the_o artificial_a spa_n or_o mineral-water_n to_o drink_n imitate_v the_o german_a spaw-water_n in_o its_o delightful_a and_o medicinal_a operation_n on_o humane_a body_n etc._n etc._n by_o t._n byfield_n m._n d._n fellow_n of_o the_o college_n of_o physician_n at_o dublin_n london_n print_v by_o james_n rawlins_n for_o the_o author_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o matthew_n keinton_n in_o little-britain_n 1684._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a sir_n william_n jennings_n knight_n honour_a sir_n the_o encouragement_n these_o water_n receive_v last_o year_n from_o your_o own_o experience_n and_o commendation_n of_o they_o to_o other_o do_v in_o part_n naturalize_v they_o by_o gain_v such_o repute_n that_o they_o be_v prescribe_v by_o several_a physician_n in_o town_n to_o their_o patient_n and_o that_o with_o good_a success_n for_o they_o alone_o wrought_v several_a cure_n as_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o doctor_n do_v appear_v i_o have_v be_v therefore_o very_o industrious_a to_o keep_v open_a these_o salutiferous_a spring_n that_o they_o may_v flow_v to_o the_o advantage_n of_o many_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o under_o your_o patronage_n their_o medicinal_a virtue_n will_v raise_v they_o to_o such_o general_a good_a esteem_n that_o they_o will_v become_v the_o metropolitan_a fountain_n it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a beside_o experience_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v from_o reason_n that_o medicinal_a water_n thus_o by_o art_n prepare_v will_v excel_v the_o natural_a but_o that_o be_v part_n of_o the_o ensue_a tract_n i_o will_v not_o here_o forestall_v the_o matter_n but_o acknowledge_v your_o obligation_n in_o permit_v a_o rivulet_n of_o this_o fountain_n to_o have_v its_o eruption_n among_o your_o ingenious_a useful_a undertake_n which_o that_o they_o may_v continue_v to_o prosper_v be_v the_o unfeigned_a wish_n of_o honour_a sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n t._n byfield_n from_o my_o house_n in_o new-street_n by_o fetter-lane_n near_o the_o five_o bell_n the_o artificial_a spa_n or_o mineral-water_n to_o drink_v etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o improvement_n of_o art_n and_o science_n be_v the_o great_a design_n os_fw-la all_o industrious_a men._n i_o have_v therefore_o in_o imitation_n of_o such_o be_v at_o pain_n and_o cost_v too_o in_o make_v some_o useful_a improvement_n within_o my_o own_o sphere_n of_o physic_n of_o which_o at_o present_a i_o shall_v only_o discourse_v of_o one_o viz._n the_o make_n of_o artificial_a mineral_n water_n equal_a to_o if_o not_o exceed_v the_o natural_a as_o to_o their_o medicinal_a quality_n for_o i_o have_v so_o strict_o examine_v with_o what_o mineral_n marcasite_n and_o nitrous_a glebe_n the_o heal_a fountain_n be_v impregnate_v to_o make_v they_o such_o that_o by_o prepare_v purify_n and_o exalt_v their_o medicinal_a virtue_n i_o shall_v be_v able_a not_o only_o to_o imitate_v nature_n but_o herein_o excel_v by_o defecate_v and_o expel_v those_o gross_a terrestrial_a part_n and_o often_o unwholesome_a that_o be_v commix_v with_o mineral_n from_o which_o to_o extricate_v the_o benign_a and_o useful_a part_n great_a diligence_n and_o curiosity_n be_v requisite_a this_o boast_n i_o hope_v may_v be_v very_o well_o allow_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n since_o i_o have_v bring_v my_o undertake_n to_o perfection_n and_o since_o thing_n natural_a especial_o as_o to_o the_o materia_fw-la medica_fw-la be_v great_o improve_v in_o regard_n to_o their_o usefulness_n by_o learning_n and_o industry_n why_o may_v not_o this_o mineral_n preparation_n among_o the_o innumerable_a store_n of_o other_o be_v allow_v to_o challenge_v the_o credit_n it_o deserve_v it_o have_v please_v god_n for_o our_o employment_n to_o make_v those_o thing_n that_o minister_v food_n and_o physic_n capable_a of_o improvement_n by_o we_o and_o our_o labour_n and_o industry_n in_o their_o preparation_n necessary_a ere_o we_o can_v receive_v