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.
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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.
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Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669.
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London :: printed for Tho. Davies and Theo. Sadler, and is to be sold at the sign of the Bible over against the little North-door of St. Pauls-Church,
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A88887.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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A Table of all the Heads of the prin∣cipal Matters contained in this second part of Chymistry.
...CHAP. IX. Of Vegetables and their Chy∣mical Preparation. p. 1
SECTION VIII.
OF Juyces and Liquors, Page 1
The Anatomy of wine, p. 3
To extract the spirit of wine, p. 5
To prepare the alkohol of wine, p. 6
How to prepare the tartarized spirit of wine, p. 10
Of the Anatomy of Vinegar, p. 12
The manner of distilling Vinegar, p. 14
To prepare the Radical or alkoholized Vinegar, p. 15
Another very subtile spirit of Vine∣gar, p. 16
How to prepare the chrystal of Vi∣negar or its subtile Tartar, ibid.
Of Tartar, and the preparations extracted from it, p. 17
The purification of Tartar, p. 19
To prepare the Martial or chaly∣beated Tartar, p. 22
The distillation of Tartar, and how to extroct both the spirit and the oyle thereof, ibid.
How to prepare the vitriolated Tar∣tar or Magistery thereof, p. 26
How to prepare the {oil} ☿ of Sen∣nertus, or the purgative salt of Tartar, p. 27
To prepare the Tincture of Tar∣tar, p. 29
How to prepare the dissoluble Glass of Tartar, and to extract the tincture thereof, p. 31
Of Opium, which is the condensed juyce of Poppy, p. 34
The common preparation of Opium, p. 39
To make the extract of plain Opi∣um, p. 41
Laudanum, or the specifick Anodyne of Paracelsus, d. 44
Hysterical Laudanum for the use of Women, p. 45
Laudanum against Dysentery and all sorts of fluxes immoderate, as also against Agues, p. 46
Of the Elaterium or condensated juyce of wild Cucumber, p. 48
Cleansing and depuration of the E∣laterium, p. 49
How the Extract of Elaterium is to be made, ibid
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SECT. IX.
OF Oyle. p. 50
How the Oyle of the Philoso∣phers is to be prepared, p. 51
How the oyle must be desicated, p. 54
SECT. X.
OF Gummy drops, or Resins, p. 55
Of the distillation of common Turpentine, ibid.
How Gum Elemy is to be distilled, p. 60
SECT. XI.
OF Gum Resins, p. 60
The distillation of Ladanum. p. 61
How to work upon Benjuin p. 62
To make the Tincture and Magi∣stery of Benjuin, p. 63
To make the flowers of Benjuin, p. 65
The distillation of Benjuin, p. 66
To prepare au excellent Angelical water, and the Masse or Paste which is called the Spanish Past, p. 69
Of Camphire, p. 71
How to work the plain Camphire, p. 75
The manner of preparing the com∣pounded oyl of Camphire, p. 76
The manner of distilling the Gum Ammoniack, p. 77
...CHAP. X. Of Minerals and their Chymical Preparation. p. 79
SECT. I.
OF Earths, p. 82
Of Terra S••gi••lata or seal'd Earth, p. 83
The Distillation of sealed or sigilled Earth, p. 85
Of Bolus, p. 86
Preparation of the Bolus to make it more astringent for outward ap∣plications, p. 87
Preparation of Bolus to resolve coa∣gulated blood inwardly, p. 88
Preparation of Bolus against Dy∣sentery and Diarrheas's, ibid.
Preparation of Bolus against pesti∣lential and contagious diseases, p. 89
SECT. II.
OF Stones, p. 90
Of the Emerald and its Chy∣mical preparation, p. 94
Of the chymical preparation of E∣merald, p. 95
Of Chrystal and its chymical pre∣paration, p. 96
The chymical preparation of Chry∣stal. p. 97
The preparation of salt of Chrystal, p. 98
How the Elixir or essence of Chrystal is to be prepared, p. 99
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Of Coral and its chymical prepa∣ration, p. 101
The chymical preparation of Coral, p, 102
How te prepare rightly the salt of Coral, p 103
How to make the false Magistery of Coral, p. 106
How to prepare the true Magistery of Coral, p. 107
Of the Tincture of Coral, p. 109
The true processe of the tincture of Coral, p. 110
The first Menstruum, p. 111
The second Menstruum, p. 112
How to make the tincture of Coral, ibid.
