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A57647 Arcana microcosmi, or, The hid secrets of man's body discovered in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof : as also, by a discovery of the strange and marveilous diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body : with a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book, De generatione, Comenius, and others : whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book De Generatione / by A.R. Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. 1652 (1652) Wing R1947; ESTC R13878 247,834 298

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aberration_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o one_o sex_n be_v no_o less_o needful_a for_o procreation_n then_o the_o other_o 2._o the_o male_a be_v hot_a than_o the_o female_a because_o beget_v of_o hot_a seed_n and_o in_o a_o hot_a place_n to_o wit_n the_o right_a side_n and_o because_o the_o male_a have_v large_a vessel_n and_o member_n strong_a limb_n a_o more_o porie_a skin_n a_o more_o active_a body_n a_o strong_a concoction_n a_o more_o courageous_a mind_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o long_a life_n all_o which_o be_v effect_n of_o heat_n beside_o that_o the_o body_n of_o male_n be_v soon_o articulate_v and_o conform_v to_o wit_n by_o 10_o day_n in_o the_o womb_n than_o the_o female_n be_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o male_a in_o the_o womb_n be_v quick_a and_o strong_a then_o of_o the_o female_a the_o fatness_n softness_n and_o laxa●ie_v of_o the_o woman_n body_n beside_o the_o abundance_n of_o blood_n which_o can_v be_v concoct_v and_o exhale_v for_o want_n of_o heat_n argue_v that_o she_o be_v of_o a_o dol'd_a temper_n than_o the_o man_n she_o indeed_o have_v a_o swift_a pulse_n because_o of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o artery_n and_o her_o proneness_n to_o anger_v and_o venery_n argue_v imbecility_n of_o mind_n and_o strength_n of_o imagination_n not_o heat_n 3._o the_o male_a grow_v flower_n then_o the_o female_a because_o he_o be_v to_o live_v long_o therefore_o nature_n proceed_v the_o flower_n as_o we_o see_v in_o tree_n and_o plant_n a_o cherrytree_n grow_v up_o soon_o than_o a_o oak_n and_o decay_v far_o soon_o beside_o the_o soft_a and_o loose_a flesh_n of_o the_o female_a be_v soon_o extend_v than_o the_o solid_a and_o hard_a flesh_n of_o the_o male_a we_o may_v then_o conclude_v that_o the_o male_a be_v hot_a intensive_o but_o the_o female_a by_o reason_n she_o have_v more_o blood_n be_v hot_a extensive_o ii_o the_o seed_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n because_o the_o body_n be_v not_o more_o perfect_a by_o its_o presence_n nor_o malm_v by_o its_o loss_n or_o absence_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o aliment_n of_o the_o body_n because_o then_o the_o body_n will_v not_o part_v with_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o proper_o a_o excrement_n peccant_a in_o the_o quality_n but_o it_o be_v the_o pure_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o quintessence_n of_o it_o unuseful_a for_o the_o body_n when_o it_o be_v peccant_a in_o the_o quantity_n 2._o because_o the_o blood_n be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o seed_n be_v the_o quintessence_n of_o the_o blood_n therefore_o the_o seed_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n consume_v upon_o much_o evacuation_n of_o seed_n and_o as_o it_o be_v from_o all_o part_n in_o respect_n of_o its_o material_a and_o grosse●_n substance_n so_o it_o be_v principal_o from_o the_o head_n heart_n and_o liver_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o more_o aerial_a part_n iii_o though_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n may_v receive_v corruption_n by_o its_o long_a suppression_n or_o by_o the_o moisture_n of_o some_o bad_a humour_n yet_o in_o sound_a woman_n it_o be_v as_o pure_a as_o any_o other_o blood_n in_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o nature_n for_o nutriment_n of_o the_o infant_n whilst_o it_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o after_o birth_n it_o be_v convert_v into_o milk_n neither_o do_v it_o differ_v from_o other_o blood_n in_o its_o material_a and_o efficient_a cause_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v as_o red_a and_o coagulate_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o pure_a blood_n of_o the_o body_n neither_o do_v nature_n send_v it_o away_o because_o it_o be_v peccant_a in_o the_o quality_n but_o because_o it_o be_v exuberant_a in_o the_o quantity_n 2._o by_o reason_n the_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v infect_v with_o ill_a humour_n on_o which_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n feed_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v few_o or_o none_o but_o one_o time_n or_o other_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o small_a pox_n which_o as_o divers_a other_o poison_n do_v not_o present_o show_v itself_o but_o lie_v a_o long_a time_n lurk_v in_o the_o body_n and_o if_o at_o the_o first_o time_n the_o venom_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v not_o thorough_o purge_v out_o it_o return_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o some_o have_v this_o disease_n divers_a time_n 3._o the_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o small_a