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℞ Vitriol calcin'd lbij. make it red-hot for an hour in a Cru∣cible; break the Crucible, and take the Vitriol, and boil it for some time in Vinegar, putting into it towards the end of the boiling, some fair Water, which
which evaporate to the one half: then being removed a little from the fire, let it stand, and decant the clear liquor; to the remaining matter put more Water, boil again, till it is tinged of a red colour, which decant; affuse fresh Water again, and boil as before; which work continue so long, till no more Water will be tinged. Put all these decanted Liquors together, and evaporate to dry∣ness. The remaining matter make red-hot again, which boil in Water till it is tinged red, decant it, and affuse more Water; which work so often repeat, till the liquor will be no longed tinged. Then mix all these liquors toge∣ther, and evaporate to driness; the matter or Earth remaining, heat red-hot again, and boil in Water, as before, decanting and evaporating to driness in like manner; then take it, and keep it for use.
It is a very great Abstersive and Styptick, and wonderfully stops all sorts of Haemorrhagies or Bleedings: it cures Wounds and Ulcers, in what part of the Body soever. But it is chiefly prepared, for making Wurtz his Ʋnguentum Fuscum.