S.
PETERS
WELL
,
OR
THE
WELL
OF
Peter-head
.
MEdicinall
waters
differ
much
in
savour
and
taste
:
some
of
them
being
sulfureous
,
some
vitriolate
,
some
saltish
:
yet
all
of
them
communi
nomine
are
called
acidi
,
from
the
taste
:
which
acidity
or
sharpnesse
comes
partly
from
vitrioll
and
partly
from
the
salt
of
minerals
:
or
they
are
called
minerall
waters
because
passing
through
the
concavities
of
the
earth
,
they
carry
with
them
the
tinctures
of
what
they
renconter
,
and
are
impregnate
with
the
quintessence
of
those
minerals
by
which
they
passe
whether
it
bee
terra
lemnia
,
bol
.
armen
.
chalk
:
or
congeled
liquors
an
juyces
,
as
allome
,
succin
,
sulphur
,
nitre
,
vitriol
&c.
or
mettals
,
as
gold
,
silver
,
yron
,
&c.
or
stones
as
christall
,
marble
,
load-stone
&c:
they
are
also
called
medicinall
waters
for
their
rare
and
admirable
vertues
in
curing
diseases
and
preserving
of
health
.
Many
of
these
waters
are
found
out
by
the
diligent
searching
and
industrious
labour
of
the
learned
,
endevouring
to
find
out
the
secrets
of
nature
most
easie
for
the
help
of
mankind
;
as
the
wel
of
Spaw
in
Germany
,
the
wells
of
Burbon
,
of
Pouges
,
of
Forges
in
France
,
of
Porrecta
in
Italy
,
of
Tunbridge
,
and
Knesbrough
,
in
England
with
many
others
of
infinite
vertues
,
as
Plinius
recordeth
in
many
passages
of
his
books
,
especially
in
the
2.
chap.
of
his
31.
book
.
And
I
would
that
any
reader
who
doubts
of
the
excellent
vertues
of
infinite
diversity
of
waters
should
read
that
chapter
:
And
now
our
waters
of
Peter-head
called
be
our
forefathers
Saint
Peters
wel
thinking
that
it
was
S.
Peter
that
sent
from
Rome
a
facultie
of
curing
diseases
to
these
waters
,
because
hee
himself
could
not
come
,
being
imployed
about
more
necessary
affaires
at
Rome
,
for
the
time
Pope
.
Wherefore
to
gratify
this
holy
Apostle
they
have
built
a
temple
,
which
to
this
day
is
called
S.
Peters
church
.
They
used
to
come
to
the
well
on
S.
Peters
day
,
assembling
themselves
in
great
mulitudes
;
on
which
day
as
yet
we
have
a
great
faire
at
this
place
.
But
this
is
meer
superstition
,
like
that
of
the
heathen
,
who
as
Plinius
testifieth
lib.
31.
chap.
2.
denominate
their
rare
and
medicinall
waters
from
diverse
of
there
gods
.
S.
Peters
well
may
be
compared
with
Spaw
waters
,
being
nothing
inferiour
to
them
in
medicinal
vertues
,
and
far
excells
any
other
as
yet
found
out
,
in
Europe
.
It
is
certain
that
this
Petrean
water
(
for
so
hereafter
shal
it
be
called
)
passes
through
minerals
:
but
with
what
proportion
they
are
mixed
in
these
subterranean
cells
,
it
is
impossible
to
know
,
or
whether
it
be
hote
or
cold
,
moist
or
dry
,
some
thinges
from
whence
it
flows
being
hote
,
some
cold
,
some
temperate
,
seeming
rather
that
it
is
temperate
,
well
mixed
,
as
its
effects
shows
:
yet
alwayes
this
water
while
it
is
drunken
humectates
and
refrigerates
,
incontinent
,
being
daunted
through
the
heat
of
the
stomach
,
heats
and
dryes
.
