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may_v say_v what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n water_n the_o answer_v to_o which_o quaere_fw-la will_v give_v i_o liberty_n to_o prosecute_v what_o i_o aim_v at_o viz._n the_o restoration_n of_o the_o digestion_n and_o redintegration_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n by_o remove_v the_o interrupt_a obstacle_n and_o how_o far_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n may_v reach_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o foresay_a disease_n for_o have_v in_o the_o former_a section_n give_v a_o short_a account_n of_o the_o essence_n and_o original_a cause_n of_o many_o if_o not_o most_v disease_n what_o they_o be_v and_o whence_o they_o proceed_v how_o they_o arise_v from_o a_o vitiate_a of_o the_o several_a ferment_n either_o cause_v a_o rawness_n or_o over-acidness_a or_o other_o hostile_a property_n in_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n have_v distinguish_v they_o into_o the_o several_a class_n of_o the_o digestion_n 2._o i_o shall_v therefore_o now_o signify_v what_o disease_n this_o spa_n be_v proper_a for_o what_o not_o helmont_n tell_v we_o potae_fw-la spadanae_fw-la non_fw-la multùm_fw-la conferunt_fw-la in_o epidemicis_fw-la eudemicis_fw-la &_o astralibus_fw-la morbis_fw-la ut_fw-la sunt_fw-la pestis_fw-la pleuritis_fw-la prunella_fw-la etc._n etc._n nec_fw-la quibus_fw-la venenum_fw-la subest_fw-la vel_fw-la assumptum_fw-la vel_fw-la intus_fw-la genitum_fw-la vel_fw-la contagio_fw-la participatum_fw-la ut_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o morbis_fw-la tincturae_fw-la quales_fw-la sunt_fw-la lepra_fw-la lues_fw-la veneris_fw-la morphea_fw-la cancer_n epilepsia_n etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o the_o spa_n water_n avail_v nothing_o in_o pestilential_a disease_n pleurisy_n prunella_n poison_n take_v in_o or_o inbred_a neither_o in_o the_o leprosy_n french_a disease_n morphew_n cancer_n fall_v sickness_n nor_o in_o the_o apoplexy_n palsy_n or_o asthma_n 3._o and_o though_o in_o woman_n disease_n upon_o occasion_n of_o obstruction_n of_o the_o menstrual_a evacuation_n 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though_o accompany_v with_o all_o the_o rule_v imaginable_a be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o assist_v by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o some_o noble_a specific_v which_o yet_o without_o the_o spaw_n may_v do_v their_o work_n though_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o absterse_v the_o sordes_fw-la of_o the_o primary_n culinary_a digestion_n by_o the_o spa_n which_o may_v thereby_o somewhat_o contribute_v to_o the_o energy_n of_o specific_v who_o work_n be_v to_o dint_n and_o mortify_v that_o malignant-blass_a which_o arise_v from_o the_o virulent_a circulated_a recrement_n sudden_o surprise_v stupifi_v and_o take_v the_o animal_n spirit_n 5._o for_o in_o the_o epilepsy_n the_o circulate_v cadaverous_a excrement_n come_v to_o its_o maturity_n bring_v on_o a_o fit_a of_o that_o disease_n by_o impugn_v the_o aura_fw-fr vitalis_fw-la of_o the_o archaeus_n from_o the_o antipathetical_a concourse_n of_o which_o two_o arise_v a_o secret_a incoercible_a flatus_fw-la which_o be_v pen_v up_o by_o 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into_o another_o through_o the_o texture_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v apparent_a in_o that_o the_o patient_n feel_v sensible_o the_o volatile_a spirit_n which_o he_o strong_o smell_v at_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o process_n of_o the_o medulla_n spinalis_fw-la down_o the_o vertebra_n into_o his_o loin_n and_o so_o down_o to_o his_o foot_n also_o along_o his_o arm_n to_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o his_o very_a finger_n end_n whence_o also_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o springy_a motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o nervous_a kind_n have_v their_o original_n in_o the_o brain_n for_o as_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o the_o artery_n the_o liver_n of_o all_o the_o vein_n so_o likewise_o the_o brain_n of_o all_o the_o nerve_n which_o yet_o do_v not_o infringe_v our_o doctrine_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o pure_a defecate_n essential_a part_n thereof_o engender_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o arterial_a blood_n become_v exquisite_o elaborate_v in_o their_o own_o vessel_n and_o at_o length_n receive_v a_o determination_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o brain_n sixthly_a that_o the_o head_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v evident_a in_o this_o patient_n for_o all_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o head_n be_v untouched_a save_o a_o weakness_n as_o i_o say_v of_o his_o eye_n so_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o what_o part_n soever_o of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n upon_o which_o the_o cadaverous_a recrement_n seize_v give_v be_v to_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la and_o that_o without_o respect_n to_o the_o head_n unless_o the_o same_o efficient_a cause_n be_v there_o and_o then_o indeed_o it_o give_v original_a to_o the_o epilepsy_n catalepsie_n convulsion_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o part_n more_o observation_n i_o can_v make_v but_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o prosecute_v they_o to_o
the_o full_a at_o this_o time_n till_o i_o be_o more_o confirm_v by_o some_o collateral_a experiment_n 16._o the_o doctor_n give_v we_o two_o instance_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o asthma_n by_o the_o water_n viz._n of_o a_o alderman_n of_o hull_n and_o of_o a_o gentlewoman_n as_o to_o the_o first_o we_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v very_o if_o not_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o asthma_n wherewith_o the_o alderman_n labour_v be_v from_o a_o deuteropathy_n from_o a_o stuff_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o may_v compress_v and_o straighten_v the_o diaphragm_n as_o also_o from_o some_o trivial_a obstruction_n in_o the_o lung_n which_o together_o may_v very_o well_o produce_v a_o spurious_a asthma_n or_o shortness_n of_o breath_n than_o which_o in_o ordinary_a foulness_n and_o oppression_n of_o uhe_a stomach_n nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a and_o upon_o that_o account_n may_v easy_o enough_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o water_n which_o do_v notable_o cleanse_v the_o sordes_fw-la of_o the_o stomach_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o this_o be_v a_o real_a asthma_n i_o fear_v the_o doctor_n mistake_v in_o his_o diagnostick_n 17._o and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o cure_n of_o the_o gentlewoman_n i_o can_v otherwise_o apprehend_v from_o his_o enumeration_n of_o concomitant_a circumstance_n but_o that_o it_o be_v from_o a_o uterine_n cause_n asthma_n ex_fw-la regimine_fw-la matricis_fw-la influentiali_fw-la prognatum_fw-la and_o so_o be_v not_o primary_o in_o the_o lung_n but_o only_o secondary_a and_o symptomatical_a depend_v upon_o the_o deprave_a occonomy_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o that_o from_o inordinate_a obstruction_n therein_o which_o