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fetide_fw-la as_o assa_fw-la foetida_fw-la atriplex_fw-la foetida_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o foetor_fw-la or_o stink_n be_v a_o good_a and_o medicinal_a quality_n by_o nature_n confer_v upon_o they_o and_o not_o a_o quality_n consist_v in_o the_o corruption_n and_o indigestion_n of_o their_o natural_a and_o proper_a temperament_n by_o external_a heat_n but_o they_o call_v ulcer_n who_o ingrate_a smell_n proceed_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o natural_a temperament_n by_o putrefaction_n putidâ—_n and_o never_o fetide_fw-la as_o do_v senuertus_fw-la tom._n 3._o lib._n 5._o pag._n 2._o chap._n 5._o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o through_o the_o whole_a chapter_n he_o call_v these_o ulcer_n which_o he_o describe_v putrid_a and_o never_o fetide_fw-la and_o weckerus_n syntax_n medic._n utriusque_fw-la lib._n 3._o pag._n 743._o concern_v the_o cure_n of_o external_a disease_n and_o in_o particular_a of_o the_o sordid_a and_o putrid_a ulcer_n he_o call_v a_o ulcer_n that_o putrifi_v the_o 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be_v almost_o tincture_v with_o redness_n it_o do_v hence_o appear_v that_o the_o frigidity_n of_o nitre_n may_v be_v question_v see_v it_o contain_v much_o sulphur_n though_o indigested_a as_o appear_v hence_o 1._o nitre_n can_v be_v dissolve_v by_o deliquation_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o salt_n which_o be_v void_a of_o sulphur_n before_o that_o the_o sulphur_n be_v separate_v from_o it_o by_o calcination_n 2._o a_o drachm_n of_o brimstone_n be_v inject_v upon_o nitre_n which_o be_v liquify_v by_o the_o fire_n flame_v long_a than_o if_o it_o have_v be_v cast_v upon_o burn_a coal_n because_o of_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o nitre_n which_o also_o conceive_v flame_n and_o consequent_o prolong_v the_o burn_a here_o observe_v that_o it_o it_o be_v only_o the_o crudity_n or_o indigestion_n of_o the_o nitrous_a sulphur_n which_o hinder_v its_o inflammation_n when_o it_o be_v not_o associate_v
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france_n and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o spain_n be_v such_o a_o useful_a and_o necessary_a thing_n for_o man_n it_o be_v incredible_a that_o god_n who_o create_v so_o great_a a_o variety_n of_o creature_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n do_v not_o at_o the_o beginning_n create_v it_o with_o the_o rest_n than_o many_o of_o which_o it_o be_v more_o useful_a 2._o see_v every_o pound_n of_o sea-water_n contain_v about_o a_o drachin_n of_o salt_n and_o the_o asphaltick_a '_o bitumen_n which_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n which_o be_v call_v eminent_o saltish_a scarce_o contain_v any_o saltness_n that_o be_v perceptible_a by_o the_o taste_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o a_o mass_n of_o bitumen_n though_o calcine_v and_o equiponderate_v the_o terrestrial_a globe_n can_v not_o communicate_v so_o great_a and_o perceptible_a saltness_n to_o so_o great_a a_o body_n as_o the_o sea_n be_v moreover_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o asphaltick_a bitumen_n from_o which_o the_o 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see_v then_o the_o foresay_a city_n and_o uâ—lley_n be_v calcine_v or_o incinerat_a by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o we_o prove_v to_o be_v most_o faltish_a which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n gon._n 19.24,25_o 3._o see_v the_o ash_n of_o all_o calcine_v body_n do_v contain_v a_o fix_a salt_n which_o natural_o attract_v the_o humid_a air_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v dissolve_v by_o diâ—…quation_n without_o all_o doubt_n the_o great_a saltness_n of_o that_o lake_n which_o be_v call_v eminent_o saltish_a proceed_v only_o from_o the_o ash_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v then_o calcine_v who_o salt_n do_v attract_v the_o humidt_fw-ge air_n which_o do_v convert_v it_o into_o a_o liquor_n which_o be_v afterward_o augment_v by_o rain_n and_o the_o rivulet_n which_o run_v that_o way_n so_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o that_o water_n be_v 〈◊〉_d for_o no_o other_o cause_n see_v there_o be_v many_o great_a lake_n who_o sweet_a water_n do_v peretrat_fw-la as_o far_o into_o the_o 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which_o be_v in_o their_o circulatory_a motion_n do_v enter_v the_o body_n with_o the_o air_n now_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o universal_a yet_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o generation_n real_o exist_v in_o nature_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v by_o these_o four_o not_o ordinary_a argument_n 1._o the_o earth_n which_o be_v within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o flux_n and_o reâ—…ux_n of_o the_o sea_n remain_v barren_a for_o a_o time_n after_o that_o the_o sea_n desert_v it_o viz._n until_o that_o salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n have_v insinuat_fw-la itself_o into_o it_o for_o whensoever_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v than_o all_o sort_n of_o vegetable_n who_o seed_n or_o root_n be_v seminated_a or_o plant_v there_o or_o bring_v thither_o by_o the_o rain_n from_o circum-jâ—cent_a place_n begin_v to_o germinat_fw-la in_o it_o 2_o it_o be_v the_o very_a salino_n sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v