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To the Reader.

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here is a glut of Chymicall books, but a ſcarcity of chymicall truthes: Nature & Art affords variety of Spagyrical preparations, but they are as yet partly undiſcovered, partly diſperſed in many bookes and thoſe of divers Languages, and partly reſerved in private mens hands. When therefore I conſidered what need there is of, and how acceptable a generall treatiſe of Diſtillations might bee, eſpecially to our Engliſh Nation (and the rather ſince Baker upon Diſtillations is by reaſon of the deſcription of a few furnaces, and'veſſels therein, beſides which there is ſmall variety either of preparations, or curioſities,

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