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and_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o necessity_n and_o that_o destiny_n justice_n providence_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o one_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n plato_n refer_v some_o event_n to_o providence_n and_o other_o he_o attribute_v to_o necessity_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n apt_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o element_n democritus_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o resistance_n the_o corruption_n lation_n motion_n and_o permission_n of_o the_o matter_n plato_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v one_o while_o matter_n itself_o and_o another_o while_o the_o habitude_n of_o that_o which_o be_v agent_n to_o the_o matter_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o destiny_n heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fatal_a destiny_n and_o that_o it_o and_o necessity_n be_v both_o one_o plato_n admit_v willing_o this_o destiny_n in_o the_o soul_n life_n and_o action_n of_o man_n but_o he_o infer_v withal_o a_o cause_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o the_o stoic_n likewise_o according_a with_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n invincible_a most_o violent_a and_o enforce_a all_o thing_n also_o that_o destiny_n be_v a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n interlace_v &_o link_v orderly_o in_o which_o concatenation_n or_o chain_n be_v therein_o comprise_v also_o that_o cause_n which_o proceed_v from_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o some_o event_n be_v destine_v and_o other_o not_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heraclitus_n say_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o pierce_v throughout_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o eternal_a reason_n and_o a_o perpetual_a law_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chrysippus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a puissance_n spiritual_a which_o by_o order_n govern_v and_o administer_v all_o thing_n and_o again_o in_o his_o book_n of_o definition_n he_o write_v thus_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n or_o rather_o the_o law_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n administer_v and_o govern_v by_o providence_n or_o else_o the_o reason_n whereby_o thing_n past_a have_v be_v thing_n present_a be_v and_o future_a thing_n shall_v be_v the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o order_n and_o connexion_n which_o can_v be_v surmount_v and_o transgress_v posidonius_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o three_o after_o jupiter_n for_o that_o jupiter_n be_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n nature_n in_o the_o second_o and_o fatal_a destiny_n in_o the_o three_o chap._n xxix_o of_o fortune_n plato_n define_v fortune_n to_o be_v in_o thing_n proceed_v from_o man_n counsel_n and_o election_n a_o cause_n by_o accident_n and_o a_o very_a casual_a consequence_n aristotle_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o from_o some_o deliberate_a purpose_n and_o impulsion_n tend_v to_o a_o certain_a end_n which_o cause_n be_v not_o apparent_a but_o hide_v and_o uncertain_a and_o he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o fortune_n and_o rash_a adventure_n for_o that_o all_o fortune_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o action_n of_o this_o world_n be_v adventurous_a but_o every_o adventure_n be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o fortune_n for_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o thing_n without_o action_n again_o fortune_n be_v proper_o in_o action_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o adventure_n indifferent_o in_o creature_n as_o well_o unreasonable_a as_o reasonable_a yea_o and_o in_o those_o body_n which_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o soul_n epicurus_n say_v that_o fortune_n be_v a_o cause_n which_o will_v not_o stand_v and_o accord_n with_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n anaxagoras_n and_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n unknown_a and_o hide_a to_o humane_a reason_n for_o that_o some_o thing_n come_v by_o necessity_n other_o by_o fatal_a destiny_n some_o by_o deliberate_a counsel_n other_o by_o fortune_n and_o some_o again_o by_o casuality_n or_o adventure_n