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may_v resolve_v into_o thin_a vapour_n and_o fill_v all_o vacuity_n be_v carry_v aloft_o this_o ill_a scent_v grossness_n when_o it_o come_v to_o touch_v the_o coldness_n of_o the_o head_n or_o cap_n and_o meet_v with_o the_o glass_n gather_v like_o dew_n about_o the_o skirt_n of_o it_o and_o so_o run_v down_o the_o arch_n of_o the_o cap_n it_o turn_v to_o water_n and_o a_o pipe_n be_v open_v that_o pertain_v to_o it_o it_o run_v forth_o large_o and_o the_o receiver_n stand_v to_o receive_v it_o as_o it_o drop_v so_o will_v sweet_a water_n come_v from_o salt_n and_o the_o salt_n tarry_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o three_o pound_n of_o salt_n water_n will_v give_v two_o pound_n of_o fresh_a water_n but_o if_o the_o cap_n of_o the_o limbeck_n be_v of_o lead_n it_o will_v afford_v more_o water_n yet_o not_o so_o good_a for_o galen_n say_v that_o water_n that_o run_v through_o pipe_n of_o lead_n if_o it_o be_v drink_v will_v cause_v a_o excoriation_n of_o the_o intestine_n but_o i_o find_v a_o way_n how_o to_o get_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o fresh_a water_n when_o we_o distil_v salt_n water_n make_v a_o cap_n of_o earth_n like_v to_o a_o pyramid_n all_o full_a of_o hole_n that_o through_o the_o hole_n urinal_n of_o earth_n or_o glass_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o let_v their_o mouth_n stick_v forth_o well_o luâ—ed_v that_o the_o vapour_n may_v not_o exhale_v the_o cap_n after_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o limbeck_n must_v have_v its_o pipe_n at_o the_o bottom_n run_v round_o and_o let_v it_o crop_v forth_o at_o the_o nose_n of_o it_o set_a this_o upon_o a_o
chap_n 13_o the_o fifteen_o book_n of_o fish_v fowl_a hunt_a etc._n etc._n what_o meat_n allure_v divers_a animal_n chap_n 1_o how_o live_a creature_n be_v draw_v on_o with_o the_o bait_n of_o love_n chap_n 2_o animal_n call_v together_o by_o thing_n they_o like_v chap_n 3_o what_o noise_n allure_v bird_n chap_n 4_o fish_n allure_v by_o light_n in_o the_o night_n chap_n 5_o by_o look_v glass_n many_o creature_n be_v bring_v together_o chap_n 6_o animal_n be_v congregat_v by_o sweet_a smell_n chap_n 7_o creature_n make_v drink_v catch_v with_o hand_n chap_n 8_o peculiar_a poison_n of_o animal_n chap_n 9_o venom_n for_o fish_n chap_n 10_o experiment_n for_o hunt_a chap_n 11_o tee_fw-mi sixteen_o book_n of_o invisible_a write_n how_o a_o writing_n dip_v in_o divers_a liquor_n may_v be_v read_v chap_n 1_o letter_n make_v visible_a in_o the_o fire_n chap_n 2_o letter_n rub_v with_o dust_n to_o be_v see_v chap_n 3_o to_o write_v in_o a_o egg_n chap_n 4_o how_o you_o may_v write_v in_o divers_a place_n and_o deceive_v one_o that_o can_v read_v chap_n 5_o in_o what_o place_n letter_n may_v be_v enclose_v chap_n 6_o what_o secret_a messenger_n may_v be_v use_v chap_n 7_o messenger_n not_o to_o know_v that_o they_o carry_v letter_n nor_o to_o be_v find_v about_o they_o chap_n 8_o character_n to_o be_v make_v that_o at_o set_a day_n shall_v vanish_v chap_n 9_o to_o take_v off_o letter_n that_o be_v write_v on_o paper_n chap_n 10_o to_o counterfeit_v a_o seal_n and_o write_v chap_n 11_o to_o speak_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n chap_n 12_o sign_n to_o be_v