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 and opened; particularly, that he found all their Vitals and Viscera fresh and in a good Rate, but the Blood in all of them, that were opened, either coagulated already and blackish, or tending towards coagulation.

2. To confute the opinion of those (and by name of the famous Italian Philosopher Redi, who, a few years since, publisht also a Book of Vipers) that assert, that the Venom of these Animals resides in the Jellow liquor contained in the Bagg about the Vipers teeth; whereas this Author will have it to be in their vexed and enraged spirits: which he thinks, he hath sufficiently proved by wounding several Animals with some of the biggest teeth of Vipers, pulled out, and letting into wounds thus made, and rubbing with that reputed poisonous liquor of the bag; whereupon no ill effects at all have followed. Which he confirms by another tryal, wherein, holding- the Jaws of a Viper, and then thrusting its teeth into the flesh of a living Animal, and letting the Juyce of the bag into the wound, no ill consequence appeared, considering that the angrcd Spirits of the Viper, in that forced and refrained posture, were kept from passing abroad; for the emission of which he supposeth the freedom of the Animal is required.

3. To recommend, among divers other Antidotes for the bitings of Vipers, the Volatile Salt made of them; the vertues of which he exceedingly praiseth, alledging the Example of a person, who being bitten by a Viper, could be saved by no other means,