pox_n whilst_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o vessel_n but_o when_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o body_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o woman_n who_o month_n be_v stop_v be_v not_o infect_v with_o this_o malady_n 4._o this_o blood_n be_v evacuate_v once_o in_o a_o month_n ordinary_o at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o moon_n which_o have_v dominion_n over_o humid_a body_n be_v most_o prevalent_a nature_n also_o observe_v she_o own_o period_n and_o time_n of_o evacuation_n of_o which_o we_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o the_o evacuation_n of_o this_o blood_n be_v as_o frequent_v as_o of_o other_o excrement_n there_o will_v be_v no_o conception_n iv._o the_o chief_a use_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v to_o draw_v the_o seed_n to_o it_o to_o mingle_v it_o with_o the_o blood_n to_o contain_v it_o to_o excite_v its_o faculty_n and_o spirit_n for_o it_o be_v not_o actual_o animate_v till_o now_o and_o so_o the_o seed_n by_o its_o spirit_n be_v make_v capable_a of_o animation_n and_o short_o after_o be_v incorporate_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o articulation_n these_o forenamed_a function_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v perform_v not_o so_o much_o by_o its_o heat_n as_o by_o its_o natural_a temper_n v._o oftentimes_o the_o vitiosity_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v the_o cause_n of_o monstrous_a birth_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o imagination_n the_o defect_n or_o exuberance_n of_o seed_n the_o unlawful_a permistion_n of_o seed_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o formative_a faculty_n 2._o the_o false_a conception_n call_v mola_n be_v beget_v when_o the_o seed_n be_v faulty_a weak_a or_o deficient_a and_o the_o blood_n predominant_a which_o be_v know_v from_o a_o true_a conception_n because_o there_o be_v no_o milk_n in_o the_o breast_n when_o there_o be_v a_o false_a conception_n neither_o do_v it_o move_v after_o the_o four_o month_n as_o the_o child_n do_v sometime_o it_o be_v move_v by_o the_o matrix_fw-la but_o not_o by_o itself_o as_o the_o child_n beside_o it_o remain_v after_o the_o eleven_o month_n which_o be_v the_o time_n prefix_v for_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o heart_n live_v first_o not_o the_o liver_n 2._o the_o outward_a membrans_fw-la first_o form_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la 3._o vrachos_n what_o 4._o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o parent_n on_o the_o child_n 5._o twin_n how_o beget_v and_o why_o like_o each_o other_o 6._o infant_n how_o feed_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la 7._o superfetation_n 8._o no_o respiration_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la 9_o the_o child_n heart_n move_v 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of_o monster_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o milk_n do_v so_o abound_v that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o day_n she_o void_v a_o gallon_n and_o a_o half_a of_o which_o be_v make_v very_o savoury_a butter_n and_o cheese_n though_o this_o be_v rare_a yet_o it_o be_v no_o miracle_n for_o that_o woman_n abound_v much_o in_o blood_n must_v also_o abound_v in_o milk_n and_o some_o liver_n be_v of_o that_o constitution_n and_o temper_n that_o they_o sanguifie_v much_o more_o than_o other_o especial_o in_o constitution_n that_o be_v incline_v to_o cold_a and_o moisture_n for_o hot_a and_o dry_a body_n have_v but_o little_a blood_n and_o therefore_o little_a milk_n and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o sweet_a phlegm_n or_o rheum_n it_o be_v easy_o convert_v into_o blood_n iii_o i_o read_v divers_a story_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n who_o have_v lust_v after_o and_o have_v eat_v man_n flesh_n and_o for_o that_o end_n have_v fall_v violent_o upon_o they_o and_o bite_v they_o this_o be_v 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or_o juggle_a for_o the_o eye_n in_o such_o case_n be_v often_o delude_v although_o nature_n sometime_o by_o imposthume_n c●sleth_v our_o such_o stuff_n for_o point_n of_o knife_n and_o pin_n have_v be_v this_o way_n eject_v and_o some_o have_v perish_v and_o have_v b●en_o choke_v while_o they_o have_v in_o their_o madness_n attempt_v such_o thing_n and_o provident_a nature_n have_v in_o some_o without_o hurt_n send_v away_o needle_n and_o pin_n by_o the_o urine_n abo●t_v which_o have_v be_v find_v hard_o crusty_a stuff_n w●ich_a be_v the_o matter_n or_o glassy_a slime_n that_o be_v gather_v about_o these_o pin_n and_o bake_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o ●he_n body_n vii_o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o certain_a soldier_n in_o the_o war_n of_o savoy_n anno_fw-la dom._n ●589_n who_o be_v shoot_v in_o the_o forehead_n with_o a_o musket_n b●lle●_n he_o be_v cure_v of_o the_o wound_n but_o the_o bull●●_n remain_v afterwards_o fall_v from_o a_o ladder_n whilst_o he_o be_v scale_v the_o wall_n of_o a_o town_n he_o be_v stifle_v in_o the_o ditch_n into_o which_o he_o fall_v his_o head_n be_v dissect_v the_o bullet_n be_v find_v in_o the_o hinder_a part_n thereof_o but_o i_o believe_v this_o removal_n be_v by_o the_o fall_n for_o otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o