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indeed_o teach_v which_o yet_o be_v very_o inane_fw-la and_o empty_a as_o all_o alcalyes_n be_v hence_o my_o hypocrates_n move_v to_o a_o smile_a laughter_n pleasant_o say_v diet._n l._n 1._o of_o diet._n they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v but_o they_o obey_v their_o destine_a fate_n wherefore_o the_o alcaly_a of_o viper_n be_v a_o vacuous_a and_o empty_a body_n be_v saturate_v by_o the_o reformer_n as_o empty_a with_o great_a labour_n and_o cost_n with_o the_o acid_n spirit_n of_o salt_n 486._o pharm_n f._n 486._o and_o what_o else_o i_o pray_v but_o common_a salt_n can_v issue_v from_o it_o behold_v the_o cheat_n and_o imposture_n which_o the_o reformer_n have_v at_o last_o find_v out_o with_o so_o much_o labour_n of_o which_o triumph_v before_o the_o victory_n he_o thus_o scribble_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v never_o think_v there_o be_v any_o other_o way_n of_o fix_v have_v speak_v this_o by_z and_o by_o heâ—recants_v 486._o pharm_n f._n 486._o say_v with_o a_o low_a voice_n if_o yet_o there_o be_v any_o man_n who_o have_v great_a experience_n in_o these_o operation_n i_o give_v he_o occasion_n for_o the_o public_a good_a that_o what_o he_o have_v experiment_a herein_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v to_o die_v with_o he_o alas_o poor_a man_n why_o not_o but_o go_v too_o let_v we_o comply_v with_o his_o desire_n he_o have_v make_v a_o fair_a oration_n and_o no_o doubt_n deserve_v a_o statue_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o physic_n 75._o append._n in_o animadu_n fol._n 75._o for_o have_v so_o polite_o distinguish_v the_o acid_n from_o the_o salt_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o apothecary_n chap._n xxii_o a_o childish_a opinion_n discover_v i_o will_v brief_o now_o run_v over_o the_o acid_n 52._o in_o append._n f._n 52._o which_o the_o reformer_n teach_v as_o contrary_a to_o salt_n which_o doctrine_n yet_o with_o many_o other_o i_o find_v to_o be_v false_a and_o full_a of_o ignorance_n creator_n fire_n both_o internal_a and_o external_n explain_v the_o book_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o ordinary_a professor_n of_o the_o creator_n as_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v by_o fire_n keep_v to_o the_o term_n usual_o receive_v for_o fire_n be_v here_o the_o public_a professor_n and_o just_a judge_n logic_n have_v no_o such_o way_n of_o distinguish_v for_o that_o only_o handle_v true_a science_n already_o find_v out_o and_o propound_v methodical_o and_o clear_o and_o profitable_o to_o treat_v of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v know_v in_o every_o knowable_a thing_n but_o i_o have_v before_o distinguish_v the_o taste_n or_o sapour_n of_o salt_n as_o much_o as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o present_a compendium_n let_v there_o be_v make_v a_o powder_n of_o nitre_n way_n the_o calcine_v of_o gold_n the_o day_n way_n and_o common_a salt_n ana_n four_o ounce_n and_o two_o ounce_n of_o alum_n to_o which_o add_v simple_a water_n as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o solution_n of_o the_o salt_n which_o act_n not_o undissolved_a and_o you_o will_v obtain_v a_o salt_n liquor_n to_o which_o add_v two_o drachm_n at_o least_o of_o leaf-gold_n mingle_v the_o gold_n with_o the_o salt_n and_o boil_v they_o in_o a_o glazen_a pot_n to_o siccity_n towards_o the_o end_n increase_v the_o fire_n till_o it_o afford_v a_o smell_n like_o that_o of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la so_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o mixture_n erode_n the_o gold_n dissolve_v the_o white_a mass_n in_o a_o pot_n with_o common_a water_n let_v the_o solution_n rest_n in_o the_o glass_n vessel_n till_o the_o faeces_fw-la of_o the_o salt_n do_v subside_o when_o it_o be_v clear_a pour_v it_o