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 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enter_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o furnace_n see_v the_o content_n of_o my_o hippoc._n chymicus_fw-la in_o the_o abovecited_a chapter_n lay_v the_o ash_n on_o a_o linen_n acuminate_v bag_n or_o if_o there_o be_v few_o of_o they_o on_o acuminate_v paper_n and_o pour_v common_a water_n on_o they_o which_o run_v through_o they_o be_v pregnant_a with_o salt_n be_v call_v a_o lixivium_n or_o lie_v coagulate_v this_o strain_a lie_n with_o a_o quick_a ebullition_n in_o a_o fry_v pan_n not_o grease_v in_o the_o kitchen_n and_o make_v it_o up_o into_o a_o mass_n which_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o thicken_v like_o honey_n you_o must_v continual_o move_v with_o a_o spatule_fw-la and_o it_o will_v be_v dry_v up_o into_o a_o grey_a powder_n which_o you_o must_v present_o lay_v in_o a_o pot_n not_o glaze_v with_o a_o cover_n the_o little_a door_n of_o the_o wind_n furnace_n be_v stop_v and_o cover_v they_o with_o small_a coal_n mix_v with_o the_o powder_n of_o the_o same_o coal_n leisurely_o heat_v it_o unto_o brunity_n not_o make_v it_o red_a hot_a or_o melt_v it_o when_o all_o be_v cool_v put_v the_o salt_n into_o a_o glass_n vessel_n and_o dissolve_v it_o in_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o water_n stir_v it_o between_o while_n with_o a_o wooden_a stick_n till_o the_o whole_a be_v dissolve_v afterward_o let_v it_o rest_v for_o two_o or_o three_o day_n when_o it_o be_v clear_a pour_v it_o forth_o from_o the_o lees_n without_o much_o stir_n and_o in_o a_o leaden_a or_o glass_n vessel_n place_v in_o sand_n suffer_v the_o water_n to_o exhale_v without_o bubble_n till_o a_o saline_n cuticle_n appear_v then_o remove_v the_o vessel_n and_o the_o next_o morning_n gather_v up_o the_o splendent_a grain_n of_o salt_n which_o be_v to_o be_v wash_v with_o clear_a water_n with_o a_o quick_a motion_n and_o dry_v put_v the_o remain_a lie_n again_o into_o sand_n that_o the_o water_n may_v exhale_v as_o before_o unto_o the_o cuticle_n both_o these_o salt_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v together_o joint_o in_o one_o vessel_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o salt_n this_o way_n sweet_o prepare_v do_v resemble_v the_o crasis_n of_o their_o concretes_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o lixivium_n be_v of_o a_o urine-like_a taste_n and_o stink_a smell_n be_v to_o be_v lest_o for_o wash_v of_o glass_n this_o be_v the_o easy_a and_o natural_a way_n to_o prepare_v salt_n of_o vegetable_n which_o do_v never_o melt_v of_o themselves_o neither_o be_v of_o a_o ungrateful_a taste_n for_o they_o be_v compound_v of_o their_o proper_a acid_n and_o alcaly_a by_o concremation_n a_o pound_n of_o these_o ash_n yield_v almost_o four_o ounce_n of_o the_o pure_a salt_n but_o four_o pound_n of_o the_o ash_n of_o dry_a herb_n will_v scarce_o afford_v one_o ounce_n of_o salt_n chap._n vi_o that_o the_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v acid_n and_o that_o acid_n lead_v alcalyes_n ad_fw-la lubitum_fw-la and_o that_o every_o acid_n liquor_n be_v a_o solution_n of_o acid-salt_n in_o elementary_a water_n i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o water_n will_v be_v coagulate_v by_o the_o force_n of_o vegetable_a sulphur_n into_o that_o of_o who_o determination_n sulphur_n be_v it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o sulphur_n to_o be_v occultly_a acid_n and_o pinguous_a as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o chap._n 2._o which_o in_o vegetable_n be_v always_o volatile_a take_v therefore_o either_o wood_n or_o meal_n who_o spirit_n these_o magnific_a ridiculous_a master_n do_v proclaim_v and_o approve_v for_o acid_n spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la mrmoniack_a or_o any_o simple_a vegetable_a whatever_o it_o be_v yea_o or_o the_o very_a grain_n of_o kermes_n and_o distil_v through_o a_o report_n the_o pinguous_a acid_n liquor_n which_o be_v call_v andis_fw-la sulphur_n of_o the_o grain_n of_o kermes_n or_o any_o other_o vegetable_a â—â—_o which_o their_o mastership_n hitherto_o be_v ignorant_a of_o upon_o this_o liquor_n pour_v alcaly_a of_o tartar_n which_o answer_v to_o water_n the_o fire_n be_v take_v away_o as_o my_o hippoc._n chymic_a teach_v chap._n 10._o till_o the_o strepitus_fw-la cease_v strain_v this_o compositum_fw-la through_o paper_n and_o dry_v it_o up_o by_o degree_n into_o the_o consistency_n of_o honey_n and_o the_o tartar_n of_o the_o grain_n of_o kermes_n or_o as_o some_o call_v it_o kermes_n tartar_n of_o kermes_n the_o essential_a salt_n will_v concrete_a in_o it_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a but_o if_o you_o desire_v to_o turn_v it_o into_o pure_a salt_n heat_v it_o in_o a_o pot_n not_o glaze_v scarce_o to_o brunity_n only_o that_o the_o exceed_a pinguousness_n may_v deflragrate_v or_o else_o put_v it_o into_o a_o retort_n and_o distil_v the_o oil_n from_o the_o empty_a cuppel_n dissolve_v the_o black_a mash_n with_o common_a water_n let_v the_o solution_n rest_n for_o three_o day_n till_o it_o