To prepare the true syrup of Coral p. 115
Of the Lapis Judaicus, or its chy∣mical preparation, p. 116
Of Talk and its chymical prepara∣tion, p. 118
The chymical preparation of Vene∣t••an Talk, p. 119
To prepare a cream of Talk, of lesser trouble and work then the fore-mentioned, p. 120
The chymical preparation of red Talk, p. 121
Of the calk or Starelime-stone, and its chymical preparation, p. 122
How the water of Quick and prepa∣red Lime is to be made. ibid.
To prepare the plain Water against Gangrenes and other symptomes and accidents thereof, p. 123
The wonderful and true Water a∣gainst Gangrenes p. 125
The manner of preparing the Oph∣thalmick water, p. 126
To make the Spirit or true Magi∣stery of Quick lime, p. 127
SECT. III.
OF Metals, p. 129
Of Gold and its chymical pre∣paration, p. 134
To make the vulgar or common Ce∣ment, p. 138
To make the Regal Cement, unto which only Gold doth resist, ibid.
Of calcination of Gold whereby to open it, p. 139
Amalgamation of Gold and Mer∣cury, p. 141
The calcinatory cementation of Gold, p. 140
The Reverberation of Gold, p. 142
To prepare the Crocus and Tincture of Gold, p. 143
To prepare the crocus of Gold, p. 145
Solar Diaphoretick cordial Pow∣der, ibid.
To make the sublimation of Salt, p. 146
Of Silver and its chymical prepa∣ration, p. 148
The first preparation of the tincture of LUNE p. 151
The second prepa••ation of the tin∣cture of LUNE, p. 152
The third preparation of the tin∣cture of LYNE, p. 153
Of Iron and its chymical prepara∣tion, p. 155
How Iron ought to be purg'd and made closer, to be turned into Steel, p. 156
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To prepare the astringent Crocus Martis, p. 157
How the Crocus Martis is to be prepared, p. 159
How the Vitriol of Mars is to be prepared, p. 161
To make the exact Syrup of Mars, p. 162
To prepare the salt of Mars, p. 164
To make the astringent Tincture of Mars, p. 165
To make the aperitive Tincture of Mars, p. 166
How the red Chrystal of Mars is to be prepared, p. 168
Of Copper and its chymical pre∣paration, p. 169
The preparation of green Copper, or Verdegreece, p. 170
To make the volatile Vitriol of ♀, p. 171
The distillanion of the spirit of ♀, p. 174
To prepare the Vitriol of ♀, with the Narcotick sulphur and crocus thereof, p. 177
Preparation of the Narcotick Sul∣phur of the Vitriol of ♀, p, 180
The Tincture of sulphur of ♀, p. 181
To prepare the crocus of the Vitriol of Venus, ibid.
Of Lead and its chymical prepara∣tion, p. 183
General preparations to open Lead, p. 184
To prepare the Sugar or Salt of ♄, p. 185
The use of the Liquor of ♄, and how to make with it the false Magistery, Cremor, Butter and Nutritum, p. 187
To prepare the right Magistery of ♄, p. 189
To make the Balsam of ♄, ibid.
To prepare the spirit, yellow and red oyle of the salt of ♄, p. 190
Of Tin and its chymical prepara∣tion, p. 191
The distillation of Tin, yielding several noble Remedies, both against internal and external Diseases, p. 193
SECT. IV.
OF halfe and Semi Metals or middle or mean Minerals, which comes the nearest to the nature of Metals, p. 196
The purification of Metals, p. 198
The Revivification of Cinnabar in∣to flowing Mercury, p. 199
The calcination and precipitation of Mercury, p. 200
To make the Preciptate of Mercury without addition, ibid.
To make the Solar or Lunar Pre∣cipitate, p. 201
To make a very excellent fit Preci∣pitate, p. 203
To make the Preciptate, called Ar∣canum Corallinum, ibid.
The sublimation of Mercury, p. 205
To make the corrosive Sublimate, ibid.
