The terms "chemia" and "alchemia" were used as synonyms in the early modern period, and the differences between alchemy, chemistry and small-scale assaying and metallurgy were not as neat as in the present day.
ðə tˈɜːmz "kˈɛmiə" ænd "ælkˈiːmiə" wɜː jˈuːzd æz sˈɪnənˌɪmz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli mˈɑːdɚn pˈiəɹɪəd, ænd ðə dˈɪfɹənsᵻz bᵻtwˌiːn ˈælkəmi, kˈɛmɪstɹi ænd smˈɔːlskˈeɪl ɐsˈeɪɪŋ ænd mɛtˈælɜːdʒi wɜː nˌɑːt æz nˈiːt æz ɪnðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ.