Pharmacopœia Bateana, or, Bate's dispensatory translated from the second edition of the Latin copy, published by Mr. James Shipton : containing his choice and select recipe's, their names, compositions, preparations, vertues, uses, and doses, as they are applicable to the whole practice of physick and chyrurgery : the Arcana Goddardiana, and their recipe's intersperst in their proper places, which are almost all wanting in the Latin copy : compleated with above five hundred chymical processes, and their explications at large, various observations thereon, and a rationale upon each process : to which are added in this English edition, Goddard's drops, Russel's pouder [sic], and the Emplastrum febrifugum, those so much fam'd in the world : as also several other preparations from the Collectanea chymica, and other good authors / by William Salmon ...

V. * Magisterium Jovis, Magistery of Jupiter or Tin.

Bate.] It is made of the Flowers of Jupiter, dissolved in Water and filtred, precipita∣ting with Oyl of Tartar per deliquium, or a dissolution of Alum, edulcorating by many ablutions in warm Water, and drying it again. Dose gr. 4, 5, 6, &c. See the Vertues of the Salt of Jupiter.

Salmon.] § 1. This Pre∣script is from Lemery, but by all that is said, it does not appear of what kind the Flo∣wers are, of which this Ma∣gistery is to be made; they are twofold, viz. a sublima∣tion of Tin, either with Sal Armoniack or with Nitre: What the latter is, we shall shew in its place; what the former is (which without doubt is the Subject of this Prescript) we shall here shew.

§ 2. Flowers of Tin, with Sal Armoniack, from Lemery. ℞ Tin, p. j. Sal Armoniack in pouder p. ij. mix them well together, put them into a strong earthen Cucurbit, so large, as that not above a third part may be full, fit to it a blind Head, luting the Juncture, and place the Vessel on the Grate in a small Fornace and a naked Fire, and only so open, as that the Fire may pass through the Registers, for which reason you must stop up the top of the For∣nace with Bricks and Lime, leaving some holes in the sides, which are called Registers, and let the Cucurbit enter a third

part of its height into the For∣nace; then make a Fire small at first, and encrease it by de∣grees, till the bottom of the Cucurbit is red hot, which Fire continue till nothing more will sublime, which you will know by the Heads growing cold, and then the sublimation will be at an end; the Flowers will stick to the Head, and to the top of the Body, which take and keep for the making of the aforesaid Magistery.

§ 3. These Flowers are nothing but some Particles of the Tin, raised up by the vo∣latility of the Sal Armoniack, and at the bottom of the Body you will find some of the Tin revived.

§ 4. But that this may be the more effectually done, your Tin ought first to be reduced into a Calx by the means of Fire, for the better mixing it with the Sal Ar∣moniack, which is thus done: Put Tin into a large unglaz'd earthen Pan, place it in a cir∣cular Fire, so will the Tin melt, then stir it with a Spatula, till it comes into a pouder, con∣tinue a great Fire to it 36 hours, stirring it from time to time, so will you have the Calx of Tin fit for sublimation.

§ 5. In this Operation an unglaz'd Earthen Vessel is used, lest the Lead with which it is glaz'd should mix with the Tin, and hurt its Purity; and the Vessel is broad, that it might by stir∣ring be the sooner reduced to Pouder, in which it will be easier done in 36 hours, than in 4 or 5 days in a Cruci∣ble.

§ 6. It is impossible to make Tin ascend in Flowers without any mixture; and therefore, tho' the mixture of Salts may be found fault with, yet since it is not to be sublimed without them, it must be born withal, but the fault is the less, by reason of the facility of separating the said Salts again from the Me∣tal by Lotion, of which our Author's Prescript here gives the Example.

§ 7. Some take equal quantities of Tin and Sal Armoniack; but Charras takes Calx of Tin, ℥iij. Sal Armo∣niack ℥xij. and being mixt in fine pouder, he sublimes in a good Aludel upon a proper For∣nace, covered with 3 or 4 of its pots, one upon another, and the Junctures well luted, and the uppermost covered with a little Head, then kindles a Coal-Fire under the Aludel, encrea∣sing it by degrees, till the Alu∣del is red hot in all its lower parts, at which time he throws in at the hole about ℥ss. of the

pouder, and then closes it im∣mediately, by which means the Tin and Sal Armoniack rise together in Vapors, which con∣dense in Flowers, on the insides of the Pots; then throws in another like quantity at the hole, and repeats this Opera∣tion till all the pouder is spent, keeping a good Fire under the Aludel, to facilitate the subli∣mation of the Tin which by this means will be all sublimed.

§ 8. Now, should you take equal parts of Tin and Sal Arm. the Tin would re∣main almost all at the bot∣tom of the Aludel: Nor is it to be wonder'd at, since it is impossible to make Metals ascend in Flowers, without the assistance of 3 or 4 times their weight of volatile Salts mixed with them, or at least without several constant Co∣hobations, directed to be made use of.

§ 9. This Magistery is a delicate White, being mixt with Pomatum, and serves for a Paint: The Precipitate thus wash'd, is in order to deprive the Flowers of Jupiter of the volatile Salt which they de∣rive from the Sal Armoniack in sublimation: It is desica∣tive, and is used in Pomatums, for that purpose of drying up running Sores and Ulcers, and it is found to be of good use to repress Vapors, and resist Fits of the Mother.