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The purge of Antimony 5 grynes purg & vomyt Goodmā Robson may 1611.

Take ☿ sublimate & antimony equall tes powder thē vey {sic} finely by thē selfes. & s{ear}ce thē, then put thē togeath^r & powder there s {sic} very subtilly then put thē into a r|R|etorte of two quartes \somewhat bigge in the {sic}/ to draw a pound togeather, then let yr Retorte be somewhat big in the crooke of it & a Reaceaver of y^e biggest sorte. keepe an easy fyre as in the begyning of aqua fortis for 3 houres. afterward increase it by litle & litle & for 14 houres increase it & at that it may be red hot. & by that tyme it will come whit like butter into the Receaver <f. 68r> but if it hang in the necke of the Retorte, then set vnderneath ^r {sic} a chafyndish of coales & make the necke of the Retorte warme & then it will rūne into y^e receaver. then let it coole by leasure. then warme the Receaver w^th in warme water & then the matter will rūne out but then you must put it into a small retorte to rectify it & seperate it from y^e watery flegme & so doe it after it is distilled twice or thrice if it be not cleane inough.