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to_o omit_v all_o prolixity_n we_o will_v examine_v his_o deposit_v principle_n of_o that_o mineral_n spring_n 2._o he_o tell_v we_o of_o five_o ingredient_n of_o which_o this_o water_n partake_v and_o have_v its_o virtue_n from_o which_o be_v the_o constitutive_a principle_n of_o this_o spring_n as_o he_o suppose_v and_o those_o be_v vitriol_n iron_n allom_n nitre_n and_o salt_n with_o these_o he_o current_o pass_v along_o through_o his_o book_n where_o he_o have_v occasion_n to_o elucidate_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o well_o and_o make_v all_o the_o five_o volens_fw-la nolens_fw-la contribute_v to_o this_o spring_n 3._o first_o as_o for_o vitriol_n the_o doctor_n may_v have_v distinguish_v whether_o he_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v vitridelum_fw-la martis_fw-la or_o veneris_fw-la viz._n the_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n or_o of_o copper_n for_o if_o it_o be_v of_o iron_n then_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principle_n viz._n iron_n superfluous_a because_o the_o iron_n will_v be_v the_o metalline_a part_n of_o the_o vitriol_n in_o as_o much_o as_o every_o vitriol_n be_v make_v of_o a_o essurine_a salt_n dissolve_v in_o the_o subterraneal_a vein_n of_o a_o spring_n which_o pass_v along_o the_o minera_n of_o a_o metal_n do_v lambere_fw-la venam_fw-la lick_v upon_o that_o vein_n of_o metal_n whether_o iron_n or_o copper_n which_o it_o partly_o dissolve_v into_o itself_o and_o carry_v it_o as_o i_o may_v say_v in_o its_o belly_n to_o the_o visible_a appearance_n of_o a_o spring_n which_o evaporate_v give_v a_o vitriol_n either_o of_o iron_n or_o copper_n according_a as_o the_o metal_n be_v that_o it_o pass_v through_o 4._o but_o if_o the_o vitriol_n in_o scarbrough_n spa_n be_v of_o copper_n then_o will_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o water_n be_v most_o what_o emetic_n or_o vomitive_a because_o the_o body_n of_o copper_n be_v dissolve_v by_o a_o essurine_a liquor_n save_o that_o of_o the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la or_o liquor_n alkahest_n of_o paracelsus_n and_o helmont_n become_v desperate_o emetic_n and_o can_v but_o with_o very_o great_a difficulty_n by_o the_o chemical_a art_n be_v separate_v from_o that_o essurine_a salt_n which_o have_v coagulate_v itself_o thereon_o 5._o again_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o vitriol_n the_o other_o ingredient_n of_o iron_n will_v by_o their_o mutual_a embrace_n be_v tinge_v and_o almost_o transmute_v into_o copper_n which_o i_o have_v find_v by_o a_o strong_a decoction_n of_o iron_n in_o vitriolin_a water_n but_o to_o omit_v that_o let_v we_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v a_o vitriol_n of_o venus_n dissolve_v in_o this_o spring_n and_o in_o so_o small_a a_o proportion_n as_o be_v mix_v in_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n viz._n of_o 3_o or_o 4_o quart_n which_o be_v the_o quantity_n patient_n frequent_o drink_v as_o not_o to_o work_v frequent_o by_o vomit_n but_o most_o what_o by_o stool_n and_o that_o the_o purgative_n property_n be_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o this_o vitriol_n and_o other_o ingredient_n name_v by_o the_o doctor_n 6._o this_o be_v grant_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o ingredient_n or_o mineral_n principle_n then_o let_v we_o see_v what_o will_v be_v the_o sequel_n viz._n whither_o or_o no_o we_o may_v not_o lay_v by_o as_o useless_a one_o of_o his_o principle_n i_o be_o now_o discourse_v of_o viz._n iron_n as_o a_o impertinent_a and_o insignificant_a ingredient_n i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o body_n of_o it_o 7._o for_o if_o the_o essurine_a salt_n dissolve_v in_o the_o water-spring_n meet_v with_o a_o vein_n of_o copper_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o essurine_n salt_n be_v always_o require_v for_o the_o make_v a_o vitriol_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o fret_v thereon_o dissolve_v it_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o acidity_n be_v coagulate_v upon_o the_o metalline_a