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A96438 Zootomia, or, Observations of the present manners of the English: briefly anatomizing the living by the dead. With an usefull detection of the mountebanks of both sexes. / By Richard Whitlock, M.D. late fellow of All-Souls Colledge in Oxford. Whitlock, Richard, b. 1615 or 16. 1654 (1654) Wing W2030; Thomason E1478_2; ESTC R204093 231,674 616

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description_n of_o they_o in_o the_o same_o author_n though_o many_o time_n dull_a there_o may_v be_v a_o diversity_n that_o may_v excuse_v be_v not_o equal_o bad_a scarce_o any_o one_o book_n that_o be_v all_o a_o parenthesis_n that_o may_v be_v leave_v out_o and_o the_o reader_n never_o the_o less_o know_v the_o element_n of_o book_n martial_a excellent_o sum_v up_o in_o that_o epigram_n sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la mediocria_fw-la sunt_fw-la mala_fw-la plura_fw-la quae_fw-la legis_fw-la hic_fw-la aliter_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a avite_n libre_fw-la these_o element_n to_o book_n composure_n go_v some_o good_a some_o bad_a and_o some_o so_o so._n the_o metaphor_n of_o cook_n and_o guest_n familiar_a in_o prologue_n may_v direct_v the_o deportment_n of_o reader_n who_o be_v to_o come_v to_o book_n as_o guest_n not_o cook_n it_o be_v a_o squeamishness_n to_o forbear_v satisfy_v his_o appetite_n as_o a_o guest_n because_o somewhat_o may_v be_v want_v in_o some_o dish_n preparation_n that_o can_v satisfy_v the_o curious_a criticism_n of_o a_o cook_n martial_n dress_v he_o to_o reader_n not_o critic_n cae●ae_fw-la fercula_fw-la nostrae_fw-la malim_fw-la convivis_fw-la 82._o quam_fw-la placuisse_fw-la cocis_fw-la i_o will_v have_v my_o book_n content_v the_o candid_a guest_n not_o curious_a cook_n lucilius_z be_v of_o the_o same_o temper_n that_o say_v nolle_n se_fw-la sua_fw-la scripta_fw-la legi_fw-la nec_fw-la a_o doctissimis_fw-la nec_fw-la ab_fw-la indoctissimis_fw-la quod_fw-la hi_o nihil_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la illi_fw-la plus_fw-la saperent_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la posset_n illorum_fw-la judicio_fw-la satisfacere_fw-la he_o will_v not_o his_o write_n shall_v fall_v under_o the_o perusal_n either_o of_o dunce_n or_o great_a scholar_n the_o former_a will_v not_o understand_v enough_o the_o latter_a too_o much_o for_o to_o rest_v satisfy_v and_o in_o vindication_n of_o author_n i_o may_v safe_o commend_v he_o who_o resolution_n be_v non_fw-la nimium_fw-la curo_fw-la because_o of_o that_o quidam_fw-la exactos_fw-la esse_fw-la poeta_fw-la negat_fw-la not_o
to_o be_v trouble_v because_o their_o work_n do_v not_o satisfy_v the_o captious_a critic_n it_o be_v a_o cruelty_n but_o one_o degree_n less_o than_o pharaoh_n to_o kill_v all_o the_o male_n that_o be_v not_o handsome_a fabula_fw-la de_fw-fr te_fw-la narratur_fw-la it_o be_v true_a of_o thou_o o_o reader_n that_o condemne_v issue_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o be_v not_o such_o non_fw-fr pareilles_fw-fr unmatchable_a let_v man_n examine_v but_o their_o own_o breast_n i_o be_o sure_a they_o will_v expect_v more_o mercy_n as_o author_n than_o they_o afford_v as_o reader_n but_o justice_n require_v candid_a censure_n of_o any_o thing_n if_o innocent_a that_o cost_v the_o author_n pain_n and_o be_v mint_v in_o a_o public_a spirit_n as_o they_o word_n it_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v merciful_a let_v he_o be_v just_a for_o rash_a censure_n be_v a_o unobserved_a injustice_n and_o on_o the_o same_o file_n with_o defamation_n for_o what_o upbraid_v any_o one_o weakness_n do_v but_o call_v he_o fool_n what_o thou_o can_v not_o mend_v condemn_v not_o what_o thou_o can_v not_o imitate_v reverence_n what_o thou_o can_v but_o equal_a i_o know_v thou_o will_v be_v favourable_a to_o but_o what_o thou_o be_v many_o story_n above_o look_v on_o as_o equal_v with_o some_o step_n thou_o do_v rise_v by_o or_o as_o elevate_v to_o the_o