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cover_v they_o let_v they_o alone_o 24_o hour_n then_o strain_v they_o into_o another_o wooden_a bowl_n and_o after_o so_o many_o hour_n put_v they_o into_o another_o bowl_n and_o do_v so_o till_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o most_o sharp_a white_a vinegar_n and_o if_o you_o will_v make_v more_o of_o the_o same_o cluster_n pour_v on_o upon_o they_o some_o sharp_a vinegar_n and_o let_v they_o alone_o till_o they_o be_v extreme_a sharp_a and_o sour_a then_o take_v that_o out_o and_o pour_v on_o ill_a wine_n and_o do_v as_o you_o do_v last_o press_v those_o cluster_n out_o in_o a_o press_n and_o you_o shall_v recover_v as_o great_a quantity_n as_o of_o the_o wine_n that_o be_v spend_v chap._n xxiii_o
how_o the_o defect_n of_o wine_n may_v be_v manage_v and_o restore_v our_o forefather_n find_v out_o many_o remedy_n to_o preserve_v wine_n and_o in_o our_o day_n we_o have_v take_v no_o less_o pain_n for_o wine_n be_v easy_o corrupt_v and_o take_v to_o itself_o many_o strange_a quality_n paxamus_n say_v wine_n either_o grow_v sour_a or_o dead_a about_o the_o solstice_n and_o when_o the_o seven_o star_n set_v or_o when_o the_o dog_n star_n cause_v heat_n and_o when_o it_o be_v extreme_a cold_a or_o hot_a or_o rainy_a or_o windy_a or_o when_o it_o thunder_v we_o shall_v show_v remedy_n for_o all_o these_o first_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o out_o of_o africanus_n the_o sign_n to_o know_v wine_n that_o will_v last_v or_o will_v corrupt_v when_o you_o have_v put_v your_o wine_n into_o a_o vessel_n after_o some_o time_n change_v the_o vessel_n and_o look_v well_o on_o the_o lees_n for_o thence_o shall_v you_o know_v what_o the_o wine_n be_v prove_v it_o by_o smell_v to_o it_o whether_o it_o 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new_a soul_n the_o measure_n will_v be_v the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o pound_n for_o a_o vessel_n another_o remedy_n will_v be_v that_o wine_n may_v not_o grow_v hot_a in_o the_o summer_n solstice_n wine_n grow_v hot_a by_o the_o hot_a weather_n and_o be_v spoil_v then_o put_v quicksilver_n into_o a_o glass-viol_n well_o stop_v and_o hang_v it_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o coldness_n of_o it_o will_v keep_v the_o wine_n from_o heat_n the_o quantity_n be_v two_o pound_n for_o great_a vessel_n for_o when_o the_o air_n be_v hot_a the_o external_a heat_n draw_v forth_o the_o inward_a heat_n and_o when_o that_o be_v go_v it_o be_v spoil_v we_o that_o wine_n may_v not_o exhale_v use_v this_o remedy_n the_o vessel_n be_v full_a we_o pour_v oil_n upon_o it_o and_o cover_v it_o for_o oil_n keep_v the_o spirit_n from_o evaporate_n which_o i_o see_v be_v now_o use_v for_o all_o liquor_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v pervert_v wine_n sometime_o be_v trouble_v but_o to_o 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