To prepare the Mercury dulcis, or sweet Sublimate, p. 206
The sublimate of Cinnabar or Ver∣milion, p. 208
To prepare the silvered and pearled
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flowers of Mercury, p. 209
The distillation of Mercury, p. 211
The distillation of spirit of Mercury without addition, ibid.
To prepare the white and Diaphoreti∣cal spirit of Mercury, p. 213
To make the red and Diaphoretical spirit of Mercury, p. 214
To make a sweet oyl of Mercury, 217
To prepare the Astrum Mercur••i, or star of Mercury, p. 218
To make the salt of Mercury, p. 219
Tincture of Mercury, which is called the Sulphur thereof, p. 220
Of Antimony and its Chymical pre∣paration, p. 223
The general preparations of Antimo∣ny, p. 226
The particular preparations of Anti∣mony, and how the Glass of An∣timony is to be made by plain di∣stillation, p. 227
To make the Crocus or Antimonial Saffron, fr••m which it is called Cro∣cus Metalorum, p. 229
The first Crocus Metallorum, ibid.
The second Crocus Metallorum, which is thought to be that of Rul∣landus, p. 231
The third Crocus Metallorum, ibid.
The manner of preparing Diaphore∣tical Antimony, p. 234
Of the Regulus of Antimony, p. 237
The best preparation of Regulus of Antimony, ibid.
The solar calcination of Antimony, p. 241
Moist calcination of Antimony, p. 243
The first Precipitate of Antimony, ib.
The second Antimonial Precipitate, p. 244
The sublimation of Antimony, p. 245
How the Flowers of Antimony are to be prepared, p. 246
Flowers of the Regulus of Antimony, p. 247
The correction of the antimonial Flow∣ers, p. 248
How to prepare the Aromatized spi∣rit of wine, ibid.
The distillation of Antimony, which yields the vinegar or acid spirit, the oyle and spirit of Antimony, p. 249
The distillation of antimonial Vinegar, ibid.
The distillation of Oyle or Balsom of Antimony, p. 2••0
Pills againg Agues, p. 251
Distillation of the Bu••ter or ••cy Oyle of Antimony, ibid.
How the Emetical Powder is to be prepared, p. 254
The preparation of the Mine al Be∣z••ar. p. 256
How to prepare the water or spirit of compounded Antimony, p. 258
The Liquitation or Resolution of An∣timony, p. 259
The Extraction of Antimony, ibid.
The distillation of the strong Lye, by which the extraction of the sulphur of Antimony is performed▪ p. 260
How to extract the sulphur of Anti∣mony, ibid.
Panacea, or the t••ue antimonial sul∣phur, p. 261
Of the Tincture of Antimony, p. 262
The first antimonial Tincture, ibid.
The second antimonial Tincture, p. 264
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The infusion of Antimony. p. 265
The correction of antimonial Glasse, or Emetical powder corrected, p. 266
The true antimonial Syrup, p. 267
The true Emetical purgative Tartar, ibid.
Ophthalmick antimonial Water, p. 268
The salification of Antimony, p. 269
The second way of preparing salt of Antimony, p. 270
Of Bisnut, called by some white An∣timony, p. 371
The Magistory of Tin Glasse, ibid.
The distillation of Bisnut. p, 272
SECT. V.
OF Salts, p. 273
Of common salt and its chy∣mical preparation, p. 274
Purification of common salt, p. 275
The calcination of common salt, ibid.
The distillation of common salt, p. 277
How to make and duly prepare the spirit of salt, p. 278
The essential and stomachical spirit of salt, p. 281
The preparations of the sweet chrystals of common salt, or the coagulated spirit of salt, p. 282
Of Niter or Salt-peter, and its chy∣mical preparation, p. 283
The purification of Niter, p. 286
Calcination of Niter, to prepare the chrystal Mineral, p. 287
The fixation of Niter, p. 288
To make the solar dissolutive Earth of fixed Niter, p. 290
The distillation of Niter, and how to prepare the spirit of Niter, p. 291
The circulated spirit of Niter for Phy∣sick, p. 292
How the good aqua fortis is to be pre∣pared, p. 293
The vitriolated Niter, otherwise the Arcanum ef Niter and double Pa∣nacea, p. 294
How the Aqua fortis is to be regalized or made Regal, p. 295
How the true Regal water is to be pre∣pared, ibid.