dissolve_v part_n solutio_fw-la &_o coagulatio_fw-la fiunt_fw-la unico_fw-la instanti_fw-la una_fw-la edeamque_fw-la res_fw-la solvit_fw-la ac_fw-la à _fw-la solventi_fw-la coagulatur_fw-la and_o so_o both_o together_o become_v dissolve_v in_o the_o solitary_a spring_n water_n in_o a_o almost_o indissolvable_a nexure_n then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o be_v the_o action_n of_o that_o essurine_a acidity_n terminate_v so_o as_o it_o can_v act_v no_o more_o and_o though_o it_o shall_v in_o the_o secret_a meander_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o its_o encircle_v perambulation_n meet_v with_o a_o vein_n of_o iron_n yet_o can_v it_o take_v nothing_o thence_o because_o it_o have_v already_o lose_v its_o sting_n i_o mean_v its_o fret_a salt_n have_v satiate_v itself_o in_o coro_fw-la metallico_fw-la in_o the_o embrace_n of_o a_o already_o espouse_a metal_n 8._o mars_n can_v be_v dissolve_v and_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o liquor_n without_o a_o dissolvent_a but_o this_o dissolvent_a viz._n the_o essurine_a acidity_n be_v already_o satiate_v and_o turn_v into_o a_o vitriol_n to_o make_v up_o one_o of_o dr._n witty_v precanious_a principle_n be_v not_o at_o leisure_n to_o make_v another_o of_o they_o unless_o we_o grant_v such_o a_o indulgence_n to_o nature_n which_o she_o never_o be_v yet_o so_o kind_a to_o herself_o as_o to_o take_v i_o mean_v to_o dissolve_v mineral_n or_o metalline_a body_n without_o a_o agent_n proper_a for_o that_o purpose_n 9_o so_o that_o indeed_o we_o find_v a_o flaw_n in_o the_o main_a timber_n of_o his_o building_n a_o inconsistency_n of_o two_o of_o his_o chief_a principle_n of_o this_o mineral_n water_n vitriol_n and_o iron_n that_o which_o make_v the_o one_o disannul_v the_o other_o so_o that_o certain_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o fraternity_n of_o this_o spa_n however_o we_o come_v to_o find_v they_o thus_o thrust_v in_o by_o head_n and_o shoulder_n sect_n 2._o 1._o the_o doctor_n undertake_v to_o discourse_v of_o vitriol_n and_o first_o he_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o the_o several_a sort_n not_o such_o as_o he_o have_v see_v but_o such_o as_o he_o say_v sect._n 12._o late_a writer_n name_n viz._n three_o sort_n viz._n 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up_o superfluous_a humidity_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o account_n that_o he_o receive_v from_o galen_n diascorides_n serapio_n paulus_n oribatius_n aelius_n actuarius_n fernelius_n enough_o to_o tire_v one_o in_o the_o name_n it_o be_v a_o very_a short_a abreviary_n from_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o author_n concern_v that_o mineral_n which_o well_o understand_v and_o the_o remedy_n thereof_o neat_o prepare_v will_v make_v up_o as_o paracelsus_n say_v a_o four_o column_n of_o medicine_n 2._o but_o methinks_v the_o doctor_n be_v long_a experience_n in_o re_fw-mi medica_fw-la shall_v ere_o this_o have_v furnish_v he_o plenty_n of_o observation_n of_o the_o worth_n and_o virtue_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o mineral_n unless_o inopem_fw-la se_fw-la copia_fw-la fecit_fw-la he_o have_v such_o store_n that_o he_o know_v not_o where_o to_o begin_v these_o bite_a and_o adustive_a styptic_a and_o astrictive_a quality_n of_o vitriol_n must_v sure_o belong_v
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be_v fatturate_a as_o the_o sulphur_n well_o at_o knarsbrough_n etc._n etc._n 10._o if_o the_o suphurious_a acidulate_a water_n meet_v with_o nitrous_a vein_n it_o coagulate_v into_o nitre_n which_o be_v by_o other_o current_a stream_n of_o water_n dissolve_v very_o probable_o become_v the_o original_n of_o intense_o cold_a spring_n viz._n such_o as_o magnus_n well_o cockroft_n well_o etc._n etc._n which_o though_o to_o touch_n extreme_o cold_a yet_o by_o a_o intrinsic_a sulphurous_a warm_a property_n do_v so_o notable_o open_v the_o pore_n of_o such_o as_o be_v bathe_v therein_o as_o that_o it_o resolve_v the_o congeal_a blood_n and_o latex_n settle_v about_o the_o joint_n and_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o body_n