3 Take of the Caput mortuum of Aqua fortis & of good Tobacco pipe Clay of each alike quantitie of quick=lime The 4th part of either of them beat these up & incorporate them exquisitly with as litle moisture as possibly may suffice <to make them into a lute> to Coate Retorts and Line Furnaces. Note that it matters not much whether the Clay be calcin'd or noe,

4 †Make an aqua Calcis deleted Take of the hearb called Ladiesmock & distill it in a comon cold Still or els in a glasse head & bodie in Balneo then take the distilld water & put it upon fresh hearbs & draw it of once more & give of it, 3, 4, or 6 spoonefulls at a time fasting in the morning for Convulsion fits, Spleene Epilepsie &c or els give of the powder of the dryed hearb as <much as> will lye upon A sixpence <to a man> & halfe as much to child

5 Take an ounce of Quicksilver purify'd with Colcothar & vinager & an ounce of water gold or other fine gold very finely ground upon a porphyrite stone then provide a strong glasse egge of the forme of a Cone inverted with the bigger end somewhat flatter then ordinary & the neck'ck' altered from 'gh' suitable in bignes to the glasse which must be of such a size that it may hold about thrice the matter to be put into it & not more then put in first your {mercury} & strow your gold dexterously that remaineing at the top it may be