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A great Diaphoretick of Antimony.
TAke good Antimony Mineral in subtil Powder lbj. mix it with lbss. of ☿ Sub∣limate; put this mixture presently into a Retort, leave the Retort for some time un∣stopped before you distill it, for then you shall have more Butter than if you distill it presently. Then distill a Butter from it ac∣cording to Art, giving strong fire at last, so that the bottom of the Retort may be red-hot; part of it will come over in Butter, and part will Sublime in Cinaber, very hard; if you leave this Butter for some time expo∣sed to the Air before you rectifie it, you shall have more Liquor than if you distill it pre∣sently; rectifie this Butter, then melt it a∣gain, and pour it into a clean Retort, and pour upon it by little and little good Spirit of Nitre, continue pouring on the Spirit of Nitre until the Ebullition ceaseth: Then di∣still it with a gentle fire in Sand, giving strong fire at last, so that the bottom of the Retort may be red-hot; then let it cool, break the Retort, and take out your Matter, which will be very spungy, and of a yellowish co∣lour; pulverize and edulcorate it several times with warm water, then dry it gently; reverberate it for an hour between two Cru∣bles