chap._n xxx_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n and_o divulsion_n or_o separation_n of_o element_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n write_v he_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o physics_n this_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o will_v yet_o say_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v humane_a and_o mortal_a mature_a none_o there_o be_v and_o death_n end_n be_v but_o vain_a amixture_n and_o divulsion_n of_o element_n and_o of_o all_o only_o there_o be_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o man_n do_v nature_n call_v semblable_o anaxagoras_n say_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o concretion_n and_o dissipation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v generation_n and_o corruption_n the_o second_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v now_o finish_v the_o treatise_n of_o principle_n element_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n link_v and_o concur_v with_o they_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o pen_n unto_o the_o discourse_n as_o touch_v their_o effect_n and_o work_n compose_v of_o they_o begin_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o spacious_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o who_o call_v the_o roundle_n that_o contain_v and_o comprehend_v all_o to_o wit_n the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o orderly_a digestion_n observe_v therein_o thales_n and_o his_o disciple_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n democritus_n epicurus_n and_o their_o scholar_n metrodorus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a world_n in_o a_o infinite_a space_n according_a to_o all_o dimension_n and_o circumstance_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o course_n and_o race_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o very_a circumscription_n of_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a confinement_n thereof_o seleucus_z hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v infinite_a diogenes_n affirm_v the_o universality_n to_o be_v infinite_a but_o the_o world_n finite_a and_o determinate_a the_o stoic_n put_v a_o difference_n between_o universal_a and_o whole_a for_o they_o say_v that_o the_o universal_a together_o with_o voidnesse_n be_v infinite_a and_o that_o the_o whole_a without_o voidnes_n be_v the_o world_n so_o as_o these_o term_n the_o whole_a and_o the_o world_n be_v not_o both_o one_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o figure_n and_o form_n of_o the_o world_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v round_o some_o say_v it_o be_v point_v or_o piramidall_a other_o that_o it_o be_v fashion_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o egg_n but_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o his_o world_n may_v be_v round_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v apt_a beside_o to_o receive_v other_o form_n chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v or_o endue_v with_o a_o soul_n all_o other_o philosopher_n agree_v that_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v &_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o democritus_n epicurus_n and_o as_o many_o as_o maintain_v atom_n and_o with_o all_o bring_v in_o vacuity_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o animate_v nor_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a nature_n void_a of_o reason_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o animate_v whole_o and_o throughout_o all_o part_n nor_o sensitive_a nor_o reasonable_a nor_o yet_o intellectual_a or_o direct_v by_o providence_n true_a it_o be_v quoth_v he_o that_o celestial_a body_n be_v capable_a of_o all_o these_o quality_n as_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o sphere_n both_o animate_v and_o vital_a whereas_o body_n terrestrial_a and_o approach_v near_o unto_o the_o earth_n be_v endue_v with_o none_o of_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o order_n and_o decent_a composition_n therein_o it_o come_v by_o accident_n and_o not_o by_o prepense_a reason_n and_o counsel_n chap._n four_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o eternal_a pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n be_v engender_v and_o make_v by_o god_n and_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n be_v corruptible_a shall_v perish_v for_o sensible_a it_o