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contrary_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v sufficient_o know_v to_o the_o secretary_n of_o nature_n and_o for_o other_o they_o may_v be_v as_o well_o content_v with_o the_o husk_n as_o the_o kernel_n and_o that_o i_o may_v put_v those_o that_o be_v inquisitive_a into_o a_o more_o serious_a search_n in_o this_o particular_a i_o shall_v commend_v unto_o they_o one_o stanza_n of_o that_o which_o speak_v sir_n edward_n kelley_n a_o learned_a adeptist_n and_o not_o such_o a_o person_n as_o weaver_n in_o his_o funeral_n act_n and_o monument_n will_v personate_v he_o to_o be_v mistake_v the_o one_o bear_v in_o worcestershire_n for_o the_o other_o bear_v in_o lancashire_n and_o hardly_o to_o be_v reconcile_v by_o any_o near_a touch_n of_o chronology_n nor_o other_o circumstance_n who_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v candid_o enough_o to_o the_o son_n of_o art_n say_v thus_o remember_v also_o how_o the_o god_n begin_v 333._o and_o by_o descent_n who_o be_v to_o each_o the_o sire_n then_o learn_v their_o line_n and_o kingdom_n if_o you_o can_v their_o manner_n eke_o with_o all_o their_o whole_a attire_n which_o if_o thou_o do_v and_o know_v to_o what_o effect_n the_o learned_a sophy_n will_v thou_o not_o reject_v but_o to_o knit_v up_o this_o discourse_n which_o some_o may_v deride_v which_o we_o shall_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o extravagant_a fancy_n we_o shall_v give_v you_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o secret_n contain_v in_o this_o metal_n and_o first_o that_o of_o paracelsus_n 122._o who_o though_o a_o dark_a author_n as_o many_o account_v he_o yet_o few_o come_v more_o close_o to_o the_o mark_n who_o word_n be_v these_o where_o he_o make_v saturn_n speak_v of_o himself_o mundo_fw-la minime_fw-la foret_fw-la utile_fw-la si_fw-la cognosceret_fw-la aut_fw-la saltem_fw-la crederet_fw-la quidnam_fw-la in_o i_o lateat_fw-la efficere_fw-la que_fw-la possim_fw-la utilius_fw-la foret_fw-la si_fw-la mecum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la possum_fw-la facere_fw-la 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the_o ancient_n and_o that_o which_o late_a author_n call_v plumbum_fw-la album_fw-la white_a lead_n which_o now_o be_v take_v to_o be_v our_o common_a tin_n there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v make_v a_o difference_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n it_o be_v now_o unknown_a therefore_o we_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o proceed_v to_o that_o which_o be_v common_o know_v by_o that_o name_n 24._o which_o wormius_n thus_o describe_v tin_n be_v a_o imperfect_a metal_n soft_a and_o consist_v of_o a_o plentiful_a mercury_n less_o fix_v and_o of_o a_o white_a impure_a sulphur_n of_o more_o difficult_a fusion_n then_o lead_v scarce_o contract_v rust_n and_o will_v ring_v or_o make_v a_o sound_n rulandus_n thus_o tin_n be_v a_o metallic_a body_n white_z not_o pure_a 445._o livid_n participate_v of_o little_a earthliness_n of_o argent-vive_a pure_a fix_v and_o not_o fix_v clear_a and_o white_a in_o its_o outside_n and_o red_a in_o its_o inside_n and_o of_o such_o a_o 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