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the_o root_n and_o at_o length_n cause_v the_o whole_a to_o perish_v 23._o this_o corruption_n do_v not_o happen_v but_o when_o a_o extreme_a cold_a come_v and_o invade_v the_o root_n denude_v of_o earth_n 24._o corruption_n happen_v from_o want_n of_o nourishment_n and_o that_o by_o heat_n by_o which_o the_o plant_n be_v as_o it_o be_v scorch_v the_o humidity_n thereof_o be_v c_z exhaust_v by_o the_o vehemency_n of_o heat_n 25._o and_o there_o be_v two_o season_n especial_o wherein_o plant_n be_v expose_v to_o this_o injury_n the_o one_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o bud_v because_o than_o they_o be_v more_o laxi_fw-la the_o other_o when_o they_o bear_v fruit_n when_o their_o juice_n be_v exhaust_v and_o make_v weak_a 26._o that_o be_v call_v partial_a corruption_n or_o sideration_n when_o the_o native_a heat_n of_o any_o part_n be_v extinguish_v either_o by_o cold_a or_o heat_n or_o with_o a_o wound_n mortification_n of_o that_o part_n follow_v 27._o furthermore_o some_o kind_n of_o plant_n grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o some_o be_v propagate_v by_o the_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n 28._o such_o arise_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n of_o seed_n as_o be_v either_o manifest_a or_o obscure_a 29._o those_o that_o grow_v of_o manifest_a seed_n have_v but_o one_o manner_n of_o rise_v as_o in_o all_o herbareous_a plant_n that_o be_v sow_v of_o seed_n and_o other_o be_v propagate_v divers_a manner_n of_o way_n 30._o from_o manifest_a seed_n after_o this_o manner_n seed_n fall_v into_o the_o moist_a earth_n be_v thereby_o soften_v and_o be_v cherish_v both_o with_o natural_a and_o celestial_a heat_n and_o so_o swell_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o plenty_n of_o humour_n flow_v into_o they_o from_o the_o earth_n it_o break_v and_o out_o of_o that_o part_n which_o be_v break_v a_o certain_a soft_a and_o tender_a sprout_n do_v grow_v &_o by_o so_o little_a become_v more_o firm_a and_o crass_a one_o part_n whereof_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o airy_a nature_n ascend_v up_o the_o other_o which_o be_v terrestrial_a and_o crass_a reside_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o there_o coaâ—…esces_fw-la 31._o so_o then_o plant_n arise_v â—…rom_o seed_n be_v cherish_v by_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o earth_n decoct_v â—…y_a heat_n and_o attract_v by_o their_o â—…nternal_a nature_n 32._o but_o the_o time_n of_o sprout_v of_o plant_n be_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o d_o for_o some_o do_v begin_v to_o grow_v within_o three_o day_n as_o the_o bafil_n and_o rape_n some_o on_o the_o four_o day_n as_o lettuce_n some_o on_o the_o five_o as_o the_o gourd_n some_o on_o the_o six_o as_o beet_n some_o on_o the_o eight_o as_o arach_n some_o on_o the_o ten_o as_o colwort_n leek_n in_o twenty_o day_n smallidg_n forty_o or_o fifty_o last_o of_o all_o pyony_n and_o mandrake_n â—…rce_o in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o whole_a year_n 33._o the_o cause_n of_o this_o diversity_n of_o sprouting_n be_v these_o first_o 〈◊〉_d strength_n of_o form_n second_o the_o strength_n or_o weakness_n of_o their_o inward_a heat_n three_o the_o variety_n or_o density_n fatness_n or_o hardness_n of_o the_o seed_n for_o in_o hard_a and_o dense_a body_n the_o humour_n can_v be_v illicit_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n so_o ready_o whereby_o seed_n must_v swell_v before_o it_o erupt_v 34._o certain_a plant_n e_z according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o theophrastus_n be_v say_v to_o grow_v without_o evident_a or_o manifest_a seed_n and_o he_o declare_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v a_o certain_a permistion_n of_o earth_n and_o putrefy_a water_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v preserve_v both_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o matter_n render_v a_o fit_a generation_n of_o spontaneous_a plant_n 35._o this_o opinion_n be_v probable_a enough_o for_o as_o a_o strange_a heat_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o putretude_n so_o also_o into_o thing_n of_o new_a form_n which_o be_v putrefy_a and_o he_o make_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n to_o be_v a_o beneficial_a induction_n therâ—…_n 36._o but_o beside_o these_o the_o air_n and_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o sprouting_n of_o such_o plant_n as_o grow_v spontaneous_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o according_a to_o the_o various_a station_n of_o first_o and_o second_o quality_n in_o substance_n various_a mutation_n and_o generation_n of_o thing_n may_v be_v make_v 37._o moreover_o a_o plant_n sometime_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o a_o hard_a stone_n which_o happen_v when_o air_n be_v include_v therein_o and_o endeavour_n to_o asâ—…end_v but_o when_o it_o can_v find_v a_o passage_n it_o be_v reflect_v and_o so_o wax_v hot_a by_o its_o agitation_n whereby_o it_o draw_v the_o humour_n of_o the_o stone_n to_o itself_o that_o vapour_n with_o the_o humour_n break_v out_o and_o of_o that_o vapour_n and_o humour_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o stone_n a_o plant_n be_v engender_v by_o the_o concurrent_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n arist._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la plantis_fw-la c._n 5._o 38._o furthermore_o plant_v be_v various_o propagate_v by_o the_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n by_o set_v of_o root_n or_o engraft_v young_a slip_n 39_o by_o set_v of_o root_n as_o liquorice_n lily_n for_o these_o do_v easy_o attract_v aliment_n and_o so_o live_v 40._o by_o engraft_v or_o plant_v and_o that_o either_o by_o fasten_v they_o in_o the_o earth_n or_o upon_o the_o stock_n of_o a_o tree_n 41._o plant_v or_o fix_v in_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o rose_n willow_n vine_n mulberry_n which_o be_v call_v a_o propagation_n 42._o engraft_a upon_o the_o stock_n of_o a_o tree_n by_o thrust_v a_o slip_n into_o the_o wood_n of_o another_o which_o proper_o indeed_o be_v call_v insition_n as_o a_o appletree_n into_o a_o pear-tree_n 43._o indeed_o most_o plant_n may_v be_v propagate_v all_o these_o way_n as_o olive_n figgs_n and_o cherrytree_n 44._o but_o there_o be_v invent_v other_o manner_n of_o propagation_n more_o artificial_o whereby_o a_o leaf_n dig_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n to_o bud_v in_o a_o new_a stock_n 45._o but_o it_o be_v a_o question_n not_o to_o be_v contemn_v f_o why_o the_o dissect_a part_n of_o plant_n do_v live_v and_o thereby_o propaga_fw-la ed_z when_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n in_o animal_n this_o be_v say_v to_o happen_v because_o plant_n have_v the_o strength_n and_o force_n of_o the_o soul_n engraft_v within_o they_o and_o so_o diffuse_v over_o all_o their_o part_n heat_v also_o which_o be_v a_o individual_a companion_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o moisture_n gentle_a and_o thin_a and_o therefore_o not_o dissipable_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o animal_n for_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o that_o faculty_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o