Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 402

from many things, that the heated [element] is strong, and becomes weaker when diffused. One of the things under this is the remaining of fire covered over. For the ash presses and prevents the air from the outside from falling upon it and extinguishing it—for the cold extinguishes—and prevents the aporrhoe efflux/emanation of the fire from happening. For this also appears when the moisture is consumed, Because it does not blaze brightly. not in the abundance which a principle gathers as it does with spirits, if it has sufficient illness. But the thing that seems contrary to this, that it is destroyed faster when not covered, if they do not remove the ash or take it away, is not contrary. For because of its small quantity, it is neither able to prevent the air from falling upon it, nor, again, is the efflux [present] in them, so that it does not happen [that it can] master the incoming [air]; because it was naked, it dies more, so it is reasonably consumed faster. For there are many decays of fire. One, as in nature, is when the moisture and simply the combustible is consumed; then it wanes and fades from outside things, which is the kind in mantis?. Others are by things of the same kind, as we said a little earlier. Others by cold are more appropriate to be considered [than] those by the same kind. For opposites are naturally destructive to opposites. Hence, the coldness falling upon the ashed fire extinguishes it, and the hypotesis underlying state/foundation, both hot and cold, is constitutive and destroys the principle, since the nature is flammable, as already [noted] by many, flowing from it, this is sufficiently blazing and under the spirit. perhaps ./. because Because it is not blown upon, it is destroyed faster. many decays of fire ./. of the hypotesis