out_o by_o inclination_n to_o this_o clear_a solution_n instil_v by_o drop_n some_o fix_v resolve_v alcaly_a ex._n gra._n liquor_n of_o tartar_n which_o present_o absorb_v the_o more_o subtle_a acid_n spirit_n and_o the_o gold_n present_o fall_v of_o a_o purple_a colour_n in_o this_o operation_n the_o salt_n hinder_v not_o the_o acid_n spirit_n as_o the_o reformer_n teach_v but_o the_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n consume_v the_o acid_n destroy_v the_o compositum_fw-la the_o same_o way_n but_o with_o great_a force_n distil_a water_n of_o nitre_n and_o alum_n in_o which_o common_a salt_n have_v be_v dissolve_v way_n galcine_v of_o gold_n the_o mor_v way_n dissolve_v gold_n for_o if_o the_o salt_n be_v not_o dissolve_v in_o water_n it_o will_v not_o corrode_v the_o gold_n wherefore_o salt_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o acid_n aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la neither_o in_o the_o dry_a nor_o moist_a way_n but_o add_v vigour_n to_o it_o like_v to_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a hence_o basilius_n what_o be_v find_v in_o the_o eagle_n be_v also_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o i_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o gold_n be_v not_o dissolve_v but_o by_o salt_n but_o why_o the_o acid_n spirit_n of_o salt_n do_v dissolve_v it_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v viz._n by_o corrode_a the_o spirit_n it_o return_v to_o that_o which_o it_o native_o and_o original_o be_v viz._n into_o salt_n chap._n xxiii_o obscure_a thing_n make_v manifest_a i_o will_v show_v another_o experiment_n very_o please_v to_o the_o eye_n manifest_v that_o salt_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o acid_n take_v three_o pound_n of_o dry_a vitriol_n gold_n tincture_n of_o gold_n two_o pound_n of_o nitre_n fix_v ounce_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o common_a sulphur_n and_o five_o pound_n and_o a_o half_a of_o common_a salt_n and_o powder_n of_o brick_n as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a lest_o the_o salt_n shall_v be_v melt_v with_o the_o sulphur_n let_v there_o be_v six_o pound_n of_o this_o last_o powder_n mingle_v the_o small_a powder_n exact_o and_o distil_v the_o water_n at_o least_o out_o of_o sand_n put_v gold_n money_n into_o this_o water_n without_o rectification_n premise_v and_o in_o a_o few_o hour_n hour_n in_o a_o warm_a place_n you_o will_v see_v the_o water_n
which_o in_o healthy_a man_n be_v turgid_a and_o full_a of_o spirit_n for_o so_o they_o be_v call_v by_o hypocrates_n arte._n l._n de_fw-fr arte._n then_o the_o second_o or_o at_o least_o the_o three_o day_n those_o who_o be_v anoint_v either_o whole_a or_o sick_a for_o now_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o mercury_n begin_v to_o languish_v the_o torture_n abide_v in_o the_o anoint_v until_o at_o length_n alike_o the_o catholic_n hippocratical_a doctrine_n be_v every_o where_o alike_o in_o all_o the_o ventricles_n it_o do_v disorder_n alienate_v and_o destroy_v the_o occult_a acid_n and_o alcaly_a or_o the_o faculty_n as_o my_o hypocrates_n speak_v which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v and_o to_o operate_v there_o that_o venomous_a acidity_n of_o the_o sulphur_n of_o mercury_n absorb_v the_o alcaly_a of_o the_o ventricles_n and_o make_v its_o fellow_n otherwise_o occult_a with_o most_o strong_a poison_n more_o acid_n and_o manifest_a so_o one_o faculty_n be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o acid_n multiply_v tiply_v by_o poison_n go_v on_o in_o work_v and_o act_n retrograde_a and_o resolve_n as_o caustic_n do_v all_o the_o aliment_n into_o a_o putrid_a mash_n this_o the_o vital_a virtue_n or_o nature_n call_v it_o as_o you_o please_v endeavour_v to_o expel_v by_o fit_a passage_n it_o partly_o dissipate_v it_o by_o sweat_v partly_o by_o its_o