heat_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o head_n chap._n ii_o of_o one_o who_o want_v the_o pericardium_n 2._o of_o hairy_a heart_n 3._o of_o one_o that_o walk_v and_o f●ught_v after_o his_o heart_n be_v wound_v 4._o stone_n find_v in_o the_o heart_n 5._o and_o worm_n find_v there_o the_o heart_n may_v putrify_v white_a we_o be_v alive_a 6._o worm_n in_o the_o brain_n columbus_n in_o his_o anatomy_n l._n 16._o speak_v of_o a_o young_a man_n in_o rome_n who_o he_o dissect_v and_o in_o this_o find_v that_o his_o heart_n have_v no_o pericardium_n the_o want_n of_o which_o be_v doubtless_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n and_o for_o want_v of_o it_o he_o fall_v into_o divers_a swoon_a fi●s_n and_o be_v often_o trouble_v with_o the_o syncope_n by_o reason_n the_o heart_n want_v refrigeration_n which_o it_o have_v from_o the_o water_n in_o the_o pericardium_n for_o some_o who_o pericardium_n have_v b●●ne_v but_o slight_o touch_v by_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o breast_n have_v fall_v into_o swoon_a fit_n cold_a sweat_n with_o a_o cessation_n of_o the_o pulse_n so_o needful_a be_v this_o membran_n and_o its_o water_n for_o the_o heart_n yea_o i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o heart_n quite_o dry_v &_o shrink_v to_o nothing_o for_o want_v of_o this_o water_n such_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o casimire_n marquis_n of_o brandenbourge_n of_o who_o melancthon_n speak_v l._n 1._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la ii_o i_o have_v read_v of_o divers_a hairy_a heart_n besides_o those_o of_o leonidas_n aristomenes_n and_o hermogines_n which_o be_v also_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n for_o hair_n be_v produce_v of_o fuliginous_a and_o gr●sser_a excrement_n of_o the_o humour_n where_o the_o skin_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a for_o hair_n seldom_o grow_v where_o the_o skin_n be_v cold_a and_o moist_a now_o if_o these_o cause_n be_v find_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o same_o effect_n will_v be_v produce_v there_o but_o this_o be_v seldom_o see_v and_o in_o such_o only_a as_o be_v of_o a_o fierce_a truculent_a and_o audacious_a disposition_n iii_o ambrose_n parry_n speak_v l._n 9_o c._n 23._o of_o a_o gentleman_n who_o in_o a_o duel_n be_v wound_v deep_o in_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o heart_n do_v notwithstanding_o for_o a_o good_a while_n lie_v about_o he_o with_o his_o sword_n and_o walk_v two_o hundred_o pace_n before_o he_o f●ll_v down_o this_o be_v likely_a enough_o for_o though_o the_o heart_n be_v wound_v yet_o the_o vital_a blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n
no_o intention_n nor_o remission_n the_o form_n then_o be_v simple_a and_o indivisible_a can_v be_v make_v up_o of_o two_o so_o that_o two_o seed_n can_v concur_v as_o two_o efficient_a cause_n to_o make_v up_o a_o three_o entity_n for_o exit_fw-la '_o duobus_fw-la entibus_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-fr fit_a unum_fw-la ens_fw-la per_fw-la se._n again_o we_o see_v that_o tree_n and_o plant_n be_v generate_v of_o one_o seed_n without_o copulation_n for_o the_o earth_n concurre_v not_o by_o afford_v another_o seed_n to_o propagate_v but_o as_o the_o matrix_fw-la to_o cherish_v and_o foment_n so_o in_o fish_n which_o have_v no_o distinct_a sex_n there_o be_v generation_n notwithstanding_o because_o in_o they_o there_o be_v seed_n which_o be_v the_o only_a active_a principle_n of_o generation_n again_o that_o outward_a shape_n or_o form_n which_o the_o mule_n have_v be_v not_o induce_v by_o the_o formative_a faculty_n of_o the_o female_n seed_n for_o there_o be_v none_o as_o we_o have_v show_v much_o less_o of_o the_o blood_n for_o the_o plastic_a virtue_n reside_v not_o in_o the_o blood_n but_o in_o the_o male_n seed_n which_o of_o its_o own_o particular_a nature_n endeavour_v to_o form_v a_o horse_n but_o find_v the_o ass_n blood_n be_v unite_v now_o and_o coagulate_v with_o and_o by_o the_o horse_n seed_n uncapable_a to_o receive_v that_o form_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v retreat_v by_o the_o superior_a and_o general_a formative_a faculty_n which_o aim_v at_o the_o production_n of_o a_o new_a species_n for_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n generate_v a_o mule_n hence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o mule_n be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o ana_n except_o we_o will_v conclude_v that_o the_o world_n be_v imperfect_a till_o that_o time_n which_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o god_n who_o make_v the_o world_n perfect_a but_o perfect_a it_o can_v not_o be_v till_o the_o production_n of_o this_o species_n for_o perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la the_o doctor_n second_o argument_n exercit._n 34_o be_v take_v from_o the_o production_n of_o the_o egg_n which_o aristotle_n hold_v be_v generate_v by_o the_o hen_n and_o which_o have_v also_o vegitation_n from_o she_o hence_o he_o infer_v that_o according_a to_o aristotle_n mind_n the_o hen_n be_v a_o active_a principle_n in_o generation_n answ._n from_o hence_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o hen_n be_v a_o active_a principle_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o chick_n because_o she_o furnish_v the_o