to_o frame_v a_o building_n oâ—_n a_o engine_n he_o may_v indeed_o by_o the_o help_n of_o reason_n and_o art_n contrive_v his_o material_n curious_o and_o skilful_o but_o still_o â—_o he_o can_v do_v be_v but_o to_o move_v divide_z tranpose_v and_o context_n the_o several_a part_n inâ—â—_n which_o he_o be_v able_a to_o reduce_v the_o matteâ—_n assign_v he_o nor_o need_v we_o imagine_v that_o the_o soâ—_n of_o that_o hen_n which_o have_v first_o produce_v the_o egg_n do_v after_o a_o while_o sit_v on_o it_o have_v any_o peculiar_a efficiency_n in_o hatch_n of_o a_o chick_n for_o the_o egg_n will_v be_v weâ—_n hatch_v by_o another_o hen_n though_o thâ—_n which_o lay_v it_o be_v dead_a and_o which_o be_v more_o we_o be_v assure_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o very_a good_a author_n as_o well_o as_o of_o recent_a traveller_n that_o in_o some_o place_n especial_o in_o egypt_n there_o need_v â—_o bird_n at_o all_o to_o the_o production_n of_o a_o chick_n out_o of_o a_o egg_n since_o they_o hatch_v multitude_n of_o egg_n by_o the_o regulate_v heat_n oâ—_n oven_n or_o dunghill_n and_o indeed_o that_o there_o be_v a_o motion_n or_o agitation_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o egg_n by_o the_o external_a heat_n whereby_o it_o be_v hatch_v be_v evident_a of_o its_o self_n and_o not_o as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v deny_v by_o any_o and_o that_o also_o the_o white_a substance_n be_v absume_v and_o context_v or_o contrive_v into_o the_o body_n of_o the_o chick_n and_o its_o several_a part_n be_v manifest_a to_o sense_n especial_o if_o one_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o observe_v the_o progress_n of_o the_o chick_n formation_n and_o increment_n but_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o these_o two_o thing_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o white_a and_o the_o local_a motion_n wherein_o the_o external_n heat_v necessary_a to_o incubation_n put_v its_o part_n do_v eminent_o concur_v to_o the_o production_n of_o the_o chick_n so_o that_o the_o formative_a power_n whatever_o that_o be_v do_v any_o more_o than_o guide_v these_o motion_n and_o thereby_o associate_v the_o â—itted_a particle_n of_o matter_n after_o the_o manner_n requisite_a to_o constitute_v a_o chick_n be_v that_o which_o i_o think_v will_v not_o easy_o be_v evince_v and_o i_o may_v to_o what_o i_o say_v of_o the_o egg_n add_v several_a thing_n touch_v the_o generation_n of_o viviparous_a animal_n which_o the_o learned_a fabricius_n ab_fw-la aqua_fw-la pendent_fw-la as_o well_o as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n will_v have_v to_o be_v generate_v from_o aâ—_n imperfect_a kind_n of_o egg_n but_o i_o take_v the_o egg_n of_o bird_n to_o be_v much_o fit_a to_o instance_n in_o because_o they_o be_v thing_n thaâ—_n we_o have_v more_o at_o command_n and_o where_o with_o we_o can_v convenient_o make_v moâ—_n trial_n and_o observation_n and_o especial_o because_o in_o perfect_a egg_n the_o matter_n tâ—_n be_v transmute_v be_v more_o close_o lock_v up_o and_o be_v keep_v from_o any_o visible_a supply_n of_o matter_n confine_v to_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o external_n heat_v and_o by_o its_o own_o vital_a principle_n within_o ii_o water_n be_v general_o esteem_v â—_o elementary_a body_n and_o be_v at_o leasâ—_n far_o more_o homogeneous_a then_o both_o here_o below_o be_v wont_n to_o be_v it_o may_v mkâ—_n very_o much_o for_o our_o present_a purpose_n 〈◊〉_d show_n that_o water_n itself_o that_o be_v fluâ—â—_n tasteless_a inodorous_a diaphanous_a colourless_a volatile_a etc._n etc._n may_v by_o a_o differ_a texture_n of_o its_o part_n be_v bring_v to_o constitute_v body_n of_o attribute_n very_o distant_a from_o these_o this_o i_o think_v may_v be_v do_v by_o nourish_a vegetable_n with_o simple_a water_n for_o in_o case_n i_o can_v do_v so_o all_z or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o which_o will_v accrue_v to_o the_o vegetable_a thus_o nourish_v will_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v material_o but_o water_n with_o what_o exotic_a quality_n soever_o it_o may_v afterward_o when_o transmute_v be_v endow_v the_o ingenious_a helmont_n indeed_o mention_n a_o experiment_n somewhat_o of_o this_o nature_n though_o not_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n which_o he_o make_v by_o plant_v a_o branch_n of_o willow_n into_o a_o pot_n full_a of_o earth_n and_o observe_v the_o increase_n of_o weight_n he_o obtain_v after_o divers_a year_n though_o he_o feed_v the_o plant_n but_o with_o rain_n water_n and_o some_o learned_a modern_a naturalist_n have_v conjecture_v at_o the_o easy_a transmutablenesse_n of_o water_n by_o what_o happen_v in_o garden_n and_o orchard_n where_o the_o same_o shower_n or_o rain_n after_o a_o long_a drought_n make_v a_o great_a number_n of_o differ_v plant_n to_o flourish_v but_o though_o these_o thing_n be_v worthy_a of_o their_o author_n yet_o i_o think_v they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o fit_a for_o my_o purpose_n because_o it_o may_v be_v specious_o enough_o object_v that_o the_o rain_n water_n do_v not_o make_v these_o plant_n thrive_v and_o flourish_v by_o immediate_o afford_v they_o the_o aliment_n they_o assimilate_v into_o their_o own_o substance_n but_o by_o prove_v a_o vehicle_n that_o dissolve_v the_o saline_n and_o other_o alimental_a substance_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o dilute_v both_o they_o and_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n which_o in_o a_o part_n of_o the_o plant_v its_o self_n it_o may_v find_v too_o much_o thicken_v by_o the_o drought_n or_o heat_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o contribute_v to_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o plant_n though_o itself_o be_v insensible_o afterward_o exhale_v into_o vapour_n and_o indeed_o experience_n show_v we_o that_o several_a plant_n that_o thrive_v not_o well_o without_o rain_n water_n be_v not_o yet_o nourish_v by_o it_o alone_o since_o when_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n and_o fruit-tree_n in_o orchard_n have_v consume_v the_o saline_n and_o sulphureous_a juice_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o will_v not_o prosper_v there_o how_o much_o rain_n soever_o fall_v upon_o the_o land_n till_o the_o ground_n by_o dung_n or_o otherwise_o be_v supply_v again_o with_o such_o assimilable_a juice_n wherefore_o i_o rather_o choose_v to_o attempt_v the_o make_n of_o plant_n grow_v in_o viol_n fill_v with_o water_n not_o only_o to_o prevent_v the_o forementioned_a objection_n and_o also_o to_o make_v the_o experiment_n less_o tedious_a but_o that_o i_o may_v have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o see_v the_o progress_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o transmutation_n of_o water_n and_o my_o observation_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o novelty_n unmentioned_a by_o any_o other_o writer_n i_o show_v divers_a ingenious_a friend_n who_o have_v better_a opportunity_n than_o i_o of_o stay_v in_o one_o place_n have_v attempt_v the_o like_a and_o make_v successful_a trial_n which_o i_o suppose_v will_v not_o be_v conceal_v from_o the_o public_a of_o my_o observation_n about_o thing_n of_o this_o kind_n i_o can_v at_o present_a find_v but_o few_o among_o my_o adversaria_fw-la but_o in_o they_o i_o find_v enough_o for_o my_o present_a turn_n for_o they_o and_o my_o memory_n inform_v i_o that_o vinca_n per_fw-la vinca_n raphanus_n aquaticus_fw-la spearemint_n and_o even_o ranunculus_n itself_o do_v grow_v and_o prosper_v very_o well_o in_o viol_n fill_v with_o fair_a water_n by_o who_o neck_n the_o leave_n be_v support_v and_o the_o plant_v keep_v from_o sink_v some_o of_o these_o be_v only_o cut_n without_o root_n divers_a of_o they_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o water_n all_o the_o autumn_n and_o great_a part_n of_o the_o winter_n and_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o january_n be_v take_v out_o verdant_a and_o with_o fair_a root_n which_o they_o have_v shoot_v in_o the_o water_n and_o beside_o i_o find_v that_o particular_o a_o branch_n or_o sprig_n of_o raphanus_n aquaticus_fw-la be_v keep_v full_a nine_o month_n and_o during_o that_o time_n wither_v not_o the_o whole_a winter_n and_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o water_n with_o many_o fibrous_a root_n and_o some_o green_a bud_n and_o a_o increase_n of_o weight_n and_o that_o a_o stump_n of_o ranunculus_n do_v so_o prosper_v in_o the_o water_n that_o in_o a_o month_n time_n it_o have_v attain_v to_o a_o pretty_a deal_n more_o than_o double_a the_o weight_n it_o have_v when_o it_o be_v put_v in_o and_o the_o next_o note_n which_o i_o find_v concern_v these_o plant_n inform_v i_o that_o the_o above_o mention_v crowsfoot_n be_v take_v out_o again_o at_o six_o month_n after_o it_o be_v put_v in_o weigh_v a_o drachm_n and_o a_o half_a want_v a_o grain_n and_o a_o half_a that_o be_v somewhat_o above_o thrice_o as_o much_o as_o it_o do_v at_o first_o this_o last_o circumstance_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o weight_n i_o therefore_o think_v fit_a particular_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o and_o set_v down_o upon_o this_o account_n among_o other_o that_o have_v doubt_v the_o root_n and_o leave_n
