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it_o be_v say_v call_v for_o bread_n and_o butter_n by_o the_o way_n and_o wish_v it_o may_v never_o go_v through_o she_o if_o she_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o which_o be_v charge_v upon_o she_o and_o so_o mumble_v it_o in_o her_o mouth_n she_o never_o speak_v a_o word_n more_o but_o fall_v down_o and_o die_v with_o horrible_a torture_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n before_o she_o get_v to_o the_o jail_n the_o two_o daughter_n be_v examine_v before_o sir_n william_n pelbam_fw-la and_o mr._n butler_n justice_n of_o peace_n feb._n 4._o 1618._o where_o philip_n the_o young_a make_v the_o follow_a confession_n that_o her_o mother_n and_o sister_n be_v very_o malicious_a against_o the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n his_o countess_n and_o their_o child_n because_o margaret_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o lady_n service_n whereupon_o her_o sister_n by_o her_o mother_n order_n bring_v from_o the_o castle_n the_o right-hand_a glove_n of_o the_o lord_n henry_n ross_n who_o present_o rub_v it_o on_o the_o back_n of_o her_o spirit_n call_v rutterkin_n and_o then_o put_v it_o into_o boil_a water_n after_o which_o she_o prick_v it_o very_o often_o and_o then_o bury_v it_o in_o the_o yard_n wish_v the_o lord_n ross_n may_v never_o thrive_v and_o so_o her_o sister_n margaret_n continue_v with_o her_o mother_n and_o she_o often_o see_v her_o imp_n rutterkin_n leap_v on_o her_o shoulder_n and_o suck_v her_o neck_n she_o confess_v also_o that_o she_o often_o hear_v her_o mother_n curse_v the_o earl_n and_o his_o lady_n and_o will_v thereupon_o boil_v blood_n and_o feather_n together_o use_v many_o devilish_a speech_n and_o strange_a gesture_n she_o likewise_o acknowledge_v that_o she_o herself_o have_v a_o spirit_n suck_v her_o left-breast_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o white_a rat_n which_o it_o have_v do_v for_o three_o or_o four_o year_n past_a and_o that_o when_o it_o come_v first_o to_o she_o she_o give_v her_o soul_n to_o it_o who_o promise_v to_o do_v her_o good_a and_o to_o force_v tho._n symson_n to_o love_v she_o if_o she_o will_v suffer_v it_o to_o suck_v she_o which_o she_o agree_v to_o and_o that_o it_o have_v suck_v she_o two_o night_n before_o margaret_n her_o sister_n be_v examine_v agree_v in_o the_o confession_n that_o philip_n have_v make_v of_o their_o malice_n to_o the_o earl_n and_o about_o the_o young_a lord_n glove_n which_o for_o other_o circumstance_n for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o here_o omit_v 12._o about_o the_o same_o time_n joan_n wilmot_n of_o goadby_n a_o witch_n be_v examine_v by_o sir_n henry_n hastings_n and_o dr._n fleming_n justice_n in_o leicester-shire_n about_o the_o murder_n of_o henry_n lord_n ross_n who_o declare_v that_o joan_n flower_n tell_v she_o the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n have_v deal_v bad_o by_o she_o and_o have_v put_v away_o her_o daughter_n and_o though_o she_o can_v not_o have_v her_o will_n of_o my_o lord_n himself_o yet_o she_o have_v speed_v my_o lord_n son_n and_o have_v strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n 13._o another_o witch_n call_v ellen_n green_n of_o stathorn_n in_o leicester-shire_n be_v examine_v about_o that_o time_n by_o the_o same_o justice_n who_o confess_v that_o joan_n wilmot_n abovenamed_a come_v to_o she_o about_o six_o year_n since_o and_o persuade_v she_o to_o forsake_v god_n and_o betake_v herself_o to_o the_o devil_n to_o which_o she_o consent_v who_o then_o call_v two_o spirit_n one_o