contained in chefe Centuries. 



12 7 their feveral Caujes, ib. work in thf > 

 waits , as they are given in quantity , ib. 

 Preparations before purging, 1 8. Want of 

 Preparatives, what hurt it dotb,both in purg 

 ing, ib. And after purging. ib. 

 PutrefaBion, 71,. Acceleration of -it, ib. The 

 Caufe of Putrefaction , ib. PutrefaBion 

 whence,"} <\. Ten means of inducing Pu- 

 trefactions, ib. Prohibiting of PutrefaBton, 

 7 5 .Ten Means of Prohibiting its ib. y6. In- 

 ceptions of PutrefaBton, 19. PutrefaBio/.s, 

 for the mo(l part, f well ill, 17 7. The Cauf e, 

 ib. PutrefaBion from what Caufes itcom- 

 rr.eth , 178. PutrefaBion induced by the 

 Moon-beams. 192 



Putrefactions of Living Creatures have cau- 

 fed Plagues. 102 



Putrefied Bodies mofi odious to a Creature of 

 the fame kind. 



Pyrrhus had h\s Teeth undivided. 1 5 8 



Pythagoras his Pldofopby. 197 



3 



1 58 



Quarries that grow hard. 

 Quick- filver will conferve Bodies 

 Quick-filvtr fixed to the Hardnefje of Lead. 



182 



R. 



HP Aching of wine or Beer. 6% 

 ^Kain in Egypt fear ce, 161. The Caufe 

 thereof, ib. Several Prognofiicks of Rain. 



I75> 17* 



Rainbow faid to bring Sweet nej? of Odour of 

 Plants under it. 176, 17- 



Rams- Skins good to be apptyed to Wounds. 139 

 Red within fome few fruits. 109 

 Red juyee in Plants. 132 

 Reeds. 134 

 Refining of Mettals. 183 

 RefraBion caufeth the Species Vifible to appear 

 bigger, 160. Other Obfervations about Re - 

 fraBio/.s. ib. 

 Repletion hindreth Generation. 9 a. 



Reft caufeth PutrefaBion. 75 

 Retardation of Germination. 92 

 Rewhelpeth theVig-tree. 1 02 



Mheumes how caufed. 1 1 



Rice a, nourijhing Meat. 1 3 



Rtoht-fide and Left, l$>0. Senfes alike Strong 

 on both fides, Lims firongeft on the Right, 

 ib. The Caufe of each. ib. 



Rooms built for Health. 20 

 Hoots of Fruit-Trees multiply ed 3 9 fr, 9 ty. Root 

 made great, 9 5 . By applying Pamcum about 

 it, ib. R001S potted grow greater, 99, 100, 

 Roots preferred all Wwter , ib. Roots of 

 Trees that Defcend deep, 133,134. O hers 

 that fpread more, ib". The Caufe oj each, ib. 

 Roof $ of Plants of three forts : Bulbjfv, Pibrowl 

 Htrfute. ' I 



"Klfafohs the Herb. 1 04 



tUe$ Damask how conferved. 8 1 



Rubarb infufedy 4, 5. For a floor t time beft 

 ib. Repeated may be as Jirong as Scammony , 

 ib. A BenediB Medicine, 5. Caution in the 

 taking thereof. 1 1 



Rufi of Mentis. 74 



QAtiety in Meats. 66 

 ^ Salamander 18 6, 1 87. The Caufe that it 

 endured the Ytre, ib. 

 Salt a good Ccmpofi-, 133. Salt in Plants, 132. 

 Salt hath a Sympathy with Blood, 2 1 4. It is 

 an Healer, ib. It rifeth not in Diftillations. 



190,191 



Salt -peter how it may be bred. 123 



Salt- Water gaffed through Earth becomes frefh, 

 1. Four Differences \between the pafsing it 

 in Veffels, and in Pits, 2. Salt-Water good 

 jor to water fome Herbs yitf , 138. Salt- 

 water boy led becommelh more potable, 109, 

 191. Salt-water , fooner diffolving Salt, 

 than Frefh-water, ib. The Caufe. ib. 



Sand turning- Minerals into a Glajfie Sub- 

 fiance. 1 64 



Sanguis Draconis : The Tree that bears it. 



152 



Sap of 7* tees , 134. The differing Nature there- 

 in feveral Trees, ib. 

 Scarlet-dye. 191,192 

 Scifsible and not Seifsible. 182 

 Sea clearer , the North-wind blowing , than the 

 South, 1 3 p. Sea by the Bubbles fore (heweth 

 Wind, 175. Sea water looketh black, moved; 

 white , refting. 139. The Caufe, ib. Seas 

 fh allow, and narrow, break more, than deeep 

 and large. 190 

 Sea-Fifh put into Frefb-waters. 1 47 

 Sea- Hare eemming near the body, hurteththe 

 the Lungs. 214 

 Sea-Sand a good Compoft , 123. Sta-fands 

 produce no Plant . i\% 

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