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oil_n which_o be_v mix_v with_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n a_o great_a boil_a arise_v and_o that_o be_v over_o a_o white_a powder_n fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n call_v tartar_n vitriolate_v for_o all_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o tartar_n enter_v into_o the_o vacuity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n and_o the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n recover_v its_o first_o state_n that_o be_v of_o a_o white_a powder_n but_o the_o strife_n betwixt_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o disagreeableness_n of_o their_o atom_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o they_o very_o much_o justle_v one_o another_o that_o salt_n which_o be_v call_v sal_fw-la polychrestum_n be_v not_o of_o less_o usefulness_n because_o it_o drive_v out_o peccant_a humour_n extreme_o well_o it_o be_v compound_v that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o nitre_n and_o sulphur_n d._n seignette_n add_v to_o it_o moreover_o another_o salt_n and_o indeed_o i_o must_v say_v that_o that_o have_v succeed_v better_a than_o all_o other_o and_o that_o his_o sal_fw-la 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sense_n be_v the_o tongue_n and_o palate_n and_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o spongy_a flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o terminate_v in_o the_o tongue_n and_o â—arry_v the_o animal_n spirit_n to_o the_o organ_n and_o the_o savour_n to_o the_o imagination_n savour_n the_o object_n of_o taste_n consist_v in_o certain_a saline_a corpuscle_n of_o aliment_n or_o other_o body_n out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v and_o pleasant_o or_o unpleasant_o vellicate_a the_o tongue_n and_o palate_n according_a as_o their_o figure_n be_v more_o or_o less_o rough_a and_o pungent_a or_o smooth_a and_o round_a and_o more_o or_o less_o adequetate_v to_o the_o organ_n since_o savour_n be_v corpuscle_n of_o salt_n it_o follow_v that_o they_o differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o salt_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v sharp_a sweet_a bitter_a sour_a and_o the_o like_a according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o salt_n that_o bear_v rule_v in_o their_o composition_n and_o according_a to_o the_o 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very_o sweet_a seem_v bitter_a which_o thing_n happen_v in_o a_o double_a and_o a_o continual_a tertian_n ague_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o choler_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v feel_v be_v a_o general_a sense_n extend_v throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o be_v make_v by_o the_o help_n of_o membrane_n such_o as_o the_o skin_n the_o scarf_n skin_n and_o the_o skin_n that_o cover_v the_o bone_n call_v periostium_fw-la and_o other_o that_o be_v internal_a and_o this_o sole_a sense_n distinguish_v every_o thing_n that_o by_o its_o contiguity_n bring_v pleasure_n or_o pain_n the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o cold_a soft_a and_o hard_a moistness_n and_o dryness_n concern_v these_o different_a quality_n of_o a_o body_n we_o have_v treat_v elsewhere_o except_v heat_n and_o cold_a as_o which_o be_v not_o physical_a accident_n but_o two_o particular_a body_n heat_n be_v a_o heap_n amass_v or_o flow_v together_o of_o sharp_a point_a corpuscle_n which_o penetrate_v into_o solid_a body_n and_o do_v there_o cause_v a_o division_n and_o do_v dissolve_v the_o more_o perfect_a body_n and_o this_o be_v what_o we_o call_v to_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n and_o to_o be_v burn_v for_o fire_n do_v not_o burn_v wood_n but_o by_o dissolve_v nor_o dissolve_v it_o but_o by_o burn_v cold_n be_v a_o heap_n amass_v and_o flow_v together_o of_o atom_n and_o corpuscle_n of_o a_o blunt_a and_o plain_a figure_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o cold_a do_v not_o penetrate_v into_o the_o body_n but_o with_o pain_n and_o torment_n as_o also_o it_o excite_v a_o frequent_a motion_n of_o the_o part_n or_o shiver_a beside_o there_o be_v not_o want_v some_o particle_n so_o gross_a as_o to_o stop_v up_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o drive_v the_o heat_n into_o the_o inward_a part_n which_o we_o call_v antiperistasis_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o the_o include_v heat_n become_v strong_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n in_o winter_n time_n be_v great_a than_o it_o be_v in_o summer_n and_o why_o well_n be_v warm_a and_o reek_v like_o