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for_o that_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v among_o mix_a body_n but_o i_o mean_v such_o water_n as_o be_v free_a from_o any_o heterogeneal_a admixture_n which_o may_v alter_v either_o the_o touch_n or_o taste_v or_o colour_n or_o smell_v or_o weight_n or_o consistence_n or_o any_o other_o quality_n which_o may_v be_v discern_v either_o by_o the_o sense_n or_o by_o the_o effect_n 1._o this_o water_n therefore_o must_v have_v his_o proper_a colour_n and_o taste_v without_o savour_n or_o smell_v thin_a light_a cold_a and_o moist_a if_o any_o of_o these_o property_n be_v want_v or_o any_o redound_v it_o be_v mix_v and_o infect_v cold_a and_o moisture_n do_v abound_v in_o water_n 3._o for_o cold_a appear_v by_o this_o that_o be_v heat_v by_o any_o external_a cause_n it_o soon_o return_v to_o his_o cold_a nature_n again_o when_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o heat_n be_v remove_v 20._o and_o whereas_o air_n be_v hold_v by_o the_o stoic_n to_o be_v most_o cold_a and_o confirm_v by_o seneâ—a_n and_o libavius_n yet_o the_o reason_n they_o give_v for_o it_o do_v seem_v to_o prove_v water_n to_o be_v more_o cold_a because_o they_o make_v the_o matter_n of_o air_n to_o be_v water_n and_o to_o have_v his_o coldness_n from_o thence_o 4._o but_o aristotle_n hold_v the_o air_n to_o be_v hot_a from_o the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o â—rarified_v â—it_a be_v of_o more_o validity_n to_o make_v it_o hot_a than_o water_n the_o material_a cause_n to_o make_v it_o cold_a 3._o galen_n be_v of_o neither_o side_n for_o he_o do_v not_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v hot_a neither_o do_v he_o ever_o pronounce_v it_o to_o be_v cold_a but_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o tenuity_n apt_a to_o be_v alter_v either_o by_o heat_n or_o cold_a i_o will_v not_o here_o undertake_v to_o determine_v whether_o all_o be_v breed_v of_o water_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o distinct_a substance_n of_o itself_o and_o only_o receive_v watery_a vapour_n into_o it_o be_v agreeable_a in_o cold_a moisture_n tenuity_n etc._n etc._n 4_o with_o it_o and_o so_o let_v they_o separate_v in_o rain_n and_o so_o exonerate_v itself_o of_o these_o vapour_n as_o also_o of_o dry_a exhalation_n by_o wind_n thunder_n etc._n etc._n or_o whether_o air_n be_v only_o the_o effluvium_n of_o the_o inferior_a globe_n be_v within_o the_o orb_n of_o his_o virtue_n as_o all_o dominion_n have_v not_o only_o a_o place_n of_o residence_n and_o mansion_n but_o also_o a_o vergâ—_n and_o territory_n where_o it_o exercife_v his_o authority_n and_o government_n so_o the_o inferior_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n have_v his_o dominion_n beyond_o his_o own_o globe_n as_o likewise_o may_v be_v think_v of_o all_o other_o globe_n of_o the_o planet_n etc._n etc._n but_o these_o point_n be_v impertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o to_o show_v what_o i_o judge_v of_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n concern_v heat_n or_o cold_a and_o to_o i_o it_o seemâ—_n most_o probable_a that_o the_o air_n of_o itself_o shall_v be_v cold_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o this_o that_o it_o be_v only_o heat_v by_o external_a cause_n which_o be_v remove_v the_o aâ—_n return_v to_o his_o former_a coldness_n again_o so_o we_o seâ—_n that_o within_o the_o tropic_n in_o zona_fw-la torrida_fw-la as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n be_v within_o their_o horizon_n and_o beat_v thâ—_n air_n with_o his_o perpendicular_a beam_n it_o be_v exceed_o hot_a especial_o in_o the_o valley_n where_o the_o reflection_n be_v most_o insomuch_o as_o aristotle_n hold_v those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v inhabitable_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o extremity_n of_o heat_n but_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v setâ—_n the_o air_n return_v to_o his_o natural_a coldness_n until_o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o heat_v it_o again_o josephus_n acosta_n urâ—_n geth_z this_o argument_n against_o aristotle_n about_o the_o habitableness_n of_o the_o torrid_a zone_n that_o the_o day_n and_o night_n be_v there_o equal_a the_o presence_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o daytime_n may_v well_o heat_v the_o air_n bâ—â—_n his_o absence_n for_o twelve_o hour_n more_o in_o the_o night_n reduce_v the_o air_n to_o a_o better_a temper_n and_o upon_o this_o and_o divers_a other_o argument_n and_o experience_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v