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the_o evening_n the_o stomach_n be_v less_o laxate_v and_o languid_a than_o at_o noon_n and_o can_v therefore_o concoct_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o meat_n yet_o the_o supper_n must_v not_o be_v very_o large_a neither_o great_a than_o what_o the_o stomach_n can_v be_v well_o able_a perfect_o to_o concoct_v before_o the_o next_o morning_n let_v it_o be_v ready_a at_o six_o at_o least_o if_o not_o seven_o hour_n after_o dinner_n i_o advise_v that_o all_o whether_o it_o be_v at_o dinner_n or_o supper_n that_o they_o lerve_v with_o a_o appetite_n and_o eat_v not_o half_o so_o much_o as_o the_o spa_n drinker_n usual_o do_v indulge_v their_o palate_n and_o gratify_v their_o stomach_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o appetite_n which_o many_o time_n be_v rather_o adventious_a or_o preternatural_a then_o natural_a i_o utter_o disapprove_v of_o mix_v of_o the_o spa_n water_n with_o either_o wine_n or_o beer_n but_o yet_o i_o allow_v of_o the_o drink_n of_o a_o glass_n of_o itself_o at_o bed_n time_n for_o the_o corroborate_n and_o close_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o suppress_v of_o vapour_n which_o will_v otherwise_o disturb_v the_o brain_n from_o quiet_a sleep_n chap._n xiv_o of_o the_o sulphur-well_n this_o be_v call_v the_o sulphur-well_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o sulphurous_a odour_n although_o beside_o this_o it_o have_v two_o other_o quality_n viz._n saltness_n and_o bitterness_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v whence_o it_o contract_v its_o saltness_n and_o thereby_o i_o shall_v the_o better_o make_v to_o appear_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o staunch_a and_o bitterness_n now_o because_o the_o salt_n which_o this_o water_n yield_v upon_o evaporation_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o and_o can_v be_v distinguish_v either_o in_o odour_n or_o taste_v the_o staunch_a be_v lose_v in_o the_o evaporation_n from_o common_a black_a sea-salt_n i_o shall_v first_o declare_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o this_o water_n and_o first_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o thereby_o confute_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o ancient_a philosopher_n and_o their_o follower_n 1._o the_o saleness_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o cause_v by_o the_o sun_n exhale_v the_o sweet_a part_n out_o of_o it_o as_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n for_o this_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o saltness_n in_o the_o sea_n before_o but_o be_v not_o but_o upon_o this_o account_n manifest_v but_o this_o can_v not_o be_v for_o then_o why_o be_v not_o other_o water_n as_o river_n pond_n lake_n etc._n etc._n make_v saltish_a also_o by_o the_o sun_n exhale_v their_o sweet_a vapour_n 2._o the_o sun_n do_v not_o boil_v into_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o vehemency_n of_o its_o heat_n that_o saline_a taste_n according_a to_o pliny_n be_v almost_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a opinion_n for_o then_o why_o do_v not_o the_o sun_n work_v the_o same_o effect_n upon_o a_o pond_n or_o vessel_n of_o water_n on_o which_o it_o may_v work_v more_o vigorous_o by_o heat_a more_o vehement_o viz._n because_o it_o be_v less_o resist_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o small_a quantity_n of_o water_n in_o they_o than_o on_o the_o ocean_n 3._o this_o saltness_n be_v not_o cause_v as_o scaliger_n will_v have_v it_o by_o rain_n mix_v with_o hot_a dry_a and_o terrene_a exhalation_n for_o the_o rain_n itself_o will_v also_o then_o be_v saltish_a which_o indeed_o be_v most_o sweet_a and_o if_o it_o be_v saltish_a then_o why_o be_v not_o pit_n river_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v many_o time_n fill_v with_o rain-water_n saltish_a also_o now_o the_o weakness_n of_o these_o opinion_n viz._n the_o chief_a that_o have_v usual_o be_v embrace_v be_v detect_v i_o shall_v show_v from_o whence_o very_o probable_o this_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n may_v proceed_v we_o must_v therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n consider_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o simple_o saltish_a but_o saltish_a and_o bitter_a together_o that_o be_v it_o have_v a_o taste_n make_v up_o of_o bitterness_n and_o saltness_n for_o which_o cause_n as_o say_v our_o learned_a countryman_n mr._n lydyat_n in_o his_o disquisitio_fw-la physiologica_fw-la de_fw-la origine_fw-la fontiam_fw-la chap._n 9_o de_fw-la salsedine_fw-la maris_fw-la the_o latin_n give_v these_o two_o name_n to_o it_o viz._n mare_n quasi_fw-la amarum_fw-la and_o salum_n quasi_fw-la salsum_fw-la and_o this_o aristotle_n himself_o consent_v to_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o those_o two_o taste_n in_o general_a and_o of_o they_o in_o the_o sea_n in_o