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michovius_n who_o have_v express_o write_v of_o those_o part_n plain_o affirm_v there_o be_v neither_o gold_n nor_o griffin_n in_o that_o country_n nor_o any_o such_o animal_n extant_a for_o so_o do_v he_o conclude_v ego_fw-la vero_fw-la contra_fw-la veteres_fw-la authores_fw-la gryph_n nec_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la septentrionis_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o alâ—is_fw-la or_o bis_fw-la partibus_fw-la inveniri_fw-la affirmarim_n last_o concern_v the_o hieroglyphicall_a authority_n although_o it_o near_o approach_v the_o truth_n it_o do_v not_o infer_v its_o existency_n the_o conceit_n of_o the_o griffin_n proper_o take_v be_v but_o a_o symbolical_a fancy_n in_o so_o intolerable_a a_o shape_n include_v allowable_a morality_n so_o do_v it_o well_o make_v out_o the_o property_n of_o a_o guardian_n or_o any_o person_n entrust_v the_o â—ares_n imply_v attention_n the_o wing_n celerity_n of_o execution_n the_o lion-like_o shape_n courage_n and_o audacity_n the_o hook_a bill_n reservance_n and_o tenacity_n it_o be_v also_o a_o emblem_n of_o valour_n and_o magnanimity_n as_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o eagle_n and_o lion_n the_o noble_a animal_n in_o their_o kind_n and_o so_o be_v it_o applyable_a unto_o prince_n precedent_n general_n and_o all_o heroic_a commander_n and_o so_o be_v it_o also_o bear_v in_o the_o coat_n arm_n of_o many_o noble_a family_n of_o europe_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o phoenix_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o phoenix_n in_o the_o world_n which_o after_o many_o hundred_o year_n burn_v itself_o and_o from_o the_o ash_n thereof_o arise_v up_o another_o be_v a_o conceit_n not_o new_a or_o altogether_o popular_a but_o of_o great_a antiquity_n not_o only_o deliver_v by_o humane_a author_n but_o frequent_o express_v by_o holy_a writer_n by_o cyrill_n epiphanius_n and_o other_o by_o ambrose_n in_o his_o hâ—xameron_n and_o tertul._n in_o his_o poem_n de_fw-fr judicio_fw-la dâ—mini_fw-la but_o more_o agreeable_o unto_o the_o present_a sense_n in_o his_o excellent_a tract_n de_fw-fr resur_n carnis_fw-la illu_z dico_fw-la alitem_fw-la orientis_fw-la peculiarem_fw-la de_fw-la singularitate_fw-la famosum_fw-la de_fw-la posteritate_fw-la monstruosum_fw-la qui_fw-la semâ—tipsum_fw-la libenter_fw-la funerans_fw-la renovat_fw-la na_fw-la tali_fw-la sine_fw-la decedens_fw-la at_o que_fw-fr succedens_fw-la iterum_fw-la phoenix_n ubi_fw-la jam_fw-la nemo_fw-la iterum_fw-la ipse_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la alius_fw-la idem_fw-la the_o scripture_n also_o seem_v to_o favour_v it_o particular_o that_o of_o job_n 21._o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o beda_n dicebam_fw-la in_o nidulo_fw-la meo_fw-la moriar_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la phoenix_n multiplicabo_fw-la diâ—s_fw-la and_o psalm_n 91._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la ut_fw-la phoenix_n florebit_fw-la as_o tertullian_n render_v it_o and_o so_o also_o expound_v it_o in_o his_o book_n before_o allege_v all_o which_o notwithstanding_o we_o can_v presume_v the_o existence_n of_o this_o animal_n nor_o dare_v we_o affirm_v there_o be_v any_o phoenix_n in_o naâ—uâ—e_n for_o first_o there_o want_v herein_o the_o definitive_a confiâ—rmatoâ—_n and_o test_n of_o thing_n uncertain_a that_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o man_n for_o though_o many_o writer_n have_v much_o enlarge_v hereon_o there_o be_v not_o any_o ocular_a describer_n or_o such_o as_o presume_v to_o confirm_v it_o upon_o aspection_n and_o therefore_o herodotus_n that_o lead_v the_o story_n unto_o the_o greek_n plain_o say_v he_o never_o attain_v the_o sight_n of_o any_o but_o only_o in_o the_o picture_n again_o primitive_a author_n and_o from_o who_o the_o st erme_n of_o relation_n be_v derivative_a deliver_v themselves_o very_o dubious_o and_o either_o by_o a_o doubtful_a parenthesis_n or_o a_o timorous_a conclusion_n overthrow_v the_o whole_a relation_n thus_o herodotus_n in_o his_o euâ—erpe_n deliver_v the_o story_n hereof_o present_o interpose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v which_o account_n seem_v 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table_n and_o wherewith_o parysatis_n cunning_o poison_v