licour, properly in the heade, which, after distilling downe into the Receyuer, serueth for the commoditie and vse of sundrie griefes and sickenesses. Not vnlyke wryteth Iohannes Mesue, where he affirmeth that many matters of sundrie kyndes con∣teyned, and as they were congealed into one bodie, in the Cu∣curbite or Glasse bodie, are by force of the heate separated, in working, according to the industrie of the Chymistes, and Distil∣lers of Quintessence. And for troth such Ascentions, Distillati∣ons, or Sublimations of Bodies, are not wholy a water, nor tho∣rowly an oylie or vnctuous licour, but a certaine substance suffi∣ciently differing from the same matter, which tofore you had put and mixed togither, to be distilled. In this place it is not to be forgotten, nor ouerpassed, that this worde to Sublyme, may be vsed in an other signification with the Chymistes: as when they mention of Mercurie sublymed. &c. The signification of which, shall after at large be taught. And although yt in euery Distilla∣tion, many & diuers considerations are necessary to be learned, yet ought these two things to be specially regarded at all tymes of euery workman (which foreséene at the beginning of the work, that the industrious Artificer be diligent to compasse and bryng to an ende the same) the one is the matter which he myndeth to deale withall, as to finde and trie out of what condition the same is, and whether of hys owne nature it is proper to indure, or doe: The other is to such ende, that the worke which is pretended, may come to a good and happy successe: and then is required to choose and make readie, séemely and apt vessels. If the Dystiller will carefully consider and haue regarde vnto these two poyntes (as méete and right it is) then néedeth he not to doubt, but that he shall bring his worke vnto the same perfection and desired ende, which he hopeth after: For as in the vniuersall or generall na∣ture of thinges in this worlde, all Bodies are not made and for∣med indifferently of euery sort and condition of matter, nor the Craftesman can indifferently cut out & carue the ymage of Mer∣curie, of euery woode (as by many & singular reasons the learned Phisitions do perswade and prooue to vs) but all things are made & formed of a certayne matter, apt and proportioned to receyue a forme appointed, by the meanes & aide of many causes; euen so in 0