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it_o also_o to_o be_v his_o own_o invention_n and_o inscribe_v it_o our_o spirit_n of_o venus_n for_o the_o liquor_n alcahest_n so_o that_o not_o without_o a_o fatal_a prediction_n john_n frederick_n bauz_n prefix_v the_o reformer_n name_n before_o the_o dispensatory_a with_o a_o anagramme_n worthy_a of_o he_o as_o may_v be_v there_o see_v deed_n to_o what_o purpose_n these_o uncouth_a costly_a laborious_a and_o nauseous_a composition_n if_o vinegar_n which_o be_v grateful_a to_o all_o do_v the_o deed_n but_o the_o reformer_n add_v without_o blush_v this_o most_o excellent_a spirit_n be_v not_o only_o of_o great_a virtue_n in_o physic_n as_o be_v high_o curative_fw-it of_o epileptic_a apoplectic_a hysterical_a and_o hypochondriacal_a distemper_n be_v due_o and_o lawful_o exhibit_v but_o be_v as_o the_o liquor_n alcahest_n and_o not_o as_o other_o acid_n spirit_n who_o suffer_v and_o be_v destroy_v by_o solution_n and_o so_o be_v turn_v into_o another_o ens_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o can_v wish_v basilius_n when_o he_o teach_v we_o how_o to_o distil_v this_o vinegar_n have_v be_v afraid_a of_o impostor_n as_o hypocrates_n paracelsus_n and_o other_o be_v then_o the_o reformer_n have_v never_o obtrude_v this_o for_o the_o liquor_n alcahest_n nor_o have_v load_v it_o with_o so_o many_o encomium_n thereby_o delude_v the_o world_n he_o advise_v we_o to_o buy_v this_o vinegar_n at_o any_o rate_n add_v these_o vainglorious_a and_o magnificent_a word_n enjoy_v courteous_a reader_n etc._n turpe_fw-la est_fw-la doctori_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o secret_a and_o let_v i_o continue_v in_o thy_o good_a grace_n for_o my_o faithful_a communication_n of_o it_o in_o good_a time_n draw_v near_o all_o you_o inquisitive_a one_o behold_v a_o great_a secret_n manise_v '_o never_n so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o before_o but_o nature_n laugh_v to_o see_v such_o lie_n hold_v forth_o for_o truth_n there_o be_v some_o who_o without_o any_o great_a labour_n time_n or_o expense_n do_v distil_v a_o like_a and_o much_o more_o powerful_a liquor_n out_o of_o lees_n of_o vinegar_n into_o a_o great_a receiver_n which_o yet_o they_o proclaim_v not_o for_o alcahest_n let_v we_o therefore_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o subject_a from_o which_o the_o reformer_n distil_v this_o wonderful_a solvent_a which_o with_o a_o worthy_a name_n he_o appropriate_v to_o himself_o and_o call_v it_o our_o spirit_n of_o venus_n it_o be_v aerugo_n or_o verdigrâ—ase_n which_o be_v thus_o make_v thin_a copper_n plate_n be_v put_v into_o mother_n of_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v sour_a this_o acidity_n corrode_a the_o copper_n be_v coagulate_v with_o it_o into_o salt_n as_o it_o happen_v to_o every_o acid_n by_o corrosion_n as_o i_o have_v ocular_o demonstrate_v in_o lead_n and_o coral_n the_o reformer_n mundify_v this_o green_a salt_n with_o distil_v vinegar_n from_o which_o sure_o nothing_o but_o vinegar_n can_v be_v distil_v as_o basilius_n in_o the_o forecited_n place_n do_v ingenious_o confess_v as_o it_o happen_v to_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n by_o corrode_a copper_n it_o become_v vitriol_n from_o which_o if_o you_o distil_v it_o you_o can_v extract_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o same_o stagma_n or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n which_o you_o pour_v on_o it_o according_a to_o the_o old_a say_n nihildat_fw-fr quod_fw-la in_o se_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la melt_v the_o remain_a caput_fw-la mortuum_n or_o faeces_fw-la in_o a_o pipkin_n add_v thereto_o a_o little_a nitre_n and_o tartar_n than_o the_o copper_n return_v to_o copper_n as_o it_o be_v before_o it_o be_v change_v with_o the_o vinegar_n in_o verdigrease_n this_o be_v the_o secret_a and_o mysterious_a business_n the_o reformer_n out_o of_o his_o overflow_a liberality_n be_v willing_a to_o communicate_v for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o persuade_v we_o to_o buy_v at_o any_o rate_n say_v enjoy_v