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proud-flesh_n mix_v the_o precipitate_v mercury_n of_o vigo_n which_o be_v common_o sweet_a in_o taste_n with_o fat_n be_v and_o ointment_n not_o that_o the_o corrosive_a virtue_n may_v be_v destroy_v but_o that_o it_o may_v not_o shall_fw-mi off_z so_o then_o if_o the_o precipitate_a of_o vigo_n be_v sweet_a and_o insipid_a to_o the_o taste_n mix_v with_o ointment_n cat_n up_o the_o flesh_n sure_o this_o caustick_a and_o corrode_a one_o of_o the_o roformer_n do_v exulcerate_v and_o in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o ought_v to_o assuage_v pain_n it_o raise_v new_a one_o this_o be_v the_o artifice_n which_o our_o reformer_n instruct_v we_o in_o to_o who_o i_o may_v well_o apply_v that_o of_o plautus_n ibo_fw-la ad_fw-la medicum_fw-la atque_fw-la ibi_fw-la i_o toxico_fw-la morti_fw-la dabo_fw-la i_o will_v to_o the_o physician_n high_a that_o by_o his_o poison_n i_o may_v die_v but_o sublimate_n mercury_n do_v revive_v when_o its_o corrode_a faculty_n be_v take_v from_o it_o this_o 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adâ—â—_n act_n 1_o sc_n 2._o but_o what_o he_o do_v himself_o finis_fw-la a_o index_n of_o the_o experiment_n 〈◊〉_d other_o remarkes_n 〈◊〉_d in_o hippocrates_n chymicus_n aforego_v fit_v to_o the_o several_a page_n a_o acid_v diverse_a to_o be_v diverse_o take_v away_o page_n 85._o acid_n retain_v the_o property_n of_o seed_n p._n 87._o acid_n its_o diversity_n in_o the_o body_n p._n 88_o acid_n not_o contrary_a to_o salt_n p._n 90._o acid_n all_o offend_v the_o tooth_n p._n 102_o acid_n fountain_n why_o they_o make_v not_o the_o tooth_n black_a p._n 53_o acid_n water_n when_o to_o be_v drink_v p._n 54_o acid_n destroy_v black_a colour_n p._n 57_o acid_n forbid_v to_o wound_a man_n p._n 65_o acid_n expel_v and_o put_v to_o flight_n metal_n prove_v by_o experience_n p._n 20_o of_o acid_n spirit_n only_a spirit_n of_o salt_n dissolve_v gold_n p._n 25_o acid_n in_o a_o sound_a stomach_n p._n 38_o acid_n juice_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o p._n 39_o acid_n their_o use_n and_o abuse_v 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if_o not_o into_o salt-nitre_a yet_o at_o least_o into_o natural_a alcaly_a with_o which_o all_o water_n do_v abound_v except_o such_o as_o be_v distil_v from_o cephalic_a herb_n the_o reason_n whereof_o you_o may_v see_v in_o hypocrates_n chymicus_fw-la chap._n 19_o and_o in_o some_o place_n they_o fix_v it_o into_o sea-salt_n other_o where_o into_o vitriol_n and_o sometime_o into_o mineral_n according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o its_o mother_n as_o i_o have_v also_o show_v out_o of_o lul_n in_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n upon_o this_o foundation_n proceed_v the_o spiritual_a representation_n of_o plant_n learning_n regeneration_n of_o plant_n proceed_v from_o hippocratical_a learning_n concern_v which_o see_v hippoc._n chym._n chap._n 20._o if_o any_o one_o doubt_n of_o or_o desire_v to_o know_v its_o inventor_n let_v he_o consult_v and_o weigh_v this_o ancient_a true_a philosophy_n and_o the_o sincere_a studier_n of_o nature_n secret_n maugre_o the_o brawl_n of_o scold_a detractor_n will_v soon_o obtain_v his_o desire_n as_o concern_v the_o ignorant_a either_o allower_n or_o detractor_n who_o write_v without_o any_o sure_a foundation_n i_o be_o not_o solicitous_a about_o they_o for_o i_o know_v that_o calumny_n which_o be_v not_o in_o a_o man_n be_v own_o power_n to_o avoid_v leave_v a_o guilt_n on_o he_o that_o cast_v it_o he_o against_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v