[0219]Which is the prima materia of the philosphers , of this [nitro] that has been well purified in rain water or dew and christalized , take 16 ounces,grind it small and mix some of the earth /out of wich it was lixiviated , and calcined,/ with it and but it in a vessel of glass , imbibe it with dew on rain water and set in the sun, when dry , imbibe again and repeat the same several times, for 4 weeks that the universal spirit of the air may insinuate itself the better into

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into de same, then in a make[N.I] such pellets of the same and fill a (botle) vessell thats burns of good materials half full, put it in a furnace with a large receiver in which there has been first put 2 measure of distilled dew on rain water . Lute it well and distill with de 4 degrees of fire a spirit and volatil salt on the volatile snake or [N.I.] continue the same with fresh ingredients fill you have forced all the volatil [spirit] of such salts. now you must also make the

[0221]spirit volatill , on put the same in a glass