be_v and_o therefore_o corporal_a howbeit_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v it_o perish_v it_o shall_v never_o epicurus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v corruptible_a for_o that_o it_o be_v engender_v like_v as_o a_o live_a creature_n or_o a_o plant_n xenophane_v hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a ingenerable_a uncreated_a and_o incorruptible_a aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o moon_n be_v passable_a wherein_o the_o body_n also_o adjacent_a to_o the_o earth_n be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n v._o whereof_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v aristotle_n say_v that_o if_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v it_o be_v
side_n it_o lie_v low_a of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o rest_v unmooveable_a have_v no_o cause_n why_o it_o shall_v incline_v more_o to_o one_o part_n than_o to_o another_o but_o yet_o some_o place_n of_o she_o because_o of_o their_o rarity_n do_v jog_v and_o shake_v epicurus_n keep_v his_o old_a tune_n say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v shog_v and_o as_o it_o be_v rock_v and_o beat_v by_o the_o air_n underneath_o which_o be_v gross_a and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n therefore_o move_v and_o quake_v as_o also_o it_o may_v be_v quoth_v he_o that_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n in_o the_o part_n below_o it_o be_v force_v to_o tremble_v and_o shake_v by_o the_o air_n that_o be_v get_v within_o the_o cave_n and_o concavity_n and_o there_o enclose_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o sea_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bitter_a anaximander_n affirm_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o residue_n remain_v of_o the_o primitive_a humidity_n whereof_o the_o sun_n have_v burn_v up_o and_o consume_v a_o great_a part_n the_o rest_n behind_o he_o alter_v and_o turn_v from_o the_o natural_a kind_n by_o his_o excessive_a ardent_a heat_n anaxagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_v first_o humidity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o pool_n or_o great_a mere_a be_v burn_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n about_o it_o and_o when_o the_o oileous_a substance_n thereof_o be_v exhale_v and_o consume_v the_o rest_n settle_v below_o and_o turn_v into_o a_o brackish_a and_o bitter-saltnesse_n which_o be_v the_o sea_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v the_o sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n enchafe_v by_o the_o sun_n be_v bathe_v and_o wash_v all_o over_o aloft_o antiston_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sweat_n of_o heat_n the_o moisture_n whereof_o which_o be_v within_o be_v by_o much_o seethe_a and_o boil_v send_v out_o become_v salt_n a_o thing_n ordinary_a in_o all_o sweat_v metrodorus_n suppose_v the_o sea_n to_o be_v that_o moisture_n which_o run_v through_o the_o earth_n retain_v some_o part_n of_o the_o densitie_n thereof_o like_a as_o that_o which_o pass_v through_o ash_n the_o disciple_n of_o plato_n imagine_v that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o elementary_a water_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o the_o air_n by_o refrigeration_n be_v sweet_a and_o fresh_a but_o whatsoever_o do_v evaporate_v by_o burn_v and_o inflammation_n become_v salt_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o tide_n to_o wit_n the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o aristotle_n and_o heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sun_n which_o do_v it_o as_o who_o stir_v raise_v and_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o wind_n which_o come_v to_o blow_v upon_o the_o ocean_n cause_n the_o atlantic_a sea_n to_o swell_v and_o so_o make_v the_o flux_n or_o high_a water_n but_o when_o the_o same_o be_v allay_v and_o clean_o down_o the_o sea_n fall_v low_a and_o so_o cause_v a_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n or_o low_a water_n pytheas_n of_o marseils_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o flow_v to_o the_o full_a moon_n and_o of_o ebb_a to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o wane_n plato_n attribute_v all_o to_o a_o certain_a rise_n of_o the_o water_n say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o elevation_n that_o through_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cave_n