purge_a faculty_n it_o expel_v it_o by_o stool_n with_o great_a gripeing_n whence_o it_o appear_v why_o many_o who_o have_v be_v cure_a by_o salivation_n after_o a_o long_a space_n of_o time_n relapse_n into_o their_o ancient_a disease_n it_o be_v because_o the_o malignant_a disposition_n be_v still_o leave_v in_o the_o body_n this_o occult_a we_o hypocrates_n resolve_v this_o doubt_n for_o we_o but_o venomous_a acidity_n of_o mercury_n do_v primary_o then_o hurt_v the_o tooth_n and_o gum_n for_o as_o all_o sulphur_n have_v a_o occult_a acid_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o per_fw-la campanum_n so_o mercury_n have_v a_o occult_a venomous_a sulphur_n acid._n sulphur_n of_o mercury_n acid._n which_o do_v precipitate_a and_o rubify_v it_o with_o a_o gentle_a but_o constant_a fire_n like_o common_a sulphur_n which_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v above_o not_o only_o by_o fire_n in_o a_o experiment_n but_o also_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o geber_n now_o all_o acid_n especial_o putrefactive_a one_o do_v offend_v the_o tooth_n and_o gum_n as_o the_o scurvy_a show_n and_o dissolve_v the_o nerve_n then_o the_o blood_n sour_v there_o and_o putrefy_v become_v more_o stink_a than_o a_o jakes_n with_o such_o a_o contagion_n that_o the_o lip_n by_o touch_v it_o contract_n ulcer_n and_o the_o cheek_n ulcerate_v within_o and_o this_o happen_v not_o only_o from_o its_o external_n unction_n but_o also_o the_o live_a mercury_n take_v often_o in_o a_o small_a quantity_n by_o the_o mouth_n performs_z the_o same_o thing_n as_o experience_n show_v and_o rondeletius_n and_o platerus_n have_v also_o observe_v of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o pill_n of_o live_a mercury_n call_v barbarossae_fw-la the_o old_a verse_n of_o mathesius_n suit_n herewith_o saropta_n in_o saropta_n terram_fw-la mercurij_fw-la producta_fw-la metalla_fw-la veneno_fw-la esse_fw-la ferunt_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la virus_fw-la habet_fw-la metal_n produce_v with_o poison_n full_a man_n say_v be_v mercury_n soil_n which_o venom_n de_fw-mi display_v hence_o it_o appear_v what_o we_o be_v to_o think_v of_o that_o sulphur_n which_o at_o this_o season_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o some_o noble_n of_o this_o court_n fear_v not_o your_o tooth_n in_o the_o case_n under_o the_o credulous_a pretence_n of_o a_o fine_a sweet_a and_o vital_a steam_n or_o aura_n give_v forth_o a_o sad_a filthy_a truculent_a and_o stink_a smell_n in_o such_o case_n my_o hypocrates_n say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n vnskilfulness_n be_v a_o evil_a treasure_n etc._n etc._n lege_fw-la etc._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la hence_o we_o may_v see_v the_o reason_n why_o gold-guilder_n and_o they_o which_o suck_v in_o the_o steam_n of_o mercury_n do_v often_o in_o progress_n of_o time_n either_o tremble_v or_o be_v cramp_v in_o their_o joint_n but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v too_o prolix_a i_o pass_v over_o these_o thing_n in_o this_o place_n wherefore_o i_o have_v observe_v disease_n mercury_n regenerate_v a_o alexipharmacum_fw-la for_o the_o french_a disease_n that_o mercury_n regenerate_v out_o of_o silver_n or_o other_o perfect_a metal_n although_o boil_v a_o whole_a year_n with_o a_o different_a fire_n in_o the_o abovenamed_a phyal_a of_o a_o plain_a bottom_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v precipitate_v per_fw-la se_fw-la in_o no_o degree_n and_o therefore_o this_o regenerate_v mercury_n must_v needs_o want_v that_o external_a sulphur_n as_o appear_v by_o mechanical_a necessity_n in_o the_o want_n of_o which_o sulphur_n it_o may_v move_v sweat_n and_o sweet_o perform_v its_o operation_n reason_n and_o experience_n confirm_v as_o much_o but_o by_o great_a judgement_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o