melteth it, but it is not deſtroyed. For fine golde though it melt with heate, yet it looſeth nothing of his weight. Alſo heate accidently corrupteth, as it happeneth, when it diſſolueth more then it waſteth, then the humours rot and bee corrupted. As it fareth in a wet moowe of wheate, where the heate cloſed therin, reſolueth and dealeth the water into ſmoake. And the ſmoak holden cloſe in, ſoftneth the graines, and rotteth and corrupteth it. Alſo heate maketh kindlye heauy things light. For when the moyſture is waſted by heate, the weight is the leſſe. And ſo the ſubſtance of ye thing is made more light. And by heat working in moyſture, ſmoake is gendered, the which ſmoake is made light & purged, & turneth into a ſubtil & light ſubſtance of aire, and maketh the thing that it is in the more light. And therefore it is, that the bodyes of beaſts that be aliue, are farre more lighter then the bodyes of beaſts that be dead, through the heat and ſpirit that is conteined in the organes & vaines: and ſo bodies of beaſts be lighter after meat, thē afore, for comfort of heat. Alſo it happeneth, that with working, heate maketh things heauie. For working in the ſubſtaunce of a thing, it conſumeth & waſteth the moſt ſubtil & light parts: & groſe & ponderous parts abide. And then the thing is more ſadde, faſt; and alſo the more heauie. Alſo by opening of ſmall holes & pores, by ſtrength of the heate, the ſpirits be drawen out, by whoſe abſence the bodie is made lighter, and by preſence of them the body is the more heauier. Alſo heate gendereth beautie and red coulour. For hee working in ye matter, reſolueth ye earthly parts, and turneth them into watrye, and into airely, & firely. And then firely parts incloſe the vttermoſt parts of the thing, & giueth it a likenes. And ſo firely coulours that is red, be gendered as it is ſeene in roſes. Wherfore when by heat, hot humours be multiplied in the body, or in the heart, then by ſpreding of theſe hot humours in the vttermoſt parts of the bodie, red coulour is increaſed. Alſo it happeneth that heate diſcouloureth a thing. For by heate opening the pores, humors and ſpirits goe out and vaniſh. Whoſe preſence cauſeth good coulour, & by their abſence coulour is loſt: Then diſcoulour is gendered, as it is ſeene in a red roſe, that waxeth white in the ſmoak of Brimſtone. And if heat be ſtrong, it ſlaieth kindlye. For while the laſt mouing worketh in the ſubſtaunce, at laſt it diſſolueth it, and in diſſoluing deſtroyeth it at the end. And it happeneth that heate ſaueth the lyfe: for by heate that giueth mouing to the heart and to the ſpirites, the ſpirites be reſtored in the bodie. And the foode is equally diſpearſed into the lims, and ſo the bodie hath lyfe.
Then of this that is ſaide, gather thou, that heate is an Element in propertie moſt able to work, moſt pearcing, moſt moueable to moue, gendred of mouing of beames, and multiplyeth it ſelfe, and commeth to other, and chaungeth into his owne likeneſſe things that hée worketh in. And giueth lyfe to thinges that be dead and deſtroyed with colde,[1] & renueth them: as it is ſéene in rootes & plants, that die in the winter colde, and reliuen in the heate and ſpringing time. Heate bringeth the neather thing to the ouer, and draweth and deſtroieth ſuperfluities, and clenſeth filth and hoarneſſe. And in diuerſe matters it worketh diuerſe effects, and ſometime contraryes. And therefore now it maketh thin and ſoft, and melteth, and openeth, and returneth: Now it maketh thicke & hard, and conſtraineth and maketh to ſhrink, and it ſtoppeth, and ſaueth: and now it deſtroieth. And by his vertue it chaungeth ſauours. For heat chaungeth ſowre things and ſharpe, into ſwéete, as it is ſeene in fruites, and in grapes. Alſo paſſing great heate turneth ſwéete thinges into bitter and ſalt. For by paſſing great heat burning the bloud, the bloud tourneth into Colera. And by greate heate, water by ſtrong ſéething, conſuming partes ayrely, and the earth remaining, the water turneth into ſubſtannce of Salt. And heat defieth and ſéetheth rawe things, and ripeth gréene things, & maketh fruit ripe. Therefore in hot Countryes fruit ſo ſooner ripe then in colde,
- ↑ As alſo of flies that be reunited by ye heat of the Sun.