heart_n 46._o therefore_o part_n of_o a_o bough_n which_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o earth_n do_v preserve_v in_o itself_o heat_n humour_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o that_o attract_a humour_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o receive_v spirit_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o detain_v and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o its_o innate_a heat_n it_o distribute_v the_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o humour_n from_o whence_o the_o root_n be_v frame_v and_o the_o thin_a part_n it_o preserve_v which_o cause_v it_o to_o grow_v high_o 47._o the_o same_o manner_n be_v observe_v in_o engraft_v for_o as_o plant_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n as_o out_o of_o a_o womb_n so_o graft_n from_o those_o where_o they_o be_v graft_v do_v preserve_v keep_v and_o attract_v the_o nutriment_n of_o the_o plant_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o heat_n and_o by_o a_o continue_a action_n a_o generation_n of_o part_n be_v make_v 48._o but_o aliment_n which_o the_o graft_n draw_v be_v by_o far_o more_o elaborate_a first_o in_o that_o be_v concoct_v before_o in_o the_o mother_n second_o in_o that_o be_v make_v
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convert_v to_o the_o other_o and_o transmute_v into_o its_o colour_n then_o how_o can_v the_o vein_n with_o their_o thinness_n and_o whiteness_n change_v white_a chyle_n and_o gross_a into_o red_a and_o pure_a blood_n therefore_o more_o true_a be_v that_o opinion_n that_o the_o generation_n of_o blood_n be_v only_o the_o work_n of_o the_o liver_n which_o do_v make_v blood_n by_o a_o certain_a force_n and_o faculty_n within_o itself_o seat_v all_o the_o sanguifick_a force_n be_v give_v to_o the_o vein_n yet_o they_o receive_v it_o from_o the_o liver_n as_o avicen_n demonstrate_v h_n aristotle_n and_o hypocrates_n do_v prove_v that_o fibre_n do_v concrete_a the_o blood_n by_o their_o frigidity_n because_o that_o blood_n out_o of_o which_o fibre_n be_v take_v can_v never_o be_v concrete_v by_o any_o cold_a for_o when_o blood_n be_v let_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n if_o it_o do_v not_o concrete_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o death_n ay_o fat_a be_v the_o matter_n of_o blood_n and_o although_o 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that_o the_o skin_n be_v not_o altogether_o endow_v with_o a_o sensitive_a faculty_n but_o only_o so_o far_o as_o it_o have_v the_o nerve_n and_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o blood_n in_o it_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v define_v to_o be_v membranous_a that_o be_v smooth_a simple_a thin_a and_o white_a and_o that_o it_o have_v a_o middle_a nature_n between_o flesh_n and_o nerve_n for_o neither_o be_v it_o altogether_o without_o blood_n as_o the_o nerve_n be_v so_o neither_o do_v it_o abound_v with_o blood_n as_o the_o flesh_n do_v whence_o it_o be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o temperament_n and_o indeed_o the_o skin_n about_o the_o hand_n in_o it_o there_o be_v the_o most_o exquisite_a and_o perfect_a faculty_n of_o sense_n but_o not_o so_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o skin_n be_v porous_a that_o it_o may_v thereby_o attract_v the_o coldness_n of_o the_o air_n and_o expulse_v the_o excrementitious_a vapour_n of_o the_o body_n now_o the_o excrement_n which_o 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skin_n be_v hard_a and_o thick_a be_v very_o unapt_a to_o sweat_v l_o flesh_n may_v be_v take_v either_o proper_o or_o improper_o when_o proper_o take_v then_o absolute_o that_o which_o be_v describe_v by_o we_o and_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o muscle_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o they_o do_v true_o and_o proper_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o flesh_n that_o which_o be_v take_v improper_o be_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o bowel_n generate_v of_o blood_n pour_v out_o as_o the_o liver_n heart_n and_o lung_n chap._n 10._o of_o external_n dissimilar_v part_n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o similar_v part_n now_o of_o dissimilar_v or_o organical_a which_o be_v diverse_o compound_v of_o the_o similar_v 2._o and_o they_o be_v either_o external_a or_o internal_a 3._o the_o external_a part_n be_v first_o the_o head_n second_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o body_n three_o the_o artus_fw-la under_o which_o we_o comprehend_v the_o arm_n and_o foot_n 4._o the_o head_n be_v the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o body_n globular_a set_v upon_o the_o neck_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o animal_n faculty_n 5._o its_o part_n that_o be_v external_a be_v chief_o the_o skull_n and_o the_o face_n 6._o the_o skull_n be_v a_o craf_v bone_n of_o the_o head_n round_o distinguish_v into_o twenty_o bone_n and_o certain_a future_n cover_v the_o brain_n environ_v it_o on_o every_o side_n 7._o its_o bone_n be_v thus_o distinguish_v there_o be_v two_o in_o the_o crown_n one_o in_o the_o front_n two_o in_o the_o temple_n one_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o wedge_n another_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o sieve_n twelve_o in_o the_o superior_a jaw_n and_o one_o in_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o head_n 8._o there_o be_v three_o suture_n the_o first_o be_v transverse_v the_o crown_n go_v from_o towards_o one_o ear_n to_o the_o
nature_n cabinet_n unlock_v wherein_o be_v discover_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o metal_n stone_n précious_a earth_n juice_n humour_n and_o spirit_n the_o nature_n of_o plant_n in_o general_a their_o affection_n part_n and_o kind_n in_o particular_a together_o with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o individual_a part_n and_o species_n of_o all_o animate_v body_n similar_v and_o dissimilar_v median_a and_o organical_a perfect_a and_o imperfect_a with_o a_o compendious_a anatomy_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n as_o also_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o formation_n in_o the_o womb._n all_o thing_n be_v artificial_a for_o nature_n be_v the_o art_n of_o god_n by_o tho._n brown_n d._n of_o physic_n london_n print_v for_o edw._n farnham_n in_o popes-head_n alley_n near_o cornhill_n 1657_o of_o physiology_n treat_v of_o body_n perfect_o mix_v with_o comment_n thereupon_o chap._n 1._o of_o metal_n 1._o we_o shall_v here_o treat_v of_o those_o body_n which_o be_v perfect_o mix_v and_o substantial_a 2._o that_o body_n be_v perfect_o mix_v â—…hich_v be_v make_v solid_a by_o the_o concretion_n of_o the_o element_n and_o therefore_o daily_o grow_v hard_a and_o hard_o 3._o all_o the_o element_n do_v abide_v and_o be_v concentricate_v in_o a_o mix_a body_n because_o all_o mix_a body_n be_v carry_v to_o a_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o much_o of_o earth_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o they_o and_o if_o earth_n be_v in_o they_o than_o water_n without_o which_o earth_n can_v consist_v for_o all_o generation_n happen_v from_o their_o contrary_n so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v one_o contrary_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o opposite_a contrary_n to_o that_o arist._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr gen_n &_o corrupt_a c._n 8._o 4._o and_o these_o body_n be_v either_o inanimate_a or_o animate_v 5._o inanimate_a body_n be_v such_o as_o be_v void_a of_o life_n as_o metal_n stone_n precious_a earth_n 6._o metal_n be_v a_o body_n perfect_o mix_v and_o inanimate_a of_o sulphur_n and_o quicksilver_n get_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n 7._o sulphur_n and_o quicksilver_n be_v often_o find_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o metal_n and_o of_o these_o for_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o temperament_n and_o mutual_a permission_n the_o professor_n of_o the_o rosy_a cross_n do_v adjudge_v metal_n to_o have_v their_o original_n 8._o they_o define_v sulphur_n to_o be_v a_o metallic_a matter_n consist_v of_o a_o subtle_a exhalation_n fat_a and_o unctuous_a include_v in_o the_o earth_n 9_o quicksilver_n b_o be_v a_o metallic_a matter_n consist_v of_o a_o vapour_n more_o subtle_a than_o water_n which_o be_v conglutinate_v with_o the_o earth_n and_o coct_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o sulphur_n 10_o the_o peripatetic_n will_v have_v a_o double_a vapour_n to_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o one_o dry_a that_o be_v more_o terrene_a than_o water_n the_o other_o moist_a and_o glutinous_a that_o be_v more_o watery_a than_o terrene_a and_o from_o these_o do_v stone_n and_o fossiles_n grow_v and_o these_o do_v produce_v proper_a metal_n arist._n 3._o met._n c._n 7._o 11._o the_o chemist_n do_v not_o dissenâ—…_n from_o this_o opinion_n of_o aristole_n for_o he_o make_v the_o matter_n of_o metal_n to_o be_v a_o remote_a vapour_n they_o a_o near_a matter_n sulphur_n and_o quicksilver_n which_o do_v grow_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a vapour_n as_o the_o remote_a matter_n of_o metal_n 12._o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o metal_n be_v heat_n and_o cold_a for_o heat_n whether_o elementary_a or_o celestial_a do_v animate_v digest_v and_o exact_o mingle_v all_o portion_n of_o matter_n which_o mass_n so_o temperate_v and_o prepare_v for_o this_o or_o that_o kind_n of_o metal_n do_v grow_v by_o cold_a and_o be_v condensated_a 13._o the_o place_n in_o which_o metal_n be_v engender_v be_v the_o bosom_n of_o the_o earth_n arist._n 3._o meet_v c._n 7._o 14._o many_o be_v make_v among_o stone_n and_o that_o often_o in_o mountain_n then_o in_o plain_n for_o according_a to_o their_o solidâ—…ty_n they_o do_v retain_v their_o colour_n better_o which_o be_v easy_o decay_a and_o disperse_v in_o plain_n because_o of_o the_o softness_n of_o the_o earth_n 15._o if_o it_o be_v demand_v whether_o their_o form_n be_v one_o or_o more_o c_z that_o be_v to_o say_v whether_o they_o can_v be_v distinguish_v among_o themselves_o in_o specifical_a difference_n which_o do_v effect_v divers_a and_o incommunicable_a form_n among_o themselves_o 16._o to_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v agree_v first_o because_o every_o species_n have_v its_o essence_n and_o that_o perfect_a second_o its_o definition_n three_o its_o heat_n four_o it_o strength_n and_o use_v scal._n exer._n 106._o sect_n 2._o 17._o but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a dispute_n among_o late_a writer_n whether_o metal_n be_v body_n inanimate_a or_o whether_o they_o live_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a they_o perform_v no_o vital_a action_n as_o other_o body_n that_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o vegetive_a soul_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o animate_v scal._n exer._n 102._o 18._o but_o metal_n be_v either_o pure_a or_o impure_a 19_o pure_a metal_n be_v when_o there_o be_v a_o perfect_a decoction_n exquisite_o make_v as_o in_o gold_n and_o silver_n 20._o gold_n e_z be_v a_o pure_a metal_n beget_v of_o pure_a quicksilver_n fix_v red_a and_o clear_a and_o of_o pure_a red_a sulphur_n not_o too_o hot_a but_o well_o qualify_v 21._o this_o of_o all_o metal_n be_v the_o soft_a and_o tender_a want_v fatness_n it_o be_v heavy_a have_v a_o sweet_a pleasant_a and_o excellent_a sapour_fw-la and_o odor_n 22._o but_o whether_o the_o chemist_n by_o the_o industry_n of_o art_n can_v make_v true_a and_o approve_a gold_n it_o be_v a_o question_n much_o dispute_v of_o late_a yet_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o though_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a experience_n witness_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v â—…ot_v altogether_o impossible_a for_o if_o be_v be_v a_o follower_n and_o imitator_n of_o nature_n i_o see_v not_o why_o nature_n may_v not_o be_v imitate_v in_o frame_v of_o true_a gold_n 23._o and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v make_v potable_a that_o be_v so_o prepare_v that_o it_o may_v be_v take_v into_o the_o body_n without_o danger_n be_v a_o great_a controversy_n between_o the_o chemist_n and_o galenist_n 24._o the_o favourer_n of_o galen_n defend_v the_o negative_a to_o which_o scaliger_n do_v subscribe_v be_v persuade_v with_o these_o two_o reason_n i._o there_o be_v no_o similitude_n to_o be_v discern_v between_o gold_n and_o our_o body_n as_o there_o be_v between_o aliment_n and_o body_n to_o be_v nourish_v ii_o because_o gold_n be_v more_o solid_a then_o that_o it_o can_v be_v overcome_v by_o our_o heat_n or_o change_v from_o its_o substance_n scal._n exer._n 272._o 25._o silver_n be_v a_o pure_a metal_n g_z begotten_a of_o clear_a quicksilver_n shine_v white_a and_o of_o pure_a sulphur_n almost_o fix_v 26._o such_o metal_n be_v impure_a which_o do_v consist_v of_o impure_a sulphur_n and_o mercury_n 27._o of_o these_o some_o have_v more_o of_o the_o humour_n or_o mercury_n and_o some_o more_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o sulphur_n 28._o lead_v and_o tinn_n do_v participate_v more_o of_o the_o humour_n 29._o lead_v h_n be_v a_o metal_n procreate_v of_o much_o crass_a and_o less-pure_a quicksilver_n and_o burn_a sulphur_n 30._o its_o species_n be_v various_a according_a to_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o it_o consist_v and_o the_o heat_n by_o which_o it_o be_v coct_v 31._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v black_a or_o clear_a 32._o black-lead_a do_v consist_v of_o impure_a quicksilver_n and_o it_o be_v less_o elaborate_a therefore_o of_o a_o base_a value_n 33._o clear_a or_o white-lead_a be_v full_o coct_v and_o do_v coâ—…_n somewhat_o of_o a_o more_o pure_a matter_n 34._o tin_n ay_o be_v a_o white-metal_n beget_v of_o much_o yet_o not_o so_o pure_a quicksilver_n outward_o white_a but_o inward_o red_a and_o of_o impure_a sulphur_n not_o well_o digest_v 35._o brass_n and_o iron_n have_v more_o of_o earth_n to_o which_o be_v add_v copper_n 36._o brass_n k_o be_v a_o impure_a metal_n beget_v of_o much_o sulphur_n red_a and_o gross_a and_o a_o little_a impure_a quicksilver_n 37._o cyprian_a brass_n be_v a_o species_n of_o it_o which_o do_v grow_v copious_o in_o the_o island_n cyprus_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v cuprum_fw-la 38._o iron_n be_v l_o a_o metal_n impure_a beget_v of_o much_o sulphur_n crude_a terrestrial_a and_o burn_a and_o a_o little_a impure_a quicksilver_n 39_o and_o although_o it_o 〈◊〉_d hard_o yet_o it_o be_v bruise_v with_o daily_a labour_n because_o there_o go_v to_o its_o generation_n less_o quicksilver_n or_o humour_n but_o more_o sulphur_n or_o terrene_a 40._o copper_n be_v factitious_a brass_n clarify_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o gold_n or_o rather_o more_o yellow_a 41._o the_o native_a be_v now_o of_o no_o use_n and_o
