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in_o italy_n be_v dry_a when_o the_o lake_n fucinus_n be_v freeze_v and_o at_o other_o time_n it_o run_v with_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n agric_fw-la ibid._n the_o water_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o babylon_n turn_v red_a in_o summer_n borysthenes_n a_o river_n in_o scythia_n at_o some_o time_n of_o the_o year_n seem_v to_o be_v die_v with_o verdigrease_n the_o water_n of_o the_o river_n caria_n near_o neptune_n temple_n be_v former_o sweet_a and_o be_v now_o salt_n in_o thrace_n when_o georgius_n despota_n rule_v a_o sweet_a fountain_n grow_v to_o be_v intolerable_a bitter_a and_o whole_a river_n be_v change_v in_o boeotia_n about_o the_o hill_n cithaeron_n as_o theophrastus_n write_v in_o the_o province_n of_o cyrene_n in_o lybia_n there_o be_v a_o fountain_n call_v fons_n solis_n which_o be_v very_o hot_a at_o midnight_n and_o as_o the_o sun_n mount_v up_o in_o the_o ascend_a part_n of_o heaven_n it_o grow_v gradual_o cool_a and_o cool_a but_o every_o day_n when_o sol_n be_v get_v 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macedonia_n have_v the_o same_o effect_n upon_o sheep_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o pemus_n and_o the_o river_n melas_n make_v they_o black_n he_o also_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o river_n aleos_n make_v man_n hairy_a that_o drink_n of_o it_o the_o river_n nus_n in_o cilicia_n as_o marcus_n varro_n relate_v make_v man_n quickwitted_n and_o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o spring_n in_o the_o isle_n cea_n which_o make_v they_o blockish_a ovid_n say_v of_o lyncestus_fw-la a_o river_n in_o macedonia_n mel._n lib._n 5._o quem_fw-la quicun_fw-la que_fw-la parùm_fw-la moderato_fw-la gutture_v traxit_fw-la haud_fw-la aliter_fw-la titubat_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la mera_fw-fr vina_fw-la bibisset_fw-la he_o that_o take_v of_o it_o but_o a_o moderate_a draught_n trip_n even_o like_o he_o that_o with_o new_a wine_n be_v catch_v and_o of_o clitorius_n a_o fountain_n in_o arcadia_n he_o also_o assert_n clitorio_n quicunque_fw-la sitim_fw-la de_fw-la fonte_fw-la leuârit_fw-la vina_n fugit_fw-la gaudetque_fw-la meris_fw-la abstemius_fw-la amnis_fw-la who_o of_o clitorius_n drink_v will_v wine_n disgust_v and_o only_o will_v after_o mere_a water_n thirst_n there_o be_v two_o fountain_n in_o the_o fortunate_a island_n they_o that_o drink_v of_o one_o of_o they_o will_v laugh_v till_o they_o die_v and_o can_v have_v no_o remedy_n unless_o they_o drink_v of_o the_o other_o the_o fountain_n zama_n in_o africa_n cause_n excellent_a voice_n at_o bonitta_n a_o isle_n not_o far_o from_o hispaniola_n there_o be_v a_o fountain_n that_o spring_v out_o on_o the_o very_a top_n of_o a_o mountain_n which_o make_v man_n young_a again_o cause_v age_a man_n to_o be_v juvenile_n and_o recall_v their_o youthly_a vigour_n to_o testify_v the_o truth_n of_o which_o say_v cardan_n we_o have_v not_o only_o common_a fame_n but_o the_o testimony_n of_o peter_n martyr_n angerius_n of_o milan_n a_o privy_a counsellor_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o his_o decade_n of_o the_o new_a world_n the_o lake_n argentinum_n in_o sicily_n will_v bear_v those_o thing_n that_o will_v not_o swim_v on_o common_a water_n and_o in_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n a_o man_n bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o cast_v therein_o can_v sink_v on_o the_o other_o side_n there_o be_v one_o in_o aethiopia_n who_o water_n be_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o will_v not_o bear_v the_o leave_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o tree_n such_o like_a water_n there_o be_v at_o a_o place_n call_v cabalus_n between_o milan_n and_o vincentia_fw-la which_o be_v so_o rare_a and_o tenuion_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v put_v into_o it_o appear_v at_o the_o bottom_n in_o the_o same_o bulk_n and_o figure_n as_o if_o nothing_o but_o air_n interpose_v and_o the_o river_n sylas_n in_o india_n be_v of_o such_o admirable_a rarity_n that_o it_o will_v not_o bear_v a_o ship_n upon_o it_o in_o which_o rank_n be_v boristhenes_n which_o when_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o river_n hypanus_fw-la its_o water_n swim_v above_o it_o for_o many_o mile_n together_o fromond_n lib._n 5._o c._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o lake_n in_o ireland_n in_o which_o if_o you_o stick_v a_o staff_n or_o pole_n that_o part_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mud_n in_o few_o month_n time_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o iron_n and_o that_o part_n which_o be_v in_o the_o water_n into_o a_o whetstone_n there_o be_v not_o a_o few_o fountain_n lake_n and_o brook_n in_o great_a britain_n and_o ireland_n that_o will_v convert_v divers_a thing_n into_o stone_n whereof_o some_o in_o a_o short_a time_n and_o some_o in_o a_o long_o in_o the_o island_n summatra_n out_o of_o the_o hill_n balâ—lvanus_n there_o spring_v two_o strange_a fountain_n whereof_o the_o one_o run_v pure_a balsamum_n and_o the_o other_o the_o best_a oil_n heylyn_n microcos_fw-la p._n 689._o in_o caria_n in_o asia_n minor_n there_o be_v a_o fountain_n call_v salmacis_n
which_o incline_v man_n very_o much_o to_o venery_n that_o drink_n of_o it_o or_o bathe_v in_o it_o pompeius_n fest_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o report_v by_o creditable_a person_n in_o ireland_n that_o in_o the_o province_n of_o vlcester_n there_o be_v a_o fountain_n in_o which_o whosoever_o shall_v two_o or_o three_o time_n wash_v himself_o shall_v never_o become_v gray_a now_o though_o i_o have_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o collect_v those_o different_a nature_n and_o various_a effect_n of_o water_n to_o show_v how_o capable_a they_o be_v of_o receive_v diversity_n of_o qualification_n from_o the_o earth_n yet_o possible_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o some_o as_o improbable_a and_o as_o much_o past_a belief_n as_o the_o most_o ridiculous_a relation_n in_o mandeveile_n wherefore_o to_o disabuse_v the_o judgement_n of_o such_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o discuss_v their_o seem_a impossibility_n and_o make_v some_o of_o those_o instance_n which_o seem_v most_o anomalous_a to_o nature_n to_o 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