“ When Women have washt their hair with the mixture of beaten eggs and oatmeal, this will poison the Bath so, as to beget a most noisome smell, casting a sea-green on the water, which otherwise is very pure and limpid. ”

“ When Lud Hidibras was dead, Bladud his Son, a great Nygromancer (so 'tis there writ) was made King, and he made the wonder of the hot Bath by his Nygromancy; and he reigned 21. years, and after he died, and lyes at the new Troy. And in another old Chronicle 'tis said, That King Bladud sent for Necromancers to Athens to effect this great business; who 'tis like were no other then cunning Artificers, well skill'd in Architecture and Mechanicks. ”

“ But it hath a contrary effect in hott Gouts; and some, who are troubled with that distemper, tell me, that the Bath puts them into a fit, if they goe into it without preparation; or, if they have the fit before, it inflames it more, and sends it about the body, and disables the Joynt so, that there is no treading on it for the present. Further, the Bath is effectuall in the diseases of Children, particularly the Rickets, removing the humors, that proceed from it, without fail; 'Tis also good for Women, that are apt to miscarry, if us'd moderately. ”

“ In the sides of the Belly about the Ventricle he finds a Woof of Vessels, containing the Silky Juyce; describing their progress from the mouth downward into the belly, and their strange flexures and meanders; whose end he affirmes to have at length, after along and patient search, found out. Of these Vessels he makes a large and curious description, as also of their different Juyces, as the cause of the different forts of Webbs and Baggs. Neither is he wanting in giving an accurrate accompt of the fine texture of the Spinall Marrow, and the Cranium. ”

“ Such Stones closely Joyned and compacted together compose a whole Mountain, and that a very firm one; though in Summer-time the Country-people have observed it to bust asunder with great cracking, Thunder-like; which is also well known to Hunters to their great cost, forasmuch as such cracks and openings, being by the Winds covered with Snow, are the death of those, that pass over them. ”

“ A man may better (ordinarily) endure 4. hours bathing in the Cross-Bath, than 11⁄2 in the others. In the, Queens Bath (which hath no Springs of its own; but comes all out of the Kings) they have found under a flat stone, which upon occasion was taken up, a Tunnel, and a yeelding mudd in and under it, into which they thrust a pike, but could feel no bottom. ”

“ From the Lungs he goes on to the Heart, which he saith reaches from the head to the taile, being of a strange figure, and rather many hearts, than one; whose motion of Systole and Diastole he describes, taking also notice, how the Vitall humor passes from one little heart to another.
The Ventricle he observes to reach also from one extreame of the Worm to the other ”

“ In the Kings-bath there is a Spring so hot, that it is scarce sufferahle, so that they are fain to turn much of it away, for fear of inflaming the Bath. The hottest Spring will not harden an Egge.
8. The Bath-water does not pass through the body like other Minerall waters; but if you put in Salt, it purgeth presently. Upon setlement it affords a black mudd, usefull in aiches, applyed by way of Cataplasme ”

“ The Japonese are proper enough of stature, and not uncomely in features; they have somewhat prominent bellys. They are exceeding active, and want no Judgement; they are also military and valiant.
11. No Arts are to be met with amongsts them, that are not known in Europe, except that of making Lacca, of which there is some so fine and curious, that whereas in this Country one may buy an ordinary small boxe for 3. or 4. Crowns, one of the same size, when made in Japan of exquisite Lacca, will sell for more than 80, crowns. The Author of this Accompt hath 4. ”

“ In most diseases of Women; In the Scurvey and Stone: as to which last, while I am writing, an Alderman of the Citty assures me, that his Wife, who had been exceedingly troubled with the Stone, went into the Cross-bath for it and voided there several stones as bigg as those of Olives, and was never troubled with that distemper after. The Bath is also good in cold Gouts, as they call them. ”