due_a benefit_n and_o refreshment_n from_o they_o whenas_o in_o those_o only_o which_o serve_v for_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n as_o rich_a fruit_n and_o flower_n etc._n etc._n he_o have_v show_v his_o infinite_a skill_n and_o excellence_n which_o when_o we_o tamper_v with_o we_o only_a damage_n so_o that_o no_o artist_n be_v so_o vain_a and_o impious_a to_o vie_v with_o nature_n but_o only_o please_v when_o he_o can_v diligent_o and_o curious_o perform_v that_o labour_n and_o culture_n assign_v he_o by_o his_o maker_n but_o i_o must_v not_o digress_v how_o high_a therefore_o this_o way_n of_o physic_n be_v in_o vogue_n or_o like_v to_o be_v shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o my_o concern_n to_o recount_v as_o to_o make_v the_o usefulness_n and_o conveniency_n of_o it_o appear_v for_o if_o person_n can_v with_o little_a expense_n and_o trouble_n be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o make_v a_o harmless_a trial_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v productive_a of_o great_a good_a such_o insinuation_n be_v no_o way_n culpable_a it_o be_v obvious_a how_o many_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o timely_a care_n permit_v slendere_a indisposition_n which_o may_v soon_o be_v remove_v to_o run_v to_o some_o high_a distemper_n and_o that_o too_o often_o suffer_v almost_o to_o have_v mischieve_v the_o body_n ere_o they_o will_v look_v out_o for_o remedy_n be_v deter_v from_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n either_o because_o the_o method_n be_v harsh_a and_o unpleasing_a or_o because_o they_o be_v expensive_a and_o too_o chargeable_a none_o of_o which_o our_o medicinal_a water_n can_v be_v tax_v with_o the_o theoretic_n part_n of_o physic_n be_v of_o late_a so_o rich_o adorn_v with_o accurate_a anatomical_a dissection_n and_o a_o refine_a philosophy_n i_o conceive_v it_o likewise_o requisite_a that_o the_o practice_n shall_v bear_v some_o proportion_n to_o it_o otherwise_o the_o ornament_n of_o language_n and_o all_o other_o embellishment_n be_v but_o gild_v nothing_o to_o the_o great_a art_n of_o preserve_v and_o restore_v a_o sound_n and_o healthy_a constitution_n for_o to_o live_v long_o and_o in_o health_n as_o it_o be_v the_o best_a thing_n belong_v to_o this_o world_n so_o it_o be_v most_o desire_v though_o the_o method_n conduce_v thereto_o be_v much_o neglect_v it_o be_v not_o only_o furnish_v with_o delight_n in_o itself_o but_o it_o give_v a_o gust_n to_o all_o other_o for_o without_o it_o all_o their_o excellency_n be_v imperceptible_a but_o this_o be_v a_o blessing_n most_o relish_v and_o best_o value_v by_o those_o who_o sometime_o be_v without_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a misfortune_n of_o humane_a nature_n not_o to_o discern_v wherein_o her_o happiness_n and_o delight_n consist_v which_o often_o be_v near_o she_o than_o she_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o the_o far_o she_o wander_v in_o pursuit_n of_o they_o she_o be_v at_o the_o great_a loss_n for_o the_o method_n to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o happy_a life_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a nor_o to_o be_v so_o far_o fetch_v as_o be_v by_o most_o imagine_v but_o it_o be_v my_o business_n chief_o to_o direct_v to_o that_o part_n which_o conduce_v to_o preserve_v and_o restore_v a_o healthy_a body_n i_o shall_v only_o concern_v myself_o in_o what_o tend_v thereto_o how_o nice_a and_o delicate_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o body_n in_o a_o just_a and_o due_a mixture_n of_o principle_n and_o to_o recover_v those_o decay_a be_v not_o soon_o apprehend_v for_o the_o subtle_a vital_a breath_n or_o the_o volatile_a invisible_a spirit_n of_o man_n body_n deserve_o name_v mercury_n nourish_v feed_v and_o preserve_v himself_o by_o the_o oleity_n of_o man_n suphur_n which_o be_v predominant_a in_o the_o blood_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v a_o salt_n lie_v in_o the_o juice_n flesh_n and_o bone_n this_o minister_n its_o noble_a part_n for_o