water_n but_o the_o rather_o more_o inflame_v by_o it_o 32._o that_o be_v call_v petreolum_n which_o flow_v from_o rock_n and_o sometime_o naptha_n petra_n 33._o amber_n be_v fragrant_a bitumen_n and_o keep_v among_o the_o rich_a merchandise_n and_o it_o be_v get_v about_o arabia_n 34._o vitriol_n be_v a_o concrete_v juice_n look_v like_o the_o clearness_n of_o glass_n it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o latin_n atramentum_fw-la sutorium_fw-la and_o sometime_o chalchanthum_fw-la 35._o the_o native_a be_v find_v concrete_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v distil_v by_o drop_n part_v thereof_o hang_v like_o freeze_a ice_n and_o part_v find_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o channel_n 36._o furthermore_o juice_n which_o can_v be_v melt_v yet_o not_o indurate_v into_o stone_n be_v auripigmentum_n sandarach_n chalk_n gypsum_fw-la lime_n ochre_n argil_n seal_v earth_n armenian_a earth_n 37._o auripigmentum_fw-la or_o arsenic_n be_v b_o a_o concrete_v juice_n of_o a_o yellowish_a colour_n flourish_v picture_n with_o a_o golden_a colour_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o four_o degree_n and_o a_o present_a poison_n 38._o sandarach_n be_v a_o red_a earth_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o cinabaris_n yet_o something_o incline_v to_o a_o yellow_a much_o of_o it_o be_v get_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o metal_n with_o auripigmentum_n smell_v strong_a of_o sulphur_n 39_o lime_n be_v a_o dry_a earth_n coct_v to_o a_o stone_n which_o after_o it_o be_v burn_v be_v inflame_v with_o water_n and_o extinguish_v with_o oil_n it_o be_v call_v viva_n or_o living_n because_o it_o contain_v fire_n hide_v within_o it_o 40._o gypsum_fw-la be_v a_o shine_a earth_n gentle_a and_o light_n akin_a to_o lime_n but_o not_o so_o dry_a nor_o hot_a which_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o factitious_a be_v make_v of_o a_o certain_a stone_n and_o so_o place_v in_o wall_n for_o the_o ornament_n of_o house_n 41._o chalk_n be_v a_o tender_a earth_n and_o white_a plentiful_a in_o the_o island_n of_o crete_n 42._o ocher_n be_v a_o light_n and_o yellowish_a earth_n which_o when_o it_o be_v burn_v be_v red_a 43._o argil_n be_v a_o fat_a and_o soft_a earth_n of_o which_o figuline_a vessel_n be_v make_v 44._o seal_v and_o lemnian_a earth_n be_v a_o portion_n of_o earth_n that_o be_v very_o red_a dig_v out_o of_o the_o island_n lemnos_n and_o seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o diana_n high_a priest_n it_o be_v also_o dig_v daily_o in_o silesia_n and_o hassia_n it_o resist_v poison_v 45._o the_o armenian_a be_v a_o portion_n of_o earth_n dig_v out_o in_o armenia_n dry_v by_o nature_n and_o of_o a_o pale_a colour_n the_o commentary_n a_o salt_v be_v derive_v a_o saliendo_fw-la from_o leap_v because_o it_o leap_v in_o the_o fire_n some_o judge_n it_o to_o be_v call_v salt_n from_o the_o sun_n because_o it_o be_v get_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n of_o sea-water_n the_o spume_n thereof_o leave_v upon_o the_o shore_n by_o the_o sun_n be_v concrete_v into_o salt_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o salt_n be_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o star_n which_o draw_v the_o sweet_a and_o tender_a part_n out_o of_o the_o saltish_a matter_n leave_v the_o terrene_a which_o be_v boil_a make_v a_o saltish_a substance_n two_o thing_n be_v require_v to_o a_o salt_n sapour_fw-la the_o dry_a and_o terrene_a part_n and_o their_o adustion_n of_o the_o first_o be_v make_v a_o sapour_fw-la of_o the_o latter_a a_o salt_n sapour_fw-la erroneous_a therefore_o be_v that_o opinion_n which_o judge_v salt_n to_o concrete_a as_o ice_n of_o cold_a for_o if_o salt_n do_v concrete_a of_o â—…old_n it_o be_v dissolve_v with_o heat_n because_o it_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n with_o naturalist_n every_o thing_n to_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o contrary_a wherewith_o it_o be_v congeal_v but_o salt_n be_v dissolve_v with_o nothing_o less_o than_o with_o heat_n for_o that_o harden_v it_o and_o dry_v it_o more_o but_o it_o be_v quick_o dissolve_v with_o water_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o constringe_v of_o cold_a the_o matter_n be_v a_o terrene_a juice_n adust_a and_o dry_v with_o heat_n the_o form_n be_v dry_v vapour_n with_o concoct_v water_n the_o end_n and_o use_v of_o salt_n be_v various_a in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o life_n whence_o it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o profitable_a than_o salt_n and_o the_o sun_n and_o old_a homer_n call_v salt_n divine_a because_o â—…t_o be_v accommodate_v to_o various_a â—…ses_n salt_n hinder_v putrefaction_n and_o â—…akes_v away_o superfluous_a humidity_n â—…n_v our_o body_n without_o salt_n a_o perfect_a concoction_n can_v be_v make_v beside_o it_o be_v of_o frequent_a use_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o wound_n b_o auripigmentum_n be_v double_a native_a and_o factitious_a that_o which_o be_v like_a to_o ackorn_n erupt_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n from_o metal_n this_o again_o be_v double_a the_o one_o be_v make_v of_o arsenic_n and_o natural_a salt_n of_o equal_a part_n mix_v and_o burn_v in_o a_o crucible_n till_o the_o vapour_n appear_v like_o crystal_n hence_o it_o be_v call_v crystalline_a arsenic_n the_o other_o be_v make_v of_o natural_a arsenic_n and_o sulphur_n mix_v together_o and_o combustible_a both_o of_o they_o be_v dry_a and_o hot_a in_o the_o four_o degree_n and_o a_o present_a poison_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o plant_n in_o general_n and_o of_o their_o corruption_n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v spokeâ—…_n of_o a_o inanimate_a body_n perfect_o mix_v now_o we_o proceed_v to_o animate_v body_n which_o be_v perfect_o mix_v endow_v with_o soul_n and_o life_n 2._o there_o be_v two_o part_n in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o furnish_a body_n the_o external_a body_n and_o the_o soul_n which_o subminister_v life_n of_o the_o former_a we_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o the_o latter_a we_o shall_v now_o 3._o an_fw-mi animate_v body_n be_v expert_a of_o sense_n or_o sensitive_a 4._o a_o plant_n be_v a_o body_n expert_a in_o sense_n which_o be_v also_o call_v stirps_fw-la a_o which_o be_v a_o body_n perfect_o mix_v endow_v with_o a_o vigent_fw-la soul_n which_o do_v grow_v live_v wax_v green_a be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v from_o the_o earth_n 5._o for_o when_o plant_n be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v and_o bear_v flower_n and_o fruit_n it_o proceed_v from_o the_o soul_n and_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o animate_v body_n neither_o can_v they_o be_v without_o this_o soul_n 6._o therefore_o reject_v be_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n which_o call_v that_o the_o form_n which_o vivificate_v plant_n and_o that_o their_o nature_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o soul._n 7._o and_o also_o erroneous_a be_v that_o opinion_n which_o maintan_n plant_n to_o be_v animal_n endow_v with_o sense_n which_o scaliger_n refute_v exer._n 138._o 8._o for_o they_o be_v not_o accommodate_v with_o organ_n which_o be_v requisite_a to_o sensitive_a faculty_n neither_o can_v the_o action_n of_o any_o such_o faculty_n be_v apprehend_v in_o plant_n for_o which_o of_o they_o can_v see_v hear_v smell_v taste_n or_o feel_v