This liquor he puts upon crude powder'd {antimony}, & with a strong Fire in a retort he drawes over this spirit (which will elevate much of the red {sulphur} of the {antimony}) ad omnimodam siccitatem. The caput mortis he takes out, & in a very low body with a strong Fire he sublimes what he can into the head, out of which ([ 'asting' deleted] neglecting what remaines in the bottom of the Body) he takes it, & rubbs it to powder between his fingers; then sets it a while in a Cellar to mortify & sever the adhering Salts; then rubbing it again & straining it, it yeelds pure running Mercury. Ipse.

98. Mr Smart's Menstruum ad Calculum he makes thus. Beat Spanish Salt in a Mortar, Beat likewise some Pot-ashe small & put as much water to it as will serve to dissolve it <like Batter> Mixe so much of the potash to the Salt & stir them well together untill the Salt stinke & be altogether Black. [NB. About 8 or IX {pound} of Potash to a Bushell of Spanish salt] let it stand 4 or 5 dayes to putrify. Make it up into a Past with the bran or grossest flowre of wheat: NB 1. About twice as much <very course> course flower is to be used as Spanish salt. 2. The Dose is about halfe a spoonfull. Powre this upon red Flints or such as have {gold} volatile in them, & let it stand on them (beaten to powder & very well sifted) about 3 fingers over, let it stand in frigido (2 or 3 dayes or) till it have drawne a blood red tincture, which decant & give it about a spoonful or more per se or in any convenient vehicle

99. Dissolve good vitriol in faire Water, præcipitate it with Sp. of Urine, decant it, & take the sulphur, dry it, draw off the spirit in a strong fire ad omn. siccitatem. Calcine the {caput mortuum}m, reimbibe it with the Spirit, which drawne off with a good fire is to be given from 8 or 10 drops in a convenient Vehicle in Feavers, the spleene gravell distempers of the stomacke &c. It worketh only by urine & aliquatenus by sweat. Dr. Cur.

100. Take regulus martis <made with sp. {iron} to 3 or 4 parts of {antimony}>, & calcine it with an equall part of Peter (from the top of the powder'd mixture,) let it continue in fusion in the crucible with a strong fire till it be turned into a red or Purple vitrum; (which may be in about [ '1/4' deleted] 1/2 of an howre) which will not dissolve in the aire. On this powre the Acetum of <Boxe (or oake or beech)>[replacing 'Li'] & it will in a short time in frigido draw a Tincture red['d' altered from 'so'] as blood of which give about a spoonfull with <as much Sp. of wine.> It workes by sweat. But if You give a large Dose it workes by Vomit.