nourishment_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o preserve_v man_n body_n from_o putrefaction_n and_o be_v that_o vinculum_fw-la whereby_o the_o other_o two_o be_v keep_v and_o dwell_v together_o for_o in_o the_o salt_n there_o lie_v a_o spirit_n which_o protect_v and_o preserve_v the_o balsam_n in_o their_o worth_n and_o purity_n it_o savour_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v inexhaustible_a unless_o it_o die_v quite_o for_o the_o air_n which_o support_v the_o spirit_n with_o its_o vital_a breath_n do_v carry_v in_o it_o a_o nitrous_a spirit_n which_o temper_v the_o whole_a nourishment_n and_o prevent_v the_o unruly_a disorder_n of_o the_o other_o ingesta_fw-la thus_o be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v a_o due_a temperament_n of_o principle_n ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la which_o be_v the_o great_a skill_n of_o a_o physician_n but_o lest_o i_o make_v too_o large_a a_o digression_n design_v at_o present_a to_o discourse_v only_o of_o the_o excellent_a use_n of_o medicinal_a water_n and_o of_o my_o imitation_n of_o the_o ultramarine_a spaw_n i_o shall_v rather_o now_o say_v somewhat_o of_o water_n in_o general_a and_o its_o usefulness_n chap._n ii_o of_o water_n in_o general_n since_o i_o be_o about_o to_o demonstrate_v the_o advantage_n
of_o medicinal_a water_n and_o to_o show_v how_o fit_a a_o vehicle_n this_o element_n be_v to_o convey_v medicine_n to_o the_o inmost_a recess_n of_o the_o body_n i_o think_v it_o not_o beside_o my_o business_n if_o i_o a_o little_a touch_n upon_o the_o excellency_n of_o water_n which_o be_v create_v for_o the_o universal_a drink_n of_o all_o creature_n and_o the_o health_n and_o life_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n may_v commend_v its_o wholsomeness_n but_o if_o we_o examine_v its_o nature_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o consist_v of_o those_o quality_n which_o denote_v its_o salubrity_n as_o clearness_n thinness_n lightness_n softness_n etc._n etc._n which_o cool_a moisten_v attenuate_v refresh_v allay_v thirst_n and_o be_v a_o pabulum_fw-la or_o recruit_v to_o fret_a spirit_n and_o a_o proper_a liquor_n to_o convey_v and_o distribute_v other_o aliment_n some_o of_o the_o ancient_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o discourse_n of_o the_o production_n from_o water_n what_o vegetable_n mineral_n and_o animal_n be_v generate_v by_o it_o neither_o shall_v i_o treat_v of_o the_o various_a kind_n of_o water_n as_o river-water_n rain-water_n pump_n lake_n pond-water_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o wholesome_a which_o be_v void_a of_o taste_n or_o odour_n and_o be_v clear_a pure_a most_o light_a soon_o heat_v soon_o cold_a and_o in_o which_o flesh_n be_v soon_o boil_v the_o live_a spring_n i_o judge_v most_o valuable_a for_o drink_v and_o that_o near_a the_o head_n of_o it_o the_o best_a for_o those_o live_a principle_n which_o actuate_v all_o body_n and_o keep_v they_o not_o only_o from_o putrefaction_n but_o qualify_v they_o for_o recruit_n and_o sustenance_n to_o other_o body_n be_v in_o proportion_n in_o water_n which_o denote_v they_o of_o such_o and_o such_o a_o strength_n and_o purity_n and_o may_v be_v use_v in_o quantity_n according_o and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a advantage_n that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v receive_v in_o such_o large_a quantity_n without_o fume_v or_o disturb_v the_o brain_n to_o irrigate_n and_o soften_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o bedew_v the_o fiery_a spirit_n with_o their_o supple_a vapour_n and_o when_o those_o airy_a brisk_a particle_n do_v extricate_v themselves_o from_o these_o soft_a lodgment_n they_o be_v again_o entangle_v with_o more_o to_o prevent_v their_o leap_v out_o or_o fire_v one_o against_o another_o and_o such_o a_o pretty_a bustle_n or_o ferment_n in_o nature_n raise_v that_o general_a efflorescence_n and_o vigour_n which_o plump_v exhilarate_v and_o make_v gay_a a_o well-tempered_a healthy_a body_n the_o dispencing_a either_o