conclude_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o paradise_n upon_o earth_n it_o be_v under_o or_o near_o the_o equinoctial_a the_o like_a reason_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o coldness_n of_o mountain_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o middle_a region_n of_o the_o air_n and_o want_v that_o reflection_n of_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n be_v continual_o cold_a and_o often_o cover_v with_o snow_n which_o will_v not_o be_v if_o the_o air_n be_v hot_a as_o for_o the_o conceit_n that_o the_o middle_a region_n be_v make_v cold_a by_o a_o antiperistasis_n the_o element_n of_o fire_n be_v above_o it_o and_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n beneath_o it_o it_o be_v a_o idle_a conceit_n for_o these_o heat_n on_o both_o side_n will_v rather_o heat_v than_o cool_a the_o middle_a region_n by_o their_o work_n upon_o it_o also_o take_v away_o the_o element_n of_o fire_n from_o under_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v a_o opinion_n now_o explode_v by_o the_o best_a philosopher_n and_o then_o what_o become_v of_o your_o antiperistasis_n etc._n but_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o of_o this_o antiperistasis_n cap._n 13._o and_o as_o for_o the_o reflection_n beneath_o it_o be_v a_o weak_a thing_n and_o will_v hardly_o extend_v to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o steeple_n wherefore_o this_o coldness_n of_o the_o middle_a region_n be_v not_o from_o any_o antiperistasis_n but_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o air_n which_o there_o be_v not_o alter_v either_o by_o any_o influence_n from_o above_o or_o by_o any_o vapour_n or_o reflection_n from_o beneath_o neither_o will_v it_o be_v so_o cold_a near_o the_o pole_n if_o the_o air_n of_o itself_o be_v hot_a but_o the_o long_a absence_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o those_o part_n and_o the_o oblique_a beam_n when_o it_o be_v present_a do_v permit_v the_o air_n to_o enjoy_v his_o natural_a coldness_n and_o as_o the_o airis_n of_o itself_o and_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n cold_a so_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v more_o cold_a than_o water_n see_v it_o have_v a_o great_a power_n of_o condensation_n than_o water_n as_o we_o see_v it_o congeal_v water_n into_o ice_n snow_n hail_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o water_n can_v do_v of_o itself_o for_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o the_o air_n can_v free_o pass_v water_n be_v never_o find_v to_o be_v congeal_v unless_o it_o bâ—_n compasle_v by_o some_o other_o substance_n equivalent_a to_o air_n in_o coldness_n as_o quicksilver_n nitre_n etc._n etc._n where_o cold_a be_v draw_v into_o a_o great_a compendium_n than_o in_o water_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o density_n of_o their_o substance_n and_o in_o ice_n and_o snow_n the_o cold_a maâ—_n be_v great_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o admixture_n of_o air_n iâ—_n be_v likewise_o probable_a that_o earth_n be_v more_o cold_a that_o water_n if_o we_o consider_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o noâ—_n mix_v with_o other_o heterogenity_n 3._o for_o as_o motion_n cause_v heat_n and_o levity_n and_o rarity_n so_o want_v oâ—_n motion_n which_o be_v in_o earth_n cause_v coldness_n density_n and_o ponderosity_n 1._o but_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o oâ—_n purpose_n to_o prove_v both_o air_n and_o water_n to_o be_v cold_a as_o for_o moisture_n aristotle_n hold_v the_o air_n to_o be_v mosâ—_n moist_a and_o water_n most_o cold_a galen_n hold_v wateâ—_n to_o be_v most_o moist_a aristotle_n reason_n for_o the_o predominance_n of_o moisture_n in_o air_n be_v because_o it_o be_v moâ—_n hardly_o contain_v within_o his_o bound_n but_o the_o termination_n of_o thing_n proceed_v from_o their_o opposite_a quality_n as_o moisture_n be_v terminate_v by_o dryness_n and_o dryness_n by_o moisture_n and_o dryness_n do_v aâ—_n easy_o terminate_v moisture_n as_o moisture_n do_v terminate_v dryness_n and_o this_o difficulty_n of_o termination_n in_o air_n may_v more_o proper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o hiâ—_n thinness_n and_o tenuity_n of_o part_n than_o to_o his_o moisture_n for_o dry_a exhalation_n will_v extend_v themselves_o aâ—_n well_o as_o moist_a vapour_n and_o as_o it_o be_v density_n that_o compact_n so_o it_o be_v rarity_n that_o extend_v fire_n itself_o be_v more_o hardly_o bound_v than_o air_n and_o yet_o not_o moist_a 2._o those_o that_o will_v reconcile_v these_o difference_n do_v allege_v that_o galen_n speak_v as_o a_o physician_n and_o mean_v that_o water_n be_v bumidissimum_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la aristotle_n as_o a_o philosopher_n mean_v it_o to_o be_v humidissimum_fw-la elementum_fw-la but_o this_o reconciliation_n give_v little_a satisfaction_n for_o how_o
