therefore_o exquisite_o penetrative_a force_v its_o passage_n through_o the_o otherwise_o obstruct_a meander_n of_o the_o bowel_n notable_o open_v the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o part_n and_o thereby_o restore_v the_o blood_n and_o other_o peculiar_a spirituous_a juice_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la to_o their_o primitive_a fermental_a vigour_n 3._o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v first_o the_o natural_a fermental_a digestion_n of_o the_o body_n next_o to_o that_o the_o depravation_n thereof_o by_o excrementitious_a part_n and_o three_o the_o disease_n thence_o depend_v and_o last_o the_o restoration_n of_o these_o digestion_n by_o remove_v the_o interrupt_a obstacle_n and_o redintegration_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n 4._o first_o by_o the_o digestive_a ferment_n of_o the_o body_n i_o mean_v such_o alterative_a juice_n as_o be_v ab_fw-la origine_fw-la implant_v in_o such_o various_a principal_a part_n as_o be_v adapt_v for_o the_o transmute_v of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n of_o all_o aliment_n from_o one_o consistence_n colour_n and_o taste_v into_o another_o until_o it_o have_v run_v the_o whole_a circuit_n of_o alteration_n give_v a_o proportionable_a nourishment_n to_o every_o part_n for_o growth_n of_o child_n in_o the_o way_n to_o maturity_n and_o for_o the_o supply_v the_o deficience_n contract_v by_o constant_a transpiration_n in_o adult_n person_n 5._o these_o ferment_n be_v as_o the_o ingenious_a helmont_n say_v transmutationum_fw-la parent_n &_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la indemonstrabiles_fw-la the_o author_n of_o all_o transmutation_n and_o can_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o any_o thing_n before_o they_o because_o they_o be_v primitive_o insert_v ab_fw-la ortu_fw-la and_o so_o become_v radical_a principle_n 6._o that_o of_o the_o stomach_n be_v certain_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v scarce_o to_o be_v parallel_v in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la except_v the_o prodigious_a effect_n helmont_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o grand_a liquor_n alkahest_n which_o make_v every_o concrete_a fatiscere_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la primam_fw-la materiam_fw-la resolve_v they_o into_o their_o primitive_a juice_n this_o acid_a ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v so_o powerful_a as_o no_o other_o extraneous_a acidity_n in_o the_o world_n can_v if_o in_o its_o native_a vigour_n resolve_v the_o hard_a of_o aliment_n into_o a_o milky_a juice_n and_o transmute_v several_a sort_n of_o food_n as_o beef_n mutton_n veal_n etc._n etc._n take_v at_o the_o same_o time_n into_o one_o similar_v cremor_n which_o no_o other_o acidity_n we_o yet_o know_v of_o can_v do_v though_o assist_v by_o as_o equal_v a_o digestive_a heat_n as_o we_o can_v imagine_v to_o be_v in_o the_o stomach_n or_o the_o part_n adjacent_a 7._o i_o shall_v not_o enter_v upon_o a_o large_a discourse_n of_o the_o ferment_n be_v notable_o and_o full_o discuss_v both_o by_o the_o noble_a helmont_n and_o the_o ingenious_a dr._n willis_n i_o shall_v only_o assume_v so_o much_o of_o that_o doctrine_n as_o to_o illustrate_v what_o i_o intend_v viz._n that_o these_o vital_a ferment_n be_v strong_a and_o vigorous_a make_v such_o alteration_n separation_n depuration_n exaltation_n and_o assimilation_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n as_o be_v convenient_a for_o health_n and_o the_o common_a function_n of_o life_n 8._o but_o if_o they_o become_v alienate_v and_o deprave_v by_o excrementitious_a part_n accumulate_v through_o the_o inormity_n of_o live_v as_o by_o excess_n of_o meat_n or_o drink_n which_o burden_n by_o out-proportioning_a the_o digestion_n as_o also_o by_o food_n which_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o also_o by_o unseasonable_a exercise_n and_o by_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n all_o which_o together_o with_o the_o inclemency_n of_o the_o air_n etc._n etc._n have_v such_o a_o influence_n upon_o this_o and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o that_o by_o pervert_v the_o ferment_n or_o precipitate_v the_o fermented_a mass_n do_v so_o alter_v the_o function_n thereof_o as_o that_o thereby_o no_o small_a foundation_n be_v lay_v for_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o disease_n both_o acute_a and_o chronical_a but_o especial_o chronical_a who_o deep_a root_n be_v most_o what_o insert_v in_o the_o seminal_o of_o the_o deprave_a ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n 9_o the_o disease_n thence_o proceed_v be_v general_o the_o scurvy_a dropsy_n asthma_n vertigo_n nauseating_n vomiting_n diarchea_n and_o sometime_o dysentery_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o though_o when_o in_o their_o full_a state_n of_o symptom_n and_o product_n indicate_v a_o vitiate_a of_o other_o ferment_n of_o the_o body_n and_o appear_v in_o other_o part_n yet_o have_v their_o begining_n from_o the_o perversion_n of_o the_o stomachical_a ferment_n 10._o for_o no_o soon_o be_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n vitiate_v by_o the_o foresay_a or_o any_o other_o occasional_a cause_n but_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n receive_v such_o different_a alteration_n according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o ferment_n from_o what_o it_o shall_v be_v as_o that_o either_o the_o crudeness_n or_o over_o acidness_n of_o the_o chile_n whilst_o yet_o in_o the_o stomach_n lay_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o seminary_n of_o the_o foresay_a disease_n which_o be_v transmit_v thus_o raw_a or_o too_o pontic_a into_o the_o other_o digestion_n draw_v they_o likewise_o into_o consent_n and_o so_o vitiate_v one_o digestion_n after_o another_o until_o the_o disease_n appear_v in_o their_o full_a dimension_n and_o latitude_n of_o symptom_n 11._o now_o if_o the_o ferment_n become_v debilitate_a by_o the_o accumulation_n of_o excremental_a impurity_n which_o in_o person_n of_o weak_a constitution_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n more_o easy_o happen_v than_o the_o alimental_a juice_n prove_v not_o well_o dissolve_v and_o digest_v which_o pass_v the_o first_o digestion_n thus_o crude_a either_o before_o its_o transit_fw-la through_o the_o pilorus_a cause_v a_o flatus_fw-la than_o a_o nauseat_n vomit_v or_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n a_o vertigo_n or_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o fever_n either_o continual_a or_o intermit_a if_o it_o pass_v the_o pilorus_a it_o vitiate_v the_o second_o digestion_n in_o the_o intestine_n and_o thence_o worm_n jaundice_n obstruction_n of_o the_o misentery_n etc._n etc._n 12._o if_o this_o vitiate_a juice_n pass_v thus_o uncorrected_a from_o the_o thoraeical_a vessel_n into_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la and_o so_o into_o the_o heart_n which_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o three_o digestion_n take_v the_o second_o and_o three_o of_o helmont_n digestion_n to_o be_v but_o one_o which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o intestine_n and_o lacteal_v vessel_n the_o three_o to_o begin_v with_o sanguification_n viz._n when_o the_o chyle_n have_v pass_v the_o second_o digestion_n in_o the_o intestine_n and_o there_o receive_v a_o further_a depuration_n and_o separation_n into_o a_o more_o refine_a milky_a juice_n who_o receptacle_n be_v the_o glandule_n of_o the_o mesentery_n and_o the_o lumbazes_n be_v further_o carry_v by_o the_o thoracical_a vessel_n into_o the_o jugular_a vein_n and_o there_o meet_v with_o the_o blood_n be_v dash_v with_o a_o rubicund_a colour_n and_o carry_v into_o the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o there_o undergo_v the_o three_o ferment_n where_o it_o be_v elaborate_v into_o vital_a blood_n i_o say_v if_o the_o foresay_a vitiate_a juice_n come_v thus_o raw_a into_o this_o three_o digestion_n it_o terminate_v in_o fever_n both_o continual_a and_o intermittent_a 13._o for_o the_o otherwise_o nutritive_a juice_n come_v so_o indigested_a to_o the_o vital_a ferment_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o master_v it_o or_o make_v any_o good_a arterial_a blood_n subvert_v the_o vital_a digestion_n thereof_o rouse_v up_o a_o spurious_a febrile_a fermentation_n and_o intestine_a commotion_n of_o the_o blood_n hence_o the_o burn_a heat_n in_o fever_n and_o come_v from_o a_o impure_a digestion_n in_o the_o stomach_n who_o footstep_n it_o yet_o retain_v thence_o the_o great_a thirst_n and_o from_o the_o same_o yet_o further_o vitiate_a the_o other_o digestion_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la which_o be_v the_o minera_n of_o animal_n spirit_n proceed_v frenzy_n delirium_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o this_o vitiate_a juice_n and_o consequen_o of_o the_o intense_a or_o remiss_a disturbance_n of_o this_o vital_a ferment_n it_o cause_v the_o paroxysme_n of_o intermit_v fever_n to_o come_v soon_o and_o late_a thence_o the_o variety_n of_o quotidian_n tertian_n double_a tertian_n quartan_n ague_n etc._n etc._n 14._o if_o this_o deprave_a juice_n arrive_v at_o the_o succus_fw-la nervosus_fw-la ubi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la animal_fw-la cuduntur_fw-la which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o four_o digestion_n or_o depuration_n of_o nutritive_a juice_n in_o its_o road_n to_o absolve_v the_o function_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n thence_o a_o perturbation_n of_o those_o animal_n spirit_n a_o inversion_n of_o their_o natural_a crasis_n whence_o lethargy_n epilepsy_n apoplexy_n convulsion_n