like_o a_o young_a cat_n which_o she_o name_v puss_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o mole_n which_o she_o call_v hiff_n hiff_n who_o instant_o come_v and_o wilmot_n go_v away_o leave_v they_o with_o she_o after_o which_o they_o leap_v on_o her_o shoulder_n the_o kitling_n suck_v her_o neck_n under_o her_o right-ear_n and_o the_o mole_n under_o her_o left_a in_o the_o same_o place_n after_o which_o she_o send_v the_o kitling_n to_o a_o baker_n in_o the_o town_n who_o have_v call_v her_o witch_n and_o strike_v she_o bid_v it_o go_v and_o bewitch_v he_o to_o death_n and_o the_o mole_n she_o send_v to_o anne_n daw_n of_o the_o same_o town_n upon_o the_o same_o errand_n because_o she_o have_v call_v her_o witch_n whore_n and_o jade_n and_o within_o a_o fortnight_n after_o they_o both_o die_v after_o which_o she_o send_v they_o to_o destroy_v two_o husbandman_n name_v willison_n and_o williman_n who_o die_v both_o in_o ten_o day_n these_o four_o she_o murder_v while_o she_o dwell_v at_o waltham_n when_o she_o remove_v to_o stathorn_n where_o she_o now_o dwell_v upon_o a_o difference_n between_o she_o and_o one_o patchet_n wife_n a_o yeoman_n there_o joan_z wilmot_n call_v she_o to_o go_v and_o touch_v patchet_n wife_n and_o child_n which_o she_o do_v touch_v the_o woman_n in_o bed_n and_o the_o child_n in_o the_o midwife_n arm_n and_o then_o send_v her_o spirit_n to_o bewitch_v they_o to_o death_n the_o woman_n languish_v a_o month_n before_o she_o die_v but_o the_o child_n live_v only_o till_o next_o day_n after_o she_o have_v touch_v it_o add_v that_o joan_n wilmot_n have_v a_o spirit_n suck_v on_o she_o like_o a_o little_a white_a dog_n which_o she_o see_v and_o that_o she_o give_v her_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o have_v these_o spirit_n at_o command_n for_o any_o mischievous_a purpose_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o suck_v she_o constant_o about_o the_o change_n and_o fullmoon_n 14._o one_o anne_n baker_n a_o witch_n be_v likewise_o apprehend_v 〈◊〉_d and_o examine_v about_o the_o same_o time_n who_o confess_v before_o sir_n george_n manor_n and_o dr._n fleming_n 〈◊〉_d of_o peace_n that_o she_o have_v a_o spirit_n like_o a_o white_a dog_n which_o she_o call_v a_o good_a spirit_n and_o that_o one_o peak_n and_o one_o dennis_n wife_n of_o belvoir_n tell_v she_o that_o the_o young_a lord_n henry_n be_v dead_a and_o that_o his_o glove_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o ground_n which_o as_o it_o waste_v and_o rot_v in_o like_a manner_n do_v the_o lord_n liver_n rot_v and_o waste_v likewise_o 15._o margaret_n and_o philip_n flower_n be_v arraign_v at_o the_o assize_n at_o lincoln_n before_o sir_n henry_n hobart_n and_o sir_n edward_n bromley_n judge_n whereupon_o their_o confess_v themselves_o actor_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o henry_n lord_n ross_n with_o other_o damnable_a practice_n they_o be_v condemn_v and_o execute_v at_o lincoln_n march_v 11._o and_o the_o rest_n questionless_a suffer_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n history_n of_o daemon_n p._n 140_o 141_o etc._n etc._n discov_n of_o witchcraft_n etc._n etc._n 16._o anno_fw-la dom._n 1645._o there_o be_v a_o notable_a discovery_n of_o several_a witch_n in_o essex_n and_o among_o other_o one_o elizabeth_z clark_n be_v accuse_v of_o this_o horrid_a crime_n and_o information_n take_v against_o she_o before_o sir_n harbottle_n grimstone_n and_o sir_n thomas_n bowes_n justice_n of_o peace_n for_o that_o country_n john_n rivet_n of_o mannintree_n depose_v that_o about_o christmas_n his_o wife_n be_v take_v sick_a