arist._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr planc_fw-fr c._n 1._o 9_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o some_o sense_n be_v resident_a in_o plant_n in_o attract_v to_o they_o what_o be_v profitable_a and_o shun_v what_o be_v unprofitable_a but_o then_o the_o question_n will_v be_v how_o can_v plant_n which_o be_v always_o fix_v in_o a_o place_n proper_o be_v say_v to_o draw_v what_o be_v profitable_a and_o shun_v what_o be_v incommodious_a 10._o the_o vegetable_a soul_n alonâ—…_n that_o be_v within_o the_o plant_n be_v use_v as_o a_o instrument_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n by_o heat_n both_o native_a and_o adventitious_a lawful_o temperate_v which_o the_o plant_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o be_v fix_v by_o the_o root_n 11._o that_o heat_n adhere_v in_o the_o moist_a matter_n it_o attract_v as_o convenient_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o so_o alter_v and_o convert_v it_o into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o plant._n 12._o hence_o there_o be_v two_o vital_a principle_n in_o every_o plant_n heat_n and_o humour_n the_o want_n whereof_o as_o it_o be_v death_n to_o animal_n so_o it_o be_v a_o corruption_n and_o decay_v to_o plant_n 13._o corruption_n do_v either_o infest_a part_n of_o the_o plant_n or_o the_o whole_a 14._o a_o total_a corruption_n be_v either_o natural_a or_o preternatural_a 15._o the_o natural_a be_v make_v when_o plant_n be_v render_v more_o dry_a for_o their_o internal_a heat_n and_o their_o moisture_n decay_v by_o progress_n of_o time_n 16._o some_o be_v corrupt_v soon_o other_o late_a and_o so_o according_o they_o live_v long_o or_o short_a 17._o the_o cause_n of_o which_o variety_n be_v especial_o the_o form_n yet_o sometime_o it_o happen_v from_o the_o gluishâ—…ess_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o
more_o exact_a in_o its_o new_a guest_n 39_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o wild_a plant_n if_o they_o be_v engraft_v do_v remain_v firm_a because_o they_o be_v nourish_v by_o a_o more_o sincere_a aliment_n so_o that_o a_o domestic_a or_o garden_n plant_n engraft_v into_o a_o wild_a plant_n wâ—…_n grow_v better_o and_o yield_v more_o pleasant_a fruit_n 50._o the_o fruit_n of_o these_o respond_v in_o sapour_fw-la colour_n and_o odour_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o plant_n whence_o the_o graft_n be_v take_v because_o the_o juice_n whereby_o the_o fruit_n be_v nourish_v be_v of_o great_a moment_n in_o this_o matter_n the_o commentary_n a_o nature_n do_v proceed_v always_o from_o the_o less_o perfect_a to_o the_o more_o perfect_a therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n dispute_v see_v that_o plant_n by_o reason_n of_o form_n do_v want_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o animal_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o body_n perfect_o mix_v first_o it_o be_v define_v to_o be_v a_o body_n perfect_o mix_v to_o difference_n it_o from_o meteor_n in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o alteration_n of_o element_n make_v whereas_o in_o plant_n and_o also_o in_o metal_n there_o be_v a_o notable_a mutation_n of_o elementary_a part_n therefore_o there_o be_v add_v in_o the_o definition_n endow_v with_o 〈◊〉_d vegetive_a soul._n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o i_o may_v take_v away_o the_o opinion_n both_o of_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n who_o call_v that_o the_o form_n which_o govern_v the_o plant_n and_o that_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n for_o when_o plant_n be_v nourish_v and_o increase_v they_o bear_v fruit_n and_o flower_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o animate_v body_n and_o they_o can_v want_v that_o soul_n second_o to_o take_v away_o their_o opinion_n who_o declare_v that_o plant_n be_v endow_v with_o sense_n as_o animal_n be_v concèrn_v which_o plato_n anaxagoras_n empedocles_n and_o many_o other_o maintain_v to_o which_o many_o late_a writer_n assent_v but_o especial_o cardan_n first_o flight_n hatred_n aversion_n appetite_n can_v be_v attribute_v to_o any_o body_n but_o such_o as_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o sensitive_a soul_n but_o plant_n refuse_v and_o fly_v too_o much_o heat_v as_o the_o vine_n have_v no_o propinquity_n with_o the_o cabbadge_n and_o many_o other_o plant_n also_o the_o vine_n desire_v the_o elm_n and_o almost_o all_o other_o plant_n do_v gather_v what_o be_v familiar_a unto_o they_o and_o fly_v from_o what_o be_v unprofitable_a therefore_o by_o these_o action_n it_o be_v not_o obscure_v that_o plant_n be_v endow_v with_o sense_n second_o they_o be_v distinguish_v in_o the_o sex_n the_o feminine_a plant_n can_v consist_v with_o the_o masculine_a each_o other_o desire_v their_o congress_n neither_o can_v they_o come_v to_o ripeness_n or_o bear_v fruit_n without_o their_o mutual_a society_n but_o to_o the_o first_o we_o answer_v that_o the_o hatred_n flight_n and_o appetite_n of_o plant_n be_v not_o proper_a but_o translate_v as_o danaeus_n speak_v indeed_o they_o contract_v and_o extend_v themselves_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o fibre_n and_o so_o receive_v what_o be_v familiar_a and_o profitable_a by_o a_o certain_a natural_a faculty_n yet_o not_o with_o any_o sense_n only_o endow_v with_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o vegetive_a soul_n and_o lead_v by_o the_o impulse_n of_o nature_n which_o cicero_n call_v a_o instinct_n for_o what_o thing_n love_v or_o hate_v by_o sense_n those_o can_v hate_v or_o love_n as_o scaliger_n say_v exer._n 138._o but_o for_o example_n the_o cabbadge_n always_o refuse_v the_o vine_n and_o have_v a_o continual_a enmity_n against_o it_o and_o hence_o do_v manifest_o evade_v it_o but_o this_o flight_n and_o appetite_n of_o plant_n be_v altogether_o without_o sense_n yet_o some_o attribute_n this_o to_o the_o sex_n of_o the_o plant_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v metaphorical_o as_o a_o certain_a similitude_n take_v from_o strength_n and_o weakness_n for_o the_o masculine_a be_v more_o strong_a than_o the_o feminine_a the_o feminine_a more_o weak_a than_o the_o masculine_a therefore_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o masculine_a plant_n be_v always_o strong_a and_o robu_v the_o feminine_a weak_a and_o fecundine_a but_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o definition_n which_o do_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n for_o this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o belly_n of_o plant_n as_o anaxagoras_n say_v and_o out_o of_o this_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o root_n whatsoever_o be_v profitable_a to_o they_o and_o agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n they_o attract_v and_o convert_v into_o their_o substance_n further_o it_o be_v say_v to_o grow_v live_v nourish_v and_o increase_v in_o which_o vital_a action_n the_o plant_n differ_v from_o other_o inanimate_a thing_n which_o as_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o soul_n so_o they_o want_v these_o action_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o plant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v dissolve_v not_o that_o it_o have_v only_o a_o animate_v body_n but_o organical_a also_o and_o so_o of_o itself_o alone_o and_o not_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o soic_o will_v have_v it_o to_o have_v the_o beginning_n of_o its_o action_n but_o although_o these_o strength_n