quartan_a ague_n and_o the_o dropsy_n in_o both_o which_o the_o peculiar_a natural_a ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v much_o vitiate_a in_o the_o first_o of_o which_o the_o blood_n lose_v its_o native_a balsamic_a sweetness_n become_v acid_a and_o pontic_a even_o in_o a_o high_a measure_n thence_o the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o its_o redintegration_n to_o its_o former_a eucrasia_fw-la in_o the_o latter_a the_o blood_n become_v too_o much_o dilute_v drown_v its_o rubicund_a balsamic_a tincture_n in_o a_o watery_a deluge_n have_v the_o latex_n regurgitated_a in_o too_o great_a a_o proportion_n into_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o other_o receptacle_n from_o a_o obstruction_n in_o the_o vein_n which_o shall_v if_o well_o dispose_v separate_v from_o the_o blood_n a_o urinous_a latex_n and_o by_o other_o more_o abbreviate_v passage_n betwixt_o the_o stomach_n and_o it_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o the_o potulent_a part_n take_v in_o but_o be_v obstruct_v make_v both_o regurgitate_v the_o one_o into_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n thereby_o vitiate_a its_o ferment_n by_o too_o great_a a_o dilution_n which_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n cause_v a_o anasarcosis_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la between_o the_o omentum_fw-la and_o peritoncum_fw-la swell_v the_o belly_n cause_v the_o hydrops_fw-la which_o with_o a_o flatus_fw-la extend_v the_o membranous_a part_n beget_v a_o tympany_n 29._o but_o if_o this_o spurious_a acidity_n reach_v the_o four_o digestion_n where_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v fabricate_v and_o there_o afflict_v the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la it_o cause_v by_o vitiate_a the_o ferment_n scorbutic_a palsy_n apoplexy_n spasm_n convulsion_n and_o cephalalgia_n which_o prove_v inveterate_a and_o sometime_o epilepsy_n yet_o common_o this_o hostile_a acidity_n as_o solitary_a be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o beget_v these_o scorbutic_a apoplexy_n palsy_n and_o epilepsy_n but_o also_o have_v quid_fw-la cadaverosum_fw-la spiritual_fw-la and_o therefore_o virosum_fw-la some_o spirituous_a putrid_a and_o therefore_o poisonous_a matter_n to_o accompany_v it_o by_o which_o i_o mean_v such_o a_o portion_n of_o the_o nutritious_a juice_n as_o not_o have_v receive_v due_a fermentation_n in_o the_o several_a digestion_n but_o become_v more_o and_o more_o vitiate_a and_o putrid_a and_o be_v circulate_v from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o grow_v more_o putrid_a and_o penetrative_a and_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n become_v so_o spirituous_a as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o insinuate_v into_o the_o more_o retire_a recess_n of_o the_o vital_a principle_n for_o be_v by_o these_o rotation_n volatize_v have_v more_o easy_a ingress_n into_o the_o inward_a retirement_n of_o the_o vital_a and_o animal_n function_n so_o that_o it_o become_v gradual_o exalt_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o virulency_n which_o join_v issue_n with_o this_o transmit_v spurious_a acidity_n insidiantur_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sit_v upon_o the_o skirt_n of_o life_n betray_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o truculent_a disease_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o palsy_n or_o apoplexy_n prove_v sudden_o mortal_a if_o not_o at_o the_o first_o yet_o common_o at_o the_o second_o or_o three_o paroxysm_n and_o from_o the_o same_o basis_n arise_v the_o cause_n of_o other_o kind_n of_o sudden_a death_n for_o when_o this_o deprave_a circulated_a matter_n have_v reach_v so_o far_o and_o be_v wheel_v so_o often_o as_o to_o acquire_v a_o virulency_n or_o cadaverousness_n it_o than_o take_v a_o occasion_n by_o the_o next_o exorbitancy_n of_o the_o digestion_n join_v hand_n with_o it_o and_o conspire_v the_o extinction_n of_o the_o vital_a flame_n 30._o this_o four_o digestion_n as_o i_o conceive_v begin_v in_o the_o artery_n and_o be_v complete_a in_o the_o nerve_n for_o when_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n be_v dash_v with_o blood_n in_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la receive_v a_o vital_a ferment_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o become_v elaborate_a in_o the_o tunicle_n thereof_o into_o a_o rubicund_a balsamic_a liquor_n which_o by_o the_o perspiration_n of_o the_o lung_n in_o the_o blood_n passage_n through_o the_o vena_fw-la arteriosa_fw-la and_o arteria_fw-la venosa_fw-la receive_v a_o volatize_v ferment_n from_o the_o air_n conduce_v much_o to_o its_o circulation_n be_v thence_o by_o the_o systole_n of_o the_o left_a ventricle_n carry_v into_o the_o aorta_fw-la and_o other_o artery_n where_o the_o blood_n begin_v to_o be_v further_o elaborate_v for_o the_o produce_v of_o spirit_n which_o may_v be_v subservient_fw-fr for_o the_o animal_n function_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n where_o from_o the_o continual_a elixation_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o these_o vessel_n it_o begin_v to_o sublime_a or_o distil_v into_o more_o pure_a refine_a spirit_n which_o pass_v direct_o into_o their_o proper_a receiver_n or_o conduit_n the_o nerve_n to_o complete_a their_o digestion_n and_o absolve_v their_o function_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n for_o as_o much_o as_o every_o artery_n have_v a_o vein_n and_o a_o nerve_n annex_v to_o it_o the_o one_o to_o carry_v away_o these_o volatile_a spirit_n the_o other_o to_o bring_v back_o the_o blood_n after_o it_o have_v be_v exhaust_v of_o these_o spirit_n and_o spend_v its_o other_o balsamic_a part_n in_o nutrition_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n to_o receive_v a_o fresh_a impregnation_n by_o the_o vital_a ferment_n in_o the_o heart_n again_o in_o its_o return_n out_o of_o the_o solid_a part_n by_o capillary_a vein_n into_o large_a vessel_n until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la it_o meet_v with_o fresh_a nutritive_a juice_n come_v from_o the_o jugular_a and_o thoracical_a vessel_n which_o thence_o pass_v along_o together_o into_o the_o heart_n to_o become_v fresh_o replenish_v with_o the_o vital_a balsam_n 31._o so_o that_o these_o animal_n spirit_n be_v make_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n while_o the_o arterial_a blood_n be_v fraught_v with_o a_o vital_a ferment_n out_o of_o which_o the_o archaeus_n by_o a_o further_a volatization_n hew_v forth_o these_o spirit_n here_o the_o hermetical_a adage_n be_v most_o true_a id_fw-la quod_fw-la inferius_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la superius_fw-la &_o vice_fw-la versâ_fw-la for_o the_o vital_a agent_n if_o not_o interrupt_v be_v always_o and_o in_o every_o part_n at_o work_n nunquam_fw-la feriatur_fw-la vatura_fw-la therefore_o sensation_n and_o motion_n be_v always_o and_o in_o every_o part_n except_o some_o interrupt_a cause_n break_v the_o link_n of_o this_o noble_a chain_n 32._o now_o any_o disturbance_n in_o this_o digestion_n such_o as_o by_o a_o conflux_n of_o the_o foresay_a spurious_a hostile_a acidity_n cadaverous_a virulency_n etc._n etc._n may_v confound_v and_o so_o blunder_v the_o texture_n of_o these_o spirit_n as_o thence_o all_o the_o various_a exorbitance_n and_o different_a anomalous_a product_n with_o all_o the_o heteroclite_n symptom_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v reducible_a which_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o take_v the_o time_n further_o to_o illustrate_v but_o pass_v on_o 33._o this_o exotic_a acidity_n coagulate_v the_o blood_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la in_o woman_n be_v the_o author_n of_o most_o of_o their_o uterine_n infirmity_n for_o in_o woman_n who_o be_v not_o with_o child_n or_o give_v not_o suck_v if_o all_o be_v well_o with_o they_o the_o blood_n attempt_v to_o make_v a_o lunar_a evacuation_n which_o it_o do_v by_o separate_v a_o portion_n thereof_o at_o the_o critical_a season_n into_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o nature_n be_v for_o the_o nourish_a of_o the_o foetus_fw-la after_o conception_n be_v a_o precursory_a provision_n for_o that_o end_n if_o no_o conception_n be_v as_o in_o maid_n widow_n etc._n etc._n then_o nature_n endevevour_v to_o separate_v and_o carry_v away_o that_o superfluous_a blood_n by_o vessel_n fit_v for_o that_o purpose_n where_o it_o receive_v a_o fetid_v menstrual_a virulent_a ferment_n which_o give_v the_o uncleaness_n not_o to_o say_v more_o to_o that_o evacuation_n 34._o now_o when_o the_o superfluous_a blood_n be_v proscribe_v into_o the_o remote_a vessel_n ready_a to_o be_v expel_v be_v there_o rob_v of_o the_o vital_a balsam_n its_o crasis_n pervert_v and_o become_v infect_v with_o a_o acid_a virulent_a alumenish_a tincture_n nam_fw-la lintcum_fw-la menstruo_fw-la tinctum_fw-la ut_fw-la helmontius_n loquor_fw-la si_fw-la demergatur_fw-la in_o aquam_fw-la bullientem_fw-la maculam_fw-la contrahit_fw-la inposterum_fw-la indelibilem_fw-la quae_fw-la tertiâ_fw-la saltem_fw-la elotione_fw-la excidit_fw-la è_fw-la linteo_fw-la foraminato_fw-la non_fw-la secus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sulphuris_fw-la acido_fw-la aut_fw-la tincturâ_fw-la aluminosa_fw-la corrosum_fw-la foret_fw-la which_o deprave_v virulent_a acidity_n be_v not_o transmit_v from_o other_o digestion_n but_o be_v innate_a and_o connatural_a to_o the_o place_n like_o the_o stercorary_a ferment_n to_o the_o cacum_fw-la and_o rectum_fw-la of_o the_o gut_n 35._o if_o this_o virulent_a aerimony_n with_o which_o the_o separate_a menstrual_a blood_n be_v vitiate_a become_v
