this_o place_n undertake_v to_o discourse_v as_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o i_o though_o brief_o as_o i_o begin_v yet_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o part_n i_o see_v will_v amount_v unto_o too_o long_a a_o sum_n to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o a_o preface_n especial_o consider_v we_o shall_v at_o large_a prosecute_v every_o particular_a in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n wherefore_o after_o we_o have_v give_v you_o another_o kind_n of_o distribution_n of_o they_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v we_o will_v apply_v ourselves_o unto_o their_o particular_a history_n chap._n i._n a_o distribution_n of_o the_o natural_a part_n contain_v in_o the_o low_a belly_n have_v already_o entreat_v of_o the_o invest_v or_o contain_v part_n of_o the_o low_a region_n or_o nether_a belly_n it_o follow_v now_o that_o we_o continue_v our_o discourse_n to_o the_o part_n contain_v also_o these_o be_v of_o double_a use_n for_o either_o they_o serve_v for_o nourishment_n or_o for_o generation_n those_o that_o belong_v to_o generation_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o kind_n we_o refer_v unto_o the_o yard_n the_o part_n belong_v to_o nutrition_n to_o chilification_n stomach_n kell_n sweet_a bread_n gut_n mensentery_n to_o sanguification_n meseraicke_a vein_n gate_n vein_n liver_n hollow_o vein_n part_n avoid_v the_o excrement_n the_o bladder_n of_o gall_n the_o spleen_n vas_n breve_fw-la haemorroid_fw-fr vein_n kidney_n vreter_n bladder_n and_o yard_n next_o book_n the_o nourish_a part_n do_v either_o perfect_a the_o chylus_n which_o we_o call_v chilification_n or_o the_o blood_n which_o we_o call_v sanguification_n for_o the_o first_o some_o make_v and_o concoct_v the_o chylus_n as_o the_o stomach_n some_o help_n and_o further_o this_o concoction_n as_o the_o kell_n and_o the_o sweetbread_n other_o put_v to_o the_o last_o hand_n of_o perfection_n and_o then_o distribute_v it_o as_o the_o small_a gut_n other_o receive_v and_o avoid_v the_o gross_a and_o thick_a excrement_n as_o the_o great_a gut_n and_o these_o together_o with_o the_o small_a be_v fasten_v unto_o the_o mesenterie_n for_o sanguification_n some_o part_n suck_v the_o chylus_n out_o of_o the_o gut_n alter_v it_o and_o give_v it_o a_o certain_a rudiment_n or_o tincture_n of_o blood_n as_o the_o meseraicke_a vein_n which_o also_o carry_v it_o by_o the_o port_n vein_n unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o substance_n thereof_o where_o it_o receive_v the_o perfection_n of_o blood_n other_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o perfect_v do_v distribute_v it_o into_o the_o whole_a body_n as_o the_o hollow_a vein_n by_o his_o fair_a fork_a branch_n other_o receive_v the_o excrement_n either_o yellow_a choler_n as_o the_o bladder_n of_o gall_n and_o that_o which_o we_o call_v porus_n biliarius_n and_o convey_v it_o into_o the_o gut_n or_o black_a and_o feculent_a choler_n as_o the_o spleen_n or_o milt_z in_o which_o it_o receive_v a_o far_a concoction_n and_o the_o more_o laudable_a part_n it_o reserve_v for_o his_o own_o nourishment_n but_o the_o very_a lees_n it_o send_v away_o either_o upward_o unto_o the_o stomach_n by_o a_o short_a vessel_n call_v vas_n breve_fw-la where_o it_o become_v the_o appetite_n remembrancer_n or_o downward_o to_o the_o haemorrhoidall_a vein_n final_o the_o serous_a or_o wheyie_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v still_o distil_v away_o by_o the_o kidney_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o segregation_n or_o separation_n make_v of_o that_o whey_n or_o urine_n from_o the_o blood_n the_o blood_n remain_v behind_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o kidney_n but_o the_o whey_n be_v derive_v by_o the_o ureter_n into_o the_o bladder_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v deliver_v out_o by_o the_o conduit_n of_o all_o which_o part_n we_o will_v entreat_v as_o i_o say_v before_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o dissection_n begin_v with_o the_o kell_n or_o omentum_fw-la chap._n ii_o of_o the_o omentum_fw-la or_o kall_n the_o kall_n or_o kell_n which_o be_v decipher_v in_o the_o sixth_o table_n of_o the_o second_o book_n they_o the_o name_n &_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o and_o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o of_o this_o three_o book_n be_v call_v omentum_fw-la as_o it_o be_v operimentum_fw-la that_o be_v a_o cover_n of_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o swim_v upon_o because_o it_o swim_v upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o stomach_n table_n 2_o bb_n and_o the_o uppermost_a gut_n table_n 2_o cc._n from_o the_o wander_a and_o implicate_v passage_n of_o his_o vessel_n which_o may_v be_v liken_v to_o a_o fisher_n net_n table_n 1_o figure_n 1._o and_o 2._o it_o table_n 1._o lib._n 3._o the_o first_o figure_n show_v the_o kall_n or_o omentum_fw-la whole_a and_o loose_v on_o every_o side_n resemble_v a_o satchel_n or_o a_o small_a fisher_n net_n with_o the_o course_n of_o the_o vein_n artery_n &_o sinew_n run_v through_o it_o the_o second_o figure_n contain_v the_o low_a membrane_n of_o the_o omentum_fw-la the_o upper_a be_v remoove_v with_o the_o colic_n gut_n which_o it_o contain_v and_o the_o vessel_n fig_n i._n fig_n ii_o it_o be_v a_o large_a membrane_n situate_v before_o upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o stomach_n table_n 6._o kal._n the_o situation_n of_o the_o kal._n pp_n lib._n 2._o and_o downward_o over_o the_o gut_n table_n 6._o xxxx_n lib._n 2._o unto_o the_o navel_n sometime_o but_o seldom_o and_o that_o in_o ape_n and_o dog_n it_o be_v stretch_v even_o unto_o the_o sharebone_n and_o usual_o in_o dissection_n it_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v roll_v up_o or_o double_v towards_o the_o spleen_n not_o only_o in_o such_o as_o be_v hang_v or_o drown_v say_v vesalius_n but_o also_o in_o those_o that_o die_v of_o other_o vesalius_n vesalius_n ordinary_a disease_n or_o come_v to_o their_o end_n by_o sudden_a mischance_n sometime_o also_o it_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o convolution_n or_o wind_n of_o the_o gut_n and_o sometime_o in_o woman_n it_o pass_v between_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o bladder_n and_o by_o streightning_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n become_v a_o ordinary_a but_o yet_o not_o a_o perpetual_a cause_n of_o barrenness_n or_o sterility_n as_o also_o hypocrates_n observe_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la muliebri_fw-la in_o some_o woman_n after_o their_o travel_n it_o remain_v gather_v together_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o their_o belly_n hypocrates_n hypocrates_n and_o there_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o sore_a pain_n but_o if_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o passage_n that_o descend_v into_o the_o cod_n it_o cause_v a_o soft_a rapture_n which_o disease_n no_o creature_n be_v subject_a unto_o but_o man_n &_o ape_n as_o say_v galen_n in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o his_o sixth_o book_n de_fw-fr administrationibus_fw-la anatomicis_fw-la galen_n galen_n it_o be_v fasten_v always_o to_o the_o stomach_n table_n 6._o mno_fw-la lib._n 2._o to_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o colic_n connection_n his_o connection_n gut_n table_n 1_o figure_n 2._o gghh_o to_o other_o part_n sometime_o it_o be_v join_v sometime_o it_o be_v free_a from_o they_o for_o it_o behoove_v not_o say_v galen_n in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n of_o the_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la that_o it_o shall_v hang_v loose_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v crumple_v together_o and_o shall_v leave_v many_o part_n uncover_v which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o his_o warmth_n the_o form_n of_o it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o pursenet_n or_o falconer_n bag_n table_n 1_o fig._n 1._o and_o 2._o two_o it_o the_o form_n of_o it_o consist_v of_o a_o double_a membrane_n knit_v together_o in_o the_o bottom_n columbus_n say_v but_o only_o reflex_v or_o turn_v back_o again_o it_o have_v a_o round_a orifice_n table_n 1_o figure_n 1._o bb_n which_o ascend_v high_a in_o the_o hinder_a part_n than_o before_o and_o below_o it_o be_v round_o table_n 1_o figure_n 1._o and_o 2._o it_o be_v compound_v of_o membrane_n and_o vessel_n and_o a_o muddy_a and_o easy_o putrify_v fat_a composition_n the_o frame_n or_o composition_n which_o composition_n galen_n express_v under_o the_o name_n of_o his_o original_n in_o the_o place_n next_o above_o name_v the_o membrane_n be_v two_o whence_o of_o some_o it_o be_v call_v a_o double_a peritonaeum_fw-la membrane_n his_o two_o membrane_n and_o those_o very_a fine_a and_o smooth_a lest_o the_o gut_n shall_v be_v over_o burden_v with_o his_o weight_n lie_v one_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o another_o the_o upper_a be_v call_v the_o upper_a wing_n the_o low_a the_o low_o wing_v table_n 2._o cc._n the_o upper_a and_o foremost_a arise_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o stomach_n tab._n 2._o aa_o bb_n from_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la which_o compass_v it_o about_o and_o make_v his_o three_o coat_n and_o be_v join_v in_o a_o right_a line_n with_o a_o portion_n of_o the_o inferior_a membrane_n in_o the_o hollow_a part_n of_o
and_o fall_v into_o itself_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o must_v have_v certain_a contortion_n or_o wreathe_n that_o the_o part_n within_o contain_v may_v be_v defend_v from_o outward_a cold_a wherefore_o then_o it_o be_v short_a and_o narrow_a but_o in_o coition_n it_o be_v distend_v unto_o the_o measure_n cold_a when_o woman_n take_v most_o cold_a of_o the_o yard_n in_o the_o birth_n to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o infant_n which_o be_v to_o pass_v through_o it_o and_o therefore_o when_o the_o course_n flow_v but_o especial_o when_o the_o time_n of_o deliverance_n be_v at_o hand_n the_o neck_n become_v right_a straight_o and_o open_a woman_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o take_v cold_a by_o it_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o neck_n immediate_o above_o the_o neck_n table_n 9_o figure_n 2._o m_o figure_n 3._o e_fw-la fig._n hymen_n the_o hymen_n 4._o l_o of_o the_o bladder_n they_o place_n in_o virgin_n the_o hymen_n or_o eugion_n table_n 9_o figure_n 4._o n_z which_o many_o will_v have_v to_o be_v a_o slender_a membrane_n nervous_a not_o thick_a place_v overthwart_a that_o it_o may_v shut_v the_o cavity_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n yet_o perforate_v in_o the_o midst_n like_o a_o ring_n that_o in_o grow_v maid_n it_o will_v admit_v the_o top_n of_o a_o little_a finger_n that_o through_o it_o the_o course_n may_v pass_v sprinkle_v also_o with_o vein_n this_o they_o say_v be_v break_v in_o the_o devirgination_n from_o whence_o come_v the_o pain_n and_o effusion_n of_o blood_n and_o after_o it_o vanish_v as_o do_v the_o bridle_n of_o the_o nut_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n with_o this_o also_o be_v the_o wing_n or_o lip_n of_o the_o lap_n tie_v together_o because_o there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o a_o large_a entrance_n before_o coition_n but_o let_v we_o set_v down_o with_o your_o patience_n the_o true_a history_n of_o the_o hymen_n which_o severinus_n pinaeus_n the_o french_a king_n chirurgeon_n have_v diligent_o and_o at_o large_a record_v pinaeus_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o hymen_n out_o of_o pinaeus_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o trench_n which_o be_v in_o the_o great_a slit_n or_o cleft_n lie_v always_o hide_v the_o orifice_n of_o the_o maiden_n bosom_n of_o modesty_n be_v place_v not_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o trench_n but_o in_o the_o inner_a end_n of_o that_o production_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o trench_n this_o production_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o virgin_n be_v as_o long_o as_o the_o little_a finger_n be_v broad_a in_o the_o midst_n and_o be_v encircle_v above_o with_o a_o round_a cavity_n the_o figure_n of_o it_o be_v round_o yet_o determine_v into_o a_o sharpness_n and_o in_o the_o end_n have_v one_o notable_a passage_n which_o will_v admit_v the_o top_n of_o the_o little_a finger_n the_o substance_n be_v partly_o fleshy_a partly_o membranous_a be_v compound_v of_o caruncle_n or_o little_a piece_n of_o flesh_n and_o membrane_n the_o caruncle_n be_v four_o and_o be_v like_o the_o berry_n of_o caruncle_n the_o caruncle_n the_o myrtle_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o the_o bosom_n one_o the_o membrane_n tie_v they_o together_o be_v also_o four_o which_o be_v not_o dispose_v overthwart_o but_o run_v all_o right_n downward_o from_o the_o inner_a end_n of_o the_o say_v bosom_n and_o be_v place_v each_o in_o the_o distance_n between_o every_o caruncle_n with_o which_o they_o be_v almost_o equal_o extend_v or_o streatched_a forth_o but_o these_o both_o caruncle_n and_o membrane_n be_v in_o some_o body_n short_a or_o long_o thick_a or_o thin_a they_o in_o other_o as_o also_o the_o orifice_n at_o the_o end_n of_o they_o be_v in_o some_o wide_a in_o some_o narrow_a and_o then_o especial_o be_v at_o the_o straight_a when_o the_o caruncle_n and_o the_o fleshy_a membrane_n be_v near_o join_v together_o devirgination_n whence_o come_v the_o pain_n in_o devirgination_n from_z whence_o come_v either_o geat_a or_o less_o pain_n in_o devirgination_n or_o deflower_v which_o terence_n call_v the_o sharp_a coition_n all_o these_o particle_n together_o make_v the_o form_n of_o the_o cup_n of_o a_o little_a rose_n half_o blow_v when_o the_o beard_a leaf_n be_v take_v away_o or_o this_o production_n with_o the_o lap_n or_o privity_n may_v be_v liken_v to_o the_o great_a clove_n gillyflower_n when_o it_o be_v moderate_o blow_v galen_n in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr uteri_fw-la dissectione_fw-la likn_v this_o production_n to_o the_o prepuce_fw-la or_o foreskin_n of_o a_o man_n because_o it_o be_v somewhat_o long_a and_o perforate_v in_o the_o end_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o little_a more_o fleshy_a and_o soft_a than_o the_o foreskin_n it_o be_v call_v hymen_n quasi_fw-la limen_n as_o it_o be_v the_o entrance_n hymen_n hymen_n the_o pillar_n or_o lock_v or_o flower_n of_o virginity_n for_o be_v whole_a it_o be_v the_o only_a sure_a note_n of_o unsteyn_v virginity_n yet_o some_o also_o have_v other_o quaint_a device_n to_o try_v virginity_n with_o as_o if_o a_o thread_n measure_v from_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o nose_n along_o the_o forehead_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o null_n suture_a or_o amayd_v a_o odd_a trick_n to_o try_v amayd_v seam_n will_v also_o fit_o encompass_v the_o woman_n neck_n for_o when_o the_o yard_n enter_v into_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n than_o the_o fleshy_a membrane_n which_o be_v among_o the_o caruncle_n be_v tear_v devirgination_n the_o true_a cause_n of_o pain_n in_o devirgination_n up_o even_o to_o their_o root_n and_o the_o caruncle_n be_v so_o fret_v and_o streatched_a that_o a_o man_n will_v believe_v they_o be_v never_o join_v some_o notable_a vessel_n be_v open_v and_o in_o the_o break_n be_v pain_n which_o in_o young_a wench_n be_v more_o because_o of_o the_o dryness_n of_o the_o part_n but_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n the_o less_o because_o of_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o elder_a maid_n who_o course_n have_v now_o some_o good_a time_n flow_v there_o be_v less_o pain_n because_o of_o the_o moisture_n and_o laxitie_n of_o the_o hymen_n but_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n be_v great_a because_o the_o vessel_n be_v grow_v large_a and_o the_o blood_n get_v a_o full_a course_n unto_o they_o for_o all_o virgin_n although_o they_o be_v never_o so_o mellow_a devirgination_n why_o some_o have_v no_o pain_n in_o devirgination_n yet_o have_v their_o first_o coition_n painful_a but_o some_o more_o some_o less_o unless_o they_o then_o be_v menstruous_a or_o have_v be_v within_o three_o or_o four_o day_n for_o than_o they_o admit_v the_o yard_n with_o less_o trouble_n because_o of_o the_o relaxation_n and_o lubricity_n of_o these_o moist_a part_n whereupon_o the_o membrane_n be_v dilate_v with_o little_a or_o no_o pain_n and_o this_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n why_o some_o honour_n a_o good_a caveate_n for_o mother_n concern_v their_o daughter_n honour_n man_n have_v unworthy_o suspect_v the_o uncorrupted_a chastity_n of_o their_o wife_n wherefore_o it_o be_v fit_v the_o mother_n or_o woman_n friend_n of_o such_o virgin_n shall_v have_v care_n of_o their_o honour_n by_o give_v warning_n to_o their_o bridegroom_n of_o their_o bride_n purgation_n if_o at_o that_o time_n they_o be_v upon_o they_o and_o very_o often_o they_o be_v when_o the_o bride_n be_v grow_v woman_n and_o well_o complexioned_a because_o the_o joy_n and_o private_a pleasure_n of_o affiance_a young_a folk_n as_o also_o their_o dance_n and_o frolic_a diet_n with_o such_o like_a do_v often_o by_o move_v the_o body_n accelerate_v and_o hasten_v such_o purgation_n and_o be_v come_v do_v cause_n they_o long_o to_o endure_v the_o tear_a membrane_n of_o this_o production_n in_o their_o utmost_a compass_n indent_v do_v sometime_o hang_v down_o on_o either_o hand_n in_o the_o side_n by_o the_o cleave_a like_a unto_o value_n for_o so_o pinaeus_n call_v they_o or_o leafe-gate_n which_o be_v much_o less_o than_o the_o nymphae_n but_o of_o the_o same_o figure_n &_o use_v these_o be_v not_o lose_v before_o a_o woman_n have_v bear_v a_o child_n but_o be_v reserve_v be_v return_v upward_o to_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n now_o make_v much_o wide_a then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o virginity_n but_o in_o those_o that_o have_v often_o bring_v forth_o large_o limb_v infant_n or_o who_o womb_n have_v fall_v downward_o and_o so_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o be_v invert_v or_o turn_v they_o be_v lessen_v and_o contract_v or_o draw_v upward_o towards_o the_o neck_n and_o so_o perfect_o unite_v to_o the_o caruncle_n to_o which_o they_o adhere_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v utter_o perish_v but_o the_o four_o caruncle_n which_o be_v like_o myrtle_n berry_n whereof_o one_o and_o the_o foremost_a be_v place_v at_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o bladder_n another_o and_o the_o hindmost_a with_o the_o two_o lateral_a situate_v use_n the_o caruncle_n
he_o record_v to_o have_v happen_v to_o namisia_n the_o wife_n of_o gorgippus_n in_o thaso_n namisia_n namisia_n wherefore_o say_v they_o if_o a_o woman_n may_v become_v a_o man_n and_o her_o part_n of_o generation_n which_o before_o lay_v hide_v within_o may_v come_v forth_o and_o hang_v as_o man_n do_v then_o do_v woman_n differ_v from_o man_n only_o in_o the_o scite_fw-la or_o position_n of_o their_o part_n of_o generation_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o against_o this_o opinion_n there_o be_v two_o mighty_a argument_n one_o be_v opinion_n reason_n and_o experience_n against_o the_o former_a opinion_n take_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o dissection_n another_o from_o reason_n which_o two_o be_v the_o philosopher_n bloodhound_n by_o which_o they_o track_v the_o cause_n of_o thing_n for_o first_o of_o all_o say_v laurentius_n these_o part_n in_o man_n and_o woman_n differ_v in_o number_n the_o want_v from_o the_o number_n of_o the_o part_n what_o part_n of_o man_n a_o woman_n want_v small_a bladder_n which_o first_o herophylus_n find_v and_o call_v varicoso_n adstites_fw-la that_o be_v the_o parastatae_fw-la woman_n have_v not_o at_o all_o nor_o the_o prostatae_fw-la which_o be_v place_v at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n in_o which_o seed_n be_v treasure_v up_o for_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o nature_n although_o there_o be_v some_o that_o think_v that_o woman_n have_v they_o but_o so_o small_a that_o they_o be_v insensible_a which_o be_v say_v he_o to_o beg_v the_o question_n again_o i_o think_v it_o be_v very_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o the_o neck_n part_n from_o the_o form_n &_o structure_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n invert_v be_v like_o the_o member_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n have_v but_o one_o cavity_n and_o that_o be_v long_o and_o large_a like_o a_o sneath_a to_o receive_v the_o virile_a member_n but_o the_o member_n or_o yard_n of_o a_o man_n consist_v of_o two_o hollow_a nerve_n a_o common_a passage_n for_o seed_n and_o urine_n and_o four_o muscle_n neither_o be_v the_o cavity_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n so_o large_a and_o ample_a as_o that_o of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n add_v to_o this_o that_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n in_o woman_n do_v not_o equal_a in_o length_n the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o in_o man_n it_o equal_v the_o whole_a length_n of_o the_o member_n or_o yard_n howsoever_o therefore_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n shall_v be_v invert_v yet_o will_v it_o never_o make_v the_o virile_a member_n for_o three_o hollow_a body_n can_v be_v make_v of_o one_o but_o the_o yard_n consist_v of_o three_o hollow_a body_n two_o ligament_n arise_v from_o bone_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o have_v before_o sufficient_o show_v if_o any_o man_n instance_n in_o the_o tentigo_n of_o the_o ancient_n or_o fallopius_n his_o clitoris_fw-la bear_v the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n as_o which_o have_v two_o ligament_n and_o four_o muscle_n yet_o see_v how_o these_o two_o differ_v the_o clitoris_n be_v a_o small_a body_n not_o continuate_v clitoris_fw-la concern_v fallopius_n his_o clitoris_fw-la at_o all_o with_o the_o bladder_n but_o place_v in_o the_o height_n of_o the_o lap_n the_o clitoris_n have_v no_o passage_n for_o the_o emission_n of_o seed_n but_o the_o virile_a member_n be_v long_o and_o have_v a_o passage_n in_o the_o midst_n by_o which_o it_o pour_v seed_n into_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n neither_o be_v there_o say_v laurentius_n any_o similitude_n between_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n invert_v and_o the_o scrotum_fw-la or_o cod_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o cod_n be_v a_o rugous_a and_o thin_a skin_n the_o bottom_n womb_n concern_v the_o cod_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v a_o very_a thick_a and_o sight_n membrane_n all_o fleshy_a within_o and_o weave_v with_o manifold_a fibre_n final_o the_o insertion_n of_o the_o spermaticke_a vessel_n the_o different_a figure_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n vessel_n the_o insertion_n of_o the_o spermaticke_a vessel_n testicle_n their_o magnitude_n substance_n and_o structure_n or_o composition_n do_v strong_o gainsay_v this_o opinion_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o those_o so_o many_o story_n of_o woman_n change_v into_o man_n true_o i_o think_v say_v he_o all_o of_o they_o monstrous_a and_o some_o not_o credible_a but_o if_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v happen_v second_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o change_n of_o sex_n the_o first_o the_o second_o it_o may_v well_o be_v answer_v that_o such_o party_n be_v hermophradite_n that_o be_v have_v the_o part_n of_o both_o sex_n which_o because_o of_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o heat_n in_o their_o nonage_n lie_v hide_v but_o break_v out_o afterward_o as_o their_o heat_n grow_v unto_o strength_n or_o we_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o there_o be_v some_o woman_n so_o hot_a by_o nature_n that_o their_o clitoris_n hang_v forth_o in_o the_o fashion_n of_o a_o man_n member_n which_o because_o it_o may_v be_v distend_v and_o again_o grow_v loose_a and_o flaccid_a may_v deceive_v ignorant_a people_n again_o midwife_n may_v oft_o be_v deceive_v because_o of_o the_o faulty_a conformation_n of_o those_o part_n for_o sometime_o the_o member_n and_o testicle_n be_v so_o small_a and_o sink_v three_o the_o three_o so_o deep_a into_o the_o body_n that_o they_o can_v easy_o be_v discern_v pinaeus_n write_v that_o at_o paris_n in_o the_o year_n 1577._o in_o the_o street_n of_o s._n dennis_n a_o woman_n travel_v and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n which_o because_o of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v sudden_o baptize_v for_o a_o daughter_n and_o be_v call_v joanna_n a_o few_o day_n after_o in_o dress_v the_o history_n a_o history_n infant_n the_o mother_n perceyve_v it_o to_o be_v a_o manchilde_n and_o so_o do_v the_o stander_n by_o and_o they_o name_v it_o john_n as_o for_o the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o all_o those_o woman_n who_o voice_n hypocrates_n answer_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n turn_v strong_a or_o have_v beard_n and_o grow_v hairy_a do_v present_o also_o change_v their_o part_n of_o generation_n neither_o do_v hypocrates_n say_v so_o but_o plain_o the_o contrary_a for_o he_o add_v when_o we_o have_v try_v all_o mean_n we_o can_v not_o bring_v down_o her_o course_n but_o she_o perish_v wherefore_o her_o part_n of_o generation_n remain_v as_o those_o of_o a_o woman_n although_o her_o body_n grow_v mannish_a and_o hairy_a qvest._n ix_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o womb_n another_o question_n there_o be_v whether_o the_o womb_n move_v local_o and_o mathematical_o move_v how_o the_o womb_n be_v say_v to_o move_v or_o physical_o only_a concern_v which_o we_o will_v resolve_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a motion_n of_o the_o womb_n one_o altogether_o natural_a another_o altogether_o symptomicall_a and_o convulsive_a the_o three_o mix_v partly_o natural_a partly_o symptomical_a the_o motion_n a_o threefold_a motion_n natural_a motion_n be_v mere_o from_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o symptomatical_a mere_o from_o a_o unhealthful_a cause_n the_o three_o from_o they_o both_o together_o the_o natural_a motion_n be_v when_o the_o womb_n draw_v seed_n out_o of_o the_o neck_n into_o his_o bottom_n for_o than_o it_o run_v downward_o to_o meet_v it_o insomuch_o that_o sometime_o it_o have_v be_v see_v even_o womb_n the_o natural_a motion_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o fall_v out_o it_o move_v also_o natural_o when_o in_o conception_n it_o be_v contract_v and_o embrace_v the_o seed_n strict_o on_o every_o side_n as_o also_o when_o it_o exclude_v the_o infant_n the_o afterbirth_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o beside_o nature_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o motion_n it_o have_v right_a fibre_n and_o very_a many_o transuerse_a or_o overthwart_a and_o this_o motion_n come_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n the_o symptomatical_a motion_n be_v only_o from_o a_o cause_n that_o be_v morbous_a or_o diseasefull_a and_o matrixe_n the_o symptomatical_a motion_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o suffocati_fw-la on_o o_z strangulation_n of_o the_o matrixe_n that_o be_v convulsive_a which_o motion_n be_v manifest_a in_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o matrixe_n for_o then_o the_o womb_n be_v move_v upward_o because_o it_o be_v draw_v convulsive_o and_o that_o come_v either_o from_o repletion_n or_o from_o exhaustion_n or_o emptiness_n the_o ligament_n either_o be_v by_o drought_n exsiccate_v or_o steep_v in_o overmuch_o moisture_n sometime_o it_o come_v from_o a_o poisonous_a breath_n from_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o course_n or_o the_o retention_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n fall_v into_o it_o out_o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o this_o convulsive_a motion_n the_o
