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place_n some_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o coral_n be_v find_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o england_n about_o s._n michael_n mount_n there_o be_v coralline_a find_v grow_v to_o oyster-shell_n muscle-shel_n and_o to_o stone_n in_o the_o sea_n under_o a_o place_n call_v reculver_n and_o margot_n in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o thanet_n and_o in_o other_o place_n along_o the_o sand_n from_o thence_o to_o dover_n it_o be_v nature_n and_o property_n the_o coral_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a and_o astringent_a it_o be_v report_v of_o it_o that_o it_o will_v be_v of_o great_a beauty_n if_o a_o man_n wear_v it_o then_o if_o a_o woman_n and_o that_o it_o will_v contract_v ungrateful_a spot_n if_o the_o possessor_n of_o it_o be_v dangerous_o sick_a by_o the_o change_n of_o its_o colour_n it_o be_v say_v to_o foreshow_v ensue_a disease_n if_o it_o be_v wear_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o amulet_n it_o be_v say_v to_o drive_v away_o fear_n and_o to_o keep_v man_n from_o enchantment_n from_o poison_v from_o epilepsy_n and_o from_o the_o insulting_n of_o devil_n from_o thunder_n from_o tempest_n and_o from_o all_o manner_n of_o peril_n for_o this_o cause_n idolater_n be_v wont_a to_o dedicate_v this_o stone_n to_o jupiter_n and_o to_o phoebus_n this_o stone_n have_v be_v think_v of_o power_n to_o hinder_v the_o delusion_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o secure_a man_n from_o incubus_n and_o succubus_n so_o ansel_n boetius_fw-la &_o dioscorides_n arnoldus_fw-la de_fw-la villa_n nova_fw-la advise_v to_o give_v to_o newborn_a child_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n before_o they_o have_v taste_v any_o thing_n ten_o grain_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o coral_n in_o the_o mother_n milk_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v preserve_v all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n from_o the_o epilepsy_n the_o same_o remedy_n camillus_n leonardus_n medic._n pisauriensis_n
and_o in_o every_o street_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o pebble-stone_n flint_n and_o pyrite_n as_o concern_v the_o consistencie_n of_o these_o stone_n or_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o they_o be_v generate_v some_o of_o they_o have_v their_o original_n of_o a_o gravelly_a matter_n other_o of_o a_o slimy_a or_o muddy_a substance_n which_o according_a to_o the_o various_a operation_n that_o nature_n have_v upon_o it_o produce_v stone_n either_o of_o a_o smooth_a superficies_n or_o full_a of_o scale_n nodose_v and_o full_a of_o knot_n as_o concern_v their_o quality_n some_o of_o they_o be_v liquable_v or_o easy_o melt_v as_o some_o kind_n of_o the_o soft_a flint_n other_o of_o they_o have_v a_o strong_a savour_n as_o the_o lapis_fw-la aldenburgicus_fw-la and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v easy_o burn_v as_o the_o limestone_n as_o concern_v their_o use_n some_o of_o they_o from_o their_o use_n be_v call_v whetstone_n some_o lime-stone_n some_o grind-stone_n other_o freestone_n chap._n lxxviii_o of_o the_o saxum_fw-la arenarium_fw-la or_o the_o gravell-stone_n the_o common_a stone_n of_o great_a magnitude_n vulgar_o know_v be_v first_o the_o saxum_fw-la arenarium_fw-la or_o the_o gravel_n stone_n the_o gravel_n stone_n be_v a_o stone_n common_o know_v generate_v of_o a_o sandy_a substance_n concrete_a together_o into_o a_o mass_n of_o a_o very_a great_a and_o wonderful_a magnitude_n of_o its_o kind_n these_o stone_n according_a to_o boetius_fw-la be_v of_o three_o kind_n 1._o a_o rough_a gravel_n stone_n which_o be_v generate_v of_o the_o grosser_n part_n of_o sand_n and_o be_v so_o firm_o compact_v as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_o levigate_v the_o roughness_n of_o its_o gross_a sandy_a substance_n make_v this_o stone_n unfit_a for_o levigation_n but_o its_o well-compactednesse_a make_v it_o very_o fit_a for_o building_n 2._o a_o gravel_n stone_n compact_v of_o the_o small_a sand_n mix_v with_o intersplendent_a silver_n spangle_n but_o this_o be_v so_o soft_a as_o that_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v rub_v to_o piece_n with_o the_o finger_n this_o stone_n be_v find_v near_o prague_n 3._o a_o gravel_n stone_n which_o be_v sometime_o of_o a_o yellowish_a colour_n sometime_o of_o a_o red_a colour_n mix_v with_o splendent_a golden_a spangle_n and_o at_o other_o time_n only_o