by_o a_o retrograde_a motion_n revulse_v into_o the_o vein_n or_o artery_n where_o the_o vivid_n balsamic_a blood_n circulate_v which_o be_v do_v sometime_o by_o unseasonable_a cold_n contract_v at_o the_o crisis_n of_o evacuation_n or_o by_o too_o much_o blood_n spend_v in_o venesection_n or_o by_o symptomatical_a enragement_n of_o that_o furibund_a animal_n the_o matrix_fw-la or_o by_o what_o other_o cause_n soever_o be_v i_o say_v the_o effectful_a cause_n of_o direful_a disease_n proper_a to_o that_o soft_a sex_n viz._n syncop_n palpitation_n convulsion_n and_o horrible_a strangulation_n 36._o for_o this_o exotic_a revulse_v virulency_n assault_v the_o blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n therein_o begin_v to_o ferment_n strong_o smite_v the_o heart_n or_o at_o least_o those_o balsamic_a spirit_n which_o receive_v vitality_n from_o the_o heart_n thence_o immediate_o swound_n whereby_o for_o a_o time_n happen_v a_o suspension_n of_o the_o vital_a office_n the_o pulse_n cease_v or_o be_v weak_a the_o spirit_n flag_n the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v torpid_a and_o all_o the_o vital_a power_n shake_v sometime_o it_o strike_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o palpitation_n or_o tremble_a viz._n the_o vital_a spirit_n stand_v amaze_v as_o if_o imitten_v with_o a_o thunderclap_n from_o the_o uterine_n toxicum_fw-la also_o it_o afflict_v with_o convulsion_n make_v the_o animal_n spirit_n run_v counter_a whirl_v they_o in_o oblique_a gire_n to_o the_o contortion_n of_o the_o musculous_a part_n 37._o and_o further_o by_o a_o influential_a manner_n it_o cause_v terrible_a strangulation_n by_o sudden_o stop_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o that_o too_o though_o the_o lung_n be_v never_o so_o sound_a whence_o all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o corrupt_a matter_n be_v there_o to_o cause_v the_o obstruction_n be_v take_v away_o as_o also_o the_o same_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o after_o the_o cessation_n of_o the_o strangulate_a paroxysm_n many_o time_n no_o invisible_a evacuation_n follow_v and_o this_o it_o do_v i_o say_v by_o contract_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n whereby_o all_o respiration_n be_v intercept_v and_o consequent_o no_o pulse_n nor_o circulation_n of_o blood_n during_o that_o time_n sometime_o this_o acrimonious_a virulency_n have_v access_n to_o the_o hypochonder_n and_o there_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v acuate_v and_o grow_v more_o virulent_a by_o circulation_n it_o cause_v frenzy_n and_o madness_n which_o sort_n mania_n prove_v difficult_a to_o cure_v because_o they_o be_v not_o general_o right_v understand_v what_o be_v the_o true_a effective_a or_o efficient_a cause_n 38._o thus_o in_o short_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o terrify_a disease_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n now_o there_o be_v other_o more_o common_a but_o less_o if_o at_o all_o virulent_a disease_n which_o happen_v frequent_o to_o woman_n from_o the_o redundancy_n of_o blood_n which_o not_o have_v be_v bring_v so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v proscribe_v into_o the_o vessel_n where_o usual_o it_o receive_v the_o foresay_a menstrual_a virulency_n but_o be_v because_o superfluous_a ready_a to_o be_v transport_v into_o the_o common_a cloaca_fw-la yet_o by_o obstruction_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v send_v back_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n where_o it_o stuff_v the_o vessel_n restagnate_v in_o some_o part_n cause_v swell_n and_o come_v too_o plentiful_o to_o the_o heart_n so_o as_o not_o be_v sufficient_o volatize_v by_o the_o respiration_n of_o air_n stuff_v the_o lung_n cause_v short-windedness_a heaviness_n of_o spirit_n which_o in_o young_a woman_n cause_v the_o green-sickness_n in_o other_o indigestion_n of_o stomach_n pain_n gripe_n headache_n and_o other_o various_a symptom_n all_o which_o be_v curable_a by_o remove_v the_o foresay_a cause_n of_o obstruction_n by_o aperient_fw-la medicine_n together_o with_o the_o breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n which_o in_o these_o disease_n of_o a_o inferior_a order_n from_o the_o bare_a obstruction_n and_o recursion_n of_o blood_n as_o blood_n be_v not_o impertinent_a but_o of_o use_n which_o in_o the_o other_o case_n of_o the_o revulsion_n of_o the_o virulent_a menstrual_a ferment_n into_o the_o blood_n be_v dangerous_a but_o especial_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o critical_a evacuation_n happen_v for_o than_o it_o become_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o retrogradation_n thereof_o into_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o all_o the_o symptom_n issue_v thereupon_o 39_o last_o if_o a_o exotic_a acidity_n be_v transmit_v from_o the_o other_o previous_a digestion_n into_o the_o five_o or_o last_o or_o become_v actual_o engender_v and_o foster_v therein_o than_o it_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n find_v in_o those_o part_n for_o in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n all_o assimilation_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v make_v so_o that_o every_o part_n according_a to_o the_o innate_a ferment_n thereof_o turn_v the_o one_o similar_v aliment_n into_o its_o own_o likeness_n whence_o then_o utrition_n of_o all_o though_o different_a part_n from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nourishment_n 40._o but_o if_o this_o ferment_n of_o any_o part_n become_v alienate_v from_o a_o inbred_a or_o transmit_v acidity_n or_o sowrish_n saltness_n it_o forthwith_o deprave_v the_o nourishment_n thereof_o and_o cause_v aposthumation_n fistula_n ulcer_n tumour_n the_o evil_a tetter_n inflammation_n etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o rouse_v up_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n or_o sciatica_n for_o we_o see_v that_o in_o fistula_n ulcer_n or_o any_o other_o run_v sore_n if_o the_o patient_n prove_v exorbitant_a in_o his_o diet_n either_o in_o eat_v saltish_a meat_n or_o drink_v too_o much_o strong_a drink_n or_o to_o petulant_a in_o venereal_a exercise_n be_v easy_o discernible_a by_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o wound_n which_o argue_v that_o the_o almentary_a juice_n make_v from_o the_o food_n take_v in_o retain_v some_o footstep_n of_o its_o primitive_a nature_n which_o it_o carry_v through_o all_o the_o digestion_n and_o therewith_o vitiate_v the_o very_a last_o and_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o ferment_n and_o rawness_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n the_o different_a sort_n of_o ulcer_n etc._n etc._n proceed_v 41._o that_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n may_v be_v rouse_v up_o from_o the_o exorbitancy_n of_o a_o spurious_a acid_a ferment_n in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n be_v not_o uneasy_a to_o apprehend_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o some_o sort_n of_o french_a wine_n goose_n salt_n meat_n etc._n etc._n easy_o excite_v a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n to_o those_o who_o be_v inclinable_a thereto_o which_o they_o do_v either_o by_o retain_v a_o specifical_a ferment_n through_o all_o the_o digestion_n until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o there_o display_v their_o hostileness_n to_o the_o part_n by_o proritate_v the_o gout_n or_o rather_o they_o vitiate_v the_o alimentary_a juice_n provoke_v a_o spurious_a ferment_n in_o the_o stomach_n incense_v the_o archaeus_n at_o who_o beck_n all_o the_o digestion_n and_o ferment_n be_v subservient_fw-fr who_o present_o impress_v a_o fermental_a acidity_n upon_o tender_a synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n thence_o the_o gout_n and_o all_o its_o attendant_n begin_v to_o keep_v court_n 42._o now_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o seminal_a or_o ideal_o disease_n insert_v into_o the_o very_a initial_o of_o life_n and_o therefore_o hereditary_a which_o can_v lie_v long_o root_v in_o the_o very_a vital_a principle_n ere_o it_o make_v its_o first_o assault_n and_o between_o one_o fit_a and_o another_o be_v as_o real_o present_a in_o its_o morbid_v character_n as_o when_o clothe_v with_o all_o its_o symptom_n only_o want_v a_o acid_a ferment_n and_o a_o beck_n of_o the_o archaeus_n to_o transmit_v it_o into_o the_o proper_a matrix_fw-la which_o it_o no_o soon_o have_v but_o be_v podagra_fw-la omnibus_fw-la numeris_fw-la absoluta_fw-la a_o complete_a gout_n 43._o but_o a_o objection_n meet_v i_o which_o be_v this_o viz._n that_o see_v this_o spurious_a acidity_n in_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n as_o it_o pass_v along_o from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o become_v the_o material_a cause_n of_o so_o many_o disease_n how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o disease_n it_o cause_v be_v not_o terminate_v in_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o digestion_n see_v that_o in_o those_o place_n by_o its_o action_n on_o the_o ferment_n and_o their_o reaction_n upon_o it_o oftentimes_o it_o lose_v its_o acrimony_n and_o assume_v some_o other_o property_n which_o it_o carry_v into_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n and_o consequent_o if_o it_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o last_o digestion_n to_o make_v disease_n there_o it_o must_v first_o in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o primary_n digestion_n cause_n disease_n belong_v to_o those_o part_n whereas_o experience_n evince_v the_o contrary_a 44._o to_o which_o i_o return_v first_o by_o say_v that_o all_o acidity_n in_o subsequent_a digestion_n of_o the_o chyliferous_a juice_n be_v not_o always_o transmit_v