be_v cause_v as_o i_o suppose_v from_o cold_a take_v at_o a_o unseasonable_a time_n when_o nature_n be_v about_o its_o critical_a evacuation_n now_o the_o spaw_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o aperient_fw-la mineral_n salt_n therein_o contain_v be_v very_o proper_a for_o open_v those_o obstruction_n send_v away_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v by_o those_o inferior_a channel_n and_o so_o consequent_o the_o cause_n be_v remove_v the_o symptomatical_a asthma_n may_v by_o degree_n cease_v in_o which_o judgement_n i_o be_o further_a confirm_v in_o that_o he_o say_v that_o not_o long_o after_o she_o have_v a_o child_n 18._o as_o for_o rheum_n or_o catarrh_n he_o mention_n one_o that_o receive_v benefit_n thereby_o which_o disease_n according_a to_o the_o galenist_n as_o i_o apprehend_v proceed_v from_o vapour_n ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n which_o be_v condense_v by_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o obstruction_n in_o the_o head_n distil_v per_fw-la foramen_fw-la palati_fw-la through_o the_o small_a channel_n of_o the_o palate_n or_o by_o the_o nostril_n which_o fall_v upon_o the_o lung_n bring_v a_o cough_n and_o sometime_o a_o consumption_n and_o descend_v in_o other_o channel_n cause_v other_o disease_n all_o which_o may_v indeed_o be_v reckon_v inter_fw-la deliramenta_fw-la catarrhi_fw-la 19_o the_o essential_o of_o which_o disease_n we_o deny_v viz._n any_o vapour_n to_o arise_v from_o the_o digestion_n of_o the_o meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o vapore_o terus_a to_o reach_v the_o head_n which_o suppose_v we_o shall_v grant_v let_v we_o see_v what_o absurdity_n will_v follow_v first_o no_o soon_o will_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v take_v into_o the_o stomach_n but_o the_o heat_n and_o moisture_n therein_o will_v forthwith_o send_v up_o vapour_n and_o we_o shall_v thereupon_o be_v constant_o trouble_v with_o catarrh_n also_o the_o most_o sound_a strong_a stomach_n who_o heat_n be_v lively_a will_v certain_o always_o breed_v catarrh_n because_o of_o send_v up_o most_o powerful_a vapour_n from_o the_o liquid_a part_n of_o food_n also_o in_o cold_a winter_n from_o the_o forcible_a injury_n of_o the_o cold_a air_n work_v upon_o the_o brain_n and_o cause_v a_o cold_a distemper_n there_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v keep_v free_a from_o a_o catarrh_n not_o to_o say_v what_o constant_a dropping_n there_o will_v be_v at_o the_o pipe_n of_o the_o alembick_a the_o nose_n enough_o to_o fill_v a_o receiver_n in_o a_o little_a time_n and_o to_o make_v every_o one_o go_v with_o one_o hang_v at_o his_o nose_n 20._o also_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o taste_n and_o that_o insipid_a too_o because_o if_o the_o vapour_n suppose_v in_o a_o pot_n arise_v from_o never_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o meat_n where_o there_o be_v a_o competent_a moisture_n yet_o that_o which_o be_v save_v by_o condense_v will_v have_v but_o one_o taste_n viz._n a_o elemental_a simple_a water_n whence_o therefore_o according_a to_o their_o own_o doctrine_n shall_v the_o variety_n of_o consistence_n and_o taste_v proceed_v that_o one_o shall_v be_v fault_n another_o sharp_a and_o fret_a one_o thin_a and_o another_o more_o thick_a so_o that_o difficulty_n and_o absurdity_n on_o all_o hand_n sit_v upon_o the_o skirt_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o a_o catarrh_n 21._o to_o be_v positive_a we_o say_v the_o stomach_n no_o soon_o receive_v food_n into_o it_o but_o it_o close_v the_o upper_a mouth_n and_o the_o membranous_a oesophagus_fw-la clap_v close_a together_o which_o also_o happen_v at_o every_o bit_n that_o be_v swallow_v down_o so_o that_o no_o vapour_n can_v pass_v it_o and_o though_o vapour_n shall_v arise_v which_o no_o doubt_n in_o small_a quantity_n they_o do_v from_o the_o low_a concave_n of_o the_o stomach_n where_o the_o food_n lie_v to_o the_o upper_a part_n thereof_o yet_o they_o be_v carry_v up_o with_o so_o easy_a a_o digestive_a heat_n as_o that_o they_o circulate_v and_o fall_v back_o upon_o the_o digestive_a mass_n again_o like_o a_o globe_n of_o glass_n half_o fill_v who_o neck_n be_v close_o seal_v up_o and_o set_v in_o a_o easy_a heat_n of_o digestion_n the_o steam_n which_o arise_v circulate_v back_o again_o upon_o the_o matter_n without_o any_o press_n through_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o glass_n or_o any_o danger_n of_o break_v the_o glass_n 22._o it_o be_v true_a that_o from_o the_o incongruity_n of_o the_o food_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o from_o the_o reluctancy_n thereof_o and_o the_o indigestion_n thence_o follow_v a_o flatus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sylvestris_fw-la or_o incoercible_a gas_n may_v arise_v which_o not_o sudden_o find_v vent_n by_o the_o open_n of_o the_o upper_a mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n stretch_v the_o membranous_a part_n thereof_o make_v one_o sick_a and_o faint_a but_o at_o length_n get_v passage_n by_o the_o upper_a portall_n flappe_n open_v the_o oesophagus_n whisk_v forth_o with_o a_o sudden_a noise_n of_o a_o ructure_n or_o belch_v this_o flatin_n or_o wind_n carry_v with_o it_o the_o odour_n or_o taste_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o food_n which_o be_v most_o difficult_o digest_v and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o vapour_n which_o be_v carry_v up_o which_o yet_o be_v not_o a_o vapour_n but_o a_o incoercible_a wind_n never_o condensable_a as_o all_o vapour_n be_v into_o water_n 23._o but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o if_o no_o steam_n or_o vapour_n be_v carry_v up_o from_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o brain_n as_o be_v usual_o and_o vulgar_o suppose_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o after_o meat_n we_o common_o find_v ourselves_o dull_a and_o indispose_v and_o as_o it_o be_v heavy_a to_o sleep_v many_o time_n be_v it_o not_o from_o the_o vapour_n which_o ascend_v into_o the_o head_n and_o incline_v to_o heaviness_n i_o answer_v no._n but_o we_o be_v then_o inclinable_a to_o a_o heaviness_n and_o sleepyness_n from_o the_o same_o cause_n we_o be_v inclinable_a to_o the_o same_o at_o any_o time_n sleep_n follow_v wake_v as_o night_n the_o day_n heaviness_n and_o dulness_n be_v as_o precursory_a to_o sleep_v as_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o night_n wake_v be_v a_o vigilancy_n and_o action_n of_o the_o spirit_n each_o stand_a centinel_n in_o the_o portal_n of_o the_o sense_n sleep_n be_v a_o quiescence_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o their_o action_n the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v after_o a_o time_n of_o work_v weary_v and_o willing_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o a_o lassation_n for_o a_o further_o recruit_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o vapour_n to_o arise_v into_o the_o head_n to_o cause_v sleep_n for_o though_o a_o man_n fast_o 24_o hour_n or_o long_o and_o consequent_o have_v small_a matter_n leave_v on_o his_o stomach_n to_o cause_n vapour_n yet_o be_v he_o nevertheless_o inclinable_a to_o sleep_v and_o many_o can_v sleep_v as_o sound_o upon_o a_o empty_a as_o a_o foul_a stomach_n employment_n either_o in_o mind_n or_o body_n keep_v the_o spirit_n in_o action_n and_o awake_a once_o give_v way_n by_o idleness_n or_o solitary_a sit_v after_o meat_n or_o at_o other_o time_n and_o a_o dulness_n begin_v which_o be_v the_o harbinger_n of_o sleep_n and_o the_o spirit_n fair_a and_o easy_o fall_v to_o rest_n 24._o another_o objection_n
