What Sublyming or Dystillation is, and what especially in the same ought to be considered. The first Chapter.

The seconde Chapter.

Of the kyndes and differences of Distillations. The thirde Chapter.

Of the Instruments or vessels which serue to the Dystillations. The .iiij. Chapter.

Of the heate being the Instrument in generall, necessarie to all kyndes and formes of Distilling. The fift Chapter.

Of the other Instruments particular. The sixt Chapter.

Of the Furnaces, Cucurbites, Heades of sundrieformes, Recey∣uers, and other Instruments in generall. The seauenth Chapter.

The maner of Dystilling in the Sunne. The .viij. Chapter.

The maner of Dystilling by Ascention, and what especially behoo∣ueth to be obserued in the sayde working. The .ix. Chapter.

The maner very commodious, for the retayning without great payne and impediment, that the Cucurbites flote or swymme not aloft the Kettle or Panne full of hote water, when any myn∣deth to Dystill in Balneo Mariae. The .x. Chapter.

Howe a great yeelde and quantitie of waters, may with a small cost, fewe Instrumentes or Vessels, and in a very short tyme, be dystilled in Balneo Mariae. The .xi. Chapter.

The figure of Balnei Mariae, inuented by Alb•casis, as the lear∣ned Gesnerus coniectureth. The .xij. Chapter.

The Dystillation of the Quintessence, in Balneo Mariae. The .xiij. Chapter.

An ingenious maner of distilling by Sande. The .xiiij. Chapter.

A forme very rare, of Dystilling by Dung, borowed out of the worke Pyrotechnia. The .xv. Chapter.

Of the Dystillation to be done by the Ice. The .xvi. Chapter.

Of a Furnace to dystill very artificiall, which the Sarrazenes haue in often vsage, borowed out of Vitruuius the Almaine, by •ualterus Riffius. The .xvij. Chapter.

Certayne Instruments to Dystill, of the Inuention of the wor∣thie man Gesnerus, whych he referreth to the iudgement of others. The .xviij. Chapter.

An other Instrument to be caryed about one, in any iourney. The .xix. Chapter.

A newe forme of a Retort. The .xx. Chapter.

A figure very rare of the Alchymistes borrowed out of an auncient booke of Alchymie, in wrytten hande. The .xxi. Chapter.

The maner and Instrumentes of Dystilling by Discention. The .xxij. Chapter.

The forme of a Furnace for Balneo Mariae, very rare, and highly commended. The .xxiij. Chapter.

The forme of another Furnace for Balneo Mariae, to be wrought by sundrie Instruments of Glasse at one instant tyme. The .xxiiij. Chapter.

Of the Dystillation by a Fylter. The .xxv. Chapter.

Of the same named vulgarly the Lute of ysedome, with which the Chy∣mistes vse to parge and fence the Dyillatorie vessels, and for to stoppe or cose their Ioy, that no ma∣ter breath forth. The .xxvi. Chapter.

The correction of Waters and Oyles dystilled. The .xxvi. Chapter.

¶ Of the Waters simple dystilled of Herbes especially, and of diuers other Bodies simple.

¶ A collection of certaine waters dystil∣led of Herbes, Juices, Lycours, and Fruites.

The .j. Chapter.

Of the distyllacion of Oyles by an instrument named a bladder. The .ij. Chapter.

A most apt instrument for the drawing of Oyles, out of Rootes, Hearbes, Seedes, Spyces, and others lyke. The .iij. Chapter.

Of the drawing of Oyles by distyllacion of water boyling. The .iiij. Chapter.

The maner of purchasing Oyles by an yron, or wood presse. The .v. Chapter.

By what deuise and meanes an oyle which distylleth forth with the water, may be artlie seperated. The .vj. Chapter.

Of the rectifying of oyles, out of ares or gummes, wooddes, Seedes, yea and of Baulme. The .vij. Chapter.

Of the many solde vse of oyles. The .viij. Chapter.

Of the Baulme, and Baulme oyles distylled, and of a fewe not distylled, and of other oyles compouned, being in se lyke the Artyficiall Baulme. The .ix. Chapter.

Of Baulmes which are applyed and vsed without the bodye: of which some are prepared and done by distyllacion, and some without distyllation. The .x. Chapter.

Of the Baulmes not distylled. The .xi. Chapter.

Of the oyles gotten out of Flowers. The xij. Chapter.

Of the oyles out of Seedes. The .xiij. Chapter.

Of the oyles out of Fruytes. The .xiiij. Chapter.

Of the oyles out of Spyces: but the oyle or water, to be gotten out of Cynamon, see and reade hereafter among the Barks. The .xv. Chapter.

Of the oyles out of gummes, teares, or lycours thyckned, or coniealed, and Rosens. The .xvj. Chapter.

Of the oyle of Turpentine. The xvj. Chapter.

Of the oyles gotten out of Barkes. The .xviij. Chapter.

The maner of preparing and drawing a water of Cynamon, and an oyle of the same: which a most singular Phisition named Maister Iohn Crato a Krafftheim, gently opened and taught to the Aucthour. The .xjx. Chapter.

