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WRITTEN  BY  THE  RIGHT 

Ijonoiimble  F'^y^^CIS  Lo.  Verulam 

Vifcount  S^  AL  B  AN. 

Piiblifhcd after  the  Authors  death, 

"Bj  VV^  iLLiA  M  Raw  LEY  T>oUor  o/T>mmty, 
his  Maiefties  Qhaflaine, 

The  third  Edition. 


London, 
^  Printed  by  f,  H,  for  WiUiam  Lee  at  the  Turl^s 

Head  in  Fket-flreet^  next  to  the  Miter.  1^51. 


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TO  THE  MOST  HIGH 

AND  MiGHfY   PRINCE 

CHARLES, 

BY  THE  GRACE    OF  GOD, 

King  ofCfreat  'Britainc,  France^  aiid 

Ireland ^D ctcndtr oi  thcFauh,  &c. 

— —    ■     '     ■  ■■  ■   — ■  ■-— '         ■      ■  ■ — ■  —    -    ff .      -  — 

May  it  pica  fe your  mo fl  Excellent  Maiefij  j 

He  whole  Body  of  the  S^attu- 
rail  Hyflorj  y  either  defjgncd,| 
or  written,  by  the  late  Lo. 
Vifcount  S.  (tAlbaji,  was  dedi- 
cated to  your  Alaie/iie,  in  his 
BookcDe  Vemts,  about foure 
yeeres  pall,  when  your  95\4aieflie  was  Trince  : 
>oas  there  needed  no  new  Dedication  of  this/ 
iVorl^e,  but  only,  in  all  humbleneffe,  toletyoui^ 
Maieftie  know,  it  is  yours.  It  is  true,  if  thatZ/O.j 
hadliued,  your  <^51/4ff/?/>,  ere  long,  hadbeene 
inuokcd,  to  the  Protedion  of  another  Htftorie : 
Whereof,  not  O^atures  Kjngdomey  as  in  this, 

but 


7  he  tpijiie  'Dtdicatone, 


but  thefeofyour  Maieflies,  (^during  tlie  Time 
{  and  'R^igne  oi  K^ng  Henry  the  Eighth)  had  beene 
the  Subiedt :  Which  fince  it  died  vnder  the  Dc- 
fignationmeerely,  there  is  nothing  left,  but  your 
(LT^aiefties  Princely  Goodnefle,  gracioufly  to 
accept  of  the  Vndertikers  Heart,  and  Intenti- 
ons- who  was  willing  to  haue  parted,for  a  while, 
with  his  DsLrlingThiiofopbie,  that  he  might  haue 
attended  your  RoyallCommandement,  in  that 
other  Worf{e.  Thus  much  1  haue  beene  bold,  in 
all  lovvlinefTe,  to  reprefent  vnro  your  Aiaicjlte, 
as  one  that  was  trufled  with  his  Lordjhifs  IVru 
tings y  euen  to  the  laft.  And  as  this  Worl^e  affecl:-. 
eth  the  Stampe  of  your  Maieflies  %oyall  "ProteBi* 
oriy  to  make  it  more  currant  to  the  World -^  So 
vnder  the  7^ror^^if7»  of  this /iPor^e,  I  prefume'  in 
all  humblenefTe  to  approach  your  Maieflies 
prefence;  And  to  offer  it  vp  into  your  Sacred 
Hands. 


Your  MAIESTIESmoJlLojaU 


and  Denoted  SubieB, 


VV.   R  A  W  L  E  Y. 


tl  ilfclMII      II  III"    •""• 


To  the  Reader. 

Auing  had  the  Honour  to  bee 
coiuinually  with  my  LorJ^ 
in  compjh'ng  of  this  JVor^e-^ 
And  to  be  employed  there- 
in; I  haue  thought   it  not    a^ 

niifTe,     (with  his    Lordfliipr, 

good  leauc  and  hking,)  for  the  better  fatisfacfti^ 
on  of  thofe  that  iliall  reade  it,  to  make  knowne 
fomewhat  of  his  Lordfliips  Intention^,  touch- 
ing the  Ordering,  and  Publiiliing  oFthefamc. 
I  haue  heard  his  Lordiliip  often  fay  •  that  i( 
hee  iliould  haue  ferued  the  glory  of  his  owne 
Name,  hee  had  beene  better  not  to  haue  pub- 
lillied  this  ^dturall  Hi/iorj  :  For  it  may  feeme 
an  Indigefted  Heape  of  Particulars.  And  can- 
not haue  that  Luftnre,  which  Bookes  caft  in- 
to Methods  haue  .*  But  that  he  refolued  to  pre- 
ferrc  the  good  of  Men,  and  that  which  mioht 
bed  fecure  it ,  before  any  thing  that  might  haue 
Relation  to  Himfelfe.  And  he  knew  well,  that 
A  there 


To  1 


H  E 


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£  A  D  E  R 


there  was  no  other  way  open,  to  vnloofe  Mens ' 
mindcs,  being  bound  ;and  (as  it  were)  Malefic- 
date,  by  the  Charmes  of  deceiuing  Notions^ 
and  Theories  .  and  thereby  made  Impotent  foi- 
Generation  of  Workes  ^  but  onely  no  where 
to  depart  from  the  Scnfe,  and  cleare  experience ; 
But  to  keepe  clofe  to  it ,  efpecially  m  the  begin- 
ning ;  Befides,    this  ^hQtturall  Htjlory  was   a 
Debt  of  his,  being  Defigned  and  fer  downe    for 
a  third  part  of  the  fnftaHration.     I  haue   alio 
heard  his  Lordfhip  difcourfe,  that  Men    ("no 
Doubt)  will  thinke  many  of  the  Experiments 
contained  in  this  Colledlion  ,  to  bee  Vulgar 
and  Triuiall  •  Meane  and  Sordid  •  Curious  and 
Fruitleffe :  And  therefore  hee  wifheth,  that  rhey 
would  haue  perpetually  before  their  Eyes,  what ' 
isnowindoing;  And  the  Difference  betweene 
this  CSQituraU  Hifiory ,  and  others.   For  thofe 
J\(jturaU  Hijlor'tes  ^  which  are  Extant,   being 
gathered  for  Delight  and  Vfe,  are  full  of  plea- 
Ifant  Defcriptions  and  Pidures  .  andaffed:  and 
feek  after  Admiration,  Rarities,  and  Secrets.  But 
contrariwife,  the  Scope  which  his  Lordfhip  in- 
tendeth,  istowrhtfucha  !J\(^aturaIl  Hi/Iorj,   as 
may  be  Fundamentall  totheEredling  and  Buil- 
ding of  a  true  Thilo/ophy  :  For  the  illumination 
of  the  Vnderflanding  *,i\\t  Extracting  ofa/^xiomefy, 
and  the  producing  of  many  Noble   ]Vor\eSj\ 
and  EfeBs,   For  hee  hopeth,  by  this  mfanes,j 
to  acquit  Himfelfc  of  that,  for  which  heetakethj 

,  Him[elfe\ 


To   The    Reader. 


Himfelfe  {v\  a  fort  bound;  Andthat  is,  the  Ad- 
uancemenc  o^  ail  Learning  (Sc  Sciences.  For  ha> 
LiMig  in  this  prefenc  VVorke  Colle(5ted  the  Ma- 
terials for  the  Buildingj  And  in  his  ^h(j>vum 
Organii  (j:i^ \y\\\c\\  his  Lordfliip  is  yet  topublidi 
a  Iccond  Part,)  fetdowneche  Inliruments  and 
Dired:ions  tor  the  worke.  Men  fliall  now  bee 
wanting  to  themfelucs,  if  they  raifc  not  Know- 
ledge to  that  {>erfed:ion,  whereof  the  Nature  of 
Mortall men  15 capable.  And  in  this  behalfc,! 
haue  heard  his  Lordfliip  fpeake  complainingly- 
That  hisLordllijp  (who  thinkth  heedeferueth 
to  bee  an  Architedt  in  this  building,)fhould  bee 
forced  to  b^e  a  Work-man  and  a  Labourcrj 
And  to  dig  the  Clay  and  burne  the  Brick;  And 
more  t!ian  that,  (according  to  the  hard  Condi- 
tion of  the  ffraelites  sitdiQ  latter  end^  togathei 
the  Straw  and. Stubble, ouer all  the  Fields,  to 
burne  the  Bricks  withall.  Forheknoweth,  that 
except  he  doe  it,  nothing  will  bee  done;Men  are 
fofetro  defpifethe  Meanes  oftheir  ownegood 
And  asforthe  IBcifenejfe  of  many  of  the  Expe- 
rmienrs;  As  long  as  they  be  Gods  Works,  they 
are  Honourable  enough.  And  for  the  Vtilgar- 
ne'Je  of  them;  true  o^xiomei  mufl;  bee  drawne 
from  plain e  Experience,  and  not  from  doubt- 
full;  And  hts  Lordiliips  courfe  is,  to  make 
Wonders  Plaine,  and  not  Plaine  things  Won- 
der; And  that  Experience  like  wife  muft  bee 
broken  and  grinded,  and  not  whole,  or  as  it 
A  1  grow- 


To  1 


H  £ 


R 


£  A  D  E  K 


groweth.    And  for  V(e-^  hisLordllTiip  hath  of^l 
teninhisMeuth,  the  twokin^s  o[8xpertmeiUs-^\ 
Experimenta  FruBtferay  and  Sxpenmefita  Lucife^\ 
ra :  Sxperiments  o^Fjey  and  Experiment f  oi  Light ^ 
And  heereporteth  himfelfe,  whether  hce  were 
not  a  ftrange  Man ,  that  fhould  thinke  that 
Light  hath  no  Vfe,becaufe  it  hath  no  Matter. 
Further,  his  Lordfhip  thought  good  aifo,  to 
adde  vntomany  of  the  £^x'/7mw^«r/ themfelues, 
fome  ^iojfe  of  the  Cau/es-^  that  in  the  fucceding 
worke  of  fnterpreting  t^ature,  and   Framing 
Axiemes,  all  things  may  bee  in  more  Readi- 
nefTe.     And  for  the  Qaufes  herein  by  him  af- 
fignedj    his    Lordfhip   perfvvadeth   Himfelfe, 
they  are  farre  more  certaine,than  thofe  that  are! 
,rendred    by  Othersj  not   for  any  Excellency- 
pf  his  owne  VVit  (as  his  Lordiliip  is  wont  to 
fay3  but  in  refpedl  of  his  continuall  Conuer- 
fation  with  D^ature  and  Experience.  Flee    did 
confider  likewife,  that  by  his  Adition  o[Qah^ 
fes.  Mens  minds  Cwhich  make  fo  much  halle 
to  find  out  the  Qaufes  of  things-^  would  not 
thinke  themfeluesvtterly  loft,  in  a  Vaft  Wood 
of  Experience,  but  ftay  vpon  thefe  Qaufes  (fuch 
as  they  are)  alitle,  till  true  o^xiomes  may  bee 
more  fully  difcouered.    Ihaucheard  his  Lord- 
(hip  fay  alfo,  that  one  great  Reafon^  why  hee 
would  not  put  thele  particulars  into  any  exa(5i 
z5\dethod  (though  hee  that  looketh  attentiuely 
into  them   fhall  finde  that  they  haue  a  fecret 

(Order 


To   Fhe  Reader. 


jOrJei)  was,  becaufe  Jiee  conceiued  chat  other 
•men  would  now  thinke,  that  they  could  doe  the 
! like  5  /\nd  fo goe  on  with  a  further  Colledtion ; 
Uvhicli  if  the  Method  had  beenc  Exadt,  many 
would  haue  defpaircd  to  attaine  by  Imitation.  As 
for  his  Lordfhips  loue  ofOrder,  1  can  refer  any 
Man  to  his  Lordfhips  Latine  Booke,  T^e  Aug^ 
mentis Sciemiarum  ^  which  (if  my  Judgement  bee 
anything)  is  written  in  the  Exad:eflOrder,that 
1  know  any  Writing  to  be.  I  will  conclude  with 
an  vluall  Speech  of  his  Lordfliips  ;  That  this 
VVorkc  ofhis  J^aturalt HiJIorjAsthclVorU  as 
God  made  it,  and  notas  Men  haue  made  it .  For 
chat  it  hath  nothing  of  Imagination. 


Thii  Epinie  h 
the  faroe.that 
I'houldhauc 
bccnc  prefixed 
cp  ihii  Booke, 
if  hit  Lordfliip 
hadliUcd. 


i^^^2^^^^S^5:S^^^9 


NATVRALL 

HISTORIE- 


L  Century. 


;Igge  a  Pit  vpon  the  Sea-Pme,  fomcwhat  abouc 
the  High- Water  Marke,  and  linke  it  as  deepe 
as  the  Low-Water  Marke  j  And  as  the  Tide 
commcth  in,  it  will  fill  with  fratefy  FreiTi  and 
Potable.  This  is  commonly  pradifcd  vpon 
the  Coalt  of  Barbme^  where  other  trcfh  wa- 
ter is  wanting.  And  C  as  t  a  k.  knew  this 
well,  when  hee  wasbe(icgedin></e.Vi7«(!/rw; 
For  by  digging  of  Pits  in  the  Sea-fbore^  hee 
did  fniftratc  the  Laborious  Workes  of  tnc 
Enemies,which  had  turned  the  5M-w*rerupon  the  Wcls  of  ^/fxwtfr/.t; 
And  fo  faued  his  Armic,  being  then  in  Defperation.  But  C^fir  mi(to-:>kc 
theCaufc  j  For  he  thought  that  all  5f4-54«<//hadNaairall  Springs  of 
Frefhiv-ner.  But  it  is  plaine,  that  it  is  the  Sea.}vatcr  ^  becaufe  the  Pit  fil- 
leth  according  to  the  Mcafure  of  the  tide  :  And  the  Sea-ivater  palling 
or  Strainin.;  thorow  the  Sands,  Icaueth  the  Saknefle. 

I  remember  to  haue  read,  that  Triall  hafh  beene  made  o^  Salt  wa- 
ter partlid  thorow  Earth  \  thorow  Ten  Veflels,  one  within  another, 
and  yet  it  hadi  not  lolt  his  SaltnefTc,  as  to  become  potable  :  but  the 
fame  Man  faith,  that  (by  the  Relation  of  Another)  SaltWJterduiwcd 
thorow  Twenty  Vetfelshath  become  Frefh.  This  Experifnerit  (cemeth 
tocrofle  that  other  of  Pif/,  made  by  the  Sea-jide  •  And  yet  but  in  parr, 
if  itbe  true  that  t\venty  Repetitions  doe  thcEffetl.  Btit  it  is  worth  the 
Note,  how  poorethe  Imitations  of  Nature  arc,  in  Common  courfe  of 
Experi/nents,  except  they  bee  led  by  great  Judgement,  and  fomegood 
Light  di  Axiomes.  For  firtt,  there  is  no  fmall  dirfcrence  bctweene  a 
Paflage 


•tixperimtnts 
•n  Conftttiou- 
rbmglbc 
StramUtgand 

dicj,  GUI'  iho- 
-<.wapotlicr : 
'uluchiiicy  cat] 


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J\QituralJ  HiHcr): 


PalTage  of  iVater  thorow  twenty  iluall  Vclleis  ^  f\nd  thoiow  luch  a 
c?iliancc,  asbcrwecne  the  Low  water,  and  High  water  Marke.  Second- 
ly, there  is  a  great  difference  betweene  Earth  and  Sand.  For  all  Earth 
hath  in  it  a  kindeof  Nitrous  Salt,  from  which  Sandis  more  free  :  And 
belidcs  Earth  doth  not  ftraine  the  Water  fo  finely,  as  Sand  doth.  But 
there  is  a  Third  Point,  that  I  fufpcdas  much,  or  more,  than  the  other 
Two  :  And  that  is^  that  in  the  Experiment  of  Tran/mtfen  of  the  Set- . 
teater  inio  the  Piis^  the  ^'ster  rifeth  •  But  in  the  Experiment  of  Tranf^ 
I  milTion  of  the  fVater  thorow  the  Velfels,  it  fallcth  :  Now  certaine  it 
i  is,  that  the  Salter  Part  of  fVdterj  (  once  Salted  thorow-oiit)  goeth  to 
ithcBotronjc.  And  therefore  nomaniell,  if  the  Draining  of  iVater  by 
dcfcent,  doth  not  makeitfrefh  :  Befides,  I  doe  fomewhat  doubt,  that 
the  very  Dalliing  of  the  H'^ater,  that  commcth  from  the  Sea,  is  more 
proper  to  ftrike  otf  the  Salt  Part,  than  where  the  IVaier  flideth  of  her  owne 
Motion. 

Ic  feemeth  PerctUtieo  or  TrMfinifitn^  (which  is  commonly  called 
^tnifiing,  )  is  a  good  kinde  of  Seftrttien  ;  Not  oncly  of  Thicke  from 
Thin,  and  Groffe  from  Fine  j  But  of  more  fubtile  Natures  ;  And  va- 
rieth  according  to  the  Body  thorow  which  the  Tranfmifit>H  is  made.  As 
ifthorow  a  woolen  Baggc,  the  Liquor  leaucththe  FatncfTe  ;  Ifrhorow 
Sand,  theSaltneffc;  &c.  They  fpcakeofScuerihgWine  from  Water, 
pafllngitthorowluy  wood,  or  thorow  other  the  like  porous  Body  j  But 
NtttConftat. 

The  Gumme  o^  Trees  (which  wee  fee  to  bee  commonly  fl-.ining  and 
cleare)  is  but  afinePalfageor  Straining  o'^  the  luiceoftheTree,  thorow 
the  Wood  and  Barke.  And  in  like  manner,  Cornilh  Diamonds,  and  Rocke 
Rubies^  (which  arc  yet  more  refplendent  than  G««»w^// are  the  fine  ExU' 
dationsof5'w»o>. 

Arijlotle  giucththc  Caufe,  viinely,  why  the  Feathers  o^  Birds  are  of 
more  liuely  Colours,  than  the  ^dirw  of  i?tfj/?;  5  for  no  B^j/hach  any  fine 
Azure,  or  Carnation,  or  Greene  Hdire.  Hee  faith,  it  is,  becaufe  Birds  are 
more  in  the  Bcamcs  of  the  Sunne,  than  Beafts  5  But  that  is  manifeftly 
^ntrUeiFor  Cattle  Are  more  in  the  Sun  than  Birds^hat  liue  commonly  in  the 
Woods,  or  in  fomcCouert.  The  true  Caufe  is,  that  the  Excremcntious 
Moifture  of  lining  Creatures,  vvhich  maketh  as  well  the  Feathers  in  Birds, 
as  the  Haire  m  Bedfts,  paffethin  Birds  thorow  a  finer  and  more  delicate 
Strainer,  than  it  dothinB«/j :  For  Feathers  palfc  thorow  Quilsi  And 
Haire  thoro-.v  Skin. 

The  cUrifyingof  Liquors  by  Adhefion  is  an  Inward  Percolation-,  And 
isefFcdted,  whenfbme  CleauingBody  isMixedand  Agitated  with  the 
Liquors  ;  whereby  the  grofler  Part  of  the  Liquor  ftickes  torhat  Clea 
uingBody  ;  Andfb  the  Finer  Parts  are  freed  from  the  Grofler.  So  the 
apothecaries  clarifie  their  Sirrups  by  whites  of  Egges,  beaten  with  the 
luices  which  they  would  clarifie  5  which  Whites  of  Egges,  gather  all 
theDregges  andgroffcr  Parts  of  the  luice  to  them  5  And  after  the  i'/r 
fup  being  fet  on  the  Fire,  the  Whites  of  Egges  themfeUies  harden,  and 

are' 


Qenturj    I. 


3 


are  taken  forth.  So  Ip^ffcraffe  is  clarified  by  mixing  with  Miikc ;  Andllir-  i 
ring  ita'ciout ;  And  then  pailing  it  thorow  a  Woollen  Bag.which  they  call 
Hippocrates  Sleeue :  And  the  Cleaning  Nature  of  the  Milkc  drawethrhc 
Powder  of  the  Spices,  and  Groflcr  Parts  of  the  Liquor  to  it  j  .'ind  in  the 
paffage  they  fticke  vpon  the  Woolen  Bag. 

J\\c  C  lar  iff  tngo^  water  ^  is  an  Experiment  tending  to  Health  jbelldes 
the  pleafiireofthc  Eye,  when  water  is  Chryftalline.  It  is  cffe«ftedb\- call- 
ing jn  and  placing  Pebbles,  at  the  Head  of  a  C  urrent  ^  that  the  nater  may 
Itraine  thorow  them. 

It  may  bee,  Percolatiott  doth  not  oncly  caufc  Clcarenefle  and  Splcn- 
doT,  but  Swcerneflc  of  Sauour  j  For  that  alfo  fbilowcth ,  as  well  as 
Ciearcneflc,  when  the  Finer  Parts  are  feuered  from  the  GrolTer.  So  it 
isfoiiml,  that  the  Sweats  of  men  that  haue  much  Heat,  andcxercifc 
much,  and  hanccleanc  Bodies,  and  fine  Skins,  doe  (meilfwcet ;  As  was 
faidoiJlexaiiaer  j  And  wee  fee  commonly,  thuiGummes  hauefvvect 
Odours. 

T  Ake  ;x  GLi{fe,  and  ^x\t  water  into  it,  and  wet  your  Finger,  and  draw 
ir  roiiiul  about  the  Lip  of  the  Glafle,  prefllng  it  fomewhat  hard; 
A.ndafrer  you  haue  drawncitfome  few  times  about  •  it  will  make  the  ! 
Water. triske  and  rpnncklevp  in  a  fine  Dew.  This  In/iance  dorh  excel-  j 
Icntly  Dcmonil!ratc  the  Force  of  C»mprepon  in  a  Sollid  Body.   For  | 
whenfocveraSollidBody  (as  Wood,  Stone,  Metull,  &:c.)  isprclTed, 
there  is  an  inward  Fumult  in  the  Parts  thereof ;  feeking  to  dcliucr  them- 
felues  from  the  Compreflion  :  And  this  is  the  Caufc  of  all  r/Wr«/  Afo- 
tiea.  Wherein  it  is  ftrange  in  the  higheft  Degree,  that  this  C\toti<m 
hadineuer  bcene  obfcrued,  nor  inquired  :  Itbeingofall-T/«ww,  the 
moft  Common,  and  the  Chiefc  Root  of  all  Mechnmcail  Operati0ns,  \ 
IhhMetioa  workcth  in  round  at  firft,  byway  of  Proofe,  and  Sevirch, 
which  way  to  deliuer  itfclfe  ;  And  then  workcth  in  pr(^reQe,  where  i 
if  findeth  the  Dcliuerance caficll.  In  Liquors  this  Afetton  is  vifible :  For  i 
all  Licpors  rtrucken  make  round  Circles ,  and  wirhall  Dalli  ;  but  in  ' 
Solids,  (which  breake  not)  itisfofubtill,  as  it  isinuillble  ;  Bur  neuer- | 
thelctle  bewrayeth  it  felfe  by  many  Effeds-  As  in  this /»/?«w^  where-  ] 
of  wecfpeake.  For  the  Preffureoixhc  Finger  furthered  by  the  wetting 
(bccaulcit  iHckethfi^  much  the  better  vnto  the  Lipof  theG'/»//f^  after 
(omc  continuance,  putrerh  all  the  fmall  Parrs  of  the  GU^e  inroworkc,- 
thatthcv  (bike the  W4<^rlliarply  :  from  which  Percuften  that  Sprink* 
ling  com meth. 

If  you  (Irikeor  pierce  a  Solid  Body,  that  is  brittle,  as  G/j/7r,  oxSu^ar,^ 
irbrcaketh  not  oncly,  where  the  immediate  force  is  ;  butbreakcth  all 
about  into  lliiucrs and  fitters ;  The  Motion^  vpon'the  Preffare,  fearching 
all  wavf  s,  and  breaking  where-it  findeth  the  Body  woakcft. 

The  Powder  in  shet,  being  Dilated  into  fuch  a  Fhme,  as  endureth  not 
Ctfi»f>r/'^w»^M>ueth!ikcwi(e  in  round  (The  F/4W^  being  in  the  Nature 
oi'dLiqatdHady :)  Sometimes  recoiling  j  Sometiracsbreakingthe  Pieces 

But 


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touching  3/0- 
ticnof  Bootes 
vpon  their 

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12 


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Experiments 
in  Confm  tou- 
ching sepgraii- 
tnsoiBediahf 
weight. 

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15 


S^Qjtumll  Hish.Y) : 


But  generally  diicharsrins  the  Bu'Jet,  becatifc  there,  it  fiiidethcaficft  Dc- 
liiierance. 

This  Motion  vpon  Pre  (fare  ^  and  the  Reciprocal!  thereof,  which  is 
Motion  vpon  Tenfure  j  wee  vfe  to  call  (bv  one  common  Name)  Motion  of 
Ltberty  ;  which  is,when  any  i5<'d(7,bcing  forced  to  a  Preter-'^turaliEx- 
tenCjOrDemcnlionjdehuerethand  rcItorethitfcifetotheNaturall  :  As 
whcna  Blotvne  BUdker  (Prefled)  rifethagaincj  or  when  Leather  otC/otb 
rentured  fpring  backe.  Thefe  two  Motions  (of  wliich  there  bee  infinite  m- 
ftances)  wc  fhall  handle  in  due  place. 

This  Motion  vpon  PreffHre  is  excellently  alfo  dcmonftrated  in  Sounds-^ 
AswhenoneChimcthvponaiBrfl,  itfoundeth  ;  butasfoone  asheelay- 
ethhis  hand  vpon  it,  the  5tf/»»c/ ceafeth  :  And  fb,  the  5*<w»d  of  a  T/V^/Wfl 
String,  as  {bone  as  the  Quill  ofa  lacke  falleth  vpn  it,  Itoppeth.  For  thcle 
Sounds  are  produced,  by  the  fubtill  Percuifion  of  the  Minute  parts,  of 
the2)rW,or5fr;»^,vponthcAirc;  All  one,  as  the  ff  <»/<rr  iscaufcdtoleape 
by  thefubtile  PercufTlonof  the  M  iniitc  parts  of  the  G/4j/ir,  vpon  the  Waa- 
ler, whereof  wee  fpake  a  little  before  in  the  ninth  Experiment,  For 
you  muft  not  take  it  to  bee,  the  locall  shaking  of  the  Ee\l^  ox  String,  that  1 
doth  it.  As  wee  fhall  fully  declare,  when  wee  come  hereafter  to  handle 
Sounds, 

TAkea  Glaffe  with  a  BeUy  and  a  long  Nil?  5  fill  the  Belly  (in  part) 
wiihlVater  :  Take  alfo  another  G/d^^  whcreinto  put  C/4r£'<H^'/«e 
and  Water  mingled  ;  Reuerfe  the  firft  Glafje,  with  the  Belh  vpvvaids. 
Stopping  the  A'^^  with  your  finger  ;  Then  dip  the  Mouth  ot  it  with- 
in the  Second  G/j/<»,  and  remoue  your  Finger  ;  Continue  it  in  that 
pofture  for  a  time  ;  And  it  will  vnmingle  the  ^ine  from  the  t-y-^iter : 
rhe  Wine  afccnding  and  fetling  in  the  top  of  the  upper  Gluffe-^  And 
the  tvater  dcfccnding.  and  {ctling  in  the  bottome  of  the  lower  Glj-JJe. 
The  pafTage  ifapparant  to  the  Eye  ;  For  you  (liall  fee  the  W7«r,  as  it 
were,  in  a  fmall  veine ,  rifing  thorcw  the  Water.  For  handk>miieflc 

it  were  good 
isga- 


fakc  (becaufe  the  'Working  rcquiteth  fome  fmall  riir.c) 
you  hang  the  vpper  GUffie  vpon  a  Naile.  But  as  foonc  as  ther 
thered  lb  much  pure  and  vnmixcd  tvaterin  thebottjme  of  the  Lower 
GUjJe,  as  that  the  Mouth  of  the  vpper  GUjJe  d'ppcthi;ito  ir,  the  Moi^o 
ceafeth.  ' 

Let  the  Vpper  G/4yj?  bee  mne,  and  the  Lower  n-iter-^  there  follow- 
eth  no  Motioa  at  aW.  Let  the  Vpper  Glajje  bee  fvater  pure,  rhe  Low- 
er ivaier  coloured  ;  or  contrariwifc  ;  there  followcth  no  Metion  at  all. 
But  it  hath  bcene  tried,  that  though  the  Mixture  of  Wine  and  w-'u^^r, 
in  the  Lower  GUffe.^  bee  three  parts  iVAter ,  and  but  one  s^vme  •  yet  it 
doth  not  dead  the  Motion,  This  Sepuration  of  ivater  and  Wir.e  appea- 
rcthrobeemadcbyW-V/jfk  ^  foritn)uIl  becof  B(»(<ir<f/bfvnequailf#w^^«. 
or  cKe  it,worketh  not ;  And  the  Heauier  Body  muft  euer  bee  in  the  vpper 
GUJfe.  Butthcn  note  withall,  thatthc  fr4/^r being  made  peniile,  and 
there  being  a  great  Weight  oi  ivattr  in  iht  Be^y  of  the  ohffej,  fuftained 

, b[ 


Qcntiirj    L 

by  a  fmall  Pillarof?fW<r  in  the  Nccke  of  the  GU(Jf-^\i  is  clue  which  fctrcth  \ 
the  Motion  on  worke :  For  VVAter  and  H-Vwf  in  one  Glaf  e,wi:h  long  Ihindins, 
will  hardly  fcuer. 

This  Experiment  wouldbe  Extended  from  Mixmrcs  of  Icucral  Liqasurs 
to  simple  Bodies,  which  Confilt  of  fciierall  Similarc  Parrs  :  Trvic  there- 
fore with  Brine  or  Salt  Water,  and  Freff)  Water  ^  Placing  the  Salt  water  \ 
(which  is  the  hcauier)  in  the  vpper  Gla(]e.  And  lee  wjiethcr  the  F;  e^y  will 
come  aboue.  Try  it  alio  with  n  ater  thicke  Sngrrd,  and  Pare  ivater  •  and  fee 
whether  the  ?-'rfffr  which  commethaboue,  willlofc  his  fweetnelTe  :  For 
which  purpole  it  were  good  thcrewerc  alittle  Cocke  made  in  the  Belly 
of  the  vpper  G/j//<r. 

IN  Bodiet  containing  Fine  Spirits,  which  doe  cafily  dilTipate,  when 
yx)U  mAQlnfufions,  the  Rule  is  ^   Afliortlbyof  xhcEody  in  the  £*- 
^wrreceiucth  tlie  Spirit  ^  Anda  longer  Stay  confoiindeth  it ;  becaufc  it 
draweth  forth  the  Earthly  Part  withal  I ;  which  cmbafcth  the  finer.  And 
therefore  ir  is  an  Erroiirin  Phjfttiam,  toreft  (imply  vpon  the  Len?,thof 
ftay,  for  incrcafing  thevcrtiie.  Put  if  you  will  haue  ihc  In/ujiou  llrong, 
in  thole  kinde  of  B*?^/**/,  which  hanc  fine  Spirits,  your  wavis,  nottogiue 
Longer  time,  but  to  repeat  the  Infufion  of  the  Body  oftncr.  Take  ho- 
letf,  andinfufea  good  Pugillof  them  in  a  Qu^art of  Vineger ;  Let  them 
Hay  three  c-juarters  of  an  hourc,  and  take  them  forth  j  And  refrcHi  the 
/w/ltf/;*?^  with  like  quantity  ofnewrw/^/Jjfeuen  times  ^  And  it  will  make  ' 
aVincgerfo  freili  of  the  Flower,  as  if  a  Twelue-moncth  after,  it  bee  J 
brought  you  in  a  Saucer,  you  Oiall  ImcU  it  before  it  come  atvou.  Note,  j 
that  it  fmellcthmore  perfedly  of  the  Flower,  a  good  while  after,  thanji 
at  firfl:. 

ThisRulc,  w  hich  wee  haue  giuen,  is  of  lingular  v(c,  forthc  Prepa- 
rations oi'  .lfedic/H(s,  and  othcx  Inf a/ions.  As  for  Example  •  The  Lcafe 
oiBurrage  hath  an  excellent  Spirit,  to  reprede  the  Fuliginous  Vapour  I 
of  Dusky  Melancholy,  and  fo  to  cureMadnelle  :   But  ucuerthclelTe,  i 
iftheLeafebeinfulcdlongjityceldethforth  but  arawliibllance,  of  no  ' 
Vcrtuc  ;  Therefore  I  fuppofe,  that  if  in  the  Mud  of  Wine,  or  Woit 
of  Beere,  while  it  workerh.  before  it  bee  Tunned,  the  Burrage  ftava 
{inall  time,  and  bee  often  changed  with  frelli  ^  It  will  make  a  Soueraigne  I 
Drinke  lor  Melancholy  PalTions.  And  the  like  Iconceiue  of  Oreiig'UJ 
F lower  f.  1 

A'a^dr^hathmantfeflly  in  it  Parts  of  contrary  Operations  :  Parts  that  ' 
pingc  ;  And  parts  that  binde  the  Body  :  And  the  firlt  lay  loolcr,  and 
the  latrcr  !av  deeper :  So  that  if  you  infufc  Kubarb  for  an  hoLire,  and 
crul"h  it  well,  it  will  purge  better,  and  binde  the  Body  IclTe  after  the 
purgin!^,thanif  irifoodtwcntyfourehourcs  ;  This  is  tried  :  But  Icon- 
ceiue likiwile,  that  bv  Repeating  the  tnfujion  of  Rubirb,  iluerall  rincs, 
(aswas  laid  or  Violets)  letting  each  ftay  inbutafm.ill  time  ;  vounviv 
make  it  as  llrong  a  Purlin/  Medicine ,  as  Sammjny.  And  it  is  not  a 
fmall  thing  wcnnc  in  P/^^/jf/tr,  ifyoucannukc/J«^4r^.  and  other  .^f<dt-  i 

cinfs 


16 


Experiments 
jn  ConfoTt  cou- 
ching luditiius 
and  Accurate 
Infufio/is,  both 
in  Liqiieri,and 


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20 


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Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  /if- 
feiilt  olCoH- 
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i  anes  that  are  Benediii,  as  llrong  PurgcrSj  as  thole  that  are  nor  Without 
I  fo:Tie  Malignity. 

Purging  Medicines-^  tor  the  mod  part,  banc  their  Pttrgatiue  Vertue, 
in  a  fine  Spirit ;  As  appeareth  by  that  they  endure  not  boiling,  without 
much  lofle  of  Vertue.  And  therefore  it  isof  goodvfe  inPhy/ich,  if  you 
can  retaine  the  Purging  Vertue,  and  take  away  theVnpkalanc  taftc  of 
the  I'urger  -^  which  it  is  like  you  may  doe  j  by  this  courfe  of  Infuftngoit^ 
with  little  Itay .  For  it  is  probable,  that  the  Horrible  and  Odious  Talte,  is 
the  Groflcrpart. 

Generally,  the  working  by  Infufiens,  isgroffe  andblinde,  except  you 
'  firft  trv  the  IfTuingof  the  leuerall  Parts  of  the  Body,  which  of  them  Iftue 
'  more  ipeedily,afid  which  more  flowly  •  And  fo  by  apportioning  the  time, 
can  take  and  leaue  that  Quality,  which  you  defirj .  This  to  know,  there  be 
two  wayes  •  The  one  to  try  what  long  ftay,  and  what  lliorc  ftay  v/orkcth, 
as  hath  bcene  faid :  The  other  to  try  in  Order,  the  fucceeding  Infufiens,  of 
one  and  the  fame  Body  jfuccelTiuely ,  in  feuerall  Liqusurs.  As  for  example; 
Take  Orenge  Pits,  or  Roje-Mxry^  or  Cinn»n>0n;  or  what  you  will  5  And  let 
theu]  /»/w/if  halfe  an  hourc  in  ivitcr ;  Then  take  them  out,  and//-./«/tf  th  em  i 
againe  in  other  Water  ;  And  fo  the  third  time  :  And  then  ralte  and 
confidcrthe  Pirji  Water,  the  Second^  and  the  Third  :  And  you  willfinde 
I  them  differing,  not  onely  in  Strength  and  WeaknefTe,  butotht-'Avifc  in 
Talk,  or  Odour-  For  it  may  beethef/r/?  ^''-a/^rwillhaue  moreof  the 
Scent,  as  more  Fragrant ;  And  the  Second  more  of  the  Taitc,as  more  Bit- 
ter or  Biting,  &c. 

Jnfuftonsin  Aire^  (for  fo  we  may  well  call  odours)  haue  the  fame  diuer- 
fities  with  Infufitns  in  Wdter .  In  that  the  fcuerall  odoun  (which  are  in  one 
Flower,  or  other  Body)  ifllie  at  feuerall  times  ;  Some  earlier,  fome  later : 
Soweefinde  thatr/tlets,  ivoedhwes^  Stravbtries,  yeeldapleaiingScent, 
thatcammeth  forth  firfl ;  But  fooneafter  an  ill  Scent, quite  ditfernig  from 
the  Foraier ;  Which  is  cauled,  notfo  much  by  Mellowing,  as  by  ihelatc 

iduing  of  the  G  rolfer  Spirit. 

AsweemaydefiretoextradthefineftSpiiits  in  fome  Cafes  5  So  wee 
may  defire  alfo  todifcharge  them  (as  hurtfull)  in  fome  other.  S^Wine 
burnt,  bvreafonof  the  Euaporating  of  the  finer  Spirit,  entiameth  Iclfc, 
and  is  beft  in  Agues :  Opium  leefcth  fome  ol  his  poifonous  Quality,  if  it  be 
vaporated  our,  mingled  with  Spirit  of  Wine, or  the  like :  Sea»  keleth  ibmc- 
whatofhiswindinelfc by  Decoding  •  And  (generally)  fubtillor  windy 
Spirits  arc  taken  off  by  incenfion,or  Euaporation.  Andeuen  in  ;»/«/?«»win  I 

!  things  thatare  of toohigh  a  Spirit,  you  werebettcr  powre  oif  the  firtk  1st- 

fufion,  after  a  fmall  time,  and  vfe  the  latt-er. 

BVbbles  are  in  the  forme  of  an  Hemifphere  ^  Airewlthm^  avAx  little 
Skin  o'lM'-ater  without  :  And  it  feemeth  fomewhat  If  range,  that 
the  Atre  Hiould  rife  fo  fwiftly,  while  it  is  in  the  mter  ^^  And  when  it 
comniethtothcTop,  fliould  beeftaid  by  fo  weakc  a  Cotier  as  that  of 
the  BubbUis.  Butasfor  thefwift  Alfentof  thc^/>^  while  it  is  vnder 

the  \ 


Century,  I. 


the  riMer,  that  is  a  Motion  of  Percupgnixom  the  fTj^rr  ;  which  it  •! 
fcifldctctinding,  tiriiicthvp  the  Aire  j  And  no  Mothnoi  Leuity'm  the 
^ire.  An;  I  this  i)tfwtf^r/f««  called  yi/<»/«»  Plaga.  In  this  Common  £x- 
peyimetit,  theCaufeoFthe  Encloiiire  oi  the  Bubhle  is ^  for  that  the  Ap- 
pcrire  to  rchft  Separation ,  or  Difcontinuancc  (which  in  fbllid  Bcdtes 
isftron^:,)  isalfo  inZ/^«(»»rj,  though  fainter  and  weaker  j  As  wee  fee  in 
tliisof  the  BiHhUe :  Wee  fee  italfoin  little  Glaflcs  of  Spittle  that  children  1 
make  of  Ritfhcs  ^  And  in  Caftles  of  Bubbles ,  which  they  make  by 
blowing  info  WAier^  hauing  obtained  a  little  Degree  of  Tenacity  by 
Miicture  of  Soape  :  Wee  lee  it  alio  mtht  Stillicidts  oi  water,  which  it' 
there  bee  jvjiir  enough  to  follow,  will  Draw  themfclues  into  a  fmall 
thred,  bccaufcrbey  willnot  dilcontinue  ;*  But  if  there  bee  no  Remedy, 
rhenrhL'V  calt  themfclues  into  round  Drops- Which  is  the  Figure,  that 
(aueth  tiieBodytnoit  fro?n  Diicontinnancc  :  The  fame  Reafon  is  of  the 
Ronndnefle  of-  the  Bubble,  as  well  for  the  Skinof  Pf^4/^r,  as  forthe  Aire 
wirhin :  For  rhc  ^I'lre  likewifc  auoideth  Difcootinuince  ^  And  therefore  ca- 
Ik-th  it  icl  fe  i  iiro  a  Round  Fi  gui^.  And  for  the  (top  and  Arrelt  of  the  Aire  a 
little  while,  ittluweth  that  the  ^^//r  of  itfelfchathlittle,orno  Ap^X'tite, 
or  AfcendiniT. 

THE  Reieftion,  which  I  continually  ufe,  o^ Experiments,  (though 
itappearethnot)  isinfinite^  Butyetifan£jif/>«'/>»?/»*  be  probable  in 
theWorkc,  and  of  great  Vfe,  I  receiueit,  butdeliueritasdoubtfull.  It 
was  rcpnitedbv  a  Sober  Man,  thatan  ArtifctAH  Spring  may  bee  made 
thus  :  Finde  out  a  hanging  Ground,  where  there  is  a  goodquicke  Fall 
of  Raine- water.  Lay  a  Halfe-TroughofStone,ofagood  length,  three  or 
fourefootdeepe  within  the  fame  Ground  ;  with  one  end  vpon  theHioh 
Ground  ,  the  other  vpon  the  Low.  Couer  the  Trough  with  Brakes  a 
good  thicknefle,  andcaft  S>md  upon  the  Top  of  the  Brakes  :  You  fhall 
fee  (fiiith  hec)  that  after  fbme  fhowers  arepafl,  the  lower  End  of  the 
Trough  will  run  like  a  Spring  of  inter  :  which  is  no  marucll,  if  it  hold, 
while  rhc  Rainc-warer  lalleth  ;  But  hee  faid  it  would  continue  long  time 
aftctthc  Rai!ie  is  palf :  As  if  the  water  did  multiply  itfclfe  vpon  the  Aire, 
by  the  helpcof  thcColdnefle  andCondenfation  of  theEarth,  and  the 
Confort  of  the  firil  Water. 

TME  French  (which  put  off  the  Name  of  the  French  Difeafe  j  vnto 
the  Name  of  the  Difejfeot  Naples)  doe  report,  that  at  the  Siege 
oi Naples ,   there  w.-re  ccrraine  wicked  Merchants,  that  Barrelled  vp 
.Uamflefb  (of  fonie  that  had  beene,  lately  llaine  in  Barber;^)  and  fold 
it  for  7»«»>  ■    And  that  v  pon  that  foulc  and  high  Nourilliment,  was  the 
Origiuall  o^'  tlut  Difeafe.  Which  may  well  bee  ;  For  that  it  iscettaine, 
that  the  Cambals  in  t!ie  iVeJl  Indies,  eat  Mans  Fle(h ;  And  the  ?f^  ItiJics 
\  were  full  of  the  Pockes  when  the v  were  firfl  difcoiiercd  ;  And  at  tJiis 
I  day  the  Martiliefl  p«t/a»s,  pra^^ifed  by  the  Wtft-htdiAfis,  haitj^ome  Mix- 
;  tare  of  theBloud,  or  Fat,  orFlclTiof  A/<rti  ;  And  diners  Witches,  artel 

B ^__ Sorce- 


Expcrjment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Ma- 
k-.agoiAtHp- 

ciaii  SfiiDigs. 

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Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  ^«- 
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J^turaU  HiUory : 


Experiment 
Soliiary  cou- 
ching tUe  A'tc- 
fit*  and  Tiaitf- 
mutatiiaoi 


Experiment 
Solitaiy  tou- 
ching Htipit 
towards  the 
ttoMt)  and 
fjnd  feainrtt 
oiPtrfoas. 


Sorcercfles ,  as  well  amongll  the  Heathen,  as  amongO:  the  Chrifiiarfr,  haiie 
icdvpoRMMtsfle/iff  toaid(asitlccmeth)  their  Imagination,  with  High 
and  foulc  Vapours. 

I  Tfeemeth  that  there  bee  thefcwayes  (in  likelihood)  ofp^erfimt,  ofri- 
ptitrs.  or  u^irct  into  Water  and  LMtift»re.  The  firft  is  CtfWj  which 
dJth  manifcftly  condenfe  j  As  wee  fee  in  the  CtmraClmg  tf  the  Aire 
in  the  Weather -Glaffe  ;  Whereby  it  is  a  Degree  nearer  to  ^F4<rr.  Wee  lee 
it  alfo  in  the  Ge»eratto»  of  Sfmigs^  which  the  Atcienti  thought  (very 
probably)  to  bee  made  by  the  VerjiimQl  Airt  imo  Watery  holpen  by  the 
^f/?j  which  the  y^ir^  hath  in  th9re  Parts  ^  Whereby  it  cannot  diflipatc, 
Andby the CoUf$ejfeffRockes4.^  Tortherc Sfrt/t^s  are  chiefly  g^enerated. 
Weefee  italfo  inthe  EfFedsof  the Cald o( the  Miadle  Region  (as  they 
call  it)  ofthe^/r*i  Which  produccth  D^irw,  zxidRtunts.  And  the  Ex- 
periment of  turning  Water  into  /f^,  by  Snow,  Nitre,  and  Salt  (where- 
of wee  fliall  fpcdkc  hereafter)  would  bee  transferred  to  the  Turning 
o^  Aire  into  fvater.  The  Second  way  isiby  Comfrefton  ^  As  in  Sti^a- 
teries,  where  the  Vapur  is  turned  backe,  vpon  it  fcUc,  by  the  Encounter 
of  the  Sides  of  the  StiHatcry-^  And  in  the  D^wvpon  the  Couers  of  Btfy//ig 
Pett  J  And  in  the  D^iP  towards  ^4/«»  vpon  Marble^  and  fvainfcat.  But 
this  is  like  to  doe  no  great  effed  ;  Except  it  bee  vpon  Vapours,  and 
groife  Aire^  that  arc  already  very  neere  in  Degree  to  Water.  The 
Third  is  that,  which  may  becfcarched  into,  but  doth  not  yctappeare  ^ 
which  is,  by  Mingling  of  Moift  Faponrs  with  Aire  •  And  trying  i^> 
they  will  not  bring  a  Returne  of  more  water ^  than  the  tvater  was  at' 
firft  :  For  if  fo  •,  That  Increafc  is  a  Verficnoi  thtAtre  :  Therefore  put 
water  into  the  Bottomeof  ai'//l/-«**r7,  with  the  Nebftoppcd  ;  Weigh 
the  fvater  firft  ;  Hang  in  the  Middle  of  the  Stiilatory  a  large  Spungei 
And  fee  what  Quantity  of /*'4»*r you  canciufli  outofit  j  Andwhac  it 
is  more,  or  lefle,  compared  with  the  Water  fpent  j  For  you  muft  vnder- 
ftand,  that  if  any  Ferjion  can  bee  wrought,  itwili  bee  eafilieft  done  in 
fmall  Pores :  And  that  is  theRcafon  why  wee  prefcribe  3.S^»nge.  The 
Fourth  way  it  Probable  alfOj  though  not  Appearing  ;  Which  is,  by 
Receiuing  the  Aire  into  the  fmall  Peres  of  Bodies.^  For  (as  hath  bccnc  laid) 
euery  thing  in  ftnall  Quantity  is  more  eafie  for  verjion  ;  And  Ta  igible 
Bodies  haue  no  pleafure  in  the  Confort  of  Aire,  but  endcuour  to  fuba^l  \i 
into  a  more  Denfe  Body :  But  in  Entire  Bodies  it  is  checked ;  becaule  if  the 
Aire  iTiould  Condenfe, there  is  nothing  to  fucceed  ■  Therefore  it  muft  be 
in  loofe  Bodie'^as  Sand ind  Povfder ;  which  we  fcc,if  they  lie  dole  of  them- 
(elues  gather  Moitture. 

IT  is  reported  by  {bmc  of  the  Ancients  \  That  ivhelfs,  or  other  Crea- 
tures^ithcy  bee  put  Young,  intofuchaCage,  or  Box,  as  they  can 
not  rifc^to  their  Stature,  but  may  increafc  in  Brcdth,  or  Lengthy 
will  grow  accordingly  ,  as  they  can  get  Roome  :  which  if  it  bee 
true  5  and  faifiblc ,  and  that  the  young  Creature  fo  prefled ,  and  ftreight- 

ncd, 


(^enturj.  L 


9 


t.-ncd^  dothnoc  thereupon  dye  5  It  is  a  Mcanesto  ^xoduct  Dwarf e  Crea- 
turcsy  and  in  a  very  Strange  Figure.  This  is  certaine,  and  nored  long 
fincc  i  That  the  Prefl'ure  or  Formirig  of  Patts  of  Creatures,  when  they 
are  very  youngj  doth  alter  the  Shape  not  a  little  4  As  the  Stroaking  of 
the  Heads  of  Infants^  betweenethc  Hands,  was  noted  of  Old,  to  make 
Macrocephdh  which  fliape  of  the  Head,  at  that  time,  was  ertcemed.  And 
the  Railing  gently  of  the  Bridge  of  the  Nofc,  dothpreuent  the  defor- 
mity of  a  Saddlc-Nofe.  Which  obfemation  well  weighed,  may  teach 
a  Mcancs,  to  make  thePerfons  of  Men,  and  VS'omen,  in  many  kindcs, 
more  comely,  and  better  featured,  than  othcrwile  they  would  bee  ;  By 
the  Forming  and  Shaping  of  them  in  tlidr  Infancy  :  As  by  Stroaking  vp 
the  Calues  of  the  Legs,  to.kcepe  th<^  from  falling  downe  too  low; 
And  by  Straiking  vp  the  Fore-head  to  kcepe  them  from  being  low- 
foreheadtd.  And  it  is  a  common  Pradtifc  to  fwathe  Infants,  that  they  may 
grow  muic  (height  and  better  lliaped  :  And  we  lee  Young  Women, 
bv  wearing  (height  Bodies,  keepe  themfelues  from  being  Grofle,  and 
Corpiilcnr. 

O?(ions,  as  they  hang,  will  many  of  them  iTioot  forth  ;  And  fo  will 
/<■«#/  rmll   ;  And  ("0  will  an  Herbc  called  Orpin  ;  with  which 
thcyvfc,  in  the  Countrey,  to  trim  their  Houfes,  binding  it  to  a  Lath,  or 
Sticke,  and  (etting  it  againit  a  Wall.W' c  fee  it  likewife,  more  efpecially , 
in  the  greater  Ser»per-'vi»e^  which  will  put  out  Branches,  two  or  three 
ycarcs  :  Butifiistrue,  that  commonly  they  wrap  the  Root  ma  Cloth 
befmeared  with  Oi/f ,  and  renuc  it  once  in  halfea  Yeare.  The  like  is  re- 
ported by  (bme  of  the  Anaegts,  of  the  Stalker  of  Liliies.  The  Caufe 
is  i  For  that  thele  Plants  haue a  Strong,  Denfe,  and  Succulent  Moifl:ure, 
which  IS  not  apt  to  exhale  j  And  ibis  able,  from  the  Old  (lore,  without 
drawing  helpe  from  the  Earth,  to  fuffice  the  fprouting  of  the  PUnt : 
And  tliis  Sprouting  is  chieHy  in  the  late  Spring,  or  early  Sonjmer; 
which  are  the  times  ot  putting  forth.  Wee  fee  aUb ,  that  stumfs  of 
\Treesy  lyingoutof  the  ground,  will  put  forth  Sprouts  for  a  Time.  Bunt 
is  a  Noble  Triall,  and  of  very  great  Confcquencc,  totry  whether  thcfe 
things,  in  the  Sprouting,  doeincreafe  IVeight  j  which  muft  bee  tried  by 
weigh i'.ig  rhcm  before  they  bee  hanged  vp  •  And  afterwards  a^aine, 
when  thev  arc  Sprouted.  For  iftheyincreafe  not  in  ;;'(•/»/?;  j  Thenitisno 
more  but  thisiTliat  what  they  fend  forth  in  the  Sprout,  they  leeic  in  (bme 
other  Part  :  Butilthcy  gather  PWr/j;^/,  then  it  is  MagrtJe  Natura  j  For  it 
lliewcth  riiat  Jire  may  bee  made  fo  to  bee  Conden(ed,  as  to  be  conuertcd 
into  a  Denfe  Body  j  whereas  the  Race  and  the  Period  of  all  things,  here 
aboue  the  Eai  th,  is  to  extenuate  and  turnc  things  to  be  more  Poenmaticalt, 
andUare ,  And  not  tobec  Retrograde,  from  Pnenmacicall  to  that  which  is 
Denfe.  ItiLewerh  alfo,  that^ir^  can  Nourifh  ^  which  is  another  great 
Matter  of  Con(equenf:e.  Note,  that  to  try  this,  the  Experiment  of  the 
Semper-  viue  n\ui\  be  made  without  Oiling  the  Cloth  j  For  elfc  it  may  be, 
the  Plant  rcceiueth  Nouridinrtcntfrom  the  Oile.- 

B  2  Flame 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
(.  lung  the  c'«»- 
d:iifiig  oiAtrc, 
infiichfort  ai ' 
t  a<3y  pucon 

yecldNwr'jl- 
'Ki  nt. 


lO 


Experiment 
Solitaiy  tou- 
ching the  Cam. 
mhtureoi 
Flame  3nd^irc, 
And  thcjviji 
fmc  ther<rof. 

30 


^aturaUHiHcry: 


Expetjtncnt 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Sf- 
cret  Nature  o£ 

Plofffc, 

31 


Flame  and  ^ire  doe  not  Mingle,  except  it  bee  in  an  Jafldnt -^Oi  in  the 
viui  (pirits  of  VegetabUs  and  Ltmng  Greuures .  In  Guny^veder ,  the 
Force  ofu  hath  beene  afcribcd,  to  Rarefaftion  of  the  Earthly  Subftancc 
into  BUme  :  And  thus  farre  it  is  true  :  And  then  (forfooth)  it  is  be- 
come another  Element  ;  the  Forme  whereof  occupieth  more  place  5 
Andfo,  ot  NecelTity,  followetha  Dilatation  :  And  therefore,  left  two 
Bodies  fhouldbcein  one  place,  there  mull  needs  alfo  follow  an  Expul- 
fion  of  the  Pellet  j  Or  Blowing  vp  of  the  Mine.  Butthefe  are  Crude 
and  Ignorant  Speculations.  For  F//IHW,  if  there  were  nothing  ehe,  except 
it  were  in  very  great  quantity,  will  bee  fuffocate  with  any  hard  Body, 
fuch  as  a  Pellet  is,  or  the  Ba??lll  of  aGunne  ;  So  as  the  F/<»w  would 
not  expell  the  hard  Body  j  But  the  hard  Body  would  kill  the  SUme, 
and  not  furflr  it  to  kindle,  or  fpread.  But  the  caufe  of  this  fo  potent 
a  Motion,  is  the  2y^'/r^,  ^whichwcc  callothcrwife54/;-/'«r*  •  )  which 
hauing  in  it  a  notable  Crude  and  windy  Sfirit,  firft,by  the//lf<if  of  the 
Pire  fuddenly  dilateth  it felfe  \  (And  wee  know  that  fimple  A'tre^  be- 
ing pretcrnaturally  attenuated  by  Htxt,  will  make  it  felfe  Roome,  and 
breake  and  blow  vp  that  which  rcfifteth  it  j  )  And  Secondly,  when 
the  Nitre  hath  dilated  it  felfe,  it  bloweth  abroad  the  flAme,  as  an  inward 
Bellowes.  And  therefore  we  fee  that  Brf«»/?M^  P«<rA,  C»mphire,WUde- 
Ftre,  anddiuers  other  Inflamable  Matters,  though  they  burnc  cruelly, 
and  are  hard  to  quench  •  Yet  they  make  no  fuch  fiery  winde,  as  Gun- 
poxoder  doth  :  And  on  the  other  fide,  wee  fee  that  Qt^ck  filuer  •,  (which 
is  a  moft  Cmdeand  Watry  Body)  heated,  and  pent  in,  hath  the  like  force 
with  G«»-^tfW/r.  Asfor£w>ig  Creatures,  ith  certaine,  thdx Fit iHs pi 
rits  area  Subllance  Compounded  of  an  Airy  smdFlanty  Matter  ;  And 
though  ^/r<?and  F/4>«f  being  free,  will  not  well  mingle  ;  yet  bound  m 
by  a  Bodj  that  hath  fome  fixing,  they  will.  For  that  you  may  bell  fee 
inthofe  two  Bodies  (which  arc  their  Aliments,  )  Water ^  and  oil'' ;  For 
they.  likcwife  will  not  well  minglcof  themfelues,  butin  the  Bodies  of. 
PUnts  and  Liuing  Creatures,  they  will.  It  is  no  marucll  therefor;;,  that 
a  fmall  Quantity  oi^  Spirits,  in  the  Cells  of  theBraine,  and  CanalesofI 
the  Sinewcs,  are  able  to  moue  the  whole  Body,  (which  is  of  fo  "great 
Made)  both  with  (b  great  Force,  as  in  W refiling,  Leaping  ;  And  with  j 
fo  great  Swiftncffe,  As  in  playing  Diuifionvpontheiwr^.  Such  is  thcj 
force  of  thefc  two  Natures,  Aire  and  Flame,  when  they  incorporate. 


Th 


the  Flame  of  the  Candle,  open  it  felfe,  and  become  foure  or  fiue  times  big 
ger  than  otherwife  it  would  haue  beene  ;  andappeare  in  Figure  G/^W^ir, 
and  not  in  Firamis-.  You  fhall  fee  alfo ,  tliat  the  Inward  Flame  of  the 
Cartdle  keepeth  Colour,  and  doth  not  wax  any  whit  blue  towards 
the  Coiourof  the  Outward  flameofxhcSfiritpfWine.  This  is  a  Noble; 

Ittftattce 


Qenturj,  I. 


II 


laflance-,  vvheicintwo  things  are  moft  remarkable  j  The  one  ;  tlwtone 
Plami:  within  another  qncnchcth  not,  but  is  a  fixed  Body,  andcontiuu- 
cth  as  Atre^  or  Water  doe.  And  therefore  f/4w^  would  ftillalcend  up- 
wards in  one  greatnefle,  if  it  were  not  quenched  on  the  sides:  And  the 
greater tlieF/dWf  isat  the  Bottome,  thehigher  isthe  Rife.  The  other, 
that  Blame  doxh  not  mingle  wiih  Flame,  as  ^/rt  doth  with. -^^r^,  oiWa- 
ter'A^'xxhiVater,  but onclyrcnuintth contiguous  ;  AsitcommethtopaflTe 
betwixt  Confifting  Bodies.  Itappeareth  alfo,  that  the  forme  of  a  Pira- 
mis  in  pUme,  which  we  ufually  fee,  is  meerely  by  Accident,  and  that  the 
y^/ff  about,  by  quenching  the  Sides  of  the  FUme,  crullicth  it,  and  ex- 
rcniijtotli  It  into  that  Forme  \  Forof  it  felfe  it  would  bee  Round  :  And 
therefore  Smcakeh'm  the  Figure  of  a  Piramis  Reucrfcd  5  Fortht  Aire 
quencheth  the  Flame,  and  receiueth  the  Smoake,  Note  alfo,  that  the 
Fiamc  of  rhe  CanMe^  within  the  Flanteoi  tile  Spirit  »fwii$e,  is  troubled ; 
And  doth  not  onclyopcn  and  moue  vpwards,  but  moueth  waning,  and 
to  and  fro  :  As  if  Flame  o^h\s  owne  Nature  (ifit  were  not  quenched) 
would  rowlc  and  turne ,  as  well  as  move  upwards.  By  all  which  it 
(liou'dfcemc  that  the  Ca-lclHall  Bodies,  (moll  of  them)  are  true  Fires, 
ox  Flames,  A.'iihc  St eicks\\<:\d  ;  More  fine  (perhaps)  and Rarified,  than 
our  Flame  is.  For  they  are  all  Globular,  and  detemiinate  ;  Thcyhaue 
Rotation  ;  And  they  hauc  the  ColourandSplcndourofF/4»w  :  bo  that 
F/dw^aboue  is  Durable,  andConfiftcnc,  andinhisNaturallplacc  •,  Rut 
with  vs,  iris  a  Stranger,  and  Momentany,  and  Impure  }  Likcr#/«»di.nr 
halted  with  his  Fall. 


TAke  an  Arrav^,  and  hold  it  in  Flame,  for  the  fpace  often  pulfes ;  And 
when  it  commcth  forth,  you  fhall  findc  thofe  Parts  of  the  y/rrtfir, 
which  were  on  thcOutfidcs  of  the  Flame,  more  burned,  blacked,  and 
turned  almolHntoa  Coalc  j  whereas  that  in  the  Middeftof  the  Flame, 
willbee,  asif  theFirehadfeaice  touched  it.  This  is  anlffJhtMce  of  great 
conlequencc  forthedifcouery  of  the  Nature  of  F/^'w  ;  'And  flicweth 
manifcftly,  that  F/j;wtf  burneth  more  violently  towards  the  Sides,  than 
intheMiddcfl  :  And-  which  is  more^  that //wr  or  F/W  is  not  violent  or 
furious,  bnrwliere  it  is  checked  and  pent.  And  therefore  the  Peripate- 
tickes  (howfoever  their  opinion  of  an  Element  o[  Fire  aboue  the  Aire  is 
i nil! y  exploded  \ )  in  rlutPoinr  they  acquit  themfelves  well  •.  For  being 
oppofed,  that  if  there  were  a. s7/;,'4rf  of  F<><f  that  incompafled  the  Earth 
fo  neerc  hand,  it  were  impolTible  hut  all  things  ihouldbe  burnt  up  ^  They 
anfwer,  that  the  pure  ElementaU  Fit  e,  in  his  owne  place,  and  not  irritate, 
is  but  of  a  Motleratc  //w/. 

IT  is  affirmed  conftantly  by  many,  as  an  ufuall  Experiment  ;  That  a. 
Lttn^e  of  P^re  inthe  Bittome  o(  a  Mine,  will  be  tumbled,  and  rtirred 
by  two  Mens  ftrcngth  ;  which  if  you  bring  it  to  the  T«p  of  the  Earth,  will 
aske  Six  Mens  ftrcngth  at  the  Icaft  to  Itirrc  it.  It  is  a  Noble  Infance, 
and  is  fit  to  be  tried  to  the  full :  For  it  is  very  probable,  i\i^ii\it  Motion 

^i ^'f\ 


Exptriment 
Solitary  cou- 
cliinp  the  Dif- 
fer cnlfititoi 
Flume  in  ilic 
M'lidtft  anj  on 
tlici;^o. 


Esj'criment 
Scjitary  tou- 
cliingihc  Ve- 
crcJlc  of  the 
SaurjU  motits 
(jiGrauityin 
grctt  diJLvice 
jrem  thcEnrih, 
oxvnlbnfomc 
lieptbtfthe 
Ejrlh. 

33 


II 


OS(aturall  Hislory: 


of  QriiMity  work cth weakly,  bothfarre  from  the  Earrh,  andalfo  within 
,thc  Earth  :  The  former,  becaule  the  ApetitcofVnion of  Denfe  Bodies 
with  the  Earth,  inrcfpcclofthcdiftance,  i$  more  dull  ^  The  latter,  be- 
caufe  the  Body  hath  in  part  attained  his  Nature,  when  it  is  fomc  Depth 
in  the  Earth.  For  as  for  the  Morning  to  a  Ptint  or  place  (which  was  the 
.Opinion  of  the  -V/ic/^/j*/^  it  is  a  niecrc  Vanity. 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  C»a- 
irailionoi'Eo- 
d:is'mBiill^c,by 
the  JUixt'ire  ot 
the  more  I.i 
qiiidBucly  with 
the  more  Soltd. 

34 


I 


Expevitnent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Ma< 

fmitfuU. 

35 


Experiments 
in  Confort 
touching  Pw- 
gifig  Medicinis. 

l6 


T  is  ftrange,  how  the  ^incienti  tookc  vp  Exptriments  vpon  credit,  and 
yet  did  build  great  Matters  vpon  them.  The  Obfervation  of  fome  of 
I  thcbcftofthcm,  delivered  confidently  is,  That  yijfell  filled  with  ^{ies 
will  receive  the  like  quantity  of  W-W^r,  that  it  would  haiie  done,  if  it  had. 
beeneemptv.  Butthisisvtterl^vntruc  j  forthePflirrrwill  notgoeinby 
a.Fikhpart.  And  I  fuppole,  that  that  Fifth  part  is  the  difference  of  the  ly- 
ing cIole,oropen,of  the  ^y^wj  As  weclee  that  ^/ies  alone,if they  bee  liard 
,prcflcd,willlycinleflcroome  :  Andfo  the  ^(hes  with  Aire  betwcene, 
lye  loofer  ^  And  with  ii'^ater,  clofcr .  For  I  haue  not  yet  found  certainly jthat 
^ihcl^'ater,  itfclfe,  by  mixture  of  vi(/2'«,  ori)»/?,  willOuinkeordiawinto 
IcifeRoomc. 

IT  IS  reported  of  credit,  that  if  you  lay  good  ftore  of  Kernels  of 
Grapes,  .}bout  the/J^^/ofaf/Wj  it  will  make  the  f^'w  come  earlier,  and 
profper  better.  Itm.iy  bee  tried  with  other  Kernels,  laid  about  the  lim 
of  a  Plant  of  the  lame  kindc  5  As  FfgSt  Kernels  o(  Apples,  &:c.  Tlie  Caulc 
may  bee,  for  that  the  Kernels  draw  out  of  the  Earth  luice  fit  to  nou- 
riCnxheTree,  asthofe  that  would  becTV^Jof  themfelues,  though  there 
were  no  Root ;  But  the  ^w/ being  of  greater  ftrength,  robbeth  and  devou- 
rerh  tlK-Nourifliment,  whcntliey  hauediawncit  :  As  great  Fifies  dc- 
uourc  little. 


T 


HE  Operatmo^  Purging  Medicines,  and  the  C^in/fi  thereof,  haue 
bccneth«nghttobea  great  Secret-,  Andfo  according  to  the  flothful) 
/  manner  of  Men,  it  is  referred  ro  a  i7/^<rf<»  Propriety,  a  Specificall  Tjertue, 
anda  Fourth  QuaUty,  And  the  like  Shifts  of  Ignorance.  The  Cdufes  of 
Pur^in^  arcdi'.icrs  ;  Allplainc  and  perfpicuous  ;  And  throughly  main- 
tained by  Experience.  The  firlt  is.  That  whatfocuer  cannot  becouer- 
comeanddigeftcdby  thestomjcke,  is  by  the  Stemacke ,  either  put  vpby 
Fomit,  orputdownctotheCtfrj-  v  Awdhy  thM. Motion oi Expulficn  mthel 
Stomacke,  MidGuis,  other  Parts  of  the  Body  (as  the  Orifices  oi'  the  reines, 
and  the  like)  arcmoiicd  toexpell  by  Confent.  For  nothing  is  more,  fre- 
quent than  Motion  «f  Confent  in  the  Body  of  Man.  This  Surcharge  of 
the  Stemncke,  iscaufed  either  by  the  igwrf///;  of  the  ^(ff^wwir,  or  by  the 
Qndntity.  The  Qualities  are  three  :  Extreme  Bitter,  as  in  Aloes,  Colo- 
quintidA,  Sic.  LoAthfome  and  of  horrible  raftc  •  As  in  Agtrick^  BUcke  HeSe- 
bere^bcc.  hud  oifecret  Malignity^  and  difagrcement  towards  A/4»;  Bo 
die,  many  times  not  appearing  much  in  the  Tafte  j  As  in  ScMmmony,  Me- 
ehodcham,  Antimony,  Sic.  And  note  well,  that  if  there  be  any  Medicines, 

that 


Qenturj,  I, 


n 


rhat  [nrgeih,  and  hath  neither  ofthcfirft  two  Matufeji Qualities .,  it  is  to 
bcc  hclil  lul'fKacd^  asakindcot  Pcifoii  -,  For  that  itworkcth  cither  by 
Corrojien  \  0(b\'  a  Secret  AUligmt]^  and  Enmity  to  A^iif»rf  ;  And  there- 
fore I  ych-^/^f  <//«»<?/  are  Warily  tobe  prepared,  antivfcd.  Jhe  Qaanttiy  oi 
thai  which  IS  taken,  doth  alfo  cauic  Purging  ;  as  wee  fee  in  a  great  ^j»- 
t/tyot^'ew  -'ifilke  from  the  Cow;yca,anda  ^rcat  QuMtt(j0/Meat;  For 
Surjeis  many  times  tiirnc  to  Purges^  both  vpwards ,  and  downwards. 
Therefore  wc  (cc  i?;cncr;i!ly,  that  the  working  ot  Purging  MeJiciueSy  com- 
n)cth  two  or  three  hoiircs  after  the  Medicines  taken  ;  For  that  the  Stt- 
macke  (ivitmakcth  a  proofe^  whether  it  can  concod  them.  And  the  like 
hapjx-nr rh  at  ter  Sur/cts  5  Or  yi^ttke  in  too  great  ^»nti(ji. 

hk'cowdcdufe  \% MerdicAtituoi t\\eOrificeso[  xhcPdrts  ;  Efpccial- 
lyof  die  Afcfenterjrcines  j  As  it  isfccne,  thatiWf,  oranv  fiichthing 
thativ  iliarpe  and  biting,  piitinto  the  Fiuxlamcnt,  doth  proiioke  the 
Pa-t  tovxpcll  ;  And  Mujlard  pronokcth  Sneezing  :  Andany  {liarpcl 
Thing  to  the  Eyes ,  pronoketh  Tearcs.  And  therefore  wee  fee  thatalmoft 
a' I  Purgcrs  banc  a  kindeot  Twitchtug  und  rellicttton^  belldcsthe  Griping 
which  comincth  ot  windc.  And  if  this  Mordiatien  bee  in  anoucr-hi^^h 
Degree,  it  is  little  better  than  the  Corrofitn  ^iP0i(on  \  And  it  comme'th 
copalll  lonictiaicsin^-/»/«OTff«;'  j  Efpccially  ifitbegiiicn,toBodiesnot 
rcpleatwith  Humors  j  For  where  Humors  aboimd,  the  Humors  fane  I 
the  Pairs. 

The  thin  i(.«M/tf  it  .i/Kr4(!7/w  ;  Fori  doe  not  deny,  but  that  r«r^<»5 
Medk'inrs  h.mc  irt  theni  a  dircd  Force  of  AttrAciiin ;  As  Drawing  PUjIers 
haue  in  Surgery  :  And  wee  IcaS^^  or  Bet*uybrufed,Sneez>ing'powder, 
and  other  Powders  or  Liqusrs  (which  the  PkyfitiMs  call  ErrhinesJ  put  in- 
to the  Nofe ,  draw  Flegmc,  and  water  from  the  Head  j  And  lb  i  t  is  in  A- 
pephlegmattjmer,  andGtrgdrifmes,  thac-draw  the  Rhcumc  downe  bv  the 
Pallat.  AncbythisVertue,  nodoubt,  fomc /^wrg^ri  draw  more  one  Hu- 
mour, and,fomc  another,  according  to  the  Opinion  rcceiucd  :  As  A'«- 
^ir^draweth  Chollcr^  Sean  Melancholy  ^  Agaricke  Flegmc ;  Scc.But  yet, 
(morcorlcfle)  they  d.aw  promifcuoully.  And  note  alfb.  that  befidcs 
Sy mpathy, bet wecne the  P«r^^r and  the  Humtur,  there  is  alfo  another. 
Caufc,  wh\'  f  )me  LMedxtnes  draw  (baie  Humour  more  than  another. 
Antiiris.,  fonlutfome.i/f^/cwn\orkcquickerthanothcrs  :  Andrhev 
that  draw  uuickc,  draw  ondy  the  Lighter,  and  more  finide  Humours 'j 
thcvthat  drawiljw,  workevpon  the  more  Tough,  and  Vifcous   Hu- 
mours. Andthcrcforc  Men  muft  beware,  how  they  take  j^i»64r^,  and  the 
like,  alone,  familiarly  \  For  it  takcthonely  the  Lighted  part  of  the  Hu- 
mour away,  and  leaucth  the  MafTc  of  Humours  more  obltinatc.  And  the 
like  may  bee  faid  ailVerme-vtoi,  which  is  fo  much  magnified. 

TIk-  fourth  Caafe  is  pUtuofttj :  For  WVW  ftirred  moueth  to  expcll:  And 

wee  tindethat  (incffc^f)  iWPurgers  haue  in  themaraw  Sp/r/t,  or  iVirde 

which  is  the  Principal!  Caufeo^  7or(t«am  the  Stomacke^  and  Belly.  And 

therefore  Pwrijmlcefc  (moftofthem)  rhcVertuc,  by  Dccodion  vpon 

(the  Firc  ;  And  for  that  Caiiie  arc  giuen  chiefly  inlnfufion,  luvcc,  or 

1  Powder.  "  '  '    The 


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3\(aturall  HiHory: 


Thefifth  Cdufe  is  Ctm^rfpon,  or  Crufhin?^:  As  when  Water  is  Crullied 
OLicof  a  SfMge :  So  wee  Ice  that  Taking  Ctld  mooeth  Loofciiefle  bv  Con- 
traiftionof  theSkinnc,  and  outward  Parts  ;  And  fo  doth  Cold  iikcwife 
caufe  RheumeSj  and  Dcfluxions  from  the  Head  ;  And  fonic  A(tringent 
Piajlers  crufh  out  purulent  Matter.  This  kinde  of  Operation  is  nor  found 
in  many  Medicines  :  (JHirai>fflanes  hivc  it  ;  Anditmay  bee  the  B4y^«  ^/ 
Peaches  ;  For  this  Vcrtuerequirethan^/r/tf/zM  ;  butfuchan  Ajiri&ita 
as  js  not  gratcfullto  the  Body  :  (  For  a  pleaHng  AjhicHoH  doth  rather ' 
fcjndtf  inthe  Humours_,  than  Expell  them  :)  And  therefore  fuch  ^y/r/-i' 
^ton  is  found  in  Things  of  an  Hariifli  Tafte.  f 

The  Sixth  CMufeh  LubrefaSiion,  znd  Relaxation.  As  wee  fee  in  Jifei/J 
cines  Emttltient  ^  Such  as  are  Milke,  Htney,  Mallorves,  Lettuce,  MercuriaU, 
PeUetory  pfthi  PVall,  and  others .  There  is  alfo  a  fecret  Vertue  oH Relaxation 
I  m  Void :  For  the  Heat  of  the  Body  bindeth  the  Parts  and  Humours  toge- 
ther, which  Cdldxt\3xcx!a  :  As  it  is  fcenc  in  Vrine,  Blaud,  Pottage^  orthe 
like;  whichj  ifthevbee  C^W,  breakcanddiflToluc.  Andby  thiskindeof 
Relaxation,  F/'^r^Ioofencth  the  Belly;  becaufe  rhe  Heat  retiring  inwards 
towards  the  Heart,  the  Guts  and  other  Parts  are  relaxed  ;  In  the  famel 
manner,  asFeare  alfo  caillerh  Trembling  in  tke  Sinewes.  And  of  this 
Kinde  ol^Purgers,  are  fome  Medicines  made  of  Mercury. 

The  Seuenth  Caufe  is  Abjlcrtion  5  which  is  plaincly  a.  Scouring  off",  or 
Incijjon  of  the  n$0re  vifcous  Humours,  and  making  the  Humors  more  iiiiidc ; 
And  Cutting  betweene  them  3  and  the  Parr.  A  sis  found  in  2(itrousWa- 
ter,  which  fcoureth  Linnen  Cloth  (fpeedily)  from  the  FoulcneCe.  But 
t\\i%  Inctfien  mult  bee  by  a  sharpneffe,  without  Ajlriflion  ;  Which  wee 
finde  in  salt,  Worme-rPH9d,Oxymel,  and  the  like. 

There  bee  Medicines^  thax:  moiie  stotdes,  and  not  yhne ;  Some  other, 
Frine,  and  nor  Stooles.  Thofe  that  Purge  by  Stoole  are  fuch  as  enter  not 
at  all,  or  little  into  the  McfenteryVeines  -,  But  either  at  the  lirlt  are  not  di- 
geftible  by  the  Stomac\ie,^K\A  therefore  moue  immcdiatciy^lowa wards 
totheG«f/i  Or  cllc  are  afterwards  rcicded  hy  \\\t  Mefenterj  VetneSy  and 
lb  turne  likcwife  downwards  to  the  Gnts  ;  andof  thelc  two  kindcsare 
vcio^iPurgers.  But  thole  that  mouo  Trw,  arefrch,  asarc  welldigcftcd, 
of  the  5r<7w.ff;&(',  and  well  xtCQmt<\Moo{t}RQMefeytteryVetHes  ;  Sothev 
come  asfcurc  as  the  Liuer,  which  fendeth  Vrine  tJ  the  Bladder,  as  the 
Wheyof  Blood :  And  thofe  Medicines  bcmg  Openingand  Piercing,  doc 
fortific  the  Operation  of  the  Z*»f;-,  in  fending  dowaethe  wheyey  Parr 
of  the  Blood  to  the  Reines.  Vox  Medicines  rr/W/w^doenotworkc  byRe- 
iedion,  and  Indigeftion,  as  Solutiue  doe. 

There  bee  diners  Medicines^  which  in  greater  Quaptity,  moue Stoole, 
and  in  fmaller,  ferine  :  And  fo  contrariwife,  fome  that  in  greater  Quan-: 
tftyymoueFrine,AndinSma]lcr,Stoole.  Ofthe  formcrfort  is Rttbarb,anS, 
I  fome  others.  TiKCaufeis,  fonhAtRubarb  ha  Medicine,  which  the  Sto-* 
macke  in  a  fmall  Quantity  dothdigeft,  andoucrcome,  being  not  Flatu- 
ous,  norLoathfome  5  )  andfo  fendeth  it  to  the  Mefentery  Veines  j  And 
fobbing  opening,  ithclpeth  downc  Vrine  :  Butina  greater  Quantity,  | 

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t\\cStomicke  cannot  oiiercomc  it,  andfoit  gocth  to  the  Gun!  Pe^ptr  by 
{^y.xiQ  o'i  xhc  A:^cKnts  is  noted  to  bee  of  thefecond  fort  j  which  being  in 
rinali2«J«"f>.  moLiethwindcin  theStomacke  and  Guts,  andfocxpel- 
Icthhy  suole  ;  But  being  in  greater  ^Mtity,  difllpatcth  the  Winde ;  And 
itfcliegcttethrothc  Meftttterj  Veines  j  AndfototheLw^r,  and  Rehes  j 
where,  by  Heating  and  Opening,  it  fendcth  downe  Vrine  more  plen- 
tiftilly. 

\\   7  C  E  haiic  rpoken  of  EuacHAtiitg  of  the  Bodj  ;  we  will  now  fpeake 

W^  romethingof.tiie  F/W«gof  itby  Refter4ti$tes'm  Confmmpitm,  and 

Emmiting  difesfts.  In  Vegetables ^  there  is  one  part  that  is  more  Nou- 

rifliing  th.in  another  j  As  Gramesy  and  Rttts  nourilli  more,  than  the 

Letttti  J  In  lb  much  as  die  Order  of  the  FoUatarKs  was  put  dowDc  by  the 

Ptpe,  asfiiuiing  Lcaucsvnable  to  nourilli  mans  Body.  Whether  there 

bee  that  dilFcrcnce  in  tlic  Flelli  of  ItMm^  Crentures,  is  not  well  inquired : 

As  whether  L/rt^ri,  and  other  £«/ri//^y,  bee  not  moreNourirtiing,  rhan 

tlie  Outward  Fle/Jj.  VVcclindc  thatamongft  the  Ramd/ts,  nGtufes  Liuer 

was  a  great  DcUcacy  ;  In  fo  much  as  they  had  Artificial!  Mcancs  to 

make  it  f.urc,  and  great  ;  Butwhetherit  were  moreNourirtiing,  appea- 

rcthnot.  It  is  ccitaine,  that  Marrow  is  more  Nourirtiing  than  Ftt.  And 

1  conceiuc  that  fohic  Decoclion  of  B-^ww,  and  Sivexves^  ftampcd,  and 

well  drained,  would  bee  a  very  Neurifhh^  Broth  :  VVe  finde  alfo  that 

Scotch  Schincke,  (which  is  a  Portage  of  ftrong  Nourillimcnt )  is  made 

withtheA>»<r(ri,and5"/MW<r(ofB^<r/r  :  but  long  boiled  :  letlynKOy  which 

they  vfe  for  a  Reftoratiue ,   is  chiefly  made  of  K/ntckles  of  Feale.  The 

?////><  that  is  within  the  Cfd/jlJ  or  Crabb,  which  they  fpice  and  butter,  is 

I  more  Nourirtiing  than  the  Fle(h  of  the  Crabl>  oTCrafi/h.  The  Tolkes  of 

Egges  are  clcarcly  more  Nourirtiing  than  the  Whites,  So  that  it  lliouid 

fecmc,  that  the  Paxtsoi'  Liu wg  Creatures ,  that  lye  more  Inwards,  nou- 

rirti  more  than  the  Outward  Flefh  :  Except  it  be  the  Brj/Vi^  ;  which  the 

Spirit  prey  too  nuichvpon,  toleaue  it  any  great  Vertue  of  Nourirtiing. 

It  fecmethfor  the  N;)uriiliing  of  Aged  Men,  or  Men  in  Confumpti- 

^ons,r>mcfuchthingrt-iouldbeeUeui(cd,  asrtiouldbee  halfe  Cbyliu.hc- 

I  fore  it  be  put  into  the  Stomackc. 

Take  two  large  C4/)<?w  j  perbaileihem  vpona  foftfire,  bv  the  fpace 
of  an  houre,  ormorc,  till  incffcci  all  theBloud  beego'ne.  Addein  the 
Dccotftiou  thefrlK  o^3i  Sweet  Ltmen^  or  a  good  part  of  the  Fill  of  aC/'- 
tron^  and  a  Httic  Mace^  Cut  otf  the  shankes,  and  throw  them  awav.  Then 
with  a  good  ftrong  Chopping-knife,  Mince  the  two  Capo^is,  Bones  and 
aIl,asfmallasordinaTy  Minced  Meat ;  Putthem  intoalarge  neat  Boul- 
ter i  Then  take  a  Kilderkin,  fweet,  and  well  feafoned,  of  foure  Gallons  of 
Bcere,of8.  g.  ftrength.  Now  as  it  commeth  from  the  Tunning  3  Make 
in  the  Kilderkin  a  great  Bung-hole  of  purpofe  •  Then  thmft  into  it,  the 
Boulter  (in  which  the  O/'om are)  drawne  out  in  length  ;  Let  it  ftccpein 
itthrce Daves,  andthreeNights,t!icBung-holeopen,toworke  ;  Then 
dole  the  Bung-hole,  andfo  let  it  continue,  a  Day  and  ahalfc  ;  Then 

draw 


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ching Meats 
and  Diff;<;i  that 
arc  Pi»!t  ^'fl«- 
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draw  it  into  Bottles,  and  you  may  drinke  it  well  aitcr  three  dayes  Bot- 
telling  i  Anditwilllaftlixwcckes  (approued.)  It  diinkethfrellij  flow- 
re  th  andmantleth  exceedingly  •  Itdriiiketh  notncwifli  at  all  j  It  is  an 
excellent  Drinke  for  a  Confumption,  tobee  drunke  cither  alone,  or  Car- ! 
dcdwith  foinc  other  Beerc.  It  quencheth  Thirlt,  and  hath  no  whit  of 
windincflJe.  Note^thatitisnotpolTible,  that  Meat  and  Bread,  either  in 
Broths ,  or  taken  \i-ith  Drinke,  as  is  vfed,  Choiild  get  forth  into  the  Veines, 
and  outward  Parts,  fo  finely,  andeafily,  as  when  it  is  thus  incorporate, 
and  made  almoft  a  C^/7«*aforehand. 
'  Triall  would  be  made  of  the  like  Brew  with  Potadt  Roptsfix  Bitrre  Roots 
01  the  Pith  of  Artichoakes,  which  are  nourifhing  Meats :  It  may  bee  tried 
a-lfo,  with  other ftelli  •,  As  Phefant,  Pdrtridge^  Young  Porke^Pig.Venifvtt^ 
efpeciallyofr'^sg  Otf'«.  &c. 

hMortr.effe  made  with  the  Br4W»^  ofCaponst  (lamped,  andftraincd. 
and  mingled  {after  it  is  made)  with  like  quantity,  (at  the  leaft,)  of^/- 
mond Butter  ^  is  an  excellent  Meat  to  Nourilh  thofc  that  are  weake ;  Bet- 
ter than  Blanck-ff»a»']ar,  oileily  :  And  fo  is  the  CuUice  oi'Cockes,  Boilcd| 
thicke  with  the  like  mixture  o( Almond  Butter :  For  the  Mortrejfe^  or  Cui\ 
//w.ofitfelfe,  israoreSauouryandftrong  •  and  not  fo  fit  for  Nourifhing 
ofweake  Bodies ;  But  the  Almonds  that  are  not  of  fo  high  a  talle  as  Plefb 
doe  excellently  quaUfie  it. 

Indian  MAiz>  hath  (ofcertaine)  an  excellent  Spirit  of  Nonrillimcnt 
But  it  muft  beethorowlv  boy  led,  and  made  into  n  Miiz^-Creame  like  a 
B^r/f^Cr^dWf.Iiudgethelameofi?/^,  made  into  aCtcame  5  YoxRim 
is  in  Tnrkey,  and  other  Countreys  of  the  Eaft,  moft  fed  vpon  j  But  it  muft 
bee  thorowly  boylcd  in  refped  of  the  hardncifc  of  it :  And  alfo  becaufe 
othcrwife  it  bindeththe  Body  too  much. 

Ptftachees^  fo  they  bee  good,  and  not  Mufty,  ioynedwith  Almonds  iti 
Almond Mtlke  •  Or  made  into  a  tJHilke  of  themlelues,  like  vnto  Almond 
Milkcy  but  more  greene,  arcan  excellent  Nouritlier.  But  you  ("hall  doc 
well,  toaddea  little  G^^cr,  faaped,  becaufe  they  are  not  without  fome 
fubtill  wijidincfle. 

Aiilke  warme  from  the  Cow,  is  found  to  bee  a  great  NouriHier,  and  a 
good  Remedy  in  Confumptions  :  But  then  you  muft  pur  into  ic ,  when 
youmilketheCow,  two  little  bjgges  •  the  one  of  Fowdcro^  .1-Lai,  the 
other  of  Powder  of  Red  Rofet ;  For  they  kccpe  the  Aiilke  Ibmevvhat 
from  Turning,  or  Crudling  in  the  ilomacke  j  And  put  in  Sugar  alfo 
for  the  fame  caufe,  and  partly  for  the  Taftesfake  j  But  you  muft  drinke 
a  good  draught  that  it  may  ftaylelfe  time  intheStomacke,  leftitCrud- 
die  :  i^  nd  let  the  Cup  into  which  you  milke  the  Cow,  be  let  in  a  greatci 
Cup  of  hot  Water,  that  you  may  take  it  warme.  And  Corc-milke,  thw. 
prepared,  I  iudge  to  be  better  [oxaConfumption,  than  A ffe-milke,  whichj 
(it  is  true)  turneth  not  fo  eafily,  but  it  is  a  little  harriili ;  Marry  it  i>  more 
proper  for  SharpnefTc  of  Vrine,  and  Exulceration  of  the  Bladder,  and 
all  manner  of  Lenifyings.  Womans  Mtlke  likewifeisprefcribed,  whenall. 
faile  ;  but  I  commend  itnot ;  as  being  a  little  too  neere  the  luyce  of 

Mans 


(^enturj,  I, 


f  M.msBotiv,  lobeagoodNourii'herj  Except  it  be  in  y»»/4«j,  to  whom  it 
!  is  Nariiuli. 

j  Oylt  of  s  veeet  Mmfinds^  newly  drawnc,  with  Sa^nr,  and  a  httle  ^/'/«, 
[  fprcaJ  vpon  Bread  tolled,  is  an  'J.xcellentNoiiri(hcr  j  But  then  tokcept 
.  the  0>/f  from  frying  in  the  Stomacke,  you  mull  drinkca  good  draught  of 
:  MildcBcere  after  It ;  And  to  kcepeit  from  relaxing  the  Stomacke  too 
■  much,  you  muft  put  in  a  little  Powder  of  Cinnamon. 

The  Tolkesoi  fi^^w  arc  of  tliemfelues  (b  well  prepared  by  Nature  for 

[Nourilliment ;  As  (fothevbeePotched,  otReare  boiled)  they  need  no 

i  other  Prep.ir.ition,  or  Mixture  :  yet  they  may  bee  takcnalfo  raw,  when 

i  they  are  new  Lud,wirh  Mslmefej,  or  Sveet  fv/ne  j  You  fhall  doc  well  to 

i  put  in  fomc  few  Slices  of  Erjugmm  R»»ts,  and  a  little  Amhtr  grUt  ;  For 

foy  this  nieanes,  bcfidcs  the  immcdiat  Faailty  of  Nouiiflmienr,  fuch 

Drinkc  will  ftrcngthcn  the  Backc  j   So  that  it  will  not  draw  downe 

the  Krine  too  'laik  ;  For  too  much  Vrkie  doth  alwayes  hinder  Nou- 

rilLmcnr. 

MwdJig  of  meat  ^A^  in  /*/>;,  and  Buttered  Afinced  Mt4t,(3.uc\\\  the  Grin- 
ding ot  the  leech  J  And  therefore,  (no  doubt)  it  is  more  NouruTaingj 
Efpeciallyin  Age  ^  OrtothcmthathauewcAke  Tcerh  ;  But  the  Butter 
is  not  fo  proper  forwcakc  Bodies ;  And  therefore  irwerc  good  to  moi- 
itcnit  with  a  little  r/drf//*'/»^,  Pill  of  Liimttt^  or  Orepge,cui{m3\\^  Sugar, 
and  a  very  Httic  Cinmamtrt,  oxT^Htmegg.  As  for  ChuetSy  which  are  like- 
wife  mi  nerd  Meat,  inftead  of  Butter,  andPat,  it  were  g00(.l  to  moiftcn  ; 
them ,  partly  with  CrtAme^  or  Mmottd,  or  P/Jacf.0  M$lkefi>\  B*rleyy  or  AfaiA  \ 
Cretme  ;  Adding  a  \\vi\cCof tinier  Seed-,  and  rirr4W4j'  Sttd,  and  a  very  i 
httle  Ssffron.  The  more  full  Handling  of  Almentttitn  wee  referue  to  the  I 
due  place. 

h^ee  hiue  hitherto  handled  the  VArncvhrs  which  yeeldte^^audeafieff.  smd  ' 
plemi\»lleft  Nourilhmem  ^  A»d  uoxf  we  will/^etke  pf  the  heft  Meanes  ofCtn- 
aeyin^y  Mid  Cpnuerting  the  Npuriftjment. 

The  Firll  Meanes  is ,  to  proaire  that  the  N«»ri(hment  may  not  bee  rob- 
bcdj  and  drawnc  away  j  wherein  that,  which  wee  haue  already  faid,  is 
very  Materiall  ^  To  prouidc,  that  the  Reines  draw  not  toc>  iirongly  an 
oucr-grcat  Part  of  the  B/W  into  r>7»<r.  Tothis  addetliat  Preceptof -•f- 
r//7o//*,that;n>^^bcforboTne  in A\\C«nftim/>t$o»<  -For that  the  Spirits  of 
xhcnine,  doc  prey  vj>onthc  Rofcidckivceof  the  Body,  andintcr-com- 
tnon  with  the  Spirits  of  the  Body,  and  fo  decciucand  rob  them  of  their 
NouriHinK-nr.  And  therefore  if  the  Cenfmnptiom  growing;  from  the 
weakneffc  of  the-  Stanaacke,  doc  force  you  to  vfe  fvme  j  let  it  alwayes  be 
bumr,  thatthc  (Quicker  Spirits  may  euaporatc  j  or  at  the  lealt  quenched 
with  two  little  wedges  of  Gold,  fixorfi.iien  times  repeated.  Addcallb 
rhisProiuTion  ^  That  rhcrc  bee  nottoo  much  Expenceohhc  A^titrtfhment^ 
by  Exhali.}^  .'.n  J  Sweating  :  And  therefore  if  the  Patient  be  apt  to  Avoat, 
itmufl:  bee  gently  relhained.  But  chiefly  Hjppocrates  Rule  is  to  bee  fol- 
lowed ;  whoaduifeth  quire  contrary  to  that  which  is  invlc  :  Namely, 
that  the  Ltanem,  or  Garment  next  the  Flcili,  bee  in  Winter  dfie,  and  oft 

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changed  j  And  in  Scmmer  ieldomc  changed^  and  fracarcd  oner  wirh  j 
Oyle  ;  Forcertaine  ins,  that  any  Subftancc  thatisFat,  dotha  little  fill  J 
the  Procs  of  the  Body,  and  llay  Sweat,  in  ibme  Degree.  But  the  more 
cleanly  way  isto  haiie  the  Linnen  fmearcd  lightly  oucr,  with  0)leo(Sveft 
Jlmends  j  And  nor  to  forbearc  (hifting  as  oft  as  is  fit. 

The  fecond  Meaaes  is,  to  fend  forth  the  JXeurifhment  into  the  Parts, 
more  (trongly  j  For  which,  the  working  mnlt  bee  by  "i'frf^g/^ijwwgot  the 
Stomtck  5  And  in  this,  becaufe  the  Stomacke  is  chiefly  comforted  by  Wint^ 
and  Hot  things ,  which  otherwife  hiirt ;  it  is  good  to  refort  to  Outward  jlp- 
plicatiom  to  the  Stomacke :  Wherein  it  hath  bcene  tried,  that  the  Quilts  of 
Refes,  spices,  Mafiicke^  worme-woody  Mint^  &c.  arenothingfo  helpfiill, 
as  to  take  a  Cake  oiNtw  hrtad,  and  to  bedew  it  with  a  little  Sackcy  or  Ale- 
gant ;  And  to  dry  it  •  Andafter  it  bee  dried  a  little  before  the  Fire,  to  put 
It  within  a  cleane  Najrfcin,  and  to  lay  it  to  the  Stomacke :  For  it  is  certaine 
that  all  Flower  hath  a  potent  Vertuc  of  vf/?r/^«»  j  Info  much  as  it  hard- 
ncth  a  peece  of  fle(h,  or  a  Flower,  that  is  laid  in  it :  And  therefore  a  Ba^ge 
quilted  with  Brariy  is  likewi(e  very  good  jbut  it  drieth  fomewhat  too  much  j 
And  therefore  it  muft  not  lye  long. 

The  third  Meanes,  (which  may  beea  Branch  of  the  former)  is  to  fend 
forththc  Noitrijhmetft thebQttcrby Sleepe.  Forwecfce,  that  Beares,  and 
other  Creatures  ihitSleepe  in  the  Winter  wax  exceeding  Fat  :  And  cer- 
taine it  is,  (as  it  is  commonly  beleeued)  that  sletpe  doth  Nouri  {li  much ; 
Bothfor  thatthe  Spirits  doe  le(felpend  the  Nourilliment  in  5/(f<?/)^  than 
when  lining  Cr/4?»r«  are  awake  :  And  becaufe  (that  which  is  to  the  prc- 
fcnt  purpofe)  it  helpeth  to  thruftmitthe  Nourifliment  into  the  Parts. 
Therefore  in  Aged  men,  and  wcake  Bodies,  andliich  as  abound  not 
withChoUer,  a"fhort5/<rf/>(r  after  dinner  dothliclpe  to  Nouri  l"h  •  For  in 
fuch  Bodies  there  is  no  feare  of  an  ouer-hafty  Difgeftion .  whiclfis  the  In- 
conuenienceof  Poftmeridian^/<f/f/«.  SleepealCo'm  the  Morning,  after  the 
taking  of  fomewhat  of eafie  Digeftion  •  As  Milke  from  the  Gow,  Nouri(h  ■ 
ing  Broth,  or  the  like  ^  doth  further  Nouritliment :  But  this  would  be  d^)nc, 
fitting  vpright,  that  the  Milkeot  Broth  may  palledie  more  fpcedily  to 
the  Bottome  of  the  Stomacke. 

The  Fourth  Meanes  is  to  prouide  that  the  Parts  themfelues  may 
draw  to  them  the  Nouriiliment.  ftrongly.  There  is  anExcdlentOblcr- 
uation  o^Arijlotie  ^  That  a  great  Reafon,  why  Plants  (fome  of  them)  are 
ofgreater  Age,  than  L/*/»g  Creatures,  is,  for  that  theyy^-'arelv  put  forth 
newLeaues  and  Boughes ;  Whereas  Ltuing  Creatures  put  forth  (after 
their  Period  of  Growth,)  nothing  that  is  young,  butHaire  and  Nailes 
which  arc  Excrements,  and  no  Parts.  And  it  is  mofl  certaine,  that  what- 
foeuer  is  Young,  dorii  draw  Nouri("hment  better,  than  that  which  is 
Old  ;  And  then  (that  which  is  the  Myftery  of  that  Obferuation)  Young 
B<»(ig^«,  and  Zw««;  calling  the  Sap  vp  to  them  5  the  fame  NcAirillieth 
ihtBody,  in  the  Pallage.  And  this  wee  fee  notably  proued  alfo,  in  that 
the  oft  Cutting,  or  Polling  of  ffedges.  Trees,  and  Herl/s,  doth  conduc 
much  to  their  Lafting.  Transferre  therefore  this  Obferuacion  to  the 

Hclpino, 


C  I 


Century,   I, 

Helping  of  Noiirillimcnt  in  Lining  Creatures  :Thc  Noblctt  And  Pnncipall 
Vic  vrhcn'ofis,  torthi;  ProltnoationoiLife  j  RejUit)-dtii>noi(omt  Degree 
oiToaih  -^  and  Jnteneraiioif  of  the  P^rts  :  Forccrtaineit  is,  that  there  are 
in  iiMttj"  c  reatures  Pa:ts  that  Nourilli,  and  rcpaire  Eafilv;  And  Parts  that 
NoLinlli  and  repairc  hardly,  And  you  niuft  refrcrti,  and  renew  tho(e  that 
arecafietoNoLiriiTi,  that  the  othcrniay  bee  refrefliccl,  and  (as  it  were) 
Drinke  in  Nounn-iment  m  the  Paflage.  Now  we  fee  that  Draught  Oxen^ 
put  into  good  Paltiire,  recouer  the  Flerti  of  young  Beefc  j  And  Men  after 
long  Irmaciating  Diets,  wax  plumpc,  and  fat,  and  almolt  New :  So  that 
you  may  fiirely  conclucie,  that  the  frequent  and  wife  Vfe  of  thofc  Emacid- 
ti0g  Diets,;mdoi Pargings :  Apd pcfhaps of  fomc kinde of  ^/^ri/wg ^  isa 
principall  Mc-incs  of  ProUngstitH  of  Life -^  And  Rejitring  feme  Degree  of 
Teuth  :  For  as  we  haue  often  fa  id,  Dedthcomm(^ih.\^onLmMg  Creatures 
like  the  Torment  ofCMe&emM. 

Afariua  quinttiam  iun^ebit  CorftrA  vim. 
Compcnens  Mamhitf^  Mantu^  dtg,  Oribus  On. 

For  the  Parts  in  Mans  Body  cafily  reparablc(as  Spirits  ^B  ha  J, md  Flefh) 
die  in  the  Embracemcnt  of  the  Parts  hardly  reparable  {asBcnes,  Nerues^ 
and  MembiATio-^Awd  likewife  fome  £»»/ri//f/(which  they  reckon amongft 
the  SpermaticaU  ^4;^^arehardtorepaire  :  though  that  Diuifion  of  i"/*^/-- 
mateuU^  aiid  AicHJlruAll  Parts^he  blit  a  Conceit.  And  this  fame  ObferuA- 
//(7»allb maybe drawne totheprefent  pnrpofe of  Nourifhing Emaciated 
Bodies :  And  therefore  Gf^w/e  Fr/wr/^ndrawcth  forth  the  Nourirtiment, 
by  making  the  Parts  a  little  hungry , and  heating  them  j  whereby  they  call 
forth  NomilTiment  the  better.  This  Fncttionl  wifh  to  bee  done  in  the 
Morning.  It  is  alfo  beft  dojicby  the  HAnd^  or  a peece  of ScArlet  WctU,  wet 
a  httle  witli  Oyle  of  Almonds,  mingled  with  a  Imall  Quantity  of  B/sj-fdlt, 
^r  Siffrtts.  Wc  fee  that  the  very  Currying  of  Horfes  doth  make  them  fat, 
and  in  gooil  liking. 

The  Fifth  Meanes  is,  to  further  the  very  AB  of  A^\miUti0itof  Nouri^ 
mem  ;  which  is  done  by  fome  outward  EnuUieatSy  that  make  the  Parts 
mote  apt  to  A(j\milate.  For  which  1  haue  compounded  an  Oiatmentof 
Excellent  Odour,  which  I  call  r\omAit  Ointment,  vide  the  Receit.  The  vfe 
of  It  would  bcc  betwcene  Slecpes ;  For  in  i  he  latter  Sleepc  the  Parts  afli- 
milatc  chiefly. 


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but  perhaps  Hurt,  But  beang  applied  inaccrtaincOrdcr,  one  after  Sditary  tou- 
anothcr,  doe  great  Cures.  I  haue  tried  (my  felfc)  a  Remedjt  for  the  Gfut,  |  *'''J5 /''"*' 
which  h.uh  fi.ldomc  failed,  but  driucn  it  away  in  2  4,  Houresfpace:  It  '  '  '  /n 
is  firll  to  apjily  a  Pttlidfje,  of  which  vide  the  Recett  .  And  then  a  3Ath  or 
Pome/itatiM,of  whichvide  the  Receit ;  And  then  a  PUiJier,  vide  the  Re- 
ceit. The  Ptiltiljt  relaxeth  the  Pores,  ard  maketh  the  Humour  apt  to  Ex- 
hale The  FomentatiM  calleth  forth  the  Humour  by  Vapours  j  But  yet 
in  regard  ofrlK' way  made  by  the"?  HhAjfe ,  drawcth  gently  j  And  there- 
fore draweth  the  Humour  out  5  and  doth"  not  draw  mote  to  it  j  For  it 

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ViS.  Genile ^omentatien,  andhath  withaila  Mixtr.re  (though very  little) 
of  fome  StHfefaEiine.  The  Plaijier  isa  Moderate  Aftrtgem  PUifier^  which 
repellcth  New  Humour  from  falling.  The  PnltaJJe  alone  would  make  the 
Part  moie^fofc,  and  weakc  j  And  apter  to  take  the  Defluxion  and  Imprel- 
lion  of<the  Humour.  The  ftfWMfrfr/Vff  alone,  ifit  were  too  weake,  with- 
out way  made  by  tHc  ?»//|//V,  would  draw  forth  little  \  iftooftrong,  it 
would  draw  to  the  Partj  as  well  as  draw  from  it.  The  TUiJier  alone  ,would 
pen  the  Humour  already  contained  in  the  Part,  and  fo  exafperate  it,  as 
Veil  as  forbid  new  Humour.  Therefore  they  muft  be  all  taken  in  Order,as 
is  fiiid.  The  PuUaffeis  to  be  laid  to  for  two  or  three  Houres :  The  Pomtnts- 
?/«» for  a  Quarter  of  an  Houre,  orfomewhat  better,  being  vfed  hot,  and 
ftuen  or  eight  times  repeated  :  The  Flaijier  to  continue  onftill,  till  the 
Part  be  well  coofirmed. 

THereisafecretWayofC»r«  (ynpradkifed')  By  Jffttetttde  oHhax 
which initfclfehurtcth.F«/(WJhaue been made,by  fo iie,  Familiar, 
as  hath  bccne  faid  ^  Orcdtiary  keepers  of  the  Sicke  of  the  Plague,  are  fel- 
dqrne  infeded.  Enduring  o^Torturty  by  Cnfiome^  hath  beene  made  more 
eafic  ;  The  Brooking  of  Enormous  Quantity  of  Meats y  andfo  olivine  or 
Strong  Drinke,  hath  beene,  by  Cu/Iome^  made  to  bee  without  Surfet,  or 
DrunkenneJJe.  And  generally  Dtfeafes  that  are  Chronically  as  CougheSy 
PhthiJickesSomekindesof Pal/eyes,  Lunacies,  Sec.  are  moit  dangerous  at 
the  firll :  Therefore  a  wife  Phyjitian  will  confider  whether  a  Difeafe  be  In-  I 
curable  •  Or  whether  ±c  luft  Cute  of  itbee  not  full  of  perill ;  And  if  hec  | 
findeittobefuch,  let  him  refortto  Palliation  ^  Andalleuiace  theSjmp- 
tome,  without  bufying  himlelfe  too  miich  with  the  ptrfe<ft  Cure :  And  ma- 
ny times,  (ifthePd/rwfbee  indeed  patient)  that  Courfe  will  exceed  all 
Expedation.  Likcwife  the  Patient  himielfe  may  ftrine,  by  little  and  little 
to  Ouercome  the  ^7«jp/o/wr,  in  the  Exacerbation,  andfo,  by  time,  tumc 
Surfcring  into  Nature. 

DIuers  Vifeafesy  erpccially  Chrmicall  (fuchas  QuartMAgaes  ^^.are 
fometimes  cured  by  i'w;^/,  anAExceJfes  ;  As  ExcefJ'eof  Mat,  kx- 
cfJJeofDrinke^  Extraordinary  Fajiing, Extraordinary  Stirrwg,  or^-iljitadet 
and  the  like.  The  Caufc  is,  for  that  Difeafes  of  Continuance  get  an  Ad- 
uentitious  Strength  from  Cuftomc,befides  their  Jt/4/m4//C<i»/tf  from  the 
Humours  :  So  that  the  Breaking  of  the  Cuftome  doth  leaue  them  onely  to 
their  firft  Canfe-^  which  ifit  be  any  thing  weake  will  fall  off.  Bcddes,  fuch 
I  Exceffes  dbe  Excite  aid  Spur  Nature ,  which  thereupon  rifeth  more  forci- 
bly againft  the  Difeaje. 

T  Here  is  in  the  Body  of  Man  a  great  Confent  in  the  'Motion  o(  thefe- 
ueiall  Parts.  Wee  fee,  it  is  Childrens  fpoir,  to  proue  whether  thev 
am  rubvpon  their  Breaft  with  one  hand,  and  pat  vpon  their  Fore-head 
with  another  J  And  rtraight-wayes.  they  ("hall  fomctimesrub  with  both 
Hands,  or  pat  with  both  Hands.  Wee  fee,  that  when  the  Spirits,  that 
come  to  thelSfofthrilSj  expel!  a  bad  Sent,  the  Stomaeke  is  ready  to  Ex- 

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Century,   J. 

pel!  by  Vomit.  V\'c  findc  that  in  C«»fumptiMso(  the  Lun^s^  when  Na- 
ture cannot  expellbyroag^,  Men  fall  into  Fluxet  of  the  Bt'//]f,  an.ithcn 
thcydvc.  So  mP  eft  He  ntDifeafei,  if  they  cannot  bcc  expirllcd  Dy  Sweat, 
they  hlWikcwWc  'vc\xoL»efene.jJe,  and  that  is  commonly  Morcall,  There- 
fore Phyfittaits  ihoiild  ingenioufly  contriucj  how  by  fJiiotiotts  that  are  in 
their /^o»'<rr,  they  may  excite /•w^r*^ /i/«/*w  that  are  not  in  their  P^w/r^ 
by  Conjem  ;  As  by  the  Sttnch  oiPeaihers^  or  the  like,  they  cure  the  f^ifing 
of  the  Mother . 

HlfptOAtes  Apborifme,  In  MorbU  minui^  is  a  goo.i  profound  ^pht- 
^//wf,  kimporteth,  that  Di/eaps,  contrary  to  thtCffmplexica,  yige^ 
Sex,  Seafonof  the  year  ey  Diet,  &cc.  are  more  dangerous,  than  thofc  chat 
are  Concurrent.  Ainanwouldthinkeitl'houldbecotherwile  ,  For  that, 
when  the  Accident  of  Sickne^e^  zndtht  NAtmnHDifpojitieit,  doe  fecond 
'i  the  one  the  otlier,  the  Dijeafe  iliould  bee  more  forcible  :  Andfb  (no 
doubt)  it  is  i  if  you  fuppofe  like  ^antiiytf  Matter.  But  that,  which 
makcth  gootl  the  ^/'/wrx/xwf ,  is ;  Bccaufe  fuch  Difeafes  doefhew  agrca-^ 
tc\  Co\letUo»0f  iMatter,h\  thztthcv  axe  able  to  ouercome  thofe  Natitrtll 
Inclinations  to  the  Contrary.  And  tliercforc  in  Difetfss  of  that  kindi.*, 
ktthe  Fhyfitietidp^ly  himtelfc  more  to  Pitrgat ton,  than  to  Alteration  ^ 
Bccaufe  the  Oifcncc  IS  in  the  2^4i»///;  ^  and  the  Qualities  arc  redificdof 
themfelucs. 

P////Jt7jm  doc  wifely  prefcribc,  that  there  bee  Pr<'^4.'4r/W/vft;d  before 
/m/1  Prnx'ttiojis  J  For  certaine  it  is,  ^hat  P»rgers  doc  many  times 
great  Hurt,  if  the  Body  bee  not  accomtiioJated,  both  before  and  after 
the  Purging.  The  Hurt  that  they  doe,  forwant  of /'r<!'^4r4/7#»  before  Pur- 
ging, is  by  the  Sticking  of  the  Humours,  and  their  not  comming  faire 
away  j  VVhichcaufeth  in  the  Body  great  Perturbations,  and  ill  Acci- 
dents, during  the  Purging  ^  And  alio,  the  diminill)mg ,  and  dulling  | 
of  the  Workingof  thcvi/^^iowirfelfe,  thatitpurgcthnotfulficicntiy,  I 
Therefore  the  workc  of  Preparation  is  double  j  To  make  the  Hnmonrs 
Fluide,  and  mature  •  And  to  make  the  Pajfages  more  open  ;  For  both  ' 
thofehelpe  to  make  the  Humours  paflc  readily.  And  for  the  former  of  j 
theic;  Sirrups  are  moll  profitable  ,  And  for  the  Latter,  Apox.ttmes,  or; 
Preparing  Broths  ;  clijlers  alfo  hcljxr,  left  the  Medicine  ftop  in  the  Guts, 
and  workc  gripingly.  But  it  is  true,  that^odies  abeundingwith  Humours^ 
And  ?at  r.odiei ;  And  Opeat-P'eitber  ^  are  Preparattucs  in  themfclues  j  be-  i' 
caiile  they  make  the  Hiimoutj  morcfluide.  But  Icta  Phj[iti*nbevfa.t&n '' 
howhce  purpx' aftc  r  hard  Jfrofty  n-eather^^awdm  a  Leone  Body,  without 
Ptfparaticn.  For  the  Hurt,  that  they  may  doe  after /'•'"^/•j;  jit  is  can- 
fed  by  the  Z:o^(;/.'»^  of  Ibme^MOTMi-i  mill  Places :  For  it  isccrtaine,  that 
there  bcc //«»<?«;.»,  which  fomewhcre  placed  in  the  Body,*  arc  c|inct,  and  ! 
doe  little  hurt  •,  In  other  Places  (cfpecially  PafTages)  doc  much  mif-  \ 
chi'jfc.  Therefore  ir  is  good,arterr«r^7>»«,  tovfe  j4}oz.»mes.,  and  Brotbx,  j 
not  lb  much  OptKing  as  thofe  vfed  before  Purging,  biit  lifter  fine  and 
^ C  z Afundifjing  ^ 


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Mundi fling  C lifters  alfb  are  g(X>d  to  conclude  witii,  to  draw  away  the 
Reliqiies  otthe  Humours,  that  may  haucdefccndcd  to  i\i^  Lower  Region 
of  the  Body. 

BZ,Wisftanchcd  diuerswayps.  '^\x^^hy Aflrit^ents^  andRepenuf- 
^fiue  Medicii$es.  Secondly,  by  Drawing  of  the  Spirits  and  B^itd  in- 
wards j  which  is  done  by  Cold  j  As  Iran^oxa  Stone  laid  to  the  necke  doth 
ftanch  the  Bleeding  at  the  Nofe  5  Alfo  it  hath  bcenc  tried,  that  the  Tefti- 
clest  being  put  into  fliarpe  Vinegar,  hath  made  a.  fudden  Recefle  of  the 
Spirits,  and  ftanphcd  Bloud.  Thirdly,  by  the  ReceJJe  of  the  Blond  bj 
SympAthy.  So  it  hath  beene  tried,  that  the  part  that  bleedeth,  being 
thruft  into  the  Body  of  a  Capon,  or  Sheepe,  new  ript  and  bleeding, 
hath  ftanched  Blond ;  The  Blondy  as  it  leemcth,  fucking  and  drawing 
vp,  byfimilitudeof  fubftance,  the  Blondit  meethwith,  and  fo  iticlfe 
going backe.  Fourthly  by  Cuftome  and  Time  ;  So  the  Prince  of  ^»- 
rdnge,  in  hisfirft  hurt,  by  the  SpMtfh  Boy,  could  finde  no  meanes  to  ftanch 
the  Bleadf  either  by  Medicine  or  Ligament  ;  but  was  faine  to  haue  the  Ori- 
jke  of  the  ivonnd  ftopped  by  Mens  Thumbs^  fucceeding  one  another,  for  the 
fpace  at  lead  of  two  Dayes  j  And  at  the  laft  the  bloud  by  Cuftome  only  re- 
tired. There  is  a  fifth  Way  alfciin  vfe,  to  let  Blond  in  an  Adtterfe  Part,  for 
a,Rennifiaa.  ^ 


1E:ti?eriment 
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AHmenis  and 
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Experiiaent 
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IT  helpeth,  both  in  Medicine,  and  Aliment,  to  Change  andnot  to  con- 
tinue the  fame  Medicine^x\diAlimtnt  ftill.The  Cauie  is,for  that  Nature 
by  continuail  Vfe  of  any  Thing,  -groweth  to  a  Saciety,  and  Dulneffcy  ei- 
ther oi  Appetite,  or  Working.  And  we  fee  that  AjfnetHde  of  Things  Hurtfnit 
doth  make  them  leefe  their  force  to  Hurtj  As  Foifon,which  with  vfe  Ibrtie 
hauebrought  themfeluestobrookc.  And  therefore  itis  nomaruell:,though 
Things  heipfn'd,byCnJlome,letk  their  force  tohclpe.  1  count  late/miftton 
almolt  the  fame  thing  with  Change  j  For  that,that  hath  beene  ititcraiittcd, 
isafcerafoicnew. 

IT  is  found  by  Experience,  that  in  Diets  ofGnaiMnm^Sarzii,  and  the  like 
(efpecially  if  they  bee  ftrid)  the  Patient  is  more  troubled  in  the  begin- 
ning, than  after  continuance  j  which  hath  made  fomc  of  the  n  lore  delicate 
Sort  of  Patients,  giue  them  ouer  in  the  middeft  ^  Suppofing  that  if  thofc 
Diets  trouble  them  fo  much  at  firft,  they  ftiall  not  be  able  to  endure  them 
to  the  End.  But  the  Caufe  is ,  for  that  all  thofc  Diets  doc  dry  vp  Hamenrs, 
Rhenmes,  and  the  like ;  And  they  cannot  Dry  vp  vntill  they  haue  firft  at- 
tenuated ;  And  while  the  Humonr  is  attenuated,  it  is  more  Fluid,  than  it 
was  before,  and  troubleth  the  Body  a  great  deale  more,  untill  it  bee  dried 
vp,  andconfumed.  And  therefore  Patients  muftcxpeda  due  time,  and 
not  checkc  at  them  at  the  firft . 

The  Producing  o^  Cold u  a  thing  very  worthj'  the  Inqui- 

ficion }  both  for  Vfc,  and  Difclofurc  of  Caufes.  For  Heat  and 

1  Cold 


Century.  I. 

Co/dare  Natures  two  Handi,  whg;cby  Ihcc  chiefly  workcth  : 
A  n<j  H^^?  wc  tiauc  in  rcadincflc,  inre/pc«!i  of  the  Fire  ;  But 
forCoU  wccmuft  ftay  till  itc^dmmcih  ;  or(cckc  it  in  dccpc 

!  Caucs,  or  high  Mountarrlts ,  Artd  wRcn  all  is  done,  we  cannot 
obtainc  it  in  any  great  degree  ;  For  Furnaces  ot  Fire  arc  farrc 

;  /lOttci',  ihan  a  Sutfi&tersiStftte  ^But  Vault^^otHils  arenoc  much 
"  .Colder  than  a  Winters  Frofl. 

'  ^Tli^  'fitff'  Meanei  of  PrtMii^  CfidtM  ^K  ^i(^N4tnfe  prefeotcth  vs 
wirfial! .  Naliiely  the  ExpiringpfCtld  out  of  the  InwArdftrts  ef  the  Esrth 
I  in  >»v»rfr,wbp  ti^^  power  tCKweiporiie  it  ^  the  £ar/<rbeing 

f  (S*i*hOTh  beeric  nottdhy Xprnc)Prim»m Fr;^/^/»fw,  This  hath  hecne  averted 
/  as  Well  by  Ancu^iit  ^s  b j|  Moucmc  fhiUftfher^  :  It  was  the  Tenet  o^Par- 
\  mtniies.  Ir\vasth^opini6nDfrhe^/»xA<»rof"thedj(couTfcin//«Wf*  (for 
{ ItikeitthcitBr>okewasnotf/»/ir(:/»iowne)  Defrimte^rigtdo.  It  was  the 
!  opinion  of  r*?/*-^/**,'  who  hath  renewed  the  PhiUfo^hy  of  Ptrmemdrs,  and 
is  the  bell:  of  the  Neue/lijis. 

■'^Thb  SccoHd  CaM/eoi:  Coldis  the CMts^  oiCeldBtiies  ;  VotcM  is 
'A£liiK-ancl  Ttanfitiueinto  Bodies  Adiacent,  as  well  ^%Hest :  which  is 
fecne  in  thofe  things  rhat  arc  touched  with.  Sn§wox  Celdi^attr.  And 
therefore  whofocuerivill  bean  Inquircf  into  Nature^  let  him  refortto  a 
CtnferMitorjo^Snow  and  /rr ;  Such  as  they  vfefrr  dtlicsej,  to coale  Wine 
in  Siimnicr  :  which  is  a  Poorc  and  Contempuble  vfc,  in  rcfped  of^ther 
vfesy(ihattnay'bcniadeo'ffuchC#ii/r/-*4wW«.  ^  ,  ,  .  .,.^„ . 

i  TJic  rhirdC4i<^isthe  Pri»t*r9  Nttire  of  all  ''finjfiite  'hodies  .-For  it  is 
well  to  beenotcdj  that  all  Thipgs  whatfoeucr  (Tangible)  are  of  thcm- 
felucs  Cold ;  Except  they  hauc  an  Acccfllbry  fiat  by  fire  j,  Life^  qt  Motion : 
For cucn  the  Spirit  o^fyitUtOr  Chjmic4llOiies,v:hich  arc  lo  hot  in  Operati- 
on,are  to  the  firft  Touch  Cold  j  And  Aire  it  C;lfe  .corapreflcd,  and  Con- 
dcnfed  a  littlc^by  blowiilg,  is  C*W. 

Tht-Fourth  Crf*/*- is  the  D^*^/^  <»//&?  2?*^7  j  For  all  Dettfe  Stdies  are 
TMder'  than  moft  other  Bodies-^  As  MetdlsySte»e,GUJfe  ^  And  they  arc  lon- 
gcrin  1^rar/>i»  than  Softer  Bodies.  Andit  is  ccrtainej  that  Earth,  Dettfe^ 
r^n'/Wf,  hold  all  of  the  Nature  of  roW.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  all  A/j«fr/ 
TAH^ifilc  hcm^Celd,  it  mult  needs  follow,  thatwhcre  the  3/ifAfr  is  moft 


Congregate, 


the  Cold  is  the  greater. 


The  Fifth  Cjufe  o(  Cold,  or  rather  of  increafc  and  vehemence  of 
^^#/</,  isa  Qaicke  Spirit  incUfed  in  *  C  'oldBodj^.;  As  \yj  II  appcare  to  any  that 
(hall  attcTirinelv  confider  of  iVi/wr*  iti' many  Inilances.  Wecfee  Nitre 
(which  hath  a  Quicke  Spirit)  is  Cold  •,  m«^re  Cold  to  the  Tongue,  than  a 
Sron^  ;Sv>  H-'j/^r  is  Cotder  rhanO/Z^jbccaufe  it  hath  a  Quicker  Spirit ;  For 
all  <9^)V,'th.^b<^hTt  hcTththe  TaHgiblcParts'betrerdigelfedthan  P^'rffr/'.  yet 
!  hath  it  a  duller  Spffjt :  So  Stniti  is  Colder  t\\ax\WAter,  bscaiifcit  hath  wW 
I  'J*^r/r  \fithiiTit '  Sb  \vc  fee  that  Salt  put  tqlce  (as  in  tlie^ppducing  of  the 
;  v^r/»jWaJlf ife;incfeafcVH  the  J*5/»//^ bftV/i;  iSoP>me/ii^^4 which  hauc 

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spirit  0^ Lifers  Snakes,  and  sUktwtrntet^  arc ,  to  the  touch  Celd.  S  o  ^ick- 
filuens  the  Coldefi  odActtab^  becaufe  it  isfnUe/i  of  Spirit. 

The  Sixth  Cauft  of  Cgld  is  the  Chujiog  and  Driutng  away  of  Spirits,  fiich 
as  haucfome  ISegree  tf  Hett :  For  the  BanilTiingof  the^^Mrmull  needs 
leauc  any  Body  Ctf/i.  This  wee  fee  in  the  Operation  of  0^/«w,  and  Stm- 
pe/aBiues,  vponthe  Spirits  of  lining  Creatures  :  And  it  were  notamitle' 
to  try  opium,  by  laying  itvpon  the  To^di  zweather-GlaJlej  to  fee  whe- 
ther it  will  contrad  the -r^/rr  .•  Butldoubt  itwillnotfucceed  :  Forbe- 
fidesthattheVcrtueof  0//ii»«»  will  hardly  penetrate  rhorowfuch  a  Body 
asGlaffe,  Iconceiue  thatO//«w,  and  the  like,  make  the  5/»Ww  flye  ra- 
ther by  ii/<i//g»/f;,  than  by  C«/^.  / 

Sciienthly,  the  lame  £^3  muft  follow  vpon  the  fix^4//*^  or  Drawing 
em  if  the  ivarme  Spirits,  that  doth  vpon  the  Flight  of  the  S  pirits .  There  is 
an  Opinion,  that  the  Mttneis  Magneticallof  £/«;,  as  the  Sunae  hoi  Cold 
and  Aftifiure :  It  were  not  amilTe  therefore  to  try  it,  with  Warme-waters  j 
The  one  expofed  to  the  Beames  of  the  Moont  j  the  other  with  fome 
Skrecnc  betwixt  the  Beames  of  the  iiooneawi  the  ivater  ^  As  wee  v(c  to 
thc^wsflfforShade  J  And  to  fee  whether  the  former  will  co<^le((>3ner. 
And  it  were  alio  good  to  en  quire,  what  other  Meanes  there  maybce,  to 
draw  forth  the  Exile  Heaty  which  is  in  the  Aire  j  for  that  may  be  a  Secret 
of  great  Power  to  Produce  Cold  weather. 

Wcc  hauc  formerly  fct  do  wnc  the  Meanes  of  turning  Aire  into 
'Upatery  in  the  Experiment  tj.  But  bccaufc  it  is  Magnate  Naturae  j 
Andtcndetli  to  the  fubdumgofa  very  great  effect  j  Andisalfo 
of  Manifold  vfe;  wee  will  adde  fome  Jnflances  in  Qonjort  that 
ojuc  lioht  thereunto. 

It  isreportcd  by  (bmeof  the  Ancients,  that  Sailers  haue  vfcd,  cucry 
Night,  to  hang  Fleeces  of  Woollon  the  fides  of  their  Ships,  the  VVooll  to-  j 
wards  the  water  ^  Andthatthcyhauecnifbedfrerti  Water  out  oF  them, 
in  the  Morning,  for  their  vfe.  And  thus  much  we  haue  tried,  that  a  Qum- 
titj  oi wooll  tied  loofe  together,  being  let  downe  into  a  deepe  tvell  j  ^dd 
hanging  in  the  Middle,  fome  three  Fathome  from  the  Water,  fora  night, 
in  the  Winter  time  j  increafed  in  weight,  (as  I  now  remember)  to  a 
fifth  Parr. 

It  is  reported  by  one  of  the  Ancients^  that  inLydia.  necre  Pergamsu, 
there  were  certainewprit^-w^»,  in  time  of  W^4rr«,  fled  into  <r<i»«  ;  And 
the  Mouth  of  the  C««  being  ftoppcd  by  the  Enemies,  they  were  fami-'j 
fhed.  But  long  time  after  ttie  dead  Bones  were  found  ;  And  fome  Vef- 
fels  which  they  had  carried  with  them  j  And  the  Vcflels  full  of  Water  j 
And  that  «^4f^r,  thicker,  and  more  towards  Ice,  than  Common  Water: 
which  is  a  Notable  In^nceoi  Condenfation^  md  Induration,  by  Bur isU 
vnder  Earth,  (in  Caucs)  for  longtime ;  And  of  verfionaKo  (as  it  fhould 
feeme)  of  ylire  into  Water  ;  if  any  of  thofe  Vcflels  were  Empty.  Try 
therefore  a  fmall  Bladder  hung  in  Siitw  ^  And  the  like  in  Nitre  5  And  the 

like 


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like  iti  Qjick-Jjluer :  And  if  you  finde  the  BUdders  fallen  j  or  (lirunke  j  you 
may  be  lure  the  ^/mscondenfcd  by  the  Ctldohho^c  Bodies-^  As  it  would 
be  in  a  Crf«tf  vndcr  £4rf /(?. 

I     It  isicportcd  of  very  good  credit,  diat  in  the  Etft  Indies,  if  you  feta 

•  Tub  of }  voter  open,  in  a  Roome  where  Clfues  are  kept,  it  will  bee  drawnc 

'  dry  in  tbure  and  twenty  hourcs  ;  Though  it  ftandat  lomediftance  from 

I  the  ('hues.  In  die  Countrcy ,  they  vfc  many  times ,  in  deceit,  when  their  1 

I  tvtoU  is  new  fhorne,  to  fet  fome  Pailes  of  tvaterhy,  in  the  fame  Roome  j 

1  to  iiicrealc  the  weight  of  the  iVMll  :  But  it  may  bee,  that  the  Heat  of  th  e 

.  W-W/,  remaming  from  the  body  of  the  Sheepe  j  or  the  Heat  gathered  by 

!  the  lying  clofe  of  the  WeoU,  heljicth  to  draw  die  watry.  Vapoqc  •  Bui  that 

.  is  nothing  to  the  r(r;y?i»«-  A  .-:  r     '>  •  ^'^  • 

j      Itis reported  alfocredibly,  thatW'W/ncwi'horne,  bcinglaidcafualiy 

j\po\Mre/lello^yeriHjcej  after fowe time,  haddrunkc  vpa  great  part  of 

thcre)iit)iee,  though  the  Ve(Iell  were  whole  without  anyfZiir,  and  had 

not  the  Bung-hole  open.  In  this  inftance,there  is(vpon  the  by)to  be  noted 

the  Pc)  eolation^  or  Snino  of  the  Veriujce  thorow  the  wood  ;  For  Verittyce  of 

it  felfc  would  ncucr  hauc  pafled  thorow  the  Wood-  Saas  it  feemcth,  it 

mull: be  fiiit  in  a  kinde  of  V'apour,before  it  pafle. 

ItiseGx^cially  tobccnoted,  thatthfe  Caule,  thatdoth  facilitatcthc 
Verjioitoi  Aire  into  Txater,  when  the  Aireh  not  in  groflie,  butfubtilly 
mingled  with  TMgiUe  Bodies,  is ,  (as  hath  bcene  partly  touched  betore  J 
for  that  Tan^ilfle  Bodie..  hauc  an  Antipathy  with  Aire  ^  And  if  they  findc  i 
any  Liquid  Bod),  that  is  more  denfe,  nccrc  them,  they  will  draw  it :  And 
after  thcyhaue  drawneit,  they  will  dondcnfc  it  more  aQdineffed  in- 
corporate it  ;  ForwecicetliataA7>«»^f,  owttU,  <yc  S agar  ^  or  a  w»oUe» 
Clath,  being  put  but  in  part,  in  wdter,  or  wi»e,  will  draw  the  Liqwr 
higher,  and  beyond  the  place,  where  the  wdter  or  w/«^commcth.  Wee  | 
fcealfo,  tlut  wood,  Lnte-j}ri»gs,  andthclike,  doefwellin  moijlSeifons: 
As  appearcth  by  the  Sr^ 4i:<>»g  of  the  Strings,  the  Hard  Turning  of  the 
PigSy  and  the  Hard  drawing  forth  of  Boxes,  and  Opening  of  wain/cot  doores  j  . 
which  isa  kinde  of /»/»/i^»  ••  And  is  much  like  to  an  In fnjioa  in  water,! 
which  will  make  wood  to  fmcll :  As  Wee  fee  in  the  Filling  of  the  Chops  I 
ofBouIes,  by  laying  tlicm  in  Water.  But  for  that  part  of  thcfe£x/fri-| 
ntents,  which  ccnceriieth  ylitraBion  j  wee  will  refcrue  it  to  the  proper  Ti-i 
tleo^  Attraciian. 

Thr.  re  is  alfo  a  Verfio))  of  Aire  into  ivater,  (ccne  in  the  Sweating  ofM^r-^ 

Mes,  and  other  Stexcs,  And  of  Wiinfcot  befire  and  in  moid  weather:! 

This  mud  bc,eithcr  by  fome  Afoi/Iare  the  Body  yeeldeth  •  Or  elfe  by  the. 

Moid  Aire  thickncdagainiT:  the  hard  body.  Bucitisplaine,  that  it  is  the 

latter  ^  For  that  \\\\:  fee  Woodpiinted  with  Oyle  Ctlonr,  will  foOner  gather 

dr.>ps  in  a  moid  Nbj,hc,  than  i^yood  alone  :  which  is  caufed  by  the 

Smix^tlinelTeandClofenclle  :  which  Ictteth  inno  partof  the  Vapout,! 

|andfoti,rnethitbackc,  andthickcneth  itincoDcw.  Wee  fcealf:),  that 

!  Breathing  \pon  ciGtsjJe,  or  Smooth  body^  giuetha  Dew.  Antlin  Proj^jf. 

:  Aforninos({uch  as  wccall  Rime  Frojls)  yoii  fliall  findc  drops  cif  Dew  vpon; 

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tbelnlideofGlafle-windowcs  j  And  the  Pr»fl  itfelfe  vponthe  ground 
is  butAyerjUn  or  Condenf/ttion,  ofthe  Moid  Vapours  of  the  Night,  into 
iawatrielubftantc  :  D<ftrifilikewi(e,  undRaine,  are  but  theRcturnes  of 
Moift  Vapours  ~  Condenfed  ;  The  Dew,  by  the  c*/</onely  of  the  Sunncs 
departure,  which  is  the  gentler  C0ldy^J^afifts,  by  the  Ci»/</of  tliat,  which 
they  cali  tJie  Middle  Hegicit  of  the  ^^rf  j,  which  is  the  niore  violent 
Cold.  '    ',    '■■"■^'  '.".''■'  '" 

It  is  is  very  probable  (as  hath  beenp  touched)  that  that,  which  will 
turne  Wiwinto  /ff,  wiU  likewife  turne  ywrr  tSome  Degree  Hearer  vnto 
fraUr.  Therefore  try  the  Ex^Miji^ilojf  the  Artijuiall  Turning  IVdttrintt 
Ice  (whereof  we  fhall  ipeake  in  aftother  plac^)with  -dtre  in  plaice  c^WAter 
and  the  /«  aboui:it.  Andalthopgh  ii  be  ^  greater  Alteration  t;otpj;Dc  Mre 
into  fP^i/r^.than  >^4Write7Jr/;  Vetthire  is  this  Hope,  that  b^  Continu- 
ing the  Mre  longer  time,  the  ^ff^d;  will  follow ;  f  p^  that  Arti%iali  Cen- 
nerjioH  oipvAter  intb  /rlf ,  is  thi  workc  of  a  few  Houres ;  And  this  oiy^ire 
ipaybetriedbyaMonethsfpacCjOrthelike.  i..  ■  ■.■:^   * 

Induration^  oi  Lapfdification ,  ©f  Subftanccs  more  foft,  is 
likcwifc  another  degr^cof  Condenfdtion ;  And  isa  great  il/ifw- 
i/o»  in  Nature.  Thccffcdingand  Accclcratihg  thereof  is  very 
worthy  to  bee  inquired.  It;s  cfFfdcd  by  three  Mcancs.  The 
firft  is  by  Cold  i  whpfc  Property  is  torW<r»/^,andGonilipate, 
as  hath  bcenc  faid.  The  Second  is  by  f7M^i  which  is  nor  proper  j 
but  by  confcqucncc  j  For  thc.Htr^^  doth  attenuate ;  Ani}  by  At- 
tenuation doth  fend  forth  the  Spirit  and  moifter  Part  of  a  3o- 
dy  i  A^idypoqthiic,  thcmotegroflc  of  the  Tangible  ParfJdoe 
contradftpd  fciteth?mfelucs  together  j  Both  toauoid  VasMm 
("as  they  call  it ;  )  Andalfo  to  Munitc  thcrprclucs  againft  me 
Fbrdfdf  thcHr^jwhich  they  hauc  fufTered.  And  the  third  i^Sy- 
4/r?wr7<?^w»J^#hcn  ai^ard  B       Affimilaceth  a  Soft,  tcirag 

(^pmignoustoiR  .,:fi,ii9^9--":-,  ^j.M-i"'^'-  ■-^';  ■■    '    _': 

L,TJie£xanipUs  of /»rf<«r4/fl»»,  taking  th^ftj  pron^iCcUounj?, 
arc  many  :  As  the  Generation  of  Stenes  within  the  Eartp, 
which  at  the  firft  are  but  Rude  Earth,  or  Glay  :  And  io  of  M/- 
mraUsjt  which  come  (no  doubt)  at  firtt,  oMuyccs  Concrct^, 
w(iich  afterward  indurate  :  And  foofPorftf/7<»»^,Whichisah 
ArtificidlCemmtt  buriedj»  the  earth  a  long  time  :  Aridfo  tl^ 
Making  oiBricke,  2ndTile ;  Alfo  the  Making  of  G/#,  of* 
'iiertiaineSand,  and  Br^jkcrRgotj,  and  lomc  other  Matf.crs :  M- 
[oxlai Exudations  Qiio(k-DiamndSf  and  Crjflall,  which  har-| 


■j  JU.l,-  \.'i"'  I'Jf^  »  t  "  "Ji*>' 


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Ccfitmy*  1. 

den  wirh  time  .•  AKothc  Induration oi Bead- Ambcr^  vvhichar 
Hrli:  is  a  (oft  Subliance  ;  a:»  appcareth  by  the  /"'AW,  and  Spiders, 
whicn  arc  found  init;  And  many  morc:Buc  Wc  wilHpcakcot 
them  diiiindiy. 

Vox  IndHriiiofuhv  Cold,  there  be  few  Trials  of  it ;  For  we  haue  no  ftron? 
Orintenfc  CoidhcxQon.  the  Surface  of  the  £i><^,  ib  neere  the  Beames  of 
the  Sunne,  and  the  Heaucns.  The  hkelicll  Triall  is  by  SnoWy  and  Ice.^  For 
as  Sfiow  and  lee,  cfpecially  being  holpen,  any!  their  Cold  adiuared  by  Ni- 
fre^orSalt,  will  tiirnc/^4/rr  into /f^,  and  that  in  a  fcwhoures  j  So  it  may 
bee,  it  will  turne  if^aod,  or  Stiffe  cUy,  into  Sitae,  in  longer  time.  Put  there- 
fore, into  a  Cenfifruitig  Pit  diSnew^  and  Ice,  (adding  fomc  quantity  oiStlt, 
and  Nitre,)  a  Pccce  of;rwi,  or  a  Peece  of  Teugh  cUy,  and  let  it  lye  a  Mo- 
ncthjormore.  * 

Another  Triall  is  by  MetaBige  iraters ,  which  haue  vertuall  Cfld  in 
them.  Put  therefore  W'W,  oxClAy,  inzo  Smiths  WMer,  or  other  Metallitie 
Wdtert,  And  try  whether  it  willnot  harden  in  Ibme  reafonable  time.  But  I 
vndcrltand  it,  oi 'ifftdUine  ivdters,thaz  come  by  Wa;liing,or  Quenchingj 
Av.dnotof  Straagiraters  that  come  by  diflblution;  fortheyaretoo  Coro- 
iiuetoconfblidare. 

It  is  already  found,  that  thercare  fome  Natural/ Spring-fvaters,  that  will 
Inlapidate  iroed  ;  So  as  you  ("hall  lee  one  pcecc  of  »^'«ii,  whereol'the  Part 
abouethe  f-t'tfrrriliall  continue  Weed  ;  and  the  Part  vnder  the  (^'vi/fr  ftiall 
be  aimed  intoakindcof  Gr-iwfl/^^^w^  j  It  is  likely  thofe  Waters  stxc  of 
(omc  Ml  tali i»e  Mixture ;  But  there  would  bee  more  particular  inquiry 
made  of  them.  It  is  certainethat  an£^|^  was  found,  hauing  lien  many 
ycares  in  the  bottomcof  a  Moat,  where  the  Earth  had  fomewhatouer- 
growneitj  AndthisEggcwascometothe  Hatdneircof  ai'/ijatf  i  And 
had  the  Colours  ofthe  white  and  yolke  perfcd ;  And  the  Shell  lliining  in 
fmall  graines  hke  Sugar,  or  Alablarter. 

Another  Experience  there  is  of  IndMratieM  by  Celd,  which  is  alreadv 
found ;  which  is,that  /J/rtdZ/j^themfeluesarc  hardncd  by  often  Heating  and 
QuenchtRg  in  Celd  Water :  For  Celd  cuer  worketh  molt  potently  vpon  h'eat 
precedent. 

For  ittdurationhy  Heat^  it  muftbeconfidered,  that  ^wr.by  the  Exha- 
ling of  the  Mxrtcr  Parts,  doth  either  harden  the  Body  ;  As  in  Bricks, 
Tiles,  &c.  Or  if  the  tfeat  bee  more  fierce,  maketh  tlic  grolfcr  part  it  felfe~ 
Run  and  Melt  ^  As  in  the  making  of  ordinary  Glijfe  j  And  in  the  r«r/- 
fcatioHoi  Earth,  (As  wee  ice  in  the  inner  Parts  of  Furnaces  5  )  and  in  the 
yitrijication  of  Britk ;  And  of  Metalls.  And  in  the  former  of  thefe,  which 
is  the  hardning  by  baking,  without  Melting,  the  Heat  hath  th.-fe  degrees; 
Firit,  it  W«rdrf/«  j  And  then  maketh  F;-.*^//*  5  And  laftly  it  doth /w;»(f- 
rate  and  Calcinate. 

But  ifyt-;u  dedre  to  make  an  Indttratitn  with  ToughmJJe ,  and  lefle 
Fragilitv  ;A  middle  wav  would  be  taken;  Which  is  that  which  ArJJlatie 
hatii  well  noted  ^  But  would  bee  throughly  verified .  It  is  to  decod  Bodies 

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uAJrc. 

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infvater,  for  two  or  three  Jaycs  j  Burchey  muii  bcu  fuch  Frodies,  into 
which  the  ^^r^/- will  not  enter  j  As  Stone, .md  Afttal! .  For  if  rhcy  be  Bo- 
dies into  which  the  Pf-ater  will  enter,  then  long  Seething,  will  rather 
Soften  than  indurate  them.  As  hath  beene  tried  in  Ei^es,  &c.  There- 
fore, Softer  Bodies  muft  be  put  into  Bottles  j  And  the  Bottles  hung  into 
Water  feething,  with  the  mouthes open,  aboue  the  w/re-r  5  thatnof<^'4- 
termaygctin  j  For  by  thisMeanes,  the  vertuall  ^^-j*  of  the  pr4ter  will 
enter  j  Andfuch  a  Heat,  as  will  not  make  the  Bodyaduft,  or  fragile  5 
ButtheSubftanceof  the  iVater  will  be  (hufout.  This  EK}>eriment  wee 
made  j  And  it  fortcdthus.  It  was  tried  with  aPeecc  of  Bree  [lone,  and 
withforwr,  put  into  the  w'awy  at  large.  The7rw-y?*«  wee  found  recei- 
uedin  fomcW^4/*r  j  For  it  was  fbfter,  andeafier  to  (crape,  than  a  peece 
of  the  fame  StoneVc^t  dry.  But  the  Pewter  into  which  noWater  could 
eater,  became  more  white,  and  liker  to  Silucr,  and  lelle  flexible,  by 
much.  There  were  alio  put  into  an  Earthen  Bottle,  placed  as  before, 
a  good  Pellet  of  C/47,  a  Peece  of  Cheefe,  a  Peece  of  Chdkt,  and  a  Peece 
of  Free-fione.  The  cUj  came  forth  almoft  of  the  HardnelTc  of  Sioik^ 
The  cheefe  likewife  very  hard,  and  not  well  to  bee  cut :  ThcChalke  and 
the  Free-Jiofte  much  harder  than  they  were.  The  colour  of  the  cU]f  in- 
clined not  a  whit  to  the  Colour  of  Bricke,  but  rather  to  White,  as  in  or- 
dinary Drying  by  the  Sunne.  Note  ,  that  all  the  fomicr  Trialls  were 
madcbyaBoylingvpon  a  good  hot  Fire,  renewing  the  water  cl^  itconfu- 1 
mcd,  with  other  hoiwater  .  But  the  Boylingwas  butfortweluehouresl 
onely  ;  Audit  is  like  that  the  Experiment  would  haucbcene  more  cf-  j 
fcdlualljif  the  Boyling  hadbccncfor  two  or  three  dayes,  as  we  prefcribed 
before. 

As  touching  jifimiUtien^  (for  there  is  a  degree  of  A^imtlation  cuen  in 
Inanimate  Bodies)  Wee  fee  examples  of  it  in  fomc  Stones  in  cUy-greitrtds, 
lying  neere  to  the  top  of  the  Earth,  where  P^^Wf  is  j  In  which  you  may 
manifeltly  fecdiuers  Pf^^/«  gathered  together,  and  a  Crull  of  Cement 
or5;*<»^betwcenethem,  ashardasthemA/r<themfeiues :  And  it  were 
good  to  make  a  Triall  of  purpofe,  by  taking  C/4^,and  putting  in  it  d>- 
ucrs  Pebble-ftones^  thicke  fet,  to  fee  whether  in  continuance  of  timey'it 
will  not  be  harder  than  other  cUy  of  the  fame  lumpe,  in  which  no  Pebbles 
arcfet.WefeealfoinRuincsof  oldWalls,  efpeciallv  towards  thcBot- 
tome,  the  Merter  will  become  as  hard  as  the  Bricke  ;  wee  fee  alfo,  that 
the  IVoodon  the  fides  off^ejjels  olivine,  gathereth  a  Cruft  of  Tartar^  har- 
der than  the  }Vood\i  felfe ;  And  Scales  likcwiie  grow  to  the  Teeth,  harder 
than  the  Teeth  themfelues. 

Mod  of  all,  Induration  by  A^imilation  appeareth  in  the  Bodies  o^Treei 
und  Lining  Creatnrts:  For  no  Nourifhment  that  the  Tree  receiucth,or  that 
xht Lining  Creature xQCcmtih.y  is  ^olmdnsWood, Bone ^or Home,  Sec.  but 
is  InJnrAtednfttT  by  A^imiUtioit, 


THe  eye  of  the  vnderftanding,  is  like  the  eye  of  the  Senfe :  For  as  you  ] 
may  ice  great  Obiedsthorow  fmall  Crannies,  orLeuclls  ^  So  you  1 


mavj 


I 


•  Century,  1. 

may  fee  great  Ax'iomeso^  Kature^  through  fmalUnd  Contemptible /*- 
fiinces.  The  Sfeedj  Depredation  of  Aire  \pon  Watfy  Moifturty  and  l^erjlon 
of  the  fame  into  Aire^  appeareth  in  nothing  more  vifiblc  than  in  the  liid- 
dcn  Dilcharge^orvanifliingjOfalittle  Cloudo^BreatbfixVipour  from  Ghffe 
or  the  Elide  ofa  Svoordpi  any  fuch  PoUflied  Body ;  SiKh  as  doth  not  at  all 
Dctainc,  or  Imbibe  the  Moiftitrc  j  For  the  Miftineffe  icattercth  and  btca- 
kcth  vp  fuddenly  .But  the  hke  C.lottd^  if  it  were  O-jlj^  or  ?Mtj,  will  not  ^\!i- 
chargc  ;  Not  bccaufe  it  ftickcth  faller  j  Butbccaufe  -^/V^pj-eveth  vpon 
WAUr  J  And  F/dOTif,  any  F?V<f,  vponO;/^  j  And  therefore,  to  take  out  a 
SpotofGrcafCjthcy  vfeaCtfrf/^vpon  browne Paper  ;  bccaufe  f/r^ wor- 
kcth  vpon  GreafcjOr  ^J^/f ,as  Aire  dotb  vpon  ffj/w.  And  we  fee  Paperoyted 
or  PtWf/  oyled,  or  the  like,  lad  long  moill :  but  fVet  with  Water,  dry,  or  pu- 
trifie  fooncr.  The  Caulc  is,  for  that  Aife  medlcth  little  with  the  Moijiure 
oiojie. 

THcrc  is  an  Admirable  dcmoriftration,  in  the  flime  trifling  Infiance 
of  the  Little  cleudvpott  GhjJlfixGemmes,  or  Blades  o[SW(>rds,ohhe 
FsrcfoiFniif^y  eoenin  the  lea(t  Quantities,  andweakeft  Bodies,  how 
much  it  conduccth  to  Prcfcruation  of  the  preftnt  Forme  j  And  the  Rcli- 
rtJng  ofaNew.Formarke  well  the  Difcharge  of  that  C/W- And  you  fhall 
Iceitcucrbrcakevp,  firft  in  the  Skirts,  and  lad:  in  the  mi ddc^- ft.  Wee  fee 
likcwifc,  that  much  kvaier  draweih  forth  the  luyce  of  the  Body  Inf  ufcd  j 
But  little  water,  is  imbibed  by  the  Body :  And  this  is  a  Principall  Caufe, 
wfiy  in  Operation  vpon  Btdies^  for  their  Kerfion  ox  Alteration ^  the  Triall  in 
great  Quantities,  doth  not'anfwet  the  Triall  in  fmall ,  And  fb  deceiueth 
many  j  F  jr  that  (I  fay)  the  greater  Body,rcfifteth  more  any  Alteration  of 
Forme,  anJrcquireth  fane  greater  Strength  in  the  Adiue  Body,  that 
fhould  fubdue  it. 

f  T  TE  hanc  fpokeh  before  in  the  fifth  Injlance^  of  the  Caufe  of  Orient : 
W^  Colour s^w  B/V^JiWhich  is  by  the  Finenefle  of  the  Strainer :  vve  will 
tiowendeilour  to  reduce  the  fame  Axiorhe  lOAWarke,  For  this  Writing 
of  our  Siliij.  Silusrum^  is  ( to  fpcake  properly)  not  A''atHrai  Hiftorj,  but  a 
high  kindeof  ivaturai  Maoicke.  For  it  is  not  a  Dcfcription  oiiclyof  Na- 
ture, but  a  Breaking  of  Nature,  into  great  arid  (irange  VVorkes.  Try 
riicrcforc,  the  Anointing  ouer  of  Pigeons ,  or  otljer  Eirds^  when  they 
arc  fcutin  their  downe  \  Or  o^lVhelpes,  cutting  their  Haire  as  lliortas 
may  bee  -,  Or  of  fomc  other  Bcart  ^  With  fomc  oyntment,  that  is  not  hurt-  j 
fuIltotheFlelTj  ;  And  that  will  harden,  andftickc  veryclofe  ^  And  fee  t 
whether  itwrill  not  alter  the  Colours  of  the  Feathers,  or  f^alre.  It  is  re- 
cciucd,  that  the  PuUih,^offy  the  f\t(k.  Feathers  o^Birdf^  cleane,  will  make 
the  new  come  forth  ;r/i';rf  ;  And  it  iscertaine,  that  nijite  is  a  penurious 
Colour,  and  where  Moifture  is  (canr.  SoBUtpritlets,  andbther  Fldr^ers, 
i  f  they  bee  fbrued,  turne  Pale  and  H^'/?//^  ;  tirds^  and/Z^^/i'ijby  Agx^,  or 
ScaTrcs,tur?icrr/;/V^  \  An:  the  fi bare  f/dj res oi'fAL'w  .  contebv  the^ne 
rcalbn.  And  therefore  in  Btrds^  itis  vefy  likely,  that  the  Feather:  that 
. ■  ^  ■  -—  ._   -V  • : .^:^    ,ir-— -  come 


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Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
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[dm:ii  Colours- 

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ptthy  and  Anil- 
fatbyfcrMedi- 
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97 


S^turall  HiHor) : 


come  fi  rft,  will  bee  many  times  of  dmers  Colours,  according  to  the  Na- 
ture of  the  5 /V^  jFcrihatthe  Skims  morcpor'^us  •  But wheiiihe Skin 
is  more  fliut,and  clofc,  the  Feathers  will  come  l^'hite.  Thisisa  good  Ex- 
pfrimeat^otonly  for  the  producing  of  ^/rir.and  Bea/ls  of  IlrJngeColours; 
butalfoforthe  Difclofurc  of  the  Nature  of  C^/p//rf  thcmfelucs  ^  which 
of  them  require  a  finer  Porofity,  and  which  a  groffer. 

IT  is  a  worke  of  Prouidence ,  that  hath  beenc  truly  obferued  by  Ibmc; 
That  the  Tclkeoithc  £^r,conduceth  little  to  (he  Geaeradcv o(thQ  Bird^ 
Butoncly  to  the  Nemjbment  of  the  fame  :  For  if  a  Chicken  bee  opened, 
I  when  It  is  new  hatched;  you  fliallfindc  muchof  the  To/it*  remaining.And 
it  is  ncedfull,  that  Birdsy  that  are  fhaped  without  the  Females  Wombc ; 
haucin  the  %^^jas  well'Matterof  Nourifliment,as  Matter  of  generation 
for  the  Body.  For  after  the  Egge  is  laid,  and  (cuered  from'the  Body  of  the  / 
Hftti  It  hath  no  more  Nourifhment  from  the  Hen  -^  but  onely  a  quickning 
h'eat  when  fhe  fitteth.  But  Beafts,  and  Men  need  not  the  matter  of  Nou- 
riilimcnt  within  ihcmfeluesjbecaufe  they  are  lliaped  within  the  Wombe 
of  the  Female,  and  are  nourifhed  continually  from  her  Body. 


I 


T  is  an  Inueterate  and  recciued  Opinion ,  that  Cantharides  applied 

ro  any  part  of  the  Body,  touch  the  Bladder^  and  cxuicerate  it,  ifthev 
(lay  on  long.  It  is  likewife  Rcceiued,  that  a  kinde  of  i"/ p»^,  which  they 
bring  out  of  the  Weft  Indies ^  hath  a  peculiar  force  to  moue  Grauell,  and 
to  diflbluethe^/^ifff  ;  Info  much,  as  laid  but  to  the  wreft,  it  hath  (0  for- 
cibly font  downe  Grauell,  as  Men  haue  bee  ne  glad  to  remouc  it  j  It  was  fo 
violent. 

It  is  recciued  and  confirmed  by  daily  Experience,  that  the  Soales  of 
xhcPeet  hauc  great  Affinity  with  the  Head^  and  the  Month  o^xht  Sto- 
maeke :  As  we  fee,  G«*g  wet-/hod.  to  thofc  that  vfe  itnor,  jffc(5lcth  both  : 
Applications  of  ^^r  P$wders  to  the  F^f/ attenuate  firft,  and  after  Irv  the 
Rheume  :  And  therefore  a /•^jr/rww,  that  would  bee  Myfticall,  prcfcri- 
/  beth,  for  the  Cure  of  the  ^A^«mw*,  that  a  Man  fliouldwalkcContiniial- 
[  ly  vpon  a  Caatomill  AUtf  j  Meaning  that  hee  fhould  put  C*momiU  within 
hisSockes.  Likewifo  Pigeons  Bleedings  applied  to  the  i'w/irf  of  the  F^«, 
eafethe^M<s^ .  And  Sopoyiferous  Medicines  applied  vnto  them,  prouokc 
Sleepe. 

It(eemeth,thata#the  F^r/hauea  Sympathy  with  the  Hesd  '^  S»the 
irrejis  and  H*>]dst  hauea  Sympathy  with  the  Heart  •  We  fee  the  AiFc(as 
and  Paflions  of  the  Hearty  and  Spirit  r^  are  notably  dilclofcd  bwthe  Pul/e  ; 
And  it  is  often  tried,  that  luyces  of-  Stock  Gilli-ftowers,  Rofe  Campisa^ 
Garlkke^  and  other  things  •  applyed  to  the  ivrefts,  and  renewed ;  h  iiic  cu- 
red long  Agues,  '^.nd  I  conceiue^  that  wafhing  with  certaine  Liqnors,  the 
Pdmes  of  the  Handst  doth  much  good  :  And  they  doe  well  in  Heats  of  ^- 
gues,  to  hold  in  the  Hands  E^ges  ofAkbUfier,  and  Bds  oiCrjftaU.    ■     * 

Ofthefe  things  ive fhAHjpeake  mere^whem  ve  htnd/e  the  Tit  le  ^/Sympathy 
4/7^  Antipathy,  i»tbepr»f<r  PUte, 

The 


Century,   i 


5' 


4an  (hitherto)  harh  Ixvne  d.^rermincd  by  the  I  Ei^p^'n^-nt 

V  •    t       ■  -1  I  1        •  /•      o       /■    1  iohinrytou- 

: w'.wtloL'Ucr is  iiiui IioIl',  cirncnn  reipca  of  the    ciuna riic 


,      The  Knowledge  of  Man 
I  Viev\' J  or  S  i  j^h  1 5  So  that 

■  Fi»(aejj'rfif  the  Body  itkU'c-y  Oilh^SmdneJJc  of  the  Parts  ;  Or  of  the  i"*^- 
tiltyof  (he  Motion  ^  is  little  inquired.  Ami  yet  thefe  bee  the  Things  that , 
Gotiernc  Nature  principally  -,  And  without  which,  you  cannot  make 
any  true  Analyfts  and  Indication  of  the  Proceedings  of  Nature.  The  Spi- 
\riis  or  Prteumaticds,  that  are  in  all  TAtgMe  Bodies,  areicarcc  knownc. 
i  Sometimes  they  take  them  for  rjf«»«»i\vhereasthcy  are  the  molt  Adiiie 
lot  Bodies.  Sometimes  thev  take  them  for  v^/r^  ,  From  which  thcydit- 
'■  fcrcxcecdingly,  as  much  as  Wine  from  Water ;  And  as  Woovl  from 
;  Earth.  Sometimes  rhey  will  hauc  them  to  bee  NaturtU  Heat^  or  a  Portion 
1  of  the  Element  of  Fire  ^  \\  hcreas  fome  of  them  arc  Crude  and  Cold.  And 
]  Ibmetinics  they  will  haue  tliem  to  bee  the  Vertues  and  Qualities  of  the 
'  Ttu^tble  Parts,  which  thev  fee  ;  whereas  they  are  Things  by  themfeliies, 
]  And  then,  when  they  come  to  Plants  and  lining  Crcatures_,  they  call 
!  them  Soutes.   And  fuch  Supcrficiall  S|->eculations  they  haue  ,  Like  Pro- 
[pc>ftiucs,  thatlliew  things  inward,  when  they  are  but  Paintings.  Nci- 
:  rber  is  this  a  cViicftion  of  Words,  but  infinitely  materiall  in  Nttare. 
J  For  S/i)  its  arenofhing  ellcbuta  JNtturdlHody^  rarificdto  a  Proportion^ 
Nandinclnd>.d  inihc  TangiUe  Psrtsof  Bodies,  as  in 'an  Integument.  And 
j  tbeybcnoleire  ilitfering  one  from  the  other,  than  the  Denfeox  Tangible 
'  Parts :  And  they  are  in  all  Tangible  Bodies  whatfoeucr,  more  or  Icfle  j  And 
I  theyarcncuer(almoll)atTeft  :  And  from  them,  and  their  ^^/ww,  prin- 
cipally proceed  v^r^/jfifio/i^  Ctf///i^«-irw»,  CoptoFHon,  Afaturation,  Pntrefa- 
I «?/(?», ryW^Cjr/tfw, and  moft  of  thcEtfcdsofiVowrtf  :  For,  aswee haue  fi- 
gured them  in  owx SafientidVettrnm^  in  the  Pahleoi  Ptoferpina, you  (liall 
m  the  Infcrnall  Regiment  hearc  little  Doings  of  Pluto ^  but  molt  of  Pfo- 
ferpina :  For  Tangible  Psrts  in  BoJiet  are  Stupide  things  j  And  the  Spirits, 
doe  (in  elfcA)  all.  As  for  the  differences  of  Tangible  Parts  in  Bod/es,  the 
indulhy  of  the  chjmijis  hath  giucn  fome  light,  in  difceming  by  their 
Separarions ,  the  Oyly,  Cmde,  Pure,  Impure,  Fine.GroJfe  Psrts  of  B*^/f /,and 
the  like.  And  the  Phyfttiins  are  content  to  acknowledge,  that  Herbs ^ 
and  Dra^x haue  diuets  Parts  ^  As  that  O^inm  hath  a  Stupefaiftiue  Part, 
and  a  Heatin.i;  Part ;  The  one  nvuiing  Slccpc,  the  other  a  Sweat  fol- 
lowing .  And  that  Ruiftrb  h.uh  Purging  Parts,  and  Aftringcnt  Parts,  &:c. 
But  this  whole  Irr/jitijitioa  is  weakly  and  Negligently  handled.  And  tor 
the  more  fubtiil  ditferenccs  of  the  Minute  Parts,  and  the  Pollute  o['  them 
in  the  Body ,  (which  alio  hath  great  EffeAs)  they  arc  n :>t  at  all  touchi  d  : 
Ail'otthx:  Afotiortsoi'  the  'Vinitte  Parts  of  Bodies,  which  chc  focivat  Ef- 
feds,  thev  haue  notbeenc  obferued  at  all,  b::canfc  thevar'.i  Inirifible, 
andincurren 'trorhcEvc  -,  but  yet  they  aretobce  deprehendedbyEx- 
perieiKc :  As  Democritui  faid  well,  tvheii  they  ( hargcd  him  to  hold,  that 
the  XN'orld  was  made  of  fuch  little  Moats,  as  were  feene  in  the  Sunne ; 
yitomus  ( (ciich  he)  necefsitate  Rationi(  ^  F.xperientix  e(je conmncitur :  Aia 
mnm  enim  nemo  -vo/juam  'vtdit.  And  therefore  the   rnmult  in  the  Parts 
of  Solid  Bodies,  when  thev  arc  comprelFed,  which  isthe  Caufeof  all 


!>(crtt  PnctJPa 
»f  Nature. 

9^ 


T) 


Flf^ht 


^acurall  Hijiorj: 


Eipeiimprit 
Solitary  tou- 
ching rtic 

rPowCi'efHeat, 

96 


Plight  of  Bodies  thorow  the  A  ire,  and  of  other  Mechankatl  Mothm,  (as  | 
iiath  bcenc  partly  touched  before  ,  and  Oial!  bee  tliroughjy  h.indledin  '< 
due  place)  is  not  fecne  at  all.  Butneuerthelene  j  ifyouknovvitnot,  or| 
enquire  it  not attentiucly  anddiligcntly,  you  lliall  ncuer  bee  able  todif-' 
cerne,  and  much  lefleto  produce  li'Humheioi  A<fechdnicaflMttions.  A- 
gaiinc,as  to  the  Motions  Ctfr^orrftf, within  the  Enclofiircsof  Bodies,\vherc- 
by  the  Effects ^ which  were  mentioned  before)paflc  bctwccne  the  Spirits^ 
and  the  Tangible  Parts  ^  (which  are,  ylrefatlioni  Co^itquation,  CottcoBion^ 
Mdtitration.^c.)  they  are  notat  all  handled.  But  they  are  put  off  by  the 
Names  of  rertues,  and  Natures^  and  ABions,  and  F^jffns,  and  iuch  other 
LogicalL  Words. 

IT  is  cerraine,  xh9Ltoi  SiWPowers'mT^ture,  Heath  thechiefe  ;  both  in 
the  Frame  o( Nature,  and  in  the  workcs  oiArt.  Cerraine  it  is  iikewife, 
that  the  Etfc(^s  of  Heat,  are  moft  aduanced,  when  it  workcth  vpona  Bo- 
dy, without  lolle  or  diilipation  of  the  Matter  j  for  that  euer  betraycth 
the  Account.  And  therefore  it  is  true,  that  the  power  of  Heat  isbeft 
perceiued  in  P/////rf^«»/,  which  are  performed  in  clofe  Veflells,  and  Re- 
ceptacles. But  yet  there  is  a  higher  Degree  ;  For  howfoeucr  DtJlilLati- 
(  o»s  doe  kccpe  theBody  in  Cels,  and  Cloilkrs,  without  Going  abroad; 
yet  they  giuefpace  vnto  Bodies  roturne  into  Vapour ;  Toreturne  into 
Liquor  •  and  to  Seperate  one  part  from  another.  So  as  Nature  doth 
Expatiate,  although  it  hath  not  full  Liberty  whereby  the  true  and  VI- 
time  Operations  of  Heat  arc  not  attained.  But  if  Bodies  may  bee  altered  | 
by  Heat,  and  yet  nofueh  Reciprocation  c!i  RarefaBion,  diKv^^i  €oniei$fA- 
tm,zvA<d{ Separation,  admitted  j  then  it  is  like  that  this  Pr^/f/w  of  yJ/j/- 
/fr,' being  held  by  the  Sleeues,  will  turneandchange  into  many  Meta- 
morphofes.  Take  therefore  a  Square  Veffello^  Jron^  in  forme  of  aC^ube, 
and  let  it  haue  good  thicke  and  ftrong  Sides-.  Put  into  it  a  Cube  of 
Wood,  that  may  fill  it  as  dole  as  may  be ;  And  let  it  haue  a  Couer  of  Iron, 
as  ftrong  (at  leaft)as  the  Sides  \  And  let  it  bee  well  Luted,  after  the  man- 
I  nerof  the  Chymifts,  Then  place  the  Veffell  withia  huxm\gCoales,  kept 
quicke  kindled,  forlbme  few  hourcs  fpace.  Then  take  there/fell  from 
the  Fire,  and  take  off  the  Couer,  and  fee  what  is  become  of  the  IVsoJ.  I 
concciue  that  fincc  s.\\  Inflammattony  And  EuaporAtian  arcvtterly  prohibi- 
ted, and  the  ^<?^?ftill  turned  vpon  itfelfe,  thatoneof  thefetwo  etlfcds 
will  follow;  Either  thit  the  .5tf<i^  of  thef^Wwillbec  turned  into  akinde 
o£  Amakgma,  {nsth&  chymiftscaXUt  -,  )  Or  that  the  Finer  Part  will  bee 
turned  into  v4w,  andtheGroflcrftickeas  itwe^  baked,  andincruftatc 
vpon  the  Sides  of  theT^// j  bemg  become  piPa  Denfer  Matter,  than  the 
Wood'it{c\k^  Crude.  And  for  another  Triall,  take  alfo  «'<i/*r,  and  put 
it  in  the  like  Veffell, ftoppcd  as  before^But  vie  a  gentler  Heat,  and  rcmoue 
the  VefTellfometimcs  from  the  Fire  j  Andagaine,  after  fomefmall  time 
when  it  is  Cbld,  renue  the  Heating  oBt :  And  repeat  this  Alteratiou  fome 
few  times  •  And  if  yoiw:an  once  bring  to  patlc,  that  the  ^^-if^r,  which  is  j 
one  of  the  Simpleft  of  Bodies,  bee  changed  in  Colour,  Odour,  or  Tafte  [ 

after 


Ccntiirj    I. 


3^ 


afterthe  manner ofCompound  Bptlics^  yoiimav  bccfurc  rhac  there  isa) 
great  Workc  wrought  in  Nature,  an<ia  notable  Entrance  made  intbi 
ihangc  Changes  ot  Bodies,  and  produv^lioris :  And  alfoa  \\  ay  made  to 
tloc  that  by  Fire,  in  fmall  tunc,  which  the  Siio  and  Agedoe  in  lon*:^  tfme. 
liutofthe  Admirable  Effeds  of  this  Dipilati»»  m  (lofe^  (forfo  wee  will 
call  it)  which  is  like  the  Wombs  znd  ^/<i/r/Vr;oniuingcri.atures,  where 
nothing  Expireth,nor  Scparatethj  We  will  fpea'^e  H)l!y,in  the  due  place* 
Not  that  we  Aimcat  the  making  oiPAuctifm  Pigmej's  •  Oranv  fuch  Pro- 
digious Follies;  But  that  we  know  the  Etfcvlls  oi'/-/eat  will  be  ruch,as  will 
fcarcc  fallvnder  the  Conceit  of  Man  j  If  the  forceof  itbee  altcgcther 
kept  in. 

THfcre  is  nothing  more  Ccrtainc  in  Nature,  than  that  it  isimpofTiblc 
for  any  Hfdy,  tube  vtterly  AnmhiUted'^  But  that^  as  it  was  the  worke 
of  the  0;nnipotency  ot  God,  to  make  Stmewhat  of  Mihiog  j  So  it  rcoui- 
rcrh  the  like  Omnipotcncy,  toturne  Stmevhat  [uto  Nathmg.  And  there- 
fore it  is  well  faid,  by  an  Obfcure  Writer  of  the  SeH  of  the  chjmtjit ; 
Thatth^reisnofuchwaytoeffed:  the  Strange  Trsfjmmtitiemok  Bpdtes 
astocndcvourand  vrgcbyall  meanes,  thcAW*f«eofthenuo  Ncthing. 
And  herein  is  contained  alfo  a  great  Secret  of  Prcfcruarion  of  Bodies 
from  Chan^ ,  For  if  you  can  prohibite,that  they  neither  turnc  into  ^ire 
bccaufcno  Aire  comiwtxh  to  them  ;  Norgoe  into  the  B0d$es  Adiacent 
becaufe  they  are  vtrcrly  Hctcrogeneall  ^  Nor  make  a  R0ttnd  and  Circi$- 
UtiM  within  themfclues  •  they  will  ncuer  Change,  th.aighthev  bee  in 
their  Nature ncuct  fo  Pcrifliablc,  or  Mutable.  Wee  fee,  howF//W  and 
Sffiders^  and  the  like,  gctaSepalcher  iaytmhfr,  more  Durable,  than  the 
Af00Mmei$tj  and  EmbAlmingoi  the  R»dy  of  any  King.  And  I  conceiuc  the 
like  willbc  oi Bodies  put  'mQQMick-/Uner.Bui  then  they  nuift  be  but  thin- 
As  a  le.ifc,oraPeeceof  Paper,  or  Parchment  ^  Forifth.t^-hauea 
greiter  Craditudc,  they  will  alter  in  their  o  w  ne  Bo- 
dy, though  they  fpedd  not.  Bur  of  thi<: 
we  iTiall  fpeake  more,  when 
wc  handle  the  r/f/tf  of 
Conferuatitnoi 
Bpdfes. 