the_o queen_n the_o manucodiata_n or_o bird_n of_o paradise_n have_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o this_o name_n and_o their_o feather_n bring_v from_o the_o molucca_n do_v pass_v for_o those_o of_o the_o phoenix_n which_o though_o promote_v by_o rariety_n with_o we_o the_o eastern_a traveller_n will_v hardly_o admit_v who_o know_v they_o be_v common_a in_o those_o part_n and_o the_o ordinary_a plume_n of_o janissary_n among_o the_o turk_n and_o last_o the_o bird_n semenda_n have_v find_v the_o same_o appellation_n for_o so_o have_v scaliger_n observe_v and_o refute_v nor_o will_v the_o solitude_n of_o the_o phoenix_n allow_v this_o denomination_n for_o many_o there_o be_v of_o that_o species_n &_o who_o trifistulary_a bill_n and_o cranny_n we_o have_v behold_v ourselves_o nor_o be_v man_n only_o at_o variance_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o phoenix_n itself_o but_o very_o disagree_v in_o the_o accident_n ascribe_v thereto_o for_o some_o affirm_v it_o live_v three_o hundred_o some_o five_o other_o six_z some_o a_o thousand_o other_o no_o less_o than_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n some_o say_v it_o live_v in_o aethiopia_n other_o in_o arabia_n some_o in_o egypt_n other_o in_o india_n and_o some_o i_o think_v in_o utopia_n for_o such_o must_v that_o be_v which_o be_v describe_v by_o lactantius_n that_o be_v which_o neither_o be_v singe_v in_o the_o combustion_n of_o phaeton_n or_o overwhelm_v by_o the_o inundation_n of_o dâ—ucalcon_n last_o many_o author_n who_o have_v make_v mention_n hereof_o have_v so_o deliver_v themselves_o and_o with_o such_o intention_n we_o can_v from_o thence_o deduce_v a_o confirmation_n for_o some_o have_v write_v poetical_o as_o ovid_n mantuan_n lactantius_n claudian_n and_o other_o some_o have_v write_v mystical_o as_o paracelsus_n in_o his_o book_n the_o azoth_n or_o de_fw-fr ligno_fw-la &_o linea_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o as_o several_a hermetical_a philosopher_n involve_v therein_o the_o secret_a of_o their_o elixir_n and_o enigmatical_o express_v the_o nature_n of_o their_o great_a work_n some_o have_v write_v rhetorical_o and_o concessive_o not_o controvert_v but_o assume_v the_o question_n which_o take_v as_o grant_v advantage_v the_o illation_n so_o have_v holy_a man_n make_v use_v hereof_o as_o far_o as_o thereby_o to_o confirm_v the_o resurrection_n for_o discourse_v with_o heathen_n who_o grant_v the_o story_n of_o the_o phoenix_n they_o induce_v the_o resurrection_n from_o principle_n of_o their_o own_o and_o position_n receive_v among_o themselves_o other_o have_v speak_v emblematical_o and_o hieroglyphical_o and_o so_o do_v the_o egyptian_n unto_o who_o the_o phoenix_n be_v the_o hieroglyphic_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o this_o be_v probable_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o whole_a relation_n succee_a age_n add_v fabulous_a account_n which_o lay_v together_o build_v up_o this_o singularity_n which_o every_o pen_n proclaim_v as_o for_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o confirm_v the_o conceit_n due_o perpend_v they_o add_v not_o thereunto_o for_o whereas_o in_o that_o of_o job_n according_a to_o the_o septuagint_n or_o greek_a translation_n we_o find_v the_o word_n phoenix_n yet_o can_v it_o
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humility_n of_o inquiry_n or_o disquisition_n have_v only_o propose_v they_o unto_o more_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o therefore_o opinion_n be_v free_a and_o open_v it_o be_v for_o any_o to_o think_v or_o declare_v the_o contrary_n and_o we_o shall_v so_o far_o encourage_v contradiction_n as_o to_o promise_v no_o disturbance_n or_o reoppose_v any_o pen_n that_o shall_v elenchical_o refute_v we_o that_o shall_v only_o lay_v hold_v of_o our_o lapse_n single_a out_o digression_n corollary_n or_o ornamental_a conception_n to_o evidence_n his_o own_o in_o as_o indifferent_a truth_n and_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o such_o who_o experimental_a and_o judicious_a knowledge_n shall_v solemn_o look_v upon_o it_o not_o only_o to_o destroy_v of_o we_o but_o to_o establish_v of_o his_o own_o not_o to_o traduce_v or_o extenuate_v but_o to_o explain_v and_o dilucidate_n to_o add_v and_o ampliate_v according_a to_o the_o laudable_a custom_n of_o the_o ancient_n