offer_v itself_o how_o come_v it_o that_o when_o we_o drink_v plentiful_o of_o strong_a drink_n we_o become_v stupid_a and_o inebriate_a therewith_o be_v it_o not_o from_o the_o vapour_n of_o the_o strong_a drink_n ascend_v into_o the_o head_n that_o make_v a_o man_n drink_v the_o answer_n be_v no._n for_o strong_a drink_n be_v no_o soon_o take_v if_o in_o a_o excessive_a quantity_n but_o the_o subtle_a inebriate_a sulphur_n thereof_o begin_v to_o act_v upon_o the_o spirit_n whether_o animal_n or_o vital_a communicable_a with_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o six_o conjugation_n and_o every_o where_n at_o work_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o need_n of_o ascend_v nor_o descend_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o toxicum_fw-la of_o strong_a drink_n be_v every_o where_o present_a and_o as_o easy_o oppress_v in_o the_o stomach_n by_o the_o inebriate_a sulphur_n of_o vinous_a spirit_n as_o in_o any_o place_n 25._o but_o before_o i_o go_v from_o the_o figment_n of_o a_o catarrh_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o some_o account_n how_o i_o apprehend_v that_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n to_o happen_v which_o i_o have_v deny_v to_o proceed_v from_o vapour_n ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o spurious_a depravation_n of_o the_o latex_n which_o run_v along_o with_o the_o blood_n and_o be_v every_o where_o while_n in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n one_o with_o it_o under_o a_o ruby_n colour_n but_o upon_o any_o injury_n inflict_v upon_o any_o part_n be_v almost_o at_o hand_n at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o archen_n ready_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o its_o boon_n companion_n the_o blood_n and_o to_o assist_v towards_o a_o wash_n of_o that_o stain_n impress_v upon_o the_o weaken_a part_n 26._o so_o that_o if_o any_o injury_n of_o cold_a become_v as_o a_o thorn_n to_o prick_v or_o offend_v any_o part_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o be_v mean_v by_o take_v of_o cold_a present_o the_o latex_n which_o upon_o all_o such_o occasion_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n be_v command_v away_o to_o bring_v what_o speedy_a help_n may_v be_v to_o the_o injure_a part_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v that_o work_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o prevalency_n of_o the_o thorny_a impression_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o become_v rather_o taint_v thereby_o receive_v a_o exotic_a ferment_n from_o the_o injure_a part_n become_v thereby_o the_o patron_n of_o all_o those_o exorbitant_a defluxion_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o pain_n inflammation_n or_o the_o like_a this_o fall_n upon_o the_o larynx_n already_o alienate_v from_o a_o injury_n of_o cold_a be_v sometime_o turn_v into_o a_o copious_a mucous_a matter_n frequent_o expel_v by_o a_o cough_n 27._o but_o if_o the_o larynx_n happen_v to_o be_v debilitate_a through_o a_o continual_a defluxion_n thereof_o than_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o lung_n where_o it_o pervert_v the_o alimentary_a juice_n of_o that_o part_n turn_v it_o into_o a_o putrelaginous_a corrupt_a matter_n which_o as_o worm_v up_o by_o the_o force_n of_o a_o cough_n still_o increase_v as_o fast_o so_o as_o at_o length_n fret_v upon_o the_o spongy_a substance_n of_o the_o lung_n wear_v they_o away_o hence_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n tabes_fw-la or_o consumption_n 28._o if_o the_o ossa_n ithmoeida_n in_o the_o nostril_n be_v the_o part_n affect_v from_o a_o injury_n of_o the_o cold_a air_n or_o smoke_n of_o coal_n or_o other_o bad_a offensive_a fume_n thence_o a_o coryza_n viz._n a_o disease_n we_o shall_v all_o be_v trouble_v with_o in_o case_n that_o vapour_n actual_o ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o head_n if_o the_o eye_n be_v the_o part_n offend_v thence_o a_o ophthalmia_n viz._n a_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n with_o a_o accompany_v inflammation_n if_o the_o tooth_n or_o nervous_a part_n therein_o be_v offend_v and_o that_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o air_n reach_v thither_o through_o the_o hollowness_n thereof_o thence_o a_o odontalgia_n viz._n toothache_n with_o a_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n or_o portion_n of_o latex_n shower_v down_o that_o way_n 29._o beside_o the_o exotic_a quality_n the_o latex_n get_v from_o injure_a part_n to_o which_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o next_o adjacent_a glandule_n to_o wash_v away_o the_o thing_n offend_v or_o the_o impression_n it_o have_v leave_v behind_o as_o if_o a_o mote_n injure_v the_o eye_n a_o great_a quantity_n of_o latex_n will_v present_o flow_v to_o it_o to_o wash_v it_o out_o and_o that_o too_o from_o the_o sound_a of_o body_n the_o like_a happen_v if_o any_o volatile_a acrimonious_a spirit_n as_o of_o vinous_a shall_v armoniac_a or_o hartshorn_n smite_v the_o nostril_n present_o a_o insipid_a latex_n run_v to_o the_o affect_a part_n and_o make_v the_o nose_n run_v the_o like_a also_o if_o any_o unwonted_a taste_n offend_v the_o palate_n what_o a_o spit_a do_v it_o cause_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o insipid_a latex_n which_o haste_v away_o to_o wash_v off_o the_o impression_n the_o offensive_a thing_n have_v leave_v so_o a_o thorn_n prick_v any_o fleshy_a part_n present_o the_o adjacent_a latex_n be_v send_v away_o which_o endeavour_v to_o wash_v off_o the_o impression_n the_o thorn_n have_v leave_v but_o can_v thence_o upon_o a_o further_a conflux_n of_o more_o latex_n come_v a_o tumour_n and_o a_o pulse_n a_o pain_n and_o inflammation_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v vitiate_v by_o the_o pervert_v ferment_n of_o the_o part_n turn_v sometime_o to_o a_o ulcer_n 30._o i_o say_v beside_o the_o hurtful_a quality_n the_o latex_n get_v from_o the_o injure_a part_n it_o also_o sometime_o become_v deprave_v and_o bad_o qualify_v from_o some_o inbred_a cause_n even_o in_o the_o very_a vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o in_o the_o lymphduct_n often_o tincture_v with_o a_o hostile_a sharp_a pontic_a saltish_a acrimony_n which_o upon_o that_o very_a account_n be_v often_o proscribe_v from_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o life_n into_o some_o external_a part_n quibus_fw-la poenas_fw-la luit_fw-la who_o it_o punish_v with_o its_o own_o crime_n taint_v they_o with_o that_o they_o know_v not_o before_o if_o this_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o nature_n be_v throw_v upon_o any_o part_n it_o actual_o weaken_v it_o by_o impress_v its_o own_o character_n thereon_o hinc_fw-la tincturae_fw-la ac_fw-la impressiones_fw-la venenosae_fw-la in_o vitam_fw-la durabiles_fw-la if_o it_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o lung_n it_o certain_o cause_v a_o phthisis_fw-la tabes_fw-la or_o consumption_n wear_v away_o the_o life_n insensible_o 31._o if_o upon_o the_o menninge_n of_o the_o brain_n hence_o inveterate_a and_o most_o obstinate_a headache_n not_o bend_v unless_o to_o the_o best_a of_o arcana_n if_o upon_o the_o eye_n it_o cause_v opthalmia's_n of_o most_o difficult_a cure_n if_o upon_o the_o gum_n it_o ulcerate_v they_o loosen_a the_o tooth_n together_o with_o intolerable_a pain_n if_o upon_o the_o palate_n it_o ulcerate_v and_o mortify_v they_o and_o in_o the_o french_a disease_n it_o be_v that_o spurious_a latex_n which_o retain_v the_o venomous_a property_n for_o wherever_o it_o settle_v it_o ulcerate_v when_o taint_v with_o the_o venom_n of_o that_o disease_n it_o be_v also_o the_o author_n of_o scorbutic_n and_o other_o cacoethical_a ulcer_n 32._o the_o water_n of_o the_o spa_n may_v i_o confess_v at_o the_o long_o run_v and_o with_o continual_a use_n for_o a_o competent_a time_n help_v to_o dint_n the_o acrimony_n of_o this_o spurious_a latex_n if_o it_o be_v not_o too_o much_o graduate_v nor_o have_v not_o too_o immoderate_o weaken_v the_o part_n for_o than_o nothing_o short_a of_o noble_a chemical_a arcana_n that_o be_v enrich_v with_o a_o penetrative_a and_o restorative_a balsam_n will_v effect_v the_o cure_n such_o as_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o prepare_a sulphur_n of_o vitriol_n the_o tinctura_fw-la lilii_fw-la etc._n etc._n 33._o now_o as_o the_o forename_a disease_n be_v not_o curable_a by_o the_o spa_n so_o neither_o be_v fever_n especial_o continue_v for_o a_o fever_n be_v a_o spurious_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n from_o a_o depravation_n of_o the_o elementary_a juice_n come_v too_o crude_o into_o the_o three_o digestion_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v elaborate_v into_o vital_a blood_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o rawness_n or_o other_o alienate_v property_n it_o pervert_v the_o natural_a ferment_n of_o the_o heart_n cause_v a_o preternatural_a work_n and_o boil_v in_o the_o blood_n by_o reason_n of_o plenty_n of_o heterogeneity_n that_o be_v heap_v up_o with_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n 34._o now_o whatever_o hinder_v the_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n from_o purify_n itself_o by_o separation_n of_o heterogeneity_n that_o i_o say_v rather_o aggrayate_n than_o abate_v a_o fever_n but_o such_o be_v the_o coldness_n of_o the_o water_n cold_n be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o ferment_n of_o
