Physicall and chymicall vvorks,: composed by Geor. Phædro, sirnamed the Great, of Gelleinen; viz. [brace] 1. His physicall and chymicall practise. 2. His physicall and chymicall cure of the plague. 3. His lesser chirurgery. 4. His chymicall fornace. Being the chymicall way and manner of cure of the most difficile and incurable diseases: as also the preparing those secrets; with the elucidation of the characteristicall cœlestiall physick. Selected out of the Germane and Latine language; by the industry of John Andreas Schenckius of Graffenberg, Doctor of Physick.

Spirit of Wine.

TO make the true Spirit of Wine. Take a quantity of the strongest Wine, with∣out any mixture, be it white or red, the white is better, leaving less alcoll then the red, which runneth in no other form or co∣lour then the white doth; cause it to be di∣still'd like an Aquavitae, either in copper or glass, distilling coole. Taste one drop or o∣ther, if it commeth weak, then take off the receiver, apply a blind Helmet to it, of a good bigness, lest the motion of the Spirits breake it if too narrow; set it on three foot, let it boyle for ten dayes. After you have opened, apply a head with a pipe, distill in a Balmy, and the Spirits come over. The manuall depends from these three. The glass with the wine must not stand too deep in the water, and the ju••ctures must be well luted to keep in the Spirits, and then the Spirit must not be mingled with the bur∣ning Wine; which would easily happen, if the Balmy should be made too hot. There∣fore observe the signes well: When little veines or drops appeare in the Alembick, then cease, for the following is burning

Wine, and the receiver must be remo∣ved.