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est_fw-la aliud_fw-la nisi_fw-la mercur_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la conjunxit_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibus_fw-la corrosivis_fw-la admistis_fw-la &_o beneficio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fortioris_fw-la secum_fw-la sublimavit_fw-la adeo_fw-la utut_o etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o sint_fw-la fixa_fw-la &_o mercur._n volatilis_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la acida_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o fortiter_fw-la aggrediuntur_fw-la mercurium_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la se_fw-la uniunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o just_o after_o he_o say_v et_fw-fr quidem_fw-la utut_o mercur._n sublimatus_fw-la fiat_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d communi_fw-la &_o nitro_n nihilominus_fw-la nihil_fw-la secum_fw-la in_o sublimatione_fw-la assumit_n quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d commune_v from_o whence_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o sublimate_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o acid_n most_o of_o the_o ingredient_n which_o be_v use_v in_o its_o preparation_n be_v preparation_n of_o the_o same_o vitriolated_a acid_n as_o mr._n colbatch_n use_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n but_o undoubted_o he_o will_v tell_v they_o they_o be_v mistake_v nobody_o can_v see_v beside_o himself_o but_o these_o man_n opinion_n will_v be_v take_v before_o he_o since_o he_o can_v at_o all_o pretend_v they_o be_v his_o enemy_n both_o their_o book_n be_v write_v before_o his_o time_n page_z the_o 8_o and_o 9th_o he_o say_v physician_n he_o own_v have_v be_v able_a to_o cure_v some_o few_o disease_n but_o how_o they_o have_v do_v it_o themselves_o can_v never_o tell_v they_o without_o inquire_v nice_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o or_o be_v at_o the_o trouble_n of_o analize_a have_v give_v steel_n antimony_n etc._n etc._n by_o mean_n of_o which_o they_o have_v cure_a several_a disease_n but_o they_o have_v give_v they_o as_o alkaly_n when_o they_o will_v appear_v to_o a_o inquisitive_a person_n to_o be_v acid_n etc._n etc._n now_o their_o give_v of_o these_o thing_n have_v stand_v they_o in_o some_o stead_n and_o cure_v many_o distemper_n by_o a_o way_n they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o how_o unreasonable_o he_o have_v change_v the_o name_n of_o these_o medicine_n i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v it_o again_o i_o shall_v only_o here_o take_v notice_n how_o he_o contradict_v himself_o no_o less_o than_o three_o time_n in_o one_o page_n for_o first_o he_o say_v they_o have_v be_v able_a indeed_o to_o cure_v a_o few_o distemper_n and_o then_o they_o have_v cure_v several_a distemper_n and_o last_o of_o all_o a_o many_o distemper_n and_o those_o distemper_n he_o say_v they_o have_v cure_v no_o body_n know_v how_o because_o they_o be_v not_o at_o the_o trouble_n of_o analize_a but_o if_o he_o be_v not_o forgetful_a he_o will_v scarce_o think_v himself_o the_o only_a chemist_n in_o the_o world_n for_o will_v he_o allow_v any_o body_n a_o small_a share_n of_o knowledge_n beside_o 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conclude_v he_o cure_v they_o he_o know_v not_o how_o ay_o for_o my_o own_o part_n be_o sure_a he_o know_v not_o how_o but_o as_o for_o those_o ingenious_a gentleman_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o their_o own_o consideration_n whether_o one_o man_n may_v not_o soon_o be_v mistake_v than_o one_o thousand_o who_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o opinion_n which_o number_n though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o london_n yet_o it_o be_v double_a in_o europe_n who_o practice_n agree_v in_o success_n and_o reason_n in_o opposition_n to_o he_o and_o two_o or_o three_o adherent_n page_n 11._o he_o say_v i_o have_v all_o this_o while_n be_v talk_v as_o a_o physician_n but_o not_o as_o a_o naturalist_n for_o though_o i_o account_v for_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o distemper_n from_o alkaly_n and_o acid_n yet_o i_o do_v pretend_v to_o account_v for_o all_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n from_o those_o two_o principle_n those_o there_o have_v be_v those_o that_o have_v undertake_v so_o to_o do_v but_o i_o
