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about_o the_o year_n 1550_o it_o be_v so_o common_a there_o as_o he_o say_v that_o ten_o pound_n of_o it_o will_v not_o cost_v a_o moidin_n among_o those_o that_o hold_v the_o affirmative_a the_o most_o eminent_a be_v cardan_n and_o longius_fw-la and_o it_o seem_v the_o general_a vote_n of_o learned_a man_n have_v be_v most_o favourable_a to_o that_o opinion_n by_o reason_n that_o in_o all_o latin_a relation_n and_o prescription_n the_o word_n nitrum_fw-la or_o halinitrum_fw-la be_v most_o common_o use_v for_o salt_n peter_n i_o have_v often_o inquire_v among_o our_o london_z drugster_n for_o egyptian_n nitre_n and_o if_o i_o have_v be_v so_o fortunate_a as_o to_o have_v â—ound_v any_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v put_v a_o end_n to_o that_o question_n by_o a_o demonstration_n that_o be_v by_o turn_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o into_o salt_n peter_n however_o the_o observation_n i_o have_v make_v in_o my_o own_o private_a experiment_n and_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o salt_n peter-man_n and_o refiner_n of_o salt_n peter_n seem_v to_o give_v i_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o suspect_v that_o the_o confidence_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v they_o to_o be_v several_a salt_n proceed_v chief_o from_o their_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o various_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o salt_n peter_n in_o the_o make_n and_o refine_n of_o it_o and_o also_o their_o compare_v double_a refine_a salt_n peter_n oâ—_n which_o gunpowder_n be_v make_v with_o the_o nitrum_fw-la and_o aphronitrum_fw-la describe_v by_o pliny_n in_o the_o one_o and_o thirty_o book_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o only_a tolerable_a account_n of_o that_o salt_n that_o have_v be_v hand_v to_o we_o from_o antiquity_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o aphronitrum_n be_v colore_fw-la penè_fw-la purpureo_fw-la and_o egyptian_a nitre_n fuscum_fw-la &_o lapidosum_fw-la henshaw_n of_o the_o make_n of_o salt_n peter_n see_v sprat_n hist._n of_o the_o r._n s._n pag._n 260_o 261._o nitre_n be_v often_o adulterate_v by_o be_v mix_v with_o common_a salt_n but_o you_o may_v try_v it_o by_o burn_v for_o be_v fire_v upon_o a_o red_a hot_a tile_n or_o stone_n if_o all_o fly_v away_o it_o be_v pure_a but_o if_o any_o thing_n remain_v it_o be_v common_a salt_n the_o lord_n bacon_n say_v that_o nitre_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o cool_a spice_n in_o that_o it_o bite_v the_o tongue_n and_o palate_n with_o cold_a just_a as_o spice_n do_v with_o heat_n and_o that_o nitre_n be_v the_o only_a vegetable_a which_o abound_v with_o spirit_n and_o yet_o be_v cold._n he_o further_o tell_v we_o that_o cattle_n which_o drink_v of_o nitrous_a water_n do_v manifest_o grow_v fat_a which_o say_v he_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o its_o cold_a quality_n bac_n hist._n of_o life_n and_o death_n it_o be_v affirm_v by_o several_a that_o gunpowder_n which_o consist_v principal_o of_o nitre_n be_v take_v in_o drink_n do_v conduce_v to_o valour_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v often_o use_v by_o mariner_n and_o soldier_n just_a before_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v even_o as_o the_o turk_n do_v opium_n the_o great_a part_n of_o africa_n have_v no_o other_o salt_n but_o such_o as_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o quarry_n and_o mine_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o marble_n or_o free_a stone_n be_v of_o a_o white_a red_a and_o grey_a colour_n barbary_n abound_v with_o salt_n and_o nâ—midia_n be_v indifferent_o furnish_v therewith_o but_o the_o land_n of_o negro_n and_o especial_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o ethiopia_n be_v so_o destitute_a thereof_o that_o a_o pound_n of_o salt_n be_v there_o sell_v for_o half_a a_o ducat_n and_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n use_v not_o to_o set_v salt_n upon_o their_o table_n but_o hold_v a_o crumb_n of_o salt_n in_o their_o hand_n they_o â—ick_v the_o same_o at_o every_o morsel_n of_o meat_n which_o they_o put_v in_o their_o mouth_n in_o certain_a lake_n of_o barbary_n all_o the_o summer_n time_n there_o be_v fair_a and_o white_a salt_n congeal_v or_o kern_v as_o namely_o in_o divers_a place_n near_o the_o city_n of_o fez_n purch._n pilgr_n vol._n ii_o pag._n 849._o the_o learned_a and_o ingenious_a dr._n brown_a in_o his_o travel_n pag._n 112._o say_v that_o near_o the_o city_n of_o epery_n in_o upper_a hungary_n there_o be_v a_o salt-mine_a of_o great_a note_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o fathom_n deep_a in_o which_o be_v piece_n of_o salt_n find_v of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n weight_n the_o principal_a salt-mine_n be_v in_o poland_n and_o calabria_n in_o the_o lesser_a poland_n say_v comer_n in_o his_o description_n of_o that_o country_n be_v some_o piece_n of_o salt_n as_o big_a as_o huge_a stone_n so_o hard_o that_o house_n and_o even_o whole_a town_n be_v build_v with_o they_o in_o the_o philosophical_a transaction_n we_o have_v a_o relation_n concern_v the_o salgemme_n mine_n in_o poland_n lie_v within_o a_o mile_n of_o cracovia_n which_o relation_n be_v communicate_v to_o mr._n oldenburg_n by_o a_o curious_a gentleman_n in_o germany_n who_o some_o year_n since_o descend_v himself_o into_o those_o mine_n to_o the_o depth_n of_o 200_o fathom_n and_o be_v lead_v about_o in_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hour_n he_o say_v that_o out_o of_o these_o mine_n they_o dig_v and_o cut_v out_o three_o sort_n of_o salt_n one_o be_v common_a course_n and_o black_a the_o second_o somewhat_o siner_n and_o white_a the_o three_o very_o white_a and_o clear_a like_a crystal_n he_o say_v the_o course_n and_o black_a salt_n be_v cut_v out_o in_o great_a piece_n roundish_n and_o three_o polonian_a ell_n long_o and_o one_o ell_n thick_a which_o câ—sts_v from_o fifty_o to_o seventy_o polonian_a florin_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o cracow_n have_v a_o privilege_n whereby_o a_o certain_a