be_v innocent_a and_o faultless_a nay_o nothing_o be_v more_o please_v to_o a_o honestman_n then_o to_o undergo_v reproach_n for_o love_n of_o virtue_n for_o it_o be_v undergo_v in_o this_o case_n with_o incredible_a pleasure_n and_o alacrity_n and_o be_v never_o long-lived_a it_o again_o return_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o labour_n to_o its_o author_n but_o to_o return_v that_o alcaly_n be_v find_v in_o the_o earth_n earth_n alcaly_a in_o the_o earth_n experience_n confirm_v by_o the_o extraction_n of_o it_o because_o a_o volatile_a alcaly_a be_v draw_v and_o sublimate_v out_o 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nutriment_n in_o man_n and_o other_o thing_n and_o without_o water_n nature_n operate_v not_o see_v hippoc._n chym._n chap._n 19_o for_o confirmation_n of_o my_o assertion_n let_v we_o hear_v the_o noble_a cosmopolita_n nature_n say_v he_o know_v how_o to_o produce_v fruit_n in_o the_o earth_n out_o of_o water_n and_o from_o the_o air_n to_o supply_v they_o with_o life_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v unless_o lus_z sifter_n i._n e._n alcaly_a be_v in_o water_n which_o this_o spirit_n love_v it_o will_v not_o subsist_v of_o itself_o because_o it_o can_v be_v alone_o as_o hypocrates_n inform_v we_o and_o by_o consequence_n it_o will_v produce_v nothing_o but_o return_v into_o its_o own_o soil_n and_o country_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o hypocrates_n again_o say_v de_fw-fr naturâ_fw-la pveri_fw-la many_o thing_n do_v happen_v out_o of_o a_o few_o because_o all_o thing_n produce_v on_o the_o earth_n do_v extract_v a_o more_o copious_a virtue_n from_o the_o earth_n than_o they_o 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that_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o venerable_a antiquity_n do_v endeavour_v to_o imjtate_v nature_n as_o near_o as_o be_v possible_a be_v therefore_o take_v vegetable_n of_o all_o sort_n wood_n shrub_n chip_n lopping_n leave_n etc._n etc._n all_o green_a and_o fresh_a who_o moisture_n here_o be_v instead_o of_o rain_n if_o it_o be_v wood_n young_a shrub_n or_o lopping_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o they_o may_v be_v burn_v in_o the_o open_a air_n or_o in_o a_o chimney_n and_o so_o without_o flame_v out_o be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n lest_o that_o which_o we_o seek_v for_o shall_v return_v by_o the_o motion_n into_o air_n or_o its_o own_o country_n if_o they_o be_v herb_n full_a of_o juice_n they_o may_v be_v burn_v to_o ash_n in_o a_o fire_v and_o light_v furnace_n fire_n here_o be_v instead_o of_o the_o sun_n beam_n which_o reverberate_v the_o acid_n of_o vegetable_n into_o alcaly_a which_o afterward_o be_v agitate_a with_o a_o quick_a flame_n in_o a_o reverberate_v furnace_n fit_a for_o this_o purpose_n till_o they_o begin_v to_o threaten_v fusion_n a_o sure_a argument_n that_o the_o acid_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o the_o alcaly_a and_o then_o they_o be_v call_v alcalizate_a or_o pot-ash_n alcaly_a artificial_a alcaly_a out_o of_o these_o ash_n by_o mean_n of_o common_a water_n salt_n be_v elicit_v by_o lixivation_n then_o the_o water_n be_v exhale_v till_o the_o siccity_n remain_v which_o be_v call_v fix_v artificial_a sal_fw-la alcaly_a this_o salt_n have_v almost_o lose_v its_o form_n remain_v for_o the_o great_a part_n a_o vacuum_n and_o therefore_o be_v impatient_a of_o inanition_n it_o again_o desire_v to_o be_v saturate_v with_o the_o acid_n into_o salt_n that_o it_o may_v fulfil_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o out_o