purify_n medicine_n answer_v that_o which_o some_o ingenuous_a wine-coopers_n perform_v by_o put_v some_o peculiar_a thing_n into_o the_o wine_n which_o will_v leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n but_o the_o skill_n of_o such_o person_n be_v show_v herein_o that_o what_o they_o put_v into_o the_o wine_n do_v so_o specifical_o if_o i_o may_v call_v it_o stay_v the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n as_o that_o no_o prejudice_n succeed_v upon_o the_o radical_a principle_n thereof_o so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o liable_a thereby_o to_o decay_v or_o degenerate_v so_o likewise_o by_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o physician_n such_o noble_a arcana_n whether_o specific_v or_o such_o as_o be_v more_o universal_a in_o their_o depurate_a operation_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v as_o may_v not_o only_o leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overferment_a of_o the_o blood_n but_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o equal_a temperature_n and_o proportional_a poysure_n of_o principle_n thereby_o renew_v its_o eucrasia_fw-la and_o fortify_v the_o balsam_n of_o life_n but_o frequent_a phlebotomize_v do_v rob_v the_o blood_n of_o a_o great_a share_n of_o those_o remain_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o not_o proper_a for_o the_o restoration_n of_o its_o eucrasia_fw-la 42._o hence_o those_o that_o recover_v under_o their_o hand_n do_v it_o with_o much_o linger_a and_o tediousness_n because_o of_o the_o great_a enfeeble_v of_o their_o spirit_n by_o loss_n of_o blood_n the_o very_a weapon_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o nature_n to_o manage_v its_o encounter_n with_o disease_n which_o be_v strange_o snatch_v out_o of_o its_o hand_n by_o many_o of_o its_o pretend_a friend_n the_o physician_n who_o without_o pity_n see_v she_o bleed_v upon_o the_o spot_n and_o cry_v out_o yet_o with_o flinty_a heart_n blood_n blood_n yet_o more_o blood_n nay_o after_o a_o ternary_a of_o bleeding_n and_o as_o often_o vomit_n and_o purge_n in_o a_o obstinate_a fever_n which_o will_v neither_o bend_v to_o this_o severe_a method_n nor_o the_o life_n make_v its_o exit_z thereby_o one_o able_a physician_n be_v ask_v what_o he_o will_v now_o do_v after_o all_o this_o to_o which_o he_o ingenuous_o answer_v that_o unless_o he_o run_v the_o same_o round_a again_o he_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n what_o to_o do_v further_o the_o query_v person_n return_v that_o he_o do_v believe_v if_o he_o run_v but_o the_o same_o round_a over_o again_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n the_o patient_n will_v by_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_o cure_v of_o all_o disease_n 43._o i_o grant_v that_o the_o single_a breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n or_o artery_n or_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n may_v and_o do_v sometime_o help_v in_o a_o fever_n where_o nothing_o of_o malignity_n be_v suspect_v and_o that_o chief_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v a_o set_n at_o liberty_n that_o incoercible_a flatus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o febrile_a fermentation_n in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o this_o uncoagulable_a spirit_n or_o wild_a gas_n which_o always_o result_v and_o be_v the_o sequel_n of_o a_o spurious_a fermentation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o dint_v or_o let_v forth_o either_o by_o breathe_v a_o vein_n or_o by_o diaphoretick_n which_o open_v the_o pore_n let_v it_o go_v at_o so_o many_o minute_n portal_n than_o it_o run_v too_o and_o again_o in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o cause_v erratic_a pain_n restlessness_n and_o unquietness_n of_o spirit_n 44._o therefore_o we_o find_v upon_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n that_o pain_n be_v abate_v whether_o pluretick_n or_o other_o which_o the_o galenist_n observe_v take_v encouragement_n of_o argue_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la viz._n that_o if_o a_o little_a blood_n take_v away_o give_v some_o ease_n of_o pain_n then_o sure_o the_o take_v away_o of_o a_o great_a deal_n must_v give_v more_o ease_n and_o so_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o hold_v on_o their_o argument_n the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o the_o blood_n will_v give_v perfect_a ease_n not_o only_o from_o pain_n but_o from_o all_o disease_n will_v they_o go_v no_o further_o than_o to_o argumentation_n the_o patient_n may_v very_o well_o bear_v with_o they_o but_o they_o come_v to_o put_v this_o into_o action_n they_o bleed_v once_o it_o be_v very_o well_o i_o wish_v they_o will_v second_v it_o with_o a_o specific_a they_o stay_v not_o here_o but_o go_v to_o it_o a_o second_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o spirit_n and_o enfeeble_v of_o the_o patient_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o disease_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o to_o cure_v than_o ever_o and_o the_o patient_n leave_v less_o capable_a of_o it_o 45._o i_o confess_v i_o never_o order_v phlebotomy_n often_o than_o once_o in_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o too_o with_o reluctancy_n bemoan_v myself_o that_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o a_o medicine_n that_o will_v answer_v all_o indication_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v only_o our_o poverty_n of_o noble_a arcana_n which_o make_v we_o stoop_v to_o so_o low_a and_o trite_a a_o method_n and_o yet_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o i_o have_v be_v instrumental_a to_o cure_v fever_n of_o that_o nature_n where_o the_o galenist_n suppose_v most_o necessity_n of_o blood-letting_a even_a pleurisy_n by_o specific_v without_o phlebotomy_n nay_o further_o i_o have_v be_v with_o some_o patient_n who_o in_o pluresy_n have_v undergo_v a_o galenical_a method_n of_o twice_o blood_v etc._n etc._n ready_a for_o the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o fever_n yet_o as_o high_a as_o at_o first_o who_o after_o all_o this_o i_o have_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n cure_v with_o a_o diaphoretic_n specific_a once_o or_o twice_o repeat_v and_o sometime_o one_o single_a do_v thereof_o have_v so_o abate_v the_o pain_n and_o allay_v the_o feverishness_n as_o that_o very_o little_o more_o have_v be_v requisite_a to_o the_o cure_n demptâ_fw-la spinâ_fw-la pleurae_fw-la infixâ_fw-la per_fw-la diaphoreticum_fw-la cessat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pleuresis_fw-la 46._o as_o for_o the_o three_o and_o last_o indication_n viz._n the_o fortification_n of_o the_o digestion_n and_o vital_a spirit_n phlebotomy_n do_v diametrical_o oppose_v and_o that_o because_o it_o rob_v the_o blood_n of_o part_n of_o its_o treasure_n surreptitious_o steal_v away_o its_o balsam_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v actual_o debilitates_fw-la the_o vital_a spirit_n make_v they_o lour_v their_o topsail_n upon_o a_o fresh_a encounter_n of_o the_o disease_n so_o that_o though_o seem_o the_o disease_n may_v not_o assault_v so_o strong_o as_o before_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o through_o the_o abate_v the_o former_a force_n of_o the_o disease_n as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o weaken_n of_o the_o vital_a power_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v as_o forcible_a a_o attempt_n to_o expel_v the_o malady_n as_o before_o and_o therefore_o flag_n before_o its_o enemy_n 47._o as_o in_o acute_a so_o in_o chronical_a disease_n the_o frequent_a use_n of_o plebotomy_n be_v not_o commendable_a nor_o proper_a and_o that_o because_o in_o long_a disease_n the_o digestion_n be_v deprave_v the_o blood_n who_o eucrasia_fw-la depend_v upon_o the_o vigour_n thereof_o become_v degenerate_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a ruby_n essence_n into_o a_o austere_a sharp_a pontic_a or_o saltish_a liquor_n which_o grow_v old_a for_o want_v of_o due_a fermentation_n and_o circulation_n restagnate_v in_o the_o vessel_n make_v hetrogeneous_a coagulation_n whence_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n inward_a and_o outward_a the_o common_a product_n of_o chronical_a disease_n 48._o so_o that_o what_o remain_v to_o be_v do_v in_o these_o chronic_a disease_n be_v rather_o to_o super-induce_a a_o new_a revive_a ferment_n into_o these_o old_a decay_a wine_n the_o blood_n that_o thereby_o new_a volatile_a spirit_n may_v be_v engender_v and_o the_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n be_v restore_v then_o yet_o further_o to_o weaken_v by_o phlebotomy_n the_o sink_v vital_a spirit_n which_o if_o they_o can_v speak_v it_o will_v be_v vox_fw-la querebunda_fw-la manibus_fw-la quorundum_fw-la medicorum_fw-la tyrannicis_fw-la gemens_fw-la hinc_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la viz._n faint_v cold_a sweat_n into_o which_o agony_n poor_a languish_a nature_n be_v often_o throw_v have_v both_o its_o strength_n first_o weaken_v by_o the_o continuance_n and_o prevalency_n of_o powerful_a disease_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o its_o physician_n who_o shall_v if_o right_o so_o be_v its_o helper_n to_o have_v its_o little_a stock_n of_o vital_a balsamic_a spirit_n waste_v by_o a_o palpable_a weakner_n phlebotomy_n 49._o among_o the_o most_o obvious_a symptom_n and_o to_o the_o patient_n most_o urge_v be_v that_o of_o thirst_n which_o because_o it_o be_v not_o natural_a the_o more_o they_o drink_v the_o more_o they_o will_v this_o according_a
