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accordingtothe Ancients and Moderns^ buf- efpeeially from 
the tr er Principles by him pretended and affumed. And here 
he 'vvill/r/?difcourfeof the Signs, their fountains, differences 
and caufes in general, the Pulfe, Urine, &c. as alfo thefignsof 
Life and Death,the Crifis and Critical daies, and the like. Ihe»^ 
of the particular and proper Signs of every Difeafe. 
The third is the Fharmaceutice 3 wherein he will treat fir (I of 
the ^!Materia medka^ as it is taken from Meteors, for example, 
Dew, Manna, Snow,&c.5 or from Minerals, Vegetables, or Ani- 
mals ; where he intends to confider,Whecher all thofe Medicines, 
thatarecommonly vendible in Shops, are necefTary, orfuffici- 
ent ; as alfo. How, When, and Where divers things , belonging 
to the Materia medica^ are to be gathered ; and likevvife of the 
marks of their goodnefs, the ways of preferving them, the skill 
of knowing and difcerning thevertue and force of Medicines^ 
and the degrees thereof. Secondly^ of the Galenical Preparati- 
onsof Medicaments, both liquid, dry, and of a middle con- 
fiftence. Thirdly, C^^w/W Preparations, concerning which 
he promiferh to communicate the very method by which he 
hath performed them , which he calls his Chymia Fhilojophicay 
t^hat fliall endeavour to give the caufes of all thofe Chymical 
operations from the genuine principles of Art ; declaring, thac 
he will deliver not only the vn'gar,butaIfo uncommon procefles,. 
and engaging his faith, jl:ar he will write what he knows to be 
Gonfirm'd by Experience it felf; further promifinghis ftriflures 
and examinations of faJfeand erroneous procefles,together with 
a way of examining all Torts of preparations and proceflfes, ia 
reference to Medicines $ and referring an intire Syftem of Chy- 
miftry and the ufe thereof to his Prodromus of Natural Fhih- 
fiphy. Fourthly,hev/\\\trG3it of theMeehod of prefcribing forms 
both of Galenical md Chymical Medicines, and mark the Errors 
frequently committed in their compofition. Fifthly^ he will 
annex to this part his thoughts of common Difpenfatories , and 
fubftifute a new one of his own,laying by,what, in h^sopinion^, 
is uHHeP, and taking in what of late hath been difcover'dand 
tried '0 be ufeful ; applying alfo the ufes of the Medicaments 
of this bis new Difpenfatory to the refpefl:ive Diftafes treated 
of ki the reft of his great wovh 
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