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3\Qaturall Hiflory ; 



Experiment 



Solidary 

 coaching the 

 Orient Colours, 

 Dijjolution 

 of Metals. 

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Experiment 

 Solitary tou- 

 ching Proton' 

 gation of Life. 

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ExaB Ittquififon; And we (hall do the like hereafter in fome 

 other Subjects which require it. for wedefirethatMenftiould 

 learn and perceive, how fevere a Thing the true toquifition of 

 Nature And {hould accuftome themlelves, by the light of 

 Particular to enlarge their Mindes, to the Amplitude of the 

 / tfVorld ; and not reduce the World to the Narrownefs of their 

 Mindes. 



M Ft alls give Orient and Fine Colours in Diflokftions As Gold giveth an 

 excellent Yellow guick-filvtr an excellent Green Tinne giveth 

 an excellent Azure : Likewile in their Putrefactions ,or RuJls-,As Vermilion 

 Verdegreafe,Bife,Cirrus,&c.And likewile in their Vitr if cations. The Caufe 

 is, for that by their Strength of Body, they are able to endure the Fire, or 

 Strong Waters, and to be put into an Equall Pofture And again to retain 

 Part of their principall Spirit h Which two Things, (Equall Pofture, and 

 Quick Spirits) are required chiefly, to make Colours lightfome. 



IT conduceth unto Long Life, and to the more placide Motion of the 

 Spirits, which thereby do lefs prey and confume the Juyce of the Body 

 Either that Mens ABiom be free and Voluntary-? that nothing be done Invito, 

 -Minervh but Secundum genium •• Or on the other fide, that the Aftions of 

 Men be full of Regulation, and Commands within themfelves : For then the 

 Victory and performing of the Command, giveth a good Difpofitionto 

 the Spirits Efpecialty if there be a Proceeding from Degree to Degree 

 For then the Senfe of Victory is the greater. An example of the former of 

 thefe, is in a Countrey life .• And of the latter, in Monkes and Pbilofophers, 

 and luch as do continually erijoyne themfelves. 



Experiment I T is certain, that in all Bodies , there is an Appetite of Union,md Evitation 

 Solitary tou- I of Solution of Continuity > And of this Appetite there be many Degrees h 

 tfvliofln 1 '* I Butthemoft Remarkable, andfit to be diftinguilhed, arethree. Thefirft 

 Bodies. in Liquours The fecond in Hard Bodks : And the third in Bodies Cleaving 



2 93 or tenacious. In Liquours-jhis Appetite is weak. We fee in Liqueurs, the 

 Fhredding of them in Stillicides, (as hath been laid' ) T he Falling of them in 

 Round Drops, (which is the form of Union-^AxA theS^/^giof them for alittle 

 time, in Rubbles and Froth. In the fecond Degree or Kind, this Appetite is 

 ftrong - 7 As m"lroh,\n Stone ,in Wood, &c. In the third, this Appetite is in a 

 Medium between the other two : For fuch Bodies do partly follow the 

 Touch of another Body And partly ftick and continue to themfelves 5 

 And therefore they roap, and draw themfelves in Threds as we fee in 

 Fitch, Glew, Birdlime, &c. But note, that all Solid Bodies are Cleaving, 

 more or lefs: and that they love better the Touch of fomewhat that is 

 Tangible, than of Air ; For Water, in fmall quantity ,cleaveth to any Thing 

 that is Solid J And fo would Meta.il too,if the weight drew it not off. And 

 therefore Gold Foliate, or any Metall Foliate, cleaveth : But thofe Bodies 

 which are noted to be Clammy, and Cleaving, are fuch, as have a rrfbre 

 indifferent Appetite(al once^to follow another Body-, And to hold to them- 

 felves. And therefore they are commonly Bodies ill mixed And which take 

 morepleafureina'Forrain Body, than in preserving their own Confidence > 7 

 And which have little predominance in Drought or Moifiure. 



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