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much_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v former_o know_v in_o this_o point_n and_o reform_v many_o error_n and_o mistake_n in_o former_a writer_n yet_o they_o have_v leave_v many_o thing_n imperfect_a doubtful_a obscure_a controvert_v and_o perhaps_o false_a as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o discourse_n follow_v i_o do_v reverence_n all_o their_o worth_n as_o from_o who_o i_o have_v learn_v many_o thing_n which_o else_o i_o can_v hardly_o have_v attain_v unto_o and_o i_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o have_v be_v excellent_a instrument_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o learning_n yet_o i_o hope_v it_o may_v be_v as_o free_a for_o i_o without_o imputation_n of_o arrogancy_n to_o publish_v my_o conceit_n herein_o as_o it_o have_v be_v for_o they_o or_o may_v be_v for_o any_o other_o hanc_fw-la veniam_fw-la petimusque_fw-la damusque_fw-la vicissim_fw-la we_o both_o this_o leave_n give_v and_o receive_v my_o end_n and_o study_n be_v the_o common_a good_a and_o the_o better_n of_o this_o knowledge_n and_o 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heat_n which_o be_v go_v they_o return_v to_o their_o former_a cold_a again_o i_o say_v imbibe_v to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o confuse_a water_n as_o earth_n may_v be_v confuse_v with_o water_n but_o not_o imbibe_v and_o will_v sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n again_o whereas_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v imbibe_v be_v so_o mix_v with_o the_o water_n as_o it_o retain_v they_o and_o be_v unite_v with_o it_o be_v either_o spirit_n or_o dissoluble_a juice_n or_o tincture_n i_o say_v from_o subterranean_a mine_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o animal_n or_o vegetable_a substance_n as_o infusion_n or_o decoction_n of_o herb_n flesh_n etc._n etc._n see_v then_o that_o the_o basis_n of_o these_o bath_n or_o mineral_n fountain_n be_v water_n we_o must_v first_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o simple_a water_n and_o from_o thence_o we_o shall_v better_o judge_v of_o mineral_n water_n and_o their_o difference_n by_o simple_a water_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o element_n of_o water_n 6_o
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 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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 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see_v in_o a_o cup_n or_o bowl_n of_o water_n fill_v to_o the_o top_n we_o may_v put_v in_o a_o great_a bulk_n of_o silver_n in_o piece_n and_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o run_v over_o but_o be_v heighten_v above_o the_o brim_n of_o the_o bowl_n the_o like_a we_o see_v Ãn_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n put_v upon_o a_o table_n where_o the_o edge_n or_o extremity_n of_o the_o water_n be_v terminate_v by_o the_o dry_a substance_n of_o the_o table_n be_v depress_v and_o low_a than_o the_o middle_n likeâ—_n half_a globe_n but_o take_v away_o the_o termination_n by_o moisten_v the_o table_n and_o the_o drop_n sink_v 12._o 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v evident_a in_o so_o small_a a_o proportion_n we_o may_v imagine_v it_o to_o be_v much_o more_o in_o the_o vast_a ocean_n and_o our_o spring_n be_v common_o at_o the_o foot_n oâ—_n hill_n may_v well_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o globe_n of_o thâ—_n sea_n if_o any_o be_v high_o they_o may_v perhaps_o be_v feâ—_n from_o rain_n and_o snow_n fall_v upon_o the_o mountain_n but_o if_o josephus_n acosta_n his_o assertion_n be_v true_a thâ—_n the_o sea_n towards_o the_o equinoctial_a be_v high_a thaâ—_n towards_o the_o pole_n than_o the_o level_n of_o the_o sea_n mâ—â—â—_n be_v much_o high_a than_o the_o top_n of_o our_o high_a hillâ—_n but_o this_o be_v a_o doubtful_a assertion_n yet_o i_o dare_v believe_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o immure_v a_o sprinâ—_n without_o admission_n of_o air_n which_o may_v break_v thâ—_n continuitie_n with_o the_o sea_n our_o