as_o particular_o that_o notwithstanding_o silver_n be_v a_o body_n so_o fix_v in_o the_o fire_n that_o it_o will_v as_o it_o be_v general_o know_v endure_v the_o cuppel_n itself_o and_o though_o in_o the_o dry_a crystal_n of_o silver_n the_o salt_n that_o adhere_v to_o the_o silver_n increase_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o metal_n but_o about_o a_o 4_o h_z or_o a_o 3_o part_n yet_o this_o small_a proportion_n of_o saline_a corpuscle_n be_v able_a to_o carry_v up_o so_o much_o of_o that_o almost_o fix_v of_o body_n that_o more_o than_o once_o we_o have_v have_v the_o inside_n of_o the_o retort_n to_o a_o great_a height_n so_o cover_v over_o with_o the_o metalline_a corpuscle_n that_o the_o glass_n seem_v to_o be_v silver_v over_o and_o can_v hardly_o by_o long_a scrape_n be_v free_v from_o the_o copious_a and_o close_o adhere_v sublimate_n but_o the_o phaenomenon_n that_o i_o chief_o desire_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o at_o present_a be_v this_o that_o not_o only_a aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la be_v concoagulate_v with_o differ_v body_n may_v produce_v very_o differ_v concretes_n but_o the_o same_o numerical_a saline_n corpuscle_n that_o be_v associate_v with_o those_o of_o one_o metal_n have_v already_o produce_v a_o body_n eminent_a in_o one_o taste_n may_v afterward_o be_v free_v from_o that_o body_n compose_v a_o liquor_n eminent_a for_o a_o very_a differ_a taste_n and_o after_o that_o too_o be_v combine_v with_o the_o particle_n of_o another_o metal_n will_v with_o they_o constitute_v a_o body_n of_o a_o very_a eminent_a taste_n as_o opposite_a as_o any_o one_o can_v be_v to_o both_o the_o other_o taste_n and_o yet_o these_o saline_n corpuscle_n if_o instead_o of_o this_o second_o metal_n they_o shall_v be_v associate_v with_o such_o a_o one_o as_o that_o they_o be_v drive_v from_o will_v therewith_o exhibit_v again_o the_o first_o of_o the_o three_o mention_a taste_n to_o prove_v all_o this_o we_o take_v crystal_n of_o refine_a silver_n make_v with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o though_o these_o crystal_n be_v as_o we_o often_o note_v superlative_o bitter_a yet_o have_v by_o a_o naked_a fire_n extort_a from_o they_o what_o spirit_n we_o can_v and_o find_v that_o as_o we_o expect_v extreme_o acid_n we_o put_v one_o part_n of_o it_o upon_o a_o few_o file_n of_o silver_n of_o which_o it_o ready_o make_v a_o solution_n more_o bitter_a than_o gall_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o distil_a liquor_n we_o pour_v upon_o minium_n and_o though_o whilst_o it_o have_v be_v a_o ingredient_n of_o the_o crystal_n of_o silver_n commit_v to_o distillation_n it_o do_v with_o that_o metal_n compose_v a_o excessive_o bitter_a substance_n yet_o the_o same_o particle_n be_v loosen_a from_o that_o metal_n and_o associate_v with_o those_o of_o the_o lead_n do_v with_o they_o constitute_v a_o solution_n which_o by_o evaporation_n afford_v we_o a_o saccharum_n saturni_n or_o a_o vitriol_n sweet_a as_o sugar_n and_o for_o further_a confirmation_n we_o vary_v the_o experiment_n have_v in_o a_o naked_a fire_n distil_v some_o dry_a saccharum_n saturni_n make_v with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la the_o little_a liquor_n that_o come_v over_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o body_n that_o afford_v it_o be_v so_o strong_a a_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n that_o for_o several_a hour_n the_o receiver_n be_v fill_v with_o red_a fume_n and_o though_o the_o smoke_a liquor_n be_v huge_o sharp_a yet_o part_n of_o it_o be_v pour_v upon_o a_o piece_n of_o its_o own_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la in_o which_o we_o perceive_v not_o any_o taste_n do_v at_o length_n for_o it_o wrought_v but_o very_o slow_o exhibit_v some_o little_a grain_n of_o a_o saccharine_n vitriol_n but_o the_o other_o part_n be_v put_v upon_o file_n of_o silver_n fall_v upon_o it_o immediate_o with_o noise_n and_o store_n of_o smoke_n and_o a_o while_n after_o concoagulate_v with_o part_n of_o it_o which_o it_o have_v dissolve_v into_o a_o salt_n excessive_o bitter_a experiment_n ix_o the_o artificial_a transmutation_n of_o body_n be_v as_o the_o rare_a and_o difficult_a production_n so_o one_o of_o the_o noble_a and_o useful_a effect_n of_o humane_a skill_n and_o power_n not_o only_o the_o clear_a instance_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v diligent_o seek_v for_o and_o prize_v but_o even_o the_o probability_n of_o effect_v such_o a_o extraordinary_a change_n of_o body_n be_v not_o to_o be_v neglect_v especial_o if_o the_o version_n hope_v for_o be_v to_o be_v make_v betwixt_o body_n of_o primordial_a texture_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o and_o such_o body_n as_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o bulk_n and_o by_o their_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o most_o of_o the_o mix_v body_n here_o below_o make_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o those_o that_o we_o man_n have_v the_o most_o immediate_o to_o do_v with_o invite_v by_o these_o consideration_n pyrophilus_n i_o shall_v venture_v to_o give_v you_o the_o account_n of_o some_o observation_n and_o trial_n about_o the_o transmute_v of_o water_n into_o earth_n though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o perfect_a as_o i_o wish_v and_o as_o i_o hope_v by_o god_n blessing_n to_o make_v it_o the_o first_o occasion_n afford_v i_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n about_o this_o matter_n be_v my_o be_v consult_v by_o a_o gentleman_n a_o ancient_a chemist_n but_o not_o at_o all_o a_o philosopher_n who_o relate_v to_o i_o how_o much_o he_o have_v with_o the_o wont_a success_n of_o such_o attempt_n labour_v after_o the_o grand_fw-fr arcana_fw-la complain_v to_o i_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o have_v occasion_n to_o employ_v great_a quantity_n of_o purify_a rain-water_n he_o obtain_v from_o it_o much_o less_o than_o he_o wish_v of_o the_o substance_n that_o he_o look_v for_o but_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o a_o certain_a whitish_a excrementitious_a matter_n which_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o this_o give_v i_o the_o curiosity_n first_o to_o desire_v a_o sight_n of_o it_o in_o case_n he_o have_v not_o throw_v it_o away_o which_o by_o good_a fortune_n he_o have_v not_o and_o then_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o unexpected_a plenty_n and_o some_o of_o the_o quality_n of_o it_o to_o ask_v he_o some_o question_n which_o be_v requisite_a and_o sufficient_a to_o persuade_v i_o that_o this_o residenee_n come_v not_o from_o accidental_a foulness_n of_o the_o water_n nor_o of_o the_o vessel_n it_o be_v receive_v in_o this_o i_o afterward_o often_o think_v of_o and_o indeed_o it_o may_v just_o enough_o awaken_v some_o suspicion_n that_o the_o little_a mote_n that_o have_v be_v sometime_o observe_v to_o appear_v numerous_a enough_o in_o pure_a rain_n water_n whilst_o it_o be_v distil_v may_v not_o be_v mere_o accidental_a but_o real_o produce_v as_o well_o as_o exhibit_v by_o the_o action_n of_o the_o fire_n i_o think_v it_o then_o worth_a while_n to_o prosecute_v this_o matter_n a_o little_a far_o and_o have_v put_v a_o pretty_a quantity_n of_o distil_a rainwater_n in_o a_o clean_a glass_n body_n and_o fit_v it_o with_o a_o head_n and_o a_o receiver_n i_o suffer_v it_o to_o stand_v in_o a_o digestive_a furnace_n till_o by_o the_o gentle_a heat_n thereof_o the_o water_n be_v total_o abstract_v and_o the_o vessel_n leave_v dry_a which_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o sand_n i_o find_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o glass_n all_o cover_v over_o with_o a_o white_a but_o not_o so_o very_o white_a substance_n which_o be_v scrape_v off_o with_o a_o knife_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o fine_a earth_n in_o which_o i_o perceive_v no_o manifest_a taste_n and_o which_o in_o a_o word_n by_o several_a quality_n seem_v to_o be_v earth_n this_o encourage_v i_o to_o redistill_v the_o rain-water_n in_o the_o same_o glass_n body_n who_o bottom_n when_o the_o water_n be_v all_o draw_v off_o afford_v i_o more_o of_o the_o like_a earth_n but_o though_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o experiment_n and_o my_o have_v for_o great_a caution_n try_v it_o all_o the_o while_n in_o a_o new_a glass_n that_o have_v not_o be_v employ_v before_o to_o other_o use_n confirm_v i_o much_o in_o my_o conjecture_n that_o unless_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v which_o i_o think_v will_v scarce_o be_v pretend_v that_o so_o insipid_a a_o liquor_n as_o rain-water_n shall_v in_o so_o gentle_a a_o heat_n dissolve_v the_o most_o close_a and_o almost_o indestructible_a body_n of_o glass_n itself_o which_o such_o corrosive_a menstruum_n as_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la be_v wont_a to_o leave_v unharmed_a the_o earthy_a powder_n i_o obtain_v from_o already_o distil_v rain_n water_n may_v be_v a_o transmutation_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o water_n into_o that_o substance_n yet_o have_v unhappy_o lose_v part_n of_o my_o powder_n and_o consume_v almost_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o i_o keep_v a_o little_a by_o i_o which_o you_o may_v yet_o see_v i_o shall_v till_o