meridian_n of_o other_o if_o not_o thou_o book_n be_v like_o letter_n if_o they_o please_v not_o think_v they_o not_o send_v to_o thou_o but_o some_o other_o and_o there_o be_v no_o hurt_n do_v look_v on_o writer_n as_o aim_v to_o please_v themselves_o or_o other_o not_o thou_o alone_o take_v not_o all_o book_n as_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o thy_o fancy_n or_o approbation_n and_o if_o thing_n be_v not_o bad_a that_o attain_v their_o end_n if_o he_o have_v have_v his_o end_n to_o he_o his_o work_n be_v good_a though_o it_o appear_v not_o so_o to_o thou_o to_o reader_n of_o obscuritye_n where_o censure_n be_v most_o unjust_a let_v socrates_n be_v their_o example_n who_o when_o euripides_n ask_v his_o opinion_n of_o heraclitus_n his_o book_n he_o have_v lend_v he_o he_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o i_o understand_v be_v gallant_a i_o will_v believe_v the_o like_a of_o what_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v to_o conclude_v let_v reader_n think_v every_o author_n confess_v his_o write_n not_o canonical_a by_o a_o implicit_a apology_n that_o they_o be_v but_o man_n from_o who_o it_o be_v as_o unjust_a to_o exact_v perfection_n as_o ridiculous_a to_o expect_v it_o the_o wise_a chapman_n qvam_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la rebus_fw-la pretia_fw-mi imponere_fw-la say_v se●eca_n how_o necessary_a be_v it_o to_o set_v a_o right_a estimate_n on_o thing_n since_o there_o be_v not_o a_o high_a point_n of_o wisdom_n than_o to_o know_v the_o real_a worth_n of_o thing_n in_o themselves_o and_o their_o prize_n what_o they_o must_v cost_v to_o obtain_v senec._n ep._n 81._o nescimus_fw-la aestimare_fw-la res_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la fama_fw-la sed_fw-la rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la deliberandum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v a_o old_a complaint_n that_o the_o world_n be_v in_o nothing_o more_o foolish_a than_o in_o markete_v for_o we_o judge_v of_o thing_n not_o according_a to_o their_o real_a but_o repute_v worth_n it_o be_v this_o lose_v mankind_n in_o those_o many_o invention_n man_n blindness_n have_v grope_v out_o since_o he_o lose_v his_o integrity_n god_n have_v make_v he_o in_o i_o have_v as_o harsh_a a_o opinion_n of_o man_n corruption_n since_o his_o fall_n as_o any_o yet_o can_v believe_v his_o perverseness_n such_o that_o if_o he_o do_v see_v the_o hole_n of_o the_o break_a cistern_n he_o will_v leave_v the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n no_o his_o blindness_n and_o infidelity_n betray_v he_o to_o this_o stupidity_n and_o witchcraft-adhaesion_a to_o the_o creature_n inconsiderateness_n of_o what_o we_o buy_v and_o give_v cheat_n our_o soul_n into_o such_o lose_a adventure_n and_o bargain_n of_o dotage_n it_o be_v reckon_v for_o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o mankind_n that_o its_o happiness_n here_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n imaginary_a but_o its_o grief_n real_a just_o so_o be_v his_o purchase_n the_o thing_n be_v they_o favour_v wealth_n honour_n etc._n etc._n he_o buy_v empty_a or_o inconstant_a the_o price_n blood_n or_o sweat_v it_o be_v epictetus_n his_o advice_n second_v by_o the_o best_a adviser_n christ_n himself_o in_o all_o our_o enterprise_n to_o set_v down_o and_o reckon_v the_o charge_n will_v i_o be_v entertain_v at_o such_o a_o man_n table_n say_v he_o why_o he_o sell_v it_o for_o flattery_n while_o there_o or_o rehearsal_n and_o bill_n of_o fare_n to_o stranger_n when_o go_v or_o the_o humility_n of_o a_o retainer_n and_o such_o like_a rate_n now_o if_o thou_o will_v go_v to_o the_o price_n proceed_v will_v thou_o be_v rich_a what_o ever_o come_v of_o it_o can_v thou_o afford_v lie_v dissemble_a cog_a watch_n moyling_n abiest_n and_o servile_a unself_v thy_o free_a bear_a mind_n or_o body_n give_v these_o and_o much_o good_a may_v it_o do_v you_o with_o your_o bargain_n be_v the_o impropriation_n of_o some_o rich_a beauty_n