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writer_n who_o i_o find_v to_o abound_v in_o my_o senfe_fw-mi all_fw-mi along_o he_o say_v page_n 2._o the_o doctor_n may_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v distinguish_v whether_o he_o mean_v it_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n or_o copper_n first_o i_o wonder_v mr._n s._n do_v not_o take_v care_n to_o distinguish_v aright_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o sort_n of_o vitriol_n but_o these_o when_o as_o fallopius_n de_n therm_n aq._n cap._n 11._o tell_v he_o that_o all_o sort_n of_o metal_n have_v their_o vitriol_n and_o all_o chemical_a author_n agree_v in_o it_o especial_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n eminent_o so_o call_v to_o wit_n vitriol_n of_o iron_n of_o copper_n and_o white_a vitriol_n all_o which_o he_o himself_o reckon_v up_o p._n 5._o to_o i_o say_v he_o all_o natural_a vitriol_n seem_v to_o be_v reducible_a to_o three_o viz
alumini_fw-la non_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la itidem_fw-la &_o in_o resolutione_n vitrioli_fw-la decedere_fw-la videtis_fw-la quae_fw-la vitriolo_fw-la similia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la etsi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la substantiae_fw-la &_o materiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la to_o wit_n thus_o in_o the_o resolution_n of_o alum_n into_o water_n you_o observe_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o alum_n and_o so_o again_o in_o vitriol_n you_o see_v some_o digression_n that_o be_v not_o like_a vitriol_n while_o yet_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o substance_n and_o matter_n and_o this_o be_v as_o plain_a in_o this_o case_n of_o we_o as_o if_o paracelsus_n have_v design_v it_o purposely_o and_o intend_v to_o correct_v his_o follower_n in_o this_o their_o mistake_n for_o these_o mineral_n be_v not_o here_o corporal_o but_o percolate_v as_o he_o himself_o express_v it_o in_o the_o 13_o cap._n of_o his_o 3_o d_o book_n de_fw-fr nat._n aqu._n sic_fw-la &_o persape_fw-la accidit_fw-la ut_fw-la minera_n vitrioli_fw-la aut_fw-la aluminis_fw-la aut_fw-la sulphuris_fw-la aut_fw-la antimonii_n concurrat_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la corporaliter_fw-la probe_n tamen_fw-la percolata_fw-la now_o the_o eminent_a digression_n that_o fall_v out_o in_o these_o two_o mineral_n vitriol_n and_o iron_n as_o imbibe_v by_o this_o water_n at_o scarbrough_n be_v this_o that_o since_o they_o be_v not_o here_o in_o their_o perfect_a body_n but_o exceed_o percolated_a and_o dilute_v they_o therefore_o do_v not_o calcine_v into_o a_o colcotar_n or_o crocus_n not_o red_a but_o white_a ☞_o ☞_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o great_a puzzle_n some_o ingenious_a chemist_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n be_v put_v to_o in_o judge_v of_o the_o mineral_n of_o the_o spa_n and_o particular_o mr._n samuel_n johnston_n a_o physician_n at_o beverley_n in_o this_o country_n of_o very_a good_a repute_n concern_v who_o i_o shall_v have_v far_a occasion_n to_o speak_v anon_o from_o who_o this_o very_a day_n while_o i_o write_v this_o i_o receive_v three_o sort_n of_o preparation_n out_o of_o the_o mineral_n of_o this_o spa_n viz._n a_o crystalline_a sabulum_fw-la as_o he_o call_v it_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la which_o i_o rather_o think_v to_o be_v a_o product_n of_o the_o iron_n than_o the_o vitriol_n and_o the_o essential_a salt_n this_o last_o he_o say_v he_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o think_v of_o it_o be_v such_o a_o anomalous_a salt_n differ_v so_o much_o either_o from_o the_o natural_a or_o factitious_a kind_n of_o alom_n vitriol_n or_o nitre_n though_o in_o some_o property_n it_o agree_v with_o each_o of_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o scruple_n be_v this_o which_o paracelsus_n have_v clear_o make_v out_o that_o here_o they_o be_v not_o corporal_o but_o percolate_v not_o perfect_a in_o their_o several_a kind_n but_o in_o succo_n primitivo_fw-la