before_o in_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la draw_v it_o thence_o into_o the_o gut_n and_o yet_o we_o know_v no_o direct_a passage_n from_o the_o one_o part_n to_o the_o other_o and_o this_o have_v make_v man_n to_o say_v that_o as_o open_a as_o the_o body_n of_o purge_v dropsy_n water_n how_o purge_v glass_n be_v to_o the_o light_n although_o it_o be_v very_o solid_a so_o open_a be_v the_o whole_a body_n as_o to_o external_a air_n of_o which_o we_o find_v our_o body_n oftentimes_o very_o sensible_a so_o to_o humour_n much_o more_o to_o spirit_n and_o thin_a and_o subtle_a vapour_n experience_n hereof_o we_o have_v in_o the_o use_n of_o tobacco_n for_o a_o man_n end_n the_o work_n of_o tobacco_n in_o the_o finger_n end_n shall_v often_o find_v it_o sensible_o in_o his_o toe_n and_o finger_n end_n present_o upon_o the_o rake_n but_o of_o this_o we_o shall_v take_v leave_n in_o the_o next_o discourse_n to_o speak_v a_o little_a more_o large_o see_v it_o not_o only_o concern_v almost_o all_o woman_n but_o may_v serve_v somewhat_o to_o stay_v their_o mind_n upon_o many_o accident_n which_o every_o day_n befall_v they_o qvest._n xi_o of_o the_o wonderful_a consent_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o part_n of_o woman_n bodis_fw-la concern_v the_o wonderful_a sympathy_n that_o be_v between_o the_o womb_n and_o almost_o all_o the_o part_n of_o woman_n body_n that_o place_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o sympathize_v a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o part_n with_o which_o the_o womb_n do_v sympathize_v book_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la be_v most_o remarkable_a where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o womb_n of_o woman_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o disease_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o womb_n be_v affect_v there_o follow_v manifest_a sign_n of_o distemper_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o brain_n the_o heart_n the_o liver_n the_o kidney_n the_o bladder_n the_o gut_n the_o sharebone_n and_o in_o all_o the_o faculty_n animal_n vital_a and_o natural_a but_o above_o all_o the_o sympathy_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o breast_n be_v most_o notable_a yet_o will_v we_o not_o stick_v a_o little_a to_o insist_v upon_o the_o former_a particular_n between_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v very_o great_a consent_n as_o well_o by_o the_o nerve_n brain_n the_o consent_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o brain_n as_o by_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o back_n hence_o in_o affect_n of_o the_o mother_n come_v the_o pain_n which_o some_o woman_n often_o feel_v in_o the_o backe-part_n of_o their_o head_n their_o frenzy_n or_o frantic_a fit_n their_o dumb_a silence_n and_o indeed_o inability_n to_o speak_v their_o strange_a fearfulness_n sometime_o loathe_v their_o life_n yet_o fear_v beyond_o measure_n to_o die_v their_o convulsion_n the_o calligation_n or_o dimness_n of_o their_o sight_n the_o hiss_a of_o their_o ear_n and_o a_o world_n of_o such_o like_a and_o of_o unlike_a accident_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o womb_n the_o consent_n be_v make_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o many_o womb_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o womb_n notable_a artery_n call_v spermaticall_a and_o hypogastricall_a that_o be_v the_o artery_n of_o seed_n &_o of_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n hence_o come_v light_a faint_n desperate_a swoonding_n the_o cessation_n of_o breathe_v and_o intermission_n of_o the_o pulse_n the_o use_n of_o they_o both_o be_v take_v away_o by_o a_o venomous_a breath_n which_o dissolve_v the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o such_o woman_n live_v only_o by_o transpiration_n that_o be_v by_o such_o aer_fw-la as_o be_v draw_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o transpiration_n what_o it_o be_v to_o live_v by_o transpiration_n skin_n into_o the_o artery_n and_o so_o reach_v unto_o the_o heart_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a almost_o to_o perceive_v whether_o such_o woman_n do_v yet_o live_v or_o no_o and_o doubtless_o many_o be_v bury_v in_o such_o fit_n for_o they_o will_v last_v sometime_o 24._o hour_n or_o more_o and_o the_o body_n grow_v cold_a and_o rigid_a like_o quick_a many_o woman_n bury_v quick_a dead_a carcase_n who_o will_v recover_v if_o space_n be_v give_v in_o my_o time_n there_o go_v a_o woman_n beg_v about_o this_o city_n who_o have_v a_o coffin_n carry_v with_o she_o and_o oftentimes_o she_o fall_v into_o those_o hysterical_a fit_n and_o will_v lie_v so_o long_o in_o they_o nothing_o differ_v from_o a_o dead_a carcase_n till_o the_o wont_a time_n of_o her_o reviue_n hence_o it_o may_v history_n a_o history_n be_v come_v the_o proverb_n thou_o shall_v not_o believe_v a_o woman_n that_o she_o will_v die_v no_v not_o when_o she_o be_v dead_a this_o be_v a_o sore_a accident_n and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o tell_v you_o how_o you_o may_v know_v whether_o such_o have_v any_o life_n leave_v in_o they_o or_o no._n a_o downy_a feather_n apply_v unto_o their_o dead_a how_o to_o know_v whether_o a_o woman_n be_v alive_a or_o dead_a mouth_n will_v not_o sometime_o serve_v the_o turn_n for_o you_o shall_v not_o perceive_v it_o to_o shake_v and_o yet_o the_o woman_n live_v the_o only_a infallible_a token_n of_o life_n or_o death_n be_v if_o you_o apply_v a_o clear_a look_a glass_n close_o upon_o their_o mouth_n for_o than_o if_o they_o live_v the_o glass_n will_v have_v a_o little_a dew_n upon_o it_o if_o they_o be_v dead_a none_o at_o all_o but_o the_o safe_a way_n be_v not_o to_o be_v overhasty_a to_o bury_v woman_n especial_o such_o as_o die_v sudden_o and_o not_o upon_o evident_a cause_n till_o 2._o or_o 3_o day_n be_v over_o for_o some_o case_n a_o miserable_a case_n have_v be_v know_v so_o long_o after_o their_o suppose_a death_n to_o revive_v and_o some_o take_v again_o out_o of_o their_o coffin_n have_v be_v find_v to_o have_v beat_v themselves_o upon_o their_o reviue_n before_o their_o stiâ—ling_n into_o the_o grave_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v the_o report_n of_o such_o as_o we_o have_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o mistrust_v but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o sympathy_n between_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o womb_n the_o sympathy_n be_v a_o little_a above_o express_v to_o which_o dropsy_n between_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o womb_n see_v above_o jandises_n greensicknes_n dropsy_n we_o may_v add_v that_o as_o from_o other_o part_n affect_v so_o from_o the_o ill_a affection_n of_o the_o womb_n sometime_o come_v jaundise_n cacexy_n that_o be_v ill_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n green_a sickness_n and_o then_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a the_o dropsy_n itself_o between_o the_o kidney_n and_o the_o womb_n the_o consent_n be_v evident_a in_o the_o torment_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n which_o woman_n and_o maid_n have_v in_o or_o about_o the_o time_n of_o their_o course_n inso_n much_o as_o some_o have_v tell_v i_o they_o have_v as_o lief_o bear_v a_o child_n as_o endure_v that_o pain_n and_o my_o womb_n between_o the_o kidney_n &_o the_o womb_n self_n have_v see_v some_o to_o my_o think_v by_o their_o deportment_n in_o as_o great_a extremity_n in_o the_o one_o as_o in_o the_o other_o this_o consent_n come_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o spermaticke_a vein_n for_o the_o leave_v of_o these_o vessel_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o emulgent_a or_o kidny_a vein_n on_o the_o same_o side_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o sympathy_n between_o the_o womb_n the_o bladder_n and_o the_o right_a gut_n for_o upon_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o hippoc._n write_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morb._n mulier_fw-la come_v the_o disease_n womb_n between_o the_o bladder_n the_o right_a gut_n and_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o right_a gut_n call_v tenesmus_n that_o be_v a_o vain_a desire_n to_o empty_v the_o belly_n and_o also_o the_o strangury_n because_o the_o inflammation_n press_v both_o part_n so_o that_o neither_o the_o excrement_n nor_o the_o urine_n can_v be_v long_o keep_v this_o consent_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o vicinity_n or_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o part_n as_o also_o by_o communion_n the_o communion_n be_v by_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la which_o tie_v the_o womb_n cem_v how_o this_o consent_n cem_v to_o these_o part_n and_o by_o their_o common_a vessel_n for_o from_o the_o same_o branch_n of_o the_o hypogastricall_a vein_n come_v small_a riveret_n to_o the_o bladder_n the_o womb_n and_o the_o right_a gut_n neither_o be_v the_o connexion_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o the_o share-bone_n and_o the_o lesk_n to_o be_v over_o pass_v without_o womb_n the_o connexion_n of_o the_o womb_n remembrance_n which_o be_v make_v by_o two_o exceed_a strong_a ligament_n for_o which_o cause_n in_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la we_o apply_v cupping-glass_n to_o the_o side_n of_o
qvest._n xii_o concern_v the_o acetabula_fw-la the_o horn_n and_o coat_n of_o the_o womb_n concern_v the_o end_n of_o the_o vessel_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o which_o the_o afterbirth_n cleave_v till_o it_o be_v sever_v either_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o infant_n or_o after_o be_v cotyledones_fw-la what_o they_o be_v by_o the_o dexterity_n of_o the_o midwife_n they_o be_v call_v acetabula_fw-la in_o latin_a in_o greek_a cotyledones_fw-la which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o join_n of_o the_o end_n of_o two_o pair_n of_o vein_n one_o come_v from_o the_o spermaticall_a another_o from_o the_o hypogastricall_a branch_n with_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o umbilicall_a vein_n and_o so_o make_v a_o sumphysis_n or_o connexion_n between_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o infant_n the_o latter_a anatomist_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o conspicuous_a in_o woman_n but_o only_o find_v in_o what_o creature_n they_o be_v find_v in_o sheep_n and_o goat_n aristotle_n say_v in_o his_o 3._o book_n of_o the_o history_n and_o the_o second_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o creature_n they_o be_v only_o to_o be_v find_v in_o horn_a beast_n we_o say_v there_o be_v a_o 3._o foul_a acceptation_n of_o this_o word_n acetabula_fw-la in_o galens_n book_n of_o the_o dissection_n of_o the_o womb_n first_o they_o signify_v visible_a hole_n into_o which_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n do_v end_n in_o fashion_n resemble_v the_o herb_n call_v venus_n navel_n which_o we_o call_v in_o english_a penny-grasse_n or_o hippewort_n acetabula_fw-la what_o galen_n mean_v by_o acetabula_fw-la these_o acetabula_fw-la be_v never_o find_v in_o woman_n but_o in_o sheep_n and_o goat_n be_v very_o conspicuous_a second_o by_o acetabula_fw-la we_o understand_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vessel_n swell_v like_o nipple_n and_o last_o they_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o vessel_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n join_v woman_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o woman_n with_o the_o umbilicall_a or_o navel_n vein_n in_o this_o three_o acception_n no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n these_o mouth_n of_o the_o vessel_n say_v hypocrates_n in_o the_o 45._o aphorism_n of_o the_o five_o section_n abortion_n a_o cause_n of_o abortion_n if_o they_o be_v full_a of_o mucous_a or_o slimy_a water_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o abortment_n because_o it_o dissolve_v the_o continuity_n or_o connexion_n of_o the_o infant_n with_o the_o mother_n concern_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o bud_n out_o at_o the_o side_n thereof_o diocles_n first_o of_o all_o womb_n of_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n man_n make_v mention_v of_o they_o galen_n &_o almost_o all_o anatomist_n follow_v he_o do_v confess_v they_o to_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o they_o be_v only_o conspicuous_a in_o sheep_n goat_n and_o kine_n indeed_o the_o side_n of_o a_o woman_n womb_n do_v swell_v a_o little_a and_o be_v raise_v where_o the_o lead_a vessel_n do_v end_n but_o not_o sufficient_o to_o express_v the_o form_n of_o horn_n or_o nipple_n last_o galen_n seem_v to_o speak_v diverse_o concern_v the_o coat_n of_o the_o womb_n sometime_o womb_n of_o the_o coat_n of_o the_o womb_n affirm_v it_o have_v but_o one_o as_o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o natural_a faculty_n again_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o dissection_n of_o the_o womb_n he_o say_v it_o have_v two_o the_o outward_a nervous_a the_o inward_a venal_a himself_o galen_n reconcile_v to_o himself_o the_o outward_a simple_a the_o inward_a double_a but_o these_o place_n may_v easy_o be_v accord_v for_o whereas_o he_o say_v it_o have_v but_o one_o he_o understand_v the_o proper_a coat_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v the_o thick_a of_o all_o the_o coat_n of_o the_o body_n but_o when_o he_o say_v it_o have_v two_o he_o add_v to_o the_o proper_a a_o common_a coat_n come_v from_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la or_o rim_z of_o the_o belly_n qvest._n xiii_o of_o the_o membrane_n call_v hymen_n and_o the_o mark_n of_o virginity_n it_o have_v be_v a_o old_a question_n and_o so_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o certain_a mark_n or_o note_n of_o virginity_n in_o woman_n and_o what_o they_o be_v be_v what_o the_o hymen_n be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o be_v almost_o all_o physician_n think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a membrane_n sometime_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n sometime_o immediate_o after_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o water_n place_v overthwart_o which_o they_o call_v hymen_n this_o membrane_n they_o say_v be_v perforate_v in_o the_o midst_n to_o give_v way_n to_o their_o course_n and_o be_v break_v or_o tear_v in_o their_o first_o accompany_v with_o man_n and_o therefore_o they_o call_v it_o virginity_n the_o lock_n of_o virginity_n claustrum_fw-la virginitatis_fw-la the_o lock_n of_o virginity_n for_o which_o their_o opinion_n they_o bring_v testimony_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o bride_n shall_v jew_n a_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n not_o accompany_v with_o their_o bridegroom_n but_o upon_o a_o sheet_n wherein_o the_o blood_n shall_v be_v keep_v which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o bride_n parent_n as_o a_o witness_n of_o their_o daughter_n true_a virginity_n falopius_n yield_v to_o this_o opinion_n columbus_n write_v that_o he_o have_v see_v it_o laurentius_n say_v opinion_n laurentius_n his_o opinion_n that_o he_o have_v cut_v up_o maiden_n child_n bear_v before_o their_o time_n of_o three_o month_n of_o 3._o 4_o 6._o and_o 7._o year_n old_a and_o yet_o he_o can_v never_o find_v it_o though_o he_o search_v curious_o for_o it_o with_o a_o probe_n which_o say_v he_o may_v have_v be_v feel_v to_o resist_v the_o probe_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a fable_n yet_o notwithstanding_o thus_o far_o he_o give_v credit_n to_o columbus_n and_o falopius_n that_o he_o think_v there_o be_v sometime_o such_o a_o membrane_n find_v but_o if_o it_o be_v stretch_v overthwart_o in_o the_o middle_n or_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n than_o he_o think_v it_o be_v not_o natural_a but_o a_o organical_a disease_n or_o of_o the_o instrument_n be_v faulty_a in_o conformation_n so_o oftentimes_o at_o the_o very_a end_n or_o extremity_n of_o the_o lap_n there_o grow_v sometime_o a_o membrane_n sometime_o a_o caruncle_n or_o small_a piece_n of_o flesh_n which_o affection_n or_o disease_n avicen_n call_v clausuram_fw-la or_o the_o enclosure_n the_o grecian_n call_v it_o mulieres_fw-la imperforatae_fw-la mulieres_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o such_o woman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v imperforata_n some_o be_v so_o from_o their_o infancy_n some_o by_o mishap_n as_o by_o a_o ulcer_n inflammation_n or_o some_o other_o tumour_n against_o nature_n but_o he_o that_o will_v read_v more_o of_o this_o disease_n let_v he_o resort_v to_o aetius_n paulus_n celsus_n albucasis_n and_o oribesius_n 24_o aeti_fw-la tetra_fw-la 4._o ser_n â—_o cap._n 96._o paul_n lib._n 6_o cap._n 73._o celsus_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 28._o albucasis_n lib._n 2._o oribas_fw-la collect_v mediem_fw-la lib._n 24_o who_o think_v that_o there_o be_v at_o all_o no_o such_o matter_n we_o must_v therefore_o find_v out_o some_o other_o lock_n of_o virginity_n some_o think_v the_o side_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n do_v cleave_v together_o in_o maid_n and_o in_o the_o devirgination_n be_v separate_v almanzor_n write_v that_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o virgin_n be_v very_o narrow_a and_o rugous_a &_o those_o fold_n or_o plight_n be_v weave_v together_o with_o many_o small_a vein_n and_o artery_n which_o be_v break_v in_o the_o first_o coition_n laurentius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o those_o four_o caruncle_n describe_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o place_v not_o overthwart_o but_o longwise_o do_v so_o join_v together_o in_o virgin_n by_o the_o interuening_n of_o exceed_v thin_a membrane_n that_o in_o the_o first_o coition_n both_o the_o caruncle_n be_v fret_v and_o the_o membrane_n tear_v and_o that_o thence_o flow_v the_o blood_n this_o join_n of_o the_o caruncle_n severinus_fw-la pinaeus_n a_o learned_a chirurgeon_n belong_v to_o the_o french_a king_n have_v notable_o describe_v in_o a_o book_n which_o he_o write_v of_o purpose_n concern_v the_o mark_n or_o note_n of_o virginity_n which_o we_o also_o remember_v before_o in_o our_o discourse_n and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v to_o have_v speak_v concern_v the_o part_n of_o generation_n both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o the_o controversy_n thereto_o be_v longing_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr que_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr the_o end_n of_o
saint_n anthony_n fire_n and_o scirrhous_a that_o be_v therefrom_o what_o disease_n come_v therefrom_o hard_a and_o indolent_a tumour_n if_o it_o return_v unto_o the_o upper_a part_n it_o breed_v many_o disease_n which_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o the_o offend_a humour_n in_o the_o liver_n it_o breed_v the_o caecexta_fw-la the_o jaundice_n the_o dropsy_n in_o the_o spleen_n obstruction_n and_o sctrrhous_n tumour_n in_o the_o stomach_n deprave_a appetite_n and_o strange_a long_n in_o the_o heart_n palpitation_n and_o syncopes_fw-la or_o sound_v in_o the_o lung_n ulcer_n and_o consumption_n in_o the_o brayn_n the_o fall_a sickness_n and_o mad_a melancholy_n and_o many_o other_o such_o like_a among_o the_o new_a writer_n fernelius_n the_o best_a learned_a physician_n of_o they_o all_o in_o the_o 7._o book_n opinion_n fernelius_n opinion_n of_o his_o phisiologie_n prove_v that_o this_o blood_n be_v not_o alimentarie_a nor_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o by_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n but_o think_v it_o noxious_a and_o hurtful_a both_o in_o the_o quantity_n and_o quality_n on_o the_o contrary_n we_o think_v and_o persuade_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v also_o convince_v other_o that_o this_o blood_n which_o be_v monthly_o evacuate_v by_o the_o womb_n be_v all_o one_o with_o that_o blood_n whereof_o natural_a the_o contrary_a opinion_n that_o it_o be_v natural_a the_o parenchymata_n or_o flesh_n of_o our_o bowel_n be_v make_v and_o wherewith_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v nourish_v and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n laudable_a and_o pure_a blood_n and_o no_o way_n offensive_a to_o the_o woman_n but_o only_o in_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o and_o this_o we_o hope_v we_o shall_v evict_v both_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n and_o by_o invincible_a and_o demonstrative_a argument_n first_o of_o all_o hypocrates_n favour_v this_o opinion_n as_o also_o do_v galen_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o hypocrates_n hypocrates_n book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la have_v this_o say_n the_o blood_n fall_v from_o a_o woman_n like_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o stick_v sacrifice_n which_o soon_o clod_v or_o cake_v together_o because_o it_o be_v sound_a and_o healthful_a and_o this_o also_o he_o repeat_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la now_o the_o condition_n of_o laudable_a blood_n be_v to_o be_v red_a and_o quick_o to_o cake_n galen_n in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la symptomatum_fw-la write_v natural_a galen_n reason_n to_o prove_v it_o natural_a that_o this_o blood_n be_v not_o unnatural_a but_o offend_v only_o in_o quantity_n and_o this_o may_v also_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o good_a and_o true_a reason_n this_o blood_n in_o a_o sound_a woman_n for_o if_o she_o be_v sickly_a the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n be_v corrupt_v the_o blood_n i_o say_v that_o be_v avoid_v every_o month_n by_o the_o womb_n be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o cause_n by_o and_o of_o which_o the_o other_o blood_n be_v make_v with_o which_o the_o flesh_n be_v satisfy_v and_o nourish_v for_o the_o matter_n be_v the_o same_o the_o same_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n the_o same_o vessel_n contain_v it_o why_o then_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o difference_n in_o their_o quality_n moreover_o if_o as_o the_o philosopher_n often_o urge_v the_o final_a cause_n be_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o prevayl_v in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n why_o shall_v this_o superfluous_a blood_n redound_v first_o first_o in_o the_o cold_a nature_n of_o woman_n unless_o that_o it_o may_v become_v a_o aliment_n unto_o the_o conceive_a and_o form_v infant_n why_o do_v she_o purge_v it_o rather_o by_o the_o womb_n then_o by_o the_o second_o the_o second_o nose_n as_o it_o be_v often_o avoid_v in_o man_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o accustom_v herself_o to_o this_o way_n that_o after_o the_o conception_n it_o may_v exhibit_v itself_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o infant_n this_o be_v the_o small_a cause_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n acknowledge_v by_o hypocrates_n aristotle_n galen_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a school_n of_o physician_n aristotle_n say_v that_o such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o their_o blood_n perpetual_o fall_v to_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o principal_a part_n &_o therefore_o if_o they_o be_v hail_n and_o sound_v of_o body_n and_o have_v their_o course_n in_o good_a order_n they_o be_v never_o trouble_v with_o varices_fw-la or_o swell_a vein_n never_o with_o the_o haemerrhoid_v nor_o with_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n as_o man_n be_v now_o if_o these_o course_n do_v affect_v the_o way_n into_o the_o womb_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o infant_n than_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v benign_a and_o laudable_a blood_n for_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la and_o in_o the_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la say_v that_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v with_o pure_a and_o sweet_a blood_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o say_v that_o the_o infant_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o blood_n that_o which_o be_v the_o sweet_a in_o the_o second_o that_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v pale_a all_o over_o because_o her_o pure_a blood_n be_v consume_v in_o the_o nourishment_n and_o increase_n of_o the_o infant_n moreover_o that_o the_o blood_n which_o nature_n purge_v by_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o sound_a woman_n be_v three_o three_o pure_a and_o elementary_a this_o be_v a_o manifest_a argument_n because_o of_o it_o return_v to_o the_o pap_n milk_n be_v generate_v and_o therefore_o nurse_n have_v not_o their_o course_n as_o long_o as_o they_o give_v suck_v now_o that_o milk_n be_v make_v of_o the_o pure_a blood_n hypocrates_n witness_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la aristotle_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr generatione_n animalium_fw-la say_v that_o the_o conceive_v why_o nurse_n have_v not_o their_o course_n neither_o yet_o conceive_v nature_n of_o the_o milk_n and_o of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o that_o give_v suck_v have_v not_o their_o course_n neither_o yet_o do_v conceive_v with_o child_n and_o if_o they_o do_v happen_v to_o conceive_v than_o their_o milk_n fail_v add_v hereto_o that_o if_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o course_n be_v so_o great_a as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o then_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o when_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n and_o their_o course_n fail_v upon_o that_o cause_n they_o shall_v be_v worse_o dispose_v then_o if_o they_o shall_v fail_v upon_o other_o cause_n because_o the_o infant_n draw_v away_o the_o pure_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o other_o which_o be_v venomous_a or_o of_o a_o malignant_a quality_n will_v rage_v so_o much_o the_o more_o have_v lose_v the_o bridle_n whereby_o it_o be_v restrain_v moreover_o those_o symptom_n will_v be_v more_o violent_a in_o the_o last_o month_n then_o in_o the_o first_o after_o conception_n all_o which_o be_v contradict_v by_o common_a experience_n wherefore_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n be_v only_o abundant_a in_o woman_n and_o have_v no_o other_o fault_n conclusion_n conclusion_n at_o all_o if_o they_o be_v sound_a and_o hail_n and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o colour_n nature_n and_o temperament_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o blood_n contain_v in_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o hollow_a vein_n and_o wherewith_o the_o flesh_n be_v nourish_v yet_o be_v it_o call_v a_o excrement_n but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abusive_o because_o the_o flesh_n be_v therewith_o fill_v and_o satisfy_v do_v return_v that_o which_o remain_v back_o into_o the_o vein_n and_o void_a it_o out_o so_o the_o stomach_n be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o chylus_n thrust_v it_o into_o the_o gut_n but_o avicen_n make_v a_o question_n whether_o this_o menstrual_a blood_n be_v a_o excrement_n of_o the_o second_o question_n auicens_fw-la question_n or_o of_o the_o three_o concoction_n we_o say_v it_o be_v of_o both_o but_o in_o a_o diverse_a respect_n it_o be_v a_o excrement_n of_o the_o second_o concoction_n because_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n have_v his_o first_o generation_n in_o the_o liver_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o second_o concoction_n and_o from_o the_o liver_n be_v pour_v as_o a_o overplus_n answer_v answer_v or_o redundancie_n into_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o hollowveine_n it_o be_v a_o excrement_n of_o the_o three_o concoction_n because_o it_o be_v as_o we_o say_v vomit_v away_o by_o the_o flesh_n when_o it_o be_v satisfy_v after_o the_o three_o concoction_n those_o argument_n which_o before_o be_v allege_v against_o this_o truth_n be_v but_o vein_n and_o light_n argument_n answer_v to_o the_o former_a argument_n for_o as_o we_o grant_v that_o all_o those_o mischief_n and_o
of_o themselves_o make_v the_o species_n of_o the_o creature_n if_o it_o be_v grant_v also_o according_a to_o aristotle_n that_o they_o be_v imperfect_a essence_n or_o being_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v aristotle_n aristotle_n mix_v otherwise_o they_o can_v be_v nourish_v or_o animate_v together_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v in_o hypocrates_n hypocrates_n his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la and_o in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la he_o blame_v they_o that_o doubt_n whether_o of_o two_o fire_n a_o three_o may_v arise_v if_o any_o man_n say_v he_o deny_v that_o a_o soul_n be_v mingle_v with_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v one_o seed_n with_o another_o let_v he_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o idiot_n in_o physic_n and_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la if_o the_o geniture_n proceed_v from_o both_o the_o parent_n be_v retain_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o woman_n they_o be_v present_o mix_v into_o one_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o effusion_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n the_o pleasure_n thereupon_o conceive_v and_o the_o permixtion_n of_o the_o seed_n themselves_o qvest._n xii_o whether_o the_o womb_n have_v any_o operative_a or_o active_a power_n in_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o creature_n it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o untie_v this_o knot_n according_a to_o the_o philosopher_n rule_v there_o be_v a_o double_a agent_n one_o principal_a another_o helpful_a or_o assistant_n only_o a_o principal_a agent_n no_o man_n will_v say_v the_o womb_n be_v because_o then_o a_o woman_n can_v conceive_v agent_n a_o double_a agent_n alone_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o man_n and_o beside_o female_n only_o males_n never_o shall_v be_v form_v the_o womb_n therefore_o work_v as_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la a_o cause_n not_o so_o much_o of_o the_o be_v as_o without_o which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v because_o it_o awake_v and_o stir_v up_o the_o sleepy_a and_o hide_a virtue_n of_o the_o seed_n the_o physician_n make_v three_o kind_n of_o physician_n 3._o kind_n of_o efficent_a cause_n among_o physician_n efficient_a cause_n principal_a help_v or_o that_o without_o which_o a_o thing_n can_v be_v do_v so_o in_o purgation_n the_o principal_a cause_n be_v the_o propriety_n of_o the_o medicine_n the_o help_v cause_n be_v the_o hot_a temper_n the_o cause_n sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la be_v our_o natural_a heat_n without_o which_o the_o power_n of_o the_o medicine_n be_v drowsy_a will_v never_o be_v bring_v into_o act_n so_o in_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o infant_n the_o principal_a cause_n be_v the_o seed_n i_o mean_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o seed_n by_o which_o as_o by_o workman_n the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o noble_a and_o chief_a architect_n frame_v a_o mansion_n fit_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o her_o different_a function_n the_o help_v cause_n be_v a_o laudable_a temper_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o of_o the_o womb_n the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la be_v the_o womb_n for_o because_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o actual_o animate_v but_o only_o potential_o they_o need_v another_o principle_n whereby_o their_o work_v how_o many_o way_n the_o womb_n work_v power_n may_v be_v bring_v into_o act_n the_o womb_n therefore_o work_v diverse_a way_n first_o of_o all_o it_o draw_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n through_o the_o neck_n no_o otherwise_o then_o a_o hart_n draw_v a_o snake_n by_o his_o nostril_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o pour_v into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n think_v but_o into_o the_o neck_n thereof_o the_o bottom_n traction_n first_o by_o traction_n therefore_o of_o the_o womb_n meet_v with_o the_o seed_n half_a way_n and_o with_o his_o inward_a mouth_n as_o with_o a_o hand_n it_o snatch_v it_o unto_o itself_o and_o lay_v it_o up_o safe_o in_o her_o bosom_n and_o even_o as_o say_v galen_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr semine_fw-la a_o hungry_a stomach_n run_v with_o his_o bottom_n even_o unto_o the_o throat_n to_o snatch_v the_o meat_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n before_o it_o be_v half_o chew_v so_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v the_o very_a seat_n of_o concupiscence_n be_v desirous_a and_o long_a after_o the_o seed_n move_v itself_o whole_o even_o to_o the_o privity_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o wit_n the_o traction_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n the_o second_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o permixtion_n of_o the_o seed_n now_o they_o be_v mix_v