and_o action_n be_v common_a to_o animal_n yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v insit_v in_o plant_n the_o soul_n be_v use_v to_o the_o life_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o plant_n instrumental_o with_o heat_n well_o temper_v which_o plant_n do_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n where_o they_o be_v place_v by_o the_o root_n and_o that_o heat_n which_o cleave_v to_o the_o humid_a tressel_n and_o subject_n the_o defect_n whereof_o as_o it_o be_v death_n to_o animal_n so_o it_o be_v dryness_n and_o corruption_n to_o plant_n b_o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o inward_a humour_n cause_n the_o longevity_n of_o plant_n for_o thereby_o the_o innate_a heat_n which_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o form_n be_v thereby_o make_v first_o therefore_o when_o plenty_n of_o heat_n be_v discern_v it_o suggest_v the_o aliment_n not_o easy_o to_o be_v dissipate_v but_o that_o the_o plant_n will_v live_v long_o and_o yield_v much_o oleous_a and_o resinous_a juice_n second_o when_o they_o be_v dense_a and_o compact_a they_o faithful_o preserve_v their_o vital_a heat_n and_o moisture_n neither_o can_v they_o suffer_v external_a injury_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n tree_n be_v more_o diuturnal_a than_o fruit_n and_o fruit_n than_o herb_n three_o the_o longitude_n and_o crassitude_n of_o root_n be_v of_o great_a moment_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o hardness_n for_o lengthen_v of_o life_n first_o because_o by_o how_o much_o the_o root_n be_v deep_a by_o so_o much_o they_o stick_v more_o firm_a and_o the_o more_o do_v resist_v the_o external_a injury_n of_o wind_n and_o heat_n second_o the_o root_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o plant_n in_o which_o the_o hot_a moisture_n do_v chief_o flourish_v and_o the_o subterranean_a heat_n and_o humour_n daily_o cherish_v for_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o reason_n where_o there_o be_v much_o humidity_n and_o calidity_n there_o the_o root_n must_v needs_o be_v ample_a and_o profound_a and_o therefore_o a_o small_a and_o simple_a root_n be_v defective_a of_o calidity_n and_o humidity_n and_o thereupon_o can_v grow_v long_o four_o fecundity_n also_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o shorten_v its_o life_n because_o of_o the_o too_o little_a dissipation_n of_o juice_n whereby_o the_o inward_a humour_n be_v nourish_v which_o juice_n shall_v go_v into_o the_o seed_n and_o fruit_n c_z heat_v hurt_n plant_n less_o than_o cold_a unless_o arridity_n accede_v which_o be_v call_v squalor_n and_o those_o be_v easy_o hurt_v by_o cold_a who_o root_n be_v not_o deep_a for_o there_o the_o sun_n do_v the_o soon_o pierce_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o proximate_a part_n of_o the_o root_n be_v affect_v strong_o by_o the_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n because_o the_o earth_n be_v want_v to_o nourish_v they_o d_o but_o why_o certain_a plant_n do_v 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and_o nourish_v with_o humidity_n and_o new_a always_o substitute_v in_o the_o place_n of_o that_o which_o be_v absume_v for_o i_o do_v not_o see_v why_o if_o radical_a humidity_n be_v want_v that_o death_n shall_v follow_v but_o answer_n may_v be_v make_v that_o the_o privation_n or_o defect_n of_o the_o radical_a humour_n depend_v upon_o the_o impotency_n of_o heat_n for_o whatsoever_o suffice_v in_o the_o place_n of_o its_o native_a humour_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v change_v by_o the_o help_n of_o heat_n which_o as_o scaliger_n think_v be_v alter_v and_o grow_v feeble_a by_o use_n and_o diuturnity_n of_o time_n therefore_o what_o accedes_fw-la of_o aliment_n be_v more_o worse_a and_o impure_a then_o that_o which_o decedes_fw-la therefore_o heat_n destitute_a of_o idoneous_a aliment_n be_v dissipate_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n necessary_o must_v die_v chap._n 8._o of_o spirit_n 1._o hitherto_o of_o humour_n so_o call_v now_o we_o shall_v handle_v the_o doctrine_n 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be_v such_o as_o these_o potherb_n lettuce_n cabbage_n watercress_n brooklime_n 34._o part_v of_o plant_n as_o the_o root_n of_o rape_n parsnip_n radish_n fruit_n as_o of_o melon_n cucumber_n seeeds_o as_o of_o bean_n and_o pease_n corn_n as_o of_o barley_n wheat_n rye_n etc._n etc._n 35._o what_o thing_n do_v defend_v a_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v various_a as_o pyony_a the_o head_n saffron_n the_o heart_n mint_n the_o stomach_n egrimony_n the_o liver_n caper_n the_o spleen_n hermodactyl_n the_o artery_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o be_v a_o certain_a similitude_n and_o consent_n of_o that_o plant_n with_o the_o form_n of_o that_o part_n to_o which_o ordain_v 36._o some_o plant_n be_v enemy_n pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a and_o that_o either_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o part_n to_o the_o whole_a they_o prove_v fatal_a by_o evert_v the_o continuity_n of_o union_n and_o deprave_v of_o life_n or_o stupefie_v or_o benumb_v part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o henbane_n to_o the_o head_n pepper_n of_o the_o mount_n to_o the_o liver_n ervus_n to_o the_o reins_o and_o bladder_n aloe_n to_o the_o hemorrhoid_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o antipathy_n or_o corruption_n be_v the_o controversy_n of_o the_o form_n 37._o one_o and_o the_o same_o plant_n be_v sometime_o salutary_a to_o one_o man_n but_o noxious_a and_o death_n to_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o peculiar_a constitution_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la 38._o some_o plant_n there_o be_v partly_o friend_n and_o partly_o enemy_n to_o our_o body_n partake_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n between_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n 39_o they_o be_v enemy_n indeed_o which_o be_v infest_a with_o a_o bad_a sapour_fw-la or_o odour_n they_o be_v friend_n that_o be_v correspondent_a to_o our_o constitution_n which_o do_v bring_v out_o unprofitable_a juice_n out_o of_o our_o body_n as_o coloquintida_n and_o othâ—…r_n purge_v plant_n 40._o but_o as_o far_o as_o medicament_n act_v by_o purgation_n so_o far_o they_o operate_v upon_o nature_n by_o a_o â—…ertain_a force_n which_o may_v be_v account_v under_o the_o name_n of_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n and_o those_o which_o draw_v corruption_n with_o humour_n be_v enemy_n though_o they_o be_v judge_v to_o draw_v they_o by_o a_o certain_a similitude_n and_o congruity_n 41._o the_o strength_n of_o plant_n have_v also_o a_o certain_a friendship_n and_o enmity_n with_o other_o animal_n for_o fennel_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o serpent_n but_o rue_v a_o enemy_n the_o ash_n to_o the_o scorpion_n but_o wolfs-bane_n infest_v he_o &_o white_a hellebore_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o for_o if_o he_o be_v lay_v thereto_o he_o revive_v so_o basil_n in_o which_o he_o have_v be_v see_v to_o engender_v so_o the_o herb_n oenothara_n crateva_n lysimachus_n hang_v about_o the_o neck_n of_o mad_a animal_n or_o untamed_a bull_n they_o will_v cause_v they_o as_o antiquity_n have_v observe_v to_o turn_v round_o all_o which_o do_v express_v necessary_o a_o certain_a tacit_a consent_n of_o form_n 42._o plant_n also_o do_v produce_v various_a effect_n in_o inanimite_n thing_n for_o the_o ancient_n