not_o allow_v that_o title_n to_o fire_n which_o he_o style_v the_o artificial_a death_n of_o thing_n water_n itself_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o earth_n indeed_o if_o that_o acute_a chemist_n be_v now_o alive_a and_o have_v such_o a_o immortal_a liquor_n as_o he_o describe_v his_o alkahe_a to_o be_v i_o will_v glad_o put_v he_o upon_o try_v whether_o that_o menstruum_fw-la will_v reduce_v our_o white_a earth_n into_o water_n but_o there_o be_v no_o more_o probability_n of_o that_o then_o that_o such_o reproduced_a water_n be_v just_a what_o it_o be_v before_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o earth_n again_o it_o may_v be_v probable_o say_v that_o since_o these_o body_n be_v mutual_o convertible_a into_o one_o another_o and_o as_o to_o the_o version_n of_o water_n into_o earth_n by_o a_o seem_o slight_a operation_n they_o be_v not_o either_o of_o they_o ingenerable_a and_o incorruptible_a element_n much_o less_o the_o sole_a matter_n of_o all_o tangible_a body_n but_o only_o two_o of_o the_o primordial_a and_o of_o the_o most_o obvious_a schematism_n of_o that_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o universal_a matter_n which_o as_o it_o come_v to_o have_v its_o minute_n particle_n associate_v after_o this_o or_o that_o manner_n may_v by_o a_o change_n of_o their_o texture_n and_o motion_n constitute_v with_o the_o same_o corpuscle_n sometime_o water_n and_o sometime_o earth_n but_o pyrophilus_n to_o leave_v these_o reflection_n to_o return_v to_o the_o bold_a conjecture_n that_o they_o be_v ground_v on_o though_o if_o i_o have_v leisure_n and_o indulgence_n enough_o i_o can_v i_o confess_v add_v many_o thing_n in_o favour_n of_o some_o of_o those_o thought_n author_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o wonder_v that_o whilst_o i_o be_v mention_v the_o many_o particular_n that_o seem_v to_o evince_v the_o change_n of_o water_n into_o earth_n i_o shall_v let_v fall_v some_o word_n that_o intimate_v a_o diffidence_n about_o it_o for_o to_o disguise_v nothing_o unto_o you_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o have_v in_o spite_n of_o a_o unusual_a care_n unlucky_o lose_v a_o whole_a paper_n of_o the_o powder_n i_o have_v make_v myself_o and_o have_v unexpected_o be_v oblige_v to_o remove_v from_o my_o furnace_n before_o i_o have_v make_v half_o the_o trial_n i_o judge_v requisite_a in_o so_o nice_a a_o case_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o lay_v aside_o all_o my_o scruple_n for_o 1._o i_o will_v glad_o know_v whether_o the_o untransmute_v rain_n water_n by_o the_o deposition_n of_o so_o much_o terrestrial_a matter_n be_v grow_v light_a in_o specie_fw-la then_o before_o or_o sharp_a in_o taste_n next_o i_o will_v be_v thorough_o satisfy_v which_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o not_o yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o the_o follower_n of_o angelus_n sala_n have_v confident_o enough_o write_v whether_o and_o how_o far_o insipid_a liquor_n as_o rain_v water_n be_v may_v or_o may_v not_o work_v as_o menstruum_n upon_o stone_n or_o earthy_a body_n not_o to_o question_v whether_o the_o particle_n of_o rain_n water_n may_v not_o by_o their_o mutual_a attrition_n or_o some_o other_o action_n upon_o one_o another_o be_v reduce_v into_o shape_v and_o size_n fit_a to_o compose_v such_o a_o menstruum_fw-la as_o the_o liquor_n be_v not_o before_o as_o in_o divers_a plant_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v nourish_v only_o with_o water_n the_o sap_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o sharp_a taste_n and_o great_a penetrancy_n and_o activity_n of_o part_n 2._o it_o be_v also_o fit_a to_o know_v whether_o the_o glass_n body_n wherein_o all_o the_o distillation_n be_v make_v do_v loose_a of_o its_o weight_n any_o thing_n near_o so_o much_o as_o the_o obtain_a powder_n amount_v to_o over_o and_o above_o the_o decrement_n of_o weight_n which_o may_v be_v impute_v to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o heat_n upon_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o glass_n in_o case_n it_o appear_v by_o another_o glass_n keep_v empty_a in_o a_o equal_a heat_n and_o for_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o glass_n lose_v by_o such_o operation_n any_o thing_n worth_a reckon_n and_o it_o be_v also_o not_o impertinent_a to_o try_v whether_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o obtain_v a_o powder_n be_v the_o same_o in_o specie_fw-la with_o that_o of_o the_o glass_n wherein_o the_o distillation_n be_v make_v for_o that_o be_v differ_v but_o about_o a_o 5_o part_n from_o the_o weight_n of_o crystalline_a glass_n i_o late_o mention_v which_o scruple_n and_o some_o of_o the_o former_a i_o may_v have_v prevent_v if_o i_o have_v have_v convenient_a metalline_a vessel_n wherein_o to_o make_v the_o distillation_n instead_o of_o glass_n one_o 3._o i_o can_v wish_v likewise_o that_o it_o be_v more_o demonstrable_o determine_v what_o be_v on_o all_o hand_n take_v for_o grant_v as_o it_o appear_v indeed_o high_o probable_a that_o distil_a rain_n water_n be_v a_o perfect_o homogeneous_a body_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o divers_a suspicion_n may_v be_v suggest_v about_o its_o transmutation_n into_o earth_n and_o if_o it_o be_v it_o will_v be_v as_o a_o very_a strange_a thing_n so_o a_o matter_n of_o very_o great_a difficulty_n to_o conceive_v how_o a_o perfect_o and_o exquisite_o homogeneous_a matter_n shall_v without_o any_o addition_n or_o any_o seminal_a and_o plastic_a principle_n be_v bring_v to_o afford_v great_a store_n of_o a_o matter_n of_o much_o more_o specific_a gravity_n than_o itself_o since_o we_o see_v that_o no_o aggregate_v we_o can_v make_v of_o body_n but_o aequiponderant_a in_o specie_fw-la with_o water_n do_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o convention_n grow_v specifical_o heavy_a than_o it_o 4._o have_v have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o try_v whether_o corrosive_a liquor_n will_v work_v upon_o our_o white_a powder_n i_o find_v that_o not_o only_o good_a oil_n of_o vitriol_n will_v corrode_v it_o but_o strong_a and_o deflegm_v spirit_n of_o salt_n do_v ready_o work_v upon_o part_n of_o it_o and_o that_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o heat_n though_o not_o without_o hiss_v and_o exciting_a great_a store_n of_o bubble_n as_o i_o have_v know_v such_o menstruum_n do_v when_o put_v upon_o lapis_fw-la stellaris_fw-la or_o ossifragus_n or_o some_o such_o soft_a stone_n as_o if_o that_o so_o much_o defaecate_v rain_n water_n actuate_v by_o heat_n have_v resolve_v some_o of_o the_o loose_a corpuscle_n of_o the_o sand_n or_o stone_n that_o together_o with_o some_o salt_n compose_v common_a glass_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o some_o petrify_a water_n that_o some_o of_o the_o body_n i_o take_v up_o and_o which_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v petrify_v be_v but_o crust_v over_o with_o stone_n that_o seem_v generate_v but_o by_o the_o successive_a apposition_n of_o stony_a particle_n that_o lie_v invisible_o mingle_v with_o the_o run_a water_n stick_v in_o their_o passage_n to_o the_o convenient_o dispose_v body_n that_o lay_v in_o the_o stream_n way_n but_o yet_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v that_o when_o i_o suffer_v this_o mixture_n to_o settle_v as_o much_o of_o the_o powder_n as_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o liquor_n as_o if_o that_o have_v rather_o fret_v then_o dissolve_v iâ—_n and_o that_o not_o because_o the_o menstruum_fw-la be_v overcharge_v or_o glut_v as_o i_o find_v by_o put_v in_o afterward_o several_a fresh_a parcel_n of_o powder_n which_o it_o ready_o fall_v upon_o not_o without_o noise_n and_o froth_n nor_o must_v i_o forget_v that_o sometime_o i_o have_v excite_v such_o a_o ebullition_n by_o pour_v the_o same_o liquor_n upon_o the_o earthy_a part_n of_o wood-ash_n several_a time_n wash_v in_o boil_a water_n though_o i_o confess_v i_o afterward_o somewhat_o suspect_v there_o may_v remain_v some_o little_a adhere_a alkaly_n which_o may_v occasion_v those_o bubble_n notwithstanding_o that_o both_o i_o and_o another_o who_o i_o also_o invite_v to_o taste_v it_o take_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v quite_o saltlesse_a i_o may_v pyrophilus_n add_v that_o sometime_o also_o i_o think_v i_o find_v this_o powder_n which_o yet_o likewise_o sometime_o happen_v to_o i_o with_o the_o late_o mention_v earth_n of_o wood-ash_n somewhat_o gritty_a between_o my_o tooth_n and_o subjoin_v divers_a other_o particular_n if_o it_o be_v not_o too_o tedious_a to_o mention_v to_o you_o all_o the_o doubt_n and_o consideration_n that_o have_v occur_v to_o i_o about_o the_o recite_v change_n of_o water_n into_o earth_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o hinder_v i_o from_o give_v you_o the_o historical_a account_n i_o have_v set_v down_o since_o to_o some_o of_o my_o scruple_n i_o can_v here_o give_v plausible_a answer_n but_o that_o i_o can_v do_v it_o in_o few_o word_n and_o if_o any_o part_n of_o our_o white_a powder_n prove_v to_o be_v true_a earth_n no_o body_n perhaps_o yet_o know_v to_o what_o the_o experiment_n may_v lead_v sagacious_a man_n and_o whether_o