either_o mixtion_n 2._o by_o mixtion_n by_o themselves_o or_o by_o another_o not_o of_o themselves_o because_o they_o be_v not_o always_o avoid_v at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o we_o have_v in_o the_o question_n before_o go_v prove_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n &_o aristotle_n neither_o yet_o be_v they_o ejaculate_v into_o the_o same_o place_n for_o the_o man_n seed_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o woman_n into_o the_o side_n of_o the_o bottom_n which_o we_o call_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o womb_n therefore_o make_v this_o permixtion_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o the_o barbarian_n call_v aggregation_n the_o three_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o retention_n of_o the_o seed_n in_o which_o the_o woman_n feel_v a_o manifest_a motion_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o it_o gather_v crumple_v and_o corrugate_v itself_o retention_n 3._o by_o retention_n and_o so_o exquisite_o shut_v his_o orifice_n that_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v the_o point_n of_o a_o probe_n the_o last_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o suscitation_n or_o raise_v up_o of_o the_o seed_n which_o we_o conception_n 4._o by_o conception_n common_o call_v conception_n now_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v raise_v or_o rouse_v not_o so_o much_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o by_o his_o inbred_a propriety_n for_o if_o the_o seed_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n though_o it_o be_v hot_a than_o the_o womb_n it_o will_v not_o be_v conceyve_v but_o putrify_v after_o conception_n the_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n cease_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n in_o fourm_v nourish_a and_o increase_v be_v leave_v unto_o the_o infant_n this_o one_o thing_n the_o womb_n perform_v it_o contain_v preserve_v and_o cherish_v the_o infant_n because_o the_o place_n be_v the_o preserver_n of_o that_o which_o be_v place_v therein_o qvest._n xiii_o of_o vicious_a or_o faulty_a conception_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o mola_n that_o conception_n be_v make_v by_o the_o inbred_a propriety_n of_o the_o womb_n this_o among_o the_o rest_n manifest_o proove_v that_o into_o what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n soever_o save_v into_o this_o the_o seed_n be_v pour_v this_o power_n or_o efficacy_n be_v never_o stir_v up_o neither_o come_v into_o act_n so_o that_o conception_n be_v as_o proper_o the_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o chylification_n be_v the_o action_n of_o the_o stomach_n but_o that_o conception_n may_v be_v perfect_a the_o seed_n which_o be_v yield_v and_o retain_v must_v be_v pure_a and_o fruitful_a conception_n what_o be_v require_v to_o perfect_a conception_n by_o pure_a i_o understand_v with_o hypocrates_n that_o which_o be_v not_o sickly_a or_o disease_a neither_o yet_o mingle_v with_o blood_n for_o blood_n be_v not_o requisite_a to_o generation_n till_o after_o the_o description_n of_o the_o spermaticall_a part_n be_v begin_v otherwise_o the_o seed_n be_v choke_v by_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o blood_n neither_o at_o all_o attempt_v his_o work_n neither_o can_v it_o bring_v to_o perfection_n that_o it_o can_v have_v well_o begin_v again_o if_o the_o seed_n be_v unfruitful_a what_o hope_n can_v there_o be_v of_o a_o harvest_n to_o perfect_a conception_n there_o be_v further_o require_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o laudable_a temper_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o those_o who_o womb_n be_v either_o hot_a or_o cold_a or_o moist_a or_o dry_a above_o measure_n do_v not_o conceive_v as_o say_v hypocrates_n if_o therefore_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v want_v we_o can_v hope_v for_o a_o lawful_a conception_n but_o either_o there_o will_v be_v none_o at_o all_o or_o a_o deprave_a and_o vicious_a such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o mooncalf_n or_o mola_n for_o nature_n rather_o endeavour_v a_o imperfect_a why_o nature_n endevour_v a_o deprave_a conception_n rather_o than_o none_o &_o why_o and_o deprave_a conception_n than_o none_o at_o all_o because_o she_o be_v greedy_a of_o propagation_n and_o diligent_a to_o maintain_v the_o perpetuity_n of_o he_o kind_n of_o thing_n wherefore_o rather_o then_o she_o will_v do_v nothing_o she_o will_v endeavour_n any_o thing_n how_o imperfect_a soever_o so_o when_o nature_n make_v worm_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n she_o do_v
the_o imagination_n command_v the_o form_v faculty_n because_o the_o formative_a faculty_n be_v but_o a_o production_n of_o the_o procreating_a power_n which_o be_v natural_a but_o the_o imagination_n be_v a_o principal_a faculty_n now_o what_o imagination_n can_v do_v as_o well_o in_o the_o conformation_n as_o after_o it_o we_o have_v touch_v already_o to_o which_o we_o will_v add_v these_o thing_n to_o make_v up_o the_o question_n with_o oftentimes_o the_o imagination_n of_o that_o thing_n be_v imprint_v in_o the_o tender_a infant_n which_o the_o mother_n with_o child_n do_v ardent_o desire_v which_o be_v only_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o infant_n why_o and_o how_o the_o impression_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o infant_n the_o fancy_n for_o the_o real_a species_n of_o a_o fig_n or_o a_o mulberry_n be_v not_o transport_v to_o the_o womb_n but_o only_o the_o spiritual_a form_n or_o abstract_a notion_n which_o be_v soon_o fasten_v upon_o the_o infant_n then_o upon_o the_o womb_n because_o a_o impression_n be_v soon_o make_v in_o soft_a wax_n then_o in_o hard_a iron_n furthermore_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o impression_n avicen_n have_v express_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr avicen_n answer_v out_o of_o avicen_n animalibus_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o a_o strong_a imagination_n do_v instant_o move_v airy_a spirit_n which_o be_v mooveable_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o in_o these_o it_o set_v the_o stamp_n of_o the_o thing_n desire_v the_o spirit_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a aliment_n of_o the_o infant_n do_v imprint_n in_o it_o the_o same_o figure_n they_o receyve_v from_o the_o imagination_n but_o how_o the_o spirit_n shall_v so_o sudden_o receive_v and_o apprehend_v the_o spectra_fw-la or_o image_n represent_v by_o the_o imagination_n belong_v to_o a_o high_a contemplation_n our_o opinion_n be_v that_o as_o the_o form_n faculty_n in_o the_o heaven_n of_o those_o creature_n who_o generation_n be_v equivocal_a be_v imprint_v imagination_n how_o the_o spirit_n receyve_v the_o impression_n of_o the_o imagination_n in_o the_o aer_fw-la after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o form_n of_o the_o imagination_n be_v ensculpt_v or_o engrave_v in_o the_o airy_a spirit_n as_o therefore_o the_o aer_fw-la be_v full_a of_o form_n as_o we_o shall_v show_v more_o at_o large_a when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sight_n so_o our_o spirit_n which_o be_v airy_a do_v easy_o admit_v all_o species_n or_o form_n of_o thing_n so_o the_o seed_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o wander_v and_o gad_n up_o and_o down_o through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n do_v contain_v in_o itself_o as_o we_o have_v show_v already_o the_o idea_n and_o image_n of_o all_o the_o particular_a part_n qvest._n xxi_o how_o twin_n or_o more_o infant_n be_v generate_v the_o immortal_a god_n of_o his_o divine_a providence_n have_v give_v almost_o to_o all_o brute_n creature_n a_o power_n to_o bring_v forth_o many_o young_a at_o once_o lest_o their_o kind_n shall_v be_v extinguish_v for_o that_o of_o themselves_o they_o be_v but_o short_a live_v &_o beast_n why_o man_n engender_v not_o so_o many_o young_a as_o bruit_v beast_n beside_o serve_v man_n for_o food_n &_o raiment_n yea_o prey_n also_o one_o upon_o another_o man_z the_o most_o temperate_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n by_o the_o prescript_n of_o nature_n breed_v but_o one_o infant_n at_o once_o or_o at_o the_o most_o but_o two_o because_o there_o be_v but_o one_o bosom_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n but_o two_o part_n thereof_o the_o right_n and_o the_o leave_v distinguish_v only_o by_o alone_a not_o disscuer_v by_o any_o partition_n and_o only_o two_o dug_n appoint_v to_o nourish_v two_o infant_n which_o we_o call_v twin_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n a_o woman_n bring_v forth_o three_o or_o more_o that_o seem_v to_o the_o philosopher_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unnatural_a we_o have_v many_o elegant_a history_n of_o such_o manifold_a burden_n in_o egypt_n where_o nilus_n that_o fruitful_a river_n run_v woman_n bring_v sometime_o six_o at_o a_o birth_n aristotle_n in_o his_o seven_o book_n de_fw-fr historia_fw-la animalium_fw-la affirm_v that_o one_o woman_n at_o four_o birth_n bring_v into_o the_o birth_n history_n of_o manifold_a infant_n at_o a_o birth_n world_n twenty_o all_o perfect_a tragus_n report_v that_o in_o egyp_n it_o have_v be_v know_v that_o a_o woman_n have_v bear_v seven_o infant_n at_o once_o albertus_n tell_v a_o tale_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o germany_n who_o have_v two_o and_o twenty_o infant_n form_v in_o her_o womb_n suffer_v abortment_n and_o of_o another_o who_o have_v at_o once_o 150._o all_o of_o they_o be_v a_o big_a as_o a_o man_n little_a finger_n margaret_n countesle_n of_o holland_n be_v say_v to_o have_v bring_v forth_o at_o one_o burden_n 364_o live_a infant_n who_o be_v all_o christen_v but_o die_v present_o after_o the_o male_n be_v name_v john_n and_o the_o female_n elizabeth_n there_o remain_v to_o this_o day_n a_o stately_a marble_n sepulchre_n of_o he_o in_o a_o monastery_n in_o holland_n there_o be_v also_o many_o other_o history_n of_o such_o like_a burden_n as_o these_o which_o i_o willing_o pretermit_v be_v more_o willing_a to_o spend_v my_o time_n in_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o twin_n and_o manifold_a burden_n to_o the_o variety_n twin_n the_o cause_n of_o twin_n of_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o they_o make_v seven_o bosom_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o woman_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o cell_n three_o in_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o womb_n appoint_v for_o male_a child_n and_o three_o in_o the_o leave_v appoint_v for_o female_n the_o seven_o in_o the_o midst_n wherein_o hermophradyte_n be_v engender_v but_o these_o be_v idle_a conceit_n next_o a_o kin_n to_o old_a wife_n tale_n for_o in_o a_o woman_n womb_n there_o be_v but_o one_o bosom_n as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o cavity_n in_o the_o stomach_n cels._n be_v not_o the_o variety_n of_o cels._n which_o yet_o may_v be_v divide_v into_o the_o right_a side_n and_o the_o left_a these_o side_n be_v disever_v by_o no_o partition_n whatsoever_o auicenna_n haliabbas_n &_o many_o other_o anatomist_n do_v avouch_v as_o they_o be_v in_o sheep_n but_o only_o distinguish_v by_o a_o line_n which_o aristotle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o middle_a line_n which_o word_n he_o take_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o coacae_fw-la praenotiones_fw-la moreover_o womb_n but_o one_o bosom_n in_o a_o woman_n womb_n that_o the_o variety_n of_o cell_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o the_o burden_n that_o among_o other_o thing_n may_v be_v a_o argument_n because_o sometime_o twenty_o young_a one_o or_o more_o may_v at_o once_o be_v conceive_v but_o no_o man_n i_o think_v will_v say_v there_o be_v so_o many_o bosom_n in_o the_o womb_n neither_o yet_o in_o other_o creature_n be_v there_o so_o many_o bosom_n as_o there_o be_v young_a as_o appear_v in_o fish_n who_o have_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o spawn_n yet_o no_o partition_n or_o distinction_n between_o they_o erasistratus_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o twin_n to_o a_o repetition_n of_o conception_n empedocles_n unto_o the_o plenty_n of_o seed_n ptolemy_n to_o the_o diverse_a position_n of_o the_o star_n the_o true_a cause_n hypocrates_n acknowledge_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la to_o be_v the_o division_n of_o the_o seed_n so_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o seed_n be_v divide_v equal_o into_o both_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o often_o time_n in_o coition_n all_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o at_o once_o ejaculate_v but_o by_o fit_n or_o turn_n so_o save_v 〈…〉_o neither_o do_v the_o seed_n always_o issue_n at_o once_o but_o it_o boil_v have_v be_v ejaculate_v 〈…〉_o or_o thrice_o a_o part_n therefore_o of_o the_o soed_a fall_v into_o one_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o another_o part_n into_o another_o and_o so_o twin_n be_v conceive_v asclepiades_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o twin_n to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o if_o it_o be_v opinion_n asclepiades_fw-la opinion_n strong_a be_v able_a to_o make_v many_o infant_n avicen_n add_v as_o another_o cause_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o draw_v unto_o itself_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o man_n and_o dispose_v it_o diverse_o bestow_v opinion_n auicens_fw-la opinion_n the_o part_n of_o the_o seed_n in_o this_o side_n and_o that_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n from_o whence_o dome_n a_o multiplicity_n of_o conception_n and_o these_o be_v all_o the_o cause_n of_o twin_n or_o many_o infant_n but_o that_o their_o conception_n and_o conformation_n may_v the_o better_o be_v manifest_a we_o
fit_a for_o generation_n yet_o be_v it_o sufficient_a to_o provoke_v pleasure_n we_o acknowledge_v other_o cause_n of_o this_o disposition_n of_o woman_n and_o those_o natural_a for_o the_o moral_a cause_n of_o which_o lactantius_n write_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vero_fw-la cultu_fw-la we_o leave_v to_o divine_n first_o the_o true_a cause_n thereof_o first_o the_o first_o be_v the_o situation_n and_o conformation_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o in_o other_o creature_n when_o they_o be_v great_a with_o young_a the_o womb_n be_v near_a the_o outward_a part_n and_o therefore_o more_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v violate_v by_o the_o male_n who_o genitals_n be_v of_o a_o great_a length_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o a_o hard_a substance_n but_o a_o woman_n womb_n be_v situate_v further_o inward_a and_o beyond_o the_o man_n reach_n and_o therefore_o she_o bear_v he_o the_o more_o easy_o again_o to_o beast_n the_o use_n of_o venus_n second_o second_o be_v only_o give_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o kind_n if_o therefore_o they_o conceive_v the_o final_a cause_n be_v satisfy_v their_o desire_n of_o coition_n be_v also_o appease_v but_o man_n use_v these_o pleasure_n not_o only_o to_o propagate_v his_o kind_n but_o also_o to_o sweeten_v and_o mitigate_v the_o tedious_a and_o irksome_a labour_n and_o care_n of_o his_o life_n poppea_n the_o daughter_n of_o agrippa_n be_v ask_v this_o question_n why_o answer_n poppea_n her_o acute_a answer_n beast_n do_v not_o copulate_v after_o they_o have_v conceive_v her_o answer_n be_v because_o they_o be_v beast_n and_o true_o the_o answer_n beside_o the_o quickness_n of_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o for_o it_o be_v a_o prerogative_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v to_o man_n above_o other_o creature_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o question_n it_o appear_v therefore_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o superfaetation_n be_v more_o ordinary_a in_o woman_n then_o in_o be_v how_o superfoetation_n be_v all_o other_o creature_n be_v because_o when_o she_o have_v conceive_v yet_o she_o may_v desire_v the_o society_n of_o the_o male._n now_o let_v we_o inquire_v how_o this_o superfaetation_n may_v be_v most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o greedy_a of_o seed_n that_o after_o conception_n it_o be_v so_o contract_v that_o there_o be_v no_o void_a space_n leave_v in_o it_o and_o the_o inward_a orifice_n so_o close_o shut_v that_o nothing_o can_v pass_v into_o it_o or_o issue_n out_o of_o it_o this_o galen_n teach_v we_o in_o many_o place_n and_o hypocrates_n some_o hypocrates_n the_o opinion_n of_o some_o in_o the_o 51._o aphorism_n of_o the_o 5._o section_n those_o that_o be_v with_o child_n have_v the_o mouth_n of_o their_o womb_n close_v how_o therefore_o can_v it_o be_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o male_n can_v arrive_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o make_v a_o second_o conception_n there_o have_v be_v some_o of_o the_o ancient_n who_o dream_v that_o by_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o nature_n the_o womb_n at_o certain_a time_n do_v open_v itself_o to_o avoid_v those_o thing_n which_o may_v otherwise_o offend_v it_o at_o which_o time_n if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n shall_v accompany_v with_o a_o man_n the_o womb_n may_v entertain_v his_o seed_n consute_v consute_v and_o so_o breed_v a_o superfoetation_n but_o i_o take_v these_o to_o be_v but_o idle_a and_o addle_n imagination_n for_o if_o through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o those_o nine_o month_n the_o womb_n shall_v at_o certain_a time_n open_v itself_o to_o expel_v that_o that_o be_v superuacuous_a why_o then_o be_v the_o lochia_n ay_o those_o purgation_n which_o issue_n after_o travail_n retain_v all_o the_o time_n in_o the_o womb_n or_o can_v the_o womb_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o it_o avoid_v that_o wherewith_o it_o be_v offend_v receive_v also_o the_o seed_n whereby_o it_o be_v please_v and_o conceive_v the_o same_o rather_o the_o seed_n will_v so_o be_v extinguish_v among_o the_o late_a writer_n there_o be_v some_o who_o think_v that_o the_o womb_n be_v never_o so_o exquisite_o shut_v but_o that_o it_o may_v admit_v seed_n which_o their_o opinion_n they_o establish_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o another_o opinion_n of_o the_o new_a writer_n reason_n 1._o when_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n they_o often_o avoid_v their_o course_n pallid_a phlegmatic_a or_o black_a which_o out_o of_o question_n lay_v lurk_v in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o therefore_o the_o orifice_n thereof_o be_v not_o so_o perfect_o shut_v again_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o coition_n lose_v seed_n which_o she_o perceyve_v to_o issue_n from_o she_o by_o her_o lap_n which_o way_n it_o can_v not_o issue_n unless_o it_o come_v through_o the_o neck_n from_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n because_o a_o woman_n eiaculate_v her_o seed_n by_o the_o side_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o womb_n the_o orifice_n therefore_o of_o the_o womb_n be_v always_o open_a and_o so_o happen_v superfoetation_n the_o more_o easy_o with_o these_o argument_n they_o think_v they_o have_v win_v the_o cause_n disprove_v disprove_v whereas_o for_o want_v of_o skill_n in_o anatomy_n they_o cast_v a_o mist_n over_o hypocrates_n sunshine_n for_o that_o i_o may_v answer_v their_o first_o argument_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o this_o manner_n of_o reason_v that_o they_o be_v ignorant_a satisfy_v the_o first_o reason_n satisfy_v that_o there_o be_v two_o vein_n which_o disperse_v their_o branch_n through_o the_o womb_n some_o of_o which_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o inward_a cavity_n thereof_o by_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v other_o run_v to_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n even_o unto_o the_o neck_n and_o the_o lap_n itself_o by_o these_o all_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ingravidation_n or_o in_o which_o they_o go_v with_o child_n the_o blood_n yssu_v and_o the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o body_n be_v purge_v without_o interruption_n although_o the_o inward_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v never_o so_o close_o shut_v their_o latter_a reason_n will_v urge_v more_o answer_v the_o second_o reason_n answer_v but_o that_o we_o find_v two_o passage_n whereby_o the_o woman_n seed_n be_v avoid_v the_o first_o passage_n determine_v in_o the_o horn_n or_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o the_o seed_n be_v ejaculate_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o womb_n when_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n for_o it_o be_v the_o short_a and_o the_o opener_n way_n the_o other_o passage_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_n and_o to_o many_o also_o of_o the_o late_a anatomist_n seed_n two_o passage_n of_o seed_n but_o easy_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o dissection_n if_o it_o be_v diligent_o sort_n for_o it_o join_v with_o the_o former_a but_o be_v long_a and_o run_v along_o the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o neck_n and_o end_v in_o the_o lap_n by_o this_o passage_n we_o believe_v that_o woman_n with_o child_n do_v avoid_v their_o seed_n and_o therefore_o do_v conceyve_v great_a pleasure_n in_o their_o husband_n company_n because_o the_o seed_n run_v a_o long_a course_n through_o the_o vessel_n and_o beside_o through_o the_o membranous_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n both_o which_o be_v of_o exquisite_a sense_n the_o manner_n of_o superfoetation_n hypocrates_n first_o of_o all_o open_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr superfoetatione_n where_o he_o say_v superfoetation_n happen_v to_o those_o woman_n the_o mouth_n of_o who_o womb_n after_o hypocrates_n the_o manner_n of_o superfoetation_n out_o of_o hypocrates_n their_o first_o conception_n be_v not_o close_o shut_v for_o if_o at_o that_o time_n a_o woman_n do_v again_o accompany_v with_o her_o husband_n she_o will_v easy_o receyve_v his_o seed_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o womb_n from_o whence_o come_v a_o second_o conception_n now_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o third_o or_o four_o day_n after_o the_o first_o conception_n for_o the_o womb_n can_v abide_v open_a all_o the_o time_n of_o conformation_n but_o a_o question_n may_v be_v ask_v whither_o superfoetation_n may_v happen_v after_o the_o first_o second_o answer_n whether_o superfoetation_n may_v be_v after_o two_o or_o three_o month_n answer_n or_o three_o month_n of_o the_o first_o conception_n as_o many_o man_n do_v write_v and_o allege_v many_o example_n therefore_o we_o answer_v we_o think_v it_o may_v so_o happen_v but_o very_o rare_o for_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v so_o enrage_v that_o it_o may_v open_v again_o and_o receive_v new_a seed_n and_o yet_o the_o former_a conception_n not_o be_v violate_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v sound_a and_o the_o infant_n strong_a as_o well_o because_o it_o be_v firm_o tie_v to_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vessel_n as_o also_o because_o as_o yet_o it_o seek_v not_o to_o be_v enlarge_v this_o we_o say_v laurentius_n have_v sometime_o observe_v in_o
some_o of_o the_o interpreter_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v these_o snare_n have_v disallow_v of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr septimestri_fw-la partu_fw-la as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o hypocrates_n own_v at_o least_o they_o bold_o affirm_v that_o this_o place_n be_v corrupt_v but_o we_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v as_o confident_a that_o it_o be_v true_o hippocraticall_a legitimate_a that_o hippoc._n book_n de_fw-fr sept._n partu_fw-la be_v legitimate_a for_o not_o only_a galen_n comment_v upon_o it_o a_o few_o fragment_n of_o who_o labour_n remain_v to_o this_o day_n but_o also_o the_o lawyer_n of_o that_o time_n when_o learning_n do_v most_o flourish_v at_o â—ome_o and_o athens_n do_v translate_v this_o very_a sentence_n according_a as_o we_o at_o this_o day_n read_v it_o into_o the_o number_n of_o their_o sanction_n wherefore_o these_o diverse_a not_o contrary_a place_n concern_v the_o number_n of_o day_n we_o will_v thus_o reconcile_v the_o latitude_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v very_o great_a neither_o be_v the_o seaventh-moneth_n birth_n interpret_v hip._n interpret_v always_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o day_n there_o be_v a_o seven_o month_n beginning_n and_o a_o seven_o month_n perfect_v the_o beginning_n consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o &_o eighty_o day_n &_o a_o part_n the_o perfection_n consist_v of_o two_o hundred_o &_o ten_o day_n before_o a_o hundred_o eighty_o two_o day_n no_o infant_n suruive_v so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o limit_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n after_o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o day_n it_o be_v no_o more_o call_v a_o seventh-month_n but_o a_o eight-month_n birth_n the_o first_o birth_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v indeed_o vital_a yet_o very_o languid_a and_o weak_a the_o latter_a be_v very_o strong_a wherefore_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v express_v only_o the_o two_o extreme_a time_n of_o the_o seaventh-month_n birth_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o the_o middle_a time_n he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o as_o of_o two_o hundred_o &_o four_o day_n because_o they_o be_v sufficient_o know_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o extreme_a unto_o birth_n the_o utmost_a time_n of_o the_o seven-month_n birth_n which_o they_o approach_v the_o near_a and_o this_o be_v not_o my_o interpretation_n of_o hypocrates_n but_o hypocrates_n own_o for_o as_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr octimestripartu_n he_o call_v those_o decimestre_n not_o only_o who_o accomplish_v ten_o whole_a month_n but_o also_o that_o reach_n a_o few_o day_n within_o the_o ten_o month_n so_o those_o be_v call_v septimestre_n who_o beside_o six_o full_a month_n do_v attain_v some_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o and_o yet_o more_o plain_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr alimento_n after_o he_o have_v describe_v the_o septimestre_n octimester_n nonimestre_n and_o decimestres_fw-mi partus_fw-la at_o length_n he_o break_v out_o into_o these_o word_n in_o these_o month_n be_v beget_v or_o rather_o breed_v more_o and_o few_o according_a unto_o the_o whole_a and_o the_o part_n that_o be_v either_o in_o a_o part_n of_o the_o month_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o full_a month_n and_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr septimestri_fw-la partu_fw-la he_o say_v that_o the_o five_o month_n which_o come_v between_o the_o first_o and_o the_o seven_o must_v be_v number_v whole_a but_o the_o first_o and_o the_o seven_o it_o skill_v not_o much_o though_o they_o be_v imperfect_a so_o in_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o critical_a day_n those_o day_n which_o go_v before_o the_o crisis_n must_v be_v account_v whole_a but_o the_o critical_a day_n itself_o wherein_o nature_n endeavour_v the_o crisis_n have_v a_o great_a latitude_n for_o a_o crisis_n yea_o a_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a one_o may_v fall_v out_o in_o the_o beginning_n perfect_a the_o intermediate_v day_n &_o month_n be_v only_o perfect_a in_o the_o midst_n or_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seven_o or_o the_o fourteen_o day_n wherefore_o those_o month_n which_o go_v before_o the_o birth_n must_v be_v all_o account_v whole_a except_v the_o first_o again_o the_o very_a month_n of_o the_o birth_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o account_n with_o the_o critical_a day_n have_v two_o extreme_n and_o many_o intermediate_v time_n in_o any_o of_o which_o if_o the_o infant_n be_v bear_v he_o may_v suruive_v and_o thus_o i_o think_v you_o may_v clear_v yourself_o out_o of_o the_o thorny_a and_o intricate_a passage_n of_o month_n and_o day_n in_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o legitimate_a or_o illegitimate_a time_n of_o the_o birth_n qvest._n xxxi_o what_o be_v the_o universal_a and_o particular_a cause_n of_o the_o birth_n democritus_n a_o great_a philosopher_n of_o his_o time_n complain_v that_o the_o truth_n be_v drown_v in_o a_o deep_a well_o the_o pyrronij_n or_o sceptic_a philosopher_n think_v that_o all_o aristotle_n democritus_n the_o septicke_n aristotle_n thing_n be_v uncertain_a and_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v determinate_o know_v aristotle_n the_o father_n of_o the_o school_n of_o philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o certain_a and_o natural_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n natural_a be_v only_o know_v to_o philosopher_n which_o before_o philosophy_n itself_o be_v bear_v our_o admire_a master_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr aere_fw-la aquis_fw-la &_o locis_fw-la have_v thus_o express_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nothing_o in_o nature_n be_v do_v without_o hypocrates_n hypocrates_n nature_n that_o be_v without_o a_o natural_a cause_n these_o cause_n if_o any_o man_n with_o heraclitus_n shall_v deny_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o entangle_v himself_o in_o a_o thousand_o labyrinth_n of_o absurdity_n but_o also_o for_o feite_v heraclitus_n heraclitus_n all_o knowledge_n and_o assure_a demonstration_n for_o to_o know_v say_v the_o philosopher_n be_v to_o understand_v the_o cause_n of_o thing_n see_v therefore_o the_o birth_n be_v a_o natural_a action_n and_o that_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v very_o different_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o a_o little_a in_o this_o place_n to_o enlarge_v ourselves_o in_o the_o disquisition_n of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o the_o cause_n therefore_o of_o the_o birth_n be_v some_o of_o they_o universal_a other_o particular_a the_o universal_a cause_n be_v common_a not_o only_o to_o man_n but_o also_o to_o all_o creature_n and_o some_o of_o then_o birth_n the_o universal_a cause_n of_o the_o birth_n be_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o birth_n other_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la or_o womb_n because_o the_o birth_n proceed_v from_o a_o equal_a contention_n of_o the_o birth_n and_o the_o bearer_n the_o cause_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o birth_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la elegant_o express_v to_o be_v the_o defect_n of_o both_o sort_n of_o aliment_n spirituous_a and_o solid_a on_o this_o manner_n when_o the_o infant_n become_v large_a and_o strong_a the_o mother_n can_v supply_v it_o with_o fit_a and_o sufficient_a aliment_n which_o while_o it_o seek_v with_o often_o kick_v it_o break_v the_o membrane_n and_o be_v unloose_a from_o those_o band_n yssu_v forth_o infant_n on_o the_o partof_o the_o infant_n the_o mola_n or_o moon_n calf_n may_v be_v carry_v in_o the_o womb_n many_o year_n because_o it_o be_v neither_o nourish_v nor_o do_v transpire_v wherefore_o desire_v neither_o aliment_n nor_o air_n it_o be_v still_o retain_v womb_n why_o the_o mola_n and_o many_o monster_n lie_v long_o in_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v engender_v oftentimes_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o woman_n monster_n and_o creature_n of_o diverse_a kind_n as_o serpent_n and_o mould-warps_a which_o because_o they_o have_v little_a blood_n have_v also_o little_a heat_n and_o be_v content_v with_o transpiration_n alone_o do_v lurk_v many_o year_n in_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o womb_n neither_o will_v ever_o issue_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n unless_o they_o be_v drive_v forth_o either_o by_o the_o contention_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o physician_n the_o want_n therefore_o of_o nourishment_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o birth_n there_o be_v also_o another_o universal_a cause_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o the_o womb_n have_v hippocratci_fw-la the_o universal_a cause_n of_o the_o birth_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n hippocratci_fw-la a_o determinate_a quantity_n &_o magnitude_n beyond_o which_o it_o can_v be_v extend_v when_o once_o upon_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o infant_n it_o be_v come_v to_o that_o extent_n it_o labour_v to_o lay_v down_o the_o burden_n whereby_o it_o be_v oppress_v and_o according_a hereto_o hypocrates_n say_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la that_o abortment_n do_v happen_v when_o the_o womb_n be_v too_o little_a that_o be_v when_o the_o infant_n be_v so_o increase_v that_o it_o can_v be_v no_o long_o contain_v in_o the_o womb_n the_o