not_o single_a but_o all_o mix_v together_o which_o as_o yet_o i_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o separate_v and_o therefore_o this_o salt_n be_v nothing_o so_o acide_fw-la as_o vitriol_n nor_o emetic_n nor_o styptic_a as_o alum_n not_o inflammable_a as_o nitre_n notwithstanding_o it_o do_v shoot_v in_o stirias_fw-la i_o will_v only_o add_v this_o that_o they_o be_v all_o here_o though_o in_o fractis_fw-la imminutis_fw-la &_o debilitatis_fw-la viribus_fw-la and_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o water_n must_v be_v judge_v from_o they_o all_o paracelsus_n say_v cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n balu_n treat_v of_o such_o water_n quod_fw-la sint_fw-la resoluta_fw-la minera_n ex_fw-la corpore_fw-la to_o quod_fw-la simile_n est_fw-la vitriolo_fw-la alumini_fw-la &_o sali_n &_o tamen_fw-la id_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la emergunt_fw-la ipsarum_fw-la virtutes_fw-la secundum_fw-la harum_fw-la crium_fw-la simplicium_fw-la potentias_fw-la p._n 186._o but_o to_o return_v to_o my_o antagonist_n who_o be_v here_o manage_v his_o best_a argument_n which_o he_o call_v instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_o contradiction_n to_o these_o two_o mineral_n iron_n and_o and_o vitriol_n which_o he_o say_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v white_a i_o shall_v now_o refer_v he_o to_o fallopius_n the_o metal_n pag._n 217._o who_o treat_v of_o such_o like_a water_n as_o this_o tell_v of_o one_o that_o be_v near_o rome_n in_o agro_fw-la volaterrano_n which_o he_o say_v have_v imbibe_v a_o juice_n that_o be_v white_a and_o it_o be_v the_o juice_n of_o vitriol_n not_o of_o alum_n his_o own_o word_n be_v in_o illa_fw-la aqua_fw-la est_fw-la succus_fw-la &_o albus_n &_o est_fw-la succus_fw-la calcanthi_n non_fw-la autem_fw-la aluminis_fw-la now_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o white_a juice_n will_v make_v a_o white_a salt_n by_o calcination_n after_o its_o separation_n from_o the_o menstruum_fw-la ☞_o ☞_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o speak_v the_o acute_a zuelfer_n in_o his_o appendix_n to_o his_o animadversion_n p._n 95._o discourse_v of_o calcine_v metal_n whether_o they_o yield_v a_o salt_n or_o no._n he_o determine_v that_o the_o firm_a metal_n be_v calcine_v with_o violent_a fire_n among_o which_o he_o reckon_v iron_n will_v not_o calcine_v into_o a_o powder_n out_o of_o which_o salt_n may_v be_v extract_v but_o in_o scorias_fw-la &_o crâ—cos_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la neutiquam_fw-la in_o cinerese_n quibus_fw-la verum_fw-la sal_fw-la eliciendum_fw-la now_o if_o so_o why_o then_o shall_v these_o man_n expect_v that_o these_o mineral_n shall_v calcine_v in_o scorias_fw-la &_o crocos_fw-la since_o they_o have_v not_o here_o to_o do_v with_o perfect_a metal_n or_o mineral_n but_o only_o a_o concrete_a juice_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n dissolve_v in_o water_n which_o now_o they_o discern_v plain_o do_v calcine_v into_o a_o powder_n out_o of_o which_o may_v be_v extract_v a_o salt_n of_o very_a great_a virtue_n in_o open_v obstruction_n and_o correct_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o other_o natural_a part_n as_o i_o have_v frequent_o experience_v and_o have_v express_o point_v at_o in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o spa_n p._n 152._o where_o i_o say_v and_o i_o ☜_o know_v that_o out_o of_o these_o mineral_n salt_n which_o be_v separate_v from_o this_o water_n some_o very_a useful_a preparation_n may_v be_v make_v to_o be_v safe_o join_v with_o other_o vehicles_n to_o good_a purpose_n and_o thus_o again_o zuelfer_n in_o his_o animadversion_n upon_o the_o 20_o class_n of_o the_o augustine_n dispensatory_a treat_v of_o the_o calcine_v of_o vitriol_n say_v it_o will_v calcine_v red_a or_o of_o a_o dark_a brown_a colour_n but_o he_o blame_v those_o chemist_n that_o expect_v to_o make_v further_a use_n of_o it_o do_v use_n to_o edulcorate_v it_o with_o water_n sive_fw-la enim_fw-la vi_fw-la astringente_fw-la sive_fw-la