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make_v a_o glorious_a tincture_n if_o you_o take_v three_o part_n of_o mercury_n of_o mars_n and_o one_o part_n of_o this_o red_a oil_n of_o saturn_n join_v coagulate_a and_o fix_v they_o this_o work_n may_v be_v accomplish_v in_o a_o month_n time_n or_o somewhat_o long_o this_o tincture_n may_v be_v augment_v with_o mercury_n of_o mars_n usque_fw-la in_o infinitum_fw-la project_v one_o part_n of_o it_o upon_o three_o part_n of_o sol_n to_o make_v thereby_o a_o ingress_n for_o the_o tincture_n one_o part_n of_o this_o tincture_n transmute_v thirty_o part_n if_o so_o be_v it_o be_v well_o prepare_v of_o mercury_n and_o of_o lune_fw-fr into_o good_a sol._n remember_v thy_o crea_n or_o and_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o poor_a than_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v mindful_a of_o thou_o also_o chap._n ii_o of_o sulphur_n of_o jupiter_n 1._o there_o be_v make_v of_o jupiter_n a_o minium_n the_o like_a be_v make_v of_o saturn_n from_o thence_o be_v extract_v and_o distil_v a_o red_a sweet_a oil_n this_o oil_n tinge_v saturn_n be_v first_o calcine_v with_o salmiac_n into_o sol._n 2._o the_o limature_n of_o jupiter_n be_v calcine_v with_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la for_o a_o day_n and_o the_o calx_fw-la be_v wâshed_v from_o it_o than_o you_o have_v a_o fix_a powder_n if_o you_o can_v reduce_v it_o again_o into_o a_o fluidnesse_n and_o drive_v it_o wiâh_n saâurn_n than_o you_o may_v get_v a_o reasonable_a part_n of_o good_a lune_fw-fr and_o sol_fw-la whereby_o a_o needy_a laborator_fw-la may_v get_v sufficient_a livelihood_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o calcination_n make_v of_o tin_n and_o lâad_n with_o common_a sâlâ_n but_o better_a be_v it_o if_o make_v with_o salt_n of_o âhe_n câput_fw-la mort_fw-fr of_o vitriol_n and_o peter_n the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v add_v unto_o calx_fw-la of_o jupiter_n and_o saturn_n and_o make_v one_o mass_n of_o it_o luâe_v it_o well_o âet_z it_o stand_v for_o eight_o day_n and_o night_n in_o warm_a sand_n and_o then_o to_o drive_v it_o one_o centner_n of_o 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