For
the
vertues
of
our
water
:
it
cleanseth
and
wasteth
viscide
&
Tartareous
humors
,
extenuats
pituite
,
it
voyds
the
liver
,
melt
,
mesaraicks
,
and
other
our
entrails
,
of
whatsoever
obstructions
is
troublesome
to
them
:
it
strengthens
the
stomach
so
,
be
its
astriction
,
that
none
can
complain
of
harme
by
its
actuall
coldnesse
:
It
gives
strength
to
the
nerves
,
tempers
the
heat
of
the
kidneys
,
cleansing
and
expelling
their
gravell
,
sand
and
stones
more
forceably
then
any
other
medicament
,
because
it
is
diuretick
,
simple
,
naturall
,
voyd
of
all
arte
,
made
by
the
hand
of
God
alone
,
and
most
gracious
to
the
taste
it
hinders
the
concretion
or
coagulation
of
sand
,
resisting
the
generation
of
confirmed
stones
;
and
if
confirmed
,
diminishes
them
:
it
purgeth
the
bladder
and
mundifies
the
stone
of
viscide
pituit
and
mucositie
wherewith
it
is
environed
,
prepairing
it
to
be
easily
taken
out
by
cutting
,
it
is
most
profitable
for
the
ulcer
of
the
reins
and
carnosities
in
the
urinal
passage
,
cast
in
be
injection
:
it
certainly
helps
the
venerean
&
Virulent
Gonorhea
and
all
other
diseases
of
that
sort
,
applyed
with
out
for
their
ulcers
,
chancres
,
poulanes
,
pustules
,
within
by
injection
,
and
potion
,
it
helps
the
concoction
of
the
stomach
,
quenches
thirst
,
appeases
dolours
,
throwing
of
the
belly
,
with
Colick
and
Iliack
passions
:
it
purifies
the
bloud
,
kills
and
expells
all
kynd
of
wormes
,
chases
away
all
fevers
,
cleanses
the
skin
of
pustles
and
skabs
,
be
lotion
&
bathing
,
it
louses
the
belly
,
if
bound
,
taking
away
the
obstructions
from
the
gal
,
which
sends
forth
its
choler
or
bilis
the
only
stimulus
foecum
in
jejunum
intestinum
,
wherewith
being
sharpned
,
casts
out
the
foeces
therein
contained
,
it
restraines
the
fluxes
of
the
belly
,
by
corroborating
the
retentive
facultie
,
drying
the
intestins
,
and
makes
them
slow
to
expell
the
humors
being
drawn
by
the
force
of
the
water
to
the
reins
and
bladder
,
and
so
it
works
proportionably
according
to
the
necessity
of
nature
,
as
an
excellent
instrument
appointed
by
Gods
providence
for
the
health
of
mankinde
.
They
also
carry
with
them
out
of
the
body
diverse
wayes
,
the
cold
and
watry
bloud
with
other
excrementitious
humors
of
choler
,
pituite
,
melancholy
.
Our
Hydropotae
pisse
much
their
expulsive
facultie
being
helped
through
the
diuretick
quality
of
our
water
,
their
grosse
excrements
are
black
or
greenish
:
because
the
salt
of
minerals
be
its
precipitating
vertue
facit
deseendere
terrestreitatem
ad
fundum
:
some
vomites
,
voyding
their
stomach
of
superfluous
humors
,
some
sweats
sending
forth
their
obstructions
by
the
pores
:
for
all
diuretick
things
are
also
diaphoretick
,
the
urine
and
sweat
being
of
natures
little
different
.
These
clear
pure
waters
gratious
both
to
palate
and
eyes
provoke
so
many
and
divers
evacuations
,
which
scarce
any
medicament
,
grievous
to
the
smell
,
horrible
to
the
sight
,
and
loathsome
to
the
taste
,
could
effectuate
:
they
agree
with
both
sexes
,
all
ages
:
restoring
health
lost
:
preserving
in
integritie
the
present
.
Wee
have
used
all
kynd
of
tryalls
for
examination
of
the
Petrean
water
;
and
have
found
(
as
we
are
able
to
demonstrate
)
that
these
waters
carry
with
them
the
tincture
of
vitriol
and
of
mettals
not
perfect
nor
altogether
solide
;
but
crude
begun
,
growing
to
a
solide
mettall
if
every
day
a
part
were
not
carryed
away
with
the
waters
.
As
for
the
vertues
and
qualities
of
vitriol
,
they
are
so
renowned
by
many
of
the
ancients
and
all
our
moderne
writers
,
that
purposely
I
omit
them
to
a
more
fit
occasion
then
the
brevity
of
this
peece
can
permit
.
And
if
I
shal
but
point
at
the
generation
of
vitriol
,
within
the
earth
the
understanding
reader
shall
quickly
perceave
its
nature
and
operation
,
which
is
thus
.
There
ariseth
a
sulfureous
exhalation
be
the
action
of
the
subterranean
heat
:
which
mixed
with
water
makes
a
sharp
corrosive
juyce
,
proper
to
corrode
and
drink
up
a
part
of
copper
and
yron
,
and
to
collect
and
coagulate
it self
in
one
;
which
we
cal
Vitriol
.
So
that
the
principles
and
elements
of
vitriol
are
sulfur
,
water
,
the
two
mettals
of
yron
and
copper
,
and
some
little
portion
of
the
minerall
clay
adhering
either
to
the
mettals
,
as
seldome
they
remain
in
the
bowels
of
the
earth
without
some
slimy
matter
:
or
else
in
the
water
with
which
was
mixed
the
sulfureous
salsuginous
exhalation
,
which
things
we
see
in
the
anatomy
of
vitriol
be
destillation
First
the
watry
part
being
volatile
,
ariseth
in
making
of
Colcothar
,
then
that
sulfureous
salsuginous
exhalation
,
which
being
by
cold
condensed
in
the
recipient
,
turns
in
oyl
:
the
hypostasis
or
sediment
being
puluerised
,
washed
dryed
and
liquified
with
borax
,
secundum
artem
,
shall
produce
a
metallick
substance
.
Out
of
which
considerations
A.
Guntherus
hath
defined
it
to
be
sulfureae
salsuginis
aeratae
ferrataeque
coagulum
.
