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that_o their_o seed_n be_v not_o in_o every_o individual_a as_o the_o other_o be_v but_o be_v contain_v â—â—_o matricibus_fw-la in_o their_o womb_n and_o there_o they_o be_v furnish_v with_o matter_n to_o produce_v their_o species_n not_o out_o of_o the_o element_n no_o otherwise_o than_o ex_fw-la matricibus_fw-la as_o the_o child_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n but_o have_v their_o matter_n and_o nourishment_n from_o the_o seed_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o species_n which_o seed_n want_v mean_n to_o produce_v their_o own_o species_n do_v serve_v other_o and_o yield_v matter_n and_o substance_n unto_o they_o now_o let_v we_o come_v more_o particular_o to_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n wherein_o we_o will_v first_o examine_v aristotle_n opinion_n as_o most_o general_o receive_v than_o i_o will_v presume_v to_o set_v down_o my_o own_o chap._n xii_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n examine_v the_o author_n opinion_n herein_o a_o ristotle_n make_v the_o humidity_n of_o water_n and_o the_o dryness_n of_o earth_n to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o all_o mineral_n the_o dryness_n of_o earth_n to_o participate_v with_o fire_n and_o the_o humidity_n of_o water_n with_o air_n as_o zabareila_n interpret_v it_o so_o that_o to_o make_v a_o perfect_a mix_a body_n the_o four_o element_n do_v concur_v and_o to_o make_v the_o mixture_n more_o perfect_a these_o must_v be_v resolve_v into_o vapour_n or_o exhalation_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n or_o influence_n from_o the_o sun_n and_o other_o planet_n as_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o their_o generation_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o congelation_n to_o be_v cold_a in_o such_o body_n as_o heat_n will_v resolve_v libaâ—ius_n this_o vapour_n consist_v partly_o of_o moisture_n and_o partly_o of_o dryness_n if_o all_o the_o moisture_n be_v spend_v turn_v to_o earth_n or_o salt_n or_o concrete_a juice_n which_o dissolve_v in_o moisture_n if_o some_o moisture_n remain_v before_o congelation_n than_o 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concern_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o efficient_n for_o the_o matter_n it_o seem_v not_o probable_a that_o water_n and_o earth_n shall_v make_v any_o thing_n but_o mud_n and_o dirt_n for_o you_o can_v expect_v no_o more_o from_o any_o thing_n than_o be_v in_o it_o the_o one_o be_v cold_a and_o dry_a the_o other_o cold_a and_o moist_a and_o therefore_o as_o fit_a to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o any_o other_o thing_n as_o of_o particular_a mineral_n and_o water_n whereof_o principal_o metal_n be_v make_v to_o consist_v be_v very_o unfit_a to_o make_v a_o malleable_a and_o extensible_a substance_n especial_o be_v congeal_v by_o cold_a as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o ice_n but_o some_o do_v add_v a_o mineral_n quality_n to_o these_o material_n and_o that_o simple_a water_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a matter_n of_o metal_n but_o such_o as_o have_v imbibe_v some_o mineral_n quality_n and_o so_o be_v alter_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o pure_a water_n this_o assertion_n do_v presuppose_v mineral_n in_o 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meeting_n and_o conjunction_n of_o these_o quality_n and_o then_o the_o one_o must_v dull_v the_o other_o moreover_o we_o see_v that_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v natural_o cold_a as_o iron_n or_o a_o stone_n if_o it_o be_v make_v hot_a accidental_o by_o fire_n or_o otherwise_o it_o be_v soon_o cold_a in_o cold_a air_n then_o in_o a_o warm_a place_n so_o that_o the_o antiperistasis_n do_v rather_o diminish_v then_o increase_v the_o heat_n of_o it_o wherefore_o unless_o water_n be_v natural_o hot_a or_o the_o heat_n maintain_v by_o some_o continual_a cause_n this_o antiperistasis_n can_v do_v no_o good_a but_o by_o his_o opposite_a quality_n will_v rather_o cool_v it_o nay_o heat_n itself_o can_v make_v any_o thing_n more_o hot_a unless_o it_o be_v great_a than_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o but_o to_o ascribe_v the_o generation_n of_o heat_n to_o cold_a and_o so_o to_o make_v it_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o contrary_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n no_o quality_n of_o 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thence_o and_o also_o our_o composition_n of_o medicine_n be_v in_o vain_a 3._o wherefore_o this_o antiperistasis_n be_v a_o idle_a invention_n to_o maintain_v this_o purpose_n other_o attribute_v this_o actual_a heat_n to_o quick_a lyme_n which_o do_v ready_o heat_v any_o water_n call_v upon_o it_o and_o also_o kindle_v any_o combustible_a substance_n put_v into_o it_o this_o be_v democritus_n his_o opinion_n lyme_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o lyme_n be_v a_o artificial_a thing_n not_o natural_a and_o be_v never_o find_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n beside_o if_o it_o be_v find_v one_o fusion_n of_o water_n extinguish_v the_o heat_n of_o it_o and_o then_o it_o lie_v like_o a_o dead_a earth_n and_o will_v yield_v nor_o more_o heat_v so_o as_o this_o can_v procure_v a_o perpetual_a heat_n to_o bath_n neither_o can_v the_o lymestone_n without_o calcination_n yield_v any_o heat_n to_o water_n nor_o will_v break_v and_o crackle_v upon_o the_o affusion_n on_o water_n as_o 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divers_a degree_n as_o that_o of_o straw_n brimstone_n spirit_n of_o wine_n naphtha_n petroleum_n etc._n etc._n some_o of_o which_o will_v scarce_o take_v hold_n upon_o other_o fuel_n as_o one_o may_v wet_v a_o linen_n cloth_n in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o be_v kindle_v he_o shall_v hardly_o find_v the_o cloth_n scorch_v the_o like_a have_v be_v observe_v in_o that_o exhalation_n which_o be_v call_v ignis_fw-la satuus_fw-la be_v of_o a_o very_a thin_a substance_n for_o bitumen_n or_o naphtha_n some_o reckon_v comet_n among_o these_o fiery_a exhalation_n but_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v any_o kindle_a substance_n substance_n first_o because_o their_o flame_n be_v not_o piramidall_a as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o kindle_a substance_n second_o because_o if_o they_o be_v of_o a_o thin_a substance_n from_o sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n the_o flame_n will_v be_v great_a see_v it_o
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water_n at_o almagra_n and_o toletum_n and_o other_o by_o the_o river_n minius_n which_o be_v hot_a there_o be_v man_n venomous_a spring_n attribute_v to_o quicksilver_n 〈◊〉_d the_o red_a fountain_n in_o aâ—thiopia_n other_o in_o boetia_n caa_n in_o trigloditis_fw-la styx_n in_o arcadia_n styx_n in_o thessalia_n licus_n in_o sicilia_n etc._n etc._n which_o perhaps_o be_v from_o other_o mineral_n see_v we_o find_v some_o from_o quicksilver_n to_o be_v wholesome_a for_o mine_n of_o quicksilver_n we_o read_v of_o many_o in_o baetica_n attica_n jonia_n out_o of_o a_o stone_n which_o pliny_n call_v vomica_fw-la liquoris_fw-la aterni_fw-la in_o germany_n at_o landsberg_n at_o creucenacbum_n schenbach_n baraum_n above_o prage_n kunningstien_n etc._n etc._n in_o scotland_n three_o mile_n beyond_o barwick_n i_o find_v a_o red_a stone_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v minium_n nativum_fw-la see_v agricola_n make_v mention_n of_o it_o in_o scotland_n but_o by_o a_o mischance_n can_v not_o try_v it_o sulphur_n attract_v contract_n resolve_n mollify_v discuss_n whereby_o it_o show_v a_o manifest_a heat_n though_o not_o intense_a yet_o the_o sum_n of_o it_o be_v very_o sour_a and_o therefore_o must_v cool_v and_o dry_a and_o i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a sum_n to_o correct_v venomous_a and_o infectious_a air_n than_o this_o of_o sulphur_n or_o to_o remove_v infection_n out_o of_o room_n clothes_n bed_v vessel_n etc._n etc._n sulphur_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v differ_v part_n in_o all_o compound_a body_n as_o rhubarb_n have_v a_o purgative_a quality_n in_o the_o infusion_n and_o a_o astrictive_a in_o the_o terrestrial_a substance_n where_o the_o salt_n have_v be_v by_o infusion_n extract_v the_o substance_n of_o sulphur_n be_v very_o fat_a sulphur_n nihil_fw-la pinguius_fw-la faith_n felix_n platerus_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o easy_a take_n of_o fire_n and_o nor_o any_o propinquity_n it_o have_v with_o fire_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o heat_n for_o if_o it_o be_v very_o hot_a dioscorides_n will_v not_o comment_v it_o purulenta_fw-la extussientibus_fw-la the_o next_o door_n to_o a_o hectic_a also_o galen_n faith_n that_o fat_a thing_n be_v moderate_o hot_a and_o be_v rather_o nutriment_n than_o medicament_n now_o for_o sulphurous_a bath_n they_o be_v very_o frequent_a and_o if_o we_o shall_v believe_v some_o there_o be_v no_o hot_a bath_n but_o participate_v with_o sulphur_n but_o they_o be_v deceive_v as_o shall_v appear_v hereafter_o when_o we_o come_v to_o show_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o bath_n neither_o be_v all_o sulphurous_a bath_n hot_a gesner_n report_v of_o a_o bath_n by_o zurich_n very_o cold_a and_o yet_o sulphurous_a agricola_n of_o another_o by_o buda_n in_o pannonia_n in_o campania_n by_o the_o leucogaean_a hill_n be_v cold_a spring_n full_a of_o brimstone_n also_o there_o be_v hot_a bath_n without_o any_o show_n of_o sulphur_n that_o can_v be_v discern_v as_o the_o bath_n of_o petriolum_fw-la in_o italy_n the_o bath_n caldanelloe_n and_o