aperiente_fw-la polleat_fw-la ille_fw-la tota_fw-la per_fw-la edulcorationem_fw-la tollitur_fw-la quip_n utraque_fw-la vis_fw-la vi_fw-la sale_n metallico_fw-la vitriolato_fw-la in_o aquaresolubili_fw-la consistit_fw-la for_o whatever_o quality_n it_o have_v whether_o astringent_a or_o aperient_fw-la it_o be_v all_o lose_v by_o edulcoration_n and_o all_o the_o virtue_n which_o be_v in_o the_o metallick_n salt_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o water_n into_o which_o it_o be_v resolve_v and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o the_o vitriol_n thus_o resolve_v into_o water_n be_v become_v in_o all_o respect_v a_o quite_o other_o thing_n the_o virtue_n thereof_o be_v imbibe_v in_o the_o water_n gall._n the_o water_n black_a with_o gall._n but_o i_o wonder_v all_o this_o while_n that_o neither_o of_o these_o gentleman_n have_v say_v one_o word_n of_o the_o calcine_v of_o that_o black_a sediment_n which_o i_o mention_v before_o that_o fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n after_o it_o have_v receive_v a_o tincture_n from_o the_o gall_n this_o have_v they_o do_v it_o will_v have_v give_v they_o no_o small_a light_n concern_v this_o very_a point_n of_o these_o two_o mineral_n we_o be_v treat_v about_o the_o black_a tincture_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o vitriol_n that_o which_o be_v precipitate_v to_o the_o bottom_n by_o the_o stipticity_n of_o the_o gall_n be_v the_o iron_n this_o i_o calcine_v in_o a_o crucible_n in_o very_o strong_a fire_n and_o it_o become_v of_o a_o dark_a brown_a colour_n and_o turn_v to_o a_o gross_a powder_n hard_a as_o a_o cinder_n and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o scoria_fw-la of_o iron_n after_o calcination_n i_o dissolve_v it_o in_o pure_a spring_n water_n and_o let_v it_o stand_v till_o the_o next_o day_n i_o also_o try_v whether_o the_o water_n be_v very_o brackish_a will_v take_v a_o tincture_n from_o gall_n but_o it_o do_v not_o so_o as_o i_o conclude_v it_o have_v nothing_o of_o vitriol_n this_o water_n i_o evaporate_v away_o and_o it_o afford_v a_o brownish_a floscule_n very_o sharp_a and_o bite_a upon_o the_o tongue_n which_o colour_n since_o it_o have_v it_o not_o from_o the_o vitriol_n for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a so_o nor_o from_o the_o gall_n and_o therefore_o i_o judge_v it_o to_o have_v it_o from_o the_o iron_n another_o thing_n i_o observe_v in_o calcine_v all_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o mineral_n as_o they_o
imbibition_n of_o mineral_n or_o metal_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o very_a chemical_a author_n themselves_o who_o speak_v the_o same_o word_n i_o have_v calm_o and_o clear_o wipe_v off_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o call_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o prince_n in_o physic_n who_o i_o have_v cite_v before_o in_o my_o book_n since_o i_o see_v he_o so_o insolent_o spurn_v at_o they_o but_o rather_o to_o convince_v he_o with_o the_o verdict_n of_o the_o chemist_n who_o he_o ought_v better_v to_o have_v understand_v and_o can_v deny_v i_o shall_v now_o open_v the_o curtain_n and_o let_v in_o more_o light_n to_o the_o reader_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o discern_v the_o temper_n of_o my_o antagonist_n and_o on_o which_o side_n be_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o dispute_n that_o lie_v before_o he_o and_o this_o ex_fw-la ore_fw-la svo_fw-la what_o need_v any_o more_o habemus_fw-la reum_fw-la confitentem_fw-la in_o p._n 20._o thus_o say_v mr._n s._n we_o discard_v these_o two_o pillar_n of_o his_o spa_n recantation_n mr._n s._n his_o recantation_n viz._n vitriol_n and_o iron_n as_o to_o the_o body_n of_o they_o now_o turn_v to_o p._n 39_o i_o do_v not_o say_v he_o deny_v iron_n to_o be_v a_o ingredient_n so_o again_o p._n 44._o ☞_o ☞_o this_o mineral_n acidity_n pervade_v a_o minera_n of_o iron_n make_v a_o slight_a solution_n of_o it_o and_o be_v equal_o contemper_v together_o make_v up_o the_o body_n of_o the_o spa_n now_o consider_v this_o body_n