And
albeit
evidently
ad
sensum
we
can
see
no
more
mettals
but
copper
and
yron
,
yet
certainly
it
is
coagulum
omnium
metallorum
autcorum
sal
.
Whence
some
have
taken
occasion
to
make
an
allusion
to
the
letters
of
Vitriolum
,
Visitando
interiora
terrae
rectificando
invenies
occultum
lapidem
veram
medicinam
.
As
for
the
mettals
,
the
Chimique
Philosophers
say
that
their
proxima
materia
Mercurie
engendred
of
the
first
matter
of
minerals
well
mixed
:
to
wit
,
that
viscous
humiditie
subtilly
incorporate
to
incombustible
earth
equally
mixed
with
the
least
parts
in
the
minerall
concavities
of
the
earth
.
And
seeing
that
kinde
of
matter
can
not
produce
self
,
nature
hath
given
it
a
proper
agent
sulphur
,
a
certain
fatnesse
of
the
earth
,
engendred
in
its
own
bowels
by
temperate
coction
,
for
concocting
,
digesting
and
converting
the
forsaid
Mercurie
in
forme
of
mettall
,
the
sulphur
having
relation
to
the
mercurie
,
as
the
male
to
the
female
,
and
as
the
proper
agent
to
its
proper
matter
:
this
is
proximae
materia
metallorum
.
As
in
the
generation
of
man
,
the
aliment
is
a
nearer
mater
then
the
elements
,
the
bloud
then
the
food
,
the
seed
then
the
bloud
,
and
in
end
after
a
long
and
continuall
digestion
the
matter
receaves
humane
forme
:
so
in
the
generation
of
mettals
there
ariseth
vapors
of
the
elements
,
these
vapors
being
condensed
turn
in
a
viscous
and
ponderous
liquor
mixed
with
subtile
and
sulfureous
earth
,
which
is
called
mercurie
,
whereof
as
of
its
proxima
materia
,
bee
the
mixtion
and
action
of
sulphur
,
is
made
gold
,
silver
,
yron
,
or
any
other
mettall
according
as
nature
hath
digested
it
lesse
or
more
:
for
there
is
no
difference
betwixt
gold
and
yron
,
but
that
gold
hath
happened
to
bee
better
and
longer
concocted
then
the
other
.
Some
striving
to
imitate
nature
in
perfecting
of
mettals
,
meaning
to
bring
them
to
their
perfection
,
Gold
,
have
used
many
artificiall
operations
in
making
their
Philosophers
stone
so
much
searched
.
First
they
calcine
the
matter
without
diminishing
the
body
,
they
attenuate
the
grosnesse
and
solidity
of
the
calcined
matter
by
solution
,
and
reduce
it
to
its
prima
materia
,
which
they
call
minerall
water
,
whereof
gold
is
the
father
,
silver
the
mother
,
and
quicksilver
the
proxeneta
,
that
makes
the
mariage
and
union
:
this
done
they
separate
the
foure
elements
in
two
parts
,
one
superior
and
celestiall
,
which
is
the
spirit
that
quickens
,
another
inferior
and
terrestriall
which
must
bee
enlived
by
the
spirit
making
the
combination
with
the
soule
and
body
,
for
that
first
part
is
a
soul
inspired
:
they
conjoyn
the
water
and
aire
with
the
earth
,
and
fire
,
they
putrifie
the
matter
bee
a
moist
heat
,
after
putrefaction
comes
coagulation
,
cibation
,
sublimation
,
fermentation
,
exaltation
,
augmentation
,
and
lastly
projection
upon
imperfect
mettals
,
changing
them
into
perfect
gold
and
silver
.
It
is
certain
that
the
chief
end
of
the
ancient
Philosophers
,
who
traveiled
and
laboured
about
this
stone
,
was
to
compose
an
universall
balsamick
medicine
to
roborate
and
conserve
the
radicall
balsame
and
nectar
of
our
life
,
in
a
good
and
laudable
temperament
:
which
great
and
incomparable
medicine
they
searched
in
minerals
:
and
knowing
that
gold
,
the
perfection
of
minerals
,
could
not
have
action
in
our
bodys
:
be
reason
of
its
compact
and
firme
composition
:
they
have
endevoured
to
break
its
hardest
bonds
,
and
to
reduce
it
to
its
first
matter
,
that
it
may
be
dissolved
in
all
liquors
,
and
communicate
to
them
that
excellent
and
balsamick
perfection
of
our
life
and
nature
.
The
transmutation
of
mettals
in
the
concavities
of
the
earth
appears
evidently
;
but
be
artificiall
projection
many
imaginations
are
not
strong
enough
to
conceave
,
though
some
too
strongly
conceave
them
,
&
by
thus
conceaving
have
deceaved
many
of
the
world
and
themselves
:
and
it
is
thought
be
many
that
gold
is
not
so
dissolved
bee
any
preparation
as
yet
found
out
,
that
it
renders
any
tincture
worthy
of
the
least
and
smalest
part
of
the
praises
it
receives
.