spring_n may_v bâ—_n raise_v much_o high_o at_o saint_n winifrid_n well_o iâ—_n flintshire_n though_o there_o be_v no_o high_a land_n near_o iâ—_n yet_o the_o spring_n rise_v with_o such_o a_o violence_n and_o iâ—_n plentiful_o that_o within_o a_o stone_n cast_v it_o drive_v â—â—_o mill._n it_o be_v likely_a that_o this_o spring_n may_v be_v raise_v much_o high_o and_o whereas_o we_o see_v that_o riverâ—_n do_v run_v downward_o to_o the_o sea_n per_fw-mi decline_v it_o do_v not_o prove_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v low_a than_o the_o land_n but_o only_o near_o the_o shore_n where_o it_o be_v terminate_v and_o in_o lieu_n of_o this_o it_o have_v scope_n assign_v it_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o globe_n and_o so_o to_o be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o land_n if_o not_o high_o for_o if_o a_o measure_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o from_o the_o high_a of_o the_o sea_n and_o not_o from_o the_o valley_n nor_o from_o the_o seacoast_n this_o conceit_n of_o i_o i_o be_v fearful_a to_o publis_n h_o and_o therefore_o have_v write_v unto_o master_n brigges_n my_o ancient_a friend_n for_o his_o advice_n in_o it_o be_v a_o point_n wherein_o he_o be_v well_o study_v but_o before_o my_o letter_n come_v to_o oxford_n he_o be_v dead_a but_o now_o i_o have_v adventure_v to_o publish_v it_o to_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n hereof_o better_a than_o have_v yet_o be_v discover_v exorsipse_n secandi_fw-la fungor_fw-la vice_fw-la cotis_fw-la another_o edge_n though_o blunt_a i_o set_v and_o with_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v dull_a i_o whet_v chap._n iu._n division_n of_o mineral_n water_n mineral_n describe_v their_o kind_n recite_v of_o earth_n simplâ—_n and_o mix_v whether_o it_o give_v any_o medicinable_a quality_n to_o water_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n in_o thâ—_n follow_v chapter_n thus_o much_o of_o simple_a water_n and_o their_o original_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o polycletus_n hiâ—_n rule_n to_o judge_v mix_v and_o infect_v water_n by_o galen_n in_o many_o place_n speak_v of_o a_o exact_a and_o sound_a constitution_n of_o body_n as_o a_o rule_n to_o disceâ—â—_n distemper_v and_o disproportionated_a body_n anâ—_n thus_o much_o in_o explication_n of_o the_o genâ—s_n in_o the_o definition_n of_o mineral_n water_n now_o i_o come_v to_o mineral_n water_n and_o to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o definition_n which_o we_o call_v difference_n etc._n etc._n from_o subterranean_a mine_n by_o imbibition_n these_o mineral_n water_n be_v either_o simple_a oâ—_n compound_v simple_a which_o partake_v but_o with_o some_o one_o subterranean_a mineral_n compound_v which_o partake_v with_o more_o than_o one_o and_o theâ—â—_n water_n partake_v with_o mineral_n either_o as_o they_o aâ—_n confuse_v with_o they_o or_o as_o they_o be_v perfect_o mix_v also_o these_o mineral_n water_n whether_o simple_a or_o compound_n be_v actual_o either_o hot_a or_o cold_a the_o reason_n whereof_o must_v proceed_v from_o some_o subterranean_a cause_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o wherefore_o we_o must_v first_o know_v the_o nature_n oâ—_n these_o subterranean_a mineral_n and_o their_o generation_n a_o table_n of_o mineral_n with_o their_o qvality_n 1._o earthly_a simple_n dry_n cold_a astringent_a or_o mix_v with_o nitre_n fuller_n earth_n marle_n abstergent_fw-la alum_n coperas_fw-la all_o sort_n of_o bowl_n astringent_a and_o desiccative_a turf_n bitumen_n pox_n etc._n etc._n fat_a and_o unctuous_a vid._n p._n 24_o 25_o 26_o 2._o stone_n vid._n p.27_n 3._o bitumina_fw-la solid_a terra_fw-la â—mpelis_fw-la succnum_n gaâ—aâ—es_n amâ—a_o canphora_n boneo_n châ—a_fw-la titantrax_fw-mi five_o carbo_n fosslis_fw-la liquid_a petroleum_n naphtha_n potential_o hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o 2._o or_o 3._o degree_n except_o camphir_n concern_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o which_o authoâ—sdisagree_v vid._n pag._n 34._o 4._o concrete_a juice_n salt_n astringent_a detergent_a purge_v etc._n