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A20002 Spadacrene Anglica Or, the English spavv-fountaine. Being a briefe treatise of the acide, or tart fountaine in the forest of Knaresborow, in the west-riding of Yorkshire. As also a relation of other medicinall waters in the said forest. By Edmund Deane, Dr. in Physicke, Oxon. dwelling in the city of Yorke. Deane, Edmund, 1582?-1640. 1626 (1626) STC 6441; ESTC S113477 20,242 38

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nature_n and_o quality_n with_o a_o participation_n also_o of_o those_o other_o mineral_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o sawenir_fw-fr fountain_n but_o in_o a_o more_o perfect_a and_o exquisite_a mixture_n and_o temper_n as_o we_o deem_v and_o therefore_o to_o be_v suppose_v better_a and_o noble_a than_o it_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v only_o secundum_fw-la maius_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la that_o be_v according_a to_o more_o or_o less_o which_o make_v no_o difference_n in_o kind_n but_o in_o degree_n this_o partake_v in_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o quality_n and_o lesser_a of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o mineral_n then_o that_o do_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v of_o a_o more_o quick_a and_o speedy_a operation_n as_o also_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n his_o tenuity_n of_o body_n and_o fullness_n of_o mineral_n spirit_n therein_o contain_v it_o can_v be_v so_o far_o transport_v from_o its_o own_o source_n and_o spring_n without_o 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adjustitiam_fw-la as_o philosopher_n say_v then_o add_v pondus_fw-la so_o nature_n in_o the_o mixture_n of_o these_o mineral_n have_v likewise_o take_v more_o of_o some_o and_o less_o of_o other_o as_o she_o think_v to_o be_v most_o fit_a and_o expedient_a for_o the_o good_a and_o behoof_n of_o man_n health_n and_o the_o recovery_n ●nd_v restitution_n of_o it_o decay_v be_v indeed_o such_o a_o work_n as_o no_o art_n be_v able_a to_o imitate_v that_o vitriolum_fw-la otherwise_o call_v chalcanthum_fw-la be_v here_o most_o predominant_a there_o need_v no_o other_o proof_n then_o from_o the_o assay_n of_o the_o water_n itself_o which_o both_o in_o the_o tart_a and_o inky_a smack_n thereof_o join_v with_o a_o pierce_a and_o a_o prick_a quality_n and_o in_o the_o savour_n which_o be_v somewhat_o
a_o little_a vitrioline_n be_v altogether_o like_a unto_o the_o ancient_a spa_n water_n which_o according_a to_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o those_o who_o have_v consider_v their_o natural_a composition_n do_v most_o of_o all_o and_o chief_o participate_v of_o vitriol_n notwithstanding_o for_o a_o more_o manifest_a and_o full_a try_v all_o hereof_o put_v as_o much_o powder_n of_o gall_n as_o will_v lie_v on_o twopence_n or_o threepence_n into_o a_o glass_n full_a of_o this_o water_n new_o take_v up_o at_o the_o fountain_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o by_o and_o by_o turn_v into_o the_o right_n and_o perfect_a colour_n of_o claret_n wine_n that_o be_v full_o ripe_a clear_a and_o well_o fine_v which_o may_v easy_o deceive_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o skilful_a vintner_n this_o demonstration_n have_v be_v often_o make_v not_o without_o the_o admiration_n of_o those_o who_o first_o do_v see_v it_o for_o the_o same_o quantity_n of_o gall_v mingle_v with_o so_o much_o common_a water_n or_o any_o other_o fountain_n water_n thereabouts_o will_v not_o alter_v it_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o unless_o to_o these_o you_o also_o add_v vitriol_n and_o then_o the_o colour_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o bluish_a violet_n somewhat_o inkish_a not_o red_a as_o in_o the_o former_a which_o have_v a_o exquisite_a and_o accurate_a conjunction_n of_o other_o mineral_n exhalation_n beside_o the_o vitrioline_n but_o this_o probation_n will_v not_o hold_v if_o so_o be_v you_o make_v trial_n with_o the_o say_a water_n be_v carry_v far_o from_o the_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o present_a dissipation_n of_o his_o spirit_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o property_n and_o effect_n of_o