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for the phphers worke

wheath^r must be vsed crude quicksilv^r well & often washed w^th salte & vinegar.

or els ☿ sublimate & howe wheath^r to be dissolved by Corosive water

or els by what other meanes.

¹first clense crude ☿ w^th salt vinegar well. then bring him to into an oyle w^th his corrosive water & so also silver purifyed in his corrosive severally \often coholated into an oyle/ then put these togeath^r in two glasses w^th broad bottoms & keepe a {le}nt fyre over & vnder for 12 weekes \four/ weekes, then greater increase it for 4 more then last for 4 more a very strong fyer.

lastly Dissolve y^r gold \purifyed/ in his corrosive water & then by often coholation into an oyly sustanc then to ☿ ℥iiij silver ℥j. of gold ℥ß.

\{illeg}ad/ put this oyle of gold vnto the other 2 first fixed togeath^r \all at onc & then worke it togeath^r six weekes vntill albe fixed/ w^ch is to be knowen by pouring out a drop vppon any hot iron, if it fune {sic} not thē it is fixed else continew it longer vntill it will fix vse no other but this octob 26. ♃ h. 9 1620.

☿ ℥iij as mtch of the corrosive water as will cover it over 4 fingers bredth. |then a lent five 6 weekes 2 increase the fire other 6 weekes & 3 the strongest fire oth^r 6 weekes vntill it be fixed|

silver ℥j in his corrosive water in the same maner

gold ℥ß. in his corrosive water in y^e like manr {sic}.

after all are brought into an oyly sistance then adde the oyle of silver vnto it vntill it be fixt & lastly ad the oyle of gold vntill it be fixt in 8 weekes