have_v leave_v upon_o record_n that_o by_o the_o force_n and_o touch_v of_o missletoe_n and_o the_o herb_n aethiopis_n all_o lock_n and_o bolt_n do_v fly_v open_a the_o spina_n of_o theophrastus_n do_v congeal_v water_n radix_fw-la hybisci_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o purslain_a and_o mercury_n do_v abate_v the_o force_n of_o fire_n this_o have_v often_o be_v experiment_v in_o our_o time_n all_o which_o in_o reason_n we_o ought_v to_o believe_v to_o be_v act_v no_o other_o way_n then_o by_o the_o power_n of_o proper_a form_n 43._o last_o for_o the_o nourishment_n and_o contemperation_n of_o the_o elementary_a quality_n in_o plant_n four_o degree_n be_v constitute_v in_o plant_n to_o wit_n that_o some_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a moist_a or_o dry_a in_o the_o first_o or_o second_o three_o or_o four_o degree_n 44._o and_o these_o degree_n respective_o take_v be_v either_o remiss_a or_o intense_a those_o that_o be_v remiss_a be_v such_o as_o be_v place_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n the_o rest_n be_v intense_a so_o that_o the_o four_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o exceed_v altogether_o mediocrity_n the_o commentary_n a_o why_o plant_n be_v delight_v to_o grow_v in_o various_a place_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o easy_o unfold_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n worth_n inquire_v therefore_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n the_o place_n be_v the_o conservator_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o plant_n be_v various_a so_o they_o have_v need_n of_o divers_a place_n to_o preserve_v life_n therefore_o that_o place_n alone_o or_o soil_n be_v proper_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o life_n of_o plant_n which_o do_v suggest_v convenient_a aliment_n unto_o they_o and_o in_o which_o the_o root_n of_o the_o plant_n may_v have_v foundation_n commodious_a for_o its_o nature_n
only_o distinguish_v of_o those_o which_o be_v idoneous_a to_o be_v eat_v of_o which_o sort_n be_v edible_a fruit_n and_o herb_n fruit_n as_o wheat_n rye_n barley_n oat_n etc._n etc._n all_o manner_n of_o pulse_n as_o pease_n etc._n etc._n potherb_n as_o radish_n fennel_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o other_o herb_n that_o be_v eat_v or_o mingle_v with_o meat_n as_o the_o cabbadge_n lettuce_n etc._n etc._n those_o which_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o esure_n be_v healthful_a or_o exitial_a the_o use_n whereof_o be_v in_o medicine_n either_o to_o absterge_n calefie_v or_o refrigerate_v with_o many_o other_o property_n which_o medicine_n require_v exitial_a be_v those_o that_o have_v a_o excedent_fw-la quality_n as_o hemlock_n but_o why_o have_v plant_n and_o animal_n such_o a_o familiarity_n or_o hatred_n among_o themselves_o be_v a_o question_n worth_n resolve_v there_o be_v certain_a herb_n which_o be_v edible_a which_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o animal_n now_o the_o consent_n must_v be_v in_o principle_n for_o all_o thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o their_o simile_n and_o corrupt_v by_o their_o contrary_n but_o whether_o this_o consent_n be_v from_o the_o form_n or_o matter_n be_v a_o question_n not_o yet_o resolve_v that_o it_o do_v proceed_v from_o the_o matter_n be_v a_o thing_n seem_o to_o be_v prove_v because_o the_o aliment_n do_v not_o come_v from_o the_o naked_a form_n but_o body_n of_o the_o plant_n and_o when_o it_o begin_v to_o nourish_v for_o those_o aliment_n which_o nourish_v must_v be_v concoct_v by_o the_o innate_a heat_n of_o the_o animal_n and_o so_o be_v change_v divers_a manner_n of_o way_n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o matter_n than_o the_o form_n but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o matter_n can_v be_v idoneous_a for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o any_o body_n unless_o also_o the_o consent_n of_o form_n do_v concur_v for_o neither_o without_o the_o help_n of_o other_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o action_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v make_v from_o a_o body_n that_o do_v consist_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v so_o make_v that_o the_o action_n may_v be_v give_v rather_o to_o the_o form_n then_o matter_n and_o the_o passion_n rather_o to_o the_o matter_n then_o form_n and_o therefore_o the_o familiarity_n of_o nutriment_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o form_n although_o that_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o hability_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v necessary_a from_o these_o may_v be_v gather_v why_o certain_a herb_n be_v so_o averse_a from_o putrefaction_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a apt_a and_o ready_a to_o the_o break_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o evert_v of_o life_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o corruption_n be_v the_o contrariety_n of_o form_n and_o the_o matter_n make_v repugnancy_n lest_o that_o any_o nutriment_n happen_v to_o the_o other_o for_o so_o the_o seed_n of_o grape_n have_v of_o the_o matter_n and_o yet_o not_o nourish_v man_n and_o the_o wolf_n thos_n have_v of_o form_n and_o matter_n and_o yet_o averse_a from_o the_o life_n of_o man_n chap._n 7._o of_o part_n contain_v in_o animate_v body_n and_o first_o of_o all_o of_o humour_n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o natural_a animate_v to_o wit_n of_o plant_n we_o shall_v now_o prosecute_v the_o other_o kind_n aistheton_n or_o such_o as_o have_v sense_n 2._o aisthetice_n be_v a_o nature_n which_o be_v endow_v with_o sense_n 3._o and_o it_o be_v zoophyton_n or_o a_o animal_n 4._o a_o animal_n be_v a_o a_o sensible_a and_o animate_v body_n move_v itself_o to_o a_o place_n 5._o for_o sense_n belong_v only_o to_o animal_n and_o they_o be_v constitute_v for_o they_o and_o herein_o they_o differ_v from_o plant_n 6._o this_o animate_v body_n b_o be_v one_o and_o simple_a harmony_n of_o many_o part_n by_o continuation_n and_o union_n of_o form_n and_o it_o be_v dividual_a and_o variable_a into_o almost_o infinite_a part_n 7._o therefore_o all_o that_o be_v part_n of_o a_o animate_v body_n into_o which_o the_o same_o body_n can_v be_v divide_v or_o remain_v well_o whole_a arist._n 7._o polit._n c._n 8._o 8._o and_o some_o thing_n be_v contain_v in_o these_o part_n 9_o they_o be_v contain_v which_o when_o they_o have_v a_o fluent_a and_o coherent_a nature_n be_v yet_o sustain_v by_o help_n of_o other_o 10._o of_o which_o sort_n c_o be_v both_o humour_n and_o spirit_n 11._o a_o humour_n be_v the_o liquid_a and_o fluent_a part_n of_o a_o body_n contain_v in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o animate_v body_n and_o so_o place_v therefore_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o same_o 12._o therefore_o whatsoever_o do_v flow_v in_o and_o from_o the_o body_n insomuch_o that_o a_o vessel_n be_v require_v to_o be_v subject_v in_o which_o the_o thing_n may_v be_v contain_v be_v call_v a_o humour_n 13._o and_o humour_n be_v either_o insite_fw-la or_o acquisite_a the_o insite_fw-la be_v engender_v of_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o the_o body_n have_v its_o rise_n from_o the_o seed_n and_o menstruous_a blood_n for_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v also_o call_v radical_a or_o primogenial_a 14._o and_o it_o be_v either_o airy_a or_o oleous_a in_o which_o the_o native_a heat_n be_v preserve_v