The first part of the key of philosophie. Wherein is contained moste ex- [sic] excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, divided into twoo bookes. : In the firste is shewed the true and perfect order to distill ... In the seconde is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all maner of mineralles ... / First written in the Germaine tongue by the moste learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the Englishe tongue by Ihon [sic] Hester practitioner in the arte of distillation..

To make Oyle of Tartare by distillation.

TAke white Tartare beaten in pouder, fower pounde, and put it into a strong vessell of stone well luted, with a head and a receiuer, and giue it first a small fire, and then increase it according to arte, and at the last giue it extreame fire vntill all the moy∣sture be come forthe, then put the licour in to a glasse, and distill it in Balneo, and the oyle will remaine in the bottome: the which

thou shalte distill or rectifie in Sande, and then the oyle will haue the colour of golde.

It is moste excellent to cure vlcers cau∣sed of the poxe: for it taketh awaie their ma∣lice in such order, that it can hurte no more: beyng dronke with Wine, it breaketh the stone in the raines and blader, and prouo∣keth vrine, it purgeth vlcers.