smoak_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n heat_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o our_o body_n by_o the_o external_a cold_a sometime_o such_o like_a fume_n be_v raise_v up_o in_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v not_o without_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o danger_n feel_v be_v several_a way_n perform_v and_o first_o of_o all_o by_o application_n where_o body_n be_v move_v to_o body_n and_o hand_n to_o hand_n by_o penetration_n in_o make_v a_o solution_n of_o that_o which_o be_v whole_a as_o a_o needle_n prick_v the_o hand_n second_o feel_v be_v make_v by_o separation_n one_o body_n come_v out_o of_o another_o which_o if_o occasion_v by_o nature_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o pain_n as_o in_o non-natural_a ejection_n three_o this_o sense_n appear_v in_o the_o motion_n of_o those_o body_n which_o be_v contain_v by_o other_o for_o sometime_o they_o move_v themselves_o with_o so_o great_a force_n and_o do_v so_o press_v rend_v and_o tear_v that_o they_o excite_v pain_n not_o to_o be_v endure_v as_o in_o violent_a headache_n the_o pleurisy_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o colic_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o speech_n pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n voice_n be_v common_a to_o all_o perfect_a animal_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o so_o be_v not_o speech_n or_o a_o articulate_a voice_n brute_n express_v their_o sense_n of_o thing_n by_o natural_a voice_n and_o man_n their_o interior_a speech_n to_o wit_n thought_n by_o outward_a speech_n as_o its_o interpreter_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o tongue_n as_o also_o of_o the_o air_n after_o a_o certain_a manner_n drive_v to_o and_o fro_o between_o the_o tooth_n and_o the_o fluctuate_a wind_n and_o turn_n of_o the_o throat_n this_o motion_n be_v natural_a and_o voluntary_a for_o discourse_n or_o speech_n be_v a_o expression_n of_o a_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o wit_n of_o thought_n but_o this_o thought_n can_v be_v outward_o make_v manifest_a without_o the_o command_n of_o the_o will_n or_o the_o strength_n or_o weakness_n of_o the_o imagination_n the_o dilatation_n and_o contraction_n of_o the_o lung_n as_o also_o the_o action_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o breast_n serve_v to_o the_o formation_n of_o speech_n and_o a_o voice_n become_v sweet_a and_o harmonious_a when_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o aforesaid_a muscle_n act_v methodical_o as_o also_o when_o the_o air_n be_v due_o reflect_v repel_v and_o interrupt_v by_o the_o passage_n and_o turn_n and_o wind_n of_o the_o rough_a artery_n and_o where_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o this_o natural_a little_a tongue_n be_v less_o rough_a and_o more_o free_a from_o strange_a body_n the_o diaphragm_n stomach_n and_o belly_n move_v when_o we_o speak_v and_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o
a_o new_a treatise_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n adorn_v with_o many_o curious_a experiment_n both_o medicinal_a and_o chemical_a as_o also_o with_o several_a observation_n useful_a for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n london_n print_v by_o r._n e._n for_o j._n hindmarsh_n at_o the_o golden-ball_n over_o against_o the_o royal._n exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1687._o license_v october_n 28._o 1686._o robert_n midgley_n index_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o of_o its_o essence_n and_o difference_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iii_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n chap._n iu._n of_o second_o cause_n and_o their_o action_n chap._n v._o of_o accidental_a cause_n chap._n vi_o of_o sympathy_n antipathy_n and_o the_o effect_n depend_v thereupon_o chap._n vii_o experiment_n about_o iron_n and_o the_o loadstone_n chap._n viii_o a_o explication_n of_o many_o other_o effect_n which_o be_v common_o attribute_v to_o sympathy_n chap._n ix_o of_o portative_a remedy_n common_o call_v annulet_n of_o quicksilver_n gold_n silver_n and_o copper_n chap._n x._o of_o natural_a phoenomenas_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n chap._n xi_o of_o emetic_n sudorifick_v and_o specific_v chap._n xii_o of_o poison_n and_o toxick_n chap._n xiii_o of_o sublimate_n arsenic_n and_o other_o kind_n of_o poison_n and_o their_o deadly_a effect_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o antidote_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o disease_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o health_n