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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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Somerimes it hath che same sense with Rudi-
ments or Elemenes; a5 Wrhien We Cay, che Prin-
ciples oF Geometry, Astronomy, Algebra: we mean
the Doctrine or Rules oF those Sciences.
And in Chrmister particularir, ris taken For
hest Constitment and Componene Parricles of al
Bodies, oux ot wtich ther are made, and into
Wwhich cher are by Fire, a5 cher Cay, resolvable
again. Thus Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury are the
three Famous Chymical Principles, Which ches
Cal PTypostatical; and che Chymilts did former
ly pretend, that chey could by cheir Ar resolve
alt Nacural Bodies into these; and thar thele
Principles could be dravn simple, Pure, and
Oncompounded trom MetalS, (9C. Bur since chis
Arc hach been more commonly Audied and con-
sequentr much becter knovn, it is found to be
a Faltier a5 Mr. Boyle excellener Mes in his
Sceptical Chrmist; and Lemery hines in mans
Places ot his 800d Course os Chymistry.
The Modern Chymilts agrec chac there are
sire kinds, or difterent Sorrs oF Bodies, wrhict
may by Fire be drann from mans Mix d Natu-
eal Bodies, aud cheretore which may in a larse
sense De called Principles; 25 Farth, Salt, Spirit.
Phleem and Oit, tho chese can hever be dravn
perfectly Pure and Ommix d; nor hare re ans
realonro belicrether are the Consticuent Princi
ples oF che Bodies cher are dramn trom; and
out of mans Bodies hardr ever a one ot them
ean be drawn; and cheretore cher are noc rrusy
and property che Flements or Consticuene Princi
ples oF Natural Bodies, nor indeed do we tnon
any Cuch.
OFchese the spirit, Oyt and Sali, are callec
che Active Principles; and the Water and the
Farth, The Passive OnCS.
MIP. Boyle Cherech by mans Experimenes in his
Scepticat Chymist, inthe Discourse about the Pro-
ducibleness os Chymical Principles, in his Chymi-
cal Paradox ac the end oFhis Noctiluca, and in ma-
ny other places chac chese Chrmical Principles
are Producible and Destructible, and chat thes
are manifestly Transmurable into one anocher.
For by distilline whar che Chymists calI ENen
rial OyloF Anisceds 36 times over, and some orter
Oyls ot Vesetable abore 50 rimes, he tound châi
there vould be Produced abore halt the Arst
Weighe oF che Oyl in the form oF a Black PircH
That an acid and a volatile Spirit and Sale Were
co be sained in a considerable quantier; and up.
on the whole ic appeared chac chese Resulrine
Bodies of Cuch veri different Forms vere pro-
duced by the action of che Fire transmurine
Pare OF the very Substance oF the Oyl into
Them.
Thac in seneral max be called a Principle
evtrich is che trst cause of any Lhings Lixistence
Or Production, Or of ies becomins Rnonn 1O
the Four Elemens, Farth, Water, Air, anc
Fire
The Fpicurean Principles, are Magnicude, FI
Fure, and Weiohe
Can acconne 1OT IS LTCaHO) Thac che Mecta
nical Principles, Matcer, Mocion, ala cceli al
Wacuce.
The Carrestan Principles are thele chree FOI
lorvins; First, A most Subele Matter ver
Tvitelr agicared, Auid, and Keepins FO nO Cer
eain Figure buc which luirs ic sele co the Figure
OE chose Bodies chac are about ic; The Sccond
are ver) Ia GIOBIIES. LIaL LS, BOCICS CXaCH
round, and rery solid, continually whirting 2
Principles, sill up che Pores oF Bodies, bne alse
constiture che purest Substance oF che Ather and
Feaven. The Third Principle 15 a Maller COH
sistins oF more thick and BranChY ParES, Full O
NoW LIC) SPPOIC Chese THrCC LleMeHES LOBC
thus Produced: The whole Worid being a Ple
num and ihe Parricles, or Acoms oF aII Matter
Solid, a5 (oOn as mOriOn WaS SUPCTMICUCCA HILO
thie Norld, these Atoms beine oF sereral Strapes
and Sires, would bexin ro rub and erind ol 2
ground or curnd round. Globules; and chese
consticuce their Secon Llemene The small
Chips, Marinss, Or Dult, chac comes ot in che
Formins oFchese Globules, is the Macter oF their
First Element; ahd chese must necds be in ere-
ex rapid morion. Bur chose Parricles which are
noc vet turned into Globular Fipures, will be va
rioustr angled, and noc (0 fic For Motion a5 
Others; and cheretore wiil constiture a Third Fs
ment very differene trom the others.
PRIORTET, in Lau, signisies an Aniguiis
Ot Tenure, in comparison of anocher noc (0 anci
ent, as to hold by Priorier, is ro hold ot a Lorc
more anciently chan of another.
TLLWOHOL IS Fhat CWITOI Ot Share chat be-
lones co the Ring, out oF Inch MerchandizC, 25
are taken at Sea by way ot Lawotul Prize.
PRISM, is a Colid Firure, contained under
tereral Planes, Whole Bales are Polygons, equal
parallel, and alikre sicuared. AIIO a Friangular
Solid Olass, chro which che Suns Rays being
xransmirred, are retracted into the virid C0.
lours oFche Rain- Bo
Ce urace  a lBC enM, 15 Cguat 1 d
Paxallelosram oFthe same heighe, harins For its
Bale a Rishr Linc equal co che Periphery oF char
Prism. The lame may be said oF a Cylinder
Decause it is but a Prism ot Insinire Sides.
Mulcipiyis he Area oF ies Bale by its Perpen-
bout, and wrtich do nor only sike che First
Angles and untir for morion, of which che Farch.
Wacer, Air, and all mixed Bodies do consist
sainte altoet.
By irhich means, some ould come tobe
The Solid CMncent ot a Prism, Lo Touna B)
Ccular AIrimde.
A Phsm is Triple ot a Prramid oF the Came
tis demonstraced.
Base and Fseiehe. Sec Proporrion os Solids, Where
PRISMOID, is a solid Figure, contained un
der sereral Plaries whole Bales are rectangulat
MIF. Boye nas as ee oruos(ot ees
PRTVILEDOE, is by Cicero dehined ro DC LeL
privata homini Errosata. Others Cay ic I5, fus
sinsular Whereby a Prirare Man, Or 2 parcieu-
lar Corporarion, is exempred from the rigor
Ot the Common LaWv. Il ls semetimes ulea in
he Common Law, toL d place chat hach any
special immunier.
PRIVILEDCE, is cither Perlonal or Real:
APersonal Priviledee, is thac wrhich is srantea
Couut de ihe Common Lan. Ao lot Lcalieten
Parallelograms, parellel and alikre REare.
The Mristoreliam or Peripatetieal Principles are
Principles sufticient ro Colre allche Phaenomena ot, co anx Person eicher against or beroud che
a Mtere