By Powdering are separated powder, and sand, ashes, and Calx, Minerall, Vegetable, and Animall one from the other, and all powders, which are of an unequall weight are separated, and by winnowing, as chaffe from corne.
Washing.
By washing are separated ashes, and sand, a Minerall from its Metall, that which is heavy from what is light, a Vegetable, and Animall from what is Minerall, Sulphur from Mercury, and Salt, Salt from Mercury.
The Preparation of Metall is manifold.
But passing by the Theorie, we will now fall upon the practise, and come to particulars.
You must therefore note, that the Separation of Metalls is the first by right, and wee shall therefore treat of it after this method, and manner.
Of the Separation of Metalls from their Mines.
By fluxing powders.