D 


NATV- 


Experiment 
Solitiry,  tcu- 
(hing  thelM- 

ItfibilityvfA*- 

100 


NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 

II.  Century. 

V  s  I  c  K  in  the  Pra6lice,  hath  beenc 
well  purliicd  ',  And  in  good  Variety ; 
But  in  the  Theorj^av^^i  cfpccially  in  the 
Telding  of  the  Caufes  of  the  Tratlique^ 
very  weakly  •,  Being  reduced  in:o  cer- 
taine  Myfticall  Subtilticsj  of  no  vfc, 
and  nor  much  Truth.  Wee  (hall  there- 
fore after  our  m.tnicr,  ioync  the 
Contemplatiuc^  and-  Aftiuc^  Paru 
together. 

A\\Soartdi,2scc\A-\cxMitftcalisoit»dsyVf\nc\\  wtcaWTonei •  Where- 
untorhtTemaybcan^j;-wff»7^  yihxch.  StMds  are  cuerEtjuaU  5  As  Sim^- 
/»i^,the  Sounds  of Stringedydndivind-InftrumentSy  the  Ringing  of  Dels,  &c, 
0\:  ImmuJiatH  Ssunds  -  which  are  cucrr»^^«.i//  •  Siiclias  ArQtbcF'e/cem 
SpCiking^  AWfihifpemgs^  MVoices  efBeaftsand  Birds,  ^i  xceptthey  bee  1 
Sinking  Btrds  ;  )  all  Percuf^Uns,  0*1  Stones,  irtsd.  Parchment,  Skms,  (Asin 
Drams  -  )  .'nd  infinite  others. 

The  Sou»dsthat  produce  Toms,  are  cuer  fronifuch  Bodies^  as  arc  in  \ 

their  Parts  and  Pores  %«<i//  ;  As  well  as  the  Sounds  thcmfclues  are  E- 

quali  ;  And  fuch  as  are  the  Percujjionr  oiMettall,  as  in  Bels  •  Q^GUffe,  as  in 

,  thcFillippingof'a  Drinking  Glaffe-^  Oi  Aire^  A'i'm  Mens  voices  whileft  they 

I  Sing,  v.:  P'j'es.Whiftles,  Organs,  Stingedinfirumentf,  Sec.  Andoi  iVater  : 

as  in  the  Nighc/ngale-pipes  o{  Regalls,  or  Organs,  and  other  Hydrtulicke^  \ 

^  >  which 


Experimcntt 
in  cuniort 
touching  JW«- 


ioi 


f02 


v^ 


105 


104 


J05 


^'  aLura  II  Hiji  crj  • 


106 


which  the  Ancients  hr,d,  and  Nero  did  fo  much  eftecme,  owe  are  now  loft.  | 
Andif  a.iv  Manthinke,  rhatthc^f/rwijofthc  i^cJW,  ai,dthc'6"/;-/Re^^fhc; 
^'^//j  are  neither  of  them  E  quail  DoUU  s  j  And  yet  produce  T&nes  ^  he  is  in 
an  err  our.  For  the  Sound  is  not  created  betvveene  the  Bow  or  PlcByuTn,  ap.d 
the  String .  but  betwecnc  the  Striag  and  the  Aire ;  No  more  than  it  isbe- 
tweenc  rile  F/»g^r  or  Qjiilly  andthe5/r/wi^,  inoxhex  in^rttments.  So  there' 
are  ()n  elfcc?: )  but  three  Percu  (j^ons  that  create  Tones  ^  Pocitjjions  ofMetalls 
(comprehending  G/<»^f,  and  the  hke  •.)  PercHJjiom  o^Aire-^  and  Percuposs 
oi'fyaler. 

The  Didpa/oti  or  Eight  in  Mttficke  is  the  fvveeteft  Concord-^  Infomuchjas 
it  is  in  elfe6t  an  fw/i'w  ^  As  wee  fee  in  Z.«/«,  that  are  Itrungin  thcB.ifc 
5r/-//^j  with  two  firings,  one  an  fi/gJE;faboue  another  j  Which  make  but 
as  one  sound.  And  euery  Eighth  Note  in  Afcent  (as  from  Eight  to  Piftee/ie^ 
from  Fifteens  to  rwwt^  rwtf,  and  fo  in  infiaitum,)  are  but  ^f  4/f  j  ofDiapafon. 
rher4«/^isdarke,  and  hath  not  beenc  rendtcd  by  any  ^  And  therefore 
waild  be  better  contemplated.  It  feemeth  that  Aire^  (which  is  the  Sub- 
iecl  oi Sounds)  in  Sounds  that  are  not  7l9»«(which  are  all  ■vaequaU^zs  hath 
beenc  faid)admitteth  much  Variety  j  As  wee  fee  in  the  Votcesc.'t  Lining 
Creatures-^  And  likewife  in  the  P^eices  of  feuerall  Men  ^(for  we  are  cap^able 
to  difccrne  feuerall  Men  by  their  Voices  0  and  in  the  Coniugatroa  of  Letters-^ 
whence  ArticuUte  Sounds  proceed  j  Which  of  all  others  are  m  ol^  various . 
But  in  the  Sounds  which  we  call  Tones^  (that  are  ever  E quail)  the  Aire  is 
notable  to  call  it  felfc  into  any  fuch  variety  3  But  is  forced  to  tecurre  into 
one  andthe  fame  Pollurcor  Figure,  onelv  differing  in  GreamciTc  and! 
Smaineffe.  So  we  fee  Figures  may  be  made  of  lines  ^Crooked  and  Strcighr 
in  infinite  Vaiicty,  where  there  is  Inecjuality  j  But  Circles,  or  Squares,  or 
Triangles  EquiUterall  (which  are  all  Figures,  of  equall  lines)  can  (iiffcr  but 
in  Greater,  or  Lefler. 

It  is  to  bee  noted  (the  rather  left  any  Man  lliouldrhinke,  tliat  there  is 
any  thing  in  this  number  of  Eighty  to  create  the  DtAp&fon)  that  this  Com- 
putation oHEi^ht,  is  a  thing  rather  receiued,  th  jn  any  true  Computation. 
Foratrue  Computation  oughteuer  to  bee,  by  Diflriburion  intoequall 
Portions.  Now  there  beeintcruenientinthei^/y<r  o/£/)//7r  (iwTones)  two 
Beemolls.orffalje notes  •  Soasif  you  diuidctheT^ww  equally,  the  £(2;^/ 
is  but  feuen  whole  and  equall  Notes ;  And  if vou  fubdiuide  that  into  Hal/e 
No(fs(As  it  is  in  the  Stops  of  a  Lute)  it  ni^kcth  the  Namhtr  of  Thirfene. 

Yetthisistrue  •  ThatJn  the  ordinary  Hifesand  Falkof  xh^  Voice  of 
A/4» (not meafuring the  Tonehy  whole Notes^  andhaife  Notes,  which 
is  the  Equall  Meafurc ;)  there  fall  out  to  bee  two  Beemols  (as  hath  beene 
faid)  bctwcenc  theVnifonxad  the  Diapdfoa :  An.!  th's  Varying  is  n.mirall. 
For  ifa  Man  would  cncteuour  toraifeorfall  h[%  Voice,  itillbv  Hdfe-notes^ 
like  the  Stops  of  a  Lute  j  or  bv  whole  A'i?*^  jalone,without  Hdfes  ■  as  farre 
as  an  Ei^jnt ;  he  will  not  be  able  to  frame  bis  Voice  vnto  it.  Which  fhewerh 
that  after  euery  three  whole  Notes  Nature  requireth,  for  all  Harmonicall 
V  fe ,  one  Half e- Note  to  be  interpofed. 

» It  is  10  bee  coniidered ,  that  whatfoeuet  Vertue  is-  in  Nurrbirs^  forj 

C  (inducing 


Ccnturj.   1  i. 


57 


Conducino;  to  Content  of  AWfi,  is  ridie.io  becafcribed  x:oz\v-:Ante 
Kttmhert  tbau  to  the  Entiye  Numiei'  j  As  iiiimcly,  that  the  Sound  rctnr 
ncth  after  J/Xj  orafrcr  Twelfte^  So  that  cbc  Seuemh^  or  the  Th^meath^  i, 
nor  the  Matter,  butthe5/xr^,ortheT'wf//r/?  3  f^v.dihc  Seae^th  d:\d  the,' 
Thirteenth  are  b'Jt  the  hmits  and  Boundaries  ol  the  retumt.  j 

The  Concords  m  C^njicke  which  arc  PerfeH,  or  Semiper/e^ ,  bctweeue  1 
the  r»r/tf»,  and  the  Diapafon,  arc  the  F'/ih^  which  is  the  ino'i  Pur/etl  j  chc ' 
Third  next ;  and  the  5/.v//? .which  ismyreharfli  :  And  as  the  Ancients 
cftecmedj  andfb  docmv  felfe  and  CoiWc  Orlier  \\'r,  thcF^«"/^  which 
tlieycall  Diateffarcn.As  for  the  the  TenihyTvel/th,Thirieenth,Av.d  Co  /u  infi- 
nitum ;  they  be  but  Recurrences  of  the  Former ;  viz.  of  the  Thtrd^  the  Fifths 
and  the  Sixth -^  being  an  Eigiot  refpcdinely  from  them. 

For  Di/corJs,  the  Second,  and  the  Seuenth^  are  of  all  others  the  nioft 
odious,  in  Harmony^  to  the  Sev/e  -^  whercot  the  One  is  next  abone  the 
rnijon^  the  Other  next  ynder  the /5/4^,j/tf«  :  which  may  flicw.,  that  Z/^/-- 
^ony  requircth  a  competent  di(tance  of  I^otes. 

Inf/armony,  ihhcivbeenntaDifcordto  rheBafe^  itdorh  notdifhirbc 
the  f/A'menVy  thouf^h  there  bee  a  Difcord  to  the  Htoher  Parts  •  So  the  DiJ- 
cord  bee  not  of  the  Two  that  arc  Odious ;  And  therefore  the  ordinary  Cen- 
feni  ofFou-e  Part  conCifteth  ofan  Ei^ht^  a  Fi/ihy  and  a  Thirdto  the  £.}fe  : 
But  th.ir  Fifthisa  Fourth  to  the  Treble,  and  the  Thirdis  aSix:h.  And  the 
Cati/eii,  f  )r  that  the  Safe  ftriking  more  Aire,  dorh  onercome  and  drownc 
the  Treke,  (vnlcffe  the  Difcord  bee  very  Odious ; )  And  (o  hideth  a  finiall 
Impc  r.ein:ion.  For  we  fee,  that  in  one  of  th6  Lower firinps  oCa  Lute^  there 
foundcth  not  the  Sound  of  the  T?-?^/^,  i\oi  a.ny  Mixt  Sound ^  butoneivthe 
Sound  o{  the  Baje.  '.  .».)r' 

W'cehaucno^/w/'^/t/o^^'"'''^'-'^'"''' ;  Anditmaybee,  thevarenot 
capable  oC Harmony  •  For  wee  fee  the  Halfe-Notes  themfeiues  tl(X'  but  in- 
terpofe  fomctimcs.  Neucrthelcffe  we  haue  fome  Slides^  or  Relifjj's,  of  the 
Voice,  Of  Strings,  as  it  were  continued  without  A'^/f/j  from  one  Tone  to 
another,  rillns  or  falh'na;,  which  are  deHffhtfuJI.  I 

The  Caufes  of  that  wliich  is  Pleafing,  or  Ingrate  to  the  Hraring^  niav ' 
rcceiue  light  by  that,  which  is  P/m^»^  or  lai^rateto  the  Sight.  Therebee 
two  Things  Pleafng  to  the  Sight,  {[emin^  Pi  Rures,  and  Shapes  alidc^ 
which  are  but  Secondary  Obicifts  5  Andplcafe  ordifpleafe  but  in  Me- 
mory ; )  t'icfe  twoare,r<»/Mr/,and  Order.  The  Pleafing  oC Colour  fvmboli- 
zeth  with  the  P  leafing  of  anv  Single  Tone  to  the  Eare  j  liut  the  Pleafing  of 
Order  doth  iymbolize  with  Hai  many .  And  thcrefofo' wee  fee  in  G.irdeti-  < 
knots,  XAdthe  Frets  of  Hou/es,  and  all  equalland  well  anfwcfing  Figtirety\\ 
(isGlcl>es,Pjrjmides,Confs,  Cylinders^  ^c.)  h^wthcvpleafe  ;  whereas  i 
•v.vfijuaH  f/o«;YjavcbutDcfomiities.  And  both  thefe  Piejfuve.'^ihciiof  I 
the  Eye, and  that  of  the  Eare,  are  but  the  EtTe^fls  oCEtjudHtf :  Qoed  Propof-'  ] 
lion,  or Correfpendence  :  So thit (out o^Quffi/on,)  Eqtt.tlity.AudCorrelpon- 
dence,  arc  the  CaufeioC  Harmony ,  Butfofindethe /'f<'p^//(7»of  thatT^'r-  1 
r/'j^*»^f»f^,  ismorcabftriife  ,  whereofnorwithftanding  wee  dial Ifpeake 
fomcwhat,  (  w  hen  we  handle  Tones, )  in  the  generall  Enquiry  oCsimitd'. 

Tones 


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^'4 


3^aturall  Hijion : 


Tones  ard hot  fo  apt alrogcthcr  to  proci;rc  SUepe,  as  (bmc  other Sound<-^ 
As  the  Winde^  the  Purling  e{  pp'ater.  Humming  ej  Bees,  a  Svcsct  roice  of  one 
thatreadcth,  &rc.  VmCAufe  whereof  is,  forthatT^ow.bccaiifethcvare 
Equal;,  and  Aide  not,  doe  more  ftrike  and  cred  the  Senfc,than  the  other. 
And  Oucr-much  Attention  hindereth  i/f*/';. 

There  bee  in  MufickcccnainG  Figures  yOv  Trcpes  j  ahnoft  agreeing  with 
the  F/^»r«  ofRhetmcke  j  And  with  the  AffecHoosoithitMinde^  ando- 
ih&Senfes.  Firll,  the  Ditti/ion  ani^tsteriftg,  which  pleafcfb  much  in 
Muficke,  haue  an  Agreement  with  the  Clitterinz  oiLi^ht  j  As  the  Maone- 
^riwfi  playing  ypon  a  Waue.  Againe,  xheFallmg  from  a  Difcord  to  a 
(uncord,  which  maketh  great  Sweetnefle  in  Mnficke^  hath  an  Agreement 
with  Affefliom^  which  are  reintigrated  to  the  better,  after  fome  dif- 
likcs. ;  itagreethalfowith  theTaJle,  which  is  foone  glutted  with  that 
which  is  fwect  alone.The  Sltdiug/rom  the  Clofe  or  Cadeece,  hath  an  Agree- 
ment with  the  Fig»re  in  Rhetoricke,  which  they  call  Preter  ExpeBaum-^ 
For  there  is  a  Pleafure  euen  in  Beii^  deceiued.  The  Reports  and  Puges^  haue 
an  Agreement  with  the  Figures  in  Rhettricke,  oi  Repetition,  atd  TriduBion'. 
The  TripU's,  and  ChMgiog  »/ Times,  haue  an  Agreement  with  the  chan- 
ges of  Motions  i  As  when  GaUtard  Tinte,and  Meafure  T/wf  .are  in  the  Med- 
ley,  ofore  Dunce. 

Ithathbecne  anciently  held,  andobferued,  that  the  Senfe  of  Hearings 
and  the  Kindes  ofMnJicke,  haue  moll  Operation  vpon  Manners  j  As  to 
IncourageMen,  and  make  themWarlUce  ;  To  make  them  Soft  and  Ef- 
feminate ;  To  make  them  Graue  ^  To  make  them  Light ;  To  make  them 
Genfle  and  inclined  to  Pity,  &c.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  the  Senfeof 
Hearing  ftriketh  the  Spirits  more  immediately,  than  the  othoxSenfes-^  And 
moreincorporeally  thanthe6'wf//^«g  :  Voxiht  Sight.'jTAfie,  and  Feeling, 
haue  their  Organs,  not  of  fo  prefcnt  and  immediate  Accefle  to  the  Spi- 
rits, as  the  ^Mr;»g  hath.  And  as  for  the  Smelling,  (which  indeed  wor- 
kethalfo  immediatiyvpon  the  Spirits^  and  is  forcible  while  the  Obied 
remaineth,)  it  is  with  a  Communication  of  the  Breath,  or  Vapour  of 
the  Ol;ieB  Odorate  :  But  Harmony  entring  cafily,  and  Mingling  not  at 
all,  and  Comming  with  a  Manifcft  Motion  i  doth  by  Cuftome  of  often 
Affecting  the  5^/>/>j,  and  Putting  them  into  one  kindeof  Poilure,  alter 
not  a  little  the  Nature  of  the  Sprits,  euen  when  the  Obied  is  remoued. 
And  therefore  wee  fee,  that  Tunes  and  Aires,  euen  in  their  owne  Nature, 
haue  in  themfelucs  fomc  Affinity  with  the  JffeBions  j  As  there  bee  Mer- 
ry Tunes,  Doleftill  Tunes,  Solemne  Tunes  •  Tunes  inclining  Mens  Mindes  to 
Pity  ;  Warlike  Tunes  ;  &c.  Soasit  isnoMaruell,  if  they  alter  the  5yp;- 
rits^  Confidering  thatT*»«haue  aPredifpofition  to  the  Motiono^  the 
Spirits  in  themfelues.  But  yet  it  hath  beene  noted,  that  though  this  va- 
riety of  77»»«,  doth  difpofe  the  ^^»Ww  to  variety  of  PaCfions,  conforme 
vnto  them  j  yet  generally,  Muficke  feedeth  that  difpofition  of  the  Spirits 
which  it  findeth.  Wee  fee  alfo  that  feuerall  Aires,  and  Tunes,,  doe  plcafc 
feucrall  Nations,  and  f^i|/(»»/,  according  to  the  Sympathy  they  haue  with 
thek  Spirits. 

PerfkBiur 


Ezpcrimcncs 
la  Conforc, 
touching  I 

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teaching  ihe 
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titjtjSttindi. 


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Ceniurj*  !•  I     ^9 

P/^^^/«tfharhbccnc  with  lomc  diligence  inquired  j  And 
(o  huh  the  feature  of  Sounds,  infomciort,  as  tarrc  asconccr- 
ncth  MuJicke.Bac  the  Nature  of  Sounds  in  ^cQcrAlly  l^aihbccnc 
(upcrficially  oWcrucd.  Ic  is  one  of  tlicfubullcft  Pccccsot  Na- 
ture. AndbeAdc^,  I  pradife,  asldoeaduife  ;  which  is,  after 
long  Inc^uiry  of  Things,  Immcrrfcin  Matter,  to  intcrpofcfome 
I  Subicdl,  which  is  Immatcriatc,or  IclTc  Maicriate ;  Such  as  this 
'  ofSouttds^To  the  endjthat  the  InuM  may  be  Rc(^ificd,an  j  be- 
,  come  not  Partiall. 

I     It  is  firfttobceconfidered,  what  Grtat  Mttmm  there  are  in  Nature, 
j  which  pafle  without  StimJi,  or  A'w/r.  The  Httnems  tiirnc  about,  in  a 
'  mott  rapidc  Motion,  without  AVi/r  to  vj  percciucd  j  Though  in  fomc 
J  Dr/4»«  they  haiicbccne  faid  to  make  an  excellent  UM«yif*r  Sothe^- 
I  thus  of  the  CcmetSy  and  Fierj  Mitem  {A^Stel/4  Cddms,  &c.)  yccldno 
\M*if«.  And  if  it  bee  thought,  thatitisthc  GreatncfTcof  diltancefrom 
;  vs,  whereby  the  6>*»^cannoi  bee  heard  i  Wee  (ce  that  Z-<;^i^/»/»^i,  and 
j  C«ruftitie»s^  which  arc  necic  at  hand,  yceld  t\<iS»und  neither.  And yet 
■  in  ailthefc,  there  is  a  Percuflion  and  Diuifion  of  the  Aire.  The  ifinds 
I  in  the  yfiper  Region  (which moue  i\\cCl0»is  aboue  (which  wee  call  the 
j  R*tke)  and  are  not  perceiued  below)  paflc  without  Ntife.  The  Ltwer 
wiuds  inaplainc,  exoeptdievbceftrong,  nukcno  A^(«j/>;  Butamongrt 
Treses, the  A>ry* of  fuch  WMi»  will  bee  perceiued.  And  thcw/W/  (ge- 
nerally) when  they  make  a  iVw/i,  doceucr  make  it  vneiuialjv,  Rifing 
and  Falling,  and  fometimes  (when  they  are  vehement)  Trembling  at' 
the  Height  of  their  Blaft.  RAiwe,  or  Htule  falling,  (though  vehemently,) 
yccldeth  no  Neife^  in  palTmg  thorow  the  Aire ,  till  it  fall  vpon  the 
Ground,  Water,  Houlcs,  or  the  like.  tyMSerim  Riuer  (though  a  fwifc 
Streame)  is  not  heard  in  the  Channel!,  but  runneth  in  S  ilence,  if  it  bee 
ofanydepthj  But  the  very  5*rr4iiw  vpon  i'^4fl«r«,  ofGrauell,  or  Peb- 
ble, will  bee  heard. ,  And  w«/rr/,  when  they  beat  vpan  the  Shot<?,  or  are 
ftraitned,  (as  in  the  falls  of  Bridges  j  )   Or  are  dartied  againft  them- 
felucs  by/K/Wi,  giue  a  Roaring  AV//<r.  Anypeece  ef  Tinker,  or  HArd Be- 
dity  being thruft  torwardsby  another  Body  Contiguous,  without  knoc- 
king, giueth  no  Neife.  And  ib Bodies  in  weighing,  one  vpon  another, 
though  the  vfper  Bedy  prefle  the  Lever  Bedf  dovviie,  nuke  no  Ne/fe.  Sj 
the  A  fetien  in  the  A f itrnte  Pert so^  At\y  S elide  Bedj,  (which  is  thcPrinci*  ' 
pall  Caufc  of  yieleet  Mttien^  thougn  vnobferutd  ;  )   paflcth  without  | 
Seimd  J  For  xhMScund,  that  is  heard  (omctimcs,  is  produced  onely  by  j 
the  Breaking  of  the  4itt  •  And  not  by  the  Impulllonof  the  Parts.  So  it  [ 
ismanifcft  •  Thatwhcre  the  Anteriour  Body  giueth  way,  as  fad  as  thd 
Poftcriourcomnieth  on,  icjnakcth  no  Nei/i ;  be  the  Afetiem  neucr  fo  greac 
orfwifr. 

jdlte  epen,  and  at  t4rf  *,  makeih  no  Tieife,  except  it  bee  fhaiply  per-         i  1 6 
cu(rcd  J  As  in  the  Senwddi  a  String,  where  Airt  is  pcrcuffcd  by  a  hard, 
I     _  ■  and 


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Ilo 


and  UilfeBody  j  Andwithal'harpcloofcj  Fur  if  the  i>tringbcenot  Ihai- 
ncd^  icmaketh  noNfiife.  But  where  the -r4;>r  « /"f »/jandlif aimed ,  there 
Breath  or  other  Blowing,  (which  carry  but  a  gentle  PerculTlun)  lulfice 
to  create  .^Mjr^  j  As  in  Pipes ,  m^  mndlnftt^meh'ts.  But  then  you 
muft  notCjthat  in  Rectriirs,  which  goe  With  a  gentle  Breath,  the  Concaue 
of  the  Fi/Vj  were  it  not  for  the  f  ^///e,  that  ftraitncth  the  Aire  (much  more 
than  the  ^/«i//tfC#»f4*^^)  Would  yeeld  no  5*»««i.  For  as  for  other  w^W- 
/»/?rtfjw#/j,  they  require  a  forcible  Breath  J  h^Trimftti^  Ctrscts,  hint" 
tcrsHtrnti^  ^.  Which  appcareth  by  the  blownechcekesof  himthat 
windeththcm.  O;^<i»jalfoarc  blownewith  aftrongwinde,  bytheBel- 
Iowes.  And  note  agaiiie ,  that  fomc  kinde  of  m»d-Infintmenis ,  are 
blowne  at  a  fmall  Hole  in  the  fide,  which  ftraitneth  the  Breath  at  the  firrt 
Entrance  j  The  rather  in  refpcft  of  their  TrAuer/e^  and  Stop  aboue  the 
Hokj  which  perfortttcth  the  F*]>p/«  Part  •,  As  it  is  feenein  Flatei,  and 
PiftSy  which  Will  not  glue  i"**)*  J,  byaBJaftat  the  end,  as  Recerders^^c, 
doe*.  LikcwifeinallffA//?/iiig,  youconttaft  the  Mouth  •  And  to  make 
it  more  fharj^Cj  Men  fometimes  vfe  their  Finger.  But  mOpem  Aite^  if  you 
dirowaStonCjOraDartj  they  giue  no  Sound  :  No  more  doe  Z?*^^//,  exr 
cept  they  happen  to  bee  a  little  hollowed  in  the  Cafting  ;  Which  Hol- 
lownefle  pcnncth  the  ^»r^  ••  Nor  yet  ^ywwWj  except  they  be  ruffled  in 
their  Feathers,  which  likewife  pcnneththe  Aire.  As  for  Small  H'hift Us ^ 
or  Shepherds  Oaten  Pipes  •  they  giue  a  Stand,  bccaufe  of  their  extreme 
Slendcrnefle,  whereby  the  .Aire  is  more  pent,  than  in  a  Wider  Pipe. 
Againe ,  the  Feiees  o(  Me0^  and  Liuing  Creatures ,  paflc  thorow  the 
throat,  which  penneth  the  Breath.  As  for  the  Jewes  Harfe,  it  is  a  fharpe 
PerculTion  ^  Andbefides,  hath  the  vantage  of  penning  the  ^irein  the 
Mouth. 

SfiUde  Bodies,  if  they  be  very  feftly  pefcitffed,  giue  no  Sound  5  As  when  a 
man  treadcth  very  fbftly  vpon  Modrds.So  C hefts  or  D seres  in  fairc  weather, 
when  they  open  cafily,giue  no5#i»W.  And  Cdrt-wbeetes  fcjucakc  not  when 
they  arc  liquored. 

The  FUmeofT^ers^OT  Cdmdles,  though  it  be  a  fwift  Motion,  and  brea- 
keth  the  ^ire,  yet  paflc  th  without  Sonmd,  Airein  <?«fOf, though  (no  doubt) 
it  doth  (as  it  were)  boyle,  and  dilate  it  fclfe,  and  is  reperculfcd  •  yet  it  is 
without  Noife. 

FbmepercuffedbjAire,  gmhha  Noife  ^  As  in  Blowing  of  the  Fire  by 
Bellowes  \  Greater,  than  if  the  Bellowcs  fliould  blow  vpon  the  Aire  it 
felfe.  And  fo  likewife  Flame pereujfimg  the  Aire  firtr^glj,  (aswhenFJame 
fuddcnly  taketh,  and  opcneth,)  giucth  a  Noife  ^  So,  Great  Flames,  whiles 
the  one  impelk  th  the  other,  giue  a  bcl  lowing  Sound. 

There  is  a  Conceit  runneth  abroad,  that  there  iliould  beea  whit<^ 
Pnfder,  which  will  difcharge  a  Peecc  without  A^*^/*?;  which  is  a  dange- 
rous Experiment,  if  it  fhould  bee  true :  For  it  may  caufe  fecret  Murthcrs . 
Butitfccmethtomce  vnpofliblc  i  For,  ihhe  Aire  peat,  bee  driucn  forth 
and  llrike  the  Airecfett,  itwillccrtainclymake  a  Ntife.  As  for  t\xtWhite 
fwir(ifanyruch  thing  bee,  that  may  extinguirti,  ordead  the  Notfe,) 

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it  is  like  to  be  a  Mhturcoi' Petre,  and  "^'ulphur,  without  Cfi^tc.  luxfeirg 
<i!uuc willnottake Pirc.  Andiunymanthinke,  thacthc  Soundnuv bte 
cxtu'.guiilitd,  ordeaded,by  difdurtj^ingthe  Fen:  Aire,  before ic  com 
mcchrotlie  Maatho'tihc  Ptece,  and  co  the  Open  Aire  j  Thacis  not  pro- 
bable J  For  it  will  make  more  diuidcd  5(?«»</f  .•  As  if  you  Hiould  make  a 
Croffe  Barrcll  hollow,  thorow  the  Barrell  of  a  Pccce^  it  mav  be,  it  would 
giiicfcucrall  Sounds,  both  at  the  Nofc,  and  at  fhcjKies.Butl  coiKciue, 
thatifitwerej-iolfiblej  tobringtopaffe,  that  there  lliould  beano  Ai/c^ 
pent  at  the  Mouth  of  the  Pcece,  the  Bullet  might  l^ivc  with  final  1,  or  no 
Noife.  Forfirli  iris  certaine,  there  is  no  Noi/e  in  the  PerculTion  oi  the 
FUme  vponthe  ruilet.  Next  the  if^/ifV/c,  in  piercing  thorow  the  ^/r^,  ma- 
kethnoA'o//<r  j  Asharhbccnefaid.  And  then,  if  there  be  no /'<?»/ yi//"C_/ 
that  (trikerhvpoii  Open  Aire,  there  is  no  Caufe  of  iWf/<r .  And  vet  the 
Flying  of  the  «/»//«  will  not  be  ftayed.  For  that  Motion  (asharhbccnc 
ofcfjid)isinthcPartsofthe^«//rt,  andnotin  the  Aire.  Soasrriallmuft 
be  made  by  taking  fome  fmall  Concane  otMetall,  no  more  than  you  mcane 
to  fill  wirh  powder ;  Aad  laying  the  Bullet  in  the  Mouth  of  it,  halfc  out 
into  the  0/><f«^/;^. 

Ihcavdit  affirmed  by  a  Man,  that  was  a  great  Dealer  in  Secrets,  but 
he  was  bur  vainc  5  That  there  was  a  Ctnfpii-icj  (which  himfclfc  hindred,) 
rb haiK-  killed Queene M^rj^SWYcx to ^eene Eliz,ibethhy  a  Baymac glafje, 
when  llie  walked  in  Saint  lames  Parke,  from  the  Leads  of  the  Houfe.  But 
thus  nuich(no  doubr)is  true  j  That  i^Buruing-GlaJJei  could  be  brought  to 
agreatihength,  (as  they  talke  generally  of  ^«r»/»^-G/<//«j  that  arcable 
to  burne  a  Nauj.)  the  P^/v*J/iff»of  the  AireaXonc^  by  fuch  a  Stti-ningoUffe^ 
would  make  no  A'<?//<f  ;  No  more  than  is  found  in  CVr«/^4//>w,  and  21 />/?/- 
mngs ,  without  Thunders, 

Ifuppofe,  that  ImprefjioH  o( the  Aire  with  sounds,  asketbattmetobe 
conueighcd  to  the  Senfe  ^  "As  well  as  the  Imprejjifi»  of  Species  ■vifil'le  :  Or 
elfe  they  \vi  1 1  not  be  heard.  And  therefore  as  the  Bullet  momh  ib  (yptft^  I 
that  it  is  Imifible ;  So  the  fame  Swiftneffe  of  Motion  maketh  it  Imudible  ' 
For  wee  fee,  that  the  Apprehenfionot  the  Ej/e,  is  quicker  than  that  of  the  '\ 
Earc^. 

AMEruptiont  of  Aire,  though  fmall  and  (light-,  giuean  Entity  of  Sound -^ 
whichwce  call  Cracklings  pufit^.  Spitting,  &c.  As  in  Bay  fait,  and  Bty- 
lemes,  caft  into  the  Fire  ;  So  in  Chefnuts,  when  they  leape  forrhof  the 
Aflies ;  So  inOreene  rrood,  laid  vpon  the  Fire,  efpecially  Roots, So  in  Can  ■ 
^/(T;  that  Ipit  Flame,  ifrhcybccwct;Soin/:!-?y^/»fl',  .?»^<'2./«^,&:c.  Soina  ■ 
Hofe  Lcj/e  gathered  together  into  the  tafliion  of  a  Purfe,and  broken  vpon  j 
the  Fore-  head,  or  Backc  of  the  Hand,  as  Children  vfc.  j 

I 

THE  r4«/rgiiienof5o«»i/,  thatitlliould  bean  Elifionof  the  A^rc^  '  Expetimems 
(wlierby  ,if they  meane a.iy  thing.they  meane a  Cutting, or  Diuidiog-  <  ZuI^nzPro. 
I  orelfjan  Attenuating  c^thc  Aire)  is  but  a  Tcrme  of  Ignorance  ;  And  the    tiuaion,  cafer. 
!  Motion  i'?  bur  a  Garchofche  Wit  vpon  afewInlKinces  ;  A^  the  Manner   «^''"'.'"'' "«- 
I  isinthe/'^;/o/»/'/;;iRcceiucd.  And  it  is  common  with  Men,  that  if  they  |  And^hfo/S 

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^acurall  Hijtorj: 


liaucgotrcnaPrcttv  Expr/^ion,  byaH-Wof  Jri,  i\\^ii Expreljien  gocth 
I  ciui'aiir ;  rhv>iighitbecemptvofiU<»«f^r.  This  Conceit  of  £///w»,  appca- 
i  teth  a\u\\.  nianifcltly  to  bcc  falfc,  in  that  the  Sound  ofa  Tiell^  firings  or  the  1 
'  like,  continueth  melting,  fome  time,  after  the  I'trcnf^ita  ;  Butceafcth 
i  ii:reight-vvavcs,irthe£^//,or^tr/«>|,be  touched  and  liaycJ;  whereas,  if  it 
j  were  the  Elijien  of  the  y4ire,  that  made  the  Sound,  it  could  not  bee,  that 
j  the  Touch  ofrhei?^//,  or 5/r/»j^,  ll^ould  extinguifli  fo  fudden  ly  that  Mo- 
I  tion,  caufed  by  the  Elifionoi  i\\c  Aire,  This  appeareth  yet  more  mani- 
tclUy ,,  by  Chimin-^  with  a  Hammer,  !vpon  the  Out  -fide  ofa  Eell ;  For  the 
j  Sdu»a  w  ill  be  according  to  the  inward  Concaue  of  the  Bell .  whereas  the 
^EitjUn^  oxAtun»iU0n  of  the  ^/r^,  cannot  bee  but  onely  betweenethe 
bUmn'tr^  andthcOut-fidcofthc^^fl.  Soagaine,  ifitwere  an  £///;**,  a 
bioad  H.mmtr^  and  a  Bedkm^  ftrucke  vponMctall,  would  giuc  a  diners 
Totie  J  AswcllasadiuersZ,*»iw^(f ;  But  they  doe  not  lb  ;  For  though 
rhci'<7tt»<ioftheonebec£«</^r,  and  of  the  other  Softeir,  yetthcTVw  is 
the  lan^.c.  Bcfides,  mEccho's^  (whereof  fbmearc  as  loud  as  the  OrigianU 
F0!ce^)  there  is  no  new  £///!**  •,  butai?<'/»^rf«jfJ»*»»onely.  But  that  which 
conui^pethitmo'iofall,  is,  that  5<»«W^  are  generated,  where  there  is  do 
Aire  at  all.  But  thefe  and  the  like  Conceits,whcn  Men  hauecleared  their 
vndcrftanding,  by  the  light  of  Experience,  will  (batter,  and  breake  vp 
likeaMift. 

It  isccrtaine,  xhsx. Seundh  not protluccd  ai the firft,  butwith  fbmc 
LecM  L^et/ort  of  the  Aire^ox  Flamepx  fomc  other  Medium.^or  yet  with- 
out lorae  Refiftance^  eit  her  iu  the  Atre^  or  the  Body  Percuffed.  For  if  there 
bee  a  mccre  Yeelding;,  or  CeJfion,  it  produceth  no  Sound  •  As  hathbeene 
faid.  And  therein  Sounds  differ  fromZ,?^^*,  and  Colours  ;  which  paffe 
thoiow  the  Aire^  or  other  Bodies^  without  any  L  ocdl  Motion  of  the  Aire  j 
either  at  th«  firft.  or  after.  But  you  muft  attcntiuely  diftinguifli,  be- 
tweenethe Z-^w/Zi^^^/V^  of  the  ^/r*,  (which is  hmyehiculum Cduff^^  A 
Carrier  of  the  Sounds.)  and  the  Sounds  themfelues,  Conueighed  in  the 
Aire.  For  as  to  the  former,  wee  {cemanifeftly,  that  no  5#»»^  is  produ- 
ced (no  not  by  Aire  it  Ic-lfe  againft  other  Airo;^  as  in  Organs ^  &c. )  but  with 
a  perceptible  Bbji  oUhc  A/re  -^  And  with  fome  Rejifianceo^  the  Airc^- 
ftrucken.  For  cuen  all  Sfeeth,  (which  is  one  of  the  gentlert  Motions  ol 
Aire,)  is  with  expulfion  ofa  little  Breath.  And  all  Pipes  haue  a  Bla(f, 
as  wellas  a5flw»(^.  Wee  fee  alio  manifeftly,  that  Sounds  arc  carried  with 
Winde:  And  the  reforei'^wWj  will  bee  hcardfurther  with  the  »r/»i!/^  than 
againltthe/W»<;/^  ;  And  likewifc  doe  rife  and  fall  with  the  Intcnnoli  or 
Remiffion  of  the  Wtnde.  But  for  the  Imprefion  oHhc'Seund,  it  is  cjuitc  ano- 
ther Thing  ;  Andis\tferly  without  any  LocMl  Motion  of  the -^/;'^i  Per- 
ceptible \  And  in  that  rcfembleth  the  Species 'vifible  :  For  afterayi/4»» 
hath  lured,  or  a  Bell  is  rung,  wee  cannot  difcerneany  Perceptible  Motion 
(atall)in  the  Aire.s.'i  long  as  the  Sound  gocth ;  but  onely  at  the  firft.  Nei- 
ther doth  the  Wind  (as  far  re  as  it  carrierh  a  Voice  ^)  with  the  Motion  thereof^ 
confound  any  of  the  Delicate,  and  Articulate  Figurations  of  the  Airc^^ 
in  Variety  of  Words.  And  i/  a  Man  fpeake  a  good  loudnefPe,  againft 

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the Flmoi' a  CaiiMe^  it  will  not  make  ittrcmble  much  5  though  iBoftj 
whctihoic  Let$cri  arc  pronounced j  which  contract  the  Mouth  ;  As  Fj 
Sy  ryndComcothcxs.But  Gentle Breathmg^or  Blowing  wiihout^eaking^ 
wiilrtiuc  the  CAoMe  farre  more.  And  it  is  the  more  probable,  that  Sound 
iswitbutaayZ,«:j//^^«w»ofthe^/r^,  bccaufeas  itdiifcreth  from  the 
l5/^^r,  ithatitnecdctha  L0caUM0ttf»oi' theatre  it  Rvd  i  Soitparallc- 
Icth  irfb  many  other  things  with  the  Stght^^nd  RadiatUa  ej things  'oiftble-^ 
VVhio  ( vviihout  all  tjueltion)  induce  no  Uc<tU  Affititn  in  the  ^iie^  as  hath 
bccne'aid. 

Nocrthclc(re  it  is  true^  that  vpon  the  N0i/eo(Th»ttder,and  great  Ord- 
imnce  iGlafH;  windowcs  will  fliake  •  and  Firtics  arc  thought  to  bee  fraicd 
with  DC  Motii^n ,  caufed  by  Ntije  vpon  the  Water .  But  thefc  Ef- 
fcdsatfrom  thcLocall  Motion  of  the  i^/r/,  which  is  a  Concomitant 
of  the  ound  (as  lurh  bccne  laid ; )  and  not  from  the  Sound. 

It  hth  bcene  anciently  reportcd,and  is  llill  rccciued.that  Extreme  ^p- 
/^•/rtand  Shouting  of  People  adcmblcd  in  great  Multitudes^  haue  fo  raii- 
fied,ak{  broken  the  Aire,  that  Birds  flying ouer,  hauefalned.^wne,  the 
Aircb.ng  notable  to(iij>port  them.  And  it  is  beleeucd  by  fome,  that 
Greet  Jfn^inj'  of  Dels  in  populous  C  ;ties,  luth  chafed  away  Thunder :  and 
aifodiiipated  Ptltiicnt  Aire :  All  which  may  bcalfo  from  the  ConcufTion 
ot  the  A  i re, and  not  fro'i  1  the  Soaudi 

AvffygrcatJ>>«»i/,  necrehand,  hath  ftrucken  many  Dea/e  ■  And  at 
the  Infant  they  haue  found,  asit  weic,  the  brcakingof  a  Skin  or  Parch- 
ment it  their  Earc  ••  And  my  felfc  (landing  nccre  on  that  Lm/Wloud,  and 
fhrill,  iud  lliddeniy  an  Olfencc,  as  it  fomewhat  had  broken,  or  becne  dif- 
located  n  my  Bare  5  And  immediately  after,  a  loud  Ringing ;  (Not  an  or- 
dinary Jinging,or  Hiflingj  but  farrc  louder,  and  differing  •, )  (o  as  I  feared 
(omc  DufenefJ'e.  But  after  ibme  halic  Quarter  of  an  Hourc  itvanillicd. 
f  his  Ercol  may  be  truly  referred  vnto  the  Sound :  For(as  is  commonly  rc- 
ceiucd)  an  oner-potent  obieB  doth  dcftroy  the  Senfe ;  Andjpirftttail  species, 
(both  yifible  x\d  Audible)  willworke  vpon  the  Scnlbrics,  though  they 
moue  not  any  otl ic:  Body. 

In  Delation  0/  SoMnds,  the  Enclofure  o( them  prcferueththem,  andcau- 
feth  them  to  bee  Iieard  further.  And  wee  finde  in  Roules  of  Parchment,  or 
Trunkes,  the  Moijrh  being  laid  to  the  one  endof  thcRouIe  of  Parchment, 
or  Trunke,  nnd  the  F.<ire  to  the  other^  the  Sonndh  heard  much  tlirther,that7 
in  the  Open  Aire.  Tlie  C*n(evi,  for  that  the  i'M^c/fpcndeth,  and  is  diirii)a- 
tcd  in  the  0/>/'»  .-//><•  5  Biit  infuch  Concauesit  isconferucd,  and  contra- 
deii.  Soalfo ina  Peeceof  Ordrwnce,ifyou  f^x;akein  the  Touch-holc,and 
another  lay  his  Pure  to  the  Mouth  of  the  Peece,  the  5<'»j»<ipafleth,  and  is 
farre  better  heard,  tlun  in  the  O/'w  ^i?'^'. 

It  is  further  tobrc  confiilered,  how  it  proucih,  and  workctii,  when 
thc.s'^Kffiisnot  cnclofed  all  the  Length  of  his  Way,  butpalfcth  part- 
ly th:)'-o'.v  o,>cn  Aire  ♦  A <  where  vou /pfake  fome  dittancc  from  a 
Trunke  ;  or  where  the  £4r^  is  (bmcdiftance  from  the  7>iiM»itf,  at  the  other 
End  J  Or  where  both  J/*//r)!>  and  £4/^  are  diftant  from  the  Truiike.  And 

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'it  is  tried,  that  in  a  long  TrK/ih,  of  fomc  eight  or  ten  foot,  tiic  Srtnd  is 
holpen,  though  both  the  Mouth,  and  the  Earebec  almn^M,  omorc, 
from  the  Ends  of  the  7>»»it^  j  And  fomewhat  more  holpcn,  wtn  tlic 
Eare  of  the  Hearer  is  neere^  than  when  the  A^outh  of  the  Speaker.  Ad  it  is 
ccrtainejthat  the  rdce  is  better  heard  in  a^Chamyer  frorh  abroad, thauihaad 
from  within  the  cA*i(»^^.  "     •'■■■  ' 

•  As  the  Enehjiure,  that  is  Rfiitffd  about  and  Entire,  prefemeth  the  ifund ; 
Sodoths-Semi-Ccnca^e,  though  in  a  lefle  degree.  And  therefore  if  you 
diuicca  Trunke  or  a  C4winto  two^  and  one  fpeakeat  the  one  ed,  and 
ybu  lay  your  Eareat  the  other,  it  will  carry  the  r^/f^  further,  thai  in  the 
Mre&tl^xge.  Nay further,ifitbenota full ^^OT/'-CwM/K* ;  butifoudoe 
the  like  vpon  the  Mafi  of  a  Ship  fir  zhng  Pole  fix  a  Peece  of  Ordnance  (hough 
one  fpeake  vpon  the  Surface  of  the  Ordnance,  and  not  atany  of  the  ioresj) 
the  Voice  will  be  heard  further,  than  in  the  Aire  at  lai^e. 

It  would  bee  tried,  how,  and  with  what  proportion  of  difaduntage, 
the  Voice  will  bee  carried  in  an  Horne^  which  is  a  line  Arched  :  Or  in 
a  Trumpet,  which  is  a  Line  Retorted  ;  Or  in  fome  Pipe  that  \\:re  Si- 
nuous. 

It  is  ccrtainc ,   (  howfoeuer  it  crofle  the  Receiucd  Opinior  )  that 
^mWj  may  be  created  without  ^^-^j  though  yiirehco.  the  moft  liuoura- 
hk  Deferent  of  Sounds,  Take  a  Viffellol  watery  and  knap  a  pairc  c  Tongs^ 
fothe  depth  within  the  Water,  and  you  fhall  hcare  the  Sonnl  of  die] 
Tongs  well,  and  not  much  diminifhed  ;  And  yet  there  is  no  Aif  at  all  I 
prefent.  •  j 

■  Take  one  VeJfeU  of  Siluer,  and  another  of  ^'W,  and  fill  each  )f  them 
full  of  Water,  and  then  knap  the  Tongs  together,  as  before,  ajout  an 
handfullfrom  theBpttome,  and  you  fhall  finde  the  sound  mu:h  more 
Refbundingfromthcr<;;^<f//of  Siluer,  thAn^rom  thit  of  ff'ood  :  And  yet 
if  there  bee  no  Water  in  the  f^effell^  fothat  you  knap  the  Tongs  in  the 
^ire,  you  (ball  finde  no  difference ,  betweenc  the  Siluer  and  ircoddea 
VefeU.  \A'hereby,bcfide  the  maine  point  of  creating  Sound  wirhoiit  ^ire, 
you  may  colled  two  things :  The  one,  that  the  Sound  commiinicareth 
withtheBottomeofthcri?/^// ;  The  other,  that  fuch  a  Communication 
paileth  farre  better ,  thorow  neater,  than  ylire. 

SmkcanyH4rd Bodies  together,  in  the  MiddcftofaF/^wf,  andyou 
fhall  heare  the  Sound,  with  little  difference,  from  the  Sourki  in  the 
Ain^. 

The  Pneumaticall  Part,  which  is  in  all  Tans^tUe  Bodies^  and'huh  (ovae 
Affinity  with  the  Aire,  performeth,  in  fome  degree,  the  Parts  of  the 
^/V^jAswhenyonknockevpon  &n Empty  Barrett,  iheSouodh  (in part) 
created  by  the  Aire  on  theOut-flde  ^  And  (in  part)  bythe  ^/r<rin  the 
Inlide  J  Forthe5'tf«»<lf  will  bee  greater  orlcfler,  as  the  Barrell  is  more- 
Empty,  or  more  full  j  But  yet  the  Sound  participateth  alio  with  the 
S^rit  in  the  v/ood,  thorow  which  it  pafleth,  ftom  the  Out-fide  to  the  1  n  -  i 
(ide  ■:  And  foitcommeth  to  pafle,  in  the  chiming  of  Bels,  on  the  Out- 
fide  J  wheredfo  cheSwW  paflethto  the  Infide  :■  Anda  number  of  o- 
'•1  _ ,, .,. -tlity:. 


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thcT like  Inftaiices,  whereof wc  lliall  fpcake raore,Mrhen  wee IiantUe  the 
C»mmitnicithn  oi  Sounds. 

It  were  extreme  Grodcnefle to  thinkc  (as  wee  haue partly  touched 
before)  than  t\ic  Svundin Strings i% made  y  or  produced,  becweenc  the 
H4nd  and  the  String,  or  i\\c^tU  and  the  String,  or  the  Btw  and  the 
String  :  For  thofe  arc  but  fif/w^W*  .Mp/iw,  /"ij^^^wto  theCr^4//V*of  the 
Scnnd  \  the  ^*«»</ being  prodija'd  beiwecue  the  String  and  the  j4ire  - 
And  that  not  by  any  Impulftonoi  theatre,  from  the  i\t\Metifino(  tlic 
String 'yhwiby  the  Returmeot  Refnltoi  the  String,  which  was  ftraincdby 
the  Touch,  to  his  former  Place;  which  M»ti0moi  RefuU  is  quicke  and 
fliarpe  J  Whereas  the  firft  Motion,  isfoftanddull.  Sothc^^wtCTOircth 
the  string  continually ,  and  thereby  holdeth  it  in  a  Continual!  Trepi- 
dation. 

TAkc  a  Trvnke,  andlct  one  whiftle  at  the  one  ^nd,  and  hold  your 
Earc  at  the  other,  and  you  iliall  findc  the  Stnnd  iWke  (b  fliarpc  as 
you  can  fcarce  endure  it.  The  Ctn/t  is ;  for  that  S0nnd  diffufech  ic  felfe  in 
round  ^  And  fo  fpeiidcth  it  icife  \  But  if  the  ^<'»»ii<i,which  waild  feat  tc  r  in 
Open  A\rt,  bccmadcto{^ocailintoaCana!c  j  Itmud  needs giue^rcarer 
force  t )  the-  Samnd.  And  fo  you  may  note,  that  En(l»fures  doe  not  only pte- 
(i  rue  Sou  'id^  bi  It  alio  Encrealc  and  Sharpen  it. 

A  Hunters Htrue^  being grcatcratoneend,  than  at  the  other,  dothin- 
I  crcafc  the Seund  more,  than  i fthe  £/frnewcxc  all  ot  an  equall  Bore.  The 
Cju/i  is,  for  that  the  ^ire,  and  Sonnd,  being  firf\  contracted  at  the  Icllcr 
end,  and  afterwards  hauing  more  Roomc  to  fpread  at  the  greater  end  jdoe 
dilate  thenifclues  j  And  in  Comming  out  ftrikc  more  jlire ;  wlicrcby  the 
StH»d  is  the  Gix.'atcr,and  Bafer.  And eucn  Hunters  ^#r««,wliich  arc  fbnic- 
times  madeftrcight,  and  not  Oblique,  are  cuer  greater  at  the  lowcrend. 
It  would  be  tried  alio  in  Pipes  ^  being  made/4r  Urgcr  at  the  lower  end :  Or 
being  made  with  a  Belij  cowards  the  lower  End  j  And  then  ilfuing  into  H 
ftreight  Concauc  againie. 

There  is  in  S*int  Idmesfietdf^aCinduit  ofBricke,  vnto  which  iovncth  a 
Uw  y-*ult ;  And  at  the  End  of  that,  a  ReuKd  Htufe  o't  Stone  :  And  in  the 
SmivC<»W«// there  is  a  Window  •  Andinthc^w»«<^  ^^n/J  a  Slit  or  Rift 
of  Ibme  little  brcadchdfyou  cry  out  in  the  Rifr,it  will  makcafearfull  Roa- 
ring at  the  Window.  The  Ctufe  is  the  fame  with  the  former  j  For  that  jJI 
C*>:cjues^  tlintproc-ecd  from  more  NarrOvVto  more  Broad,  doeimplific 
the  Sounds,  the  Coiviniing  our.  , 

HtTfkesBells^  that  haue  Holes  in  the  Sides,  giue  a  greater  fting,  than 
if  tb.cPcllct  didltrikc  vponBrafTe,  in  the  Optny4ire,  The  Caufe  is  the 
fame  with  the  hrft  lnJIai.eeo(  the  Trnnke  $  Namely,  fof  diat  the  Sound 
Enclofed\Vith:lie  Sides  of  thc5W/,comniethforchatclie//^/?/  vnipent, 


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fromdifpcrfmg,  makcththe  Ntifeconye  forthat  the  t)nm  H«ie,  ftrri 
more  loud,  andltrong,  than  if  you  ilioul  J  ttrikc  vpon  the  like  .S*/';,  ct- 

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tcQdcd  iuthe  Opea  Aire. .  The  Cauje  is  the  fame  vviiii  the  two  pre- 
cedent. 

Seands  are  l^ctcer  heard  ^  and  further  off,  in  an  Euenieg^  or  in  the  Nighty 
than  at  the  ivTww,  or  in  the  Z)-*/.  The  Caitfe  is,  for  that  in  the  Day^  when 
the  ^/>*  is  more  Thiiij(no  doubt)  thcS(«i»<i  piercetbbcircr  ;  Butwhen 
the^/;rismoreThicka  (as  in  xh^Ni^t)  the  Souad  fpcndethand  Iprca- 
dethabroad  lefle :  And  fo  ic  is  a  Degree  o'iEoclifttrt.  As  for  the  ^ght^  it 
is  trueaifo^  ihatthe  Gencrall  Silence  helpeth. 

,  There  bee  two  Kinds  of  Refiexitasoi  Sennds  %  Tlie(Mie  atDiJiancc^^  ^ 
which  is  the  Ecch^f  Wherein  the  OriginM  is  heard  diltindly^and  the  Re-  \ 
J^fW/tfwalfadiltinaiy ;  Of  which  wee  lliall  fpcake  hereafter :  The  other  in 
Concftrrence  ;  When  the  ^*»«<i  Rcfleding  (the  Reflexicfi  being  neere  at 
hand)  rcturneth  immediately  vpon  the  Oy/gfM*//^  andfoiccrareth  it  not, 
but  ampUfiethit.  Therefore  we  fee,  that  ^«y5cit«vpon  the  water  found- 
cth  more  J  And  fo  likc^yife  CHitJukc  is  better  in  Chambers  Wainfcottcd,( 
than  Hanged. 

The5m>)giofaLute,  orVioll,  orVirginalls,  doe  giue  a  farre  greater 
5tf«W,  by  reafon  of  the  Xnot^  and  Baard,  and  Gencaue  vnderneath,  than  if 
there  were  nothing  but  onely  the  Fltt  of  a  Bwr^,  without  that  Hallcw  and 
^»«j  tolet  in  the  Vpper  Aire  into  the  Lower.  The  Caufeis^  the  Commu- 
nication of  the  Vpper  Aire  with  the  Lower  i  And  penning  of  both  from 
Expence,  or  difperfing. 

An  Irilh  Htrpe  hath  Open  Aiieonboth  fides  of  the  5;;/»^i;  And  it  hath 
the  ConcAHt  oi  Bellj^  not  along  the  Striiigs^  but  atthe  End  of  the  Strings.  It 
maketh  a  more  Refounding  Sounds  than  a  Bandora,  OrfhArien^  or  Citternt^ 
which  haue  likewife  mr€-Jirings.  I  iudge  the  Cdufeto  bee,  for  that  Open 
Aire  on  both  Sides  helpeth,fo  that  there  be  a  CWM«rjWh!chisthereibre 
beft  placed  at  the  End. 

InaVirgwdll^  whentheL/Visdowne,  it  maketh  a  more  exile  Seand^ 
^an  when  the  Lid  is  open.  TJie  Cau/t  is,  for  that  all  Shntting  in  of -^/rc-^, 
where  there  is  no  competent  Vcntj  dampeth  thQ  Sound.  Which  maintai- 
neth  likewife  the  former  Infttnce  •  For  the  Belly  oiths  Lute  ^  or  Vio^,  doth 

Ipenthcv^/refomewhat.  —- 
There  is  a  chHrch  aiGlocefier  (and  as  I  haue  heard,  the  like  is  in  fi->me 
other  places  5 )  whereifyoufpeakcagainftaWall,  ibftly,  another  iliall 
hcaTeyourr««betteragood  Way  off,  than  ncere  hand.  Enquire  more 
particularly  of  the  Frame  of  that  place;  I  fuppofe  there  is  fome  V<;ulr,  or 
H  oilow,  or  Ifle,  behind  the  Wall,  and  fbme  PafTagc  to  it  towards  the  fur- 
ther endpf  that  Wall,  againft  which  youfpcake;,  Soastherwtfofhim 
that  fpeaketh,  flideth  along  tbe  Wall,  and  then  entrcth  at  fome  PafTagc, 
andcommunicateth  with  the  ^ir<of  the  Hollow- for  it  is  prefcrued  f^>mc- 
what  by  the  plaine  Wall  ^  but  that  is  too  wcake  to  giue  a  5(;»ffi  Atkiible, 
till  it  hath  communicated  with  thebacke  Aire. 

Strike  vpon  a  Bove-firing,  and  lay  the  Horne  of  the  Box»  neerc  your 
Earc,  find  it  will  encrcafe  thtSwmd,  andmakc  adcgreeof  a  Tw^,  The 
Csn/eis,  forthatthe  Senfory,  by  reafon  of  the  Clofe  Holding,  is.  per- 

_     -.    ,    .cuflid. 


Century,   i  I. 

cufled,  before  rlic  Aire  difpcrfeth.  The  like  is,  if  you  iiold  rhe  Home 
becwixt  your  Teeth.  Buc  that  is  a  pUine  DeUtion  otthe  So^ind  -^  trom 
the  Teeth,  to  the  Inftrumenc  of  Hearing  •  For  there  is  a  great  Eiuef- 
courle bctwcenc-  thole  two PartSj  Asappcarechby  this-Thata  Hirili 
<7rjt;«^  r«M^  fetteth  the  Teeth  on  edge  Thehkc  fallcchout,  if  tlie 
Wt>r«e  of  the  Boyo  be  put  vpon  the  Temples  ^  But  that  is  but  the  *S>\\\Xq 
of  the  SomA  from  thence  to  the  F.are.  •< 

If  you  rake  a  Rod.  o'ilron^  or  BraJJl-^Md  hold  the  one  end  to  your  Eare, 
and  (hike  vpon  the  other,  it  maketha  tar  greater  i-aws^^^,  than  the  like 
Stroke  vpon  the  Rod^  not  fo  made  Contiguous  to  the  Eare.By  whicli, 
and  by  fome  other  InjUnces^  that  hauebeene  partly  touched, it  (hould 
appcarc  ;  That  sounds doo.  not  onely  Aide  vpon  rhe  Surface  of  a 
Smooth  Botiy,butdoe  alfo  communicate  with  the  SpiritSjthat  are  in 
tlie  Pores  of  the  Body. 

i  remember  in  Trinity  College  in  Cambridge^  there  was  an  rp^er 
Ch.imhcr^whvch  being  thought  wcake  in  the  Roote  of  tt,was  llipportcd 
by  a  Pillar  of  Iron,  ot  the  bigneffe  of  ones  Arme,  in  rhe  middeft  of 
ihc  ch.7?)ikr  •  Which  if  you  had  ftrucke,  it  would  make  a  little  Hat 
NoilcintiiCif^Mwewhcreit  was  llrucke  j  But  it  would  makeawreat 
Bombe  in  rhe  chimber  beneath. 

The  i'o;:';.'i/ which  is  made  by  Buckets  ina  well,  when  tlicy  touch  vp- 
on the  water  ^  Or  when  they  ftnke  vpon  the  lide  of  the  well ;  Or  when 
two  Buckets  daQi  the  one  againft  the  other  5  Thefe  Sounds avc  deeper 
and  fullcc,'than  if  the  like  P  crculTion  were  made  in  the  Open  v4ire.Thc 
Canfe  is,  the  Penning  and  Enclofurc  of  the  Aire,  in  the  Concaue  of  the 
well. 

Barrels  placed  in  a  Roome  vnder  the  Floare  of  ^dumber,  make  all 
Noifes  in  the  fame  Chamber,  more  Full  and  Refounding. 

So  tktt  there  be  flue  w^yes  (in  generdl)  of  Maioration  of  Sounds :  En- 
clofurc Simple  5  Enclolure  with  Dilatation  •,  Communication  |  Re- 
fleJcion  Concurrent  ^d«</ Approach  to  the  Senfbry. 

For  Exility  of  theTc/Vf,  or  othci  Sounds  :  It  is  ccrtainc,  that  the 
roice  doth  pafTe  thorow  Solid imd  Hard  Bodies^ihhey  be  nor  too  thick. 
And  chorovv  wjtcr,  which  is  likewifeavery  Ciofe  Body,  and  luch  an 
one, as  Icttcfh  not  in  Aire.  But  then  the  r(?;V<?,  or  other  5(?««<s^,  is  redu- 
ced, by  iiich  paflage,to  a  great  wcahejfc,  or  Exllitic.  If  therefore  you 
(top  the  Holes  (/a  Hnwkes  Bell,  it  will  make  no  Ring,  but  a  flat  Noife, 
or  Rattle.  And  fo  dodi  the  Aetites^  or  Eagks  Stone,  which  hatli  a  lit- 
tle Stone  within  it. 

And  a5  lor  i;\nri-^  it  is  a  ccrtainc  Triall :  Let  a  Man  goe  into  a  Bath^ 
and  takj  a  Piule^.md  turne  the  Bottome  vpward,and carry  the  Mouth 
ol  ir,(Eucn,)downc  to  the  Lcudl  o'itha  waiter  -,  and  i'o  prcffe  it  downc 
vndcr  the  ;y.,r«-,ronjc  handful  and  an  halfc,ftill  keeping  it  cuen  ,rhar  it 
may  not  tilton  either  fide,&:  fothe  Aire  get  out:thca  let  him  that  is  in 
the  /7.7f /7jdiue  with  his  Head  fo  far  vnder  water, as  he  may  put  his  head 
into  they  rfi/fj&therc  wil  corneas  rauch^ofbubling  forth.as  wil  nuke 

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Roome  tor  his  Head.  Then  kt  him  ipcak- &:  any  thac  ihail  lUiid  wiih- 
oiit,(hail  heare  his^o/Ve  plamly-,but  yet  niddc  extreme  fnarp  and  exile, 
like  the  yoke  oiPufpus:^ui  yet  the  AnicitUte  Sounds  oi  the  H'ords  wi\\ 
not  be.  confouadcd.  Note  that  it  may  be  much  more  handibmly  done, 
if  the  />jj7ebe  put  ouer  the  Mans  head  aboue  watctj  and  then  he  cowre 
downe,and  the Failebe  preiTed  downe  with  him.Note  that  a  man  muft 
kneele  or  iit,that  he  maybe  lower  than  the  tvater.A  man  would  think 
that  the  Sicilian  Foet  had  knowledge  ot  this  Ex^triment  •  For  he  faith  j  | 
That  Hercules  Pa^e  Hylus  went  with  a  VVaterpot^to  fill  it  at  a  pleafant ' 
Foicntaine,  that  was  neere  the  Shore,  and  that  the  Nymphs  of  the  Foitn- ) 
t.7/«efell  in  loue  with  the  Boy, 8c  piuied  him  vnderfAivtfr,kecpinghim 
jaliuc  ^  And  that  jfferf«/e/ miffing  hisp^^e,  called  him  by  his  Name, 
aIoud,that  all  the  Ihore  rang  of  it^and  thai  Hylas  from  within  the  Wa- 
ter, anfwcred  his  Mafter  j  But  (that  which  is  to  the  prefent  purpofc) 
with  fo  fmall  and  exile  a  r#/Vt,  as  Hercules  thought  he  had  beene  three/ 
miles  oft,  when  the  Fountaihe  (indeed)  was  faft  by. 

In  Lutes  And  ixfirumentsoi  Strings,  ifyou  ftop  a  5f>7«^high  (where 
by  it  hath  IcfTe  fcope  to  trembie)the  Sound  is  more  Trehlejom  yet  more 
dead. 

Take  two  Sawcers^and  flrike  the  edge  of  the  one  againft  the  bottom 
oftheother,withinaP^<7et>fff<7«r  J  And  you  lliall  finde,  that  as  you 
put  the  Sawcers  lower  and  lower,  the  Sound  growt  th  more  fiat ;  euen 
while  Part  of  the  Suwcer  is  aboue  the  Water  ;  But  that  Flatnefle  of 
Souud  is  ioyned  with  a  Harilinefle  of  Sound  •,  which  (no  doubt)  is  ciu- 
fed  by  the  inequality  of  the  5o««^,whichcommeth  from  the  part  of  the 
5^ff»'vnder  the  H^.iter^and  from  the  Part  aboue.  ^ut  when  thcSawcer 
is  wholly  vnder  the  Heater, the  Sound  becommeth  more  clearc,but  farre 
more  low  •  And  as  if  the  Soundcatnc  from  a  farre  off. 

A5ofrjBo<;^dampeththe^oW,much  more  than  a //.//•ij  As  ifaBell 
hath  ClothjOr  Silk  wrapped  about  it,it  dcadeth  the  Sound  more,  than 
if  it  were  Wood.  And  therefore  in  clericals,  the  Keyes  are  lined ,  And 
/  inColleges  they  vfe  to  Une  the  Tablemen. 

Triall  was  made  in  a  Recorder, a^ttr  thefe  feuerall  manncrs.Thc  Bot- 
tome  of  it  was  fet  again  ft  the  Palme  oftheH  and  i  ftopped  with  Wax 
round  about  -,  fet  againft  a  Damaske  Culliion  ^Thruft  into  Sand  j  Into 
Afhcsjlnto  Water(halfc  an  inch  vnder  the  Water; )  Clofe  to  the  Bot- 1 
tome  of  a  Sillier  Bafln ;  Andftill  the  To^f  remained  :  but  theBotrome  \ 
of  it  was  fet  againft  a  Woollen  Carpet  •,    A  Lining  of  Pluili  5  A  Lock ! 
of  Wooll,(though  ioofely  put  in;)  Againft  Snow;  And  the  Sound  of  it ' 
was  quite  deadcd,  and  but  Breath. 

Iron  Hot,produceth  not  fo  full  a  Somdy^A  when  it  is  CoId^For  while 
it  ishotjitappeareth  to  be  morcfoft,and  leffe  rcfounding.  So  likcwiic 
fyarmetvater,  when  it  falleth,  raaketh  not  fo  full  a  Sound,  as  Cold:  And 
I  conceiue  ;t  is  foftcr,and  necrer  the  Nature  of  Oile^For  ic  is  more  flip 
pery ;  As  maybe  pcrcciucd,  in  thac  it  fcowreth  better. 
Let  there  btzReardet  made, with  two  Fippks^  at  each  end  one  •,  The 

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triinke  of  it  ofthc  lengrh  of  cvv.)  Recorders  ^  and  the  Hofe^inftvebblc 
toward  each  endj  And  ler  two  p!ay  the  famt*  IcflLn  vpon  ir,at  an  Vni '  i 
Ton  :  And  let  ic  be  noted,  whether  the  Seund  be  confotindcx<,or  ampli-- 
ded  ;  or  dulled.  Solikcvvile  let  a  Cro//(- bee  made  30t"tw''v>Trunckcs 
(rhorow-out)hol!ow  5  And  let  two  {pcake,or  ring,the  one  long- waies^ 
the  other  traiierfe:  And  let  two  he.ue  at  the  oppolitc  Ends-  And  note, 
whether  the  5o.W  be  confonilded  •  artiphfied  ;  orduHed.Whiclf  two 
Infutnres  will  alfo  giue  light  to  the  Adixtun  of  5i>««^/jwhereof  we  flialf 
(peakc  hereatceri 

A  Btllovces  biowne  in  at  the  Hole  of  a  Drumme^  and  the  J)r>jm  that 
'hiicken,  maketh  the  sou»da  little  flatter,biit  no  other  apparent  Alre- 
ration.  The  Cauft  ts  manifen:  j  Partly  for  that  it  hindereth  tlie  Iflue  of 
the  Somd  •  And  partly  for  that  it  maketh  the  ^ire,  being blovvne  to- 
gcthtVj  Icflc  niolleable.  7  itan  i^^w^s.;.  :• 

rHc  Loudncjfc  and  Softmjjeoi Sounds^  is  aThingdiftini^  froth  the 
M.ignit.'idc  and  Exilitie  ot  Sounds ;  For  a  B^iji  5rn>?g,though  Ibftlv 
rtrnckcn,giuc-th  the  greater  ^o WjBut  a  7  reble String.it  hard  Itrncken', 
will'be  heard  much  tiirther  off  Andthe  Caufi  is,for  that  tlie  Btife  String 
ilrikcth  move  Jirc ;  And  the  TrcUchScAirey  but  with  a  (harper  per- 
tufiTnn.  ., 

It  ib  i\Kru3$c  the  Strength  of  the  i»^rf«///o«jthatis  aPrincioall  Caufi 
of  the  Loudneffe  or  SoftnfjJ'e  oiSoHnds:h.^  in  knocking  harder  or  foftcr- 
Winding  of  a  Home  flronger  or  weaker-.  Ringing  ot  a  Hand-bell  har- 
der or  folter,&:c.And  ihejirengtbot'  this pera'/t'ion  conliftcth  as  much 
or  morCjin  the  Hurd^ejfe ohht:  hodypercnffed^as  in  the  Fofceoi  the  Bo- 
<hpercu[li;ig:¥or  if  you  llrike  againft  a  Cloth,it  will  giue  a  lefTe  Sg-t/id- 

Ifiagainlt  Wood,  a  greater  j  If  againft  Metall,  yet  a  greater  j  And  i.* 
Metals,if  you  ftrike  againft  Gold,(which  is  the  more  pliant,)it  giucth 
the  flatter  i'o.WjIf  againft  SiluerjOr  Brafte,the  more  Ringing  5'o.W. 
As  for  y*r>e,whereit  is  ftrongly  pent,  it  matchcth  a  Hard  Bodie.  And 
therfore  we  fee  in  difchargingof  a  Peece^what  a  great  A'o/Vf  ic  maketh. 
We  feealfo,rhat  theChargc  with  BulletjOr  with  paper  wer,and  hard 
ftoppcd  •  Or  with  powder  alone,  rammed  in  hard  j  maketh  no  great 
difference  in  the  Loudm-JJc  of  the  Report. 

The  Skirpmfjt;  or  ^ichujfc  of  the  Percu^\on^h  a  great  Canfe  of  the 
Loadneffe^a^,  x^'eli  as  the  /?rf«gt/;;As  in  a  Whip,or  VVand,if  you  ftrike 
the  ^/i-t' with  ir-the  lliarpcr  and  quicker  you  ftrike  it,  the  londtr  Sound 
k  giuethiAnJ  in  playing  vpon  the  Ltne^ox riijiiuli^xXxc  c]i)i.\ke  ftroke 
or  Toiich,is  a  great  life  to  the  Somd.'X\\c:  Caufci?.,  for  that  the  Qu^icke 
Strikingcotteth  the  Aire  fpccdilv;  wijcreas  the  Soft  Striking  doch  rs 
thcr heat  than  cur i 

The CommwiiccUioit o^SoUndi  (as  iii  Bdjics  cf  Luta    Emp tie 
VclTcls.i?'^.  )  hath  bcciic touched  obiLcr,  in  i\\c  Muior^iati-oi 
.yo/WiButitisHcaKoronialuea  r/V/i?ohtapaKv-v..  .,  . . ; 
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The  Experiment  for  grcatell  Demonftration  of  Cemmtftsicadoa  of 
Sffundi,  is  the  Chiming  oi  Bells  •  Where  if  you  ftrike  with  a  Hammer  vp- 
onthc  VppcrPart,  and  then  vpon  the  Midft,  and  then  vpon  the  Lower, 
you  fhall  hnde  the  ^^W  to  bee  more  Treble,  and  more  Bafc,  according 
vnto  the  Concaue,  on  the  Infide  j  though  the  Percuflion  bee  onely  on  the 
Out-fide. 

When  the  .Stf»»^  is  created  betvveenethe  Eldfi  o{  the  Mouthy  and  the 
^ire  of  the  Pipe,  it  hath  neuerthelefle  fome  CommumcAtipn  with  the  Mat- 
ter of  the  Sides  of  the  P/f^,  and  the  Spirits  in  them  contained  ',  for  in  a 
Fife  or  rr«»5Prt_,of  Wood,and  Braffe,the  Swnd  will  bee  diners  ^  So  if  the 
j  Pipe  be  couered  with  cUth,  or  silke^  it  will  giue  a  diuers  Sound^  from  that 
it  would  doe  of  it  felfc  •  So,  if  the  Pipe  bee  a  little  vet  on  the  Infide,  it  will 
.  rnake  a  differing  Seund^  from  the  fame  Pipe  dry. 
j  That  S$und  made  within  Wtter ,  doth  communicate  better  with  a 
!  hard  Body  thorow  yvtter^  than  made  in  Airc^^  it  doth  with  Aire  j  Vide^ 
'  Experimentam  134. 

Wee  haue  fpoken  before  Cin  the  Inquifition  touching  Mu- 
Jicke,)  of  Mujieall Sounds,  whercunto  there  may  be  a  Concord 
or  Difcord  in  two  Parts  \  Whieh  Sounds  we  call  Tones :  And 
[ikcmicQ^ Immuficall Sounds  y  And  haucgiucn  the C^zw/tf, that 
theTo»^  proceedeth  of  JS  jttrf//V,  and  the  other  of  Inequality: 
And  wee  haue  alfoexprcflcd  there,  what  arc  the  Eqttall  Bodies 
that  giuero»«,  and  what  arc  the  Vnequall  that  giue  none.  But 
nowweeftiall  fpeakcoffuch  Inequality  ot  Sounds,  nsproccc- 
deth,  not  trom  the  Nature  of  the  Bodies  themfelucs,  but  is  Ac- 
cidental! j  Either  from  the  RoughneJJe,  or  Obliquitie  of  the  ^aj- 
fage  i  Or  from  the  Vouhling  of  the  Percutient  jOr  from  the  Tre- 
pidation of  the  Motion. 

A  «f  fl,if  it  haue  a  Rift  in  it,whercby  the  Sotmd  hath  not  a  cleare  PafFage, 
giueth  a  Hear/e  and  larring  Sounci-^So  the  Voice  of  A/4«,whcn  by  cold  taken 
the  Wefill  growethrugged,and(as  we  call  it)  furred,  becommeth  hoarfe. 
And  in  thefc  two  Injlafjces.ike  Sounds  iliq  Ingrate  j  becaufe  they  are  meer- 
ly  vnequall :  But,  if  they  bee  Vneq»»Uin  Equality,  then  the  Scitndis  Grate- 
ful!, but  Purling. 

All  Ittfirumnts,  that  haue  either  Returnes,  as  Trumpets  j  Or  Flexions, 
as  Cornets  •  Or  are  Drawne  vp,  andputfrom,  as  Sackbuts ;  haue  a  Ptirli/J^ 
Sonnd :  But  the  Recorder  ox  F/»W,that  haue  none  of  thefe  InequMlities.^iuc 
aclcarc  Sound.  Neuerthelefle,  the Recotder  itfelfe,  or  Pipe  moiftencda 
little  in  the  Infide,  foundeth  more  folemnly,  and  with  a  little  Purling,  or 
Hifling.  Againe,  a  ivreathed  String,  fuch  as  are  in  the  Bafe  Strings  ot  Bm- 
domes  ^  giueth  alfo  a  Pnrliitg  Sound. 

But  a  Lute-fifing,  if  it  be  meerely  Vnequdl  in  bis  Parts,  giueth  a  Harfh 

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and  viuuneable  i'wx^  ;  ^'\-i\c\\  StriHgswxccAW  FAfe  ^  being  bisger  in  one 

!  \^\icc  tbaa  in  another  ^  And  therefore  inre-firwassxc  ncvci  Falfe.  W'e  fet 

1 41b,  chat  when  wee  try  a  Fal/eLute-firig^^  wcevfo  toev'tend  khardbe- 

Jtwccne  die  fingers,  anci  CO  fillip  it ;  And  if  it  giu<rhadoubIe5/rf/«^  it  is 

!  Traf ;  But  ifit  giucth  a  Treble,  or  niore,  it  is  faife.  ' 

,'     iVaters^  in  the  A'^y/V  tlx'v  make  as  they  run,  reprcfcRt  to  the  Earc  a 

i  Trembling  Neift  j  And  in  Regalls]  (where  they  haiie'a  Pi^e^  they  call  the 

I  NigbtingaU-Pife,  which  cont.nneth  ntter)  the  Sound  hatha  continual! 

\  Trembling :  And  Children  hauealfo  little  Thing?  they  call  Cecks^  which 

luiic  Water  in  them ;  And  when  they  blow,  or  whittle  in  them,  they  vecld 

aTfcmlfling  Nfii/e  ;  \\'hicbTremOli0go(l^dter,  hath  an  affinity  with  the 

Letter/:.  AW^'hich  Inequalities  ot  TrepidattPOj  arc  rather  pleafant,  than 

oihcrwife.      ;  • 

.  All5<j/^iVtf/^j,orvcry  7>rWrAVfw,giuean  hCpcrSMnd;  Forthatthe 
Bafe  fttikcth  more^/r^,  than  it  can  well  rtrike  equally :  And  the  Tre^lc^ 
cuttcththc-^//rfotliarpe,as  itretumeth  toofivift,  tomakcthe^o«»^E-' 
quail ;  And  therefoitia  J^edne  orTer^tr^h  the  fweeteftParc. 

WekncAvnothng,  tkiccanatpleafure  make  a /*/«»/?«// or  ImmuJjcdH 
Sffupd^bv  v.M'inrarv  /'^fdti  en  ^bin  the  f^iceofAfan^  and  Birdt.  The  Cattfe'i^ 
(nodoubr)inthe  VVcaUllor  VVind-pipe,(wbich  wccall  Aijtr*  Artcyk^) 
.which  bein7,wcll  extended,  e.athcreth  Equality  .  Asa  Bladder  that  is 
wriiicklcd  •  if  it  bee  extended,  becon^mcth  fmooth.  Tlie  Extcniion  is  al- 
]  \yayes  more  in  Ti>nes,  than  in  Speech  :  Therefore  the  Inward  raice  or  ^yhi- 
f^r  can  ncuer  giue  a  Tone :  And  in  Singing,  there  is  (manifeftly)  a  greater 
Working-and  Labour  of  the  Throar,  than  in  5'/r4jir/«g  j  As  appea^eth  in 
the  Thrultingouc,  or  Drawing  in  of  the  Chin,  when  we  fing. 

Tlic  H$tmmiag  of  Bees^  is  an  ytuquaU  B»x.ung  •  And  is  conceiued,  by 
(bmc  of  the  Ancients,  not  to  come  forth  at  their  Mouth,  but  to  bee  an  /¥- 
wsrd  Seuijd  \\^iVi  (it  may  bee)  it  is  neither  ;  But  from  the  motion  of  their 
V\' ings ;  For  it  is  n  "Jt  heard  but  when  they  Itirrc. 

All  Metdh  quenched  in  ivAter ,  giue  a  Sibilarion  or  Hiifing  Sound ; 
(which  hath  an  Atfinttv  with  the  letter  Z.)notwithrtanding  the  SoW-te 
created  Ix'twecne  the  WArt^i-  or  f^ipeur  ^3x\f\  the  Mre.  Seething^  alio,  if  tlicrc 
bebiit!ina!I  (lor^-of/r^ftfrina  Veflltll,  giuethaHilfing^Mw/i  5  But  Boy- 
ling  ina  full  VL-fiell,  giucth  a  Bublmg  5<7«»i, drawing  fomewhat  neer^'  to 
the  Oa«  vfcdby  Children. 

Trial!  vvoi I'd be  madv.*,  whether  the  Ineqadttj^  or  Interchange  of  the 
^f^Mw,  will  not  produce  an /»^^«4///7  of  i'«ff<^  j  Asifthreeisc^/i  were 
made  one  within  iiiorher,  and-r^ir^  betwixt  Each  ^  and  then  the  outer- 
moft  Be'il  were  Chimed  with  a  Hammer,  how  the  S<nind  would  differ 
from  a  Simple  Beli.  Solikewiic  takea  Pkte  oi  Brafft^  and  a  plankc  of 
;Awi,  and  ioyne  them  dole  together,  and  knockc  vpon  one  of  them,  and 
fecifthev  doc  ml  giue  an  Vneqa.iU  Sound.  So  nwke  two  or  l\)KtP*'rt!tions 
o{  Head  irt  aHar>lhesd,  vjkhHtlesor  ^wf;  in  them  ♦,  Andmaikc  the  dif- 
ference of  their  Sound,  from  the  Stimd  of  an  /Itgjheadj  without  Rich  , 
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ITiseuidcnt,  zhatihc  Per(»Jfeoo{ihe Greater ^aamrtiof^Jre^  caufeth 
the  Sdfer  Stmnd  j  And  the  kfll  QuMtitj^  the  more  TrthUSeund.  The 
FercMJjifff)  of  the  Greater  Qjttmitj  of  Ahe^  is  produced  by  the  Gre4ine(fe  ef 
thei^odj  Percn^jini  j  BytheLj;;«J*of  the  Cenc*»e^  by  which  the  Sonnd 
pallcth  jand  bv  the  Ltngit»de  of  the  fame  C0iK4»e.  Therefore  we  fee  that  a 
Ba/e  firing,  is  greater  than  a  Treble  j  A  Dtfe  Fife  hath  a  greater  Bore  than 
a  TreUe  j  And  in  Pifei^  and  the  like,the  lower  the  Note  Holes  be,and  the 
further  off  from  the  Month  of  the  fift^  the  more  Bi/V  s»»nd  they  yecld ; 
And  the  necrer  the  Mouth,  the  more  Treble.  Nay  more,  ifyouftrike  an 
Entire  B0dj^A'iaRA$uiir»noiBrd(fe^  at  the  Top,  itmakctha  morc7rf^/f 
sound ;  And  at  the  Bottomc  a  BAfer. 

It  is  alfoeuident,  that  the  Shsrfer  or  Qjtitker  Fercuftoii  «f  ^/rrcaufeth 
the  more  Treble  S»und ;  And  the  silver  or  He*Miery  the  more  Bsfe  Stand. 
So  we  fee  in  StringS'^thc  more  they  are  wound  vp,and  (trained- (And  ther- 
by  giuc  a  more  quicke  ftart  backe;  )thc  more  Treble  is  the  Souad-^  And  the 
(lacker  they  3re,or  leCTe  wound  vp,  the  Ba/er  is  the  Sentd.  And  therefore  a 
B  igger  String  more  ftiainccl,  and  a  leller  Strifig^ktCc  ftrained,  may  fall  in- 
to the  fame  Twr. 

Children  J  Woment  Eunnchs  haue  more  fmall  and  {hrill  P^ciees  than  Men. 
The  Realbnis,  not  for  that  Men  hauc  greater  Heat,  which  may  make 
the  Voice  ftrongcr,  (for  the  (treng  tb  of  a  Veiee  or  Stnnd^  doth  make  a  diffe- 
rence inlhe  Londneffe  or  S  of tneffe,  buz  not  iaihcTene  j  )  But  from  the 
Dilatation  ofthe  Organ;  which  (it  is  true)  islikewifccaufed  by  Heat. 
But  theCaufe  oi  C hinging,  rhc  Foice,  attheyeares  of  Puberty,  ismor*; 
obfcure.  It  fcemeth  to  be,for  that  when  much  of  the  Moifturc  of  the  Body 
which didbeforeirrigatethe Parts,  isdrawncdownc  totheSpcrmaticall 
veiTels .  it  Icaueth  the  Body  more  hot  than  it  was  ^  whence  commeth  the 
Dilatation  of  the  Pipes :  For  wcfee  plainly,  all  Effeds  ofHcat,  doe  then 
come  on  ;  AsPilolky,  moreRoughneflcof  thcSkin,  Hardncfleof  the 
Flcrti,  &c. 

1  The  Indullry  of  the  Mnfititn,  hath  produced  two  other  Meanes  of 
\strAinin^tOr  /ntenfiono^Stringt,  beCidcsthcithywdingvp.  Theoneis  the 
istopfin^  of  the  String  with  the  Finger  ;  As  in  the  Neckes  of  Lutcs,Viols, 
(&c.  The  other  is  the  Shortnejfeoi  the  String  •  As  in  Harps,  Virginalis, 
Sic.  Both  thcfchaue one,  and  the  lame  reafon  i  for  they  caufe  the  String 
to  giuc  a  quicker  fbrt. 

In  the  jirtining  of  a  String,  the  further  it  is  drained,  the  lefle  Sufer^rd' 
ning  goeth  to  a  Note ,  For  it  requireth  good  Winding  of  a  String,  before 
it  will  make  anv  Note  at  all  "•  And  in  the  Stops  of  Lutes,  &c.  the  higher 
they  goc,  the  lelfe  Diftance  is bctwcene  the  Frets* 

If  you  fill  a  Drinking  Glajfemthfy^ter,  (efpccially  one  (harpebelow, 
and  Wldribauc,)  and  fillip  vponthe  Brim,or  Out-fide ;  And  after  emp- 
ty Part  of  the  fr^/rr,  and  fo  more  an' 'more,  andftilltry  the7V«byFil- 
lipping  ;  you  (hall  find  the  r*»r  fall,  andbec  more  ^«/^,  astheG/4/,fis 

more  Empty. 

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wards  the  Bafenejfe  or  Trtblenejje  of  To;7a,  is  one  of  the  t'rca- 
tcll  Secrets  in  the  Contemplation  of  Sounds.  For  it  difco.ue- 
reth  the  true  Coincidence  of  Hones  into  Diapufons  ;  Which  is  the 
Rcturncof  the  fame  Sound.  Andfoof  ihcConcords  and  D//^ 
cords, bctweenff  the  Vnifon^  and  Dinpnfon ; Which  wc  hauc  tou- 
ched before,  in  the  Experiments  of  Muficke  ;  but  thinkc  fit  to 
rcfumc  ic  here  J  as  a  principallParcof  our  Enquiry  touching^ 
ihoNatureoi  Soimds.lt  may  bee  found'out  in  the  Proportion  of 
the  Winding  oi  Strings  :  In  the  Proportion  of  the  Diflance  of 
F;'<?f  J  i  And  in  the  Proportion  of  the  Concaue  oiPipes,  dec.  But 
moft  commodioufly  in  the  laft  of thefe. 

Try  therefore  the  Winding  of  a  String  once  about,  as  foone  as  it  is 
brouoht  to  tb.u  Extenfion,  as  will  giiiea  Tcne  ^  And  then  of  twice 
about  ;  And  thrice  about,  hic.  And  markethe  Scale  or  Difference  of 
the  Ri1c  of  rhc  Tone :  Whereby  you  fliall  difcouer,  in  one,  two  EfFcds 
Both  the  Proportien  of  the  Sound  towards  the  Dimenfion  of  tiio  Winding ' 
And  t  he  Proptntten  likewife  of  the  Soupd  towards  the  String,  as  it  is  more 
orlcHcihaincd.  But  note  that  to  miJafure  this,  thcwav  will  bee,  to  take 
the  Length  ina  right  Line  of  the  ^m»g,  vpon  any  Winding  about  of. 
the  Peg;.  'I 

As  for  the  Stops.,  you  are  to  take  the  2^mher  q{  Frets  ;  Andprinci- ! 
pally  the  Z-(ri!wr6  of  the  iw,  from  the  firft  Stop  of  tlx;  uSV;-//*^,  vntofuch  ' 
a  Stop  as  rtiall  produce  a  Diapsfon  to  the  former  Stop,  vpun  the  fame 
Siring. 

Butitwillbcft  (asitisfaid)  a-ppcue, inthe Bares ofmnd'/n/frnments:  , 
And  therefore  canlcfome  halfe  dozen  ?//>«,  to  be  made,  inlciis;di,  and  ; 
all  things  clfc,  alike,  with  a  lingle,  double,  and  lb  on  toa  fextuple  Bore  ■  i 
And  fo  niarkc  what  Fall  oi'Tone euery  one  giucth.  But  rtill  in  thefe  thrcc4 
h\\l»lla»ces^  you  muft  diligently  oblcrue,  what  Length  of  String,  or  Di-: 
fiance  ofsufp,  or  Concaue  of  Aire,  makerh  what  Rife  of  Soand.  1'^  in  the ' 
lad  of  thefe  (which  (asweefaid)  is  that,  which  gincth  the  apteft  demon- '< 
ftiMtion*,)  yt)u  mult  fet  downe  what  Encrcafc  of  Concaue  gocth  to  theji 
Making  of  a  A'(7/f  higher  ^  And 'vhat  of  two  A^'utc;,.^  And  wliit  of  three 
Motes  ;  Andibvp  to  the  DiApirca  .■  FOr  then  thcgieat  Sccretof  A''um-  ' 
itifrj,  and  fr<'/'i?md?;«,  will  appcare.  Itisnotvnlike,  thatthofe  that  make  ; 
Recorders,  &c.  know  this  already  •  for  that  they  make  diem  in  i'^/i.  And 
likewife  BeU-Founders  in  firtingthe  Tunc  of  their  i?^/x.  Sothat  Enquiry 
mayfaueTriall:  -Soidyi  ithathbeenc  obfcrticdby  one  of  the  ^w/V/»f  y, 
that  an  Empty  Barrel  knocked  vpon  with  the  finger,  giucrii"  a  Di.tp.tfco 
tothti>Wof  the  like /.'4rrtffl/"«fl  .^  But  how  that  ihould  bee,  I  doe  not 
vi^cll  (rndevitjnd  ;  For  that  thekhoekingofa54rr/a//»ff,  ot  Empty ^  doth 


fcaicc  giuc  anv  Toae. 


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There  15 roijiurcci  loinc fcniible  Dirfcrencc  inche  Pitiperdouoii crei- 
tinga/v'Bfir,  towards  the  i'l'ww^i  it  fclfc,  which  isthcPalTuic  :  And  that  it 
bee  inttoo  ncaic,  but  at  adiftance.  for  inn  KecfirJer^  the  three  vppcr- 
moft  Holes,  yccld  one  Ttf«  j  which  is  a  iV#/#  lower  than  the  7V«  of  the 
firft  three.  And  the  like  (no  doubt)  is  required  in  the  Winding  or  Stop- 
pin^iol  Strings. 

Therein  another  Difference  of  Sounds^  which  wcc  will  call 
Exteriour,  and  Interiour.  It  ii.  nor  Soft,  nor  Loud:  Nor  it  is  not 
lltfs,  nor  T/t/'/tf.Norit  is  not  Muficallyt\ot  Immuficall:Tho\i^h  ] 
i:  b:c  uu",  that  there  can  bee  no  Tone  in  an  Interiour  Sound :  But 
oaihcotherfidc,  in  an  Exteriour  Sounds  there  may  bee  both 
Miificall  and  ImmuficalL  Wcc  (ball  therefore  enumerate  them, 
rather  than  prccilcly  diftinguifti  them  j  Though  (to  make/ 
fomcAdu.nbrationof  rhatweemcane)  thclnteriour  is  rather 
an  Imputfion  otContuHonoX  ihcAire,  than  an  ElifonoxSeSiion 
of  the  lanic.  So  as  the  Percujiion  of  the  one,  towards  the  other, 
d.ffcrcth,as  a  Blow  diffcrcth  from  a  (^m. 

lnSPefthoLMan^ihc^f'hi^erittg,(v;h.ichthcyca.\[Snfurf$u  in  Ltt'mtJ,) 

whether  itbcloudtr  or  foftcr,  is  m  Interitur  Stund  5  But  the  Sneaking 

M/,  is  an  Exteriour  Sound  j  And  therefore  you  can  neucr  make  a7V«c-», 

norfingin;>^A/^w»ig  •  ?)Ui\\\  speech  you  may  :  So  Breathing,  cxBlewtaj^ 

by  the  Mouthy  Beltowes,  or  fvmd,  (though  loud)  is  an  Interitur  Somad-^  Bur 

the  Blowing  thorow  zPipe^  oxCcocaue,  (though  foft)  is  an  fix/rri**;-.  So 

\  likcwifc,  thegreateft  mndes,  if  they  haueno  Coardation,  or  blow  not 

hollow,  giucan  Interiour  Souni  •  The  Whiftling  or  hollow  iVimteyccl- 

dcth  i  Smgin^fiT  Exteriour  Sound  •  The  former  being  pent  by  fomt  other 

Body  i  The  latter  being  pent  in  by  his  owne  Denfity :  And  therefore  wee 

fee,  that  when  theH-W^  bloweth  hollow,  it  is  4  Signeof  Rainc.  The 

Flsme,  as  it  moueth  within  it  felfc,  orisblowncby  aBellowes,  giuctha 

Murmur  or  Interienr  Soittid. 

There  is  no  Hard  Body  Jaut  ftvuckeagainft  another  Hard  Body  ^vf\{\  yceld 

i  .in  Exteriour  Sound ,  greater  or  leflcr  :  Infomuch  as  if  the  Percufllon  bee 

j  oucr-lofr,  it  niav  induce  a  Nullity  oi Sound -^  But  neuer  an  Interiour  Soand\ 

As  when  one  trcadcth  (0  foftly,  that  he  is  nor  heard. 

Where  the  Aire  is  the  Fercutient ,  pent,  or  not  pcnr,  againft  a  Hard Bo- 
c(7,it  neucr  giuech  an  Exteriour  Sound ;  As  if  y6u  blow  ltrongl)rwith  a  Bel- 
lowcs  againlt  a  \\'all. 

Sounds  (both  Exteriour  and  Interiour,)  may  bee  made  as  well  by  SuHion , 
as  by  Emifion  of  the  Breath :  As  imyhijlliini^  or  Breathing. 

ITiseuidcnt,  and  it  is  one  of  the  ftrangeft  Secrets  in  Sounds^  that  the 
whole  Sound  is  not  in  the  whole  ^/r^onely ;  But  the  whole  sound  isalfo 
ineuery  fmall  Fart  of  the  Aire,  So  that  all  the  curious  Diucrfity  of  Arti-^ 

culate 


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<uhteSoiindf,  of  thcVs>iceQfMan,orBir43j  will  cntcratafmall  Cran- 
ny, Inconfufcci. 

JheFncqm.iil  A^itatmo'i  rJic  Windiy  and  the  like,  though  they  bee 
matcriallto  the  Carriage  of  cb.c  Sounds^  further,  orleflewayj  yet  they 
doe  not  confound  the  Artlculat'i«n  of  them  at  all,  within  that  diltanci* 
that  they  can  be  heard;  Though  it  may  be,  they  make  them  to  be  heard 
lefle  Way,  than  v^  a  Still ,  as  hath  bcene  partly  touched. 

Ouer-great  Diltance  confxinticth  the  Art'uulationoi  StitHds ;  As  we 
fee,  that  you  may  hearc  the  Sound  of  a  l^reachers  voice,  ot  the  like,  when 
you  cannot  diftinguifh  what  he  faith.  And  one  Articulate  Stund^  will 
confound  another ;  As  when  many  fpcake  at  once. 

In  the  Exj)erimem  of  Shaking  vndir  ivater,  when  the  Voice  is  redu- 
ced to  fuch  an  Extreme  Exility,  yet  the  Articul.ite  sounds ^  (which  are 
the  >fvr<//,  )arc  not  confounded ;  as  hath  bccnc  faid. 

Iconceiue,  thuan  Extrem;  Sm4H,  or  an  Extreme  Great  Sound,  cannot 
be  Afticuhte  j  But  that  the  ArticuUtion  requircch  a  Mediocrity  o{  sound: 
For  that  the  Extreme  SvtjU  Sound  confoundeth  the  Articulation  by  Ceo- 
traBi/ig ;  And  the  Great  Souidy  by  Di(^erfing :  And  although  (as  was  for- 
merly laid)  a  Sound  ArticuUtt^  already  created,  will  becontrafted  into 
a  finall  Cranny  j  yet  the  hrft  Articulation  requireth  more  Dimenfion. 

It  hath  beeni.'  obferncd,  that  in^  Reome,  ox  in  a  Cha^pell,  Vaulted  be- 
low, and  Vaulted  liktwiie  in  the  Roofe,  a  Preacher  cannot  be  heard  Co 
well,  as  in  the  lite  Places  not  fo  Vaulted.  The  CaufciSj  forthatthe  5»^ 
fequent  irords  come  on,  before  the  Precedent  frords  vanifti :  And  there- 
fore rlic  Articulate  sounds  arc  more  confufed,  though  theGrofleof  the 
5tf*»4  be  greater. 

TbcMotiensof  thcTon^ue^  Lips^Thro.it^PdllattScc.which  goe  to  the 
^/jilr/«g  of  the  (cuerall  Alpbjl;etictll  Letters,  are  worthy  Enquiry, and  per- 
tinent to  the  prefcnt  li/quijitionoi'  Sounds :  liut  becaufe  they  are  fubtill, 
and  long  to  dcfciibe,  we  will  refer  them  oucr,  and  place  them  amongft 
iht  Experiments  of  speech.  The  Hebrewes  hauebeene  diligent  in  it,  and 
hauealligned,  \v\\\ch.Lett:rsAxc  La/>i'ill^  which Df»/4fl, which G«r/<iir4//, 
&c.  As  forrhe  Latiucs,  and  Grecians,  they  haue  diftinguifhedbctweene 
Semi-'vowels,  and  Mutes  \  And  in  Mutes,  betwcenc  Mnti  Tennes,  Meditt, 
and  Afpirats  -,  Not  amide ;  But  yet  not  diligently  enough.  For  the  fpc- 
ciall  strokos,  and  Motions,  th  it  create  thofe  Sounds,  they  haue  little  enqui- 
red :  As  that  xhcLetKrs^B.P.F.M.  are  not  exprcfled,  but  with  the  Con- 
tr^Bing, ot  shuttino  odhc  Mouth.  That  the  Letters  N.  and  Z?.  cannot  be 
pronounced,  but  that  the  Letter  N.  will  turne  into  A/.  As  Hecatonba^  will 
he  Hcc.itombs.  That  //.  and  T.  cannot  be  pronounced  together,  but  P. 
willccMiic  bctwef^oej  as  Emtu4,  i«  pr^wounccd  Emptiu  ;  And  a  Number 
of  the  like.  Sothar  if  vou  enquire  to  the  full;  you  will  finde,  that  to  the 
Making  of  the  whole  Alphabet,  there  will  be  (cwex Simple  Motions  requi- 
red, than  there  are  Letters.  , 

The  Langs  are  the  moft  Spongy  Part  of  the  Body;  And  therefore 
ablefttocontradt,  and  dilate  it  felfc;  And  where  it  contradcth  it  fclfc, 

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it  cxpellcth  the  Aire ;  which  thorow  the  Artire^  Thr».n^  and  Mouth,  ma- 
keththe^w*:  But  yet  Art}cul<itioiai%  not  made,  but  with  the  hclpe  of  i 
the  TtHguCy  PdUcit,  and  the  reft  of  thofe  they  c^W  Infiraments  oii'dce. 

There  is  found  a  Similitude,  betwecne  the  Sciind  that  is  made  by 

Inanimate  Bcdies^  or  by  Ammste  Btdies,  that  haue  no  raiee  Articulate ;  and 

diuers  Letters  of  Articulate  Voices :  And  commonly  Men  haue  giuen  fuch 

Names  to  thofe  Soandsy  as  doe  allude  vnto  the  Articulate  Letters.  As 

Tremblii^  oi  Water  hath  Rcfcmblance  with  the  Letter  L  j  QuenchtHg  of 

Hot  Metals  yV/ixh  the  Letter  Z ;  Snarling  of  Dogs^  with  the  Letter  R  ^  The 

Noiferf  SeritchewleSy  with  the  Z#/Jfr  Sh;  Voice  oi  Cats,  with  the  T)//*- 

/j&w^Eui  Voice  oiCHckoes,  with  the  Dypthon^  Ouj  5o*«</j^  oi  strings^ 

with  the  £*««'  Ng  :  So  that  if  a  Man,  (for  Curiofity,  or  StrangenefTe 

fake)  would  makeaF*/^ft,  or  other  Dead  Body,  to  pronounce  a  w'^ri  j 

Let  himconfidcr,  on  the  one  Part,  the  Motion  of  the  Inftrnments 

oi  Voice  i  and  on  the  other  part  the  like  Sounds  made  in/»- 

■animaie  Bodies-^  And  what  Conformity  there  is  that  cau- 

fcthtkc  Similitude  of  Sounds-^  And  by  that  hee 

may  miniftet  light  to  that  Effcift . 


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NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 

HI.  Century, 

%;^-f^;??x^    L  L  ^M«<i/(whatfocuer)inouc  Round  3  That  is  to  fav; 
c  .  .1.  ,  ^cN^.|^  Onall sides  j  Upwards  ^  Doveow*rds  -^^trwiris  ;aiid 
B>ick€W»rds.  This  appcarcth  in  all  injt.iticg 


S funds  Jot  not  rcqii  ire  to  be  conucyed  to  the  Snfe^ 
ix\A  Right  Line ^  isytfiifles  dor,  bvK  mAvbccyi rched  ; 
Though  it  be  trLJCjthey  mouc  Itrongeft  in  a  Ri{^ht  lim^ 
which  ncucrthcleflfc  is  not  caufcd  bv  the  kighttKJjeoi 
the  Z.^**,  but  by  the  ShortnetTc  of  thcdiltancc-  LituartB*  brtmj\\m*.hy\i\ 
therefore  wee  lcc,ifaA^''4//bccbctwccne,andyou  (pcakeon  thconcSide, 
you  hcare  it  on  the  other;  Which  is  not  bccaufc  the  Sound  pafll-th  thorow 
the  ivM  J  but  Atthetk oucr  the p^dl. 

If  the  StHndbcQ  Stopped  and  Keperc»fed^  itcommcth  about  on  the  other 
Side,  in  an  Oiiliqin:  Liite.  So,  if  ina  rwc;&,  one  Side  of  thcBootbedown*.-, 
and  the  other  vp  •,  And  a  Beg2;arbeg  on  the  Clofe  Side  ;  you  would 
thinkc  that  he  were  on  the  Open  Side.So  likevvi{e,ifa  or  Bed  Clockt^bc(ihr 
Example)  on  the  North-fide  of  a  Chamber ;  And  the  Window  of  that 
Chas nber  be  vpon  the  South  ;  Hcc  that  is  in  the  Chamber  will  thinkc 
the  Sfiund  came  from  the  South.  # 

SoH»ds  thou<?,h  they  Jpread  round,  (fo  that  there  is  an  Orbe  or  Spho-icill 
.I'leJoi^zhcSoittid  ^  )  yet  they  moucftrongeft,  andg;oe  fiirthcft  in  tbq 
Fore-lities^  from  the  firft  Locall  Impulfion  of  the  Aire.  And  therefore 
in  Prcichtng,  you  fhall  hearc  the  Preachers  Voice,  better  before  the  Pulpit 
thanbchindcit,  or  on  the  Sides,  though  it  ftandopcn.  SoaHar/jmi^uc, 
or  Ordnance ,  will  be  further  heard  ^  forwards/ran  the  Mouth  of  the  iVw<r, 
thanbackw.irds,oronihe  Sides. 

It  may  bee  doubted ,  that  bounds  doc  moue  better  Dowftivarils 
F  2  than 


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thanVpwards.  FulpitsnTc  placed  high  abouc  the  People.  Aiul  when  die 
I  Ancient  GeoersUs  fpake  to  their  Armies,  they  hjd  euer  a  MoLUit  of  furfc 
caftvp,  whereupon  they  ftood  :  But  this  may  bee  iiiiputcdto  the  Stops 
and  Obftacles, which  the  voice  mceteth  with,whcn  one  fpeakctli  vpon  the 
leucll.  But  there  fecmeth  to  bee  more  in  it :  For  it  may  bee,  that  S^rita^U 
Speties^  b(X.ho{  Things yijiHe and  Sounds ,  doe  mouc  better  Downewnrds 
thanVpwards.  It  is  a  Ilrange  Thing,  that  to  Menilanding  below  on  the 
Ground,  tho(c  that  bee  on  the  Top  of  Pauls,  (ecmcmuchlefle  thant'acy  i 
are,  and  cannot  bee  knowne  j  But  to  Men  abouc,  thofe  below  {ecme  no  ■  ' 
thing  fo  much  leffencd,  and  may  be  knowne ,  yet  iz  is  true,  that  all  things  | 
to  them  abouc,  fceme  alfo  fomewhat  contraAed,  and  Better  colkded  I 
into  Figure  :  As  Kn»ts  in  Gdrdetts  (hew  bell  from  an  Vpper-  w  indow,  or 
Tarras. 

But  to  make  anexad  Trial!  of  it,  let  a  Man  ftand  inaChdmher^  not 
much  aboue  the  Ground,and  fpeakc  out  at  the  window,  thorow  a  Tranke, 
to  one  {landing  on  the  ground,  asfoftly  ashcecan,  the  other  laying  his 
Eare  clofe  to  the  Trmtke  :  Then  via  verf4 ,  let  the  other  fpeake  helaiw  kee 
pingthefame  Proportion  of  Softneflcj  And  let  him  in  the  C^»»!jAer  lay 
his  Eare  to  the7>*»it^.*  And  this  maybeetheapte(tMeanes,comakea 
ludgemcnt,  whether  Surnds  defccnd,  or  afcend ,  better. 

AFter  that  StiHulis  created  (\vhich  is  in  a  moment)  wee  finde  it  con- 
tinueth  fome  fmall  time,  melting  by  little  &v.d  little.  In  this  there  is 
a  wonderful]  Errouramongft  Men,  who  take  thistobeeaC<j»//«o<«rtfof 
the  Firll  Stmad :  whereas  (in  truth)  it  is  a  Renou.itiott^  and  not  a  CMttinu- 
(uue :  For  the  Eedy  pereuffed^  hath  by  reafon  of  the  Per  cation  ^  a  Trcpidatiep 
wroHghtin  the  Minute  Parts  j  and  fo  reneweth  the  Percujffim  ohhe  Aire. 
This  appcarcth  manifeftly ,  becaufe  that  the  Melting  Soando'L  a  Bell,  or 
ofa  String  ftrucken,  which  is  thought  to  be  a  Coi$ti»tiAPce^  ccafcthas  fbon 
astheBeUor  String  are  touched.  As  in  a  Virginatl,  asfoone  ascuer  the 
lacke  fallcth ;  and  toucheth  the  String,  the  Sound  ccafeth  \  And  in  a  Bell 
/  after  you  haue  chimed  vpon  it,  if  you  touch  the  Bell,  the  Sous  ^cc^(t.th. 
And  in  this  you  muftdiftinguifh,  that  thercarc  ivfoTiepidaitm  :  The 
oneManifeftandLocall ;  Asof  the  Bell,  whenit  ispenfile  :  The  otherj 
Si  crer,of  the  Minute Parts^  fuch  as  is  defcribed  in  the  ninth  Inftance.Bur  | 
it  is  true,  thatrhe  LmjU  helpcth  the  Secret  greatly.  Wee  fee  likervrifc:  that  | 
in  Pipes,  and  other  wind-Inftruments,  thci"#«»i/lan:ethnolon^crj  than  j 
#ie  breath blowcth.  It  is  true,  that  in  Organs,  thereis  aconfufed  Murmur ; 
for  a  while,  after  you  haue  plaicd  ;  But  diat  is  but  while  the  Bellovves  are 
in  Falling. 

.It  is  certainc,  that  in  the  NItjfe  of  great  Ordnance  ^  where  many 
are  fhot  off  together,  the  5#«(»<<  will  bee  carried,  (atthclcaft)  twenty 
Miles  vpon  the  Land^  and  much  further  vpon  the  Water.  Butthcn  it 
will  come  to  the  Eare  j  Not  in  the  Inftant  of  the  Shooting  olf,  but  ir 
Will  come  an  Houre,  or  more  later.  This  mull  needs  becaCff»;/»a4wcc»f 
thcFzr^.f*i»/w/;  For  there  is  no  7>^»iid</>w  which  fhould  renew  it.  And 
thej 


Centurj.  111. 

the  Touching  of  the  Oidnance  would  not  cxtinguilli  the-y^m;^  rheifbo- 
rer  :  So  that  in  great  Sounds  the  Conttntmnce  is  more  than  Momcn- 
tar.y. 

To  try  ex.ift!v  the  time  wherein  Scund  is  DeUtcS^  Leta  Man  ftand  in 

'  A  Stceplc,and  haue  with  him  a  Taper ;  And  let  fome  Vailc  bee  put  be- 

I  fore  the  I  ajer  j  And  let  anoiherman  lUndin  the  Ficlda  Mile  off.  Then  , 

\  let  him  in  the  Sti  eple  ftrike  the  Bell  5  And  in  the  fame  Inftant  with-draw 

ibeVailc  •  And  lb  let  him  in  the  Field  tcUbyhisPulfcwhatdiiknceof 

1  Time  theieis,  bctweenethe  Ligh$  (etne,  and  the  SoHndHe*ri  :  For  it  is 

I  cerraine  chat  the  Debtton  of  Light  is  in  an  Inlf  ant.  This  may  bee  tried  in 

:  farrcgrcatcrDilUnccs,allowing greater L/gk/ and ^tfjMfei/.  ' 

■      It  1  s  yenerallv  knowne  and obfcrucd,  that  Lif^hi  and  the  Obiefl o( Sight, 

moi'c  fwiftcr  than  Seund  \  For  wee  Ice  the  FUffj  of  a  Pcccc  is  fcenc  fooner 

than  the  A>//«r  is  heard .  And  in  hewing  wood,  if  one  be  fbmc  diftance  off, 

he  ilialHcc  the  Arme  lifted  vp  fora  Jccond  Stroke,  before  hce  hearc  the 

Noi(c  of  the  titrt.  And  the  gi^eatcr  the  Diftance,thc  greater  is  the  Preuen- 

tion ;  As  wee  lee  in  T  luindcr  which  is  farrc  off  j  where  the  Lightning  Pre- 

ccdcth  the  Grack e  a  good  (pace. 

Coltttrs,  when  they  reprefcnt  rhemfelues  to  the  Eye,  fade  not,  nor 
melt  not  by  Degrees,  Dutappeare  itillin  the  fame  ftrength  .*  HvtSeiutds 
melt,  and  vaniih^  by  little  and  little.  Thecaufeis,  for  that  C<»/tf»rr  par- 
ticipate nothing  with  the  itf*/;**  of  the  vi/rr  ;  but  St»nds  doc.  And  It  is 
a  plaine  Argument,  that  Sound  participateth  of  (bme  LcatU  Motion^  of 
the  yfire(i$  a  Caufe  Sine  tjna  ntn^)  in  that,  it  perillieth  fo  (ijddenly  ;  For 
ineiicrySedion,  or  Impulfionof  thcvfjr^,  the  Aire  dothfuddenly  re- 
rtorc  and  reunite  it  felfc  •  which  the  >yMer  alfo  doth ,  but  nothing  fo 
fwiftly. 

In  the  TrialLsof  i\\cTaf]'age,ox'b{pt  PajfageQ^ Sounds ^  you 
muiH  take  heed,  you  millakc  not  the  PajSing  by  the  Sides  of  a 
Body,  for  the  Pdfing  tborow  a  Body :  And  therefore  you  muft 
make  the  Intercepting  Body  veryclofe  -,  For.9fl>«W  will  paflTc 
thorow  a  f «aiall  Chincke, 

Where  Sound  pafleth  thorow  a  H4rd^  ox  CU ft  Body  (as  thorow /fvr/^r- 
thorow  aH-W/;  thorow  Ji/«<i//,as  in  Hawkcs  Bells  flopped, S:c.)the  Hird, 
or  ('to ft  Btf<i/;,  mult  bee  but  thin  and  fmill  ;  Forelfeitdcadeth  andextin- 
guiiTictli  the  .•>  w»^\  ttcrly.  And  therefore  ni  the  Experimmt  0^ Speaking  in 
Aire  v»d(T  h  gter^  the  Voice  nuift  not  be  very  deepe  wkffin  the  H'ater:  For 
then  the  Sound  \''n:rcQth  nor.  Sa  if  you  fpeakeon  the  further  fideofa  Clofe 
irall^  if  t'.ie  M-'j//  be  very  thicke,  you  iTi'^U  not  be  heard :  And  if  thi  re  were 
an  Hogflicad  empty,  whctcof  the  Sides  were  fome  two  Foot  thickc,  and 
thebunghole  flopped ;  IconcciuethcRefounding  Sound , by  the  Tm^w*- 
»/Vj/.'#/»of  the  Ouin-ard  Air(,\vixh  the  Atrewithin^  would  be  little  or  none  • 
But  onely  mi  lliall  heare  the  Nmfe  cif  the  Outward  Knocke ,  as  if  the  Vef- 
fell  were  full. 
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It  is  certainc,  that  in  the  PaJJageoi  Sotrnds^  ch.orow  tJdrd  I'.tdiff,  the 
Spirit  or  Pneimiaticall  Part  of  the  Hard  Bociyiticlfcj  dochco'Opcrate; 
I  But  much  bcttcr,when  the  fides  ofthaf//4r</Btf^/ are  (triicke,  than  when 
the  Perciiffion  is  only  within,  without  Touch  of  the  Sides.Takc  therefore 
aHawkcsBell,  the  holes  flopped  vp,  and  hang  it  by  a  thrted,  within  a 
Bottle  Glafle  j  And  (top  the  Mouth  of  the  Glafte,  very  clofe  with  Wax ; 
And  thcnfhake  thcGlalTe,  and  fee  whether  the  Bellgiue  anySMndat 
all,  or  how  wcakc  ?  But  note,  that  you  muft  in  ftead  of  tlie  Threcd  take  a 
Wire .  Or  elle  let  the  Glafle  haue  a  great  Belly  j  Iclt  when  you  fhake  the 
Bell,  it  dafh  vpon  the  Sides  of  the  Glafle. 

It  is  plaitie,  that  a  very  Lpag,  and  Dtwn-rifiht  Arch,  for  the  Souiti  to 
paflc,  will  extinguish  the  5tf«»</ quite  j  So  that  that  Souwd^  which  would 
beheardoueraWalljWillnotbeheardoueraChurch  ;  Nor  that  J'#»»irf, 
which  will  bee  heard,  ifyouftandforacdiftance  from  the  Wall,  willbec 
heard  ifyouftand  dole  vnder  the  Wall. 

Soft  and  F»r»mitn»s  Bodies^  in  the  fir  ft  Cre*iif»  of  the  Sound,  will  dead 
it ;  For  the  Striking  again  (I  Cloth,  or  Furre,  will  make  iittlc  So^trd  j  As 
hath  beene  faid :  But  in  the  P^f^ge  of  the  Sound,  they  will  ad^nit  it  better 
than  Harder  Bodies  j  As  wee  fee,  that  Cuttaioes,  and  Hangings,  will  not 
ftay  the  SoMndmuch ;  But  Glafle-windowcs,  if  they  bee  very  Clofe,  will 
chcckc  a  Sound  mate,  than  the  like  Thickncflc  of  Cloth.  Wee  fee  alfo,  in 
the  Rumbling  of  the  Belly , how  eafily  the  Sonnd  pafleththordw  the  Guts, 
and  Skin. 

It  is  worthy  the  Enquiry,  whether  GrtMt  Sounds  (Asof  Ordnance,  or 
Bells)  become  not  more  }ve4ke,  and  Exile ^  when  they  pafl!e  thorow  Smo& 
Crannies.  For  the  SnbtUties  oi Articulate  Sounds  (it  may  be)  may  paflc  tho- 
row 5»48CMm/>j^  notconfufed  ;  Butthc  .^4g»i/*</(f  of  the  5*«»^  (per- 
haps) not  fo  well. 

THe  Mediums  o[SMnds  are  Mre  j  Soft  and  Porow  Bodies  •  AlCo  crater. 
And  ffard Bodies  refiile  not  altogether  to  be  Mediums  oi Sounds.  But 
all  of  them  are  dull  and  vnapt  Deferents,  except  the  Aire. 
I  In  Aire,  theThinnet  or  Drier  Aire,  carrieth  not  the  Sounci  fo  well,  as 
the  more  Denfc  ;  As  appcareth  in  i\r/^^<  5*»»<^j ;  AndEueniug  Sounds-^ 
AndJ*«»</iinmoiftWcarher,  andSouthcrne  Winds.  The  reafon  is  al- 
ready mentioned  in  the  Title  o^Maiontion  o[ Sounds ;  Being  for  that  Jhin 
y^;V<r  is  better  pierced  \  but  Thtcke  -«4/V^  preferucth  the  S#«»^  better  from 
I  W^aft  ;  Lctfurther  Triallbcemadeby  Hollowing,  inMifts,  and  Gentle 
{ Showers :  For(ifmay  be)  that  will  fomewhat  dead  the  Sound. 

How  farre  forth  Flame  may  bee  a  Medium  of  Sounds  (cfpecially  of  fuch 
Sounds  as  are  created  by  Aire,  and  not  betwixt  hard  Bodies)  let  it  bctricd^ 
in  speaking  where  a  Bonfireis  betweene ;  But  then  you  muft  allow,for  fome 
difturbance,  the  If^fe  that  the  Flameii  felfe  makcth. 

Whether  any  other  Liquors,  being  made  Mediums,  caule  a  Diuer- 
iityof  ^#«»</from  fvater,  it  may  bee  tried  :  As  by  the  Knapping  of  the 
Tongs  J  Or  Striking  of  the  Bottome  of  a  Veflelljfilled  either  with  Milkc, 

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or  wich  Oyle,  which  though  they  be  n\ore  light,  yet  arc  they  marc  vn- 
equall  Bodies  than  Aire. 

Of  the  NutuTcsofthe  Mediums  ^wc  haue  mwfpoken-^^s  for  the  Difpo- 
ficion  of  th4fjid  Mediums,  it  eUth  c-on^iji  in  the  PtHning^  or  not  Pemiing  of 
the  hixc  i  Of -which  wee  hiuefpokenbefore^  in  the  Title  e/ Delation  */ 
Soundr. 1 1  conJijletl»  alfo  in  the  Figure  of  the  QonQAue,  thorew  vhtch  it 
pjffeth  J  Of  which  wee  willfpe-ike  next. 


How  the  Figures  o(  Pipes ,  or  Concaues,  thorow  which 
Sounds  ^iiic  ;  Of  of  other  Bodies  different ;  conduce  to  the 
Variety  and  Altcruionof  thc5ow»^/  ;  Either  in  rcfpctfl  of  the 
Greater  §)uantity^  or  lejfe  §)Uintity  of  Aire,  which  thcQon 
cauesxcQiii\ic  ;  Or  in  tc(pc^  of  the  Carrying q( Sounds  longer 
or  lliortcr  way  ;  Or  in  rcfpcdl  of  many  other  Qircumftances  i 
they  hauc  bccne  touched,  as  falling  jnto  other  T/?/<?i'.  Bjt 
chofc  F/^«r<rj, which  we  now  arc  to  fpcake  of,  we  intend  to 
be,  as  they  coQccrnc  the  Lines  thorow  which  Sound  p^Scih; 
As  Straight ;  Crooked;  Angular ;  Circular  j  &c. 

The  Figure  ofa  ndl  partakcth  of  the  ^ymmis,  but  yet  cotnrning  off, 
and  dilating  more  fuddcnly.The  Figure  ofa  Hunters  //*r/zf ,and  Cornet, 
is  oblique- yet  they  haue  likewife  straight  Hemes  •,  which  if  they  be  ot 
the  lame  Bore  with  the  Oblique,  differ  little  in  Soitnd ;  Sauc  that  the 
I  Straight  require  fomewhat  a ftrongcr  Blaft.  The  Fig'tres  of  Remtkrs, 
and  Flutes, And  Pipes  are  ftraight-,But  the  Recorder  hath  a  lefreBore,and 
a  grcatcfj  Abouc,and  bclow.The  Trumpet  hath  the  Figure  of  the  Letter 
S  :  which  miketh  that  Purling  Stu»d,&cc.  Generally,  the  Stniight  Line 
hath  the  cleaaeft  and  rounded  5o*«^jand  the  Crookcdihc  more  Hoarfe, 
and  larring. 

I  Ofa  Sinuoui  Pipe, thit  may  haue  fome  fourc  Flexions,  Trial!  would 
be  made.  Likewife  odPipe,  made  like  a  Crojfe,  open  in  the  middeft. 
And  fo  likewife  ofany4/7g«/wr  Pz/jf :  And  (cc  what  will  be  the  Efiedlscf 
thcfc  fcucrall  Sounds.  And  lb  againe  ofa  circnUr  ripe-,  As  if  you  take  a 
/»/pf  pcrfcftRbund,  and  make  a  Hole  whcreinto  you  Ilia  11  blow  j  And 
another  Hole  not  farre  from  thatjBut  with  a  Traucrfc  or  Stop  between 
them  J  So  that  your  breath  may  goe  the  Round  of  the  C/Vr/f,and  come 
forth  at  the  ftxond  Hole.  You  may  trie  likewife  percufnom  of  SoUdc 
Bodies o{  feuc  rail  Fignrcs ,  As  Globes,  Flats  fiubes,Crof[cs, Triangles, ^c. 
And  their  Cov;/'/«jm«/jAsf/jf  againft  Fht;  And  co^a.'-.vagainil  Con- 
ucsy  And  rfl««f.vagainfl  f/./f,&c,And  marke  well  rhc  diueriitiesof  the 
Souiid^.'Xnc  alio  the  difference  in  Soundoi  feuerall  Crjjftudej  of  Hard 
Bodies  percufTcd,  And  take  knowledge  ofrhediuerfitiesof  the  Sounds. 
lmyfcirchauetryed,thata5e//of6'fl/^  yecldeth  an  excellent ^(i/<«i, 
not  infcriour  to  that  of  ^/7««-,or£r.j/^f, but  rather  better.-yet  we  fee  that 

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pecce  of  Money  of  Cold  found<.th  farrc*  more  flat  rhsin  a  pcccc  of  Mo. 
ncy  of  Siluer. 

The //.?rpf  hath  the  Cowrja*",  not  along  the  5;/7«gyj  but  acrofll-the 
Strings-^  And  no  Injirumtnt  hath  the  Sound  Co  Mclfing,aHd  I^olonscd 
as  the  Irijb  Harpe.SoAs  I  fiippofc,  that  if  a  rirgimll  wtre  made  with  a 
double  Concane-^xhc  one  all  the  length  as  rhc  ytrginall  hathjthe  other  at 
the  End  of  the  strings  ^z%  the  Harpe  haihjlt  niuit  needs  make  the  Sound 
perfeAer,and  not  lo  Shallow,and  larring.  You  may  trieit,withour  any 
Sound-Board  along,  but  only  Harpe-wife,  at  one  end  of  the  strinvs  : 
Or  laftly  with  a  double  Concatte^  at  Each  end  of  the  Strings  one. 

THere  is  an  apparent  Diuerfity  between  the  Species  rifiile^and  Aur- 
dille,  in  this  j  That  the  n'jilfU  doth  not  mingle  in  the  Medium  but 
the  Audibledoth.  For  if  we  lookc  abroad,  we  Ice  Heauenja  number  of 
Srarres,  Trees,  Hills,  Men,  Bcafts,  at  once.  And  the  Species  of  the  one 
doth  not  confound  the  other.  But  if  fo  many  founds  came  from  feue- 
rall  Parts,oneofthem  would  vttcrly  confound  the  other.  So  wee  fee 
that  reices ,  or  Conforts  oiMuftcke  doc  make  an  Harmony  by  Mixture 
which  Celours  doc  notJt  is  true  ncuerthelefle,  that  a  great  Light  drow '  / 
ncth  a  fmallcr,  that  it  cannot  be  feenc;  As  the  Sume  that  of  a  aloworme-  t 
as  well  as  a  Great  Sound  drowneth  a  lefTer.  And  I  fuppofe  likewile  that  [ 
if  there  were  two  Lanthornes  of  GlafTe,  theonea  Crimfin,  and  thco- 
ther  an  Azure,  and  a  Candle  within  either  of  them,  thofe  Coloured 
Lights  would  mingle,and  caft  vpon  a  White  Paper  a  Purple  Colour. 
And  euen  in  Colours^  they  yecld  a  faint  and  wcake  Mixture  For  white 
walls  makcRoomes  more  lightfomc  than  black e,&c.But  the  Caufc  of 
the  Confujion  in  Soundsyind  the  Inconfufion  in  Species  rifdle,is.  For  that 
the  Sight  worketh  in  Right  Lines,  and  maketh  fcuerall  Cones  ;  And  fo 
there  can  be  no  Coincidence  in  the  Eye,or  Vifuall  Point ;  But  Sounds 
thatmoucin  Oblique  and  Arcuate  Lines,  muft  needs  encounter,  and 
difturbe  the  one  the  other. 

The  fweeteft  and  beft  Harmony  is,  when  eucry  P.jrt,  or  tn^rument^ 
is  not  heard  by  it  felfe,  but  a  Conflation  of  them  allj  Which  reqnireth 
to  ftand  fome  diftance  off.Euenas  it  is  in  the  Mixture  of  Perfumes.  Or 
the  Taking  of  the  Smells  of  feuerall  Florcersm  the  Aire. 

The  DifpoJitionoUhc  Aire^  in  other  jQ^dities^  except  icbeioyned 
with  Sounds  hath  no  great  Operation  vpon  Sounds  :  For  whether  the 
Aire  be  lightfome  or  darke,hot  or  cold,  quiet  or  ftirring ,  (excepc  it  be 
with  Noife  )  fwcct-fmcUing,  or  Itinking,  or  the  like ;  it  importcth  not 
much  ;  Some  petty  Alteration  or  difference  it  may  make. 

But  Sounds  doe  difturbe  and  alter  the  one  the  other :  Sometimes  the 
one  drowning  theother^  and  making  it  not  heard  j  Sometimes  the  one 
larring  and  difcording  with  the  other ,and  making  a  Confufioni  Some- 
times the  one  Mingling  and  Compoundmg  with  the  other,  and  ma- 
king an  Harmony. 

Two  roices  of  like/W»e/,  will  not  be  heard,  twice  as  far,as  one 

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of  them  alone  •,  AiulivvocW/fx  oflikc'iighr,virill  ndr  m.ike  Things  j 
Iccnc  twice  as  farrc  oif,  as  one.  riic  Caule  is  protoun^l ;  Biu  it  Iccintcfi  f 
that  the  Imprejiio/is^ixota. the  OhicHi  ot'the St/ifrs ^dj  )ki>i-ile  reloediue- 1 
i  lyieuery  one  with  his  kindc  j  But  not  in  proporuon,  as  is  before  dc- 
'  monllraied :  And  the  reafon  may  be,txcaufe  the  finl:  Jifipnjsion^which 
\  is  from  Pr i tt.it ii4t  to  JBiuty^ As  from  Silence  to  Noifc^or  trom  D.irhtcJJ'e 
to  L;j^/.>f,)is  a  greater  Degree,  thai  from  Lejjh  Nvife,  to  More  Nolfc,  or 
'*  hQmLtJJtlightj  to  More  lifht.  And  the  Keafon  ot  tharagainc  ii\ny 
bc;  For  liiat  tlic  Atrty  after  it  hath  rcceiueda  Charge,doih  not  rccciue 
,  a  SurchargCjOr  greater  Charge,  widi  like  Appetite,  as  it  doth  the  firft 
■  Charge.  As  for  the  Encrcaie  ot  Vcrttic,  generally,  what  Proportion  it 
[  beareih  to  the  Encreafe  of  the  Macier,it  is  a  large  field,and  to  be  hand- 
'  led  by  it  fclfe. 

\  A  LL  Rcjieciionx  Concurrent  doe  make  io.Wr  Greater  ;  But  if  the 
I  jTjLBudy  thJc  createth,  cither,  the  Original!  Sound,  or  the  Reji:  Hion, 
I  becleane  and  fmooth,it  maketh  them  Sweeter. Tryall  may  be  made  ot 
a  Lute  ox  r/o//,withthcBelly  ofpoliflicd  Branl-jin  (kad  of  VV'ood.Wc 
lee  that  euen  in  the  open  Aire,  the  mre  String  is  iWceter ,  than  the 
Jfr«gof<J*t/.Audwefeethacfor  Ac/?fxifl«,  w«ff/' excellcth  -,  As  in 
Ai't'ic/ce  nearc  the  fv.ner ;  Or  in  Eccho's.         <.    •  .  -"  •  1' 

It  hath  been  trycd,  that  a  Pipe  a  little  morftncd.on  riie  inCIdcjbnt  yet 
fo  .IS  there  be  no  Drops  left,  maketh  a  more  folcmne  sound^  than  if  the 
Pipe  were  dric;  But  yet  with  a  Iwcet  degree  oisihiliniod  or  Purliiv-  As 
we  touched  it  bctorc  in  the  title  oiEqudifw  The  C^aule  is,  for  that  all 
j  Things  PorouSjbcing  iliperficiaily  wet,and  ( as  it  ivere)  bctweene  dric 
and  wet,  become  a  little  more  Euen  and  Smooth  ;  But  the  Purling, 
( which  mud:  needs  proceed  of  Inequality,)  I  take  ro  be  bred  berwecne 
the  SmoothneflTeof  the  iaward  Surfaceof  the  i^/p,  which  is  wet ,  And 
the  Reft  of  the  Wood  of  the  pipe,  vato  which  the  Wet  commeth  nor, 
but  it  rcmaincth  drie. 

lu  Fropc  iveJthcr,  ^iaficke  within  doores  foundeth  better.  Which 
may  bc,by  reafon,  nor  of  the  Difpofition  of  the  Aire,  but  of  the  ivooi 
ori'fW;;^oi-'the/v//;tf/;/c«f,  whichis  made  more  Crifpe,  audfomore 
porous  and  hollow  ;  And  wee  fee  tharOW  Lwtes  found  better  than 
.V(.-7r/or  the  fame  reafon.  And  fo  doc  Lute-Jirings  that  haue  beene  kept 
long. 

So:tihi  is  lilewifc  MeliorJrcJhy  the  Mi»gling  of  open  Jirc  with  Pc-n 
Am';  Thereibre  Tryall  nuy  be  made  of  a  Lute  or  fiolUvkh  a  double 
Belly  -^  Miking  another  Belly  with  a  Krtor  oucr  rhc  Strings- .  yet  fo,  a> 
there  b^-Rooiue  enough  lor  the  Strings,  and  Roomc  enough  tof  pl.iy 
bci'ow  that  Belly.  TruUawy  bcmadealfoof  an  JrifJj  H^irpe,  with  rf 
CojKalie  on  both  Sides ;  Whereas  it  victh  to  haue  it  but  on  one  Side. 
Tbd doubt  may  be,lcft  it  fhould  raaketoo  much  Rcfoirnding  •  where- 
Ibv  one  More  would  oiiert.ike  another. 

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fweet.  And  lb  I  conceiuc  it  would,  it  it  were  a  Song  in  Parts,  fun^  into 
(eiicrallDr«»;j  j  And  for  handfomnefle  andftrangcneflefakCjit  would 
not  be  amiflc  tohauea  Curtaine  bctwcenethe  Place  where  the  Drums 
are,  and  the  Hearers. 

When  a  sound  is  created  in  a  mnd-Jnfirument^  betweene  the  Breath 
and  the  ^/Vfjyetifthei'o//*^  be  communicate  with  araoreequall  Bo- 
dic  of  the  pife^it  meliorateth  the  SomcL  For  (  no  doubt)  tterc  would  be 
a  differing  Sound  in  a  Trumpet,or  Pife  o(Wood'^And  againc  in  a  Trum- 
pet or  Pipe  oiBrajfe.  It  were  good  to  trie  Recorders  and  Hunters  Hemes 
o[ Brajffe ^wbit  the  Sound  would  be. 

Sounds  are  meliorated  by  the  Jntenfiony  ohbeSenfe ;  where  the  Com- 
mon Senfe  is  colieded  moft,  to  the  Particular  Senfe  o( Hearings  and  the 
^■/VAf  fufpcndcdrAnd  thereforCj5o««^  are  fwcetcr,(as  well  as  greater,) 
in  the  Night, than  in  the  Day-^  And  I  fuppofejthcy  are  Tweeter  to  blinde 
Men,  than  to  Others :  And  it  is  maniteft,  thatbetweene  sleeping  and 
Wakings  (  when  all  the  Senfes  are  bound  and  (iifpended)M»/>fy^f  is  farre 
fwccter,  than  when  one  '\%.fuUy  tvaking, 

{TisaThingftrangein  Nature,  when  it  is  attentiuely  confidercd^ 
How  children  and  Ibme  £/r^j,lcarne  to  imitate  Speech.  They  take  no 
Marke  (  at  all  )  of  the  Motion  of  the  Mouth  of  Him  that  "fpeakcth  ^  For 
Birds  are  as  well  taught  in  the  Darke,as  by  Light.The  Sounds  oi Speech 
are  very  Curious  and  ExquifiterSoonc  would  thinke  it  were  a  Leflbn 
hard  tolearnc.  It  is  irue,that  itis  done  with  time,  and  by  little  and  lit- 
tle,andwith  manyEffayes  and  Proffers:  But  all  this  difchargcth  not 
the  VVouder.lt  would  make  a  Man  thinke(thoughthis  which  we  fhall 
fay  may  fceme  exceeding  ftrangc)  that  there  KCoiaeTranfmijj'io/io( 
Spiriisjand  that  theS^jVitjofthc  Teacher  ^[An  inMotion,{hould  worke 
with  the  Spirits  of  the  Learner,  a  Pre-difpofition  to  offer  to  imi- 
tate 5  And  fo  to  perfc6t  the  Imitation  by  degrees.  Bwt  touching  Opera- 
tions  by  Tranfmifsions  oi Spirits  (  which  is  one  of  thchigheft  Seciets  in 
Nature,)we  ftiall  fpeakein  due  place  ^  Chiefly  when  wee  come  to  en- 
quire oilmagin.ition.  But  as  for  lmitation,it  is  certainc,  that  there  is  in 
Men,  and  other  Creatures,  a  predifpofition  to  y»/;wtf ,  Wccfeehow 
readie  Apes  and  Monkies  are.  to  m/wte  all  Motions  of  Man  ;  And  in 
the  Catching  of  Dottrells,  we  fee,  how  the  Foolifii  Bird  playeth  the 
Ape  in  Geftures ;  And  no  Man  (  in  effetfl )  doth  accompany  wirh  o- 
thcrs,but  hee  learneth,  ( ere  he  is  aware, )  fome  Gefture,  or  Voice,  or 
Fartiion  of  the  other. 

In  Imitation  o(  Sounds, that  Man  ftiould  be  the  Teacher,  is  no  Part  of 
the  Matter  j  For  5/V^  will  learne  one  of  another  •  And  there  is  no  Re- 
wardjby  feeding,  or  the  like  giuen  them  for  the  Imitation,  And  befides, 
you  fhall  haue  Parrots,  that  will  not  only  imitate  Voyces,  but  Laugh- 
ing jKnocking,Squeaking  of  a  Doorevpon  the  Hingesj  orofaCart- 
wheelc ;  And  ( in  effe»ft )  any  other  Noife  they  heare. 

No  Beafi  can  imitate  the  Speech  of  iVli»,but  Birds  onely  jFor  the  Ape 

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it  (elfe,that  is  fo  ready  to  imit-ue  ochcrwile,attainech  noc  any  degree  of 
/-w;wWo«  of  Speech.  It  is  true,  thatlhauc  knowneaDog,  thatifone 
howled  in  his  Eare^he  woiild  fal  a  howling  a  great  whilc:What  fhould 
be  the  Aptnede  of  jB/Wj,incompariron,of  ^w^/^to  imitate  the  Speech 
o^Mun,  may  be  further  enquired.We  Ice  that^w^j  haue  thofe  Parts, 
which  they  count  the/«^r«wf«t/of5/>ffr/;,(asZ,/])j,T<?«/;,&:c.)Iikervnr. 
to  ^/j«,than  Birds.  As  for  the  Ned-e^by  which  xheThront  paflltbjwe  fee 
many  Sm/?/ haue  it,  for  the  Length,  as  much  as  Birds.  What  better 
Gor^f , or  Attire,  B;V^j  haue,may  befurthcr  enquired.The  5ir^x  thatarc 
Icnownetobc SpcakcTS^zre p.irrets^Pyes^ljyes^DaweSjindRauens.  Of 
which  Parrots  haueanadunquc  Bill,  but  the  reft  not. 

But  I  concciue,  that  the  ^ptnejfe  of  Birdsy  is  notfo  much  in  the  ro«- 
firmityoithe  Organs  o{  Speech,  as  in  their  Attention.  For  Speech  mxiH 
come  by  Hearing  and  Learning  -And  5;V^/giue  more  heed,  and  marke 
Sounds^  more  than  Be.z/?.r  5  bccaufc  naturally  they  are  more  delighted 
with  them,  and  pradife  them  morej  As  appeareth  in  their  sin^ng.We 
{cc  alfo,  that  thofe  that  teach  Birds  to  ling,  doc  keep  them  Waking,  to 
increafe  their  Attention,  We  fee  alfo  thatCoclr-Birds  amongft  Sinking" 
Birds,  arc  eucr  the  better  Singers-^  which  may  be,  bccaufc  they  are  more 
Iiuely,and  liften  more. 

Labour,  and  Intentiento  imitJtc  voices,  doth  conduce  rtluch  to /;«/- 
(«/««:  And  therefore  we  fee,that  there  be  ccrtaine  Pantemimt,that\vil\ 
reprefent  the  voices  c&  players  of  Enterludes,^o  to  life,as  if  you  fee  them 
not,  you  would  thinke  they  were  thofe  players  themfcluesj  And  fo  the 
Voices  of  other  Men  that  they  heare. 

There  haue  beene  fome,  that  could  dountcrfeic  the  Dijlanceof  Voi- 
ces (  which  is  a  Secondary  ObieH  of  Hearing)  in  fuch  fort  ^  As  when  they 
ftand  faft  by  you,  you  would  thinke  the  speech  came  from  afarrc  off,  in 
afcarcfull  manner.  How  this  is  done,  maybe  further  enquired.  But  I 
feenogrcatvfeofitj  but  for  Impoiturc,  in  counterfeiting  Ghofts  or 
Spirits. 

There  be  three  Kinds  of  Reflexions  of  Sounds;  A  ReflcKi- 
on  Concurrent  ^  A  Reflexion  Iterant^  which  vtc  call  Eecbo  i  And 
a  Super-reflextion^  or  an  Eccho  of  an  Eccho  i  vfUetcoi  the  firft 
hath  becnc  handled  in  the  Title  of  Magnitude  oi  Sounds  :  The 
Latter  two  we  will  now  fpcakc  of. 

The  Reflexion  o(  Species  rifilfle,byMirroitrs,you  may  commandjBe* 
caufe  paiTmg  in  Right  Lines,  they  maybe  guided  toany  Point.*  But  the 
Reflexion  o{  Sounds  is  hirdtomader  ;  Bccaufethc  Sound  filUng  great 
Spaces  in  Arched  Lines,  cannot  be  fo  guided  :  And  therefore  we  fee 
there  hath  not  beene  pra^^ifed,  any  Mcanes  to  make  Artiflciall Eccho' f» 
And  no  Eccho  already  knowne  teturncth  in  a  very  narrow  Roomc. 

The  Naturall  Eccho' s  are  made  vport  trails,  fveods,  Rocket,  Hills,  and 
Bankes,  As  for  tyatcrs,  being  ncerc,  they  make  a  Concurrent  Eccho  j  But 

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being  further  off(as  vpon  a  large  Riuer)  they  make  an  Jterant  £c(he:¥oT 
there  is  no  difference  oeiweene  thtCeKcurrentEcchoy^tid  the/terantjoui 
the  Quicknefle,or  SIownefTeofthe  Rcturne.But  there  is  nodoubt,but 
water  doth  help  ihe  Delation  oiEccho  j  as  well  as  it  helpeth  the  Delation 
of  Originall  Sounds. 

Itiscertaine  (  as  hath  bcene  formerly  touched,  thatifyoiifpeake 
thorow  a  Trmkcy  ftopped  at  the  further  end,  you  fliall  finde  a  Blaft  re- 
turnevponyourMouthj  bntno^oaWatall.  TheC<z«/Jis,  forthat  the 
Clofmejfey  which  preferueth  thf  Originall^[%  not  able  to  preferue  the  Re- 
fleBed Sound  ;Befides  that  Eccho's  iire  feldome  created  but  by  loud 
Sounds.  And  therefore  there  is  lefTe  hope  of  ^rf/j?«W/£ff/)oa  in  yiire^ 
pent  inanarrowConcaue.Neuertheleflcithathbmtricdjthat  One  lea- 
ning ouer  a  weU^  of  2  5.Fathomc  decpjand  fpeakingjthough  but  foftly, 
(  yet  not  lo  foft  as  a  whifper )  the  water  returned  a  good  AitdiUe  Eccho. 
It  would  be  tried  whether  Speaking  in  CaueSy  where  rherc  is  no  Ifluej 
(aue  where  you  fpeafee,  will  not  yeeld  Eccho  s^  as  ^ells  doe. 

The  Eccho  comnjcth  as  the  Originall  Sound  doth,  in  a  Round  Orbe  of 
Aire  :  It  were  good  to  try  the  Creating  of  the  Ecchd^  where  the  Body 
Rcpcrcuffing  maketh  an  Angle  ;  Asagainft  the  Returne  of  a  Wall, 
&c.  Alfo  we  fee  that  in  Mirrours,  there  is  the  like  Angle  of  Incidence, 
from  the  Obiedto  the  GlafTe,  and  from  the  Glaflc  to  the  Eye.  And  if 
you  ftrike  a  £^// fide-long,  not  full  vpon  the  Surface,  the  Rebound  will 
be  as  much  the  contrary  way  j  Whether  there  be  any  fuch  RefiUeme  in 
Eccho's^  (that  is,  whether  a  Man  fhall  heare  better,  if  he  (land  afide  the 
Body  RepercufTingjthan  if  he  ftand  where  he  fpeaketh,or  any  where  in 
a  right  Line  betweenej)  may  be  tried.  Triall  likewife  would  be  made, 
by  Itanding  neerer  the  Place  of  Rcpcrcuffing,  than  hee  that  fpeakethj 
And  againe  by  {landing  further  off,  than  he  that  fpeaketh  ;  And  fo 
Knowledge  would  be  taken,whether  Eccho's  ji'i  well  as  Orignall  Sounds ^ 
be  not  ftrongeft  neere  hand. 

There  be  many  Places,  where  you  fliall  heare  a  Number  of  Eccho's 
one  after  another ;  And  it  is  when  there  is  variety  o^  Hills  ov  woods, 
fome  neerer,  fome  further  off;  So  that  the  Returne  from  the  furthcr,be- 
ing  laft  created,  will  be  likewife  lafl  heard. 

As  the  roice  goeth  round,  as  well  towarcfs  the  Backe,  as  towards  the 
Front  of  him  that  fpeaketh ;  So  likewife,  doth  the  £ff/joj  For  you  haue 
many  "Bick-Eccho'sy  to  the  Place  where  you  ftand. 

To  make  an  fcr^o,  that  will  report,  three,  or  foure,  or  fiue  Words, 
diftindly,  itisrcquifite,thattheJorf))  Repercuffingy  be  a  good  di fiance 
off;  For  ifit  be  neere,  and  yet  not  fo  neere,  asiQ  make  aConcurrentEc- 
choy  itchoppcth  with  you  vpon  the  fudden.It  is  rcquifite  likewife,  that 
the  Aire  be  not  much  pent.  For  Aire^  at  a  great  diftance,  pent,  worketh 
the  fame  effeft  with  Aire,  at  larie,  in  a  fmall  diftance.  And  therefore  in 
the  Triall 0^ Speakingin  the  wel^  though  the  fVell  was  deepe,  the  roice 
came  backc,  fuddenly ;  And  would  beare  the  Report  but  of  two 
Words. 

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For  Euho's  vpon  Etcha's,  there  is  a  rarelnltance  chcreol:  in  a  Place, 
which  I  will  now  cx.idly  defcrib'c.  Icis  fonierhree  or  foure  Miles  from 
P4r«,  necrca  Towne  called  Point-charcutan  ;^  And  lomc  Bird- bole  Hi  or, 
or  more,  Ironi  the  Riiier  of  Sei»e.  The  Roo:ne  is  a  ChsppcU^  or  fmall 
church.  The  Walls  all  ihnding,  both  at  the  Sides,  and  at  the  Ends.  Tvm 
Rowcs  of  Pillars,  afcef  the  manner  of  Illes  of  Churches,  aifo  itandin^ ; 
TheRoofe  all  open,  not  lo  much  as  any  cmbowment  ncere  any  of  the 
walls  left.  There vv.is  againtl  eiiery  Pillar,  a  Stackcof  BillctSj  abouea 
Mans  Height ;  which  the  \\'atcrmcn,  that  bring  Wood  downs  the 
Sennem  Stacks,  and  not  in  Boats,  laid  there  (as  itfeemcth)  for  their 
cafe.  Speaking  at  the  one  End,  I  did  hcare  it  returne  the  Voice  thirtcene 
feiicrall  times ;  And  I  haiie  heard  of  others,  that  it  would  returne  iix- 
tcene  times:  For  I  was  there  about  three  of  the  Clocke  in  the  Afrer- 
noone  :  And  it  isbcfi:(asallother££'f^'^arc)  in  thcEuening.  It  is  ma- 
nifcft,  that  it  is  not  Ecche's  from  (cuerall  places,  but  a  Teftng  of  the  Foice^ 
as  a  Ball,  to  and  fro  ^  Like  to  Rrfiexio  is  mLoozing-GlaJfis-^  where  if  you 
place  one  GUJJ'ebe(orc,  and  another  behind,  you  fliall  fee  the  G/i/^if  be- 
hind with  the  /wi^f,  within  th.e  oUjJi  before  •  And  againe,  the  GUJfe 
before  in  that  j  and  diners  luch  Syfcr-Rcflfxions,  tdlthe  jp^des  jpeciei  at 
laft  die.  For  it  is  cucry  Returne  weaker,  and  more  fhady.  In  like  maner, 
the  roid;  in  that  Cjppell^  createth  /pccwm/peciei,  and  makcth  fuccceding 
Saper-Reflexions  ;  For  it  mcketh  by  degrees,  and  cucry  Refiexion  is 
weaker  than  thcformcr:  Sothatif  youfpcake  three  Words, itwill  (per- 
haps) fome  three  ti;ncs  report  you  the  whole  three  Words;  And  then 
thetwolatter  Words  for  fome  times;  And  then  the  laft  Word  alone  for 
fometimes;  Still  fading  and  growing  weaker.  And  whereas  in  £ff  A*'/ 
of  one  Returne,  iti*  much  to  heare  foureor  fine  Words-  In  this  Eccho 
of  fo  many  Returnes,  vpon  the  matter,  you  heareaboue  twenty  Words 
for  three. 

The  like  Eccho  \-^o\\  Eccho^  but  onely  with  two  Reports,  hathbecnc 
obfcrued  to  be,  if  you  fhnd  bctwecne  a  Hoiife^  and  a  Htll^  and  lure  to- 1 
wards  the  Hill.  For  the  Ho/tfe  will  giuc  a  Bjck-Eccha  ;  One  taking  it 
from  tiie  other,  and  the  latter  the  weaker. 

There  are  certaine  Ltttert,  that  an£fc»owill  hardly  exprelTc;  As  S. 
for  one ;  Efpccially  being  Principal  I  in  a  Word.  I  remember  well,  that 
when  I  went  to  the  Eccho  at  Pont-charemon^  there  was  an  Old  Pari fian, 
rhattookeit  to  the  V\'orke  of  Spirits.  And  of  good  Spirits.  For  (faid 
he)  calKS4r^«,  and  the  Eccho,  will  not  deliucrbackc  the  Deuilsnamc; 
But  will  fay,  Fdt'ert-^  Which  is  as  much  in  French^  as  ^ptge^  or  Auoid. 
And  thereby  I  did  hap  to  tin  Jc,  that  an  Eccho  would  not  returne  S,  her 
ingbura  Hiifmg  and  an /«ro-/W  JtfKWii'. 

Eceho's  are  forae  more  fudden,  and  chop  againe,  as  foone  as  the  yoke 
is  deliuered ;  As  harh  becne  partly  faid :  Others  are  more  deliberate  that 
is,  giue  more  S  pace  betweene  the  Voice  and  the  Eccho ^  which  is  caufed  by 
the  local!  NcerenefTe,  orDiftance^  Some  will  reporialonger  Traineof 
VVords-,  And  fome  a  fbortcr :  Some  more  loud  (fullasloud^schcOW- 1 

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gmaUyUnd  fometimcs  more  loud  j )  And  fome  weaker  and  fainter. 
•  Where £ff)E»*'i  come  from  feueraU  Parts,  at  the  fame  diftance,  they 
miirt  needs  make  (as  it  were)  a  Quire  oi  Eccbo's^  and  fo  make  the  Report 
greater,  mdcucn  a  CoatitiueiiEccho^  which  you fhallfinde  in  (ome HiUs^ 
that  ftand  encompafTed,  Theater-like. 

Itdothnotyetappeare,  that  there  is  ^^,?Hw»  in  sounds^  as  well  as 
in  Sfecies  riJiUe,  For  I  doe  not  think  e,  that  if  a  Sound  (lioukl  paflc  thorow 
diuers  Mediums^  (as  Aire,  Cloth,  H-ood)  it  would  deliucr  the5o»Wina 
differing  Place,  from  that  vnto  which  it  is  deferred ;  which  is  the  Pro- 
per Effect  oi  RefraSiion.  But  M^Joratien,  which  is  alfo  the  Worke  of  ^«- 
fraSion,  appeareth  plainly  in  Sounds  (as  hath  beene  handled  at  full  jj  But 
it  is  not  by  Diuerfity  of  Mediums. 

Wc  hauc  ohitivy  for  Dcmonftrations  £akc,  vfed  in  diuers 
InflanuSy  the  Examples  o^th.c  Sight,  aud  Things  Vifible ,10 '\\- 
luftratc  the  Nature  of  Sounds.  But  wc  ihinkc  good  now  to 
pofccutc  chat  Comparifon  more  fully. 

CONSENT  OF  VISIBLES, 

and  Audiblcs, 

Both  o(  them /pread  them/elues  in  Rtundy  and  fill  a  whole  Floareor 
Orbe,  vnto  certaine  Limits;  and  are  carried  a  great  way:  And 
doclanguifli  and  leflen  by  degrees,  according  to  the  Diftance  of 
the  Obieds  from  the  Senfories. 

Both  of  them  haue  the  whole  Species  in  euery  frnxll  P  onion  of  the  Aire, 
or  Medium 'y  Sozsthe Species  doe  paflTe  thorow fmall  Crannies,  without 
Confufion:  As  we  fee  ordinarily  in  Ze/»e/r,  as  to  the£y^i  AndinCr<i«- 
niesy  or  Chinks y  as  to  the  sound. 

Both  of  them  are  oi^fudden  andeafie  Generation  aud  DeUtiea  •,  And 
likewife  ferifhfwiftlyy  and  fuddenly  ■  As  if  you  remoue  the  Light ;  Or 
touch  the  Bodies  that  giue  the  sound. 

£«/?of  themdoe  receiue  and  carry  exquijite  and  dccur^te  Differences-, 
As  of  Colours,  Figures,  Motions,  Diftances,  in  yifibles.^  And  of  Arti- 
culate Voices,  Tones,  Songs,  and  Quauerings,  in  AudiUes. 

£«^  of  them  in  their  Vertue  and  Working,  doe  notappcarc  xoemit 
any  CorporallSuhfiance  into  their  Mediums y  or  the  Orbeof  their  Vertue  j 
Neitheragainetoraifeor  ftirany  euidentloctU Motion  in  their  Idediumsy 
as  they  patfej  but  onclyto  carry  certaine  Spiritudl  Species-,  Thepcrfed 
Knowidgeof  the  Caufe  whereof,  being  hitherto  fcarcely  attained,  we 
(hall  (earch  and  handle  in  due  place. 

mthoixkem  (ecme  not  to  Genentte  or  produce  any  other  EffeSin  Na- 
ture^ 


Century.  1  1  I. 

/•r^jbiitfiichas  appercaiucth  tothdrpiopcr  Obic6^t»,and  i>tnlcs,andarc 
orlicrvvid-  Barren. 

But  Bw^ofthcm  in  rhcirownc proper  Adion,  docworkc  thrccniani- 
feft  Ejft^i'  The  firlt,  in  that  the  Stronger  Species  drovfueth  iht  Leffkr  j  As 
the  Light  of  the  Siinne,theLightofa  Giow- wormejthc  Report  ot  an  Ord 
naiKc,  the  Voice  :  The  Second,  in  that  an  0^/Vff  */  Smrchurge  or  Excejfc 
dr^roji'ththeSenfc  ;  As  the  Light  of  the  Siinnc  the  Eye,  a  violent  J*»*<i 
(necre  the  Earc)  the  Hearing :  The  Third,  n\  that  lf»th  if  them  wilt  be  rc»er- 
i  iier'ite ^  As  in  Mirrours  ;  And  in  Eccho's. 

I      Neither  o(  them  doth  defir^y  $r  hinder  ifm  Spefits  tftheather,  although 
j  they  f»»f*»»»er  in  the  fame  Me^mm-^fiks  Light  or  Colour  hindcrnot5'o*ff<i. 

Beth  of  them  tfcB  thtfenfe  im  Lming  Cresttrett  and  yccJd  OtieRs  pf 
Ple.)fMred»dDifiike:  Yet  ncuerthelcflc,  the  O^/Vi^/ofthcm  doe  alio  (ific 
bewellobferiicd)atfe6landworkevpon  dead  Things  j  Namely,  fiich  as 
hauc  fonie  Conformity  with  the  Orgjifs  of  the  twro  Senfes  ;  As  hfibles 
workevpona  Lo*king-Gltffe^  which  is  like  the  Pupillof  thcEyc  •,  And 
^udibks  vpon  the  Places  oiEccht^  which  rcfcmbic  in  (bmc  fort,  the  Ca- 
ucme  and  (trii»Slurc  of  the  Earc. 

Boihohh<:md^cdt»er(liW0rket  aithejh*»e  their  Mediam  diaerjly  dif 
pefed.  Soa  Trembling  Medium  (as  Smoake)nnkcth  the  Obicc'l  fecme  to 
tremble  ;  and  a  Riling  or  Falling  Meditm  (as  Winds)  maketh  the  StMuds 
to  rile,  or  fall. 

ToBath^  the  Afed'mm^  which  is  the  molt  Propitious  and  Conduciblc 
is  Aire  ^  For  G  lafle  or  Water ,  &c.  arc  not  comparable . 

In  B^r^of  them,  where  the  ObieBit  FimeMnd  M(»rate,  it  conduccth 
njuch to haue the 5*10? y»f «•//•*,  MndEreB  j  Info  much  as  yon  contrad 
your£f(f,  when  you  would  fee  (harply  ;  And  erccl  your  fi4r?,  when  you 
would  hcare  attcntiucly  ;  which  in  Bcafts  that  hauc  Eares  moueablc,  is 
mod  manifeft. 

The  Btsmes  o( Light,  when  they  arc  maltipliedsuid  cmgltmerMte^  ga\t- 
rate  «;f4»;  which  isa  different  Adionjfrom  the  Adion  of 5irf/&r.-  And  the 
MnltiplicAtieti  and  C»»gl«mtr4ti0n  o( Stands  doth  generate  an  extreme  J(d- 
rirfdaimof  the  Jire  \  which  is  an  Adion  materiate,  differing  from  the 
Ai^ionof  Stuttd- 1  fit  bee  true  (which  is  anciently  reported)  thatB;>i; 
vvith  great  Ihouts ,  hatie  fallen  downe. 


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^aturalJ  Hi^or)  : 


DISSENTS  OF  VISIBLES, 

and  Audibles. 


THESfeeies  o(  rijihies  (ccvaetohcc  EmJft0uso{Beames  from  the 
obitii  /eene  ;  Almoft  like  Odours  •  fane  that  they  are  more  In- 
corporcall  :  But  the  species  of  A»diUes  feemc  to  Participate 
more  with  LecaU  M»mn^\^Q  Percttjfi*»s  or  Jmfre(pMs  madevpon  the 
-^ire.  So  that  whereas  all  Bodies  doe  feemc  to  workein  two  manners; 
Either  by  the  CtMrnamemM  of  their  Natures  j  Or  by  the  Imprfftens  and 
Siffh$t«ires  of  their  Mttitnt  j  The  Diffufitit  oi  species  FifiUe  (cemeth  to 
participate  more  of  the  former  C)/>fr4/wi»  j  andthei/ff/w  Audihleoiihc 
latter. 

The  Species  o(A»clf ties  fecme  to  be  carried  more  manifcftly  thorow  the 
Aire,  tkm  the  Species  o^yifihles  .•  For  (I  conceiue)  that  a  contrary  Urong 
Wind  will  not  much  hinder  the  Sight  o'iyifiUes^  as  it  will  doe  the  Hea  - 
xiv^Qi Sounds. 

iLhct&Kont  Difference^  aboue  all  others,  bctwcenc  Vifil>Usa.ud  Au- 
dibleSy  that  is  themoft  remarkable  i  As  that  whereupon  many  fmallcr 
Differences  doe  depend :  Namely,  that  Vifibles^  (except  Ltghts^  )  are 
CArriedin  Right  Lines ;  and  Andikles  in  Arcntte  Lines.  Hence  it  cpmmcth 
topaflc,  that  yifilfUs  doe  not  intermingle,  and  confound  one  atiother, 
as  hath becnefaid before  j  ButStnndsdoe.  Henceit  commech,  that  the 
Solidity  of  Bodies  doth  not  much  hinder  the  Sight,  fo  that  the  Bodies 
beecleare,  and  the  Pores  in  a  Right  Line,  asinGla^le,  Cryftall,  Dia- 
monds.  Water,  &:c.  Butathin  Scarfe,  or  Handkerchierc;  thoughthcy 
bee  Bodies  nothing  fo  Solid,  hinder  the  Sight :  Whereas  (contrariwife) 
thefe  Porous  Bodies  doe  not  much  hinder  the  Hearing,  but  Solid  Bodies 
doealmoft  ftopit,  orattheleaft  attenuatcit.  Hence  alfb  itcommerh, 
thattotheief/IjAT/Vwof^iryi^/M.  fmallGlaflesfuffice  ;  but  to  the  Rcnerbt^ 
ration  oiAndibles^sxe  required  greater  Spaces,  as  hath  likcwiTe  beenc  faid 
before. 

ViftUes  are  fecne  further  off,  than  sounds z\t  heard;  Allowing  n.-uerthe- 
Idle  the /J4/C  of  their  Bigneffe :  For  otherwife  a^r<?.//  Sound  will  bee  )iv:i-;d  ] 
further  off,  than  a  SmaU  Body  feene. 

l^ifibles  require  (generally)  fome  Dijlancebciwcenc  the  ohieci,  and 
the£;^,  to  bee  better  feene  ;  Whereas  in  Audibles,  theneercr  the  Ap- 
proach ofthe5«i»</ is  to  the  Scn(e,  thebettcr.  But  in  this  there  may  bee 
a  double Errour.  Theone,  becaufcto  ^wag,  there  is  required  Light  j 
And  anv  thing  that  toucheth  the  Pupill  of  the  Eye  (all  ouer)  excludeth 
thcZ-j^jif'/.ForlhauchcardofaPcrfon  very  credible  (whobimrelfc  was 
•  cured' 


Centwy.   111. 


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cured  of  a  Cararaft  in  one  of  Iiis  Eyes)  that  while  the  Siluer  Needle  Jid  t 
worke  v}X)n  the  Sight  of  his  EyCj  toremoiie  the  Filme  of  the  Cicawd, 
hce  ncucr  faw  any  thing  more  clearcor  perfe«ft,  than  that  white  Needle : 
Whicli(nodoiibt)  was,  becaufe  the  Needle  was  lefler  than  the  Pupii  of 
the  £;/,  and  fo  tooke  not  the  Light  from  it.  The  other  Errour  may  be,  for 
that  the  obieH  ot'Sizht  doth  ftrikc  vpon  the  P»pHl  ofthc  I;f  ,diredly  witiv 
out  any  interceptionj  whereas  the  Caue  of  the  Bare  ddth  hold  otf  the  SMfid 
aJirtlerromtheOrgan  '.  And  fo  neuettheledc  there  is  fome  D//?rf«c  re- 
quired in  both. 

rifikes  arc  fwifdiercarried  to  the  Se»f<^  than  Aud/Uts^  As  appeareth  in 
Thunder  and  Lightning  .  Flame  and  the  Report  of  a  Peecc  ,  Morion  of 
the  Aire  in  Hewing  of  Wood.  All  which  haue  beene  (ct  downe  hereto- 
fore, but  arc  proper  for  this  Title. 

I  conceiue  alfo,  tliat  the  spnies  cfAudil^Us  doe  hang  longer  in  the  Aire, 
than  thofe  of  f^ifibUs  :  For  although  euen  thofe  of  ytfibUs^  doe  hang  foiie 
tinie,aswefecin  A/«|?'/*rW,  th.it  iIkw  like  Spheres  ^  In  LMfejirmPs 
fillippedj  A  F/V^-/>  rW  carried  along,which  Icaueth  a  Traineof  Light  be- 
hind i  r ;  And  in  the  Twi-light  j  And  the  like  :  Yet  I  conceiue  that  Sfi»»ds 
Itay  longer,  becaufe  they  are  carried  vp  and  downe  with  the  \  Vin  i :  And 
bccanfcoUhe  Diltancc  ofthc  Time  in  Ordtnttcc  di/chdrged.,  and  he^rd  20. 
Milisoif. 

JnTifil^lff,  there  are  not  found  ObieAsib  Odious  and  Ingratc  to  the 
''^enfe^A'i'm  Andibles.  Forfoulc  Stghtidoc  rather  tiifplcafe,  in  that  thcv 
excite  the  Menioiy  of  foulc  Things,  than  in  the  immediate  Obierts.  And  ■ 
therefore  in  Piilures ,  thofe  foule  Sights  doe  not  much  otfend  ^  But  in  Aih-  \ 
dUfles,  the  Grating  of  a  Saw,  when  it  is  fharpned,  doth  offend  fo  much,  as  1 
it  fetterh  the  Teeth  on  Edge.  Andany  of  the  har/h  Di/etrds  in  Afttjickt  the  ; 
Eare  doth  (traight-  waics  refufc.  j 

In  riffles,  after  great  Li^ht,  if  you  come  fuddcnly  into  the  Darke ;  Or  i 
conrrariwi(e,out  ofthc  D4rw  into  a  <7/jri«gLi^k,  the  Eye  isdazledfora  I 
time,  and  the  Sight  confufcd  j  But  whether  any  fuch  EfFcd  be  after  great  \ 
Sounds^  or  after  <  deepe  Silence^  may  bebctter  enquired.  It  is  an  old  Tradi-  { 
tion,  that  thofe  that  dwell  neerc  the  CdtdraBs  of  Nilus^vct  ftrucken  dcafc;  1 
Rnc  wee  findenofuch.Effeit,  in  Cannoniers,  nor  Millers,  nor  thofe  that 
dwell  vpon  Bridges. 

"  It  fcemeth  that  the  Imprefjtfiif  of  Cdhiiri^  Co  weake,  as  it  worketh  not 
burbvaConcofnircin:  /?mw«,  or  Right  Lines  ;  whereof  the  Balls  is  in 
theObiccl:,  and  the  Verticall  Point  in  the  Eye  :  So  as  there  isaCorri- 
diarion a'ul  Ciiiiinuli^nof  Bearrns  \  And  rhofc  Be.imits  fo  fent  forth,  vet 
are  not  of  anv  force  to  beget  the  like  borrowed  or  fecond  Be.jptes^  ex. 
cepritbebv  /c^/Zfwow,  wliereof  we  fpeakcnot.  For  the  Benmrs  pafle,  and 
giucIitrLTincloicrothat  Aire,  which  is  Adiacent  ,  which  if  they  did. 
Wee  jliomd  fee  dleitrs  out  of  a  Right  line'.  But  as  this  is  in  CtUitrtl  fo  0^ 
x\\^x'f(iQ:kW\wi\\QBddyoCLioht.  For  when  there  is  aSkreene  betweenc 
the  Candle  an  1  the  Eye,  yettheZJfjA;  j^lfethtothc  Paper  whereon  One 
writeth  j  So  that  the  Li^g/;/ is  feene,  where  the  Bodyof  thef/<w^  is  not 
G  3  (eenc  • 


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m  Confort, 
touching  (he 
Sympathy  or 
A/ilijtiibjfoi 
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fecnc  ;  And  where  ai\yCoUi<r  (it  it  were  placcdwhcrc  tlicJiodyof  the 
Flame  is)  would  not  bccfcene.  I  ludgethat  Seitttd  isof  tiiii  Latter  Na- 
ture :  For  when  two  are  placed  on  both  fides  of  a  Wall,  and  the  Voice 
is  heard,  I  iudge  it  is  not  oncly  the  OriiinaUSauad,  which  pafil-th  in  an 
AtxhtdL'me .  But  the  .?«*»</,  which  paflcthabouc  the^^'all  in  a  Right 
Line,  begetteth  the  like  Motion  roundabout  it,  as  the  hrlldid,  though 
moreweakc.  *» 

AL  L  Ctnc4rds  and  Difcords  oiAUficke^  are,  (no  doubr)  Sjm^Athhs^ 
and  AMtifMhies  of  SMwds.  And  fo  (likcwife)  in  that  Mujide^, 
which  wee  call  Brtkctt  M»(uke,  or  Ctirfrrt  liufiske  -,  Sonic  Confom  oF  In- 
ftritmeots  arefwcerer  than  others  5  (A  Thing  not  iufficiently  yctobfcr- 
lied:)  As  the  Ififb  Hsrfty  and  itfe  Viall  agree  well  :  The  ktstrder  and 
StriogedMmJicke  agree  wcW  :  OrgdW^nd  the  ^<«fe  agree  well  ^  Sec.  But 
the  F/rgiiuHs  and  the  Litte  ;  Or  the  Wtlfh-Har^t,  and  Iriih  Harpe  •  Or 
ther^w  and  Pipes  alone,  agree  not  fowcll  j  But  for  the  Meiiaratjf*  of 
Muficke  jthae  is  yet  much  left  (in  this  Vdxnioi  Exi^mjiu  Conftns)  to  try 
andencjuire. 

There  is  a  Common  Obferuation,  thatif  a  Lii/f,  oxVU^ij  bee  layed 
vpon  the  Backc,  with  a  fmail  Straw  vpon  one  of  the  siringf  i  And 
another  Lute  or  VUil  bee  laid  by  it ;  And  in  the  other  Lnie  or  riall, 
the  ymjom  to  that  String  bee  ftruckeii  j  it  will  make  the  String  nioue; 
Which  will  appeare  both  to  the  Eye,  and  by  the  Strives  falling  off. 
The  like  will  bee,  if  the  DUfaftm  or  Eight  to  that  String  bee  ftiucken, , 
either  in  the  fame  Lnte  or  Fidl^  or  in  others  lying  by  ;  But  in  nonc- 
of  thcfc  there  is  any  Report  of  Sennd,  that  can  bee  difcerncd,  butonely 
Motion. 

It  was  deuifed,  that  a  Viall  fhould  hauc  a  Lay  of  VVirc  Strings  be- 
low,asclofeto  thc£elly,asal,»rf  j  And  then  the  ^/r/«gi  of  Guts  moiin- 
ted  vpon  a  Bridge,  as  in  Ordinary  yiMs  j  Totheend,  thatbv  thismcanes, 
thevpper  .Sfrwgiftrucken,  fhould  make  the  lower  refoundby  SywpMihy^ 
and  {o  make  the  v^t^i:^  the  better ;  Which,  if  it  bee  to  purpole,  tlien 
Sjmp.ttby  worketh,  as  well  by  Report  of  Stund^  as  by  Motion.  But  this 
deuice  I  concei.ue  tobeofhovfe  j  becaufe  the  vpper  ^/r/^o/^  whichare 
ftopped  in  great  variety,  cannot  maintainea  Di.fafonoxrnifon^  wichthe 
Lower,  which  are  neuer  ftopped.  Bur  ifit  (Tiou Id  bee  of  v(c  ar  all  ^  it  mv\\\ 
be  in  /»/?r«w/«/i  which  hauc  no  Stops ;  as  rir^i nails, M'^d  Harps ,  whcrcit ; 
trial!  may  bee  made  of  two  Rowcs  of  Strings,  dlftan^theonc  from  the 
other. 

