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Part III. Of Earths. 
Celebrated by fome of the Antients againft Poyfon, 
which, if right, it expels by Vomit. Yet Tbeopbraftus 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 Adds. 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, 
Joubertus relates,as a Teftimony of its Virtue,That four men 
preparing fome Cathartic 4 of Antimony , were all well nigh 
fuffocated. And that upon his giving them each 9 ij of this 
Pole , 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 glollinefs 
in fome places. Of the colour of the deepeit Armenian Bole. 
Red Cornijh MARLE, 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 confifting of Red and White Plates, thin and 
parallel 5 fo as to look like ftriped Work. 
BERG-GRUN ; a Green Earth, the fediment of a green 
Water in the Copper-Mine at Herngrundt. Given by Dr. Ed. 
Brovrn. Tis ufed by Painters. 
A VERDAZURINE BOLE. So I call it, for that it is 
on the out-fide of a blewilh green, like Verdegriefe. Within, 
of the colour of a Leek. It flicks to the Tongue, as the 
Armenian , or Lemnian , and hath the like Taft. Stirs not with 
Acids. Not unlike to that, which is deferibed by Wormius 
with the Name of Greta Viridvs. Yet cannot be the fame, 
unlefs that Name be ill given: for Chap properly fo call’d, 
maketh aftrong Effervefcence with any Acid. 
A GREEN EARTH like that which lientman (a) calls (P Foflii. 
Saponariam /. Fulloniam. Nomend; 
A BLEWISH Grey MARLE mixed with Red. Ufed 
in Agriculture. 
A BLEWISH EARTH, with the fignature of an Escal¬ 
lop upon it. It gently diflolves with Acids. 
Earthen 
