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more_o apt_a to_o freeze_v but_o in_o hot_a country_n where_o no_o snow_n fall_v niter_fw-la be_v only_a use_v 45._o 〈◊〉_d and_o soldier_n to_o make_v they_o valiant_a do_v drink_v gunpowder_n before_o they_o fight_v or_o join_v battle_n as_o the_o turk_n do_v poppy_n 46._o nitre_n do_v allay_v the_o destroy_n he_o be_v of_o burn_a 〈◊〉_d and_o pestentiall_a 〈◊〉_d 47._o the_o nitre_n in_o gunpowder_n shun_v the_o flame_n when_o a_o piece_n be_v fire_v do_v make_v the_o crake_v and_o report_v 48._o nitre_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o any_o pure_a earth_n cover_v or_o shade_v from_o the_o sunbeam_n so_o that_o nothing_o do_v spring_n or_o grow_v thence_o will_v gather_v store_n of_o nitre_n the_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o live_a creature_n and_o of_o vegetable_n and_o plant_n 49._o cattle_n drink_v of_o water_n wherein_o there_o be_v nitre_n do_v grow_v fat_a be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o nitre_n be_v cold_a 50._o land_n and_o ground_n be_v make_v rank_n and_o mellow_a by_o the_o fatten_a quality_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n which_o be_v in_o dung_n 51._o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n will_v cool_v thicken_v and_o refresh_v the_o spirit_n and_o abate_v their_o heat_n for_o as_o strong_a wine_n and_o spice_n do_v inflame_v the_o spirit_n and_o shorten_v life_n so_o nitre_n compose_v and_o restrain_v the_o spirit_n do_v lengthen_v life_n 52._o nitre_n may_v be_v use_v with_o meat_n and_o eat_v with_o salt_n to_o the_o proportion_n of_o a_o ten_o part_n and_o put_v in_o morning_n broth_n from_o three_o grain_n to_o ten_o or_o in_o drink_n and_o be_v use_v in_o any_o manner_n moderate_o it_o prolong_v life_n 53._o as_o other_o drug_n beside_o poppy_n be_v weak_a and_o safe_a to_o be_v take_v in_o great_a quantity_n and_o often_o do_v
do_v cause_n long_a life_n 80._o by_o exceed_v great_a joy_n the_o spirit_n be_v make_v thin_a loose_a and_o weak_a but_o by_o familiar_a common_a recreation_n they_o be_v not_o loosen_v but_o strengthen_v 81._o joy_n arise_v from_o sensual_a pleasure_n be_v bad_a but_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a joy_n or_o the_o apprehension_n of_o joy_n to_o come_v conceive_v only_o in_o the_o imagination_n be_v good_a 82._o a_o inward_a conceive_a joy_n spare_o vent_v do_v comfort_v the_o heart_n more_o than_o a_o vulgar_a immoderate_a expression_n of_o joy_n 83._o sorrow_n and_o grief_n be_v without_o fear_n and_o not_o too_o heavy_a and_o grievous_a do_v prolong_v life_n by_o contract_n the_o spirit_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o condensation_n or_o thicken_a 84._o great_a fear_n do_v shorten_v life_n for_o though_o sorrow_n and_o fear_n do_v both_o contract_v the_o spirit_n yet_o sorrow_n do_v only_a contract_n but_o fear_v mingle_v with_o care_n and_o hope_n do_v heat_n and_o vex_v the_o spirit_n 85._o anger_n be_v close_o and_o suppress_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o vexation_n make_v the_o spirit_n devour_v the_o moisture_n of_o the_o body_n but_o be_v vent_v and_o get_v forth_o do_v strengthen_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o spirit_n 86._o by_o envy_n the_o worst_a passion_n the_o spirit_n and_o by_o they_o the_o body_n be_v hurt_v and_o weaken_a be_v always_o in_o action_n and_o work_v for_o envy_n be_v say_v to_o keep_v no_o holiday_n 87._o pity_n and_o compassion_n of_o another_o misery_n whereinto_o we_o can_v possible_o fall_v be_v good_a but_o pity_v reflect_v back_o and_o exciting_a fear_n of_o be_v in_o as_o bad_a a_o case_n be_v bad_a 88_o shame_v light_o at_o the_o first_o draw_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o