wire_n receyve_v that_o proportion_n whereof_o the_o hole_n be_v where_o through_o it_o be_v draw_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o out-gate_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v thus_o when_o by_o the_o continual_a appulsion_n or_o arrival_n of_o such_o vapour_n to_o the_o skin_n the_o pore_n be_v plenary_o obstruct_v than_o the_o next_o vapour_n compaâ—â—on_n a_o sâ—t_a compaâ—â—on_n that_o strive_v to_o be_v at_o liberty_n smite_v the_o former_a which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o passage_n be_v drive_v out_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cord_n he_o that_o will_v see_v a_o express_a image_n of_o this_o manner_n of_o production_n let_v he_o resort_v to_o a_o glazier_n when_o he_o extend_v his_o mettle_n into_o the_o gutter_a lead_n wherein_o he_o fasten_v his_o glass_n and_o he_o shall_v perceive_v how_o the_o artist_n have_v make_v a_o engine_n whereby_o a_o inch_n of_o lead_n be_v drive_v out_o into_o a_o foot_n of_o length_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o say_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr carnibus_fw-la that_o this_o sooty_a excrement_n shall_v have_v hypocrates_n hypocrates_n a_o clammy_a or_o glewy_a substance_n yet_o without_o any_o fatness_n or_o greasinesse_n at_o all_o wherefore_o wheresoever_o in_o the_o body_n especial_o in_o the_o outward_a part_n there_o gather_v together_o any_o such_o glewy_a or_o clammy_a excrement_n there_o the_o natural_a heat_n bring_v forth_o hair_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o in_o the_o armhole_n and_o about_o the_o privy_a part_n yea_o and_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n hair_n grow_v plentiful_o now_o that_o part_n of_o the_o hair_n that_o be_v impact_v in_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o comparison_n comparison_n skin_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o root_n of_o a_o herb_n stick_v in_o the_o ground_n and_o that_o which_o bear_v out_o of_o the_o skin_n to_o the_o herb_n itself_o there_o be_v also_o require_v a_o convenient_a place_n as_o a_o foundation_n wherein_o the_o root_n of_o the_o hair_n the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o place_n for_o hair_n hair_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o that_o be_v the_o skin_n which_o of_o all_o other_o part_n be_v fit_a for_o their_o bread_a say_v galen_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr temperamentis_fw-la because_o it_o be_v neither_o too_o dry_a nor_o too_o moist_a for_o as_o neither_o in_o marish_a and_o fenny_a ground_n nor_o in_o one_o that_o be_v over_o dry_a and_o wear_v out_o of_o heart_n can_v any_o thing_n be_v bring_v forth_o so_o in_o a_o over_o moist_a or_o over_o dry_a skin_n no_o hair_n can_v grow_v for_o though_o the_o skin_n be_v account_v dry_a yet_o in_o a_o man_n it_o be_v not_o without_o some_o moisture_n as_o it_o be_v in_o those_o creature_n which_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o a_o stony_a or_o crusty_a shell_n as_o oyster_n lobster_n crab_n and_o such_o like_a and_o in_o such_o as_o lurk_v sort_n a_o dry_a skin_n admit_v not_o hair_n nor_o a_o sort_n in_o den_n as_o snake_n and_o those_o that_o have_v scale_n as_o fish_n in_o all_o which_o hair_n can_v grow_v because_o their_o skin_n be_v true_o and_o altogether_o dry_a moreover_o the_o skin_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v too_o soft_a and_o moist_a like_a cheese_n new_o curd_v for_o than_o it_o will_v not_o hold_v the_o root_n of_o the_o hair_n because_o of_o his_o thinness_n and_o beside_o after_o the_o pore_n be_v as_o it_o be_v bore_v by_o the_o excrement_n they_o will_v fall_v together_o again_o the_o part_n be_v so_o fluid_a that_o they_o will_v run_v into_o one_o another_o and_o be_v exquisite_o reunite_v but_o moderate_o dry_a to_o hold_v the_o hair_n to_o his_o root_n thin_a but_o moderate_o dry_a &_o thin_a and_o moderate_o hard_a not_o unlike_o a_o cheese_n already_o well_o gather_v and_o somewhat_o press_v for_o so_o it_o will_v be_v better_o thrill_v and_o perforate_v by_o the_o issue_a humour_n which_o perforation_n also_o will_v remain_v the_o dry_a body_n not_o suffer_v the_o part_n to_o reunite_v but_o to_o consist_v and_o so_o by_o the_o continual_a exiture_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o pore_n will_v be_v more_o fistulate_v it_o must_v also_o be_v slack_a and_o thin_a wherefore_o consider_v the_o whole_a skin_n be_v full_a of_o pore_n whereout_o something_o be_v continual_o breathe_v by_o the_o natural_a heat_n which_o disperse_v attenuate_v and_o carry_v away_o with_o itself_o no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o inward_a moisture_n it_o follow_v that_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o hair_n may_v issue_v forth_o every_o poor_a have_v a_o hair_n in_o it_o to_o keep_v it_o open_v for_o the_o better_a breathe_n or_o thrust_v out_o of_o exhalation_n yet_o we_o must_v except_v the_o skin_n of_o the_o palm_n and_o sole_n of_o the_o hand_n &_o foot_n because_o as_o some_o say_v in_o they_o there_o be_v a_o large_a tendon_n immediate_o under_o the_o skin_n which_o be_v exceed_o thick_a and_o dry_a make_v it_o uncapable_a of_o hair_n but_o i_o can_v admit_v of_o that_o reason_n see_v a_o hare_n have_v also_o that_o broad_a tendon_n and_o yet_o congeniti_fw-la why_o there_o be_v no_o have_v in_o the_o palm_n &_o sole_n why_o hair_n grow_v not_o upon_o scar_n 2._o kind_n of_o hair_n arist_n 3._o hist_o animal_n 11._o congeniti_fw-la have_v not_o those_o part_n void_a of_o hair_n therefore_o we_o say_v that_o nature_n have_v make_v those_o part_n haireless_a both_o for_o use_v that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o sensible_a as_o also_o for_o motion_n now_o that_o the_o thinness_n of_o the_o skin_n be_v require_v for_o the_o production_n of_o hair_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o scar_n for_o if_o you_o raise_v a_o blister_n by_o scorch_a the_o upper_a skin_n or_o cuticle_n after_o it_o be_v heal_v and_o the_o upper_a skin_n be_v grow_v thick_a no_o hair_n will_v rise_v out_o of_o the_o scar_n because_o it_o have_v no_o pore_n in_o it_o the_o hair_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n some_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v congeniti_fw-la breed_v with_o we_o as_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o eyebrow_n of_o the_o eyelid_n these_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o child_n while_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o be_v resemble_v not_o unto_o herb_n that_o grow_v by_o sow_v but_o unto_o such_o plant_n as_o nature_n bring_v forth_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n and_o such_o do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v the_o temperature_n of_o the_o body_n other_o hair_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v postgeniti_fw-la breed_v after_o the_o skin_n be_v grow_v thin_a postgeniti_fw-la postgeniti_fw-la which_o happen_v in_o boy_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o breed_v seed_n in_o girl_n when_o their_o monthly_a course_n begin_v to_o flow_v these_o come_v out_o in_o three_o place_n answerable_a to_o the_o three_o place_n where_o nature_n bring_v forth_o the_o former_a kind_n first_o about_o the_o privity_n second_o under_o the_o arm_n hole_n three_o in_o the_o chin_n and_o cheek_n those_o that_o be_v geld_v before_o the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o geld_v how_o the_o hair_n fall_v in_o such_o as_o be_v geld_v year_n have_v no_o hair_n grow_v on_o their_o chin_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o way_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o open_v and_o by_o castration_n be_v after_o intercept_v and_o therefore_o the_o skin_n do_v not_o rarify_v if_o after_o those_o hair_n be_v grow_v the_o testicle_n be_v take_v away_o those_o hair_n also_o fall_v except_v in_o the_o groin_n again_o in_o woman_n those_o hair_n which_o we_o call_v postgeniti_fw-la do_v arise_v late_a never_o in_o the_o chin_n because_o there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a agitation_n of_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n in_o woman_n as_o can_v rarify_v the_o skin_n so_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o seed_n be_v engender_v and_o yet_o we_o see_v that_o in_o some_o woman_n after_o their_o course_n be_v stay_v berd_n why_o woman_n have_v no_o berd_n the_o hair_n begin_v to_o bud_v on_o their_o chin_n it_o may_v also_o fall_v out_o that_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n may_v be_v without_o any_o of_o the_o postgeniti_fw-la by_o some_o natural_a desect_v contract_v in_o their_o generation_n the_o form_n of_o the_o hair_n be_v express_v by_o certain_a accident_n for_o they_o do_v vary_v in_o thickness_n and_o thinness_n hardness_n and_o softness_n length_n and_o shortness_n straightness_n and_o curlednesse_n colour_n the_o form_n of_o the_o hair_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o al._n their_o colour_n multitude_n or_o scarcity_n as_o also_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o the_o natural_a propriety_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o part_n in_o which_o they_o be_v fix_v moreover_o they_o differ_v in_o colour_n whiteness_n and_o blackness_n and_o middle_a colour_n between_o
before_o mention_v be_v alike_o for_o they_o all_o suck_v up_o the_o superfluity_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o the_o solution_n of_o this_o question_n we_o say_v there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o glandule_n for_o which_o galen_n the_o solution_n of_o the_o question_n galen_n we_o have_v galen_n our_o author_n in_o his_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o sixteenth_o book_n of_o the_o use_n of_o part_n there_o be_v some_o glandule_n which_o be_v ordain_v only_o to_o establish_v and_o underprop_n the_o vessel_n or_o to_o receive_v superfluous_a humour_n or_o to_o water_n and_o moisten_v the_o part_n there_o be_v other_o kind_n two_o kind_n which_o be_v provide_v by_o nature_n for_o the_o generation_n of_o certain_a ivice_n or_o humour_n which_o be_v profitable_a for_o the_o creature_n the_o former_a have_v neither_o vein_n nor_o artery_n nor_o sinew_n these_o latter_a have_v very_o conspicuous_a vessel_n and_o be_v of_o exquisite_a sense_n the_o former_a be_v proper_o call_v glandule_n the_o latter_a may_v better_o be_v style_v glandulous_a body_n so_o the_o testicle_n hypocrates_n galen_n hypocrates_n and_o the_o kidney_n by_o galen_n be_v call_v glandulous_a body_n and_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr glandulis_fw-la say_v that_o the_o brain_n itself_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o substance_n be_v glandulous_a the_o former_a be_v only_o of_o some_o use_n the_o latter_a afford_v both_o use_n and_o action_n among_o which_o we_o conclude_v the_o dug_n or_o breast_n to_o be_v and_o whereas_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o these_o dug_n do_v receive_v or_o suck_v up_o a_o excrementitious_a humour_n expound_v hypocrates_n expound_v we_o understand_v that_o this_o be_v not_o there_o primary_n or_o chief_a and_o main_a use_n but_o only_o secondary_a for_o nature_n often_o abuse_v one_o and_o the_o same_o part_n to_o diverse_a use_n so_o the_o brain_n in_o glandulous_a the_o brain_n glandulous_a manner_n of_o a_o glasse-still_a or_o cucurbita_fw-la do_v draw_v and_o suck_v up_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o lower_n part_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v another_o and_o more_o divine_a use_n of_o the_o brain_n so_o nature_n often_o abuse_v the_o gut_n for_o the_o expurgation_n and_o unburden_v of_o the_o whole_a body_n whereas_o they_o be_v original_o ordain_v for_o another_o purpose_n to_o wit_n for_o distribution_n of_o the_o chylus_n the_o breast_n therefore_o or_o pap_n have_v a_o proper_a action_n and_o use_n their_o action_n be_v the_o generation_n breast_n the_o primarie_a use_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o milk_n which_o be_v perform_v by_o a_o moderate_a and_o equal_a coction_n or_o boil_a their_o use_n be_v either_o primary_n or_o secondary_a the_o primary_n use_n galen_n say_v be_v for_o generation_n of_o milk_n but_o aristotle_n will_v have_v they_o ordain_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o most_o noble_a of_o all_o aristotle_n galen_n aristotle_n the_o bowel_n and_o i_o think_v he_o be_v misll_v with_o this_o argument_n because_o man_n have_v breast_n and_o yet_o do_v not_o engender_v milk_n we_o with_o galen_n do_v determine_v that_o these_o glandulous_a body_n galen_n galen_n compass_v with_o fat_a and_o weave_v with_o many_o thousand_o vessel_n be_v first_o and_o original_o ordain_v for_o milk_n and_o be_v not_o alike_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o yet_o i_o conceive_v that_o they_o be_v situate_v in_o the_o breast_n rather_o to_o add_v strength_n to_o the_o noble_a part_n contain_v under_o they_o then_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o milk_n for_o in_o most_o creature_n they_o make_v milk_n not_o in_o the_o breast_n but_o in_o other_o part_n you_o shall_v therefore_o reconcile_v galen_n and_o aristotle_n if_o you_o say_v that_o the_o dug_n be_v create_v original_o for_o the_o generation_n of_o milk_n and_o secondary_o for_o the_o strengthen_n &_o defence_n reconcile_v galen_n and_o aristotle_n reconcile_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o again_o that_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o their_o situation_n in_o the_o breast_n be_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o secondary_a for_o the_o generation_n of_o milk_n qvest._n xxiii_o whether_o milk_n can_v be_v generate_v before_o conception_n it_o be_v dispute_v of_o old_a and_o be_v yet_o a_o question_n among_o the_o multitude_n whether_o milk_n can_v be_v engender_v in_o a_o woman_n breast_n before_o she_o have_v have_v the_o company_n of_o man_n and_o conceyve_v and_o this_o doubt_n be_v occasion_v by_o some_o different_a place_n in_o hypocrates_n and_o aristotle_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la inquire_v after_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o mola_n or_o mooncalf_n reckon_v this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a when_o in_o the_o breast_n there_o be_v no_o milk_n aristotle_n hypocrates_n aristotle_n engender_v and_o therefore_o the_o generation_n of_o milk_n be_v according_a unto_o hypocrates_n a_o certain_a sign_n of_o conception_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n the_o historia_n animal_n confirm_v the_o same_o where_o he_o say_v that_o no_o creature_n engender_v milk_n before_o the_o womb_n be_v fill_v and_o reason_n seem_v to_o consent_v with_o their_o authority_n for_o if_o nature_n do_v never_o endeavour_n any_o thing_n rash_o but_o all_o thing_n for_o her_o proper_a end_n what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o milk_n before_o the_o infant_n be_v perfect_v it_o be_v only_o ordain_v for_o the_o nourishment_n thereof_o notstanding_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o aphorism_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a mind_n if_o a_o woman_n say_v he_o which_o be_v neither_o big_a with_o child_n nor_o have_v yet_o conceyve_v have_v milk_n in_o her_o breast_n it_o be_v avicen_n hypocrates_n aristotle_n albertus_n avicen_n a_o sign_n that_o her_o course_n be_v stop_v and_o aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n the_o historia_n animal_n affirm_v that_o milk_n may_v be_v breed_v in_o the_o breast_n or_o dug_n of_o man_n which_o also_o albertus_n and_o avicen_n do_v witness_n hieronimus_fw-la cardanus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr subilitate_fw-la say_v that_o he_o see_v a_o man_n about_o thirty_o cardanus_n a_o story_n out_o of_o cardanus_n four_o year_n old_a out_o of_o who_o breast_n so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o milk_n do_v flow_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o breast_n the_o man_n of_o america_n have_v milk_n in_o their_o breast_n sufficient_a to_o nourish_v a_o child_n they_o that_o have_v travail_v into_o the_o new_a world_n do_v report_n that_o almost_o all_o the_o man_n have_v great_a quantity_n of_o milk_n in_o their_o breast_n if_o therefore_o man_n do_v breed_v milk_n much_o more_o virgin_n and_o woman_n before_o they_o do_v conceive_v for_o their_o dug_n be_v more_o rare_a and_o large_a and_o beside_o they_o have_v a_o great_a abundance_n of_o superfluous_a blood_n reason_n also_o favour_v this_o opinion_n for_o where_o the_o material_a reason_n reason_n cause_n of_o milk_n be_v present_a and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o efficient_a not_o want_v what_o shall_v hinder_v the_o generation_n thereof_o now_o in_o virgin_n that_o be_v of_o ripe_a year_n the_o vein_n of_o the_o chest_n which_o water_n the_o dug_n have_v great_a abundance_n of_o blood_n they_o have_v also_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o glandule_n to_o alter_v and_o to_o boil_v it_o for_o after_o the_o fourteen_o year_n the_o dug_n say_v hypocrates_n hypocrates_n hypocrates_n do_v swell_v and_o the_o nipple_n strut_v and_o young_a wench_n be_v then_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v fratrare_fw-la to_o grow_v together_o like_o twin_n wherefore_o milk_n may_v sometime_o be_v breed_v in_o such_o woman_n especial_o who_o course_n be_v stop_v as_o hypocrates_n write_v but_o these_o disagree_a place_n hip._n a_o reconciliation_n out_o of_o hippolito_n two_o kind_n of_o milk_n according_a to_o hip._n of_o hypocrates_n it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o reconcile_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n himself_o there_o be_v a_o double_a generation_n of_o milk_n according_a to_o hypocrates_n and_o a_o double_a nature_n thereof_o one_o kind_n of_o milk_n be_v true_a and_o laudable_a another_o not_o true_a nor_o perfect_o boil_a the_o former_a be_v make_v by_o a_o great_a alteration_n and_o true_a concoction_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o that_o not_o private_a but_o official_a the_o latter_a arise_v of_o a_o remainder_n of_o the_o proper_a nourishment_n of_o the_o breast_n the_o first_o be_v perfect_o white_a sweet_a and_o moderate_o thick_a and_o fit_v to_o suckle_v a_o infant_n this_o other_o be_v white_a indeed_o because_o it_o bear_v the_o colour_n and_o form_n of_o the_o part_n from_o whence_o it_o flow_v but_o it_o have_v neither_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o nourish_a chymus_fw-la or_o humour_n nor_o the_o sweetness_n nor_o the_o power_n or_o vigour_n of_o nourishment_n and_o therefore_o it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o milk_n not_o by_o his_o quality_n or_o specificiall_a form_n but_o only_o for_o his_o colour_n for_o it_o be_v thin_a and_o waterish_a altogether_o
very_o notable_a which_o ascend_v under_o the_o share-bone_n through_o the_o middle_a bifurcation_n to_o the_o coat_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o from_o thence_o run_v diverse_o disperse_v to_o his_o muscle_n and_o to_o his_o whole_a body_n together_o with_o the_o artery_n through_o his_o back_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o nut_n or_o glans_fw-la to_o give_v it_o a_o more_o exact_a sense_n especial_o the_o nut_n where_o it_o be_v of_o most_o use_n to_o stir_v up_o pleasure_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n in_o be_v ganglia_fw-it what_o they_o be_v these_o nerve_n happen_v that_o tumour_n which_o we_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v a_o knotty_a tumour_n of_o a_o sinew_n resist_v the_o finger_n that_o press_v it_o yet_o not_o dolorous_a which_o ganglia_fw-it here_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o when_o the_o yard_n be_v erect_v stiff_o like_o a_o ram_n horn_n a_o falopius_n speak_v it_o be_v not_o distend_v beyond_o his_o ordinary_a magnitude_n but_o only_o grow_v full_a and_o turgid_a final_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o yard_n be_v carnous_a or_o fleshy_a table_n 4._o figure_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 7._o 9_o d_o yard_n the_o glans_fw-la or_o nu_fw-la of_o the_o yard_n and_o look_v always_o as_o if_o it_o be_v swell_v and_o indeed_o it_o have_v a_o great_a compass_n than_o any_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a trunk_n as_o archangelus_n call_v it_o of_o his_o body_n that_o like_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o glass_n still_o or_o cup_a glass_n it_o may_v gather_v more_o heat_n unto_o itself_o then_o any_o other_o part_n it_o be_v equal_a smooth_a and_o turbinate_v that_o be_v broad_a at_o the_o basis_n or_o bottom_n and_o grow_v small_a figure_n his_o figure_n yet_o keep_v his_o roundness_n even_o to_o the_o top_n much_o like_o a_o turk_n cap_n or_o turban_n and_o it_o be_v call_v glans_fw-la or_o the_o nut_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o it_o be_v gird_v with_o a_o circle_n like_o a_o crown_n it_o be_v very_o soft_a that_o it_o may_v not_o offend_v the_o womb_n somewhat_o acuminate_v or_o sharpen_v also_o at_o the_o top_n the_o better_a to_o fit_v it_o for_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o matrixe_n of_o exquisite_a sense_n it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o attrition_n and_o substance_n substance_n motion_n together_o with_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o imagination_n which_o be_v most_o powerful_a in_o both_o sex_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o procreation_n the_o seed_n may_v be_v more_o plentiful_o ejaculate_v it_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o fine_a membrane_n produce_v from_o that_o membrane_n which_o we_o say_v before_o membrane_n his_o membrane_n do_v encompass_v the_o pipe_n or_o canale_n and_o it_o grow_v not_o unlike_a to_o a_o mushrum_fw-la upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o two_o body_n of_o the_o yard_n it_o be_v as_o we_o say_v of_o a_o spungy_a substance_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o hollow_a within_o but_o somewhat_o more_o solid_a and_o firm_a than_o other_o ordinary_a spungy_a body_n but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v smooth_a soft_a and_o glib_a it_o have_v a_o cover_n which_o arise_v from_o foreskin_n the_o prepuce_fw-la or_o foreskin_n the_o skin_n of_o the_o yard_n bring_v forward_o and_o again_o reflect_v or_o return_v which_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galen_n in_o his_o 15._o book_n of_o the_o use_n of_o part_n call_v it_o cutis_fw-la epiphysin_n in_o latin_a praeputium_fw-la we_o call_v it_o the_o foreskin_n that_o part_n which_o hang_v over_o the_o end_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o in_o coition_n it_o be_v move_v up_o and_o down_o that_o in_o this_o attrition_n it_o may_v gather_v more_o heat_n and_o increase_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o other_o sex_n some_o say_v it_o be_v ordain_v for_o ornament_n also_o and_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n because_o upon_o the_o more_o dishonest_a part_n god_n &_o nature_n or_o rather_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n have_v put_v the_o more_o honour_n that_o be_v the_o more_o cover_v this_o foreskin_n in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v sometime_o so_o contract_v or_o draw_v together_o that_o it_o can_v be_v draw_v back_o nor_o the_o nut_n discover_v without_o the_o help_n of_o a_o chirurgeon_n but_o when_o the_o nut_n be_v uncover_v that_o it_o may_v recover_v his_o cover_n again_o this_o prepuce_fw-la be_v tie_v in_o the_o low_a part_n with_o a_o membranous_a band_n or_o tie_v which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vinculum_fw-la caninum_fw-la the_o latin_n frenum_fw-la in_o english_a the_o bridle_n archangelus_n call_v it_o a_o ligament_n other_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o extremity_n or_o end_n of_o the_o sinew_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o bridle_v or_o reyn_v up_o the_o foreskin_n on_o the_o low_a side_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o nut._n it_o also_o further_v the_o prosusion_n of_o seed_n communicate_v by_o the_o canale_n motion_n and_o heat_n to_o the_o prostrate_a glandule_n which_o contain_v the_o seed_n ready_a for_o ejaculation_n for_o oftentimes_o in_o lustful_a disport_n or_o imagination_n if_o this_o bridle_n be_v but_o light_o move_v the_o seed_n will_v incontinent_o issue_v forth_o even_o as_o after_o a_o full_a meal_n if_o a_o man_n but_o touch_n the_o end_n of_o his_o throat_n with_o his_o finger_n the_o stomach_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o continuity_n of_o the_o part_n contract_v itself_o and_o return_v the_o crapula_fw-la or_o undigested_a gobbet_n into_o the_o lap_n by_o vomit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o nut_n be_v a_o passage_n or_o hole_n through_o which_o both_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o urine_n be_v pour_v forth_o for_o it_o compass_v the_o common_a canale_n at_o which_o place_n it_o be_v large_a but_o present_o be_v contract_v again_o that_o the_o seed_n have_v there_o a_o kind_n of_o momentanie_n stay_v or_o stop_v may_v procure_v more_o pleasure_n in_o this_o part_n wherefore_o those_o that_o labour_n of_o the_o gonorrhaea_n cause_v by_o the_o acrimony_n of_o rot_a seed_n heap_v up_o in_o this_o large_a place_n be_v here_o torture_v with_o ulcer_n it_o the_o use_n of_o it_o the_o use_n of_o the_o yard_n be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o particular_a part_n thereof_o only_o we_o will_v add_v that_o the_o avoid_v of_o urine_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o make_n of_o this_o member_n for_o we_o see_v woman_n make_v water_n without_o it_o but_o for_o procreation_n even_o as_o nature_n have_v ordain_v the_o nose_n for_o smell_v yet_o she_o use_v it_o secondary_o for_o purge_v the_o mucous_a excrement_n of_o the_o brain_n so_o upon_o a_o second_o intention_n this_o member_n serve_v to_o derive_v away_o the_o urine_n wherewith_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v light_o defile_v ourselves_o and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o part_n of_o generation_n in_o man_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v indeed_o as_o particular_a as_o the_o anatomicall_a history_n do_v require_v but_o yet_o withal_o hope_v i_o shall_v find_v pardon_n because_o the_o reader_n may_v perceive_v at_o least_o if_o he_o have_v any_o knowledge_n that_o i_o have_v pretermit_v many_o secret_n of_o nature_n which_o i_o can_v and_o will_v here_o have_v somewhat_o insist_v upon_o if_o i_o have_v imagine_v that_o all_o into_o who_o hand_n this_o work_n shall_v come_v have_v be_v competent_a and_o fit_a auditor_n for_o such_o kind_n of_o philosophy_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o proportion_n of_o these_o part_n both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o galen_n in_o his_o 14._o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la and_o the_o 11._o chapter_n that_o woman_n have_v all_o those_o part_n belong_v to_o generation_n which_o man_n have_v although_o in_o these_o they_o appear_v outward_a at_o the_o perinaeum_n or_o interfoeminium_n in_o those_o they_o be_v for_o want_v of_o heat_n retain_v within_o for_o see_v woman_n the_o same_o part_n of_o generation_n in_o man_n and_o woman_n a_o woman_n be_v beget_v of_o a_o man_n and_o perfect_a also_o in_o makind_n for_o nature_n imperfection_n be_v not_o so_o ordinary_a it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o the_o substance_n yea_o and_o the_o shape_n of_o the_o part_n in_o both_o fex_n shall_v be_v alike_o as_o come_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o set_v as_o it_o be_v of_o cause_n neither_o be_v it_o so_o uncouth_a in_o nature_n that_o those_o part_n which_o in_o some_o creature_n be_v prominent_a and_o apparent_a shall_v in_o other_o be_v veil_v and_o cover_v for_o mole_n indeed_o be_v not_o without_o eye_n but_o have_v they_o lie_v deep_o in_o their_o head_n and_o overcover_v whence_o virgil_n say_v aut_fw-la oculis_fw-la captifodere_fw-la cubilia_fw-la talpae_fw-la that_o be_v georg_n virgil_n 1._o georg_n or_o hoodwinked_a moale_n have_v dig_v their_o bower_n so_o we_o call_v
