/ der fol ein geſchwinder Arbey⸗ ter ſein / der wol in diſen Sachen die Handgriff verſteht / vnd arbei⸗ ten kan / wo das nicht iſt / ſo iſt es vmb ſonſt. Dañ ſo muß die Kunſt erlogen ſein / da doch ein ſolcher Laborant ſelbs nichts kan / die auffloͤſung faͤhlet nicht / wo du recht darmit vmbgangen…
Alchemy
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