of_o cosmopolita_n and_o as_o nature_n do_v incessant_o and_o daily_o infuse_v a_o occult_a vital_a acid_n out_o of_o the_o air_n into_o the_o alcaly_a make_v by_o she_o both_o of_o which_o do_v afterward_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n concoct_v they_o gradual_o rise_v up_o into_o corn_n and_o fruit_n so_o also_o art_n sope._n alcaly_a with_o oil_n be_v make_v sope._n in_o imitation_n of_o nature_n do_v impregnate_n her_o prepare_a alcaly_a lest_o it_o shall_v wax_v barren_a with_o a_o occult_a acid_n a_o for_o example_n oil_n fatness_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o a_o continual_a heat_n do_v by_o little_a and_o little_o digest_v they_o till_o it_o assurge_v into_o soap_n of_o a_o salt_n taste_v or_o else_o it_o mix_v it_o with_o thing_n more_o fix_v either_o white_a sand_n or_o powder_n of_o flint_n which_o mixture_n be_v agitate_a in_o a_o strong_a fire_n viz._n of_o fusion_n rise_v up_o to_o glass_n glass_n alcaly_a with_o flint_n be_v make_v glass_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o a_o salt_n taste_n because_o it_o be_v make_v of_o the_o acid_n of_o flint_n and_o fix_v alcaly_a yea_o alcaly_n saturate_v with_o so_o much_o acid_n as_o to_o make_v it_o sufficient_a for_o itself_o be_v turn_v into_o 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their_o darken_n humidity_n they_o can_v perceive_v no_o fix_v acid_n in_o nature_n now_o glass_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o same_o fix_a alcaly_a of_o which_o it_o be_v compound_v and_o make_v glass_n destruction_n of_o glass_n a_o position_n contrary_n to_o those_o who_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v no_o alcaly_a like_a to_o nitre_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v speak_v more_o absurd_a but_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o slight_a doctor_n produce_v light_a argumenr_n therefore_o let_v more_o part_n of_o alcaly_a than_o of_o glass_n be_v melt_v together_o into_o one_o lump_n liquor_n glass_n make_v liquor_n which_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o air_n be_v whole_o resolve_v into_o liquor_n for_o out_o of_o what_o glass_n be_v make_v into_o that_o and_o by_o that_o it_o must_v needs_o again_o be_v resolve_v as_o aristotle_n right_o teach_v pour_v mineral_n acid_n
be_v refer_v to_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a therefore_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o miss_n yea_o pleasant_a and_o acceptable_a before_o i_o proceed_v to_o subjoin_v the_o preparation_n of_o medicinable_a salt_n chap._n v._o the_o preparation_n of_o medicinable_a stall_n have_v show_v before_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o universe_n but_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a of_o which_o two_o nature_n compose_v all_o her_o work_n to_o which_o yet_o a_o three_o do_v also_o inseparable_o adhere_v as_o by_o degree_n will_v be_v manifest_v i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o confirm_v my_o proposition_n of_o medicinable_a salt_n and_o to_o show_v what_o they_o be_v because_o i_o have_v not_o find_v their_o nature_n hitherto_o describe_v by_o any_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o worth_a my_o labour_n to_o transfer_v the_o true_a way_n of_o their_o preparaton_n out_o of_o my_o hippoc._n chymicus_fw-la chap._n 21._o to_o this_o place_n which_o will_v likewise_o declare_v their_o essence_n and_o nature_n most_o wise_a nature_n in_o the_o 3._o chap._n show_v we_o the_o way_n how_o her_o spirit_n of_o the_o air_n be_v coagulate_v and_o fix_v to_o witâ—_n by_o fire_n and_o