particular_a where_o he_o say_v that_o all_o kind_n of_o taste_n arise_v from_o a_o kind_n of_o terreness_n more_o or_o less_o adust_a but_o bitterness_n from_o a_o terreness_n very_o much_o elaborate_v by_o a_o fiery_a heat_n in_o the_o burn_a bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o saltness_n where_o that_o heat_n be_v somewhat_o remit_v if_o so_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v whether_o there_o be_v not_o abundance_n of_o terrene_a adustness_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n where_o a_o bituminous_a fire_n be_v always_o burn_a be_v feed_v by_o water_n as_o i_o declare_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o 2._o chap._n viz._n of_o the_o original_n of_o spring_n in_o general_a and_o that_o whether_o we_o may_v not_o probable_o conclude_v and_o especial_o because_o bitumen_n be_v bitter_a and_o very_o full_a of_o salt_n that_o the_o burn_n of_o the_o bitumen_n together_o with_o the_o terreness_n therewith_o mix_v in_o the_o gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o saltness_n thereof_o moreover_o that_o bitumen_n have_v a_o great_a power_n to_o communicate_v to_o and_o beget_v a_o bitter_a and_o saltish_a taste_n in_o water_n be_v confirm_v by_o that_o which_o geographer_n write_v concerning_o the_o lake_n of_o palestina_n which_o be_v call_v in_o greek_a {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o i_o e._n bituminous_a for_o say_v they_o the_o lake_n be_v so_o bitter_a and_o saltish_a that_o no_o fish_n can_v live_v therein_o and_o it_o be_v call_v in_o sacred_a write_v the_o salt_n fea_z {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o and_o historian_n say_v of_o it_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v cast_v into_o it_o bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n he_o can_v be_v drown_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v the_o saltness_n thereof_o for_o we_o see_v that_o water_n bear_v the_o great_a burden_n by_o how_o much_o the_o salter_n they_o be_v witness_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o sea_n and_o fresh_a river_n and_o our_o boil_n of_o brine_n till_o a_o egg_n swim_v thereon_o and_o will_v not_o sink_v this_o be_v premise_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o conclude_v from_o whence_o the_o saltness_n and_o bitterness_n of_o the_o sulphur-well_n proceed_v and_o as_o for_o the_o stink_a odour_n thereof_o that_o i_o suppose_v be_v cause_v from_o the_o vapour_n of_o the_o burn_a bitumen_n and_o adust_a terreness_n mix_v therewith_o which_o lie_v not_o far_o from_o the_o very_a head_n of_o the_o well_o ob._n if_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o saltness_n of_o this_o spring_n as_o there_o be_v of_o the_o sea_n then_o why_o be_v there_o not_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o sulphurous_a odour_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o of_o this_o and_o why_o do_v not_o the_o sea_n receive_v and_o retain_v the_o same_o odour_n as_o this_o do_v sol._n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o same_o odour_n may_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o sea_n as_o to_o this_o water_n together_o with_o the_o saltness_n thereof_o but_o because_o the_o saltness_n thereof_o be_v communicate_v to_o it_o by_o degree_n viz._n from_o some_o certain_a gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n so_o also_o this_o odour_n for_o it_o can_v be_v rational_o conceive_v that_o the_o whole_a sea_n receive_v all_o its_o salt_n into_o itself_o at_o one_o time_n after_o a_o natural_a way_n and_o therefore_o be_v such_o a_o great_a body_n must_v become_v saltish_a by_o little_a and_o little_a even_o insensible_o and_o according_o the_o sulphurous_a odour_n also_o be_v impart_v to_o it_o insensible_o and_o although_o the_o saltness_n may_v continue_v by_o reason_n that_o the_o salt_n itself_o be_v of_o a_o fix_a substance_n yet_o the_o odour_n be_v of_o a_o subtle_a volatile_a nature_n be_v exhale_v by_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o lose_v but_o now_o the_o case_n be_v far_o otherwise_o in_o the_o water_n of_o this_o sulphur-well_n for_o this_o be_v at_o once_o full_o impregnate_v with_o the_o say_a saltness_n and_o sulphurous_a odour_n and_o immediate_o pass_v away_o through_o narrow_a channelsâ—_n and_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o any_o vanish_n of_o the_o odour_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o otherwise_o which_o it_o contract_v from_o the_o