etc._n vid._n pag.47_n nitre_n sal_fw-la amnoniacum_n borax_n altincar_n vid._n pag._n 44.51_o alum_n vitriol_n very_o astringent_a and_o cold_a vid.p._n 57_o 58._o 5._o spirit_n quicksilver_n various_a in_o it_o quality_n vid.p._n 61_o 62._o sulphur_n moderate_o hot_a and_o dry_a and_o somewhat_o cooling_n vid._n p.63_n arsenic_n auripigmentum_fw-la risagalum_fw-la sandaracha_n rusma_n etc._n etc._n venomous_a vid._n p.65_n extreme_o hot_a and_o putrify_a p._n 66_o cadmia_n natural_a liquid_a dangerous_a and_o a_o strong_a corrosive_n factitious_a moderate_o hot_a and_o cleanse_v vid._n p._n 66._o 6._o mean_o or_o half_a metal_n as_o bismutum_n or_o tin-glas_n quality_n not_o mention_v vid._n p.67_n antimony_n purge_v vident_o upward_a and_o downward_o ib._n bell-metall_n not_o use_v n_o physic_n vid._n p.68_n 7._o metal_n perfect_a gold_n quality_n uncertain_a vid._n p._n 69._o &_o 72._o silver_n esteem_v cold_a dry_n astringent_a emollient_a with_o p._n 69._o &_o 74._o imperfect_a hard_a iron_n open_v and_o astringent_a vid._n p.70.74_n 75_o 76._o copper_n temperate_a in_o heat_n less_o astringent_a and_o morecleanse_v than_o iron_n vid._n p.70.77_n soft_a tinn_n cold_a and_o dry_a yet_o move_v sweat_n p._n 72.77.78_o lead_v cold_a and_o dry_a vid._n p.72.78_n &_o 79._o place_v this_o between_o page_n 24_o and_o 25_o where_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o mineral_n begin_v â—â—â—om_o whence_o mineral_n water_v receive_v 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first_o shall_v be_v earth_n earth_n whether_o it_o be_v breed_v ab_fw-la exbalatione_fw-la sicca_fw-la earth_n â—â—â—igerata_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la mistis_fw-la per_fw-la putredinem_fw-la in_o fimum_fw-la â—â—â—versis_fw-la or_o ex_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la sole_a aut_fw-la galore_n cockis_n &_o â—â—â—de_v aqua_fw-la solutis_fw-la etc._n etc._n earth_n it_o be_v all_o inconcrete_a as_o â—â—â—tle_a water_n glew_v it_o together_o in_o lutum_fw-la so_o a_o â—â—â—t_a deal_n dissolve_v it_o but_o this_o be_v no_o proper_a disâ—â—â—tion_n but_o only_o a_o disjoyn_v of_o part_n by_o imâ—â—â—ng_v the_o moisture_n which_o conjoin_v they_o into_o great_a proportion_n of_o water_n for_o water_n do_v â—â—â—urally_o run_v together_o like_a drop_n of_o quicksilver_n melt_v metal_n wherefore_o see_v the_o moisture_n â—â—ch_a be_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o adventurous_a not_o unite_v essential_o but_o only_o mix_v â—â—â—identally_o it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o 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petriolum_fw-la in_o italy_n the_o bath_n caldanelloe_n and_o de_fw-fr avinione_n in_o agro_fw-la senensi_fw-la de_fw-fr gratta_n in_o viterbiensi_fw-la de_fw-la aquis_fw-la in_o pisanis_fw-la collibus_fw-la divi_z johannis_n in_o agro_fw-la lucensi_fw-la in_o alsatia_n another_o not_o far_o from_o gebersallerum_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o yet_o give_v no_o sign_n of_o sulphur_n either_o by_o taste_n or_o smell_v or_o effect_n and_o yet_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o bath_n have_v a_o sulphurous_a smell_n from_o other_o mineral_n as_o from_o bitumen_n vitriol_n sandaracha_n alum_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v discern_v if_o at_o all_o from_o sulphur_n so_o we_o common_o say_v if_o a_o house_n or_o a_o tree_n be_v fetch_v on_o fire_n by_o lightning_n that_o it_o smell_v of_o brimstone_n when_o there_o be_v no_o brimstone_n there_o man_n thing_n combu_v will_v yield_v a_o nidorous_a smell_n not_o discernible_a after_o burn_v what_o the_o thing_n be_v but_o there_o be_v divers_a true_o sulphurous_a bath_n which_o contain_v sulphur_n although_o not_o perfect_o mix_v with_o the_o water_n without_o some_o medium_n but_o only_o confuse_v for_o perfect_a sulphur_n will_v not_o dissolve_v in_o water_n no_o more_o than_o bitumen_n the_o spirit_n of_o sulphur_n may_v be_v communicate_v to_o water_n and_o so_o may_v the_o matter_n of_o sulphur_n before_o it_o have_v attain_v his_o perfect_a form_n and_o consistente_fw-la otherwise_o it_o be_v only_o