Befides this 5 he much praifetl\ for Chirurgical y the 
Balfom or TinBureofthQ Sulphur of Antimony ^ affirming upon 
his credit, that Bajil Valentin hath not given the full due to its 
worth ; and relating withall(p«i 57.1 58.)the Hiilory of a Curej 
he performed with it upon a cancred Breafl, that h^id been un- 
der the hands of fome of the mofl expert ChirurgionF^ who 
judged it not curable but by cutting it off'j which our Author 
prevented by the ufe and application of this Balfom, whereby 
within two days the matter was brought to due maturity, and, 
upon the joint ufe of fome proper internal Medicines ^ the 
perfon in the fpace of two months reftored to perfect health. 
There is another Preparat'on of Antimony here defcribed^ 
and praifed above all the refl, call'd by Baf/l,lm Balfom of Life^ 
by which he affirms to have cured many that were altogether 
defpaired of,appealing herein to the teflimony of his Brethren. 
In which he is leconded by this Commentator, who declareth, 
that in this Medicine is contained not only what can be made 
ofAntimony,but almoft alljwharcan be profed by aSpagyriit^ 
For the other particulars we (liali leave the Reader to the 
careful perafal of the Book it felf, and the cautious trial of th^ 
Experiments and Operations contained therein* 
IV» Cogitationes Fhyfico- Mechanics de Natura VISION]S Auth, 
Johanne Ott Schaphufk HelvetroMt\At\hcig^ \ 6yo^ in 4^. 
THis Author fhewshimfelf to be a great Admirer of^^^^' 
/•r^^aflerting this Thefis about it^ in one of the Corollaries 
annexed to this Book : 
Analyfis Geometrarum vera eji methoclm invefiiendi demons 
jirandi 5 ipfiufqae ratio k Cartefio iradita quicqnid Sj>/7thtfs habet 
egregiifiavaikrii Methodns Indivit^bilium abjlrufi^ lhom<e Hohbes 
Compntaiio veri ^-fdidi^^ Analyjis Feterum abjcondtti.flene coU' 
iimt. 
And whatever he hath performed, he profefHth he hath ob- 
tain'dby meansofthis^^^/j///5 frying thus in his Dedication. 
Ex quo Telefcopiorum Inventum mnndo inrwtefcerc c£pit^ v nii 
variam illius rationem reddere cof^o-ti Junt^^'^ quidem omnes fcri 
Kon-nifi ex Sph^zrs fe&ione Tuborum lentes polire tent a runt 5 do^ 
Cartcfius tandem Se3iones Co ni fiegotio D}optrico apiiores ejfe 
demonHraret, Non tamen di^fuerurjt^ qui contrarium ajjerendo^ 
aut omnino inui 'tks effi afirmafidoxkmonfrationibus Cartefii oi^ 
flrepcrcvt. 
