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strange_a induration_n not_o easy_o make_v out_o from_o the_o quality_n of_o air_n but_o because_o we_o find_v it_o reject_v by_o experimental_a enquirer_n johannes_n beguinus_n in_o his_o chapter_n of_o the_o tincture_n of_o coral_n undertake_v to_o clear_v the_o world_n of_o this_o error_n from_o â—he_n express_v experiment_n of_o john_n baptista_n de_fw-fr nicole_n copy_n who_o be_v overseer_n of_o the_o gather_n of_o coral_n upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n this_o gentleman_n say_v he_o desirous_a to_o find_v the_o nature_n of_o coral_n and_o to_o be_v resolve_v how_o it_o grow_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_v a_o man_n to_o go_v down_o no_o less_o than_o a_o hundred_o fathom_n into_o the_o sea_n with_o express_a to_o take_v notice_n whether_o it_o be_v hard_a or_o soâ—t_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o grow_v who_o return_v bring_v in_o each_o hand_n a_o branch_n of_o coral_n affirm_v it_o be_v as_o hard_o at_o the_o bottom_n as_o in_o the_o air_n where_o he_o deliver_v it_o the_o same_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o a_o trial_n of_o his_o own_o handle_v it_o a_o fathom_n under_o water_n before_o it_o feel_v the_o air_n beotius_fw-la de_fw-fr boote_n in_o his_o accurate_a tract_n de_fw-fr gemmis_fw-la be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n not_o ascribe_v its_o concretion_n unto_o the_o air_n but_o the_o coagulate_a spirit_n of_o salt_n and_o lapidiâ—icall_a juice_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o enter_v the_o part_n of_o that_o plant_n overcome_v its_o vegetability_n and_o convert_v it_o into_o a_o lapideous_a substance_n and_o this_o say_v he_o do_v happen_v when_o the_o plant_n be_v ready_a to_o decay_v for_o all_o coral_n be_v not_o hard_o and_o in_o many_o concrete_v plant_n some_o part_n remain_v unpetrify_v that_o be_v the_o quick_a and_o lively_a part_n remain_v as_o wood_n and_o be_v never_o yet_o convert_v now_o that_o plant_n and_o ligneous_a body_n may_v indurate_a under_o water_n without_o approachment_n of_o air_n we_o have_v experiment_n in_o coralline_a with_o many_o coralloidall_a concretion_n and_o that_o little_a stony_a plant_n which_o mr._n johnson_n name_v hippuris_n coralloide_v and_o gesner_n foliis_fw-la mâ—nsu_fw-la arenosis_fw-la we_o have_v ourself_o find_v in_o fresh_a water_n which_o be_v the_o less_o concretive_a portion_n of_o that_o element_n we_o have_v also_o with_o we_o the_o visible_a petrification_n of_o wood_n in_o many_o water_n whereof_o so_o much_o as_o if_o cover_v with_o water_n convert_v into_o stone_n as_o much_o as_o be_v above_o it_o and_o in_o the_o air_n retain_v the_o form_n of_o wood_n and_o continue_v as_o before_o 7._o we_o be_v not_o thorough_o resolve_v concern_v porcelain_n or_o china_n dish_n that_o according_a to_o common_a belief_n they_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n which_o lie_v in_o preparation_n about_o a_o hundred_o year_n under_o ground_n for_o the_o relation_n thereof_o be_v not_o only_o divers_a but_o contrary_a and_o author_n agree_v not_o herein_o guido_n pancirollus_n will_v have_v they_o make_v of_o egg_n shell_n lobster_n shell_n and_o gypsum_fw-la lay_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n the_o space_n of_o 80._o year_n of_o the_o same_o affirmation_n be_v scaliger_n and_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o most_o ramuzius_fw-la in_o his_o navigation_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a assertion_n that_o they_o be_v make_v out_o of_o earth_n not_o lay_v under_o ground_n but_o harden_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o wind_n the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n but_o gonzales_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n a_o man_n employ_v into_o china_n and_o with_o a_o honourable_a present_n send_v from_o philip_n the_o second_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v upon_o ocular_a experience_n deliver_v a_o way_n different_a from_o all_o these_o for_o inquire_v into_o the_o artifice_n thereof_o he_o find_v they_o be_v make_v of_o a_o chalky_a earth_n which_o beat_v and_o steep_v in_o water_n afford_v a_o cream_n or_o fatness_n on_o the_o top_n and_o a_o gross_a subsidence_n at_o the_o bottom_n out_o of_o the_o cream_n or_o superfluitance_n the_o fine_a dish_n say_v he_o be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o residence_n thereof_o the_o courser_n which_o be_v form_v they_o gild_v or_o paint_v and_o