confufe_v with_o water_n and_o alter_v it_o into_o a_o milky_a colour_n sulphurca_fw-la nar_n albus_fw-la aqua_fw-la nar_n with_o sulphurous_a water_n white_a at_o baia_n be_v divers_a hot_a fulphurous_a bath_n and_o every_o where_o in_o hetrnria_n in_o sicily_n in_o diocesi_n panormitana_n the_o bath_n of_o apono_fw-la as_o savanarola_n muntagna_n and_o fallopius_fw-la aveus_fw-la although_o john_n de_fw-fr dondis_fw-la deny_v it_o the_o bath_n of_o astrunum_n of_o callatura_fw-la s._n euphemie_n aquisgran_n brigenses_n thernmae_fw-la in_o five_o alesiis_fw-la helvetiorum_n aqua_fw-la sancta_fw-la in_o picenis_fw-la and_o a_o infinite_a number_n every_o where_o baccius_n reckon_v our_o bath_n of_o bath_n among_o fulphurous_a bath_n from_o the_o relation_n of_o edward_n carne_n when_o he_o be_v ambassador_n to_o jnlius_n tertius_fw-la and_o panlus_n quartus_fw-la i_o will_v not_o deny_v some_o touch_n of_o sulphur_n in_o they_o see_v we_o sin_v among_o bituminous_a coal_n some_o which_o be_v call_v metal_n coal_n with_o certain_a yellow_a vein_n which_o be_v sulphur_n but_o the_o proportion_n of_o sulphur_n to_o bitumen_n be_v very_o little_a and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v they_o sul-phurous_a &_o pradominio_fw-la this_o be_v enough_o for_o sulphur_n concern_v arsenic_n it_o be_v a_o venomous_a mineral_n and_o therefore_o i_o need_v speak_v noth_z ng_z of_o the_o bath_n which_o proceed_v from_o it_o but_o that_o we_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o those_o venomous_a water_n and_o vapour_n which_o
have_v imagine_v that_o metal_n and_o mineral_n be_v create_v perfect_a at_o the_o first_o see_v there_o appear_v not_o any_o seed_n of_o they_o manifest_o as_o do_v of_o animal_n and_o vegetable_n and_o see_v their_o substance_n be_v not_o so_o fluxible_a but_o more_o firm_a and_o permanent_a but_o as_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n in_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o many_o impurity_n and_o differ_v part_n in_o they_o so_o they_o have_v need_v to_o be_v repair_v by_o generation_n it_o appear_v in_o genesis_n that_o plant_n be_v not_o create_v perfect_a at_o first_o but_o only_o in_o their_o seminary_n for_o moses_n cap._n 2._o give_v a_o reason_n why_o plant_n be_v not_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n scil_n because_o as_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v it_o there_o have_v as_o yet_o neither_o any_o rain_n fall_v nor_o any_o dew_n ascend_v from_o the_o earth_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v produce_v and_o nourish_v the_o like_a we_o may_v judge_v of_o mineral_n that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o first_o create_v perfect_a but_o dispose_v of_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o shall_v perpetuate_v themselves_o in_o their_o several_a kind_n c.1_n wherefore_o it_o have_v ever_o be_v a_o receive_a axiom_n among_o the_o best_a philosopher_n that_o mineral_n be_v generate_v and_o experience_n have_v confirm_v it_o in_o all_o kind_n our_o saltpetre_n man_n find_v that_o when_o they_o have_v extract_v saltpetre_n out_o of_o a_o floor_n of_o earth_n one_o year_n within_o three_o or_o four_o year_n after_o they_o find_v more_o saltpetre_n generate_v there_o and_o do_v work_v it_o over_o again_o the_o like_a be_v observe_v in_o alum_n and_o copperass_n as_o for_o metal_n our_o tinner_n in_o cornwall_n have_v experience_n of_o pit_n which_o have_v be_v fill_v up_o with_o earth_n after_o they_o have_v wrought_v out_o all_o the_o tin_n they_o can_v find_v in_o they_o and_o within_o thirty_o year_n they_o have_v open_v they_o again_o and_o find_v more_o tin_n generate_v the_o like_a have_v be_v observe_v in_o iron_n c.19_n as_o gaudentius_n merula_n report_v of_o ilva_n a_o island_n in_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n under_o the_o venetian_n where_o the_o iron_n breed_v continual_o as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v work_v it_o which_o be_v confirm_v also_o by_o agricola_n and_o baccius_n and_o by_o virgil_n who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d it_o 10._o insula_fw-la