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 stone_n in_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o ox_n p._n 103_o stone_n of_o the_o reins_o why_o red_a p._n 101_o stone_n of_o a_o hairy_a serpent_n p._n 109_o it_o do_v not_o attract_v all_o poison_n p._n 109_o sal_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la a_o medium_fw-la between_o alcaly_a and_o acid_n p._n 15_o salt_n common_a compare_v to_o the_o sun_n p._n 16_o its_o necessity_n p._n 16_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o salt_n p._n 16_o it_o be_v of_o a_o salt_n acid_n taste_n why_o it_o preserve_v flesh_n from_o putrefaction_n p._n 17_o it_o imbibe_v no_o acid_n p._n 17_o it_o give_v a_o acid_n spirit_n p._n 18_o salt_n which_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o other_o p._n 17_o salt_n of_o tartar_n volatile_a its_o process_n refute_v p._n 18_o salt_n common_a wash_v not_o away_o filth_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v make_v soap_n p._n 24_o why_o it_o admit_v not_o filth_n p._n 24_o its_o virtue_n p._n 24_o 25_o salt_n in_o general_a a_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a p._n 23_o salt_n alcalyes_n their_o preparation_n 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 vehicle_n of_o the_o soul_n p._n 32_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n twofold_a p._n 32_o spirit_n occult_o or_o manifest_o acid_n the_o vehicle_n and_o bond_n unite_n soul_n and_o body_n together_o p._n 39_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n with_o coral_n make_v a_o counterfeit_a show_n of_o curdle_a milk_n p._n 44_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n return_v more_o subtle_a after_o coagulation_n with_o metal_n p._n 46_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n volatile_a the_o sun_n child_n and_o brother_n of_o our_o vital_a spirit_n p._n 94_o sulphur_n sol_n and_o salt_n have_v more_o acid_n than_o alcaly_a p._n 17_o t_o tartar_n of_o grain_n of_o kermes_n p._n 27_o tartar_n of_o wine_n regenerate_v p._n 28_o tartarus_n vitriolatus_n p._n 29_o 30_o tartar_n vitriolate_a can_v be_v distil_v p._n 31_o tartarus_n vitriolatus_n of_o the_o author_n p._n 33_o tartar_n vitriolate_v of_o the_o author_n not_o fix_v p._n 34_o tartar_n artificial_a p._n 37_o tartar_n vitriolate_v of_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n and_o crude_a minera_fw-la of_o vutriol_n of_o mars_n p._n 91_o five_o vinegar_n its_o pinguedo_fw-la conceive_v flame_n p._n 27_o vinegar_n dissolve_v coral_n p._n 42_o vinegar_n from_o aerugo_n why_o more_o sharp_a than_o the_o simple_a p._n 45_o vinegar_n from_o copper_n return_v more_o acid_n not_o from_o alcaly_a p._n 46_o vinegar_n return_v insipid_a from_o lead_n p._n 47_o vinegar_n cleanse_v p._n 48_o vinegar_n what_o p._n 84_o vinegar_n destroy_v p._n 85_o verdigrease_n the_o way_n of_o make_v it_o p._n 35_o vener_n be_v spiritus_fw-la examine_v p._n 38_o venus_n spirit_n with_o alcaly_a make_v tartar_n p._n 39_o veneris_fw-la spiritus_fw-la dissolve_v coral_n and_o pearl_n p._n 42_o 43_o venus_n spirit_n counterfeit_a discover_v from_o its_o very_a rise_n p._n 40_o 84_o vitriol_n its_o root_n in_o the_o air_n p._n 7_o vitriol_n of_o venus_n grow_v not_o black_a with_o juice_n of_o gall_n p._n 30_o vitriol_n of_o mars_n do_v p._n 30_o vitriol_n of_o venus_n its_o colour_n p._n 31_o vitriol_n of_o mars_n its_o colour_n p._n 31_o vitriol_n white_a p._n 31_o vitriol_n artificial_a of_o mars_n and_o venus_n p._n 34_o reduce_v p._n 35_o vigoe_n his_o plaster_n of_o frog_n with_o mercury_n p._n 53_o vitriol_n why_o add_v in_o the_o sublimate_v of_o mercury_n p._n 56_o vitriol_n its_o caput_n mortuum_n expose_v to_o the_o air_n impregnate_v with_o a_o new_a spiritual_a humidty_n p._n 63_o vitriol_n its_o caput_n mortuum_n not_o regenerate_v in_o the_o air_n into_o vitriol_n p._n 64_o unicorn_n not_o a_o fourfooted_a animal_n but_o a_o fish_n p._n 69_o w_n water_n the_o first_o matter_n of_o all_o thing_n p._n 9_o water_n of_o a_o feminine_a nature_n p._n 9_o water_n the_o root_n of_o many_o thing_n p._n 9_o water_n call_v alcaly_a p._n 9_o water_n catholic_n wine_n p._n 11_o water_n nourish_v all_o thing_n p._n 11_o water_n elementary_a contain_v a_o occult_a alcaly_a p._n 45_o water_n nourish_v all_o in_o the_o body_n p._n 78_o