chap._n xvii_o of_o formal_a exemplary_a and_o material_a cause_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n chap._n xix_o of_o atom_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n xx._n the_o property_n magnitude_n figure_n weight_n and_o motion_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxi_o the_o difficulty_n arise_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n chap._n xxii_o of_o a_o disseminate_a congregate_v and_o separate_a vacuum_n according_a to_o gassendus_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o congregate_v vacuum_n against_o aristotle_n and_o cartesius_n the_o second_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o celestial_a world_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o man._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o immense_a space_n which_o be_v without_o the_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o heaven_n and_o their_o nature_n chap._n iii_o of_o star_n and_o their_o substance_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n of_o star_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n vi_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n examine_v chap._n vii_o the_o system_fw-la of_o the_o world_n according_a to_o copernicus_n examine_v chap._n viii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o sun_n the_o true_a centre_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o world._n chap._n x._o of_o the_o moon_n and_o its_o change_n chap._n xi_o of_o planet_n comet_n and_o the_o fix_a star_n chap._n xii_o of_o meteor_n in_o the_o air._n chap._n xiii_o of_o wind_n tempest_n and_o whirlwind_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o thunder_n lightning_z and_o the_o thunderbolt_n chap._n xv._n of_o aurum-fulminans_a which_o imitate_v thunder_n chap._n xvi_o of_o hail_n snow_n frost_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o rainbow_n halones_n and_o parrhelis_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o air_n its_o substance_n and_o quality_n the_o three_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v beneath_o man_n viz._n of_o the_o earth_n and_o terrestrial_a thing_n which_o be_v call_v inanimate_a chap._n i._o of_o the_o earth_n and_o water_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o terrestrial_a inanimate_a body_n in_o general_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o various_a quality_n observe_v in_o compound_v body_n chap._n iu._n of_o special_a quality_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o composition_n of_o body_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o quantity_n weight_n and_o figure_n of_o compound_v body_n chap._n vi_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o natural_a artificial_a and_o compound_v body_n chap._n vii_o of_o metal_n and_o their_o formation_n chap._n viii_o of_o gold_n the_o king_n of_o metal_n chap._n ix_o of_o silver_n copper_n and_o other_o imperfect_a metal_n chap._n x._o of_o lead_n tin_n and_o iron_n chap._n xi_o of_o quicksilver_n arbour_n diana_n or_o the_o silver_n tree_n chap._n xii_o of_o mineral_n chap._n xiii_o of_o salt_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o subterranean_a fire_n aend_v earthquake_n chap._n xv._n of_o water_n and_o their_o difference_n chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n its_o ebb_a and_o flow_v and_o of_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea-water_n chap._n xvii_o of_o spring_n and_o rivers_n the_o four_o part_n of_o physic_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o man_n and_o of_o man_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v a_o compound_v physical_a and_o animate_v body_n chap._n i._o of_o life_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o difference_n of_o life_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vegetative_a life_n common_a to_o man_n and_o plant_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n and_o their_o propagation_n chap._n v._o of_o nutrition_n which_o be_v common_a to_o plant_n and_o brute_n as_o well_o as_o man._n chap._n vi_o how_o and_o with_o what_o food_n a_o embryo_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o womb_n till_o the_o time_n of_o its_o nativity_n chap._n vii_o how_o a_o man_n be_v nourish_v after_o he_o be_v born._n chap._n viii_o the_o sensitive_a life_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n chap._n ix_o of_o see_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n viz._n light._n chap._n x._o how_n illustrate_v object_n be_v visible_a chap._n xi_o of_o hear_v its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n xii_o particular_a question_n about_o hear_v chap._n