Item plumbum, quod est lentissimum et gravissimum, si in vase conlocatum fuerit et in eo acetum suffusum, id autem opertum et oblitum erit, efficietur, uti plumbum dissolvatur, et fiet cerussa.
When lead also, which is very pliant and heavy, is placed in a vessel and vinegar is poured in, and the vessel is covered over and sealed, the lead will be dissolved and it will become white lead.
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