water_n of_o frog_n spawn_n rich_a in_o alcaly_a take_v away_o 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volatile_a and_o never_o fail_a acid_n progress_n the_o fire_n say_v hypocrates_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o itself_o honco_n the_o appetiâ—e_n of_o alimental_a thing_n for_o they_o be_v alcalys_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o progress_n by_o the_o help_n of_o which_o aliment_n which_o be_v all_o full_a of_o volatile_a alealy_n inone_o exocpt_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v hereaster_n be_v transmutedo_n and_o runed_a into_o chyle_n or_o juice_n first_o sourish_n and_o afterward_o by_o little_a and_o little_a into_o salt_n i._n e._n mature_v whether_o the_o stomach_n have_v this_o acid_n of_o itself_o or_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v not_o my_o present_a enquiry_n though_o a_o certain_a writer_n intimate_v the_o former_a it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o plain_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o acidity_n first_o by_o authority_n then_o by_o experience_n hypocrates_n say_v in_o long_a looseness_n of_o the_o intestine_n 1_o l._n 6._o apho._n 1_o if_o acid_n belch_a supervene_v which_o be_v not_o before_o it_o be_v good_a the_o meaning_n be_v that_o acidity_n return_v to_o the_o stomach_n it_o change_v the_o food_n into_o chyle_n or_o vital_a juice_n then_o necessary_o health_n return_v hence_o all_o seasoning_n and_o sauce_n for_o meat_n to_o sharpen_v our_o appetite_n be_v acid_n as_o juice_n of_o lemon_n pomgranate_n orange_n verjuice_n tartar_n unripe_a grape_n and_o the_o like_a all_o which_o notwithstanding_o differ_v much_o among_o themselves_o of_o which_o to_o avoid_v prolixity_n i_o will_v not_o now_o dispute_v see_v chap._n 10._o to_o recover_v this_o maidity_n when_o it_o be_v lose_v in_o disease_n another_o acid_n juice_n differ_v from_o one_o another_o the_o ancient_n appointeâ—_n apiâ—_n syrup_n of_o vinegar_n and_o sugar_n of_o vinegar_n mix_v with_o water_n and_o the_o like_a that_o by_o their_o mean_n the_o weak_a stomach_n may_v be_v resresh_v and_o the_o aliment_n though_o take_v in_o a_o small_a quantity_n may_v not_o immediate_o 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in_o the_o body_n be_v can_v never_o prescribe_v that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o a_o sick_a man_n now_o this_o acidty_n be_v oppress_v by_o a_o long_a disease_n return_v to_o the_o stomach_n either_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n or_o by_o the_o skill_n of_o a_o ingenlous_a physician_n but_o that_o we_o may_v have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o this_o acidity_n by_o experience_n let_v a_o healthy_a man_n drink_v a_o draught_n of_o milk_n fast_v and_o let_v he_o present_o vomit_v it_o up_o again_o and_o he_o shall_v perceive_v the_o acidity_n with_o his_o tongue_n and_o shall_v see_v the_o milk_n vomit_v up_o half_o curdle_v as_o if_o vinegar_n have_v be_v pour_v on_o it_o almost_o the_o like_a acidity_n be_v common_o find_v in_o nature_n geber_n he_o which_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n have_v no_o true_a root_n whereon_o to_o ground_v his_o curative_fw-it intention_n geber_n by_o a_o help_a hand_n which_o in_o a_o glass_n turn_v all_o the_o aliment_n in_o four_o or_o fire_n hour_n space_n by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o gentle_a heat_n from_o 〈◊〉_d acid_n salt_n into_o a_o lacteous_a chyle_n a_o pleasant_a spectacle_n 〈◊〉_d behold_v which_o i_o can_v ocular_o demonstrate_v to_o any_o who_o desire_v to_o see_v it_o but_o in_o this_o place_n for_o some_o reason_n i_o forbear_v by_o the_o help_n of_o this_o obscure_a though_o grateful_a acidity_n the_o viperine_n alcd_o be_v compact_v and_o gather_v together_o for_o its_o proper_a use_n but_o no_o sapor_n do_v curdle_n and_o coagulate_a milk_n but_o that_o which_o be_v acid_n now_o it_o 〈◊〉_d pâ—â—â—ormed_v three_o manner_n of_o way_n 1._o in_o the_o healthy_a stomach_n of_o all_o live_a animal_n milk_n be_v not_o simple_o coagulate_v by_o the_o acid_n but_o in_o the_o very_a coagulation_n it_o be_v necessary_o impress_v with_o the_o the_o vital_a virtue_n of_o the_o very_a animal_n which_o though_o it_o consist_v in_o the_o acid_n yet_o it_o differ_v from_o every_o other_o acid_n and_o then_o it_o be_v chylify_v and_o receive_v for_o nourishment_n thing_n a_o admirable_a thing_n so_o in_o a_o dog_n iâ—_n assume_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o dog_n etc._n etc._n the_o handle_n 〈◊〉_d which_o hippocratical_a doctrine_n all_o acidity_n be_v the_o vital_a organ_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o rector_n with_o the_o body_n it_o may_v