lascivious_a as_o galen_n say_v be_v very_o familiar_a wherefore_o in_o maiden_n before_o they_o grow_v too_o long_o they_o cut_v they_o off_o and_o before_o they_o marry_v these_o nymphae_n beside_o the_o great_a pleasure_n woman_n have_v by_o they_o in_o coition_n do_v also_o defend_v the_o womb_n from_o outward_a injury_n be_v of_o that_o use_n to_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n which_o the_o foreskin_n be_v to_o the_o yard_n for_o they_o do_v not_o only_o shut_v the_o cleave_v as_o it_o be_v with_o lip_n but_o also_o use_n their_o use_n immediate_o defend_v the_o orifice_n as_o well_o of_o the_o bladder_n as_o the_o womb_n from_o cold_a air_n and_o other_o hurtful_a thing_n moreover_o they_o lead_v the_o urine_n through_o a_o long_a passage_n as_o it_o be_v between_o two_o wall_n receyve_v it_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cleft_n as_o out_o of_o a_o tunnell_n from_o nymphae_n why_o they_o be_v call_v nymphae_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o run_v forth_o in_o a_o broad_a stream_n with_o a_o hiss_a noise_n not_o wet_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o lap_n in_o the_o passage_n and_o from_o these_o use_v they_o have_v their_o name_n of_o nymph_n because_o they_o join_v unto_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n out_o of_o which_o as_o out_o offountaine_n and_o the_o nymph_n be_v say_v to_o be_v precedent_n or_o deity_n of_o the_o fountain_n water_n and_o humour_n do_v issue_n and_o beside_o because_o in_o they_o be_v the_o venereal_a delicacy_n for_o the_o poet_n say_v that_o the_o nymph_n lascivious_o seek_v out_o the_o satyr_n among_o the_o wood_n and_o forest_n clitoris_fw-la in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v of_o a_o obscene_a word_n signify_v contrectation_n but_o proper_o it_o be_v call_v the_o woman_n yard_n it_o be_v a_o small_a production_n in_o the_o upper_a forward_o table_n 9_o figure_n 4._o m_o and_o middle_a fatty_a part_n of_o the_o share_n in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o great_a cleave_v where_o the_o nymph_n do_v meet_v and_o be_v answerable_a to_o the_o member_n of_o the_o man_n from_o which_o it_o differ_v man_n how_o it_o differ_v from_o a_o man_n in_o the_o length_n the_o common_a passage_n and_o the_o want_n of_o one_o pair_n of_o muscle_n but_o agree_v in_o situation_n substance_n and_o composition_n for_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o nervous_a body_n which_o laurentius_n call_v ligament_n round_o without_o hard_a and_o thick_a but_o within_o spungy_a and_o porous_a that_o substance_n the_o substance_n when_o the_o spirit_n come_v into_o it_o it_o may_v be_v distend_v and_o grow_v loose_a when_o they_o be_v dissipate_v these_o body_n as_o those_o of_o the_o man_n yard_n be_v full_a of_o black_a thick_a and_o sprightful_a blood_n their_o original_n be_v from_o both_o the_o sharebone_n where_o they_o join_v with_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o hip_n and_o be_v sever_v at_o first_o but_o after_o they_o be_v go_v a_o little_a foreward_n they_o be_v unite_v about_o the_o it_o the_o original_n of_o it_o conjunction_n of_o the_o sharebone_n and_o so_o make_v the_o body_n of_o a_o yard_n hard_a and_o solid_a and_o have_v a_o termination_n like_o the_o nut_n to_o which_o on_o either_o side_n be_v adjoin_v a_o small_a muscle_n the_o head_n be_v proper_o call_v tentigo_n by_o iwenall_n which_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o fine_a skin_n make_v of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o nymphae_n as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o foreskin_n it_o have_v a_o entrance_n but_o no_o through_o passage_n there_o be_v vessel_n also_o run_v along_o the_o back_n of_o it_o as_o in_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o although_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o have_v but_o a_o small_a production_n hide_v under_o the_o nymph_n and_o hard_a to_o be_v feel_v but_o with_o curiosity_n yet_o sometime_o it_o grow_v to_o such_o a_o length_n that_o it_o hang_v without_o the_o cleave_a like_o a_o man_n member_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v fret_v with_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o clothes_n and_o so_o strut_v and_o grow_v to_o a_o rigiditie_n as_o do_v the_o yard_n of_o a_o man_n and_o this_o part_n it_o be_v which_o those_o wicked_a woman_n do_v abuse_v call_v tribades_n often_o mention_v aurelianius_n tribade_n odiosae_fw-la feminae_fw-la leo_fw-la africanus_n coelius_n aurelianius_n by_o many_o author_n and_o in_o some_o state_n worthy_o punish_v to_o their_o mutual_a and_o unnatural_a lust_n the_o use_n of_o this_o part_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o bridle_n of_o the_o yard_n for_o because_o the_o testicle_n of_o the_o it_o the_o use_n of_o it_o woman_n be_v far_o distant_a from_o the_o yard_n of_o the_o man_n the_o imagination_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o spermaticall_a vessel_n by_o the_o motion_n and_o attrition_n of_o this_o clitoris_n together_o with_o the_o low_a ligature_n of_o the_o womb_n who_o original_a touch_v cleave_v and_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o lead_a vessel_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o so_o the_o profusion_n of_o their_o seed_n be_v stir_v up_o for_o generation_n for_o which_o business_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v large_a wherefore_o although_o by_o this_o passage_n their_o seed_n be_v not_o ejaculate_v yet_o by_o the_o attrition_n of_o it_o their_o imagination_n be_v wrought_v to_o call_v that_o out_o that_o lie_v deep_o hide_v in_o the_o body_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v call_v aestrum_fw-la veneris_fw-la &_o dulcedo_fw-la amoris_fw-la for_o in_o it_o with_o the_o ligament_n insert_v into_o it_o be_v the_o especial_a seat_n of_o delight_n in_o their_o veneral_a embracement_n as_o columbus_n imagine_v he_o first_o discover_v for_o nature_n who_o wish_v as_o galen_n say_v in_o his_o 14._o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la and_o the_o second_o chapter_n that_o if_o it_o may_v be_v her_o work_n may_v be_v immortal_a and_o fall_v from_o that_o hope_n because_o nature_n the_o wise_a disposition_n of_o nature_n of_o the_o contrariety_n of_o the_o matter_n have_v give_v to_o all_o creature_n both_o the_o instrument_n of_o conception_n and_o have_v also_o infuse_v into_o they_o a_o strange_a and_o violent_a kind_n of_o delight_n that_o none_o of_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o creature_n shall_v perish_v but_o remain_v ever_o after_o a_o sort_n immortal_a and_o true_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o pleasant_a force_n or_o violence_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n to_o transport_v he_o out_o of_o himself_o or_o beside_o himself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n to_o which_o otherwise_o be_v master_n of_o himself_o he_o will_v hardly_o have_v be_v draw_v which_o ecstasy_n for_o it_o be_v call_v a_o little_a epilepsy_n or_o fall_a sickness_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o seed_n upon_o the_o nervous_a and_o quick_a sense_v part_n as_o it_o pass_v by_o they_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o end_n those_o part_n which_o appear_v outward_o be_v the_o great_a slit_n the_o lip_n and_o the_o groin_n or_o leske_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o lip_n be_v divide_v there_o appear_v three_o cleft_n or_o flit_v lip_n the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o lip_n one_o and_o the_o great_a which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o utmost_a and_o two_o lesser_a and_o collateral_a between_o the_o nymph_n the_o use_n of_o which_o be_v to_o close_v up_o the_o part_n more_o safe_o but_o that_o cleave_v which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o great_a and_o long_o fissure_v be_v make_v by_o the_o lip_n and_o bend_v backward_o to_o the_o fissure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a fissure_n fundament_n from_o the_o sharebone_n downward_o towards_o the_o cleave_a of_o the_o buttock_n for_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v long_o than_o the_o orifice_n lest_o the_o infant_n shall_v be_v hinder_v in_o the_o birth_n because_o the_o skin_n be_v much_o thick_a and_o not_o so_o yield_v as_o be_v membrane_n and_o the_o more_o it_o tend_v backward_o the_o deep_a and_o broad_a it_o be_v and_o so_o degenerate_v into_o a_o trench_n or_o valley_n represent_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o boat_n and_o end_v in_o the_o welt_n of_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o trench_n be_v place_v the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o this_o be_v the_o fissure_n that_o admit_v the_o yard_n and_o be_v a_o part_n think_v too_o obscene_a to_o look_v upon_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n say_v pliny_n that_o downward_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o carcase_n of_o woman_n float_v with_o their_o face_n downward_o the_o carcase_n of_o woman_n do_v float_v in_o the_o water_n with_o their_o face_n downward_o contrary_a to_o man_n which_o swim_v upward_o even_o nature_n itself_o yield_v to_o modesty_n although_o the_o cause_n also_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o largeness_n of_o a_o woman_n belly_n as_o also_o because_o the_o water_n
midriff_n be_v press_v or_o bear_v up_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n breath_n why_o such_o woman_n do_v not_o breath_n of_o free_a respiration_n or_o breathe_n and_o the_o brain_n be_v also_o draw_v into_o consent_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a seat_n or_o tribunal_n of_o the_o animal_n faculty_n which_o faculty_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o respiration_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o such_o suffocation_n or_o strangulation_n there_o be_v a_o interception_n away_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o respiration_n in_o this_o suffocation_n be_v take_v away_o of_o respiration_n for_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n the_o midriff_n be_v intercept_v the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o animal_n faculty_n also_o because_o the_o brain_n be_v draw_v into_o consent_n the_o final_a cause_n also_o be_v take_v away_o for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n at_o that_o time_n be_v very_o small_a and_o require_v therefore_o no_o other_o ventilation_n but_o by_o transpiration_n which_o be_v by_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n but_o you_o must_v mark_v that_o i_o call_v not_o this_o motion_n a_o convulsion_n but_o only_o a_o convulsive_a motion_n for_o convulsion_n proper_o be_v a_o unbidden_a motion_n of_o those_o part_n which_o we_o use_v to_o move_v convulsion_n what_o part_n suffer_v convulsion_n at_o our_o commandment_n but_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o move_v by_o our_o will_n but_o by_o it_o own_o will_n wherefore_o convulsion_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o womb_n but_o to_o the_o muscle_n only_o which_o be_v instrument_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n but_o abusive_o we_o may_v call_v this_o a_o convulsion_n as_o hypocrates_n call_v the_o hiccocke_n a_o convulsion_n the_o three_o motion_n of_o the_o womb_n we_o say_v be_v mix_v proceed_v from_o a_o morbous_a or_o womb_n the_o 3_o mix_a motion_n of_o the_o womb_n unhealthy_a cause_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o faculty_n as_o in_o a_o great_a exiccation_n it_o run_v upward_o towards_o the_o liver_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o sweet_a moisture_n for_o all_o dry_a part_n do_v as_o it_o be_v thirst_n after_o this_o moisture_n with_o a_o natural_a appetite_n and_o this_o motion_n be_v indeed_o true_o mix_v be_v partly_o physical_a or_o natural_a the_o dry_a womb_n draw_v towards_o the_o seat_n of_o moisture_n or_o draw_v the_o moisture_n unto_o itself_o as_o galen_n interprete_v it_o and_o partly_o mathematical_a or_o local_a it_o move_a as_o hypocrates_n say_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o impetuous_a violence_n to_o the_o pracordia_fw-la although_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o galen_n in_o this_o point_n reprove_v his_o master_n and_o take_v this_o motion_n to_o be_v mere_o physical_a or_o natural_a and_o be_v call_v mathematical_a by_o hypocrates_n but_o abusive_o only_a qvest._n x._o how_o the_o womb_n be_v affect_v with_o smell_n and_o savour_n fvrthermore_o it_o be_v not_o only_o record_v by_o ancient_a author_n but_o approve_v by_o daily_a experience_n that_o the_o womb_n be_v much_o affect_v with_o savour_n and_o smell_n so_o that_o some_o have_v be_v know_v to_o miscarry_v upon_o the_o stench_n of_o a_o candle_n put_v out_o savour_n how_o the_o womb_n be_v affect_v with_o smell_n and_o savour_n as_o aristotle_n record_v be_v his_o 8._o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o creature_n and_o the_o 24._o chapter_n but_o how_o and_o by_o what_o passage_n this_o apprehension_n of_o odour_n be_v few_o have_v sufficient_o declare_v wherefore_o we_o will_v pain_n ourselves_o a_o little_a and_o our_o reader_n also_o to_o lay_v open_a this_o difficulty_n because_o it_o may_v be_v of_o great_a use_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o health_n and_o will_v not_o be_v altogether_o unpleasant_a to_o they_o that_o desire_v to_o know_v themselves_o as_o therefore_o colour_n be_v the_o only_a object_n of_o the_o sight_n so_o be_v odour_n of_o the_o smell_a and_o as_o the_o sight_n have_v the_o eye_n as_o his_o peculiar_a &_o proper_a instrument_n of_o see_v so_o be_v the_o nose_n i_o mean_v smell_n not_o under_o the_o form_n of_o smell_n principal_o the_o part_n contain_v within_o it_o that_o be_v the_o spungy_a bone_n and_o the_o two_o process_n call_v mamillare_v the_o only_a instrument_n of_o smell_v it_o be_v therefore_o very_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v that_o the_o womb_n do_v smell_v savour_n or_o smell_n because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a instrument_n of_o smell_v how_o then_o it_o be_v affect_v with_o savour_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o subtle_a and_o thin_a vapour_n or_o spirit_n which_o arise_v from_o any_o strong_a scent_v thing_n even_o as_o our_o spirit_n spirit_n but_o by_o vaporous_a spirit_n be_v refresh_v and_o exhilerate_v with_o sweet_a savour_n not_o by_o apprehend_v the_o send_v of_o they_o but_o by_o receive_v a_o thin_a airy_a vapour_n from_o they_o whereby_o the_o spirit_n be_v nourish_v enlighten_v and_o strengthen_v right_o so_o be_v the_o womb_n affect_v with_o the_o vapour_n of_o thing_n which_o yield_v a_o strong_a smell_n be_v it_o pleasant_a or_o unpleasant_a and_o that_o very_o sudden_o because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o exquisite_a sense_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o then_o the_o womb_n be_v please_v with_o sweet_a smell_n and_o displease_v with_o those_o that_o be_v unpleasant_a for_o it_o seem_v hereby_o objection_n objection_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o smell_n even_o for_o the_o very_a savour_n and_o send_v i_o answer_v that_o all_o thing_n solution_n solution_n which_o yield_v a_o noisome_a smell_n be_v unconcoct_v and_o of_o a_o bad_a or_o imperfect_a mixture_n &_o therefore_o they_o affect_v the_o sense_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o inaequality_n or_o else_o the_o spirit_n or_o vapour_n that_o arise_v from_o these_o rank_n body_n be_v impure_a whence_o come_v faint_n and_o swound_n sometime_o and_o so_o defile_v the_o spirit_n contain_v in_o these_o generative_a part_n one_o difficulty_n there_o yet_o remain_v if_o the_o womb_n delight_n in_o sweet_a savour_n why_o then_o thing_n objection_n why_o musk_n and_o civit_n cause_n fit_v of_o the_o mother_n and_o stink_a thing_n cure_v it_o answer_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o ill_a dispose_v womb_n to_o be_v offend_v with_o sweet_a thing_n do_v the_o smell_n of_o amber_n grease_n musk_n and_o such_o like_v bring_v suffocation_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o assa_fw-la faetida_fw-la and_o castoraeum_n &_o such_o like_a extreme_a stink_a thing_n cure_v the_o same_o disease_n i_o answer_v that_o all_o woman_n fall_v not_o into_o suffocation_n upon_o the_o smell_a of_o sweet_a perfume_n or_o the_o like_a but_o only_o those_o who_o womb_n be_v especial_o evil_o affect_v for_o sweet_a smell_n have_v a_o quick_a spirit_n arise_v from_o they_o do_v instant_o affect_v the_o brayn_n and_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o same_o the_o membranous_a womb_n be_v present_o draw_v into_o consent_n with_o the_o brain_n and_o move_v so_o as_o those_o bad_a vapour_n which_o before_o lay_v as_o it_o be_v a_o sleep_n in_o the_o ill_a affect_a womb_n be_v now_o stir_v and_o wrought_v up_o by_o the_o artery_n or_o other_o blind_a passage_n unto_o the_o midriff_n the_o heart_n and_o the_o brain_n itself_o and_o so_o come_v the_o suffocation_n we_o speak_v off_o but_o those_o thing_n that_o yield_v a_o noisome_a savour_n because_o they_o be_v crude_a and_o ill_o mix_v do_v stop_v the_o passage_n suffocation_n how_o noisome_a smell_n cure_v the_o suffocation_n and_o pore_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o do_v not_o reach_v unto_o the_o inner_a membrane_n to_o affect_v they_o they_o cure_v also_o the_o hysterical_a paroxysm_n or_o fit_n of_o the_o mother_n because_o our_o nature_n be_v offend_v with_o they_o as_o with_o enemy_n rouse_v up_o itself_o against_o they_o and_o together_o with_o the_o ill_n vaporsexclude_v also_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n the_o evil_a humour_n from_o whence_o they_o arise_v even_o as_o in_o acute_a disease_n nature_n be_v provoke_v by_o the_o ill_a quality_n of_o the_o humour_n move_v to_o critical_a excretion_n comparison_n comparison_n or_o in_o purgation_n when_o she_o be_v goad_v with_o the_o adverse_a quality_n of_o the_o medicine_n relieve_v herself_o by_o evacuation_n but_o you_o will_v ask_v by_o what_o passage_n be_v these_o vapour_n and_o spirit_n carry_v i_o answer_v beside_o the_o open_a passage_n of_o the_o artery_n by_o which_o such_o airy_a spirit_n do_v continual_o pass_v and_o vapour_n objection_n answer_n the_o passige_n of_o these_o spirit_n and_o vapour_n repass_v in_o a_o man_n body_n there_o be_v many_o secret_a and_o unknown_a way_n which_o those_o subtle_a body_n may_v easy_o find_v consider_v that_o even_o crass_a and_o thick_a humour_n do_v ordinary_o follow_v medicine_n we_o know_v not_o by_o what_o passage_n as_o when_o a_o little_a elaterium_fw-la even_o a_o grain_n or_o two_o will_v purge_v away_o three_o of_o four_o pint_n of_o water_n or_o more_v which_o lie_v
generation_n of_o the_o material_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o crassament_n or_o thick_a body_n out_o of_o which_o as_o out_o of_o their_o proportionable_a matter_n the_o spermatical_a part_n be_v generate_v of_o the_o efficient_a and_o of_o the_o form_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n wherewith_o it_o be_v fulfil_v i_o say_v that_o the_o seed_n be_v call_v a_o efficient_a cause_n how_o seed_n be_v both_o a_o efficient_a and_o material_a cause_n and_o formal_a principle_n because_o the_o efficient_a and_o the_o form_n be_v two_o actor_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o different_a operation_n though_o indeed_o and_o truth_n they_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o the_o form_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o matter_n make_v it_o to_o be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v &_o no_o other_o thing_n and_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o species_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o act_n but_o considerit_fw-la as_o it_o affect_v move_v dispose_v and_o work_v the_o matter_n into_o a_o proper_a and_o convenient_a habitation_n for_o itself_o and_o then_o it_o carry_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o efficient_a the_o seed_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o body_n yssu_v only_o from_o the_o vessel_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o spirit_n which_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o and_o through_o all_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o issue_n from_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n this_o therefore_o be_v the_o double_a matter_n of_o the_o seed_n blood_n and_o spirit_n the_o efficient_n and_o author_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v only_o the_o testicle_n for_o the_o power_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seed_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v of_o make_v seed_n we_o attribute_v first_o of_o all_o and_o original_o to_o the_o testicle_n to_o the_o spermaticall_a vessel_n secondary_o per_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v by_o influence_n and_o irradiation_n from_o the_o testicle_n the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o definition_n design_v the_o small_a cause_n of_o the_o seed_n to_o wit_n the_o generation_n of_o a_o live_a creature_n and_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o testicle_n and_o thus_o it_o appear_v how_o this_o definition_n of_o seed_n be_v accomplish_v every_o way_n and_o complete_a cause_n the_o final_a cause_n furthermore_o seed_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n whatsoever_o the_o peripatetic_n prattle_v to_o the_o contrary_a one_o of_o the_o male_a another_o of_o the_o female_a because_o in_o both_o sex_n there_o be_v by_o nature_n ordain_v male._n seed_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o the_o male._n organ_n or_o instrument_n for_o the_o prepare_n boil_a and_o lead_v thereof_o as_o also_o the_o same_o cause_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o spend_n or_o evacuation_n but_o yet_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o male_a be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o generation_n and_o more_o active_a or_o operative_a the_o female_n the_o second_o female_a the_o female_a and_o less_o operative_a yet_o they_o be_v both_o fruitful_a and_o powerful_a for_o procreation_n but_o neither_o of_o they_o available_a without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o other_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la make_v mention_n of_o a_o double_a kind_n of_o seed_n in_o both_o sex_n two_o kind_n of_o seed_n in_o both_o sex_n sex_n the_o one_o strong_a &_o hot_a the_o other_o weak_a and_o cold_a the_o first_o he_o call_v semen_fw-mi masculum_fw-la or_o male_a seed_n the_o other_o semen_fw-mi foeminium_fw-la or_o female_a and_o feminine_a seed_n out_o of_o the_o diverse_a mixtion_n whereof_o and_o as_o they_o overcome_v one_o another_o he_o think_v that_o a_o male_a or_o female_a creature_n be_v generate_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o generation_n which_o be_v seed_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mother_n blood_n the_o other_o principle_n of_o generation_n the_o other_o principle_n of_o our_o generation_n be_v the_o mother_n blood_n to_o which_o we_o blood_n what_o part_n be_v make_v of_o this_o blood_n ascribe_v the_o faculty_n of_o suffer_v only_o and_o not_o of_o do_v that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o be_v only_o a_o principle_n which_o be_v wrought_v upon_o by_o the_o seed_n but_o itself_o work_v not_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n of_o this_o blood_n be_v the_o parenchymata_n of_o the_o bowel_n make_v as_o also_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o muscle_n with_o this_o as_o well_o the_o spermaticall_a as_o the_o fleshy_a part_n be_v nourish_v do_v increase_n putgation_n menstrual_a putgation_n and_o attain_v their_o several_a perfection_n this_o blood_n we_o think_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o which_o at_o certain_a time_n every_o month_n be_v purge_v out_o by_o the_o womb_n in_o which_o respect_n hypocrates_n first_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o menstruous_a or_o monthly_a blood_n the_o nature_n of_o this_o blood_n entangle_v in_o a_o thousand_o difficulty_n we_o will_v make_v plain_a by_o this_o definition_n the_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o last_o aliment_n of_o the_o fleshy_a part_n course_n a_o definition_n of_o the_o course_n which_o at_o certain_a time_n and_o by_o stand_a period_n be_v in_o a_o moderate_a quantity_n purge_v by_o the_o womb_n but_o original_o ordain_v for_o the_o generation_n and_o nourishment_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n this_o definition_n express_v six_o head_n concern_v the_o menstrual_a blood_n the_o matter_n the_o efficient_a cause_n the_o universal_a time_n the_o particular_a time_n the_o quantity_n the_o way_n of_o evacuation_n and_o the_o use_n which_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o final_a cause_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v the_o over_o plus_fw-fr of_o the_o last_o aliment_n for_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o woman_n there_o be_v a_o superfluity_n more_o than_o she_o spend_v for_o many_o reason_n first_o because_o her_o heat_n be_v but_o weak_a and_o can_v discuss_v or_o evaporate_v the_o relic_n lift_v after_o the_o part_n be_v satisfy_v second_o because_o of_o the_o softness_n and_o looseness_n of_o their_o flesh_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o woman_n body_n be_v scarce_o perspirable_a that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o man_n they_o sweat_v but_o little_a three_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o course_n of_o life_n and_o order_n of_o diet_n for_o they_o eat_v more_o moist_a meat_n they_o use_v bathe_v often_o they_o sleep_v more_o and_o in_o a_o word_n their_o life_n be_v more_o sedentary_a and_o idle_a at_o least_o they_o use_v less_o exercise_n for_o these_o reason_n a_o woman_n among_o all_o creature_n be_v follow_v with_o these_o monthly_a evacuation_n we_o call_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o blood_n a_o excrement_n not_o that_o it_o can_v be_v assimulate_v or_o be_v of_o a_o hurtful_a or_o noxious_a quality_n like_o a_o unprofitable_a excrement_n but_o because_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o redound_v after_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o part_n be_v satiate_v and_o fill_v and_o be_v return_v into_o the_o vein_n and_o thence_o as_o a_o excrement_n vomit_v out_o by_o nature_n offend_v with_o a_o unprofitable_a burden_n for_o there_o be_v a_o satiety_n even_o of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o this_o be_v that_o affluence_n and_o refluence_n hypocrates_n speak_v off_o that_o tide_n of_o the_o blood_n sometime_o flow_v again_o ebb_v sometime_o for_o when_o the_o vein_n strut_v with_o fullness_n the_o hot_a flesh_n draw_v the_o blood_n unto_o it_o which_o when_o that_o attraction_n be_v satisfy_v and_o cease_v eb_v again_o into_o the_o vernes_fw-la this_o expound_v hypocrates_n expound_v blood_n therefore_o be_v laudable_a and_o alimentary_a and_o as_o hypocrates_n write_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la flow_v out_o red_a like_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o soon_o cake_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v sound_a the_o vein_n be_v fulfil_v with_o these_o remaynder_n of_o the_o aliment_n and_o burden_a with_o the_o course_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o course_n weight_n of_o the_o blood_n who_o quantity_n only_o be_v offensive_a unto_o they_o they_o solicit_v nature_n to_o excretion_n nature_n be_v always_o vigilant_a for_o her_o own_o behoof_n and_o a_o true_a lover_n and_o cherisher_n of_o herself_o by_o the_o expelling_a faculty_n which_o she_o have_v always_o at_o her_o command_n drive_v out_o these_o relic_n for_o as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v lose_v one_o or_o both_o his_o leg_n if_o he_o continue_v that_o fullness_n of_o diet_n which_o he_o use_v before_o be_v often_o solicit_v with_o a_o great_a issue_n of_o blood_n by_o the_o siege_n because_o the_o liver_n sanguifi_v as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v wont_a which_o yet_o there_o want_v one_o part_n or_o more_o to_o consume_v it_o even_o so_o and_o after_o no_o other_o manner_n be_v this_o menstrual_a evacuation_n accomplish_v by_o nature_n not_o be_v able_a to_o dispose_v of_o that_o plenty_n which_o by_o the_o
