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to prove that the Spirits are animated^ alledges, amoDg other 
argumentSj their Aptnefs to difc^rn^by vs^hich he fuppqfes, 
that in the heat of their anger they gather the Poilbo from the 
feveral parts of the blood, and therewith convey themfelves 
to the teeth of the irritated animal, from whence they are af» 
terwards transfufed into the wound by bitiog* This conceit 
was by fome of the-Company received with much applaiife^be- 
caufe they kne Wj how difficult a thing it w^$^m come to an ex« 
planation of that poifon, which M* Dela C/^amhe m^kcs mentu 
on of in general^ That the fpirits proceed from the Blood of 
the irritated animal. So they SigrQQd.paucis mutatis^ hence to 
frame a new Hypothecs y.UyingjThzt fqch poifoo is nothing elfc 
but a new and malignant a(9:ivity of the fame Spirits whilft they 
zrp vexed and bent towards revenge 5 aflerting the truth of 
Wch Ideal effeiSts with divers examples, as that of the Toadj 
tjie Weefel, the Mad Dog, the Spider of Puglm^ &:c. which 
it^ere all found very weak and un-concluding. 
Wherefore moft of the Gentlemen did incline to entertain 
Monf. D^/iS5 C^i«/w^r^*sfirft fundamental Opiniona fince at leaft 
that fuppofes, That thofe Animalsjthatpoifon by their biting, 
have already a real poyfoa within themfelves, and that Anger 
works no other effectj but to gather all the venomous parts 
together in one particular place^ whence they may eafily be 
inftiird into the wounds, made by the teeth* ! 
For all this, (as it moft commonly happens in fuch difcour» 
fes,) everyfone remained in his own Opinion i and mention ha- 
ving been made of that of Signor Redz% held in his; Book of 
Vipers, which for feveral years pafles in this Gbuntry almoft 
for an undoubted trutb,?^/^. That the Vipers poifon coafifts iu 
fome thing, incompatible with this new allay of M. dela Cbams 
bn^s opinion, reduced to thejiritated Spirits, though not with 
that of his, which is taken ptirely from its firlt grounds t This 
gaveoccaGon to a new debate coqceroiog the validity of 
Sinnor J{edrs Affertion^fo genetally received here: fome fay- 
teg, it would do well to examine the grounds of it* CIpon this 
it was refolved, that all might be fatisfied,to come to a tryal as 
foon as the Spring would give leave to Vipers to appearabroad* 
Now^ Sir, youmuft know, that being at the houfe of Sign. 
Magalotti on the idofjum laft, there came Dr. Franmi, who 
had formerly been one of themoft refolute Affertors of this 
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