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{Recipe} Sublim'd Nigerus and mixing it very well with an equall weight of Takola dry<ve>in pencil them up both somewhat slowly what is raised mix again with what remains and reiterate the operation the 2d time, as also the 3d about which usually the matter will remain almost totally at the bottom like white marble Let it run per deliquium filter the Solution from the faces, distill slowly off the phlegm which reserve by it selfe for other purposes. Then drive over in a Retort what remains cohobate it once or twice adding halfe the weight of Takola you tooke at first and twill almost totally come over in a Liquor which will serve for divers uses but if you would have it stronger digest it 4 or 5 dayes with as much <elevated> Nigerus and Takola as you employed at first, for the liquor will dissolve