egg_n which_o be_v the_o material_n of_o the_o chick_n for_o so_o in_o other_o animal_n the_o female_a furnish_v blood_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o which_o the_o embryo_n be_v make_v and_o yet_o she_o be_v not_o as_o we_o have_v say_v a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n but_o the_o male_a only_o by_o his_o seed_n neither_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o vegitation_n do_v still_o presuppose_v generation_n for_o in_o many_o individual_n there_o be_v a_o vegitive_n soul_n and_o yet_o no_o generation_n so_o there_o be_v in_o some_o species_n as_o in_o mule_n in_o adianthum_fw-la or_o capillus_fw-la veneris_fw-la which_o we_o call_v maidenhair_n and_o divers_a other_o hearh_n which_o generate_v not_o though_o they_o have_v vegitation_n but_o when_o aristotle_n say_v the_o egg_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o hen_n or_o that_o the_o female_a generate_v in_o herself_o he_o take_v generation_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o any_o way_n of_o production_n so_o we_o say_v water_n be_v generate_v of_o air_n and_o worm_n of_o purrid_v matter_n and_o yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v the_o efficient_a but_o the_o material_a cause_n only_o of_o generation_n and_o though_o we_o shall_v yield_v that_o the_o hen_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o egg_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o she_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o chick_n for_o that_o be_v only_o the_o cock_n as_o aristotle_n hold_v though_o in_o the_o woman_n there_o be_v a_o work_a faculty_n of_o her_o blood_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o work_a faculty_n in_o she_o of_o the_o child_n or_o embryo_n that_o be_v mere_o from_o the_o plastic_a power_n of_o the_o father_n seed_n ii_o now_o let_v we_o see_v fernelius_n his_o argument_n l._n 6._o de_fw-fr hom_n procreate_v the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o the_o woman_n seed_n have_v no_o other_o original_n from_o the_o testicle_n and_o vessel_n than_o the_o male_n seed_n have_v therefore_o in_o her_o seed_n there_o be_v a_o procreative_a faculty_n answ._n 1._o we_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v seed_n in_o the_o woman_n proper_o so_o call_v 2._o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o she_o have_v seed_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v prolificall_a for_o it_o must_v be_v concoct_v &_o spirituous_a because_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o prime_a instrument_n of_o nature_n in_o generation_n but_o the_o the_o woman_n seed_n be_v crude_a because_o that_o sex_n by_o nature_n be_v cold_a be_v compare_v to_o the_o man_n as_o both_o aristotle_n and_o galen_n affirm_v and_o experience_n do_v evince_n for_o the_o woman_n be_v much_o weak_a and_o slow_a than_o the_o man_n whereas_o strength_n and_o agility_n argue_v plenty_n of_o spirit_n and_o calidity_n the_o man_n hair_n also_o be_v more_o curl_a stiff_a and_o strong_a than_o the_o woman_n which_o show_v more_o heat_n the_o woman_n voice_n be_v weak_a and_o small_a which_o argue_v the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o consequent_o defect_n of_o heat_n and_o because_o the_o woman_n be_v less_o hot_a and_o dry_a then_o the_o man_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o she_o abound_v much_o more_o in_o blood_n which_o in_o man_n be_v dry_v up_o beside_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o more_o imperfect_a sex_n her_o seed_n therefore_o must_v be_v imperfect_a and_o consequent_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v the_o principal_a or_o efficient_a cause_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o animal_n as_o man_n aristotle_n observe_v that_o boy_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v more_o lively_a and_o nimble_a than_o maid_n that_o they_o be_v soon_o form_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o that_o the_o woman_n soon_o grow_v to_o her_o height_n and_o soon_o decay_v her_o strength_n quick_o fail_v she_o and_o old_a age_n assault_v she_o soon_o second_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o child_n draw_v 〈◊〉_d gout_n stone_n epilepsy_n and_o other_o hereditary_a disease_n from_o the_o mother_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o these_o herself_o answ._n this_o will_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o mother_n be_v a_o active_a cause_n in_o generation_n or_o that_o the_o formative_a faculty_n ●●_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n which_o rather_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o the_o similar_v part_n be_v form_v then_o to_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o generation_n whereas_o then_o the_o woman_n ●●rnis●●th_v blood_n of_o which_o our_o body_n be_v make_v up_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o with_o the_o blood_n she_o impart_v to_o the_o child_n whatsoever_o infirmity_n be_v in_o it_o and_o not_o only_o do_v the_o mother_n by_o her_o blood_n but_o the_o father_n also_o by_o his_o seed_n communicate_v disease_n to_o the_o child_n for_o the_o same_o seed_n which_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n be_v also_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n hence_o many_o time_n gowry_a father_n beget_v gouty_a child_n