The  Experiment  0^  SjmpAthy  may  bee  transferred  (perhaps)  from/«- 
firnments  of  Strings ,  to  other  Infiruments  of  Stnnd.  As  to  try  if  there 
were  in  one  Steeple,  two  Bells  o(  Vni fan  ^  whethcrtheftrikingofthconc 
waildmouc  the  other,  more  than  ifit  were  another  Accord  "An^l  f^> 
in  Pipes  (if they  bceof  cquall  Bore,  and  Sonnd)  whether  a  little  Straw 
or  Feather  would  mouc  in  the  one  Pipe,  when  the  other  is  blowne  at  an 

rmftn. 

It 


Qentttrj  III. 


75 


It  rt-cracth,  both  in  E/?rf, and  fjif,  x\\einft>ument  of  Senfe  hath  a 
Sy;»p.ithyo\  Suniliuidcwith  thac  which  giiieth  die  Rcfittlion^{  As  hatli 
uevnc  louched  before.)  For  as  the  Sight  of  the  Eyth  Like  a  Cry'.tall,or 
GlalfcjOr  Water  j  So  is  the  £^rft  imuous  CaiiCj  with  fi  hard  Bonc,to 
flop  cind  rcucrbcrate  i\\Q  Sound:  Which  is  like  lo  the  Places  that  re- 
port Eccho's. 

VT   7  Hen  a  i\kn  T.ivpneth^  he  cannot  Heai-e  fo  well.  The  Ciufe  is,  for 
W  that  the  ^etnbrane  of  the  £jre  is  extended  j  And  lb  rather  caft- 
crh  orf"  the  5(?.'f«£i,ihan  dtaweth  it  to. 

We  1 1  are  better  when  we  hold  our  5rr^/>,than  contraryjln  fo  inuch 
asinallLifteningtoattaine  a ^•ww^ a farrc off,  Men  held  theirBre^th. 
The  CMifi  iSjFor  i  hat  in  all  Expiration,  the  Motion  is  Outwards  j  And 
thcrefore,rather  driiieth  away  the  voice,  than  draweth  it;And  befidcs 
wecl(?c,  that  in  all  Laboitrio  doe  things  with  any  ftrcngth,  we  hold  the 
DreJth :  And  lilkning  after  any  Soundy  that  is  heard  with  dil!iculty,is  a 
kindcof/,  ;io.w. 

Let  it  be  tried, for  the  Helfe  of  the  //pjW«^,(and  I  concciuc  it  likely 
rodiccecd,)  to  make  an //i//r«wf nr  like  a  Tunnell  j  Thcnarrow  Part 
whtrco!  mJy  beofthcBigncfleofthe  Holcof  thcf^rf-AndtheBroa- 
ckr  End  nuich  larger,  like  a  Bell  at  the  Skirts  j  And  the  length  halfe  a 
foot,  or  more.  And  let  the  narrow  end  of  it  be  fet  clofc  to  rhc  Eare  : 
And  marke  whether  any  Sottfid,  abroad  in  the  open  Aire,  will  not  be 
heard  dilUnctly,  from  further diftancc,  than  without  that  Inftrumcnti 
being(  as  it  were  ;  an  Eare-SpeBjcle.\nd  I  hauc  heard  there  is  in  S^aine, 
an  Infiru/ncnt  in  vie  to  be  fet  to  the  Eure^  that  htlpeth  foraewhat  thole 
that  are  Thickc  of  Hearing. 

If  the  Mouthbe  fhut  clofe,  neuerthclcflc  there  is  yeelded  by  the 
Roofc  of  the  Mouth,  a  Murmur.  Such  as  is  vfcd  by  dumbe  Men:But  if 
the  Nofirilsbc  likcwife  ftopped,  no  fuch  Murmurc can  be  made  j  Ex- 
cept it  be  in  the  Bottome  of  the  Pallate  towards  the  Throat.  Where- 
by it  appearcth  manifeftly,  that  a  Sound  in  the  Mouth,  except  fudi  as 
afore  faiil,it  the  Mouthbe  ftopped,pa(reth  from  the  Palht,  thorow  the 
Nopils. 

THe  ReperciifsioHO^ Sounds,  (which  wee  call  Eccho, )  is  a  great  Ar- 
gument of  the  Spirituall  Ejjinceoi  Sounds.^  or  if  it  were  Corporeall, 
the  Repcrciiflfion  fhould  be  created  in  the  lame  manner,  and  by  like  /«- 
j\rit>::ents,  with  the  Ori^j>idl  seund:  But  we  fee  what  a  Number  oi  £.v- 
(juijite  Injlrumcnts  muu  concurrc  in  Speaking  of  Words,  whereof 
there  is  no  (uch  M.itter  in  the  Returning  of  them;  But  only  a  pldirie 
S[op,3udReptrcufj:o». 

TheExquilite  Diffcrenceso^ jitticulite  Sounds,  CAuled  along intht 
Aire^  (new  i  hat  they  cannor  be  Signatures  or  Imprefsions  in  the  Airs,  as 
hath  bcene  well  rdlited  by  the  Anctnts.  For  it  is  true,  that  Scales 
make  excellent  Impreflions ;  Andfo  it  may  bee  thought  of  5o;#W/  in 

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their  firll  Generation  :  But  then  the  X)f/jr/o«  and  Co.w««.jwc  of  them 
without  any  new  Sealing,  fhcw  apparantiy  they  cannot  be  Imprel- 
(ions. 

All5oW/arcruddenlymade,anddoefuddcnlyperirn  5  But  nei- 
ther ihatjnor  the  Exqaijite  Di_ff'tfe»cesoi'ihcm,i$  Matter  of  lb  great  Ad- 
miration.- FortheQuaucrings,  and  W'arblings  in  Lvites,  and  Pipes, 
are  as  fwift  ^  And  the  Tongue,  ( which  is  no  very  fine  Inlhiimcnt,  } 
doth  in  Speech,make  no  fewer  Motiensjthan  there  be  Letters  in  ail  the 
Words,  which  arc  vttered.But  that  Sounds  ftiould  not  only  be  l\>  fpee- 
dily  generated,  but  carried  fofarrecucry  way,  infucha  momentanie 
timejdeferucth  more  Admiration.  As  for  Example  •  If  a  Man  Itand  in 
the  middle  of  a  Field  andfpeak.e  aloud,  he  iTiall  be  heard  a  Furlong  in 
round  j  And  that  ihall  be  in  Articulate  Sounds-^  And  tho(c  rtiall  be  En- 
tire in  eucry  little  Portion  of  the  Aire  •,  And  this  iTiall  be  done  in  the 
Space  of  Icfle  than  a  Minute. 

The  Sudden  Generation&nd  Perifhing  oisoundsy  muft  be  one  of  theft- 
two  Waycs.  Either  that  the  Aire  luftereth  fome  Force  by  sound  j  and 
then  reftorcth  it  felfc;  As  Water  doth  j  Which  being  diuided,maketh 
many  Circles,  till  it  reftorc  it  felfe  to  the  naturall  Confiftcnce :  Or  o- 
therwilc,  that  the  ^/W  doth  willingly  imbibe  the  sound  as  giatefuU, 
but  cannot  maintaine  it  j  For  that  the  Aire  hath  (  as  it  lliould  leemc  ) 
a  fccret  and  hidden  Appetite  of  Receiuing  the  Sound  at  the  firft  j  But 
then  other  Grofle  and  more  Materiatc  Qualities  of  the  Aire  ftraight- 
waye?  fuffocate  itjLikc  vnto  F^f, which  is  generated  with  Alacntic,  / 
but  ftraighc  quenched  by  the  Enmitie  of  the  Aire^  or  other  Ambient 
\  Bodies. 

ThercbcthcfcD/^^r^WfwCingcnerall  )  by  which  Sounds 
arcdiuidcd^  i.MufcaSy  Immujicall j  t.  Treble yBafe  ;  5.  Flat^ 
Sharpe  j  4.  Softy  L$ud:y  5*  Exterioufy  Interiour ;  6.  Qeane^  Har/b 
or  Purling  •,  7.  Articulate,  Inarticulate. 


Wchaue  laboured  (  as  may  appearc,  )  inihh  Inqui/itionot 
Sounds,  diligently  ;  Both  bccaufc  Soundis  one  of  the  moft  Hid- 
den Portions  of  iV4?«r^,  (  as  wcfaid  in  the  beginning  :  )  And 
bccaufc  It  is  a /^^r/«r  which  may  be  called  Incorporeal,  and 
Imtnateridte  i  whereof  there  be  in  iV<i/«r^  but  few.  Befldcs,  wc 
were  willing,  (  nowinthefcour  ^xikQenturies,  )  to  make  a 
Paticrnc  or  Prcfidcnc  of  an  ExaSl  Inquifition  ^  And  wc  fhall 
docthchke  hereafter  m  fomc©thcr  Subicds  which  require  it. 
For  wee  dcfire  that  Men  fhoul^learnc  and  perceiue,  how  fc- 
ucrca  Thing  the  tiVLcInquifaionof  Nature  is ;  AndOiou^d  ac- 
•  cullomc 


Qenturj  III. 

cuftomc  chcrtifclucsj  by  the  light  of  Particulari.  to  enlarge 
iheir  Mindcs,  to  the  Amplitude  ot  the  world  j  And  not  reduce 
I  the  World  to  the  NaiTOwncllc  of  their  Mind  s. 

I  \MFtJlsgv\.\cOricnt3in<\FineColoursiwDijfolinions^  As  CoWgiiitth 

j  iVlun  excellent  Yellow  -,  ^Htcke-SilueriVi  excellent  Grteiij  Tin  gi- 

:  iierh  an  excellent  Azure :  Likewife  in  their  PutrefiHions,  or  Rrtjir  ^  As 

\vcrmlion^y'erdcgrejfe^Bife^  C/nw^&c.  And  likewife  in  their  fitrijicati- 

ons.  The  Caufc  Is,  tor  that  by  their  Strength  of  Body^  they  are  able  to 

endure  the  Fire,  or  Strong  Waters,  and  to  be  put  into  an  Eqtull 

Pollurc,  and  againe  to  retame  Part  of  their  principal!  Spirit  •  Which 

two  Things  j(Ei]uall  Pofturejand  Quicke  Spirits)are  required  chiefly, 

to  make  Co/o«r jlightfomct 

f  T  conduccth  vnto  Long  Life,ind  to  the  more  Placide  motion  of  the 
iSpirits,  which  thereby  doe  leflc-  prey  and  confume  the  luyce  of  the 
Body  ;  Either  that  A^cnt  AEiions  he  free  and  voluntary  ■^'Xh^iZ  norhingbc 
done  Inttitd  MincrifA*\i\M  Secundum  Genium.'Or  on  the  other  (idc,  that 
the  JF\ionso^  Men  be  full  of  Reguhtion^andCtmmands  within  thcmftiies: 
For  tilt  n  the  Yi<Story  and  Performing  of  the  Command  jgiueih  a  good 
Difpolitiou  tothe  SpiritSj^Efpccially  if  there  bca  Proceeding  from  De- 
gree to  Degree ;  ForthentheSenleofViAory  is  the  greater.  An  ex- 
ample of  the  former  of  thefe.  is  in  a  Country  life ;  And  of  the  latter,in 
Menkes  and  phi lofophcrs J  andfuch  «s  doe  continually  cnioync  them- 
felucs. 

IT  is  certaincj  that  in  all  Bodies,  there  is  an  j4ppetiteo^r/tion^it:d  E- 
uitationofSolution  of  Continuity  .♦  Aodof  this  Appetite  there  be 
many  De^-ees  j  But  the  moft  Remarkable,  and  fit  to  b?  diftinguifbed, 
arethree.ThcfirftinL/^«or/j  ThcfecoBdinHjr</B<K!//fj  ;  And  the 
third  in  Bodies  Cleauingor  Teftaciotu.lu Liquors,  this  Appetitcis  weaker 
Wee  fee  in  Liquors,  the  Thredding  of  them  in  Stillicides,(as  hath  beene 
faid  J )  The  Fallinff^  of  them  in  Round  Drops ^(  which  is  the  forme  o^rm- 
on^ )  And  the  Staying  of  thcm,for  a  little  time,  in  BuJ;hles3Vid  Froth.  In 
the  fccond  nif^>ccox  Kinde,  this  Appetite  is  ftrong  \  As  in  /ro«,  in  Stone, 
in  fyond,&::..  In  the  third,this  Appetite  is  in  a  Medium  betwcene  the  o- 
chcr  two ;  For  fiich  Bodies  doe  partly  follow  the  Touch  of  another  Bo- 
dic-,  And  pnrtly  fticke  and  continue  to  thcmfe]ucs-,Afld  therefore  they 
roapt",  and  draw  thcrilfclucs  in  Thrcds  •,  As  we  fee  iti  Pitch^Glew,  Bird-  • 
/i/^/fj&c.But  note,that  all  Salide  Bodies  arc  cleauing^moxc  or  lefTe :  And 
that  tl;ey  lone  better  the  Touch  of  fbmewhat  that  is  7anfihle^  tlian  of 
Aire.  For  n\:tcr^  in  fmall  quantity,  clcaueth  toafiy  Thing  tliat  is  So- 
lidj  And  lb  would  Mctallzaa,  if  the  weight  drew  it  hot  off.  And  there- 
fore (7o{irtli,nc,OT  any  MctM  Foliate, dciucth:  But  thok Codies  which 
are  noted  to  be  Clammie,and  Gleauiqg,arc  flichjas  hauc  a  more  indif- 
ferent ^//'rt/Vc  (at  once,  )  to  follow  another  £o^/>  j  And  to  hold  to 

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themfdiies.And  therefore  they  arc  commonly  Bodies  ill  mixed  •  And 
which  uke  more  plcafure  in  a  Forraine  Body , than  in  f,rclctiiing  their 
owne  Conjijience  j  And  which  haiic  little  predominance  in  Droughty  or 
Moifiure. 

Time,  and  //wf,arc  Fellowcs  in  many  EfFeds.  Heat  drieth  Bodies, 
that  doe  cafily  expire^  As  Parchment,  Leaiics,  Roots,  Clay,  Stc. 
Andjfo  dothT/Wor  yfjrearefie.AsinthcfamcBodieSj&c.i/wtdif- 
folueth  and  melteth  BodieSjthat  kccpc  in  their  Spirits- As  in  diners  Li- 
quffaBions  j  And  fo  doth  Timejiti  fomc  Bodies  of  a  loiter  Gonliftence: 
AsismanifeftinHoney,  which  by  ^^cwaxcth  more  liquid  j  And  the 
I  ike  in  Sugar  jand  fo  in  old  Oy  lc,which  is  ciier  more  cleare ,  and  more 
hotin  Medicinable  vfe.  Heat  caufeth  the  Spirits  to  fearch  fome  IlTuc 
out  of  the  Bodyj  As  in  the  Velatility  ofMet4h-^And  fo  dothTiWj  As  in 
the  Xuftot  Mttalls.But  generally  Heat  doth  that  in  fmall  time,  which 
^^fdothinlong. 

SOme  things  which  pafle  the  Fire  are  fofteft  at  firft,and  by  7*mf  grow 
hard  •  As  the  Cnimmc  of  Bread.Somc  are  harder  when  they  come  1 
from  thcf />f,and  afterwards  giue  againe,  and  grow  foft,  as  the  Cruft 
of  BrcadjBisket,  Sweet  Meats,  Saltj&c.  the  Caufe  is,  for  that  inthpfe 
things  which  wax  Hard  with  T;»ic,the  Worke  ol  the  Fire  is  a  Kinde  of 
Melting :  And  in  thofe  that  wax  Soft  with  Tiffte,  (  contrariwife,  )  the 
worke  of  the  Fire  is  a  Kinde  o^BakingiAad  whatfocuer  the  Fire  baketh, 
rime  doth  in  fome  degree  diffolue. 

MOtiofiJ  pafle  from  one  Man  to  another,  not  fo  much  by  Exciting 
Imagination^as  by  Inuitation;  Efpecially  if  there  be  ah  Apmeflfe 
or  Inclinarion  before.  Therefore  G^ping,or  rawmtig^and  Strnchim^x 
palTe  from  Man  to  Man  j  For  that  that  caufeth  Gapugand  stretching  is, 
when  the  Spirits  are  a  little  Heauy,by  any  Vapour,or  the  like.f  or  then 
they  ftriuc,(  as  it  were, )  to  wring  out,  and  cxpell  that  which  loadeth 
them.  So  Men  drowzie,and  defuous  tolleepe;  Or  before  the  Fit  of  an 
Ague  •  doe  vfe  to  Yawnc  and  Stretch- And  doe  likewife  yccld  a  roice 
or  Somdy  which  is  an  JnterieHion  of  Expuljioa :  So  that  ifanother  be  apt 
and  prepared  todoe  the  like,  he  foUoweth  by  the  Sight  of  another.So 
the  i,./«^/7/«^  of  another  maketh  to  Lauzjj. 

T  Here  be  fome  knowne  Difeafes  that  axeinfeBious  •,  And  Others 
thatare  not.  Thofe  thatare  infiBiofUyare ;  Firft,  fuch  as  arechiefc- 
ly  in  the  Spirits-,  and  not  fo  much  in  the  Humours ;  And  therefore  pafle 
eafily  from  Body  to  Body :  Such  are  pejiiUftceSy  Lippitudts,  and  fuch 
like.  Secondly,  fuch  as  Taint  the  Breath  j  Which  wee  fee  pafieth  ma- 
rt ifeftly  from  Man  to  Man  ;  And  not  inuifibly,  as  the  -^^eBs  of  the 
Spirits  doc  :  Such  arc  Can^umpiwis  oi  ihc  Lungs ^  &c.  Thirdly,  fuch 
as  come  forth  t»  the  ikinru  -,  And  therefore  taint  the  Aire^  or  the  Body 

Adjacent* 


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Adlacent  -^  Efpecialiy  ifchey  conlift  in  an  Vn^ftnotis  Subftancc,nocapC 
to  didiparc;  Such  are  S:.'<bs^  and  Lcproilie.Von\i\y^  fuch  as  are  mccrc- 
ly  in  the  Himo-irs,  and  not  in  th j  Spims,  BreJth,  or  Exhdmons :  And 
therefore  they  ncucr  intcct,  One  by  To  ic)  only  5  And  Rich  a  Touch  alfo 
asconimcth  wichin  the  EpiJcn/i'j-^  As  the  Venome  of  the  French  Pox-\ 
And  thcBitin^ o^aM-id  Pej^. 

Mod  Powders  ^Tow  more  Clofeand  Coherent  by  ^/mr/rc  of^rj- 
rfr,  than  by  Afixtureoi  Oyfe,  though  Oji/e  be  the  thicker  Bodyj 
As  Me.i!e ;  &:c.  'Fhe  Keafon  is  the  Congruity  of  Bodies  j  which  if  it  be 
more,  maketh  a  pcrfcdcr  Imbibition,  and  Incorporation  ;  Which  in 
moft  /'op^njismore  beWeene  Them  and  w-'-Tfr,  than  betweenej^fw 
and  Oj/f.-But  Paintas  Co/o^r/ ground,  and -^/i5?f/j  doe  better  incorpo- 
rate with  Ojle. 

Myc\\MotionSit\i\Ey:erc'ifc'iS  good  for  fomc  5o<//Vj  •,  And  Sittings 
and  Icjfc  Motion  for  Others.  If  the  Body  be  Hot,  and  Void  of  Su- 
perfluous Moifturcs,  too  much  Motion  hurti-th ;  And  it  is  an  Errour  in 
phyJitiJns,  to  call  too  much  vpon  Exercifc.  Likewife  Men  ought  to  be- 
ware,that  they  vfenot  Excrcifcy  and  ^iSp-tre  D  ietboily.Hui  if  muchfx- 
(fcife^then  a  plentiful  Diet,  And  ii'spjrinfr^  D/ff,thcn  little  £.vfrr//f. The 
Benefit!  that  come  of  £xTrnjcare,Firll,that  it  fendeth  Nourijhment  into 
the  Parts  more  forcibly.  Secondly,  that  hclpeth  to  Exccrne  by  Sweat- 
and  fo  maketh  the  Parts  aHl  nilate  the  more  perfedlly.  Thirdly,that  it 
maketh  the  Subfl  tme  otthe  Body  more  Solide^Lnd  CompaB .,  And  fo  lefTc 
apttobt  Confumed  and  Depredated  by  the  i^/n>/.  The  Euills  that 
coTOC  o( Exercifc,  3TC :  Fir(l,  that  it  maketh  the  ^p/V/Vj  more  Hot  and 
Predatory.  Secondly,  that  it  doth  abforbc  likewife,  and  attenuate  too 
mOth  the  Moiftufe  of  the  Body.  Thirdly,  that  it  maketh  too  great  Con- 
culjiot,  (  especially  ifitbe  violcnr,)ofthe  /«ir.?ri?<7rf.rj  which  delight 
moreinRelhButgcner.Tlly£Arfrnye,  ifitbe  much,  is  no  Friend  to /'ro- 
longation  ofLife-^  Which  is  onecaufe,why  iromen  Hue  longer  than  Men, 
becaule  they  Ifirre  leflTe. 

SOme  fooi  we  may  vfc  long,  and  much  without  Glutting ;  As  Bread, 
Fleili  that  is  not  fat,  or  ranke,&c.  Some  other,  ( though  pleafant J 
G/«m^/;fooner;  As  Sweet  Meats,  Fat  Meats,  Sec.  TheC.Jw/eis,  fot 
that  Appetite  confilleth  in  the  EmptincfTeof  the  Mouth  of  the  Sto- 
mackc  ^  Or  pofleirins,  it  with  fomewhat  th!u  is  Aftringent;  And  there-- 
for  Cold  and  Drie.  But  things  that  are  Sfpeet  and  Eat,  are  more  Fil- 
ling: Anddoelwimmeand  hang  more  about  the  Mouth  oftheSto- 
mackc  ;  And  goc  noQ  downc  fo  fpeedily  ;  And  againe  turne  fooner 
to  C/'o/er,  which  is  hot,andcuerabateth  che  Appetite.  Wee  fee  alfo, 
that  another  Ciiufeofsaciety,  hanOuer-ctiJlorne-^  and  o(  Appetite  is  No- 
ueltie :  And  therefore  Mecits,  if  the  fame  be  continually  taken,  induce 
Lo.nhing.  To  giue  the  Reafon  of  the  Dipjk  o^S^iciety^and  of  the  Plea^ 
:\     . fure 


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^aturall  Eiftorj  : 


furelnNoudtie-^  and  todifiiDguifl)  not  onely  in  Meats  and  Drinkes, 
but  alfo  in  Motions,  Loiics,  Company^  Delights,  Studies,  what  they 
be  that  Cujiome  maketh  more  grateful!  j  And  what  more  rcdiousjwere 
a  large  Field.  But  for  Meats ^^q  Caufc  is  AttraBion^  which  is  quickerj 
and  more  excited  toward  that  which  is  new,  than  towards  that  where- 
of there  remaineth  a  Rcllifh  by  former  vfe.  And  (gene- 
rally) it  is  a  Rule  ,  that  whatfoeucr  is  fomewhat 
Ingrate  at  firftjis  made  Gratefull  by  C»- 
fiomc'^  But  whatfocuer  is  too 
Pleafing  at  firft  grow- 
cth  quickly  to 
fat'iatc. 


NATV. 


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NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 


IV.  Century, 


CcBLERATiON  o^Ttme  in  Works 
o^ Nature,  may  well  be  cftecmcd  Inter 
Magnalia Nature.  And  cucn  in  Diu'me 
Miracles^  Accelerating  of  the  Time,  is 
next  to  the  Creating  oi  the  Matter.  Wc 
will  now  therefore  proceed  to  the  En- 
quiry of  it  :  And  for  Acceleration  of 
Germination^  wee  will  rcFerrc  it  oucr, 
vnto  the  place,  where  wee  (hall  handle  theSubicit  of  Plants, 
generally  \  And  will  now  begin  with  oihcx  Accelerations* 

Liquors  arc  (manyof  rhtm)  at  the  firft,  rhickc  and  troubled  :  As 
Majl  ^Wortjujtesoi  Frmits,  or //^r^jexprcflcd,  Sec.  Andbv  Time  they 
fettle  and  Clarifie.  But  to  make  them  eleare  before  the  T$me,  is  a  great 
VVorke  ;  Fork  is  a  Spiirrc  to  Nature,  andputtcth  her  out  of  her  pace: 
Andbeddes,  itiiot'goodvfc,  for  making  Dmkcs,  Md  Sauces^  PorabJe, 
and  Scruiccablc,  fpeedily  •  But  to  know  the  Me*nes  of  MctUrmng  cU- 
i-ijicati»>i,  vvc  murt  firft  know  the  CaMfes  oicUrificatien.  ThefirftC4«/«ris, 
by  the  Separaiitft  of  the  Crtjpr  Farts  of  the  Liquor  y  from  the  Finer,  The 
fccontl,  by  the  E-Mail  Z)///r/A*rwBof  the  Sf>ititio(thc  Li^90r,  with  the 
Tangible  P at  ts  :  For  that  cuerreprefentcth  Bodies  Clcate  and  Vntrou- 
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bled.  The  third,  by  the  Rejimn^  ihc  Sfint  itjdfl;  whicU  ciicicby  giucth 
CothcZ./^«»/more  Splendor^  and  more  Lultro. 

Fiiftj  tor  Separati*n  i  It  is  wrought  by  kveight  j  As  in  the  ordinary  Rcfi  - 
dencc  or  Settlement  o[Ltq$t0rs :  By  Heat :  By  Motto* .  By  Preci^uattoH,  or 
SnIfUmation  •  (That  is_,  a  calling  of  the  feiicrail  Parts,  Either  vp,  or  dovvnc, 
which  is  akindc  o£AttraBua : )  By  ^dhefion-.  As  wlicn  a  Body  more  rv/ 
ctfu  ii  mingled  and  agitated  with  the  Liquor  -,  which  Vi  Icons  Body  (after-  j 
wards  (eiicred)draweth  with  it  the  groffcr  parts  of  tlic  Lf^»^r:  And  Lallly,  1 
By  PercfiUtiMOTPa/^age.  *  "' 

Secondly,  for  the  E»e9  Dtfiri^utiM  of  the  Sphiti ;  It  is  wrought  by  ) 
Gentle  He  At  5  And  by  Agitation  or  Motion  ;  (ForofTVwf  wcelpeakcnot, 
becaufeit  is  that,  we  would  anticipate  and  reprefcnt:  )  And  it  is  wrought 
alfoj  by  Mixture  of  fome  other  B#</r ,  which  hath  a  vertue  to  open  the  Li- 
quor ^  and  to  make  the  Spirits  the  better  pafle  thorow. 

Thirdly,  for thc-^f^»/«»gofthe 5pm/,  itis wrought  liVcwlfe  by Heat^ 
By  Motion.^  And  by  Mixture  of  fome  Body  wVxch  jjath  Vertue  to  attenuate. 
So  therefore  (hauing  fliewnc  the  Caufes)  f^r  the  Aaeleratia^  oi  Clari- 
fication^ in  gcnerall,  and  the  Enducing  of  it ;  take  thefc  Injlances^  and 
Trialls. 

It  is  in  common  Prance,  to  draw  F/iite,  or  Beere  ,  from  the  Lees^ 
(which  we  call  Racking  5 )  whereby  it  will  cUrifie  much  the  focncr  :  For 
the  Lees,  though  they  kcepe  the  Drinke  in  Heart, and  make  it  laflingiyet 
withal]  they  call  vp  fome  SpifTitude  :  And  this /ffy?4W?  is  to  bee  referred 
to  SeparAtiotr. 

On  the  other  fide,  it  were  good  to  try,  what  the  Adding  ro  the  Li 
quour  more  Lees  than  his  owne  will  worke  ,  For  though  the  Lees  doc 
make  thcL/^a^«r  turbidc,  yctthey  refine  the  Spirits.  Take  therefore  a 
Veflcll  oiNevf  Beere ;  And  take  another  VcfTcll  of  i\Vw  Betre,  and  Racke 
the  one  Vcflell from  the Z-r«,  andpowre  the  I.«J  of  the  Racked  Vcflell 
into  the  vntackcd  Veflcll,  and  (ec  the  Efed  :  This  in  fiance  is  referred  to 
the  Refining  of  the  Spirits. 

Take  Nev^  Beere  ^  and  put  in  fome  Quantity  of  Stale  T>eere  into  It,  and 
fee  whether  it  will  not  accelerate  the  Clarification,  by  Opening  the  Body 
of  the  Beere^snd  Cutting  the  Groflcr  Parts  ,whereby  thcv  may  fal!  downe 
into  Lees.  And  this  Infiance againe  is  refcrrcti  r^  Sfpa.ati^n. 

The  longer /i/rf//,or//lfr^;,orthe like, are infi-ielin  LiqaOr^  themou 
thick  e  and  troubled  the  Liquor  is  •,  But  the  In^erthiy  bee  dfc. -cled '.  > 
the  Liquor  J  the  clearer  it  is.  The  Kealbn  is  plains,  bec.iultin  lafufiort^ 
the  longer itis,  thegreater  isthe  Part  of  theGroffe  Bod/,  thsrgocth 
into  the  Liquor  :  But  in  DecoFlion,  though  more  goet'i  forth,  yet  it  ci- 
ther purgethat  the  Top,  orfetleth  at  the  Bottome.  And  thcru-fjrc  the 
moltExaftWaytorZ-iWAris  •  Firft,  to  Infufiu  and  then  to  cake  off  the 
Lrquor  and  DecoSlit ;  as  they  doe  in  Beere^  which  hath  Afdt  firlt  Lifnjcd  \ 
itt  the  Liquor,  andis  afterwards  boiled  with  the  Hop.  This  alio  is  lefer- 
tedto  Separation . 

Jake  Hot  Emitrs,  and  put  them  about  a  BotrlcfiUcd  v/ithNtw  Leere, 

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almod  to  the  very  Nccke :  Let  the  Jiottlc  be  well  ftoppcd^  left  it  tiie  one :  \ 
And  continue  ir,  renewing  the  Embers  eury  Jay,  by  the  fpace  of  Ten' i 
Ddyesj  And  then  compare  it  with  another  Buctlc  of" the  fame  Beire  fct  by. 
Take  alfo  Lime  both  QueHchcd  and  fhCfHenched^  and  fct  the  hortles  in 

them,'y//W;»ri.This/«/?'i»f^isrcferrcd,t)othtothe£«f»Z>//?;7^»r/Wjand 
alfo  to  rhe  Refi'iwg  of  the  Spirits  by  Heat. 

Take  Bottles ^^\^d  Swing  them ;  Or  Carry  them  in  a  WheeU- Barrarp,  vp- 
on  Rough  Ground  \  twice  in  a  day  :  But  then  you  may  not  fill  the  Bottles 
full,  but  leaiie  fame  Aire  j  For  if  the  Liquor  come  clofc  to  the  Stopple, 
if  cartnot  play,  nor  flower ;  And  when  you  haue  fliakcn  chem  well,  either 
way,  powre  the  Z)r///it  into  another  Bottle,  (topped  clofe,  after  the  vfuall 
manner  J  For  ifit  ftay  with  much  Aire  in  it,  the  Drittke  wUI  pall  j  neither 
will  It  fettle  fo  periee^ly  in  all  the  Parts.  Let  itftand  fome  24.  houres: 
Then  rake  it,  and  put  itagaine  into  a  Bottle  vrhh^ ire,  vt/tipra  .-  And 
thence  into  d  Bottle //appej^  <vc/Hpra  :  Andfo  repeat  the  fame  Operation 
for  fcuendjyes.  Note  that  in  the  Emptying  of  one  Bottle  into  another, 
you  muit  doeitfwiftly,  left  the  Drinke  pall.  It  were  good  alfo,  to  try  it 
in  a  Eottlewhh  a  little  Airi-  below  the  Neckc,  without  Empt}'ino;.  This 
Irtjlince  is  rellrrcd  to  the  Euen  difirtbuiion  and  Refningoi  the  Spirit  shy 
Motion. 

As  for  Pe:  eolation^  InvnnrdxaA  Ontward^  (which  bclongerh  to  Sepa 
ration,)  'X\\i.\\\\'o\Ai\hc\\\Adc .o^Clarifyingby  Adhefiott.,  wixh  Afilise  put 
'mx.oh'ewBeere^  andftin-edwithit  :  For  it  may  becthattheGrollcrPart 
ofthe/?r<rrfwillcieauctotheA^//'tv  ••  ThcDoubris,  whether  the  Mtlhe 
will  fcuer  well  againc;  Which  is  foone  tried.  And  it  is  vfuall  'm  Clarify 
inglppociajfe  ro  put  in  M7/r  ,  Which  after  feucreth  andcarricth  with  it 
rhe Groffer  F.irts  of  rhe  Jppocrajfe,  as  hath  beene  faid clfcwherc.  Alfo  for 
the  better  C/4r//«'-«//tf«  by  Perfff/i^/M,  when  they  tun  NewBeere^  they  vie 
tolet.itpaffethorow  3i  Strainer  j  And  it  is  like,  thc.finer  the  Strainer  b^ 
iheclcercritwillbe. 

The  Accelerating  q{  Maturation  wcc  will  now  enquire  of. 
And  of  Maturation  it  fclfc.  It  is  of  three  Natures,  The  Ma- 
turaiion  of  Fruits  :  The  Maturation  oi  Drinkes  :  And  the  Ma- 
turation of  Impoflimes  and  V leers.  This  la(l  wcc  rcferrc  to  anb- 
thcr  Place,  where  wee  (lull  handle  Experiments  Medicinal}. 
There  bee  alfo  other  Maturations^  as  of  Mctalls^  Sec.  whereof 
wee  will  fpL-akc  a.%  Occafion  IcrUcth.  I3ut  wcc  will  bc^jn  with 
(hatof  Dr/wAi-f,  bciraufcit  hath  iucii  Affinity  with  the  C/^r^^f- 
cationQ{  Liquors. 

Vo\r^\z^Utaratiou  o(  Drinkes^  it  is  wrought  by  the  Coagregatioii  ofthe 
Spirits  iQ^cxhcr,  whereby  dicy  digeft  more*"  perfectly  rhe  Groffer  Parts  : 
And  it  is  elfedcii  partly , by  rhe  fame  mcanes,that  clarification  is  (where- 
of wee  fpakc  before  •, )  liut'thcn  note,  that  an  Extreme  Clarification  doth 
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f^tcadthe  spirits  ibSmooih,  as  they  become  Dull,  andthe  Drinhdc^d 
which  ought  to  hauca  little  Ploiiring.  And  therefore  all  your  Clcarc 
.4m/>er  Drinke  is  flat. 

We  fee  the  Degrees  oi'Mdturatitm  of  Drinkes  ^  InMu/-  In/A'/W,  as  it 
is  drunkc ;  And  in  rioegAr.  \Whexeof  Afajl  hath  not  the  Spirits  well  Con- 
gregated^ W'Vwehach  them  well  vnited  J  foasrheyniake  the  Parts  fome- 
what  more  Oyly  :  VinegarhcLth  them  Congregated, but  more  Ieiune,and 
in  fmaller  Quantity  j  The  grcateft  and  finelt  Spirit  and  Part  bein^  cxha- 
Icd.:.  For  we  lee  Vinegar  is  made  by  letting  the  Veflell  oi^yine  again  ft  the 
hot  Sun :  And  therefore  Vinegar  will  not  burne  j  For  that  much  of  the  Fi- 
ner Parts  is  Exhaled. 

The  Rejrefhlng  and  Quicknmg  of  Brinke  Palled,  or  Dead,  is  by  Enfor- 
cingthe  Moti0»of  the  Spirit  :  So  wee  fee  that  Open  M^eather  tehxeth  the 
Spirit^  andmakethitmorc  liuely  in  Motion.  Wee  fee  ^ICo  Bottellirtg  of 
Bcere,  or  ^le^  \vhilc  it  is  New ^  and  full  of  Spirit  (Co  that  it  fpirteth  when 
the  Stopple  is  taken  forth)  maketh  the  Drinke  move  quickeand  windy. 
A  Pan  of  Coales  in  the  Cehr  doth  likewife  good,  and  maketh  the  Driake 
workeagainc.  NewDripke,  put  to  Drinke  that  is  Dead,  prouokcthit  to 
worke  againe :  Nay,  which  is  more  (as  fbme  affirme)  ^  Brewing  of  New ' 
Beere,  fct  by  Old  Beere,  maketh  it  worke  againe.  It  were  good  alio  to  En- 
force the  Spirits  by  fome  Mixtures,  that  may  excite  and  quicken  themj  As 
bv  putting  into  the  Bpttles^  Nitre,  chdke,  Lime,  ^c.  Wee  fee  Creameis 
Matured^znd  made  to  rife  more  fpcedily^by  Putting  in  CeldWdter-^wh^ich^ 
as  it  feemeth,  gettcth  downc  the  Whey. 

It  is  tried,  that  the  Buryingof  Bottles  of  DrJukev/eW  ftopped,  either 
in  dry  Earth,  a  good  depth  i  Or  in  the  Bottome  of  a  ive^  within  f  rater  j  And 
beft  of  all  the  Hanging  of  them  in  a  deepe  Well  foniewhat  Aheiiv  the  waier^fox 
(bme  fortnights  fpace,  is  an  Excellent  Meanes  of  m^m^DrinVefxefa, 
and  quickc:  for  the  Cold  doth  not  caufe  any  Exhalingof  the  Spirits  at  all  j 
As  ^wt  doth,  though  it  rarifieth  the  reft  that  rcmaine  :  But  C*'/^  maketh 
the  5/>?>i>^  vigorous,  and  irritateth  them,  whereby  they  Incorporate  the 
Parts  of  the  Liquor  perfedly. 

As  for  the  Maturation  of  Bruits^  It  is  wrought  by  the  Ca  lling  forth  of  the 
Spirits  of  the  Body  Outvfirdt  and  fo  Spreading  them  morc/mffothly ;  And 
likewife  by  D  igffting^in  feme  degree,  the  Grojfer  Parts  •  And  this  is  Efte- 
dedj  by  Heat  •  Motion ;  Attra^ion  ;  And  by  .a  Rndimmt  of  Put  re/a  H  ion  : 
For  the  Inception  of  Putrefatl ion  hath  in  it  a  Maturatio'i. 

There  were  taken  Apples,  and  laid  in  Straw  j  In  Hiy  j  Jn  Flotper-^ 
Jnchalke  ;  InL/wc  ^  Coucred  ouer  with  Onions  ^  Coucredoucrwith 
Crahs  i  Clofcd  vp  in  Wax  •  Shut  in  a  Box,  Sec,  There  was  alfo  an 
^//'/f  hanged  vp  in  5wMltc;  Ofall  which  the  Experiments  for  ted  in  this 
Manner. 

After  a  Moneths  Space,  the  ^//j/e  Enclofcd  in^<ix,  was  as  Greene 
and  Frerti  as  at  the  firft  putting  in,  and  the  Kernels  continued  White .  The 
Cdu/eis,  for  that  all  Exelu/ion  of  Open  Aire  (which  is  euer  Predatory) 
maintaincththeBodyinhis  firft  frefhnefle,  andMoifture  :  But  the  In- 

conuenicnce 


Century.   IV, 


conucnicnceis,  that  it  taftcth  a  little  oFthc  wi.v  ;  Which  I  fiippofc,ina 
Fcmgra»ate^  orlbnic  fuch  thickc-coatcd  Fruit,  it  would  not  dac. 

The  ^^/'/r  Hanged  in  the Sma^ke,  turned  like  an  Old  Mellow  ^^pphy 
Wrinklcd>,Dry,Sol:'t  jS  weet ,  Yellow  within.  The  Cau/e  is,  fjr  that  Inch 
a  degree  of //f4<,  which  doth  neither  Melt,  nor  Scorch,  CForweefcc  that 
in  a  great  Hcat^  a  Rca(}  yuppie  ^So^tncth  and  Meltctii  j  And  Pigs  feet  ^  made 
o'iQu^mctsoifvareiens,  fcorchand  haueaSkin  of  Cole)  dotli  Mellow, 
ajjd  not  Adiire :  The  Smoake  alfo  maketh  the  Apple  (as  it  were)  fpraikled 
^'i  rh  5«/j  which  helpeth  to  Mature.  VVc  fee  that  in  Drying  oXPeares^  and 
I'lunes,  in  the  Ouen.aud  Renioning  of  them  often  as  they  begin  to  Sweat, 
there  isaUke  Operation  j  But  that  is  with  a  farremorc  Intenfe  degree 
otUeat. 

Tlie  jipples  coiicrcd  in  the  Time  and  A(heSy  were  well  Matured  ^  As  ap- 
peared both  in  their  YellownefTc  and  Sweetnede.  The  Cau/eis^  for  that 
that  Decree  tfheat  which  is  in  Z,i«f,and  ^/&«(bcinga  Smootheriiig  Heat) 
is  of  all  the  relt  mo(k  Proj.X'rjfor  it  doth  neither  Liqucfic,nor  ArcficiAnd 
that  is  true  AUtity.ition.  Note  that  the  taftc  of  thofe  Applet  was  goodjAnd 
thcrcfotv:  it  is  the  Expfrtment  fitted  for  Vfe. 

The  Apples, Ceueredwiih  Crabr^znd Omtm^wcre likcwife well  yilatu- 
red.  The  Caufe  i<:,  not  Any  Heat ;  But  for  that  the  Cr4^/  and  the  Onigns 
draw  forth  the  5y5;r//>"  ot  t\\c  Apple,  andfprcad  them  equal  Iv  rhorowout 
theZ?o<^;  ,  which  taker h  away  Hardnefle.  Soweefceonev^Wrri^iencth 
againft  another.  And  therefore  in  making  ofCider,  they  turne  the  Apples 
firrt  vpon  a  heape.  So  one  Clu/ler  o^GrJpes,  that  toucheth  another  whileli 
it  groweth,  ripeneth  fafter ;  Bttrits  contr*  Bttrum  c/tius  matisrefcit. 

Ihe  Apples mH4j, xndthc Straw,  ripened apparantly,  though  notfo 
much  as  the  Other  ;  But  the  Apple  in  the  Strsv  more.  The  Caufe  is,  for 
that  the  Haj  and  Straw  hauc  a  very  low  degree  oiHeat,  but  yet  Clofe  and 
Smoothcring,and  which  drieth  not. 

The  v/yipk  in  the  cUfeBex,  was  ripened  alfo  :  The  Cau/e  is,  for  that 
all  Aire,  kept  clofe,  hath  a  degree  o^fvarmth  :  As  wee  fee  in  frwll,  Ettrri 
Plufb,Scc, 

Aotethat  aH  thefewete  Compared  with  tneiher  A\^p\c,  fi/lhe  fame  kinder, 
thatlay  of  it  fclfe:  Andtn  Compariftnofthit,  were  more  sweet^  Andmor<t^ 
Yellow,  andje  appeared  to  he  more  Ripe. 

Take  an  Apple,  or  Peare,  ororher  like  Fruit,  and  Rewlc  \x  vpon  a  Table 
hard  :  VVeelet*  in  Common  Experience,  that  the  /<;«»'//»*  doth  Soften 
and  Sweeten  the  Frutt  ptcfently ;  Which  is  Nothing  but  the  Smooth  Di- 
(Irihulion  of  the  Si-iriu  into  the  Parts  :  For  the  ruci/uaU  Difiributton  of  tae 
Spirits  maketh  the  HarriflinelTe :  But  this  Hard  Rewlmg  is  betweenc 
CoreofHotf,  anti  a  Simple  Maturation  5  Therefore,  if  you  iTiould  Rowls 
rliem  but  gcntlv  ,  perhaps  rwice  a  day  5  And  continue  it  (ome  feuen 
daycs ,  it  is  like  they  would  Mature  more  finely,  and  like  vnto  the  NatH' 
rail  Mituratio-i. 

Takl-  M\  Apple,  and  cutout  a  Peeceof  the  Top,  and  couet  it,  to  fee 

whether  that  Solution  ofContiuuity  will  not  hallen  a  Maturation  ^  Wc  fee 

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that  where  zW»j^e^  otaF/»V,  oi  a  W0rme  hath  bitten,  in  a  Gupe  or  any 
Fr»//,  ifitwillfwcetenhaftily. 

Take  an  AffU^  &c.  andpricke  it  with  a  /'/•full  of  H»Us^  not  deepe, 
and  fmeare  it  a  little  with  Sacke^  or  Cimumtaff^sfer,  or  Spirit  of  wine  ^  eue- 
ry  day  for  ten  dayes,t«  fee  if  the  Ftrt»»U  He»t  of  the  wint^  or  Strong  craters  ^ 
will  not  ^4;«r*//. 

In  tbefe  Trialls  4//i>,  4t  wot  vftd  h  thtfrftjet  anoiber  eftht  fame  Fruits 
hy,  to  Comfdu  them  j  Aitd  try  thtm:  ky  their  Yellowneflc,  Mi  by  their 
Sweetneflc. 


7  he  World  hath  bccnc  much  abufcd  by  ihc  Opinion  of 
Making  vf  Gold  :  The  Worke  it  fclfcl  ludgc  to  bcc  poflibkj 
But  the  Meancs  (hitherto  propounded)  tocfFe(ait,are,  m  the 
Pradlicc,  fuUof  Enour  andlmpofturc  j  And  in  the  Theory, 
full  of  vnfound  Imaginations.  For  co  £iy,  that  Nature  hath 
an  Intention  to  make  all  Metals  Gold.  And  that,  it  (he  were  dc- 
liuercd  from  Impedimenta,  (hce  would  performc  her  ownc 
Worke  j  And  that,  if  the  Crudities,  Impurities,  and  Lcprofitici 
o^  Met  alls  vtcrc  cured,  they  would  become  Gold;  And  that 
a  little  §^antityoi  the  Medicine^  in  the  Worke  of  ProieSlion, 
willturnca5caofthci3<</^r  Metall  imoGoldt  by  Multiplying: 
Allthefc  arc  but  dreames  :  And  foaie  many  other  Grounds 
of  Alcbjmy.  And  to  helpe  the  Matter,  the  Alchjmifls  call  in 
likewjlc  many  Vanities,  outoi/ffirology  ;  Naturdl  Magicke  -^ 
Super ftitious  Ititerpretaiions  oi  Scriptures,  Auricular  Tradi- 
tions \  Faigncd  TciXvxionic&oi  Ancient  Authors  \  And  the  like. 
It  is  true,   on  the  other  fide,  they  haue  brought  co  light  not  a 
I  few  profitable  Experiments^  and  thereby   made  the  world 
fomeamends.  But  wee,  when  wee  fiiallcome  to  handle  the 
Verfion  and  Tranfmutation  of  Bodies  ;  And  the  Experiments 
concerning  Metalls^    and  Mineralls  ;  will  lay  open  the  true 
WayesandPaffagcsofN^/ttftf,  which  may  leadc  to  this  great 
Effect.  And  wee  commend  the  wit  of  the  CbinefeSt  who  dc- 
fpaire  of  Making  of  Ga/<^,  but  arc  Mad  vpon  the  Making  ot 
5i/«irr;Forcertaincitisj  thatitismore  difficult  to  make  Ga/(/, 
(which  isthemoft  Ponderous,  and  Materiatc  amongft  Me- 
tails)  of  other  Metalls,  lefle  Ponderous,  and  IcfTc  Materiatc  i 
than  ('via'verfa)  to  make  Siluer  of  Lead,  or  §}mck'Siluer\ 
Both  which  arc  more  Ponderous  than  Siluer  ,  So  tiiat  they 

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need  rather  a  rarclicr  Dcq^xcco^  Fixation^  than  any  CoHdenfati 
on.  Iiuhcmcanetime,  by  Occafion  of  Hahcliiugthcy^A7j>w<fi 
touching  Maturation,  wg  will  dircd  a  Triall  tbuching  the  Ma- 
turin^  of  Metalls ,  and  thereby  Turning  fornc  of  them  into 
Gold:  For  wcc  concciue indeed,  chat  a  perfcd  good  Conco6iioH, 
or  Di/gefiion,  or  Maturation  ot  fomc  Mctalls ,  wjll  produce 
Gold.  And  here  we  call  to  mindc,  that  wc  kntvi  a  Dutch-man, 
thathad  wrought  himfclfe  intothc  bciccfeof  agrrat  Perfon, 
by  vndertakingthat  hee  could  make  Gold  :  whofc  difcourlc 
was-,  that  Go/^might  be  made  j  B\it  that  the  Alchymifis  Onct- 
flrcdthcVVorke.'For  ("hcfaid)  the  A^/w^  of  Go/<^ did  require 
ji  very  temperate  Heat,  as  being  in  Nature  a  Subterrany  workc, 
where  little  f/^4f  commcth  ;  But  yet  more  to  the  AldA/»|- of 
Goldi  than  of  any  other  Metall\  And  therefore  that  hee  would 
doe  it  with  a  great  Lampr,  that  fbould  carry  a  Temperate  and 
hquall  Heat  :  And  chat  11  was  thcWorkcof  many  Moncths, 
The  Dcuice  of  the  Lampc  was  folly  ;  But  the  Oucr- firing 
now  vfed  -,  And  the  Equall  Heat  to  bee  required  ;  And  th« 
Making  it  a  Workc  of  ibme  good  Time  j  arc  no  ill  Dit 
courfe.s 

Wee  refort  therefore  toouf  Axiomes  of  Mdturatien,  in  Ef^ 
fed  touched  before.  The  Firft  is,  that  there  hc^feda  Tempe- 
rate Heat  i  Vot  they  arc  cacr  Temperate  Heats  thziVifgeft J  and 
Nature  ;  Wherein  wcc  tticancr<rm/>^r4ff, according  ro  the  2V4- 
ture  of  the  Subicd  \  For  that  may  bccTemperate to  frttits,  and 
Liquors,  which  will  not  worke  ar  all  Vpon  Metalls,  The  Se- 
cond is,  that  the  Spirits  of  the  Metall  bee  qttickened,and  the  Tan- 
gible Parts  opened  :  For  without  thole  two  Operationii,  the 
\  Spirit otihc  M<^m//,  wrought  vpcn,  will  nochccabletodi("cft 
the  Parts.  The  Third  is,  that  the  Spirits  do?  fpread  tbemfelues 
Eucn^  and  mouc  not  iiubfuhorily  ,•  Fonhac  will  make  the  Parrs 
Clolcancl,  Phanr.  And  this  requircih  a  Heat,  that  d(3th  not 
lifcaiid  Lill,  but  tonrinuc  as  Fquaihs  may  bee.  The  Fourth  is 
th.u  no  Part  of  the  Spirit  be  efnitted,  but  detained :  For  i  f  f  hef  c  be 
Emif/ottoi  Spirit,  (hcBodicof  thcMf/r///  will  bee  Hard,  and 
Churlilk  Atid  this  will  bee  performed,  partly  by  the  Tcmpif^ 
ofthctirc  ,  And  partly  by  the  clolcneflc  of  the  VefiTdi.  The 
^  Fifth 


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^aiurall  Hi/iorj : 


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Fiffh  is,  that  there  bcc  Choycem.ide  of  the  likeliejl  andbsfl  Pnpa 

\rcdMetall^JortheVerfiOn  :  Forihat  will  facilitate  the  worke. 

j  The  Sixth  is,  chat  you  giuc  Time  enough  fortheWorke  v  Not  to 

prolong  Hopes  (as  the  Alchy  mills  doc;  )  but  indeed  to  giuc 

N^/tt/-(?  aeon ucnicnt  Space  to  woikcin.   Thcfc  Piinciplcs  arc 

moll:  certainc,and  true;  we  will  now  dcriueadircdion  oi  Trial 

out  of  them  i  which  may  (perhaps^  by  further  Meditation,  bcc 

improued. 

Lci  therebc  as  mall  FnriMemAdCyO(;iTtmperate  If  eat ;  Let  the  Heat 
hec  fiich^  as  may  kcepe  the  MetallperfetuaUy  MtitlttBj  and  no  more ;  For 
that  abone  all  importcth  to  the  Worke.  For  the  Matcriall,  take  Sil- 
Her^  which  is  xhtMtttU  that  inNaturc  Symbolizethmoft  with  Gold  ; 
Putin  al  fo^  with  the  ^//ww,  a  Tenth  Part  of  Quick -filutr^  and  a  Twelfth 
Partof  iV/Vr,  by  weight  j  Boththcfe  tocjuickcn  and  open  the  Body  of 
the  Metall  j  And  fb  let  the  Worke  bcc  continued  by  the  Sface  of  Six  Mo- 
i»«i?rjj  at  the  Icait.  Iwifhalfbj  that  there  be,  at  fome  times,  anlniedi- 
on  of  fome  O-jUd  Subftancc  ;  Such  as  they  vfe  in  the  Recouering  of 
Gold  :  which  by  Vexing  with  Separations  hathbcene  made  Churluli 
And  this  is  to  lay  the  Parts  more  Clofc  and  Smooth,  which  is  the 
Maine  Wcrke.  Tot  Cold  (as  wee  fee)  is  the  Clofeft  (and  therefore  the 
Hcauieft)  o^Afetalls  :  And  is  likewifc  the  moft  Flexible,  and  Tcnfiblc. 
Note,  that  to  thinkcto  make  Cold  o{  Quitk-filuer,  becaufcit  isthehea- 
uieft,  is  a  Thing  not  to  bee  hoped  •,  Tot  Qjtjck-filuer  will  not  endure  the 
Mannage  of  the  Fire.  Next  to  Silttgr^  I  thinke  Cofftf  were  fittell  to  be  the 
MateriaU. 


Expciimenc 
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UattfGold. 

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Gold  hath  thefe  Naures  ;  Greameffe  of  weight  \  cUfeAeJfeofPsrts  j 
F /XMtfoo  'y  PliaiUfieffe,  or  So\t»eJfe  j  Imm»«itj  from  Ruft  ^  Colour ^01 
TinBure  ofTeliovo.  Therefore  the  Sure  Way,  (though  moft  about,)  to 
make  Gold^  is  to  knt)w  the  Caujes  of  the  Scuerall  Natares  before  rchcar- 
fed,  and  the  Axiomes  concerning  the  flimc.  For  if  a  Man  can  make  a 
Metall^  that  hath  all  thefe  P/o^erties^  Let  Men  difpute ,  whether  it  be  Gold 
orno? 

The  Enducing  and  Acceleratingo{  PutnfoSiion,  is  a  Subicd 
ofavcry  Vniucrfall  Enquiry  :  Vox  Corruption  \s2l  ReciprocaJl 
to  Generation  :  And  ihcy  Two,arcas  Natures  twoTer^es  or 
Bundaries  3  Ai^d  the  Guides  to  Life  und  Death:  ^utrefaSiion  is 
the  worke  of  the  Spirits  ot  bodies,  wh/ch  eucr  are  Vnquict  to 
Get  fortb,^nd  Congregate  with  the  Aire,  andtocnioy  the  Sun- 
beames:  IhcGetting  forth ^ot  Spreading  of  the  Spirits^  (which 
is  a  Degree  of  Gtfm»^>&rf/^ J  haih  fiue  Diflcring  0/)tfrrfr/(WJ.  If 

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thcSpiritsbc  dcraincd  within  the  Body,  and  monc  more  vio- 
lently, fhcre  ^oWowQth CoIJiquation ;  A>  in  Metalls,  &rc.  If  moic 
Mildly,  ihcre  followeth  Difgeflion^  or  Maturation  3  As  in 

/Orinkes,  and  Fruits.  U  ihc  Spirits  bcc  not  mccrcly  Detained, 

!  but  Protrude  a  little,  and  that  Motion  be  Confu(cd,  and  Inor- 
dinate, there  followeth  Putrefailion  j  Which  cuer  diflTolueth 

'  t'jc  Confidence  of  the  Body  into  much  Inequality  ;  As  in 
F hfJ)  ^Rotten  Fruit  SyShiningWoody  &c.  And  alio  uMhcRufl  of 
Mstals.  But '{{  that  Motion  be  in  a  ccriainc  Order,  there  fol- 
loweth Viuification,  and  Figuration  j  As  both  in  Liuing  Crea- 
tures bred  o[ Putrefa£lion,2iyd  in  Liuing  Creatures  PerfeB.  But 
if  the<S/>/>/Vjinuc  out  of  the  Body,  there  followeth  Defecati- 
on, Induration  Conjumption,  &c.  Asin  flr/fA(?,Euaporation  of 
Bodies  Liquid,Scc. 

The  Mcjucs  to  Ertiuce  and  Accelerate  PutrefdBion^  arc-  Firft  by  Ad- 
dif7s^foMe  Crude  orrvjtry  Moifl.'o-e ',  As  in  Wetting  of  any  FleHi,  Fruit, 
VVooJ,  wich  wwr,  &cc.  For  contrariwifc  fnBuous ind  OilySub^ances 
prclcruc. 

The  Second  is  by  Inunction  or  Excitation  ;  As  when  a  Rotten  Apple 
lyeth  clofc  to  another  Apple^  that  is  Sound :  Or  when  Dung  ( which  is  a 
Subftancc  already  Pntrihed  )  is  added  to  other  Bodies.  And  this  is  al- 
fo  notably  fcenein  church-yards ^  where  they  bury  much  •  Where  the , 
Earth  will  confume  the  Corp/,  in  farre  (horter  time,  than  other  Earth 
will. 

The  Third  is,  by  Clofcnejfe  ^and  Stoppi  ng^wh'ich  detaineth  the  Spirits, 
in  Pr//e«,more  than  they  would-,  And  thereby  irritateth  them  to  feeke 
Iflliej  As  in  Cornc,and  Cloaihs,which  wax  Mufty^and  therefore  Open 
Airt*(which  they  call  Aerperflabilis)  doth  prefcruc:  and  this  doth  ap- 
pearc  more  Euidently  in  Agues ^  which  come(moft  of  them,)of  Objlru- 
fHons,  and  Penning  the  //«/?^(?wrf- which  there  upon  Putrifie. 

The  Fourth  is,  by  Soinion  of  Continuity;  Aswe  fee  an  Applcwillrot 
fboncr,  if  itbcCiicor  Pierced  ^  And  fo  will  Wood,  &cc.  And  fo  the 
FK'ili  ot  Creatures  alin j,  where  they  haue  recciued  any  Wound. 
The  Fifth  is,  cither  by  the  E\h.iliiig,  or  by  the  Driving  bach  of  the 

priuripall Spirits,  which  preferucthcConfiftcnceof  the  fio^-,  So  that 
when  their  Goutrnmcnt  is  DilTolucd,  eucry  Part  returneth  to  hisNa- 
tiirc,or  Hvimogeny.  And  this  appcareth  ii\Frim\  and  Bloud,w\\en  they 
coo!c,anJ  thereby  breakc  ^  It  appcarcth  alio  in  the  Gangrene,  or  Mortis 
ficarion  ofF/ffj[7,cithcr  by  Opiates, or  by  Imcnfe  Colds.  I  conceiue  alfo  the 
famcEffet^isin  Peflilcnces^  for  that  the  A^ali^mtieoi'  the  JnfcB  ingVa- 
porii; diximccihthc  PrincipaU  Spirits,  and  makech  them  fly,  and  leaue 
their  Rcgj?)icnt  •,  And  then  the  Hnmours,Flefhyand  Secondary  Spirits ji\oQ 
diflblue  and  breakc,as  in  an  Anarchy. 

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riic  Sixth  iSjWhcn  a  Fon-jine  Sprit ^  Stronger  und  mo-e  Eager  than  the 
Spirit  of  the  Hody^  etitreththt  Body-^A^  in  the  Sunging  of  Servients.  And 
mis  is  tiic  Caufe  (  generally  )  that  vpon  all  Poyfods  toUoweth  Swelling  : 
And  wercc^B:'t///«gfol!owcthal(bjWht-n  ihc  Sprits  o[i\\c  Body  it  lehe. 
Congregate  too  much  ^  As  vpon  i^/a&w,  andSr«//e/;  Or  when  they 
arc  Pent  tn  toe  much^AS  in  Swelling  vpon  C*/^.  And  we  Ice  alio,  that  the 
Spirits  comming  of  PutrefuSiion  oi Humours  in  ungues,  &;c,  which  may 
be  counted  as  Forraine  Spirits^though  they  be  bred  within  the  Body,do 
Exringuilli  and  Suffocate  the  N^rturall  Spirits^  and  Heat.  . 

Tl;e  Scucnth  is,  by  fuch  a  fveake  Degree  of  Heat  ^  asfetteth  the  Spirits  \ 
inaliulc  Motion^  but  is  net  able ^  either  to  difgeji  the  Parts,  orto  IJJuethel 
'  Spirits  J  A^  is  feen  in  Flelli  iceptin  aRoomc  that  is  notCoole:  Where- 
as in  a  Coole  and  Wet  Larder  it  will  keepe  longer.  And  we  fee,  that 
riuification  (  whereof /'«frtf/wS/o« is  the  Bajlard Brother,)  k  cffededby 
fuch  Soft  Heats  j  As  the  Hatching  of  Egges  j  The  Heat  of  the 
Womb(*,S(:Ci 

The  Eighth  is,by  the  Releajing  of  the  Spirits-,  which  before  wereclofc 
kept  by  the  SolidnelTc  of  their  Couerture,  and  thereby  their  Appetite 
ol  liruing  checked  j  As  in  the  Artificiall  ^«7?j*iBd»ccd  by  llrong  Wa- 
ters, in  Iro.iyLead,  &c.  And  therefore  rvetting  hafteneth  Rujl,  or  Putre 
fiSiion  of  any  thing,becaufe  it  fofteneth  the  Cruft,  for  the  spirits  to 
come  forth. 

The  Ninth  is,  by  the  Enterchange  of  Heat  and.  Cold,  or  ifet  anddrie  -, 
As  wee  fee  in  the  Mouldring  ot  Earth  in  Frofts,  and  Sunne  j  And 
in  the  more  haftie  Rotting  of  Wood,  that  is  fometimes  wet,  fome- 
times  drie. 

The  tenth  is,  by  Time,  and  the  Jvorhe  and  Procedure  of  the  spirits  them- 
Jelttes, which  cannot  keepe  their  Station  ^  Efpecially  if  they  be  left  to 
themfelues.  And  there  be  not  Agitation  or  Locall  Motion.  As  weie  lee 
in  Come  not  ftirred  ;  And  mens  Bodies  not  exerciled. 

AH  Moulds  are  Inceptions  oi PutrefaHion  -,  As  the  fAoulds^  of  Pyes, 
and  Flejh-^  the  Moulds  of  Orenges, and  Limons;whkh  Moulds  afterwards 
turne  into  Wormes,  or  more  odious  PutrrfaH ions  :  And  therefore 
(commonly,)  proue  to  be  ot  ill  Odpur.  And  if  the  Body  be  Liquid,and 
not  apt  to  Piitrifie  totally  J  it  willcaft  vpa^OfWintheTopj  As  the 
Alothers  of  D  i(lilled  waters. 

Mojfe  is  a  Kind  of  ^o«/</,of  the  Earth,and  Trecs.But  it  may  be  bet- 
ter fortcd  as  a  Rudiment  of  Germination  jTo  which  wc  referre  it. 

\ih  zn  Enquiry  of  Excellent  vfe,  to  Enquircof  the  Alf^B^i 
oi Preuenting  ox  Staying  PutrefaBion  i^ox  therein  confilbth 
the  Meanes  o{  Conferuation  of  Bodies  ;  For  Bodies  hauc  two 
Kmdes  oi  Difolittiom  ;  The  one  by  Confumptionj  and  Defic 
cation;  The  oihcr  by  PmrefA^iion.  But  as  for  the  Putrefactions 

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iof  ihc  Bodies  ot  Merit  and  tiuing  Creatures,  ( <js  in  Agues,) 
iWormcsConlumpuons of  die  Lungs,  Impoiiumcs  "iVid  Vi 
leer.-. both  Inwards  and  Outwards,;  they  arc  agrcac  'T.mo/^ 
\  Phyji eke,  and  Surgery  :  And  therefore  wet  will  rclcrucrhe  £«- 
I  qtiirj  ot  them  to  the  proper  Flacc,  where  wee  (hall  handle  Me- 
l  c/ieinad Experiments  oi a\[  Sorts.  Of  thcreltwc  will  now  Eiuer 
I  intuan  Enquiry :  wherein  much  light  may  bt  takcn^frcm  (hat 
;  which  hath  bccncfaid,  of  ihc  Meanes  to  Enditce  or  Accelerate 
Putrefi^Mion .For chc Rem juing that,which caused  Putre/Mi- 
y»,  doth  lYeucnrand  Auoi d  Puire/ii6lion. 

ThcRTdtMeaaesoi''  P rohtittin^ox  checking  FMtrefaBien^  hCtli  :  For 
fo  wc  lee  that  Mc.u  an«l  Drinke  will  U!t  longer,  Vnpiitrificif,  or  Vnfow- 
raf,  in  Winter,  th.in  in  Summer:  AnJ  wee  fee  that  riowchjand  FriiitSj 
p,nt  in  Conlcruatoric's  ot  Snow,  kcepc  frcfh.And-this  workcthbv  the  De- 
tention of  r!ie  Sp  i(-\  ar.d  Cenftipation  of  the  Taagible  Parts. 

1  he  icxviuJis  Ajintlton :  For  .-///>7(-T/<;»prohibitcrh  DiffeUtien:  As  wc 
lee  (gcntTiiliy)  in  Medicines,  whereof  inch  as  are  A^rmgead  d(Xr  inbibitc 
PMircfiHun :  And  by  the  laaic  rcafon  oiAftrtr^tncj,  fonie  frnall  c;^an-rity 
of  Oilt;  of  Vitrioll,will  kccne  freili  Water  long  from  Pmriffieg,  And  this 
JjlrtclioH  is  ui  a  Sublfancc  thar  liach a  Virtuall  CtlJ-^  And  it  worketh(part- 
Iy)by  the  Cimc  Mcancs  that  Cold  doth. 

The  Third  is,  the  Excluding  oi  the  Aire  ;  Andagaine,  ihcExpf/in! 
t0  the  Aire :  F  or  thclc  Contraries ,  (as  it  commcth  often  to  paile, )  workl- 
the  (auieElfccI,  according  tothe Natureof the  Subiccl  Marrcr.  Sc;  we 
fee,  thatB^f;<r,  ox  nine,  in  Bottles  clofe  ftoppcd,  latllong  •  That  the 
Girners  -vnder  Grtund  keepe  Conic  longer.than  tho(e  abnue  Ground  ; 
And  that  Fr»/V  clofcdinWAX  keepcthfrelh  ;  Andlikewife  /?oi/«  pur  in 
Honey  ^.md  Flower,  keepe  more  frefli :  And  Liquors,  Dri»kes^ai\\  layce^^ 
with  a  little  Oy/f  caft  on  the  Top,  kcepefrerh.  Contrariwile,  wcfee  th.nt 
cUth  and  AppxreU^  nor  Aired  doe  breed  Moathes,  and  Mould  ;  and  the 
Oiucrl'ty  is,  rhar  in  B«d:ei{[v\t  need  Detention ^^i  Spirits,  the  Exciufiun 
of  the  A^l■ed^d^  gcoj ,  As  in  Drinkes,  and  Come  :  But  in  Bodies  that  need 
Rmijjion  olSpintf,  to  difchargt  fomc  of  the  Superfluous  MoilUire,  it  dotl; 
huTi, fvU the.  rcH]nirC:  Airing. 

rhe  Fourth  is  AUtioo,  Av^d  .^tirrin^  •  For  Putrefailion  askcth  Refl  ^  For 
ihe.Stibti!!  Motion,  w'h\chrut>e/ifliof>  rcquircrh,  isd.'llurbcd  bvany  ,i- 
oitatMrt  5  And x\  Lcctli  .^io::onV.Qz^xh  Bodies  Inregrall,  and  th^irl^irts 
ro^c.'lxv  ;  Aswcc  fv.erhatTuviiin'j.ouerof  ComcinaGarncr  •  OrLcc-  * 
riitgitrunnr  likcau  Houre-glallc,  from  an  vppcr  Roomc  intoa  Lower,  i 
doth  keepe  it  Sweet:  AndRunningVVateis  putreficnot ;  Andm  M<hs 
Bodies, EvcTcifehmicrerh  P«tr0c7/w;  Andconnariwifc  Ar//.a  .d  want  j 
of  ..Vo;;o«,otScappinhis,  (whereby  the  Kunnc  of  Humours, or  the  Motion! 
ofPc-rfpirarion,  is  iUie^*',)  fuvther  PutreJftHtem  •  As  v/cepartlvtoiTche.!a  ! 
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The  Fifth  is,  the  Brentniag  forth  of  the  ^dufntiWHf  Matlim  e  in  hodits ; 
For  as  tvetting  doth  halten  PHtrefaBton  .  So  Cemenient  Drytng,  (whereby 
the  more  Radicall Moifiure  is  oncly  kept  jd,)  puiteth  backc  Putrefailjon  : 
So  we  (ec  that  Herh, and  F  lowers, i(  they  he  dried  in  the  Shade  j  Or  dried 
in  the  hot  Siinne,  for  a  fmall  time  keepe  beft.  For  the  Etnijfion  or  the  Loo/e 
anAMueatitieus  Meijlure^  doihbi:uay  the Radicali Moijinre  ;  Andcarri- 
cth  it  out  for  Company. 

The  SixthiSy  the  Sirengthentngof  the  spirits  0/  Bodies  ^  For  as  a  Gre4t 
He  At  kcepeth  Bodies  from  PutrefaBiott ;  But  a  Tepide  Heat  encHneth  them 
to  PutrefaBion :  SoaStrongi/'/W/  likewife  preferucthj  and  a  Weake  or 
Faint  spirit  difpofcth  to  Corruption.  So  wee  finde  that  Salt  water  corrupt- 
eth  not  fo  fooneas  Frcfh :  And  Salting  of  Oifters,anH  Powdring  of  Meat, 
kcepeth  them  from  P«fr0S;>».  It  would  bee  tried  alfb,  whether  C/;4/jlrr 
put  into  Water y  or  Drinke^  doth  not  prelerue  it  from  Putrefying ,  or  fpcedv 
Souring.  So  wc  fee  that  5/rtf«gBwrrwilllaft  longer  than  (mall  5  And  all 
Things,  thatarc  hot  and  Aroma ticall,  doe  helpc  to  preferue  Liquors,  or 
PowdcrSj&c.  Which  they  doe,as  well  by  Strengthning  the  Spirits^asby 
Soak  ing  out  the  loofc  Moijlure. 

The  Seuenth  is,  Separatiotoofthe  Cruder  PartSy  and  thereby  making  </»* 
Bedy  more  Equally  for  all  vnperfcdt  Mixture  is  apt  to  Putrefie ;  And  Watry 
Sublbnces  are  more  apt  to  Putrefie,  than  Oyly.  So  wee  fee  dillilled  Wa- 
ters will  laft  longer  than  Raw  Waters  ;  And  thingsthathaue  parted  the 
Fire,  doe  laft  longer,  than  thofe  that  hauc  not  pafled  the  Fire  •  As  Dried 
Peares,&c. 

The  Eighth  is,  the  Drawing  forth  contitmaUy  of  that  Part,  -where  the  Pu- 
trefaBion begittneth  j  Which  is  (commonly)  the  Loofe  aud^yatrj  Moifiure  j 
Not  only  for  the  Reafon  before  giuen>  that  it  prouoketh  the  Radtcdl  Mot 
flure  to  come  forth  with  it ;  Put  bccaufe  being  detained  in  the  Body ,  the 
P«/rr/«HM»  taking  hold  of  it,  infedeth  the  relt :  Aswefec  inthe£»»^'»/w- 
iug  dead  Bodies :  And  the  fame  Reafon  is  of  Prefertung  Htrlfs,  or  Fruits^  or 
Flnrers,  in  Bran,  or  Meale. 

The  Ninth  is,  the  Commixture  of  any  Thing  that  U  more  Oily,  or  Sweet ; 
For  fuch  Bodies  are  leaft  apt  to  Putrefie, the  Aire  working  little  vpon  them: 
And  they  not  putrefying  prelcruc  the  reft.  And  therefore  wee  fee  Syrups ^ 
and  Ointments,  will  laft  longer,  than  luyces. 

The  Tenth  is,  the  Commixture  offometchat  that  ii  Dry  j  Vox  Putrefa- 
Bion bcginneth  firft  from  the  Spirits  j  And  then  from  the  AUifiure  .•  And 
that  that  is  dric  is  vnapt  to  putrefie  :  And  therefore  Smoakc  prefcTuethj 
Flefh  i  As  wee  fee  in  Bacon,  and  Neats-Tongues ,  and  Martlemas 
Bccfe,  &c. 

The  Opinion  of  fome  of  the  Ancients ,  that  Blowne  Aires  dos  prc- 
lerue  Bodies  j  longer  than  other  ^/>«,  feemeth  toMcc  Probable  ;  For 
thitthe  Blotvne  >4<r«,  being  Ouer-chargcd  and  Comprefled,  will  hard- 
ly rcceiue  the  Exhaling  of  any  Thing,  6ut  rather  repulieit.  It  was  tried 
in  a  Blowne  Bladder,  whereinto  Flefh  was  put,  and  likcwife  a  Flower,  and 
itfortcdnot  :  ForDr;  Bladders  will  not  Blow  ••  And  A'ew  Bladdors  ra- 
ther 


Qentnrj  I  V. 


jthcr  further  PutrefdBion  :  The  way  were  thcreforej  to  blow  rtrongly^ 
(WirhaPaircof  Bcllowes,  into  a  HogiVic.ul,  putting  into  the  Hagiliead 
{(betbrc)  that  which  you  would  banc  prcforucd  ;  Andintheiitftantthae 

•  you  w.  thdraw  the  Bellovves,  fti^p  the  Hole  dole. 

i 

THe  ExperihtetH odVccd  that  Shheth  in  the  Ddrke,  wehaue  diligently 
driucn,andpurfucd  :  The  rather,  for  that  of  all  Things,  thatgiue 
;  Light  here  below,  it  is  the  moft  durable  ;  And  hath  lealt  Apparent  Mo- 

•  tion.  Fire  and  Plame  arc  in  continuall  txpcnce  j  Sit«4r  ibiix-tli  oncly 
;  while  it  isin  Scraping  j  And  Sdltwater  while  it  is  in  Dafliing  ;,  gUw- 

vpormti  haue  their  Shining  while  they  liue,  or  a  little  alter.  Onely  Suits 
oiFi(his  (Pucrificd)  feemetobce  of  the  fame  Nature  with  Sbming  ^v>*W  ; 
And  it  IS  true,  that  all  FtitrefjBint  hath  with  it  an  luward  Motion,  as 
wcHasFirr,  oxLioht.  ThcTrisll  fortcdthus,  i.  The  Shining  i-iin  fomc 
Pccces  mycQ  Bright-^  in  (oinc  more  Dimnte  ;  but  the  molt  lir':ght  of  all 
dothnotatraincto  the  Light  of  a  CltfJT'jy^r^wf .  i.  The  w»*<!^/ that  haue 
bccne  tried  to  ilnne,  arc  chiefly  S*lLowa.nd  mU»w  •  Alfotiic  -Afh^  and 
HAJle  ;  Ir  may  bee,  itholdeth  in  others.  3.  Both  Rtots^  and  Btdies  doe 
nunc,  bit  the- AV<?/j  better.  4.  The  Ctf/wr  of  the  shtni»g  P4,t^  by  Day- 
light, isinfbmc  Pccces  wA/^f,  in  fomc  Pccces  inclining  to /f^ij  Which 
in  iheCoutitrcy  they  call  theiVhite,  and  Jlfd  Garret,  j.  The  Part  tliat 
Shinrrth,  is,  (for  the  moll  part)  fomewhat  5^/"/,  and  yi/w/ to  fcele  to ; 
BurfoniL'  was  found  to  bee  F/>wf ,  and  ^4r<i  •  Soasitm'ghtbee  figured 
intoaCroIfe,  or  into  Beads,  &c.  But  you  mull  not  looketo.haucan  I- 
magc,  or  the  like,  in  any  thing  that  is  Lightfome  j  For  euen  a  face  in 
Iron  red  Hot  will  notbcefcenc,  the  Light  confounding  the  fmall  diffe- 
rences of  Lightfome  and  Darkfomc,  which  lliew  rhe  figure.  6.  There 
wisthe Shi0tr^  Partparedtf,  till  you  came  tothat,  that  did  not  Shine  5 
But  within  t^^'o  Dayesthe  PdrtContigvfut  beganne  alfl)  to  ShinCy  being 
laid  abroad  in  the  Dew  ;  So  as  it  fcemeth  the  I'utrefaftion  Ipreadeth. 

7.  There  was  other  dead  wood  of  like  kinde,  that  was  Uid  aLroaH^  which 
Shined  v\oizx.  thcfirft  ;  butafter  aNights  lying  abroad  began  to  Shitte. 

8.  There  was  oXhcxH^'ttd^  that  did  Fir^^im:  And  being  laid  dry  in  the 
Houfc,  withih  fiue  or  fix  dayes,  Lojl  the  (hinin^  ;"1\i)d  laid  abroad  a- 
gainc  ,  Rttouered  the  Shining.  ^.  Sh'ming  Woods ^  being  laid  in  a  Dry 
iJwwf,  within  a  Scucn  night,  loll  their  Shining  j  But  being  laid  in  a 
CelUr^w  Danke  Rocmc,  kept  the  Shining.  10.  The  Bearing  oflJole^^  in 
that  kinde  ot  Wood,  and  then  laying  it  abroad,  Iccnierh  ro  conduce  to 
rnakeit.">^/ffr:  ThcCjrt/cis,  f)r  that  all  5<'/fl</M  of  C*wj»«//^  doth  heipe 
on  Putri/aHion^  as  was  touched  before,  ir.  No  treod  hath  bcene  yet 
tried  to  .N"/'/ff^,  that  was  a^dfir^e  sIHk^^  botfuch  as  was  Rotted^  both  in 
Stockc,  and  Hoot,  while  it  grew.  11.  Part  ofthe»rW  that  5A/W</,  was 
JleepcdinOyU,  and  retained  the  Shimngn  Forthnight.  13.  Thelikefuc-' 
cccdcd  inibmc  Steepedin  n.iter^  and  much  better.  14.  How  long  the 
Shining^\v\\\  continue,  if  x.\\civ$dd  bccUd  thrttdeacry  N^ht^  md taken 
•  and  Sprinkled  with  ifater  in  the/X/,  is  not  yit tried.  15.  TriaJl  was 

I  made 


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Etperitnent 
Solitary  cou- 
ching •»>«< 
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[h(aturall  tdifiory : 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 

kraiicntj  Birtb. 

353 


Etpetimenc 
Soliiaiy-  tou- 
cktngthei<((t- 
Uratton  of 

Stature. 

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made  oiUying  it  abrtAdin  Fro/lj/H^cnthtr jWhich  hurt  it  aor.  1 6. There  was 
agreat/'ftwofa^wfwhichdidrtiine,  and  the  Shining  P^ntwasCntaf] 
till  no  more  Shincd  5  Yet  after  two  Nights,  though  it  werekeptinadry 
Roome,  it  got  a  Shining. 

T  He  Bringing  forth  oi  LimBgCreatures  may  bee  accelerttedinivfoVic- 
fpcds :  The  one,  if  the  Embryan  ripcueth  and  perfeftcth  fooncr :  The 
other  jf  there  be  fom  e  Caufe  from  the  Mothers  Body,  o'iBxpnlfion  or  Put- 
tingitdowne  :  whereof  the  Former  is  good,  and  arguethltrcngth  j  The 
Latter  is  ill,  andcommethby  Accident  or  Difeafe.  And  therefore  the  An- 
cient oyjerMtitn  is  true,  that  the  Childc  borne  in  the  fenenth  Monetb^  doth 
commonly  well  j  But  Borne  in  the  Eighth  Montth^  doth  (for  the  moft  part) 
die.  But  the  C4i»/f  afllenedis  Fabulous  j  Which  is  .that  in  the  Eighth  Mo- 
neth,  fhould  bee  the  Returnc  of  the  Reigne,  of  the  PUnet  Satitrne  .'which 
(as  they  fay)  is  a  PUnet  Maligne  j  whereas  in  the  Scucnth  is  the 
Rcignc  of  the  Moone,  which  is  a  Planet  Propitious .  But  the  true  Canfe  is, 
for  that  where  there  is  fo  great  a  Preuention  of  the  Ordinary  time,  it  is  the 
LufiineJJe  of  the  Childe  ^  But  when  it  is  Icfle ,  it  is  fome  indijpofition  of  the 
Mother. 

TO  Accelerate  Growth  (X  Stature^  it  muft  proceed  j  Either  from  the 
Plenty  of  the  Nonrifhment  j  Or  from  the  Nature  of  the  NoMrilhmtnt ; 
Or  from  the  Quickening  and  Exciting  of  the  Naturall  Heat.  Forthcfirft, 
Excejfe  oi No»ri(hment  is  hurtfull  5  For  it  maketh  the  Childe  Corpulent  j 
And  Growii^  in  Breadth,  rather  than  in  Heighth.  And  you  may  take, 
an  Experiment  from  P/rfs^i,  which,  if  they  fpread  much,  are  feldomc 
tall.  AsforthciV4/»reoftheiVwn/i&wt»r;Firlt,  itmaynotbcetooDry; 
And  therefore  Children  in  Dayry  Countries  doe  wax  more  tall,  than 
where  they  feed  more  vpon  Bread,  and  FlciTi.  There  is  alfoareceiucd 
Tale ;  That  Boyling  oiDafte  Roots  in  Mtlke  (which  it  is  certaine  are  great 
Driers)  will  make  2)<'^f  little.  Butfo  much  is  true,  that  an  Ouer-dric^j 
Nourifhment  in  Childhood  putteth  backe Stature.  Secondly,  theiV*<»- 
rijhmentvnw^Wo'i  znOfeningNature  j  For  that  Attenuafrcth  thcluyce, 
and  fur thereth  the  Motion  of  the  Spirits,  vpwards.  Neither  is  it  with- 
out Caufe,  xkiXiXenofhon.^  in  the  Nouritnre  o^xhe  Perfian  Children.^  doth 
fo  much  commend  their  Feeding  vpon  Cardi^mon  •  wbich  (hcc  faith) 
made  them  grow  better,  and  bee  of  a  more  A  Jliue  Habit.  Cayddmoa  is  in 
Latinc  T^flftrtium ;  And  with  vs  tvater-Creff'ts y  Which,  it  is  cctMine,  is 
anHerbe,  thatwhileft  it  is  young,  is  Friendly  toLilc.  As  tor  the  ^*,/fib- 
ning  of  NatnraH  Heat.,  it  muft  bee  done  chiefly  with  Exercife ;  And  there- 
fore (nodoiibt)  much  Going  toSchoole,  where  they  fit  fo  much,  hin- 
dercthrheGr#»'ri&of<:i&;Wr^w  ;  \Vhcrcas  Countrey  People,  thatgoenot 
to  Schoole,  are  commonly  of  better  Stature.  AndagaineMen  muft  be- 
ware, how  they  giueCi!»/7</rw,  any  thing  that  is  Coli'in  Operation  ,  For 
cuen  Long-Smcking  doth  hinder  both  Wit,  and  Stature.  This  hath  becne 
tricdj  that  a  Whclpe,  that  hath  bccae  fed  with  Nitre  in  Milke,  hath  be- 
come 


Century,   1  V. 


conv;  very  litdc,  but  cxrrcinc  line  ly :  For  the  Spirit  o^ Nitre  is  CcU.  And 
though  ic  be  an  Excellent  Medicine,  in  Strength  ofveares,  forProlon- 
gatiiMi  ofLife  ;  Vf^rit  is,  in  Children  and  young  Creatures,  on  Enemy  to 
dt-owth :  And  all  for  the  fame  Reafon  ^  For  Heat  is  rcquilite  to  Growth  : 
Butaftcr  a  Man  is  come  tohis  Middle  Age,  A^Mrconfiimcth  the  Spirits 
which  the  Coldncffcof  the  Spirit  of  A'wr^  doth  helpeto  condcnfe,  and 
corred:. 

^bf^rcbe  two  Great  FamiUesoi  Things  :  You  may  terme 
ihcm  by  fcucrall  Names  j  Sulphureom  and  Mercurial^  which 
arc  the  Ci^^w*//?/ Words  :  (For  as  for  their  Sal^  which  is  their 
Third  Principle,  it  is  a  Compound  of  the  other  two -jfw/^^w- 
mabb  and  Not  Inflammable  j  Mature  and  Crude ;  Oily  and  Wa- 
try.  For  weclcc  that  mSubterranics  there  are,  as  the  Fathers  o{ 
their  Tribss,  Brimflone  and  Mercury  :  In  Vegetables,  and  Li- 
uing Creatures,  there  is  IVaternndOyle  :  In  the  Injeriour  Order 
of  Pneum.nicah  there  is  Aire  and  Flame :  And  in  the  Superiour, 
there  ibthc  Body  of  the  Starre,  and  the  Pure  Sky.  And  thc^ 
I'dircs,  though  they  bcc  vnHkc  in  the  Primitiuc  Differences  of 
Matter,  yet  they  fccmc  tohaucmany  Conlcnts  :  For  Msrcury 
and  Sulpbiire  arc  principall  Materiailsof  Af^/4//j  j  Water  and" 
Oyle  arc  principall  Materials  of  f^r^if/^i/^j  and  Animals  j  And 
feemc  to  differ  but  in  Maturation,  or  Conco5iion  :  Flame  ( in 
Vulgar  Opinion)  isbutAire  Incenfed  ;  And  they  both  hauc 
Qmckncffc  of  Motion,  andFacihty  of  Ce/Tion,  much  ahkc: 
And  the  IntcrficSarSkie,  (though  the  Opinion  be  value,  that 
the  Starre isihe  Denfer Part ot  hisOrbe)  hathnotwithfland- 
mgfo  much  Affinity  with  the  Starre,  that  there  is  a  Rotation 
of  that,  as  well  3S  of  thcStarre.  Therefore,  it  is  one  of  the  crrea- 
red  Magnalta  Nature, to  turnc  Water,  oxWatry  hyce^  into  Oyle 
or  Oyly  luycc:  Greater  in  Narurc,ihan  to  turnc  Siluer,  or  ^ick- 
Silu:r,\oxoGo!d. 

•  The  Inft.inceswchaue,  wherein  Crude  am  ir.itrj  Subftancc  turncrh  in' 
to  e*t  and  oyly,  arc  of  fourc  kinds.Firft  in  the  Mixture  of  E.irih iod  H-'ater- 
which  mingled  by  the  hclpc  of  the  Sun,  gather  a  Nitrous  FarncfTL-,  more 
than  cither  of  them  hauc  feuerally  j  As  wee  fee,  inihat  they  put  forth 
Pl.int!^  which  ncctlboth  luyces. 

The  Second  is  in  the  A(f>mii4tif/j  of  Nourifhrnetu ,  made  in  the  Bo- 
dies  of  Plant.' ^avif.]  LtMin'^  Creatures  ^  Wiicrcof  ^/.Mttturne  thcluvccof 
mccrc  nater  and  Earthy  into  a  great  deale  of  Oyly  Af alter  :  Liuing  Crej- 

I  2  tures. 


9^    \ 


Exptfrimentt 
m  Conlott, 
couching  S«/- 
phur  and  Xer- 
curjftyio  of  Pa- 
raetlfM  Trmi- 
ftti 


355 


355 


94-    1 


^jiturall  Hijiorj: 


357 

35^ 


Expcritnent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching CJum- 


«ro,  though  much  of  their  F<Ji  and  f/*/&,  areaiit  of  Oy/;  /tUments,  (as 
•Afcdf  and  fifM^)  yet  they  Afliniilate  alio  in  a  Mc-afurc  their  Drtnke  of 
W-'^J'^/',  &c.But  thcfe  two  Waves  ot  Vcrfitnoi  H'.ittr  into  Ojle^  (tiamely 
by  Jdixtwrct  and  by  ^jftmildtifin)  are  by  many  Paflages,  and  Perco- 
lations, and  by  long  Continuance  of  foft  heats,  and  by  Cirauts  of 
Time. 

The  third  is  mihcInceptiMoiPinrefiilion-^  As  inWdter  Ctrrmfted-^had 
the  Mttbtrs  of  fiOrcr/  DtJtilUd  j  Both  which  haucakindeof  Pttnejfe  01 
OyU. 

The  Fourth  is  in  the  D»UorMi»noi  (omt MetMs\  asSacehdjMm  5«- 


f«riw,  &:c. 


The  Intention  of  rerjitn  of  ^^/rr  into  a  more  oHji  sd>Jli>ice,  is  by 
r>/y^r/?w»i  For  0//if  is  almoll  Nothing  elfe  but  fritter  difgejted -^  And  this 
DiJgefiio»is  principally  by  Heta ;  Which  Heat  muft  be  ci^ciOutwsrd^ « 
Inward  :  Againc,  itmaybebyProiiocation,  or  Excitation  ^  Which  is 
caufed  by  the  Mingling  of  Bodies  already  Oilyov  Dtfgefied  j  For  they 
will  fomewhat  Communicate  their  Nature  with  the  reft.  D$fgepi0nsAr 
fo  is  ftror^ly  effeded  by  dired  A^\miUti«n^  of  BotUes  Cr»de  into  £4dtei 
Difgefled  j  Asini'/<««f/,andZ./««»gCnfi/»r«,  wholcNourifhrneotisfar 
more  Crude  than  their  Bodies  :  ButthisD//|f/7wii  is  by  a  great  Com- 
pafle,  as  haib  beenefiid.  As  for  the  more  full  handling  of  thcfc  two 
Principles,  whereof  this  is  but  a  Taftc  •,  (theEnqury  of  which  is  one  of 
the  Profoundeft  Enquiries  of  Nature)  Wee  leauc  ic  to  the  Tttle  of  fTtr. 
fionoi  Bodies -^  Andhkewifeto  the  r«/tf  of  the  BirftCoigregatiomoiMat-  / 
ter  J  Which  like  a  Gencrall  Aflembhc  of  Eltates,  doth  giue  Law  toaU  j 
Bodies. 

AChemelfOH  is  a  Creature  Joam  the  Eigncfle  of  an  Ordinary  Li 
zard  :  His  Head  vnpropottionablybig  j  His  Eyesgr.:at:  Hccmo- 
ucth  his  Head  without  the  writhing  of  his  Ncckc  (which  is  inflexible) 
asiHaggedath  :  HisBackeaooked  ;  His  Skin  Spotted  with  little  Tu- 
mours ,  lefle  Eminent  nearer  the  BcUy  j  his  Tailc  (lender,  and  long  :  On 
each  Foot  he  hath  fiue  Fingers ;  three  on  the  Outride,and  two  on  the  In- 
fidc  J  His  Tongue  ofa  Maruellous  Length  inrefpcd  of  his  B>xly,jnd  hol- 
low at  the  end  j  Which  hee  will  launch  out  to  prey  vpon  F/u'/.  OtCo- 
lour  Greene,  and  of  a  dusky  Yellow,  brighter  and  whiter  tow.irJs  the  i 
Belly;,  Yet  fpottedwith  Blew,  White,  and  Red.  Ifhceb?c  laidvponl 
Greene,  the  Greene  predominateth  j  If  vpon  Yellow,  the  Yellow  ^  not 
fo  if  he  be  laid  vpon  Blew,  or  Red,  or  Wliitc  ;  Onely  the  Greene  Spots 
rcceiue  a  more  Orient  LulUe :  Laid  vpon  Blacke,  hee  lcx)keth  all  Bjacke, 
though  not  without  a  Mixture  of  Greene.  Hecfcedeth  notoncly  vpon 
Aire(thoughthatbeeliisprincipall  Suftenance  j)  For  fometinies  heej 
takethF//«,  aswasfaid  j  Yet  fome  that  haue  kept  Chitneleemn  whole] 
yeere  together,  could  neuer  petceiue  that  euer  they  fed  vpon  any  Thing 
dfcbut  Aire  J  And  might  obferue  their  Bellies  tofwell  after  they  had 
cxhaufted  the  Aire,  and  clofed  their  lawes  5  Which  they  open  com- 

monlvi 


Qenturj  i  V. 


l_P5._j 


Experiment 
Solitary  toa- 
c!iin;.;5//ii/«r- 

3(5i 


ching^'"'*- 


■^6z 


monlyagaintt  the  Hayes  ot  the  Sunnc.  Thcyhaucafoolill-i  Tradition 
I  in  AJjfricie,xhM  if  a  Ckwitlio'i  Dc  burnt  vpon  I'ac  Top  of  a  Hoi.ik-,tc  will 

raiit*  A  rcmpclf  ;Suppoiing(according  to  their  vauic  DreanK^s  oi'sjm- 
\j>i2thicj )  bccaule  he-  nourifiiLih  with  Aire,  his  Body  lliould  hauc  great 

venue  to  make  Impreirion  vpon  the  Aire. 

IT  is  reported  by  one  of  the  Ancients,  that  in  Part  o(Media^  there  are 
Eruptions  oi Flames  out  oi'Plaines  j  And  that  tho(c  pLwies  are  clecrej 
andcait  not  forth  liich  Smoake,  and  Allies,  and  Pummicc,  as  ^oun- 
j  tdim  Flimes  do.The  Rcaron(no  doubt)is,becaule  the  plume  is  not  pent, 
as  it  is  in  J/(ii««t./;«f  j,and  Eanh-quakes  wliich  caft  f/j;«f.Thcre  be  alfo 
fome  Blind  Fires ^ytndcx  5*o«r,which  flame  not  out,but  Oile  being  pow- 
red  vpon  them,  they  flame  out.  The  Caufe  whereof  is,  for  that  it  Ice- 
mctli,  the  Fire  is  fo  choaked,as  not  able  to  rcmone  the  Stonc,it  is  Hc.it ^ 
rather  than  f/jwit?  J  Which  neuerthelcflc  is  fulfidentto  Enflamc  the 
Orlc, 


r  T  is  reported,  tliac  in  fome  Lakes,  the  yvater  is  fo  Nltrsus^A^  if  Foulc  Evpcrimenc 
iCloatlies  be  put  into  it,  itfcourcth  them  of  it  felfc  :  And  if  they  fl:ay  Soi.w.)- tou- 
any  whit  long,  they  moulder  away.  And  the  Scouring  Vertue  ot  Nitre 
is  the  more  to  be  noted  jbecaufe  it  is  a  Body  Cold  ■  And  wee  fee  mtrme 
W.ner  Icourcch  better  than  Co/^.But  the  Caufe  is,for  chat  it  hath  a  Sub- 
till  Spirir,\vhich  feucreth  anddiuidethany  thing  that  is  foulc,and  Vil- 
cous,and  iHcketh  vponaBotiy. 

TAkc  a  Bladder,  the  greatcft  you  can  get ;  Fill  it  full  of  Wind,  and 
tye  it  about  the  Necke  with  a  filke  thred  waxed  i  And  vpon  tliat 
put  likewifc  Wax  very  clofe ;  So  that  when  the  Necke  of  the  Bladder 
drieth,no  Aire  may  pofl!bly  getin,  or  out.  'Then  bury  it  three  or  fourc 
foot  vndcrr  the  Earth,  in  a  fault,  or  in  a  Confer uatory  of  Snow,  the  Skovc 
being  made  hollow  about  tlie  5 /rfo/^/^r  •,  And  after  fome  Forthnights 
diftance,fce  whether  the  Bladderbe  i'hrunke:For  if  it  be,thcn  it  is  plaiti 
that  the  Coldncjfc  of  the  Earth,  or  Snow,  hath  Condenled  the  Aire,  and 
orought  it  a  Degree  nearer  to  H'-ater :  Which  is  an  Experimcnc  of  great 
Confeciucnce. 

••#■•■ 

IT  is  a  report  of  iome  good  credit,  that  in  Dcepe  Caucs^therc  are  Pen- 
file  Cryjla/i,  and  Decrees  o{^  Cryjhdl  that  drop  from  aboue;  And  in 
romeorher,(  though  uiorerarHyj  that  rifefrom  below. Which  though 
it  be  chiefly  the  worke  of  Cold,  yet  it  may  bee,  that  Water,  that  pal- 
fcth  thorow  the  Earth,  gjithcrcth  a  Nature  more  clammy,and  fitter  to 
Congeale,  and  becoime  Solid,  than  Water  of  it  fche.  Therefore  Trial! 
would  be  made,to  lay  a  HeapeofEarth,iugreatFrofts,vpona  Hollow 
Veflcll,  putting  a  Canuafe  betwccne,  that  it  tallcth  notiii  And  powrc 
Water  vpon  it,in  luch  Quantity,  as  will  be  fure  to  foake  thoroW;  And 
("ce  whether  it  will  not  make  an  harderlce  in  the  bottome  of  theVeflel, 

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j  an  J  Iciic  ape  to  cliflblue,ihaii  orduiariiy.l  iiippoic  ailOjthac  u  you  make 
j  the  Earth  narrower  at  the  bottomc,than  at  the  Top,in  faihion  of  a  Sij- 
'  gar  Loatc  Rcucrred,itwillhelpethe  Experiment.Forit  will  make  the 

Ice,  where  it  Ifllieihjlcfle  i«  bulkej  and  euermore  Smalncfle  ofQuan- 

tity  is  a  Helpeto  rerjien. 

TAke  DamaskeRofes\flwd  pull  them  j  Then  drie  theiii  vpontheTop 
of  an  Houfc,  vpon  a  Lead  orTarras,in  the  hot  Sunnc^in  a  cleere 
day.bctwcene  the  Houres(onely  )of  twekie  and  two  j  or  there  abouts. 
Then  put  them  into  a  Sweet  Dry  Earthen  BettU^ot  aGlaJJcyWith  narrow 
^  M.outhes,ftuffing  them  clofe  together,  but  without  BruUing :  Stop  the 
'  Hottle  or  Glijje  clofe,  and  thefc  Rofes  will  retaine,  not  onely  there  fmeli 
•Perte(5V,but  their  Colour  frefh,  for  a  yeareatlea(t.Nore,ihat  Nothing 
,  doth  fo  mucli  delhoy  any  Plant,  or  other  Body,  either  by  PutrefaHioH^ 
or  ^nficfio»,as  the  Aduentitious  MotJiurCy  which  hangeth  loo/c  in  the 
Body,  if  it  be  not  drawne  out.  For  it  betrayeth  and  tollerh  forth  the  /«- 
«.//f  and  RadicallMoiJlure,a\oi\g  with  it,when  it  felfe  goeth  forth.  And 
therefore  in  Liuing  Creatures y  Moderate  Sweat  doth  preferue  the  luice 
of  the  Body.Note  that  thefe  Rofts,  when  you  take  them  from  the  Dry 
/>/(r,hauc  Male  or  no  Smell ,  So  that  the  Smell  is  a  Second  Smelljihui  if- 
fueth  out  of  ihcf/ojTfr  afterwards. 


THe  Continuance  of /"/^we, according  vnto  the  diuerlity  of  the  Bedy 
£«y?^?»7f<^,&othcrCircum(lances,is  worthy  the  Enquiry^Chiefiy, 
for  that  though  F/a»2ebe(almoft)ofa  Momentany  Lafting,yet  it  recei- 
ueth  the  xMore,  and  the  LefTerwe  will|feft  therefore  fpeake(at  Jargc)o} 
Bodies  E>iflamedyWho[ly,indimmcdia.i\y,  without  any  w/fX'etohcIpc 
the  Injiiimmnion.  ASpoonfuU  oi  Spirit  oiWiney  a  little  heated,  was 
taken,  and  it  burnt  as  long  as  came  to  iidPulfcs.  The  fame  Qiianti 
zy  o{Spirit  of^/«f,Mixcd  with  the  Sixth  Partof  a  Spoonfull  otNitre^ 
burnt  but  to  the  fpace  of  94.  PuUes.  Mixed  with  the  like  Quantity  of 
B.y  p/tjS^.Pulfes.Mixed  with  the  like  Quantity  o( Gunpowder ^whick 
diflblucd  into  a  Blackc  water,  iio.Pulfcs.  ACube,orPc]lerof  Te/kw 
Pr.7.v,  was  takcn,as  muchas  halfe  the  spirit  oimne^  and  fct  in  the  Mid- 
deft, and  it  burnt  onely  to  the  fpace  of  Sy.PulfesjMixed  with  the  Sixth 
Parr  of  a  fpoonfiill  o'i  Milkc^k  burnt  to  the  (mcc  of  100.  Pulfes ;  And 
the  Alillewas  crudlcd.  Mixed  with  the  Sixth  Part  of  a  fpoonelull  oi 
fr.iter^k  burnt  to  the  fpace  of  s  ^.  Pulfcs  ;  With  an  Equdl  £)^i>itity  ol 
fVJter^  onely  to  the  lpaceof4.  Pulfes.  ASmall/»f^/'/ewas  Jaidintho 
Middeft;  andthei';>/m  o^Wine  burnt  to  the  fpace  of  $>4.  Ffftfes.  A 
Pecce  of  W-'otfi/,of  the  bigneffe  of  an  Arrow,and  about  a  Fingers  length, 
wasfet  vp  in  the  Middeft,  and  the  spirit  oiWine  burnt  to  the  fpace  of 
94.Pulfes.  So  that  the  Spirit  oimne  Simple yendined  the  Ibngeft  ;  And 
the  Spirit, of  mne  with  the  Bay-Salty  and  the  Equall  J^antity  of  fr.it er 3 
were  the  fhorteft. 

Cpnfidcr  well,whether  the  mote  fpeedy  Ceingforth  ofthcfame,bee 

caufed, 


.  ^enturj  1  V. 

caiifcdjby  x\\c  Greater  Vigour  of  cIk'  Fltme  'n\B  itrning-i^x  by  ritt  Re-jijli/iii- 
ohhiil^odymixid^  anditie  »^«crjt(5«  thereof  to  take  f/./«zr;VVhK-h  will 
appcarc  oy  thcr  Qu.xntiiy  of  the  Spirit  oHm/ie,  thacrcmiincth  after  the 
Going  oui  ot  the  tUmc:  And  it  iccmeth  clcarely  tobc  thclatti-r -,  t^or 
that  tlic  Mixture  of  Things  Icaft  apt  to  biirne,is  the  Spccdieit  in  going 
out.  Ar.d  note,  by  the  way,  that  Spirit  of  IVine  burned,  till  ^t 
gocoiitoiic  fcifc,  will  burne  no  more  ,  And  talkth  nothing  fo  hot  in 
the  Mouth-,as  it  diJj  No  nor  yet  rower,(as  if  it  were  a  degree  towards 
rinc^er^)  w'iiich  Burnt  mne  doth .  but  flat  and  dead.  \\\\  \  -r 

N  ote,  chat  in  the  Experiment  difyax  aforelaid,  the  ^^x  difloJued  in 
the  burning,and  yccdid  not  incorporate  it  lclte,with  the  Spirit  of  wine 
to  produce  one  Fhrre :  but  whcrcibcuer  the  Wjx  floated,the  pLttue  for- 
fookc  itjtill  at  lalt  it  Iprcad  all  ouet,  and  put  the  Flame  c^mie  out. 

The  Experiments  of  the  Mtxrures  of  the  Spirit  offfine  etiflamed  arc 
Things  of  Di!c:>uery,  andnotofVl'e  ;  Butnowweewilirpeakeofthe 
Continx.m:e  oi  Finues ^\l\ch  as  are  vfcd  for  Candles,  Lampcs^  or  Tapers  • 
coni)ihngof/y7/^.;w7;;j/'/c  Al-?fffrj-,and  ofaf;'/V/'cfhat  prouoketh  Inflj. 
m.itioii.  And  this  iaiportoth  not  only  Difcouery,  but  ahb  Vfe  and  Pro- 
fit 5  For  it  is  a  great  Saaing,  inalHlich  Lights,  if  they  can  be  made  as 
faireand  bright  as  others,  and  yet  lait  longer.  Pf'^.v /»/rr<?  made  into  a 
Cand!c,and  W.ix .'!'// Wfeuerally  into  Candle-ftuffe,with  the  Particu- 
lars that  'io\[ow-^(yizjyjter,Aqua-vit,£,MilL\Bayfalt^Oyle^Butter  Nitre 
Brimfione^  S.nv-dujl^  )  Eucry  of  thcfc  bearing  a  Sixth  Part  to  the  fvux  ■ 
And  eucry  of  thcfc  Candles  mixed,  being  of  the  fame  Weight  and 
Wiekc  with  the  irjx  /'«rf  jproued  thus  in  thcBurning,  and  Laltin  ^ 
The  l\viftcft  in  Confuming  was  that  with Surp-duji  j  Which  firft  b^ir- 
ned  faire,  till  fdme  part  of  the  Cjndle  was  conlumed,  and  the  Duft  ga- 
thered about  the  Snarte  J  But  then  it  made  the  Snaftcbigge,  and  long  ' 
and  toburne  duskiflily,  and  the  Candle  wadcdirf  halfe  the  time  of  the 
n-'ax  Pure.  The  next  in  Swiftne(re,were  the  0/7f,and  Butter, which  con- 
fumed,  by  a  rifth  part,  ijvifter  than  the  P«rf  ;r*;.v.  Then  followed  in 
SwittncfTc  the  Cleareivax  it  felfe.Then  theB^'-Si3'ft;which  lafted  about 
an  Eighth  Part  longer  than  the  Cleare  tvav.  Then  followed  the  Aqua' 
vit<e,  which  lafted  about  a  Filth  part  longer  than  the  clearefvax.  Then 
followed  the AliU^iud  W'.ftTjWith  little  difference  from  the  A(iua-vit<e 
but  the  Water  floweft.  And  in thefe  fourc  laft,the  niekewould  /pit  forth 
little  Sparkcs.  For  thcNltre,  it  would  not  hold  lighted  abouefome 
Twelue  Pulfcs ;  But  all  the  while  it  would  fpirout  Portions  oi^lms- 
whichaltevwards  would  gbe  out  into  a  vapour.  V  orihc  Brimftone   it 
would  hold  lighted,  much  about  the  fame  time  with  the  Nitre-  But 
then  after  a  litt.e  whi  e,it  would  harden  and  cake  about  the  Snaftc-  So 
rhar  the  Mixture  o^  Bay- Salt  with  wag^  will  win  an  Eighth  part  Of  the 
rimcoflaiting,and  the  w'jfcra  Fifth.  ;;-.-; 

After  theS'eucrall  Materialls  were  tried,Trialf  was  likewife  made  of 
feucrall ;;•/> /-a  j  As  of  Ordinary  Corfa«-  Sowiri^Thred-^  Rujh  •  silke- 
Strav ;  and  ivood.  The  Silke^strum,  mdsyood,  would  flame  a^littlc,  fill 
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thcv  came  to  the  fT^.v^and  then  goc  out :  ot'chi:  Other  1  lirce,  the  7  breed 
conliinicdfafter  than  the  CofM«,  bya  SixTh^->artof  liiDt  •■  lihc  Cotton^ 
next :  Then  the  Rufb  confnmcd  flower  than  the  Cottofj^byat  Icaft  a  third 
part  of  time.  For  the  Bigncffeof  the  plame^  the  Cotton^  and  Thred^.cAd 
a  Flame  much  alike ;  and  the  Ru^  much  leire,anQ  dimmer.^^;^,  whe- 
ther ^^'ot;^,  and  ^zVitTX  both,  as  in  Torches,  confume  fafttr,  than  the 
Wiekes  simple. 

We  hauc  fpoken  of  the  Seuerall  jM^teri alls ^and  the  Seuerall  mekes: 
But  to  the  lafiing  of  the  Flame^iz  imporreth  aUbjNot  only  what  the  M'l- 
terinUisJaut  in  the  fa me^^fmrf//, whether  it  be  Hard,SoftjOid,Ncw, 
&c,Good  Houfewiues,to  make  their  Candles  burnc  the  Ionger,vfe  to  lay 
them  ( one  by  one  )  in  5w«,  orf WffjWhich  make  them Lwrdetjand  lo 
they  Confume  the  flower;  In  fo  much,  as  by  this  meanes, they  will  out- 
laft  other  C<?«(^/f/,of  the  fame  Stuffe,  almott  Halfe  in  Halfe.  For  Bran 
and  f /ower  haue  a  Vertue  to  Harden :  So  that  both  Age,  and  lying  in 
the  BraOj  dothhelpe  to  the  Lafttng.  And  we  fee  that  fr.?x  Candles  laft 
longer  than  Tallew  Candles ^eczwie  wax  is  more  firme,  and  hard. 

The  Lafiingoi flame aKo  dependeth  vponthe  eafie  Drawing  oi^  the 
Noimjhmext'^  As  we  ice  in  the  Court  oi England^there  is  a  Seruice  which 
they  call  ^U-nr(rh^which  is(as  it  were  )a  great  Cake  of  Wax,vvith  the 
Wieke  in  the  Middeft  j  whereby  itcommeth  to  pafle,  that  the  VVicke 
fetcheth  the  Nourifiiment  further  off. We  fee  alfo  that  Lawps  laft  lon- 
ger, becaufe  the  VefTcil  is  farre  broader,  than  the  Brcdth  of  a  Taper  j^r 
Candle.  .  ,    . 

Take  a.TurrettedLampeoiTinae,made  inthe  forme  of  a  Squire^The 
•Height  of  the  Turret  being  thrice  as  much,  as  the  length  of  the  lower 
part  whereupon  the  Lampe  ftandeth .-  Make  only  one  Hole  in  it,  at  the 
End  of  the  Returne  furflieft  from  the  Turret,  Reuerfc  it,  and  fill  it  full 
of  Oz7f,  by  that  Hole.  And  thenfetit  vprightagaine-Andput  a  Witke 
in  at  the  Hole  j  And  lighten  it;  You  fliall  finde  that  it  will  burnc  flow, 
and  a  long  time.Whichis  caured,{  as  was  faid  laft  beforc,}for  that  the 
Flame  fetcheth  the  NQurijhment  afarre  off.  You  fhall  findc  alfb,  thatas 
the  Oile  wafteth,  and  defcendeth,fo  the  Top  of  the  Turnt^by  little  and 
little,  fiUeth  with  Aire  5  which  is  caufed  by  the  Rarefadion  ofthe  Oile 
by  the  Heat.It  were  worthy  the  Obfcruation,  to  make  a  Hole,  in  the 
Top  of  the  7«rrff  ,andto  trie,  when  the  Oile  is  almoft  confumcd,  whe- 
ther the  Jire  made  ofthe  0/7f  ,if  you  put  to  it  a  pUme  of  a  Ca^idl'-^m  t  he 
letting  of  it  forth,  will  Enflame.  It  were  good  aifo  to  hauc  the  Lampc 
made,not  of  T/wwfjbut  of  clajp^ihat  you  may  fee  how  the  Vapour,  or 
Airegathcreth,bydegrces,iniheTop. 

A  Fourth  Point,  that  importeth  the  lajling  ofthe  Flame,  is  the  clofe- 
nejfe  ofthe  ^w,wherein  the  Flame  burneth.  We  fee,that  it'lVind  blow- 
eth  vpon  a  Candle,it  wafteth  apace. We  fee  alfo,  it  Jafteth  longer  in  a 
Lanthorneyihan  ax.  large.  And  there  are  Traditions  ofLampes^andCan-^ 
dies, that  haue  burnt  a  very  longtime,  in  Caues  ^and  Tombs. 
A  fifth  Point,  that  importeth  the  Lafiing  ofthe  Flame,  is  the  Nature 

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,'  of"  i\iQ uiire^  where  x.\ie Flume  biirneth  ;  whether  ic  bee  Hot  or  Gold 
i  Moilt  or  Drie.Thc  Aire^iiii  be  very  CoW,irritaccth  the  FUme^^nd  mi- 
'.  kech  icburne  more  fiercely  •  (  As  Fire  Icorcheth  lU  Froity  weather » ) 
j  And lo  furthereth the  Confumpnon.JhQ ^/r^oncelif ati;d,(  I  coneeiuc) 
!  makcth  the  Flamehuxwe  more  mildly,  andlo  helpeth  the  ComnHance. 
i  The  Aire^  if  ic  be  Ur/V,  is  inditfcrent:  The  Aire^iiit  be  Motli^doxh  in  a  ] 
Degree  quench  the  Flame:  (As  we  fee  Lights  will  goe  out  in  the  Dawps  \ 
of  Ai'«^J  •• )  And  howlaeiier  makcih  it  burnc  more  dully ;  And  (o  hel- 
peth the  CentiHUiiJtce. 

BVi'uiUs  in  £^f^/;fcruc  for  Prefiruitiou  •,  And  for  Condtnfjtion ;  And 
tor  InduratioH  oi' Bodies.  And  if  you  intend  Cow^^wpnow,  oilndti- 
■  ration  y  you  may  bury  the  Bodies  Co,  as  Earth  may  cauch  them  ;  As  if  you 
will  make  ArtificijU  percellinc.  Sec.  And  the  like  you  may  doe  for  Co»- 
,  feruJtien,  if  the  Bodies  be  Hard  and  Solid  5  As  Clay,Wojd,&c.  But  it 
;  you  intend  Preferuation  o( Bodies, more  Soft  andTendcrjthcn  you  mulV 
{ doe  one  of  thelc  tworEithcr  you  mud  put  them  in  Ci/r/jW hereby  they 
j  may  not  touch  the  E.irth  -,  Or  elle  you  muft  vault  the  Earth,  whereby  it 
'may  hang  ouer  them,  and  not  touch  them  :  For  if  the  £./rf/;  touch 
them,it  will  doe  more  hurr,by  the  Moifture,  caufmg  them  to  putrifie. 
than  good  by  the  virtuall  Cold,  co  conferue  them  ^  Except  the  Earth 
\  be  very  Drie,and  Sandie. 

An  Orefige, Li»io>i,3nd  Apple,wrapt ina Linncn  Cloth^bcing buried 
for  aForthnights  S pace ,foure foot  deepc  within  the  Earth,  though  ic 
wercinaMoillPlace,  and  a  Rainie  Time,  yet  came  forth,  iiowaies 
Mouldie,  or  Rotten,  but  were  become  a  little  harder  than  they  were  • 
Othcrwife  frcili  in  their  ColourjBut  their  luyce  fomewhat  Haited.Buc 
with  the  Buri  all  of  a  Forthnight  more  they  became  piurified. 

A  Bottle  oiBeere, buried  in  like  manner,as  betore,became  more  liue- 
ly,  better  taftcd,  and  Clearer,  than  it  was.  And  a  Bottle  oUvine  in  like 
manner.  A  Bo«/f  of  r/Meg^r,foburicd,came  forth  moreliuely,and  more 
Odoriferous,  fmelling  almoft  like  a  Violet.  And  after  the  whole  Mo- 
ncrhs  Buriall,a\\  the  Three  came  forth,as  frelli  andliuely,  if  not  bettcfj 
than  before. 

•It  were  a  profitable  Experiment,  topicCenK  Orengts,  Limons,  and 
Pomaj-anates,  till  Summer ;  For  thi  n  their  Price  will  bee  mightily  in- 
crcalld. This  may  be  done,if  you  put  them  in  a  Por  or  Ve(Tcll,well  co- 
uorcd,that  the  My.il-ire  ot  the  Earth  come  not  at  them  -Or  el(e  by  put- 
ting them  in  ACoifcruatoryo^^ Snow.  And  generally,  whofocuer  will 
nuke  F.xpcrimc'its  o\  Cold,\cx. him  be  prouided  ofthree Things ,  A  Con- 
(irff.norieoisi'ow  ,  A  good/^r^c /^w«/f,  twenty  foot  at  lead  vndci  the 
Ground  ■  And  a  DcetctrcU. 

Thctc  hath  beenca  Tradition,that  Pearle,ix\d  Corall,  and  Turchois- 
StoiH,  that  haueloft  r'unr  Colours,  may  be  recouen.'d  by  Burying  in  the 
Earth-yj^Wich  is  a  thing  of  great  profit,if  it  would  iort^fiuc  vpon  Triall 
of  Six  wetkcs  Buriall,  there  followed  no  effcd.It  were  good  to  trie  ir, 

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V\(aturall  Hijiorj: 


Experiaenc 
\  Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Af- 
feUs  in  MtHs 
Bidiei  from  Sc- 
utiallwmds. 

581 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching fifl/tr 
tniiSumiriir 

SUI{iitffct. 

382 


lExpcritnent 
ISolitary  tou- 
ching Pe/!i/w. 
titJlScafom. 

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Experinneni 
Solitary  tou- 
ching an  Error 
recdutdabom 
EpidemicatlDif- 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  ^/. 
tattmoxVrt- 
fermtionofLi- 
qum'inmlls, 
otdtepe  {faults. 


iRiDeepelVell^  or  iniCenftruatoryofSmw,  where  the  Cold  maybe 
more  Conftringent .  And  io  make  the  Body  more  vnired,  and  thereby 
more  Refplcodcnt. 

MEns  Bodies  axe  heauicr,  and  leflTc  difpofed  to  Motion,  when  Seu- 
thernemndfbloWy  thanwhen  Northerne.  TheCaufe  is,  for  that 
when  the  Southerne  mnds  blow,  the  Humours  doe  (  in  (ome  Degree  ) 
melt  and  wax  fluide,  and  fo  flow  into  the  Parts  j  As  it  is  feene  in  Wood^ 
and  other  Bodies  ^  which,  when  the  Somherne  winds  blow,doe  fwell.Be- 
fideSjthe  Motion  and  Adiuity  of  the  Body  confiftcth  chiefly  in  the  Si- 
neweSjWhich,  when  the  Southerne  mnd  bloweth,are  more  relax. 
'-A-.Aj.  »- 

IT  is  commonly  feene,  that  more  are  Sicke  in  the  Summer ,  and  more 
Dye  in  the  mnter  j  Except  it  be  in  Pejlilent  Difeafes, which  common- 
ly reigne  in  Summer,  or  Autumne,  The  Reafon  is ,  becaufe  Diftafes  are 
bred(indced)chiefely  by  /fwr- But  then  they  arc  Cured  moft  by  Stoeat, 
and  Purge-y  which  in  the  ^wwwercommcthon,  or  is  prouokcd,  more 
Ealily  :  A^fot  Pejlilent  Difeafes,  theReaibnwhy  moft  Die  ot them  in 
Summer,  isbecaufe  they  arc  bred  mod  in  the  Summer  j  For  otherwiie 
thofc  that  are  touched  are  in  moft  Danger  in  thcffinter. 


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He  Generall  Opinion  is,that  reares  Hot  and  Moiji,aycmo{k  Pefii- 
lent ;  Vpon  the  Superficial!  Ground,that  Heat  and  Moijlure  caufe 
PutrefaBion,  In  England  it  is  found  not  true  •  For,  many  times,  there 
haue  beene  great  Plagues  in  Drie  Teares.  Whereot  the  Caufe  may  be, 
forthatDrowg^finthe  Bodies  of ///(2«^/-j,  habituate  to  Moijl  Aires, 
doth  Exafperate  the  Humours,and  maketh  them  more  apt  to  Putrifie, 
or  Enflame :  Befides, it  tainteth  thehvaters  (  commonly, )  and  maketh 
them  lefle  wholefome.  And  againe  in  Barbery ^ihe  Plagues  brcakc  vp  in 
the  Summer-moneths,  when  the  weather  is  Hot  and  Dry. 

MAny  Difeafes,  (  both  Epidemicall,  and  others,)brcake  forth  at  Par- 
ticular times.  And  the  Caufe  is  falfly  imputed  to  the  Conjlitution  of 
the  Aire,  at  that  time,  when  they  hreake forth,  or  reigne-^  whereas  it  pro- 
ceedeth  (indeed)  from  a  Precedent  Sequence,  and  Series  of  the  Seafonso^ 
the  retire:  And  therefore  Hippocrates, \n  his  Pregnofiicks  doxh  make  good 
Obreruations,of  the  Difeafes,ihsit  cnfuevpon  the  Nature,  of  the  Prece- 
dent four  e  Seasons  of  the  Yeare. 

TRiall  hath  been  m3de,with  Earthen  Bottles  well  ftoppcd,hangcd  in 
a  w'J/ of  Twenty  Fathomedeep,attheleaftjAnd  Ibmc  ofthejgor- 
t/w  haue  beene  let  downe  into  the  Wdftr,  fomeothers  haue  hanged  a 
boue,  within  about  a  fathome  of  the  water  ,  And  the  Liquors  fo  tried  1 
haue  beene,  Beere,(  not  New,but  Ready  for  drinking, )  and  mm,  and  i 
Milke.  The  Proofe  hath  beene,  that  both  the  Beere,  and  the  mne,  (  as  j 
well  within  Water ^^  abouc,)haue  not  been  palled  or  deaded  at  all  jBnt  '■ 
!  as! 


Century,  i  V. 

as  good  or  fomcwhat  better,  than  5<7«/<?J  of  thclamc  Drinket,  aiiJStalc- 
nefle,  kept  in  a  Ctfljr.  Jiuttliofe  which  did  hang  abouc«'4ff/-,  wcrcao- 
p^ircnrly  the  belt  j  And  that  ^«;r  did  iloweraUttk  ^  whereas  rliatvndor 
lyater  did  not,  though  it  wereFrcfli.  ThcLMfUe  fowrcd,  and  began  to 
Patrc  fie.  Neiierthcleflc  it  is  tnie,  that  there  is  a  rilUge  nccre  Bipis^  where 
in  Deepe  Cduci  they  doe  thicken  A^ilke  j  InfHch  fort  that  it  bccoi^inieth 
vcryplcafant ;  Which  was  fomcCJw/eof  this  Triall  of  Hanging  Milke 
inthcPt-V/!^  :  But  our  proofc  was  nanght :  Neither  doe  I  knovv,  whether 
chat/^///.^'<inthofeC4»«,  bccfirllboyled.  Itwcregood  chereforcto  try 
it  w'lthMiUe  Sodden, and  with  Crcame ;  Forthat  MilLeora  (elfe  is  fuch 
a  Compound  Body,  of  CrMWf,  C»rds^  AndlVhej,  asitiscaiily  Turned, 
andDifTolued.  Itwercgoodalfototrythe^wr*,  whenitisinl^^Vrf,  that 
it  may  be  fcene,  whether  the  Haitging  in  the  fveil^  will  Accelerate  the  Ri- 
pem»i  and  Clmfjing  of  it. 

Diners,  wc  fee,  doe  Stut.  The  Cattfe  may  be,  (in  mod,) -the kefrigerd- 
tittt  oit\\c  Tongite  ;  Whereby  it  is  Icfle  apt  to  moue.  Anti  thcret'ore 
wee  fee,  that  NaturdU  doe  generally  Stut  j  And  wee  fee  that  in  thofe  that 
Stut^  ifthcydrinkc  Wine  moderately,  they  Sittt  le(re,bccaufe  it  heatcth: 
Andfo  \vcc(i:Cy  that  they  that5/»f,  doc  Stut  more  in  the  firll  Oftcr  to 
fpeake,  than  in  Continuance ;  Becaufc  the  Toigne  is,  by  Motion,  f  )mc- 
what  heated.  In  fomc  alfo,  it  may  be,  (though  r.ircly ,)  the  Dnntffe  of  the 
Tongue  j  which  likewife  maketh  it  Icilc  apt  to  moue,  as  well  as  Cold  ;  For 
it  is  an  AfFe^^  that  commeth  to  fomc  mfe  and  Grent  Men  j  As  it  did  vnto 
Vi/*//j,  who  was  LinguApr^pedit^ ;  And  many  Snnten  (wc  findc)  are  very 
Cholericke  Men  ^  Choler  Enducing  a  Drinejfe  in  the  Ttngae. 


ior 


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Soiittry  vi\i' 

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I 


SMells^  and  other  Oitf»rf,  are  Sweeter  iti  the  Aire,  atfome  Diftance,  j  Expsrimcnts 
than  neere  the  Nofc  ;  As  hath  beenc  partly  touched  heretofore.  The   ^"^chmosww. 
CJi»/r  is  double  j  Firft  the  finer  Mixture,  or  Incorporation  of  the  5'*f//:|°"  ^f^ 
For  wee  fee  that  in  S$»nis  likewife,  they  are  Sweeteft,  when  wee  cannot 
heare  cuery  Partby  it  felfe.  The  other  Rttfon  is,  for  thatall  Sweet  Smells 
hauc  ioyncd  with  them,  fomc  £jr/i&7 or  Cr«</(;0/^«r/  ■,  And  at  fomedi- 
ftancc  the  Sweet,  which  is  the  more  Spitituall,  is  Perceiiied  j  And  the 
£4r/^^  rcacherh  not  fo  farrc. 

sweet  Smells  are  molt  forcible,  in  Dry  SuL/lances,  when  thcv  arc  Bro.  388 
ken  ^  Andfo  likewife  in  Oz-Mgw,  or  L/wmj,  the  Nipping  of  their  Rindc, 
giueth(uitrhcir5«f//inorc  :  And  generally,  when  Hod/es  arc^foiied  or 
^V/>/<'<;i^ though  not  Broken^  they  Smell  more  j  As  a  Swv.'ct-Bagge  waned. 
The  C4tf/?  is  double  :  The  one,  forthat  there  is  a  Greater  Emijloo  of  zhc 
5^i//V,when  Way  ismade:  And  this  holdeth  in  the  Bretking^  Nipping^ox 
C-ru(}}ing  ;  Ithokicthalfo,  (in  fomc  Degree)  inthcMouing  .  But  in  this 
jaft,  there  is  a  Concurrence  of  the  Second  Caiife',  Which  is  the  Impulfi- 
*»otthe  Aire,  that bringeth  the 5rMt  faftervpon  vs. 

Thedaintieft^wW/zofFW^w,  arc  out  of  thofe  Plats^  whofc  leattes         38^ 
fmell  not  j  As  Vitlets,  R»fes,  tyallfitvcrs.  Gilt;-flmen^  Pinkes,  ifoodbints. 

Vine- 


CC2 


CN^aturaU  MiHcr}: 


190 


Experiments 
inCoiifort, 
toudiing  (he 
Gotdingt  and 
Cbfictoi 
Water. 

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195 


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i  rtne-flowers,  AfpU-Bltemes^  Lime-Tree  Bteomes,  Beane-l'lovnes,  &c.  1  he 
TrfiK/eiSj  for  that  where  there  is  Heat  and  Itrcngth  cnoiighm  rhe  Plant,  to 
make  the  Z.MWM  0</tfr4<r,  there  the  5»»^tf  otthc  Plover  is  rather  tiuankle 
and  Weaker,  than  that  oUhe£f(«««  ;  As  it  is  in  Rofe-mary-e lowers^  Ls- 
»enJfr-Fltwers,md Sweet-Brier-Rffft.Bvit'wherezin^rc is  lefle  Hcat,therc  \ 
the  Sprit  of  the  pUmi  is  difgeftedand  refined,  andfcuered  from  the  grof- 
fcr  luice,  in  the  Effltre/een/e, and  not  before. 

Moft  Odtars  fmell  beft,  Broken  or  Cmfht^  as  harh  bcene  faid  :  But 
Fltwers  Preffedor  BeateOy  doc  leefe  the  Frefhncffc  and  SwectncHeof 
their  odettr.  The  C4/»/f  is,  for  that  when  they  are  Cm/bed^  thcGroffcr 
I  and  more  Earthy  spirit  commeth  ait  with  the  Finer,  andtroubleth  itj 
Whereas  in  ftronger  Odttirs  there  are  no  fuch  Degrees  of  the  Ifliie  of 
the  Sme^. 


IT  is  a  thing  of  very  good  Vfe,  todifcouerthc  G»9dneffeo£  Waters.  The 
Tdfle^io  thofe  that  Drinke  Ff^/^r  only , doth  fonicwhat :  But  other  Expe- 
riment t  are  more  fure.  Firll,  try  Waters  by  Weight  j  Wherein  you  may  fjntl 
fome  ditfcrcnce,  though  not  much :  And  the  Lighter  you  may  account  the 
Better. 

Secondly,  try  them  h'jBvjling  vponanEqaallF/re  :  And  that  which  1 
confumeth  away  fafteft,  you  may  account  the  Beft. 

Thirdly,  try  them  in  Senerai  Beittes,  or  Open  Vcffejls,  Matches  in' 
euery  Thing  clfe,  and  (ee  which  of  them  Lafi  Lti^efty  without  Stench  or 
Corruption.  And  that  which  holdcth  Vnputrified  longed,  you  may  hke- 
wife  account  the  Beft. 

Fourthly^  try  them  by  Making  Drinkes  Stronger,  or  Smaller,  with 
the  fame  Quantity  of  Mault  j  And  you  may  conclude,  that  that  wa- 
ter, which  maketh  the  stronger  Drinke  ^  is  the  more  Concodted,  and 
Nourifhing  ;  though  perhaps  it  bee  not  fo  good  for  Medicinalif^fe.  And 
^uch Hotter  (commonly)  is  the  WAter  of  Large  and  Nauigahle  Riuers  ■ 
And  likewife  in  Large  and  Cleane  Ponds  of  Standing-H'ater  :  For  vpon 
both  them,  the  Sunnc  hath  more  Power ,  than  vpon  Fountaines ,  or 
Small  Riuers.  And  I  concciue  that  Chalke-water  is  next  them  the  beft, 
for  going  furtheft  m  Drinke  ;  For  that  alfohelpethc7*«f«'^7/tf«  5  So  it  bee 
out  of  a  Deep:  Well ;  For  then  it  Ciireth  the  Rawnefte  of  the  lyattr  5 
But  chalky  ivater,  towards  the  Top  of  rhe  Earth,  is  too  frctring  ;  As 
it  appearcth  in  Laundry  of  Cloathes,  which  wcare  out  i^:icc^  if  you  v/c 
(uch  waters. 

Fifthly,  The  Houfwiues  doe  finde  a  Difference  in  miters,  for  the"  Bea 
ringyOr  Not  Bearing  oisoape ;  And  it  is  likely  that  the  n  lore  Fat  water  vv  i\\ 
bearc  Soapehtk  j  F  or  the  Hungry  Water  doth  kill  the  Vnduous  Nature  of 
tht  Soape. 

Sixthly,  you  may  make  a  ludgement  of  WMers,  according  to  thc- 
Placet  whence  they  Spring,  or  Come  ;  The  Raine-Water'i'i,  by  the  Phy(i. 
tianSy  efteemed  the  Fineft,  and  the  beft  ;  But  yet  it  is  faid  to  putrifie  foo 
neft  J  which  is  likely,  bccaufe  of  the  Finenefle  of  the  spirit :  And  in  Con- 

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i  Century.   1  V. 

\  fenntO'ies  o^Rtine-fvater,  (fuch  as  they  haiiv.-  in  r€r!ice,iic.)ihcy  are  found 
I  uotfo  Choice  tVitf^'-j ;  Theworfc,  (perhaps,)  bocaulc  they  are  Coucrcd 
i  aloft,  and  kept  from  the  Sunnc.  Sa»rp  water  is  heldvnwho'elomc,  Info 
[nuichas  the  People,  that  dwell  at  the  Foot  ohhcS/tow-MfittHtaime^^  or 
othcrvvife  vpon  the  Aiccnt  (efpecially  die  Women)  by  drinking  ofSnow- 
water^  haiic  great  Bags  hanging  vnder  their  Throats.  fydi-w*ter^  except  it 
be  vpon  C/r4/i^,oravery  plenufuU  Spring,  maketh  MeatRed ;  which  is 
an  ill  Signc.S/T/Jigron  the  Ttpsoi  Higb-Hills  arc  the  belt  ;  For  both  they 
(cetnetohdDeaLightncflc,  and  Appetite  of  Mounting  j  And  belides 
they  arc  moil  pure  and  Vnmingled  ;  And  againe  arc  more  Percolated 
thorowagreat  Space  of  Earth.  ¥ox  Waters  isif^alUys^  ioync  in  etfed  vn- 
der ground  with  aXliydters  of  tht  fame  Leueli ;  Whereas  Springs^  on  the 
T*l>i  of  HiUs,  palfc  thorow  a  great  dcale  of  Pure  Etrth^  with  Icfle  Mixture 
of  other  Heaters. 

Seucnthly,  ludgemcnt  may  bee  madeof  ffj^^r/,  by  the  Stj/Uwfffrc- 
upon  the  Heater  runneth  ;  As  Pebble  is  die  Cleaned,  and  bert  tailed  •  And 
nextro  thatr/47  fitter  ;  And  Thirdly,  Wtter  vpon  Chdke  ;  Fourthly, 
that  vpon.sW  ;  And  Word  of  all  vpon  (Ji^ttd.  Neither  may  vou  trult 
waen  thxi  Tajte  swtet  j  for  they  are  commonly  found  in  Rilint^ 
Grounds  of  great  Cities  \  which  muft  needs  take  in  a  great  dcale  of 
Filth, 

IN  Per»y  and  diucrs  Parts  of  die  fyefi-lriJies,  though  vnder  the  Li  »i^^ 
the  ^M«J  arc  not  fo  Intolerable,  as  they  bee  in  Barbsry,  and  the  Skirts 
ot  the  Torrid Za»€.  ThcCi»/r/arc,  Firft  the  Great  ^r/x-rj,  which  the 
Motion  ofthe  Aire  in  grcatCircles,  (fuch  asare  vnder  the  Gird'e  of  the 
»'Wld, )  produceth  j  Which  doc  refrigerate  5  And  therefore  in  thole 
Parts  Noone  is  nothing  fo  hot,  when  the  Briz^s  are  great,  as  about  1 
Nine  or  Ten  of  tlic  Clocke  in  the  ForerNoonc.  Another  Ca»/eis^  for 
that  the  Length  of  the  Night,  and  the  Dewes  thercor,  doe  conipcnfc  1 
the^Mfof  thcDav.  A  third  Cditfe  is  the  Stay  of  the  Sunne  •  Not  in  ! 
Refpedof  Day  and  Night,  (forthat  wee  fpake  ot  befi-iv,)  but  in  Re-  i 
fpca  ofthe  ^esfon.  For  vnder  the  Line,  the  Sunne  crofleth  the  Line,  and 
inakcth  twj  Summers,  and  two  Winters  ■  But  in  the  Skirts  ofthe  Torrid 
Zone,  it  dcMil;lcth  and  gocth  backe  againe,  and  [0  maketh  one  Long 
Summer. 

TH  F>  ffidf  ofthe  suntie  maketh  Afer>  BUeke  in  fome  Countries,  as  in    ^^r^"""^"' 
.iiihiopi.t^  AmG}tMiy,^c.  F/rf  doth  It  not,  as  wee  lee  veiGliijemcny    ching  the  co/o- 
th.itarc  connimally  abc^ut  the  F/re.  The  ReAfort  may  bee,  becaufc  Bire    ^'"'^^^i^^i^kf 
d()th!ickevprlK'5/)/»;<i,andBloudoftheBv)dy,foas  they  Exhale;  So 
that  i  teller  maketh  /^/tH  looke  Pale,  and  Sallow  j  Bur  the  5»«i»tf,  which 
isaCentl-rHcat^dothbutdrawtheBloudto  the  Outward  F^m  .-  And 
rath'-r  Concotlcth  ir,  than  Soakethit  :  And  therefore  wee  lee  th.it  all 
•^/A/o^fjarcFleniy,  andPlumpe,  and  haue great  Lips  j  Allvvhichbe- 
tokcQ  Mfijlurc  retained,  and  not  drawne  out.  Wee  fee  alfo,  that  the 
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chingthcrfWi- 
ptJate  Hejtvtt. 
dcr  the  A^qm- 


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Atones. 

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Eipcrimcnt 
Solicaiy  lou- 

after  the  In- 

Rjttt  of  Deaib. 

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i  Negroes  are  bred  in  Countries  that  li.nic  Plenty  otV.rfr,  by  Biuers  or 

j  othcrwife:  For  yl/«-o<?,  which  was  the  Mttropolu  oi'^ihio^i*,  ua>  vpoiia 

!  great  Lake :  hn(\  Co«^*,  where  the  Negrtrs  arc,  is  full  ofRiuers.  And  the 

I  Confines  ofthcRiueriV/^^r,  where  the  ^Yf|r#fiallbare,are  well  watered: 

And  the  Region  about  Capo  yerde^  is  iikewifc  Moid,  in  fo  much  as  i:  ispc- 

Itilcnt  through  Moiiture :  But  the  Countries  of  the  yibyffenesy  and  EArb*- 

rjy  and  Ferity  where  they  arc  Tawney ,  and  Oliuafter,  and  Pale,  arc  gcnc- 

ral'ly  more  Sandy  and  Dry.  As  tor  the  ^thiopts^  as  they  arc  Piunipe,  and 

Flel"hy;  So  (it  may  bee)  they  are  Sangiiine,and  ruddy  Coloured,  if  their 

blacke  Skin  would  fuffcr  it  to  be  fecnc. 


SOme  Creatures  doe  moue  a  good  while  after  their  head  is  offj  As  Birdti 
Some  a  very  littletimc ;  As  Men,  andall  bcafts :  Some  moue,  though 
aitinfeucrallPeeces  j  A,  s  Snakes,  Eeles,Wormcs,Blies^  ?cc.  FirlUherc- 
fore  it  iscertainc,  that  the  immediate  Ctufe^ Death,  is  the  Rcfolution,  or 
Extino-uifhment  of  the  Spirits-,  And  that  the  Dcftruvftion  or  Corruptjon 
ohheOrgans,  is  but  the  Medktt  C*»/e.  But  fomc  Orgar^s  are  ib  pcrempto. 
rilynceeflary,  that  the  Extinguifhmcntof  the  Spirits  doth  fpecdily  fol- 
low  .  Butvctfo,  asfhereisan/i»t^r/«»of  afmallTimc.  It  is  reported  by 
one  of  the  ^/?«f»r^,  of  credit,  that  a  Sacrificed  Beafi  hath  lowed,  after  the 
Heart  hath  becne  fcut  red ;  And  it  isa  report  alfo  of  Credit,  that  the  Had 
of  a  Pig  hath  bcenc  opened,  and  theBraine  put  into  the  Palme  of  a  Maa^ 
hand,  trembling,  without  breaking  any  part  of  it,  orfeuering  it  from  the 
Manow  of  the  Backe-bone  j  During  which  time  the  fig  hath  beene,  in 
all  appearance,  ftarke  dead,  and  without  Motion  \  And  after  a  fmall  rime , 
the  Braine  hatii  becne  replaced,  and  the  Skull  of  the  Fig  clofcd,  and  the 
Pif  hath  a  lirric  after  g(«ie  about.  And  certaineitis,  thatanfi^^  vpon  A^- 
«<«gtf  hath  beene  thruft  forth,  foasit  hanged  a  pretty  diftance  by  the  r/- 
/•rffi  iVrr«j  And  during  that  time  the  £;f  hath  bcene  without  any  Power 
oi  Sight  •  And  yet  after  (being  replaced)  recouercd^/^Af.Now  the  Spirits 
arc  chieriy  in  the  Head  and  Cells  of  the  Bru»e,whic^  in  Men,  and  Beajis  are 
Lar«^e-  And  therefore  when  the  ^w<i  is  off,  they  moue  little  or  Nothing. 
"Rut'sirds  haue  fmall  He*ds,  and  therefore  the  Sfirits  are  a  little  mere  dif- 
perfed  in  the  Siaetves,  whereby  Motion  remaineth  in  them  a  little  longer- 
In  (o  much  as  it  is  Extant  in  Story,  that  an  Emperour  o^Rome,  to  flicw  the  | 
Certainty  of  his  Hand,  did  Oioota  great  Forked  Arrow  at  mEjirich^  j 
as  Hie  ranne  fwiftly  vpon  the  Stage,  and  Ihookc  olf  her  H  cad ;  And      j 
yet  fhe  continued  the  Race,  a  little  way,  with  the  Head  off.  As        j 
forH^>rw«,andF//«,and£r/f/,the5^/W«areditflircd 

almoft  all  oner-.  And  therefore  they  moue  j 

in  tbcir  Seucrall  Peeccs. 

NATV- 


1^5 


&M.'S^:(si$Si 


NATVRALI 

HISTORIE. 


V.  Century. 


E  E  will  now  enquire  of  Plants  or  Fege- 
tables  :  And  wcc  Oialldoe  it  with  dili- 
gence. They  arc  the  Principall  Part 
of  the  Third  Dajes  Worke.  They  arc 
the  firft  Prjducat^  which  is  the  Word 
of  Animation  :  For  the  other  Words 
are  but  the  Words  of  Ejfence  ;  And 
they  are  of  excellent  and  gcnerall  Vfe, 
^orFood,Mcdicinejdnda  SJumberof  Mcchanic.all  Arts. 

There  UMsfownc  in  a  Bed^  Tumip'Seei^  Roidtpj-Seed^  H'heat,  Cucum- 
bfr-Seed,  and  Pejfe.  The  BedwcccaWa  Hot-Bed,  and  the  Manner  ofit  is 
this.  There  was  takch//*r/ir.D»#^,  old,  and  well  rotted  }  This  was  laid 
N'pcn  a  Banke ,  hal  fe  a  foot  high ,  and  fupporred  round  about  with  PJankcSj 
And  vpon  the  Top  was  call  Sifted  Earthy  (bme  two  Fingers  decpc ;  And 
thenthcA'^/ilprinkledvponit,  hatiingbecne  fteepedall  night  in  fTrf/r/-, 
Mixcdwithr/>w-^«/;(r.  T\ieT0rmp'Seed,  and  the  wi!;^;  came  vphalfc 
an  Inch  .ibouc  Ground  J  with  in  two  dayes  after,  without  anv  Watring. 
The  Red  the  third  day.  The£x^tfr/w^«*wasm3dein  OBoi>er  j  And  (it 
may  bee)  in  the  Spring ,  the  Atceler*ti»g  would  haue  beene  the  fpeedier. 
ThisisaNoble£.vpww»fii* ;  For  without  thishelpc,  they  would  haue 

K  2  beene 


Experiaaents 
in  Confort, 
touching  the 
AceelcranoJi  of 
Otrmimiitn. 


4ot 


105   I 


iJ\(aturall  Hiflory : 


402 


403 


/ 


4«4 


bccnc  tbnre  times  as  long  in  comming  vp.  But  there  doth  not  occur  to  nic 
at  thisprefentjany  vTc  thereof,  for  profit  \  Except  it  ilioulJ  be  f  jr  S  j\vin'> 
of  fw/f  J  which  haiie  their  Price  very  much  increafcd,  by  the  early  Com  • 
ming.  It  may  bee  tried  alfo  with  C/'rrnVf,  Siraw-bems ^  and  other  FrLiir 
which  arc  deareft,  when  they  come  early. 

There  was  when  ftecped  in  Wtter  mixed  with  Csw-dan^  ^  Otlicrin 
(i^At<r\wixcd\v\x!i\  fiorfe-dun^  i  Other  in  ^^^crmixcd  with  I'lgeon-dnnq- 
Other  in  TrifK  of  Ma0  j  Other  in  frater  mixed  with  Chalke  powdred- 
Other  in  Vl^ater  mixed  with  So0t ;  Other  in  Pf'oter  mixed  with  y^fhes ' 
Other  inlVaifr  mixed  with  Bsy  SmU  j  Other  in  cLiret  Wine  ^  Other  in 
Milmfey-^  Otherin  Spirito^mr.e.  The  Proponion  of  the  Mixture  was 
afoLirthi^artofthe  Ingredients  tothe^4Wr  j  Saiie  that  there  was  not 
j  of  the  S4lt  aboLic  an  eighth  Part.  The  Vhae^  andmfies^  and  Spirit  ofPP'/w 
w-ere  Simple  without  Mixture  of /r^/*/*.  TJEieTimeof  th&Stecping  was 
twejue  hoiires.  The  Time  of  the  Yecre  Oi^ober.  There,  was  alfoothc? 
fvhen  fownc  vnjieeped,  but  fVdtredtwicc  a  day  with  WArmeivster.  There 
was  alfo  other  Wheat  fowne  Simple  to  compare  it  with  the  reft.   The 
tuent  was ;  That  thofe  that  were  in  the  Mixture  of  D«(»g,  and  fr/V/e,  and 
Sooe^  chalke t  Af})es,  and  Salt^  came  vp  within  fix  dayes ;   And  thofe  chat 
1  afterwards  proued  thcHighcftj  Thickeft,  andmofi:  Lufty^were-  Firit, 
the  Vrine ;  And  then  the  hungs  •  Next  the  Chalke  ^  Next  the  Seot  •  Next  \ 
the^(hes  j  Next  the  .^ii// ^  Nextthe^r^^/f  57«»;)/cofit(elfc,  vn!tceped_, 
andvnwatred  ,  Next  the  Watred  twice  4  day  with  warme  water  •  Next 
the  claret  mne.  So  that  thefc  three  laft  were  flower  than  the  ordinary 
^^4*ofitfclfe  ;  Andthis  Culturedid  ratherietard,  thanaduance.  As 
for  thole  that  were  ftecped  in  Malmfej,  and  spirit  o(Wi»e^  the  v  came  not 
vpacall.  This  is  aRich  Experiment  lor  Profit ;  ForthcmoftofiheStee- 
pings  are  Cheapc  Things  ^  And  the  GoodnefTe  of  the  Crop  is  a  great 
Matrerof  Gaine  i  If  the  Goodneflc  of  the  Crop  anfwerthe  Eiulinefle  of 
the  Commingvp  :  As  it  is  like  it  will  j  Both  being  from  the  vigour  of 
the  Seed  ^  Which  alfo  partly  appeared  in  the  Former  Experiments^  as  hath 
beenefnid.  This  £.v,;pm«»f«  would  bee  tried  in  oiha  Graines,  Seeds ^  and 
Kemels  :  For  it  may  bee  fome^/^</»/«g  will  agree  bell  with  fome  Seedt. 
ftwouldbcctricdalfowith  ^#tf/*  fteeped  as  before,  but  for  LongerTime. 
It  would  bee  tried  alfo  in  SeueraH  Seafons  of  the  Ttere^  efpecicilly  the 
spring. 

Straw  berries  Wtitrcd  now  and  then  (as  once  in  three  dayes)  with 
Water,  whtreinhathbecne  ftecped  5//«fJ-</»»g,  ox  Pisteft:-dung^  will 
prcucnt  and  come  early.  And  it  is  like,  thefameEifc>5l  would  follow  in 
other  Berries^  Herbs ^  Flowers,  Grairtes,  ox  Trees.  And  therefore  it  is  an  I 
Experiment,  though  vulgar  in  Strawberries ,  yet  nor  brought  into  vfe  • 
generally  ;  ForitisvfimlltohelpetheGround  withMuckc  j  Andiike-i 
wife  toRccomfort  itfometimes  withMucke  put  to  the  Roots  ;  Butfo.j 
wateritwith  MsidewMer^  which  is  like  to  bee  mijre  Forcible,  is  not' 
pravftifcd.  j 

I)»«j,  otChalkefOTBlitdj  applied  in  Subftance,  .^  /vtiably)  to  the  ! 

^  ^^  Roots! 


\  Centwy.   V. 

[  Roots  of  Trees ,  doth  iet  them  forwards.  But  to  doe  it  vnto  Hetby^  \ 
1  without  Mi:<tLiri.'  of  w.itcr  or  Eirth^  it  may  bee  ihele  Hcipcs  are  too  ,' 
j  Hor. 

I     The  former  c5Wm»^/ of  Helping  G^n«/»drw»,  are  cither  by  the  Gooi-\ 
IneJJe and  ScrengfhohlniNMrijbment  ;   Or  by  the  Cfm/an  jag ^  and  Exci-i 
ting  the  Spirits  ixuheP/4«,  to  draw  the  Nouriihment  better.  And  of- 
I  this  kttcr  kmde,  concerning  the  Cemfntitfg  of  the  i'/»;mj  of  the  ?/-w«,  | 
I  are  alfothe  Experiments  that  follow  ,  Though  they  bee  n3t  iVpplicati- 1 
j  ons  to  the  Root,  or  Seed.  The  Planting  of  Trees  warme  vpon  a  H''j!i,  againft  : 
I  the  South,  o:  South-Hall  Sunnc,  dothhaften  their  Comming  on,  and  j 
;Ri}x:ning  j  And  the  South-Ealt  is  found  to  bee  better  than  the  Sourh- 
!  VVcH:,  though  the  South- Well  bee  the  Hotter  Coaft.  Biitthecaufeis 
'chiefly,  for  that  theHeatof  the  Morning  fiicceedeth  the  Cold  of  the 
/  Night :  and  partly, becaufe  (many  times)  the  Sonth-VVcil  Sunne  is  too 
^  Parching.  So  likcwifc  the  FUntmg  of  them  vpon  the  Backe  of  a  Chimney^ 
whereaF/Vf  iskept,  doth  halkn  their  Comming  on,  and  Ripening  :  Nav 
more,  the  iJr4ir/»g  of  the  /?«»§/)«  in  to  the  Infide  ofa  Rtome^  where  a  Fire 
is  continually  kept,workcth  the  fame  Httcd:  WTiich  hath  been  tried  with 
Grapes  •  In  fo  much  as  they  will  come  a  Moncth  earlier,  than  the  G  rapes 
abroad. 

Befidcs  the  two  Met/ie^  oi Accelerating  Gt/minatiatt/oTmcrW  described' 
That  is  to  (ay,  the  Mendingoi' the  T^ri/Ament  j  and CPffi/ordngof  the  ' 
Spirtt  o[  the  Plant  •  there  is  a  Third  j  Which  is  the  Making  Wi/ for  the 
Eafte  Comming  to  the  Noarifbpteni^  and  Drawing  it.  And  therefore  Gentle 
Digging  and  L  oofening  of  the  Earth  about  the  Roeti  of  Trees  j  And  the  Re- 
mouing  Herbs  and  Plowtrs'mto  nc\^  Earth,  once  in  twoyeares,  (which  is 
the  lame  thing ;  For  the  new  Earth  is  euer  loofer)  doth  greatly  further  the  , 
Pr0^ering,andE.vlint(feo(  PLmts.  \ 

But  the  mort  admirable  Acceleration  by  PaeiUtating  the  Nonri/hment, 
is  that  o( Water.  For  a  Standard  ofa  Damatke  Rofe  with  the  Root  on^  i 
was  fet  in  a  Chamber,  where  no  Fire  was,  vprightin  an  Earthen  Panne,  ) 
full  of  fj/re /A^rer,  without  anyMixnire,  halfe  a  foot  vndcr  the  ii'Uter  ; 
the  .T/./^i/jri/ being  more  than  two  foot  high  aboue  the  neater  :  Within 
the  Space  often  dayes,  the  Standard  did  put  forth  a  faire  Greene  Leafcj  1 
and  fomc  other  little  Buds,  which  flood  at  a  (lay,  without  anv  Shew  of  ' 
decay  or  withering,  more  than  fcuen  Dayes.  But  afterwards  thatLcafc  | 
faded,  biit  the  young  ]5uds  did  fprouton  ;  which  afterward  opened  into  ' 
faire  Lcaui-s,  inrhcfpaceof  three  Moneths  j  And  continued  foa  while  ' 
after,  rill  vpon  Kcmonall  wee  left  theTriall.  But  note  that  the  Leaaes 
were  fomcwliat  p.iler,  and  lighter  coloured,  than  the  LcauesvCe  to  bee 
abroad.  Norctlut  thefirft  Hmds  were  in  the  End  of  Of?tf^L'r  •  And  it  is 
likely  that  if  it  had  hcene  in  the  Spring  time,  it  would  haue  put  forth 
with  greattr  flrcngth,  and  (it  may  bee)  to  haue  growne  on  to  beare  ' 
Flowers.  By  this  Meanes,  you  ma:y  haue  (as  it  fctmeth)  kifes  iet  in  '• 
the  middeft  of  a  Pp^^,  being  fupportcd  with  (bme  Hay  ;  Which  is  Mat-  ; 
I  ter  of  Rareneflc  and  Pleafure,  though  of  fmall  Vic.  This  is  the  more  j 

K.  3  ftrange, 


107 


405 


4o<5 


4'^7 


ig8 


408 


4oi? 


410 


411 


412 


jSfaturall  Hifloij: 


I 


Experiment  s 
in  Confort, 
1  toucbingthe 
I  Putting  backe  or 
'  Retardation  of 
t  Germination. 


It  range,  for  thar  the  like  Rt)/e-jidnd.xrdwa.s  put,  actliL- fame  timc,into  fi''4-'| 
fer  mixed  with  Hffrje-Jttng J  the  Horle- dung  about  the  fourth  Parr  to  the 
«'/j^o-,andinfoure  Moncthslpace  (while  it  was  obferucd)  put  not  forth 
aqy  Leafe,  though  diuers  B»(t  at  the  firrt,  as  the  other. 

A  Dutch  Flatter, thatha<i3.BulhittM«ft,  wkslikewifc  put  at  the  fame 
time,  all  vnderW^<<;cr,fome  two  or  three  Fingersdeepe  ;  Andwithinfe-. 
uen  dayes  fprouted,  and  continued  long  after,  further  Growing.  There 
were  alfo  put  in, a  Beet-Rant^  a  BerrAge-Reet^dxid  a  Raddtfh  A^^^f, which  had 
all  their  Leaucs  cut  almolk  clofe  to  the  Hoots  ;  And  within  lix  weekes  had 
&irc  Leaues  •  And  focontinued  till  the  end  oiNsuember. 

Note,  thazii Roots,  or  Petfe,  or  Blower Sy  may  bee  Mcderated'm  their 
Cotuminsi  and  Ripenings  there  is  a  double  Profit  -  The  one  in  the  high  Price 
that  thole  Things  beare  when  they  come  early  :  The  other  in  the  Swift - 
nsjj'eohhcix  Returnes  :  Forinfome  .Grounds  which  are  ftrong,  youfliall 
hauc  a  Raddi^,^c.come  in  a  MonethiThat  in  other  Grounds  wil  nor  come 
in  tw  J  5  And  lo  make  double  Retttrnes. 

W/'^'4r  alfo  was  put  into  the  f^Jtfr,  and  came  not  forth  at  all ;  So  as  it 
fecmcth  there  mud  bee  fome  Strength  andBulke  m  the  Body,  put  into 
i\\c  Witery^sii'vim  Roots ;  ¥  01  Graints  or  Seeds^  the  Cold  of  tht  ivater 
will  mortific.  But  cafually  Tome  P^'i^'M/ lay  vnder  the  Pan,  which  was 
fomcwhatmoilknedbythcSuingofthePan  ;  which  in  iix  weekes  (as 
aforcfaid;  looked  mouldy  to  the  Eye,  but  it  was  fprouted  forth  halfe  a  fin- 
gers length.  J...  ■.;.:.  _     .; 

Itfeemethby  iht^t  Infiances  o£  ivAter^  that  for  Nouriflimcior,  the 
fvater  is  almolt  all  in  all,  and  that  the  Esrth  doth  but  keepe  the  PUnt  vp' 
right,  andfaue  it  from  Ouer-heat,  and  Ouer<old  •  And  therefore  is  aj 
Comfortable  Experiment  for  good  Drinkers.  It  proueth  alfo  that  our 
former  Op/»7ff«  ^  ThatDrinke  incorporate  with  FlcQi,  or  Roots,  (as  in 
Capon-Beere^  Sdc)  will  nourilh  more  eaiily,  than  Meat  and  Drinke  taken 
feuerally. 

Iht  HoHfingoi Plants  (Iconceiue)  willboth  Accelerate  GetTfiindtion^ 
and  bring  forth  FW^r^and  PUnts'm  the  Colder  Seafoas  :  And  as  wee 
J/onfe  Hot'Countrey  Plants^  as  Limons,  Orettges,  Myrtles^  to  faue  them  j  So 
wee  ma.y  Houfe  ourowne  Couatrej  Plants,  to  forward  them,  and  make 
themconieinthe  Cold  Scafons  •  In  fuch  fort,  that  you  may  haue  Fio- 
leif,  siraw-berries ,  Pea/e,  all  Winter  :  So  that  you  fow ,  or  lemoue.them 
at  fit  rimes.  This  Experiment  is  to  bee  referred  vnto  the  Comforting  of  the 
Spirit  o(  the  Pknt,  by  i-ra/mth,  as  well  asHouJi»g  their  Boughes,  &c.  So 
then  thQ  A feanes ,  to  Jccelerate  Germination,  are  in  Particubr  eight,  in 
Gcncrall  three. 

TO  make  Rofes,  or  other  Blowers  come  late-,  it  is  an  Experiment  of; 
Pleafure.  For  the  Ancients  efteemed  much  of -Rfl/4  5^r<j.  And  in- I 
deed  the  Nouember-Rofe  is  the  fweeteft,hauing  bcene  leffe  exhaled  by  the  \ 
Sunne.  The  Meanes  are  thcfc.  Firft,  t\it  Cutting  off  their  Tops,  imme-;. 
diately  after  they  haue  done  Bearing  j  And  then  they  will  corae  againej 

the. 


Century.     V. 

the  (cime  veare  about  Nouember  :  But  they  will  lioc  co;>V<i  iuft  oa.tiic 

Tops,  w'k  re  they  were  cut  J  but  out  ot  thoic  Shoots,  u'hich  \s<;\i:  (as  it 

vvete,)  irjicr-Boughts.  The  Caw/if  is,  tor  that  the  Sap,  whidioiht-rwife. 

\  would  !iaue  fed  the  Top,  thouo^h  after  Bearing,)  will,  bv  the  Ji^cliarge 

■  ofthat,  diuert  vnto  the  Side- S prouts  j  And  tht'ywill  cotiiG  a)  bcare' 

j  but  later.  r^:  ::>:.  .ulatM'<i\\   i  si-)Ai-;\.:M\-N  ■■:  '■.'-! 

I      The  Second  is  the  PuliUig6f(he^it4sffi.heRfife,w\\qn  thcy^K  Nevdy 

i  knotted-^  For  then  the  Side-Branches  will  bearc.  II\e  C^ufe  is  the  fiiue 

with  the  former :  For  Cmtingeff^theTofs^  and  Puilifls^  ojJ'th<J^uJs^  worke 

the  fimc  Effed,  in  Retention  of  the  Sap  for  a  time,  anil  Diueifioi)  of  it  to 

the  Sprouts,  thatwerenorfo  forward  2iJo^i  /  io  -^k3iv!id3ii;  ,:r:o\ 

The Thirdis the  Cuttntg  off  fome  fewbfchc Tap-i6ai^hes  mt\\Q  Sprin^- 
tims,  but  (Liftenng  the  lower  Boughcs  tp  grow  on.  ThcC4i»/cis,  tor  that 
the  Boughes  doe  helpe  to  draw  vp  the  Sap  more  Urongly  \  And  wee  fee 
that  in  Fowling  of  Trees,  many  doc  vfeto  leaueaBoughor  twoonthe 
Top,  tohclpeto  drawvp  the  Sap.  And  it  is  reported  alfo,  that  if  you 
grAft  vpon  the  Bough  ofa  Tree,  ancicHtDJ^Topie  Q(jhe  old  Boughcs,  the 
new Cionswill penfli.  i  .-yhO  ■■■  ^   ■  ^  v  . 

The  Fourth  is  by  L4yMg  the  Rotts  hare  ahi^t  Chrlfimoi^  fomc  d ayes. 
The  Cat//(i-i  plaine,  for  that  it  doth  arreft  the.Sappe,  from  going  vp- 
wards,  for  a  time  ;  Which  Avrcl\  is  afterwards  i^ejcafed  by  the  Coue- 
ringofthc  Root againe  with  Earth  j  Andtli^n  lhe,"3ap  gcttcthvp,  but 
later.  "  •  v>  •...•■  :i>  .».,- ,v;rr 

The  Fitth  is  the  Remomng  of  the  TretSomt  Monctli  before  it  Ruddeih. 
The  Cjufeis^  for  that  fomc  time  willbcqtequire^lattcr  r^\c  f^aH^He^  for 
the  Refctling,  before  it  can  draw  the  luycq ;  And  ch4t,tinae  bei.n^bH  jthc 
Bloflbme  mull  needs  come  forth  later.  ;  i  • . 7 , ,  -,   ;  j,  -  mj  ' ;  •;  v; ;  .  t  ^  -^r  n : ,  ; 

The  Sixth  is  the  Qra/trng  o^Rofes  in  May^  whichcppimonlydartiiners 
doe  not  till  luly ;  And  then  they  bearc  not  till  tlie  N(jxt  Yeare.  j  ^it^fyou 
graftthemin  yW^;f,  they  will  beare  the  fame  yeare,  Initiate.'.  -.  <Sv\it)'.':'. 

She  Seuenth  is,  the  Girding  of  the  l^dyoi  the  Tree  about  with  lome 
Packc-threcd  ;  For  that  alfo^  in  a  degree,  reftraipeth  the  Sap,  andma- 
kcth  it  come  vp,  more  late,  and  more  Slowly. 

:  The  Eighth  is,  the  Plaming  of  tlicmina  <yW<!,or^na  Hedge  The  Caufc 
is,  partly  the  Keeping  out  of  the  Sunne,  which  hafteneth  the  Sap  to  rite ; 
And  partly  the  Robbing  of  them  of  Nourilliment,  by  the  Stu'tfcin  thcf 
Hedge.  Thcfe  Mcanes  may  bee  ^Traftifed  vpon  other,  both  Trees,  and 
fiowuvs.,  Mutatis  Afuitndis.  \ 

Men  h.nic  cntert.xined  a  Conceit  that  (lieweth  prettily  5  Namely,  that 
if  you  graft  a  Ldte-  Camming  Fruit,  vpon  a  St«x:ke  ofa  Frwt-tyee,  that  Cum- 
TTKth  early,  the  GvMwiWhciX'^  Fruit  early  j  Asa  Peach  upon  aCherrv  ; 
And conrrariwl{e,if an  EArly-Comming-Fruit  vpQo.a,StQCkc  ofa  Prpit-trei 
that  Commcth  late,  the  Graft  willbeaEC  Fruit  late  -  Asa  Chetry  vpona  ' 
Peach.  Butrhefearebutlmaginations,afldvntruc.' TheC4*/*is,  for^bjit 
tlieCionsouer-tuleth  the  Stocke quite  ;  Aodthe  %ockeis  but^lTiue 
onely , antl  giuctli  Aliment,  but  no  Motion  to  ihe-Guft.         rioir  v-;  •  l 


fop 


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415 


415 


417 


41S 

4.>? 


4:1 


no 

Experiments 
in  Ccnforc, 
touching  the 
Meliiraiion  of 
Fruits,  Trcet, 
and  Pltntt. 


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^amraU  Hi/iorj: 


Wcc  Will  /pcakc  no  w,   how  to  niakc  FruitSy  Flowers^  and 
/^(70?j-  larger ;  in  more  plenty  ;  and  iwecter  ;  cban  they  vfc  > 
CO  bee  ;  And  how  to  make  the  Trees  ihcmlclucs,  more  Ta  11  jj 
morc5prcad  j  and  more  Hallic  and  Sudden  j  than  they  vfci 
CO  be.  Wherein  there  is  no  doubt,  but  the  former  Experiments 
of  Acceleration  y  will  fcruc  much  to  thcfc  purpoles.   And  a- 
gainc,  that  thefc  Experiments,  which  wee  fhall  now  fee  do  wne, 
doc  fcruc  alfo  for  Acceleration  ;  bccaufe  both  Effcds  proceed 
from  chcEncrcafc  of  Vigour  in  the  Tree  ;  But  yet  to  auojd 
Confufion  j  Andbccaufc  fomcof  the Meancs  arc  more  pro- 
per for  the  one  EfFcd,  and  fomc  for  the  other,  wcc  will  handle 
them  apart. 


It  is  anafliircd  Experiencc,thatan  Hetp  oi  P  lint  fix  stene^  laidaboiittbe 
Botteme  of  a  mlde-Tree^  (as  an  Oake,  Elme,  Afh  ,&c.)  vpon  the  firft  Plan- 
ting, doth  make  it  pro! per  double  as  much,  as  without  it.  TheCrf»/ris, 
for  that  it  retaineth  the  Nloifturc,Which  falleth  at  any  time  vpon  the  Tree, 
andfufferethitnottobee  exhaled  by  the  Sunne.  Againe,  itkecpeththc 
Tree  warme,  from  Cold  Blafts  and  Frofts ,  as  it  Were  in  an  Houfc.  It  may 
be  alfo,  there  is  (omewhat  in  the  Keeping  of  it  fteady  at  the  firft.  Qudre^x't 
Laving  of  Straw  fome  Height  about  the  Body  of  a  Tree^  will  not  make  the  \ 
Tret  forwards.For  though  the  Root  giueth  the  Sap,yet  it  is  the  Body  that ) 
drawethit.  But  you  muftnote,  that  if  you  lay  St0nes  sbowt  the  ftalkeof 
Lettuce,  or  other  Plants,that  ate  more  foft,it  will  oucr-moiften  the  Ronts^ 
fo  as  the  Wormes  will  eat  them. 

A  Tree,  at  the  ^i^Settingt  (hould  noihte  Shaken^  vntill  it  hxth  taken 
RiOtfuUy  :  And  therefore  fome  hauc  put  two  little  Forkes  about  the  Boc- 
tomc  of  their  Tr^Mj  tokeepethcm  vpright  j  But  after  a  yearcs  Rooting^ 
then  Shaking  doth  the  Trtegood^  by  Loofeningof  the  Earth,  and(pcf- 

I  haps)  by  Exercifing  (as  it  were)  and  S  tirring  the  Sap  of  the  Tree. 

Generally,  the  Cutting  AWtj  of  B0ughes  and  Suckers  at  the  Jiaot  and 
S^d]!,  doth  mAVcTreet  grow  high  j  And  contrariwife,  ibc  P^wUh^  and 
Ctttt'iN^  of  the  Top,  maketh  them  grow  fpread,  and  Bufhy .  As  we  fee  ih 
P«llardsMc. 

It  is  reported ,  that  to  make  ha^ji  Grewing  Ctpfice-  IVeods,  the  way  is,  to 

'  rake  n^iSorr^  SdUtw^  PopUr,  Alder  ^  of  fomc  feucn  yearcs  gtv^wth  •,  And  to' 
fet  them,  not  vpright,  but  a-flope,  a  reafonable  depth  vnder  the  Ground,. 
And  then,  infteadof  oneRoot,  they  will  put  forth  many,  and  fo  carry 
more  Shoots  vpon  a  Scemme. 

When  you  Would  haue  m*ny  new  Rc«ts  of  Fr nit-Trees^  take  a  Lev 
Tree^  and  bow  it,  and  lay  all  his  branches  a-flat  vpon  the  Ground,  amd 
caft  Earth  vpon  them  5  Andcuery  Twiggewill  takcRoot.  Andthisisa 
very  profitable  £x^fr/i»«»;  for  CdftlyTrw  ;  (for  the  Boughes  will  make 

Stockcs] 


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Cfniury.    W  \      ui 

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Sc6ckes  with  3i)t  charge  •  )  Such  as  arc  Apricots^  Pe^'chvSyyflwoiJT^Co/- 
fitH.i/i.<,Mili/e>icjyFigx^&cc.Thc  like  is  conciiuuliy  pradiltd  with  /■';>«■/, 
Rofa,  Mtiske-Refs^icc. 

From  M./)' to /«/y  you  may  take  off  the  i?rf;/('e  of  any  ^o/<^/),  being  of :  427 
the-  Bigncllc  ot'thrceor  fourc  Inches,  andcoucr  the  bare  Piacc,  lomc- 
w'hat  aboue,andbelow,with  Loame  well  tempered  with  Horle-cUmg, 
binding  it  fart  downe.  Then  cut  otf  the  Bough  about  AlhoUonttde  in  the 
bare  place ,and  let  ii  in  the  Ground;  And  it  will  grow  to  be  a  [uxcTree 
inoncVcarc.  TheCjw/emaybe,  for  that  the  B.ninq^  from  the  B,vi;e 
ktcperh  rhe Sjp  from  delcending towards  Winter ,and  fo holdtth  it  in 
the  Bough  ;  And  it  may  be  alio  that  the  Loame  and  Horfe- Dung  ap 
phed  to  the  bare  place ,doemoiften  it,andchefiiliit,and  make  t?  more 
apt  to  put  forth  the  Root.  Note,  that  this  may  be  a  gcnerall  Meanes 
for  keeping  vp  the  Sap  oi Trees  in  their  Boughes; Which  may  ieruc  to 
other  Etfeds. 

It  hath  bccnc  pra^flifed  in  Trees ^  that  fhcw  fatre,  and  bearc  not,  to         428 
Pore. I  Hole  ihorow  the  Heurt oithic  Tree,  and  thereupon  it  will  beare. 
Which  may  be  for  chat  the  Jrff  before  had  too  much  RtfUtioi,  and 
was  oppreltld  with  his  owne  Sap  ,  iot  Repletion  is  an  Enemic  to  Ge- 
neration. 