alexander_n aphrâ—disiensis_n for_o this_o opinion_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v poison_v our_o philosophy_n herein_o venenauâ—â—hanc_n philosophiae_fw-la partem_fw-la so_o both_o he_o and_o other_o derive_v the_o sense_n motion_n understanding_n growth_n and_o the_o natural_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o peculiar_a property_n of_o every_o thing_n from_o this_o original_n turpissimo_fw-la errore_fw-la as_o severinus_n say_v mixtieâ—â—_n and_o scaliger_n in_o another_o place_n concern_v this_o dâ—_n intelleclu_fw-fr &_o ratione_fw-la ipsaque_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la â—ontaminarunt_fw-la istoe_fw-mi nebuloe_n aphrodisienses_n &_o pudet_fw-la dicere_fw-la &_o piget_fw-la meminisse_fw-la i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o speak_v and_o grieve_v to_o think_v how_o this_o aphrodisiensis_n have_v pollute_v our_o reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o our_o very_a soul_n with_o his_o foggy_a doctrine_n in_o ascribe_v all_o these_o unto_o the_o element_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o may_v ascribe_v the_o bark_n of_o dog_n the_o sing_n of_o bird_n the_o laugh_a and_o speech_n of_o man_n to_o the_o element_n their_o opinion_n be_v more_o probable_a which_o hold_v animam_fw-la ex_fw-la traduce_v and_o to_o be_v communicate_v as_o one_o light_n to_o another_o as_o timoth._n bright_n prove_v in_o physicam_fw-la scribonii_fw-la and_o not_o to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o element_n nor_o to_o miracle_n or_o new_a creation_n but_o there_o be_v far_o more_o reason_n to_o derive_v from_o the_o element_n the_o taste_n colour_n smell_n sigure_n number_n quantity_n order_n dimension_n etc._n etc._n which_o appear_v more_o in_o corporal_a substance_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v not_o from_o the_o element_n for_o how_o can_v they_o give_v these_o affection_n to_o other_o thing_n when_o they_o have_v they_o not_o themselves_o si_fw-mi non_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la elementis_fw-la gustare_fw-la quare_fw-la sit_fw-la gustari_fw-la what_o taste_n have_v any_o of_o these_o element_n fire_n or_o heat_n which_o be_v the_o most_o active_a element_n have_v none_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v think_v that_o bittterness_n proceed_v from_o heat_n we_o find_v that_o many_o sharp_a and_o tarâ—fruits_n be_v also_o very_o bitter_a before_o they_o be_v ripe_a as_o olive_n for_o example_n yet_o let_v they_o hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n till_o they_o be_v ripe_a and_o they_o lose_v their_o bitterness_n and_o also_o their_o sharpness_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o better_a concoction_n by_o heat_n the_o like_a difference_n wefind_v between_o our_o oleum_fw-la omphacinum_fw-la and_o therpe_fw-mi oil_n so_o likewise_o opium_n which_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v very_o cold_a yet_o it_o be_v extreme_a bitter_a so_o as_o the_o cold_a part_n in_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o master_v the_o bitterness_n but_o this_o be_v still_o predominant_a wherefore_o heat_n can_v be_v no_o cause_n of_o bitterness_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o excess_n or_o defect_n as_o scaliger_n confess_v wormwood_n be_v very_o bitter_a be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o degree_n if_o heat_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o than_o all_o other_o simple_n which_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o same_o degree_n shall_v be_v also_o bitter_a as_o i_o have_v say_v of_o taste_n so_o i_o may_v say_v of_o all_o the_o other_o affection_n of_o natural_a thing_n that_o they_o proceed_v not_o form_v the_o element_n but_o from_o the_o seed_n and_o form_n of_o every_o thing_n so_o for_o fat_a and_o unctuous_a substance_n as_o sulphur_n bitumen_n oil_n grease_n etc._n etc._n unto_o what_o element_n shall_v we_o ascribe_v they_o not_o unto_o fire_n because_o this_o be_v extreme_a hot_a and_o dry_a that_o be_v temperate_a in_o heat_n and_o very_o moist_a moreover_o fire_n will_v rather_o consume_v it_o then_o generate_v it_o and_o physician_n judge_v the_o generation_n of_o fat_a in_o our_o body_n to_o proceed_v rather_o