leave_v it_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o ingenious_a gentleman_n who_o be_v trouble_v with_o this_o distemper_n since_o they_o by_o dreadful_a experience_n find_v that_o when_o they_o take_v medicine_n the_o symptom_n be_v almost_o intolerable_a whether_o it_o be_v not_o more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v the_o violence_n of_o those_o symptom_n proceed_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o distemper_n since_o i_o have_v so_o plain_o make_v it_o appear_v all_o along_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o book_n that_o acid_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o distemper_n and_o what_o more_o plain_a and_o obvious_a a_o experiment_n can_v there_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o reasonableness_n of_o use_v alkaly_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o distemper_n than_o that_o which_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v viz._n by_o apply_v vinegar_n itself_o to_o a_o fresh_a wound_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o another_o vinegar_n who_o acrimony_n be_v dull_v by_o the_o use_n of_o chalk_n or_o some_o other_o 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alkaly_n in_o the_o gout_n be_v high_o reasonable_a since_o it_o so_o evident_o appear_v from_o so_o many_o instance_n as_o i_o have_v throughout_o this_o book_n give_v that_o acids_n cause_n coagulation_n and_o consequent_o be_v to_o be_v take_v off_o and_o correct_v by_o the_o proper_a use_n of_o alkaly_n page_n 58._o he_o say_v the_o medicine_n here_o prescribe_v be_v those_o that_o be_v general_o use_v by_o most_o physician_n and_o if_o any_o body_n ever_o receive_v advantage_n by_o they_o i_o dare_v be_v burn_v and_o that_o ever_o man_n shall_v have_v such_o dull_a fancy_n as_o not_o to_o vary_v from_o a_o method_n that_o have_v never_o once_o stand_v they_o in_o any_o stead_n look_v very_o odd_a and_o as_o for_o alkalious_a medicine_n in_o general_a i_o dare_v be_v positive_a that_o they_o never_o yet_o cure_v any_o one_o distemper_n but_o very_o frequent_o have_v do_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o mischief_n they_o be_v give_v in_o foul_a distemper_n what_o mischief_n they_o do_v when_o use_v by_o absurd_a practiser_n as_o himself_o that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o manage_v they_o i_o do_v now_o dispute_v that_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o gout_n but_o since_o i_o have_v so_o manifest_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o this_o distemper_n proceed_v from_o acid_n and_o that_o alkaly_n be_v of_o very_o great_a use_n i_o think_v it_o be_v all_o the_o answer_v i_o need_v to_o give_v to_o this_o that_o the_o medicine_n he_o prescribe_v be_v never_o give_v by_o rational_a physician_n and_o never_o by_o quack_n without_o ruine_v man_n constitution_n in_o a_o little_a time_n and_o except_o he_o leave_v of_o such_o ill_a practice_n he_o real_o deserve_v what_o he_o so_o zealous_o dare_v viz._n to_o be_v burn_v and_o i_o be_o amaze_v that_o this_o man_n shall_v have_v such_o a_o dull_a fancy_n as_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n can_v persuade_v he_o from_o it_o though_o it_o be_v so_o very_o pernicious_a and_o dangerous_a and_o true_o it_o look_v odd_a 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and_o exasperate_a his_o distemper_n and_o if_o ever_o the_o poor_a patient_n find_v relief_n it_o be_v from_o opium_n that_o be_v between_o while_n give_v and_o if_o from_o that_o he_o have_v any_o little_a intermission_n of_o his_o pain_n they_o be_v general_o so_o ungrateful_a as_o not_o to_o set_v the_o saddle_n upon_o the_o right_a horse_n to_o give_v the_o opium_n its_o due_a but_o present_o hug_v themselves_o and_o cry_v god_n a_o mercy_n alkaly_n and_o so_o go_v on_o with_o a_o repetatur_fw-la pulv_n è_fw-la chelis_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o as_o this_o be_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o all_o rational_a physician_n upon_o condition_n that_o their_o practice_n be_v false_a so_o have_v all_o along_o in_o answer_n to_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o their_o practice_n be_v rational_a and_o good_a and_o that_o his_o be_v false_a and_o erroneous_a it_o must_v needs_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o share_n and_o in_o his_o own_o word_n to_o lay_v the_o saddle_n on_o the_o right_a horse_n i_o 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