of_o food_n or_o physic_n in_o a_o clear_a thin_a soft_a and_o gentle_a vehicle_n must_v make_v a_o better_a digestion_n and_o a_o more_o equal_a distribution_n of_o it_o then_o in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n which_o precipitate_v nature_n and_o hurry_v the_o crude_a part_n through_o those_o strait_a and_o slender_a passage_n beyond_o their_o natural_a emunctory_n and_o lodge_v they_o where_o neither_o nature_n can_v expel_v they_o nor_o art_n reach_v '_o they_o whenas_o the_o mild_a liquor_n make_v such_o easy_a gradation_n that_o nature_n can_v secern_v by_o her_o peculiar_a cleanse_a duct_n those_o fece_n and_o crudity_n which_o timely_a and_o orderly_o expel_v prevent_v innumerable_a obstruction_n and_o disease_n to_o the_o body_n i_o wish_v for_o my_o own_o particular_a who_o be_o sometime_o afflict_v with_o stone_n and_o gout_n that_o i_o have_v early_o study_v these_o thing_n but_o what_o i_o can_v prevent_v in_o myself_o i_o wish_v i_o may_v in_o other_o but_o to_o show_v how_o excellent_a a_o vehicle_n water_n be_v for_o the_o distribution_n of_o generous_a and_o restorative_a medicine_n be_v no_o difficult_a task_n if_o its_o nature_n be_v consider_v as_o be_v before_o mention_v for_o by_o search_v out_o the_o minute_a passage_n of_o the_o body_n it_o promote_v a_o general_a dispensation_n of_o the_o design_v matter_n to_o all_o part_n of_o it_o and_o i_o be_o of_o the_o opinion_n that_o fine_a chemical_a medicine_n shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o body_n in_o soft_a gentle_a vehicles_n but_o by_o no_o mean_n in_o their_o own_o terrestrial_a body_n for_o they_o be_v so_o fit_v there_o in_o their_o position_n that_o our_o body_n be_v not_o able_a to_o extricate_v the_o benign_a useful_a part_n from_o the_o intricate_a meatu_n of_o a_o tough_a mineral_n and_o raise_v its_o live_a principle_n from_o their_o null_n so_o stiff_o munit_v and_o secure_v yet_o when_o by_o great_a art_n and_o labour_n these_o be_v get_v out_o and_o defecate_v they_o be_v beneficial_o deliver_v in_o another_o body_n where_o they_o can_v so_o soon_o shape_v a_o retirement_n and_o if_o in_o thin_a light_a cool_a liquor_n nature_n can_v with_o ease_n gradual_o fetch_v out_o their_o help_n and_o refreshment_n whenas_o those_o too_o hot_a fierce_o assault_v nature_n and_o admit_v not_o of_o quantity_n enough_o for_o their_o equal_a distribution_n chap._n iii_o of_o mineral_n water_n in_o the_o mineral_n kingdom_n through_o which_o the_o vein_n of_o water_n glide_v be_v amaze_v mighty_a treasure_n from_o whence_o may_v be_v extract_v great_a relief_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o mankind_n than_o be_v by_o most_o imagine_v but_o to_o come_v near_o my_o purpose_n excellent_a medicine_n by_o the_o due_a managementof_n fire_n have_v be_v obtain_v from_o several_a mineral_n and_o semi-mineral_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o come_v yet_o near_o by_o play_v the_o hydrotomist_n the_o great_a account_n of_o mineral_n water_n may_v be_v display_v which_o beside_o their_o own_o nature_n receive_v medicinal_a quality_n from_o subterranean_a mine_n it_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o few_o mineral_n water_n be_v simple_a i_o mean_v impregnate_v only_o with_o one_o mineral_n but_o compound_v as_o the_o mineral_n and_o marcasite_n lie_v confuse_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o those_o who_o have_v be_v curious_a to_o search_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o medicinal_a spring_n have_v always_o discover_v a_o mixture_n of_o mineral_n though_o perhaps_o some_o of_o they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o lucky_a as_o to_o assign_v their_o virtue_n to_o the_o proper_a mineral_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o mineral_n kingdom_n i_o place_v salt_n nitre_n vitriol_n allom_n etc._n etc._n for_o in_o the_o salt_n of_o many_o body_n jye_v their_o chief_a virtue_n either_o for_o purge_v by_o stool_n or_o urine_n or_o for_o cleanse_v cool_a dry_a stimulate_a open_v of_o obstruction_n attenuate_v