the Spirit was pretty wel tincted, he powr'd it of into a cleane vessel, & set it in a cold Place, where a salt soone shot, from which he powr'd off the {spirit of wine}, which tasted & smelt like urine, (yet he uses it inwardly) & lost of it's color. The Dose of the salt is from one Graine to 8 or 10.

7. Spir. Sal. Armoniaci will by Digestion reduce Wax into an oyle as doth the Menstruum cereale. Mr S.

8. Sp. Sal. armen. (with {nitre} ana to the {iron}) præpares the Tincture of filings of mars.

9. Pot-ash alone præpares & opens common salt & {nitre}. Mr Sm.

10. Take the livers & Gals of Eeles, dry them gently, & of the powder give quantit. avellanæ to a woman in hard labor, in good white wine or some convenient vehicle. Helmont. Mr Clodius. &c.

11. Take Cinnamon quantum vis (& so of cloves mace &c) powder it grosly, & on it powre of good oyl olive (scalding hot) as much as it will well and thorougly imbibe. This moystish masse (a little incorporated in a stone or glasse mortar) put into a cleane glaz'd earthen vessel on which put a fit cover a little of the least (that it may just go into the mouth of the Pot) of copper or wood, & on it lay a greate weightaltered from 'waid', that the matter be strongly compresst; & let it remaine so for 3 or 4 weekes. Then take it out, & let it dry for a day or 2 sub dio: & beate it againe; then take bread (browne or white, parum refert) stale enough to be conveniently grated, about a fifth part in relation to the spice; make a laire of your Aromaticall matter, & on it strew some grated Bread, on which lightly Sprinke a little faire water, (but not neere enouf to make it like batter,least in a liquid forme fiat fermentatio vinacea vel acetosa) & so proceed with the rest of the matter & Bread making strat. sup. strat. & sprinkling each with Water; & when the vessel is full (NB som greene hay or leaves at the top would much promote the Ferm.) lay on the cover & weight againe, & let it stand in a strong compression for about 3 weekes longer. Then with about it's double weight of water distill it off; powring in the water againe (by a hole made in the head oraltered from 'of' shoulders of the limbeck) when it is about halfe come over, so often till all the oyle be come off. NB 1. Cloves