For
in
auro
potabili
,
essentia
auri
,
sale
auri
,
there
are
other
excellent
things
of
more
worth
nor
the
gold
,
lurking
in
another
forme
reducible
to
the
metallick
substance
,
neither
perchance
is
it
to
bee
denyed
,
but
there
is
in
gold
excellent
vertues
and
specifick
remedies
for
all
kinde
of
diseases
:
yea
,
more
then
in
any
other
thing
else
,
if
the
right
and
true
preparation
thereof
were
known
,
as
it
may
bee
future
ages
,
more
happy
then
wee
shall
finde
,
and
I
pray
GOD
they
that
spend
their
spirit
and
expence
herein
,
may
better
themselves
,
and
the
world
.
And
it
may
be
thought
,
if
the
ancients
,
or
moderns
had
known
that
the
tinctures
of
minerals
were
carryed
from
the
concavities
of
the
earth
,
with
water
,
as
in
our
Petrean
fountain
,
they
had
never
so
perplexed
themselves
to
have
tryed
so
many
solutions
,
calcinations
,
coagulations
,
fixations
,
sublimations
,
&c.
As
they
have
done
,
evaporating
their
spirits
,
and
exhausting
the
humiàum
radicale
of
their
substance
.
Within
the
earth
from
whence
our
Petrean
water
flows
,
is
a
concavitie
,
a
great
vessel
,
ampullare
matratium
capacissimum
,
wherein
is
contained
materia
proxima
metallorum
:
which
sends
forth
its
tincture
with
our
water
.
In
this
natural
operation
there
is
no
need
of
calcination
,
solution
,
reduction
to
its
prima
materia
:
and
separation
of
the
foure
elements
,
which
are
the
most
difficile
operations
in
the
composition
of
the
stone
.
And
where
many
may
erre
,
for
here
as
yet
the
matter
is
not
coagulate
,
neither
is
mercurie
vnited
to
its
salt
and
sulfur
:
but
nature
finding
the
salt
,
sulphur
,
and
mercurie
of
minerals
,
as
yet
not
vnited
,
conjoyns
them
by
digestion
and
cohobation
,
sublimating
and
subtilizing
the
earthly
part
,
rendring
the
mercurial
fixed
,
going
on
naturally
with
all
the
operations
requisite
to
the
perfection
of
the
work
,
as
coagulation
,
cibation
,
sublimation
,
fermentation
,
exaltation
,
augmentation
,
as
certainly
it
would
increase
,
grow
,
and
fill
up
,
the
whole
concavities
where
our
water
is
contained
,
if
there
were
not
a
continuall
projection
of
this
naturall
elixir
,
this
magisterium
this
quintessence
of
all
mettals
,
in
our
water
dissolving
it self
therein
,
the
water
being
impregnate
with
this
admirable
yet
naturall
medicine
,
bursts
out
dauncing
,
bringing
with
it
the
cure
of
all
diseases
,
crying
and
calling
all
those
who
are
troubled
and
loadned
with
infirmities
,
to
come
and
buy
without
money
what
may
restore
them
to
their
health
.
And
truely
I
may
speak
of
this
source
what
sweetly
the
prince
of
French
Poets
did
sing
of
the
tree
of
life
:
neither
let
divins
take
exception
that
we
symbolize
from
one
earthly
thing
to
another
,
from
the
tree
of
life
to
the
water
of
life
,
for
what
is
called
the
tree
of
life
in
the
old
testament
is
called
the
water
of
life
in
the
new
:
both
pointing
out
the
lively
vertue
of
our
life
which
is
hid
in
Christ
:
yet
from
the
tree
of
life
to
the
water
of
life
let
mee
subsultim
passe
,
as
birds
doe
from
sprayes
to
brayes
and
from
mountains
to
fountaines
,
saying
of
this
water
what
hee
spoke
of
that
tree
,
Du
Bartas
.
pag.
174.
O
holy
,
peerlesse
,
rich
preservative
!
Whether
wert
thou
the
strange
restorative
That
suddenly
did
age
with
youth
repaire
?
And
made
old
A
Eson
younger
then
his
heir
?
Or
holy
Nectar
that
in
heavenly
bowrs
Eternally
self-pouring
Hebe
pours
?
Or
blest
Ambrosia
(
gods
immortall
fare
)
Or
else
the
rich
fruit
of
the
garden
rare
?
Whereof
three
Ladies
as
assured
guard
A
fire
arm'd
dragon
day
and
night
did
ward
?
Or
pretious
Moly
which
Ioves
pursuivan
Wing
footed
Hermes
brought
to
th'
Ithacan
Or
else
Nepenthe
enemie
to
sadnes
Repelling
sorrows
,
and
repealing
gladnesse
?
Or
Mumie
or
elixir
that
excels
(
Save
men
and
angels
)
every
creature
else
.
And
it
may
be
thought
that
a
more
ancient
(
I
will
not
say
a
better
)
Poet
,
when
he
said
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
comparing
water
with
the
rest
of
the
elements
,
meant
of
this
and
such
other
medicinall
waters
,
and
not
of
common
rivers
&
fountains
which
have
no
taste
,
not
being
impregnate
with
barley
or
beef
or
some
such
like
good
commendable
ingredients
.