the_o corruption_n be_v produce_v only_o for_o aught_o appear_v by_o introduce_v a_o new_a motion_n and_o disposition_n into_o the_o part_n of_o the_o freeze_a water_n yet_o it_o thereupon_o cease_v to_o be_v ice_n however_o it_o be_v as_o much_o water_n and_o consequent_o as_o much_o a_o body_n as_o before_o it_o be_v freeze_v or_o thaw_v these_o and_o the_o like_a example_n may_v teach_v we_o right_o to_o understand_v that_o common_a axiom_n of_o naturalist_n corruptio_fw-la unius_fw-la est_fw-la generatio_fw-la alterius_fw-la &_o è_fw-la contrà _fw-la for_o since_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o matter_n can_v be_v annihilate_v and_o since_o it_o appear_v by_o what_o we_o have_v say_v above_o that_o there_o be_v some_o property_n namely_o size_n shape_n motion_n or_o in_o its_o absence_n rest_v that_o be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o actual_a part_n of_o matter_n and_o since_o also_o the_o coalition_n of_o any_o competent_a number_n of_o these_o part_n be_v sufficient_a to_o constitute_v a_o natural_a body_n endow_v with_o diverse_a sensible_a quality_n it_o can_v scarce_o be_v otherwise_o but_o that_o the_o same_o agent_n that_o shatter_v the_o frame_n or_o destroy_v the_o texture_n of_o one_o body_n will_v by_o shuffle_a they_o together_o and_o dispose_v they_o after_o a_o new_a manner_n bring_v they_o to_o constitute_v some_o new_a sort_n of_o body_n as_o the_o same_o thing_n that_o by_o burn_a destroy_v wood_n turn_v it_o into_o flame_n soot_n and_o ash_n only_o i_o doubt_v whether_o the_o axiom_n do_v general_o holâ—_n true_a if_o it_o be_v mean_v that_o every_o corruption_n must_v end_v in_o the_o generation_n of_o a_o body_n belong_v to_o some_o particular_a species_n â—_o thing_n unless_o we_o take_v powder_n anâ—_n fluid_a body_n indefinite_o for_o speciesâ—_n natural_a body_n since_o it_o be_v plain_a theâ—_n be_v multitude_n of_o vegetable_n and_o other_o concretion_n which_o when_o they_o rot_v dâ—_n not_o as_o some_o other_o do_v turn_v inâ—â—_n worm_n but_o either_o into_o some_o slimy_a oâ—_n watery_a substance_n or_o else_o which_o be_v thâ—_n most_o usual_a they_o crumble_v into_o a_o kinâ—_n of_o dust_n or_o powder_n which_o though_o look_v upon_o as_o be_v the_o earth_n inâ—_n which_o rot_a body_n be_v at_o length_n resolve_v be_v very_o far_o from_o be_v of_o a_o elementary_a nature_n but_o as_o yet_o a_o compound_v body_n retain_v some_o if_o not_o many_o quality_n which_o often_o make_v the_o dâ—_n of_o one_o sort_n of_o plant_n or_o animal_n diffâ—_n much_o from_o that_o of_o another_o and_o thâ—_n will_v supply_v i_o with_o this_o argument_n ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la viz._n that_o since_o in_o those_o violent_a corruption_n of_o body_n that_o be_v make_v by_o outward_a agent_n shatter_v they_o into_o piece_n if_o the_o axiom_n hold_v true_a the_o new_a body_n emergent_a upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o former_a must_v be_v real_o natural_a body_n as_o indeed_o divers_a of_o the_o modern_n hold_v they_o to_o be_v and_o generate_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o when_o wood_n be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n and_o turn_v partly_o into_o flame_n partly_o into_o soot_n partly_o into_o coal_n and_o partly_o into_o ash_n i_o hope_v we_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o conclude_v that_o those_o chemical_a production_n which_o so_o many_o will_v have_v to_o be_v but_o factitious_a body_n be_v natural_a one_o and_o regular_o generate_v for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o agent_n the_o fire_n that_o operate_v upon_o body_n whether_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o it_o in_o close_a glass_n or_o in_o chimney_n i_o see_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n why_o the_o chemical_a oil_n and_o volatile_a salt_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o spagirite_n obtain_v from_o mix_a body_n shall_v not_o be_v account_v natural_a body_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soot_n and_o ash_n anâ—_n charcoal_n that_o by_o the_o same_o fire_n be_v obtain_v from_o kindle_v wood._n but_o before_o we_o pass_v away_o from_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o body_n must_v take_v some_o notice_n of_o what_o be_v call_v their_o putrefaction_n this_o be_v but_o a_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o corruption_n wrought_v slow_o whereby_o it_o may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o destruction_n by_o fire_n and_o other_o nimble_a agent_n in_o body_n it_o happen_v to_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o mean_n oâ—_n the_o air_n or_o some_o other_o ambient_fw-la fluid_fw-la which_o by_o penetrate_v into_o the_o pore_n oâ—_n the_o body_n and_o by_o its_o agitation_n in_o they_o do_v usual_o call_v out_o some_o of_o the_o more_o agile_a and_o less_o entangle_v part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o do_v almost_o ever_o loosen_v and_o dislocate_v the_o part_n in_o general_a and_o thereby_o so_o change_v the_o texture_n and_o perhaps_o too_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o corpuscle_n that_o compose_v it_o that_o the_o body_n thus_o change_v acquire_v quality_n unsuitable_a to_o its_o former_a nature_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n offensive_a to_o our_o sense_n especial_o of_o smell_a and_o taste_v which_o last_o clause_n i_o therefore_o add_v not_o only_o because_o the_o vulgar_a look_v not_o upon_o the_o change_n of_o a_o egg_n into_o a_o chick_n as_o a_o corruption_n but_o as_o a_o perfection_n of_o the_o egg_n but_o because_o also_o i_o think_v it_o not_o improbable_a that_o if_o by_o such_o slow_a change_n of_o body_n as_o make_v they_o loose_v their_o former_a nature_n and_o may_v otherwise_o pass_v for_o putrefaction_n many_o body_n shall_v acquire_v better_a send_fw-mi or_o taste_v then_o before_o or_o if_o nature_n custom_n or_o any_o other_o cause_n shall_v much_o alter_v the_o texture_n of_o our_o organ_n of_o taste_v and_o smell_a it_o will_v not_o perhaps_o be_v so_o well_o agree_v on_o what_o shall_v be_v call_v putrefaction_n as_o that_o import_v a_o impair_n alteration_n but_o man_n will_v find_v some_o favourable_a notion_n for_o such_o change_n for_o i_o observe_v that_o medlar_n though_o they_o acquire_v in_o length_n of_o time_n such_o a_o colour_n and_o softness_n as_o rot_a apple_n and_o other_o putrified_a fruit_n do_v yet_o because_o their_o taste_n be_v not_o then_o harsh_a as_o before_o we_o call_v that_o ripeness_n in_o they_o which_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v call_v rottenness_n and_o though_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o a_o fourfooted_a beast_n we_o general_o call_v that_o change_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o flesh_n or_o blood_n putrefaction_n yet_o we_o pass_v a_o more_o favourable_a judgement_n upon_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o flesh_n and_o other_o soft_a part_n of_o that_o animal_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o large_a rabbit_n or_o very_o small_a and_o hornlesse_a deer_n of_o which_o in_o china_n and_o in_o the_o levant_n they_o make_v musk_n because_o by_o the_o change_n that_o ensue_v the_o animal_n death_n the_o flesh_n acquire_v not_o a_o odious_a but_o a_o grateful_a smell_n and_o we_o see_v that_o some_o man_n who_o appetite_n be_v gratify_v by_o rot_a cheese_n think_v it_o then_o not_o to_o have_v degenerate_v but_o to_o have_v attain_v its_o best_a state_n when_o have_v lose_v its_o former_a colour_n smell_v and_o taste_v and_o which_o be_v more_o be_v in_o great_a part_n turn_v into_o those_o infect_v call_v mite_n it_o be_v both_o in_o a_o philosophical_a sense_n corrupt_v and_o in_o the_o aestimate_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n grow_v putrid_a but_o because_o it_o very_o seldom_o happen_v that_o a_o body_n by_o generation_n acquire_v no_o other_o quality_n then_o just_a those_o that_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o make_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o species_n that_o denominate_v it_o therefore_o in_o most_o body_n there_o be_v diverse_a other_o quality_n that_o may_v be_v there_o or_o may_v be_v miss_v without_o essential_o change_v the_o subject_a as_o water_n may_v be_v clear_a or_o muddy_a odorous_a or_o stink_a and_o still_o remain_v water_n and_o butter_n may_v be_v white_a or_o yellow_a sweet_a or_o rancid_a consistent_a or_o melt_v and_o still_o be_v call_v butter_n now_o therefore_o whensoever_o a_o parcel_n of_o matter_n do_v acquire_v or_o loose_v a_o quality_n that_o be_v not_o essential_a to_o it_o that_o acquisition_n or_o loss_n be_v distinct_o call_v alteration_n or_o by_o some_o mutation_n the_o acquist_n only_o of_o the_o quality_n that_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o constitute_v its_o essential_a and_o specifical_a difference_n or_o the_o loss_n of_o any_o of_o those_o quality_n be_v such_o a_o change_n as_o must_v not_o be_v call_v mere_a alteration_n but_o have_v the_o particular_a name_n of_o generation_n or_o corruption_n both_o which_o according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n appear_v to_o be_v but_o several_a kind_n of_o alteration_n take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n though_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o it_o in_o a_o more_o strict_a and_o limit_a acception_n of_o that_o term_n and_o here_o we_o