red_a there_o be_v of_o these_o kind_n of_o stone_n also_o of_o a_o ashy_a colour_n and_o of_o a_o blackish_a colour_n in_o a_o red_a the_o gravel_n stone_n be_v very_o heavy_a and_o weighty_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o do_v consist_v of_o divers_a mixture_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v find_v in_o their_o substance_n to_o be_v mix_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o small_a flint_n other_o with_o small_a shell_n and_o other_o little_a body_n rulandus_n speak_v of_o five_o kind_n of_o this_o stone_n 1._o pirnense_fw-fr saxum_fw-la arenarium_fw-la which_o in_o german_n be_v call_v weisser_n pirnischer_n sandstein_n 2._o luteum_fw-la fribergium_n 3._o rubrum_n rochlicium_n 4._o cinereum_fw-la querfurdium_fw-la 5._o saxum_fw-la arenarium_fw-la nigrum_fw-la in_o rubro_fw-la of_o embecca_n in_o saxony_n chap._n lxxix_o of_o the_o crusteous_a stone_n or_o stone_n that_o have_v scale_n the_o crusteous_a and_o scaly_a stone_n which_o nature_n do_v generate_v of_o a_o divers_a matter_n be_v of_o colour_n sometime_o gray_a sometime_o whitish_a sometime_o of_o a_o greenish_a gray_a sometime_o blue_a sometime_o red_a sometime_o black_a and_o sometime_o yellowish_a and_o of_o so_o soft_a a_o substance_n as_o that_o they_o be_v fit_a for_o very_o little_a use_n save_v only_o that_o in_o the_o country_n where_o they_o be_v common_o find_v they_o be_v use_v for_o the_o cover_n of_o house_n and_o for_o the_o make_n of_o form_n to_o cast_v bullet_n in_o their_o name_n in_o latin_a these_o stone_n be_v call_v lapides_fw-la squamosi_fw-la &_o erustosi_fw-la id_fw-la german_n schiferstein_n in_o belgic_a they_o be_v call_v shnilgen_n in_o french_a escailles_n in_o franconia_n they_o be_v call_v wasser_n steinen_n as_o be_v in_o those_o part_n find_v in_o the_o water_n ans_fw-fr boet._n p._n 254._o chap._n lxxx_o of_o the_o limosus_fw-la limous_a mud_n or_o slime-stone_n the_o lapis_fw-la limosus_fw-la be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v easy_o dissolve_v this_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o the_o initium_fw-la or_o beginning_n of_o a_o stone_n these_o stone_n for_o their_o pinguositie_n and_o fatness_n be_v use_v to_o manure_v and_o make_v land_n fertile_a withal_o chap._n lxxxi_o of_o the_o tophous_a or_o knotty_a stone_n call_v tophi_fw-la nodosi_fw-la lapides_fw-la the_o lapides_fw-la tophi_fw-la and_o nodosi_fw-la be_v like_a to_o the_o lapis_fw-la parius_n or_o white_a marble_n in_o candour_n and_o hatdnesse_n some_o of_o these_o be_v find_v black_a and_o some_o of_o they_o of_o a_o red_a earthy_a colour_n they_o have_v the_o levity_n of_o a_o pumise_n and_o be_v so_o soft_a as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v saw_v in_o piece_n like_o wood_n these_o stone_n be_v call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o latin_a tophi_n and_o nodosi_fw-la and_o pori_n these_o stone_n be_v use_v in_o building_n and_o they_o be_v say_v boetius_fw-la very_o fit_a for_o this_o purpose_n because_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o porositie_n they_o do_v with_o great_a facility_n entertain_v and_o imbibe_n the_o lime_n and_o do_v therefore_o the_o better_a agglutinate_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o wall_n to_o themselves_o chap._n lxxxii_o of_o the_o calx_fw-la viva_fw-la or_o lime_n stone_n the_o limestone_n or_o calx_fw-la viva_fw-la be_v a_o stone_n of_o a_o white_a colour_n of_o which_o be_v make_v a_o very_a commodious_a matter_n for_o building_n it_o be_v sometime_o find_v of_o a_o brownish_a colour_n it_o be_v every_o where_o obvious_a and_o its_o use_n be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o it_o be_v put_v in_o water_n do_v by_o a_o sudden_a motion_n of_o a_o contrariety_n of_o quality_n which_o be_v betwixt_o its_o self_n and_o the_o water_n produce_v a_o great_a heat_n pliny_n say_v this_o stone_n be_v of_o a_o burn_a faculty_n and_o have_v discussive_a power_n with_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v good_a against_o ulcer_n galen_n 9_o simpl._n say_v it_o be_v good_a to_o produce_v a_o eschare_n withal_o but_o be_v quench_v or_o slakt_v he_o say_v it_o lose_v these_o faculty_n rulandus_n speak_v of_o two_o kind_n of_o it_o viz._n one_o of_o a_o white_a colour_n and_o another_o of_o a_o skye-colour_n both_o which_o he_o say_v have_v a_o burn_a faculty_n with_o they_o and_o that_o both_o do_v natural_o hate_v water_n and_o be_v inflame_v by_o it_o but_o love_v oil_n so_o as_o that_o they_o will_v very_o