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〈◊〉_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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the_o particular_a favour_n of_o your_o noble_a lady_n and_o the_o encouragement_n of_o your_o learned_a physician_n doctor_n baskervill_n my_o especial_a friend_n who_o have_v spur_v i_o on_o to_o this_o work_n have_v remove_v out_o of_o my_o mind_n all_o suspicion_n of_o misconstruction_n but_o that_o as_o my_o intent_n have_v be_v mere_o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o point_n concern_v bath_n and_o more_o especial_o of_o our_o bath_n in_o somersetshire_n so_o you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o accept_v of_o this_o public_a invitation_n by_o i_o to_o do_v your_o country_n good_a and_o yourself_o honour_n which_o i_o wish_v may_v never_o be_v disjoin_v and_o to_o i_o it_o will_v be_v no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o devote_v myself_o and_o my_o best_a endeavour_n to_o your_o service_n so_o i_o humble_o take_v my_o leave_n this_o 23._o aprilis_fw-la 1632._o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a servant_n ed._n jorden_n a_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n the_o ensue_a discourse_n of_o natural_a bath_n and_o mineral_n water_n of_o the_o learned_a author_n dr._n jorden_n have_v find_v so_o kind_a a_o entertainment_n in_o the_o world_n as_o to_o have_v pass_v the_o press_n twice_o in_o a_o year_n and_o the_o copy_n of_o both_o impression_n at_o this_o time_n so_o few_o as_o not_o to_o answer_v the_o inquiry_n of_o person_n desirous_a to_o peruse_v they_o a_o three_o edition_n be_v necessary_a the_o care_n of_o which_o together_o with_o some_o additional_a enlargement_n be_v request_v of_o i_o i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v a_o thing_n acceptable_a to_o many_o to_o view_v the_o work_n and_o revive_v the_o memory_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o person_n especial_o in_o this_o loose_a and_o quake_a age_n of_o we_o in_o which_o empiric_n and_o juggle_a medicasters_n do_v so_o much_o abound_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o as_o hard_o a_o matter_n to_o meet_v with_o a_o regular_a and_o well_o accomplish_a physician_n now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o former_a time_n for_o 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the_o can_v water_n be_v humidissimum_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la if_o it_o be_v not_o humidissimum_fw-la elementum_fw-la for_o the_o simple_a quality_n be_v more_o intense_a in_o the_o element_n then_o in_o mix_a body_n caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la we_o speak_v of_o the_o proper_a operation_n of_o water_n according_a to_o his_o natural_a quality_n and_o not_o as_o it_o may_v work_v by_o accident_n thinness_n and_o levity_n be_v two_o other_o quality_n of_o simple_a water_n which_o hypocrates_n commend_v and_o add_v this_o experiment_n in_o another_o place_n that_o it_o be_v quick_o hot_a and_o quick_o cold_a galen_n add_v another_o experiment_n in_o the_o quick_a boil_a of_o peason_n and_o bean_n 2.sect.2_n and_o whereas_o galen_n produce_v the_o boil_a of_o bean_n as_o a_o familiar_a example_n to_o show_v the_o tenuity_n of_o water_n we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o use_n of_o bean_n be_v common_a in_o those_o day_n although_o the_o pyâ—hagorean_n sect_n do_v then_o much_o flourish_v which_o be_v think_v to_o forbid_v the_o use_n of_o they_o but_o i_o find_v that_o here_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mistake_n for_o aristoxenus_n who_o write_v of_o the_o life_n and_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n affirm_v that_o he_o do_v delight_n much_o in_o that_o kind_n of_o food_n and_o our_o physician_n commend_v they_o for_o lose_v the_o belly_n and_o dry_v of_o rheum_n praxi_fw-la but_o it_o seem_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o mistake_n be_v a_o verse_n of_o empedocles_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o miseri_fw-la a_o fabulo_fw-la miseri_fw-la subducite_fw-la dextras_fw-la thrice_o wretched_a man_n from_o cyams_n keep_v your_o hand_n as_o if_o he_o have_v forbid_v the_o use_n of_o bean_n poor_a occasion_n to_o pronounce_v they_o miserable_a which_o use_v they_o but_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o