both_o towards_o religion_n towards_o man_n and_o god_n himself_o affirm_v that_o the_o secret_n of_o conscience_n may_v be_v discover_v from_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o nine_o three_o eleven_o house_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o many_o have_v prescribe_v rule_n whereby_o they_o pretend_v to_o disclose_v the_o very_a thought_n and_o intention_n of_o men._n exalt_v the_o celestial_a constellation_n above_o the_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n as_o the_o superintendent_n cause_n of_o the_o universal_a flood_n the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n and_o the_o child-bearing_a of_o a_o virgin_n and_o vain_o attribute_v to_o mars_n the_o occasion_n and_o necessary_a cause_n of_o christ_n all-redeeming_a death_n yea_o they_o do_v affirm_v that_o christ_n himself_o do_v make_v choice_n of_o his_o hour_n wherein_o to_o work_v his_o miracle_n and_o when_o he_o ride_v in_o triumph_n into_o jerusalem_n what_o time_n he_o know_v the_o jew_n can_v have_v no_o power_n to_o hurt_v he_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o chide_v his_o disciple_n in_o these_o word_n be_v there_o not_o twelve_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n they_o say_v moreover_o that_o if_o any_o one_o be_v happy_o place_v under_o mars_n be_v in_o the_o nine_o house_n such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o cast_v out_o devil_n with_o his_o presence_n only_o but_o he_o that_o shall_v pray_v to_o god_n luna_n and_o jupiter_n be_v in_o conjunction_n in_o the_o mid-heaven_n with_o the_o dragons-head_n shall_v obtain_v all_o his_o desire_n and_o that_o saturn_n and_o jupiter_n do_v promise_v future_a prosperity_n of_o life_n moreover_o that_o he_o who_o have_v saturn_n happy_o constitute_v with_o leo_n at_o his_o nativity_n shall_v when_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n immediate_o return_v to_o heaven_n again_o now_o who_o can_v think_v it_o as_o silly_a and_o as_o idle_a as_o these_o heresy_n be_v yet_o want_v they_o not_o abettor_n petrus_n aponensis_n roger_n bacon_n guido_n bonatus_fw-la arnoldus_fw-la de_fw-fr villa_n nova_fw-la philosopher_n alyacensis_n cardinal_n and_o divine_a and_o many_o other_o famous_a christian_a doctor_n who_o have_v not_o without_o great_a infamy_n give_v their_o assent_n to_o the_o same_o and_o more_o than_o that_o have_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o testify_v and_o defend_v the_o truth_n thereof_o against_o these_o astrologer_n of_o late_a year_n johannes_n picus_n mirandula_n write_v twelve_o book_n so_o full_o that_o he_o have_v scarce_o omit_v one_o argument_n but_o with_o such_o a_o force_n of_o eloquence_n that_o neither_o lucius_n balantius_n a_o most_o strenuous_a champion_n of_o astrology_n nor_o any_o other_o hector_n of_o this_o art_n can_v ever_o defend_v it_o from_o the_o ruin_n of_o those_o argument_n that_o mirandula_n have_v bring_v against_o it_o for_o he_o make_v it_o out_o by_o most_o strong_a argument_n that_o astrology_n be_v a_o invention_n not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o the_o devil_n which_o firmianus_n confirm_v by_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o exterminate_v and_o abolish_v all_o philosophy_n physic_n law_n and_o religion_n to_o the_o general_a mischief_n of_o mankind_n for_o first_o it_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o faith_n in_o religion_n lessen_v the_o reverence_n of_o miracle_n take_v away_o divine_a providence_n while_o it_o teach_v that_o all_o thing_n happen_v by_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o star_n and_o from_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o constellation_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o fatal_a necessity_n it_o patronize_v sin_n excuse_v vice_n as_o descend_v from_o heaven_n it_o defile_v and_o subvert_v all_o good_a art_n in_o the_o first_o place_n philosophy_n translate_n the_o cause_n of_o thing_n from_o right_a reason_n to_o fable_n translate_n the_o practice_n of_o physic_n from_o the_o application_n of_o natural_a and_o efficacious_a remedy_n to_o vain_a observation_n and_o idle_a superstition_n deadly_a both_o to_o body_n and_o soul_n abrogate_a all_o law_n custom_n and_o rule_n of_o humane_a prudence_n when_o astrology_n must_v be_v only_o consult_v at_o what_o time_n how_o and_o by_o what_o mean_v to_o act_n as_o if_o she_o only_o hold_v the_o sceptre_n that_o govern_v humane_a life_n and_o manner_n together_o with_o all_o affair_n public_a and_o private_a derive_v a_o uncontrollable_a authority_n from_o heaven_n and_o account_v all_o thing_n else_o vain_a and_o ridiculous_a that_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o her_o jurisdiction_n a_o most_o worthy_a art_n which_o the_o devil_n heretofore_o profess_v in_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o deceit_n of_o men._n neither_o can_v we_o think_v that_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o manichaean_n which_o take_v away_o all_o liberty_n of_o freewill_n have_v any_o other_o original_a than_o the_o false_a opinion_n and_o doctrine_n of_o astrology_n from_o the_o same_o fountain_n spring_v that_o heresy_n of_o basilides_n who_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o heaven_n all_o make_v successive_o and_o in_o the_o same_o likeness_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n and_o assign_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o certain_a quality_n principle_n and_o angel_n and_o also_o give_v they_o name_n he_o call_v the_o supreme_a ruler_n of_o they_o all_o abraxas_n which_o name_n according_a to_o the_o greek_a letter_n contain_v the_o numeral_n of_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o to_o answer_v the_o number_n of_o heaven_n which_o he_o have_v invent_v these_o thing_n i_o have_v therefore_o set_v forth_o that_o you_o may_v understand_v astrology_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o heresy_n beside_o this_o same_o fortune-telling_n astrology_n not_o only_o the_o best_a of_o moral_a philosopher_n explode_v but_o also_o moses_n isaias_n job_n jeremiah_n and_o all_o the_o other_o prophet_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o among_o the_o catholic_n writer_n st._n austin_n condemn_v it_o to_o be_v utter_o expel_v and_o banish_v out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o christianity_n st._n hierome_n argue_v the_o same_o to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o of_o idolatry_n basil_n and_o cyprian_n laugh_v at_o it_o as_o most_o contemptible_a chrysostome_n eusebius_n and_o lactantius_n utter_o condemn_v it_o gregory_n ambrose_n and_o severianus_n inveigh_v against_o it_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n utter_o abandon_v and_o prohibit_v it_o in_o the_o synod_n of_o martinus_n and_o by_o gregory_n the_o young_a and_o alexander_n the_o three_o it_o be_v anathematise_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o emperor_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n it_o be_v prohibit_v by_o tiberius_n vitellius_n dioclesian_n constantine_n gratian_n valentinian_n and_o theodosius_n eject_v also_o and_o punish_v by_o justinian_n make_v a_o capital_a crime_n as_o may_v appear_v in_o his_o codex_fw-la chap._n xxxii_o of_o divinination_n in_o general_n it_o willnot_v be_v amiss_o here_o to_o bring_v in_o those_o other_o sort_n of_o divination_n draw_v prediction_n not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o observation_n of_o heavenly_a body_n but_o of_o inferior_a thing_n that_o retain_v a_o kind_n of_o shadow_n and_o resemblance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n that_o those_o thing_n be_v understand_v you_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v this_o astrological_a tree_n that_o yield_v such_o trashie_a fruit_n and_o from_o whence_o as_o from_o a_o lernaean_a hydra_n the_o beast_n of_o so_o many_o head_n be_v generate_v among_o the_o art_n therefore_o of_o fortune-telling_n vulgar_o profess_v in_o hope_n of_o gain_n be_v physiognomy_n metoposcopie_n chiromancy_n soothsay_v speculatory_a and_o interpretation_n of_o dream_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v the_o mad_a oracle_n of_o former_a time_n all_o which_o have_v not_o the_o least_o of_o solid_a learning_n in_o they_o nor_o have_v any_o ground_n of_o reason_n to_o fix_v on_o but_o depend_v upon_o chance_n familiarity_n with_o spirit_n or_o some_o apparent_a conjecture_n which_o be_v gather_v from_o ancient_a tradition_n or_o long_a observation_n for_o all_o these_o prodigious_a art_n of_o divination_n defend_v themselves_o with_o the_o buckler_n of_o experience_n and_o to_o dis-entangle_a themselves_o out_o of_o the_o bond_n of_o hampr_a objection_n by_o suggest_v to_o work_v beyond_o faith_n and_o reason_n of_o all_o which_o the_o law_n take_v notice_n thus_o command_v let_v none_o be_v find_v among_o you_o that_o make_v his_o son_n go_v through_o the_o fiâ—e_n or_o that_o use_v witchcraft_n or_o a_o regarde_a of_o time_n or_o a_o marker_n of_o the_o fly_n of_o fowl_n or_o a_o sorcerer_n or_o a_o charmer_n or_o that_o councel_v with_o spirit_n or_o a_o soothsayer_n for_o all_o that_o do_v those_o thing_n be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o physiognomy_n physiognomy_n take_v nature_n for_o her_o guide_n upon_o a_o inspection_n and_o well_o observe_v the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o body_n presume_v to_o conjecture_v by_o probable_a token_n at_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o person_n make_v one_o man_n to_o be_v saturnal_a another_o a_o
