Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	let_v	ounce_n	rose_n	5,082	5	9.8333	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34728	Praxis catholica, or, The countryman's universal remedy wherein is plainly and briefly laid down the nature, matter, manner, place and cure of most diseases, incident to the body of man, not hitherto discovered, whereby any one of an ordinary capacity may apprehend the true cause of his distempers, wherein his cure consists, and the means to effect it : together with rules how to order children in that most violent disease of vomiting and looseness, &c. : useful likewise for seamen and travellers : also an account of an imcomparable powder for wounds or hurts which cure any ordinary ones at once dressing / written by Robert Couch ... ; now published with divers useful additions (for publick benefit) by Chr. Pack ...	Couch, Robert.; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711.	1680 (1680)	Wing C6510; ESTC R9840	74,356	218

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solvent_a act_v without_o noise_n or_o ebullition_n dissolve_v the_o stone_n insensible_o as_o warm_a water_n dissolve_v ice_n neither_o be_v its_o own_o power_n infringe_v or_o depauperate_v by_o the_o action_n 2._o the_o solvent_a of_o the_o stone_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o homogenous_a and_o singular_a that_o it_o submit_v not_o to_o any_o digestion_n or_o fermental_a power_n through_o which_o it_o pass_v in_o its_o way_n to_o the_o bladder_n that_o come_v thither_o in_o its_o own_o integrity_n and_o might_n it_o may_v work_v upon_o the_o stone_n as_o oft_o as_o it_o pass_v by_o it_o 3._o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o amicable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o bladder_n that_o be_v cast_v into_o it_o with_o a_o syringe_n it_o may_v not_o be_v painful_a thereto_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o sharp_a injection_n such_o a_o remedy_n i_o have_v a_o near_a prospect_n of_o but_o no_o more_o of_o that_o in_o this_o place_n but_o i_o have_v a_o medicine_n that_o will_v give_v ease_n in_o the_o most_o rack_a pain_n of_o the_o stone_n within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n atrophia_fw-la or_o marasmuss_v or_o a_o consumption_n without_o a_o cough_n a_o consumption_n without_o a_o cough_n proceed_v from_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ferment_n of_o some_o principal_a part_n whereby_o it_o decay_v and_o wither_v and_o some_o other_o part_n do_v too_o much_o abound_v and_o increase_v i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n of_o this_o in_o the_o rickets_o of_o child_n febris_n hectica_fw-la or_o a_o consumption_n with_o a_o cough_n a_o consumption_n with_o a_o cough_n of_o ehe_fw-ge lung_n be_v from_o the_o decay_a and_o putrefying_a of_o they_o either_o in_o part_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a nature_n send_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a proportion_n of_o nourishment_n to_o that_o part_n which_o by_o that_o putrefactive_a ferment_n be_v convert_v into_o excrement_n and_o be_v expectorate_v or_o cough_v up_o this_o disease_n have_v be_v seldom_o cure_v if_o it_o have_v be_v long_o on_o the_o party_n whereby_o his_o body_n be_v much_o emaciate_v and_o consume_v paracelsus_n have_v a_o remedy_n for_o it_o but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o auripigm_n riverius_n cent_n 4._o of_o observe_v by_o the_o fumy_a troch_n auripigm_n other_o have_v cure_v it_o likewise_o after_o a_o great_a loss_n of_o their_o substance_n whilst_o it_o be_v in_o fieri_fw-la or_o in_o the_o beginning_n i_o be_o very_o confident_a this_o arcanum_n or_o powder_n of_o i_o will_v cure_v it_o this_o disease_n be_v usual_o the_o consequent_a of_o a_o surfeit_n or_o fever_n or_o else_o it_o be_v hereditary_a be_v transmit_v by_o the_o parent_n to_o their_o posterity_n which_o admit_v of_o no_o cure_n that_o i_o know_v of_o by_o medicine_n the_o former_a may_v be_v cure_v if_o good_a medicine_n be_v administer_v in_o time_n that_o be_v before_o the_o stomach_n and_o lung_n be_v too_o much_o vitiate_a and_o the_o lung_n exulcerate_v but_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a attempt_v by_o the_o usual_a method_n of_o sugar_a milk_n nourish_v broth_n jelly_n lohoch_n electuary_n pectoral_a syrup_n and_o apozem_v etc._n etc._n for_o they_o all_o add_v to_o the_o heap_n of_o excrement_n milk_n and_o broth_n of_o flesh_n be_v subject_a to_o putrefy_v speedy_o by_o the_o very_a heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n not_o meet_v with_o the_o digestive_a ferment_n thereof_o which_o be_v almost_o lose_v submit_v to_o a_o vicious_a fermentation_n and_o so_o form_v a_o vile_a and_o degenerate_a chyle_n which_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a fit_a for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o all_o the_o part_n languish_v and_o waste_v the_o which_o also_o enrage_v the_o archaeus_n from_o whence_o that_o burn_a in_o all_o the_o solid_a part_n proceed_v the_o which_o be_v evident_o prove_v by_o be_v increase_v always_o a_o hour_n or_o