his_o three_o argument_n be_v the_o child_n oftentimes_o resemble_v the_o mother_n therefore_o her_o seed_n must_v needs_o be_v active_a answ._n that_o the_o child_n for_o the_o most_o resemble_v the_o mother_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o agencie_n of_o her_o seed_n but_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o her_o imagination_n for_o otherwise_o the_o child_n will_v still_o resemble_v the_o father_n in_o who_o seed_n alone_o reside_v the_o formative_a faculty_n which_o because_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n depend_v from_o the_o generative_a and_o consequent_o inferior_a to_o the_o imagination_n which_o be_v a_o animal_n faculty_n that_o give_v place_n to_o this_o this_o force_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n be_v plain_a by_o the_o divers_a impression_n make_v on_o the_o tender_a embryo_n upon_o her_o deprave_a imagination_n by_o the_o story_n of_o those_o woman_n who_o have_v conceive_v child_n resemble_v the_o picture_n hang_v in_o their_o bedchamber_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 30._o in_o cause_v his_o ewe_n to_o bring_v forth_o streak_v lamb_n according_a to_o the_o streak_a rod_n put_v in_o their_o troughe_n when_o they_o drink_v ii_o there_o be_v no_o disease_n that_o more_o molest_v and_o torture_n man_n then_o the_o colic_n which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o colon_n the_o great_a intestine_a the_o torment_n of_o which_o have_v make_v some_o to_o kill_v themselves_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o malady_n that_o proceed_v from_o more_o cause_n or_o have_v more_o strange_a and_o
stone_n find_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n iu._n 1._o some_o without_o lung_n 2._o impostume_n void_v in_o urine_n 3._o worm_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n 4._o no_o change_n of_o sex_n 5._o giant_n 6._o some_o without_o liver_n 7._o fleshy_a bladder_n 8._o stone_n hair_n worm_n etc._n etc._n beget_v in_o our_o urine_n 9_o a_o woman_n without_o a_o matrix_fw-la chap._n v._n 1._o strange_n but_o not_o miraculous_a birth_n 2._o strange_a and_o strong_a imagination_n 3._o poison_n inward_a and_o outward_a 4._o poison_n of_o mad_a dog_n 5._o cantharides_n 6._o poison_v how_o it_o work_v 7._o why_o bird_n not_o poison_v as_o man_n 8._o amphiam_fw-la opium_n mandrake_n 9_o the_o plague_n no_o hectic_a nor_o putrid_a fever_n 10._o epidemical_a disease_n chap._n vi_o 1._o antipathy_n to_o some_o meat_n 2._o the_o force_n of_o fear_n 3._o blood_n void_v by_o the_o gum_n and_o navel_n 4._o black_a hair_n sudden_o gray_a 5._o violence_n of_o passion_n 6._o defect_n in_o nature_n recompense_v 7._o a_o fly_v void_v by_o urine_n 8._o monthly_o blood_n in_o man_n 9_o the_o cause_n of_o monster_n 10._o horn_n on_o man_n head_n and_o heel_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o effect_n of_o blood_n be_v drink_v 2._o some_o strange_a disease_n 3._o ply_v ca_fw-mi polonica_fw-la 4._o some_o eat_v poison_n without_o hurt_n 5._o stone_n in_o the_o intestine_n 6._o old_a man_n come_v young_a 7._o some_o strange_a monster_n chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o divers_a and_o strange_a spleen_n 2._o black_a urine_n 3._o one_o live_v without_o sleep_n 4._o the_o tarentula_n effect_n and_o cure_n the_o force_n of_o music_n 5._o serpent_n beget_v of_o dead_a brain_n 6._o of_o tiberius_n his_o sight_n alexander_n sweat_n strabo_n eye_n the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o strange_a disease_n and_o accident_n of_o man_n body_n chap._n i._n 1._o divers_a way_n to_o resist_v burn_v 2._o locust_n eater_n the_o lousy_a disease_n the_o baptist_n feed_v not_o on_o locust_n 3._o man_n flesh_n most_o subject_a to_o putrefaction_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o how_o putrefaction_n be_v resist_v mumia_fw-la 4._o the_o strength_n of_o affection_n and_o imagination_n in_o die_a man_n strange_a presage_n of_o death_n 5._o difference_n of_o dead_a man_n skull_n and_o why_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o benefit_n of_o sleep_n and_o reason_n why_o some_o sleep_v not_o 2._o why_o dead_a body_n after_o the_o nine_o day_n swim_v why_o dead_a and_o sleep_a man_n heavy_a than_o other_o why_o a_o blow_a bladder_n light_a than_o a_o empty_a 3._o strange_a epidemical_a disease_n and_o death_n the_o force_n of_o smell_n the_o rose_n smell_v 4._o strange_a shape_n and_o multitude_n of_o worm_n in_o our_o body_n 5._o the_o french_a disease_n and_o its_o malignity_n the_o disease_n of_o brasil_n chap._n iii_o 1._o centaur_n prove_v what_o they_o be_v 2._o why_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wolf_n cause_v obmutescency_n 3._o pigmy_n prove_v gammadim_n what_o 4._o giant_n prove_v they_o be_v not_o monster_n 5._o the_o strange_a force_n of_o fascination_n the_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o thing_n the_o lodestone_n attraction_n how_o hinder_v fascination_n how_o cure_v fascination_n by_o word_n chap._n iu._n 1._o strange_a stone_n breed_v in_o man_n body_n 2._o child_n nourish_v by_o wolf_n and_o other_o beast_n 3._o poison_n take_v without_o hurt_n poison_v eater_n may_v infect_v how_o how_o grape_n and_o other_o plant_n may_v be_v poison_v 4._o of_o strange_a mola_n bear_n by_o lick_v form_n their_o cub_n the_o plastic_a faculty_n still_o work_v chap._n v._n 1_o