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of_o the_o middle_a ventricle_n or_o breast_n page_n 408_o iii_o the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o high_a ventricle_n or_o head_n page_n 411_o iu._n the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o hand_n page_n 415_o v._n the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o foot_n page_n 417_o paris_n contain_v page_n 419_o hermetical_a philosopher_n page_n 421_o tome_n i._o part_n iv._o of_o virtual_a anatomy_n or_o the_o harmony_n between_o the_o macrocosm_n &_o microcosm_n lib_fw-la i._o of_o the_o analogical_a comparation_n of_o the_o heaven_n with_o the_o body_n of_o man._n page_n 424_o lib_fw-la ii_o of_o the_o influential_a harmony_n page_n 425_o lib_fw-la iii_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o simple_n which_o the_o dogmatist_n make_v use_v of_o to_o find_v out_o their_o nature_n page_n 427_o tome_n i._o part_n v._o of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o theoric_n of_o physic_n which_o be_v call_v pathologia_fw-la lib_fw-la i._o of_o semeiotica_n or_o the_o doctrine_n of_o sign_n page_n 437_o prognostical_a sign_n page_n 439_o sign_n of_o death_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o hermetical_a philosopher_n page_n 441_o of_o the_o crisis_n and_o critical_a day_n ibid._n lib_n ii_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pulse_n page_n 444_o 1_o the_o reason_n of_o observe_v and_o know_v the_o pulse_n ibid._n 2_o the_o difference_n of_o pulse_n page_n 445_o 3_o the_o cause_n of_o pulse_n ibid._n 4_o prognostic_n by_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o pulse_n page_n 446_o a_o hermetical_a consideration_n of_o the_o pulse_n page_n 447_o lib_fw-la iii_o of_o urine_n page_n 449_o the_o signification_n and_o difference_n of_o urine_n ibid._n hermetical_a consideration_n of_o urine_n page_n 452_o lib_fw-la iv._o of_o symptom_n page_n 453_o lib_fw-la v._o of_o the_o aethiologie_n of_o disease_n page_n 455_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o part_n both_o similar_v organical_a and_o common_a page_n 462_o lib_fw-la vi_o of_o general_a nosologie_n page_n 464_o accidental_a disease_n page_n 465_o disease_n according_a to_o the_o place_n 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he_o shall_v answer_v i_o be_o no_o physician_n by_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o all_o the_o cause_n he_o bring_v why_o he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o ruler_n be_v because_o he_o be_v no_o physician_n and_o therefore_o not_o fit_a to_o take_v the_o dignity_n of_o a_o prince_n upon_o he_o whence_o that_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 38._o honour_n the_o physician_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v create_v he_o for_o thy_o necessity_n for_o all_o heal_n be_v from_o the_o most_o high_a and_o he_o shall_v receive_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o god_n may_v give_v these_o gift_n even_o to_o wicked_a man_n yet_o this_o we_o say_v a_o true_a physician_n deserve_v praise_n as_o well_o as_o reward_v and_o this_o we_o affirm_v be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o good_a honest_a and_o prudent_a physician_n not_o to_o gape_v after_o reward_n like_o a_o stage-player_n but_o to_o be_v content_a with_o what_o be_v give_v he_o menecrates_z the_o sicilian_a howsoever_o late_a pen_n 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〈◊〉_d lib_n i._o of_o semeiotica_n or_o the_o doctrine_n of_o sign_n 1_o semeiotica_n deliver_v the_o doctrine_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o physical_a sign_n be_v either_o healthful_a unhealthful_a or_o neutral_a 3_o some_o sign_n call_v to_o memory_n the_o state_n past_a other_o show_v the_o state_n present_a and_o they_o be_v either_o general_n or_o special_a the_o general_n be_v diagnostick_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 4_o diagnostick_n be_v common_a or_o proper_a 5_o proper_a be_v threefold_a 1_o some_o be_v take_v from_o the_o kind_a of_o the_o disease_n 2_o other_o from_o the_o cause_n 3_o other_o from_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n afflict_v 6_o the_o sign_n of_o disease_n be_v know_v by_o the_o excrement_n the_o pain_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n afflict_a the_o colour_n of_o the_o nail_n tongue_n and_o face_n 7_o of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n some_o show_v the_o cause_n either_o present_a as_o the_o colour_n nature_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o part_n afflict_v the_o excrement_n or_o else_o 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