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much_o all_o the_o moisture_n be_v drive_v in_o a_o mere_a vapour_n and_o there_o appear_v not_o the_o least_o humidity_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o retort_n i_o have_v already_o say_v that_o gold_n do_v repress_v the_o violence_n of_o mercury_n because_o it_o do_v amalgamate_fw-it with_o it_o but_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la do_v it_o much_o better_o for_o be_v volatile_a it_o be_v more_o easy_o carry_v through_o all_o the_o body_n and_o fail_v not_o to_o find_v out_o the_o mercury_n wheresoever_o it_o lie_v we_o need_v not_o fear_v lest_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la take_v inward_o and_o heat_v by_o the_o stomach_n shall_v cause_v such_o a_o detonation_n there_o as_o it_o do_v when_o set_v over_o the_o fire_n in_o a_o spoon_n for_o so_o much_o the_o more_o moisture_n as_o come_v to_o it_o so_o much_o
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iu._n of_o paper_n 386_o oil_n and_o spirit_n of_o paper_n 387_o chap._n v._o of_o cinnamon_n 389_o oil_n or_o essence_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o its_o celestial_a water_n 390_o tincture_n of_o cinnamon_n 392_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o bark_n of_o peru._n 393_o tincture_n of_o the_o peruvian_n bark_n 395_o extract_n of_o peruvian_n bark_n 397_o chap._n vii_o of_o clove_n 399_o oil_n of_o cloves_n per_fw-la descensum_fw-la ib._n chap._n viii_o of_o nutmeg_n 401_o oil_n of_o nutmeg_n 402_o chap._n ix_o distillation_n of_o a_o odoriferous_a plant_n such_o as_o balm_n its_o extract_n and_o fix_v salt_n 404_o chap._n x._o distillation_n of_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v not_o odoriferous_a such_o as_o carduus_fw-la benedictus_fw-la and_o its_o essential_a salt_n 406_o chap._n xi_o of_o sugar_n 408_o spirit_n of_o sugar_n 410_o chap._n xii_o of_o wine_n 412_o distillation_n of_o wine_n into_o brandy_n 417_o spirit_n of_o wine_n 421_o spirit_n of_o wine_n tartarise_v 425_o queen_n of_o hungary_n water_n 427_o chap._n xiii_o of_o vinegar_n 429_o distillation_n of_o vinegar_n 430_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o tartar_n 433_o crystal_n of_o tartar_n ib._n soluble_a tartar_n 435_o chalybeat_v crystal_n of_o tartar_n 437_o chalybeat_v soluble_a tartar_n 438_o soluble_a emetic_n tartar_n 439_o another_o soluble_a emetic_n tartar_n 441_o distillation_n of_o tartar_n 441_o fix_a salt_n of_o tartar_n and_o its_o liquor_n call_v oil_n of_o tartar_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la 444_o tincture_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n 447_o magistery_n of_o tartar_n or_o tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la 450_o volatile_a salt_n of_o tartar_n 462_o chap._n xv._n of_o opium_n 467_o extract_n of_o opium_n call_v laudanum_n 468_o chap._n xvi_o of_o aloe_n 477_o extract_n of_o aloe_n 478_o chap._n xvii_o elixir_n proprietatis_fw-la 479_o chap._n xviii_o of_o tabaco_n 481_o distillation_n of_o tabaco_n 482_o chap._n xix_o extractum_fw-la panchymagogum_n 484_o chap._n xx._n of_o turpentine_n 488_o distillation_n of_o turpentine_n 489_o chap._n xxi_o of_o benjamin_n 491_o flower_n of_o benjamin_n and_o its_o oil_n 492_o tincture_n of_o benjamin_n 493_o chap._n xxii_o of_o camphire_n 494_o oil_n of_o camphire_n 495_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o gumm_n ammoniack_a 497_o distillation_n of_o gumm_n ammoniack_a 498_o chap._n xxiv_o of_o myrrh_n 500_o tincture_n of_o myrrh_n 501_o oil_n of_o myrrh_n per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la 502_o three_o part_n of_o animal_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o viper_n 505_o distillation_n of_o viper_n 512_o chap._n ii_o distillation_n of_o urine_n and_o its_o volatile_a salt_n 520_o the_o phosphorus_n 523_o the_o hermetick_n phosphorus_n of_o baldwinus_n 538_o chap._n iii_o of_o honey_n 542_o distillation_n of_o honey_n 543_o chap._n iu_o distillation_n of_o wax_n 545_o a_o course_n of_o chemistry_n of_o chemistry_n in_o general_n the_o word_n chemistry_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o juice_n or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 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