of_o gross_a humour_n or_o astriction_n corroboration_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o body_n the_o learned_a helmont_n say_v p._n 55._o semina_fw-la salium_fw-la cuncta_fw-la in_o aquis_fw-la sita_fw-la sunt_fw-la attamen_fw-la nondum_fw-la saporem_fw-la induerunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la corporum_fw-la principia_fw-la consentanea_fw-la uterosque_fw-la terrae_fw-la debitos_fw-la repererunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o salt_n be_v place_v in_o water_n yet_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o taste_n unless_o they_o find_v agreeable_a principle_n of_o body_n and_o suitable_a matrices_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o they_o manifest_a their_o saltness_n and_o become_v determine_v in_o a_o saline_n body_n in_o one_o place_n into_o allom_n in_o another_o salmarine_n in_o a_o three_o in_o nitre_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o he_o add_v quocirca_fw-la notandum_fw-la sal_fw-la quoddam_fw-la existere_fw-la hermaphroditicum_fw-la metallorum_fw-la quod_fw-la defectu_fw-la nominis_fw-la esurinum_fw-la sive_fw-la acetosum_fw-la re_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la vocari_fw-la capit_fw-la generale_fw-mi equidem_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omne_fw-la metalla_fw-la accommodabile_fw-la viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a hermaphroditical_a salt_n of_o metal_n which_o for_o want_v of_o another_o name_n be_v call_v a_o esurine_a or_o acid_n salt_n which_o be_v a_o general_a sort_n of_o salt_n and_o accommodate_v to_o all_o metal_n so_o that_o this_o esurine_a salt_n while_o such_o be_v no_o more_o than_o salt_n and_o not_o a_o vitriol_n but_o if_o it_o become_v a_o vitriol_n it_o must_v espouse_v a_o mineral_n or_o metalline_a body_n he_o far_o say_v vitriolum_fw-la praestantissimum_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la erescit_fw-la fodinis_fw-la quibus_fw-la natura_fw-la istud_fw-la sal_fw-la esurinum_fw-la peperit_fw-la venam_fw-la eris_fw-la feracem_fw-la corrodens_fw-la &_o fontis_fw-la labentis_fw-la liquore_fw-la dissolutum_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o best_a vitriol_n be_v most_o natural_o bring_v forth_o in_o those_o mine_n where_o nature_n have_v beget_v that_o esurine_a salt_n corrode_a a_o strong_a vein_n of_o copper_n become_v dissolve_v in_o the_o glide_a current_n of_o a_o spring_n but_o shall_v i_o here_o enlarge_v in_o a_o account_n of_o nitre_n vitriol_n allom_n bitumen_n arsenic_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v exceed_v my_o present_a intention_n and_o prevent_v a_o future_a design_n yet_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o my_o present_a business_n to_o
say_v thus_o much_o of_o nitre_n and_o vitriol_n the_o esurine_a salt_n discover_v in_o the_o air_n if_o it_o meet_v with_o a_o fat_a unctuous_a glebe_n and_o be_v preserve_v from_o rain_n and_o sun_n that_o it_o spend_v not_o its_o strength_n in_o the_o production_n of_o vegetable_n breed_v great_a store_n of_o nitre_n for_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o these_o fat_a earth_n there_o be_v at_o first_o no_o nitrous_a taste_n neither_o can_v any_o nitre_n be_v extract_v from_o they_o but_o after_o their_o continuance_n a_o while_n in_o the_o cool_a air_n its_o magnetic_a power_n from_o a_o nitrous_a principle_n open_v the_o unctuous_a body_n of_o the_o fat_a glebe_n a_o fit_a receptacle_n for_o the_o esurine_a spirit_n and_o be_v therewith_o coagulate_v and_o envelop_v and_o after_o this_o manner_n be_v the_o nativity_n of_o nitre_n it_o be_v common_o observe_v that_o in_o cold_a wether_n the_o appetite_n be_v more_o keen_a and_o the_o thirst_v little_a which_o proceed_v from_o the_o great_a store_n of_o nitre_n that_o be_v in_o the_o air._n vitriol_n i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o esurine_a acid_n salt_n corrode_a the_o sulphureous_a part_n of_o metal_n or_o marcasite_n by_o a_o acid_n subterraneal_a spirit_n whereof_o there_o be_v great_a quantity_n in_o some_o mine_n