Part III. Of Earths. 
Celebrated by fome of the Antients againft Poyfon, 
which, if right, it expels by Vomit. Yet Theophraftws faith, 
That in his time, it was ufed only for Painting. 
ARMENIAN BOLE. From that part of Armenia next 
to Cappadocia. Both of a deep and a pale Red. Very 
foft, and eafily rub'd to powder. Never makes any ebulli- 
tion with Acids. Firft brought to Rome in Galen s time* 
when the Plague was there. In which, and other Malignant 
Difeafes , it hath generally been efteemed of good ufe. 
Joubertm relates,as a Teftimony of its Virtue,That four men 
preparing fome Cathartic^ of Antimony, were all well nigh 
Suffocated. And that upon his giving them each B \ j of this 
Bole, they became very well. But the queftion is, Whether 
fo foon as they were got out of the reach of the Antimonial 
Fumes, ( from which we may be fure he took them ) they 
would not have been well without it \ 
An Englijh BOLE,like the Armenian. From Sir J.Hoskins. 
A Red MINERAL EARTH, with fome little gloflinefs 
in fome places. Of the colour of the deepeft Armenian Bole. 
Red Comijh M ARLE, ufed in Agriculture. It hath fome 
grains of fine Sand, which, through a Glafs, looks like Me- 
tal A piece alfo of common Radle. 
A BOLE confiding of Red and White Plates, thin and 
parallel 5 fo as to look like ftriped Work. 
BERG-GRUN 5 a Green Earth, the fediment of a green 
Water in the Copper-Mine at Hemgrundt. Given by Dr. Ed. 
Brown. 'Tis ufed by Painters. 
A VERDAZURINE BOLE. So I call it, for that it is 
on the out- fide of a blewifti green, like Verdegriefe. Within, 
of the colour of a Leek. It (ticks to the Tongue, as the 
Armenian, or Lemnian, and hath the like Tart. Stirs not with 
Ac ids. Not unlike to that, which is defcribed by Wormius 
with the Name of Creta V iridic. Yet cannot be the fame, 
unlefs that Name be ill given : for Chalk, properly fo calfd, 
maketh a ftrong Effervefcence with any Ac id. 
A GREEN EARTH like that which Kentman (a) calls M 
Saponariam f. FuUoniam. 
A BLEWISH Grey MARLE mixed with Red Ufed 
in Agriculture. 
A BLEWISH EARTH, with the fignature of an Escal- 
lop upon it. It gently diflblves with Acids* 
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