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Of the Art of Diſtillation.
Book.1.

let them ſtand in a wooden veſſell, which thou must then ſet in ſome warme place neer the fire ſide for the ſpace of a weeke, then diſtill them in a hot Still, or Alembick.

The Furnace for a Balneum Mariæ with the Alembicks and their receivers.
  1. Shewes the braſſe kettle full of water.
  2. The cover of the kettle perforated in two places, to give paſſage forth to the Veſſels.
  3. A pipe or Chimney added to the kettle, wherein the fire is contained to heat the water.
  4. The Alembeck conſeſting of its body and head.
  5. The receiver whereinto the diſtilled liquor runs.
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