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the_o time_n of_o that_o plague_n which_o in_o the_o year_n 1624._o and_o 1625_o miserable_o vex_a we_o and_o all_o other_o the_o city_n of_o holland_n for_o want_v of_o the_o bezar-stone_n i_o remember_v i_o prescribe_v this_o and_o find_v it_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o a_o more_o great_a and_o excellent_a sudorific_a add_v pag._n 159._o credo_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o believe_v simple_n in_o their_o own_o simplicity_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o cure_v of_o all_o disease_n add_v pag._n 19_o quod_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o if_o you_o come_v not_o to_o that_o arcanum_n of_o pyrotechny_n learn_v at_o least_o to_o make_v the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n volatile_a that_o by_o mean_n of_o it_o you_o may_v perfect_v your_o solution_n which_o though_o it_o leave_v those_o thing_n which_o it_o dissolve_v equal_o homogeneous_a be_v digest_v in_o we_o yet_o it_o borrow_v some_o of_o their_o virtue_n which_o it_o carry_v along_o with_o itself_o to_o overcome_v disease_n add_v pag._n 199._o dicam_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v speak_v it_o for_o their_o sake_n who_o be_v ingenious_a that_o the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n if_o it_o dissolve_v unicorn_n horn_n silver_n quicksilver_n crab_n eye_n or_o other_o like_a simple_n it_o will_v cure_v not_o only_a fever_n but_o other_o disease_n in_o great_a abundance_n ib._n mirum_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n what_o the_o very_a salt_n of_o tartar_n alone_o be_v make_v volatile_a will_v perform_v for_o it_o cleanse_v the_o vein_n of_o all_o the_o feculency_n and_o the_o causer_n of_o contumacious_a obstruction_n and_o do_v disperse_v the_o congregat_v matter_n of_o apostem_n of_o this_o spirit_n of_o the_o salt_n and_o not_o of_o the_o oil_n be_v that_o say_n of_o paracelsus_n true_a that_o whether_o this_o medicine_n can_v reach_v there_o be_v scarce_o any_o other_o more_o powerful_a that_o shall_v reach_v it_o ad_fw-la pag._n 201._o ars_fw-la etc._n etc._n art_n be_v long_o life_n be_v short_a but_o where_o the_o end_n be_v by_o gift_n there_o art_n be_v short_a and_o man_n life_n long_o if_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o art_n therefore_o hypocrates_n have_v reason_n to_o make_v the_o complaint_n for_o it_o even_o happen_v to_o his_o follower_n according_a to_o his_o word_n the_o art_n of_o medicine_n consist_v in_o philosophy_n astronomy_n chemistry_n and_o physics_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o the_o art_n be_v long_o for_o there_o be_v much_o time_n require_v thorough_o to_o learn_v and_o search_v these_o four_o pillar_n of_o medicine_n ad_fw-la pag._n 202._o est_fw-la enim_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o this_o art_n be_v conjectural_a and_o not_o only_a conjecture_n but_o experience_v itself_o do_v not_o always_o answer_v ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n experience_n be_v uncertain_a and_o fallacious_a judgement_n be_v difficult_a to_o be_v make_v ib._n hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o medicine_n in_o the_o beginning_n 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urine_n 129_o chap._n iii_o that_o this_o search_n of_o nature_n add_v much_o to_o the_o materia_fw-la medica_fw-la 130._o by_o employ_v body_n hitherto_o not_o employ_v ib._n of_o remedy_n new_o prepare_v out_o of_o zinck_n ib._n the_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n by_o the_o pill_n lunares_fw-la ib._n of_o the_o use_n of_o divers_a medical_n earth_n 131._o instance_n of_o gold_n and_o divers_a menstruum_n draw_v out_o of_o they_o 132_o of_o medicine_n out_o of_o arsenic_n 133._o and_o out_o of_o bismutum_n 134_o of_o the_o correction_n of_o poisonous_a medicine_n 134_o 135_o the_o preparation_n of_o asarum_n turn_v it_o from_o be_v emetic_n to_o be_v notable_o diuretical_a 136_o instance_n in_o some_o of_o the_o secret_a menstruum_n ib._n that_o the_o preparation_n of_o asarum_n be_v only_o the_o boil_a it_o in_o common_a water_n 137._o that_o the_o boil_a it_o in_o wine_n alter_v not_o its_o violence_n ib._n that_o the_o