OF THE HIGHLY NECESSARY

a beautiful, loose, delicate,

Either per se by itself, or also through the mixing and remaining of the spirits of the menstruum, whether dissolutive or extractive: after which the effect of such harder preparation usually shows itself as well. Cautè igitur agendum Therefore, one must act cautiously.

Why these can be dissolved in wine, water, or another liquor.

Etiam regionis, in qua degunt tartareis morbis laborantes, est habenda ratio Also, the region in which those suffering from tartarean diseases live must be taken into account.

Uti interdum & sub fordido pallio latet sapientia; ita quoque interdum sub vel infordidido lapide granum Just as wisdom sometimes hides under a dirty cloak, so too sometimes a grain hides under or within a dirty stone

white, bitter, or salty-tasting EARTH; by some also called a sharp SALT. If one keeps both in a glass or earthenware vessel, in a dry and warm place, away from damp air so that it does not melt; [they] can also be dissolved in wine, water, or another liquor (because of the retention and remaining in the preparation of spirits or ghosts added and accepted thereto): (as is especially the case for the natives and inhabitants of every land, FROM and OUT OF STONES or also other TARTAREAN GROWTHS and FRUITS of the same lands the text breaks here, completing the thought on the next page