xiii_o smell_a its_o organ_n and_o object_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o taste_n and_o its_o object_n chap._n xv._n of_o feel_v chap._n xvi_o of_o speech_n the_o pulse_n and_o breathe_v of_o man._n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o animal_n and_o in_o fever_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o the_o inferior_a appetite_n chap._n xxi_o of_o sleep_n want_v of_o rest_n and_o death_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o death_n of_o brute_n plant_n and_o metal_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o its_o power_n natural_a philosophy_n or_o natural_a science_n free_v from_o the_o intricacy_n of_o the_o school_n the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v natural_a to_o man_n curiosity_n be_v inseparable_a from_o his_o spirit_n neither_o be_v he_o ever_o at_o rest_n until_o he_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v until_o he_o become_v a_o wise_a man._n science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n by_o their_o cause_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n wise_a who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n occur_v to_o he_o and_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n in_o this_o life_n to_o attain_v to_o a_o clear_a distinct_a and_o a_o undubitable_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v absolute_o wise_a those_o who_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v wise_a and_o excellent_a philosopher_n have_v obtain_v that_o pre-eminence_n in_o regard_n they_o be_v less_o ignorant_a than_o other_o science_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n condition_n and_o profession_n the_o noble_a man_n be_v conversant_a and_o wise_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n the_o physician_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o medicine_n and_o the_o advocate_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o right_n but_o all_o these_o science_n nay_o theology_n itself_o can_v subsist_v without_o philosophy_n especial_o without_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o we_o call_v physic_n or_o natural_a science_n the_o first_o part_n of_o physic_n wherein_o be_v treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o nature_n by_o nature_n be_v understand_v the_o universe_n compose_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v find_v between_o both_o this_o be_v the_o object_n of_o physic_n this_o every_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o know_v and_o because_o this_o knowledge_n can_v be_v obtain_v without_o know_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o thing_n hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o natural_a philosopher_n ought_v to_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o inquire_v into_o the_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n which_o happen_v in_o this_o world._n i_o shall_v not_o examine_v here_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o cause_n and_o a_o principle_n for_o every_o principle_n after_o its_o manner_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o that_o thing_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o no_o man_n
the_o sciatica_n quicksilver_n or_o a_o toad_n hang_v about_o the_o neck_n be_v a_o preservative_n against_o the_o plague_n the_o tooth_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n carry_v about_o you_o shall_v cure_v you_o of_o the_o toothache_n oak-moss_n gather_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o a_o elke_n hoof_n cure_v the_o epilepsy_n there_o be_v such_o as_o preserve_v child_n from_o have_v the_o smallpox_n and_o other_o which_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o wrist_n cure_v the_o tertian_n and_o semitertian_n so_o there_o be_v many_o other_o who_o effect_n be_v ascribe_v to_o occult_a cause_n and_o to_o the_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o these_o experiment_n because_o i_o be_o certain_a as_o to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o have_v try_v they_o without_o doubt_n there_o be_v many_o other_o which_o i_o do_v not_o know_v of_o and_o which_o nevertheless_o other_o might_n have_v see_v but_o this_o i_o know_v that_o the_o aforementioned_a effect_n be_v not_o infallible_a and_o when_o it_o happen_v it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o emission_n of_o certain_a spirit_n or_o atom_n proceed_v from_o those_o remedy_n and_o penetrate_v the_o pore_n of_o man_n body_n and_o give_v strength_n to_o the_o animal_n spirit_n to_o resist_v internal_a poison_n or_o resist_v the_o external_a poison_n and_o fix_v and_o hinder_v they_o