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virium imbeciliicace,quam &fepius infalrus epiiepcici invafe- 

 ranc» TandemacceiTic concumaciirimaalvi obftrudio, quam 

 necpurgancibusjciyfmacibus aut aliis remediis fbivere iicuic. 

 Qiiare candem devencum efi: ad Mercurium vivum, deq; eo 

 fedecim uncias cum quatmr unciis olei amygd» dulcium propi- 

 narunc^(ed &hoc fme effcitu, fedecim (xvi.) horis elapfis eadem 

 Cxftinda; cadavere moco Mercurius effiuxit : ApercoThorace 

 qu^edam Mercurii porcio in pulmonibus repercaeft, mediaq; 

 parspulmonum maculofa viia , Qxi^mm nuWihi \ d Mercurii 

 auc Sc motbi indicium dpparuit^ 



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aUoniam occafione hujus oblervacionis mencio incidic 

 Mercuriijde eo loco (choiii : quasdam commencari piacec, 

 Mercuriusy quicommunicer argencum vivum audic, quidfic^ 

 quoad excernam faciem & nomenciacuram, notnmeil:. Ve- 

 rum enim vero quidnam proprie & efiencialicer fic, non x(\ \xh 

 obvium. lxcQ\\tmiS^T>Yy. seb/^ftimus fJ^irdig, infuo librode 

 Medicina Spirituum curiofa 1. 1. c, i ix. jf, 9.p. i6» de eoica diC 

 feric : idcirco in (pirituum ptmiliMh & ^iia merico fojjemm reci^ 

 fere v.g» Mercurium^feu argentum vivum^ qui mcvm eft pmC' 

 crahciffimus ^/>/V^, pr^fercim infomum fi refbivacur,&c. cu- 

 jus Magni viri efFacum & nosampieclimur , ucpaulo ppil la- 

 tius demonftracuri (umus. Quomodo alias mecaih'S; quonam 

 aucem jure vel injuria> aanumerecur, diicimus ex Phyfices 

 fcripcoribus. CommunisGermania?noftr^ prascepcor Senner- 

 l»V.c. V^demecalL Mtt^illis^ijfine eBiixiO^iu argentum ui^ \ 

 njum^ liquor mineralu &c. conflat mtem ex aquti metaliicay vifci" 

 da^terra^ fiilphurea exacle miftis &c^ Sennerte hic adfiipula- 

 mun non aucem duncaxac, mecaiiis aflSne eft, verum & mecal- 

 lorum omnium femeneftj exquogenerancur, nam dum iiiud 

 in nacur^ ofHcinaab archaeo mundi ejusq; colore coquicur; 

 tuncvergicinmecallum, proucaucemipfi admiicencur parci- 

 cute, fic quoq; diverfum mecailum «onfiicuic, fin aucem fuo 



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