easy_o mix_v themselves_o with_o it_o vide_fw-la serap_n de_fw-fr calce_fw-la l._n aggreg_n c._n horach_n chap._n lxxxiii_o of_o the_o lapis_fw-la molaris_fw-la or_o the_o millstone_n these_o stone_n be_v so_o common_a and_o well_o know_v to_o every_o man_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o speak_v any_o thing_n either_o concern_v they_o or_o their_o use_n only_o this_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hebrew_a ab_fw-la odour_n perpetuo_fw-la farinae_fw-la so_o say_v buxtorff_n those_o kind_n of_o millstone_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v wont_a to_o be_v ply_v and_o follow_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o captive_n who_o stand_v behind_o they_o do_v thrust_v they_o with_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o whole_a body_n in_o a_o very_a servile_a labour_n which_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o hence_o it_o be_v say_v exod._n 11.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la post_fw-la molas_fw-la chap._n lxxxiv_o of_o the_o cos_n or_o whetstone_n the_o ordinary_a whetstone_n be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o man_n by_o their_o common_a use_n cardanus_n say_v that_o cos_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o lapis_n lydius_n and_o if_o it_o be_v very_o good_a fit_a for_o the_o trial_n of_o mettle_n whether_o gold_n or_o silver_n or_o other_o metal_n chap._n lxxxv_o of_o the_o common_a stone_n of_o lesser_a magnitude_n which_o be_v vulgar_o know_v the_o common_a stone_n well_o know_v to_o all_o be_v generate_v some_o of_o a_o more_o impure_a earth_n other_o of_o a_o more_o pure_a those_o that_o be_v generate_v of_o a_o impure_a earth_n be_v of_o a_o rough_a superficies_n full_a of_o scale_n and_o porous_a these_o be_v soft_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o a_o brown_a colour_n yet_o there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v of_o these_o stone_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o colour_n these_o stone_n be_v usual_o find_v in_o field_n and_o upon_o the_o bank_n of_o river_n the_o soft_a sort_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o common_a stone_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v melt_v to_o pour_v upon_o metal_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o evaporate_n chap._n lxxxvi_o lapides_fw-la bene_fw-la vel_fw-la malè_fw-la olentes_fw-la of_o stone_n of_o smell_n
fit_o dispose_v to_o receive_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o agent_n or_o efficient_a for_o else_o it_o be_v impossible_a notwithstanding_o the_o concurrency_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n together_o that_o any_o natural_a effect_n shall_v universal_o follow_v this_o for_o the_o present_a as_o concern_v the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n of_o gem_n and_o precious_a stone_n in_o general_n it_o follow_v that_o we_o shall_v make_v progress_n in_o our_o inquiry_n and_o discovery_n of_o every_o gem_n and_o precious_a stone_n in_o particular_a of_o the_o division_n of_o gem_n in_o the_o former_a treatise_n we_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o cause_n nature_n and_o effect_n of_o gem_n in_o general_n in_o what_o follow_v we_o shall_v according_a to_o anselmus_fw-la boetius_fw-la show_v how_o they_o be_v divide_v and_o how_o particular_o distinguish_v according_a to_o their_o several_a species_n the_o division_n which_o he_o make_v of_o gem_n or_o stone_n be_v this_o division_n of_o stone_n or_o gem_n stone_n or_o gem_n be_v either_o 1._o small_a or_o 2._o great_a small_a one_o be_v either_o 1._o rare_a or_o 2._o common_n the_o rare_a and_o excellent_a one_o be_v either_o 1._o hard._n or_o 2._o soft_a 1._o the_o small_a hard_a one_o be_v either_o 1._o fair._n or_o 2._o of_o a_o evil_a colour_n the_o fair_a one_o be_v either_o 1._o whole_o shadow_v as_o the_o turkey_n stone_n and_o the_o chameus_n or_o 2._o partly_o shadow_v as_o the_o sardonyx_n the_o astroite_n the_o leucosapphirus_n and_o the_o opalus_n again_o the_o fair_a one_o be_v transparent_a either_o 1._o with_o colour_n or_o 2._o without_o colour_n 1._o the_o fair_a one_o transparent_a with_o colour_n be_v the_o jacinth_n beryll_n ruby_n prassius_n rubicell_n chrysoprassus_n spinell_n granat_n amandine_n chrysolite_n ballast_n carbuncle_n saphire_n emerald_n gemma_fw-la solis_fw-la almandine_n 2._o fair_a one_o transparent_a without_o colour_n be_v diamond_n the_o small_a hard_a stone_n which_o be_v rare_a and_o precious_a 