from_o cold_a then_o from_o heat_n air_n if_o it_o have_v any_o ingenerate_a quality_n as_o some_o do_v make_v doubt_n out_o of_o aristotle_n it_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o cap._n 2_o &_o 5._o inducedam_fw-la and_o therefore_o as_o it_o can_v agree_v with_o fire_n nor_o be_v a_o fuel_n to_o it_o so_o it_o can_v be_v any_o material_a cause_n of_o fat_a or_o oily_a substance_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o water_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v make_v by_o rarifaction_n and_o into_o which_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v reduce_v by_o condensation_n wherefore_o be_v of_o a_o watery_a nature_n it_o can_v agree_v with_o oil_n or_o fatness_n nor_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o the_o like_a we_o may_v judge_v of_o water_n which_o do_v terminate_v both_o water_n and_o air_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v opposite_a to_o they_o both_o as_o for_o earth_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a and_o solid_a it_o can_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o which_o be_v temperate_a and_o moist_a and_o liquid_a neither_o can_v all_o the_o element_n together_o make_v this_o substance_n see_v there_o be_v no_o unctuousness_n in_o any_o of_o they_o and_o they_o can_v give_v no_o more_o than_o they_o have_v so_o as_o i_o can_v see_v how_o this_o oily_a substance_n which_o be_v very_o common_a in_o all_o natural_a thing_n and_o wherein_o the_o chief_a faculty_n of_o every_o thing_n do_v reside_v as_o their_o humidum_fw-la radical_a shall_v be_v from_o the_o element_n so_o likewise_o for_o the_o substance_n wherewith_o every_o thing_n be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v and_o into_o which_o every_o thing_n be_v resolve_v it_o appear_v not_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v from_o the_o element_n 6._o hypocrates_n of_o who_o macrobius_n say_v nec_fw-la fallere_fw-la nec_fw-la falli_fw-la pâ—tuit_fw-la have_v two_o notable_a axiom_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o point_n the_o one_o be_v vnumquong_a in_o id_fw-la dissolvitur_fw-la unde_fw-la compactum_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la every_o thing_n be_v dissolve_v into_o that_o whereof_o it_o be_v make_v the_o other_o jisdem_fw-la untrimur_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la constamus_fw-la we_o be_v nourish_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o consist_v of_o sensibile_fw-la aristotle_n also_o have_v the_o same_o if_o this_o axiom_n be_v true_a as_o i_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v and_o i_o know_v none_o that_o contradict_v it_o than_o we_o must_v consist_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o be_v nourish_v withal_o but_o we_o be_v not_o nourish_v by_o the_o element_n and_o therefore_o we_o consist_v not_o of_o they_o fire_n nourish_v nothing_o water_n nourish_v not_o as_o physician_n conseâ—s_n air_n be_v too_o thin_a a_o substance_n and_o earth_n to_o thick_a and_o as_o they_o do_v not_o nourish_v they_o when_o they_o be_v single_a so_o be_v compound_v they_o can_v do_v as_o little_a ultimo_fw-la aristotle_n say_v that_o some_o plant_n be_v nourish_v with_o water_n alone_o some_o with_o earth_n alone_o and_o some_o with_o both_o together_o but_o if_o earth_n and_o water_n be_v mix_v for_o our_o nourishment_n 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make_v of_o than_o whereinto_o it_o be_v
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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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qua_fw-la veris_fw-la facilis_fw-la datur_fw-la exitus_fw-la vmbris_fw-la altera_fw-la candenti_fw-la perfecta_fw-la nitens_fw-la elephauto_n sed_fw-la falsa_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la mittunt_fw-la insomnia_fw-mi manes_fw-la 6._o dream_n have_v two_o gate_n the_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o horn_n through_o which_o all_o true_a conceit_n the_o flee_v the_o other_o frame_v all_o of_o ivory_n rare_a but_o le_fw-fr we_o out_o none_o but_o such_o as_o forge_v be_v now_o say_v he_o when_o anchyse_n have_v lead_v aeneas_n and_o sibilla_n through_o hell_n he_o let_v they_o forth_o at_o the_o ivory_n gate_n portaque_fw-la emittit_fw-la eburna_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v all_o that_o i_o have_v relate_v of_o hell_n be_v but_o a_o fiction_n and_o thus_o ludovicus_n vives_n interpret_v it_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o this_o place_n i_o hope_v none_o will_v think_v that_o i_o deny_v a_o