It  hath  beenc  pradifed  in  Trees,  that  doc  not  beare,  to  cleauc  two  4^^ 
or  three  oi  the  Chiefe  Koots,and  to  put  into  the  Cleft  a  ("mall  Pebble, 
which  may  kccpe  ic  opcn,and  then  it  wilA  bciarc.The  Cjufi:  may  be,  for 
thata  Root  of  a  Tree  may  be  ( as  it  were, )  Hide-bound,  no  ielfe  than 
the  Body  of  the  Tree  •,  But  it  will  notkeepe  open  without  fomcwhat 
put  into  it.  .  ' 

It  IS  vfually  praiffifed,  to  fet  Trees  that  require  much  Sunne,  vpon'\  41  c 
fyjUs  againff  the  South  ^  As  Apricots, Peaches, plums ^Vines, Figs,  awl  the 
hke.Ic  hath  a  double  Commodity  ;  Tbeoncy  the  He.it  oi  the^^vj/Zby 
Refieliion  ^  The  other,  ihcTaking  aw.iy  ofxhe  Sktde ;  Forwhona  Jree 
groweth  round,  the  vppcr  Boughes  ouer-iTiadow  the  lower ;  But  when 
it  is  I'prcad  vponaWall,thc  Sunaecommethalike,vpon  the  vpper,and 
lower  Branches. 

It  hath  alfo  beenc  pva^Tiireil  ( by  ferae)  to  pu'l  off  Ibme  LeJHes  from         43 1 
the  ]  ires  [hfpre.id,  that  the  Sonne  may  come  vpon  the  houfh  and  Fruit 
the  better.  There  hath  becne  pradtifedalfoa  Curiofiry,  "to  fet  aTrtY 
vpon  the  Norw-Sidv  ofa  Wall,  and  at  a  litde  height,  to  draw  him  tho- 
row  the  V\"all,  and  fpr^-ad  him  vpon  the  South-Side  :  Concciuing  that 
the  Root  and  lowt-i  Part  bf  the  Stocke  tliould  enioy  the  ikllinelfe  of       <-'t  ? 
thc-Shade  •,  And  the  Vpper  Bjughcs,  aud  fruit,  the  Comtort  of  the 
SujiBc.  But  it  (fOrted  not-,The  Canfe  is, for  that  the  koot  rcquifeililbmc' 
Comfojt  from  the  Sunne,though  vnder  Earih,as  vf  ell  as  the  JJd^-;  And. 
the  Lower  Part  of  via-  Body  more  than  the  Yppc*, as  wee  fee  inCom- 
pajftf^aT/ffbelowwich  Srraw,       '.',.'        1    >    ■  I    ^r*^ 

Tiic  f.oirnejJcoi^ihvEtiKs^),  Where  the /y«/«  commeth,  m  aktth  the        432 
r*'w// greater,  and  to ripcu  better  5  For  youthaUeuerfeein  Aprims. 

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^hQiturall  HiHcr) : 


PeachefyOrAfelo-Cetones^yponi  wall,  chcgrcacclt  Friius  towards  the 
Bottomc.  And  in  Fraitce  the  Gr^/»fx  that  make  the  ivine^s^row  vpou  low 
Vines,  bound  to  fmall  Stakes. And  the  raifed  Vines  in  Arbours  make 
but  Vcriiiyce.lt  is  true,  that  in  It-ily^  and  other  Countries,  where  they 
hauc  hotter  Siinne,they  r.-iife  them  ypoaElmes,  and  Trees ,  But  I  con- 
ceiue,  that  if  the  French  Manner  of  Planting  low,  were  brought  in  vfe 
there,thcirff  ;■««  would  be  ftronger  and  fwceter.Buc  it  is  more  charge- 
able in  refpe^  of  the  Props.  It  were  good  to  trie  whether  a  7>ff  graf- 
ted fomewhat  nearc  the  Ground,  and  the  lower  boughes  only  main- 
I  rained,  aed  the  higher  continually  proined  off,  would  not  makealar- 
^  ger  Fruit. 

To4iaue  Fruit  in  Greater  Plenty^  the  way  is,  to  graft,  not  onely  vpon 
young  5rof/'j,but  vpon  diuers  Btu^hes  of  an  old  Tree-^  for  they  will  beare 
great  Numbers  of  Fruit ;  Whereas  if  you  graft  but  vpon  one  Stocke,^ 
the  Tree  can  beare  but  few. 

TheD/^^/wg  yearely  about  the  Rttts  of  rrf«,which  is  a  great  means, 
both  to  ihi:  Acceleration  AV\d^dieration  of  Fruits  jis  pT&^Ucd  in  nothing 
but  in  rinej-.  Which  if  it  were  transferred  vnto  other  T/ft/jand  shrubs, 
(  as  Ao/ej,&c.)I  concciue  would  aduance  them  likeWife. 

It  hath  beenc  knowne,that  a  Fruit'Tree  hath  beene  blowne  vp  (al- 
raoft)by  t  he  Roots,  and  fct  vpagainc,  and  the  next  ycarc  bare  excee- 
dingly. The  C4*f/t  of  this,  was  nothing  butiheLo<>/f«/«gofthe£.'/rf^, 
which  comforteth  any  Tree-^ind  is  fit  to  be  pradifed,morc  than  it  is,  in 
Frmt'Trets ;  For  Trees  cannot  be  fo  fitly  remoued  into  New  G  rounds, 
as  Flowers  and  Herbs  mAy. 

To  rcuiueanoWxrWjthe  Digging  of  it  about  the  ^Roor/,  and  Ap- 
plying new  Mould  to  the  Roots,is  the  way.  We  fee  alfo  that  Draught- 
Oxen,  put  into  fref"h  Pafture,  gather  new  and  tender  Flelli :  And  in  all- 
Things,  better  nourilliracnt  than  hath  beenc  v fed,  dorh  helpc  to  re 
new  •  Efpecially,  ifit  be  not  onely  better,  but  changed,  and  differing 
from  the  former. 

Ifan  HerbebeciM  off  from  the  Roots,  in  the  beginning  of  Winter, 
and  then  the  Earth  be  trodden  an  d  beaten  downe  hard,  with  the  Foot 
and  Spade  ,the  Roots  will  become  of  very  great  Magnitude  inSummer. 
The  Rcafon  is,  for  that  the  Moifture  being  forbidden  tp  come  vp  in  thi 
Plant,  ftayeth  longer  in  the  Root,  and  fo  dilarcth  it.  And  Gardiners  vt  | 
to  tread  downe  any  loofe  Ground,  after  they  haue  fowne  Owo/j/,  or  I 
Taniips,Scc.  I 

IfpjwjVaw?  be  laid  below,  and  about  the  Bortome  ofa  ^<?(?r,  it  will' 
caufe  the  Root  to  grow  to  an  Excefliue  Bignefle.  The  Ca»fe  is,  for  that 
beingitlelfeofaSpungy  Subftance,  it  draweththe  Moifture  of  the 
Earth  to  itj  and  fo  feedeth  the  Root.  This  is  ofgreateft  vie  for  Onions, 
Turnips, Parfnift,ind  Garrets. 

The  shifting  o(  Grtundis  a  Meanes  to  better  the  Tree,  and  Fruit  • 
But  with  this  Caution^That  all  Things  do  profper  befl,when  they  are 
aduanccd  to  the  better :  Your  Nurferyoi stocks  ought  to  be  in  a  more 
L,    '•   ■  Barrenl 


Century.   V. 

BcUrcn  GronnJjhan  the  Ground  is  whercimco  you  rem  one  them.  So 
all  Gr.ifurs  prcl  rrc ;  licir  CaLccll  from  meaner  Failures  to  better,  Wc 
Jce^llo,  that  Hire' iclfe  in  Youth  Icn^tlintth  Life,  becaufe  it  leaueth 
a  Chenfning  to  tiic  better  of  the  Bodie,  in  Age  :  Nay  in  Exerci- 
fcs,  it  is  gootl  to  beginne  with  the  hardeftj  as  Dancing  in  Thickc 
Shooes,&c. 

Ifhathbccne  obfcrucd,  ihat  Hack ingof  Trees  in  their  F^ric,  both 
dovvne-righr,  and  acroiTc,  fo  as  you  make  them  rather  in  flices,than  in 
continued  Hackcs,doth  great gooci  to  7>«f/; Andefpecialiy deliuereth 
them  from  being  Htde-handy  and  killeth  their  Moflb. 

sbjde  to  fome  pLmts  conduceth  to  make  them  large,  and  profpe- 
rous,  more  th.in  S;m/!c  ^  As  is  Strawberries ,  and  Bayes,  ice.  Therefore 
amongd  StrJivLerrus,  (u\v  here  and  there  fome  Borrajre-Seed  -  And  you 
{hill  tuK\cihcStr.nvl/crrics  vnder  thofeLcaucs  farremorc  large  than 
their  rcljowcs.  And  B^ycs  you  muft  plant  tothcA^crr/>  j  Or  defend 
thcmfromthe5«««i'byaHcvl^e-Row  j  And  when  youfowthcB^- 
r/cSyWccd  not  the  ihirdcrsjov  me  tirll  haltc  yeare  j  For  the  freedgmoih 
them  Sihidc. 

To  increafc  the  Crops  o{ plants,  there  would  be  confideredjnot  only 
the  liicreuiin^^  the  Lull  ol  i  he  Earth,OT  of  the  fiwtpm  the  fauing  alfo  of 
that  which  Ts fpilt.So  they  haue  lately  madeaTrialljto^ff  w-7;f./r, which 
ncuerthelcire  hath  beene  left  off,bccaulc  of  the  trouble  and  painesjYct 
fo  much  is  true,  that  there  is  much  faucd  by  the  Setting,  in  comparifon 
ofthatwhu.h  is^oirtv: .  Both  by  keeping  it  from  being  picked  vpby 
Birds  J  And  by  AuoiJing  the  Shallow  lying  of  it,  whereby  much  that 
is  fowcn  u  keth  no  Root. 

It  is  prcfcribed  by  fome  of  the  AnciemSy  that  you  take  SmdlTreeSy 
vpon  which  Figs  or  other  Fruit  grow,  being  yet  vn-ripe  j  and  couer  the 
Treesin  theMtddlc  oiAut'^nme  with  dung,vntill  the  Spring-,  And  then 
take  them  vp  in  a  warmc  day,and  replant  them  in  good  ground-.  And 
by  that  meancs,the  former  yeares  Tree  will  be  ripe,  as  by  a  new  Birthj 
when  other  Trees  of  the  fame  kind,doe  but  bloflome.  But  this  fcemeth 
to  haue  no  great  Pobability. 

It  is  reported  jthdt  if  you  take  A'/trf  ,and  mingle  it  with  wateryio  the 
thicknclle  of  /7(?«q',and  therewith  annoint  the  5«(i,aftcr  the  rifte  is  cut, 
it  will  fpront  forth  within  eight  dayes,  Ther.7«/J'islikcto  be,  (  if  the 
Expcri.-;ian  be  true, )  the  Opening  of  the  Bud,  and  of  the  Parts  Conti- 
guous, by  the  Spirit  ot  the  Nitre  j  For  Nitre  is  (as  it  were)  the  Life  of 
rcji^ctaUcs. 

XdkcSeedyOr  Kcr/^idso(  Apples^  Pearcs,0 rentes;  Or  a  Pe.^rhy  or  a 
Plufii'Stoney  &c.  And  putthemintoa  J'.ywz//,  (  wh^h  is  like  a  great 
Onion ^ )  and  they  will  come  vp  much  earlier  than  in  the  Earth  it  lelfe. 
This  I  concciue  to  bee  as  a  Kinde  ot  Crafting  in  the  Root  j  For  as  the 
Stockeofa  Graft  yeelderh  better  prepared  nourilliment  to  the  Graft, 
than  the  Crude  Ear[  h  ;  So  the  Sqtrill  doth  the  like  to  the  Seed.  And  I 
luppofc  the  fame  would  be  done,by  Putting  Kernells  into  a  Turnips  or 

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the  likCiSauc  that  the  Squill  is  more  Vigorous  and  Hoc.Ic  m.iy  be  tried 
alfo,  with  purring  Onien-Seed  into  an  Onion-He^id^which  thcreby(per- 
haps  )  will  bring  iortha  larger,  and  earlier  Onion, 

The  PnVi^jW  of  a  f  r«;>  in  ieuerail  places,  when  it  is  almoft  at  his 
Bignefle,  and  before  it  ripeneth,hathbccne  pradiied  with  iliccefle,  to 
ripen  the  Fruit  more  fuddenly.  Wee  fee  the  Example  ol  the  Biting  of 
l^-ifpes^  orfFormes,  vpon  f/w/V,  whereby  it  (  manifcltly  )  ripcncth  the 
fooner. 

It  is  reported,  that  ^/{;<z  i»/<7r/«/7  (  Sea-weed)  putvnderthe^Joofjo/ 
Cole  worts,  and  (  perhaps  )  of  other  Plants,  will  further  their  Growth. 
The  vcrtue  (  no  doubt )  haih  Relation  to  Salt,  which  is  a  great  Helpe 
1  to  Fertility. 

It  hath  beene  pr;adifed,tocutofFthe  Stalkes  oicucumbers,  imme- 
diatly  after  their  £em«g,clofe  by  the  Earth  j  And  then  to  caft  a  pret- 
tie  Quantity  of  Earth  vpon  the  plant  that  remaineth  •,  andthc-y  will 
bearc  the  next  yeare  Fruit,  long  before  the  ordinary  time.  The  C4»/f 
may  be,  for  that  the  Sap  goeth  downe  the  fooner,  and  is  not  fpent  in 
the  Staike  or  Leafe,  which  remaineth  after  the  Fruit.  Where  note, 
that  the  Z>j'/«^,in  the  Winter,  of  the  Roots  of  plants,tl\3Li  are  Annmll, 
fecmeth  to  bee  partly  caufed  by  the  Over-Expcnce  of  the  Sap  into 
Staike  and  Leaues  j  which  being  prcucntcd,they  will  fupcr-anraie,  if 
they  {land  warme. 

"the  Pulling  oj^'many  of  the  Blojfomes  from  a  Frttir-Tree, doih  make 
the  Fruit  fairer.  The  Caufe  is  maniteft  •,  ,For  that  the  Sap  hath  the  lefie  L 
to  nourirti.  And  it  is  a  Common  Experience,  that  if  you  doe  not  pull 
off  Come  BloJJhmes  ythe  fir  a  lime  s,  Tree  bloometh,  it  will  bloflbroe  ic 
felfe  to  death. 

It  were  good  CO  try,  what  would  be  the  Efit.5k,  iC  a\\  the  Blojfomes 

were  pulled  from  a  Fmf-rrfc  J  Ov  the  A corncs  and  Chefnut-buds,  &c. 

from  a  tvilde  Tree,  for  two  yeares  together.I  fuppofethat  the  Tree  will 

either  put  forth  the  third  yeare, bigger, an4  more  plcntifuU  Fruit  j  Or 

I  elfe  the  fame  yeares,  larger  Leaues,becaufe  of  the  Sap  ftored  vp. 

It  hath  beene  generally  receiued,  that  &  Plant  watered  with  ivarnie 
water,will  come  vp  fooner  and  better,  than  with  Cold  Water,or  with 
Showres.  But  our  Er,periment  oUyateringivheatvf\ih}yarmey/,iter  ( as 
hath  beene  faid)rucceeded  not  j  which  may  be,bec3ule  the  Try  all  was 
too  lare  in  the  Yeare,  vi\.  intheEndofOffe^fr.  For  the  Cold  then 
comming  vpon  the  Seed^siitcx  it  was  made  more  tender  by  the  Warme 
Water,  might  checke  it. 

There  is  no  doubt,but  that  Grafting(  for  the  mod  Part )  deih  melio- 
rate the  Fruit.  The  Caufe  is  maniteft;  For  that  the  Nourifhmcnt  is  bet- 
ter prepared  in  the  Stocke,  than  in  the  Crude  Earth :  But  yet  note  well, 
that  there  be  fome  Trees,  that  are  faid  to  come  vp  more  happily  from 
the  Kernell,  than  from  the  Graft  ;  As  the  Peach,and  Melocotone.  The 
C4«/Jiruppofctobe,  for  that  thofe  p/<?«r/  require  a  Nourifhment  of 
great  Moifture  J  And  though  the  Nouriftimentofthe^fofi^e be  finer, 

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nnd  better  prepared,  yetiris  not  (o  moill^  and  pleatiuiH,  asrhcNou-; 
rillimcnt  ot  the  Eti)  //;.  And  indeed  vvc  fee  tliofc  Fruits  are  vcrv  cold  Piuin  ( 
in  their  N.^tLire. 

It  hath  becne  rccciiicd,  that  a  Smaller  Peire^  grafted vpon  zStocke  '  ^j^ 
that  beareth  a  greater  Peart,  will  become  Great,  but  I  thiiikeit  is  as 
true,  as  that  oiihcPrime-Frmt  vponthe  Late  StotLe  ;  And  c  corduerff  j 
which  wee  reie>5ted  before. :  For  the  Cw^nvill  goucrne^  Ncuerdiekflt 
it  IS  probable  enough,  that  if  you  can  get  a  Owr  to  growvpon  uStccke 
of  another  kinde,  that  is  much  moiltcr  than  hi;  ownc  Si«cke ,  it  may 
make  the  Fro/t  Greater,  becaufcit  wiUyeeld  more  plentiful  1  Nouruli- 
liient  j  Though  it  IS  like  it  will  make  the  Fr*«Bafcr.  Butgencrally,  the 
Gr4/r/«^  is  vpon  a  dryer  5<#f^r  ;  Asthe^/Jp/fvponaCri^  .  The  Piarc  vp- 
oiMX  Thame -^c.  Yet  it  is  reported,  thatinthc  i!:.*B'-C*)»nrr/«  they  will 
^nk an ^ppleCiens  vpon  the  St0cLeo[ a.  C0le-w»rt^  and  itwillbcarea 
groat  llaggy  Apple  ;  The  Ker>?eU  of  which ,  if  it  be  fet^will  be  a  Cole-wort^ 
and  not  an  ylpplt.  It  were  good  to  try,  whether  an  AppU-Cions  will  pro- 
fpcr,  if  it  be  grafted  vponai'4il#ir,  orvpona  Fopltr,  or  vpon  tin  Aider, 
or  vpon  an£/»w^,  or  vpon  an  Horfe-PlBmme,  which  are  the  moiftcit  of 
Trees.  I  haue  heard  that  it  hath  bccne  tried  vpon  an  Elme  ,  au\  (uc- 
cecdcd. 

It  is  manifeft  by  Experience,  that  F/owfr/ Reriioucd  wax  greater,  be-  454 
cuife  the  Nourilliment  is  more  cafily  come  by,  in  the  looie  Earth.  It 
may  bec,that  Oft  Rcgraftingofchc  fame  Cions,may  likcwifc  make  Frmt 
greater  j  AsifyoutakcaCww,  and  graft  itvpona5«*c/t^the  firflyearej 
rtnd  then  cut  it  otf,  and  graft  it  vpon  another  5f*<:^r  the  (ccond  yearejand 
fofora  third ;  Or  fourth  ycarcj  And  then  let  it  rcft,it  will  yeeld  afterward,  /' 
when  it  beareth,  the  greater  Frmt. 

O/Gtikingtheretire ■»<)•; Experiments tftrththe Nttin^,  hutthsfewce 
rcftruttd  a  proper  Place. 

Itmaketh  Figs  better,  if  a  F<<»-rr«,  when  it  beginneth  to  put  forth        455 
Leaiies^  haue  his  Top  ait  off.  Thccaufe  ispjaine,  for  that  the  Sap  hatlj 
the  Icfle  to  feed,  and  the  lede  way  to  mount :  But  it  may  bee,  the  f /^  will 
come  fomcwhat  later,  as  was  formerly  touched.  The  fame  may  bee  tried 
likewife  in  other  Trees. 

Iris  reported,  that  Mdherries  will  bee  fairer,  and  the  Treet  more  fruit-        4  5  tf 
full,  if  you  bore  the  Tr»iiilrof  the  Trtt  thorow,  in  feucrall  places,and  thruft 
into  the  Places  bored,  Wedges  of  fome  Hot  Trees,  as  Titrpenti»t\  Mtftick  - 
Tree,  Gtui  -citm^  itmiper,  &:c.  fhc  Cdufe  may  be,  for  that  Adiicnriuc  Heat 
doth  chcarc  vp  the  Natiue  luvce  of  the  Tree. 

It  is  reported,  that  Trees  will  grow  greater,  and  beare  better  Fruit,  if !        45  7 
you  put  Salt,  ov  Leesof^y'ive,  or  Hloudto  the  Raot.  The  Ccw/e  may  bee  the  i 
Encrcafing  the  Lull  or  Spirit  of  the  RM  •,  Thefe  Things  being  more  forci- 
ble ,  than  ord  ioiirv  Cemptfts.  \ 

It  is  reported  by  one  of  the  Ancients,  that  Artichoakes  will  bee  lefTe  ;       45^ 
prickly,  and  more  tender,  if  the  Seeds  haue  their  Tops  dullcd,or  grated  oif 
vpon  a  Stone.  I 

L  Herbs 


4J>'  HciiiswiW  bee tt-ndercT^aiul faircT  j  if  yo'.i  takcthcm  out vtilicds^ when 

clu'v  arc  newly  conic  vpj  .in<.l  rcmouc  tlicin  iiito/'tf/J,  witii  bctrcr.  ^jrtA. 
The  Kcinoix-  troni  y?^ii  to  !;ed\\\Vs  fpokcn  ':^fb\.-ri>rt  -,  linr  rlwr  \v.i->  in  It-iie- 
rdll  ytMTcs  5  This  is  vpon  die  liKkJcn*  The  ( aup  is  the-  la  nc  vvithorlicr  Ar- 
««tf««,  formerly  meiuioncd. 
4<5o  <"  >/e-nV/*xarereporrcdhy  one  of  the  AiKifnts^xo  profpcr  cxccciliijirlv, , 

.\v)d  to  be  better  taftcdjif  they  be  (bmctimes  watted  with  StU  vcAttr-^  A  iid  J 
much  more  with  W-'afiT  mixed  with  Nitre;  The  Spirit  of  which  is  lelTe  A- ' 
1  di)renttl«ni'4/r. 
^6 1      ;      It  IS  rcportetl  that  <  tKitif^ers wiW  prone  more  Tender,  and  Dainrs',  if  j 
i  tlicir  seeds  be  Sueped(3. 1  ittlc)  in  Milke ,  The  Ctufe  may  b(;c,  for  tlwftlic  j 
.N>/^bcing  mollified  with  the^/Zt^willbetoo  weakc  codraw  thegr."^- ! 
fer  luyccofthc  Earth,  biitoncly  the  finer.  The  lame  Expiriment  may  bee ' 
/  moilc  in  Ar$icho«kes^  and  other  lieedt,  when  you  would  take  away,  Richer  i 
I  their I'ialliincrte, or BittcrncflTe. Thcylpcakeali^i,thattlTc iikcEiieAfoI- ' 
}  lmvefh,of5i«r/)ir^inw^"ifermixcd\virh  fi*»cy-^  But  that  fecrneth  tome  not  • 
I  ilo  ^Tfflkbablc,  bccaulc  Honej  hath  too  c]uickc  a  Spirit.  5 

452        I     It  isTC|>ortcd  that  Cji^ww^i will bcc  IclTc VVstrj^  and  more  AftUn-like^ 
\  if  in  the  Pit  where  you  fet  them,  you  fill  it  (halfe  way  vp)  with  ckufc,  or 
'iiiiall  .sV/ViM.andthcripovvie  EArth  vponthem;  ForC«f«wi^o  j,.isicfecm-' 
jicthjdoc extremely aflFcd  Moiliurc •  Andoiicr-drinkcthcmfclnes^ which- 
this  Ch.ifff^orChips^  forbiddcth.Nay,  it  is  hirthet  reported,  that  ifw.'ion  ' 
[ar.»ci»ff»^*/-isgrowiic,  youlct  aPotof  watcr.abdiit  fiueoriixinchcvuli-; 
Itincefromit,  it  will,  in  24.  hourcs,  Jliootfo  much  out,  as  to  touch  the/ 
Pot ;  Which  if  it  bee  true,  it  is  an  Experiment  of  an  higher  Nature,  than  ] 
bclongcth  to  this  7*/f  fc  ;  Foritdilcaicreth  Percepttaa  in  PUnrs^  tonionc 
I  toivardsthdt  which  iTiowldhclpe  and  cojiifort  them,  thoup^hitbceatadi-  j 
f  Ibncc.  The  ancient  TraditionofthcF/>f  is  far  mote  Grange:  It  is,  that  if 
I  you  (eta  Stake,  6rProp,.romc  dirtance  from  it,  irvvill  grcwthat  way- , 
I  Which  isfarrc  Granger  (as  is  Hiid)  than  the  other  •,  For  that  Water  i\»av 
» vv(«\.Q\iys.Sjmp4tbyQ(Attr4!liatt:  But  this  of  the  5^4/t«  fccmethtobeca ' 
•  ttcalon^ie  Dilcourfe.  \ 

>5j       I     It  hath  becnc  touched  before,  that  Terehtuaien  of  Trees  doth  male ; 
ithcm  profj>cr better.  But  it  is  found  alfo,  that  it  nukerhthc  Frw/V  l\\*^ce- 
frer,  andbcttc^.  Thtdufe  is,  for  that  notwithltinding  the  Terebratltn^ 
they  may  rccciuc  Aiimcnt  luificienf  ;  And  yet  no  more  th.inth(.y  can 
]we!{ turtle,  aikldifgeft  ;  Andwithalldoc  Iwcatotitrhccourlcfland  vn- 
j profirablcit  Iiivce  5  Eucnas  it  is  in  L'ming  ( features^  which hv  M(x!crarc  j 
t  Feeding,  and  ExcecKc^  and  Sweat,  attaine  the  founJelt  Habit  of  | 
I  Body.  "  1 

4^A  I  As  Tfriyntion  doth  Meticrate  Fruit,  fo,  vpon  the  hke  renrolij  doili 
j  /:/«»«jf  of  PUnti  Bloitd  i  As  Prickitig  rimes^  or  other  T/w  f,  after  they  bee  | 
I  of  fomc  Growth  ;  And  thereby  letting  forth  Cum,  oxTenei  \  Thaigh  1 
)  this  be  not  to  continue,  as  it  is  in  Terelnation^  butatfi)me  Sealbns.  And  i 
I  it  is  reported  J  that  by  this  Artifice,  iitttr  Aimciids  haucbeene  tinned , 
;  vnio  Sweet.  -         : 

>  The 


Century,  V. 

The  Ancients  for  the  DulcQntiitg  of  F/«.>,  doc  commend  Swiit:s-d»!i^y 
aboue  all  other  D»»g  ;  Which  maybe,  bccanfc  of  the  MoiiUirc  of  that 
Bcart,  whereby  ihc  Excrement  hath  Icflfe  Acrimony  ^  For\vefcci'»'/»« 
i  and  Pigs  Flefh  is  the  Moiftell  of  Fleflies. 

I  It  isobfcmcdbyfomejthat  all  f/er^swix  fweetcr,both  in  Smell,  and 
Tafte,  if  after  they  be  grownc  vp  (bme  rcafonablc  time,  thev  bee  cut,  and 
fo  you  take  the  later  Sprouti.  The  Cdttfe  may  bee,  for  that  thclonger  the 
!  luycc  ftayeth  in  the  Root,  and  Staike,  the  better  it  concoileth.  For  one  of 
j  the  Chiefe  Caufcs,  why  Grawet^  Seeds,  and  Frmts, zx^  more  Nouriiliin^ 
I  than  LeMeiy  is  the  Length  of  time,  in  which  they  grow  to  Afttur.uio  t.  It 
I  were  not  amiflfeto  keepebackc  theSapof  fferh^  or  the  like^by  fomc  fit 
I  meancSjtillthcendof  Summer  J  whereby  (it  may  be)  they  will  be  more 
I  Nour idling. 

^  AsGr4///agdoth  Generally  adiiance  and  Melhrate  Fruits,  abouc  that 
•-which  they  vvouldbcc,  if  they  were  Ccto?  Kernels,  or  Selves,  in  regard 
1  the  NcarilhmcHt  is  better  concocted  ;  (b  (no  doiibtj  cuen  in  Grafting, 
I  forthefxmeC-ui(e  the  Choice  of  the  ■S'/^fittf  doth  much  j  Al  waves  pro- 
'iiided,  thatitbeefjmewhatinfcriourtotheO>«  ;  Forotherwife  itdul- 
.'lethic  They  commend  much  the  Graftingoi  Pea.es,  or  apples  y  vpona 
}  Quince. 

1  Bclides  the  Metmesoi  McliorMien  q{ Fruits^  before  mentioned ^  it  is  (et 
downc  as  tried,  thata  Af/xwrrofB;--!*,  and  Svfines-dutig  ;  Oz  Chaff emd 
Swines'dttng  ;  (efpccially  laid  vp  together  foraMonethtorot,)isavcry 
great  Nouril'hcr,and  Comforter  to  a  Fmit-Tree. 

Itisdeliucred,  that  Omans  wax  greater,  if  they  bee  taken  out  of  the 
Harth,  and  Kiid a  drying  t\ventydaies,and  then  fetagaincj  And  vet  more, 
if  the  outer  moft  Pill  be  taken  off  all  oucr. 

It  is  deliuered  by  fome,  that  if  one  take  the  Beit^h  of  a  L0W  Fritit- 
Tree,  newly  budded,  and  draw  it  gently,  without  hurting  it ,  into  an 
E.mhe»]^ot  perforate  at  the  Bottome  to  let  inthcPLnt^  andchcn  Co- 
uer  the  P«t  with  Earth,  it  will  yceld  a  very  large  Fr^it ,  within  the 
Ground.  Which  £.v/>cr;w«'*  is  Nothing  but  f*;//)*^  of  ?/.?«//,  without 
Rcmouing,  and  Leaning  the  Frttit  in  the  Earth.  The  like,  (they  fay,  ) 
willbectfe>fked,  bvan  Empty  P*«,  without  Earth  in  it,  putoueraFrw//, 
being  propped  vp  with  a  Stake,  as  it  hangeth  vpon  the  Tree  ;  And  the 
better,  if  fome  few  Pcrtufions  bee  made  in  the  Pot.  Wherein,  belldcs 
the  Defending  of  the  Frait,  from  Extremity  of  Sunnc  or  Weather, 
f»^>mc  giue  a  rc>l(bn,  that  the  Fruity  Louing  and  Coneting  the  o- 
pen  Aire  and  Sunnc,  is  inuitcd  by  thofc  Pcrtullons ,  to  I'prcad  and 
approach^  asnecrc  theopcn  Aire,  asitcan  ;  Andfo  cnlargeth  in  Mag- 
ttitudcj. 

A\\Trees in  fffgh and SandjGrftnds, arc tobQcCcti.\cc\^c  •,  Andin;r4- 

trf  Grtit/tdsy  more  Hiallow.  And  in  all  Trees,  when  they  be  'remoued(e(pe- 

cially  Fruit-Trees)  care  ou^ht  to  be  taken,  that  the  Sides  of  the  T/v^/bec 

!  coarted,  (AVr/^,  and  Sotsth,  &c.)  as  they  ftoodbcf  )re.  The  fame  is  CM 

jalfoof  Stetteout  ohheQuarrj^  tomakeit  more  durable  i  Though  that 

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t^UcIiingCf-q 

liotfndTrmtt 

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[h(aturaU  Hijlory: 


feemeth  to  haue  leflc  rcafon ;  Bccaiife  the  Stone  lycth  not  (o  neercthc  Sun 
as  the  TVtf^groweth. 

r/W^r  rr«i  in  a  Ccp^ice  Wo»d ,  doe  grow  better ,  than  in  an  Open 
Field '^  Both  becaufe,  they  offer  not  to  fpread  fomuch,  but  fhootvp  lUli 
inHcight ;  And  chiefly  bccaufc  they  are  dcf<?ndcd  from  too  much  Sunnc 
and  Wind,  which  doc  checke  the  Growth  of  all  Fruit  j  And  ^o  (no 
doubt)  Frait-Treest  or  r«M,  fet  vpon  a  Wi/7,  againft  theSunne,  be- 
twecncElbowesorButtreflesof  Stone,  ripen  more,  than  vpon  a  Plainc 
.Wall 

It  is  faid,  that  i{F»udp  Rtots,  be  fet  in  a  Pot  filled  with  Earth,and  then 
the  Ptt  with  Earth  bee  fet  likewife  within  the  Ground,  (bme  two  or  three 
Inches,  the  ^^WJ  will  grow  greater,  than  Ordinary.  TheC4»/<rniaybcc» 
for  thathauing  Earth  enough  within  the  Pot  to  nourilTi  them  •  And  then 
being  flopped  by  the  Bottome  of  the  Pot  from  putting  Strings  downward, 
rhey  rauft  needs  grow  greater  in  Breadth  and  Thicknefle.  And  it  may  be, 
that  all  5«<if,  01  Roots,  Potted^  and  fo  fet  into  the£4rl/»,  wiilprofpei  the 
better. 

The  Ciuting  of  the  Leiues  oiRadijh^  or  other  Roots,  in  the  beginning  of 
Winter,  before  they  wither  j  Andcoueringagainc  i\ic  Root,  fomething 
high  with  Earth  j  Will  prefenicthe  Am/ all  Winter,  and  make  it  big- 
ger, in  the  Spring  following, as  hath  beene  partly  touched  before.  So  that 
there  is  a  double  Vfeof  this  Currw^*^  the /-«««. •  Forinf/-i»//,  where 
the  Root  is  the  Eftdent,  as  Rad$lh,  and  Parfnifs^  it  will  make  the  Root  the 
greater :  AndfoitwilldoerotheA^M</jof  0«/>w.  And  where  the  Fruit 
is  the  Esculent,  by  Strengthening  the  Root^  it  will  make  the  Fruit  alfo  the 
greater. 

It  is  an  Exferimtnt  of  great  pleafurc ,  to  make  the  Letuts  o^  shady 
Trees,  larger  than  ordinary.  It  hath  beene  tried  (for  ccrtaine)  that  a  Cions 
ofaffv«A-£/wf,  grafted  vpon  the  Stockc  of  an  Ordinary  Elme,  will  pur 
forth  Leaucs,  ialmoft  as  broad  as  the  Brim  of  ones  Hat.  Audit  is  very 
fikcly,  that  as  in  Fr«/>- Jre«,the  Graft  maketh  a  greater  Fruit ;  So  in  Trees 
thatoearc  nof  n>//,it  will  make  the  greater  Le4uet.lx.wcAM  be  tried  there- 
fore in  Trees  of  that  kind  chiefly  •,A$Birehtyij^e,frilim>^And  efpecial  ly  the 
5^/»;>^fF/iK#B»,  which  they  cail^ir<ifl*ii'  W/Z^becaufeof  the  pleafurc  of 
the  Leafe. 

The  Birrennejfe  o^Treet,  by  ylccident,  (bcfidcs  the  freahefe  of  the  SsiUy 
Seed^otKoot  j  And  the  //»/»/;•  of  the  Weather)  commeth  cither  of  their 
Ou(r  f^rowing  with  Mojje  j  Or  their  being  Hidebound  ^  Or  their  PUnting 
too  deepe-yOx  by  iffuiug  of  the  Sap  too  muth  into  theLeaues.^onM  thcfc  there 
are  Remedies  mentioned  before. 

Wee  fee  that  in  Liuing  Qrentures,  that  hauc  Male  and  Fe- 
W4/<f,thcrc  is  Copulation  qf  fcucrall  Kindcs  j  And  fo  Compound 
Creatures,  KsthcMule,  that  is  generated  betwixt  the  Horfe^ 
and  the  .4/<fjAndlorac  other  Co»p«»<//,  which  wee  call  Men- 

flers, 


Qcntn  J  V. 


flers^  though  more  rare  :  And  it  is  held,  ihaahar  Proucrbe,  A- 
jricafempcrali^luidMonftrip'rit  ^  commccb,  tor  than  lie  Fouii- 
aiiicsof  Waicrb  th.ro,  bcnnr  rare,  diurrs  lores ct  Bcnfts  cutnc; 
rom  Icucrall  Parts  CO  drinkc,  And  (o  bting  rcfrcihcd,  Lll  to 
couplc,and  m.iny  cimc:>  with  (cucrall  Kmdi.  The  Compoundmi 
Of  Afixtunoi  Kinds  in  Plants  is  nor  found  out;  Which  ncu  r- 
ihci-flc,  it  It  be  po(ljble,ib  more  at  com  m.md,  than  that  of  liuin^ 
.'r^atures.,  Forihiiihcir  Lullrccjuircch  a  voiuiuary  ^■o:lon: 
wherefore  it  were  One  of  the  ir oft  Noble  Experimens  tcu 
ching'P/^rj-jtofindeitout  :  For  io  you  may  haue  great  Va- 
riety ot  New  /"w/jjand  FIoTfires  yet  yiiknowncG rafting  doth 
It  no: :  That  mcndtth  :hc Fruit,  ordoublcrh  the  Floxpres,  &c. 
Bat  iihaih  not  the  Power  to  make  ^NcwKjnde.^ot  the  Cions 
euer  oucr  rulcih  the  StOcke . 

U  hath  bccne  fet  dovvnc  by  one  of  the  Ancients,  that  iTyou  rake  two 

Twigs  of  fcu<.  rail  Fruit  TreSj  and  tiat  them  on  ihc  fides,  and  then  bindc 

hcni  ciofc  together,  and  fet  ihtm  in  the  ground,they  will  come  vo  in 

MieStof  ki  jB'jt  yet  they  will  put  f ortli  their  leuerallf r«;>/,withoiit  any 

Commikiire  in  the  Fr«/f.V\'hcfi  in  note  (by  the  <vay)  that  rmiyoicen- 

t/«T//;fi',  IS  caller  to  procure,  than  rnityoi  Speciii.  It  is  reportc-d  alfo, 

tha'  twines  of  Red  andn-/;/ff  Gr^^pj,being  fet  in  rhc  Groiind,andthe  vi>- 

per  pares  being  flatted,  and  bound  clolc  togcther,wilI  put  forth  Gr'^ots 

>hhe  feiicrall  Colours  vpon  the  fame  Branchj  And  Grapejloncs  otlc- 

irerail  CJolonrs  within  the  lame  Grape :  But  the  more,  attcr  a  ycere  or 

-wo ;  The(Vnity  as  ir  fcemeth  )  growing  more  Perc<a.  And  this  will 

ikewife  hcipe,  if  from  rhc  firlt  r>titirg.ihK.y  be  often  Watred  •  For  all 

(VloiiUire  he'pc  th  to  ;o?rW.  And  it  is  prclcribedalfOj  to  bindc  the  Bud, 

isfooneas  itcommcih  forth,  as  well  as  the  ^/«<r/f  •  At  the  lea  ft  for  li 

ime. 

They  rcporr,that  diners  5ff<{f, put  intoacW,and  laid  in  Earth  well 
Iungcd,wili  put  vp  ?/j«rj'C(?«i^?V/o«r,Which(afierwards)bcing bound 
fn,their  shoots  will  Incbrpor.ne.  "the  1  Ice  is  faid  of  A'tT«f/i,put  into  a  Bet- 
f/f,  with  a  Narrow  Mouth,  fiiled  with  Earth. 

Iris  reported,  that  young  Trrf/,  offcucrallkinJ';,  fet  contiguous, 
wirhourdny  binding,and  v<.  ry  often  W;Kred,in  a  FruitfdlCiroimd.w'nh 
the  very  Luxury  ut  the  Trees,  w\  incorporate,  and  grow  together. 
Which  fccmetli  to  me  the  like'ieft  Meancs  that  h,uh  bccne  propoun- 
ded j  For  that  'he  Elidi'ij:^  doth  hinder  \\u  Naturall  Swelling  of  the 
Trek  J  whichjWhile  it  is  in  Motio'n,doth  better  vnlte. 

Th;rc  a-c  many  Ancient  and    Rcceiucd  Traditions,  and 
Obfcruation.Sjiouching  i\ic Sympathy Ttnd  Antipathy  oi Plants  : 
I  Li  For 


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!J\Qtturaij  HiHory : 


Forchac  fomc  will  thriuc  bcft  growing  nccrc others  ;  which 
they  impute  10  Sympathy  :  And  (omc  worfc  ;  which  they  im- 
puic  to  Antipathy.  Butthclc  arcldlc  and  Ignorant  Conceits  ^ 
And  forfake  the  true  Indication  of  the  C'^ufis  j  As  th=  molt  Part 
o(Expmntents,thatcot)ccrnc  Sympathies  and  Antipathies  doc. 
For  as  to  Plants^  neither  is  there  any  fuch  Secret  Friend/hip,  or 
Hatred^  as  they  imagine ;  And  if  wee  (hould  bee  content  to  call 
it  Sympathy^  and  Antipathy^  it  is  viterly  miftaken  •,  for  their 
,  Sympathy^  is  an  Antipathy,  and  their  Antipathy  is  a  Sjmpathie: 
rot  It  IS  thus  ;  Whcrcfocuer  one  Tlant  dravreth  fuch  a  parti- 
cular luyce  out  of  the  Earth  ;  asitquaHHeth  thcEarth  ;  So  as 
that  luyce  which  remaincth  is  fit  for  the  other  Planr,  there  the 
Neighbourhood  doth  good  ;  Bccaufc  the  Nourifhrncnisarc 
contrary,  or  feuerall  :But  where  two  Plants  draw  (  much  jthe 
fame  luyce,  there  the  Neighbourhood  hurtcth  j  For  the  one  dc 
cciueth  the  other. 

Firft  therefore,  all  Plants  that  doe  draw  much  Nonr'ijkmem  from  the 
Earthy  and  fb  (bake  the  Earth,  andexhauft  itjhurt  all  Things  that  grow 
by  thetu  j  As  great  Trees,  (  efpecially  A\hes  )  and  fuch  Trees,  as  fpread 
t\\Q'\x  Roots,  neeretheTop  of  the  Ground.  So  the  Coleworthnonu 
Encmy(  though  that  were  anciently  recciue4)to  the  rii«f  onely  5  But  it 
is  an  Enemy  to  any  other  ?  WjBecaufe  it  draweth  ftrongly  the  fattcft 
luyce  of  the  Earth.  And  if  it  be  true,  that  the  Fine,  when  it  crcepeth 
necre  the  Colewort,  will  turne  away ;  This  may  be,  becaufe  there  it  fin- 
deth  worfe  Nourishment  j  For  though  the  j?ow  be  where  it  was,yet(  1 
doubt )  the  Plant  will  bend  as  it  nourifheth. 

WhercP/^«tj  are  of  feueralINatures,and  draw  feuerall  luyces  outof 
the  Earth,  there  (as  hath  beenc  faid  )the  Onefetby  the  other  hclpcth: 
Asitisfetdowne  by  diuers  of  the  Ancients,  that  Rew  doth  profper 
much,  and  bccommeth  ftrongcr,  if  it  be  ^tihy  zFigge-Tree :  which(we 
concciue)iscaufed,  Not  by  Reafon  of f  r/VW/ib/p  ^  but  by  ExtraBien 
of  a  Contrary  Inyce  :  The  one  Drawing /«)»fe  fie  to  rcfult  Sweet,  the 
other  bitter.  So  they  haue  fct  downe  likewife,that  a  Rofe^ci  by  Giirlick 
IS  fwccter :  Which  likewifc  may  be,  becaufe  the  more  Fetide  luyce  of  { 
the  Earth  goeth  into  the  Garlicke  ;and  the  more  Odoratc  into  the  Rofe. 
This  wee  fee  manifeftly,  that  there  be  ccrtaine  Corne-Flovpers,  which 
come  feldomc  or  ncuer  in  other  places,  vnlelTe  they  bee  fct  j  But  onely 
amongft  Come:  As  the Blew-l>ottle,3Lkiade o^Tellow  A^ary-Goldymlde 
Poj>py,andPftfnitory.  Neither  can  this  bee,  byReafonof  the  Culture 
of  tne  Ground,  by  Plowing,  or  Furrowing  ;  As  fome  Herl>s,at\d  Flow- 
ers, will  grow  but  in  Ditches  new  CaftjForif  the  GrottndWt  fallow,and 
vnfowne,they  will  not  come  :  So  as  it  (hould  feeme  to  bee  the  Come, 

that 


Qentmj  V.  1 

that  qualificdi  the  Earth,and  preparcth  it  for  tlieir  Grow:h.  \ 

This  Obic-nution,  if  it  holdech,  (  as  it  is  very  probable, )  is  of  crreac  I 
vfe  for  the  Mclioratingoi  Tajie  in  Fruits ^  and  Efcdtnt  Herbcy-^  And  ot  the  1 
\saito'iFlo\vn-s.Voi  1  doc  not  doubt,  but  it  the  ri^e  Tree  doe  make  the  I 
Rexv  more  ltrong,and  bitter,(as  the  Aficients  haiie  noted, )  good  llorc  I 
ot  Rew^  planted  about  the  f/g-rr«fj will  make  the  Fi^  more  Iweet.Now " 
the  Tajles  that  doc  moft  oflcnd  in  Fruits yix\d  Herbes^und  Roots ^are  Bit- 
ter-, IJjrrijij  •  Sowre ;  And  f^atrijh^  or  Fl.ij\)y.  h  were  good  therefore  to 
make  the  Tridls  following. 

Take hormewsedfix A'eH7,and fet it ncere Lettuce jax Coleflory,  or  Ar- 
tichod'e ;  And  fee  whether  the  Lettuce ^  or  the  ColeJiery^Scc.bccomc  not 
the  Iwcetcr. 

Take  a  Seraice-Tree,  or  Z  Cornelian-Tree^  or  an  Elder-Tree^  which 
wee  know  hauc  f  r«/V/ of  harlli  and  binding  luyce,  and  fet  them  ncare 
a  r/«e,  or  Figge-Tree,  and  fee  whether  the  Grupes^  or  Figgts^  will  not  be 
the  fweeter. 

Take  Cucumhrs^orPumpens^ind  fet  them  (here  and  there)amongft 
Mitsf-'e-Melions^ind  Ice  whether  thc^f/o«j  will  not  be  more Winy,and 
better  tailed. Set  CucMmbers  (  hkcwi^)  amongft  Radifl)^^vid  fee  whe- 
ther the  Radilh  will  not  be  made  the  more  Biting. 

Takci'<»m'//,andletitamongfl^4j(pf/,  and  R-e  whether  t\\Q  Raf^cs 
will  not  bee  the  iWectcr. 

Take  Common  Briar ^  and  fee  il^moqgft  r^^(olets^  or  fKill-F lowers ^  and 
fee  whether  itwil  not  make  thcr;o/(t/,orW(i//-/'/<»)rfrjIweeter,and  IclTe 
Earthy  in  their  Smell.So  fet  Lcttuce^oi  CMcumhers.,AtaQn^{\  Koj'cmary^ 
or  Buyes^  and  fee  whether  the  Rofemary^  or  Bayesy  will  not  be  the  more 
Odorate,or  Aromaticall. 

Contrariwife,you  muft  take  heed,  how  you  fet  Herbs  togcther^that 
Jraw  much  the  like  luycc.  And  therefore  J  thinke  Rofem.iry  will  Icefe  in 
SwcetnelTe  if  it  be  let  with  LauenderyOrB^yesyOr  thelikc.Bucyct,ifyou 
wil  corrcd  the  flrength  of  an  Herbe,you  ^hall  do  well  to  fet  other  like 
Herbs  by  him,totakc  himdownCjAs  if  you  lliould  fet  Tanfeyby  An^t- 
lica,it  may  be,the  Anfclica  wouldbc  the  wcaker,and  fitter  for  Mixture 
in  Perfume.  And  if  you  rtiould  let  ^cirby  Common  H'orme-wsody  it  may 
be,  the ;f(?r«fii'(?/>i  would  turnc  to  be  likcr  Roman  fvormewood. 

This  Axiome  is  ot  large  extcntj  Arid  therefore  would  be  fcuercd,and 
refined  by  Trull.  Neither  muft  you  expcft  to  haue  a  CroJJc  Dijfhcnce 
by  this  kindcorCuUurCjbut  only  Further  PerftEfioi. 

Triall  wou'd  be  alfo  made  inHerbsPoifonouSyandPurg.^iiuc^whofe  ill 
Quality  (perhaps)  may  be  difch.uged,orattempied,by  Setting  ftron- 
g<:tPoifinSy  or  Purg.niin'SyOy  them. 

It  is  reported,  Uiat  the  shrub  called  Oar  Ladies  St^lc^  (  wTiich  is  a 
Kind  of  Eriony, )  and  Calcrrorts,  fet  ncere  together,  one  or  both  will 
die.;  The  C.iufi  is,  for  that  thev  bee  both  great  De predatoirfs  of  the 
Earth,and  one  of  them  ftarueth  the  other.  The  like  is,  faid  of  a  Reed, 
and  A  Brake  •,  Both  which  arc  fucculent-   And  therefore  the  Oricde- 

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:  ccu,c^  II  ilx-Odit.r.And  the  like  oiHtm.ocU  ;'.nd  Af  jy^Both  which  draw 
I  ftroiig  Iiiyces. 

I      Sofi;e oi  the  AncicntSjand likcwifc diners ot the  Modernc  Writers 
I  that  haue  laboured  in  NuturjllM.'gick^hJiue noted  a  Symp.ithyJ^ctwccn 
tht: Ssinnc,  MooneydTui  fome  Principa!!  5f.Jrrf/jAnd  certame  HerhsyOnd 
I'lur.ts.  And  lo  they  hauc  denominated  Ibnie  Hcrhes  Solar ^  and  Ibme 
Lunar  •  And  liich  like  Toycs  put  into  great  Word&.lt  is  mapiteft,  thai 
there  art-  feme  FlaivrcSy  that  haiie  ReJ'pt  B  to  the  Sunne^  in  two  Kindts 
"i\y.:  one  by  Oooiing  ai  d  Shuttifjg  •,  And  the  other  by  Bowinjr^and  Incli- 
ning the  Hc.iii.  For Mmgolds^ Tulipp.is, Pimpernel/^  and  indeed  molt 
,/^/tf.rfr/,  doc  open  or  Ipread  their  Itaucs  abraad,  when  the 5»«/»f  fhi- 
ne; h  krene  and  tairc :  And  agairc .  ( mfonie  part,  )  clofe  them,  or  ga- 
dicr  them  inward,eithcr  towards  Night,or  when  theSkie  is  ouei  call. 
Ot  this  (here  needcth  no  luch  Solemne  Rcalbn  to  be  alfigncd  •  As  to 
lay,  that  they  reioyce  at  the  Prefcncc  of  theSiinne  j  And  mournea' 
the  Able  nee  thercof.Fot  it  is  Nothing  eire,but  a  little  Loading  of  ihv 
LcaiK's,  and  Swelling  rhem  at  the  Boctome,  with  the  Moifturcof  the 
AtCj  whereas  the  drie  Aire  doth  extend  them  :  And  they  make  it  a 
Pecce  of  the  wonder,  that  GardM^lauer  will  hide  the  Stalke^whcn  the 
S.{.>}ie  iljewerh  bright .  Which  is  Nothmg,but  a  fiill  Expanlion  of  the 
Icaues  Forthei'03'/w^and//ir/;«i«j^thei/erfi  j  it  is  found  in  ihegrea' 
F!oivnoilh(:Sinne^  in  M-iri-golds  -yivart-rporfy  MiilUw  FhrvreSyZVM 
othcrs.The  Cu^fe  is  lome\^hat  (tior^  Obfcure  than  the  former  •  But  i 
take  it  to  be  no  other,  but  that  the" Part  againft  which  the  SunKC  bea- 
reth,  waxeth  more  faint  and  flaccide  in  the  Suike  j  And  thereby  ItlT 
iDlc  to  fupport  the  Flower. 

VVhar  a  little  Moifiure  will  doe  in  regetabkiy  euen  though  they  be 
Jead,  and  leucrcd  trom  the  Earth, appeareth  wjcll  in  the  Ex^perimem  01 
f-'glers.  They  take  the  Beard  <5f  an  Oatc-^  w'ueh  (if  you  markeit  vvell,} 
is  wreathed  at  the  B  )ttom?,  and  one  fniooih  entire  Straw  ar  the  Top. 
They  take  only  rhe  Partthat  isWrearhed,and  cut  otTtheother,!e.iuino 
/  the  BeJrd  halfe  the  Breadth  of  a  finger  in  length.  Then  they  make  a  lit- 
rhe  c-ojjio^a  ^/7/,Iong-waies,of  that  Part  of  the  ^///,  which  harh 
the  Pith- AndCroiTe-waies  of  thar  peece  ofthe^^7/,wirhoutPirhjThe 
whole  Crojfe  being  the  Breadth  of  a  Finger  high.  Then  they  prickc  the 
Bottome  where  the  Pith  is,and  thereinto  they  put  th  e  OJte»-U.ird,ha 
(•ing  ha'fe  oiit  ftick  ng  forth  ot  the  ^j//:  Then  they  rake  a  little  whin 
Boxo!  wood, to  dtceiueMcn,as  if  lomcwhat  in  the- Box  did  worketht 
Fcac ;  In  which, with  a  Pinne,ihey  makea  little  Hole,  enoughto  take 
the  Beard.bm  not  to  let  the  Crojp  finke  downc,but  to  fticke.Then  lik 
wile  by  way  ot  Impofturejthey  make  a  Queilion-  As,  who  is  the  Pai- 
red Woman  in  the  Company?  Or,Who  hath  a  Gloue,  or  Card? And 
caule another  ro  name  diuers  Perlons :  And  vpoa  eucry  Naming,  they 
ilickc  the  Crojfdin  the  Box,  hauing  firfl:  put  it  towards  theirMoutb,  as 
it  rJiey  rharmi.d  it-,  And  the  CroJJ'e  ftirrcthnot-,  But  when  they  come  to 
thePcrfon  that  they  wouldcakej  As  they  hold  iheCro^e  to  their  mouth, 

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they  tovch  the  Bfard  with  the  Tip  of  their  Tongue,  and  wet  it  •  And'b 
Uicke  the  CrojJ'e  in  the  Box  ,  And  then  you  iTiall  lee  it  turne  finely  and 
(bftIy,thrccorfourcTumesj  Whichiscaufedbythe  vntwining  of  the 
^wr^  by  the  Moifturc.  Youmaylccit  morecuidently,  ifyouftickc  the 
CroflcbcDvcene  your  Fingers,  in  Stead  of  the  Box  j  And  therefore  you 
may  fee,  that  this  Motion,  which  is  effedcd  by  fb  lirtle  Wet,  is  Ilrongcr 
than  the  Clofingor  Bending  of  the  Head  of  a  MMgold. 

It  is  reported  by  fomc,  that  the  Herbe  called  RtJA-SolU^  (whereof  they 
make  Strong  Waters,)  willatthcNoone  day,  when  the  i'wwe  fliineth 
hot  and  bright,  haueagreat  Dewvponit.  And  therefore,  that  the  right 
Nameis^w5*/*r  ;  which  they  impute  to  a  Delight  and  Sympathy,  that 
it  hath  with  the  Sunne.  Men  fauour  Wonders.  It  were  good  Hrft  to  bee 
fure,  that  the  Dew  that  is  found  vponit,  bee  not  the  Dew  of  the  Mor- 
ning Prefcrucd,  when  the  Dew  of  other  ^<rr^j  is  breathed  away  j  for  it 
hatha  fmooth  andthicke  Leafe,  that  doth  not  difcharge  the  Dew  fo 
foonc,  as  other  f^/erl>s  that  are  more  Spungy  and  Porous.  And  it  may 
bee  Purjltne^  or  fomc  other  Herbe,  doth  the  like,  and  is  not  marked.  But 
ifit  bee  fo,  that  it  hath  more  Dew  atNoone,thanin  the  Morning,  then 
furc  it  fcemeth  to  bee  an  Exudation  of  the  Htrbe  it  lelfc.  As  Plums  fweat 
when  they  are/et  intotheOuen  :  for  you  will  not  (Ihopc)thinke,  that 
it  is  like  Geieens  Pleect  of  W**//,  that  the  Dev  lliould  fall  vpon  that,  and 
no  where  elfe. 

It  iscertainc,  x[\M.\ihe  Honej-dewes  arc  found  more  vpon  Oakeisues, 
than  vponirf/J,  ot  Beech,  or  the  like  ;  But  whether  anyC-io/fbcc,  from 
theLrj/ritfelfe,  toconcodltheDriPj  Or  whether  it  bee  onely,  that  the 
i-M/i-isClole and  Smooth  ;  (And  therefore  drinkcth  not  in  the  Dew, 
but  preferueth  it ; )  may  bee  doubted.  It  would  bee  well  inquired,  whe  - 
ther  M4np4thc  Dra^,  doth  fall  but  vpon  ccrtaine  fferh  ox  Leaaes  one-; 
]y.  F/(»n'rrithathauedeepcJ'«f)frrtx,  doe  gather  in  the  Bottome,  a  kinde  i 
oiHtney  ;  As  H0nej-SiiekUs ;  (both  the  WctSine^  and  the  Triftiie . )  Lit-  * 
//«;  and  the  like.  And  in  them  certainly  theFhtPer  bearethpart  with 
the  Dew. 

ThcExjx?rienceis,  that  the  Fro/^,  which  they  call  ffV^^^M^-^,  (being 
like  a  kintlc  of  Spittle,)  is  found  but  vpon  certaine  fierbt,  and  thofc  Hot 
Ones  ;  A^L<t»ende);L4tteHder-c«tttn.Sd^fy  f^'Jf'f'i  Sec.  OdhcCditfeof 
this  enquire  further ;  For  it  fcemeth  a  Secret.  There  hillerh  alio  Mildew 
vpon  Cor/;^,  and  fmuttcth  it  •  But  it  may  be,  that  the  fame  flilktli  alfb '.  p- 
on  other  A/lf;-^f,  and  is  not  obfcrued. 

It  were  good ,  Triall  were  made ,  whether  the  great  Confent  be- 
twecne  PUntimi.\  /r-iffr,  which  is  a  principal!  Nourillimcnt  of  them, 
will  make  an  yittrttiionox  Diftance,  and  not  at  Touch  oncly.  Therefore 
take  a  FV-z/ffl,  and  in  the  middle  of  it  make  a  falfe  Bottom*  of  courfe 
Caniiafle  ;  Fill  it  with  Earth  aboue  the  Canuafle,  and  let  not  the  Earth 
bewacrrd  ;  Then  fow  (orc\c  ^ood  Seeds  in  that  Earth  ;  But  vnder  the 
Canuaffe,  fomchalfe  afoot  in  the  Bottome  of  the  Veflell,  laya  great 
Sfttnge,  thorowly  Wet  in  water ;  And  let  it  lye  (b  fome  ten  Dayes  ;  And 

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Cqc  whether  the  SetdsmW  fproiitj  and  the  Earth  become  more  Mcift ,  and 
the  Spunge  more  dry.  The  Experiment  formerly  mentioned  of  the  Cucum- 
her^  aeeping  to  the  Pot  of  Water,  is  farre  ftranger  than  this. 

THc  Mterinfg  of  the  Sent^  CflMr,or  Ta/leoi  Fruit  Joy  I»f»li»g^Mixing, 
or  Lcttingmto  the  Edrke,  oxRoHo^  the  Tree ^  Herbe^  or  fiercer,  any 
Cele»red,  AromMticdU^  or  Medicinail  Subllance  •  are  but  Fancier.  T  he  Cauje 
is,  for  that  thofe  Things  hanepafTed  their  Period,  andnourifh  nor.  And 
a  IM/fi-rtf^Vw  of  Vegetables,  in  thofc  Qualities,  mult  bee  by  fomewhar 
that  is  apt  togoe  into  the  Nouriftimcntof  theP/i«.  But  this  is  truej 
that^yhetelCinekcdvponfyiiJeGarUckey  their -(^/z/irrtaftethplainely  of 
the  Gartieke  •  Andthc  Flcfh  o^Muttonsh  better  tafted  where  the  Sheepe 
feed  vponw/WeT^jiw^, and  other  wholefcmc^w"^/.  Gd/^*  alfo  fpeaketh 
of  the  Curing  of  the  Stirriu  of  the  Liner,  by  Milke  of  a  Cw,  that  fee- 
dcthbutvponcertaine^fr^j  J  Knd  Honey  in  Spaine  Imelleth  (apparent- 
ly) of  the  ^f/^-ATjrj',  oxOrenge,  from  whence  the  Bf^gatherethic :  And 
there  is  an  oldTradition  ofa  Majden  that  was  fed  with  Nafellw  ;  (which 
is  counted  the  ftrongeft  Poyfon  of  all  r<fg««^/«  j)  which  with  vfe  did 
not  hurt  the  Maid,  but  poifoned  fome  that  had  Carnal]  Company  with 
her.  So  it  is  obferuedbyfome,  that  tbereisavertuousftfiwr,  and  ano- 
ther without  verty^  i  whichappeare  to  the  fhew  alike  j  Butthe  Vertu- 
ous  is  taken  from  the  Beaft,  that  feedcth  vpon  the  Mountaincs,  where 
there  are  Theriacall  Herbs  j  And  that  without  Vertue,  from  thofe  that 
feed  in  the  Valleyes,  where  no  fuch^tr^^  are.  Thus  farre  I  am  of  Opi-  ( 
nion ;  That  as  Steeped  Wines  and  Beeres,  are  very  Medicinall-,  and  like- 
wife  Bread  tempered  with  diuers  Powders  j  Soof^M^alfo  (as  Fle/h, 
Fi/h,Milke^  and£j^«,)  that  they  may  bee  made  of  great  vfe  iot  Medi- 
cine,  and  Diet,  i(the  BeaJIs,  FaulCyOr  Ptfiy  be  fed  with  a  fpcciall  kindc  of 
food  fit  for  the  Difeafe.  It  were  a  dangerous  Thing  alfo  for  fecrct  Em- 
poyfonments.  But  whether  it  may  bee  applied  vnto  f/^*//,  ^ndHcrhy  I 
doubt  more  j  Becaufe  the  Nourifhment  of  them  is  a  more  common 
luyce  ;  which  is  hardly  capable  of  any  fpeciall  Quality,  vntill  the  ?/<!»< 
doe  affimilatc  if. 

Butlefl  our  Incredulity  may  preiudice  any  profitable  Operations  in 
this  kinde,(efpcciaUy  fmcc  Many  of  the  Ancients  haue  fetthem  downe,) 
We  thinke  good  brieflv  to  propound  the  foifre  Meanes^  which  they  hauc 
deuifcd  of  Making  Pltnti  MecUcinahle.  The  Firll  is  by  slitting  of  the 
Root,  av.d  Jnfujing  intoitthc  Aff</w»/  j  hs Hellebore,  O^ium,  Scammony, 
Triacle.  &c.  And  then  binding  it  vp  againe.  This  fcemeth  to  me  the  Icafl 
probable  j  Becaufe  the  Ron  draweth  immediately  from  the  Earth  j  A  nd 
fothe  Nourifhment  is  the  more  Common,  and  lefle  Qualified  :  And 
befidesitisa  longtime  inGoingvp,  crcit  come  to  the fn»/>.  The  Se- 
cond way  is,  to  Perforate  the  Bfdy  oftheTree,  and  there  to  Infufe  the 
Medicine  :  Which  is  fome  what  better  :  Forif  any  Vertue  be  rcceiucd 
from  the  Medicine,  it  hath  thclclTc  way,  and  the  lelfe  time,  togoevp. 
TheThirdis,  the SteepiiigohheSeedot  JCernell in (ome Liquffy  where- 
,  i  in, 


Century.  V. 

I  in  rhc  Medidne  is  lnfnfed  :  Which  I  haiic  little  Opinion  of,  bccaulc  the 

'  iW  (I  doii'.n,)  wiUnotdnw  thcP.msofthc  Mjitergiwhichhauy^  the 

'.Fi-oprietj  :  iiiitit  willbce  f'arre  the  marc  likely,  ifvoii  mingle  the  Mt 

Mciif  w^ith  l)HH9  .  For  that  the  ^W naturally  drawing  the  Moifime  (\( 

tiKOiing^  nwycill  in  vvitluU  Ibme  of  the  Prtptietj.  The  fourth  is,  the 

fiatrin^otthQPUttt  fft^  with  an  Inf»ft«it  oi  the  L^e  diet  ne.  This,  in  one 

refpcd,  niiyhuie  more  force  than  the  fell  ;  Bccaiifcthe  Afediatint  k 

oft  reiKAVcd  •  Whereas  the  reft  arc  applycd  but  at  one  time  :  And 

thcTcf»»rc  the  Vcrtiie  may  the  foancr  vanifh.  But  ftill  I  doubt,  that 

the  R^t  i>  l()mc\vhat  too  ihibbornc  to  rccciue  thofc  fine  /m^rtjji^Bt . 

And  befulcs,  (as  1  (hid before,)  they  hauc  a  great  HtU  to  goc  vp.  I 

indje  therefore  thehkclieft  way  to  be  the  Perftrstiontfthe  Btd; 

of  t!ie  Tree^  infeaersH  Ftdees,  0»e  iik$Bt$he  tther ;  And  the  B$U 

li»^  nf  tlic  Htln  with  D#»g  mirgUdwith  the  MeditirUi 

And  the  Wttrmg  of  thofc  L»mps  of  £)•'?(»,  witli 

Stpirts  of  an  InfufttBo^  the  Medtrigeifi 

D0MgedlV4ter,  once  in  three 

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NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 


VI.  Century. 


VR  Experiments  vs/ctskc  catc  to  be  (as 
wc  hauc  often  faid)  cicbcr  Experimen- 
ta  Fru6lifera,  or  Lucifera  j  cither  ot 
Vfe^  or  ot  Difcouery :  For  wc  hate  Impo-  i  p^w". 
fiures  I  ki\ddti^]icQurioJities.  Yet  be- 1 
cauic  wcmurt  apply  our  /clues  fome- 
what  to  others,  wc  will  fct  downc 
fonic  Curiefities  couching  Pldnts. 


Experiments 
in  Confort 
couching  C/jri- 
o[ititi  about 
Pmtt  and 


ItisaC»;-w^/;,  io\\3.WQ.femra\lFrmhs  v\X)titaeTree'^  And  the  more, 
when  fome  of  rhcm  come  Early ^  and  fomc  come  Late-^  So  that  you 
may  hauc  vpon  the  fame  7ree^  Ripe  Frii'tti  all  Sommer.  This  is  eafily 
done,  bv  Grafting  of  feiicul  I  Cions^  vponleucrall  Boiighes,  ofaStock, 
in  a  good  Ground,  nk'ntifully  fed.  So  you  may  hauc  all  Kindts  oi  cher- 
ries, andallkindesof  Plumt,  drid  Peachfs^  and  Apricots^  vpon  one  TtiC- 
But  Iconceiue  the  Diwcrfitj  o^  Bfmts  rhuft  be  fuch,  as  will  graft  vpon 
the  fame  Stockc.  ^And  therefore  I  doubt,  whether  vou  can  haue  jSp- 
ples,rsr  Pesres^  ot  Orefi^es^  vpon  the  (amcStocke,  vpon  which  you  graft 
Phmmcs.  %  •'-•'*»* 

his  a  Curioftty  t6  haue  firtthsxi^  Dittos  Shipts^  and  Pigares.  This  is 

cafily  performed  by  Moulding  them,  when  the  Pruit  is  young,  v^ith 

j  Moulds  of  Earth;  or  Wood. -So  ypu  may  haue  dwwwfc/-/,  &:c.  asLong 


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U\(aturall  HifiOry: 


i  as  a  Cane  J  OrasRoundasa  Sphearc;  Or  formed  like  a  CrofTc.  You 
I  mayhauc  i.\(o Afplis,\nihQ:ioxmto( Peares^ox Limons.  You  mayhauc 
a'fo  F;  »/>  iij  more  Accurate  Figures ;  As  we  laid  of //i'»,  Beafis^  or  Birds^ 
according  as  you  make  the  Moulds.  Whwrein  you  mufk  vndcritand, 
that  you  make  the  Mould  big  enough,  to  containc  the  whole  Fruity 
when  it  is  growne  to  the  greateft;  For  el(e  you  will  choake  the  Sprea- 
ding of  the  ernit;  Vyiich  othciwile  would  fprcadit  lelfe,  and  fill  the 
Coucaue,  and  fo  be  turned  into  the  Shape  dehrcd;  As  it  is  in  Mould- 
workcs  ot  Liquid  Things.  Some  doubt  may  bee  conceiued,  that  the 
Kccpingof  the  Sunnc  from  thcFr»//,  may  hurt  it :  But  there  is  ordina- 
tic  experience  of  Pritit  that  groweth  Couercd.  Qjtdre  alfo,  whether 
fome  fmali  H^les,  may  not  be  made  in  the  Wood,  to  let  in  the  Sunne. 
And  note,  that  it  were  beft  ^  make  the  Moulds  partible,  gluedj  or  ce- 
mented together ,  that  you  may  opcp  |hcm,  when  you  take  out  the 
eruit. 

ll'isa.  Curls  fit)  ^  to  hmc /n/criptitns,  or  Engr^ii^^  in  Fruit,  ox  Trees. 
This  is  cafily  performed,  byfvriting  with  a  NeeMe,ox  Btdkiu,  or  Km'/Lj, 
or  the  like,  when  the  Frw/r,  or //<■«  are  young;  Foias  they  grow,  fo  the 
Letters  will  grow  more  large,  aiid  Graphical!. 

Tenerifdme0sinetdere  Amfres 


Arhftibus^  crejceut  iU/t,  crffcetit  Anmts, 

You  may  hauc  Trees  appareled  with  FUwers ,  or  llerh,  by  Bariug 
H»les  in  the  Btdses  of  them,  and  Putting  into  them  Eirth  hdpeu  with 
MuchyZX)d  Setting  Seeds ^  or  Slips,  o(ri«lets^  Strsvlferries^  fTilde-Tbyme, 
Cjw*wi/7,  and  fuch  like  in  the  f  ^/-f^.  Wherein  they  doe  but  grow,  inthe 
7>«,asthey  doe  in  P#W;  Thai^h  (perhaps)  with  fome  Feeding  from 
the  Trees.  1 1  would  be  tried  ^ifo  withSiSrw«ofrw//,  and  Keots  of  Red- 
Re/es ;  For  it  may  be,  they  being  of  a  more  Ligneous  Nature,  will  in- 
corporate with  the  Tree  it  f^Ifc. 

It  is  an  ordinary  Curhjity,  to  F*rwe  Trees  iad  shrubs ^  (as  Rofemsry^ 
lumper,  and  the  Ukc,)  into  Suudry  shspes-^  which  is  done  by  Moul- 
ding them  within,  and  cutting  them  without.  But  they  are  but  lame 
Things,  being  toofmall  to  kecpe  Figure :  Great  C4.files  made  of  Trwi 
vpon  Fca  nes  of  Timber,  with  Turwts,,  ^d  Arches,  were  matters  of 
Magnificence.'    '  •■.  ..^^0'.' f.nr  ,»l-,t;.. 

AmongftC*r/<>/ff/«,  I  {hall  place  CehuratiM,  though  it  be  fbmcv«^hat 
better:  ¥ox  Beduty  mFbwers  is  their  Prehcmincnce.  It  is  obfctuedby 
fomc^ihitGiHy-Fkwtys, Sweet  fytltiams,  r/o/^n,  that  are  Coloured;^  if  they 
be  negledled,  and  neither  Watred,  nor  New  Moulded,  nor  Tianfplau- 
ted,willturne  WW/^.  And  it  is  probable,  that  ihQtvhite  with  muchcul 
ture,  may  turne  CoUured.  For  this  is  certaine,  that  the  H-hite  CoUur 
commeth  of  Scarcity  of  Nourifhmcnt  j  Except  in  Flowers  that  are  oncly 
w&*«^  and  admit  no  other  CtfWj.  ^ 

It  is  good  therefore,  to  fee  what  Naurfs  doe  accompany  what  C*. 
/wrij  For  by  that  you  fhall  haue  Light,  how  to  induce  C*/#«r/,  byPro- 
ducii^  thofc  Nuures,  fyhita  arc  more  Inodorate,  (for  the  moft  part,) 

than 


■     J   ■"  LI' 


Cemury,    \\, 

than  FWi'ri  of  the  fame  kindc  cdottred-^  As  is  found  in  Single  vvbitt^ 
riolfts^  liime-Refcs^  nhite  Gi/Iy-Ploiveis,  ivhitc  Stock-GilLy  fl^reers,  &c. 
We  finde  alio,  that  Blojfomes  of  Trees,  that  are  ivhite^  are  com  nonly 
Inotloratej  As  Chcrrtcs^  Peares,  Plummes  .  Whereas  thofe  oi  Apples ^ 
Crabi,  Altnsads,  and  Peaches,  arc  BUuliyj  and  Imcll  fvvect.  The  Ca»fi 
is,  for  thai  the  Siibilancc  that  makcth  the  Plopoer ,  is  of  the  thinndt 
aiidfineftof  the  f/***;  Which  alfbmaketh  Flowers  to  bee  of  fo  dain-^ 
ty  Coh'os.  And  if  it  bee  too  Sparing,  and  Thinne,  it  artainetimo 
Srrenothot  Odour  j  Except  itbeiniiich  Plants,  as  arc  very  Succulent- 
v\  hereby  they  need  rather  to  be  l«nted  in  their  NourithnKut,  than 
rcplenilhed,  to haue  them  fwcet.  As  we  fce  in n^hite  Sdtjrien^  which  is 
of  a  Dainty  Smell ;  And  in  Bc4t$e-FUwers,  $cc.  And  againe ,  it  the 
Ph/ft  bee  of  Nature,  to  put  forth  fvbiteebwers  onely,  and  tho(e  not 
thinne,  or  dry,  tliey  arc  commonly  of  rinckc  and  fullbmc  SmcUj  As 
May- Flowers,  and  ifhite  LilLies.  /n^lVv  i^wwA ' 

.  Contrariwile,  m  Berries,  the  W^'A//^  is  commonly  more  Delicatv,  and 
Sweet  in  Talte,  than  the  Coloured;  As  we  (cc  in  White  Gnfes;  In  J^hite 
Rj/pes;  lujrlniteStrAVfoerries-^  In  fvhite  Cisrrans,  &c,  IhcCaufe  is,  for 
tliatthe  Coloured  are  more  iuyced,  and  courfer  iuyced  ^  And  therefore 
nor  fa  well  and  ctpally  Concodfed ;  IStit  the  ivhiteAte  better  proporti- 
oned ,  to  the  Difsertion  of  the  Plant. 

.  But  in  Frmts,  the  White  commonly  is  meaner ;  As  in  P*4  e-pl»ms, 
Damifins,  &:c.  And  the  Choiceft  Plummeszrt  Blacke  •  The  Mutheny, 
(whichthough  they  call  it  a  Berry,  is  a  Fruit,)  is  better  the  BLvl:e,  than 
the  lyhite.  The  Harucjl  frhite-plumme,  is  abafe  Plumme-,  Arxi  tlier<r^- 
doccio  and  White  Date-Plumme^  are  no  very  gOf)d  Plummes.  The  Cau/c^ 
lis,  for  that  they  are  all  Ouer-watry :  Whereas  on  higher  GoncoAion' 
is  reqiiircd  for  Sweetneflc,  or  Plealiire  of  Talte ;  And  therefore  all 
your  dainty  P/(»w«w«,  are  a  little  dry,  and  come  from  the  Stone;  As 
the  Afufclc-Plumme,  the  DAmaiin-Plumme,  the  Peach,  tlie  Apria^,  bcc. 
Yet  fome  Fruits,  which  grow  not  to  bee  Blacke,  arc  of  the  Nature  of 
\Berries,  fwceteft  fuch  as  arc  Paler;  As  the  Ceeur-Cherrj,  which  incli- 
neth  more  to  White,  is  fweeter  than  the  Red  -,  But  the  Bgrict  is  more 
fowre. 

Take  Gilly-Flower  Seed,  of  one  kinde  of  G/Sy- Flower  :  (As'  of  rhe 
Cloue-Gi'ly-F lower,  which  is  the  moft  Common;)  And  fowit;  And 
thcic  will  come  vp  Gtlly-F lowers,  fome  of  one  Colour,  and  foitie  of  an- 
orhcr,  cafually,  as  r'le  ."T^tf-^ mcetcth  with  Nourifliment  in  the  Earth- 
So  that,  the  Oardlners  ftnde,  that  they  may  haue  two  or  three  Roms  a- 
mongftan  hundred,  that  arc  rare,  and  of  great  Price:  As  Purple^  Car. 
ttMionoi  [':\)qia\\  Stripes  \  ThcCaufeis  (no doubt)  that  in  £iri^,  though 
tt  be  contiguous,  and  in  one  Bed,  there  are  very  fcuerall /•yew  j  And  as 
the . sVf^ doth  calually  meet  with  them,  foit  commeth  fortii.  And  it  is 
noted  cf[iccially,  that  thofe  which  doe  come  vp  Purple,  doe  alwaies 
come  vp  Single ;  The  Juyce,  as  it  feemeth,  not  being  able  to  (u^icc  a 
Succident  Colour,  and  a  Double  Leafe.  This  Experiment  of  icucrall  Co' 

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hurs,  comminsi;  vp  troni  one  Seed,  woiikl  bcc  tried  all  j  iu  LarLa-  hast, 
M9,il:eS'He0d,  Poppy,  aiui  fJaliyaHf. 

Few  Fruits  arc  colaircd  Jied  within  j  The  Qace>ie-jipple  is  5  And 
mot\\aAfpU,  called  the  Rcfe-AppU^  Mulberries  likcwifcj  and  Grumes ^ 
though  moft  toward  ttic  Skinnc.  There  is  a  Peuch  alfo ,  that  iiatb  a 
Circle  of  ^^<i  towards  the  Stone:  And  the  Egrht-Cherry  is  fomcwhac 
Red  within  j  But  no  Peare^  nor  Warden,  nor  Phmme^  nor  ^pncoi,  al- 
though they  haue  (many  times)  Red  fides,  are  Coloured  Red  within. 
The  Caufe  may  be  enquired. 

The  General!  Colour  of  PUnts  is  Grteue ;  which  is  a  Colo»r  that  no 
Plover  is  of.  There  a  Greemi(h  Prime-Rofe^  but  it  is  Ptf/r  and  fcarce  a 
S/^f»f  •  The  Lmues  of  fonie  Tr^«  turnc  a  little  ^wrr; ,  or  Reddi[h -^  And 
thev  be  commonly  Toung  Leaues  that  doc  fo  j  As  it  is  in  Oskes^  and  rtues^ 
and  Ha  fie.  Lcaues  rot  into  a  T<k*v -^  And  feme  ^*flifj  hauc  part  of  their 
LeauesTeliow^  that  are,  (to  all  fecming,)  as  Frcfh  and  Shining,  as  the 
Greene.  I  fuppofe  alfo,  that  Teflow  is  a  lelfe  S  ucculcnt  Colour^  than  Greene^ 
And  a  degree  neercr  vyhite.  For  it  hath  becne  noted,  that  thofe  Teiiow 
i  P4(i«  of  ^oil^rtand  cuer  towards  the  iVij;//;,  or  NerthE^jl.  SonacRoois 
are  Tellovf^  as  C/irrrti  j  And  feme  PUnts  Eloud-Red,  Stalke  and  Leafc, 
and  allj  as  AmtrauthM.  Some  Herbs  incline  to  f«rp/tf,  and  Red-^  Asa 
Kindeof  5-7g^doth,  andaKindeofyJ//»»,  andRofiSolts,  &cc.  And  feme 
haue  White  Leaues^  as  another  Kinde  oiSage^  and  another  Kindcof  Mint  j 
But  Ag,ure,  anda  F-«w  f /»r;>/^,  are  ncuer  found  in  hemes.  This  fhcweth, 
that  Flowers  are  made  of  a  Refined  Iuyce,of  the  Earth  ^  And  fo  are  Fntits: 
But  Leaaes  of  a  more  Courfc ,  and  Common. 

It  is  a  Curifffity  alfo  to  make  Flowers  Double^  Which  is  cffcJlcd  by 
often  Remotting  them  into  New  Earth  •  As  on  the  contrary  Pare,  Dou- 
ble PlorrerSt  by  negleding,  and  not  Remouing,  prouc  single.  And  the 
Waytodoeitfpeedily,  istofoworfet  Seeds  ^  or  Slips  of  Flowers-^  And 
as  foone  as  they  come  vp,  to  remoue  them  into  New  Ground,  rhat 
is  good.  Enquire  alfo,  Whether  Inoculating  of  Flowers,  (asStock-G/fff. 
Flowers^  Ro/es,  Musk-Rofes,  &c.)  doth  not  make  then >  Double.  There  is 
a  cherry-TreOy  that  hath  Double  Sloffomes ;  But  that  Tree  bearcth  no  Fruit  i 
And,itmaybc,  that  the  fame  Meancs,  which  applied  to  the  r/-<?f,  doth 
extremely  accelerate  the  Sap  to  rife,  and  breake  forth  j  Would  make 
theTrwfpendit  fclfe  in  Flowers,  andthofc  to  become  Double  \  Which 
were  a  great  plcafurc  to  fee ;  Efpecialiy  in  Appli-Trees,  Peach-Trees^  and 
Almond-Trees,  th&ihmc  Blo^omes  BlufhColeund. 

Tht  Making  of  Fruits,  without  Core  or  Stone,  is  likwifen  Cttrifi/ity  - 
And  fomc  what  better:  Becaufc  whatfoeiier  maketh  thcmfo,  is  like  ro 
make  them  more  Tender  and  Delicate.  UACions  or  shoot,  fir  to  be  let 
in  the  Ground,  haue  the  Pith  finely  taken  forth,  (and  not  altogcthcj, 
butfomcofitlcft,  the  better  to  fauethclife,)  it  willbeareaFr«?fwith 
little,  ©r  no  C*r*,  or  Stone.  And  the  like  is  faid  to  bee,  of  dimdmga 
£luick-Tree  dewnc  to  the  Ground,  and  Taking  out  the  Pith,  and  then 

binding  it  vp  againc. 

It 


;  Ceuturj.   VI.  ^^ 

i      It  is  reported  alfo,ihat  ACitron  grafted  vpon  a^/Wf  ,wi!l  haiic fnul         551 

j  or  no  Scedi ;  And  icis  very  probable,  that  any  Sorvit: Fruity  grjttcd  vp- 

■  on  a  Stocky  thatbeareth  a  Sweeter  Fruit^may  both  make  the  Fruit  Iwce- 

j  tcr,  and  more  void  of  the  harfh  matter  of  Kernels  or  seeds. 

1      Ir  IS  reported,  that  not  onely  ihcTak'tngom  of  the  /'/fi?,but  the  Stop-  \        516 
pingol  the  /Kj.eof  the /'z>^,from  Riling  in  the  Middcft,  and  TurmH^it ' 

;  CO  nfc  on  the  Outlide,  will  make  the  Fruit  without  Core,  or  Stofie ;  As 
if  you  ihould  bore  a  Tree  clcanc  thorovv,and  put  a  wedge  in.  It  is  true, 
there  is  iome  Artimty  oetweene  the  Pithdnd  the  KcrmU,  becauie  tiicy 

:  are  both  ofa  harlh  SublUnce,  and  both  placed  in  the  Middclt. 

It  is  reported,  that  Trees  watered  perpetually  with  Warme  Waiter, vfi\ 

\  mjkea  Fr«/f, vi^ith  little  or  no  C*w,  or  Stone :  And  the  Rule  is  gcnerall, 

i  that  whatlbeutr  will  make  a  Wild  Tree  a  G  ardent  ree^  will  make  a  Gar- 

;  dcn-Trce  to  hauclelfc  Core^ox  Stone. 

THe  Rule  is  ccrtaine,  that  plints  for  want  of  Culture,  degenerate  to 
be  bafer  in  the  fame  Kind  j  And  fometimes,  fo  farre,  as  to  change 
I  into  another  Kinde.  i .  The  Standmglong^  and  not  being  Remoued^ma.- 
j  keth  them  dc['atcrrite.  1.  Dro»(^/)f,vniene  the  Earth  of  it  felfebe  m^ift, 
';  doth  the  like,  3.  So  doth.  Remotiinginto  vorfe  Earthy  or  Forhc.irinif  to 
]  Corvpoft  thcEartiy  ^  As  we  fee,  that  yv,ner-Mint  turneth  into  Fields  Mint -^ 
j  And  die  Colcwert  mto  K.jpe  by  negleifij&c. 

Whatloeuer  Fruit  vleth  to  be  fet  vpon  a  R  out  or  a  5///,if  it  hefowne^ 
will  dcgcnerjte.  Gr^tpcsfoivne-^  Figs,  Mmonds^  fomgrdnate  Kernels fow/ic  • 
make  the  Fruits  degenerate ,  and  Decomc  Wilde.  And  againc,  Mod  of 
thofe  Fruits  that  vie  to  beegrafted^il  they  be  fet  oi  Kermis ^ox  Stones^de- 
generate.  It  is  true,that  Peaches  (  as  hath  beene  touched  before)doe  bct- 
KxvponStones  SetyihAiiwpoxi Grafting  ;  And  the  Rule  of  Exception 
fliould  feeme  to  be  this  j  That  whatfoeucr  Plant  requireth  much  Moi- 
fture,prorpcreth  better  vpon  the  Stone,  ot  Kernell,  than  vpon  the  Graft. 
For  the  Stocke,  though  it  giueth  a  finer  Nourifhment,  yet  it  giucth  a 
fcanter,  than  the  earth  at  large. 

5eec:/f,ifthcy  be  vcryOW,and  yet  haucflrcngth  enough  to  bring  forth  '•       520 
a. plant, mxkcxha  Plmt degenerate.  And  therefore  skilfull  Gardintrs  j 
make  trial  1  of  the  Seeds  ^'ic'toxe  they  buy  thcm,whcther  they  be  good  or 
no,  by  putting  them  into  Water  gently  Boyled  jAnd  if  they  bee  good    ! 
they  will  i'prout  within  Halfe  an  Houre. 

It  is  II range  which  rs  rc'portcd,  that  Bj^hoo  much  expofed  1 0  the 
Su't.-ic,  doth  uirne  into  irildc  Thyme :  Although  thofe  two  Herls  Iccme 
toll  uic  fmall  Aiiinity;  but  liajilk  almoftthc  only  Hot  //cr/'t .jthat hath  1 
Pat  iitd  Succulent  Lt\?«f  j- WhichOylincMTejif  it  be  drawn  forth  by  the  ^ 
Sunne,  it  is  like  it  will  make  a  very  great  Change.  j 

There  is  an  old  Tradition,  that  Boughs  of  Oake,  put  into  the  Earth,  |        5  2* 
will  put  forth  ivilic  riftes :  Which  if  it  be  true  ( no  doubt)  it  is  not  the 
( )ake  that  turneth  into  a  rine,biK  the  Oake-Beugh  Putrifying,  qualifieth  I 
the  Earthj  to  put  forth  a  rine  of  it  felfe.  i 
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of  PlaBti;  And 
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}  Itis  notimpoffiblc,  and lliauc hearJ  itverifitci,  that vponC/Ani/gl 
j  t/es>/?f  ofan  Old  Timber  TreCytheStuh  hach  put  «ut  lomt-finivsa  r/ft otj 
another  Kind?  •  As  chat  5«ff/?  hath  put  forth  tinh-^  Which,  ifirixici 
true,  the  Caufi  may  be,  for  that  the  old  Stul  is  too  (cane  of  Iuycc,to}3tJC; 
forth  the  former  Tree-,  Andtherctoreputtcthtbnhar/ftfota  teialier 
kinde,thatnecdeth  leUe  NouTifnraent.  i 

There  is  an  Opinion  in  the  Countrey,t!iat  if  the  fame  GrsMndbc^l 
fomie^with  the  Grwiae  that  ^r«j»^j/«»iV,  it  will  in  tiiecnd,  grow  tobe 
ofabafcrkinde. 

It  is  ccrtaine,  that  in  very  sterik  Teeres,  Ctrnefcw/u.  will  grow  iw.a«- 
otberKinde, 

Gratia  feptquilm  Tnandattlmus  Hor-deaSttlciSy 
Infxlix  Lolium,  (jfJleriUs  dotninantHr  Aumx. 
And  generally  it  is  aRulc^that  iPi««w,thataTe  broi^ght  forthby  Cukmt 
asC»ry«,wilI  iboner  change  into  other  5pm«j  than  thole  thatcoaicot 
themfelues.'For  that  Culture  giueth  but  an  Aduentitious  Naiure,which 
is  more  eafily  put  off« 

This  workcof  the  Traufmutation  o^ Plants ^  one  into  diwy 
thct,i% inter  Ma^nalia  Naturoc  .*  For  the  Tranjmutation  oi  Spf- 
ciesis,  in  the  vulgar  Philofophy,  pronounced  Impo^blc  : 
And  certainly,  it  is  a  thir)g  of  difficulty,  and  rccjtiiicih  dccpc  1 
Search  into  Nature  :  But  iccing  there  appcarc  kmc  maoilcfl . 
Infflances  of  it,  the  Opinion  of  impoflibihty  is  to  bee  rcicdcd. 
And  the  Meanes  thereof  to  tec  found  out-  Wee  (cr,  chat  in 
Liuing  Creatures,  ihac  come  of  PutrefoBion^  there  is  imich] 
rrdii/wtt^4iw»,  of  oncinto  another  ;  As  CatterpiSars  turiKiti- 
to  Flies,  &c.  And  it  (houldfccme  probable,  that  whatbcuerl 
Creature^  hauingiife,  is  generated  without  5^^d(,  that  Creaturei 
will  change  out  of  one  Species  into  another.   For  ic  is  the 
Seed,  and  the  Nature  of  it,  whichlockeihand  boundcth  ini 
tkcCreatitre,  that  ic  doth  not  expatiate.   So  as  wee  may  wcM 
conclude,  that  fering  the  Earth,  of  ic  (clfe,  doth  put  forth 
Plants^  without 5^r/^, therefore  Plants  may  wcJi  \\-xuQ'ji.Tr(irtf- 
mlgratiott  q[  Species.    Wherefore  wanting  /wy?,^/?^:^^,  which 
dococcurrc,  wecfhali  giuc  Dirc<^ionsof  the  moil  hkc'l^ 
Trialls:  And  generally,  we=  would  nothauethofe,  that  read 
this  our  VVorkc  of  Sylua  SjluaruaijaccoMni  it  Ibaiigc,  or  thinkc 
thatitisanOuer4^afte,  that  wee  hauefct  downc  Paiticuhrs 
vncried;  Forcoatrariwifct  in  our  owne  EOimatioo,  wee  ac-l 
count  fuch  Particulars,  more  worthy,  than  thofe  that  are  4- 

rcady 


Century,    V  L 


^^ 


ready  cried  md  knowrie.  For  the(e  Later  mullbctakca  as  you  | 
fiiu-lc  clirnv ,  iku  che  Orbcr  doe  IcuellPoiiu  bJankc  ac  ihclnusn- 
mr^jOf  (^**?/0'i,a;id  Axiomcs.  \ 

Firft  [hirv.-forc  yon  muft  makcaceounfj  that  if  you  will  haiie  one  \ 
p/;;wcli.xi)g'^'  irico  jnotlicr,  you  mull  hauc  thevVe^r/J/jwewf  oucr-ruleihe '; 
I  SceA ,  And  r  luTcforc  you  are  to  practice  it  by  Noun^jmeiats  as  contrary ' 
j  as  may  be-  /o  tlic  N^tture  oi'ihcHerU^So  neucrthclelTc  as  iheHed  niay 
i  groWjAiid  likcvvilc  wirh  Seeds  chat  arc  otchc  Weakcft  Sort^and  hauc 
{ Icall  Vigour.  Yui  ihaii  doc  well  therefore,  to  take  M.ttjh  Herbs,  and 
1  Plant  chViu  vp  ui  Topsof  Hills, ondChampaigncs,  And  fuch/Wj- as 
i  require  much  Mouture,vpon  Sandy  and  very  dry  Grounds.  As  for  Ex- 
'atnplc  Mi;fh-J'l:l!</n\Sy  and  sedge,  vpon  Hills  j  Cucufnl>erAi\(\Littuce- 
\  Scedi yHvACulcn-OtiS^s^jniSAndy  plot  :  So contrariwife  plant ^xi/jfja, 
\  Heiith-^L'mg^A<^d  hr.ikis  j^yoviAH'et  ox  MJrfl]  Ground.  This  I  concciuc 
alio,  that  all  EfrtUnc^ind  Cirdai-Hirhs^di  vpon  the  Tops  ofHiiIs,will 
proucni  JVC  .i/iri.V///j//,  i hough  kiVe  Efc/dint,  than  they  were  before. 
And  it  may  be  liU  wiU-,  fomc  ;yilde-Herbs  you  may  make  SaUct'Herbs. 
1  This  is  the  fir.'l  Rule  lor  Tr,}nj'm:n-it'ion  oi Plants. 
v     The  Ic-cjnd  Rule  fuall  be  co  bury  Ibme  few  Steds^  of  the  Herle you 
j  would  chanofj  .i:u-)ngll  other  Seeds  j  And  then  you  ("hall  fee,  whether 
the  luyce  oi'thoie  i)tiu'r  Secds^  doc  not  lb  qualific  the  Earth,  as  it  will  ! 
alter  the  .s^'t-t/jWliereupon  you  worke.  As  for  Example  j  VntP.irJly-Seed 
amonglt  Onion-Sccd-,  Or  Lcttuce-Sccd amon^d  ParJlySeed  ;  Or  BafilL  \ 
^fci/amonglt  Th}wie-Seidy  And  lee  the  Change  of  Tafte,or  otherwiie.  I 
But  you  Ihall  doc  well,  to  put  the  Stedyou  would  change,  into  a  little 
linnen  Cloth,  that  it  mingle  not  with  the  forraine  Seed. 

The  third  Rule  iliall  be,  the  M.ikinf^  of  fomc  Medley  6r  Mixture  of  j 
&7rr/;,  with  fomc  other  Plmts  hrnifed,  or  shauen^  either  in  Leafe  of 
Root:  As  for  example,  make  Earth  with  a  Mixture  ofColewort-Leaues, 
(lamped  J  and  fct  in  it  ^rtichoj hs, or  Parfnips-^So  take  Earth  made  with 
Maioram,  or  Orig.viumfixmlde-lhyme,  bruiied,  or  ftamped,  and  ferirl 
it  FemteU-Sccd^  ^c.  In  which  Operation ,  the  Procelfc  of  Nature  ftill 
willbe,  (aslconceii'c)  not  that  the  Herbe  you  worke  vpon,  fhould 
draw  the  luycc  of  the  Forraine  Hcrbc\  (For  that  Opinion  we  haue  for- 
merly fcieded  5 )  But  that  there  will  be  a  New  Confcdion  of  Mould, 
whic!)  pejh.ips  will  alici  the  Sve.l^  and  yet  !iot  to  the  kinde  of  thefor- 
iller  Ilerbe. 

The  fourth. Rule  inallbe,  tomarke  what  Hobs, foms Earths doeput 

forth  of  ther,f\cln,s  ,  And  to  take  that  £.»?/',  andtoP<;f  it,  or  to  Veffell 

it  •  xAnd  ill  fhu  r(>lct  the  Seed  you  would  change ;  As  forcxample,takc 

from  vnder  W'alls,  or  the  like,  where  Nettles  put  forth  in  abundance, 

thcE.irrh  which  yw  iliall  there  finde,  withoucany  String,  or  Root,  of 

|theA''ivr/t.f  •,  And  I'V):  tlut  Eaith,  an  1  let  in  it  Stock-gil/y-floxpres,  or 

\Wa!\fiijv:<res,  ^'c.  Or  fow ;n  the  5a,,^jofthem  j  And  lee  what  the 

Eucnt  will  be:Or  take  f .;;  r/'/hat  you  haue  prepared  to  ptit  ionhMufh- 

1 ,      .  rsmes^ 


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!  Experiments 
|inConfort, 
I  touching  the 

J  Artific'ul  tirpar- 
fingoi  Trees. 

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Experiments 
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r<?w6'/jofit(eIfe,  (  whereof  you  fhall  find  (omc  fnfljnces  following  j  )l 
j  And  low  in  it  Purjl'ine-Seed\  or  LcttHce-Seed-^Yox  in  thele  Experiments^  • 
it  is  likely  enough,  that  the  earth  being  accuftonned  to  fend  forth  one : 
Kinde  ot  Nouritbment,  will  alter  the  new  Seed. 

The  fifth  Rule  fhall  bejto  n)akc  the  Herbcgrevp  contrary  tohis  Natare^ 
As  to  make  Ground-Herbs  rife  inHehhth:  As  for  example^CarryCrfwo- 
«////,  or  tvdde-Thyme^ox  the  Greene  Str^mherryyVpon  Stickes,as  you  doc 
Hops  vpon  Poles  j  and  fee  what  the  Euent  will  be. 

f  he  fixth  Rule  lliall  be,  to  make  plants  grow  out  of  the  Sunne^  or  Open 
Mre-^  For  that  is  a  great  Mutation  in  Nature  j  And  may  induce  a 
Change  in  the  Seed  :  As  barrell  vp  Earthy  and  fow  fomc  Seediu  it,and 
put  it  in  the  Bottome  of  a  Pond  ^  Or  put  it  in  fome  great  hollow  ry«; 
Trie  alfo  the  Sowing  of  ^ff</j,  in  the  Bottomes  of  Cauesj  And  Pots 
with  Seeds  lowne,  hanged  vp  in  Wells,  fomc  diftance  from  the  Wa- 
ter, and  fee  what  the  Euent  will  be. 


IT  is  certaine,that  Timber-Trees  in  Coppice  ffeods^'^row  more  vpright, 
and  more  free  from  Vnder-Bciighes,  than  thole  that  (land  in  the 
fields:  The  Caufe  whereof  is,for  that  Plants  haueaNaturall  Motion,to 
get  to  the  Sunne ;  And  befides,  they  are  not  glutted  with  too  much 
Nouril'hment ;  For  that  the  Coppice  fhareth  with  them;  And  Repletion 
cucr  hindreth  Stature  •,  Laftly,  they  are  kept  warmc^And  that  euer  in 
pLmts  helpcth  Mounting. 

Trcf/jthat  are,  of  themfelues,  full  of  Hwf, (which  Heat  appeareth  by 
their  JnfiammableCummeSj)^s  Firres,And  Pines ^moimt  of  themfelues  in 
Hcigth  without  Side-Boughes,  till  they  come  towards  the  Top.  The 
Caufe  is,partly  H^at ;  And  partly  Tenuity  of  luycc  j  Both  which  fend 
the  Sap  vpwards.As  for  luniper^  it  is  but  a  shruh^and  groweth  not  big 
enough  in  Body,  to  maintaine  a  taWTree. 

It  is  reported, that aGood  Strong C4««^w,rpread  Oiiex  iTree  grafted 
loWjfoone  after  it  putteth  forth,will  drvarfe  it,and  make  it  fpread.  The 
Caufe  is  plaine  j  For  that  all  things  that  grow,  will  grow  as  they  finde 
Roome. 

Trees  arc  generally  fet  of  i?oo^/,or  Kernels-^'Bvit  if  you  fet  them  of  slips 
( as  of  fomeTVfCf  yoti  may,  by  name  iheMulberry^^Comeohhc slips  will 
rake  •,  And  thofe  that  take,  (  as  is  reported,)  will  be  Djpjrfe-Trees. The 
Caufe  is,  for  that  as///?  drawcth  NouriiTimcnt  more  weakly ^than  either 
a  KootyOr  Kernell. 

All  Plmts^xhM  put  forth  their5j/)haftily,haue their  Bodies  not  pro- 
portionable to  their  Length ;  And  therefore  they  axemndtrs, and  Cree- 
pers-, As  /uyyBrionyyHepSyfyeodbine:\Nhexesis  Dwarfing  requireth  a  flow 
Putting  forth,andle(Ie  Vigour  of  Mounting. 

The  Scripture  Cxih;  thx  Salomon  wrote  iNaturall  Hiftory, 

from  the  Cedar  oiLibamsjio  the  M.o[fegrowing  ypon  the  Wall  : 

\  '  -     -  PQ'^ 


Ceniary.  V  I. 


'55 


for  fo  tlic  bdl  Tranflations  hauc  ir.  And  it  isrruc  that  MOjffc^  \ 
ubmiUc  Rudiment oizPlani i  And  (as  ii  wcrcj  the  Mouldoi'l 
Ean/j,ot  Barke. 

MojJ'e  gro\A7cth  chiefly  vpon  Ridges  o^f/mfes,  ti  led  or  thatched  j  And 
vpon  ihiiCrefisoilValls.  And  thac^/tf//<?isof  a  lightfomc,  and  plcaCinc 
Circene,  ThcC?rowingvpon5/*/»Miscaufed,  for  that  Afp/fc,  as  on  the 
one  (idc  it  comnicth  oi  Moilhire  ani!  Water,  Co  on  the  other  fide  the 
M'W^r  mull  but  Slide,  and  not  Stand  or  Poole.  And  the  drowing  vpon 
Tilety  or  tvdls,  S^c.  js  caufed,  for  that  thofe  dried  EarthSj  haiiing  not 
Moiiturc  fiifticicnt  to  put  forth  a  FUnt^  doe  pradifc  Germinautn  by 
Putting  forth  MoJJe-^  Though  when  by  Age,  or  othcrwifc,  rhey  grow 
rorclcntandrcfolue,  they  (ometimes  put  forth  f /*»)«/ j  As  fvall-Flojveri. 
Andalmoltall  Mojje  hath  here  and  there  little  Stalkes,  befides  the  low 
ThrLimnie. 

Mfffe  gi-jvvtth  vpon  Alley es,  cfpecially  fuch  as  lye  Cold,  and  vpon  the 
North  J  As  in  diners  TarraHes:  Andagaine,  if  they  be  much  trodden; 
Orif  iheywer*.-,  atthefirrt,  graucllcd-,  for  wherclbeucr  P/iww  are  kept 
dowix'j  the  Hartn  puttcth  forth  A'foffe,    - 

OlA  Ground,  that  hath  bcene  long  vnbroken  vp,  gathereth  Majp :  And 
tlicrcfore  Husbandmen  v(e  to  cure  their  Pufiure  Grimftds , when  they  grow 
to  Afaj(/c,  by  Tiiling  them  for  ayeate,  or  twor  Which  allbdependeth 
vpontlie faiiicCd«/c ;  Forcbat, ther\iore  Sparing,and  Staruing luyceof 
the  Earth,  infullicient  for  PUms,  do?h  breccl  ^Ujj'e. 

Old  Trecsy  are  more  MoJ^ie^  (farrc)  than  Tf»n^  ^  For  that  the  Sap  is  not 
fofranckeasto  rife  all  tatheBoughes,.bii£  tirethby  the  way,  and  put- 
tcth out  ^^<|//I'. 

f  *«/»;(i/««-haue  Mt//e^o^iag  vpon  the  Gnt»ndaboi\z  them ; 

M»fc0fi  Ftmes',   ■        

The  Cm/c  is,  for  that  the  Fc»ntaioes  draine  the  fVater  from  the  Ground 
Aduceot^  and  Icauc  but  fufficienr  Moifturc  tobrced  MtJ[e :  And  befides, 
the  Coldoejfe  of  the  crater  ^  conduccth  to  the  (anle. 

The  Afofje  o^Tries,  is  a  kinde  oCffdire  j  For  it  is  the  luyce  of  the  7V^^, 
that  is  Exccrned,  and  doth  not  Aflimilatc.  And  vpon  great  Tr^es  the 
.1/o/7if  gathereth  a  Figure,  like  a /-r//r.  v<.)['' 

The  MffiJIry  Sort  of  Trees  yeeld little  Aftjfi  •  As  wee  fee  in  A/f^es,  Pd- 
fUts,H'illorves,ncfchcs,Scc.  Which  is  partly  caufed,  for  the  reafon  that 
hathbccnc  giuen,  of  the  francke  l^tittingvpof  the^Jpiritothe/J^/ij^/'W; 
And  partly,  for  that  the  B^fLes  of  tho(c  Trees,  are  more  Clofe  and 
Smooth,  than  thofe  oi'  O.tkes,  and  Afhes-^  Whereby  the  AfeJJ'e  can 
the  hardlior  ifTue  out. 

In  cUj'Groandt,  all  Pruit-Trees  grow  full  oCMiJJe,  both  vpon  Badj  and 
Boughes ,  Which  is  caufed,  partly  by  the  CcldneJJe  of  the  Grfuitd,  where- 
by the  PUms  nouriAi  IcfTe  ^  And  partly  by  the  ToughHeJJ'e  of  the  Etrth, 
whereby  the  St^  is  flint  in,  and  cannot  get  up,  to  fpreadfofranckly,  as 
idlioulddoc-. 

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^h(aturallHisUry: 


We  haiiefaid  heretofore,  that  '\i  Tree  she  Hide-bound^  they '.v.ix  k-lfc 
I  FrnittuH,  and  gather  Meffe:  And  that  they  ate  hoiptn  by  IJacU»g,^c. 
\  And  therefore  by  the  reafon  of  Contraries,  if  Ti-ees  bcc  bound  in  with 
Curds ^  or  fome  Outward  Bands,  they  will  put  forth  more  Mojfe :  W  hich 
(I  thinke)  happcneth  to  Trees  that  ftand  Blcake,  and  vpon  the  Cold 
Winds.  It  would  alfobe  tried,  whether  if  you  couer  a  Tree,  iomewhat 
thicke  vpon  the  topj  after  his  Fowling,  it  will  notgathcjr  more  MoJl^  I 
thinke  alfo,  the  fvatring  o(  Trees  ivith  Celd¥ottntainefrater^  will  make 
them  grow  ftiU  oiMofJe, 

There  is  a  Moffe  the  Perfamers  haue,  which  commetii  out  of  Apple- 

,  Trees,  that  hath  an  Excellent  Sent.  Qu^tre  particularly  for  the  AUnnero'i 

'  iheGretvthy  and  the  Nature  of  it.  And  fa  this  ExperimeHtsCake^  being 

a  Thing  of  Price,  1  haue  fetdowne  the  [all  Experiments  ,how  to  multiply, 

andcallonyi/i»/7i'^. 

Next  vnto  Mofey  I  will  {peake  of  Mujhromes  j  Which  arc 
like  wife  an  VnperfeB  Plant,  Thcfc  Mufbromes  haue  two  ftrangc 
Properties  j  The  One,  that  they  yccld  lo  Delicious  2l  Meat ,  The 
orher,  that  chcy  come  <vp{o  haflily  j  As  in  a  Night  j  And  ypt  ihcy 
are  Vnfowne.  And  therefore,  fuch  as  arc  Vp-ftarts  111  State,  rhcy 
call,  in  reproach,  M^/'/'^JW^j.  It  mufl:  needs  be  therefore,  that 
they  bee  made  of  much  Moifture  ;  And  that  Moifltire  Fat, 
Grofic,  and  yet  fomewhat  Concodled.  And  f  indeed)  we  findc 
that  Mufbromes  caufc  thq;  Accident^  wiiich  wc  call  Inculnu^  or 
theM^ir^,  in  the  Stomach.  And  therefore  the  Sur/et  of  them 
may  Suffocate,  and  Empoyfbn.  And  this  fhewetb,  that  they 
are  Windy;  And  that  WindinefTc  is  Groflc,  and  Swelling; 
Not  5harpe,  or  Griping.  And  vpon  the  fame  reafon  Mufij. 
romes  arc  a  vencreoui  Meat. 

It  is  reported,  that  the  Barke  of  Whiter  or  Red  Poplar ^  (which are  of 

the  Moifteftof  Trees ^  cut  fmall,  and  caft  into  Farroves  well  dunged, 

will  caufe  the  Ground  to  put  forth  Mu^romes^  ax.  &\^  Sea/ens  o[  the  Teare, 

fit  to  be  eaten.  Someadde  to  the  Mixture  I.^/»f»  of  ^r^.i*;/,  refoluedin 

1  ^Fater. 

\  It  is  reported,  that  if  a  Hilly'Pieldy  where  the  SiuUle  is  ftar.ding, 
bee  fet  on  Fire,  in  a  Showrie  Seafon^  it  will  put  forth  great  Store  of 
Mu^romes. 

It  is  reported  that  Harts-Heroe^  sbaHen,  or  in  Small  Peeces,m\yied  with 
I>f»g:,  and  fvatred,  putteth  vp  Mufliremes.  and  wc  know  Hurts-Home 
is  of  a  Fat  and  Cianamic  Siibftance:  And  it  may  be  OxeHorne  would 
doe  the  like. 

It  hath  bcene  reported,  though  it  be  fcarce  credible,  that  /wy  hath 
growne  out  of  a  Stags-Horne ;  Which  they  fuppofe,  did  rather  come 

from 


.  Century,   V 1. 

from  a  Conf'ric.itian  of  the  Home  vpon  the  /  ty^  than  trom  tiU'  //or^i?  ij 
(eire.  Tliirrc  is  not  knowne  any  Siibftdncejbut£./>r'9,dnd  the  Procedures 
o££artb,(^s TileySto}}ey$cc.)thaJi yceldcth any  A/oJj c^or Htr'uy Snhjlmce. 
I  There  may  be  criali  raaJeof'lbme  Seeis^  as  thar  ui  fennell-seed^  M:i- 
\Jiard-Secdyind  Rafe'Seed,put  into  fom^'  iittie  Holes,  made  in  the  Homes 
I  of  5^7g/,or  Oxen,  to  iee  it'they  will  grow. 

j  There  isaho  another  fn^erfeH  Punt,  that  (  in  lliew  )  is  h"ke  a  great 
Mf^broMc  .Andit  is  fometimes  as  broad  as  ones  Hat,V  -hich  they  call 
a  Totds-StooU: But  it  is  not  Eiculent  j  And ir  growe.n(c^/:nynoniy) jy 
adeadStiibotaTrwj  And  likewifc  aDout  tne  Reotsoi  Rotten  Trees: 
And  therefore  fccmeth  to  take  his  luyce  from  fvooi  Putnfitd.  Which 
(hcwechj  by  the  way,  thitfvocd  Pityjfcdyceni>.tl\  a  tr  mke  Afojiurc. 

There  is  a  Cah,i\ut  groweth  vpon  the  iideofa  De.tdTree^thai  hath 
gottenno  Name,  but  it  is  large,  and  of  a  Chelnut  Colour,  and  hard 
and  pithy ;  Whereby  it  ihoiild  ftcmc,  tha:  cucn  DetdTreesiorg^t  not 
their  Putting  forthjNo  more  than  thcCurcjjfes  o{Me»sBodiis,thdt  put 
forth  //.//ff  ,and  Nailes,  for  a  Time. 

There  is  a  cW,  ox  lii^gge,  that  groweth  commonly  in  the  Fields  • 
That  at  the  fir (1  is  hard  like  a  TcnnU'BaU,^i\d  whire  •,  And  after  grow- 
eth oinMnjhrGmc  Colour yand  full  of  lightD.vt/i  vpon  the  Breaking- And 
is  thought  to  be  dangerous  for  the  Eyes,  if  the  Powder  get  into  them  • 
And  to  bee  good  for  Kibes.  Belike  it  hath  a  Corrofme,  and  Frcttv'g 
NJt'tre. 

There  is  znHerbc  called  /t w>£rfrf,that  groweth  vpon  the  ^oor  f,and 
Lower  Parts  of  the  Bodies  oi  frees ;  .Efpecially  ot  f.lders, And  lomctimt  s 
jlfbes.lt  hath  a  ilrange  Property  j  For  In  t^arme-water  ,ix  fwilicth,  and  / 
openeth  extremely.  Itisnotgreene,  butofaduskie  browne Colour.^ 
And  it  is  vfed  for  Sqainancies^and  Infiammations  in  the  r/;ro.?^j  Where- 
by it  fcemcth  to  haue  a  Mollifying,  and  Lenifying  Vertne. 

There  is  a  Kinde  o[Sfo;igie  Excrefcettce,whkh  grow^-th  chiefly  vpon 
thereof  jof  the  L a fer-^Tree,  And  fometimes  vpon  Cf^./rjandotherTrtrr, 
It  is  very  White,  and  Light,  and  Friable :  Which  we  call  A^arich.  It 
is  famous  mPhyficke  for  t\\ePurzt»g  ofTorfghJiegpne.  And  it  is  aifoan  ex- 
cellent Opener  for  the  Liuer  :  But  Orfcnliue  lo  the  Stomulce ,  And  in 
r^^cit  is,  at  the  firll,  5?Pfff ,and  after  Bitter. 

Wc  finde  no  Super-plant, that  is  a  Formed P/z/wf, but  Mi jj'dtoc. They 
hauc  an  idle  TMdition,that  there isa  fi/r<^,called a  Miffcl-itrJ^ilut  fee- 
dcth  vpon  a5ff^,  which  many  times  ("he  cannot  dilgcif,  and  fo  expel- 
Icih  it  whole  with  her  Excrement:  which  falling  vp.^i  a  Bough  of  a  l  ree 
that  hath  (omeRif,  putteth  forth  the  Mijfiltoe.^ot  this  is  a  Fable  •  For 
'  it  is  not  probable,  that  Birds  Hiould.fecd  vpon  that  they  cannot  difgeft. 
!  Bur  allow  that,  yet  it  cannot  be  for  other  Reafons;  For  firlt,itis  found 
but  vpon  cerramcTrc^T;  And  thofeTV^-wbeare  nofuch  Frrt;>,  as  m«y 
allure  that  Birdio  fit,  and  feed  vpon  them  It  may  be,  that  S/Vis^fcedeth 
y/[>on  the Mijfcl toe  Bfry;fj,andlo  is  often  found  there;  Which  may  haue 
giuen  occaliontochc  Tale.But  that  which  raakcth  an  End  of  the  Que- 

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lUjiijiSj  that  Miffeltae  harhbeeiic  found  to  put  forth  vnJcr  the  Eongha^ 
and  not  (^ only)  abouethe  Eoughes  i  So  it  cannot  be  oi^y  Thing  that  ral- ; 
kth  vpo:uhcBP4g^.  Mijjdtee  groweth  chieHy  \^oc\Crab-TrcLSy  ^jfle- 
Tr^es,  fometimesvpon^<z/fcf ;  And  rarely  vpon  <?ji^«  ^  The  Af'ffcittc^ 
whereof  is  counted  very  yi/*</w*(ii/.  Itiscucr  greene,  Winter  afidSiun- 
mci  i  Andbcarethaw^^/rc  Glijierifi^  Berry :  And  it  is  a  PUitt  vttcrjy  dif- 
fering from  the  Plant,  vpon  which  it  groweth.  Two  things  therefore 
maybe  certainly  fet  downe:  Firlt,  that  Smfer-J station  mnftbcbv^^»«- 
dit3(cotSjpy  in  the  B#»g^  that  putt cth  it  forth :  Secondly,  that  that  5-ip 
niudbefuchj  as  the  Tree  dothcxcernc,  and  cannot  alfimilate  5  For  elle 
ic  would  goe  into  a  Bengh  •  And  befidcs,  it  fcemeth  to  bee  more  Fat  and 
Vnftiioiis,  than  the  Ordinary  5jp  of  the  Tree-^  Bothby  theB^/r;',  which 
isClammic.  And  by  that  it  continucth  greene,  Winter  and  Summer, 
which  the  7V«  doth  not. 

This  Experiment  of  Miffeltte  may  giuc  Light  to  other  Pradifes. 
Therefore  Triall  would  bee  made,  by  ripping  of  the  Bough  of  a  0-4^- 
Trec  in  the  Barke^  And  fvatring  of  the  wound  euery  Day,  with  tr^irme 
Wdter  Dan^edy  to  fee  if  it  would  bring  (onh  Mij^eltae,  oranyfiich  like 
Tiling.  But  it  were  yet  more  likely  to  trie  it,  with  fbme  other  fvatring, 
or  Amtnting,  that  were  not  fo  Naturall  to  the  Tree^  as  water  isj  As 
OjfUy  or  Barmeoi  Drinke^  &c.  So  they  bee  fuch  Things  as  kill  not  the 
BcHgh. 

It  were  good  to  trie,  whatP/<««  would  put  forth,  if  they  bee  forbid- 
den to  put  forth  their  Natursll  Bfiughes :  Poll  therefore  a  Tree,  and  co 
ucrit,  (bme  thicknefle,  withc/4;on  the  Top  5  And  fee  what  it  will  put 
forth.  I  fuppofe  it  will  put  fortlr^M//j  For  lb  will  a  C/m/,  being  turned 
downe  into  Clay:  Therefore,  in  this  £x/»*nwfw  alio,  the  7>f*  would  be 
dofed  with  fomewhat,  that  is  not  fo  Naturall  to  the  Plant,  as  claji  is. 
Trie  it  with  Leather,  or  chth,  or  Panttngt  io  it  be  not  hurtfull  to  the 
Tree.  And  it  is  certaine,  that  a  ^j-tflt^  hath  beene  knownc  to  grow  out  of 
a  PdUrd. 

Aitian  may  count  the  Prickles  of  7>e«  tobeakinde  of  Excre/iefiee  ^ 
For  they  will  neuerbe5tf«g/'«,  nor  beare  Leaues.  The  Plants  that  haue 
Pricklesy  arc  Themes,  blacke  and  white ;  Brier  j  Refe  j  Liman-Trees ;  Cra^- 
Trees ;  Goofe-  Berry  j  Berbery ;  Thclc  haue  it  in  the  Beugh  5 1  he  Plants  that 
haue  Prickles  in  the  Leafe^  arc ;  HoUy  5  Juniper  •  vvhin-buflj  •,  Thijlle ;  Ntttlcs 
alfo  haue  a  fmall  venomous  Prickle  \  So  hath  Burras^e,  but  harmckfle. 
The  Cijayi' mu(t be  Hajlj  Pattingforth  •  WantoiMoiftttrc^  An-l  the  Clo{e 
ne([e  ohkc  Barke  ._^  Forthe //''y?tf  ofthe  Spirit  to  put  forth,  and  rhc  f^'4»f  of 
Notttifhment  to  put  forth  a  Bough ^  and  the  Clofeneffe  of  the  Bar ke,  caufc 
Prickles  in  Boughes;  And  therefore  they  are  euerlikea/')'r4»ifcf,  for  that 
the  Mviftare  fpcndeth  after  a  little  Putting  forth.   And  for  PricUet 
inLeaues,  they  come  alfo  oi  Putting  forth  more  /o/ff  into  the  Leafe^  than 
canfpread  in  the.  Leaf e  fmooth;  And  therefore  the  Iw*«othcrwifc  are 
Roughy  as  Borrage  and  Nettles  are.  As  for  the  Leauesof  Holly,  they  are 
Smooth,  butneuerP/4w*,bucasit  were  with  f<>/</i  for  the  fame  C4«/<?, 

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I  There  bcc  alio  plants,  thai  though  they  haiie  no  Pridles,  yet  they 
'  hBiie  a  kinde oi'»onny  or  f^duet  R /«e,  vpon  their  Leaues-^  As  Kof.-C.tm- 
\pion^Stock-Gilly'Flowt:ri,CvUs-Foot ;.  which  Dorvnc,  or  A'..^  co!H!:i..-th  of 
\i  Sulttll  SpintiimSoftor  Fat  SubjUnce.  t^or  it  is certainc,  that  both 
^Stod-ailly-Flowerx,  and  Rofe-Cumpions,  (bmpccijhauebcencapplycd, 
'  (with  fiicccflfe)  to  the  tvrejis  of  choie  that  hauc  havl  Tertian,  or  £hjirtan 

j4^/*f/;  And  the  r.ifouroi  Cdts-Ftot  hath  a  iJanatiiic  vcrtue,towards  the  \ 
\  tun^f-^  And  the  Lejfe alfo  is  Healing  in  SHrgery. 

\'     Anoi  her  Kindc  ot  Excrefienfeis  an  Exudation  ofp4,tnts^  ioyncd  with 
"Putnf.diion-^  Aswec IccinOjh'Apples,  which  are iound chiefly  vpon 

the  Lf.»«cjr  of  b.ik(i-y  And  the  like  vpon  mllowes :  And  Countrty  l\o- 
I  pic  hatie  a  kinde  of /'rf^/'ffi<wijthat  if  the  Ojlce-^ipple,  broken,  be  full  of 
;  fVnrmeSyXi  is  a  Signc  of  uPefiileht  Teere  j  Which  is  a  likely  Thing,  be- 
;  caufe  they  grow  of  Corruption. 

There  is"  alio  vpon  Sweet, or  other  Briery^  fine  Tuft, or Bruf/j  oiMo^'e^ 
\  ofdiuers  Colours  j  Which  if  you  cut,  you  (ball  euer  findc  lull  of  little 

•whiviH^ormes. 


IT  is  ccrtainc,  that  Earth,  taken  out  of  the  Fottniatiom  of  FjuUs  and 
mufcu^nd  /;ot;tf;«fxofn^f///,  and  then  put  into  ?of/,  will  put  forth 
St-indry  Kinds  of //fr/'x:But  fonie  Time  is  required,  for  thcGermnation- 
forifitbct.iken,butfroma  f»Jf/>owf  deepe,  it  will  put  forth  the  Firjl 
^^frf  If  much  deeper,  nottiU  after  a  refrf, or  rir^. 

The  N.iture  of  the  pUnts  growing  out  oi Earth  fo  taken  vp,  doth  fol- 
low ilic  Nature  of  the  Mould  it  felfej  As  if  the  Mould  be  S<>ft,Aad  Fine 
it  putteth  forth  Soft  Herbs  ;  As  Graffe,  pluntrne,  and  the  like  ^  If  the 
£jrfi  be  Harder  and  Courfcr,  it  putteth  forth //f/-^/ more  jCi*//^)^,  as 
ThiJlles^Firres^Scc. 

It  is  Common  Experience,  that  where  Alleyes  are  clo(e  GraucUed  the 
£<*rtAputtcth  forth,  the  firltyeere,  Knot'grajfe,  indihcrSpjre-graJfe 
The  c;"4ii(]f  is,for  that  the//W  Grduell,or  Pebble  at  the  firft  Laying,  will 
not  fuffcr  the  Gn7(/e  to  come  forth  vpright,  butturneth  it  to  findchis 
way  where  it  can  j  But  after  that  the  Earth  is  fomewhat  loofcned  at  the 
Topj  the  Ordinary  Gr^Jft-  commcth  vp. 

It  is  reported,  that  Earth,  being  taken  out  o^ Shady  and  n\nry  fro'oJs, 
fonlc  depth,  and  Potted,  will  put  forth  Herbs  of  a  Fat  and  luycy  Sub- 
ftancci  As  Pem^y-ir^n^  PurJlane,Httiflecke^Pcyiny  royall,Sic, 

Tlic^K^rp>-al(o  doth  fend  forth  Plants^  that  haueno  Roots  Hxcd  in 
-the  Bottnnk'-But  theyarc  lefTe  PcrfeEf  Plants,  being  almoil  "but  Leaues, 
and  thofe  fmall  oties :  Such  is  thatvt^eecall  Duck-Weed-,  which  h.uh  a 
Leafe  no  bigger  thaira  Thymc-Lcafe,  but  ofafrefher  Greene,  iind  puc- 
teth  forth  a  litdc  String  into  the  ty.fter,  farre  from  the  Biittome.  As  for 
the  fyjter-Lilly,  it  h.itli  a  Root  in  the  Ground:  And  ia  haue  a  I^unibef  of 
other  hlcrbs  rhar  grow  in  Ponds.    '•        •  , .  ■ 

It  is  reported  by  ioriie  of  ihc  J  neientSi^ndfome^i(fder>!c  fcpmo^iy 
likewifc-,  that  there  be  fome  /"/ww/jthar  grow  vpou  the  Top  ot  the  Jm; 


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feeing  fuppofcd  to  grow  oiiomc  Concrctha  of  Slifnei'xomihcfytJter^ 
where  the  Sitnne  beatcth  hot,  and  where  the  Sea  (lirreih  little.  As  fur 
^Iga Marine!  (  Sea-weed,)  and Eryngium  (  Sea  Thijlle)  both  hauc  Jivots  j 
but  the  Sea-weed  vnder  the  fvater,xhe  Sea-Thifile  but  vpon  the  shore. 

The  Ancients  hauc  noied^  that  there  are  fomc  Herhsy  that  grow 
outolS'wojp,  laid  vpclofe  together,  and  Ptttrified-^  And  that  they  arc 
all  Bitter  •  And  they  name  one  fpecially,  Flomtu,  which  we  call  Mtth- 
■Mullein.  It  is  certainc,  that  tytrmes  arc  found  in  Snow  comnaonly,  like 
f^^rf^-fftfrxnfjTjAnd  therefore  it  is  not  vnlikc,  that  it  tnay  likcwifeput 
forth  ?lanty% 

Thc><B«>»rjhaueaffirnaed,  that  there  arc  ComQ  Herbs ^  that  grow 
out  of  5w«^j Which  may  be,  for  that  it  is  certainc,  that  Toadshmc  bin 
found  in  the  Middle  of  a  Free-Stone.  Wee  fee  alfo, that  f/w/,  lying 
aboue  Gr^tfaijgather  MtJ^e-y  And  tyall-fiowers^ADd  fome  other  Flowers^ 
grow  vpon  W^/T/jBut  whether  vpon  the  Maine  PnVjtfjOr^rswjOr  wBc' 
theroutoftheZ,j«»«or  Chinkes^  is  not  well  obferucd  j  For£/<^r/and 
Afhesixixxe  beenefeenc  to  grow  out  of  5fff/>/M  ;  But  they  raanifeftly 
grow  out  o^ clefts  •,  In  fo  much  as  when  they  grow  big,  they  will  dil- 
ioyne  the  Stone.hnd  befides  it  is  doubtfull,  whether  the  Mortar  it  felfe 
putteth  it  forthjOr  whether  fome  Seeds  be  not  let  fall  by2f;>«ff .There  be 
likewifcifoc;t*-fff r^/jButl  fuppofe  thofc  are,whcre  there  is  ibmcMoidd 
or  Earthy  It  hath  like>yife  becne  found,  that  great  Trees  growing  vpon 
Slurries y  hauc  putdowne  their  Root  into  the  Stone. 

In  fomcMw/  mGermany^ii  is  rcported,there  grow  in  thcBottomc 
yegetables'y  And  the  fr«r^-Fo/i^wvfe  to  fay,  they  hauc  iWjg/rrf//  Vtrtue-^ 
Aid  will  not  fuffer  Men  to  gather  them. 

The5f4-54»4if  fcldomc  bearc  ?/<i»r/.  Whereof  the  Caufeh  ycel- 
ded  ,by  fome  of  the  Ancients  yiot  that  the  Sunne  exhaleth  the  Mtifture, 
before  it  can  incorporate  with  the  Earth,  and  yeeld  a  Nourilhmcnt  for 
the  rlanf.  Audit  is  affirmed  alfojthat  Sand  hath  (alwaies  )  his  Rootin 
CUy-y  And  that  there  be  no  Veincs  ofSand ,  any  great  depth  within  the 
Earth. 

It  is  certaine,  that  fome  plants,  put  forth  for  a  time,  of  their  own6 
Start,  without  any  Nourifbment  from  Earth j/rateryStoney  &c.  Of  whicfii 
f^de  the  Experiment  2<p. 


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IT  i$rcporrcd,that£4«/7,thatwasbroughtoutofthc/«^/fj,  anc!  o 
thcr  Remote  Countries ^  for  BallaJiofShipSy  caft  vpon  fomc  Grounds  in 
Italy y  did  put  forth  Forraine  Herbs ^  to  vs  in  £«ropenot  knuwnc ;  And 
that  which  is  more,  that  of  their  Roots,  Barkes,  and  Seeds ,  contufed  to- 
gether, and  mingled  with  other  Earth,  and  well  Watrcd  with  IVart^e 
fFtffcr,therecamc  forth  Herbs  much  like  the  Other. 

?/4«rbroughtoutofHwroi*«mM,wiUendecrourtoput  forth,  at  ^ 
the  faihe  r;»ie,that  they  vfually  do  in  their  owne  climate-^  And  therfore 
to  pre(eruethem,there  is  no  more  required,  than  to  keepe  them  from 
the  Iniury  of  Putting  backe  by  Cold.  It  is  reported  alfo,  that  Graine  out 

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oftheHomr  Co««nV/tranflated  into  the  Colder, wiWhe  more  forward^ 
than  the  Ordinary  Graine  of  the  Cold  Countrie.li  is  likcly^that  this  will 
proue  better  in  eyd/«e/,than  in  3'rffJjFor  that  Graines  arc  buiAnnuall' 
And  fo  the  yertue  of  the  Seed  is  not  worne  out  j  Whereas  in  a  Tree^a  is 
emaafcdby  the  Ground^  to  which  it  is  Remoucd. 

Many/>/.j«tj,  which  growinthe/f^wtrCownm^j-,  being  (et  in  the 
Colder i  will  ncLierthcleffc,  eucn  in  thofc  Cold  Countries^  being  fowne  of 
Seeds  late  in  the  Springs  come  vp  and  abide  moft  Part  of  the  Summer ; 
AsweefindeitinOriVjgeand  Limtn-Suds,  Sec.  The  Seeds  whereof^ 
Sowncinthc  End  of  ^o////,  will  bring  forth  Excellent  5 j//aj,  mingled 
wich  other  Herbs,  And  1  doubt  not  but  the  Seeds  of  Cloue-Jrees,  and 
Pepper-Seedf^&cc.h'  they  could  come  hithci:  Cjr^ene  enough  to  be  ibwne, 
would  doe  the  like. 

THcre  be  fomc  Flowers,  Blojfemes,  Graines,  and  Fruits,  which  come 
more  Early ^  And  Others  which  come  more  Liite  in  che  Teere.  The 
Flowers  that  con»e  eariy,  with  vs,  are  ^  Prime-R  ojes,  Fttkts,  Anemo-'iies, 

water-Dajfadillics,  Crocm  Virnm,  and  fome  early  Tulipp.i's.  And  they    

areallCoW /•/.<««  5  Which  therefore  (asitiliouldretnic^haueacpic-  'oweiorth. 
kcr  Perception,  of  the  tieat  of  the  Sunnc  Incrcafing,  than  the  Hot  Herbs  '>!! 
haue ;  As  a  ColdHund  will  fooner  fiudea  little  w^,j;7«f/;,than  a  Hot.  And 
thofe  that  come  next  alter,  Aretyall- Flowers,  Cowjlip s.  Hyacinths,  Rofe- 
MJry-Fl9wers,&cc.  And  after  them,  Pincks,  Rgfes,  Floverdeluces,^c. 
Ail  J  the  latell  are  Gilly-plowers,  Holly-oakes^L.irks-Foot,  &c.  The  Ear- 
icft  Blojfomes  are,thc  Blojfomes  o{  IP  caches  ,AloioHds;CorneHuns  ,Mezeri- 
ohs,  &:c.  And  they  arc  of  fuch  Trees, as  haue  much  Al<'»//«rc,cither  Wa- 
tfieoxOylii:  And  therefore  Cr^cm  P'ernw  alfo,  being  an  ^fr^e,  that 
hath  an  Oylieluyce,  putteth  fdrth  early.  For  thofe  alfo  linde  the  Sunne 
fooner  than  the  Drter  Trees.  The  Graines  are,  firft  Ryeund  IVhe^itfTUcn 
Oatsind  Barley;  Then  Peafe  and  Beanes.  For  though  Greene  Peafe  and 
5M«e/ be  eaten  fooner,  yet  the  Drie  Ones, that  are  v fed  for  Horfe-meat, 
areripe  laft-  And  it  feemeth  that  the  Fatter  (7rrf;»ccommeth  firft.  The 
Earlieft  Fruits  arc,Strawherries,cherries,Goofebcrries,  Cerrans ;  And  af- 
ter thcm,Early  Apples, Early  Peares,Jpricots,RafpS'^  And  after  them  Da- 
»ufi>js,  and  moftKinde  oi' Pliims,Pe.!ches,S!Cc.  And  the  lateft  are  Apples^ 
wardens  ^Grapes, Nuts, ^^nces, Almonds, sloes,Brier-Bcrries,Heps, Med- 
lars, ScrttiCes,  Corneluns,  &c. 

It  is  to  be  noted,  that  (commonly)  Trees  that  ripen  Litejl,blejfemefib'         578 
neji:  As  Peaches.  Cornelians,  slocs.  Almonds,  &c.  And  it  fccmcth  to  be 
a  Worke  of  Prouidence,  that  they  blolTomc  fo  foonc  ;  For  otherwife, 
they  could  not  haue  the  Sunne  long  ehough  to  ripen. 

There  be  Fruits  (but  rirely ,)  that  come  twice  a  year  e-,  as  fome  Pearei,         5  7^ 
Strawberries,  &c.  And  it  feemeth  they  are  fuch,  as  abound  with  Nou- 
rillimcnt  •,  Whereby  after  one  Period,  before  the  5«««f  waxcth  too 
wcakc,  they  can  endure  another.  The  r/o/ffalfo,  araongft  Flowers, 
commethtwiceaYeare,  Elpccially  the  Dow^/f  »'/>/>c  1  Andthdt  alfo 

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is  a  Tlam  full  of  Moiftitre.  Rofes  come  twice,  btir  it  is  no:  without  Cut- 
tim,  as  hath  boene  formerly  (aid . 

hi  Mufcoui^tihovs,h  the  Cornecome  not  vp,  till  late  Springs  yet  their 
Haritefi  is  as  Early  as  Ours.  The  Cauft  is,  for  that  the  Strength  of  the 
C7ro««()/iskcptinwiththe5«07J>  •,  And  wee  lee  with  vs,  that  if  it  bee  a 
long  ff /«f f r,  it  is  commonly  a  more  FlentifuUTenre  :  And  after  thofe 
kinde  oifvinters  likcwife,  the  F/oTrfr/,and  Cor«f,  which  areEarlicr,and 
Later,  doc  come  commonly  atona-,  and  at  the  fame  time  ^  Which 
troublcththe  Hutiandman  rmny  times  j  Foryoufhallhaue  i?£^/^o/ejj 
and  Dumaske  Rofes ^  come  together  -,  And  likewife the  Haruefi oilVhei.t 
and  Barley.  But  this  happeneth  eiicr,  for  that  the  Earlier  ftayeth  for  the 
Later ;  And  not  that  the  Later  commeth  fboner. 

There  be  diucrs  Fruit-Trees,  in  the  Hot  Countries,  which  haue  5/1?/^ 
femes i  and  Toung  Fruit,  and  Ripe  Fn«f  ,aImoft  all  the  Yearc,  fucceeding 
one  another.  And  it  is  laid,  the  Orenge  hath  the  like  with  vs^  for  a  great 
Part  of  Summer  ;  And  fo  alfo  hath  the  F/^^e.  Andnodoubt^  the;v^- 
turall  Motion  of  Plants,  is  to  haue  (6 ;  But  that  cither  they  want  Itiyce  to 
(pond ;  Or  they  meet  with  the  Cold,  of  the  Winter ;  And  therefore  this 
Circle  oi  Ripening  cannot  be,  but  in  Succulent  Plants,  and  Hot  Countries. 

Some  Hfj'^/ are  but  /^«««/7//,anddie,^oefandall,  oncea  Yeare;  As 
Borrj^e  ^Lettuce,  CHCumbers  ^fAmk-Melons  ,Bafil,  Tobacco,  Mufiard-Seed, 
and  all  kindes  of  Cor«e  i  Some  continue  many  Ycercs  3  As  Hjjjepc^^ 
Germander,  Lauander,  Fennell,^c.  The  Caufe  of  the  Dyi^ig  is  double  j 
The  ftrft  is  the  Tendernejfe  and  weaknejje  of  the  seed,  which  maketh  the 
Period  in  a  fmall  time;  As  it  is  \nBerrage,Lettuce,Cucumbers,Corne,tLC. 
And  therefore  none  of  thefe  are  Hot.  The  other  Caufe  is,  for  that  lome 
Herbs  can  worfe  endure  Cold-^  As  Bafill^  Tobacco,  Mftft^rd-Seed  j  And 
thefe  haue  (all)  much  Heat. 

THe  Lafiingoi'  Plants  is  mofl  in  thofc  that  are  Largeji  ofsody  j  As 
Oaks,  Elme,  chef-nut,the  LoafTree,&cc.f\nd  this  holdeth  in  Trees-^ 
But  in  Herbs  it  is  often  contrary  •,  For  Borage, Colevjort,  Pompi ens, which 
Arc  Herbs  ohhe  Largtjlsiie,  are  o({mi]\Dvra.nce  ;  VVhcrcas  HyJJbpe, 
mnter-Samry,  Germander,  Thyme,  Sage,  wilUaft  long.  The  Caufe  iSj 
for  that  Trees  laft  according  to  the  Strength,  and  Quantity  of  their  Sap 
and  luyre:  Being  well  munited  by  their  2i</r/(T  again  It  the  Iniuries  of  the 
Aire  /But  Herbs  draw  a  Weake  luyce  ^  And  haue  a  Soft  Stalke  j  And 
therefore  thofe  amongftthem  which  laftlongeft,  are  Herbs  of  Strong 
Smell,  and  with  a  Sticky  Stalke, 

Trees  [hztbezteMafi,  and  Nuts,  are  commonly  more  lafting,  than 
thofe  that  bearc  Fy««XiEfpccially^the  Moifier  Fruits:  As  Oakes,Becches, 
chef-nuts.  Wall-nuts,  Almonds,  Pine-Trees,  &c.  laft  longer  than  Apples, 
Peares,  Plums,  &c.  The  Caufe  is,  the  Fatneffe,  and  Oylineffe  of  the  Sap . 
Which  cuer  wafteth  IcfTe,  than  the  more  ivatry. 

Trees, thax  bring  forth  their  Leaues  late  in  the  r^frf, and  caft  them  like- 
wife  latCj  arc  more  ;4^/«^,than  thofe  that  fprout  their  Leaues  Early ^or 

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rhcd  them  betimes.  The  Cduff  is,  for  that  the  late  Camming  fcrth  llicweth 
;x Moijlurc more  fixed;  And  the  other  more  loofe,  and  more  eaiily  re- 
foliied.  Andthe(amcr4«/tf^is,  that  H-V/^^Trcw  la  It  longer  thmGardtn- 
Treci-^  Andinthefamekindcj  thofcvvhorc  Fruit  is  Acide,  more  than 
thole  wliofc  Fruit  is  fvvcct. 

Nothing  prociircth  the  LafitHgo^  Trees ^  BufbeSy  ^ndHerLi,  Co  much, 
as  otten  (?«m//j^  ;  For  eiiery  Cutiifig  caufeth  a  Renoiiation  of  the  lujce 
of  the  Plant  •,  That  it  ncit^iergocthfofarre,  nor  rifeth  fo  faintly,  as  when 
theWjofis  r\ot  C Mt :  Inlomnchas  ArtnuaU  Pbnts,  it  you  cut  them  fta- 
(•nubly,  and  will  fpare  tlic  vie  of  them,  and  fuifcr  tht-m  to  come  vp  itilj 
yjung,  will  lalt  more  Yeares  than  oaCj  As  hath  beene  partly  touched  • 
Such  as  is  Leunce^  Pitijlaney  Cucumber,  and  the  like,  t^ndioi  Great  Trees, 
wcfccalmjikallc^ff-^z-^iruf  T/^r^,  in  Church-yards,  or  neare  Ancient 
Buikiing>,ardtlielikt,  ate  PoUardt^  ot  Dattotds^  and  not  7";r«  at  their 
full  Height. 

Some  Experiment  would  be  made,  how  by  ^rt  to  make  Plants  more 
L:Jii»g  th\n  their  ordinary  Period;  As  to  make  a.  SLtlke  ot  whtat,  &c. 
lallawholc  yc-irc.  You  mull  cuer  prefuppofe,  that  you  handle  it  fo,  as 
th.e  fr///ffr  killcth  it  not ;  For  we  f[>eakeon!yot  Prtlonging  the  Naturali 
Period.  1  conceiue,  that  the  Rule  will  hold  ;  That  whatloouer  maketh 
the //t'ryr  come  later,  thanat  his  time,  will  make  it  lall  longer  tinie;  It 
were  gv)odtrie  it,  '\.na.Staike  oiWhe*t^  gee.  fct  in  the  Shade,  and  en- 
comp.ifTed  with  a  Cafe  of  «W,  not  touching  the  StrAW^  to  keepe  out 
Open  Aire. 

As  for  the  Prcferuarion  of  Fruits,  W  Plants,  as  well  vpen  the  Tree, 
<>>-Stalke,  as  gathered,  wefbdlhaadleitvitdtr  f^f  Title  tf/"Conferuation  of 
Bodies. 

THc  Particuldr  Figuresdi  PUttts,  wc  leauc  to  their  Deferiptitnt;^  But 
fome  tew  things,  in  gcnerall,  we  willobferue.  Trees  and  f/eris,  in 
the  Growing  forth  of  their  Boughes  and  Branches^  arc  not  Figured,  and 
keepe  n®  Order.  The  Cau/e  is,  tor  that  the  Sap,  being  retrained  in  the 
R/udcy  and  Saykcbrcaketh  not  forth  at  all  j  ( As  in  the  Bodies  of  rr^^j,  and 
^tdfkesoi  Herbs,)  till  they  begin  to  branch;  And  then,  when  they  make 
an  Eruption,  they  breake  forth  cafually,  where  they  finde  bcifway,  in 
the  Barke  or  Rindc.  It  is  true,  that  fome  Trees  are  more  fcattered  in  their 
Boushcs  i  As  Sallow-Trees,  ^'ardeu-Trees,  Qaince'Trref,  MedUr-Trees,  Li- 
mon-Treef,  ^c.  SoMieare  more  in  the  forme  of  a  Pyramis,  and  come  al- 
m)lttotodJ,  As  the /'^'d;Y-r/■c^  (which  the  Cr/V/V^vj-will  hauetobor 
row  his  name  of  7^'f,  Fire,)  Orenge-Trees,  Fir-Trees,  Seruice-Trees,  Lime- 
Trees,  &:c.  Aiul  fome  are  more  Ipred  and  broad ;  As  Beeches,  Uornbearne, 
&CC.  The  retl  arc  more  indifferent.  The  Caufe  of  Scattering  the5#«p/Ev/, 
is  the  Hafty  breaking  forth  of  the  Sap-^  And  therefore  thofe  Trets  rife 
not  in  a  Bo^vof  any  Height,  butbr.jnch  neerethe  Ground.  The  Caafcj 
o^the  Pyramis,  is  the  Keeping  in  of  the  Sap,  long  beforeir  branch;  And 
the  fpending  oi  it  when  it  beginneth  to  branch,  byct]ijalldegrees.  The 
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Spreading  is  caiifed  by  the  Carrying  vp  of  the  S^-p^  plentifully,  without 
Expcncc  J  And  then  putting  it  forth  Ipecdily,  and  at  once. 

There  bee diuers //irr^j,  but  noTrees,  that  itwy  be  faidtohaue  fome 
kinde  of  Order^  in  the  Putting  forth  of  their  Leaues  :  For  they  have 
l<^nts  ox  Knuckles^  as  it  were  Stops  in  their  Germitiation  *^  As  haueC/fl/- 
F  lowers,  Pinket^Petinell^Cerne,  Reeds,  and  Canes .  The  (?4«/^  whereof  is, 
for  that  the  ^ip  afcendeth  vnequally,  and  doth  (as  it  were)  tire  and  ftop 
by  the  way.  Andicfeemeth,  theyhaue  (ome  (MofeneJJ'e  and  ffardneffc-j 
in  their  Stalke^  wrhich  hindereth  the  Sap  from  going  vp,  vntill  it  hath  ga- 
thered into  a  Knot,  and  fo  is  more  vrgedto  put  forth.  And  therefore, 
they  are  moft  of  them  hollow,  when  the  Stalke  is  drie.  As  FerMell-Stalke, 
Stubble^  and  CAnes. 

B lever shix^t  (all  exquifite  f  j^mrw  j  And  the  Flewer- Numbers,  axe 
(chiefly)  F;W,  axv\Feisre,  As  in  Prime.Refes,  Brier-RofeSy  Single-Mmsk- 
Rofes,  Single-Pinkes^  and  Gillj-Fltwers,  &c.  which  haue  fiue  Leaues: 
LtllieStFlower-de-LuceSj  Berage,  Bngle£ey  &«.  which  haue  foure  Leaues. 
But  fome  put  forth  Z.M(»w  not  Numb  red  i  But  they  are  euer  fmallOnesj 
PiS  Mary-Golds,  Trif tile,  ^c.  Wecfeealfo,  that  the  ^tffj(r«/,  and  Supfor. 
ters  of  Flfiwersy  axe  Figured;  As  in  the  Fiue  Brethren  of  the  Refe  -,  See- 
lets  of  Gilly-F  lowers.  Sec.  Leaues  alCo  ate  all  Figured:,  Some  Round,  Some 
Long;  None  Square ;  And  manyiagged  on  the  Sides  j  V\  hich  Leauet 
of  Flowers  feldome  are.  For  I  account  the  Jigging  of  Ptnkes,  and  G///jf- 
Flomrs,  to  be  like  the  Inequality  of  Oake-Leaues ,  ox  Vine- Leaues,  or  the 
like  J  But  ihey  feldome  or  neuer  haue  any  fmall  Purles. 

OF  Vlants,  fomc  few  put  forth  their  Blojjemes  before  their  Leaiies'^ 
As  JlmondsyPeaches,  Cornelians^  Black-Thome,  &c.  But  moft  put 
forth  fomeLM»«  before  their  £/4»^w«  J  As  apples,  Peares,  plupts^Chet' 
ries,lVhite'Thor»e,Sic.  The  Cau/e  is,  for  that  thofo,  that  put:  forth  rheir 
Bloffomesfitfk,  haue  cither  an  Acute  and  Sharpe  Spirit-,  (And therefore 
commonly  they  all  put  forth  early  in  the  Spring,  and  ripen  very  late  •  As 
moft  of  the  Particulars  before  mentioned ; )  Or  clfe  an  Oylj  Jnjiee,  which 
is  apterto  put  out  F/tfWcrJjthan  ^w«w. 

Of  plants.  Come  axe  Greene  aWfvinter;  Others  caft  their  iM«W.  Ther<* 
axe  Greene  all  fvinter.  Holly,  luf,Box,  Firre^  Eugh,  Cjpr'ejfe^  luniper,  Bayes, 
Rofe-Marj,  &c.  The  Caufe  of  the  Holding  Greene,  is  the  Clofcand  Com- 
pact Subjiance  of  their  Leaues^  and  the  Pedicles  of  them.  And  the  C.iufc^ 
ofcbatag^inc,  is  cither  the  Ti"*^^,  and  ri/cotn  Imce  of  the  Plant -,  Or  the 
Strength axid  Heat  thexeof.  Of  the  firftSortis^o/Z^j  Which  isofforV/- 
«/«»a/»;«,  astheymake  Bird-ltme  of  the  Batke  of  it.  The  Stalke  of  juy 
is  Tough  and  not  Fragile,  as  wcfee  in  other  fmall  Twigs  dry.  Firrc^ 
yeeldethPiteh.Boxisa  faftandheauyw»<»</,  as  we  fee  it  in  Bowles.  Eugh 
is  a  Strong  and  Tough  trood,  as  we  fee  it  in  BoWes.  Of  the  fecond  Sort  is 
Jumper,  whkhisafvood  Odorate,  and  makethahot  Fire.  Bayer  is  like- 
wife  a  Hot  and  Aromaticall  Wood;  And  fo  is  Rofe-Mary  fox  a  shrub.  As 
for  the  Xfli#«,  their  Dcnfityappearcth,  in  that,  either  they  are  Smooth 

and 


QentU'^y   V  1. 

and  Shining,  as  in  E.iyei^  Holly,  E6x,  Sec.  Or  in  that  they  are  Hard  and 
Spiry,  as  in  the  rcit.  And  Tryaii  would  be  made  oi  Gr.iftin^  of  Rofi- 
Mury,  and  Bdyes,  and  ^Px,vpon  a  Holly-S^toch^  Becaufc  ihcy  are  pLwts 
that  come*  all  unntcr.  It  \Vcrc  good  ca  trie  it  alio  with  Cnifts  of  other 
'Trt:es^i:\t\\Q\  Fruit  t rets,  ox mlde  Trees  -^  toiec-  whether  they  will  not 
ytcld  their  Fruity  or  bearc  their  Z,  w«fj-,later^and  longer  in  ihefmrer  j 
becaufc  the  S.ip  of  the  Holly  putteth  forth  molt  in  the  yyintcr.  It  may  be 
alio  a  Miz,crien-Trif,  grafted  vpon  iHolly,  will  proiiebothanEarlicr, 
and  a  Greater /rfp. 

There  be  fb'nc/'if7/2f/j  that  bearc  no  f/ojTfrj^  and  yet  bearc  Fruit: 
There  Dc  Ibmc,  that  bearc  Flowers,  and  no  Fruit .  There  be  fome  that 
beare  neither /-'/(nrcrf, nor  fr«>>.  Moll  of  the  great  T/w^cr-TrfT/,  (as 
OaleryBeechis,^c.)o<:iiTc  no  apparent  f/oTTfrj.  Some  t\:w(  likewifc^  of 
the  Frui't-Tras^As  Aiuf If erry,>*a!l-nur, Sec. And  fonie  Shrubs,  (as  luni- 
/^T, f/o/(y,&rc.)bcarC  no  Flowers,  Diuers  Herl/s  ally  beare  ^«^jr,(which 
IS  as  the  Fntit,  )  and  yet  b«.are  no  Flowers  :  As  P urjijne, SicThoie  that 
beare  Flowers  and  no  Fruit,  arc  tew  j  As  the  JDouhle  Cherry,  the  Sallow, 
&c.  But  for  the  Cherry  ^vth  doiibtfiilI,whcthcr  it  be  not  by  Art,or  Cul- 
ture ■,  For  it  ic  be  by  Ave,  then  Triall  would  be  made,  whether  u4ppks, 
ariil  other  Truh's  P.  loj]  owes, may  not  be  doubled.  There  are  forae  Few 
that  beare  neither  f;-.w,  not  flower  j  As  the  Elme,  the  Poplars,  Sox 
Ef.ihs-,  &c. 

There  be  fonie  pliuts,  that  llioot  ftill  vpwards,  and  can  Support 
thcmfekies;  As  thegreatell  Part  of  Trtf/and  ^W/  :  there  bee  lome 
Other,  that  Crtrpf  along  the  6>oW;  Or  J^/We  about  ot\\cx  Trees,  or 
Props, and  cannot  fupporc  thcmfelucS;  As  f^ines,! uy, Briar, Briony,fvood- 
bints.  Hops  cliffi.itis,CamemiU,  Sec.  The  Caufe is,  (as  hath beene  partly 
touched,)  for  that  all  Plants  (naturally  )raouc  vpwards  j'  But  ifthe  Sap 
put  vp  too  faft ,  it  maketh  a  flender  Strike,  which  will  not  fupport  the 
weight :  And  therefore  thcfe  latter  Soft  arc  all  Swift  and  Halty  Com- 
mcrs. 

THc  firft  and  moft  Ordinary  Helpe  is  StercTatiou.  The  sheepS'Dum 
is  oneofthebeft;  And  next,ther>««j5  of  iT/w: And  thirdly ,thatot 
Horfes :  Which  is  held  to  be  fomewhat  too  hot,  vnleflc  it  be  mingled. 
Thatofp/^fo/zi  for  a  Garden,  or  a  fmall  Quantity  of  Ground,excel- 
Icth.The  Orderinfr^of Dungis;UtheGrouffdbe u4raUe,  tofpread  it  im- 
m 'diatly  before  t "he  plowing  and  i"ojr/«^  -,  And  lo  to  Plow  it  in ;  For  if 
yoii  fpreacl  it  loui;  before,thc  Sumie  wj'll  draw  out  much  of  rhe  Fatneffe 
of  the  D«'2(r ;  It  the  Ground  be  Grazing  Ground,  to  fpread  it  fomewhat 
late^  towards  /;/«;  frjthat  the  Sunue  may  haue  the  leflc  Power  todrie  it 
vp.  As  for  Ipeciall  Compojls  for  Gardens,  (as  a  tiet  Bed,Scc.)Wtc  haue 
handled  them  before. 

The  S  econd  Kind  oi'CompoJl,is  ,t\icSpreading  of  diuers  JT/Wi  oi  Earths 
As  Marle;Ch4ke.,Sea-Sand,Earth\^on  Earth, Pond-Earth-  And  the  Mix- 
tures oixhQnx.M-irle  is  thought  to  be  the  bcftj  As  hauing  moftFatnelfe- 

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^•nd  not  Heating  the  Groft»d  too  much.    The  next  StA'Sund^  V\  hich 
(nodaibt)obtaineth  a  fpeciali  Vertue,  by  the  ^^4// ;  V-oxS.iU  is  the  firlt  i 
Rudiment  of  hfe.  Chalke  ouer-heareth  the  Grtmnd  a  little.  And  there- j 
fore  is  beft  vpon  GoldcUj-  Grinds ^  or  Mtifi  Grounds :  But  I  heard  a  great ' 
Hitsbafidhy^  that  it  was  a  common  Errour  to  think  that  rWit^  heipeih  j 
Arable  Grounds^  but  helpeth  not  Grax>ing  Grounds  j  Whereas  (indeed)  it  I 
hclpeth  CJr^^e,  asweIlasC*jfj»r;  But  that  which  breedeththe  Errour  is,  • 
becaufe  after  the  Chalking  of  the  Ground^  they  weare  it  out  with  many  1 
Crops^  without  Rert  ;  And  then  (indeed)  afterward  it  willbeare  lictJe  | 
Gra^'eyhtcAui^xhcGroundis  tired  out.  It  were  good  to  trie  the  laving  of 
Chalke  vpon  Arable  Grounds  ^  a  little  while  before  PUvfing-^  And  to 
pUw  it  in,  as  they  doe  the  Duag\  But  then  it  muil  be  Friable  firft,  by 
Raine,  or  Lying :  As  for  EArth^  it  Cemfaffeth  it  Sclfe  j  For  I  knew  a  Greatl 
Garden,  that  had  a  Field  (in  a  jnanner)  powred  vpon  it  j  and  it  did  beare 
Fruit  excellently  the  firll  yeare  of  the  Planting :  For  the  Surface  of  the 
E.irth  iscuerthe  FruitfuUeft.  And  fi4rfibfo  pre  pared  hatha  double  S»r- 
face.  But  it  is  true,  as  I  conceiue,  that  fuch  Earth,  as  hath  Salt  Petrc^ 
bred  in  it,  if  you  can  procure  it  without  too  much  charge,  doth  excell. 
The  way  tohaften  the  Breeding  of  Salt-Petrey  is  to  forbid  the  Sunne,  and 
the  Growth  o^  Vegetables.  And  therefore  if  you  make  a  large  Houell, 
thatchedj  ouer  fome  Quantity  of  Ground  j  Nay  if  you  doe  but  Planckc 
the  Ground  ouer,  it  will  breed  5<f/it-P«/f.  As  for  Pend  Earthy  or  Riuer 
Earth,  it  is  a  very  good  Compafi ;  Efpecially  if  the  /-"Whaue  beerc  long 
vnclcanlcd,  and  fo  the  I'Vatcr  bee  not  too  Hungry :  And  I  Judge  it  wiU 
be  yctbettcr,  if  there  be  fome  Mixture  of  chalke. 

The  Third  Helpeoi  Greund,  is,  by  fome  other  Sub/lances^  that  hauca 
Vertue  to  make  Ground  Fertile ,  though  they  bee  not  mccrely  Earth  • 
wherein  A[hes  Excell ;  In  fo  much  as  the  Countries  about  «^fj94,  and 
Vefuuiuij  hauea  kindeof  Amends  made  them,  for  theMifchicfethe  E- 
Iruptions  (many  times)  doc,  by  the  exceeding  Fr»7/t/«/»<r/e  of  the  i'tf//^, 
'caufcdby  ihtAfbes^  Icattercd  about.  Soot  alfo,  though  thin  fprcd,  iaa 
Field,  ox  Garden,  is  tried  to  bee  a  very  ^ood  Compoft*  For  sM,  it  istocr 
Coftly:  But  it  is  tried,  ihatm'mghd  with  Seed-Corue^  and  fowen  tc^e- 
ther,  it  doth  good :  And  I  am  of  Opinion,  that  ChaUe  in  Powder,  ming 
led  with  sced'Corne,  would  doe  good;  Perhaps  as  much  as  C^4/^w<f  the 
Ground  all  ouer.  As  for  the  Steefiug  of  the  Seeds,  in  feuerall  Afixturei 
with  Water,  to  giue  them  Vigour ;  Or  tvatriug  Grounds  with  Compofi  h's- 
ter  J  We  hauefpoken  of  them  before. 

The  Fourth  ^^/^*  o^  Ground,  is,  the  suffering  o^  Vegetables  to  die  into 
the  Ground  ^  And  fo  to  Fatten  it ;  As  the  Stubble  oi'Corne,  Efpecially  Peafe 
Brakes  caft  vpon  the  Ground,  in  the  Beginning  of  Wfwf^r,  w  ill  make  it  ve- 
ry Fruitfull.  It  were  good  (alfo)  to  try,  whether  Leaues  of  Trees  fwepi 
together  with  fome  Ci&(7/ibtf  and  !>*«?  mixed,  to  giue  them  more  Heart, 
would  not  make  a  good  Compojl :  For  there  is  nothing  loft,  fo  much  as 
Leaueso^  Trees '^  And  as  they  lye  fcattcred,  and  without  Mixture^,  they 
rather  make  the  GroundCoinc,  than  otherwife. 

The 


[  Century,   V  1. 

The  VikhHelpe  of  Ground^  is  //f  jf  and  fr.irmth.  It  hath  becne  .-'.nci- 
cntly  praiftifcd  toburne  Heath y3.nd  Lin^,  and  Std^e^w'nh  the  vantage  of 
the  Pi'7«£^,  vpon  the  GroitnJ. :  We  fce,that  ^jrffnh  oi'fvjls  and  Emlopires 
mendethGroW  .'  We  fee  alfo  that  Z,j/«^  oj)f«  to  the  5(?«f/.',  men  Jet  h 
Giowd.-yVc  fee againe,that  the  Foldings  ot  i'/^c-ty^t  heipe  Ground^as  well 
by  thcirff./rwf/',  as  by  their  Compoft :  And  it  may  be  doubted^  whether 
the  Cetierin^^  of  the  Ground  with  BraHes,  in  the  Beginning  of  rhc/r/«?d7-, 
(whereof  we  fpakc  in  the  laft  Experiment^)  helpeth  it  nor,  by  reafon  of 
the  n'M-mth. Hay  fonie  very  good  Htisbands  doe  fufpeftjthat  the  Gatbe' 
ri!ig\^oi  Flints^  m  Flinty  Ground,  and  laying  them  on //f//>f.f,  (which 
is  miichvfed,)  xsViQ^ood  Hwbdndry  j  For  that  they  would  kcepc  the 
Ground  Warnie. 

The  Sixth  Helpe  o^Groundis^by  tratcrin^,  and  /wV.?t/<'«jWhich  is  in 
two  Manners :  The  one  by  Letting  in,and  Shntting  out  fi'.iters,  at  feafo- 
nable  Times:  For  «vtt"r  at  (ome  Scafons,  andwiihtoo  long  (fay,  doih 
good ,  But  at  fome  other  ScalbnSjand  with  rcalbnablc  Scay,doth  hurt. 
And  this  fcrUi  th  only  for  Mc.idonrr,  which  are  along  fome  Riuer.  The 
otherway  is,  ro  bring^r^^•r  from  fome  Hanging  Grounds,  where  there 
are  Springs,  into  the  Lower  Gro-tnds,  carrying  it  in  fome  long  Furroms  ■ 
And  fioin  thofe  Furyotvcs,  drawing  it  trauerfe  to  fprcad  the  «<  vr.-r.  And 
this  maketh  an  excellent  Imp rouement, both  for  Come  and  Jrafje.  It  is 
the  richer,  if  thole  Hanging  Grounds  be  fruitfull,  becau(e  it  waiheth  off 
fome  of  the  Farncfle  of  the  Earth :  But  howfoeuer  it  profiteth  much. 
Generally,  where  there  arc  great  Ouerflowes,  in  Fens,  or  the  like,  the 
drowning  of  them  in  the /m«r,  makcth  the  5«?w«?cr  following  more 
fruitfull :  The  Caufc  may  be,  for  that  it  keepeth  the  G"n?«^<:/  vanncjand 
nourilTieth  it :  But  the  Fen-Men]\o\d,  that  the  SeTvers muft  b<.  kept  ro,as 
the  li^ater  ma.y  not  flay  too  long  in  the  5^m;^,till  the  treeds  and  Sed^e  be 
growne  vp  •  For  then  the  (7r<»«W  willbe  likea  Wood,  which  kee- 
peth out  the  Sunnc  •  And  fo  continueth  the  Wet;  Whereby 
it  will  neuer  graze  (to  purpofc)  that  yeare.  Thus  much 
for  /m^.;t/tf«.But  for  ^uoidances,3l\dDraynings  ef 
wateVjWhere  there  is  too  much,afid  the  Helps 
o^  Ground  in  that  kinde,we  fhall  fpeake 
of  them  in  another 
Place. 


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N  AT  V- 


NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 


VI  i.  Century. 


He Di^erencesbetvrecnc  Anifnatexnd  Inani- 
m.ite  BodieSjWC  (hall  handle  fully  vndcr  the 
7r>/f  of  Lj/f,aod  LiuingSfirits^  and  Powers. 
We  fhall  therefore  make  but  ?.  bricfe  Men- 
tion  of  them  in  this  Place.  The  Maioc  Dif- 
ferences are  two.  All  BoMts  haue  Spirits, 
and  PneumaticallPartsyfkhin.  ihem:But  the 

y-  Maine  Differences  betweene  Anishate  and 
laammJtey  arc  two :  The  firfl  is,  that  the 
Spirits  oi"  Things  Animate,  are  all  Continued 
with  thcmfcIiK's,  and  arc  Brunchedinreinti ^ind  iccrczCanaUs,  as  Sleud 
is :  And  in  Lining  Creatures ^Khc  Spiritihiv\c  not  only  BrdnchesPut  cer- 
tainc:  Cells  or  Se.n  (.  wh;-re  tht'  Principill  Spirits  doc  rcfide »  and  where- 
unro  tht*  re  I]  docrdbrt .  But  ilu-  5pfnVi  nuhings  Injnim.ite  att  (huiin, 
and  cur  ofTby  rhe  T.iH/ibk  P-irts-^  And  are  not  pcrciious  ortt  toainorhcr  • 
As  yf/r;is  in  Sioir.  TIk-  Second  Maine  Difference  is,  that  the  Spirits  oi 
Anittute  Bodies^  arc  .iH  in  Ionic  degree,  (more  or  lc(Ic,)kind!eaand  in- 
flimcd; A'hI  Imik'  a  fine  COmmikture ot  rhme^t^d an  Ahi^iUSuhJlance. 
\  }^\.M  Injnimni-  liodic(  hdiu- their  i-^/rif^  no  whit /«/?jwf<!/,  or  kindled. 
•  And  this  Diffrcr.cc  cnnlilK'th  ho'r  in  the  HeiitoT  Coolenejfeof  Spirits-^ 
Vor  Cle  as  .nid  orhcr.«^^'/V<.<,  N 'phih.i  and  Pttrbleum^  haue  exceeding 
Hot  5r);V/rf, (hotter  a  great  dcalc  thaii  Oyle^Wax^  or  T<j//(?H',&c.)but  not 
Injiinied.  And  wjicnany  ofihofc  VVeakc  and  Temperate  Bodies  come 

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to  be  Inflamed  J  then  they  gather  a  much  grcviter  Heat,  than  others  hauei 
rn-irjfiimed  ^  befidcs  their  Z.  ig  ht,  and  Mottoa^  Sec.  \ 

The  DiJ^erencef,  which  arc  Se<»nd*py^  and  proceed  from  thcfc  t\vo 
RAdi^aUD^eremes^  arcj  Firft,  PiamsatcallFigaraieandDetfrminatc^^ 
whida  J04ifmdi(  Bodies  arc  not  j  For  looke  how  f'arre  the  Spirit  is  abk 
to  Spread  and  Contiauc  it  felfe  j  So  farre  gocth  the  ShAfe^  or  Figures -^ 
h.ndt\\sni%  determined.  Secondly,  //j»»idoenourifh;  Inanimate  Bodies 
doe  not:  Theyhaucan  Accretion,  but  no  Mimem*ti»n.  Thirdly,  Fltnis 
hiuc  a  Peritdof  Lift-^  which  Insnim/Ht  Btdies  hauc  not.  Fourthly,  they 
hivicd  Sutee^**n^  and  />ri>^^4MM of  their  Kinde-^  which  is  not  in  Bodies 
InaaimMcj. 

The  Differenees  betweene  PUntSt  and  Metdls  or  F#([>/«,  befidcs  thole 
fourc  before  mentioned,  (For  Metdtls  I  hold  Inanimate,)  arc  thcfe :  Firft, 
Metalbarc  more  Dnralrle  than  PUnts :  Secondly,  they  arc  more  5«//</ and 
ffurdt  Thirdly,  they  arc  wholly  Snhterrday -^  Whereas  Plants  are  part 
aboiie  Earth,  and  part  vnder  Eartk 

There  be  very  few  Ci-MWrw,  that  participate  of  the  Kattire  of  Plants^ 
and  MttMs  both ;  CtraUis  one  of  the  Neareft  of  both  Ktndet  .■  Another 
is  ritrioU,  for  that  is  apteft  to  fprout  with  Mtiflnre. 

Another  fpeciall  A^nityh  bctwcenc  Plants  andCMoKldoi  PntreftBi- 
«n:  Forall?»«rf/43/M(if  itdiflblueitnotin^r<r/l?ff/«»)  will  in  the  end 
ifTue  into  Piants^  or  Lining  Creatnres  bred  QfP»trefaBi0n.  I  account  Moffe^ 
And  Mn/iremes , and  Agaricktt  and  other  of  thofc  kinds,  tobebiit  Monlds 
of  the  Grtnndt  iValls,  and  2>wj,  and  the  like.  As  for  F/f(S,  and  Fifi,  and 
Plants  thcmfekics,  anda  number  of  other  things,  after  a  Ji/**/<//ff^f,  or 
^tf;w*«r^,orC#rr»^//«*,thcy  will  fall  to  breed  IVermes.  Thcfe  Putrefa- 
ElifinSy  which  hane  Affinity  with  Plants,  hauethis  Di/fJrr^ww  from  them  j 
That  they  haue  no  Suceeptn  or  Pr0pagatitn^  though  they  A'tnripij  and  hauc 
a  Peritdof  Life,  and  haue  likewifc  fome  Fignre. 

