which I suppose came from the Copper wherewith the Sylver had been alloyd, towards the End of the operation there were suddaine litle flashes of a yellow flame breakeing forth in noise, like the fireing the graines of Gunpowder or of Salt petre.

The prepard sea salt that was not digested did in the Digestive furnace give towards the latter end, about the Acidity of ordinary spirit of salt.

Haveing dissolvd {ounce} iv of sal Armoniack in a convenient Quantity of faire water, & put to it {ounce} iiii of strong {oil} of English {vitriol}, the flegme being abstracted, & the rest urgd with a good fire, we had above 1/4 of a pinte of spirit salt, that though it lookd not greene or yellow was exceding sharp, & there sublimd about a drachm by ghesse of salt very [ 'white' deleted] white, & in tast much Like[altered from 'Licke'] Salt Armoniack, but not forward to relent in the Ayre, tho it would with great readynes dissolve in cold water.