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verulam_n and_o refer_v unto_o further_a experiment_n that_o a_o dissolution_n of_o iron_n in_o aquafortis_n will_v bear_v as_o good_a weight_n as_o their_o body_n do_v before_o notwithstanding_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o waste_n by_o a_o thick_a vapour_n that_o issue_v during_o the_o work_n for_o we_o can_v find_v it_o to_o hold_v neither_o in_o iron_n nor_o copper_n which_o be_v dissolve_v with_o less_o ebullition_n and_o hereof_o we_o madâ—â—â—iall_a in_o scale_n of_o good_a exactness_n wherein_o if_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n or_o such_o as_o will_v not_o turn_v upon_o quarter_n grain_n there_o may_v be_v frequent_a mistake_n in_o experiment_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o stranger_n be_v that_o and_o by_o the_o favourabl_a way_n of_o trial_n we_o can_v make_v out_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o â—amâ—rus_n poppius_n that_o antimony_n calcine_v or_o reduce_v to_o ash_n by_o a_o burn_a glass_n although_o it_o â—mitte_v a_o gross_a and_o ponderous_a exhalation_n do_v rather_o exceed_v then_o abate_v its_o former_a gravity_n who_o word_n be_v these_o in_o his_o basilica_n antimonii_n si_fw-mi speculum_fw-la incensorium_fw-la soli_fw-la exponatur_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la pyramidis_fw-la luminosae_fw-la apex_n antimonium_n pulverisatum_fw-la feriat_fw-la cum_fw-la mâ—â—to_fw-la â—umi_fw-la profusione_n ad_fw-la nivis_fw-la albedinem_fw-la calcinabitur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la mirabile_fw-la est_fw-la antimonii_n pondus_fw-la post_fw-la calcinationem_fw-la auctum_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la diminutum_fw-la deprehenditur_fw-la mistake_v may_v be_v make_v in_o this_o way_n of_o trial_n when_o the_o antimony_n be_v not_o weigh_v immediate_o upon_o the_o calcination_n but_o permit_v the_o air_n it_o imbibe_v the_o humidity_n thereof_o and_o so_o repair_v its_o gravity_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o passage_n of_o meaete_fw-la aâ—d_n drink_n that_o there_o be_v different_a passage_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_v the_o meat_n or_o dry_a aliment_n descend_v by_o the_o one_o the_o drink_n or_o moisten_a vehicle_n by_o the_o other_o be_v a_o popular_a tenent_n in_o our_o day_n but_o be_v the_o assertion_n of_o learned_a man_n of_o old_a for_o the_o same_o be_v affirm_v by_o plato_n maintain_v by_o eâ—stathius_n in_o macâ—obius_n and_o be_v deducible_a from_o eratosthenes_n eupolis_n and_o euripides_n now_o herein_o man_n contradict_v experience_n not_o well_o understand_a anatomy_n and_o the_o use_n of_o part_n for_o at_o the_o throat_n there_o be_v two_o cavity_n or_o conduct_a part_n the_o one_o the_o oesophagus_n or_o gullet_n sâ—atâ—d_v next_o the_o spin_v a_o part_n official_a unto_o nutrition_n and_o whereby_o the_o aliment_n both_o wet_a and_o dry_a be_v convey_v unto_o the_o stomach_n the_o other_o by_o which_o it_o be_v conceive_v the_o drink_n do_v pass_v be_v the_o weazon_n rough_a artery_n or_o windpipe_n a_o part_n inservient_fw-la to_o voice_n and_o respiration_n for_o thereby_o the_o air_n descend_v into_o the_o lung_n and_o be_v communicate_v unto_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o all_o animal_n that_o breath_n or_o have_v lung_n have_v also_o the_o weazon_n but_o many_o have_v the_o gullet_n or_o â—eeding_a channel_n which_o have_v no_o lung_n or_o windpipe_n as_o fish_n which_o have_v gills_o whereby_o the_o heart_n be_v refrigerated_a for_o such_o thereof_o as_o have_v lung_n and_o respiration_n be_v not_o without_o the_o weazon_n as_o whale_n and_o cetaceous_a animal_n again_o beside_o these_o part_n destine_v to_o divers_a office_n there_o be_v a_o peculiar_a provision_n for_o the_o windpipe_n that_o be_v a_o cartiliagineous_a flap_n upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o larinx_n or_o throttle_n which_o have_v a_o open_a cavity_n for_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o air_n but_o lest_o thereby_o either_o meat_n or_o drink_v shall_v descend_v providence_n have_v place_v the_o epiglottis_fw-la ligula_fw-la or_o â—lap_v like_o a_o ivy_n leaf_n which_o always_o close_v when_o we_o swallow_v or_o that_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_n pass_v over_o it_o into_o the_o gullet_n which_o part_n although_o all_o have_v not_o that_o breathe_v as_o all_o cetaceous_a and_o oviparous_a animal_n yet_o be_v the_o weazon_n secure_v some_o other_o way_n and_o therefore_o in_o whale_n that_o breathe_v lest_o the_o water_n shall_v get_v into_o the_o lung_n a_o ejection_n thereof_o be_v contrive_v by_o a_o fistula_n or_o spout_n at_o the_o head_n and_o therefore_o also_o though_o bird_n have_v no_o epiglottis_fw-la yet_o can_v thâ—y_v so_o contract_v the_o rhyme_n or_o chink_n of_o their_o larinx_n as_o to_o prevent_v the_o admission_n of_o wet_a or_o dry_a ingested_a either_o whereof_o get_v in_o occasion_v a_o cough_n until_o it_o be_v eject_v and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o man_n can_v drink_v and_o breathe_v at_o the_o same_o time_n why_o if_o we_o laugh_v while_o we_o drink_v the_o drink_n â—lies_v out_o at_o the_o nostril_n why_o when_o the_o water_n enter_v the_o weazon_n man_n be_v sudden_o drown_v and_o thus_o must_v it_o be_v understand_v when_o we_o read_v of_o one_o that_o die_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o grape_n and_o another_o by_o a_o hair_n in_o milk_n now_o if_o any_o shall_v still_o