T  left  once,  by  chance,  aCtf;v#cut,  inaclofe  Roome,  fori  three  Sum- 
mer-Moneths,that  I  was  abfent ;  And  at  my  Ret«rne,there  werc^growne 
forthjOut  of  the  Pith  cut.  Tufts  o(Hairfs,  an  Inch  long,  with  little  blacke 
Heads,  as  if  thcv  would  hauc  becne  fome /^tr^^ 


!  Experiments 
in  Confott, 
touching  the 
Affinities,  and 
DifftrtniiSyoi 
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THe  Affinities  and  Diff^erences  betweene  Plants  and  Li/ting  Creatnres, 
are  the  fc  that  follow.  They  hauc  both  of  them  Spirits  Continuedand 
Branched,  and  alio  ly.fltmed  .•  But  firft  in  Living  Crenurcs ,  the  Spirits 
hMca  Cell  or  Seat^  which  Planti  haue  not  •  As'was  al(b  for.Ticrly  faid: 
And  Iccondly,  tht  Spirits  o{  Liuin*;  CrMfurw  hold  more  of  Flame,  than 
the  Spirits  o( Plants  doe.  Andthcfe  twoarcthc  RadicallDifferef;C/s,  For 
the  Sectndary  Differences,  they  are  as  follow.  Firft,  Plants  are  all  Fixed 
to  the  Earth  j  Whereas  ail  Lining  Creatnres  are  feuered,  and  of  thert^- 
feliies.  Secondly,  Lining  Creatnres  haue Lccall  Metien',  Plants  bai}c not. 
Thirdly,  Lining  Creatnres  nourifhfrom  their f^?^^*"  ^'"''^.  by  the  Month 
chiefly .  Plants  nourirti  from  below,  namely  from  the  Rtats,  Fourthly, 
Plants  haue  the'uSeed  and  Seminall  Parts  vppermoft  j  Lining  Creatnris 
.  halie 


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!  haueihem  low^r-moft :  And  therefore  it  vas  laid,  nor  cIeo;antlv alone-,  ; 
(but  Piul()lop'nic.illv;//owt>f//  PLmt^inHerfj  j  M.insUktJPLnt  turned 
j  c.j"/n'.//Yi.f;l-'or  the  Kvot  in  pLmts^is  as  the  //f^rd!  in  Lining  Cre.inaes.l^itih- 
y,  l.iuinvCrv.Hitrcs  hauea  more  exad  figvrf  than  plants.  Sixthly,  /,/. 
'  ui/Jil^Crcit  lits  haue  moreD/«er/»tyof  Orj^/?«j  within  tlicir  £ojiierymd(is 
:  it  Wr.re)  Iniwud  figures^  than  i'/<;«f/  haue.  SeucnrhlyjL/w/wfr  Cratures 
\\\M\c  Sihli.^  which  PLnts  haue  nor.  Eighthly,  Liuing  CreMureshaiic 
I  rolunt^ny  J/<?f/o«,\vhich  /»/:/«/ haue  not. 

i  ^•oxih<^'  Difference  oi  Sexes  in  P  lints,  they  are  oftentimes  byname 
)  tiiilinguillud  ,  As  Malc-PionyyFemdePiony-^  A4.de-Rofe-m.try,Fi>fide- 
\  Kofi-M.r,y  J  lie-Helly^She-Holly  •  &c-  but  Gcncratwiby  CopuCition  (cer- 
tainly) extendech  not  to  /'/j«jj; The  nccrcll approach  ofit,  is  betvvecnc 
ilw  Hce-Palfne,  and  the  5/7fe-i'.//w<?  •  which,  (as  they  report,)  if  they 
grow  neere,  incline  the  One  CO  the  other  :  In  tb  much  as,  (that  which 
is  more  Itrangt )  they  doubt  not  to  report,  that  to  kcejK-thc  Trees  vp- 
right  tVom  BenJing,they  tie  Rofes  or  Lines,  from  the  one  to  the  other, 
that  the  Co'it.iH  might  be  enioyed  by  the  ContjB  of  a  Middle  Body.  But 
this  m.iy  be  t-'aigned,  ur  at  lea(\  Amplified.  Neiicrtlieicflc,  I  am  apt 
enough  to  ihinke,  that  this  ramejP//jjn«w  of  a  Stronger  and  a  Weaker 
like  vnro  M  ijaiHnc  and  Feminine,  doth  hold  in  all  Liuing  Bodies.  It  is 
confonikiod  Ibmctimes  •,  As  in  ("omc  Creatures  oi' PatrifuRion.whcrcin 
no  M'rLs  of  niJliiitlioH  appearc :  And  it  is  doubled  lometimes  •  Asin 
Her/njpbrodita  :  But  generally  therois  a  Degree  of  Strength  in  mofl 
Sjieciei, 

The  F.nticipks  or  Conjiners betwcenc  pbnts and  Liuing  Cieitures,  are 
fuch  cliierty,  as  are  Fixed,  and  haue  no  LocuU  Motitn  of  i??wo//c,though 
tliey  haue  a  Motion  in  their  Parts-^  Such  as  are  Oyjiers, Cockles, and  (iich 
like.  There  is  a  Fabulous  Narration,  that  in  the  Nonhcme  Countries, 
there  ihould  be  an  Herbe  that  groweth  in  the  likencfle  of  a  LiWibe,  and 
fecdcth  vpon  the  Gr^ijfe,  in  (uch  fort,  as  it  will  bare  the  Grjjfe  round 
about.  But  I  fiippofe  that  the  Figure  makcth  the  fMc  ;  For  (o  we  fce^ 
there  be  Bee  Plovers,  Sec.  And  as  for  the  Gr.iJJi:,  it  fecmcth  the  Pl^^nt^ 
hauingagreat5t.7//f  and  Top,  doth  prey  vpon  the  CrwjT^,  a  good  way 
about,  by  drawing  the  Injcc  of  the  Earth  from  it. 


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THc  /;?-i/.7«F,Vboweth  his  ^oorxdownc fo  low,in  one  yearCjas  ofit 
felfe  it  takcch  Root  againc :  And  fo  multiplieth  from  Root  to  Root ; 
Making  of  one  Tree  a  k  inde  of  IVood.  The  Cjufe  is  the  Plenty  of  the  .T.?/?,  i  'Plants 
and  the  SofficlJc  of  the  stjllce,  which  niakcih  the  Beugh,  being  ouet-  ^10 
loadcn,  and  not  ftiffeiyvphcld,  weigh  downc.  It  hath  Le.iues,as  broad 
as  a  little  T^rygct,  Sut  the  Fruit  no  bigger  than  Be^nes.  The  Caufei^,  for 
that  the  continua'f  Shade  increafcth  the  Le.iucs,  and  abareth  the  Fruit , 
which  ncuerthelelTe  is  of  0  pleafant  Tafte.  And  that  (nodoubt)  is  cau- 
Ccd,  by  rhc  Sjipplawjft  and  Gentleneffl  of  the  luycc of  that  P/.i«/,being 
thar  which  maketh  the  Boughcs  alio  lb  Flexible.  ; 

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TjYf,  hailing  few,  but  very  great,  Leaues^  thri.'c  Cubirs  long,  and  two 
broad  j  And  that  the  Fruit-,  being  ot  good  Taik^,  growcth  out  ot  the  1 
liarlic.  It  may  be,ihcre  be  p/jat/,thac  powrc  out  the  s>i^  lo  la(t,  as  they 
haue  no  leafurc,either  todiuidc  into  many  LeaucSjOx  10  put  ioxthStMs 
to  the  Fruit.  With  \SyTrees  (generally)  haue  Imall  Lc^ites,in  coaipari- 
fon.  The  F/g  hath  the  greateft  ^  And  next  is  the  rine^MuWerry^  and  Sy- 
camore-^ And  theLealt,arethoreofthe^/7Wj  Birch ^andl her ne.  But 
there  be  found //<-r^/ with  farre  greater  Leaues  th^Lmny  Trte  •,  As  the 
Burrty  Gourdy  Cucumber  ^Aud  Cole-wort.  The  Caufe  is  j(like  to  that  of  the 
Jfidi*i/i  Fig^)  the  hafty  and  plentiful!  Putting  forth  ot  th^'  Sjp. 

There  be  three  things  mw^c  iox  Sweetnejjc  j  5«g.vr,  Homy^  Manm. 
YorSugJry  tothe^wKwritwasfcarceknowne,  and  little  vied.  Itis 
found  in  Canes :  ^^r^jWhethcr  to  the  firft  Knuckle, ox  further  vp  ?  And 
whethet  the  very  Bark  of  the  Cane  it  felfe  do  yceld  Sugar  or  no?For  Hih 
wc^jthc  Beemiktth.  it,  or  gathereth  it  •,  But  I  haue  heard  from  onc,ttui 
was  induftrious  in  Husbandry,  that  the  labour  of  the  Bee  is  about  the 
tvax :  And  that  he  hath  knowne  in  the  beginning  of  May^Heney  Combs 
cmpty;3f//<?«(;?  i  And  within  a  forthnight,  when  the  Sweet  Devpes  fall, 
filled  likea  Cf//iir.It  is  reported  alfo  by  forac  of  the  Ancients  xhzt  therie 
is  a  Tree  called  Occbusyiti  the  Valleyes  of //^rr^^/j/hatdiltillcth  Hoaej 
in  the  Mornings.  It  is  not  vnlike,  that  the  Sap  and  Teares  of  ("ome  Trees, 
may  be  fwect.  It  may  be  alfo,  that  lome  fwcet  Iuyces,fit  for  many  vies, 
may  be  concoded  out  oi Fruits ,  to  the  Thickneflc  of  Honiy-^  or  perhaps 
of  5«gjy;The  likelieft  are  R  ai^ns  of  the  Sunne,  F/g.f,  and  Corrans  :  Ttic  i 
Meanes  may  be  enquired.  » 

The  Ancients  report  of  a  Tree^y  thcPerfian  5f  4,vpon  the  Shre-SandSf  > 
which  is  riourifhed  with  the  sdt-Water  j  And  when  the  7  idc  cbbcch, 
you  (hall  fee  the  Affflfj,  as  it  were  b^re  without  S^r/*?,  (being  as  it  fee- ! 
raeth  corroded  by  the  Salt^)  and  grafping  the  Sands  like  a  O*./^,  Which  | 
neucrthelefle  beareth  a  Fruit. It  were  good  to  try  fome  Hard  Trees ^as  a  I 
Y^^ruice-Tree^ox  Ftr-Tree^y  fetting  them  within  the  Sands.  ♦ 

ri^Thcre  be  of  F//j«tJ,  which  they  \{c£ox  Garments,  ihefe  that  follow.  ^ 
Hempe ,  Flax  j  Cotton;  Nettles ^  (whereof they  make  Nctth-cloth-^)Seri-  \ 
cumywhichis A GrowingSilke  ;  Thty  make  alfoC^i/f/of  thefi^/r^vofi 
Ltme-Trees.  It  is  the 5?^?//'^ that  maketh  the  Filaceous  Matter  common-  • 
iy  J  And  fometimes  the  Downe  that  groweth  abouc.  | 

They  haue  in  fome  Countries  a  Plant  o£  a  Rojie  Colour,  which  t'hur-l 
teth  in  the  jV;V^t,Openeth  in  the  ^or»/«^,and  Opcneth  wide  niNsoHt-^  \ 
which  the  Inhabitants  of  thofe  Countries  fay  is  a  Plant  that  Slecpeth.  \ 
There  be  sleepersQV\ow  then  j  For  almoft  all  Flowers  doe  the  like,  | 
Some  i>/^«r/ there  are,  but  rare,  that  haue  a  Moffy  ox  Daitny  Root  A 
And  likcwife  that  haue  a  number  of  Tifcrf  <;//,like  Beards-,  As  Mandrah-s-^  j 
w hereof fr/>f^fx  and  Imptfiours  piakean  vgly/w^^t, gluing  it  the  Forme 
of  a  Face  at  the  Top  of  the  Root,  and  Icaue  thofe  Strings  to  make  abroad 
i/MridownetotheFoot.  Alfo  there  is  a  Kinde  oi  Nardil  Greet, i^c- 


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foar.  Soasyoumay  IcCi  chtrc  ^x<^oi  Roots ^BhWsih  Roots ^  fib. ous  Roots i 
and  Htr/iite  Roots.  And  I  take  it  in  the  Bulbous,  the  Sap  hadnech  moit 
to  the  Aire,  and  Sunnc :  In  the  Pibrom^  the  Sap  dclightcth  more  in  the 
Earth,  and  therefore putteth  downward  :  And  the  Hirfateh  a  Middle 
bctwecne  both  j  That  befides  the  Putting  forth  vpwards,,  and  down- 
wards, putteth  forth  in  Round. 

There  are  fome  Tfi^rf  J  of  7>ef /,  which  are  kembed  from  the  Bf 4rir  of 
Goats  I  For  when  r^e  Goats  bite  and  crop  them,  efpecially  in  the  Mor- 
nings, rhc  Dew  being  on,  the  Teare  commeth  forth,  and  hangcth  vpon 
their  Bctirds :  Of  this  Sort  is  fbme  kindc  o^Ladanutn^. 

The  hr'i^ationoi  the  PUmc-Treehy  Wine,  is  reporced by  the  Aiicients^ 
tom;ikoit  Fruitfiill.  Jt  would  be  tried  likewifc  with  Roots -^  For  vpon 
iVi'^nt  worketh  nogrcat  EifcAs. 

The  way  ro  cjrrv  Ponaine  Roots ,  a  long  Way,  is  to  ve(Tell  them  clofe 
\n  Earthen  rejjels.  lint  it  ihc  rc/felt  bee  not  very  Great,  you  mult  make 
Ibnic  Holes  in  the  Botronie,  to  giuc  fome  refrelliment  to  the  Jioots^ 
Which  othenvile  (as  it  Icemeth)  will  decay,  and  fuffocate. 

The  ancient  Cinttimoa,  was,  of  all  other  Plants^  while  it  grew,  the 
Dryclt^  And  thofe  Things,  which  are  knownc  to  comfort  other  PUitts^ 
did  make  that  more  Sterill:  Yoxin  shoxvcrs  it  profpercd  worll :  It  grew 
alfo  amorij^ll  Bu(l}ts  of  other  kindcs,  where  commonly  Plants  doe  not 
thrinc :  Neithcrdid  it  louc  the  Sunne :  There  might  be  one  C^m/eoi  all 
iholi.-  Etfcfts ;  Naiiiely,  the  fparing  Nourillimcnt,  which  that  Plant  re- 
quired. Qudre  how  farrc  Cafia,  which  is  now  the  Subititute  of  CtJioa- 
mo»,  (lath  participate  of  thcfc  Things. 

It  is  rcported.by  one  of  rhc  vf  «c«»//,  that  Capa,  when  it  is  gathered, 
isputintothc  Skins  o^Beik(ls,  newly  flcycdj  And  that  the  Skin>  Corrup-' 
ting,  and  Breeding  pr*rwf/,  the  f^#/»i»<J  doc  deuoure  i\ic  Pith  and  Mar- 
row of  it,  and  fo  make  it  Hollow  ^  But  meddle  not  with  the  Barke,  becaulc 
to  them  it  is  bitter. 

There  were,  in  Ancient  Time,  Tw/,  of  farre  greater  £*J2>/,  than  v«p 
know  any  ^  Fot  there  haue  beenc  Cups  made  of  thtm,  and  a.\\Imagi^ 
lupitef.  But  it  is  like  they  were  >WWcF/««;  Fortherww,  that  they  vfc 
for  Pr/»^,  are  fo  often  Cut,  and  fo  much  Digged  and  Drefled,  that  their 
.fi/;  fpcndeth  into  the  Grapes^  andfb  the  Stalkecanwoi  incteafe  much  in 
r>ulkc.  The  Wood  of  f^'mes  is  very  durable,  without  Rotting.  And  that 
which  is  ihangc,  thnighnoTVw  hath  the  Tir/gr,  while  they  are  grecnc, 
(obrirtle,  vet  the  'fW  dried  is  extreme  Tough  j  Andwasvfed  by  the 
dptatnrs  of  Armies,  aniongft  the  Romans ,  for  their  Cudgels. 

It  is  reported,  that  in  fome  Places,  Vines  are  fullered  to  grow  like 
Ikfbs.,  fpreading  vpon  the  Ground  y  And  that  the  Grj/'w  of  thofe  Vines 
are  very  great.  It  were  good  to  make  triall,  whether  Plants  that  vfc  to 
be  borne  vp  by  Props,  will  not  put  forth  greater  LeaueSy  and  greater 
Pruits^  if  they  be  laid  along  the  Ground ;  As  Hops^  luy^  Wfod  bine,  &:c. 

Qaintes^  or  ^pp^fs.  Sec.  if  you  will  kcepc  them  long,  drownc  tliem 
in  IJonei    But  becaufe  ^</»7' (perhaps)  will  giue  them  a  Taftc  Oucr- 

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lufhious,  it  were  good  to  make  TriallinPcWfrof  5*Mr.  Or  in  Syrrup 
oimne^  onelyBoyled  to  Height.  Both  thefe  would  hkewifc  be  tried  in 
Oretf^es,  Limons^  and  Pcmgra/iats  j  For  the  Powder  of  Sugar^  and  S^rrup 
of  mne^  will  feme  for  more  times  than  once. 

The  Ctttferuition  of  Fruit  would  be  alfo  tried  in  Ve(fels^  filled  with  fine 
Stndy  or  With  P aw der  of  Chalke-^  Or  in  MaUnn(\Fl0weri  Or  in  Dufioi 
Oake-rvted  j  Or  in  Mill. 

SuchFmrj,  as  you  appoint  ioi  Long  Keej^htg^  you  mil  ft  gather  before 
they  be  full  Ri^e-^  And  ma  F  aire  and  Dry  Day,  towards  Noom-^  And 
when  xhemod  blowethnot  South -^  And  when  the  Moonei%  vndcr  the 
Earth ;  And  in  Decretfe. 

Take  Grrf^f  J,  and  hang  them  in  an  fwpyr^^//,  well  Stopped  j  And 
fct  the  VejJhLl^  not  in  a  Cellar^  but  in  fome  dry  pUce  5  And  it  is  faid,  chcy 
willlaft  long.  But  it  is  reported  by  fome,  they  will  keepe  better,  in  a 
VeJfeUhzVtt  fiill  offViue,  fo  that  the  Grapes  touch  not  tiie  mne. 

It  is  reported,  that  the  Preferuing  of  the  Stike^  bclpeth  to  preferue 
the  Grape  5  Efpecially  if  the  Stalkeht  put  into  the  Pith di Elder,  the  Elder 
not  touching  the  Fr»//. 

It  is  reported  by  fome  of  the -4«w«»f /,  that  Fruit  put  in  Bottles^  and 
the  Bottles  let  downe  inxopvells  vnder  Water,  will  kccpc  long. 

Of  ^^/-^j  and  plants,  fome  are  good  to  eat  Raw;  As  Lettuce^  Endiuc, 
Purjlane,  Tarragon,  CrejJes,Cucumbers,  Musk-Mdons^  Radd!/b,&cc.  Others 
oncly  after  they  arc  Boyled,  or  haue  Pa£id  the  Fire,  As  Parjley,  cUrj, 
SagCf  Parfnips,  Turnips,  ^[paragus,  Artichoakes,  (though  rhcy  alfo  being 
young  are  eaten  Raip :  )  But  a  Number  of  Herls^  are  not  Efcttle»t  at  all  -, 
As  fvorme-fVwd,  Grajfe,GreeHe-Corue,  Center)/ ^  Hyjfope^  Lduendi'r,P,dme, 
&CC.  The  Cau/es  arc,  for  that  the  Herht,  that  are  not  E/culent,  doe  want  the 
two  Tafies,  in  which  Nouri^ent  rtfieth -^  Which  are.  Bat, and  Smeti 
And  haue  (contrariwife)  Bitter  and  Ouer-ftrong  Taftes,  or  a  luyce  fo 
Crude,  as  cannot  be  ripened  to  the  degree  of  Nourifhment.  Herbs  and 
Plants^  that  Are  Efculent  Raw,  haue  Fatnejfe,  or  Sweetnejje,  (asallEfcu- 
lent  Fr«/V/;)  Such  arc  OBWwf,  Lettuce^  &c.  But  then  it  mull  bee  fucha 
F at neJI'e,  ((ox  as  {or  Sweet  Things,  they  are  inetfedl  alwaics  E/culeot)  as 
is  not  Oucr-groffe,  and  Loading  of  the  Stomach ,  For  Pparfnips  and  Leeks 
haiic  FatneJJe  i  But  it  istooGroffeand  Heauy  without  B<!»^//«?.  It  nwft 
bealfoinaSubftance  fomewhat  Tender ;  Yorwckc  Wheat ^  Barley^  jir- 
tichoakes,  are  no  good  Naurilhment,  till  they  haue  Paficd  the  Five-^  But 
theF^r?  doth  ripen,  andmaketh  them  foft  and  tender,  and  fo  they  be- 
come Efculent.  As  for  Raii[h  and  Tarraoon,  and  the  like,  they  are  for 
Co»dimentts,  and  not  for  Nourifhment.  And  eucn  fome  of  thofc  fierh, 
which  a.rt  not  E/culenf,  arenotwithftanding  Poculent-,  As  Hops,  Broeme, ' 
&c.  Qutre  what  Merbs  arc  good  for  Drinke,  befidcs  the  two  aforena-  j 
med  5  For  that  it  may  (perhaps)  eafe  the  Charge  o( Brewing,  if  thev  [ 
make  5^frc  to  require  iefle-fl/4/f,  or  make  it  laft  longer.  | 

Parts Rt  for  the  2Vouri/6n)ento£  Man,  in  Plants,  arc  Seeds,  Roots ^  and  I 
Pruits  i  But  chiefly  Seeds ^  and  Roots.  For  Lettues,  they  giue  no  Nourtfi.  \ 

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menr^At  ail, or  vtry  littie:  No  more  doe  Florctrs^ox Blojjomei^ox  Stalkcs. 
The  Kcalbn  is,  tor  that  Roots^  and  i'e:Y//,and  Fruits^  (  mas  much  as  all 
F/.-'wr/confilt  of  an  Oily  and  H'atry  Subjhnce  commixed,)  haiie  more  of 
the-  Oily  Suhjhnce-^  And  Lcuues^FloiverSy  &c.  of  the  ivutry.  Atidiccond- 
ly,,  they  are  more  Concoacd-^  For  the  Root,  which  cont  Jnucrh  cficr  in  the 
Ecinhjis  iljll  Concotledby  the  Earth'^Und  Fniits,and  Graines,  ( wee  Ice) 
are  lialfe  a  yeerc,  or  more,  in  ConcoBing^  Whereas  Leaues  arc  out,  and 
Pcrfed  in  aMonerh. 

PLint.f(torthe  moll  part )  arc  more  ftrong,  both'in  T".?/??,  and  Smelly 
in  the  .S'ci'rf,  th .in  in  the  Lcjfcy  and  Roet^  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  in  pLwts, 
rharau  notof  a  Fierce  and  Ea2,cr  Spirit,  the  VtrtueisincrcJlcdby 
CoxmiloityCLndM'iturMion^whk'h  is  ciicr  moft  in  the  Secd-^But  in  P Lints, 
tliatareofa  Ficrce.'.ndEagerSpirit.  they  are  Ilrongcr  whikil  ^cSpi- 
wisencloftd  in  ihe  /Joot- And  the  5/m/fj-doe  but  Weaken  and  dilTipate, 
when  t'icy  come  ro  the  .■lircymdS/i>iue-,  As  we  lee  it  'uV)iuonffi.irlick, 
Dr.igo)!,  ike.  Nay  there  be  Plms,  that  haue  their  Rots,  v»ry  Hot^  and 
.^/:o/7A7t/V.///;Andtheir  J(>f<!//,rather./«/»^/(^cj  As  Ginger.  The  Caufe  is 
(as  was  touched  bctore, )  for  th,at.the  Hen  of  thole  flantf  is  very  Difu- 
pable  ;  whicli  vnder  the  £.7n/.)  is  contained  and  held  in  ^  But  when  it 
coai!ncthtothcv://;T,itexhaIeth. 

Thc'/ffj'a'/of  f/vm/  are  either  Pf'/rry,  or  Oily,  I  reckon  amongft 
the  li-.nry^  all  the  Fruits  out  ofwhich  Drinke  isexpa-lled^  Asihe  Cr.tpe^ 
the ^ppli',thc  Pc.iyCjthc C^fr;j,the  Pewgrj>i.ite,Scc. And tlicrc arc ibmc 
others,  which^rhough  they  be  not  in  vie  forDr/«/-f  ,yec  they  appeare  to 
be  of  the  fame  N.ifurc-^  AsPltttpmcSy  SerMces,M-Mi-i'nes,Riifps,  Orenots, 
Lin!ons,S>ic.  Arid  for  thofc ///j^r^'/,  that  arc  fo  fieihy,  as  they  cannot 
make  Drinke  by  ExpreiBon,-  yet  ( perhaps )  they  may  make  lyrinke  by 
Mixture  of  w?tfr; 

Pofid-jq'^  udmijlis  wiit.imur  vitea  Sorbif. 
And  it  may  bee  Heps  and  Brier  Berries  would  doe  the  like,  Thofe  that 
haiic  Oily  Juyre,arc-^Oliucs^  Almonds, Nutso^a\\(oxis,P me  Apples,  Sec. 
Andtheir /;y)fM  are  all ///j^,/;«/«w^/f:  And  you  mull  obferue  alio,  that 
fome  ohhcif'.itry  Itfyces,ai\ct  they  haue  gathered  Spirit,will  Burnc  and 
EnHame-.  As  rr/«f.The#  is  a  Third  Kind  of  f  r»/f  ,thatis  rwect,wiih- 
out  cither  sh.jrpiwjjc or  Orhne^c :  Such  as  is  the f /(r,and  the  D.n£. 

.  Ir  hathbcciic  noted,  that  moft  Trees, :iv\d  fpecially  thofe  thatbeare 
/!/<//?,  arc  fruitrui!  but  ohce  in  two  yecrcs-Tlie  C^ufe  ( no  doubt  )is,  the 
Fspcfjccot's.ip-^  For  many  Orckird-Trees,  well  Cuiturcd,  will  bearc  di- 
ners veers  together. 

The/e  is  no  TnT,which  befides  the  N.itrtrJl  Fruit,  doth  bearc  fo  ma 
ny  /!)Jl  ird-Fr::its,  as  the  O.ikc  doih  :  For  belides  the  Amrnf,  it  bcarwh 
G.iUs p.ikc- Apple s,xx\d  certaineOj/'e-A^//f  j,which  arelnflammablc.  And  I- 
certaineO.?/(v-/?C)T/V.f,  Clicking  clofe  to  the /.'oiy  of  the  Tm-,  without! 
S^■///<■.Itbea^efhal(oM/^t'/rot',  though  rarely.  The  Ci/z/Z'-ofall  thele 
maybe,  the  chfehcjjeand  Solidnejjeotzhe  lyooi,  and  pitboU\\G  O.de  j 
Which  mikcth fcuerall  /uvces  finde  feucrall  Eruptions.  And  therefore, 

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ifyouu'il!  Aml^Q  to  make  any  Su^er-pUnts^  you  miiftcrer  gkiah^Sap 
PIc-nritiiHRifing,  and  hard IfTiie. 

There  arc  two  Excrefcences.  which  gruw  vpon  Treas  •  Both  ot  them 
in  the  Nature  oi -MufhreTnes :  The  one  the  Remans  called  Boh  tut  j  Which 
growcth  vpon  the  Hetts  oiOskes^  and  was  one  of"  the  Dainties  of  their 
r4^/i?  ■  The  other  is  yJ/(riwwtf,  that  is  called -r^g^rVif;^,  (whereof  we  haue 
fpokcn  before)  which  groweth  vpon  the  Tops,  of  Oakesy  Though  it  be 
affirmed  by  fome  3  that  it  groweth  alfo  at  the  .^m^j.  I  doe  ccnceiiic,  that 
minw  Excrefcences  o{  Trees  grow  chiefly,  where  the  Tree  is  dead,  or  fa- 
ded', For  that  the  J\r<i;«r<i//54p  of  the  Tree^  comiptcth  into  fome  Preter- 
naturdlSuyjianccJ. 

The  greater  part  of  TVfwbcare  Mefi^  and  5^/?,  (Xiihs  Lower  Beughes  ; 
As  0  Jf  j-j  f/^j,  frail  Nuts  ^  Peares^Sic.  But  fome  beafe  5<r/?  on  the  Top- 
Boughes^  hs  Crabs ySic.  Thofe  that  bearebeft  below,  are  hich,  as  Shade 
doth  more  good  to,  than  Hurt.  For  generally  all  Fruits  bearcbeft  low- 
eft;  Becaiiftthe54/»tireth  not,  haiiitigbutal'hortW'ay.-And  therefore 
in  Fruits  fp red  vpon  .fF<i//jj  the  Lowett  arctheGrearelt,  as  was  formerly 
faid;  So  it  is  the  Sbjde  that  hindereththe  Lo^er  Boaghes ',  Except  it  be 
in  fiich  Trees, as  delight  in  shade ;  Or  at  leaft  beare  it  vyel! .  And  therefore, 
they  are  either  Strong  Trees,  as  the  Oiike  j  Or  tlfe  they  haiie  large  Leauer, 
as  the  fvallttHtandFig',  Or  elfethcy  grow  in  Pj/ramu,  as  the  Feare.  But 
if  they  require  very  much  5«»»f,  they  beare  beft  on  the  Top.^  As  it  is  in 
Crabs,  j/plei, plums, ^c.  s 

There  be  Trees  thatbeare  beft  when  they  begin  t^jbee  pld-^  As  Al- 
mouds,  Peares,  r/»?J?andaIl  Trtfwthatgiue  M.ifi.  The  Caufeisjox  thatail 
rrc«  that  beare  Mafi  haue  an  Ojly  Frmt  -,  And  Toung  Trees  hauc  a  more 
Watrjiujie,  and  leflc  Concoded ;  And  ofthefaraekindealfois  xhcAl- 
mtttd.  The  Peare  likewifc,  though  it  be  wiOyly,  yet  it  rcquireth  mueh 
Sap,znd  well  Concoflcdj  For  wefce  itisa  Heauy  Fruit,  and  Solid; 
Much  more  than -<f/'//f/,P/«ww«j  8Jc.  As  for  the  rine,  it  is  noted,  that 
;t  beareth  more  Grapes  when  it  is  Tpttng-^  But  Grapes  that  niJlke  better ) 
wine,  whenit  is  Old;  For  that  the  lojce  is  be'tter  Concocted :  And  wee  i 
fee  that  Wine  is  Inflammable  ■  So  as  it  hath  a  kinde  oiOjUneffe.  But  the  j 
I  moft  Part  oi  Trees,  amongik.  which  ate  JpplesyPlammes,  &c.  beare  beft  \ 
when  they  are  r*«»g.  *■      '  I 

Thexf^bc  Plants,  that  haue  a  ^//tif  inthcm,  whcntheyareCiit ;  As| 
Figs  J  Old  Lettuce,  S  eve -Thi ft  Its,  Spurge,  Sid  Jhc  Caafe  mdyh^anlncepti- ! 
ottof  PutrefaEfiott  ^  Forthofe  Milkes  hauc  all  an  Acrimony^  though  one! 
would  thinke  they  fliould  be  Lenititte.  For  if  you  write  vpon  Paper,  widi 
the  Jrf;7ll:fofthe  Fig^  the  Letters  will  notbefeene,  vntill  you  hold  the 
P4pcr  before  the  Fire,  and  then  they  wax  Browne ;  Which  iliewcrh  that  I 
it  isa  Shafpe  or  Fretting  J»jice :  Lettuce  is  thought  Poyibnous,  when  it 
isfoO/<:/,  astohauc^///ifc<j  Sp»rqe  isa  kinde  of  Poyfoninir  Selfe;  And 
zsioiSeW'Thiftles,  though  Coneyes  eat  them,  yet  Shcepe  and  Caitell 
will  not  touch  them;  And  befides  thp  Milke  of  them,  rubbed  vpr.n 
Warts,  in  fhort  time,  weareth  them  away  :  Which  iliciveth  the  Milke'^ 

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!  of  rhem  to  be  Coroy,;ic.\\'e  fee  alio,  chat  '^he.:t^  and  other  Cornefewcn^ 
iif  you  t.)kcth-m  forth  of  the  Gromd^  btfoRnhcy  I'prout,  we  fiiJl  of 
I  Mi'l^i  And  the  Beginning  oiGerminathn  is  euer  a  Kitide  of  PHtrefacii- 
en  of  tlie  Seed.  Etfphorhiinn  alfo  hath  a  AJilke,  though noc  very  white, 
which  is  ofdgreat  Acrbnonj.  And  SaUdine\viih.  a  yeilow  yi//7/'f, which 
hath  hkcwiiemuch  >4rn>/<;^jf  j  Foritcleanfeth  thefya.Itis  good  alfo 
lor  C'at^naUs.  > 

Muflmfffcsarc  reported  to  grow,  as  well  vpon  the  ^ff^;>j  of  Zrff /, 
.IS  vpon  their  Roots^  ox  vpon  the  Ednh :  And  efpccially  vpon  the  Oiih. 
The  C/.'^yi' is,  for  that  Strong  Trees,  are  towards  liich  Excrefiemes,  in 
the  Nature  oi Earth  j  And  therefore  Put  forth  Mop 3  M»jhromes,  and 
the  like: 

.  There  is  hardly  found  a  PZ-wf  ,that  yecldeth  a  Red  fuyce ^in  the  Bhde 
or£,w-  E>:c-pt  icbethe  Tree  thatbcareth  Sanguis Draconis  :  Which 
groweth  ( cliiefly  )  in  the  IjlindSoiirtotrn  :  The  Herhe  Afmranthus{m- 
deed,)  isRcdaW  ouer  •,  AndSA/^//  is  Red  in  the  ivood:  Andlois  Red 
Sand.vs.  IhaiTrce  oUtbi:  Suns^ais  Drjconis,  grovwtth  in  the  forme  of  a 
Suvur-lo  ■fc.  It  is  like,  that  the  Sjp  of  that  Pbnty  concodeih  in  the  Body 
of  the  7;Tr.For  wee  fee  ihAZGr^pisarnlPomegraMts-^arc  Red'm  thcluyce 
but  are  G recuse  fn  th.e  Te/ire :  And  this  maketh  the  Tree  of  Sanguis  Draco- 
«f>,le{rer  tjward^  che  Top,  Becaufc  the  luy^e  hafteneth  not  vp^  And  be- 
iides  it  is  very  Ajlrin^icut.;  And  therefore  of  Slow  Motion. 

It  is  reported,  ih.at  Siv'tet  Mo//*',  befidcs  that  vpon  the  Apple-Trees, 
grovvctb'iikr'vvirui(  fon(ietinit^)vpon  Poplars  j  Ai>dyct  (  generally)the 
Poplar  is  a  Smooth  Tree  of  B./r/v,and'haih  little  Mojfe.ThcA/oJfe  of  the 
Larix  Tmburneth  alfo  Sweet,  and  fparkleth  in  the  Burning.^^rf  of 
the  MoJJh  o^^Odorate  Trees,  As  Cedar, Cypres,  Lignum  Aloes,  &:c. 

The  Dcathilut  is  mod  without  Paine,  hath  beene  noted  tobe,vpon 
the  Taking  of  the  rotion  o^  Hemlock;  which  inhumanity  was  the  Forme 
o^  Execution  o'iCapitallOjfendcrs  in  Atlnns.  The  -Poy/iwof  the^jf^f,that' 
Cleopatra  vfed,  hath  (ome  affinity  with  it.The  Caufe  is,for  that  the  Tor- 
Ikents  oi Death  are  chiefly  raifed  by  the  Strife  of  the^/;m/ ;  And  thefc 
Vapours  quench  the  Spirits  by  Degrees, lAkc  to  theD^wr^  of  an  extreme 
Old  Man.I  conceiue  it  is  a  lelTcPainfull  thanOp>«/«,becaufeOp/»;»  harh 
Part*  of //f.7t  mixed. 

There  be  r/-{;f/,that  are  5irtff  before  they  be  Ripe',  As  Mirabolanes- 

So  Fcnn:tl-Sceds  are  Sweet  before  they  ripen,  and  after  gtow  Spicic! 

Andlbmenener /!//)f>ztobe.yRYff  5  hsTa»::arinds,  Berberries,  Crabs, 

Siccs,  See.  The  ca-/f.  is ,  for  that  the  former  Kinde  haue  much  and  fub- 

till  //f..T,which  ciufeth  Early  S  weetncfle  •    The  latter  haue  a  Cold  And 

Acldn  layce,  which  no  Heat  of  the  Sitwie  can^vvceten.Butas  for  the  Mi- 

ral'oLvw,  it  hath  Parts  of  Contrary  Nutnres  5  For  it  is  siceet,  and  ytt 

Ajlriiigcrtt. 

{     There  be  few  Herbs  that  haue  a  Sale  Tajle  j  And  c'ontrari wife  all 

i  Bloud  oi  Lining  Creatures  hath  a  Saltnejjc  :  The  Caufe  may  be,  for  that 

I  Salt,  chough  it  be  the  RudimeKt  df  L/fe,yec  ia  Plams  the  Originall  Tajle 

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rcraaincth  noc-jFor  you  rhallhauethcm  iVmer^Sowre^Srseet^  Bitiffg,  bup' 
feldome  Sahi^az  in  Liuing  Creatures^  all  thole  High  Jajies  may  huppeh 
tobe(rometimes  )  in  the  Humours ^ut  are  feldome  in  the  Flejl\  or  Sub- 
Jiu»ce-Becau{e  it  is  ofa  more  Oily  Nature-^whkh  is  not  very  Sulicptiblc 
of  thole  Tjjles ;  And  the  Saltnejje  it  felfe  oiBloud^  is  but  a  lighitjand  fe- 
cTCtSdltneJf'e:  And  cuenamongF/;?«t/,fome  doe  participaic.ofej/f«f//>, 
as  ^l^a  Marina,Sampire,Scuruy-Gr^e^S£c.  And  they  report,there  is,in 
fomc  of  the  Indian-Seas^  a  Swimming  Plant,  which  they  call  Salgazu's^ 
fpreading  ouer  the  Sea-^in  fuch  fort,  as  one  would  thinkc  it  were  a  Mea- 
dow.\^xs  certaine,  that  out  of  the  Ajhes  of  all  Plant  s^xhiiy  ex  trad;  a  Sdt^ 
wh  i  ch  t  hey  V  fe  in  Medicines. 

It  is  reported  by  one  of  the  Ancients, xhdLi  there  is  an  Hfr^  growing  in 
the  water,  called  Lincofiis,  which  is  full  oi Prickles :  This  Hcrbe  putteth 
forth  another  fmall  Herbe  out  of  the  Leafe  ;  which  is  imputed  to  fomc! 
MoiJlitrCyihaz  is  gathered  bctweene  the  i'nV/'fo,whichPufriti^d  by  the 
5//««e,Germinatcth.  But  I  remember  alfo  I  haue  fcene,for  a  great  Ra- 
rity, one  Rofe  growwut  of  another jlikeHo«y>-5«J'/cj-,that  they  callTop 
and  Top  gallants. 

Barley,  (  as  appearcth  in  the  Malting,  )  being  ftcepcd  in  irater  three 
dayes,and  afterwards  the  water  drained  from  it,  and  the  li.irky  turned 
vpon  a  drie  floare,  will  fprout,  halfe  an  Inch  long  at  ;e.irt ;  And  ifit  bee 
let  alone,  and  not  turnedjOUTch  more  j  vntill  {he  Heart  be  our,  wheat 
will  doe  the  fame.Try  it  alfo  with  Pcafe^aud  Ileancs.  This  Exptrjment  is  \ 
not  like  that  of  the  Orpin,  andSempcr-riue  •  For  these  it  is  of  .the  old  ' 
Store,  for  no  fvater  is  added  •,  But  here  it  is  nourinied  from  the  iVater. 
The  Experiment  would  be  further  driuen  •  For  it  appcareth  already,  by 
that  which  hath  been  faid,that  Earth  is  notnecelTary  to  the  firltSprou- 
ting  of />/^«f  J-;  And  we  fee  that  Eefe-Buds  let  in  water, will  Blovv:There- 
fore  try  whether  the  Sprouts  of  fuch  Graincs  may  not  be  niifvfd  roa  fur- 
ther Degree:  As  to  an  Herbe,  or  Flower,  with  water  only-,Or  feme  (mall 
.Commixture,  of  £<?r*^;  For  if  they  will, it  lliould  feerae  by  xhcExperi-  '"> 
ments  beforc,both^f  the  Malt.,^nd  of  the  Rojes^  that  they  will  come  fa't 
faftcr  on  in  water, than  in  Earth :  For  the  Nomijhment  is  cafiticr  drawne } 
out  o^ water, than  out  oi Earth.  It  may  giuc  fome  light  alio,  that  Drinke  I 
I  infufed  withplcfl} ,a.%  that  with  theC^^o«,&c.wil  nourilli  fafterandcafi- 
Iier,than  Aferft  andDrinke  togcther.Try  the  izmcExperimL-ut  with  Hoots, 
as  well  as  with  Graines  i  as  for  Example,  rake  a  Turnips  and  ftcepe  it  a 
while,  and  then  dry  it,and  fee  whether  it  will  fprout, 

iW.//tinthe  Drenching  will  Iwell-,  And  that  in  liich  a  manner,  as  after 
the  Putting  forth  in  fprouts,  and  the  drying  vpon  thcKccle,  inhere  will 
begainedatleal^a  Bufhc»llin  eight,  and  yet  the  Sprouts  are  rubbed 
off-  And  there  will  be  a  Butlrell  of  Duft  befidcs  the  Malf.Which  I  fup- 
pofe  to  bc,nbt  only  by  the  loofe,  and  open  Laying  of  the  Parts,  but  by 
fomc  Addition  of  5«^_^^«re,  drawne  from*  the  Pf^./fi?/-,  in  which  it  was 
ftecped.  I 

Malt  gaxhQtethA  Sweetnejje  to  the  Tajle,  which  appeareth  yet  more  i 

in; 


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i  in  zhciVort.  The  D ulceration  oiThitns  is  worthy  to  bctrycd  to  the  fiill-, 
I  For  that  Dulcor.nion  impDrccth  a  decree  to  Nourijhmi-m:  And  the  Ma- 
king o'lThingf  I ndimemdl^to  become  Alimemdlim^y  be  an  Exjicri^nent 
ofgreatProrit,  for  Making  new  FiBudl. 

Moft5ffc/.rin  thcGrovvingjleaue  theirHw/Z'cor  Rinde  about  ihcReo't; 
But  the  Onion  will  carry  it  vp,that  it  will  be  like  aCap  vpon  the  Top  of 
the  Toung  Onion.TheC^ufe  may  be,for  that  thesiin  or  H/tsh  is  not  cafie 
to  brcakcj  Ai  we  fee  by  the  Pilling  ot'0;zffl«/,what  a  Holding  Subjhnce 
lh<:  Skin  is, 

PUnts, ibdthauc  Curled  Z,w«f/,doe  all  abound  with  Moijfu  riWhich 
commeth  fo  talt  on,  as  they  cannot  rpreadthcm(ckiesPIaine,butmcill 
needs  gather  together:  The  Weakclt  Kind  oi  Cnrlingis  Rename  (J e  '^ 
As  in  c/;;^,and  5«r;r.The  Second  is  Curling  on  the  Sides ;  Ar  in  Let- 
f«a-,and  Voung  C.il/ktge :  And  the  Third  is  roldiuf^  into  an  Had-^  As  in 
Cdhb.ige  till!  growne  and  Ctjbb.:^c-Lettftcc. 

It  is  repor[edjth;'.t  FinY5and/'/«c,clpccially  if  they  be.  O  Wand  Putri- 
ficd,  though  they  fnine  not,  as  fome  Rotten  woods  doe,yct  in  the  fudden 
Braking  they  will  (parkle  Hkc  Hard  Sugar, 

The  Roots  of  Trff.f  doe  (lome  of  thetn,)put  downewards  dccpe  into 
thc6><J7«»;6^;  AsthcO.//Y, /'/«f,f/>rf,  &:c.  Some fprcad  more  towards 
the  S.irf.ice  of  the  E.irth,ks  the  yljjjy  CjpreJJe-Tree^Olit/e^&ccThc  C^mfe 
of  this  latter  may  bc,for  that  fuch  Trees  as  loue  the  Sunne,  doe  not  wil- 
lingly defcend  farre  into  the  E^irth-,  And  therefore  thy  are  (  common- 
ly )  rrces^  that  ni6ot  vp  much  •,  For  in  their  £o^/  their  delire  of  Ap- 
proach to  the  Sunne,  maketh  them  fpread  the  le(Tc.  And  the  fame  Rea- 
fon  vnderc?ro//«j/,to  auoidRecefTc  from  the  5'««w,makcth  them  Iprcad 
the  more.  And  we  fee  it  commcth  to  pafle  in  fome  Trees,  which  haue 
bccnc  planted  too  deep  in  the  Ground,  that  for  loue  of  Approach  to 
thei-n/wp,  they  forfake  their  firft^oot,  and  put  out  another  more  to- 
wards the  Top  of  the  Earth.  And  wee  fee  alio,  that  the  oliue  is  full  ot 
oily  /uycej^adyifjj  maketh  the  beflFire.  AndCy/rf//!-  is  an  Hot  Tree.A^ 
for  the  0.7.i'e,which  is  of  the  former  fort,'it  loueth  the  E.irth-^And  there- 
fore groweth  (lowly.  And  for  the  Pine^und  F/rrf  likewife,  they  haue  fo 
much/Zf  ;f  in  thcmfelues  ,as  they  need  leflethcf/w^  of  the  Sunne/ThcK 
be  Herbs  alfo,that  haue  the  fame  difference-  As  tht^  Herbe  they  c^llMor- 
fuf  Di.iboli  ■,  which  putteth  the  ;?oof  downe  fo  low,  as  you  cannot  pull 
j  it  vp  wirhout/>'>v.j///7^^  which  gauc  Occafion  to  the  A'.jw^",  and  fublt  •  \ 
Vox  that  it  was  laid, it  was  fo  wholefome  a/?oo(,that  the  Dcuili^whcn  it  ) 
was  gathered,  bitit  for  £«'/)'  :  Andlomeof  the  vJ»nV«rfdoc  report, 
that  there  was  aGoodlyF/>vr,  (  which  they  dehred  to  rcmoue  whole,) 
i  that  had  a  Root  vndcr  Ground  eight  Cubits  deep  j  And  ib  r  he  Root  came 
I  vp  broken. 

It  hath  bcenc  obferued,  that  a  Branch  of  a  Trfc, being  r»bJri-edfomc 
fpacc  at  the  Bottome,and  lb  (ct  into  the  Ground^  hath  growen,  Euen  of 
fuch  T/w.f,as  if  the  BrJKf/?  wercfetwiththe/?»ry('eon,  they  would  noti 
growjyct  contrariwife  we  fec,that  arr^eParcd  round  in  the.S<?.'/)',aboue  i 
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Ground  J  will  die.  The  Caujt  may  be,  for  that  the  Fob.irkt  Part  draweth 
the  Nourifliment  beft,biit  the  iSar/econtinueth  it  only. 

'Grapes  will  continue  Frejh^  and  Moifi^  all  Winter  long,  if  you  hang 
them,  C  lufter  hy  clujier,in  the  Roofe  of  a  tyarmeRoome  j  Efpecially,  if 
when  you  gather  the  C/«^er  ,you  take  off  with  the  clujier  feme  of  the 
Stocke. 

The  Reed  or  Cane  is  a  ivatry  plants  and  groweth  not  but  in  the  fyater-^ 
It  hath  thefe  Properties  j  that  it  is  HeUow  j  That  it  is  Knuckled  both 
Stilke^and  Root  '^  That  being  Dn>,  ii'nmoxc  Hard  and  Fragile^xhAo. 
\  oihcx  H'ood -^  That  it  putteth  forth  noBoughcs,  ihough  m;iny  Stalkes 
comcout  ofonei?oor.  Itdifferethmuch  in  Grcatncirc  j  Thcimalleft 
being  fit  for  Thatching  ot  Houles  j  And  Stopping  the  Chinkes  of 
Ships  J  Bt  Iter  than  Glcw,  or  Pitch.  The  Second  Bigncfle,  is  vied  for 
AngIe-Rods,and  Stauc-s;  hnd'mChina  fur  beating  of  Offenders  vp. 
on  the  Thighcs.  The  differing  Kindts  ot  them  arcj  The  Comir.on  Reed; 
The  Cajs'ia  Ftjiula;  And  the  Sugar-Reed.  0(M  Plants,  it  boweth  the 
caiieft ^and  rifeth  againc.  It  feemeth,  that  amongit  Plants,  which  are 
nourillicd  with  Mixture  oi Earth  axid  water,  it  draweth  moft  Nourifh- 
mcnt  from  Water  j  which  maketh  it  the  Smoothed  of  all  others  in  Barkr, 
And  the  Hotlowejl  in  Body. 

TheSap  oiTrees,vrhen  they  are  letBlottd^is  of  diffcringjV.;?«rf.f.Scme 
more  fvatry  and  Cleare;  As  that  ot  f^incs  -,  of  Beeches  ;  ot  Pearcs.  Some 
Thicke-y  As  ^pples.Some  Gummy-,  As  cherries. Some  Froathy,  As  Elmts. 
Some  Milkieyki  Figs.ln  Mulberries, the  Sap  feemeth  to  be  (almoft)to- 
wards  the  £i;r;te  only  J  For  if  you  cut  the  Tjrf,  a  little  into  the  Barkc, 
with  a  Stone,  it  will  come  forth  -,  If  you  pierce  it  deeper  with  a  Teolc,  it 
will  be  drie.The7rcej;Whichh«we  theMoiJieJiluyces  in  theirfra/>,haue 
commonly  the  Moijleji  Sap  in  their  Body-,  For  the  i^ines  and  P  cares  are 
very  Moijl  ^  Apples  fomewhat  more  spongie:  TheMilke of theF/jvgf  hath 
the  quality  ot  the  i?f««erjto  gather  C^a/^:  And  fohoiuecertaine  Sowre 
Herbs  wherewith  they  make  Cheefe  in  Lent. 

TheTimber  and  Wood  are,in  fome  Trees,moxe  cleane,in  feme  more 
Knottie :  And  it  is  a  good  Triall,  to  trie  it  by  Speaking  at  one  End,and 
Laying  the  Eare  at  the  Other  :  For  if  it  be  Knotty^  the  Voice  will  not 
paftcwell.  Some  hauether^jwa  more  varied,  and  chamlotrcd  J  As 
Oake^hexeo'i  fvainfcot'n  made  ;  Maple,  whereof  T?'f«fW.r  are  made  : 
Some  more  fmooth,  as  Firre,  and  walnut:  Some  doe  more  eallly  breed 
wormei  and  Spiders  ;  Some  more  hardly, as  it  is  faid  ofJrifJj  Trees :  Bc- 
fides,  there  be  a  Number  of  Differences' that  conccrnc  their  vfe;  As 
Oakc,Cedar,znd  chefnut, ^rc  the  beftBuildersrSome  are  beft  for  Plough- 
Timber-,  As  yifh :  Some  for  Peeres,th2it  areibmetimcs  wet,  and  fome- 
timcs  drie^  As  Elme :  Some  for  Planchers  -,  As  Deale :  Some  for  Tables^ 
Cupboardf,and  Deskes-.^As  fyalnuts:Somei'or  ship-Timber-,  As  Oaks  that 
grow  in  Moift  Grouads;Vot  that  maketh  the  Timber  Tough,and  not  apt 
to  rift  with  OrdnaHce;,\Nhereia  Englifh  and  Iriftj  Timber  are  thought  to 
excelI:Somcfor  ^/^i-of5/;/p/j  AsFirrey  and /"/«?,  bccaui'cof  theirj 

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Lcn^ith,  SiraightnefTc,  and  lightncflc:  Some  For /'rf.Vj  A-i-Ou/ie:  Some 
torfwea-  As.^/>^.- Andfooftherelh  "'^ 

fhc  Cofumifig  oi  Trees  and  PUnts  in  ccrtaine  Rt^iens,  and  not  in  6. 
thcis,  isfoinctimes  Ca/uhU:  For  many  hauc  b^ cne  tranilared,  and  banc 
pr;)ii>crt dwell.  As  Damoike-Rf/is,  thachauc  not beene knowne in  £«g- 
i<j»^ab oilcan  Jnindrcd  ycarcs,  and  now  arc  fo  common.  )5uc  thclikint^, 
off/rfirff  iiicevMinc'5*;7Mj  more  than  in  others,  ismecrely  N»titr4U\  As 
the-  F//TiMnd  /'ivt'  !one  the  Mounttinfs  j  The  Poplar ^  WiUfw^  SaS0w,  and 
I  Aldfry\)\\(i  ^/«fa,aiKi  /i/*//?  /*/<»«.•  The  vf/7;loucth  C0pficesy  Biitisbeft 
I  in  Sti'J.irJs  A\ont :  luniper  loueth  Chatke ;  And  fo  doc  molt  Frntt-Trees : 
\  Sumftre  growcth  buu  vpon  Rfckes :  ReeAs  and  Ofitri  grow  where  they 
I  arc  wailicti  with  WMer :  The  f^;«  loiKth  Sides  offJills^  turning  v{X)nthe 
1  St>uch-EjJi'S»n»e,  &c. 

I  The  PmuHg  ffrihofcertAme  Herlfs  dt(coiiereth  of  what  Nature  the 
I  GrMfli  t\hcrc  they  put  forth,  is:  As  W/7<Jtf  rtrw?  ("heweth  g-'wd  Feeding 
I  Grou-id  i)x  Cditdi ;  Bif/owjr  and  Str*vpkerrits  ("hew  GroMds  fit  for  Wood ; 
i  CamemtU  (htwcth  Mellow  Grouttds  fit  for  w/»«/.  Mullsrd  Seed,  grow- 
fingatrcr  the  fiou^h^  i"hcwcthagood5<r#»g(7r*«»^alfo  for  fvheat:  BWr- 
ntc  ihcwctli  gootl  Mtdow :  Andthelike. 

There  are  ibun^l,  in  diuers  Ctu^tries,  fome  other  Plams,  that  grow 
Oi^toi  Trees  and  Plitts,  befidcs  Mijfeltte:  AsinSfria,  there  is  an //vV^^- 
I'caf'ed  CiijUytai,  thatgtowethoutof  tall  Trees,  and vvindeth  it  (clfe about 
1  ihii  fame  7>(  e  where  it  growcth  j  And  fomctimes  about  Thorttes.  There 
is  a  kinJc  of  Poi'//)*^^,  thatgrowethoutofT>«j,  though  it  windcthnot. 
.Solikewi(c'an//fr^<f  called  FA»no$,  vpon  the  mldeOUue.  And  an  Herhe 
called  f/ij>peph4/io»  vpon  the  F»Utrs  Thrfte;  Which,  they  fay,  is  good 
f  )r  the  FiUtfig-SickneJfe. 

Jtharhbecncnbferucd,  by  fome  of  the  v4»f;/»»f  y,  that  how  foeuerC*/^/ 
and  E'lJltrlylVindf,  are  thought  to  bee  great  Enemies  to  Fr«M>-  yet  ne- 
ucrthelefle  South-ivindi  are  alfo  found  to  doe  Hurt  j  Efpccially  in  the 
Bioffamw^  rime  J  And  the  more,  iish»Wers  follow.  It  fcemeth  they  call 
fbrrh  the  Aff'jfare  too  falh  The  fvefi-fyinds  are  the  bcft.  It  hath  beene 
olifcriiedalfurhat  Greece  md  Open  fvinters  doe  hurt  Trees;  Info  much  as 
if  two  or  three  fuch  ATW'ri  come  together,  Mm^nd-Trees ,  and  fome  o- 
rhcrT;rrr,wi!]dvc.  Thi^Caufe  is  the  iamc  with  the  former,  becaule  the 
Z-ff/of  the  B.arth  oucrfpendeth  it  felfc;  Howfoeucr  lome  other  of  the 
/  Ancients !  umc  com  mended  fvarme  ^''inters. 

Srjoms^  \\:'\n%lon^,CAu{b  a.  PruitfullTeare :  Forfirft,  they  keepc in  the 
Sticfi^thr^hhv  Earth  -^  Secondly, they  water  the  fir^A,  better  than  Raioe-^^ 
For  in  Sna-.v,  the  Earth  i\oth  (as  it  were)  fuckc  thcl^'ater,  as  out  of  the 
7ejtc.  Thirdly,  the  ^/#7/?i»rt  of  ^(Wip  is  the  finell  Mcifittre-,  For  it  is  the 
Froth  of  the  ClrHdy  vyjtcrs. 

Shewrrs,  if  they  come  a  little  before  the  Ripe»t0goC  Fruits,  doe' good 
to  a  I!  Succaleot  and  Moi(i  Fruits-^  As  f^tttes,  Olimes,  romegrAH*tes-,  Yet 
it  is  rather  for  Plenric,  than  for  Goodncfle  •  For  the  beft  Wines  are  in 
the  Drieft  futures'.  Small  Showits  are  likewife  good  for  Corne^  fo  a$ 

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Pdrching  hettJ  comcwt  vpon  them.  Generally;,  A'iahtShuwers  aKhi'i'  ] 
tcr  than  Dsj-Showers  j  Fur  that  the  Suittte  followcth  iiot  io  fait  vpon  ; 
thctti:  And  wee  (ec,  eiien  in  Watrittg  by  the  HA«d^  it  isbcit,  in  Summer . 
</W,  to  water  in  the  Euenlng.  j 

I  he  Dijferenceio'i  Earths^  and  the  Tritll  of  ihcm,  are  worthy  to  be  di- 
ligently inquired.  The  E*rth,  that  with  showers  doth  caliJiclt  Sofum^  is  | 
comoicndedj  And  yet  feme  £«f//;  of  that  kinde  will  bee  very  Dry,  and  i 
Hard  before  the  Showers.  The  Earth  that  caftcth  vp  from  the  Plough^  a  ' 
Great  Ctod^  is  not  fo  good,  as  that  which  caftcth  vp  a  Smaller  Clod.  The 
EATth^  that  putteth  forth  Mejje  eafily,  and  may  be  called  Mfiddy^  is  not 
\good.  Ih&Eartb^  that  fmclleth  well  vpon  the  Digging,  or  Plowing,  is 
I  commended  -,  As  containing  the  lujce  of  Vegetables  almofl  already  pre- 
pared. It  is  thought  by  fomp,  that  the  Ends  of  low  Rawe-Bewes,  fall 
more  vpon  onekinde  o(  Earth  than  vpon  another:  As  itmay  wtllbec  ^ 
For  that  that  Earth  is  moft  Rofcide :  And  therefore  it  is  conlmended 
for  a  Signe  of  good  Earth.  The  PoorcnejJ'e  of  the  Werbs,  (it  isplaine,) 
lliew  the  Poorenejje  of  the  Earth  •  And  cfpecially  if  they  be  in  Colour  more 
darke:Biitifthe£^^y/'i  ihcvfmthered,  or  £/«y?fiattheTop,  itllicweth 
the  Earth  to  be  very  Cold :  And  fo  doth  the  Mofineffe  oi Trees.  The  Earthy 
whereof  the  Gfiijje  is  foone  Parched  with  the  Sunne,  and  Toafied,  is  com- 
monly Forced  Earthy  and  Barren  in  his  ownc  Nature.  Thu  render,  chef- 
/<w»e,  and  Alellow  Earthy  is  thebeft  \  Being  mcere  Medd^  betwccne  the 
two  Extremes  of  Claj^  and  Sand:^  Efpeciallyif  itbenorZ.ww;,  and  Bin- 
ding. The  Earthy  that  after  Raine^  will  fcarce  be  Plowed^  is  commonly 
FrtihfmU  i  For  it  is  Cleatting^  and  fii  11  oUityce. 

It  is  ftrange,  which  is  obfcriied  by  fome  of  the  Ancients^  that  DMJi  hel-l 
peth  the  Fruh/ulaeJJ'e  of  Trees  j  And  of  riaes^  by  name  j  In  fo  much  as  j 
thcycaft  DuU  vponrhcmof  purpofe.  It  Aiould  fcerae,  that  tlutPow. 
driag,  when  a  Shower  commeth,  maketh  a  kinde  of  Soyling  to  the 
Tree^beingEirth  ^Lndfvater^  finely  laid  on.  Andrhcy  note,  tl^at  Coun- 
tries, where  the  Fields  and  prayes  arc  Dujly^  bcare  the  bcil  Vines . 

It  is  commended  by  the  Ancients^  for  an  Excellent  Hdpe  to  Trees,  to 
lay  the  5f.j/it«  and  Leaites  of  Lupines  about  the  A^*^/^;  Or  to  l^Iow 
them  into  the  Ground,  where  you  will  fow  Corne.  The  Burning  alfoj 
I  of  the  C»wi«^/ of  r/»*j,  andC4^/»^  them  vpon /<i»^,  doth  much  Good.* 
And  it  was  generally  receined  of  old,  that  the  Dangirto  o^  Ground!,  when  \ 
1  the  ^n^-M-W  blowcth,  and  in  the  Decreafe  oi  the  Meone,  doih  gvcMtlyj 
helpe,  'Xhe.Earth  (as  it  fccmeth)  being  then  more  thirlHe,  and  open,  ro  I 
receiuc  the  Dung. 

The  Grafting  of  r/««  vpon  Vines ^  (as  I  take  it,)  is  not  now  in  vfe  •  The  | 
Ancients  had  it,  and  that  three  wayes:  The  fin\w3s.I'ifuien,  which  is! 
the  Ordinary  Manner  oi  Grafting:  The  Second  was  Terebrdtion^  thorowj 
the  ^/i<^/^  of  the  Stocke,  and  Putting  in  the  oViw  there:  And  the  Third* 
was  Paring  of  two  Vines,  that  grow  together,  to  the  Mm  row  and  Bin- 
ding them  clofe. 
669  The  Difcafes  and  ill  Accidents  oi  Corne,  are  worthy  to  bee  enquired; 

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And  would  be  more  worthy  to  be  enquired,  if  it  were  in  Mens  Power  to 
heJpe  them  •  Whereas  ma^y  of  them  are  not  to  be  remedied.  The  Mil- 
dew is  one  of  the  Greateft ;  which  (outof  queftion)  commethby  clofiv 
Hejfe  oiAire-^  And  therefore  in  Hitli^^  or  large  Champaigne  Grounds,  it  fel- 
dome  commeth  j  Such  as  is  with  vs  Tork  's  ^reald.  This  cannot  be  reme- 
died, otherwife  than  that  in  Countries  of  Small  Enclofure,  tlje  Grounds 
bee  turned  into  larger  Fields :  Which  I  haue  knowen  to  doe  good  in 
fome  Farmcs.  Another  Difeaft  is  the  Put tinq^  forth  of  }yildL'  Owf  j,  whcre- 
into  Cor»e  oftentimes,  (el'pccially  Barley)  doth  degenerate.  It  happe- 
neth  chiefly  from  the  M''f'?/«f//^^  of  the  <Jn//«f  thatisfowen  j  Forif  it  bee 
either  too  Old,  or  Mouldy,  it  will  bring  forth  ;^/7(!i;C>4fj.  Another  Dif- 
eafe  is  the  Society  oix!aQ  Ground'^  For  if  youfow  one  Ground  ftill  with 
the  lame  Corne^  (I  meane  not  the  fame  Cor«c  that  grew  vpon  the  feme 
Ground,)  but  the  fame  Kindeoi  Graine'^  (Asfvheat,  BjrlejyScc.)  it  will 
profper  but  poorely:  Therefore  bcfides the  ^f/?/«^ of  the  Ground ,  you 
muft  varie  the  Seed.  Another  ill  Accident  is,  ffom  the  mnds,  which  hurt 
at  two  times  J  At  the  Flarrrifig,  by  Shakingoi^  the  Flowers  -^  And  at  the 
full  Ripening ,  by  Shaking  out  the  Cerne,  Another  ill  Accident  is.  Drouth, 
at  the  Spindling  of  theCorwj  Which  with  vs  is  rare;  But  in  H'otrct 
Countries,  common:  Infomucli  as  the  Word,  CaUmitJ-s,  wasfirft  deri- 
uedfrom  cdamitf,  when  the  Cor«e  could  not  get  out  of  the  Stalke.  An- 
other ill  Accident  is,  Ouer-Tfet  at  Sowing-time  -^  which  with  vsbreedeth 
much  Dciirtb;  Infomuch  as  the  Corne  neuer  commeth  vp;  And  (many 
times)  they  are  forced  toteiow  Somf/ier-Corne,  where  they  fowedww- 
ter-Corne.  Another  ill  Accident  is  Bitter  f  r<>/?/,continucd,without  Snow^ 
Efpecially  in  the  Bcginni4[ig  of  the  winter,  after  the  Seedis  new  Sowen. 
Another  Difejifi  is  H'ormes  -,  which  fometimes  breed  in  the  Root ,  and 
happen  vpon  Hots  mines,  and  showers,  immediately  after  the  Sowinq-^ 
And  another  Fforwebrecdcth  in  the  E.jri' it  Selfe ;  Efpecially  when  ^<?f 
J«««ej-breakc  often  out  of  c/oWx.  Another  Difejfc  is  pi-^eeds;  And  they 
are  fuch,  as  cither  Choakc  ,  and  Ouer-iliadow  the  Cornc,  and  bcareit 
downc,  Orltatue  thcCorwc,  anddecciueit  of  Nouriflimcnt.  Another 
Difejfeis,Oucr-RanckneJfc oi  the  Come;  Which  they  vfe  to  remedy,  by 
Mowing  it  after  it  is  come  vp-^  Or  putting  sheepe  into  it.  Another  ill 
Accident  is  Laying  oi Cornc  with  great  Raines,  ncare,  or  in  Haruefl.  Ano- 
ther ill  Accident  is ,  if  the  Seed  happen  to  haue  touched  Oyle ,  or  any 
Thing,thit  is  Fat;  VoxthoCeSuhJianceshiuean  Antipathy  with  Nourifh- 
me/tt  oi  Water.  •  iv.\. 

The  Remedies  of  the  Dijeafes  of  Come  haue  beene  obferucd  as  fol- 
lowcth.  The  Steeping  of  the  Graine,  before  Sowing ,  a  little  time  in  wine, 
is  diought  a  Prefer uatiue:  Ihe  Mingling  of  Seed- Come  with  Ajhes,  is 
thought  to  be  good :  The  Sowingn  the  mine  o(  the  Moene,  is  thought 
to  make  the  CeVwc  found :  It  hath  not  beene  pracflifed,  but  it  is  thought 
CO  bee  of  vfe,  to  make  fome  Mifcellane  in  Corne  •,  As  if  you  fow  a  few 
Beanes  with  tyheat, your  wheat  will  be  the  better.  It  bath  beene  obfervedj 
that  the  Sowingo^ Corne  with  Houjleeke,  doth  good.  Though  Graine,  that 

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touchechO/Yf,  orfJt,  receiueth  hurt,  yet  the  Steepttgo(  it,  in  the  Dregs 
of  Oilcy  when  it  beginneth  to  Putrifie,  (which  they  call  Amurca^  is 
thought  to  aflbre  it  againft  wormes.  It  is  reported  alfo,  that  if  Corne  bee 
Mowed,  it  will  make  the  Grains  Longer,  bu  t  Emptier,  and  hauing  More 
oi  t\it  Huike. 

It  hatht>eenp  noted,  that  Seedo^a.  yeere  old,  is  the  Beft  j  And  of  two 
orthtceyeeresisWorfcj  Aud  that  which  is  more  Old,  is  quite  Barren  j 
Thotigh  (no  doubt)  (omc  Seeds  axid  Grams  \a&hQtttt  than  others.  The 
Corne,  which  in  the  Fanning  lieth  loweft,  is  the  beft  5  And  the  Cornt^, 
which  broken  or  bitten  retaineth  aUttle  TeUowneJJe,  isbettei  than  that 
which  is  very  ffi^/f^. 

It  hath  beene  obfcrued,  thatof  all^ootjof  ^fr^/,  the  Root  o£  SorreU 
goeththe  furtheftinto  the  Eanh^  Infomuchas  it  hath  beene  kno Wen  to 
goe  three  Cubits  dcepe  J  And  that  it  is  the  i?oef  that  continuethfit  (lon- 
geft)  to  be  fetagaine,  ofanyi?<?of  thatgroweth.  It  is  a  Cold  and  Acide 
her  he  y  that  (as  itfecmeth)  loueth  the  Earthy  and  is  not  much  drawen  b}' 
the  Sunne. 

It  hath  beene  obfcrucd,  thatfome  /Tfr^j  like  beft,  being  warred  with 
Salt-water'^  As  Radipj,  Beet,  Rew,Pcnnyroyal/'^  This  Triall  would  be  ex- 
tended to  forac  other  Herbs-^  Efpecially  llichasare  Strong  ^  As  Tarragon, 
Mufiard-Sced,  Rocket,  and  the  like. 

It  is  ftrange  that  is  generally  receiued,how  fome  Poyfonom  Eeafis  affedl 
Odorate  and  fvhokfime  Herbs-,  As  that  the  Snake  \oi\t\.h  FenntU;  That 
the  Torfrf  will  be  much  under  5tf^e;  That  frc^j  will  be  incinquefoile.  It 
maybe,  it  is  rather  the  Shade,  or  other  Couerture,  that  they  take  likirEi 
in,  than  the  Vcrtue  of  the  Herbe. 

It  were  a  Matter  of  great  Profit,  ((aue  that  I  doubt  it  is  tooConie- 
durall  to  venture  vpon,)  if  one  could difccrne,  what  Ceme,  Herbs,  or 
Fruits,  arclike tobcin  Plentie,  oxScarcitie,  by ^ome  SignesundProgio- 
Jlicks,  in  the  Beginning  of  the  Yeere :  For  as  for  thofe,  that  are  Hke  to  be 
in  plentie,  they  may  be  bargained  for,  vpon  the  Ground -^  As  the  Old  Re- 
lation was  of  7*/w^f/j  whotofhew  howeafieitwas  ioxa  Philofvjdjerzobe 
rich,  when  hee  forc-fawa  great Plentie  oi  Oliues,  made  a  Monopoly o^ 
them.  And  for  i'^^m«>,  Men  may  nwke  Profit  in  keeping  better  the  old 
Store.  Long  Continuance  of  Snow  is  beieeucd  to  make  a  FruvfullTcere  of 
Come ;  An  Early  winter,  or  a  verie  Late  fvinter,  a  Barren  reere  of  Corner  : 
An  Open  and  Serene  winter,  an  ill  Yeere  o/i  Fruit :  Theic  we  haue  pardy 
touched  before ;  But  other  Prognofiicks  of  hke  Nature  are  diligently  to 
be  enquired. 

There  feemc  to  be,  in  fomc  P/^«f /,  Singularities,  wherein  they  differ 
from  all  Other-  The  Oliue  hath  the  Oily  Part, only  on  the  Out  fide  ^SNher- 
as  all  other  Fruits  hauc  it  in  the  Nut,  oxKerneli.  The  Firre  hath  (in  cf- 1 
kBi)noStone^Nut,nox  Kernell',  Except  you  will  couof  the  little  Grainef\ 
Kernels.  The  Pomegranate  and  Pine- Apple  haue  onely,  amongft  Fruits,  [ 
Graines  diftind  in  feverall  Cells.  No  Herbs  haue  Curled  Leaues^wt  Cab-\ 
hage,and  Cabbage-Lettuce.  None  hauc  double  Z,w»«,  one  belonging  to' 

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the  Stilkf^  another  to  the  Fruit  or  Seed,  but  the  AriichoAe:  No  Flower 
hath  that  kinde  of  Spread  that  the  tvefidbirie  hath.  This  tnay  bee  a  large 
Field  of  Contemplation;  For  it  iTieweth  that  in  the  Frame  of  N.:ture, 
there  is-,  in  the  Producing  of  fomc  Species^  a  Compofition  of  Matterj 
which  happcnethoft,  and  may  be  much  diucriified;  In  others,  fuchas 
hapj^^nctii  rarely, andadmittech  little  Variety  :  For  fo  it  is  likewife  irt 
Beajh.:  D»gs  haue  a  Rcfemblancc  with  ff^flitcs,  and  Faxes-,  Htrfts  with 
u4//i.f i  Kint  with  ^»fUs ;  ^./rrj with Cenks ^  &:c.  And  fo  in  tiris :  Kites 
and  Kifinh  haue  a  Rclcmblance  with  Htwkes  •  Ctismtn-Dtues  with 
RsHg-DfitteSyaad  Tmriles ;  BUck'Sirds  with  Thruffies  and  M4utffes  \  Crtvets 
with  R.mens,  Dtwes ,3.v.dCb00ghs,&cc.  ButEi«^a»t$,ind  Swt0e amongW 
Bedfts;  Andthc  Bird  o(  ParMdi/e,  and  the  Fedcxke  imonf^H  Birds;  And 
fonie  few  others  J  haue  fcarcc  any  other  5^«erjr,  that  haue  Affinity  with 
them. 

Wcclcaue  the  Dsfcriptim  of  Plants,  and  their  Venues^  to 
Herl'a'Js,  and  otiicr  UkcBookes  otl>{jtturaQ  Hijiory :  Wherein 
Mens  diligence  hach  becnc  great,  cucn  to  Curiofty  :  For  our 
Experiments  arc  only  fuch,  asdoccucrafceudaDcgrcc,  to  the 
Drriumg  ot  CaujeSy  and  Extra6Hn£  of  AxitntcSj  which,  wcc 
arciioti^',norant,  but  that  (omc,  both  of  the  Ancient  slixUMq- 
derne  Writers,  haue  al(b  laboured ,  But  their  CaufeSy  and  Axi- 
o»«<?j,arc[ofullof  Imagination, and  fo  infcdted  with  the  old 
Rcccjued  Theories,  as  they  arc  mccrc  inquinations  of  Expert- 
^«C(?,  and  Concodt  it  nor.        ■         ''^■c-e-  i 

IT  hathbeeneobfenied,  byfoiric  of  the  Af$cients,  that  Skins,  (efpcci- 
allyof  ^4«ii,)  newly  pulled  off,  and  applied  to  thtprnt^ds  of  Stripes, 
doc  kcepcthem  from  Swelling,  and  Exulcerating"  And  likewife  Hcalc 
them,  and  Clofe  them  vp ;  AodthatthcwiE>/r«of  f;^/ doe  the  fame.  The 
C4»/e,  is  a  Temperate  C*«g/*</»4//M  J  For  both  bodies  arc  Clammy,  and 
Vifcous,  and  doc  bridle  the  DtjUx  of  Humours  to  the  Hurts,  without 
Penning  them  in  too  much. 


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On  mav  tunic  (almoft)  all  FU/hintOAPattf  Stthft*uce  if  vou  take   Etperiment 

.   ^      -    .  .    .         „  '    .  .      _  -'.  3     .  •_  Solitary  tou- 


_   Ftffh,  and  cut  it  into  Pccccs,  and  put  the  Pccccs  into  a  GU([e  couc 
reel  with  Pvin  hmcnt ;  And  fb  let  the  Gh/fe  (land  fix  or  feucn  Houres  in   . 
Hfi}ft»^^Vater.  It  maybe  an  £x/)mwf«;  of  Profit,  for  Making  ofFat^  or  . 
Gredfe  for  fn.iny  vfcs  ■,  But  then  it  muft  be  of  fuch  FUfh  as  is;  not  Edible  - 
As  Herfes,  Dogs,  Benrcs,  Ftxts,  Endgtrs^  &c. 


(cd  in  pup), 
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IT  IS  reported  by  one  of  the  Amienis,  that  New  ivine^m  into  f^'effels   Experiment 
wl'U  flopped,  and  the  rejfels  let  downe  into  ihcSed^  will  accelerate  I  ^I'^l,' J  J  JJ^"J^^ 
vcrv  much,  the  Making  of  them  Ripe  and  Potable.  The  fame  would  be  lotDrw^bcfac 
tried  in  H-Vr^  "  thcT;*c. 

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Experioicnts 
Solicaty  tou- 
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ExperimeiM 
Solitary  tou 
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rent  CUereneHi 
of  the  Se-J. 

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BEafis  arc  more  Hairy  thin  Mitt ^  and  Saui^e  Afeif  moxt  thm  Ciitilt-^ 
And  the  Plumage  of  Birds  exccctleth  the  Pilefityoi  Be*jis.  The  Cattfe 
of  the  Smoothncrte  in  Men^  is  not  any  Abundance  of  Heat  and  Molfiurc, 
though  that  indqcdcaufethFz/iyit;';  ButthereisrcquiritctoP/7tfyjf7,  not 
(0  much  Heat  and  Mfiift^re,  ^%Exerememitiom  Heat  and  Moijlure:  (For 
vvhatfoeuer  alllmifetethj  goeth-  not  into  the  Hairt  .• )  And  Excrementi- 
tiotti  Moijlitre  aboundeth  molt  in  ir<</?J,  and  Meu  that  ate  more  Sauage. 
Much  the  fame  Rcafbnis  thereof  the  i'/aw^^e  of  S/W/-  For  Birds  aifi- 
milate  Icfle,  and  exccrne  more  than  Betfis :  For  their  Excrements  arc 
euer  liquid,  and  their  Flffi}  (generally)  moreidry  :  Befides,  they  hane 
not  InJirHineMs  for  Fritte  5  And  fo  all  the  Excrementitiotu  Mcillureg(x.z\\ 
into  the  Feathers ;  And  therefore  it  is  no  Maruell,  though  Birds  bee 
commonly  better  Meat  than  Beafts^  becaufe  their  F/^/&  doth  affimilatc 
more  finely,  and  fccerneth  more  fubtilly .  Againc,  the  Head  of  Man  hath 
//rf/re  vpon  ihef  rji  Birth ^  which  no  other  i'^rr  of  the  Bod)  hath.  The 
Caufe  may  be  H^dttt  o{PerJ}irati$» :  For  much  of  the  Matter  of  Haire,  in 
rheothcr/'rirrjof  thefi*^,  goeth  forth  by  Infennble  Perfpiration-^  And 
befidcs,  the^/«S  being  of  a  more  folid  Subftancc,nourifheth  and af- 
fmiilateth  leffe,  and  excerneth  more:  Andfo  likewifc  doth  the  cA//»»rj 
VVe(ce  alfothat/^<i;recomraetlinot  vponthe  i*d/»»f/ of  the  Ha>jdSyi\OT 
Soaks  of  the  Feet  ;  Which  are  Parts  more  Perjpinble.  And  Chtllren 
likewife  are  not  Hairy ^  for  that  their  bkitts  are  more  Perjptrakle. 

Birds  are  of  swfter  Mitiomhun  Beafts ;  For  the  Flivht  of  many  Birds 
is  Swifter^  thaa  the  race  ot  any  Beafts.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  the  Spi- 
rits in  BirdSy  are  in  greater  Proportion,  in  comparifon  of  the  Bulke  of 
their  Body,  than  in  Beafts:  For  as  for  the  Reafon  that  (ome  giue,  that 
they  are  partly  Carried,  whereas  Beafis  goe,  that  is  Nothing  ^  For  by 
that  Reafon  Swimming  fhoulti  be  (wifter,  than  Running  :  And  that 
Kinde  oi Carriage  alfo,  is  not  without  Labour  of  the  wirsg. 


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1 

T  He  5^4  is  clearer^  when  the  Ntrth-vind  bloweth, 


Experiment    ^ 
I  Solitary  tou- 
I  ching  thediffe- 
!  rentHM'iut 
]Fir«  and  B»7% 
I  Witer. 


than  when  the 
Soutb-wtnd.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  ^i/f-w^^f^r  hath  a  little  Oylinefe 
in  the  5»r/4f^ thereof-.  As  appeareth  in  very  Hotdaics :  And  againe,  tor ; 
that  the  Soutbertte  Wind  relaxeth  the  W^^ter  fomewhat  ^    As  no  H'ater  i 
BojLing  is  fo  Clcere  as  Cold  Water.  \ 


Fire  butncth ivotd^  making  it  firil  Laminoui ;  Then  BUkf  and  Brit'. j 
tie  ■  And  lalUy,  Brekeit  and  lucinerate:  Scalding  Water  dorhnoneof 
thcfc.  Vhe  CaufeiSy  forthatby  Fire^  xhcSfiritof  the  Body  is  firil:  Refiaed, 
and  then  Ewtf/^  Whereof  the  ReftnitigfiT  Attenuation  caufeth  the  Light  5 
And  the  Emi^ion^  firft  the  Fragility^  and  after  the  Dijfolutien  into  JJhts: 
Neither  doth  any  other  B«dj  enter :  But  in  fvater  the  Sftrit  of  the  Bodi 
isnot^fjfa^ifomuchj  And  befides  Partof  thew.rrfr  entrerh;  Which 
doth  increafe  the  Sfirit^  and  in  a  degree  extingiiifh  it :  Therefore  wc  fee 

that 


Cemiirj.   WW. 


167 


Experiment 
iolitarjr  tou- 
ching the  ^a- 
Lficatie>io(Htat 
by  Mtiliare. 

6Sn. 


that//*/  i^'4tgr  will  quench  Fire.  And  againe  wee  fee,  that  in  Bodits\ 
wherein  the  PV^f^r  doth  not  much  enter,  but  only  the  Heat  palTeth,  Hot 
^yf^r  wnrketh  the  Etfcds  of  Birc :  As  in  Egges  Beyled^  and  k».:j{ed^  (in- 
to which  the  water  entreth  not  at  all)  there  is  fcarcc  dirfercnce  robe  dif- 
ccrntd.  But  in  entity  and  Plejh^  whereinto  the  tyattr  entreth,  in  fome 
Par:  J  there  li  much  more  difference. 

THc  hottem?  of  a  Vejfetl  oiBoyling  iVate'r,  (as  hath  bccne  obferucd)  is 
not  very  much  Heated^  So  as  men  may  put  their  hand  vnderthe 
VcJJ'elly  and  remouc  it.  The  Cdtt/e  is,  for  chat  the  Maijlureoi.  fvjter^  as  it 
(.jncncheth  Coaks,  where  it  cncreth ;  So  it  dothallay  Heat,  where  it  tou- 
chcth :  And  therefore  note  well,  that  Mtijiare  although  it  doth  not  paffc 
thorow  Bodies,  without  Cammu/Matiaa oi.  ibmcSuirjUnce,  (As  Hejtmd 
Ctlddoc^)  yetit  worketh  rnanifelt  Erteils ;  not  by  Entrance  of  the  Bo- 
dv,  but  by  (.^Uiahfying  of  the  Heat,  ami  Cold;  As  wee  fee  in  this  /»- 
ji.n:cc :  And  We  iceliKewifc,  that  thckyateroi  Tbiv^s  di/ltUed  in  Water, 
(which  they  call  the  Bith)  diftcrcth  not  much  from  tht^ivattroi  Things 
Di/iiUcd  by  Ftre;  VVefeealfo,  thit  Pevter-Di/bes^  with  IViter'm  them, 
will  not  Melteafily,  But  without  it,  they  will:  Nay  we  fee  more,  th.it 
BHtter^  or  Oy/tf,  which  inthemfelues  are  Inflammable,  yet  by  Vcrtiic  of 
their  Aftijiure,  will  doc  the  like. 

IT  hath  bcene  noted  by  the  ^mitnts,  that  it  is  dingerous  to  Picke  ones 
£«/r,  whilelt  he  rdwwt/^.  The  rrf»/if  is,  for  tliat  in  7"<w«/«5?,  the  Inner 
FarchmetK  of  the  Eare  is  extended,  by  the  Dr»wmg  in  of  the  Spirit,  and 
Breath  j  For  in  TawBtng,  and  Sighwg  both,  the  Sfirit  is  firlt  itrongly 
Drawnc  in,  and  then  Itrongly  Expelled. 

If  T  hath  becnc  obfcrued  by  the  Ancitnts^  that5«<f*/«jf  dothceafe  the 
i  aic(0ugh.  The  Cauje  is,  for  that  the  Matitm  of  the  Hiectitzh,  is  a  Lifiinv 
vf  of  the  Stcmacke  j  which  Snecung  doth  fomewhat  dcprcfle,  and  diuert 
the  Motton  another  way.  For  firlt  we  fee  that  the  Hi'-cngh  commeth  of 
Fniaeje  of  Meat,  (efpecially  in  Children)  which  caufcth  an  Extcnlion 
of  tlie  Siomtcke :  VVc  lee  alfo,  it  is  caufcd  by  Aeide  Meats,  or  Prinkes, 
which  is  by  xhcP ricking  oix]:[(t  St tmacke:  And  this  Motioit  isccafed,  ei- 
ther by  Diuerfton^  Or  by  Deientionoi  the  Spirits  .•  DiuerJu>Hy  ai  in S/tee- 
z.itg;  Dettntion^  as  we  fee  Holdtpg  of  the  Breath,  dothhelpe  fomewhat 
toceale  the  Hiccough ;  And  putting  a  Man  into  an  carneft  Study  doth 
the  like;  As  is  commonly  vfcd:  And  Finegar  put  to  the  NoJlhriilSy  or 
Gartiariz.ed,  doth  it  alfoj  For  that  it  is  yijtringent,  and  inhabiteth  the 
Motioftoiihdptiits. 

LO*('/>gagain(l:  the  Su^me^  doth  induce  SiteeuBg.  The  Caufe  is,  not  z^^periroent 
the  Heating  of  tlic  Nofthrils ;  For  then  the  H0idiu^  vpo{  the-  Nofthriis  \  Soi«ary  rou- 
ag.uiftthe5«*»f,  though  one  Winkc,  would  doc  it.,  But  the /Jraw//,?  j  c  w^  sft-yw^. 
downeofthc  Moijiurcoi  the  Sraine :  For  it  will  make  the  E)fes  run  with  ' 

P  3  Hater ^  '      


Esperispenc 
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Experiinent 
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Expciinient 
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Esperiment 
Solitary  tou- 
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I  Experirocnc 
I  Solitary  tou- 
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6po 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
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Progmflickt  of 
Teftilm'uU 
Seafom. 

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Experiment 
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Simples  ^or 
jAedkine!. 
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f facer ;  And  the  Drawing  of  A-foifiure  ro  the  P-jes^  doth  draw  it  to  the 
Afijlhr/ls^  by  Metitfn  oi Conftm-^  And  fofoUoweth  Snetzin^^-^  As  con- 
crariwifethe  Tick Ijpg 0^ the  Nffihri Is wkKmy  dothdia\^  iht~  Moijlarezo 
xhtNofihrils^  and  to  the  Eyes  hsConfem-^  For  they  alfowill  IV^ter.  But 
vetithathbeeneobferiiedj  that  if  one  be  about  to  5ff<rf&<',  the  Rubbing 
oFthe  Eyes  J  till  they  run  with  Water,  will  preuent  it.  Whereof  the  Cattje 
is,  for  that  the  Humour ^  which  wasdefccndingto  the  Nofibrils^  is  diuer- 
tcdtothefi^ci. 

THe  TeethaxQ  more,  by  Ctld  Drinke^  or  the  like,  affcded,  than  the 
other  ?^//.  IhcCMtfeis  double:  The  One,  for  that  the  i?f/?/?4W(; 
oiBfinexoCtldy  is  greater  than  of  F/<r//& ;  for  that  the  F/ifyJ  fhrinlceth,  but 
the  5*w*  refifteth,  whereby  the  C^/^becommeth  more  eager:  The  Other 
is,  for  that  the  Teeth  arc  Parts  without  Blend,  Whereas  5/Whelpcth 
toqualifie  the  cdd:  And  therefore  we  fee,  that  the  Sittaewesurc  much 
affc'dedwith  Cold-,  For  that  they  are  Parts  without  j5/W:  So  the  Baaes 
m  Sharpe  Colds  wax  Brittle ;  And  therefore  it  hath  becne  (ecne,  that  all 
Coniujioiis  oi Bones,  in  Hardffeather,  are  more  difficult  to  Cure. 

iT  hath  beene  noted,  that  the  Ttf^gw^rccciueth,  moreeafily,  Tokertso^ 
i^z/e^T/ifi,  than  the  other  Parts  •  As  of  ^MtJ  within,  which  appeare  moft 
inrhe£/<*J'»f/ffofthe  Totsgue.  Againc,  Pied  Cattell  are  fpotted  in  their 
Tongues^  S>cc.  The  Caufe  is  (no  doubt,)  the  Teodernejje  of  the  Part ;  which 
thereby  receiueth  more  eafily  all  ^Iter^tiom ,  than  any  other  Parts  of 
the  Flejh. 

VT  7  Hen  the  Mouth  is  out  o^TaJle,  it  makcth  Things  tafte,  fometimes 
W  S'^^-fy  Chiefly  Bitter-^  Andfometimes  Loathfome.^  But  neuer  Sweet. 
The  Caufe  is,  the  Corrupting  o£  the  Moifiure  about  the  Toague-^  Which 
many  times  turneth  ^/Vr^r,  and  Salt^  and  Loathfome -,  ^m  sweet  neuer ', 
For  the  reft  are  Degrees  o{ Corruption. 

ITwasobferued  in  the  Great  Plague  of  the  laft  Yeare,  that  there  were 
feene,  in  diuexs  Ditches,  and  low  Grtfi>»i/ about  Loudon,  many  Totds^ 
thAthidTiiiles,  two  or  three  Inches  long,  attheleaft:  Wherea*  Toads 
(vftially)  haue  no  Trf/7watall.  Which  argueth  a  great  Difpofitionto 
PuirefiRlon inthe  Seile,  ^nd  Aire.  It  is  reported  likcwifc,  that  Roots, 
(fuchas  Carrets,  and  Par/nips,)  are  more  Sweet,  and  Lufhiotts,  in  Infe£li- 
ous  Yearcs,  than  in  other  Ycares. 

VT  7'Ife/'A)'^//4W/fhould  with  all  diligence  inquire,  what5/»»/>/«Na- 
\^  ture  yeeldeth,  that  haue  extreme  5«Aft7f?i»'*/,  without  any  A/*r-  j 
dicition^  or  Jcrimonj :  For  they  Vndermine  that  which  is  Hard;  They  | 
open  that  which  is  Stopped,  And  Shut  ^  and  they  cxpell  that  which  is  [ 
qffenfiue,  gently,  without  too  much  perturbation.  Of  this  Kinde  arc} 
Elder -Blowersy  which  therefore  arc  Proper  for  the  Stone:  Of  this  kinde  { 

is' 


(^cntwj   y  i  i 


isfhe  DwArfe-Vtiie-^  which  is  Proper  for  the  Uaniu$:  Of  rhikindcis 
H Arts-Home  •  whicnis  Proper  tor  Ajh^s^  AAdln/eciiotn  .-  Of  rh is  k nice  is 
i'lffO' ,  which  is  Proper  for  Stoppittos  in  the  Head .-  Of  this  kind  is  F::mirory. 
I  which  IS  Proper  i'oTdv>tSplee»e:  And  a  Number  of  Others.  Gencrallv' 
I  diiKTS  Creatures  bred  of  Patrifttiloit,  chough  they  be  fb.iiewJwr  ioicii- 
fb.ue  to  take,  are  of  tins  kinde  ^  As  EArth'tvormes^  fiMber-Sowes,  Sn  lihs 
&LC.  And  I  conceiuc,  that  the  Trochifchs  oi  ripers,  (which  are  fo  much 
may,nified,)andcheF/f/6of  5»ijfra  Ibmewaics  condirecl,  andcorreclcd- 
(which  of  late  are  growne  into  fome  Credit,)  areoFrhe  fanv;  Nature! 
Sothc  Paitsot'lieap  Putrified-^  (jxsCaftortum,  and  Muske,\v\\{c\\  haue ex- 
treme ^'/.-^///i  P.jrfj  J  are  to  be  placed  amongil  theai.  VVe  (ec  alfothat 
PutrifacUons  oi'pl.mtf,  (as  AgAricke^  and  le-wcs-Ean,)  jre  ofwreatclt  V^^er- 
tue.TheCV«»/<ris,  for  that  Putnfsaion  is  theSubrillcft  of  ajl  Aforww,  in 
the  PAi'ts  of  nodtes :  And  lince  we  cannot  take  do'.vne  the  L/ues  of  /./»/;;{• 
Creaiurcf^  (whicli  fome  ot  the  Paraceljhns  fay  (tl  they  cx)uld  be  taken 
dowiie,)  would  make  vs  Immortall.  )  the  Next  is  for  Sulftiltjini"  Oper^ti 
on,  to  take  bodies  Putrified-^  Su  :h  as  may  be  f  ifely  taken. 

IT  hath  beciieobferued  by  the -^«f/w/j,  tliat  Much  Ffe  of  yenu*  dorh 
nimme  the  Sight  ^  And  yet  Eurmchs^  which  are  vnable  to  i^cnerarc  arc 
(ncuerthelclTe)  alio  Dimme  Sighted.  The  Ca^/^e<^f  DtmneJJ'eoi'  sight ^  in 
the  H  ormcr,  is  the  Expence  of  Sptrits :  In  the  L*atter,  the  Ouer-r»oilt»re  of 
ihcBfdine:  For  the  Ouer-meijtttre  of  the  Braitie  doth  thicken  the  Spirit) 
ri/uail,  and  obltrudcth  their  Pa(!ages  j  As  we  fee  by  the  Decay,  in  the 
Sight,  in  Age-^  Where  alfo  the  Dimininien  of  the  Spirits  concurreth  as 
another  Ca»fe:  wee  fee  alfothat  Blindneffe  commcth  by  Rheumes,  and 
CdtaraBs.  Now  in  Eunuchs,  there  arc  all  the  Notes  of  Afeifluie  ■  As  the 
Swellin*  of  their  Thighcs,  the  Loo(eflc0e  of  their  Belly,  the  Smooth- 
ne(lc  of  their  Skinne,&c.  ^.        ' 

The  Plea/are  in  the  AS  of  Venst*  is  the  greateft  of  the  Ple&fufcs  of 
xhcsenjesi  TheMatchingof  it  withy/f^is  vnpropcr;  though  that  a  Kb 
bcPleafingto  the  touch.  But  the  C^w/rj  are  Profound.  Firft,  all  the  Or- 
^<««Jofthe5'a//?jqualifie  the  Matims  of  the  Spirits  -,  And  make  fo  many 
feuerall  Spedcs  of  Afoiions,  and  Pleajures  or  Difplesfares  thereupon,  as 
ihcxi^hcDiuerfities  of  Origins.  The  lnfir»inents  of  Sight,  Hearings  Tajie, 
andi'OTtfW,  arc  of  feuerall  frame;  And  fo  are  the  Parts  for  Generation. 
IhQXQfoxzScAltoer  doth  well,  to  make  the  Pleafure  of  Generation  3.  Sixth 
Senfe  \  And  if  there  were  any  other  dirilring  OrgAns^  and  (lualilied  Per- 
fo.dtions,  for  the  Sftrits  to  pafll- ;  there  wou  ic  1  be  nwre  than  i!  ic  \*iiiv  Sen 
(cs  :  Neith^T  doe  we  well  know  whether  (bme  Beajls,  and  tyi,ds,  haue 
not  Senfcs  that  wec  know  not ;  And  the  very  Sertt  of  riogt^es  is  almoihi 
Settfchv  itfdfQ.  Secondly,  the  Plca/ures  of  the  Touch,  are  greater  am.] 
deeper  than  thofe  of  the  otliet  Settfis-  As  weelee  in/A-4/vy;;/j^  vponC^/^/ 
Or  Refriger.itiin  vpon  Heat:  For  as  the  Piinaoftho.  Touch,  art- greater 
than  the  0/f iWfCJof other  5(f«/?f-,  So  likewife  are  t|ie  Pleafures.  It  is  true, 
\tiutthe  AffeFling  of  th':  Spirits  ir»mediatd]/^  and  (its  it  were)  without  an  \ 
I ...  Or^.in,  I 


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C»r^.i«,isofthegrcateft/'/w/;<rf ;  Whichisbut  iniwo  rhmgs  :  Swui 
Smells-^  And  tyirte^And  the  like  SweitTdpours.  Tor  SifiMs,Wi.c  fee  their 
great  and  luddcnEftcd  in  ferchingMf«  againe,whcn  they  iwoimc-.PoT 
Drinke^iX.  iscercain,thatthe  pUafure  oiDrunhmeJJe^is  next  thcPliufare 
oirenui :  And  Great  loyes  ( IJkewife  )  make  the  Spirits  mouejand  touch 
themfclues:  Andthc/'/M/«reo/rcn«i  is  (bmewhat  ofthe  fame  Kind. 
It  hathbeene  alwaies  obferiicd,  that  Menare  more  inclined  to  renui 
in  the  mmer^  and  tvomen  in  the  Summer.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  the  Spi- 
rits in  aBody  more  Hoc  and  dry,(as  the  Spirits  oi'Me»  arejby  ihesu»i- 
mer  are  more  exhaled,  and  diflipatcdj  And  in  themnter  more  conden  I 
fed,  and  kept  entire:  But  in  Bodies  that  are  Cold  and  Moift,(  as  fremens 
are,)the  Summer  doth  Cheri(h  the  Spirits^  and  callcth  them  forth  5  the 
IVinter  doth  dull  them.Furthermore,  the  Abfiinence^  or  intermijsion  of 
the  V[e  oirenus,  in  Moiji  indwell  Habituate  Bodies^  brctdcth  a  Number 
oiDifeafes-j  Andefpeciall  dangerous  Impoftumatiens.  The  Rcafon  is 
euident ;  For  that  it  is  a  Principall£«4f«<r«o«,efpecially  of  the  Spirits : 
For  of  the  Spirits jihcre  is  fcarcc  any Euacuation,  but  in  rf««j,and  Exer- 
^//f.  And  therefore  the  0»;//|»o«  of  either  of  them,  brccdcth  all  Difeafes 
o(  Repletion, 

The  Nature  of  Vit^fication  is  very  worthy  ihc  Enquiry: 

And  as  the  Natureoi  TbingSy  is  commonly  better  pcrcciucd, 

in  Smalljthan  in  Great ;  and  in  vnpcrfcdl,thaninpcrfcd ;  and 

in  Parts,  than  in  whole;  So  the  Nature  of  Viuification  ts  bcft 

enquired  in  Cr^4<ttr<fx  btcdoi  Putrefaction.  The  Contemplation 

whereof  hath  many  Excellent  Fruits.  Firft,  in  Difclqfing  the  0- 

riginalloi  Viuification.  Secondly,  in  Difclofini  the  Originall  ol 

Figuration,  ThirdIy,inD//f^/«^  many  Things  in  the  Nature 

oiPerfeBCreatureSi  which  in  them  \yc  more  hidden.  And 

Fourthly,  inTraducing^  by  way  of  Operation^  lamcOhJeruati- 

ejwjinihe   Jnfe^a,  to  workc  EffeSls  vpon  Perje6i  Creatures. 

Note  that  the  word  7»/^^4,  agrecthnot  with  the  Matter,  but 

we  eucr  vfe  it  for  Brcuitics  fake,  intending  by  it  Creatures  bred 

oj Putrefaction 

The  Infecia  are  found  to  breed  out  of  feucrall  Matters  :  Some  breed 
oTMud  or  D««g  •,  As  the  Earth-tvormes^  Eeles,  Snakes ^Scc. Tot  they  arc 
both  PmrefaBions:  For  Pterin  Mud  doth  Putrifie,  as  notable  to  Pre- 
ieruc  itfelfe:  AndfoT  DmjiiytWExcrementsaTetheRefufe  andPutrefaHi- 
ons  o^Nounfhment.Somc  breed  in  pfoodjbozh  Growing,and  Cut  down. 
^<efe  in  what  rvoodsmoikyand  at  whatSeafons?  We  iee  that  thifferms 
with  m.inyFeet,which  round  themfeIuesintoBalls,arebrcd  chiefly  vn- 
dcxLojfS  of  Tmkr ,buc  not  in  thcTimber,  And  they  are  faid  to  be  found 
alfo,(many  times, )  in  Gardens^  where  no  Le^s  are.But  it  feemeth  their 

Ge»eratio» 


Century.    V  i  1. 


GenennioH requircth  a  Couerttire^  boch  trom  Sunne^2Ui\  Ruine,  or  £)fip  . 
As  the  T/zw/'fr  is.  And  thertbre  rhcy  are  not^^«oMom,bLit(comranwile) 
are  held  by  the  Phyjitian's  to  c\&n'a<i  the  Bloud.lt  is  obferiu'd  alforhatCy". 
!  »//Vf/  are  tbiind  in  the  Holes  of  Bed-jides.Som^:  breed  in  the  HMre  oiLi- 
mn\r  Creatures  j  As  Lice:,  and  Tikes ;  which  arc  bred  by  the  Svcc>Jtc\oik 
kepr,uid  lomewhat  arefied by  thcH^iire.'^hcExrremcntsoi'LtuifigCrej' 
tuns^doc  not  only  breed  JnfeSfa^when  they  arc  Excemed^but  alio  while 
they  are  in  the  Bffdy^  As  in  w?rww,vvhereto  Children  arc  molt  (iibicd, 
and  arc  chicHy  in  the  Guts.  And  it  hath  bccne  lately  obfcriicd  by  Phrji- 
1 1, mx yth.it  in  many PclijIcntDifeafesythere  are  fvormt s  iound  in  the  vppcr 
Parts  ot  the  Body,  where  Excrements  atc  nor,  but  only  Humours  Purrj- 
Jied.  flcjs  breed  principally  of  Str^rv  or  Afjts^whctQ  there  hath  beene  a 
little  MoiJlurc-jOr  the  chumi/erAtid  Bed-Straw  kept  dole  and  not  Aired. 
It  is  rccciucd  tliat  they  arc  killed  by  Strewing  wor;tff77'o«/ in  the  Rooms. 
And  it  is  truly  ob(crued,that  BitterThings  arc  apr,rarhcr  to  kil ,rhan  en- 
gender PinrifiHioH-,  And  they  be  things  that  arc  Put  or  S^ve^t^  that  are 
aptcll  to/»^rr/ffV.There  is  a^f'orwfjthat  brecdcth  inMe.dcpi  the  Oiapc  of 
a  l.irge  whire^./g^ff, which  is  giuen  as  a  great  Dainty  to  Nlghtingaks. 
The  Afoutb  brecdedi  vpon  c/<*t/;jand  other  LJuijices  j  Efpccially  it  they 
be  laid  vpdankillijand  wct.It  dclightcthtobe  about  thcF/</weofaCVj«- 
I  c^/f.Tlierc  is  a  fvormecAlkd  a^yeui//,bred  vnderGround^and  chat  feedcth 
vpon  Roots  J  As  pjrptfpSyCarretSy&cc.  Some  breed  in  kyiiters,  efpccially 
fliaiicdjbut  they  mud  be  Standing-waters-^l^'i  thawater-Spider ji\\uhdLt\\ 
fix  Lcgs.Thc/'/y  called  the  c?,7^-j^,brccdcth  of  fomewhat  that  Swim 
meth  vpon  the  Top  of  the  Water,  and  is  moft  about  Ponds.  There  is  a 
w?rwf  that  brecdcth  of  the  Dre^s  of  mne  Decayed  j  which  afterwards, 
(as  is  obferued  by  Ibme  of  the  ^af/V«rjr)turneth  into  a  Gnat.  It  hath  bin 
obferucd  by  the^«f /o/f/,that  there  is  a  tvorme  that  breedcs  in  old  Snow^ 
and  is  of  Colour  Reddifh,  and  dull  of  Motion,  and  dieih  foone  after  it 
commeth  out  of  .T^oir.  Which  fhould  fhew,that  5«<>Tr  hath  in  it  a  fecret 
Warmth-^  For  elfe  it  could  hardly  Viuifie.  And  the  Reafon  of  the  Hying 
ohhc  ivormc, mzy  be  the  iuddcn  Exhaling  of  that  little  Spirit,  as  Ibonc 
as  itcomtiicth  out  of  the  Cold,  which  had  fliut  it  in.  For  as  Butter- flies 
quicken  with  Heat,  which  were  bcnummcd  with  Cold ;  So  Spirits  may 
exhale  with  Hot, 'w\\ic\\  were  Preferued  in  Cold.  It  is  affirmed  both  by 
Ancient  and  Moderne  Obferuation, that  in  Furnaces  oi' Copper,  and  BraJJe, 
whercr/.'.//r/>rx.  (which  kritrioll.)k  often  cafl  in,to  mend  the  working, 
there  riibth  fudd.nlya  Fi^',which  fomctimes  moucrh,as  if  it  tookehold 
on  rhc  walls  of  fhc  Fuin.icc  •,  Sometimes  is  feenemouingin  the  p^'rehe- 1 
low-  And  dieth  prcfcntly,  as  foone  as  it  is  oiit  of  the  FMrnace.yVh'ich  is  I 
a  Noble  injljnce,xrid  worthy  robe  wcighed^foritfhewech  that  as  well  j 
Violent  Heat  of  F/>-e,as  t\\{:Gentle  Heat  oi  Li uing  C/Mr«rf/,willViuific,if  | 
it  haue  matter  Proportionable.Now  the  great  Axiome  of  nuificition  is, 
that  there  muft  be  Heat  to  dilate  the  Spirit  of  the  Body-,  An  Afiiue  Spirit 
to  be  dilated;  Matter  i^ifcoiuot  Ten.icioifs,to  hold  in  the5^;>/f,And  that 
M.itter  to  he  put  forth  and  Figured.  Now  a  5^/r/V  dilated  by  fo  ardent  a 


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69^ 


f/rf,asthatotthe  F«m?ftf,  as  (oone  as  cuer  itcoolcth  ntiur  loiittlc, 
congcalcth  prcft-ncly.  And  (no  doubt)  this  AHion  is  iurilicrcL!  by  thc- 
Ckdcites,  which  hath  a  Spirit,  that  will  put  torch  and  gcrminarc,  as  we 
fee  in  c/;^w/w;yTrialls.Briefly,moft  Things Putrifiedbi'Migionh  infcBa 
o[  leiicrall  Names  •,  But  we  will  not  take  vpon  vs  now,  tw  Enumerate 
them  all. 

The  infSd  haue  beene  noted  by  the  Anc'ttms^to  feed  little :  But  this 
hath  not  beene  dil^ently  obferued  j  For  Grafboppers  cat  vp  the  Greene 
of  whole  Comtries  j  And  Silke-roormes  deuourc  leaues  fwiftly  j  And 
Ants  make  great  Prouifion.lt  is  truc,tharC>Y^t«yf  j,that  Sleep  and  reft 
muchjEat  little ;  A$  Dermife^ind  Bats^^c.Thcy  are  all  without  Bhud: 
Which  maybe,  for  that  the  /«jfcf  of  their  Bodies  ^is  almoft  all  one  j  Not 
Blond,A.nd  Flefljy^nd  skii*,Aad  Bom^^s  in  PerfeB  Creatures-^  The  Integrdl 
Pjrts  haue  Extreme  Varietie,but  the  SimiUr  Farts  little.  It  is  truCjthat 
they  haue,  (fome  of  xhQm^)a.Diaphra^me^Siwd  an  Intejiine  j  And  they 
haucall  skins ;  Which  in  moft  of  the  JfifeBa  are  caft  often.  They  are 
not  (generally)  oiLonir  Life  :  Yet  Bees  haue  beene  knowne  to  line  leuen 
ycares:  And  ^«4Marcthought,the  rather  for  the  Cajling  of  their  SpoiU, 
to  liue  till  they  be  Old :  And  £c/ei,  which  many  times  breed  of  Putri- 
f:Bio»,will  Hue  and  grow  very  long:  And  thofc  that  Enterchange  from 
ivermes  to  Flyes  in  the  SH/nmer,  and  from  Flies  to  ivormes  in  the  winter^ 
haue  beene  kept  in  Boxes  foure  years  at  the  leaft.  Yet  there  arc  cerraine 
f /;V/,that  are  called  Ephemera  jdi&z  liue  but  a  day  .The  Caiffeis,thc  Exi- 
lity of  the  Spirit-yOx  perhaps  the  Abfencc  of  the  Sunne-^  For  that  if  they 
were  brought  in,  or  kept  clofe,  they  might  liue  longer.  Many  of  the  /«- 
feBuy  (as  Butterflies ^and  other  FlieSy)  reuiueeafily,  when  they  feeme 
deed,  being  brought  to  the  5««w,  or  f/V*.  The  Ci/«/f  whereof  is,  the 
Dijfufion  of  the  ritall  Spirit,  and  the  Eajie  Dilating  of  it  by  a  little  He.it. 
They  ftirre  a  good  while  after  their  Heads  are  oft,or  that  they  be  cut  in 
Peeccs  -y  which  is  caufed  alfo,  for  that  their  ^/w//^;>/mx  are  morcdif- 
fufcd  thorow-out  all  their  Parts,  and  lefle  confined  to  Organs,  than  in 
■  PerfeB  Creatures. 

I      The  InfeBa  haue  Voluntary  Motion,  and  therefore  Imagination  j  And 
whereas  fome  of  the  Ancients  haue  faid  that  their  Motion  is  Indetermi- 
nate, and  their  Inuginatiou  Indefinite,  it  is  negligently  obferued  ,•  For 
ANts  goe  rightly  forwards  to  their  Hills  j  And  Bees  doe  (admirably) 
1  know  the  way,  from  a  Flowry  Heath,  two  or  three  Miles  off,  to  rheir 
Hiues.  It  may  be  CF«tff /,  and  f /;>/,  haue  their /w?j^/«<?f/o«  more  muta 
ble  and  giddy,  as5w^//£/Vc/jlikewifehauc.  It  is  laid  by  feme  of  the 
Ancients,  that  they  haue  onely  the  Senfe  o( Feeling ;  which  is  manifcflly 
vntrue:  Fer  if  they  goe  forth-right  to  a  Place,  they  muft  needs  haue 
Sight :Befides  they  delight  more  in  oneF/«n'f  r,or//fr^,than  in  another, 
and  therefore  haue  Tajie.  hnd  flees  are  called  with  Sound  vpon  Brajfc, 
and  therefore  they  haue  Hearing:YJhich  fheweth  likewife  that  though 
their  Spirithc  diffufed,  yet  there  is  a  seat  of  their  Sen  fes  in  their  Head. 
Orwr  Obfcruations  concerningthe  in(e&i,togetherwith  f /7f  Enumera- 
tion 


(^enturj.    Vil. 


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Hon  of  them^werefeyrc  to  that  Place  ^  v:herc  tree  mane  to  handle  the  Title  of 
Animal's  inge/teruU. ' 

A  Man  LeapethhctTei  with  ffeights,  in  his  Hands ^  than  without.  The 
Caufe  isjtor  that  the  freight,  (it'it  be  proportionable,)  ftrengtheneth 
the^/«nrfj,by  ContraHin^thcm.  Forothcrwifc,  where  no  C«ntraBion  is 
nccdfulljWf/j^khindercth.  As  we(Qc'mHorfe-Kaces,  v^/f^  are  curious  to 
fore- fee,  that  there  be  not  the  Icaft  iveight,  vpon  the  one  Horfe^morc  than 
vpon  the  other.  In Li\ipi»^^  with  Weights^  the^rwf/arefirft  callback- 
wards,  and  then  forwards  ,\vith  fo  mucli  the  greater  Force :  For  the  Ha>kit 
goe  backward  before  they  take  their  Railc.  ,^,e)-e^  if  the  contrary  Motion 
of  the  Spirits,  immediately  before  the  Motion  wee  intend,doth  not  caufe 
the  Sprits,  as  it  were,  to  brcakc  forth  with  more  Force :  As  Breath  alfo 
drawenjandkcptin,  commeth  forth  more  forcibly :  And  in  Ca(lin^  of 
any  T/^/wgjthe  Armes^  to  make  a  greater  Swing, are  firll  caft  backward. 

OV  MuficaUTonts,  and  VnupaU-  Sounds,  wee  haue  fpokcn  before  j 
But  touching  the  r  Icifure,  dnd  Dijf'lc.ifureoi'  the  Scnjes,  notfo  fully. 
HarP^  Sounds,  asofa5.Jir,  when  it  is  rtiarpcned-,  Grifidi>gof  one  Stone 
agamd:  another  j  Sqi'.c.iking,or  Skriching  Noifc  ■,  make  a  Shtueri/ig or  Hor- 
rour  in  the  I^ody,  and  fet  the  Teeth  on  edge.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  the  Oh- 
icBs  of  the  Earc,  doe  affc;^  the  Spirits  (immediately)  moft  with  Pleafure 
and  Offence.  We  fee, there  is  no  Colour  that  affefteth  the  Eye  much  with 
Di(\)leafure :  There  be  J";);/'/ J,  that  are //</m^/f,  becaufcthey  excite  the 
Aiemo  ry  of  Things  that  arc  O  diouf,ox  Fearful!-^  But  the  fame  Things  Pain- 
ted doe  little  atfc'rt.  As  for  Smeils,fafies,a.n(S  Touches, xhty  be  Things  that 
doe  iffc  A, hy  a.  Participation,  or  Impuljlon  of  the  Body,  of  the  Ol^ieFi.  So  it 
is  Sound  alone,  thatdoth  immediately,  and  incorporeal ly,  afFcdmoft  : 
This  is  moft  miinifcft  in  Mujicke-^  and  Concords  and  Difcords  in  Mitficke :  \ 
For  all  5'(?///7^.r,  whether  they  be  fharpc,  or  Flat,  if  th6y  be  Sweet,  h<iuea 
RoundncfTe  &ndE/jualitie.^  And  if  they  bee  Harfn,  arc  Tnequaff:  For  a 
Difcordiz  fblfe  isbut  a  HarPmrff'^o^  Diuers  Sounds  Meeting.  It  is  true, 
that  Incijuality^  not  Stayed  vpon,  but  PalTing,  is  rather  an  Encreale  of 
Srreetnejfe -y  As'mthc  Purling  oC  iff reathed  String-^  And  in  the  Raucitie 
odTrufnpet',  And  in  the  Nightinghalc-Pipe  oi  a  Regatl  ;^  And  in  a  Dif-' 
cord  (Iraight  falling  vpon  a  Concord :  But  i f  you  f tay  vpon  it,it  is  OjfenjiuC'^ 
And  therefore,  there  be  thc/c  three  Decrees  of  pleafng  and  Difjtlcajing  in 
Soundf ;  Sweet  Sounds-^  Difcords ;  and  HarPj  Sounds, v:\\\ch.yreeca.\\by 
diuers  Names,  as  skriching,oi  crating,  fuch  as  we  now  fpeake  of.  As  for 
l\\Q  Scttingo{  x\\e  Teeth  on  Edge,  we  fee  plainly,  what  an  Inter- 
courfe  there  is, between  the  Teeth, and  the  Organoi  the 
Hearings  by  the  Taking  of  the  End  of  a  Bow^ 
betwecne  the  Teeth,  and  Striking 

vpon  the  String.  9 

NATV- 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou* 

699 


Expcrimcnr 
Solitary  tou- 
clung  the  P/m- 
(ittei,  and  D-.f- 
fleafutci  of  the 
Sexfti,  efpeci- 
ally  of  Htariug, 

700 


^75 


NAT VR ALL 

HISTORIE. 


VIII.  Century. 


Hcxebe Mi mrals^and  Fo/itesjn  great  Varic- 
tic;  But  o( remes  o{  Earth  MtMcinall^  but 
few  5  The  chicfc  arc,  Tirra  Lemnui^  Terra 
SinjlUta  communis,  and  Bolm  Artninui  : 
VV  hereof  TtrrA  Lanma.  is  the  Chieic.  The 
VcrtttesoU  them  arc,  iQxCimn^o'ivvounAs, 
Stanching  qH  Bloud.^  Stopping  ot  Fluxes  and 
Rheumes,  and  Aneliinv  the  Spreading  of 
Poyfon,  lnfeBion,3il\d  Putripriio/;: Avdihcy 
hauCjofall  other  .y/;w/>/e/,thcPtrie(fteft  and 
lhuc[\  O^d'ty  orD/7/>^^,with  Uttlc  or  no  Mixture  of  any  other  xi;^///y;. 
Yet  it  IS  nuc,th.)tihc  hi>lc-.'lrnnnickc  is  the  (noil Cou/o'. them- And  that 
Term  Limm.ihi^^'  moi\  Hot -^  For  which  Caiiie,  the  llUud  Lemvos^ 
where  it  is  digged,was  in  the  Old  Fahidom  ^^f  jconlecraied  lOFdun. 


Experiment 

Solitary  cou- 
ching Vanti 
oi  MedUiriaU 

701 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ciiihgilK- 


A  Bout  r!ie  bottome  of  the  straights  arc  gathered  great  (^amities 
.  of  Spofiges;ff\\ich  arc  gatherecf from  the  (ides  of  A'o;  /'a,bcnig  as  it   j,^^,  ,„^. 
\rc're  .1  large^  but  rough  Mojje.  It  is  the  more  to  be  noted ,  becanle  tliac   Cnmih  ot 
there  bebut  ^■c\vS'ib^Jf:ccs,PUfit-like,x\\2.:  grow  deep  within  ili^  .9^.;- For   ^>''^"" 
thev  arc  g.'.thered  fomctimes  fifteen  Fathom  dcepj  Ar.<  1  wh;. n  they  are  j 


702 


ij6 


\  Experiment 
I  Sojictiy  tou- 
ching Se.'i'fijh, 
put  in  Frifi) 
If'aters. 

7°l 


^]\(aturall  Hisl'cry: 


Experiment 

Sclitaiy  tou- 
ching ^/i/ufli- 
M  by  Similitude 
of  SubfitmcC' 
704 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching ceruine 
Vm\ci'mTttr- 
ke,. 

705 


laid  on  Shore, they  fcenic  co  be  ot  great  Buikc  j  Bucciiilhcd  togcchcr, 
will  be  tranfportcd  in  a  very  fmall  Roomc. 

IT  feemeth,  that  F//ib,  that  are  vfcd  to  the  Sah-pyater^  doc  neuerthe- 
leflc  delight  more  in  Frelh,  We  fee,  that  Salmons^  and  Smdts ^\ov\c  to 
get  into  Riucrs^  though  it  be  againft  the  streame.  At  the  Hautn  of  Con- 
jtantimpk,  you  fnall  haue  great  j^mities  of  Fifh  that  come  from  the 
Euxine  Sea-^  that  when  they  come  mto  the  Frejii  water ^do  inebriate  and 
turne  vp  theiriJ  J/;>/jSo  as  you  may  take  them  with  your  Hand. I  doubt 
1  there  hath  not  been  Iiifficient  Experiment  made  of  Putting  Sea'Ftfh  into  I 
I  Frtfh-fyjter,  Ponds^  and  Pooles.  h  is  a  thing  of  great  VfCjand  Plealiirc : 
For  fo  you  may  haue  them  new  at  fome  good  diftance  from  the  Sea : 
And  beiides,  it  may  be,  the  Ft^  will  eat  the  pleafantcr^and  may  tall  to 
breed ,  Andit  is  faid,  that  CoUheJler  Oyfiers^  which  are  put  into  Pits, 
where  the  Sea  goeth  and  commeth  (but  yet  (o,  that  there  is  a  Frejh-fva- 
tcr  alibcomming  tothem,  when  the  Sea  voidcth,)  become  by  that 
mcanes  Fatter^  and  more  Grownc. 

THc  Turkilb-Bew  giueth  a  very  Forcible  sheot  ^  Infomuchas  it  hath 
bin  known,that  the  Arrsrp  hath  pierced  a  steeleTarget,  or  a  Peece 
of  Brajfe  ohwo  Inches  thicke :  But  that  which  is  more  {trange,the  Ar- 
row^ it  it  be  Headed  with  wood^  hath  beene  knowne  to  pierce  thorow  a 
Peece  o£fyood,  of  eight  Inches  thicke.  And  it  is  certaine,  that  we  had 
in  vfe  at  one  time,  for  Sea-Fijht^  fhort  Arrowes^  which  they  called 
5^fi|;i'f/j  without  any  other  Heads,  faue  ffW  iTiarpned  ;  which  were 
ditcharged  out  of  Mmkets^  and  would  pierce  thorow  the  fides  of  ships, 
where  a  Bullet  would  not  pierce.  But  this  dependeth  vpon  one  of  the 
greateft  Secrets  in  all  Nature-,  Which  is,that  Similitude  oiSttbftance  will 
c&Xiic  AttraBioH,  where  the  Body  is  wholly  freed  from  the  Atotiono\ 
Grauity :  For  if  that  were  taken  aw^y, Lead  would  draw  Lead^^ud  Gold  \ 
would  draw  Gold,  and  Iron  would  draw  Iron,  without  the  hclpc  of  the 
Load-Stone. hut  this  fame  Motion  offveioht  or  Grauityi^hich  is  a  meere 
Motion  of  the  Matter,  andhathnoAtfinity  withihe  for/wf  or  Kinde,) 
doth  kill  the  other  iW(?t/*«,except  it  felfe  be  killed  by  a  violent  Motion-^ 
As  in  thetc  Inflances ofArrowes  •  For  then  the  Motion  of  AttraSionby 
Similitude  of  Subftance,  beginneth  to  fliew  it  felfe.  But  we  fhall  handle 
this  Point  of  Nature  fully  in  due  Place. 

THey  haue  in  Turkey^  and  the  Eafi,  certaine  Conftaions,  which  they } 
call  Seruets,  whicharC  like  to  CandiedConferuts  5  And  are  made  oi  | 
Sugar  and  Limons,  or  Sugar  and  Citrons, ox  Sugar  and  riolcts,  and  fome 
other  Plowers;  And  fomc  Mixture  of  ^;«^fr  tor  the  more  delicate  Pcr- 
fons ;  And  rhoTc  they  diflblue  in  Water, Md  thereof  make  their  Drinke^ 
bccaule  they  are  forbidden »*'i«f  by  the  Law.  But  I  doc  much  marucll, 
that  no  £ngltjhpian,or  Dutchman,ox  Cerman,doth.  fet  vp  Brewing  in  Con- 
Jimtinode  -,  Confidering  they  haue  fuch  Quantity  of  Barley.  For  as  for 

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,  the  |,cnerall  Sort  of  iVlf«,FrL)gafi:y  mxybGzhtCaufeo^DrinkwgWjttr-^ 
•  For  that  it  is  no  fmall  Sauingj  to  pay  nothing  for  ones  D/vwjC'f/Biit  the 
bc-ttcT  Sort  mought  well  be  at  the  Coll.  And  yet  I  wonder  thelcffc  at  it, 
ibccaiife  I  fee  Fr^Mce^  It-^^y-,  o^  Sp.iine^  banc  not  taken  into  vfe,  Beere^  or 
!  Alc-\N\uc\i  (perhaps)  it  they  did,wonld better  ooth  their  HcaltliSjand 
j  their  Complexions.  It  is  likely  it  would  be  Matter  of  great  Gaine  to 
!  any ,  that  fiiould  begin  it  in  Turkey. 

IHBr.thiiig  in  Hot  ffatcr^  Sweat  (neucrtheleffe)  conimethnotinthe 
Pjrts  vnder  ihcivuter.  The  Caufe  is  j  Firll,  for  that  Sweat  isa  Kind  ot 
I  Colliqttation.  And  that  Kind  of  CelUqumon  is  not  made,  cither  bv  an 
\0:ter-Dry Heat^ox^n  Ouer-Moifi Heat.  For  Ouer-Moijiure ^Xoihio^c- 
whac  extinguilh  the  HMt  j  As  we  fee  that  euen  Hot  ^jftr  quencheth 
Fire:  And  Oucr-Dry  HeJt  lliutteth  the  Peres  :  And  therefore  Men  will 
fooner  Jjpf.??  coucrcd  before  xhcSunne  ox  Fire ^  than  if  they  ftood  Na- 
ked^ And  Earthen  Bottles, ^\Wd  with  Hot  fyatcr,(ioc  prouoke  Jn  Bed,  a 
5rrf.if  mure  daintily,  than  ^r/V/t-/'Jt/ //Of.  Secondly,  Mot  tvater  doch 
caiife  Euaporation  from  the  Skin  j  So  as  it  fpendeth  the  Matter,in  thofe 
Parts  vnder  the  ty.ner^  before  it  iflueth  in  ^H>wf,  Againe,  5^.?^  com- 
mcih  more  plentifully,  if  the  Heat  be  increafed  by  Degrees,  than  if  it  be 
j  greateft  at  Hrft,or  equall.The  Caufe  is,for  that  the  Peres  are  better  ope- 
I  nedby  a  Gentle  Hc.it,  than  by  a  more  riolent-^  And  by  their  opening, the 
5jpfj(  ilTiicth  more  abundantly.  And  therefore  phyftiam  may  doe  well 
when  they  prouokc  Sweat  in  Bed,  by  Bottles,wkh  a  DecoBion  oisuderi- 
ficke  Herbs  inHot  irater, to  make  iwoDegrees  oiHeat  in  the  Bottles^  And 
to  lay  in  the  Bed,che  Icjfe  Heated  firft,and  after  halfe  an  hourc  the  more 
Heated, 

Sweat  is  Salt  in  Tafl:e-,The  Caufe  is/or  that,that  Part  of  the  NOmifh- 
ment,  which  is  Frejl}  and  Sxfeet,  turneth  into  Bloud^  imd  Fkfh  ;  And  the 
Sweat  is  only  that  Part  which  is  Separate  and  Excerned.  BbudiKo  Raw, 
hath  fomc  S ah nejj'e, mote  than  Fulh;  becaufe  the  Aifimilation  into  Flelh, 
is  not  without  a  little  and  fubtile  Excretion  from  the  Blond. 

Sweat  commeth  forth  more  out  of  the  ypper  Parts  of  the  Body,  than 
the  Lowcr{lh,c  Reafon  is,  becaufe  thofe  Parts  ak  morcrepjenifhcd  with 
Spirits-  And  the  Spirits  arc  they  that  put  forth  ^wwf/Befides,  they  are 
lefrcF/f/l7/f,and5jrwttiructh  (chiefly)  out  of  the  Parts  that  are  IcflTe 
Flcfljie,siiK\  more  Dric  j  As  the  Fore-head,  and  Breajl. 

Men  Snx.it  more  in  Sleepe  than  Waking  ;  And  yet  sleepe  doth  rather 
ft.iy  other  Fluxions,  than  caufe  them  3  As  Rheumes,  LoofeneJJ'e  of  the 
Bo 'ij,Scc.  The  Caufe  is,  for  thatini7fef)f,thc//Mf  and5/;z>/rj  doenani- 
rally  moue  inwards,  ahd  there  reft.  But  when  they  are  colletfled  once 
within,  th-'  }fe  it  becommcth  more  Violent,  and  Irritate;  And  thereby 
expelleth  Sweat. 

\  Cold  Sweat  szxQ(nxinyt\mQ%)Mertall,zr\<ir\?txe  Death-,  Aridaiwayes 
j  ■'//,and  Sufj-cBcd-,  As  in  Great  Feares,Hypecbondriac.ill  Papo»s,&cc.  The 
■  Ca/if  is,  for  that  Cold  Swats  come  by  a  Relaxation  or  Forfakine^  of  the 

Q^2_^^ l^£ijyts. 


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Expcriincnts 
in  Conlort, 
touching  iirwJ 
706 


707 


708 


7°9 


jio 


178 


U\(aturaU  H'Mor) : 


711 


1 

1 


Experj3»cnt 
SoUcaty  tou- 
ching [he  Gla- 


fPOimi. 


712 


Experiments 
in  Conforc, 
touching  ihc 

which  the  Paf- 
/aafofche 
Minde  mike 
Vponthe  B$dj, 

7*3 


714 


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Spirits,whcTeby  the  Moijiure  oi the liody , which  //<yr  did  kccpc  finne 
in  the  P^ms,  fenereth,  and  ifllieth  out. 

Inthofc  Difeafis  which  cannot  be  difcharged  by  Sweat,  Sivcjt  isil], 
and  rather  to  be  ftayed  ;  AsinDJ/l'tf/fjofthe  Lungs,  and /^/«xf  j  of  the 
AeUj',  But  in  thofeDi/Mye/j  which  arc  expelled  by  .Sjpfrtf,  itcalethand 
lightneth ;  As  in  ^^ues,  Pefiilences^  Sec.  The  Caujh  is,  for  that  Sweat  in 
the  latter  Sort  is  partly  Critically  and  fendcth  forth  \\\q  Matter  thatof- 
fendeth  -,  But  in  the  Former,  it  either  proceedeth  from  the  Z^^e«r  of 
the  Spirits, v/hida.  fheweth  them  Oppreffed.  Or  from  Motion  oiconfettt, 
when  A'dtare  not  able  to  expell  the  D//e^/f,  where  it  is  featcd,  moueih 
to  an  £  jcpulfion  indifferent  ouer  ail  the  Body. 

T  He  Nature  o(  the  Glo-werme  is  hitherto  not  well  obferued.  Thus 
much  we  fee  •,  That  they  breed  chiefly  in  the  Hettejl  Moneths  oi 
Summer;  And  that  they  breed  not  in  champaigne,bm  in  BuPjcs  and  Hed- 
ges. Whereby  it  may  be  conceiued,  that  the  spirit  of  them  is  very  fine, 
and  not  to  be  refined  but  by  Summer  Heats :  And  againe,  that  by  rcafon 
of  the  Finencffejit  doth  eafily  exhale.  In  Italy, and  the  Hotter  Countries, 
there  is  a  Flie  they  call  L«rf io/f  ,that  fhineth  as  the  olo-werme  dothj  And 
it  may  be  is  the  flying  clo-worme.  But  that  Fly  is  chiefly  vpon  Fens,md 
Marrifhes.  But  yet  the  two  former  Obferuations  hold  j  For  they  are  not 
(eenebutinthe//Mtof  5««»»?er  J  hnd  Sedge,  and  other  Greene  of  the 
Few/jgiue  as  good  Shadc,as  Bujhes.lx.  may  be  the  clo-wormes  of  the  Cold 
Countries  ripen  not  fo  farre  as  to  be  winged. 

THe  Pajfons  of  the  Minde,  worke  vpon  the  Body  the  h/ipreffions  fol- 
lowing. Feare caukthPaleneJJ'e', Trembling  ,  The Standingof  the 
Haire  vpri^t  •  Starting ;  and  Skritching.  The  PaXenejfe  is  caufed,  for  that 
the £/(?«^ runneth  inward,  to (uccour the  Heart.  TheTremblingiscau- 
fed,  for  that  through  the  Flight  of  the  spirits  inward,the  Outward  Parts 
are  deftitutcd,and  not  fiiftamed.  Standing  rpright  ohheHaire  is  caufed, 
for  that  by  the  shuttingof  the  Pores  o(  the  skin,  the T/j/re  that  licth  a 
floape,muft  needs  Riic.Startingis  both  an  ^pprehenjion  ot  the  Thing  fea- 
red; (Andjin  that  Kinde,it  h  a  Motion  o{ shrinking  • )  Andlikewifean 
Inqui[ition,  in  the  beginning, what  the  Matter  fhould  be ;  ( A  nd  in  that 
kindc  it  is  a  Motion  of  EreRion ;  )  And  therefore  when  a  Man  would  li- 
ft en  fuddcnly  to  any  Thing,  he  Starteth  ;  For  the  starting  is  an  EreBion 
of  the  Spirits  toattend.  skritching  is  an  Appetiteoi'  Expellingihsit  which 
fuddenly  ftriketh  the  spirits :  For  it  muft  be  noted,  that  many  Motions 
though  they  be  vnprofitable  to  expellthat  which  hurteth,  yet  they  arc 
» O^ers  of  Nature, and  caufe  Motions  by  Confent-,  As  in  Groaning,OT  Crying 
vpon  Paine. 

Griefe  and  Paine  czufe  sighinir ',  Sobbing;  Groaning;  Screaming;  and 
Roaring ;  Teares  •  Diftorting  of  tne  Fare;  Grindingohhc  Teeth;Sweatirtg. 
Siting  is  caufed  by  the  drawing  in  of  a  greater  ^mntity  of  Breath  to  re- 
frefti  tne  Heart  that  laboureth :  like  a  great  Draught  when  one  is  thirfty . 

Sebbir.z 


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>79 


j  Sobbing  is  the  fame  Thing  ftrongcr.  Groaning^  and  Scrc^ming^  iudkou- 
i  ring^  arc  dufed  by  any^ppetite ot  Expuljion^z^  liath  beenc  laid;For  when 
'  the  spiiitf  cannoc  expeli  the  Thing  that  hurteth,  in  their  ftrife  to  do  ir, 
;  by  Motion  oiConfcrit^  they  expcll  the  rc/Vf. And  this  isjwhen  the  spirits 
yccld,  and  giue  oucr  to  rclift  \  For  if  one  doc  conltantly  refift  rame^hc 
will  no:  groanc.  Teares  arc  caufcdby  zCentrMionoi  the  Spirits  ot 
i\\c Dmine  J.  Which  ContraBion  by  conlequencc  allnngeth  the  Motjiure 
j  of  the  Jlr.ii»e  •  and  thereby  fendcih  Teares  into  the  Eyes.  And  this  Con- 
j  t'\itHo?t^  or  ComprcQion  caufcth  allo/rr/^e^/wj^of  the  //Wx  j  For  wviW- 
\}fjghaGeJl»reoi  ExprcjjionyOfMoiJlure.  Tin- DiJiorti-/ig  of  the  Fjcei^ 
jca.ilcdbya  Co/vw/t/owjhrlttobcarand  rcfill^and then  tocxpcll.VVhich 
in.ikcth  the  Parts  knit  firlt, and. afterwards  open.  Grindingofthc  Teeth 
{ is  caufcd(hkc\viie)by  a  G^ithcringind  Serri»go(  the  spirits  together  to 
Ircfilt  J  Which  makcththcrftt/j  al(b  to  fet  hard  one  againft  another. 
i  Sweating  is  alfo  a  Compomd  Motion  by  the  Labour  of  the  Sprits^  firft  to 
I  refill,  and  ih'.n  CO  expel!. 

i  loy  caiilcch  a  Che.irefulneJfejAnd  rigour  in  the  Eyes^  Singing:^  Leaping-^ 
Dancing  •  And  ibmctimcs  Teares. !K\i  thcfc  are  the  EJfeBs  of  the  Dilata- 
tion^ and  Co/;/;;;/tf^  torch  of  the  J^im/intothcO«fH'jr^?jrfi  •  Which 
luaketh  (h.-m  more  Liuelyy  and  Stirring.  We  know  it  hath  beenc  fccne, 
I  hiXS:.\r.'jji:'cjWdcn  Joy, hAth  caiifed  Prefent  Death^whWc  the  Spirits  did 
'  fpreat{|jm!icli,asthcycould  not  retire  againc.  As  forrwrr/,  thcyare 
the  Ert'cdts  ot  Cowprejsionox  x\\c  Moifture  of  the  Braine^  vpon  Dilatation 
of  the  Spirits.  For  Cowprepon  of  the  5p/n>j  worketh  an  Exprefjion  of  the 
Moijlure  of  the  Uriine^by  Confent,as  hath  b<'ene  faid  in  Grnfe.But  then 
in  /oj',  it  worketh  it  diuerfly  ^  -y/z.  by  Prepulfion  of  the  Moijlure^  when 
the  ^y)/nV  f  dilate,  and  occupy  more  Roome. 

-r^//go-caufcthi'j/f»(?//ein  fome,  and  the  Goingznd  Commi/tgof  the 
Colour  in  OlhcTS  :  A\(o  Trembling'miomc -^  Swelling  j  Foaminvdt  the 
Mouth ;  Stamping-^  Bending  of  the  Fifl,  Palencjfe^  and  Goings  and  Cow- 
w/«jrofthcro/o«r,  arccaufcd  by  the  5«r«/«^  of  the  5/im/ about  the 
Heart  j  Whicli  to  refrelh  themlelucs  call  in  more  spirits  iiom  the  Out- 
ward  Parts.  And  if  the  Palenejfe  be  alone,  without  Sendingforth  the  Co- 
lour againCjit  is  commonly  ioyncd  with  fomc  Feare  •  But  in  many  there 
isno;'j/rMr//>atail,  but  contrariwife/!e^«(?j/>  about  the  cheekes^  and' 
Gils  J  Which  is  by  the  Sending  forth  of  the  Spirits  in  an  appetite  to  Re- 
titnge.  Trembling  in  Angsr  is  likcwife  by  a  Calling  in  of  the  Spirits ;  And 
is  commonly,  when  ^;;j^f/  is  ioyned  «vith  Feare,  Swilling  h  catifcdjboth 
by  a  Dilit  :tio'to['  the  Spiritsby  Ouer-Heating^  and  by  a  Lijuefjclion  or 
/Jor'//'^  of  the  //;w;o«rf  thereupon.  Foaming  At  the  -i^o.vrl;  is  from  thi- 
fame  Ovf^,  being  an  £ia///f/o«.  Stamping^und  Bendingof  the  F/jl^  arc 
caufcd  by  an  /w  7(r;«jr/o/i.of  the  jlB  ofReucnge. 

Light  bifplcufurc  or  DifliLe,  caufcth  shaking  of  the  Head  j  Frowning, 

and  knittin'i^  of  the  ^rorr  f  .Thcfc  £j^(  ff/  a  rife  from  the  fame  Tdw/tx  that 

Tremblirf^,  and  Honour  doC;  Namely^  from  the  Retiring  of  the  Spirits, 

,  but  in  a  1  jTc  degree.  For  the  shaking  oi  the  Head  is  but  a  Slow  and 

(  0^3^ Definite 


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[J\(auirall  HiUory : 


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DcfiniteTremhliiig',  And  is  a (7i;//«re ot i/;^k  Rtpifdl:  And wc Icc alio,  [ 
thataD//Z/7'ccau(e[h(ofcc-D)  that  Gejitire  of  the //^/W,  which  wcvfc 
when  we  rcfiifc  a  Thing,  or  warnc  ic  away.  The  Frovpnin^  and  Knitting  J 
ofche^rojpf/,  is  a.  G  either  ingot  S  erring  of  the  Spirits^  rorcfi/linfomej 
Mealiire.  And  wc  fee  allo,this  A'w/Vww^  ttf  the  ^ri'ivf/,  will  follow  vpon 
earned  studying^  or  Cogitation  of  any  Thing,  though  it  be  without 
Dijlike. 

shame  civiCethBlufhiMg;  AndCjJling  downe  of  the  Eyes.  Blujhifigis 
tbcRefirtoi'  BloitdiothcFace;  Which  in  the  Pjjfion  oi slmne  is  the 
Part  that  laboureth  moft.  And  although  the  Blufhing  will  be  feen  in  the  ) 
whole  Breajiy  if  it  be  Naked,  yet  thatisbutinPaiFage  totheF^ro'. 
As  for  the  C<z//»g  c/oip^e  of  the  Eyes,  it  proccedcth  of  the  Reuerences 
Man  beareth  to  other  Men  j  Whereby ,when  he  is  ai"hamcd,hc  cannot 
endure  to  looke  firmely  vpon  Others  :  And  wc  fee  ih&t  Blafhi/fg^  and 
the  Cafiing  dewne  of  the  Eyes  both ,  are  niorc  when  we  come  before  Ma- 
ny ;  Ore  Pompetj^qHidmtllitts^  N unqutimnoncor.im flurihus eruhiiit: ?it\d 
I  ikcwife  when  we  come  before  Great,  or  Reuerend  Per  fans. 

P/fj'caufcth  fometimes  Tenres  j  And  a  Flexion  ox  Cajl  of  the  Eye 
ajide.  Teares  come  from  the  fame  Caufe  that  they  doe  in  Griefe  j  for  Pity 
I  isbutGnV/finanothersBehalfe.  The  Cafi  oi  the  Eye  is  a  Gejlure  of 
^«fr/?o»,  or.  Z,wWj/f  to  behold  the  OkieBofpity. 

^^oWfr  caufeth  ^Jiomfhmenty  or  an  Jmmot*eabk  Pojiure  of  the  Body  • 
Cafiing  vp  of  the  Eyes  tp  Heauen^knd  Lifting  vp  of  the  Hands. Vox  Ajto- 
nijhment^yt  is  caufed  by  iheFixing  of  the  Minde  vpon  one  ObicSi  of  Cogi- 
tation, whereby  it  doth  not  fpatiate  and  tranfcurre,  as  it  v  (eth  :  For  in 
tronder  the  Spirits  flie  not,  as  in  Feare  ;  But  oncly  (cttle,  and  are  made 
leflc  apt  to  moue.  As  for  the  Cafiing  vp  of  the  Eyes,  and  Lifting  vp  ot 
the  Hands,  it  is  a  Kinde  o^Afpeale  to  the  Deity ;  Which  is  the  Author 
by  Power,  and  Prouidcnce,  of  Strange  Winders. 

LaughingC3iu(etha  Dilatation  of  the  Month, and  Lip ^  A  Continued 

Expitl[i0n  of  the  Breath,  with  the  loud  ;Vo;/^,  which  m.akcth  the  Inter- 

ieBion  of  Laughing  -,  Shakingohhe  Breafi,atid  Sides ;  Running  of  the  Lies 

with  pyater,  if  it  be  Violent,  and  Contirjned.  Wherein  firft  iris  to  bee 

vnderftood,. that  Lw^fc/w^ is fcaree  (properly)  aPalfton,  but  hath  his 

Source  frova  the  JntelleB  •,  For  in  L^wg^/wg  there  euer  precedcth  a  Cor.~ 

ceit  of  fomcwhat  R  idiculotu.  And  therefore  it  is  Proper  to  M.m.SccoU' 

ly ,  that  the  dnf  of  Laughing  is  bur  a  Light  Touch  of  the  Spirits  aVid  not 

fo  dcepe  an /»;prf ([to«  as  in  other  P^/^owi-.  And  ihtrcfore  (that  which 

harh  no  Afji>jity  with  the  Paifions  of  the  Minde)  it  is  mouedjand  that  in 

great  vehcmcncy,  only  by  Tickling  fome  parts  of  the  Body:  And  we  fee 

that  Men  enenin  a.  Grieued  State  of  Minde,  yet  cannot  (bmetimes  for- 

bcarc  Lauding.  Thirdly,it  is  euer  ioyned  with  fome  Degree  of  Delight : 

And  therefore  ExhilarAtion  hath  fome  -,^J?«/y  with  loy,  though  it  be  a 

much  Lighter  Motion  :  Res  feucraefi  verumGa-zdium.  toimhly  ^thaiihc 

ObieBofit  is  Deformity, Abfurdity,ShrcwdTurnes,znd  the  like.  Now  co 

fpeakeoftheC<i«/f/ofthe£j^Sj  before  mentioned,  whereuntothcfe 

Gcncridl 


Century,   V  1 1  L 


m 


QeaeraU  Notes  ^Mc  (omt  Light.  Vox  the  Dictation  oi  ihcMfia(h:indLm,  ] 
Ceniinucd  Expatftoit  of  the  Breath  and  Voice ^  and  Shsking  of  the  Brtfi  and 
Stdti^  they  ^u  jceed(all)  from  the  DiUtation  of  the  Spirits  •  Efpecially  be- 
ing Sudden.  So  likewife,  the  ^»«»/»^ of  the £7^;  withTyMer,  (as  hath 
becnir  fonui  rly  touched,  where  wc  fpakcof  the  Teares  of /f/ and  Grief e.) 
is  an  Erfcd  ot  DtUtttiM  of  the  Spirits.  And  for  Sudicnntfjc^  it  is  agrcat 
P4rf  of  the  MMtr :  For  wc  fee,  that  any  Shrew'd  Tome  that  lif;hreth  vp- 
on  Ar.othcr  ^  Or  any  Deformitie^  Sec.  moucth  Laughter  in  the  Inttant  ■ 
W'hicli  atrcra  little  time  it  doth  not.  So  wc  cannot  Lju^hen  any  Thjncf 
after  it  IS  Stile^  but  whileft  itis  New :  Andcuen  in  Tickliit^^  n  you  Tickle 
theJ/^ff,  and  giue  warnings  Or  giue  a.  Hard  ox  CMtiooedTeuch,  itdoth 
not  moue  Laughter  fo  much. 

Z-ai?  caufcth  a  Flagramie  in  the  £;« ;  and  Pri-ipifme.  The  C4«i/r  of  both 
thcfc  is,  for  that  in  L»ff,  the  5"/^^*,  and  the  TeHch,  arc  the  Things  delircd  ; 
And  therefore  the  i'/'/V»>/ rcfort  to  thofe  parts,  which  are  molt  atfc^fted. 
And  note  well  in  gcnerallj  (For  that  great  Vfe  maybe  made  of  the  0^- 
(eruntion,)xhM  (cucrmore)  the  Sftrits^  in  ail  Pa^ifnsy  rcfort  moll  to  the 
F.irts,  thiit  labour  molt,  orarcmoltalfedcd.  As  inihelaft,  whichhath 
beene  mentioned,  they  rcfort  to  the  Ejtes,  and  yenereetu  Parts :  In  Feare, 
and  ^ngo-y  to  the  Heart :  In  Shawte  to  the  F^r^ ;  And  in  Light  dijlikes  to 
the  Head. 


IT  hathbeencobfcrucd  by  the  Ancients^  andisyetbelecucd,  that  the 
Spcrmeoi  Drunken  Men  is  Vttfrmtfmlt.  The  Ca»/e  is,  for  that  it  is  Ouer- 
matjhnedf  and  wantcth  Spifitude.  And  wee  haue a  merry  Saying,  that 
thev  that  goe  Drunke  to  5r<i,  get  Daughters. 

bruukcn  Men  are  taken  with  «  plaine  Defeat ,  or  Dejlitutiou  in  yoluntarj 
\Metien.  ThcyRcele;  They  tremble  j  They  cannot  ftand,  nor  fpeakc 
(trongly.  TheCd*/^  is,  for  that  the  i/irrtj  of  the  mne^  opprcHc  thei'/>r- 
rits  Animail^  and  occupate  Part  of  the  Place,  where  they  are ,  And  ^o 
make  them  Wcake  to  moue.  And  therefore  I>rK»jlr^«yi/^«  are  apt  to  fall 
afleepe :  And  Opiates^  and  StupefaBiues^  (as  Poppie^  Henbaru^  HemUcke^ 
&c.)  inducca  kindcof  Dri»»/tf«>f<;//f,  by  the  Grfjjeuejfe  oi' thcix Kipeur -^ 
As  K^ine  doth  by  the  ^a»titie  of  the  Vapour.  Belidcs,  they  rob  the  Spirits 
yinimaQ  of  xheix  A  fstter,  whereby  they  are  nourilhcd:  For  the  Spirits  o( 
thcP^'/wprcyvponit,  as  Well  as  they:  And  fo  they  make  the  S'pwrj  IcfTc 
SupplCjiind  Apttonionc. 

Drunken  yl/f«  imagine  every  Thifig  turneth  round -^  Thev  imagineal- 
Ib  that  Thiags  Come  vpon  them.,  They  See  not  well  Things  a  farre  off" ■ 
Thole  Things  that  they  Sec  rtcarehand^  ihey  See  out  of  their  Place  :^  And 
(fomctimcs)  xhcy  fee  Thiugs  double.  TheC-««/rofthe  Imagination  that 
Things  turne  round ^  is,  for  that  the  5'/>/mi  thcmleluesturnc,  being  com- 
prcllcdbythc  r.ipour of  theWine :  (For ar)y Liquid  Bodf\pox\ComprejJi- 
»»,  tLirncih,  as  We  feein  W*ter:)  And  it  is  all  one  to  the  5/^^/,  whether 
the  Vifu<iH  Spirits  mouc,  or  the  O^/fHmoiicth,  or  the  Medium  moueth. 
And  wee  fee  that  long  Turning  Round  breedcth  the  fame  Imagination. 

The 


722 


Expcrjmenis 
in  Conlorc 
[ouchingPrAM- 


725 


J 


;8i 


^aturali  Hijiorj: 


yzS 


Experiment 
Sofitary  tou- 
ching the  Hfljpt 
mMurtoi 
Jfilf,  though 
^$ierMtljvfid. 

727 


Experiment 
1  Solitary  cou- 
,  chingCa«tr/ii/- 
\Urs. 


T  he  Cam/e  of  the  Imagination  that  Things  come  ufen  thtm^  is,  for  that  the 
SpritsKtfitMih.cm\x\\x.i  drawbackcj  which  makcth  the  OblcR  fccmc 
to  come  on;  Andbefides,  when  they  fee  Things  turne  Rjiind,  and 
MoiiCj  F^/zrr makcth  them  thinke  they  come  vpon  them.  'XhcCau/c^ 
that  they  cannot  iccThin^ss/arrefijfy  is  the  wcskaejeoi'  the  Spirits  -,  for 
in cuery ^/(fjfr/Wj  oxV<rtig0^  ihtxcis s.nObteaebratitnioyv\ed  witha Sem- 
blance oiTurmng  round ;  Which  we  fee  alfo  in  the  Hghtcr  Sort  o'iswou- 
iiings.  XhtCM/eoi  Seeingthlngsifut  of  their  Place^  is  the  Xtf ration  ohhc 
Sptnts  yifitM-^  For  the  Vipoar  is  as  an  f^0f f  «i^  litdium  j  And  it  is  _,  as  the 
Sight  ofThingSj  out  of  place,  infrdter.  The  CMfeoi  Seeing  Things  deuUe, 
is,  the  Swift  and  Fnqniet  Motion  of  the  Spirits ,  ( being  Opprcfled,)  to 
and  fro  ■  For,  (as  was  faid  before,)  the  OUotion  of  the  Spirits  flfuali^  and 
the  Metien  ot  the  Obie^,  make  the  fame  ^Ppesrtnces  j  And  for  the  Swift 
Motion  o(  the  obieff,  we  fee,  that  if  you  fillip  a  Lttte-firing^  it  fhewcth 
double,  or  Treble. 

Men  are  fooner  Drnnke  with  Small  Drsnghts^  than  with  Greot.  And 
againe,  mnesugred  incbriateihleffej  thznWine  fnre.  TheC«»/tfofthe 
Former  is,  for  that  the  wine  defcendeth  not  fofaft  tothe^oKtfw^of  the 
Stomach ;  But  makcth  longer  Stay  in  the  Vpfer  fort  of  the  Stomachy  and 
fcndcth  f^apours  faftcr  to  the  Bead-^  And  therefore  inebriateth  fooner. 
And,  for  thp  fame  Reafon,  Sops'mfvine^  (Quantitie for Quanritie,)  ine- 
briate more,  than  tVme  of  it  felfe.  The  Con/e  of  the  Latter  is,  for  that  the 
Sugar  doth  mfpiflate  the  Spirits  of  the  wrw,  and  maketh  them  not  fo 
eafieto  refoluc  into  rapmtr.  Nay  further,  it  is  thought  tobeefomeRc- 
medieagainfl  Imbriatin^^  if  Wine  Sngred  be  taken  iherfrine  Pure.  And 
the  fame  Effed  is  Wrought  either  by  Ojlt^  or  Milke,  taken  vpon  much 
Drinking* 

THeffeoiWine^  in  Drie,' itidConfnmed  Bodies^  ishurtfull;  InMoift, 
and  Fnll  Bodies yiti%%ooA,  The  Con fe is y  for  that  the  Spirits  of  the 
Wine  doe  prey  vpon  the  Dewfiz  Rddieoll  Moiflnre^  (as  they  terme  it)  of  the  ,^ 
Bodify  and  lodeceiuethe^#/«-i//.$'^>///.  But  where  there  is  MoiJInre^  { 
Enough,  or  SuperfluouSj  there  Wine  hclpeth  to  difgcft,  and  dcnccaie 
the  Moiftnrcj. 

THe  Catierpiller  is  one  of  the  moft  Gcnerall  o^tyormes,  and  bree- ; 
dcth  of  D^)r,and  Leoues :  Forwe  fee  infinite  NumbcrofC4rffx/'///<'rj, ' 
which  breed  vpon  Trees,,  and  Hedges  j  By  which  the  Leanes  of  the  Trees,  [ 
or  Hedges^  arc  in  great  Part  comfumed  •,  As  well  by  their  Breeding  out  of  | 
ihcLeafey  as  by  their  Feeding  vpon  the  Leofe.  They  breed  in  the  Spring  j 
chieflys  becaufc  ^^c"  ^^^^e  is  both  D*w,  and  Leofe,  And  they  breed  com- 
monly when  the  £4/I?-»'/Wj  haue  much  blowne :  The  ri*/^  whereof  is, 
the  DrineJJe  of  tliat  Wind:  For  to  all  rinijication  vpon  PntrifoBim^  it  is 
requifitethe  Motterbeaot  too  Moijl:  And  therefore  we  fee,  they  haue 
Coprvebs  about  them,  which  is  a  figne  of  a  Slimy  Drineffe ;  As  wc  fee  vp- 
on the  Cronndy  whereupon,  by  Dcw^  and  Snnne^  Copvebs  breed  all  ouer. 
1  .^^ .^e^ 


Century.   VI 11. 


iSj 


Experiment 
Solitaijr  tou- 
ching the  fi;« 
Ctottbaridei, 

J29 


Wee  fee  aUo  the  Greene  Catterpjller  brccdeth  in  the  Inward  Parts  of  i:^. 
fesy  c(])cciallynotblownej  where  the  Dfw  Ihckcth :  But  clpecially  Of- 
terp.l'.eys^  both  thcgreacell  and  themort,  breed  vpon  Cal/bages^  which 
biUicA  PitLcAje^  and  apt  to  Patrife.  ThcCatterpil/er  towards  the  £/»i  of 
SMy.m:r^  waxcth f^alatde^  andtumcth  to 2l Butterfly,  ox  perhaps (bme  o- 
thtrf/>',  I  here  IS  aCatterptlkr^  that  hatha  Furre,  or  Dojp/w  vpon  him, 
and  fecnicch  to  hauc  A  tfiuitic  with  the  Silke  wfir^c^. 

THc  Fljes  CanthariJcsArehKdoC aircrme,  or C4tterj>iller^  but  pecu- 
liar to  ccrraine  Fruit-Trees '^  As  are  the  Fig-tree,  the  Pine-tree,  and 
tho  Puldc  Bnar  ■  AH  which  bcare  Sweet  Fruit  3  And  Fruit  that  hath  a 
U:Klcof(cCTct/7/V/i»^,  or  Shjrpeuejj'e:  ForthcFig  hath  a /^(//(r  in  it,  that 
is  Sweety  and  Corrojiue:  The  fitte-Aff  leh.3x\\  a  KeroeU  th3.ti%  Streng  und 
AbjlerfiHe:  The  Fr«// of  the  Cruris  faidtomakeC^./</rf;»j  or  thofethat 
Eat  them,  Scabbed.  And  therefore,  no  maniell  though  Cautharides  haue 
(iKhaCorrefwe,  and  Cuineriz.iag  QutUtie-^  For  there  is  not  any  other  of 
the  l.ifefla,  but  is  bred  of  a  Duller  Mttter.  t  he  B$dj  of  the  Cauthsrides  is 
bright  coloured ;  *And  it  may  bee,  that  the  delicate-coloured  Dragon- 
Flycs,  may  haue  hkcwifc  Ibmc  CtrrojiueQu-ility. 

Ljptade  is  remedied  by  Bathing,  ot  Anointing  with  Oyle,  and  Warme 
W.:ier.  TheCaw/fiSj  \oxt\\3X.i.\\L£^uude'iSAV.')£\dto'i  Coutafion,  and 
CcrfiHcjfon  of  the  P-ir/^;  Andifi/Aag,  and  Anointing  gmciRclax4tiou, 
ox  EmoUitioH :  Andthc  Mixture  oi'Oyle,  and  H>'dter,  is  better  than  either 
ofthcm  alone,  Bccaufc /f'd/^r  Entrcth  better  into  the  Pores,  and  Oylc^ 
after  Entry  foftneth  bettct.  It  is  found  alfo  that  the  Taking  of  Tobatco 
doth  hclpe  and  difcharge  Latitude.  The  Reafon  whereof  is,  partly,  be- 
caufe  by  Cheating  or  Comforting  of  the  spirits^  it  openeth  the  Parts 
Ctmprejj'ed^  or  Contufed:  And  chiefly,  bccaufe  it  rcfreflKth  the  Spirits 
by  the  0/>/4frrrr/»tf  thereof i  And  fodifchagcth  wearinejj'e.^  as  Sleeper. 
hkewifedoth. 

In  Going  T;p a  Hill,  the  Knees  will  be  moft  lyeary  y  In  Going  dovcne  a  Hill, 
the  Thighes.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that,  in  the  Li/t  of  the  Ff^/,  when  a  Man 
Gseth  'vp  the  Hill,  the  Weight  of  the  Body  beatcth  mo(t  vpon  the  Knees  • 
And  in  Going  doxvne  the  Hill,  vpon  the  Thighes. 

THe  C  lifting  of  the  Skin^  is  by  the  Ancients  compared,  to  the  Breaking  Esretimcnt 
o^  the  Secundine,  or  CaJl-^  But  not  rightly:  For  that  were  to  make  j  S;.J/t:rytou- 
eucry  Cosiing  of  the  Skin  a  New  Birth  .•  And  befidcs ,  the  Sl  cundine  is  but '  £l'of ',hc^*' 
a  gcncrall  Co«^;*,  not  lliapcd  according  to  the  Parts  ^  But  rhc5)lr/»is  iha-  :Sii:>i,3rdshe!J, 
pcd  according  to  the  P4rf^.  The  Creatures,  that  call  their  Skin^  are  j  The  ' '"  '^"" '""" 
^v^yt**,  the  l^iper, the  Grafhopper,  the  Liz,.ird,theSilke-worme,  &Jc.  Thofe 
tharca{l:their5/jti'/.arc  j  The  Lobjler,  theCr-i^.  the  Crafijb,  the  Hodman- 
dodoxDodinin^  the  Terto'!fe,&cc.  The  0/iJ5'/M*fxaref',xmd,  but  the  OW 
:ihells  ncucr:  So  as  it  is  like,  they  fcale  otf,  and  crumble  away  by  de- 
grees. And  they  arc  knovvnc  by  the  Extreme  Tendemeffe  and  Softneffe 

of) 


F.iperimcnu 
in  Conforf, 
touching  Lo^- 
tiide. 

730 


731 


■n  fome  Crea- 
turcs. 

7J2 


iS^. 


1 


734 


755 


^aiurali  hi/iorj: 


Experiments 
m  Conrort, 
coaching  the 
Pu^«rfsofthc 
BetUt. 

73  Z 


Experiflaenc 
Solitary  tou- 
ching refliltn' 
tidnYttTes. 

7l6 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Fr«£- 
mfiUli>  o(Hard 
mStrs. 

737 


of  the  New  shell ;  And  fometimcs  by  the  Fr(fIj:3fJ[(eo'i  the  Colour  oi  it. ! 
TbeCaufeohhcCd/lingo^  Siin^andSheH^  fhoiild  fcemeto  be  the  great  j 
JijiAKtitte  oiMamrin  thofc Cr^^rarw,  that  is  fit  tomAcSkin,ox Shelly 
And  Againe,  the  Loofentffe  of  the  Skin^  or  shtli^  that  fticketh  nor  clofe  to 
ihe  fUJL  For  it  is  certaincjthatitis  tbeiVewSlw^  or  skll^that  putteth 
clftheOW;  Sovrefee,  thatinDwr^,  itistheToujgf/orne,  that  putteth 
off  theO/<^j  And  i^  Birds,  the  T»tnig  Feathers  put  off  the  Old:  And  fo 
Birdsy  that  hauetnuchAfiMw  for  their  BMfcCjCaft  their  Bf4«  J  the  AVn? 
Beake  Putting  off  the  Old. 

LTing,  notEreB,  hmfffiUtw^  which  is  in  the  Making  of  the  Bedj  Or 
with  the  Legs  gstheredvp,  which  is  in  thePofture  of  the  Body ,  -is  the 
more  Wholelbme.  TheReaf0n  is,  the  better  C*w/<>r//»g  of  the  5'»#;w4r6j 
which  is  by  that  lefle  Penfile :  And  we  fee,  that  in  Weake  Stomachs,  the  [ 
Laying  vp  of  the  Legs  high,  and  the  Knees  almoitto  the  Mouth,  hel- 
peth,  and  comforteth.  Wc  fee  alfb  that  GaUj-sUttes,  notwithrtanding 
their  Miieryotherwife,  arecommonlyFatandFlefhy  j  And  theReafon 
is,  becaulc  the  Stomach  is  fupported  fomewhat  in  ShiiHg'^  And  is  Pen- 
file  in  Stan  dingy  or  Gomg.  And  therefore,  for  Frolottgatioaof  Life  ^  it  is 
good  tochoofe  thole  Exerci/eSy  where  the  Liml>s  moue  more  than  the 
5';tf«»<7f^,  and  Belly  5  Asin^*w«g,and  in  SawingbGing Set. 

Megrims  and  Gtddinejfe  axe  rather  when  we  Rife^  after  long  Sittings 
than  while  we  Sit.  The  Caitfe  is,  for  that  the  rapours^  which  were  gathe- 
red by  Sittitigy  by  the  Sudden  Motieu^  fly  more  vp  into  the  Head. 

Leaning  long  vpon  any  Part  maketh  it  Nnmme,  and,  as  wee  call  it, 
Aflcepe.  The  C^y?  is,  for  that  the  Coiwpr^/T/w  of  the  P^r/futfcreth  not 
the  Spirits  to  haue  free  Accede  j  And  therefore,  when  wee  come  out 
of  it,  wee  feele  3t^ti»gii>gy  or  Pricking  i  Which  is  the  Re-entrance  of  the 
Spirits. 

IT  hath  beene  noted,  that  thofc  Teares  are  Pejlilentiall,  and  rnwhole-  i 
yiwtf,  when  there  are  great  Numbers  of  Frogs,  Flies,  Loc»Jis,&cc.  The 
Canfc  is  plaine  j  For  that  thole  Creatnres  being  engendredof  Putri/affi- 
ont  when  they  abound,  fhew  a  generall  Di[pofiiien  of  the  Teare,  and  Con- 1 
fiitttfion  of  the  Aire,  to  Difenfes  of  Pntri/aEtion.  And  the  fameFrogno-i 
jlicke,  (as hath  beene  faid  before,)  holdeth,  iiyo\3findeWormesin0.ike'  \ 
apples.  For  the  Confiitution  of  the  Aire,  appearethmarefubtilly,  in  any  \ 
of  thefe  Things,  than  to  the  Senfe  of  Man. 

IT  is  an  Obferuation  amongft  Ctnntrj-People^  that  Tenres  of  Store  of 
Haxvs  and  Heps^  doe  commonly  portend  Cold  Winters ;  Aud  they  afcribe 
itto  G  ods  Pronidence,  that,  (as  i^e  Scripture  faith)  reacheth  eucn  to  the 
pJlfngofa  Sparrow ',  And  much  more  is  like  to  reach  tothe  Pre  fern.iti- 
en  of  Birds  infuchSeafons.  The  Natnrall  Canfea.]fo  may  be  che  Want  of 
Heat,  and  Abundance  of  Moi ft nre,  in  the  Summer  precedent ;  Which  put- 
teth forth  thole  Fruits,  and  mull  needs  leauc  great  ^antitie  of  ColdVa- 

pours. 


Century,   V  \\\, 


I 


fours ^  not  Jiiltpaie  j  VVhidicaiifv.tluheCo/<i  of  the  M'''w/fr  following. 

THcy  hanc  in  Turhi^  a  DrinktcaWad  Cofa,  made  of  a  Bfrrj  of  the 
(aincNatnc,  asB/Kcit^ as^-^Xjandofa  strengScnt,  but  nDC-^r*»»4- 
!  ttcilL ;  V\  hich  they  take,  beaten  into  Powder,  in  nam^  as  Hot  as  they  cm 
idtinkeit:  And  they uke  it,  and  lltatif,iTthcirCtf^'.-A'e»/i'f_,  wiiich  are 
hkeonr  Tauernes.  This  Or/'w^vcomfortcth  the  BrAme,a.v\d  Hcirt^  and  hel- 
I  pcth  DijgejUon.  Certainly  this  Brrr;  C<5fj  \\\\z  Reet^s^tX  Ltofi:  Etui  .^i\\c 
\  Lcjfe  Tobjcco  3  And  the  Teare  of  Po^fj^  {Opium)  of  winch  the  Tarkes  are 
j  great  Takers,  (iuppafin^  it  expcllcth  all  Fcarc-)  doe  all  Condcnie  the 
i  Spirit i,  and  make  them  Strong,  and  Aleger.  But  itfeemcththcyarcta- 
j  ken  after  feiierall  manners.  For  Caff's  and  Opium  are  taken  dovvnc  ■  To- 
htccohMi  in  Smoikc ;  And  Betel  is  but  clumped  in  the  Momh^  with  a  litrlc 
Lim:.  It  is  like  there  arc  more  ot  them,  it  they  were  well  found  out,  and 
well  corrciffed.  ^^''t othenl;ape-Sitdj  0( Mandrake ;  OtSajffrto^  Root, 
and  Flower  J  Oi  Folium  Indum-^  Oi  Amber-grice-^  Oi'thc  Affyriao  ^nu- 
'mum^  if  it  may  be  hatl ,  And  of  the  Sctiiet  Pawder,  which  they  call  Ker- 
mez.  j  /^nd  (generally)  of  all  fuch  Things,  asdoe  inebriate,  and  prouoke 
Slcepe.  Note  iliat  Tobicco  is  not  taken  in  Root^  or  Seed,  which  are  more 
forcible  eucr  than  Lemes. 


THe  Turkeshmc  a  Bltcke  Powde\  made  of  a  Minera]l  caljed  Alcobcle  ^ 
Which  witha  fire  long  Penciil  they  lay  vnder  their  £7^-/7^/ ;Which 
doth  colour  them  Blacke  s  Whereby  the  H'hite  of  the  Eje  is  fet  off  more 
l\'1)Ue.  With  the  fame  PtfWf;'  they  colour  alfo  the  //4/V«  of  their  Eje- 
lids^  and  of  their  Eje-brexves,  which  they  draw  into  Einbowcd  Arches. 
You  Hiallfinde  that  Xenephtn  nvkci\\  Mention,  that  the  .^/f<^w  vfcd  to 
Ipaint  their  Eyes.  The  Turkes  vfe  with  the  fame  Tiaclmre,  to  colour  the 
fiaireof  their  Heads  and  Beards  Blacke  :  And  diners  with  vs,  that  arc 
grownc  Grj^,  and  yet  would  appeare  Ttii0g,  findemeanestomake  their 
Haire  Blacke,  by  Combing  it,  (as  they  fay  ,)with  a  Leaden  Combe,or  the 
like.  As  for  theChinefes,  who  arc  of  an  ill  Complexion,  (being  Oliua- 
lkr,)thcy  paint  their  Cheekes  Scarlet ;  Efpecially  their  Kitig^  And  Grmdts. 
Generally,  Barbarom  People,  that  goc  Naked,  doc  not onlv  paint  Thcni- 
felues,  but  they  pownce  and  raze  their  Skinne,  that  the  Paintwg^  may 
not  be  taken  forth.  And  make  into  W^orkes.  So  doe  the  n'ejl  Indi.ins\ 
Ami  fo  did  the  Ancient  PiB>,  and  Brittons  ;  So  that  it  feemeth,  Me-i 
would  haue  tiie  Colours  of  Birds  Ffat^fn,  if  they  could  rell  how-  Or  at 
Iealf,they  will  haue  Gay  Skins,  in  lleadof  Gj/  Cloathes. 


185 


Expcrirecnc 
Soiitaiy  tcu- 

(/»citha(  Con- 

UciteiheSiiaiu- 


738 


Experimenc 


IT  i>  flnngc,  th.it  the  rfe  of  Baihing,  as  a  Part  of  Di^f,  is  left.  \A'itK 
the  Romans,  andGrwMW,  itwasasvfiiall,  asfi^i;/;/^,  or  Sleepint^ :  t\nd  j  Soi'tary tou- 
i'o  is  it  amonglf  the  Turkes  ac  this  day :  Whereas  with  vs  it  remaineth  but  j  oS;i>|aS 
.KaPayrofPh^juke.  I  an  of  Opinion,  that  theVfeof  it,  asitw.iswith    M»n:t»i. 
the  Romans,  \\\]s  hurtfuli  to  Health ;  For  that  it  nude  the  Bodv  Soft,  and  1       74° 
ealietoWafte.  Forthc  r»rib«itisnioreprjpcr,  becaufe that  their  Drw-  ■ 

. :*'»^'  


ExpetlfBent 
Soiiiary  t«u- 

119 


iS6 


CS(aturall  Hi'shry: 


Expeiiipcnt 
Sojiri:  y  n  u- 

741 


Experin-.cnt 
Soiitaiy  tou- 
ching ^/(//.'c- 

742 


Experinsenc  . 
Solitary  cou- 
ching fiSfrw/s 
of  wfiibt  m 
Earth. 


743 


Expeiiraenis 

iaConfoic 

touching 

Sleefe. 