liver_n and_o this_o we_o have_v from_o galen_n in_o his_o book_n first_o the_o first_o de_fw-fr temperamentis_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr arte_fw-la parua_fw-la where_o he_o say_v those_o who_o heart_n be_v hot_a be_v also_o of_o a_o hot_a habit_n of_o body_n unless_o there_o be_v some_o obstacle_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o those_o that_o have_v hot_a liver_n have_v also_o hot_a habit_n unless_o there_o be_v some_o repugnancy_n in_o the_o heart_n but_o if_o both_o these_o bowel_n do_v conspire_v in_o the_o same_o temper_n then_o of_o necessity_n must_v the_o temper_v of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v like_a unto_o they_o but_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o liver_n of_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o of_o man_n and_o therefore_o their_o whole_a body_n be_v also_o of_o a_o hot_a temper_n than_o mens_fw-la that_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n may_v thus_o be_v demonstate_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o particular_a part_n be_v especial_o know_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o action_n now_o man_n a_o woman_n heart_n hot_a than_o a_o man_n the_o action_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v two_o vital_a as_o say_v the_o physician_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o irascibilis_fw-la that_o be_v the_o passion_n of_o anger_n as_o say_v the_o platonist_n both_o these_o be_v more_o operative_a &_o lively_a in_o a_o woman_n then_o in_o a_o man_n the_o vital_a faculty_n shine_v most_o evident_o in_o the_o pulse_n now_o the_o pulse_n of_o woman_n be_v more_o quick_a and_o frequent_a of_o man_n more_o rare_a and_o slow_a as_o galen_n teach_v in_o the_o 9_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n of_o pulse_n ad_fw-la tyrone_n and_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la pulsuum_fw-la that_o also_o auerroes_n affirm_v in_o the_o four_o colliget_fw-la and_o the_o 19_o chapter_n but_o the_o frequency_n and_o swiftness_n of_o the_o pulse_n bewray_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o heat_n for_o as_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o cold_a to_o make_v the_o part_n sluggish_a and_o dull_a in_o their_o motion_n so_o heat_n move_v they_o continual_o and_o give_v they_o no_o rest_n at_o all_o the_o other_o faculty_n also_o of_o the_o heart_n which_o we_o call_v irascibilis_fw-la or_o the_o passion_n of_o anger_n we_o many_o of_o we_o know_v by_o woeful_a experience_n to_o be_v quick_a and_o more_o vigorous_a in_o woman_n man_n woman_n soon_o angry_a than_o man_n then_o in_o man_n for_o they_o be_v easy_o heat_v and_o upon_o very_a sleight_n cause_n but_o anger_n with_o galen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la parua_fw-la be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o hot_a heart_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o female_n be_v more_o bold_a and_o cruel_a then_o male_n for_o hunter_n affirm_v that_o of_o tiger_n bear_n and_o lion_n the_o female_n be_v far_o fierce_a than_o the_o male_n that_o the_o liver_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o a_o man_n may_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o same_o demonstration_n man_n the_o liver_n of_o a_o woman_n hot_a than_o of_o a_o man_n the_o natural_a faculty_n which_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o increase_n nourish_a and_o procreat_v virtue_n be_v strong_a in_o a_o woman_n then_o in_o a_o man_n for_o we_o see_v that_o wench_n grow_v fast_o than_o boy_n become_v soon_o ripe_a and_o yield_v seed_n the_o faculty_n the_o procreating_a faculty_n soon_o which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o generative_a faculty_n they_o be_v also_o more_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a as_o have_v the_o testicle_n hide_v within_o their_o body_n by_o which_o they_o be_v heat_v for_o galen_n say_v that_o the_o testicle_n after_o the_o heart_n be_v as_o it_o be_v another_o hearth_n of_o natural_a heat_n the_o nourish_v faculty_n which_o be_v a_o certain_a sign_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v more_o perfect_a in_o a_o woman_n then_o in_o a_o man_n for_o their_o liver_n engender_v more_o blood_n now_o so_o much_o blood_n faculty_n the_o nourish_v faculty_n as_o we_o have_v so_o much_o heat_n have_v we_o also_o neither_o be_v this_o blood_n of_o they_o of_o any_o hurtful_a or_o ill_a quality_n but_o only_o offensive_a in_o quantity_n beside_o the_o habit_n of_o woman_n be_v more_o fat_a plump_a and_o delicate_a to_o see_v to_o and_o to_o feel_v and_o altogether_o without_o hair_n final_o in_o woman_n all_o the_o animal_n faculty_n be_v most_o perfect_a their_o sense_n most_o sharp_a their_o muscle_n more_o nimble_a and_o deliver_v to_o move_v their_o joint_n their_o memory_n more_o happy_a faculty_n the_o animal_n faculty_n their_o invention_n more_o subtle_a their_o word_n which_o express_v the_o conceit_n of_o the_o mind_n more_o plentiful_a and_o abundant_a and_o therefore_o virgil_n express_v the_o communication_n of_o the_o god_n make_v jupiter_n begin_v and_o venus_n to_o answer_v but_o add_v jupiter_n haec_fw-la paucis_fw-la at_o non_fw-la venus_n aurea_fw-la contra_fw-la 10._o aenci._n 10._o pauca_fw-la refert_fw-la thus_o in_o few_o word_n do_v jupiter_n his_o royal_a sentence_n end_n but_o venus_n fair_a in_o many_o more_o do_v thus_o her_o cause_n commend_v if_o therefore_o all_o the_o faculty_n vital_a natural_a and_o animal_n be_v in_o woman_n more_o perfect_a than_o in_o man_n who_o will_v deny_v but_o they_o be_v also_o hot_a than_o man_n neither_o will_v we_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n that_o which_o macrobius_n have_v observe_v in_o the_o 7_o book_n of_o his_o saturnalia_fw-la what_o time_n the_o saturnal_a macrobius_n saturnal_a body_n of_o man_n be_v burn_v to_o every_o ten_o man_n they_o put_v the_o body_n of_o a_o woman_n to_o make_v they_o the_o soon_o take_v fire_n these_o thing_n be_v indeed_o probable_a and_o cover_v over_o with_o a_o veil_n of_o truth_n which_o notwithstanding_o if_o we_o weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o philosophy_n and_o of_o physic_n they_o will_v appear_v woman_n that_o man_n be_v hot_a than_o woman_n to_o be_v as_o light_a as_o vanity_n itself_o we_o will_v therefore_o maintain_v the_o other_o opinion_n that_o man_n be_v general_o hot_a than_o woman_n and_o this_o we_o will_v confirm_v by_o strong_a and_o substantial_a reason_n as_o also_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o authentic_a author_n there_o be_v very_o many_o thing_n which_o will_v evince_v this_o truth_n but_o these_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o principle_n of_o generation_n the_o place_n in_o which_o and_o out_o of_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v generate_v the_o fetch_v the_o place_n from_o which_o the_o argument_n be_v fetch_v conformation_n the_o motion_n the_o time_n of_o birth_n the_o purgation_n after_o birth_n the_o structure_n and_o habit_n of_o all_o the_o part_n the_o manner_n of_o diet_n and_o course_n of_o life_n and_o final_o the_o final_a cause_n all_o which_o we_o will_v brief_o run_v through_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o principle_n of_o generation_n man_n be_v generate_v of_o hot_a seed_n than_o woman_n this_o have_v hypocrates_n elegant_o declare_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la for_o acknowledge_v generation_n the_o principle_n of_o generation_n a_o double_a or_o twofold_a kind_n of_o seed_n in_o both_o sex_n a_o male_a feed_n and_o a_o female_a he_o conclude_v that_o of_o the_o male_a seed_n that_o be_v the_o hot_a and_o more_o vigorous_a a_o man_n be_v generate_v out_o of_o the_o weak_a a_o woman_n moreover_o man_n be_v generate_v in_o a_o hot_a place_n hypocrates_n in_o the_o 48._o aphorism_n of_o the_o five_o section_n say_v male_a infant_n be_v bear_v on_o the_o right_a side_n female_n on_o the_o left_a now_o we_o know_v that_o the_o right_a side_n be_v hot_a than_o the_o left_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o liver_n conception_n the_o place_n of_o conception_n for_o the_o heart_n be_v indifferent_a and_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n especial_o the_o basis_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o hot_a part_n neither_o be_v males_n generate_v only_o in_o the_o right_a side_n but_o also_o out_o of_o the_o right_a side_n for_o so_o say_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n epidemiωn_o when_o a_o man_n begin_v to_o grow_v lustful_a if_o his_o right_a conceyve_v the_o place_n out_o of_o which_o the_o infant_n be_v conceyve_v testicle_n swell_v he_o will_v beget_v a_o manchilde_n if_o his_o leave_v a_o woman_n and_o thence_o also_o it_o be_v that_o he_o call_v the_o right_a testicle_n masculun_n the_o male_a and_o the_o leave_v foeminium_fw-la the_o female_a because_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o one_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o exquisiuly_a boil_a and_o make_v of_o the_o pure_a blood_n that_o of_o the_o other_o cold_a &_o thin_a have_v much_o whey_n in_o it_o because_o of_o the_o original_n of_o the_o left_a spermaticall_a vein_n out_o of_o the_o emulgent_a this_o the_o countryman_n know_v full_a well_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o will_v have_v
cow-calue_n they_o tie_v the_o right_a testicle_n of_o the_o bull_n that_o the_o seed_n may_v only_o issue_n from_o the_o left_a which_o they_o learned_a or_o may_v have_v do_v from_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr superfoetatione_n where_o he_o say_v when_o you_o will_v engender_v a_o female_a tie_v the_o right_a testicle_n of_o the_o male_a when_o a_o male_a tie_n the_o left_a if_o we_o respect_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o conformation_n of_o both_o the_o sex_n the_o male_a be_v soon_o perfect_v conformation_n the_o conformation_n and_o articulate_v in_o the_o womb_n for_o he_o be_v accomplish_v the_o thirty_o the_o female_a not_o before_o the_o 40._o day_n as_o we_o have_v before_o note_v out_o of_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la de_fw-la natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la and_o epidemiωn_n but_o conformation_n be_v the_o work_n of_o heat_n so_o likewise_o the_o male_n be_v move_v soon_o that_o be_v the_o three_o month_n the_o female_a late_a that_o be_v the_o four_o beside_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o male_n be_v more_o frequent_a and_o more_o violent_a all_o which_o be_v manifest_a sign_n of_o a_o abundant_a heat_n add_v hereto_o that_o the_o male_n bear_v the_o seven_o month_n common_o survive_v the_o female_a seldom_o or_o never_o that_o also_o which_o be_v avoid_v after_o the_o infant_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n call_v lochia_n do_v lochia_n the_o lochia_n testify_v the_o heat_n of_o a_o male_a child_n for_o the_o woman_n which_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o female_a be_v long_a in_o her_o purgation_n of_o a_o male_n short_a because_o the_o male_a being_n hot_a spend_v more_o of_o the_o blood_n gather_v together_o in_o the_o womb_n this_o hypocrates_n teach_v in_o plain_a term_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la after_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o maid_n say_v he_o the_o long_a purgation_n last_v 42._o day_n but_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o knave_n child_n so_o our_o father_n call_v a_o male_a the_o purgation_n last_v at_o the_o long_a but_o 30._o day_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o habit_n and_o structure_n of_o the_o part_n of_o both_o sex_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o man_n structure_n the_o habit_n and_o structure_n more_o sign_n of_o heat_n then_o in_o woman_n the_o habit_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v fat_a loose_a and_o soft_a but_o fat_a be_v not_o generate_v but_o by_o a_o weak_a heat_n woman_n be_v smooth_a without_o hair_n the_o flesh_n of_o man_n be_v more_o solid_a their_o vessel_n large_a their_o voice_n base_a now_o it_o be_v heat_n which_o amplifi_v and_o enlarge_v as_o cold_a straightn_v and_o contract_v a_o woman_n say_v hypocrates_n in_o the_o 43._o aphorism_n of_o the_o seven_o section_n be_v not_o ambi-dextra_a that_o be_v can_v use_v both_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o one_o because_o she_o want_v heat_n to_o strengthen_v both_o side_n alike_o in_o diet_n also_o that_o be_v in_o the_o custom_n and_o usage_n of_o their_o life_n in_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o such_o like_a dict_z the_o dict_z man_n appear_v to_o be_v hot_a than_o woman_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la man_n do_v live_v a_o more_o laborious_a life_n and_o eat_v more_o solid_a meat_n than_o woman_n that_o they_o may_v gather_v heat_n and_o become_v dry_a woman_n food_n be_v more_o moist_a and_o beside_o they_o live_v a_o idle_a and_o sedentarie_a life_n prick_v for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o a_o clout_n final_o to_o all_o these_o we_o may_v add_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o final_a cause_n which_o be_v in_o natural_a thing_n the_o chief_a of_o all_o cause_n it_o behove_v therefore_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v hot_a because_o his_o body_n cause_n the_o final_a cause_n be_v make_v to_o endure_v labour_n and_o travel_n as_o also_o that_o his_o mind_n shall_v be_v stout_a and_o invincible_a to_o undergo_v danger_n the_o only_a hear_n whereof_o will_v drive_v a_o woman_n as_o we_o say_v out_o of_o her_o little_a wit_n the_o woman_n be_v ordain_v to_o receive_v and_o conceive_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n to_o bear_v and_o nourish_v the_o infant_n to_o govern_v and_o moderate_v the_o house_n at_o home_n to_o delight_v and_o refresh_v her_o husband_n foreswunke_v with_o labour_n and_o well-nigh_o exhaust_v and_o spend_v with_o care_n and_o travel_v and_o therefore_o her_o body_n be_v soft_a smooth_a and_o delicate_a make_v especial_o for_o pleasure_n so_o that_o whosoever_o use_v they_o for_o other_o do_v almost_o abuse_v they_o wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o if_o you_o respect_v the_o principle_n of_o generation_n the_o place_n conformation_n conclusion_n conclusion_n motion_n birth_n purgation_n after_o birth_n the_o habit_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o structure_n of_o the_o part_n the_o manner_n and_o order_n of_o life_n and_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o creation_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o all_o these_o respect_v a_o man_n be_v hot_a than_o a_o woman_n if_o our_o adversary_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o all_o these_o demonstrative_a argument_n let_v they_o at_o least_o hypocrates_n authority_n to_o prove_v man_n hot_a hypocrates_n give_v credance_n to_o the_o whole_a family_n of_o the_o grecian_n both_o philosopher_n end_n physician_n this_o hypocrates_n before_o the_o birth_n or_o incarnation_n as_o we_o may_v say_v of_o philosophy_n with_o a_o divine_a spirit_n declare_v not_o dark_o and_o obscure_o but_o in_o plain_a term_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la after_o this_o manner_n generally_n and_o universal_o man_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a than_o woman_n for_o we_o insist_v upon_o mankind_n and_o woman_n moist_a and_o cold_a than_o man_n that_o genius_n and_o interpreter_n of_o nature_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o length_n and_o shortness_n of_o life_n say_v that_o man_n live_v aristotle_n aristotle_n long_o than_o woman_n because_o they_o be_v hot_a in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr partibus_fw-la animalium_fw-la man_n be_v strong_a and_o more_o courageous_a in_o the_o first_o and_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o politic_n man_n in_o all_o action_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o woman_n sure_o because_o of_o their_o heat_n from_o whence_o come_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o faculty_n and_o in_o the_o 29._o problem_n of_o the_o 4._o section_n he_o enquire_v why_o man_n in_o winter_n be_v more_o apt_a for_o venus_n and_o woman_n in_o summer_n he_o answer_v because_o man_n who_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a be_v in_o summer_n spend_v as_o it_o be_v and_o break_v and_o woman_n in_o winter_n because_o they_o be_v cold_a and_o moist_a &_o have_v little_a store_n of_o heat_n have_v their_o humour_n as_o it_o be_v freeze_v or_o curdle_v not_o fluxible_a and_o move_a galen_n in_o a_o thousand_o place_n establish_v this_o truth_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o sixth_o chap._n of_o his_o 14._o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la where_o he_o say_v that_o woman_n be_v more_o imperfect_a than_o man_n because_o they_o be_v cold_a for_o indeed_o of_o all_o quality_n heat_n be_v the_o most_o operative_a conclusion_n conclusion_n hence_o therefore_o we_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o all_o man_n that_o listen_v to_o understande_v the_o truth_n that_o man_n be_v universal_o hot_a than_o woman_n and_o that_o those_o that_o maintain_v the_o contrary_n be_v apostate_n for_o the_o ancient_a and_o authentic_a philosophy_n but_o because_o we_o may_v seem_v not_o full_o to_o satisfy_v man_n by_o our_o reason_n and_o authority_n unless_o we_o answer_v the_o argument_n bring_v and_o urge_v on_o the_o contrary_a part_n we_o will_v a_o little_a pain_n ourselves_o and_o the_o reader_n to_o answer_v they_o in_o order_n to_o begin_v therefore_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n because_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n authority_n answer_v to_o the_o authority_n not_o to_o subscribe_v unto_o this_o father_n of_o physic_n we_o will_v thus_o interpret_v the_o force_n of_o his_o word_n whereas_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o a_o woman_n have_v a_o rare_a kind_n of_o flesh_n than_o a_o man_n we_o answer_v pound_v hippocrate_n pound_v that_o he_o use_v the_o word_n rare_a abusive_o or_o at_o large_a for_o that_o which_o be_v lax_n and_o soft_a not_o for_o that_o which_o be_v porous_a for_o if_o we_o so_o understand_v it_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n be_v more_o rare_a that_o be_v more_o porous_a and_o open_a and_o therefore_o they_o sweat_v more_o free_o and_o more_o easy_o and_o that_o this_o be_v hypocrates_n meaning_n we_o appeal_v unto_o himself_o in_o his_o book_n of_o glandule_n where_o he_o say_v it_o be_v therefore_o manifest_a that_o the_o chest_n and_o pap_n and_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v lax_n &_o soft_a and_o a_o little_a above_o a_o man_n body_n be_v full_a &_o like_o a_o cloth_n thick_a and_o sight_n both_o to_o see_v to_o
peripatetic_n will_v answer_v that_o sometime_o the_o child_n be_v neither_o like_a father_n nor_o mother_n but_o like_o their_o grandfather_n or_o great_a grandfather_n who_o neither_o active_o nor_o passive_o do_v contribute_v any_o thing_n to_o their_o generation_n but_o i_o can_v see_v what_o they_o can_v answer_v to_o that_o argument_n of_o hereditary_a disease_n the_o woman_n that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n bring_v forth_o a_o son_n subject_a to_o the_o gout_n if_o she_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fall_v sickness_n she_o will_v bring_v forth_o a_o epilepticall_a infant_n or_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o stone_n a_o child_n dispose_v to_o that_o disease_n these_o disease_n i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o say_v come_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o who_o ever_o be_v so_o mad_a to_o say_v that_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n contain_v in_o it_o the_o idea_n or_o form_n of_o the_o particular_a part_n the_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n will_v indeed_o make_v the_o child_n weak_a and_o sickly_a but_o to_o make_v a_o calculous_a impression_n in_o the_o kidney_n or_o a_o gouty_a impression_n in_o the_o jointe_n be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o seed_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o life_n and_o death_n again_o all_o formation_n and_o specification_n for_o you_o must_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o use_v our_o schoole-tearme_n in_o these_o matter_n of_o art_n that_o be_v all_o power_n to_o set_v the_o seal_n or_o figure_n or_o difference_n upon_o three_o a_o three_o any_o thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o seed_n alone_o for_o the_o matter_n as_o it_o be_v a_o bare_a matter_n can_v change_v the_o species_n or_o sorme_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o species_n follow_v rather_o the_o dam_n then_o the_o sire_n for_o if_o a_o ewe_n be_v cover_v by_o a_o goat_n she_o will_v not_o bring_v forth_o a_o kid_n but_o a_o lamb_n with_o a_o hard_a and_o rugged_a wool_n if_o a_o tup_n couple_n with_o a_o she-goat_n she_o will_v bring_v forth_o athenaeus_n note_v this_o athenaeus_n not_o a_o lamb_n but_o a_o kid_n with_o a_o soft_a wool_n as_o athenaeus_n avouch_v there_o proceed_v therefore_o from_o the_o dam_n a_o formative_a faculty_n now_o all_o formative_a faculty_n as_o we_o say_v be_v from_o seed_n none_o at_o all_o from_o the_o blood_n but_o there_o be_v a_o place_n in_o galen_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o us._n for_o in_o the_o first_o chap._n of_o his_o 14._o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la he_o deni_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n the_o power_n of_o procreation_n galen_n a_o hard_a place_n in_o galen_n a_o woman_n say_v he_o because_o she_o be_v cold_a than_o a_o man_n have_v in_o she_o parastatae_fw-la a_o thin_a and_o unconcoct_v humour_n which_o confer_v nothing_o to_o the_o procreation_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o therefore_o when_o it_o have_v do_v his_o office_n it_o be_v cast_v forth_o but_o another_o humour_n that_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o womb_n we_o must_v thus_o understand_v galen_n that_o in_o woman_n beside_o their_o seed_n there_o be_v another_o waterish_a moisture_n which_o delight_v tickle_v and_o wash_v expound_v expound_v their_o genitals_n and_o that_o indeed_o confer_v nothing_o to_o generation_n for_o so_o he_o say_v a_o little_a after_o but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o coition_n that_o humour_n sudden_o and_o together_o with_o the_o seed_n yssu_v and_o therefore_o move_v the_o sense_n at_o other_o time_n it_o yssu_v also_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o sometime_o without_o any_o sense_n at_o all_o we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o woman_n do_v yield_v seed_n which_o have_v in_o it_o some_o operative_a or_o active_a faculty_n the_o use_n of_o this_o seed_n according_a to_o galen_n in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n of_o his_o fourteen_o book_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la be_v manifold_a first_o for_o generation_n for_o by_o it_o as_o by_o a_o workman_n concur_v together_o seed_n the_o use_n of_o a_o woman_n seed_n with_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o man_n the_o part_n be_v figurate_v and_o of_o it_o as_o of_o their_o matter_n the_o membrane_n be_v generate_v wherewith_o the_o infant_n be_v compass_v the_o second_o use_n be_v to_o be_v a_o aliment_n for_o the_o hot_a seed_n of_o the_o man_n for_o every_o hot_a thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o that_o which_o be_v moderate_o cold_a that_o be_v less_o hot_a as_o say_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr alimento_n the_o third_o hypocrates_n hypocrates_n use_n be_v to_o irrigate_n or_o moisten_v the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n can_v not_o be_v line_v or_o moisten_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n the_o last_o use_n galen_n add_v which_o be_v to_o open_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la argenterius_n deride_v these_o use_n of_o the_o seed_n because_o nothing_o be_v nourish_v that_o do_v not_o live_v but_o the_o seed_n live_v not_o again_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o ejaculate_v into_o the_o caviller_n argenterius_fw-la the_o caviller_n side_n of_o the_o womb_n because_o a_o woman_n womb_n have_v no_o horn_n but_o he_o be_v indeed_o himself_o ridiculous_a endeavour_v to_o correct_v magnificat_fw-la as_o we_o say_v when_o he_o can_v sing_v te_fw-la deum_fw-la neither_o shall_v you_o find_v any_o man_n more_o forward_o to_o carp_v at_o other_o than_o those_o who_o themselves_o lie_v most_o open_a to_o scorn_v and_o disgrace_n as_o that_o petulant_a author_n do_v in_o most_o passage_n of_o his_o work_n but_o for_o your_o sake_n who_o may_v haply_o learn_v something_o by_o it_o we_o will_v do_v he_o the_o answer_v answer_v honesty_n to_o answer_v his_o cavil_n we_o say_v therefore_o that_o the_o seed_n be_v potential_o animate_v &_o when_o it_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o womb_n that_o power_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o act_n and_o therefore_o present_o it_o work_v the_o work_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o form_v and_o figurate_v the_o part_n if_o then_o it_o be_v animate_v expound_v galen_n expound_v it_o live_v but_o that_o life_n be_v the_o life_n of_o a_o plant_n beside_o when_o galen_n say_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o man_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o woman_n we_o must_v not_o be_v so_o gross_a as_o to_o understand_v he_o as_o if_o he_o mean_v a_o perfect_a nourishment_n which_o be_v make_v by_o assimulation_n but_o because_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o man_n be_v hot_a than_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n it_o be_v temper_v and_o make_v more_o dilute_a or_o hypocrates_n by_o hypocrates_n fluxible_a by_o the_o cold_a and_o thin_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n we_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o aer_fw-la and_o so_o we_o must_v understand_v hypocrates_n where_o he_o say_v that_o every_o hot_a thing_n be_v nourish_v by_o that_o which_o be_v moderate_o cold_a that_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o ejaculate_v into_o the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n because_o the_o womb_n have_v no_o horn_n savour_v of_o crasse_n and_o palpable_a ignorance_n of_o the_o insertion_n of_o the_o eiaculatory_a vessel_n into_o the_o side_n of_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o so_o we_o let_v it_o pass_v it_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o make_v answer_v to_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n first_o argument_n answer_v to_o the_o peripatetik_n argument_n therefore_o 1_o that_o double_a secretion_n or_o profusion_n of_o blood_n and_o seed_n we_o do_v not_o think_v be_v make_v together_o and_o at_o once_o but_o at_o diverse_a time_n that_o be_v of_o seed_n in_o the_o coition_n and_o conception_n of_o blood_n immediate_o after_o the_o first_o discretion_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o spermaticall_a part_n 2_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o reason_n of_o young_a boy_n and_o of_o woman_n for_o in_o boy_n there_o be_v no_o remainder_n of_o laudable_a blood_n of_o which_o seed_n shall_v be_v make_v because_o one_o part_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v consume_v in_o their_o nourishment_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o their_o growth_n but_o in_o woman_n there_o be_v abundance_n of_o superfluous_a blood_n 3_o those_o woman_n who_o do_v conceive_v without_o pleasure_n have_v ill_o affect_v womb_n 4_o auerrhoe_n his_o history_n we_o take_v to_o be_v a_o right_n old_a wife_n tale_n and_o no_o credit_n to_o be_v give_v thereto_o 5_o that_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o a_o imperfect_a male_n but_o a_o perfection_n of_o mankind_n we_o have_v abundant_o prove_v before_o 6_o the_o last_o argument_n of_o aristotle_n which_o carry_v most_o show_n of_o truth_n we_o may_v thus_o answer_v although_o a_o woman_n have_v in_o herself_o the_o efficient_a and_o material_a cause_n of_o generation_n yet_o can_v she_o generate_v in_o herself_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o man_n i_o