affirm_v that_o some_o truth_n there_o be_v in_o the_o assertion_n upon_o the_o experiment_n of_o hypocrates_n who_o kill_v a_o hog_n after_o a_o red_a potion_n find_v the_o tincture_n thereof_o in_o the_o larinx_n if_o any_o will_v urge_v the_o same_o from_o medicall_a practice_n because_o in_o affection_n both_o of_o lung_n and_o weazon_n physician_n make_v use_v of_o â—yrupes_n and_o lambitive_a medicine_n we_o be_v not_o averse_a to_o acknowledge_v that_o some_o may_v distil_v and_o insinuate_v into_o the_o windpipe_n and_o medicine_n may_v creep_v down_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rheum_n before_o they_o yet_o to_o conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o air_n and_o water_n have_v both_o one_o common_a passage_n be_v to_o state_n the_o question_n upon_o the_o weak_a side_n of_o the_o distinction_n and_o from_o a_o partial_a or_o guttulous_a irrigation_n to_o conclude_v a_o full_a and_o total_a descension_n chap._n ix_o of_o sneeze_v concern_v sternutation_n or_o sneeze_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o that_o motion_n it_o be_v pretend_v and_o general_o believe_v to_o derive_v its_o original_n from_o a_o disease_n wherein_o sternutation_n prove_v moral_a and_o such_o as_o sneeze_v die_v and_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v prove_v from_o carolus_n sigonius_n who_o in_o his_o history_n of_o italy_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o pestilence_n in_o the_o time_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a that_o prove_v pernicious_a and_o deadly_a to_o those_o that_o sneeze_v which_o notwithstanding_o will_v not_o sufficient_o determine_v the_o ground_n hereof_o and_o it_o will_v evident_o appear_v that_o custom_n have_v a_o elder_a aera_fw-la then_o this_v chronologie_n afford_v for_o although_o the_o age_n of_o gregory_n extend_v above_o a_o thousand_o yet_o be_v this_o custom_n mention_v by_o apuleius_n in_o the_o fable_n of_o the_o fuller_n wife_n who_o live_v three_o hundred_o year_n before_o by_o pliny_n likewise_o in_o that_o problem_n of_o he_o our_o sternutantes_fw-la salutantur_fw-la and_o there_o be_v also_o report_v that_o tâ—berius_n the_o emperor_n otherwise_o a_o very_a sour_a man_n will_v perform_v this_o rite_n most_o punctual_o unto_o other_o and_o expect_v the_o same_o from_o other_o unto_o himself_o petronius_n arbiter_n who_o live_v before_o they_o both_o and_o be_v proconsul_n of_o bythinia_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o nero_n have_v mention_v it_o in_o these_o word_n gyton_n collectione_n spiritus_fw-la plenus_fw-la ter_z continâ—ò_fw-la ita_fw-la sternutavit_fw-la ut_fw-la grabatum_fw-la concuteret_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la motum_fw-la eumolpus_n conversus_fw-la salvere_fw-la gâ—tona_n jubet_fw-la caelius_n rhodiginus_fw-la have_v a_o example_n hereof_o among_o the_o greek_n far_o ancient_a than_o these_o that_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o young_a when_o consult_v about_o their_o retreat_n it_o chance_v that_o one_o among_o they_o sneeze_v at_o the_o noise_n whereof_o
validisque_fw-la arctâ—tur_fw-la habenis_fw-la indicatque_fw-la suiâ—_n prolixa_fw-la silentia_fw-la labris_fw-la and_o be_v also_o tolerable_a if_o by_o desire_v a_o secrecy_n to_o word_n speak_v under_o the_o rose_n we_o only_o mean_v in_o society_n and_o compotation_n from_o the_o ancient_a custom_n in_o symposiacke_a meeting_n to_o wear_v chaplett_n of_o rose_n about_o their_o head_n and_o so_o we_o condemn_v not_o the_o german_a custom_n which_o over_o the_o table_n describe_v a_o rose_n in_o the_o ceiling_n but_o more_o considerable_a it_o be_v if_o the_o original_n be_v such_o as_o lemnius_n and_o other_o have_v record_v that_o the_o rose_n be_v the_o flower_n of_o venus_n which_o cupid_n consecrate_v unto_o harpocrates_n the_o god_n of_o silence_n and_o be_v therefore_o a_o emblem_n thereof_o to_o conceal_v the_o prank_n of_o venery_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o this_o tetrasticke_a est_fw-la rosa_fw-la flos_fw-la veneris_fw-la cujus_fw-la quo_fw-la facta_fw-la laterent_fw-la harpocrati_fw-la matris_fw-la dona_fw-la dicavit_fw-la amor_fw-la ind_n rosam_fw-la mensis_fw-la hospes_fw-la suspendit_fw-la amicis_fw-la convivae_fw-la ut_fw-la sub_fw-la eâ_fw-la dicta_fw-la tacenda_fw-la sciant_fw-la 8._o that_o smoke_n do_v follow_v the_o fair_a be_v a_o usual_a say_n with_o we_o and_o in_o many_o part_n of_o europe_n whereof_o although_o there_o seem_v no_o natural_a ground_n yet_o be_v it_o the_o continuation_n of_o a_o very_a ancient_a opinion_n as_o petrus_n victorius_n and_o causabon_n have_v observe_v from_o a_o passage_n in_o athenaeus_n wherein_o a_o parasite_n thus_o describe_v himself_o to_o every_o table_n first_o i_o come_v whence_o porridge_n i_o be_o call_v by_o some_o a_o capaneus_n at_o stare_v i_o be_o to_o enter_v any_o room_n a_o ram_n like_a whip_n and_o thong_n to_o all_o i_o ply_v like_o smoke_n unto_o the_o fair_a i_o fly_v 9_o to_o set_v across_o legged_a or_o with_o our_o finger_n pectinate_v or_o shut_v together_o be_v account_v bad_a and_o friend_n will_v persuade_v we_o from_o it_o the_o same_o conceit_n religious_o possess_v the_o ancient_n as_o be_v observable_a from_o pliny_n poplites_n alternis_fw-la genibus_fw-la imponere_fw-la nefas_fw-la olim_fw-la and_o also_o from_o athenaeâ—s_n that_o it_o be_v a_o old_a venesicious_a practice_n and_o juno_n be_v make_v in_o this_o postuâ—â—_n to_o hinder_v the_o delivery_n of_o alcmaena_n and_o therefore_o as_o pierius_n observe_v