that_o seem_v produce_v out_o of_o the_o water_n may_v real_o be_v so_o by_o a_o oblongation_n and_o a_o expansion_n of_o the_o plant_n as_o i_o have_v purposely_o try_v that_o a_o onion_n weigh_v and_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o spring_n though_o after_o some_o week_n keep_v in_o the_o air_n it_o shoot_v blade_n whereof_o one_o be_v five_o inch_n long_o in_o stead_n of_o incorporate_n the_o air_n or_o terrestrial_a effluvium_n with_o itself_o and_o consequent_o thereby_o grow_a heavy_a have_v lose_v nine_o grain_n of_o its_o former_a weight_n it_o may_v by_o this_o circumstance_n appear_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o real_a assimilation_n and_o transmutation_n of_o water_n into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o vegetable_a as_o i_o elsewhere_o also_o show_v by_o other_o proof_n for_o this_o be_v make_v out_o from_o thence_o i_o infer_v that_o the_o same_o corpuscle_n which_o convening_n together_o after_o one_o manner_n compose_v that_o fluid_a inodorous_a colourless_a and_o insipid_a body_n of_o water_n be_v context_v after_o other_o manner_n may_v constitute_v differ_a concretes_n which_o may_v have_v firmeness_n opacity_n odour_n smell_v taste_n colour_n and_o several_a other_o manifest_a quality_n and_o that_o too_o very_o different_a from_o one_o another_o and_o beside_o all_o this_o these_o distinct_a portion_n of_o transmute_v water_n may_v have_v many_o other_o quality_n without_o except_v those_o that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v specific_a or_o occult_a witness_v the_o several_a medicinal_a virtue_n attribute_v by_o author_n to_o spearmint_n and_o to_o periwinkle_n to_o majorane_n and_o to_o raphanus_n aquaticus_fw-la and_o as_o for_o ranunculus_n that_o plant_v be_v reckon_v among_o poisonous_a one_o and_o among_o those_o that_o raise_v blister_n it_o will_v be_v easy_o grant_v that_o it_o have_v as_o other_o poison_n a_o occult_a deleterial_a faculty_n and_o indeed_o it_o somewhat_o deserve_v our_o wonder_n that_o so_o insipid_a and_o innocent_a a_o thing_n as_o fair_a water_n shall_v be_v capable_a to_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o substance_n of_o such_o a_o pierce_a and_o caustick_a nature_n as_o by_o contact_n to_o raise_v blister_n on_o a_o humane_a body_n and_o yet_o perhaps_o that_o be_v no_o less_o strange_a which_o we_o elsewhere_o relate_v that_o a_o plant_n consist_v chief_o of_o transmute_v water_n do_v by_o distillation_n afford_v we_o a_o true_a oil_n that_o will_v not_o mingle_v with_o water_n and_o consequent_o be_v easy_o convertible_a into_o fire_n but_o whether_o or_o no_o this_o experiment_n or_o any_o such_o like_a prove_v that_o almost_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v make_v of_o all_o thing_n not_o immediate_o but_o by_o intervention_n of_o successive_a change_n and_o disposition_n be_v a_o question_n to_o which_o we_o elsewhere_o say_v something_o but_o be_v not_o willing_a in_o this_o place_n to_o say_v any_o thing_n and_o if_o it_o be_v here_o object_v that_o the_o solid_a substance_n that_o accrue_v to_o a_o plant_v root_v in_o water_n proc_v not_o at_o all_o from_o the_o water_n itself_o but_o from_o the_o nitrous_a fat_a and_o earthy_a substance_n that_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o abound_v even_o in_o common_a water_n not_o here_o to_o repeat_v what_o i_o elsewhere_o say_v about_o this_o objection_n i_o shall_v at_o present_a reply_n that_o though_o as_o to_o divers_a plant_n that_o flourish_n after_o rain_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v as_o i_o intimate_v above_o that_o they_o may_v in_o part_n be_v nourish_v as_o well_o by_o the_o saline_n and_o earthy_a substance_n to_o which_o the_o rain_n usual_o prove_v a_o vehicle_n as_o by_o the_o rain_n itself_o yet_o as_o to_o what_o the_o objection_n hold_v forth_o about_o the_o plant_n that_o grow_v not_o in_o the_o ground_n but_o in_o glass_n fill_v with_o water_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v bare_o say_v but_o prove_v which_o he_o will_v not_o perhaps_o think_v easy_a to_o be_v do_v that_o consider_v how_o vast_a a_o quantity_n of_o fair_a water_n be_v requisite_a to_o be_v exhale_v away_o to_o obtain_v as_o much_o as_o one_o ounce_n of_o dry_a resident_n whether_o saline_n or_o earthy_a iii_o that_o a_o plant_n grow_v in_o the_o earth_n do_v by_o the_o faculty_n of_o its_o vegetative_a soul_n attract_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v within_o its_o reach_n and_o select_v those_o part_n that_o be_v congruous_a to_o its_o nature_n refuse_v the_o rest_n be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n and_o therefore_o many_o naturalist_n be_v not_o wont_a much_o to_o marvel_n when_o they_o see_v a_o tree_n bear_v a_o fruit_n that_o be_v sour_a or_o bitter_a because_o they_o presume_v that_o nature_n have_v in_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n cull_v out_o such_o part_n of_o the_o alimental_a juice_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o be_v make_v to_o convene_v into_o one_o fruit_n be_v fit_a to_o make_v it_o of_o such_o a_o quality_n but_o it_o be_v worth_a observe_v for_o our_o present_a purpose_n what_o happen_v both_o in_o ordinary_a grafting_n and_o especial_o in_o that_o kind_n of_o insition_n take_v the_o word_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n which_o be_v common_o call_v inoculation_n for_o though_o we_o may_v presume_v that_o the_o root_n of_o a_o white_a thorn_n for_o instance_n may_v elective_o attract_v its_o aliment_n from_o the_o earth_n and_o choose_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a to_o produce_v the_o ignoble_a fruit_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o that_o plant_n yet_o we_o can_v reasonable_o suppose_v that_o it_o shall_v in_o its_o attraction_n of_o aliment_n have_v any_o design_n of_o provide_v a_o appropriate_a nutriment_n for_o a_o poor_a and_o yet_o the_o know_a experience_n of_o gardiner_n and_o our_o own_o observation_n manifest_a that_o the_o cyon_n of_o a_o pear_n tree_n will_v take_v very_o well_o upon_o a_o white_a thornstock_n and_o bring_v forth_o a_o well_o taste_v fruit_n very_o differ_v in_o many_o quality_n from_o that_o of_o the_o white_a thorn_n i_o have_v also_o learn_v from_o those_o that_o be_v expert_a that_o though_o apple_n and_o pear_n be_v but_o vulgar_a fruit_n be_v seldom_o propagate_v but_o by_o graft_v yet_o they_o may_v be_v propagate_v likewise_o by_o inoculation_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o graft_v with_o a_o bud._n now_o in_o the_o inoculation_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o fruit_n tree_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a and_o may_v much_o countenance_n what_o we_o be_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o a_o little_a vegetable_a bud_n that_o be_v no_o seed_n proper_o so_o call_v not_o so_o big_a oftentimes_o as_o a_o pea_n shall_v be_v able_a so_o to_o transmute_v all_o the_o sap_n that_o arrive_v at_o it_o that_o though_o this_o sap_n be_v already_o in_o the_o root_n and_o in_o its_o passage_n upward_o determine_v by_o nature_n intention_n as_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o speak_v to_o the_o production_n of_o the_o fruit_n that_o be_v natural_a to_o the_o stock_n yet_o this_o sap_n shall_v by_o so_o small_a a_o vegetable_a substance_n as_o a_o bud_n whether_o by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o peculiar_a kind_n of_o strainer_n or_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o some_o powerful_a ferment_n lodge_v in_o it_o or_o by_o both_o these_o or_o some_o other_o cause_n be_v so_o far_o change_v and_o overrule_v as_o to_o constitute_v a_o fruit_n quite_o otherwise_o qualify_v then_o that_o which_o be_v the_o genuine_a production_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o which_o be_v actual_o produce_v by_o those_o other_o portion_n of_o the_o like_a sap_n which_o happen_v to_o nourish_v the_o prolificed_a bud_n that_o be_v the_o genuine_a offspring_n of_o the_o stock_n so_o that_o the_o same_o sap_n that_o in_o one_o part_n of_o a_o branch_n constitute_v for_o instance_n a_o cluster_n of_o haws_n in_o another_o part_n of_o the_o same_o branch_n may_v constitute_v a_o pear_n and_o that_o which_o be_v further_a remarkable_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n be_v that_o not_o only_o the_o fruit_n make_v of_o the_o same_o sap_n do_v often_o differ_v from_o one_o another_o in_o shape_n bigness_n colour_n odour_n taste_n and_o other_o obvious_a quality_n as_o well_o as_o occult_a one_o but_o that_o though_o the_o sap_n itself_o be_v oftentimes_o a_o waterish_a and_o almost_o insipid_a liquor_n that_o appear_v to_o sense_n homogeneous_a enough_o and_o even_o by_o distillation_n afford_v very_o little_a beside_o phlegm_n yet_o this_o sap_n be_v not_o only_o convertible_a by_o bud_n of_o several_a nature_n into_o differ_v fruit_n but_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o fruit_n the_o transmute_v sap_n shall_v by_o differ_v texture_n be_v make_v to_o exhibit_v very_o differ_v and_o sometime_o contrary_a quality_n as_o when_o for_o instance_n a_o peach_n bud_n do_v not_o only_o change_v the_o sap_n that_o come_v to_o it_o into_o a_o fruit_n very_o differ_v from_o that_o which_o the_o stock_n natural_o produce_v but_o in_o the_o skin_n of_o