divers_a privilege_n of_o eunuch_n the_o fiber_n testicle_n 2._o d●_n versity_n of_o aliment_n and_o medicament_n the_o virtue_n of_o peache●_n mandrake_n the_o nature_n of_o our_o aliment_n 3._o a_o strange_a story_n 〈◊〉_d a_o sick_a maid_n discuss_v and_o of_o strange_a vomit_n and_o monster_n and_o imagination_n 4._o man_n long_o live_v the_o dere_v long_a life_n 〈◊〉_d sert_v 5._o that_o old_a man_n may_v become_v young_a again_o prove_v chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o many_o new_a disease_n and_o cause_n thereof_o 2._o different_a colour_n i●_n our_o body_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o ethiopian_a blackness_n 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d unicorn_n with_o his_o horn_n and_o virtue_n assert_v 4._o some_o bear_v blind_a and_o dumb_a recover_v a_o strange_a universal_a fever_n a_o strange_a fish_n and_o strength_n of_o imagination_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o diversity_n and_o virtue_n of_o bezoar_n stone_n 2._o a_o woman_n conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o a_o incubus_n 3._o strange_a action_n perform_v by_o sleeper_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o lot_n incest_n in_o his_o sleep_n 4._o some_o animal_n live_v long_o without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n food_n be_v only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v air_n turn_v to_o water_n and_o be_v the●_n pabulous_a supply_n of_o fire_n chap._n viii_o 1._o divers_a animal_n long-lived_a without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n live_v on_o air_n only_o 2._o divers_a creature_n feed_v only_o by_o water_n 3._o chilification_n not_o absolute_o necessary_a strange_a operation_n of_o some_o stomach_n the_o ostrich_n eat_v and_o digest_v iron_n 4._o how_o bee_n gnat_n etc._n etc._n make_v a_o sound_n of_o glow-worm_n and_o grain_n bite_v by_o pismire_n the_o vegetable_a lamb_n and_o other_o strange_a plant_n 5._o the_o tiger_n swiftness_n the_o remora_n stay_v ship_n chap._n ix_o 1._o lion_n afraid_a of_o cock_n antipathy_n cause_v fear_n and_o horror_n in_o divers_a animal_n 2._o spider_n kill_v toad_n the_o diversity_n of_o spider_n 3._o the_o cock_n egg_n and_o basilisk_n divers_a sort_n of_o basilisk_n 4._o amphisbaena_fw-la prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 5._o the_o viper_n generation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o mother_n prove_v and_o objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n refute_v chap._n x._o 1._o mole_n see_v not_o and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 2._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v divers_a animal_n maintain_v 3._o the_o right_a and_o left_a side_n defend_v 4._o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o erection_n of_o man_n body_n and_o the_o benefit_n we_o have_v thereby_o 5._o mouse_n and_o other_o vermin_n breed_v of_o putrefaction_n even_o in_o man_n body_n 6._o how_o man_n swim_v natural_o the_o indian_a swimmer_n chap._n xi_o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o pelican_n dolphin_n serpent_n adam_n and_o eve_n christ_n moses_n abraham_n and_o of_o the_o sibyl_n defend_v 2._o the_o picture_n of_o cleopatra_n of_o alexander_n of_o hector_n of_o caesar_n with_o saddle_n and_o stirrup_n maintain_v chap._n xii_o 1._o the_o picture_n of_o jephtha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n maintain_v 2._o the_o baptist_n wear_v a_o camel_n skin_n 3._o other_o picture_n as_o of_o s._n christopher_n s._n george_n etc._n etc._n defend_v 4._o the_o antiquity_n distinction_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o their_o letter_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o there_o be_v not_o heat_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n 2._o island_n before_o the_o flood_n prove_v 3._o the_o seven_o ostiaries_n of_o nilus_n and_o its_o greatness_n the_o greatness_n of_o old_a rome_n divers_a way_n prove_v nilus_n overflow_n how_o proper_a to_o it_o the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n its_o inundation_n regular_a chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o cause_n of_o nile_n inundation_n 2._o lot_n wife_n true_o transform_v into_o a_o salt_n pillar_n 3._o hell_n fire_n true_o black_a brimstone_n cause_v blackness_n 4._o philoxenus_n a_o glutton_n and_o his_o wish_n not_o absurd_a how_o long_a neck_n conduce_v to_o modulation_n chap._n xv._n 1._o heavy_a body_n swim_v in_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o ancient_n in_o this_o point_n defend_v 2._o crassus_n have_v reason_n to_o laugh_v at_o the_o ass_n eat_v thistle_n laughter_n define_v in_o laughter_n there_o be_v sorrow_n in_o weep_v joy_n 3._o that_o christ_n never_o laugh_v prove_v 4._o fluctus_fw-la decumans_fw-la what_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o epicurus_n a_o wicked_a and_o wanton_a man_n impious_a in_o his_o opinion_n seneca_n judgement_n of_o he_o 2._o twelve_o of_o his_o impious_a and_o absurd_a opinion_n rehearse_v chap._n xvii_o epicurus_n his_o atom_n reject_v by_o nineteen_o reason_n chap._n xviii_o 1._o that_o crystal_n be_v of_o water_n prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v how_o it_o differ_v from_o ice_n 2._o the_o loadstone_n move_v not_o its_o antipathy_n with_o garlic_n of_o the_o adamant_n versoria_fw-la amber_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o what_o the_o ancient_n have_v write_v of_o griffin_n may_v be_v true_a griffin_n mention_v in_o scripture_n grypi_n and_o gryph_n perez_n and_o ossifrage_n what_o chapr_fw-la xx._n 1._o the_o navigation_n of_o the_o ancient_n by_o the_o star_n they_o know_v not_o the_o compass_n 2._o goat_n blood_n soften_v the_o adamant_n gold_n lose_v its_o virtue_n and_o gravity_n with_o its_o substance_n iron_n may_v grow_v hot_a with_o motion_n coral_n be_v soft_a