not_o after_o a_o hundred_o year_n but_o present_o commit_v unto_o the_o furnace_n and_o this_o say_v he_o be_v know_v by_o experience_n and_o more_o probable_a than_o what_o odoardus_n barbosa_n have_v deliver_v that_o they_o be_v make_v of_o shell_n and_o bury_v under_o earth_n of_o hundred_o year_n and_o answerable_a unto_o all_o point_n hereto_o be_v the_o relation_n of_o linschotten_a a_o very_a diligent_a enquirer_n in_o his_o oriental_a navigation_n now_o if_o any_o man_n inquire_v why_o be_v so_o common_o make_v and_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n they_o be_v become_v so_o scarce_o or_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v have_v the_o answer_n be_v give_v by_o these_o last_o relator_n that_o under_o great_a penalty_n it_o be_v forbid_v to_o carry_v the_o first_o sort_n out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o of_o those_o sure_o the_o property_n must_v verify_v
lead_v they_o into_o a_o near_a apprehension_n of_o many_o thing_n deliver_v will_v friendly_o accept_v if_o not_o countenance_v our_o endeavour_n nor_o can_v we_o conceive_v it_o may_v be_v unwelcome_a unto_o those_o honour_a worthy_n who_o endeavour_v the_o advancement_n of_o learning_n as_o be_v likely_a to_o find_v a_o clear_a progression_n when_o so_o many_o rub_v be_v level_v and_o many_o untruth_n take_v off_o which_o pass_v as_o principle_n with_o common_a belief_n disturb_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o axiom_n which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v raise_v and_o wise_a man_n can_v but_o know_v that_o art_n and_o learning_n want_v this_o expurgation_n and_o if_o the_o course_n of_o truth_n be_v permit_v unto_o its_o self_n like_o that_o of_o time_n and_o uncorrected_a computation_n it_o can_v escape_v many_o error_n which_o duration_n still_o enlarge_v last_o we_o be_v not_o magisterial_a in_o opinion_n nor_o have_v we_o dictatorlike_a obtrude_v our_o conception_n but_o in_o the_o humility_n of_o inquiry_n or_o disquisition_n have_v only_o propose_v they_o unto_o more_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o therefore_o opinion_n be_v free_a and_o open_v it_o be_v for_o any_o to_o think_v or_o declare_v the_o contrary_n and_o we_o shall_v so_o far_o encourage_v contradiction_n as_o to_o promise_v no_o disturbance_n or_o reoppose_v any_o pen_n that_o shall_v elenchical_o refute_v we_o that_o shall_v only_o lay_v hold_v of_o our_o lapse_n single_a out_o digression_n corollary_n or_o ornamental_a conception_n to_o evidence_n his_o own_o in_o as_o indifferent_a truth_n and_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o who_o experimental_a and_o judicious_a knowledge_n shall_v solemn_o look_v upon_o it_o not_o only_o to_o destroy_v of_o we_o but_o to_o establish_v of_o his_o own_o not_o to_o traduce_v or_o extenuate_v but_o to_o explain_v and_o dilucidate_n to_o add_v and_o ampliate_v according_a to_o the_o laudable_a custom_n of_o the_o ancient_n in_o their_o soâ—er_a promotion_n of_o learning_n unto_o who_o notwithstanding_o we_o shall_v not_o contentious_o rejoin_v or_o only_o to_o justify_v our_o own_o but_o to_o applaud_v or_o confirm_v his_o mature_a assertion_n and_o shall_v confer_v what_o be_v in_o we_o unto_o his_o name_n and_o honour_n ready_a to_o be_v swallow_v in_o any_o worthy_a enlarger_n as_o have_v acquire_v our_o end_n if_o any_o way_n or_o under_o any_o name_n we_o may_v obtain_v a_o work_n so_o much_o desire_v at_o least_o desiderated_a of_o truth_n t._n b._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o general_n part_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n chapter_n 1._o a_o far_a illustration_n of_o the_o same_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o popular_a error_n the_o erroneous_a disposition_n of_o the_o people_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o near_a cause_n of_o common_a error_n both_o in_o the_o wise_a and_o common_a sort_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n credulity_n supinity_n adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n tradition_n and_o authority_n contain_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o mistake_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n chap._n 4._o of_o credulity_n and_o supinity_n chap._n 5._o of_o obstinate_a adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n chap._n 6._o unto_o authority_n chap._n 7._o of_o author_n who_o have_v most_o promote_v popular_a conceit_n chap._n 8._o of_o other_o indirect_o effect_v the_o same_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o