Distillation Book III, Chapter 11, Section 1a
Chapter 11, Item 2a
Refrigeratorium
The Refrigeratorium, is the wooden vessel full of water, with a Streight or Spiral pipe in it of tyn or lead, which the distilled water is to flow through to keep it cool.
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Chapter 11, Item 2b
Reverberium
The Reverberium, or a Reverberatory; Is a Chymical Furnice, or Oven, wherein bodyes that are to be burned, or distiled; are first Calcined.
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Chapter 11, Item 7a
Diota
The Diota, is a vessel that surrounds a thing, its inferior parts is made like a Cuping-glass upon which an Alembick is put, wherein there is a Channel at the top, which serves to poure liquor in; besides it hath two crooked noses conveniently placed (and two eares which inviron both Arms set to the sides) which convey the condensed Humour or Liquor from the head of the Instrument into the Cucurbite.
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Chapter 11, Item 13a
Matracium
The Matracium is a little Sack, or Bag, wherein is calcined Tartar, or such like: and is pricked here and there, for the emission of Liquor.
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Chapter 11, Item 13b
Nodus
The Nodus, or Nodulus, is a Bag of ingradients (such as the disease requires) put into Beer, Ale, or wine, the tincture whereof the Patient is to drink. This is called a Diet drink Bag.
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Chapter 11, Item 13c
Petia
The Petia, is a kind of Stuff that certain Phisitians Bags are made off.
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Chapter 11, Item 13d
Pipkin
There are two sorts of Pipkins, that which is for this use, and for the ordering of Sauces by Cooks. The other the fire Pipkin, used only to boile things in; it haveing such a mouth, a short streight handle, and three short feet, with a round flatish bottom. Some call them the one a Sauce Pan, and the other a Fire Pan.
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Chapter 11, Item 16a
Diploe
The Diploe, or Diploma, is a kind of double vessell used by Chymists.
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Chapter 11, Item 16b
Extraction of oils and waters
The terms of drawing forth of Oyls & Waters
By Expression, that is by pressing the Ingredients from whence a Liquor is drawn in Presses.
By Impression, by drawing it out through heat, in pressing it between hot Plates.
By Distillation, or Solution, is an extracting of Liquors by force of heat.
By Ascension, is to raise the Vapours to fall downwards.
By Descension, is to cause the Vapours to fall downwards.
By Infusion, is the extracting of the Quintessence, or Virtue of Flowers, and Herbs, and draw them into a water or wine.
By Filtre, is to Seperate the Cleare from Gross and muddy water.
By Purgation, or Deliquium, is a purging or a draining by fire, or a melting of Calx into Lixivious Humour.
Which Operations are performed by a Retort, the Baineo Mariae, Sand, Vapours, Dung, Sun, or a Reverberatory.
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