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fit_n or_o the_o consumption_n of_o vital_a part_n or_o a_o fever_n in_o the_o artery_n or_o dissolve_v a_o stone_n too_o big_a to_o go_v through_o the_o passage_n and_o many_o the_o like_a he_o will_v not_o only_o have_v be_v cry_v up_o for_o a_o rare_a physician_n but_o for_o a_o miracle_n of_o the_o world_n and_o worship_v as_o a_o saint_n but_o if_o he_o can_v not_o effect_v more_o than_o the_o school_n can_v do_v why_o do_v he_o inveigh_v so_o bitter_o against_o they_o wherefore_o i_o can_v commend_v he_o in_o so_o do_v but_o as_o i_o respect_v the_o art_n of_o physic_n as_o a_o singular_a gift_n from_o god_n to_o mankind_n so_o i_o respect_v and_o esteem_v also_o learned_a and_o skilful_a physician_n for_o their_o various_a knowledge_n industrious_a study_n careful_a practice_n and_o great_a experience_n and_o think_v every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v the_o like_a they_o be_v the_o only_a supporter_n and_o restorer_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o health_n for_o though_o i_o must_v 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i_o rest_v madam_n your_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n xxxi_o madam_n your_o author_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o school_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o humour_n in_o a_o animal_n body_n except_o blood_n prove_v many_o humour_n in_o himself_o but_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n why_o nature_n shall_v not_o make_v several_a humour_n as_o well_o as_o several_a element_n vegetable_n mineral_n animal_n and_o other_o creature_n and_o that_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o many_o several_a way_n for_o to_o mention_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o other_o creature_n viz._n vegetable_n they_o be_v as_o we_o see_v not_o only_o produce_v many_o several_a way_n but_o in_o many_o several_a ground_n either_o by_o sow_v set_v or_o graft_v either_o in_o clayie_a limy_a sandy_a chalky_a dry_a or_o wet_a ground_n and_o why_o may_v not_o several_a humour_n be_v produce_v as_o well_o of_o other_o creature_n and_o part_n as_o other_o be_v produce_v of_o they_o for_o 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action_n in_o a_o particular_a part_n may_v cause_v a_o disturbance_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n nay_o a_o total_a ruin_n and_o dissolution_n of_o the_o compose_v which_o dissolution_n be_v call_v death_n and_o yet_o these_o cause_n be_v neither_o light_n nor_o blas_n nor_o gas_n no_o more_o than_o man_n be_v shine_a sun_n or_o flame_a torch_n or_o blaze_a meteor_n or_o azure_a sky_n wherefore_o leave_v your_o author_n to_o his_o contradict_a humour_n i_o rest_v madam_n your_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n xxxii_o madam_n i_o do_v very_o believe_v with_o the_o school_n the_o purge_v of_o the_o brain_n against_o your_o author_n keeper_n for_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o all_o the_o part_n of_o a_o man_n body_n shall_v not_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o evacuation_n and_o purge_n as_o well_o as_o some_o it_o be_v true_a if_o the_o substance_n or_o nourishment_n receive_v be_v all_o useful_a and_o only_o enough_o for_o the_o maintenance_n subsistence_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o 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