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as_o his_o constant_a way_n be_v whereby_o he_o confound_v both_o himself_o and_o the_o reader_n and_o disparage_v that_o spring_n affirm_v it_o not_o to_o be_v of_o much_o more_o efficacy_n than_o so_o much_o trencher_n salt_n dissolve_v in_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o ordinary_a water_n in_o p._n 146._o in_o opposition_n to_o which_o i_o can_v join_v issue_n with_o he_o but_o i_o shall_v rather_o leave_v that_o to_o other_o more_o concern_v to_o assert_v their_o experience_n who_o probable_o will_v think_v themselves_o concern_v to_o maintain_v the_o ancient_a reputation_n both_o of_o this_o and_o the_o sweet_a spa_n which_o he_o have_v not_o a_o little_a blast_v spring_n of_o hot_a spring_n in_o p._n 148._o he_o treat_v of_o the_o original_a of_o hot_a spring_n where_o he_o borrow_v large_o from_o kircher_n in_o his_o mund._o subter_fw-la together_o with_o his_o experiment_n as_o also_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rochas_n at_o last_o he_o determine_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o calx_fw-la vive_fw-la which_o notion_n he_o have_v from_o a_o relation_n i_o make_v in_o my_o book_n p._n 80._o of_o a_o observation_n make_v by_o a_o noble_a lord_n of_o this_o nation_n viz._n the_o lord_n thomas_n fairfax_n of_o some_o heap_n of_o a_o white_a powder_n which_o he_o find_v sweat_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n near_o bath_n which_o be_v put_v into_o water_n make_v it_o hot_a as_o i_o myself_o do_v experience_n five_o or_o six_o year_n after_o his_o lordship_n have_v take_v it_o up_o some_o of_o which_o i_o have_v from_o his_o lordship_n galenist_n a_o false_a charge_n on_o the_o galenist_n p._n 158._o he_o fall_v to_o make_v a_o vindication_n of_o chemical_a physic_n which_o he_o say_v lie_v under_o a_o odium_n by_o the_o galenist_n in_o my_o judgement_n he_o may_v very_o well_o have_v spare_v his_o pain_n herein_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o vindication_n nor_o do_v i_o know_v of_o any_o man_n in_o these_o part_n that_o ever_o open_v his_o 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