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observe_v what_o be_v most_o conspicuous_a about_o the_o spa_n and_o find_v that_o the_o gall_n tincture_v the_o water_n of_o a_o dark_a purple_a colour_n i_o content_v myself_o with_o fair_a probability_n for_o assert_v the_o five_o principle_n so_o again_o p._n 19_o he_o cite_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o my_o book_n where_o i_o say_v the_o principle_n can_v be_v separate_v further_a than_o i_o have_v express_v he_o add_v of_o his_o own_o namely_o by_o put_v gall_n to_o the_o water_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o he_o comment_n upon_o this_o assertion_n in_o both_o place_n with_o reference_n both_o to_o myself_o and_o other_o to_o who_o he_o undertake_v though_o impertinent_o enough_o to_o read_v a_o lectuâ—e_n of_o anatomy_n and_o experimental_a philosophy_n and_o tell_v of_o thing_n that_o no_o man_n ever_o doubt_v of_o or_o in_o the_o least_o oppose_v that_o understand_v any_o thing_n in_o physic_n but_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o principle_n shall_v have_v be_v 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shoot_v into_o stiriae_fw-la or_o ice-sickle_n which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a property_n of_o nitre_n 5ly_n i_o say_v what_o salt_n it_o have_v it_o take_v from_o the_o sea_n although_o i_o declare_v it_o to_o have_v but_o very_o little_a salt_n in_o it_o then_o again_o i_o demonstrate_v these_o from_o their_o adjunct_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a probability_n that_o these_o be_v the_o mineral_n that_o be_v in_o it_o 1._o from_o the_o vein_n of_o nitre_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o cliff_n like_o hoar-frost_n or_o snow_n and_o eminent_o within_o a_o few_o yard_n of_o the_o well_o 2ly_n from_o the_o many_o stone_n of_o iron_n that_o be_v in_o the_o cliff_n beside_o the_o earth_n that_o turn_v to_o a_o ironstone_n and_o melt_v in_o the_o smith_n forge_n like_o metal_n 3ly_n the_o abundance_n of_o alume-stone_n that_o be_v in_o all_o that_o cliff_n 4ly_n the_o plentiful_a imbibition_n of_o so_o many_o mineral_n which_o be_v promote_v by_o the_o acidity_n of_o the_o viâ—riâ—â—_n as_o also_o the_o vitrioline_n juice_n which_o be_v yellow_a of_o colour_n that_o sweat_v out_o of_o the_o cliff_n about_o 110_o pace_n from_o the_o spring_n which_o he_o himself_o two_o year_n ago_o when_o he_o have_v no_o design_n to_o carry_v on_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o vitriol_n which_o give_v i_o occasion_n to_o mention_v he_o and_o his_o consent_n therein_o p._n 107._o of_o my_o latter_a book_n 5ly_n the_o propinquity_n of_o the_o sea_n give_v ground_n to_o many_o wise_a man_n to_o think_v it_o may_v have_v salt_n beside_o much_o more_o that_o i_o have_v say_v in_o my_o latter_a book_n to_o prove_v they_o all_o against_o that_o my_o fierce_a adversary_n while_o he_o deny_v they_o and_o as_o last_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v they_o society_n the_o author_n letter_n to_o the_o royal_a society_n now_o while_o i_o have_v in_o terminis_fw-la express_v all_o these_o experimental_a proof_n of_o the_o five_o principle_n and_o expose_v they_o all_o not_o only_o to_o wise_a man_n reason_n but_o also_o to_o the_o view_n of_o many_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o particular_o to_o those_o honourable_a lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n the_o last_o year_n to_o who_o i_o present_v by_o that_o eminent_o learned_a and_o oblige_a gentleman_n henry_n oldenburg_n esq_n seven_o or_o eight_o sort_n of_o extract_n