wife very ftrongly tafted^ but of a 

 taft altogether different from that of 

 the Spirit, that isextreamly fharp or 

 corrofive upon the tongue; and ac- 

 cordingly, this fait will difiolve di- 

 vers compatt bodies that the other 

 will not work on 5 and will precipi- 

 tate divers metals and other con- 

 cretes out of thofe folutions, that 

 have been made of them by the Spi- 

 rit. 



EXPER. II, 



Of two Bodies, the one highly Acid and 

 Corrofive y and the other Al^aUzat 

 and fiery % to produce a Body almoft 

 injtpid. 



THis may be performed by the 

 way I have elfewhere mentio- 

 ned of compofing Salt* peter. For if 

 upon a liquour of fixt Nitre, made 

 per Deliquium, you warily drop good 

 Spirit of Nitre, till it be juft enough 

 to fatiate the Alkaly, (tor if there 

 A 2 be 



