Qentury X. 



The Tying of trie Point upon the day of Montage 5 to make Mm impo- 

 tent towards their mw, which as we have formerly touched, )is fo fre- 

 quent in Zant, and Gafcony, if it bee Natural, muft be referred to the Imag- 

 ination of Him that Tyeth the I conceive it to have the leffe Aflinitie 

 j with witchcraft* becaufc not Peculiar Pcrfons only,( fuch as witches are , ) 

 ' but any Bodie may doe it. 



THere be many Things, that work upon the Spirits of Man, by Secret 

 Sympathy, and Antipathy: The Vertues of Precious Stones, worn, have been 

 antiently and generally Received; andcurioufly affigncd to work feve- 

 rallEgeSs. So much is true; That Stones have in them fine Spirits; As 

 appearcth by their Splendour: And therefore they may work by consent up- 

 on the Spirits of M<v?,to Comfort,and Exhilarate them.Thofe that are the 

 beft, for that Ejfeft, are the Diamond, the Emerald, the Jacinth Oriental , and 

 the Gold-fione, which is the Yellow T opaze. As for their particular Propri- 

 eties, there is no (Credit to be given to them. But it is manifeft,that Light a- 

 boveall things, cxcelleth in Comforting^ Spirits of Men : And it is very 

 probable, that Light Varied doth the fame Effett, with more Novelty. And 

 this is one of the Caufes , why Precious Stones comfort. And therefore it 

 were good to have TinBed Lantkorns,or TinBed Sheens, of Glafje Coloured 

 into Green, Blew, Carnation, Crimfon, Purple, &c. And to ufe them with 

 Candles m the Night. So likewife to have Round Glajjes, not only of Glajje 

 Coloured tborow,buc with Colours laid between Cryftals, with Handles to 

 hold in ones Ua.nd.Prifms are alfo Comfortable Tnings.They have of Pa- 

 ris-Work, Looking- Glajjes, bordered with broad Borders of fmali Cryflal, and 

 great Counterfeit Precious Stones, of all Cohurs,that are moft Glorious and 

 Pleafant to behold; Efpecially in the Night. The PiBures of Indian Fea- 

 thers, are likewife Comfortable, and Pleafant to behold. So alfo Fair and 

 Clear Pools doe greatly comfort the Eyes and Spirits ; Efpecially when 

 the Sun is not Glaring but Overcaft; Or when the Moon (hineth. 



There be divers Sorts of Bracelets fit to Comfort the Spirits; And they be 

 of three Intentions; Refrigerant; Corroborant ; and aperient. For Refrigerant , 

 I wifhthemtobeofPw/'/, or of Co^/,asisufed. And it hath been no- 

 ted that Coral , if the Party that weareth it be ill difpofed, will wax Pale : 

 Which I beleeve to be true , becaufe otherwife diftemper of Heat will 

 make Co/Wlofe Colour. I Commend alfo Beads , or little Plates of Lapis 

 Lazuli ; And Beads of Nitre , either alone, or with fome Cordial Mixture. 



For Corroboration and Comfortation, take fuch Bodies as are of Astringent 

 Quality, without Manifeft Cold. I commend Bead- Amber, which is full of 

 AftriBion, but yet is VnBuous, and not Cold; And is conceived to Impinguate 

 thofe that wear fuch Beads : I commend alfo Beads of Harts- Horn, and 

 Ivory, which are of the like Nature; Alfo Orenge-Beads; AlfoB^j of Lig- 

 num Aloes, Macerated firft in Rofe-Water, and Dryed. 



ForO/7MMg,I:Comrnend Beads, or Peeces of the Roots of Cardum Bene- 

 Alfo of the Roots of Piony the Male; And of Orris ; And of Calamm 

 Aromaticm; And of Rew. 



The Cramp, ( no doubt ) commeth of 'ContraBion of Sinews ; Which is 

 Manifeft in that it commeth either by Cold, or Drinejje; As after Confump- 

 ttW,and Long Agttes^ot Cold and Drinejje do ( both of them )ContraB,and 

 Corrugate, We fee alfo, that Chafing a 1 ittle above the Place in pain, cafeth 

 the i ramp; Which is wrought by the Dilatation, of 'the Contra&ed sinews, 

 by /foif. There are in ufe, for the Prevevention of the Cramp, two Things ; 



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Experiments 

 in Comfort, 

 touching nhc 

 Secret yirtue 

 of Sympathy 

 and Antipathy 



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