885 DE Il^CTVRIS METALtORVlA. 



^. 6. Vcriim fi alicuius corporis particiihe mixti , 

 ncmpe qii.ic ratione qu;\lit:uiim particuhirium tt rrixtionis 

 intcgro corpori lunt , limilcb , m ignis vtl iilia quacunquc 

 rationc dcti.ihuntur , coipU'> nulhini niUi;itionim qiialitatiim 

 fuanim pulitur , lcd Ii)luin diminuitur eius m.v|!a. Qiiod 

 fit , \bi dcl\illamus Mcrcurium , aut lulphur lublimamus. 

 Aft cdlcin.itionc ct vitriticatione forma nictallorum igno- 

 bilinm immututur. (§• 3 ) Tatct igitur ca tflc corport 

 mixta atquc calcinationis ct vitriticationis lcniporc nufci* 

 bile aliquod vohtile iisdtm liibtrahi 



§. 7. Qiiamdiu volatilc hoc ignobilium mctalloruni 

 mifcibilc iisdcm inhcret , fulgor mctallicus ct dudlilitas ma- 

 ntnt incolumc^ ; at qnam primum ignis violcntia abigi- 

 tur , mctalla hacc in cincrcs fatilcunt et tandem in maf- 

 fim fra^ilcm minus fulgcnttm conHantur. Vndc pcrfpicuum 

 eft , fulgorcm ct diKftilit;Utm mctallorum ignobilium a vo- 

 latili illo principio pcndcrc 



^, 8. Qiiamuis autcm nobilia mctalla per mcnfcs va- 

 lidilTimo ignc cxagitata vim eius cludunt ; cx analogia 

 tamen fortiflimum adfi:mir argumcntum , fulgoris et du(fti- 

 litatis eonim rationcm fiifficicntem in volatili quodam 

 mifcibili pohtjm, qiiod fixo conmdcm mifcibili multo f\ri(fliu$ 

 adherct. Ncc dclunt ctinm cclcbrium Chyniicorum 

 ttflimonia , quac doccant, aurum ct aigentum lcni ct diu- 

 n.una calcinatione in cincrcs conuciti poffc (*). Fx in- 

 ferius tamcn diccndis crit h(K magis pcrfpicuum (§. 14. 

 15. 19.) 



§. 9. Qiioniam mcmoratum mifcibilc mctallorum vo- 

 latilc formam mctallicam illis conciliat , caque fu.'gido co- 



lorc 



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* So^ui tp TnAatu de Ubtui C«p. j i- « 