water_n i._n e._n by_o the_o sun_n beam_n and_o by_o rain_n for_o unless_o they_o both_o concur_v the_o spirit_n return_v to_o its_o original_a which_o they_o find_v to_o be_v true_a who_o endeavour_n to_o prepare_v salt_n out_o of_o dry_a simple_n for_o in_o dry_v the_o great_a part_n do_v exhale_v and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o dry_a they_o be_v leave_v the_o less_o quantity_n of_o salt_n be_v procure_v from_o they_o lest_o of_o all_o yea_o nothing_o from_o rot_a stick_n and_o wood_n which_o though_o with_o great_a care_n you_o reduce_v into_o ash_n asheâ—_n rot_a wood_n have_v no_o salt_n in_o its_o asheâ—_n yet_o you_o can_v elicit_v no_o salt_n from_o they_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o fresh_a and_o new_a they_o be_v burn_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o salt_n will_v be_v extract_v therefrom_o 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virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n we_o may_v infer_v that_o it_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o heart_n to_o the_o universe_n for_o life_n flow_v down_o into_o all_o part_n from_o the_o sun_n in_o regard_n light_n be_v the_o vehicle_n of_o life_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o next_o cause_n which_o inspire_v life_n into_o thing_n except_v only_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o super-coelestial_a uncreated_a light_n light_n uncreated_a light_n now_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o macrocosm_n supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o heart_n and_o inspire_v life_n into_o thing_n so_o also_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o microcosm_n must_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o sun_n if_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a as_o they_o be_v most_o true_a and_o veracious_a which_o hermes_n have_v leave_v we_o in_o his_o tabula_fw-la viz._n that_o superior_a body_n be_v as_o inferior_a one_o and_o vice_n versa_fw-la therefore_o the_o vital_a spirit_n or_o celestial_a calid_n attract_v by_o the_o lung_n and_o as_o it_o be_v sift_v through_o a_o sieve_n pass_v direct_o to_o the_o heart_n where_o proserpina_n be_v embrace_v and_o detain_v by_o the_o radical_a humid_a and_o there_o acquire_v a_o body_n as_o i_o above_o observe_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n de_fw-fr carnibus_fw-la and_o i_o have_v note_v the_o same_o thing_n also_o concern_v caustick_a water_n with_o mercury_n and_o concern_v vinegar_n with_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n and_o as_o phlegm_n or_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o vinegar_n be_v not_o coagulate_v with_o mercury_n neither_o with_o alcaly_a but_o exhale_v from_o heat_n and_o return_n into_o elementary_a water_n as_o i_o have_v show_v so_o also_o the_o phlegm_n and_o elementary_a aqueous_a vapour_n which_o we_o inspire_v and_o suck_v in_o with_o the_o celestial_a calid_n the_o child_n of_o the_o sun_n must_v needs_o again_o by_o expiration_n return_v to_o water_n as_o every_o plebeian_n know_v and_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v but_o the_o saline_n nature_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la be_v fix_v with_o mercury_n as_o the_o saline_n nature_n of_o vinegar_n into_o alcaly_a with_o coral_n so_o also_o proserpina_n or_o the_o child_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o inspiration_n attract_v by_o the_o lung_n to_o the_o radical_a humid_a which_o have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v detain_v there_o and_o be_v wrought_v