even_o as_o a_o flame_n by_o the_o candle_n 15._o it_o be_v daily_o make_v of_o aliment_n for_o whatsoever_o suffice_v in_o its_o place_n it_o be_v needful_a to_o be_v change_v by_o the_o help_n of_o heat_n but_o heat_n in_o product_n of_o time_n begin_v to_o fade_v and_o therefore_o what_o happen_v of_o aliment_n be_v impure_a and_o if_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o fit_a aliment_n than_o heat_n at_o length_n quite_o dissipate_v 16._o the_o acquisite_a do_v come_v out_o for_o reparation_n sake_n for_o the_o more_o profitable_a part_n of_o aliment_n 17._o and_o it_o be_v either_o primary_n or_o secondary_a 18._o the_o primary_n be_v get_v immediate_o of_o aliment_n concoct_v in_o the_o liver_n 19_o chylus_n therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v the_o first_o humour_n both_o for_o that_o it_o be_v unapt_a of_o itself_o to_o nourish_v the_o body_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o and_o also_o that_o it_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o true_o fluid_a and_o not_o coct_v in_o the_o liver_n 20._o primary_n humour_n be_v either_o profitable_a or_o excrementitious_a 21._o those_o that_o be_v profitable_a and_o make_v much_o to_o nutrition_n be_v blood_n and_o phlegm_n 22._o blood_n d_o be_v a_o hot_a humour_n temperate_a sweet_a rubicund_a prepare_v in_o the_o miseraick_n vein_n and_o confect_v in_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o most_o temperate_a oleous_a and_o airy_a part_n of_o chyle_n 23._o with_o this_o alone_a be_v all_o the_o part_n of_o animal_n nourish_v first_o when_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o be_v nourish_v of_o those_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o consist_v but_o we_o be_v make_v of_o pure_a blood_n in_o the_o womb_n second_o because_o this_o humour_n alone_o be_v distribute_v by_o vessel_n over_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o so_o do_v accede_v to_o every_o part_n three_o this_o alone_a also_o be_v sweet_a and_o apt_a to_o nourish_v other_o humour_n be_v either_o bitter_a or_o acid_a four_o this_o alone_a can_v concrete_a by_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fibre_n and_o be_v assimilate_v to_o the_o body_n arist._n l._n 2._o the_o part_n anim_fw-la c._n 23._o 24._o therefore_o this_o alone_a be_v contain_v in_o the_o vein_n not_o mingle_v with_o any_o other_o humour_n although_o it_o be_v conflate_v of_o four_o divers_a part_n which_o do_v so_o constitute_v the_o sanguineous_a mass_n as_o cheese_n and_o whey_n belong_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o milk_n 25._o therefore_o because_o nature_n be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o part_n therefore_o from_o this_o mass_n several_a stock_n of_o juice_n may_v be_v draw_v 26._o those_o part_n be_v various_a of_o which_o blood_n do_v consist_v some_o improper_o entitle_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o excrementitious_a humour_n 27._o for_o those_o humour_n be_v not_o carry_v with_o blood_n into_o the_o body_n if_o it_o enjoy_v full_o its_o native_a health_n but_o if_o infest_a with_o any_o preternatural_a affection_n than_o it_o be_v not_o blood_n but_o a_o excrement_n as_o aristotle_n call_v it_o and_o the_o philosopher_n nosodes_n haima_fw-la disease_v blood_n 28._o phlegm_n e_z be_v a_o cold_a humour_n moist_a white_a and_o insipid_a get_v of_o a_o cold_a portion_n of_o chyle_n in_o the_o liver_n that_o by_o the_o progress_n of_o time_n and_o great_a concoction_n it_o may_v divert_v to_o blood_n and_o so_o nourish_v the_o body_n 29._o therefore_o nature_n prudent_o have_v hide_v no_o receptacle_n which_o may_v expurge_v it_o therefore_o see_v it_o can_v be_v evacuate_v it_o require_v to_o be_v alter_v 30._o furthermore_o there_o be_v excrementitious_a humour_n which_o be_v unprofitable_a to_o nourish_v the_o body_n
therefore_o they_o be_v purge_v by_o nature_n 31._o and_o these_o be_v make_v either_o by_o the_o second_o concoction_n together_o with_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o may_v be_v discern_v or_o of_o the_o three_o of_o what_o be_v leave_v of_o every_o part_n 32._o two_o excrementitious_a humour_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o second_o concoction_n in_o the_o liver_n the_o one_o represent_v the_o flower_n the_o other_o the_o fecy_n of_o wine_n to_o wit_n yellow_a and_o black_a choler_n and_o whey_n 33._o yellow_a boil_n or_o choler_n f_o be_v a_o excrementitious_a humour_n hot_a and_o dry_a bitter_a also_o be_v procreate_v of_o the_o tender_a and_o hot_a part_n of_o chyle_n and_o so_o gather_v into_o the_o bladder_n of_o the_o gall_n 34._o this_o humour_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o bladder_n of_o the_o gall_n by_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o choledochum_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v choler_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o receive_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o intestine_n that_o it_o may_v stimulate_v the_o dull_a intestine_n by_o its_o acrimony_n to_o excretion_n and_o so_o bring_v down_o the_o slow_a phlegm_n adhere_v to_o the_o interior_a membrane_n 35._o black_a choler_n g_z or_o melancholy_a be_v a_o cold_a and_o dry_a humour_n crass_a and_o black_a acerb_n acid_n arise_v from_o the_o grossâ—…r_n and_o feculent_a part_n of_o aliment_n and_o expurged_a from_o the_o spleen_n 36._o serum_n or_o whey_n be_v a_o excrementitious_a humour_n beget_v of_o drink_n or_o any_o other_o liquor_n wherewith_o meat_n be_v digest_v in_o the_o stomach_n by_o the_o action_n of_o heat_n in_o the_o liver_n 37._o part_v of_o it_o be_v mild_a and_o distribute_v together_o with_o blood_n into_o the_o vein_n and_o so_o the_o same_o make_v gross_a by_o the_o coction_n and_o plenty_n of_o fibre_n and_o as_o it_o be_v deduce_v in_o a_o chariot_n to_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o body_n the_o other_o part_n which_o be_v unprofitable_a be_v forthwith_o expel_v to_o the_o â—…ins_n and_o hence_o by_o the_o uretra_n to_o the_o bladder_n 38._o this_o serum_n therefore_o be_v matter_n of_o urine_n for_o this_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o serum_fw-la alter_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o vessel_n attract_v from_o the_o reins_o and_o expulse_v into_o the_o bladder_n and_o at_o last_o excrete_v by_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o vein_n that_o pure_a blood_n may_v be_v make_v 39_o but_o the_o excrementitious_a humour_n which_o be_v discern_v in_o the_o three_o concoction_n do_v either_o break_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o by_o some_o determinate_a part_n 40._o of_o which_o sort_n be_v sweat_n and_o tear_n which_o we_o put_v among_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o three_o concoction_n not_o that_o they_o be_v then_o generate_v for_o their_o matter_n be_v the_o same_o with_o serum_fw-la but_o after_o that_o the_o concoction_n be_v make_v they_o be_v discern_v 41._o sweat_v therefore_o be_v serum_fw-la alter_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o by_o the_o conveyance_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v transmit_v by_o the_o vein_n and_o at_o length_n out_o of_o these_o vein_n by_o the_o insensible_a passage_n of_o the_o body_n expulse_v into_o the_o species_n of_o water_n 42._o the_o usual_a and_o natural_a sweat_n of_o our_o body_n be_v of_o a_o watery_a colour_n but_o sometime_o it_o be_v yellowish_a and_o