hell_n but_o i_o approve_v not_o of_o the_o assignment_n of_o it_o to_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o 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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 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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 species_n have_v receive_v his_o form_n by_o heat_n and_o then_o it_o be_v admit_v only_o for_o consolidation_n but_o how_o just_o it_o be_v doubtful_a for_o heat_n do_v consolidate_n as_o well_o as_o cold_a by_o dry_v up_o moisture_n but_o we_o will_v not_o grant_v this_o to_o either_o of_o they_o as_o principal_a agent_n but_o as_o they_o be_v instrument_n attend_v the_o form_n of_o natural_a thing_n the_o alchemist_n make_v sulphur_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a efficient_a of_o all_o mineral_n especial_o of_o metal_n and_o mercury_n the_o matter_n if_o they_o mean_v common_a sulphur_n and_o mercury_n which_o be_v perfect_a species_n in_o their_o kind_n they_o be_v much_o deceive_v and_o this_o opinion_n be_v sufficient_o confute_v by_o all_o that_o oppugn_v they_o but_o it_o seem_v they_o understand_v some_o part_n in_o the_o seminary_n of_o metal_n which_o have_v some_o analogy_n with_o these_o and_o so_o their_o opinion_n may_v be_v allow_v for_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o 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speak_v of_o the_o heaven_n say_v divini_fw-la decoris_fw-la ratio_fw-la postulabat_fw-la talem_fw-la fieri_fw-la mundum_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o visum_fw-la pateretur_fw-la &_o tactum_fw-la sine_fw-la igne_fw-la videri_fw-la nil_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la sulido_fw-la nil_fw-la tangi_fw-la solidum_fw-la sine_fw-la terra_fw-la nibil_n wherefore_o hold_v the_o heavee_n to_o be_v visible_a and_o solid_a they_o must_v be_v make_v of_o the_o element_n the_o pythagorean_n and_o the_o brachmanni_n of_o india_n hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n of_o the_o heaven_n where_o apollonius_n tyanaeus_n be_v instruct_v in_o all_o the_o pythagorean_n doctrine_n as_o philostratus_n report_v apolloâ—ci_fw-la the_o epicurean_o also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o appear_v in_o virgil_n 6._o where_o he_o bring_v in_o silâ—nus_n one_o of_o the_o sect_n and_o one_o of_o bacchus_n his_o crew_n sing_v in_o this_o manner_n namque_fw-la canebat_fw-la uti_fw-la magnum_fw-la perinane_fw-la coacta_fw-la semina_fw-la terrarumque_fw-la animaeque_fw-la marisque_fw-la fuissent_fw-la et_fw-la liquidi_fw-la simul_fw-la ignis_fw-la ut_fw-la his_fw-la exordia_fw-la primis_fw-la omnia_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la tener_n mundi_fw-la concreverit_fw-la orbis_fw-la silenus_n sing_v how_o through_o the_o chaos_n vast_a the_o seed_n be_v set_v of_o earth_n of_o air_n of_o sea_n of_o pure_a fire_n how_o out_o of_o these_o at_o last_o all_o thing_n have_v spring_v and_o also_o out_o of_o these_o the_o infant_n world_n be_v mould_v of_o this_o opinion_n also_o be_v lucretius_n philo_n jidoen_v valesius_fw-la etc._n etc._n although_o valesius_fw-la do_v make_v more_o pure_a element_n for_o the_o heaven_n than_o we_o 51._o aristotle_n forsake_v his_o master_n plato_n in_o this_o point_n and_o frame_v the_o heaven_n of_o a_o quintessential_a substance_n but_o howsoever_o the_o heaven_n may_v participate_v with_o elementary_a quality_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o generation_n and_o corruption_n in_o their_o part_n yet_o i_o think_v they_o shall_v exempt_v our_o sol_n from_o this_o original_n and_o not_o make_v they_o out_o of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o element_n scaliger_n invey_v against_o
the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o let_v we_o collect_v our_o argument_n together_o the_o principal_a whereof_o be_v here_o and_o there_o disperse_v in_o this_o treatise_n quem_fw-la nos_fw-la stramineum_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la fecimus_fw-la which_o for_o the_o present_a i_o have_v make_v of_o straw_n hope_v that_o hereafter_o some_o worthy_a pen_n may_v handle_v this_o argument_n more_o accurate_o and_o give_v it_o a_o better_a flourish_n et_fw-la dare_v perpetuo_fw-la caelestia_fw-la fila_fw-la metallo_fw-la and_o on_o firm_a metal_n last_v thread_n bestow_v we_o must_v not_o imagine_v that_o the_o government_n and_o order_n of_o the_o world_n and_o nature_n in_o a_o constant_a course_n be_v perform_v by_o miracle_n but_o that_o natural_a effect_n have_v natural_a cause_n and_o must_v be_v both_o under_o the_o