and_o sometime_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o high_a mountain_n where_o there_o be_v perpetual_a snow_n therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v congeal_v into_o a_o hard_a substance_n for_o much_o of_o it_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o alps_n helvetia_n and_o italy_n l_o coral_n be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v a_o shrubby_a stone_n for_o it_o be_v call_v frutex_fw-la marinus_fw-la because_o be_v extract_v from_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o air_n it_o be_v harden_v into_o a_o stone_n under_o the_o water_n the_o coral_n be_v green_a and_o soft_a but_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v take_v out_o and_o repose_v to_o the_o air_n it_o grow_v hard_a and_o red_a because_o of_o the_o tenuity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o air_n which_o compel_v and_o harden_v its_o part_n m_n the_o loadstone_n be_v call_v magnes_n as_o be_v suppose_v from_o its_o first_o finder_n out_o by_o some_o it_o be_v call_v the_o herculean_a stone_n it_o have_v a_o wonderful_a virtue_n in_o 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as_o to_o say_v that_o it_o live_v as_o scaliger_n well_o infer_v but_o as_o it_o be_v nourish_v by_o it_o but_o as_o the_o element_n move_v spontaneous_o to_o their_o place_n as_o to_o their_o end_n and_o perfection_n so_o the_o loadstone_n because_o it_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o file_n of_o iron_n and_o as_o it_o be_v nourish_v by_o they_o move_v to_o the_o iron_n therefore_o we_o may_v well_o rest_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a that_o iron_n be_v draw_v by_o the_o loadstone_n by_o the_o similitude_n of_o substance_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o this_o stone_n be_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o iron_n yet_o some_o say_v that_o the_o loadstone_n do_v not_o always_o draw_v iron_n i_o answer_v that_o happen_v by_o accident_n for_o when_o the_o adamant_n be_v near_o it_o hinder_v and_o impede_v its_o attraction_n cardan_n yet_o deny_v that_o the_o adamant_n can_v hinder_v the_o attraction_n of_o iron_n or_o can_v be_v hinder_v by_o leek_n and_o onion_n but_o maintain_v that_o 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shall_v now_o treat_v of_o such_o as_o be_v soâ—…t_o which_o precious_a earthâ—…_n be_v of_o a_o mild_a nature_n between_o metal_n and_o stone_n 2._o and_o many_o of_o these_o body_n be_v fricable_a that_o be_v to_o say_v rub_v small_a or_o bring_v into_o fine_a powder_n 3_o some_o of_o these_o may_v be_v melt_v other_o not_o those_o that_o be_v soft_a may_v that_o may_v be_v harden_v into_o the_o body_n of_o a_o stone_n 4._o of_o the_o first_o kind_n of_o these_o be_v those_o that_o be_v dry_a and_o concrete_v as_o salt_n alom_n bitumen_n vitriol_n 5._o salt_n be_v a_o a_o metallic_a body_n friable_a beget_v of_o a_o humid_a and_o watery_a juice_n and_o gross_a earth_n mix_v and_o boil_a together_o 6._o it_o have_v force_n to_o absterge_n expurge_n astringe_n dissipate_v and_o attenuate_v 7._o and_o it_o be_v either_o natural_a or_o artificial_a that_o which_o be_v natural_a be_v call_v fossile_n that_o which_o be_v artificial_a factitious_a 8._o the_o fossile_n be_v find_v either_o in_o the_o earth_n or_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n 9_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v either_o dig_v out_o of_o mountain_n or_o effode_v out_o of_o the_o field_n or_o sandy_a place_n 10._o of_o these_o there_o be_v various_a difference_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o place_n where_o they_o be_v find_v but_o four_o especial_o be_v most_o know_v to_o we_o sal_fw-la ammoniack_a sal_fw-la gemm_n sal_fw-la nitre_n indian_a salt_n 11._o ammoniack_a be_v a_o bitter_a salt_n find_v in_o or_o about_o the_o sand_n of_o cyrene_n whence_o it_o be_v call_v cyrenaicus_n 12._o salt_n gem_n be_v a_o fossile_n salt_n find_v in_o mine_n or_o pit_n shine_v and_o resemble_v the_o form_n of_o crystal_n 13._o salt_n nitre_n or_o salt-peter_n consist_v of_o a_o coagulate_v humour_n in_o moistsubterraneous_a place_n shine_v like_a to_o congeal_a snow_n upon_o wall_n to_o this_o day_n by_o art_n it_o be_v make_v 14._o the_o indian_a be_v a_o salt_n blackish_a cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n oromontus_fw-la in_o the_o indies_n 15._o those_o salt_n that_o be_v find_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v such_o as_o be_v dig_v or_o effode_v out_o of_o water_n and_o they_o be_v call_v either_o fontal_a when_o fountain_n or_o river_n by_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v dry_v and_o convert_v to_o salt_n or_o fluvial_a when_o the_o arm_n of_o some_o river_n be_v condensated_a into_o salt_n or_o stagnal_n when_o pond_n in_o the_o summer_n be_v dry_v and_o a_o salt_n remain_v or_o marine_a when_o in_o the_o shore_n a_o certain_a tender_a salt_n be_v get_v which_o dioscorides_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pliny_n interpret_v it_o the_o spume_n of_o the_o sea_n we_o call_v it_o the_o dry_a spume_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o more_o right_o a_o salt_n make_v by_o heat_n of_o the_o sea-spume_n 16._o factitious_a 〈◊〉_d coct_v salt_n be_v make_v of_o water_n and_o that_o either_o marine_a fluvial_a fenny_a fountain_n or_o of_o the_o water_n of_o pond_n 17._o alum_n by_o the_o definition_n of_o pliny_n be_v a_o certain_a salsugo_fw-la or_o the_o salt_n sweat_n of_o the_o earth_n concrete_v of_o a_o muddy_a and_o slimy_a water_n 18._o and_o it_o be_v either_o clear_a or_o black_a 19_o that_o which_o be_v clear_a be_v judge_v the_o best_a and_o it_o be_v either_o thick_a or_o liquid_a 20._o the_o liquid_a be_v soft_a fat_a and_o clear_a 21._o the_o thick_a be_v either_o round_a or_o scissile_a and_o it_o have_v the_o form_n of_o of_o sugar_n 22._o the_o black_a be_v find_v in_o cyprus_n which_o purge_v gold_n 23._o bitumen_n be_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o earth_n gentle_a and_o tender_a like_v to_o pitch_n easy_o take_v fire_n 24._o and_o it_o be_v either_o hard_a 〈◊〉_d soft_a 25._o the_o hard_a be_v strong_o concrete_v not_o unlike_a to_o the_o clod_n of_o the_o earth_n 29._o of_o this_o sort_n be_v asphaltus_n pissaphaltus_n and_o amber_n 27._o asphaltus_n be_v a_o blackish_a bitumen_n like_v to_o pitch_n but_o hard_a and_o more_o inspissated_a 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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 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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 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by_o the_o inundation_n and_o conflux_n of_o water_n whereby_o seed_n be_v convey_v from_o some_o place_n to_o other_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n more_o remote_a and_o although_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o speak_v altogether_o foolish_o as_o without_o