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tribus fpiramentis^pcr quse fumus & flammsc elucflari poffint. Auri aut glo 

 buli ucl bracfleolsE dC rcs compofitjc alternis collocat2C,fi fornax antca, cjua 

 o!lx his plenx in ea ftatuatur,duabus horis cxcalfacfla fuerit,quatuor & ui;>: 

 ointi leni ipni,^ paulatim au^flo coqueda: funt;fi non fiierit , fex 8»C uiginti: 

 ucruntamen ionis fic au Aibus crefcat,ut auri particulsc Sc res, in quibus uis 

 arocnti & a-ris ab auro fcparadi ineft^no colliquefcat: ne fruftrafiifcipiatur 

 labor, &funiptus impendatur:itac|; fatis efttantum ignis efTe calore,quan^ 

 to olla: femper rubr2c maneant.Poft tot horas omnia ligna ardetia c forna** 

 cc funt cxtraheda:ipfa fornax laterculis ucl tcgulis refracT:is fuperius aperie^ 

 da,ollx calcntes forcipibus eximedae:opercula re«ioueda:tum (i otium da^ 

 tur,aurum finere oportet pcr fc rcfrigefcere^minus cnimdamnij facienfi ue* 

 rd neootiu ad ca rem tcmpus no concedit,auresc particulx fingula: mox in 

 uafculo lionco aut ahcno funt urina uel aqua rcftingu^dx fcnfim,ne res coss 

 pofita:,quar ar^entij in fe traxerijt,id exhalct.Sed aurea: particulsc Sc res co 

 pofitx ad cas adhxrcntcs refrigeratac aut rcftinda; rutello funt uerfandae, 

 m harij glcbulsc cominui , illa: ab ipfis nudari poflint: dcin angufto cribro. 



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{anda:,ut a rcbus,qux argentii ucl xs in fe traxcriit,purgentur . Res uerd i* 

 pfx qua? de cribri foraminibus in ahenii delapfx funt,in alueo, fuper uafe li 

 gneo manibus aoitato , lauanda? funt,ut minutar auri particulac , quac fimul 

 €x cribro dccid^-rijt^ab eis fcparari poflint : qua: rurfus in uafculo aqua cali<* 

 da lauanda: funt,5<: liqno uel fcopis uerfanda!,ut res madefacflar ab ipfis de* 

 J.:bantur:poftea omne aurii dcnuo calida Iauari,&: fetis fuiUis colligatis pur 

 pari debct m ahcno foraminij pleno,cui uafculum (it fubiecflum : tum idem 

 in orbem fcrr€um.,cui itcm fuppofitum fit uafcuIum,prorjcere oportet, at<^ 

 cahda lauarc. Ad cxtremum ipfum conuenitconijcercin alueum , Sc ficcati 

 globulum ucl braAcolam coticula: attcrcre una cum acu , Sc confidcrare \if 

 trum purii an temperatum fit : fi nondum purum fiierit,globuIi uel brad:e:s 

 ola: cum rebus compofitis, qu^ argcntum SC xs in fe trahunt , fimili modo 

 alternatim collocatis coquantur iterij : imo uerc) toties,quoties ipfa res hoc 

 poftulat.Sed nouifllme tot horis, quot ad eas expurgandas opus crunt : Sc 

 tumquidcmunaaliquacompofitionead globulos ucl bracfleolas adiecfla 

 qux carcat rcbus a metallis ortis:qualcs funt arrugo Sc atramcntij futoriij:fi 

 enim hxc fucrint in copofitionc auru ahquam uilis metalli particulam folet 

 c5cipere,uel,fi eo carucrint,ipfis infici.Quamobrem quidam nun^ talibus 

 copofitionibus,in quibus ifta funt,utuntur:& recflc fane illi:nam folus puls; 

 iiis latericius Sc fal,maxime foftiihs,totum argentu & acs ex auro clicere etin 

 fe trahere poftunt. At monctarr) non ncceflc habentaurum prorfus purum 

 cfficere,fcd coqucre,doncc talis tcmpcratura fit , qualis efTc debeat aureorii 

 nummum quos cudunt. Verum ciim iam fuluus ilk color auro infederit,&r. 

 bmnino fuerit purum , aut tale qualc prarparant monetarii , cum ca chryfo*^ 

 colla,quam Mauri boracem nominant,ueI cum fale conftrcfto ex lixiuio , cx 

 cincrc anthyllidis ucl altcrius hcrba: falfa; facflo, coquatur, Sc cx co Hqucfa^ 

 ^o bacilU flantt Sed res compofusc, qusc in fe iraj;erunt argentum , uel a>s, 



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