in_o the_o medal_n of_o julia_n pia_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o venus_n be_v make_v extend_v with_o the_o inscription_n of_o venus_n genetrix_fw-la for_o the_o complication_n or_o pectination_n of_o the_o finger_n be_v a_o hieroglyphic_n of_o impediment_n as_o in_o that_o place_n he_o declare_v 10._o the_o set_n and_o statary_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n and_o cut_v of_o hair_n be_v think_v by_o many_o a_o point_n of_o consideration_n which_o be_v perhaps_o but_o the_o continuation_n of_o a_o ancient_a superstition_n for_o piaculous_a it_o be_v unto_o the_o roman_n to_o pare_v their_o nail_n upon_o the_o nundinae_fw-la observe_v every_o nine_o day_n and_o be_v also_o fear_v by_o other_o in_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o week_n according_a to_o that_o of_o ausonius_n ungue_fw-la mercurio_n barbam_fw-la jove_n cypride_n crines_fw-la and_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o wickedness_n that_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o manasses_n when_o it_o be_v deliver_v he_o observe_v time_n chron._n 2._o 23._o 11._o a_o common_a fashion_n it_o be_v to_o nourish_v hair_n upon_o the_o moll_n of_o the_o face_n which_o be_v the_o perpetuation_n of_o a_o very_a ancient_a custom_n and_o though_o innocent_o practise_v among_o we_o may_v have_v a_o superstitious_a original_n according_a to_o that_o of_o pliny_n naevos_fw-la in_o fancy_n tondere_fw-la relâ—giosum_fw-la habent_fw-la nunc_fw-la multi_fw-la from_o the_o like_a may_v proceed_v the_o fear_n of_o poll_n elvelocke_n or_o complicate_v hair_n of_o the_o head_n and_o also_o of_o lock_n long_o than_o the_o other_o hair_n they_o be_v votary_n at_o first_o and_o dedicate_v upon_o occasion_n preserve_v with_o great_a care_n and_o according_o esteem_v by_o other_o as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o apuleius_n adjuro_fw-la per_fw-la dulcem_fw-la capilli_fw-la tui_fw-la nodulum_fw-la 12._o a_o custom_n there_o be_v in_o most_o part_n of_o europe_n to_o adorn_v aqueduct_n spout_n and_o cistern_n with_o lion_n head_n which_o though_o no_o illaudable_a ornament_n be_v a_o egyptian_a continuation_n who_o practise_v the_o same_o under_o a_o symbolical_a illation_n for_o because_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o leo_n the_o flood_n of_o nilus_n be_v at_o the_o full_a and_o water_n become_v convey_v into_o every_o part_n they_o make_v the_o spout_n of_o their_o aqueduct_n through_o the_o head_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o upon_o some_o celestial_a respect_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a the_o great_a mogul_n or_o indian_a king_n do_v bear_v for_o his_o arm_n a_o lion_n and_o the_o sun_n 13._o many_o conceive_v there_o be_v somewhat_o amiss_o and_o that_o as_o we_o usual_o say_v they_o be_v unblessed_a until_o they_o put_v on_o their_o girdle_n wherein_o although_o most_o know_v not_o what_o they_o say_v there_o be_v involve_v unknown_a consideration_n for_o by_o a_o girdle_n or_o cincture_n be_v symbollical_o imply_v truth_n resolution_n and_o readiness_n unto_o action_n which_o be_v part_n and_o virtue_n require_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n according_a whereto_o we_o find_v that_o the_o israelite_n eat_v the_o paschall_n lamb_n with_o their_o loin_n gird_v and_o the_o almighty_a challenge_v job_n bid_v he_o gird_v up_o his_o loin_n like_o a_o man_n so_o run_v the_o expression_n of_o peter_n gird_v up_o the_o loin_n of_o your_o mind_n be_v sober_a and_o hope_v to_o the_o end_n so_o the_o high_a pâ—iest_n be_v gird_v with_o the_o girdle_n of_o fine_a linen_n so_o be_v it_o part_n of_o the_o holy_a habit_n to_o have_v our_o loin_n gird_v about_o with_o truth_n and_o so_o be_v it_o also_o say_v concern_v our_o saviour_n righteousness_n shall_v be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o loin_n and_o faithfulness_n the_o girdle_n of_o his_o reins_n 1â—_n moreover_o by_o the_o girdle_n the_o heart_n and_o part_n which_o god_n require_v be_v divide_v from_o the_o inferior_a and_o epithumeticall_a organ_n imply_v thereby_o a_o memento_n unto_o purification_n and_o cleanness_n of_o heart_n which_o be_v common_o defile_v from_o the_o concupiscence_n and_o affection_n of_o those_o part_n and_o therefore_o unto_o this_o day_n the_o jew_n do_v bless_v themselves_o when_o they_o put_v on_o their_o zone_n or_o cincture_n and_o thus_o may_v we_o make_v out_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n with_o our_o foot_n naked_a that_o be_v that_o our_o inferior_a part_n and_o far_a remove_v from_o reason_n may_v be_v free_a and_o of_o no_o imdiment_n unto_o we_o thus_o achilles_n though_o dip_v in_o styx_n yet_o have_v his_o heel_n untouched_a by_o that_o water_n although_o he_o be_v fortify_v elsewhere_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o part_n and_o as_o only_o vulnerable_a in_o the_o inferior_a and_o brutal_a part_n of_o man_n this_o be_v that_o part_n of_o eve_n and_o her_o posterity_n the_o devil_n still_o doâ—h_o bruise_v that_o be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o adher_v unto_o earth_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o path_n thereof_o and_o in_o this_o secondary_a and_o symbolical_a sense_n it_o may_v be_v also_o understand_v when_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o law_n wash_v their_o foot_n before_o the_o sacrifice_n when_o our_o saviour_n wash_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v unto_o peter_n if_o i_o wash_v not_o thy_o foot_n thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o and_o thus_o be_v it_o symbollical_o explainable_a and_o imply_v purification_n and_o cleanness_n when_o in_o the_o burn_a offering_n the_o priest_n be_v command_v to_o wash_v the_o inward_o and_o leg_n thereof_o in_o water_n and_o in_o the_o peace_n and_o sin-offering_n to_o burn_v the_o two_o kidney_n the_o fat_a which_o be_v about_o the_o â—lancks_n and_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o the_o caul_n above_o the_o liver_n but_o whether_o the_o jew_n when_o they_o bless_v themselves_o 13._o have_v any_o eye_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o jeremy_n wherein_o god_n make_v they_o his_o girdle_n or_o have_v therein_o any_o reference_n unto_o the_o girdle_n which_o the_o prophet_n be_v command_v to_o hide_v in_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rock_n of_o euphrates_n and_o which_o be_v the_o type_n of_o their_o captivity_n we_o leave_v unto_o high_a conjecture_n 14._o the_o picture_n of_o the_o creator_n or_o god_n the_o father_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o old_a man_n be_v a_o dangerous_a piece_n and_o in_o this_o fecundity_n of_o sect_n may_v revive_v the_o anthropomorphites_n which_o although_o maintain_v from_o the_o expression_n of_o daniel_n i_o behold_v where_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n do_v sit_v who_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n be_v like_o the_o pure_a wool_n yet_o may_v it_o be_v also_o derivative_a
grand_a signior_n and_o most_o observable_a in_o the_o moor_n in_o bâ—aâ—ilia_n which_o transplant_v about_o a_o hundred_o year_n past_a continue_v the_o tincture_n of_o their_o father_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o so_o likewise_o fair_a or_o white_a people_n translate_v into_o hot_a country_n receive_v not_o impression_n amount_v to_o this_o complexion_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o many_o european_n who_o have_v live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n and_o as_o edvardus_n lopes_n testify_v of_o the_o spanish_a plantation_n that_o they_o retain_v their_o native_a complexion_n unto_o his_o day_n four_o if_o the_o fervour_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o sole_a cause_n hereof_o in_o aethiopia_n or_o any_o land_n of_o negro_n it_o be_v also_o reasonable_a that_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o latitude_n subject_v unto_o the_o same_o vicinity_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o same_o diurnal_a arch_n and_o direction_n of_o its_o ray_n shall_v also_o partake_v of_o the_o same_o hue_n and_o complexion_n which_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v not_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o latitude_n in_o asia_n be_v of_o a_o different_a complexion_n as_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o cambogia_n and_o java_n insomuch_o that_o some_o conceive_v the_o negro_n be_v proper_o a_o native_a of_o africa_n and_o that_o those_o place_n in_o asia_n inhabit_v now_o by_o moor_n be_v but_o the_o inâ—rusions_n of_o negro_n arrive_v first_o from_o africa_n as_o we_o general_o conceive_v of_o madagascar_n and_o the_o adjoin_a island_n who_o retain_v the_o same_o complexion_n unto_o this_o day_n but_o this_o defect_n be_v more_o remarkable_a in_o america_n which_o although_o subject_v unto_o both_o the_o tropic_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o inhabitant_n black_a between_o or_o near_o or_o under_o either_o neither_o to_o the_o southward_n in_o brasilia_n chili_n or_o peru_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o northward_o in_o hispaniola_n castilia_n del_fw-it oro_fw-la or_o nicaraguava_n and_o although_o in_o many_o part_n thereof_o it_o be_v confess_v there_o be_v at_o present_a swarm_n of_o negro_n serve_v under_o the_o spaniard_n yet_o be_v they_o all_o transport_v from_o africa_n since_o the_o discovery_n of_o columbus_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o indigenous_a or_o proper_a native_n of_o america_n five_o we_o can_v conclude_v this_o complexion_n in_o nation_n from_o the_o vicinity_n or_o habitude_n they_o hold_v unto_o the_o sun_n for_o even_o in_o africa_n they_o be_v negro_n under_o the_o southern_a tropic_n but_o arâ—_n not_o all_o of_o this_o huâ—_n either_o under_o or_o near_o the_o northern_a so_o the_o people_n of_o gualata_n agate_n â—aramantes_fw-la and_o of_o goaga_n all_o within_o the_o northern_a tropic_n be_v not_o negro_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n about_o capo_n negro_n cefala_n and_o madagascar_n they_o be_v of_o a_o jetty_a black_a now_o if_o to_o salve_v this_o anomaly_n we_o say_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v more_o powerful_a in_o the_o southern_a tropic_n because_o in_o the_o sign_n of_o capricorn_n fall_v out_o the_o perigeum_n or_o low_a place_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o eccentric_a whereby_o he_o become_v near_a unto_o they_o then_o unto_o the_o other_o in_o cancer_n we_o shall_v not_o absolve_v the_o doubt_n and_o if_o any_o insist_v upon_o such_o nicety_n and_o will_v presume_v a_o different_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o such_o a_o difference_n of_o place_n or_o vicinity_n we_o shall_v balance_v the_o same_o with_o the_o concernment_n of_o its_o motion_n and_o time_n of_o revolution_n and_o say_v he_o be_v more_o powerful_a in_o the_o northern_a hemisphere_n and_o in_o the_o apogeâ—â—_n for_o therein_o his_o motion_n be_v slow_a and_o so_o his_o heat_n respective_o