club_n of_o hercules_n the_o chaste_a tree_n the_o letter_n of_o the_o hyacinth_n the_o daughter_n of_o niobe_n the_o tree_n under_o which_o latona_n bring_v forth_o as_o also_o concern_v the_o country_n of_o homer_n and_o his_o sepulchre_n which_o be_v elder_a in_o time_n homer_n or_o hesiod_n whether_o patroclus_n be_v before_o achilles_n in_o what_o attire_n anacharsis_n the_o scythian_a sleep_v why_o homer_n do_v not_o honour_n palamedes_n whether_o lucan_n be_v to_o be_v place_v among_o the_o poet_n or_o heretic_n also_o concern_v the_o theft_n of_o vergil_n and_o what_o time_n of_o the_o year_n he_o die_v who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o little_a epigram_n be_v a_o great_a contest_v among_o the_o grammarian_n and_o hitherto_o undecided_a to_o say_v truth_n all_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o poet_n be_v full_a of_o imposture_n and_o fable_n invent_v for_o the_o delight_n of_o fool_n under_o pretence_n of_o flattery_n or_o detraction_n of_o the_o worst_a of_o men._n whatever_o poet_n do_v whether_o they_o relate_v praise_n or_o invoke_v it_o be_v all_o but_o in_o flattery_n of_o their_o own_o fable_n again_o whether_o they_o inveigh_v satyrize_n or_o accuse_v they_o do_v it_o in_o applause_n of_o their_o own_o fable_n act_v always_o the_o part_n of_o madman_n right_o therefore_o do_v democritus_n call_v poesy_n not_o a_o art_n but_o madness_n therefore_o plato_n say_v that_o he_o never_o knock_v at_o a_o poet_n door_n be_v in_o his_o wit_n then_o be_v poet_n say_v to_o express_v most_o admirable_a line_n when_o they_o be_v either_o mad_a or_o drink_a for_o this_o cause_n st._n austin_n call_v poesy_n the_o wine_n of_o error_n quaff_v only_o by_o drunken_a doctor_n st._n i_o also_o call_v poesy_n the_o meat_n of_o the_o devil_n a_o art_n of_o itself_o thin_a and_o naked_a which_o be_v in_o reality_n a_o mere_a insipid_a thing_n unless_o it_o be_v clad_v and_o season_v with_o some_o other_o learning_n a_o art_n always_o hungry_a always_o starve_v and_o like_a mouse_n feed_v on_o steal_v cate_n yet_o i_o know_v not_o with_o what_o boldness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trifle_n and_o fable_n like_o tithonus_n grasshopper_n the_o lycian_a frog_n the_o myrmidon_n emmet_n promise_v to_o themselves_o immortal_a fame_n and_o glory_n live_v happy_a then_o such_o charm_n my_o number_n boast_v no_o day_n shall_v see_v you_o in_o oblivion_n lose_v which_o indeed_o be_v no_o fame_n or_o reward_n at_o all_o or_o at_o most_o very_a little_a profitable_a neither_o be_v it_o the_o office_n of_o a_o poet_n but_o of_o a_o historian_n to_o prolong_v the_o life_n of_o reputation_n chap._n vi_o of_o history_n now_o history_n be_v a_o narration_n of_o action_n either_o with_o praise_n or_o dispraise_v which_o declare_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o conduct_n and_o event_n of_o great_a thing_n the_o action_n of_o king_n and_o illustrious_a man_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o time_n and_o place_n therefore_o most_o man_n think_v this_o to_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o well-living_a and_o most_o useful_a for_o the_o instruction_n thereof_o for_o that_o by_o the_o example_n of_o great_a thing_n it_o both_o incite_v the_o best_a of_o man_n out_o of_o a_o desire_n of_o immortal_a glory_n to_o undertake_v great_a and_o noble_a action_n and_o also_o for_o fear_v of_o perpetual_a infamy_n it_o deter_v wicked_a man_n from_o vice_n but_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o contrary_a and_o many_o as_o livy_n relatâ—_n of_o manlius_n capitolinus_n have_v rather_o purchase_v great_a than_o good_a fame_n and_o when_o they_o can_v obtain_v their_o desire_a greatness_n by_o virtuous_a mean_n will_v endeavour_v to_o achieve_v it_o by_o act_n of_o impiety_n as_o justin_n out_o of_o trogus_n relate_v of_o pausanias_n the_o young_a macedonian_a famous_a for_o the_o murder_n of_o king_n philip_n and_o be_v also_o justify_v of_o herostratus_n who_o burn_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n the_o most_o famous_a structure_n in_o the_o world_n which_o have_v be_v two_o hundred_o year_n in_o building_n at_o the_o expense_n of_o all_o asia_n as_o gellius_n valerius_n and_o solinus_n report_n and_o although_o it_o be_v enact_v under_o most_o severe_a penalty_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v so_o much_o as_o make_v mention_n of_o his_o name_n either_o by_o word_n or_o write_n yet_o he_o attain_v the_o end_n which_o spur_v he_o on_o to_o commit_v so_o great_a a_o villainy_n his_o name_n be_v still_o remember_v and_o yet_o live_v to_o this_o our_o present_a age._n but_o let_v we_o return_v to_o history_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o above_o all_o thing_n promise_v order_n fidelity_n coherence_n and_o truth_n be_v yet_o defective_a in_o every_o one_o for_o historian_n be_v at_o such_o variance_n among_o themselves_o deliver_v several_a tale_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o story_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o most_o of_o they_o must_v be_v the_o great_a liar_n in_o the_o world_n for_o to_o omit_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n the_o universal_a deluge_n the_o building_n of_o rome_n or_o of_o any_o other_o great_a city_n from_o whence_o they_o general_o commence_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o all_o their_o huge_a narrative_n of_o which_o they_o be_v all_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o other_o general_o very_o incredulous_a and_o of_o the_o three_o very_o uncertain_a what_o to_o determine_v for_o these_o thing_n be_v the_o most_o remote_a in_o time_n more_o easy_o gain_v pardon_n for_o vulgar_a error_n but_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v late_a time_n and_o age_n within_o the_o memory_n of_o our_o ancestor_n there_o be_v no_o excuse_n that_o can_v be_v admit_v for_o their_o lie_v now_o the_o cause_n why_o they_o so_o much_o differ_v among_o themselves_o be_v many_o for_o the_o most_o of_o historian_n because_o they_o be_v not_o live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n or_o be_v not_o present_a at_o the_o action_n or_o conversant_a with_o the_o person_n take_v their_o relation_n upon_o trust_n at_o the_o second_o hand_n miss_v the_o chief_a scope_n of_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o which_o vice_n eratostâ—enes_n metrodorus_n speptius_n possidonius_fw-la and_o patrocles_n the_o geographer_n be_v accuse_v by_o strabo_n other_o there_o be_v who_o have_v see_v by_o half_n as_o in_o a_o march_n or_o as_o mendicant_a traveller_n to_o perform_v vow_n view_v many_o province_n undertake_v to_o compile_v history_n such_o as_o former_o onosicritus_n and_o aristobulus_n set_v forth_o concern_v india_n some_o other_o to_o please_v their_o own_o fancy_n will_v feign_v upon_o true_a history_n and_o sometime_o for_o the_o fable_n sake_n omit_v the_o whole_a truth_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n note_n of_o herodotus_n liberianus_n and_o vopiscus_n of_o trebellius_n tertullian_n and_o orosius_n of_o tacitus_n among_o which_o you_o may_v likewise_o reckon_v danudes_n and_o philostratus_n other_o convert_v the_o whole_a story_n into_o fable_n as_o guidius_n câ—esias_n haecateus_fw-la and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a historiographer_n other_o there_o be_v who_o impudent_o arrogate_a to_o themselves_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o historian_n lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o any_o thing_n or_o to_o have_v borrow_v from_o other_o presume_v to_o write_v strange_a and_o wonderful_a relation_n of_o unknown_a place_n and_o inaccessible_a province_n of_o which_o nature_n be_v those_o figment_n of_o the_o arimaspi_n griffin_n pigmy_n crane_n people_n with_o dog_n head_n the_o astromori_fw-la people_n with_o horse_n foot_n the_o phanissii_n and_o the_o trogladyte_n akin_a to_o which_o be_v those_o relation_n that_o aveâ—_n the_o northern_a sea_n to_o be_v freeze_v all_o over_o however_o they_o find_v fool_n and_o man_n without_o wit_n or_o judgement_n who_o believe_v these_o thing_n and_o take_v they_o for_o oracle_n in_o the_o number_n of_o these_o idle_a writer_n be_v ephorus_n to_o be_v reckon_v who_o relate_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o city_n in_o ireland_n as_o also_o stephen_n the_o grecian_a who_o say_v the_o frank_n be_v a_o people_n of_o italy_n and_o that_o vienna_n be_v a_o city_n of_o galilee_n together_o with_o arianus_n that_o affirm_v the_o german_n to_o be_v borderer_n upon_o jonia_n and_o dionysius_n so_o notorious_a for_o his_o tale_n of_o the_o pyrenaean_a hill_n for_o further_a confirmation_n we_o find_v that_o what_o tacitus_n marcellus_n orosius_n and_o blondus_n discourse_n concern_v many_o place_n of_o germany_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n very_o unagreeable_a to_o truth_n false_o do_v strabo_n affirm_v that_o ister_n which_o be_v the_o donaw_fw-mi rise_v not_o far_o from_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n false_o do_v herodotus_n affirm_v the_o same_o river_n to_o flow_v from_o the_o west_n that_o it_o rise_v among_o the_o celtae_n the_o far_a people_n of_o all_o europe_n and_o disgorge_v itself_o among_o the_o scythian_n again_o false_o do_v strabo_n relate_v that_o the_o river_n lapus_n and_o visurgus_fw-la flow_v as_o
jovist_n this_o man_n to_o be_v bear_v under_o mars_n another_o under_o sol_n some_o under_o venus_n some_o under_o mercury_n some_o under_o luna_n and_o from_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n collect_v their_o horoscope_n glide_v by_o little_a and_o little_a from_o affection_n to_o astrological_a cause_n upon_o which_o foundation_n they_o erect_v what_o idle_a structure_n they_o themselves_o please_v chap._n xxxiv_o of_o metoposcopie_n metoposcopie_n to_o know_v all_o thing_n from_o the_o sole_a observation_n of_o the_o forehead_n pry_v even_o into_o the_o very_a beginning_n progress_n and_o end_n of_o a_o man_n life_n with_o a_o most_o acute_a judgement_n and_o learned_a experience_n make_v herself_o to_o be_v likewise_o a_o foster-child_n of_o astrology_n chap._n xxxv_o of_o chiromancy_n chiromancy_n fancy_n seven_o mountain_n in_o the_o palm_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o seven_o planet_n and_o by_o the_o line_n which_o be_v there_o to_o be_v see_v judge_n of_o the_o complexion_n condition_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o person_n imagine_v the_o harmonious_a disposition_n of_o the_o line_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v certain_a celestial_a character_n stamp_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n and_o nature_n and_o which_o as_o job_n say_v god_n imprint_v or_o put_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n that_o so_o every_o one_o may_v know_v his_o work_n though_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o divine_a author_n do_v not_o there_o treat_v of_o vain_a chiromancy_n but_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will._n these_o fortune-teller_n have_v this_o to_o say_v for_o themselves_o that_o though_o they_o judge_v not_o of_o the_o event_n or_o effect_n of_o thing_n by_o the_o cause_n of_o thing_n yet_o they_o judge_v thereof_o by_o such_o sign_n as_o be_v take_v like_o impression_n from_o the_o same_o or_o like_a cause_n which_o to_o the_o same_o thing_n continue_v still_o the_o same_o and_o to_o thing_n alike_o continue_v still_o alike_o they_o far_o say_v that_o pythagoras_n make_v use_v of_o this_o art_n who_o make_v his_o conjecture_n of_o the_o nature_n condition_n and_o ingenuity_n of_o child_n by_o the_o lineament_n and_o feature_n of_o the_o face_n and_o body_n and_o receive_v none_o into_o his_o school_n but_o such_o as_o he_o judge_v capable_a of_o learning_n which_o be_v also_o the_o practice_n of_o pharaotes_n king_n of_o india_n as_o philostratus_n