To fix the Arsenick.
TAke equal parts of Arsenick and Nitre, grind them, then mix them together; fill a Crucible half full with this Powder, fill it up with Salt of Tartar; cover this Cruci∣ble
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TAke equal parts of Arsenick and Nitre, grind them, then mix them together; fill a Crucible half full with this Powder, fill it up with Salt of Tartar; cover this Cruci∣ble
with another that hath a little hole in the bottom, lute them, and set them in a Cir∣culary {fire}, the {fire} being half a foots distance from the Crucible; increase and approach the {fire} once in half an hour about two inches, and when you perceive no more smoak come from the Matter through the little hole, put the {fire} close to the Crucible, and at last co∣ver it with Coals, and keep it so covered for twelve hours, then let it cool, and grind it, then dissolve it in a Cellar, and keep the Liquor in a Glass close stopped.