Nature
hath
here
prepared
an
vniversall
medicine
by
many
,
divers
,
long
and
naturall
preparations
,
which
for
its
perfect
temperament
and
puritie
,
is
able
governe
,
conserve
and
increase
the
radicall
humor
,
and
enliving
nectar
,
sympathizing
be
its
spiritall
nature
with
our
spirits
.
Hee
that
useth
this
water
aright
and
in
season
,
shall
be
restored
,
corroborate
,
and
so
armed
with
strength
,
that
he
may
afterwards
more
easilie
and
readily
shake
of
diseases
:
of
whose
comforting
help
nature
being
destitute
may
sooner
succumbe
.
For
if
our
naturall
balsame
,
the
shining
torch
and
lampe
of
our
life
faile
either
through
defect
of
proper
aliment
,
or
bee
confined
and
retrenched
by
dregs
and
ashes
obstructing
,
or
impeded
be
any
other
cause
from
exercing
its
livelie
flame
,
for
the
conservation
of
our
life
,
then
and
in
that
case
it
must
be
restored
,
fortified
&
inlarged
with
this
balsamick
medicine
,
the
true
and
naturall
tincture
of
such
wholesome
minerals
,
that
it
may
afterwards
absolutely
,
exerce
its
functions
,
which
come
from
a
friendly
harmonie
which
this
balsamick
medicine
hath
with
our
naturall
balsame
:
And
from
this
sympathie
and
similitude
of
nature
this
our
water
is
indued
with
great
activity
,
spirituall
and
penetrative
,
for
it
attenuats
,
digests
,
dissolves
and
evacuats
these
feculent
oppilations
which
threaten
danger
to
our
health
and
life
.
If
there
bee
any
impuritie
or
corruption
offending
nature
,
by
what
better
and
more
safe
way
can
it
be
extirped
then
be
so
excellent
and
pure
a
thing
as
this
?
If
any
ardent
fever
invade
us
,
with
what
sharp
julep
,
with
what
more
convenient
and
efficacious
syrup
of
limons
shal
you
extinguish
it
,
then
with
the
balsamick
aciditie
of
our
medicinall
water
?
is
their
pain
to
quench
,
let
this
be
your
Anodyn
,
this
your
only
and
safe
Nepenthes
,
this
your
safest
Triacle
,
your
wholesome
Alexipharmacum
and
Antidote
to
abolish
and
extirpate
poysonable
,
pestilent
and
maligne
qualities
;
no
Bezoar
naturall
nor
artificiall
,
animall
,
minerall
or
metallick
:
no
Alkermes
comparable
to
this
for
corroborating
the
heart
,
that
our
bodies
may
by
its
comforting
help
continue
in
lively
strength
and
vigour
:
these
and
many
more
vertues
are
proper
to
this
Panacea
and
universall
medicine
,
these
are
the
vertues
of
our
medicinall
balsamick
water
,
working
together
with
our
naturall
balsame
:
which
naturall
balsame
is
the
only
governer
and
conserver
of
life
,
the
only
preserver
of
health
,
and
expeller
of
diseases
:
for
if
morbus
be
affect
us
contra
naturam
actiones
laedens
,
altogether
contrary
to
our
naturall
balsams
,
and
nectar
of
life
,
which
is
nothing
but
nature
,
or
an
assisting
instrument
so
conjoyneds
;
that
without
its
help
nature
can
perfect
or
do
nothing
:
then
if
the
functions
be
weakned
,
corrupt
or
altogether
abolished
,
it
must
necessarily
follow
that
our
naturall
balsame
in
some
part
is
hurt
,
since
it
it
is
certaine
that
all
the
laudable
functions
flow
from
it
:
This
it
that
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
Hippocrates
:
this
is
that
dispensator
making
attractions
,
expulsions
,
mixtions
,
coctions
of
aliments
.
This
naturall
balsame
is
not
subject
to
alterations
in
its
own
substance
,
since
it
is
of
an
aethereal
and
heavenly
nature
,
and
somewhat
incorruptible
,
but
its
action
is
retarded
or
hindred
by
impediments
,
lurking
in
our
internall
members
and
entrailes
,
breading
trouble
and
labour
to
that
balsame
.
Hence
it
the
occasion
,
the
generation
,
the
chief
foundation
of
diseases
:
Inextirping
of
diseases
nature
is
to
be
restored
to
its
entire
and
pristine
estate
,
to
which
end
all
our
cogitations
should
tend
,
having
first
taken
away
the
impediments
:
which
intentions
are
perfected
by
the
onlie
restauration
of
our
naturall
balsame
,
(
from
which
all
healthfull
Crises
depends
)
by
the
help
of
the
medicinall
balsame
,
which
is
in
nothing
else
more
powerfull
and
operative
then
in
this
our
S.
Peters
well
,
being
pure
separating
,
correcting
,
roborating
,
expeling
:
exercing
the
rest
of
its
functions
,
as
the
nature
of
the
patient
requireth
,
without
violence
or
perturbation
of
the
body
.