relate_v but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o bring_v any_o other_o reason_n to_o make_v manifest_a the_o error_n of_o this_o art_n professor_n than_o only_o that_o one_o that_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n in_o '_o they_o many_o grave_n and_o ancient_a author_n have_v write_v concern_v the_o same_o as_o hermes_n alchindus_n pythagoras_n pharaotes_n the_o indian_a zophirus_n helenus_n ptolomeus_n aristoteles_n alpharabius_n beside_o these_o galen_n avicen_n rasis_fw-la julianus_n maternus_n loxius_n philemon_n palamon_n constantine_n and_o africanus_n among_o the_o latin_n lucius_n sylla_n and_o caesar_n be_v mighty_o addict_v to_o this_o art_n of_o late_a year_n peter_n of_o appo_n albert_n the_o teutonick_n michael_n scotus_n antiochus_n bartholomeus_n coclitis_fw-la michael_n savonarola_n antonius_n cermisonus_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr arca_fw-la andreas_n corvus_n tricassus_fw-la mantuanus_fw-la johannes_n de_fw-fr indagine_fw-la and_o many_o other_o famous_a physician_n but_o none_o of_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o far_a progress_n than_o conjecture_n and_o observation_n of_o experience_n now_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n in_o these_o conjecture_n and_o observation_n be_v manifest_a from_o thence_o because_o they_o be_v figment_n ground_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o about_o which_o the_o master_n thereof_o of_o equal_a learning_n and_o authority_n do_v very_o much_o differ_v therefore_o be_v they_o most_o certain_o mad_a and_o drown_v in_o error_n that_o will_v undertake_v to_o foretell_v by_o such_o sign_n as_o these_o not_o only_o the_o complexion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o disposition_n natural_a but_o also_o the_o very_a affection_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o chance_n of_o fortune_n evident_a in_o the_o judgement_n of_o zopyrus_n concern_v socrates_n nor_o must_v we_o believe_v what_o appion_n the_o grammarian_n have_v leave_v behind_o he_o in_o writing_n that_o one_o alexander_n do_v so_o discern_o paint_v or_o express_v the_o likeness_n of_o resemblance_n that_o from_o thence_o he_o can_v tell_v the_o certain_a year_n of_o past_a or_o future_a death_n which_o that_o they_o can_v be_v know_v by_o those_o art_n be_v not_o so_o much_o incredible_a as_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o it_o be_v give_v to_o these_o idle_a sort_n of_o people_n thus_o to_o dote_v and_o frame_v chimera_n to_o themselves_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o by_o that_o mean_n lead_v they_o from_o error_n into_o superstition_n and_o from_o superstition_n into_o infidelity_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o geomancy_n geomancy_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o arithmetic_n be_v a_o art_n that_o by_o certain_a point_n separate_v either_o by_o chance_n or_o by_o force_n out_o of_o which_o it_o compose_v certain_a figure_n by_o number_n even_o and_o odd_a liken_v to_o those_o in_o the_o heaven_n make_v a_o kind_n of_o divination_n and_o therefore_o by_o all_o writer_n call_v the_o daughter_n of_o astrology_n there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o geomancy_n which_o almadal_n the_o arabian_a introduce_v which_o by_o conjecture_n take_v from_o sound_n or_o appearance_n as_o noise_n in_o the_o earth_n motion_n cleave_v swell_a of_o the_o same_o as_o also_o by_o the_o sound_n of_o thunder_n raises_z a_o kind_n of_o divination_n or_o fortune-telling_n lean_v entire_o upon_o the_o prop_n of_o astrology_n as_o very_o observant_a of_o hour_n of_o lunation_n as_o also_o of_o the_o rise_n set_v and_o figure_n of_o the_o star_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o augury_n avgurie_n or_o mark_v the_o entrail_n of_o fowl_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n be_v a_o art_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o great_a veneration_n in_o ancient_a time_n even_o so_o great_a be_v the_o esteem_n thereof_o that_o nothing_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v either_o to_o public_a or_o private_a affair_n be_v act_v before_o the_o entrail_n of_o beast_n be_v inspect_v this_o most_o ancient_a art_n as_o pomponius_n laetus_n testify_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o greek_n from_o the_o caldee_n the_o first_o among_o who_o amphiateus_n tiresias_n mopsus_n aphilote_n and_o calchas_n be_v account_v the_o chief_a from_o the_o grecian_n it_o pass_v to_o the_o etrurians_n and_o from_o they_o to_o the_o latin_n romulus_n himself_o be_v a_o soothsayer_n who_o first_o ordain_v that_o the_o choice_n of_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v confirm_v by_o augury_n and_o dionysius_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o art_n of_o soothsay_v be_v most_o ancient_a even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aborigines_n and_o ascanius_n before_o he_o put_v his_o battle_n in_o array_n against_o mezentius_n make_v a_o inspection_n into_o the_o fowl_n and_o see_v the_o augury_n answer_v his_o expectation_n he_o fight_v and_o overcome_v the_o phrygian_n also_o pisidian_n cilician_o arabian_n vmbrian_o tuscan_n and_o many_o other_o observe_v the_o ceremony_n of_o soothsay_v the_o lacedaemonian_n always_o have_v a_o augur_n to_o attend_v upon_o their_o king_n who_o they_o appoint_v to_o be_v always_o attend_v in_o public_a council_n and_o among_o the_o roman_n there_o be_v a_o college_n of_o augur_n they_o who_o first_o bring_v this_o art_n in_o request_n be_v those_o that_o teach_v how_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a light_n of_o discovery_n and_o revelation_n that_o descend_v from_o the_o heavenly_a body_n upon_o the_o inferior_a as_o it_o be_v certain_a sign_n constitute_v and_o settle_v in_o their_o motion_n lie_v rest_a gesture_n walk_v fly_v voice_n and_o feed_v in_o their_o colour_n and_o work_v wherein_o by_o a_o certain_a occult_a force_n and_o silent_a harmony_n they_o do_v so_o far_o sympathize_v with_o the_o celestial_a body_n with_o who_o quality_n they_o be_v affect_v that_o thereby_o they_o be_v enable_v to_o foretell_v whatever_o those_o celestial_a body_n intend_v to_o act_v from_o whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o this_o sort_n of_o divination_n depend_v only_o upon_o conjecture_n ground_v partly_o upon_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n partly_o take_v from_o parabolical_a similitude_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o deceitful_a therefore_o panaetius_n and_o carneades_n cicero_n chrysippus_n diogenes_n antipater_n josephus_n and_o philo_n hold_v it_o very_o ridiculous_a beside_o the_o law_n and_o the_o church_n condemn_v it_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o mystery_n of_o the_o caldaean_o and_o egyptian_n which_o the_o etrurians_n of_o old_a than_o the_o roman_n and_o now_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o superstitious_a heathen_n adore_v chap._n xxxviii_o of_o speculatory_a divination_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n the_o art_n of_o speculatory_a divination_n be_v found_v which_o
so_o orpheus_n assuage_v the_o tempest_n of_o the_o argonaut_n with_o a_o song_n and_o homer_n relate_v how_o the_o course_n of_o ulysses_n blood_n be_v stop_v by_o the_o power_n of_o word_n moreover_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n there_o be_v a_o law_n against_o those_o that_o do_v inchant_v the_o stand_a corn_n whereby_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o witch_n have_v a_o power_n by_o the_o force_n of_o word_n to_o produce_v strange_a effect_n not_o only_o upon_o themselves_o but_o also_o upon_o outward_a thing_n all_o which_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o separate_v the_o hide_a force_n of_o thing_n and_o either_o draw_v they_o to_o themselves_o and_o repel_v they_o from_o themselves_o they_o credible_o believe_v themselves_o to_o effect_v no_o other_o way_n than_o as_o the_o loadstone_n draw_v iron_n or_o amber_n or_o jet_n draw_v chaff_n and_o as_o onion_n again_o destroy_v the_o magnetic_a power_n so_o that_o by_o this_o gradual_a and_o concatenated_a sympathy_n not_o only_o natural_a and_o celestial_a gift_n but_o also_o intellectual_a and_o divine_a may_v be_v receive_v into_o humane_a soul_n as_o jamblicus_n proculus_n and_o sinesius_n gather_v from_o the_o opinion_n of_o great_a man_n and_o that_o by_o this_o consent_n and_o harmony_n of_o thing_n magician_n do_v call_v up_o the_o very_a spirit_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v arrive_v at_o such_o a_o height_n of_o madness_n that_o they_o believe_v that_o upon_o the_o right_a observation_n of_o such_o and_o such_o constellation_n at_o such_o interval_n of_o time_n and_o by_o such_o reason_n of_o proportion_n a_o image_n be_v make_v will_v receive_v life_n and_o motion_n which_o upon_o counsel_n desire_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o give_v answer_n and_o reveal_v the_o hide_a secret_n of_o truth_n hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o natural_a magic_n incline_v towards_o conjure_v and_o necromancy_n be_v often_o entangle_v in_o the_o snare_n and_o delusion_n of_o evil_a spirit_n chap._n xlv_o of_o conjure_v and_o necromancy_n the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o magic_n conjure_v and_o necromancy_n geocie_n or_o conjure_a curse_a for_o be_v familiar_a with_o unclean_a spirit_n ceremony_n of_o wicked_a curiosity_n compose_v of_o prayer_n and_o enchantment_n be_v hold_v abominable_a and_o whole_o condemn_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o all_o lawgiver_n man_n hateful_a to_o the_o god_n that_o stain_v the_o sky_n and_o blot_v the_o star_n though_o nature_n progeny_n the_o settle_a course_n of_o thing_n they_o can_v confound_v can_v fix_v the_o pole_n send_v lightning_n on_o the_o ground_n pull_v down_o the_o heaven_n and_o hill_n eradicate_v these_o be_v those_o that_o invoke_v the_o soul_n of_o dead_a body_n who_o enchant_v child_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o give_v the_o answer_n of_o the_o oracle_n and_o as_o we_o read_v of_o socrates_n carry_v about_o with_o they_o certain_a pocket_n daemon_n and_o who_o as_o they_o say_v nourish_v little_a spirit_n in_o glass_n by_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o foretell_v and_o prophesy_v all_o these_o proceed_v in_o a_o twofold_a manner_n for_o some_o of_o they_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o adjure_v and_o compel_v evil_a spirit_n to_o appearance_n by_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n of_o sacred_a name_n because_o see_v that_o every_o creature_n do_v fear_n and_o reverence_v the_o name_n of_o its_o creator_n no_o