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and other parts to stand awry \ and to be fnll of swellings and depressions: Ifanyman wash his skin with the decoction of Hornets or Wasps, the place will so swell,that it will make men suspect some disease, yet it is without pain. The remedy isTheriot drank, or smeercd on the part: and this is the fraud that false women use tocounterfeit themselves to be with child. Beat together Oyl-lees , coles of a Vineand Pomegranate-Pills; and mingle them, and if you touch your face with this lini-ment, you shall mjke it exceeding black: but the juyeeof fewre Grapes or Milkwill wash it off.

Chap. IV.

That flexes nay move alor.e,

T He Antients fay, that the si ones called Prcchites and Aflroites, laid upon femeother plain (lone, will move of themselves, if you put Vinegar to them. Theway (hall be this :let a plain well polished, on the outward superficies,Porphyr Mar-ble stone, lye beneath } lay upon this the stone Trochites or Astrcites, whose outwardsuperficies is made smooth also; then put to them a little vinegar or juyeeof Le-mons, presently of themselves will the Trochites, as well as the Astroites, withoutany thing moving them, goto the declining superficies: and it is very pleasant to seethis. Cardan faith, That inch stones have a thin moisture in them, which by the forceof the vinegar , is turned into a vapor; and when it cannot get forth , it tumblesthe stone up and down : There is the beginning of a thin vapor, but it comes notforth , because it is credible that the passages arc very narrow: 1 should think thatair is shut up in the veins of it, for it is probable, where yon shall see substances ofdivers colours. Wherefore vinegar, because it is subtile of parts, goes in, and drivesout the air, which passing cut by the vinegar, moves the stone. Yet I have foundthat all stores will move themselves,that arc mingled cfdivers stones, & have diversopen paflages in their veins.For the vinegar entring in at the joynts, forceth the stoneto move it self. The Alabaster stone, called vulgarly Lodognium, moves excellently,for it is distinguished by divers veins, and varieties of stones ; and I have seen a piece,not oncly of one pound, but of sour pounds to move it self, and it was likeaTor-tois; and when the stone began to move, it seemed like a Tertois crawling. Thatkinde of Marble moves by it self with vinegar, which is called Brocadcllo, which iscompounded of divers and mingled parts. Also with vinegar doth that spottedMarble walk, which is spotted with red, yellow, and brown spots; they call it theLowfie stone, and it makes the beholders to wonder at it. I must tell you this be-fore I leave off, because I would emit nothing. If the Marble be spotted underneath,and be above all of one colour and bard, or beneath all of one colour and hard, andabove of divers colours; when vinegar is poured od, or any sharp liquor, it runspresently to the declining part; sometimes in circles, sometimes by jumps, andsometimes hastily moving it self.

C H a p. V.

How an lrflrs.ment may le made , that we may hear by it a great way.

I N my O pricks I shewed you Spectacles, wherewith one might see very fat. Now1 will try to make an Instrument, wherewith we may bear many miles; and I willsearch cut a wood , wherewith that may be performed better and with more ease.Therefore to sinde cut the scum of this Instrument, we must consider the ears of allliving Creatures, that bear test. For this is confirmed in the principles of Naturalphilosophy, thar when any new things are to be invented, Nature must be searched,and followed. Therefore to consider of Animals, that have the quickest hearing,we must think of those that are the most fearful; For Nature takes care for their safe-ty, that as they have no great strength, yet they might exceed others in hearing, andsave themselves by flight; as the Hare,CoDcy,Hart,the Ass, Ox, and the like. These

Creatures