suffice_v to_o hint_n this_o once_o for_o all_o be_v not_o proper_a for_o this_o place_n i_o do_v only_o point_v at_o it_o 2._o in_o the_o stomach_n of_o sick_a animal_n the_o milk_n be_v indeed_o sour_v but_o not_o impress_v with_o a_o vital_a character_n wherefore_o the_o acidity_n become_v putrefactive_a which_o nourish_v not_o but_o increase_v the_o disease_n hence_o my_o hypocrates_n in_o some_o favour_n not_o in_o all_o 65._o c._n 5._o apho._n 65._o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o forbid_v the_o use_n of_o milk_n 3._o milk_n be_v coagulate_v by_o manifest_a acid_n and_o by_o all_o of_o they_o either_o of_o the_o mineral_n sort_n and_o class_n as_o be_v acid_n fountain_n vitriol_n in_o substance_n spirit_n of_o vitriol_n of_o sulphur_n of_o salt_n of_o nitre_n or_o it_o be_v coagulate_v in_o one_o only_a part_n of_o the_o animal_n i._n e._n the_o stomach_n milk_n diven_n coagulation_n of_o milk_n and_o in_o no_o other_o which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o perceptible_a acidity_n be_v not_o admit_v into_o the_o other_o part_n but_o if_o it_o creep_v into_o they_o by_o chance_n it_o become_v the_o oâ—use_n of_o disease_n and_o death_n wherefore_o acidity_n lodge_v at_o least_o in_o all_o healthy_a stomach_n which_o because_o it_o general_o coagulate_v milk_n it_o be_v call_v by_o dioscorides_n be_v what_o coagulum_fw-la be_v coagulum_fw-la and_o common_o in_o italy_n conaglio_n yea_o the_o stomach_n of_o all_o bird_n have_v the_o abovesaid_a acidity_n so_o strong_a and_o in_o so_o great_a quantity_n that_o unless_o they_o
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wherefore_o from_o the_o regimen_n of_o fire_n alone_o thing_n be_v alter_v and_o they_o change_v their_o name_n virtue_n and_o efficacy_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o salt_n prepare_v by_o ignorant_a person_n professor_n fire_n be_v a_o public_a professor_n be_v never_o equal_a viz._n when_o they_o be_v alcalyze_v they_o be_v commend_v by_o the_o unskilful_a for_o example_n salt_n of_o wormwood_n to_o have_v do_v good_a in_o the_o colic_n which_o then_o come_v from_o acid_n which_o have_v be_v drink_v but_o when_o it_o be_v prepare_v from_o salt-acid_n and_o volatile_a to_o boot_v by_o the_o skilful_a it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o stomach_n and_o against_o old_a obstruction_n and_o be_v then_o the_o basis_n in_o the_o cachectique_a powder_n of_o quercetan_n powder_n a_o cachectick_a powder_n the_o cause_n be_v ascribe_v to_o noxious_a humour_n so_o many_o salt_n be_v make_v fix_v if_o they_o be_v manage_v with_o a_o due_a heat_n and_o with_o all_o requisite_n 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green_a to_o lie_v under_o water_n many_o year_n in_o their_o gallant_a and_o well-provided_a arsenal_n lest_o the_o air_n shall_v penetrate_v it_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n under_o the_o water_n it_o become_v almost_o as_o fix_v and_o as_o hard_o as_o stone_n but_o if_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v quail_v in_o the_o air_n before_o it_o be_v water_v than_o they_o must_v burn_v it_o a_o little_a that_o the_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a may_v be_v melt_v together_o and_o as_o it_o be_v incrustrate_v and_o so_o it_o will_v endure_v many_o age_n and_o never_o rot_v in_o like_a manner_n those_o piece_n of_o timber_n be_v incrustrate_v which_o be_v ram_v into_o the_o earth_n for_o foundation_n of_o great_a building_n lest_o they_o shall_v rot_v the_o gardener_n in_o these_o island_n do_v reduce_v their_o herb_n be_v dry_v in_o the_o air_n or_o sun_n to_o ash_n and_o sell_v the_o ash_n on_o their_o word_n and_o credit_n to_o the_o apothecary_n who_o find_v they_o can_v get_v little_a or_o no_o salt_n out_o of_o they_o do_v blame_v the_o gardener_n allege_v they_o be_v naught_o their_o answer_n be_v that_o in_o transport_v the_o ash_n the_o sea-water_n have_v rob_v they_o of_o their_o salt_n many_o do_v easy_o believe_v this_o excuse_n be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o other_o cause_n but_o when_o fresh_a vegetable_n be_v reduce_v to_o ash_n bath_n to_o this_o sense_n bisilius_fw-la speak_v of_o sal_fw-la armon_n when_o my_o wing_n be_v cnt_v off_o and_o â—â—om_o prepare_v to_o the_o bath_n as_o be_v do_v in_o lâ—tuania_n scandia_n and_o muscovy_n for_o pot-ash_n then_o in_o the_o igneous_a ebullition_n the_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a apprehend_v one_o another_o be_v melt_v and_o fix_v together_o but_o when_o they_o be_v urge_v with_o a_o melt_a fire_n as_o the_o reformer_n teach_v than_o they_o