last_o and_o great_a promoter_n of_o false_a opinion_n the_o endeavour_n of_o satan_n chap._n 10_o 11._o the_o second_o book_n begin_v the_o particular_a part_n concern_v mineral_n and_o vegetable_a body_n the_o common_a tenent_n that_o crystal_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o ice_n strong_o congeal_v chap._n 1._o concern_v the_o loadstone_n of_o thing_n particular_o speak_v thereof_o evident_o or_o probable_o true_a of_o thing_n general_o believe_v or_o particular_o deliver_v evident_o or_o probable_o false_a of_o the_o magnetical_a virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o fouâ—e_a motion_n of_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v its_o verticity_n or_o direction_n its_o coition_n or_o attraction_n its_o declination_n variation_n and_o also_o of_o its_o antiquity_n chap._n 2._o a_o rejection_n of_o sundry_a opinion_n and_o relation_n thereof_o natural_a medicall_a historical_a magical_a chap._n 3._o of_o body_n electricall_a in_o general_n of_o let_v and_o amber_n in_o particular_a that_o they_o attract_v all_o light_a body_n 〈◊〉_d bâ—sil_n and_o body_n oil_v chap._n 4._o compendious_o of_o several_a other_o tenant_n that_o a_o diamond_n be_v make_v soft_a or_o break_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o goat_n that_o glass_n be_v poison_n of_o the_o cordial_a quality_n of_o gold_n in_o substance_n or_o decoction_n that_o a_o pot_n full_a of_o ash_n will_v contain_v as_o much_o water_n as_o it_o will_v without_o they_o of_o white_a powder_n that_o kill_v without_o report_n that_o coral_n be_v soft_a under_o water_n but_o harden_v in_o the_o air_n that_o porcelliane_n or_o china_n dish_n lie_v under_o the_o earth_n a_o hundred_o year_n in_o preparation_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 5._o of_o sundry_a tenant_n concern_v vegetable_n that_o the_o root_n of_o mandrake_n resemble_v the_o shape_n of_o man_n that_o they_o natural_o grow_v under_o gallow_n and_o place_n of_o execution_n that_o the_o root_n give_v a_o shriek_n upon_o eradication_n that_o it_o be_v fatal_a or_o dangerous_a tâ—_n dig_v they_o up_o that_o cinnamon_n ginger_n cloves_n mace_n be_v but_o the_o part_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n that_o misseltoe_n be_v bredupon_o tree_n from_o seed_n which_o bird_n let_v fall_v thereon_o of_o the_o rose_n of_o jerico_fw-la that_o flower_v every_o year_n upon_o christmas_n eve_n that_o sferra_n cavalâ—o_n have_v a_o power_n to_o break_v or_o loosen_v iron_n that_o bay_n preserve_v from_o the_o mischief_n of_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n that_o bitter_a almond_n be_v preservative_n against_o ebriety_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 6._o the_o three_o book_n of_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v animal_n that_o a_o elephant_n have_v no_o joint_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o horse_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 2._o that_o a_o pigeon_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 3._o that_o a_o beaver_n to_o escape_v the_o hunter_n bite_v off_o his_o testicle_n or_o stone_n chap._n 4._o that_o a_o radger_n have_v the_o leg_n of_o one_o side_n short_a than_o of_o the_o other_o chap._n 5._o that_o a_o â—eare_z bring_v forth_o her_o cub_n informous_a or_o unshape_a chap._n 6._o of_o the_o basilisk_n chap._n 7._o that_o a_o wolf_n first_o see_v a_o man_n beget_v a_o dumbness_n in_o he_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o long_a life_n of_o deer_n chap._n 9_o that_o a_o king_n fisher_n hang_v by_o the_o bill_n show_v where_o the_o wind_n be_v chap._n 10._o of_o gryphin_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o phoenix_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pissing_a of_o toad_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o their_o head_n and_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o frog_n chap._n 13._o that_o a_o salamander_n live_v in_o the_o fire_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o amphisbaena_fw-la or_o serpent_n with_o two_o head_n move_v either_o way_n chap._n 15._o that_o young_a viper_n force_v their_o way_n through_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o dam._n chap._n 16._o that_o hare_n be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a chap._n 17._o that_o mole_n be_v blind_a and_o have_v no_o eye_n chap._n 18._o that_o lamprey_n have_v many_o eye_n chap._n 19_o that_o snail_n have_v two_o eye_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o