unto_o those_o habitation_n as_o of_o duration_n so_o also_o of_o more_o effect_n for_o though_o he_o absolve_v his_o revolution_n in_o 365._o day_n odd_a hour_n and_o minute_n yet_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o excentricity_n his_o motion_n be_v unequal_a and_o his_o course_n far_o long_o in_o the_o northern_a semicircle_n then_o in_o the_o southern_a for_o the_o latter_a he_o pass_v in_o 178._o day_n but_o the_o other_o take_v he_o 187._o that_o be_v eleven_o day_n more_o so_o be_v his_o presence_n more_o continue_v unto_o the_o northern_a inhabitant_n and_o the_o long_a day_n in_o cancer_n be_v long_o unto_o we_o then_o that_o in_o capricorn_n unto_o the_o southern_a habitator_n beside_o hereby_o we_o only_o infer_v a_o inequality_n of_o heat_n in_o different_a tropic_n but_o not_o a_o equality_n of_o effect_n in_o other_o part_n subject_v to_o the_o same_o for_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o as_o near_o the_o earth_n he_o make_v his_o revolution_n unto_o the_o american_n who_o inhabitant_n notwithstanding_o partake_v not_o of_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o if_o herein_o we_o seek_v a_o relief_n from_o the_o dogstarre_n we_o shall_v introduce_v a_o effect_n proper_a unto_o a_o few_o from_o a_o cause_n common_a unto_o many_o for_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o star_n shall_v have_v as_o forcible_a a_o power_n upon_o america_n and_o asia_n and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o vertical_a unto_o any_o part_n of_o asia_n but_o only_o pass_v by_o beach_n in_o terra_fw-la incognita_fw-la yet_o be_v it_o so_o unto_o america_n and_o vertical_o pass_v over_o the_o habitation_n of_o peru_n and_o brasilia_n six_o and_o which_o be_v very_o considerable_a there_o be_v negro_n in_o africa_n beyond_o the_o southern_a tropic_n and_o some_o so_o far_o remove_v from_o it_o as_o geographical_o the_o clime_n be_v not_o intemperate_a that_o be_v near_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n in_o 36._o of_o southern_a latitude_n whereas_o in_o the_o same_o elevation_n northward_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o america_n be_v fair_a and_o they_o of_o europe_n in_o candy_n sicily_n and_o some_o part_n of_o spain_n deserve_v not_o proper_o so_o low_a a_o name_n as_o tawny_a last_o whereas_o the_o african_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v more_o peculiar_o scorch_v and_o torrify_v 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and_o that_o be_v lybia_n which_o with_o the_o greek_n carry_v the_o name_n of_o all_o africa_n a_o region_n so_o desâ—rt_n dry_a and_o sandy_a that_o traveller_n as_o leo_n report_v be_v fain_o to_o carry_v water_n on_o their_o camel_n whereof_o they_o find_v not_o a_o drop_n sometime_o in_o 6._o or_o 7._o day_n yet_o be_v this_o country_n account_v by_o geographer_n no_o part_n of_o terra_fw-la nigritarum_fw-la and_o pâ—olomy_n place_v herein_o the_o leuco_n aethiopes_n or_o pale_a and_o tawny_a moor_n now_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n may_v be_v the_o visible_a quality_n of_o blackness_n observable_o produce_v by_o heat_n fire_n and_o smoke_n but_o especial_o with_o the_o ancient_n the_o violent_a esteem_n they_o hold_v of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o hot_a or_o torrid_a zone_n conceave_v that_o part_n unhabitable_a and_o therefore_o that_o people_n in_o the_o vicinity_n or_o frontier_n thereof_o can_v not_o escape_v without_o this_o change_n of_o their_o complexion_n but_o how_o far_o they_o be_v mistake_v in_o this_o apprehension_n modern_a geography_n have_v discover_v and_o as_o we_o have_v declare_v there_o be_v many_o within_o this_o zone_n who_o complexion_n descend_v not_o so_o low_a as_o blackness_n and_o if_o we_o shall_v strict_o insist_v hereon_o the_o possibility_n may_v fall_v into_o some_o question_n that_o be_v whether_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o fervour_n may_v swarâ—e_v a_o live_a part_n and_o even_o black_a a_o dead_a or_o dissolve_v flâ—sh_n can_v yet_o in_o animal_n who_o parâ—â—_n be_v successive_a and_o in_o continual_a flâ—x_n produce_v this_o deep_a and_o perfect_a gloss_n of_o blackness_n thus_o have_v evince_v at_o least_o make_v dubious_a the_o sun_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o blackness_n how_o and_o when_o this_o tincture_n fiâ—st_n begin_v iâ—_n yet_o a_o riddle_n and_o positive_o to_o determine_v it_o surpass_v my_o presumption_n see_v
a_o torrent_n down_o a_o hill_n but_o the_o experimental_a testimony_n of_o gillius_fw-la be_v most_o considerable_a of_o any_o who_o have_v behold_v the_o course_n thereof_o and_o make_v enquiry_n of_o miller_n that_o dwell_v upon_o its_o shore_n receive_v answer_v that_o it_o ebb_a and_o flow_v four_o time_n a_o day_n that_o be_v every_o six_o hour_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ocean_n but_o that_o indeed_o sometime_o it_o observe_v not_o that_o certain_a course_n and_o this_o irregularity_n though_o seldom_o happen_v together_o with_o its_o unruly_a and_o tumultuous_a motion_n may_v afford_v a_o beginning_n unto_o the_o common_a opinion_n thus_o may_v the_o expression_n in_o ctesiphon_n be_v make_v out_o and_o by_o this_o may_v aristâ—â—le_n be_v interpret_v when_o in_o his_o problem_n he_o seem_v to_o borrow_v a_o metaphor_n from_o euripus_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o section_n he_o â—nquireth_v why_o in_o the_o upper_a 〈◊〉_d of_o house_n the_o air_n do_v 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the_o