its_o foundation_n p._n 61_o c_o calx_fw-la or_o lime_n what_o page_z 8_o calx_fw-la petrify_v by_o contrary_a faculty_n p._n 8_o calx_fw-la its_o bastard_n spirit_n of_o basilius_n p._n 13_o camphire_n what_o p._n 82_o camphire_n with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la make_v a_o mock-shew_a of_o oil_n not_o so_o with_o vinegar_n and_o other_o acid_n juice_n p._n 82_o camphire_n absorb_v the_o peccant_a acid_n in_o the_o body_n p._n 82_o camphire_n its_o worker_n salacious_a p._n 83_o camphire_n help_v the_o roughness_n of_o the_o skin_n p._n 83_o cementum_fw-la regale_n p._n 21_o cinnabar_fw-la common_n p._n 21_o 23_o cinnabar_fw-la of_o antimony_n p._n 94_o coral_n its_o uncture_n p._n 109_o coral_n increase_v in_o the_o fire_n p._n 109_o contrary_n coagulate_v by_o contrary_n p._n 8_o coagulum_fw-la what_o p._n 41_o chrystaltinge_v with_o the_o colour_n of_o ruby_n p._n 93_o crocus_n martis_n aperitive_a p._n 106_o crocus_n martis_n p._n 59_o d_o diurectickness_n in_o a_o flint_n page_z 11_o diuretic_n from_o a_o calcine_v flint_n p._n 13_o e_o elixir_n parvum_fw-la p._n 20_o emplaster_n of_o frog_n with_o mercury_n p._n 104_o emplaster_n prepare_v of_o lead_n p._n 108_o epistle_n of_o aurel._n severinus_n to_o the_o author_n p._n 36_o f_o febrifuge_n oil_n p._n 93_o febrifuge_n of_o riverius_n p._n 19_o fel_n vitri_fw-la p._n 18_o fermentation_n how_o perform_v p._n 63_o fire_n its_o flame_n acid_n p._n 107_o it_o come_v near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o salt_n p._n 107_o fire_n and_o water_n in_o a_o flint_n p._n 8_o fire_n change_v the_o regiment_n and_o alter_v the_o virtue_n of_o thing_n p._n 78_o fire_n its_o various_a necessity_n p._n 78_o 79_o fire_n when_o strong_a change_v the_o nature_n of_o salt_n p._n 19_o fire_n and_o water_n contain_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o generation_n p._n 38_o flint_n take_v from_o its_o natural_a place_n grow_v p._n 8_o flint_n its_o powder_n as_o make_v by_o the_o ancient_n p._n 12_o g_o gold_n calcine_v the_o dry_a way_n page_z 90_o gold_n calcine_v the_o moist_a way_n p._n 91_o gold_n not_o dissolve_v but_o by_o salt_n thing_n p._n 91_o gold_n its_o tincture_n p._n 91_o gold_n call_v aurum_fw-la potabile_fw-la p._n 92_o gold_n adhere_v to_o iron_n by_o the_o help_n of_o copper_n p._n 114_o gout_n its_o pain_n from_o acid_n p._n 48_o its_o remedy_n p._n 68_o glass_n how_o make_v p._n 10_o it_o be_v axungia_fw-la what_o its_o fel_n p._n 10_o 11_o its_z burn_v p._n 11_o glass_n burn_v not_o hurtful_a p._n 12_o glass_n its_o resolution_n p._n 12_o h_n herb_n have_v a_o occult_a nutritive_a alaly_n p._n 70_o hartshorn_n burn_v imbibe_v acidity_n p._n 67_o hemorrhage_n of_o the_o womb_n its_o remedy_n p._n 67_o hectic_a favour_n cure_v with_o vulnerary_a potion_n p._n 66_o i_o ivlip_v of_o vinegar_n make_v of_o water_n and_o sugar_n p._n 39_o ink_n its_o foundation_n p._n 57_o iron_n astringent_a p._n 111_o iron_n provoke_v the_o term_n p._n 111_o iron_n change_v into_o copper_n p._n 112_o 113_o iron_n cpen_v and_o bind_v p._n 114_o iron_n why_o subject_n to_o rust_n p_o 68_o iron_n how_o it_o grow_v strong_a p._n 68_o l_o lac_n sulphuris_fw-la antimonii_n p._n 110_o lac_n sulphuris_fw-la p._n 82_o latarge_fw-fr out_n of_o lead_n be_v preparaton_n p._n 108_o lie_v for_o soap_n its_o make_n and_o force_n p._n 9_o 10_o letter_n write_v with_o ink_n why_o afterward_o pale_a p._n 57_o liquor_n acid_n change_v aliment_n include_v in_o a_o glass_n into_o chyle_n p._n 40_o ludus_fw-la preparatus_fw-la p._n 119_o luna_n cornea_n p._n 24_o lead_v increase_v in_o the_o flame_n p._n 107_o its_o increase_n in_o the_o fire_n be_v from_o acid_n p._n 107_o lead_v delight_v with_o acid_n p._n 108_o it_o absorb_v acid_n of_o all_o sort_n p._n 108_o lead_n cool_v the_o heart_n p._n 108_o lead_v p._n 60_o lung_n ulcer_v cure_v by_o vulnerary_a potion_n p._n 66_o like_a dissolve_v by_o like_a p._n 8_o 9_o m_o mercurius_n sublimatus_fw-la its_o reduction_n p_o 105_o mercurius_n vita_fw-la p._n 105_o mercury_n sublimate_n do_v not_o coagulate_a milk_n p._n 41_o mercury_n p._n 60_o mercury_n out_o of_o silver_n p._n 23_o metal_n one_o frecipitate_v another_o p._n 112_o metal_n its_o precipitation_n by_o alcaly_a p._n 20_o minium_n its_o preparation_n p._n 107_o mineral_n be_v all_o associate_v with_o acid_n p_o 20_o milk_n not_o coagulate_v but_o by_o acidity_n p_o 40_o materia_fw-la prima_fw-la p._n 101_o medicament_n solutive_a not_o to_o be_v dissolve_v in_o disease_n p_o 53_o menstrua_fw-la their_o obstruction_n from_o acid_n p._n 58_o mercury_n sublimate_n p._n 94_o 95_o mercury_n sublimate_n common_a p._n 97_o mercury_n sublimate_n sweet_a red_a p_o 98_o mercurius_n precipit_fw-la communis_fw-la p._n 98_o mercury_n praecipit_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la p._n 99_o mercury_n