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salt_n wherefore_o we_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v little_o essential_a in_o the_o say_a depuration_n of_o salt_n nor_o do_v we_o think_v it_o so_o necessary_a for_o the_o salt_n be_v resolve_v per_fw-la deliquium_fw-la to_o be_v distil_v thereby_o to_o be_v make_v a_o fusible_a salt_n paracelsus_n have_v teach_v how_o to_o make_v the_o same_o oil_n out_o of_o fused_a salt_n which_o oil_n paracelsus_n himself_o beside_o basilius_n in_o many_o place_n affirm_v to_o be_v of_o a_o green_a colour_n thus_o we_o read_v of_o the_o green_a oil_n of_o salt_n libro_fw-la de_fw-fr male_a curatis_fw-la pag._n 170._o chyr_n majoris_fw-la of_o the_o green_n of_o salt_n libro_fw-la 4._o de_fw-la gradibus_fw-la pag._n 154._o from_o the_o receipt_n we_o observe_v 1._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o salt_n not_o ting_v 2._o that_o the_o oil_n or_o essence_n of_o ting_a salt_n as_o vitriol_n etc._n etc._n may_v also_o be_v make_v by_o the_o same_o method_n
and_o do_v appertain_v not_o to_o this_o but_o to_o another_o kind_a 3._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v by_o further_a digestion_n or_o cohobation_n make_v sweet_a and_o transmute_v into_o volatile_a arcanum_n less_o circulatum_n or_o simple_a vegetable_a menstruum_n of_o the_o five_o kind_a 4._o that_o these_o menstruum_n do_v dissolve_v metal_n into_o powder_n for_o the_o extraction_n of_o the_o crocus_n or_o sulphur_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n the_o way_n we_o will_v borrow_v from_o ripley_n in_o the_o use_n of_o stink_v menstruum_n let_v we_o say_v he_o proceed_v pag._n 145._o medul_a phil._n chym._n to_o practice_v upon_o the_o calx_fw-la of_o a_o metallick_n body_n due_o calcine_v the_o body_n therefore_o be_v prepare_v pour_v upon_o it_o so_o much_o of_o this_o compound_a water_n in_o numb_a 70._o as_o to_o cover_v it_o half_o a_o inch_n and_o it_o will_v present_o boil_v upon_o the_o calx_n of_o the_o body_n without_o any_o external_a heat_n dissolve_v the_o body_n and_o 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powder_n may_v be_v wash_v away_o with_o sweet_a water_n that_o the_o menstruum_n of_o the_o adept_n be_v permanent_a be_v manifest_a by_o the_o way_n of_o make_v they_o but_o more_o clear_o by_o the_o use_n of_o they_o in_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o follow_a book_n however_o paracelsus_n seem_v to_o have_v appoint_v the_o contrary_a by_o the_o present_a ablution_n of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la lest_o therefore_o you_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o great_a and_o most_o dangerous_a error_n of_o all_o the_o adeptical_a chymy_n we_o think_v good_a to_o communicate_v to_o you_o a_o observation_n or_o two_o about_o the_o permanence_n of_o menstruum_n first_o that_o aqua_n arden_n the_o philosophical_a that_o be_v be_v by_o digestion_n or_o circulation_n divide_v into_o phlegm_n and_o oil_n swim_v upon_o it_o as_o you_o observe_v in_o make_v the_o essence_n or_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n you_o have_v take_v also_o notice_n that_o the_o same_o aqua_fw-la arden_n or_o same_o oil_n 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