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Biong the divers wayes of rcaifyiog Spirit of wine, of that 
of domg It without fire^ VIZ. by an intcnfe Gold, congealing 
the phlegm, and forcing the Spirit into the midft v asalfoof 
that of adding a fix'c Alcali to the Spirit of wine 5 whereupon 
the Alcali^ which is empty, will imbibe the phlegm,and fo fink 
withal J whereupon the Spirit may be decanted, leaving the 
phlegm at the bottom. 
Further, he obfcrvcs^that Spirit of wine is,as 'twcre,the Oyi 
diflblvcd in its cffential phlegm, which folution is made in the 
working 5 every fermented Spirit being, to him, a diflblvcd 
Oyl 5 feeing that upon waters being powred on reciifyed Spi- 
rit of wine, it fuddenly grows lafteous, juft as a Rofin diffbl- 
ved. It hatha power of difl[blving all Sulphurs , whether 
fixt or volatil 5 and highly reftifycd Spirit imbibe* 
Oyl 
He adds, that out of Spanilh and other fwect wliieslefi Oyl 
is drawn, than from Rhenifl), and he refers Oyls to acids, be- 
caufe they are corrofif. He faith al/b that a purer and finer 
Oyl is diftilled out of Rhcnifti wine, than out of other wines | 
which he affirms to be of excellent virtue, a great cordial 
and to be preferred to the famous tiufturc of Pearl and 
Coral. 
Hence he goes on to the Tartar, which he (aith is precipita- 
ted by the Effervefccncc or conflift of the Acid andAlcalijand 
is condenfed into a cryftallin and ftony matter, confifting of aa 
infiammable Sulphur ("which is an acid) and a fixt Salt. Here 
he takes notice, that the Tartar of Rhenifti Wine and of that 
of Monipelier is preferable to all others ^ that Tartar of white- 
wiue is better than that of red 5 and fweet wines yield but 
very little Tartar, fiace'tis the plenty of acid parts that afford 
the biggcft and fineft tartarcous cryftals. Yet Acetum has no 
Tartar though it contain a copious ^aWSaltj of which he ren- 
ders this rcaionjihat the Wine whence the acetum is made,had 
already depofed its tartar 5 befides that the alcalifate parts 
are wanting , which muft needs concur to the concrctioct 
of Tartar. 
Fie fubjayns the various Vfet ofTmlirstToGold'JmitbsJot 
purifying and whitening of Silver, by boyling it in water and 
Eceeee addirisr 
