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an heat of fand as made the Liquor 

 boil, we had a Diffolution of Pearls^ 

 that uniting with the Menftruum 

 made it a very valuable Liquor* 

 And though the Solvents of crude 

 Cold > wont to be employed by 

 Chymifts, are generally diftill'd Li- 

 quors that are acid, and in the lately 

 mentioned Solvent^ made of crude 

 Salts and common water , Acidity 

 feem'd to be the predominant quali- 

 ty ( which makes the ufe of Soluti- 

 ons made in Aqua Regia 9 &c. fuk 

 pe&ed by many Phyficians and Chy- 

 miftsj) yet fitly chofen Alcalizate 

 Bodies themfelves 5 as repugnant as 

 they ufe to be to Acids 5 without 

 the help of any Liquor will be en- 

 abled by a melting Fire in no long 

 time to penetrate and tear afunder 

 the parts even of crude Gold} fo 

 that it may afterwards be eafily ta- 

 ken up in Liquors that are not acid^ 

 or even by water i£ felfc 



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