Of Allom and its chymical prepara∣tion, p. 296
Purification of Allom, p. 297
The calcination or Ʋstion of Allom, p. 298
The distillation of Allom, ibid.
How Allom may be turned into a Li∣quid Magistery, p. 299
How sugar of Allom is to be prepared, p. 300
The salsification of Allom, p. 301
Extraction of Allom, ibid.
Of Armoniack salt and its chymical preparation, p. 302
The purification and chrystallization of Armoniack salt, p 303
The sublimation of flowers of salt Armoniack, p. 304
The calcination or fixation of salt Ar∣moniack, p. 305
The distillation of Armoniack salt, p. 306
To make the spirit and volatile Ʋri∣nous salt of Armoniack, p. 308
How the spirit of Armoniack salt is to be ex••racted, p. 309
The Liquation of salt Armoniack, p. 310
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Of Vitriiol and its chymical prepara∣tion, ibid.
The purification of Vitriol, and manner of preparing the Gelly, p. 313.
The calcination of Vitriol, p. 314
The Philosophical calcination of Vi∣triol, p. 315
The distillation of Vitriol, ibid.
To prepare the Dew of Vitriol, p. 316.
To draw the acid water of Vitriol.
To make the acid spirit and corrosive oyle of Vitriol, p. 317 ibid.
To prepare the Oyle of sweet spirit of Vitriol, p. 319
The tartarized spirit of Vitriol, p. 320
The precipitation of Vitriol, p. 322
To make the Metallick Earth, or O∣ker of Vitriol, p. 323
To make the sweet Sulphur of vitriol, ibid.
To make the purging Sulphur of Vi∣triol, ibid.
To make the fixed and volatile Sul∣pbur of Vitriol, p. 324
The sublimation of Vitriol, p. 326
The salification of Vitriol, ibid.
The extraction of Vitriol, p. 326
The Tincture or Essence of the sulphur of Vitriol, ibid.
The Tincture of fixed Sulphur of Vitriol, p. 329
SECT. VI.
OF sulphureous Minerals and Sul∣phurs, p. 330
Of Arsenick and its chymical prepa∣ration, p. 331
The sublimation of Arsenick, to pre∣pare the dulcified Arsenick, p. 332
To make the Diaphoretical Rubies of Arsenick, p. 333
The fixation of Arsenick, p. 334
To prepare the fixed sudorifick Ar∣senick, ibid.
The Liquation and Resolution of Ar∣senick, p. 335
Of B••imstone and its chymical pre∣paration, ibid.
The sublimation to make the flowers of Brimstone, p. 337
The precipitation to prepare the Milk▪ Cream, or Butter, or Magistery of Brimstone, p. 339
The true and infallible manner of pre∣paring the Milk of Sulphur, p. 340
The distillation of Sulphur, p. 341
The first manner of preparing the spirit of Brimstone, p. 342
The second manner of making the spi∣rit of Sulphur and Brimstone, p. 343
How the true Oyl of Brimstone is to be distilled, p. 344.
How the fetid Oyl of Sulphur or Brim∣stone is to be prepared, p. 347
The infusion and extraction. How
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The plain Balsom of Brimstone, p. 348
The Compound of Balsom of Brim∣stone, p. 349
The vulnerary Balsom of Brimstone, ibid.
The first Tincture of Sulphur or Brimstone, p. 350
The second Tincture of Sulphur, p. 351
The third Tincture of Sulphur, p. 352
The sal••fication. To prepare the salt of Brimstone, p. 353
Of Bitumen or fat Earth, ibid.
Of yellow Amber or Karabe, p. 354
How the Tincture or Essence of Amber is to be prepared, p. 35
How the Magistery of Amber or Ka∣rabe is to be p••epared, p. 356
How the distillation of Amber is to be made, p. 357
How the spirit of Amber is to be se∣parated, p. 358
How the volatile salt of Amber is to separated and rectified, p. 359
How to make rightly the Rectification of oyle of Amber, p. 560
Of Ambergrise and its Chymical preparation, p. 361
The first Essence of Ambergrise, p. 362
The second Essence of Ambergrise, p. 363
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