be_v strong_o fire_v become_v fix_v and_o be_v edulcorate_v by_o repeat_v distillation_n of_o rectify_a spirit_n of_o wine_n from_o it_o to_o ten_o time_n and_o then_o become_v sweet_a and_o be_v also_o call_v aurum_fw-la horizontale_fw-la of_o which_o he_o say_v omnem_fw-la san_z it_z febrem_fw-la unicâ_fw-la potione_fw-la hecticam_fw-la intra_fw-la lunae_fw-la decursum_fw-la ore-tenus_o enim_fw-la sumptus_fw-la curate_n carcinoma_fw-la lupum_fw-la &_o quodlibet_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la cacoethes_fw-mi ulcus_fw-la sive_fw-la externum_fw-la sive_fw-la internum_fw-la itemque_fw-la hydropem_fw-la asthma_n &_o morbum_fw-la quemcumque_fw-la chronicum_fw-la complete_a solus_fw-la desideria_fw-la medentum_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o physicis_fw-la quà m_fw-la chirurgicis_fw-la defectibus_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v certain_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v a_o panacea_fw-la in_o as_o much_o as_o according_a to_o what_o he_o affirm_v it_o cure_v all_o acute_a and_o chronic_a disease_n sed_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la disertos_fw-la 57_o i_o do_v not_o here_o pretend_v to_o it_o but_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o veracity_n of_o that_o noble_a philosopher_n who_o wrought_v thirty_o year_n in_o the_o search_n of_o nature_n choice_a secret_n who_o masterpiece_n be_v the_o liquor_n alkahest_n precipitatus_fw-la diaphoreticus_fw-la arcannm_fw-la corallinum_fw-la tinctura_fw-la lilii_fw-la sulphur_n vitrioli_fw-la metallus_fw-la masculus_fw-la elementum_fw-la lac_n perlarum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n elixir_n proprietatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o which_o conspire_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o integrity_n of_o health_n though_o disturb_v from_o what_o occasional_a cause_n soever_o for_o the_o life_n or_o spiritus_fw-la impetum_fw-la faciens_fw-la be_v but_o one_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o disease_n into_o itself_o which_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o occasional_a cause_n become_v different_o affect_v and_o disturb_v whence_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o disease_n which_o by_o a_o high_o graduate_v medicine_n reach_v the_o very_a radical_a principle_n of_o this_o archaeus_n or_o regent_a spirit_n of_o life_n correct_v the_o enormity_n and_o irregularity_n thereof_o and_o by_o absterse_v the_o offend_a occasional_a cause_n restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a integrity_n vita_fw-la &_o vis_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la unica_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o caussis_fw-la alienis_fw-la degeneretur_fw-la tum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la serpens_fw-la saevit_fw-la in_o seipsum_fw-la &_o morborum_fw-la evadit_fw-la matrona_fw-la quâ_fw-la restitutâ_fw-la eadem_fw-la ut_fw-la antea_fw-la est_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la integritas_fw-la what_o noble_a effect_n these_o generous_a and_o universal_a remedy_n may_v have_v upon_o the_o vital_a archaeus_n in_o order_n to_o its_o restitution_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o malady_n may_v not_o uneasy_o be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o who_o do_v but_o see_v the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o substiture_n whether_o in_o chronical_a or_o acute_a disease_n sect_n 9_o 1._o thus_o have_v run_v through_o the_o disease_n or_o at_o least_o most_o of_o they_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o which_o the_o spa_n contribute_v little_a help_n now_o come_v we_o to_o those_o disease_n where_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spa_n be_v most_o discernible_a viz._n the_o scurvy_a dropsy_n stone_n or_o strangury_n jaundice_n hypochondriac_a melancholy_n cachexia_n and_o woman_n disease_n proceed_v from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la all_o which_o fave_v that_o of_o the_o stone_n and_o woman_n disease_n as_o they_o have_v their_o first_o spring_n from_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n spleen_n and_o some_o next_o succeed_a digestion_n so_o they_o be_v thereby_o more_o capable_a of_o receive_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n which_o chief_o operate_v upon_o the_o stomach_n absterse_v the_o sordes_fw-la thereof_o whence_o it_o become_v very_o proper_a against_o frequent_a and_o immoderate_a vomit_n heartburning_n from_o a_o over-acidity_a grate_v upon_o the_o upper_a mouth_n thereof_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n from_o the_o like_a cause_n etc._n etc._n 2._o first_o as_o to_o the_o scurvy_a which_o disease_n at_o its_o full_a state_n though_o it_o ultimate_o vitiate_v the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o bring_v on_o a_o cachexia_n yet_o the_o first_o seminary_n thereof_o be_v find_v in_o the_o stomach_n where_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v not_o well_o concoct_v by_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o for_o no_o solitary_a heat_n but_o a_o ferment_n be_v the_o agent_n of_o concoction_n the_o first_o stone_n be_v there_o lay_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o scruvy_a this_o first_o alienation_n of_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n be_v not_o correct_v nor_o amend_v in_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n come_v crude_o into_o the_o three_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n ready_a to_o receive_v the_o vital_a ferment_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o find_v many_o untameable_a hetrogeneity_n can_v sub_fw-la jugum_fw-la trahere_fw-la bring_v it_o into_o conformity_n whence_o the_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n become_v pervert_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n into_o a_o sourish_n saltish_a and_o at_o the_o height_n of_o the_o disease_n vapid_a liquor_n 3._o now_o the_o essurine_n alumenish_a salt_n of_o this_o spring_n do_v notable_o absterse_v the_o feculency_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o thereby_o strengthen_v the_o ferment_n thereof_o which_o to_o person_n who_o have_v not_o or_o if_o they_o have_v but_o in_o a_o remiss_a degree_n the_o water_n may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o prevent_v the_o disease_n and_o to_o those_o who_o have_v it_o in_o a_o intense_a degree_n it_o will_v abate_v the_o first_o spring_n or_o feed_v cause_n thereof_o and_o by_o the_o penetrate_a mineral_n salt_n in_o the_o water_n may_v insinuate_v the_o liman_n of_o the_o three_o digestion_n where_o especial_o if_o help_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o restorative_n balsamic_a medicine_n it_o may_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n overcome_v that_o dyscrasie_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o remove_v that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a may_v replenish_v the_o blood_n with_o its_o wont_a vital_a ferment_n and_o by_o dint_v the_o spurious_a saltness_n thereof_o may_v restore_v it_o to_o its_o primitive_a sweet_a balsamic_a nature_n 4._o the_o spa_n water_n together_o with_o the_o change_n of_o air_n be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o aforesaid_a purpose_n especial_o as_o i_o say_v if_o second_v by_o other_o penetrate_a medicine_n which_o have_v a_o power_n to_o dint_n the_o scorbutic_a ferment_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o tincture_n of_o antimony_n the_o right_a prepare_a spirit_n of_o salt_n the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o hartshorn_n the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o scurvygrass_n ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la all_o which_o as_o a_o balsamic_a condiment_n season_n the_o nutritive_a juice_n separate_v exotic_a heterogeneity_n therefrom_o by_o their_o proper_a emunctory_n sweeten_v the_o blood_n by_o renew_v its_o former_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a eucrasia_n which_o do_v the_o scorbutic_a product_n whether_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n sore_a and_o swell_a of_o the_o goom_n looseness_n of_o tooth_n and_o the_o like_a cease_v and_o the_o scurvy_a be_v cure_a 5._o second_o the_o dropsy_n may_v be_v help_v by_o the_o spa_n which_o to_o affirm_v though_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n it_o may_v seem_v unreasonable_a and_o contradictory_n because_o in_o this_o disease_n the_o blood_n be_v already_o too_o much_o dilute_v with_o a_o waterishness_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v chief_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o the_o strangeness_n will_v be_v take_v away_o for_o although_o there_o be_v a_o real_a vitiate_a of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o a_o aedust_a alkalizate_n sordes_fw-la 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become_v flesh_n and_o we_o see_v if_o blood_n be_v distil_v the_o great_a portion_n thereof_o be_v phlegm_n or_o water_n so_o that_o above_o two_o three_o thereof_o be_v a_o elementary_a water_n in_o like_a manner_n urine_n be_v most_o part_n of_o it_o separable_a into_o a_o waterish_a phlegm_n and_o milk_n distil_v arise_v the_o most_o of_o it_o in_o a_o insipid_a water_n in_o the_o distillation_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o animal_n a_o great_a part_n thereof_o arise_v into_o water_n among_o which_o the_o flesh_n of_o eel_n if_o distil_v as_o that_o great_a naturalist_n squire_n boyle_n witness_v yield_v a_o very_a great_a proportion_n of_o water_n in_o which_o while_o distil_v they_o seem_v to_o boil_v as_o in_o a_o pot_n of_o water_n or_o like_o dantz_n vitriol_n in_o a_o earthen_a pot_n place_v in_o the_o fire_n seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o water_n so_o these_o