make_v with_o fire_n by_o night_n and_o with_o dust_n by_o day_n chap_n 13_o the_o seventeen_o book_n of_o burning-glass_n and_o the_o wonderful_a sight_n by_o they_o representation_n make_v by_o plain_a glass_n chap_n 1_o sport_n with_o plain_a looking-glass_n chap_n 2_o a_o looking-glass_n call_v a_o theatrecal-glass_n chap_n 3_o operation_n of_o concave_a glass_n chap_n 4_o mix_v operation_n of_o plain_a concave_a glass_n chap_n 5_o other_o operation_n of_o a_o concave-glass_n chap_n 6_o how_o to_o see_v in_o the_o dark_a chap_n 7_o a_o image_n may_v be_v see_v to_o range_v in_o the_o air_n chap_n 8_o mixture_n of_o glass_n and_o divers_a operation_n of_o image_n chap_n 9_o effect_n of_o a_o leuticular_a crystal_n chap_n 10_o spectacle_n to_o see_v beyond_o imagination_n chap_n 11_o to_o see_v in_o a_o chamber_n thing_n that_o be_v not_o chap_n 12_o the_o operation_n of_o a_o cristal-pillar_n chap_n 13_o burning-glass_n chap_n 14_o a_o parabolical_a section_n which_o be_v of_o glass_n the_o most_o burn_a chap_n 15_o that_o may_v burn_v oblique_o and_o at_o very_o great_a distance_n chap_n 16_o that_o may_v burn_v at_o infinite_a distance_n chap_n 17_o a_o burning-glass_n make_v of_o many_o spiritural_a section_n chap_n 18_o fire_n kindle_v more_o forcible_a by_o refraction_n chap_n 19_o a_o image_n to_o be_v see_v by_o a_o hollow_a glass_n chap_n 20_o how_o spectacle_n be_v make_v chap_n 21_o foil_n be_v lay_v on_o concave_a glass_n and_o how_o they_o be_v band_v chap_n 22_o how_o metal_n looking-glass_n be_v make_v chap_n 23_o the_o eighteen_o book_n of_o thing_n heavy_a and_o light_a that_o heavy_a thing_n descend_v and_o light_n ascend_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n chap_n 1_o by_o drink_v to_o make_v sport_n with_o those_o that_o sit_v at_o table_n chap_n 2_o to_o part_n wine_n from_o water_n it_o be_v mingle_v with_o chap_n 3_o another_o way_n to_o part_v water_n from_o wine_n chap_n 4_o to_o part_v a_o light_a body_n from_o a_o heavy_a chap_n 5_o to_o mingle_v thing_n heavy_a and_o light_a chap_n 6_o other_o way_n to_o part_v wine_n from_o water_n chap_n 7_o the_o levity_n of_o water_n and_o air_n different_a and_o what_o may_v be_v wreak_v thereby_o chap_n 8_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi book_n of_o wind-instrument_n whither_o material_a statue_n may_v speak_v by_o a_o artificial_a way_n chap_n 1_o musical-instrument_n make_v with_o water_n chap_n 2_o experiment_n of_o wind-instrument_n chap_n 3_o a_o description_n of_o water-hour-glass_n chap_n 4_o of_o a_o vessel_n cast_v forth_o water_n by_o reason_n of_o air_n chap_n 5_o how_o to_o use_v the_o air_n in_o many_o art_n chap_n 6_o the_o twenty_o book_n of_o the_o chaos_n how_o water_n may_v be_v make_v potable_a chap_n 1_o to_o make_v water_n of_o air_n chap_n 2_o to_o alter_v the_o face_n that_o one_o friend_n shall_v not_o know_v he_o chap_n 3_o that_o stone_n may_v move_v alone_a chap_n 4_o a_o instrument_n whereby_o to_o hear_v at_o great_a distance_n chap_n 5_o to_o augment_v weight_n chap_n 6_o the_o wonderful_a proporty_n of_o the_o harp_n chap_n 7_o to_o discover_v fraud_n in_o impostor_n that_o work_v by_o natural_a mean_n and_o pretend_v conjuration_n chap_n 8_o experiment_n of_o a_o lamp_n chap_n 9_o some_o mechanical_a experiment_n chap_n 10_o finis_fw-la