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as_o i_o say_v in_o my_o distillation_n i_o wonder_v such_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v relate_v such_o falsity_n florentinus_n borrow_v it_o from_o he_o sai_z if_o water_n be_v not_o good_a nor_o potable_a but_o ill_o let_v it_o be_v boil_v till_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o it_o be_v consume_v then_o purge_v it_o and_o it_o will_v be_v good_a for_o sea-water_n so_o boil_v will_v grow_v sweet_a let_v i_o see_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v make_v so_o another_o way_n and_o that_o in_o great_a quantity_n there_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v cast_v into_o large_a vessel_n fill_v with_o sea-water_n by_o fasten_v the_o salt_n will_v make_v it_o fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n or_o by_o curdle_v it_o and_o so_o it_o free_v the_o water_n from_o it_o wherefore_o we_o must_v think_v on_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o styptic_a quality_n the_o ancient_n try_v this_o the_o modern_n have_v effect_v it_o pliny_n nitrous_a of_o bitter_a water_n if_o you_o put_v barley-flower_n dry_v to_o they_o they_o be_v temper_v that_o you_o may_v drink_v of_o they_o in_o two_o hour_n therefore_o be_v barley-flower_n put_v into_o wine_n sack_n and_o elsewhere_o those_o that_o go_v to_o the_o red-sea_n through_o the_o desert_n make_v nitrous_a and_o salt_n and_o bitter_a water_n fit_a to_o drink_v in_o two_o hour_n by_o put_v in_o of_o barley-meal_n and_o they_o eat_v barley-meal_n the_o like_a force_n have_v the_o chalk_n of_o the_o rhodes_n and_o our_o clay_n also_o cook_n with_o catling_n and_o meal_n of_o wheat_n will_v take_v salt_n out_o of_o very_a salt_n meaâ—_n i_o try_v this_o oft_o but_o find_v it_o false_a yet_o some_o of_o the_o saltness_n be_v take_v away_o pliny_n if_o you_o must_v drink_v ill_a
chap_n 13_o the_o fifteen_o book_n of_o fish_v fowl_a hunt_a etc._n etc._n what_o meat_n allure_v divers_a animal_n chap_n 1_o how_o live_a creature_n be_v draw_v on_o with_o the_o bait_n of_o love_n chap_n 2_o animal_n call_v together_o by_o thing_n they_o like_v chap_n 3_o what_o noise_n allure_v bird_n chap_n 4_o fish_n allure_v by_o light_n in_o the_o night_n chap_n 5_o by_o look_v glass_n many_o creature_n be_v bring_v together_o chap_n 6_o animal_n be_v congregat_v by_o sweet_a smell_n chap_n 7_o creature_n make_v drink_v catch_v with_o hand_n chap_n 8_o peculiar_a poison_n of_o animal_n chap_n 9_o venom_n for_o fish_n chap_n 10_o experiment_n for_o hunt_a chap_n 11_o tee_fw-mi sixteen_o book_n of_o invisible_a write_n how_o a_o writing_n dip_v in_o divers_a liquor_n may_v be_v read_v chap_n 1_o letter_n make_v visible_a in_o the_o fire_n chap_n 2_o letter_n rub_v with_o dust_n to_o be_v see_v chap_n 3_o to_o write_v in_o a_o egg_n chap_n 4_o how_o you_o may_v write_v in_o divers_a place_n and_o deceive_v one_o that_o can_v read_v chap_n 5_o in_o what_o place_n letter_n may_v be_v enclose_v chap_n 6_o what_o secret_a messenger_n may_v be_v use_v chap_n 7_o messenger_n not_o to_o know_v that_o they_o carry_v letter_n nor_o to_o be_v find_v about_o they_o chap_n 8_o character_n to_o be_v make_v that_o at_o set_a day_n shall_v vanish_v chap_n 9_o to_o take_v off_o letter_n that_o be_v write_v on_o paper_n chap_n 10_o to_o counterfeit_v a_o seal_n and_o write_v chap_n 11_o to_o speak_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n chap_n 12_o sign_n to_o be_v make_v with_o fire_n by_o night_n and_o with_o dust_n by_o day_n chap_n 13_o the_o seventeen_o book_n of_o burning-glass_n and_o the_o wonderful_a sight_n by_o they_o representation_n make_v by_o plain_a glass_n chap_n 1_o sport_n with_o plain_a looking-glass_n chap_n 2_o a_o looking-glass_n call_v a_o theatrecal-glass_n chap_n 3_o operation_n of_o concave_a glass_n chap_n 4_o mix_v operation_n of_o plain_a concave_a glass_n chap_n 5_o other_o operation_n of_o a_o concave-glass_n chap_n 6_o how_o to_o see_v in_o the_o dark_a chap_n 7_o a_o image_n may_v be_v see_v to_o range_v in_o the_o air_n chap_n 8_o mixture_n of_o glass_n and_o divers_a operation_n of_o image_n chap_n 9_o effect_n of_o a_o leuticular_a crystal_n chap_n 10_o spectacle_n to_o see_v beyond_o imagination_n chap_n 11_o to_o see_v in_o a_o chamber_n thing_n that_o be_v not_o chap_n 12_o the_o operation_n of_o a_o cristal-pillar_n chap_n 13_o burning-glass_n chap_n 14_o a_o parabolical_a section_n which_o be_v of_o