to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o phlegm_n coneal_v to_o which_o purpose_n helmont_n tell_v we_o anguium_fw-la carnes_n pisces_fw-la mucilago_n semel_fw-la glaciata_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la mucaginem_fw-la amittunt_fw-la &_o in_o aquam_fw-la redeunt_fw-la itam_fw-la emnis_fw-la terrae_fw-la mucilago_n qua_fw-la alias_o facilè_fw-la in_o vermis_n vertitur_fw-la for_o that_o izinglass_n flesh_n fish_n etc._n etc._n shall_v by_o be_v freeze_v lose_v their_o form_n and_o thereby_o be_v reducible_a into_o water_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o evident_a argument_n of_o what_o i_o be_o prove_v viz._n that_o water_n be_v the_o primary_n subjective_n principle_n of_o all_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n concretes_n and_o that_o seed_n together_o with_o the_o potential_a ferment_n thereof_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o transmutation_n by_o the_o operation_n of_o which_o water_n become_v different_o coagulate_v and_o specificate_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o innate_a ferment_n thereof_o into_o this_o or_o the_o other_o formal_a concrete_a or_o part_n thereof_o which_o ferment_n be_v connatural_a with_o the_o seed_n be_v more_o powerful_a than_o fire_n and_o therefore_o fit_a agent_n for_o transmutation_n than_o fire_n and_o that_o because_o fire_n can_v only_o burn_v stone_n into_o a_o calx_fw-la as_o the_o most_o profound_a philosopher_n helmont_n say_v and_o wood_n or_o vegetable_n be_v thereby_o turn_v into_o ash_n than_o which_o unless_o by_o addition_n of_o sand_n it_o may_v further_o make_v glass_n the_o solitary_a fire_n can_v operate_v no_o further_o and_o yet_o these_o very_a calx-stone_n and_o ash_n may_v by_o a_o ferment_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v transmute_v into_o the_o succus_fw-la or_o leffas_fw-la terrae_fw-la and_o thereby_o fertilise_v barren_a ground_n and_o so_o assume_v the_o shape_n of_o grass_n and_o corn_n which_o a_o while_n before_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o stone_n dung_n ash_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o which_o be_v late_o grass_n and_o corn_n present_o by_o the_o ferment_n of_o a_o animal_n become_v blood_n milk_n and_o flesh_n of_o
come_v in_o place_n pregnant_a with_o a_o petrefy_a seed_n become_v congeal_v into_o a_o stone_n from_o which_o lapidifying_a juice_n all_o stone_n whether_o rock_n quarry_n marcasite_n or_o what_o stone_n soever_o within_o or_o upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v their_o concretion_n original_o hence_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o some_o animal_n be_v find_v enclose_v in_o some_o stone_n or_o other_o mineral_n concretion_n as_o for_o instance_n that_o a_o toad_n shall_v be_v find_v alive_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o stone_n or_o that_o a_o spider_n or_o other_o insect_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o amber_n it_o be_v i_o say_v because_o these_o animal_n be_v there_o whilst_o these_o stony_a or_o other_o mineral_n concretion_n be_v in_o succo_n for_o amber_n be_v of_o late_a find_v to_o be_v a_o mineral_n and_o no_o product_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o it_o be_v usual_o suppose_v there_o be_v late_o a_o mine_n thereof_o find_v in_o germany_n which_o bring_v in_o a_o great_a profit_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o brandenburg_n it_o consist_v chief_o of_o a_o sulphur_n and_o a_o salt_n as_o we_o find_v by_o the_o distillation_n and_o rectification_n thereof_o now_o all_o mineral_n be_v or_o have_v be_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o in_o suis_fw-la principiis_fw-la in_o their_o first_o succulency_n in_o which_o at_o the_o time_n of_o concretion_n if_o any_o other_o thing_n happen_v to_o be_v there_o it_o be_v wrap_v up_o together_o with_o it_o which_o keep_v the_o enclose_a body_n from_o the_o air_n and_o consequent_o from_o any_o analytical_a putridness_n be_v as_o a_o constant_a defensive_a balsam_n preserve_v they_o perpetual_o from_o corruption_n all_o mineral_n seed_n be_v invisible_a and_o to_o make_v themselves_o visible_a according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n have_v get_v suitable_a matrix_n begin_v by_o a_o subterraneal_a heat_n peculiar_a to_o the_o place_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o element_n of_o water_n which_o it_o impregnate_v and_o transmute_v into_o a_o mineral_n juice_n in_o which_o juice_n the_o seed_n begin_v to_o work_v itself_o into_o a_o mineral_n mercury_n and_o sulphur_n and_o in_o some_o place_n into_o a_o mineral_n salt_n now_o according_a to_o the_o purity_n or_o impurity_n volatility_n or_o fixity_n of_o the_o sulphur_n so_o become_v the_o mineral_n more_o or_o less_o pure_a retain_v a_o specifical_a difference_n from_o the_o first_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o seed_n among_o which_o some_o have_v their_o mercurial_a part_n stain_v with_o a_o malignant_a arsenical_a sulphur_n viz._n realgar_n auripigmentum_fw-la antimony_n etc._n etc._n but_o if_o the_o sulphur_n be_v so_o strong_a as_o in_o its_o union_n with_o the_o mercury_n it_o reject_v the_o most_o heterogeneity_n which_o usual_o in_o mineral_n production_n adhere_v thereto_o then_o do_v this_o combination_n of_o the_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n arise_v to_o a_o metalline_a compage_n for_o the_o first_o specification_n of_o the_o mineral_n spermatick_a mercury_n be_v into_o quicksilver_n or_o metalline_a mercury_n the_o next_o coagulation_n of_o mercury_n after_o the_o rejection_n of_o some_o heterogeneal_a sordes_fw-la by_o sulphur_n be_v saturnine_n where_o the_o mineral_n seed_n first_o put_v on_o a_o metalline_a form_n which_o be_v call_v saturn_n or_o lead_v who_o mineral_n be_v antimony_n when_o or_o where_o this_o sulphur_n become_v more_o depurate_v it_o coagulate_v the_o metalline_a mercury_n into_o jupiter_n or_o tinn_n but_o if_o the_o sulphur_n attain_v a_o solar_a tincture_n and_o yet_o retain_v many_o permiscible_a heterogeneity_n it_o coagulate_v the_o metalline_a mercury_n into_o mars_n or_o iron_n if_o this_o sulphur_n in_o its_o solar_a tincture_n receive_v a_o depuration_n of_o some_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a heterogeneity_n it_o coagulate_v into_o venus_n or_o copper_n which_o come_v nigh_o in_o tincture_n but_o be_v far_o short_a in_o pondus_fw-la of_o sol_n or_o gold_n for_o as_o basil_n ius_fw-la valentinus_n say_v that_o in_o mars_n and_o venus_n lodge_v solar_a tincture_n which_o graduate_v by_o nature_n or_o art_n be_v deducible_a into_o sol_n and_o that_o because_o the_o soul_n or_o seed_n of_o sol_n be_v find_v therein_o and_o not_o only_o in_o they_o but_o in_o their_o mineral_n where_o they_o be_v near_o to_o their_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la in_o which_o also_o by_o the_o way_n do_v lodge_v the_o sulphur_n philosophorum_fw-la but_o if_o this_o sulphur_n be_v so_o far_o graduate_v as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o through-separation_n of_o all_o heterogeneity_n and_o that_o the_o sulphur_n have_v almost_o inseparable_o unite_v itself_o with_o the_o mercury_n than_o they_o be_v coagulate_v into_o luna_n or_o silver_n which_o though_o it_o come_v short_a both_o in_o tincture_n and_o pondus_fw-la of_o sol_fw-la yet_o because_o there_o be_v a_o total_a separation_n of_o heterogeneity_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o direct_a road_n by_o further_a maturation_n to_o both_o and_o thereby_o to_o become_v sol_fw-mi itself_o which_o be_v apex_n metallorum_fw-la the_o prefect_a of_o metal_n who_o sulphur_n and_o mercury_n be_v inseparable_o unite_v and_o by_o maturation_n graduate_v in_o tincture_n and_o pondus_fw-la to_o this_o unary_a perfection_n of_o the_o best_a of_o metal_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o water_n the_o primary_n element_n by_o the_o spermatick_a efflorescence_n of_o a_o mineral_n seed_n become_v wrought_v into_o a_o mineral_n juice_n and_o that_o by_o a_o peculiar_a fermentation_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n and_o those_o again_o by_o maturate_v or_o ripen_v each_o other_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o sulphur_n rejection_n of_o heterogeneity_n and_o union_n together_o become_v transmute_v or_o rather_o exalt_v into_o metalline_a body_n where_o at_o length_n water_n by_o the_o concentration_n of_o the_o metalline_a seed_n put_v on_o the_o pondus_fw-la and_o tincture_n of_o metal_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o mineral_n be_v invisible_a so_o likewise_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o vegetable_n and_o animal_n as_o for_o vegetable_n indeed_o the_o grain_n or_o husk_n which_o be_v improper_o call_v seed_n we_o see_v but_o the_o prolifique_a part_n thereof_o which_o be_v true_o the_o seed_n can_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o most_o accurate_a artificial_o contrive_v mieroscropes_n be_v as_o the_o cosmopolite_n say_v his_o manner_n of_o computation_n i_o know_v not_o but_o the_o 820th_o part_n of_o the_o visible_a grain_n however_o they_o be_v so_o minute_n as_o not_o to_o fall_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o optic_n though_o help_v with_o the_o best_a contrive_a glass_n and_o although_o some_o plant_n be_v propagable_a otherwise_o then_o by_o seed_n i_o mean_v then_o by_o the_o husk_n where_o usual_o the_o seed_n work_v as_o rosemary_n mint_n sage_a etc._n etc._n who_o top_n or_o slip_v set_v in_o the_o ground_n take_v from_o whence_o they_o grow_v and_o increase_v yet_o in_o such_o as_o also_o in_o the_o stion_n imp_n and_o graft_n of_o fruit_n tree_n the_o