continency_n and_o abstinence_n from_o venery_n as_o aulus_n gellius_n do_v intérpret_v it_o where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v understand_v to_o be_v testiculi_fw-la 19_o cicero_n mention_v the_o the_o same_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n but_o in_o another_o sense_n because_o bean_n be_v think_v by_o their_o flatulency_n to_o disturb_v our_o dream_n and_o so_o to_o hinder_v the_o divination_n which_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o they_o as_o also_o middendorpius_n judge_v but_o tâ—_n return_v to_o water_n and_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o waâ—e_n shall_v have_v these_o quality_n 17._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o manifold_a and_o necessary_a use_n of_o it_o both_o for_o mâ—â—_n and_o beast_n and_o plant_n insomuch_o as_o there_o be_v nâ—_n live_v for_o any_o creature_n where_o there_o be_v no_o wateâ—_n it_o be_v our_o first_o drink_n to_o quench_v our_o thirst_n anâ—_n to_o distribute_v our_o nourishment_n as_o a_o vehiculuâ—_fw-la which_o it_o do_v by_o his_o tenuitie_n and_o after_o the_o invention_n of_o wine_n it_o be_v mix_v therewith_o â—_o virgil_n say_v of_o bacchus_n pocâ—laque_fw-la inventis_fw-la acheloia_n miscuit_fw-la â—vis_fw-fr and_o he_o that_o first_o find_v out_o the_o vine_n mix_v some_o water_n with_o his_o wine_n where_o by_o acheloia_n he_o mean_v not_o only_a tâ—_n water_n of_o the_o river_n achelous_n in_o etolia_n butâ—_n other_o water_n as_o macrobius_n prove_v out_o of_o aâ—â—_n stophane_v and_o ephorus_n and_o scaliger_n say_v thâ—_n the_o greek_n call_v all_o water_n by_o that_o name_n froâ—_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18._o and_o since_o the_o plant_n of_o vine_n yard_n see_v all_o country_n can_v not_o beâ—_n grape_n bacchus_n also_o teach_v the_o world_n to_o make_v vinum_fw-la è_fw-la frugibus_fw-la with_o water_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n report_v from_o whence_o the_o egyptian_n have_v their_o zithum_fw-la and_o curmi_fw-la the_o spaniard_n their_o cerea_n the_o turk_n their_o cowset_n and_o we_o our_o ale_n and_o beer_n all_o which_o be_v extract_v out_o of_o corn_n by_o the_o pureness_n of_o and_o tenuitie_n of_o water_n 12._o by_o mean_n whereof_o we_o have_v our_o broth_n syrup_n apozem_n etc._n etc._n extract_v with_o it_o as_o a_o fit_a menstruum_fw-la to_o receive_v the_o faculty_n of_o all_o medicament_n and_o nourishment_n especial_o the_o second_o quality_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v ancient_o call_v panspermia_n beside_o the_o manifold_a use_n in_o wash_v die_a etc._n etc._n where_o that_o water_n be_v account_v hest_n which_o lather_n most_o be_v mix_v with_o soap_n of_o which_o i_o will_v not_o discourse_v far_o levity_n be_v another_o note_n of_o pure_a water_n allege_v by_o many_o and_o serve_v well_o to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o many_o mix_a water_n whether_o we_o respect_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o or_o the_o molestation_n which_o it_o breed_v in_o the_o bowel_n â—_o this_o difference_n of_o weight_n be_v hardly_o discern_v by_o balance_n both_o because_o simple_a water_n do_v very_o little_o differ_v in_o this_o point_n and_o also_o many_o mix_v water_n if_o they_o be_v only_o infect_v with_o spirit_n and_o not_o corporal_a substance_n retain_v the_o same_o proportion_n of_o heaviness_n with_o simple_a water_n and_o also_o because_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o have_v great_a balance_n so_o exact_a as_o a_o small_a difference_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o they_o yet_o agricola_n report_v that_o a_o cotyle_n of_o the_o water_n of_o pyrene_n and_o euleus_n do_v weigh_v a_o dram_n less_o than_o the_o water_n of_o euphrates_n or_o tigris_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n use_v â—o_o drink_v of_o it_o and_o hold_v it_o in_o great_a account_n as_o also_o the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n coaspis_n 15._o thus_o much_o for_o the_o quality_n which_o simple_a water_n shall_v have_v for_o such_o as_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o spend_v time_n in_o discourse_n be_v either_o such_o as_o the_o sense_n will_v discover_v if_o it_o be_v in_o taste_n colour_n smell_v or_o touch_v or_o the_o effect_n if_o it_o be_v purgative_a vomitory_n venomous_a etc._n