Which
waterye
may
use
as
the
proper
vehiculum
of
all
medicines
for
all
diseases
:
for
its
salt
is
detersive
,
purgative
,
diuretick
,
an
universall
voyder
and
corrective
of
all
impurities
and
corruptions
its
sulphur
a
generall
and
spirituall
Anodyne
,
its
mercurie
an
universall
confortative
and
nutritive
,
which
being
all
conjoyned
in
our
water
by
the
industrious
working
of
nature
,
can
furnish
us
means
,
not
only
for
defence
,
but
also
for
expulsion
and
suppression
of
diseases
.
Now
since
this
water
brings
with
it
the
salt
,
sulphur
,
and
mercurie
of
minerals
,
it
must
also
be
able
to
cure
all
diseases
,
bred
from
a
regression
of
these
three
principles
from
their
naturall
state
in
our
bodies
:
as
first
the
diseases
of
resolved
salt
,
which
are
Tumors
,
or
excrescences
,
inlarging
the
whole
or
a
part
of
mans
body
more
nor
the
naturall
constitution
and
competency
requireth
by
the
resolution
of
salt
into
liquor
:
unto
which
are
referred
the
leucophlegmatick
kynd
of
dropsies
,
anasarca
,
ascites
,
the
vterinedropsy
,
hydrocephalum
,
diabetes
,
cachexia
,
the
dissolution
of
salt
throughout
the
whole
body
,
ficus
,
psidracus
,
all
soft
phlegmatick
tumors
.
A
disease
of
coagulate
salt
is
Tartar
,
containing
all
kynd
of
calculs
or
stones
,
whatsomever
part
of
the
body
they
be
bred
into
,
as
sand
and
stones
in
the
head
,
stomach
,
kidneys
and
bladder
,
the
Tartar
of
the
hypochondres
,
begetting
the
hypochondriack
melancholy
,
the
Tophes
and
knots
bred
in
the
gut
and
joynts
&c.
This
Tartar
is
the
nearest
and
immediate
cause
of
the
stone
and
gut
,
as
the
acrimony
or
some
other
quality
of
the
salt
,
noxious
to
the
sensible
parts
of
the
joynts
is
the
cause
and
action
of
lesse
or
greater
paine
,
according
to
the
diversity
of
the
Tartar
or
salt
contained
in
the
joyntures
,
since
some
salt
is
more
sharp
and
mordicant
then
another
,
some
bitter
,
some
sweetish
,
and
some
insipide
.
A
disease
of
reverberate
salt
is
a
defiling
of
the
skin
:
to
which
pertains
the
venerean
diseases
,
the
french
poxe
,
leprosie
,
scurvie
,
&c.
A
disease
of
inflamed
sulphur
is
called
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
which
is
nothing
but
an
inflammatition
or
kindling
of
sulphur
in
the
whole
body
or
in
some
certain
part
thereof
,
whence
the
heat
of
all
the
body
is
augmented
,
and
is
found
and
known
unnaturall
to
the
touch
without
,
in
the
whole
or
in
some
part
of
the
body
.
To
which
are
referred
all
kind
of
agues
,
burnings
,
and
intermitting
,
putride
and
not
putride
,
hectick
,
ophthalmick
,
inflammations
,
phlegmons
,
erysiples
or
Rose
,
wild-fire
,
or
ignis
persicus
,
the
english
peste
,
squinance
,
gangrene
,
&c.
A
disease
of
resolved
sulphur
is
a
flux
,
and
resolution
of
the
sulphur
in
the
parts
of
our
body
,
as
dysenteries
,
diarrhes
,
lienteries
,
vomites
and
all
unnaturall
excretions
.
A
disease
of
coagulate
sulphur
is
called
coma
,
or
sopor
,
containing
under
it
all
kinde
of
sleeping
and
drowsie
diseases
,
as
the
thargie
,
giddinesse
of
the
head
,
somnolentia
,
cataphora
,
caros
,
myopia
&c.
Mercurie
makes
regression
from
its
naturall
state
by
a
dry
or
humide
destillation
.
The
diseases
of
the
first
is
an
inflammation
,
when
some
part
of
the
body
suffers
pain
by
flatus
included
,
or
flowing
thereto
,
as
all
kinde
of
flatulent
phlegmatick
tumors
,
scrofules
or
crowels
,
melliceria
,
myrmecia
,
flatuous
throwing
of
the
colick
,
Tympanie
,
piercing
pains
&c.
The
disease
of
an
humide
destillation
of
mercurie
,
is
a
convulsion
,
when
mercurie
resolved
into
liquor
molests
the
nervous
parts
:
hence
come
apoplexies
,
palsies
,
epilepsies
,
tetanus
,
emprostotonos
,
trembling
of
the
heart
,
the
night
mare
,
crampes
,
tenesmus
,
yexing
,
which
is
a
convulsive
motion
of
the
stomach
,
&c.
