Volatile Salt of Ambar, in Latin, Sal Vo∣latile Succini.
Put two pounds of Ambar powdred in a larg•• glass or earthen Cucurbit, three quarters of th•• Cucurbit must remain empty; set the Cucurbit in sand, and after you have fitted the head to •• and a small Receiver, lute well the Junctures, and light a little fire under it for about an hour; the•• when the Cucurbit is grown hot, increase the fire b•• little and little to the third degree, and there will dist•• first of all a flegm and spirit, then the Volatile Sa will rise, and stick to the head in little Crystals, a••∣terwards there distils an oyl, first white and the red, but clear. When you see the vapours rise •• longer you must put out the fire, and when t•• vessels are cold unlute them; gather the volatile Salt with a feather, and because it will be b•• impure as yet, by reason of a little oyl th is mixed with it; you must put it into a v••∣ol big enough, that the Salt may fill only a four•• part of it; place the viol in sand, after you ha•• stopt it only with paper, and by means of little fire you will sublime the pure Salt in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Crystals to the top of the viol; when you percei•• the oyl begin to rise, you must then take yo•• viol off the fire, and letting it cool, break it to •• parate the Salt, keep it in a viol well stopt, you have half an ounce.