reader_n this_o secret_a etc._n etc._n away_o with_o this_o cheat_v esteem_n secret_n discover_v lose_v their_o esteem_n which_o even_o the_o vulgar_a do_v deride_v not_o believe_v man_n know_v well_o enough_o that_o secret_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reveal_v but_o in_o parable_n allegory_n metaphor_n and_o such_o like_a disguise_n so_o hâ—ppocrates_n advise_v and_o both_o he_o and_o venerable_a antiquity_n do_v the_o same_o speak_v not_o say_v the_o wiseman_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o fool_n for_o he_o will_v despise_v the_o instruction_n of_o thy_o mouth_n so_o johannes_n picus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n pythagoras_n plato_n boetius_fw-la macrobius_n in_o scipio_n dream_n cornelius_n tacitus_n etc._n etc._n all_o of_o they_o with_o one_o mouth_n affirm_v that_o secret_n be_v not_o to_o be_v divulge_v that_o so_o unworthy_a man_n may_v not_o be_v partaker_n of_o they_o but_o go_v to_o may_v we_o not_o use_v vinegar_n simple_o distil_v with_o less_o labour_n and_o charge_n since_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v not_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o element_n of_o chemistry_n teach_v we_o to_o 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virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n we_o may_v infer_v that_o it_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o heart_n to_o the_o universe_n for_o life_n flow_v down_o into_o all_o part_n from_o the_o sun_n in_o regard_n light_n be_v the_o vehicle_n of_o life_n yea_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o next_o cause_n which_o inspire_v life_n into_o thing_n except_v only_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v a_o beam_n of_o super-coelestial_a uncreated_a light_n light_n uncreated_a light_n now_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o macrocosm_n supply_v the_o place_n of_o a_o heart_n and_o inspire_v life_n into_o thing_n so_o also_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o microcosm_n must_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o sun_n if_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a as_o they_o be_v most_o true_a and_o veracious_a which_o hermes_n have_v leave_v we_o in_o his_o tabula_fw-la viz._n that_o superior_a body_n be_v as_o inferior_a one_o and_o vice_n versa_fw-la therefore_o the_o vital_a spirit_n or_o celestial_a calid_n attract_v by_o the_o lung_n and_o as_o it_o be_v sift_v through_o a_o sieve_n pass_v direct_o to_o the_o heart_n where_o proserpina_n be_v embrace_v and_o detain_v by_o the_o radical_a humid_a and_o there_o acquire_v a_o body_n as_o i_o above_o observe_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n de_fw-fr carnibus_fw-la and_o i_o have_v note_v the_o same_o thing_n also_o concern_v caustick_a water_n with_o mercury_n and_o concern_v vinegar_n with_o alcaly_a of_o tartar_n and_o as_o phlegm_n or_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v the_o root_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o vinegar_n be_v not_o coagulate_v with_o mercury_n neither_o with_o alcaly_a but_o exhale_v from_o heat_n and_o return_n into_o elementary_a water_n as_o i_o have_v show_v so_o also_o the_o phlegm_n and_o elementary_a aqueous_a vapour_n which_o we_o inspire_v and_o suck_v in_o with_o the_o celestial_a calid_n the_o child_n of_o the_o sun_n must_v needs_o again_o by_o expiration_n return_v to_o water_n as_o every_o plebeian_n know_v and_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v but_o the_o saline_n nature_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la be_v fix_v with_o mercury_n as_o the_o saline_n nature_n of_o vinegar_n into_o alcaly_a with_o coral_n so_o also_o proserpina_n or_o the_o child_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o inspiration_n attract_v by_o the_o lung_n to_o the_o radical_a humid_a which_o have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v detain_v there_o and_o be_v wrought_v and_o fix_v by_o the_o radii_fw-la and_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n after_o its_o manner_n into_o alcaly_a or_o radical_a moisture_n which_o thereupon_o by_o the_o same_o heat_n and_o pulse_n or_o protrusion_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a and_o inspire_v life_n action_n and_o faculty_n into_o thing_n and_o member_n for_o hypocrates_n have_v say_v in_o his_o forecited_n book_n de_fw-fr carnibus_fw-la that_o it_o understand_v see_v adorn_v hear_v and_o perceive_v all_o thing_n see_v also_o the_o end_n of_o the_o foregoing_a chapter_n