corrode_a the_o vein_n of_o iron_n copper_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o be_v the_o variety_n of_o vitriol_n sometime_o from_o a_o vitriol_n loam_n or_o day_n dilute_v with_o water_n and_o set_v in_o a_o cold_a cellar_n may_v be_v gather_v a_o alluminous_a efflorescence_n which_o show_v there_o may_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o allom_n with_o vitriol_n but_o the_o difference_n or_o variety_n of_o impregnation_n arise_v either_o from_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o acid_n spirit_n corrode_a the_o vein_n of_o copper_n or_o iron_n or_o from_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a continuance_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o water_n through_o those_o metallick_n vein_n it_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o any_o that_o there_o be_v such_o acidity_n in_o water_n and_o air_n from_o whence_o else_o do_v iron_n and_o copper_n be_v put_v into_o water_n or_o stand_v long_o in_o the_o air_n in_o a_o cold_a cellar_n contract_v such_o a_o rust_n as_o they_o do_v be_v it_o not_o from_o the_o acid_n spirit_n of_o air_n and_o water_n unite_n with_o the_o esurine_a salt_n in_o those_o metal_n exciting_a its_o corrosive_a power_n to_o destroy_v the_o texture_n of_o the_o metal_n and_o this_o rust_n be_v boil_v in_o rain-water_n will_v yield_v a_o vitriol_n there_o be_v many_o way_n of_o of_o make_v artificial_a vitriol_n but_o i_o shall_v pass_v beyond_o my_o intention_n if_o i_o now_o discourse_v of_o '_o they_o it_o be_v obvious_a what_o bed_n of_o mineral_n lie_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n on_o which_o the_o current_n of_o water_n wash_v in_o their_o circulate_v vein_n from_o which_o they_o be_v impregnate_v with_o their_o medicinal_a quality_n but_o before_o i_o dismiss_v this_o chapter_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o add_v this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o universal_a common_a salt_n of_o nature_n the_o first_o ens_fw-la of_o salt_n which_o be_v specificate_v according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o nature_n and_o receive_v various_a form_n god_n the_o original_a founder_n of_o all_o being_n have_v implant_v in_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o great_a variety_n of_o vegetable_a seed_n which_o propagate_v themselves_o in_o their_o species_n so_o that_o every_o vegetable_a at_o its_o proper_a season_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o heavenly_a influence_n set_v at_o work_n its_o seminal_o by_o stir_v up_o its_o innate_a power_n begin_v to_o shape_v itself_o a_o body_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n every_o plant_n in_o its_o kind_n till_o they_o have_v make_v up_o that_o wonderful_a variety_n which_o so_o rich_o adorn_v the_o earth_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v disperse_v the_o mineral_n and_o metalline_a seed_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n determine_v for_o specification_n and_o to_o become_v prolific_a by_o the_o embryonate_a sulphur_n according_a to_o the_o purity_n or_o impurity_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a matrix_fw-la and_o thus_o the_o metallick_n order_n be_v complete_v by_o the_o perfect_v metal_n while_o the_o imperfect_a and_o middle_a mineral_n arrive_v but_o slow_o to_o metalization_n now_o when_o water_n impregnate_v with_o a_o spirit_n or_o vapour_n from_o the_o accensed_a body_n of_o sulphur_n pass_v through_o a_o salsuginous_a glebe_n already_o endow_v with_o the_o common_a salt_n of_o nature_n it_o produce_v salt_n when_o through_o nitrous_a vein_n nitre_n when_o through_o alluminous_a allom_n when_o through_o a_o copperas_n white_a vitriol_n when_o through_o a_o silver_n i_o blue_a vitriol_n and_o when_o through_o a_o ironish_a glebe_n it_o share_v of_o some_o particle_n of_o iron_n and_o produce_v green_a vitriol_n etc._n etc._n but_o these_o be_v more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o water_n acidity_n and_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o