The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber: containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals. Also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth / Translated into English, and pub. for publick good by Christopher Packe.
- Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670.
- Date:
- 1689
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber: containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals. Also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth / Translated into English, and pub. for publick good by Christopher Packe. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![feparate from thofe Colours^ 17. Copper dijfol'ved in Aqua Fortis ntixt with Silver, Iron, or Lapis Cala- minaris, to reduce and render malleable, 41. Copper to make white as Silver, and graduate into Sil¬ ver, yielding Gold, P.a. 68. b. P. I. 419. To gra¬ duate into Gold by a Cement, P.i. 68. P. 71. A Cordial to prepare, to be ufed in great and continual difeafes, 115. Coro of all forts, how to be prepared, before its Spirit be difiilled, P. i. 57. Corn to concentrate for the making both Bread and Drink on Ship-board in cafes of necefity, 177,178, ^96, ;o;. Corns of the feet to take away, P. i. 181, a. Corrofives, as Oyl of Vitriol, Aqua Fortis, &c. to dul- cifie, 405. b. P. 68. Crocus Martis to prepare, with its ufe, 518. a. Crucibles to make, which will long endure the f re, with Lead, 69. a. 199. b. P. i. 90. D Dky and Idight, Light and Darknefs, what, P. 2. 86. b. 87. a. Death, what it is, 86. b. Decoctions of Herbs of no value in Thyfck, Ii5.a. Their Decobiions in the Alcahejl, or frey water, much to be ejleemed, ibid. b. Demogorgon per fells aU Metals, both within and with¬ out the Earth, and is the fecret Fire or proper Agent cf Philofophers, 69. b. It makes Saturn hard, and white as Lune, as it becomes crude out of the Earth, ibid. It makes Copper white, and hard as Steel, ibid. It makes Lune through blacky and Sol exceeding hard, ibid. It makes excellent Loeking-glajfes, ibid. De¬ mogorgon defcribed, P. 58 . a. How Dyers may give fuch a ground to their Cloth, that the Colours Jball not be corrupted by Air, Sun. Vinegar^ Urine, &C. P. i. 180. Dioclefian could not overcome the Egyptians till he had caufed all their Books to be burnt, 185. b. To Diftill Spices, Seeds, Roots, Herbs, Flowers, Src. by the third Furnace, 59. Diftilling Infirument defcribed for the plentifull making of acid Spirits, and the eafie extrablion of Metals from their Oars, 429, 450, 451. ^A Diuretick and Nephretick extrabl,of excellent Vertues, P. II. 112. Drink very like to Wine, to make of Grain and Fruits, P. I. 167. a. Dropfie cured by the irreducible Blood of Gold, P. 2 286. ^ 'A Dream may bring a man knowledge, P. 2. 145. a. Men made Drunk with a very fmall quantity of the Spi¬ rit of Tobacco or Henbane, i J4. a. Drunkennels to prevent, and its Evils to cure, P. i. 289, b. Dungs of various ufe in Thyfck, P. i. 248. b. Dung fattens the Earth onely by its nitrous Salt, 169. a. Humane Dung makes Flowers grow, but gives them an ill fmell, P. 2.125. b. Humane Dung to render fweet and Medicinal, 159. b. E EArthen Vejfels to Glaze, P, i. pag, 52. Electuary compounded with Spirit of Salt, its ma¬ nifold vertues, 287. a. Separation of the Elements/row the Chaos defcribed, MS' a. Ehas t^ Artifi, what, P.i. 222. a. 350 a. P. 2.52.3. xilixir Pr^rietatis to prepare, with the volatile Spirit of Mars, P. 2. 15 2. b. Its ufe and manifold vertues, i ? 2 It preferves both quick and dead, ibid. Elixir Pro- prietatis to prepare with Secret Sal*Armoniack,i79. b. Elixir Proprietatis far tranfcending that o/Paracel- fus orHelmonr, P. 3. 57.^. Embroiderers, how they may put durable Colours upon their Silk, P. l. 179. Enamels or Colours for Glafs, to prepare, ibid. Enemies to repell or take Captive without (heddinz of blood, b. 437. b.439. ■ ^ Engravers and Statuaries Tools to harden, ibid. Epilepfie or Falling-fcknefs, tocure, 16. b. 17.b. 21. a. 50. b. 53-a. The caufe of theEfiiQp- fie not known, 238. b. Epiftle to the Authour complaining of his Writino- too openly, P.1.421. ^ ^ J ^ Eyes inflamed, the cure, P. i. 13. a. 39. b. 227. a Eryfipelas, the cuh^ 50. a. 288. a. ' ^ Eflences ofVegitables to prepare, P. 2. 84. Eflence of Afh-keys^ an excellent Medicine to dtjjolve the Stone^ S8. b. Eflence of St. John’/ Wort, cures Wounds, Bruifes, Obfrublions of Liver and Spleen, ibid. Ef- fences Tobacco and Henbane, heal dijeafes of the - Womb, ibid. Eflence of Rofes andcinamon, a great refrejher of a languijlmg nature, ibid. Eflence of Wine, 91. U. Eflence of Pearls, Corals, and Stones^ P. 3 57. a. Extraction of Pearls,Corals^ Crabs-eyes,Scc. P. I. 44. Extract Vomitive, 61. Purging, 62. Diaphoretick, ibid. Diuretick,'M. Somniferous,'M. Cordial, 6^. Odo¬ riferous, ibid. An Extract of Corn of light Carriage, which may at any time be made into Beer, or ufed mfiead of Bread, i^. F FArner / Obligations to the Authour, for the keeping of Secrets communicated^ P. i. 149. Fevers not to be cured by cooling Remedies, 167 a. Feathers to dye of any Colour, confiant and durabie,\%o'. P» 2. 149. a. Tht Feathers of Eagles and Doves to prepare ,for volati¬ lizing Menfiruums, P. 2. 170. Fermentation of the Authours new, P, 2. 219. a. Of his Secret Ferment, ibid. Fire common, its Excellency, 115, a. Its knowledge thz firfi fiep to the underfianding of many Arcanums, ibid. Fire to extract out of any Wood or Herb whatfoever, and render it palpable and vifible, P. 2.7. Fire to kindle into a flame from two clear Liquors, 2. Fire of the Vine to extraB, 8. Fire to extrafi and concen¬ trate out of Animals, ibid. Fires of Salts concentra¬ ted efi’eB wondirs, 19* Their particular Medicinal ufes, 23, 24. They can doe more mi]chief in War than Gun-powder, 217. P. i* 431. b. 437. b. Secret Fire, or Agent-ripening Metals, 400. P.3.77. Fires various and unheard-of, with their Ufes, P. 2. 216j 217, 218. P. 3. 64. The Secret Fire of the Chaldeans, of what prepared, P. 2. 69. a. Fire of the Maccabees, what, 114, b. It joyns Gold and Silver, P. 3. 64. 8. The Secret Fire of Philofophers, P.i. 144 b. 219. It is called by three Names , but is either Oyl of Vitriol, P. 3. 20. a. or Oyl of Vitriol coagulated, P. 2,184. b. . 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