seed_n or_o prolifique_a part_n be_v disperse_v almost_o though_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o plant_n and_o tree_n who_o manner_n of_o assume_v a_o body_n from_o the_o leffas_fw-la terrae_fw-la and_o of_o that_o from_o the_o element_n of_o water_n i_o have_v already_o describe_v and_o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o progress_n of_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n seed_n from_o water_n into_o all_o the_o visible_a clothing_n of_o their_o body_n so_o now_o i_o will_v observe_v to_o myself_o how_o the_o animal_n seed_n work_v upon_o that_o which_o original_o be_v water_n and_o from_o that_o do_v shape_n itself_o according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n into_o a_o body_n consist_v of_o blood_n flesh_n bones_o sinew_n nerve_n artery_n head_n stomach_n heart_n spleen_n etc._n etc._n first_o then_o the_o sperme_n itself_o be_v nothing_o else_o original_o but_o water_n alter_v by_o the_o several_a ferment_n of_o the_o body_n and_o circulate_v in_o the_o seminal_a vesel_n till_o it_o become_v impregnate_n with_o a_o efflorescence_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o seed_n or_o prolifique_a part_n thereof_o for_o the_o sperm_n be_v only_o the_o receptacle_n or_o vehicle_n of_o that_o seed_n now_o when_o the_o efflorescence_n become_v maturate_v for_o a_o child_n chicken_n etc._n etc._n whilst_o such_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o prapagate_a their_o like_a and_o that_o the_o spermatick_a liquor_n be_v thorough_o digest_v in_o the_o vessel_n adapt_v for_o that_o purpose_n then_o begin_v that_o titillatio_fw-la that_o six_o sense_n according_a to_o scaliger_n or_o prurigo_fw-la venerea_fw-la by_o which_o be_v convey_v into_o a_o proper_a capacitate_v matrix_fw-la the_o efflorescence_n of_o the_o masculine_a seed_n do_v impregnate_n or_o breath_n upon_o for_o i_o know_v not_o how_o better_a to_o express_v it_o then_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o occult_a breathe_n the_o female_a passive_a seed_n which_o be_v a_o juice_n preparable_a from_o all_o the_o ferment_n
earth_n up_o to_o the_o cloud_n and_o from_o thence_o down_o again_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v repute_v air_n transmute_v into_o water_n viz_o that_o which_o fall_v upon_o stonewall_n in_o moist_a season_n be_v so_o absurd_a as_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o confute_v it_o to_o name_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n which_o settle_v itself_o upon_o the_o wall_n and_o floor_n of_o stonebuilding_n neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v air_n and_o that_o the_o transmutability_n of_o air_n into_o water_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v impossible_a and_o last_o that_o spring_n viz._n the_o fontes_fw-la perennes_fw-la have_v not_o their_o original_a from_o rain_n and_o snow_n 36._o thus_o i_o have_v run_v through_o the_o most_o considerable_a thing_n which_o the_o doctor_n offer_v in_o order_n to_o the_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n of_o rain_n and_o snow_n water_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o quick-spring_n and_o all_o along_o i_o think_v have_v probable_o if_o not_o demonstrative_o overturn_v his_o opinion_n together_o with_o the_o ground_n argument_n and_o reason_n thereof_o i_o may_v i_o confess_v multiply_v more_o word_n in_o prosecute_a at_o large_a his_o whole_a discourse_n but_o study_v brevity_n i_o have_v couch_v all_o he_o have_v to_o say_v that_o be_v any_o way_n pertinent_a to_o his_o purpose_n save_v the_o story_n he_o relate_v out_o of_o dr._n heylin_n concern_v the_o island_n of_o cyprus_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o without_o reflection_n on_o that_o worthy_a author_n who_o as_o well_o as_o other_o historian_n may_v probable_o take_v many_o thing_n upon_o trust_n which_o i_o say_v as_o to_o the_o verity_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o shall_v very_o much_o scruple_n viz._n that_o a_o drought_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o as_o thirty_o six_o year_n so_o as_o all_o the_o spring_n torrent_n or_o river_n be_v dry_v up_o and_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o have_v it_o by_o tradition_n which_o many_o time_n to_o wing_n fame_n make_v large_a plume_n that_o a_o island_n so_o near_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n shall_v want_v rain_n for_o 36_o year_n together_o will_v certain_o put_v a_o ordinary_a credulity_n upon_o the_o tenterhooks_n and_o stretch_v a_o thomas_n beyond_o his_o ordinary_a pitch_n for_o of_o all_o place_n island_n be_v the_o most_o frequent_v with_o shower_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v design_o by_o god_n upon_o a_o miraculous_a divine_a account_n i_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v because_o that_o have_v its_o end_n and_o aim_n for_o the_o punish_v the_o native_n where_o judgement_n be_v bring_v forth_o which_o do_v they_o frequent_o cease_v but_o here_o according_a to_o the_o story_n they_o be_v force_v to_o forsake_v the_o island_n and_o to_o seek_v for_o new_a habitation_n so_o that_o probable_o it_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o drought_n in_o utopia_n 37._o and_o last_o the_o two_o rarity_n he_o mention_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o castle-hill_n in_o scarborough_n viz._n the_o deep_a well_o which_o reach_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o rock_n which_o have_v no_o water_n and_o the_o spring-well_a which_o be_v within_o half_a a_o yard_n of_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n which_o he_o say_v do_v somewhat_o illustrate_v the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o first_o of_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o only_o to_o be_v a_o well_o dig_v within_o who_o compass_n no_o channel_n have_v happen_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v dry_a for_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n as_o a_o well_o be_v may_v sometime_o happen_v to_o miss_v of_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o which_o be_v so_o near_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o supply_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o other_o dig_v restagnant_fw-la wells_n be_v viz._n from_o land-spring_n which_o be_v feed_v from_o rain_n or_o snow-water_n which_o yet_o make_v nothing_o in_o reality_n towards_o the_o confirm_a his_o thesis_n for_o it_o be_v no_o current_a spring_n to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o remembrance_n which_o yet_o suppose_v it_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v uneasy_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n and_o way_n of_o its_o supply_n when_o i_o have_v propound_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v a_o new_a thesis_n which_o will_v be_v positive_a to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n 38._o and_o that_o be_v as_o i_o hint_v before_o from_o a_o circulation_n of_o water_n in_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o subterraneal_a channel_n along_o the_o sabulum_fw-la bullien_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n yea_o and_o from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n and_o from_o they_o into_o rivulet_n and_o those_o into_o river_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o ocean_n and_o so_o 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40._o not_o to_o say_v how_o analogous_a the_o sea_n and_o hydrophylacia_n those_o great_a cistern_n of_o water_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o deep_a that_o in_o noah_n food_n join_v issue_n with_o the_o cataract_n of_o haven_n for_o drown_v the_o world_n be_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o microcosm_n nor_o how_o analogous_a the_o channel_n of_o the_o quellem_fw-la or_o sabulum_fw-la bulliens_n which_o carry_v the_o water_n into_o the_o uttermost_a circle_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o mineral_n glebe_n mineral_n themselves_o and_o vegetable_n upon_o the_o green_a carpet_n thereof_o be_v to_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n by_o which_o the_o blood_n circulate_v from_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o whole_a nor_o yet_o to_o determine_v the_o analogy_n of_o these_o circulate_v water_n further_o draw_v up_o by_o solar_a exhalation_n which_o climb_v up_o the_o slender_a thread_n of_o aereal_a syphon_n into_o the_o capitol_n of_o the_o air_n to_o be_v impregnate_n there_o with_o celestial_a influence_n or_o animal_n spirit_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o which_o cohobate_v upon_o their_o own_o body_n promote_v vegetation_n yea_o and_o animation_n too_o by_o become_v that_o cibus_fw-la occultus_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la of_o which_o the_o cosmopolite_n and_o other_o hermetical_a philosopher_n discourse_n at_o large_a i_o say_v not_o to_o determine_v the_o analogy_n of_o these_o water_n replenish_v in_o their_o circuit_n with_o heavenly_a influence_n with_o those_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o little_a world_n man_n which_o in_o the_o head_n receive_v a_o determination_n for_o obsolve_v the_o function_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n 41._o nor_o last_o to_o determine_v thorough_o the_o analogy_n of_o water_n whilst_o circulate_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n along_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o sabulum_fw-la to_o the_o blood_n whilst_o circulate_v in_o the_o vein_n and_o arâ—â—ries_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n though_o
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