Sailors, their device to get fresh water, from exposing fleeces of wool, i. 280 St. John, Mr. charge against him, iv. 429, he slanders and abuses the king, lords, parliament, &c. of England, in some papers
St. John, Sir Oliver, lord deputy of Ireland, vi. 141, 196, and
Salamander, the causes why it endureth the fire, if true, Sale, a property gained thereby when dishonest, iv. 125, how it may bar the right of the owner, iv. 126, what markets it
Salgazus, a sea-plant
Salic law, several remarks on it
Salisbury, Robert earl of, his character Salt, a good compost, i. 392, 403, 445. Saltpetre, how to hasten the breeding of it, i. 446, Salt in plants, i. 461, 462. Salt hath a sympathy with blood, ii. 71, it is an healer, ibid. it riseth not in distillations ii. 35 Salt-water how freshened, or the salt imbibed, ii. 35. Salt-water passed through earth becomes fresh, i. 245, four differences be- tween the passing it in vessels and in pits, i. 245, 246. Salt- water good to water some herbs, i. 471. Salt-water boiled be- cometh more potable, ii. 35. Salt-water sooner dissolving salt than fresh water, the cause, ii. 35, 36. Salt-water shineth in the dashing, i. 370. Salt in its several disguises a composition of mer- cury and sulphur i. 373 Sanctuaries qualified by the pope at the interposition of Henry VII.
Sand for making glass near mount Carmel Sand for turning minerals into a glassy substance Sandys, lord, his confession relating to Essex's treason Sanguis draconis, the tree that bears it
Sanquar, a speech at his arraignment for having procured murder Turner out of revenge
Sap assisted by leaving top-boughs in polling, i. 396. i. 465, the differing nature thereof in several trees Sapientia veterum quoted
Satiety, or cloying in meats
Savage, Sir John, slain riding about the walls of Boloign Savages, how treated
Saville, Sir Henry, some account of him, v. 328, and note 8, his judgment of poets
Saxony, duke of, how he surprises Dam in favour of Maximilian, v. 83, takes Sluice .
Scales growing to the teeth as hard as the teeth, i. 286, of fishes that resemble rotten wood in their shining
Schism more scandalous than corruption of manners how to be punished
Schoolmen compared to the fictions of astronomy, ii. 293, 433, use-
ful, ii. 375, fitter to guide penknives than swords Schools of learning to be cherished
Scipio Africanus, his declension
Scire facias, a writ, in what cases not to be awarded Scissile and not Scissile.
Scoffing at holy matters one cause of atheism
Scotland, account of the parliament held there, in 1616 vi. 151 Scribonianus, his conspiracy against Claudius. Shrieking
Scriptures are from God and contain his will, ii. 487, are not to be altered ibid. Scots, a commendation of their virtues, &c. iii. 298, &c. ought to be esteemed denizens of England, iii. 272, 273, are infested by the Guises, and relieved by queen Elizabeth iii. 81, &c. Sea clearer, the north wind blowing than the south, i. 473. Sea, by the bubbles foreshews wind, ii. 6. Sea-water looketh black
moved, white resting, ii. 32, the cause, ibid. Seas shallow and narrow break more than deep and large
Sea-hare, coming near the body, hurteth the lungs Sea-plants, i. 436, why sea-sand produces no plants
Sea-sand a good compost, i. 445. Sea-sands produce no plant,
Seal, great seal of England and Scotland to be one after
Search, in what cases the constable has power to do so iv. 313 Seasons of plants . i. 438, 439, 440 Seasons of the year, observations on them by Hippocrates i. 384 Seats, or houses, ii. 4, 359, of justice set to sale, oppression,
Sebastian, king of Portugal, his expedition into Africa Secret properties
Secrets not to be revealed in anger, why Secrecy the virtue of a confessor, ii. 264, what necessary to it, ii. 265, the great importance of it to princes, ii. 302. Secrecy in council, and celerity in execution, ii. 305, business tainted for want of it Sectaries, their tenets inconsistent with monarchy, iii. 435, not to have countenance or connivance
Seditions, ii. 283. Seditions and tumults are brother and sister, ii. 284, the prognostics, materials, causes, and remedies of them, ii. 285, et seq.
See of Rome, attempts to alienate the hearts of the people from the king iv. 388 Seeds steeped in several liquors hasten their growth, i. 391, 392, Seeds in plants more strong than either leaf or root, i. 457, 458, the cause, ibid. in some not, ibid. Seeds how to be 425, 470, plants growing without seed, i. 435, 436. very old, make the plant degenerate
Sejanus, his intimacy with Tiberius, ii. 316, the device to pull him down
Seipsum defendendo, an act done, why not always justifiable, iv. 36, the punishment for killing a man in that act
Seizure, lessee is shewn to have no property in timber-trees from
Selden, John, his letter to lord St. Alban Seminaries, when they blossomed in their missions into England,
Sena loseth its windiness by decoction, i. 252, purges melancholy, i. 263
Seneca's style, mortar without lime, ii. 449, his sentiment of despis- ing death, ii. 256, says the good things of adversity are to be ad- mired, ii. 262, greedy of executorships, ii. 340, a saying of his, iii. 530, condemned iii. 468
Seneca, the tragedian Senses, their pleasures and displeasures, i. 484, their instruments have a similitude with that which giveth the reflection of the ob- ject . i. 347 Separation of several natures by straining, i. 245, 246, 247, of seve- ral liquors by weight, i. 249, and of the same kind of liquors thickened, i. 250, of metals
Separation of the cruder parts prohibiteth putrefaction Separation of bodies by weight, i. 249, in liquors, i.