and_o spirit_n which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o this_o spaw-water_n which_o those_o noble_a worthy_n be_v please_v to_o receive_v with_o somâ—_n satisfaction_n a_o full_a â—escription_n of_o which_o extract_v etc._n etc._n the_o reader_n may_v find_v in_o number_n 60_o of_o the_o philosophical_a transâ—ctions_n with_o my_o letter_n at_o large_a i_o say_v while_o i_o have_v thus_o full_o and_o plain_o make_v they_o out_o it_o be_v not_o candid_o do_v of_o he_o to_o mention_v that_o of_o ting_v with_o gall_n and_o to_o leave_v out_o the_o rest_n on_o purpose_n to_o render_v i_o ridiculous_a but_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o i_o as_o hanunâ—_n do_v with_o kâ—ng_v david_n â—_z 2_o sam_n 10.4_o of_o who_o the_o tâ—xt_n say_v that_o he_o shave_v off_o the_o half_a of_o their_o beard_n and_o cut_v off_o their_o garment_n in_o the_o middle_n even_o to_o their_o buttock_n and_o send_v they_o away_o on_o purpose_n to_o make_v they_o ashamed_a but_o this_o do_v so_o exceed_o disoblige_v kâ—ng_v dâ—vid_n that_o it_o become_v a_o occasion_n of_o break_v that_o bond_n of_o friendship_n that_o have_v be_v between_o they_o i_o be_v indeed_o short_a in_o my_o first_o book_n while_o i_o discourse_v of_o theâ—â—_n five_o mâ—neral_a principle_n because_o i_o design_v brevity_n yet_o tâ—uâ—_n much_o be_v say_v to_o make_v they_o ouâ—_n and_o be_v call_v into_o question_n by_o mâ—_n s._n for_o this_o very_a thin_a i_o refer_v to_o the_o learned_a whether_o in_o my_o reply_n to_o he_o i_o have_v not_o stand_v mâ—_n gâ—oâ—nd_v but_o this_o also_o our_o author_n have_v a_o mâ—nd_n to_o overlook_v boast_v of_o his_o own_o mechanical_a demonstration_n as_o if_o i_o have_v offer_v nothing_o of_o experiment_n to_o prove_v they_o aâ—d_v whereas_o he_o say_v p._n 20._o that_o fire_n be_v the_o proper_a instrument_n to_o effect_v the_o separation_n of_o the_o mineral_n a_o mâ—ng_n thereby_o to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v i_o have_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o ting_a with_o gall_n and_o never_o try_v it_o by_o fire_n and_o hence_o he_o say_v p._n 34._o that_o if_o light_n have_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o chemist_n strange_a thing_n have_v be_v discover_v i_o be_o certain_a of_o this_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o that_o call_v themselves_o chemist_n have_v bring_v more_o heat_n than_o light_n into_o our_o faculty_n but_o thus_o it_o seem_v let_v but_o some_o man_n assume_v this_o title_n of_o a_o chemist_n and_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o bold_o to_o say_v what_o they_o listen_v as_o if_o thereby_o they_o have_v get_v a_o patent_n for_o freedom_n of_o language_n do_v not_o i_o mention_v a_o body_n of_o mineral_n to_o wit_n a_o ounce_n in_o five_o quart_n of_o the_o water_n which_o may_v be_v extract_v either_o by_o distillation_n or_o evaporation_n over_o the_o fire_n p._n 10._o and_o notwithstanding_o it_o contradict_v what_o he_o will_v here_o impose_v upon_o i_o that_o i_o only_o try_v the_o water_n by_o gall_n do_v not_o he_o himself_o cite_v a_o passage_n of_o i_o p._n 151._o where_o i_o have_v be_v discourse_v concern_v this_o body_n of_o mineral_n which_o in_o that_o place_n i_o say_v can_v be_v extract_v without_o a_o long_a and_o vehement_a fire_n what_o make_v all_o this_o double_a deal_n for_o advantage_n such_o artifice_n be_v very_o unbecoming_a and_o to_o use_v his_o own_o word_n savour_v more_o of_o a_o mechanical_a than_o academical_a demonstration_n if_o this_o be_v
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