Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	cold_a	heat_n	hot_a	2,925	5	7.7399	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50420	Moffet-well, or, A topographico-spagyricall description of the minerall wells, at Moffet in Annandale of Scotland translated, and much enlarged, by the author Matthew Mackaile ... ; as also, The oyly-well, or, A topographico-spagyricall description of the oyly-well, at St. Catharines Chappel in the paroch of Libberton ; to these is subjoyned, A character of Mr. Culpeper and his writings, by the same author.; Fons Moffetensis. English	Mackaile, Matthew, fl. 1657-1696.	1664 (1664)	Wing M148; ESTC R17306	83,120	201

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for_o example_n fermented_a bread_n i._n e._n sour_v be_v more_o cast_o digest_v and_o yield_v better_a nourishment_n than_o any_o other_o do_v because_o it_o be_v sulphureous_a part_n be_v subtilise_v and_o loose_v by_o fermentation_n which_o make_v it_o to_o be_v the_o more_o easy_o and_o quick_o separate_v from_o the_o bread_n while_o it_o be_v a_o concoct_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o flesh_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o animal_n be_v fit_a for_o be_v eat_v the_o second_o or_o three_o day_n after_o their_o mactation_n as_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o do_v prove_v moreover_o do_v we_o not_o delay_v the_o drink_n of_o wine_n cider_n ale_n beer_n etc._n etc._n until_o they_o be_v ferment_v for_o than_o they_o do_v nourish_v most_o and_o be_v of_o a_o most_o facile_a digestion_n because_o their_o alimentary_a part_n especial_o the_o sulphur_n be_v by_o fermentation_n loose_v from_o the_o terrestrial_a and_o gross_a subject_n wherein_o they_o do_v former_o reside_v and_o be_v subtilise_v and_o evect_v to_o a_o more_o subtle_a and_o spirituous_a consistence_n which_o render_v they_o more_o pliable_a to_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o be_v not_o these_o subtilise_v alimentary_a part_n the_o thing_n which_o do_v inebriat_fw-la a_o weak_a brain_n for_o a_o little_a time_n hold_v over_o the_o vessel_n wherein_o wine_n or_o ale_n etc._n etc._n be_v ferment_v it_o be_v certain_o undeniable_a because_o if_o wine_n or_o ale_n be_v put_v into_o a_o still_o artificial_o adjust_v when_o the_o fermentation_n begin_v to_o appear_v you_o shall_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o vulcan_n at_o the_o end_n find_v some_o of_o those_o subtle_a spirit_n condense_v into_o a_o ardent_a liquor_n in_o the_o receiver_n in_o the_o medico-philosophical_a discourse_n of_o dr._n thomas_n willes_n a_o physician_n at_o oxford_n the_o perfection_n of_o who_o learning_n my_o quill_n be_v not_o able_a to_o describe_v you_o will_v find_v many_o 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fincle_n the_o vine_n etc._n etc._n be_v mix_v with_o the_o tincture_n of_o those_o flower_n they_o do_v present_o contract_v a_o green_a colour_n because_o the_o salt_n produce_v a_o indigestion_n and_o recrudescence_n of_o the_o sulphur_n for_o the_o first_o colour_n of_o any_o vegetable_a be_v green_a which_o proceed_v from_o the_o crudity_n and_o imperfect_a digestion_n of_o the_o sulphur_n which_o become_v red_a or_o blue_a etc._n etc._n when_o it_o be_v further_o concoct_v by_o nature_n as_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o forementioned_a flower_n and_o in_o the_o leaf_n of_o many_o vegetable_n as_o of_o tree_n etc._n etc._n which_o become_v yellow_a etc._n etc._n when_o they_o attain_v unto_o maturity_n i_o say_v 1._o the_o salt_n of_o a_o vegetable_a because_o no_o minerall-salt_n as_o nitre_n amoniack_a etc._n etc._n do_v render_v the_o vegetable_a sulphur_n indigested_a 2._o the_o salt_n of_o a_o vegetable_a which_o contain_v perfect_o concoct_v sulphur_n because_o the_o salt_n of_o 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wherein_o it_o do_v predomine_fw-la be_v cold_a and_o moist_a as_o will_n afterward_o be_v prove_v by_o several_a argument_n 2._o every_o liquor_n be_v salt_n acide_fw-la or_o sharp_a i._n e._n acris_fw-la because_o of_o the_o admistion_n of_o salt_n these_o thing_n be_v premise_v