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description_n of_o the_o stone_n the_o beryll_n be_v a_o transparent_a precious_a gem_n of_o a_o pale_a green_a colour_n such_o as_o be_v most_o true_o resemble_v by_o a_o sea-water_n green_a which_o colour_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o mixture_n of_o a_o blue_a and_o green_a in_o so_o much_o as_o this_o gem_n be_v blue_a out_o of_o a_o green_a that_o be_v it_o do_v discover_v its_o blue_a through_o the_o colour_n of_o green_a epiphanius_n say_v of_o this_o gem_n that_o it_o be_v glauca_fw-la gemma_fw-la of_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o quiet_a sea_n all_o beryll_n be_v transparent_a say_v boetius_fw-la and_o have_v a_o allay_v colour_n that_o be_v not_o a_o full_a colour_n for_o if_o they_o have_v a_o full_a colour_n they_o be_v take_v for_o other_o common_a jewel_n if_o you_o will_v see_v the_o perfect_a colour_n of_o the_o beryll_n put_v a_o little_a indigo_n into_o fair_a water_n and_o with_o it_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o green_a colour_n and_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o perfect_a 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stead_n of_o which_o sometime_o it_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o rose_n and_o sometime_o of_o wave_n of_o water_n and_o sometime_o all_o these_o representation_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o gemm_n he_o take_v it_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o achate_n and_o say_v that_o these_o stone_n be_v to_o be_v find_v sometime_o in_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o man_n head_n marsilius_n ficinus_fw-la call_v it_o the_o dracontium_fw-la and_o think_v that_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o indian_a dragon_n but_o this_o be_v think_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o falsehood_n and_o a_o story_n of_o it_o raise_v by_o impostor_n to_o advance_v the_o price_n of_o it_o andrea_n baccius_n say_v of_o the_o astroite_n or_o asteria_n that_o it_o come_v near_o to_o the_o form_n of_o crystal_n and_o show_v by_o repercussion_n a_o certain_a light_n in_o a_o pale_a colour_n in_o which_o internal_o some_o certain_a ray_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o star_n do_v appear_v and_o in_o his_o annotation_n he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a stone_n which_o be_v circumvert_v show_v the_o sun_n shine_v within_o it_o cardanus_n say_v that_o the_o stellaris_fw-la lapis_fw-la do_v differ_v from_o the_o astrites_n as_o not_o be_v precious_a at_o all_o nor_o perspicuous_a but_o only_o a_o stone_n distinguish_v with_o many_o spot_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o ash_n martinus_n rulandus_n call_v this_o the_o astroite_n mass_n and_o say_v it_o be_v of_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o half_a globe_n full_a of_o ashy_a colour_a star_n its_o name_n it_o be_v call_v astroite_n asteria_n and_o astrites_n in_o dutch_a it_o be_v call_v ein_fw-ge siegstein_n voller_n sternen_fw-ge and_z ein_fw-mi pater_fw-la noster_fw-la von_fw-mi folchen_fw-mi siegsteinen_n and_o that_o because_o in_o old_a time_n they_o make_v use_v of_o this_o stone_n to_o number_v up_o pater_n noster_n by_o in_o english_a it_o be_v call_v the_o starre-stone_n its_o kind_n of_o this_o stone_n boetius_fw-la make_v 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colewort_n which_o be_v common_o call_v canker-worm_n and_o palmer-worm_n in_o this_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o appearance_n at_o all_o of_o any_o of_o the_o star_n of_o the_o masculine_a one_o the_o three_o kind_n he_o call_v globuli_fw-la ex_fw-la astroite_fw-fr of_o its_o nature_n and_o property_n it_o be_v report_v that_o four_o grain_n of_o this_o stone_n in_o some_o appropriate_a water_n be_v excellent_a good_a against_o the_o plague_n and_o to_o expel_v worm_n out_o of_o the_o body_n history_n cardanus_n report_v wonder_n of_o the_o stellaris_fw-la lapis_fw-la which_o andreas_n baccius_n in_o his_o annotation_n attribute_v to_o the_o male_a astroite_fw-fr cardanus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v put_v into_o a_o vessel_n of_o vinegar_n do_v move_v itself_o and_o imitate_v the_o go_n of_o creature_n this_o stone_n and_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n thereof_o be_v in_o time_n past_a say_v cardane_n very_o well_o know_v to_o rabbi_n aben_n ezra_n the_o progression_n or_o motion_n of_o 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