etc._n 31_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o three_o original_n of_o simple_a water_n now_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o show_v from_o whence_o these_o water_n have_v their_o original_a which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o of_o the_o mix_a water_n save_v that_o the_o mix_v water_n do_v participate_v with_o some_o mineral_n which_o be_v imbibe_v in_o they_o 3._o they_o have_v three_o several_a original_n the_o one_o from_o moist_a vapour_n congeal_v by_o cold_a in_o the_o air_n the_o second_o from_o the_o earth_n the_o three_o by_o percolation_n from_o the_o sea_n for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o spring_n and_o river_n do_v receive_v great_a supply_n of_o water_n from_o the_o air_n where_o vapour_n be_v congeal_v by_o cold_a do_v fall_v down_o upon_o the_o earth_n in_o rain_n or_o snow_n or_o hail_n whereby_o the_o ground_n be_v not_o only_o make_v fertile_a but_o our_o spring_n be_v revive_v and_o our_o river_n increase_v air._n as_o we_o see_v the_o rhine_n and_o danubius_n to_o swell_v more_o in_o summer_n than_o in_o winter_n because_o then_o the_o snow_n which_o continual_o lie_v upon_o the_o alps_n do_v melt_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o fill_v those_o river_n which_o have_v their_o original_n from_o thence_o up_o to_o the_o brink_n also_o we_o see_v daily_o after_o much_o rain_n our_o small_a lake_n and_o river_n to_o be_v very_o high_a also_o upon_o much_o dryth_v our_o spring_n fail_v we_o in_o many_o place_n which_o upon_o store_n of_o rain_n do_v supply_v we_o again_o with_o water_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o in_o most_o part_n of_o africa_n near_o the_o equinoctial_a where_o it_o rain_v little_a they_o have_v little_a water_n and_o many_o time_n in_o two_o or_o three_o day_n journey_n can_v hardly_o find_v to_o quench_v their_o thirst_v and_o their_o camel_n leo_fw-la africanus_n speak_v of_o a_o army_n wherein_o be_v many_o camel_n which_o in_o their_o march_v come_v to_o a_o river_n perhaps_o it_o be_v but_o a_o brook_n do_v drink_v it_o dry_a so_o that_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o earth_n receive_v much_o water_n this_o way_n but_o how_o this_o shall_v serve_v the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o sufficient_a for_o the_o generation_n there_o and_o for_o perpetual_a spring_n be_v very_o doubtful_a whereas_o seneca_n faith_n that_o these_o water_n do_v not_o pierce_v above_o ten_o foot_n into_o the_o earth_n neither_o if_o there_o be_v passage_n for_o it_o into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v the_o hundred_o part_n of_o it_o be_v employ_v this_o way_n but_o be_v ready_o convey_v by_o river_n into_o the_o sea_n 7._o wherefore_o although_o much_o water_n be_v yield_v to_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o rain_n and_o snow_n and_o hail_n from_o the_o air_n yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o maintain_v perpetual_a spring_n see_v many_o time_n and_o in_o many_o country_n these_o aerial_a supply_n be_v want_v or_o very_o spare_v and_o yet_o the_o spring_n the_o
a_o escar_fw-la and_o the_o preserve_n from_o putrefaction_n be_v argument_n of_o dryness_n and_o not_o of_o heat_n for_o as_o heat_n and_o moisture_n be_v principal_a agent_n in_o generation_n and_o corruption_n so_o cold_a and_o dryness_n in_o preservation_n also_o i_o shall_v impute_v the_o purgative_a and_o detersory_a quality_n in_o salt_n rather_o to_o the_o tenuity_n of_o part_n and_o the_o stimulation_n which_o iâ—_n have_v from_o thence_o then_o to_o any_o heat_n for_o then_o 〈◊〉_d sennertus_n faith_n all_o hot_a thing_n shall_v purge_v instit_n lil_n 5._o part_n 1._o cap._n 11._o vuleriala_n in_o gâ—â—_n de_fw-la constit_fw-la artis_fw-la pag._n 447._o and_o mesne_n canâ—_n universal_a cap._n 1._o reject_v all_o elementary_a quality_n temperament_n similitude_n or_o contrarietioâ—_n of_o substance_n etc._n etc._n in_o purge_v thedicine_n all_o tamarind_n myrabolan_n and_o antimony_n 〈◊〉_d purge_n and_o yet_o be_v cold_a venustus_n pag._n 13â—_n but_o the_o purgative_a faculty_n of_o medicine_n be_v froâ—_n stimulation_n of_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n and_o not_o from_o attraction_n bâ—_n heat_n of_o peculiar_a humour_n as_o have_v be_v imagine_v heatt_z may_v serve_v as_o a_o instrument_n to_o actuâ—_n