from_o hurt_v those_o who_o carry_v the_o annulet_n i_o shall_v say_v nothing_o of_o medal_n which_o be_v call_v talisman_n import_v good_a luck_n to_o those_o by_o who_o they_o be_v carry_v about_o they_o nor_o of_o white_a magnet_n which_o procure_v the_o kindness_n of_o all_o people_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o a_o mistress_n i_o give_v little_a credit_n to_o such_o thing_n neither_o can_v i_o easy_o believe_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v of_o they_o and_o if_o star_n ought_v to_o have_v place_n here_o rather_o than_o demon_n all_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o atom_n now_o i_o come_v to_o that_o which_o i_o be_o better_a acquaint_v with_o and_o of_o which_o i_o can_v speak_v with_o more_o certainty_n i_o mean_v of_o experiment_n concern_v quicksilver_n and_o gold_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o any_o man_n have_v quicksilver_n in_o his_o body_n or_o any_o where_o about_o he_o that_o the_o gold-ring_n which_o he_o have_v upon_o his_o finger_n or_o which_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o mouth_n will_v turn_v white_a because_o the_o quicksilver_n stick_v to_o the_o gold_n and_o if_o this_o gold-ring_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o fire_n the_o quicksilver_n fly_v and_o evaporate_n and_o if_o the_o same_o ring_n be_v again_o put_v upon_o the_o finger_n or_o hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n it_o will_v still_o grow_v white_a every_o time_n as_o long_o as_o any_o quicksilver_n remain_v in_o the_o body_n this_o phoenomenon_n be_v common_o ascribe_v to_o a_o sympathy_n which_o be_v betwixt_o quicksilver_n and_o gold_n as_o if_o the_o quicksilver_n shall_v hasty_o go_v to_o the_o gold_n and_o embrace_v it_o or_o that_o the_o gold_n do_v draw_v the_o quicksilver_n to_o it_o but_o gold_n enclose_v in_o smooth_a glass_n do_v not_o turn_v white_a no_o more_o do_v it_o then_o when_o quicksilver_n be_v enclose_v hermetical_o in_o a_o glass_n there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n to_o call_v it_o forth_o thence_o no_o more_o than_o out_o of_o a_o box_n or_o bladder_n wherein_o it_o be_v keep_v we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sympathy_n of_o these_o two_o metal_n which_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n by_o which_o the_o one_o adhere_v to_o the_o other_o for_o though_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n that_o be_v a_o agreeableness_n proportion_n and_o likeness_n between_o these_o two_o substance_n not_o in_o their_o imaginary_a quality_n but_o in_o the_o figure_n of_o their_o atom_n nevertheless_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o attraction_n of_o quicksilver_n to_o gold_n be_v by_o a_o emission_n of_o their_o spirit_n and_o corpuscle_n near_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o observe_v of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o iron_n there_o be_v no_o less_o a_o connexion_n betwixt_o silver_n which_o the_o chemist_n call_v the_o moon_n and_o copper_n which_o they_o call_v venus_n than_o there_o be_v betwixt_o mercury_n that_o be_v in_o their_o dialect_n quicksilver_n and_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v gold._n if_o one_o ounce_n of_o silver_n be_v dissolve_v in_o three_o ounce_n of_o aquafortis_n make_v of_o nitre_n and_o vitriol_n the_o silver_n be_v reduce_v to_o water_n neither_o be_v it_o ever_o after_o see_v and_o if_o we_o will_v recover_v the_o silver_n after_o such_o a_o dissolution_n you_o must_v take_v leaf_n of_o copper_n and_o put_v they_o into_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o pour_v upon_o they_o one_o pint_n of_o common_a water_n then_o to_o this_o water_n put_v the_o liquor_n in_o which_o the_o silver_n be_v dissolve_v and_o it_o will_v turn_v it_o as_o white_a as_o milk_n and_o in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o hour_n the_o silver_n will_v leave_v the_o aquafortis_n and_o join_v itself_o to_o the_o copper_n in_o the_o form_n of_o curd_n or_o white_a moss_n when_o the_o water_n be_v clear_a throw_v it_o all_o out_o the_o silver_n stick_v to_o the_o copper_n be_v dry_v and_o reduce_v to_o a_o mealy_a powder_n and_o this_o be_v call_v calx_fw-la lunae_fw-la or_o silver_n calcine_v as_o to_o this_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o if_o in_o stead_n of_o copper_n you_o put_v in_o leaf_n or_o piece_n of_o gold_n silver_n lead_v or_o tin_n the_o experiment_n will_v not_o answer_v expectation_n neither_o will_v silver_n stick_v to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o gold_n whence_o we_o must_v necessary_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a