[Here should come in a small Treatise, entitled, The Explication of Solomon’s Words : Viz

In Words, Herbs and Stones, there is great vertue. But who this Solomon was, is altogether uncertain; and the Treatise it self consisting of nothing but fabulous Stories of divers Events, which followed upon the speaking of certain words at divers times, and upon divers occasions, and containing nothing (as I conceive) that will be useful either for a Christian, or an Artist, I think fit to leave it out; and more especially, because this Treatise is wholly foreign to the Authour’s knowledge and experience, but taken upon trust (as to matter of fact) at random, and from others, which is disagreeable from all the other Writings of the Authour. All that I think worth the Translating is somewhat relating to the Colouring of Glass; which take as follows.

With one pound of pure Glass, mix about a dram of the Ashes of Copper, [or Crocus Veneris] and melt them together in a strong Fire, and you’ll find a green Glass, resembling the Onyx-stone. In like manner also a whole pound of Glass is made like to the fairest Saphire, if a dram of Cobolt or Bismuth, melted, be added to the Scoriæ or Dross. Likewise one dram of the Rust of Iron changeth a whole pound of Glass into a yellow Stone, emulating an Hyacinth. If one shall melt a dram of the Tincture of Gold, or of the Philosophers Mercury, extracted from Gold and Silver, with a pound of Glass, that Glass becometh very red, like a Ruby in colour, as I my self have found. But if any shall be so fortunate as to make this Glass hard, as well as of a beautifull colour, he will need to take but little pains for his living.

There is a short Discourse adjoyned to this, called, The Quintessence of Metals; but whatsoever is mentioned in that, is contained in the Fifth Part of the Pharmacopœa Spagyrica, Book of Fires, Book of Dialogues, &c.]

The End of the Second Part.

THE THIRD PART
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Glauber’s WORKS.