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the Kernels of Nuts, which after they are dréed, are roolitele for the Shells ; and in Beams | 
and Planchersef Houles, which at firft lay clofe together, but after they are dried, give; and | 
likems[e inBowls, which through drought, grow full of cranies, the parts of the Bowl. con. | 
| tratling themfelves together, and after contraction muft needs be empty Shaces. Secondly; | 
| dt appears by the wrinkles of Bodiesdryed : For the endeavor of contracting ét felf % fuch; | 
| that by the contraction # brings the parts nearer together, and fo lifts them up; for whate'\ 
‘foever ws contracted on the fides, 1s lifted up inthe midft: And this us to be feenin Papers } 
and old Parchments,andia the Skins of Living Creatures, and in the Coatsof foft Checies, | — 
all which, with age, gather wrinkles. Thirdly, This Contraétion fhews ot felf naoft in thofé 4 
‘things, which by heat are not onely wrinkled, but ruffled, and plighied, and, as ot were; ronled 
lrogether ; as tt isin Papers, and Parchments, and Leaves; brought near the fire: For Cons 
traction by Age, which ts more flow, commenly caufeth wrinkles ; bat Contraction by the | — 
Fire, which is more fpeedys canferh plighting. Now da moft things where it comes not to} 
wrinkling or plighting , there 2 fimple ContraCtion, and angultiatiom or ftreightning; | 
muft ceafes and the Body becomeputrid, and nothing elfe but a little duft cleaving together, 
which with a light touch is disperfed and falleth afunder ; as it 1 te Bodies that aré 
It ts to be noted, that Fire and Heat dry onely by accident ; for their proper work i t0 a : 
attenuate and dilate the Spirtt dnd Moifture ; and then it follows by accident, that the other | 
Arefaétion ; but it goeth on afar different way: For in PutrefaCtion, the Spirit 2 nor fomply 
| vapored forth, but-being detained in part, works firange garboils; andthegroffer parts are 
| and induration or hardning, ad deficcation, as was fewed inthe firft place: Bit of the | 
iffuing forth of the Spitit , and abfumptiott or walte of the Moifture be fo great, that 
rotten, andin Paper burnt, and Linnen wade into Finder, and Catkafes embalmed after "j 
many ages. And this ws the third ACtion, the Contraction of the grofler parts after thé | 
parts foould contract themfelves, either for the flying of Vacuum alone, or for fome other 
motion withal, whereof we now Sheak not. : 
not fo much locally contratted, asthey congregate chemfelves to parts of thefaise natures > | 
there ws not left body fuffictent to unite and contratt it felf, then of neceffity Contra@ion. 
Spirit ofzeth forth, 
It is certain, that Putrefation taketh its original from the Native Spirit, hole Gthén 
Length and Shortnef of Lifein Living Creatures. | 
; _ The Hiftory. — . 5 A 3) 
= Ouching the Length and Shortnefs of Life 2 Living Creatures, the Information ) 
_ which may be had, us but flender, Obfervation v negligent, and Traditionfabu= | 
lous. In’Fame Creatures, cheir degenerate life corruptech them; +n Wilde Crea= | 
afk, tures, thetr expofing toall weathers ofteninterceprech thems. WN either do thofe things. 
which may [ecm concomitants, give any furtherance to this tnformation, (the greatnefs of 
their Bodies, their time of Bearing in the Womb, the number of thecr young ones, the) — 
time of their growth, andthereft) inregard that thefe things aré intermixed, and [ometimes \' 
they concur, fometimes they fever. B « welt gl 
1 “Mans age (as fat as can be gathered by any certain Narration) doth exceed theagé . 
of all other Ziving Creatures, except it be of a very few onely ; and the Concomutantsimt 
shim: are very equally difpofed, his ffature and proportion large, his bearing in the womb ia 
nine moneths, his fr##t commonly one ata birth, hispwbertyat the age of fourteeriyears, | | 
his zzme of growing tilltwenty: f roy 22M Askyiyaaia 
| “Fhe Elephant by undoubted relation, exceeds the ordinary race of «Mans life's 
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but his bearing in the Womb the {pace of Ten years, is fabulous 5 of two years, or at t 
leaft above one, iscertain. Now his bulkis great, his time of growth until the thirti-. : 
eth year, his teeth exceeding hard; neither hath it been obferyed, that his blood isthe’) — 
coldeft of all Creatures : His age hath fometimes reached to Two hitndted years. © | 
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gons are accounted long livers, becaufe many of them have been found Toothlefs,} 
pO Sal i seas . Vehipyd & A Td Les wee fy ; air panes rh i 
la fign not {6 certain, forthat maybe caufed by their ftrong breaths _ ) 
bake The Bear isa great fleeper, a dull beaft, and given to eafe; and yet not no 
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