carry_v the_o ebb_n and_o flow_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o the_o mean_n whereof_o the_o sea_n do_v rise_v and_o flow_v contrary_o timaeus_n allege_v the_o cause_n hereof_o to_o be_v the_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n in_o gaul_n enter_v into_o the_o atlantic_a sea_n which_o by_o their_o violent_a corruption_n drive_v before_o they_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n cause_n the_o flow_n and_o by_o their_o cease_n and_o return_v back_o by_o time_n the_o ebb_n seleucus_z the_o mathematician_n who_o affirm_v also_o that_o the_o earth_n move_v say_v that_o the_o motion_n thereof_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o moon_n also_o that_o the_o wind_n be_v drive_v to_o and_o fro_o by_o these_o two_o contrary_a revolution_n blow_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n trouble_v the_o sea_n also_o and_o no_o marvel_n according_a as_o it_o be_v disquiet_v itself_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o round_a circle_n call_v halo_n this_o halo_n be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n between_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n or_o any_o other_o star_n and_o our_o eyesight_n there_o gather_v a_o gross_a and_o misty_a air_n by_o which_o air_n anon_o our_o sight_n come_v to_o be_v reflect_v and_o diffuse_v and_o afterward_o the_o same_o incur_v upon_o the_o say_a star_n according_a to_o the_o exterior_a circumference_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o appear_v a_o circle_n round_o about_o the_o star_n which_o be_v there_o see_v be_v call_v halo_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o apparent_a impression_n be_v close_o unto_o that_o upon_o which_o our_o sight_n so_o enlarge_v as_o be_v before_o say_v do_v fall_v the_o four_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v run_v through_o the_o general_a part_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v now_o pass_v unto_o the_o particular_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o rise_n and_o inundation_n of_o nilus_n thales_n think_v that_o the_o anniversarie_n wind_v call_v etcsiae_fw-la blow_v direct_o against_o egypt_n cause_n the_o water_n of_o nilus_n to_o swell_v for_o that_o the_o sea_n be_v drive_v by_o these_o wind_n enter_v within_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_a river_n and_o hinder_v it_o that_o it_o can_v discharge_v itself_o free_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v repulse_v backward_o euthymenes_n of_o marseils_n suppose_v that_o this_o river_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n and_o the_o great_a sea_n lie_v without_o the_o continent_n which_o he_o imagine_v to_o be_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o this_o happen_v by_o the_o snow_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o melt_v in_o summer_n and_o 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it_o may_v be_v see_v above_o for_o lightness_n like_a unto_o a_o piece_n of_o cork_n float_v aloft_o upon_o the_o water_n but_o principal_o we_o be_v to_o beware_v of_o the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d indisposition_n which_o be_v forerunner_n of_o malady_n for_o all_o disease_n walk_v not_o as_o hesicdus_fw-la say_v in_o silence_n and_o say_v nothing_o when_o they_o come_v as_o who_o wise_a jupiter_n have_v bere_a of_o voice_n and_o tongue_n to_o they_o none_o leave_v but_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o have_v their_o vant-curreurs_a as_o it_o be_v their_o messenger_n &_o trumpet_n namely_o crudity_n of_o stomach_n weariness_n and_o heaviness_n over_o all_o the_o body_n according_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o hypocrates_n lassitude_n and_o laborious_a heaviness_n of_o the_o body_n come_v