we_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o blood_n contain_v sulphur_n salt_n spirit_n etc._n etc._n but_o more_o spirit_n and_o salt_n or_o salinous_a spirit_n than_o sulphur_n when_o the_o chyle_n be_v first_o convert_v into_o blood_n in_o the_o second_o concoction_n because_o this_o salinous_a spirit_n be_v to_o serve_v for_o other_o use_n than_o the_o aliment_n of_o any_o part_n for_o in_o the_o second_o concoction_n it_o be_v the_o chief_a agent_n in_o produce_v the_o red_a colour_n of_o blood_n by_o its_o action_n upon_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o chyle_n moreover_o another_o part_n of_o it_o by_o operate_n after_o another_o manner_n upon_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o sulphur_n produce_v the_o yellow_a colour_n in_o bile_n which_o be_v generate_fw-la be_v send_v to_o the_o gall_n that_o it_o be_v gradual_a emanation_n from_o thence_o may_v like_o a_o natural_a clyster_n irritat_fw-la the_fw-fr expultrix_fw-la faculty_n of_o the_o intestine_n last_o another_o portion_n of_o it_o by_o alter_v a_o three_o portion_n of_o the_o sulphur_n produce_v the_o blackish_a colour_n in_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n which_o nature_n make_v retire_v to_o the_o splen_z that_o by_o its_o crasser_n part_n it_o may_v aliment_v the_o parenchymatous_a substance_n thereof_o and_o by_o it_o be_v more_o subtle_a and_o penetrate_a part_n it_o may_v promove_v the_o digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n etc._n etc._n the_o truth_n of_o these_o thing_n will_v easy_o appear_v to_o any_o who_o will_v be_v at_o the_o pain_n to_o observe_v the_o distillation_n of_o honey_n and_o the_o gradual_a alteration_n of_o the_o colour_n in_o the_o liquor_n exstil_v to_o which_o operation_n of_o art_n this_o of_o nature_n viz._n the_o generation_n of_o blood_n bile_n and_o melancholy_n may_v be_v well_o compare_v because_o of_o the_o great_a resemblance_n which_o be_v betwixt_o they_o

purgative_a when_o take_v internal_o and_o be_v deny_v to_o haemoptoical_a person_n because_o of_o its_o open_n of_o vein_n make_v orifice_n upon_o they_o as_o if_o it_o be_v corrosive_a quer._n 15._o why_o do_v the_o weather_n of_o every_o moon_n exact_o correspond_v to_o the_o weather_n of_o the_o thursday_n before_o the_o change_n that_o be_v if_o the_o thursday_n before_o the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n whether_o she_o change_v upon_o wednesday_n friday_n or_o any_o other_o be_v a_o fair_a day_n such_o will_v the_o weather_n be_v all_o the_o next_o moon_n if_o there_o be_v rain_n wind_n snow_n hail_n &c_n &c_n in_o the_o morning_n beforenoon_n afternoon_n or_o at_o night_n such_o will_v the_o weather_n be_v at_o those_o time_n of_o the_o moon_n answer_v such_o time_n of_o the_o day_n this_o i_o have_v often_o observe_v never_o to_o fail_v except_v three_o time_n in_o the_o year_n viz._n 1._o at_o the_o end_n of_o march_n the_o three_o last_o day_n whereof_o be_v common_o call_v the_o borrow_a day_n and_o use_v to_o be_v tempestuous_a 2._o in_o may_n when_o there_o use_v to_o be_v two_o or_o three_o day_n of_o bad_a weather_n according_a to_o the_o proverb_n come_v it_o soon_o come_v it_o late_o in_o may_n come_v the_o cow-quake_a which_o be_v so_o cold_a that_o the_o kine_n do_v tremble_v 3._o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o august_n when_o there_o be_v much_o rain_n which_o cause_n the_o lammess-flood_n sure_o thy_o skill_n in_o astrology_n will_v soon_o afford_v a_o reason_n for_o this_o quer._n 16._o why_o autimony_n be_v vitrisied_a not_o only_o retain_v its_o vomitive_a quality_n but_o also_o enjoy_v it_o in_o a_o superlative_a degree_n see_v all_o other_o thing_n almost_o do_v loss_n their_o primitive_a quality_n when_o reduce_v into_o glass_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o seminal_a form_n quer._n 17._o what_o be_v it_o in_o the_o yoke_n of_o a_o egg_n which_o be_v the_o best_a if_o not_o the_o only_a mean_v by_o which_o turpentine_n be_v render_v dissolvable_a by_o a_o aqucous_a body_n quer._n 18._o why_o can_v quicksilver_n be_v once_o dissolve_v by_o the_o strong_a corrosive_n be_v detain_v in_o that_o condition_n when_o