744 


'  I: tug  ivafffy  and  Feeding  vpon  Rtz,e^  and  other  Food  of  ihuli  noiiriili- 
menr,  m.ikcth  their  Bodies  fo  Solidc,  aiid  Hard,  asycutued  not  fi.-are 
!  thjc  BJthing iTiouid  make  them  Fio.nhig.  Behd.Sj  the* Turkes  arc  great 
i  Sit.'g.-s,  and  feldome  walke ;  Whereby  they  Sweat  lefle,  and  need  Ba- 
thino  more.  But  yet  certaincit  is,  ihdiX.  Bathin^^  and  c^pQchWy  AKnoio- 
ting,  may  be  fo  vied,  as  it  may  be  a  gn'at  Heipe  to  HedUh^  and  Prolonga- 
tion oi  Life.  But  hereof  we  fhall  fpcake  in  due  Place,  when  wc  come  to 
haneile  Experiments  Medicinall, 

THc  Turkes  haue  a  Pretty  Art  of  chmoUttitig  of  Puper,  which  is  not 
v/ich  vs  in  vfe.  They  take  diuers  ol^td  Colours ^  and  put  them  (ene 
rallv  (in  drops)  vpon  rvAter ;  And  itirre  the  Wattr  lightly  •  And  then 
wet  their  Paper ^  (being of  fome  ThicknefTe,)  with  it,  And  the  Paper 
will  be  Waucd,  and  Veined,  like  Chamolet^  or  Marble^-. 

T  is  fomewhat  Arange,  that  the  Blottdo^  all  Birds,  a;id  Bea/Is^  and  Ft- 
fl}e.(,  ilioiiid  be  of  a  Red  Colour,  and  only  rile  Bloadoi  the  Cuttle  (lionl3 
be  as  Bbckeas  lake.  A  Man  would  thinke,  that  the  Caale  fliould  be  the 
HighConcoEiionoi  xhxi  Bloud-^  For  we  fee  in  ordinary /'«ii/«g/_  that  the 
5(7;//.w  tiirneth  the  Bloudio  be  Bjttcke;  And  the  Cuttle  is  accounted  a  de- 
licate i^eat,  and  is  much  in  Retpeft. 

iris  reported  of  Credit,  that  if  you  take  Earth  from  Land  adioynfng 
tothcj^wfr  of  Nile-^  And  prcferueit  in  that  manner,  that  it  neither 
come  to  be  Wet,  nor  Wafted;  And  Weigh.it  daily,  it  will  not  alter 
f-f^eight  vntill  the  feuenteenth  of  lune,  which  is  the  Day  when  the  Riiter 
beginnethto  rife.  And  then  it  will  grow  more  and  more  Ponderous^  till 
the  ^wfrcommethtohis  Heighth.  Which  if  it  bee  true,  it  cannot  bee 
cauled,  but  by  the  Aire,  which  then  beginneth  to  Condenfc;  Andfo 
turneth  within  that  fmall  MotAd  into  a  degree  of  Moifiure ;  Wiiich  pro- 
duceth  Wei  ht,So  it  hath  been  obferucdjthat  Tokicco ^Cui^^vid  Weighed, 
and  then  Dried  by  the  Fire,  lofeth  Weight ;  And  afterbeinglaidinthe 
open^m',rccouerethHV/^<^/againe.  Anditihouldfceme,  that  as  foone 
as  eucrthe  Bluer  beginneth  to  iiicreafe,  the  whole  Body  of  the  Airc^ 
thereabouts  futfereth  a  Change:  For  (that  which  is.more  ftrange,)  it  is 
credibly  affirmed,  that  vpon  that  very  Day,  when  the  Rii*ir  firii:  rifeth, 
grv-'.it  iUgucs  in  CairOy  vfe  fuddenly  to  breake  vp. 

■T*  Hoferhat  arc  very  Cold,  and  efpecially  in  their  Fett,  cannotgctto 
I  sieepe.  The  Caufe  may  be,  for  that  in  Sleepe  is  required  a  Free  Rfj]>i 
ration^  virhich  Cold  doth  (hut  in,  and  hinder:  For  wee  fee,  tliat  in  great 
Colds ^  one  can  fcarce  draw  his  Breath.  Another  CAt».fe  may  be,  for  that 
Cold  calleththe  Spirits  to  fuccour-,  And  therefore  they  cannot  (b  well 
clo(e,andgoe together  in  the  Head-^  Which  is  euer  rcquifiie  to  sleeve. 
And  for  the  fame  Caufe,  faine^  and  Noife  hinder  Sleepe  j  And  Darbie(fcj 
(contrariwife)  furchereth  sleeps^. 

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Some  No'ifcs  (whereof  we  fpakc  in  the  112.  Experiment)  helpc 
Slfcfc^  As  t!^,c  Mowing  oi the  H^ind^  the  Tricl^lin^  oi water.  Humming  oi 
liecs.  Soft  Singing  Rcuding^  &c.  The  Caufc  is,  tor  that  they  moiie  in  iiie 
Spintr  a^cniLc  y^ttention-,  Andwhatfbcucrmoueth  Attention,  wiihonc 
too  mi?ch  Labour,  ftilleththe  Natural!  and  dilcurliue  Motion  ot"  the 
Spirits. 

Skcpe  nourijJmh, or  at  leaft  prcferueth  Bodies,  along  time,  without 
other  Nouri^omcnt.  Beafis  that  flecpc  in  mnter,  (as  it  is  noted  oi'mlde 
i/f.?rw,)dLiring  their  Slccp,wax  very  Fat,thoiigh  they  Eatnoching.5,?fj- 
banc  bec-ne  found  inOuens,and  other  Hollow  Clof^  Places,  Matted 
one  vpon  another;  And  therefore  it  is  likely  that  they  sleepe  in  the  Win- 
ter time,  and  cat  Nothing,  S^re,  whether  Bees  doe  not  sleep  all  Win- 
ter, and  fpaie  their  Howej?  I  Butterflies,  and  other  f//>x,  doenotoncly 
Slcfpe,  but  lie  as  De^td  all  fvinter ,  And  yet  with  a  little  Heat  o(Smne,OT 
f/re,  reiiiueagaine.  ADormoufe,  both  frinter  and  Summer,  will  SUepe 
(bme  dayes  tugcthv.  r,  and  eat  Nothing, 

To  reilore  Teeth  in  Age,  were  MagnaU  Natur<e,  It  may  bcc 
thought  o£  But  howfopucr  the  Nature  ot'thcTeetb  dcfcrucih 
to  be  enquired  ot,  as  well  as  the  other  P^m  oi  Liuing  Creatures 
Bodici . 

There  be  Fine  parts  in  the  Bodies  o^ Lining  Creatures, thzt  are  o^Hard 
SiibjUnce-fihc  Sktill;Tht  Teeth,'Xhc  Bones-,  The  Hornesk, anc-  the  Nutlesl 
Thegreatcll  ,S:^^:'tity  o^ Hard  Stthjiance  Coutinued,  isto\^ards  the 
Head.  For  there  is  the  S/C'«// of  one  Entire  Bo«e  -,  There  are  the  r<?«/7  ; 
There  arc  thcMaxillarie  5o«w;There^is  the ffard  Bone,thai  is  the  Injlru- 
ment  oi  Hearing ;  And  thence  ifliie  the^or«f/  ;  So  that  the  Building  ot 
Liuing  Creatures  B  odies  ,is  like  theBuilding  of  a  Tml>er'Houfi,whetc  the 
;rj//j  and  other  P arts  hiue  Columnes  and  Sedmes  ;  But  thei?oo/eis,  in 
the  betterSort.of  Ho/z/f/jall  Tilc,ovLcad,OT  Stone.  As  foTBirds,they  haue 
Three  other  HardSuljlunces  proper  to  them-,The  Bill,  which  is  of  like 
Matter  with  the  Teeth,¥oT  no  Birdsha\.\e  Teeth :  The  shell  of  the Egt^c: 
And  their  j^.?7.f ;  For  as  for  their  Spurre,  it  is  but  a  A^^;/!;.  But  no  Li- 
uing Creatures,  that  haue  shels  very  hard  j  (As  Oyfters ^Cockles,  Muffles, 
Scallops, Crabs ^Lohjlcrs,Cra-Fijl],  Shrimps,  and  efpecially  the  Tortoife,) 
haue  7?o;«cjwicIiin  tbcm,  but  onely  !itde  Grifiles, 

Bodies,  after  full  Growth,continue  at  a  Stay :  And  fo  doth  the  shdl: 
Hoynes,in  foinc  Cratures^  arc  caft  and  rcniicd:Te«/;  ftand  at  a  Stay,ex- 
ccpt  their  Wcaring-.Asfor  M;z7e.f,chey  grow  continually. -AndB/'/j-  and 
BeakcswiW  ouer-grow,and  fometimcs  be  caft ;  as  in  £j^/e/,and  Parrots. 

Mofl  of  the  Hard  Suhjlanccs  flie  to  the  Extremes  of  the  Body-^  As  skull. 
Homes,  Teeth, Naiks,  and  Bcakes:  Only  the  Bones  ate  more  Jmvard,:^nd 
clad  with  plclh.  As  for  the  Entrailes,  they  are  all  without  Borie.f ;  Saue 
chat  a  Bone  is  (fometimcs)  found  in  the  Heart  of  a  Stag  j  And  it  may  be 
in  fome  other  Creature. 

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The  skuU  hath  Brumes,  as  a  kinde  of  Mjirorr,  within  it.  The 
Bjch-EonehdthoncKindco^  Afiirroxvy  which  hath  an  Affiriac  with 
the  Braine  •  And  other  Bones  of  the  Body  haiic  another.  The  Lnv-'Bones 
hauc  no  Marrow  Scuered,  but  a  little  Pttlpe  of  M'^/'^'on'  diffiifcd.  Ttcth 
likewifc  are  thought  to  haue  a  kinde  of  ^<?rroH»  diftufcd,  which  cau- 
feth  the.yf«/eand  Paine :  But  it  is  rather  Sinnew  ;  For  Marrow  hath  no 
Senfe  5  No  more  than  Blend.  Home  is  alike  thorowout  j  And  lo  is  the 
Naile. 

None  other  of  the  HardSuhfiMces  haue  ^f«/f  ^but  the  rff?/).-And  the 
Teeth  haue  ^e«/<?,  not  onely  of  Paine ^  but  of  Co/(^. 

Bat  rpe  wiUleaue  the  Enquiries  &f  other  Hard  Subftances,  vmo  their fe- 
uerdl  places  5 1  And  now  enquire  only  of  the  Teeth. 

The  Teeth  are,  in  Men,  of  three  Kindcs  ;  sharpe^  as  the  Fore-Teeth  j 
Bro.id,as  the Bad'-Teeth, ■which  we  call  ihc Molar-Teeth ^or  Grindtrs-^And 
Pointed  Teeth,  or  Crf«/«e,which  are  betwcene  both. But  there  haue  been 
forne  Me>h  ^^'^^^  ^^""^  ^^^  ^^^^^  '^^^^^  vndiuided^  as  of  one  whole  Bone, 
with  fome  little  Marke  in  the  Place  of  the  Diuifion  ;  as  Pyrrhm  had. 
SomcCreaturcshsMCOuer-long,  ox  Out- growing  Teeth,  which  we  call 
Fangs,  or  Tustes,  As  Boares, Pikes, Salmons,  and  ZJo^ijthough  IcfTe.Some 
LiuingCreatureshaueTeethigiin^Teith;  As  Men, and  /Jorfes  •  And 
[  fome  haue  TV-«fe,erpecially  their  ^^j?er-Te«/;,indentcd  one  within  An- 
other, like  Sawes;  As  Lions;And  fo  againehaue  Dogs.  Some  Fi^jes  haue 
diuers  Rowes  o(Teeth,in  the  Roofes  of  their  Mouthes ;  As  Pikes,  Salmons, 
Treats ,  &c.  And  many  niore  in  Salt-ivmrs.  Snakes  and  other  Serpents^ 
haue  renemomTeeth ;  which  arc  fometimes  miftaken  for  their  Sting. 

No  Beaft  that  hath  Hor«M,  hath  F^^er  Teeth  j  And  no  BeaJ}^  that 
hath  rmA  aboue,  wanteth  them  below  :  But  yet  if  they  be  of  the  fame 
kinde,  itfollowethnot,  that  if  the  Hard  Matter  goethnoz  into  rp^er 
Teeth,  it  will  goe  into  Homes  j  Nor  yet  e  conuerfo  j  For  Doe's,  that  hauc 
no  Homes,  haue  noFpper  Teeth. 

Horfeshme,  at  three  yeares old,  a  Toof^ put  forth,  which  they  call 
the  Coks  Tooth-^Andit  foureyeeres  old  there  commeth  the  Mark-Tooth, 
which  hath  a  Hole,as  big  as  you  may  lay  a  Peafe  within  itjAnd  that  wea- 
reth  lliorter  and  fhorter,  euery  yeare  ^  Till, that  at  eight  yeares  old,  the 
Toeth  is  fmooth,aud  the  Hole  gone  5  And  then  they  fay  •  That  the  Marke 
isom  of  the  Horfes  Mouth.        * 

The  Tetth  of  Men  breed  firft,  when  the  Childe  is  abonrayecre  and  | 
halfe  old  :  And  then  they  caft  them,  and  new  come  about  Ic-iicn  yeares 
old.  But  diners  haue  Back-wardTeethcotne  forth  at  Twcniie,  yea  fome 
at  Thirty,  and  Forty,  ^^^re  of  the  manner  of  the  Cowmiu^oi  them 
forth.  They  tell  a  Tale  of  the  old  Countejfe  o^Defniend^  who  lined  till 
llie  was  fcucn-fcore  yeeres  old,  that  fhe  did  Dentire,  twice,  or  thrice  j 
Cafting  her  old  Tcff/;,and  others  commingin  their  Place. 

Teeth  arc  much  hmthy  Sweet-Meats-^  And  by  Paintingwith  Mercury-^ 
Andhy  Things  Ouer-het,  And  by  Things  Ouer-cold;  And  by  Rheumes. 
And  the  Paine  of  the  Teeth,  is  one  of  the  fharpefl  oipaines. 
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Concerning  Teeth,  ihclc  Things  ax^  to  bi.'c  Cv-Hilidcred.  r.  The 
Prejervi.'igoi  them.  2. The  Keeping  oi'thcni  r/hite.  ■>.  The  Drarvtrjr  of 
tlieui  u-itli  Le-i/i  Paine.  4.  Thei"r4;/»(rand  E.ijiHg  of  the  Tooth- Ach.  5.  1  he 
liini.ng  in  of  ArtificM  Teeth,  wWr^  Treth  liauc  becnc  Ihiicktn  our. 
6.  Andjaft  of  all,  that  Great  One,  of  Reftoriug  reeth  in  ^^*.  The  In- 
fiances  rhitgioe  any  likeUhoodof  Refioring  Teeth  m  Age^  arc  •  The  Ldtc 
Cemmitg  of  Teeth  m  fome  j  And  the  Kcnewing  of  the  Bfakes  in  ///><// 
which  are  Commatcriall  vfiihTeethi  ;^rfrr  therefore  more  pdrticuldr- 
Iv  h  nv  that  commeth.  And  againe,  the  Keaewiagot  Hornet.  But  yet 
that  hath  not  beene  knowne  to  hauc  bcene  prouokedby  An  *  Therefore 
let  7V/4/y  bee  midcj  whether  Htrnes  miybcc  procured  to  grow  in  Be.!fls 
that  arc  i^oiUoroed,  and  how  ?  And  whether  they  may  bee  prOcurtd  to 
come  Z.4ri;<r  than  vfuall ,  As  to  makt  an  Oxe,  ox  a  Deere,  luucaCn'jter 
Hfadoi  homes?  And  whether  the  ^mJ  of  a  IJw*'?,  that  by  A^e  h  more 
S fitted^  ntaybe  brought  againe  to  be  more  B ranched -^  Fdt  theCcTridUs 
and  the  iikc,  will  I  hew,  whether  by  Art  fuch  Hdrd  Matter  cm  be  called' 
and  prouokcd.  It  may  be  tried  alfo,  whether  Birds  may  not  hanc  fome 
thing djnc  to  them,  when  they  arc  Tfimng,  whereby  they  may  be  made 
to  haue  Greater,  ot  Laager  BUs-^  Or  Greater  and  Longer  tallons  ?  And 
whether  C'/.';7</m/  may  not  haue  fome  w<i/A,  or  Something  to  make  their 
Teah  Better,  And  Stronger?  Corall  is  invfe  as  an  Helpcto  the  Ttethof 
Chiidren: 

SOme  Liuing  CrcJtures generate  but  at  cettaine  Seafom  of  the  Teare  j  As 
Deere,  sheepe,  Hi'de  Connefes,  &c.  And  moft  Sorts  of  5i><ir/and 
fifhes:  Others  at  ./^y/w."  of  the  rt<fr*^  AsMe».^  Ar\d  all  DomefiickeC  reJi- 
tures-^  As  Horfes,  Hodges,  Dogges,Cats,^c.  IhcCaufe  oi  Ocneratigkzt 
ailseafons^ccmcxhio  bcc  fulnejfei  For  Generation'i% iram Reduudatice^ . 
This  Fulnejfe  arifeth  from  two  Caufii-.  Either  from  the  Natiire  of  the 
Creature,  {'iilhcHot,  andMoiJi,  ar,dsa0gtinei  Or  {tarn Plertty  o( Food. 
For  the  rtrft^  Afea,  Horfes,  Dogi^  &c.  which  breed  at  all  Seafons,are  full 
of  Heat  and  Moifture  j  Doues  are  the  fuUeft  of  Heat  and  Moijitire  amohgft 
Birds,  and  therefore  breed  often ;  The  Tame  Done  almoft  continuallv.  But 
Deere  axe  A  Melancholy  Drj  Creature,  asappcareth  by  their  Fearefulnejje, 
and  the  Hardntjjc  of  their  F/e//».  SheepeaxoACold  Creature,  asappearcth 
by  their /l//W«f//>j  and  for  tlM(t  they  leldome /)n»jtf .  Moft  Coxt ox  Birds 
are  of  a  dry  Sub/hnce  in  com'pafifon  of  Bifafis.  Fifhes  are  eold.  For  the  fe- 
coi)dCaufe,Fu!nel]'eoCFood;  A^en,Kine.ST»ine,DogS,S>ic.i'ccdR\l\;  And 

vvefcctlutthofcC>^4<«ru,  whichbeihg'*-'//*/^, generate feldome^bcin!^ 
rrfWf,gcpcrarc often -^  VVhichisfrom;r^rw/A,  and  Fulm/feo^Pood.  VV'e 
finJe,  that  the  Tinle  o(  Gaingto  Rut  q(  Deere,  is  in  September',  For  that 
they  need  the  whole  summers  Feed  and  Gr.ijj'e,  fo  make  them  fit  for  Ge-  j 
neration.  And  if  i^4/*econic  Early  about  the  Middle  of  ^i-^/i-i^^fr,  thev  ! 
goc  to  Rut  Ibmewhat  the  fo6ncr-,  K  Drought,  fomcwhat  the  later.  So  I 
Sheepe,  in  refped  of  their  finall  Heat,  generate  about  the  fame  time.  Or 
fomcwhat  before.  But  for  the  moft  ^patz.  Creatures  that  generate  at  cer- 
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TaincSea/cfis,  generate  in  the i'/>r/«g ;  As  Bird,,  and  Fif/jes-^  For  that  the 
End  of  the  ^yt»ter,  and  the  ^e^t,  and  Ctmjeri  of  the  ^/r/w^  prcpareth 
chejp.  There  is  alfo  another  ^f4/tf»,  why  ioxw^t  Creatures  genera  teat  cer- 
taine  Sea/ops :  And  that  is  the  ReUt'ttn  of  their  Time  of  Bearings  to  the 
time  of  Generation  :  For  no  Cresfre  goeth  to  generate,  vvhilelt  the 
Female  is  full  -,  Nor  whileft  fhe  is  bufie  in  Sittmg  or  Kesring  her  Ttung. 
And  therefore  it  is  found  by  Experience,  that  if  yoii  take  the  Egges,  or 
Young  OneSi  out  of  the  Netjls  of  Birds ^  they  will  fall  to  generate  againe, 
three  or  foure  times,  one  after  another. 

Of  Limng  Crtatitrest  fomc  are  LoHger  time  in  the  H^tmbe,  and  fome 
shorter,  tvomeii^pc  commonly  vint  Mtneths '^  The  C^jyandthe  Evfc^ 
about  fix  Moneths  ;  De's  goc  about  nine  Moneths  ;  M/tres  eleucn 
Moncths-,  Bitches  nine  Weekes ;  Elefhttnts  arefaid  to  goe  two  Yeares  j 
For  the  Rcceiued  Trddition  of  ten  Ycarers  is  PabHlout.  For  Birds  there  is 
double  Enquiry;  TheX>//?4»fe  betweeDethe7"rf4<//»g  or  Cottpling^ and 
thtLtying  of  the  Egge  :^  And  againe  bctweene  the  EggeLtyed,  and  the 
Difclofwg  or  Hstcbiitg.  And  amongft  Birds»  there  is  lefle  Diner fity  of  Ttme, 
than  amongft  other  Crtdtmres-^  yet  fome  there  is;  for  the  ffeit  fitteth 
but  three  Weekes  -,  The  Titrkey.Hett,  Gtofe,  and  Ducke,  a  Moneth.  Suture 
of  others.  The  Ca0fe  of  the  great  Difference  of  Times,  amongft  Lining 
Creatures ^'u.  Either  from  the  Akwr^  oi iht Kinde -^  Or  from  the  CovfH. 
tmionoi  the  W»mbe.  For  the  fornvrr,  thofc  that  are  longer  in  Comming  to 
their  Maturity  or  Growth,  are  longer  in  the  wjw^f ;  As  is  chiefly  feene  in 
Meu-^  And  fo  Elephants  which  are  long  in  the  ^«i«»^f ,  are  long  time  in 
C*i»«»/«^  to  their  full  Gr*i>'»i&.  Butinmoft  other  Kindes,  the  Ctnftitutito 
of  theW?w^r,  (that  is,  the  Jiardneffe  or  DrineJJe  thereof,)  is  concurrent 
with  the  former  Caufe.  For  the  Co/;  hath  about  foure  yeares  of  Growth^ 
Andfo  thcF-mfw*;  And  lb  the  Calje.  But  P^W^/,  which  come  to  their 
Growth  (commonly)  within  three  Quarters  of  a  yeare,  are  but  nine 
Weekes  in  the  womhe.  As  for  Birds^  as  there  is  leflc  Diuerhty  amongft 
them,  in  the  time  of  their  Bringing  forth '^  So  there  is  lefle  JDiuerfity  in 
the  time  of  their  Growth  j  Mott  of  them  comming  to  their  Growth  with- 
in a  Twelue-Moneth.     v»    ^yrt  I  .' 

Some  Creatures  bring  forth  many  ToungOnes  at  a  Burthen,  As  Bit- 
ches, Hares,  Connefes,  &c.  Some  (ordinarily)  but  One,  As  fvome»,  Lio- 
neffes,  &c.  This  may  be  caulcd  either  by  the  ^untitj  oisferme  required 
to  the  Producing  One  of  that  Kinde^  which  if  lefle  bee  required,  mav 
admit  greater  Number,  If  more,  fewer:  Or  by  the  Partitions  and  CeUs 
of  the  wombe,  which  may  feuer  the  Sferme. 

T  Here  is  tio  doubt,  \s\\x.  Li^th'j  it^r^Srw  will  fhew  greater,  as  well 
as  Things  Colcnred.  For  like  asushilling  in  the  Bottome  of  the  IVater, 
will  fhew greater;  SowillacW/^ina/:.4»»/Atfri»^,  intheZ?«Wff»rof  the 
ffater.  I  haue  heard  of  a  Praftife,  that  G/^-w^rw^  in  <j/<;^/wereputin 
thtWater,  to  make  the  Fi^come.  But  I  am  not  yet  informed,  whether! 
when  a  Diner  Diaeth,  hauing  his  Eyes  open,  and  fwimmeth  vponhis 

Macke, 


Qnturj,     Vi  i  1 


E»€he  J  \vluthcr(I  fay)  he  feech  things  in  the  A, re  greater,  or  lellc.  For  it 
isKiuiiutcitj  that  when  the  f^-^ftandeth  in  the  Finer  Medium^  and  the 
Okcil li  inthi:  Grfijfery  things  llievv greater ;  Biiccontrariwirc,  when  the 
j£>.'is  [)Iaccd  m  the  Grfij^er  Medium ,  and  tl:e  obie^iin  theF//;fr,  how  it 
workcthl  know  nor.  -.fj  r.; 

It  would  be  well  boultedout,  whether  gxcax  RefraBitns  may  not  bee 
m:n}.cv\<o\-\  Reflections,  as  wellasvpon  DircB  Bejmes.  For  Example,  We 
(l-e  that  rake  an  Empty  Bafert,  put  an  yivgell  oi  Geld,  or  what  yon  wi'.l,  into 
icj  Thtngoe  fot'arre  from  the  Ba/en^  nil  you  cannot  (cc  the  v^/.;gf //^  be- 
caufc-it  is  not  im  Rf^ht  Line -^  Then  fill  the  Fafen  widi  IV.tter^  and  yon 
(hall  fee  it  out  ot  hi>  Place,  becaufeofthe  ReflcBion.  Toproeecd  there- 
fore, put  a  Lo^ing-Glafft,  into  a  E.ijen  oi  (Vjter  j  I  fuppofeyou  lliallnot 
(IvthQ/fHa^eim  Right  Li  net  oratequall  ^w^/^r,  butafide.  I  know  not 
whtrhertlus£.v;/>miwf«*  may  not  be  extended  fo,  as  you  might  fee  the 
/waiff,  and  not  the  GUffe-^  Which  for  Be.mtj  and  Strdnge/iejje^  were  a 
(inc  Proofe  :  For  then  you  lliould  Ice  the  Image  like  a  spirit  in  the  Aire. 
As  for  Example,  If  there  be  a.Cejlerneox  PwZf  of  wiWtr,  you  Hiall  place 
ouer  againit  ir  a  Pitlure  ot  the  Demll,  or  what  you  will,  fo  as  you  4oc  not 
fee  the  abater.  Thenpiita  Lookm^-GUJfe  in  the  Water:  Now  if  you  can 
fee  the  D  cut's  FiHurc  afide,  notleeing  che^w^r,  it  will  lookelikeaD^- 
«/i/  indocl.  They  haue  an  old  Tale  in  Oxford^  tliat  Friar  Brff^m  walked 
betweene  two  Steeples :  \\'hich  was  thought  to  be  done  by  Qliffes^  when 
he  walked  vpon  the  Ground. 


191 


762 


A  Weight)  Ffidfput  mtoMjtioft^  is  more  eafily  impelled,  than  at  fird  ENperiments 
when  it  Refieth.  The  CAufe  is,  partly  becaufc  Motion  duth  difcufle  j"u^hl!l  w«- 
thc  Torpotr  ot'Stl/d  Bodies ,  Which  beiide  their  Motion  of  Gr4Wtx,luuc  in  j  ^«//?<.';  "fdni 
them  a  Natmdl  Appetite^  not  to  moue  at  all ,  And  partly,  becaufe  a  Body  *''^'"'- 
that  relteth,  doth  get,  by  the  Refijlanceoi  the  Body  vpon  which  it  reftcth,  (  7^Z 
altronger  Comprejjion  of  P^rts,  than  it  hath  of  it  Selfe;  And  therefore 
needetlt  more  Force  to  be  put  in  Afotion.  For  if  a  Weighty  Body  be  Pen- 
file,  andhangbutbya  rArcii,  the  Percmfjieo  will  make  an  Impulfioa  very 
necre  as  eafily ,  as  if  it  were  already  in  Motion. 

A  Body  Outr.qy-eat,  or  Ouer  fmall,  will  not  bee  thrownc  fb  farreasa         7^4 
Body  oi  a  Middle  siz^:  So  that  (irfecmeth)  theremuftbcear<;«»we/»/»- 1 
ration,  or  Proportion,  bctwecnc  the  Body  Moued,  and  the  Force,  to  make  it  I 
moue  well.  fheCwj^/^is,  becaufe  to  the  Impulfion,  there  is  requisite  the  1 
Force  oi  rhcBody\\ut  Moucth,and  the  Reft/h>ice of  thi^  Budy  th,\t  is  Mo- 

\ued:  k\\iS\\  iheBodyhe  toa^reat^  it  yeeldeth  too  little;  Andif  itbef<w' 

I /»».••//.  it  rtfi(k-th  too  little. 

j      It  is  Common  Experience,  that  no  f^e/g^r  will  prefle or  cUC  fo  ftrong,  '755 

'  being  Liidvpona  Body,  as  Falling,  or  flruckcn  from  abouc.  Jt  maylic 
the  Aire  harhfome  part  in  furthering  the  Percujjion:  Butthcchiefe  Cau/e 
I  take  to  be,  for  that  the  Parts  oi  the  Body  Moued,  haue  bv  Impulfion,  or 
bvthe  Motion  oi  Grauity  continued,  a  C^w/Tf /[»«« in  them ,  as  well  down- 
wards, as  they  hane  when  they  are  throwne,  or  Shot  thorow  the  ^tre, 

R  3 forwards.  / 


ipi 


Eipfrimenr 
Solitary  tou- 
ching (  UiUa- 
tioti. 


^J\(aturall  HisloY) : 


1 


-jee 


Expcrimenc 
Solitary  tou- 
-thing  the  Sw>'- 
citj  oiMimia 

^6^ 


tbrvvards.  Iconceiuc  alfo,  thacthc  quickc  Loofco'i  z\'\:lz  Metiou ^  preiicn- 
teth  the  Refinance  of  the  Body  below  j  And  Priority  of  the  Pfirce  (j[waks) 
is  of  great  E^c.kj  j  As  appeareth  in  infinite  Infijnces. 

Tickling  is  moft  in  the  Silts  of  the  F«f ,  and  vnder  the  Arme-HoUs^ 
and  on  the  i'/<if/.  The  Caufe  is,  the  Thiitmjje  of  the  5)t/»»tf  in  thofe 
i'rf;^/^^  loyncd  with  the  Rarenefle  of  being  touched  there.  For  allTick- 
Imgisa.  light  Aftf//tf«  of  the  Spirits^  which  the  ThianeJJ'e  o(  the  Skui^  and 
Suddennejfe^  and  Rarenejje  ot  Touchy  doe  further :  For  we  (ce,  a  Fe^ther^  or 
aic:«/Z»  drawne  along  thcZ./)p,  or  Chetke^  doth  tickle ;  Whereas  a  Thing 
niurc  0^f«i/t,  or  a  roof /?  more  ^4?"^,  doth  not.  And  for  Suddenne^e  j  We 
fee  no  ^^4«  can  tickle  himlelfe :  We  fee  alfo,  that  the  Palme  of  the  Ha»d^ 
though  It  hath  as  Jhia  a  Skin^  as  the  other  P^rts  Mentioned,  yet  is  not 
Ticklilh,  bccaufe  It  is  accuftomed  to  be  Touched.  Tickling  allbcaufeth 
Laughter.  The  Cat$fe  may  be,  the  Emijiion  of  the  Sprits^  and  fb  of  the 
Breuih,  by  a  F  light  from  Titi'L-.tioa  j  For  vpon  Ticklings  we  fee  there  is  eucr 
a  Starting,  or  Shrittk/oga.vfay  o{  the  Part,  to  auoid  itj  And  we  fee  alfo, 
that  if  you  Tickle  the  NeJlhriUs^  witha  Feather,  or  Straw ,  itprocureth 
Sneeuag  j  Which  is  a  Sudden  Emi^ion  of  the  Spirits,  that  doe  like- 
wife  expell  the  Mtijiure.  And  Tickling  is  euer  Painfull,  and  not  well 
endured. 


iT  is  ItrangCj  that  the  Riuer  of  Nilui,  Oucr-flowing  as  it  doth,  the 
Country  of  '^gjpt,  there  fhould  be  neuerthelefle  little  or  no  Rune  in 
thatC»««r;.  IhtCan/e  muftbe,  Either  in  iht  Nature  oH\vq  water  ^  Or 
mi^c  Nature  o^  ihc  Aire  '^  Or  of  Both.  InthefK^/^r,  it  may  be  afcribed, 
either  vnro  the  Long  Race  of  the  yvater;  For  swift  Running  Heaters  va- 
pour not  fo  much  as  standing  tvaters  j  Or  elfe  to  the  Conceciion  of  the 
pvater  j  For  waters  well  ConcoBdd  vapour  not  fo  much  as  waters  Raw  j  No 
more  than  ^^^f^rj  vpon  the  Fire  doc  vapour  fo  much,  after  fome  timeoi 
Boyling,  as  at  the  firfl:.  And  it  is  true,  that  the  Water  o^Niltts  is  fweetcr 
than  other  Waters  in  Tafte  j  And  it  is  excellent  Good  for  the  Stone,  and 
ffypochondnacaU  Melancholy  -,  Wbich  fheweth  it  is  Ze^^^w^ :  And  it  run 
ncth  thorow  a  Countrey  of  a  Hot  Climate ^  and  flat,  without  Shade,  either 
of  Woods,  or  HiUs ;  Whereby  the  Sunne  muft  needs  haiie  great  Power 
to|C<?»w3  it.  As  for  the  Aire,  (from  whence  I  concciue  this  Want  of 
,  Showers  commeth  chiefly  -,)  The  Caufe  muft  be,  for  that  the  A/re  is,  of 
It  ielfe.  Thin  and  Thirjiy  j  And  as  foone  as  euer  it  getteth  any  Meifturc^ 
from  the  Water,  it  imbibeth,  and  diffipateth  it,  in  the  whole  body  of  the 
Aire  ^  And  fuffercth  it  not  to  remaine  in  raj)our-^  Whereby  it  might 
breed  Ratne, 


ExperimcDt 
Solitary  tou- 
ching Ctoiji- 


catm- 


7<f8 


IT  hath  beene  touched  in  the  Title  of  Percolatigns,  (Namely  fiich as 
are  Inwards,)  thatthew&i/^/offi^*,  and^f/^t^  doeclarifie^  And  it  is 
certaine,  that  'm*y£gypt,  they  prepare  and  clarifie  the  water o(  Nile,  by 
putting  it  into  great  larres  o^  Stone,  and  Stirring  it  about  with  a  few 
Stamped 


'Century,    V  i  i  j. 


'P5 


j  Stamped  Almonds  j  Wherewith  they  alfo  bclmearc  the  Mouth  of  the 
j  ri'JJell-^Av.d  f o  draw  it  off,  after  it  hath  relied  lome  time.It  were  good, 
to  trie  this  Clarifyingwii^yAlmonds^inNeiv  Bcere^or  Mujl^to  haiicn,and 
i  perk'Cl  the  cLnfying. 

THere  be  fcarcc  tobe  found  3iX\y yegetablcs^t\i3ii  hawcBrmches^und  no 
LciAfXjCxcept  you  allow  Coralliox  one.But  there  is  allb  in  the Df- 
'fins  ois.MJcurio  in  t^jryptyH  Plant  which  is  Long,LeauelclTc,  Browne 
,  ot  Colour,  and  Branched  like  Cori///,faue  that  it  clolcth  at  the  Top.Jhis 
being  let  in  W-'^ftr  within //o/it/f/preadeih  and  difplayeth  ftrangely^  And 

the  people  thereabouts  haue  a  SuperftitiousBeleefCjthat in  liicL^^ewr 
of^  omaij  it  helpeth  to  the  Ejjie  Dvliucruncc. 

THc  Cry^aUincf^eniccGhjfe^  is  reported  to  be  a  Mixture,  in  equal! 
Portions,  ot  Stona, brought  from  Puuia  by  the  R  iiterJictami;  A nd 
the  Ajhes  of  a  ivcedc^Wcd  by  the  Arabs  Kdl^  which  is  gathered  in'a  De- 
//rtbetwecnc  Alewindri^tind  Refat^i-^And  is  by  the  t^gyptians  vied  firft 
tor  Fucll,  And  then  they  crulli  the  Aflies  into  Lumps,  like  a  Swic-  And 
I'o  fell  them  co  the  l^cnaijns  for  their  GhJJ'e-rporkes. 

I  r  is  Ilrange,and  well  to  be  notcdjhow  long  C^r/'^^f /hauc  continued 
ynconupt^And  in  the  former  Dimenfxons  5  As  appeareth  in  the  Mum- 
mies of  ..dBif  )y;f  jHauing  laftcd,  as  is  concciucd,  ( lome  of  them ;  )  three 
thoufand  ycercs.It  is  true,they  findcMcancs  to  draw  forth  the  Br.ihics 
and  to  take  forth  thc£//fM//<?/, which  are  thcPjr-waptcitto  corrupr.But 
that  is  nothing  to  the  Wonder;  Forwec  fee,  whata  Soft  andCorrup- 
ih\csubfiance  ihcFlej\}^o^aW.  the  oiher  Parts  ofthefioi^,is.Bi)t  it  Hiould 
fecmCjthat  according  to  our  OhferuatioH^^nd  Axiome ^in  ourhundredth 
Experiment,  Ptitrc fusion,  which  we  conceiuc  ro  be  fo  Naturalla.  Period 
o^BodieSj  is  but  an  Accident-^  And  that  Matter  maketh  not  that  Ha  lie  ro 
Corrnption,  that  is  conceiued.  And  therefore  Bodies  in  shining' Amber  ■ 
lt\  ^^ck-Siluer-y  InBalmcs^  (  whereof  we  now  fpeakcj)  In^^^av  In 
Homy ;  In  Gtwunes  •,  Aiid(it  may  be  )  in  Conferuatories  o^Snow  •  &:c.  arc 
prelcrucd  very  long.It  need  not  goc  forRepetition,if  we  relume  agjinc 
that  which wc  fliid  in  the  afore  laiJ  Experiment^  concerning  AnnihiLni- 
on ;  Namely,  that  if  you  prouidc  againft  three  Causes  of  Ptitnf.FHoi, 
Bodies  wiW  nor  corrupt :  The  firft  is,  that  the  Airchc  excluded-^  hot  rh:u 
vndcrminerh  the  /'o;/r,and  conipircth  with  the  Spirit  of  the  Body  to  dii- 
Ibluc  ir.TlieSc  cond  is,  that  the  Body  A  di.icent  and  Awbieat  be  notCom- 
m.JfcrialljbiitmecrelyHeterogcneall  towards  the  Body  that  is  robee 
prefcrucd:  For  if  Nothingcan  be  receiued  by  the  One,  Nothing  can  if- 
liiefrom  the  OtlK;r-,Such  are  Ovd'e-Silucr,AndtvhitC'A?nl-er/o  Herbs, 
and  F//V/,and  luch;?o^/Vx.The  Third  is,thac  the  Body  to  be  prcferuc  d,be 
not  of  that  GrolJc,t\ut  it  m.iy  corrupt  within  it  felfc,  although  no  Part  \ 
of  it  ifli)c  into  the  Body  Adi^cent :  And  therefore  it  mull  be  rather  Thi>i 
aud  Small,  than  o^  Bui  lie.  There  is  a  Fourth  Remsdie  nUb, which  is;  | 

f  huC ' 


txperinient 
Solitary  cou* 
chmgPkms     , 
viiiV-vutLcaaes. 

7^9      i 


rxpcumcnt 
bcijiiaiycou- 
diing  ihe  Ma- 
leneUiviGkU'f, 


I 


Experiirent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching P  eh'ih'i. 
tion  ot  I  rutrcfa. 
(iiim,nnd  ihc 
LoniCmRtUiiii- 
M  ot  Bodies. 

771 


i5?4. 


!I\(atura'J  tJijiory 


i 


ExperttDcnt 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the /l- 
bumkiice  o(  Ni- 
tre iacecuiae 
Sea-Sbsartt. 

772 

Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching Bodies 
that  ate  i(»7ie 
vp  by  iVMcr.    ■ 

111 


Experiment 
SoiitDty  tou- 
chit^F«f//, 
that  con'umtth 
lutk,oi  mtb'mg. 

774 


That  lithi: Body  zo  be  prefcrucd  bi^oiBulh,  as  a  Corps  is,  then  the  Bsdjf  j 
ihaclnciofetliu^muft  haue  aVcrtuetodrawforthjanddriecheiWoi/Jayc  j 
ot  tlic  Inward  Body ;  For  clfc  the  Putrifutiion  will  play  within,  though 
nothing  ifluc  forth.I  rememberLi/^doth  relate,that  there  were  found, 
at  a  time,  two  CojinsoiLeady  in  a  Tombe  ;  whcrcofthe  one  contained 
the  Bodyoi KingNuma  -^  it  being Ibme  foure  hundred  yeares  after  his 
Death  :  And  the  oihQi^)xi'iBookesoi Sacred  Rites  AV\d  Ceremonies y^x\d  the 
Difciplhu  of  the  Pontifes\h.nd  that  in  the  Co^n  that  had  the  Bodic^xhtxc 
wa>Nothing(at  aU)to  be  feen,but  a  little  lightCrWerj  about  the  Sides-^ 
But  in  the  Co^h  that  had  the  Boohs,  they  were  found  as  frelli  ,as  if  they 
had  beene  btic  newly  Written  jbeing  written  in  Parchment  ^a.nd  coucrcd 
oucr  with  ^yatch-  Candles  of  «^*jx,three  or  foure  fold.By  this  it  feemeth, 
that  the  ^o»?.j«j,  in  A'wwj'j  time,  were  not  fo  good  Embalmers,  as  the 
xy£gyptians  were  •,  Which  was  xht-CauJe  that  the  Body  was  vtterly  con- 
fumcd.But  I  find  in  Plutarch,  and  Others,  that  when  Aujijffim  C^far 
vilited  the  Sepulchre  o(  Alexander  the  Great,in  Alexandria, he  found  the 
Body  to  kcepc  his  Dimenfion-,  But  withall,  that,  notwichftanding  all  the 
£»;/'j//«iKgi(  which  no  doubt  was  ofthebefl,)  the  i?o^  was  fo  Tender, 
as  Crfpr  touching  but  the  A7o/f  of  it,  defaced  it.  Which  malceth  mce 
finde  it  very  ftrange,that  thef^f^yptian  Mummies  lliould  be  reported  to 
beasHardas5fo«e-/'/>f/'  :  For  1  nnde  no  difference  but  one  j  Which 
indeed  may  be  very  Materiall ;  Naniely,  that  the  AiKient  ^yEqyptian 
Mummies,wcxc  iTnrowded  in  a  Number  of  Folds  oiLinnen,  bcfnieared 
wWwGummes^in  manner  oiseare-cleth-y^^hich  it  doth  not  appcare  was 
pra6tifedvponthefio^of--f/fx?Wf/-. 

NEarethcCrf^/f  ofCrf^V,  and  by  the  Wellso^Ajfan,  intheLW  of 
idumea,  a  great  Part  of  the  Way,  you  would  thinke  the  Sea  were 
ncare  hand,  though  it  be  a  good  diftanceoff ;  And  it  is  Nothing,  but 
the  shining  of  the  Nitre,  vpon  the  Sea  Sands  ;  Such  Abundance  oi Nitre 
the  Shores  there  doe  put  forth. 

rHc  Dead-Sea,w\iich  Vomiteth  vp  Bitumen,  ts  of  that  Crajsitude,as 
L/«7«^  £0(^/V/ boundHand  and  Foot,  caft  into  it,  hauebeen  borne 
vp,and  not  lunke.Which  lliewethjthat all 5/«i&/«g into /^jfe/.,  isbutan 
Ouer-u'eight  ofthe  Bodj,\)m  into  the  water,  in  rcfped  of  the  water :  So 
that  you  may  make  w'jrfr  fo  flrong,  andheauy,  oi  Qujck-siluer,  ( per- 
haps,)or  the  like,  as  may  beare  vp/ro«;  Ofwhich  I  (ec  no  Vfe^but  Im- 
pofture.  We  fee  alfo,  that  all  Mttalls, except  Cold^ox  the  fame  reafon, 
fwimme  vpon  ^ujck-filuer. 

IT  is  reported,that  at  the  foot  of  a  HiU,neAve  the  Mare  mort  mm, there 
is  a  Blacke  Stone,  ( wbereoi Pilgrims  make  Fires,)which  burncth  like  a 
Geale,  and  diminifheth  not  ;  But  onely  waxeth  Brighter  and  Whiter. 
That  it  fhould  doe  fo,is  not  ftrangejFor  wc  fee  Iron  Red  Hot  burnerh, 
and  confumeth  not:Buc  the  ftrangcnelTc  is,  that  it  fhou  Id  continue  any 

tlmc^ 


Century,   V  I  i  i. 


m 


timefo:  Fo'r/roa,  asfooneas  it  is  out  of  cheFirc,  deadcth  ftraight-  \ 

waics.  Certainly,  it  were  a  Thing  of  great  VfCjand  Profit,  if  you  could 

findc  out  FiitUy  that  would  burnc  Hot,  arid  yet  laft  long ;  Neitht-r  am  I 

i  altogether  Incredulous,  but  there  may  be  luch  Candles,  ds  they  iayare 

1  made  of  Salamanders  }veoiJ:  Being  a  Kinde  of  Af/«erj//,which  white heih 

i  alio  ill  the  Burning,  and  confumeth  not.  The  QMcllion  is  this ,  Flame 

j  muft  be  made  of  fomewhat  j  And  commonly  it  is  made  of  iome  Tanii- 

I  l/U  Body,  which  hath  ivei^t :,  But  it  is  not  impolTible,  perhaps,  tfiat  it 

ihouki  be  made  oi Spirit  or  yafour,  in  a  Body ;  (  which  Spint  or  Fapour 

\k:x[h  no iveight;  )  fuchas  is  thcMatter  of/g«»y  Fatmu.  But  then  you 

will  lay,  that  that  ri;;70«rdlfo  can  laft  butaihortiime.'Tothacit  may 

be  anfwcred,That  by  the  helpe  of  0/7e  and  tvax^^ad  other  Cnndle-Stuff'e^ 

the  Flame  may  continue jand  the  ivieke  dot  burnc. 

!.-.;*:  V     . 

SEa-Code  laft  longer  than  Char-  ComU  ;  And  char-CoM  of  J?oer/,being 
coaled  mto  great  Pceces,  laft  longer  than  Ordinary  Char-CeJc. 
TurfCyAttd  PeatySiadCon>-shejrds,3iic  chape  Ftrelsyind  lail  long.  Smul- 
Coalcy  or  Briar-CoaU,  powred  vpon  char-Goa  /c,  make  them  laft  longer. 
5^(;/j;eisacheapcF«c//toBrcw,  orBakewith  ;  the  rather becaulc it  is 
good  for  Nothing  clfe.  Trull  would  be  made  of  ibrae  Mixture  oisea- 
Coalc  with  Earth, ox  Cbalh^Voi  if  that  Mixture  be,  as  the  Sea-CoaU'Mcn 
vie  it,priuily,to  makethe  Bulkeof  the  Coa/egreater,it  is  Deceit;  But  if 
it  be  vied  purpofcly,  and  be  made  knownc,  it  is  Sauing. 

IT  is,  at  this  bay,  invfe,  xnGaza^to  couch  Pot-Sheards  oi  rcJJ'els  of 
Earth,  in  their  }Valls,to  gather  the  mni  from  the  Top,  and  to  paflc  it 
downcin  Spouts  into  Roomes.  It  is  a  Deuicefor  Frejh»ejfe,  i(i  great 
Heats:  And  it  is  faid,  there  are  Iome  Keemesia  Italy,  and  Spaine,  .for 
FrefhHeffe,aad  Gatheringthe  Winds, AndAire,m  thcHeats  of  Sumr»er.But 
they  be  but  Pennings  of  the  mnds,  and  Enlarging  them  againe,  ?nd  Ma- 
Z'/«gthcm  Reuerkrate,andgoeroittidiaCirclcs,TAthei  than  thisD^«;Vf  of 
Spouts  in  the  fvall. 

-,  ■  !.kIll"A',v^Jl,Ul;rfv.'v.'^••■^ 

THcre  would  be  vfed  much  cfih'gence,ih  the  Choife  of  fome  Bodies, 
and  places^(AS  it  wcre)for  the  Tafiing  o£Aire;X.o  difcoucr  the  ffi:el- 
fomene^e  or  rntvholefsmentjfe,  as  well  oiSeafons,  as  of  the  Seats  oi  Dwel- 
lings. It  is  ccrtaine,  that  there  bcforae  Houfes,  wherein  Confitures,  and 
/'/ffjWillgather.l/owWjmorethanin  Others.And  I  amperfwadcd,that 
a  Peece  of  Raw  FhjJ},  or  Fiji},  will  fooner  corrupt  in  fomc  ^ins,  than  in 
Others.  They  be  noble  Experiments,  that  can  make  this  Dijlouery  j  For 
they  fcrucfora  A^rttam//  DiuinutionioiSeafonS'^  Better  than  the  Ajiront- 
mersan  by  their  Figures :  And  againe,  they  teaich  Men  whtre  to  chulc 
their  Dvodling,tox  their  better  Health, 


T 


£.Tperiinent 
Solitary  0ci9- 
VDmuail  low- 
thing^fcMff 

775 


Experiment 
Solitary  cou- 
ching the  Ga- 
thwai  oftrhut 
ioTFrtjkmJfc. 
776 


i 


Expeiinent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching ihcTri> 
jlls  oiAaes- 

771 


Here  is  a  Kind  o{ Stone, ^Q\itBethleetH,vt)x\ch  they  grinde  to  Poxv-  Experiment 
^fr,and  put  into/f'<7fcr,whercof CJrtf/Zdrinkejwhich  maketh  them  ^jjj"l«  °t^' 


giue  ' 


ip5 


!7\(atural!  Hijiory: 


■juf,  of  Mil{e  in 

i  778 


Experiment 
Soliiaiy  tou- 
c\\tv>gSandoi 
(hcl^aiureot 
Clajft. 

119 


Experiment 
bolicaiy  tou- 
ching the 
Grevftboi  Co- 
rail. 

780 


Experiment 

Sulicaiy  tou- 
ching the  Co- 
thertng  of 
Mawu, 
781 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
cliing  ihc  Cor- 
riSutgoi  trine. 


78; 


i' 


giiie  more  M///f.  Surely,  there  would  be  fome  better  Trialls  made  of! 
Mixtures  of  ^^tcr  in  Ponds  for  Cattcll^  to  make  them  more  Af/hh.,0:  to 
Fatten  them  •,  Or  to  Kec^e  th^m  from  Murraine.  Ic  may  be,  clxilie^  and 
NitrCyiTC  of  the  beft. 

IT  is  reportcdjthat  in  the  ratley^ncere  theAfou^dine  Carmel^xnlude^^ 
there  is  a  .?W,  which  of  all  othcr,hath  moft  affinity  with  Glijje  j  In- 
fomuch  as  other  Minerals,  laid  in  it,  turne  to  a  Gbfje  Snbjiafia,  with- 
out the  F/Vfj And  againe  C?/</^  put  into  it,turncrh  into  the  Mothtr-s.md. 
The  thing  is  very  ftrange,it  it  be  true:  And  it  is  likelieft  to  beCaufcd  by 
fome  NaturallFornace^ox  Heat  in  ihcEarth:  And  yet  they  dde  not  fpeak 
ofany  Eruption  o(  Flantes.lt  were  good  to  try  in  GbJJe-frtrkeSjWhcthtt 
the  Crude  Materials  oiGlaffe,  mingled  with  Glajft,  already  made,  and 
Rc-mouken,  doe  not  facilitate  the  Making  of  Glajje  with  lefle  Heat. 

IN  the  Sea^  vpon  the  south-tf^cjl  of  Sicily^  much  CoraUis  found.  It  is  a 
Sub-Marine  Plant.  It  hath  no  Leaues:  It  btancheth  only  when  it  is  vn- 
dcr  yvater ;  It  is  Soft,  and  Greene  o^cdour  ^  But  being  brought  into  the 
Aire,  ii  becommeth  Hard,  and  shining  Red,  as  weeTee.  It  is  faid  alfo, 
to  haue  a  ivhite  Berry,  But  we  finde  it  not  brought  ouer  with  the  Cor  all. 
Behke  it  is  caft  away  as  nothing  worth:Inquire  better  of  it,  for  the  Dif- 
ceuery  of  the  Nature  of  the  Plant. 

THtManna  of  C^/^W^/isthebefl;,and  in  moft  Plenty. They  gather 
it  from  the  Leafe  of  the  Mulberry  Tree  j  But  not  of  fuch  Mulberric 
Trees,  as  grow  in  the  ralky's.  And  M^mna  falleth  v  poh  the  Leaues  by 
Night,zs  othcvDewes  do.It  fhould  feeme,that  before  thofe  Dewes  come 
ypoaTrees,  in  thefO/Zfj'Vjthey  dilTfpate,  and  cannot  hold  out.It fhould 
feemealfOjthe  Mulberry-Leafe, it  feife,hathfome  Coagulating  Vertue, 
which  infpifTatcth  the  Dew,  for  that  it  is  not  found  vpon  other  Trees :, 
And  wee  lee  by  the  si U'e-H^orme, which  fccdeth  vpon  that  Z,f.?jfe,  what  a 
Dainty  Smooth  Juyce  it  hath  j  And  the  Leaues  allb,(  efpecially  of  the 
Blacke  Mulberry, )  are  fomewhat  Briftly,  which  may  helpc  to  preft  rue 
the  Dew.  Certainly,  it  were  nor  amifle,  to  obferue  a  little  better,  the 
DcTMS  that  fall  vponT/ff  j,or//f r/i/jGrowing  on  Mountaines-^Vor  it  may 
be,  many  Dewes  fall, that  fpend  before  they  come  to  the  ralleyes.  A^id  I 
fuppofc,  that  he  that  would  gather  the  be dM.y- Dew  for  Medicine, 
fhould  gather  it  from  the  Hils. 

IT  is  faid,  they  haue  a  manner,  to  prepare  their  Greek-  Wines,  to  keepe 
them  fj:omFuming,3T\dJnebriating,by  adding  ComeSnlphur^OT^llofne: 
Whereof  the  one  is  FnBmw,  and  the  other  is  Ajhingent.  And  certaijifc 
it  is,  that  thofe  two  Natures  doe  beft  reprcffe  Fumes.  This  Experiment  [ 
would  be  transferred,  vnto  other  Wine,  and  Strong  Beere,  by  Putting  in  ; 
fome  like  5«^j(Jdnffi-,whiJ|jc  they  worke  j  Which  may  makcthem  both  . 
to  Fume  le(Ie,and  to  inflame  IcfTe.  I 

It  I 


Century.   V  H  I, 


IT  is concciuedby  fomc,  (hot  improbably,)  that  clic  reafon,  why  mlde- 
FireSy  (wherjof  the  princi pall  Ingrcdicnus  Ditumen^)  doc  not  quench 
w\l\\  fVjtcr^  is,  for  that  thefiril  Concretion  oi  Bitumen  \s  a  Mixture  o^  i 
Fjerjy  and  n'atrj  Subjitncc :  So  is  not  SutphMri  Thisappcareih,  for  that 
in  rhcf/df^nearcPwtw//,  which  they  call  the  Court  o{  ruicas^  you  iTiall 
hcarcj  vnder  the  Earthy  a  Horrible  Thiindring  of  iF/rf ,  and  H'ater^  con- 
Hiding  together :  ^hd  there  brcake  forth  alio  Sptmts  of  Boyliag  IVater, 
Now  that  P/4C*  yeeldeth  grcit^<j«Wie/ofif/'«iwif«^  Whereas  «^f»4j 
and  re/uuitu,  and  the  like,  which  confift  vpon  Sulphur^  ilioot  forth 
Smfidke^  and  y4/hes^  and  Pumt'ce^  but  no  neater.  It  is  reported  allOj  that  Bi- 
tumen Mingled  with  Limt^  and  Put  vnder  t-l-'?/fr,  will  make,  as  it  were,dn 
Artificiai  Rocke-^  The  ^w^//4»;ebccommeth  fo  Hard. 

T  Here  is  a  C^wi"**  compounded  of  FWrf,  vyhiteso^  Eggcs^  xn^S  Stone 
powdred,  that  beconiincth  Hard  as  MjrUe  j  wherewith  Pifcmt  mira- 
Ifilii,  ncarc  Cuma^  isfaidto  haucthc  Walls  Plaltered.  Anditiscercainc, 
and  tried,  that  the  Powder  q{  Utd  Stone ^  And  Flinty  by  the  Addition  of 
n'^ites  of  P-^efs,  and  Gum-Dragoiiy  made  into  Pajlcy  will  in  a  few  dayes 
harden  to  the  Hardncirc  of  a  Stoats. 


197 


txptiinunt 
Soliiaiy  tou- 
ching the  Ko' 
Urulioi  tfikt-l 
Fire. 


783 


Experiment 
Solitary  cou- 
chingl'/(i//*r 
growing  ai 
HardnMarbk. 

784   - 


I  jThath  bccne  noted  by  the  Jncientiy  that  in  Fh]Iox  Impure  Bodies,  rl- 
I  1  cers  or  Hurts  in  the  L^j^j,  arc  Hard  to  Cure ;  And  in  the  Head  more  Ea- 
(Ic.  Ther-rm/fis,  for  that  r/«rj  or  A/i»r/j  in  the  Lrpj  require  Deficcatiotfy 
j  whidi  by  the  DeflHxioiioi  Humoars  to  the  Loxver  Parti  ishindrcd^Wher- 
a$^»;riand  r/f^r/intheZ/^f-w/ require  it  not-  But  contrariwise  pr/«<?//> 
makcththcm  more  apt  to  Confohdatc.  And  in  Moderne  Obferuation, 
the  like  difference  hath  beene  found,  betweenc  Frencb-Mepy  and  Ertglifh- 
Men-^  WhereoftheonesC«»/?//««'#»is  more  Drie,  and  the  others  more 
Moift.  And  therefore  a  Hurt  of  the  Head  is  harder  to  cure  in  a  French- 
Many  and  of  the  L  cgge  in  an  EwgUfh-  Man. 

IT  hath  becnc  noted  by  the  Ancients^  that  Southerne  WindSy  blowing 
niuch,withont  ^^?/W,doecaufea  Feuourom  Di/pofttionohhcTTeare-^  But 
with  Eaine,  not.  The  Canfe  is,  for  that  Sonthernemndi  doc,  ofthemlclucs, 
qualificthc  -/rre^tobe  apttocaufc  Feuers;  But  when  Showers  are  ioy- 
ncd,  rhcy  iW  Refrigerate  in  Part,  and  Checkc  the  Sultry  Hejt  of  the 
Sou'.herne  Hinl.  Therefore  this  holdeth  not  in  ihc^Sea-Coafts,  becaufe 
the  f^/'<?«*'  of  the  sa,  without  ShowerSy  doth  refrefh. 

IT  hath  beene  noted  by  the  Ancients ,  that  noandf  wtiich  are  m^de 
with  Bra(jey  hcalc  more  eafilv,  than  fyonnds  made  with  lott.  The  Can/e 
is,  for  that  Br^ffe  haith ,  in  it  fclfe,  a  sanatine  Vertne  j  And  fo  in  t!ie  very  In- 
ttanr  hclpcrh  fbmcwhat:  But  /r*«  is  Corrojiue^  and  not  Sanatiuc.  And 
thcit?forc  it  were  good,  that  the  Inftruments  which  are yfed  by  Chimj;. 
?M«/aboutwounds,wereratherof^r4//fjthan//w.  '  '    ' 


Experiment 
J>oJitaiy  tou- 
ching tiidge- 
mmiof  the 
Curt  in  fomc 
yUtes  and 

HMTtt. 


Experiment 

Solitary  tou- 
ching the 
HtMibfiifncffi 
or  Fnhtallhful. 
neffeohheStu- 
Ucmetr-fud. 

7S6 


Experiracnt 
S<Jit3ry  tou- 
ching JTewsi/x. 

787 


\    "r- 


198 


fxperiaient 
Solitary  lou- 

I  7S8 


^\(aUirall  History : 


Expeiioitni 
I  Solitary  tou- 

78P 


Experiment 
Solitity.tou- 
ching  the  Su. 
ftfVttAtm  of 
Btdki- 
790 


Expcrinncnt 
Soliiaiy  tou- 
ching tiieF//- 
iagot  yitquedl 
Btdteiiathe 
Am. 
791 


IN  the  Ctld  Cfiuniries,  when  Mens  Ncjcs  and  Eirts  arc  Mortihcd,  and 
(as  it  were)  Gangrened  with  Co/^,  if  rhcycornctoaFirCj  they  rot  off 
prefcntly.  The  Caufe  is^  for  that  the  few  Spirits,  that  remainein  ihofe 
i'^r;/,  are  fuddcnly  drawne  forth,  andfo  Putri/aBion  is  mAdcCompkat. 
BmSafitP  Putvponthem,  helpcth;  For  that  it  prcferueth  thoCc  Spirits 
thatremaine,  till  they  can  reuiue.  Andbcfides,  5»tf»  hath  in  it  a  Secret 
Warmth :  As  the  wl/owJt^proued  out  of  the  T<xt  j  ^oddat  Niaem  ftcut  La- 
nim^  Gtlu  ftcitrCineres  Jpargit,  Whereby  he  did  inlerre,  that  ■?«*»>  did 
warme  likef^W//,  and  Frojidid  fret  like  A(hes.  warme  Frater  alio  doth 
good  J  Becaufe  by  little  and  little  it  openeth  the  Pores,  without  any  fud- 
dcn  Working  vpon  the  Spirits.  This  Experiment  may  bee  transferred 
vntothe  CiirfofG4«grc?i»«,  either  Comming of  themfelues,  or  induced 
by  too  much  Applying  of  O/Mlw;  Wherein  you  murtbewareof  D/7c_; 
//w*, and  reforttoThings  that  are  ^f]?ig^r^»f,  with  an  Inward  iV^rmth, . 
and  Tirr;*^  of  Gherifhing. 

VT  TEigh  7r*«,  and  ^^w  F#rr*r ,  feuerally ;  Thendiflbluc  the/rwin 
Vv  the  Jq»4  Ptrtk :  And  weigh  the  Diffolittion  ^  And  you  fhall  finde 
it  to  bcare  as  ^oodWeight^  as  the  Bodies  did  feuerally :  Notwithlhnding 
agooddealeof  Wafte,  byathickcr4/><>»r,  that  iffucth  during  the  w?r- 
king :  Which  (Tieweth  that  the  opening  of  a  Bffdj,  doth  increafc  the 
fveight.  This  was  tried  once,  or  twice,  but  I  know  not,  whether  there 
were  any  Erroitr^  in  the  TrtAll. 

TAke  of  Aq»a-PcrtU  two  Ounces^  of  Quich-filtter  two  Drachmes  •  (For 
that  Charge  the  Aqita-Ftrtss  wilibtiaxc-^)  Ihe  Dijfolut  ion  will  no: 
beare  a  Flint,  asbi^as  il^utmgg:  Yet  (no  doubt)  the  Increaring  of  the 
freight  0^  ivater,  will  increafe  his  Fewer  oi  Bearing  5  As  wee  fee  £rtf/i»e, 
when  it  is  Salt  enough,  will  beare  an  Egg^e.  And  I  remember  well  a  Phx' 
fitian^  that  vfedtogiue  fome  Minerall  Baths  for  the  GMt,  &c.  And  the 
Body  when  it  was  put  into  the  Bath,  could  not  get  downefo  cafily,  as  in 
Ordinary  Water.  But  it  fccmcth,  the  fyeight  of  the  ^ickjiluer,  more 

I  than  the  Weight  of  a  stone  j  doth  not  compenfe  the  Weight  of  a  Stone,  moife 

1  than  theWf;^i&/ofthe-^^a4-F«/r«. 

LEt  there  be  a  Body  o^P^ne^naU  Weight ;  (As  oiff^ood  and  Lead,  or  Bone 
and  Leadi)  If  you  throw  it  from  you  with  the  Light- End  forward, 
it  willturne,  and  the iveightier  £»<i  will  recouer  to  be  Forwards  5  Vnlefic 
the  Body  be  Ouer-long.  The  Canfe  is,  for  that  the  more  Denfi  Body,  hath ' 
a  more  Violent  Prf//Wr*  of  the  Parts,  from  the  firft  Impulfim ;  W'hich  is 
the  Ciiufe,  (though  heretofore  not  found  out,  as  hath  becne  often  faid,} 
of  all  Violent  Motions :  And  when  the  Hinder  Part  moueth  fwifter,  (for 
that  it  leilccndureth  Preffitre  o(  Parts,)  than  the  Porvard  Part  an  make 
way  for  it,  it  muft  needs  be,  that  the  Bodjiwme  ouer:  For  (turned)  it 
can  more  eafily  draw  forward  the  Lighter  Part.  GaliUtts  noteth  it  well  3 
I  That  if  an  open  Trough,  wherein  ff^ater  is,  be  driuen  fafter  than  the^^wr  I 
j -■'"  1 


N. 


Century,   V 1 1 1  * 


i  can  ioWow ^i\\c  fViiter  gathcreth  vpon  an  hcapCjtovvards  the  Hinder  End 
where  the /]/mo»  began  5  Which  he  ruppofcth,  (holding confidently 
I  rhc  Motion  of  the  Earth  ^)io  be  the  dwfe  ot  the  Ebbing  and  floiring  of  the 

iom?/;jBccaufcche£j;t/»ouer-runneth  the  fK-tf;-.  Which  T/'forj'/Jiotigh 
:  irbefalfe,yetthcfirft£xj)mwe«f  isrrue.  As  for  the  Inequd/tj  of  the 
■  Piijfurc  of  Parts  ^11  appcareth  manifellly  in  this ;  That  if  you  take  a  Bodjy 
\  oiStoney  or  ;ro«,and  another  of  IVeorfjOf  the  lame  Mjgnitudc,AT\dshir^c^ 
'  and  throw  them  with  ecjuall  Force,  you  cannot  polTibly  throw  the 
!  irood,  Co  tarre,  as  the  Stone,  or  Iro». 

I 

IT  is  certaine,  (as  it  hath  bccne  formerly,  inparr,toiieiK?d,)  thatwu- 
ter  maybe  the  Mediuhi  of  Sounds.  If  you  dalli  a  Stone  aganift  a  Stone 
in  the  Bottome  of  the  fruiter, it  maketh  a  Sound.  So  a  long  Pole  ftrucke  vp- 
on  Graucll^  in  the^o«owf  oftheW''jrfr,  maketha5o.vW.  Nay,  if  you 
lliouldthinke  that  the  5e««</commeth  vpby  the  Pelc,  and  not  by  the 
ft^jtcr,  you  lliall  findc  that  an -r4«f/.'<»r,  let  downcby  a/?o^?^f,  maketh  a 
S6uf;d  j  Ant!  yet  the  Ro.i^e is  no  Solid  Body,  whereby  the  Sound  can 
afcend. 

ALL  Ohtecls  ofthe5r«/t'i,which  arc  very  Ojfenjiue^docAuQ:  iht  Spi- 
rits to  retire;  And  vp on  their  Fliglttythc  Parts urc  (in  (bme  degree) 
dcftitutej  And  (o  there  is  induced  in  them  ^Trepidation  nt\AHorrour,Vox 
Sounds ^'Q  fee  that  the  Gratingd^a.  5^n>,orany  \cxy  H^trjl)  Noife^wiW  fct 
cheT^rt^on  edge,and  make  ail  the  ^o^Shiuer.  ForTafics,  wclcethat 
in  the  Taking ofa  Potion^  or  Pils^thc  Heiidand  the  Nech  fhake.  For  O- 
diom  Smelsy  the  like  Effcft  followcth,  which  is  ielTe  percciued,  becaufe 
there  is  a  Remedy  at  hand,  by  Stopping  of  the  Nofe:  But  in  Horf^s ^thax 
can  vfe  no  fuch  Helpe,we  fee  the  Smell  ofa  C<7mo«,efpeeially  ot  a  Dejd 
Horfe,  maketh  them  fiieaway,and  take  on,almofl:as  if  they  Were  Mad. 
For  Feeling,  if  you  come  out  of  the  Sunne,  fuddcnly,  intoai'Wf ,  there 
foUowetha  Chilnejfe,  or  Skittering  in  all  the  Body.  And  euen  in  Sights 
which  hath  (in  effeift)  no  Odious  ObieBy  Qoxumitigiv\io  Sudden  D,(rk- 
nejjcy  induceth  in  0£^er  to  Shiucri 


IP9 


Experiaent 
Scjjtiry  tou- 
ching *r<i«r, 
thacicniay  bcc 
the  Mtdmm  of 
Soundi. 

192 


Experiment 
Solitary  of  the 
Flikohht 
Spin:s  vponO' 
dioia  ObiiHs. 

19Z 


TI-J<^rc  is,  in  the  City  oCTicinttmyin  It-ily,  a  churchy  that  hjih  Win- 
dowos  only  from  abone  :  It  is  in  Length  an  Hundred  Fcer^  ih 
BieadchTvircnty  Feet,and in  Height  neere  Fifry.,Hauinga  Doorciu  the 
Middeft.  Icreportethther'(7/Vf,iwelue,orthirtt-eiietimcs,ifyouftdnd 
by  the  Clofe  End  ;r.;//,ouer  againft  the  Doore.lhe  Eccko  fadeth  and  dy- 
eth  by  little  and  little ,as  the  Eccho  at  Pom-fh.irenten  doth.  And  the  P'oire 
foundeth,  as  if  it  came  from  aboue  the  Voore.  And  if  you  (tand  -it  the 
Loirer  End,  or  on  either  Side  of  the  Doore^  the  Eccho  holdet  h-^But  if  you 
ftand  in  the  Doore,  or  in  the  Middefi  iuft  our r  againft  the  i>oo>r,  uct.  \ 
Note  that  all  Eccho' s  (luind  better  againft  Old  fvjls,  than  Ne^r ;  Becau  ic  I 
thcv  are  more  i)r|' and //(?//on». 

_^ S . Thole  ' 


Eipetimcnt 
SolKjry  tou- 
ching the  Sh. 
pci-htfieilian 
of  Bcchj's. 

7V4 


100 

Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching thcFerte 
of  ImagiiialioH, 
Imimtingthat 
of  ihcSew/e. 

,    795 


^aturall  Hijiorj: 


1 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching Prtfcvua- 
I'wnoi  Bodies. 


7P(S 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
I  chingthc 
Growth,  or 
Muttiiilj'wgof 
Metals. 

797 


T 


Hofe  E£eBsy  which  arc  wrought  by  the  Peraijfion  of  the  Senfe,ind  j 
by  Tijiags  in  FaEi,  arc  produced  hkewilc  in  lomc  degree,  by  the ' 
Immnatien.  Therefore  if  a  Man  fee  another  eat  Sowre  or  yicide  Things^ 
which  fet  the  Teeth  on  cdge,thisO/'/efl  tainteth  the  Imaginution.So  that 
he  that  feeth  the  Thing  done  by  another,  hath  his  owne  Tmh  alio  let  on 
edge.  So  if  a  Man  fee  another  turne  fwifily,  and  long  j  Or  it  hec  lookc 
vpon^w^ff/f/thatturne,  HimfelfewaxethT«r«f-JiV/.'f.  SoifaManbce 
vpon  an  Hi^  Place.,  without  RaUes,  or  good  Hold,  except  he  be  vied  to 
it,hc  is  Reaciy  to  FalhF.or  Imagining  a  F^//,it  putteth  his  Spirits  into  the 
very  u4Elien  of  a  Fall.  So  Many  vpon  the  Seeing  of  others  Bleed^  or 
Strangledpr  Tortured^  Themfelues  are  ready  to  faint,  as  if  they  Bled,  or 
were  in  Strife. 

TAke  a  Stoci-Gtlty-Flowery  and  tie  it  gently  vpon  a  Sricke,  and  put 
them  both  into  a  Stoop-GlaJJe^Mi  ot  ^ick-filuer^^o  that  ihtplower 
be  coucrcd;Then  lay  a  littlePfV/g/)t  vpon  the  Top  of  thcG/rij^,that  may 
keepe  the  Sticke  downcj  And  look  vpon  them  after  foure  or  fiue  daies- 
And  you  fhall  finde  the  Flower  Frcfh,  and  the  Stalke  Harder,  and  leffe 
F/fx/^/ethanit  was.  If  you  compare  it  vyiih  another  F/ojrerj  gathered 
at  the  fame  time,it  willbe  the  more  manifcft.This  llieweih,that£:)^j>j 
doe  preferue  excellently  in  ^ick-filuer.  And  not  preferue  only,but,by 
the  Celdnejfe  of  the  ^ick-jUuerj  Indurate  •  For  the  Frejhnejf'e  of  the 
Flower  may  be  meerely  Confermtioh  V  (which  is  the  more  to  be  obler- 
ued,  becaufe  the  J^ickfiluer  pxcf  ...  ehe  Flower-^)  But  the  Sti^enejfe  oi 
the  Stalke  cannot  be  without  Induration^iiom  the  Cold  (as  it iccmeth,) 
oitht  ^uick-Jiluer. 

ITis  reported  by  fome  of  the  ^«rtV«t/,that  in  Cyprus,  there  is  a  Kinde 
of  Iron,  that  being  cut  into  Little  Peeces,  and  put  into  the  Ground,  if 
izbc  well  i^atred,  will  increafe  into  Greater  Peeces.  This  is  certainc, 
and  knowne  of  Old  •,  That  LeadwiW  multiply,  and  Increafe ;  As  hath  ■ 
becnc  (eene  in  OldStatua's  of  Stone,  which  haue  bcene  put  in  Cellars  •  j 
The  Feet  of  them  being  bound  withLeaden  ^<z«^/^  Where(after  atime)  j 
there  appeared,  that  the  iM</ did  fwell  ;  Infbmuch  as  it  hanged  vpon 
theStoneVike^arts.  \ 


'  Experiment 
>  Solitary  tou- 
1  chmgthc 
Vtotming  of 
ihc»»«re  B/ife 
iietttilia  the 
mtre  I  retkui' 

79^ 


t  aWDroroningo^ Metals, whtVii\\ztx\[QBafer  ^^^ftj//,  is fo incorpo- 
l  rate  with  the  more  Kich,as  it  can  by  no  meanes  be  feparatcd  againe : 
which  is  akinde  of^erfion,  though  Falfc :  As  ifsiluer  fhould  be  infcpa- 
rably  incorporated  with  Gold-^Or  Copper, a.ndLead,with  sHuer.Tbe  An- 
cient EleBrum  had  in  it  a  Fifth  ofsiluer  to  the  Geld  -,  And  made  a  Com- ; 
pound  MetalU  as  fit  for  moft  vfes,  as  Gold ;  And  more  Refplcndenr,  and 
moreQi^lificd  in  fome  other  Properties  j  Burthen  that  was  eafiiy  Se- 
parated. Thistodocpriuily,  or  to  make  the  Compound  pa(^Q  for  the 
Rich  Mettall  S  imple,  is  an  Adulteration^  or  Counterfeiting  ;  But  if  it  be 
done  Auowedly,  and  without  Difguizing,  it  may  be  a  great  5<j/«w^  of 
1  the 


V 


vo 


Century,  V  i  a. 


the  Richer  Aietall.  I  remember  to  haue  heard  of  a  Man,skilfiill  in  Metdii^ 
thata  Fifteenth  Part  ot'^/Y/^o',  incorporate  with  Gdd^  will  not  be  Reco- 
iiered  by  any  neater  oi  ^e'/'.^n^n'o^j 'Except  you  put  a  Greater  ^Hjmitie 
oiSiluer^  to  draw  to  if  the  Lcffc ;  Whith  (he  faid)  is  the  laft  Rcflige  in  Se- 
parations. But  that  is  a  tedious  wavj  which  no-Maii  (almoftj  willthinke 
on.  This  would  be  better  enquired  j  And  the  Ji^^antitie  of  the  Fifteenth 
turned  to  a  Twentieth ;  And  hkewife  with  fome  httle  Jdditioftaff,  that 
may  further  the  Intrinjique  Incorporation.  Note  that  Siluer'm  GeldwiW  be 
detefted  hy  ireight  ^  covn^axtd  with  theDi>venfion-  Bm  Lead  in  Siltier, 
(Lfj^  being  the  tveightier  MetnU^)  will  not  bee  deteded^  If  you  take 
fo  much  the  more  Siluer ,  as  will  countcruailc  the  Ouer-fveight  of  the 
Leud. 

GOldhrhc  oxAySubfiance^  which  hath  nothing  in  it  Fo^wr/A-,  and}'et 
mclteth  Without  much  difficulty-  Ihc  Arching  flicweth  that  it  is 
not  leiune,  or  Scarce  in  Spirit.  So  that  the  Fixing  of  it,  is  not  want  q\' Spi- 
rit to  fly  out,  but  the  Eq.raU  Spreading  of  the  Tangible  Parts,  and  the 
ChfeCoiiceru.irionoithcnv  Whereby  they  haue  the  lefte  Appctirej  and 
no  meancs  (at  all)  to  iffuc  forth.  It  were  good  therefore  to  try,  whe- 
ther GLjjfc  Re-Afou!ten  dockcfc  any  freight  .^  For  the  /  jrr/ in  Gbjfearc 
eucnIySprcd-  But  they  are  notfoClofe  as  in  Gold-^  As  wee  fee  by  the 
EafieAdmi(rionofL;^^/;fj  Heat,  and  Cold;  Andby  the  SmalneJJe oi' the 
Weight.  There  bee  other  Bodies,  Fixed,  which  haue  little  or  no  Spi- 
rit :  So  as  there  is  nothing  to  fly  out ;  As  wee  fee  in  the  Stujfe,  where- 
ofCop^/t-/ are  made  i  Which  they  put  into  F'trnaces;  Vpon  which  f /re 
Worketh  not :  So  that  there  are  three  Caufcs  cf  Fixation  j  The  Euen 
^y^rw^Z/f^bothof  the>sy;;;7>J-,  and  Tangible  Parts-,  TheClefeneJp:  of  the 
Tangible  Parts  -,  And  the  leiuneneffe  or  Extreme  Cor)itninution  of  Spirits: 
Of  which  ThrcCjthe  Two  Firft  may  be  ioyned  with  a  Nattm  LiquefiaUe- 
The  Laft  not. 

{Tis  a  Profound  Contemplation  in  Nature ,  to  confidcr  of  the  Etapti- 
nc£l'  (as  we  may  call  it)  or  InfatufuHion  of  (etierall  Bodies  -,  And  of  their 
Appetite  to  take  in  Others.  Aire  taketh  in  ^r^;; j,and  Sounds,'xnd  Smds, 
and  rapours;  And  it  is  mod  manifeft,  that  it  doth  it,  with  akinde  of 
Thirft^asnotfitisficd  with  his  ownc  fomier  Confiftencc;  For  clfe  it 
would  never  receive  them  in  fo  fuddenly,  and  eafily.  waiter  and  all  Lf- 
</aor.f,  doe  haltily  receive  Bry  and  more  Terrefiriall  Bodies ,  Proportio- 
nable; And  Dry  Bodies,  on  thcothcr  fIde,drinkeinP^'.7f«'x,andZ./^w/•J.• 
Sothar,  (as  it  is  well  faid,  by  one  of  tlic  Ancients,  o(  Earthly  and  if^'atry 
Sub  fiances,)  One  is  a  Glue  to  another.  Parchment,  Skins,  Cloth^  &c.  drinke 
in  Liquors,  though  thcmlelves  be  Entire  Bodies  ,ay\dnoiComminuted,a.% 
Sand  and  A^Iks  •  Not  apparently  Porous  ;  Metals  themfelves  doe  re- 
ceiue  in  readily  5"fro«^-i-F.rfcr/;  And  Strong-Waters  likcwifc  doe  readily 
pierce  into y^/ff/?//,  and  Stones  :  And  that  Strong-water  will  touch  vp- 
on Gold,  that  will  not  touch  vpon  Siluer  -  And  e  conuerfo.   And  Gold, 


20I 


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which 


fexpcriirent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching F.Avir.'ofl 
of  Bodia. 

\199 


\ 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching thcAf/i- 

Things  in 
Tbenijelues,  and 
theiror/irfto 
change. 

800 


1 


202 


SsQturaO  Hiftorj: 


which  fcemetfiby  the  weight  to  bee  the  Clofeft,  andmoft  Solid  Body^ 
doth  greedily  drinkcin  ^uUk-siluer.  And  it  lecmeth,thatthis  Reception 
of  other  Bodies ^  is  not  Violent :  For  it  is  (many  times)  Reciprocall,  andas 
it  were  with  Confent.  Of  the  Caufe  of  this,  and  to  what  Axiome  it  may 
be  referred,  confidefattentiuely-.  For  as  for  the  Prcttic  Aflertion_,  that 
Matter  is  like  a  Cemmen  Strumpet y  that  dcfireth  all  Formes ^  it  is  but  a 
fFandfinj^Netion.  Onely  Flame  doth  not  content  it  (elfe  to  take  in 
any  other  Body ;  But  either,  to  oucrcome  and  turne  ano- 
ther Bod^  into  it  Selfe,  as  by  Vidorie  j  Or  it 
Selfc  to  dye,  and  goe  out. 


(*♦* 


; 


NATV- 


iiit\    ■  ■ 


NATVRALL 

HISTORIE. 


I  X.  Century. 


^vr5~5""o^3~5-^o-Fri?'i|T  is  ccrraine,  diac  all  Bodies  wliatfoe- 
c(^i%.^^.^^^,,^vn  ^^j.^  though  they  haue  no  Senfe^  yci 

they  hdue  Perception  :  Fair  when  one 
Body  is  apphed  to  another,  there  is  a 
Kinde  of  Election  ^  to  embrace  that 
which  is  Agreeable,  and  to  exclude 
oi  cxpdl  that  which  is  Ingratc  :  And 
whether  the  Body  bee  Alterant,  or  Al- 
tered, eucrmorca  Perception  prcccdech  Operation:  Fordfeall 
Bodies  would  be  alike  One  to  Another.  Andfometimes  this 
Perccption'm  feme Kindeof  Bodies,  is  farrc more  Subtillthan 
the5<?«/^;  So  that  the  5f»/'?  is  bur  a  dull  Thing  in  Compari- 
fon  of  It :  Wee  fee  a  IVeather-Glafe,  will  finde  the  leafl  diffe- 
rence of  the  Weather,  in  Heat,  or  Cold,  when  Men  finde  it  not. 
And  this  Perception  alfo,  is  fometimesat  Diftance,  as  well  as 
vpontUc  Touch;  As  when  the  L(7.ii^-5ro»^ draweth  Jron ,  or 

S )  Flame 


Efperiircntt 
in  Confort, 
io-ichingP«r- 
cc[tu>t  in  Btditi 
/n/c»/!W<,  ten- 
ding CO  Natural 
Diu'uutioi,  or 
SubciUTruUs. 


204. 


Sot 


80a 


U^aturait  Hijiorj: 


Flame  fireth  Naphtha  of  'Babylotty  a  great  diftancc  off.  Ic  is 
chcrfbrca5«^/V<^ofa  very  Nohle  Enquiry^  to  enquire  of  the 
more  SubtiO  Perceptions  j  For  it  is  another  l{ey  to  open  Na- 
turey  as  well  as  the  Settfei  And  fomcrimcs  Better.    And  be- 
GdcSf  it  is  a  Principall  Meancs  of  Naturall  Diuination ,  For  that 
which  in  thcfc  Perceptions  appearcth  early,  in  the  great  Ef- 
fe6is  commcth  long  after.  It  is  true  al(b,  that  it  (eructh  to 
difcouer  that  which  is  H/W,  as  well  as  10  foretell  that  which  is 
to  Corner  As  it  is  iu  many  SubtiRTriallsi  As  to  try  whether 
Seedsht  old,  or  new,  the  Scnfe  cannot  informe;  Bat  if  you 
boilethcm  in  Water,  the  New  Seeds  Y/iil  iprout  fooncr:  And 
fo  o(  Water,  thcTafte  will  not  difcouer  ihc  bell  Water  ^  But 
:hc  Speedy  Confumtng  of  it,  and  many  other  Meanes  which 
we  hauc  heretofore  fet  downe,  will  difcouer  it.  So  in  all  Phy~ 
fio^nomy y  the  Lineaments  oi  the  Body  will  difcouer  thofc  Na- 
turall Inclinations  of  thcM/W^,  which  Dijiimulation  will  con- 
cealc,  or  Difcipline  will  fupprcffc.   Wee  (hall  therefore  now 
i  handle  only,  thofc  two  Perceptions,  which  pcrtaine  to  Natu- 
rall Diuination,  and  Difcouery:  Lcauing  the  Handling  of  P^r- 
ception  in  other  Things  to  be  difpolcd  Elfcwherc.  Now  it  is 
true,  that  Diuination  is  attained  by  other  Meanes ;  As  if  you 
know  the  Cati(es\  If  you  know  the  Concomitants ;  you  may 
judge  of  the  Effe6i  to  follow ;  And  the  like  may  be  faid  of 
Difcouery;  Bat  we  tie  our  Selues  here,  to  thn  Diuination  zad 
Difcouery  chiefly ,  which  ii|  Caufed  by  an  Early,  or  Subtill  \ 
Perception. 

The  Aptnejfe  or  Propenfion  of  Aire,  or  Water,  to  Corrupt 
orPutrifie,  (no  doubt,)  is  to  be  found  before  itbrcakeforth 
into  manifeft  Effe6is  of  Difeajes,  Bladings,  or  the  like.  Wee 
will  therefore  fet  downe  fomc  Prognojiicks  of  Pejiilentiall 
m^VnxpholeJomeTeares, 

The  wind  blowing  much  from  the  Souths  without  Raine-^  And 
fvarmes  in  the  Oake-Apfle  5  haue  bccne  fpoken  of  before.  Alfo  the  Plenty 
ofFrfigs,  Crafhoppers,  Sites,  and  the  like  Crettures  bred  of  PutriftSim, 
doth  portend  Pefiikntiall  Tetres. 

Grtat,  and  Etrly  Heats  in  xhe  Springs  (and  namely  in  Maj^)  without 

Winds,  portend  the  famcj  And  generally  fodoe  rwr«  with  little  »^/ai, 

or  Th»nder. 

Great' 


-J 


(^enturj,    I  X. 

Great  Drm^hti  inSummer^  lading  till  towards  the  Endoi  Aitgujl^  and 
fbme  Geptle  .'ihowcrs  vpon  them ;  And  then  f  ">me  Drte  M-'eahen-^Xme  • 
Doe  portend  a  PejUitnt  Summer ^  the  Tcarc  following  :  For  about  the 
Endo'i  Aa^i*jl,A\\ihi:^-a>cet,!effeoi  ihe  E.irth^  wliich  gocth  iaro  PUnts, 
and  Tr^«  is  exhaled ;  (And  much  more  if  the  ^''^ffy?  ne  driCj)  So  that 
nothing  then  can  breache  forth  of  the  Earth,  butagroffe  yape»r^  which 
is  apt  to  Corrupt  ch;:  Aire :  And  that  Fapaur^  by  the  fir  ft  shtwers^  if  they 
hcGentlt^  isrclcifedj  and  commcthf^rth  abundantly,.  Therefore  they 
that  come  abroad  foonc  afcerthofe  Showers^  arc  commonly  taken  with 
Sicktieffe:  And  in  Africke^  noBodie  will  llirreout  of  doorcs,  after  the 
firft  Showers.  But  if  the  Shower*  come  vehemently,  then  they  rather 
walli  and  fill  the  E.trth,  than  giuc  it  Icaue  t  j  breathe  forth  prefcntly.  But 
if  I>r;wf4/&crcomeagainc,  thcnitfixcth  and  continucrh the  C^rra^rw^ 
of  the  yiire,  vpon  the  firit  ^^tfir^r^bcgun  j  And  maketh  itof  ill  InflueHce 
CHcn  to  the  Next  Summer-^  Except  a  very  Fr^J})!  H'imcr  difcharge  it. 
Which  feldome  fuocccdeth  ii.ich  Dreniht. 

'Xhe  Lejfer  infeHtcns ^  o[  the  SmaU  Peckes,  Pwpfg  Feuers,  Agues,  in  the 
Summer  Precaicnt^  and  houcring  all  H^imer,  doe  portend  a  great  Pe/Ij- 
leme  in  the  Stimmer  following  ,  For  PmrifiBion  doth  not  rife  to  his 
hcighthatdnce. 

I  It  were  good  to  lay  a  Pact  of  Raw  Fle(h^  or  Fifb,  in  the  Open  Aircj  j 
j  And  if  it  Putrifiii  quickly,  it  isa5/^»fofa  Diipoittionin  tiic  Aire  to  Pu- 
trifuBitn.  And  bvcaufe  you  cannot  be  informed,  wnethcrthe  PHtrifjBi- 
*«bequickeorlate,  except  you  compare  this  Experiment  with  the  like 
Experiments  another  Teare,  it  were  not  ami  He,  in  the  fame  r^rf,  and 
at  the  fime  Time^  to  lay  one  Peeceo[Fk(h^  or  FtfJ),  in  the  Open  Aire  and 
another  of  the  fame  Kiade  and  Bignclfe,  within  Doores :  For  I  ludo'e  that 
'ifagcnerall  D///o^«w  be  in  the  ^/rr  to  Putrifie,  the  F/ry^,  or  F//^,' will 
fooner  Putrifie  abroad,  where  the  Aire  hath  more  power,  than  in  the 
fffiufe,  where  it  hathlcfle,  being  many  wayescorrecied.  And  this  £>?;»?- 
rimcKt  would  be  made  about  the  End  o{  M.irch :  For  that  Ses/ofi  is  likert 
todifcouer,  what  the  f^7»ffr  hath  done ;  And  what  the  5"*w»?fr  follow- 
ing will  doe  vpon  the  Aire,  And  bccaufe  iheAire  (no  doubt)  rcceiueth 
great r/fl^«rf,  and  Infuftoi  from  the  Earth. ^  It  were  good  to  trie  that 
Expofi»goi  Flefh,  otpi^,  both  vpon  a  5;4it<r  of  w-W,  fomc  heighth  aboue 
the  Earth,  and  vpon  the  FLjt  of  the  Esrih. 

Tike  May -Dew,  and  fee  whether  it  putrifie  quiclciv,  orno?  For  that 
likewifcmay  difclofe  the  ^j/«/e  of  the  Aire^  Undy'tptHrohhc  Earthy 
more  or  kf\^i;  Corrupted.  f 

A  Drie  Aftrch^  and  a  T>rtz  Mjj^  portend  a  VVholcfome  Summer^  if  there 
hcAShtwring  Aprtii  betwcene:  But  otherwife,  it  is  ASiineofaPeJitlrn- 
tiall  Teircj. 

As  the  Di fee  fiery  of  the  PijpofUioH  of  the  Aire^  is  good  for  the  Pr»- 
gncflickes  ofivhdefomt,  and  rnv^hoUfame  Tures  .^  So  it  is  of  much  more 
vfc,  for  the C/X7W of  P/ifrrrro dwell  in:  Attheleaft,  ioiUdii^es,  zwd Re- 
tiring Places  for  ffeafih;  (For  Manfien  Hnfci  rcfpcd  Prouifmsy  as  well 

as 


803 


804 


805 


807 

808 


2o6 


Z«9 


8zo 


8ii 


812 


813 


814 


815 


■  I 


^J\(aturaU  Htfiory: 


as  Health  jVVhcrein  the  Experiments  aboue  mentioned  may  fcnic.  \ 

But  for  the  Choice  of  PLices,  or  Sejts,  it  is  good  to  make  Trial!,  not ' 
oncly  Cii  ^fitnejfe  o^Aire  to  corriipt^  but  alfo  of  the  Moifture  and  Dnnejfe 
or  the  Aire  j  and  the  TiPfper  of  it,  in  Her.t^  or  ^cld-^  For  that  may  con- 
ceriie  Health  diucrfly.  V\'e  fee  that  there  be  fome  Hoa/es^  wherein  Sweet 
Meats  will  relent,  and  B^ked  Meats  will  moiildjOiore  than  in  othcrSj.And 
ff4/»/mj  will  alfo  fweatmore;  fo  that  they  will  almoft  xunwithjvater : 
All  which,  (no  doubt,)  are  caiifed  chiefly  by  the  Afo/]^»r^tf  of  the  Atre^ 
in  thofe  Seats.  But  becaufc  it  is  better  to  know  it,  before  a  Man  buildcth 
his  Houfe^  than  to  finde  it  after,  take  the  Exferimenti  following. 

Lay  iveoU^  or  a  Sponge^  or  Ere.id^  in  the  Place  you  wouid'^  try,  com- 
paring it  with  fome  other /'/dc^/-  And  fee  whether  it  doth  notmoirten, 
and  make  the  woolly  or  Sponge,  &c.  more  Ponderous,  than  the  other  > 
And  if  it  doe,  you  may  iudge  of  that  Place,  as  Situate  in  a.GroJJe^  and 
Mfftfi  Aircj. 

Becaufeitiscertaine,  that  in  (omtPbces,  either  by  the  iV.7/»rf  of  the 
Earthy  oihy ihtSituationoiivoods^mdHi^s^  the  ^/>«f is  more  Viiequall 
1  than  in  Others  •  And  Inequality  of  Aire  is  cuer  an  Eoemy  to  He.iUh', 
It  were  good  to  take  two  ireather-Gl.iJJ'es^  Matches  in  all  things,  and  to 
(et  them  for  the  {ame  Hourcs  of  One  day,  in  {cuerall,  pLxes  where  no 
ShjdeiSy  nor  Eticbfans:  And  to  marke  when  you  fee  tliem,  how  farre 
the  tvater  commcthj  And  to  compare  them,  when  you  come  againe, 
how  the  ^^4ffrftandeth  then  rand  if  you  finde  them  Vncqaall^  youmav 
befurcthatthc  Place  where  the  Pi'ater  is  loweft,  is  in  the  warmer  Aire 
and  the  other  in  the  Colder.  And  the  greater  the  Inequality  bee,  of  the 
Afcenty  c)xDc/cento£the  fvater^  the  greater  is  the  7wf^«4///;  of  the  T<w- 
peroixheAiye. 

IhcPrediBions  likewife of  cW<i and  Lengmnters^  and  Hfit  and  Dry 
Summers^  are  good  to  be  knowne ;  As  well  for  the  Difcoitery  of  the  Cau- 
fes^  as  for  diners  PrQui^ions.  That  of  Plenty  oi' H^iwes,  and  Heps,  and 
Briar- Berries,  hath  beene  fpoken  of  before.  If  Wainfcot,  or  Stone,  i\izt 
haue  vfed  to  Sweat,  be  more  dry,  in  the  Beginning  of  Winter-^  Or  the 
Drops  of  the  Eaues  oiHoufes  come  more  flowly  downe,  than  they  vie ;  it 
portendeth  a ^W,  and  Frojlymttter.  The  Caa/e is,  For  that  it  fhewcth 
an  Inclination  of  the  Aire,  to  Dry  Weather  j  which  in  fvinter  is  eucr  ioy- 
ncdwithFr^T?. 

Generally,  a  Moifl  and  Coole  Summer,  portendcth  a  Hardmnter.  The 
Caufeis,  for  that  the  P^^^^^jsj-j  o^t\\e  Earth,  are  not  diUlpated  in  the  ^«w- 
nter  by  the  Sunne  j  And  fo  they  rebound  vpon  the  mater. 

A  Hot  and  Dry  Summer,  and  Amumne,  andefpeciallyif  the/Z^r^rand 
Drou^toxitnA.  farre  into  September,  portendethan  Open  Beginning  of 
winter  -^  And  C^/^j  to  fucceed,  toward  the  latter  Part  of  theH^vWf;*,  and 
the  Beginning  of  the  5prwo;  For  till  then,  the  former /^wf  and  Drought 
beare  the  Sway  •  And  the  Fiipeurs  are  not  fufficicntly  Multiplied. 

AnO|P^»and  warme  Winter  portendetha  Hotznd  Dry  si*f>i»ifr-  For 
iht  Vapours  difperfe  into  the  Winter  showers -,  Whereas  Cold  and  Froft 

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kccpcth  them  in,  and  ttanfportcth  them  into  the  late  S^fin^iz^d  Summer  ' 
following. 

Birds  that  vfc  to  change  Countries ^  at  certainc  Seafons^  if  tliey  come  ^  ^  ^ 
Earlier, doe  fhew  the  Temperatureohreather,  according  to  that  Countrey 
whence  they  came :  hsxhcmnter-Birds ^  (namely  [Vmdc0ckcs^  Feldefjr£s, 
Sec.)  if  they  come  earlier,  and  out  of  the  Norther ne  Countries^  with  vs 
(h'^wCsldWinters.  And  if  it  be  in  the  fame  Co««f  rr^',  then  they  fncvva 
Temperature  of  Seafon^  like  vnto  that  Sc.ifo?i  in  which  they  come :  As 
SiVdffowes^  Bats,  Cuckooes^  &C.  that  come  towards  Summer^  if  thc-y  come 
early ,  (hew  a  Hot  Summer  to  follow. 

The  Pro^nojlides^  more  Immediate,  o{ Weather  to  follow  foone  af-  %iy 
ter,  are  nwre  Certainc  than  thofc  di  Seafons.  The  Refounding  of  r.hc 
Jwvponthe5/;oj;e,  And  the  Murmuroi  Winds '\n  the fvoods,  without 
apparent  M^/Wj  flieww;«(i  to  follow:  For  fuch  PfVA^/,  breathing  cliieflv 
out  ef  the  £-.;«/»,  are  not  at  the  firlt  pcrceiued,  except  they  bee  perit,  by 
Water ^  or  fVood.  And  therefore  a  Murmur  out  of  Canes  likcwife  portcn- 
dcthasmuch. 

The  Vppcr  Regions  of  the  Aire^  pcrcciwe  the  ColkHion  of  the  Matter        §  i  § 
o(TempeJty  and  H''ind(,  before  the  ^jW  here  below:  And  therefore  the 
Ol/fcuring  of  the  Smaller  Starres  is  a  Signe  of  Tempefis  following.  And 
of  this  kinde  you  fhall  findc  a  Number  of  Infiamcs  in  our  Inquijltion 
Det^entif. 

Great  Mount  aines  hauc  a  Perception  of  the  Dif^ojitien  of  the  Aire  to  g  j^ 
Tempcfls^  fooncrthan  ihtValley'soi  Plaines  below  :  And  therefore  they 
CayinH^-Jes,  when  certainc  HiUshauc  tbeit  Night-Caps on^  they  meane 
Mifchicfc.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  Tempefis,  which  arc  for  the  moft  Part 
brcdaboueiinthc  Middle  Region,  (as  they  call  it,)  arefooneft  perceiued 
to  colled  in  the  Places  next  it. 

The  Aire,ind  Fire^hmc  Subtill  Perceptions  of  mnd  Rifing,  before  Men  820 
findc  it.  VVe  fee  the  Trtmblingoi  i  Candle  will  difcouer  a^iWthato- 
thcrwife  wee  doe  not  fcclc  j  And  the  FlexuoUi  Burning  of  Flames  doth 
(hew  the  Aire  bcginneth  to  be  vnquict ;  And  fo  doe  C^ales  oiFire  by  Ca- 
fting  off  tlie  A^)es  more  than  they  ufc.  The  Caufc  is,  for  that  no  n'ind,  at 
the  firft ,  till  it  hath  ftrooke  and  driucn  the  Aire ,  is  Apparent  to  the 
Senfe:  "Rut  Flame  is.  cafier  tomoue,  than  Aire :  And  for  the  A^jes,  it  is 
nomaniell,  though  W^/«4  unperceiucd  (hake  them  off  j  For  wee  ufiially 
trie,  which  way  the^'/«</bloweth,  by  cafting  vp  Grajje,  or  Chajfe,  or 
fuch  light  Things,  into  the  Aire, 

When  mild  cxpireth  from  vnder  the  Sea  j  As  it  caufeth  fomc  Refoun-  8a  i 
dingoi  the.  Water ^  (Whereof  wee  fptkc  before,)  fb it  caufeth  fome  Lig})t 
Motions  o^  Bubbles,  and  IVhite  Circles  o(  Frothy  The  C^iw/t- is,for  that  the 
mnd  cannot  bcpcrcciucd  by  the5*wy?',  vntill  there  bee  an  Eruption  of  a 
gxeai^iintitic^  from  vndet  the  w^rf  r  j  And  fo  it  gctteth  into  a  Bodie: 
VVhcrcasinthcfirftP«rt7«^'y;7itcommeth  in  little  Portions.  I 

We  fpakc  of  the  AJhes^thax.  Codes, ca{i  off  j  And o^Grajfe^and  Chajfe  1       g  j  , 
carried  by  the  Wind  •  So  any  Li^t  Thing  that  nioneth,  when  we  findc  no  \ 

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jvind^  iTieweth  a  Wind  at  hand  j  A  s  when  Feathers^  or  Dow  fie  ot  Thijiles 
fly  to  and  fro  in  the  ^/Ve. 

For  Prognoflickss  of  Weather  from  Liuing  Creatures^  it  is  to 
be  noted ;  That  Creatures  that  Liue  in  the  O/^^w  ^ir^,  (S«^  -D/o  J 
muft  needs  hauc  a  Quicker  ImprefionkomchcAire^  thanMen 
thacliuc  moft  within  D^^^r^j ;  And  cfpecially  fliy^i-,  who  Hue 
in  the  ^/>^,  freeft,  andcleareft  j  And  are  aptelt  by  their /^^ce_. 
to  tell  Talcs,  what  they  finde  j  And  like  wife  by  the  Motion  of 
their  Flight  to  cxpreffe  the  fame. 

fvater-Fowks^  (as  Sea-GuUs^  More-Hens ^^c.)  when  they  flocke and 
fly  together,  from  the  Sea  towards  the  Shares^  And  coritrariwife,  Land- 
Bird/,  (as  Crowes,  Svpallowes,  &cO  when  they  fly  from  the  Land  to  the 
waters,  and  beat  the  ivaters  With,  their  ?m^jj  doe  fore -fhcw^azW,  and 
mnd.  The  Caufe  is ^  Pleafure^  that  both  Kindcs  take  in  the  MoifineJJ'e ^znd 
Denfitie  of  the^w:  Andfodefire  tobein  J/e«<7«,  and  vponthe^f'/wg, 
whither  foever  they  would  otherwifegoe:  For  it  is  noMarucl!,  thatf-^'?- 
ter-Fowle  doc  ioy  moft  in  that^w,  which  is  likeft  irater-.  And  Land- 
Birds  alCo,  (many  ohhem,)  deh'ght  in  BathingyandMoiJi /lire.  For  the 
fame  Reafon  alio,  many  ^zVf^/ doc  proinc  iheir  Fe^nhers  -^  And  Geefe  doe 
gaggle  J  And  Crowes  fceme  tocall  upon  Raine:  All  which  is  but  the 
Comfort  they  feeme  to  receiue  in  the  Relentin^o^  the  Aire. 

The  Heron,  when  fhec  foareth  high,  (foas  fometimes  fhee  is  feene  to 
pafle  ouera  cloud,)  fhewieth  ?ri«^j;  t>i\i  Kites  flying  aloft^  (hew  Faire 
and  Drieireather.  The  Caufe  may  bee,  for  that  they  both  mount  moft 
into  the  Aire,  of  that  Temper,  wherein  they  delight :  And  the  Heron,  be- 
ing a  fvater-Fewle,  taketh  pleafure  in  the  y^frf,that  is  Condenled :  And 
befides ,  being  but  Heauie  oiwing,  ncedeth  the  Helpc  of  the  Groffer 
Aire.  But  the  Kitez^eQcexh  not  fo  much  the  Grojjenejje o(  the  Aire,  as 
the  Cold  and  FrefJMeJpe  thereof-,  Forbeinga^jWof/'rrj',  and  therefore 
Hot,  fhee  delighteth  in  the  Frejh  Aire ;  And  (many  times)  fly eth  againft 
the  tvind^  As  Trout s,  and  Salmons  fwimme  againft  the  Streame.    And 
yet  it  is  tnicalfo,  that  all  Birds  finde  anEafe  in  the  depth  of  the -^W: 
As  Swimmers  doe  ina  Deepe  water.  And  therefore  when  they  are  a 
loft,  they  can  vphold  themfelues  with  xheii  fvings  Sj^rcd,  fcarcemouing 
them. 

Fijhes,  when  they  play  towards  the  Top  of  the  ^^tf  r,  doe  commonly 
foretell  ^^/«f.  The  Caufe  is,  for  that  a  P///j  hating  the  Drie,  will  not  ap- 
proach the^^Vf,  tillitgroweth^oi/?;  And  when  it  is  Drie,  will  fly  it, 
and  Swimme  Lower. 

Beafis  doe  take  Comfort,  (generally,)  ina  MoiflAire ;  And  it  makcth 
them  eat  their  Meat  better:  And  therefore  sheepe'wiW  getvp  betimes 
in  the  Morning,  to  feed,  againft /?^i«e:  Pi.ndCattell,and  Deere,  andCon- 
neyes,  will  feed  hard  before  i^^we.'  hnd  a.  Heifer,  will  put  vp  his  Nofe, 
and  (huffe  in  the  ^/Vc,  againft  ^«»f. 

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Expcument 
Solicaiytou- 
chjng  chet^tf- 

tureofAppaiic 
in  the  Sttmtcb. 

831 


The  TrifoiU,  againfl:  Rattle^  fwelleth  in  the  suike^  and  (o  llandcth 
more  vprighr ;  For  by»v/,  Stalkes  doc  ereil,  and  Le:ines  bow  downc. 
There  IS  a  Small  Red  Plower  in  the  Stubble-  Fields,  which  Country  Peo- 
ple call  the  Wmeopipe  j  Which  it  it  open  in  the  Affimimg^  you  may  be  furc 
ofat'aire  O4;  to  follow. 

Eucn.'mM</fj  Aches  ^  and  Hurts  ^  and  Ctrnes,  doe  cngrieiTc,  cither  to- 
wards Ritnc^  or  towards  Profi ;  For  the  one  maketh  the  Humours  more 
to  Abound  J  And  the  Other  maketh  them  Sharper.  So  we  fee  both  £x- 
tyemcs  bring  the  C$ut. 

Wormci^  rermiue,  &:c.  doc  forc-fliew  (likcwife)  Raiue  :  For  Edrth- 
i  vforrtHf  will  come  forth,  and  Moults  will  caft  vpmore,  and  Fleas,  bite 
j  niorej  againit  Rtine.  ;  <:  c .:  ^-. 

{  Solide  fiodies  likcwife  forc-rhcwA'4/»r.  As  Stones,  and'P^w/?/?^/,  when 
j  they  Sweat :  And  Boxet,  and  /'e^j  of  w-W,  when  they  Draw,  and  fviitde 
\h.ird-y  Though  the  tormer  be  but  from  an  outward  Caufe  ^  For  that  the 
\sifiafy  or  WMofcoty  tiirneth  and  beatcth  backe  the  vtfiri? againftic  fclfe. 
But  the  latter  is  an  Jnivtrd  Sweli^  o[  the  Bodjf  of  the  M-Witfelfe. 

Appetite  is  nioued  chiefly  by  Tftno,s  that  are  C^W,  and  Drir :  The 
Cau/e  is,  for  that  Cold  is  a  Kinda  ot  Imdi^enceof  Nature,  andcalleth 
vponSupply^  AndfoisDnVe-j^/ir ;  And  therefore  all  S'<»//rtfrA/»gj',  asri- 
aegar,lu)cco\LimeHs,Oyleo{Vttriol\,2)LC.)  prouokc  Appetite.  And  the  D//^ 
j  eaje,  which  they  call  Appetittu  Caninui,  confiftethin  the  A/iiM^rof  an  A- 
w^ean  i(7/.//J/£'F/fg«»(r,inthe  Mouth  o^thc  Stomach.  Appetite  is  <\\(Qix\ouQ(\ 
1  by  Soure  Thmgs  -,  For  that  Sowre  Things,  induce  a  Couiraclion  in  the 
Neruesy  placed  in  the  Jl/*»/i&  of  the  Stomachy  VVliichis  a  great  Canfe  of 
Appetite.  As  for  the  Caufe^  why  Ouioui,  and  Salt,  and  Pepper,  in  Baked 
Meats,  maic  Appetite,  it  is  by  yeliicatiou  of  thofc  Nerues  -,  For  Motion 
whettcth.  As  for  iVormeweod,  oliues,  Captrs,  and  others  ot  that  kinde, 
which  participate  of  Ditterne/fe,  they  moue  Appetite  by  Abflerfton.  So  as 
there  be  fourc  Principall  Caufts  of  Appetite^  The  Rejriferatien  oi  the  Sto 
wif 6,  ioyned  with  (omcDriueffe^  CoutraBion-,  FelUcAtion^  And  /sbjlcr- 
fioo:  B^'Udcs  Hunger,  which  is  An  Emptiueffe:  Andyet  O^er-F^fiiugdoth 
(many  times)  cauie  the  ^/>;vmetocea(c;  ForthatPf'4n*of  ^i/w/  nriakerh 
the ^ftf»»4f/; draw  Humours-,  And  fuch^««»tf«rjas  areLight^  andCho- 
lericke,  which  quench  Appetite  moft. 

IT  hnhbcencobfcnicdby  the  Jncieut  ijihat  where  a  Ra!M-Eow,(l'etncih  Expcnrtich: 
tohangoiKT,  or  to  touch,  there  brcathcfh  forth  a  sa>eet  Smell.  The  /^°'''"'y«o" 
Caufe  is,  for  that  this  happeneth  but  in  ccrtaine  Matters,  which  haue  in 
chemfclues  foi^ic  SxveetuvJJe^  Which  the  Geutle  Dew  of  the  Raits- Bon^ 
doth  draw  forth:  And  the  like  doc  Soft  Showers-,  For  they  alfo  make 
the  Grounds  Sweet :  But  none  are  fo  delicate  as  the  D^w  of  the  Rain-  Oow, 
where  it  falleth.  Itmavbealfi,  chat  the  »r4ffr  it  felfc  hath Tome  Swiet- 
uejj'e  :  For  the  Rein- Bow  connftcrh  of  a  Glomeration  of  Sm-iU  Drops, 
which  cannot  ix)lfibly  fall,  but  from  the  Aire^  that  is  very  Low  :  And 
1  '  '  there- 


i-hiu:>5'K?;<:/- 

'••tifcoiOdo:<r 
itomihc  Kaiiit- 

832 


210 


^^aturali^islcry: 


Esperiflnent 
Solitary  lou- 
chingSw«< 
SmtUs. 


853 


therefore  may  holJ  the  very  Swe/teejjiroi  the  tJeri^s^  and  Floxvfrs^  as  a 
.  Dijiilledfydter:  ¥oxRawe^  and  other  Dew,  that  fall  from  hi^h,  cannot  1 
j  preferue  the  Smell  j being dillipated  in  the  drawing  vp:  Neither  doewc 
knoWj  whether  fomc^itw  it  felfc,  may  not  hauc  fome  degree  o^Sweet-  i 
tiejfe.  It  is  true  that  we  findc  it  fennbly  in  no  PcoU,  Ri»er,  nor  Fountaine-^  j 
But  good  £Arth^  newly  turned  vp,  hath  a  PrefhneJJe^  and  good  Sent  ^ 
Which  ff4/fr,ifit  be  not  too  EfKrf//,  (?ot  Equall  Ohietls  neucr  mouethe 
Senfe^)  may  alfohauc*  Ccrtaineitis^  thatz;i^^i'4/fJwhichisbutakinde 
oiivster  Congealed^  will  fonictimes  fmcll  like  ritlets. 

TO  Sweet  Smells  Heat  is  requifitc,  to  Concod  the  Matter ;  And  fome 
Moifture  to  S  pread  the  Breath  of  them .  For  Heat ,  we  fee  that  tyo0ds, 
and  Spices,  arc  more  Oder  Ate  in  ihtHtt  Countries^  than  in  the  C<»/(5f :  For 
Moijiure^  we  fee  that  things  too  much  Dried ^  lofe  their  Sweetnejfe  ■•  And ' 
FW^r/growingj  fmelibetterina^^rwwgj  orEneiiing,  thanat  A'tf<>»c^. 
Some  Speet  Smells  3iK  delhoyed  by  Approichto  the  Fire-^  As  Violets^ 
kyaU-Flejfers,  Gillj  FhwerSyP inches-^  ^d generally  all  Fhwert  that hane 
Cofle  and  Delicate  Spirits.  Some  continue  both  on  the  Fire^  and  from  the 
Fire,  A%J{fife-lVater,S)CC.  Some  dbe  fcarce  come  forth,  oratlcaftnotfo 
pleafantly  3  as  by  meanes  of  the  Fire .  as  Juniper^  Svect  Gums,  &c.  And  all 
Smells,  that  are  Enclofcd  in  a  Faji  Body :  But  (generally)  thofc  SmelL 
arethemoft  Gratefull,  where  the  degree  o(  Heat  is  Small  ^  Or  where 
the  Strength  of  the  Smell  is  allayed  j  For  thcfe  Things  doc  rather  wooc 
the  Sen fe,  than  Satiate  it.  And  therefore  the  Smell  ot  rielets,  andRfi/es, 
I  exceedethin  Sweetnejfe  that  o(  Spices,  and  Gummes^  And  the  Strongeil 
Sort  o(  Smells, ixebe^  ina  weftja  farre  olF. 


Expetiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  C«r. 
portiliSubfiiact 
fASmtUt. 

834 


Sxperiment 
Sobtary  tou- 
ching tetidt 
and  Fragrant 
Odeurs. 


IT  is  ccrtaine,  x^At  no  Smell  iffueth,  but  with  Emifienof  feme  Carport- 
all  Sttbfiance ',  Not  as  it  is  in  Lights  and  Celottrs,  and  inSaasds.  For  we 
fee  plainly,  that  Jw^// doth  fpread  nothing  thatdiftancc,  that  the  other 
doc.  ItistruCj  that  fome ffW/ofOrw^c/,  and //«//»«  oi' Ro/e-Mary,  will 
Smell  a  great  way  into  the  sea,  perhaps  twenty  Miles  ■  But  what  iithat, 
fince  a  Peale  o(  Ordnance  will  doe  as  muchj  which  moucth  in  a  fmall 
compaflc?  Whereas  thoCefroods,  andHeatbes,  arcofVart  Spaces:  Be- 
fideswecfee  that  Smells  doe  adhetc  to  Hard  Bodies-^  As  in  Perfuming 
of  Ghnes,  &:c.  which  fliewcth  them  Corpereall-,  And  doc  La(t  a  great 
while,  which  Sounds,  and  Light  doe  not. 

THe  Excrements  of  nioQ  Creatures  Srncll  ill;  Chiefly  to  the  fame 
Ori/«r^ that voideth them:  Forwefee,  befidcs  that  oi  A-faa,  that 
Pigeons  and  Herfes  tbriuebell,  if  their  .^*i»/^j  and  Stahleshc  kept  Sweet  j 
And  fo  of  Cdge-Birds :  And  the  Cat  burieth  that  which  rticc  voydeth : 
And  it  holdeth  chiefly  in  thofe  Beafls,  which  feed  vpon  F/cyS,  Dogs  (al- 
moft)  onely of  B^<</f J,  delight  in Fetide  Odours-,  Which (licvveth  there 
is  fomewhat  in  their  5'««/<r  o(  Smell,  diTering  from  the  Smells  of  other 
Beajls.  But  the  C<j*/tf,  why  £xf/fwf«ri  fmcll  ill,  is  manifeftj  Fonhaithe 

Bod; 


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211 


\Body\t  fcltl-  rcicctal  them;  Much  more  the  Spirits:  Andwc  fee,  ihac 
I  th:;it  Excrements^  that  arc  ot'chc  Pir(i  D  '^e/hfio.  Smell  the  worlt  •  As  the 
Excrements  from  the  Bffi)' :  'Xho(cl\iM\x\{:ixo\ViX.\\Q  Second  Digeflion^  lc(Te 
ill  J  h'i  ferine -^  And  thofc  that  are  from  th^  Third ^  yet  Icffe,  ^ox  Swat 
isnot  fobac!,  astheothertwOj  Efpcciallyof  fome  Perfor.s^  that  arc  UiJI 
of  HiAt.  Likewife  molt  Putr:/affi0fls  arc  of  an  Odious  Smdl :  For  they 
fn;cll  either  Petide^  or  Mouldy.  Tloe  ^w/^r  ntay  be,  for  char  rutrifaBion 
doth  bring  foith  fiich  a  CanJifteMCf,  aS  is  moit.  Contrary  to  the  Cotiji/Itiice 
of  the  Eoay^  whiilt  it  is  Sound :  For  it  is  a  mectc  diflolurion  of  that  Forme, 
Befidcs,  there  is  another  Reafbn  which  is  Profound:  And  it  is  that  the 
o^z/rrTj  that  plcafe  anyof  the5ffl/<ry,  liaue(all)  (omc  Equalitji^  and  (as  it 
were}  Ordcr^  in  th"ir  Compojition :  Biit where  thofe  arc  wantmg,  the  0^- 
ieEf  iseiier  Ingrarc.  So  Afixiture  o{  num  Di/df^rceing  Colours  is  ciicrvn- 
plcafantto  the  Eye  :  Mixture  o't  Dtfcord-tnt  Sounds  isvnplcafant  to  the 
Edre  :  Mixture,  or  Ho:ch-  Patch  of  many  Tufles^  is  vnpleafant  to  the  Tnjlt  : 
Har(hn:JJe  di]d  Ru'^ged-.cffeoi'  Bodies^  isvnplealantto  the  Touch:  Now  it 
is  ccrtame,  that  all  PutrifiHion^  bring  a  Dilpdittio-i  of  tlic  firft  Forme^  isa 
metre  Cersfujien,  and  V/.formed  /i//.vr«rf  of  the  P.nt.  Neucrthelcffcit  is 
(irangc,  and  (cemcth  to  Crolfe  the  former  oiferuitioa,  tliat  fomc  Pu- 
trifaBiofis  and  Exciemcr.ts  doc  yceld  Extellei.t  Odours  j  As  Ciuet  and 
Mtfske-^  And  as  [ovaQthinkcAmlir-Creece:  For  diners  rake  it^  (though 
vnprobably)  to  come  from  x.hQSpcrmeo'i  Fifb :  And  the  Mo^e  we'fpakc 
ot  from  yippIe-Ti-ees,  is  little  better  than  an  Excretion.  ThcRcafonmav 
be,  for  that  there  pafleth  in  the  £.v^  ernents,  and  rcmaineth  in  the  Putri- 
f.iBions,  fomc  good  Spirits;  cfpecially  where  they  proceed  from  Crej- 
/«r«,  that  arc  very  Hot.  But  it  may  be  alfo  ioyned  u*irh  a  further  Caufe, 
which  is  morcSubtill;  And  it  is, that  the  ^>«/i/ louc  not  to  bee  Ouer- 
plea(ed  ;  But  to  haue  a  Commixture  of  fom'cwhat  that  is  in  it  fejfe  In- 
grate.  Certainly, we  fee  how  Difcords  in  Muficke,  falling  vpon  Concords ^ 
make  the  Swceteji  Straines :  And  we  (ee  againc,  what  Strange  Tajlesdc- 
light  the  Tafie ,  As  Red- Herrings^  Cauearj^  Parmi^o,  &:c.  And  it  may  be, 
the  fame  holdeth  in  Smcls.  For  thofe  kinde  ot  5wt/j-,  that  wehanc  men- 
tioned, are  all  Strong,  and  doe  Pull  and  Vcllicate  the  Sert/e.  And  wee 
finde  alfo,  that  p/..«i  where  Men  ferine,  commonly  haue  {bme  SmeH  of 
f*folcts :  And  rrtue^  if  one  hath  carcn  Auimeg^  hath  fo  too. 


The  Sloathfull,  Generally  and  Indefinite  Contemplations, 
and  Notions,  of  ihc  E/emcntSy  and  their  Contiigations  ;  Ol!  the 
Influences  o{  Heaiiett;  0{ Heat^Cold,Moiftun\Drought  i  ^n- 
lities  A6tme,PiiJiiue I  And  clichkc  ;  haucfw^llowcd  vpthetruc 
Pajfcgcs^  and  Procejfcs,  and  JffcSis,n-\d  Confiflences  ot  Matter^ 
and  Niiturall  Bodies.  Therefore  they  arc  to  be  fee  afide,  being 

T  but 


in 


!h(aturaU  Hiftory: 


\  Experiment 
Soliiary,rou- 
ihiiigthcfia«- 
(ci  ot  I'utnja- 
ciion. 


^6 


j  Expciiment 
Soiicaiy  io\i- 

iHxt. 
83.7 


hvit  Notionall,  and  ill  Limited i  And  Dcfinicc  Axiomes  arc  to 
bcdrawiieout  of  Mea/ured  Injlanus :  And  fo  AiTcmto  bcc 
made  to  ihc  mote  General!  Jxiomss^  by  Scale.  And  of  thcfc 
Kindes  of  Procsfes  of  Natures  and  QbaraEters  of  Matter^  wc 
will  no  w  (ec  downc  fomc  Inftances. 

ALL  FutrifiBion  come  chiefly  from  the  Invfurd  Spirits  of  the  £o<i/jf  ^^ 
And  parrly  alfo  from  the  Ambient  Bodj^  be  it  y?/'rf  _,  Liquor ^  or  what- 
foeuct  clfe.  And  this  laft,  by  two  Mehes :  Either  by  Inguffe  of  the  S"*^. 
fiance ohhc  Ambient  B^dy /into  the  Body  Putrified-^  0:by  Exxit^itiott  and 
SffUicitat/on  of  the  Btf</ji  Putrlfied^  afid  the  F^r*j-  thereof,  by  the  ^oi;-  v^»»- 
^/e»f.  As  for  the  Rcceiued  Opinion,  that  PutrifiBion  is  caiifcd,  eitlier 
by  Coid^  or  Peregrine  and  Preiernatttra^  Heat^  it  is  but  Nugation :  For 
ColdiwThirt^i  Inanimate^  isthegreateft  Enemy  that  is,  to  Pmrif^&ion:^ 
though  it  extingiiiiTieth  V^iiti^cition^  which  euer  confifteth  in  Sfirits  At- 
tenuate^ which  the  Cold  doth  congcale,  and  coagulate.  And  as  for  the 
1  Peregrine  Neat^  it  is  thus  farre  true ;  That  if  the  Proforiion  of  the  Aduen- 
twe  Heat^  be  greatly  Predominant,  to  the  NaturAll  Hat,  and  Sfirits  of 
the  Bodj^  it  tendcth  to  Dijehtion,  or  Notable  Alteration.  But  this  is 
wrought  by  £w///tf«,  or  Supfrefion^  or  Snjfoca(i«n,o(  the  Natiue  Spirits-^ 
And  alfo  by  the  Dtferdinatien^  atid^Di/csmpoJiure o(  the  TangiUe  tsrts  • 
And  other  Pj/J^ges  oiNMure  j  And  not  by  a  ConfiiB  oi Heats, 

I"  N  Verfions  or  Miine  Altentisns  o'i  Rodies^  there  is  a  ^<<//»»bctweene 
JL  the  Body,  as  it  is  af  firft,  and  the  Body  Reftthing  •  which  Medium  is  Cer- 
ptu  imper/etfe  Miftum^  and  is  "tranfitory,  and  not  durable ;  As  Mijlt^ 
Smoaks^  Vapours ^  Cby Ins inthc Stomach,  Liuing  Creature s'm  the iixik  Vm- 
jicatien:  And  the  Middle  AEiio/i^  which  produceth  fuch  JmperfeB  Bodies, 
is  fitly  called  (by  fome  of  the  Ancients)  l}?quination^  or  Jnconcoclien^  which 
isaKindcof  ?utrifa£iion -^  For  the  Pirts^xQ  'mConfnJion^  till  they  fettle 
one  wav, or  other. 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou  - 
chingCeW'cif- 

83S 


THe  word  ConcoBien,  or  Digefiion^  is  chiefly  taken  into  vfc  from  Li- 
uing  CreJtnres  and  their  Organs  5  And  from  thence  extended  to  Li- 
quors, and  Fr«;*/,&c.Thereforc  they  fpcake  o^Meat  Concaved  ^  Vrine  ind 
ExcremexitsCoacoBedi  And  the  Foure  Di/geponSy  (Jnthc  Stomach-^  In  the 
Liuer-^  In  the  Arteries  and  A^erues-^  And  in  the  Seuerdl  P^mof  the  Bo- 
dy , )  are  likcwife  called  ConcoBions :  And  they  are  all  made  to  bee  the 
Workcs  of  ^«rj«  ••  All  which  Notions  arebiit  ignorant  Carchcs  of  a  few- 
Things,  which  are  moftObuious  to  MensObjerumens.  The  Conlian- 
tcft  Notion  of  ConcoBion  is,  that  it  (hould  figoifie  the  Degrees  of  Aiters- 
«>/;,  of  one  Body  into  another,  frona  Crudity  to  perfedt  CoKcoBien  -  Which 
is  the  Vltimit)  of  that  ABion  or  Procejfe:  And  whik  the  Body  to  bee  Con-  / 
uerted  and  Altered,  istooftrong  {ox  the  Efficient,  thatfhould  Conuert,  or} 
Alter  it,  (whereby  it  rcfifteth  and  holdeth  faft  in  fomc  degree  the  firft  j 


Century,    i  X. 


2^ 


Ptrme,  or  Cenfi^enee)  it  is  (all  that  while)  Crude ^  an. I  IficoncoR.^  And 
the  Procejje  is  to  be  called  Crudity  and  Inconce^ion.  It  is  true,  that  Con- 
ceBKnth^  in  great  part,  the  Worke  o£  He.Jt -^  But  noiihcyyorkeo^Hettd- 
lone:  For  all  Things,  that  turthcr  the  CoMfr^^/?,  or  JlttrdCnrf,(as  Reji, 
Mixt»reoi  zBody  already  CoacoBed,  Sec.)  afealfo  A/.^-ivfj  toConcoHioii. 
And  there aic of  C<»Bf<»3/o«  two  Periods^  The  ouc  A fimtlation^  otAhft- 
lute  Cfiif)terfiMy3indS0lfaBifn;  The  other  MjUrdtm-.  whereof  the  For- 
mer is  moll  confpicuoiis  in  the  Bodiex  of  Liumg  Creatures -y  lo  which 
tlicrc  is  an  Alffolitte  Co>Mcrfion,  and  Afiimthtien  of  the  Ntur'iflmtnt  into 
the  Body:  And  likewife  in  the  Btdieioi' PLmts:  And  againc  in  AfrtaZ/i, 
where  there  is  a  iuWTtMfmutation.  The  other  (which  is"  ^dt»><i/wi»)  is 
fecne  in  Liqu»rs,  and  Fruits ;  wherein  there  is  not  dcnred,  nor  preten- 
decJ,  an  vtter  Conuerfitn^  but  only  an  AlterJtiM  to  that  Ferrffe,  which  is 
molt  fought,  for  Mans  vfe  •  As  in  Clarifying  of  Drinkes  j  Ripening  of 
Fruitst&cc.  But  notCj  that  there  be  two  Kindes  of  >4^/3/«/fCy»«fr^o»j  5 
The  one  is,  whend  Bodyh  conuertcd  into  another  Bodf,  which  was  be^ 
fore ;  As  when  No»ri[bmeitt  is  turned  into  Flefh  •  That  is  it  Which  we  call 
Afimiiatioti.  The  other  is,  when  the  Cottuerfion  is  into  a  Body  meerely 
New,  and  which  was  not  before ;  As  if  Siluer  (hoiild  be  turned  to  G»ld . 
or/ro«  to  Copper:  And  this  Ctnuerfionis  better  called,  for  diftindions 
fake,  TrJr/mttation. 

T  Here  arc  alfodiucrs  other  ffrf4i  Akeratiens  of  Matter ^  andBodieSj 
befides  thofe  that  tend  to  Ctncoiiion^  and  Mat»r.nitn ;  For  whatfo- 
euei  doth  fo  alter  a  «#<//,  as  it  returncth  not  againeto  that  it  was,  may 
be  called  Alteram  Maiir :  As  when  Meat  is  Boiled,  orRoafted,  or  Fried, 
l&Ci  Or  when  Bread  ind  Meat  arc  Baked;  Or  when  Cheefeis  made  of 
Curds,orB«</rof  CrMf»^,orCw^/ofVVood,orBr/V)tf/ofEarth^  And 
a  Number  of  othersl  But  to  apply  Nttisus  Philpftfhicall  to  Plebeian 
Termes^  Or  to  fay,  where  the  Netions  cannot  fitly  be  reconciled,  that 
there  wantctha  Terme,  or  Nemendatute  for  it  ^  (as  the  Anciems  vfcdO 
They  be  but  Shifts  oi  JgHorance\  ^oi  KntnUdgevf\\[  beeuera  hvattdring 
and  I»digeJledTi>i»gy  if  it  be  but  a  ComrnxtHre  of  a  few  Notions^  that  are 
athandandoccurre,  and  not  excited  from  fufficicnt  Number  of  Inftan- 
ces,  and  thofe  well  collated. 


The  Conjiflmces  of  Bodies  arc  very  diuers  ;  Denfe,  Rare  j  Tan- 
gible,^netmaticall  'J^olatile^  Fixed  ^  Determinate ^  N-ot  Determi- 
nate i  Hard,  Soft  ■,  Cleauing,  Not  Cleauing ;  Congealeabte,  Not  Con-^ 
geakable  j  Liquefial^le^Not  Uijuefiable ;  Frdgile^  Tough ,  Flexible; 
Inflexible ;  Tra6lile^ot  to  be  drawnc  forth  in  length,  Imra^ile-j 
Porom^  Solid;  Equally  andSmooth^Fnequall;  Venota,  zndFi- 

T  2  broM^ 


Experitnent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching/f/«r^'. 
ons,  which  nay 
bee  called 
iiaitrs, 

83? 


214- 


^aturallHiHory: 


ETperlnncnt 
Solitary  tou- 
ching B»rf;fj£,j- 
qiK  fable,  and 
not  uqiicfiatilt, 

840 


Evperiment 
Solitaiyiou- 
chif^Q  Bod:Ct 
fM^j/r,and 
Tough. 

841 


hotu,  and  wiih  Graines,  Entite  ;  And  diucr^  Others;  All 
which  to  rcfcrrc  to  Hsat,  and  Cold;  and  Moi/Ime,  and  Drought, 
is  a  Compendious  and  Inutile  Speculation.  Bat  of  thcfc  fee 
^xinc\^-3i\\y  oiK  Abecedmtm  Naturae;  And  oiWtv^\{c  Sparfim 
inthisour  5>/«4  Syluarum.:  NcuerdiclcfTc  infomc  good  part, 
Wcc  lliall  handle  diucrs  of  them  now  prekntly. 

LlijaejiaUe^  and  Net  LiquefiMc,  proceed  uomxhcCc  C4it/es:  Litjtte/j. 
Ftiffn  is  cLier  caufed  by  the  Detention  of  the  SfmtSy  which  play  vvith- 
'  in  the  hody^  and  Open  it.  Therefore  fiich  Bodies  asare  more  Titrgideoi 
Spirit;  Or  that  haiie  their  Spirits  more Straiily  Imprifoned-^  Oragaine 
that  hold  them  Better  Pleafed^  ixwd  Content-^  are  Ljqnefidle:  For  thcfc 
ihrcc  Di/pofttio»so^  Bodies,  doc  ancllthc  Emipo»  0^  the  Spirits.  An  Ex- 
ample  of  the  firil  two  Properties  is  in  Ml  t4s  •  And  of  the  Laft  in  Greafe^ 
Pitch,  Su'phure,  Butter^  a^jx,  Sec.  The  Di[pofition  not  to  Liqnefie  procee- 
deth  from  the  Eafie  Emifloto^ the  Spirits^  whereby  the  GroJJer  parts 
contrad ,  And  therefore,  Bodies  leiune  of  Spirits ;  Or  which  part  with 
their  Spirits  more  mtingly-,  arc  not  LiqnefiMe.^  As  tvood^  Claj^  Free- 
Stotie,  &:c.  But  yet,  cnen  many  of  thofc  Bodies,  that  will  not  Melt,  or  will 
hardly  iVr/f,  will  notwithftanding  ^^re» ;  As  /ro»  in  the  Forge  j  And  a 
Stickebathed  in  Hat  Afhes,  which  thereby  becommcth  more  Flexible. 
Moreoucr,  there  are  fome  Bodies,  which  doe  Liquefie,  or  diffolue  by  Fire^ 
As  Metals^  wax.  Sec'  And  other  Bodies,  which  diffolnc  in  f^ater  ^  As  Salt, 
Sugar,  Sec.  The  Cjufe  of  the  former  procccdeth  from  the  Dilatation  ot 
the  spirits  by  //w* :  The  Canfe  of  the  Latter  procccdeth  from  the  Ope- 
ning of  the  Tangilfk  Pjrts,  which  defire  to  receiuc  the  Liqnottr.  Againc, 
there  arc  fome  Bodies,  that  difTolue  with  both  •  As  Gumme,  Sec.  And 
thofc  be  fuch  Bodies^  as  on  the  One  Side  haiie  good  ftore  of  5"^;>7«  -^  And 
on  the  other  Side,  hauethe  Tangible  Parts  Indigent  oi  MoiJlt4re\  For  the 
former  helpeth  to  the  T)/!?/;^?;  of  the  Spirits  by  ihc  Eire -,  And  thcLat 
tct  ftimulateth  the  Parts  to  Receiuc  thcI/^wMr. 

OF  Bodies,  fome  arc  Fragde ;  And  fome  are  T'»ngh,  and  N»t  Fragile-^ 
And  in  the  Breaking,  fome  Fragile  Bodies  brcakc  but  where  the  Force 
iSjSomefhatterandfly  mmany  Pceces.  Of  frJ^//f;theCrf«/(fisan/w- 
/»of^/;f7tobe  Extended:  And  therefore  Stone  is  more  Fr<?g//c  than  Metall-, 
And  fo  FiSiile  Eayth  is  more  Fragile  than  Crnde  Earth  j  And  Dry  n'ood 
than  Griff  K^  And  the  Cja/^of  this  Voaptnejfeto  Extenfton,  is  the  Small 
Quantity  o(  Spirits',  (For  it  is  the5^/V//  that  furthercth  the  Extenfwn  01 
Dilatation  bt  Bodies ',)  Anditiseucr  Concomitant  with  Porofity^  and 
with  Dtineffe  in  the  Tangible  Parts :  Contrarixetfe,  Tough  Bodies  haue  more 
Spirit,  and  fewer  Pores,  nr\d  Moifter  Tangible  Parts:  Therefore  wee  fee 
that  Parchment^  or  Zwr/'frwillftrctchj  PaperwiWnoVyirooilenClotbmYi, 
tenter,  Linnen  fcarcclv. 

.. • Alll 


(^enturj.     1  X 


JHl 


2'5 


t-'Tpcriment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  ftpj 
Kjiiii  >j{  P»eu~ 
mitkali  in  Z»- 
difs. 

842 


Expeiioaent 
Solitsiy  tou- 
ching C«).:reli- 
<m,  and  Dijfulji- 
titnoisoiitu 

Hi     , 


LL  Solid  Bedies'coni'x^oVPartso'i  i\vo{kui:X3.{\  N.;tttres  y  Pneuma- 

itci'd^ixAT^ngibie'^  AndiciswcUtobenocedj  that  the  Ptttuniiti- 

\  uUSfibJtanceis  infome^o^/Wj  Hm:  Natme Sptritoixhc  Body  -^  Andiulome 

i  other,  plaine  v^ir^  that  is  gotten  in  >  As  in  Bodies  Dcficcate^  by  Heat,  o: 

i  ui^e:  For  in  them,  when  the  Ndtiue  Spirit  gocth  forth,  and  the  Afetfture 

wuh  ir,  the  Atrtvrhh.  time  getteth  mto  the  Feres.  And  \\\ok  Bodies SiXc: 

ciicrrhc  morcFr^<^^;/^;  Yoxt\\c  NdUitt  Sfintn  mote  Teelding,  and£.v/f»- 

JiHf,  (el[Kcially  to  follow  the  P arts ^  than  Aire,  The  Native  Spirits  al(o 

adaiic^rcat  Diutrlity  ;  h.%  Hot ^Cetd^  Aciiue^  /5«i,&:c.  Whence  proceed 

niollof  thcf'VrWf'j,  and^j////Vj  (as  wee  call  them)  of  Btiies :  But  the 

j  Aire  lintrmixt^  is  without  reitues,  and  makcth  Things  Injipidc^  and 

i  without  any  FxtimitLititv. 

I  T*  He  Co-icretitn  of  £*</w  is  (commonly)  foluedby  the  Contmry  ^  As 
X  /fi"!  which  is  congealed  by  f  W<i,is  dirfolued  by  He*t-^  Sa't^  and  5*!g.'r, 
which  arc  Exco>5lcdby  Heat,  arcDiflblued  by  Ctld^  and  (JW*//3f*r^.  The 
Caufe  IS,  for  that  thc(e  Opcntiens^  are  rather  Retmrnes  to  tlx-ir  former 
Afaturc,  thin  AUentions:  So  that  the  Cttttrarj  curcth.  As  ioxOjU^  it 
doth  neither  cafily  congcale  with  C*/i,  nor  thicken  with  Iftat.  The 
C7fl/<?  of  both  £feci(,  though  they  be  produced  by  Contrary  E^ients, 
fccmeth  to  be  the  Same  j  And  that  is,  becaufe  the  5;»/r«of  the  Oyle,  by 
cither  MeancSj  cxhaleth  little  j  For  the  C^Wkcepcth  it  in ;  and  the  Httt, 
(except  it  be  Vehement,)  doth  not  call  it  forth.  As  for  Cold,  though  it 
take  hold  of  the  Tangible  Psrts^  yet  as  tothe  Spiritt,  it  doth  rather  mdke 
them  Swell,  than  Congcale  them:  As  when  Jce  is  congealedinair*^, 
the  Ice  will  Swell  in  (lead  of  Contriving  j  And  fomctimes  Rift. 

OF  Bodies ^  fame  (we  fee) are  Bird,  and  feme  Sc/t :  The  Hardnejfe is  1  Experiment 
caufed  (chiefly)  by  the  leikne^ejje  of  the  Spirits:^  Aod  their  Imparitj  \  Solitary  lou 
with  the  TMiible  P.irts :  Both  which,  if  they  be  in  a  greater  degree,  ma-   Mdlo^iwi/M. 
keth  them  not  on\y  Htrd,  but  PragiUf  and  lefle  Enduring  of  Prej[ure-^         8^4 
As  Steele^  Sttne,  GUJJ'e,  Dry  Wetdy  &c.  Softnejje  commcth  (contrari- 
wife)  by  the  Greater  ^4»m7 of  5'^/r/Vi  J  (which  euerhelpethto  Induce 
TeeldlngxwACcfiioi-^)  And  by  the  more  EqaaH Spretdingoi iheTangible 
Parts ^  which  thereby  are  more  5 W/«g,  zndFe'lowi»g-^  As  in  Gold,Lead^ 
fVdXy  &:c.  Bvit  note  that  Spft  B*dits^  (as  wee  vfethe  word,)  are  of  two 
Kinds -^  The  one,  that  cadly  giucth  place  to  another  Bfidy^  but  altcreth 
not  Bu'ke^  by  Hiling  in  other  PIkcs-^  And  therefore  we  fee  that /rjjc,  if 
you  put  any  Thing  into  it,  doth  not  rife  in  BMke^  but  only  giueth  Place  : 
For  you  may  not  thinl<e,  that  in  Printingof  wdx^  the  pyaii  rifcth  vp  at 
al! ;  But  oniv  rhc  defreffcd  P*rt  giueth  place,  and  the  other  renraincth  ai 
it  was.  The  other,  that  altereth  BWiyinthe  C^fioa-^  As  ivafer,  or  other 
Liqueurs^  if  you  put  iStooe^  or  any  Thing  into  them,  they  giue  place 
(indeed)  eafilv ,  but  then  they  rife  all  ouer :  Which  is  a  Falfe  Cefie/i  j  Fck- 
it  IS  in  Place  And  not  in  Bedy. 
, ^ ^_J^J_ All 


■u. — 


i\6 


^h(atura\i  Hisloryi 


Experiment 
SoJitaiy  rou- 
chino  Bflfiiff 
Duflilc,and 
Ttnfik. 

845 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching other 
Pa/Jioni  of  Mat' 
ter,aadChira- 
iitrsof  Bodies. 

846 


ALL  Bodies DuBile^  and  Ttnfile^  (as Mtuls  thar  will  be drawnt  luto 
mres  ifvccU  and  Tow  that  will  be  dra  wnc  into  Tarntt  or  Thred)  haue. 
m  them  the  appetite  of  AVr  Difccntiniting^  Strong ^  Which  makcth  them 
follow  the  Force,  that  pullcththem  ontj  And  yet  fo,  as  not  to  Difce»-\ 
time  or  forfake  their  ownc  Body.  Vifcetu  Bodies,  (likewife)  as  Piteb^ 
ivax,  Bird'Lime,  Cheefe  totfied,  will  draw  forth,  and  rope.  But  the 
difference  betweenei(*<iz>j  Pibrtus,  and  B$diesViJcetis,  is  Plaine  j  For  all 
woolly  and  Toxfy  and  Cotton,  and  Silke^  (efpecially  raw  silke)  haue,  be- 
f  ides  their  Defirc  oiContinuAnce,  in  regard  of  the  Tinuity  of  their  Thred,  a 
i  GreeSaeJfeoi  Meijlure',  And  by  i»/*//?arf  to  ioyne  and  incorporate  with  \ 
',  other  r^rf'fi  j  Efpecially  if  there  be  a  little  Wreathing^  Asappearcth  by 
the  Twining  of  Thred-y  And  the  Pradice  of  Tw/r/iw^  about  oi  Spindles. 
And  we  fee  alfo,  that  Gold  and  5//«(fr  Thrtd  cannot  bee  made  without 
Twtjling, 

THe  Differences  oi  ImprefibU  and  Not  ImpreftUe -^  PignrMe  andiV*^ 
Fignrdble'^Moitlddlile  and  Not  Moutddle.  ScifiU and  JVot ScifiUi  And 
many  other  F-J^/MJ  of  ^J«fr,  &x&  Plebeian  Notions^  applied  vntothe/»- 
ftruments  and  ^«  which  Men  ordinarily  pradlife  j  But  they  are  all  but 
the  Effe^s  of  fome  of  thcfc  Cdufes  following  •  Which  we  willEnumcrate 
without  Applying  them,  bccaufc  that  would  bee  too  long.  ThcFirftis 
the  Cejion^  or  not  CeJ?iono[  Bodies,  into  a.  Smaller  Space  or  Rofime,  kee- 
pjjpig  the  Outward  Bnlh,  and  not  flying  vp.  The  Second  is  the  Stronger 
or  fveaker  yippetitCy  in  Bodies^  to  Continuity,  and  to  flie  pifcontieuitjc^.\ 
The  Third  is  the  Difpofition  of  Bodies ,  to   Contraif,  d  Not  Contrail  • 
And  againe,  to  Extend,  or  I^ot  Extend.  The  Fourth  is  the  small  Qu^m 
tit  J,  or  Great  ^antity,  of  the  Pne»maticaUin  Bodies.  The  Fifth  is  the 
Nature  oi  the.  Pneumatically  whether  it  bee  Natiue  spirit  of  the  Body,  or 
Common  Aire.  The  Sixth  is,  the  Nature  of  the  Natiue  Spirits  in  the  ^<»4?. 
whether  they  be  ABiue  and  Eager,  or  X)«//  and  G^«/r.  The  Scuenth  is 
thtEmifion  or  Drtf»/w»of  the  Spirits  in  Bodies,  the  Eighth  is  the  X><- 
latation,  ox  Contra£iio»^f  the.  Spirits  in  godies,  while  they  are  detained. 
The  Ninth  is  the  Collocnien  of  the  spiritsin  Bodies^  whether  the  Colloea- 
tionhcE  quail,  or  Vne quail ,  And  againe,  whether  the  spirits  bcCoacer- 
uate,  or  Diffafed.  The  Tenth  is  the  Denfitie,  or  Raritie  of  die  Tangibles 
Parts.  The  Eleuenth  is  the  Equality  ox  Inequality  of  the  Tangible  Parts. 
The  Twelfth  is  the  Difgefiion,  or  Crudity  of  the  Tangible  Parts.  The 
Thirteenth  is  the  Nature  of  the  Matter,  whether  Sulphureotu  or  Mercu- 
riall^  ivatrie  or  0/7/e,  Dn>  and  Terrejlriall,  or  Jl/<>//?  and  Liquid ;  which 
Natures  of  Sulphureous  and  Mercuriall,  Icemetobee  Natures  Radically  and 
Principall.  The  Fourteenth  is  the  Placing,  of  the  Tangible  Parts,  in  Le^th, 
oxTranfuerfe-^  (as  it  is  in  the  warpe,  and  the  wooje  of  Textiles-^ )  ./i/i?r« 
Invard^  ox  More  Outward;  &c.  The  Fifteenth  is  the  Porofity,  oxlmpero- 
^j' betwixt  the  Tangible  Parts -^  And  the  Greatneffe,  or  Smdnejje  of  the 
P^r^y.  The  Sixteenth  is  the  citloeatioa  and  Pofture  of  the  Pores.  There 
may  be  more  C4«/^j ;  but  thefe  doc  occurre  for  the  Prcfent. 

Take 


Century,    \  X. 


117 


TAke  Z.wi,aiid  melt  itjand  in  the  middcft  of  it,  when  it  bcginncth 
tocongcale,make  a  UttlcDint,orHolcjand  }^ut  ^HJcke-jllutrwxAo- 
ptd  inaPcvceot'Li"««e«intothat  Hole,  and  the  J2^/f/-/»h/fr  will  fix, 
;  and  runne  no  rnorej  and  endure  the  Hammer.  This  is  a  Noble  Jnjiance 
j  oi'l)id/irjtio/ijby  Confento^  one  Body  with  another,  and  Motion  ot  Exci- 
j  t.ition  to  /wuwf  cjFor  to  afcribc  it  only  to  the  rapour  o^Lead^is  Icflc  Pro- 
bable, ^njtre  whether  the  Fixing  may  be  in  (uch  a  degree,  as  it  will  be 
I  Figured  like  other  Metalls  ^  For  if  fo,  you  may  make  VVorkes  of  it  for 
fomc  purpoles,  lo  they  come  not  neare  the  Fire. 

S/"(^.7>  hath  put  downe  the  vfe  di Honey  j  In  fo  much  as  wee  haue  loft 
chofe  OhferMJtions^nndPrcpinatiens  oi Ho/iey^which  ihe Ancients  had, 
when  it  was  more  in  Price.Firft,it  feemeth  that  there  was,in  old  time, 
Trcc-Honcy,  as  well  as  Bee-Honey^  Which  was  the  Tearc  or  Bbud  iHuing 
from  the  Tree:  In  fo  much  as  one  of  the  Ancients  relatcth,  that  in  Trebi- 
fond,thcYC  was//o«f);ifl'uing  from  the  Bex-TrceSyWhich  nudcMen  Mad. 
Againe,  in  Ancient  time,thcre  was  a  Kind  o{  Honey, which  either  of  the 
ownc  Nature,  or  by  Art,  would  grow  as  Hard  as  5«gjr,  And  was  not  fo 
Lul"hious  as  Ours.  They  had  alio  a  Wine  of  Honey,  which  they  made 
thus.  They  crulhcd  the  Ho?icyinto  a  great  ^uantitie  of^vatcr,  and  then 
Ihaincil  the  Uquor-^Mtcx  they  boyled  it  in  aCopper  to  the  halfe  .-Then 
they  powrcd  it  into£^?f^e«rc//i'//jforafmall  timcjAnd  after  tunned  it 
inco  rt'Jfels  oUyood,  and  kept  it  for  many  yeares.  They  haue  alfo,  at  this 
day-, in Rujiia,  anti  thofe  Notherne  Countries,  Mcdd Simple,  which  (well 
made,and  leafoncd)is  a  good  wholeromel>rj«/',and  very  Clcare.They 
vfe  alfo  \i\iydes,a.  Compound  Drinke  oi Mejd,wiih  Herbs,  and  Spices. 
But  meane-while  it  were  good,  in  recompencc  ofihat  wee  haue  loft  in 
Honey,  there  were  brought  in  vfe  a  Sugar- Mead,(^o\  fo  we  may  call  it ) 
though  without  any  Mixture  at  allot  Honey. ^\t\iliO  brew  it,and  keepe 
it  ftalc,  as  they  vfe  Mead  -,  For  certainly,  though  it  would  not  be  fo  Ab- 
Jlerjlue,  and  Opening,  and  SolutiueaDrini'e,as  Afead-^yet  it  will  be  more 
gratefull  to  the  Stomach,  and  more  Lenitiuc,  and  fit  to  be  vfed  in  sharpe 
Difeafes :  For  we  Ibe,  that  the  vfe  of  Sugar  in  Beere,  and  Me,  hath  good 
Ejl^eHs  in  fuch  Cafes. 

IT  is  reported  by  the  ^mf«r/,thatthcrewasaKindof^^ff/f,infome 
places,which  would  polifh  almoftas  white  and  bright  usSiluer.  And 
that  there  was  in  I^di.i  a  Kind  oisrajfe,  which  (  being  polifiied  )  could 
fcarce  bcdilcerncdfrom  Gold.  This  was  inth.e  NaturSllrrC',  But  lam 
doubtfull, whether  Men  haue  furticiently  refined  .i/ru/A,  which  wee 
count  /7/j/;-.  As\vhcthcr/r(?«,Br.(^,and  7  /«,  be  refined  to  rhe  Heighth? 
Butwhcntheycoraeto  luchaFinencflc,  as  ferueth  the  ordinary  vfe, 
they  trie  no  further.  • 

THcre  haue  becnc  found  certaincCfwfwtj  vndcr£<7rf/;,that  are  Very 
Soft;  And  ycr,  taken  forth  into  the  5««,harden  as  Hard  as  Marble: ' 

•  There ' 


txpcn.T.cnc 
Solitary  tou- 
chrxg^lriduicu- 
on  by  Syixpetiy, 


847 


Expciimcnt 
Soliuty  tqu- 
ihingHtntj 

848 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  F/Bfr 
Soil  oiBafc 
Metalls. 

84P 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching Crwcws 
and  parries. 
5^50 


2l8 


^h(atnrall  tdijiory: 


I 


Experimfnc 

j   boiicaiycuu- 

ching  the  /tl- 

\  tcrmgodheCt 

j  Itur  tifHeim 

and  Feitthef!. 


851 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou-  5 
ching  the  Dif- 
feiasceioiti- 
uiagCreaturtt, 
Mile  and  Ft- 
I  malt. 


85: 


There  are  alfo  ordinary j^jrnVj  in  Soyj.-y/urf  t-Shiyc;whkh  in  ikc-^ar- 
ry  cut  fofc  to  any  Bigncfle,  and  in  the  Biuldifi^proue  HrmCjand  hard. 

L/»/«^  Crf./f«;f  J  ( generally  )  doe  change  their  ffjirewhh^^e^  tur- 
ning to  be  Gray  and  H^'hite :  As  is  Iccne  in  Men^  though  fome  Ear- 
lier, fome  Later, ;  In  Horfes yihatuxe  Dappled,  and  turncff/)j>qln  Old 
S qui yrels,  that  mrneGriJiy  •,  And  many  others.  So  doeiome^jr^j. 
As  Cjgfiets,  from  Gr/iy  turne  fyhite  ;  HawkeXj  from  Browne  turne  morc- 
ivhite:  Any  fome  5/r^^  there  be,  that  vpon  their  Aro«/««g,  doe  turne 
Colour-^As  Robin Red-brefis^zkcx  theirA^tf«/f/«^,grow  tobe^t^againc 
by  degrees ;  So  doe  Gold-Finches  vpon  the  Head.  The  caufe  is,  for  that 
Moifiure doth  ( chiefly  ) colour  Haire^and Feathers '^  And  DrineJJe  tur- 
ncth  t  hem  Gray  and  White  j  Now  Haire  in  Age  waxeth  Drier  :  So  doe 
Feathery .  As  tor  Feathers,  after  Moulting^  they  are  ToungFeathers,  and 
fo  all  one  as  the  Fwj^erj  of  r<?««^£iW/.  So  the  Beard  h  younger  than 
the  Haire  of  the  Headycind  doth'  (  for  the  moft  part, )  wax  Hoare  later. 
Out  of  this  Ground,  a  Man  may  dcuife  the  Meanes  of  uiltcritig  the  Co. 
lour  aiBirds-^  and  the  Retardation  of  Hoare-Haires.But  of  this  Ice  in  the 
fifth  £.vpfww«f. 

THe  Di£-ercHcebctwceT\Male  and  f  e;«<j/^3in  fomeOw^//rM,is  not  to 
be  dilcerned,otherwife  than  in  the  Partsof  Generation: Asin  Horfes 
and  Mares^Dogges and Ritches^Doues  Heitidshe,  ?.nd others.  Butfume 
ditfi-T  in  Mignititde^^nd  thatdiucrfly^Foiin  moft  the  M-ale  is  the  grea- 
tcr;  As  inM.m^Phcafants ^Peacocks ^Turkey  s-^und  the  lilej  And  in  fome  few, 
as  in  HarvkeSyXhe  Female.Some  differ  in  the  Haire-,  andFeatherSyhoih  in 
the  ^antityyCrifpatisn^zTid  Colours  of  them  j  As  He-Lions  arc  Herfute, 
and  haue  great  Maines  j  The  she's  are  fmooth  like  Cats.  Buffs  ire  more 
Cz-i/^cvpon  the  Fore-head  than  Cowes^Tht  Peacocke,  and  Pheafant-Cocke^ 
and  ffoW'/wf/j-Cor/'f,  haue  glorious  and  fine  Colours  j  The  Henns  haue 
not.Generallyj  the  Hees  in  5/r(^j  haue  the  faircft  Feathers.  Some  differ 
in  diners  Features-,  A%Buckeshi\ieHornes,Dte'snonc.^Ranimes  haue  more 
wreathed  Homes  than  Ewf  J;  Cor/'/  haue  great  Combes  and  spur  res  y  Hens 
little  or  none ;  Boares  haue  great!/ i7»gj,  Soroes  much  lefle  •,  The  Titrky- 
Cor^chath  great  and  Swelhng  GiUs,x.he  Hen  hathlcffe  j  y^t^  haue  gene- 
rally Deeper  and  Stronger  Voices,  than  women.  Some  differ  in  Faculties 
As  the  Cockes  amongft  Singing  Birds^  arc  the  befl  singers.  The  Chiefe 
C/.y/eofaIl  thcfe,(no  doubt,)is,  for  thatthe  Males  hauemore  Strength 
o'lHeat  than  the  Females ;  "VVhich  appeascth  manifeilly  in  this,thLit  ail 
yoim2,Creatures  Males, are  like  Females  i  And  fo  are  Eunuchs,  and  Gelt 
Cm?t«rf/ofallkindes,  liker  Fe»2<z/e/.  Now  Heat  caufcth  Greatmffe  of 
Growth,  generally,  where  there  is  Moifiure  enough  to  woike  vpon:But 
if  there  be  found  in  any  Creature,{vf\nc\i  is  feene  rarely,)  an  Ouer-grcat 
Heat  in  proportion  to  the  Moijiure^in  them  the  Female  is  the  greater  j 
Asin  Hawkes^  and  Sparrowes.  And  if  the  Hwf  be  baUanced  with  the 
Moijlure,  then  there  is  no  difference  to  be  feene  betwcene  Male  and  Fe- 
male: 


Century,    1 X. 


Ijp 


Fxpeiimcnt 
Solitaiy  lou- 
cliing  ihc  Cotn- 
firatuie  Magni- 
tiitlt  of  Liui»g 
CtcJitiia. 

■    853 


mate:  A-iin  the  Injlimcet  oi  Horfex^  and  Dodges.  Wc  fccnlfo,  th^r  chc 
Homes:  of  Oxen, audCowes^i'oT  the  moll:  parc^arc  Laro;er  chan  the  B  :({/.{■ 
which  is  caii(cd  by  abundance  of  Afoifture,  which  in  iheHorncs  of  the 
B.v//failcth .  Againc,  He.n  caufe'th  Pilojity,  and  CrifpiUion ,  And  To  l-kc- 
vvife  ^f  ^r^^  in  Men.lx.  alfoexpclleth  finer  ^o//?«rf, which  Want  o(iie.:t 
cannot Expcll  :  AndthatistheC.?«/f  of  the  ^Mwrj and  r^/n; rv  o^Fe.i 
thcrs  :  Againc,f/f.?f  doth  put  forth  many  Excrefcenfes^^nd  miicli  Sohde 
jl/jf f fr,which\Vant  ot  Hc.it  cannot  do:  And  this  is  the  Caufc  of  Horncs^ 
and  of  the  Grtatncjj'c  of  them  ^  And  of  the  crejtnejp  of  tlie  Combes  and 
Spurns  of  Codes  yGlUsoi  Tttrky-Cockes  ^(\VidFa}igs  oi  Bo.ircs.Hc.itaSfo  di- 
larcih  the  Pipes,  and  Org-irs^  which  caiiicth  the  Deepeficjj'eoi' the  Foice. 
Againe,^f.7?  rcfineih  the  5^/m/jand  that  caufeth  thcCockSif^gi'n^Bird^ 
CO  Excel!  the //f//, 

THere  hoFi^es  greater  than  any  Ee^Jls^  As  the  \Vh.ik  Is  farrc  greater 
than  the  Eltphj»t.A.ndBe.ijis  are(gcncrally_)grearer  than  nirds,Vor 
f/l/j^jjthccaufemaybc,  thatbecaii(erhey  Line  not  in  the  ^/jr,  they 
hauc  nottheir  y^/oZ/^^re drawn  andSoaked  by  thc.4/A',:ind  Siin-Bc.imes. 
Alfo  they  red  alwayes,  in  d  manner  •,  and  arcfupportedby  thc7r<?^fr- 
\vhcreas/i/o</o^z andL./^o.vr  doc  confumc.  As  for  thQGre.nne'JJ'c  ofBcjjls, 
more  than  ot  Bird<^\i  is  caufed,  for  that  Be.ijls,  (lay  Longer  time  in  the 
Wombe,\h:it\  5/r^f, and  there  NoiirinijandGrowjVVhcreas  in  Birds, Af- 
ter the  Egee  Lay'd,  there  is  no  further  Growth,  or  Nourifhment  from  the 
Feniiik ;  torthe 5/V/»gdoth  f^iuifcjand not Nourilli. 

VT  7Ehaiie- partly  touched  before  the  AfcJnesof  Producing  Fruit i, 
W  without  Co.ires,  or  Stones.  And  this  wee  addc  further, "  that  the 
Caufe  muft  be  Abound^mce  ofAfoillure,VoT  that  the  Coiire,3ii\d  Stone  are 
madcofaDr/e^j/):  And  wee  fecthacitispofllble  comakea  Trrfpuc 
forth  only  in  BloJJ'ome,  without  Fr«/f  •  As  in  Cherries  with  Double  Flow- 
ers :  Much  more  into  Fntit  without  Stone^  or  Co.ires.  It  is  reportcd,thac 
ACionsof  an  ^^p/f, grafted  vpon  a  Colerrort-St.ill:,  fendcth  forth  a  great 
/ipple  without  a  C0i>re.  Ic  is  not  vnlikely,that  if thc/«TP;jr^r/V;  ofaDrf, 
were  taken  our/o  that  the  luyce  came  only  by  the  B.irke^xt  would  work 
the  EjfiB.  For  it  hath  becne  ©bfcrucd,  that  in  Polinds,  W  the  n\7tergct 
in  onthe  Top,  and  they  become  Hollow,  they  put  forth  the  more.  VVc 
addealfo,  that  it  isdcliuercd  for  certaincby  fomc,  that  if  the  Cions  be 
grafted,  the  Small  End  downwardSjit  will  make  Fruit  haue  little  or  no 
Coares,and5r(/«f/. 

TObjrre  is  a  thing  ofgrcat  Price,  if  it  be  in  requefl.  For  an  ^cre  of  ic  Experiment 
will  be  worth,(as  is  atfirmcd,)two  Hundred  Poun(.is,by  the  yeare,  I  Solitary  tou- 
towards  Charge.  The  Charge  of  makingthe  Ground,  and  oihcrwifc,  '^"^^tfjv" 
is  gif  at,  but  nothing  to  the  Profit.  But  the  En^lijh  T^bauo,  hat  h  fmall   baeai. 
credir,as  being  too'D«//,and  Ejrthy^Niy  the  nrgim',ifiTob,icio,(honoh        8)5 
that  be  inz  HotterClim.He^cm  get  no  credit,  for  the  fame  CJufi-.So  that 

a  Triall 


Experiment 
Solitary  cou- 
ching Exojftii- 
m  of  Frut!. 

854 


210 


^aturatl  History: 


I 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching feuerall 
Hw«J,  working 
the  fame  £/"- 

%^6 


Espcrinent 
Solitary  tou- 
ching SwfBiai 
and  VikUtm 

«57 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Vul- 
cgratimoi 
fruits. 
858 


a  Triail  to  make  J okicco  mon:  Aromaticail,  and  lieitc-r  Concocted  htrt  i 
in  England,  were  a  Thing  of  greac  profit;,  Some  hai.e  gone  about  to  doe ' 
it  by  Drenching  the  Engliflj  Tohacce,  in  a  Deco8ion  or  infufion  ot  Indian 
Tobacco:  Butthofearebuc  Sophifticaiions,  andToycsj  tor  Nothing 
that  is  once  Perfedjand  hath  run  his  Race,  can  receiue  much  Amend- 
ment. You  muft  euer  rcforc  to  thcBeginning  of  Things  iox  Meliormen. 
The  Way  oi Maturation  of  Tobacco  muft,  as  in  other  Plants^  be,  from  j 
the  Heat.  Either  of  the  f^jrt^jOr  of  the  5«>J«c  :  We  fee  Tome  Leading, 
of  this  in  Musk-Mclons ;  which  are  fowne  vpon  a  Hot  Bed^  Dunged  be- 1 
loWjVponaBanckc  turned vpon  the  iyow^/'^wwwf,  logiue  Heat  by  Re- 
flexion-^  Laid  vpon  Tiles,  which  increafeth  the  Heat-^  And  couered  with 
Straw  to  keepe  them  from  Cold.  They  rcmoue  them  alfo,which  addeth 
fome  Life:  And  by  thefe  Helps  they  become  as  good  in  Englaud,  as  in 
Italy,  or  preuence.  Thcfc  and  the  like  Meancs,  may  be  triet!  in  Tobacco. 
Enquire alfoofthe5ffc/>;»gof  the  tRoots,  in  fomefuch  Liquor,  as  may 
giue  them  Vigour  to  put  forth  Strong. 

HEat  ofthe5««,for  xheMaturation  of  Fruit S;Yea  and  xheHeat  oiri- 
tfijication  oiLiuin^reatures,  arc  both  reprcfentedand  fupplied,by 
the  i/wtof  ftr^iAnd  likcwifejthe//f<3f  j  of  the  Sunne,zx\dLife,zxe  repre- 
fented  one  by  the  other.Tref  j,  fee  vpon  the  Backsofchinmeyes.,  doe  ri- 
pen Fruit  fooner.  Vines,  that  haue  beene  drawne  in  at  the  Window  ol 
a  Kitchin,  haue  fent  forth  Grapes  u^  a  Month(at  leaft  )  before  others. 
5fo«e/,at  the  Backe  of  Walls,  bring  forth  Orf/zgw  here  with  vs.  Eggs^ 
as  is  reported  by  fome,  haue  beene  hatched  in  the  warmth  of  anO«£«.It 
is  reported  by  the  jincimsjihAX.  the  Efirich  Laycth  her  Egf  vnder  Sand, 
where  the  Heat  of  the  Sunne  difclofeth  them. 

BArleyinxhtBoyling  fwellethnotmuchjffW  fwelleth  more -.^Rize 
extremely  -,  In  fo  much  as  a  Quarter  of  a  Pint(vnboyied)wili  ariie 
to  a  Pint  boiled*.Thc  Caufe  (  no  doubt )  is,^or  tlj«  the  more  Clofe  and 
Compaft  the  Body  is,  the  more  it  will  dilate  :  Now  Barley  is  the  moft 
Hollow  •  ivheat  more  Solide  than  that  j  and  Rize  mod  Solidc  of  all.  It 
may  be  alfo  that  fome  Bodies  haue  a  Kinde  oiLemour,  and  more  Deper- 
tihk Nature  than  othersjAs  we  fee  it  euidentin  Colouration-^Voxa  Small 
Quantity  of  Saffron,  will  Tint  more,  than  a  very  great  Quantity  oiBn- 
JiU,ox  wine. 

Fi?««groweth  Srveethy  Rowling,  or  Prefing  them  gently  with  the 
Hand'  As  Rowling-Peares,DamaJins,S)i.c.hy  Kottemej[f(-^  As  Medlars, 
Seruiceslsloes,Hefs,  &c.By  Tme- As  Apples, ivar den s,Pomgranats,Uc. 
By  certame  Speciall  Maturations;As  by  Laying  th^^m  in  Hay,Straw,S>:c. 
And  by  FW  J  As  in  Roa/iing,  Stewing,  Baking,  &c.  The  Caufe  o£  the 
Sweetneffehy  Rowling,  and Preffing,  is Emollition,  which  they  properly 
enduce  -,  As  in  Beating of5m^fi/i!),f/e/fc,&c. By  Rottenncfe  is,for  that 
the  Spirits  ofthe  Fruit,by  Putrefaaion,ga.thcr  Heat, and  thereby  difgeft 

the 


Qentury,    1 X. 

the  Harder  Partj  For  in  MPutrif.iBions,  there  is  a  Degree  ot  HcJt.  By 
Time  and  Keeping  isjbccaufc  the  Sj^irits  of  the  Eody,  doc  eucr  feed  vpon 
ihc  Tangible  I' arts  J  and  attenuate  thcm.By  feuerall  AfjturJtions  is^by 
I  fome  Degree  o!^ Hat.  And  by  Fire  is,  becaiiie  it  is  the  proper  Work  of 
'  //wt  to  Refine-,  and  CO  Incorporate  ^  And  all  5o»rf«<;//'^conriftech  in 
fome  Grojfnejje  of  the  Body  :  Andal!  Incorporation  doth  mak.-  the  Mix- 
ture of  the  Body^  more  Eqitdl^  in  all  the  Pans ;  Which  euer  induceth  a 
Milder  rj//f.  ' 

OF  fLJIks^  fomcarc  Edi!>le ;  Some,  except  it  be  in  Famine,  not.  For 
thole  that  are  not  Edil;le,ihc  Cwft  is,for  that  they  haue(conamon- 
Iy)coo  much  Bittcrncfj'e  ofTajlc  5  And  therefore  thole  Creatures, which 
are  Fierce  and  Cho>lerickCj  aro  not  Edible-^  As  Lions^  phlucs,  SquirrcUs, 
Dovs^Foxes^  Horfcs, Sec. As  for  Kine^shccpe, Goat s,D cere ^Svrinc^Cdtmeyes, 
Hares,  SccVVc  lee  they  are  Mildc,di\-\<\  Fcartfjll.Yct  it  is  true,  thar  {^or- 
fes^whichare  Bcajls  of  Courjgc,  hauebeenc,  and  arc  c.uen  by  fome 
Nations  •  As  the  Scythians  were  called  Hippoph.igi,  And  the  chinefcs  cat 
Horfc'Jicfh  til  this  day  .  And  fome  Ghntons  haue  vfed  to  haue  Colts-f.cj]^ 
baked. In  Birds^iyych  as  are  Carnliior.e^x,\d  Birds  oiPrey^  arc  commonly 
no  Good  Meat  j  But  the  Realbn  is,ratlicr  the  Chokric^e  Nature  of  thole 
Birds,  thiLn  their  Feeding  vpon  f/d/jbj  For  Puits  ,  Gulls,  Shoueldrs, Ditch, 
doc  feed  vpon  f/^/I;,  and  yet  are  Good  Meat  :  And  we  fee,  that  thole 
5jVir,  which  arc  o^Prey,  or  feed  vpon  fU^}^  arc  good  Meat^  when  they 
arc  very  Young  -,  As  Hawkcs,RQokcs  out  of  the  Ncaft,  OvAes^Zcc.  Mans 
Fltjb  is  not  Eaten.  The  Reafons  are  Three ;  Firft,bccaufe  Men  in  Huma- 
nity doe  abhorrc it:  Secondly, becaufc  no Z,/«/«g  Creature,ihai  Dyeth  of 
itfelfe,  IS  "ood  to  Eat :  And  therefore  the  C<7w/^j^/j(thcmfelues )  eat  no 
Mans-fi(pj,oi\ho[c  that  Dye  of  Thewfclues, but  of  fuch  as  are  5/.//n^.Thc 
Third  is,becaure  there  mul\  bc(generally)rome  Dijparity, between  the 
Nourijhment ,^ndthc Body  NoHrijhed',/Kn^ they  mufl:  not  be  Ouer-necre, 
or  hke;Yct  we  rcc,tlfat  in  great  fyeakemjJ'es,^udConfumptions,Mcn  haue 
bc*enc  fuftaincd  wixhiyomms  Milkei^nd  Ficinus  fondly(as  I  concciue) 
adui(ech,for  the  Prolerjguion  of  Life,ihat  a  reine  be  opened  in  the  Arme 
offome  wholcfome  ToungMan  j  And  the  Bloud  tobe  fucked.  It  is  laid, 
that  witches  doe  greedily  eat  Ai.;«.f-//i/L- which  If  it  be  true,belides  zDi- 
uellifb  Jppctitc  in  rhem,it  is  likely  to  proceed,  .for  that  Mans-Jiejlj  may 
fend  vp  high  and  Pleafmg  Vapours,  which  may  flirre  the  Imagination-^ 
And ;;-/trk.f  Felicity  is  chiefly  in  Imagination ^slS  hathbcenc  faid. 