de_fw-fr avinione_n in_o agro_fw-la senensi_fw-la de_fw-fr gratta_n in_o viterbiensi_fw-la de_fw-la aquis_fw-la in_o pisanis_fw-la collibus_fw-la divi_z johannis_n in_o agro_fw-la lucensi_fw-la in_o alsatia_n another_o not_o far_o from_o gebersallerum_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o yet_o give_v no_o sign_n of_o sulphur_n either_o by_o taste_n or_o smell_v or_o effect_n and_o yet_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o bath_n have_v a_o sulphurous_a smell_n from_o other_o mineral_n as_o from_o bitumen_n vitriol_n sandaracha_n alum_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v discern_v if_o at_o all_o from_o sulphur_n so_o we_o common_o say_v if_o a_o house_n or_o a_o tree_n be_v fetch_v on_o fire_n by_o lightning_n that_o it_o smell_v of_o brimstone_n when_o there_o be_v no_o brimstone_n there_o man_n thing_n combu_v will_v yield_v a_o nidorous_a smell_n not_o discernible_a after_o burn_v what_o the_o 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s._n euphemie_n aquisgran_n brigenses_n thernmae_fw-la in_o five_o alesiis_fw-la helvetiorum_n aqua_fw-la sancta_fw-la in_o picenis_fw-la and_o a_o infinite_a number_n every_o where_o baccius_n reckon_v our_o bath_n of_o bath_n among_o fulphurous_a bath_n from_o the_o relation_n of_o edward_n carne_n when_o he_o be_v ambassador_n to_o jnlius_n tertius_fw-la and_o panlus_n quartus_fw-la i_o will_v not_o deny_v some_o touch_n of_o sulphur_n in_o they_o see_v we_o sin_v among_o bituminous_a coal_n some_o which_o be_v call_v metal_n coal_n with_o certain_a yellow_a vein_n which_o be_v sulphur_n but_o the_o proportion_n of_o sulphur_n to_o bitumen_n be_v very_o little_a and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v they_o sul-phurous_a &_o pradominio_fw-la this_o be_v enough_o for_o sulphur_n concern_v arsenic_n it_o be_v a_o venomous_a mineral_n and_o therefore_o i_o need_v speak_v noth_z ng_z of_o the_o bath_n which_o proceed_v from_o it_o but_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o those_o venomous_a water_n and_o vapour_n which_o
particular_a species_n be_v very_o improbable_a the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v no_o more_o apt_a to_o breed_v a_o nettle_n than_o a_o dock_n brimstone_n than_o salt_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o can_v give_v the_o essence_n to_o any_o thing_n heat_n be_v only_o a_o quality_n which_o can_v breed_v no_o substance_n and_o such_o a_o quality_n as_o can_v only_o segregate_v heterogeneral_n substance_n and_o thereby_o congregate_v homogeneal_a whereas_o in_o all_o generation_n there_o must_v be_v a_o further_a power_n and_o virtue_n to_o proportion_v the_o element_n fit_a for_o every_o species_n if_o they_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n make_v of_o the_o element_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o species_n form_v a_o potential_a be_v to_o a_o actual_a give_v to_o every_o thing_n his_o proper_a shape_n quantity_n colour_n smell_v taste_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o unite_v they_o which_o before_o be_v of_o different_a nature_n it_o must_v be_v a_o internal_a and_o domestical_a agent_n and_o efficient_a cause_n which_o must_v perform_v this_o and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o species_n alike_o but_o proper_a to_o that_o which_o it_o produce_v otherwise_o there_o will_v be_v no_o distinction_n of_o species_n maraes_n and_o therefore_o moses_n say_v of_o plant_n that_o they_o have_v their_o seed_n in_o themselves_o according_a to_o their_o seyeral_a kind_n neither_o can_v any_o external_a cause_n give_v a_o essential_a form_n to_o any_o thing_n which_o form_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inbred_a in_o the_o thing_n itself_o and_o not_o adventitious_a and_o therefore_o scaliger_n say_v formae_fw-la non_fw-la solis_fw-la est_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la terminare_fw-la and_o aristotle_n calore_fw-la natura_fw-la utitur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ministro_fw-la aut_fw-la instrumento_fw-la non_fw-la tanquam_fw-la opifice_fw-la aut_fw-la legislatore_fw-la wherefore_o we_o will_v grant_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v a_o adjuvant_fw-la cause_n and_o by_o his_o heat_n to_o foster_v and_o cherish_v inferior_a generation_n but_o not_o to_o be_v a_o principal_a and_o beget_v cause_n and_o so_o zabarella_n do_v mollisie_n the_o harshness_n of_o the_o former_a opinion_n and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o sun_n do_v further_a generation_n only_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o another_o superior_a power_n whereby_o in_o mineral_n it_o may_v make_v the_o matter_n more_o apt_a to_o receive_v the_o form_n but_o it_o make_v no_o mineral_n no_o more_o than_o it_o make_v blood_n in_o our_o body_n catore_fw-la other_o make_v the_o element_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o all_o species_n by_o their_o quality_n element_n for_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o element_n be_v a_o passive_a matter_n can_v be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n these_o quality_n must_v be_v heat_n or_o cold_a for_o the_o other_o two_o be_v passive_a and_o attend_v rather_o upon_o the_o matter_n of_o generation_n then_o upon_o the_o efficient_a fire_n therefore_o by_o his_o heat_n be_v think_v of_o all_o the_o element_n to_o have_v the_o great_a hand_n in_o all_o generation_n be_v most_o active_a and_o superior_a to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n together_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o every_o species_n and_o rank_v they_o in_o due_a order_n proportion_n weight_n measure_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v he_o than_o must_v reconcile_v the_o difference_n which_o be_v in_o their_o nature_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o union_n this_o must_v attract_v nourishment_n and_o prescribe_v the_o quantity_n dimension_n part_n figure_n colour_n taste_n savour_n etc._n etc._n of_o every_o thing_n a_o large_a province_n he_o have_v to_o govern_v with_o one_o naked_a and_o simple_a quality_n which_o can_v have_v but_o one_o simple_a motion_n simplicibus_fw-la corporibus_fw-la simplices_fw-la tantum_fw-la motus_fw-la congruunt_fw-la heatt_z can_v but_o heat_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o heat_n be_v by_o separation_n of_o different_a substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o congregate_v those_o that_o be_v alike_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o this_o work_n we_o make_v heat_n to_o unite_v differ_v substance_n for_o all_o generation_n be_v of_o differ_a substance_n unite_v into_o one_o again_o fire_n have_v but_o one_o quality_n to_o work_v withal_o whereby_o he_o must_v unite_v the_o other_o three_o element_n what_o shall_v bring_v and_o unite_v fire_n unto_o they_o this_o must_v be_v another_o power_n superior_a to_o they_o all_o for_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o they_o meet_v by_o chance_n as_o traveller_n do_v and_o therefore_o aristotle_n explode_v this_o efficient_a of_o fire_n and_o attribute_n it_o to_o the_o form_n of_o natural_a thing_n 4._o as_o for_o cold_a in_o the_o other_o element_n it_o be_v far_o more_o unlikely_a than_o heat_n to_o perform_v these_o office_n be_v rather_o a_o destructive_a than_o a_o generative_a quality_n and_o be_v not_o call_v in_o by_o any_o author_n to_o this_o work_n before_o the_o 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participation_n of_o mineral_n quality_n etc._n etc._n the_o other_o kind_n of_o confirmation_n which_o we_o call_v apodeictical_a be_v also_o here_o and_o there_o disperse_v in_o this_o discourse_n as_o that_o all_o mineral_n have_v their_o continual_a generation_n that_o this_o generation_n be_v not_o without_o heat_n and_o moisture_n which_o do_v necessary_o attend_v all_o generation_n that_o few_o mineral_n substance_n or_o quality_n can_v be_v impart_v to_o water_n but_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o generation_n and_o yet_o we_o find_v they_o much_o impregnate_v with_o they_o that_o our_o miner_n do_v find_v a_o actual_a heat_n and_o in_o a_o high_a degree_n in_o the_o dig_v of_o mineral_n where_o the_o fermentation_n be_v not_o thorough_o extinct_a that_o we_o observe_v the_o like_a course_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n that_o we_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o acknowledgement_n hereof_o by_o many_o artificial_a conclusion_n and_o artifices_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o make_v any_o large_a repetition_n hereof_o and_o this_o be_v in_o brief_a though_o plain_o deliver_v my_o opinion_n concern_v the_o actual_a heat_n of_o bath_n and_o of_o the_o mineral_n quality_n which_o we_o find_v in_o they_o which_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o those_o that_o be_v learned_a there_o be_v two_o other_o motion_n which_o resemble_v this_o fermentation_n the_o one_o be_v motus_fw-la dilatationis_fw-la the_o other_o antipatheticus_fw-la motus_fw-la dilatationis_fw-la be_v evident_a in_o lime_n in_o alum_n in_o copperass_n and_o other_o concrete_a juice_n whereby_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n the_o salt_n in_o the_o lime_n or_o the_o concrete_a juice_n be_v sudden_o dissolve_v there_o be_v by_o this_o motion_n a_o actual_a heat_n procure_v for_o a_o time_n able_a to_o kindle_v any_o combustible_a matter_n put_v to_o it_o the_o like_a we_o observe_v in_o those_o stone_n coal_n call_v metal_n coal_n which_o be_v mix_v with_o a_o marchesit_fw-la contain_v some_o mineral_n juice_n which_o receive_v moisture_n do_v dilate_v itself_o and_o grow_v so_o hot_a as_o oftentimes_o great_a heap_n of_o those_o coal_n be_v kindle_v thereby_o and_o burn_v before_o their_o time_n as_o have_v be_v see_v at_o puddle-wharf_n in_o london_n and_o at_o newcastle_n but_o this_o be_v much_o different_a from_o out_o fermentation_n another_o motus_fw-la resemble_v this_o fermentation_n be_v that_o which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n when_o disagree_a substance_n be_v put_v together_o do_v fight_n and_o make_v a_o manifest_a actual_a heat_n as_o antimony_n and_o sublimat_n oil_n of_o vitriol_n and_o oil_n of_o tartar_n alum_n liquor_n and_o urine_n lees_n chalk_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o disagreement_n be_v in_o their_o salt_n whereof_o one_o be_v astringent_a the_o other_o relax_v the_o one_o of_o easy_a dissolution_n in_o water_n the_o other_o of_o hard_a dissolution_n etc._n etc._n where_o one_o mineral_n hinder_v the_o dissolution_n or_o congelation_n of_o another_o