expose_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n see_v lead_n and_o all_o other_o mineral_n be_v once_o so_o dissolve_v be_v inseparable_a by_o the_o great_a violence_n of_o vulcan_n quer._n 19_o from_o whence_o proceed_v worm_n which_o be_v sound_a in_o green_a pees_z for_o it_o be_v improbable_a that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o sperm_n of_o such_o like_a animal_n depose_v upon_o the_o husk_n contain_v they_o see_v there_o appear_v no_o blemish_n upon_o it_o nor_o passage_n through_o it_o and_o far_o less_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v engender_v in_o the_o pees_z themselves_z see_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o omne_fw-la ens_fw-la gignit_fw-la sibi_fw-la simile_n except_o there_o be_v a_o degeneration_n because_o of_o a_o aberration_n of_o nature_n as_o when_o a_o more_o noble_a creature_n degenerate_v into_o a_o less_o noble_a of_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o when_o barley_n degenerate_v into_o oat_n or_o when_o worm_n etc._n etc._n do_v breed_v in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n or_o in_o their_o carcase_n after_o death_n secundum_fw-la harveum_fw-la de_fw-la generatione_n animalium_fw-la exercitat_fw-la 1._o quer._n 20._o why_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o swan_n be_v so_o black_a see_v all_o her_o feather_n be_v most_o white_a in_o answer_v to_o this_o have_v a_o care_n lest_o reflect_v upon_o your_o often_o approve_a and_o by_o experience_n confirm_v galenical_a remedy_n as_o you_o write_v in_o your_o ghost_n and_o method_n of_o physic_n to_o which_o you_o make_v a_o key_n of_o the_o soft_a metal_n and_o expose_v it_o to_o sale_n adorn_v with_o the_o roost_n of_o ignorance_n and_o tradition_n particular_o chap._n 6._o you_o attribute_v this_o blackness_n to_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n which_o nature_n have_v secern_v to_o her_o foot_n for_o i_o hope_v that_o you_o who_o be_v a_o translator_n of_o anatomist_n will_v not_o so_o much_o injure_v the_o splen_z which_o be_v galen_n his_o receptacle_n of_o melancholy_a neither_o ascribe_v the_o yellowness_n of_o her_o bill_n unto_o choler_n lest_o you_o offend_v the_o gall._n quer._n 21._o why_o do_v the_o heron_n bow_v its_o neck_n when_o it_o fly_v see_v the_o swan_n which_o have_v a_o great_a body_n and_o a_o long_a neck_n do_v extend_v its_o neck_n to_o its_o full_a length_n in_o fly_v sure_o if_o you_o shall_v allege_v that_o the_o blackness_n of_o the_o swan_n foot_n proceed_v from_o melancholy_a you_o will_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o swan_n shall_v rather_o bow_v its_o neck_n for_o fear_v of_o receive_v prejudice_n by_o extend_v it_o for_o according_a to_o gaelen_fw-mi melancholy_a cause_v fearfulness_n quer._n 22._o why_o the_o sheep_n of_o england_n have_v no_o horn_n but_o tail_n which_o reach_v the_o ground_n see_v the_o ox_n and_o kine_n have_v horn_n of_o superlative_a bigness_n quer._n 23._o why_o wild_a fowl_n of_o one_o kind_n be_v all_o of_o one_o colour_n see_v tame_a fowl_n be_v of_o most_o different_a colour_n quer._n 24._o why_o a_o man_n gant_v when_o he_o see_v another_o man_n do_v so_o yea_o i_o hear_v of_o one_o who_o can_v not_o forbear_v gant_v if_o the_o lid_n or_o cover_v of_o a_o stoop_v have_v be_v move_v once_o or_o twice_o up_o and_o down_o before_o he_o quer._n 25._o what_o be_v it_o in_o oat-bread_n which_o be_v smell_v at_o by_o one_o who_o be_v take_v by_o the_o nose_n by_o mustard_n ease_v the_o trouble_n quer._n 26._o why_o do_v the_o feather_n of_o dove_n spoil_v the_o feather_n of_o all_o other_o bird_n with_o which_o they_o be_v mix_v quer._n 27._o why_o coney_n do_v repair_v most_o frequent_o out_o of_o their_o hole_n to_o feed_v only_o whilst_o the_o sea_n be_v ebb_v quer._n 28._o be_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_n true_a viz._n that_o the_o tread_v of_o water-fowl_n out_o of_o the_o water_n do_v not_o foecundat_fw-la their_o egg_n and_o if_o it_o be_v certain_a what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o quer._n 29._o why_o a_o pliver_v breast_n which_o be_v white_a in_o harvest_n and_o winter_n become_v black_a in_o the_o