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3. §. TASTS may bediftinguithed by thefe Three general ways. 
Firft, with refpect to the Senfation it {lf Secondly, with refpec& ‘to 
its Duration and Terms. Thirdly, with refpect to its Subject. 
4. §. The Sexfation it felf is differenced two ways, by its Species, 
and by its Degrees. With refpe& to the Species, Tajfs are Simple, or 
Compounded. By Simple Tafts, 1 mean not fuch, as are never found in 
conjunction with other Ta/és: but the Simple or Single Modes of Tus, 
although they are mixed with divers others in the fame Body. As for 
example, the Ta/fe of a Pepin, is Acidulcis ; of Rhubarb, Amaraftrin- 
gens; and therefore Compounded in both, Yet in the Peppiz, the A- 
cid is one Simple Tafte, and the Sweet another 5 and foin Rbubarb, the 
Bitter is one Simple Tafte, and the Aftringent is another. 
5. §. Two faults have here been committed ; the defective Exu- 
meration of Simple Tafts 5 and reckoning them indiftinély among fome 
others which are Compounded. 
6. § SEMPLE Tajfts, ( of which, properly fo called, there 
are commonly reckoned but Six or Seven Sorts, ) are, at leaft Sixteen. 
Fifi, Bitter, as in Wormwood : to which,the contrary is Sweet,as in Sugar. 
Thirdly, Sower, as in Vinegar « to which, the contrary is Salt. Fifthly, 
Hot, as in Cloves: whereto, the contrary is Cold. For we may as 
properly fay, a Cold Tafte, as a Hot Tafte: there being fome Bodies, 
which do manifeftly imprefs the Sea/e of Cold upon the Tongue, though 
not by Touch. So doth Sal Prunella, although the Liquor wherein it 
is diflolved, be firft warmed. 
7. §. Seventhly, Aromatick, For it doth not more properly agree 
to an Odour, than a Taffe, to be Aromatick, And that an Aromatic 
Lafte, is dinftiné from an Hot, is clear ; In that, there are many Bo- 
dies of a Hot Tafte,fome meanly and others vehemently Hot ; which yet 
are not in the leaft Aromatick: as amongft others,is apparent in Exphor- 
binm. So that although an Aromatick Tafte be often conjoyned with 
Heat 5 yet it isnot that Heat it felf, but another dinftin& Sen/é. 
8. §. Eighthly, Naufeows or Malignant, contrary to the former. 
Such as is perceived, together with the Aftringent and Bitter, in Rhu- 
barb or with the Bitter, and Sweet, in Aloes. It may be called Malig- 
nant, becaufe diftaftful although mixed in a low degree with other 
Tafts : whereas other Ta/ts will render one another grateful. 
g. §. Again, Tafis may properly be faid, to be Soft or Hard. A 
Soft Tafte, is either Vapid, asin Watery Bodies, Whites of Eggs, Starch, 
Fine Boles, &c. Or Onéfuous, asin Oyls, Fat, &c. 
to. §. A Hard Tafte is Fourfold, fe. Penetrant, Stupifacient , 
Aftringent, Pungent. Contrary toa Vapid, are Penctrant and Stupi- 
facient. 
" 11. § Penetrant, isa kind of Taffe, which worketh it felf into the 
Tongue (as fome Infeéfs into the Skiz)) without any Pungency; as in 
the Root and Leavs of Wild Cucumer. 
12. §. Stupifacient, as in the Root of Black Hellebore. Which be- 
ing chew’d, and for fometime reteined upon the Tongues after a few 
minutes, it feemeth to be benum’d and affeted with a kind of Paraly- 
tick Stupor 5 or as when it hath been a little burnt with eating or fup- 
ping of any thing too hot. 
13. §. Contrary to an Onctuous Tafte, are Affringent, and Puz- 
gent 5 asin Galls, and Spirit of Sal Aromanick. j 
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