its_o essential_a part_n and_o reconjoyned_n with_o new_a and_o perfect_a sulphur_n than_o it_o become_v the_o subject_n of_o all_o wonder_n philosophy_n l._n 2._o of_o occult_a philosophy_n as_o h._n c._n agrippa_n say_v in_o his_o scale_n of_o unity_n but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n now_o to_o treat_v of_o it_o unless_o only_o as_o it_o serve_v for_o vulgar_a use_n in_o physic_n i_o will_v keep_v myself_o within_o my_o bound_n it_o appear_v then_o that_o neither_o vitriol_n nor_o sulphur_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o do_v add_v either_o corrosive_a virtue_n or_o weight_n to_o mercury_n as_o the_o reformer_n will_v make_v we_o believe_v say_v that_o therefore_o vitriol_n must_v be_v wary_o calcine_v last_o the_o spirit_n shall_v perish_v for_o mercury_n in_o sublimation_n want_v they_o not_o but_o only_o its_o humid_a sulphur_n which_o as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v elevate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n and_o they_o both_o conjoin_v do_v act_n at_o least_o on_o the_o external_a sulphur_n of_o the_o mercury_n but_o if_o it_o be_v urge_v with_o a_o strong_a fire_n it_o arise_v into_o a_o red_a powder_n not_o corrosive_a which_o huserus_fw-la and_o crollius_n believe_v to_o be_v the_o aroanum_n corallinum_fw-la of_o paracelsus_n but_o they_o understand_v not_o his_o meaning_n but_o be_v mistake_v in_o their_o opinion_n but_o when_o common_a salt_n be_v add_v to_o vitriol_n and_o nitre_n than_o the_o mercury_n be_v dissolve_v deep_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o salt_n sapour_fw-la and_o the_o sublimate_n grow_v white_a become_v corrosive_a and_o increase_v in_o weight_n and_o here_o also_o do_v not_o the_o acid_n acquire_v strength_n by_o the_o salt_n so_o far_o be_v it_o from_o destroy_v it_o so_o also_o the_o caustick_a water_n distil_v from_o vitriol_n or_o alum_n and_o saltpetre_n which_o be_v call_v aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la act_n at_o least_o about_o sulphur_n and_o unless_o the_o acid_n sulphurous_a spirit_n be_v in_o part_n wash_v away_o or_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o fire_n they_o be_v coagulate_v with_o the_o mercury_n into_o a_o aluminous_a body_n astringent_a and_o corrosive_a this_o corrosive_a mercury_n our_o reformer_n will_v have_v to_o be_v mix_v in_o the_o plaster_n of_o frog_n mâ—â—cury_n pharm_n f._n 681._o plaster_n of_o frog_n with_o mâ—â—cury_n with_o the_o mercury_n of_o vigo_n a_o absurdinvention_n say_v he_o that_o mercury_n can_v be_v mortify_v by_o spital_n as_o if_o johan_n de_fw-fr vigo_n know_v not_o the_o corrode_a of_o mercury_n who_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o that_o vulgar_a precipitate_v from_o he_o now_o call_v vigo_n prec_n potate_z he_o i_o say_v make_v a_o emplaster_n to_o mitlgate_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o joint_n arise_v from_o a_o virulent_a pox_n persuade_v himself_o that_o mercury_n be_v the_o true_a alexipharmick_n of_o this_o disease_n but_o he_o mingle_v the_o live_a mercury_n with_o thing_n ease_v pain_n and_o sometime_o with_o good_a success_n wherefore_o he_o advise_v to_o mortify_v the_o mercury_n with_o spital_n and_o oil_n of_o bay_n which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o moment_n and_o afterward_o to_o mix_v it_o with_o the_o other_o ingredient_n this_o mortification_n of_o vigo_n opinion_n the_o vulgar_a judge_n of_o few_o thing_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n but_o of_o most_o thing_n by_o opinion_n the_o reformer_n laugh_v at_o and_o pervert_v that_o excellent_a man_n text_n and_o meaning_n add_v reproach_n and_o calumny_n to_o boot_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o quick_a mercury_n he_o teach_v to_o add_v corrosive_a without_o any_o alution_n or_o increase_a the_o fire_n to_o expel_v the_o spirit_n but_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o a_o liquor_n he_o enjoin_v fat_a and_o oil_n to_o be_v superadd_v as_o if_o the_o corrode_a acid_n will_v die_v in_o the_o fat._n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o reformer_n of_o the_o auspurgh_n dispensatory_a have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o spark_n of_o distinguish_a judgement_n surgeon_n to_o consume_v
