Ik)hße Dialogue of Iron. 
it intlameth their mouth, and thꝛote, their gummes, : roole 
of their mouth, with great heate, and burning: it pꝛouoketh 
ſweat moſt vehement: we fie that thereof is made the molt 
Sublimat um trutig thing like to fire, that is called S binn at um, which is 
moſt ſtrong ſtre and burneth woherſoeuer it bee put and all 
thatit taketh,tt conſumeth, and ſiereth. Okit is made that 
coꝛſtue poyſon, called ponder Precipitatos, in ſuch forte that 
the tauſe is neꝛdlull, ſceing it bath and dooeth the woꝛkes fo 
contrarie ta make colde, and to make hotte. D. The fame 
doubt we haue okit, as of the pron, and what is that which 
Maſter Burgus wil now haue: 3. Now that vou bꝛought vs 
out of the Girt doubte, we pꝛap pou that vou will bꝛing vs 
out ofthe ſetond. D. It ſeemeth bute me that Maſter Burgus 
doth take the matter fo earneſtly that à muſt needs do it, be⸗ 
cauſe I meane ta content him, inal things, ⁊ it ſhal be done 
very quickly:the euening connneth vpon vs. The quickül⸗ 
uer is a metal cõpoundes of diners parts, the watery parts 
that it hath, are mingled with earthly things, which is that 
that giueth it ſub tante and ſtrength. It hath allo min⸗ 
gled with it fulfery parts, which ſermeth to be very bꝛight: 
foz in chaling the quickſiluer betwerne the hands, there re⸗ 
maineth in thé ths perfect ſmell of bꝛimſtone, x fo the quick⸗ 
luer is compounded ot diuers things. The watery t earthe 
parts giueth it vertue to make colde:by meanes where is 
dont the vertue which we haue ſyoken ol, and by meanes of 
the lulfar Which hach avery parts jit heateth, genetrateth, 
speneth and maketh thin, and by them it pꝛauoketh ſweat, 
