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10 that in one thing, to wit, the tone, by one way, to wit, decoctiō, and in one veel the whole matery is performed. And in an other place, patiently, and continually, and in an other place, grinde it euen times. And in an other place, this worke is verie like to the creation of man: for as the Infant in the beginning is nourihed with light meates, but the bones beeing trengthened with tronger : o this materie alo, firt it mut haue an eaie fire, whereby wee mut alwaies worke in euery eence of decoction. And though we alwayes peake of the gentle fire, yet in truth, we think that in gouerning the worke, the fire mut alwayes be little and little bee increaed and augmented vnto the end. 

He meanes and manner of working, wee haue alreadie determined : nowe wee are to peake of the Veell and Furnace, in what ort, and of what things they mut be made. Whereas nature by a naturall fire decocteth the mettals in the Mynes, hee denieth the like decoction to be made without a veell fitte for it. And if we purpoe to immitate nature in concocting, wherefore do we reiect her veell? Let vs firt of all therefore, ee in what place the generation of mettals is made. It doth euidently appeare in the places of Minerals, that in the bottom of the moun-