Page:The Art of Distillation, 1651.djvu/24

 To the Reader. In the mean time if what I know may adde to thy experience, thou hat it freely. And if I hal ee that this Treatie of Ditillation pae with acceptance amongt the Artits of this Nation, I hal hereafter gratifie them for their good wil with two other parts of Chymitrie, viz. Sublimation, and Calcination; and I hope this wil be an occaion to et the more expert Artits on work, for the communicating their experiences to the world. One thing (courteous Reader) let me deire thee to take notice of, viz. whereas every procee is et down plain, yet all of them mut be proceeded in ecundum Artem Alchymitæ, (which Art indeed is obtained by experience) and therefore many that work according to the bare procee effect not what they intend; & the reaon is, becaue there was ome art of the Alchymit wanting. To conclude, if thou knowet more or better things then thee be candid, and impart them; (confidering that I wrote thee for them that know them not) if not, accept of the endeavours of thy Friend JOHN FRENCH. The