the_o twelve_o tribe_n engrave_v in_o it_o in_o the_o ouch_n of_o gold_n upon_o the_o breastplate_n of_o judgement_n exodus_fw-la 28.20_o this_o be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o gem_n by_o which_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v discover_v to_o we_o the_o structure_n and_o build_v of_o which_o wall_n be_v also_o there_o say_v to_o be_v of_o jasper_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v there_o likewise_o say_v to_o be_v like_o a_o stone_n most_o precious_a even_o like_o a_o jasper_n rev._n 21.10_o 11._o and_o 21.19_o in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n to_o discover_v the_o glory_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v like_o a_o jasper_n revel_v 4.3_o the_o species_n of_o it_o for_o their_o beauty_n be_v of_o very_o great_a esteem_n gem._n esteem_n andr._n bacc._n c._n 8._o de_fw-fr nat._n gem._n baccius_n say_v that_o the_o pleasure_n which_o may_v be_v see_v in_o a_o jasper_n the_o beauty_n of_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o many_o excellent_a green_n red_n and_o white_n can_v be_v express_v the_o excellent_a figure_n which_o some_o of_o they_o do_v make_v representation_n of_o be_v wonderful_a in_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v see_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o clear_a cloud_n of_o the_o air_n and_o in_o some_o like_a mountain_n river_n field_n and_o divers_a live_a creature_n and_o sometime_o like_o arm_a man_n trample_v upon_o serpent_n which_o say_v baccius_n do_v assert_v and_o testify_v their_o power_n and_o virtue_n against_o all_o enemy_n hence_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o foundation_n and_o wall_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v of_o jasper_n to_o signify_v say_v baccius_n as_o s._n hierome_n interprete_v it_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o jasper_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n do_v overcome_v and_o beat_v down_o all_o the_o power_n of_o false_a doctrine_n the_o best_a jasper_n for_o its_o excellent_a beauty_n and_o great_a glory_n be_v of_o very_o high_a esteem_n and_o of_o great_a worth_n and_o value_n chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o heliotrope_n description_n of_o the_o stone_n the_o helotrope_n be_v a_o half-transparent_a green_a gem_n with_o sanguine_a speck_n grow_v to_o the_o jasper_n and_o the_o prassius_n the_o name_n heliotropus_n be_v derive_v from_o two_o greek_a word_n the_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v the_o sun_n the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o turn_n as_o if_o do_v it_o turn_v according_a to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o the_o herb_n heliotropium_fw-la or_o the_o marigold_n do_v open_a and_o shut_v with_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o sun_n its_o name_n in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a heliotropus_n in_o english_a heliotrope_n and_o the_o oriental_a jasper_n the_o place_n it_o be_v find_v in_o india_n in_o ethiopia_n in_o africa_n in_o cyprus_n in_o germany_n in_o bohemia_n and_o that_o of_o so_o great_a a_o mass_n or_o bigness_n that_o oftentimes_o grave-stone_n to_o cover_v dead_a body_n be_v cut_v out_o of_o it_o and_o yet_o which_o be_v very_o strange_a anselmus_fw-la boetius_fw-la say_v this_o stone_n be_v know_v to_o very_a few_o boet._n p._n 130._o it_o be_v nature_n and_o property_n it_o be_v report_v of_o it_o that_o if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o water_n which_o be_v direct_o oppose_v to_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o will_v make_v the_o water_n boil_v and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o cloud_n which_o not_o long_o after_o be_v dissolve_v into_o drop_n of_o rain_n and_o that_o if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o fair_a water_n oppose_v to_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o do_v change_v its_o beam_n and_o by_o the_o repercussion_n of_o the_o air_n seem_v to_o shadow_v the_o clearness_n of_o its_o ray_n and_o so_o to_o induce_v a_o sanguineous_a colour_n in_o the_o air_n as_o if_o the_o sun_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n do_v suffer_v a_o ecliptic_a darkness_n martinus_n rulandus_n and_o baccius_n do_v say_v that_o this_o power_n and_o faculty_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o ethiopic_a heliotrope_n hence_o this_o metrick_a elegancy_n of_o marbodaeus_n exit_fw-la re_fw-la nomen_fw-la habens_fw-la est_fw-la heliotropia_n gemma_fw-la quae_fw-la solis_fw-la radiis_fw-la in_o aqua_fw-la subjecta_fw-la batillo_n sanguineum_fw-la reddit_fw-la mutato_fw-la lumine_fw-la solemn_a eclipsÃmque_fw-la novam_fw-la terris_fw-la effundere_fw-la cogit_fw-la there_o be_v a_o report_n which_o arise_v of_o the_o impudence_n of_o magician_n that_o if_o this_o gem_n be_v anoint_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o marigold_n it_o will_v cause_v he_o that_o carry_v it_o to_o walk_v invisible_a so_o say_v pliny_n this_o gem_n be_v say_v to_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o same_o faculty_n with_o the_o jasper_n and_o to_o procure_v man_n riches_n and_o good_a report_n