stimulation_n as_o cold_a do_v dull_a and_o benumb_v 〈◊〉_d faculty_n but_o neither_o heat_n nor_o cold_a be_v principal_a agent_n in_o this_o work_n and_o whereas_o rhubâ—_n be_v think_v to_o purge_v choler_n only_o sena_n and_o polipody_a melancholy_n agaric_a phlegm_n etc._n etc._n because_o we_o see_v the_o excrement_n tinct_a with_o the_o same_o colour_n it_o be_v a_o deceit_n for_o these_o purgation_n do_v colour_n humour_n in_o that_o manner_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v a_o distinction_n to_o be_v make_v of_o purgation_n in_o other_o respect_n and_o our_o ancient_a physician_n through_o long_a experience_n have_v find_v out_o the_o right_a use_n of_o purge_v medicine_n and_o their_o true_a distinction_n for_o several_a use_n for_o man_n body_n as_o that_o some_o do_v purge_v gross_a humour_n and_o some_o thin_a some_o be_v strong_a and_o some_o weak_a some_o be_v comfortable_a to_o the_o stomach_n or_o liver_n or_o spleen_n etc._n etc._n and_o some_o hurtful_a to_o some_o of_o those_o part_n some_o be_v too_o hot_a in_o some_o case_n and_o some_o temperate_a etc._n etc._n but_o they_o have_v not_o discover_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o this_o purge_a quality_n some_o attribute_v it_o to_o a_o celestial_a influence_n some_o to_o a_o hide_a quality_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o they_o bid_v say_v nothing_o some_o to_o a_o sympathy_n antipathy_n etc._n etc._n for_o my_o part_n i_o hold_v the_o purgative_a quality_n of_o mix_a body_n to_o lie_v principal_o in_o the_o terrestrial_a part_n of_o they_o which_o be_v their_o salt_n and_o therefore_o the_o chemist_n use_v to_o acuate_v their_o purge_a extract_n with_o their_o proper_a salt_n it_o be_v much_o better_a if_o they_o can_v make_v their_o salt_n without_o calcination_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v retain_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o simple_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o salt_n and_o much_o other_o virtue_n which_o the_o fire_n consume_v in_o calcination_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o delicate_a thing_n to_o have_v all_o our_o vegetable_a salt_n to_o retain_v the_o taste_n of_o the_o herb_n and_o simple_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v draw_v as_o of_o wormwood_n bitter_a of_o sorel_n sour_a of_o licoris_n sweet_a etc._n etc._n there_o be_v in_o my_o opinion_n three_o several_a way_n for_o it_o although_o they_o be_v laborious_a the_o one_o be_v by_o precipitation_n when_o the_o juice_n or_o strong_a decoction_n of_o any_o simple_a be_v precipitate_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o appropriate_a liquor_n which_o will_v strike_v down_o all_o other_o part_n in_o the_o juice_n or_o decoction_n but_o the_o salt_n which_o be_v in_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o precipitate_v but_o will_v remain_v in_o the_o liquor_n and_o must_v be_v sever_v either_o by_o evaporation_n or_o by_o roch_v but_o in_o this_o work_n we_o must_v make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o precipitator_n as_o may_v not_o infect_v our_o salt_n with_o any_o strange_a quality_n 2._o another_o way_n it_o to_o make_v a_o extract_n of_o the_o simple_a which_o we_o desire_v to_o work_v upon_o and_o when_o we_o have_v make_v it_o so_o dry_a as_o it_o will_v be_v powder_v then_o pour_v upon_o it_o pure_a spirit_n of_o wine_n which_o will_v dissolve_v no_o salt_n if_o it_o be_v without_o phlegm_n by_o this_o mean_n throng_v often_o repetition_n of_o new_a infusion_n until_o the_o extract_n will_v yield_v no_o more_o tincture_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o salt_n in_o the_o bottom_n as_o a_o substance_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n will_v not_o work_v upon_o nor_o dissolve_v 3._o a_o three_o way_n as_o i_o conceive_v may_v be_v in_o manner_n of_o the_o work_n of_o salt-peeter_n by_o putrify_v great_a quantity_n oâ—_n the_o herb_n until_o they_o become_v earth_n and_o theâ—_n by_o infusion_n with_o water_n to_o extract_v the_o salt_n which_o will_v not_o putrify_v with_o the_o herb_n but_o will_v remain_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o second_o course_n i_o have_v try_v the_o other_o way_n be_v very_o probable_a in_o these_o salt_n do_v lie_v the_o chief_a virtue_n of_o many_o simple_n either_o for_o purge_v by_o stool_n or_o