“ The Bear hath a very particular structure of his Leggs, and their substance, very good to eat, is a kind of thick fattish ligament, out of which may possibly issue that moisture, which Authors say is suckt by this Beast for its nourishment in winter. Its Claws differ from those of a Lyon; by being more equall and more compact. The Teeth differ from those of a Lyon in this only, that they are less. ”

“ Then, how the Aurelia changes into a Butterfly, and in what time, viz. in the space of 10. days in Summer, and in a Months time in Autumne and Winter. Where he adds, how the Eggs begin in the Femals upon their change into Aurelia's, and how at last the Butterfly breaks out by the meanes of its Claws and a sharp liquor.
To this he subjoyns a particular description of the form of the Butterfly, and all its parts; of the Motion of its Heart, of the differencing marks of the Male from the Female; of the curious structure of the Ovarium; the parts of generation ”

“ Where 'tis observ'd, that the necessity, impos'd by nature on all other animals to move both their Eyes together the same way, is not caused by the conjunction of the Optick nerves, because that also is found in the Cameleon itself. ”

“ To try, whether the Colour will not change by Lixztvium or Lye, they apply an hot Iron to it; and if there it holds, they assure themselves of the durableness of the Colour.
13. They have Mathematicians amongst them, and believe Iudiciary Astrology, insomuch that the Grandees under take nothing without pre-consulting those, that make profession of the same.
14. Japan yeilds divers sorts of good merchantable Commodities; but chiefly all sorts of silken Stuffs, unwrought Silk, Amber, Precious Stones, Musk, Copper, Steel, Lack-work. ”

“ It is affirm'd here, that the Town for the most part is built upon a Quag-mire, though the places all about it are very firm ground. Some workmen, that have been employ'd in digging, have found a mire ten foot deep: without the North-gate, the higest place of the Town, at seaven. The Earth between is a kind of rubbish ”

“ Their Government is Despotique; the Religion Pagan; the Christian hated upon no other accompt, but that some of those that there professed it, would perswade the Japonese to acknowledge a Superiority above the dignity Royall, disposing of Crowns and Scepters. Their Morals are very good, their faults being punish't as their Crimes, even Lying and Detraction. Their left hand is the more honourable, and they take horse on that side. ”

“ Fifthly, the Heart had its left Auricle bigger than the right (which is also found in some other animals;) whereas in Man 'tis contrary. They found no foramen Ovale, which many Authors assure to be in all Amphibious Animals, and even in Men, that are Divers, and stay long underwater. ”

“ Then proceeds to give one general Rule for Ending the Roots of all Quadratick Æquations, and commends the worth of his method from the easiness, although you be incumbred with Fractions or great Numbers either in the Coefficients or Absolute.
3. He gives one General Rule (where others make more Cases of it) for finding the Roots of all Cubick Æquations, in which the Second term or, Quadratick species is wanting, and then shows, how all other Cubick Æquations, wherein it is present, may be reduc'd thereunto, by taking it away. ”

“ The small capacity of its Liver and Spleen to receive excrementitious matter; which argues, that the action of the naturall Heat is so well regulated, that 'tis not subject to defect or excess. 3. The singular faculty of encreasing to a great bulk, by which, though it be born exceeding small, it grows a very big animal, its natural moisture being so perfect, as to render the parts capable to extend themselves, and to increase their magnitude without lessening their strength. ”

“ In which cases they were shy heretofore of using the Bath, for fear of confirming those Obstructions, whereas 'tis now found, that their Cure is facilitated by it.
12. The Bath-guides live to a very great age, sometimes to near 100. years; ordinarily, if they are temperate, to 70. There are two at this time above 80, a man and his wife.
13. in the Cross-bath the Guides have observed a certain black Fly with sealed wings, in the form of a Lady-cow, but somewhat bigger. They say, it shoots quick in the water, and sometimes bites. ”

“ The Spectators are about 200. paces distant from the Theater, which being cover'd with a vault, makes the voice of the Actors to be understood to the very end of the Theater. They love Hunting, and Gaming, as Dice, Cards, Chefs &c. At all times of the day, and in all their visits they take Thea and Tobacco. ”