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shall_v most_o wil_o acknowledge_v a_o error_n in_o the_o interim_n in_o magnis_fw-la voluisse_fw-la sit_v est_fw-la that_o be_v in_o thing_n of_o great_a excellency_n let_v the_o endeavour_n satisfy_v and_o upon_o this_o account_n we_o will_v plead_v for_o pardon_n for_o there_o be_v no_o man_n απαντα_n σοφος_n i._n e._n omniscient_a a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o saltness_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v shine_v more_o clear_o we_o must_v refull_a some_o opinion_n of_o d._n john_n french_a who_o in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n and_o 22._o page_n of_o his_o book_n entitle_v the_o yorkshire_n spau_n assert_v that_o there_o can_v no_o other_o reason_n be_v give_v for_o hâ—t_a spring_n than_o the_o fire_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o very_a cavity_n and_o cavern_n of_o they_o the_o cavity_n themselves_o consist_v of_o or_o rather_o be_v replenish_v with_o a_o bituminous_a matter_n for_o bitumen_n and_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v of_o it_o be_v kindle_v burn_v in_o water_n as_o camphire_n also_o do_v a_o very_a long_a time_n which_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o it_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o water_n which_o it_o do_v attract_v and_o convert_v into_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o 14._o chapter_n concern_v the_o putidâ—_n sulpher-well_a about_o the_o middle_n of_o page_n 107._o the_o stink_a odour_n thereof_o i_o suppose_v be_v cause_v from_o the_o vapory_o of_o the_o burn_a bitumen_n and_o adust_a terreness_n mix_v therewith_o which_o lie_v nor_o far_o from_o the_o head_n of_o the_o will._n and_o page_n 106._o the_o â—aliness_n of_o the_o sea_n proceed_v from_o the_o salt_n of_o the_o burn_a bitumen_n which_o be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o water_n that_o run_v through_o these_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n wherein_o it_o be_v which_o page_n 106._o and_o 107._o he_o confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o lake_n call_v asphaltites_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 108._o page_n he_o 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the_o cause_n why_o multitude_n of_o they_o be_v molest_v with_o ulcer_n of_o all_o sort_n caucer_n especial_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o elsewhere_o logh-leeche_n will_v sometime_o fall_v off_o ere_o they_o be_v full_a but_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v the_o exuberancy_n of_o blood_n which_o come_v so_o impetuous_o upon_o they_o that_o it_o be_v like_a to_o choke_v they_o for_o which_o they_o desist_v from_o suck_v as_o child_n ordinary_o do_v when_o the_o nurse_n her_o milk_n do_v molest_v they_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o the_o most_o part_n of_o stranger_n who_o go_v to_o reside_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o orkney_n be_v at_o first_o molest_v with_o a_o diarrhaea_n or_o flux_n the_o acrimonious_a saltness_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o drink_n irritate_v the_o expultrix_fw-la faculty_n more_o than_o ordinary_a until_o it_o be_v accustom_v with_o the_o same_o this_o also_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o for_o the_o most_o 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