But the spirits of another kind, as of Tartar, Harts-horn, salt Armoniack, Urine,&c.are hot also, but not so dry, and besides the heating vertue, have also a penetrating, cutting, mollifying, attenuating, absterging, and expelling power; wherefore also they work wonderfully in all obstructions of the inward and outward parts: for they do better than all others, open the pores of the skin, and provoke sweat, mollify, and open the hemorrhoides; provoke themensesof young and elder women, purge and heat the womb, and therefore cause fruitfulness; they heat and purge a cold and moist brain, acuate the intellect, and memory, let they that be great with child take heed of them, and also they that have a Porous open skin. Such and other more properties, and that deservedly are ascribed to these spirits. Now those two aforesaid baths (in one whereof those spirits are used in a humid way, being mixed with warm water, for the whole body to be bathed, and sweat in, but in the other in a dry way where the vapours are by force of the fire made under the Globe, forced up into the sweating box towards the patient, which being used after this manner do oftentimes penetrate, and operate more efficaciously than that humid way) are not to be slighted for the recovery of health, as doing things incredible. Now those spirits not being found in shops, nor being made by any according to the manner that I have shewed in the second Part, I would have thee know that there is yet another matter, which needs not to be distilled, and it is mineral; which being put into the Copper Instrument, doth of its own accord without fire yield such a sulphureous spirit, which penetrates very much, and goeth into the sweating box, like in all things to that which is made out of salts, minerals, and metals. Nature also hath provided us another matter that is to be found every where, which being in like manner put into the Instrument doth by it self, and of its own accord without fire yield a spirit, in vertue not unlike to that which is made out of crude Tartar, or salt Amoniack, Soot, Urine,&c.Of which in the second Part, doing,viz.the same things with that which is made with costs and labours. Those foresaid two matters therefore can do the same things, which are required for a bath and sweating, which those two foresaid kinds of spirits,viz.mineral and sulphureous, vegetable and animal can do,&c.Now what those two matters which are easily every where to be found are, thou desirest to know; but I dare not if I would, for the sake of the pious to reveal them because of the ungrateful, and unworthy. For it is an offence to cast pearl before swine, which yet the pious may, by the blessing of God find out by the reading of the rest of my Writings.
Diagram of furnace described below
Many things might be said concerning this matter, for although men may be found inany part of the world, who know how to make malt of corn, and of this beer and vinegar; yet many things may be said of this matter for the correcting of it; but because it is not my purpose to shew such things now, yet I shall say something of the use of the copper globe which any one may provide instead of Caldrons, and which is to be used with a certain wooden vessel in the boyling of Beer, which by this way he may, as hath been spoken above concerning the operations, make as well as by the help of Caldrons. Moreover I could here also teach some other most profitable secrets,viz.[See Consolat. of Seamen] how honey may be freed from its ungrateful odour, and tast by the help of precipitation; and how afterwards a most sweet spirit is to be drawn out of it very like in all things to the spirit of wine: also how the best and sweetest wine clear, and durable like to Mallago, may be made thence: also how after purging it is to be crystallised, so as to resemble Sugar-candy in goodness and tast: also how the sweetness thereof may be converted into Tartar, very like to the natural: [See Explicat. Mirac. Mundi.] Also how out of fruits of trees, as cherries, apples, pears,&c.a very good, and durable wine in goodness, colour, tast, and vertue, like to the natural, may be made; also how out of unripe grapes, that are not maturated either by the inclemency of the country, or air, their acidity being changed into sweetness, very good Wines like to the Rhenish may be made: also how out of sorrel, and other vegetables, a very good Tartar may be made, and that in a great quantity without much costs, resembling the Rhenish in colour, tast, and other vertues: Also how out of Corn, (whether malted, or ground in a Mill) a very good spirit is to be made, and also a very good vinegar like to the Rhenish; also how out of Corn, (ground in a mill) or Meal, a very good spirit is to be distilled without any loss of the Meal, continuing yet fit to make bread. Such and more of this sort might be taught in this place, but because it is not good to divulge all things together, and at once, and this book would by this means grow bigger than I am willing it should, if such things should be here taught, I shall make an end of this Book (omitting other excellent possible secrets of nature) which although it be but little, yet will without doubt be profitable to many. And so Reader farewel.