vein_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v so_o that_o water_n tinge_v with_o this_o acid_n spirit_n become_v a_o proper_a menstruum_fw-la for_o the_o open_n of_o the_o ramenta_fw-la and_o extraction_n of_o the_o excellent_a quality_n of_o mineral_n and_o marcasite_n but_o to_o demonstrate_v the_o artificial_a performance_n of_o this_o be_v the_o business_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n iu._n of_o our_o artificial_a water_n a_o physician_n must_v learn_v to_o anatomize_v all_o thing_n in_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o humane_a body_n to_o know_v what_o they_o contain_v within_o and_o without_o to_o separate_v the_o poison_n from_o the_o medicinal_a quality_n he_o must_v know_v how_o to_o dissolve_v separate_v exalt_v and_o prepare_v full_o metal_n mineral_n vegetable_n and_o animal_n for_o receipt_n find_v in_o other_o man_n write_n can_v sufficient_o instruct_v a_o man_n to_o the_o practice_n or_o improvement_n of_o physic_n the_o field_n of_o nature_n be_v very_o large_a it_o be_v round_a and_o endless_a afford_v room_n enough_o for_o every_o industrious_a man_n so_o wise_o have_v the_o great_a creator_n contrive_v we_o all_o employment_n that_o none_o need_v envy_n or_o assault_v another_o labour_n but_o may_v go_v out_o and_o provide_v for_o himself_o and_o do_v he_o know_v the_o treasure_n that_o lie_v undiscovered_a it_o will_v make_v he_o of_o a_o busy_a mind_n mineral_n as_o they_o yield_v the_o noble_a and_o choice_a medicine_n so_o they_o be_v of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o require_v great_a skill_n in_o their_o preparation_n than_o either_o vegetable_n or_o animal_n i_o have_v therefore_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n of_o useful_a rarity_n apply_v myself_o of_o late_a to_o hard_a labour_n in_o the_o mine_n from_o whence_o i_o hope_v to_o produce_v great_a benefit_n to_o other_o and_o a_o little_a to_o myself_o which_o shall_v suffice_v and_o have_v now_o exact_o complete_v by_o the_o necessary_a law_n of_o alchemy_n my_o mineral_n heal_v water_n i_o judge_v it_o neither_o empirical_a covetous_a or_o any_o way_n base_a to_o permit_v they_o on_o such_o easy_a term_n as_o i_o do_v for_o general_a good_a to_o break_v up_o like_o a_o public_a fountain_n to_o which_o every_o one_o may_v resort_v yet_o i_o do_v not_o impose_v they_o on_o any_o let_v they_o fare_v according_a to_o the_o success_n they_o obtain_v i_o have_v make_v they_o exact_o resemble_v the_o ultramarine_a spaw_n by_o select_v those_o mineral_n and_o marcasite_n which_o give_v they_o their_o excellent_a medicinal_a quality_n and_o i_o think_v the_o artificial_a preparation_n of_o they_o in_o select_v the_o useful_a part_n and_o reject_v those_o more_o unwholesome_a with_o the_o dregs_o can_v but_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n to_o the_o render_v these_o water_n more_o effectual_a and_o certain_a in_o their_o operation_n than_o the_o natural_a for_o instance_n in_o antimony_n how_o churlish_a and_o unsafe_a be_v it_o if_o give_v without_o any_o artificial_a preparation_n but_o if_o dissect_a separate_a defecate_v and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o alchemy_n prepare_v what_o useful_a safe_a and_o noble_a medicine_n do_v it_o yield_v there_o be_v as_o great_a reason_n to_o except_v against_o white_a bread_n because_o it_o be_v the_o flower_n of_o the_o wheat_n separate_v from_o the_o grosser_n matter_n of_o the_o corn_n and_o by_o the_o baker_n skill_n make_v chemical_a bread_n as_o there_o be_v against_o medicinal_a preparation_n because_o discharge_v of_o their_o fece_n and_o useless_a or_o hurtful_a part_n if_o then_o the_o natural_a medicinal_a water_n receive_v their_o virtue_n from_o mineral_n and_o marcasite_n unprepared_a only_o by_o wash_v on_o they_o as_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o cavern_n and_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v esteem_v of_o so_o great_a use_n of_o how_o much_o more_o certainty_n then_o in_o their_o operation_n and_o usefulness_n must_v the_o artificial_a