of_o themselves_o without_o any_o evident_a cause_n prognosticate_n and_o foresignify_a disease_n for_o that_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v the_o spirit_n that_o shall_v pass_v unto_o the_o nerve_n and_o sinew_n be_v obstruct_v stop_v and_o exclude_v by_o the_o great_a repletion_n of_o humour_n and_o albeit_o the_o body_n itself_o tend_v as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o pull_v we_o to_o our_o bed_n and_o repose_v yet_o some_o there_o be_v who_o for_o very_a gluttony_n and_o disordinate_a lust_n put_v themselves_o into_o banns_n &_o hothouse_n make_v haste_n from_o thence_o to_o drink_v square_a with_o good_a fellow_n as_o if_o they_o will_v make_v provision_n beforehand_o of_o victual_n against_o some_o long_a siege_n of_o a_o city_n or_o fear_v that_o the_o fever_n shall_v surprise_v they_o fast_v or_o before_o they_o have_v take_v their_o full_a dinner_n other_o somewhat_o more_o honest_a yea_o &_o civil_a than_o they_o be_v not_o this_o way_n 〈◊〉_d but_o be_v ashamed_a fool_n as_o they_o be_v to_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v eat_v or_o drink_v overmuch_o that_o they_o feel_v any_o heaviness_n in_o head_n or_o crudity_n in_o stomach_n loathe_v also_o to_o be_v know_v for_o to_o keep_v their_o chamber_n all_o the_o day_n long_o in_o their_o night_n gown_n while_o their_o companion_n go_v to_o tennis_n and_o other_o bodily_a exercise_n abroad_o in_o public_a place_n and_o call_v they_o forth_o to_o bear_v they_o company_n rise_v up_o and_o make_v they_o ready_a to_o go_v with_o they_o cast_v off_o their_o clothes_n to_o their_o naked_a skin_n with_o other_o and_o put_v themselves_o to_o do_v all_o that_o man_n in_o perfect_a health_n be_v to_o perform_v but_o the_o most_o part_n of_o these_o induce_v and_o draw_v on_o by_o hope_n persuade_v be_v bold_a to_o arise_v and_o to_o do_v hardly_o after_o their_o wont_a manner_n assist_v by_o a_o certain_a hope_n ground_v upon_o a_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d a_o advocate_n to_o descend_v gourmandise_n and_o wanton_a life_n which_o advise_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d wine_n with_o wine_n drive_v or_o digest_v one_o surfeit_n with_o another_o howbeit_o against_o all_o such_o hope_n 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o oppose_v the_o wary_a and_o considerate_a caution_n that_o cato_n speak_v of_o which_o as_o that_o wise_a 〈◊〉_d say_v do_v diminish_v and_o lessen_v great_a thing_n and_o as_o for_o small_a matter_n it_o reduce_v they_o to_o nothing_o also_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o endure_v want_n of_o meat_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o body_n empty_a and_o in_o 〈◊〉_d than_o so_o to_o hazard_v it_o by_o enter_v into_o a_o bane_n or_o run_v to_o a_o high_a ordinary_a to_o dine_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v some_o disposition_n to_o sickness_n hurtful_a it_o will_v be_v that_o we_o have_v not_o take_v heed_n nor_o contain_v ourselves_o but_o be_v secure_a if_o none_o dangerous_a it_o will_v not_o be_v that_o we_o have_v hold_v 〈◊〉_d restrain_v ourselves_o and_o by_o that_o restraint_n make_v our_o body_n so_o much_o more_o pure_a and_o clear_a but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d fool_n whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o be_v afraid_a to_o let_v his_o friend_n and_o those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n know_v that_o he_o be_v amiss_o or_o ill_o at_o ease_n for_o that_o he_o have_v eat_v overmuch_o or_o surfeit_v with_o strong_a drink_n as_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v this_o day_n his_o indigestion_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o morrow_n even_o against_o his_o will_n to_o bewray_v either_o a_o inordinate_a catarrh_n and_o flux_n or_o a_o ague_n or_o else_o some_o wring_v and_o torment_v of_o the_o belly_n thou_o take_v it_o for_o a_o great_a shame_n to_o be_v know_v that_o thou_o do_v want_v or_o be_v hungry_a but_o far_o great_a shame_n it_o be_v to_o avow_v crudity_n and_o rawness_n to_o bewray_v heaviness_n proceed_v from_o full_a diet_n and_o upon_o repletion_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v draw_v nevertheless_o into_o a_o bane_n as_o if_o some_o rot_a vessel_n or_o leak_a ship_n that_o will_v not_o keep_v out_o water_n shall_v be_v shoot_v into_o the_o sea_n certes_o such_o person_n as_o these_o resemble_v some_o sailor_n or_o seafaring_a man_n who_o in_o the_o tempestuous_a time_n of_o winter_n be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o shore_n do_v nothing_o but_o when_o they_o have_v once_o weigh_v anchor_n spread_v sail_v and_o launch_v into_o the_o deep_a and_o open_a sea_n they_o be_v very_o ill_o appay_v cry_v out_o piteous_o and_o ready_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o gorge_n even_o so_o they_o that_o doubt_v some_o sickness_n or_o find_v a_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n ready_a to_o fall_v into_o it_o think_v it_o a_o great_a shame_n and_o discredit_v to_o stand_v upon_o their_o