wonder_n if_o conjuror_n and_o other_o infidel_n pagan_n jew_n saracen_n or_o profane_a person_n do_v think_v to_o force_v the_o devil_n obedience_n by_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o creator_n name_n other_o more_o to_o be_v detest_v than_o they_o and_o worthy_a the_o utmost_a punishment_n of_o fire_n submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o devil_n sacrifice_n to_o they_o and_o worship_n they_o become_v guilty_a of_o the_o vile_a subjection_n and_o idolatry_n that_o may_v be_v to_o which_o crime_n though_o the_o former_a be_v not_o quite_o so_o obnoxious_a yet_o they_o expose_v themselves_o to_o manifest_a danger_n for_o the_o devil_n be_v always_o watchful_a to_o entrap_v man_n in_o the_o error_n they_o heedless_o run_v into_o from_o this_o insipid_a crowd_n of_o conjuror_n have_v flow_v all_o those_o book_n of_o darkness_n which_o ulpian_n the_o civilian_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o forbid_a write_n of_o which_o one_o of_o the_o first_o author_n be_v say_v to_o be_v zabulus_n a_o man_n whole_o incline_v to_o unlawful_a arts._n then_o barnabas_n 〈◊〉_d cyprian_n and_o now_o frequent_o other_o book_n be_v publish_v up_o and_o down_o under_o the_o feign_a title_n and_o name_n of_o adam_n abel_n enoch_n abraham_n and_o solomon_n other_o under_o the_o name_n of_o paulus_n honorius_n cyprian_n albertus_n thomas_n hierome_n and_o one_o eboracensis_n to_o who_o silly_a trifle_n alphonsus_n king_n of_o castille_n robert_n the_o englishman_n bacon_n apponus_fw-la and_o many_o other_o of_o deprave_a fancy_n have_v adhere_v but_o beside_o this_o they_o have_v not_o only_o make_v the_o holy_a patriarch_n and_o angel_n author_n and_o upholder_n of_o their_o detestable_a study_n but_o also_o show_v several_a book_n which_o they_o pretend_v be_v write_v and_o deliver_v by_o razial_a and_o raphael_n tutelar_a angel_n of_o adam_n and_o tobias_n which_o book_n notwithstanding_o to_o any_o one_o that_o narrow_o consider_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o master_n the_o custom_n and_o ordinance_n of_o their_o ceremony_n the_o nature_n and_o choice_n of_o their_o word_n and_o character_n their_o insipid_a and_o barbarous_a pharase_n sufficient_o betray_v themselves_o to_o contain_v nothing_o but_o mere_a toy_n and_o geugaw_n and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o far_o late_a age_n contrive_v by_o such_o as_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a of_o that_o magic_n profess_v by_o the_o ancient_n be_v â—ounded_v only_o upon_o certain_a profane_a observation_n mix_v with_o the_o ceremony_n of_o our_o religion_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o many_o unknown_a name_n and_o character_n to_o terrify_v ignorant_a and_o silly_a people_n and_o to_o amuse_v those_o that_o be_v void_a of_o sense_n and_o understanding_n neither_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o these_o delusion_n be_v fable_n for_o unless_o there_o be_v something_o of_o reality_n in_o they_o and_o that_o many_o mischievous_a and_o wicked_a thing_n be_v accomplish_v thereby_o both_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n have_v not_o so_o strict_o provide_v for_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o and_o ordain_v they_o to_o be_v quite_o extirpate_v from_o the_o earth_n now_o why_o these_o conjurer_n make_v use_v only_o of_o evil_a spirit_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o good_a angel_n seldom_o appear_v be_v only_a attendant_n on_o the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o not_o vouchsafe_v to_o be_v know_v but_o only_o to_o upright_a and_o holy_a men._n but_o evil_a spirit_n submit_v themselves_o more_o willing_o to_o their_o invocation_n false_o assume_v to_o themselves_o and_o counterfeit_v divinity_n always_o ready_a to_o deceive_v and_o delight_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o worship_v and_o because_o woman_n be_v more_o covetous_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o secret_n and_o not_o less_o cautious_a and_o prone_a to_o superstition_n and_o more_o easy_o delude_v therefore_o to_o they_o the_o devil_n show_v themselves_o more_o familiar_a and_o make_v they_o the_o performer_n of_o many_o miracle_n as_o be_v relate_v of_o circe_n and_o medea_n of_o many_o other_o the_o story_n of_o the_o poet_n be_v full_a and_o cicero_n pliny_n seneca_n st._n austin_n and_o many_o other_o both_o philosopher_n doctor_n and_o historian_n as_o also_o sacred_a writ_n bring_v many_o testimony_n for_o in_o the_o book_n of_o samuel_n we_o read_v of_o a_o certain_a woman-witch_n that_o live_v in_o endor_n that_o raise_v the_o soul_n of_o samuel_n though_o most_o interpreter_n agree_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n of_o samuel_n but_o a_o evil_a spirit_n that_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o shape_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n aver_v neither_o do_v st._n austin_n to_o simplician_n deny_v the_o possibility_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v the_o true_a soul_n of_o samuel_n which_o before_o a_o complete_a year_n after_o its_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n may_v be_v easy_o call_v up_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o necromancy_n the_o necromantic_a magician_n believe_v that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v perform_v by_o certain_a natural_a tie_n and_o obligation_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o ancient_a father_n well-read_a in_o spiritual_n not_o without_o good_a cause_n ordain_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a may_v be_v bury_v in_o holy-ground_n shall_v be_v assist_v with_o light_n and_o sprinkle_v with_o holywater_n be_v perfume_v with_o incense_n and_o pray_v for_o by_o the_o live_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v above_o ground_n for_o say_v the_o hebrew_n doctor_n all_o our_o carnal_a body_n remain_v as_o food_n for_o the_o serpent_n which_o they_o call_v arazel_n which_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o blood_n
the_o infinite_a intellect_n movable_a of_o itself_o pythagoras_n will_v have_v a_o certain_a soul_n diffuse_v and_o pass_v through_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o thing_n from_o who_o all_o thing_n receive_v life_n to_o be_v god_n alcmaeon_n of_o crotona_n deify_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o other_o star_n zenophanes_n will_v have_v god_n to_o be_v all_o whatever_o have_v a_o be_v parmenides_n make_v a_o certain_a circumscribe_v orb_n of_o light_n which_o he_o call_v a_o crown_n to_o be_v god_n aristotle_n as_o if_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o god_n can_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n have_v invent_v fictitious_a god_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o and_o sometime_o will_v have_v the_o mind_n to_o be_v divine_a and_o sometime_o he_o call_v the_o world_n iâ—_n self_n god_n sometime_o he_o make_v another_o god_n far_o more_o supreme_a and_o superintendent_n over_o it_o who_o theophrastus_n imitate_v with_o the_o same_o inconstancy_n i_o omit_v what_o strato_n perseus_n aristo_n the_o disciple_n of_o zeno_n plato_n xenophon_n speusippus_n democritus_n heraclitus_n diogenes_n the_o babylonian_a hermes_n trismegistus_n cicero_n seneâ—a_n pliny_n and_o many_o other_o have_v deliver_v who_o opinion_n notwithstanding_o be_v far_o different_a from_o the_o former_a not_o yet_o recite_v i_o may_v here_o run_v through_o all_o their_o debate_n and_o monstrosity_n of_o word_n concern_v idea_n incorporeal_n atom_n hyle_n matter_n form_n vacuum_n infinity_o eternity_n fate_n introduction_n of_o form_n matter_n of_o the_o heaven_n whether_o the_o star_n consist_v of_o the_o element_n or_o of_o the_o five_o essence_n which_o aristotle_n invent_v with_o many_o other_o such_o kind_n of_o trifle_n that_o have_v afford_v man_n great_a cause_n of_o dispute_n and_o contention_n but_o i_o suppose_v i_o have_v make_v it_o sufficient_o apparent_a how_o far_o philosopher_n be_v from_o agree_v about_o the_o truth_n itself_o to_o who_o the_o near_a a_o man_n adhere_v the_o more_o remote_a he_o be_v from_o any_o certainty_n and_o the_o far_o he_o wander_v from_o right_a religion_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o find_v john_n the_o twenty_o second_o pope_n in_o a_o very_a great_a error_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a shall_v not_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n we_o know_v also_o that_o julian_n the_o apostate_n do_v abjure_v christ_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o that_o because_o be_v much_o addict_v to_o philosophy_n he_o begin_v to_o scorn_v and_o contemn_v the_o humility_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n celius_n porphyrius_n lucian_n pelagius_n arrius_n manichaeus_n averro_n have_v with_o so_o much_o madness_n bark_v against_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n hence_o that_o common_a proverb_n among_o the_o vulgar_a that_o the_o great_a philosopher_n be_v the_o great_v heretic_n st._n jerom_n therefore_o call_v they_o the_o patriarch_n of_o heresy_n the_o first-born_a of_o egypt_n see_v that_o all_o heresy_n whatsoever_o have_v have_v its_o first_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o fountain_n of_o philosophy_n by_o this_o philosophy_n be_v all_o divinity_n almost_o adulterate_v so_o that_o instead_o of_o evangelical_n doctor_n and_o teacher_n false_a prophet_n and_o heretical_a philosopher_n have_v appear_v in_o the_o world_n who_o have_v adventure_v to_o equalise_v the_o divine_a oracle_n with_o humane_a invention_n pollute_v the_o same_o with_o strange_a opinion_n of_o man_n have_v transform_v true_a and_o simple_a divinity_n as_o gerson_n say_v into_o swell_v and_o sophistical_a loquacity_n and_o mathematical_a figment_n which_o st._n paul_n the_o apostle_n foresee_v with_o many_o timesâ—repeated_v admonition_n command_v we_o to_o beware_v leave_v any_o person_n shall_v prevail_v over_o we_o and_o seduce_v we_o through_o vain_a philosophy_n st._n austin_n defend_v and_o fortify_v his_o city_n of_o god_n against_o they_o all_o other_o divine_n and_o holy_a father_n have_v condemn_v it_o to_o be_v whole_o extirpate_v out_o of_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v there_o want_v example_n of_o the_o heathen_a by_o which_o we_o find_v that_o they_o have_v do_v the_o same_o for_o the_o athenian_n put_v socrates_n to_o death_n that_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o philosopher_n the_o roman_n throw_v philosopher_n out_o of_o their_o city_n the_o messanian_o and_o lacedaemonian_n never_o admit_v they_o and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n they_o be_v not_o only_o