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conuenienceis, that ittafteth a little of the wax : Which I fuppofc, in a j 
Pemgranate, or iome fuch thicke-coated Fruit, it would not doe. 
The Apple Hanged in the Smoake , turned like an Old Mellow Apple, 
Wrinkled,Dry,Soft,Sweet, Yellow within. The Caufe is, for thatliich 
a degree of A cat, which doth neither Melt, nor Scorch, (For wee fee that 
in a great licet, a Roajl Applets oftneth and Meltcth • And Pigsfeet , made j 
of Quarters of wardens, fcorchand haueaSkin of Cole) doth Mellow,! 
and not Adure: The Smoake alfo maketh the Apple (as it were) fpririkled 
with Sect, which helpeth to Mature. We fee that in Drying or Pcares, and 
Prunes, in the Oiien.andRemouing of them often as they begin to S wcat, 
there is a like Operation 5 But that is with a farremore Intenfe degree 
of Heat. 
The Apples coucred in the Lime and Afhes, were well Matured, As ap¬ 
peared bothin their Ycllownefle and Sweetnefle. The Caufeis , for that 
that Degree of Heat which is in Lime, and Afhes(\ being a Smoothering Heat) 
is of all the reft moft Proper-for it doth neither Liquefie,nor ArefiejAnd 
that is true Maturation. Note that the tafte of thofe Apples was good; And 
theref ore it is the Experiment fitteft for Vfe. 
The Apples, Coucred with Crabs, and Onions, were likewife Well Matu¬ 
red. The Caufeis, not any Heat - But for that the Crabs and the Onions. 
draw forth the Spirits of the Apple, andfpread them equally thorowout I 
the Body • which raketh away Hardneffe. So wee fee one Apple ripencth ' 
againft another. And therefore in making ofC/^r, they tume the Apples 
firft vpon a hcape. So one Clufter of Grapes, that toucheth another whileft 
it groweth, ripeneth fafter; Botrus contra Botrnm citius maturefeit. 
"The Apples in Hay,and the Straw, ripened apparantlv, though notfo 
much as the Other ; But the Apple in the Straw more. The Caufe is, for j 
that the Hay and Straw haue a very low degree of Heat , but yet Clofe and j 
Smootheri ng, and which drieth not. 
The Apple in the Clofe Box, was ripened alfo : The Caufe is, for thatj 
all Aire, kept clofe, hath a degree of warmth ; As wee fee in wooll, Fitrre, 
Plufh,&c. | 
Note that all thefe were Compared with another Applet of the fame kinder, 
that lay of it felfe: And in Comparifon of that, were more sweet , and more ,j 
Y ellow, and [0 appeared to be more Ripe. 
Takean Apple, or Pare, or other like Fruit, and Rowlc it vpoha Table 
hard : Wee fee in Common Experience, that the Rowling doth Soften 
and Sweerenthe Fruit prefentlv \ W'hich is Nothing but the Smooth Di - 
flribution of the Spirits into the Parts : Forth eFnequaH Uiftribution of the 
Spirits maketh the HarrifhnefTe: But this Hard Rowling is betweene 
Concoction, and a Simple Maturation • Therefore, if you fhould Kowte 
them but gcntlv , perhaps twice a day 5 And continue it fome feuen ‘ 
dave s,it is like they would Mature more finely, and like vnto the Nattt ; 
rail Maturation. 
fake an Apple, and cutout a Pecceof theTop, and couer it, to fee 
whether that Solution of Continuity will not haften a Maturation , We fee 
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