vitriol_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a writer_n the_o quality_n of_o vitriol_n according_a to_o dioscorides_n galen_n aetius_n paulus_n aegineta_n and_o oribasius_n be_v to_o heat_n and_o dry_a to_o bind_v to_o resist_v putrefaction_n to_o give_v strength_n and_o vigour_n to_o the_o interior_a part_n to_o kill_v the_o flat_a worm_n of_o the_o belly_n to_o remedy_v venomous_a mushroom_n to_o preserve_v flesh_n over_o moist_a from_o corruption_n consume_v the_o moisture_n thereof_o by_o its_o heat_n and_o constipate_v by_o his_o astriction_n the_o substance_n of_o it_o and_o press_v forth_o the_o serous_a humidity_n and_o according_a to_o matthiolus_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o di●●orides_n it_o be_v very_o profitable_a against_o the_o plague_n and_o pestilence_n and_o the_o chemical_a oil_n thereof_o be_v very_o available_a as_o himself_o affirm_v to_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v against_o the_o stone_n and_o stop_v of_o urine_n and_o many_o other_o outward_a malady_n and_o disease_n andernacus_n and_o gesner_n add_v to_o these_o the_o apoplexy_n all_o which_o for_o avoid_v of_o prolixity_n i_o do_v here_o pupose_o omit_v neither_o will_v i_o further_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o the_o recital_n of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a excellent_a remedy_n and_o medicine_n find_v out_o and_o make_v of_o it_o in_o these_o latter_a time_n by_o the_o spagyricke_a physician_n and_o other_o in_o so_o much_o that_o joseph_n quercetanus_n one_o of_o those_o be_v very_o of_o opinion_n that_o out_o of_o this_o one_o individual_a mineral_n well_o and_o exquisite_o prepare_v there_o may_v be_v make_v all_o manner_n of_o remedy_n and_o medicine_n sufficient_a for_o the_o store_v and_o furnish_n of_o a_o whole_a apothecary_n shop_n but_o it_o will_v perhaps_o be_v object_v by_o some_o one_o or_o other_o in_o this_o manner_n if_o vitriol_n which_o as_o most_o do_v hold_v be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n or_o beginning_n of_o the_o four_o nay_o of_o a_o causticke_a quality_n and_o nature_n as_o discorides_n be_v of_o opinion_n shall_v here_o be_v predominant_a than_o the_o water_n of_o this_o fountain_n must_v needs_o be_v of_o great_a heat_n and_o acrimony_n and_o so_o become_v not_o only_o unprofitable_a but_o also_o very_o hurtful_a for_o man_n use_n to_o be_v drink_v or_o inward_o take_v to_o which_o objection_n not_o to_o take_v any_o advantage_n of_o the_o answer_n which_o many_o learned_a physician_n do_v give_v viz._n that_o vitriol_n be_v not_o hot_a but_o cold_a i_o say_v first_o that_o although_o all_o medicinal_a water_n do_v participate_v of_o those_o mineral_n by_o which_o they_o do_v pass_v yet_o they_o have_v they_o but_o weak_o viribus_fw-la refractis_fw-la especial_o when_o in_o their_o passage_n they_o touch_v and_o meet_v with_o diverse_a other_o mineral_n of_o opposite_a temper_n and_o nature_n second_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o all_o such_o medicinal_a fountain_n as_o this_o simple_a water_n do_v far_o surpass_v and_o exceed_v in_o quantity_n whatsoever_o be_v therewith_o intermix_v by_o who_o coldness_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o contrary_n be_v scarce_o or_o hardly_o perceive_v for_o example_n take_v one_o proportion_n of_o any_o boil_a liquor_n to_o 100_o or_o more_o of_o the_o same_o cold_a and_o you_o will_v hardly_o find_v in_o it_o any_o heat_n at_o all_o suppose_v then_o vitriol_n to_o be_v hot_a in_o the_o three_o degree_n it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o water_n which_o have_v his_o virtue_n chief_o from_o it_o shall_v heat_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n this_o be_v plain_o manifest_a not_o only_o in_o this_o fountain_n but_o also_o in_o all_o other_o which_o have_v a_o acide_fw-la taste_n be_v indeed_o rather_o cold_a then_o hot_a for_o the_o reason_n above_o mention_v chap._n 10._o of_o the_o effect_n which_o this_o fountain_n work_v and_o produce_v in_o those_o who_o drink_v of_o it_o experience_n show_v sufficient_o beside_o reason_n that_o this_o water_n first_o and_o in_o the_o beginning_n cool_v such_o as_o use_v it_o but_o be_v continue_v it_o heat_v and_o dry_v and_o this_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o