praecipit_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la become_v sublimate_n corrosive_a p._n 99_o mercury_n praecipit_fw-la its_o virtue_n p._n 99_o mercury_n acidity_n hurt_v tooth_n and_o gum_n p_o 102_o mercury_n of_o metal_n be_v not_o praecipit_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la p._n 103_o n_n nail_n of_o gold_n p._n 113_o nitre_n its_o regeneration_n p._n 25_o nettle_n green_a and_o dry_a its_o different_a effect_n p._n 71_o o_o ochre_n what_o p._n 55_o odour_n many_o resist_v digestion_n p._n 121_o oil_n be_v make_v salt_n p._n 79_o oil_n olive_n have_v acid_n in_o it_o p._n 80_o deprive_v of_o its_o acidity_n it_o help_v pain_n p._n 81_o oil_n old_a why_o musty_a p._n 81_o oil_n turn_v into_o watrer_n by_o salt_n of_o tartar_n p._n 26_o oil_n make_v strongwater_n p._n 28_o oil_n of_o soap_n like_o that_o of_o brick_n p._n 27_o p_o pox_n french_a cure_v by_o a_o decoction_n of_o viper_n p._n 31_o pomegranate_n rind_n provoke_v the_o term_n p._n 58_o paracelsus_n his_o coralline_a secret_n p._n 103_o panacaea_n of_o michael_n sendivogius_n p._n 101_o pleurisy_n its_o remedy_n p._n 48_o plant_n their_o regeneration_n p._n 72_o 73_o posca_n of_o the_o ancient_n what_o p._n 63_o protochymist_n dwell_v in_o the_o stomach_n p._n 47_o powder_n antipodagrick_n p._n 48_o q_n qvinzey_n its_o remedy_n p_o 21_o quartan_n its_o remedy_n p._n 72_o r_o regulus_n antimonii_n p._n 21_o rector_n what_o p_o 27_o s_n silver_n separate_v from_o tin_n p._n 96_o silver_n p._n 60_o silver_n consist_v of_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a p._n 24_o 44_o stone_n its_o analysis_n p._n 42_o stone_n its_o regeneration_n p._n 42_o stone_n how_o generate_v in_o the_o body_n p_o 42_o 43_o stone_n red_a whence_o p_o 43_o stone_n concreter_n every_o where_o in_o the_o body_n p._n 43_o stone_n remedy_n a_o hedgehog_n or_o histrix_n stone_v how_o far_o good_a for_o it_o p_o 44_o stone_n other_o remedy_n examine_v p_o 44_o stone_n its_o true_a remedy_n p._n 45_o stone_n its_o remedy_n out_o of_o paracelsus_n and_o helmont_n p._n 48_o story_n of_o sal_fw-la prunella_n p._n 21_o sage_n its_o juice_n grow_v black_a with_o vitriol_n of_o mars_n p._n 120_o salt_n of_o treacle_n of_o the_o ancient_n examine_v p._n 4_o 5_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a natural_a in_o use_n among_o the_o ancient_n p._n 5_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a natural_a its_o property_n p._n 5_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a we_o what_o p._n 5_o 6_o its_o constitute_a part_n p._n 6_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v it_o p._n 6_o salt_n common_a do_v not_o wash_v p._n 6_o salt_n kaly_n whence_o make_v p._n 7_o sal-ka_o be_v not_o unless_o make_v by_o art_n its_o virtue_n and_o property_n p._n 7_o sal-alka_o what_o where_o find_v p._n 7_o its_o multiplicity_n p._n 7_o soap_n its_o make_n p._n 9_o sea-salt_n with_o oil_n be_v not_o make_v soap_n p._n 10_o salt_n of_o viper_n of_o the_o reformer_n be_v common_a salt_n p._n 31_o salt_n of_o tartar_n fix_v with_o acid_n spirit_n of_o salt_n be_v sublimate_v into_o spirit_n p._n 34_o salt_n of_o viper_n its_o inventor_n p._n 36_o its_o foundation_n know_v to_o hippoerates_n p._n 38_o salt_n thing_n do_v not_o curdle_n milk_n p._n 41_o salt_n as_o it_o be_v eat_v find_v in_o urine_n p._n 51_o salt_n of_o great_a affinity_n to_o vinegar_n than_o metal_n p._n 70_o salt_n of_o wormwood_n its_o preparation_n p._n 77_o salt_n precipitate_v not_o mercury_n p._n 16_o sal_fw-la fulminans_fw-la p._n 17_o salt_n frâ—m_a diuretique_n herb_n be_v acid-salt_n p._n 18_o they_o precipitate_v not_o mercury_n p._n 18_o be_v alcalize_v with_o a_o quick_a flame_n they_o precipitate_v mercury_n red_a p._n 18_o salt_n from_o vulnerary_a herb_n be_v acid-salt_n and_o do_v not_o precipitate_v mercury_n p._n 18_o in_o a_o melt_a fire_n they_o change_v their_o nature_n and_o become_v alcalyes_n which_o precipitate_v mercury_n sparkle_v and_o glitter_v p._n 18_o salt_n common_a the_o perfect_a of_o salt_n and_o never_o make_v alcaly_a p._n 18_o salt_n of_o viper_n p._n 18_o salt_n of_o wormwood_n acid-salt_n p._n 19_o it_o be_v alcalize_v with_o a_o strong_a
