278 Of Corah. Part III. 
encompaffed with little (hort round hollow fprigs, or, as 
we may call them, Coral-Leaves, curioufly ftriated round 
about. 
The Upright FOLIATED CORAL. In all refpefts like 
the former, faving that it is lefs fpread. 
Coral is fiih'd for from the beginning of April to the 
end of July. Not in the Ocean, but the Mediteranian-Sea 
only. In which there are eight or nine Fifheries, among 
the Rocks , no where above forty miles from Land. Three 
upon the Coaft of Sardinia 5 on that of France, two 5 of 
(a) Tavcm. Sicily, Catalonia, Corfu a, and Major que, one. (a) Of white 
Chapit if ' Coral, there is great abundance in Bra file, (b) 
(b) j. de Of the Nature and Generation of Coral, it is affirmed 
ooof the kv the Honourable Mr. Boyle, (c) That whilft it grows, 
orig. of it is often found foft and fucculent , and propogates it 
¥ (°dTmt S P ec M And by Georg. de Sepibm, (d) That of thofe who 
Rom. p. 45. had been us'd for many years, to dive for C oral in the Red- 
Co] - 2 - Sea, Kircher learned thus much 3 Thit it would fometimes 
let fall a Spermatic k Juyce,which lighting upon any (fteady) 
Body, would thereupon produce another Coral. And 
f urther, by Wormius and Tavernere, from the Relations of 
others, That this Juyce is white or milky. Which may 
feem the more credible, when we confider, that the like 
ci) Dr. milky fubfbnce is found in divers Mines, (e) Sometimes 
w«'s inclofed as is obferved by Mr. George Planton, in great Hol- 
(f) phii. lows of the Metallic^ Rock (/) And that Mr. Beamont 
Tranf. n. hatfi found in the Hollows of fome Stones called Entrochi, 
and RockzVlants, or a kin to them, an evident concretion 
( £$t of fuch milk ^ J Ll ^ ce - fe) 
i 2 p. P . 750. Of Corals, are chiefly prepard, The Powder ground 
1. pen. upon a Marble 5 the Magifterial Salt 5 and the Tinclure. 
To good purpofe, in fome Feavers, and fome other Cafes 
But the Name of Tinclure, according to the common no- 
tion of it, is a meer deceipt ; it being, in truth, no more 
but a Liquamen, or folution of the Magifterial Salt. For 
thofe Acid Liquors which are ufed as Menftruums for the 
making of it 3 by digeftion or repeated heats, do always 
turn red • which not being heeded, the faid colour hath 
been believed to proceed from the Corals. Of the Effect 
(h) De Lap. of this Ti?itlure, or rather Salt of Coral, upon a Malignant 
& a lib. 2. feaver, fee a Memorable Relation of Boetius in his own 
s ' I5Wl2 'Cafe. (h) BASTARD 
