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Rh and Sulphur for the matter of our tone: Neither doth Argent-uiue by it elfe alone, beget any mettall, but of the commixtion of them both, diuers mettals and minerals are diuerly brought foorth. Our matter therefore mut bee choen of the commixtion of them both, diuers mettals and minerals are diuerly brought foorth. Our matter therefore mut bee choen of the commixtion of them both: but our finall ecret is mot excellent, and mot hidden, to wit, of what minerall thing that is more neere then others, it huld be made: and in making choie hereof, we mut be very warie, I put the cae then, our matter were firt of all drawne out of vegetables, (of which fort are hearbs, trees, and whatoeuer pringeth out of the earth) here wee mut firt make Argent-uiue & Sulphur, by a long decoction, from which thigngs, and their operation we are excued: for nature herelfe offereth vnto vs Argent-uiue and Sulphur, And if wee hould draw it from liuing creatures (of which ort us nabs bloud, haire, vrine, excrements, hens egs, and what ele proceede from liuing creatures) wee mut likewie out of them extract Argent-uiue and Sulphur by decoction, frō which we are freed, as we were before. Or if we hould chooe it out of middle minerals (of which ort are all kinds of Magneia, Marchaites, of Tutia, Coppres, Allums, Baurach, Salts, and many other) we hould likewie, as afore, extract Argent-uiue and Sulphur be decoction: frō which as from the former, wee are alo excued. And if we hould take of the even pirits by it elfe, as Argent-uiue, or Sulphur alone, or Argent-uiue and one of the two Sulphurs, or Sulphur-uiue, Rh