mineral_n bath_n which_o beside_o the_o former_a use_n be_v also_o medicinal_a and_o very_a sovereign_a for_o many_o disease_n consist_v of_o wholesome_a mineral_n and_o approve_v for_o many_o hundred_o year_n of_o many_o who_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v recover_v at_o the_o least_o wise_a if_o we_o do_v not_o beautify_v and_o adorn_v they_o yet_o we_o shall_v so_o accommodate_v they_o as_o they_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o benefit_n to_o such_o as_o need_v they_o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o our_o profession_n of_o physic_n more_o useful_a nor_o in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n more_o admirable_a man_n only_o except_v which_o plato_n call_v the_o great_a miracle_n then_o natural_a bath_n and_o mineral_n water_n the_o nature_n and_o cause_n whereof_o have_v be_v so_o hard_o to_o discover_v as_o our_o ancient_a author_n have_v write_v little_a of_o they_o hold_v they_o to_o be_v sacred_a or_o holy_a either_o for_o that_o they_o judge_v they_o to_o have_v 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opinion_n of_o divinity_n which_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v in_o bath_n make_v any_o mention_n of_o the_o pool_n of_o bethesda_n write_v of_o by_o saint_n john_n and_o nonnus_n the_o poet_n nor_o of_o the_o river_n jordan_n which_o cure_v naaman_n the_o syrian_a of_o his_o leprosy_n be_v indeed_o true_a miracle_n and_o do_v by_o a_o supernatural_a power_n â—_o yet_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o those_o and_o such_o like_a example_n breed_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o reverend_a and_o divine_a opinion_n of_o all_o bath_n especial_o where_o they_o see_v such_o strange_a effect_n as_o they_o can_v not_o well_o reduce_v to_o natural_a cause_n and_o this_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o old_a time_n these_o mineral_n fountain_n have_v be_v consecrate_v unto_o certain_a deity_n as_o hamon_n in_o lybia_n unto_o jupiter_n thermopilae_n unto_o hercules_n by_o pallas_n among_o the_o troglodyte_n another_o to_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o this_o day_n we_o have_v divers_a bath_n which_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o saint_n and_o many_o town_n and_o city_n name_v from_o the_o bath_n in_o they_o as_o thermae_n in_o macedonia_n and_o sicily_n thermidea_n in_o rhodes_n aquae_n in_o italy_n aquisgrave_n in_o germany_n baden_n in_o helvetia_n and_o our_o ancient_a city_n of_o bath_n in_o somersetshire_n in_o honour_n whereof_o i_o have_v especial_o undertake_v this_o labour_n and_o i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o among_o the_o infinite_a number_n of_o bath_n and_o mineral_n water_n which_o be_v in_o europe_n there_o be_v none_o of_o more_o universal_a use_n for_o cure_v of_o disease_n nor_o any_o more_o commodious_a for_o entertainment_n of_o sick_a person_n than_o these_o be_v beside_o this_o sacred_a conceit_n of_o bath_n wherewith_o in_o ancient_a time_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v possess_v we_o may_v add_v this_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o mineral_n be_v not_o so_o well_o discover_v by_o they_o as_o it_o have_v be_v since_o and_o therefore_o we_o find_v very_o little_o write_v of_o this_o argument_n either_o in_o aristotle_n or_o hypocrates_n or_o in_o galen_n 4_o who_o write_v most_o copious_o in_o all_o other_o point_n of_o physic_n yet_o concern_v this_o have_v little_a galen_n and_o never_o give_v any_o of_o these_o water_n to_o drink_v inward_o although_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v in_o use_n and_o for_o outward_a use_n hold_v they_o all_o to_o be_v potential_o hot_a after_o these_o grecian_n the_o ancient_a latin_n and_o arabian_n succeed_v pliny_n celsus_n seneca_n lucretius_n avicen_n rhasis_n seraphio_n averrhoes_n it_o who_o we_o find_v some_o small_a mention_n of_o natural_a bath_n and_o some_o use_n of_o salt_n and_o nitrous_a and_o aluminous_a water_n but_o nothing_o of_o worth_n towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o they_o iâ—_n be_v likely_a they_o do_v pass_v it_o over_o slight_o either_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o or_o that_o they_o judge_v they_o mere_o metaphysical_a but_o in_o late_a time_n the_o nature_n and_o generation_n of_o mineral_n from_o whence_o the_o bath_n proceed_v and_o from_o whence_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o they_o both_o for_o their_o quality_n and_o difference_n original_n and_o use_n must_v be_v derive_v be_v better_a look_v into_o and_o observation_n take_v from_o such_o as_o daily_a labour_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o search_n oâ—_n mine_n or_o such_o as_o afterward_o prepare_v they_o for_o ouâ—_n necessary_a use_n we_o have_v attain_v to_o better_a knowledge_n in_o this_o kind_n than_o the_o ancient_n can_v have_v although_o in_o all_o new_a discovery_n there_o wilâ—_n be_v defect_n for_o succeed_a age_n to_o supply_v so_o fall_v out_o in_o this_o dies_fw-la diem_fw-la docet_fw-la aipham_n bâ—ta_fw-la corrigit_fw-la and_o although_o agricola_n pallopius_n baccius_n mathetsious_a solinander_fw-ge libavius_n etc._n etc._n have_v add_v much_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v former_o know_v in_o this_o point_n and_o reform_v many_o error_n and_o mistake_n in_o former_a writer_n yet_o they_o have_v leave_v many_o thing_n imperfect_a doubtful_a obscure_a controvert_v and_o perhaps_o false_a as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o discourse_n follow_v i_o do_v reverence_n all_o their_o worth_n as_o from_o who_o i_o have_v learn_v many_o thing_n which_o else_o i_o can_v hardly_o have_v attain_v unto_o and_o i_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o have_v be_v excellent_a instrument_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o learning_n yet_o i_o hope_v it_o may_v be_v as_o free_a for_o i_o without_o imputation_n of_o arrogancy_n to_o publish_v my_o conceit_n herein_o as_o it_o have_v be_v for_o they_o or_o may_v be_v for_o any_o other_o hanc_fw-la veniam_fw-la petimusque_fw-la damusque_fw-la vicissim_fw-la we_o both_o this_o leave_n give_v and_o receive_v my_o end_n and_o study_n be_v the_o common_a good_a and_o the_o better_n of_o this_o knowledge_n and_o if_o i_o shall_v bring_v any_o further_a light_n to_o increase_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v glad_a otherwise_o my_o intent_n be_v to_o search_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o contradict_v other_o it_o will_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a protection_n for_o i_o wherefore_o i_o come_v to_o discourse_v of_o mineral_n water_n chap._n ii_o definition_n of_o mineral_n water_n the_o nature_n where_o of_o can_v be_v understand_v except_o first_o consideration_n be_v have_v concern_v simple_a water_n of_o which_o in_o this_o chapter_n be_v show_v the_o quality_n and_o use_n mineral_n water_n be_v such_o as_o beside_o their_o own_o simple_a nature_n have_v receive_v and_o imbibe_v some_o other_o quality_n or_o substance_n from_o subterranean_a mine_n 1._o i_o say_v beside_o their_o own_o nature_n because_o they_o retain_v still_o their_o liquidness_n and_o cold_a and_o moisture_n although_o for_o a_o time_n they_o may_v be_v actual_o hot_a from_o a_o external_a impression_n of_o heat_n which_o be_v go_v they_o return_v to_o their_o former_a cold_a again_o i_o say_v imbibe_v to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o confuse_a water_n as_o earth_n may_v be_v confuse_v with_o water_n but_o not_o imbibe_v and_o will_v sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n again_o whereas_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v imbibe_v be_v so_o mix_v with_o the_o water_n as_o it_o retain_v they_o and_o be_v unite_v with_o it_o be_v either_o spirit_n or_o dissoluble_a juice_n or_o tincture_n i_o say_v from_o subterranean_a mine_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o animal_n or_o vegetable_a substance_n as_o infusion_n or_o decoction_n of_o herb_n flesh_n etc._n etc._n see_v then_o that_o the_o basis_n of_o these_o bath_n or_o mineral_n fountain_n be_v water_n we_o must_v first_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o simple_a water_n and_o from_o thence_o we_o shall_v better_o judge_v of_o mineral_n water_n and_o their_o difference_n by_o simple_a water_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o element_n of_o water_n 6_o
