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Book.2.
Of compound Waters and Spirits.
BOOK. 2.
A diſſolving Menſtruum.
TAke Cyprus, Turpentine, and the beſt ſpirit of Wine, of each two pound, diſtil them in a Glaſs-gourd either in Balneo or Aſhes. Separate the Oil from the ſpirit with a tunnell or ſeparating glaſs, diſtill the Spirit again, and ſo often untill it favour no more of the Oil of Turpentine, and then it is ſufficiently prepared.
This Menſtruum diſſolves any hard ſtones preſently, and extracts the tincture of Corall.
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A Glaſs Gourd with its Head.
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