ocean_n and_o narrow_a sea_n beside_o white_a we_o refer_v it_o unto_o the_o moon_n we_o give_v some_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o ocean_n but_o no_o general_a salve_n for_o â—reeks_n and_o 〈◊〉_d which_o know_v no_o flood_n nor_o resolve_v why_o it_o â—lowes_n three_o or_o 〈…〉_z in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o golâ—e_n yet_o scarce_o at_o all_o at_o ancoâ—â—_n durazzo_n or_o 〈◊〉_d which_o lyâ—_n but_o by_o the_o way_n and_o therefore_o old_a abstrusity_n have_v cause_v new_a invention_n and_o some_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o copernicus_n or_o the_o diurnal_a and_o annual_a motion_n of_o the_o earth_n endeavour_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o flow_v and_o motion_n of_o these_o sea_n illustrate_v the_o same_o by_o water_n in_o a_o â—oale_n that_o rise_v or_o fall_v to_o either_o side_n according_a to_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o vessel_n the_o conceit_n be_v ingenuous_a salve_n sâ—me_v 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v discover_v at_o large_a by_o galilaeâ—_n in_o his_o systeme_n of_o the_o world_n however_o therefore_o aâ—â—stotle_n die_v what_o be_v his_o end_n or_o upon_o what_o occasion_n although_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o assure_v yet_o that_o his_o memory_n and_o worthy_a name_n shall_v live_v no_o man_n will_v deny_v nor_o grateful_a scholar_n doubt_n and_o if_o according_a to_o the_o elegy_n of_o solon_n a_o man_n may_v be_v only_o say_v to_o be_v happy_a after_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o cease_v to_o be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d capacity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o if_o according_a unto_o his_o own_o ethic_n sense_n be_v not_o essential_a unto_o felicity_n but_o a_o man_n may_v be_v happy_a without_o the_o apprehension_n thereof_o sure_o in_o that_o sense_n he_o be_v pyramidal_o happy_a nor_o can_v he_o â—ver_o perish_v but_o in_o the_o euripe_n of_o ignorance_n or_o till_o the_o torrent_n of_o barbarism_n overwhelm_v all_o a_o like_a conceit_n there_o pass_v of_o melâ—sigenes_n alias_o homeâ—_n the_o father_n poet_n that_o he_o pine_v away_o upon_o the_o riddle_n of_o the_o fisherman_n but_o herodotus_n who_o write_v his_o life_n have_v clear_v this_o point_n deliver_v that_o pass_n from_o samos_n unto_o athens_n he_o go_v sick_a ashore_o upon_o the_o island_n jos_n where_o he_o die_v and_o be_v solemn_o inter_v upon_o the_o sea_n side_n and_o so_o decide_o conclude_v exit_fw-la hac_fw-la aegritudine_fw-la extremum_fw-la diem_fw-la clansit_fw-la homerus_fw-la in_o io_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la arbitrantur_fw-la aliqui_fw-la aenigmatis_fw-la perplexitate_fw-la enectus_fw-la sed_fw-la morbo_fw-la chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n that_o relation_n of_o aristotle_n and_o conceit_n general_o receive_v concern_v philoxenus_n who_o wish_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v takâ—_n more_o pleasure_n in_o his_o meaâ—_n although_o it_o pass_v without_o exception_n upon_o enquiry_n i_o find_v not_o only_o doubtful_a in_o the_o story_n but_o absurd_a in_o the_o desire_n or_o reason_n allege_v for_o it_o for_o though_o his_o wish_n be_v such_o as_o be_v deliver_v yet_o have_v it_o not_o perhaps_o that_o end_n to_o delight_v his_o gust_n in_o eat_v but_o rather_o to_o obtain_v advantage_n thereby_o in_o sing_v as_o be_v declare_v by_o mirandula_n aristotle_n say_v he_o in_o his_o ethic_n and_o problem_n accuse_v philoxenus_n of_o sensuality_n for_o the_o great_a pleasure_n of_o gust_n in_o desire_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n which_o desire_n of_o he_o assent_v unto_o aristotle_n i_o have_v former_o condemn_v but_o since_o i_o perceive_v that_o aristoâ—le_n for_o this_o accusation_n have_v be_v accuse_v by_o divers_a writer_n for_o philoxenus_n be_v a_o excellent_a musician_n and_o desire_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n not_o for_o any_o pleasure_n at_o meat_n but_o fancy_v thereby_o a_o advantage_n in_o sing_v or_o warble_n and_o devide_v the_o note_n in_o music_n and_o indeed_o many_o writer_n there_o be_v which_o mention_n a_o musician_n of_o that_o name_n as_o pluâ—arch_n in_o his_o book_n against_o usury_n and_o aristotle_n himself_o in_o the_o eight_o of_o hiâ—_n politic_n speak_v of_o one_o philoxenus_n a_o musician_n that_o go_v off_o from_o the_o doric_a dytherambick_n unto_o the_o phrygian_a haâ—mony_n again_o be_v the_o story_n true_a or_o false_a right_o apply_v or_o not_o the_o intention_n be_v not_o reasonable_a and_o that_o perhaps_o neither_o one_o way_n nor_o the_o other_o for_o if_o we_o right_o consider_v the_o organ_n of_o taste_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o length_n of_o the_o neck_n to_o conduce_v but_o little_a unto_o it_o for_o the_o tongue_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o taste_n and_o the_o tip_n thereof_o the_o most_o exact_a distinguisher_n it_o will_v not_o advantage_v the_o gust_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n exâ—ended_v wherein_o the_o gullet_n and_o convey_v part_n be_v only_o seat_v which_o partake_v not_o of_o the_o nerve_n of_o gustation_n or_o appertain_v unto_o â—apor_n but_o receive_v they_o only_o from_o the_o six_o pair_n whereas_o the_o neâ—ves_n of_o taste_n desâ—â—nd_n from_o the_o three_o and_o forth_o propagation_n and_o so_o diffuse_v themselves_o into_o the_o tongue_n and_o therefore_o crane_n herne_z and_o swan_n have_v no_o