and_o lame_a with_o such_o violent_a fit_n that_o he_o very_o believe_v her_o distemper_n be_v more_o than_o natural_a who_o thereupon_o go_v to_o one_o hovey_n at_o hadly_a in_o suffolk_n who_o be_v reckon_v a_o cunning_a woman_n she_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v curse_v or_o bewitch_v by_o two_o woman_n who_o be_v her_o near_a neighbour_n and_o that_o she_o believe_v she_o be_v bewitch_v by_o elizabeth_n clark_n alias_o bedingfield_n who_o live_v near_o their_o house_n and_o that_o her_o mother_n and_o some_o of_o her_o kindred_n have_v former_o suffer_v as_o witch_n and_o murderer_n at_o the_o same_o time_n matthew_n hopkins_n of_o mannintree_n declare_v upon_o oath_n that_o this_o suspect_a witch_n be_v order_v by_o the_o justice_n to_o be_v watch_v several_a night_n for_o discover_v her_o wicked_a practice_n he_o come_v into_o the_o room_n where_o she_o be_v with_o one_o mr._n stern_a intend_v not_o to_o
sometime_o one_o sometime_o more_o fall_v into_o a_o great_a and_o dreadful_a shake_v and_o tremble_v in_o their_o whole_a body_n and_o all_o their_o joint_n with_o such_o rise_n and_o swell_n in_o their_o belly_n and_o bowel_n send_v forth_o such_o shrieking_n yeanling_n howl_n and_o roating_n as_o not_o only_o affright_v the_o spectantor_n but_o cause_v the_o dog_n to_o bark_n the_o swine_n to_o cry_v and_o the_o cattle_n to_o run_v about_o to_o the_o astonishman_n of_o all_o that_o hear_v they_o by_o these_o artifices_fw-la one_o william_n spencer_n be_v draw_v by_o they_o to_o leave_v the_o church_n and_o to_o follow_v they_o whereupon_o at_o several_a time_n he_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o quake_a fit_n and_o lie_v with_o one_o of_o they_o three_o several_a night_n the_o last_o be_v much_o trouble_v and_o not_o able_a to_o sleep_v upon_o a_o sudden_a he_o hear_v something_o buzz_a and_o hum_v about_o the_o quaker_n head_n like_o a_o humblebee_a which_o do_v sore_a affight_n he_o whereupon_o he_o seek_v to_o rist_n but_o the_o suaker_n persuade_v he_o to_o lie_v still_o and_o immediate_o there_o arise_v a_o great_a wind_n and_o storm_n which_o shake_v the_o house_n wherein_o they_o lie_v which_o add_v much_o to_o his_o former_a fear_n he_o again_o attempt_v to_o arise_v but_o the_o quaker_n still_o press_v he_o to_o lie_v still_o persuade_v he_o to_o expect_v the_o power_n to_o come_v which_o they_o often_o promise_v to_o their_o proselyte_n and_o thereupon_o he_o again_o hear_v the_o former_a hum_a noise_n which_o more_o and_o more_o terrify_v he_o so_o that_o he_o strive_v vehement_o to_o rise_v but_o the_o quaker_n lay_v his_o head_n upon_o spencer_n shoulder_n and_o do_v blow_v hard_o like_o the_o hiss_a of_o a_o goose_n several_a time_n towards_o his_o face_n or_o mouth_n which_o make_v he_o leap_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n in_o a_o great_a astonishment_n cry_v for_o a_o light_n and_o guide_v to_o conduct_v he_o to_o a_o neighbour_n house_n and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n leave_v they_o altogether_o testisy_v the_o truth_n thereof_o to_o the_o quaker_n face_n before_o many_o witness_n the_o quaker_n not_o deny_v it_o attest_v under_o several_a hand_n ibid._n 5._o a._n c._n 1654._o a_o grave_a minister_n at_o the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o some_o friend_n go_v with_o john_n ward_n and_o anthony_n hunter_n to_o a_o meeting_n of_o the_o quaker_n at_o the_o house_n of_o john_n hunter_n in_o benfield-side_n in_o the_o county_n of_o durham_n where_o he_o find_v about_o twenty_o person_n sit_v all_o silent_a and_o after_o we_o have_v sit_v a_o while_n say_v