thence_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o pain_n ache_n stiffness_n numbness_n and_o lameness_n of_o the_o joint_n which_o by_o the_o penetrate_a open_v virtue_n of_o those_o nitrous_a spring_n be_v resolve_v and_o thence_o a_o redintegration_n of_o the_o glyssent_n ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n which_o give_v warmth_n and_o motion_n to_o all_o the_o part_n again_o 11._o if_o the_o aforesaid_a essurine_n water_n find_v a_o mineral_n iron_n bed_n it_o become_v determine_v thereby_o either_o into_o a_o vitriol_n or_o become_v the_o original_n of_o most_o acid_a spaw_n call_v fontes_n aciduli_fw-la sharp_a spring_n such_o as_o tunbridge_n epsom_n knarsbrough_n etc._n etc._n among_o which_o this_o of_o scarbrough_n be_v not_o the_o least_o 12._o the_o sweet_a spa_n of_o knarsbrough_n be_v but_o languid_a of_o mineral_n principle_n have_v but_o a_o very_a slight_a touch_n of_o the_o minera_n of_o iron_n and_o have_v the_o essurine_n acidity_n but_o in_o a_o very_a remiss_a degree_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o great_a quantity_n must_v be_v gulp_a down_o before_o any_o sensible_a operation_n by_o purgation_n 13._o as_o the_o minera_n of_o iron_n terminate_v the_o sulphurous_a acidity_n into_o vitrioline_a sharp_a spring_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o 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coal_n or_o caput_fw-la mort_fw-fr of_o the_o blood_n whence_o they_o common_o who_o be_v afflict_v with_o those_n disease_n go_v heavy_o and_o sad_o 6._o whereas_o when_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n become_v restore_v to_o which_o change_n of_o air_n do_v not_o a_o little_a contribute_v that_o it_o separate_v the_o feculency_n volatize_v the_o mass_n and_o give_v wing_n to_o that_o which_o shall_v transpire_v than_o the_o blood_n begin_v to_o circulate_v free_o the_o disease_n become_v cure_a and_o the_o lamp_n of_o life_n burn_v with_o a_o bright_a flame_n i_o say_v the_o change_n of_o air_n help_v to_o volatize_v the_o blood_n render_v it_o more_o capable_a of_o receive_v some_o assistance_n by_o other_o remedy_n whether_o the_o spa_n water_n or_o other_o specific_v 7._o that_o this_o spa_n be_v vitrioline_n and_o that_o only_a be_v demonstrable_a by_o matter_n of_o fact_n viz._n take_v a_o dram_n of_o vitriol_n of_o iron_n otherwise_o call_v salt_n of_o steel_n which_o 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ochre_n and_o a_o little_a vitriol_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o pawhom_n yet_o if_o we_o shall_v credit_v helmont_n he_o speak_v thus_o distillari_n aliquando_fw-la seriò_fw-la savenirium_fw-la &_o pawhonteum_n &_o sanè_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la mineralium_fw-la catalogum_fw-la imò_fw-la nil_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la offendi_fw-la prâ—â—â—â—_n aquam_fw-la fontanam_fw-la &_o vitriolum_fw-la ferri_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la aute_fw-la i_o scriptorilue_fw-la neglectum_fw-la now_o whether_o of_o these_o two_o be_v to_o be_v credit_v i_o rather_o think_v that_o hen._n ab_fw-la here_o be_v may_v be_v mistake_v call_v that_o ochre_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o sediment_n of_o the_o mineral_n earth_n of_o iron_n dissolve_v by_o the_o essurine_a acidity_n which_o we_o see_v be_v separable_a from_o vitriol_n itself_o by_o a_o bare_a solution_n thereof_o in_o spring_n or_o common_a water_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o yellow_a powder_n which_o he_o may_v easy_o mistake_v for_o ochre_n as_o for_o rubric_n i_o suppose_v it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o