skilful_a person_n that_o be_v will_v have_v judge_v to_o be_v iron_n and_o then_o heat_a it_o by_o the_o fire_n and_o dip_v it_o in_o a_o certain_a oil_n as_o the_o testimonial_a say_v and_o wash_v away_o the_o ferrugo_n the_o gold_n appear_v this_o be_v the_o artifice_n if_o it_o be_v worthy_a of_o that_o name_n but_o let_v we_o return_v to_o iron_n which_o take_v at_o mouth_n free_v from_o obstruction_n arise_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a excrement_n and_o so_o become_v aperitive_a by_o accident_n bind_v iron_n open_v and_o bind_v in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o absorb_v that_o coagulate_a wander_a acidity_n proscribe_v by_o nature_n yet_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v still_o astringent_a wherefore_o it_o be_v aperitive_a by_o a_o specific_a and_o appropriate_a virtue_n but_o it_o bind_v by_o a_o second_o quality_n chap._n xxix_o nux_fw-la cassa_fw-mi shell_n without_o kernel_n i_o have_v declare_v that_o copper_n be_v turn_v by_o vinegar_n into_o aerugo_n or_o verdigrease_n this_o the_o 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blacken_v with_o gaul_n as_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n be_v or_o because_o it_o can_v be_v distil_v as_o common_a vitriol_n may_v as_o some_o foolish_o give_v forth_o but_o why_o will_v you_o fantastical_o put_v a_o force_n upon_o nature_n from_o those_o accident_n which_o be_v not_o common_a to_o all_o vitriol_n sure_o that_o wise_a mistress_n do_v little_a esteem_v not_o only_o the_o contumely_n of_o venomous_a tongue_n but_o she_o do_v as_o much_o undervalue_v the_o old_a dote_a fable_n of_o wordy_a doctor_n who_o refuse_v to_o learn_v attend_v therefore_o diligent_o that_o you_o may_v be_v inform_v that_o as_o i_o have_v show_v a_o little_a before_o of_o acid_n they_o bring_v alcalyes_n to_o their_o will_n so_o it_o must_v needs_o happen_v here_o for_o when_o natural_a acid_n have_v by_o chance_n corrode_v immature_n iron_n than_o they_o be_v both_o coagulate_v into_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n which_o be_v mingle_v with_o juice_n of_o gall_n yield_v a_o black_a colour_n by_o reason_n of_o 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appear_v to_o the_o studious_a lover_n of_o the_o truth_n let_v we_o now_o hear_v basilius_n valeminus_fw-la speak_v of_o this_o twofold_n spirit_n of_o vitriol_n not_o to_o mention_v my_o own_o experience_n in_o his_o book_n call_v twofold_n spirit_n of_o vitriol_n twofold_n repetitio_fw-la lapidis_fw-la magnis_fw-la in_o these_o word_n and_o that_o you_o may_v understand_v vitriol_n say_v he_o you_o must_v know_v that_o it_o have_v two_o spirit_n a_o white_a and_o a_o red_a the_o white_a be_v white_a sulphur_n the_o red_a be_v red_a sulphur_n he_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v and_o let_v he_o diligent_o mark_v and_o forget_v it_o not_o for_o it_o be_v a_o dissicult_a say_n and_o every_o word_n be_v of_o great_a weight_n the_o white_a spirit_n of_o vitriol_n be_v acid_n amiable_a very_o grateful_a to_o the_o stomach_n like_o nectar_n to_o the_o bowel_n and_o profitable_a for_o universal_a concoction_n but_o the_o red_a be_v much_o more_o acid_n and_o more_o weighty_a than_o the_o white_a and_o therefore_o require_v a_o long_a time_n to_o be_v extract_v by_o distillation_n hitherto_o basilius_n he_o that_o desire_v more_o let_v he_o consult_v the_o cite_a place_n the_o word_n be_v of_o great_a weight_n and_o