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A20928 A discourse of the preseruation of the sight: of melancholike diseases; of rheumes, and of old age. Composed by M. Andreas Laurentius, ordinarie phisition to the King, and publike professor of phisicke in the Vniuersitie of Mompelier. Translated out of French into English, according to the last edition, by Richard Surphlet, practitioner in phisicke; Discours de la conservation de la veüe. English Du Laurens, André, 1558-1609.; Surflet, Richard, fl. 1600-1616. 1599 (1599) STC 7304; ESTC S110934 175,205 211

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beauty_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o crystalline_a chap._n 8_o of_o the_o sinew_n vein_n artery_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o eye_n chap._n 9_o how_o we_o see_v as_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o receive_v in_o or_o send_v forth_o something_a chap._n 10_o how_o many_o way_n the_o sight_n may_v be_v hurt_v chap._n 11_o a_o brief_a rehearsal_n of_o all_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n chap._n 12_o a_o general_a and_o most_o exquisite_a order_n of_o diet_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o sight_n in_o which_o be_v show_v very_o particular_o all_o that_o may_v hurt_v or_o do_v good_a unto_o the_o eye_n chap._n 13_o choice_n remedy_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o sight_n and_o the_o order_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o apply_v of_o they_o chap._n 14_o the_o second_o discourse_n wherein_o be_v entreat_v of_o melancholy_a disease_n and_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o cure_v they_o that_o man_n be_v a_o divine_a and_o politic_a creature_n have_v three_o special_a principal_a power_n imagination_n reason_n and_o memory_n chap._n 1._o that_o this_o creature_n full_a of_o excellency_n be_v now_o and_o then_o so_o abase_v and_o alter_v by_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o disease_n as_o that_o he_o become_v like_o a_o beast_n chap._n 2_o who_o those_o shall_v be_v that_o be_v call_v melancholic_a and_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o put_v difference_n betwixt_o melancholic_a man_n that_o be_v sick_a and_o those_o that_o be_v sound_a chap._n 3_o the_o definition_n of_o melancholy_n and_o all_o his_o difference_n chap._n 4_o of_o melancholy_n which_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o all_o the_o accident_n that_o follow_v it_o and_o whence_o arise_v fear_n sadness_n watch_n terrible_a dream_n and_o other_o accident_n chap._n 5_o whereof_o it_o come_v that_o melancholic_a person_n have_v particular_a object_n quite_o differ_v whereupon_o they_o dote_v chap._n 6_o history_n of_o certain_a melancholic_a person_n which_o have_v have_v strange_a imagination_n chap._n 7_o a_o 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