_Pulpezia_ is a suddain astonishment or change in a mans body by reason of the stars.
_Pusta_ is the digestion of corrupt matter.
_Pygmeæ_ are called artificiall men, and sometimes subterraneall spirits.
_Pyramis_ is a vessell made like a _Pyramis_.
_Qualitas_ is called a complexion, whether hot or cold, dry or moist, according to the predominancy of any Element.
_Quartatio_, or _Quartura_ is the highest tryall of Gold, and that this way, _viz._ that nine parts of Silver bee mixed with one part of Gold in melting by the fire. Then let them both bee dissolved with _Aqua fortis_: All the Silver is turned into water, and the Gold settles to the bottome like a dark powder.
_Quintessentia_ is called a certaine spirituall matter extracted corporeally out of hearbs, plants, and all things that have life, and the exalting of it to the highest degree of purity, by separating all impurities.
_Quintum esse cujuslibet Elementi per se solum_, is an animall produced out of that alone.
_Ragadiæ_ are apostemes of the privities.
_Realgar_ is the fume of Mineralls being properly taken, but being metaphorically it is any vitious matter in mans body, of which grow apostemes, ulcers, or the like.
_Rebisola_ is a secret urine against the jaundise.
_Redue_ is a powder whereby calcined Metalls, and Mineralls are melted.
_Regale_ is a Ciment whereby Gold is purged.
_Regulus_ is the purest metalline part of any metall, or the purest part of a minerall, the feces being separated.
_Relloleum_ is a vertue from the complexion, as in St. Johns-wort, the first vertue is in heat, and is healing, the other is accidentall, and occult, and is a preservative against worms, and corruption.
_Repercussiva_ are medicines which drive back any flux.
_Resina auri_ is a Crocus extracted out of Gold.
_Resina terræ potabilis_ is sublimed Sulphur, brought into a liquor, balsome, or oyl.
_Reverberatorium_ is a furnace in which the matter is calcined by a flame.
_Rillus_ is an instrument which Goldsmiths use to poure their melted metalls into long forms, and it is called a Jngat.
_Rubella_ is a spirituall essence extracting by its dissolving power, the tincture out of bodies.
_Sagani_ are spirits of the four Elements.
_Sal aluminosum_ is salt which is extracted out of _alumen plumosum_.