them and being pressd with a briske fire will carry for the greatest part of them thorow the neck of the Retort with it selfe. < Tis a grand mercuriall solvent>insertion in line in unidentified hand

†The deleted Take of the <Sal Enixum>replacing 'sophistical {tartar}um {nitre}', Boyle hand made of <an ol. Vitr. &>in Boyle hand sea salt 6 or 8 ounces, Bavarum <filed>replacing 'made into powder without heat', Boyle hand {ounce} i, keepe them for 2 or 3 howers in a good fire till the matter be well dissolved & mixt, and whilst they are in fusion, cast in a hanfull or two of powder'd vagalus, by which about one half of the matter will be precipitated into †a deleted white powder, which is to be <melted into or blanc.>replacing 'kept for use & is fixt enough to endure the fire without change changes of colour,', Boyle hand the remaining matter that is not precipitated may be with rain water brought to a lixivium, out of which you may precipitate all that is dissolved by the help of an acid <as Sp. of {salt}>in Boyle hand into the form of a high color'd Sulphur.

For the Kings evil they use in the Hospital store of Aqua Calci vivæ and Lucatellars Balsam inwardly.

Take of Regulus Antimonii absque Marto {ounce} i, of Tora the like weight of Nagirus {ounce} vi mix all these very well together in a mortar that is not metalline & rub them very fine, washing them frequently with with faire water 'till the liquor come off very clear, then by degrees of fire well increasd at last, drive over as much as you can, & melt the remaining Regulus with what adheres to it <& then cast on it one graine>replacing '& proceede with it according to art, especially with a little', Boyle hand of the Sulphur newly describd & some very well refined {nitre} < wich will compleat the artifice by making the Tora reapeare in its on own coulor>insertion in line in unidentified hand

Take from time to time a drop or two of Balsam of sulphur put into the midst of about the bigness of a small nutmeg of good Conserve of Red Roses.