emetic_n and_o cathartick_a property_n of_o antimony_n be_v destroy_v by_o calcination_n with_o salt-peter_n and_o mercury_n sublimate_n may_v be_v deprive_v of_o its_o corrosivenesse_n by_o bare_a resublimation_n with_o fresh_a mercury_n 137_o chap._n iu_o a_o strange_a correction_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o antimony_n 138_o that_o the_o naturalist_n may_v assist_v the_o physician_n to_o make_v his_o cure_n less_o chargeable_a ib._n inconvenience_n of_o stuff_v receipt_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o ingredient_n 139_o 140_o 141_o 142_o 143_o 144._o that_o acid_n and_o alcalizate_a salt_n be_v mix_v grow_v thereby_o more_o fix_v and_o yield_v in_o balneo_fw-la but_o but_o a_o phlegm_n â—45_n the_o same_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o mixture_n of_o spirit_n urinal_n by_o itself_o high_o volatile_a and_o spirit_n of_o salt_n ib._n chap._n v._n that_o the_o naturalist_n discover_v the_o mis-application_n and_o use_v of_o gem_n and_o divers_a other_o costly_a ingredient_n 145_o 146._o a_o difference_n between_o the_o fixedness_n of_o a_o gem_n and_o of_o glass_n of_o antimony_n ib._n concern_v autumn_n potabile_fw-la 147_o 148._o example_n of_o great_a medicine_n draw_v from_o unpromised_a body_n 149_o the_o d._n of_o holstein_n panacea_fw-la duplicata_fw-la be_v make_v of_o the_o vulgar_o despise_a caput_n mortuum_n of_o aquafortis_n ib._n flores_n colcotharini_n be_v make_v of_o the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_n of_o vitriol_n 150_o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o bezar_n stone_n and_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o man_n bladder_n ib._n medicine_n out_o of_o soot_n 151_o the_o use_n of_o horse_n dung_n 152_o a_o arcanum_n of_o ivy_n berry_n ib._n medicine_n out_o of_o man_n vrin._n 153_o medicine_n out_o of_o blood_n 154_o the_o great_a effect_n of_o millepedes_n in_o the_o stone_n ib._n in_o suffusion_n of_o the_o eye_n 155._o and_o real_a cataract_n 156._o in_o sore_a breast_n and_o fistulas_n ib._n chap._n vi_o that_o the_o naturalist_n discover_v how_o much_o of_o the_o cost_n and_o labour_n in_o make_v many_o chemical_a remedy_n may_v be_v spare_v 157_o a_o comparison_n of_o chemical_a remedy_n with_o galenical_a one_o in_o point_n of_o cheapness_n 158_o of_o the_o use_n and_o commendation_n of_o simple_n even_o by_o the_o most_o able_a chemist_n ib._n powder_n of_o pearlmore_n operative_a then_o magistery_n 159._o so_o crude_a hartshorn_n than_o magistery_n 160_o a_o excellent_a simple_a medicine_n to_o staunch_v blood_n ib._n another_o like_a medicine_n for_o spit_v and_o vomit_v of_o blood_n 161_o that_o many_o time_n chemist_n by_o their_o tedious_a and_o injudicious_a preparation_n alter_v the_o medicine_n and_o make_v it_o worse_o 162_o so_o the_o dissolve_v the_o salt_n of_o vegetable_n in_o aquafortis_n to_o make_v they_o pure_a and_o crystalline_a alter_v their_o virtue_n and_o make_v they_o inflammable_a as_o salt-peter_n 162_o 163_o the_o preparation_n and_o virtue_n of_o ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la 164_o 165_o the_o preparation_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o balsamum_n sulphuris_fw-la crassum_fw-la 166_o 167_o the_o preparation_n and_o virtue_n of_o essence_n of_o hartshorn_n 168_o 169_o chap._n vii_o that_o mechanic_n and_o other_o experimental_a learning_n may_v teach_v how_o to_o lessen_v the_o charge_n of_o cure_n by_o make_v more_o convenient_a furnace_n demonstrate_v in_o divers_a particular_n 170_o 171_o 172_o 173_o 174_o glasse-stopples_a fit_a for_o corrosive_a liquor_n 173_o 174_o that_o inflammable_a saline_a sulphureous_a spirit_n may_v be_v draw_v from_o other_o substance_n cheap_a than_o wine_n 175_o instance_n in_o divers_a particular_n how_o the_o naturalist_n may_v find_v cheap_a way_n of_o heat_n the_o chemist_n furnace_n 176_o of_o char_a coal_n so_o that_o while_o it_o charre_v it_o give_v a_o intense_a heat_n fit_a to_o melt_v or_o calcine_v mineral_n 177_o of_o char_a peat_n ib._n of_o digestion_n and_o distillation_n without_o fire_n 178_o 179_o way_n of_o distil_v spirit_n of_o urine_n 180._o of_o distil_v it_o with_o lime_n without_o 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