volatile_a as_o not_o the_o least_o of_o it_o discernible_a in_o any_o body_n of_o sulphur_n or_o otherwise_o nay_o though_o one_o shall_v distil_v it_o with_o never_o so_o much_o curiosity_n of_o exact_o fit_v and_o joint_v receiver_n yet_o will_v nothing_o of_o a_o sulphur_n become_v apparent_a but_o will_v be_v go_v insensible_o as_o happen_v to_o a_o solution_n of_o above_o a_o pound_n of_o thrice_o calcine_v salt_n which_o upon_o the_o affusion_n of_o water_n do_v exact_o resemble_v the_o sulphur_n well_o as_o i_o say_v which_o filter_v and_o place_v over_o the_o fire_n to_o evaporate_v before_o one_o half_a be_v go_v it_o have_v lose_v all_o its_o embryonative_n sulphur_n be_v so_o volatile_a as_o it_o take_v wing_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o so_o much_o heat_n and_o leave_v no_o footstep_n of_o its_o presence_n 8._o three_o i_o conclude_v that_o such_o a_o solution_n of_o the_o sal_fw-la marine_n together_o with_o its_o embryonated_a sulphur_n in_o a_o sabulous_a spring_n have_v receive_v that_o previous_a digestion_n in_o the_o entrail_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o to_o make_v apparent_a its_o embryo_n sulphur_n may_v be_v near_o the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la than_o a_o coagulate_v salt_n and_o may_v be_v better_o take_v in_o order_n to_o the_o preparation_n of_o that_o great_a solvent_a the_o sal_fw-la circulatum_fw-la and_o my_o reason_n be_v partly_o ground_v upon_o a_o sentence_n of_o the_o grave_n and_o long_o experience_v helmont_n where_o he_o say_v in_o sulphur_n sunt_fw-la fermenta_fw-mi fracedines_n odores_fw-la sapores_fw-la specifici_fw-la seminum_fw-la ad_fw-la quasvis_fw-la transmutationes_fw-la that_o be_v in_o sulphur_n be_v ferment_n hogo_n smell_n specific_a taste_n of_o seed_n fit_a for_o all_o transmutation_n so_o that_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o sulphur_n lie_v the_o main_a wheel_n of_o all_o transmutation_n the_o beginning_n to_o which_o be_v also_o putrefaction_n which_o those_o embryo-sulphurs_a may_v much_o promote_v for_o all_o body_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o resolution_n into_o heterogeneity_n their_o texture_n be_v subvert_v by_o the_o work_n of_o ferment_n upon_o the_o sulphur_n of_o such_o body_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v ready_o analyze_v or_o take_v in_o piece_n 9_o last_o that_o spirit_n such_o i_o call_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la before_o they_o be_v coagulate_v upon_o mineral_n or_o other_o body_n be_v but_o in_o embryo_n or_o in_o their_o infancy_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o or_o nonage_n and_o therefore_o coagulable_a upon_o body_n to_o the_o impair_n of_o their_o own_o activity_n by_o lock_v themselves_o up_o in_o the_o texture_n of_o body_n and_o so_o require_v a_o resolution_n from_o their_o coagulation_n before_o they_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o that_o purity_n and_o simplicity_n they_o be_v in_o when_o they_o find_v body_n to_o dwell_v in_o viz._n before_o incorporation_n 10._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o paracelsus_n give_v a_o hint_n concern_v the_o preparation_n of_o his_o grand_a liquor_n alkahest_n which_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v he_o call_v by_o that_o name_n in_o all_o his_o write_n save_v de_fw-fr viribus_fw-la membrorum_fw-la cap._n de_fw-fr hepate_n but_o by_o sal_fw-la circulatum_fw-la primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v à _fw-la coagulatione_fw-la resolvatur_fw-la &_o iterum_fw-la coaguletur_fw-la in_o formam_fw-la transmutatam_fw-la that_o be_v as_o i_o apprehend_v that_o see_v we_o can_v scarce_o find_v the_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la in_o its_o pure_a spirituality_n and_o naked_a simplicity_n but_o as_o it_o be_v enfold_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o a_o mineral_n body_n and_o so_o coagulate_v into_o many_o shape_n of_o salt_n as_o marine_n vitriol_n allom_n nitre_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v several_a body_n wherein_o this_o hide_a spirit_n or_o universal_a embryonative_n solvent_a appear_v to_o our_o view_n in_o divers_a corporeal_a dress_n put_v on_o proteus_n like_v new_a shape_n according_a to_o the_o mineral_n vestment_n wherewith_o he_o be_v clothe_v require_v therefore_o if_o we_o will_v have_v he_o appear_v unmask_v to_o be_v resolve_v from_o his_o coagulation_n till_o than_o we_o can_v expect_v he_o capable_a of_o perform_v much_o in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o penetrate_a master-solvent_a but_o act_n according_a