of_o sens_n in_o bourgundie_n which_o go_v 28_o year_n with_o a_o dead_a child_n in_o her_o womb_n this_o woman_n be_v dead_a and_o her_o belly_n open_v there_o be_v find_v a_o stone_n have_v all_o the_o limb_n and_o proportion_n of_o a_o child_n of_o 9_o month_n old_a this_o be_v no_o miracle_n but_o a_o extraordinary_a work_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o slimy_a matter_n of_o its_o body_n have_v a_o aptitude_n by_o the_o extraordinary_a heat_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la to_o be_v harden_v may_v retain_v the_o same_o lineament_n which_o it_o have_v before_o if_o any_o wonder_n how_o within_o the_o soft_a and_o liquid_a humour_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la such_o a_o hard_a substance_n shall_v be_v engender_v let_v he_o as_o well_o wonder_n at_o the_o generation_n of_o hard_a bone_n within_o soft_a flesh_n of_o hard_a stone_n within_o soft_a plum_n peach_n and_o other_o fruit_n of_o stone_n and_o hard_a thunderbolt_n within_o waterish_a cloud_n chap._n iu._n 1._o some_o without_o lung_n 2._o impostume_n void_v in_o urine_n 3._o worm_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n 4._o no_o change_n of_o sex_n 5._o giant_n 6._o some_o without_o liver_n 7._o fleshy_a bladder_n 8._o stone_n hair_n worm_n etc._n etc._n beget_v in_o our_o urine_n 9_o a_o woman_n without_o a_o matrix_fw-la i_o have_v read_v of_o divers_a body_n of_o man_n without_o lung_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o for_o oftentimes_o the_o lung_n be_v putrify_v and_o corrode_v with_o corrupt_a and_o acrimonious_a matter_n and_o waste_v with_o burn_a heat_n but_o hence_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o lung_n any_o time_n see_v the_o heart_n stand_v in_o need_n continual_o of_o refrigeration_n yet_o some_o do_v live_v a_o great_a while_n with_o half_a of_o the_o lung_n after_o the_o other_o half_o be_v putrify_v and_o spit_v out_o ii_o i_o find_v that_o when_o impostumation_n and_o corrupt_a matter_n in_o the_o breast_n can_v be_v evacuate_v by_o spit_v or_o cough_v or_o vomit_v or_o by_o phlebotomy_n or_o the_o stool_n it_o be_v notwithstanding_o purge_v out_o by_o urine_n natural_o without_o the_o help_n of_o art_n by_o which_o we_o see_v how_o cunning_a and_o industrious_a nature_n be_v to_o help_v herself_o and_o that_o she_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o thrust_v out_o noxious_a then_o to_o draw_v in_o profitable_a thing_n hence_o sick_a man_n expiration_n be_v strong_a than_o their_o inspiration_n and_o hence_o also_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v many_o porous_a and_o pervious_a passage_n unknown_a to_o we_o which_o doubtless_o be_v in_o our_o body_n be_v alive_a which_o can_v be_v find_v be_v dead_a because_o shut_v by_o the_o cold_a iii_o i_o find_v that_o many_o physician_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o divers_a disease_n and_o therefore_o their_o remedy_n prove_v oftentimes_o fruitless_a or_o hurtful_a for_o i_o have_v know_v ap●plexies_n convulsion_n cough_n consumption_n fever_n colic_n and_o other_o disease_n proceed_v from_o worm_n which_o when_o they_o have_v be_v void_v either_o dead_a or_o alive_a the_o sick_a party_n have_v recover_v nay_o i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o who_o have_v have_v worm_n crawl_v out_o at_o their_o navel_n and_o some_o who_o organ_n of_o voice_n and_o speech_n have_v be_v assault_v and_o hurt_v by_o worm_n have_v become_v speechless_a how_o careful_a then_o shall_v we_o be_v of_o our_o diet_n not_o to_o delight_v so_o much_o as_o we_o do_v in_o sweet_a meat_n sauce_n and_o drink_v or_o in_o such_o food_n as_o breed_v slimy_a matter_n whereof_o worm_n be_v engender_v and_o physician_n shall_v be_v as_o careful_a to_o prescribe_v such_o thing_n to_o their_o patient_n as_o may_v kill_v and_o evacuate_v these_o enemy_n of_o our_o health_n and_o life_n iv._o that_o maid_n have_v become_v boy_n i_o have_v read_v in_o divers_a story_n but_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o former_a book_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o change_n in_o nature_n because_o the_o organ_n of_o generation_n in_o the_o two_o sex_n differ_v both_o in_o number_n form_n and_o situation_n and_o that_o therefore_o such_o transformation_n be_v mean_v of_o hermaphrodite_n or_o of_o such_o boy_n in_o who_o the_o vessel_n of_o generation_n have_v not_o at_o first_o appear_v outward_o for_o want_n of_o heat_n and_o strength_n which_o afterward_o have_v thrust_v they_o out_o dr._n brown_n admit_v the_o change_n and_o yet_o show_v that_o the_o vessel_n be_v different_a both_o in_o form_n and_o situation_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n v._o that_o there_o have_v be_v giant_n and_o man_n of_o stupendous_a stature_n in_o all_o age_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v see_v there_o be_v so_o many_o