for_o good_a reason_n cite_v and_o transcribe_v here_o if_o therefore_o the_o composition_n of_o vitriol_n be_v of_o the_o natural_a acid_n amiable_a and_o of_o a_o sweet_a smell_n like_a nectar_n to_o the_o inward_o in_o which_o no_o sensible_a bite_n be_v perceive_v by_o the_o tongue_n but_o a_o spiritual_a and_o grateful_a acidity_n let_v bâ—filius_n acid_n water_n and_o experience_n be_v all_o witness_n and_o of_o immature_n sulphureous_a metal_n which_o two_o can_v possible_o be_v sever_v by_o distillation_n for_o the_o natural_a acidity_n which_o be_v high_o volatile_a ascend_v not_o without_o its_o companion_n the_o acid_n sulphur_n of_o the_o immature_n metal_n because_o it_o can_v bâ—_n alone_o as_o i_o have_v show_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n and_o have_v also_o learned_a by_o experience_n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o it_o must_v be_v catch_v by_o crafty_a hand_n and_o that_o in_o a_o fit_a time_n too_o when_o it_o be_v asleep_a there_o be_v many_o private_a way_n which_o the_o studier_n of_o nature_n secret_n may_v take_v to_o procure_v this_o grateful_a and_o much_o seek_v for_o acid_n which_o though_o many_o yet_o all_o conduce_v to_o one_o end_n as_o geber_n right_o observe_v yet_o this_o way_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v though_o the_o ignorant_a do_v contumelious_o charge_v it_o to_o procure_v vomit_v and_o raise_v many_o other_o symptom_n ah_o unhappy_a patient_n what_o minister_n of_o nature_n have_v you_o get_v i_o speak_v not_o to_o deaf_a one_o as_o be_v uncapable_a but_o to_o you_o who_o love_v the_o truth_n i_o devote_v and_o offer_v this_o my_o work_n dissolve_v then_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n i_o say_v of_o iron_n which_o have_v no_o smell_n of_o copper_n if_o this_o can_v be_v have_v prepare_v that_o as_o nature_n herself_o show_v the_o way_n hippoc._n chymic_a chap._n 28._o for_o that_o which_o be_v artificial_a of_o the_o distil_v acid_n of_o vitriol_n and_o iron_n will_v not_o serve_v here_o 〈◊〉_d tartar_n vitriolate_v of_o great_a 〈◊〉_d see_v hippoc._n chymic_a chap._n 17._o the_o roman_a be_v the_o best_a instill_v into_o this_o clear_a solution_n the_o pure_a alcaly_a of_o tartar_n which_o present_o attract_v and_o consume_v the_o natural_a acid_n the_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a do_v not_o wax_v hot_a in_o this_o conjunction_n as_o before_o in_o the_o common_a preparation_n of_o vitriolate_a tartar_n because_o the_o fire_n or_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o immature_n metal_n covet_v the_o fire_n and_o for_o the_o great_a part_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o natural_a spirit_n as_o by_o degree_n i_o shall_v mechanical_o demonstrate_v ad_fw-la oculum_fw-la if_o this_o composition_n seem_v to_o thou_o too_o thick_a so_o that_o the_o
whence_o this_o grease_n be_v not_o only_o mix_v with_o the_o precipitate_v against_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o inventor_n but_o moreover_o be_v odious_a and_o troublesome_a to_o apothecary_n especial_o since_o hogs-grease_n will_v do_v as_o well_o with_o precipitate_a as_o also_o unprofitable_a to_o the_o sick_n you_o have_v now_o hear_v o_o you_o truth-respecting_a hearer_n on_o what_o ground_n this_o plaster_n of_o frog_n with_o mercury_n have_v be_v reform_v it_o be_v your_o part_n to_o judge_v whether_o that_o ingenious_a person_n john_n de_fw-fr vigo_n deserve_v to_o be_v contumelious_o reproach_v for_o this_o and_o whether_o that_o barren_a insipid_a and_o truthless_a doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v suffer_v which_o rail_n against_o both_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o also_o the_o wise_a institution_n of_o our_o ancestor_n by_o which_o hopeful_a youth_n in_o tender_a year_n be_v season_v the_o poison_n of_o ignorance_n and_o unskilfulness_n