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Touching Morale and M inerals. 
| other, in ufe. Thenfee, if you can make a compound that will fave more 
in the price, then it will lofe in the dignity of the ufe. As forexample, 
Confider the price of Brafs Ordnance; confider again the price of Iron | 
Ordnance; and confider, wherein the Brats Ordnancedothexcel.the Iron | 
Ordnance in ufe:, Then if you canmake a Compound of Brafs.and Iron 
Ordnance, that will be near as,good.in ufe, and much cheaper in price, 
thereis profit both to the private and tothe Commonwealth. | od 
_» So of Goldand Silver, the price is double of Twelve. The dignity 
of Gold above Silver is nat much ; the fplendor isalike, andmarcplca- 
fingto fome eye , As in Cloth of Silver, Silver Lace, filvered Rapiers, 
&e. Themaindignity is, thatGold bears the Fire, which Silverdoth not; | 
but that is an ‘excellency in Nature; but it isnothing atall in ufe. For any 
| dignityin ufe, I know none, but that Silyering will fully and canker more 
_| then Gilding ; which, if it may be correded, witha little mixtureof Gold, 
there is profit: And Ido fomewhatmarvel, that the later ages haye loft | 
the ancient Fledrum, which was a mixture of Silver withGold ; whereof, 
| I conceive, there may be much ufe both inCoyn, Plate, and Gilding. 
It is to be noted; that there is inthe Verfion of Metals, impofhibility, 
or at leaftoreat difficulty ; asin making of Gold, Silver, Copper : On the | 
other fide, in the adulterating or counterfeiting of Metals there is de- | 
ceit and villainy; but it fhould {cem there is a middle way, and thar is, | 
bynew compounds, if the waysof incorporating were well known. ; 
What Incorporation or Imbibitior, Metals will receive from Veget- 
fables, without being diflolved mightbeinquired. As whenthe Armorers } 
make their Stecl more tough and plyant, by the afperfion of Water; or | 
Juyce of Herbs‘: WhenGold being grown fomewhat churlifh by recover- | 
ing, is made more plyant by.throwing in flireds of ‘Tanned Leather, or | 
by Leather oyled. 
‘it is to be doubted, that there is no Imbibition of Subftance; but onely, 
that the Application of the other Body, doth difpofe and invite the Metal 
toanother pofture of parts then of itfelf, itwouldhavetaken. 
_ After the Incorporation of Metals, by fimple Colliquefaion, for the 
+ better difcovery of the Nature: . And Confents.and Diffents of Metals by 
incorporating of their Diffolutions, it would be enquired. . hip 
_ . What Metals being diflolved by Strong-waters, willincorporate well 
together, and what not? whichis tobe inquired particularly, as it was in 
Colliguefa@ions. ....... 3 Phe ae dee a 
There is to be obferved inthofe Diffolutions, which will not incor- 
"| porate what. the effe@s are: As the Ebullition, the Precipitation to the 
- ms ei the Ejaculation towards the top,, the Sufpenfion in the midit, and 
_..Note, that the Diffents of the Menftrua, or Strong-waters, may 
hinder the Incorporation, as well.as the Diflents of the Metals themfelves:. 
‘Therefore where the Menftrua are the fame, and yet,the Incqrpération 
followeth not, you may conclude, the Diffent is in the Metals, but where 
the Menftrua are feveral, not fo certain. 
1 aoe The 
Note, that in thefe, andthe like thews of Imbibition, it were good to f 
try by the weight, whetherthe weight beincreafed, or no ?. For if it be not, ; 