same_o wherefore_o aristotle_n his_o opinion_n which_o attribute_n all_o to_o aerial_a water_n and_o vapour_n from_o thence_o be_v just_o reject_v by_o agricola_n and_o by_o our_o countryman_n mr._n lydiat_a 3._o so_o that_o we_o must_v find_v out_o some_o other_o original_n or_o else_o we_o shall_v want_v water_n for_o the_o manifold_a use_n the_o earth_n have_v of_o it_o 1._o from_o the_o earth_n they_o make_v another_o original_a of_o perpetual_a spring_n and_o river_n see_v the_o first_o seem_v to_o be_v ordain_v by_o nature_n only_o for_o the_o irrigation_n of_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o else_o will_v be_v in_o most_o place_n destitute_a of_o water_n where_o spring_n be_v not_o and_o so_o will_v be_v barren_a plant_n and_o tree_n want_v due_a moisture_n for_o their_o nourishment_n earth_n wherefore_o for_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o fountain_n and_o for_o subterranean_a generation_n which_o can_v proceed_v without_o water_n they_o have_v imagine_v a_o generation_n of_o water_n within_o the_o earth_n some_o hold_v that_o the_o earth_n itself_o be_v convert_v into_o water_n as_o element_n be_v hold_v to_o bâ—_n mutable_a and_o convertible_a the_o one_o in_o the_o other_o as_o ovid_n faith_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o element_n resolutaque_fw-la tellus_fw-la in_o liquidas_fw-la rarescit_fw-la aquas_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o earth_n likewise_o when_o once_o untie_v be_v into_o water_n rarify_v but_o we_o must_v grant_v ovid_n his_o poetical_a liberty_n and_o not_o tie_v his_o word_n to_o such_o a_o strict_a sense_n although_o scaliger_n in_o his_o critic_n will_v not_o pardon_v a_o philosophical_a error_n in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o his_o metamorphosis_n for_o say_v that_o form_n be_v change_v into_o new_a body_n 15._o but_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o reciprocation_n between_o water_n and_o air_n the_o other_o element_n be_v not_o convertible_a the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o for_o neither_o fire_n will_v be_v convert_v into_o any_o other_o element_n be_v superior_a to_o the_o rest_n and_o not_o to_o be_v master_v by_o cold_a which_o only_o must_v be_v the_o agent_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o it_o by_o condensation_n neither_o will_v the_o earth_n be_v convert_v into_o water_n or_o any_o other_o element_n as_o plaâ—â—_n think_v in_o timoeo_n and_o aristotle_n 3._o de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la cap._n 7._o for_o either_o heat_n or_o cold_a must_v convert_v it_o heat_n can_v do_v it_o although_o it_o rarify_v and_o attenuate_v both_o for_o that_o it_o consume_v moisture_n and_o also_o because_o water_n be_v cold_a which_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v if_o it_o be_v make_v by_o heat_n for_o every_o natural_a agent_n work_v to_o that_o end_n that_o it_o may_v make_v the_o patient_n like_o itself_o and_o heat_n may_v convert_v earth_n into_o sum_n and_o dry_a exhalation_n but_o not_o into_o water_n for_o all_o water_n which_o be_v not_o eternal_a be_v from_o cold_a likewise_o cold_o can_v convert_v earth_n into_o water_n because_o cold_a do_v congeal_v condense_a and_o congregate_v and_o indurate_a and_o not_o dissolve_v and_o attenuate_v etc._n etc._n as_o we_o see_v in_o amber_n and_o gum_n neither_o will_v water_n be_v convert_v into_o earth_n for_o by_o heat_n it_o turn_v to_o vapour_n and_o air_n by_o cold_a into_o ice_n and_o stone_n wherefore_o the_o element_n be_v not_o change_v the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o unless_o it_o be_v water_n and_o air_n which_o have_v more_o affinity_n and_o more_o neighbourhood_n than_o the_o rest_n ultimo_fw-la and_o yet_o it_o be_v doubtful_a as_o i_o have_v say_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n but_o this_o generation_n of_o water_n from_o the_o earth_n be_v impossible_a other_o will_v have_v great_a receptacle_n of_o air_n within_o the_o earth_n which_o fly_v up_o and_o down_o be_v congeal_v by_o the_o coldness_n of_o rock_n into_o water_n to_o supply_v all_o want_n passim_fw-la other_o imagine_v huge_a lake_n and_o cistern_n primary_o frame_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o supply_v with_o water_n either_o from_o vapour_n or_o air_n or_o from_o the_o sea_n which_o water_n either_o by_o agitation_n by_o wind_n or_o by_o impulsion_n from_o the_o sea_n or_o by_o compression_n of_o rock_n be_v elevate_v to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o else_o vapour_n from_o thence_o make_v by_o attenuation_n either_o from_o the_o sumand_n starrs_n or_o from_o subterranean_a fire_n kindle_v upon_o sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n which_o be_v pour_v ascend_v to_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n be_v there_o congeal_v into_o water_n by_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o rock_n where_o there_o must_v be_v other_o cistern_n or_o castle_n in_o the_o air_n to_o feed_v the_o inferior_a spring_n other_o will_v make_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o to_o suck_v water_n by_o vein_n to_o serve_v his_o turn_n for_o generation_n and_o nutrition_n but_o why_o shall_v it_o suck_v more_o than_o it_o have_v need_v of_o and_o how_o shall_v it_o cast_v it_o forth_o beyond_o the_o place_n of_o use_n to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n unless_o they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o mine_n which_o suck_v it_o do_v puke_v it_o up_o as_o infant_n do_v when_o their_o stomach_n be_v full_a which_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v these_o and_o such_o like_a device_n be_v produce_v for_o the_o maintain_n of_o their_o original_a which_o as_o they_o be_v all_o insufficient_a to_o afford_v such_o a_o proportion_n of_o water_n as_o be_v requisite_a so_o most_o of_o they_o be_v so_o improbable_a and_o full_a of_o desperate_a difficulty_n as_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o spend_v time_n in_o the_o rehearse_n of_o they_o or_o their_o author_n much_o more_o unwilling_a in_o the_o confute_v of_o they_o to_o trouble_v myself_o and_o offend_v my_o reader_n only_o the_o point_n of_o subterranean_a fire_n which_o have_v take_v deep_a impression_n in_o most_o man_n mind_n i_o shall_v speak_v of_o hereafter_o when_o i_o come_v to_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o actual_a heat_n of_o spring_n the_o three_o original_a be_v from_o the_o sea_n a_o sufficient_a storehouse_n for_o all_o use_n and_o whereunto_o the_o other_o two_o may_v be_v refer_v sea_n for_o that_o which_o fall_v from_o the_o air_n and_o that_o which_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o earth_n do_v proceed_v principal_o from_o the_o sea_n 9_o agricola_n for_o fear_n of_o want_v water_n for_o his_o spring_n be_v content_v to_o admit_v of_o all_o these_o original_n although_o he_o rely_v least_o upon_o the_o sea_n because_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o bring_v it_o up_o to_o the_o head_n of_o his_o fountain_n but_o be_v content_v it_o shall_v serve_v for_o low_a place_n near_o the_o sea-cosâ—_a as_o i_o remember_v i_o have_v see_v in_o zealand_n at_o westcapell_n fresh_a spring_n colate_v from_o the_o sea_n through_o bank_n of_o sand_n but_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o sea-water_n may_v serve_v all_o other_o spring_n and_o river_n whatsoever_o although_o both_o far_a remote_a from_o the_o sea_n and_o high_a in_o situation_n neither_o shall_v we_o need_v to_o fly_v for_o help_v to_o those_o monstrous_a conceit_n of_o agitation_n compulsion_n compression_n suction_n attraction_n by_o the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n but_o hold_v the_o sacred_a canon_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o all_o river_n be_v from_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a reason_n for_o the_o elevate_n of_o these_o water_n unto_o the_o head_n of_o fountain_n and_o river_n although_o it_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v discover_v for_o those_o opinion_n former_o mention_v will_v not_o hold_v water_n 1_o my_o conceit_n therefore_o be_v this_o that_o as_o we_o see_v in_o siphunculis_fw-la that_o water_n be_v put_v in_o at_o one_o end_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o the_o other_o pipe_n as_o high_a as_o the_o level_n of_o the_o water_n whether_o by_o his_o weight_n or_o by_o the_o correspondence_n with_o his_o level_n i_o will_v not_o dispute_v so_o it_o may_v be_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n consider_v that_o the_o passage_n there_o be_v more_o firm_a to_o maintain_v the_o continuitie_n of_o the_o water_n with_o the_o sea_n than_o any_o leaden_a pipe_n can_v be_v be_v compass_v on_o every_o side_n with_o many_o rock_n as_o we_o see_v in_o venice_n fibris_fw-la &_o commissuris_fw-la saxorum_fw-la now_o although_o perhaps_o this_o water_n enter_v into_o the_o earth_n very_o deep_a yet_o the_o level_n of_o it_o must_v answer_v to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o land_n 3_o see_v the_o natural_a place_n of_o water_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n and_o although_o near_o the_o coast_n it_o be_v depress_v and_o low_o than_o the_o shore_n yet_o there_o be_v reason_n for_o that_o because_o it_o be_v terminate_v by_o the_o dry_a and_o solid_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o we_o