expel_v the_o city_n but_o forbid_v through_o all_o italy_n there_o be_v also_o a_o decree_n of_o antiochus_n the_o king_n against_o those_o young_a man_n that_o dare_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o study_v philosophy_n and_o more_o than_o that_o against_o their_o very_a parent_n that_o permit_v they_o neither_o have_v philosopher_n be_v only_o condemn_v and_o expel_v by_o king_n and_o emperor_n but_o also_o explode_v by_o most_o learned_a man_n in_o their_o several_a write_n extant_a of_o which_o number_n be_v phliasius_fw-la timon_n who_o write_v a_o treatise_n entitle_v sylli_n in_o derision_n of_o philosopher_n and_o aristophâ—nes_n who_o write_v a_o play_n in_o contempt_n of_o they_o which_o he_o call_v nubes_fw-la or_o the_o cloud_n and_o last_o dion_n prusaeus_n who_o make_v a_o most_o eloquent_a oration_n against_o they_o aristides_n also_o make_v a_o most_o learned_a oration_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o four_o noble_a athenian_n against_o plato_n and_o hortensius_n a_o most_o noble_a and_o eloquent_a roman_a have_v with_o most_o strong_a and_o powerful_a reason_n most_o sharp_o oppugn_v the_o same_o chap._n liv._o of_o moral_a philosophy_n it_o remain_v now_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o part_n of_o philosophy_n that_o contain_v the_o discipline_n of_o manner_n to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o same_o do_v not_o rather_o consist_v in_o variety_n of_o use_n custom_n observation_n and_o preservation_n of_o life_n than_o in_o the_o little_a rule_n of_o philosophy_n which_o be_v changeable_a according_a to_o the_o time_n place_n and_o opininion_n of_o man_n and_o such_o as_o threat_n and_o fair_a word_n teach_v child_n law_n and_o punishment_n cause_n man_n to_o learn_v of_o some_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v teach_v natural_a industry_n make_v a_o addition_n in_o man_n for_o many_o thing_n wax_v out_o of_o use_n through_o process_n of_o time_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o that_o be_v then_o a_o vice_n which_o be_v now_o account_v a_o virtue_n and_o that_o which_o be_v here_o a_o virtue_n in_o another_o place_n be_v count_v a_o vice_n what_o one_o man_n think_v honest_a another_o man_n think_v dishonest_a what_o some_o hold_n to_o be_v just_a other_o condemn_v as_o unjust_a as_o the_o law_n opinion_n time_n place_n and_o interest_n of_o government_n vary_v among_o the_o athenian_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o couzen-german_a among_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v altogether_o forbid_v former_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o now_o among_o the_o turk_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o have_v plurality_n of_o wife_n beside_o courtesan_n and_o concubine_n but_o among_o we_o christian_n it_o be_v not_o only_o forbid_v but_o account_v a_o most_o horrible_a sin_n last_o that_o the_o woman_n shall_v go_v to_o playhouse_n and_o be_v see_v public_o by_o all_o person_n be_v among_o those_o nation_n account_v no_o dishonour_n and_o yet_o among_o the_o roman_n so_o to_o do_v be_v hold_v infamous_a and_o dishonest_a however_o the_o roman_n be_v wont_a to_o take_v their_o wife_n with_o they_o to_o great_a entertainment_n where_o they_o go_v to_o appear_v in_o great_a splendour_n and_o abide_v in_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o house_n but_o in_o greece_n no_o marry_v wife_n be_v admit_v to_o any_o banquet_n or_o feast_n unless_o it_o be_v among_o their_o near_a relation_n nor_o be_v she_o to_o converse_v but_o in_o the_o most_o retire_a part_n of_o the_o house_n where_o no_o man_n go_v but_o the_o near_a of_o kin._n among_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o egyptian_n it_o be_v account_v a_o honourable_a thing_n to_o steal_v but_o among_o we_o thief_n be_v take_v and_o hang_v some_o nation_n be_v so_o plant_v by_o heaven_n that_o they_o appear_v eminent_a for_o the_o unity_n and_o singularity_n of_o their_o custom_n the_o seythian_o be_v always_o infamous_a for_o savageness_n and_o cruelty_n the_o italian_n be_v always_o eminent_a for_o their_o magnanimity_n the_o gaul_n be_v reproach_v for_o stupidity_n the_o sicilian_n be_v always_o subtle_a the_o asiatic_n luxurious_a the_o spaniard_n jealous_a and_o great_a boaster_n beside_o several_a nation_n have_v some_o particular_a mark_n of_o distinction_n which_o be_v the_o more_o immediate_a mark_n of_o heaven_n so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o discern_v of_o what_o nation_n such_o or_o such_o a_o stranger_n may_v be_v by_o his_o voice_n speech_n tone_n design_n conversation_n diet_n love_n or_o hatred_n anger_n and_o malice_n and_o the_o
for_o hunger_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o mankind_n therefore_o there_o be_v public_a almshouse_n erect_v in_o sundry_a place_n at_o the_o public_a charge_n who_o stipend_n daily_o increase_v through_o the_o alm_n of_o well-disposed_a people_n for_o public_o to_o beg_v and_o wander_v from_o place_n to_o place_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n a_o thing_n prohibit_v by_o the_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n for_o in_o the_o old_a law_n the_o jew_n be_v command_v by_o moses_n let_v there_o be_v no_o poor_a or_o beggar_n among_o you_o and_o in_o the_o roman-law_n justinian_n have_v very_o sharp_o ordain_v against_o sturdy_a beggar_n that_o if_o any_o one_o stout_a in_o his_o limb_n shall_v presume_v to_o beg_v he_o be_v present_o to_o be_v imprisioned_a and_o set_v to_o work_n in_o the_o evangelical_n law_n christ_n command_v that_o what_o be_v superfluous_a shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v no_o beggar_n among_o the_o people_n but_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o equality_n as_o say_v st._n paul_n write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n let_v your_o abundance_n supply_v their_o want_n that_o their_o abundance_n may_v also_o supply_v your_o want_n and_o equality_n be_v among_o you_o as_o it_o be_v write_v he_o that_o have_v much_o have_v not_o abound_v and_o he_o that_o have_v little_a have_v not_o less_o and_o write_v to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o that_o steal_v say_v he_o let_v he_o steal_v no_o more_o but_o rather_o let_v he_o labour_v and_o work_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o he_o may_v have_v to_o give_v unto_o he_o that_o need_v the_o same_o apostle_n command_v the_o thessalonian_n to_o labour_n with_o their_o hand_n and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o abound_v confirm_v a_o severe_a decree_n among_o they_o that_o he_o that_o will_v not_o labour_v shall_v not_o eat_v command_v loiterer_n to_o be_v expel_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n he_o condemn_v those_o who_o imagine_v beggary_n to_o be_v godliness_n the_o papal_a decree_n ordain_v alm_n to_o be_v give_v only_o to_o those_o who_o be_v past_o their_o labour_n account_v all_o other_o that_o receive_v alm_n in_o the_o number_n of_o rober_n thief_n and_o sacrilegious_a person_n by_o which_o authority_n we_o be_v teach_v not_o only_o to_o compassionate_a poverty_n but_o to_o detest_v beggary_n but_o those_o cunning_a imposture_n daily_o practise_v to_o advance_v the_o trade_n of_o beggary_n be_v by_o all_o man_n to_o be_v abominate_v while_o their_o contriver_n rather_o choose_v to_o lie_v before_o the_o gate_n of_o church_n to_o the_o great_a shame_n of_o mankind_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n endure_v all_o the_o hardship_n of_o the_o bitter_a cold_a the_o burn_a sun_n and_o torment_n worse_o than_o death_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v content_v with_o the_o mean_a allowance_n of_o a_o honest_a alms-house_n and_o which_o be_v far_o more_o abominable_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o torment_n and_o pain_n blaspheme_v swear_v forswear_n curse_v banning_n foul-mouthed_a injurious_a and_o drink_a use_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o neither_o worship_a christ_n or_o regard_v any_o thing_n of_o sacred_a or_o religious_a fill_v the_o ear_n of_o passenger_n not_o with_o the_o cry_n of_o martyr_n but_o with_o the_o ban_n of_o infernally-tormented_n creature_n there_o be_v another_o most_o impious_a sort_n of_o beggar_n who_o cru_v over_o their_o scar_n and_o wound_n with_o birdlime_n meal_n and_o clotted-blood_n expose_v themselves_o all_o full_a of_o soar_v and_o botch_n and_o other_o that_o by_o counterfeit_v other_o sort_n of_o disease_n and_o sickness_n other_o there_o be_v that_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o vow_n and_o pilgrimage_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o from_o country_n to_o country_n design_o avoid_v labour_n out_o of_o a_o wicked_a love_n of_o poverty_n beg_v from_o door_n to_o door_n yet_o will_v not_o change_v their_o life_n for_o prince_n while_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o vagabond_n it_o where_o they_o please_v at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n concern_v neither_o in_o war_n nor_o peace_n every_o where_o free_a from_o tax_n public_a charge_n and_o duty_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v many_o time_n the_o cause_n of_o great_a and_o most_o pernicious_a mischief_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n great_a enterprise_n be_v bring_v to_o pass_v while_o under_o the_o rag_n of_o beggar_n many_o time_n spy_n be_v send_v to_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o fortify_v place_n many_o time_n beggar_n themselves_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o bring_v and_o carry_v letter_n of_o intelligence_n by_o some_o of_o they_o city_n have_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n as_o we_o find_v by_o the_o late_a sad_a example_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tryer_n sometime_o well_n have_v by_o they_o be_v poison_v and_o the_o plague_n itself_o bring_v into_o kingdom_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o thousand_o of_o people_n among_o these_o we_o must_v reckon_v that_o sort_n of_o cattle_n which_o they_o call_v cyngani_n or_o gypsy_n they_o live_v on_o stranger_n hate_v at_o home_n to_o '_o bide_v abhor_v to_o know_v their_o own_o no_o land_n beside_o these_o have_v their_o original_a from_o a_o certain_a country_n between_o egypt_n and_o ethiopia_n of_o the_o race_n of_o chus_n the_o son_n of_o cham_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n still_o suffer_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o their_o progenitor_n these_o be_v they_o who_o erect_v booth_n in_o the_o highway_n or_o else_o take_v up_o the_o next_o barn_n for_o their_o habitation_n give_v themselves_o to_o nothing_o but_o thievery_n and_o