of_o mineral_n which_o be_v in_o the_o spa_n be_v of_o a_o ounce_n weight_n at_o least_o sometime_o ten_o dram_fw-la in_o a_o dry_a summer_n as_o this_o last_o be_v viz._n 1668._o in_o 5_o quart_n of_o the_o water_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o style_v a_o slight_a solution_n and_o for_o vitriol_n turn_v to_o p._n 359._o that_o i_o may_v say_v he_o inform_v myself_o more_o satisfactory_o of_o the_o true_a constituent_a part_n of_o scarbrough_n spa_n i_o take_v 3_o gallon_n and_o 3_o pint_n which_o i_o let_v stand_v who_o be_v first_o precipitation_n be_v a_o reddish_n sediment_n from_o which_o i_o filter_v the_o water_n and_o this_o dry_a in_o the_o sun_n prove_v to_o be_v a_o red_a earth_n or_o kind_n of_o ochre_n or_o rather_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la ☜_o so_n again_o he_o argue_v against_o nitre_n from_o p._n 50._o to_o p._n 61._o assert_v only_o a_o aluminous_a salt_n with_o a_o slight_a touch_n of_o iron_n but_o turn_v to_o p._n 360._o and_o we_o have_v these_o word_n then_o i_o evaporate_v the_o clear_a filter_v water_n in_o glass_n to_o a_o dryness_n which_o i_o find_v to_o have_v a_o alumino-nitrous_a ☜_o taste_v or_o rather_o indeed_o more_o nitrous_a and_o will_v relent_v in_o the_o air._n so_o p._n 364._o where_o you_o meet_v in_o our_o hydrological_a discourse_n with_o the_o word_n aluminous_a salt_n you_o be_v to_o read_v it_o alumino-nitrous_a salt_n ☜_o or_o nitro-hermetical_a salt_n this_o salt_n if_o due_o order_v be_v crystalline_a shoot_v into_o long_a stirias_fw-la ☜_o here_o let_v the_o reader_n observe_v in_o his_o hydrological_a discourse_n where_o he_o be_v direct_o deny_v nitre_n several_a time_n and_o say_v its_o only_a a_o aluminous_a salt_n that_o be_v in_o the_o water_n what_o woeful_a nonsense_n it_o will_v be_v to_o turn_v the_o word_n aluminous_a into_o nitroaluminous_a or_o alumino-nitrous_a or_o nitro-hermetical_a certain_o never_o any_o man_n write_v at_o this_o rate_n before_o beside_o if_o a_o galenist_n shall_v talk_v of_o nitro-hippocratical_a or_o nitro-galenical_a salt_n what_o a_o comely_a cant_v will_v it_o be_v and_o yet_o it_o will_v jingle_v as_o well_o as_o nitro-hermetical_a risum_fw-la teneatis_fw-la amici_fw-la after_o all_o this_o rant_a what_o a_o woeful_a case_n be_v this_o poor_a gentleman_n bring_v into_o that_o he_o must_v be_v force_v to_o crowd_v in_o nonsense_n but_o it_o appear_v in_o this_o and_o many_o more_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hint_v at_o and_o i_o shall_v find_v more_o 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nor_o use_v till_o i_o discover_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o use_n which_o indeed_o will_v not_o blaze_v in_o the_o fire_n perhaps_o because_o it_o be_v but_o in_o embryone_n not_o in_o statu_fw-la &_o perfectione_n or_o else_o so_o dilute_v with_o the_o water_n that_o it_o lie_v down_o or_o lose_v its_o inflammable_a property_n as_o the_o vitriel_n do_v the_o colcotar_n real_o i_o be_o ashamed_a that_o a_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o learning_n and_o reputation_n shall_v write_v such_o palpable_a contradiction_n attend_v with_o so_o many_o gross_a circumstance_n of_o abuse_n to_o another_o for_o assert_v that_o which_o himself_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v for_o truth_n upon_o deliberate_a consideration_n and_o i_o be_o as_o sorry_a to_o be_v put_v to_o this_o unpleasant_a task_n of_o rip_v up_o a_o weak_a brother_n infirmity_n which_o i_o will_v have_v i_o not_o be_v force_v to_o the_o contrary_a much_o rather_o have_v cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n of_o love_n so_o severe_o to_o reject_v iron_n vitriol_n and_o nitre_n and_o before_o his_o book_n be_v do_v to_o be_v force_v to_o recant_v to_o charge_v those_o thing_n upon_o i_o as_o great_a fault_n wherein_o himself_o can_v have_v no_o plea_n for_o it_o but_o his_o rashness_n contract_v thereby_o a_o great_a guilt_n to_o himself_o this_o be_v that_o which_o it_o seem_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o press_n do_v afford_v