afterward_o send_v they_o forth_o again_o do_v make_v blush_v bashful_a folk_n common_o long-lived_a but_o shame_n arise_v from_o reproach_n and_o continue_v long_o do_v contract_n and_o choke_v the_o spirit_n 89._o love_v not_o unfortunate_a nor_o wound_v too_o deep_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o joy_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o rule_v prescribe_v for_o joy_n 90._o hope_n be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o the_o affection_n and_o passion_n be_v very_o powerful_a to_o prolong_v life_n if_o like_o a_o nod_a nurse_n it_o do_v not_o often_o fall_v asleep_a and_o languish_v but_o do_v continual_o feed_v the_o fancy_n with_o behold_v good_a object_n and_o therefore_o such_o as_o propound_v certain_a end_n and_o purpose_n to_o be_v compass_v thrive_a and_o prosper_v therein_o according_a to_o their_o desire_n be_v common_o long-lived_a but_o have_v attain_a to_o their_o high_a hope_n all_o their_o expectition_n and_o desire_n be_v satisfy_v do_v not_o live_v long_o afterward_o 91._o admiration_n and_o light_a contemplation_n be_v very_o good_a to_o prolong_v life_n keep_v the_o spirit_n busy_v in_o 〈◊〉_d matter_n and_o in_o a_o peaceable_a quiet_a gentle_a temper_n so_o that_o all_o philosopher_n and_o observer_n of_o the_o wonder_n of_o nature_n as_o democritus_n plato_n parmenide_v apollonius_n be_v long_o live_v also_o rhetorician_n taste_v only_a matter_n &_o follow_v the_o light_n of_o speech_n not_o obscure_a dark_a philosophy_n be_v also_o long-lived_a as_o gorgias_n protagoras_n i_o socrates'_v seneca_n andas_n old_a man_n be_v talkative_a so_o talkative_a man_n do_v often_o live_v to_o be_v old_a man_n for_o talkativenesse_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o light_a apprehension_n not_o bind_v or_o vex_v the_o spirit_n but_o subtle_a acute_a study_n weary_v and_o weaken_v the_o spirit_n do_v shorten_v life_n so_o much_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o pafsion_n of_o the_o mind_n some_o general_a observation_n not_o include_v in_o the_o former_a division_n do_v follow_v 92._o the_o spirit_n must_v not_o be_v often_o loose_v nor_o make_v thin_a be_v thereby_o loose_v for_o the_o spirit_n be_v once_o extenuate_v loosen_a and_o make_v thin_a be_v not_o easy_o collect_v and_o thicken_v the_o spirit_n be_v loose_v by_o excessive_a labour_n exceed_v violent_a passion_n of_o the_o mind_n much_o sweat_a much_o evacuation_n warm_a bath_n and_o intemperate_a or_o unseasonable_a venery_n also_o care_n grief_n doubtful_a expectation_n sickness_n sorrow_n and_o pain_n do_v dissolve_v and_o loosen_v the_o spirit_n and_o shall_v therefore_o be_v avoid_v and_o shun_v 93._o the_o spirit_n delight_v in_o custom_n and_o novelty_n for_o custom_n not_o use_v until_o they_o grow_v wearisome_a and_o nove'ty_n much_o desire_v and_o then_o enjoy_v do_v wonderful_o preserve_v the_o vigour_n of_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o judgement_n and_o care_n shall_v be_v show_v in_o leave_v off_o custom_n before_o they_o become_v loathsome_a and_o contemptible_a and_o in_o make_v the_o desire_n of_o novelty_n strong_a by_o restraint_n and_o in_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o course_n of_o our_o life_n lest_o the_o spirit_n employ_v in_o one_o setsed_a kind_n of_o life_n shall_v grow_v heavy_a and_o dull_a for_o though_o seneca_n say_v well_o a_o fool_n do_v always_o begin_v to_o live_v yet_o this_o folly_n and_o many_o other_o do_v lengthen_v life_n 94._o it_o be_v observable_a contrary_a to_o common_a custom_n that_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o a_o good_a quiet_a sound_a temper_n discern_v by_o the_o quietness_n and_o inward_a joy_n of_o the_o mind_n