in_o their_o soâ—er_a promotion_n of_o learning_n unto_o who_o notwithstanding_o we_o shall_v not_o contentious_o rejoin_v or_o only_o to_o justify_v our_o own_o but_o to_o applaud_v or_o confirm_v his_o mature_a assertion_n and_o shall_v confer_v what_o be_v in_o we_o unto_o his_o name_n and_o honour_n ready_a to_o be_v swallow_v in_o any_o worthy_a enlarger_n as_o have_v acquire_v our_o end_n if_o any_o way_n or_o under_o any_o name_n we_o may_v obtain_v a_o work_n so_o much_o desire_v at_o least_o desiderated_a of_o truth_n t._n b._n a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o first_o book_n contain_v the_o general_n part_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n chapter_n 1._o a_o far_a illustration_n of_o the_o same_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o popular_a error_n the_o erroneous_a disposition_n of_o the_o people_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o near_a cause_n of_o common_a error_n both_o in_o the_o wise_a and_o common_a sort_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n credulity_n supinity_n adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n tradition_n and_o authority_n contain_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n of_o mistake_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a deduction_n chap._n 4._o of_o credulity_n and_o supinity_n chap._n 5._o of_o obstinate_a adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n chap._n 6._o unto_o authority_n chap._n 7._o of_o author_n who_o have_v most_o promote_v popular_a conceit_n chap._n 8._o of_o other_o indirect_o effect_v the_o same_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o last_o and_o great_a promoter_n of_o false_a opinion_n the_o endeavour_n of_o satan_n chap._n 10_o 11._o the_o second_o book_n begin_v the_o particular_a part_n concern_v mineral_n and_o vegetable_a body_n the_o common_a tenent_n that_o crystal_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o ice_n strong_o congeal_v chap._n 1._o concern_v the_o loadstone_n of_o thing_n particular_o speak_v thereof_o evident_o or_o probable_o true_a of_o thing_n general_o believe_v or_o particular_o deliver_v evident_o or_o probable_o false_a of_o the_o magnetical_a virtue_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o fouâ—e_a motion_n of_o the_o stone_n that_o be_v its_o verticity_n or_o direction_n its_o coition_n or_o attraction_n its_o declination_n variation_n and_o also_o of_o its_o antiquity_n chap._n 2._o a_o rejection_n of_o sundry_a opinion_n and_o relation_n thereof_o natural_a medicall_a historical_a magical_a chap._n 3._o of_o body_n electricall_a in_o general_n of_o let_v and_o amber_n in_o particular_a that_o they_o attract_v all_o light_a body_n 〈◊〉_d bâ—sil_n and_o body_n oil_v chap._n 4._o compendious_o of_o several_a other_o tenant_n that_o a_o diamond_n be_v make_v soft_a or_o break_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o goat_n that_o glass_n be_v poison_n of_o the_o cordial_a quality_n of_o gold_n in_o substance_n or_o decoction_n that_o a_o pot_n full_a of_o ash_n will_v contain_v as_o much_o water_n as_o it_o will_v without_o they_o of_o white_a powder_n that_o kill_v without_o report_n that_o coral_n be_v soft_a under_o water_n but_o harden_v in_o the_o air_n that_o porcelliane_n or_o china_n dish_n lie_v under_o the_o earth_n a_o hundred_o year_n in_o preparation_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 5._o of_o sundry_a tenant_n concern_v vegetable_n that_o the_o root_n of_o mandrake_n resemble_v the_o shape_n of_o man_n that_o they_o natural_o grow_v under_o gallow_n and_o place_n of_o execution_n that_o the_o root_n give_v a_o shriek_n upon_o eradication_n that_o it_o be_v fatal_a or_o dangerous_a tâ—_n dig_v they_o up_o that_o cinnamon_n ginger_n cloves_n mace_n be_v but_o the_o part_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n that_o misseltoe_n be_v bredupon_o tree_n from_o seed_n which_o bird_n let_v fall_v thereon_o of_o the_o rose_n of_o jerico_fw-la that_o flower_v every_o year_n upon_o christmas_n eve_n that_o sferra_n cavalâ—o_n have_v a_o power_n to_o break_v or_o loosen_v iron_n that_o bay_n preserve_v from_o the_o mischief_n of_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n that_o bitter_a almond_n be_v preservative_n against_o ebriety_n with_o some_o other_o chap._n 6._o the_o three_o book_n