red_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenuity_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o aristotle_n mention_n 43._o a_o tear_n be_v a_o drop_n contain_v in_o the_o head_n and_o angle_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n and_o do_v break_v out_o by_o the_o watery_a hole_n to_o the_o internal_a angle_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o by_o compression_n and_o dilatation_n by_o the_o scissure_v of_o the_o conjunctive_a tunicle_n 44._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o come_n of_o tear_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o eye_n for_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v but_o the_o emissary_n of_o the_o drop_n 45._o it_o behoove_v also_o that_o nature_n shall_v 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pour_v into_o the_o great_a vein_n from_o the_o fleshy_a part_n that_o be_v already_o fill_v and_o satiate_v 13._o therefore_o this_o blood_n be_v laudable_a and_o alimentary_a who_o efficient_a cause_n be_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o woman_n 14._o for_o the_o female_a be_v always_o more_o cold_a than_o the_o male_a therefore_o she_o can_v make_v all_o the_o last_o alâ—…ment_n and_o convert_v it_o into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o by_o little_a and_o little_a it_o be_v send_v into_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n that_o it_o may_v he_o excern_v 15._o the_o time_n of_o excretion_n be_v not_o design_v but_o in_o many_o it_o begin_v at_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o their_o age_n and_o cease_v about_o the_o fifty_o year_n because_o then_o heat_n grow_v weak_a and_o do_v not_o long_o generate_v the_o relic_n of_o laudable_a blood_n neither_o can_v it_o expel_v they_o if_o they_o do_v abound_v 16._o the_o use_n of_o this_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v very_o necessary_a both_o that_o it_o may_v cause_v a_o conception_n and_o afterward_o nourish_v after_o conception_n 17._o therefore_o seed_n be_v the_o principle_n from_o which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o conformation_n be_v make_v from_o which_o as_o from_o the_o matter_n the_o spermatick_a part_n be_v generate_v but_o blood_n have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o matter_n alone_o and_o passive_a principle_n 18._o for_o of_o it_o be_v both_o the_o carnous_a part_n generate_v and_o both_o the_o spermatick_a and_o carnous_a nourish_v 19_o but_o to_o the_o seed_n be_v allot_v the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o efficient_a and_o matterial_a principle_n because_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n for_o the_o efficient_a be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o spirit_n on_o which_o on_o every_o side_n be_v pour_v the_o material_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o body_n and_o crassament_n of_o which_o the_o spermatick_a part_n be_v generate_v 20._o and_o the_o seed_n be_v double_a the_o one_o of_o the_o male_a the_o other_o of_o the_o female_a but_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o male_a be_v of_o great_a force_n 21._o neither_o do_v the_o peripatetic_n altogether_o deny_v woman_n to_o emit_v seed_n as_o galen_n and_o not_o a_o few_o more_o have_v exclaim_v against_o they_o but_o as_o they_o say_v they_o do_v not_o emit_v seed_n as_o man_n neither_o have_v they_o such_o seed_n 22._o for_o woman_n do_v put_v forth_o seed_n but_o not_o such_o as_o man_n do_v that_o be_v not_o so_o crass_a white_a and_o full_a of_o spirit_n 23._o for_o when_o man_n seed_n be_v pour_v out_o into_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v exquisite_o mix_v with_o the_o woman_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o fruitful_a field_n and_o immediate_o upon_o the_o permixion_n of_o the_o seed_n the_o womb_n be_v gather_v up_o together_o and_o do_v contract_v itself_o so_o close_o that_o no_o empty_a space_n be_v leave_v within_o 24._o seed_n so_o e_z taken_z and_o strict_o comprehend_v be_v cherish_v in_o the_o womb_n by_o its_o heat_n and_o ingenital_a property_n exciting_a its_o strength_n lurk_v within_o it_o and_o stimulate_v it_o to_o act_v insomuch_o that_o it_o break_v out_o into_o action_n 25._o this_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n they_o call_v conception_n which_o be_v a_o promotion_n of_o the_o retain_v seed_n to_o duty_n 26._o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n f_o be_v these_o a_o tickle_a over_o the_o whole_a body_n upon_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o seed_n a_o retention_n of_o the_o seed_n if_o the_o inward_a mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n do_v exquisite_o shut_v and_o open_v a_o small_a pain_n wander_v about_o the_o belly_n if_o the_o term_n be_v stop_v if_o the_o breast_n swell_v and_o grow_v hard_a a_o nauseous_a stomach_n and_o frequent_a vomit_n 27._o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v use_v as_o a_o instrument_n for_o this_o divine_a faculty_n of_o generation_n in_o go_v to_o the_o bottom_n or_o centre_n whereby_o the_o work_n of_o conception_n be_v carry_v on_o and_o of_o which_o the_o conception_n itself_o be_v constitute_v 28._o this_o work_n can_v be_v make_v without_o ordination_n position_n secretion_n concretion_n densation_n rarefaction_n extension_n contraction_n arist._n 29._o therefore_o when_o the_o spirit_n begin_v to_o act_v in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o seed_n consist_v of_o heterogeneous_a part_n it_o first_o divide_v its_o dissimilar_v part_n those_o that_o be_v thin_a and_o tender_a and_o full_a of_o spirit_n it_o hide_v within_o those_o that_o be_v cold_a and_o thick_a which_o arise_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o cover_v without_o 30._o the_o middle_a and_o more_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v puff_v up_o or_o blow_v up_o by_o heat_n and_o spirit_n to_o the_o effiguration_n of_o the_o member_n 31._o the_o number_n of_o these_o membrane_n be_v yet_o undetermined_a we_o reckon_v only_o three_o the_o first_o whereof_o be_v call_v amnio_n which_o be_v next_o to_o the_o young_a wrap_v it_o from_o the_o neck_n to_o the_o foot_n contain_v the_o excrement_n also_o with_o it_o in_o which_o the_o young_a swim_v as_o it_o be_v 32._o the_o second_o be_v call_v alantois_n it_o be_v the_o middle_n between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o three_o thin_a and_o narrow_a only_o go_v to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o young_a and_o it_o be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o urine_n 33._o the_o three_o tunicle_n be_v call_v chorion_n and_o it_o be_v the_o outermost_a cover_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o young_a and_o adhere_v to_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o umbilical_a vein_n and_o artery_n 34._o these_o 3_o membrane_n mutual_o connated_a to_o themselves_o do_v seem_v to_o constitute_v one_o tunicle_n which_o be_v call_v by_o the_o latin_n secundina_fw-la 35._o the_o interior_a and_o subtle_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v encloister_v in_o these_o and_o as_o it_o be_v environ_v the_o formative_a virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v vital_a spirit_n of_o the_o same_o seed_n which_o contain_v in_o potency_n all_o part_n both_o similar_v and_o instrumental_a do_v coact_v together_o and_o as_o it_o be_v delineate_v so_o that_o the_o rude_a exordium_n of_o these_o part_n or_o at_o least_o a_o resemblance_n of_o they_o may_v be_v see_v