whoredom_n and_o by_o th_a and_o fortune-telling_n maintain_v their_o idle_a life_n volaterran_n believe_v that_o the_o first_o that_o set_v up_o this_o trade_n from_o whence_o it_o derive_v itself_o into_o these_o part_n be_v the_o vxii_fw-la a_o people_n of_o persis_n follow_v scilate_v who_o write_v the_o constantinopolitan_a history_n for_o he_o report_v that_o michael_n traulâ—â—_n obtain_v the_o empire_n by_o the_o fortune-telling_n of_o the_o vxii_fw-la which_o sort_n of_o people_n be_v disperse_v through_o europe_n and_o moesia_n maintain_v themselves_o by_o tell_v people_n their_o fortune_n polydore_n affirm_v they_o to_o be_v assyrian_n and_o cilician_o but_o this_o itch_n of_o damnable_a lie_v do_v not_o only_o possess_v the_o most_o profane_a and_o low_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o wander_a vagabond_n but_o have_v also_o advance_v itself_o among_o the_o religious_a and_o into_o the_o order_n of_o the_o monk_n and_o priest_n hence_o those_o sect_n of_o friar_n monk_n and_o other_o religious_a trader_n in_o palmistry_n have_v their_o original_a who_o under_o a_o curse_a pretence_n of_o religion_n carry_v about_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o make_v show_n of_o great_a holiness_n by_o the_o help_n of_o many_o feign_a miracle_n threaten_v some_o with_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o saint_n promise_v to_o other_o indulgency_n and_o dispensation_n instead_o of_o alm_n they_o get_v great_a riches_n for_o in_o this_o posture_n wander_v from_o country_n to_o country_n from_o silly_a wench_n and_o trimorous_a woman_n here_o they_o get_v a_o sheep_n there_o a_o goat_n here_o a_o kid_n there_o a_o pig_n or_o a_o young_a calf_n sometime_o wine_n oil_n butter_n pulse_n milk_n cheese_n egg_n hen_n wool_n linen_n and_o money_n as_o it_o be_v plunder_n and_o prey_n upon_o the_o whole_a country_n where_o they_o go_v returning_z home_n lade_v with_o the_o rich_a spoil_n of_o their_o villainy_n where_o they_o be_v receive_v by_o their_o companion_n with_o all_o expression_n of_o joy_n and_o applause_n for_o the_o triumph_n of_o their_o most_o damnable_a imposition_n while_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o who_o by_o their_o fallacy_n and_o lie_a device_n have_v thus_o rob_v the_o country_n think_v they_o do_v god_n and_o the_o saint_n good_a service_n to_o fat_a and_o cram_v the_o gut_n of_o their_o idle_a associate_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o cozen_a and_o quacksalve_a device_n altogether_o neglect_v and_o contemn_v to_o expend_v these_o gift_n upon_o object_n of_o charity_n to_o which_o intent_n they_o be_v both_o beg_v and_o give_v apuleius_n in_o his_o ass_n be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o make_v they_o part_v of_o his_o story_n under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o assyrian_a go_n among_o these_o we_o may_v number_v the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o mendicant_a friar_n who_o lay_v aside_o the_o sanctimony_n of_o their_o profession_n follow_v gain_n in_o lieu_n of_o godliness_n as_o if_o they_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o religion_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o that_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o poverty_n they_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o profess_v a_o wander_a beggary_n and_o with_o a_o impudent_a and_o bold_a hypocrisy_n to_o rake_v money_n together_o ashamed_a of_o nothing_o in_o all_o place_n from_o which_o neither_o
after_o he_o have_v overcome_v the_o saxon_n and_o lombard_n honour_v they_o as_o follow_v my_o fellow-soldier_n say_v he_o you_o shall_v be_v call_v hero_n companion_n of_o king_n and_o judge_n of_o crime_n live_v henceforward_o free_a from_o labour_n consult_v and_o advise_v with_o king_n for_o the_o public_a good_a reprehend_v soul_n action_n be_v kind_n to_o woman_n and_o be_v tender_a over_o orphan_n encompass_v prince_n with_o your_o counsel_n from_o they_o demand_v your_o food_n apparel_n and_o wage_n whoever_o deny_v you_o let_v he_o be_v dishonourable_a and_o infamous_a he_o that_o offer_v you_o injury_n let_v he_o confess_v himself_o guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n and_o for_o your_o part_n take_v you_o heed_n that_o so_o great_a honour_n so_o great_a privilege_n acquire_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o war_n that_o you_o stain_v they_o not_o nor_o defile_v they_o with_o drunkenness_n or_o any_o other_o vice_n that_o what_o we_o give_v for_o your_o glory_n may_v not_o redound_v to_o your_o punishment_n the_o infliction_n whereof_o if_o you_o exceed_v your_o bound_n we_o reserve_v to_o ourselves_o and_o our_o successor_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o this_o be_v the_o magnificent_a degree_n of_o heraldry_n for_o which_o by_o ancient_a custom_n they_o esteem_v themselves_o so_o great_a chap._n lxxxii_o of_o physic_n in_o general_n from_o war_n and_o nobility_n let_v we_o hasten_v to_o physic_n which_o be_v itself_o a_o kind_n of_o art_n of_o kill_v altogether_o mechanic_n though_o she_o pretend_v to_o be_v shadow_v with_o the_o title_n of_o philosophy_n and_o sit_v above_o the_o law_n next_o to_o divinity_n in_o degree_n and_o place_n which_o have_v cause_v great_a contention_n between_o the_o civilian_n and_o the_o physician_n for_o thus_o the_o physician_n argue_v see_v say_v they_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o good_n the_o good_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o good_n of_o the_o body_n the_o good_n of_o fortune_n of_o the_o first_o the_o divine_a take_v care_n of_o the_o second_o the_o physician_n the_o three_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o lawyer_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o physician_n claim_v the_o next_o pre-eminence_n to_o the_o divine_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o strength_n and_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v far_o before_o the_o riches_n of_o fortune_n but_o this_o strife_n be_v once_o determine_v by_o a_o witty_a question_n for_o some_o one_o of_o these_o contender_n desire_v to_o know_v what_o order_n and_o method_n be_v observe_v in_o lead_v criminal_n to_o execution_n which_o follow_v and_o which_o shall_v precede_v the_o thief_n or_o the_o hangman_n and_o when_o one_o answer_v that_o the_o thief_n go_v before_o and_o the_o hangman_n follow_v the_o other_o present_o give_v judgement_n that_o the_o lawyer_n shall_v go_v before_o the_o physician_n follow_v denote_v the_o remarkable_a robbery_n of_o the_o one_o the_o rash_a murder_n of_o the_o other_o but_o let_v we_o return_v to_o physic_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n of_o heresy_n for_o there_o be_v one_o which_o they_o call_v rational_a sophistical_a and_o dogmatical_a which_o be_v practise_v by_o hypocrates_n diocles_n chrysippus_n caristinus_n paraxagoras_n and_o herosistratus_n approve_v also_o a_o long_a while_n after_o by_o galen_n who_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n follow_v hypocrates_n bring_v all_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n judgement_n upon_o sign_n and_o symptom_n quality_n of_o thing_n and_o the_o several_a habit_n and_o age_n of_o body_n but_o this_o heresy_n contend_v more_o for_o substance_n than_o shadow_n i_o confess_v to_o be_v the_o mean_a part_n of_o philosophy_n but_o towards_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o sick_a not_o at_o all_o necessary_a if_o not_o altogether_o destructive_a as_o that_o which_o rather_o send_v we_o for_o health_n and_o cure_n to_o screw_v and_o force_v maxim_n than_o to_o any_o sincere_a and_o real_a medicine_n and_o be_v employ_v in_o scholastic_a syllogism_n unacquainted_a with_o wood_n and_o field_n become_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o herb_n and_o good_a remedy_n and_o therefore_o serapion_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o rational_a method_n of_o physic_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o avail_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n therefore_o there_o be_v another_o faction_n of_o physician_n altogether_o mercenary_a and_o mechanic_n which_o be_v therefore_o term_v operative_a and_o be_v divide_v into_o empirick_n and_o methodical_a of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o to_o treat_v they_o call_v it_o empirical_a because_o of_o the_o experiment_n which_o it_o make_v who_o chief_a professor_n be_v serapion_n heraclides_fw-la and_o both_o the_o apollonii_n among_o the_o latin_n marcus_n cato_n c._n valgius_n pomponius_n leneus_n cassius_n felix_n aruntius_n cornelius_n celsus_n pliny_n and_o many_o other_o out_o of_o this_o hierophilus_n the_o calcedonian_a constitute_v his_o methodical_a physic_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o long_a experience_n the_o mistress_n of_o all_o thing_n fix_v it_o to_o certain_a rule_n which_o afterward_o asclepiades_n themistion_n and_o archigenes_n confirm_v by_o most_o strong_a argument_n and_o afterward_o thesillus_n the_o italian_a complete_v who_o as_o varro_n affirm_v set_v aside_o all_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o predecessor_n mad_o rage_v against_o all_o the_o physician_n of_o the_o former_a age._n after_o these_o many_o barbarous_a physician_n of_o foreign_a nation_n venture_v abroad_o in_o write_v among_o which_o the_o arabian_n become_v so_o famous_a that_o they_o seem_v by_o many_o to_o have_v be_v the_o inventor_n of_o this_o art_n and_o may_v have_v easy_o make_v it_o good_a but_o for_o the_o original_a greek_a and_o latin_a word_n which_o they_o use_v betray_v another_o original_n of_o the_o science_n this_o make_v the_o volume_n of_o avicen_n rhasis_n and_o averro_n to_o have_v equal_a authority_n with_o the_o book_n of_o galen_n and_o hypocrates_n so_o that_o if_o any_o one_o presume_v the_o cure_n of_o a_o person_n without_o their_o rule_n he_o seem_v to_o throw_v away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o patient_n now_o these_o faction_n among_o physician_n be_v not_o many_o yet_o be_v the_o contention_n and_o combat_n of_o opinion_n not_o less_o among_o they_o than_o among_o the_o philosopher_n for_o observe_v how_o idle_o they_o contend_v about_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o seed_n pythagoras_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v the_o spume_n or_o froth_n of_o the_o most_o useful_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o the_o most_o useful_a part_n of_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o meat_n plato_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o deflux_n of_o the_o back-bone-marrow_n see_v that_o the_o back_n and_o reins_n be_v pain_v by_o the_o overmuch_o use_v of_o copulation_n