reason_n yet_o the_o truth_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v question_v but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o many_o plant_n however_o have_v be_v find_v to_o grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o seed_n as_o polypody_n of_o the_o oak_n as_o we_o see_v certain_a little_a animal_n to_o have_v their_o original_n by_o accident_n as_o lice_n worm_n and_o other_o infect_v that_o be_v generate_v by_o accident_n f_o it_o be_v a_o question_n deserve_v solution_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o insected_a part_n of_o plant_n do_v live_v long_o then_o if_o they_o have_v remain_v whole_a nay_o and_o be_v thereby_o propogate_v whereas_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o animal_n for_o if_o their_o part_n be_v cut_v they_o perish_v for_o we_o see_v that_o 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of_o plant_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v correllative_a in_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n and_o to_o beget_v a_o root_n or_o take_v root_a which_o be_v a_o new_a principle_n from_o the_o humidity_n resident_a and_o attract_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o sprout_v and_o grow_v out_o of_o another_o trunk_n plant_v therein_o by_o insition_n and_o so_o coalesce_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n even_o now_o declare_v for_o as_o long_o as_o plant_n preserve_v that_o humidity_n of_o they_o steadfast_a and_o dense_a so_o long_o be_v they_o capable_a of_o life_n and_o soul_n but_o such_o as_o be_v perfect_a animal_n and_o be_v consequent_o of_o a_o strong_a and_o better_a nature_n do_v not_o only_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o insit_v but_o a_o influent_a faculty_n which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o heart_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o their_o humidity_n be_v not_o so_o steadfast_a viz._n substantial_a but_o more_o thin_a and_o tender_a and_o therefore_o do_v the_o soon_o expire_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o if_o a_o hand_n be_v separare_v from_o the_o body_n all_o the_o life_n therein_o be_v extinguish_v because_o it_o be_v destitute_a of_o a_o influent_a faculty_n from_o the_o heart_n for_o that_o thing_n can_v have_v a_o soul_n unless_o it_o have_v a_o continue_a derivation_n from_o the_o heart_n which_o if_o it_o once_o be_v destitute_a of_o it_o lose_v to_o be_v a_o animate_v be_v chap._n 5._o of_o certain_a affection_n of_o plant_n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o rise_n of_o plant_n both_o natural_a and_o artificial_a now_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o their_o affection_n or_o corruption_n wherewith_o they_o be_v infest_a their_o affection_n may_v proceed_v either_o from_o their_o native_a soil_n or_o rather_o the_o ground_n where_o plant_v from_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o germination_n fecundity_n and_o propriety_n of_o substance_n or_o from_o their_o quality_n 2._o the_o soil_n or_o rather_o matter_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o plant_n be_v either_o terrestrial_a or_o aquatical_a 3._o terrestrial_a viz._n their_o native_a place_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o either_o in_o garden_n or_o field_n sative_a or_o wild_a 4._o the_o sative_a be_v domestic_a plant_n such_o as_o grow_v in_o garden_n 5._o the_o wild_a be_v such_o as_o grow_v in_o the_o wood_n mountain_n valley_n and_o the_o like_a 6._o aquatical_a such_o as_o grow_v in_o water_n and_o that_o either_o in_o the_o ocean_n or_o lesser_a water_n as_o in_o fountain_n river_n pond_n etc._n etc._n arist._n 7._o again_o some_o plant_n be_v delight_v in_o a_o hot_a place_n some_o in_o a_o cold_a place_n some_o in_o the_o open_a field_n some_o in_o the_o shade_n some_o upon_o rock_n and_o some_o upon_o sandy-ground_n 8._o but_o why_o a_o plant_n shall_v delight_v to_o grow_v in_o such_o variety_n of_o soyl_n be_v not_o easy_o determine_v yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o place_n where_o the_o thing_n be_v site_v be_v the_o conservation_n of_o that_o thing_n and_o indeed_o of_o all_o thing_n sublunar_a therefore_o divers_a plant_n be_v of_o divers_a nature_n and_o according_o do_v attract_v convenient_a aliment_n out_o of_o that_o soil_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n and_o do_v therefore_o rejoice_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o fit_a and_o convenient_a soil_n 9_o furthermore_o notice_n must_v be_v take_v in_o the_o germination_n of_o plant_n the_o time_n when_o they_o germinate_v their_o celerity_n and_o tardity_n 10._o the_o time_n of_o germination_n be_v the_o spring_n when_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o humour_n abound_v which_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o winter-season_n and_o then_o their_o innate_a heat_n be_v excite_v by_o the_o extremity_n of_o external_a heat_n insomuch_o that_o the_o cutis_fw-la of_o plant_n and_o the_o meatus_fw-la of_o the_o universal_a body_n begin_v to_o be_v open_v which_o cause_v the_o juice_n to_o be_v educe_v abroad_o and_o a_o bud_a or_o germination_n to_o be_v make_v 11._o other_o put_v forth_o their_o summer-fruit_n soon_o or_o late_a according_a to_o their_o naure_n which_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a force_n of_o the_o innate_a heat_n and_o humour_n and_o also_o the_o rarity_n or_o density_n of_o the_o plant_n body_n 12._o sometime_o notwithstanding_o till_v or_o prune_v plant_n do_v bud_v late_a than_o the_o untilled_a first_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o less_o revocation_n of_o the_o inward_a heat_n to_o the_o outward_a part_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o wound_n make_v by_o prune_v second_o either_o from_o the_o debilitation_n or_o weakness_n of_o the_o same_o heat_n or_o the_o denudation_n of_o the_o root_n or_o from_o the_o incrassitude_n of_o the_o humour_n three_o from_o the_o density_n and_o thickness_n of_o the_o plant_n induce_v or_o bring_v into_o the_o root_n by_o the_o force_n of_o nocturnal_a frigidity_n and_o by_o the_o root_n into_o the_o whole_a plant._n 17._o and_o they_o do_v not_o generate_v forthwith_o in_o their_o first_o age_n neither_o do_v animal_n whilst_o young_a and_o tender_a bear_v young_a because_o all_o their_o aliment_n at_o that_o time_n be_v divert_v into_o their_o increment_n second_o their_o force_n be_v more_o weak_a whereby_o it_o can_v concoct_v it_o nor_o condensate_a it_o into_o fruit_n 14_o neither_o do_v all_o plant_n generate_v for_o so_o some_o be_v fruitful_a other_o not_o fruitful_a 15._o the_o cause_n of_o fruitfulness_n be_v refer_v by_o some_o only_a to_o heat_n but_o when_o there_o be_v heat_n without_o matter_n that_o be_v copious_a aliment_n it_o can_v effect_v or_o frame_v nothing_o hot_a and_o succulent_a plant_n be_v only_o fruitful_a 16._o of_o fruitful_a or_o fecundine_a plant_n some_o do_v bear_v fruit_n once_o in_o all_o their_o life_n other_o often_o 17._o those_o that_o bear_v fruit_n often_o be_v such_o as_o fructicate_v annal_o once_o a_o year_n some_o twice_o