which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v in_o seven_o day_n 36._o for_o when_o the_o vital_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o framer_n of_o generation_n be_v the_o same_o and_o do_v act_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o moment_n disposit_v into_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o alter_v by_o heat_n what_o hinder_v but_o that_o this_o agent_n may_v decline_v all_o part_n natural_a once_o and_o again_o 37._o yet_o there_o be_v a_o order_n observe_v in_o the_o formation_n of_o member_n ay_o one_o member_n be_v perfect_v before_o another_o 38._o and_o the_o more_o noble_a and_o most_o necessary_a the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o ignoble_a and_o least_o necessary_a the_o last_o of_o all_o 39_o therefore_o the_o formatrix_fw-la faculty_n do_v perfect_a in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o spermatick_a part_n of_o the_o male_a in_o thirty_o day_n of_o the_o female_a in_o forty_o or_o forty_o two_o 40._o nor_o do_v it_o hinder_v what_o some_o learned_a man_n do_v object_n that_o so_o little_a seed_n do_v not_o suffice_v for_o the_o constitute_n of_o these_o part_n for_o the_o sperme_n be_v appoint_v not_o only_o to_o suffice_v the_o formation_n but_o the_o auction_n also_o 41._o again_o if_o this_o sperme_n which_o prove_v abortive_a or_o may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o section_n of_o the_o live_a animal_n be_v cast_v into_o cold_a water_n it_o will_v scarce_o exceed_v the_o bigness_n of_o a_o large_a emmeâ—…_n 42._o the_o carnous_a part_n be_v frame_v after_o the_o spermatical_a delineation_n from_o the_o other_o principle_n of_o generation_n to_o wit_n blood_n which_o flow_v by_o the_o navel_n vein_n 43._o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o flesh_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o bowel_n first_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d second_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o muscle_n which_o be_v call_v proper_o and_o absolute_o flesh_n three_o the_o peculiar_a flesh_n of_o every_o part_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o these_o three_o sort_n of_o flesh_n be_v not_o generate_v together_o but_o in_o order_n 44._o for_o first_o of_o all_o the_o flesh_n parencyma_n which_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o liver_n spleen_n and_o biter_n afterward_o the_o peculiar_a flesh_n of_o every_o part_n and_o last_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o muscle_n 45._o and_o among_o the_o flesh_n parencymate_n that_o of_o the_o liver_n be_v the_o first_o make_v because_o the_o umbilical_a vein_n do_v first_o pour_v blood_n into_o it_o which_o concretes_n after_o fusion_n and_o become_v flesh_n then_o that_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o last_o that_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bowel_n 46._o so_o that_o the_o infant_n begin_v
to_o be_v dearticulate_v and_o absolute_a after_o forty_o five_o day_n live_v at_o first_o the_o imperfect_a life_n as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o plant_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o animal_n and_o at_o last_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n 47._o and_o this_o happen_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o form_n which_o be_v simple_a and_o individual_a but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v of_o the_o organ_n 48._o but_o the_o embryo_n take_v aliment_n only_o by_o the_o navel_n but_o after_o the_o liver_n be_v make_v it_o minister_n to_o all_o the_o member_n but_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o move_v though_o it_o have_v life_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o softness_n of_o nerve_n 49._o the_o weak_a and_o tender_a member_n of_o the_o infant_n by_o little_a and_o little_o be_v dry_v by_o heat_n and_o so_o make_v more_o solid_a and_o then_o the_o young_a begin_v to_o feel_v by_o perfect_a sensory_n and_o by_o and_o by_o to_o be_v move_v in_o the_o womb_n 50._o but_o a_o man-child_n do_v move_n soon_o than_o a_o female_a for_o boy_n because_o they_o be_v conform_v in_o thirty_o day_n do_v move_v on_o the_o nineti_v day_n which_o complete_o make_v three_o month_n but_o because_o the_o female_a be_v frame_v in_o forty_o or_o forty_o two_o day_n she_o move_v not_o till_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o day_n which_o be_v about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o four_o month_n 51._o and_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v and_o do_v increase_v all_o this_o space_n of_o time_n and_o when_o it_o be_v ripe_a it_o be_v bring_v forth_o partly_o by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o it_o be_v burden_a with_o its_o weight_n and_o abundance_n of_o excrement_n it_o strive_v to_o be_v exonerate_v &_o partly_o by_o its_o proper_a motion_n for_o the_o necessity_n of_o breathe_v the_o want_n of_o aliment_n and_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o place_n do_v enforce_v the_o young_a to_o endeavour_v a_o passage_n out_o 52._o at_o the_o time_n of_o birth_n the_o door_n be_v open_v which_o immediate_o after_o delivery_n be_v shut_v again_o this_o we_o see_v do_v say_v galen_n but_o how_o it_o be_v do_v we_o know_v not_o only_o we_o may_v admire_v it_o avicen_n call_v it_o a_o work_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o above_o all_o wonder_n 53._o the_o womb_n be_v open_v the_o infant_n begin_v to_o come_v out_o by_o the_o head_n and_o by_o many_o painful_a throw_n it_o draw_v out_o and_o bring_v with_o it_o three_o membrane_n and_o thus_o by_o the_o prescript_n of_o nature_n be_v we_o bear_v into_o the_o world_n 54._o the_o time_n of_o bring_v forth_o be_v not_o full_o define_v nor_o can_v it_o for_o some_o be_v deliver_v at_o seven_o month_n end_n some_o at_o nine_o and_o most_o then_o some_o at_o ten_o but_o seldom_o and_o very_o seldom_o at_o eleven_o but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n end_n seldom_o any_o be_v deliver_v with_o a_o live_a child_n 55._o and_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o conception_n conformation_n and_o procreation_n of_o the_o noble_a of_o creature_n the_o commentary_n a_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o man_n deliver_v consist_v of_o a_o genus_fw-la and_o difference_n as_o to_o the_o genus_fw-la he_o be_v a_o animal_n and_o as_o to_o the_o difference_n one_o endow_v with_o reason_n and_o in_o this_o it_o be_v that_o man_n have_v a_o prerogative_n dignity_n and_o excellency_n above_o all_o other_o creature_n for_o his_o mind_n which_o be_v divine_a be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o he_o differ_v much_o from_o other_o animal_n and_o as_o it_o be_v exercise_n a_o regality_n over_o they_o for_o be_v not_o lion_n and_o elephant_n tame_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n and_o overcome_v and_o make_v subject_a to_o he_o man_n be_v create_v with_o his_o face_n look_v up_o to_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v contemplate_v upon_o god_n hence_o ovid_n can_v say_v pronaque_fw-la cum_fw-la spectent_fw-la animalia_fw-la cetera_fw-la terram_fw-la os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la caelumque_fw-la tueri_fw-la jussit_fw-la &_o erectos_fw-la ad_fw-la sidera_fw-la tollere_fw-la vultus_fw-la for_o whereas_o god_n create_v all_o other_o animal_n with_o their_o face_n downward_o to_o the_o ground_n man_n alone_z he_o erect_v with_o his_o eye_n fix_v upon_o heaven_n