same_o genus_fw-la wherefore_o follow_v the_o ordinary_a distribution_n see_v it_o comprehend_v all_o and_o not_o question_v the_o celestial_a body_n whether_o they_o be_v elementary_a or_o no_o that_o be_v subject_n to_o alteration_n as_o intention_n and_o remission_n generation_n and_o corruption_n etc._n etc._n we_o say_v that_o this_o heat_n must_v proceed_v either_o from_o the_o superior_a and_o celestial_a body_n as_o the_o sphere_n and_o star_n or_o from_o the_o inferior_a or_o sublunary_a from_o the_o superior_a sphere_n or_o globe_n it_o can_v proceed_v see_v as_o be_v show_v before_o they_o be_v neither_o endow_v with_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o native_a heat_n nor_o can_v acquire_v it_o accidental_o by_o their_o motion_n be_v thin_a and_o liquid_a body_n neither_o if_o they_o have_v it_o can_v they_o convey_v it_o unto_o the_o earth_n but_o by_o their_o beam_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o retain_v it_o as_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o cold_a region_n of_o the_o air_n nor_o able_a to_o warm_v that_o although_o it_o be_v near_o to_o their_o fountain_n of_o heat_n wherefore_o if_o these_o beam_n can_v any_o way_n do_v it_o it_o must_v be_v 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it_o be_v aereal_a meteor_n and_o no_o more_o penetrable_a than_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o although_o they_o may_v kindle_v a_o vulcano_n upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o they_o can_v pierce_v deep_a and_o their_o very_a reflection_n upon_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n take_v away_o their_o strength_n so_o as_o they_o can_v neither_o kindle_v new_a fire_n nor_o commucate_v that_o which_o be_v kindle_v to_o any_o other_o fuel_n for_o if_o it_o be_v by_o communication_n or_o coition_n that_o must_v be_v by_o touch_n per_fw-la contactum_fw-la and_o then_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o can_v make_v but_o one_o fire_n and_o not_o many_o be_v not_o distinct_a in_o place_n and_o must_v increase_v in_o heat_n and_o then_o it_o will_v not_o keep_v a_o constant_a tenor_n as_o our_o bath_n do_v second_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o it_o be_v a_o quality_n it_o must_v have_v a_o subject_n that_o be_v fuel_n and_o it_o must_v have_v mean_n to_o vent_v the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n which_o it_o breed_v in_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o fuel_n lest_o they_o recoil_v and_o quench_v the_o fire_n as_o also_o there_o must_v be_v conveyance_n for_o the_o ash_n which_o will_v fall_v down_o continual_o upon_o the_o fire_n and_o quench_v it_o moreover_o by_o consume_v such_o great_a quantity_n of_o sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n and_o by_o mollify_a and_o break_v of_o rock_n it_o will_v cause_v a_o great_a sink_v of_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o place_n as_o we_o see_v in_o our_o vulcanoe_n where_o whole_a mountain_n have_v be_v consume_v and_o bring_v to_o even_a ground_n three_o this_o fire_n be_v a_o quality_n be_v subject_a to_o intention_n and_o remission_n and_o to_o utter_v extinguishment_n not_o only_o by_o want_n of_o fuel_n which_o can_v be_v regenerate_v where_o this_o actual_a fire_n be_v nor_o for_o want_v of_o vent_n or_o choke_v of_o ash_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o water_n which_o the_o earth_n receive_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o mineral_n which_o be_v opposite_a to_o fire_n will_v quench_v it_o wherefore_o we_o can_v rely_v upon_o any_o subterranean_a fire_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o our_o hot_a bath_n from_o the_o air_n this_o heat_n of_o bath_n can_v proceed_v see_v it_o be_v neither_o hot_a in_o itself_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v nor_o can_v get_v any_o heat_n by_o motion_n be_v of_o a_o thin_a liquid_a substance_n which_o no_o attrition_n or_o collision_n can_v make_v hot_a and_o as_o for_o aereal_a meteor_n breed_v from_o exhalation_n and_o kindle_v as_o be_v imagine_v by_o a_o antiperistasis_n if_o they_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o air_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o penetrate_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o if_o in_o the_o earth_n beside_o the_o difficulty_n of_o find_v room_n enough_o for_o such_o
