be quenched in the same liquid, it will acquire the softness
of Saturn. Or if you quench lead in spirit which has had iron first
cooled in it, it becomes hard.

Of course there is no truth whatever in the above statements.

P. 8. The fire without coals, &c., is 'corrosive sublimate,' most
probably containing an excess of Sulphuric acid (vitriol) as an
impurity. If Copper (Venus) or Tin (Jupiter) be dipt into this solution
of mercury they will have a deposit of mercury formed on their surface,
which will give them a pearly appearance.

P. 8. To bring Gold into calx. When gold is treated in the way directed,
a fine powder of gold of a brown or yellow colour is left. This might
readily have been mistaken for a calx by those who had no clear ideas of
what calx really was.

P. 9. The departing of gold from silver is essentially the same as the
plan practised at the present day.

To get the Quintessence of Gold. I can make nothing of the directions,
that is, I cannot see that they (the directions) hide any real truth.

P. 10. How to get the Quintessence of Antimony. I can make nothing of
this part, and can only suggest that the vinegar used contained
hydrochloric acid, and when distilled with 'Myn Antimony' (native
sulphide of antimony) gave a distillate of Chloride of Antimony
containing some 'kermes' which is red.

From this point onward there is little or nothing that can be explained
by a Chemist.

GLOSSARY.

[Transcriber's Note:
A number of the listed words are spelled differently in the text than
in the glossary, or have italics that will affect text searching. The
searchable spelling is given in braces at the end of the entry. Line
references in braces were also added by the transcriber.]

Agu, p. 22, l. 1, 'Intermittent Feaver, commonly called an _Ague_, has
certain times of Intermission or ceasing; it begins for the most part
with Cold or Shivering, ends in Heat, and returns exactly at set
Periods.' _Phillips._
Aischin, p. 4, l. 10, ashes.
Amphora, p. 11, &c., 'a large vessel which derived its name from its
being made with a handle on each side of the neck, from +amphi+ _on
both sides_, and +phero:+ _I carry_.' _Dict. of Gr. and Rom. Ant._
Anele, p. 6, l. 26, &c., heat?
Apostemes, p. 24, l. 24, imposthumes, boils.
Appeire, p. 3, l. 12, impair, worsen.
Arreins, p. 2, l. 25, spiders. {areins}

'Cassia Fistula (Lat.), {p. 21, l. 16}, Cassia in the Pipe or Ca