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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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All chese Precipirates, Or anr orher, may ea (i-
Ir be rerired into Runnins Mercury, by mixing
ehem wich Ouicklime, and chen distillins, a5
in Reririns Mercurr trom cinnabar; wtiich
see
ERFCIETEATION, in Chrmistey, signities
che Falling-doron ot che Particles oF any Metal
line or Mineral Body, Wwhich are Kept Sulpended
in char Nenstruum ertich dissolred ic, by che
Pourins in ot Tome Altalizate, Or other contrary
Liquor, or by puctins somethins else into it
Wotich is more cahe For che Menstruum to dis-
Solre. Thus is Silver be dissolved, and its Par
ticles Kepr Cuspended in Aqua forris, Spirir ot
Nicre, (9c. Tome Oil ot Parrar per Deliquium,
Ox eren Salt Wacer, Will presently make the A-
cid let ro the Silver, and ic vill Fall down oe
precipitare ro che bocom in a Whire Pouder:
Or il inco che Solurion ot Silver rou had puc a
Plate oF Copper, this Metal beins casier ro Wrork
uxon chan the Silver, che Acid Wvill Fall r0 dis-
solrins oF ic, and consequently set 50 the Silver,
wrtrich vill Coon precipicare or Fall dovon to che
borcom, and cover the Copper Plate all over wich
Whire Scales. Scethe Word Depart.
NIP. Boyle dennes Precipitatton in General 10
be an Asiration or Morion oF an FleterogencoUS
PREHDER de Baron, is utualls eaten it
Latr for an Excextion, ro dilable a Voman
Erom pursuins an Axpeal ot Murder against che
Killer ot her Former lusband.
PREPEHSED, in LaW, i5 vohen a Manis Main
upon a fudden Ouarrel; vec it there vere Ma-
lice prepensed Formerty between them, it malies
it Murder; a5 ic is callect in Lome Scarures Pre-
pensed Murder.
PREROGATIVE Court, is che: COuE Wwhere
in all Wills are prored, and all Administrarions
calcen chac belone co the Archbiox by his Pre-
rocative; thac is, in Case Wwhere the Decealed
nad C00ds ot anr considerable Value out ot che
Diocels Wherein he died; and that Value is
commontr sl. excepe ie be ocherwise by Com
position bereen the Caid Archbisop and some
ocher BiMop, as in che Diocess ot London it
15 TOI.
Andit any Contention pron berween LWvo or
more, touchins any such Will or Administration.
the Cause is properts debared in chis COnE
the sudse whereot is cermed Index Curiae Praero-
sativa Cantuariensis, te fudse of the Preroza-
tive Court of. C anterburs
The Archbistop ot Torte hachr also che titee
Courr, which is termed Fis Exchequer; Duc FaF
Liguor, Wrhich in no lons cime will makre che Interior eo chis in Poex and PrOHE.
Parrs oE ic subside, and char uluallr in che Forim
Ot a Pouder or orher Consistent BodY.
This Noble Genrleman propoles, THac the
Corpuleles contained or Kepr suspended in any
PRESBITA, are thole Men woho by OId ABC
or other Accidenis, have the Globe oF the Fiyc
(0 RaF, that the produced Vitual RayS paIS thC
Retina betore cher unite; Wherebr there can be
Solvent or Menstruum, may be precipitared no distinct Vision, since the distinct Base Falls toc
dovn by cicher or boch of thele cvo General Far sH berond che Rerina: Theretore this DC
Wvars: T. By addins to the Weishe or BuIK OF)
the disolred and Roatins Particles, and thereby
renderins chen untir any lonser eo accompany
the Parricles oF che Menstruum in their Incestine
NoriOnS: OF, 2d17, by Wweakening che suctain-
ins Porver oF che Menctruum, and cherebs dis
ablins ic ro keep the disolved Parricles From
Tvimmine ans longer in ir. Sec more in his
Excellent Discourse uxon che Mechanical C au-
les ot Precipication.
PRFDIAL Tothes, ave thote which are paie
OE Thines arisins and promins trom che Cround
only, 25 Corn, Fay, Fruic OF Trees, C3C.
PAEDTCABLE, in Logick, is a common
fect is to be helped by Convex- GlaNes Or Spe-
ctacles, which wil make che RaYS conrerse
Tooner, and, if cher are Well Euced, exactly on
the Retina.
PKESCRIEZION, in PaW, is wotien a Nan
claims any ching, because he, his AnCeAONS OE
PredecesTOrS, Or chey whose Fstare he hath, have
Mad or uled it all the rime whereot no Memory
is co che contrary. Bur one cannor preseribe
agninst 2 Sracure, excepE he have anorter STa-
tute that serres For him.
PRESENTATION, a Term in Lav, pro-
perty uled For the Act oF a Parron, offerins his
Clerk c0 che Bistop, r0 be insticured in a Bene.
Term Or Nord that may be atrribured ro more fice ot bis Gitr.
than one Thing. Thus che Word Friangle re-
Ferrs to any Fisure havins buc Three Sides and
Anples, Whecher ic be Rectilineal or Spherical.
BRFDY, 2 Sea word, signitrins the Pame
wich Ready. Predy ihe Ship, Ox Predy the Ord
nance, i5 25 much as eo makce Things readY for
a FighE. Predy the LTold, IS lay OF AOW evet
thins chere in its due order and proper place.
PRIESTs CaP, 2 Term in Forrification. Se
Bonnet a Prestre.
PRELODE, in Munck, aStES an eTOuist
char is Imroductors r0 Mulick wohichi is 10 (ol.
low atter.
PRESENTEE, is ihe Clerk thatis so presen-
ced by che PatrON. AIIO the RinsS Presentee is
henhom che Kins prelents ro a Church.
PRESEIEMENF, in Taw, i5 a meer DC
nunciarion oF the Furors themsclres, or Pome
oher Officer, 25 fustice, Constable, Scarcher
Surveror, _C. (Without anr Intormation) ot an
Ossence Inquirable in che Coure Whereunto it is
prelented.
PRESSIC 1o Deach. Sec Peine Fort 
Dure.
PRESI, is uled tor a Durr in Moner 10 De
Paid by che Sheris, upon his accoune, in the
rcheguer; Or tor Morey setr or remainins in
his FTands.
PRESOMPTION, in Law, is ot ThreetOrts:
L. Violent, which is many rimes a full PFOOE:
as it one bc Killed in a FToule, and a. MTan is
Peen to come our of che fToule wich a blo0d)
Suord, and no orher Person was ac chac time in
Wettousc; This, cho buc 2 Presumprion, 1 ne
2 PrOOE.
PREMISSES. See Habendum
PRENIIOM. A Ferm nled by Merchant
For thac Sum oF Moner which che Ensured gire
the EnTurex For che Enlurins che sal ec
any Strip or Merchandice.
PREHDEI, is ehe Poivec or Rietudi latili
2 Thins betore ic is ctete