12. The Quintessence of all Vegetables: Although Glauber, in his Tract, promised to bring that also to light, yet he never performed it from all Vegetables, but only from hot, which give Oil, which is of no moment; but that from cold, to wit, Herbs, is artificial. Thirty R. Dollers.
13. To give new strength to dead and eager Wines, and make them as good as ever, or better; Two Hundred R. Dollers.
NB. Note here, That I very much run against Glauber’s Tract of Vinary Secrets; and if my own Industry had not taught me more than that, I might indeed, according to his instruction, encrease the strength of Wine, but with an ingrateful relish, so as I could never hope to try eager Wines according to Art. But now I cannot only bring to maturity all sorts of Liquors from both sweet and sowre Grapes, and other sorts of Fruits; and give them new strength in the Hogshead, but also render them pallatable to all men. Whoever hath tasted Glauber’s Wines, and shall afterwards taste mine, will easily discern a difference.
14. To give any Wines what relish I please.
15. To prepare a burning Spirit of all sorts of Bread-Corn in abundance, with great ease and profit, very much like that which is made of the Dreggs of Wine, and sustaining all Trials: There are already eight pounds of it in trial, whether they will bear a Voyage by Sea, or not; they are sent beyond Sea, which if they will undergo; Two hundred R. Dollers.
NB. Further, I knew how to reduce all burning Spirits into one form; as, the Spirit of Juniper, or Bread-Corn, like to Brandy, or to make spirit of Wine like spirit of Bread-Corn or Juniper, so that it shall not be discerned of what subject ’tis made.
Neither do I doubt, but that I know also how it comes to pass, that some Liquors carry’d beyond Sea, are corrupted: Which therefore, if by the benefit of this trial, the Certainty is made known to me, a good reason, and after what manner it may be help’d, may be learn’d of me for a trifle.
16. To encrease the strength of all sorts of Beer, that they shall have equal Virtue with Rhenish-Wine, and yet the Beer lose nothing of its relish, but be both more pleasant and durable; for when thus order’d, it will not so soon sowre; but if it be decay’d, which will happen to Wine in time, the Vinegar which will arise from it, will be as good as Wine Vinegar: fifty R. Dollers.
17. To give sowre Beer its natural sweetness, and in fourteen days to make it sell for fresh; and so, though turn’d three or four times, to make it sweet in fourteen daies time without fail.
18. To produce Vinegar of Bread-Corn, and such other things, very like Wine-Vinegar in all things without fail; fifty R. Dollers.