inexhaustis_fw-la chalybum_fw-la generos_fw-la a_o matallis_fw-la brave_a ilva_n isle_n who_o teem_a womb_n breed_v iron_n till_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o at_o saga_fw-la in_o lygiis_fw-la where_o they_o dig_v over_o their_o iron-mine_n every_o ten_o year_n etc._n john_n mathesius_n give_v we_o example_n almost_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o mineral_n and_o metal_n which_o he_o have_v observe_v to_o grow_v and_o regenerate_v the_o like_a example_n you_o may_v find_v in_o leonardus_n thurneiserus_n erastus_n affirm_v that_o he_o do_v see_v in_o s._n joachims_n dale_n silver_n grow_v upon_o a_o beam_n of_o wood_n which_o be_v place_v in_o the_o pit_n to_o support_v the_o work_n and_o when_o it_o be_v rot_v the_o workman_n come_v to_o set_v new_a timber_n in_o the_o place_n sound_v the_o silver_n stick_v to_o the_o old_a beam_n 19_o also_o he_o report_v that_o in_o germany_n there_o have_v be_v unripe_a and_o unconcocted_a silver_n find_v in_o mine_n which_o the_o best_a workman_n affirm_v will_v become_v perfect_a silver_n in_o thirty_o year_n the_o like_a modestinus_n fachius_fw-la and_o mathesius_n affirm_v of_o unripe_a and_o liquid_a silver_n which_o when_o the_o workman_n find_v they_o use_v to_o say_v we_o be_v come_v too_o soon_o sareptâ—â—_n but_o i_o need_v not_o produce_v any_o more_o proof_n for_o this_o purpose_n as_o i_o can_v out_o of_o agricola_n and_o libavins_n and_o other_o see_v our_o best_a philosopher_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a do_v acknowledge_v that_o all_o mineral_n be_v generate_v 125._o the_o manner_n of_o generation_n of_o mineral_n and_o metal_n be_v the_o same_o in_o all_o as_o be_v agree_v upon_o both_o by_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n and_o â—heophrastus_fw-la and_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o generation_n of_o mineral_n be_v alike_o in_o all_o so_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o generation_n of_o animate_v body_n whether_o animal_n or_o vegetable_n in_o this_o that_o have_v no_o seed_n they_o have_v no_o power_n or_o instinct_n of_o produce_v other_o individual_n but_o have_v their_o species_n perpetuate_v per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la seu_fw-la spiritum_fw-la semini_fw-la analogum_fw-la by_o a_o spiritual_a substance_n proportionable_a to_o seed_n which_o be_v not_o resident_a in_o every_o individual_a as_o it_o be_v in_o aimal_n and_o plant_n which_o moses_n say_v have_v their_o seed_n in_o themselves_o but_o in_o their_o proper_a womb_n 2._o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o petrus_n severinus_n howsoever_o he_o do_v obscure_v it_o by_o his_o platonical_a grandiloquence_n 2._o and_o as_o there_o be_v not_o vacuum_n in_o corporibus_fw-la so_o much_o less_o in_o speciebus_fw-la for_o that_o the_o species_n be_v perpetuate_v by_o new_a generation_n be_v most_o certain_a and_o prove_v bofore_o that_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o individual_n be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o if_o mineral_n do_v not_o assimilate_v nourishment_n by_o attraction_n retention_n concoction_n expulsion_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o own_o individual_a body_n much_o less_o be_v they_o able_a to_o breed_v a_o superfluity_n of_o nourishment_n for_o seed_n and_o how_o can_v they_o attract_v and_o concoct_v nourishment_n and_o expel_v excrement_n which_o have_v no_o vein_n nor_o fibre_n nor_o any_o distinct_a part_n to_o perform_v these_o office_n withal_o moreover_o they_o be_v not_o increase_v as_o plant_n be_v by_o nourishment_n whereas_o the_o part_n already_o generate_v be_v extend_v in_o all_o proportion_n by_o the_o ingression_n of_o nutriment_n which_o sill_n and_o enlarge_n they_o but_o only_o be_v augment_v external_o upon_o the_o superficies_n by_o super-addition_n of_o new_a matter_n concoct_v by_o the_o same_o virtue_n and_o spirit_n into_o the_o same_o species_n 261._o thus_o much_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o all_o mineral_n generation_n which_o be_v not_o much_o controvert_v the_o chief_a difference_n be_v