singular_a virtue_n above_o the_o stone_n of_o all_o other_o animal_n ground_v their_o opinion_n on_o this_o weak_a argument_n because_o it_o be_v bitter_a to_o the_o taste_n not_o consider_v that_o it_o contract_v the_o bitter_a taste_n from_o the_o gaul_n part_n of_o which_o have_v undergo_v coagulation_n with_o acid_n and_o alcaly_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o kidney_n be_v many_o time_n red_a from_o the_o blood_n and_o that_o of_o the_o bladder_n be_v white_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o mucilage_n mix_v with_o it_o which_o the_o bladder_n do_v exsude_v for_o whatsoever_o the_o coagulate_a acid_n and_o alcaly_a do_v lay_v hold_v of_o in_o hasty_a coagulation_n be_v thrust_v forth_o from_o the_o vital_a regiment_n and_o do_v not_o much_o receede_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o both_o they_o take_v it_o into_o their_o society_n just_a as_o lime_n moisten_v with_o water_n again_o become_v a_o stony_a or_o petrous_a coagulum_fw-la with_o thing_n mix_v 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the_o proper_a arbitrator_n and_o judge_n of_o physic_n in_o our_o day_n and_o if_o they_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n to_o approve_v distil_v vinegar_n for_o the_o son_n of_o venus_n and_o elementary_a water_n for_o cordial_n and_o out_o of_o mere_a ignorance_n to_o commend_v and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o they_o for_o a_o great_a treasure_n in_o physic_n and_o to_o swear_v that_o they_o be_v good_a for_o our_o neighbour_n health_n whereas_o they_o do_v but_o appear_v so_o but_o be_v real_o for_o his_o destruction_n but_o the_o multitude_n of_o follower_n procure_v no_o patronage_n to_o lie_n though_o unhappy_a mortal_n be_v apt_a to_o obey_v and_o follow_v gown_a sloth_n and_o ignorance_n but_o how_o come_v great_a person_n to_o know_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o stone_n be_v so_o excellent_a see_v they_o can_v be_v learn_v but_o by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o by_o manifold_a experience_n witness_n hypocrates_n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la but_o noble_a man_n or_o very_o few_o of_o they_o study_n either_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v needs_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o adoption_n suck_v in_o this_o their_o knowledge_n from_o such_o vain_a fabler_n to_o who_o they_o subscribe_v and_o who_o make_v great_a but_o empty_a vaunt_n of_o their_o skill_n in_o physic_n for_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o distinguish_v vinegar_n from_o salt_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v as_o clear_a as_o the_o sun_n away_o therefore_o with_o these_o trifle_n which_o redound_v so_o much_o to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o noble_a art_n of_o physic_n and_o the_o misery_n and_o damage_n of_o one_o neighbour_n such_o medicasters_n be_v so_o full_a of_o vanity_n witness_n the_o reform_a and_o vulgar_o applaud_v auspurgh_n dispensatory_a that_o the_o name_n of_o a_o physician_n be_v now_o become_v the_o reproach_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o jeer_n of_o comedian_n and_o unless_o this_o sordid_a unskilfulness_n and_o miserable_a ignorance_n be_v lay_v aside_o i_o be_o afraid_a the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n that_o physician_n must_v turn_v country_n ploughman_n to_o which_o doughty_a principle_n and_o design_n the_o supplant_n of_o the_o ancient_a physic_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o the_o defame_n of_o the_o memorable_a doctrine_n of_o our_o predecessor_n god_n so_o permit_v will_v not_o a_o little_a contribute_v