urine_n or_o for_o cleanse_v cool_a dry_a stimulate_a open_v oâ—_n obstruction_n attenuate_v of_o gross_a humour_n astriction_n corroboration_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o simple_n whereas_o the_o other_o salt_n which_o be_v make_v by_o calcination_n have_v lose_v these_o virtue_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o fire_n and_o can_v be_v distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o nitre_n nitre_n be_v a_o volatile_a substance_n which_o do_v dry_a and_o attenuate_v more_o than_o salt_n and_o although_o it_o have_v not_o so_o much_o astriction_n as_o salt_n be_v say_v to_o have_v yet_o it_o seem_v to_o cool_v more_o than_o salt_n perhaps_o because_o it_o be_v of_o thin_a part_n and_o penetrate_v more_o and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o it_o serve_v better_a for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o metal_n in_o physic_n we_o find_v our_o sal_fw-la nitrum_fw-la which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o it_o to_o cool_v the_o body_n mighty_o and_o therefore_o use_v in_o julep_n these_z nitre_z also_o be_v apt_a to_o move_v sweat_n especial_o those_o that_o be_v draw_v artificial_o from_o mix_a body_n as_o from_o bowl_n cordial_a herb_n bone_n horn_n tooth_n claw_n hoof_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v draw_v by_o sublimation_n and_o these_o part_n of_o animal_n be_v find_v to_o be_v very_o sovereign_a against_o venom_n and_o malign_a humour_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o i_o take_v to_o be_v not_o only_o the_o dry_a quality_n they_o have_v whereby_o they_o resist_v corruption_n of_o humour_n but_o also_o &_o principal_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o volatile_a salt_n or_o nitre_n whereby_o they_o move_v sweat_n and_o expel_v from_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o body_n for_o all_o their_o salt_n be_v volatile_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o that_o you_o can_v never_o make_v any_o lixivium_n out_o of_o any_o of_o these_o animal_n medicine_n by_o calcination_n as_o you_o do_v out_o of_o vegetable_n their_o salt_n be_v altogether_o evaporate_v by_o the_o fire_n this_o volatile_a salt_n be_v take_v into_o our_o body_n and_o actuate_v by_o our_o natural_a heat_n be_v common_o very_a diaphoretic_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o make_v our_o bezoar_a stone_n contrae-yerva_a ungula_fw-la del_fw-it bado_n and_o suppose_a unicorn_n horn_n to_o be_v in_o such_o esteem_n shall_v ammoniacum_n be_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o nitre_n and_o volatile_a and_o so_o be_v borax_n and_o altincar_n but_o these_o be_v common_o mix_v with_o sal_fw-la alcali_n and_o urinal_n or_o vinegar_n and_o so_o make_v more_o fix_v ammoniack_a there_o be_v also_o a_o natural_a fix_n borax_n find_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o lamlay_n near_o dublin_n in_o ireland_n which_o perhaps_o the_o sea_n water_n have_v fix_v alum_n and_o vitriol_n be_v much_o alike_o but_o that_o vitriol_n have_v a_o garb_n from_o copper_n or_o iron_n these_o be_v very_o astringent_a and_o without_o doubt_n cold_a whatsoever_o have_v be_v hold_v of_o they_o the_o water_n or_o slegm_n distil_v from_o they_o do_v exceed_o cool_a in_o julep_n as_o quercitan_n and_o claudius_n dariot_n have_v observe_v and_o we_o also_o by_o daily_a experience_n do_v find_v true_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o intense_a acidity_n they_o have_v be_v distil_v from_o their_o terrestrial_a part_n 24._o also_o those_o acidula_fw-la which_o the_o german_n call_v saurbrun_n proceed_v from_o these_o juice_n be_v much_o use_v to_o quench_v the_o heat_n of_o fever_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o they_o be_v corrosive_n and_o will_v eat_v into_o metal_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v hot_a