about_o the_o efficient_a and_o the_o matter_n about_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n for_o we_o must_v handle_v they_o all_o together_o there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n as_o there_o be_v divers_a cause_n which_o concur_v to_o all_o generation_n of_o animal_n vegetable_n or_o mineral_n but_o there_o must_v be_v one_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n to_o give_v the_o form_n to_o all_o species_n as_o thou_o be_v other_o adjuvant_fw-la and_o attend_v cause_n the_o principal_a cause_n and_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n be_v by_o most_o attribute_v to_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o planet_n especial_o to_o the_o sun_n who_o either_o by_o his_o light_n or_o by_o his_o heat_n do_v frame_v the_o species_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o so_o of_o mineral_n but_o chief_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o heat_n sun_n this_o heat_n work_v upon_o apt_a matter_n be_v think_v to_o produce_v the_o several_a species_n which_o we_o see_v as_o for_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o planet_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o move_v continual_o in_o a_o constant_a order_n and_o the_o world_n can_v not_o subsist_v as_o it_o do_v without_o it_o so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v can_n a_o sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la a_o very_a remote_a cause_n as_o there_o may_v be_v a_o hundred_o more_o cause_n of_o that_o nature_n so_o likewise_o the_o light_n which_o the_o peripatetic_n make_v the_o instrument_n of_o celestial_a effect_n can_v do_v as_o little_a to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o generation_n see_v they_o proceed_v as_o well_o by_o night_n as_o by_o day_n and_o for_o mineral_n it_o be_v perpetual_a night_n with_o they_o the_o density_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o rock_n not_o suffer_v the_o light_n to_o pass_v wherefore_o they_o insist_v chief_o upon_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o moses_n tell_v we_o that_o plant_n be_v create_v with_o their_o seed_n in_o themselves_o upon_o the_o three_o day_n before_o the_o planet_n which_o be_v not_o create_v till_o the_o four_o day_n the_o show_v we_o that_o plant_n and_o terrestrial_a substance_n depend_v not_o upon_o planet_n for_o their_o generation_n geresis_fw-la nor_o for_o their_o virtue_n but_o have_v the_o prin_fw-mi cipal_a cause_n of_o they_o in_o themselves_o the_o same_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o mineral_n be_v terrestrial_a substance_n and_o propagate_v by_o seed_n as_o plant_n be_v and_o likely_a to_o be_v create_v upon_o the_o same_o day_n with_o plant_n see_v there_o be_v no_o other_o mention_n of_o their_o creation_n in_o moses_n now_o for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n no_o doubt_n it_o be_v a_o universal_a fosterer_n of_o all_o inferior_a substance_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v beget_v
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 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divers_a degree_n as_o that_o of_o straw_n brimstone_n spirit_n of_o wine_n naphtha_n petroleum_n etc._n etc._n some_o of_o which_o will_v scarce_o take_v hold_n upon_o other_o fuel_n as_o one_o may_v wet_v a_o linen_n cloth_n in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o be_v kindle_v he_o shall_v hardly_o find_v the_o cloth_n scorch_v the_o like_a have_v be_v observe_v in_o that_o exhalation_n which_o be_v call_v ignis_fw-la satuus_fw-la be_v of_o a_o very_a thin_a substance_n for_o bitumen_n or_o naphtha_n some_o reckon_v comet_n among_o these_o fiery_a exhalation_n but_o i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v any_o kindle_a substance_n substance_n first_o because_o their_o flame_n be_v not_o piramidall_a as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o kindle_a substance_n second_o because_o if_o they_o be_v of_o a_o thin_a substance_n from_o sulphur_n and_o bitumen_n the_o flame_n will_v be_v great_a see_v it_o
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