alcmaeon_n assert_n it_o to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o brain_n for_o that_o copulation_n weaken_v the_o eye_n which_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o brain_n democritus_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v derive_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o epicurus_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v forcible_o strain_v from_o body_n and_o soul_n together_o aristotle_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o sanguineous_a nourishment_n which_o be_v last_o digest_v in_o the_o body_n other_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v blood_n ripen_v and_o make_v white_a by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o stone_n for_o this_o reason_n that_o they_o who_o copulate_v too_o often_o do_v eject_v drop_n of_o blood_n add_v to_o all_o this_o that_o aristotle_n and_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o woman_n seed_n do_v not_o at_o all_o contribute_v to_o generation_n neither_o that_o she_o do_v emit_v any_o seed_n at_o all_o but_o only_o a_o kind_n of_o sweat_n galen_n affirm_v that_o they_o eject_v seed_n but_o more_o imperfect_a and_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n assist_v in_o generation_n though_o hypocrates_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a judgement_n affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o all_o animal_n be_v coagulate_v out_o of_o the_o four_o humour_n yet_o aristotle_n maintain_v that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o next_o cause_n of_o generation_n and_o that_o the_o seed_n be_v generate_v out_o of_o the_o blood_n many_o of_o the_o arabian_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o perfect_a animal_n may_v be_v generate_v without_o the_o mixture_n of_o male_a and_o female_a and_o be_v produce_v without_o the_o help_n of_o seed_n and_o therefore_o do_v aver_v that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la but_o by_o accident_n now_o speak_v of_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o disease_n hypocrates_n place_v they_o in_o the_o spirit_n hierophilus_n in_o the_o humour_n erasistratus_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o artery_n asclepiades_n make_v they_o to_o be_v certain_a atom_n enter_v in_o through_o the_o invisible_a pore_n of_o the_o body_n alcmaeon_n believe_v all_o disease_n to_o proceed_v from_o the_o exuberance_n or_o scarcity_n of_o the_o corporeal_a faculty_n diocles_n from_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o
senate_n for_o that_o as_o a_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n he_o go_v about_o to_o abrogate_v a_o law_n make_v against_o the_o excessive_a prodigality_n of_o feast_n in_o defence_n whereof_o how_o impudent_o duronius_n ascend_v the_o pulpit_n for_o oration_n there_o be_v bridle_n say_v he_o put_v into_o your_o mounhe_n most_o noble_a senator_n in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v endure_v you_o be_v bind_v and_o fetter_v with_o the_o bitter_a chain_n of_o servitude_n for_o there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v that_o command_v we_o to_o be_v frugal_a let_v we_o therefore_o abrogate_v that_o command_n deform_v with_o the_o rust_n of_o ghastly_a antiquity_n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n have_v we_o liberty_n if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o that_o will_v to_o kill_v themselves_o with_o luxury_n there_o be_v also_o many_o other_o edict_n all_o now_o antiquate_v and_o abrogate_a so_o that_o no_o age_n have_v be_v more_o indulgent_a to_o gluttony_n than_o this_o wherein_o we_o now_o live_v and_o for_o that_o cause_n say_v musonius_n and_o after_o he_o our_o jerome_n we_o travel_v by_o land_n and_o sea_n to_o fetch_v wine_n and_o costly_a cate_n to_o pour_v down_o our_o gullet_n so_o many_o tavern_n so_o many_o alehouse_n so_o many_o victualling-house_n among_o we_o where_o man_n be_v destroy_v by_o gluttony_n drunkenness_n and_o luxury_n that_o many_o time_n to_o the_o detriment_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o consume_v whole_a patrimony_n so_o many_o variety_n of_o sauce_n so_o many_o rule_n observation_n and_o table-ceremony_n that_o the_o splendid_a banquet_n of_o the_o asiot_n milesian_n sybarite_n tarentines_n of_o sardanapalus_n xerxes_n claudius_n vitellius_n heliogabalus_n galienus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o ancient_a glutton_n who_o history_n record_v to_o have_v exceed_v all_o other_o nation_n and_o person_n in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o kitchen_n be_v but_o mere_a fordo_v rude_a and_o rustic_a junketting_n compare_v with_o the_o sumptuous_a feast_n of_o great_a person_n now_o adays_o a_o neat_a and_o handsome_a entertainment_n will_v not_o serve_v turn_n unless_o there_o be_v a_o abundance_n even_o to_o create_v loathe_v and_o to_o fuddle_v hercules_n himself_o who_o be_v wont_a to_o drink_v out_o of_o the_o same_o vessel_n that_o carry_v he_o meat_z more_o than_o will_v satisfy_v milo_n the_o crotonian_a or_o aurelianus_n phago_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o eat_v up_o thirty_o loaf_n of_o bread_n beside_o meat_n at_o a_o meal_n the_o other_o at_o the_o table_n of_o aurelian_a devour_v a_o whole_a boar_n a_o hundred_o loaf_n a_o wether_n and_o a_o porkling_n he_o drink_v in_o a_o bowl_n that_o hold_v more_o than_o a_o tun._n these_o thing_n be_v now_o customary_a at_o our_o great_a public_a country-feast_n and_o dedication_n of_o temple_n you_o will_v swear_v they_o be_v celebrate_v orgia_n to_o bacchus_n they_o be_v so_o contaminate_v with_o madness_n quarrel_v bloodshed_n and_o all_o the_o impiety_n attend_v gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n you_o may_v there_o behold_v the_o banquet_n of_o the_o centauri_n whence_o none_o return_v without_o a_o break_a pate_n thus_o we_o find_v ovid_n describe_v the_o voracity_n of_o erisichthon_n without_o delay_n what_o sea_n what_o earth_n what_o air_n afford_v at_o his_o command_n they_o straight_o prepare_v yet_o at_o full_a table_n he_o complain_v of_o hunger_n and_o for_o a_o feast_n of_o feast_n he_o call_v in_o anger_n what_o a_o whole_a city_n or_o a_o land_n supply_v for_o the_o content_a of_o one_o will_v not_o suffice_v the_o more_o his_o gut_n devour_v the_o more_o he_o crave_v as_o river_n be_v exhaust_v by_o the_o wave_n while_o the_o insatiate_a sea_n and_o thirsty_a sand_n drink_v up_o the_o flood_n still_o roll_v from_o the_o land_n or_o as_o the_o fire_n no_o nourishment_n refuse_v burn_v all_o that_o come_v but_o neither_o pick_n nor_o choose_v and_o still_o the_o more_o it_o be_v feed_v it_o feed_v the_o more_o thus_o erisichthon_n profane_a chap_n devour_v all_o sort_n of_o food_n in_o he_o food_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o hunger_n and_o he_o still_o employ_v his_o jaw_n to_o whet_v his_o appetite_n among_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o people_n call_v wrestler_n man_n of_o most_o greedy_a and_o voracious_a appetite_n but_o their_o infamy_n be_v at_o length_n outvy_v and_o exceed_v by_o consular_a magistrate_n and_o emperor_n for_o albinus_n who_o former_o rule_v in_o gaul_n devour_v at_o one_o supper_n a_o hundred_o peach_n ten_o melon_n fifty_o large_a green_a fig_n and_o three_o hundred_o oyster_n and_o maximinus_n the_o emperor_n who_o succeed_v alexander_n memmeas_n eat_v forty_o pound_n of_o flesh_n in_o one_o day_n and_o drink_v a_o amphora_n of_o wine_n contain_v 48_o quart_n geta_n the_o emperor_n be_v also_o a_o prodigious_a epicure_n cause_v his_o dish_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o alphabetical_o and_o will_v continue_v feed_v for_o three_o day_n together_o now_o what_o great_a impiety_n when_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v provide_v meat_n and_o drink_n for_o we_o to_o preserve_v health_n and_o strengthen_v nature_n for_o we_o to_o abuse_v they_o with_o various_a artifices_fw-la for_o pleasure_n and_o to_o devour_v they_o beyond_o the_o capacity_n of_o humane_a nature_n thereby_o contract_n to_o ourselves_o incurable_a disease_n whereby_o we_o find_v it_o apparent_o true_a what_o musonius_n say_v that_o master_n be_v less_o strong_a less_o healthy_a less_o able_a to_o endure_v labour_n than_o servant_n countryman_n more_o strong_a than_o they_o who_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o city_n those_o that_o feed_v mean_o than_o they_o who_o feed_v dainty_o and_o that_o general_o the_o late_a sort_n live_v long_o than_o the_o former_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o person_n more_o trouble_v with_o gout_n dropsy_n colick_n and_o the_o like_a than_o they_o who_o contemn_v a_o simple_a diet_n live_v upon_o prepare_a dainty_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v celsus_n the_o most_o profitable_a diet_n for_o man_n say_v he_o be_v simple_a multiplicity_n of_o taste_n be_v pestiferous_a and_o all_o spice_a meat_n be_v unprofitable_a for_o two_o cause_n because_o more_o be_v consume_v because_o of_o sweetness_n and_o less_o concoct_v than_o aught_o to_o be_v therefore_o many_o grave_n and_o wise_a man_n have_v utter_o condemn_v this_o indulge_v to_o the_o appetite_n as_o most_o pernicious_a but_o as_o for_o those_o that_o under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n neither_o hate_n please_v their_o palate_n nor_o luxury_n but_o only_o some_o sort_n of_o meat_n abstain_v from_o flesh_n they_o fill_v and_o feast_v themselves_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o fish_n and_o swill_v themselves_o with_o wine_n to_o which_o they_o bring_v their_o lip_n tongue_n tooth_n and_o belly_n arm_v but_o not_o their_o pocket_n these_o be_v certain_o worse_o than_o the_o epicurean_o themselves_o but_o of_o these_o thing_n enough_o let_v we_o now_o pass_v from_o cookery_n to_o geberica_n that_o be_v to_o the_o alchemist_n cook-room_n where_o there_o be_v no_o less_o consume_v than_o in_o excessive_a feast_v chap._n xc_o of_o alchemy_n or_o chemistry_n alchemy_n or_o chemistry_n be_v a_o art_n if_o it_o may_v not_o be_v rather_o call_v a_o fucus_n or_o persecution_n of_o nature_n however_o of_o very_a great_a fame_n and_o the_o same_o unpunished_a imposture_n who_o vanity_n easy_o betray_v itself_o in_o this_o that_o it_o promise_n what_o nature_n neither_o can_v suffer_v nor_o perform_v see_v that_o all_o art_n be_v but_o a_o imitation_n of_o nature_n come_v short_a thereof_o by_o many_o degree_n and_o that_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n be_v far_o short_a of_o the_o force_n of_o art_n but_o chymistry_n a_o art_n which_o good_a man_n hate_v and_o most_o man_n blame_v which_o her_o admirer_n practice_v to_o their_o shame_n who_o plain_a imposture_n easy_a to_o perceive_v not_o only_o other_o but_o themselves_o deceive_v while_o they_o seek_v to_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o presume_v to_o find_v out_o the_o bless_a philosopher_n stone_n as_o they_o call_v it_o which_o like_o midas_n be_v to_o change_v whatever_o it_o touch_v into_o gold_n then_o they_o pretend_v to_o fetch_v down_o from_o the_o inaccessible_a heaven_n a_o five_o essence_n whereby_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o only_o gain_v the_o riches_n of_o croesus_n but_o perpetual_a youth_n and_o immortality_n but_o among_o all_o the_o undertake_n crowd_n not_o one_o appear_v who_o miracle_n allow_v the_o matter_n prove_v however_o they_o get_v a_o small_a livelihood_n by_o some_o physical_a experiment_n as_o also_o by_o some_o paint_v and_o effeminate_a fucus_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o ointment_n of_o harlot_n whence_o the_o proverb_n every_o alchemist_n be_v a_o physician_n or_o a_o soap-boiler_n they_o enrich_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n with_o vain_a word_n but_o empty_a their_o pocket_n of_o their_o money_n whence_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o art_n but_o a_o