among_o man_n and_o to_o be_v good_a against_o venom_n and_o flux_n of_o blood_n pliny_n lib._n 37._o cap._n 10._o chap._n xxx_o of_o lapis_fw-la nephriticus_n or_o the_o nephritick_n stone_n the_o lapis_fw-la nephriticus_n be_v a_o hard_a semi-transparent_a gem_n of_o a_o white_a greenish_a colour_n boet._n 131._o of_o its_o kind_n anselmus_fw-la boetius_fw-la and_o other_o reckon_v both_o the_o heliotrope_n and_o also_o this_o stone_n among_o the_o jasper_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o jasper_n he_o put_v only_o this_o difference_n namely_o that_o this_o be_v the_o hard_a and_o can_v so_o exact_o be_v polish_a as_o that_o may_v be_v boetius_fw-la say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o lapis_n nephriticus_n like_a unto_o crystal_n perspicuous_a with_o a_o little_a white_a cloud_n which_o grow_v to_o one_o of_o the_o green_a one_o they_o be_v sometime_o find_v grow_v to_o the_o jasper_n and_o prassius_n but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v find_v like_o unto_o whetstone_n in_o the_o field_n in_o so_o great_a lump_n as_o cup_n may_v be_v make_v with_o they_o boet._n 131._o the_o place_n they_o be_v find_v in_o spain_n and_o new_a spain_n of_o its_o nature_n and_o property_n the_o nephritick_n stone_n be_v a_o stone_n of_o no_o grateful_a aspect_n &_o though_o boetius_fw-la do_v here_o place_v it_o among_o the_o half-transparent_a gem_n yet_o other_o jeweller_n and_o expert_a simplicist_n &_o lapidists_n do_v not_o reckon_v it_o of_o any_o such_o esteem_n it_o be_v call_v the_o nephritick_n stone_n from_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n which_o it_o be_v as_o author_n say_v endue_v withal_o against_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o reins_o and_o to_o expel_v the_o stone_n and_o gravel_n and_o this_o it_o do_v as_o be_v report_v by_o be_v wear_v on_o the_o arm_n or_o wrist_n this_o use_n the_o indian_n make_v of_o it_o what_o be_v thus_o wear_v it_o do_v effect_n upon_o its_o subject_n be_v by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o occult_a quality_n wecker_n say_v that_o a_o nobleman_n well_o know_v to_o he_o have_v a_o excellent_a nephritick_n stone_n which_o he_o wear_v at_o his_o arm_n by_o the_o power_n of_o which_o he_o void_v a_o very_a great_a quantity_n of_o gravel_n so_o great_a as_o that_o he_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v suffer_v harm_n by_o so_o large_a a_o expulsion_n of_o it_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n to_o avoid_v the_o evil_n he_o lay_v away_o his_o nephritick_n stone_n and_o be_v never_o trouble_v with_o his_o gravel_n afterward_o he_o likewise_o report_v that_o the_o duchess_n of_o bejar_n be_v three_o time_n in_o a_o very_a short_a space_n trouble_v with_o nephritick_n pain_n make_v herself_o a_o bracelet_n of_o this_o stone_n and_o wear_v it_o continual_o and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o her_o wear_n of_o it_o for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n and_o upward_a she_o be_v not_o vex_v nor_o trouble_v with_o her_o pain_n weck_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr lap_n pretio_n idem_fw-la dixit_fw-la nic._n monardus_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o the_o malachite_a or_o molochite_a the_o molochite_a be_v a_o half-transparent_a gem_n of_o a_o obscure_a green_a colour_n much_o like_o the_o herb_n call_v mallow_n the_o german_n say_v that_o this_o gem_n imitate_v a_o saphire_n in_o a_o dilute_a or_o clear_a green_a which_o some_o affirm_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o turchoys_a bacc._n de_fw-fr nat_n gem_n c._n 29._o this_o gem_n boetius_fw-la say_v be_v adorn_v with_o white_a vein_n mix_v with_o a_o skye-colour_n and_o sometime_o speck_v with_o black_a of_o its_o name_n in_o greek_a it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v malva_n in_o latin_a molochites_n and_o malachites_n the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v find_v it_o be_v bring_v from_o arabia_n in_o a_o tower_n of_o
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or_o cause_n false_o so_o call_v or_o else_o they_o be_v manifest_v divine_a cause_n or_o diabolick_a seem_a divine_a cause_n all_o which_o may_v be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o two_o first_o head_n of_o supernatural_a and_o natural_a cause_n ii_o that_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o these_o cause_n whether_o they_o be_v supernatural_a or_o natural_a divine_a or_o diabolick_a true_a or_o false_a these_o follow_a rule_n must_v be_v observe_v rule_n supernatural_a cause_n they_o may_v be_v take_v to_o be_v 1._o if_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o effect_n do_v never_o follow_v the_o cause_n or_o that_o it_o follow_v it_o by_o accident_n 2._o if_o wise_a understanding_n judicious_a man_n who_o have_v the_o use_n and_o experience_n of_o thing_n do_v upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o ordinary_a effect_n deny_v that_o which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v true_o the_o cause_n 3._o if_o by_o compare_v the_o thing_n with_o other_o cause_n which_o be_v know_v the_o manner_n of_o 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