grow_v up_o with_o they_o and_o so_o the_o wound_n become_v incurable_a but_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o of_o so_o great_a moment_n if_o the_o health_n of_o man_n be_v not_o endanger_v thereby_o for_o they_o prescribe_v to_o the_o sick_a simple_a water_n for_o cordial_n vinegar_n for_o a_o epileptic_a remedy_n caustic_n for_o anodines_n poison_n of_o copper_n for_o a_o wholesome_a medicine_n sick_a and_o weak_a person_n can_v hope_v for_o no_o cure_n from_o such_o man_n but_o only_o a_o foolish_a profusion_n of_o their_o money_n and_o at_o length_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o life_n to_o boot_v let_v they_o then_o avaunt_o and_o be_v pack_v to_o the_o far_a garamantes_n with_o their_o spirit_n of_o venus_n and_o their_o gounterfeit_a receipt_n let_v they_o not_o trouble_v the_o civil_a world_n let_v they_o there_o weep_v like_o woman_n since_o here_o they_o have_v not_o acquit_v themselves_o like_a men._n order_n now_o require_v mercury_n sublimate_n mercury_n that_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o mercury_n sublimate_v be_v since_o i_o have_v lay_v that_o down_o as_o a_o instrument_n in_o the_o examen_fw-la of_o of_o alcalyes_n how_o it_o be_v prepare_v hippoc._n chym._n show_v chap._n 29._o where_o observe_v that_o vitriol_n rubefy_v or_o calcine_v to_o redness_n be_v not_o add_v to_o increase_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o mercury_n as_o these_o magnific_a master_n with_o their_o partisan_n do_v suppose_v for_o then_o it_o will_v not_o be_v calcine_v to_o the_o high_a red_a but_o to_o whiteness_n only_o as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o distillation_n of_o vitriol_n who_o caput_n mortuum_n leave_v after_o distillation_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v most_o fit_a for_o this_o purpose_n and_o therefore-we_a need_v not_o its_o spirit_n to_o add_v weight_n to_o the_o mercury_n but_o it_o be_v add_v that_o the_o sulphureous_a nitre_n may_v apprehend_v the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o immature_n metal_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o rubefied_a vitriol_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o and_o so_o by_o their_o joynt-force_n they_o may_v dissolve_v the_o mercury_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o rubefied_a vitriol_n be_v require_v but_o the_o quantity_n be_v quadruple_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o salt_n because_o these_o be_v of_o easy_a fusion_n in_o the_o fire_n from_o the_o which_o by_o rubefied_a vitriol_n they_o be_v preserve_v see_v more_o in_o hippoc_fw-fr chymic_n in_o the_o forecited_n chapter_n the_o same_o mercury_n once_o sublimate_v need_v not_o again_o be_v resublimated_n with_o new_a powder_n as_o the_o unskilful_a approver_n think_v because_o it_o do_v not_o put_v off_o or_o depose_v the_o acid_n spirit_n once_o absorb_v so_o as_o to_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o reassume_v the_o same_o from_o new_a powder_n and_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v sublimate_v a_o hundred_o time_n with_o new_a powder_n yet_o it_o will_v never_o become_v pure_a as_o they_o false_o affirm_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o this_o way_n the_o external_n sulphur_n be_v not_o separate_v neither_o do_v suscipere_fw-la magis_fw-la 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apothecary_n mereury_n the_o revivisication_n of_o sublimate_n or_o precipitate_v mereury_n but_o when_o sublimate_n mercury_n be_v free_v from_o the_o acid_n spirit_n by_o vegetable_a alcaly_a and_o be_v fetch_v back_o quite_o from_o the_o retort_n than_o indeed_o it_o may_v be_v mix_v with_o new_a powder_n and_o again_o sublimate_v which_o way_n the_o dean_n with_o their_o fellow_n be_v yet_o ignorant_a of_o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o will_v not_o