the_o minister_n that_o give_v this_o relation_n under_o his_o hand_n all_o be_v mute_a the_o lord_n move_v i_o to_o arise_v and_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n by_o prayer_n i_o be_v no_o soon_o up_o but_o my_o leg_n tremble_v great_o so_o that_o it_o be_v some_o difficulty_n to_o i_o to_o stand_v but_o after_o i_o have_v pray_v a_o short_a space_n the_o tremble_v cease_v whilst_o i_o pray_v to_o god_n as_o a_o creator_n there_o be_v but_o little_a disturbance_n but_o when_o i_o cry_v in_o i_o name_n to_o jesus_n christ_n my_o mediator_n god_n in_o my_o nature_n in_o the_o high_a glory_n appear_v and_o intercede_v for_o his_o saint_n than_o the_o devil_n roar_v in_o the_o deceive_v soul_n in_o a_o most_o strange_a and_o dreadful_a manner_n some_o howl_n some_o sereech_a yeall_a roar_a and_o some_o have_v strange_a confuse_a kind_n of_o hum_v and_o sing_v noise_n such_o a_o representation_n of_o hell_n i_o never_o hear_v of_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o horror_n and_o confusion_n after_o i_o have_v do_v pray_v not_o open_v my_o eye_n before_o i_o be_v amaze_v to_o see_v about_o the_o one_o half_a of_o those_o miserable_a creature_n so_o terrible_o shake_v with_o such_o strange_a violent_a various_a motion_n that_o i_o wonder_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o some_o of_o they_o to_o live_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o confusion_n one_o of_o they_o ask_v i_o if_o i_o be_v come_v to_o torment_v they_o to_o who_o i_o apply_v that_o word_n mat._n 8.29_o where_o the_o devil_n ask_v christ_n the_o same_o question_n and_o whilst_o i_o speak_v something_o of_o faith_n they_o declare_v that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o devil_n jam._n 2.19_o who_o believe_v and_o tremble_v but_o he_o say_v that_o we_o be_v not_o attain_v to_o such_o a_o faith_n after_o two_o hour_n as_o we_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o house_n one_o of_o they_o curse_a i_o with_o these_o word_n all_o the_o plague_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o thou_o whereupon_o i_o return_v and_o pray_v for_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v not_o commit_v the_o unpardonable_a sin_n ibid._n 6._o a._n c._n 1656._o there_o be_v one_o john_n toldervy_n late_o servant_n to_o colonel_n webb_n live_v in_o cornhill_n london_n who_o publish_v a_o book_n call_v the_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n wherein_o he_o declare_v how_o he_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o quaker_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o first_o principle_n infuse_v into_o he_o be_v against_o the_o minister_n and_o scripture_n then_o against_o all_o compliment_n and_o greeting_n and_o ornament_n etc._n etc._n a_o short_a time_n say_v he_o after_o my_o compliance_n with_o the_o spirit_n that_o enter_v into_o i_o my_o master_n come_v from_o the_o well_n i_o reach_v a_o stool_n take_v he_o by_o the_o arm_n and_o bid_v he_o sit_v down_o william_n webb_n not_o bow_v nor_o pull_v off_o my_o hat_n nor_o call_v he_o master_n but_o add_v how_o do_v thy_o body_n do_v whereupon_o he_o answer_v john_n what_o be_v the_o matter_n where_o be_v the_o servant_n obedience_n where_o be_v the_o master_n honour_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v my_o master_n be_v the_o faithful_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o all_o the_o minister_n particular_o feak_v his_o minister_n be_v minister_n of_o the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n once_o when_o his_o master_n and_o his_o company_n be_v at_o dinner_n he_o take_v