Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	pound_n	put_v	sugar_n	7,593	5	10.9184	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65379	Four books of Johannes Segerus Weidenfeld concerning the secrets of the adepts, or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine : a practical work, with very great study collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy : reconciled together by comparing them one with another, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and minerals, whether for medicines or metals, from true, and so avoid vagabound imposters, and imaginary processes, together with the ruine of estates.; De secretis adeptorum. English	Weidenfeld, Johann Seger.	1685 (1685)	Wing W1253; ESTC R12745	271,134	404

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acid_n matter_n with_o the_o unctuous_a spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a composition_n of_o menstruum_n but_o join_v vegetable_a and_o mineral_n menstruum_n already_o perfect_v together_o in_o order_n to_o make_v menstruum_n of_o this_o kind_a the_o like_a menstruum_fw-la almost_o be_v make_v by_o luly_n and_o call_v 144._o the_o vegetable_a heaven_n dissolve_v in_o a_o mineral_n menstruum_fw-la of_o lul_n pag._n 59_o testam_fw-la novissimi_fw-la take_v of_o the_o stink_v menstruum_fw-la describe_v in_o numb_a 99_o one_o pound_n add_v one_o pound_n or_o half_o a_o pound_n which_o will_v be_v enough_o of_o aqua_fw-la vitæ_fw-la most_o perfect_o rectify_v philosophical_a describe_v in_o numb_a 30._o and_o acuate_v with_o the_o sublime_a salt_n of_o tartar_n in_o numb_a 17._o or_o wine_n hold_v the_o vessel_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o do_v not_o put_v it_o on_o the_o ground_n or_o any_o other_o place_n till_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o ebullition_n be_v over_o and_o it_o be_v a_o mixture_n of_o a_o vegetable_a with_o a_o mineral_n seal_v it_o with_o wax_n and_o let_v it_o stand_v a_o day_n than_o put_v it_o two_o day_n in_o balneo_fw-la and_o distil_v in_o ash_n and_o you_o will_v have_v a_o limpid_a clarify_a and_o ponderous_a water_n then_o put_v it_o in_o a_o circulate_v vessel_n very_o well_o seal_v the_o space_n of_o sixteen_o day_n in_o balneo_fw-la convenient_o till_o you_o return_v and_o see_v the_o water_n well_o unite_v and_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o crystalline_a salt_n keep_v it_o the_o same_o menstruum_fw-la but_o of_o different_a weight_n he_o make_v elsewhere_o he_o add_v half_o a_o part_n of_o the_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la to_o one_o part_n of_o the_o stink_v menstruum_fw-la in_o the_o antecedent_n but_o in_o the_o follow_a menstruum_fw-la he_o take_v more_o of_o the_o vegetable_a than_o mineral_n menstruum_fw-la 145._o ice_n compound_v of_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n 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with_o vegetable_a sal_fw-la ammoniac_a or_o philosophical_a salt_n of_o tartar_n that_o be_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n volatilise_v which_o salt_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o liquid_a substance_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v his_o menstruum_fw-la for_o he_o separate_v again_o from_o thence_o the_o spirit_n of_o common_a wine_n either_o by_o flame_n or_o by_o quick_a lime_n 3._o that_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v join_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n the_o strong_a be_v these_o menstruum_n make_v wherefore_o basilius_n his_o menstruum_n of_o this_o kind_a from_o which_o all_o the_o common_a aqua_fw-la arden_n be_v separate_v be_v to_o be_v repute_v among_o the_o best_a 4._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v the_o magistery_n of_o fix_a salt_n by_o paracelsus_n call_v the_o less_o circulatum_n or_o arcanum_n of_o the_o alkali_n of_o tartar_n bean_n wormwood_n as_o also_o common_a salt_n alom_n nitre_n etc._n 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