of_o his_o life_n the_o rhetorician_n will_v rather_o deny_v the_o manifest_a truth_n than_o yield_v to_o his_o opposer_n in_o the_o least_o syllogistical_a conclusion_n arithmetician_n and_o geometrician_n number_n and_o measure_v all_o thing_n but_o neglect_v the_o measure_n and_o number_n of_o their_o life_n and_o soul_n the_o musician_n be_v all_o for_o sound_n and_o song_n not_o mind_v the_o discord_n of_o corrupt_a manner_n therefore_o diogenes_n the_o sinopian_a be_v wont_a to_o reprove_v they_o that_o they_o will_v fit_o make_v the_o harmony_n and_o string_n agree_v but_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o measure_n nor_o harmony_n in_o their_o custom_n of_o live_v astrologer_n behold_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o star_n and_o foretell_v other_o what_o shall_v happen_v in_o this_o world_n but_o they_o never_o mind_v the_o evil_n which_o every_o moment_n hang_v over_o their_o own_o head_n cosmographer_n describe_v the_o situation_n of_o country_n the_o form_n of_o mountain_n the_o course_n of_o river_n and_o limit_n of_o distinct_a region_n but_o they_o make_v a_o man_n never_o the_o wise_a nor_o better_o philosopher_n with_o great_a vaunt_a dive_v into_o the_o cause_n and_o beginning_n of_o thing_n while_o they_o neglect_v perhaps_o not_o so_o much_o as_o know_v god_n the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o peace_n among_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n be_v easy_o draw_v for_o small_a advantage_n to_o seek_v the_o destruction_n one_o of_o another_o physician_n cure_v the_o body_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o neglect_v the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n lawyer_n diligent_a in_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o man_n however_o transgress_v the_o command_n of_o god_n whence_o it_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o proverb_n neither_o physician_n live_v well_o nor_o lawyer_n die_v well_o physician_n be_v the_o most_o disorderly_a sort_n of_o man_n and_o lawyer_n the_o most_o dishonest_a divine_n make_v a_o great_a noise_n while_o they_o preach_v to_o we_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o command_v of_o god_n and_o holy_a doctrine_n but_o their_o word_n and_o conversation_n differ_v very_o much_o be_v such_o as_o have_v rather_o seem_v to_o know_v than_o love_n god_n now_o then_o he_o which_o know_v all_o thing_n to_o speak_v and_o write_v well_o he_o who_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o verse_n the_o course_n of_o time_n the_o way_n of_o reason_v the_o ornament_n of_o speech_n the_o colour_n of_o rhetoric_n he_o that_o remember_v all_o thing_n the_o proportion_n and_o sum_n of_o number_n the_o harmony_n of_o sound_n the_o measure_n of_o dance_a the_o measure_n of_o all_o quantity_n the_o inflexion_n and_o reflection_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n the_o various_a way_n of_o rear_v all_o sort_n of_o edifice_n and_o engine_n the_o order_n of_o battle_n the_o till_v of_o ground_n the_o take_n feed_v fat_a of_o beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n every_o kind_n of_o country-trade_n every_o species_n of_o mechanic_n industry_n paint_v grave_v sound_v hammer_v hew_v factor_a sail_a the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n their_o influence_n upon_o inferior_a body_n the_o foreboding_n of_o destiny_n divination_n of_o all_o sort_n the_o hide_a monstrosity_n of_o magic_a art_n the_o secret_n of_o the_o cabalist_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o natural_a thing_n the_o reformation_n of_o manner_n the_o government_n of_o commonwealth_n family-order_n remedy_n for_o disease_n virtue_n of_o medicine_n and_o skill_n in_o mixture_n the_o delicate_a dress_n of_o meat_n let_v he_o know_v both_o law_n all_o the_o plead_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a doctor_n and_o council_n the_o wrangle_n of_o the_o sorbonnist_n the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o monk_n with_o all_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n he_o i_o say_v who_o know_v all_o this_o and_o more_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n yet_o remain_v yet_o he_o know_v nothing_o unless_o he_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n word_n and_o perform_v the_o same_o he_o that_o have_v learn_v all_o thing_n and_o have_v not_o learn_v this_o have_v learn_v in_o vain_a and_o all_o his_o knowledge_n be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o way_n there_o be_v the_o rule_n there_o be_v the_o goal_n or_o mark_v whither_o he_o ought_v to_o bend_v his_o course_n that_o will_v not_o go_v astray_o but_o drive_v to_o reach_v the_o truth_n all_o other_o science_n be_v subject_a to_o time_n and_o forgetfulness_n and_o not_o only_o these_o science_n and_o art_n but_o also_o the_o letter_n character_n and_o language_n which_o we_o use_v shall_v perish_v and_o other_o rise_v in_o their_o place_n and_o peradventure_o they_o have_v more_o than_o once_o be_v already_o lose_v and_o have_v as_o often_o come_v to_o light_v again_o neither_o have_v there_o be_v one_o manner_n of_o orthography_n in_o one_o age_n nor_o alike_o with_o all_o man_n nor_o be_v the_o true_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n at_o this_o day_n any_o where_o to_o be_v find_v the_o ancient_a character_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v quite_o lose_v they_o which_o be_v now_o in_o use_n be_v find_v out_o by_o esdras_n for_o the_o hebrew_n language_n be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n a_o misfortune_n that_o have_v happen_v wellnear_o to_o all_o the_o language_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o there_o be_v hardly_o one_o at_o this_o day_n which_o understand_v its_o own_o antiquity_n new_a word_n grow_v into_o use_n and_o the_o old_a one_o decay_v so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o fix_v or_o durable_a final_o the_o opinion_n of_o terence_n be_v that_o nothing_o be_v now_o speak_v which_o have_v not_o be_v speak_v before_o and_o many_o there_o be_v among_o who_o volaterrane_n be_v one_o that_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o gun_n which_o be_v by_o most_o account_v a_o new_a invention_n of_o the_o german_n be_v use_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o this_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o virgil._n there_o salmon_n lie_v in_o cruel_a torment_n bind_v curse_v imitator_n of_o the_o olympic_a sound_n he_o bear_v by_o four_o fleet_n steed_n his_o flambean_a shake_v through_o greece_n and_o elis_n town_n his_o journey_n take_v triumph_v go_v and_o call_v himself_o a_o god_n mad_a as_o he_o be_v still_o thunder_v as_o he_o ride_v thunder_n and_o tempest_n seem_v to_o fill_v the_o sky_n with_o so_o much_o noise_n his_o speedy_a courser_n fly_v much_o to_o this_o purpose_n have_v ecclesiastes_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o new_a under_o the_o sun_n nor_o can_v any_o man_n say_v behold_v this_o be_v new_a for_o it_o have_v be_v in_o time_n pass_v before_o we_o there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o thing_n past_a neither_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o late_a day_n shall_v remember_v the_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v the_o learned_a and_o the_o ignorant_a also_o shall_v die_v what_o then_o shall_v we_o here_o say_v but_o that_o all_o science_n and_o art_n be_v subject_a to_o death_n and_o forgetfulness_n neither_o shall_v they_o for_o ever_o remain_v alive_a but_o together_o with_o death_n shall_v pass_v to_o death_n forasmuch_o as_o christ_n himself_o say_v that_o every_o plant_n which_o the_o heavenly_a father_n have_v not_o plant_v shall_v be_v root_v out_o and_o cast_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n so_o far_o be_v we_o to_o be_v from_o believe_v that_o knowledge_n avail_v to_o immortality_n but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n alone_o endure_v for_o ever_o the_o knowledge_n whereof_o be_v so_o needful_a to_o we_o that_o he_o that_o despise_v it_o that_o esteem_v it_o not_o and_o be_v not_o a_o hearer_n thereof_o as_o the_o word_n itself_o testify_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n god_n will_v send_v upon_o he_o a_o curse_n damnation_n and_o everlasting_a judgement_n you_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o think_v that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o divine_n but_o to_o every_o one_o man_n and_o woman_n old_a and_o young_a so_o that_o every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n and_o capacity_n give_v to_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o have_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o and_o not_o of_o dissent_v a_o hair_n breadth_n from_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o it_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o old_a testament_n command_v we_o in_o this_o manner_n these_o word_n shall_v be_v in_o thy_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o thou_o shall_v declare_v they_o to_o thy_o child_n and_o grandchild_n and_o command_v they_o to_o keep_v and_o observe_v they_o thou_o shall_v ponder_v they_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o go_v through_o the_o street_n sleep_v and_o wake_v and_o shall_v bind_v they_o as_o a_o token_n to_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v always_o be_v and_o move_v before_o thy_o eye_n and_o thou_o shall_v write_v they_o over_o the_o door_n of_o thy_o house_n thus_o josiah_n read_v all_o the_o word_n and_o