be_v strong_o fire_v become_v fix_v and_o be_v edulcorate_v by_o repeat_v distillation_n of_o rectify_a spirit_n of_o wine_n from_o it_o to_o ten_o time_n and_o then_o become_v sweet_a and_o be_v also_o call_v aurum_fw-la horizontale_fw-la of_o which_o he_o say_v omnem_fw-la san_z it_z febrem_fw-la unicâ_fw-la potione_fw-la hecticam_fw-la intra_fw-la lunae_fw-la decursum_fw-la ore-tenus_o enim_fw-la sumptus_fw-la curate_n carcinoma_fw-la lupum_fw-la &_o quodlibet_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la cacoethes_fw-mi ulcus_fw-la sive_fw-la externum_fw-la sive_fw-la internum_fw-la itemque_fw-la hydropem_fw-la asthma_n &_o morbum_fw-la quemcumque_fw-la chronicum_fw-la complete_a solus_fw-la desideria_fw-la medentum_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o physicis_fw-la quà m_fw-la chirurgicis_fw-la defectibus_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v certain_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v a_o panacea_fw-la in_o as_o much_o as_o according_a to_o what_o he_o affirm_v it_o cure_v all_o acute_a and_o chronic_a disease_n sed_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la disertos_fw-la 57_o i_o do_v not_o here_o pretend_v to_o it_o but_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o veracity_n of_o that_o noble_a philosopher_n who_o wrought_v thirty_o year_n in_o the_o search_n of_o nature_n choice_a secret_n who_o masterpiece_n be_v the_o liquor_n alkahest_n precipitatus_fw-la diaphoreticus_fw-la arcannm_fw-la corallinum_fw-la tinctura_fw-la lilii_fw-la sulphur_n vitrioli_fw-la metallus_fw-la masculus_fw-la elementum_fw-la lac_n perlarum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n elixir_n proprietatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o which_o conspire_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o integrity_n of_o health_n though_o disturb_v from_o what_o occasional_a cause_n soever_o for_o the_o life_n or_o spiritus_fw-la impetum_fw-la faciens_fw-la be_v but_o one_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o disease_n into_o itself_o which_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o occasional_a cause_n become_v different_o affect_v and_o disturb_v whence_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o disease_n which_o by_o a_o high_o graduate_v medicine_n reach_v the_o very_a radical_a principle_n of_o this_o archaeus_n or_o regent_a spirit_n of_o life_n correct_v the_o enormity_n and_o irregularity_n thereof_o and_o by_o absterse_v the_o offend_a occasional_a cause_n restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a integrity_n vita_fw-la &_o vis_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la unica_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o caussis_fw-la alienis_fw-la degeneretur_fw-la tum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la serpens_fw-la saevit_fw-la in_o seipsum_fw-la &_o morborum_fw-la evadit_fw-la matrona_fw-la quâ_fw-la restitutâ_fw-la eadem_fw-la ut_fw-la antea_fw-la est_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la integritas_fw-la what_o noble_a effect_n these_o generous_a and_o universal_a remedy_n may_v have_v upon_o the_o vital_a archaeus_n in_o order_n to_o its_o restitution_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o malady_n may_v not_o uneasy_o be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o who_o do_v but_o see_v the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o substiture_n whether_o in_o chronical_a or_o acute_a disease_n sect_n 9_o 1._o thus_o have_v run_v through_o the_o disease_n or_o at_o least_o most_o of_o they_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o which_o the_o spa_n contribute_v little_a help_n now_o come_v we_o to_o those_o disease_n where_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spa_n be_v most_o discernible_a viz._n the_o scurvy_a dropsy_n stone_n or_o strangury_n jaundice_n hypochondriac_a melancholy_n cachexia_n and_o woman_n disease_n proceed_v from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la all_o which_o fave_v that_o of_o the_o stone_n and_o woman_n disease_n as_o they_o have_v their_o first_o spring_n from_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n spleen_n and_o some_o next_o succeed_a digestion_n so_o they_o be_v thereby_o more_o capable_a of_o receive_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n which_o chief_o operate_v upon_o the_o stomach_n absterse_v the_o sordes_fw-la thereof_o whence_o it_o become_v very_o proper_a against_o frequent_a and_o immoderate_a vomit_n heartburning_n from_o a_o over-acidity_a grate_v upon_o the_o upper_a mouth_n thereof_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n from_o the_o like_a cause_n etc._n etc._n 2._o first_o as_o to_o the_o scurvy_a which_o disease_n at_o its_o full_a state_n though_o it_o ultimate_o vitiate_v the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o bring_v on_o a_o cachexia_n yet_o the_o first_o seminary_n thereof_o be_v find_v in_o the_o stomach_n where_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v not_o well_o concoct_v by_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o for_o no_o solitary_a heat_n but_o a_o ferment_n be_v the_o agent_n of_o concoction_n the_o first_o stone_n be_v there_o lay_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o scruvy_a this_o first_o alienation_n of_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n be_v not_o correct_v nor_o amend_v in_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n come_v crude_o into_o the_o three_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n ready_a to_o receive_v the_o vital_a ferment_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o find_v many_o untameable_a hetrogeneity_n can_v sub_fw-la jugum_fw-la trahere_fw-la bring_v it_o into_o conformity_n whence_o the_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n become_v pervert_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n into_o a_o sourish_n saltish_a and_o at_o the_o height_n of_o the_o disease_n vapid_a liquor_n 3._o now_o the_o essurine_n alumenish_a salt_n of_o this_o spring_n do_v notable_o absterse_v the_o feculency_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o thereby_o strengthen_v the_o ferment_n thereof_o which_o to_o person_n who_o have_v not_o or_o if_o they_o have_v but_o in_o a_o remiss_a degree_n the_o water_n may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o prevent_v the_o disease_n and_o to_o those_o who_o have_v it_o in_o a_o intense_a degree_n it_o will_v abate_v the_o first_o spring_n or_o feed_v cause_n thereof_o and_o by_o the_o penetrate_a mineral_n salt_n in_o the_o water_n may_v insinuate_v the_o liman_n of_o the_o three_o digestion_n where_o especial_o if_o help_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o restorative_n balsamic_a medicine_n it_o may_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n overcome_v that_o dyscrasie_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o remove_v that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a may_v