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89. The Kings Bath of Basilius. Lib. Partic. in Particul. Solis.
TAke of Salt Peter one part, of Sal Harmoniack, one part, of Flints pulverized half a part, mix, and di∣stil. Take notice, that this Water must be carefully and exactly distilled; for it cannot be distilled by the common method: He that is expert in the operations of (the more secret) Chymy, will know what is to be done. Ob∣serve, you must have a strong earthen Retort well luted, in the upper part of which must be a Pipe half a span long, and two fingers broad; put a great Receiver to it, lute well, and in∣crease the Fire by degrees till the Retort grows red hot: Then put in a spoonful of this Matter through the Pipe, and sudden∣ly stop the Pipe with a wet Cloath, and the Spirits will pass impetuously into the Receiver; the Spirits being asswaged, put in another spoonful of the said Matter, thus proceeding, till no Matter remains, and you will have Aqua Gehennea, or Hell-water, dissolving the Calx of Gold in an instant into a thick solution, which we mentioned in the third Part, as also in the second Key, not only dissolving Gold, but reducing the same into volatibility, &c.
This Kings Bath is described also by Basilius in Revelatione Manualium Operationum, thus;