commeth by being in the Sun too long; and because it helpeth pain of the head, and cureth inflamations of the eyes, as also ex∣tinguisheth Venery. Others especially, late Writers say, Campher is hot, and that upon these grounds. First, Because of its infla∣mability, for it doth not only burne easily, but being set on fire, and cast into the water it will burne there: But this Argument Scaliger exercit: 104. sect. 8. doth reject and deride, but without just cause. For nothing doth thus burne, except it be of a sulphurous and butuminous nature, as some conceive: Now all inflamabili∣ous things, or such as are of burning and fiery nature are hot, from whence it appears that Campher is hot; although on the con∣trary we may not conclude, that all things that are hot, are of a burning nature. Secondly, Campher seems to be hot by it's taste, being bitter, how we say, quod amarum calidum, that which is bit∣ter is hot. Thirdly, the strong smell or sent thereof doth demon∣strate it to be hot. Fourthly, the tenuity or thinnesse of parts, and it's great penetrating faculty doth manifest it to be hot; for such properties are not to be found in cold things. Now that Campher doth extinguish heat, heals inflamations, and mitigates paine of the head, proceeding from a hot cause, this it doth by accident, in drawing hot vapours and humours away, and so discussing them in the same manner as Linseed-oyle, Vernix and such like doth cure burning. Others would reconcile the difference thus; by saying, Campher doth consist of a double faculty or substance, as is in Veniger, Rubarbe, &c. one hot which causeth the penetrating, sharpe and burning faculty, the other cold, which extinguisheth lust, and helps inflamations of the eyes: But surely Campher is al∣together hot; for though it be affirmed to be cold, yet tis not easily proved: Neither can the double substance, in Campher be separated, as in Rubarbe and Roses, for the whole substance there∣of is hot, and of a fiery nature, and nothing at all cold; for though it do cool, yet it is not per se, of it's proper nature, but by accident, as it is before shewed. Now concerning it's faculty in extinguishing Venery, tis denied by Scaliger, exercit. 104. sect. 8. For he thus writes, extingui venerem ea non esse verum, pro certo habe∣mus. We have certain experience that Campher doth not extin∣guish Venery, for saith he, a young man did the feat strongly, al∣though he had a piece thereof in his hand: Also he tryed it upon a proud Bitch, by giving it inwardly, and using it outward, but all in vain; Coivit, concepit, peperit. But this experience is not suf∣ficient;