replenish_v the_o blood_n with_o its_o wont_a vital_a ferment_n and_o by_o dint_v the_o spurious_a saltness_n thereof_o may_v restore_v it_o to_o its_o primitive_a sweet_a balsamic_a nature_n 4._o the_o spa_n water_n together_o with_o the_o change_n of_o air_n be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o aforesaid_a purpose_n especial_o as_o i_o say_v if_o second_v by_o other_o penetrate_a medicine_n which_o have_v a_o power_n to_o dint_n the_o scorbutic_a ferment_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o tincture_n of_o antimony_n the_o right_a prepare_a spirit_n of_o salt_n the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o hartshorn_n the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o scurvygrass_n ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la all_o which_o as_o a_o balsamic_a condiment_n season_n the_o nutritive_a juice_n separate_v exotic_a heterogeneity_n therefrom_o by_o their_o proper_a emunctory_n sweeten_v the_o blood_n by_o renew_v its_o former_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a eucrasia_n which_o do_v the_o scorbutic_a product_n whether_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n sore_a and_o swell_a of_o the_o goom_n looseness_n of_o tooth_n and_o the_o like_a cease_v and_o the_o scurvy_a be_v cure_a 5._o second_o the_o dropsy_n may_v be_v help_v by_o the_o spa_n which_o to_o affirm_v though_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n it_o may_v seem_v unreasonable_a and_o contradictory_n because_o in_o this_o disease_n the_o blood_n be_v already_o too_o much_o dilute_v with_o a_o waterishness_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v chief_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o the_o strangeness_n will_v be_v take_v away_o for_o although_o there_o be_v a_o real_a vitiate_a of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o a_o aedust_a alkalizate_n sordes_fw-la impact_v in_o the_o tunicle_n thereof_o whence_o a_o feverishness_n and_o a_o press_a thirst_n constant_o attend_v dropsical_a person_n which_o fever_n be_v not_o primary_n but_o symptomatical_a 6._o i_o say_v though_o the_o groundwork_n of_o this_o as_o of_o most_o disease_n be_v in_o the_o stomach_n yet_o be_v the_o main_a cause_n a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a emunctory_a of_o the_o potable_a part_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n whether_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n by_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n or_o by_o any_o other_o near_a passage_n to_o the_o reins_o if_o through_o the_o congestion_n of_o some_o mucous_a recrement_n the_o small_a vessel_n be_v obstruct_v as_o usual_o in_o this_o case_n happen_v then_o be_v the_o superfluous_a liquid_a latex_n ready_a for_o separation_n regurgitated_a either_o back_n into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o that_o species_n of_o the_o dropsy_n call_v anasarcasis_n which_o by_o the_o anastomasis_n of_o the_o vessel_n sometime_o let_v a_o part_n thereof_o fall_v into_o the_o leg_n swell_v they_o especial_o towards_o night_n and_o at_o other_o time_n swallow_v they_o up_o again_o into_o the_o former_a vessel_n and_o the_o leg_n become_v unswel_v again_o
volatile_a as_o not_o the_o least_o of_o it_o discernible_a in_o any_o body_n of_o sulphur_n or_o otherwise_o nay_o though_o one_o shall_v distil_v it_o with_o never_o so_o much_o curiosity_n of_o exact_o fit_v and_o joint_v receiver_n yet_o will_v nothing_o of_o a_o sulphur_n become_v apparent_a but_o will_v be_v go_v insensible_o as_o happen_v to_o a_o solution_n of_o above_o a_o pound_n of_o thrice_o calcine_v salt_n which_o upon_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n do_v exact_o resemble_v the_o sulphur_n well_o as_o i_o say_v which_o filter_v and_o place_v over_o the_o fire_n to_o evaporate_v before_o one_o half_a be_v go_v it_o have_v lose_v all_o its_o embryonative_n sulphur_n be_v so_o volatile_a as_o it_o take_v wing_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o so_o much_o heat_n and_o leave_v no_o footstep_n of_o its_o presence_n 8._o three_o i_o conclude_v that_o such_o a_o solution_n of_o the_o sal_fw-la marine_n together_o with_o its_o embryonated_a sulphur_n in_o a_o sabulous_a spring_n have_v receive_v that_o previous_a digestion_n in_o the_o entrail_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o to_o make_v apparent_a its_o embryo_n sulphur_n may_v be_v near_o the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la than_o a_o coagulate_v salt_n and_o may_v be_v better_o take_v in_o order_n to_o the_o preparation_n of_o that_o great_a solvent_a the_o sal_fw-la circulatum_fw-la and_o my_o reason_n be_v partly_o ground_v upon_o a_o sentence_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o long_o experience_v helmont_n where_o he_o say_v in_o sulphur_n sunt_fw-la fermenta_fw-mi fracedines_n odores_fw-la sapores_fw-la specifici_fw-la seminum_fw-la ad_fw-la quasvis_fw-la transmutationes_fw-la that_o be_v in_o sulphur_n be_v ferment_n hogo_n smell_n specific_a taste_n of_o seed_n fit_a for_o all_o transmutation_n so_o that_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o sulphur_n lie_v the_o main_a wheel_n of_o all_o transmutation_n the_o beginning_n to_o which_o be_v also_o putrefaction_n which_o those_o embryo-sulphurs_a may_v much_o promote_v for_o all_o body_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o resolution_n into_o heterogeneity_n their_o texture_n be_v subvert_v by_o the_o work_n of_o ferment_n upon_o the_o sulphur_n of_o such_o body_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v ready_o analyze_v or_o take_v in_o piece_n 9_o last_o that_o spirit_n such_o i_o call_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la before_o they_o be_v coagulate_v upon_o mineral_n or_o other_o body_n be_v but_o in_o embryo_n or_o in_o their_o infancy_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o or_o nonage_n and_o therefore_o coagulable_a upon_o body_n to_o the_o impair_n of_o their_o own_o activity_n by_o lock_v themselves_o up_o in_o the_o texture_n of_o body_n and_o so_o require_v a_o resolution_n from_o their_o coagulation_n before_o they_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o that_o purity_n and_o simplicity_n they_o be_v in_o when_o they_o find_v body_n to_o dwell_v in_o viz._n before_o incorporation_n 10._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o paracelsus_n give_v a_o hint_n concern_v the_o preparation_n of_o his_o grand_a liquor_n alkahest_n which_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v he_o call_v by_o that_o name_n in_o all_o his_o write_n save_v de_fw-fr viribus_fw-la membrorum_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr hepate_n but_o by_o sal_fw-la circulatum_fw-la primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v à _fw-la coagulatione_fw-la resolvatur_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la coaguletur_fw-la in_o formam_fw-la transmutatam_fw-la that_o be_v as_o i_o apprehend_v that_o see_v we_o can_v scarce_o find_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la in_o its_o pure_a spirituality_n and_o naked_a simplicity_n but_o as_o it_o be_v enfold_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o a_o mineral_n body_n and_o so_o coagulate_v into_o many_o shape_n of_o salt_n as_o marine_n vitriol_n allom_n