of_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v animal_n that_o a_o elephant_n have_v no_o joint_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o horse_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 2._o that_o a_o pigeon_n have_v no_o gall._n chap._n 3._o that_o a_o beaver_n to_o escape_v the_o hunter_n bite_v off_o his_o testicle_n or_o stone_n chap._n 4._o that_o a_o radger_n have_v the_o leg_n of_o one_o side_n short_a than_o of_o the_o other_o chap._n 5._o that_o a_o â—eare_z bring_v forth_o her_o cub_n informous_a or_o unshape_a chap._n 6._o of_o the_o basilisk_n chap._n 7._o that_o a_o wolf_n first_o see_v a_o man_n beget_v a_o dumbness_n in_o he_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o long_a life_n of_o deer_n chap._n 9_o that_o a_o king_n fisher_n hang_v by_o the_o bill_n show_v where_o the_o wind_n be_v chap._n 10._o of_o gryphin_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o phoenix_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pissing_a of_o toad_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o their_o head_n and_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o frog_n chap._n 13._o that_o a_o salamander_n live_v in_o the_o fire_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o amphisbaena_fw-la or_o serpent_n with_o two_o head_n move_v either_o way_n chap._n 15._o that_o young_a viper_n force_v their_o way_n through_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o dam._n chap._n 16._o that_o hare_n be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a chap._n 17._o that_o mole_n be_v blind_a and_o have_v no_o eye_n chap._n 18._o that_o lamprey_n have_v many_o eye_n chap._n 19_o that_o snail_n have_v two_o eye_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o their_o horn_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o chamaeleon_n live_v only_o by_o air_n chap._n 21._o that_o the_o ostrich_n digesteâ—h_v iron_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o unicorn_n horn_n chap._n 23._o that_o all_o animal_n in_o the_o land_n be_v in_o their_o kind_n in_o the_o sea_n chap._n 24._o compendious_o of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o musical_a note_n of_o swan_n before_o their_o death_n that_o the_o flesh_n of_o peacock_n corruptâ—th_v not_o that_o stork_n will_v only_o live_v in_o republic_n and_o free_a state_n of_o the_o noise_n of_o a_o bâ—tterâ—e_n by_o put_v the_o bill_n in_o a_o reed_n thâ—t_a whelp_n be_v blind_a nine_o dzâ—â—es_n and_o then_o begin_v to_o see_v of_o the_o antipathy_n between_o a_o â—oade_n and_o a_o spider_n a_o lion_n and_o a_o cock._n that_o â—n_o eaâ—â—â—g_o have_v no_o wing_n of_o â—â—â—mes_n that_o 〈◊〉_d make_v that_o hum_a noise_n by_o their_o mouth_n or_o wing_n of_o tâ—e_v saint_n or_o small_a red_a spâ—der_n of_o the_o glowâ—worme_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o pismire_n in_o bite_a off_o the_o end_n of_o corn._n chap._n 25._o the_o four_o book_n of_o many_o popular_a and_o receive_v tenant_n concern_v man._n that_o man_n have_v only_o a_o erect_a figure_n and_o that_o to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n chap._n 1._o that_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n be_v seat_v on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 2._o
progression_n and_o so_o from_o this_o ground_n in_o the_o lecture_n of_o holy_a scripture_n their_o apprehension_n be_v common_o confine_v unto_o the_o literal_a 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o text_n from_o whence_o have_v ensue_v the_o gross_a and_o dull_a sort_n of_o heresy_n for_o not_o attain_v the_o deuteroscopy_n and_o second_o intention_n of_o the_o word_n they_o be_v fain_o to_o omit_v their_o superconsequency_n coherency_n figure_n or_o tropology_n and_o be_v not_o sometime_o persuade_v by_o fire_n beyond_o their_o literality_n and_o therefore_o also_o thing_n invisible_a but_o unto_o intellectual_a discernment_n to_o humour_v the_o grossness_n of_o their_o comprehension_n have_v be_v degrade_v from_o their_o proper_a form_n and_o god_n himself_o dishonour_v into_o manual_a expression_n and_o so_o likewise_o be_v unprovided_a or_o unsufficient_a for_o high_a speculation_n they_o will_v always_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o sensible_a representation_n and_o can_v hardly_o be_v restrain_v 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