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317._o vol._n 3._o theat_v chym._n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o say_v ripley_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o more_o subtle_a a_o body_n be_v of_o the_o easy_a dissolution_n it_o be_v and_o moreover_o you_o must_v know_v that_o dissolution_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o our_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la or_o some_o other_o vegetable_a and_o this_o vegetable_a mercury_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la can_v penetrate_v a_o body_n so_o as_o to_o complete_a the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o except_o the_o body_n be_v first_o make_v spungy_a but_o no_o lead_n be_v so_o spungy_a nor_o so_o subtle_a as_o red_a lead_n or_o minium_n vitriol_n calcine_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v frustrate_v of_o our_o expectation_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o take_v red_a lead_n that_o be_v antimony_n prepare_v which_o be_v more_o spungy_a and_o subtle_a than_o any_o other_o lead_n for_o the_o vegetable_a water_n will_v sudden_o penetrate_v into_o it_o and_o dissolve_v the_o most_o subtle_a part_n of_o it_o but_o now_o to_o declare_v further_o concern_v the_o second_o body_n which_o be_v roman_a vitriol_n you_o must_v know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o make_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o element_n in_o a_o thing_n complexioned_a which_o be_v never_o before_o force_v into_o a_o hard_a and_o compact_a substance_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o fire_n than_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o in_o a_o substance_n force_v into_o a_o hard_a mass_n or_o in_o a_o metallick_n and_o stony_n substance_n wherein_o the_o congalative_a virtue_n be_v extinguish_v and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o other_o be_v make_v intractable_a not_o be_v soft_a nor_o unctuous_a and_o consequent_o less_o obedient_a to_o solution_n and_o separation_n for_o vitriol_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 301._o pupillae_fw-la 4._o that_o the_o adept_n in_o the_o more_o secret_a chymy_n mean_v four_o thing_n chief_o by_o the_o stone_n 1._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o 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and_o infuse_v a_o soul_n into_o it_o you_o conduce_v nothing_o to_o this_o magistery_n second_o for_o metal_n and_o other_o thing_n volatilise_v with_o a_o philosophical_a menstruum_fw-la so_o lul_n call_v gold_n and_o silver_n volatilise_v in_o the_o preparation_n of_o his_o circulatum_fw-la majus_fw-la menstruum_fw-la or_o animate_v spirit_n take_v say_v he_o the_o animate_v spirit_n of_o sol_n and_o the_o animate_v spirit_n of_o luna_n join_v they_o together_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o tincture_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n volatilise_v by_o a_o menstruum_fw-la as_o also_o of_o imperfect_a metal_n be_v by_o he_o call_v soul_n so_o in_o the_o 20_o experiment_n he_o have_v the_o animal_n water_n of_o saturn_n in_o the_o 21th_o experiment_n the_o soul_n of_o mars_n yea_o separate_a the_o element_n from_o all_o thing_n he_o call_v the_o tinged_a distil_a liquor_n soul_n or_o animate_v spirit_n because_o by_o they_o be_v the_o dead_a dry_a and_o fix_a earth_n again_o revivify_v 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and_o moist_a like_o the_o complexion_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n the_o say_v arnold_n though_o a_o reverend_a doctor_n and_o ingenious_a in_o other_o science_n yet_o perhaps_o handle_v experiment_n in_o this_o art_n without_o the_o doctrine_n of_o cause_n but_o he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o first_o purgation_n the_o crude_a spirit_n argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr be_v sublime_v with_o the_o less_o mineral_n and_o salt_n and_o that_o mercury_n itself_o which_o be_v in_o its_o nature_n cold_a and_o moist_a may_v be_v make_v a_o powder_n by_o nature_n hot_a and_o dry_a as_o he_o say_v this_o be_v indeed_o of_o no_o benefit_n to_o our_o philosophical_a work_n but_o suppose_v a_o man_n may_v make_v such_o a_o powder_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o out_o of_o mercury_n namely_o dry_a and_o hot_a by_o sublimation_n with_o saline_a thing_n yet_o these_o purgation_n be_v vain_a and_o impertinent_a yea_o hurtful_a as_o to_o the_o perfect_a of_o our_o work_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v by_o way_n 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you_o desire_v a_o complete_a medicine_n but_o
mineral_n mercury_n and_o hang_v it_o in_o the_o air_n for_o a_o year_n to_o be_v his_o etherial_a water_n the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la of_o the_o lincus_n desertus_fw-la he_o dissolve_v in_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o water_n reserve_v and_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o terrestrial_a water_n in_o compendio_fw-la animae_fw-la transm_n pag._n 208._o volume_n 4._o theat_v chym._n he_o add_v also_o the_o water_n of_o common_a mercury_n and_o silver_n to_o the_o rest_n the_o mercury_n water_n be_v thus_o make_v take_v of_o common_a mercury_n one_o ounce_n and_o dissolve_v it_o in_o the_o dissolve_v water_n aforesaid_a in_o the_o digestion_n of_o i._o ash_n distil_v through_o a_o filtre_n regard_v not_o the_o faeces_fw-la but_o keep_v the_o second_o leave_v in_o the_o bottom_n after_o distil_v through_o a_o alembick_a the_o water_n of_o luna_n be_v thus_o make_v take_v one_o ounce_n of_o the_o pure_a silver_n dissolve_v it_o in_o what_o quantity_n of_o the_o dissolve_v 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