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digestion_n which_o abound_v with_o volatile_a alcaly_a that_o they_o may_v restrain_v and_o consume_v the_o acid_n such_o as_o be_v goats-blood_n pleurisy_n remedy_n of_o the_o pleurisy_n juice_n of_o wild-succory_n the_o peezil_n of_o a_o stagg_n or_o bull_n the_o seed_n of_o carduus_fw-la and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v prescribe_v at_o this_o very_a day_n with_o good_a success_n especial_o after_o letting-blood_n the_o blood_n be_v now_o sour_v in_o the_o vein_n for_o then_o the_o aforesaid_a remedy_n do_v easy_o absorb_v that_o which_o remain_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o i_o have_v show_v concern_v crude_a vitriol_n precipitate_v with_o liquor_n of_o tartar_n for_o one_o only_a drop_n of_o either_o sapor_n exceed_v the_o other_o turn_v the_o whole_a mixture_n either_o into_o alcaly_a or_o acid_n so_o one_o drop_n of_o the_o acid_n if_o it_o enter_v into_o the_o blood_n cause_v a_o disease_n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o health_n consist_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a point_n which_o be_v a_o temperament_n ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la or_o ad_fw-la pondus_fw-la as_o galen_n speak_v temperam_fw-la l._n 11._o de_fw-la temperam_fw-la which_o we_o rather_o suppose_v and_o imagine_v then_o that_o â—â—_o real_o be_v hence_o 3._o hence_o l._n 1._o aph._n 3._o also_o that_o of_o hypocrates_n body_n advance_v to_o their_o full_a vigour_n stay_v not_o there_o but_o as_o weigh_v in_o a_o equal_a balance_n turn_v down_o to_o the_o contrary_a sidâ—_n by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o reason_n be_v manifest_a why_o vitriol_n exsiceated_a perform_v vital_a action_n with_o blood_n sweat_n urine_n or_o execrement_n as_o it_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o some_o certain_a object_n of_o which_o i_o 〈◊〉_d on_o purpose_n to_o speak_v in_o this_o place_n lest_o i_o shall_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o a_o compendium_n wherefore_o the_o vital_a instrument_n or_o seminal_a virtue_n call_v it_o as_o you_o please_v in_o all_o â—â—ings_n be_v acidity_n either_o hielden_a or_o manife_v thâ—â—â—â—â—â—tue_n reside_v manifest_o in_o the_o stomach_n but_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d member_n obscure_o as_o arte._n as_o l_o dâ—_n arte._n hypocrates_n witnessâ—â—n_n 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o have_v more_o than_o one_o ventricle_n all_o the_o muscle_n hauâ—_n their_o ventricle_n now_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o change_v one_o thing_n into_o another_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o two_o faculty_n i._n e._n the_o innate_a acid_n and_o the_o acquire_v alcaly_a for_o so_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o as_o my_o hypocrates_n enjoin_v say_v diaet_fw-la l._n 1_o de_fw-la diaet_fw-la man_n cut_v wood_n with_o a_o saw_n one_o draw_v to_o another_z thrusts_z from_o so_o also_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o man._n so_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a acid_n which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v occult_a in_o milk_n assume_v the_o alcaly_a in_o the_o aliment_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o coagulate_v it_o with_o itself_o and_o increase_v into_o a_o 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happen_v a_o
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argento_n i_o have_v devote_v my_o soul_n my_o spirit_n and_o my_o body_n to_o my_o king_n wash_v the_o gold-money_n and_o you_o will_v find_v it_o something_o pale_a but_o to_o have_v lose_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o its_o weight_n this_o experiment_n be_v worthy_a of_o consideration_n but_o when_o the_o aforesaid_a powder_n be_v distil_v with_o a_o naked_a fire_n and_o open_a more_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o brick_n be_v add_v than_o it_o draw_v forth_o no_o tincture_n but_o whole_o dissolve_v all_o the_o gold_n i_o say_v this_o experiment_n though_o it_o seem_v useless_a yet_o be_v pleasant_a and_o of_o great_a consequence_n do_v not_o succeed_v without_o salt_n so_o that_o salt_n do_v not_o hurt_v these_o acid_n spirit_n so_o also_o simple_a aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la of_o nitre_n and_o alum_n antimony_n sulphur_n of_o antimony_n or_o vitriol_n corrode_v not_o nor_o dissolve_v crude_a antimony_n but_o add_v to_o this_o water_n so_o much_o fuse_v salt_n i._n e._n clean_o and_o fine_o 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not_o hurt_v by_o it._n of_o this_o sulphur_n add_v two_o simples_n oil_n a_o febrisuge_a oil_n you_o may_v make_v a_o oil_n with_o which_o if_o you_o anoint_v the_o backbone_n hand-wrist_n sole_n of_o the_o foot_n one_o hour_n before_o the_o fit_a you_o may_v cure_v all_o intermit_a tertian_n ague_n and_o favour_n this_o sulphur_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o the_o artificial_a water_n wherein_o if_o silver_n be_v dissolve_v it_o precipitate_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o into_o a_o black_a calx_fw-la which_o aqua_n fortis_fw-la afterward_o will_v not_o touch_v if_o crystal_n be_v coement_v with_o the_o same_o sulphur_n as_o also_o crude_a antimony_n mark_v with_o red_a spot_n ruby_n christial_a tinge_v like_o ruby_n mix_v with_o a_o little_a orpiment_n and_o powder_a it_o acquire_v the_o colour_n of_o a_o ruby_n but_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o wind_n for_o that_o will_v make_v it_o chink_n and_o crack_v or_o break_v this_o be_v that_o sulphur_n of_o antimony_n which_o tympanâ—tis_n which_o tract_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la herbis_fw-la &_o lapâ—dibus_fw-la remedy_n of_o tympanâ—tis_n helmont_n advise_v we_o to_o extract_v scarce_o different_a from_o the_o common_a in_o sight_n only_o it_o be_v a_o little_a more_o greenish_a how_o much_o this_o sulphur_n avail_v in_o the_o dropsy_n call_v tympanitis_n they_o who_o have_v use_v it_o know_v as_o well_o as_o i_o yea_o i_o firm_o maintain_v that_o sulphur_n that_o ruland_n '_o ba'sam_n of_o sulphur_n rulandus_n his_o balsam_n be_v elicit_v from_o this_o sulphur_n helmont_n go_v on_o make_v say_v he_o cinnabar_fw-la i_o know_v many_o do_v much_o disquiet_n themselves_o with_o this_o operation_n but_o i_o will_v now_o open_o and_o clear_o discover_v it_o melt_v this_o sulphur_n of_o antimony_n in_o a_o iron_n spoon_n with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n when_o the_o sulphur_n be_v melt_v of_o which_o let_v there_o be_v e._n c._n a_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a add_v about_o six_o drachm_n of_o mercury_n a_o little_a over_o or_o under_o 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