The
disease
of
sublimed
mercurie
comprehends
under
it
all
these
diseases
which
pearce
the
membranes
with
fervor
,
as
madnesse
,
phrenesie
,
migraine
,
peste
,
pleurisie
,
consumptions
with
exulcerations
of
the
pulmons
,
apostemes
,
charboncles
,
&c.
The
disease
of
precipitate
mercurie
is
,
arthritis
,
and
all
diseases
which
hurt
the
extremities
of
bones
&
ligaments
,
as
chiragra
,
podagra
,
scriatick
,
the
doggish
appetite
&c.
Which
diseases
,
proceeding
from
a
digression
of
salt
,
from
its
naturall
state
by
sosolution
,
coagulation
,
reverberation
:
of
sulphur
,
by
its
inflammation
,
resolution
,
coagulation
:
of
mercurie
by
its
dry
and
humide
destillation
,
sublimation
,
precipitation
,
unde
actio
partis
necess
;
ario
laeditur
,
are
cured
by
the
salt
,
sulphur
,
&
mercurie
of
minerals
,
conveighed
to
us
from
the
innermost
parts
of
the
earth
by
our
Petrean
waters
,
to
the
glory
of
GOD
,
and
our
particular
comfort
.
And
thus
have
I
spoken
anent
the
medicinall
vertues
of
this
water
in
curing
of
humane
diseases
,
which
are
common
to
men
and
women
:
and
now
I
must
tell
you
that
its
vertues
are
not
confined
within
the
compasse
of
this
generalitie
,
that
do
not
reach
to
the
particular
diseases
of
the
infirmer
sexe
,
which
as
it
is
more
lovely
and
delicate
then
the
other
,
so
is
it
more
opportune
to
the
own
defects
,
and
is
obnoxious
to
some
proper
diseases
,
as
far
different
from
those
of
men
,
as
the
sexe
is
from
the
sexe
.
This
water
helpeth
,
as
other
common
diseases
,
so
barrennesse
in
both
:
but
in
the
weaker
sexe
the
pale
colours
,
theimmoderate
evacuation
or
retention
in
their
desired
sicknes
,
insurrection
,
precipitation
,
suffocation
and
other
diseases
of
the
mother
:
and
in
a
word
by
removing
al
impediments
of
beauty
(
for
diseases
impare
the
beauty
with
the
health
)
makes
them
look
clear
,
fair
,
beautifull
rather
like
angels
then
mortals
:
in
such
sort
that
I
doe
not
admire
that
many
of
the
ancient
divins
affirm
that
the
sons
of
GOD
,
that
is
the
angels
,
loved
the
daughters
of
men
,
and
begat
with
them
gyants
.
For
at
that
time
before
the
flood
,
the
custome
was
to
drink
waters
,
and
I
warrant
you
,
the
choisest
:
which
made
women
look
so
fair
,
that
the
angels
were
taken
with
their
love
:
and
if
Angels
were
,
it
is
no
uncouth
thing
to
see
men
taken
with
the
same
beauty
.
When
the
Petrean
waters
are
to
be
taken
.
GEnerally
all
seasons
,
when
the
weather
is
good
,
and
the
aire
dry
,
and
clear
,
are
convenient
to
drink
of
this
water
,
abstaining
when
the
air
is
ful
of
hanging
clouds
,
threatning
us
with
rain
,
or
foggy
mists
.
In
winter
there
is
more
strength
in
our
water
then
any
other
time
,
because
then
the
subterranean
heat
is
greater
,
per
antiperistasin
,
sending
forth
in
greater
abundance
,
the
tinctures
of
what
is
there
included
.
But
because
in
May
,
Iune
,
Iuly
,
August
,
ordinarly
their
is
fairest
and
hotest
weather
,
and
longest
dayes
,
giving
opportunitie
to
walk
,
and
use
exercise
for
helping
the
digestion
of
the
waters
,
these
months
are
thought
fittest
for
drinking
:
notwithstanding
that
all
kinde
of
medicine
in
the
canicular
dayes
with
many
be
odious
,
founding
on
that
aphorisme
of
Hippocrates
,
exoriente
cane
&
ante
canis
exortum
,
perdifficiles
sunt
purgationes
:
meaning
that
the
great
and
burning
heat
of
that
time
,
is
able
to
cast
us
in
fevers
,
after
any
kinde
of
immoderate
evacuation
,
by
medicine
.
Yet
Hippocrates
doth
not
altogether
forbid
the
use
of
medicine
,
about
that
time
,
but
tells
us
only
that
it
is
difficult
.
The
medicaments
used
in
his
time
,
were
Hellebore
,
without
any
good
preparation
,
or
some
such
other
violent
medicament
,
which
we
in
this
our
age
will
use
in
no
time
of
the
year
,
without
great
and
exquisite
preparation
.
For
if
he
had
known
the
use
of
Cassia
,
manna
,
Rubarbe
,
syrup
rosat
,
&c.
he
had
never
mentioned
any
danger
in
the
canicular
dayes
.
You
must
also
distingush
the
place
,
he
lived
in
a
hote
countrey
,
we
in
a
cold
.