matter_n have_v oâ—_n appetite_n to_o these_o accident_n more_o thâ—â—_n to_o any_o other_o they_o demand_v how_o without_o a_o substantial_a form_n these_o accident_n can_v be_v contain_v and_o preserve_v tâ—_n this_o i_o may_v represent_v that_o i_o be_o not_o â—_o well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o notion_n wont_a iâ—_n be_v take_v for_o grant_v not_o only_o by_o the_o vulgar_a but_o by_o philosopher_n of_o the_o natural_a state_n of_o body_n as_o if_o it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o every_o natural_a body_n for_o a_o to_o some_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o question_v it_o have_v a_o certain_a state_n wherein_o nature_n endeavour_v to_o preserve_v it_o and_o out_o of_o which_o it_o can_v be_v put_v but_o by_o be_v put_v into_o a_o preternatural_a state_n for_o the_o world_n be_v once_o constitute_v by_o the_o great_a author_n of_o thing_n as_o it_o now_o be_v i_o look_v upon_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o local_a motion_n of_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n hit_v against_o another_o and_o be_o not_o so_o full_o convince_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o nature_n design_v to_o keep_v such_o a_o parcel_n of_o matter_n in_o such_o a_o state_n that_o be_v clothe_v with_o just_a such_o accident_n rather_o than_o with_o any_o other_o but_o i_o look_v upon_o many_o body_n especial_o fluid_a one_o as_o frequent_o change_v their_o state_n according_a as_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v more_o or_o less_o agitate_a or_o otherwise_o wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o sun_n and_o other_o considerable_a agent_n in_o nature_n as_o the_o air_n water_n and_o other_o fluid_n if_o the_o temperature_n as_o to_o cold_a or_o heat_n and_o rarefaction_n or_o condensation_n which_o they_o be_v in_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n here_o at_o london_n be_v pitch_v upon_o as_o their_o natural_a state_n than_o not_o only_o in_o the_o torrid_a and_o freeze_a zone_n they_o must_v have_v other_o and_o very_a differ_v natural_a state_n but_o here_o itself_o they_o will_v almost_o all_o the_o summer_n and_o all_o the_o winter_n as_o our_o wether_n glass_n inform_v we_o be_v in_o a_o vary_a preternatural_a state_n because_o they_o will_v be_v in_o those_o season_v either_o more_o hot_a and_o rarify_v or_o more_o cold_a and_o condense_v then_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o in_o more_o stable_n and_o constant_a body_n i_o take_v in_o many_o case_n the_o natural_a state_n to_o be_v but_o either_o the_o most_o usual_a state_n or_o that_o wherein_o that_o which_o produce_v a_o notable_a change_n in_o they_o find_v they_o as_o when_o a_o slender_a piece_n of_o silver_n that_o be_v most_o common_o flexible_a and_o will_v stand_v bend_v every_o way_n come_v to_o be_v well_o hammer_v i_o count_v that_o flexibility_n to_o be_v the_o natural_a state_n of_o that_o metal_n because_o most_o common_o silver_n be_v find_v to_o be_v flexible_a and_o because_o it_o be_v so_o before_o it_o be_v hammer_v but_o the_o springinesse_n it_o acquire_v by_o hammer_v be_v a_o state_n which_o be_v proper_o no_o more_o unnatural_a to_o the_o silver_n than_o the_o other_o and_o will_v continue_v with_o the_o metal_n as_o long_o as_o it_o if_o both_o piece_n of_o silver_n the_o one_o flexible_a the_o other_o springy_a be_v let_v alone_o and_o keep_v from_o outward_a violence_n and_o as_o the_o silver_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o its_o flexibleness_n need_v the_o violent_a motion_n of_o the_o hammer_n so_o to_o deprive_v it_o of_o its_o spring_n it_o need_v the_o violent_a agitation_n of_o a_o neal_a fire_n these_o thing_n and_o much_o more_o i_o may_v here_o represent_v but_o to_o come_v close_o to_o the_o objection_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o accident_n speak_v of_o be_v introduce_v into_o the_o matter_n by_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a cause_n whatever_o they_o be_v that_o produce_v in_o it_o what_o in_o the_o sense_n former_o explain_v we_o call_v a_o essential_a though_o not_o a_o substantial_a form_n and_o these_o accident_n be_v once_o thus_o introduce_v into_o the_o matter_n we_o need_v not_o seek_v for_o a_o new_a substantial_a principle_n to_o preserve_v they_o there_o since_o by_o the_o general_a law_n or_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n the_o matter_n qualify_v by_o they_o must_v continue_v in_o the_o state_n such_o accident_n have_v put_v it_o into_o till_o by_o some_o agent_n or_o other_o it_o be_v forcible_o put_v out_o of_o it_o and_o so_o divest_v of_o those_o accident_n as_o in_o the_o former_o mention_v example_n borrow_a from_o aristotle_n of_o a_o brazen_a sphere_n when_o once_o the_o motion_n of_o tool_n impel_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o artificer_n have_v turn_v a_o piece_n of_o brass_n into_o a_o sphere_n there_o need_v no_o new_a substance_n to_o preserve_v that_o round_a figure_n since_o the_o brass_n must_v retain_v it_o till_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o artificer_n himself_o or_o some_o other_o agent_n able_a to_o overcome_v the_o resistance_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v put_v into_o another_o figure_n and_o on_o this_o occasion_n let_v i_o confirm_v this_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la by_o represent_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o inconsiderable_a party_n among_o the_o peripatetic_n themselves_o who_o maintain_v that_o in_o the_o element_n the_o first_o quality_n as_o they_o call_v they_o be_v instead_o of_o form_n and_o that_o the_o fire_n for_o instance_n have_v no_o other_o form_n then_o heat_n and_o dryness_n and_o the_o water_n then_o coldness_n and_o moisture_n now_o if_o these_o body_n that_o be_v the_o vast_a and_o the_o most_o important_a of_o the_o sublunary_a world_n consist_v but_o of_o the_o universal_a matter_n and_o the_o few_o accident_n and_o if_o in_o these_o there_o need_v no_o substantial_a form_n to_o keep_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n unite_v to_o it_o and_o conjoin_v among_o themselves_o and_o preserve_v they_o in_o that_o state_n as_o long_o as_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n require_v though_o beside_o the_o four_o quality_n that_o be_v call_v first_o the_o element_n have_v divers_a other_o as_o gravity_n and_o levity_n firmness_n and_o fluidity_n opacousnesse_n and_o transparency_n etc._n etc._n why_o shall_v the_o favourer_n of_o this_o opinion_n deny_v that_o in_o other_o body_n beside_o the_o element_n quality_n may_v be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v unite_v to_o the_o matter_n they_o belong_v to_o without_o the_o band_n or_o support_n of_o a_o substantial_a form_n and_o as_o when_o there_o be_v no_o competent_a destructive_a cause_n the_o accident_n of_o a_o body_n will_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n remain_v such_o as_o they_o be_v so_o if_o there_o be_v it_o can_v with_o reason_n be_v pretend_v that_o the_o substantial_a form_n be_v able_a to_o preserve_v all_o those_o accident_n of_o a_o body_n that_o be_v say_v to_o slow_a from_o it_o and_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v under_o its_o care_n and_o tuition_n for_o if_o for_o instance_n you_o expose_v a_o sphere_n or_o bullet_n of_o lead_n to_o a_o strong_a fire_n it_o will_v quick_o loose_a not_o to_o mention_v its_o figure_n both_o its_o coldness_n its_o consistence_n its_o malleableness_n its_o colour_n for_o it_o will_v appear_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n its_o flexibility_n and_o some_o other_o quality_n and_o all_o this_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o imaginary_a substantial_a form_n which_o according_a to_o the_o peripatetical_a principle_n in_o this_o case_n must_v still_o remain_v in_o it_o without_o be_v able_a to_o help_v it_o and_o though_o upon_o the_o take_v the_o lead_n from_o off_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v reduce_v to_o most_o of_o its_o former_a quality_n for_o it_o will_v not_o of_o itself_o recover_v its_o sphaericity_n yet_o that_o may_v well_o be_v ascribe_v partly_o to_o its_o peculiar_a texture_n and_o partly_o to_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n according_a to_o what_o we_o late_o discourse_v touch_v heat_v and_o refrigerated_a water_n which_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n be_v a_o extrinsical_a thing_n to_o the_o lead_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o accidental_a that_o the_o lead_v upon_o refrigeration_n regain_v its_o former_a quality_n for_o in_o case_n the_o lead_n have_v be_v expose_v long_o enough_o to_o a_o sufficient_o intense_a fire_n it_o will_v as_o we_o have_v purposely_o try_v be_v turn_v into_o glass_n and_o loose_v its_o colour_n its_o opacity_n its_o malleableness_n and_o former_a degree_n of_o flexiblenesse_n and_o acquire_v a_o reddishness_n a_o degree_n of_o transparency_n a_o brittlenesse_n and_o some_o other_o quality_n that_o it_o have_v not_o before_o and_o let_v the_o suppose_a substantial_a form_n do_v what_o it_o can_v even_o when_o the_o vessel_n be_v remove_v from_o the_o fire_n to_o reduce_v or_o restore_v the_o body_n to_o its_o natural_a state_n and_o accident_n yet_o the_o former_a quality_n will_v remain_v lose_v as_o long_o