leave_v his_o old_a body_n as_o it_o find_v it_o 4._o that_o be_v dust_n yet_o so_o as_o that_o water_n retain_v with_o it_o sooâ—_n taste_v or_o quality_n which_o it_o receive_v from_o the_o earâ—â—_n agricâ—de_v not_o fossil_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o this_o dust_n be_v neither_o a_o simple_a body_n as_o element_n be_v nor_o permanent_a in_o one_o and_o the_o samâ—_n kind_n but_o as_o it_o be_v think_v to_o participate_v with_o anâ—mates_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n so_o to_o be_v transmute_v into_o any_o of_o they_o be_v both_o mother_n and_o nurse_n to_o all_o terrestrial_a body_n simple_a earth_n if_o it_o be_v not_o mix_v with_o other_o substance_n be_v dry_a and_o cold_a and_o astringent_a bâ—â—_n if_o it_o be_v mix_v as_o common_o it_o be_v it_o alter_v hâ—â—_n quality_n according_a to_o the_o mixture_n my_o inteâ—_n be_v to_o write_v of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v simple_a and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n simple_a earth_n yield_v but_o a_o muddy_a water_n of_o self_n and_o of_o no_o use_n in_o physic_n but_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o other_o mineral_n it_o make_v the_o water_n to_o participate_v with_o the_o quality_n of_o those_o mineral_n also_o as_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o nitre_n as_o in_o fuller_n earth_n and_o marl_n it_o make_v the_o water_n abstergent_fw-la like_o soap_n if_o with_o alum_n or_o copperass_n astringer_n and_o more_o desiccative_a as_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o boles_n with_o bitumen_n fatty_a and_o unctuous_a as_o in_o tuâ—_n and_o beat_fw-mi etc._n etc._n we_o have_v divers_a example_n all_o sort_n 1._o the_o bath_n of_o mount_n otbon_n in_o italy_n full_a of_o clay_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o bole._n the_o barnes_n caldaria_fw-la full_a of_o ochre_n the_o bath_n of_o saint_n petâ—_n full_a of_o a_o yellow_a earth_n tinct_a belike_o with_o some_o other_o mineral_n wherefore_o these_o be_v to_o be_v judge_n of_o according_a to_o the_o several_a mineral_n which_o the_o contain_n but_o see_v earth_n itself_o make_v little_a impression_n into_o water_n neither_o do_v we_o make_v any_o physical_a use_n of_o water_n which_o contain_v nothing_o but_o earth_n i_o need_v not_o spend_v any_o time_n about_o they_o chap._n v._n of_o stone_n the_o second_o shall_v be_v stone_n stone_n be_v another_o mineral_n substance_n concrete_a and_o more_o heavy_a than_o earth_n and_o our_o mineral_n man_n confound_v themselves_o much_o in_o the_o definition_n of_o it_o 6_o wherefore_o fallopius_n implore_v the_o help_n of_o marcus_n antonius_n janna_n about_o it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o difficult_a point_n in_o philosophy_n but_o in_o the_o end_n define_v it_o by_o his_o want_n of_o dissolution_n either_o by_o heat_n or_o moisture_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o some_o stone_n will_v melt_v he_o impute_v it_o to_o the_o admixture_n of_o some_o metal_n among_o which_o he_o reckon_v glass_n other_o define_v it_o by_o his_o hardness_n wherein_o common_o it_o go_v beyond_o other_o mineral_n but_o you_o shall_v have_v some_o stone_n soft_a than_o some_o of_o those_o and_o therefore_o the_o definition_n be_v not_o good_a other_o by_o this_o that_o be_v break_v or_o calcine_v they_o will_v not_o be_v consolidate_v again_o into_o their_o former_a consistence_n or_o shape_n but_o for_o break_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o be_v want_n of_o fusion_n for_o without_o fusion_n or_o ignition_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n or_o degree_n of_o fusion_n metal_n also_o be_v break_v will_v not_o be_v consolidate_v into_o the_o same_o mass_n again_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o difference_n in_o nature_n or_o essence_n between_o a_o whole_a stone_n and_o a_o break_a than_o there_o be_v between_o a_o mass_n of_o metal_n and_o the_o powder_n or_o file_n of_o the_o same_o as_o for_o calcination_n other_o mineral_n may_v be_v so_o far_o calcine_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o crocus_n by_o fire_n as_o they_o will_v be_v irreducible_a therefore_o this_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o stone_n wherefore_o i_o be_o of_o fallopius_n his_o opinion_n in_o this_o point_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o otherwise_o there_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o species_n in_o nature_n want_v if_o there_o be_v not_o mineral_n species_n want_v dissolution_n by_o heat_n or_o moisture_n as_o well_o as_o there_o be_v have_v such_o dissolution_n and_o this_o vacuum_n which_o nature_n abhor_v be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o local_a vacuity_n but_o also_o of_o a_o want_n bâ—_n such_o species_n as_o be_v in_o nature_n power_n to_o produce_v for_o the_o ornament_n of_o the_o world_n for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a passion_n to_o be_v dissolve_v it_o be_v likewise_o a_o natural_a passion_n not_o to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o if_o some_o thing_n will_v be_v dissolve_v both_o by_o heat_n and_o moisture_n as_o salt_n why_o shall_v there_o not_o be_v other_o substance_n which_o will_v be_v dissolve_v by_o neither_o of_o they_o and_o this_o must_v be_v stone_n for_o nature_n afford_v none_o other_o moreover_o according_a to_o aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d quoe_n concreverunt_fw-la a_o frigido_fw-la &_o a_o calido_fw-la a_o nullâ—â—storum_fw-la dissolvuntar_fw-la those_o thing_n which_o come_v together_o by_o heat_n or_o cold_a be_v dissolve_v by_o neither_o of_o they_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v stone_n which_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o such_o purity_n as_o many_o of_o they_o have_v if_o they_o be_v not_o congeal_v by_o heat_n as_o well_o as_o by_o cold_a also_o under_o what_o species_n shall_v we_o comprehend_v diamond_n talcum_n black-lead_a which_o some_o think_v to_o be_v pnigitis_fw-la magnetis_fw-la glymmer_fw-mi katzensilber_n pyrimachus_fw-la amiantus_fw-la alumen_fw-la plumosum_fw-la saxum_fw-la arenarium_fw-la mortnum_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o not_o among_o stone_n yet_o these_o be_v confess_v to_o be_v invincible_a by_o fire_n or_o water_n also_o all_o precious_a stone_n the_o more_o noble_a and_o precious_a they_o be_v the_o more_o they_o resist_v dissolution_n either_o by_o fire_n water_n for_o this_o 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quality_n to_o be_v impart_v to_o water_n again_o this_o mineral_n quality_n either_o give_v the_o water_n or_o the_o vapour_n of_o it_o the_o effence_n of_o the_o mineral_n and_o then_o it_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o water_n but_o of_o the_o mineral_n quality_n or_o the_o potential_a facâ—â—lty_n to_o breed_v it_o if_o the_o effence_n than_o this_o metal_n 〈◊〉_d water_n or_o vapour_n must_v have_v the_o form_n of_o the_o metal_n and_o so_o be_v fusible_a and_o malleable_a if_o it_o have_v only_o the_o power_n and_o potential_a faculty_n than_o the_o generation_n be_v not_o perfect_v but_o must_v expect_v further_a concoction_n this_o concoction_n be_v say_v to_o be_v partly_o by_o heat_n and_o partly_o by_o cold_a if_o by_o heat_n it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o exhalation_n as_o it_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o afterward_o when_o the_o exhalation_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o stone_n the_o heat_n be_v go_v now_o if_o the_o concoction_n 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than_o the_o efficient_a of_o generation_n for_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o dull_a and_o hebetate_v all_o faculty_n and_o motion_n in_o nature_n and_o so_o to_o hinder_v generation_n rather_o than_o to_o further_o any_o it_o be_v heat_n and_o moisture_n that_o further_a generation_n as_o ovid_n faith_n quip_n ubi_fw-la temperieâ—â—_n sumpsere_fw-la humorque_fw-la calorque_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la when_o heat_n with_o moysture_n temper_v well_o then_o it_o be_v their_o belly_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o aristotle_n generation_n of_o mineral_n where_o his_o vapour_n or_o exhalation_n do_v rather_o serve_v for_o the_o collection_n or_o congregation_n of_o matter_n in_o the_o mine_n than_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o they_o as_o libavius_n do_v right_o judge_v 1._o agricola_n make_v the_o matter_n of_o mineral_n to_o be_v succus_fw-la lapidescens_fw-la metallificus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o with_o more_o reason_n because_o they_o be_v find_v liquid_a in_o the_o earth_n 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as_o in_o alum_n and_o copperas_n mine_n which_o be_v break_v expose_v and_o moisten_v will_v gather_v a_o actual_a heat_n and_o produce_v much_o more_o of_o those_o mineral_n than_o else_o the_o mine_n will_v yield_v as_o agricola_n and_o thurneiser_n do_v affirm_v and_o be_v prove_v by_o common_a experience_n the_o like_a be_v general_o observe_v in_o mine_n as_o agricola_n erastus_n libavius_n etc._n etc._n do_v avouch_v out_o of_o the_o daily_a experience_n of_o mineral_n man_n who_o affirm_v that_o in_o many_o place_n they_o find_v their_o mine_n so_o hot_a as_o they_o can_v hardly_o touch_v they_o although_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o where_o they_o work_v for_o perfect_a mineral_n the_o heat_n which_o be_v in_o fermentation_n whilst_o they_o be_v yet_o breed_v be_v now_o much_o abate_v the_o mineral_n be_v now_o grow_v to_o their_o perfection_n and_o for_o this_o heat_n we_o need_v not_o call_v for_o the_o help_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o a_o little_a can_v will_n take_v away_o 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taste_n number_n proportion_n distemper_n etc._n etc._n also_o from_o hence_o proceed_v the_o transplantation_n which_o we_o find_v in_o animal_n vegetable_n and_o mineral_n in_o animil_n these_o transplantation_n be_v not_o very_o frequent_a yet_o all_o our_o monster_n may_v be_v refer_v hereunto_o as_o also_o the_o issue_n which_o come_v from_o dog_n and_o wolf_n horse_n and_o ass_n partridge_n and_o hen_n etc._n etc._n some_o do_v think_v that_o