spring_n and_o continue_v so_o all_o the_o summer_n quer._n 30._o why_o the_o ewe_n in_o orkney_n where_o the_o north-pole_n be_v elevate_v about_o sixty_o degree_n have_v ordinary_o two_o lamb_n frequent_o three_o and_o sometime_o four_o as_o i_o be_v inform_v by_o a_o gentleman_n there_o who_o have_v a_o ewe_n which_o at_o one_o time_n bring_v forth_o four_o lamb_n three_o whereof_o be_v lame_a in_o the_o foreleg_n and_o go_v on_o their_o knee_n quer._n 31._o why_o the_o northwind_n do_v not_o commove_v the_o sea_n so_o great_o as_o other_o wind_n do_v quer._n 32._o why_o the_o west-wind_n do_v still_o calm_a at_o night_n when_o the_o air_n be_v not_o cloudy_a quer._n 33._o why_o person_n which_o have_v have_v the_o ter●…an-feaver_n be_v still_o distemper_v before_o stormy_a weather_n and_o whilst_o the_o east-wind_n blow_v quer._n 34._o why_o sea-fowl_n extend_v their_o leg_n towards_o their_o tail_n in_o fly_v and_o land-fowl_n the_o heron_n and_o lapwing_n except_v do_v contract_n their_o leg_n quer._n 35._o why_o be_v there_o no_o mole_n in_o ireland_n or_o rather_o why_o do_v the_o earth_n of_o ireland_n kill_v mole_n for_o which_o reason_n some_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o south-west_n part_n of_o scotland_n have_v bring_v earth_n from_o ireland_n to_o put_v into_o their_o garden_n for_o that_o end_n quer._n 36._o why_o in_o the_o canicular_a day_n only_o a_o man_n can_v see_v the_o vapour_n which_o proceed_v from_o his_o own_o or_o another_o mouth_n or_o nostril_n in_o breathe_v when_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o he_o quer._n 37._o why_o person_n who_o die_v not_o violent_a death_n use_v to_o expire_v at_o the_o full-sea_n or_o at_o a_o low-water_n this_o i_o have_v observe_v seldom_o or_o never_o to_o fail_v and_o that_o within_o four_o or_o five_o minute_n of_o these_o time_n quer._n 38._o why_o the_o strong_a corrosive_n will_v not_o operat_fw-la upon_o common_a glass_n see_v spanish_n or_o french_a wine_n do_v operat_fw-la upon_o the_o glass_n of_o antimony_n quer._n 39_o why_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o pot_n which_o contain_v a_o boil_a liquor_n be_v tractable_a by_o a_o man_n hand_n but_o become_v untractable_a when_o the_o liquor_n be_v pour_v out_o quer._n 40._o what_o be_v the_o irrefragable_a reason_n of_o the_o echo_n it_o be_v once_o or_o twice_o repeat_v a_o man_n word_n articulat_o quer._n 41._o why_o in_o fairay-sound_a betwixt_o the_o isle_n of_o fairay_fw-fr and_o etha_n in_o orkney_n the_o sea_n run_v north-east_n for_o the_o space_n only_o of_o three_o hour_n in_o slow_v and_o nine_o hour_n south-west_n in_o ebb_v this_o be_v the_o course_n of_o the_o tide_n only_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o sound_n which_o be_v but_o one_o mile_n broad_a quer._n 42._o be_v it_o true_a that_o black_a wool_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o other_o colour_n and_o if_o so_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o quer._n 43._o why_o the_o jaundize_n be_v cure_v by_o medicine_n of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n as_o rhubarb_n the_o juice_n and_o flower_n of_o celledon_n saffron_n etc._n etc._n quer._n 44._o why_o the_o male_n of_o bird_n of_o prey_n be_v less_o than_o the_o female_n quer._n 45._o why_o be_v not_o child_n under_o two_o year_n old_a sick_a at_o sea_n if_o thou_o shall_v give_v rational_a answer_n unto_o these_o queree_n i_o be_o confident_a thou_o shall_v gain_v more_o estimation_n than_o by_o all_o thy_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n for_o the_o many_o transgression_n of_o thy_o pen_n which_o be_v only_o busy_v about_o thing_n the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o as_o thou_o do_v rescribe_v be_v so_o stale_a in_o the_o world_n before_o thou_o come_v into_o it_o thyself_o that_o no_o delicate_a palate_n will_v have_v use_v it_o when_o such_o cluster_n of_o grape_n may_v have_v be_v have_v out_o of_o which_o a_o more_o rational_a and_o rare_a elixir_n may_v have_v be_v extract_v for_o refresh_v of_o the_o stomach_n surfeit_v with_o such_o musty_a and_o rancide_n fare_v as_o you_o do_v always_o set_v before_o they_o finis_fw-la