be Amalgamation of Gold with Mercury ; and its Reduction into an impalpable Powder

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Source: Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea: or, a complete English dispensatory, in four parts. Containing I. The theory of pharmacy ... II. A description of the officinal simples ... III. The officinal compositions; being such of the London and Bates's [sic] dispensatory as are now in use ... IV. Extemporaneous prescriptions ... To which is added, an account of the common adulterations both of simples and compounds; with some marks to detect them by by Quincy, John, -1722 (1739), paragraph-3568.

Ingredients or materials as extracted

• a Dram of Gold beat into thin Plates, which muft be heated in a Crucible red-hot im a large Fire ; then pour upon it an Ounce of Quick- Silvers Stir it-with an Iron Rod; and when it begins to raifeia Fume, throw it into an earthen:
• any Quantity of Gold beat into thin little Plates; put it into a Phial, Phial, and pour gradually upon it ‘three or four times as much ua Regia: fet itin Sand a, little heated, until the Agua Regia is fated with as much Gold as it can take up;, which may be known by the Ebullition ceafing
• Pa- per by a gentle Fire, left it explode: and from half a Dram of Gold there will be about two Scruples of Cro- This is faid to caufe Sweat and drive out noxious Humours by 'Tranfpira- tion

Method as extracted

1. Take a Dram of Gold beat into thin Plates, which muft be heated in a Crucible red-hot im a large Fire ; then pour upon it an Ounce of Quick- Silvers Stir it-with an Iron Rod; and when it begins to raifeia Fume, throw it into an earthen:
2. Take any Quantity of Gold beat into thin little Plates; put it into a Phial, Phial, and pour gradually upon it ‘three or four times as much ua Regia: fet itin Sand a, little heated, until the Agua Regia is fated with as much Gold as it can take up;, which may be known by the Ebullition ceafing.

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