body_n than_o they_o shall_v easy_o exhale_v vii_o nor_o be_v it_o much_o less_o considerable_a that_o so_o strong_a and_o pierce_a a_o send_v as_o that_o of_o camphire_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o moment_n produce_v in_o a_o mixture_n wherein_o none_o of_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v before_o by_o such_o a_o liquor_n as_o water_n that_o be_v quite_o devoid_a of_o any_o odour_n of_o its_o own_o which_o so_o easy_a and_o sudden_a restauration_n of_o the_o camphire_n to_o its_o native_a send_v as_o well_o as_o other_o quality_n by_o so_o languid_a a_o liquor_n as_o common_a water_n do_v likewise_o argue_v that_o the_o union_n or_o texture_n of_o the_o two_o ingredient_n the_o camphire_n and_o the_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v but_o very_o slight_a upon_o which_o nevertheless_o a_o great_a alteration_n in_o point_n of_o quality_n depend_v and_o to_o confirm_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o praecede_a phaenomena_n depend_v upon_o the_o particular_a texture_n of_o the_o liquor_n employ_v to_o exhibit_v they_o i_o shall_v add_v that_o if_o instead_o of_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n you_o cast_v the_o concrete_a into_o well_o deflegm_v spirit_n of_o nitre_n you_o will_v obtain_v no_o red_a nor_o dark_a but_o a_o transparent_a and_o colourless_a solution_n and_o when_o to_o the_o above_o mention_v red_a mixture_n i_o put_v instead_o of_o fair_a water_n about_o 2_o or_o 3_o part_n of_o due_o rectify_v spirit_n of_o wine_n there_o will_v ensue_v no_o such_o change_n as_o those_o former_o recite_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n that_o dissolve_v the_o concrete_a when_o it_o be_v by_o itself_o without_o lose_v its_o diaphaneity_n or_o acquire_v any_o colour_n do_v when_o it_o dissolve_v the_o mixture_n dissolve_v it_o with_o its_o new_a adventitious_a colour_n look_v like_o a_o gross_a red_a wine_n somewhat_o turbid_v or_o not_o yet_o well_o free_v from_o its_o lees_n so_o that_o this_o colour_n appear_v to_o reside_v in_o the_o mixture_n as_o such_o since_o neither_o of_o the_o two_o ingredient_n dissolve_v in_o or_o mingle_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n will_v have_v afford_v that_o colour_n or_o indeed_o any_o other_o but_o if_o to_o this_o liquor_n that_o look_v like_o trouble_a wine_n we_o pour_v a_o large_a proportion_n of_o fair_a water_n the_o redness_n will_v immediate_o vanish_v and_o the_o whole_a will_v as_o to_o sense_n become_v white_a throughout_o i_o say_v as_o to_o sense_n because_o the_o whiteness_n do_v not_o indeed_o appertain_v proper_o to_o the_o whole_a mixture_n but_o to_o a_o huge_a multitude_n of_o little_a corpuscle_n of_o the_o revive_v concrete_a whereof_o some_o or_o other_o which_o at_o first_o swim_v confuse_o to_o and_o fro_o leave_v no_o sensible_a portion_n of_o the_o liquor_n unfurnish_a with_o some_o of_o they_o whereas_o when_o the_o camphorate_a corpuscle_n have_v leisure_n to_o emerge_n as_o they_o soon_o do_v they_o float_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o white_a powder_n or_o froth_n at_o the_o top_n of_o the_o liquor_n leave_v all_o the_o rest_n as_o clear_v and_o colourlesse_a as_o the_o common_a water_n but_o we_o have_v not_o yet_o mention_v all_o the_o use_n we_o design_v to_o make_v of_o our_o mixture_n for_o by_o prosecute_a the_o experiment_n a_o little_a further_o we_o make_v it_o afford_v we_o some_o new_a phaenomena_n viii_o for_o have_v keep_v the_o mixture_n in_o a_o moderate_o warm_a place_n which_o circumstance_n have_v perhaps_o no_o influence_n on_o the_o success_n and_o have_v distil_v it_o out_o of_o a_o glass_n retort_n the_o event_n answer_v our_o expectation_n and_o the_o liquor_n that_o come_v over_o have_v a_o send_v which_o though_o very_o strong_a be_v quite_o differ_v both_o from_o that_o of_o the_o mixture_n and_o that_o of_o the_o camphire_n and_o in_o the_o remain_a body_n though_o the_o liquor_n and_o the_o camphire_n it_o consist_v of_o be_v either_o both_o transparent_a or_o the_o one_o transparent_a as_o a_o liquor_n and_o the_o other_o white_a as_o transparent_a and_o colourlesse_a body_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v by_o contusion_n yet_o the_o remain_a mass_n which_o amount_v to_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o mixture_n be_v not_o only_o opacous_a but_o as_o black_a as_o coal_n be_v some_o place_n look_v just_a like_o polish_a jet_n which_o be_v the_o more_o considerable_a because_o that_o though_o vegetable_a substance_n that_o be_v not_o fluid_a be_v wont_a to_o acquire_v a_o blackness_n from_o the_o fire_n yet_o neither_o do_v liquor_n that_o have_v already_o be_v distil_v obtain_v that_o colour_n upon_o redistillation_n neither_o have_v we_o upon_o trial_n purposely_o make_v find_v that_o camphire_n expose_v to_o fire_n in_o a_o retort_n fit_v with_o a_o receiver_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o present_a experiment_n will_v at_o all_o acquire_v a_o jetty_a colour_n but_o will_v either_o total_o ascend_v white_a or_o afford_v flores_n and_o a_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la as_o a_o vulgar_a chemist_n will_v call_v the_o remain_n of_o the_o same_o colour_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o one_o another_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o camphire_n ix_o and_o our_o experiment_n afford_v this_o notable_a phaenomenon_n that_o though_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n be_v a_o distil_a liquor_n and_o though_o camphire_n be_v so_o very_a fugitive_n a_o substance_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o air_n it_o will_v of_o itself_o fly_v all_o away_o and_o therefore_o physician_n and_o druggist_n prescribe_v the_o keep_n it_o in_o linseed_n or_o millium_fw-la or_o other_o convenient_a body_n to_o hinder_v its_o avolation_n yet_o by_o our_o experiment_n its_o fugacity_n be_v so_o restrain_v that_o not_o only_o the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la new_o mention_v endure_v a_o good_a fire_n in_o the_o retort_n before_o it_o be_v reduce_v to_o that_o pitchy_a substance_n we_o be_v late_o mention_v but_o have_v take_v some_o of_o that_o substance_n out_o of_o the_o retort_n &_o order_v it_o by_o a_o careful_a workman_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o close_o cover_v crucible_n during_o some_o time_n in_o the_o fire_n when_o it_o be_v bring_v i_o back_o after_o the_o pot_n have_v be_v keep_v red_a hot_a above_o half_a a_o hour_n there_o remain_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o the_o matter_n brittle_a without_o any_o smell_n of_o camphire_n and_o as_o black_a as_o ordinary_a charcoal_n so_o much_o do_v the_o fixity_n and_o volatility_n of_o body_n depend_v upon_o texture_n experiment_n ii_o among_o those_o other_o experiment_n of_o i_o pyrophilus_n which_o tend_v to_o manifest_v that_o new_a quality_n may_v be_v produce_v in_o body_n as_o the_o effect_n of_o new_a texture_n i_o remember_v some_o year_n ago_o i_o write_v for_o a_o friend_n a_o whole_a set_a of_o trial_n that_o i_o have_v make_v about_o the_o change_n i_o can_v produce_v in_o metal_n and_o mineral_n by_o the_o intervention_n of_o sublimate_n but_o though_o the_o whole_a tract_n wherein_o they_o be_v recite_v may_v be_v pertinent_a enough_o to_o our_o present_a subject_n yet_o reserve_v other_o passage_n of_o it_o for_o other_o place_n especial_o for_o our_o note_n upon_o those_o particular_a quality_n which_o they_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o illustrate_v it_o may_v at_o this_o time_n suffice_v i_o to_o send_v you_o a_o transcript_n of_o what_o that_o account_n contain_v relate_v to_o copper_n and_o silver_n the_o one_o a_o mean_a and_o fugitive_n and_o the_o other_o a_o noble_a and_o fix_a metal_n for_o those_o change_v colour_n consistence_n fusiblenesse_n and_o other_o quality_n which_o you_o will_v meet_v with_o in_o these_o experiment_n will_v afford_v we_o divers_a phaenomena_n to_o show_v what_o great_a change_n may_v be_v make_v even_o in_o body_n scarce_o corruptible_a by_o one_o or_o more_o of_o those_o three_o catholic_n way_n of_o nature_n work_v according_a to_o the_o corpuscular_a principle_n namely_o the_o access_n the_o recess_n and_o the_o transposition_n of_o the_o minute_n particle_n of_o matter_n as_o for_o my_o method_n of_o change_v the_o texture_n of_o copper_n i_o confess_v it_o have_v oftentimes_o seem_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o chemist_n plain_o see_v the_o notable_a effect_n that_o sublimate_n distil_v from_o antimony_n have_v upon_o that_o mineral_n by_o open_v it_o and_o volatilize_v it_o as_o we_o see_v it_o do_v in_o the_o make_n of_o what_o they_o be_v please_v to_o call_v mercurius_n aquavitae_fw-la shall_v not_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o try_v whether_o or_o no_o sublimate_n may_v not_o likewise_o produce_v if_o nor_o the_o same_o yet_o a_o considerable_a change_n in_o other_o mineral_n body_n there_o appear_v no_o reason_n or_o at_o least_o there_o have_v be_v none_o give_v that_o i_o know_v of_o why_o the_o reserate_a operation_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v of_o sublimate_n shall_v be_v confine_v to_o antimony_n upon_o these_o consideration_n we_o be_v invite_v to_o endeavour_v to_o supply_v the_o neglect_v we_o have_v observe_v
