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ThatZto newly gathered and filtred through a clean Linnen 
cloth, though it be not very clear, is of a yellowilh Colour, 
fomewhat approaching to that of Urine. 
T hat having endevoured to putrefy it by putting feveral pro- 
portions into Glafs bodies with blind heads, and letting them, 
in feveral heats, a§ of dung, and gentle baths, he quite failed of : 
his intention : for heat, though never fo gentle, did rather cla- 
rify, and preferve it fweet, though continued for two months 
together, then caufe any putrefaddon or feparation of parts. 
That expofing of it to the Sun for a whole Summer in Glaf- 
les ? that hold about two Gallons, with narrow mouths, that; 
might be flopp’d with Cork , the only conliderable alteration, 
he obferved to be produced in it ? was, that Store of green ftuffl 
(fuch as is feen in Summer in ditches and handing waters) float- . 
ed on the top, and, in fonie places, grew to the fides of the .1 
Glafs. 
That putting four or five Gallons of it into a half Tub, as they, 
call it, of Wood, and flraining a Canvas over it, to keep out! 
Daft and I nfe dt s 3 and letting it hand in feme fhady room for- 
th re e weeks ora month, it did of it felf putrefy and flank ex- | 
ceedingly , and, let fall to the bottom a black fediment like; 
Mtidd, 
That, coming often to fee, what Alterations appeared in the: ! 
putrefaction, He obferved, that at the beginning, within twenty; 
four hours, a flimy film floated on the top of the water, which! | 
after a while falling to the bottom, there came another fuch filmi I 
in its place. 
That if De n? were put into a long narrow Veffel of Glafs, fuchn 
as formerly were ufed for Receivers in diftilling of Aqua Forth y, 
the flime would rife to that height, that He could take it off with! 
a Spoon 5 and when he had put a pretty quantity of it into a 
drinkingGlafs,and that it had Hood all night, and the water dreu 
lied from it, if He had turned it out of his hand, it would ftandu 
upright in figure of the Glafs, in fubftance like boykd white; 
Starch, though fomething more tranfparent, if his memory: 
( faith be. ) fail him not. 
Thar having once gotten a pretty, quantity of this gelly ., anc i 
gut itinto a Glafs-body and Blinddiead, He fet it into a gentld 