in_o his_o native_a vigour_n and_o strength_n that_o it_o may_v breed_v good_a nourishment_n for_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o the_o much_o use_n of_o cold_a drink_n although_o it_o seem_v to_o refresh_v we_o for_o the_o present_a by_o dull_v the_o appetite_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n as_o a_o stupefictive_a narcotick_a will_v do_v yet_o it_o destroy_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o be_v maintain_v and_o quicken_v by_o heat_n and_o thereby_o breed_v crudity_n in_o our_o body_n from_o whence_o many_o disease_n proceed_v the_o east-indans_a be_v seldom_o trouble_v with_o the_o stone_n or_o the_o gout_n and_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o their_o warm_a drink_n the_o like_a we_o may_v judge_v of_o obstruction_n cholick_n dropsy_n rheum_n cough_n hoarseness_n disease_n in_o the_o throat_n and_o lung_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o case_n and_o many_o more_o which_o proceed_v from_o ill_a concoction_n and_o crudity_n of_o humour_n no_o doubt_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a preservative_n to_o drink_v our_o drink_n warm_a i.w._n i_o know_v a_o worthy_a gentleman_n of_o excellent_a part_n who_o in_o his_o travel_n observe_v the_o benefit_n hereof_o and_o for_o many_o year_n have_v use_v to_o take_v his_o drink_n hot_a and_o be_v now_o above_o 80_o year_n old_a enjoy_v his_o health_n of_o body_n and_o vigour_n of_o spirit_n beyond_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o man_n of_o his_o age_n likewise_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n i_o persuade_v myself_o it_o will_v prove_v very_o profitable_a if_o it_o be_v in_o use_n for_o example_n in_o fever_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o it_o will_v do_v more_o good_a than_o our_o cold_a water_n julep_n posset-drinks_a etc._n etc._n which_o i_o approve_v well_o of_o but_o if_o the_o patient_a do_v drink_v they_o hot_a the_o stomach_n will_v be_v less_o offend_v thereby_o the_o moisture_n which_o we_o chief_o desire_v in_o they_o will_v penetrate_v more_o and_o the_o eventilation_n by_o sweat_n or_o insensible_a transpiration_n will_v not_o be_v hinder_v usu_fw-la hypocrates_n be_v very_o plain_a in_o this_o point_n and_o reckon_v many_o inconvenience_n of_o cold_a drink_n to_o the_o tooth_n bone_n nerve_n breast_n back_o lung_n stomach_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v not_o insilt_v long_o hereupon_o be_v a_o practical_a point_n of_o physic_n only_o i_o think_v good_a to_o intimate_v it_o to_o our_o learned_a physician_n to_o contemplate_v upon_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o our_o patient_n our_o bath_n guide_n do_v usual_o command_v the_o drink_n of_o this_o water_n with_o salt_n to_o purge_v the_o body_n persuade_v the_o people_n that_o the_o bathwater_n have_v a_o purge_a quality_n in_o it_o when_o as_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o spring-water_n with_o the_o like_a quantity_n of_o salt_n will_v do_v the_o like_a our_o bath_n have_v true_a virtue_n to_o commend_v they_o so_o as_o we_o need_v not_o seek_v to_o get_v credit_n or_o grace_n unto_o they_o by_o false_a suggestion_n the_o bitumen_n and_o nitre_n which_o be_v in_o they_o although_o it_o serve_v well_o for_o a_o alterative_a remedy_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o a_o evacuative_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v attribute_v this_o purgative_a quality_n either_o to_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n which_o they_o drink_v and_o so_o it_o work_v ratione_fw-la ponderis_fw-la or_o unto_o the_o stimulation_n of_o salt_n which_o be_v dissolve_v in_o it_o or_o unto_o both_o together_o our_o common_a salt_n have_v a_o stimulate_a quality_n as_o be_v show_v before_o chap._n 7._o and_o erastus_n say_v that_o it_o purge_v much_o bulcasis_n give_v it_o to_o that_o purpose_n from_o 3_o ij_o to_o 3_o iiij_o mesue_n also_o prescribe_v it_o to_o purge_v gross_a humour_n and_o so_o do_v avicen_n wherefore_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o salt_n will_v purge_v of_o itself_o be_v dissolve_v in_o our_o bathwater_n 624._o but_o i_o shall_v like_v much_o better_a to_o dissolve_v in_o it_o some_o appropriate_a syrup_n or_o other_o purgative_a for_o this_o purpose_n as_o manna_n tartar_n elaterium_n syrup_n of_o rose_n of_o cichory_n with_o rhubarb_n augustanus_n or_o to_o move_v urine_n sir_n the_o 5._o rad_a bizantinus_n de_fw-fr limonibus_fw-la sambuclnas_fw-la de_fw-la altzhca_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o this_o course_n be_v usual_a in_o italy_n according_a as_o the_o physician_n see_v most_o convenient_a but_o with_o this_o caution_n that_o when_o they_o take_v it_o in_o potion_n they_o must_v not_o use_v the_o bath_n because_o of_o contrary_a motion_n inward_o