Of the oyle of Tartare, which is the drye Lyes of wyne prepared. The ▪.xx. Chapter.

Of the oyles that are drawne out of woodes. The .xxj. Chapter.

Of the oyles gotten out of Paper, and the pieces of lynnen cloath. The .xxij. Chapter.

Of the oyles out of Beastes, or their partes, togyther with an E∣pistle of Arnoldus de villa noua, of mans blood distylled. The .xxiij. Chapter.

Of the Oyle of Antymonie, and those which are prepared of the same, named the glasse, or precious stone, and powder. The xxiiij. Chapter.

Of the oyle of Antymonie. The .xxv. Chapter.

Of the preparation of Antimonie, that is lyke seene through as the glasse, and the sundry effects of the same powder. The ▪.xxvj. Chapter.

Of the Antimonie prepared, the iudgement of the learned, and of the vse of it. The .xxvij. Chapter.

Of the oyle of Brymstone. The .xxviij. Chapter.

Of the oyle of Vitrioll, and of the making of the Oyle of Vitrioll, out of Valerius Cordus in a maner. The xxix. Chapter.

THe true choosing of Vitrioll out of Valerius Cordus. The .xxx▪ Chapter.

The maner of seething of the Vitrioll out of Cordus. The xxxi. Chapter.

The maner of calcining of the Vitrioll, out of the same Aucthour. The xxxij. Chapter.

Of the making▪ and forme of the Furnace. The xxxiij. Chapter.

The distillation of the Vitrioll. The .xxxiiij. Chapter.

A seperation of the water infused. The xxxv. Chapter.

A rectifying of the oyle of Vitrioll. The ▪xxxvj. Chapter.

The vertues of the oyle of Vitrioll. The ▪xxxvij. Chapter.

Of the sowre oyle of Vitrioll, how the same may be made sweete to taste. The xxxviij. Chapter.

The maner of seperating the oyle. The ▪xxxix. Chapter.

The fygure of the Cucurbite with the Limbecke or head annexed: which head must be framed and made of Venice glasse bro∣ken molten and wrought into the fourme, here vnder demonstrated. The .xl. Chapter.

Of the Oyles out of other Mettalles. The .xxxix. Chapter.

Of the preparing and making of the oyle of Amber, by the descripti∣on of a singular phisition of Germanie, which freely described the historie also of the whole Amber, as shall appeare in the proper places. The .xl. Chapter.

What maner of Amber must be chosen. The .xli. Chapter.

Of the Furnace and Instrumentes necessarie vnto the dystillation of the Amber. The .xlij. Chapter.

Of the Dystillation of the Amber. The .xliij. Chapter.

Of the Rectification. The .xliiij. Chapter.

Of the vertues and vtilitie of the rectified oyle. The .xlv. Chapter.

Of the Oyle of Tylestones. The xlvi. Chapter.

The first Chapter.

Of the instruments which the best practitioners vse, vnto the dystilling of Aqua vitae. The seconde Chapter.

An instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe, out of the lyes of Wyne. The thirde Chapter.

An other Instrument. The fourth Chapter.

Another Instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe, borrowed out of Pyrotechnia. The .v. Chapter.

A fourth Instrument for the dystilling of the Aqua vitae, so worke∣manly and cunningly drawne, that the water but once dystilled, may be purchased most mightie or strong: And I heare such a practise at Florence to be in vse. The .vi. Chapter.

Of the dyuers maners of distylling the Aqua vitae, so well simple, as compounde. The .vij. Chapter.

That the water of life once dystilled ouer, may be so perfyte and good, and possesse the same properties: which an other thrise, foure times, or oftner dystilled doth. The .viij. Chapter.

Of the Iuyces or drawing of Iuyces, out of Symples and compound matters. The .jx. Chapter.

The drawing of hearbes, and other remedies, with burning water, perfytelie distylled in Balneo Mariae, &c. As out of Rubarbe Agaricke, Ellebore, and Guaicum, according to Theo∣phrastus instruction. The .x. Chapter.

Of the made Saltes, and oyle of Saltes. The .xj. Chapter▪

Of Borace. The .xij. Chapter.

Of potable Golde, of the oyle of Golde, and pouder of the Sunne, or the Golde of Lyfe. The .xiij. Chapter.

Of the dyolved atable Golde and property of the same▪ borrowed out of the seventh Chapter of Antonius Fumanellus▪ in the booke of the composition of Medicines. The .xi. Chapter.

Another potable Gold against the Pestilence, and all sick∣nesses happening of vntemperatnes▪ of uyll com∣powning of the members, and of the vnitie dissolued, and those which be common. The .xv. Chapter.

The maner and way of making a potion lyke to potable Golde, seruing vnto sundrie sycknesses. The .xvi. Chapter.

The vertues of wynes myxed after arte, and those with me∣dycines, and the maner of vsing them. The .xvij. Chapter.

To make an oyle incombustible, which is miraculous. The .xviij. Chapter.