nitre_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v several_a body_n wherein_o this_o hide_a spirit_n or_o universal_a embryonative_n solvent_a appear_v to_o our_o view_n in_o divers_a corporeal_a dress_n put_v on_o proteus_n like_v new_a shape_n according_a to_o the_o mineral_n vestment_n wherewith_o he_o be_v clothe_v require_v therefore_o if_o we_o will_v have_v he_o appear_v unmask_v to_o be_v resolve_v from_o his_o coagulation_n till_o than_o we_o can_v expect_v he_o capable_a of_o perform_v much_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o penetrate_a master-solvent_a but_o act_n according_a to_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o keeper_n 11._o and_o though_o this_o spirit_n or_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la while_o it_o be_v in_o its_o infancy_n or_o embryo_n be_v so_o weak_a as_o to_o clasp_v hold_n of_o every_o body_n that_o come_v near_o it_o and_o prostitute_v itself_o to_o every_o wooer_n in_o many_o strange_a mineral_n body_n so_o as_o to_o dibilitate_v itself_o before_o it_o arrive_v to_o those_o more_o mature_a and_o masculine_a function_n of_o penetrate_a and_o dissolve_v body_n without_o be_v contaminate_v with_o their_o touch_n or_o debilitate_a and_o baffle_v by_o their_o re-action_n i_o say_v notwithstanding_o this_o weakness_n of_o the_o spirit_n before_o coagulation_n yet_o if_o after_o the_o the_o resolution_n it_o become_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o its_o bond_n divorce_v from_o its_o first_o consort_n and_o then_o exalt_v and_o fortify_v in_o its_o own_o purity_n by_o a_o gradual_a process_n become_v so_o noble_a and_o virile_a a_o liquor_n as_o that_o it_o act_n upon_o all_o mineral_n animal_n and_o vegetable_a concretes_n dissolve_v they_o into_o their_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la or_o seminal_a crasis_n whereby_o their_o medicinal_a virtue_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o re-action_n of_o those_o body_n upon_o this_o universal_a solvent_a liquor_n but_o to_o return_v 12._o this_o spa_n as_o to_o medicinal_a use_n be_v not_o of_o much_o more_o efficacy_n than_o so_o much_o trencher-salt_n dissolve_v in_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o water_n answerable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o sulphur-well_a which_o both_o alike_o will_v muchwhat_a have_v the_o same_o operation_n only_o the_o foetid_v embryonate_a sulphur_n do_v somewhat_o provoke_v nature_n and_o therefore_o extimulate_v the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o stomach_n purge_v either_o upward_a or_o which_o the_o rather_o downward_o 13._o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o salt_n wherewith_o it_o be_v strong_o saturate_a preserve_v much_o against_o putrefaction_n and_o disease_n thence_o proceed_v viz._n against_o worm_n and_o wormatick_a corrupt_a matter_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n which_o so_o much_o common_a salt_n as_o i_o say_v dissolve_v in_o fair_a water_n will_v effect_v the_o same_o the_o blackish_a salt_n which_o remain_v after_o the_o boil_a up_o of_o the_o water_n have_v no_o more_o virtue_n against_o worm_n for_o which_o it_o be_v frequent_o use_v than_o a_o like_a quantity_n of_o common_a salt_n for_o it_o have_v no_o specifical_a difference_n from_o common_a salt_n especial_o when_o depurate_v by_o solution_n filtration_n and_o evaporation_n than_o it_o be_v exact_o the_o same_o 14._o and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o marcasite_n or_o stone_n of_o vitriol_n to_o be_v find_v about_o sixscore_o yard_n from_o this_o well_o which_o will_v fall_v in_o the_o air_n in_o a_o moist_a place_n and_o by_o solution_n filtration_n and_o evaporation_n will_v become_v a_o transparent_a green_a vitriol_n as_o a_o ingenuous_a friend_n of_o i_o for_o trial_n sake_n make_v i_o say_v though_o this_o be_v find_v near_o it_o yet_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o partake_v thereof_o neither_o in_o taste_n nor_o virtue_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o hot_a spring_n it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o among_o chemical_a inquiry_n to_o know_v the_o true_a original_a cause_n of_o heat_n whether_o in_o vegetable_n animal_n or_o mineral_n among_o which_o the_o cause_n of_o hot_a spring_n be_v not_o inconsiderable_a see_v that_o in_o they_o be_v find_v many_o medicinable_a virtue_n useful_a for_o the_o help_n of_o man._n where_o i_o shall_v proceed_v first_o to_o show_v that_o hot_a spring_n or_o bath_n be_v from_o mineral_n salt_n next_o how_o mineral_n salt_n upon_o the_o contact_n of_o one_o another_o or_o of_o mineral_n body_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o heat_n in_o those_o spring_n and_o three_o how_o artificial_a bath_n may_v be_v make_v analogical_a in_o virtue_n and_o operation_n to_o the_o natural_a and_o last_o shall_v show_v the_o efficacy_n of_o hot_a spring_n and_o bath_n whether_o natural_a or_o artificial_a as_o to_o the_o first_o that_o hot_a spring_n or_o bath_n be_v from_o mineral_n salt_n be_v evident_a because_o no_o mineral_n or_o metalline_a body_n be_v dissolvable_a or_o alterable_a in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o the_o concourse_n of_o salt_n for_o in_o the_o mineral_n and_o metalline_a kingdom_n there_o be_v but_o two_o agent_n which_o make_v the_o great_a alteration_n among_o those_o body_n and_o those_o be_v fire_n and_o salt_n by_o fire_n i_o mean_v not_o only_o the_o external_a and_o elementary_a fire_n by_o who_o force_n metal_n and_o mineral_n become_v separate_v from_o their_o connate_a heterogeneity_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o best_a but_o also_o the_o
inward_a inbred_a fire_n viz._n the_o sulphur_n of_o those_o body_n which_o ripen_v and_o maturate_v the_o mineral_n and_o metal_n make_v they_o more_o or_o less_o pure_a according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o place_n and_o graduation_n of_o the_o sulphur_n by_o salt_n i_o mean_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la with_o its_o various_a coagulation_n into_o specificated_a salt_n for_o without_o these_o agent_n all_o mineral_n and_o metalline_a body_n be_v at_o rest_n there_o be_v neither_o solution_n nor_o coagulation_n now_o there_o be_v few_o sort_n of_o earth_n through_o which_o water_n in_o its_o current_n pass_v save_v the_o quellem_fw-la or_o arena_n bullien_n but_o they_o be_v impregnate_n with_o mineral_n juice_n of_o one_o sort_n or_o other_o which_o by_o some_o sleight_n touch_n of_o a_o mineral_n salt_n in_o the_o water-spring_n become_v dissolve_v in_o some_o small_a proportion_n enough_o to_o give_v that_o great_a difference_n we_o find_v in_o 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of_o each_o other_o or_o of_o mineral_n body_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o heat_n in_o those_o spring_n i_o be_o now_o speak_v of_o to_o which_o purpose_n i_o shall_v propound_v several_a mechanical_a experiment_n of_o the_o production_n of_o heat_n as_o first_o from_o the_o mix_v acid_a and_o alkalizate_a liquor_n as_o for_o instance_n of_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n with_o oil_n of_o tartar_n which_o upon_o mix_v give_v a_o great_a heat_n make_v a_o strong_a ebullition_n which_o when_o over_o the_o heat_n waste_v and_o that_o be_v