a_o stool_n and_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o table_n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o have_v more_o right_a to_o the_o creature_n then_o his_o master_n after_o this_o say_v he_o i_o be_v resolve_v to_o be_v whole_o teach_v by_o the_o light_n within_o i_o and_o so_o never_o to_o sin_v any_o more_o and_o when_o customer_n come_v into_o the_o shop_n i_o dare_v nor_o ask_v what_o they_o want_v nor_o make_v in_o the_o price_n of_o ware_n more_o than_o one_o word_n nor_o use_v any_o word_n but_o thou_o and_o thou_o nor_o pull_v of_o my_o hat_n nor_o call_v divers_a of_o our_o ware_n by_o the_o usual_a name_n but_o give_v they_o other_o name_n which_o make_v i_o unfit_a for_o my_o call_v whereby_o i_o shall_v live_v upon_o this_o necessity_n and_o by_o command_n of_o the_o spirit_n within_o he_o he_o fare_v hard_o feed_v upon_o stalk_n and_o leave_v of_o cabbage_n he_o take_v up_o in_o the_o street_n pine_v away_o be_v put_v upon_o expectation_n of_o revelation_n have_v 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sylvestris_n the_o seed_n be_v round_o and_o black_a which_o be_v sow_v come_v to_o perfection_n in_o three_o year_n time_n but_o that_o crop_n be_v little_o value_v the_o great_a and_o only_a virtue_n of_o this_o plant_n consist_v in_o the_o leave_n of_o which_o there_o be_v five_o sort_n the_o large_a at_o bottom_n be_v sell_v at_o a_o penny-halfpenny_n the_o pound_n the_o small_a at_o the_o top_n for_o fifty_o or_o a_o hundred_o crown_v the_o pound_n it_o be_v suppose_v of_o virtue_n to_o rectify_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o to_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o part_n in_o assist_v nature_n in_o her_o operation_n warm_a water_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o best_a vehicle_n for_o it_o ibid._n p._n 100_o 8._o coffee_n or_o cauphe_fw-mi grow_v in_o arabia_n faelix_fw-la like_o our_o cherry-tree_n but_o scarce_o so_o big_a it_o bear_v a_o berry_n about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o small_a bean_n use_v much_o in_o turkey_n in_o the_o city_n of_o cairo_n barbary_n etc._n etc._n mounseur_fw-fr thevenot_n say_v if_o it_o be_v drink_v very_o hot_a it_o clear_v the_o head_n of_o vapour_n moderate_o hot_a it_o bind_v and_o cold_a it_o be_v laxative_a the_o lord_n bacon_n say_v it_o comfort_v the_o brain_n and_o heart_n and_o help_v digestion_n dr._n willis_n confirm_v the_o same_o but_o say_v it_o dispose_v to_o the_o palsy_n the_o persian_n think_v it_o allay_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o hinder_v procreation_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n p._n 110._o 9_o lignum_fw-la aloe_n be_v most_o in_o malacca_n in_o the_o island_n sumatra_n camboia_n siam_n and_o the_o adjoin_v country_n the_o tree_n be_v like_o oliver_n tree_n but_o large_a the_o dry_a the_o wood_n be_v the_o better_a it_o smell_v the_o innermost_a part_n of_o the_o wood_n be_v the_o best_a the_o fine_a be_v call_v columba_n and_o the_o other_o palo_n d'aquilla_fw-la the_o wood_n that_o be_v very_o heavy_a with_o black_a and_o brown_a vein_n and_o yield_v much_o oil_n which_o be_v find_v by_o the_o fire_n be_v the_o best_a and_o the_o great_a and_o thick_a the_o better_a it_o be_v of_o this_o wood_n they_o make_v many_o costly_a thing_n and_o it_o have_v so_o curious_a a_o smell_n that_o it_o be_v great_o esteem_v the_o calamba_n if_o good_a be_v sell_v by_o weight_n against_o silver_n and_o gold_n the_o palo_n d'aquilla_n be_v next_o account_v of_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n call_v aquilla_n brava_n the_o indian_n