afid ofthe vertues thereof. Folie 
pœrter, tze which is an inuention of marchants, and in elpes The third 
ciallp of ſuche as goe inthe Gallie, by reaſon that there way or man 
the ayꝛe Dooeth not make tolde, and efpecially in the time of ver bew e 
talmes, and there is neither welles noꝛ now. Necellitꝝ did ma be cold 
teach them this remedy, although it is not god, loꝛ the great With all per. 
inconuenientes which it bath. It doth coole, as ſome fap, the ter 
colde running onto the inner partes ol that which it Qoacth 
make colde,fo2 the excelllue heate which the faltpecter bath, 
the which is done with the ſtrong fozce of the ſaltperter with 
the water, Which the ſaltperter beeing entred into the inner 
partes maketh to bee colde, comming from the heate of the 
ſaltperter woꝛking vpon the trong fo2ce thereot, Other fap 
that the water doeth make it ſelfe grote with the faltpecter, 
and being made moze thicke and qroffe , it hath moze colde 
vertue, the which being holpen with the heat of the laltpee⸗ 
ter, the cola maketha greater pearcing, thꝛaugh the water, 
foꝛ all thinges that are tolde, the moze thitke parts that thep 
haue, the ntoze thextoole. And ſo Galen ſaith in the bookes G u, 
ofthe fimple medicines, that nothing can be very cold, which 
bath ſubtill thin partes, by the which howe moze thicke the 
thinges are, the moze force thep are of. Other there be, which 
fay thatthe faltpeter hath an actuall vertue, very colde, and 
wonzking with the water is made moze colde:asisfene by 
the bapne,that after the ſalt is verie much ſtirred in the wa⸗ 
ter, it is moſt colde. The ſelllame is ſeene in the water ofA’ Th hurtie 
lom, and of ſaltpeter. E his maner of making cold doth caufe %%. 
many diſeaſes, it doeth heate the liner, it cauſeth continuall 
heate, and a bot burning, it inflameth the lungs, it taketh a⸗ 
way the luſt of meat and other euilles, which woulde be te⸗ 
didus to treate of, : 3 i 
Chere are other wales to make told which are in riuers, Other Wares 
and moffe colde fountaines, whereot Galen fpeaketh , af the malę cala. 
whichit is nerdefull to treate of , fo: whereas are mole 
cold waters it is not nerdlull to put them to bee made colde, 
but to bie of them as they are. 2 8 
Nee haue ſhewad hob the water that choulde 5 | 
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