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 have_v give_v to_o every_o man_n tear_n properly_z so_o call_v because_o sometime_o he_o be_v sad_a and_o sometime_o rejoice_v whence_o his_o vein_n be_v dilate_v and_o compress_v 46._o they_o be_v most_o prone_a to_o tear_n who_o body_n be_v endow_v with_o a_o cold_a and_o moist_a tender_a soft_a and_o effeminate_a constitution_n and_o with_o a_o moist_a and_o languid_a brain_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o child_n and_o woman_n more_o than_o man_n be_v addict_v more_o to_o pour_v out_o tear_n in_o such_o a_o plentiful_a manner_n 47._o great_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o tear_n do_v flow_v from_o they_o also_o who_o have_v the_o carnucle_n and_o angle_n of_o the_o eye_n great_a and_o lax_n 48._o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a some_o by_o no_o force_n nor_o mean_n can_v be_v make_v to_o weep_v because_o in_o they_o the_o lachrymal_a flesh_n do_v obduce_v the_o vein_n and_o so_o hinder_v the_o flux_n of_o tear_n 49._o let_v these_o suffice_v to_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o primary_n humour_n both_o excrementitious_a and_o profitable_a the_o secondary_a humour_n be_v those_o which_o be_v make_v new_a of_o insited_a or_o radical_a moisture_n or_o of_o blood_n much_o concoct_v 50._o of_o which_o sort_n be_v these_o two_o h_n ros_n and_o gluten_n 51._o ros_n be_v a_o humour_n which_o do_v distil_v like_o a_o dew_n generate_v of_o blood_n resolve_v into_o vapour_n and_o do_v resude_v by_o the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o partly_o flow_v from_o or_o by_o the_o pore_n thereof_o 52._o gluten_n be_v a_o humour_n beget_v of_o ros_n apply_v first_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o part_n and_o there_o adhere_v and_o then_o change_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o part_n and_o it_o be_v call_v gluten_n because_o it_o agglutinate_v the_o part_n 53._o therefore_o we_o shall_v exclude_v the_o rest_n either_o because_o they_o be_v or_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v or_o that_o they_o be_v improper_a want_v name_n whereby_o they_o can_v be_v appropriate_v to_o any_o class_n the_o commentary_n a_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o definition_n that_o a_o animal_n do_v consist_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n matter_n be_v a_o animate_v or_o organical_a body_n form_n be_v endow_v with_o sense_n for_o sense_n ought_v to_o belong_v and_o be_v necessary_a to_o such_o a_o animal_n and_o of_o that_o alone_o be_v animal_n constitute_v and_o therein_o do_v they_o differ_v from_o plant_n which_o indeed_o be_v animate_v but_o destitute_a of_o sense_n now_o in_o animal_n motion_n do_v always_o accompany_v sense_n as_o a_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o animal_n for_o because_o it_o be_v preserve_v by_o nutriment_n it_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o motion_n to_o procure_v that_o nutriment_n but_o every_o animal_n by_o divine_a ordination_n do_v generate_v the_o whole_a and_o perfect_a simile_n to_o itself_o in_o which_o generation_n matter_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n masculine_a and_o feminine_a or_o a_o certain_a simile_n 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god_n be_v always_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o nature_n so_o be_v he_o the_o true_a proper_a and_o first_o efficient_a cause_n in_o the_o rise_n of_o all_o animal_n the_o secondary_a or_o instrumentary_a be_v the_o animal_n themselves_o whether_o masculine_a or_o feminine_a of_o the_o same_o species_n that_o they_o may_v make_v one_o when_o they_o be_v unite_v and_o distinct_o order_v to_o the_o obscene_a part_n and_o instrument_n of_o generation_n for_o the_o masculine_a be_v generate_v in_o another_o and_o not_o in_o itself_o the_o feminine_a do_v generate_v in_o itself_o and_o not_o in_o another_o where_o observe_v that_o perfect_a animal_n only_o can_v be_v say_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o congress_n of_o the_o masculine_a and_o the_o feminine_a yet_o some_o may_v be_v except_v for_o of_o little_a animal_n as_o infect_v
which_o be_v produce_v of_o putrid_a matter_n alone_o without_o seed_n so_o the_o fly_n cantharis_n have_v neither_o masculine_a nor_o feminine_a nor_o be_v it_o a_o pâ—…enix_n in_o nature_n so_o a_o eel_n be_v of_o neither_o sex_n and_o many_o other_o c_z it_o be_v dispute_v by_o some_o whether_o humour_n or_o spirit_n may_v be_v right_o reckon_v among_o animal_n part_n because_o they_o obtain_v no_o figure_n nor_o certain_a mode_n of_o increment_n like_o solid_a and_o dimense_a part_n but_o know_v that_o we_o take_v the_o word_n part_v large_o in_o this_o place_n for_o all_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o animate_v body_n for_o whatsoever_o may_v not_o be_v take_v from_o the_o whole_a without_o a_o dissolution_n of_o that_o whole_a that_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v part_n of_o that_o whole_a therefore_o humour_n and_o spirit_n because_o if_o they_o be_v take_v away_o the_o animal_n whole_a can_v consist_v therefore_o they_o be_v adjudge_v to_o 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can_v be_v altoâ—…ther_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o genus_fw-la â—…ut_o divers_a for_o what_o part_n of_o the_o â—…yle_n be_v more_o temperate_a be_v convert_v by_o the_o liver_n into_o blood_n and_o what_o more_o hot_a be_v change_v into_o yellow_a choler_n and_o what_o be_v crude_a into_o phlegm_n and_o what_o be_v terrene_a into_o melancholy_n and_o these_o be_v familiar_a to_o the_o body_n four_z manner_z of_o way_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v by_o which_o we_o be_v constitute_v and_o nourish_v for_o because_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n do_v disperse_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v excrementitious_a by_o certain_a occult_a foraman_n and_o that_o by_o diflation_n therefore_o they_o need_v aliment_n d_o blood_n may_v be_v understand_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o for_o all_o the_o four_o humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vein_n which_o when_o open_v blood_n do_v flow_v out_o endow_v with_o the_o four_o humour_n for_o blood_n be_v not_o similar_v but_o a_o mass_n conflate_v of_o different_a humour_n second_o blood_n may_v be_v take_v peculiarly_a and_o proper_o for_o a_o pure_a sejoyn_v humour_n which_o be_v know_v by_o this_o sign_n that_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v let_v out_o into_o a_o vessel_n it_o concretes_n and_o turn_v into_o clot_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o fibre_n this_o humour_n be_v call_v by_o hypocrates_n hot_a and_o moist_a because_o it_o conserves_n the_o life_n of_o the_o animal_n which_o consist_v of_o a_o humid_a as_o though_o material_a and_o a_o calid_a principle_n as_o formal_a and_o it_o be_v also_o call_v temperate_a by_o galen_n because_o a_o hot_a and_o moist_a temperament_n do_v next_o accede_v to_o the_o temperature_n because_o it_o be_v the_o fittestto_n produce_v animal-operation_n and_o it_o be_v call_v sweet_a because_o it_o arise_v from_o a_o moderate_a heat_n and_o of_o a_o temperate_a and_o best_a part_n of_o chyle_n it_o be_v call_v red_a or_o rubicund_a because_o it_o acquire_v a_o colour_n from_o the_o liver_n that_o be_v red_a for_o every_o part_n propound_v this_o as_o its_o end_n to_o assimilate_v that_o to_o itself_o which_o it_o