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furroundeth all the Pots, and fi^iflieth cherir Work. The 
ocxt morning they carefully feparate the Receivers from the 
Long-necks. Ufually performing this Work but once in 24, 
hours, fomerimes twice. 
Some Refiners diftill loolfe. of thematerials put intoa Caft^ 
Iron-Pot5 which is the bed wayj efpecially being perfomed 
after this lateit Invention^Wss 
Build a Furnace two yards high or more; andatihetop 
place in your Iron- Pot. To \\hich fir a Head of Earth, like 
the Head of a large Diftillatory for Chymical Oyjs, which 
muft have a large belly, branching it feif, about eight inches 
from the Iron Pot, into three Branches: one whereof in the 
midft, comes direflly (Ireight forwards, two other lateral ones 
obliquely : all which Branches are four or five Inches hollow 
in diamecer^ and fiveor fix long- To thefe Branches are fic- 
edGlafs Bodies, narrow and hollow at boch ends, large and 
globous in fhemidft. Thefe muft be exceedingly well luted 
on with Colcoihar, Rags, Flower and Whites of Eggs. To 
this firilGlaH-Body is luted on another Glafs, of the fame 
figureandfize, and in order eight alike in all^ till they come 
to the Receiver, which is an ordinary Gallon Glafs. AH 
thefe Rowesof GlaflTes lye on boards flielvmg from the Head 
to the Receiver. The two upper Receivers or Glafs- Bodies 
need exceeding good Lutifig, for the reft ordinary Lute will 
ferve. 
The conveniency of this way is, that a little Fire, and that 
of New Cdjile Coals^ wi!l do the work, you fave a Long- 
neck for each five pounds of materials, and you need never 
breaker un'ute any of the Receivers, but the lowermoft. 
Tht Jqmfortis beingdidiHed off, is puc into a large Earth- 
en Pot, and there is added of fine Silver, one or two peny 
weight (which is called Ffxes) to every pound of Jlqnit 
fortis^ which within four houts will purge it fromall dire 
and impurity, and make it fit for Parting, which is thus 
done. 
If their Silver guilt be fine enough for Wire, ihey only mekic 
in a Wind-furnace,and caft it melted into a large Tub of water, 
that they may have it in fmall pieces. But if it be hutfiand- 
ardf they firft fine it on theT<f(?. Thefe fmall pieces taken 
from the water, being well dryed, are put into aGJafs tsper- 
fafliion 