but_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o juice_n of_o lemon_n barberry_n howsleek_a etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v hot_a for_o they_o will_v carve_v iron_n to_o bite_v and_o eat_v as_o a_o corrosive_n be_v not_o argument_n of_o heat_n but_o of_o pierce_v usu_fw-la wherefore_o hypocrates_n say_v frigus_fw-la ulceribus_fw-la mordax_fw-la cold_a bite_v ulcer_n and_o frigus_fw-la est_fw-la principium_fw-la destructivum_fw-la ut_fw-la calor_fw-la generativum_fw-la cold_a be_v a_o destructive_a principle_n and_o heat_v a_o generative_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o these_o corrosive_n be_v more_o cold_a than_o hot_a these_o two_o mineral_n juice_n be_v not_o so_o ready_o dissolve_v in_o water_n as_o the_o other_o two_o and_o will_v be_v more_o easy_o precipitate_v by_o any_o opposite_a substance_n that_o be_v more_o familiar_a to_o water_n i_o omit_v the_o several_a sort_n or_o these_o concrete_a juice_n and_o their_o admixture_n with_o other_o mineral_n as_o impertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n wherefore_o i_o will_v show_v some_o example_n of_o each_o of_o they_o in_o natural_a spring_n for_o salt_n spring_v josephus_n acosta_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o rare_a spring_n at_o a_o farm_n near_o cusco_n in_o peru_n which_o as_o it_o run_v turn_v into_o very_o white_a salt_n without_o any_o fire_n or_o art_n in_o great_a abundance_n spring_v in_o germany_n be_v many_o salt_n fountain_n at_o luneburg_n stafford_n salt_n â—burgh_n aldondorf_n halstat_n etc._n etc._n in_o italy_n in_o agro_fw-la volaterano_n etc._n etc._n in_o sicily_n at_o solinantia_fw-la be_v a_o salt_n well_o which_o be_v hot_a and_o so_o be_v the_o pegasaei_n fontes_n in_o caria_n also_o the_o fountain_n by_o medon_n in_o traesen_n be_v both_o salt_n and_o hot_a our_o wiche_n in_o cheshire_n be_v well_o know_v there_o be_v also_o river_n of_o salt_n water_n by_o the_o caspian_a straits_n and_o in_o spain_n and_o caria_n and_o in_o bactria_n ochus_n and_o oxus_n also_o there_o be_v salt_n lake_n as_o the_o terentine_a lake_n in_o italy_n the_o lake_n between_o strapela_n and_o seburgh_n mention_v before_o in_o germany_n three_o lake_n in_o sicily_n and_o beside_o a_o infinite_a number_n in_o other_o country_n the_o lake_n of_o lake_n the_o sea_n all_o which_o receive_v their_o saltness_n from_o mine_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v very_o frequent_a and_o huge_a in_o bigness_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o rock_n of_o salt_n in_o bohemiâ—_n in_o monte_fw-fr carpato_n in_o polonia_n within_o two_o mile_n of_o cracovia_n in_o helvetia_n and_o rhetia_n where_o they_o have_v no_o other_o salt_n but_o from_o the_o rock_n as_o also_o by_o the_o caspian_a straits_n be_v great_a rock_n of_o salt_n but_o marous_a paulus_n venetus_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o rock_n or_o mountain_n of_o salt_n in_o thaican_n able_a to_o furnish_v all_o the_o world_n with_o salt_n 3._o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o the_o sea_n be_v salt_n see_v it_o pierce_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o discover_v many_o great_a rock_n of_o salt_n which_o dissolve_v in_o it_o sea_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o other_o cause_v allege_v for_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a for_o whereas_o aristotle_n and_o his_o follower_n attribute_v the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o evaporation_n of_o the_o fresh_a and_o sweet_a part_n of_o the_o water_n by_o the_o sun_n and_o to_o a_o adustion_n procure_v also_o thereby_o i_o answer_v that_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o can_v breed_v a_o substance_n in_o the_o water_n which_o be_v not_o there_o before_o for_o quality_n can_v breed_v no_o substance_n and_o adustion_n be_v but_o a_o quality_n imprint_v and_o no_o substance_n neither_o can_v evaporation_n breed_v any_o but_o only_o discover_v that_o which_o be_v in_o it_o before_o by_o take_v away_o the_o thin_a part_n and_o leave_v the_o terrestrial_a behind_o 3._o but_o we_o see_v the_o sea_n water_n to_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o substance_n of_o salt_n and_o most_o of_o the_o salt_n which_o we_o use_v be_v make_v of_o sea_n water_n and_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v that_o this_o salt_n be_v differ_v from_o water_n in_o his_o substance_n and_o generation_n be_v a_o distinct_a species_n in_o itself_o and_o whereas_o they_o allege_v for_o confirmation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o under_o the_o torrid_a zone_n the_o sea_n be_v more_o salt_n then_o in_o other_o part_n the_o sun_n exhale_v more_o there_o and_o make_v a_o great_a adustion_n i_o doubt_v it_o both_o for_o the_o large_a &_o plentiful_a river_n which_o those_o part_n afford_v