Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	add_v	ounce_n	syrup_n	5,395	5	11.3498	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20901	The practise of chymicall, and hermeticall physicke, for the preseruation of health. Written in Latin by Iosephus Quersitanus, Doctor of Phisicke. And translated into English, by Thomas Timme, minister; Ad veritatem hermeticae medicinae ex Hippocratis responsio. English	Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.	1605 (1605)	STC 7276; ESTC S109967	142,547	211

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ounce_n let_v they_o be_v well_o stir_v together_o with_o a_o spittle_n until_o the_o oil_n and_o soap_n be_v well_o incorporate_v together_o after_o this_o put_v thereto_o venus_n ceruse_n and_o lytharge_v of_o each_o 2._o ounce_n ever_o mingle_v and_o stir_v they_o with_o a_o spattell_n of_o vitriol_n calcine_v till_o it_o be_v red_a and_o powder_v one_o ounce_n of_o 〈◊〉_d half_a a_o ounce_n when_o any_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a thing_n be_v put_v in_o stir_v it_o well_o till_o it_o come_v to_o a_o convenient_a thickness_n for_o a_o plaster_n which_o thou_o shall_v apply_v to_o the_o knot_n it_o help_v not_o only_o these_o but_o also_o of_o callous_a and_o hollow_a ulcer_n and_o pock_n a_o excellent_a water_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n take_v vns●ickt-lime_n let_v it_o lie_v in_o spring_n water_n five_o 〈◊〉_d six_o day_n that_o thou_o may_v draw_v out_o the_o salt_n let_v the_o water_n be_v four_o or_o five_o finger_n above_o the_o lime_n of_o this_o water_n take_v 3._o pound_n in_o 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