almost_o most_o barren_a and_o make_v it_o more_o fertile_a when_o it_o be_v not_o manure_v for_o two_o or_o three_o year_n and_o the_o penetration_n of_o this_o spirit_n into_o the_o ground_n be_v promove_v by_o the_o relic_n of_o its_o proper_a salt_n which_o attract_v it_o but_o when_o earth_n that_o have_v not_o be_v manure_v for_o a_o long_a time_n become_v barren_a which_o happen_v sometime_o as_o i_o be_v inform_v by_o one_o skilful_a in_o agriculture_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v ascribe_v unto_o the_o super-abundance_n of_o spirit_n which_o do_v often_o impede_fw-la generation_n for_o a_o woman_n immediate_o before_o her_o menstrual_a flux_n do_v seldom_o conceive_v for_o which_o look_v the_o second_o thes_n that_o be_v dispute_v in_o medicinal_a school_n at_o paris_n nou._n 23._o 1656._o or_o to_o some_o other_o disease_n know_v perchance_o to_o husbandman_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o very_a salino-sulphureous_a spirit_n which_o be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o air_n that_o make_v heathy_a wild_a and_o almost_o barren_a place_n more_o fertile_a when_o it_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o lime_n which_o they_o cast_v upon_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o fix_a salt_n of_o the_o â—ials_n which_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o stone_n by_o calcination_n when_o the_o lime_n be_v a_o make_v promove_v the_o attraction_n of_o the_o foresay_a spirit_n and_o so_o the_o earth_n be_v render_v more_o apt_a for_o the_o generation_n of_o vegetable_n which_o require_v more_o salinous_a and_o sulphureous_a spirit_n 4._o in_o the_o isle_n of_o orkney_n the_o attraction_n of_o this_o salino_n sulphureous_a spirit_n be_v great_o promove_v by_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o sea-ware_n and_o ash_n of_o peat_n wherewith_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v accustom_v to_o dung_n their_o land_n which_o be_v also_o much_o fatten_v by_o the_o abundant_a sulphur_n of_o the_o same_o vegetable_a here_o i_o will_v acquaint_v you_o with_o a_o observation_n which_o by_o many_o reiterated_a 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may_v now_o join_v they_o both_o together_o like_a simeon_n and_o levi_n brethren_n in_o evil_a i_o will_v not_o instance_n any_o thing_n more_o to_o this_o purpose_n though_o there_o may_v be_v find_v as_o much_o of_o this_o sort_n of_o stuff_n in_o his_o writing_n as_o many_o sheet_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v only_o read_v his_o translation_n of_o the_o london_n dispensatory_a where_o you_o will_v find_v most_o bitter_a rail_n against_o the_o college_n and_o in_o the_o close_a of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n he_o take_v the_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o power_n thereof_o to_o record_v that_o he_o never_o receive_v the_o least_o prejudice_n from_o any_o of_o they_o that_o will_v have_v extract_v revenge_n from_o a_o melancholy_a breast_n it_o appear_v that_o mr._n culpeper_n will_v have_v wipe_v off_o the_o aspersion_n of_o hatred_n towards_o the_o college_n by_o these_o last_o word_n but_o in_o so_o do_v he_o resemble_v one_o who_o with_o inky_a hand_n will_v do_v away_o a_o black_a spot_n from_o off_o his_o own_o face_n and_o thereby_o he_o render_v himself_o a_o most_o proper_a object_n of_o the_o censure_n of_o all_o ingenuously-minded_n person_n who_o ever_o be_v and_o will_v be_v most_o ready_a to_o acknowledge_v with_o honour_n and_o love_n the_o virtue_n of_o their_o very_a enemy_n and_o detest_v that_o superlative_a baseness_n of_o envy_v and_o detract_n from_o the_o deserve_a eulogy_n of_o such_o as_o never_o do_v they_o wrong_n cesar_n cause_v re-edify_a the_o demolish_a statue_n of_o pompey_n though_o his_o enemy_n and_o give_v this_o most_o generous_a reason_n for_o it_o lest_o the_o honour_n of_o so_o brave_a a_o commander_n shall_v have_v bleed_v and_o languish_v under_o my_o eye_n doubtless_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o his_o implacable_a and_o unparallelable_a hatred_n be_v only_o the_o merit_n of_o those_o aesculapian_a worthy_n who_o deserve_a estimation_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v envy_v especial_o see_v the_o almighty_a god_n do_v inhibit_v the_o very_a envy_v of_o evil_a man_n prov._n 24.1,19_o and_o the_o prophet_n david_n do_v reprehend_v himself_o for_o be_v envious_a at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a ps_n 73.3_o the_o most_o charitable_a censure_n which_o can_v be_v put_v upon_o mr._n culpeper_n for_o those_o expession_n be_v that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 11.12_o he_o that_o be_v void_a of_o wisdom_n despise_v his_o neighbour_n but_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n hold_v his_o peace_n i_o will_v now_o inquire_v if_o mr._n culpeper_n have_v any_o knowledge_n or_o estimation_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a art_n chymistrie_n sure_o the_o vulgar_n will_v censure_v i_o as_o most_o ridiculous_o uncharitable_a in_o doubt_v of_o either_o see_v he_o have_v write_v as_o they_o say_v a_o most_o learned_a treatise_n of_o aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la and_o chemical_a institution_n in_o his_o school_n of_o physic_n print_v anno_fw-la 1659._o for_o determine_v of_o this_o controversy_n i_o will_v 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