13 Take Calcined Seasalt allum & Salpetre & of these accordinge to the prosses of the Tyrocinium Chymicum make an Aqua fortis then beat some Chaos into fine powder & cast it into the Menstruum by degrees till the Menstruum be tinged of a deepe green Colour & a white powder fall to the botthom this Tincted Menstruum must be decanted & poured into a sufficient quantity of faire water & there will præcipitate in the botthom a greene powder which must be afterwards proceeded with accordinge to Art

14 Take good Spirit of wine that hath not been rectifyed & in a gentle heat dissolve in it as much Salt of Tartar as <it> will in this Menstruum digest for 2 or 3 weekes the Species of the Pill de Tribus Then filtre it well & draw of the Spir of wine till you leave the consistence of thin Sirup of which put [{drachm}][unclear] i to an ounce of any Pestorall Sirrup & take of it 2 or 3 times a day when the stomach is most empty

14 Take the tops of wormewood & then['en' altered from 'is'] digest them with Spir of wine draw a very strong Tincture of them to [{drachm}][unclear] i of this tincture put {ounce} {half} of gum-Dragon & as much good beare as will serve to make it up into a Pulp with which you must anoint that side of the leaves which you are to past to the paper <Dr Howe>[insertion in line in Boyle hand]

15 Take Merc. vitæ & mix with one part of it 2 or 3 parts of fixed petre & let them flow together for 2 or 3 houres [ '&' deleted] the Crucible being for the later half of that wel covered & red hot then take out the matter and the Merc vitæ will work neither by vomits or stoole

16 To 15 gallons of wort put a Decoct: as stronge as can be made by {ounce} iii of Sem. Dauci & some of the same worts & then let it worke