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the making of y^e oyles of ♄ & {♃}

when you will make oyle of the{se} 2 mettals you must first calcine them as followeth, take tynne or led & melt it on the fyer in an Iron pan & when it is molten, styr it as w^th an iron rod never leave styrr{ing} of thē, till they be burned all to ashes then wash the ashes w^th fayre water till the water come cleere from th{em} then set thē to drye in y^e calcine fornace, till they smoke no more then take them out agayne & put y{^m} into a new pot w^ch is not leaded & cover it close w^th a tile & lute it w^th haire {lebe}{illeg} put it in y^e calcine fornace agayne & ma{ke} a strong fier vnd^r it a whole day long, then let {it} coole & you shall fynd a calx semeth {illeg} white, but not altogeath^r but betwene y{e}low & white, you must calcine your t{in} as you did y^r lead, but when you will {illeg} it to ashes. you must make a bigger fier then {you} did to the lead & when you will calcine it {y^e} same fier will serve & calcine it till it be c{illeg} & white as snowe. thus are ♄ & ♃ to be ca{lcined} w^ch being so done dissolve them in aqua for{tis} made of saltpeeter vitriol & ⚹ in eq{uall} quantity when they are dissolved, let {them} stand till they be as cleere as a looking <f. 128r> glas, then distill the strong water frō thē  alembicū, till they be drye then poure vppon them good distilled vinegar & set them to dissolve in balneo {illeg}llient for 24 houres, then let them coole then poure out of the cleere of the top into a glas body & distill away the vinegar till the matter be drye then put another distilled vinegar boyling them so long till albe resolved then distill the vinegar of  alēbicū agayne then put other vinegar on it agayne boyling it vntill it be all resolved distill of agayne  alēbicū, doe s {sic} this so {illeg} till y^r matter be drye no more, but that it looketh like an oyle then put it {out} while it is hot into another vessell for when it is cold it is tough & therfore you cānot well get it out for it would stick to y^e glas these oyles theale {sic} wounds & open sores they heale them in open short space therfore in all y^e secrets of physick there {is} no oyle or secret like to these for healing wounds in 24 houres although the wonds {are} big if the have no broken bones in {the}{m}.