speak_v of_o a_o lawful_a generation_n because_o her_o seed_n be_v but_o weak_a and_o too_o cold_a we_o see_v that_o hen_n will_v lay_v egg_n without_o the_o cock_n which_o we_o call_v addle_n egg_n because_o they_o will_v never_o prove_v chicken_n yea_o neither_o cock_n egg_n which_o sometime_o they_o lay_v will_v prove_v any_o thing_n wherefore_o the_o concourse_n or_o confluence_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o generation_n valesius_fw-la answer_v this_o objection_n thus_o that_o if_o a_o woman_n be_v of_o a_o cold_a constitution_n her_o opinion_n valesius_fw-la his_o opinion_n seed_n be_v too_o weak_a to_o endeavour_v of_o itself_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o part_n if_o the_o woman_n be_v hot_a than_o be_v her_o seed_n fruitful_a enough_o and_o of_o sufficient_a power_n but_o then_o there_o be_v in_o such_o woman_n want_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o aliment_n by_o which_o the_o seed_n conceive_v and_o form_v in_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v nourish_v wherefore_o a_o hot_a woman_n without_o a_o man_n may_v generate_v but_o can_v nourish_v and_o perfect_v that_o which_o she_o have_v conceive_v but_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o as_o valesius_fw-la will_v have_v they_o then_o hot_a and_o mannish_a maiden_n without_o the_o embracement_n of_o man_n shall_v suffer_v many_o abortment_n and_o sometime_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o geniture_n disproove_v disproove_v yssue_v from_o a_o woman_n the_o seven_o day_n after_o conception_n have_v be_v dearticulate_v so_o that_o in_o it_o have_v appear_v the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o three_o principal_a part_n and_o the_o thread_n of_o all_o the_o spermaticall_a part_n very_o conspicuous_a for_o these_o be_v the_o work_n of_o seed_n only_o and_o not_o of_o blood_n because_o the_o blood_n confer_v nothing_o to_o the_o conformation_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o part_n neither_o yet_o flow_v unto_o the_o conception_n till_o the_o description_n of_o the_o spermaticall_a part_n be_v begin_v and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o woman_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v somewhat_o more_o large_a because_o the_o adversary_n be_v in_o this_o point_n very_o violent_a and_o will_v hardly_o be_v gainsay_v whatsoever_o evidence_n of_o reason_n be_v bring_v against_o they_o now_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o emission_n of_o seed_n qvest._n vi_o of_o the_o excretion_n of_o the_o seed_n by_o what_o power_n or_o faculty_n it_o be_v accomplish_v concern_v the_o excretion_n or_o avoid_n of_o seed_n there_o remain_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v animal_n whether_o the_o excretion_n of_o seed_n be_v natural_a or_o animal_n handle_v two_o doubt_n to_o be_v clear_v first_o by_o what_o power_n or_o faculty_n this_o excretion_n be_v make_v by_o the_o natural_a or_o by_o the_o animal_n second_o why_o there_o be_v so_o great_a pleasure_n in_o the_o emission_n of_o seed_n both_o these_o doubt_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o assoil_v yet_o because_o we_o will_v give_v the_o reader_n full_a satisfaction_n we_o will_v insist_v somewhat_o the_o more_o particular_o upon_o they_o that_o the_o excretion_n of_o seed_n be_v altogether_o natural_a may_v thus_o be_v demonstrate_v because_o every_o excrement_n be_v drive_v forth_o by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o seed_n be_v a_o excrement_n so_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v natural_a reason_n 1._o the_o menstrual_a blood_n which_o be_v a_o profitable_a excrement_n of_o the_o last_o aliment_n of_o the_o fleshy_a part_n be_v purge_v only_o by_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n at_o certain_a time_n and_o determinate_a course_n whereupon_o we_o call_v they_o course_n so_o the_o chylus_n which_o be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o stomach_n although_o it_o be_v profitable_a be_v thrust_v down_o into_o the_o gut_n by_o the_o ingenite_fw-la faculty_n of_o the_o same_o stomach_n only_o so_o the_o excretion_n of_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o of_o the_o bladder_n be_v mere_o natural_a moreover_o for_o the_o excretion_n of_o seed_n nature_n have_v ordain_v no_o muscle_n at_o all_o for_o there_o appear_v none_o in_o the_o spermaticall_a vessel_n nor_o in_o the_o testicle_n nor_o in_o the_o prostrate_a glandule_n happy_o you_o will_v say_v there_o be_v the_o muscle_n call_v cremestere_n which_o compress_v the_o lead_a objection_n objection_n vessel_n by_o which_o compression_n the_o seed_n be_v strain_a forth_o but_o we_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v that_o use_n of_o the_o cremaster_fw-la muscle_n because_o in_o the_o vessel_n of_o seed_n which_o be_v in_o woman_n there_o answer_n answer_n be_v no_o such_o muscle_n find_v who_o notwithstanding_o avoid_v seed_n as_o well_o as_o man_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v hereto_o may_v be_v add_v the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n at_o least_o of_o polybius_n in_o his_o book_n authority_n hypocrates_n authority_n de_fw-fr genitura_fw-la who_o refer_v the_o cause_n of_o excretion_n to_o the_o spumy_a or_o frothy_a nature_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o thence_o be_v turgid_a and_o not_o able_a to_o contain_v itself_o in_o his_o place_n make_v way_n for_o his_o own_o evacuation_n on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o excretion_n of_o seed_n be_v animal_n these_o argument_n may_v persuade_v first_o because_o neither_o while_o we_o wake_v nor_o in_o our_o sleep_n there_o be_v any_o such_o excretion_n unless_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v animal_n reason_n 1._o the_o force_n of_o the_o imagination_n go_v before_o it_o second_o because_o in_o the_o avoid_n of_o seed_n the_o leg_n and_o the_o arm_n be_v contract_v and_o the_o whole_a body_n suffer_v a_o kind_n of_o convulsion_n whereupon_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v democritus_n call_v coition_n a_o light_a epilepsy_n or_o fall_a sickness_n three_o because_o that_o excretion_n be_v make_v sometime_o slow_a sometime_o soon_o according_a to_o our_o arbitrary_a will_n and_o discretion_n final_o because_o it_o be_v always_o join_v with_o pleasure_n now_o pleasure_n be_v a_o affect_v of_o the_o sensative_a faculty_n which_o be_v mere_o animal_n we_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n concern_v the_o ejaculation_n of_o seed_n that_o we_o be_v of_o concern_v action_n what_o we_o conclude_v of_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a action_n the_o erection_n of_o the_o yard_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a action_n of_o a_o natural_a and_o a_o animal_n it_o be_v animal_n because_o it_o have_v imagination_n go_v before_o and_o pleasure_v always_o accompany_v it_o it_o be_v natural_a because_o it_o be_v make_v when_o nature_n be_v provoke_v either_o by_o a_o itch_a or_o tickle_a quality_n or_o oppress_v with_o a_o burden_n of_o abundance_n and_o that_o without_o the_o help_n of_o muscle_n but_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v that_o we_o here_o speak_v of_o that_o profusion_n of_o seed_n which_o be_v natural_a reins_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o run_n of_o the_o reins_n not_o of_o that_o which_o be_v symptomatical_a which_o they_o call_v the_o gonorrhaea_n or_o run_v of_o the_o reins_n which_o neither_o have_v any_o imagination_n go_v before_o nor_o pleasure_n accompany_v it_o neither_o yet_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n but_o fall_v away_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o acrimony_n of_o the_o seed_n the_o weakness_n of_o the_o vessel_n their_o convulsion_n and_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o neighbour_n part_n final_o which_o bring_v upon_o the_o patient_a a_o extenuation_n and_o consumption_n satire_n a_o story_n of_o a_o satire_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n witness_v that_o satire_n in_o thaso_n who_o name_n be_v grypalopex_n of_o who_o hypocrates_n make_v mention_n in_o the_o 7._o section_n of_o the_o 6._o book_n epidemiωn_n who_o at_o the_o age_n of_o 25._o year_n pour_v out_o his_o seed_n in_o great_a abundance_n night_n and_o day_n and_o in_o the_o 30._o year_n be_v utter_o consume_v and_o so_o dye_v qvest._n vii_o whence_o come_v the_o pleasure_n in_o the_o ejaculation_n of_o seed_n the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o nature_n have_v give_v to_o all_o creature_n certain_a goad_n and_o provocation_n of_o lust_n and_o a_o impotent_a desire_n of_o copulation_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o creature_n because_o the_o individuum_fw-la or_o particular_a be_v of_o itself_o and_o by_o a_o inbred_a necessity_n dissoluble_a and_o mortal_a and_o indeed_o this_o sting_n of_o pleasure_n be_v very_o necessary_a without_o which_o man_n especial_o the_o one_o sex_n in_o scorn_n and_o detestation_n of_o so_o brutish_a and_o base_a a_o work_n the_o other_o for_o fear_n of_o pain_n and_o trouble_n will_v have_v abhor_v this_o work_n of_o nature_n the_o final_a coition_n the_o final_a cause_n of_o pleasure_n in_o coition_n cause_n therefore_o of_o this_o pleasure_n which_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o whole_a action_n of_o copulation_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o emission_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v only_o the_o conservation_n or_o preservation_n of_o mankind_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o pleasure_n
we_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a to_o omit_v the_o rest_n we_o will_v make_v mention_n only_o of_o three_o which_o be_v the_o especial_a and_o most_o immediate_a cause_n 3._o efficient_a cause_n the_o first_o be_v the_o tickle_a of_o the_o turgid_a and_o itch_a seed_n now_o the_o seed_n be_v turgid_a that_o be_v hoven_v or_o frothy_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o impetuous_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o seed_n without_o spirit_n such_o as_o be_v anoyd_v in_o the_o gonorrhaea_n breed_v no_o pleasure_n at_o all_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n those_o that_o abuse_v the_o use_n of_o woman_n by_o frequent_a copulation_n have_v less_o pleasure_n than_o other_o man_n because_o they_o have_v few_o spirit_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o cause_n of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o procure_v pleasure_n such_o especial_o as_o be_v conceive_v but_o another_o cause_n be_v require_v which_o be_v the_o celerity_n or_o swiftness_n of_o the_o motion_n and_o of_o the_o excretion_n for_o as_o pain_n be_v never_o cause_v unless_o there_o be_v a_o sudden_a and_o swift_a alteration_n so_o when_o the_o seed_n issue_v by_o little_a and_o little_a or_o weep_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n at_o all_o final_o to_o these_o two_o be_v add_v the_o exquisite_a sense_n of_o the_o part_n of_o generation_n and_o their_o narrowness_n for_o so_o the_o part_n be_v tickle_v and_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v distend_v return_v into_o their_o natural_a situation_n and_o constitution_n there_o be_v stir_v up_o a_o wonderful_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n but_o that_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v make_v more_o evident_a we_o will_v handle_v here_o two_o problem_n the_o first_o why_o the_o spirit_n as_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o other_o part_n vein_n artery_n first_o 2._o problem_n the_o first_o sinew_n membrane_n these_o last_o especial_o be_v of_o exquisite_a sense_n together_o with_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o humour_n do_v not_o induce_v the_o same_o pleasure_n which_o they_o do_v in_o the_o spermaticall_a organ_n haply_o it_o be_v because_o this_o kind_n of_o sensation_n by_o the_o wonderful_a providence_n of_o nature_n be_v bestow_v only_o upon_o the_o genitals_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o species_n or_o kind_n like_a as_o she_o solution_n solution_n have_v give_v only_o to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n the_o sense_n of_o divulsion_n and_o appetite_n or_o we_o may_v say_v that_o in_o the_o other_o vessel_n there_o be_v not_o so_o sudden_a and_o headstrong_a a_o effusion_n of_o humour_n and_o spirit_n together_o the_o other_o problem_n be_v why_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o be_v asleep_a have_v great_a pleasure_n in_o problem_n the_o second_o problem_n their_o nocturnal_a pollution_n see_v that_o in_o sleep_v the_o sensative_a faculty_n be_v all_o at_o rest_n for_o the_o philosopher_n call_v sleep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rest_n of_o the_o first_o sensator_fw-la we_o answer_v solution_n the_o solution_n first_o that_o the_o imagination_n in_o sleep_n be_v strong_a than_o when_o we_o be_v awake_a as_o appear_v in_o those_o that_o walk_n and_o talk_v in_o their_o sleep_n again_o in_o sleep_n the_o sense_n be_v not_o so_o drown_v in_o sencelesnesse_n but_o that_o they_o be_v rouse_v up_o by_o a_o violent_a object_n and_o therefore_o such_o awake_a if_o they_o be_v violent_o stir_v and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n such_o nightly_a pollution_n do_v awaken_v those_o who_o be_v trouble_v with_o they_o if_o you_o prick_v a_o sleep_a man_n with_o a_o needle_n even_o before_o he_o awake_v he_o gather_v up_o his_o body_n and_o if_o you_o continue_v he_o will_v awake_v though_o he_o sleep_v never_o so_o sound_o now_o the_o excretion_n of_o seed_n in_o a_o dream_n be_v indeed_o a_o very_a strong_a object_n to_o the_o spermaticall_a part_n these_o therefore_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o pleasure_n in_o the_o excretion_n or_o avoid_n pleasure_n whether_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v great_a pleasure_n of_o seed_n but_o whether_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o man_n or_o of_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o great_a it_o will_v be_v a_o vain_a and_o fruitless_a disquisition_n to_o inquire_v indeed_o the_o woman_n conceive_v pleasure_n more_o way_n that_o be_v in_o the_o avoid_n of_o her_o own_o seed_n and_o also_o in_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o man_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o tyresian_a priest_n who_o have_v experience_n of_o both_o sex_n prefer_v answer_n the_o answer_n the_o woman_n in_o this_o kind_n but_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o man_n be_v more_o intense_a partly_o because_o his_o seed_n be_v more_o hot_a and_o spirituous_a &_o partly_o also_o because_o it_o yssu_v with_o great_a violence_n and_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o almain_n leap_n or_o subsultation_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o generation_n that_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o principle_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n blood_n qvest._n viii_o whether_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n have_v any_o noxious_a or_o hurtful_a quality_n therein_o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n there_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o be_v so_o hard_a hold_n and_o so_o many_o opinion_n even_o among_o physician_n themselves_o that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o all_o their_o difference_n much_o more_o to_o insist_v upon_o they_o but_o because_o we_o will_v pretermit_v nothing_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o your_o knowledge_n we_o will_v insist_v upon_o the_o chief_a head_n of_o the_o controversy_n the_o first_o of_o which_o shall_v be_v concern_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o course_n all_o man_n do_v agree_v that_o this_o blood_n be_v a_o excrement_n for_o like_o a_o superfluity_n it_o be_v every_o month_n course_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o course_n drive_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n but_o because_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o excrement_n the_o one_o natural_a and_o profitable_a the_o other_o altogether_o unprofitable_a and_o unnatural_a we_o must_v inquire_v of_o which_o kind_n this_o menstrual_a blood_n be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o unprofitable_a excrement_n and_o of_o a_o noxious_a or_o hurtful_a quality_n may_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o famous_a learned_a man_n as_o also_o by_o strong_a reason_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o authority_n that_o it_o be_v ill_o quality_v hypocrates_n authority_n first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la express_v the_o malignant_a quality_n thereof_o in_o these_o word_n it_o fret_v the_o earth_n like_o vinegar_n and_o gnaw_v the_o body_n of_o the_o woman_n wheresoever_o it_o light_v and_o ulcerate_v the_o part_n of_o generation_n aristotle_n in_o the_o 19_o chapter_n of_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la galen_n aristotle_n galen_n animalium_fw-la write_v that_o that_o kind_a of_o blood_n be_v disease_v and_o vitiate_a galen_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr atra_fw-la boil_n say_v that_o every_o month_n a_o superfluous_a portion_n of_o blood_n unprofitable_a not_o only_o in_o quantity_n but_o also_o in_o quality_n be_v avoid_v moses_n that_o great_a lawgiver_n as_o we_o read_v in_o holy_a scripture_n make_v a_o edict_n that_o no_o menstruous_a woman_n shall_v come_v moses_n moses_n into_o the_o sanctuary_n let_v she_o touch_v no_o holy_a thing_n nor_o enter_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n whilst_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purgation_n be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o zabri_n those_o woman_n that_o have_v their_o course_n zabri_n the_o law_n of_o the_o zabri_n be_v interdict_v the_o company_n and_o society_n of_o man_n and_o the_o place_n where_o she_o do_v stand_v be_v cleanse_v by_o fire_n hesiodus_n forbid_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v frequent_v those_o bath_n where_o menstruous_a woman_n have_v bathe_v themselves_o pliny_n also_o in_o the_o 28._o chapter_n of_o his_o 7._o book_n pliny_n pliny_n &_o columella_n do_v think_v that_o this_o blood_n be_v not_o only_o vicious_a but_o poisonous_a for_o by_o the_o touch_n thereof_o the_o young_a vine_n do_v wither_v the_o bud_n of_o herb_n be_v burn_v up_o yea_o glass_n be_v infect_v columella_n columella_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o tabes_fw-la if_o a_o dog_n lick_v of_o it_o he_o will_v run_v mad_a and_o wanton_a woman_n be_v wont_a experience_n reason_n and_o experience_n to_o bewitch_v their_o lover_n with_o this_o blood_n whence_o outd_v call_v it_o lunare_fw-la virus_fw-la the_o moon_n poison_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o only_o superfluous_a in_o quantity_n but_o in_o the_o whole_a quality_n a_o noisome_a excrement_n this_o poisonous_a quality_n thereof_o woman_n have_v daily_a and_o lamentable_a experience_n of_o in_o their_o own_o body_n for_o if_o it_o be_v suppress_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v what_o horrible_a and_o how_o many_o symptom_n do_v arise_v therefrom_o if_o say_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulierum_fw-la it_o be_v stable_v without_o the_o womb_n it_o engender_v inflammation_n cancer_n
many_o do_v wonder_n why_o see_v all_o day_n why_o it_o be_v not_o purge_v every_o day_n other_o excrement_n be_v evacuate_v every_o day_n this_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o last_o aliment_n shall_v be_v avoid_v but_o once_o in_o a_o month_n the_o thick_a excrement_n of_o the_o first_o concoction_n as_o they_o be_v daily_o generate_v so_o they_o be_v daily_o avoid_v the_o choler_n be_v every_o day_n thrust_v out_o of_o the_o liver_n into_o the_o bladder_n of_o the_o gall_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o duodenum_fw-la the_o urine_n be_v daily_o transcolate_v from_o the_o kidney_n unto_o the_o bladder_n of_o urine_n so_o likewise_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o three_o concoction_n ay_o those_o of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n be_v spend_v by_o sweat_v breathe_a &_o insensible_a transpiration_n by_o the_o hair_n and_o the_o soil_n of_o the_o skin_n those_o of_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o palate_n by_o the_o nostril_n the_o ear_n and_o the_o eye_n those_o of_o the_o chest_n by_o cough_v why_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n every_o day_n evacuate_v see_v it_o have_v a_o continual_a generation_n this_o i_o think_v be_v to_o be_v attribute_v only_o to_o the_o singular_a providence_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o the_o final_a cause_n the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o if_o the_o blood_n be_v every_o day_n purge_v away_o reason_n the_o true_a reason_n by_o the_o womb_n then_o can_v woman_n never_o conceive_v with_o child_n neither_o yet_o any_o man_n have_v due_a and_o comfortable_a use_n of_o a_o woman_n first_o conception_n will_v be_v hinder_v because_o the_o seed_n pour_v out_o into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n will_v either_o fall_v back_o or_o be_v extinguish_v the_o coat_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v irrigate_v moisten_v and_o as_o it_o be_v inebriate_v or_o make_v drink_v by_o the_o daily_a affluence_n of_o the_o blood_n so_o say_v hypocrates_n in_o the_o 62_o aphorism_n of_o the_o first_o section_n those_o woman_n that_o have_v moist_a womb_n do_v not_o conceive_v because_o their_o geniture_n be_v extinguish_v beside_o what_o pleasure_n or_o contentment_n can_v any_o man_n find_v in_o a_o wife_n so_o lothsom_o defile_v and_o that_o perpetual_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o fit_a for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o intention_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o woman_n blood_n shall_v issue_v every_o day_n but_o only_o at_o certain_a and_o definite_a time_n and_o circuit_n to_o wit_n once_o every_o month_n but_o why_o this_o excretion_n shall_v be_v make_v every_o month_n no_o often_o nor_o more_o seldom_o be_v month_n why_o it_o be_v purge_v every_o month_n a_o great_a question_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o very_o full_a of_o difficulty_n aristotle_n in_o the_o 2._o and_o 4._o the_o generatione_n animalium_fw-la refer_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o periodicall_a or_o certain_a evacuation_n to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o say_v that_o when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o wane_n woman_n course_n do_v especial_a opinion_n aristo_n opinion_n flow_v because_o at_o that_o time_n the_o aer_fw-la be_v cold_a and_o moist_a from_o whence_o come_v the_o increase_n and_o abundance_n of_o that_o cold_a and_o crude_a humour_n but_o aristotle_n be_v by_o some_o herein_o reprehend_v because_o in_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n all_o thing_n be_v most_o moist_a as_o appear_v by_o shelfish_n oyster_n and_o such_o like_a the_o peripatetike_n answer_v that_o there_o be_v a_o double_a humidity_n one_o vivisicall_a or_o lively_a the_o other_o excrementitious_a the_o first_o be_v increase_v in_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n because_o then_o there_o be_v more_o light_n the_o second_o be_v increase_v in_o the_o wane_n because_o then_o the_o aer_fw-la be_v cold_o now_o menstrual_a blood_n be_v generate_v by_o a_o weak_a heat_n the_o arabian_n think_v there_o be_v diverse_a time_n of_o this_o purgation_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n opinion_n the_o arabian_n opinion_n of_o woman_n age_n young_a woman_n say_v they_o be_v purge_v in_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o old_a woman_n in_o the_o old_a moon_n whence_o come_v that_o common_a verse_n luna_fw-la vetus_fw-la vetulas_fw-la invenes_n nova_fw-la luna_fw-la repurgat_fw-la young_a woman_n in_o the_o new_a moon_n purge_v old_a woman_n in_o the_o wane_n some_o there_o be_v who_o refer_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o circuit_n and_o monthly_a evacuation_n to_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o month_n as_o if_o the_o month_n have_v a_o peculiar_a power_n to_o purge_v the_o course_n as_o the_o day_n have_v to_o purge_v the_o ordinary_a excrement_n and_o for_o this_o we_o may_v allege_v a_o notable_a testimony_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr septimestri_fw-la partu_fw-la where_o he_o say_v in_o the_o month_n the_o same_o hypocrates_n a_o strange_a place_n in_o hypocrates_n thing_n be_v do_v by_o certain_a and_o right_a reason_n which_o be_v do_v in_o day_n for_o every_o month_n hail_n woman_n have_v their_o course_n as_o if_o the_o month_n have_v a_o peculiar_a power_n and_o efficacy_n in_o their_o body_n we_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o moon_n have_v great_a power_n over_o inferior_a body_n but_o that_o the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o critical_a day_n and_o of_o this_o menstrual_a evacuation_n shall_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o moon_n i_o can_v never_o yet_o persuade_v myself_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v dispense_v by_o number_n and_o by_o month_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o to_o attribute_v any_o operative_a power_n to_o quantity_n and_o to_o number_n as_o it_o be_v number_n i_o think_v be_v unworthy_a upon_o what_o we_o resolve_v upon_o of_o a_o philosopher_n it_o be_v more_o wisdom_n to_o refer_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o periodicall_a evacuation_n to_o the_o determinate_a motion_n and_o establish_a law_n of_o nature_n to_o we_o unknown_a which_o yet_o she_o never_o break_v or_o abrogate_v but_o keep_v immutable_a and_o inviolable_a unless_o she_o be_v either_o provoke_v or_o hinder_v for_o when_o she_o be_v provoke_v she_o antivert_v or_o hasten_v the_o excretion_n avoid_v the_o blood_n before_o her_o own_o time_n so_o whereas_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v only_o provoke_v how_o nature_n be_v provoke_v true_o critical_a yet_o nature_n indevour_v vacuation_n sometime_o in_o the_o day_n between_o yea_o &_o accomplish_v they_o because_o of_o some_o provocation_n come_v from_o without_o that_o be_v beside_o her_o own_o lawful_a contention_n again_o be_v hinder_v either_o by_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o passage_n or_o by_o the_o thickness_n of_o the_o humour_n she_o oftentimes_o procrastinate_v and_o delay_v hinder_v how_o hinder_v their_o accustom_a evacuation_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o some_o woman_n the_o course_n flow_v twice_o in_o a_o month_n in_o some_o scarce_o before_o every_o forty_o day_n but_o why_o the_o blood_n shall_v flow_v from_o the_o womb_n rather_o once_o every_o month_n then_o twice_o or_o why_o the_o seven_o day_n shall_v rather_o be_v critical_a than_o the_o six_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v above_o the_o capacity_n of_o humane_a wit_n hypocrates_n very_o promise_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr principiis_fw-la to_o make_v manifest_a the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n why_o she_o dispense_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o seven_o day_n but_o i_o think_v he_o be_v dissuade_v promise_n hypocrates_n promise_n by_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o business_n and_o therefore_o no_o where_n perform_v that_o promise_n wherefore_o see_v he_o that_o best_o can_v dare_v not_o adventure_v upon_o it_o we_o will_v also_o ingenuous_o keep_v not_o keep_v confess_v our_o ignorance_n and_o rank_n these_o secret_n among_o those_o mystery_n of_o nature_n which_o she_o reserve_v only_o to_o herself_o to_o teach_v we_o not_o only_o in_o this_o but_o in_o other_o thing_n to_o observe_v her_o administration_n the_o better_a and_o to_o suspect_v our_o own_o weakness_n for_o we_o see_v that_o in_o the_o most_o abject_a and_o base_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v some_o secret_n of_o nature_n whereof_o either_o we_o be_v know_v all_o secret_n of_o nature_n not_o to_o be_v know_v not_o at_o all_o capable_a or_o not_o yet_o sufficient_o instruct_v and_o thus_o much_o concern_v that_o other_o principle_n of_o generation_n the_o mother_n blood_n now_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o come_v unto_o the_o conception_n wherein_o also_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o difficulty_n worthy_a the_o discuss_n qvest._n xi_o whether_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o conception_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n shall_v issue_v together_o and_o that_o with_o pleasure_n and_o be_v present_o mingle_v we_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o both_o the_o seed_n as_o well_o the_o father_n as_o the_o mother_n be_v require_v in_o a_o perfect_a generation_n but_o whether_o they_o ought_v both_o at_o ejaculation_n auerrhoes_n opinion_n of_o the_o ejaculation_n once_o to_o be_v
male_a child_n of_o a_o noble_a and_o generous_a disposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d noble_o mind_v and_o strong_a of_o body_n if_o from_o the_o man_n there_o issue_v masculine_a seed_n from_o the_o woman_n feminine_a and_o the_o masculine_a prevail_v a_o hypocrates_n hypocrates_n male_n will_v be_v generate_v but_o less_o generous_a and_o strong_a than_o the_o former_a if_o from_o the_o woman_n there_o issue_v masculine_a seed_n from_o the_o man_n feminine_a and_o the_o masculine_a overcome_v a_o male_n will_v be_v generate_v but_o womanish_a soft_a base_a and_o effeminate_a the_o very_a like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o generation_n of_o female_n for_o if_o from_o both_o the_o parent_n do_v issue_v feminine_a seed_n a_o female_a will_v be_v procreate_v most_o weak_a and_o womanish_a which_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o first_o section_n of_o his_o sixth_o book_n epidemiωn_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aquescentes_fw-la soft_a waterish_a and_o loose_a body_n if_o from_o the_o woman_n proceed_v a_o feminine_a seed_n and_o from_o the_o man_n a_o masculine_a and_o yet_o the_o feminine_a overcome_v woman_n be_v beget_v bold_a and_o moderate_a if_o from_o the_o man_n proceed_v feminine_a seed_n and_o from_o the_o woman_n masculine_a and_o the_o woman_n female_n a_o threefold_a generation_n of_o female_n seed_n prevail_v woman_n be_v beget_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v fierce_a and_o mannish_a the_o temper_n therefore_o of_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o victory_n in_o the_o permixtion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o sex_n that_o be_v of_o male_n and_o female_n which_o cause_n be_v also_o not_o a_o little_a assist_v by_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o place_n for_o as_o i_o have_v often_o say_v male_a child_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o right_a side_n female_n in_o the_o left_a the_o three_o similitude_n remain_v which_o consist_v altogether_o in_o the_o figure_n form_n and_o accident_n individuum_fw-la the_o similitude_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la of_o the_o individuum_fw-la this_o galen_n in_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr semine_fw-la will_v have_v to_o consist_v in_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o part_n and_o in_o the_o conformation_n of_o the_o member_n by_o this_o one_o be_v white_a another_o black_a one_o hawk_n nose_v another_o flat_a or_o saddle_n nosed_a in_o this_o similitude_n of_o the_o individuum_fw-la consist_v all_o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o question_n which_o we_o will_v mince_v as_o small_a as_o we_o can_v that_o it_o may_v be_v digest_v without_o labour_n from_o hence_o take_v our_o beginning_n the_o infant_n sometime_o be_v altogether_o like_o the_o mother_n sometime_o altogether_o like_o the_o father_n other_o sometime_o like_o they_o both_o that_o be_v in_o some_o part_n resemble_v the_o mother_n in_o other_o the_o father_n oftentimes_o he_o resemble_v neither_o the_o father_n nor_o the_o mother_n but_o the_o grandfather_n or_o the_o great_a grandfather_n sometime_o he_o will_v be_v like_o a_o unknown_a friend_n as_o for_o example_n a_o aethiopian_a or_o such_o like_o who_o never_o have_v hand_n in_o his_o generation_n of_o all_o these_o similitude_n we_o have_v many_o example_n in_o author_n of_o approve_a credit_n the_o people_n call_v cammatae_n have_v common_a wife_n and_o every_o man_n choose_v his_o childeren_n similitude_n diverse_a example_n of_o this_o similitude_n or_o refuse_v they_o as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o like_a unto_o himself_o among_o the_o chinian_o the_o child_n be_v like_o their_o father_n in_o their_o nose_n their_o eye_n their_o forehead_n and_o their_o beard_n there_o have_v be_v in_o certain_a stock_n and_o tribe_n sign_n which_o they_o call_v signa_fw-la gentilitia_fw-la that_o be_v stocke-marke_n as_o to_o the_o spartan_n and_o theban_n a_o lance_n some_o have_v a_o star_n thyestes_n a_o crab_n which_o be_v imprint_v in_o their_o body_n from_o their_o birth_n and_o these_o sometime_o be_v extinguish_v in_o their_o child_n and_o grand_a child_n but_o after_o a_o long_a time_n appear_v again_o in_o their_o posterity_n deleucus_n and_o his_o posterity_n have_v in_o their_o thigh_n the_o fashion_n and_o representation_n of_o a_o anchor_n julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n although_o she_o play_v false_a and_o have_v many_o copesmate_n yet_o all_o her_o child_n be_v like_o her_o husband_n be_v ask_v what_o art_n she_o have_v for_o that_o convayance_n she_o answer_v witty_o and_o in_o some_o sort_n honest_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o of_o her_o profession_n that_o she_o never_o take_v in_o her_o passenger_n till_o her_o ship_n be_v fraught_v i_o pass_v by_o what_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o lentuli_n and_o the_o macrocephali_n it_o will_v concern_v we_o more_o to_o spend_v our_o time_n in_o the_o search_n after_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o thing_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n of_o the_o form_n and_o feature_n be_v very_o obscure_a and_o opinion_n the_o first_o opinion_n of_o they_o that_o refer_v this_o likeness_n to_o the_o imagination_n the_o arabian_n opinion_n full_a of_o controversy_n empedocles_n the_o pythagorean_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o likeness_n only_o to_o the_o imagination_n who_o force_n be_v so_o great_a that_o as_o it_o oftentimes_o change_v the_o body_n of_o the_o imaginer_n so_o also_o it_o transfer_v his_o efficacy_n into_o the_o seed_n conceive_v the_o arabian_n attribute_v so_o much_o to_o imagination_n that_o they_o think_v the_o soul_n may_v so_o far_o be_v elevate_v by_o imagination_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o work_v upon_o it_o own_o body_n but_o also_o upon_o a_o other_o and_o that_o soul_n so_o elevate_v and_o ennoble_v be_v able_a to_o change_v the_o element_n to_o heal_v disease_n to_o weaken_v who_o they_o list_v to_o work_v miracle_n and_o final_o to_o exercise_v a_o kind_n of_o command_n over_o all_o kind_n of_o matter_n aristotle_n in_o the_o 12_o problem_n of_o his_o ten_o section_n acknowledge_v this_o power_n of_o the_o imagination_n in_o the_o conception_n and_o infant_n conceive_v for_o he_o ask_v aristotle_n aristotle_n the_o question_n why_o the_o offspring_n of_o man_n be_v so_o unlike_o one_o to_o another_o and_o make_v answer_v because_o in_o man_n the_o swiftness_n of_o the_o cogitation_n and_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o wit_n do_v imprint_v many_o and_o diverse_a mark_n and_o several_a impression_n galen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr theriaca_fw-la ad_fw-la pisonem_fw-la i_o counsel_v say_v he_o a_o aethyopian_a that_o he_o galen_n a_o history_n out_o of_o galen_n may_v beget_v a_o white_a and_o beautiful_a child_n to_o set_v at_o his_o bed_n foot_n a_o fair_a picture_n upon_o which_o his_o wife_n may_v wist_o look_v in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o conception_n he_o obey_v my_o counsel_n and_o obtain_v his_o desire_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o hessodus_n forbid_v woman_n to_o have_v company_n with_o their_o husband_n when_o they_o return_v from_o a_o funeral_n but_o when_o they_o come_v from_o banquet_n and_o disport_n for_o the_o illustration_n of_o this_o we_o have_v a_o story_n of_o a_o sabine_a wife_n of_o who_o sir_n thomas_n more_o write_v a_o elegant_a verse_n and_o s._n hierom_n in_o his_o question_n upon_o genesis_n make_v mention_n jerom._n s._n jerom._n of_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o adultress_n because_o she_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n no_o way_n like_o her_o husband_n but_o clear_v her_o honesty_n because_o she_o show_v a_o picture_n in_o her_o chamber_n like_o the_o child_n she_o bring_v forth_o thus_o jacob_n in_o the_o 30._o of_o genesis_n cunning_o make_v jacob_n jacob_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o flock_n of_o a_o spot_a fleece_n by_o lay_v before_o the_o ewe_n spot_v rodd_n pliny_n in_o the_o 7._o book_n of_o his_o natural_a history_n remember_v many_o example_n to_o this_o purpose_n and_o fernelius_n in_o the_o 7._o book_n of_o his_o physiologia_fw-la conceive_v that_o the_o imagination_n only_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o similitude_n of_o the_o feature_n by_o which_o alone_o he_o think_v the_o faculty_n which_o fernelius_n fernelius_n form_v the_o figure_n be_v lead_v and_o govern_v but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o make_v the_o imagination_n the_o only_a cause_n of_o this_o similitude_n for_o neither_o the_o imagination_n nor_o any_o other_o faculty_n which_o have_v knowledge_n join_v alone_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o imagination_n alone_o thereto_o be_v able_a to_o work_v unless_o it_o have_v his_o object_n present_a by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v move_v now_o we_o know_v that_o a_o child_n often_o resemble_v one_o who_o the_o mother_n never_o know_v add_v hereto_o that_o in_o the_o coition_n all_o the_o animal_n faculty_n be_v almost_o intercept_v so_o as_o the_o form_n faculty_n can_v scarce_o receive_v or_o conceive_v those_o imagination_n again_o if_o the_o imagination_n alone_o