horn_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o chamaeleon_n live_v only_o by_o air_n chap._n 21._o that_o the_o ostrich_n digesteâ—h_v iron_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n chap._n 23._o that_o all_o animal_n in_o the_o land_n be_v in_o their_o kind_n in_o the_o sea_n chap._n 24._o compendious_o of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o musical_a note_n of_o swan_n before_o their_o death_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o peacock_n corruptâ—th_v not_o that_o stork_n will_v only_o live_v in_o republic_n and_o free_a state_n of_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o bâ—tterâ—e_n by_o put_v the_o bill_n in_o a_o reed_n thâ—t_a whelp_n be_v blind_a nine_o dzâ—â—es_n and_o then_o begin_v to_o see_v of_o the_o antipathy_n between_o a_o â—oade_n and_o a_o spider_n a_o lion_n and_o a_o cock._n that_o â—n_o eaâ—â—â—g_o have_v no_o wing_n of_o â—â—â—mes_n that_o 〈◊〉_d make_v that_o hum_a noise_n by_o their_o mouth_n or_o wing_n of_o tâ—e_v saint_n or_o small_a red_a spâ—der_n of_o the_o glowâ—worme_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o pismire_n in_o bite_a off_o the_o end_n of_o corn._n chap._n 25._o the_o four_o book_n of_o many_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v man._n that_o man_n have_v only_o a_o erect_a figure_n and_o that_o to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 2._o
its_o fixation_n in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o ice_n inject_v therein_o again_o the_o concretion_n of_o ice_n will_v not_o endure_v a_o dry_a attrition_n without_o liquation_n for_o if_o it_o be_v rub_v long_o with_o a_o cloth_n it_o melt_v but_o crystal_n will_v calefy_v unto_o electricity_n that_o be_v a_o power_n to_o attract_v straw_n or_o light_a body_n and_o convert_v the_o needle_n free_o place_v which_o be_v a_o declarement_n of_o very_a different_a part_n wherein_o we_o shall_v not_o at_o present_a enlarge_v as_o have_v discourse_v at_o full_a concern_v such_o body_n in_o the_o chap_n of_o electrick_n they_o be_v difference_v by_o supernatation_n or_o float_v upon_o water_n for_o crystal_n will_v sink_v in_o water_n as_o carry_v in_o its_o own_o bulk_n a_o great_a ponderosity_n than_o the_o space_n in_o any_o water_n it_o do_v occupy_v and_o will_v therefore_o only_o swim_v in_o melt_a mettle_n aâ—d_a quicksilver_n but_o ice_n will_v swim_v in_o water_n of_o what_o thinness_n soever_o and_o though_o it_o sink_v in_o oil_n will_v float_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n or_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o may_v swim_v in_o water_n not_o only_o as_o be_v water_n itself_o and_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n but_o perhaps_o as_o weigh_v no_o more_o than_o the_o water_n it_o possess_v and_o therefore_o as_o it_o will_v not_o sink_v unto_o the_o bottom_n so_o will_v it_o neither_o float_v above_o like_o light_a body_n but_o be_v near_o or_o inequality_n of_o weight_n lie_v superficial_o or_o almost_o horizontal_o unto_o it_o and_o therefore_o also_o a_o ice_n or_o congelation_n of_o salt_n or_o sugar_n although_o it_o descend_v not_o unto_o the_o bottom_n yet_o will_v it_o abate_v and_o decline_v below_o the_o surface_n in_o thin_a water_n but_o very_o sensible_o in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n for_o ice_n although_o it_o seem_v as_o transparent_a and_o compact_a as_o crystal_n yet_o be_v it_o short_a in_o either_o for_o its_o 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distinction_n may_v we_o justify_v the_o name_n of_o the_o black_a sea_n give_v unto_o pontus_n euxinus_n the_o
grand_a signior_n and_o most_o observable_a in_o the_o moor_n in_o bâ—aâ—ilia_n which_o transplant_v about_o a_o hundred_o year_n past_a continue_v the_o tincture_n of_o their_o father_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o so_o likewise_o fair_a or_o white_a people_n translate_v into_o hot_a country_n receive_v not_o impression_n amount_v to_o this_o complexion_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o many_o european_n who_o have_v live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n and_o as_o edvardus_n lopes_n testify_v of_o the_o spanish_a plantation_n that_o they_o retain_v their_o native_a complexion_n unto_o his_o day_n four_o if_o the_o fervour_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o sole_a cause_n hereof_o in_o aethiopia_n or_o any_o land_n of_o negro_n it_o be_v also_o reasonable_a that_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o latitude_n subject_v unto_o the_o