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from_o twenty_o five_o to_o thirty_o five_o grain_n regulus_n of_o antimony_n â„ž_o of_o antimony_n saltpetre_n and_o tartar_n of_o each_o one_o pound_n mix_v these_o pulverize_v well_o together_o then_o set_v a_o crucible_n in_o the_o fire_n that_o it_o may_v be_v hot_a which_o be_v do_v inject_v a_o spoonful_n of_o the_o powder_n and_o present_o close_v the_o vessel_n until_o the_o fume_n cease_v then_o remove_v the_o cover_n inject_v more_o of_o the_o powder_n and_o close_o it_o again_o so_o do_v till_o all_o the_o powder_n be_v in_o after_o which_o give_v fire_n of_o fusion_n and_o shake_v the_o crucible_n that_o the_o regulus_n may_v settle_v to_o the_o bottom_n the_o crucible_n cool_v separate_v the_o regulus_n from_o the_o fece_n and_o keep_v it_o and_o from_o the_o fece_n a_o sulphuraurate_a diaphoretic_n may_v in_o this_o manner_n be_v make_v â„ž_o the_o fece_n of_o the_o regulus_n as_o above_o prepare_v and_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o lexivium_n by_o digestion_n or_o 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and_o safe_o we_o therefore_o think_v what_o we_o have_v do_v not_o impertinent_a to_o our_o purpose_n namely_o in_o the_o frontise-piece_n of_o our_o book_n to_o define_v chemistry_n and_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o a_o art_n of_o prepare_v the_o most_o grateful_a salubrious_a and_o safe_a medicament_n chap._n ii_o of_o solution_n in_o genere_fw-la chemical_a solution_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v what_o solution_n be_v or_o a_o operation_n wherein_o the_o natural_a mix_a body_n by_o separation_n of_o the_o hetrogeneal_a part_n be_v deduce_v into_o its_o own_o three_o principle_n viz._n mercury_n sulphur_n and_o salt_n of_o which_o by_o nature_n it_o be_v at_o first_o make_v as_o aristotle_n of_o the_o natural_a body_n have_v true_o state_v three_o principle_n viz._n matter_n form_n and_o privation_n although_o they_o be_v rather_o noetick_a than_o true_o hypostatick_a and_o as_o galen_n the_o four_o element_n viz._n fire_n air_n principle_n the_o three_o chemical_a 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