do_v in_o all_o yet_o not_o always_o for_o as_o we_o shall_v more_o full_o declare_v afterward_o it_o effect_v cure_n of_o opposite_a and_o quite_o contrary_a nature_n by_o the_o second_o and_o three_o quality_n wherewith_o it_o be_v endow_v cure_v disease_n both_o hot_a cold_a dry_a and_o moist_a those_o water_n say_v renodaeus_n which_o be_v replenish_v with_o a_o vitrioline_a quality_n as_o those_o at_o the_o spa_n do_v present_o heal_v and_o as_o it_o be_v miraculous_o cure_v disease_n which_o be_v without_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n have_v that_o notable_a power_n and_o faculty_n from_o vitriol_n by_o the_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n whereof_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o meander_n turn_n and_o wind_n of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n whatsoever_o be_v hurtful_a or_o endammage_v it_o that_o they_o sweep_v and_o carry_v away_o what_o be_v profitable_a and_o commodious_a they_o touch_v not_o nor_o hurt_n that_o which_o be_v flaccid_a and_o loose_a they_o bind_v and_o fasten_v that_o which_o be_v fasten_v and_o strict_o tie_v they_o lose_v what_o be_v too_o gross_a and_o thick_a they_o incide_v dissolve_v attenuate_v and_o expel_v more_o particular_o the_o water_n of_o this_o fountain_n have_v a_o incisive_a and_o abstersive_a faculty_n to_o cut_v and_o loosen_v the_o viscous_a and_o clammy_a humour_n of_o the_o body_n and_o to_o make_v meable_a the_o gross_a as_o also_o by_o its_o pierce_a and_o penetrate_a power_n subtlety_n of_o part_n and_o by_o his_o deterge_n and_o desiccative_a quality_n to_o open_v all_o the_o obstruction_n or_o oppilation_n of_o the_o mesentery_n from_o whence_o the_o seed_n of_o most_o disease_n do_v arise_v and_o spring_v liver_n splen_z kidney_n and_o other_o interior_a part_n and_o which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v note_v and_o observe_v to_o cool_v and_o contemperate_a their_o unnatural_a heat_n help_v and_o remove_v also_o all_o the_o grief_n and_o infirmity_n depend_v thereupon_o beside_o all_o this_o it_o comfort_v the_o stomach_n by_o the_o astriction_n it_o have_v from_o other_o mineral_n especial_o iron_n so_o that_o without_o doubt_n of_o a_o thousand_o who_o shall_v use_v it_o discreet_o and_o with_o good_a advice_n their_o body_n first_o be_v well_o and_o orderly_o prepare_v by_o some_o learned_a and_o skilful_a physician_n according_a to_o the_o state_n thereof_o and_o as_o their_o infirmity_n shall_v require_v there_o will_v scarce_o be_v any_o one_o find_v who_o shall_v not_o receive_v great_a profit_n thereby_o moreover_o it_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n contain_v in_o the_o vein_n by_o purge_v it_o from_o the_o seresity_n peccant_a and_o from_o choleric_a phlegmatic_a and_o melancholic_a humour_n and_o that_o principal_o by_o urine_n which_o pass_v through_o the_o body_n very_o clear_a and_o in_o great_a quantity_n leave_v behind_o it_o the_o mineral_n force_n and_o virtue_n their_o stool_n who_o drink_v of_o it_o be_v common_o of_o a_o blackish_a or_o dark_a green_a colour_n partly_o because_o it_o empty_v the_o liver_n and_o splen_z from_o adust_a humour_n and_o melancholy_a or_o
the_o sediment_n of_o blood_n but_o more_o especial_o because_o the_o mineral_n intermix_v do_v produce_v and_o give_v such_o a_o tincture_n chap._n 11._o in_o what_o disease_n the_o water_n of_o this_o fountain_n be_v most_o useful_a and_o beneficial_a over_o and_o beside_o the_o peculiar_a and_o specifical_a faculty_n which_o this_o fountain_n have_v it_o show_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a other_o manifest_a effect_n and_o quality_n in_o evacuate_v the_o noxious_a humour_n of_o the_o body_n for_o most_o part_n by_o urine_n especial_o when_o there_o be_v any_o obstruction_n about_o the_o kidney_n ureter_n and_o bladder_n or_o by_o urine_n and_o stool_n both_o if_o the_o mesentery_n liver_n or_o splen_z chance_v to_o be_v obstruct_v but_o if_o the_o affect_v or_o grief_n be_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la or_o womb_n than_o it_o cleanse_v that_o way_n according_a to_o the_o accustom_a and_o usual_a manner_n of_o woman_n in_o melancholic_a people_n it_o purge_v by_o provoke_v the_o 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