and_o fix_v by_o the_o radii_fw-la and_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n after_o its_o manner_n into_o alcaly_a or_o radical_a moisture_n which_o thereupon_o by_o the_o same_o heat_n and_o pulse_n or_o protrusion_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a and_o inspire_v life_n action_n and_o faculty_n into_o thing_n and_o member_n for_o hypocrates_n have_v say_v in_o his_o forecited_n book_n de_fw-fr carnibus_fw-la that_o it_o understand_v see_v adorn_v hear_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n see_v also_o the_o end_n of_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n
they_o exceed_v the_o understanding_n of_o gregarious_a and_o talkative_a medic_n so_o the_o vulgar_a country_n people_n by_o proper_a antidote_n i._n e._n such_o as_o specifical_o destroy_v some_o disposition_n or_o do_v restrain_v absorb_n or_o overcome_v the_o acid_n and_o ferment_n of_o the_o place_n do_v sometime_o cure_v not_o only_a favour_n but_o many_o other_o disease_n without_o purgation_n premise_v whereby_o old_a woman_n do_v sometime_o disgrace_v even_o the_o most_o able_a physician_n and_o do_v counterfeit_v their_o art_n so_o hypocrates_n teach_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr affectionibus_fw-la if_o patient_n seem_v to_o have_v no_o need_n of_o pharmaca_n give_v they_o medicament_n in_o drink_n by_o which_o the_o favour_n may_v be_v either_o change_v or_o may_v abate_v my_o hypocrates_n chymicus_fw-la with_o galen_n and_o hypocrates_n give_v many_o example_n of_o this_o correction_n as_o the_o former_a call_v it_o of_o transmutation_n as_o the_o latter_a of_o disposition_n which_o be_v cryptical_a abstruse_a and_o magnetical_a work_n of_o nature_n and_o beside_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o physic_n of_o our_o predecessor_n the_o dean_n and_o their_o colleague_n have_v indeed_o read_v they_o as_o appear_v but_o be_v above_o their_o reach_n and_o above_o priscian_n grammar_n rule_v they_o can_v not_o understand_v they_o as_o appear_v by_o their_o reproachful_a cant_v for_o therefore_o they_o asperse_v they_o as_o not_o have_v learned_a to_o consider_v obscure_a thing_n from_o manifest_a as_o hypocrates_n pleasant_o deride_v they_o l._n 1._o de_fw-la diaeta_fw-la but_o if_o this_o spiritual_a operation_n be_v to_o be_v deride_v 91._o wonderful_n be_v thy_o work_n o_o lord_n etc._n etc._n psa_n 91._o then_o sure_o whole_a nature_n and_o the_o profound_a science_n of_o true_a physic_n will_v be_v also_o count_v ridiculous_a for_o whatsoever_o nature_n work_v in_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a world_n she_o always_o begin_v and_o end_v it_o in_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n for_o the_o creator_n have_v give_v she_o no_o other_o instrument_n to_o work_v withal_o out_o of_o a_o small_a seed_n of_o hemp_n or_o flax_n there_o arise_v a_o plant_n which_o have_v first_o undergo_v many_o vexatious_a alteration_n at_o length_n be_v make_v a_o sail_n by_o the_o help_n whereof_o and_o by_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o wind_n man_n be_v carry_v up_o and_o down_o the_o world_n this_o action_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n proceed_v spiritual_o like_o cryptography_n as_o hypocrates_n chymicus_fw-la show_v in_o the_o forecited_n place_n and_o also_o man_n nature_n itself_o of_o bread_n only_o and_o simple_a water_n do_v not_o only_o frame_v for_o itself_o the_o body_n which_o we_o touch_v but_o also_o the_o optic_a spirit_n of_o incomprehensible_a tenuity_n spirit_n bread_n and_o water_n be_v make_v spirit_n none_o but_o the_o