the_o destruction_n of_o sex_n be_v a_o transplantation_n and_o that_o all_o seed_n in_o themselves_o be_v hermophroditical_a and_o neither_o masculine_a nor_o feminine_a but_o as_o they_o meet_v with_o strong_a and_o weak_a impression_n from_o supervenient_a cause_n from_o hence_o come_v our_o androgyni_n 6._o or_o masculine_a woman_n such_o as_o horace_n speak_v of_o sabellis_fw-la docta_fw-la ligonibus_fw-la versare_fw-la glebas_fw-la that_o dig_v the_o ground_n themselves_o stout_a jade_n manage_n well_o sabean_a spade_n among_o those_o 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frondes_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sua_fw-la poma_fw-la and_o stand_v admire_v double_a mute_a to_o see_v new_a leaf_n and_o strange_a fruit_n but_o all_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v by_o divine_a necessity_n both_o that_o which_o they_o will_v and_o that_o which_o they_o will_v not_o 1_o so_o likewise_o wheat_n be_v change_v into_o lolium_fw-la basil_n into_o thyme_n masterwort_n into_o angelica_n etc._n etc._n in_o mineral_n we_o find_v the_o like_a transplantation_n as_o salt_n into_o nitre_n copperass_n into_o alum_n lead_v into_o tin_n iron_n into_o copper_n copper_n into_o iron_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o transplantation_n whereupon_o the_o alchemist_n ground_n their_o philosopher_n stone_n this_o seminary_n spirit_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o aristotle_n continent_n inquit_fw-la seman_n in_o se_fw-mi cujusque_fw-la faecundit_fw-la atis_fw-la suae_fw-la causam_fw-la and_o by_o most_o of_o his_o interpreter_n and_o morisinus_fw-la call_v it_o elphesteria_n not_o know_v how_o to_o attribute_v these_o generation_n to_o the_o element_n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o some_o place_n yield_v some_o one_o vegetable_a or_o mineral_n species_n above_o another_o quip_n solo_fw-la natura_fw-la subest_fw-la non_fw-la owsnis_fw-la fert_fw-la omne_fw-la tellus_fw-la it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o ground_n not_o in_o all_o soil_n be_v all_o thing_n find_v this_o seminary_a spirit_n of_o mineral_n have_v its_o proper_a womb_n where_o it_o reside_v and_o be_v like_o a_o prince_n or_o emperor_n who_o prescript_n both_o the_o element_n and_o matter_n must_v obey_v and_o it_o be_v never_o idle_a but_o always_o in_o action_n produce_v and_o maintain_v natural_a substance_n until_o they_o have_v fulfil_v their_o destiny_n donec_fw-la fatum_fw-la expleverint_fw-la as_o hypocrates_n say_v 1._o so_o as_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n in_o this_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o benediction_n crescite_fw-la &_o multiplicamini_fw-la and_o this_o necessity_n or_o fatum_fw-la be_v inherent_a in_o the_o seed_n and_o not_o adventitious_a from_o the_o planet_n or_o any_o other_o natural_a cause_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o uniformity_n in_o every_o species_n that_o they_o have_v all_o their_o proper_a figure_n dimension_n number_n of_o part_n colour_n taste_n etc._n etc._n most_o convenient_a and_o agreeable_a to_o each_o nature_n as_o moses_n say_v that_o god_n see_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v very_o good_a and_o galen_n say_v deus_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la optimum_fw-la eligit_fw-la 13._o and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o his_o lex_fw-la adrastia_n which_o he_o allege_v against_o asclepiades_n adage_n for_o it_o he_o shall_v mean_v it_o as_o common_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o punishment_n which_o always_o follow_v sin_n nemâ—_n crimen_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la gestaet_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la idem_fw-la nemesiâ—_n in_fw-la tergo_fw-la no_o man_n though_o private_o commit_v a_o fault_n but_o be_v deg_v by_o revenge_n in_o this_o sense_n he_o can_v not_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o confute_v of_o asciepiades_n there_o be_v also_o other_o law_n in_o nature_n which_o can_v be_v alter_v both_o mathematical_a in_o arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n and_o logical_a in_o the_o consecute_n of_o argument_n etc._n etc._n but_o these_o serve_v not_o for_o galens_n purpose_n in_o this_o place_n he_o must_v mean_v it_o of_o a_o natural_a necessity_n or_o fatum_fw-la or_o predestination_n that_o frame_v every_o member_n &_o part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o best_a use_n for_o the_o creature_n and_o therefore_o where_o asclepiades_n propound_v a_o inconvenient_a frame_n of_o part_n he_o confute_v he_o by_o this_o inbred_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o say_v no_o man_n can_v alter_v or_o avoid_v nor_o any_o subtlety_n elude_v as_o also_o aristotle_n say_v ult_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n and_o other_o natural_a substance_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o actual_a heat_n and_o medicinal_a virtue_n in_o mineral_n water_n divers_a opinion_n of_o other_o reject_v now_o i_o come_v to_o show_v how_o our_o mineral_n water_n receive_v both_o their_o actual_a heat_n and_o their_o virtue_n not_o i_o join_v they_o together_o because_o they_o depend_v upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o cause_n unless_o they_o be_v juice_n which_o will_v ready_o dissolve_v in_o water_n without_o the_o help_n of_o heat_n other_o mineral_n will_v not_o or_o very_o hardly_o this_o actual_a heat_n of_o water_n have_v trouble_v all_o those_o that_o have_v write_v of_o they_o and_o many_o opinion_n have_v be_v hold_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o some_o attribute_n it_o to_o wind_n or_o air_n or_o exhalation_n include_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o either_o by_o their_o own_o nature_n or_o by_o their_o violent_a motion_n and_o agitation_n and_o attrition_n upon_o rock_n and_o narrow_a passage_n do_v gather_v heat_n and_o impart_v it_o to_o our_o water_n earth_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n these_o exhalation_n can_v be_v so_o hot_a as_o to_o make_v our_o water_n hot_a especial_o see_v in_o their_o passage_n among_o cold_a rock_n it_o will_v be_v much_o allay_v have_v no_o supply_n of_o heat_n to_o maintain_v it_o moreover_o where_o water_n have_v passage_n to_o get_v forth_o to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o these_o exhalation_n and_o wind_n will_v easy_o pass_v and_o so_o their_o heat_n go_v withal_o and_o so_o our_o water_n leave_v to_o their_o natural_a coldness_n whereas_o we_o see_v they_o do_v continue_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o tenor_n many_o generation_n together_o motion_n if_o by_o their_o agitation_n and_o violent_a motion_n they_o get_v this_o heat_n because_o no_o violent_a thing_n be_v perpetual_a or_o constant_a this_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o perpetual_a and_o constant_a heat_n of_o water_n beside_o this_o will_v rather_o cause_v earthquake_n and_o storm_n and_o noise_n in_o the_o earth_n then_o heat_v our_o spring_n moreover_o we_o daily_o observe_v that_o exhalation_n and_o water_n be_v never_o heat_v by_o motion_n or_o agitation_n as_o in_o the_o cataract_n of_o the_o rhine_n by_o splug_n the_o agitation_n and_o fall_n of_o water_n upon_o rock_n be_v most_o violent_a and_o make_v a_o hideous_a noise_n yet_o it_o heat_v not_o the_o water_n though_o it_o be_v very_o deep_a in_o the_o earth_n 4._o neither_o can_v any_o attrition_n heat_n either_o air_n or_o water_n or_o any_o soft_a and_o liquid_a thing_n but_o rather_o make_v it_o more_o cold_a other_o attribute_v this_o actual_a heat_n of_o bath_n unto_o the_o sun_n who_o beam_n pierce_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v heat_n our_o water_n sun_n if_o this_o heat_n which_o heat_v our_o bath_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n then_o either_o they_o bring_v it_o entire_o from_o the_o sun_n as_o a_o quality_n proceed_v from_o thence_o or_o they_o make_v it_o by_o their_o own_o motion_n if_o it_o come_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o sun_n must_v be_v extreme_a hot_a that_o can_v heat_v these_o inferior_a part_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n especial_o the_o
lightning_n can_v do_v it_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o exclude_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o exhalation_n will_v likewise_o exclude_v lightning_n three_o for_o the_o fuel_n there_o be_v only_o two_o substance_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v apt_a fuel_n for_o fire_n bitumen_n and_o sulphur_n 18._o sulphur_n be_v in_o such_o request_n with_o all_o man_n as_o they_o think_v there_o can_v be_v no_o not_o bath_n without_o it_o nay_o many_o hold_n that_o if_o water_n do_v but_o pass_v through_o a_o mine_n of_o brimstone_n although_o it_o be_v not_o kindle_v but_o actual_o cold_a yet_o it_o will_v contract_v from_o thence_o not_o only_o a_o potential_a but_o a_o actual_a heat_n 90._o but_o we_o do_v manifest_o find_v that_o neither_o all_o hot_a water_n be_v sulphurous_a nor_o all_o sulphurous_a water_n hot_a as_o be_v say_v before_o in_o sulphur_n the_o bath_n of_o caldaneila_n and_o avinian_a in_fw-la agro_fw-la senensi_fw-la de_fw-fr grotta_n in_o viterbio_n de_fw-fr aquis_fw-la in_o pisano_n divi_z johannis_n in_o agro_fw-la lacenss_n balneum_fw-la geber_n suilleri_fw-la in_o halsatia_n etc._n etc._n be_v all_o hot_a and_o yet_o give_v no_o sign_n of_o sulphur_n either_o by_o smell_n or_o taste_v or_o quality_n or_o effect_n contrariwise_o that_o all_o sulphurous_a water_n be_v not_o hot_a may_v appear_v by_o the_o bath_n in_o zurich_n in_o helvetia_n of_o buda_n in_o pannonia_n at_o cure_n in_o