same_o vicinity_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o same_o diurnal_a arch_n and_o direction_n of_o its_o ray_n shall_v also_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o hue_n and_o complexion_n which_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o latitude_n in_o asia_n be_v of_o a_o different_a complexion_n as_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o cambogia_n and_o java_n insomuch_o that_o some_o conceive_v the_o negro_n be_v proper_o a_o native_a of_o africa_n and_o that_o those_o place_n in_o asia_n inhabit_v now_o by_o moor_n be_v but_o the_o inâ—rusions_n of_o negro_n arrive_v first_o from_o africa_n as_o we_o general_o conceive_v of_o madagascar_n and_o the_o adjoin_a island_n who_o retain_v the_o same_o complexion_n unto_o this_o day_n but_o this_o defect_n be_v more_o remarkable_a in_o america_n which_o although_o subject_v unto_o both_o the_o tropic_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o inhabitant_n black_a between_o or_o near_o or_o under_o either_o neither_o to_o the_o southward_n in_o brasilia_n chili_n or_o peru_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o northward_o in_o hispaniola_n castilia_n del_fw-it oro_fw-la or_o nicaraguava_n and_o although_o in_o many_o part_n thereof_o it_o be_v confess_v there_o be_v at_o present_a swarm_n of_o negro_n serve_v under_o the_o spaniard_n yet_o be_v they_o all_o transport_v from_o africa_n since_o the_o discovery_n of_o columbus_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o indigenous_a or_o proper_a native_n of_o america_n five_o we_o can_v conclude_v this_o complexion_n in_o nation_n from_o the_o vicinity_n or_o habitude_n they_o hold_v unto_o the_o sun_n for_o even_o in_o africa_n they_o be_v negro_n under_o the_o southern_a tropic_n but_o arâ—_n not_o all_o of_o this_o huâ—_n either_o under_o or_o near_o the_o northern_a so_o the_o people_n of_o gualata_n agate_n â—aramantes_fw-la and_o of_o goaga_n all_o within_o the_o northern_a tropic_n be_v not_o negro_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n about_o capo_n negro_n cefala_n and_o madagascar_n they_o be_v of_o a_o jetty_a black_a now_o if_o to_o salve_v this_o anomaly_n we_o say_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v more_o powerful_a in_o the_o southern_a tropic_n because_o in_o the_o sign_n of_o capricorn_n fall_v out_o the_o perigeum_n or_o low_a place_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o eccentric_a whereby_o he_o become_v near_a unto_o they_o then_o unto_o the_o other_o in_o cancer_n we_o shall_v not_o absolve_v the_o doubt_n and_o if_o any_o insist_v upon_o such_o nicety_n and_o will_v presume_v a_o different_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o such_o a_o difference_n of_o place_n or_o vicinity_n we_o shall_v balance_v the_o same_o with_o the_o concernment_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o time_n of_o revolution_n and_o say_v he_o be_v more_o powerful_a in_o the_o northern_a hemisphere_n and_o in_o the_o apogeâ—â—_n for_o therein_o his_o motion_n be_v slow_a and_o so_o his_o heat_n respective_o unto_o those_o habitation_n as_o of_o duration_n so_o also_o of_o more_o effect_n for_o though_o he_o absolve_v his_o revolution_n in_o 365._o day_n odd_a hour_n and_o minute_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o excentricity_n his_o motion_n be_v unequal_a and_o his_o course_n far_o long_o in_o the_o northern_a semicircle_n then_o in_o the_o southern_a for_o the_o latter_a he_o pass_v in_o 178._o day_n but_o the_o other_o take_v he_o 187._o that_o be_v eleven_o day_n more_o so_o be_v his_o presence_n more_o continue_v unto_o the_o northern_a inhabitant_n and_o the_o long_a day_n in_o cancer_n be_v long_o unto_o we_o then_o that_o in_o capricorn_n unto_o the_o southern_a habitator_n beside_o hereby_o we_o only_o infer_v a_o inequality_n of_o heat_n in_o different_a tropic_n but_o not_o a_o equality_n of_o effect_n in_o other_o part_n subject_v to_o the_o same_o for_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o as_o near_o the_o earth_n he_o make_v his_o revolution_n unto_o the_o american_n who_o inhabitant_n notwithstanding_o partake_v not_o of_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o if_o herein_o we_o seek_v a_o relief_n from_o the_o dogstarre_n we_o shall_v introduce_v a_o effect_n proper_a unto_o a_o few_o from_o a_o cause_n common_a unto_o many_o for_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o star_n shall_v have_v as_o forcible_a a_o power_n upon_o america_n and_o asia_n