Separation of metals and minerals, ii. 200, consists of refining, ex- tracting, and principiation . Separation, the external points thereof, between England and Scot- land, iii. 274, the internal points
Septimius Severus died in dispatch of business, ii. 256, bis excessive fondness to his chief favourite, ii. 316, his character Sequestrations, in what cases to be granted
Serjeants at law, none to be made except such as are qualified to be judges afterward
Serjeantry, tenures by, what they are, and how instituted Serpent, an observation on him
Shaking of the head compared to the shaking of a bottle
Sessions to be held quarterly by the justices, with the method of
Shallows break more than deeps
Shame, i. 493, the impressions thereof infectious
Shaw, Dr. his tale at Paul's cross, v. 9, concerning the bastardy of the children of Edward IV. Shell-fish have no bones within, i. 504, have male and female gene- rally
Shene palace almost burnt down Sheriff's tourne, its origin and jurisdiction, iv. 85, is called also Curia franci plegii, ibid. made judges of the court for the county and hundreds, iv. 86, called vicecomites, ibid. their office, ibid. iv. 317, are bound to attend the judges in their county, by person or by deputy, iv. 97, from whence they are so called . iv. 317 Sheriff's accounts how to be managed, iv. 145, their attendance in the circuits of the judges iii. 440, ancienter than the conquest, and of great consequence
Shifting for the better helpeth plants and living creatures Shining wood, many experiments about it.
Shipping, or navy, the walls of England, iii. 450, all the necessary materials of it our own produce, save sails and cordage Shooting, good for the lungs and stomach
Showers good for the fruit, i. 467, for some not, ibid. showers better than day-showers
Showers after a long drought cause sicknesses if they be if great not
Shrewsbury, Gilbert earl of
Shrewsbury, lady, some account of her and her trial
Shute, Mr. carries a message from Sir George Villiers to Sir Fran-
Sighing and yawning, the breath drawn in by both
Sight, the object thereof, quicker than of hearing, i. 328. Sight, ii. 30, 31, 32, objects thereof cause great delights in the spirits, but no great offence, why
Sigismund, prince of Transilvania, iii. 474, heads three provinces which revolt in Turkey
Silver more easily made than gold, i. 362, ii. 191, the Chinese intent upon making it, 362, Silver halfpence Silver, certificate touching the scarcity of it at the mint ⚫ iii. 383 Simcock, his deposition vi. 98 Simnel, Lambert, v. 20, his history in personating the 2d son of Ed- ward IV. ibid. changes his scene, and personates Edward Planta- genet, v. 22, afterward proclaimed at Dublin, v. 24, taken in the battle near Newark, v. 33, consigned to an office in the king's kitchen, ibid. preferred to be his falconer ⚫ v. 33, 103 Simonds, William, v. 20, never brought to trial or execution, v. 22, taken at the battle of Stokefield, v. 33, no more heard of ibid. Simonides ii. 447 Simples, special for medicine, i. 478, such as have subtle parts with- out acrimony, ibid. many creatures bred of putrefaction, are such, ibid. also putrefactions of plants ibid.
Simulation and dissimulation, ii. 263, a weak kind of policy, ibid. and differ from judgment, ii. 263, 264, three degrees of it, ii. 264, its advantages, ii. 265, the case of dissembling knowledge
Sinews, why much affected with cold
Single life, the causes of it, ii. 268, recommended to churchmen,
ibid. most charitable and yet most cruel
Singularities in several plants
Sinking of bodies, its cause
Six clerks, concerning the grant of their office
Sixtus V. how the son of an illustrious house, ii. 423, a tale of his reception in the other world
Skipwith, Henry, his cause in chancery recommended by the earl of Buckingham
Skull, of one entire bone Slander, how to be punished
Sleep, a great nourisher, i. 270, 271. Sleep promotes sweat, and stays other evacuations of the body, i. 489. Sleep, why hindered by cold in the feet, i. 503, furthered by some kind of noises, ibid. nourisheth in many beasts and birds, ibid. creatures that sleep all winter, ii. 41. Sleeping plants i. 454 Smells and odours, i. 386, best at some distance as well as sound, why, ibid. best where the body is crushed, ibid. not so in flowers crushed, ibid. best in flowers whose leaves smell not, ibid. Smells, sweet, ii. 9, have all a corporeal substance, ii. 10, 11. fetid, ii. 11. Smells of the jail very pernicious, ii. 49. that are most dangerous
Smith, Sir Thomas, his case in Essex's treason Sir Thomas Smith, sent ambassador to Russia
Sneezing ceaseth hiccup, i. 476, why induced by looking against the sun, ibid. caused by tickling the nose Snow, why colder than water Snow-water unwholesome, i. 388. Snows cause fruitfulness, whence, i. 467, 471, puts forth plants and breeds worms, i. 436, 437, 482, Snow, good to be applied to a mortified part, whence i. 520 Socage, tenures so called, what, and how instituted, iv. 105, &c. reserved by the lord
Socotra, that island famous for the sanguis draconis Socrates, what he said of the oracle of Delphos, ii. 417, his senti- ments of the writings of Heraclitus, ibid. compared to the apo- thecaries' pots containing precious drugs
Soft bodies, ii. 18, their cause, ibid. are of two sorts
Soldiers, want of provision for them, when disbanded, complained of
Soles of the feet have a sympathy with the head
Solicitor and attorney general, &c. their consequence
Solomon's house modelled in the New Atlantis, ii. 80, 90, 209, in-
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