glass_n the_o most_o burn_a chap_n 15_o that_o may_v burn_v oblique_o and_o at_o very_o great_a distance_n chap_n 16_o that_o may_v burn_v at_o infinite_a distance_n chap_n 17_o a_o burning-glass_n make_v of_o many_o spiritural_a section_n chap_n 18_o fire_n kindle_v more_o forcible_a by_o refraction_n chap_n 19_o a_o image_n to_o be_v see_v by_o a_o hollow_a glass_n chap_n 20_o how_o spectacle_n be_v make_v chap_n 21_o foil_n be_v lay_v on_o concave_a glass_n and_o how_o they_o be_v band_v chap_n 22_o how_o metal_n looking-glass_n be_v make_v chap_n 23_o the_o eighteen_o book_n of_o thing_n heavy_a and_o light_a that_o heavy_a thing_n descend_v and_o light_n ascend_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n chap_n 1_o by_o drink_v to_o make_v sport_n with_o those_o that_o sit_v at_o table_n chap_n 2_o to_o part_n wine_n from_o water_n it_o be_v mingle_v with_o chap_n 3_o another_o way_n to_o part_v water_n from_o wine_n chap_n 4_o to_o part_v a_o light_a body_n from_o a_o heavy_a chap_n 5_o to_o mingle_v thing_n heavy_a and_o light_a chap_n 6_o other_o way_n to_o part_v wine_n from_o water_n chap_n 7_o the_o levity_n of_o water_n and_o air_n different_a and_o what_o may_v be_v wreak_v thereby_o chap_n 8_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi book_n of_o wind-instrument_n whither_o material_a statue_n may_v speak_v by_o a_o artificial_a way_n chap_n 1_o musical-instrument_n make_v with_o water_n chap_n 2_o experiment_n of_o wind-instrument_n chap_n 3_o a_o description_n of_o water-hour-glass_n chap_n 4_o of_o a_o vessel_n cast_v forth_o water_n by_o reason_n of_o air_n chap_n 5_o how_o to_o use_v the_o air_n in_o many_o art_n chap_n 6_o the_o twenty_o book_n of_o the_o chaos_n how_o water_n may_v be_v make_v potable_a chap_n 1_o to_o make_v water_n of_o air_n chap_n 2_o to_o alter_v the_o face_n that_o one_o friend_n shall_v not_o know_v he_o chap_n 3_o that_o stone_n may_v move_v alone_a chap_n 4_o a_o instrument_n whereby_o to_o hear_v at_o great_a distance_n chap_n 5_o to_o augment_v weight_n chap_n 6_o the_o wonderful_a proporty_n of_o the_o harp_n chap_n 7_o to_o discover_v fraud_n in_o impostor_n that_o work_v by_o natural_a mean_n and_o pretend_v conjuration_n chap_n 8_o experiment_n of_o a_o lamp_n chap_n 9_o some_o mechanical_a experiment_n chap_n 10_o finis_fw-la
pliny_n have_v gather_v into_o his_o book_n many_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_n work_n that_o be_v extant_a in_o his_o time_n we_o will_v relate_v some_o of_o they_o he_o say_v that_o a_o herb_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o image_n be_v wrap_v in_o a_o cloth_n be_v good_a for_o the_o headache_n many_o man_n have_v write_v of_o holy-wort_n it_o have_v a_o flie-beetle_n in_o the_o stalk_n that_o run_v up_o and_o down_o in_o it_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o kid_n whence_o it_o receive_v the_o name_n and_o this_o herb_n be_v pass_o good_a for_o the_o voice_n orpheus_n find_v out_o by_o his_o wit_n the_o property_n of_o stone_n the_o stone_n galactite_n in_o colour_n like_o milk_n if_o you_o cast_v the_o dust_n of_o it_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o a_o goat_n she_o will_v give_v milk_n more_o plentiful_o to_o her_o young_a if_o you_o give_v it_o a_o nurse_n in_o her_o drink_n it_o increase_v her_o milk_n crystal_n be_v like_a unto_o water_n if_o one_o sick_a of_o a_o ague_n keep_v it_o and_o roll_n it_o in_o his_o mouth_n it_o quench_v his_o thirst_n the_o amethyst_n be_v in_o colour_n like_o wine_n and_o it_o keep_v from_o drunkenness_n in_o the_o stone_n achates_n you_o may_v see_v fruit_n tree_n field_n and_o meadow_n the_o powder_n of_o it_o cast_v about_o the_o horn_n or_o shoulder_n of_o ox_n as_o they_o be_v at_o plough_n will_v cause_v great_a increase_n of_o fruit_n the_o stone_n ophites_n resemble_v the_o speckle_n and_o spot_n of_o serpent_n and_o it_o cure_v their_o bite_n if_o you_o dash_v the_o stone_n galcophonos_n it_o sound_v like_o brass_n stage-player_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v it_o because_o it_o make_v one_o have_v a_o excellent_a voice_n the_o stone_n hematites_n be_v rub_v be_v like_o blood_n and_o be_v good_a for_o those_o that_o bleed_v and_o for_o bloodshot_a eye_n and_o the_o stone_n sinope_a be_v of_o the_o same_o both_o colour_n and_o virtue_n the_o residue_n i_o will_v not_o here_o set_v down_o because_o i_o have_v 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