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sonous, encreasing Teters and tormenting Ulcers, with an inward and sullen painfulness. This dextrous water, by a most favourable Chirurgery, searches to the bottom of Old and cancerous Ulcers; sweeps or shaves away the Rootes of Teters and Cancers; and appeaseth the unnatural rage: And some of these Healing waters are benigne, whether we apply them outwardly, or trust them inwardly for the relief of our Entrals and Vitals. And by these remarkable Indications, and the Effects I have seen succeeding, I have been confirmed of the real vertue of some of the (so call'd) Holy-Wells of oldest reputation in England; and have discovered other Healing-Springs, whose Vertues were not much known, or noted before.

2. And we call in the Testimony of the Gust (which is another of the less spiritual Senses) to prove the asperous, and yet appeasing Particles in some Liquors. Ligen, a Gentleman of a curious palate, and Musical, esteems the Queen-Pine to be incomparably the most delicious fruit in the world, and thus describes it: When we first bite it, it is so violently sharpe, as one would think, it would feteh all the skin off the Mouth; but before the tongue can make a second trial upon the palate, as perfectly cures that vigorous sharpness: And between those extreams of sharpe and sweet lyes the relish and flavour of all fruits that are excellent: And those tasts will change and flow so fast upon the palate, as Phansy can hardly keep way with them; and this at least to the tenth examination; for so long the Echo lasts. Thus he: And he seems to have in his thoughts an expert Lutenist, when he briskly sweetens Discords into the liveliest Harmony. I dare not take the boldness here to think on the warbling of a Lute. But, to impress the Advertisement concerning the difference of these waters, I abide the longer on the Description: And I durst not say it, if I had not felt my self oftimes, and also heard it acknowledged by them that received wonderful benefit from those kind Springs. Therefore I persist thus far in the Parallel; As the Juyce of the delicious fruit playes upon the Organs of Tast, so doth the right Healing water upon the Ulcers: At first touch it seems to tear the flesh off deeper, but immediately changes the begining of a deep pain into a deeper pleasure: And after many assaults, and quick slidings, the iugosities of the woundsor