sympathy_n or_o peculiar_a connexion_n between_o silver_n and_o copper_n as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o gold_n and_o quicksilver_n so_o that_o we_o grant_v that_o if_o the_o transmutation_n of_o metal_n be_v not_o impossible_a no_o metal_n can_v be_v soon_o change_v into_o another_o than_o copper_n into_o silver_n and_o mercury_n into_o gold_n the_o difficulty_n be_v in_o know_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o a_o connexion_n or_o affinity_n which_o be_v so_o remarkable_a it_o be_v common_o say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o that_o sympathy_n or_o agreeableness_n which_o be_v between_o these_o two_o metal_n but_o in_o say_v that_o we_o say_v nothing_o for_o we_o must_v inquire_v far_o into_o the_o cause_n and_o foundation_n of_o this_o sympathy_n so_o that_o we_o be_v force_v to_o search_v for_o another_o cause_n of_o this_o effect_n and_o to_o say_v that_o silver_n be_v not_o join_v to_o copper_n but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o certain_a local_a motion_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o the_o silver_n which_o be_v disperse_v in_o this_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n and_o be_v congregat_v to_o join_v and_o unite_v themselves_o to_o the_o copper_n there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o this_o local_a motion_n beside_o the_o spirit_n and_o scent_n of_o the_o copper_n which_o be_v disperse_v through_o the_o water_n and_o there_o meet_v with_o particle_n of_o the_o silver_n which_o be_v wander_v separate_a and_o disperse_v be_v fix_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o conformity_n of_o their_o pore_n when_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o the_o silver_n be_v loose_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n in_o the_o water_n they_o leave_v it_o and_o descend_v be_v force_v downward_o by_o the_o concur_v particle_n of_o the_o water_n and_o leave_v no_o vacuity_n wherein_o the_o particle_n of_o the_o silver_n may_v be_v contain_v they_o find_v the_o atom_n of_o the_o copper_n emit_v themselves_o like_o the_o odour_n of_o aromatic_a body_n and_o mutual_o entangle_v one_o another_o like_a littlè_fw-la hook_n they_o go_v direct_o towards_o the_o copper_n and_o fall_v upon_o it_o as_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n this_o explication_n do_v imply_v the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n and_o their_o figure_n weight_n and_o motion_n as_o it_o shall_v appear_v in_o follow_v chapter_n after_o we_o have_v discourse_v of_o antipathy_n chap._n x._o of_o natural_a phaenomena_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o antipathy_n there_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v many_o effect_n for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v without_o the_o help_n of_o this_o feign_a antipathy_n i_o will_v instance_n to_o you_o some_o few_o which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o explain_v in_o the_o first_o place_n occur_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o basilisk_n who_o kill_v all_o who_o he_o see_v which_o they_o say_v be_v by_o antipathy_n which_o be_v betwixt_o it_o and_o other_o animal_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v rather_o that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o emission_n of_o certain_a venomous_a spirit_n which_o penetrate_v the_o eye_n of_o those_o which_o be_v see_v by_o the_o basilisk_n the_o nature_n of_o this_o poison_n
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it_o may_v be_v take_v inward_a without_o any_o danger_n and_o also_o when_o the_o sublimate_n be_v sublimate_v with_o crude_a quicksilver_n this_o be_v suppose_v i_o conclude_v that_o sublimate_n be_v a_o poison_n which_o sudden_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o because_o its_o corpuscle_n be_v reduce_v into_o sting_n like_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o fire_n salt_n and_o vitriol_n which_o do_v sharpen_v the_o corpuscle_n of_o the_o quicksilver_n wherefore_o they_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o the_o body_n as_o fire_n or_o the_o caustick_a stone_n swallow_v do_v for_o it_o present_o burn_v every_o thing_n that_o it_o touch_v and_o ulcerate_v the_o whole_a stomach_n gullet_n and_o all_o the_o part_n through_o which_o it_o pass_v because_o its_o corpuscle_n be_v so_o sharpen_v do_v penetrate_v and_o dart_v through_o like_o flame_n of_o fire_n therefore_o antipathy_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o this_o place_n no_o more_o have_v that_o feign_v 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