itthickeneth,it 
Cdles, it cwleth and temoꝛteth the hꝛate/ and it dꝛeth ma⸗ 
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and determination or this controuerſie. 
Mee haue faid witz the opinion of Auicen, and the reſt 
Aconcords the authoꝛs: that al metals are made of ſtiltur and quit k 
of the diſfe- Tuer, the ſulfur as the father, ethe quick luer as the mo⸗ 
rence. 
ther the one as the maker, and the other as the matter, and 
being ſo, the matter thereof the pion is made is of thefe 
fivas thinges,and of theſe two beginninges, ol the molt hot 
ſulfur / and of the mot told guickſiluer. Che which nature 
bath placed in the inner parkes ef fhe earth, and made them 
metals, and where there was thete two beginninges, molt 
pure, it was made golde, and like wife of that which was 
groſſe and vnpure, actoꝛding to the degree and qualitis of 
euerie one, there was ingendzed and made metall, confor» 
mably ta the pureneſſe, oꝛ groſneſſe that it had and where 
there metals are moꝛe vnpure moze grote and moze dark, 
PO NPCS SHC UST STi GEG rae 
che yon div ingender. 2 
The whypeh beeing ok beginninges nat pure 
no; cleane, but groge and felthie, became to bee a metall, 
: 9250 85 then all other metals ſo that by meanes of it 
frenat | 
) there might be ſome who might make it eaſte and 
fubieet to be wrought , as alla might ber a neceſſarie in. 
frument that thereof men might piofite themfelues / And 
whereas the pron is made and ingendꝛed ofthefe twos bes 
ginnings,tobichare,fulfur and quick Gust the ons hot, and 
the other colde : ſo it bath the complection and temperature, 
and Boeth participate ar bott qua ities:the rave it is fo die, 
and for this tauſe hard and ſtrong. Sp meanes of the ſulſur 
it heateth it conſumeth, it dꝛieth, it openeth, it comfoztet, it 
pꝛousketh appetite, and maketh the meruellous wodzkes 
ofthe heate which it bath. And by meanes or the duet 
uer,being grotte cab onpute avec tg hoes ween 
Ip vertue, wyerewithit is mingled; it cooleth, it retaineth, 
cöngeleth ir withoratnetl, ann detainety a 
itp manerokftme, & runninges by binding it taketh away 
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