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..
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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..
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At London :: Printed by Richard Day, to be sold at the long shop at the West ende of Paules.,
1580..
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Materia medica -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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"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.." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B00482.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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How to make the saied Aqua fortis to dissolue Lead and Tinne.
TAke salt Peter, Vitrioll Roman and Sall Armoniack, of eache one poūd beate them well together and putte them in a glasse, the whiche is very well lu∣ted: then set on the head with a greate recei∣uer, and lute the ioyntes well that no ayre maie come forthe, then giue it a very small fire twelue houres long, and then increase it accordyng to Arte: but take good heede that ye be not to rashe with your fire at the first, least that all the glasses flye in peeces: then keepe it to thy vse, and when ye will dissolue your Lead, ye must take for euery
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pounde of Lead, two pounde of water, and dissolue it cold, for otherwise it would blow the glasse in peeces.
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