advantage_n in_o taste_n beyond_o hawk_n kite_n and_o other_o of_o short_a neck_n nor_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o have_v nature_n respect_n unto_o the_o taste_n in_o the_o different_a contrivance_n of_o neck_n but_o rather_o unto_o the_o part_n contain_v the_o composâ—â—â—â—_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o manner_n whereby_o they_o â—eed_v thus_o animal_n of_o long_a legâ—_n have_v general_o long_a neck_n that_o be_v for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o feed_v as_o have_v a_o necessity_n to_o apply_v their_o mouth_n unto_o the_o earth_n so_o have_v horse_n camel_n dromedary_n long_a neck_n and_o all_o tall_a animal_n except_o the_o elephant_n who_o in_o defect_n thereof_o be_v furnish_v with_o a_o trunk_n without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v the_o ground_n so_o have_v crane_n herne_z stork_n and_o shovelards_n long_a neck_n and_o so_o even_o in_o man_n who_o figure_n be_v erect_v the_o length_n of_o the_o neck_n follow_v the_o proportion_n of_o other_o part_n and_o such_o as_o have_v round_a face_n or_o broad_a chest_n and_o shoulder_n have_v seldom_o or_o never_o long_a neck_n for_o the_o length_n of_o the_o face_n twice_o exceed_v that_o of_o the_o neck_n and_o the_o space_n betwixt_o the_o throat_n pit_n and_o the_o navel_n be_v equal_a unto_o the_o circumference_n thereof_o again_o animal_n be_v frame_v with_o long_a neck_n according_a unto_o the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n or_o feed_n so_o many_o with_o short_a leg_n have_v long_a neck_n because_o they_o seed_n in_o the_o water_n as_o swan_n goose_n pâ—â—â—licans_n and_o other_o sin-footed_n animal_n but_o hawk_n and_o bird_n of_o prey_n have_v short_a neck_n and_o truss_a leg_n for_o that_o which_o be_v long_o be_v weak_a and_o flexible_a and_o a_o short_a figure_n be_v best_a accommodate_v unto_o that_o intention_n
last_o the_o neck_n of_o animal_n do_v vary_v according_a to_o the_o part_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o which_o be_v the_o weazon_n and_o the_o gullet_n such_o as_o have_v no_o weazon_n and_o breathe_v not_o have_v scarce_o any_o neck_n as_o most_o sort_n of_o fish_n and_o some_o none_o at_o all_o as_o all_o sort_n of_o pectinal_n sole_n thornback_n flounder_n and_o all_o crustaccoâ—â—_n animal_n as_o crevice_n crâ—â—â—_n and_o lobster_n all_o which_o consider_v the_o wish_n of_o pâ—â—loxenus_n will_v hardly_o consist_v with_o reason_n more_o excusable_a have_v it_o be_v to_o â—ave_n wish_v himself_o a_o ape_n which_o if_o common_a conceit_n speak_v true_a be_v exacter_n in_o taste_n then_o any_o rather_o some_o kind_n of_o granivorous_a bird_n than_o a_o crane_n for_o in_o this_o sense_n they_o be_v so_o exquisite_a that_o upon_o the_o first_o peck_n of_o their_o bill_n they_o can_v distinguish_v the_o quality_n of_o hard_a body_n which_o the_o sense_n of_o man_n discern_v not_o without_o mastication_n rather_o some_o ruminate_v animal_n that_o he_o may_v have_v eat_v his_o meat_n twice_o over_o or_o rather_o as_o theophilus_n observe_v in_o athenaeus_n his_o desire_n have_v be_v more_o reasonable_a have_v he_o wish_v himself_o a_o elephant_n or_o a_o horse_n for_o in_o these_o animal_n the_o appetite_n be_v more_o vehement_a and_o they_o receive_v their_o viand_n in_o large_a and_o plenteous_a manner_n and_o this_o indeed_o have_v be_v more_o suitable_a if_o this_o be_v the_o same_o philoxenus_n whereof_o plutarch_n speak_v who_o be_v so_o uncivil_o greedy_a that_o to_o engross_v the_o mess_n he_o will_v preventive_o deliver_v his_o nostril_n in_o the_o dish_n as_o for_o the_o musical_a advantage_n although_o it_o seem_v more_o reasonable_a yet_o do_v we_o not_o observe_v that_o crane_n and_o bird_n of_o long_a neck_n have_v any_o musical_a but_o harsh_a and_o clangous_a throat_n but_o bird_n that_o be_v canorous_a and_o who_o note_n we_o most_o commend_v be_v of_o little_a throat_n and_o short_a neck_n as_o nightingale_n finche_n linnet_n canary_n bird_n and_o lark_n and_o true_o although_o the_o weazon_n throttle_v and_o tongue_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o voice_n and_o by_o their_o agitation_n do_v chief_o concur_v unto_o these_o delightful_a modulation_n yet_o can_v we_o assign_v the_o cause_n unto_o any_o particular_a formation_n and_o i_o perceive_v the_o best_a thereof_o the_o nightingale_n have_v some_o disadvantage_n in_o the_o tongue_n which_o be_v not_o acuminate_v and_o point_v as_o in_o the_o rest_n but_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o which_o perhaps_o may_v give_v the_o hint_n unto_o the_o fable_n of_o philomela_n and_o the_o cut_n off_o her_o tongue_n by_o tereus_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n concern_v the_o lake_n asphaltites_n the_o lake_n of_o sodom_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n that_o heavy_a body_n cast_v therein_o sink_v not_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o salt_n and_o bituminous_a thickness_n in_o the_o water_n float_n and_o swim_v above_o narration_n already_o make_v be_v of_o that_o variety_n we_o can_v hardly_o from_o thence_o deduce_v a_o satisfactory_a determination_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o story_n itself_o but_o in_o the_o cause_n allege_v for_o as_o for_o the_o story_n man_n deliver_v it_o various_o some_o i_o â—eare_z too_o large_o as_o pliny_n who_o affirm_v that_o brick_n will_v swim_v therein_o mandevill_n go_v far_o that_o iron_n swim_v and_o feather_n sink_v munster_n in_o his_o cosmography_n have_v another_o