i_o have_v more_o frequent_o reiterated_a my_o experiment_n which_o then_o i_o have_v not_o opportunity_n to_o do_v though_o i_o have_v thought_n of_o do_v it_o also_o with_o snow-water_n that_o i_o have_v put_v into_o chemical_a glass_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o with_o liquor_n of_o melt_a hail_n which_o i_o have_v likewise_o provide_v and_o thereby_o also_o obtain_v some_o more_o of_o this_o virgin_n earth_n as_o divers_a chemist_n will_v call_v it_o to_o make_v far_a trial_n with_o have_v retain_v great_a suspicion_n if_o i_o have_v not_o afterward_o accidental_o fall_v into_o discourse_n of_o this_o matter_n with_o a_o learned_a physician_n who_o have_v deal_v much_o in_o rain-water_n but_o he_o much_o confirm_v i_o in_o my_o conjecture_n by_o assure_v i_o that_o he_o have_v frequent_o find_v such_o a_o white_a earth_n as_o i_o mention_v in_o distil_a rain_n water_n after_o he_o have_v distil_v the_o same_o numerical_a liquor_n careful_o gather_v at_o first_o i_o know_v not_o how_o many_o time_n one_o after_o another_o add_v that_o he_o do_v not_o find_v any_o more_o than_o i_o have_v do_v any_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o if_o he_o have_v continue_v to_o redistill_v the_o same_o portion_n of_o water_n it_o will_v have_v yield_v he_o more_o earth_n but_o the_o odness_n of_o the_o experiment_n still_o keep_v i_o in_o suspense_n it_o be_v not_o without_o much_o delight_n that_o afterward_o mention_v it_o to_o a_o very_a ingenious_a person_n who_o without_o his_o leave_n i_o think_v not_o fit_a to_o name_n well_o verse_v in_o chemical_a matter_n and_o who_o i_o suspect_v to_o have_v in_o order_n to_o some_o medicine_n long_o wrought_v upon_o rain_n water_n he_o ready_o give_v i_o such_o a_o account_n of_o his_o proceed_n as_o seem_v to_o leave_v little_a scruple_n about_o the_o transmutation_n we_o have_v be_v mention_v for_o he_o solemn_o affirm_v to_o i_o that_o have_v observe_v as_o i_o have_v do_v that_o rain-water_n will_v even_o after_o a_o distillation_n or_o two_o afford_v a_o terrestrial_a substance_n which_o may_v sometime_o be_v see_v swim_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o limpid_a liquor_n he_o have_v the_o curiosity_n be_v settle_v and_o at_o leisure_n to_o try_v how_o long_o he_o can_v obtain_v this_o substance_n from_o the_o water_n and_o according_o have_v free_v rain_v water_n careful_o collect_v from_o its_o accidental_a and_o as_o it_o be_v feculent_a earthiness_n which_o it_o will_v deposit_v at_o the_o first_o slow_v distillation_n and_o which_o be_v oftentimes_o colour_v whereby_o it_o may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o white_a earth_n make_v by_o transmutation_n he_o redistil_v it_o in_o very_o clean_a glass_n not_o only_o 8_o or_o 10_o time_n but_o near_o 200_o without_o find_v that_o his_o liquor_n grow_v weary_a of_o afford_v he_o the_o white_a earth_n but_o rather_o that_o the_o corpuscle_n of_o it_o do_v appear_v far_o more_o numerous_a or_o at_o least_o more_o conspicuous_a in_o the_o latter_a distillation_n then_o in_o the_o former_a and_o when_o i_o express_v my_o curiosity_n to_o see_v this_o earth_n he_o ready_o show_v i_o a_o pretty_a quantity_n of_o it_o and_o present_v i_o with_o some_o which_o compare_v with_o what_o i_o have_v remain_v of_o i_o i_o find_v to_o be_v exceed_v like_o it_o save_v that_o it_o be_v more_o pure_o white_a as_o have_v be_v for_o the_o main_a afford_v by_o rain_n water_n that_o have_v be_v more_o frequent_o rectify_v and_o to_o compare_v this_o welcome_a powder_n with_o that_o i_o make_v myself_o i_o try_v with_o this_o divers_a thing_n which_o i_o have_v before_o try_v with_o my_o own_o and_o because_o the_o quantity_n present_v i_o be_v less_o inconsiderable_a some_o other_o too_o for_o i_o observe_v in_o this_o new_a powder_n as_o i_o have_v do_v with_o my_o own_o that_o be_v put_v into_o a_o excellent_a microscope_n and_o place_v where_o the_o sun_n beam_n may_v fall_v upon_o it_o it_o appear_v a_o white_a meal_n or_o heap_v of_o corpuscle_n so_o exceed_v not_o to_o say_v unimaginable_o small_a that_o in_o two_o or_o three_o choice_a microscope_n both_o i_o and_o other_o have_v occasion_n to_o admire_v it_o and_o their_o extreme_a littleness_n be_v much_o more_o sensible_o discern_v by_o mingle_v some_o few_o grain_n of_o sand_n among_o they_o which_o make_v a_o mixture_n that_o look_v like_o that_o of_o pibble_n stone_n and_o of_o the_o fine_a flower_n for_o our_o earth_n even_o in_o the_o microscope_n appear_v to_o consist_v of_o as_o small_a particle_n as_o the_o fine_a hair-powder_n to_o the_o naked_a eye_n nor_o can_v we_o discern_v this_o dust_n to_o be_v transparent_a though_o when_o the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o it_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o microscope_n to_o have_v some_o particle_n a_o little_a glister_n which_o yet_o appear_v but_o in_o a_o glare_a light_n we_o be_v not_o sure_a to_o be_v no_o deceptio_fw-la visûs_fw-la 2._o i_o find_v that_o our_o white_a powder_n be_v cast_v into_o water_n will_v indeed_o for_o a_o while_o discolour_v it_o by_o somewhat_o whiten_v it_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o spaud_n will_v do_v and_o the_o fine_a dust_n of_o white_a marble_n and_o other_o stone_n who_o corpuscle_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o minuteness_n swim_v easy_o for_o a_o while_n in_o the_o water_n but_o when_o it_o be_v once_o settle_v at_o the_o bottom_n it_o continue_v there_o undissolve_v for_o aught_o i_o can_v perceive_v for_o some_o day_n and_o night_n as_o earth_n will_v have_v do_v 3._o have_v weigh_v a_o quantity_n of_o it_o and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o new_a clean_a crucible_n with_o another_o invert_v over_o it_o for_o a_o cover_n i_o place_v it_o among_o quick_a coal_n and_o there_o keep_v the_o crucible_n red_a hot_a for_o a_o pretty_a while_n cause_v the_o fire_n afterward_o to_o be_v acuate_v with_o a_o blast_n of_o a_o bellows_o but_o take_v out_o the_o powder_n i_o neither_o find_v it_o melt_v nor_o clot_v into_o lump_n nor_o when_o i_o weigh_v it_o again_o do_v i_o see_v cause_n to_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v much_o of_o it_o waste_v beside_o what_o stick_v to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o crucible_n and_o to_o a_o little_a clay_n wherewith_o i_o have_v lute_v on_o the_o cover_n and_o which_o to_o show_v you_o that_o the_o heat_n have_v not_o be_v inconsiderable_a be_v in_o several_a place_n burn_v red_a by_o the_o vehemence_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o when_o i_o afterward_o keep_v this_o powder_n in_o a_o open_a crucible_n among_o glow_a coal_n neither_o i_o nor_o one_o that_o i_o employ_v to_o assist_v i_o perceive_v it_o all_o to_o smoke_n and_o have_v put_v a_o little_a upon_o a_o quick_a coal_n and_o blow_v that_o too_o i_o find_v that_o which_o i_o have_v not_o blow_v away_o to_o remain_v fix_v which_o some_o body_n will_v not_o do_v upon_o quick_a coal_n that_o will_v endure_v the_o fire_n in_o a_o red_a hot_a crucible_n 4._o i_o find_v this_o powder_n to_o be_v much_o heavy_a in_o specie_fw-la then_o water_n for_o employ_v a_o nice_a pair_n of_o gold_n scales_n and_o a_o method_n that_o will_v be_v too_o long_o here_o to_o describe_v i_o find_v that_o this_o powder_n weigh_v somewhat_o though_o not_o much_o more_o than_o twice_o so_o much_o common_a water_n as_o be_v equal_a to_o it_o in_o bulk_n and_o lest_o some_o corollary_n that_o seem_v obvious_o contain_v in_o the_o common_a but_o groundless_a conceit_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n about_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o element_n in_o density_n etc._n etc._n shall_v make_v you_o expect_v that_o this_o powder_n ought_v to_o have_v be_v much_o more_o ponderous_a i_o shall_v add_v that_o have_v have_v the_o curiosity_n which_o i_o wonder_v no_o body_n shall_v have_v before_o i_o to_o examine_v the_o gravity_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o seem_v the_o most_o elementary_a of_o any_o we_o have_v i_o take_v some_o sift_v wood-ash_n which_o i_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n boil_v in_o a_o plentiful_a proportion_n of_o water_n to_o free_v they_o from_o salt_n and_o have_v put_v they_o very_o dry_a into_o common_a water_n i_o find_v they_o but_o little_o heavy_a than_o our_o new_o mention_a powder_n surpass_v in_o weight_n water_n of_o the_o same_o bulk_n but_o twice_o and_o a_o little_a more_o than_o a_o 6_o part_n water_n and_o it_o be_v very_o little_o more_o than_o as_o 1_o to_o 2_o 1_o 6._o and_o that_o you_o may_v the_o less_o doubt_n of_o this_o i_o will_v yet_o subjoin_v that_o examine_v the_o specific_a gravity_n of_o white_a glass_n itself_o i_o find_v that_o compact_a body_n to_o be_v very_o little_a if_o at_o all_o more_o than_o 2_o time_n and_o a_o half_a as_o heavy_a as_o water_n of_o equal_a bigness_n to_o it_o so_o that_o the_o gravity_n of_o that_o powder_n which_o borrow_v a_o