The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

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chimneys, furnaces, and ovens, to give heat with Oil of vitriol and dissolution of quicksilver, a
less wood: fixing of logwood: other means to dram of each, maketh an extreme strife, and
make yellow and green fixed: conserving of casteth up a very gross fuime, and after casteth
oranges, lemons, citrons, pomegranates, etc., all down a white kind of curds, or sands; and on
summer: recovering of pearl, coral, turcoise the top a slimish substance, and gathereth a great
colour, by a conservatory of snow: sowing of heat.
fennel: brewing with hay, haws, trefoil, broom, Oil of sulphur and oil of cloves commixed, a
hips, bramble-berries, woodbines, wild thyme, drai of each, turn into a thick and red-coloured
instead of hops, thistles: multiplying and dress- substance; but no such heat as appeared in the
ing artichokes. commixture with the oil of vitriol.
Oil of petroleum and spirit of wine, a drain of
Certain experiments of the Lord BAcoN's, about each, intermingle otherwise than by agitation, as
the comnmixturee of liquors only, not solids, with- wine and water do; and the petroleum remaineth
out heat or agitation, but only by simple composi- on the top.
lion and settling. Oil of vitriol and petroleum, a dram of each,
turn into a mouldy substance, and gathereth
Spirit of wine mingled with common water, some warmth; there residing a black cloud in
although it be much lighter than oil, yet so as if the bottom, and a monstrous thick oil on the top.
the first fall be broken, by means of a sop, or Spirit of wine and red-wine vinegar, one ounce
otherwise, it stayeth above; and if it be once min- of each, at the first fall, one of them remaineth
gled, it severeth not again, as oil doth. Tried with above, but by agitation they mingle.
water coloured with saffron. Oil of vitriol and oil of almonds, one ounce of
Spirit of wine mingled with common water each, mingle not; but the oil of almonds remainhath a kind of clouding, and motion showing no eth above.
ready commixture. Tried with saffron. Spirit of wine and vinegar, an ounce of each,
A dram of gold dissolved in aqua regis, with commixed, do mingle, without any apparent
a dram of copper in aqua fortis, commixed, separation, which nmight be in respect of the
gave a green colour, but no visible motion in colour.
the parts. Note, that the dissolution of the Dissolution of iron, and oil of vitriol, a dram
gold was twelve parts water to one part body: of each, do first put a milky substance into the
and of the copper was six parts water to one bottom, and after incorporate into a mouldy
part body. substance.
Oil of almonds commixed with spirit of wine Spirit of wine commixed with milk, a third
severeth, and the spirit of wine remaineth on the part spirit of wine, and two parts milk, coagutop, and the oil in the bottom. lateth little, but mingleth; and the spirit swims
Gold dissolved, commixed with spirit of wine, not above.
a dram of each, doth commix, and no other ap- Milk and oil of almonds mingled, in equal porparent alteration. tions, do hardly incorporate, but the oil cometh
Quicksilver dissolved with gold dissolved, a above, the milk being poured in last; and the milkl
dram of each, doth turn to a mouldy liquor, black, appeareth in some drops or bubbles.
and like smith's water. Milk one ounce, oil of vitriol a scruple, doth
Note, the dissolution of the gold was twelve coagulate; the milk at the bottom, where the
parts water, ut supra, and one part metal; that vitriol goeth.
of water was two parts, and one part metal. Dissolution of gum tragacanth, and oil of
Spirit of wine and quicksilver commixed, a sweet almonds, do not commingle, the oil remaindram of each, at the first showed a white milky ing on the top till they be stirred, and make the
substance at the top, but soon after mingled. mucilage somewhat more liquid.
Oil of vitriol commixed with oil of cloves, a Dissolution of gum tragacanth one ounce and
dram of each, turneth into a red dark colour; and a half, with half an ounce of spirit of wine, being
a substance thick almost like pitch, and upon the commixed by agitation, make the mucilage more
first motion gathereth an extreme heat, not to be thick.
endured by touch. The white of an egg with spirit of wine, doth
Dissolution of gold, and oil of vitriol commix- bake the egg into clots, as if it began to poach.
ed, a dram of each, gathereth a great heat at the One ounce of blood, one ounce of milk, do
first, and darkeneth the gold, and maketh a thick easily incorporate.
yellow. Spirit of wine doth curdle the blood.
Spirit of wine and oil of vitriol, a dram of each, One ounce of whey unclarified, one ounce of
hardly mingle; the oil of vitriol going to the bot- oil of vitriol, make no apparent alteration.
tom, and the spirit of wine lying above in a milky One ounce of blood, one ounce of oil of almonds,
substance. It gathereth also a great heat, and incorporate not, but the oil swims above.
a sweetness in the taste. Three-quarters of an ounce of wax being dis
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