faihionj a foot highland feven inches at the bottom ; and then 
the Glaffes are charged with jl^ua fonu dhom two thirds of 
if, and fet in a flange of Iron covered two inches deep with 
Sand, and a gentle Charcoal fire made under ir. 
Small bubles will foonaife, and c he water alfo run over. 
If fo, they takeoff the GlaflTes, and hold them, till it doth 
Jefervejcere, or cife pour fomeof it intoa VefTel which i$aC 
hand. 
If Leadbemixed withir^ they cannot keep it from running 
over. 
When the Water hath onc^ been quieted, from this Ebulli^ 
tion, it will rife no more. 
The greennefs of the Water, manifefteth the quantity of 
Copper contained in it, 
/f the water boil over , 'cwill penetrate the Bricks and 
Wood. 
They commonly let it ftand a night on the Iron Range, 
with a gentle heat under it, and in the morning fofcly pour off 
the water impregnated with all the Silver ^ all the Gold 
lying, like black dirt, at the bottom, w^hich being waflicd 
out IS put into fmall Pardng-GlafTes, and fet over the Sand 
with fair Gonduit-water for an hour,and then the water poured 
off This is repeated five or fix rimes, to feperate the Salt from 
the Goldjwhich is now fit to be melted^and Caft into an Ingot. 
To regain the Silver they have large round Wafting. 
Bowls, Imed within with melted RoGn and Pitch (for other- 
wife the Water would eat the Wood and penetrate the fides of 
the Bowl) covered with Copper Plates ten inches long, fix 
wide, and half or more thick* Into which Bowles they pour 
goodfloreof water (the more, the better the Verditer) and 
then the Silver-water: which working on the fofter Meta 1 of 
Copper, leaves all the Silver in mod fine Smd at the bottom, 
and fides of the Bowl and Plates of Copper ; which being ta- 
ken our, is waflied, dryed and melted for any ufe» 
Concerning the Plates *cisobfervable, That if anyBrafsor 
fhroffe Metal be io them ; they gather very little of the Silver, 
the latter mixing with the Silver, as *twas proved at the Tomr 
by a Finer queftioned for bis Silver. 
With the Copper- Water poured off from the Silver, and 
Whiting, Verditer is niadethus» They put into a Tub Ji 
hundred 