alter_v therefore_o chyle_n be_v take_v from_o the_o ventricle_n and_o transmute_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o the_o liver_n and_o so_o by_o degree_n do_v pass_v and_o be_v convert_v into_o its_o nature_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o receive_v its_o colour_n from_o this_o do_v every_o part_n attract_v aliment_n whence_o blood_n be_v call_v by_o some_o the_o treasure_n of_o life_n which_o nature_n so_o keep_v in_o such_o safe_a custody_n that_o all_o the_o other_o humour_n may_v receive_v loss_n before_o blood_n nay_o some_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o soul_n reside_v in_o blood_n other_o do_v affirm_v that_o blood_n be_v essential_o the_o very_a soul._n e_z phlegm_n be_v get_v of_o the_o gross_a and_o waterish_a part_n of_o chyle_n sometime_o it_o be_v call_v sweet_a not_o that_o any_o dulcitude_n or_o sweetness_n do_v possess_v it_o as_o it_o be_v with_o honey_n or_o sugar_n but_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o when_o we_o say_v sweet_a water_n or_o water_n be_v sweet_a and_o when_o we_o ascribe_v frigidity_n to_o it_o we_o do_v mean_a that_o it_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o the_o contrary_a viz._n heat_n but_o because_o that_o coldness_n be_v predominant_a in_o it_o for_o if_o phlegm_n be_v only_o cold_a exact_o than_o it_o will_v be_v co-act_a like_o unto_o ice_n and_o if_o it_o be_v exact_o humid_a it_o be_v void_a of_o all_o crassitude_n and_o lentor_n the_o effect_n of_o it_o be_v to_o nourish_v the_o phlegmatic_a member_n together_o with_o blood_n and_o it_o be_v alimenâ—…_n half_o coct_v and_o in_o progress_n of_o time_n may_v easy_o make_v blood_n and_o nourish_v the_o whole_a body_n f_o the_o matter_n of_o black_a choler_n or_o melancholy_n be_v the_o more_o gross_a and_o feculent_a part_n of_o aliment_n not_o unlike_a to_o the_o fecy_n of_o wine_n or_o the_o settle_n of_o oil_n this_o humour_n be_v cold_a and_o dry_a because_o terrene_a neither_o yet_o so_o cold_a but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o some_o heat_n otherwise_o it_o will_v concrete_a like_o ice_n nor_o void_a of_o all_o humidity_n otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o humour_n but_o a_o hard_a body_n like_o to_o a_o adamant_n its_o proper_a colour_n be_v black_a or_o rather_o oleaceous_a which_o in_o a_o temperate_a man_n be_v call_v black_a if_o compare_v with_o the_o colour_n of_o other_o humour_n it_o be_v crass_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o terrene_a nature_n and_o it_o have_v sometime_o a_o sour_a sapour_fw-la when_o much_o heat_n coct_v the_o humidity_n and_o sometime_o sharp_a when_o less_o heat_n etc._n etc._n its_o use_n be_v to_o nourish_v the_o gross_a hard_a and_o terrene_a member_n but_o here_o a_o question_n may_v be_v handle_v whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o melancholy_a be_v terrene_a cold_a and_o dry_a therefore_o unapt_a to_o all_o the_o motion_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n its_o strange_a why_o aristotle_n will_v have_v all_o melancholy_a person_n to_o be_v ingenious_a either_o in_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n or_o moral_a policy_n in_o poetry_n and_o many_o other_o art_n and_o science_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o wit_n be_v discern_v and_o discover_v either_o by_o quick_o learn_v or_o strong_o retain_v in_o this_o latter_a melancholy_a person_n do_v excel_v because_o siccity_n be_v necessary_a and_o appropriate_v to_o the_o retentive_a faculty_n therefore_o the_o brain_n be_v make_v firm_a and_o contemperate_v from_o this_o humour_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o indeed_o those_o that_o be_v without_o this_o humour_n be_v very_o forgetful_a and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v ingenious_a yet_o they_o be_v always_o find_v to_o be_v light_n and_o unstable_a seldom_o persevere_v in_o the_o thing_n propose_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o levity_n of_o spirit_n for_o judgement_n and_o prudence_n be_v noâ—…_n perfect_v in_o motion_n but_o in_o rest_n whence_o aristotle_n can_v affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v render_v more_o intelligible_a by_o rest_n and_o quietness_n than_o commotion_n and_o trouble_n h_n avicen_n beside_o those_o two_o before_o name_v do_v make_v other_o two_o adventitious_a humour_n among_o which_o those_o speak_v of_o do_v possess_v a_o medium_n the_o first_o be_v call_v innominatus_fw-la because_o it_o never_o flow_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n but_o the_o second_o the_o barbarian_n call_v cambium_n because_o it_o desire_v to_o flow_v out_o and_o will_v be_v change_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o flesh_n but_o both_o of_o they_o be_v reject_v yet_o fuchsius_n will_v have_v this_o humour_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o radical_a but_o without_o reason_n here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v whether_o it_o may_v perpetuate_v life_n because_o the_o oleous_a or_o radical_a be_v preserve_v
censory_a hide_a within_o the_o skull_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v perceive_v odour_n but_o by_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n introsume_v but_o infect_v do_v not_o perceive_v odour_n by_o the_o attraction_n of_o air_n but_o by_o the_o alone_a presence_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v smell_v at_o the_o censory_a which_o organ_n in_o they_o be_v always_o open_a and_o expose_v to_o smell_v not_o unlike_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o those_o animal_n that_o have_v no_o lid_n nor_o cover_v but_o always_o open_a m_n the_o material_a cause_n of_o infect_v be_v double_a as_o the_o infect_v themselves_o be_v of_o two_o kind_n for_o some_o be_v get_v of_o slimy_a earth_n and_o putrid_a mud_n as_o for_o example_n from_o putrify_a potherb_n the_o canker_n or_o palmer-worm_n from_o putrid_a water_n the_o gnat_n from_o decay_a wine_n the_o midge_n from_o slime_n worm_n from_o mud_n frog_n other_o arise_v from_o a_o mix_a putretude_n as_o beetle_n from_o the_o karcass_n of_o a_o ass_n bee_n from_o a_o bull_n wasp_n from_o a_o horse_n and_o as_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o infect_v so_o there_o be_v also_o a_o double_a efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o for_o they_o which_o take_v their_o rise_n from_o putrid_a matter_n their_o efficient_a cause_n be_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n diffuse_v in_o the_o ambient_fw-la air_n but_o they_o which_o be_v get_v of_o a_o mix_a and_o cadaverous_a putretude_n be_v procreate_v mere_o from_o the_o proper_a heat_n of_o the_o mix_a putretude_n for_o that_o heat_n do_v dispose_v the_o matter_n and_o produce_v a_o substantial_a form_n of_o the_o same_o not_o by_o its_o proper_a force_n for_o a_o accident_n can_v make_v a_o live_a substance_n but_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o celestial_a heat_n but_o some_o may_v say_v that_o heat_n of_o mixture_n be_v break_v in_o putretude_n if_o putretude_n be_v the_o corruption_n of_o heat_n natural_a therefore_o the_o heat_n of_o a_o mix_a body_n putrefy_a can_v be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o infect_v i_o answer_v in_o the_o natural_a decay_n of_o mixture_n