guard_n one_o day_n to_o keep_v their_o bed_n and_o forbear_v their_o ordinary_a table_n and_o accustom_a diet_n but_o afterward_o with_o more_o shame_n they_o be_v fain_o to_o lie_v by_o it_o many_o day_n together_o while_o they_o be_v drive_v to_o take_v purgation_n to_o apply_v many_o cataplasm_n to_o speak_v the_o physician_n fair_a and_o fawn_v upon_o they_o when_o they_o will_v have_v leave_n of_o they_o to_o drink_v wine_n or_o cold_a water_n be_v so_o base_a mind_v as_o to_o do_v absurd_o and_o to_o speak_v many_o word_n impertinent_o feel_v their_o heart_n to_o fail_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v for_o the_o pain_n they_o endure_v already_o and_o the_o fear_n they_o be_v in_o to_o abide_v more_o howbeit_o very_o good_a it_o be_v to_o teach_v and_o admonish_v such_o person_n as_o otherwise_o can_v rule_v and_o contain_v themselves_o but_o either_o yield_v or_o be_v transport_v and_o carry_v away_o by_o their_o lust_n that_o their_o pleasure_n take_v the_o most_o and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o their_o share_n and_o like_v as_o the_o lacedaemonian_n after_o that_o they_o have_v give_v vinegar_n and_o salt_n to_o the_o cook_n will_v he_o to_o seek_v for_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o beast_n sacrifice_v even_o so_o in_o a_o body_n which_o one_o will_v nourish_v the_o best_a sauce_n for_o the_o meat_n be_v these_o which_o be_v present_v unto_o it_o when_o it_o be_v sound_a in_o health_n and_o clean_a for_o that_o a_o dish_n of_o meat_n be_v sweet_a or_o dear_a be_v a_o thing_n by_o itself_o without_o the_o body_n of_o he_o who_o take_v it_o and_o eat_v thereof_o but_o for_o the_o pleasantness_n or_o contentment_n thereof_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v regard_n unto_o the_o body_n that_o receive_v it_o also_o for_o to_o delight_v therein_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o dispose_v as_o nature_n do_v require_v for_o otherwise_o if_o the_o body_n be_v trouble_v ill_o affect_v or_o overcharge_v with_o wine_n the_o best_a device_n and_o sauce_n in_o the_o world_n will_v lose_v their_o grace_n and_o all_o their_o goodness_n whatsoever_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o look_v unto_o whether_o the_o fish_n be_v new_o take_v the_o bread_n make_v of_o pure_a and_o fine_a flower_n the_o bathe_v hot_a or_o the_o harlot_n fair_a and_o beautiful_a as_o consider_v precise_o whether_o the_o man_n himself_o have_v not_o a_o loathe_n stomach_n apt_a to_o heave_v and_o vomit_v be_v not_o full_a of_o crudity_n error_n vanity_n and_o trouble_v else_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o she_o shall_v incur_v the_o same_o fault_n and_o absurdity_n that_o they_o do_v who_o after_o they_o be_v drunken_a will_v needs_o go_v in_o a_o mask_n to_o play_v and_o dance_v in_o a_o house_n where_o they_o all_o mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o master_n thereof_o late_o decease_v for_o in_o stead_n of_o make_v sport_n and_o mirth_n this_o be_v enough_o to_o set_v all_o the_o house_n upon_o weep_v and_o piteous_a wail_n for_o even_o so_o the_o sport_n of_o love_n or_o venus_n exquisite_a viand_n pleasant_a banns_n and_o good_a wine_n in_o a_o body_n ill_o dispose_v and_o not_o according_a to_o nature_n do_v no_o other_o good_a but_o stir_v trouble_v phlegm_n and_o and_o choler_n in_o they_o who_o have_v no_o settle_a and_o compact_v constitution_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o altogether_o corrput_n as_o also_o they_o trouble_v the_o body_n and_o put_v it_o out_o of_o tune_n more_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o yield_v no_o joy_n that_o we_o may_v make_v any_o reckon_n of_o nor_o that_o contentment_n which_o we_o hope_v and_o expect_v true_a it_o be_v that_o a_o exquisite_a diet_n observe_v straight_o and_o precise_o according_a to_o rule_v and_o miss_v not_o one_o jot_n cause_v not_o only_o the_o body_n to_o be_v thin_a hollow_a and_o in_o danger_n to_o fall_v into_o many_o disease_n but_o also_o dull_v all_o the_o vigour_n and_o daunt_v the_o cheerfulness_n of_o the_o very_a mind_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o she_o suspect_v all_o thing_n and_o fear_v continual_o to_o stay_v long_o as_o well_o in_o
