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A64574 Otto Tachenius his Hippocrates chymicus discovering the ancient foundation of the late viperine salt with his Clavis thereunto annexed translated by J.W.; Antiquissimae Hipprocraticae medicinae clavis. English. Tachenius, Otto, d. ca. 1670.; J. W. 1690 (1690) Wing T98A; ESTC R219149 222,349 309

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if they were entirely generated anew and brought forth to light for increase as the vulgar being ignorant of this Hippocratical Learning do suppose but only by a simple alteration of the Subject as my Hippocrates shews L. 1. de Diet. and they also know who have skill to make an Harmonious Conjunction between the External and Internal So also without the help of Fire Salts are changed from their natural temper as for example mingle Liquor of Salt of Wormwood not Alcalized with Rosemary and the Solution becomes milky both of them being coagulated into a Neutral thing On this Foundation stands the Process of the Febrifuge Medicine of Lazarus Riverius Riverius Febrifuge hitherto known to few but I shall crave leave a little more clearly to explain it know then that it is made of one only Subject representing Alcaly and two Acids all of them not having yet undergone the Fire but by Exaltation so often repeated till you see it again changed from blackness into a most white volatile artificial Salt not unpleasant to the taste to which afterwards the fourth Athleta is added i.e. Scammony as appears in the Process But who can enumerate all the Metamorphoses which arise from the mixture of Salts some of them assuming one form some another by their mutual mixtures as Hippocrates teaches L. I. de Diaet It is to be observed that Salt of Soot having its Original from the stock of vegetables doth precipitate Mercury from the aforesaid Solution white spongy Alcah of Soot is made Salt and light as do the volatile Alcalyes of all Animals as shall be said anon but if they are converted into Salts then the Mercury falls no more Hence we may conclude that almost all oily Herbs and such as are counted hot and pingueous do yield Sal Alcaly by a light and simple Incineration to which if the Hippocratist renders its proper Pinguedo by an hidden Coction they are converted into an admirable Salt which is then called by our Chymists Elixir Parvum and is of great * See Riple Bacon c. vertue in Physick of which in its place The salts of other Herbs do degenerate and turn into imperfectly Salt or into Acids and by a quick flame or the fire of Fusion are reduced into vitrifying Alcaly CHAP. VIII The Founders Art doth further shew that Alcalyes and Acids are absorbed ALl Minerals of what kind soever having in them hidden Metalline Bodies are joyned with Acids i.e. Sulphur of several sorts which do hinder the Metal from being purged from the impurity of the Mines In this streight it is needful to have recourse to Alcalyes which do the work speedily Reducing therefore the Mineral to Powder they mix it with Alcaly and melt it in a Crucible the Fusion is accelerated by Nitre which is kindled with the Sulphur as part burns away so part with the Tartar is turned into Alcaly that Alcaly absorbs all the Acid with which otherwise all the Metal would fly away but this way it easily goes to bottom and that Artists call Regulus i. e. pure Metal free from Sulphur which again under a Probatory cuppell with Lead they further purifie for which you may consult the Say-masters and Refiners it being my intent to speak only of the Foundation of Salts I have told you Silver flies away with Acid Minerals that Metals are turned by Acid Minerals into Fume which is manifest in Silver melted with Lead in an Earthen Pot made of Pot-ashes put the Sulphur piece-meal into it whose acidity as it flies away it also expels the Metal which you may gather up again with a moist Linnen Cloth spread abroad in the Chimney Another Experiment to prove that Metals are carried off by the Acid Mineral is that Cement Gold slies off with the Acid Mineral which is called Regale which is made of common salt and Powder of Bricks with which they stratifie or spread over Gold Money bound in with Copper In this Cement the Gold without Fusion dismisses the Copper and together with the Acid Spirit of Salt vanishes to smoak which yet carries off with it something of the Gold but when the Acid Spirit being loaded with the Gold assays to pass through the Earthen Covers the Gold is precipitated and sticks to the Covers Regulus Antimony whiles the Spirit corrodes them which are afterwards pounded together with Quick-silver and water This recollects the Gold and restores it to his Master when it is separated from it through Leather As Minerals bearing Metals are precipitated into Regulus the same way is Regulus of Antimony precipitated i. e. with Tartar and Nitre because the Alcaly of Tartar imblbes the Acid Sulphur from the Antimony and segregates the pure Regulus Antimony is also melted with common Salt but the Acidity of this latter doth corrode the Antimony in the vehemency of the fire and it is raised into bubbles and so less Regulus falls These examples concerning precipitation the dry way may suffice So any Alcaly being dissolved in water which is called the moist way as it always drinks up the Acid it also cleanses Salt-peter from every Acid which therefore the ablest Physicians do chuse for a great cooler in the Quinzey for which reason it is called Sal Prunellae A certain dull Fryar hearing Sal Prunellae to be commanded by Chymists came by night to a skilful Apothecary and demanded of him whether this Sal Prunellae were extracted out of Sloes or Garden Plums yet these are the men who would be accounted by vulgar Ideots and silly women the only Regular Practicioners I say they boil * Nitre burnt with Sulphur doth more hurt than good in a Quinzey for it becomes salt Nitre in Alcalized Lye till a drop stands on cold Iron like Suet then they set it aside in a cool place without pouring it into any other Vessel and in a night suffer it to concrete into most clear and pure Flakes which the next morning they wash off for the Alcaly hath drunk up all the hurtful and impure Acid from it as it happens also in mans body as Hippocrates shews in his first Book of Diaet CHAP. IX The Prerogative and Priviledge of Alcaly of Tartar I Have mentioned already that amongst the fixeder sort of Alcalyes Salt of Tartar is endued with a singular priviledge for though it be an heavy Body terrestrial impure Gold is almost all Sulphur and gives the least Mercury of all and mixed with filth yet being digested with any Metal whatsoever in a due space of time it turns it into running Mercury Having experimented this I affirm it for a truth to convince the incredulous but if any refuse to believe it I am not much solicitous A Friend of mine endeavouring to obtain Tartar from generous mature and clear Wine did elicit and draw forth the Spirit and suffered the Phlegme to exhale the remainder being thick as a Syrup he permitted to concrete in a cold place