either_o when_o the_o one_o by_o its_o great_a proportion_n over-act_n or_o overcome_v the_o other_o or_o when_o both_o proportionable_a they_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o equilibrium_n or_o neutral_a salt_n call_v tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la which_o heat_n be_v cause_v not_o only_o by_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n upon_o the_o alkali_n of_o tartar_n but_o also_o by_o any_o other_o acid_a spirit_n as_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n spirit_n of_o salt_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la spirit_n of_o vinegar_n or_o the_o like_a which_o after_o the_o ebullition_n be_v over_o give_v a_o tartarum_fw-la nitrosum_fw-la salinum_fw-la acetosum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o as_o salt_n mutual_o act_v upon_o each_o other_o cause_n heat_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n do_v some_o liquor_n or_o spirit_n affuse_v upon_o salt_n effect_v the_o same_o as_o spirit_n of_o wine_n pour_v upon_o dry_a salt_n of_o tartar_n will_v make_v a_o great_a heat_n so_o that_o in_o mix_v they_o to_o rectify_v spirit_n of_o wine_n therefrom_o we_o usual_o do_v it_o per_fw-mi vice_n or_o by_o sprinkle_v the_o salt_n leisurely_o therein_o lest_o we_o shall_v endanger_v the_o glass_n by_o heat_a it_o too_o much_o the_o like_a heat_n happen_v by_o pour_v the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n upon_o arsenic_n fix_v upon_o nitre_n which_o as_o from_o the_o same_o cause_n with_o that_o of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n upon_o salt_n of_o tartar_n for_o the_o nitre_n by_o the_o open_a calcination_n with_o arsenic_n be_v 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concussion_n or_o frication_n cause_n heat_n so_o fermentation_n give_v quickness_n of_o motion_n and_o that_o produce_v heat_n which_o be_v sensible_o perceive_v in_o some_o ferment_a liquor_n in_o other_o not_z now_o the_o query_n pertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n be_v which_o of_o all_o these_o several_a cause_n of_o heat_n may_v probable_o be_v the_o efficient_a of_o hot_a spring_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o proceed_v from_o mineral_n salt_n one_o act_v upon_o another_o that_o be_v from_o the_o essurine_a salt_n which_o alone_o with_o a_o slight_a touch_n of_o a_o mineral_n give_v be_v to_o those_o fontes_n acidi_fw-la viz._n vitrioline_n spaw_v which_o meet_v in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o some_o lixivial_a marcasite_n be_v by_o the_o current_n of_o a_o water-spring_n dissolve_v and_o set_v a_o boil_a one_o work_a and_o fret_v upon_o another_o give_v that_o heat_n to_o the_o water_n which_o dissolve_v they_o which_o two_o salt_n 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that_o the_o seminal_a principle_n of_o nature_n be_v at_o work_n in_o all_o place_n according_a to_o the_o capacity_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o matter_n reception_n viz._n ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la calx_fw-la vive_fw-la distil_v with_o fresh_a urine_n make_v the_o spirit_n thereof_o arise_v at_o the_o first_o with_o that_o difference_n also_o from_o soliary_a spirit_n of_o urine_n as_o that_o it_o give_v cause_n to_o think_v that_o some_o volatile_a alkali_n of_o the_o calx_fw-la arise_v up_o with_o it_o which_o hinder_v the_o coagulation_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o a_o offa_n with_o spirit_n of_o wine_n usual_o happen_v from_o simple_a spirit_n of_o urine_n and_o spirit_n of_o wine_n mix_v together_o which_o very_o thing_n argue_v the_o difference_n of_o salt_n of_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la that_o it_o have_v a_o alkali_n in_o it_o be_v demonstrable_a enough_o from_o its_o enrich_n of_o ground_n for_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v frequent_o use_v in_o barren_a soyl_n 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be_v most_o vigorous_a and_o active_a for_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o animal_n the_o ferment_n be_v very_o languid_a especial_o i_o say_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o transmutation_n they_o make_v be_v but_o very_o slender_a and_o tennious_a whence_o be_v the_o facile_a reduction_n of_o the_o minute_n embryo_n into_o its_o first_o spermatick_a juice_n or_o elementary_a liquor_n in_o child_n the_o ferment_n grow_v strong_a but_o yet_o be_v very_o weak_a whence_o be_v their_o aptness_n to_o breed_v worm_n which_o proceed_v from_o a_o debilitude_n of_o the_o embalm_v ferment_n as_o child_n grow_v up_o in_o year_n the_o ferment_n grow_v more_o strong_a and_o therefore_o they_o require_v strong_a meat_n and_o the_o transmutation_n of_o the_o ferment_n be_v more_o vigorous_a whence_o the_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o young_a man_n become_v more_o solid_a and_o firm_a and_o that_o increase_v till_o the_o body_n come_v to_o its_o full_a stature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o vigour_n of_o the_o ferment_n that_o give_v flower_n and_o strength_n to_o the_o body_n and_o their_o defect_n give_v be_v to_o disease_n make_v the_o spirit_n flag_n the_o sinew_n shrink_v and_o the_o flesh_n waste_v away_o by_o a_o linger_a tabes_fw-la and_o that_o too_o oftentimes_o in_o the_o very_a spring_n of_o youth_n even_o many_o time_n whilst_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o meridian_n of_o our_o day_n occasional_o from_o the_o assault_n of_o many_o disease_n when_o we_o be_v once_o arrive_v to_o the_o zenith_n of_o our_o year_n that_o the_o florid_n strength_n of_o our_o body_n be_v demonstrable_a index_n of_o the_o agile_a vigour_n of_o our_o ferment_n and_o vital_a function_n we_o stay_v not_o long_o here_o but_o then_o begin_v to_o decline_v and_o to_o go_v down_o the_o hill_n our_o strength_n begin_v gradual_o to_o be_v impair_v and_o that_o because_o our_o ferment_n and_o vital_a power_n when_o once_o mount_v to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v labil_n and_o in_o 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thereof_o do_v in_o a_o less_o time_n as_o perhaps_o in_o a_o year_n half_o a_o year_n three_o month_n or_o less_o viz._n wear_v away_o the_o body_n by_o a_o continual_a waste_n or_o consumption_n until_o the_o part_n be_v reduce_v to_o a_o skeleton_n which_o be_v after_o entomb_v in_o the_o earth_n do_v as_o all_o other_o body_n by_o the_o fracedinous_a odour_n thereof_o fatiscere_fw-la in_o succum_fw-la suum_fw-la primitivum_fw-la legesque_fw-la aquae_fw-la subire_fw-la turn_v into_o a_o sort_n of_o leffas_n and_o that_o by_o a_o further_a reduction_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o water_n not_o to_o say_v what_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o effluvia_fw-la or_o vapour_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v material_o water_n pass_v continual_o through_o the_o pore_n of_o our_o body_n perhaps_o if_o due_o compute_v not_o much_o less_o than_o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o food_n we_o take_v in_o and_o yet_o be_v nothing_o but_o water_n circulate_v in_o our_o body_n through_o various_a fermentation_n and_o at_o length_n reduce_v to_o its_o primitive_a simplicity_n thus_o we_o begin_v we_o grow_v we_o come_v to_o our_o full_a stature_n from_o