as_o well_o in_o the_o animal_n as_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n kingdom_n yet_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o some_o mineral_n not_o equal_o mix_v contain_v more_o of_o alcaly_a than_o acid_n sulphur_n gold_n and_o meat-salt_n be_v except_v which_o have_v more_o of_o acid_n as_o i_o have_v show_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o ancient_n have_v write_v that_o this_o virgin_n have_v three_o father_n viz._n nature_n fire_n and_o the_o philosopher_n but_o here_o we_o must_v note_n that_o no_o man_n by_o the_o art_n of_o ustion_n in_o any_o one_o of_o nature_n kingdom_n form_n artificial_a alcaly_a never_o pure_a or_o destitute_a of_o any_o form_n can_v prepare_v any_o alcaly_a absolute_o pure_a i._n e._n deprive_v of_o all_o mixture_n of_o the_o acid_n whatsoever_o he_o that_o seek_v to_o do_v it_o will_v lose_v his_o labour_n whence_o cosmopolita_n burn_n say_v he_o sulphur_n from_o incombustible_a sulphur_n and_o from_o its_o soul_n who_o grain_n and_o ferment_n indeed_o mercury_n have_v in_o it_o as_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a for_o itself_o but_o make_v that_o it_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o other_o thing_n too_o enough_o now_o have_v be_v speak_v for_o the_o convince_a of_o those_o that_o deny_v the_o principle_n of_o this_o ancient_a art_n viz._n that_o mercury_n have_v no_o sulphur_n separable_a from_o it_o it_o be_v altogether_o vain_a what_o some_o master_n and_o writer_n of_o vanity_n have_v think_v say_v geber_n for_o i_o have_v see_v that_o it_o do_v emanate_n from_o it_o etc._n etc._n experience_n also_o confirm_v the_o same_o common_a salt_n be_v of_o a_o salt-acid_a taste_n i._n e._n the_o acid_n be_v prevalent_a in_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v incorruptible_a if_o the_o salt_n have_v lose_v his_o savour_n wherewith_o shall_v it_o be_v season_v hence_o be_v moderate_o mix_v with_o meat_n it_o conciliate_v a_o grateful_a taste_n to_o they_o and_o excite_v appetite_n sal-alca_o be_v contrary_a to_o a_o salt-acid_n taste_v hence_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v though_o but_o moderate_o with_o meat_n it_o give_v they_o a_o unsavoury_a taste_n and_o blunt_v the_o appetite_n common_a salt_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o acidity_n preserve_v flesh_n and_o fish_n a_o long_a time_n from_o putrfaction_n and_o draw_v out_o and_o attract_v from_o they_o the_o volatile_a alcaly_a which_o by_o a_o retort_n be_v again_o easy_o separate_v as_o hippoc._n chymic_a teach_v chap._n 14._o on_o the_o contrary_a sal-alca_o do_v consume_v the_o acid_n and_o promote_v putrefaction_n common_a salt_n do_v imbibe_n nothing_o of_o acid_n and_o therefore_o be_v dry_v from_o its_o aqueous_a humidity_n and_o cast_v into_o butter_n of_o antimony_n it_o disturb_v it_o not_o sal_fw-la alcaly_a be_v dry_v and_o cast_v into_o the_o fame_n butter_n of_o antimony_n be_v so_o far_o from_o not_o disturb_v it_o that_o in_o a_o instant_n it_o quite_o desirous_a it_o because_o it_o drink_v up_o the_o acid_n spirit_n and_o the_o antimony_n fall_v into_o a_o white_a powder_n 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not_o prevail_v over_o alcalys_n nor_o draw_v they_o hither_o and_o thither_o as_o they_o please_v to_o convince_v such_o vain_a talker_n distil_v the_o spirit_n vitriol_n spirit_n of_o vitriol_n out_o of_o dry_a vitriol_n the_o common_a way_n which_o be_v acid_n sulphureous_a which_o you_o must_v rectify_v or_o distil_v once_o more_o out_o of_o a_o retort_n place_v in_o a_o empty_a cuppel_n on_o which_o pour_v on_o leisurely_o so_o much_o of_o the_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n till_o the_o hiss_a and_o ebullition_n cease_v for_o if_o you_o pour_v it_o in_o hasty_o they_o will_v both_o grow_v hot_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o fiery_a nature_n in_o both_o subject_n vitriol_n alcaly_n regenerate_v into_o vitriol_n exhale_v the_o superfluous_a insipid_a and_o aqueous_a humour_n till_o you_o see_v the_o appearance_n of_o a_o grow_a cuticle_n here_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o if_o both_o the_o alcaly_a and_o the_o acid_n be_v not_o first_o sufficient_o dilute_v before_o their_o conjunction_n 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out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v and_o again_o be_v congeal_v into_o verdigreese_v the_o faeces_fw-la be_v reject_v etc._n etc._n make_v spirit_n of_o venus_n make_v this_o purge_a aerago_n or_o erode_v brass_n be_v distil_v with_o a_o open_a fire_n out_o of_o a_o plate_a retort_n and_o afrerwards_o be_v rectify_v out_o of_o sand._n lo_o here_o thou_o mist_n of_o nature_n this_o be_v that_o spirit_n of_o venus_n and_o asecret_n menstruum_fw-la as_o alcahest_n see_v hippoc._n chymic_a chap._n 29._o which_o the_o dean_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o austrian_a and_o norinberg_n physic_n with_o their_o fellow_n do_v adore_v for_o the_o son_n of_o venus_n of_o who_o epictetus_n say_v well_o many_o be_v word-wife_n not_o deed-wise_a the_o proâ—city_n and_o filthy_a licentiousness_n that_o venus_n be_v accuse_v of_o by_o the_o many_o but_o vain_a clamour_n of_o false_a witness_n viz._n that_o