and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o vertical_a unto_o any_o part_n of_o asia_n but_o only_o pass_v by_o beach_n in_o terra_fw-la incognita_fw-la yet_o be_v it_o so_o unto_o america_n and_o vertical_o pass_v over_o the_o habitation_n of_o peru_n and_o brasilia_n six_o and_o which_o be_v very_o considerable_a there_o be_v negro_n in_o africa_n beyond_o the_o southern_a tropic_n and_o some_o so_o far_o remove_v from_o it_o as_o geographical_o the_o clime_n be_v not_o intemperate_a that_o be_v near_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n in_o 36._o of_o southern_a latitude_n whereas_o in_o the_o same_o elevation_n northward_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o america_n be_v fair_a and_o they_o of_o europe_n in_o candy_n sicily_n and_o some_o part_n of_o spain_n deserve_v not_o proper_o so_o low_a a_o name_n as_o tawny_a last_o whereas_o the_o african_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v more_o peculiar_o scorch_v and_o torrify_v from_o the_o sun_n by_o addition_n of_o dryness_n from_o the_o soil_n from_o want_n and_o defect_n of_o water_n it_o will_v not_o excuse_v the_o doubt_n for_o the_o part_n which_o the_o negro_n possess_v be_v not_o so_o void_a of_o river_n and_o moisture_n as_o be_v herein_o presume_v for_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o moon_n in_o that_o great_a tract_n call_v zanzibar_n there_o be_v the_o mighty_a river_n of_o suama_n and_o spirito_n santo_n on_o this_o side_n the_o great_a river_n zaire_n the_o mighty_a nile_n and_o niger_n which_o do_v not_o only_o moisten_v and_o contemperate_a the_o air_n by_o their_o exhalation_n but_o refresh_v and_o humectate_v the_o earth_n by_o their_o annual_a inundation_n beside_o in_o that_o part_n of_o africa_n which_o with_o all_o disadvantage_n be_v most_o dry_a that_o be_v in_o site_z between_o the_o tropic_n defect_n of_o river_n and_o inundation_n as_o also_o abundance_n of_o sand_n the_o people_n be_v not_o esteem_v negro_n and_o that_o be_v lybia_n which_o with_o the_o greek_n carry_v the_o name_n of_o all_o africa_n a_o region_n so_o desâ—rt_n dry_a and_o sandy_a that_o traveller_n as_o leo_n report_v be_v fain_o to_o carry_v water_n on_o their_o camel_n whereof_o they_o find_v not_o a_o drop_n sometime_o in_o 6._o or_o 7._o day_n yet_o be_v this_o country_n account_v by_o geographer_n no_o part_n of_o terra_fw-la nigritarum_fw-la and_o pâ—olomy_n place_v herein_o the_o leuco_n aethiopes_n or_o pale_a and_o tawny_a moor_n now_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n may_v be_v the_o visible_a quality_n of_o blackness_n observable_o produce_v by_o heat_n fire_n and_o smoke_n but_o especial_o with_o the_o ancient_n the_o violent_a esteem_n they_o hold_v of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o hot_a or_o torrid_a zone_n conceave_v that_o part_n unhabitable_a and_o therefore_o that_o people_n in_o the_o vicinity_n or_o frontier_n thereof_o can_v not_o escape_v without_o this_o change_n of_o their_o complexion_n but_o how_o far_o they_o be_v mistake_v in_o this_o apprehension_n modern_a geography_n have_v discover_v and_o as_o we_o have_v declare_v there_o be_v many_o within_o this_o zone_n who_o complexion_n descend_v not_o so_o low_a as_o blackness_n and_o if_o we_o shall_v strict_o insist_v hereon_o the_o possibility_n may_v fall_v into_o some_o question_n that_o be_v whether_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o fervour_n may_v swarâ—e_v a_o live_a part_n and_o even_o black_a a_o dead_a or_o dissolve_v flâ—sh_n can_v yet_o in_o animal_n who_o parâ—â—_n be_v successive_a and_o in_o continual_a flâ—x_n produce_v this_o deep_a and_o perfect_a gloss_n of_o blackness_n thus_o have_v evince_v at_o least_o make_v dubious_a the_o sun_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o blackness_n how_o and_o when_o this_o tincture_n fiâ—st_n begin_v iâ—_n yet_o a_o riddle_n and_o positive_o to_o determine_v it_o surpass_v my_o presumption_n see_v