to_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o keeper_n 11._o and_o though_o this_o spirit_n or_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la salium_fw-la while_o it_o be_v in_o its_o infancy_n or_o embryo_n be_v so_o weak_a as_o to_o clasp_v hold_n of_o every_o body_n that_o come_v near_o it_o and_o prostitute_v itself_o to_o every_o wooer_n in_o many_o strange_a mineral_n body_n so_o as_o to_o dibilitate_v itself_o before_o it_o arrive_v to_o those_o more_o mature_a and_o masculine_a function_n of_o penetrate_a and_o dissolve_v body_n without_o be_v contaminate_v with_o their_o touch_n or_o debilitate_a and_o baffle_v by_o their_o re-action_n i_o say_v notwithstanding_o this_o weakness_n of_o the_o spirit_n before_o coagulation_n yet_o if_o after_o the_o the_o resolution_n it_o become_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o its_o bond_n divorce_v from_o its_o first_o consort_n and_o then_o exalt_v and_o fortify_v in_o its_o own_o purity_n by_o a_o gradual_a process_n become_v so_o noble_a and_o virile_a a_o liquor_n as_o that_o it_o act_n upon_o all_o mineral_n animal_n and_o vegetable_a concretes_n dissolve_v they_o into_o their_o primum_fw-la ens_fw-la or_o seminal_a crasis_n whereby_o their_o medicinal_a virtue_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o re-action_n of_o those_o body_n upon_o this_o universal_a solvent_a liquor_n but_o to_o return_v 12._o this_o spa_n as_o to_o medicinal_a use_n be_v not_o of_o much_o more_o efficacy_n than_o so_o much_o trencher-salt_n dissolve_v in_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o water_n answerable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o sulphur-well_a which_o both_o alike_o will_v muchwhat_a have_v the_o same_o operation_n only_o the_o foetid_v embryonate_a sulphur_n do_v somewhat_o provoke_v nature_n and_o therefore_o extimulate_v the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o stomach_n purge_v either_o upward_a or_o which_o the_o rather_o downward_o 13._o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o salt_n wherewith_o it_o be_v strong_o saturate_a preserve_v much_o against_o putrefaction_n and_o disease_n thence_o proceed_v viz._n against_o worm_n and_o wormatick_a corrupt_a matter_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n which_o so_o much_o common_a salt_n as_o i_o say_v dissolve_v in_o fair_a water_n will_v effect_v the_o same_o the_o blackish_a salt_n which_o remain_v after_o the_o boil_a up_o of_o the_o water_n have_v no_o more_o virtue_n against_o worm_n for_o which_o it_o be_v frequent_o use_v than_o a_o like_a quantity_n of_o common_a salt_n for_o it_o have_v no_o specifical_a difference_n from_o common_a salt_n especial_o when_o depurate_v by_o solution_n filtration_n and_o evaporation_n than_o it_o be_v exact_o the_o same_o 14._o and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o marcasite_n or_o stone_n of_o vitriol_n to_o be_v find_v about_o sixscore_o yard_n from_o this_o well_o which_o will_v fall_v in_o the_o air_n in_o a_o moist_a place_n and_o by_o solution_n filtration_n and_o evaporation_n will_v become_v a_o transparent_a green_a vitriol_n as_o a_o ingenuous_a friend_n of_o i_o for_o trial_n sake_n make_v i_o say_v though_o this_o be_v find_v near_o it_o yet_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o partake_v thereof_o neither_o in_o taste_n nor_o virtue_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o hot_a spring_n it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o among_o chemical_a inquiry_n to_o know_v the_o true_a original_a cause_n of_o heat_n whether_o in_o vegetable_n animal_n or_o mineral_n among_o which_o the_o cause_n of_o hot_a spring_n be_v not_o inconsiderable_a see_v that_o in_o they_o be_v find_v many_o medicinable_a virtue_n useful_a for_o the_o help_n of_o man._n where_o i_o shall_v proceed_v first_o to_o show_v that_o hot_a spring_n or_o bath_n be_v from_o mineral_n salt_n next_o how_o mineral_n salt_n upon_o the_o contact_n of_o one_o another_o or_o of_o mineral_n body_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o heat_n in_o those_o spring_n and_o three_o how_o artificial_a bath_n may_v