As the sixteenth century went on, scientific culture flourished and people began collecting "secrets".
æz ðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛnt ˈɔn, saɪəntˈɪfɪk kˈʌltʃɚ flˈɜːɹɪʃt ænd pˈiːpəl bɪɡˈæn kəlˈɛktɪŋ "sˈiːkɹᵻts".