become_v more_o pure_a and_o splendent_a because_o in_o its_o first_o sublimation_n it_o neglect_v all_o that_o which_o be_v not_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n in_o the_o faeces_fw-la and_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n but_o it_o will_v come_v over_o and_o return_v in_o less_o quantity_n because_o it_o will_v return_v to_o element_n by_o frequent_a sublimation_n and_o revivification_n as_o i_o have_v show_v above_o concern_v alcaly_a of_o tartar_n concern_v spirit_n of_o vitriol_n and_o concern_v vinegar_n see_v hippoc._n chym._n chap._n 10._o this_o 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tone_n finis_fw-la show_v i_o better_o if_o thou_o can_v before_o thou_o carp_n at_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o thanks_o the_o index_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o clavis_fw-la acid_n and_o alcaly_a the_o most_o ancient_a principle_n of_o thing_n what_o they_o be_v chap._n 1._o page_n 1._o acid_n as_o be_v spiritual_a be_v not_o subject_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o our_o outward_a sense_n chap._n 2._o p._n 3._o alcaly_a what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v both_o by_o nature_n and_o by_o art_n and_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n chap._n 3._o p._n 8._o meat_n or_o common_a salt_n how_o much_o it_o differ_v from_o vitrify_v and_o saponary_a alcaly_a chap._n 4._o p._n 16._o *_o the_o preparation_n of_o medicinal_a salt_n chap._n 5._o p._n 24._o that_o the_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v acid_n and_o that_o acid_n draw_v alcalyes_n as_o they_o please_v and_o that_o every_o acid_n liquor_n be_v a_o solution_n of_o acid_n salt_n in_o elementary_a water_n chap._n 6._o p._n 26._o that_o no_o matter_n can_v be_v so_o destroy_v but_o it_o must_v remain_v under_o some_o form_n chap._n 7._o p._n 49._o that_o acid_n do_v destroy_v and_o perfect_v and_o that_o fire_n the_o sun_n and_o acid_n have_v the_o same_o power_n chap._n 8._o p._n 59_o that_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a in_o animal_n be_v the_o innate_a calid_n and_o radical_a humid_a chap._n 9_o p._n 78._o the_o index_n contain_v the_o principal_a experiment_n and_o other_o observable_a thing_n which_o occur_v in_o the_o clavis_fw-la aforego_v note_v that_o the_o four_o page_n viz._n p._n 15._o p._n 16._o p._n 17._o p._n 18._o of_o the_o clavis_fw-la be_v by_o mistake_n double_v over_o what_o occur_v in_o the_o first_o of_o either_o of_o they_o be_v mark_v with_o a_o asterisk*_n annex_v to_o the_o figure_n as_o p._n 15*_n and_o so_o in_o the_o other_o three_o a_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a their_o effect_n page_n 2_o acid_n the_o producer_n of_o calidity_n and_o siccity_n in_o 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acid_n and_o alcaly_a produce_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n p._n 15_o acid_n spirit_n their_o change_n record_v p._n 30_o acid_n natural_a its_o quantity_n in_o a_o seed_n p._n 59_o acid_n of_o pearl_n suffocate_v by_o a_o foreign_a acid_n come_v to_o it_o p._n 60_o acid_n be_v coagulate_v when_o it_o dissolve_v p._n 61_o acid_n or_o ferreous_a water_n their_o use_n p._n 71_o acid_n vital_a in_o the_o milt_z p._n 74_o acid_n fountain_n yield_v a_o most_o grateful_a smell_n p._n 111_o acid_n absume_v iron_n in_o the_o body_n differ_v from_o acid_n in_o the_o general_n p._n 76_o acid_n which_o burn_v hartshorn_n imbibe_v in_o some_o fever_n be_v a_o specific_a p._n 77_o acid_n of_o the_o stomach_n turn_v the_o aliment_n into_o chylep_n 80_o acid_n occult_a in_o the_o blood_n p._n 89_o acid_n most_o grateful_a to_o man_n nature_n in_o vitrâ—â—l_n p._n 94_o acid_n 〈◊〉_d coâ—rupts_v the_o acid_n of_o the_o stomach_n p._n 96_o acid_n diverse_a diverse_o attract_v prove_v by_o 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