THcre  is  an  Ancient  Rcceiucdrr.j<://f/<>«  of  the  SalatniKder^thzt  it  li~ 
u?th  in  the  Pire,  and  hath  force  alio  to  extinguilli  the  Fi;e.  It  muft 
hauetwo  Things jif  it  be  truc,to  this  Opfr.7t/(7'/:  The  One  a  very  Clofe 
5/7«,  whereby  Flame  which  in  theMt(irt  is  not  fo  hor,cannot  entcr:For 
wee  lee  that  if  the  Palme  ot  the  Hani  be  anointed  thickc  with  ivhite  of 
1  ^^'^1^^^  ^'^^"  Aquaaitxbe  powred  vpon  if,andEnflamed,yet  one  may 
1  endure  the  Flame  a  pretty  while.  The  other  is  fome  Extreme  Coldand  \ 
L  _      « ^c»chi»i  ' 


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Expctimerit 
SolitJiy  tou- 
cbiBgFt/i£- 
dible,*ndf\ot 
ZdiHe. 


Esperiaent 
Solitary  lou- 
^hing  the  Sal*- 
mandty. 

8<$o 


11% 


D^tiiraUHiUory: 


Experiment 
Solicary  tou- 


I  Qjtenchiii^  venue,  in  the  Bodyoi thdt  Crcuture^which  choaketh  the  fire. 
I  Wee  ice  that  Mili'e  cpcneheth  irild-fre,betttr  than  miter,  becairie  it 
'  entrcth  better. 

"T^Ime  doth  change  Fruit,  (as  Apj^les^PejreSyPotnfranntes,  &c.)  from 
ching  t'hcco»-  j  X  moxe  SoTvre,  to  more  ^ipf^t.-Butcontrariwile  Liquors  (  cuen  thofc 
trary  optraims  iixat  are  of  the  lujce  of  Friut )  from  more  Sjveet  to  more  Sowre  j  As  H'ort, 
FrJiTaaYii^  '^^^fii  ^^'J^  f^eriuyce^^c.  The  Caufe  is,  the  Contre^Jtion  of  the  spirits  to- 
^Mn.  gether;For  in  both  Kindes,the5/>/mj  is  attenuated  by  Time,'Qui  in  the 

^^i  fi r ft  Kindc,  it  is  more  Dijfufed,and  more  Maflered by  the  Grojfer  Parti, 
which  the  ^^/r/Vj  doe  but  difgel^ :  But  in  Drinks  the  Spirits  doc  reigne, 
and  finding  IcflTe  Oppofition  of  the  Pjrt/,  become  themfclues  more 
i"fro«^' Which  caufeth  aUb  more  Strength  in  the  Liquor  •,  Suchjasif 
the Spiritsbc of tljc  Hotter  Sort, the  L/^ao/bccommeth aptto/iurm- 
But  in  Time,  it  caufeth  likewife,  when  the  Higher  Spirits  are  Euapo- 
rated^more  5(Jji'/f  «?//<:■. 

IT  hath  beene  obfcrucd  by  the  Ancier.ts,  that  PUtes  of  Metall,  and 
efpccially  oiBr^iJfe,  applycd  prefcntly  to  a  bIotv,  will  keepe  it  downe  f 
iromSrvelliiig.  TheCaujeis Rc^ercujsio^,  without Humetlation^  or  En-j 
trance  of  any  BoJy :  for  the  pbte  hath  only  a  rirtu-iH  Cold,  which  doth 
not  fearch  into  the  Hurt^Whereas  all  pLifters,  and  Ointments  do  enter. 
S urely ,  the  Cuufe ,  that  Blowes  and  Bruifis  cnduce  Swellings,  is,  for  that 
the  Spirit  refortingto  Succour  the  Panthax.  Labourcth,  draw  alfo  the 
Humouri  with  them :  For  we  fee,  that  it  is  not  the  Repulfe,  and  the  Re- 
turne  of  the  Biimettr  in  the  Part  Strucken,  that  caufeth  it ;   For  That 
Gouti,  &n<l  Tooth- Aches  caufe  fwelling,  where  there  is  no  PercujJio>i 
at  all. 


E^■peri^lent 
Soiitaiy  (ou- 
chin?  Bli/wci 
and  Briiifis. 

862 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  Orrif 
Roo:. 

8^3 


Expeiimcnt 
Solitaty  tou- 
ching the  Com- 
fupan  of  ti- 

8^4 


THe  Naturs  of  the  Orris  Root,  is  .".Imoft  Singular;  For  there  be  few 
Odoriferous  Roots ^hi\<\  in  thofe  that  are,  in  any  degree,5irfff ,  it  is 
but  the  fame  SweetneJJe  with  the  Wood,  or  Leafe  :  But  the  Orris  is  not 
Sweet  in  the  Leafe ;  Neither  is  the  Flower  any  thing  fo  Sweet  as  the  Root. 
The  Root  feemeth  to  haue  a  Tender  dainty  Heat  -,  Which  when  it  com- 
meth  aboue  Ground,  to  the  Sunne,  and  the  Aire,  vanifheth :  For  it  is  a 
great  3/o/5^/jffr ;  And  hatha  Smell  like  a  r/o/ff. 

IT  hath  beene obferucd  by  the  Ancient s,lhit  a  great vejfel full,drawne 
into  Bottles  •  And  then  the  Licfuer  put  againe  into  the  f^ejfell;  will  not  j 
fill  the  Tf/f/Zagaine,  fo  full  as  it  was,  but  that  it  may  take  in  more  Li 
quor :  And  that  this  holdeth  more  in  Wine,  than  in  H'-ater.  The  Caufe 
may  be  Triuiallj  Namely  ,by  the  E.xpcnce  of  the  Liq'ior,  in  regard  Tome 
may  fticke  to  the  Sides  of  the  Bottles :  But  there  may  be  a  Caufe  more 
Subtill  ;Whichis,  that  the  Liquor  in  the  reffelli  is  not  (o  muchCo;«- 
prejfed,  as  in  the  Bottle ;  Bccaufe  in  the  rejfelf,the  Liquor  meeteth  with 
Liquor  chiefly  ;  But  in  the  Bottles  a'  Small  Quantity  of  Ljque/,  mee- 
teth 


(^enturj.    I X. 

t^tb  with  the  Sides  of  the  Bottles^  which  Comprefie  it  (b,  that  it  doth 
not  Open  it  againe, 

VT  J  Ater^  being  contiguous  wirh  ^/ri*^  CooIethifjbutMoiftcnethit 
W^  notjCxrcptitri?/'tf»r.  TheC4»/cis,for  that //<'4f,  and  C<>/i^hanca 
Virtudl  Tnnfiuon  ,  without  Commanicatton  of  Subftance ;  but  AUifture 
not:  Andto  ailM./(/<r/«£?/*»thercis  required  an  Imbibition:  But  where 
tliie^o<//«areof  fuch  feucrall  Lenity,  and  Grauity,  as  they  Mingle  nor, 
there  can  follow  no  Imbibition.  And  therefore,  Ojle  hkewife  lyeth  at  the 
TV/*  of  \}as.iVAUr^  without  Commixture :  And  a  Dro^  of  Wxier^  running 
fwifiily  ouer  a  Srarc,  or  SmoethBody,  wettcth not. 

'■'  '•  "''*>' 

S  Tar-Light  Nights^  yea,  and  bright  Moone-^jine  Nif>^hts^  arc  Colder  than 
cUudj  Nights^  The  Cauf'e  is^  the  Drincjje  and  FinencJJeoi'  the  ^irf, 
which  thereby  becommeth  more  Piercing,  and  sharpe :  And  therefore 
Grejt  Centinems  are  colder  than  ijlands:  And  as  for  the  4/i5»*.s-e,  though 
it  felfe  inclineth  the  Aire  to  Motjlure,  yet  when  it  lliineth  bn'ghr,  itar- 
gueth  the  Aire  is  dry.  Alfo  Cbfe  Aire,  is  warmer  than  Open  Airt ;  which 
(it  may  be)  is^  for  that  the  tiuc  CuMife  of  C«ld,  is  an  Expiradaa  from  the 
Globe  o[  the  Earthy  which  inopcn  Placet  is  ftrongct;  Andagaine,  Aire 
itfclfc,  if  it  bee  not  altered  by  that  Expiratico,  is  not  without  fome  Se- 
cret Degree  of  Heat :  As  it  is  not  iikewife  without  fome  Secret  Degree  of 
Light:  For  otherwife  Cat.t,  and  Owles,  could  not  fee  in  the  ^ight-^  But 
that  Aire  hath  a  little  Light ,  Proportionable  to  the  Vtfuill  Spirits  of 
thofe  Cre.nures. 

THe  Eyes  doe  moue  one  and  the  fame  way  •  For  when  one  Eje  mo- 
ueth  to  the  NoJ^hrillythc  other  moueth  from  the  Nojlhrill.  The  Caufe 
is  Motion  olConJent^  which  in  the  Spirits,  and  Parts  Spirituall /is  Strong. 
But  yet  ;7^  will  induce  the  Contrary :  For  fome  can  Squint,  when  they 
will :  And  the  Common  Tradition  is,  that  [^Children  be  fet  vpon  a  Table, 
with  a  Candle  behind  them,  both  Eyes  willmoue  Outwards  j  As  aflfe- 
dtingtolee  the  light,  and  fo  induce  5^»i«/i«^. 

Wee  fee  more  cxquifitely  with  one  Eje  Shnt^  than  with  Both  Open. 
The  Cau/e  is,  for  that  the  Spirits  yi/itaU  vnitc  themfelues  more,  andfo 
become  Stronger.  For  you  may  ice  by  looking  in  a  Glajfe,  that  when  you 
fliut  one  Eye,  the  Pupill  of  the  other  Eye,  that  is  Open,  Dilateth. 

The£7«,  if  the  5'/gAf  meet  not  in  one  Angle ^  see  Things  Double.  The 
Caufeis,  forthat5^««^  Two  Things,  and5'tff/«ifone  Thing  twice,  wor- 
keththe  famef^H;  Aud  therefore  a  little  Pellet,  held  bctweenctwo 
Bingers  laid  a-cro(Te,  feemeth  Double. 

Pore-bliadeAfen,  fee  beftin  the  Dimmer  Lights-^  And  Iikewife  haue 
their  Sight  Stronger  nccre  hand,  than  thofe  that  are  not  Pore-blinde^  And 
canReadc  and  Write  fmaller  Letters.  The  Caufe  is,  for  th&t  the  Spirits 
nfuall,  in  thofe  that  are  Pore-blinde,  arc  Thinner  and  Rarer,  than  in  o- 
thers  •  And  therefore  the  Greater  Z/e^<difpcrfcththem.  For  the  fame 

V  CMfe 


223 


Experiment 
Solitary,  tou- 
ching tlic«V  i"- 

vpon.-?/rfCc». 
855 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  A'fl. 
lure  oi  Aire. 

S66 


Experiments 
in  Confort 
touching  the 
EyeiytriiSiibt. 

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U% 


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870 


214- 


[SQturaU  Hifiory : 


871 


872 


873 


Caafe  they  need  Contradling ;  But  being  CantrABed,  are  more  flrong, 
than  the  f^ifuall  Spirits  0^  Ordinary  Eyes  arc  -^  As  when  we  fee  thorowa 
Leuell,ihc  S(£_bt  is  the  Stronger:  And  fo  is  it,  when  you  gather  the  Eye- 
iids  ibmcwhax.  clofe:  And  it  is  commonly  feenein  thofc  that  are  Pare- 
hlindt^  that  they  doe  miich  gather  the  EyeMds  together.  But  Old  Men, 
when  the^  would  fee  to Reade,  putthe  Paper  fomewhat  afarre  off.  The 
CAufi'is^  ioxthAi  Old  Mens  Spirits  rifually  conttixytQlhoieo^PfreMmde 
Mm^  vnite  not,  but  when  the  OhkB  is  at  fome  good  diftance,  from 
their  £;'^/.  ^o  ,jt  />  ^n.. ! 

Men  fee  better,  when:their  ^jes  are  ouer-againft  the  S««»f,  or  a  Cak- 
dUy  if  they  put  their  HAnddi  Httle  before  their  Eje,  The  Keifonh^  for  that 
the  Glaring  of  the  Sunne^  or  the  Candle  doih  weaken  the  Eye ;  whereas  the 
Light  Circnmfufed  is  enough  for  the  ferteptitn.  For  Wc  fee,  that  anOner- 
light  m^kcxh  the  Eyes  Dazell^  Infomuch  as  Perpetuall  Looking  againft 
the  Sume,  would  Caufe  BUadneJJe.  Againe,  if  Men  come  out  of  a  Great 
Eighty  into  a  Darke  Ro0jne  •  And  contrariwife,  if  they  come  out  of  a 
Darke  Reome,  into  a  Light  Roome,  they  feemeto  haue  a  ii///?  before  their 
Eyes,  and  fee  worfe  than  they  fhall  doe,  after  they  haue  Hayed  a  Jittle 
while,  cither  in  the  Li^t,  or  in  the  D&rhe.  The  Cattfe  is,  for  that  thc5/>i- 
rits  Vifually  arc  vpon  a  Sudden  Change  difturbed,  and  put  out  of  Or- 
der j  And  till  they  be  rccolleded,  doe  not  performe  their  Ftindion  well. 
For  when  they  are  much  £>//4rf<i  by  Light y  they  cannot  contract  fudden- 
Ivj  And  when  they  are  much  Cwfr^fff^  by  Dariwf^,  they  cannot  Z)/7<?;^ 
fuddenly.  And  Excefle  of  both  thefe  (that  is,  of  the  DiUtaiim,  and 
Ctf»fr<J^/o«of  the^/'/r;Vj-r//«<i//,)ifitbelong,  Deftroyeth  the  Eye.  For 
as  long  Looking  againft  the  5«»,  or  Fw,  hurteth  the  Eye^  by  Dilatation  ^ 
So CariouiPAintingin Small yolumeSt  and  Readingoi  Smdl  Letters^  d« 
hurt  the  Ejehy  GcntraBian. 

It  hath  beene  obfcrued,  that  in  j4nger^  the  Eyes  vv-ax  Red-^  And  in 
Blftfhing,  not  the  E^es,  but  the  Eares,  and  the  Parts  behinde  them.  The 
Caufe  is^  forthatin-^»^fr,  the  i/mt^  afccnd  and  wax  Eager  j  Which  is 
moft  eafily  feene  in  the  Eyes^  bccaufe  they  arc  Tranflucidc ;  Though 
withall  it  makethboth  the  Cheekes,  and  the  Gills  Redt,  But  in  Blu/hifig,  it 
is  trucj  the  Spirits  afcend  likewife  to  Succour,  both  the  Eyes  and  the 
Face,  which  are  the  farts  that  labour ;  But  then  they  are  rcpulfcd  by 
the  Eyesy  for  that  the  Eyes,  in  Shame  doe  put  backe  the  spirits  that  af- 
cend to  them,  as  vnwillingtolooke  abroad:  For  no  Man^  in  that  Pafi- 
fn,  doth  looke  ftrongly,  but  Deiededly ;  And  that  Repulfion  from  the 
EyeSf  Diuertcththe  5/>/r/Vjaiid^w*moreto  the  Eares ^  and  the  Farts  by 
them. 

The  OhieBs  of  the  Sight,  may  caufe  a  gteat  Pleafttre  and  Delight  in 
the  Spirits  Jbut  no  Paine, or  great  Offence .  Except  it  be  by  MemtryjSiS  hath 
beetle faid.  ThcG/rwy^jandBe^nwwof  Dwww^/jthatftrike  the  Eye-,  In- 
dian Feathers,  that  haue  glorious  Colours;  IhtCtnsming  into  a  Fairer 
Garden;  The  Cemming  into 3. F air eRoomi  richly  furniflied  j  hBeautifult 
Perfon ;  And  the  like ;  doe  delight  and  exhilarate  the  Spirits  much.  The 

_       Rta/ePt 


i  Century,    IX. 

ReafoK^why  it  holdeth  not  in  the  Ojfence ^is^^or  that  thcsight  is  the  moft 

j  sfirhmll  of  the  Senfes  j  whereby  it  hath  no  ObieH  GrolTe  enough  to  of- 

;  fend  it.  But  the  Caufe  (chiefly)  is,  for  that  there  be  no  ABiue  Obiecis  to 

I  offend  the  Eye.  Vox Harmonkall Sounds ^  and  DifconLint  Sounds^arc  both 

f  Aiiitte,  and  Fofnitte  :  So are  Sweet  Smcls\  and  Stinhs :  So  are  ^/t*e/-,and 

Srpeet^  in  Tjjles  :  So  arc  Ouer-Hot^  and  Ouer-Celd,  in  Touch :  But  ^Lr/'- 

nefj'e,  and  Darhejfe,  are  indeed  but  Priu^tiues  j  And  therefore  haue 

little  or  no  ^^i«/y.Somcwhat  they  doe  Contriftatc,  but  very  little. 

VT  7  y^f  f  r  ofthe  Set  J  or  othetwifcjlooketh  Blacker  when  it  is  moued, 
Vv  andfr/i/Vfrwhenitrefteth.  TheCj«yfis,  for  that  by  meanes  of 
the  Motion^  the  Beames  of  light  palTe  not  Str^iight,  and  therefore  muft 
be  darkncd:wliereas,when  it  refteth,the  Beames  doc  pafTe  Straight.Be- 
fides,  splendour  hath  a  Degree  of  H'hirenejfey  Efpecially  if  there  be  a  lit- 
tle Re^crcujiion:  For  a  l.ooking-GliJfc  with  the  Steele  bchinde,  looketh 
ivhiter  than  Gli(fe  Simj^le.  T  his  £  xperiment  defcrueth  to  be  driucn  fur- 
ther, in  Trying  by  what  meanes  Motion  may  hinder  sight. 

SHeH-FijIj  haue  beene,  by  fome  of  the  -^^/if/W/^com  pared  and  fortccT 
with  the  infeBj-^m  I  fee  no  reafon  why  they  Hiouldj  For  they  haue 
M.ile,  and  Female,  as  other  Fifh  haue  :  Neither  are  they  bred  of  Putri- 
]f.iBioH  J  Efpecially  fuch  as  doc  Moue.  NeuerthelefTc,  itiscertaine,that 
Oyjlcrs^ana.  CocHcs^and  Mujfles ^which  Moue  notjhaue  no  difcriminate 
Sex: ^'f  re  in  what  time,and  howr  they  are  bred  ?  It  fecmeth  that  shels 
of  Oyftt'rs  are  bred  where  none  were  berofc ;  And  it  is  tried,  that  the 
great  Horfe-Muffle,  with  the  fine  (liell,  thatbrccdeth  in  Ponds,  hath 
bred  within  thirty  yeares :  But  then,which  is  ftrangc,it  hath  beene  tri- 
ed, that  they  doe  not  onely  Gape,and  Shut,  as  the  Ojjlers  doe,  but  Re- 
moi^e  from  one  Place  to  Another. 

THe  senfcs  are  alike  Strong,both  on  the  Right  Sideband  on  the  Left; 
But  the  Limbes  on  the  Right  Side  are  Stronger.  The  Caufi  may  be, 
for  that  the  Braine,  which  is  the  inJlrumcHt  of  Senfiy  is  alike  on  both 
Sides'^Bm  Motien^^d  Habilitiesof  Mouing^mxc  fomewhat  holpcn  from 
the  Z,///c.',which  lieth  en  the  Ri^t  Side.lt  may  be  alfo,for  that  thc^f^- 
/e/ are  put  in  £xfmyf,indifFercntly,on  both  5/iif/,  from  the  time  of  our 
Birth  ;  But  the  L/w^f/arcvfcdmoflonthc  Right  Side,  whereby  Cu- 
/?#;//?  helpcth-  Forwe  fee  that  fomc  are  i:.f/f-//./;i^tf(/;  Which  are  fuch, 
as  haue  vfcd  the  Lift-Hand  moflr. 

FRiciions  make  the  Parts  move  Flefhieind  Full  :  As  wee  fee  both  in 
Men-^  And  in  Currying  of  Horfcs, Scc.Thc  Caufe  is,for  that  they  draw 
greater  ^antity  of  Spirits  and  Bleud  to  the  Parts:  And  againe,becaule 
they  draw  thcJllime/it  more  forcibly  from  within:  And  againCjbecaufe 
they  relax  the  Pores,  and  fo  make  better  P^Jfage  for  the  Spirits,  Bloud, , 
and  ////?7jf  «f  ;Laftly  jbccaufe  they  diffipatc  and  difgeft  any  Inutile  or  Ex-  \ 


225 


tspenment 
Solitary  tou. 
chingcheCf. 
/Pfctef  thcSM, 
or  other  Wc:cr. 
874 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching bhcU- 
Fijb. 


. 


Ex^riment 
Solitary  rou- 
chmgihe  Ri^ht 
Side,  and  the 
Ltfu 

Zj6 


Experiment 
Solitary  ecu- 

877 


V  2 


crememtttom 


ii6 


^aiuralJ  Hijiorj: 


Experiment 
Soluary  teu-    j 
chingGtotM     \ 
appearing  F.'rt/ 


878 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
cliingStwdi/Wf' 


Experiment 
SoLtaiy  tou- 
ching theKow. 
fiflj  and  Brta. 
Ifingoi  tht Sea. 

880 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou' 
cWng  the  Dnl- 
c*rati*no(SdU- 
ifater. 

\  881 


Experiment 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  K«. 
lurue  ofSalt- 
nefe'in  Pit  sip- 
on  theScd- 
Short, 

882 


crementittous  Metjlfire^whkh  lieth  in  the  f /t/I?:  All  which  hclpc  .4jsirm- 
Ltion.  Friiiions  alfo  cjoe  more  Fill,  and  Impinguutc  the  £e^/j  than  Exer- 
cife.  TheCj«/eis,  for  that  in  Friciions,  \\\iiJf:re.:rd  Parts  arc  at  reft  . 
Which  in  Exenife  are  beaten(many  times)too  muchiAnd  for  the  fame 
Rcafon,  (as  wc  haiie  noted  heretofore)  Gully- sLuus  iircf./xand  FUjhie^ 
becaufe  they  ftirre  the  Limmes  more,  and  the  inw>ird  Farts  lelTc. 

ALL  G/oZ'w  afar offappeare  Flat.  The  Caufi  is,for  that  X)//?d»i-f be- 
ing a  Secundary  OhieB  of  Sight,  is  not  othcrwife  difcerncdjthan  by 
more  or  lefleLr^/?^, which  Dij^arity  when  it  cannot  bedircerncd,all  fee- 
meth  Ofje:  As  it  is  (generally)  in  obiefls  noi  diftindtiy  difcerncd ;  For 
fo  Letters^  if  they  be  To  farre  off,  as  they  cannot  be  difcerncd,  (hcvr  but 
a?  a  Dtakijh  Paper :  And  aWEnfrauinvs  and  EmhjfingSj  (a  farre  off)  ap- 
peare  Pluwe. 

THc  rtmoft  Parts  of  Shadowcs  fecme  eucr  to  Tremble.  The  Cw/t  is, 
for  that  the  little  M^eats^^hich  we  fee  in  the  Sm^doc  e«cj  Stirrc, 
though  there  be  no  mnd-^And  therefore thofe  Mouing,  in  the  Meeting 
of  the  Light  and  the  shadow,  from  the  Livht  to  the  Shaderr,  and  from 
the  Shad'irv  to  the  Lifht,  doe  llicw  the  shadow  to  Moiie,  becaufe  the 
Medium  ^oueth. 

'  I 

SHallovo  and  Narrov  SeM^  breake  iftore  than  Heepe  and  Lt?f^f .  The 
Cauft  is,  for  that  the  Ifnpulfion  being  the  fame  in  BothjWhcre  there 
is  greater  ^uantitie  o^H^ater,  and  likewife  Spact  Enoughjthere  the  tya. 
fcrRowlcthand  Moueth,  both  more  Slowly,  and  withaSloperRife, 
and  Fall ;  But  where  there  is  leflc  v/ater^  and  lefll*  Space^  and  the  water 
dafheth  more  againft  the  Bottome,  there  it  moueth  more  Swiftly,and 
more  mPrecipice'^oxm  the  breakingoi  ih&fvaues  there  is  eucr  a  Precipice* 

IT  hath  beenc  obferved  by  the  Ancients .y  that  Salt  water  Soyled,  or 
Boyled  and  Cooled  againe,  is  more  Potable,  than  of  it  felfe  Raw  :  And 
yet  the  Tajleof  Salt  in  Difiillationshy  f  Wjrifcth  not ;  For  the  Difiilled 
water  will  be  F/c/K;.  The  Caufe  may  be,  for  that  the  S.nt  Part  of  the  Wa- 
ter^ doth  partly  rife  into  a  Kindc  oiscumme  on  the  Top  j  And  partly  go- 
eth  into  a  Sediment  in  the  Bottome :  And  fo  is  rather  a  Scpdr-nlon,  than 
an  Euaporation.  But  it  is  too  grofTe  to  rife  into  a  rapour :  And  fo  is  a  Bit- 
ter Tajle  likewile  j  For  Simple  Difiilled  waters,  niwornn'vpood,  and  the 
like,  are  not  Bitter. 

IT  hath  beene  let  downe  before,  that  Pits  vpon  the  Sea.shore^  turne 
into  Frefj  water  by  Percolation  of  the  Salt  through  the  Sand:  But  it  is 
further  noted,  by  fome  of  the  Ancient  sjihmx.  in  fome  Places  o^  Ajfricke, 
after  a  time,  the  Water  in  fuch  Pits  will  become  Brackijl^  againe.  The 
Caufe  is,  for  that  after  a  time,  the  very  Sands,  thorow  which  the  Salt- 
water paffeth,  become  Salt  j  And  fo  the  Strainer  it  felfe  is  tinded  with 

Salt. 


Qenturj    iX.        . 

SAt.   The  remedy  therefore  is,   to  digge  ftili  New  .Pits^  wlten  the  old 
wax  Brac/cifh,  As  iFyou  would  change  your  St^ruincr. 

IT  hath  beene  obferued  by  the  Ancients^  that  Salt  water ;vri]\  diflblue 
S.dt  piu  into  it,in  lelTe  iimc,than  Frefl?->y.iter  will  dhlolue  it. The  Cutfe 
iwA)' b^^'iox lh^t  rhc sdtmi\\c  rreccdcm  fvater^  doth,  by  similitude  of 
Siibfidnce^dx3.\v  tlu-  5j/f  new  put  injVnto  it j  Whereby  it  diflfufeth  in  the 
Liquor  more  fpcedily.  This  is  a  Noble  Exj^erirrtem^  if  it  be  true  •  For  it 
fneweth  Mcancs  of  more  Quicke  and  Eafie  Ififujions'^And  it  is  likcwi/e 
a  good  IniUnce  ol  jtttraciionj  Dy  Similitude  oiSuhjUmcc,  Try  it  with  Su- 
fjir  put  into  Water ^  formerly  Sugrtdj  And  into  oihcx  H''ater  rnfuvrcd. 

N  ;  W 

PVt  S'ji^ir  intofr/«c,  partof  itabouc,  part  vnderthe/r/«e .  And  you 
ilv-U  nude,  (that  which  may  ftcme  llrangc,)  that  the  Sua.^-  abouc 
the  W7w,will  fotten  and  diflolue  fooncr,  than  that  within  the  /r/»c,The 
Cau^c  is,  for  that  xkiamne  entreth  that  Part  of  the  Su<iar^  which  is  vnder 
the  H-V^f,  by  Simple /«/;//jo«,  or  Spreading  ;  But  that  Pan  aboue  the 
M'/«eislikevvifefoicedby  Sucking  :  For  all  Spuvgie  Bodies  expell  the 
/J/Vc,and  draw  in  Liquor, \i'\i  be  Contiguous;  As  we  fee  it  alfo  in  spun- 
gi'S,  pur  part  about  ciieP^/ffr.  It  is  worthy  the  Inquiry,  to  fee  how  you 
may  make  more  Accurate  Infujions, by  \\<i\^Q  oi AttraBion, 

\T  J  JtcrvCi  vvelh  is  rcarmcriVi  mnter,  than  in  Sttmmcr :  And  fo  Aire 
W  inC.?/«.f.  Thc(7^«JJis,  for  that  in  the  Hither /'jrr/,  vnder  the 
£jyt/;,  there  is  a  Degree  of  fome  Heat  •  (Asappearech  in  Sulphurcetn 
yeifies,&cc.)  W  hich  iliut  clofe  in,  (as  in  kvinter)  is  the  More  j  But  ifit 
Pcrfpirc,  (as  it  doth  in  Summer^  it  is  the  Leflc. 

IT  is  reported,  chat  amongft  the  ;f,f/«-4fw«i-,  invf««Wtime,  vpona 
Supertlition,they  did  vfc  to  precipitate  a  v^4«,{rom  a ///gi?  cliff  e  into 
the  5ej-  Tying  about  him,  with  ftrin^,  at  fome  diftancc,  many  great 
Forvles .  And  fixing  vnto  his  Body  diuers  Feathers ,  fpread,  to  brcake  the 
Fa//.  Certainly  many  Birds,  ofgood  Jfing,(A%  Kites, and  the  like)  would 
beare  vp  a  good  H^eight  as  they  H  ie^  AndSpreading  o? Feathers,  thin  and 
clofe,and  in  greatBreadth,will  likewife  beare  vp  a  great  ff^eight;  iieino^ 
cuen  laid,without  Tilting vpon  the  Sides.  The  (mthetExtc/iJioHohlns 
Experiment  for  Plyifg  may  be  thought  vpon. 

THere  is,  in  fome  Places,  (namely  mCephaknia^)  alktk  Shruh, 
which  ihey  call  HoJy'Oake,  ot  Dwirfc-Oakc  :  Vpon  the  Leaue's 
whereof  there  rifeth  a  Ttmour, like  a  Blijler-,  Which  rhcy  gather  and 
rub  out  of  it,  a  certaine  Red  Duji,  ;hat  conutrtcth  (after  a  vyhile)  into 
f^'fl/-wa,which  they  kill  with  if^iac,  (as  is  reported,}  Vi'feg^  t^ey  be^-in 
to  Quicken:  "With  this  I)  «^  they  die  iV/7r/cf.  ^. 

l' 


-ii? 


Experimentu 
^olicary  tou- 
ching AttraQi- 
on  by  Similuudc 
olSuiJlsKce. 
883 


Experiment 
Solitary  lou- 

il:on, 
S84 


ExperimcDC 
Solitary  tou- 
ching Heal  xn- 
liixkirib. 
885 


Expctimem 
Solitary  tou- 
ching i-Vyi»^  in 
the  A»e. 

88^ 


Experiment 
Soliiaty  tou- 
ching ihc  D)t 
olSurlct, 


SSj 


N  Zant,  it  is  very  ordinary,  to  make  Men  Impotent,  to  accompany  1  ETperimem 

.    V     g  with   I  Solitary  tou.  1 


i  228 

chingMjlifi. 

888 


Experimtnt 
Solitary  tou- 
ching the  X//t 
ot  fl'ater,  liy 
Meant  s  ot 
Flame. 

88p 


Experiment* 

1  in  Con  fort 
touching  the 
Jnfiuencci  of 
the  Motnt. 


J\(aturall  Hiilory: 


I 


with  tht'iT  ff'iues.  The  like  is  pradilcdui  Gajceme-^  Vv  here  it  is  ta'lcci 
Nouerl'fgu.lUtte.  It  is  praflifcd  alwaiesvpon  xhc  Wedding  Day.  Arid  in 
Zant,  the  Mothers  thcmfcliies  doc  it,  by  way  of  PrciKntion  j  Bccaufc 
thereby  they  hinder  oi\\cx  Cbirmcs^  and  can  vndoc  their  Owne.  It  is  a 
Thing  the  Ctuill  L4W  taketh  knowledge  of  j  And  therctore  is  ol  no  Li"ht 
Regard. 

TT-isa  Common  Experiment^  but  the  Canfeis  miftaktn.  Take  a  Fft^ 
*-  (Orbettera  Ghjje^  becaufe  therein  you  n-.iy  fee  the  Meiton^)  Andfcta 
cW/r  lighted  in  the  Botiome  of  a  Bajen  of  iv.iir  •  Ard  tun  c  tf  e  Mcuih  \ 
of  the  PotyOx  GlaJJe^oufiT  the  Candle  ^  ard  it  will  make  the  Wdier  rife.  1  hev 
afcribeit,  totheDr4w/»^of  Htat  j  W  hich  is  not  true:  Fcritappcaxetii 
plainly  tobe  but  a  Motitnoi  Nexe^  which  they  call  Ne  ditttr  'vacuum. 
Anditproceedeththus.  Ihe Flame o{  the  Caxiilty  asioincasit  iscoie-l 
red,  being  futfocatcd  by  the  Clofe  Aire^  leflcretb  by  !ii tie  and  littjc- :  Dir 
ring  which  time,  there  is  fomc  little  Alcenr  of  WAttr^  bur  not  much :  For 
the  F/<?«»; Occupying  lefle  and  kfl'e  Rocmc,  as  it  Jeflcncth,  the  water 
fucccedeth.  But vpon the /»)?<«»/ of  xhcCimdies  Qoirgout,  there  isafud- 
den^//if,ofagreatdealeofff<i»er  J  For  that  ihcledyoi  theF/diwefijJcth 
no  more  Place  ^  And  fo  the  Aire^  and  the  truer  iuccccd.  It  worketh  the 
fame  £/ff <3,  it  infteadof  ^4Jfr,  you  put  Flewer^  orsand,  iutothc-Ba/e/f 
Which  fhewcthj  that  it  is  not  the  Flames  drawing  the  L/queur,  asiv*«- 
rifhment  ^  As  it  is  fuppofed  j  For  all  Btdiet  arc  alike  vnto  it  j  As  it  is  euer 
inMotionoi'  N'exe-^  Infomuch  aslhauc  fecnethe  G/^/Z'^j  being  held  b) 
the  Hand,  hath  lifted  vp  the  Ba/en^  and  all :  The  Aiottm  ofNexe,  did  fo 
Clafpethe  Bgtteme  of  the Bafcn.  That  Experiment,  when  the  Ea/en  was 
lifted  vp,  was  made  withOjk,  and  not  with  rvater :  Ncucrthelefle  this 
is  true,  that  at  the  very  firrt  5f«/K^  of  the  Mfutho{the  Glaffe,  vponthc 
B0ttpfneoh\xe  Bj/en^  itdrawethvp  the  »'4tf/-a.Jirtle,  and  then  Itandcthar 
a  Stay,almoittilltheC<i»c//«  Gnng  out,  as  wasfaid.  This  may  fhewfome 
AttrsBiensx.  firft :  But  of  this  we  will  fpeake  more,  when  we  handle  At- 
traBhm  by  Heat. 

Of  the  Poxeer  of  the  CekfiiaB  Bodies,  and  what  more  Se- 
cret Influences  ihey  haue,  bcfides  the  two  Manifel}  Influences 
oi Heat, and  Light yWcfhsW  fpcakc,  when  wc  handle  Hxperi- 
ments  touching  the  CelefliaO  Bodies:  Mcaac-wFule,  wcc  wili 
giuefameDiicdions  for  more  ccrtainernWj,  of  ther>m/e_. 
and  Influences  of  the  Moone  j  which  is  our  Neareji  Neigh 
beur. 

The  Influences  o^  the  Moone,  ("mofl  obferuedj  are  Fourc. 
ThzDrayping  forth  o^  Heat:  The  Inducing  o{  ^utri/aSlion: 
The  Increafe  of  Moiflure  :  The  Exciting  of  the  Motions  of 
Sprits. 

For 


"Century.   IX. 


Far  the  Drawingfonh  of  Hf./r;,  we  haue  formerly  prcfcribcd,  to  take 
f^JtcrlVurm '^and  to  let  Part  of  it  Jtgainft  ihc  MnOfW-Beu/iics^und  Part  of 
I  It  with  a  6'/Ta'«ebciween- And  to  fee  whether  that  which  (Ufidcth  Ex- 
jipolcd  to  the  Be.imcs,  will  not  Coole  looner.  But  bccaufe  this  is  but  a 
:  SmA\[lfiterjwjition-^(ihovgh  m  thcStmwc  fee  a  Small  5Wcdoth  much,) 
j  It  were  good  to  try  ir,whcn  the  Moo  le  Ihinethj^  when  the  Moo?!eihi- 
!  ne:h  not  ac  all  ^  And  with  fv^ter  W^irme  in  a  GlaJJ'c-B  ottlcy  as  well  as  in  a 
[  JJijh ;  And  with  Cinders  •  And  with  Iron  Red'Hot  y  &c, 
I  Por  the  Ind  (cingoi Putrifjtfion^  it  were  good  to  trie  it  with  Fteflj^  or 
f/7/j,  Expofed  to  tiie  Moone-Beames  ;  And  againe  Expofed  to  the  Aire^ 
wlic  n  the  Meonc  fnincth  not,for  the  like  time  *To  fee  whether  will  cor- 
nipr  lo^^ner :  And  trie  it  alio  with  Cwpo«,  or  fomc  ©thcr  f  ejr/f ,  layda- 
oroadjto  He  whether  it  will  mortific,and  become  tender  looner  ?  Trie 
it  alio  with  Dead  Flies  fix  D.ad  pvortnes^  hauing  a  little  n'atcr  caft  vpon 
tuem,to  lee  whether  will  Putrife  fooncr.  Trie  it  alfo  with  an  y^p^h;  or 
Orenge^  hailing  Holes  made  in  their  TV^r,  to  fee  whether  will  Rotor 
M  JLiid  iboncr?  Trie  it  alio  with  Hollund-Chcefc^  hauing  nine  put  into  h^ 
whether  will  breed  .l/;rf.f  fooner,  or  greater  ? 

¥oxx.\\c!ncn\ifeo{  Moijiure^  the  Opinion  Rccciued  is  -That  Seeds 
will  grow  loonelt ,  And  //.;/rf  ,and  Nailes^znd  Hed^cs^  and  Herbs S^w, 
&:c,  will  grow  fl^oneft,  if  they  be  S<^t^  or  Cut,  m  the  Increafe  ot  the 
Moonc.  Aifo  that  Braincs  in  RMts^nood-cockes^  C.jlues,&cc.  are  fiillcft  in 
the  full  of  the  Afoone^jHud  Co  oiM^irrow  in  the  Bones:  And  Ibof  O///07, 
and  Codkij  wiiich  of  all  the  reft  arc  the  caficft  tried,  it  you  hauc  them 
in  Pits. 

Take  fome  Seeds  y  or  Roots,  (as  Omons,icc.)  and  fet  fome  of  them  im- 
mcdiatly  aftertheC/w;7gf  j  And  others  of  the  famekindeimmediarcly 
arter  the  Full.  Let  them  be  as  Like  as  can  be  :  The  Earth  alfo  t  he  lame 

I  as  nccre  as  may  be  •  And  therefore  beft  in  Pots :  Let  the  Pots  alfo  ftand, 
where  no  Raine^  ovSnhne  may  come  to  them,  left  the  DijfWence  of  the 
tvcathcr  co'[\[ouT\d  the  Experiment: knd  then  fee  in  whatTimc,the  Seeds 
Set  in  the  Incre.ife  of  the  Moone^  come  to  a  ccrtaine  Height ;  And  how 
they  differ  from  thofe  that  are  Set  in  the  Decreiife  of  the  Moone. 

It  is  like,thatthe  Briiine  of  A/a«  waxcth  Moijier,  and  FidUr,\'poa  the 
F«//of  the  Moo)ie:x\nd  therefore  it  were  good  for  thofe  that  haue  Afoiji 
Brjincs,^  are  great  Drinkers^  to  rake  Fume  o(  Lignum  Aloes ^Rofe-M.irj^ 
Franfi  nccnfc^Ssic.abom  the  Full  of  the  Moone.  It  is  like  alfo,that  the  //«- 
^!.'o;iis  in  Mens  Bwi/V.f, Increafe, and  Dccrcale,  as  the  Moone dcth ;  And 
herefore  it  were  good  to  Purge,  fome  day,  or  two,  after  the  Full-  For 
rhat  then  the  Humonrx  will  not  replcnilli  fo  foone  againe. 

As  for  the  Fxitln^  of  the  Motion  of  the  Spirits, yow  muft  note  that  the 
GmvthoC  Hedges,  Herbs,  H.iire,^c.  iscauled  from  the  Moone,  by  Exci- 
ting of  the  Spirits,  as  well  by  Increafe  of  the  Moifiure.  But  for  Spirits  in 
particular,  the  groat /«/?.j«fc  is  in  Lwwr/Vj. 

There  may  be  other  Secret  Ejf\ils  o{  i\\c  Influence  of  the  Afoone^ 
which  are  not  yet  brought  into  ObjlruJtion.  It  may  be,  that  if  it  lb  fall 

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oiitj  that  the  Windbe  Nstih,  oxNonh-Eajl^  inrheF»//  of  the  Moone,  it 
increafethCtfW^  hc\<MiSoHth^  ox  South-Weft ,  itdUpofcth  the^//r,  fora 
good  while,  to  WArmth^  and  ^dne  j  Which  would  be  obOrued. 

It  may  be,  that  children^  and  Toung  Cattell^  that  are  f>reiifiht  forth  in  the 
FuUoi  the  Meone,  are  ftronger,  and  larger,  than  thofe  that  are  brought 
forth  in  the  w««;  And  thofc  alfo  which  are  Begotten  in  theFw^ot  the 
Afeotte  :  So  that  it  might  be  good  Huibatidrj,  to  put  Rams^  ctwd  Bulls  i(d 
their  Female^  fomewhat  before  the  Full  of  the  Moone.  \i  maybeeaHb, 
that  the  fg^ejlay'd  in  the  F«// of  the  Moone^  breed  the  bet  tcr£/W;  And 
a  Number  of  the  like  EffeBs,  which  may  be  brought  into  Oh/eruathn : 
Qu^re  a\(6i  whether  great  Thunders,  and  Earth-Quakes^  be  not  molt  in 
the  Full  of  the  Mfcne  ? 

THe  THrning  of  Wine  to  rinegar^  is  a  Kinde  of  Putri faff  ion :  And  in 
Making  otFiaegar,  they  vfc  to  fct  rebels  of  Wine,  ouer  againlt  the 
Noone-sttnne  -^  which  calleth  out  the  more  Otl;  Spirits,  and  Icaucththc 
Ltquour  more  Soure,  and  Hard,  Wee  fee  alfo,  that  Durnt-friae  is  m&re 
Hard,  and  jlfiringent,  than  pr/«f  Vnburnt.  1 1  is  faid j  that  C/^f  r  in  Nauigati- 
ons  vnder  the  L/«e  ripeneth,  when  ^w  or  Bffre  foureth.  It  were  good 
to  let  a  Ruttdlet  of  Veriaice  ouer  againft  the  Sunne,  in  Summer,  as  they  doe 
Finegar,  to  fee  whether  it  will  Ripen^  and  Sweeten. 

T  Here  be  diuers  Creatures,  that  i'/ff/'tf  all  mnter-.  As  the  B(f4/<?,  the 
Hedge-hogge^  the  B4;,  the  £<?<?,  &c.  Thefe  all  wax  Fat  when  they 
^/(•i-jj^fjandegcftnor.  The  Crfw/i' of  theii  Fattening^  during  their  Sleeping 
time,  may  be  the^4»*  of  A^imtlating-^  For  whatfoeuer  Jpmilateth  not 
to  f/if^jturneth  either  to  ^Wtf-*/,  orF<ir.  Thek  Creatures,  for  part  of  their 
sleeping  Time,  haue  beene  obfcrued  not  to  Stirre  at  a  1 ;  And  for  the  other 
part,  to  Stirre,  but  not  to  Rewoue.  And  they  get  irarme  and  Clofe  Places 
to  sleepe  in.  When  the  F lemmings  Wintred  in  Mua  Zemhla,  the  Beares^ 
about  the  Middle  of  iViotf^w^^?",  went  to  Sleepe-^  And  then  the  Ftfx« be- 
gan to  come  forth,  which  Durll  not  before.  It  is  noted  by  fome  of  the 
Ancients,  that  the  Shee-Bearebrecdeth,  and  lyethin  with  their  Young, 
duringthattimeof  iJf/?;  And  that  a  Bwr^,  Bigge  with  Toung,  hath  fel- 
dome  Scene  feene. 

SOa\e  li»ir3g  Creatures  are  Procreated  byC(?p«/<«(/Mbetweene  Malc^, 
dnd  Female:  Some  by  PutrifaBien-^  And  of  thofe  which  come  hyPu- 
tnfaEiton,  many  doe  (neuerthelelfc)  afterwards  procreate  by  CopuUtion. 
For  the  Cattfe  of  both  Generations :  Firll,  it  is  moll  certaine,  that  the 
Caufe  of  all  Vimficatien,  is  a  Gentle,  and  Proportionable  Heat,  working  vp- 
on  a  Glutinous  and  Yeelding  Subftance :  For  the  Heat  doth  bring  forth  Spi- 
rit in  chat  sub  fiance  .•  And  the  Subftance,  being  Glutmow^  produceth  Two 
E felts:  The  One,  that  the  Spirit  is  Detained,  and  cannot  Breake  forth: 
The  Other,  that  the  ^rff«r  being  Gtf»//e,and  yeelding,  is  driucn  forwards 
by  the  Motion  oi the  spirits,  afterfome  Swelling  into  Shape, and  Members. 

There- 


Centui'}',    J  X. 

Tht-rcforc all  Sperme,il\  Mcnjlmoits  Subjiancc^AW  M-'ntcr\v\\QvvoiCre.i- 
tun-i  arc  produced  by  Put>-if.ici:on^h.xv.(^  ciiermorc  a  Clofmc[Jc^Lcntoi:r 
and  S'.qit  ijity.  It  Icciueth  thcrctorc,  th.it  the  Generation  by  S^ermt  only, 
and  by  Putrificiion,  haiic  two  Different  dJ-ifcs.  The  firftis,  for  char 
Cre.mtres  which  hanea  Definite  and  Ex.iii  shjpe,  (as  thofehaiic  which 
arcprocieatcdbyC''^«//»<fi//j)  cannot  be  produced  by  a  irw/'t  andc.i- 
piull  He.it ;  Nor  out  oiMmer^  which  is  not  exa^ly  Prepared^accordins 
Ko  the  Species.  The  Second  is,  for  chat  there  is  a  greater  Time  required 
for  M.ituratiofi  of  PerfeSi  Creatures-^  For  if  the  Ti>»c  required  in  rinifica- 
tion  be  of  any  Iength,then  the  Spirit  wiW  Exhale,beforc  the  Cre.:turehi: 
Matt(re:^\cc^t  it  be  Enciofcd  laapUce  where  it  may  luucCoitiautince 
of  the  He.it^  Acccjje  of  fome  Nourijhment  to  maincaine  k^  and  clofenejTe 
that  may  keepe  it  from  £Ar/;j//V.  And  inch  Places  axe  tbciytml'es^  and 
Matrices  of  the  Fcmdes.  And  therefore  all  Cre.it ures^  made  of  Putrifa- 
Bion^  are  of  more  rncertJine  Shape ;  and  are  made  in  shorter  Time-  And 
need  not  fo  Pcrfed  an  Enclof.tre^  thuug,h  fome  Clofcfteffe  be  commonly 
required.  As  for  the  Heat'oeit  0^/«/o«which  was /hat  vpon  grear^X//^^- 
tions  of  the  H/C-:  l.{,  Perf'H  Creatures  were  firlt  Engendrcd  of  Con:retipn  ■ 
As  well  as  Fro^f  and  Wornies^  and  Flies ^  and  (uch  like,  a;  ^  now  •  Wee 
know  it  to  be  vaine.  But  if  any  fuch  Thing  lliould  be  admitted    Difl 
coiirfing  according  ro  Seyife^  it  cannot  be,  except  yon  admit  a 
C'/wvx  firll,  and  Commixture  of  fieauen^  iud  Earth, 
For  the  FrAme  of  the  WurU^once  in  Or-  y 

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•-Ic  fhilofiphie  of  Pyth.i<*or^,  (  which 
was  full  of  Super ftttwfj,  )  din  Krft 
plaiKaAfc/j/?;ww  Imagination  \  Which 
afterwards  was,  by  tbe  Schouie  of 
P/7^0,  and  Ochcrs,  Watered  and  Nau- 
riliicd.  Ic  was,  that  the  World  was 
^  One  Entire^  Perfe6l,  Ltuing  Creature ; 
In  (o  much  as  Appolonius  of  Tjy^w.'Tj  a 
Pythagorean  Prophet,  affirmed,  that  the  Ebbing  and  Flowing 
otthe5<?4,  vvasthc  Refpiration  of  the  rrt^r/i^,  drawing  in  Z^^- 
f^ras  Br*?^?/;,  and  putting  ic  forth  againcj  They  wencon,  and 
inferred;  That  if  the  World  were  a  Liuing  Creature^  ii  had  a 
5o«/(?,  and  Spirit ;  Which  alfo  they  held,  calling  it  Spiritiu 
Mundi;  The  Spirit  or  5oa/^  of  ihcWorld  :  By  Which  they  did 
not  intend  God  i  (  for  they  did  admit  of  a  Deity  bcfidcs, }  Bat 

I „ .. only 


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only  the  Soule^  or  Ejfentiall Forme  ohhcFniuerfe.  This  Foun- 
dation being  laid,they  mought  build  vpon  iciwhac  they  would-, 
Forin  a  Liuing Creature ^  though  neuer  fo  great,  (  As  for  Exam- 
ple, in  a  great  Whale, )  the  Sen/e^  and  the  Affeiisoi  an  one  ^art 
of  the  Bodyt  inftancly  make  a  Trm/curjion  throwout  the 
whole  Bodj  :  So  that  by  this  they  did  infinuate,  thatngDi- 
flance  o[  Plaee,not  Want  ox  Indifpojition  o£  Matter,  could  hin- 
der Magical  Operations  ;But  that,  (  for  Example, )  we  mought 
here  in  Europe,  hauc Senfe  and  Feeling  oi thai,  which  was  done 
iaChina:  Andlikewifc,  we  mought  worke  any  £^<?<f?,  ypith- 
out,  znAagainfl  Matter  X  And  this,  notHoIpcn  by  ihtQoopira- 
t'ton' o{ Angels, ot Spirits,  hwiovXyhy  ihzVnity  and  Harmony 
oflSlature.  There  were  fomc  alfo,  that  ftaid  not  here  j  but 
went  turiher,  and  held ;  That  if  the  Spirit  q^  Man.  ( whom 
they  call  the  Microcofme, )  doc  giue  a  fit  touch  to  the  Spirit  of 
the  World,  by  iltonglmaginations,  and  Bekefes,  it  might  com- 
I  mand Natiire  -tY-or Paracel/ujy  andlome  datkciomc  Authors  of 
Magicke,  doeafcribe  lolmagination  Exalted :  the  Power  of  Mi- 
racle-yporking  Faith.  With  thcfe  vart  and  Bottomlcfle  Follies, 
Men  hauebcene  ( in  part)  entertained. 

But  wc,  that  hold  firme  to  the  Workes  of  God ;  And  to  the 
Senff,whichisGodsLampe;  (  Lucerna  Dei  Spiraculum  Homi- 
nit;  )  will  enquire  with  all  Sobriety,  and  Seucritie,  whether 
therebctobefound,  in  the  Foot-Steps  of  Nature,  any  fuch 
Tranfmifiion  and  Influx  of  Immateriate  Vertues ,  And  what  the  i 
Force o\ Imagination  is  j  Either  vpon  the  Body  Imaginant,  or 
vpon  another  Body :  Wherein  it  will  be  liketbat  Labour  ofH^r- 
cules,  in  Purging  the  Stahle  of  Augecu,  to  k^zvatc  from  Super- 
flitiow,  and  Magicall Arts,  and  Obferuations,  any  thing  that  is 
cleanc,  and  pure N<if«r<?//i  And  net  to  be  either  Contemned, 
or  Condemned.  And  although  wee  fliall  haue  occafion  to 
[peakeofthis  in  more  places  than  OnCj  yet  wc  will  now  make 
fome Entrance  thereinto. 

MEwaretobe  Admonifhcd,  that  they  doe  not  withdraw  Credit, 
from  thcOperationsbyTranfmiJfton  of  Spirits, and  Force  oilntagma- 
tion,  becaufe  the  EjfeBsfaile  foinctmes. Yoi  as  in  InftBion,  and  Contagion 
from  Body  to  Body,  (as  the  fUgue,  and  the  like, )  it  is  nnoft  ccrtaine,that 

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the  In/etlioH  is  nrcciucd  (many  times)  by  xh'c  BsdiPjpit;^  but  yet  is  by 
l\\QStnngth^  andgX)d  Difpofttion  thereof,  Rcpiilfcd,  and  vvroiighi  out^ 
before  it  bee  formed  inro  a  Difcafe-^  So  much  more  in  Imprefhrn  from 
Minde  to  Mlndt\  or  from  spu-tt  to  Spirit ^  the  Ituprcjsion  takech,  but  is  En- 
coiintrcd,  andOiicrcofiie,  by  the  Minde  arrd  Sfirtt^  which  is  ?ifi»e  bc-^ 
fore  it  worke  any  manifelt  EffeH.  And  therefore,  they  workc  mo(l  yp- 
onH^e.ikesMindes,andSptriis:  As  thofe  ohromea-^  SickePfrfons\  Sub'er^ 
(iitioui,  and  FtarefuU  Per  fans  \  Children^  and  Tonng  Creatures. 

N/fcio  qitts  tenerof  Ocalta  mthififcmjt  A^nos  :  '  . 
The  Poet  fneakethnot  of  Shrepe,  but  oi  Lambs,  as  for  the  Pfe.^knejjeoi 
the  ftfwirof them,  vpon  Kings^  and  Mfgijlntes.^  Itmay beaftribed  (bc5-. 
fides  thcmaine,  uhicliis  xhcPmiBtortoiCod,  oner  thofe  that  Execute 
his  Place)  to  the  Wf46ifj^i?  o'i  lh(^  Imixgination  oi  the /ma ffnattt:  For  it  is 
hard  for  a  fvitcf\  or  a  Sorcerer^  to  put  on  a  Bcleefe,  that  they  can  hurt 
fuch  Pcrfons. 

•//ffwareto  be  Admonifhcd,  on  the  other  fide,  that  they  doe  not  ea* 
(llyffiue  Place  and  Credit  to  thci'c  Operttiois^  bccaufe  they  Succeed  mmtf 
limes -^  FoTtheC.?«/rof  this  Succejfe^  is  (oit)  to  bee  truly  afcribedj  vnto 
the  C'orce  of  Affdiiont  and  Imagination,  vpon  the  Body  yfgent ;  And  then 
by  a  Secondary  Meanes,  it  may  worke  vpcn  a  Diucn  Body  :  As  for  Exam- 
ple;,  If  a  man  carry  a  Planets  Seale^  or  a  Rvjg^  or  fome  Partoia.  Beajt,hc- 
Iccuing  ftrongly,  thatit  will  hcl[">c  him  toobtainc  his  Laue-^  Or  to  keepe 
him  frcm  danger  of  hurt  in  F/£^r.  Or  toprcuaile  in  a  Suit-^  ^c.  it  raaV 
make  him  more  Aciiite,  and  l/iduftrioM ;  And  Againe,  more  Co-ifident-^ 
and  Pcrfi/liigy  than  othcrwifehc  would  be.  Now  the  ^xeziEfftds  t\vti 
may  come  of  / W»/?7;y,  and  Perftuerance^  (efpccially,  mCitHllB»f\»efft^ 
who  knoweth  nor  ?  For  wee  (oc  Aitdacitte  dorh  almoil  binde  and  mate 
(hctyeaker  Sort  oi  Mmif  ^  P^wdtht  St. itc  of  Humane  AHitns  is  fo  varia- 
ble, that  to  try  Things  oft,  and  neuer  to  giue  ouet,  doth  Wonders ; 
Therefore,  it  were  a  Meere  Fallacie  and  LMiJlaking,  to  afcribe  that  to  rh<» 
Po.ceoi  Imuoiu.moa^  vpon  another  hody^  which  is  but  the  Force  of  Ima' 
gir.ation  vpon  the  Proper  Body :  For  there  is  no  doubt,  but  that  ImsginS' 
ne»,  undVchiment  AffiBien^  wotkc  greatly  vpon  the^^iji  of  the /w.if|*- 
nar.t :  .As  we  Hiall  (Lew  in  due  place. 

Meit  arc  to  be  AdmomilKd,  that  as  they  are  not  to  miftake  the  Caufes ' 
of  thefe  Operations  -^  Somucb  li-lll',  they  are  tomiftaketheF4<f?,  or  £/■ 
/f3;  And  rallily  to  take  that  for  done,  wh'chis  not  done.  And  there- 
fore, as  diuers  wife  Indies  hauc  frcfcrincd,  and  cautioned,  ^fea  may 
nortoo rallily  belccucj  the  Ctnfefions  of  H'itches,  nor  yet  the  Emident^ 
againftthcm.  For  the  H-'itches  themfclues  are  Imaginatiite,  and  beleewe 
otttimes,  they  doc  that,  which  they  doe  not:  And  People^re  Credmlow 
in  that  ix)int,  and  ready  to  impute  ^cf'icwf,  iwd  Naturall  Operations ^  to 
Witch  crjft.  It  is  worths' the  bbferuing,  that  both  in  Ancient,  and  Late 
times ,  (as  in  the  T'H'fdun  mtches,  and  the  Meetings  of  Witches  that  I 
hauc  bccne  r-corc^ed  by  fo  many  late  Con fef tons  -, )  the  great  lyondm 
which  they  tell,  of  C.?r7«(r  in  thc^/r^ ;  Transforming  themfclues  intoA 

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other  B»dies-^  &c.  arc  ftill  reported  to  be  wroi.io;ht,  not  by  Incanutious^ 
or  Ceremtnies^  But  by  Oinintmts  ^  and  Afioiuitno  thcrnlclues  all  oiicr. 
This  may  iuftlymouca^4«  tothinkc,  thatthcfc  F»bks  arc  the  Effitls  at' 
Imaginitton:  For  it  is  certainc  that  0/«;»»fw;/  doe  all,  (if  they  be  laid  on 
any  thing thicke)  by  Stop^ing»oi  the  Pores^  ("hut  inihcV^ipeun ^  and  lend 
them  to  the  ^fi/ifi^  extremely.  And  for  the  Pardclar  Ingrtdientt  o^xhok 
M4^icallOmtme0tSi  it  is  like  they  arc  Opiate  and  Soppri/ir^ui.  For  Antim- 
ting  of  the  Fore-Head,  Necke,  Feet,  Back-Bone,  we  know  is  vfcd  for  Procu- 
ring De^^^iJ/f^w:  And  if  any /l/4«  (ay,  that  this  EffeSi  would  bee  better 
done  by  Inward  Potions^  Anfwer  may  bee  made,  that  the  Medicines, 
which  goc  to  the  Oimments^  are  fo  ftrong,  that  if  they  were  ykd  Inwards, 
they  would  kill  thofe  that  vfcthem:  And  therefore  they  workc  Potent, 
ly,  though  Outwards. 

Wcc  will  diuidc  the  Seucrall  Kindes  of  the  Operations,  by 
TranpniJ^ion  o[ Spirits,  and  Imagination ;  Which  will  giuc  no 
fmall  Light  to  the  Experiments  thac  follow.  All  Operations  by 
Tranfffjifion  of  Spirits,  and  Imagination  Uzuc  thisj  That  tbcy 
"Vorke  at  Difiance^  and  not  at  Touch ;  And  they  arc  thcic  be- 
ing dinguifticd. 

The  firft  is  the  TrMfmifion  or  Emifion,  of  the  Thinner,  and  more 
Atrie  PartsoiBediet  j  As  in  odours,  and  infeBions  •  And  this  is,  of  all  the 
rcll,  the  moft  Corz-tfrM//.  But  you  mull  remember  withall,  thac  therebc 
aNumber  of  thole  £»//-<'«/,  both  fvholefome,  and  rttwhole/ome,  thatgiue 
no^wf/Iatall:  Fotxhc  Pidgue,  many  times,  when  it  is  taken,  giuethoo] 
Seat  it  all:  And  there  bemanyGwii  and  Healthfuil  Aires,  that  doe  ap- 
pearcby  Habitation,  and  other  Proofcs,  that  differ  nor  in  5wr// from  o- 
thcr^/r«.  And  vndcr  this  Head,  you  may  place  all /Jw^/^/«flw/ of  ^/rt, 
where  tht  Sub^aace  is  Materiall,  Odour  Jike.  Whereof  fome  neuerthe- 
lefleare  ftrange,  and  ,'very  fuddenly  ditfufed  -,  As  the  Alteration,  which  ■ 
the^/;'*receiuethiut/££;j'/'/,  almo{timmediardy_,vponthc  Rifi»g  of  the 
Riuero^  Niltu,  whereotwehauefpoken. 

The  Second  isthe  Tri^rftnifionox  £w//f/tf«  of  thofe  tA/wj;^;  that  we  call 

afiritmJl  species -^  As  Vtfiblei  and  Sounds:  The  one  wheic^^'wec  haue 

I  handled  -,  And  the  other  we  fhsll  handle  in  due  pl-^ce.  Thefe  mouc  fwift- 

ly,  and  at  great  diftance  -,  But  then  they  require  a  Medium  well  difpofcd, 

j  And  their  Tran/mifion  is  eafily  ftopped. 

The  Third  is  the  EmifSions,  which  canle  AttraBion  of  Certaine  Bodies 
SitDift^nce;  Wherein  though  the  Loadjionehe  commonW  placed  in  the 
Firft  Rankc,  yet  wethinke  good  to  except  it^  andreferrc  it  to  another 
Head:  But  the  Dravchgof  Amber,  and  let,  arid  other  EleSiricke  Bodies , 
And  the  AttraBion  in  Qoldohhe  Sfirn  oi Quick-Si fuer,  ar  diftance ;  And 
the  AttrnBionoi  Heat  at  diftance-  And  thatofF/rc  to  Nifhiha-,  And 
that  of  fome  Herbs  to  jvMer,  though  at  diftance ;  And  diuers  others ;  We 
ftiall  handle,  butyet  not  vndcr  this  prcfent  Title,  but  vnder  the  Title  of 
^«r<7£J/w  in  gencrall. 

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The  Fourrh  is  rhc  Etnifion  of  Spirits ,  and  Immitemte  Ptwers  and 
ycitaes^  in  choic  Things,  which  worke  by  the  r/i/aerfiU  Configuration , 
and  SyrKji^thjf  of  the  pvorld\  Not  by  Porm:s^  or  Celeftidil  I -j fluxes,  (as  is 
vainly  MLiglit  and  receiucd,)  but  by  the  Prlm'Kiiie  Nature  Oi  ALittcr,  and 
the  i'^e^j-  oiThtngs.  Of  this  kindc  is,  (as  wc  yet  fuppofe, )  the  Working  of 
the  Load-'Stoac,  which  is  by  Cortfent  with  the  g/i;^^  of  the  f^r/^ ;  Of  this 
Kindc  is  the  -^fot/otnoiGrMity,  which  is  by  Confe^t  o{Dea/l  Bodies  with 
the  Globeoi  the  Eath :  Of  this  kinde  is  ibme  Di/po/Uio»o^  Sadies  to  Rg- 
titiofi,  and  particularly  from  Ejfi  tofvejl :  Of  which  kinde  wee  concciuc 
the  Af.iiae  Blojt  aud  Refloat  of  the  Sea  is,  which  is  by  Confent  of  the  Vni- 
tterfe^  as  Pa:t  of  the  Z)/"#r//ji/  Motion.  Thefe  Immjtcriate^ertues  hauethis 
Property  diliPcring from  Others  ^  That  the  Diccrfltjo^  the  CMedium  hin- 
dreththemnot;  But  they  padc  thorovvall/l/t'<»V««»/;  yet  at  DMrmitsate. 
dijlances.  And  of  thefc  wc  ihall  fpcakc^  as  they  are  incident  to  feue- 
ralir/V/:J. 

The  Fifth  is  the  Emiflions  of  Spirits-^  And  this  is  the  Principall  in  our 
Intention  to  handle  now  in  this  Place :  Namely,  the  Operatio.wi  the  Spi- 
rits of  the  .'.//»«:  of  Af..-;/,  vpon  other  Spirits :  And  this  is  of  a  Double  Na- 
ture :  The  oper.ittons  of  the  yiff:ciicps,  if  rhey  be  vehement  j  And  the 
Operairo.toi'  the  Imagin.itioit,  if  it  bee  Strong.  But  thefc  two  are  i'oCou- 
plcd^as  we  fliall  handle  them  together:  For  when  an  Enaitus,  ovyimo- 
rem  y.tipc^^  doth,  infed  the  Spirits  of  Another,  there  is  loyncd  both 
^jfcFtien,  and /fffJ([iiiatiott. 

The  Sixth  is,  thelnliuxcs  of  the  HeaucrJy  Bodies^  bcfides  thofctwo 
Man ife ft  Ones,  of^Mf,  And  Light.  But  thefe  we  will  handle,  where  wc 
handle  the  CeleftiallBtdics,  and  MotioHi. 

The  Seuenth  is  the  Operations  oi  Sjmpathy  j  Which  the  ivriters  of 
NaturaU  Mjgicke  haue  brought  into  an  ^rf  or  Precept:  And  it  is  this; 
That  ifyoudefire  to  Super-induce,  any  f'cr/*^  or  Difpofition^  vponafer- 
fan  J  you  lliould  take  the  £/«/;j^Cn'4/*/:^,  in  which  that  Vertue  ismoft£- 
minent^  and  in  PerfeHion  :  Of  that  Creature  you  mult  take  the  P^irts^ 
wherein  that  f^ertas  chiefly  is  Cohcate:  Againe,  you  mutl  tak^  thofe 
Parts ^  inthcT/wj,  and  Acl^  when  that  Vertue  is  moll  in  Excrcife-^  And 
then  you  mull:  apply  it  loih^n  Part  of  //j/o,- wherein  t\\i.t  Veritte  chiefly 
Ccaflfteih.  As  if  you  would  Super-induce  C<»«;-rf^ff  and  Fortitude,  take  a 
Lion,  or  a  Cocke  •  And  take  the  i/e-irt.  Toothy  or  Fdr»  of  the  Lion ;  Or  the 
f/eartj  or  Spurre  of  the  Cocke:  Take  thole  Parts  immediately  after  the 
Lion,  ortheC<7c/rhauebeeneinF;^/;;;  And  let  them  be  worne,  vpon  a 
ALins  Heart,  or  ivrcj}.  Of  thefc  and  fuch  like  Sympathies,  we  {hall  (peakc 
vnder  this  prcfent  T///f . 

The  Eighth  and  laft  is,  an  Emijiion  oi  ImmateriateVertiks-^  Such  as 
we  are  a  little  doubtfiill  to  Propound  ■  It  is  fo  pnxligious :  But  that  it 
is  fo  conftantly  auouched  by  many:  And  yvpe  haue  ict  it.downe,  as  a 
LawtoourSciues,  to  examine  things  to  the  Bottome-,  And  not  torc- 
cciue  vpon  Credit,  or  reiedvpon  Improbabilities,  vntill  there  hath  pa(^ 
(ed  a  due  Exammation.  This  is,  the  Sympathy  of  Indiuiduals :  For  as 

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thcte  is  iSym^athjfof'SpecifS'^  So  (it  may  be)  there  is  a  Sympathy  oflitdi- 
ui^dls:  That  is,  tliat  in  T/?i»^j,  or  the  Parts  of  Things^  tkit  hane  bccne 
once Contiguotti,  oiEntire^  there  fhould rcm&'incaTra»/mifieno{^f^£rtue, 
from  the  One  to  the  Other:  As  betwcene  the  tvea^en  and  the  wound. 
Whereupon  is  blazed  abroad  the  operation  oi  VngMintum  Teli:  And  fo 
6(aPeeceo(Lard^  oiStickeoi  Elder  ^  &c.  that  if  fjrt  of  it  be  Con  filmed 
orPutrified,  it  willworkevpon  the  other  Part  Stnered.  Now  wee  will 
piirfue  the  Injlancei  thcmfelucs. 

THe  PUgueh  many  times  taken,  without  Mittifefi  Senfe ,  as  hath  bin 
faid.  And  they  report,  that  where  it  is  found,  it  bach  a.Scnt,  of  the 
SmeUr\i  ^ Mellow  Apple '^  And  (as  fomefay)  o^  May- Flowers :  Anditis 
alfbrcceiued,  that 5«»f/j of F/^w^r/,  thizaxc -bellow and Lufh. out ^  areJH 
forthePZ-igsi?;  Asfyhite  LUlies,Cowllipf^  and  ffyacinths. 

The  Plague  is  not  cafily  recciucd  by  fiich,  as  continually  are  about 
them,  that  hauc  the  PUgue  j  As  Keepers  of  the  Sid'c,  and  Phyjit/ans  j  Nor 
againeby  fuch  as  take  Antidotes^  either  Inward,  (as  Mithridate-^  Jartiper' 
Berries-^  Rue^ Lea fe find  Seed^  iic.)  Or  outward,  (as  Angelic j^  Zedoary^ 
and  the  like,  in  the  Maith  j  T-irre,  Galhnum,  and  the  like,  in  Perfume  j) 
Noragaine  by  old  People^  and  fuch  as  are  of  a  Dry  and  Cold  Complexioo. 
On  the  other  lide,  the  PLigue  taketh  fooncft  hold  of  thofe  that  come 
out  of"  a  Prelh  Aire ;  And  of  thofe  that  arc  Bajiirfg  •  A  nd  of  children  j  And 
it  is  likcvvife  noted  togoe  in  a  Bloud,  more  than  to  a  Stranger. 

The  moft  Pernicious  InJeBion^  next  the  Pl'^gue,  is  the  Smell  of  the 
UyU-^  When/'r//<'/2frjhauebeenc  Long,  andCIofe,  and  Naftily  kept  j 
Whereof  we  haue  had,  in  our  time.  Experience,  twice,  or  thrice ;  when 
both  the /««/^«  that  fate  vpon  the /^y(P,  and  Numbers  of  thofe  that  at- 
tended the  Bufincflc,  or  were  prefent,  Sicknedy^on  it,  .".nd  Died.  There- 
fore it  were  good  wifdome,  thatinfixh  Cafes,  the  /<?;/f  were  Aired,  be- 
fore they  be  brought  forth . 

Out  of  queltion,  if  fuch  Foule  Smels  bee  made  by  -^rt,  and  by  the 
Hand,  they  confift  chiefly  of  yl/<i«j  Fle^^  ox  Sweaty  Putrtficd-^  For  they 
are  not  thoCeStinkes,  which  the  Nojibrils  Steight  abhorre,  and  expcll, 
that  are  moft  Pernicious  ^  But  fuch  Aires ,  as  haue  fome  Similitude  with 
Mdns  Body\  And  fo  infinuatc  themfelues,  and  betray  the  Spirits.  There 
maybe  great  danger,  in  vfing  fuch  Compofitions  in  great  Meetings  of 
PeopIe,within  Houfes ;  As  in  churches ;  At  Arraignmenti  j  At  Flayes  and 
Solemnities-^  And  the  like;  For  Pot/onitjg  oi  Aire  is  no  lefTe  dangerous 
than  Poiftnirtgoitvater-^  Which  hath  beene  vfcd  by  the  Turkes  in  the 
Warres  j  And  was  vfed  by  Emann^l  Commentts  towards  the  chriftians^ 
when  they  pafledthorowhis  Ccuntrejioxht  Holy  Land.  And  thcfc  Em- 
p$ifonmems  of  Aire,  are  the  more  dangerous  in  Meetings  o^  People ;  Be- 
caufcthe  much  Breath oi  People,  doth  further  the  Reception  of  the  Infe- 
Bisn  :  And  therefore  where  any  fuch  Thing  is  feared,  it  were  good, 
thofe  ?»^//^*eP/4c«  were  perfumed,  before  the  Ajfembli^s. 

The  Empty formtnt  of  Particular  ftrfons^  by  odonrs,  hath  beene  rCr 

ported 


Qenturj    X. 


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I 


porrc  J  to  be  in  Perfkmed  Gloues,  or  the  like :  And  it  is  like,  thev  Mitjojc 
tiic-  Po':fo^  chat  is  deadly,  wirh  Ionic  smeb  that  are  Sweer,  which  a!(o 
makcch  ic  chei'ooiier  rc:.eiiied.  PLigues  al(o  haiie bcene  railed bv  Anoin- 
tings o\.  fhe  Chinkes  of  Dtores,  and  the  like  j  Not  fo  much  bv  the  Touch 
as  tor  that  It  is  common  for  Mcn^  when  they  finde  any  thing  Wet  vpon 
their  P  iuii;ers,  to  put  them  to  their  Nofe  ■  V\'hich  Men  therefore  iTioiild 
take  heed  how  they  doe.  Thebeftis,  thatthele  Compofittom  oi  l>iferti0U4 
Aires^  cannot  bee  made  without  Danger  of  Dcnth,  to  them  that  make 
them. But  then  againe,they  may  haue  lome  Amidotes  to (auc  themfelues  ■ 
So  that  Men  ougl'.t  not  tobe  (ecure  of  it. 

There  haue  beene,  in  diners  Ce»mritf^  great  PLigue.',  by  the  Putrif^- 
tViot^  of|>rcat  Sw.irmesot' Grjjfe-Hojfers,  and  LecMJis^  when  thev  bane 
bceiie dead, and calt vpon  Heaps.  .       .'     . 

Ichapiiefhofc  in  Min?<^  that  there  are  DAmps^  which  kill;  cither  by 
Saffocitton,  or  by  the  Poiftitm  NAtnrt  of  the  Mineral:  And  thofe  that 
dca!emuchinAVj?.'/,«5,  or  other  Workcs  about  ^«4i/;,  and  (JUiner^tls^ 
haue  their  Brainet  Hurtan  J  Stupefied  by  the  MetjUine  rapfrs.  Amonwli 
which,  ic  is  noted,  that  the  5/>ir/rj  oi  Quick- Si Uter^  cither  flv  tot\\cSl:ull^ 
Teeth ^  or  Rones 'y  In  (o  much  as  Gilders  v(e  to  haue  a  Peece  of  Gold  in 
ti^cir  Maitih^  to  draw  the  Spirits  of  the  ^icksiUer  -^  Which  Gold  af- 
terwaivis  they  hnJetobc  Whitened,  There  areaUo  certaine  L'ikes  and 
Pits  J  fuci]asrhitofy^/»r/-«««,  that  PoifcH  Birds  (as  is  (aid)  which  rivouer 
them,  Or^/t'/ijthatrtaytoolongaboutthcni. 

1\\(tr.ip9»rofchAr-CoaUyOxSeA'C»ak^  in  a  Clofe  Roo:ne,  hath  kil- 
led many :  And  it  is  the  more  dangerous,  becaufc  it  commeth  without 
any  ///  Smell  j  But  ftealeth  on  by  little  and  little ;  Enducing  only  a  Faitit- 
ncjj'cy  withoutany  MA»i/eJi  Str Angling.  When  the  Dutch- Men  Wintred  \ 
uNenaZembli^mdihax.  they  could  gather  no  more  Sticks,  they  fell  to 
make  Fire  of  fome  Ses-Ctjle  they  had,  wherewith  (at  firft)  they  were 
tmichrefrel'hed;  But  a  little  after  they  had  fit  about  the  F/>^,  there  grew 
!  a  Gcni.rall  Silence,  and  lothneflfe  to  fpeake  amongft  them  j  And  im- 
j  mediately  after.  One  pf  the  yyeakefi  of  the  C0mpjtiyy  fell  downe  in  a 
I  Sownc  •  Whereupon  they  doiibting  what  it  was,  opened  their  doore," 
^  to  let  in  Aire^  and  fo  faucdthemlclues,  Thef^flf  (no  doubt)  is  wrought 
by  the  hilp'nJjtioB  of  the  Atire-  And  ib  of  the  Br  (At  hand  Spirits.  The  like 
endicthin  Roomes  newly  Ph^tred,  if  aF;rf  be  made  in  them  j  Whereof 
no  leffc  M.i'i  than  the  Emperonr  louiniamu  Died. 

f^idethd  Experiment  ^^o-^.  touching  the  Infe^iou-s  Nature  of  the  Aire^ 
i  vpoii  the  firlt  showers^  after  a  long  Drought. 

!      It  hath  come  to  pafle,  that  fome  Apothecdriei,  vpon  Stamping  oiCt- 
\  hqtfintida,  haue  beene  put  intoa  great  i'^Mr/^/^,  by  the  fj/?**/ only. 
I       It  hath  bcene  a  Practice  to  Dumc  a  Pepper,  they  call  G iaoy- Pepper- 
I  Wiiich  hath  fnch  a  rtrong  Spirit,  that  it  prouoketh  a  Centinuall  Sae4~ 
!  s.rff!j,  in  thofe  that  are  in  the  i'?«<«ii'.  , 

i      It  is  an  Ancient  TtAdition^  that  Bltare-Ejes  infe»ft  ^eand-Eyes  ;  And 
'.ih:3X.xAfcnjl,ttoHt  H^om.in,  looking  vpon  ACbJJe,  doth  rulht.  Nay  they 

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hauean  Op'mion^  which feemeth F4A;</fl)!«* ;  Ih^tMenJintous^yomcm^  go- 
ing oner  a  Pieli,  or  Gdrdei$y  doe  C^rw  and  //^cr^J  good  by  Kiliim  ;he 

The  Tradition  is  no  Icfle  Amkut ,  that  the  Bafilukt  killeth  by  ^- 
^^^ ;  And  that  the  fVfilfe^  if  he  fee  a  //j»  firit,  by  Jl^tB  ftriketh  a  M^in 
hoar(e. 

Per/»mts  Conuenient  doc  dry  and  ftrengthcn  the  Braine .  And  ftay 
Rheumes  and  Defl»xifffs ;  As  we  findc  in  Fitme  of  Rofe-Afary  drycd,  and 
Li^um  Aloes  ^  indCaUmttt,  taken  at  the  Mouth,  znd  Nojihrils  -^  And  no 
doubt  there  be  other /*r^ww«,  that  doe  moiftch  and  rcfrefh  ^  x^ndare 
fit  to  be  vfed  in  Burning  Agaes^  CDnfumptiens,  and  too  much  fvake/ul- 
"JJ't  Such  as  arc,  Rofe-tyoter^  yinegar^Limoi$-fiU^  Violets,  ihs  Leauesoi 
Vims  fprincklcd  with  a  little  Roje-wattr^  &Ci 

They  doe  vfc  in  Sndden  Bmtings,  and  Swoumngs^  to  put  a  Handker- 
chiefs wixh  Rofe-water^  or  a  Listle  Vinegar^  to  the  AV/r  5  Which  gathe- 
rcth  together  againc  the  Spirits,  which  are  vpon  point  torefolue,  and 
fall  away. 

Tolmteo  comforteth  the  Sfiritt,  and  difchargeth  wurmeJJ'e  j  Which 
itworketh  partly  by  Opening  j  But  chiefly  hy  the  Opiate  Vertue,  which 
condenleth  the  Spirits.  It  were  good  therefore  to  try  the  Taking  of 
Ftifftes  by  Pf^es,  (as  they  doc  in  T^acco,)  of  other  Things-^  As  well  to 
dry  and  comfort,  as  for  other  intentions.  I  wifliTriall  be  made  of  the 
Drying  fnme,oiRofe-Mary,ixs\di  Lignum  Jloes,bc(ore  mentioned,  in  Fipe-^ 
And  fo  oiNntmeg,  and  Folium  Indum  \  &c. 

The  FoUovingoithc  Plough^  hath  beeneapproued,  for  refrcfhing the 
spirits^  and  Pretnring  Appetite:  But  to  doe  it  in  the  Ploughing  ioxivheat, 
oiRie^  isnot  fogood^  Becaufe  the  Earthhaxh  fpcnt  her  Swea  Breath, 
in  yegetai>les,  put  forth  in  5»ii»»<?r.  It  is  better  therefore  to  doc  it,  when 
you  fow  BarUji.  But  becaufe  Ploughing  is  tied  to  Sea/ens,  it  is  beHrto 
take  the  Aire  of  the  Earth,  new  turned  vpj  by  Digging  with  the  Spade  j  Or 
Standinghy  him  that  Diggeth.  Gentlewomen  may  doe  themfelues  much 
good  by  kneeling  vpon  a  Cufhion,  and  weeding.  And  rhefe Things  you 
mayprailifeinthebcft5^4/*Wj  Which  iseuerthe^-w/^S^r/wg,  before 
the  Earth  putceth  forth  the  VegetMes ;  And  in  the  Sweetejl  Earth  you 
can  chufe.  It  would  be  done  alfo,  when  the  Dew  is  a  little  off  the  Ground^ 
left  the  Ti/'tfur  be  too  Moift.  I  knew  a  great  ^/4«j  that  liued  Long,  who 
had  a  Cleane  cUdof  Eanh,  brought  to  hira  euery  Morning^  as  be  fare  in 
his  Bed -^  And  he  would  hold  his  Head  ouerit,  a  good  pretty  while.  I 
Commend  alfo,  fomctimes,  inDig^in^o(  New  Earth,  to  powrcin  fome 
Malmefey,  or  Greeke  trine-.  That  the  yaponr  of  the  Farth,  andmae  toge- 
ther, maycomfortthespimi,  the  more  j  Prouidedalwaies^  it  be  notta- 
kcn  for  a  Heathen  Sacrifice,  or  Libation  to  the  Earth. 

Theyhaue,  in  Ph/ficke,  \{eoi  Pomanders,  And  Knots  of  Powders,  for 
DryingoiRhenmes,  Comforting;  of  the  Heart,  Pronokingof  Sleepe,^c.  For 
though  thofc  Things  be  not  fo  Strong  as  Perfnmes,  yet  you  may  hauc 
them  continually  in  your  Hdnd;  whereas  Per/nmes  you  can  take  but  at 

Times 


Century,       X, 

TimeS'^  And  beiidcs,  there  be  diuers  Things^  that  breath  better  ot  ihem- 
fclues,  than  when  they  come  to  the  Fire  j  As  Nigdla  Komana^ihe  Setdof 
MiLmthium^  AmomMm^ &c. 

There  be  two  T^//«^j,which(inwardly  vfed)doe  Coolc  and  condenfc 
the5p;m/j  And  I  wiih  the  fame  to  be  tried  outwardly  in  Vapours.  The 
one  is  N'ltre^  which  I  would  haue  dilTolued  in  Malmefey,  or  Creeke-mne^ 
anc'.  fo  the  Smell  of  the  mne  taken .  or  if  you  wauld  haue  it  more  torci- 
blc-,pourc  of  it  vpon  a  Fire-pan^wcli  heatcd,as  they  doe  Rofe-rv.ner,  and 
rinegar.  The  other  is,  the  DifiilUd  frater  oimlde  Poppy ;  which  I  wiHi 
to  be  mingled,  at  halfe,  with  Rofe  fratety  and  (6  taken  with  (omc  Mix- 
ture of  a  few  clones^  in  HFerfaming-Pan,  The  like  would  be  done  with 
the  Dijlilled  WJter  of  Saffron  Flowers. 

Smells  o^ Mufke^  and  Amber ^  andciuity  are  thought  to  furtherf^fwf- 
rcous  Appetite:  Which  they  may  doe  by  xhc  Refreflmgand  Cdlingforth 
ol  the  Spirits, 

Inanfeyind  Ntderous  Smellsy({ud\  as  were  o( Sacrifices,)  were  thought 
to  Intoxicate  the  fir^/w, and  to  dilpole^cw  to  Df«o«««:  Which  they 
may  doe,  by  a  kindc  of  Stdneffey  and  Comriftatien  of  the  Spirits :  And 
partIynliobyf/fJt/«^,  and  £A*4fc/«g  them,  Wcfee  that  amongftthe 
Iewes,\\\e  PrincipM  Perfumeohhe  Sa/iBuaryj'WAS  forbidden  all  Common 
yfes. 

Tlicrcbe  fome  ?frf«»zf /,  predribed  by  Csxcivriters  o^NaturallJAa- 
gickc,  which  procure  Pleafint  Dreames-^  And  fome  others,  (as  they 
"(jy,)  that  procure  Prophtticall  Dreamcsy  As  the  Seeds  oi Flax,  Flea- 
mrt^&cc. 

It  is  certaine  that  0</(?«f/ doe,in  a  fmall  Degree,  Nouriflij  Efpecial- 
ly  riie  odour  of  fKmc;  And  we  ice  men  a  hungred,doe  loue  to  Imell  rfot 
Bread.  It  is  related,  that  Democritudy  when  he  lay  a  dying,  heard  a  wo- 
man^  in  the  Houle,  complaine,  that  l"he  ftiould  be  kept  from  being  at  a 
Feajly  and  Solemnity y  (which  l"he  much  defired  to  fee,)  becaufc  there 
would  be  a  Corps  in  the  Houfc  •  Whereupon  he  caufed  L  oaues  oiNew 
Bread  to  be  fent  for,  and  opened  them,  And  powred  a  litle  wine  into 
them;  And  fo  kept  himfelfc  aliue  with  the  Odour  of  them,  till  the  Feafi 
waspaft.  i  knew  a  Cjf«t/fwj«,  thatwouldfaft  (fometimes)  threeor 
fouro,yea  fiue  daycs,without  MeatyBready  oxDrinke-,  But  the  fame  Man 
vfcdtohaue  continually,  a  great  trifle  o^ Herbs y  that  hefmellcdon : 
andamongli:  thofe  Herbs y  fome  F.fculent  Herbs  of  ftrong  Sent  •  As  Oni- 
ons. GarlickeyLeeirSy  and  the  like. 

They  do-'  vfe^  for  the  Accident  of  the  Mother,  to  burne  Feathers,  and 
other  Things  of  ill  Odour:  And  by  thofe  ill  Smells,  the  Rifi»g  of  the  Mo- 
ther is  put  downc. 

There  be  Aires,  which  the  phyfiiians  aduife  their  pjttents  to  rcmoue 
vnto,in  ConfumptionSy  or  vpon  Recouery  of  Lonj^  sicknejjes :  which(com- 
monly)are  plaine  champaignesybat  Grafing,  and  not  Ouer-growne  with 
HealthyOr  the  Iike:Or  elfc  Timber-Shades  ^%  in  ForreJiSyiad  the  like.It  is 
noted  alfo,  that  Groueso^Bayes  doe  forbid  PeftiUnt  Aires :  Which  was 

accounted 


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ttit  Senfcs. 

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U\(aturAU  tdifiory: 


Experiments 
in  Confort, 
touching  the 
ImiSknoilai- 
materuaeVtt-' 
tua  fcotn  the 
Minder,  and 
SflrlisoiMeif, 
cither  by  Affe- 
A«»j,orby 

by  other  X'n- 
940 


accoiinccd  a  great  Caufe  of  the  VVholcfome  yfire  o( ^ntiochia.lhtrc  be 
alfo  fome  ^oy/a  that  put  forth  Odorate  Herbs  ofthemlclues  ^  As  kyilde 
Thy/m-^mldeMajoram-^Penny-RoialU^  CamomiU-^l\.tid'mvrh{ch.  the  Brtar- 
Rops  Imell  almoft  like  Muske-Rofes-^  Which  (no  doubt)  are  Signes  that 
doe  difcouer  an  Excellent  Aire. 

It  were  good  for  Alfrtj  to  thinkcof  hauing/rfa/f^«//^/rf,inthcir 
//o«/e^;-,  Which  will  neuer  be,  if  the  Roomes  be  LowroefedyOx  full  oirvin- 
dowesy  and  Doores  j  Fortheonemakeththe^/>f  c/o/^,  and  not  iFrc/fcj 
And  the  other  maketh  it  Exceeding  ^wf^wd/Zj  Which  is  a  great  Enemy 
to  /Jcjlth.The  mttdowes  alfo  fliould  not  be  high  vp  to  the  ^oo/e,(which 
is  in  v(e  for  Beautie,  and  Magnificence,)  but  low.  Alfo  Stone-ff'alls  are 
nor  wholefomcj  But  Timber  is  more  wholefome-,  And  cfpcciallyiwh 
Nay  it  hath  becneyfedby  fome,  with  great  Succefle,  to  make  their 
lyalls  thicke  •,  And  to  put  a  Lay  of  Chalke  betweene  the  Brickes^  to  take 
away  all  Dampfh»eJ[e. 

THe(e  Emifions^  (is  we  faid  before,)  are  handled,  and  ought  to  be 
handled,  by  themfelueSjVndcr  their  Proper  Titles:  That  h^Fijibles^ 
and  Aubibles^  each  a-part  ••  In  this  placc,it  fhail  fufficc  to  giue  fome  ge- 
neral! Obferuiitions^  Commun  to  both.  Firft,  they  feeme  tobe  lacorpo. 
reall.  Secondly,  they  Worke  Swiftly.  Thirdly,  they  Workc  at  Lar^e 
Di fiances.  Fourthly  j  in  Curious  Varieties.  Fifthly,  they  are  not  E^eBiue 
ofany  Thing-^oi  leauc  no  ivorlie behinde  them^But  are  Energies  meerc- 
ly  J  Fo!  their  Working  vpon  Mirrours,  and  places  of£f^^e,doth  not  alter 
any  Thing  in  thofe  Bodies-^  But  it  is  the  fame  ABi$n  with  the  Originally 
only  Repercujfed.  And  as  for  the  Shaking  ofmndowes,  or  Rarefying  the 
Aireby  Great  Noyfes^And  the  Hwtcaufcd  by  Burning-Glajfes{lhey  are 
rather  Concomitants  of  the  Audible  ^ind  Viftble  Species  ^thiti  the  E^eBs  of 
them.  Sixthly,  they  feeme  to  be  of  fo  Tender,  and  fveake  a  Nature ^  as 
they  affe«a  onely  fuch  a  Rare,  and  Attenuate  Subjlanccj  as  is  the  Spirit 
oiLiuing  Creatures.  >:^ 

I 

IT  is  mentioned  in  fome  Stories, 'Cmx  where  Children  haue  beenc  £x- 
pofed,  or  taken  away  young  from  their  Barents  5  And  that  afterwards 
they  haue  approached  to  their  Parents  prefence,  the  Parents,  (though 
they  haue  not  knowne  them,)haue  had  a  Secret  loy,  or  Other  Alteration 
thereupon. 

There  was  an  t^E^yptian  South-Sayer,  that  made  ^wio«m  belccue, 
that  his  (7e«m,  (which  othcrwife  was  if rtf«c,  and  Confident^)  was,  in 
the  F'refencc  ofOBauianus  C<efar,  Poere,  and  Cowardly :  And  therefore, 
he  aduifcd  him,  to  abfcnt  himfelfe,  (as  much  as  hee  could,)  and  re- 
moue  farrefrom  him.  This  South-Sayer  was  thought  to  bee  fuborncd 
by  Cleopatra,  to  make  him  liuc  in  tAigypt, and  other  Remote  Places  from 
Rime.  Howfoeuerthe  Qonctitoi a  Predominant  or  Mafiering  Spirit, 
of  one  Man  ouer  Another,  is  Ancient,  and  Receiucd  ftill,  cuen  in  Vul- 
gar Opinion. 
\  There 


Qenturj,    X. 

There  are  Conceits,  that  fume  ^/r;?,that  are  of  an  Ill^zz\di  Melancholy 
Niiture^  doe  incline  the  Comp-viy ^xnio  which  they  come,  ro  bee  5rf^,and 
lUdiJpofed  jjAnd  contrarivvile,  chat  Others,  that  are  of  a  louiM  Mature^ 
doe  diipole  the  Cowpany  to  he  Merry  and  Cheerefnll.  And  againe,  that 
(omeMeniLxe  Luckie  to  be  kept  Company  withjand  Ewployed-ADd  Others  j 
f^nlmkie.  Certainly ,  it  is  agreeable  to  Reafon^ihsi  there  are^at  the  leall^ 
fome  Li^n  Effluxions  ixovn  Spirit  to  Spirit^  when  Men  ace  in  Prefince^ 
one  with  another,  as  well  as  irom  Body  to  Body. 

IthathbceneobferLied,  that  old  Men,  who  hiiie  loued  Toung  Compa- 
ny ^  and  beene  Conucrfant continually  with  them,  haue  bccne  oiLom' ' 
L//J?  jTheir  Spirits,  ( as  it  Icemeth,)  being  Recreated  by  fuch  Company. 
Such  were  the  Ancient  SophiJis,and  Rhctoricians-jW/hich  euer  had  foung 
Auditors,  and  Dijiiphs ;  As  Gorgias,  Protagoras, Ifocrates,  &:c.  Who  li- 
ned till  they  were  an  Hundred  yearcs  Qld.  And  fo  likewile  did  many  of 
the  Grammarians,  and  Schoole-Maflers  -,  iiich  as  was  Orlfilim,ScC. 

Audaritie  AV.d  Confidence  dorh,  in  Ciuill  Bullncfle,  fo  great  Ef- 
fc(^s,  as  a  Man  may  (  rcafonablyj  doubt ,  thatbcfides  the  very  Da- 
ring, and  Earncihicffe,  and  Pcrllfling  and  Importunitie,  .there  ihould  be 
fbme  Secret  Binding,  and  Stooping  of  other  Mens  Spirits,  to  fuch 
Per  fans.  . 

The  AjfcBions,(  no  doubt )  dee  make  the  spirits  more  Poiverfull,and 
AHiue-^And  cfpccially  thofe  AjfeRions,  which  draw  the  Spirits, into  the 
Eyes :  Which  arc  two:^,o»f,and  Entiy, which  is  called  Ocultis  Malus:  As 
for  Z,o«f^thc  platonifls,  (fome  of  them,)  goe  lb  farre,  as  to  hoU  chat  the 
Spirit  oi  the  Louer,  doth  paffeinto  the  Spirits,  of  the  Pcrfun  Loaed  • 
Which  caufcth  the  dcfirc  ofReturne  into  thcSo(;/j',whcnce  it  was  E>nit- 
ted :  Whereupon  foUowcth  that  Appetite  of  ContaB,  and  ConiunBion, 
which  is  in  Loners.  And  this  is  obfcrued  likcwifc,  that  the  AfpeBs  that 
procure  Loue,  arc  not  Gazings,  but  Sudden  Glances,  and  Dartings  of  the 
Eye.  As  for  Enuy,  that  cmitteth  fome  Maligne  and  Poifonow  Spirit, 
which  taketh  hold  of  the  Spirit  of  Another;  And  is  likewile  of  grcateft 
Forcc,when  the  Caft  of  the  Eyeis  Oblique.h.  hath  beene  noted  alfo,that 
it  is  moft  Dangerous,  when  an  Enmoiu  Eye  is  caft  vpon  Perfons in  Glory, 
and  Triumph,  and  loy.  The  Rcafon  whereof  is,for  thar,3t  fuch  timcs,the 
Spirits  come  forth  moft,into  theOutwardParts,  and  iomcct  the  Percuf- 
fion  of  the  Enuiouf  Eye, moxe  at  Hand :  And  therefore  it  hath  beene  no- 
ted, that  after  great  Triumphs,  Men  haue  beene  ill  difpofcd,  for  fome 
Dayes  following.  Wee  fee  the  Opinion  o( Fafcination  is  Ancient,  for  1 
both E^eBs  :  OrProcuring  Loue  -,  And  sickncJJ'ecauCsd  by  Enuy  :  And 
Fafcination  is  eucr  by  the  EyeXtut  yet  if  there  be  any  fuch  infeBion  from 
Spirit  to  Spirit,  there  is  no  doubt,  but  that  it  worketh  by  Frefence,znd 
not  by  the  Eye  alone ;  Yet  moft  forcibly  by  the  Eye. 

Feare,  and  shame,  are  likewifc  I nfcBiue-,  for  wee  fee  that  the  5W^- 
ting  of  one  will  make  another  ready  to  Start :  And  when  one  Man 
is  out  o(  CoitMtenance  in  a  Company,  others  doc  likcwifc  5/«/&  in  his  be- 
halfc. 

Now  I 


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I    I  ■*  ■ 

I    H4- 


5^tura!I  Bifiory: 


Now  we  willfpcakeof  the  Force ot  Imagination  vpon  o- 
ihcr  Bodies  j  And  of  :he  Meanes  lo  Exdt  and  S'r.iengthcn  it. 
Imagination^  in  this  Place, I  vndcrftand  to  be,  the  Reprefenta- 
tionofanlndiuiduall  Thought.  Imagination  is  of  three  Kinds  : 
ThcFirik  loyned  mih  Beleefi  of  that  which  is  to 'Corns  :  The 
Second /^«^<^  with  A/fWorj?  of  that  which  is  PaU  :  And  the 
ThirdisofT/j/wfjP/'^y^ffJ,  or  as  if  they  vvcic  Prefent  i  For  I 
comprehend  in  this,  Imaginations  Faigned,  and  ^iPkafure ; 
Asifone(liould/»^<7^w^rucha  Manio  be  in  iheFefimeritsoi 
a  'P0j>^  J  Or  to  haue  Wings.  I  fingleour,  for  this  time,  that 
which  is  with  Faith,  otBeleefeoi  that  which  is  to  Come.  The 
Inqui^tion  of  this  SubieB,  in  our  way,  (  which  is  by  hdu6ii- 
(?».  j  is  wonderful!  hard  j  for  the  Things  that  are  rcporred^arc 
Full  o^ Fables;  And  Ne-^ Experiments czn  hardly  be  madc,but 
wirh  Extreme  Caution,  for  the  Real  on  which  we  will  hereafter 
declare. 

The  Power  of  Imagination  is  in  three  Kindcs ,  7  he  Firft,vp- 
on  the  Body  of  the  Imaginant ;  Including  iikcwife  the  Childe 
inthc  Mothers  Wombe  \  The  Second  is,  ilic  Power  of  it  vpon 
Dead  Bodies,  as  Plants^  Wood, S tone yMetall.  &c.  The  Third  is, 
the  Power  of  it,  vpon  the  Spirits  of  Men  and  Lining  Creatures: 
And  with  this  laft  wc  will  only  meddle. 

The  Problems  therefore  is,  whether  a  Man  Conftantlj  and 
5/ro»^/)'5^//?^«i«^,i:hatfuchari&/»^fliall  bcj  As  that  fuch  an 
Qne  will  Loue  Him ;  Or  that  fuch  an  One  will  Grant  him  his  R^- 
quefli  Ot  that  fuch  an  One  (hall  Recouer  a  Sickeneffe  ;  Or  the 
like ; }  It  doth  hclpeany  thing  to  the  Effe6iing  of  the  Thing  it 
felfe.  And  here  againe  wecmuft  warily  diftinguifh  ;  For  it  is 
not  meant,  (as  hath  bcenepartlyfaidbefore,  }that  itlhould 
heipe  by  Making  sl  Man  more  Stout ,  or  more  Induflrioiu  j  (  In 
which  kinde  a  Qmjiant  Beleefe  doi\i  much  ;  }  But  meerely  by 
a  Secret  Operation,  oi  Binding,  ot  Changing  the  Spirit  o^  Ano- 
ther ;  Andin  this  it  is  hard,  (  as  wc  began  to  fay, )  to  make  any 
New  Experiment  i  For  I  cannot  command  my  Selfe  to  Beleeue 
what  I  will,  and  fb  no  Triall  can  be  made.  Nay  it  is  worfci 
For  whatiocuer  a  Man  Imagineth  doubttngly,  or  with  Feare, 
muft  needs  doe  hurt,  if  Imagination  haue  any  Power  at  all  j 

FoE 


I  Qenturj,    X. 

ForaM^wrcprdcnrcduhar  ofmcr,  thac  he  fcarcch,  than  the 
contrary. 

The  Hcipe  theicforc  is,  for  a  Man  to  workc  by  AnotbeTy  in 
whom  hcc  may  Create  Bdeefe,  and  not  by  Himfelfe  j  Vutill 
Emfslfe  haue  found  by  Experience,  that  Imagination  doih 
prcuailc;  For  then  £A,;/)5r/V«f^  workethin  Himjelfe  BeUefe  \  If 
the Beieefe,  that  fuch  a  r/;/»^ (hall be,  be  ioyncd  with  a  Belee/e, 
that  his  /wM^/»^r/(7«  may  procure  it. 

For  Example  •  I  related  one  time  to  a  M.in,  that  was  Curious,  and 
Vainc  enough  in  the  fc  Things;  Thut  I fujva  Kinde of  logkr,  thathada 
Paire  of  Cards  j  jnd  tveuU  tell  a  Man  wlut  Card  he  thoujrht.  This  Preten- 
ded  Learned  Man  rold  me  j  It  was  a  Miftaking  in  Me  j  For  (faidhe  )  if 
mts  not  the  KnowicJ  j^j  of  the  Mans  Thought,(/ir  that  is  proper  to  God,) 
hut  it  was  the  Inforciu;;  efa  Thought  vpon  him,  W  Binding  his  Imagi- 
nation by  a  Stronger,  //.w  he  co^>ld  fhinke  no  other  Card.  And  thereup- 
on he  asked  me  a  Q^cjlion^ox  two,which  I  thought  he  did  but  cunning- 
ly ,knowing  before  what  vRd  to  be  the  Feats  of  the  lugkr.Sir,  (faidhe,) 
doe  you  remember  ivh.therhctoldthe  CiTd,the  Man  thought, HitnCcKe^  or 


J  hde  Another  to  tell  it.  I  anfwercd  ( as  was  true  j  )  That  he  bade  Another 

'  tellit.  Whercunto  he  (aid  •  So  J  thou^^t:  For  (faidhe  )  Himfelfe  could  not 
haiteput  enfojirong  ./;;Imagination;B«^  by  telling  the  other  tbeCird,(who 
beleeued  that  the  lug\cr  was  fomc  Strange  Man,  and  could  doe  Strange 
Things,)  that  other  Man  ca»^t  a  flrom^  Imagination.  1  harkened  vnto 
him,thinking  for  aVanity  he  fpoke  pfetrily.Thenhea'^ked  me  another 
^efHon:  Saith  he.  Doe  you  remember  whether  he  bade  the  Man  thinke  the 
Cirdfirjl,a.idjfterwards toldthe otherMAtiin  hifEare,  what  hee  fhould 
thinke.  Or  elfe  that  he  did  whijperfirft  in  the  Mans  Rare,  that  fhould  tell  the 
Card,  tellifigthatfucha  hlan  (Ijouldthinkeftcha  Card,  and  after  bade  the 
Man  thi>dea  Car  J  ?  I  told  him,  as  was  true  j  That  he  didfrjl  whifper  the 
Man  in  the  Eare^th.itfuch  a  M.mflyould  thinke  fuch  a  Card-,  Vpon  this  the 
Learned  Man  did  much  Exult,  and  Pleafe  himfelfe,  faying  -,  Loe,  you 
may  fee  that  wy;Opinion  is  righf.For  iftheMitx  had  thought  jirji, hiiThoiight 
had  beenc  Fix?d-^ B at  t  •'(.■  other  I  magin ing J?r/?,^o»W his  Thought.Which 
though  ic  did  fo.Tievvhat  finke  with  mee,  yet  I  made  Lighter  than  I 
thought,  a:i(.l  (aid  ,  Ithnugln  it  wis  Confcderacic,  betweene  the  lugler, 
and  the  two  Se  niants :  Thaugh  ( Indeed )  I  had  no  Reafon  fo  to  thinke; 
For  they  were  bovh  my  f  ^t/;f  r/Scruants  j  And  he  had  neuer  plaid  in  the 
Houfc  before.  The /HglenUo  did  cauica  Garter  to  be  held  vp  j  And 
tooke  vpon  him^  to  know,that  fuch  a  One,(hoiM  point  iQ  fuch  a  Plac^, 
of  the  Garter  I  As  ic  ihould  be  neare  fo  many  Inches  to  the  Longer  End, 

:  and  f*)  many  to  the  shorter  -,  And  ftill  he  did  it,  by  Firjl  Telling  the  Ima- 

\giner,  and  after  Bidding  the  ASor  Thinke. 

iHauing  told  this  Relation,  not  for  the  Weight  ihcreof,  but 
!  because 


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bccaufc  it  cfbth  handfomely  open  chc  Nature oi  the  §)ueflion  ; 
I  rcturne  to  that  I  faid  j  That  Experiments  of  Imagination,  muft 
bcpradifcdbyOchcrSjand  notbyaM^«j  Sclfc.  For  there  be 
ThxccMeanesio  fortifie  Beleefe  :  thcFirft  is  Experience  :  The 
Second  is i?(?<«/b«;  And  the  Third  ij.  ^«;W/>y  /  And  that  of 
thcfcjwhichisfarrcihe  moft  Potent,  is Miboritie:'^o: Beleefe 
vpon  Reafon  or  Experience  will  Stagger. 

For  Authority^  it  is  of  two  Kindcs :  Beleefe  in  an  Art  j  And  Beleefe  in 

a  2Vt7«.  And  for  Things  of  Beleefe'm  i>.n  Art  \  A  man  may  excrcifc  them 

by Himfelfe ;  But  for  Beleefe  in  a  Mm^it  mull  be  by  Another.  Therefore, 

ifaiVl(7Mbeleeuein^y?ro/i)^/e,  andfinde  a  Figure  Piofjcrous  j  Orbc- 

leeuc  in  ^aturall  Miigiche,  that  a  Ring  with  luch  a  Stone ^  or  fuch  a 

PeeceoisiLiuingCteeture^  Carried,  will  doc  good  ;  It  may  helpe  his 

Tmmnmon : Butthe  Beleefe'm a  /t/.7«  is  farre the  more  AFtiucJBut  how- 

focuerall.rf«tW/t);muftbe  outofa  ^^w^eZ/f,  turned  (as  was  faid,) 

cither  vpon  an  Art,  or  vpon  a  Man :  And  where  Authority  is  frum  one 

Man  to  another,  there  the  Second  muft  be  Ignorant^  andnot  Lcamed^ox 

Fitllo^Thoughts-^And  fuchare  (for  the  moft  part)  all  ff^itchis^and  Super- 

fiitioui  Perfons-'WhoCeBeleef its  ^licdto  their  Tedchars  ^sind  Traditions  ar^ 

no  whit  controlled,  either  by  Re^foft  or  Experience :  .-■  nd  vpon  the  fame 

Reafon,  itiMagicke,  they;yfe(f<>rthe  moft  part,)5ojtj,and  Your.gPeeple-j 

whofe  5pwVjeafiIieft  take  Jr/ft/f  and  Imagination. 

,    Now  to  fortifie  Imagination^  there  be  three  Waycs  :  The 

Authority  whence  the  Delee/e  is  dcriucd  j  Meanes  to  §}uicken 

and  CorrQlforate  the  Imagination  i And  Meanei,  to  Repeat  ic^and 

Re/re/bit. 

VoT  the  J/tthoritiey  weehaue  already  fpoken  j  As  for  the  Second  j 
'  Namely  the  Meanes  lo^^cken^znd  Corroborate  thelmagination^^V^c  fee 
what  hath  beene  vfed  in  yl/.;gzJ-j (If  there  be  in  thofePraiflilcs  any  thing 
that  is  purely  Naturall  j)  A.'^FeJtments  j  CharaBers ;  Words-^Seales-^Somc 
Parts  ofPlantSy  or  Limngtreatures-^Stoncs-^Choice  of  the  Houre-^  Gejiures 
and  Motions  j  AlCo  I  nee  nfes^  and  Odours-^  Choice  of  5er/>f)',  which  increa- 
^xhlma^inatioti^  Diets  AV^d  Preparatiom  for  (omc  time  before.  And  for 
words  itht.xQ  haue  becne  euer  vied,  either  Barbarotif  ivords^oh^o  Senfe, 
left  they  (hould  difturbe  the  Imagmation  -,  Or  words  of  Similitude,  that 
may  fecondand  feed  the  IfKngination:  Av.d  this  was  euer  as  well  in  Hea- 
the^  Charmesy  as  in  Charmes  e/lattcr  Timcs.There  are  vfed  alio  Scripture 
words-  For  that  the  Beleefe^ihat  Religions  Texts, and  words  J^al■lc  Power, 
'Ijiay  ftrcngthen  the  Imagination.  And  for  the  fame  Reafon,  Hebrew 
Wqr^s,  (which  amongft  vs  is  counted  the  Holy  Tongue^  and  the  Words 
m6reMyjlicall,)aic:oi\er)v{'cd.  ..       _ 

For  the  Refrejbing  of  the  /»w^/«Jt/o«,  (which  was  the  Third  Meanes 
oiExdpingiX.  j )  WcefeethePradifes  oiMaiicke^as  in  Images  oiWax 
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I  and  the  )ikc,thar  lliouid  Melt  by  little,and  liftlcjOr  fbiiie  ozhcrThinps 
'  Buried  in  Much,  that  ftiou'd  Putrific  by  little  and  little ;  Or  the  like  ;•  j 
j  For  lb  oft  as  the  hnaginant  doth  thinkc  of  thofe  Things,  lb  oft  doth  he 
renrcfcnt  to  his  ImJginatio»,the  E^cti  otthat  hedelircth. 

If  there  be  any  Power  in  ImJvmarion,h  is  lelTe  credible,that  ic  fnould 
I  be  I'o Incorporeall itid ImJteri^te 3i  rertue^is  rework  at  great  Dt (lancet-^ 
'  Or  through  all  Mediums-^O:  upon  all  Bodies.Bvz  that  the  DiJla/icemuA. 
'  be  CompetentjThe  Medium  not  Aduerfc;  And  the  Body  Apt  and  Pro- 
j  porrionate.  Therefore  if  there  be  any  Operation  vpon  Bodies,  in  Ab- 
IcncCjby  Naturc^it  is  like  to  be  conueycd  from  Aian  to  Man,9s  Fame  is- 
Asifa  W<>f/;by/w75/«jf/o«,flioiildhurt  any  afarrc  off ,  it  cannot  bee 
naturally,  butby  Working  vpon  the  spirit  of  fome,  that  commeth  to 
the  Witch  -,  And  from  that  P^rty  vpon  the  Imuginationoi  Another;  And 
To  vpon  Another ;  till  it  come  to  one  that  hath  rcfort  tothe  P,my  Inten- 
ded .  And  lb  by  Him  to  the  party  intended  himfelfe.  And  although  they 
fpcake,  that  it  futhceth,to  take  a  Point,oxz  Peeeeo^Khc  Ctrment.or  the 
Nu/nc  ot  the  P./rry ,  or  the  like  j  yet  there  is  Icfle  Credit  to  be  giucn  to 
thofe  ThingSjCxcept  it  be  by  Working  of euill  Spirits. 

The  Experiments ,  which  may  certainly  dcmonftrarc  the 
Ponder  oi  Imagination,  vpon  o\i\\zv  Bodies,  arc  few,  or  none  t 
^otihc  Experiments  oi  Witchcraft,  arc  no  clcarc  Proofcs  ,• 
ForthJtlhcy  maybcc,  byaTaciic  Operation  o(  MaligneSpi - 
mx:WcfhalI  therefore  be  forced,  in  this  Enquirie,  to  rc/ortto 
New  Experiments  :  Wherein  wee  can  giuc  only  Directions  o^ 
Trials  i  and  not  any  Tojitiue-  Experiments.  And  if  zny  Man 
thinke,  that  we  ought  £o  hauc  UnzA,  till  Wc  had  made  Ex- 
periment, o{  fome  of  ihcm  our  fclucs  (  as  wee  doc  com- 
monly in  other  r///(?j)  the  Truth  is,  that  ihtlcEffeSls  of  Ima- 
gination vpon  other  Bodies,  haucfo  little  Credit  with  vs,  as  vyc 
thjll  try  thcmatlcifure  :  But  in  the  mcancTimc,  we  will  lead 
othciS  the  way. 

When  you  vvorke  by  the  Im^gin^nion  of  Another,  it  is  neccfTaryjthat 
Hcc,  by  whom  you  workc,  hauea/'rfff^fw0^7«;o«of  you,that  you 
can  doii'ir range  Things,  Or  that  you  are  a  Mjn6^Ari,as  they  cal!  it  • 
Fv)rcire  the  Simple  Ajftrm.ition  to  Another,  that  this  or  that  lliall  be, 
can  workc  Uit  a  weake  Imprejiion  in  his  ImjginJtion, 

It  were  good,  bccaufc  you  cannot  dilccrhc  fully  of  ihe  Strength  oi 
lm.)gi>mio'i^\vi  one  Man  more  than  another,th3t  you  did  vfe  the  ima^i- 
n.nio'!d^moTc  than  One-^  That  foyou  may  light  vpon aStrong  One. As 
ifaphyfiti.in  lliould  tell  Three,  orFoure,  of  his  Pi^itients  Seruams,  tijat 
their /T/j/?fr  lliall  fureiy  rccouer. 

The/wj^/'/w^/ciofOKf,  thatyou  fhallvfe,  (  ftch  is  the  Variety  of 
Mens  Mindcs, )  cannot  be  alwaies  alijtc  ConJlant,aDd  Strong-,  And  it  the 

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Succefle  follow  not  rpecdily,it  will  faint  and  icefc  Strength.  To  rcraecfy 
this jVPU  mult  pretend  to  Hitn,whoie  Imagination  you  We^cucrail  oi- 
gnesoiMtanes^  by  which  to  Operate  ^  As  to prefcr.be him^  ihi:  cuerV 
three  Daies,  it  he  finde  not  the  Succ<  fTe  Apparant,hc  Joe%le  auochc-r  j 
foat,or  FartOiUBeaJlynRtne.,  &c.  Aibcingof  morez-Vff-.Andiftiiai 
iaiie,  Aaotherj And  itihat,  AnotlTcrjrill  Scucn  Times.  Auo  you  mult 
prelLnbeagood  Large  Time  tor  iha  Ejf'tByou  promife  .  As  if  you 
thould  idVASeruantoi  ASick-mun^  that  his  Majler  i\idi\\  iccoucr  but  it 
will  be  Fourtcene  daiesjcre  hee  Hiideih  it  apparantly,  &c.  Ail  this  to 
cnrcrtaine  the  JmJgifutm^th&t  it  wauer  lefle. 

It  iscertaine,  that  pctionSy  or  Things  i,.kcn  intotbf  BoJty.incenfcs  and 
fttf-4mts  taken  at  the  Nojlhrils  ^  Ai)d  Ointments  ot  lome  Parts  •  -doe 
Cnaturally)worke  vpon  the  Jmagimtiono\  Him  that  tal.cth  them'.  And 
therefore  it  muft  n  cds  greatly  Cooper attwiih.  the  Jmiigination  of  him, 
whom  you  vfe,if  you  prcicribehmi^betore  hedoe  vfe  the  Receit.'iox  ihl 
fvorie ■wh\i.\i  he  dcTireth,  that  hec  doth  tale  fuch a  7'i//,or  a  sj'OOfifulloi 
Liquor  j  Or  burnc  fuch  an  Incenfe  •  Or  Anoint  his  Terrphs^  or  the  seles 
of  his  Feet^  with  fuch  an  Ointment^or  Oyk:f^nd  you  muft  chufe  tor  the 
CompoJitiono(iuchPill,Perfumey  or  Ointment ^iudihigreditms^  as  doe' 
make  the  spirits^  a  little  more  Grejjc^  or  A<litddj :  Whereby  the  Im.m- 
tion  will  fix  the  better.  *'^  "  ^ 

The  Body  Fafsiue,  and  to  be  motfght^rpon^  (  I  meane  nor  of  the  Ima- 
ginam^yis  better  wrought  vpon  (iwh^th  beene  partly  touched)  at  Ibme 
Tims, ihan  at  others; As  ifyoii  Hioiitid  prelcribe  a  Siruant^  about  a  sick 
Perfin  ( whom  you  haue  pofTefleJjthat  his  Afjpr  fhall  rccoucr )  when 
his  M.ifter  is  fall  a fleepe,to  vfe  Cuch  a  R6ot, or  fuch  a Root.¥ot  Im-r-na- 
tioH  is  like  to  worke  better  vpon  Sleeping  ^f «,thah  JUfen  Awke,  As  we 
fh^ll  fhcw  when  we  handle  Dreawcs,. ,  r      :         . 

We  fiodc  in  the  Art  of  Meff^fy^fth^t  JmagesVifMe,  workcbctcer 
I.  han  other  Conceits:  As  if  you  would  remember  the  Word  Philosophy  ^ 
you-ftuUmore  furely  do  it^by  /w^7^/«/Hgthat  fucha  Mjn^(Vo':  Memrc 
hufiPUees)  is  reading  vpon  Arijhtles  Phyjlckes  -^  Than  it  you  Jhould 
Imagine  him  to  fay  j  flegoefiudy  Philofophy,  And  therefore,  this  ohfer- 
uation  would  be  tranflated  to  the  SuhieH  wee  now  (pcake  of  ;  For  the 
more  Luflrous  the  Imagntation  is,  it  fillcth  and  tixeth  the  better.  And 
therefore  I  conceiue,  that  you  ("hall,  in  that  Experiment  ( whereof  wee. 
fpakebefore)of5/«(^«5ofr/;o«g/7^/,lcirefaile,  if  you  tel!  Oac,iit«t  fuch 
an  One  fhal  name  one  of  Twenty  fAtn^  than  if  it  were  One  of  Twcmy 
Cards.  The  Experiment  of  Binding  oi  thoitghtSyWOvld  be  Diuerfificd^and 
tried  to  the  Full :  And  you  afcto  note,  whether  it  hi:  forthemoft 
part,thoughnotalwaics.  -f.r'Tf  'o- l.>e,  •xi: 

•^tisgoodto  confider,  vpon  what  T^/w^f,  Imagination  haih  moft 
Force :.  And  the  Rule  (  as  I  conceiue )  is,  that  it  hath  mod  Force  vpon , 
Things y  that  haue  the  Lightefi^and  Eajieji  Motions. hnd  therefore  abouc : 
a]I,yponthe5j;in>jof^e»;  And  in  theni,  vpou  fuch  Ajflciiois^a% 
i3^^(^ighte^^M\!^aafrocuringoiLeiteyIii»dijig  of  Luji^  which  is 


Century,    X. 

\eucr  vflth  t  mugin.ition -^  vpon  Af en  in  Fare  ^  Ox  Afeniw  Inefotutioit-  And 

.'  the  like.  Whadbeiier  is  or"  this  kiiide  would  be  throughly  enquired.  Tri- 

alls  likowife  would  be  made  vpon  PUnts,  and  that  dihgcntly ;  As  if  yoii 

fhould  teil  a  Man^  that  fuch  a  Tree  would  Die  this  ycme  j  And  will  him 

(at  thcfe  and  theie  times^  togoc  vntoit,  tofeehowitthriucth.  As  for 

I  inAnmaie  Things  jit  is  true,  that  the  Motions  oiShuffling  oiCards,<x  Cafiinv 

lot'  Dice^  are  very  Light  Motions  i  And  there  is  a  FoUj  very  vfuall,  that 

iGj««y?^rj  imagine,  that  fomc  that  l^and  by  them,  bring  thenJ  ill  Luckc. 

(  Tfaere  would  be  Triall  alio  made,  of  holding  a  Ring  by  a  Tbreed  in  a 

)  GUjJe^  and  telling  him  thatholdethit,  before,  that  it  lliallilrike  fo  many 

[timesagainlhhe  5«Vtfof  the<j/<i^(Pj  and  no  more-  Or  of  Holding  a  iTf^ 

I  bctwcene  two  Meas  eitgers^  without  a  Charme  j  And  to  tell  thofc  that 

I  hold  ir,  thif  at  fuch  a  Namcy  it  iTiall  goc  off  their  Pingcts :  For  thefe  two 

[arc  Extreme  Light  Afotioas.  And  howfocuerlhaucno  Opimen  of  tbefc 

;  things,  yet  fo  much  I  conceiue  to  be  true;  That5;r<w^  Inugi^atiorthith 

more  Force  vpon  T/)W^fL/«/»^-;  Orthathaue  becncLr«/«^,  thmThitigs 

,  mecrely  Immmate ;  And  more  Force  likewife  vpon  Li^tj  and  SahtiU 

Afotio;ij^  than  vpon  Motions  Vehement^  or  Foiderom. 

It  is  an  vfuall  Obferuttion,  that  if  the  W^of  One  A/itrthcred,  bee 
brought  before  the -A/»rx/^^/"fr,  the  ;Ktf««<// will  bleed  a-frcfh.  Some  doc 
affirmc,  that  the  Dead  Body,  ypon  thcPrcltnce  of  the  MMrthereVy  hath 
opened  the  £;«•  Andrhxt  there  haup  beene  fuch  like /»/«/«(>/,  as  well 
where  the  PAxty  x^^urthered\^^l\\  bccnc  Strari^lcd,  or  Drowned^  as  where 
: they  luuc  beene  Killed  hy'P'oufids.  It  may  be,  that  thi>  participatcth of 
a  MtradCy  bv  Gods  lull  Judgement,  who  vfually  bringeth  A-furthtrs  to 
i  Light :  but  if  it  be  Naur. ill,  it  mult  be  referred  to  Imiointtita. 
I     The  Tying  of  the  Point  vpon  the  day  of  A-farri^ge,  to  make  Men  Impo- 
tent towards  their  ii'iues^  whirh  (as  wc  hauc  formerly  touched,)  is  (b 
frequent  in  Z'4»f  and  Gjfcony,  ii  itbcNatttnll^  muft  bee  referred  to  the 
Jm.}gin.iiien  of  flini  that  Tieth  the  Point.  I  conceiue  it  to  haue  the  leflc 
-Affinity  with  mtcbcrdfty  bccaufe  not  Peculiar  Per(ons  onely,  (fuch  as 
fr;wi5r«  are)  but  any  if^i^  may  doe  it. 

THcre  be  manv  Things  that  workc  vpon  the  ^f^irlts  of  //j»,  by  Secret 
Sjmpithiy  and  Antipathy :  The  Vertaes  of  Preciom  Stones,  worne, 
hauebcene  anciently  and  generally  Rccciucd ;  Andcuriouflyafilignedro 
workc  feu^rall  EffeBx.  So  much  is  true ;  That  stones  haue  in  them  fine 
Spirits ;  As  appearcth  by  their  Splendor :  And  therefore  they  may  worke 
by  Corifent  vpon  the  Spirits  of  Men,  to  Comfort,  and  Exhilarate  thenf. 
Thofethatar<?  the  beft,  for  that  fj^i-ff,  are  the  Diamond,  the  Emerald,  the 
LicinthOriet.tjll,  and  the  Gold-Stone,  which'vithcTellowTopas.e.  As  for 
their  particular  Pnfrieties,  there  is  no  Credit  to  begiuento<hcm.  But 
it  is  nianifcft,  that  Light,  aboucall  things, cxcclleth  in  Cow/orting  the  Spi- 
rits of  Men :  And  it  is  very  probable,  that  Light  r.irieddoth  the  fame  e£-  j 
feH,  with  more  Noueltj.  Ar|d  this  is  one  of  the  C tufts,  wh\'  freciotk 
\St«nes  coinfopc.  And  therefore  it  were  good  to  haue  Tinned  Lanthotnes, 
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or  TinBedSkrttnety  of  Ghjfe  cleurfd  imo  Greene,  Bftw,  Carnntisn,  Crim- 
yi»,  Parflt,Scc.  And  to  vie  them  with  Cj*^/^  in  the  A'/^/;f.  So  like  wile 
tohaue  Round  6/aj/w^  not  only  of  Gla£e  CtUureJthcnw,  but  with  Co- 
/wirjlaid  betwecueCryJials,  with  ^W/«  to  hold  in  ores  Hand.  Pri/mes 
arcalfo  Comfortable  Things.  They  haiicof  Ptris-ivetke,  Lt§kini'6Uf. 
/p/,  bordered  with  broad  Borders  of  fmall  Cry  flail,  and  great  Counterfeit 
Pret$0m  Stints^  oizWCoUurs  that  are  mod  Glorious  tnd  Plcalant  to  be- 
hold jEfpecially  in  theA'/^if.  The  Pifiuresof  Indiatt'Feathers,  arc  like- 
wife  Comfortable,  and  Plcafant  to  behold.  So  alfo  Faire  and  Cleerc 
/w/f J  doe  greatly  comfortthe£;'<'/and5/'ir;«.  Efpccially  when  the  ^w 
is  not  GUringj  but  Ouer- aft  j  Or  when  the  Moene  fliincth. ' 

There  be  diuers  Sorts  of  Bracelets  fit  to  Comfort  the  Spiriti  j  And  they 
bcofThrce/«fwrr«»/:  Refrigerant  ^  Corroborant '^  and  ^ferj tut.  Vor  Re- 
Bigerantj  I  wifh  them  tobc  ot  Pe^rle^  or  of  Cor^illy  as  is  vfcd :  And  it  hath 
Dcene  noted  that  Corall,  if  the  Purty  that  wcareth  it  be  ill  difpbfcd,  will 
waxFaU:  Which  I  belccueto  be  true,  beeaufe  othenvifeDZ/^fw^vrof 
^r«  will  make  Coralllofe  Colour.  I  Commend  alfo  5f^<//,  or  little  Plates 
o(  Lapis  LsmU'^  And  Beads  oiNitre^  either  alone,  orwithfomeC<»r<^M// 
Mixture, 

For  Corrohratitn  und  Ceufortatien^  take  fuch  Bodies  as  are  of  ^ftrin- 
gcntQMalitj^  withouf  Manifeft  Cold.  I  commend  Bead-^mkr ;  which  is 
fullof -^y/rifl/o»,  butyetisr»ff«#«tf,  andnot  cdd^  Andisccnceiuedto 
Imfimguate  thofc  that  weare4iich  Beads :  I  conimend  alfo.  Beads  o( Harts- 
Home^  nadJuory,  which  arc  of  the  like  Nature  j  AKoOren^e-Beads  j  Alfo 
Beads  oiLignam  Aloes, M^cerated^x^'v^  Rofe  tyater, and  Dried. 

F  or  Opening,  I  Commend  Beads,  or  Peeces  of  the  Roots  of  Carduus  Be^ 
mdiBtst :  Alfo  of  the  Roots  oiPio»j  the  Male  j  And  of  Orr«  j  And  of  C4/4- 
mut  Aromatttus  ^  Awdo^Rew. 

The  Crampe  (no  doubt,)  commcth  of  ContrMkno^  Sinnevesy 
Which  is  Manifeft,  in  that  it  commeth  eitherby  Cold  or  Drinrffe^  As  af- 
ter ConfumpiioKs,  and  Long  Agues:  For  Cold  and  Drinejfe  doe  (both of 
ihcm^CfintraB,  and  Corrugate.  Wee  fee  alfo,  that  chafing  a  little  abouc 
the  Place'm  painc,  cafeth  the  Crampe ;  Which  is  wrought  by  the  Dilatati- 
ort,  of  the  Contr  ailed  Simexfcs,  by  Heat.  There  are  in  v(e  for  the  Prcuen- 
tion  of  the  Crampe,  two  Things ;  The  one'ifr*g/  oi  SeaHorfe-Teeth,  worne 
vpon  rhe  Fingers-^  The  other  Bands  of  Greene  Periwinkle  (the  Hcrbe)  tied 
about  the  Calfeoi  the  Leg^  or  the  Thigh,  &c.  where  the  Crat^^p:  vfeth  to 
come.  Idoefindethis  the  more  ftrangc,  beeaufe  Neither  of  thefe  hauc 
any  Relaxing  Vertue,  but  rather  the  Contrary.  I  iudge  thetefore,  that  their 
frorking  iSj  rather  vpon  the  Spirits,  within  the  Jvernes,  to  make  thcra 
rtriuc  lefle ;  Than  vpon  the  Bodily  Sahjianee  of  the  Nerues. 

I  would hauc<rrM// made  of  twoothcr  if2W«ofiSr4fp/ff/,  for  Comfor- 
iMgthe  «f4r*,and  Spirits ;  The  one  of  rhe  Trechifch  o{  riper  s,  made  into 
link  Petees o[ Beads ',  Foriincethey  doe  great  Good  In,wards  (efpecially 
(ox  Peftilent  Agnes)  it  is  like  they  will  be  EfFe^uall  Outwards.  Where 
they  may  be  apphcdin  greater  i2«r4»/;(7.Therc  would  be  rr*f/>fj»  like  wife 

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made  of  Jiwitff ;  Vs/hoCt  f  U(b  dried^  is  thought  tohaueavery  C»^e«/>)|g, 
and  CcrdfjiU  ysrtae.  The  other  is,  dL  Beads  made  of  the  Sct^t  Ppwdtr^ 
which  they  caWKermes-^  Which  is  the  Principall/»5>ril*«/ in  their  C*r- 
diidl  Confe£lr$n  Alkermes :  The  Beads  would  bee  Bjade  vp  with  Amher- 
Gricey  and  (bme  Pomander. 

•  Ithaihbcenc  long  reccincd,  and  confirmed  by  <iiuers  TrUSs.^  That 
the  Root  of  the  Mde-Pionj^  dried,  tied  to  the  AVfitr,  doth  hclpe  the  Pd^ 
liHg-Sickoe(fe  -^  And  likewilc  the /»f«^**,  which  wee  call  the  Mare.  The 
C4ufe  of  both  thefe  Difej/es^  and  cfpccially  of  the  EpiUffie  from  the  Sto- 
machy is  the  Greffeneffe  o{  the  yapours,  which  rife  and  enter  into  the  CeUs 
oixhcBr^ine:  And  therefore  ihcjyirking  is,  by  Extreme yindSukiH  At- 
tenuation ,  Which  that  Simple  hath.  I  ludge  the  like  to  be  in  Cdjlorenm..^ 
MuskCy  Rew- Seedy  Agntu  Cafitu  Seed,  &c. 

There  is  a  StonCy  which  they  call  the  Blend'Sttne y  which  worne  is 
thought  to  be  good  for  them  that  Bleed  at  the  Nefe:  Which  (no  doubt) 
isbyA/iriFltM^nd  Coolingo{  the  Spirits.  Qaareyi^  ihc  Sto/ie  taken  out 
of  the  To.'ds  ffeady  be  not  of  the  like  Vertue  ?  ¥ot  the  Tt.idlone^  shade, 
and  Coolcncflc. 

Light  may  bee  taken  from  the  Experiment  of  tlie  Hfirfe'TMtb-Ritigy 
aftd  the  GjrUrd  of  Perivtnckky  how  that  thofe  things  which  aifwagc 
the^m/tfof  the5/m«,  doc  helpe  difcafes,  contrary  to  the  Intention  de- 
flred :  For  in  the  Citrtng  of  the  Crsmfey  the  Intention  is  to  rekx  the  5/»t 
nerves-^  Y,m.theContra?lion  of  the  Spirits  ythax.  they  llriueleflc^isthebeili 
Hclpc :  So  to  procute  cafre  Trdn/dles  ofhromeny  the  Intenfion  is  to  bring 
(io'wnethe Childe-y  But  rhe belt  Hclpc  isj-toftay  the  Comming  downe  ioo 
Pufi:  Whercnnto  they  fay,  thel(?<i</»-5/tfiP«  iikewifcheipeth.  So  in  Pe- 
fttlent  Fetters^  the  Intention  is  to  cxpcllthe  /nfeHisn  by  Sweaty  arid  £«»4« 
pouration  j  But  the  beft  Ak*nes  to  doc  it,  is  by  Nttre^  D  iafcordinmy  and  o- 
ther  Coole  Things,  which  doc  for  a  time  arreft  the  Expulfiony  till  Natnrc^ 
can  doe  it  more  quietly.  For  as  oneiaith  prettily;  /•  the Qnenching  of 
the  Flame  of  a  Peftilent  A^ne^  Nttare  it  like  Pe^pUy  ikit  come  to  tjnench  thc^ 
Firt-ofa  Houfn  voloich  are/e  bnficy  m  one  »f:themktteth  another.  Surely,  it 
is  an  Excellent  Asiom::y  and  of  Manifold  ?7^,  that  whatfocuer  appea- 
feth  the  Contention  of  the  Spirits  y  furthercth  their  ABion. 
,  The  H^y iters  of  Aatnrall  Magicke,  commend  the  Wearing  of  the  Spoile 
of  a  S  nuke  y  fox  Preferning  of  Health .  I  doubtitisbutaCtf*f«/;  For  that 
the  Snake  is  thought  to  renue  her  Tonthy  by  Cafting  her  ■?/«'/*.  They 
might  as  welUakc  the  Ueakc  of  an  fij^/f,  or  aPecoc  of  a  Harts-Home^ 
bcc<i!iretho(eRemic.  >  .  ^r- /r,(:;r! 

It  hith  bcone  Anciently  Receinedy  (For  Pericles  the  Athenian  vfed  it,) 
and  it  is  yetinvie,  to-wcate  litde  Bladders  of  Qn.i(k'S finery  or  Toilets  of 
'Arfenicke^  as  Pre/ern.itiues  agiin^thc  Plagne :  Not  as  they  conceiiie,  for 
any  Comfort  they  yceld  to  the  SpirttSy  but  for  that  being  ?»^#>w  them- 
felues,  tliey  driw  the  Venomt  to  them,  from  the  Spirits. 

Fide  the  Experiments  95.  91?.  awi  97.  touching  the  Senerai  Sjmfa- 
thiety  and  Antipathies ^  for  MedicinaH  Vfe. 

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Itisiaid,  chac  the  Guts  or  skiooi  a  wolfe  being  applied  to  the  Reliy  ' 
xloecijrcthe  r^*//ViS:e.  It  is  true,  that  the  W^ft  is  a  ^(rj/2-of  great  Eiii* 
<itj^  and  Dffge^ien  •  -  A»d  fo  it'  may  bee,  the  Rarts  o£  hun  com  fort  the 


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J  -  Wc  Ce6  S<drt-Cr9WH^  arc  fet  vp  co  kecpe  Bi/di  from  <r*.'*ie,  and  f  ^r. 
It  is  reported  by  fomc,  that  the  ^^-rfii  of  a  PPW//,;\vhoIc,  dricdj  and  han- 
ded vp  'm^DotK-Hwfe\  will  fcare  away  Vermne..^  Such  as  ziavvufiLs,  Vol- 
<i»i,  and  the  like.  It  maybe,  the  fieido^  a  D^^  will  doe  as  much  •  For 
tf lofc  f  "ermine  with  vs,  know  D*^'i  better  than  tvolues.  1  .n  A  -  •; 

The  5Ar/«^/ of  (omc  Crf<<««r</  (when  their  Heads  arc  roaftcd)  taken 
in  fri»e,  are  faid  to  ftrengthen  the  Memory  :  As  the  Bratf.es  oi' Hares, 
Brsines o{  ffe»s i  Brsinesoi  D teres,  &rc..Andit  feemcth,  tp bee  incident 
to  the  Brxines  ofthofe  Crtdtnres,  thatare  Fearefull.  '■  iW    i  .../.^^aR'^ji 

The  0/»r«»i«f  that  witches  M^(i,  is  reported  tobeemaje  of  the  F4;  of 
c6/7(!i/'^/»,  digged  out' of  their  Griw^-j.  Of  the  Imcesot'  Sm.illage,  i^el/e. 
t>Me,  and  Gi»q»eftile\  M  in^,lcd  with  the  Mede  of  fine  fvheat.  but  I  fup- 
pofe  that  the. S'o/'^r//>)'*;i3  /i/^-iZ/f/w/arclikefltodoeit'  Wiiichare  Hea. 
hnt,  HMf^fcke,  Mindrdke,  Meone- Shade,  Tebatco,  Oj)i»m^  Saff'ren,  Pej^lar. 
LentteSj^c, 

if  is  f^oTted  by  ibme,  that  the  AfftBlens  of  Beafts,  when  they  are 
inStreiTgtli,  doeaddefomer<!'r«<^  vnto  } nanimAte  Things  r,  As  tKatthe 
skin  of  zSheepe,  diaiouted  byatev//<r,moiieth  Itching'^  LhitiStane  bit- 
tenbyaD<^  in  Anger,' being  throwne  athicn,  drunke  in  Powder,  pro- 
iKJkt'thrAo/^M,;;-    -'nil  vo.'-. -:     ^iu-..i?,-.H-.'»ciP'  .   ,, 

a- h*  hath  becne  obferiled,  that'thc  Diet  oi  Women  wlxhchilde,  doth 
W'O^kie much  vpon the  Injant,  As'ii  rhe  Mother  eat  Qumcsmxid\,  and 
Coriander-Seed  (the  iV^^»«r#bf  bothWhichis  to  rcpreffc  and  ftay  Vafours, 
that  afcend  to  the  ^raine)  ft  vei'll'make  the  Childe  Ingenious;  And  on 
the  eontftiry fide,  ifthe^/**6<ycat  (much)  Ooipas^oiBeaues,  orfuchl^**- 
potsrom  food;  Or  drinke  Pf^w,  <)r  Strong  Dride,  inimoderacely j  Or  Fsfi 
much  •  Or  be  giuen  to  much  Mufibg  j  '(All  which  fend,  or  draw  r.ifcitrs 
to  the  Head,)  It  cndangcK'th  the  Ohildt  to  become  Luftatfcke,  or  of  /m- 
perfeB  Memory :  And  I  niake  thifame  ludgetnent  of  ToUcco,  often  taken 
bythc^^<'/Afr.  1 

The  ivrtters  oiNaturalltMagicke  report,  that  the  Heart  of  an  Afe,  worne 
■  neere  the  Heart,  comforreth  "the  Heart,  and  incrcaP^th  Audacity.  It  is 
true,  that  the  Ape  is  a  Merry  and  Bold  Beaft.  And  that  the  Came  Heart 
likcwifcofan  Ape,  applied  to  the  iV^fitr  or  Head,  hclpeththc  fi^it  j  And 
is  good  for  the  FaUin^-SickueJJe :  The  Ape  alfo  is  a  Witty  Beafi,  and  hath 
a  Dr}  Braine  j  \Vhich  may  be  fomc  Caufe  of  Attenuation  of  Vapours  in  the 
'  Head.  Yet  it  is  faid  to  moue  Dreamcs  alfo.  It  may  be,  the  Heart  ofa  Man 
would  doc  more,  but  that  it  is  more  againft^w^MinJesto  vfcitj  Ex- 
cept it  be  in  fuch  as  were  the  Reliques  oC Saints, 

The  Ple^  oC^Hedge-Hoo,  Dreflcd  and  Eaten,  is  faid  to  be  a  great  I>rier : 
It  is  true,  that  the  iHyce  ofa  Hed<ie'Heg,  muft  needs  be  Harfls  and  Drj,  be- 
caufe  it  pmtcth  forth  fo  many  >f/f ^'/w  ;  ¥oi^lants  alfo,  that  arc  full  of 

.V-.       m\^\.'.  Prickles, 


Century.    X, 

Prickles,  are  generally  Drie  ;  As  Briars  J'homes^Berbernes  .-And  thCfDi 
fore  the  >://Jj«ofa«cdf^e-//o^^ arc  laid  to  bee  a  great  DcftccattxeoiFi-. 

JiuLi's.  .       '    ]  ' 

Mummy  haihgrc3it^0Tccin  StJn:hingoi  Blo'id  -^  which,  i^  it  may  be 
afcribcd  to  the  Mixture  ofBalmes^thitare  Glutinom',So  um^  alfo  par-' 
take  of  a  Secret  Projfrietj:,ln  that  ihc  Bloud  drawcth  Miias  Fltfh.Andiz 
isapproned,  that  tlie  A/ojfc  which  groweth  vpon  ihe^/'a/fofaDMt/ 
iWj»  vnbiiricd,  will  lUnch  Blond  potently.  Andfo  doe  ihc  Dre^s,  or 
Powder  ofBbftd,  feuered  from  the  Wj«r,  and  Dried.  ih  r.  i 

It  hath  bccnepra6lifed,  tomikc  fvhite  Sjpu  Howes,  hy  Annoiming  of 
thef^^f  /  with  Oyle.  Which  EjfcB  may  be  produced,  by  the  Stopping  of 
the  Poresoii\\Q  shcll^and  making  the  fuycc,thai  puttcth  forth  the  Fm. 
//rrrj  afterwards,  more  Penurious.  And  it  may  be,  the  Annointing  of  the 
Eggei^wiW  be  as  Effccftuall  as  the  Annointing  of  the  i?o</yjOf  which  Fide 
ihs  Experiment  9 1. 

It  is  rv'porred,  that  the  white  of  an  Egve^ox  Bloud,  mingled  with  Sah- 
fv.iter,doth  gather  thc5jfr'/t'//^i',and  makcth  the  fruter  fweetcr.This  may 
t)eby  AJhelion  ;  As  in  the  6.  Experiment  oicUrificwon  :  It  may  be  alfo 
'  liat  Dloudy  and  the  H'hite  of  an  Eggc^  (  which  is  the  M-ntcr  of  a  Liuing 
Crenture^  hauc  fomc5)wy)  'r/^j^wiih.y.f/f ;  For  allz.r/ehath  a  Sympathy 
with'5  ;/f.  We  fee  that  5j/f ,1aid  to  a  C«fjf»«;fr, healeih  itjSoas  it  fce- 
meth^j/rdrawcth^/o/^,  as  well  as  B/(j«d  drawcth  Sd/r.     >! , 

It  harh  becnc  anciently  rccciued,  that  the  Sea-Hare,  hath'ati  Antipif- 
t/y  with  the  f>w/g/,(ifitcommethncare  the  B3dy,)anderodeth  them. 

i  Whereof  the  C.K:ft  is  conceiucd  to  be,  a  Quality  it  hath  oiHUting  the 
Brcath,^\-\d  Spirits ',  h%Camharides\^z\.\e  vpon  the  w^./fm  Farts  of  the 
Bady ;  As  rrme  and  HydropicalUvater.  And  it  is  a  go  jd  /J«/(r,that  what- 
focucr  hath  an  Operation  vpon  ccrtainc  Kinds  o^ Matters,  that,  in  Mans 
Bodie,\vox\f.e\h  mod  vpon  thofe  P^rrj,  wherein  that  Kind  of  Matter ql- 
boundcth. 

Generally,  that  which  is  D^r^jor  Corrupted,  or  Excerned,  hath  An' 
tipatl^e  with  the  fame  tA/^jt, when  it  is^/j«c,and  when  it  is  Sound;  And 
with  thofe  r./rf/,  which  doc  Exserne:  As  a  CarkaffeoiMan  is  moft/w/r- 
ff/<?,vj,and  odious  to  M-an ;  A  Carrion  of  an  tierfe  toan  fforfc,&:c.Purit^ 
lent  Matter  o? iroands,  And  Vlccrs,  Carbuncles,  Pcekes^  Scabs ^  Leprojie,  to 
Sound fIcPj',  Andihe  Excrement  ofewry  Species  to  that  Creature  that 
Excerneth  them.  But  the  Excrements  arc  IclTe  Pernicious  than  the  Cor- 
ruptiens. 

It  is  aCommon  Experience ^i\\M  Dogs  know  the  Dog-Kilkr-^bsu  as 
intimcsof/wff3/ov,  fome  Petty  Fe/W  is  lent  out  to  kill  Dogs  j  And 
that  though  they  haue  ncucr  fccne  him  before,  yet  they  will  allcome 
forth, andbarke,and  fly  athim. 

The  Relations  touching  the  Force  o^  Imagination,  and  the  Secretin. 
JlinBs  of  Nature,  are  fo  vnccrtaine,  as  they  require  a  great  dealc  of  £x- 
amination,crc  we  conclude  vpon  them.  I  would  haue  it  firft  throughly 
inquired,  whether  there  be  any  Secret  Paflages  oi Sympathy ybtivfecue 

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Pie^jbHtifneare Blotid-^  As  Parents^  Children,  Brothers,  sijters,  Nur/i- 
cMUrem;  Husbandfi  Wiues,i^c.  There  be  many  Reports  in  Hijlory,  tiiat 
vpon  the  De<.nh  oiPerjbns  of  fuch  NearencfTCj/l/fw  haiie  had  an  inward 
Meelif^  of  it.  I  my  Selte  remember,  that  being  in  Parif,  and  my  F.itkr 
■dying  inZ.ert(;/««,twoor  three  daycs  before  my  Fathers  death,  I  had  a 
I>rft««e.  which  I  told  to  diners  £«^////j  Getklemen  j  That  my  F.ithers 
HoUfe  in  the  Countrey,  was  Plajlcre'd  all  oner  with  BlackcMortar.  There 
is  an  Opinion  abroad,  (  whether  Idle  or  no  I  cannot  iay;,)  That  loiiing 
and  kinde  Hifskands,hiue  a  Senfe  of  their  mucs  Breeding  Childcjby  fomc 
\jiiccident  in  their  owne  Bodie. 

■  Next  to  thofe  that  are  Neare  in  Blond,  there  may  be  the  like  Pufjlige., 
■and  InfiinBs  of  M*«rf  ,betwcene  great  Friends^JLVidEnemies:  knd  Ibme- 
times  the  Reuealiog  isvnto  Another  Perfin,  and  not  to  the  P^irtj  Him- 
felfe.  I  remember  philippus  Comminem,  (a graue  Writer,)  reportech- 
That  the  Arch-Bifhop  of  rienn.i,  (a  Reuerend PreL7te,)('Aid(onQ  day)after 
idaffe,  to  Xing  Ltwit  the  eleuench  of  France ;  Sir  your  MortaliEnemic  is 
Kfe<7i.  What  time  Dttke  Charles  o(Burgundy\v&s  Slaine,at  the  Batte/Zof 
Cranfon^igaind  theSwitzers.  Some  triall  alfo  would  be  made,whcrhcr 
foB  ot  Agreement  doe  any  thing  •  As  if  two  Friends  ilioiild  agree,  that 
(uch  a  Day  in  euery/i^'e<'/&e,they  being  in  farre  DiJl^mtP laces, (hould  Pray 
one  for  Another  •  Or  fhould  pat  on  a  King,  or  Tablet,  one  for  anothers 
Sake;  Whether  if  one  of  them  lliould  breake  their  rew  and  frfl>;?jf/Z', 
the  otheif  (hould  haiic  any  Feeling  of  it,  in  Abfence. 

If  there  be  any  Force  in  Imaginations  and  AjfeBions  of  singular  Per- 
0ns-  It  is  Probaolc  the  Force  is  much  more  in  the  loynt  Imaginations  and 
AjfeBionso^Mulntudes :  As  ifa  f-'iBory  fhould  be  won,  ox io^k^iu Remote 
I /'.^jtJ,  whether  is  there  not  fome  Senfe  thereof,  in  the /'i^oy^/e  whom  itj 
concerneth  j  Becaufe  of  the  great  loy  or  Griefe,  that  many  Men  arc  pof- 
fcft  withjat  once?  Pim^intus,  at  the  very  time,  when  that  Memora- 
ble ViBory  was  won,  by  the  Chriftians,  againft  the  Turhs,  at  the  Nauall 
BatteUoi  Lepanto,  being  then  hearing  of  Catifes  in  Cenjlftory,  brake  off 

(ftiddenly,and  faid  to  thofe  about  himj  It  isnow  more  time,wefhouldgiue 
Aankes  to  Godjbr  the  ireatV'iBory  he  hathgramtedvsagainji  theTurhs.h 
is  true,  that  riBery  had  a  Sympathy  withnis  Spirit ;  For  it  was  meercly 
his  Worke,  to  conclude  that  League.lt  may  be,  that  Reuelation  was  Di- 
idiiwf  jButwhatfliallwefay  then,toa  Number,  of  Examples,  amongft 
the  Greciatts,  and  Romans}  Where  the  Pf«p/f, being  in  Theaters  at  Plates 
haue  had  Nc  wes  ofriBorieSj  and  Ouerthrowes^  f  ome  few  dayes,  before 
a&y  Me£enger  cotiltlcome. 
Lr.A  ■':■:•  \  i  3t.'<.  -.:      ■ 

It  is  true,  that  chat  may  hold  in  thefc  Things,  which  i.v 
thcgencralli^£7of  of  Superfiition:  Namely,  that  Men  obfcruc 
when  Things  Hit^  and  not  when  they  Miffe :  And  commit 
to  Memory  the  one,  And  forget  and  pafTc  oucr  the  other. 
But  touching  D/»/«4fw»,  and  the  Mifgiuing  of  Mindes,  wee 
^^  ^\  ftiall 


Qentarj,    X, 

(halUpeakc  mere,  when  wc  handle  in  gcncrallj  chc  Nature  o' 
MimSjind  So!tles,^ad  Spirits. 

Wc  hane  giuen  formerly  fome  Rules  oUffugiaatidn  ;  And  touching 
xhe  Fortifyi/igoiihc  Simi.K'WehsiueCetdowncilfofotm  tew  Injl.incesy 
and Direirfions^  ofthe  Force ot  Jmj^injtion^vpQn  Be.iJl.f^Birdiy  Sec.  vpon 
pUnti^  hudwoon Inanimate  Bodies  :  Wheiein  you  muftftill  'jbferue, 
that  youxTriallsbe:  vponsul?tiU3ndLightJUfotions,znd  not  thcconcraryj 
For  you  will  iboiKT^byI?fi.'gin.nion,\3mdc  aBird  from5'/»g/«(j,than  from. 
Eatings  or  Flying ,  And  I  leaue  it  roeuery  M-in^  tochooic  Experiments^ 
whicii  hinnlclfe  fhmkcch  moft  Corampdious  j  Giuing  now  but  a  few 
Examples  ofcucry  of  the-  Three  Kindes. 

Vrcfomc  Im.igm.mty  (ob{eruing  the  Rules  formerly  prcfcribed, )  for 
Binding  ofa  Bird  from  Singing-^  And  the  like  of  a  Dog  from  Barkir.g.'Xx'ic 
alfo  the  fm-igiiution  of  fonu-,whom  you  fhal  accommodate  with  things 
to  fortifie  ir>  in  Cocke-fighSy  to  make  one  Code  more  Hardy ,and  the  o- 
thcrmore  Cowardly.  It  would  be  tried  alfo  in  Flying  ofHawhs ;  Or  in 
Conrjingoi'a  Deere, or  liar e^wkb Grey- Hounds ;  Or  in  Herfe-Races-^\nd 
the  like  CoMparatiue  Motions :Vor  you  may  fooner  by  Imagination^  quic- 
ken or  flacke  a  Motion ^  than  raife  or  cealeic  -,  As  it  i$  calier  to  make  a 
Dog  goc  fl  jwer,  than  to  make  him  (land  iHIl  that  he  may  not  runnc. 

In  plants  allb,you  may  trie  the  Force  oUm^gination-^  vpon  the  Lifter 
Sort  oi Motions :  As  vpon  the  Sudden  Fading,  or  Liuely  Comming  vp  of 
Herbs -^  Or  vpon  their  iJf«<i/V;^  one  way,  or  other  j  Or  vpon  their  c/#- 
fing^  and  Opening  ^  &c. 

VoTlmnimate  Things^  you  may  trie  the  Force  o(  Imagination^  vpon  I 
Staying  the  Working  ot'Beere^  when  the  Barme  is  put  in  j  Or  vpon  the 
Comming  of  Butter^  or  Cheef-^  after  the  Cherming^  or  the  Rennet  bee 
put  in. 

1 1  is  an  Ancient  Trdi/>/o«,cucry  where  alleagedjfor  £x.7»7;?fc  of  5cfr« 
Proprieties  and  Injl;exes,th3t  the  Torpedo  iVljn«.7,it  it  be  touched  with  a 
{ long  Stickc,dothftupcfiethef/j«i/orhim  that  touchcthit.lt  is  one  de- 
I  gree  ot  H'orking  at  Dijlance^to  worke  by  the  Continuance  ofa  YitMedi- 
j  «»w  J  As  5o;^«i,  will  bcconueycd  to  the  Eare^  by  ftrikuig  vpon  a  Btw- 
l  Stringy  if  the  Home  of  the  Bow  be  held  to  the  Fare, 

TheH^riters  of  Nat /(rail  Maqicke^  doe  attribute  much  tOthe  ferttteSy 
that  come  from  the  Parts  of  Li'uingCreatuns  •  Soasthey  betaken  from 
1  them,  the  Creatures  remaining  Hill  a!iue ;  As  if  the  Creature  ftill  liuing 
did  infufc  Comclmmateriatcrcrtue^ind  rigour, mto  the  Part  Seuered,So 
much  may  be  true  ■,  thar  any  /»^rt,  taken  from  a  Liuing  Creature ^  newly 
sUineyTniy  be  of  greater  force,  than  if  it  were  taken  trom  the  like  Crea- 
eurcy  dyint^  of  it  Selfe^  bccaufe  it  is  fuller  of  Spirit. 
•Triall  would  be  made,  of  the  like  Parts  of  Indiuiduallsyia  Plants, ^d 
Liuing  Creatures-^  As  to  cut  offaStocke  ofa  Tree-^  And  to  lay  that,whicli 
you  cut  ^,  to  Putrificy  to  fee  vi^hcther  it  will  Decay  the  Reft  of  the 
Stocke :  Or  if  you  ("hould  cut  pff  part  of  the  Taile^  ot  Legge  of  a  Dtgge^ 

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or  a  Cat^  and  lay  it  to  Putrifie,  and  Co  lee  whether  it  will  fcJUr  or  kecpv ' 
from  ^C:7//«^,  the? jrf  which  rcmaineth.  * 

It  is  receiuedjthat  it  hcjpethto  Centihue  Lou€,  if  one  wearca  ^7?w^or 
ABracelet^  of  the  Hain  of  the  ?jr^>'  Bcloucd.  6ui  that  maybe  by  the  £x-  j 
citingohhc Imagination: ^nd  perhaps  a  (^/oz/f,  or  other  hkeFrf/r9;:;rjniayi 
as  well  doe  it.     -  | 

The  SympJthie  oClndiuidualh^  that  haue  beene.ifwjf/Vfj  or  haiie  Tou- 
ched^ is  of  all  others  the  mod  ImrUible :  Yet  according  vnto  our  faith- 1 
fuIlManner  oiExamination  o^Natufe^wc:  will  make  fomc  little  mention  » 
of  it.  The  Taking  away  of^artSy  by  Rulbing  themwith  fume  what  that ) 
afterwards  is  put  to  wafte,and  confumcjis  a  Gommoq£.v^m>.i>«:  Ami  I 
I  doe  apprehend  it  the  rather,  bccaufe  of  mine  ovvne£.Ypmt«f^.  1  had^j 
from  my  childhood^  aivan  vpon  one  of  my  Fingers  5  Afterwards  whcjij 
I  was  about  Sixteene  Yeares  old,  being  then  at  Paris^  there  grew  vpon 
both  my  Hands  a  Number  qdvarts,  (  at  the  leaft  an  hundred ,)iu  a  Mo- 
neths  Space.  1h.e  English  Embajjadours  Ladie,  who  was  a  iromauiatrc 
from  Superjlition^  told  me,  one  day ;  Shee  would  helpe  mce  away  with 
my  fyarts :  Whereupon  lliee  got  a  Peece  oiLard^  with  the  Stin  on  •  and  I 
rubbed  the  lyarts  all  ouer,  with  the  f  ,7t  side-^  And  amongft  the  re  it  that  | 
Warty  which  I  had  had  from  my  childhood -^  Then  fhee  nailed  the  Peect 
oi Lardy  with  the  Fat  towards  the  Sunney  vpon  a  Pcaft  of  her  Chamber 
i*'»Wfl)p,  which  was  to  the  5tf«f/j,  The  Succcflc  was,  that  within  fiue 
Weekesfpace,  all  the  ^^'irrj  went  quite  away  :  And  thatV^z-f,  which! 
had  fo  long  endured,  for  Company.Butat  the  reft  I  did  little marueil, 
beeaule  they  came  in  a  Short  time,  and  might  goe  away  in  a  Short 
Time  againe:  But  the  Going  away  of  that,  which  had  rtayed  fo  long 
doth  yet  fticke  with  me.They  fay  the  like  is  donc,by  xhc Rubbing  oCwarts 
with  a  Greene  Elder  StickeyZnd  then  Burying  ihc  Sticke  to  Rot  in  Miuke. 
It  would  be  tryed,  with  Cor«fj-,and  Wens^w<\  fuch  other  E'xcrefcences.l 
would  haue  it  alfo  tried,  with  fomc  Parts  of  Lining  Creatures y  that  are 
neareft  the  Nature  oi Exhefcemes ^  As  the  Combs  oi' Cocks y  the  Spurres. 
o( Cocks ylhe Homes  o( Beajlsy&cc.  And  1  would  haue  it  tried  both  waiesj 
Both  by  Rubbing  thofe  Parts  with  Lard  or  Elder ya%  beforcj  And  by  Put- 
ting ojfkmQ  Peece  of  thofe  PartSySS\(X  laying  it  to  Confume-y  To  (ce  whe- 
ther it  will  Worke  any  Effedl,  towards  the  Cenfimptro/t  of  that  Part 
which  was  once  loyned  with  it. 

It  is  conftantly  Rqceiued,  and  Auouched,  that  the  ^nointimof  the 
fveapony  that  makeththe  ^o»«^j  will  healethe;;'o.w^  it  fel'fe.In  this  Ex- 
periment yV^on  the  Relation  o^Men  o( Credit y  ( though  my  felfe,  as  yet, 
are  not  fully  inclined  tobelecue  it,^you  fliall  note  the  Po/,;;/ following. 
Firft,  the  Ointment y  wherewith  this  is  done,  is  made  of  Diners  Ingredi- 
<«f  J  j  whereof  the  Strangeft  and  Hardeft  to  come  by, are  the  Alojfc  vpqn 
the  Skull  of  a  dead  ManyFnburied ;  And  the  Fats  of  a  Bodre,  ancfa  Beimy 
killed  in  the^S  of  (7f«fr^(/o«.Thefe  two  laft  I  could  eafily  fufpe^to  be 
prcfcribedas  a  Starting  Hole  j  That  if  the  Experiment  proued  not,  it 
,  moiight  be  pretended,  that  the  Beapwcte  not  killed  in  the  dfce  Time ; 

For 


Ceniury.  X. 


257 


Foras  for  xhQMojJt^n  isccrtain,fhcrc  is  great  Qjanricy  of ir  in  Ireland^ 
vpon  Siune  BoditSjlivd  on  Hc.pis^f^nburied.  Tlit:  orher  InineJiie>.'tizxt:^}: 
the  Blo^id- Stone  in  Porpder^znd  lumc  ochcr  71r''i;r^r,which  fccm  tuhauta  ; 
f^crtue  to  Stanch  Bloud^  As  allothc  MojJ'eluih.  And  the  Defcripticn  of  j 
1  r.he  Tphok  O  intmcntis  tobc  ioimd'mthe  Chyvti'-a!  DiJjKfjptory  ut  Ct  el/hu, 
[  Sccondly,thefame Kinde o^ Ointffient^a^^nkd, to iIk-  Hirta  klfe,wor- ! 
[ feech  not  the  E^ff'H  •,  but  only  appHc-d  ro  tlic  tfe.'pon.Tlmii])' -(which  I  I 
'  like  well)  tliey  do  not  obfcrue  iheConfctiifigoi'zhc  Oim  f:e  n  vndcrany  1 
I  ccTraineroA/ff//wf/o«- wbichcoriimpnly  is  the  Excule  of  Mjgicdl  Medi- 
;  vi«c/,when  they  faile,rhat  they  wcrcnot m  idj  vnder  a  fi:  Fj^'ire  oiHea- 
I  iic/i.  Fourthly,  it  may  be  applied  to  the  }rcJport,  t  hough  the  P.irty  Hurt 
i  bt  ax  gtciz.Dijianre.  Fiifhly,itretmoth  the  /w^/^t/m;;  of  the  Party,  to 
!  be  Cuiedy  i^  nor  necdfiill  to  Conciirrc-,For  ir  may  be  dDne,witho;ic  the 
!  Kiiowledge  of  the  Pjrty  irottnded  ;  And  thus  much  harh  Scene  tryed, 
1  that  the  0'intmcit(Jot  £.\;^fr;»iMfj  fakejhathbeenc  wiped  o^"the  hfe^- 
: /io«,widiOLU  the  knowledge  of  the  Partie  Hurtflud  prelently  the  P.irty 
I  //^ffjhath  beenein  greait  ^tfj^r  of /».i/«f,till  i\\vH'(apK  w^s  Ker.neir.tcd. 
j  Sixtlily,  it  IS  a'Hrmed,  that  tTyoii  cannot  get  the  frejjioi^  yet  if  you  put 
I  an  InjlrumiKt  of/row,  or  tvood^  refcnibling  the  ncap>t,  into  the  r/o.:nd^ 
whers  by  it  blecdeth,  the  ^«o;>.t/>^of  that  InJ{rii7;7c>it\vih  lerue,  and 
worke  the  E/fcB.This  I  doubt  flionld  be  a  Dcmce,co  keep  this  rt  range 
Forwt'ofC«;Y,  inRequeft,  and  Vie  •  Bccaulc  many  times  you  cannot 
come  by  the  irejpn  it  rel'c.Scuenthly,the  woundmnii  be  at  firft  H-jjhed 
cleanc^ff'nh  f^'hitc  Pf7«f,orthc  Parties  owne  Waiter  •,  And  then  bound  vp 
cloreinF/icL/«»f«, and  no  more  Drefsin^  renewed  ,  tiliitbeir/We. . 
Eightly,rhc 5n'»r<:i  it  fclfe  rnulf  be IVrdpped'wp  clefe^as farre  as  the  Oir/t- \ 
7He»t  goeth,  that  it  takcth  no  mnd.  N  inthly,  the  Otntment,  if  you  wipe 
it  off  trom  the  5iror^,and  keepc  it,  will  Serue  <?^j;«f;,and  rather  Increafe  \ 
in  vert:te^th»n  £>rw/nfj?7.Tenthly,it  will  Ci^rr  intarre  5^0;  rrrfrnf, than 
OintmcntJ  of  tvounds  commonly  doe.LailIy,it  will  Cure  sl  Bcafi^is  well ' 
as  a  A/,/«,which  I  like  beft  of  all  the  reft,bccau(c  it  (ubiedeth  the  /Vi^t 
f  f  r,  to  an  Ejfic  Triall, 

I*\Vou!d  hauc  Men  know,  that  though  I  reprehend, the  E^ific  p.ifsin^- 
0 vfr,of  the  c.jaftT  oilhiKgt^  by  Afcribing  them  to  Secret  and  Hidden 
Vertifx^^nd  Prep'ieti'e^;  )  For  this  hath  arrellcd,  and  laid  artcvpe,  all 
true  E»q:tiry\OL\v\  rndidrtio'is-J  yet  I  doe  not  vndt  r(bind,but  ih:it  in  the 
Pt-ti^h-M{PjtrtxiHt}7rnrfvd^^rrmchvvi\\hc^cttT0Txper!r>ue,mdPrch^ 
tiofi^  wheroun'-o/W/V.;t/o«  cannot  lo  fully  reach :  And  this  not  oaely  in 
Sp'cic^  but  in  ip.diuidfio.So  in  phyfirkc^W  you  will  cnrt-  the  /c;."n.'ie.(,  it  is 
nor  enough  ro  lav,rhat  the  Mcdirine  mull:  not  beCooling.F.ir  that  wil 
hinder  the  Opem^i^  which  the  Dz/c^/J  re(.]uireth:That  it  rftuft  not  be  Hot 
For  char  wiil  c^:al  perare  Choler-.That  n  mult  goe  ro  the  oJl-^  For  there 
is  the  ObjlriiHioi  which  caufeth  the  Difcafc^  &c.  But  you  muft  rcceiue 
from  Expcric  '<ff  ,that  Powder  o(ch.jr.  fpytis^ox  rhe  like,drunke  in  Becre^ 
is  good  for  the  ^aundics :  So  againe,  a  wife  P^'»>/ii«doth  not  continue 

ftill 


Experiment 
Si'jitsry,  ton- 
chmnSenrt 
Pr^prituts. 

999 


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2?8 


!J\(aturaJI  Hipry 


Experimctii  • 
Soiitiry,  cou- 
ching the  Gf- 
ntrall  Symfttby 
oflUtmSfiriti- 
JOOO 


I  dill  the  fame  Medkine^io  a  Fatient'^iM  he  will  vary,ifthe  firii  Medicine 
i  doth  not  apparantly  fuccced :  For  of  thole  Remedies ,  that  are  gootl  for 
I  the  /jundies,Stone,Agues^Si.c.thii  will  do  good  in  one  E«dj-  which  wih 
'  not  doe  good  in  Another  j  According  to  the  Correfpondcnce  ihe^^- 
dici ae  hath  to  the  Indiuid/iallBtdJe. 

THc  Delight  which  jVf e«  ^u^  ^^  Po^i*lamie,Fame^Hofio/irySuhmi/i- 
on^^  SubieBioHoi othcx  Mens  Minds j^ils^ox  ^j^ffi/ow/, (although 
thefe  Things  may  be  defircd  for  other  Ends)  feemeth  to  be  a  Thing^m  it 
felfCjWithout  Contemplation  of  Confequence,  Grateful!  and  agreea- 
ble to  the  Nature  of  A/4».This  Thing(furely)is  not  without  fomc  Sig- 
nification, as  if  all  Sfirits  and  Soules  olMen^  came  forth  out  of  one  D/- 
uint  Lm^wjElfe  why  fhould  Men  be  fo  much  affcftcd  with  that,which 
others  thinke,  or  lay  ?  The  beft  Temper  ofMindes  deffreth  Co»d 
Ni^me^and  True  Honour:  The  Lighter,  Popularity^aadA^- 
j>//j«/?;  The  more dcpraued,  SubieBion^  And  Tyranny-^ 
As  is  feene  in  great  Conquerourj,  AtidTroublers  of ' 
the  fForid:  And  yet  more  in  Arch-Heretikes  ^ 
for  the  Introducing  of  new  DoBrines^  is 
likcwile  an  AfeBation  o^Tyranniey 
cuer  the  ynderftandin^s^ 
and  Beleefes  of 
Men. 


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A  TABLE  OF 

the  Experiments. 


Century.   I. 


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t:\xv)  Ji. 


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p-  StrjiniMjror  Percolation^  Outward^  andlnrcat 

mcnts8.  P^igci 

Of  Alotionvpon  Prejfuh.  Experiments  5.  page  3 

Of  Separations  (f  hediesLtqnid by  wei^n,     Exp.  3 .  pag.  4 
Of  InfuJionS)  in  mner  and  Aire.  Exp.'  7. 

Of  the  Jppetitcof  Continuation  in  Liquids.  Exp.  i. 

Of  ^rtijicijlf  Springs,  Exp.  X.       ■• 

Of  the  Vcnomouf  J^uality  of  MansJJefh.  Exp!  i . 

Of  Turning  Aire  into  rvjter.  Exp.  I. 

Of  Helping  of  Altering  the  shjpe  of  the  Bffdy.  Exp.  i . 

OfCondenfingofAire^toyeeldweight^oif^Notmfi.meHt.  Exp.  i. 

Of  Flame  .ind  Aire  Cowmixtd.  Exp.  i . 

