Chymical secrets and rare experiments in physick & philosophy with figures collected and experimented / by the Honourable and learned Sir Kenelm Digby ...

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Title: Chymical secrets and rare experiments in physick & philosophy with figures collected and experimented / by the Honourable and learned Sir Kenelm Digby ...
Author: Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.
Publication: London :: Printed for Will Cooper ...,; 1683.
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To prepare the Common ☿, so that it will have all the Qualities and Properties of ☿ of {antimony}, and will be as Powerful to Vo∣latilize ☉.

A Malgamate lbij. of ☿ with lbj. of ♃, thus: Melt the ♃ in a Crucible, then take it off from the {fire}, and being near ready to congeal, pour the ☿ upon it, and stir them well together with a stick, then cast it into fair {water}. Then with these lbiij. of aaa grind lbiij. of filings of ♂, and lbiij. of {antimony}, and all being well mixt, put it in a Retort, and distill over all the ☿ into a Recipient full of {water}.