A description of new philosophical furnaces, or A new art of distilling, divided into five parts. Whereunto is added a description of the tincture of gold, or the true aurum potabile; also, the first part of the mineral work. Set forth and published for the sakes of them that are studious of the truth. / By John Rudolph Glauber. Set forth in English, by J.F. D.M.

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Title: A description of new philosophical furnaces, or A new art of distilling, divided into five parts. Whereunto is added a description of the tincture of gold, or the true aurum potabile; also, the first part of the mineral work. Set forth and published for the sakes of them that are studious of the truth. / By John Rudolph Glauber. Set forth in English, by J.F. D.M.
Author: Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670.
Publication: London :: Printed by Richard Coats, for Tho: Williams, at the signe of the Bible in Little-Britain,; 1651.
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Subject terms: Distillation -- Early works to 1800.; Gold -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.; Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
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Oyle of Mercury.

NEither is this easily dissolved with the spirit of salt: but being sublimed with vitriol, and salt is easily dissolved. Being dissolved it yeelds an oyle very corrosive which must be used with discretion, wherefore it is not to be administred unless it be where none of the other are to be had. For I saw a woman suddenly killed with this oyle, being applyed by a certain Chirurgeon. But this oyle is not to be slighted in eating ulcers, tetter, &c. which are mortified by it.