a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v but_o yet_o that_o which_o no_o ingenious_a man_n or_o good_a christian_n ought_v to_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o best_a of_o we_o all_o have_v our_o fail_n and_o it_o be_v well_o if_o we_o live_v to_o repent_v even_o solomon_n leave_v his_o ecclesiaste_n st._n augustine_n his_o confession_n and_o retractation_n and_o my_o antagonist_n his_o epilogue_n or_o recantation_n however_o this_o with_o the_o aluminous_a part_n he_o call_v in_o his_o epilogue_n the_o essence_n of_o scarbrough_n spa_n and_o he_o undertake_v p._n 365._o to_o tell_v what_o proportion_n it_o bear_v to_o the_o water_n viz._n as_o 1_o be_v to_o 128._o a_o rare_a arithmetician_n indeed_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v he_o his_o confidence_n in_o this_o be_v like_o all_o the_o rest_n deem_v himself_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o we_o must_v believe_v he_o without_o reason_n as_o if_o all_o the_o virtue_n in_o the_o spa_n shall_v lie_v in_o this_o salt_n and_o with_o this_o alone_o he_o pretend_v to_o do_v wonder_n especial_o if_o we_o will_v but_o take_v in_o his_o ternary_n but_o i_o wonder_v why_o the_o vitrioline_n spirit_n which_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v not_o here_o in_o this_o salt_n or_o the_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la which_o he_o acknowledge_v he_o find_v or_o the_o iron_n which_o i_o prove_v and_o he_o have_v confess_v to_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o spa_n carriage_n two_o mineral_n of_o the_o spa_n be_v lose_v by_o carriage_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o do_v serious_o profess_v i_o never_o see_v any_o considerable_a cure_n do_v by_o the_o water_n at_o distance_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n since_o two_o of_o the_o principal_a mineral_n be_v want_v viz._n the_o vitriol_n which_o lose_v its_o volatile_a part_n by_o carriage_n which_o shall_v help_v its_o penetration_n into_o the_o narrow_a meander_n of_o the_o hypochonder_n and_o the_o iron_n which_o be_v always_o find_v precipitate_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n beside_o that_o in_o a_o few_o day_n it_o begin_v to_o putrefy_v and_o so_o spoil_v the_o stomach_n and_o taint_v the_o blood_n and_o lay_v a_o foundation_n for_o the_o jaundice_n or_o cachexia_n as_o i_o have_v make_v appear_v by_o good_a testimony_n in_o my_o book_n but_o here_o some_o may_v wonder_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o mr._n s._n
shall_v thus_o contradict_v himself_o in_o his_o epilogue_n and_o so_o plain_o recant_v what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o foregoing_a discourse_n recantation_n mr._n s._n force_v to_o make_v this_o recantation_n to_o which_o thus_o mr._n samuel_n johnston_n of_o beverley_n who_o i_o mention_v before_o a_o very_a ingenious_a chemist_n meet_v he_o show_v he_o the_o red_a earth_n which_o he_o mention_n in_o p._n 359._o and_o tell_v he_o it_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o terra_fw-la vitrioli_fw-la as_o also_o the_o nitre_n which_o have_v shoot_v in_o stiria_n above_o a_o inch_n long_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n he_o can_v not_o deny_v especial_o see_v they_o both_o so_o plain_o make_v out_o now_o his_o book_n be_v then_o well-nigh_o print_v so_o as_o he_o can_v not_o recall_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o bring_v it_o in_o a_o appendix_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n and_o study_v out_o word_n to_o blind_v the_o unwary_a and_o ignorant_a reader_n this_o relation_n i_o have_v from_o the_o gentleman_n himself_o when_o yet_o mr._n s._n be_v not_o so_o ingenuous_a as_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o director_n for_o he_o teach_v he_o the_o whole_a process_n that_o he_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o epilogue_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a fall_n into_o a_o simple_a rant_n p._n 361._o as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o have_v make_v so_o many_o