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the making of oyles of ♀ & ♂

{t}hese 2 mettalls must first be calcined {a}d artē & then resolved in aqua fortis w^ch the gold smithes vse & when the be resolved put so mutch water to thē y^t they sinke to y^e bottome, then poure of the cleere {o}n the top & put on as mutch distilled {illeg}yne water till the tast no more of y^e strong water then drye them as drye as a {illeg} & then put good distilled vinegar {v}ppon them, & set thē in balneo to resolve {th}en distill all the vinegar frō thē till the be {illeg} & when the be drye put oth^r vinegar vppō {illeg}m & dissolve thē agayne in balneo, then {di}still away y^e vinegar  alēbicū till the {illeg} drye no longer, but remayne an oile {illeg}{e} this so long till the matter wilbe {illeg}ie no longer but remayne an oyle {th}is oyle is good for the same things {illeg}at the other before