norimberg_n and_o austrian_a collegiate_n and_o their_o fellow_n will_v ever_o have_v call_v this_o operation_n of_o nature_n inept_v circum-foraneous_a and_o mountebank-like_a so_o in_o the_o very_a science_n of_o physic_n neither_o rhubarb_n senna_n nor_o agarick_n etc._n etc._n their_o innate_a spirit_n be_v take_v away_o can_v any_o long_o disturb_v man_n body_n neither_o in_o their_o full_a strength_n if_o they_o can_v be_v give_v to_o a_o carcase_n of_o a_o man_n the_o spirit_n be_v go_v will_v they_o purge_v it._n so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o medicine_n beside_o the_o clamour_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o their_o colleague_n like_o cryptography_n it_o proceed_v spiritual_o for_o we_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o all_o thing_n do_v consist_v of_o insensible_a principle_n as_o lucretius_n say_v lib._n 2._o moreover_o one_o weight_n or_o parcel_n or_o gall_n and_o a_o four_o part_n of_o that_o weight_n of_o vitriol_n though_o neither_o of_o they_o black_a yet_o be_v join_v together_o with_o a_o aqueos_n liquor_n thing_n ink_n produce_v of_o occult_a thing_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o innate_a spirit_n do_v wax_n black_a because_o the_o alcaly_a of_o the_o gall_n do_v suck_v up_o the_o aoid_a spirit_n of_o the_o vitriol_n and_o the_o immature_n iron_n be_v dilute_v into_o ink_n which_o be_v in_o use_n among_o king_n learned_a nad_z unlearned_a yea_o plebeians_z themselves_o yet_o all_o these_o when_o they_o handle_v this_o cryptick_a and_o hide_a colour_n bring_v thus_o to_o light_n be_v accuse_v by_o these_o lofty_a dean_n and_o their_o owl-light_n companion_n as_o circumforaneous_a and_o juggler_n true_o they_o use_v their_o tongue_n ill_a but_o their_o ink_n worse_o but_o to_o make_v a_o end_n i_o conclude_v with_o lucretius_n that_o both_o learned_a and_o unlearned_a must_v needs_o confess_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o world_n have_v be_v produce_v of_o cryptical_a and_o hide_a thing_n only_o these_o talkative_a prater_n to_o evidence_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o they_o be_v vain_a and_o empty_a body_n without_o spirit_n do_v laugh_v at_o these_o work_n of_o nature_n together_o with_o their_o instrument_n they_o be_v a_o company_n of_o light_n ungrateful_a and_o ludicrous_a bird_n which_o i_o leave_v to_o be_v feed_v upon_o by_o such_o hungry_a stomach_n as_o desire_v they_o and_o so_o i_o return_v whence_o i_o digress_v the_o aura_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o foreign_a odor_n can_v creep_v to_o the_o joint_n of_o the_o foot_n as_o the_o aura_n of_o common_a sulphur_n can_v reach_v sal_fw-la saturni_n though_o far_o distant_a from_o it_o as_o i_o have_v experimental_o show_v and_o there_o it_o can_v so_o trouble_v the_o inhabit_v spirit_n that_o the_o aliment_n of_o the_o place_n wax_v sour_a and_o pain_n arise_v which_o from_o the_o place_n be_v call_v podagrick_n but_o of_o what_o species_n this_o acidity_n be_v so_o tinge_v by_o the_o strange_a or_o foreign_a aura_n man_n understanding_n can_v comprehend_v whence_o hypocrates_n in_o fraeceptionum_fw-la libello_fw-la by_o reason_n diverse_a attribute_n sometime_o disease_n stay_v a_o long_a while_n so_o that_o for_o the_o particulur_n cure_n that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o these_o pain_n lie_v hide_v in_o the_o specific_a alcaly_a which_o thirst_v after_o such_o a_o acid_n as_o i_o have_v show_v concern_v iron_n for_o the_o spleen_n and_o concern_v ostio_fw-la colla_n &_o see_v hypocrates_n chymic_a chap_n 28._o but_o for_o