a_o torrent_n down_o a_o hill_n but_o the_o experimental_a testimony_n of_o gillius_fw-la be_v most_o considerable_a of_o any_o who_o have_v behold_v the_o course_n thereof_o and_o make_v enquiry_n of_o miller_n that_o dwell_v upon_o its_o shore_n receive_v answer_v that_o it_o ebb_a and_o flow_v four_o time_n a_o day_n that_o be_v every_o six_o hour_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ocean_n but_o that_o indeed_o sometime_o it_o observe_v not_o that_o certain_a course_n and_o this_o irregularity_n though_o seldom_o happen_v together_o with_o its_o unruly_a and_o tumultuous_a motion_n may_v afford_v a_o beginning_n unto_o the_o common_a opinion_n thus_o may_v the_o expression_n in_o ctesiphon_n be_v make_v out_o and_o by_o this_o may_v aristâ—â—le_n be_v interpret_v when_o in_o his_o problem_n he_o seem_v to_o borrow_v a_o metaphor_n from_o euripus_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o section_n he_o â—nquireth_v why_o in_o the_o upper_a 〈◊〉_d of_o house_n the_o air_n do_v euripize_v that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d whirl_v hither_o and_o 〈◊〉_d now_o the_o ground_n oâ—_n that_o which_o give_v liâ—e_z unto_o the_o assertion_n may_v be_v his_o death_n at_o chaâ—cis_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o seat_v upon_o euripus_n where_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o he_o end_v his_o day_n that_o he_o emaciate_v and_o piâ—ed_v away_o in_o the_o too_o anxious_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d reciprocation_n â—â—though_o not_o drown_v therein_o as_o rhodigiâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d some_o conceive_v be_v a_o halâ—e_a confession_n thereof_o not_o justiâ—iable_a from_o antiquity_n sure_o the_o philosophy_n of_o flux_n and_o reflux_n be_v verâ—_n imperfect_a of_o old_a among_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n nor_o can_v they_o hold_v a_o sufficient_a theory_n thereof_o who_o only_o observe_v the_o mediterranean_a which_o in_o some_o place_n have_v no_o ebb_n and_o not_o much_o in_o any_o part_n nor_o can_v we_o affirm_v our_o knowledge_n be_v at_o the_o height_n who_o have_v now_o the_o theory_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o narrow_a sea_n beside_o white_a we_o refer_v it_o unto_o the_o moon_n we_o give_v some_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o ocean_n but_o no_o general_a salve_n for_o â—reeks_n and_o 〈◊〉_d which_o know_v no_o flood_n nor_o resolve_v why_o it_o â—lowes_n three_o or_o 〈…〉_z in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o golâ—e_n yet_o scarce_o at_o all_o at_o ancoâ—â—_n durazzo_n or_o 〈◊〉_d which_o lyâ—_n but_o by_o the_o way_n and_o therefore_o old_a abstrusity_n have_v cause_v new_a invention_n and_o some_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o copernicus_n or_o the_o diurnal_a and_o annual_a motion_n of_o the_o earth_n endeavour_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o flow_v and_o motion_n of_o these_o sea_n illustrate_v the_o same_o by_o water_n in_o a_o â—oale_n that_o rise_v or_o fall_v to_o either_o side_n according_a to_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o vessel_n the_o conceit_n be_v ingenuous_a salve_n sâ—me_v 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v discover_v at_o large_a by_o galilaeâ—_n in_o his_o systeme_n of_o the_o world_n however_o therefore_o aâ—â—stotle_n die_v what_o be_v his_o end_n or_o upon_o what_o occasion_n although_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o assure_v yet_o that_o his_o memory_n and_o worthy_a name_n shall_v live_v no_o man_n will_v deny_v nor_o grateful_a scholar_n doubt_n and_o if_o according_a to_o the_o elegy_n of_o solon_n a_o man_n may_v be_v only_o say_v to_o be_v happy_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o cease_v to_o be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d capacity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o if_o according_a unto_o his_o own_o ethic_n sense_n be_v not_o essential_a unto_o felicity_n but_o a_o man_n may_v be_v happy_a without_o the_o apprehension_n thereof_o sure_o in_o that_o sense_n he_o be_v pyramidal_o happy_a nor_o can_v he_o â—ver_o perish_v but_o in_o the_o euripe_n of_o ignorance_n or_o till_o the_o torrent_n of_o barbarism_n overwhelm_v all_o a_o like_a conceit_n there_o pass_v of_o melâ—sigenes_n alias_o homeâ—_n the_o father_n poet_n that_o he_o pine_v away_o upon_o the_o riddle_n of_o the_o fisherman_n but_o herodotus_n who_o write_v his_o life_n have_v clear_v this_o point_n deliver_v that_o pass_n from_o samos_n unto_o athens_n he_o go_v sick_a ashore_o upon_o the_o island_n jos_n where_o he_o die_v and_o be_v solemn_o inter_v upon_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o so_o decide_o conclude_v exit_fw-la hac_fw-la aegritudine_fw-la extremum_fw-la diem_fw-la clansit_fw-la homerus_fw-la in_o io_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitrantur_fw-la aliqui_fw-la aenigmatis_fw-la perplexitate_fw-la enectus_fw-la sed_fw-la morbo_fw-la chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n that_o relation_n of_o aristotle_n and_o conceit_n general_o receive_v