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wine; Malmsey; Aceto vini wine vinegar; aceto Terebinthinae turpentine vinegar; spiritu ligni qvercini spirit of oak wood; spiritu gvajaci spirit of guaiacum; spiritu urinae spirit of urine; spiritu vini spirit of wine / with brandy; aqva mellis honey water / with distilled honey-water; aqva simplici destillata simple distilled water; rore coelesti majali heavenly May dew etc. According to what everyone knew or found / and considered most comfortable for themselves: They excavated and cleaned them through frequent dissolving / digesting / filtering / and coagulating / so far / until a beautiful / loose / delicate white TERRA earth / or by some also a sharp salt / which one could keep in a glass or wooden vessel in a dry and warm place / and could also be dissolved in wine / water / or other liqvore liquid / was present.
With these white spagyrically prepared corals / pearls / precious and other stones / much good has indeed often been accomplished / in tartaro tartar / grit / sand / stone / and many kinds of tartarous (as well as others; Gemmæ enim aliqvot cor eximiè roborant; in febribus à maligna & pestilenti putredine tuentur; animi defectioni, cordis palpitationi & tristitiæ spontaneæ succurrunt &c. original: "For some precious stones remarkably strengthen the heart; and protect it in poisonous and pestilential fevers; just as they also come to the aid of humans in fainting fits, heart palpitations, and spontaneous sadness") morbis & affectibus diseases and bodily ailments;