o earthly_a oar_n namely_o a_o magnet_n a_o quick_a metalline_a oar_n which_o have_v its_o quality_n from_o quicâ—_n mercury_n and_o must_v hold_v communion_n and_o assinity_n with_o iron_n must_v be_v quicken_v and_o renew_v with_o iron_n file_n in_o whicâ—_n he_o lie_v like_o a_o hedgehog_n and_o be_v endue_v of_o sol_n in_o nature_n with_o glorious_a gift_n
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the_o leaf_n bulk_n and_o root_n into_o other_o stone_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o saturn_n in_o his_o degree_n and_o power_n be_v the_o high_a 〈◊〉_d singular_a division_n of_o all_o his_o work_n in_o which_o he_o show_v â—elf_n in_o a_o clarify_a transparent_a soul_n run_v into_o antiâ—y_n with_o its_o sweetness_n which_o shall_v mere_o embrace_v gold_n this_o be_v do_v so_o not_o without_o a_o cause_n for_o in_o its_o derosity_n it_o yield_v the_o light_a remedy_n to_o all_o melanâ—ly_a and_o heavy_a blood_n as_o heavenly_a astral_n be_v several_a 〈◊〉_d cloud_n under_o they_o be_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o colour_n so_o the_o 〈◊〉_d lead_n be_v pure_a and_o more_o malleable_a than_o other_o as_o that_o â—ngland_n and_o at_o villach_n it_o be_v see_v in_o the_o lead-stone_n also_o â—or_a lead-oar_n which_o be_v mix_v with_o other_o stone_n espeâ—â—ly_o with_o such_o as_o contain_v silver_n iron_z copper_z yield_v much_o â—ight_a stone_n and_o lead_v work_n which_o be_v pick_v out_o for_o seâ—ting_v 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