a_o external_a remedy_n i_o have_v sometime_o see_v the_o most_o vehement_a pain_n to_o have_v be_v mitigate_v by_o warm_a water_n of_o frog_n spawn_n inflammation_n water_n of_o frog_n spawn_n rich_a in_o alcaly_a take_v away_o gouty_a inflammation_n which_o be_v rich_a of_o volatile_a alcaly_a as_o hippoc._n chymic_a have_v it_o chap._n 19_o tonzelius_n also_o in_o his_o exegesis_n have_v the_o same_o only_o add_v alum_n this_o aura_n if_o it_o creep_v to_o the_o reins_o and_o there_o suppress_v the_o preside_a spirit_n whatsoever_o it_o lay_v hold_v on_o stone_n the_o original_a of_o the_o stone_n it_o coagulate_v with_o the_o alcaly_a of_o urine_n into_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o stone_n the_o same_o also_o happen_v in_o the_o bladder_n in_o the_o liver_n in_o the_o vena_fw-la porta_n in_o the_o lung_n in_o the_o vesicle_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o in_o all_o the_o shop_n of_o digestion_n in_o which_o there_o be_v find_v a_o fluid_a nature_n for_o the_o way_n see_v hippoc._n chimic_n chap._n 14._o stone_n be_v preternatural_o generate_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n not_o only_o in_o man_n but_o also_o in_o certain_a animal_n and_o their_o part_n and_o the_o same_o acid_n which_o have_v coagulate_v they_o the_o order_n be_v change_v do_v again_o dissolve_v they_o as_o dame_n nature_n show_v in_o stone_n of_o crab_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o morbous_a to_o the_o crab_n but_o arise_v from_o their_o very_a first_o constitution_n i_o also_o keep_v by_o i_o stone_n take_v out_o of_o the_o kidney_n of_o cappon_n and_o out_o of_o the_o gaul_n of_o oxen._n there_o be_v some_o which_o can_v show_v some_o 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that_o it_o be_v of_o
dog_n serpen's-stone_n serpen's-stone_n receive_v not_o beyond_o its_o measure_n it_o neglect_v the_o rest_n and_o spontaneous_o fall_v from_o the_o wound_n so_o that_o this_o stone_n according_a to_o galens_n sense_n have_v a_o attractive_a faculty_n with_o the_o magnete_n but_o no_o such_o faculty_n be_v find_v in_o the_o hogs-stone_n and_o therefore_o say_v galen_n it_o have_v no_o magnetic_a virtue_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v devise_v against_o the_o dangerous_a disease_n of_o great_a man_n from_o the_o ablution_n of_o this_o stone_n have_v no_o existence_n but_o in_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o inventor_n but_o sink_v down_o into_o a_o mere_a nullity_n and_o a_o dark_a chimaera_n of_o ignorance_n but_o when_o it_o be_v give_v in_o powder_n then_o without_o doubt_n like_o other_o stone_n it_o will_v attract_v any_o acid_n agreeable_a to_o its_o nature_n as_o crab_n eye_n draw_v forth_o that_o other_o acid_n which_o putrefy_v the_o wound_n a_o sponge-stone_n the_o acid_n which_o coagulate_v the_o struma_n the_o stone_n of_o perchce_n the_o acid_n of_o urine_n in_o the_o strangury_n bezoar-stone_n the_o lypothymick_a acid_n arâ—â—ng_v about_o the_o heart_n the_o stone_n ostio_fw-la colla_n that_o acid_n which_o hinder_v the_o conglutination_n of_o the_o bone_n etc._n etc._n all_o these_o aforesaid_a do_v imbibe_n the_o specific_a morbous_a acid._n so_o also_o the_o hedgehog_n or_o histrix_n sâ—ones_n take_v by_o the_o mouth_n will_v imbibe_n its_o specific_a acid_n which_o be_v yet_o never_o describe_v or_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o any_o of_o these_o approver_n but_o what_o that_o specific_a acid_n be_v which_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o acid._n the_o cause_n of_o disease_n acid._n