Bacon, Francis, Sylva sylvarum : or, a natural history in ten centuries

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            is in Peſtilences, for that the malignity of the infecting vapor, d
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            aunteth the
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            principal Spirits, and maketh them flie, and leave their Regiment; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3329" xml:space="preserve">and
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            then the Humors, Fleſh, and Secondary Spirits, do diſſolve and break, as in
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            an Anarchy.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s3331" xml:space="preserve">The ſixth is, VVhen a Forreign Spirit, ſtronger and more eager than
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-01" xlink:href="note-0108-01a" xml:space="preserve">334.</note>
            the Spirit of the Body, entreth the Body, as in the ſtinging of Serpents
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            . </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3332" xml:space="preserve">And
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            this is the cauſe (generally) that upon all Poyſons followeth Swelling; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3333" xml:space="preserve">and we
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            ſee Swelling followeth alſo, when the Spirits of the Body it ſelf congregate
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            too much; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3334" xml:space="preserve">as upon blows and bruiſes, or when they are pent in too much,
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            as in Swelling upon Cold. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3335" xml:space="preserve">And we ſee alſo, that the Spirits coming of Pu-
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            trefaction of Humors in Agues, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3336" xml:space="preserve">c. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3337" xml:space="preserve">which may be counted as Foreign Spi-
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            rits, though they be bred within the Body, do extinguiſh and ſuffocate the
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            Natural ſpirits and heat.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s3339" xml:space="preserve">The ſeventh is, By ſuch a weak degree of heat, as ſetteth the Spirits in
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-02" xlink:href="note-0108-02a" xml:space="preserve">335.</note>
            a little Motion, but is not able either to digeſt the parts, or to iſſue the Spirits,
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            as is ſeen in Fleſh kept in a room that is not cool; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3340" xml:space="preserve">whereas in a cool and wet
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            Larder it will keep longer. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3341" xml:space="preserve">And we ſee, that Vivification (whereof Putre-
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            faction is the Baſtard Brother) is effected by ſuch ſoft heats; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3342" xml:space="preserve">as the hatching
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            of Eggs, the heat of the VVomb, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3343" xml:space="preserve">c.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s3345" xml:space="preserve">The eighth is, By the releaſing of the Spirits, which before were cloſe
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-03" xlink:href="note-0108-03a" xml:space="preserve">336.</note>
            kept by the ſolidneſs of their coverture, and thereby their apperite of iſſuing
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            checked; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3346" xml:space="preserve">as in the artificial ruſts induced by Strong waters in Iron, Lead, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3347" xml:space="preserve">c.
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3348" xml:space="preserve">And therefore wetting haſtneth Ruſt or Putrefaction of any
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            hing, becauſeit
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            ſoſtneth the Cruſt, for the Spirits to come forth.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3350" xml:space="preserve">The ninth is, By the enter change of heat and cold, or wet and dry; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3351" xml:space="preserve">as
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-04" xlink:href="note-0108-04a" xml:space="preserve">337.</note>
            we ſee in the Mouldring of Earth in Froſts, and Sun; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3352" xml:space="preserve">and in the more haſty
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            rotting of VVood, that is ſometimes wet, ſometimes dry.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3354" xml:space="preserve">The tenth is, By time, and the work, and procedure of the Spirits them-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-05" xlink:href="note-0108-05a" xml:space="preserve">338.</note>
            ſelves, which cannot keep their ſtation; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3355" xml:space="preserve">eſpecially, if they be leſt to them-
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            ſelves, and there be not Agitation or Local Motion. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3356" xml:space="preserve">As we ſee in Corn not
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            ſtirred, and Mens Bodies not exerciſed.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s3358" xml:space="preserve">All Moulds are Inceptions of Putrefaction; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3359" xml:space="preserve">as the Moulds of Pyes and
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-06" xlink:href="note-0108-06a" xml:space="preserve">339.</note>
            Fleſh the Moulds of Orenges and Lemmons, which Moulds aſterwards turn
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            into VVorms, or more odious Putrefactions: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3360" xml:space="preserve">And thereſore (commonly)
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            prove to be of ill odor. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3361" xml:space="preserve">And if the Body be liquid, and not apt to putrifie to-
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            tally, it will caſt up a Mother in the top, as the Mothers of Di
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            ſtilled waters.</s>
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          <p>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3363" xml:space="preserve">Moſs is a kinde of Mold of the Earth and Trees: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3364" xml:space="preserve">But it may be better
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-07" xlink:href="note-0108-07a" xml:space="preserve">340.</note>
            ſorted as a Rudiment of Germination, to which we referit.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s3366" xml:space="preserve">IT is an Enquiry of excellent uſe to enquire of the Means of Preventing or
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0108-08" xlink:href="note-0108-08a" xml:space="preserve">Experiments
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              in Conſort,
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              touching
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              Prohibiting
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              and Prevent-
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              ing Putr.
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              faction.</note>
            Staying of Putrefaction; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3367" xml:space="preserve">ſor therein conſiſteth the Means of Conſervation
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            of Bodies: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3368" xml:space="preserve">For Bodies have two kindes of Diſſolutions, the one by Con-
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            ſumption and Diſiccation, the other by Putrefaction. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3369" xml:space="preserve">But as for the Putre-
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            factions of the Bodies of Men and Living Creatures (as in Agues, VVorms,
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            Conſumptions of the Lungs, Impoſthums, and Ulcers, both in wards and out-
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            wards) they are a great part of Phyſick and Surgery: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3370" xml:space="preserve">And therefore we will
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            reſerve the Enquiry of them to the proper place, where we ſhall handle Me-
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            dicinal Experiments of all ſorts. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3371" xml:space="preserve">Of the reſt, we will now enter into an En-
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            quiry, wherein much light may be taken from that which hath been ſaid of
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            the Means to enduce or accelerate Putreſaction: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s3372" xml:space="preserve">For the removing that which
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            cauſed Putrefaction, doth prevent and avoid Putreſaction.</s>
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