Of  the  Secret  Nature  of  Flame.  Exp.  i,; ., 

Of  Flame ^  in  the  Midj}^  and  on  the  Sides.  Exp.  i . 

Of  Motion  of  Gr,Kuty.  Exp.  I. 

Of  ContraBion  of  Bodies  in  Bulie.  Exp.  i. 

Of  making  rines  more  frifitfu//.  Exp.  r . 

Of  the  Several/  Operations  of  Purging  Medicines,  fixp.  <?. 

0/  Meats  and Drinkes  moflNoffrijbin^.  Exp.  1 5 . 

Of  Medicines  applycd  in  Order.  Exp.'l. 

tifJCtirc  by  Cupme. Exp.-'t.        'v>->«j-. 

OfCureby  Exceffe.  Exp.  i.  -  ^^'^"'^ 

pf  Citre  by  Motion  of  Confent.  Exp.  I. 
]  OfCttrc  of  Difeafes  contrary  to  Prediffofitton.  Exp.  r .  '  ''^^^|*'  pag.  i  j 
ipf-frifaration  before  and  after  Purging:  Exp.!.  ' '  ibi^. 
'y-OfSf^<M^g9foiid.'E\p.i:  '  V.  paw.  22 
IO— z , "  ofi 


pa^-7 
ibid. 

pag.  8 

ibid. 

pag.p 
pag.  10 
ibid, 
pag.  n^ 
ibid. : 

pag.  1 2 

ibid. 

ibiil. 

V    pag- X  5 

^  ^J^^bid 


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The  Tabic. 


Of  change  of  Miments  and,  Medicines.  Exp.  i . 

Of  Diets.  Exp.  I. 

Of  produBionof  Cold.  Exp.  7. 

Of  Tutning  Aire  into  fvater.  Exp.  7. 

Of  Induratinn  of  Bodies.  Exp.  8. 

Of  Preyingof  Airevponiyater.  Exp.  i. 

Of  the  Fcfce  ofVnion.  Exp.  i. 

Of  makini^eathers  and  H  aires  of  divers  Colours.  Exp.  i. 

O^f  Nourtjhntent  of  young  Creatures  in  the  Egge^  or  wombe*  Exp. 

Of  Sympat  hy  and  Antipathy.  E  xp .  3 . 

of  the  Spirits^  or  Pneumaticalls  in  Bodies.  Exp,  i . 

of  the  power  of  Heat.  Exp.  i .  | 

Of  Im^efibility  of  Annihilation.  Ek^.  I.  ^\_s.      -    -ij 


ibid. 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.24 
pag.2<J 
pag.28 
pag.  29 

ibid. 
t.  pc^.  30 

ibid, 
pag.  31 
pag- 32 
pag.  3  3 


Centur 


7.  JJ. 


OF  Muftche.  Exp.  14. 
Of  the  NuUity  and  Entity  of  Sounds.  Exp.  5). 
Of  ProduSion^ConferuationjC^  Delation  of  sounds,  Exp. 
Of  Magnitude^Exility^and  Damps  of  Sounds.  Exp.  2  5. 
OfLoudneJJ'eandsoftneJ^eef  sounds.  Ex^.  3. 
Of  Communication  of  Somds.  JBxp.  3. 
Of  Equality  and  Inequality  of  Sounds.  Exp,^. 
Of  more  Treble  and  Safe  Tones.  Exp.  6. 
Of  Propertienef  Treble  and Bafe.  Exp. 4. 
Of  Exteriour  and  Inter iour  Sounds.  Exp.  4. 
Of  Artie tflatien  of  Sounds.  Exp^. 


pag.  35 
pag.  39 
14.P.41 
Fg-45 

Pag-4f 
ibid. 

pag- 50 
pag.  52 

pag- 53 

pag- 54 
ibid. 


A  '<')  ,V' 


Century.  III. 


OF  the  Lines  invfhich  Somidsmottc.  Exp.^. 
Of  the  LapngorPeri^mgof  Sounds.  Exp.  5. 
Of  the  Parage  or  Interception  of  Sounds.  Exp,  '^a  !,ii,- 
Of  the  Medium  of  Sounds,  Exp.  4.  .!'•;>• 

Of  the  Figures  of  BodiesyeeldingSounds.  Exp.j,  .^  ..OT'ii\j>\  > ,  . 
Of  Mixture  of  Sounds.  Exp.  5 .  . ,,'  .  4  .  ,Y\yj-/3  ■[  \ 

Of  Melioration  of  Sounds.  Exp.  7.  .Vvv%^o''!  '^  ^  wQ«<i\5.    \ 

Of  Imitatio?}  of  Sounds.  Exp,  6.  »t\rtv.'v 

Of  Reflexion  of  Sounds.  Exp.  1 3 .  •    " 

Of  Cpnfent  andDijfent betrceene  Audibks^ ^ yif%bUs,  Exp.  a \> 


-  f.'V-^ 


pag- 57 
pag.  58 

pag.  59 
pag.<^o 

pag.<^i 
pag,  6i 

>pag-<J3 
pag.  54 

pag.<J5 
pag.  ^8 

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Of  Sympathy  jnd.  Antipathy  of  Sounds,  Exp.  5. 

Of  Hinderi/ig  or  Helping  of  Hearing.  Exp.  4. 

Of  the  Spirit  u.iU and  Fine  Nature  of  Sounds.  E  xp.  4. 

Of  Orient  Colours  in  Dijfolutiens  of  Metds,  Exp.  i. 

Of  Prolongation  of  Life.  Exp.  i. 

Of  the  Appetite  of  ynion  in  Bodies.  Exp.  r . 

Of  the  lite  Operations  of  Heat  and  Time.  Exp.  r. 

Of  the  Dijfering  Operations  of  Fire  and  Time.  Exp.  r . 

Of  Afotionsby  Imitation.  Exp.  I. 

Of  lafeBious  Difeafis.  Exp.  i. 

Of  the  Incorporation  of  Powders  and  Liquors.  Exp.  i . 

Of  Exercife  of  the  Body  j  And  the  Benefits^  er  Euils  thereof. 

Of  Meats fooneClutting^or  Not  Glutting.  Exp.  r. 


Pag.72 

i'ag-73' 
ibid. 

P3g-74 

pag.75 

ibid. 

ibid, 
ibid, 
ibid. 

•  pag.  77 
Exp.  1 4  ibid. 

ibid. 


O 


1 


F  clarification  of  L  i^uors^  and  the  Accelerating  thereof.  Exp.  1 1 . 

pag.79 
Of  Maturation^  and  the  Accelerating  thereof  ^  AndoftheMatm- 

pag.81 
pag.84 
pag.8^ 
ibid. 
pag.SS 

pag-?i 

pag.^2 

ibid. 

pag-5'4 

ibid. 

ibid. 

pag.96 

ibid. 

pag. 100 

^  m. 

iDid. 
ibid. 


ration  ofDrinhcSy  and  Fruits.  Exp.  1 5 . 
Of  making  Gold.  Exp.  i  • 
of  the  Seuerall  Natures  of  Gold.  Exp.  I . 
Of  Indttcing  and  Accelerating  PutrifaHion.  Exp.  1 2 . 
Of  Prehihiting  and  Preuenting  FmrifaBion.  Exp.  1  r . 
of  Rotten  wood  Shining.  Exp.  i. 
of  Acceleration  of  Birth.  Exp.  i . 
Of  Ac/%leration  of  Growth  and  Stature.  Exp.  r. 
of  Bodies  SuJphureoui  and  MercttriaU.  Exp.  5. 
Of  the  Chameleon.  Exp.  r. 
of  Subterrany  Fires.  Exp.  r. 
Of  Nitroufyyater.  Exp.  i. 
Of  Congtaling  of  Aire.  Exp.  I . 
of  Congealing  fvater  into  Chryjlaff.  Exp.  r. 
Of  Preferuingthe  Smeff, and  Colour  jia  Rofe-Leaues.  Exp.  I 
Of  the  Lajiing  of  Flame.  Exp.  lo. 
Of  Infufons  or  Burials  ofdiucrs  Bodies  in  Earth.  Exp.  5 . 
Of  the  AjfcBs  of  Mens  Bodies  from feueraffmnds.  Exp.  I . 
Of  ^Pinter  and  Sfcmmer  Sickneffes.  Exp.  i . 
Of  PefiilcntlaU  Teeres.  Exp.  i . 
OfEpidemicaUDiJeafes.  Exp.r. 

Of  Prefer  uation  of  Liquor  f  inWeSs^  or  deepe  Pranks.  Exp,  I . 

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s^ 


OfStuttitij^.'Exp.i.  .      pag.  toi 

Of  Sweet  Smels,  Exp.  4.  ibid. 

(^  thegoodne£ey  and  Choice  of  H'aters.  Exp.7.  pag.  102. 

Of  Temperate  Heats  vnder  the  c/£qmnoBiaU.  Exp.  i .  p^.  103. 

Of  the  Colouration  of  Blacke  and  Tawney  Moores.  Exp»  i ;  ibid. 

Of  Motion  after  the  Infiantjef  Death,  Exp.  I .  pag.  1 04 


Century    V. 


Of  Acceleratinf^  or  ffajlening  forward  Germination.    Exper.  12 
pag.  105 
Of  Retarding  or  putting  backe  Germination.  Exp.  j> . 
Of  Meliorating^  or  making  better^  Fruits^  and  Plants,  Exp.  5  5 
Of  Compound Fruits^andFlowers J  Exp.  3. 
Of  Sympathy  and  Antipathy  of  plants.  Exp.  19, 
Of  Making  Herbs  and  Fruits  Medicinable.  Exp.  2 . 


pJ^.108 
pag.  110 
pag.  118 
pag.n? 
pag.  124 


Century.    VI. 


OF  Curiofities  about  Fruits  ^  and  Plants.  Exp.  1 7,  pag,  117 

Of  the  Degenerating  of  plants-^  And  of  their  Tranfmutation  om 
into  another.  Exp.  I /^.  pag.  13  x 

Of  the  Proceritie  and  Lownejj'e  of  plants 'y  And  of  ArtijfciaU  Dwarfing 
them.  Exp.  5.  pag.  134 

Of  the  Rudiments  of  Plants  j  And  of  the  Excrefcences  of  Plants^  or  Super- 
Plants,  "Exp.  i  6.  ibid. 
of  producing  PerfeB  Plants  without  Seed.  Exp.  1 1.  pag.  1 3^ 
OfForraine  Plants,  Exp.  3 .  ^.  1 40 
of  the  Seafons  of  feueraU Plants.  Exp.^.  pag.  141 
Of  the  Lafiing  of  Plants,  Exp.  5 .  pag.  142 
OffeueraS Figures  of, plants.  Exp.  3.  pag.  143 
Of  feme principaU  Differences  in  Plants.  Exp.  4.  pag.  144 
Of  ali Manner  of  Compofis  andtielpsfor  Ground.  Exp.  6.           pag.  X45 

Century.   VII. 

OF  the  Affinities  and  Differences  between*  Plants  ondBodiesJnam- 
mate.  Exp.^.  pag.i4j> 

Of  Affinities  and  Differences  betweene Plants^  andLimng  Croh 
tMreS'^AndoftheConfinersandFarticipUsifBoth.  Exp.4.     p^.  I5« 


The  Table. 


of  Plants  Experiments  Premifcuoui.  Exp.  6j. 
Of  Hcatingvf}younds.  Hxp.  I* 
Of  FJt  dijfufed  in  FUJI).  Exp.  I . 
^f  Ripening  D  rinke  f^eedilj.  E  xp.  r . 
Of  Pilofitie  and  plumage,  Exp.  i. 
Of  the  ^uicknejfe  of  Motien  in  Birds.  Exp.  i . 
Of  the  Clcereneff'e  9f  the  Sea,  the  North  Wind  blowing. 
Of  the  Dijftrent  HeJts  of  Fire  jnd  Boiling  f  rater.  Exp, 
Of  the  Qualification  of  Heat  Ity  Moifittre.  Exp.  i . 
OfTawni'n^^.  Exp.  i. 
Of  the  Hiccough.  Exp.  i. 
Of  Sneezing.  E  x  p.  i . 
Oftlx  TenderneJJ'e  of  the  Tetth.  Exp.  i  * 
Of  the  Tongue.  Exp.  i. 
of  the  Mouth  out  of  Tafie.  Exp.  r . 
Offome  Pro^nojiicks  ef  P  ejlilent  iaU  Seafuns.  Exp.  i . 
Of  SpedaU  Simples  fur  Medicines.  Exp .  i . 
OfFenut.  Exp.  3. 

Of  the  Infe3a,  or  Creatures  bred  of  P  utrifaBion,  Exp. 
of  Leaping,  Exp.  I. 

Of  the  Fleafures  and  D  ij^leafures  of  Hearing  ^  and 
Exp.  I, 


pag.  i<f5 

ibid. 

pag.  i5^ 

ibid. 

ibid. 

Exp.  1 4         ibid. 

I.  ibid. 

ibid, 
ibid. 
pag.1^8 
ibid, 
ibid, 
ibid, 
ibid, 
ibid. 

3.  pag.  170 

of  the  other  Senfes. 
ibid. 


Century.  Vill. 


OF  rcines  of  Earth  MedicinaU.  Exp,  i. 
Of  Sponges.  Exp.  I. 
OfSea-Fifh  in  Frejh  Heaters,  Exp.  i. 
Of  AttraBion  by  Similitude  of  Subfiance.  Exp.  i » 
Of  Certaine  Drinkes  in  Turkey.  Exp.  r . 
Of  Sweat.   Exp.  6. 
of  the  Gh-fTormi.  Exp.  i. 
of  the  Impre/ions  upon  the  Body^from  feueraU  PaJTttns 

Exp.  10. 
Of  Drunkenneffe,  Exp.  4, 

Of  the  Hurt, or  Hclpe  of  ivine, taken  moderately,  Exp,  x. 
OfCatterpiUers.  Exp.  r. 
O f  the FlyesCanthar ides.  Exp.  I. 
OfLafitude.  Exp.  2. 

Of  Cajling  the  Skin,  and  Shell,  in  feme  Creatures,   Exp. 
Of  the  Pojiures  of  the  Body.  Exp.  3. 
Of  PeftilentiaUreeres.  Exp.  i. 
Offome  P  rognofiicks  of  Hard  mttters.  E  xp.  i , 
\  Of  Certaine  Medicines  that  condenfe  and  releeue  the  Spirits, 


pag.  175 
ibid. 

pag.  17(5 
ibid, 
ibid. 

pag.X77 

,    pag.  178 

of  the  Minder, 

ibid. 
pog.xSi 
pag.  182 

ibid./ 
pag.j83 

ibid. 

\*  ibid. 

pag. 184 

ibid. 

ibid. 
.Exp. I.   p.185 


The  Tabic. 


Of  faimingjof  the  Body.  Exp.  t.  ibid. 

Of  the  vfe  of  Bathiagy  and  Annoiming.  Exp.  i .  ibid. 

Of  ChamoUttinj^of  Paper.  Exp.  I.  pag.  18^  I 

Of  Cuttle  Inke.  Exp.  i.  ibid. 

OfEarthmreajinginireight.  Exp.  i.  ibid. 

Ofsleepe,  Exp.  3.  ibid. 
bf  Teeth ^  and  Hard  Stthfiances  in  the  Bodies  ofLiuing  Creatures.  Exp.  1 1 . 

pag.187 
Of  the  Generation  y  and  Bearing  of  jLiuing  Creatures  in  theVFombe,  Exp.  3, 

pag.  185? 

Of  Species  yifthle.  Exp.  2.  p3g«i9o 

Of  Jmpulfon,andPercujrioK.  Exp.  3.  pag.  ijn 

Of  Titiliation.  Exp. I.  p;^.i«^2 

OfSarcitieofRaineint/£gypt.  Exp.  i.  ibid. 

Of  clarification.  Exp.i.  ibid. 

Of  Plants  without  Leaues,  Exp.  i.  p^.193 

Of  the  Materiallsof  Glajje.  Exp.i.  ibid. 

Of  Prohibition  ofPutrifaBion,  and  the  long  Confer uation  of  Bodies  Exp.  i . 

o- '  ioid. 

Of  Abundance  of  Nitre  in  certaine  Sea-Sheares.  Exp.  i .  pag.  ij>4 

Of  Bodies  borne  vp  by  water.  Exp.  1,  ibid. 

Of  FueUconfumingtittle  or  nothing,  Exp.i.  ibid. 

Of cheapeFueff.  Exp.i.  P3g<i5>5 

Of  Gathering  of  wind  for  Frejbnejfe.  Exp.  i .  ibid. 

OfTrialisofAires.  Exp.i,  ibid. 

Of  IncreafiniMilkein  Milch-Beafis.Exp.  1 .  ibid. 

Of  Sand  of  tfje  Nature  of  GlaJJe.  Exp.i.  pag'ip^ 

Of  the  Growth  of  CoraU.  Exp.i.  ibid. 

Of  the  Gatheringof  Manna.  Exp.i.  ibid, 

Of.CorreBingofmnes.  Exp.i.  ibid. 

OfBitumen,  one  of  the  Materials  of  mlde-Fire.  Exp.  i.  p^.  1^7 

Of  Plafier  growing  as  hard  as  Marble,  Exp,  i.  ibid. 

Of  the  Cure  offome  Vlcers  and  Hurts.  Exp.  i .  ibid. 


\ 


OftheHealthfulnejfeorVnhealthfulnejfeofthe  Southernemnd.  Exp.l.  ib. 

Of  wounds  made  with  Brajfe^  andwith  Iron.  Exp.  i . 

Of  Mortification  by  Cold.  Exp.l. 

Of  weight.  Exp.l. 

Of  Super-Natation  of  Bodies,  Exp.  i . 

Of  the  Flying  of  Vnequall Bodies  in  the  Aire.  Exp.  i , 

Of  water  that  it  may  be  the  Medium  of  Sounds,  Exp.  1 . 

Of  the  Flight  of  the  Spirits  vfon  odious  ObieBs.  Exp.  i , 

OftheSuper-XefiexionofEccho's,  Exp.i, 

Of  the  Force  of  Imagination  imitating  that  of  the  Senfe.  Exp.  1. 

Of  Prefer  uation  of  Bodies.  Exp.  I . 
.  -  (>fthe  Growth,  or  Multiplying  ofMetalis.  Exp.  i . 
j  x0f4hUrimniHgthefnorebafeMetaUinthemorePreticMS'  Exp.  i.    ibid. 


ibid. 
pag.i5>8 

ibid. 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.i5>P 

ibid. 

ibid, 
pag.  a  00 

ibid. 

ibid. 


The  Table. 


Of  FixMionof  Bodies.  Exp.  I,  pag.  201 

Of  the  Rejilejj'e  Nature  of  Things  in  ThetnflueSytnd  their  D  efire  to  Change. 

Exp.  I.  ibid. 


Century.    1 X. 


I. 


OF  Perception  in  Bodies  Infenfiblty  tending  to  Naturdl  Diuinationy 
andSubtiliTyiai/s.  Exp. 30. 
Of  the  Caufes  of  Appetite  in  the  Stomach,  Exp 
Of  Sweet  ne  If e  ef  odour  from  the  Rain-Bow.  E  xp.  r . 
Of  Sweet  Smells.  Exp.  1. 
Of  the  Cerporeall  Sub  fiance  of  Smells.  E  xp .  I . 
Of  Fetide  and  Fragrant  Odottrs.  Exp.  i. 
Of  the  Caufes  tf  PutrifatVton.  Exp.  i. 
Of  Bodies  vnperfeBly  Mixt.  E  xp.  i . 
OfConcoBin andCrudity.   Exp.  I. 
Of  Alter  at  ions^  which  may  be  called  Maiors.  E  xp.  i . 
Of  Bodies  Liquefiable,  and  Not  Liquefiable.  Exp.  i. 
Of  Bodies  Fragile  and  Tough.  Exp.  i . 
' Of  thetwo Kindesef  Pncurnaticalsin Bodies.  Exp.  I. 
Of  Concretion  andDiffolution  of  Bodies.  Exp .  I . 
Of  Bodies  Hard  and  Soft.  Exp.  i. 
Of  Bodies  D uBile and  Tenjile,  Exp.  r . 

Of  SetieraUPaJsions  of  Matter, and  CharaSfers  of  Bodies,  Exp.  i,       ibid. 
Of  Induration  by  Sympathy.   Exp.l»>'   ^  '  pag.217 

Of  HoneyandSug.tr.  Exp.  I.  ibid. 

Of  tk  Finer  fort  efBafe  Metals.  Etp.T.  ibid. 

Ofcertaine  Cements  and  Quarries.  Exp.  i.  ibid. 

Of  the  Altering  of  Colours  in  Hairesand  Feathers.  Exp.  I.  pag.  218 

Of  the  Differences  of  Ltvinv^  Creatures  ^  Mak  and  Female,  Exp.  i .       ibid. 
Of  the  Cemparatiue  Magnitude  »f  Liui>ig  Creatures.  Exp.  I .      pag.  21^ 


pag.  203 
pag.  2  09 

ibid; 
pag. 2 10 

ibid. 

ibid, 
pag.  212 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.213 
pag.  214 

ibid, 
pag. 215 

ibid. 

ibid, 
pag.  21^ 


Of  Producing  Fruit  without  Coare  or  Stone.  Exp*  i . 

Of  the  Melieration  of  Tobacco.  Exp.  r. 

Of  Seuerall Heats workingthi  fame EjfeBs.  Exp.  i. 

Of  Swelling  and  Dilatation  in  Boiling.  Exp.  I . 

Of  the  Dutcoration  of  Fruits.  Exp.  i . 

Of  Fkfh  Edible,  and  not  Edible.  Exp.  I . 

Of  the  Salamander.   Exp.  r . 


ibid, 
ibid. 

pag. 220 
ibid, 
ibid. 

plg.22I 

ibid. 


0/  the  Contrary  Operations  ofTifTte^vpon  Fruits  and  Liquors.  Exp.  i .  p.a  2  2 
OfBlowesandBruifis.  Exg,i.  .  ibid. 

I  Of  the  Orris  Root.' Exp.  fr    ^  ibid. 

'  Of  the  Comprejiion  of  Liquors.  Exp.  i .  ibid. 

Of  the  working  of  water  vpon  Aire  Contiguous.  Ep.  i,  pag.  223 

Of  the  Nature  of  Aire.  Exp.  r.  ibid. 

-■__ ?L 


The  Table. 


{ 


I. 


OftheEjesandfighf,  Exp,  7. 

Of  the  Colour  of  the  Sej,  or  other  n'ater.  Exp.  i . 

OfsheU-jiPj.Exp.i.  ^ 

Of  the  Right  Sideband  the  Left.  Exp.  i. 

Of  Frisians.  Exp.  i. 

Of  Globes  appejringfiat  at  dijlance.  Exp.  i. 

Of  shadowes.  Exp.  i. 

Of  the  Rowling  and  Breaking  of  the  Seas .  Exp.  i . 

Of  the  Didcoratitn  ofsdtivater.  Exp.  r. 

Of  the  Returne  of  Saltnejj'e  in  Pits  by  the  Sea-Sheare.  Exp. 

Of  AttraBionby  Similitude  ofsubjlance.  Exp.  r. 

Of  AttraBion.  Ex^,i. 

Of  Heat  vnder  Earth.  Exp.  I. 

Of  Flying  in  the  Aire.  Exp.  i . 

Of  the  Scarlet  Dye.  Exp.  i. 

Of  Maleficiating.  Exp.  I . 

Of  the  Rife  of  Liquors^  or  Powders^  by  meanes  of  Flame.  Exp.  i . 

Of  the  Influences  of  the  Moone.  Exp.  8. 

Of  P'inegar.  E  xp.  i . 

Of  Creatures  that  fleepeaUhyinter.  Exp.  i. 

Of  the  Generating  of  Creatures  by  Co^iilation^^  by  Putrifaciion. 


ibid. 

pag.225 

ibid. 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.  22(? 

ibid. 

U)id. 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.227 

ibid- 

ibid. 

ibid. 

ibid. 

ibid. 
pag.  228 

ibid. 
pag. 230 

ibid. 
Exp.i.i. 


Century    X. 


fcWw 


Of  the  Tranfmijiion  and  Influx  of  Immateriate  Venues^  and  tbcj 
Force  of  Imagination  y  whereof  there  be  Ex^erimems  Monitory 
three y  In al^.  Exp.  11.  P3g«233 

[  OfEmifion of  SpiritsinFa^our^or Exhalation fidour-like.Exp.i (?.  p.2 34.  > 
Of  Emipons  of  SpirituaU Species ^which  affeB  the  Senses.  Exp.  i .  pag.  2  4!  ^ 
Of  Emifion  of  Immateriate  rertues,  from  the  mindes,  and  Spirits  of  Men^ 


(1 


by  AJfeBions^  Imagination y  orother  ImpreJ^iens.  Exp.  21. 
Of  the  fecret  Vertue  of  Sympathy^  and  Antipathy.  Exp.  ?  ^. 
Of  SecretVertues  andProprieties. Exp.i. 
Of  the  GeneraU Sympathy  of  Mens  Spirits.  Exp.  i .        ' "'  ^^ 

...    ...     ,  .T 


ibid. 

pag.  249 
pag.  2 57 

pag. 2 58 


.1 


;-^-^^ 


r 


-rrn 


F  IN  IS. 


•o 


NEW 

ATLANTIS. 


A  VVorkc  vnfinishcd. 


I  VVritteii  by  the  Right  Honourable,  Francis 
LordVerulamJ^iJcount  S'.  ^Jlban, 


t      :4      JL  'L 


roR-^t^^H 


1      ' 

i 


;  ^y^;;?s^S^g><^gy>^^- F^^,/>Qf  f^^^'^?^g^ 


To  the  Read 


er. 


;?^3T5^ssssHj5  p^yig  fny  i^Qy^  deuifed,   to  the 
cn^  that  Hee  might  exhibit  there- 
in,  a  i5\4odell  or  T)elcription  of  a 
College  y  inlliicuted  for  the  fmerpre^ 
tw^  of  ^atuye  i  and  the  Producing  of  ^reat 
And  M^rueUous  fVor^s,  for  the  'Benefit  of  c5V/fn  • 
Vnderthe  Name  oi Salomons  Houje,  or  the  CoL 
lege  of  the  Six  Dajes  Worl^.  And  euen  fo  farre  his 
Lordfhip  hath  proceeded,  as  to  finifli  that  Part. 
Certainly  the  Modell  is  more  Vail,  and  High, 
than  can  pofsibly  be  imitated  in  all  things  •  Not- 
withftandini^  moft  Thinj^s  therein  arc  within 
Mens  Power  to  effecH:.   [-\is  Lordfflup  thought  al-j 
fo  m  this  prefent  Fable^io  haue  compofed  a  Frame  j 
of  La\reT,  or  of  the  befl  State  or  Mould  of  a  Com^  \ 
motiAveahh  ;  Butfore-feeingit  would  bee  along; 
"Worke,  his  Defire  of  Colledling  the  Sl\(a[urall 
Hiftone  diuerted  him,  which  He  preferred  many 
degrees  before  it. 

This  VVorke  of  the  JA^f»  oyitlamis  (  as 

a  2  much 


Tothel^ader. 


much  as  conccrneth  the  Bnglijh  €iiition)his  Lord^ 
/hip  defign^d  for  this  place  ;  In  regard  it  hath  fo 
neare  Affinity  (in  one  part  of  it)  with  the  Pre- 
1  ce  d  i  ng  ^aturaO  Hiftory . 


^1 


NEW  ATLANTIS. 

^  E  E  failed  from  Peru,  (  where  wee  had 
conunucd  by  the  ipace  of  one  whole 
ycarc,)fQt China ai\d  lapatij^y  the  South 
Sea ;  taking  with  vs  ViAu<iisfor  twcluc 
Moncths  J  Andliad  good  Winds  from 
the  Eart,  though  loft  and  wcakc,  for 
fiuc  Moneths  /paccand  more.  But  then 
the  Wind  cainc  about,  and  Icf  led  in  rhc 
Weft  for  many  dayes,  foa^  we  could  make  htrlc  or  no  way, 
and  were  iomctimes  in  purpofc  to  turnc  backc.But  then  againe 
thcrcaroic  Strong  and  Great  Winds  from  the  South,  wuha 
Point  EUl;  which  carried  Vs  vp,(for  all  that  wc  could  doc)  to- 
wards the  North  :  By  which  time  our  Vidluals  failed  vs, 
rhough  wee  had  made  good  fpare  of  them.  So  that  finding 
ourlelutSjin  thcMidilot  thcgrcatctl  Wildcrncflc  of  Waters 
in  the  World,  without  Viiluall,  wee  gaue  our  Sclucs  forloft 
Men,  and  prepared  tor  death.  Yet  wedid  lift  vpourHcarts 
and  Voices  to  G  o  D  aboue,  yoho  fljeweth  hii  Wonders  in  the 
Deepe  ;  Befceching  him  of  his  Mercy,  that  as  in  the  Bd-gin- 
ning  Hcc  difcoucred  the  Face  of  th«  Deepe ,  and  brou2;ht 
forth Dr/>.L/T«afi  Sohewouldnow  difcoucr  Landcovs,  that 
we  nought  not  perifh.  And  it  came  to  paflc,  that  the  next 
Day  about  Eucning,  wc  faw  within  a  Kenning  before  vs,  to- 
wards the  North,  as  it  were  thickc-Clouds,  which  did  put 
vs  in  fomc  hope  of  Land  ;  Knowing  how  that  part  of  the 
South-Sea  was  vtterly  unknownc  ^  And  might  hauc  Iflands 
or  Continents,  that  hitherto  were  not  come  to  light.  Where- 
fore wcbcnt  ourcourfc  thither,  where  wee  faw  the  Appca- 

a  5  rancc 


!^rp  <t4tUntii, 


rancc  of  Land,  all  that  night  ;  And  in  the  Dawning  of  the 
next  Day,  wee  might  plainly  difcernc  that  it  was  a  Land,  Flat 
to  our  fight,  and  full  of  Bofcagc;  which  made  it  fticw  the 
more  Darke.  And  after  an  Houreand  ahalfes  Sayiing,  wcecn- 
trcd  into  a  good  Hauen,  being  the  Port  of  a  faire  City  •  Not 
great  indeed,  but  well  built,  and  that  gauc  a  plcafanc  view 
from  the  Sea  :  And  wee  thinking  euery  Minute  long,  till  wee 
were  on  Land,  cameclofe  to  the  Shore,  and  offered  to  land.Bat 
firaightwayes  wee  faw  diuersof  the  People,  with  Ballons  in 
their  Hands,  (as  it  were)  forbidding  vs  to  land  ;  Yet  without 
any  Cryes  or  Ficrcencflc ,   but  onely  as  warning  vs  off,  by 
Signcs  that  they  made.  Whereupon  being  not  a  little  difcora' 
forted,  wee  wcrcaduifing  with  our  felues,  what  wee  lliould 
doe.  During  which  time,  there  made  forth  tovsa  fmall  Boat, 
wiihaboucciiiht  Pcrfons  in  it;  whereof  One  of  them  had  in 
his  f^and  a  Tipftaffc  of  a  yellow  Cane,  tipped  at  both  ends 
with  Blew,  who  made  aboard  our  Ship,  without  any  lliew 
of  Diflruflat  all.  And  when  hcfaw  one  of  our  Number,  pre- 
/cnthimfclfefomewhat  afore  iherefl,  hee  drew  forth  alitilc/ 
Scrouleof  Parchment  (fomcwhat  yellower  than  our  Parch- j 
ment,  and  Ihining  like  the  Lcaucs  of  Writing  Tables,  buto-j 
therwifcfoft  and  flexible,)  and  deliuered  it  to  our  fonnoft[ 
Man.  In  which  Scroule  were  written  in  Ancient  Hebrew,  and  i 
in  Ancient  Greeke,  and  in  good  Latine  of  thcSchooic,  and  in  j 
Spani^fihcCc  words ;  Landjse  not,  none  of  you,  and  prouideto 
begone,from  thu  Q)ajl,t»ithmfixteene  dayes,  except  you  haue fur- 
ther time  giuenyou:M.eane-'Vfhile^if you  Tvant  FrefJAVater^or  ViCiu- 
aUj  or  hclpeforyourSicke,or  thaty  our  Ship  needetb  rep,iire,  y»rite-, 
downeyour  yp  ant  shandy  ouJhaD  haiie  that  yobich  belongeth  to  Mercy, 
This  Scroule  was  figned  witha  Stampe  of  Cheruhim  IVings^not 
fpred,  but  hanging  do wne wards  i  Andbythema(}-o/£'.  This 
being  deliuered,  the  Officer  returned,  and  left  onely  a  Scruant 
with  vs  to  receiuc  our  Anfwer.    Confulting  hereupon  a- 
mongfl  our  Sciues,  wee  were  much  perplexed.  The  Dcniallof 
Landing,andHaftyWarningvsaway,  troubled  vs  much  ;  On 
the  other  fide,  tofindcthat  the  People  had  Languages,  and 
were  Co  full  of  Humanity,  did  comfort  vs  not  a  little.  And  a- 

bouc 


5^(€^a>  Atlantis. 


bouc  all  the  Si^nc  of  the  Croffe  to  chat  Inilrumcnt,  was  to  vs 
a  i^rcac  Rcioyang,  and  as  ic  were  a  ccrra/nc  Prcfagc  ot  Good. 
Our  All!  wer  was  in  the  Spmifh  tongue  ;  That  for  our  Ship,  it^ 
yp.it  -^ell  j  For-Sffe  bad  rather  met  mth  Calmes  and  contrary  yoinds, 
than  any  Tempgfls.  For  our  Sicke,  they  ycere  many,  and  in  y>ery  ill 
i  Cafe ;  So  that  if  they  vosre  not  permitted  to  Land,  they  ran  danger  of 
their  Liues.  Our  other  Wants  wecfct:  downc  in  particular,  ad- 
GiDg  j  ThatTPe  hadfome  little  fiore  of  Merchandise,  Tohicbif  it^ 
pUajcdthem  todealefor^  itmightfupply  our  Wants,  -without  being 
ch.irgeablet>mo  them.'Wc  offered  iomc  Rcvvard  in  Pittoiets  vnto 
the  SeruaaCj  and  a  pcccc  ef  Crimfon  Vcluet  to  be  presented  to 
the  Officer  :S\n  thcScruarat  tookcthcm  nor,iior  would  fcarce 
lookcvponthcmi  Andfolefc  vs,  and  W(?ntbackc in  another 
little  Bjac  which  wasfcnt  for  him. 

About  three  Mourcs  after  we  had  di/patchcd  our  Anfwcr, 
rherc  came  towards  vs,  a  Pcr(on  (as  it  fecmedj  of  placc.He  had 
on  him  a  Gowne  with  wide  Sleeues,  of  a  kmde  of  Wacer 
Chamolct,  of  an  excellent  Azure  Colour,  farre  more  glofly 
than  ours:  His  vnder  Apparcll  was  g«-eenc  ;  And  fo  was  his 
Hat,  being  in  the  forme  of  a  Turban,  daintily  made,  and 
notio  huge  as  the  Tttrkifh  Turbans  ;  And  the  Lockes  of  his 
Haii;c  came  dowtic  below  the  Brimmes  of  it.  A  Rcuercnd 
Vlan  was  he  to  behold.  Hec  came  in  a  Bear,  gilt  in  fomepan 
of  if,  with  fourcPerfons  more  onely  in  chat  Boat;  And  was 
followed  by  another  Boat,  wherein  were  fome  Twenty. 
When  hec  was  come  within  a  Fiight-diot  of  our  Ship, 
Signcs  were  made  to  vs,  that  wee  fhould  fend  forth  fome  to 
meet  him  vpon  the  Water,  which  wee  prcfcntly  did  in  our 
Ship-Boar,  fending  the  principall  Man  amooglf  vs  faue 
one,  and  lourc  of  our  Numb.-r  wiiih  him.  When  wee  were 
come  within  fix  yards  of  their  Boat ,  they  called  to  vs  to 
ilay,  andnottoapproach'further,  which  wee  did.  And  ihere- 
vpon  the  Man,  whom  I  before  defcribed,  flood  vp,  and  with 
a'loud  voice,  in 5/)4»//6,  asked,  AreyeeCbriflians?  Weeanlwc- 
red;  Wes'^erei  fearing  the  IcfTe,  becaufeot  the  Croffe  vvchdiA 
fecnc  in  the  Subfcription.  Ac  which  Anfwcr  the  faid  Pcrlon 
life  vp  his  Right  Hand  cowards  Heaucn,  and  drew  it  fofdy 

CO 


4 


JA(<?»'  zAtlantis. 


ro  his  Mouth  (which  h  the  Gcfturc  they  vfc,  when  they. 
rhankc  G  o  d  v )  And  tncn  (aid ;  i/yee-»illf'a>ear£,  (allo/you,)  by ) 
the  Merits  of  the  S  A  v  i  o  v  K^thAtyearenoPirates-.Norbaue/hed 
blonde  h->vf!i!Jy,  nor  '^nlawfully^  foithm forty  dayes  pafi  •,  you  way 
haue  LicenfetocomeonLand.  Wc  faid  ;  We  were  aJi  ready  t»  take 
that  Oath.  Whereupon  one  of  thofcthat  were  with  him,  being 
fasitfcemcd)  zNotarie,  made  an  Entry  of  this  A£t.  Which 
done,  another  of  the  Attendants  of  the  Great  Pcrfon,  which 
with  him  in  the  fame  Boat,  after  his  Lord  had  Ipokcn 


was 


1 


a  linic  CO  him,  (aid  aloud  ;  My  Lord  would haue you  knorv.that  it 
if  not  of  Pride,  or  Greatasfe,  that  hecommeth  not  aboardjour  Ships 
But  far  that,  inyour  Anfwer,  you  declare^  that  you  baue  manySicke  \ 
nmongUyoih  he  ■^a^*tpamedby  the  Confcruator  0/ Health^  of  the 
City,  that  hee/houldkeepe  a  diftance.  VVcc  bowed  our. fcluci  to- 
wards him,  aiidanfweted;  Wee  "VPsre  his  humble  Seruants  -^  And 
accounted  for  great  Honour,  artdfingular  Humanltj  towards  evs.^ 
that -which  yviU  already  done  ;  But  hoped  "VfeQ,  that  tbe  Nature,  of 
the  Sicknejfe,  of  our  Men,  wm  not  infeCtiom .  So  he  rcturncdi  And 
awhilcattcrcamethcNsr^rytovs  aboard  our  Ship  ;  Holding 
in  his  hand  a  Fruic  ot  that  Country,  like  an  Orengc,  bur  ofco 
lour  bcfwcenc  Orenge-iawncy  and  Scarlet ;    which  caft  a 
tnolfcxccllcnrOJour.  He  vredii(asic/ccmeth}  for  a  Prc(er- 
uanucagainrt  Infcdion.  Hegaucvsour  Oath  ;  BjtbeNaraeof 
le/uf,  and  his  Merits  :  And  after  told  vs,  that  the  ncxc  day  by  | 
fix  of  the  Clocke  in  the  Morning,  we  (hould  bccfcnt  to,  and 
brought  to  the  Strangers  Houfe,  (fo  hcc  called  if,j  where  wc 
Oiouldbcacomtnodatcd  of  things,  both  tor  our  whole,  and 
for  our  Sicke.  Sohclefc  vs ;  And  when  we  offered  him  (omc 
Piftoiecs,  hcfmilmsr,  faid  ;  Hee  mufi  not  bee  twice  paid  f)ronc-. 
Labour:  Meaning  (as  I  take  it)  that  he  had  Salary  fufficienc  of 
tUc  State  for  his  Scruicc.    For  (ail  after  learned  J  they  call  an 
Officer  that  taketh  Rewards,  Tmce-paid. 

The  next  Morning  early,  there  came  to  vs  the  iamc  Officer, 
that  came  to  vs  at  firll  with  his  Cane,  and  cold  vs ,  Heecameto 
conduB  ys  to  the  Strangers  Houfej  Andthathehadpreuentedtbc^ 
Houre,  becaufe  TJ>tf  might  haue  the  Tphole  day  before  ys,  for  our  Bit- 
fine  fe.  For  (laid  he)  If  you  ys)iIlfollo)v  my  Aduice,  there fhallfirfi^ 


^eW<t4tlantis. 


goe  yoithmefome/sy^  ofyou\i5fjee  the  place ^andho^v  it  may  be  tmde 
conmnientpr  yoUyAnd  then  you  may  fend  for  your  Sick^andtberefl 
of  your  Number-^  whicbyse  yptll  bringon  Land.  Wcc  thanked  him, 
and  h\d;That  this  Qare;^hich  he  tooke of  de folate  Strangers^  God 
would  re'^ioarde.-  And  fo  fixe  of  vs  went  on  Land  with  hixnt 
And  when  wcc  were  on  Land,  hcc  went  before  vs,  and  turned 
CO  vs,  and  laid  j  Hee  ycxu  but  our  Seruant,  and  our  Guide.  Hee  led 
vs  through  three  faire  Streets;  And  all  the  Way  we  went,  there 
were  gathered  fomc  People  on  both  (ides,ftanding  in  a  Row ; 
But  in  lo  ciuill  a  faftiion,  asifithadbeene,  not  to  wonder  at 
vji,  but  to  welcome  vs ;  And  diucrs  of  them,  as  wcepafled  by 
them,  put  their  Arraesa  httlc  abroad;  which  is  their  Gefture, 
when  they  bid  any  welcome.    ThcStrangers  Houfeisahitc 
and  fpacious  Houle,  built  of  Brick ,  of  fomewhat  a  blewcr 
Colour  than  our  Brick,    And  with  handfomc  Windowes, 
fomc  of  Glade,  lome  of  a  kindc  of  Cambrick  oyl'd.   Hee 
brought  vsfirfl  into  a  faire  Parlour  abouc  ftaires,  and  then 
asked  ws^Wbat  number  of Perfons  Toeyoere}  And  hoypmanyfck  ? 
we  aniwcrcd,  JVee  yeere  in  all^  (fck  andfphole)  oneandjifty  Per- 
fbnSy'^hereof our fckffierefeuenteene. Hcc  6cfitcd  vs  to hauc pa- 
tience a  little ,  and  to  ftay  till  became  backc  to  vs;  which  wai 
about  an  Hourc  after;  And  then  heeled  vs  to  fee  the  Cham- 
bers, whtch  were  prouidcd  for  vs,  being  in  numbcrnincteene.. 
Theyhauingcaftic  (as  it  feemcth}  thatfourcofthofc  Cham- 
bers, which  were  better  then  the  refl,  might  receiuefoure  of 
the  principall  Men  of  our  Company;  And  lodge  them  alone 
jby  thetnfelucs;  And  the  other  15.  Chambers  were  to  lodge 
vs,two  and  two  together.  The  Chambers  were  handfomc 
and  chcare'ull  Chambers,  and  furnillied  ciuilly.    Then  hee 
led  vs  to  a  long  Gallery,  like  a  Dorturc,  where  hee  fhewed 
V5  all  along  the  one  fide  (for  the  other  iide  was  but  wall  and 
window,)  feuentcene  Cells,  very  neat  ones,  hauing  partitions 
of  Cedar  wood.  Which  Gallery,  and  Cells,  being  in  all  for- 
ty, (many  more  tlicii  wc  needed,)  were  inftirutcdasan  Infir- 
mary for  fick  Perfons.  And  hee  told  vs  withall,  that  as  any  of 
our  Sick  waxed  well,  hee  might  be  rcmoucd  from  his  Ccll,ta 
a  Chamber  :    For  which  purpofe,  there  were  (et  forth  ten 

B I  fparc 

— — — .       -  •  ■  - -fc— --, —  I  III     ^  -  ■  . • 


^eyi>  Mantu. 


(pare  Chambers,  bcfidcs  ibc  Number  wee  ipakcof    before. 
This  done,  hcc  brought  vsbackc  to  the  Parlour,  and  hfiing  vp 
his  Canea  little,  (astbcy  doc  when  they  giucaoy  Chargcor 
Command)  (aid  to  vs ;  Tee  arc  to  knoyo  that  the  Qujleme  of  the 
Landrequiretbf  that  after  thu  day, and  to  morrow,(T»hicb  ypegiue 
you  fir  remouingofyour  people  from  your  Shi^p,)  youaretokeepe 
■within  dooresfir  three  dayes.  But  let  it  not  trouble  you,  nor  doe  not 
thinkeyourfehtes  reftrainedy  but  rather  left  to  your  ^fi  and  Eafe. 
Tou  fhall  "^ant  nothings  and  there  are  fix  of  our  People  appointed 
to  attend  you,, for  any  Bufineffeyou  may  baue  abroad.  We  gauc  him 
thankcs,  with  ail  AfFcdion  and  Rcfpe(^,  and  (aid  ,•  God  furely 
ii  manifefledin  thu  Land.  Wee  offered  himalfo  twenty  Pi(lo- 
Ictsj  Buthcfmilcd,and  oncly(aid}^/!;<«/i'rs>/V^/)4f^/And(o 
hcelcfc  vs.  5oonc  after  our  Dinner  was  ferued  in  ,•  Which  was 
right  ^ood  Viands,  both  for  Bread,  and  Meat  :  Better  than 
any  Collegiate  Diet,  that  I  haue  kaownc  in  Europe.  Wee  had 
aUo  Drinkc  of  three  forts,  all  wholcfomc  and  good  ;  Wine  o{ 
the  Grape  i  A  Drinke  of  Grainc,  (uch  as  is  with  V5  our  Ale,  but 
more  cleare  :  And  a  kindc  of  Sider  made  of  .a  fruit  of  that  j 
Countrey  j  A  wonderfullpieafingand  RcfrcfliingDrinke.Bc- 
fidcs,  there  were  brought  in  to  vs,  great  (lore  of  thofc  Scarlet 
O^cnges,  for  ourSickcj  which  (thcyfaid)  were  an  afTured  Re- 
tncd)  for  (ickneiTc  taken  at  Sea.  There  wasgiucn  vsallo,a  Box. 
of  (mall  gray,  or  whitifh  Pils,  which  they  witlicd  our  Skkc 
(houldtake,  ©ncaf  the  Pills  cuery  rwghi  beforcfleepe ;  which 
(they  faid  j  would  haften  their  Rccouery.  The  next  day,  after 
that  ourTroubleof  Carriage,and  Rcmouing  ofour  Mcn,and 
Goods  out  of  our  Shipp,  was  fomcwhat  (ctled  and  quier^  I 
thought  good  to  call  our  Company  together ;  and  when  th?y 
n'ercafTctnblcdjfaid  vncothcmiA(^</^<«r^  Friends',LetiJsknow 
ourfelues^andhow  itfl4ndetb  yoitb  ^vs.  We  are  Men  cajl  on  Land^cu 
lonas  ypasy  out  of  the  Whales  Belly,  Tohen  rfee  Tpere  cu  buried  in  the 
Deepe  :  And  now  wee  are  on  Land,  yoee  are  but  betweene  Death  and 
Life  iFor'VPe  are  bey  ondyboth  theOld  World  andtheTSLsw,  And  whe- 
ther euer  wee  fhaU^ee  Europe,  God  onely  knoweth.  It  uakindeof 
Miracle  hath  brought  rvs  hither  :  And  it  mufi  bee  little  lefe,  that 
/ball  bring  *vsbence.Tberfore  iuregard  ofour  Deliuerance  pa/},and 
I  our 


ihQiXvAtUntii, 


our  d.tngerprefent^  and  to  come^  let  <vs  looke  yp  to  God,  and  ciary 
mm  refotme  bis  oxvns  "^^ayes.  Be  fides  we  are  come  here  amoHgft  a 
Chridian  People,  full oj 'Piety  and  Humanity.  Let  a's  ttot  bring 
that  Conjufionof  facenjponourfelues^cu  tofbewournjices^  er^n- 
wortbineffe  before  them:Yet  tbere  u  more.  For  they  haus  by  Comman- 
dem.ent,  {though  in  forme  ofCourtefie)  Chifired  "Vj  wV/'/w  thefe 
Walls  for  three  dayes :  Who  knoweth,  -whether  it  be  not.,  to  take  foMe 
tafi  of  our  manners  and  conditions  ?  And  if  they  finde  them  bad,  to 
bmilj)  Dsfireight-ypayes  ;  ifgoodjtogiue  <^s further  time.  For  thefe 
Men,  that  they  haue  giuen  iPs  for  Attendance^  may  yoithall  haue  an 
eye  rypon  rvs  Therefore  for  Gods  loue.andoj  yre  hue  the  yoeale  of 
our  Sonles  and  Bodies .,  let<vs  fo  bebaueourfelues^  at  vpe  may  be  at 
peace  mth  G  o  D.and  may  finde  grace  in  the  Eyes  of  this  People.  Our 
Company  with  one  voice  thanked  me  for  my  good  Admo- 
iiition,  and  promilcd  mc  to  liuc  iobcrJy  and  ciuiJly,  and 
wiihoucgiumganythelcaltoccafion  of  Offence.  So  wc  (pent 
our  three  daycs  ioyfully,  and  without  care,  in  cxpciflation 
what  would  be  done  with  vs,  when  they  were  expired.    Du- 
ring which  time,  wee  had  eucryhourc  ioy  of  the  Amend- 
ment of  our  Sick;  who  thought  themfclucs  cad  into  iovnc 
Diuine  Poole  q^ Healing-yThcy  mended fo  kindcly,and  (o  faH:. 
The  Moiow  after  our  three  dayes  were  paft,  there  came  to 
vs  a  new  Man,  that  we  had  not  iecnc  before,  clothed  in  Blew 
as  the  former  was,  faue  that  his  Turban  was  white  with  a 
fraall  red  Crode  on  the  Topp.  He  had  alfo  a  Tipper  of  fine 
Linnen.  At  his  Comming  in,  he  did  bend  to  vsalittle,  and 
put  his  Armc5  abroad.  Wee  of  our  Parts  falutcd  him  in  a  very 
lowly  and  fubmifsiuc  manner;  As  looking  that  from  him, 
wtc(hould  recciue  Sentence  of  Life,  or  Deatti.   Heedefired  ro 
fpcakcWithfomcfcwofvs:Whcrevpon  fixofvs  oncly  fhyed, 
and  iIk  rcfl:  aaoydcd  the  Roome.  Hcfaid;  I  am  by  Ofjjce  Go- 
usmour  of  this  Houfe  of  Strangers,  is"  by  Vocation  lama  Chri  (Haft 
Pricft  yA'id  therefore  am  co  netoyou.to  offeryou  myferuice.both  its 
Strangers,  and  chief y  oj  Chriftians.  Some  things  I  may  tell  you, 
•^hich  I  thinke  youxpiU  not  belpnwillingto  hcatej  be  State  hath  gi- 
uen you  Licence  to  flay  on  Land. for  thefpaee  offix  T»eehs :  Ahdlet 
itnottroubhyoujifyour  occafions askejfurtber  time,forthe  La^tpin  I 

b  1  thu 


8 


J\(jn>  (iyitlantii. 


this  point  u  notprecifiiAnd  I  doe  not  doubt,  but  my  {elfe  fhall  be  able 
to  obtaine f or yoUyjuch  further  time^cu  may  be  conuenient.Te  (hall  al- 
foiunderftand,  f/b^^f/bi?  Strangers  Houic,  isatthu  time  Rich,  and 
much  aforehand-y  For  it  hath  laid  ^vp  Reuenew  thefe  t^-j.jeares: 
For  Jo  long  it  Uyjince  my  Stranger  arriuedin  thu  part :  And  tber- 
fore  takeyee  no  carej^he  Scatc  Tpill  defray jou  all  the  time  you  flay: 
Neither  JbaOyou  flay  one  day  the  leffefor  that  .As for  any  Merchant 
di^eye  haue  br  ought  yye/hnll  be  ypelli/fedy  and  hatteyour  remmejii- 
\  ther  in  Merchandise^  or  in  Gold  and  Siluer :  For  to  <vs  it  is  all  one. 
And  if  you  haue  any  other  ^quefl  to  make,  hide  it  not.  Foryee  (hall 
finde,  ypeewill  not  makejaur  (Countenance  to  falljbythe  anfvper  ye 
jhallrcceiue.  Onely  thif  I  mufltellyoUythatnoneofyoumuflgoea- 
boueaKatna,  (thatis  with  thcmaMilcandan  halfcj  fromthe^ 
-ncalles  of  the  Citty^mthout  efpeciallkaue.  Wc  anfwercd,  after  we 
had  looked  a  while  vpon  one  another,  admiring  this  graci- 
ous and  parent  like  vfagcj  That  ypee  could  not  tell  Tnhat  to  fay: 
Foryoee  "foamed  y^ords  to  expreffe  our  Thanks,  And  his  Noble  free 
offers  lefiys  nothingto aske.It feemedto'vs ,that  '^ehadhfore'ps 
apiBure  (?/o«r  Saluation  in  Hcaucn  :  Fory^'e  thaf»ere aypbile 
fince  in  the  lafPes  of  Death,  yperenow  brought  into  aplaceyphere  -jpe- 
found  nothing  but  Confolations.  For  the  Commandemmt  layd  'Vpon 
fvs^'^ee  •^otddnot  faile  te obey itythough  if^cu  impofibie,  but  our 
Hearts  Jhould  beenflamed  to  tread  further  <^pm  thu  Happy  and 
Holy  Ground^  Wee  added;  That  our  Tongues  Jhouldfirfl  cleans  to 
the  Roofes  efour  Mouthes^ere  "^efhouldforgetyCitber  his  R  euerend 
Perfmy  or  this  Tfhole  Nation,  in  our  Prayers.  Wee  alfo  moft  hum- 
bly befoughi  him  to  accept  of  vs  as  his  true  fcruants,  by  as 
iufta  Right,  as  euer  Men  on  Earth  were  bounden;  laying  and 
prcfenting,  both  our Perfons,  and  all  wc  had  at  his  fcctc.  Hce 
(aid  i  He  Txtos  a  Priefl,  and  looked  for  a  Pricfls  reward-^  yphich  -^ai 
our  Brotherly  leue,  and  the  Good  of  our  Soulesand  Bodies.  So  he  ( 
wcntfromvs,  not  without  tcares  of  Tcndcrncflcinhis  Eyes, 
And  left  vs  alfo  confufed  with  ioy  and  kindncfTc,  iaying  a- 
mongftourfclucsiT^dt  "^ee  yvere  come  into  a  Land  ofAngells, 
ffibieb  didappeare  to<vs  dayly^ndpreuent  los  foitb  Comforts  {^hicb 
IPC  thought  n»t  of,  much  lejfg  expeiled. 

The  next  day  about  lo.,  of  the  Clockc,  the  Gouernour 

came 


^en>  Atlantis, 


-f^^— — 


vametovs  agninc,  and  after  Saluracions,  fiid  familiarly;  That 
heycaicometo  'vifit  a'j,  And  called  for  a  Chairc,  and  (at  him 
downo;  And  wee  being  fomc  lo.  ofvi  fchcrcd  were  of  the 
meaner  (orrj or  clfe  gone  abroadi  3  fat  downc  with  him,  And 
When  wee  were  fctt,  he  began  thus.  Wee  of  this  I/land  of  Benfa 
lem  C  for 'fo  they  call  it  in  iheir  Language)  'haue  thi<,  That  by 
fkcAfies  of  our  folitary  Situation^mdofthe  Lawes  of  Secrecy^  yphich 
Mice  haue  for  our  Trauellers  and  our  rare  Admipon  of  Strangers', 
Tvce  know  -^ell  mo  ft  part  of  the  Habitable  World,  and  are  our  jelues 
ntnkifowne  Therefore  becaufe  hee  that  knoweth  leajl^  is  fitteflto 
a^ke  §}usfliomitii  more  Reafon^for  the  Entertainment  of  the  time, 
thatyee  aske  me  §}neflions,  than  that  laskejou.  Wee  aufwcrcd; 
That  ypee  humbly  thanked  hinty  that  he  weuld  gius  njs  leatte  fo  to 
doe  •  And  ihnt  ^r  concerned  by  the  tafte  "^ee  had  already,  that  there 
yfiiii  no  ^vorldiy  thing  on  Earth,  more  vporthy  te  be  knowne,  than  the 
State  of  that  happy  Land.  ButabotdeaQ  (wee  (zid)  fttce  that  Tve 
yoere  mcttjrom  tbefeuerall  Ends  of  the  world,  and  hoped  ajjuredly, 
that  wee fJmdd  meet  one  day  in  the  Kmgdomc  of  Hcaucn  (for 
that  wee  were  both  Parts  Chriftians)  we  dfjtred  to  know  (in  re- 
jpeCl  that  Land  was  fo  remote^  and  fo  diuidedby  n^/l  md  yn- 
knowne  SeiU,from  the  Land^wber  our  S  a  v  i  o  vr  walked  on  Earth) 
who  wcu  the  ApoHlc  of  that  Nation^  and  bowHi  nxu  conuertedto 
r/^^y^/f^nt  appeared  in  his  face,  that  he  tookc  great  Content- 
ment in  this  our  QucfhoH  :  Hee  /aid;  T^  Aw/  my  Heart  to  you, 
by  asking  thii  §)neflionin  the firfl  place -^  For  itfheweth  thatyoa 
Fir  ft  feekc  the  Kmgdomc  of  Hcauenj  And  tfljoQ gladly, and  briefly, 
fatiifieyour  demand. 

About  tmnty  Teares  after  the  Afcention  ofour'^  a  v  r  b  vr,/V  came 
to  pafe^rhat  t  ht  re  was  jeene  by  tlje  people  y/  R  e  n  fu  f a ,  ( '^  City  ypon 
the  Ea/lcrnc  Co.'ift  of  our  IJl^md,)  within  Night,  (the  Night  WOJ 
Cloudy  and  Calme,).iJ  it  might  befomemile  into  the  Ssa,agrMt  Film 
lur  of  Light,  Notjlmrp.but  in  forme  of  a  Columne,  or  Cylinder//- 
jingfrom  the  Ss:i,  agreatwayyptou>ards  Bam^n^andon  thetopp 
ojit  was [eenc  nlnrgeCreffe  of  Light,  more  bright  and  refplendent 
than  the  Body  of  the  Pillar.  Vponwhich  fofhange  a  Spetlacle  ^the 
People  of  the  Citty  gathered  a  pace  together  ypon  the  Sands  to  won^ 
dcr;  And  fo  after  put  themfelues  into  a  number  offmaU  Boats  togoi 

b }  nearer) 


lO 


3S(evp  (t/ft/antis. 


nearer  to  thit  M.^rueilouifght,Bitt  when  the  Boats  ivere  come  svith- 
in  (about)  60.  yards  of  the  Miliar,  tbey  found  themfeluss  all  bounds 
and  could goe  no  further^  yetfo  cu  they  might  moue  to  goe  about,  but 
might  not  aproach  nearer :  So  as  the  Boats  flood  all  <u  in  a  Thea- 
ter, beholding  thU  Light,  CU  an  Heauenly  Signe.  It  Jo  fell  out^  that 
there  ypAt  in  one  efthe  Boates,  one  of  the  Wife  Menfijtbe  Society  of 
Salomons  Houfcj  "^phich  Houle  or,  Co\\z^gc{my  good  Brethren) 
is  the  <-very  Eye  of  this  Kingdome ;  Who  hauing  a  ypbile  attentiuely 
Sanddeuoutly  yiewedy  and  contemplated  this  ^ilUr,  and  Crofe,fell 
downs  rupon  his  face  j  And  then  raifedhimfefe  /vpon  his  knees,  and 
lijting  '■vp  his  Hands  to  Heauen,  made  his  praters  in  this  manner. 

LOrd  God  of  Heauen  and  Earth  j  thou  hajl 
youchlafedofthy  (jrace^  tothoJeofourOv^tx^to 
f^o'U>  thy  Workes  of  (^reation,  and  the  Secrets  ofthem\ 
(L/^nd  to  di/cerne  (oifarre  as  appertaineth  to  the  (^e^ 
nerations  ofMen^  beiy^eene  *Dmine  Miracles jWorl^s 
of  V^twre^  \Vor\s  of  Arty  and  Impollnres,  and  lUu^ 
jions  oj  all  forts,  f  doe  here  acknoy^ledge  andteflifie 
before  this  'People y  that theThingrfhich  meno'^Jee 
before  our  eyeSyis  thy  Finger,4»^<i  true  Miracle. yf«^ 
for^as-muchyOsKipe learnein our^ool^Sy  that  thoune^ 
uer  Wor\eJl  Miracles,  but  to  a  Diuine  and  Excellent 
End,  (for  theLafpes  of  J^ature  are  thine  oyane 
Lax»esy  and  thou  exceedeft  them  not  but  ypon  great 
caufe  )  ypee  mofi  humbly  befeech  thee  to  profj)er  this 
great  Si^ne,  <iAnd  to  giue  ys  the  Interpretation  and 
'vfe  of  it  in  Mercy-,  IVhtch  thou  doejf  injome  partfe^  I 
cretly  promife,  by  fending  it  vnto  vs. 

When  hee  made  hit  Prayer,  hee  pre fently  found  the 'Boate  hee 
ypas  injmoueable  isf  "prtbound^yphere  as  aBthe  refi  remained  ft  iOfafl^ 
JndtakingthatforanafurancecfLeaue  toaproacb,hee  caufedthej 

Boate  j 


tT^eJip  (ty^tlantii. 


II 


Boat  to  be  foftly^and  yoithfilencero'^sd  toypardi  the  IWhx.But  ere 
ha  cameneere  it^  the  Pillar  and  Crodeo/  Light  brake  ^p,  andcaft 
'•  itfelfe  abroad^  as  it  were^  into  a  Firmament  ofmanyiS  tarres  -,  ychich 
j  aljo  -vanifljedfoone  after,  and  there  ypoj  nothing  left  to  befeenjmt  a 
]/mall  Arke,  or  Cliclt  o/Ccdar,  dry,  and  not  yvet  at  all  ynith  ycater^ 
though  it /warn.  And  in  the  Foremen  d  of  it,  -which  TiUj  towards  him, 
grew aftnallgreene  Branch  ofPalme  ;  JndTphenthe'tffife  man  had 
taken  it  fmith  aUreuerenceJntohuBoatJt  openedof  it  [elf e, and  there 
•^^re  found  in  it, a  ^ookc^and  a  Lciux, Both  yoritten  in  fine  Parch- 
ment, and  wrapped  in  Sindons  ofLinnen .  The  Bookc  conteincdaU 
the  Canonicail  Books  of  the  Old  andNcyfv  TcRjtncm^according 
\  as  you  haue  them  }  {For  Spe  know  ypeS  -siohat  the  Churches  mthyou 
receiue,)  And  the  A^oci\y\)k  it  felfe  ^^Andfome  other  Bookes  ofthe 
New  Tdhmciity^bich-verenot  at  that  time  written,  werenetier- 
thclejfe  in  the  Booke.  And  for  the  Letter,  it  Teas  in  thefe  ypords. 

1  Bartholomew,  a  Seruant  of  the  Highefly  a?ii 
^fofile  oflESVS  Christ,  yipos vparnedby 
an  iJngell  that  appeared  to  mte,  inavifion  of  ^lory^  I 
that  I  jlkidd commit  this  Arke  to  theflouds  of  the  Sea,  i 
7  hereforef  doe  tejlifie  and  declare,  vnto  that  'People,  1 
'U'bere  God  fhall  ordaine  this  Arkc  to  come  to  Land,  \ 
that  in  the  fame  day  is  come  ynto  them  Saluation,  and' 
Teace,  andCjOod  Willy  from  the  Father, and  from  the 
Lord  Iesvs. 

There  sv.is  alfo  in  both  thefe  writings,as  -^eU  the  Booke,  aj  the 
Letrer,  wrought  a  great  Miracle,  Conforms  to  that  of  the  Apodlcs, 
in  the  Original!  G  <  f  "c  o/  Fo  n  gucs .  For  there  being  at  that  time^  in 
this  Land^ Hcbrcwcs,  Pcrfians,  and  Indians, befidcs  the  Natines, 
euerjonc  readevpon  the  Book, andLatcr.as if  thej had been'Vfrit- 
ten  in  hu  owne  Language.  And  tbtu  yecu  thu  Landfaued  from  in. ' 
fidelity,  (cu  the  Remaine  ofthe  OldVVorld'nfa.tfrom  Water)  by  an  \ 

j  ^x\s^through the ApcJIolicall and MiracuIoutEusn^chimc ofS. 
Bartholomew.  And  here  hecpaufcd,  and  a  Mcflcngcr  came, 

V and 


u 


OS(^Vp  Atlantis, 


1 


and  called  him  forth  trom  vs.  So  this  was  all  that  p^flcd  in  that 
Conference. 

The  next  Day,  the  (ameGoucrnor  came  againcto  vs,  im- 
mediately after  Dinner,  and  cxcufedhimfcltc,  faying;  That  the 
Day  before,  he  -^oj  called  from  i;s^  fome'9phat  abruptly  ^but  nom  he 
ypouldmake  ^s  amends  yandj^end  time  fpith.  ysjf-inee  held  hu  Com- 
pany, and  Conjerence  agreable.  Wcc  an  fwercd ;  That  yeee  held  it  fo 
agreable  and  pleafing  tolPSy  (U  wee  forgot  both  Dangers  paj}  and 
Fe4res  to  come,  for  the  time  vee  heard  him  ^eake;  And  that  wee 
tJjought  an  Houre  ^ent  with  him,  ypM  "Oforth  Teares  of  our  firmer 
life.  He  bowcd^  himfclfc  a  litlcto  vs,  and  after  wc  werefeta- 
gaine  hecfaid;  Well,  the  S^ueftions  are  on  your  part.  One  of  our 
Number  laid  after  a  litlc  Paufc;  That  there  ypcu  a  Matter t^oee 
■^ere  no  lejfe  defiroiu  to  know,  thanfearefuU  to  aske,  leafl  roee  might 
pre  fume  toofarre.mt  encouraged  by  hu  rare  Humauity  toyvards  ys, 
{that could fcarce  thinke  our  felues Strangers Jbeinghii  nijoyped and 
profeffed  Semants,)  yi>ee  would  take  the  Hardines  to  propound  it  : 
Humbly  befeeching  himyifhee  thought  it  not  ft  to  be  anfyoered^that 
hee  Tfjuld  pardon  it,  though  hereie6iedtt.  Wc  faid,  We  well  obfer- 
uedthofe  his  Words,  which  be  formerly  f^ake,  that  this  happy  Iflmd, 
where  wee  now  flood,  wcis  knowne  to  few,  and  yet  knew  mofl  of  the 
Nations  of  the  Worldi  which  We  found  to  be  true,  confidering  they 
bad  the  Languages  o/Europc,  and  knew  much  of  our  State  and  Bu- 
fines;Andyet  we  in  Europe.  («o?  withfianding  aB  the  remote  Difco- 
ueries,and  Nauigations  oft  his  lafi  Age)neuer  heard  any  of  the  leaf} 
Inkling  or  Glimfe  of  this  Ijland.  This  wee  found  wonderfu'^  flrange; 
For  that  all  Nations  haue  Enterknowledge  one  of  another,  fither  by 
Voyage  into  Forreine  Parts,  or  by.Strangers  that  come  to  them:  And 
though  the  TraueSer  into  a  ForremeCountrey,  doth  commonly  know 
more  by  the  Eye,  than  he  thatfiayeth  at  borne  can  by  relation  of  the 
Traueller^Tet  bothwayesfufficetomakeamutuall Knowledge,  in 
fome  degree,  on  both  parts.  But  for  this  Ijland,  wee  neuer  heard  tell 
of  any  Shipp  of  their  s,that  had  been  feene  to  arriue  ypon  anyfhore  of 
Europe;  Nb,  nor  of  either  the  Ealt  or  Weft  Indies,  nor  yet  of  any 
Shipp  of  any  other  part  of  the  World,  that  had  made  returns' from 
them.  And  yet  the  MarueU  refted  not  in  this.  For  the  Situation  of  it 
{asbisLordJhipfaid,)  in  thefecret  Conclaue  qffucb  a  tvaft  Sea 

mought 


D\(jy)pzAtla^tii. 


mought  caufg  it.  But  then,  that  th(^fljoutd  haue  Km-vpledge  of  the 

Languages,  Bookes,  Affaires,  oj  thoje  that  ly£ fuch  a  diflancejrom 

them,  it  ^ffiU  a  thing  ^ee  could  not  tell  yohat  tx>  make  ofi  For  that  it 

(eemedto'vs  a  condition  and  Propriety  of  Ditiine  Poiversand  "Be- 

ings^to  bee  hidden  and^vnfeene  to  others, andyet  to  haue  others  open, 

andasin  a  light  to  them.  Arthis  ipccch  the  Goucrnourgauca 

gracious  fmilc  and  (aid  ;  That  'V>ee  didy\>el}  to  at ke  pardon  for 

thif  §)ueflion  "Veee  now  asked,  For  it  imporud,  (U  if  ypee  thought 

I  thCf  Lnnd,  a  Land  of  Magicians,  thatfent/ortb  Spirits  of  the  Ayre 

into  aU parts,  to  bring  them  Nswes,  and  Intelligence  of  other  Coun' 

i  tries,  Ic  was  anfwercd  by  vs  all ,  in  all  poilibic  humblcncs, 

biR  yet  with  a  Countenance  caking  knowledge ,  that  wcc 

knew  that  he  fpake  it  but  merrily j  r^<if  SPee-^eere  apt  enough  to 

[  thinke,there  yDas fomewhatfupernaturaH  in  thif  IJland,butyet  rather 

J  (U  Angclicall  thtin  Magicall  But  to  let  hit  Lordjhip  knoxfe  truly, vphat 

I  it  TVMjtbiit  made  ys  tender  and  doubt^B  toaskethu  §)Uf(iion,it'»as 

\  not  any  fuch  conceit,  but  becaufe  TPtf  remembred,  hec  had  giuenai 

Touch  in  his  formr  Speech,  that  thit  Land  had  Laves  of  Secrecy  \ 

touching  Strangers.  To  this  he  (aid',ro«  remember  it  aright :  And 

*tbereforeinthat  IfhaU  fay  to  you,  Imujl  referue  fome  particulars, 

yphich  itifnotlaycfuQformetoreueale-Jmtthere  rvillOe  enough  left, 

to  ^iue  youfttisfa6lion. 

Toufhalllpnderfiand{tbat  "^bich  perhaps  you  Tfillfcarce  thinke  ere** 
dible)  that  about  three  thoufand  Tearesagoe,or  fomeyphat  more,  the. 
NauigationofthcWorld  (fpccially for  remote  Voyages)  yoos  greater 
than  at  thu  Day.  Doe  not  thinke  ypithyour  (elues,  that  Ikno^  not 
how  much  it  U  cncreafedmthyou,  yptthin  thefe  threcfcore  Tearcs :  I 
know  ifit>ell ;  And  yet  I  fay,  greater  then,  than  now  :  Whether  it 
was,  that  the  Example  ojthe  Ark,  that  jaued the  Remnant  of  Men, 
from  the  vniucrlaH  Dclugc,_^,.'Wtf  Men  confidence  to  aauenttirelop. 
on  the  Waters  i  Or  what  it  woj  ;  but  fuch  it  the  truth.  The  Pbccni- 
cc2i]5,andjpecia}ly  the  Tynans,  had  great  Fleets.  So  had  the  Car- 
vhagini"!n.s  thdr  Colony,which  ic  yet  further  Wefi  Toward  the  Bafl 
the  Skipping  o/Egipt,  and.if9i\ci\inawajlikwifegreat.  China 
aljo,<tnd  ^  he  great  .\t\3  mis,  (that  you  call  America)  which  haue 
[  now  but  lunks,  and  Ciino-z's, abounded  then  in  tall  Ships.Thrf  Ijland, 
{asappeareth  byfaithfuU  Regifiersof  thoje  times)  had  thcnfiftcene 
■ c  hundred 


^ 


14- 


^MeJi>  d^t/antls. 


hundred  ftrong  Ships,  of  great  content. Of  all  this,  there  is  unthydu 
jpdring  Memory  fit  none,  'But  ypee  haue  large  Kno'P^ledge  thereof. 

At  that  time,  thu  Landypcu  kw^ne  and  frequented  by  the  Ships 

andFefJeJis  of  all  the  Nations' before  named,  And{cu  it  conmeth  to 

paffe)  they  had  many  times  Men  of  other  Countries y  that  "ivere  no 

S'lylersy  that  came  y^iththcm^^AsVcidins,  Chaldeans,  Arabians; 

I  So  di  almofi  all  Nations  of  Might  and  Fame  reforted  hither;  Of 

1  ^/;o»Jj  fee  hauefomeStirps,  and  little  Tribes  ypitb^vs-y  at  thu  day. 

^  And  for  our  o^ne  Shi^s,  they  TPent  fmdry  Voyages  ^  as  TveS  to  your 

Sitti'ghtSy'^hich  ydu  call  the  Pillars  e>/Hcrculcs,  As  to  other  parts 

in  the  Aclantiquc  <md  Mediterranc  Sca^ ;  As  to  Paguin,  {-^hicb 

ii  the  fame  yeith  Cambalaine)  and  Qii^lnzy,  ypon  the  Orientali 

Sou,  cufarre  (U  to  the  Borders  of  the  Eafi  Tartary. 

A  t  the  fame  time, and  an  Age  after, or  more,  the  Inhabitants  oft  he  ^ 
great  AiUnds  didflourifb.  For  though  the  Narration  andDefcrip- 1 
tion  yplnch  ii  mads  by  a  great  Man  yoithyoM^  that  the  Dependents  I 
(7/Nc:pcunc  planted  there;  and  of  the  Magnificent  Temple ,  PaUace, 
City ,  and  HiQ\  and  the  mauifold  fireames  of  goodly  Naiiigahh 
^uers,  (yvhich  04  fo  many  Chaines  enuironed  the  fame  Site,  and 
TemplCf  And ihefeueraQ  Degrees  of  Afcent,-K>hereby  Mend/dclim^ 
yp  to  thefame,£U  if  it  had  bin  a  Scala  OxM;  beaU  Poeticall  and  Fa- 
bulow:  Tetfo  much  is  true,  that  the  faidCountrey  p/  Atlaotisj  As 
■^ell  thatofPcTU  then  called  Coy Zj  as  that  of  Micxko  then  named 
Ty  r^mhc\,yi>ere  mighty  and  proud  IQngdomes, in  Armes, Shipping, 
and  Riches  :  So  mighty,  as  at  one  time,  {or  at  leafl  mthin  thejpace 
ofio.  T cares,  )  they  both  made  typo  great  Expeditions-,  They  of 
Tirzmbd  thorow  the  Azhmquc  to  the  Meditcrrane  Sea;  and 
they  of  Coya  therow  the  South  Sea  <upon  this  our  Jfland:  And  for 
the  former  of  the fe,vphich  Ti^OJ  into  Europe,  the  fame  Authour  a- 
mongfl  yuu,  {atit  feemeih,)  had fome  relation  from  ?/j^  Egyptian 
Pjic{{:,Tf/;o/w  he  citeth.Forajfuredlyfuch  a  thing  there  ypOi.But  W;r. 
therityoere  the  Ancient  Athenians,  that  had  the  glory  of  the  Re- 
pulfe,andRefifiance  of  thofe  Forces^  I  can  fay  nothing :  But  certain  e 
it  is  there  neuer  came  backe,  either  Ship,  or  Man,  from  that  Voyage. 
Neither  had  the  other  Voyage  of  thofe  of  Coy  2  rvponys^bad  better 
fortune  if  they  hadnot  met  yoith  Enemies  of  greater  clemency  For 
the  Kingqftbif  Iflnnd^^by  mme  Alrabin,)  a  yt>ife  Man^andagreat  1 

Warrier,  \ 


^h(jx^  (Atlantis. 


Warner  j  l\tJon>in^  yaeH  both  hi-  oypne/ircn^t^^  and  that  of hu  Ene- 
fnies ',  handled  the  matter  fo,  cu  hee  cut  ojf  their  Land-  Forces,  from 
their  Ships  i  and  entojledboth  their  Nauy, and  their  Campe,  Tf>ith  a 
greater  Power  than  their  sjjoth  by  Sea^  Land:  And  compelled  them 
to  render  themfelues  "Without  flrikingflroke:  And  after  they  were  at 
hit  Mercy, contenting  himfelfe  only  Tvith  their  Oathythat  tlMyP)ould 
nomorebeare  Armes  againfl  him^  dijmiffedthetn  all  infafety.  But 
the  DiuincRcucngc  ouertookenot  long  after  thofeproud  Enter- 
prifes.  Forypithinlejfethan  the^ace  of  one  Hundred  Tearcs,  the 
Grcac  Atlantis  Tta/  ivtterly  loft  and  deflroyed  :  Not  by  agreatL. 
Earthquake^ your  Man  faith  ^  (  For  that  yphole  TraSi  is  little  jub- 
ie6i  to  Eartthquakes  j )  But  by  aparticular  Deluge  or  Inundation  ; 
Thofe  Countries  hauing,Atthu  Day  ^arre  greater  Riuers,  andfarre 
higher  Mountaines  topowre  do'ane  ypaters,  than  any  part  of  the  Old 
World.  But  it  ii  true,  that  the  fame  Inundation  ypcunot  deepe  j  Not 
paft  forty  foot  y  in  mofl  places  jrom  the  Ground,  So  that  although  it 
deftroyed  Man  and  ^eaft generally,  yetfomefew  'n>ild  Inhabitants 
of  the  IVoodefcaped,  Birds  alfoyptrefaued  by  flying  to  the  high  Trees 
ist  Woods  F or  OJ  for  Men,alt hough  they  had  Buildings  in  manypla- 
ctSyhigher  than  the  Depth  of  the  Water  j  tet  that  Inundation^  though 
it  '»erefJjailow,  had  a  long  Continuance  j  yphereby  they  of  the  Vale, 
that  -were  not  drowned^  peri/hedfor  If  ant  ofFoodjand.other  things 
necejfary.So  <u  mar  mile jdu  not  at  the  thin  Population  ofK  m  erica, 
nor  at  the  Rudeneffe  and  Ignorance  of  the  People ;  For  you  muji  ac- 
countyour  Inhabitants  of  hmzxic^cuayqungPeoplc^l  Younger  a 
thoufandyears^at  the  le<ifl,than  the  feft  of  the  World:For  that  there 
^asfo  much  time,  hetweene  the  Vniucrfall  l^\o\i6,artdtbcir  Parti- 
cular Inundation.  For  the  pdore  Remnant  of  Humane  Seed,'^hich 
remaineditt  their  Mountaines, Peopled  the  Qountry  againe  Jlowlyjby 
little  dnd little  j  And  being  fimpie  and  fauage  People,  (Not  like 
Noah  and  his  Sonncs,  "^fhich  ypasthe  chief e  Family  ofthc  Earth) 
they^fre  riot  able  to  leaue  Letters,  Arts,  and  Ciuility,  to  their 
Poflerity  ;  Arid  hauing  likewife  in  their  MontanoM  Habitnh 
tions  beene  ^fed  ,    ( in  rejpe3  of  the  extreme  Cold  of  thofe 
Regions, )    to  c loath  themfelues  Tpitb  the  Skinnes  of  Tygers; 


15 


>  ! 


Beares,  and  Meat  Vlairy  (Soatt,  that  they  haue  in  thofe  Parts -^ 
When  aftcr^hey  came  dovtte  int9  the  VaOey  ^  and  found  the 

c  X  Intol- 


Id 


i 


^en>  aJtlantu. 


Intolerable  Heats  yobich  are  there,  andknexD  no  memcs  of  lighter 
AppareU  :  Tbeyverejorced  to  begin  the  Cufiome  o/Go/ngNiked, 
Tt-'bieb  continueth  at  this  Day.  Onely  they  take  great  pride  and  de- 
light ,  in  the  Feathers  of  Birds  ;  .And  tbif  alfo  they  tooke front  thofe 
their  Auncefiors  of  the  MountaineSy  ypho  "Vpere  inuited^vnto  it^^ 
by  the  infinite  Flights  of  Birds,  that  came  'vp  to  the  high  Grounds, 
Ti)biletheWatersjioodbelox&,  Soyou fee,  by thit  maine  Accident  of 
Time,  •^peeloflour  Trafficke^Pitb  f/&f  Atnciicans,  -9i>ith-»bom,  of 
ad  others,  in  regard  they  lay  near  eft  to  f-vs,  T»e  bad  mofi  Commerce. 
As  for  the  other  Parts  of  the  World,  itit  moft  manifift,  tbut  in 
the  Ages  following,  {"VehetberitTffere  inrej^eii  ofWarreSy  or  by  a 
natural!  Reuolution  of  Time, )  Nauigation  did  ettery  -^here greatly 
decay ;  And^eciaUyfarre  Voyages,{the  rather  by  the  'vfe  ofGaliies, 
andjucb  Vejfels  cu  could  hardly  brooke  tbeOcean, )  ypere  altogether 
le/t  and  omitted.  So  then,  that  part  of  Entercourfe,  T»hich  could  bee 
from  other  Nations,  toSayle  to<vs^  yon  fee  hoa>  it  hath  long  fince 
ccafed ;  Except  ifspere  by  /bme  rare  Accident,  as  this  of  yours.  But 
now  of  the  Cejfation  of  that  other  Part  of  Entcrcourfe,'^hich  mought 
be  by  our  Say  ling  to  otherNations,  I  muftyeeldyon  fome  other  Caufe. 
For  I  cannot  fay,  (ifljhalljay  truly,)  but  our  Shipping,  for  Num- 
ber, Strength,  Marriners,  Pylots,  and aU  things  that  appertaneto 
Nauigation,  it  as  great  at  euer  \  And  therefore  leby  -^efhottld  fit  at 
home,  I  fijaU  nowgiueyou  an  account  by  itfelfe-jAnd  it  •^nli  draw  nee- 
rer,  togitteyoufatisfaSiion,  toyourprincipall  §}u^ejlion. 

There  raigned  in  this  Ifland,  about  1900.  yeares  agoe,  a 
King  ,  "Sobofe  memory  of  all  others  Tdee  moft  adore  ;  Not  Su 
perftitioufly,  but  as  a  Diuine  Inflrtment,  though  a  Mortall  Mm: 
HisName\i>a£'^ohmonz  ;  Andypee  efleemehim  as  the  La'^^-gi 
\xcx  of  our  Nation.  This  King  had  a  lai^e  Heart,  infcruta- 
ble  for  good  ;  And  -feas  "S^holly  bent  to  make  his  Kingdome 
and  People  Happy.  Hee  therefore  taking  into  Conf  deration, 
how  fufficientandjubflantiue  this  Land  yoas,  to  maintains  itfclfc 
■without  any  aid  (  at  all  )  of  the  Forrainer  ;  Being  5  600. 
Miles  in  circuit,  and  of  rare  Fertility  of  Soyle,  in  the  greatefl 
Part  thereof  i  And  finding  alfo  the  Shipping  of  this  Qountrey 
mought  bee  plentifitlly  fet  on  yporke,  both  by  Fifhjng ,  and  by 
Tranfportations  from  fort  to  fort,  and  Ukewijrby  Sayling 

'vnto 


^\{^e)V  ?ylt[a)uis. 


'7 


rvnto  foiue  [mall  Jjlinds  that  are  not  jane  froyn  t'T,  and  arc  n^nder 
theCromte  and Lawes  of  tht'i  SiMc  ^  And  recaUin^  into  bis  Me- 
\  motj, the  /Mppy  and  HouriJ/jing  Eftate^ypherem  this  Land  thin  u'Uf-, 
i  5a  (If  it  mought  bee  a  tboujand  yoayes  altered  to  the  yporfe.  but  (caret 
'  any  one  "ipay  to  the  better ;  thought  nothing  ivanted  to  hu  Noble  and ; 
j  Hero'icall  Intentions^  but  onely  { cu  farre  as  Humane  fore-fight 
\mought  reach)  to  giiie  perpetuity  to  that,'»>bicb  yeas  in  hu- time 
\fo  happily  e(iabiifJ):d.    Therefore  amongU  hu  other  Fundtmen 
!  tall  Lawes  ofthii  I\ingdome^  he  dia  ordaine  the  Interdi^is  and  Pro- 
i  bibitlons^  ypbich  ypee  baue  touching  Entrance  of  Strangers  ;  yobich 
at  that  time  {though  it -was  after  the  (Calamity  of  America)  ypas 
frequent ;  Doubting  Nouelties,  and  Commixture  of  Manners.  Itu 
true,  the  like  Lav/,  again/f  the  Admijsion  of  Strangers  without  Li- 
cenfe,  uan  Ancient  LaWy  in  the  Kingdome  of  China,  and  yet  con- 
timed  in  riife  But  there  it  is  a  poor e  Thing ;  And  bath  made  them  a 
curioiif,  ignorant,  fearefulli  /ooli/J}  Nation.  But  our  Law-giucr 
made  hi)  La»  of  another  temper.  For  fir  (I,  bee  hatb  prcferued  all 
points  of  Humanity^  in  taking  Order,  andmaking  Prouifionfor  tbs 
Releefe  of  Strangers  diflrejfed  ;  lohereof you  baue  tafled.     At  j 
which  Speech  (as  rcafon  was)  wcc  ail  ro(c  vp,    jnd  bowcH  | 
our  fclucs.    Hcc  went  on.  That  King  alfojhll  de firing  to  ioyne  \ 
Humanitj  and  Policy  tagethtr  ;  And  thinking  it  againfl  Humani-  j 
ty,  to  detaine  Strangers  here  againfi  tbeir  toills  ;  Andagainft  Pa-  i 
licy,  that  they  fhould  returne,  and  difcotier  their  Knowledge  of  i bit 
E/iate^hee  tooke  thij  Courje :  He  did  ordaine,  that  of  the  Strangers 
that/Jjould  bee  permitted  to  Land  J  as  tnany  (at  all  times)  tuougbt 
depart  as  yoottld  ;  But  as  many  as  ycould  fiay,  (hould  baue  a>e- 
rj  good  Conditions,  andMeanes  to  Hue,  from  the  Stare.  Wherein'^ 
heefaxp  fofarre,  thai  now  info  many  Agesfince  the  Prohibition,  ype 
haucmemory  not  of  one  Ship  that  eucr  returned ,  and  but  ofthir^^ 
teene  Pcrfons  onsiy,  at  fetter  all  titnes,  that  chofe  to  returue  in  our 
Bottomcs.  What  tbofefiw  that  returned  may  baue  reported  abroad 
I  know  not.  But  you  ntufl  tbinke-,  Whatjoeuer  they  hjue  [aid,  could 
bee  taken  y»here  they  came ,  but  for  a  Dreame,  ISlow  for  our 
Traticlling  from   hence  into  Parts  abroad  y    our  Law^Giucr 
thought  fit  altogether  to  reflraine  it.  So  if  it  not  in  China.  For 
the  Chmcicsfayle  ypherethey  will,  or  cm  i  'ishicb/hewcth,  that 


th 


leir 


i8 


!?{jn^  <LAtlantii. 


their  Law  of  keeping  out  Str.wpcrs,  u  a  Law  of  Pufdjnnimity,  and 
jeare.  But  this  rejiraim  of  ours,  bath  one  onely  Exception,  yi^hich 
is  admirable  j  Preferuittg  the  good  which  commethby  communica' 
ting  Tfiith  Strangers,  andauoyding  the  Hurt ;  And  I  yviU  now  open  it 
to  you.  And  here  IJJmQfeetne  a  little  todigrefe,  but  you  ypiQ  by  and 
byfinde  it  pertinent.  TeefhaQ  'vnderftand^{mydeare  Friends,)  that 
amongfi  the  Excellent  A6is  of  that  King,e»(?  aboue  all  hath  theprt- 
heminenceJt  tpasthe  Ere6iicmy  and  Injtitution  of  an  Order,  or  So- 
ciety, T^bich  ypee  call  Salomons  Honk  ;  TheNoblefl  Foundati- 
onj(as  yoe  thinke,)that  euer  ypas  ypon  the  Earth;  And  the  Lanihorn 
oftbisKingdome.  Itisdedicattdto  the  Study  oj  tbeVfoikcs,  and 
Creatures  o/G  OD.  Sometbinkeit  beareth  the  Founders  Name  a 
little  corrupted,  as  ifit/hould  bee  5olamona'$  Houfc.  But  the 
Records  Tvrite  it,  as  it  isjpoken*  So  as  hake  it  to  bee  denominate  of 
the  King  of  the  Hebrcwcs,  yohich  it  famous  with  you,  and  no 
Stranger  to  'vs.  For  ypee  bauefome  Parts  of  his  JVorkes^  Tpbicb  yvith 
you  are  lofi ;  "Kamely  that  Naturall  Hiftory ,  -ichicb  he  "Pprote  of  all 
Phnis,from  the  Cedar  of  Libanus^to  the  Moflc  thar  growcth 
out  of  the  Wall ;  Andofall  things  that  hauc  Life  and  Motion. 
Thif  mahth  me  thinkejthat  our  Kin^finding  himjelfe  to  Symbolii^e 
in  many  things,  "Mtb  that  Kingo/^^^Hebrcwes  (yphich  liuedma- 
nyyears  before  him)bonouredhim  yoith  tbeTitle  oft  his  Foundation. 
And  I  am  the  rather  induced  to  bee  of  this  Opinion^  for  that  Ifinde 
in  Ancient  Records ,  this  Order  or  Society  isjometimes  called 
Salomons  Houfc  ;  And  fometimes  the  College  of  the  Six 
I  Daycs  Workcs  ;  Whereby  I  am  fatitfied.  That  our  Excellent 
King  had  learned  from  tbcHcbrcTfcs  }That  Goobad  created 
the  World,  and  all  that  therein  is^  ypithinfix  Dales  ;  And  therefore 
bee  infiituting  that  V{o\xic^  for  the  finding  out  of  the  true  Nature 
of  all  things ,  (  Tphereby  GOD  mougkt  haue  the  more  Glorie 
in  the  WorkemanflApoftbem,  and  Men  the  more  fruit  in  the  <-brfe 
of  them,  )  did  giue  it  alfo  that  fecond  Narhe.  But -^  now  to 
come  to  our  prefent  purpoje.  When  the  King  had  forbidden  to 
all  hit  People,  Nauigation  into  any  Part^  that  "was  not  ^vnder 
hit  Cr»wne,  bee  made  neuertheleffe  this  Ordinance  ;  That  cuery 
twelueyearts  tberefhould  bee fet forth,  out  of  this  Kingdomc,  two 
SbifSt  appointed  toffuerallFoyagts  ;  That  in  either  of  thefe 

SbipSf 


^yp  /ft/: 


ifitis. 


S'^ipSj  there  PjouU  be  a  Mijsjonofthref  of  the  Fcllowcsjor  Brc 
( Krcn  of  Salomons  Houfc  -,  -^hoje  Ermnd  "^cu  only  to  giu.^'  a'J 
Knowledge  of  the  Affaires  iind  State  ofthoje  Countries  40  Tohich  they 
•iveredeJigned-.AfideJpeciallyofthe  Science^,  Arts,  Manufidures, 
and  Iniientions  of  all  the  World;  And  'jpithnd  to  bring  <vnto  t'Jj 
Bookesy  Infiruments.ahd'Vatterns ,  in  euejy  kinde : That  the Shrps^ 
afurth'jy  had  landed  thehrcth\a^,fJmiildreturne,  and  that  the 
I'rci  1  p  re '  'fhiiuld  (lay  abroad  till  the  new  Mif^ion'Thefe  Ships  are  not 
othcrwi/efraiightjhan  mth  Store  ofVi^ualls^andggod  G)nantityof 
Treajiiye  to  remaine  yeith  the  Brcchren,  for  the  buying  offuch 
Things, and  rc'^varding  affuch  Prrfons.ai  they  (hould  thinkcfit  Now 
for  me  to  tell  you,  hosv  the  Fulgar  jort  of  Mariners  are  contained 
font  king  di/cousred  at  Land;  And  bow  they  that  mitfi  be  put  on  (Ijore 
for  any  tirnej  colour  themfclucs'vndcr  the  Names  of  other  Nations^ 
And  10 'ii-'h at  places  theje  Voyages  hatte  becne  defignedi,  And  y^hat 
places  o/Rcndcz-Vous  are  appointed  for  the  new  Mifions,  Ana 
the  like  Circumjiances  oftbcTraSlique^Imaynot  dee  it,  Neither 
is  it  much  to  your  defire.  But  thtuyou  fee,  Sfiee  mmtaine  a  Trad:, 
not  for  Gold,  Siluer,  or  IcyQels,  Nor  for  Silkes,  Nor  for  Spi- 
ces; Nor  any  other  Commodity  of  Matter,  But  one  ly  for  Gods 
fir/)  Creature,  f^'hich  -^ju  Lighc  ;  Tohaue  Lighc  {I  fay)  of  the 
Growth  of  all^arts  of  the  World*    And   when  hce  had  (aid 
this,  hcc  VV3S  (ilcnc  ;  And  fo    were  wee  all.     For  indeed 
wcc    were    all  altonidicd,    CO    hcarc    (o    ftrangc    ihin^s 
fo  probably  told.     And  hcc  percciuing,   that    wcc   wen 
vvilliu'i;    to    fay    fomcwhatj     buc    had  it    not    ready,  in 
orcat  Couitcfic  lookc  vs  oft,  anddefccndcd  toaskc^Quc 
itions  ol  our  Voyage  and  Fortunes,  and  m  the  end  con  Ja- 
ded, that  wee  mouglu  doe  well,  to  ihinkc  with  our  iclues, 
what  time  01  Ihy  wcc  would  demand  ot  the  State  ;   And 
bad  vs  not  to  (cant  our  fcluesj  For  hcc  would  procure  fuch 
time  as  wcc  dcGrcd.    Whcrcvpon  wee  all  rofc  vp,  and  pre- 
(cn'cd  our  (Jucs  10  kifTc  the  skirc  of  his  Tippet  ,  Buc   hce 
would  not  /ultcrvi;  and  To  cookc  his  Icauc^     But  when  it 
came  onec  amon^^il  our  People,  that  the  State  vied  to  offer 
Conditions  10  Strangers,  that  would  ftay,  wee  had  VVoikel 
enough  to  gcr  any  ol  our  Men  to  lookc  to  our  Ship  j  And  i 

to' 


^9 


il^eifi>  Jiiantis. 


to  kecpc  thcni  from  going  prcfenrly  ro  the  Goucrnour,  to 
crauc  Conditions.  But  with  much  adoe  wee  refrained  them, 
till  wcc  mought  agree  what  couiie  to  take. 

Wc  tookc  our  fcluts  now  for  free  men,  feeing  there  was  no 
danger  of  our  vtter  Perdition,  And  hued  moft  ioyf ully,  going 
abroad,  and  feeing  what  was  to  becfcen^  in  the  Cicty  and  pla- 
ces adiacent,  within  our  Tedder\  And  obtaining  Acquain- 
tance with  many  of  the  Citty,  not  of  the  mcanell  Qualiity; 
At  whofe  hands  wee  found  fuch  Humanity,  and  fuch  a  free- 
dome  and  dcfirc,  to  take  Strangers,  as  it  were,  into  their  Bo- 
fomc,  as  was  enough  to  make  vs  forget  all  that  was  dcaretol 
vs,  in  our  owne  Countries:  And  continually  wee  mcc  with 
many  things,  right  worthy  of  Obferuarion,  and  Relation  ••  As 
mdcedj  if  there  bee  a  Mirrour  in  the  World,  worthy  to  hold 
Mens  Eyes,  it  is  ihac  Country.      One  day  there  were  two  of 
bur  Company  bidden  to  a  Feafiohhc  Family,  as  they  call  it. 
;  A  molt  Natural!,  Pious,  and  Reuerend  Cuflome  it  is,  (hewing 
that  Nation  to  bee  compounded  of  all  Goodnes.  This  is  the 
manner  of  it.  It  is  granted  to  any  Man,  that  fhall  Hue  tofe« 
thirty  Pcrfons,defccndcd  of  his  Body,  ahuc  together,  and  all 
abouc }.  ycarcsold,  to  make  this  Fffafiy  which  is  done  at  the 
Coftof  the  State.  The  Father  of  ihc Family,  whom  they  call 
the  Tirfan,  two  days  before  the  i^^<i^,  takcth  to  him  three  of. 
fuch  Frienda  as  he  liketh  to  chule;  Andisaflifted  alfo  by  the 
GouernourofihcCity,  or  Place,  where  the  F^^y?  u  celebra- 
ted j  And  all  th&  Per/ons  oi  the  Family,  of  both  Sexes,  are  fum- 
monc4to  attend  him.  Thcfe  two  dayes  thc71?>/^»(itteth  in 
Confulcation,  coccrning  the  good  Eftatc  of  the  Family.  There, 
if  there  beany  Difcord  orSutes  betwccneany  of  the  Family, 
c  hey  are  compounded  and  appealed.  There,  if  any  of  the 
Family  bee  DiflrclTed  or  Decayed,  order  is  taken*  for  their 
Rcliefc,  and  competent   meanes  to  liuc.  There  if  any  bee 
lubicd:  to  vice  or  take  ill  Courfc&,  they  are  rcproucd  and 
Ccnfurcd.    So  likewifc,  Direction  is  giuen  touching  Mar- 
riages, and  the  courfes  of  life,  which  any  of  tlicm  iJiould 
take,  with  diuers  other  the  Lkc  Orders  and  Aduifes,  The 
Goucrnour  afsiilcth,  to  the  end,  to  put  in  Execution,  by  his 

Pubhkc 


^eXP  Atlantis, 


2i 


Publikc  Authority,  the  Decrees  and  Orders  of  the  T'trfan^ 
^itiiiey  ftiould  bee  diiobeycd  ;    Though  that  fcldomc  nce- 
dcth  i  Such    Rcuercncc  and   Obedience  they  giue,  to  the 
Order  oi  Nature.     The  TirfM  doth  alio  then,  cucr  chufe 
one  Man  from  amongll  his  Sonncs,  to  Jiuc  in  Houfe  with 
him  :  Who  is  called ,  cucr  after,  the  Sonne  of  the  Vine.  The 
RcafonJ  will  hereafter  appcare.  On  xhc  Feafl  day,  the  F;t- 
therov  Tirftn  comraeth  foorth  after  Diuinc  Scruice,  into  a 
large  Roomc,  where  the  Feafl  is  celebrated.  Which  Roomc 
hath  an  Haltc-Pace  at  the  vppcr  end.   Againft  the  wall, 
in  the  middle  of  die  halfc-pace,  is  a  Chaire  placed  for  him, 
with  a  Tabic  and  Carpet  before  it.  Oucr  the  Chaire  is 
a  State,  made  Round  or  Ouallj^  and  It  is  of  luy  ;  An  luy 
fomcwhac    whiter  than   ours,  like  the  Leafc  of   a  Siluer 
Aspe,  buc  ir.orc  fhining  j  For  it  is  grccnc  all  winter.  And 
the  Stare  IS  curioully  wrought  with  Siluer  and  Silkc  ofdi- 
ucrs  Colours,   broyding  or  binding  in  the  luy  j  And  is  cucr 
of  the  wo;kc,  of  fomc  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Family  ; 
And  vailed  oucr  at  the  top,  with  a  fine  Net  of   Silkc 
and  Siluer.  Bjb  the  Subftancc  of  it  is  itue  luy  ;  whereof, 
after  it  is  taken  downc,   the  Friends  of  the   Family,    arc 
dcfirousto^hauc  forac  Leafc  or  Sprig  to  kecpc.  The  Tirfin 
commcth  forth  with  all  his  Generation  or  Linage,    the 
Males  before  him,  and  the  Females  following  him  ;  And 
ifthcrcbe  a  Mother,  from  whofc  Body  the  Whole  Linage 
is  defcendcd,  there  is  a  Traucrfe  placed  in  a  Loft  abouc 
on  the  right  hand  of  the  Chaire,  with  a  priuy  Dore,  and  a 
catucd   Window  of  GlaflTc,  leaded  with   Gold  and  blew; 
Where  (lie  fittcth,  but  is  nor  fcene.  When  the  Tirfan  is 
come  foorth,  hce  fictcth  downc  in  the  Chaire  j  And  all  the 
Linage  place  ihcmlelues  agiinfl  the  wall,  both  at  his  backc, 
and  vpon  the  Rcturneof  the  Halfc-pace,   in  Ord^r  of  their 
ycares,    without  dilTerence  of  Sex,  and  Hand  vpon    their 
Feet.   When  hec  is  fer,   the  Roomc  being  alwaics  full  of 
Company   j   but  well  kept  and  without  Difbrdcr,    after 
fome  paufc,  there  commcth  in   from  the  lower  end   of 
the  Roomc,  a  Taratan,  (  which  is  as  much  as  an  Herald  \) 

d  And 


li 


i! 


And  on  cither  fide  of  him  two  jong  Lads  ;  Whereof  one 
carrieth  a  Scrowle  of  their  (hming  yellow  Parchment; 
And  the  other  a  cluftcr  of  Grapes  oi  Gold,  with  a  long 
Foot  or  Stalkc.  The  Herald,  and  Children ,  arc  clothed 
wirh  Mantles  of  Sea-water  grccnc  Satiin  ;  But  the  He- 
ralds Mantle  is  flreamcd  with  Gold,  and  hath  a  Trainc. 
Then  the  Herald  with  three  Curtcfies,  or  rather  loclinati- 
ons,  commeth  vp  as  farre  as  the  Halfc'pacc  j  And  there 
tirl^  takcch  into  his  Hand  the  Scrowle.  This  Scrowlc  is 
the  Kings  Charter ,  containing  Gift  of  Rcucnew,  and 
many  Priuileges,  Exemptions,  and  Points  of  Honour, 
granted  to  the  Father  of  the  Family  ;  And  it  iscuer  ftiled 
and  diredcd  ;  To  fuch  an  (^e  ,  Ow  loelbeloued  Friend  and 
Crcditour  :  Which  is  a  Title  proper  onely  to  this  Gale.  For 
they  fay  ,  the  King  is  Dcbter  to  no  Mao,  but  for  Propaga- 
tion ot  his  ^ubie^s,  The  Scale  fct  to  the  Kings  Charter, 
is  the  Kings  Image,  ImbofTcd  or  moulded  in  Gold  ;  And 
though  fuch  (^barters  bee  expedited  of  Courfc,  and  as  of 
Right,  yet  they  arc  varied  by  difcrction,  according  to  the 
Number  and  Dignitie  of  the  Famly.  This  Charter  the 
Herald  readeth  aloud  ;  And  while  it  is  read ,  the  Father 
or  Tirfan,  ftandcth  vp,  iupported  by  two  of  his  Sonnes; 
fuch  as  hee  choofcih.  Then  the  Herald  mountcth  the  half- 
Pace,  and  dcliuereth  the  Charter  into  his  Hand :  And  with 
chat  there  is  an  Acclamation,  by  all  that  are  prefent, 
in  their  Language,  which  is  thui  muchj  Happy  are  the  Peo- 
le  of  Benfalem.  Then  the  Herald  takcth  into  his  Hand 
from  the  other  Child,  the  Clulter  of  Grapes,  which  is  of 
Gold}  Both  the  Staike;  and  the  Grapes.  Bjtthe  Grapes 
are  daintily  enamelled  i  And  if  the  Males  of  the  Family  bee 
the  greater  number,  the  Grapes  are  enamelled  Purple,  with 
a  little  Sunne  fet  on  the  Top  ;  If  the  Females,  then 
they  arc  enamelled  into  a  greenifh  yellow,  with  a  Cref^ 
fane  on  the  Top.  The  Grapes  are  in  aumber  as  many 
as  there  arc  Defcendants  of  the  Family.  This  Golden 
Cluflcr,  the  Herald  dcliuereth  alfo  to  thcTirfim-,  who  pre- 
(cntly  dcliuereth  it  ouer,  to  chat  Sonne,  that  hee  had  for- 
merly 


J^lP  Jtimtu. 


^ 


mcrly  chofcti ,  to  bee  in  Houfc  with  him-;  Who  bta- 
rcth  K  before  his  Father^  as  an  En^gnc  of  Hdnour,  when 
h«e  ^occh  in  publikc  cucr  affcr-,  And  is  chcrctspon  dalltili 
the  Sonne  of  the  ytnc.  After  this  Ceremony  cndccfitlVt 
Fdtber  or  Tirfan  rciirccb^  And  a(rer  fomc  time  commcth 
bnh  againc  to  Dinner,  where  hcc  fictcth  alone  vnder  the 
State,  as  before  j  And  none  of  his  Dcfcendanrs  fit  with 
ium,  of  what  Degree  or  Dignitic  focuer,  dxfctpt  hcc  hap 
to  bee  of  Salomons  Houff.  Hec  is  (erued  onely  byhisownc 
children,  fuch  as  are  Male  ;  who  performc  vnto  him  all 
feruice  of  the  Table  vpoii  the  knee  •  And  the  Women 
oncly  Itand  about  him,  leaning  agaioft  the  wall.  The 
Roome  bclowe  the  Halfe-pace,  hath  Tables  on  the  fides 
;or  the  Guclh  that  arc  bidden;  Who  arc  fcrued  with 
grdac  and  comely  order;  And  towards  ^hc  end  of  Din 
.icr  (which  in  the  greareft  Fcafts  with  thcm^  lafteth  neuer 
ibouc  an  Hourc  and  a  halfej  there  is  an  Hymne  fung,  va- 
ried according  to  the  Inucntion  of  him  that  compoiethir; 
{for  they  hauc  excellent  PoeficJ  But  .the  Subied  of  it  is 
falwaycsj  the  prayfcs  of /f^<«»i,  znd  Hoah^  and  Abrahcim-^ 
vVlicrcof  the  former  two  Peopled  the  World,  and  the  lall 
was  the  Father  of  the  Faithjull :  Concluding  cuer  with  a 
rhankfgiuing  for  the  Nafiuitie  of  out  Sauiour^  ia  whofc 
Birth,  the  Births  of  all  arc  onely  Blefled.  Dinner  bring 
done,  tlie  Tirfan  retircth  againc  ;  And  hauing  wichdranne 
himfelfe  alone  into  a  place  ;  where  he  makcth  fomc  pfi- 
Liatd  Prayers,  hec  commeth  forth  the  third  time,  to  giuc 
die  Bleflii-.g;  with  all  his  Oclcendants,  who  Ibnd  about 
him  as  at  the  firlf.  Then  hec  callcth  them  forth  by  one 
m<\  by  one,  byname,  as  hee  picnfeih,  though  feldcme  the 
Order  of  Age  bee  inucrtcd.  The  perlon  that  is  called, 
(the  Table  being  before  rcmoiied),  knccleth  downc  be- 
fore  I  he  Ciiajre  ,  and  the  Father  layeth  his  Hand,  vpon 
his- Head,  or  hsr  Head,  and  giuerh  the  Blefsing  in  thcfe 
vvords-  ;  Sonne  ofBenfidem^  (or  Daughter  of  Renfalem,)  thy 
Fither  faith  it  ;  The  Man  hyTi>homthot4  hn/I  Breath  and  Lifs 
^eaketb  the  y»ord  ;  The  BhJJing  ofthe^Euerlt^ing  Ftit1)cr^ 
I  d  1  the 


H 


^\(ei(i>  ^tlantii. 


the  Prince  of  Peace,  and  the  Holy  Doue  bee  rvpon  thee^  and 
make  the  dayes  of  thy  Pilgrimage  good  and  many.  This  hcc 
faith  to  cucry  of  thcni  ;  And  thac  done,  if  there  bee  any  oi 
hisSonncsj  of  eminent  Merrit  and  Venue,  (fo  they  bee  not 
abouctwo,)  heecalicth  for  them  againc  j  And  faith,  lay- 
ing his  Armc  oucr  their  ftiouidcrs,  they  (landing  j  Sonnes^ 
itu  Tioellyw  are  borne  y  giueGod  thepraije,  andperfenere  to 
the  end.  And  withall  dcliucrcth  to  either  of  them  a  Icwdl, 
made  in  the  Figure  of  an  Earc  of  Wheat,  which  tbey  eucr  af- 
ter wcarcin  the  front  of  their  Turban,  otHatt,  This  done,  I 
they  fall  to  MuHcke  and  dances.  And  other  Recreations,  af- 
ter their  manner,  for  the  reft  of  the  day.  This  is  the  full  order  of 
that  Feaft. 

By  that  lime,  fix  or  feucn  Dayes  were  (pent,  I  was  fallen 
into  ftraight  Acquaintance,  with  a  Mer chant  q^  t\^ztCitty ^ 
whofc  Name  was  loabin.  Hcc  was  a  leip  and  Qircumci- 
fed  :  For  they  hauc  fome  few  Stirps  of  leiees,  yet  remai- 
ning among  them ,  whom  they  Jeaue  to  their  owne  Reli- 
gion. Which  they  may  the  better  doe,  becaufc  they  are 
of  a  farrc  differing  Difpofition  from  the  Iey»ss  in  other 
Parti.  For  whereas  they  hate  the  name  of  Chr  ist  j 
And  hauea  fecrct  inbred  Rancour  againll  the  People amongft 
whom  they  liue  ;  Thefc  (concranwifc)  giuc  vnto  our  S  a- 
V I  o  V  R  many  high  Attributes,  and  loue  the  Nation  of  ^Ben- 
falem,  extremely.  Surely  this  Man,  of  whom  I  fpeakc, 
would  cuer  acknowledge,  that  Christ  was  borne  of  a 
Firgin  j  And  that  hcc  was  more  than  a'Man  j  And  he: 
would  tell  how  God  made  him  Ruler  of  the  Serapbims, 
which  guard  his  Throanc  ;  And  they  call  him  alio  the 
Milken  Way,  and  the  Eliah  of  the  MeJ^iab  -,  And  many  o- 
thcr  Hi^h  Names  ;  which  though  they  bee  Inferiour  to  his 
Diuinc  Maicfty,  Yet  they  arc  farrc  from  the  Language  of 
other  liTPes.  And  for  the  Countrcy  of  Benfalem^  this  Man 
would  make  no  end  of  commending  it  ;  Being  dcfirous 
by  Tradition  among  the  lejoes  there,  to  haue  it  bcleeucd, 
that  the  People  thereof  were  of  the  Generations  of  Abra- 
bMit,  by  another  Sonne,  whom  they  call  Nacboran  ,  And 

that  ^ 


V\(jyv  Atlantis. 


25 


that  M.ofes  by  a  fccrct  CahAla  ordained  the  Lawcs  of  Benfa* 
\em  which  they  now  vfc    \   And  that  when  the  Mcfsiab 
ftiould  come,   and    fit  in    his   Throne  at  Hierufalemy  the 
King  of  ^enfalem,    fliould  fie  at  his  fccr,  whereas   otiicr 
Kings  (hould     kccpe  a  great    diftance.     But   yet  fctting 
afidc  thcfc  leyptJhDrczmftSf  the  Man  was  a  wife  Man,  and 
learned,    and  of  great  Polhcy,  and  excellently  fecnc  in  the 
Lawcs   and   Curtomcs  of   that   Nation.    Amongft  other 
Difcour/es,  one  day,  I  told   him,    I  was    much  afFc(5led 
with  the  Relation  I  had,  from  fomeof  the  Company,  of  their 
Cuftome,  in  holding  the  Feafl  of  the  Futnily  ;  For  that 
(me  thought)  I  had  ncucr  heard  of  a  Solemnity,  wherein  Na* 
ituredid  (o  much^refide.  And  becaufc  Propagation  ofFa- 
I  milies,  procecdeih  from  the  Nuptiall  Copulation,  Idefircd 
to  know  of  him,   what  Lawes  and   Cuflomcs   they  had 
concerning  Marriage  ;  And  whether  they  kept  Marriage 
well  J  And  whether  they  were  tyed  to  one  Wifi:  ?  For  that 
where  Population  is  fo  much  affedied,  and  fuch  as  with 
them  it  (ccmed  to  bee,  there  is  commonly  F^crmifEonof  Plu- 
rality of  Wiues.   To  this  hee  (aid  j  You  haue  l^afonfor  to  com 
yfnendthatexeeQent  Inflitutionofihe  Feaft  of  the  Family,  And 
indeed  yoee  haue  Experience^thatthofe  Families,  that  are  partakers 
of  the  Blefsingof  that  Feaft ,  doe  flourifb  and  proffer  euer  after, 
in  m  extraordinary  manner.  But  heare  meeno'^  and  I  "Voill 
tellyouy»batlkno^,    touJhaH    ofnderfiand,    that  there  u  not 
'■vnder  the  Heauens^fo  cha[i  a  Nation,  as  this  of  Benfalem  j 
Kor  Jo  free  from  aB  Pollution  or  fouleneffe.  It  is  the  Virgin  of 
the  World.  I  remember,  1  haue  read  in  one  of  your  Europxan 
Bookes,  of  an  holy  Hermit  amongfijou,  that  defred  to  fee  the 
Spirit  0/ Fornication,  and  th:re  appeared  to  him,  a  little  foule 
tvgly  Acthicpc  :  But  if  hee  had  defired  tope  the  Spirit  <?/Cha- 
f  ftitic  q/'Bcn(alcm,  it  y»9uld  haue  appeared  to  him,  in  the  like- 
nejTe  of  a  f aire  beautiful  Cherubine.  For  there  is  nothings  among/i 
Mortall  Men,  more  faire  and  admirable,  than  the  Chafi  Mindes 
of  tbii  People.  Kno'^e  therefore,  that  -^ith  them  there  are  no 
Stewes,  no  diffolute  Houfes,  no  Curtifans,  nor  any  thing  of  that 
kindc.  Nay  theyyponder('Mth  detejlation)atjoHin  Europc,"»>A/V/{? 

permit 


i6 


^^]\(jyi><i^tUntis. 


permit  fucb  things.  They  fayyebaueput  Marriage  out  of  office: 
For  Mariage  if  ordained  a  Remedy  for  <-vnIa'tt>fuiJ  Qonciipifcence ; 
And  'Natural!  Concupifcence  Jeemeth  cu  a  jpurr  to  Marriage.  But 
-^ben  Men  haue  of  band  a  Remedy.,  more  agreeable  to  their  cor 
rupt  ypiHi  Marriage. u  ahnofl  expul/ed.  And  therefore  there  are 
yoith  you  (eene  infinit  Men^  that  marry  not^  bm  cb»f.e  rather  a 
libertine  and  impure  fngle  Life^  than  to  beeyoakedin  Marriage ^ 
And  many  that  doe  marry,  marry  late^  when  the  Prime  and 
Strength  of  their  Teares  u  pafi.   4nd  yehen  they  doe  marry,  yobat 
u  Marriage  to  them,  hut  a  rvery  Bargainee  Wherin  ii  fought 
A'liance  ,  or  Pgrtion,  or  Reputation,  Tirithjome  defire(aImofl  in- 
different )  ofljfue-,  And  not  the  faithful!  NHptiaS  Vnion  of  Man 
and  Wife,  that  yoas  firfl  infiituted.    Nmh^  is  it  pofible,  that 
thofe  that  haue  cafl  away  [o  bajely,  jo  much  of  their.  Strength, 
jhould  greatly  efleeme  Children,  {being  of  the  fame  Matter,)  cu 
Chajie  Men  doe.    So  like  Si'ife  during  Marriage  is  the  Cafe  much 
amended,  cu  it  ought  to  bee  if  thofe  things  r»cre  tolerated oj^tely 
for  nece^itie;   No,,but  they  remaine  fiill  (U  a  'vsry  Affront  to 
Marriage.     The  ffaunting  of  thofe  dijfolute  places,  or  refortto 
Curti^ans,  are  noi  more  punifhed  in  Married  Men,  than  in  B4/- 
chellers.     And  the,  depraued  Cufiome  of  change,  and  the  Delight  in 
MeretricioM  Embracemsnts,  (ypherefinne  ii  turned  into  Art,) 
maketh  Marriage  a  dull  thing,  and  a  kinde  of  Impoj^tion,  or  Taxe. 
They  heareyou  defend thefe  things,  cu  done  to  auoyd  greater  EuiUs; 
As  Aduoutrtes ,  Deflmring  of  Virgins,  Vnnaturall  lufl,  and  the 
like.  But  they/ay,  this  is  a  prepofleroiu  Wifdome-,  And  they  call  it 
Lots  ofFcr,  T^ha  .  io  faue  his  Guefis  from  abuftng ,  Offered  bis 
Daughters :  Nay  theyfay  further.  That  there  is  lit  le  gained  in  this:, 
For  that  the  fame  Vices  and  Appetites,  doe  fiill  remaine  and  <f- 
bound;  Vnlawfull  Lufi  being  like  a  Furnace,  that  if  you  ffop 
the  Flames  altogether  ,  it  "^ill  quench  ;  But  if  you  giue  it 
any  ijent,  it  T»ill  rage,     As  for  Mafculine  Loue,  they  haue  no  L 
touch  of  it ;  And  yet  there  are  not,fofaithfulland  inuiolate  Friend- 
fbips ,  in  the  -^orld  againe,  at  are  there ,  And  to  ^eake  gene- 
rally, {cu  1  fay  d  before,)  1  haue  not  read  of  any- fucb  Qjaflity, 
in  any  People,  (U  theirs.  And  their  ri/juall faying  «>,ThaE  who* 
focucr  is  vnchailc  can  not  reucrcncc  himlcUe ;  And  theyfay ; 

That 


"•  '— C.i.JtlM.1 


S^(eJif  Atlantis, 


»7' 


rhac  rhc  rcuercnce  of  a  Mans  felfc,  15,  ncxc  Religion,  the 
chiefcit    Bridle  of  all  Vices.      And  when   hce    had  laid 
this,  ihe  good  /<?"»  pawfcd  a  licilc  ,•  Whereupon,  I  far  more 
wilhng  to  hcare  him  fpcakcon,  than  to  fpeakc  my  felfejyct 
thinking  it  decent,  that  vpon  his  pawfc of  Speech,  I  Ihould 
not  be  altogether  filent,  faid  onely  this  ,  That  I  ynould  fay  to 
him.Oithe  Widow  o/Sarcpta  [aid  to  Elias ;  that  hee-^cxu  come 
to  bring  to  Memory  our  Sirmes  ,•  Andthat  I  confejfetbe  Ri^htc- 
ou(nc&  o/Bcnfahm,  ypiU  greater  than  the  K\^Mco\i{t\ci[c of 
Europe,       At  which   fpecch   hce  bowed  his  Head,   and 
went  on    this  manner.     They haue alfo  manyypife  and  excel- 
lent L*wes   touching  Marriage.     They  alloT^  no  Polygamy. 
They  haus  ordiined  that  none  doe  intermarry  or  contrail  y<T;  mill  a 
Moneth  bee  pafl  from  their  firfl  Inter-yieyp  .    Marriage  Tf//^- 
out  conf^nt  of  Parents  they  doe  not  make  <voyd ,  but  they  mul^  it 
in  the  Inheritors  :    For  ^e  Children  of  fuch  Marriages,  are  not 
admitted  to  inherit,  ab(me  a  third  Pxtrt  of  their  Barents  Inheri- 
tance.   I  haue  read  in  a  Bookcofoneofyour  Men,  of 4  Feig- 
ned Common-wealrh,  fpbere  the  Married  couple  are  permit-, 
ted,  before  they  Contra^,  to  fee  one  another  N^ied.     Tbuthey 
diflike  :  For  they  thinke  it  a  Scome^  to  giue  aRefufaU  after  Jo 
\Fanuliar  Knowledge:  But  becauje  of  many  hidden  Defers  in  Men 
4nd  W omens  Bodies  ^  they  haue  a  more  CiuiQ  Way:  For  they  haue 
neareeuery  Towne,  aCoupleofPoQics,(yi>hich  they  call  Adam  and 
Eucs  Pooles,  )  ^sphere  it  u  permitted  to  one  of  the  friends  of  the 
Man  ^and  another  ofthe  friends  of  the  Woman,  to  fee  them  feueral- 
ly  bath  Naked. 

And  as  wee  were  thus  in  Conference,  there  came  one 
that  (censed  to  bcc  a  McflTcngcr,  in  a  rich  Hukc  ,  that  rp.ikc 
with  the  le-^  :  whereupon  hce  turned  to  nice,  and  laid ; 
You  -Hiill  pardon  mce.for  /  am  commanded  aymayin  hafle.  The 
next  Morning  hce  came -to  mecagaine,ioyfuli  as  it  fecmcd, 
and  faid  J  There  is  Tvord  come  to  the  Qouernour  of  the  City^ 
that  one  ofthe  Fa:hcrs  0/ Salomons  Houlc,  "^iU  bee  here  this 
day  Seuen-night  :  Wee  haue  feene  none  of  them  thu-  Do^en 
Teares.  Hu  Commning  u  in  State  i'But  the  caufe  of  hit  com- 
ming  isfecret.  I  Tipill  prouide  you,  and  your  FeUo^es,  of  a  good 
.  _. Standing^  ^ 


28. 


^c)V  Q^tlanlii. 


Standing  to  fee  bii  Entry,     I  thanked  him,  and  toid  him;  1 
-JDCU  mofi  glad  of  the  TSLcsoes      The  day  bciDg  come  hce  made 
his  Entry.    Hcc  was  a  Man  of  middle  Stature,  and  Age, 
comely  of  Per/on,  and  had  an  Afpc<a  as  if  hcepitiicd  Men. 
Hcc  was  cloathcd  m  a  Roabc  of  fine  blackc  Cloth,  with 
wide  Slccucs  ,   and  a   Cape.      His   vndcr   Garment  was 
of  excellent   white    Linnen,    downe   to  the   Foot,    girt 
wich   a  Girdle  of  the   famcj   And  a   Sindon  or  Tippcc 
of    the    fame  about  his  Ncckc.  Hcc    had  Gloucs,  rhat 
Wire  curious,  and  fct  with  Stone  j  And  Shoes  of  Peach- 
coiourcd  Vcluet.     His  Ncckc  was  bare  to  the  Shoulders. 
His  Hat  was  like  a  Helmet,  or  Spani/h  Montera-,  And  his 
Locks   curled  below  it  decently  ;  They  were  of  Colour 
brownc.     His  Beard  was  cut  round,  and  of  the  fame  co- 
lour wich  his  Hairc,  fomc  what  lighter.     Hce  was  carried  iuj 
a  rich  Chariot,   without  wheclcs,  •Littcr-wifc ,  With  two 
Horfcs  at  cither  end,  richly  trapped  in  blew  Veluct  Em- 
broydercd  i   and  two  Footcmen  on  each  fide  in  the  like  At- 
tire.    The  Chariot    was   all  of  Cedar,  gilt,  and  adorned 
with  Chrydall ;  Sauc  that  the  For-end  had  Pannclls  of  Sap- 
phires, fet  in  Borders  of  Gold  j     And  the  Hinder-end  the 
like  of  Emcrauds  of  the  Peru  Colour.  There  was  alfo  a  Sunnc 
of  Gold,  Radiant  vpouthc  Top,  inihcMidftj  And  on  the 
Top  before,  a  fraall  Cberub  of  Gold,  with  Wings  difplaycd. 
The  Chariot  was  couered  with  Cloth  of  Gold  tifliied  vp- 
j  on  blew.     Hcc  had  before  him  fifty  Attendants,  yong  Men 
I  all,  m  white  Satten  loolc  Coats  to  the  Mid  Legg.and  Stoc- 
i  kias  of  white  Silkj  And  Saocs  of  blew  Vcluet  ;  And  Hats  of 
I  blew  Vcluet ;    with  fine    Plumes  of  diucrle  Colours,  fct 
roufid  like  Har-bands.   >kxi  before  the  Chariot,  went  two 
Men ,  bare  headed ,  in    Linnen    Garments  downe  to  the 
Foot,  girt ,  and  Shoes  of  blew  Velucc ,     Who  carried  the 
one  a  Crofier,   the   other  a  Paftorall  StafFe  like  a  Sheepe- 
hookc  :  Neither   of  them  of  Mectall,  but  the  Crofier  of 
Bjlmc-wood,  the  Paftorall  StafFe  of  Cedar*    Horfc-Mcn 
hcc  had  none,  neither  before,  nor  behind  his  Chariot :  As 
it  fccmcth  CO  auoyd   all    Tumulc  and  Trouble.  Bchindc 

his( 


C^(eyp  Jtiantis. 


hjs  Chariot,  went  all  the  Officers  and  Principals  of  the  Com- 
panics  of  the  City.  Hecfatealoncj  vpoii  Cuftijons,  of  akmdc 
j  of  excellent  Plufli,  blew  j  And  vndcr  his  Foot  curieus  Car- 
!  pets  of  Silkc  of  diucrs  Colours,  like  the  Pcrfian ,  but  farrc 
;  finer.   Hccheld  vphis  Bare  Hand,  ashee  went,  as  blcilirig 
I  the  People,  but  m  Silence.    The  Street  was   wondcrfuliyl 
'  well  kcpc  ,•   So  chat  there  was  neuer  atiy  Army  had  their 
j  Men  Hand  in  better  Battcll-Array,  than  the  People  ftood.  The 
!  Windowcs  like  wile  were  not.  croudcd,  butcuery  oneftood  in 
j  (hem,  as  if  they  had  becneplaccd.  When  the  (liew  was  pall, 
j  the  lew  (aid  to  mee  ;  I /hall  not  bee  able  to  attend  you  tu  I  ypould, 
in  regard  of  fome  charge  the  City  hath  layd  'z>pon  mee^forthc^ 
Entertaining  of  thU  Great  Perfon.    Three   dayes   afttr   the 
lerv  came  to  nice  againe,  and  laid  ;  Tee  are  happy  Men\ 
For  the  Father  of  Salomons   Houfc   taketh   knowledge  of 
your  Being  here  ■,    and  commanded  mee  totcUjou^   that  bee. 
-Ofill  admit  ali  your  Company  to  hit  prefcnce  ,  and  baue  pri- 
ttate  Conference  sioith  one  ofjou ,  that  jce  JhaQ  choofe  :  And 
for  thii  hath  appointed  the  next  day  after   to  Morrovp.  And 
becaufe  hee  mcaneth  to  glue  you  hit  Blefiing ,  het  hath  appoin- 
ted it  in  the  Fore-Noone.  Wee  came  ac  our  Day,  and  Houre, 
and  I  was  chofcn  by  my  Fellowcs  for  the  pnuate  Acceflc. 
Wee  found  hmi  in  a  faire  Chamber,  richly  hanged,  and  car- 
petted    vnder  Foote,  without   any   Degrees  to  the  State, 
Hec  was  fee  vpon  a  Low  Throne  richly  adorned,  and  a 
rich   Cloth  of  State  oucr  his  Head,  of  Blew   Sattin   Em- 
broidered.  Hec  was  alone,    (aue  that  hee  had  two  Pa^'es 
of  Honour,  on  either  Hand  one,  finely  attired  in   White. 
Hii  Vnder  Garments  were  the  like  that  wee  (aw  him  wejre 
in  the  Chariot'  ;   But  in  (lead  of  his  Gowne,  hee  had  on 
iiim  a  Mantle  with  a  Cape,  of  the  fame  fine  Blacke,  faft-  j 
ned  about  him.  When  wee  came  in,  as  we  were  taught,  we  j 
bowed  Low  at  our  firfl:  Entrance  ;  And  when  wee  were  j 
come  necrc  his  Chairc  ,  hee  ftood  vp,    holding  forth  iiis  j 
Hand  vngloued,  and  in  Poffure  of  Blcfling  j  And  wceci^e- 
ry  one  of  vs  (looped  downr,  and  kifTed  the  Hcmtiie  of  his  i 
Tippet.  That  done,  the  rell  departed,  and  I  remained. 

e  Then  ! 


29 


30 


^J\(jl^  (lAtLmtis. 


Then  he  Warned  chc  Pages  forth  ofrhc  Roome,  and  cauicti 
mccto  (It  downc  bcfidc  him,  and  fpakc  to  mecthus  in  the 
Spanip  Tongue. 

GOD  blejje  thee,  my  Sonne -,  I  mil  giue\ 
thee  the  greatefi  leJ^ell  I  baue.  For  I  mU 
impart  vnto  thee,  for  the  Loue  of  God  and 
Men,  a  'Eolation  of  the  true  State  of  Salomons 
Houfe.  Sonne,  to  maf^  you  ^nojp  the  true  jiate 
of  Salomonsr  Houfe,  f  mil  l^eepe  this  order. 
Firjl  f  mil  fet  forth  ynto  jou  the  End  of  our 
Foundation.  Secondly,  the  Preparations  and 
Fnftruments  tvee  haue  for  our  Workcs.  T^hirdly, 
the  feueraU  Employments  and  Fun(ftions  nber^ 
to  our  Fellowes  are  afligned,  /md  fourthly  the 
Ordinances  and  Kntsyphichvpeeobferue, 


The  End  o/~  o«r  Foundation  ii  the  K^orpledge 
of  Csiu^cs,  and  Secret  Amotions  of^hings-^  and  the 
Enlarging  of  the  bounds  o/^  H  u  m  a n  e  E  m  p  i  rC;,  ^o  //?f 
SffeBing  of  all  Things  fof^tble. 

The  Preparations  and  Infti  ument>  are  thefe. 
JVehaue  large  and  deepe  Cau^s  of /euerali  T)eptbs: 
The  deepefi  are  [un^e  600^  Fat  home  :  zAnd  fome 
of  them  are  digged  and  made  ipnder  great  Hills 
and  Mountaines  :  So  that  if  you  reckon  together 
the  T>epth  of  the  Hill,  and  the  T>eptb  of  the 
Caue,   they  are  Q  fome  of  them)    aboue   three 

Miles 


! 


t^Iilcs  deepe.  for  nee  finde,  that  the  Depth 
0/  a  Hill,  and  the  T>cpih  of  a  Qj^xx^  from  the 
Flat,  is  the  Jame  Thing-,  'Both  remote  alik^^ 
from  the  Sunn  and  Heauens  'Beamer,  and  from 
the  open  ^yre,  Thcfe  Caues  yi^ee  call  the  Low- 
er Region.  Q>4nd  yieee  yje  them  for  ail  Coagu- 
lations, Indurations,  Reirigeracions,  and  Con^ 
feruacions,  of  Bodies.  fVee  vfe  them  Hkfnpife  for 
the  Imitation  of  Naturall  Mine^;2^;«^//jc  Pro- 
dpcing  alfooJN,cw  Artificiall  Mettalls,4>  Com- 
pofitions  and  Materialls  rphich  Ktee  yfe  and  lay 
there  for  many  yearef.  Wee  loje  them  alfo  fome- 
times ^  (tvhich  may  feeme  flrange')  for  Curing  oj 
(ome  Diieafcs,  and  for  Prolongation  of  Life,  tn 
fome  Hermits  that  choofe  toltue  there,  rueU  accom- 
modated of  ail  things  neceffariey  and  indeed  Hue  very 
long'.  By  Mphom  alfoveee  learnemanj  thing/, 

(Kff  ^^M^  Burialls  in  feuerall  Earths,  )3?/'^r^  xi^ee 
put  diners  Cements,  as  the  Chinefes,  doe  their 
Porc^lkne.  Bat  wee  haue  them  in  greater  Varietie, 
and  feme  of  them  more  fine.  We  alfo  haue  oreate  va- 
riety <?/  Comports,  ^WSoiles,  for  the  t9\4ak^ngof 
the  Harth  Fruit  full. 

Wee  haue  High  Towers;  The  Higheft  about 
halfe^  a  Aide  in  Height-^  dyjnd  feme  of  them-*  hke^ 
mfefet  ypon  ///^^Mountaines  .*  io  that  the  Van- 
tage^ 0/  the  HiU  mth  thd-^  Tower,  u  in  thehtgh- 
e/i  of  theni^  three  Miles  at  lea  ft,  <t4nd  thefe 
T laces  wee  call  the  Vpper  Region-  ^ccoun-^ 
ting  the  ^lAire  betKteene  the  High  Places,  and  the 

e  I  L  owe. 


V 


J\(^eVP  Qyitiantu, 


Lowe,  as  a  Middle  Region.  II' ec  vje  ihcjc^ 
Towers,  according  to  their  /euer^ll  Heights,  and 
Situations,  for  Infolation,  Rcirigeration ,  Con- 
feruation,  (t/Ind  for  the  V icw  of  dimrs  Meteors- 
^f  VVindes,  Raine,  Snow^  Hailej  o^nd  fome 
of  the  Fiery  Meteors  alfo,  Qydnd  y>pon  them,  in 
Jome  TUces,  are  Dmllings  oj  l\t\m\ts,  nphom 
»'d-»  yijit  fometimeSy  and  infiruU  "what  to  oh^ 
ferue. 

Wee  haue  great  Lakes  both  Salt,  and  Frefh, 
yphereof  TPee  haue  yfe  for  the  ¥\^,and  Fowle.  We 
Ipfe  them  alfo  for  Burialls  of  Jome  Naturall  Bo- 
dies :  For  n>ee  finde  a  difference  in  Things  buri- 
ed in  Earth, or  in  Aire  beioy^thc  ^2iXi\\'^and things 
buried  in  Water.  Wee  haue  aljo  Pooles,  ofxphicb 
fome  doe  flraine  Frefli  Water  cw;  c/^alt.  ^nd 
others  by  Art  doe  turne  Frefh  Warteri/j/o  Salt. 
Wee  haue  alfo  fome  Rocks  in  the  Midfi  of  the  Sea; 
And  fome  Bayes  "^fon  the  Shore  \or  jome  Works, 
Tpherin  u  required  the  Aire  and  Vapour  of  the 
Sea.  Wee  haue  hkpDtfe  Violent  Streames  and 
Cataracts,  '^hich  ferue  vs  for  many  Motion?..* 
And  likeMfe  Engines /or  Multiplying  ^wa?  En- 
forcing of  Windes,  to  fet  alfo  on  g'ing  dtuerje 
Motions. 

Wee  haue  alfo  a  Js(umbcr  0/ Artificial!  Wells, 
and  Fountaincs,  made  in  fmitation  of  the  Na- 
turall Sources  4W^BatheS;  z/Istincied  vponY\^ 
trioU,  Sulphur,  Steele,  BrafTe,  Lead,  N  itre,  and 
other  Mineralls :  ^nd  againe  in^ee  haue  little 
Well  ( 


^tiif  Atlantis. 


^% 


VVells  for  Infufions  0/  many  Things  xt>here  the 
VVarers  tak^  the  Vertue  qwcl^er  and  better,  than 
in  VelTells,  or  Bafi ns.  ^nd  among/i  them  XPee  haue 
a  Water,  which  nee  call  Water  of  Paradifc, 
heing,  bj  that  Tt>ee  doe  to  it,  made  very  Soueraime 
for  Health,  <jW  Prolongation  ofLik. 

Wee  haue  aljo  Great  and  ^aciom  Houfes,  'Vphere 
Vfee  imitate  and  demonjlrate  Meteors-  e^x  Snow, 
Haile,  Raine,/(?/we  Artificiall  Raines  o/Bodics, 
and  not  of  Water,  1  hunders.  Lightnings-  d/^^/o 
Generations  0/  Bodies  i«  Aire-  zJs  Frogs,  Fhcs, 
and  diuerfe  Others. 

IVe  haue  alfo  cer^^/w^  Chambers ,  ivhichrvecali 
Chambers  0/ Hca.[th,n'here  Hfee  cjualifie  the  hixtas 
Ji^ee  thin/^  good  and  proper  for  the  Cure  ofdiuerje 
Difeafes,  and  Preferuation  o/Rcalth. 

Wee  haue  alfo  faire  and  large  Baths,  offeuerall 
Mixtures,/or  the  Cure  ofDik3.[cs,andthe  Refto- 
ring  of  Mans  Body  from  Arefadlion:  Jnd  Others 
for  the  Confirming  ^//>  z^;  Strength  o/Sinnewcs, 
Vitall Parts,  and  tbevcry  luyce^Wiubftancco/' 
the  Body. 

]Vee  haue  aljo  large  and  yarioiu  Orchards,  and 
G3ivdcns-lVherin  .'tife  doe  not  Jo  much  rcjpecl  "Beauty, 
as  Variety  of  (ground  and  Soile ,  profer  for  diuerfe 
Trees,  *i«^  Herbs  ;  <t4nd fome  yery  fj>acious,yt>here 
Trees,  ^«<3/ Berries  arefet,'n>hereoflipeemal^  diuerfe 
K^mdes  o/^Drinkes,  befides  the^  V^ine-yards.  fn 
thefe  n^ee  praHife  Itl^ife  all  Qonclufions  of  Graf- 
ting, 4m^  Inoculating.,  /r/ »^^  0/ Wilde-Trees, 
__  e;  as 


?<f 


^en>  d/icUntu, 


I 


V 


US  Fruic-  i  rees,  Ti^hich  froducetb  many  Bfiecls..  And  \ 
rue c  make  (^by  zArt)  in  the  fame  Orchards,  and 
Gardens,  Trees  and  Flowers,  to  come  earlier^  or 
later  than  their  Seafons ;  z4nd  to  come  yp  and 
beare  more  jj>eeciilj  than  by  their  Natural!  Courfe 
tbej  doe.  tVee  make  them  aijo  bj  An  greater  much 
[than  iheir  Nature.  (lAnd  their  ¥  run  greater^  and 
fu^eeter,  and  of  differing  Tafte,  Smell,  Colour, 
and  Fisnrc,  from  thetr  Nature,  ^nd  many  of 
them  ii^ee  fo  Order  M  they  become  o/Medicinall 
Vfe. 

Wee  haue  alfo  Meanes  to  make  diuerfe  Plant 
rife  by  Mixtures  ^Earthes  mthout  Seeds;  And 
likcnufe  to  make  diuerfe  J\(e'n>  Plants,  differing 
from  the  Vulgar-^  andtomak^sne  Tree  or  Plant 
turne  tnto  another. 

Wee  haue  alJoF  ^vkcs, and  Enc\o[ures  of  all  Sorts 
of  Beads,  and  Birds-  T»bich  'Vpee  yfe  not  one ly for 
Vieia>  or  l^rencfpy  bat  likemfe^  for  Diffecftions, 
and  Triall  ;  'That  therbyrpee  may  take  lights  what 
may  bee  'Urought  vpon  the  Body  ^Man.  Wher^ 
in  vpeefinde  many  grange  EjfeUs]^  ^s  Continu- 
ing Life  in  them,  though  diners  Parts,  which  you 
account  Vital!,  bee  penjhcd,  and  taken  forth-^  Re^ 
fuf  itating  of  fome  that  feeme  Dead  in  Appea- 
rance ;  And  the  like.  Wee  try  alfo  ^//Poyfons, 
and  other  M  edicines  ypon  them,  as  'nell  of  C  hy- 
rurgery,  as  Phificke.  '^y  Arc  likewife,  wee  make 
them  Greater,  or  TaWtr,  than  their  Kinde  is-^And 
contrary>-m/eDwSLr[e  them  and  fiay  their  Growth  : 
t,  fFee{ 


JA^f  }J'  Atlantis. 


Wee  ma^e  them  more  Fruitful!,  arJ  Bearing  than 
their  Kxndt  h ',  a.'frjd contrary-mfe  Baren  and  not 
Generatiue.  <iy^lfo  wee  mal^e  them  dtjfer  in  Colour, 
Shape,  Adlmicy,  manyvea^es.  Wee  fnde  Meanes 
to  make  Commixtures  and  Copulations  of  diuerje 
Kindes-  Ti>htch  haue  produced  manj  New  Kindes, 
and  them  not  Barren,  as  the  general!  Opinion  is. 
iVte  make  a  J\(umber  of  Kindes,  of  Serpents, 
Wormes,  Flies,  Fillies,  0/  Putrefaction;  nhereof 
fame  are  aduanced  (^ineffS^  to  be  Perfedt  Crea- 
tures, like  Beads,  or  Bu'd^;  And  haue  Sexes,  and 
doe  Pvo^ag^tc.  J\(ettherdoe  r^ee  ihu  by  Chance, 
bm  wee  I^ow  before  hand,  of  ivhat  Matter  and 
Conmiixture,  what  Kinde  of  thofe  Creatures, 
mil  ari/e. 

Wee  haue  alfo  Particdar  Pooles,  ^y>here  weetnah' 
Trialls  -vpon  V\^\^s,  aswee  hane  faid  before  of  B^Si^s^ 
and  Bjrds. 

Wee  haue  alfo  Places  for  Breed  and  Generati- 
on of  ^/?o/^Kmdeso/' Wormes,  and  Flk^^,  which 
are  of  Speciall  Vle^  Such  oi  arewith  you  your  Silk- 
wormes,  and  Bees. 

f  will  tiot  holdjou  long  with  recounting  of  our 
Brew-howfes,  Bake^houfes,  and  Kitchins, 
where  are  made  diuerfe  Drinks,Brcads,WMeates, 
%are  and  of  Ipeciall  EfeBs.  Wines  wee  haue  oj 
Grapes?  And  Drinkes  of  other  luyce,  of  Fruits, 
of  Graines,  and  of  Rootes-  And  of  Mixtures 
with  Honey,  Sugar,  Manna,  d/;^ Fruits  dryed, 
and  decoded ;  Alfo  of  the  Teares  or  Vv^oun- 
dings 


^6 


SsQ^yy  Atlantis* 


dings o/^Trees  5    JndofthcFulpo/C^nt^.yfndl 

tbeJeDrink<^s  are  of  Seuerall  hgQSy  Jome^  to  the^j 

Agcor  Lajl  of  forty  jeares.    IVee  haue  Drinkes 

alfo   bremdvpttb  SeueraUVitrhs,  and Koois,  and 

Spices;  7ea,mthfeueralJ Fk(hcs,  andWhitc^ 

M  eats    •    Whereof  fome  of  the  Drinkes   are  fuch 

as  they  are  inejfeU   Meat  and  Drinkc  both  :   So 

that  T>mers,   efpecialljin   Age ,    doe  defire  to  Hue 

mth  them ,    npith  little  or  no  Meat,  or  Bread,  ^nd 

aboueaU'mee  flriue  to  haue  Dnnkes  of  Extreame 

Thin  Parts ;    Toin/tnuate  into  the  Body ,  and  jet 

mthoHt  all  Biting ,  Sharpncffe^  or  Fretting  .  fnfo^ 

much  as  fome^j  of  them ,  fut  vpon  the  Backe  of  your 

Hand,    »>///,    'mthalittleJlay,paffethoron>to  the^ 

Palme,    and  yettajle  Milde  to  ^/>e  Mouth.  Wee 

haue alJoW attvs ^   n>hichmfee  ripen m  thatfafJmnj 

as  they    become  N  oun filing    •    So  that  they  are  in- 

deed  excellent  Drinke    •    (i4nd   many  mil  vfe  no 

other.  Breads  ti^ee  haue  of  Seuerall  Graine?,  Roots, 

and  Kernels   •    Yea  and  Jome  of  Flefii  ,    and 

IFifh,    Dried  5    With   diners   k^ndes   0/ Leaue- 

nings,    >^«^  Seafonings    ;    So  that  fome  doe  ex- 

treamely  /mo«^  Appetittes  ;    Some  doe  ^J\(ourifJo  fo, 

as  T>mers  doe    Hue  of  them ,    whout  any    other 

Meat    ;    Who  Hue  very  long  .     So  for  Meat-, 

xaee  baue  Jome  of  them  fo    beaten  ,    and  made 

tender,  and  moniRti, yet  mthom all  Corrupting, 

^4  VVeake  Heato/^  r^^^  Stomacke    mH  turnei 

them  into    good  Chylus    ;    Jt  n>ell  as  a  Strong  j 

Heat>o«/^  lAt2ii  otberypife  prepared.  Wee  haue  \ 

fome 


^?^eyif  (Atlantis. 


Vf 


/cw;?  Meats  di^,  ^»(i Breads,  and  Drinks,  y^hich\ 
ta{en  by  zS^^en ,  enable  them  to  Fall  long  after  • 
^nd  fome  other,  that  ipfed  mak^  the  yery  Fielli  of 
Mens  Bodies,  lenjibljy  more  Hard  ^^/^ Tough- 
I  ^And  their  Strength  farre  greater^  than  othcrivi/e  it  \ 
!  muld  be. 

Wee  haue  Difpenfatories,  or  Shops  r/ Medi- 
cines. Wherein  jou  may  eajily  thinf^e,  tf  i»ee  haue 
fiicb  Variety  of  Plants,  and  Liurn^  Creatures, 
more  than  jou  haue  in  Europe,  (  for  mee  ^m  Kfhat 
yotibaue^)  the  Sm^\ts,  Drugges,  and  Ingredi- 
ents e/  Medicines,  mujl  lil^emje  be  in  fo  much  the 
greater  Varietie.  Wee  haue  them  likem/e  of  di^ 
uers  Ages,,  and  long  Fermentations,  oylnd  for 
r/'aV  Preparations,  vpee  haue  not  oneljaU  Manner 
of  Sxqutfite  Diftillations,  and  Separations,  and 
e/pecially  by  Gentle  Heats,  and  Percolations 
through  diucr/e  Strainers,  jea  and  Subftancesj 
^ut  alfo  exacl  Formes  of  Compofition  ,  n'herbj^,, 
thej  incorporate  almofl  as  they  rt>ere  Naturall! 
Simples.  1 

Wee  haue  alfo  di${crs  }^iechzmc3\\  Arts,  m^hich 
you  haue  not ;  (t4nd  Stuffes  made  by  them  j  As 
Papers,  Linnen,  Silkes,  TilTucs;  (/i^/woVVorkes 
ol  Feathers  of  n^onder/uU  Lufire  •  excellent  Dies, 
and  many  others :  <tAnd  Shops  It^mfe  as  ihH  \ 
for  fuch  as  are  not  brought  into  Vulgar  vfe  amongfl  \ 
vf,  as  for  tbofe  that  are.  For  you  mujl  Iqiovp,  thatl 
ef*  the  Things  before  recited ,  many  of  them  are\ 
groyvne  mto  vfe  throughout  the  FQngdome  >,  "But : 
^ f J^ 


;8 


3\(ew  (^tlantii. 


yet,  if  they  did  floMf  from  our  Inuention,  neehaue  of 
them  aljo/or  Pattcrnes,  ^^Principalis.' 

IVee  bane  aljo  Fournaccs  of  great   Diucrfi- 
ties,  and  that  keepe  great  Diuerfitie  of  Heats; 
Fierce  and  Quicke  ;    Strong  and  Conftant- 
Soft  and  Mildc-  Blowne,  Quiet,  Drie,  Moift; 
^nd  the  lil^e,    'But  aboue  all  nipee  baue  Heats  ,   in 
[mitation  of  the  Sunnes  and  Heauenly  Bodies 
Heats  ,  ifiS^^  faffe  diuer/e  IncquAiti^s,  and (^as  it 
ypere)  Orbs ,  Progrefles ,  4Wfl  Returnes,  V^herhy 
Tpec  produce  admirable  ejfeUs*      ^efides  y^ee  haue 
Heateso/^ Dungs ;  and  0/ Bellies  and  Maw£s  of 
Liuing  Creatures  and  of  their  Bloods,  and  Bo- 
dies;  and  of  Hayes  and  Herbs  layd  "Mp  moyfi-^  of 
Lime  ynquenched ;  and  fuch  like ,    1  n ftr u ni e n ts 
aljo  yphich  generate  Heate  onely  by  Motion,    (i^nd 
further  y  Places /or  iJ^ro/j^  infolations.    z^nd  a- 
gainCy  Places  l;W(?r  r/?e  Earth ,  '^hichby  Nature, 
or  Art,  jeeld  Heate.    ^^hefe  diu.rs   Heats    npee 
vfe,  <tAs  the  Nature  of  the  Operation ,  yrhich  n>ee 
intend, requireth, 

V  Wee  baue  alfo  Pcrfpecfliue-houfes ,  n^ere  Tmee 
ma^e  Demonllrations  (?/^ZfLighrs,^w^ Radiati- 
ons; (^nd  of  all  Colours  :  Jnd  out  of  J  hmgs 
vneoloured  4w</*rranfparent ,  v^ee  can  reprejem 
"^fnto  JOH  all  feuerall  Colours '^  3\(ot  in  Raine- 
bowes,  (^a^it  is  /wGemmes,  WPrifmes,  )  but  of 
themfelues  Single,  JVee  reprefent  alfo  all  Multi- 
plications o/^Light,  Tifhich  vpee  carry  to  great  Di^ 
(lance:  and  ma^  Jo  Sharpc,    as  to  dijcerne  fmall 

Points 


,?\(yiii>  ^dantu. 


19 


j  Ponies  .<a«^  Lines.      ftAlfo  «// Colourations  of 
j  Light.  2^i/  Delufions  W  Deceits  of  the  Sight,  m 
j  Figures,  Magnitudes,  Motions, Colours;  <L^tl 
Demonrtrations  of  Shadowcf^.    Wee  finde   aifo] 
diTtcrje  Mtanesjetvnktiolfi'netojoti^of  Producing  1 
df  Light  >   ortginaJlyy  JromtHuerfe  Bodies.    fVee 
procure  tTieaHer  of  Seing  Obie<5ts  a-farr  off.    c/^j  m 
the  Heauen,  4»^ Remote  Places;  aAnd revrcjent 
T\m\p  Neare  ^j  A-farr  off;(L//«^  Lhiiigs  A-farr 
o^as  Nearej  ^5\^aking  Fagincd  Diftances.  Wte 
haaealjo  Helps  for  the  Sight,  fan  alpoue  ^Spcdtacles 
/md  Glaffes  in  vje.     Wee  haue   Aifo  Glaffes  and 
Meanes,/o/f^  Small  <»/7^  Minute    Bodies,  ^<?r> 
fe'dlj  and  diflinUly  •    <iAsthe  Shapes  and  Colours 
<?/Small  Flies  <;?«</ VVormcSjGraincs  ^WFIaweSj 
in  Ge  mines  vifhich  cannot  otimvpije  be  feene,  Obler- 
uations  in  Vrine  and  Bloud  not  other mfe  to  befeen. 
Wee  mal{e  ArttficiallRame-Bowes,  Halo's,  W 
CwcXcs,  about  Light.    Wee  refrefentaifo  aQman 
wero/ Reflexions,  Refra(5lions,4«i/  Multiplicati^ 
onso/VifuallBeameso/ObieiJls.        '-ju- 

Wee  kiue  alfo  Pretious  Stones  of  aliunde  f ,  ma^ 
ny  of  them  of  ^r cat  beauty  and  to  you  yn/^noTi^ne  : 
C  h  y  ilalls  lik^^vifc;  e^/;^'Glaffes  oj  diuerfc  fancies - 
And  amongfl  them fome  of  Mettals  Vitriticated,4«^ 
other  Matenalls,  Oefides  thoje  of  it'hichjou  maJ^ 
QIaffc.  (^l/o  a  Clumber  of  Foffiles,  4w^  Iniper- 
fe<5t  \4ineralls,  yphich  jott  haue  Hdt,  Lifymfe 
Loadftoivs  of  'Prodigious  Venue :  ^nd other  rare 

\  Stones,both  Naturall  and  Artificiall. 

!  .  '  f  I  Wee 


4.0 


J%ei^  d/ftiantis. 


|! 


IVee haue alfo  Sound-houfes,  \\ber wee  praUife \ 
and  demon/irate  ali  Soundsy  and  tbeir  Generation:  j 
H'^ee  haue  Harmonies  '»hich ycu  haue  not,  of  Quar- 
ter-Sounds, and  ieffer  Slides r/  Sounds.  Diuerje 
Inftruments  of  Alufickc  lil^mfe  toyouynk^oiopne, 
fome  Tweeter  than  any  jou  haue-^  T'ogetbermtb 
Bells  and  Rings  that  are  dainty  and  JMet,    iVee 
reprejent  Small  Sounds  as  Great <!iWDeepe;  Lil^^ 
mfe  Great    Sounds,  Extenuate  and  Sharpc;  IVee 
mal^e  diuerfe   Tremblings  and   VV^arblings  of 
Sounds,  »/6if^  j«fA«>  Original!  «jyf  Entire.  Wee 
refrefent  and  imitate  all  Articulate  Sounds  and 
Letters,  and  the  V^oicts  a  nd  Notes  <9/Beafts^«<^| 
Buds.    Wee  haue  cert aine  Helps,  rphich  Jet  to  the\ 
Esirt  doe  further  the  Hearing  ^really.    .H^'ce  hauel 
alfo  diuer/e  Strange  W  Artificial!  Echo\s,  Re- 
fle(5ting  the  Voice  many  times ,  and  as  it  were  ToT- 
fing  it :  And  [ome  that  giue  hac(  the  Voice  Low- 
der  than  it  cam^^y  fome  Shriller,   and  fome  Dee- 
per;    Yea  fome  rendering  the  Voice,  Diffcrwigm 
the  Letters  or  Articulate  Sound,  from  that  they 
receiue.      Wee  haue  alfo  meanes  to  conuey  Sounds 
in  Trunkes  «?»^ Pipes,    in firange l^incs  andDi- 
ftances. 

IVeehaue  alf9VtTi\Jin\zA\o\x{ts^'^Mh€remth  iii>ee\ 
iqyne  alfo  Pradlifes  of  Tafte.  IVee  Aluluplyi 
SmcWsy  lophicb  may/eeme  flrange.  IVee  Imitate 
Smells,  making  all  Smells  to  breath  cut  of  other ; 
Mixtures  than  tb§fe  that  giue  them ,  Wee  mal^e ' 
diuerfe  Imitations  ofToi^elif^m/e,  Jo  that  they, 


!h(jrt)  oyltlantis. 


¥ 


mil ciccejue  any  Alans  Tafte.  ^ndin  this  Houfe 
nrecontaine  al/oO'  Confiture-Houfe-  fphere  ivee 
mal^  all  Sweet  Meate$,  Dry  ari(^  Moill;  ^Jnd 
\dmrjepleajant  Wines,  Milks,  Broaths, ^WSal- 
Iets,y^rr  in  greater  variety,  than  you  baue. 

Wee  bans  alfo  Enginc<'Houfes,  yi^here  are  pre^ 
pared  Engines  and  Inftruments  /or  all  ^orts  of 
Motions .  There yuee  imitate  and praUife  to  rnaf^e 
Swifter  AlotionSy  than  any  you  haue,  either 
out  of  jour  Muskctts,  or  any  Engine  that  you 
haue  :  (L.'^nd  to  Make  thenuj,  and  Multiply 
thtni-,  more  Eafily,  and  \pttb  Small  Force,  hy 
VVheeles,  ami  other  Meanes  ;  oAud  to  mal^ 
^/'^/jiStronger,  ^«^  iworf  Violent,  than  yours  are\ 
kxceeding  your  greatejl  Cannons  <?w^  Bafilisks. 
IVee  reprefent  aijo  Ordnance  and  Inftruments 
^/  Vv  arr,  and  Engines  of  all  Kinder  :  And 
lil{eyiife  ,J\(j:yp  Mixtures  and  Compofuions  of 
Gun-Powder,  Wilde-Fires  burning  in  Water, 
and  Vnquenchable.  oy^l/o  Firc-workes  of  ali 
Variety  both  for  Pleafure,  and  Vie.  Wee  imt- 
tate  alfo  Flights  of  Birds.  Wee  hauefome  De- 
greesc^/ Flying  in  the  Ay  re  .  Wee  haue  Miipps 
and  Boutes  for  Goijag  vnacr  V^^ater,  and  Broo- 
king o/Seas,  ^//o^iwimming^Girdles  4«rt' Sup- 
porters, ll^cehaue  dtuers  curious  Clocks  j  zAnd 
other  Itke  Motions  o/^Returnc*  o^nd  fomeFcr-<\ 
petuall  Motion?.  PP'ee  imitate  alfo  Motions  of\ 
Lining  Creatures,  by  Images  of  Men,  Bcafts, j 
Birds,  Fillies,  4W  Serpents,  We^  haue  alfo  a\ 


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^reat;  J\(u,mber  of  other  ^anom  Motions, //range  \ 
for  Equality,  FincnelTe,WSubtiky.  j 

Wehauealfo  a  Mathernacicall-Houfe,  \d)ereare 
reprejented  aU  Inftnimencs,  as  T^ello/Gtomttryy 
as  Aftronomy,  exquifrely  made. 

Wee  haue  alfo  Houfcs  oj  Deceits  of  the  Sen- 
fes;  Vfhere  wee  reprefent  all  manner  o/F cats  (^/i^g- 
ling,  Falfe  Apparitions,  Impoftures,  and  l\iuf\- 
ons.  ^nd  their  Fallaces.  e^W  /urelj  you  mil 
ea/ilyheleeue,  that  me,  that  haue  Jo  many  Things 
truly  Naturall,  Tphich  induce  Admiration,  could 
in  a  World  of  Particulars  tye-caW  the  Senfes,  // 
Ji>ee  vpould  dtfguife  thofe  Things,  and  labour  to  mal^e 
themjeeme  more  Miraculous.  "But  wee  doe  hate  all 
Impoftures  ,  4 W  Lies  :  fnjomuch  as  we  haue  fe^ 
uerely  forbidden  it  to  all  our  F cWowcs,  ^nder  paine 
of  Ignominy  and  Fines,  that  they  doe  not  (Ikw  any 
Naturall  vvorke  or'Thingy  AdornedorSivqlling; 
butonely  Pure  as  it  is,  and  without  all  Affectation 
of  StrangenefTe. 

Thefeare  (^my  Sonne")  the '^ches  of  Salomons 
Houfe. 


For  the  feuerall  Employments  and  Offices 
of  our  Fellowes ;  fVee  haue  Tiwelue  that  SayU 
into  Forraine  Countreys  vnder  the  Names  of 
other  Nations,  (  for  our  owne  wee  conccale ;  ) 
Who  bring- ys  the  Bookes,  and  Abftrads,  and 
Pattcrnes   of  Experiments  of  all  other  Parts. 

rhefe 


JA(>)J'  ^4tlantis, 


4? 


The feTt>ee call  Merchants  o/Liglir. 

Wee  ham  Three  that  Colled:  the  Experi- 
ments i^htch  are m  all  Booke \  Theje  n>ee  call  Dc> 
predators. 

iVee  haue  Three  that  Collet  the  Experi- 
ments of  all  Mechanical!  Arts  ;  tAnd  alfo  of 
Liberall  Sciences  •  zyind  alfo  of  Pradifes  vnhich 
are  not  Brought  into  Art«.  '^Ihefe^eecalilAy^ 
ftery-men. 

Wee  haue  Three  that  try  New  Experiments 
fiich  as  themfeiues  thinl{€ ^ood,  Theje  Tpee  call  Pi- 
oners  or  Miners. 

Wee  haue  Three  that  Draw  the  Experiment 
of  the  Former  Foure  into  i  itles,  and  Tables,  to 
gme  the  better  light  for  the  arawing  of  Obferua- 
tions  and  Axiomes  out  of  them.    The/e  rfee  call 
Compilers. 

Wee  haue  Three  that  tend  themfeluei^  Looking 
into  the  Experiments  of  their  Fellowes-,  andcajla- 
\bout  hon^  to  draw  out  of  them  Things  of  V(c,and 
Practife /or  Adans  Hfe,  and  Knowledge,  as  tvell 
for  VVorkes  as  Jor  Plaine  Dcmonftration  of 
Caufes,  Meanes  of  Naturall  Dminations,  and 
the  eafie  and  cleare  Difcouery  of  the  Vcrtues 
^W Parts  of  Bodies*  TheJeVDce  call  Dowry-men 
or  Benefactors. 

Then  after  diver/e  Meetings 4«^Confults  of 
our  nhole  Number,/o  conftder  of  the  former  ha^ 
hours  and  Colkctions^ypee  haue  Three  thattaf^ 
care,  out  of  them^to  Dired  New  Expcriments,o/^rf 

Higher] 


44 


*7\(el'i>  Qyltlanlii. 


Higher  Light,  more  Penetrating  into  Nature  than 

/fo  Former.  T^he/e  Vi^ee call  Lamps. 
iVee  haue  'Three  others  that  doe  Execute  the 

Experimentsyb  DiYe6ttd,and  Report  them.  The/e 

Vpee  call  Inoculators, 

LaJIly,  ia>ee  haue  Three  that  raife  the  former  Dif- 
,  coueries  hy  Experiments,  into  Gerater  Obferua- 

tioas  Axiomes,  and  Aphonfmes.    The/e yuee  call 

Interpreters  0/ Nature. 

Wee  haue  alfo,  as  jou  mufl  thin{e,  Nouices  and 
z^pprenticesS,  that  the  Succefiion  of  the  former  Em^ 
ployed  ifMen  doe  notfaile^  ^ejides  a  great  S^um- 
her  d?/$eruants  ^W  Attendants,  Men  and  VVo-l 
men.  ^ndthtsvpee  doealfo:  IVee  h  aue  Con^xj^tgiA 
tions,  ipphich  of  the  Inuenrions  and  Experiences, 
n>hichvfee  haue  difcouered^ /hall  beeTuhlilheci,  and 
yfhich  not  :  (t^nd  tal^e  all  an  O^th  of  Sccvcck^  for 
the  Concealing  of  thofe  "i^hich  Tuee  thinly  fit  to  l^epe 
Secret  :  Though  [ome  of  ihofe  ippee  doereuealc  fome- 
times  to  the  State^  andjomenot* 


For  our  Ordinances  and  Rites  :  Wee  hauf 
two  yerj  Long,  and  Faire  Galleries  .*  fn  one  of 
thefe  rpee  place  Patterns  and  Samples  of  at 
manner  of  the  more  Rare  ^«^  Excellent  Inuen-, 
tions  :  fn  the  other  m>ee  place  the  Statua's  of  aB 
Principall  Inuentours.  There  ivee  haue  the  Sta-- 
tua   of  jour  Columbus,  that   difcouered  the^^ 

Weft 


.TV^cJJ'  (^t/antii. 


45 


VVeitindies  ;  ^Ijothe  Inuentour  of  Shipps: 
"^our  Monke  that  in^as  the  Inuentour  oj  Oi  dnance, 
afid  0/ Gunpowder  :  The  Inuentour  0/  Mu- 
ficke  T  T/»i^  Inuentour  o/Letrers  :  T^be  Inuen- 
touro/Pnncing  ;  Ti&^ Inuentour  o/^Obferua- 
tions  of  Allronomy :  The  Inuentour  of  \Vorks 
in  Mettall  ;  ^/ he  Inuentour o/GlafTc  :  ne  In- 
uentour of^ilkc  of  the  VVorme  .•  The  Inuen- 
tour o/^VVine:  The  Inuentour  of  Come  and 
Bread  :  Ihc  Inuentour  of  Sugars  :  ^nd  all 
thefe,  by  more  ccrtaine  Tradition ,  than  jou  haue. 
Then  haue  me  diuerfelnu^mouTs  o/owrOsvnc, 
of  Excellent  Works.  JVhich Jince  jou  haue  not 
/eenc^  it  vpere  too  long  to  mal^  Defcriptions  of 
them  ;  Q^^nd  be  fides,  in  tbe^  right  Vnderftanding 
of  ibofe  Defcriptions  you  might  eafilj  erre.  For 
ypon  euerj  Inuention  of  Falerp,  x^eeereBa  Sta- 
tua  to  the  Inuentour,  and  giue  him  a  Liherall  and 
Honourable  Reward.  Tl:>efe  Statua's  are,  fome 
^f  BralTe  ;  fome  §f  Marble  and  Toucbltone; 
fome  of  Cedar  and  other  ffeciall  VV^oods  gilt 
and  adorned;  fome  of  Iron;  fome  of  Siluer;  fome  of 
Gold. 

VVehme  certainc  Hymncs  and  Seruices,  la^hich 
veee  fay  dajly^  of  Laud  and  Tliankes  to  God  for 
his  ^tSMarueilom  Works ;  oJnd  Formes  of  Pray- 
ers, imploring  hts  Aide  WBlefsing/or /,6f  Illu- 
mination of  our  Laboursj  aiid  the  turningofthem 
into  Goodd«JHoly  Vfes. 

Lafilj,  wee  haue  Clrcu  its  or  Vifits,      0/  diuerje 

Principall 


^6 


^^iii>  <^tiantu. 


I 


'  Principall  Citties  of  the  Kingdoaie ;  yrhere  m  h  \ 
commtth  tofoffey  yt>ee  doe publifh  Juch  Ih(eyp?xQ^^ 
tablelnuentions,  41/  i»ee  think^  good,  ^ndvpee 
ddt  alfo  didart  Natur^Il  Diuinations  of  Difea- 
fes.  Plagues,  Svvarmes  o/HurtFull  Creatures, 
ScafCety,  Tempefts,  Earthquakes,  Great  Inun* 
datiotis ,  Cometts,  Temperature  of  the  Yearc, 
and  diner  ft  other  Thingi-^  Md  7i>ee  giue  Coun- 
fell  thereupon,  Vfhat  the'?to^\t  fhali doe,  ^or  the 
PreUtntion  and  Remedy  ofihem^ 


:\^^ 


And  when  Hcc  had  /a^yd  this ,  Hcc  Hood  vp :  And  I,  as 
I  had  bccnc  taught ,  kneeled  dowrtc;  and  Hcc  layd  his  Right 
Hand  vpon  my  Hcadj^ndfeyd,-  GOD  blejj'e  thee^mySanns^ 
And  GOD  hlefft  %bu  ^kthn,  which  I  haue  made.  I  giue  thee 
leaue  to  Publijh  it^  for  the  Oood  of  other  Nations  ^  For  "^ee  here  4r* 
in  GODiS  Bofdmej  a  Land  'vnknoycme.  And  fo  hcc  left  mcc  j 
Hauingafsigncda  valcw  df  about  two  Thoufand  Duckets, 
for  a  Bounty  to  mcc  and  sriy  FelloWcs,  For  they  giucgrcac 
L&rge^s,  vrhcf  c  :hcy  coolt,  vpon  all  occaiions . 


tHy,\.'\ 


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The  reft  Ttpoj  not  Perfected, 


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+? 


MAGNALIA  NATVRAE 

P  R  yE  C  I  P  V  E     Q^V  O  A  D 
FSVS  HVMA^MOS. 

".Z;^^":^^;^//^  Prolongation  c/Lifc. 

TheKt^imuon  of  Youth  in  [omc^ 
Degree. 
-„  ..^^';^T7?f  Retardation  o/"Aae. 
i  "I  be  L^urnig    0/   untgiks  coumed 

I    Incurable. 
77;^  Mitigations?/ Paine. 
^P^ore  Eafie  andleffe  Loathfomc  Purgings. 
T/'tf  Encreafingo/Strength  and  A<^m\tY. 
The  Encreafing  of  Ability  tofujfer  Torture    or 

Paine. 
TZ'^  Altering  of  Complexions  ;    WFatnclTe, 

4«£/Leanneire. 
Tl^i*  A  Icen ng  o/Satiires. 
I  T/7f?i\ltering  o/Fetatures. 
The  Encreafing  and  Exalting o/r^^  InteileAuall 

Parts. 
Verfions  o/^  Bodies /«/Oi?/^<?r  Bodies. 
Makingo/ New  Species. 
Tranfpianting  of  one  Species  into  another, 
1  nftruments  of  Deftrud:ion ,  m  (?/ Warre  and 
Poyfon.  Ex- 


44-' 


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J^VP  ^tiant'u.  [j[/ijfjtfa;ihf 


Exhilaration  of  the  Spirits,  ^w^  Putting  them  in 

^f^o^Difpofition. 
Force  tf///>^  Imagination,  either  vf  on  another  Bo- 

dy,  or  ypon  the  Body  itfelfe. 
Acceleration  ofTimtin  Maturations. 
Acceleration  ofTmt  in  Clarifications. 
Acceleration  o/' Putrefaction. 
Acceleration  oj^  Dccodtion. 
Acceleration (jy  Germination. 
Making  Rich  Compoftsyor  the  Earth. 
\m^rtk\ov\sof  the  Aire,4«</Raifing  o/Tcmpefts. 
Great  Alteration  ;  zAsin  Induration,  EmoUiti' 

on,  6cc. 
'TmningCvu^t  and  VVatry  Subftances,/«r(?  Oyly 

WVndiousSubftances.  | 

J)ramng  of  New  Foods  o«r^Subftances«o^«p»^ 

iwVfe. 
Maf^n^  New  Threds  for  Apparell  ;  And  New 

Ruffes,  Such  as  are  Paper,  Glaffcj&c. 
Naturall  Diuinations* 
Deceptions  p//^tfScnfes. 
(jteater  Pleasures  of  the  Senfes.  • 

<t/fr///cwi/ Minerals  4«rfCements. 

FINIS. 


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