Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	little_a	put_v	sugar_n	6,277	5	10.6573	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65379	Four books of Johannes Segerus Weidenfeld concerning the secrets of the adepts, or, of the use of Lully's spirit of wine : a practical work, with very great study collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept philosophy : reconciled together by comparing them one with another, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and minerals, whether for medicines or metals, from true, and so avoid vagabound imposters, and imaginary processes, together with the ruine of estates.; De secretis adeptorum. English	Weidenfeld, Johann Seger.	1685 (1685)	Wing W1253; ESTC R12745	271,134	404

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with_o vegetable_a sal_fw-la ammoniac_a or_o philosophical_a salt_n of_o tartar_n that_o be_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n volatilise_v which_o salt_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o liquid_a substance_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v his_o menstruum_fw-la for_o he_o separate_v again_o from_o thence_o the_o spirit_n of_o common_a wine_n either_o by_o flame_n or_o by_o quick_a lime_n 3._o that_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v join_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n the_o strong_a be_v these_o menstruum_n make_v wherefore_o basilius_n his_o menstruum_n of_o this_o kind_a from_o which_o all_o the_o common_a aqua_fw-la arden_n be_v separate_v be_v to_o be_v repute_v among_o the_o best_a 4._o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v the_o magistery_n of_o fix_a salt_n by_o paracelsus_n call_v the_o less_o circulatum_n or_o arcanum_n of_o the_o alkali_n of_o tartar_n bean_n wormwood_n as_o also_o common_a salt_n alom_n nitre_n etc._n etc._n 5._o and_o therefore_o that_o these_o menstruum_n be_v medecine_n 6._o that_o these_o menstruum_n may_v be_v make_v several_a way_n as_o these_o out_o of_o the_o shall_v ammoniac_a of_o lul_n by_o the_o method_n of_o paracelsus_n his_o circulatum_n and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a provide_v the_o alkaly_n or_o fix_a salt_n be_v volatilise_v and_o distil_v together_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n through_o a_o alembick_a 7._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o philosophical_a wine_n be_v not_o easy_o mix_v with_o these_o salt_n but_o by_o certain_a degree_n first_o he_o extract_v the_o tincture_n or_o soul_n from_o they_o that_o be_v the_o more_o unctuous_a part_n which_o be_v more_o volatile_a than_o the_o rest_n be_v then_o easy_o distil_v into_o a_o volatile_a tincture_n or_o to_o use_v luly_n phrase_n into_o the_o animate_v spirit_n then_o the_o remain_a earth_n be_v now_o fix_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n be_v again_o volatilise_v by_o absorb_v the_o say_v animate_v spirit_n by_o degree_n and_o sublime_v into_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a 8._o that_o these_o sal_fw-la armoniack_n be_v sublime_v with_o a_o very_a strong_a fire_n 9_o that_o these_o salt_n be_v call_v harmoniack_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o harmony_n be_v perfection_n of_o their_o mixtion_n so_o have_v you_o say_v lul_n the_o formal_a harmoniack_a mixtion_n of_o all_o the_o element_n wherefore_o wonder_v not_o if_o we_o call_v it_o shall_v ammoniac_a for_o so_o it_o be_v call_v because_o of_o its_o exalt_a and_o sublime_a property_n the_o pure_a and_o first_o matter_n of_o nature_n lib._n mercur._n pag._n 155._o 10._o that_o the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o wormwood_n carduus_fw-la benedictus_fw-la etc._n etc._n common_a volatile_a salt_n by_o paracelsus_n call_v sal_fw-la enixum_fw-la be_v right_o term_v sal_fw-la harmoniack_n philosophical_a vegetable_a mercury_n and_o sulphur_n of_o nature_n etc._n etc._n 11._o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n nitre_n 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animate_v it_o with_o the_o water_n of_o vegetable_a mercury_n otherwise_o it_o can_v dissolve_v nothing_o and_o this_o be_v the_o water_n contain_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o you_o want_v and_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o be_v pearl_n make_v and_o this_o vegetable_a water_n be_v compound_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o mercury_n mineral_n present_o dissolve_v all_o body_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o vegetability_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la revivify_v every_o body_n and_o by_o its_o attractive_a virtue_n symbolical_a nature_n produce_v a_o oil_n from_o every_o body_n and_o mercury_n draw_v to_o itself_o its_o like_a that_o be_v the_o mercury_n of_o a_o body_n of_o this_o water_n say_v raymund_n in_o compendio_fw-la art_n transm_n ad_fw-la regem_fw-la robertum_fw-la you_o know_v most_o serene_a prince_n that_o our_o stone_n be_v make_v of_o nothing_o but_o argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr alone_o that_o be_v compound_v of_o vegetable_a and_o mineral_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o ancient_a 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