The
most
part
of
physicians
affirme
,
that
the
spring
and
automne
are
the
most
proper
times
for
medicine
,
because
then
the
aire
is
most
temperate
,
without
pearcing
cold
,
or
scorching
heat
:
we
in
Scotland
are
troubled
at
no
time
with
heat
,
the
summer
distinguished
chiefly
from
the
winter
,
by
the
longer
sojourning
of
the
sun
in
our
horizon
,
wherefore
it
is
most
agreable
with
reason
to
take
medicine
in
Scotland
in
our
hottest
season
.
When
the
air
is
too
hote
remain
in
a
cold
chamber
:
if
cold
,
cause
it
become
warme
with
fire
,
and
in
so
doing
you
may
safely
purge
,
phlebotomise
,
sweat
,
bath
and
so
forth
any
time
or
season
in
the
year
.
How
the
Petrean
waters
are
to
be
taken
.
HE
who
is
to
drink
of
this
water
,
either
for
curing
disease
,
restoring
health
lost
:
or
to
preserve
it
being
present
,
avoyding
future
inconveniences
:
shal
come
to
this
Wel
in
a
convenient
tyme
of
the
year
,
whereof
now
I
have
spoken
,
resting
the
first
day
after
arrivall
:
the
next
day
purge
with
fit
and
convenient
medicines
,
either
powders
,
potions
,
pilles
,
syrups
,
juleps
&c.
cum
regimine
,
by
the
advise
of
some
Medicin
,
because
diversity
of
diseases
require
diverse
medicaments
,
since
some
have
their
stomach
and
intestines
oppressed
with
tough
and
glewie
phlegme
:
some
their
liver
and
gall
obstructed
:
some
their
melt
hardned
with
melancholy
juyce
:
some
their
reins
and
bladder
burdened
with
sand
,
stones
,
pituite
,
viscide
and
tartareous
humors
,
and
so
forth
.
Therefore
let
the
medicament
be
proper
having
respec
to
the
humor
which
is
peccant
.
The
day
following
purgation
,
let
him
come
to
the
Well
,
(
neither
fear
any
Hypercatharsis
)
early
in
the
morning
,
yet
after
the
sun
rising
,
and
drink
so
much
even
the
first
day
,
while
he
finde
his
stomach
full
,
not
loadned
,
walking
a
little
betwixt
every
two
or
three
glasses
,
taking
in
the
mean
tyme
,
some
confected
anise
,
coriander
,
cinamom
,
or
some
good
tablets
proper
for
the
disease
:
or
tobacco
to
help
the
stomach
to
daunt
and
vanquish
the
actuall
coldnesse
of
the
water
;
which
done
walk
,
ride
,
or
exercise
your self
with
goafing
,
bowling
,
or
some
such
other
exercise
,
(
for
the
Petrean
fields
are
as
the
Elisian
,
for
such
exercises
)
whilst
the
most
part
of
the
waters
bee
voyded
,
which
will
be
so
soone
as
the
urine
doth
begin
to
bee
coloured
.
Then
dine
with
meats
of
good
digestion
:
let
the
better
sort
drink
wine
moderatly
,
others
ale
or
beere
.
Afternoon
beguile
the
time
,
with
reading
,
talking
,
walking
,
dauncing
,
singing
,
dicing
,
carding
&c.
Then
sup
lightly
with
a
tosty
of
bread
,
some
raisins
of
the
sun
,
or
some
such
other
thing
,
of
good
and
easie
digestion
.
Use
this
kynd
of
doing
20.
30.
40.
50.
dayes
or
so
long
,
as
the
disease
requireth
,
or
affaires
can
permit
.
Aday
after
you
leave
off
the
drinking
of
water
,
take
some
other
good
purgative
medicine
,
resting
aday
after
,
then
take
journey
to
go
whither
you
list
.
Live
temperatly
a
long
time
after
the
drinking
of
the
water
in
a
clear
,
pure
,
wholesome
aire
to
breath
on
:
eating
meats
of
good
digestion
to
suffice
nature
,
not
greedie
appetit
:
sleeping
to
refresh
,
not
to
dull
your
spirits
:
waking
to
drive
away
stupiditie
,
dulnesse
,
and
drowsineesse
from
your
braines
,
not
to
wast
,
consume
,
and
dry
your
bodies
:
using
exercise
for
recreation
,
not
to
weary
:
taking
rest
for
a
remeed
to
your
wearinesse
,
restoring
strength
,
that
your
bodies
may
be
made
more
fit
,
to
indure
new
travels
and
labours
:
avoyde
repletion
of
the
belly
,
intestins
and
veins
,
by
moderate
evacuation
of
nature
,
and
if
slow
,
make
help
by
art
:
neither
violent
,
to
resolve
your
spirits
,
or
to
evacuate
with
excrements
your
souls
.
Flee
perturbations
of
the
minde
:
and
in
so
doing
,
by
the
grace
of
God
,
you
shall
continue
healthful
,
even
to
your
lives
end
.
To
which
I
pray
GOD
happily
to
bring
us
all
,
throgh
IESUS
CHRIST
,
Amen
.