opinion_n that_o the_o wind_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n when_o as_o the_o most_o subtle_a and_o liquid_a part_n thereof_o be_v either_o stir_v or_o melt_v and_o resolve_v by_o the_o sun_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o every_o blast_n be_v a_o fluxion_n of_o the_o air_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o mutation_n of_o region_n they_o change_v their_o name_n as_o for_o example_n that_o which_o blow_v from_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n and_o sun_n set_v be_v name_v zephyrus_n from_o the_o east_n and_o sun_n rise_v apeliotes_n from_o the_o north_n boreas_n and_o from_o the_o south_n lib_n metrodorus_n suppose_v that_o a_o waterish_a vapour_n be_v inchafe_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v and_o raise_v these_o wind_n and_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v anniversary_n name_v etesia_n they_o blow_v when_o the_o air_n about_o the_o north_n pole_n be_v thicken_v and_o congeal_v with_o cold_a and_o so_o accompany_v the_o sun_n and_o flow_v as_o it_o be_v with_o he_o as_o he_o retire_v from_o the_o summer_n tropic_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d solstice_n chap._n viii_o of_o winter_n and_o summer_n empedocles_n and_o the_o stoic_n do_v hold_v that_o winter_n come_v when_o the_o air_n be_v predominant_a in_o thickness_n and_o be_v force_v upward_o but_o summer_n when_o the_o fire_n be_v in_o that_o wise_a predominant_a and_o be_v drive_v downward_o thus_o have_v discourse_v of_o the_o impression_n aloft_o in_o the_o air_n we_o will_v treat_v also_o by_o the_o way_n of_o those_o which_o be_v see_v upon_o and_o about_o the_o earth_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o earth_n the_o substance_n and_o magnitude_n thereof_o thales_n with_o his_o follower_n affirm_v there_o be_v but_o one_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o pythagorean_n maintain_v twain_o one_o here_o and_o another_o opposite_a against_o it_o which_o the_o antipode_n inhabit_v the_o stoic_n say_v there_o be_v one_o earth_n and_o the_o same_o finite_a xenophane_v hold_v that_o beneath_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o a_o infinite_a depth_n and_o that_o compact_v it_o be_v of_o air_n and_o fire_n metrodorus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n be_v the_o very_a sediment_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o water_n like_v as_o 〈◊〉_d sun_n be_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o air_n chap._n x._o the_o form_n of_o the_o earth_n thales_n the_o stoic_n and_o their_o school_n affirm_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v round_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o globe_n or_o ball_n anaximander_n resemble_v the_o earth_n unto_o a_o column_n or_o pillar_n of_o stone_n such_o as_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o superficies_n thereof_o anaximenes_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o flat_a table_n leucippus_n unto_o a_o drum_n or_o tabor_n democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o form_n broad_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o platter_n hollow_a in_o the_o mid_n chap._n xi_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o earth_n the_o disciple_n of_o thales_n maintain_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v seat_v in_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o it_o be_v first_o found_v and_o root_v as_o it_o be_v to_o a_o infinite_a depth_n philolaus_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o fire_n be_v the_o middle_n as_o be_v the_o hearth_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o range_v the_o earth_n of_o the_o antipode_n and_o in_o the_o three_o this_o wherein_o we_o inhabit_v which_o lie_v opposite_a unto_o that_o counter_a earth_n and_o turn_v about_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n quoth_v he_o that_o those_o who_o dwell_v there_o be_v not_o see_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o parmenides_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d philosopher_n who_o set_v out_o and_o limit_v the_o habitable_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n those_o which_o be_v under_o the_o two_o zone_n unto_o the_o tropic_n or_o solsticiall_a circle_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o earth_n pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n incline_v towards_o the_o meridional_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o those_o south_n coast_n for_o that_o the_o septentrional_a tract_n 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