the_o operation_n of_o seed_n and_o ferment_n upon_o water_n who_o degree_n of_o vigour_n upon_o the_o material_a stage_n thereof_o give_v the_o various_a stadiums_n of_o life_n then_o we_o bend_v to_o disease_n we_o decline_v we_o die_v when_o the_o vital_a power_n and_o formal_a ferment_n march_v off_o the_o stage_n and_o have_v their_o exit_z into_o their_o primitive_a hyle_n and_o the_o body_n then_o ultimate_o reducible_a into_o water_n by_o the_o fracedo_n of_o the_o grave_a hence_o i_o conclude_v all_o body_n in_o the_o mundane_a system_n whether_o vegetable_a animal_n or_o mineral_n from_o water_n as_o the_o material_a element_n and_o by_o seed_n as_o the_o efficient_a agent_n have_v not_o only_o the_o beginning_n but_o the_o end_n a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o spring_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o dr._n wittie_n book_n to_o discourse_n of_o the_o original_a of_o spring_n and_o therein_o to_o assert_v their_o original_n to_o be_v from_o rain_n and_o snow-water_n from_o the_o confluence_n of_o which_o two_o he_o suppose_v all_o spring_n to_o flow_v and_o that_o after_o this_o manner_n viz._n the_o snow_n and_o rain_n fall_v from_o the_o cloud_n in_o great_a abundance_n upon_o the_o earth_n do_v by_o moisten_v the_o superficies_n cause_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o vegetable_n which_o we_o grant_v viz._n that_o the_o moisture_n exhale_v from_o the_o sea_n and_o earth_n carry_v up_o into_o the_o cloud_n become_v impregnate_v with_o a_o influential_a nitrous_a salt_n or_o sal_fw-la hermeticum_n float_v to_o and_o again_o in_o the_o atmosphere_n and_o circulate_v or_o cohobate_v upon_o its_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la the_o earth_n give_v fertility_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o make_v it_o apt_a to_o bring_v forth_o vegetable_n 2._o the_o remain_a part_n say_v he_o except_o what_o sudden_o run_v into_o river_n sink_v down_o by_o secret_a passage_n into_o the_o earth_n with_o which_o the_o superficies_n do_v abound_v and_o in_o rocky_a ground_n it_o run_v through_o the_o cleft_n and_o by_o they_o be_v convey_v to_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n more_o or_o less_o deep_a in_o the_o earth_n where_o it_o be_v concoct_v by_o the_o earth_n and_o move_v as_o blood_n in_o the_o vein_n etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v indeed_o admit_v thus_o far_o of_o what_o he_o say_v viz._n that_o rain_n and_o snow-water_n be_v the_o proximate_a cause_n of_o all_o land-spring_n and_o sudden_a flood_n shilling_n the_o porosity_n and_o channel_n of_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o remain_a part_n restagnate_v till_o it_o find_v declive_a current_n out_o of_o brook_n and_o ditch_n into_o other_o rivulet_n and_o those_o again_o by_o further_a passage_n swell_v into_o river_n and_o thereby_o cause_v inundation_n of_o low_a ground_n till_o those_o river_n empty_a themselves_o by_o other_o intermediate_v once_o into_o the_o sea_n itself_o but_o that_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fontes_n perennes_fw-la viz._n of_o live_v spring_n i_o altogether_o deny_v as_o shall_v afterward_o be_v evince_v more_o clear_o 3._o this_o water_n say_v he_o at_o length_n in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n find_v vent_v and_o run_v forth_o which_o place_n of_o eruption_n we_o call_v a_o spring_n or_o fountain_n and_o this_o spring_v forth_o or_o eruption_n of_o the_o water_n i_o conceive_v say_v he_o to_o be_v make_v from_o its_o own_o natural_a inclination_n and_o tendency_n towards_o its_o proper_a place_n assign_v to_o it_o by_o the_o creator_n which_o be_v the_o convex_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o not_o rest_v till_o it_o meet_v with_o its_o natural_a correspondent_a the_o air_n under_o which_o it_o must_v needs_o lie_v because_o of_o its_o great_a gravity_n as_o above_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o levity_n and_o this_o i_o think_v say_v he_o to_o be_v the_o natural_a reason_n of_o its_o ebullition_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n 4._o here_o the_o doctor_n have_v at_o once_o conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o cause_n as_o he_o suppose_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o spring_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n viz._n from_o rain_n and_o snow-water_n and_o their_o tendency_n in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o their_o proper_a place_n the_o convex_a part_n thereof_o for_o he_o have_v number_v three_o general_a opinion_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o spring_n viz._n first_o by_o percolation_n of_o the_o sea_n second_o by_o transmutation_n of_o earth_n or_o air_n into_o water_n within_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o last_o by_o rain_n or_o snow_n with_o the_o last_o of_o which_o he_o close_v as_o for_o the_o second_o viz._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o
earth_n up_o to_o the_o cloud_n and_o from_o thence_o down_o again_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v repute_v air_n transmute_v into_o water_n viz_o that_o which_o fall_v upon_o stonewall_n in_o moist_a season_n be_v so_o absurd_a as_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o confute_v it_o to_o name_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n which_o settle_v itself_o upon_o the_o wall_n and_o floor_n of_o stonebuilding_n neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v air_n and_o that_o the_o transmutability_n of_o air_n into_o water_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v impossible_a and_o last_o that_o spring_n viz._n the_o fontes_fw-la perennes_fw-la have_v not_o their_o original_a from_o rain_n and_o snow_n 36._o thus_o i_o have_v run_v through_o the_o most_o considerable_a thing_n which_o the_o doctor_n offer_v in_o order_n to_o the_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n of_o rain_n and_o snow_n water_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o quick-spring_n and_o all_o along_o i_o think_v have_v probable_o if_o not_o demonstrative_o overturn_v his_o opinion_n together_o with_o the_o ground_n argument_n and_o reason_n thereof_o i_o may_v i_o confess_v multiply_v more_o word_n in_o prosecute_a at_o large_a his_o whole_a discourse_n but_o study_v brevity_n i_o have_v couch_v all_o he_o have_v to_o say_v that_o be_v any_o way_n pertinent_a to_o his_o purpose_n save_v the_o story_n he_o relate_v out_o of_o dr._n heylin_n concern_v the_o island_n of_o cyprus_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o without_o reflection_n on_o that_o worthy_a author_n who_o as_o well_o as_o other_o historian_n may_v probable_o take_v many_o thing_n upon_o trust_n which_o i_o say_v as_o to_o the_o verity_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o shall_v very_o much_o scruple_n viz._n that_o a_o drought_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o as_o thirty_o six_o year_n so_o as_o all_o the_o spring_n torrent_n or_o river_n be_v dry_v up_o and_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o have_v it_o by_o tradition_n which_o many_o time_n to_o wing_n fame_n make_v large_a plume_n that_o a_o island_n so_o near_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n shall_v want_v rain_n for_o 36_o year_n