use_v to_o burn_v therewith_o the_o body_n of_o their_o bramen_n and_o man_n of_o account_n this_o wood_n beat_v to_o powder_n and_o take_v in_o broth_n or_o wine_n fortify_v the_o stomach_n stay_v vomit_v and_o cure_v the_o pleurisy_n and_o bloodyflux_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 70._o 10._o the_o lentisk-tree_n bear_v the_o mastic_n which_o be_v a_o gummy_a rosin_n of_o a_o whitish_a yellow_a well_o scent_v and_o in_o grain_n the_o best_a come_v from_o chio_n three_o league_n from_o that_o island_n upon_o a_o mountain_n to_o the_o south_n there_o grow_v a_o peculiar_a sort_n of_o tree_n the_o leave_n be_v like_o myrtle_n their_o branch_n so_o long_o that_o they_o creep_v on_o the_o ground_n but_o which_o be_v wonderful_a that_o when_o they_o be_v down_o they_o rise_v again_o of_o themselves_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o may_n to_o the_o end_n of_o june_n the_o inhabitant_n take_v great_a care_n to_o keep_v the_o earth_n under_o the_o tree_n very_o clean_o for_o during_o those_o two_o month_n there_o issue_n out_o a_o certain_a gum_n from_o the_o joint_n of_o the_o branch_n which_o drop_v upon_o the_o ground_n this_o be_v that_o we_o call_v mastic_n and_o the_o turk_n sake_n according_a to_o the_o island_n name_n here_o grow_v great_a store_n of_o this_o mastic_n which_o in_o the_o
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ductile_a than_o it_o barba_fw-la of_o metal_n ch_n 27._o the_o silver_n mine_n of_o potezi_n discover_v anno._n 1545_o the_o five_o of_o which_o payable_a into_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n exchequer_n amount_v in_o 40_o year_n to_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o million_o of_o pezoes_n every_o pezo_n be_v value_v at_o 6_o s._n 6_o d._n and_o yet_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v discharge_v of_o that_o payment_n peter_n heylin_n the_o ore_n be_v as_o hard_a as_o a_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o with_o pick-ax_n beat_v in_o piece_n with_o a_o iron_n crow_n and_o carry_v upon_o their_o back_n on_o ladder_n make_v of_o leather_n each_o ladder_n have_v 3_o fastning_n about_o the_o thickness_n of_o a_o cable_n stretch_v out_o by_o stick_n so_o that_o one_o go_v up_o on_o one_o side_n while_o another_o come_v down_o on_o the_o other_o each_o ladder_n be_v 10_o fathom_v long_o the_o labourer_n carry_v the_o ore_n in_o bag_n fasten_v before_o on_o their_o breast_n and_o fall_v back_o 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ogilby_n america_n p._n 464_o 465._o silver_n be_v dug_n out_o of_o several_a place_n in_o germany_n so_o much_o be_v dug_n out_o of_o the_o mine_n at_o sueberg_n as_o be_v worth_a 2000000_o rhevish_a noble_n that_o at_o abertham_n 150000._o agricol_n etc._n etc._n 3._o quicksilver_n mercury_n be_v either_o natural_a or_o artificial_a the_o natural_a be_v a_o volatile_a mineral_n juice_n greedy_o cleave_v to_o and_o devour_a metal_n principal_o gold_n the_o artificial_a be_v draw_v out_o of_o metal_n and_o be_v call_v the_o mercury_n of_o body_n the_o best_a be_v that_o which_o be_v take_v from_o mine_n near_o gold_n or_o silver_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o spanish_a and_o hungarian_a quicksilver_n be_v count_v the_o best_a have_v less_o of_o antimony_n cadmia_n arsenic_n lead_v or_o other_o poisonous_a matter_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o thing_n also_o it_o be_v adulterate_v salm._n disp_n l._n 3._o p._n 298._o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v draw_v forth_o by_o drink_v of_o 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