concern_v philoxenus_n who_o wish_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v takâ—_n more_o pleasure_n in_o his_o meaâ—_n although_o it_o pass_v without_o exception_n upon_o enquiry_n i_o find_v not_o only_o doubtful_a in_o the_o story_n but_o absurd_a in_o the_o desire_n or_o reason_n allege_v for_o it_o for_o though_o his_o wish_n be_v such_o as_o be_v deliver_v yet_o have_v it_o not_o perhaps_o that_o end_n to_o delight_v his_o gust_n in_o eat_v but_o rather_o to_o obtain_v advantage_n thereby_o in_o sing_v as_o be_v declare_v by_o mirandula_n aristotle_n say_v he_o in_o his_o ethic_n and_o problem_n accuse_v philoxenus_n of_o sensuality_n for_o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o gust_n in_o desire_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n which_o desire_n of_o he_o assent_v unto_o aristotle_n i_o have_v former_o condemn_v but_o since_o i_o perceive_v that_o aristoâ—le_n for_o this_o accusation_n have_v be_v accuse_v by_o divers_a writer_n for_o philoxenus_n be_v a_o excellent_a musician_n and_o desire_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n not_o for_o any_o pleasure_n at_o meat_n but_o fancy_v thereby_o a_o advantage_n in_o sing_v or_o warble_n and_o devide_v the_o note_n in_o music_n and_o indeed_o many_o writer_n there_o be_v which_o mention_n a_o musician_n of_o that_o name_n as_o pluâ—arch_n in_o his_o book_n against_o usury_n and_o aristotle_n himself_o in_o the_o eight_o of_o hiâ—_n politic_n speak_v of_o one_o philoxenus_n a_o musician_n that_o go_v off_o from_o the_o doric_a dytherambick_n unto_o the_o phrygian_a haâ—mony_n again_o be_v the_o story_n true_a or_o false_a right_o apply_v or_o not_o the_o intention_n be_v not_o reasonable_a and_o that_o perhaps_o neither_o one_o way_n nor_o the_o other_o for_o if_o we_o right_o consider_v the_o organ_n of_o taste_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o length_n of_o the_o neck_n to_o conduce_v but_o little_a unto_o it_o for_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o taste_n and_o the_o tip_n thereof_o the_o most_o exact_a distinguisher_n it_o will_v not_o advantage_v the_o gust_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n exâ—ended_v wherein_o the_o gullet_n and_o convey_v part_n be_v only_o seat_v which_o partake_v not_o of_o the_o nerve_n of_o gustation_n or_o appertain_v unto_o â—apor_n but_o receive_v they_o only_o from_o the_o six_o pair_n whereas_o the_o neâ—ves_n of_o taste_n desâ—â—nd_n from_o the_o three_o and_o forth_o propagation_n and_o so_o diffuse_v themselves_o into_o the_o tongue_n and_o therefore_o crane_n herne_z and_o swan_n have_v no_o advantage_n in_o taste_n beyond_o hawk_n kite_n and_o other_o of_o short_a neck_n nor_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o have_v nature_n respect_n unto_o the_o taste_n in_o the_o different_a contrivance_n of_o neck_n but_o rather_o unto_o the_o part_n contain_v the_o composâ—â—â—â—_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o manner_n whereby_o they_o â—eed_v thus_o animal_n of_o long_a legâ—_n have_v general_o long_a neck_n that_o be_v for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o feed_v as_o have_v a_o necessity_n to_o apply_v their_o mouth_n unto_o the_o earth_n so_o have_v horse_n camel_n dromedary_n long_a neck_n and_o all_o tall_a animal_n except_o the_o elephant_n who_o in_o defect_n thereof_o be_v furnish_v with_o a_o trunk_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v the_o ground_n so_o have_v crane_n herne_z stork_n and_o shovelards_n long_a neck_n and_o so_o even_o in_o man_n who_o figure_n be_v erect_v the_o length_n of_o the_o neck_n follow_v the_o proportion_n of_o other_o part_n and_o such_o as_o have_v round_a face_n or_o broad_a chest_n and_o shoulder_n have_v seldom_o or_o never_o long_a neck_n for_o the_o length_n of_o the_o face_n twice_o exceed_v that_o of_o the_o neck_n and_o the_o space_n betwixt_o the_o throat_n pit_n and_o the_o navel_n be_v equal_a unto_o the_o circumference_n thereof_o again_o animal_n be_v frame_v with_o long_a neck_n according_a unto_o the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n or_o feed_n so_o many_o with_o short_a leg_n have_v long_a neck_n because_o they_o seed_n in_o the_o water_n as_o swan_n goose_n pâ—â—â—licans_n and_o other_o sin-footed_n animal_n but_o hawk_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n have_v short_a neck_n and_o truss_a leg_n for_o that_o which_o be_v long_o be_v weak_a and_o flexible_a and_o a_o short_a figure_n be_v best_a accommodate_v unto_o that_o intention_n