Sentence:  ... As in "Bodies <WSD>deſsiccate</WSD>", by "Heat", or "Age"; For in them, when the "Natiue Spirit" goeth forth, and the "Moiſture" with it, the "Aire" with time getteth into the Pores. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To remove moisture from; to dry. (from late 16th c.)