whither_o he_o shall_v tend_v b_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v perfect_o mix_v the_o whole_a do_v proceed_v from_o thence_o therefore_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n body_n be_v the_o seed_n both_o of_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n plentiful_a and_o fruitful_a this_o seed_n do_v consist_v of_o two_o part_n waterish_a humidity_n and_o spirit_n the_o waterish_a humidity_n proceed_v from_o the_o blood_n whence_o aristotle_n affirm_v blood_n to_o be_v a_o profitable_a excrement_n of_o the_o last_o aliment_n that_o be_v of_o the_o sanguineous_a aliment_n i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o excrement_n not_o supervacaneous_a in_o its_o nature_n or_o substance_n as_o stone_n and_o worm_n nor_o in_o its_o quality_n as_o dung_n sweat_v etc._n etc._n but_o only_o in_o its_o abundance_n or_o quantity_n for_o because_o it_o superabound_v from_o nourish_v the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o can_v be_v assimilate_v thereunto_o it_o obtain_v the_o place_n of_o a_o excrement_n c_z the_o spiritual_a part_n of_o seed_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o the_o vital_a spirit_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o spirit_n it_o become_v hot_a and_o sometime_o this_o spirit_n be_v engender_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o thence_o send_v out_o into_o the_o whole_a body_n so_o do_v the_o seed_n also_o according_a to_o the_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o the_o whole_a because_o the_o spirit_n be_v communicate_v from_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o whole_a hence_o aristotle_n say_v if_o the_o seed_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o every_o part_n of_o the_o animal_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o similitude_n be_v false_a therefore_o seed_n eject_v by_o the_o yard_n into_o the_o womb_n become_v fruitful_a when_o it_o be_v exquisite_o mix_v with_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a motion_n that_o be_v the_o first_o agent_n for_o the_o formotion_n of_o the_o young_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o spirit_n contain_v in_o it_o for_o this_o go_n to_o the_o bottom_n as_o to_o its_o centre_n be_v cherish_v and_o preserve_v and_o so_o proceed_v to_o action_n as_o to_o formation_n all_o which_o thing_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o young_a for_o beside_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o vital_a spirit_n concur_v to_o the_o conception_n because_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n can_v besmear_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o else_o will_v impede_fw-la conception_n and_o if_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v only_o present_a that_o will_v not_o cause_v conception_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o imperfection_n for_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n be_v more_o hot_a than_o woman_n and_o although_o this_o seed_n be_v not_o so_o perfect_a yet_o it_o concur_v as_o a_o agent_n to_o the_o formation_n although_o not_o as_o the_o first_o agent_n for_o as_o galen_n observe_v the_o mixture_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v perfect_a seed_n whence_o aristotle_n say_v that_o what_o arise_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n do_v arise_v from_o contrary_n as_o when_o there_o be_v contrary_n in_o the_o same_o genus_fw-la and_o although_o each_o seed_n according_a to_o aristotle_n be_v in_o its_o genus_fw-la a_o agent_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o act_v alike_o in_o power_n and_o strength_n but_o differ_v in_o these_o function_n magis_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n do_v concur_v as_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n which_o be_v its_o aliment_n for_o man_n seed_n be_v nourish_v and_o make_v more_o perfect_a by_o woman_n seed_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o membrane_n which_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o 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internal_a natural_a agent_n not_o the_o external_a voluntary_a have_v the_o whole_a formatrix_fw-la faculty_n in_o every_o part_n where_o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o matter_n fit_o disposit_v it_o must_v necessary_o act_v secundum_fw-la potentias_fw-la and_o therefore_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v produce_v by_o it_o at_o once_o this_o experience_n confirm_v by_o those_o who_o have_v miscarry_v in_o ten_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o day_n after_o conception_n when_o the_o whole_a substance_n have_v not_o exceed_v the_o bigness_n a_o grain_n of_o barley_n a_o bee_n or_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o bean_n yet_o all_o its_o bowel_n be_v form_v as_o some_o late_a anatomist_n have_v observe_v chap._n 16._o de_fw-fr zoophytis_n or_o of_o thing_n that_o be_v partly_o animal_n and_o partly_o plant_n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v illustrate_v the_o first_o species_n of_o nature_n aisthetice_n to_o wit_n a_o animal_n the_o other_o which_o remain_v to_o be_v explain_v be_v part_n plant_n and_o part_n animal_n 2._o and_o these_o zoophyta_n be_v corporeal_a nature_n endow_v only_o with_o certain_a sense_n contract_v and_o dilate_v themselves_o by_o motion_n 3._o whence_o hermolaus_n barbarus_fw-la call_v they_o plantanimalia_n budaeus_fw-la term_n they_o plantanimes_o because_o they_o have_v a_o middle_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o three_o nature_n between_o plant_n and_o animal_n 4._o whereas_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a sense_n with_o animal_n hence_o they_o dilate_v themselves_o pleasant_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o attract_v and_o affect_v but_o contract_v themselves_o if_o prick_v or_o offend_v 5._o but_o in_o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o body_n they_o come_v near_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o plant_n 6._o their_o form_n differ_v according_a to_o their_o great_a or_o lesser_a virtue_n of_o feeling_n all_o of_o they_o adhere_v to_o rock_n sand_n or_o mud_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v these_o holothuria_n stella_fw-la marina_fw-la pulmo_fw-la marinus_fw-la uâ—…tica_fw-la spongiae_fw-la 7._o to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v that_o tree_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o province_n of_o pudifetanea_n to_o which_o if_o a_o man_n draw_v nigh_o it_o will_v gather_v in_o its_o bough_n as_o though_o it_o be_v ashamed_a and_o when_o he_o be_v go_v spread_v they_o abroad_o for_o which_o cause_n the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o have_v nominate_v it_o the_o chaste_a tree_n scaliger_n exer._n 181._o sect._n 28._o finis_fw-la a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n there_o be_v now_o in_o the_o press_n that_o excellent_a piece_n entitle_v natural_a magic_n in_o twenty_o book_n by_o john_n baptist_n porta_n a_o neopolitan_a enlarge_v by_o the_o author_n himself_o and_o clear_v from_o divers_a error_n wherewith_o the_o former_a edition_n be_v taint_v in_o which_o all_o the_o riches_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o natural_a science_n be_v set_v forth_o careful_o translate_v from_o the_o latin_a and_o render_v into_o english_a by_o a_o worthy_a hand_n the_o book_n of_o natural_a 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