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I found no very eafie work) that 

 alfo was not wholly deftitute of an 

 Eie&rical Vertue, though it had but 

 a very languid one. And it is not 

 here to be overlooked, that this Glafs 

 might eafily be brought to afford a* 

 gain malleable Lead, which was ne- 

 ver reckoned, that I know of, among 

 Ele&rical Bodies. 



EXPER. V. 



Fifthly e Having taken fome Am- 

 ber, and warily diftill'd it 5 not 

 with Sand or powder'd Brick , or 

 fome fuch additament as Chymifts 

 are wont toufe 5 for fear it fhould 

 boyl over or break their Veffels J but 

 by its felf, that I might have an un- 

 mixed Caput mortuum^ Having made 

 this Diftillation, I fay, and continued 

 it till it had afforded a gopd propor- 

 tion of phlegm, Spirit, Volatile Salt, 

 and Oyl ^ the Retort was warily bro- 

 ken, and the remaining matter was 

 taken out in a lump, which, though 

 it had quite loft its colour being 



burnt 