beyond_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o also_o for_o that_o the_o sea_n water_n there_o be_v not_o hot_a neither_o be_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o hot_a but_o that_o man_n do_v endure_v they_o and_o therefore_o not_o likely_a to_o breed_v a_o adustion_n in_o the_o sea_n water_n which_o must_v first_o be_v hot_a before_o it_o be_v adu_v also_o it_o may_v be_v that_o those_o part_n do_v abound_v in_o rock_n of_o salt_n as_o we_o read_v of_o people_n in_o africa_n call_v ammantes_n who_o make_v they_o house_n of_o rock-salt_n and_o castle_n as_o that_o in_o sinâ—_n geraico_n which_o be_v five_o mile_n in_o compass_n and_o all_o of_o salt_n also_o the_o mountain_n oromenus_fw-la in_o india_n be_v all_o of_o salt_n moreover_o if_o the_o sun_n be_v able_a to_o do_v this_o in_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v always_o in_o motion_n whereby_o it_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o the_o beam_n why_o shall_v it_o not_o do_v the_o like_a and_o much_o more_o in_o stand_v lake_n as_o the_o lemanus_n and_o such_o like_a they_o answer_v that_o lake_n be_v continual_o supply_v and_o feed_v with_o fresh_a water_n from_o spring_n but_o so_o be_v the_o sea_n continual_o feed_v with_o fresh_a water_n and_o in_o as_o large_a a_o proportion_n caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la as_o lake_n be_v for_o as_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o increase_v by_o the_o influx_n of_o fresh_a water_n no_o more_o be_v divers_a lake_n but_o keep_v the_o same_o fullness_n and_o sometime_o be_v lessen_v and_o whereas_o they_o say_v that_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v more_o salt_n than_o the_o bottom_n they_o speak_v against_o all_o reason_n salt_n be_v heavy_a than_o water_n and_o against_o experience_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n also_o aristotle_n in_o some_o place_n confess_v it_o c.3_n but_o if_o any_o man_n will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o vapour_n away_o 100_o tun_n if_o he_o will_v of_o fresh_a water_n i_o do_v assure_v myself_o he_o will_v not_o find_v one_o grain_n of_o salt_n at_o the_o bottom_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o water_n before_o this_o may_v be_v try_v also_o in_o any_o distil_a water_n which_o we_o be_v sure_o can_v have_v no_o salt_n in_o it_o for_o salt_n will_v not_o arise_v in_o distillation_n and_o be_v as_o apt_a to_o yield_v salt_n as_o any_o other_o water_n if_o adustion_n or_o evaporation_n will_v breed_v it_o wherefore_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o from_o evaporation_n or_o adustion_n but_o must_v needs_o proceed_v from_o rock_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o earth_n which_o the_o sea_n do_v wash_v and_o dissolve_v much_o of_o it_o and_o consider_v the_o great_a use_n of_o salt_n both_o for_o other_o use_n and_o for_o generation_n nature_n have_v provide_v enough_o of_o it_o especial_o in_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v more_o fruitful_a in_o that_o respect_n the_o land_n wherefore_o venus_n be_v call_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la venus_n orta_fw-la mari._n nitre_n be_v seldom_o find_v in_o bath_n alone_o but_o mix_v with_o other_o mineral_n which_o it_o dissolve_v and_o infect_v the_o water_n withal_o watey_n yet_o we_o read_v of_o a_o nitrous_a lake_n call_v letis_fw-la near_o cÄlestria_n in_o macedonia_n where_o they_o use_v to_o make_v nitre_n and_o vent_v it_o to_o all_o part_n so_o they_o do_v at_o the_o nitrarit_fw-mi in_o egypt_n also_o the_o lake_n arethusâ—_n in_o armeniae_n be_v full_a of_o nitre_n at_o menis_n in_o phrygia_n be_v a_o spring_n of_o nitrous_a water_n which_o be_v hot_a also_o in_o leonte_n be_v a_o hot_a nitrous_a spring_n 77._o bellonius_fw-la make_v mention_n of_o a_o nitrous_a fountain_n near_o belba_n and_o of_o abundance_n of_o nitre_n upon_o a_o plain_a near_o thereunto_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o pliny_n call_v halmariga_n but_o he_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o mine_n of_o nitre_n under_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o all_o iâ—_n breed_v out_o of_o the_o soil_n as_o a_o efftorescens_n of_o the_o earth_n baccius_n say_v the_o same_o of_o saltpetre_n c.7_n agricola_n say_v that_o as_o the_o true_a nitre_n be_v gather_v upon_o the_o plain_n of_o media_n above_o the_o earth_n so_o be_v saltpetre_n find_v