thy_o design_n scorn_v tedious_a attendance_n frump_n as_o their_o reward_n jointure_n and_o such_o like_a gear_n be_v the_o prize_n of_o its_o pursuance_n oft_o time_n brangle_v jealousy_n resignation_n of_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o male_a by_o unworthy_a obsequiousness_n and_o be_v the_o prize_n of_o its_o fruition_n but_o among_o all_o the_o foolish_a chapman_n of_o the_o world_n none_o to_o he_o that_o buy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o ●in_a for_o a_o season_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o soul_n for_o eternity_n to_o buy_v a_o lease_n of_o short_a uncertain_a life_n with_o a_o inheritance_n of_o perpetuity_n will_v be_v contemn_v for_o the_o fool_n purchase_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o world_n wiseman_n be_v not_o this_o foole._n i_o will_v therefore_o study_v to_o know_v what_o i_o buy_v and_o what_o i_o give_v and_o endeavour_v the_o wisdom_n to_o observe_v proportion_n and_o the_o justice_n not_o to_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o world_n if_o she_o deny_v i_o her_o rattle_n and_o toy_n for_o such_o be_v the_o best_a of_o her_o ware_n because_o i_o will_v not_o go_v to_o the_o price_n of_o they_o let_v she_o keep_v wealth_n or_o revenge_n if_o necessary_a s●eepes_n and_o quiet_a safety_n must_v be_v exchange_v for_o they_o i_o will_v not_o change_v the_o poet_n murus_n aheneus_fw-la brazen_a wall_n of_o innocence_n for_o her_o golde●_n mine_n nor_o the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o all_o the_o choice_n delicate_n of_o the_o most_o inventive_a luxury_n and_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o christian_n resolve_v since_o the_o philosopher_n reason_n play_v the_o clerk_n of_o this_o great_a market_n &_o give_v no_o less_o true_a than_o ingenious_a estimate_n of_o sublunary_a desirable_n ep._n 81._o nil_fw-la habent_fw-la ista_fw-la magnificum_fw-la quo_fw-la mentes_n in_fw-la se_fw-la nostras_fw-la trahant_fw-la praeter_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la mirari_fw-la illa_fw-la consuevimus_fw-la they_o have_v no_o such_o huge_a matter_n in_o they_o to_o bewitch_v our_o desire_n because_o our_o blindness_n idolatrous_o bestow_v on_o they_o the_o homage_n of_o wonder_n for_o such_o be_v the_o irregularity_n of_o custom_n it_o do_v not_o extol_v thing_n because_o worthy_a but_o think_v they_o worthy_a because_o they_o be_v extol_v the_o blot_n of_o history_n that_o the_o truth_n of_o history_n be_v so_o much_o blur_v tacitus_n the_o subtle_a of_o historian_n if_o strada_n will_v not_o allow_v he_o the_o best_a principio_fw-la give_v we_o the_o reason_n because_o their_o ink_n be_v either_o too_o thin_a and_o pale_a through_o the_o flattery_n of_o the_o penman_n or_o too_o thick_a and_o black_a through_o its_o gall_n and_o malignity_n ita_fw-la neutris_fw-la ●ura_fw-la posteritatis_fw-la inter_fw-la infensos_fw-la &_o obnoxios_fw-la the_o hand_n will_v shake_v where_o interest_n hold_v the_o pen._n be_v it_o not_o for_o his_o three_o impediment_n inscitia_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la ut_fw-la alie●ae_fw-la ibid._n unacquaintednesse_n with_o our_o proceed_n foreigner_n will_v be_v our_o best_a historian_n can_v affair_n be_v faithful_o transmit_v to_o their_o view_n not_o more_o loose_a in_o sheet_n than_o from_o biased_a engagement_n or_o inclination_n to_o either_o side_n it_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o have_v it_o narratio_fw-la vera_fw-la &_o mera_fw-fr true_a and_o naked_a relation_n as_o strada_n seem_v to_o desire_v history_n to_o be_v and_o to_o wear_v the_o only_a ornament_n tully_n will_v have_v history_n wear_v which_o be_v nil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la mendax_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la only_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v fabulous_a and_o what_o garb_n be_v it_o less_o in_o man_n write_v not_o so_o much_o what_o be_v do_v as_o what_o they_o will_v