bituminous_a vapour_n ob._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o see_v this_o water_n have_v pass_v late_o through_o the_o bituminous_a burn_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o its_o fresh_a odour_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v cold_a and_o not_o hot_a as_o hot_a bath_n be_v sol._n 1._o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o fallopius_n that_o such_o kind_n of_o water_n proceed_v from_o a_o remote_a fire_n but_o pass_v through_o narrow_a passage_n retain_v their_o full_a odour_n and_o taste_v which_o can_v be_v vanish_v by_o the_o way_n any_o otherwise_o than_o smoke_n through_o a_o chimney_n or_o pipe_n although_o by_o the_o length_n of_o its_o passage_n it_o may_v lose_v its_o heat_n 2._o though_o the_o fire_n be_v near_o to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o this_o water_n break_v forth_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o coldness_n thereof_o may_v proceed_v from_o a_o mixture_n of_o a_o cold_a spring_n before_o the_o break_v forth_o thereof_o neither_o let_v it_o seem_v strange_a to_o any_o that_o cold_a spring_n and_o hot_a may_v be_v so_o near_o together_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o just_a above_o the_o head_n of_o this_o sulphur-well_n there_o arise_v two_o cold_a spring_n which_o meet_v and_o run_v down_o within_o a_o few_o foot_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o same_o and_o mr._n jones_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o buck-stone_n bath_n in_o derbishire_n say_v that_o the_o cold_a spring_n and_o hot_a spring_n be_v so_o near_o that_o a_o man_n may_v put_v one_o finger_n in_o the_o cold_a and_o another_o in_o the_o hot_a have_v in_o some_o measure_n declare_v unto_o you_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o sulphur-well_n viz._n of_o its_o saltness_n bitterness_n and_o sulphurous_a odour_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n give_v a_o account_n of_o some_o experiment_n and_o observation_n which_o i_o make_v and_o they_o be_v these_o viz._n 1._o if_o silver_n be_v put_v into_o this_o water_n it_o be_v thereby_o tinge_v first_o yellow_a and_o then_o black_a but_o gold_n be_v not_o all_o discolour_a thereby_o 2._o if_o this_o water_n be_v a_o little_a boil_a it_o lose_v its_o ting_a property_n and_o also_o stink_a odour_n 3._o it_o coagulate_v milk_n if_o it_o be_v boil_v therewith_o 4._o the_o distil_a water_n thereof_o lose_v its_o odour_n and_o do_v not_o coagulate_v milk_n 5._o if_o the_o water_n be_v boil_v it_o will_v still_o coagulate_v milk_n though_o it_o lose_v its_o odour_n 6._o seven_o gallon_n yield_v by_o evaporation_n a_o pound_n of_o salt_n which_o though_o at_o first_o black_a i_o have_v make_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n 7._o this_o salt_n coagulate_v milk_n also_o 8._o this_o water_n kill_v worm_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o creature_n present_o if_o they_o be_v put_v therein_o 9_o i_o fill_v two_o vial_n glass_n with_o this_o water_n in_o wet_a weather_n and_o stop_v the_o one_o but_o the_o other_o i_o leave_v open_a the_o water_n in_o that_o which_o be_v stop_v within_o a_o hour_n or_o two_o become_v white_a and_o thick_a and_o within_o two_o or_o three_o day_n deposit_v a_o white_a sediment_n and_o the_o side_n of_o that_o glass_n be_v fur_v the_o water_n in_o the_o other_o glass_n alter_v not_o 10._o i_o fill_v two_o vial_n glass_n in_o fair_a weather_n whereof_o the_o one_o i_o stop_v but_o the_o other_o leave_v open_a the_o water_n in_o neither_o of_o they_o turn_v colour_v any_o whit_n considerable_o only_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o thin_a whitish_a matter_n after_o two_o or_o three_o day_n fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n the_o water_n continue_v very_o clear_a the_o water_n of_o that_o glass_n which_o be_v stop_v retain_v its_o odour_n most_o 11._o a_o pint_n of_o this_o water_n weigh_v two_o scruple_n i_o e._n forty_o grain_n more_o than_o a_o pint_n of_o common_a spring-water_n note_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o its_o ting_a white_a metal_n be_v not_o from_o any_o bodily_a sulphur_n or_o bitumen_n mix_v with_o it_o for_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o will_v not_o mix_v with_o water_n but_o swim_v on_o it_o as_o in_o the_o spring_n at_o pitchford_n in_o shropshire_n and_o in_o avernia_n in_o france_n and_o in_o divers_a other_o place_n but_o from_o the_o vapour_n or_o the_o subtle_a atom_n and_o efluvia_n thereof_o which_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o water_n and_o in_o boil_a be_v evaporate_v the_o reason_n of_o its_o coagulate_v property_n be_v from_o some_o occult_a acidity_n in_o the_o salt_n thereof_o which_o to_o sense_n be_v not_o perceptible_a only_o by_o effect_n out_o of_o the_o salt_n be_v draw_v a_o very_a good_a spirit_n of_o excellent_a virtue_n as_o i_o shall_v declare_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n before_o i_o conclude_v this_o chapter_n it_o will_v be_v worth_a take_v notice_n that_o about_o 240_o yard_n above_o the_o head_n of_o this_o sulphur-well_n be_v a_o bog_n of_o about_o twenty_o yard_n diameter_n in_o which_o i_o dig_v a_o mineral_n kind_n of_o substance_n like_o the_o finder_n of_o iron_n but_o almost_o rot_v be_v corrode_v with_o some_o acid_a 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