it_o admit_v of_o five_o lover_n in_o one_o act_n have_v draw_v philosopher_n not_o only_o to_o the_o 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of_o the_o same_o acid_n nature_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n by_o the_o grain_n of_o kermes_n in_o which_o the_o dean_n with_o their_o fellow_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o acid_n i_o e._n any_o seminal_a virtue_n and_o by_o meal_n out_o of_o which_o they_o boast_v they_o can_v distil_v acid_n spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la armoniackâ—_n see_v also_o hippoc._n chymic_a chap_n 2._o and_o the_o end_n of_o chap._n 17._o so_o also_o vinegar_n of_o wine_n distil_v and_o cast_v upon_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n to_o fatiety_n be_v coagulate_v into_o tartar_n tartar_n artificial_a tartar_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o wine_n from_o whence_o the_o vinegar_n be_v take_v this_o tartar_n if_o it_o be_v distil_v out_o of_o a_o retort_n with_o fire_n of_o sand_n or_o a_o open_a fire_n there_o come_v forth_o a_o fat_a oil_n and_o bitterish_a liquor_n as_o in_o the_o distillation_n of_o common_a tartar_n i_o have_v also_o show_v the_o same_o 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to_o be_v alone_o it_o assume_v matter_n wherewith_o it_o dwell_v increase_v regerminate_v and_o be_v multiply_v sometime_o as_o the_o artificer_n please_v for_o his_o proper_a end_n this_o when_o it_o fall_v on_o the_o seed_n of_o copper_n that_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v it_o clothes_v itself_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o copper_n in_o a_o long_a and_o laborious_a work_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o separable_a from_o copper_n itself_o unless_o by_o the_o total_a destruction_n of_o the_o copper_n as_o the_o example_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n in_o my_o hippoc._n chymic_a chap_n 10._o do_v show_v for_o carry_v in_o it_o the_o least_o odour_n of_o a_o metalline_a nature_n it_o can_v descend_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o vegetable_n and_o the_o same_o spirit_n fall_v upon_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o vine_n clothes_n itself_o there_o with_o the_o indoles_fw-la of_o the_o vine_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n can_v ascend_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o mineral_n as_o i_o have_v demonstrate_v out_o of_o lul_n and_o by_o experience_n yea_o it_o be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o disposition_n or_o indoles_fw-la of_o the_o vine_n unless_o be_v dissolve_v or_o loosen_a from_o its_o body_n by_o nature_n and_o art_n it_o return_v to_o the_o element_n of_o air_n whence_o it_o come_v as_o hippoc._n chymic_a in_o the_o forecited_n 10._o and_o 18._o chapter_n show_v the_o same_o be_v also_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o salt_n of_o vitriol_n of_o nitre_n and_o of_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o this_o cause_n because_o art_n can_v create_v seed_n he_o that_o boast_v he_o can_v do_v it_o cosmopolita_n prove_v he_o to_o be_v a_o deceiver_n so_o that_o every_o spirit_n either_o occultly_a or_o manifest_o acid_n have_v but_o one_o only_a soul_n within_o it_o with_o which_o it_o be_v inseparable_o join_v do_v constitute_v the_o form_n of_o that_o body_n in_o which_o it_o determine_v to_o dwell_v from_o which_o wehn_n it_o be_v extract_v and_o again_o instill_v upon_o a_o new_a alcaly_a and_o 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tone_n finis_fw-la show_v i_o better_o if_o thou_o can_v before_o thou_o carp_n at_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v give_v thou_o thanks_o the_o index_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o clavis_fw-la acid_n and_o alcaly_a the_o most_o ancient_a principle_n of_o thing_n what_o they_o be_v chap._n 1._o page_n 1._o acid_n as_o be_v spiritual_a be_v not_o subject_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o our_o outward_a sense_n chap._n 2._o p._n 3._o alcaly_a what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v both_o by_o nature_n and_o by_o art_n and_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n chap._n 3._o p._n 8._o meat_n or_o common_a salt_n how_o much_o it_o differ_v from_o vitrify_v and_o saponary_a alcaly_a chap._n 4._o p._n 16._o *_o the_o preparation_n of_o medicinal_a salt_n chap._n 5._o p._n 24._o that_o the_o seminal_a virtue_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v acid_n and_o that_o acid_n draw_v alcalyes_n as_o they_o please_v and_o that_o every_o acid_n liquor_n be_v a_o solution_n of_o acid_n salt_n in_o 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