separation_n of_o the_o mineral_n yea_o and_o i_o can_v say_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o deny_v they_o of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o art_n that_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o that_o canted_a and_o recant_v at_o this_o rate_n but_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v i_o myself_o have_v do_v enough_o that_o way_n have_v all_o the_o part_n by_o i_o of_o several_a year_n keep_v though_o i_o think_v it_o impertinent_a to_o make_v so_o many_o separation_n sea_n mr_n s._n his_o opinion_n whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 54._o he_o undertake_v to_o tell_v whence_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n proceed_v viz._n from_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o with_o great_a dash_v of_o water_n pass_v through_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n become_v dissolve_v and_o carry_v into_o the_o ocean_n which_o have_v its_o minera_n from_o fossil_a salt_n from_o which_o also_o some_o spring_n be_v saturate_a as_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n now_o let_v we_o turn_v to_o p._n 303._o and_o he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o circulation_n of_o the_o sea_n water_n from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o these_o spring_n be_v fresh_a the_o salt_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v deposit_v in_o the_o channel_n how_o these_o two_o assertion_n can_v stand_v together_o i_o can_v discern_v contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n that_o the_o same_o channel_n shall_v convey_v a_o salt_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o also_o convey_v the_o sea_n water_n to_o the_o spring_n here_o be_v a_o contrary_a current_n in_o the_o same_o channel_n for_o the_o same_o convey_v salt_n from_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o sea_n and_o lay_v down_o its_o salt_n in_o its_o passage_n to_o the_o spring_n i_o confess_v this_o be_v above_o my_o reason_n to_o conceive_v i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o believe_v as_o he_o see_v cause_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o think_v both_o part_n of_o his_o assertion_n be_v doubtful_a though_o indeed_o it_o be_v brave_o resolve_v of_o the_o gentleman_n on_o the_o sudden_a to_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sea_n saltness_n which_o have_v in_o all_o age_n put_v the_o most_o grave_a philosopher_n to_o a_o puzzle_n i_o do_v very_o think_v that_o all_o the_o fossil_a salt_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o we_o see_v be_v very_o rare_o find_v if_o it_o be_v dissolve_v will_v not_o serve_v to_o supply_v a_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o salt_n that_o be_v in_o the_o sea_n the_o sixteenth_o part_n whereof_o be_v a_o body_n of_o salt_n as_o i_o have_v try_v at_o scarbrough_n every_o pint_n have_v about_o one_o ounce_n in_o this_o our_o northern_a sea_n and_o in_o the_o southern_a sea_n it_o be_v far_o more_o strong_a of_o the_o salt_n beside_o the_o peripatetic_n think_v this_o come_v far_o short_a of_o a_o adequate_a cause_n and_o thereupon_o they_o fly_v to_o the_o torrefaction_n of_o the_o sun_n moreover_o if_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o fossil_a salt_n of_o the_o earth_n then_o be_v a_o extraneous_a quality_n to_o the_o sea_n it_o will_v destroy_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o we_o see_v fresh_a water_n make_v sâ—lt_v by_o fossil_a salt_n kill_v all_o manner_n of_o sea_n fish_n as_o well_o as_o other_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o plain_n call_v the_o salt_n sea_n josh_n 12.3_o which_o have_v its_o saltness_n from_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v former_o no_o sea_n but_o the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n and_o have_v its_o original_a from_o jordan_n and_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n which_o be_v both_o fresh_a water_n beside_o that_o commentator_n and_o traveller_n do_v unanimous_o report_v the_o country_n