Fleta minor. The laws of art and nature in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals. In two parts. The first contains essays of Lazarus Erckern ... in V books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus ... Illustrated with 44 sculptures ... / [Sir John Pettus].

  • John Pettus
Date:
1683
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Credit: Fleta minor. The laws of art and nature in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals. In two parts. The first contains essays of Lazarus Erckern ... in V books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus ... Illustrated with 44 sculptures ... / [Sir John Pettus]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T? -V- fir ft PART Confifting of V. BOOK S. The CONTENTS of the Chapters Sections of the firft BOOK. and s CHAP. I. 0/ Silver Oars. r. The I. SCULPTURE Deciphered. 2. The II. S CU LP- TU R e Deciphered. 3 .The purpofe of this firft Book. 4. Why Sil¬ ver in the firft place. CHAP. II. How Silver Oars are diflin&ly kno n. OPtfion 1. Of the difference in Allaying Oars, and of thefeveral forts of Silver Oars, asfolloweth. 1. Of Glaffy Oars. 3. Of white Goldilh Oars 4. Of Horny Oars. 5. Of Red Goldilh Oars. 6. Of Black Oars. 7. Of Ironilh Oars. 8. Of Leadilh Oars. 9. Of Glittering or Bifmutick Oars 10. Of Float Oars. 11. Of Azure or Mountain-Green Oars, ia. Of flinty Oars many forts. 13. Of Blanch, Cobolt, mifpeckle or fpeckle Oars. 1 s-.OfGlimmcr, Wolfcran, Talk, Cat-Silver and fparkling Oars. 15. Of Spelter or Spizy Oars. 16. Of Spady Oars. 1 7 .Of Slacks and Copper-Stone Oars. 18. Of the wayes of Alfay ing them. C- * «>■> . y ' • r . • t * ^s. CHAP. III. , How the Aflay-Ovens to prove Silver and other Metals are to be prepared and made. QEction 1. Of fpecial Ovens, adorning then! not profitable. a.The A/fay- ° Ovens varioufiy ufed to make good Loam 3. An Alfay Oven made by Normbergers. 4. An Alfay Oven made of Tiles. 5. An Affay Oven in which the fire is beft governed. 6. Affay Ovens of Armour Plates. 7. The III. S CU P TU RE Deciphered. CHAP. IV. Hoiv Muffles, Bottom Plates, Teds, and other fmall Potters Works are to be made for Allays. CPriori 1. The Affayers are to be skill’d in making them. 2. ° the Loam for them. 3. The Frame for Affay Tefts. 4. Muffles. 5. How the bottoms of them are to be framed. 6. Of drying and Calcining the Loam. 7. The IV. S’ CULP Til RE Deciphered.' ° [ a ] CHAP. Of making To make 1