but_o to_o return_v at_o length_n they_o pour_v water_n on_o the_o stone_n leave_v it_o there_o so_o long_o till_o it_o grow_v bitter_a which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o short_a space_n of_o time_n especial_o â—f_a the_o stone_n be_v new_a and_o fresh_a for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v wash_v oftentimes_o before_o than_o it_o must_v be_v steep_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o water_n this_o ablution_n they_o afterward_o prescribe_v to_o the_o sick_a ideg_n zaculus_n ideg_n who_o taste_n be_v bitter_a and_o its_o virtue_n heat_n here_o zacutus_n jest_o and_o smile_o say_v in_o intense_a fever_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o be_v give_v for_o it_o mighty_o heat_n 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bitter_a from_o the_o gaul_n because_o it_o have_v the_o same_o virtue_n with_o the_o gaul_n if_o we_o believe_v dioscorides_n but_o we_o will_v prescribe_v this_o ablution_n to_o great_a man_n in_o malign_v and_o perilous_a disease_n say_v our_o mr._n dean_n and_o their_o fellow_n why_o i_o pray_v because_o it_o cost_v dear_a ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n oh_o sottish_a society_n the_o shame_n and_o detriment_n of_o great_a man_n that_o it_o be_v bitter_a from_o the_o gaul_n the_o hasty_a ablution_n show_v as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o therefore_o if_o this_o stone_n be_v aperitive_a simple_o for_o its_o bitterness_n it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v grant_v that_o one_o drop_v take_v from_o the_o gaul_n of_o the_o mean_a fish_n be_v of_o more_o avail_n for_o open_v of_o obstruction_n than_o ten_o ablution_n of_o this_o stone_n because_o the_o gaul_n of_o all_o be_v sharp_a and_o heaâ—ing_a witness_n dioscorides_n see_v also_o hippoc._n chymic_a chap._n 14._o but_o it_o be_v a_o mad_a thing_n to_o imagine_v that_o this_o stone_n be_v breed_v thus_o in_o the_o gaul_n and_o that_o it_o contract_v not_o its_o bitter_a taste_n therefrom_o soap_n be_v boil_v and_o make_v out_o of_o alcaly_a and_o oil_n and_o become_v a_o body_n of_o a_o salt_n taste_v and_o white_a because_o no_o foreign_a thing_n enter_v into_o it_o to_o which_o if_o you_o add_v in_o boil_v juice_n of_o beet_n it_o acquire_v a_o green_a colour_n and_o if_o gaul_n be_v likewise_o add_v to_o that_o juice_n the_o soap_n must_v needs_o be_v bitter_a so_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o kidney_n be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o transude_v or_o soak_v thither_o by_o little_a and_o little_a out_o of_o the_o vein_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o morbous_a acid_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o coagulum_fw-la tinge_n and_o die_v the_o stone_n the_o stone_n of_o the_o bladder_n be_v white_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o slime_n find_v in_o the_o bladder_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o stone_n breed_v 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hate_v it_o so_o much_o the_o more_o glorious_o it_o triumph_v and_o tread_v down_o falsity_n under_o her_o foot_n for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o out_o of_o mere_a ignorance_n to_o condemn_v the_o memorable_a observation_n of_o the_o ancient_n faithful_o make_v by_o long_a study_n and_o many_o watchful_a lucubration_n and_o so_o transmit_v to_o we_o and_o far_o by_o unusual_a clamour_n without_o any_o know_a reason_n and_o cause_n to_o reform_v they_o defame_v also_o all_o such_o who_o tread_v in_o their_o step_n but_o man_n have_v need_v to_o demonstrate_v the_o contrary_a if_o not_o by_o authority_n and_o experience_n yet_o at_o least_o by_o reason_n otherwise_o all_o their_o ridiculous_a and_o inept_v approbation_n together_o with_o their_o absurd_a clamour_n will_v not_o only_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v false_a and_o vain_a by_o wise_a and_o understanding_n person_n and_o therefore_o worthy_a to_o be_v send_v pack_v from_o whence_o they_o 〈◊〉_d but_o will_v also_o be_v reckon_v by_o 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