shall_v be_v cherrish_v not_o change_v 95._o ficinus_fw-la say_v that_o old_a man_n shall_v comfort_v their_o spirit_n with_o the_o action_n of_o their_o childhood_n and_o youth_n be_v a_o recreation_n proper_a to_o age._n therefore_o the_o remembrance_n of_o former_a education_n together_o be_v pleasant_a in_o conversation_n and_o the_o place_n of_o education_n be_v behold_v with_o delight_n so_o that_o the_o emperor_n vespasian_n will_v not_o alter_v his_o father_n house_n be_v but_o a_o mean_a building_n because_o the_o old_a house_n do_v put_v he_o in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o childhood_n and_o beside_o on_o festival_n day_n he_o will_v drink_v in_o a_o silver-tiped_a wooden_a cup_n which_o be_v his_o grandmother_n 96._o also_o a_o alteration_n of_o life_n for_o the_o better_a be_v acceptable_a and_o delightful_a to_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o youth_n and_o manhood_n have_v be_v spend_v in_o pleasure_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o those_o age_n old_a age_n shall_v enjoy_v new_a delight_n especial_o moderate_a ease_n therefore_o nobleman_n in_o their_o age_n shall_v live_v a_o retire_a kind_n of_o life_n as_o cassiodorus_n have_v be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o gothish_n king_n of_o italy_n and_o account_v the_o soul_n and_o life_n of_o their_o affair_n at_o fourscore_o year_n of_o age_n retire_v to_o a_o monastery_n live_v there_o to_o 110._o year_n of_o age_n and_o there_o die_v but_o such_o retirement_n shall_v be_v before_o the_o body_n be_v decay_v and_o disease_v for_o then_o all_o change_n though_o for_o the_o better_a do_v hasten_v death_n and_o a_o retire_v life_n be_v undertake_v their_o mind_n and_o thought_n shall_v not_o be_v addict_v to_o idleness_n but_o employ_v in_o pleasant_a delightful_a study_n or_o in_o building_n and_o plant_v 97._o last_o the_o spirit_n be_v recreate_v by_o labour_n willing_o undertake_v but_o consume_v by_o action_n or_o labour_n perform_v with_o unwillingness_n therefore_o a_o free_a kind_n of_o life_n by_o art_n contrive_v to_o be_v at_o our_o own_o dispose_n and_o a_o obedient_a mind_n not_o resist_v but_o yield_v to_o the_o power_n of_o fortune_n do_v prolong_v life_n 98._o and_o for_o the_o better_a govern_v of_o the_o affection_n the_o body_n must_v not_o be_v soluble_a or_o loose_v for_o on_o all_o the_o affection_n except_o those_o arise_v from_o melancholy_a as_o drunkenness_n and_o melancholy_n such_o laxativenesse_n and_o looseness_n have_v more_o power_n than_o on_o the_o heart_n or_o brain_n 99_o this_o operation_n of_o make_v the_o spirit_n continue_v youthful_a and_o lusty_a not_o mention_v by_o physician_n have_v be_v more_o diligent_o handle_v because_o the_o ready_a and_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o prolong_v life_n be_v by_o renew_v the_o spirit_n work_v sudden_o on_o the_o body_n as_o vapour_n and_o passion_n do_v work_v on_o the_o spirit_n in_o a_o direct_v not_o indirect_a manner_n the_o operation_n on_o the_o exclusion_n or_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o air_n 2._o the_o history_n 1._o the_o exclusion_n or_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o air_n do_v in_o two_o respect_n lengthen_v life_n first_o because_o the_o outward_a air_n animate_v the_o spirit_n and_o be_v healthful_a do_v next_o unto_o the_o inward_a spirit_n devour_v the_o moisture_n of_o the_o body_n grow_v thereby_o dry_a and_o wither_a 2._o second_o by_o the_o exclusion_n and_o keep_v out_o of_o air_n the_o body_n be_v shut_v and_o close_v and_o not_o breathe_v forth_o at_o the_o pore_n the_o detain_v spirit_n by_o their_o work_n do_v soften_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o body_n 3._o the_o reason_n