together_o will_v certain_o put_v a_o ordinary_a credulity_n upon_o the_o tenterhooks_n and_o stretch_v a_o thomas_n beyond_o his_o ordinary_a pitch_n for_o of_o all_o place_n island_n be_v the_o most_o frequent_v with_o shower_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v design_o by_o god_n upon_o a_o miraculous_a divine_a account_n i_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v because_o that_o have_v its_o end_n and_o aim_n for_o the_o punish_v the_o native_n where_o judgement_n be_v bring_v forth_o which_o do_v they_o frequent_o cease_v but_o here_o according_a to_o the_o story_n they_o be_v force_v to_o forsake_v the_o island_n and_o to_o seek_v for_o new_a habitation_n so_o that_o probable_o it_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o drought_n in_o utopia_n 37._o and_o last_o the_o two_o rarity_n he_o mention_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o castle-hill_n in_o scarborough_n viz._n the_o deep_a well_o which_o reach_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o rock_n which_o have_v no_o water_n and_o the_o spring-well_a which_o be_v within_o half_a a_o yard_n of_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n which_o he_o say_v do_v somewhat_o illustrate_v the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o first_o of_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o only_o to_o be_v a_o well_o dig_v within_o who_o compass_n no_o channel_n have_v happen_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v dry_a for_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n as_o a_o well_o be_v may_v sometime_o happen_v to_o miss_v of_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o which_o be_v so_o near_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o supply_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o other_o dig_v restagnant_fw-la wells_n be_v viz._n from_o land-spring_n which_o be_v feed_v from_o rain_n or_o snow-water_n which_o yet_o make_v nothing_o in_o reality_n towards_o the_o confirm_a his_o thesis_n for_o it_o be_v no_o current_a spring_n to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o remembrance_n which_o yet_o suppose_v it_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v uneasy_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n and_o way_n of_o its_o supply_n when_o i_o have_v propound_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v a_o new_a thesis_n which_o will_v be_v positive_a to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n 38._o and_o that_o be_v as_o i_o hint_v before_o from_o a_o circulation_n of_o water_n in_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o subterraneal_a channel_n along_o the_o sabulum_fw-la bullien_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n yea_o and_o from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n and_o from_o they_o into_o rivulet_n and_o those_o into_o river_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o ocean_n and_o so_o 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man_n can_v produce_v vital_a or_o animal_n spirit_n requisite_a for_o absolve_v the_o function_n of_o life_n without_o its_o inbred_a circulation_n which_o concatenation_n of_o part_n in_o the_o circulation_n thereof_o give_v cause_n to_o some_o philosopher_n of_o old_a to_o call_v the_o world_n a_o great_a animal_n either_o because_o that_o animarum_fw-la omne_fw-la plena_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o primitive_a fiat_n always_o at_o work_n or_o because_o of_o the_o great_a symmetry_n of_o part_n or_o coordinate_a circulation_n of_o the_o constituent_a particle_n of_o the_o world_n who_o proportion_n be_v so_o exact_a and_o action_n upon_o each_o other_o in_o the_o circle_n of_o nature_n so_o uniform_a as_o if_o actuate_v by_o some_o panspermion_n or_o universal_a operative_a spirit_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totumque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la 40._o not_o to_o say_v how_o analogous_a the_o sea_n and_o hydrophylacia_n those_o great_a cistern_n of_o water_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o deep_a that_o in_o noah_n food_n join_v issue_n with_o the_o cataract_n of_o haven_n for_o drown_v the_o world_n be_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o microcosm_n nor_o how_o analogous_a the_o channel_n of_o the_o quellem_fw-la or_o sabulum_fw-la bulliens_n which_o carry_v the_o water_n into_o the_o uttermost_a circle_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o mineral_n glebe_n mineral_n themselves_o and_o vegetable_n upon_o the_o green_a carpet_n thereof_o be_v to_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n by_o which_o the_o blood_n circulate_v from_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o whole_a nor_o yet_o to_o determine_v the_o analogy_n of_o these_o circulate_v water_n further_o draw_v up_o by_o solar_a exhalation_n which_o climb_v up_o the_o slender_a thread_n of_o aereal_a syphon_n into_o the_o capitol_n of_o the_o air_n 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the_o plentiful_a drink_n of_o ale_n and_o that_o often_o not_o thorough_o ferment_v or_o wrought_v but_o thick_a and_o muddy_a which_o leave_v abundance_n of_o dregs_n upon_o the_o stomach_n dint_v and_o dull_v the_o ferment_n thereof_o also_o the_o great_a use_n of_o late_a of_o sugar_n both_o in_o sweet_a meat_n drink_n and_o sauce_n do_v not_o a_o little_a clog_n the_o ferment_n and_o add_v to_o this_o disease_n so_o the_o eat_n of_o salt-meat_n and_o rye-bread_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o aliennted_a sourish_n ferment_n therein_o which_o not_o be_v similar_v to_o the_o acid_n ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n beget_v flatulency_n and_o leaf_n much_o sordes_fw-la especial_o to_o weak_a stomach_n to_o which_o disease_n also_o the_o plentiful_a feed_n upon_o variety_n of_o dish_n and_o the_o too_o often_o eat_v and_o drink_v between_o meal_n before_o one_o part_n be_v digest_v and_o carry_v off_o a_o other_o part_n be_v fresh_o throw_v down_o which_o sometime_o make_v that_o part_n of_o 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ferment_n which_o shall_v after_o digestion_n leave_v no_o faeces_fw-la or_o caput_fw-la mort_fw
behind_z for_o with_o such_o volatize_v ferment_n strong_a constitution_n be_v endue_v the_o constitution_n be_v most_o what_o to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o natural_a vigour_n or_o weakness_n of_o the_o ferment_n which_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o transmutation_n of_o food_n from_o one_o taste_n and_o consistence_n to_o a_o other_o in_o the_o whole_a circuit_n of_o the_o body_n these_o pill_n i_o say_v take_v at_o due_a season_n help_v nature_n to_o carry_v off_o that_o which_o be_v every_o day_n precipitate_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o side_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o tartar_n or_o slimy_a sediment_n of_o our_o meat_n and_o drink_n not_o volatize_v by_o the_o ferment_n which_o daily_o increase_v do_v still_o more_o and_o more_o dull_a and_o dead_a the_o foresay_a ferment_n but_o if_o by_o such_o help_n as_o these_o pill_n or_o other_o direct_a course_n the_o digestion_n be_v reminded_a of_o their_o due_a separation_n than_o these_o preposterous_a 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