and_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o disease_n it_o can_v be_v explain_v in_o word_n as_o my_o doctor_n say_v de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la medicinae_fw-la who_o after_o he_o have_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n be_v acid_n yea_o and_o 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89_o moon_n the_o mother_n of_o alcaly_a p._n 18*_n moon_n why_o call_v mother_n p._n 18*_n matter_n what_o p._n 1_o mars_n his_o root_n in_o the_o air_n p._n 7_o mercury_n precipitate_v obscure_o red_a p._n 50_o mercury_n its_o property_n p._n 52_o mercury_n its_o caustickness_n how_o to_o be_v take_v away_o p._n 52_o mercury_n precipitate_a of_o vigoe_n p._n 52_o mercury_n extinguish_v with_o oil_n and_o spital_n be_v sweet_a p._n 53_o mercury_n precipitate_v caustick_a p._n 52_o mercury_n absume_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o to_o which_o it_o be_v join_v p._n 54_o 55_o mercury_n make_v anodyne_n anodynes_n be_v add_v to_o it_o p._n 51_o n_n nature_n have_v give_v more_o alcaly_a than_o acid_n to_o all_o compound_v body_n except_o sulphur_n p._n 6_o nature_n act_n after_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n p._n 100_o nitre_n its_o root_n in_o the_o air_n p._n 7_o nitre_n its_o quantity_n whence_o it_o depend_v p._n 9_o nitre_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 9_o p_o pot-ash_n p._n 13_o pearl_n dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n not_o good_a p._n 60_o paronychia_fw-la what_o p._n 99_o plant_n how_o spiritual_o resuscitate_v p._n 10_o principle_n of_o hypocrates_n p._n 1._o proverb_n mentiris_fw-la ut_fw-la medice_fw-la whence_o p._n 21_o purge_v medicine_n whence_o they_o have_v their_o force_n p._n 39_o they_o lose_v their_o virtue_n when_o their_o innate_a spirit_n be_v wash_v off_o p._n 101_o principle_n three_o of_o chemist_n whence_o p._n 2_o pearl_n their_o pellicles_n not_o dissolveable_a by_o vinegar_n or_o spirit_n of_o venus_n p._n 43_o s_o soul_n of_o man_n what_o p._n 86_o simple_n dry_a yield_v little_a salt_n p._n 24_o stone_n of_o the_o reins_o be_v red_a from_o the_o blood_n p._n 103_o stone_n its_o original_a p._n 102_o stone_n of_o the_o bladder_n why_o white_a p._n 103_o stone_n of_o crab_n be_v not_o morbous_a p._n 102_o stone_n in_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o hedgehog_n p._n 102_o its_o virtue_n p._n 103_o it_o be_v bitter_a p._n 103_o its_o use_n p._n 103_o 104_o 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require_v fresh_a herb_n p._n 24_o salt_n of_o wormwood_n its_o preparation_n p._n 25_o salt_n of_o vegetable_n its_o preparation_n p._n 26_o salt_n artificial_a p._n 38_o salt_n of_o man_n blood_n p._n 89_o salt_n of_o viper_n of_o the_o author_n what_o p._n 91_o saturn_n attract_v luna_n p._n 107_o sol_fw-la and_o luna_n govern_v acid_n and_o aloaly_n p._n 2_o spirit_n of_o venus_n p._n 36_o spirit_n of_o venus_n a_o counterfeit_a panacea_fw-la and_o alcahest_n p._n 41_o sun_n why_o call_v by_o aristotle_n father_n and_o earth_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o vegetable_n p._n 3._o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n call_v acid_n of_o acid_n p._n 4_o sun_n its_o effect_n p._n 6_o sun_n child_n acid_n and_o pinguous_a p._n 29_o sun_n child_n assume_v not_o a_o body_n but_o with_o his_o sister_n p._n 62_o sun_n and_o heart_n compare_v p._n 86_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n acid_n sulphureous_a p._n 29_o spirit_n it_o contain_v the_o sulphureous_a liquamen_fw-la of_o metal_n p._n 31_o spirit_n the_o 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