witness_n extant_a and_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o bigness_n can_v be_v none_o else_o but_o the_o abundance_n of_o seed_n and_o menstruous_a blood_n of_o which_o they_o be_v beget_v the_o quality_n and_o pliableness_n of_o the_o matter_n ●apt_v to_o be_v extend_v the_o strength_n also_o of_o the_o heat_n and_o formative_a power_n and_o that_o these_o man_n shall_v have_v rapacious_a stomach_n to_o devour_v incredible_a quantity_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o bulk_n of_o their_o body_n the_o capacity_n of_o their_o stomach_n and_o rapacity_n of_o their_o heat_n vi_o nature_n be_v not_o deficient_a in_o necessary_n nor_o abundant_a in_o superfluity_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o member_n in_o our_o body_n that_o can_v be_v spare_v for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o defective_a our_o life_n prove_v short_a and_o miserable_a i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o who_o have_v be_v find_v without_o liver_n but_o such_o have_v a_o fleshy_a lump_n in_o stead_n thereof_o which_o not_o be_v able_a to_o sanguifie_v or_o turn_v the_o chylus_n into_o blood_n the_o party_n live_v but_o a_o short_a while_n and_o die_v of_o tympany_n or_o hydropsy_n and_o other_o who_o liver_n have_v be_v find_v full_a of_o stone_n have_v die_v of_o the_o same_o disease_n and_o so_o have_v those_o who_o spleen_n have_v be_v find_v stony_a a_o woman_n who_o die_v of_o a_o hydropsie_n i_o see_v dissect_v who_o spleen_n be_v full_a of_o stone_n of_o a_o bluish_a and_o green_a colour_n vii_o not_o only_o be_v stone_n of_o great_a bigness_n breed_v in_o the_o bladder_n by_o which_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o urine_n be_v intercept_v and_o so_o death_n and_o many_o torture_n be_v procure_v but_o also_o there_o have_v be_v find_v in_o some_o bladder_n great_a lump_n of_o flesh_n yea_o all_o the_o internal_a side_n of_o the_o bladder_n fill_v up_o with_o fleshy_a excrescence_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o room_n for_o the_o urine_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o this_o be_v true_a flesh_n or_o not_o see_v no_o flesh_n be_v beget_v but_o of_o blood_n i_o think_v therefore_o that_o this_o be_v a_o excrementitious_a substance_n resemble_v flesh_n in_o colour_n and_o shape_n viii_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o some_o with_o their_o urine_n evacuate_v stone_n gravel_n matter_n hair_n little_a crawl_a creature_n of_o divers_a shape_n which_o doubtless_o be_v beget_v of_o putrefaction_n according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o bladder_n or_o kidney_n if_o the_o matter_n be_v adust_a and_o b●rned_a hair_n be_v beget_v sometime_o as_o big_a as_o hog_n bristle_n and_o sometime_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o kidney_n be_v so_o big_a that_o they_o stick_v in_o the_o yard_n and_o can_v be_v evacuate_v without_o incision_n upon_o the_o stoppage_n of_o the_o urine_n by_o these_o stone_n malignant_a vapour_n ascend_v from_o the_o corrupt_a urine_n into_o the_o noble_a part_n that_o convulsion_n syncopes_fw-la and_o other_o dangerous_a effect_n be_v procreate_v ix_o as_o a_o man_n can_v live_v without_o testicle_n so_o can_v a_o woman_n without_o the_o matrix_fw-la these_o be_v member_n give_v by_o nature_n not_o for_o conversation_n of_o the_o individual_n but_o for_o continuation_n of_o the_o species_n therefore_o zacu●u●_n speak_v of_o a_o woman_n who_o live_v thirty_o year_n after_o her_o matrix_fw-la be_v cut_v out_o which_o by_o a_o fall_n that_o she_o have_v from_o a_o high_a tree_n have_v slip_v out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o can_v never_o be_v again_o replace_v obs._n 76._o l._n 2._o chap._n v._n 1._o strange_n but_o not_o miraculous_a birth_n 2._o strange_a and_o strong_a imagination_n 3._o poison_n inward_a and_o outward_a 4._o poison_n of_o mad_a dog_n 5._o cantharides_n 6._o poison_v how_o it_o work_v 7._o why_o bird_n not_o poison_v as_o man_n 8._o amphiam_fw-la opium_n mandrake_n 9_o the_o plague_n no_o hectic_a nor_o putrid_a fever_n 10._o epidemical_a disease_n that_o a_o boy_n of_o nine_o year_n old_a shall_v beget_v a_o child_n be_v rar●_n but_o much_o mor●_n strange_a it_o be_v that_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v
some_o other_o picture_n which_o offend_v the_o doctor_n eye_n as_o 1._o that_o of_o cleopatra_n with_o two_o asps._n suetonius_n speak_v of_o one_o florus_n of_o two_o so_o do_v virgil_n nec_fw-la dum_fw-la etiam_fw-la geminos_fw-la à_fw-la tergo_fw-la respicit_fw-la angues_fw-la so_o do_v propertius_n brachia_n spectavi_fw-la sacris_fw-la admorsa_fw-la colubris_fw-la he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v reprove_v these_o rather_o than_o the_o painter_n he_o shall_v also_o have_v quarrel_v with_o augustus_n who_o from_o the_o prick_v he_o find_v in_o her_o arm_n conclude_v she_o be_v bite_v by_o asp_n and_o therefore_o employ_v the_o phylli_n to_o suck_v out_o the_o poison_n but_o whether_o she_o be_v bite_v by_o one_o or_o two_o or_o none_o the_o picture_n be_v harmless_a and_o consonant_n both_o to_o roman_a historian_n and_o poet_n 2._o the_o picture_n of_o the_o nine_o worthy_n displease_v he_o because_o alexander_n be_v describe_v sit_v upon_o a_o elephant_n hector_n on_o horseback_n 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