be_v make_v analogical_a in_o virtue_n and_o operation_n to_o the_o natural_a and_o last_o shall_v show_v the_o efficacy_n of_o hot_a spring_n and_o bath_n whether_o natural_a or_o artificial_a as_o to_o the_o first_o that_o hot_a spring_n or_o bath_n be_v from_o mineral_n salt_n be_v evident_a because_o no_o mineral_n or_o metalline_a body_n be_v dissolvable_a or_o alterable_a in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o the_o concourse_n of_o salt_n for_o in_o the_o mineral_n and_o metalline_a kingdom_n there_o be_v but_o two_o agent_n which_o make_v the_o great_a alteration_n among_o those_o body_n and_o those_o be_v fire_n and_o salt_n by_o fire_n i_o mean_v not_o only_o the_o external_a and_o elementary_a fire_n by_o who_o force_n metal_n and_o mineral_n become_v separate_v from_o their_o connate_a heterogeneity_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o best_a but_o also_o the_o
volatile_a salt_n these_o separate_a and_o purify_v by_o reiterate_v rectification_n give_v the_o pure_a nimble_a volatile_a spirit_n or_o salt_n of_o hartshorn_n very_o proper_a in_o fever_n both_o to_o help_v the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o also_o to_o absterse_v the_o sanguineous_a vessel_n and_o to_o carry_v off_o a_o spurious_a taint_a latex_n from_o the_o blood_n by_o transpiration_n also_o proper_a for_o colical-griping_n and_o other_o pain_n from_o sharp_a fret_a humour_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n only_o it_o be_v not_o very_o palatable_a which_o make_v some_o disgust_n it_o before_o they_o receive_v the_o expect_a benefit_n by_o it_o 19_o but_o how_o to_o make_v this_o volatile_a spirit_n or_o essence_n of_o hartshorn_n come_v over_o the_o helm_n before_o the_o phlegm_n and_o that_o with_o a_o gentle_a heat_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o insinuate_v the_o better_a and_o more_o natural_o into_o our_o digestion_n that_o be_v i_o say_v the_o difficulty_n because_o it_o want_v such_o a_o copious_a moisture_n as_o blood_n and_o urine_n have_v by_o which_o they_o easy_o ferment_n and_o give_v their_o spirit_n first_o but_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a dry_a solid_a body_n and_o expose_v never_o so_o long_o to_o the_o air_n will_v nor_o resolve_v or_o ferment_n 20._o to_o which_o purpose_n there_o be_v a_o way_n which_o now_o occur_v to_o my_o mind_n though_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o never_o try_v it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o time_n i_o think_v of_o it_o which_o though_o conjectural_a yet_o very_o probable_a and_o it_o be_v thus_o take_v the_o simple_a jelly_n of_o hartshorn_n put_v a_o competent_a quantity_n thereof_o in_o a_o matrass_n lute_n it_o exact_o set_v it_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o horse_n dung_n or_o balneo_fw-la too_o putrefy_v for_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o day_n then_o put_v it_o a_o retort_n or_o glass-body_n and_o head_n distil_v which_o very_o probable_o will_v yield_v its_o pure_a volatile_a essence_n with_o a_o gentle_a heat_n before_o the_o phlegm_n because_o its_o volatile_a part_n by_o fermentation_n will_v become_v extricate_v from_o the_o other_o more_o sluggish_a constitutive_a part_n 21._o as_o in_o vegetable_n and_o animal_n so_o likewise_o in_o mineral_n the_o chemical_a art_n be_v no_o less_o requisite_a for_o all_o mineral_n salt_n middle_a mineral_n or_o marcasite_n and_o metal_n be_v all_o either_o so_o crude_a lock_v up_o or_o actual_o poisonous_a as_o that_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o pyrotecknical_a art_n in_o open_v maturate_a and_o correct_v by_o the_o fire_n they_o deny_v we_o that_o innate_a hide_a virtue_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o god_n for_o the_o help_n of_o mankind_n mineral_n salt_n unless_o they_o be_v distil_v or_o sublime_v with_o other_o additional_n they_o communicate_v little_a of_o their_o operative_a virtue_n to_o we_o whereas_o by_o fermentation_n putrefaction_n or_o distillation_n they_o prove_v noble_a solvent_n for_o mineral_n and_o metalline_a solution_n middle_a mineral_n as_o antimony_n the_o