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 animal_n which_o we_o call_v insecta_fw-la these_o transplantation_n be_v more_o frequent_a because_o their_o seed_n be_v more_o equivocal_a and_o easy_o transmute_v from_o one_o species_n to_o another_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o worm_n and_o fly_n and_o most_o evident_o in_o silkworm_n call_v cavallieri_n in_o vegetable_n these_o transplantation_n be_v very_o frequent_a when_o one_o species_n be_v graft_v upon_o another_o as_o virgil_n faith_n et_fw-la steriles_fw-la platani_fw-la malos_fw-la gessere_fw-la valentes_fw-la castaneae_n fagos_fw-la ornusque_fw-la incanuit_fw-la albo_fw-la flore_n pyri_fw-la glandemque_fw-la sue_v fregere_fw-la sub_fw-la ulmis_fw-la 2._o the_o barren_a planes_n do_v apple_n bear_v the_o beech_n chestnut_n the_o ash_n a_o pear_n and_o hog_n do_v under_o elm-tree_n acorn_n tear_v thus_o by_o commixtion_n of_o several_a species_n the_o first_o seed_n do_v oftentimes_o be_v forth_o other_o fruit_n than_o their_o own_o miranturque_fw-la novas_fw-la 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
by_o warm_v and_o comfort_v the_o cold_a part_n 5._o and_o oribasius_n do_v ingenious_o confess_v that_o the_o nature_n of_o these_o bath_n be_v not_o then_o perfect_o discover_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v all_o hold_v to_o be_v not_o only_o dry_a but_o very_o hot_a although_o we_o find_v they_o not_o all_o so_o for_o iron_n water_n do_v cool_a and_o so_o do_v those_o of_o camphir_n and_o alluminous_a and_o nitrous_a water_n also_o locis_fw-la but_o for_o our_o bituminous_a and_o sulphurous_a water_n which_o galen_n forbid_v in_o hot_a brain_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o suspect_v they_o in_o cold_a affect_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n in_o which_o case_n we_o make_v especial_a choice_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o either_o in_o taste_n or_o smell_n do_v resemble_v bitumen_n as_o rue_v castorium_n valeriana_n herba_fw-la paralyseos_fw-la trifolium_fw-la asphaltitis_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o both_o by_o his_o warm_a quality_n and_o by_o his_o supply_a and_o mollify_a substance_n be_v most_o proper_a and_o convenient_a for_o those_o part_n 9_o the_o like_a i_o may_v say_v of_o sulphur_n in_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v except_v against_o but_o his_o sharp_a spirit_n which_o be_v make_v by_o burn_a and_o we_o have_v none_o of_o that_o in_o our_o water_n nor_o i_o hope_v any_o fire_n to_o make_v it_o withal_o the_o other_o part_n of_o sulphur_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a and_o very_o unctuous_a as_o for_o nitre_n it_o cleanse_v purge_v both_o by_o stool_n and_o urine_n and_o help_v the_o incorporation_n of_o the_o other_o mineral_n with_o the_o water_n and_o qualify_v the_o heat_n of_o they_o and_o give_v they_o better_o penetration_n into_o our_o body_n in_o regard_n of_o these_o mineral_n together_o with_o the_o actual_a heat_n we_o find_v that_o the_o bathe_n in_o our_o bath_n do_v warm_v the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n attenuate_v humour_n open_v the_o pore_n procure_v sweat_n move_v urine_n cleanse_v the_o matrix_fw-la provoke_v woman_n evacuation_n dry_v up_o unnatural_a humour_n strengthen_v part_n weaken_v comfort_v the_o nerve_n and_o all_o neutrous_a part_n cleanse_v the_o skin_n and_o suck_v out_o all_o salt_n humour_n from_o thence_o open_a obstruction_n if_o they_o be_v not_o too_o much_o impact_v case_n pain_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n mollify_v and_o discuss_v hard_a tumour_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o this_o bathe_n be_v profitable_a for_o all_o palsy_n apoplexy_n caros_fw-la epilepsy_n stupidity_n destuction_n gout_n sciatica_n contraction_n cramp_n ache_n tumour_n itch_n scab_n leprosy_n cholick_n windyness_n white_n in_o woman_n stop_v of_o their_o courser_n barrenness_n abortion_n scorbut_n anasarcae_n and_o general_o all_o cold_a and_o phlegmatic_a disease_n which_o be_v needless_a to_o reckon_v up_o in_o all_o which_o cureâ—_n our_o bath_n have_v a_o great_a hand_n be_v skilful_o direct_v by_o the_o physician_n with_o preparation_n of_o the_o body_n before_o and_o addition_n of_o 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