relation_n although_o perhaps_o derive_v from_o the_o poem_n of_o tertullian_n that_o a_o candle_n burn_v swim_v but_o if_o extinguish_v sink_v some_o more_o moderate_o as_o josephus_n and_o many_o other_o affirm_v only_o that_o live_a body_n â—loate_v nor_o peremptory_a auâ—rring_n they_o can_v sink_v but_o that_o indeed_o they_o do_v not_o easy_o descend_v most_o traditional_o as_o galen_n pliny_n solinus_n and_o strabo_n who_o seem_v to_o mistake_v the_o lake_n serbonis_n for_o it_o few_o experimental_o most_o content_v themselves_o in_o the_o experiment_n of_o vespasian_n by_o who_o command_n some_o captive_n bound_n be_v cast_v therein_o and_o find_v to_o float_v as_o though_o they_o can_v have_v swim_v divers_a contradictory_o or_o contrary_o quite_o overthrow_v the_o point_n aristotle_n in_o the_o second_o of_o his_o meteor_n speak_v light_o thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o esteem_v thereof_o as_o a_o fable_n biddulphus_fw-la devide_v the_o common_a account_n of_o judea_n into_o three_o paâ—ts_n the_o one_o say_v he_o be_v apparent_a truth_n the_o second_o apparent_a falsehood_n the_o three_o be_v dubious_a or_o between_o boâ—h_n in_o which_o form_n he_o rank_v the_o relation_n of_o this_o lake_n but_o andrew_n thevet_n in_o his_o cosmography_n do_v ocular_o overthrow_v it_o for_o he_o affirm_v he_o see_v a_o ass_n with_o his_o saddle_n cast_v therein_o and_o drown_v now_o of_o these_o relation_n so_o different_a or_o contrary_a unto_o each_o other_o the_o second_o be_v most_o moderate_a and_o â—aâ—est_a to_o be_v embrace_v which_o say_v that_o live_a body_n swim_v therein_o that_o be_v they_o do_v not_o easy_o sink_v and_o this_o until_o exact_a experiment_n further_o determine_v may_v be_v allow_v as_o best_a consistent_a with_o this_o quality_n and_o the_o reason_n allege_v for_o it_o as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o effect_n common_a opinion_n conceive_v it_o to_o be_v the_o salt_n and_o bituminous_a thickness_n of_o the_o water_n this_o indeed_o be_v probable_a and_o may_v be_v admit_v as_o far_o as_o the_o second_o opinion_n concead_v for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o salt_n water_n will_v support_v a_o great_a burden_n then_o fresh_a and_o we_o daily_a see_v a_o egg_n will_v descend_v in_o salt_n water_n which_o will_v swim_v in_o brine_n but_o that_o iron_n â—hould_v float_v therein_o from_o this_o cause_n be_v hardly_o grant_v for_o heavy_a body_n will_v only_o swim_v in_o that_o liquor_n wherein_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o bulk_n exceed_v not_o the_o weight_n of_o so_o much_o water_n as_o it_o occupy_v or_o take_v up_o but_o sure_o no_o water_n be_v heavy_a enough_o to_o answer_v the_o ponderosity_n of_o iron_n and_o therefore_o that_o metal_n will_v sink_v in_o any_o kind_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v a_o perfect_a miracle_n which_o be_v wrought_v this_o way_n by_o elisha_n thus_o we_o perceive_v that_o body_n do_v swim_v or_o sink_v in_o different_a liquor_n according_a unto_o the_o tenuity_n or_o gravity_n of_o those_o liquor_n which_o be_v to_o support_v they_o so_o salt_n water_n bear_v that_o weight_n which_o will_v sink_v in_o vinegar_n vinegar_n that_o which_o will_v fall_v in_o fresh_a water_n fresh_a water_n that_o which_o will_v sink_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o that_o will_v swim_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n which_o will_v sink_v in_o clear_a oil_n as_o we_o make_v experiment_n in_o globe_n of_o wax_n pierce_v with_o light_n stick_v to_o support_v they_o so_o that_o although_o it_o be_v conceive_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o sink_v in_o oil_n i_o believe_v a_o man_n shall_v find_v it_o very_o difficult_a and_o next_o to_o fly_v to_o swim_v therein_o and_o thus_o will_v gold_n swim_v in_o quicksilver_n wherein_o iron_n and_o other_o metal_n sink_v for_o the_o bulk_n of_o gold_n be_v only_o heavy_a than_o that_o space_n of_o quicksilver_n which_o it_o contain_v and_o thus_o also_o in_o a_o solution_n of_o one_o ounce_n of_o quicksilver_n in_o two_o of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la the_o liquor_n will_v bear_v amber_n horn_n and_o the_o soft_a kind_n of_o stone_n as_o we_o have_v make_v trial_n in_o each_o but_o a_o private_a opinion_n there_o be_v which_o cross_v the_o common_a conceit_n maintain_v by_o some_o of_o late_a and_o allege_v of_o old_a by_o strabo_n that_o be_v that_o the_o â—loating_v of_o body_n in_o this_o lake_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o water_n but_o a_o bituminous_a ebullition_n from_o the_o bottom_n whereby_o it_o waft_v up_o body_n inject_v and_o suffer_v they_o not_o easy_o to_o sink_v the_o verity_n thereof_o will_v be_v inquire_v by_o ocular_a exploration_n for_o this_o way_n be_v also_o probable_a so_o we_o observe_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o wade_v deep_a in_o bath_n where_o spring_n arise_v and_o thus_o sometime_o be_v ball_n make_v to_o play_v upon_o a_o spout_a stream_n and_o therefore_o until_o judicious_a and_o ocular_a experiment_n confirm_v or_o distinguish_v the_o assertion_n that_o body_n do_v not_o sink_v herein_o at_o all_o we_o do_v not_o yet_o believe_v that_o they_o not_o easy_o or_o with_o more_o difficulty_n descend_v in_o this_o then_o other_o water_n we_o shall_v already_o assent_v but_o to_o conclude_v a_o impossibility_n from_o a_o difficulty_n or_o affirm_v whereas_o thing_n not_o easy_o sink_v they_o do_v not_o drown_v at_o all_o beside_o the_o fallacy_n be_v