simple_o all_o heat_n do_v not_o vanish_v so_o that_o none_o may_v be_v say_v to_o remain_v but_o break_v as_o natural_a and_o according_a to_o that_o measure_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o retain_v the_o humidity_n with_o the_o â—…iccity_n as_o in_o the_o destruction_n death_n or_o decay_n of_o live_a creature_n all_o heat_n simple_o do_v not_o vanish_v but_o that_o only_a which_o be_v convenient_a for_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n therefore_o that_o heat_n which_o be_v yet_o leave_v in_o a_o mix_a putretude_n have_v reason_n to_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o infect_v but_o some_o may_v further_o instance_n that_o heat_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o mixture_n aught_o to_o domineer_v passive_o not_o active_o according_a to_o aristotle_n who_o say_v that_o heat_n and_o cold_a do_v generate_v when_o they_o overcome_v and_o rule_v in_o passives_n but_o in_o putretude_n the_o heat_n of_o mixture_n do_v not_o obtain_v the_o name_n of_o dominion_n because_o its_o want_n strength_n and_o vigour_n and_o be_v so_o unfurnished_a that_o it_o can_v retain_v the_o moist_a with_o the_o dry_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o mixture_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o infect_v which_o infect_v be_v procreate_v of_o the_o unity_n and_o consistency_n of_o humidity_n and_o sicâ—…ity_n i_o answer_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o body_n putrefy_a may_v be_v consider_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o mixture_n which_o do_v putrefy_v or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o animal_n which_o be_v produce_v from_o that_o mixture_n if_o it_o be_v consider_v after_o the_o first_o manner_n than_o it_o be_v preternatural_a and_o not_o fit_a to_o retain_v the_o humidity_n with_o the_o siccity_n because_o it_o do_v not_o further_a rule_n in_o these_o passive_a quality_n but_o if_o heat_n be_v consider_v in_o the_o second_o respect_n than_o it_o be_v natural_a and_o have_v force_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o moist_a and_o dry_a and_o it_o can_v terminate_v and_o couple_v they_o and_o out_o of_o that_o matter_n produce_v a_o substantial_a form_n by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o celestial_a heat_n but_o now_o as_o the_o matter_n be_v various_a and_o diverse_a in_o which_o heat_n do_v exercise_v its_o action_n so_o likewise_o various_a and_o divers_a animal_n and_o infect_v be_v produce_v for_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v much_o terrene_a and_o corpulent_a than_o it_o will_v produce_v testaceous_a animal_n but_o if_o tender_a thin_a and_o subtle_a than_o heat_n do_v generate_v slender_a animal_n as_o fly_n gnat_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o aristotle_n say_v in_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v much_o of_o a_o earthly_a substance_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o from_o the_o concretion_n thereof_o so_o many_o shell-fish_n be_v procreate_v but_o again_o it_o may_v be_v object_v by_o some_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v generate_v must_v proceed_v from_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v like_a to_o itself_o for_o a_o celestial_a body_n and_o heat_n be_v not_o similar_v to_o those_o which_o do_v arise_v from_o coenous_a and_o putrid_a matter_n therefore_o from_o these_o they_o can_v right_o be_v say_v to_o be_v generate_v i_o answer_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v generate_v be_v say_v to_o be_v generate_v from_o its_o simile_n either_o according_a to_o a_o univocal_a generation_n or_o a_o equivocal_a generation_n by_o analogy_n i_o call_v that_o a_o univocal_a generation_n when_o one_o man_n beget_v another_o or_o one_o dog_n another_o for_o here_o the_o thing_n get_v and_o the_o thing_n beget_v be_v of_o one_o genus_fw-la for_o the_o bitch_n generate_a be_v a_o animal_n and_o the_o dog_n generate_v be_v a_o animal_n but_o a_o equivocal_a generation_n be_v make_v by_o similitude_n as_o a_o frog_n that_o be_v produce_v out_o of_o filth_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o thing_n get_v and_o the_o thing_n get_v be_v heterogeneous_a but_o now_o although_o the_o infect_v proceed_v from_o such_o like_a body_n be_v not_o similar_v according_a to_o the_o univocal_a genus_fw-la yet_o they_o be_v generate_v a_o simile_n according_a to_o the_o equivocal_a genus_fw-la by_o analogy_n because_o they_o be_v produce_v by_o some_o existent_a act_n as_o by_o a_o celestial_a body_n or_o the_o like_a which_o concur_v in_o the_o way_n of_o act_n to_o produce_v a_o body_n chap._n 15._o of_o man_n and_o his_o formation_n in_o the_o womb._n 1._o hitherto_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o irrational_a creature_n now_o we_o shall_v say_v something_o of_o the_o rational_a viz._n man._n 2._o man_n be_v a_o a_o animal_n endow_v with_o reason_n 3._o and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o creature_n so_o he_o have_v the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o excellent_a structure_n of_o body_n of_o all_o other_o animal_n be_v erect_a and_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n 4._o but_o as_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v get_v do_v proceed_v of_o something_o and_o from_o something_o so_o there_o be_v certain_a necessary_a principle_n to_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n body_n 5._o the_o seed_n b_o therefore_o of_o both_o sex_n be_v plentiful_a and_o fruitful_a and_o pronounce_v by_o the_o ancient_n to_o be_v the_o mother-blood_n of_o principle_n 6._o the_o seed_n be_v a_o humid_a body_n spumou_n and_o white_a generate_v from_o the_o flower_n or_o cream_n oâ—…_n the_o spirit_n elaborate_v by_o the_o insited_a force_n of_o the_o stone_n for_o generation_n sake_n 7._o hence_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o waterish_a humidity_n and_o spirit_n 8._o the_o serous_a humidity_n be_v generate_v of_o blood_n whence_o he_o affirm_v seed_n to_o be_v a_o excrement_n of_o the_o last_o sanguineous_a aliment_n not_o in_o substance_n but_o by_o a_o profitable_a abundance_n arist._n 1_o de_fw-fr gen._n anim._n c._n 18_o 29._o 9_o the_o spiritual_a part_n c_z be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o vital_a spirit_n dilate_v by_o the_o spermatick_a artery_n to_o the_o cod_n where_o it_o be_v exquisite_o mix_v with_o blood_n and_o of_o two_o become_v one_o perfect_a body_n therefore_o the_o seed_n be_v compound_v of_o spirit_n and_o water_n 10._o maternal_a blood_n d_o or_o menstruum_fw-la another_o principle_n of_o our_o generation_n be_v a_o sanguineous_a excrement_n beget_v from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o female_a for_o the_o conservation_n of_o her_o species_n 11._o it_o be_v call_v menstruous_a because_o it_o come_v monthly_a which_o nevertheless_o after_o conception_n be_v forthwith_o stop_v 12._o it_o be_v call_v a_o sanguineous_a excrement_n not_o that_o it_o be_v like_o thereunto_o or_o noxious_a in_o its_o quality_n as_o the_o neoteric_o do_v affirm_v but_o that_o it_o be_v too_o luxuriant_a in_o quantity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v
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 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