Fleta minor. The laws of art and nature in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals. In two parts. The first contains essays of Lazarus Erckern ... in V books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus ... Illustrated with 44 sculptures ... / [Sir John Pettus].

  • John Pettus
Date:
1683
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Credit: Fleta minor. The laws of art and nature in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals. In two parts. The first contains essays of Lazarus Erckern ... in V books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus ... Illustrated with 44 sculptures ... / [Sir John Pettus]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    • CHAP. XV. An Inf motion for Tin Sope-work. iS'aion i. Of Seeve-work. CHAP. XVI. To prove Tin by Addition. Section i & i. The light Tin. the belt. — - — — - ' • • 1 • • ■ ; . . CHAP. XVII. To prove Antimony. CHAV XVIII. of Quick-Silver Oar. • « QEffion i.Defcribed. *— L — —* *— *— — CHAP. XIX. How to prove Quick-filvet Oar for QuickTfilver. QEction i. Jugs and Bottles to be fitted for it. —- -— — CHAP. XX. To prove Iron and Steel Stone. WiQQv:,- .O .* .1; «L. . 0 CHAP. xxr. I 8 . I sw ■ .nr UO JJi ...C'0l4 .d iillO .p y . . To prove whether Iron-Stone be rich in Iron. i . . : .. ■■ f QEflion i, % & 5. To be tryed by the Load-Hone, 4 How to melt the Iron Stone. CHAP. XXII. of Magnets or Load-Stone. QEcticn 1. 5. Several ufes of it- * - - - • - t ,i ■ ■i 0 The C 0 N T ENTS of the ' Chapters and Sections 4 the fifth BOOK. e:l.1 \ V f > • ' ,J£;I • * ' C H A P. aljtarl riX.^ .IboiadQbsCI of Salt-Petre. (TFction 1. The purpofeofthis Book. 2. Hqw to boyl Salt-Petre. kVi ’ '.■O ’ CuLLA P.LII. saaXpdfim oT. 1 r A- What Earths do aff orf the bestSalt-Petre. i -f • .hoO Oj Z.Il:,. (TEfiion 1. From Sheep-Cotes 2. Prom under old Walls. 5. From under Earthen ^ and unplaHered Houfes. 4. From under Horfe-Stables. [ e ] CHAP.