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A white Spirit of Sulphur to dissolve ☽ and ☿; given me by Monsieur Bugneau.
TAke the black Spirit of Sulphur, made per Campanam, put it into a Glass Re∣tort well luted (for fear of breaking) all but a patch at the top as big as a Crown-piece, that you may thereby see (holding a Candle near it) in what state the Liquor, therein con∣tained, is•• Distill in Sand, till all the flegm is come over, and that it begin to drop very sharp, which happens to him after ℥vj or vij. are come over, of lbj. of Spirit put at first into the Retort. By this time you shall see a lit∣tle {sal armoniac} Sublime up to the discovered place of the Retort, and a brown Circle of earthy substance swimming upon the Liquor about the sides of it joyning to the Glass: You must now give the {fire} so quick, that the Liquor boyl a little, and presently you shall see it turn all white, and the brown Corona of Earth become white: Then let the fire die, and when the Retort is cold, pour out the Spirit, which will look like Rock {water}, and will leave some dregs behind; you will have about ℥ix. of this Spirit, put it upon ℥iv. of ☽ in leaf, and distill it gently off, and after a while you shall see your ☽ quite dissolved