marcasite_n or_o mineral_n stone_n of_o vitriol_n bismuth_n etc._n etc._n have_v such_o venomous_a property_n that_o unless_o correct_v by_o the_o power_n of_o fire_n and_o good_a solvent_n they_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v we_o the_o noble_a medicinal_a virtue_n those_o native_a endowment_n but_o actual_o impress_v their_o virulency_n upon_o our_o vital_a principle_n 22._o whereas_o if_o right_o prepare_v by_o the_o fire_n and_o proper_a solvent_n correct_v their_o virulency_n by_o mortify_v and_o separate_v their_o malignant_a arsenical_a combustible_a sulphur_n and_o thereby_o set_v at_o liberty_n their_o genuine_a inbred_a medicinable_a arcana_n become_v noble_a medicine_n for_o all_o curable_a disease_n all_o which_o be_v do_v by_o fire_n or_o by_o that_o which_o be_v equivalent_a thereto_o nay_o sometime_o more_o powerful_a than_o fire_n viz._n solvent_n which_o if_o right_o make_v be_v only_o liquid_a fire_n or_o ignis_fw-la aqua_fw-la by_o which_o mineral_n body_n be_v calcine_v in_o humido_fw-la as_o by_o a_o actual_a fire_n in_o sicco_fw-it 23._o also_o all_o metal_n if_o not_o wrought_v upon_o by_o proper_a solvent_n be_v lock_v up_o as_o to_o communicate_v their_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o need_v particular_a solvent_n to_o open_v their_o body_n which_o if_o right_o do_v must_v be_v bring_v into_o a_o oil_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o sulphur_n of_o the_o metal_n which_o be_v the_o hematina_n metallorum_fw-la paracelsi_n irreducible_a to_o their_o pristine_a metalline_a form_n whence_o the_o true_a aurum_fw-la &_o argentum_fw-la potabile_fw-la etc._n etc._n 24._o thus_o you_o see_v in_o short_a how_o necessary_a the_o chemical_a art_n be_v to_o the_o unfolding_n of_o the_o various_a concretes_n whether_o vegetable_n animal_n or_o mineral_n how_o by_o that_o noble_a separate_a art_n we_o learn_v to_o take_v thing_n in_o piece_n to_o resolve_v they_o by_o a_o genuine_a natural_a analysis_n into_o their_o native_a principle_n to_o separate_v superfluity_n to_o reunite_v the_o volatile_a part_n with_o the_o fix_a and_o thereby_o produce_v generous_a essence_n and_o all_o this_o without_o any_o great_a force_n of_o fire_n except_o in_o those_o body_n who_o compage_fw-la be_v more_o firm_a and_o bend_v not_o to_o gentle_a way_n of_o resolution_n such_o body_n we_o examine_v with_o a_o strong_a fire_n till_o they_o yield_v and_o at_o length_n confess_v their_o nature_n 25._o now_o i_o shall_v answer_v what_o the_o galenist_n be_v ready_a to_o object_n against_o this_o art_n first_o they_o say_v chemical_a remedy_n be_v dangerous_a because_o they_o be_v hot_a where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o do_v petere_fw-la principium_fw-la suppose_v all_o such_o preparable_a remedy_n to_o be_v hot_a which_o yet_o we_o deny_v according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a acceptation_n of_o heat_n viz._n such_o as_o be_v actual_o so_o to_o the_o palate_n witness_n antimonium_n diaphor_n bezoardicum_fw-la minerale_fw-mi cinnabar_fw-la of_o antimony_n etc._n etc._n none_o of_o which_o be_v actual_o hot_a to_o the_o taste_n 26._o but_o we_o will_v suppose_v with_o they_o that_o they_o be_v actual_o hot_a in_o taste_n and_o operation_n and_o let_v we_o see_v what_o inconvenience_n will_v thence_o follow_v first_o we_o find_v it_o certain_o true_a that_o cold_a be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o life_n and_o to_o vital_a heat_n the_o product_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o above_o all_o thing_n care_n be_v take_v against_o unseasonable_a cold_a why_o do_v we_o wrap_v our_o body_n and_o make_v our_o house_n as_o warm_v as_o we_o can_v against_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o cold_a why_o have_v we_o our_o meat_n every_o day_n yea_o in_o summer_n except_v those_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v to_o the_o charge_n provide_v warm_a for_o our_o stomach_n why_o do_v we_o take_v our_o broth_n as_o hot_a as_o we_o can_v sup_v they_o be_v it_o not_o to_o help_v the_o foster_a and_o cherish_v our_o 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