about_o to_o be_v full_a of_o salt-pit_n be_v observe_v to_o kill_v all_o manner_n of_o fish_n that_o fall_v into_o it_o from_o jordan_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v mare_n mortuum_n so_o that_o i_o suspect_v mr._n s._n be_v much_o mistake_v in_o his_o assignment_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sea_n saltness_n again_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o his_o contradiction_n viz._n that_o the_o sea_n water_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n by_o the_o subterraneal_a channel_n we_o must_v imagine_v that_o these_o subterraneal_a channel_n must_v be_v sometime_o 2_o or_o 300_o mile_n long_o or_o more_o which_o how_o that_o shall_v be_v credat_fw-la judaeus_n apella_n but_o this_o i_o shall_v reserve_v till_o i_o come_v to_o examine_v his_o original_a of_o spring_n contradiction_n a_o contradiction_n but_o there_o be_v another_o thing_n which_o here_o i_o may_v not_o pass_v by_o he_o tell_v we_o now_o that_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knaresbrough_n be_v saturate_a from_o fossil_a salt_n and_o yet_o if_o we_o turn_v to_o p._n 143._o treat_v of_o that_o well_o he_o determine_v ☞_o ☞_o that_o a_o salt_n marine_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o sulphureous_a spring_n i_o wish_v the_o young_a man_n will_v reconcile_v these_o contradiction_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n till_o we_o understand_v the_o ground_n of_o they_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o we_o understand_v a_o little_a what_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o man_n yet_o this_o make_v i_o remember_v the_o story_n that_o i_o read_v in_o quintilian_n of_o didymus_n chalcenterus_fw-la the_o famous_a grammarian_n of_o alexandria_n a_o man_n with_o bowel_n of_o brass_n so_o they_o name_v he_o because_o of_o his_o indefatigable_a pain_n in_o write_v for_o he_o write_v say_v sentca_n 4000_o book_n 3500_o say_v suidas_n now_o one_o tell_v he_o a_o historical_a relation_n which_o he_o dislike_v and_o disapprove_v as_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a the_o party_n bring_v out_o one_o of_o his_o own_o book_n and_o show_v he_o the_o story_n which_o make_v didymus_n look_v blank_a truly_n the_o old_a man_n deserve_v some_o indulgence_n but_o for_o a_o young_a man_n to_o be_v so_o forgetful_a and_o contradict_v himself_o so_o often_o to_o become_v a_o didymus_n or_o rather_o a_o dithymus_n double-minded_n as_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o book_n nay_o within_o a_o few_o leaf_n shall_v bring_v forth_o didymos_n twin_n one_o very_a unlike_o the_o other_o as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o same_o father_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v it_o in_o any_o one_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o scholar_n p._n 55._o he_o pass_v on_o to_o st._n mungo_n well_o at_o cockgrave_n which_o though_o to_o the_o touch_n it_o be_v extreme_o cold_a yet_o by_o a_o intrinsic_a sulphurous_a warm_a quality_n it_o open_v the_o pore_n etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v he_o never_o see_v that_o well_o for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o can_v not_o have_v any_o ground_n to_o think_v it_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o nitre_n or_o sulphur_n in_o it_o but_o to_o be_v a_o simple_a water_n and_o a_o excellent_a spring_n operate_n only_o by_o its_o excessive_a coldness_n whereby_o it_o sudden_o repel_v the_o blood_n and_o inward_a heat_n to_o the_o inward_a part_n from_o whence_o it_o return_v after_o bathe_v while_o the_o patient_n lie_v in_o a_o warm_a bed_n more_o strong_o invigorate_v with_o spirit_n and_o so_o concoct_v the_o crudity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o weak_a part_n increase_v new_a strength_n and_o overcome_v the_o lameness_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o the_o rickets_o concern_v which_o i_o have_v treat_v more_o at_o large_a in_o my_o second_o edition_n of_o scarbrough_n
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