also_o bath-water_n be_v use_v for_o broth_n beer_n julep_n etc._n etc._n although_o some_o do_v mislike_v it_o because_o they_o will_v not_o mix_v medicament_n with_o aliment_n wrest_v a_o text_n in_o hypocr_n to_o that_o purpose_n locis_fw-la but_o if_o we_o may_v mix_v diuretic_n deoppilative_n purgative_n etc._n etc._n with_o aliment_n as_o usual_o we_o do_v i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o we_o may_v as_o well_o use_v mineral_n water_n where_o we_o desire_v to_o make_v our_o aliment_n more_o alterative_a by_o a_o medicinal_a quality_n always_o provide_v that_o there_o be_v no_o malignity_n in_o they_o nor_o any_o ill_a quality_n which_o may_v offend_v any_o principal_a part_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o use_n of_o they_o by_o mouth_n by_o injection_n they_o be_v use_v also_o into_o the_o womb_n to_o warm_v and_o dry_a and_o cleanse_v those_o part_n into_o the_o passage_n of_o urine_n to_o dry_a and_o heal_v excoriation_n there_o into_o the_o fundament_n for_o like_a cause_n as_o also_o for_o resolution_n of_o the_o sphincter_n and_o bear_v down_o of_o the_o fundament_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o they_o be_v use_v either_o alone_a or_o mix_v with_o other_o medicine_n according_a as_o the_o physician_n think_v most_o sit_v and_o we_o daily_o find_v very_o good_a success_n thereby_o in_o uterine_n affect_v depend_v upon_o cold_a cause_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o inward_a use_n of_o our_o bath-water_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o outward_a use_n of_o the_o the_o hot_a water_n of_o bath_n first_o the_o general_a use_n of_o they_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o bathe_v second_o the_o particular_a use_n of_o they_o by_o pump_v buckete_v or_o apply_v the_o mud_n outward_o our_o bath-water_n be_v principal_o use_v because_o they_o be_v most_o proper_o for_o such_o affect_v as_o be_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o out_o of_o the_o vein_n as_o palsy_n contraction_n rheum_n cold_a tumour_n affect_v of_o the_o skin_n ache_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o these_o case_n we_o use_v not_o only_o the_o water_n but_o also_o the_o mud_n and_o in_o some_o place_n the_o upour_n the_o water_n be_v use_v both_o for_o his_o actual_a and_o potential_a heat_n as_o also_o for_o the_o second_o quality_n of_o mollify_a discuss_v cleanse_a resolve_v etc._n etc._n which_o the_o mineral_n give_v unto_o it_o the_o use_n hereof_o be_v either_o general_a to_o the_o whole_a body_n as_o in_o bathe_v or_o some_o particular_a to_o some_o one_o part_n as_o in_o buckete_v or_o pump_v which_o ancient_o be_v call_v stillicidium_fw-la the_o italian_n call_v it_o duccia_n the_o general_a use_n in_o bathe_v be_v most_o ancient_a for_o our_o bath_n be_v first_o discover_v thereby_o to_o be_v wholesome_a and_o sovereign_a in_o many_o disease_n necham_n verse_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o these_o bath_n be_v four_o hundred_o year_n old_a bathoniae_fw-la thermas_fw-la vix_fw-la praefero_fw-la virgilianas_n confecto_fw-la prosunt_fw-la balnea_fw-la nostra_fw-la seni_fw-la prosunt_fw-la attritis_fw-la collisis_fw-la invalidisque_fw-la et_fw-la quorum_fw-la morbis_fw-la frigida_fw-la causa_fw-la subest_fw-la which_o i_o will_v english_a out_o of_o dr._n hackwel_v learned_a work_n of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o the_o world_n our_o bains_n at_o bath_n with_o virgil_n to_o compare_v for_o their_o effect_n i_o dare_v almost_o be_v bold_a for_o feeble_a folk_n and_o crazy_a good_a they_o be_v for_o bruise_v consume_v far_o spend_v and_o very_o old_a for_o those_o likewise_o who_o sickness_n come_v of_o cold_a we_o have_v ancient_a tradition_n famae_fw-la est_fw-la obscurior_fw-la annis_fw-la that_o king_n bladud_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o elias_n do_v first_o discover_v these_o bath_n and_o make_v trial_n of_o they_o upon_o his_o own_o son_n and_o thereupon_o build_v this_o city_n and_o distinguish_v the_o bath_n etc._n etc._n but_o we_o have_v no_o certain_a record_n hereof_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o we_o can_v show_v the_o use_n of_o they_o for_o 400_o year_n and_o that_o at_o this_o day_n they_o be_v as_o powerful_a as_o ever_o they_o be_v cambden_n give_v they_o a_o more_o ancient_a date_n from_o ptolemy_n and_o antonine_n and_o the_o saxon_n and_o say_v they_o be_v call_v aquae_fw-la solis_fw-la and_o by_o the_o saxon_n akmanchester_n that_o be_v the_o town_n of_o sick_a people_n and_o dedicate_v to_o minerva_n as_o solinus_n faith_n the_o opinion_n