Bazilica chymica, & Praxis chymiatricæ, or, Royal and practical chymistry in three treatises : wherein all those excellent medicines and chymical preparations are fully discovered, from whence all our modern chymists have drawn their choicest remedies : being a translation of Oswald Crollius, his Royal chymistry, augmented and inlarged by John Hartman : to which is added his Treatise of signatures of internal things, or, A true and lively anatomy of the greater and lesser world : as also, The practice of chymistry of John Hartman, M.D., augmented and inlarged by his son
Croll, Oswald, ca. 1560-1609., Hartmann, Johann, 1568-1631., Lover of chymistry., Hartmann, Johann, 1568-1631. Praxis chymiatrica. English.
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A Mercurial Water.

℞ Sublimate Mercury, ground very small upon a Marble ℥ss. on which pour of Plan∣tant Water one pound and a half, disolve it by gentle boiing in Balno, by filtring se∣ate it from the Fes: afterward pour it into a most clean Tin-pan, leave it for a 〈◊〉 time, and it will black the Pan. Which perceiving put it into another clean Tin∣pan, that the former may be cleansed from its blackness, then again pour the Water into the cleansed Pans this labour repeat often till the Pans be no more black't with the Wa∣ter, but remain white, as before they were used, which is wont to be after ten or twelve times.

This Water reserve for use, it is white, of colour, and very useful in healing Ulcers, as well in the Mouth, as Yard, especially such as arise from Lues Venerea; also in morti∣fying 〈◊〉 it is very powerful. If you desire it should be stronger, six times Infusi∣in the Pans will be sufficient, for so it will be more strong. Its use is only with a Pen∣ful by gently touching the Ulcers. It is also powerful in generating flesh.