rhetia_n celenses_n in_o germany_n in_o campania_n between_o naples_n and_o pateolum_n be_v many_o cold_a sulphurous_a spring_n at_o brandula_n in_o agro_fw-la carpensi_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o which_o bath_n show_v much_o sulphur_n to_o be_v in_o they_o and_o yet_o be_v cold_a and_o no_o marvel_n for_o if_o we_o insuse_v any_o simple_a be_v it_o never_o so_o hot_a potential_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o make_v the_o liquor_n actual_o hot_a wherefore_o this_o sulphur_n must_v burn_v before_o it_o can_v give_v any_o actual_a heat_n to_o our_o bath_n and_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o former_a difficulty_n and_o also_o must_v be_v continual_o repair_v by_o new_a generation_n of_o matter_n which_o actual_a fire_n can_v further_o but_o rather_o hinder_v the_o fire_n generate_v nothing_o but_o consume_v all_o thing_n ult_n the_o like_a we_o may_v judge_v of_o bitumen_n that_o unless_o it_o be_v kindle_v it_o can_v yield_v no_o heat_n to_o our_o bath_n as_o solinander_fw-ge report_n of_o a_o bituminous_a mine_n in_o westfalia_fw-la in_fw-la agro_fw-la tremonensi_fw-la where_o go_v down_o into_o the_o grove_n he_o find_v much_o water_n have_v the_o smell_n taste_n and_o colour_n of_o bitumen_n and_o yet_o cold_a agricola_n impute_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o bath_n unto_o the_o fuel_n of_o bitumen_n baccius_n on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o sulphur_n but_o in_o my_o opinion_n they_o need_v not_o contend_v about_o it_o for_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o the_o example_n of_o mineral_n water_n there_o be_v many_o hot_a spring_n from_o other_o mineral_n where_o neither_o sulphur_n nor_o bitoman_n have_v be_v observe_v to_o be_v john_n de_fw-fr dondis_fw-la and_o julius_n alexandrinus_n be_v much_o unsatisfied_a in_o these_o opinion_n and_o do_v rather_o acknowledge_v their_o ignorance_n then_o that_o they_o will_v subscribe_v unto_o they_o i_o need_v not_o dispute_v whether_o this_o fire_n be_v in_o alveis_n or_o in_o canalibus_fw-la or_o in_o vicinis_fw-la partibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o i_o think_v it_o be_v in_o neither_o of_o they_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o author_n opinion_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o actual_a heat_n and_o medicinal_a virtue_n in_o mineral_n water_n wherefore_o find_v all_o the_o former_a opinion_n to_o be_v doubtful_a and_o weak_o ground_v concern_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o actual_a heat_n of_o bath_n let_v i_o presume_v to_o propound_v another_o which_o i_o persuade_v myself_o to_o be_v more_o true_a and_o certain_a but_o because_o it_o have_v not_o be_v mention_v by_o any_o author_n that_o i_o know_v i_o have_v no_o man_n step_n to_o follow_v in_o it_o avia_fw-la doctorum_fw-la peragro_fw-la loca_fw-la nullius_fw-la ante_fw-la trita_fw-la solo_fw-la i_o travel_v where_o no_o path_n be_v to_o be_v see_v of_o any_o learned_a foot_n that_o here_o have_v be_v which_o make_v i_o fearful_a in_o the_o delivery_n of_o it_o but_o if_o i_o do_v err_v in_o it_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v blame_v see_v i_o do_v it_o in_o disquisition_n of_o the_o truth_n i_o have_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n set_v down_o my_o opinion_n concern_v the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n that_o they_o have_v their_o seminary_n in_o the_o earth_n replenish_v with_o spirit_n and_o faculty_n attend_v they_o which_o meet_v with_o convenient_a matter_n and_o adiuvant_fw-la cause_n do_v proceed_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o several_a species_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o efficient_a and_o aptness_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o this_o work_n of_o generation_n as_o there_o be_v generatio_fw-la unius_fw-la so_o there_o must_v be_v corruptio_fw-la alterius_fw-la and_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o a_o superior_a power_n which_o by_o moisture_n dilate_v itself_o work_v upon_o the_o matter_n like_o a_o ferment_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o his_o own_o purpose_n this_o motion_n between_o the_o agent_n spirit_n and_o the_o patient_a matter_n proceed_v from_o a_o actual_a heat_n ex_fw-la motu_fw-la fit_a calor_fw-la which_o serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n to_o further_a this_o work_n spa_n and_o this_o motion_n be_v natural_a and_o not_o violent_a produce_v a_o natural_a heat_n which_o further_v generation_n not_o a_o destructive_a heat_n for_o as_o cold_a dull_v and_o benumb_v all_o faculty_n so_o heat_n do_v quicken_v they_o this_o i_o show_v in_o the_o example_n of_o malt._n it_o be_v likewise_o true_a in_o every_o particular_a grain_n of_o corn_n sow_v in_o the_o ground_n although_o by_o reason_n they_o lie_v single_a their_o actual_a heat_n be_v not_o discernible_a by_o touch_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o external_a heat_n and_o moisture_n do_v further_o their_o spire_a as_o adiuvant_fw-la cause_n where_o the_o chief_a agent_n be_v the_o generative_a spirit_n in_o the_o seed_n so_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v in_o mineral_n with_o those_o distinction_n before_o mention_v and_o in_o this_o all_o generation_n agree_v that_o a_o actual_a heat_n together_o with_o moisture_n be_v requisite_a otherwise_o there_o can_v neither_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o other_o this_o actual_a heat_n be_v less_o sensible_a in_o small_a seed_n and_o tender_a body_n than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o great_a and_o plentiful_a generation_n and_o in_o hard_a and_o compact_a matter_n for_o hard_a body_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o reduce_v to_o a_o new_a form_n as_o tender_a body_n be_v but_o require_v both_o more_o spirit_n and_o long_a time_n to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o and_o therefore_o whereas_o vegetable_a generation_n be_v bring_v to_o perfection_n in_o a_o few_o month_n these_o mineral_n generation_n do_v require_v many_o year_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o mineral_n man_n moreover_o these_o generation_n be_v not_o terminate_v with_o one_o production_n but_o as_o the_o seed_n gather_v strength_n by_o enlarge_n itself_o so_o it_o continual_o proceed_v to_o subdue_v more_o matter_n under_o his_o government_n so_o as_o where_o once_o any_o generation_n be_v beguâ—_n it_o continue_v many_o age_n and_o seldom_o give_v over_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o iron_n mine_n of_o illua_n the_o tin_n mine_n in_o cornwall_n the_o lead_v mine_n at_o mendip_n and_o the_o peak_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v not_o only_o stretch_v further_a in_o extent_n of_o ground_n than_o have_v be_v observe_v heretofore_o but_o also_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o same_o grove_n which_o have_v be_v former_o wrought_v as_o our_o tinner_n in_o cornwall_n do_v acknowledge_v and_o the_o example_n of_o illua_n and_o saga_fw-la before_o mention_v do_v confirm_v this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a mean_n for_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o our_o hot_a spring_n that_o if_o the_o actual_a heat_n proceed_v from_o hence_o there_o need_v be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o they_o nor_o of_o their_o equal_a tenor_n or_o degree_n of_o heat_n now_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o heat_n it_o be_v not_o a_o destructive_a heat_n as_o that_o of_o fire_n be_v but_o a_o generative_a heat_n join_v with_o moisture_n it_o need_v no_o air_n for_o eventilation_n as_o the_o other_o do_v it_o be_v in_o degree_n hot_a enough_o for_o the_o hot_a bath_n that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v not_o too_o remote_a from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o water_n issue_v forth_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o impart_v the_o quality_n of_o mineral_n to_o our_o water_n as_o well_o as_o heat_n by_o reason_n the_o mineral_n be_v then_o in_o solutis_fw-la principiis_fw-la in_o their_o liquid_a
plentiful_a exhalation_n as_o those_o must_v be_v which_o procure_v lightning_n and_o thunder_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o antiperistasis_n to_o kindle_v these_o exhalation_n as_o have_v be_v she_o wed_v before_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a refutation_n to_o take_v away_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o question_n that_o be_v all_o subterranean_a fire_n as_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v do_v and_o then_o we_o need_v not_o dispute_v about_o the_o mean_n of_o kindle_v it_o etc._n etc._n these_o momentary_a meteor_n be_v produce_v only_o to_o kindle_v and_o not_o to_o maintain_v this_o fire_n from_o the_o water_n no_o man_n will_v derive_v this_o fire_n be_v a_o cold_a and_o moist_a element_n and_o apt_a to_o quench_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o dilate_v the_o seminary_a spirit_n of_o natural_a species_n and_o then_o they_o concur_v with_o we_o and_o renounce_v the_o actual_a fire_n do_v confirm_v our_o heat_n of_o fermentation_n from_o the_o earth_n some_o have_v imagine_v a_o inbred_a heat_n 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lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o 2_o meteorol_fw-la &_o 1._o 3._o deortu_fw-la &_o causissubt_n l._n 1._o â—_o 6._o de_fw-fr orig_n font_n cap._n 1._o a._n from_o the_o earth_n metam_fw-la 15._o aristotel_n 4_o meteor_n cap._n 10._o &_o ultimo_fw-la valesius_fw-la de_fw-la sacra_fw-la philosoph_n passim_fw-la 3_o from_o the_o sea_n 〈…〉_z ortu_fw-la &_o causissâ—â—ter_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n â—_o &_o 9_o ecclesiaste_v 1_o arist_n metroyol_n cap._n ultimo_fw-la lib._n 3_o 3_o this_o way_n of_o argue_v be_v question_v by_o dr._n french_a who_o suppose_v the_o many_o great_a river_n terminate_v in_o the_o sea_n to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a moisture_n for_o the_o take_v away_o the_o termination_n of_o the_o water_n make_v by_o the_o dryness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o to_o make_v the_o globous_a sea_n sink_v to_o a_o evenness_n vid._n french_a yorksh_n spa_n p.10_n 11_o 12._o mineral_n reduce_v to_o seven_o head_n earth_n agric._n the_o nat_n fossil_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o baccius_n lib._n 5_o cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr metallis_fw-la cap._n 6_o verulamius_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o morte_fw-la pag._n 418._o &_o 453._o do_v neglecta_fw-la stirpium_fw-la culturâ_fw-la problem_n 13._o erastus_n disput_n part_n 2._o p._n 105._o in_o ingressu_fw-la ad_fw-la infirmos_fw-la p._n 373_o venustus_n in_o consilio_fw-la pro_fw-la petro_n picardo_n baccius_n etym_a lib._n 6._o â—_o 14._o machab._n 2._o 1._o de_fw-fr sympath_n &_o antipath_n câ—._n 10_o de_fw-fr nat_n â—â—y_n q._n efslu_fw-la è_fw-fr teâ—â—a_fw-fr l._n 4._o â—_o 22._o meteor_n 2._o lib._n 2._o â—_o ii_o de_fw-fr thermis_fw-la c.5_n of_o camphir_n seyaphio_n de_fw-fr â—imp_n m._n d.c._n 344._o avicen_n lib_n i._o tract_n 1_o c.z._n item_n l.2_n tract_n 2_o cap_n 133._o item_n de_fw-mi med_n cordial_a tract_n z._n cap._n 3._o in_o dioscoridem_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr mastic_n lib._n i._o cap._n 9_o de_fw-fr nat_n fossil_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 2_o thesaur_n aqu_fw-fr lib._n i._n cap._n z._n co_z 〈…〉_z dius_fw-la 1.3_o tha._n nemico_n de_fw-fr simple_a med_a facult_a l.4.c.22_n lib._n i._o tract_n c._n 2_o bellonius_fw-la de_fw-la naphtha_n c._n 7._o agric._n the_o nat_n cor_fw-la quoe_fw-mi cfflu_fw-la è_fw-la terra_fw-la l._n 2.c.7_n bitumen_n predominant_a in_o the_o bath_n of_o bath_n de_fw-fr thermis_fw-la boll_n l._n 3.c.6_n 1._o libavius_n in_o syntagm_n p._n 221_o in_o lib._n de_fw-la plantis_fw-la aristoteli_fw-la ascriptum_fw-la lib._n 2._o passim_fw-la caesalpinus_n de_fw-fr metallisc_fw-la 3.l.1_n salt_n diosc_n l._n 5.c.84_n de_fw-fr simple_a med_a saâ—ult_n l.4.c.20_n &_o l._n 11.c.50_n three_o way_n to_o make_v vegetable_a salt_n to_o retain_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o herb_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v draw_v 1._o three_o way_n to_o make_v vegetable_a salt_n to_o retain_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o herb_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v draw_v 2._o three_o way_n to_o make_v vegetable_a salt_n to_o retain_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o herb_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v draw_v 3._o nitre_n sal_fw-la ammoniack_a in_o pestis_fw-la alexic_fw-la dariot_n de_fw-fr praparat_fw-la med_a tract_n 2._o cap._n 23_o 24._o lib._n de_fw-fr humiâ—orum_fw-la usu_fw-la salt_n spring_v lib._n 3._o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n aliquid_fw-la aquae_fw-la admixtum_fw-la arist_n 2._o meteorol_fw-la cap._n 3._o meteor_n 2_o c.3_n nitrous_a watey_n observat_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 76_o 77._o lib._n 5_o c.7_n lib._n 31._o c._n 10._o martial_a alum_n springâ—_n pyrotech_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o vitrioline_n water_n simp._n med.facul_fw-la l._n 9_o c._n 61._o libav_n in_o symag_n 3._o part_n l._n 7_o item_n singularium_fw-la part_n 1._o lib._n 3._o von_n kupffer_v ertz_fw-fr 10._o baubinus_n de_fw-fr thâ—r_fw-fr nis_fw-la l._n 2.c.2_n de_fw-fr judicio_fw-la aqu_fw-la niner_n p.26.36_n simpl._n med_a facult_a 1._o 5._o 0._o 59_o vidus_fw-la vidius_fw-la turat_n generate_fw-la p._n 2._o sect_n 2.1.3_o c._n 13._o fallopius_fw-la de_fw-la petallis_fw-la 6._o 37._o quicksilver_n not_o reducible_a to_o the_o elementary_a quality_n sulphur_n arsenic_n cadmia_n bismutum_fw-la or_o tinglass_n part_n 3_o pag.72_n fallop_n de_fw-fr metallis_fw-la cap._n 10._o libav_n de_fw-fr nat_n metal_n part_n 3._o cap._n 5._o gold_n silver_n copper_n iron_n tin_n lead_n nature_n and_o quality_n of_o gold_n bascius_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 8._o basilica_n chimia_fw-it pag._n 204._o de_fw-fr thermis_fw-la cap._n 8._o in_o ingressu_fw-la ad_fw-la infermo_fw-la pap_n 373_o of_o silver_n theod_n tabernomontaâ—us_n p._n 2._o cap._n 8._o of_o iron_n and_o steel_n aenead_v 12._o simpl._n lib._n 9_o lib_n 16._o epist_n 5._o de_fw-fr motallis_fw-la cap._n 20._o simpl._n l._n 7.c.4_n two_o distinct_a quality_n in_o steel_n solinander_fw-ge pag._n 193._o veâ—ustus_n pag._n 159._o bâ—â—cius_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 3._o s_o 〈…〉_z rola_fw-it rea_n 〈…〉_z eus_fw-la pag._n 305._o quality_n of_o copper_n libav_n de_fw-fr nat_n metal_n c._n 10._o of_o tin_n of_o lead_n pag._n 90._o fallop_n de_fw-fr metallis_fw-la cap._n 11._o libav_n de_fw-fr nat_n metal_n cap._n 12._o agricola_n de_fw-fr ortu_fw-la &_o causis_fw-la subâ—_n lib_n 5_o c.1_n lib._n 3_o c.19_n 〈◊〉_d lib_n 10._o in_o sarept_v coâ—â—â—_n 3._o ii_o etc._n etc._n in_o alchimia_fw-la magna_fw-la de_fw-fr metallis_fw-la pag._n 17._o &_o 19_o von_n probierâ—ng_n der_fw-mi crtze_fw-mi in_o sareptâ—â—_n sebast_n forâ—â—â—_n l._n 3.c.6_n scverinus_fw-la c._n 8._o p._n 125._o caesalpinus_n de_fw-fr metal_n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o cap._n 2._o erast_n disput_n part_n 2._o p._n 261._o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n not_o the_o sun_n dorn_n phisica_fw-la geresis_fw-la gal._n de_fw-fr maraes_n de_fw-fr catore_fw-la neither_o the_o element_n 1_o de_fw-fr anima_fw-la item_n 2._o cap._n 4._o trismegistus_n in_o asclepio_n cap._n 1._o plato_n in_o timco_n in_o dialogo_fw-la de_fw-la natura_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la apolloâ—ci_fw-la elcoga_fw-la 6._o desacra_fw-la philosoph_n cap._n 51._o cap._n the_o mixtieâ—â—_n 1_o mâ—teoâ—ol_n 4._o item_n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la aerens_fw-la comparatum_fw-la esse_fw-la ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la &_o aliam_fw-la â—â—turam_fw-la inducedam_fw-la in_o some_o scipionis_fw-la cap._n 6._o de_fw-fr nat_n hominis_fw-la 2_o de_fw-fr gen_n cap._n 8._o item_n libde_z sâ—â—su_n &_o sensibile_fw-la 3_o de_fw-fr gen_n animal_n cap._n ultimo_fw-la ifagoge_n cap._n 8._o 1_o de_fw-la elementis_fw-la cap._n 15._o de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la mediâ—ina_fw-la erastus_n carerius_fw-la casalâ—inus_fw-la martiâ—uâ—_n moâ—istaâ—_n foxias_n magyrus_n libaâ—ius_n 3_o metâ—or_n c.ult._fw-la caesalp_n l.3.0.1_n libav_n de_fw-fr nat_n metal_n c_o 14._o carerius_fw-la 178._o septal._n in_o hipp._n de_fw-fr aëre_fw-la aqu_fw-la etc._n etc._n valcsius_fw-la sacra_fw-la philosophâ—â—_n 49._o singularium_fw-la lib._n 1._o part_n 1._o de_fw-fr nat_n metal_n cap._n 10._o the_o author_n opinion_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n mussetus_n in_o dialogo_fw-la apologetic_n carm._n lib._n 3._o odd_a 6._o georg._n 2._o de_fw-fr dieta_n 1_o de_fw-fr gen_n animal_n lib._n 2._o foxius_n mâ—rtinus_n morisâ—aus_n magyrus_n libavius_n velâ—uriâ—_n valesius_fw-la carerist_n erastus_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr dieta_n lib._n 1._o 6_o de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la â—_o 12._o &_o 13._o erasmus_n in_o adage_n de_fw-fr mundâ—_n c._n ult_n cause_n of_o heat_n in_o mineral_n water_n not_o wind_n air_n exhalation_n in_o the_o earth_n agitation_n and_o violent_a motion_n valeseus_fw-la centre_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o solinand_n l._n 1._o cap._n 4._o the_o sun_n sun_n it_o may_v be_v so_o in_o former_a time_n but_o few_o i_o think_v do_v doubt_v it_o now_o i_o be_o sure_a not_o those_o who_o hold_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v a_o flame_n his_o apology_n gilbertus_n de_fw-fr magnete_fw-fr lib._n 6._o taurellus_n de_fw-fr primis_fw-la rerum_fw-la principiis_fw-la conrade_n aslacus_n de_fw-fr triplici_fw-la coelo_fw-la lib._n 6._o antiperistasis_n in_o paradoxis_fw-la 3_o simpl._n medic_n facult_a cap._n 7._o valesius_fw-la contro_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o magyrus_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o quick_a lyme_n subterraneaâ—_n fire_n d_o ditca_n lib._n 1._o comet_n probable_o not_o kindle_v substance_n metamorph._n 15._o aentaâ—_n 6._o agricola_n bacciusl_n 1._o cap._n 19_o dovatus_n de_fw-fr aquis_fw-la lucensibus_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 18._o gesaer_n epist_n lib._n 3._o pag._n 90._o lib._n 1._o cap._n ult_n ult_n what_o dr._n french_a have_v say_v against_o this_o opinion_n may_v be_v see_v if_o the_o 19_o 20_o &_o 21._o page_n of_o his_o yorkshire_n spa_n thurneiser_n alchimia_fw-la magna_fw-la lib._n 4_o c.8_n c.8_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o heat_n in_o bath_n assign_v by_o dr._n rouzee_n be_v their_o motion_n and_o agitation_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n fall_v from_o cataract_n and_o break_a concavity_n in_o the_o same_o but_o afterward_o light_v on_o this_o opinion_n of_o dr._n jordens_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o dislike_a that_o he_o apdeserved_o plaud_v it_o and_o calll_v this_o work_v learned_a and_o elaborate_a vid._n lud._n rouz_n tr._n of_o tunbr_n water_n p._n 20_o 21._o &_o 22._o in_o margin_n martin_n de_fw-fr prima_fw-la generation_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 98._o georg._n 3._o a_o brief_a