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

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            the Ice aboutit. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1313" xml:space="preserve">And although it be a greater alteration to turn Air into
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            Water, than Waterinto Ice; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1314" xml:space="preserve">yet there is this hope, that by continuing the
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            Air longer time, the effect will follow; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1315" xml:space="preserve">for that artificial converſion of
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            Waterinto Ice, is the work of a few hours; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1316" xml:space="preserve">and this of Air may be tried by
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            a moneths ſpace, or the like.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1318" xml:space="preserve">INduration or Lapidification of Subſtances more ſoft, is like wiſe another de-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0056-01" xlink:href="note-0056-01a" xml:space="preserve">Experiments
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              in Conſort,
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              touching
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              Induration of
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              Bedies.</note>
            gree of Condenſation, and is a great alteration in Nature. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1319" xml:space="preserve">The effect-
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            ing and accelerating thereof, is very worthy to be enquired it is effected by
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            three means.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1321" xml:space="preserve">The firſtis by Cold, whofe property is to condenſe, and conſtipate, as
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            hath been ſaid.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1323" xml:space="preserve">The ſecond is by Heat, which is not proper but by conſequence; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1324" xml:space="preserve">for
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            the heat doth attenuate, and by attenuation doth ſend forth the Spirit, and
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            moiſter part of a Body; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1325" xml:space="preserve">and upon that, the more groſs of the tangible parts
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            do contract and ſerve themſelves together; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1326" xml:space="preserve">both to avoid Vacuum (as they
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            call it) and alſo to munite themſelves againſt the force of the Fire, which
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            they have ſuffered.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1328" xml:space="preserve">And the third is by Aſſimilation, when a hard Body aſſimilateth a ſoft,
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            being contiguous to it.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1330" xml:space="preserve">The examples of Induration taking them promiſcuouſly, are many: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1331" xml:space="preserve">As
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            the Generation of Stones within the Earth, which at the ſirſt are but Rude
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            Earth or Clay; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1332" xml:space="preserve">and ſo of Minerals, which come (no doubt) at firſt of
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            Juyces Concrete, which after ward indurate: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1333" xml:space="preserve">And ſo of Porcellane, which is
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            an Artificial Cement, buried in the Earth a long time; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1334" xml:space="preserve">and ſo the making
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            of Brick and Tile; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1335" xml:space="preserve">alſo the making of Glaß, of a certain Sand and Brake-Roots,
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            and ſome other matters; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1336" xml:space="preserve">alſo the Exudations of Rock Diamonds and Cbryſtal,
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            which harden with time; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1337" xml:space="preserve">alſo the Induration of Bead-Amber, which at ſirſtis a
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            ſoſt ſubſtance, as appeareth by the Flies and Spiders, which are found in it,
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            and many more. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1338" xml:space="preserve">But we will ſpeak of them diſtinctly.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1340" xml:space="preserve">For Indurations by Cold, there befew Trials of it; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1341" xml:space="preserve">for we have no ſtrong
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0056-02" xlink:href="note-0056-02a" xml:space="preserve">83.</note>
            orintenſe cold here on the ſurface of the Earth, ſo near the Beams of the
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            Sun and the Heavens, the likelieſt tryal is by Snow and Ice; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1342" xml:space="preserve">for as Snow
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            and Ice, eſpecially being holpen, and their cold activated by Nitre or
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            Salt, will turn Water into Ice, and that in a few hours: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1343" xml:space="preserve">So it may be it
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            will turn Wood or ſtiff Clay into Stone in longertime. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1344" xml:space="preserve">Put therefore into
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            a Conſerving Pit of Snow and Ice, (adding ſome quantity of Salt and
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            Nitre) a piece of Wood, or a piece of tough Clay, and let it lie a moneth
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            or more.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1346" xml:space="preserve">Another tryal is by Metalline VVaters, which have virtual Cold in them.
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0056-03" xlink:href="note-0056-03a" xml:space="preserve">84.</note>
            Put therefore Wood or Clay into Smiths water, or other Metalline water, and
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            try whether it will not harden in ſome reaſonable time. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1348" xml:space="preserve">But I underſtand
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            it of Metalline waters, that come by waſhing or quenching, and not of Strong
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            Waters that come by diſſolution; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1349" xml:space="preserve">for they are too Corroſive to conſo-
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            lidate.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1351" xml:space="preserve">It is already found, that there are ſome Natural Spring-waters that will
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-0056-04" xlink:href="note-0056-04a" xml:space="preserve">85.</note>
            inlapidate Wood; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1352" xml:space="preserve">ſo as you ſhall ſee one piece of Wood, where of the part
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            above the Water ſhall continue Wood; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1353" xml:space="preserve">and the part under the Water, ſhall
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            be turned into a kinde of Gravelly Stone. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1354" xml:space="preserve">It is likely thoſe Waters are of
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            ſome Metalline Mixture; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1355" xml:space="preserve">but there would be more particular inquiry made
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            of them. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1356" xml:space="preserve">It is certain, that an Egg was found, having lain many years in </s>
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