A compendious body of chymistry, which will serve as a guide and introduction both for understanding the authors which have treated of the theory of this science in general: and for making the way plain and easie to perform, according to art and method, all operations, which teach the practise of this art, upon animals, vegetables, and minerals, without losing any of the essential vertues contained in them. By N. le Fèbure apothecary in ordinary, and chymical distiller to the King of France, and at present to his Majesty of Great-Britain.

The extraction of Antimony.

WEE are now at last arrived to the true volatilization of Antimony, to extract the Sulphurs and Tinctures there∣of, which are two of the choisest preparations that can be made of it; wherefore we would advise the Son of Art not to be too forward and hasty in this work, but to work punctually as Art shall require, if he will attain to the desired end. We shall then first of all give a description of the strong Lye, with which the sulphur of Antimony is to be extracted; after ••hich we shall teach the Extraction it self; and in the third place the fixation of

the said sulphur of Antimony. Then we will speak of the Tin∣ctures, and of the wayes of extracting the same, giving two se∣veral examples thereof, to instruct the better the Son of Art how to proceed in these preparations, which are of the first and high∣est importance, by reason of their eminent vertues and their great essicacy.