come_v into_o the_o world_n he_o present_o perish_v as_o have_v his_o vital_a heat_n nip_v by_o the_o cold_a of_o that_o churlish_a planet_n add_v hereto_o that_o the_o weak_a infant_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v or_o endure_v so_o sudden_a a_o alteration_n from_o the_o moon_n to_o saturn_n as_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o low_a staff_n to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ladder_n because_o all_o sudden_a mutation_n be_v enemy_n to_o nature_n but_o if_o he_o overcome_v the_o eight_o month_n then_o to_o saturn_n succeed_v jupiter_n that_o benefical_a planet_n by_o who_o prosperous_a and_o healthful_a aspect_n all_o the_o ill_a disposition_n that_o come_v by_o saturn_n be_v frustrate_v and_o avoid_v wherefore_o the_o nine_o month_n the_o infant_n be_v bear_v vital_a and_o lively_a as_o also_o the_o ten_o and_o the_o eleaventh_o because_o of_o the_o familiarity_n of_o mars_n and_o sol_n with_o the_o principle_n of_o our_o life_n and_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o astrologer_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o birth_n which_o be_v indeed_o elegant_a and_o make_v a_o fair_a show_n but_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n full_a of_o error_n as_o picus_fw-la mirandula_n have_v prove_v in_o a_o book_n which_o he_o have_v write_v against_o astrologer_n confute_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o astrologian_n confute_v for_o how_o may_v it_o be_v that_o saturn_n shall_v always_o bear_v sway_v the_o first_o and_o the_o 8._o month_n when_o as_o a_o woman_n may_v conceive_v in_o any_o month_n of_o the_o year_n any_o day_n in_o the_o month_n or_o any_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n why_o do_v hind_n calf_n the_o eight_o month_n and_o their_o young_a suruine_n as_o aristotle_n write_v in_o his_o sixth_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la animalium_fw-la pliny_n be_v of_o opinion_n in_o the_o fifte_a opinion_n pliny_n his_o idle_a opinion_n chapter_n of_o his_o seven_o book_n de_fw-fr naturali_fw-la historia_fw-la that_o only_o those_o child_n be_v vital_a if_o they_o be_v bear_v the_o seven_o month_n who_o be_v conceyve_v the_o day_n before_o or_o after_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n or_o in_o the_o new_a moon_n but_o all_o these_o be_v idle_a and_o addle_n imagination_n of_o wanton_a brain_n the_o geometrician_n refer_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o birth_n unto_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o conformation_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o infant_n for_o say_v they_o there_o be_v a_o double_a proportion_n of_o the_o conformation_n to_o the_o motion_n and_o a_o treble_a proportion_n of_o the_o motion_n to_o the_o birth_n which_o proportion_n proportion_n the_o geometritian_n proportion_n if_o the_o infant_n hold_v then_o shall_v he_o arrive_v alive_a and_o lively_a into_o the_o world_n so_o the_o seven_o month_n birth_n be_v vital_a because_o it_o be_v form_v the_o five_o and_o thirtith_n move_v the_o seventith_n and_o bear_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o day_n and_o this_o opinion_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o in_o the_o three_o section_n of_o his_o second_o book_n epidemiωn_v he_o say_v whatsoever_o be_v move_v in_o the_o seventith_n day_n be_v perfect_v avicen_n hip._n authority_n avicen_n in_o the_o triplicity_n but_o avicen_n confute_v this_o opinion_n for_o if_o only_a the_o proportion_n betwixt_o the_o conformation_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o suruive_v they_o shall_v he_o aswell_o suruive_v the_o eight_o as_o the_o seven_o month_n because_o they_o keep_v the_o same_o proportion_n for_o instance_n say_v that_o a_o infant_n be_v form_v the_o fortith_n day_n then_o shall_v he_o move_v the_o eightith_n and_o be_v bear_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fortith_n and_o in_o this_o birth_n the_o proportion_n be_v exquisite_o hold_v because_o twice_o forty_o make_v eighty_o and_o thrice_o eighty_o two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o day_n now_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr alimento_n say_v that_o a_o infant_n bear_v at_o 240._o day_n which_o all_o man_n understand_v to_o be_v the_o eight-month_n birth_n be_v and_o be_v not_o but_o the_o authority_n of_o hypocrates_n may_v well_o stand_v with_o this_o opinion_n for_o it_o be_v not_o his_o meaning_n that_o this_o proportion_n explain_v hip._n explain_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o infant_n but_o simple_o and_o absolute_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a proportion_n betwixt_o the_o conformation_n motion_n and_o birth_n of_o the_o infant_n which_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v it_o remain_v now_o that_o we_o acquaint_v you_o with_o the_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n reason_n physician_n the_o 5._o opinion_n of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n why_o the_o seventh-month_n birth_n be_v vital_a and_o not_o the_o eight_o nature_n although_o she_o be_v illiterate_a and_o untaught_a yet_o have_v she_o constant_a law_n which_o herself_o have_v impose_v upon_o herself_o definite_a also_o and_o limit_v motion_n which_o she_o always_o keep_v without_o inconstancy_n or_o mutability_n unless_o she_o be_v hinder_v by_o some_o internal_a or_o external_a principle_n as_o therefore_o she_o certain_a the_o law_n of_o of_o nature_n be_v certain_a never_o endeavour_v any_o perfect_a critical_a evacuation_n unless_o the_o humour_n be_v before_o boil_a and_o prepare_v so_o she_o never_o undertake_v a_o legitimate_a birth_n till_o the_o infant_n be_v perfect_v and_o absolve_v in_o all_o his_o number_n and_o as_o in_o crudity_n no_o good_a crisis_n be_v to_o be_v hope_v for_o according_a to_o hypocrates_n so_o before_o the_o infant_n be_v perfect_v the_o birth_n can_v be_v legitimate_a or_o vital_a for_o the_o birth_n say_v galen_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o crisis_n now_o before_o the_o seven_o month_n the_o infant_n be_v perfection_n no_o vital_a birth_n before_o perfection_n not_o perfect_v and_o therefore_o before_o the_o seven_o month_n he_o can_v be_v bear_v alive_a but_o the_o seaven-month_n if_o he_o be_v strong_a he_o break_v the_o membrane_n make_v way_n for_o himself_o and_o suruive_v because_o he_o be_v perfect_a especial_o if_o it_o be_v a_o male_a child_n reason_n the_o eight_o month_n birth_n why_o not_o vital_a 1._o reason_n the_o eight_o month_n although_o he_o be_v perfect_a he_o can_v survive_v because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v two_o affliction_n one_o immediate_o succeed_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o for_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n he_o labour_v sore_a and_o repeat_v his_o contention_n the_o eight_o before_o his_o strength_n be_v refresh_v and_o this_o be_v hypocrates_n opinion_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr octimestri_fw-la partu_fw-la concern_v the_o eight-moneth_n birth_n i_o be_o of_o this_o judgement_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o infant_n authority_n hypocrates_n authority_n shall_v bear_v two_o succeed_a affliction_n and_o therefore_o those_o infant_n do_v not_o suruive_v for_o they_o be_v twice_o afflict_v because_o to_o the_o evil_n they_o suffer_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v add_v also_o the_o pain_n in_o the_o birth_n again_o the_o eight-month_n birth_n be_v not_o vital_a because_o it_o come_v after_o the_o birth_n day_n which_o reason_n the_o 2._o reason_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o seven_o month_n and_o before_o the_o birth_n day_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o nine_o month_n whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o some_o ill_a accident_n have_v betide_v the_o infant_n or_o the_o mother_n which_o hinder_v the_o birth_n the_o 7._o month_n and_o prevent_v the_o nine_o and_o hitherto_o belong_v that_o golden_a sentence_n of_o our_o admire_a master_n hypocrates_n in_o the_o eight_o section_n of_o his_o sixth_o book_n epidemiωn_o if_o nothing_o happen_v within_o the_o prescript_n time_n of_o the_o birth_n whatsoever_o be_v bear_v shall_v suruive_v but_o now_o why_o a_o woman_n do_v not_o bear_v her_o burden_n beyond_o the_o ten_o and_o the_o eleaventh_o month_n why_o a_o woman_n go_v not_o above_o 11._o month_n month_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la refer_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o want_n of_o aliment_n now_o the_o aliment_n fail_v as_o well_o because_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n flow_v back_o unto_o the_o pap_n for_o the_o generation_n of_o milk_n as_o also_o because_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v only_o with_o pure_a and_o sweet_a blood_n which_o the_o mother_n can_v no_o long_o in_o sufficient_a quantity_n supply_v unto_o he_o neither_o be_v that_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o with_o silence_n which_o hypocrates_n observe_v in_o the_o book_n before_o name_v to_o wit_n that_o in_o some_o woman_n the_o aliment_n fail_v soon_o in_o some_o late_a those_o which_o be_v not_o accustom_v to_o bring_v forth_o have_v less_o aliment_n than_o other_o for_o soon_o what_o woman_n destaud_v their_o infant_n soon_o their_o infant_n because_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o accustom_v to_o turn_v his_o course_n towards_o the_o womb_n again_o those_o woman_n who_o have_v less_o store_n of_o
it_o be_v whiten_v after_o it_o be_v so_o praepare_v it_o be_v convey_v to_o the_o epididymis_fw-la through_o who_o insensible_a passage_n it_o sweat_v into_o the_o spongy_a and_o friable_a substance_n of_o the_o testicle_n themselves_o where_o have_v attein_v the_o form_n and_o perfection_n of_o seed_n it_o be_v deliver_v over_o by_o the_o eiaculatory_a or_o rather_o the_o leading-vessel_n to_o the_o parastatae_n and_o from_o they_o transcolate_v to_o the_o prostatae_fw-la which_o reserve_v the_o seed_n be_v now_o turgid_a and_o full_a of_o spirit_n for_o the_o necessary_a use_n of_o nature_n hence_o it_o follow_v that_o that_o power_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o seede-making_a faculty_n or_o the_o faculty_n of_o generation_n be_v from_o the_o testicle_n immediate_o by_o which_o faculty_n the_o part_n be_v stir_v up_o do_v pour_v out_o of_o themselves_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o seed_n when_o venus_n do_v so_o require_v this_o faculty_n be_v the_o author_n in_o man_n of_o virility_n and_o in_o woman_n of_o muliebrity_n and_o breed_v in_o all_o creature_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o the_o heat_n be_v blow_v up_o be_v the_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o blood_n be_v heat_v and_o attenuate_v distend_v the_o vein_n and_o the_o body_n or_o bulk_n of_o that_o part_n grow_v turgid_a and_o impatient_a of_o his_o place_n which_o the_o grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o low_a region_n in_o the_o middle_a region_n there_o be_v many_o part_n of_o great_a worth_n but_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o region_n the_o middle_a region_n heart_n dim_v the_o light_n of_o the_o rest_n which_o all_o be_v to_o it_o but_o servant_n and_o attendant_n the_o heart_n therefore_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o beat_v because_o heart_n the_o heart_n it_o be_v perpetual_o move_v from_o the_o ingate_n to_o the_o outgate_n of_o life_n this_o be_v a_o pyramidal_a bowell_n who_o basis_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o chest_n the_o mucro_fw-la or_o point_n reach_v towards_o the_o left_a side_n the_o magnitude_n but_o small_a that_o the_o motion_n may_v be_v more_o free_a and_o nimble_a the_o flesh_n very_o fast_o and_o exceed_o hot_a intertex_v or_o weave_v with_o all_o three_o kind_n of_o fibres_n and_o nourish_v with_o blood_n which_o it_o receive_v from_o two_o branch_n of_o the_o coronary_a vein_n on_o the_o outside_n it_o have_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o fat_a and_o swim_v in_o a_o waterish_a lie_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o pericardium_n wherewith_o as_o with_o a_o purse_n the_o heart_n be_v encompass_v on_o the_o inside_n it_o be_v distinguish_v by_o a_o intermediate_v partition_n into_o two_o ventricles_n the_o right_n be_v less_o noble_a than_o the_o left_a and_o frame_v most_o what_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lung_n it_o receive_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o yawn_a mouth_n of_o the_o hollow-vein_n and_o after_o it_o be_v prepare_v return_v the_o same_o blood_n again_o through_o the_o arterial_a vein_n into_o all_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o lung_n this_o right_a ventricle_n have_v annex_v to_o it_o the_o great_a care_n and_o six_o value_v be_v insert_v into_o the_o orifice_n of_o his_o vessel_n the_o left_a ventricle_n which_o be_v also_o the_o most_o noble_a have_v a_o thick_a wall_n than_o the_o right_n because_o it_o be_v the_o shop_n of_o thin_a blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n out_o of_o this_o ventricle_n do_v two_o vessel_n issue_n the_o first_o call_v the_o venall_n artery_n which_o receyve_v the_o air_n prepare_v by_o the_o lung_n and_o for_o retribution_n return_v unto_o they_o vital_a blood_n and_o spirit_n at_o which_o artery_n the_o left_a deaf_a care_n be_v situate_v and_o in_o who_o orifice_n there_o slande_z two_o value_v bend_v from_o without_o inward_a the_o other_o vessel_n of_o the_o left_a ventricle_n be_v the_o aorta_fw-mi or_o great_a artery_n which_o distribute_v unto_o the_o whole_a body_n vital_a blood_n and_o spirit_n for_o according_a as_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v it_o draw_v the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o chylus_n by_o the_o meseraicke_a artery_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o left_a ventricle_n for_o the_o generation_n of_o arterial_a blood_n and_o at_o his_o mouth_n do_v grow_v three_o value_v open_v inward_a we_o say_v further_o that_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o faculty_n the_o vital_a faculty_n habitation_n of_o the_o vital_a faculty_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o pulsation_n and_o respiration_n beget_v vital_a spirit_n of_o air_n and_o blood_n mix_v in_o the_o left_a ventricle_n and_o this_o faculty_n although_o it_o be_v vital_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o life_n itself_o and_o differ_v from_o the_o faculty_n of_o pulsation_n both_o in_o the_o function_n and_o in_o the_o extent_n and_o latitude_n of_o the_o subject_n the_o faculty_n of_o pulsation_n be_v natural_a to_o the_o heart_n as_o proceed_v and_o depend_v upon_o the_o vital_a faculty_n for_o it_o be_v not_o move_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o voluntary_o as_o be_v the_o animal_n faculty_n but_o only_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o nature_n from_o the_o foresay_a faculty_n of_o pulsation_n do_v proceed_v two_o motion_n the_o diastole_n &_o the_o systole_n between_o which_o there_o be_v a_o double_a rest_n these_o motion_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n be_v the_o same_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o so_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o motion_n be_v supply_v from_o the_o heart_n unto_o the_o artrry_v as_o from_o a_o principle_n both_o move_v and_o move_v final_o to_o come_v unto_o that_o which_o we_o be_v now_o in_o hand_n withal_o in_o the_o upper_a region_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o brain_n compass_v with_o the_o strong_a battlement_n of_o the_o scull_n adorn_v with_o region_n the_o upper_a region_n the_o face_n as_o with_o a_o beautiful_a frontispiece_n wherein_o the_o soul_n inhabit_v not_o only_o in_o essence_n and_o power_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n but_o in_o her_o magnificense_n and_o throne_n of_o state_n this_o brain_n be_v the_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o frame_v with_o such_o curiosity_n so_o many_o labyrinth_n and_o meander_n be_v therein_o that_o even_o a_o good_a wit_n may_v easy_o be_v at_o loss_n when_o it_o be_v train_v away_o with_o so_o diverse_a scent_n in_o a_o argument_n so_o boundless_a and_o vast_a notwithstanding_o we_o will_v as_o brief_o and_o succinct_o as_o we_o can_v give_v you_o a_o view_n of_o the_o fabric_n and_o nature_n thereof_o refer_v the_o reader_n for_o better_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n wherein_o we_o hope_v to_o give_v even_o he_o that_o be_v curious_a some_o contentment_n the_o substance_n therefore_o of_o the_o brain_n be_v medullous_a or_o marrowy_a but_o a_o proper_a marrow_n not_o like_a that_o of_o other_o part_n frame_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v brain_n the_o brain_n moovable_a and_o that_o with_o a_o natural_a motion_n which_o be_v double_a one_o proper_a to_o itself_o another_o come_n from_o without_o it_o be_v full_a of_o sense_n but_o that_o sense_n be_v operative_a or_o active_a not_o passive_a for_o the_o behoof_n of_o this_o brain_n be_v the_o head_n frame_v nor_o the_o head_n alone_o but_o also_o the_o whole_a body_n itself_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o animal_n spirit_n and_o for_o the_o exhibit_v of_o the_o function_n of_o the_o inward_a sense_n and_o the_o principal_a faculty_n in_o this_o brain_n we_o be_v to_o consider_v first_o his_o part_n then_o his_o faculty_n the_o brain_n therefore_o occupi_v the_o whole_a cavity_n of_o the_o skull_n and_o by_o the_o dura_fw-la mater_fw-la or_o hard_a membrane_n be_v divide_v into_o a_o forepart_n and_o a_o backpart_n the_o forepart_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o magnitude_n retain_v the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o be_v proper_o call_v the_o brain_n be_v again_o divide_v by_o a_o body_n or_o duplicate_v membrane_n resemble_v a_o mowerssy_a the_o into_o a_o right_a side_n &_o a_o left_a both_o which_o side_n be_v again_o continue_v by_o the_o interposition_n or_o mediation_n of_o a_o callous_a body_n this_o callous_a body_n descend_v a_o little_a downward_o appear_v to_o be_v excavate_v or_o ed_z into_o two_o large_a ventricle_n much_o resemble_v the_o form_n of_o a_o man_n ear_n through_o which_o cavity_n a_o thrum_n of_o crisp_a vessel_n call_v plexus_fw-la choroide_v do_v run_v wherein_o the_o animal_n spirit_n receive_v their_o preparation_n and_o out_o of_o these_o ventricles_n do_v issue_n two_o swell_a pap_n which_o be_v common_o call_v the_o organ_n of_o smell_v and_o do_v determine_v at_o the_o
the_o whole_a body_n stability_n rectitude_n and_o form_n for_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o carcase_n of_o a_o ship_n whereto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n be_v fasten_v whereupon_o they_o be_v sustain_v and_o the_o whole_a maintenance_n of_o the_o body_n be_v build_v and_o consuinmated_a from_o their_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n we_o esteem_v of_o the_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n of_o necessary_a the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o bone_n necessary_a the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o bone_n we_o must_v needs_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o original_n and_o insertion_n of_o muscle_n of_o the_o course_n of_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o artery_n and_o of_o the_o partitio_fw-la be_v of_o the_o nerve_n the_o universal_a syntax_n or_o composition_n of_o the_o bone_n from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o foot_n the_o ancient_a grecian_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v a_o dry_a or_o arrid_a carcase_n galen_n define_v the_o bone_n to_o be_v the_o hard_a the_o dry_v &_o most_o terrestrial_a part_n of_o the_o creature_n definition_n galen_n definition_n but_o this_o definition_n do_v not_o please_v the_o palate_n of_o the_o new_a writer_n as_o be_v not_o exquisite_a or_o philosophical_a but_o make_v only_o for_o the_o rude_a and_o more_o ignorant_a sort_n by_o way_n of_o innitiation_n laurentius_n define_v they_o more_o accurat_o thus_o a_o bone_n be_v a_o similar_v part_n the_o dry_v and_o cold_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n make_v of_o the_o earthy_a crassament_n definition_n laurentius_n definition_n and_o fatness_n of_o the_o seed_n by_o the_o formative_a faculty_n assist_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o heat_n for_o the_o stability_n rectitude_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o this_o definition_n he_o say_v be_v essential_a because_o it_o design_v all_o the_o cause_n of_o bone_n the_o efficient_a the_o material_a the_o formal_a and_o the_o final_a the_o form_n of_o similar_v part_n according_a to_o physician_n be_v the_o temper_n because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o power_n whereby_o and_o wherewith_o thereof_o the_o explication_n thereof_o the_o form_n work_v and_o suffer_v whatsoever_o the_o similar_v part_n woork_v as_o a_o similar_v siccity_n therefore_o and_o frigidity_n dri_v and_o coldness_n do_v express_v the_o form_n of_o a_o bone_n it_o be_v dry_a because_o of_o the_o exhaustion_n of_o moisture_n and_o fatness_n make_v by_o a_o intense_a or_o high_a heat_n cold_a it_o be_v because_o the_o heat_n vanish_v away_o for_o defect_n of_o moisture_n these_o primary_n quality_n form_n the_o form_n be_v accompany_v with_o secondary_a hardness_n heaviness_n and_o whiteness_n a_o bone_n be_v hard_a not_o by_o concretion_n as_o you_o for_o than_o it_o will_v be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o fire_n not_o by_o tention_n as_o the_o head_n of_o a_o drum_n but_o by_o siccity_n as_o wood_n heavy_a it_o be_v because_o it_o be_v earthy_a as_o also_o because_o the_o air_n and_o the_o water_n in_o it_o be_v extreme_o densated_a and_o thicken_a and_o it_o be_v white_a because_o it_o be_v spermaticall_a the_o matter_n of_o the_o bone_n be_v the_o crassament_n of_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v the_o thick_a and_o more_o matter_n the_o matter_n earthy_a part_n aristotle_n call_v it_o seminale_fw-la excrementum_fw-la the_o excrement_n of_o the_o seed_n for_o though_o the_o seed_n seem_v to_o be_v homogeny_n yet_o it_o have_v some_o part_n thick_a than_o other_o there_o be_v in_o it_o also_o something_o fat_a and_o something_o glutinous_a or_o slimy_a of_o the_o glutinous_a part_n because_o it_o may_v best_o be_v extend_v or_o streatched_a be_v make_v the_o nerve_n membrane_n and_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o fatty_a part_n be_v make_v the_o bone_n and_o this_o hypocrates_n confirm_v where_o he_o say_v where_o there_o be_v more_o fat_a than_o glue_v or_o slime_n there_o the_o bone_n be_v form_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o a_o bone_n be_v the_o formative_a power_n which_o some_o call_v the_o idol_n or_o efficient_a the_o efficient_a the_o idea_n of_o he_o that_o engender_v this_o faculty_n use_v the_o heat_n for_o his_o architect_n and_o the_o spirit_n for_o his_o chief_a workman_n and_o to_o these_o the_o philosopher_n attribute_v ordination_n secretion_n concretion_n densation_n and_o rarification_n the_o heat_n therefore_o drink_v up_o and_o dri_v the_o fatness_n whence_o come_v hardness_n and_o solidity_n so_o say_v hypocrates_n bones_o be_v condensated_a by_o heat_n and_o so_o grow_v hard_a and_o dry_a futhermore_o this_o heat_n although_o it_o be_v moderate_a for_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o native_a heat_n be_v well_o temper_a yet_o because_o it_o make_v a_o long_a stay_n in_o a_o more_o dense_a and_o fast_a matter_n it_o bring_v forth_o the_o same_o effect_n that_o a_o intense_a or_o high_a heat_n do_v yea_o it_o seem_v to_o burn_v whereupon_o hypocrates_n doubt_v not_o to_o say_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o bone_n be_v make_v by_o exustion_n that_o be_v by_o burn_v the_o final_a cause_n of_o bone_n which_o galen_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v their_o use_n be_v well_o express_v in_o the_o end_n the_o end_n last_o particle_n of_o the_o definition_n for_o the_o primary_n and_o most_o common_a use_n of_o bone_n be_v to_o give_v the_o body_n stability_n rectiude_n and_o figure_n stability_n because_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v propugnacle_n stability_n stability_n or_o defence_n against_o all_o violence_n beside_o they_o sustain_v the_o body_n as_o the_o base_n or_o finial_n of_o a_o house_n sustain_v the_o roof_n rectitude_n because_o without_o bone_n the_o creature_n can_v stand_v up_o rectitude_n rectitude_n right_o but_o will_v creep_v upon_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o serpent_n or_o a_o worm_n hypocrates_n secundâ—_n epidemiωn_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o child_n bear_v without_o bone_n yet_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o his_o body_n separate_v and_o fashion_v but_o he_o be_v not_o above_o four_o finger_n big_a and_o die_v soon_o after_o he_o be_v bear_v final_o the_o bone_n do_v give_v the_o figure_n to_o the_o body_n because_o from_o they_o depend_v the_o procerity_n or_o stature_n and_o the_o limitation_n of_o the_o growth_n for_o those_o that_o have_v a_o great_a head_n have_v large_a brain_n those_o that_o be_v narrow_a chest_v their_o lung_n also_o and_o bowel_n be_v but_o short_a and_o narrow_a those_o that_o have_v small_a jaw_n have_v also_o small_a muscle_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o final_a cause_n which_o be_v itself_o immovable_a move_v all_o the_o rest_n the_o bone_n be_v of_o that_o substance_n which_o we_o see_v hard_a solid_a and_o insensible_a hard_a and_o solid_a for_o so_o it_o behoove_v a_o pillar_n or_o prop_n to_o be_v insensible_a ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o apprehensive_a of_o pain_n for_o because_o they_o sustain_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v continual_o move_v they_o can_v not_o have_v endure_v so_o diverse_a motion_n without_o pain_n if_o they_o have_v be_v sensible_a thereof_o and_o then_o the_o life_n of_o the_o creature_n shall_v have_v be_v always_o sad_a and_o quaerulous_a but_o this_o want_n of_o sense_n come_v not_o from_o their_o earthly_a substance_n for_o then_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v insensible_a why_o bone_n be_v insensible_a the_o hard_a of_o all_o bone_n shall_v have_v no_o sense_n but_o because_o there_o be_v no_o nerve_n disseminated_a through_o their_o substance_n the_o difference_n of_o bone_n be_v to_o be_v take_v say_v galen_n as_o also_o the_o difference_n of_o singular_a part_n from_o those_o thing_n which_o follow_v the_o essence_n or_o happen_v thereto_o bone_n the_o difference_n of_o bone_n the_o essence_n of_o a_o bone_n that_o be_v his_o cold_a and_o dry_a temper_n do_v the_o tactile_a quality_n follow_v hardness_n softness_n density_n and_o rarity_n the_o accident_n be_v magnitude_n figure_n situation_n motion_n sense_n and_o the_o like_a the_o first_o division_n therefore_o of_o bone_n be_v from_o their_o hardness_n some_o bone_n be_v very_o hardness_n from_o the_o hardness_n hard_a as_o those_o that_o be_v call_v stony_a bone_n and_o the_o tooth_n other_o soft_o in_o respect_n as_o the_o spungy_a bone_n and_o those_o which_o we_o call_v appendix_n or_o appendant_o other_o be_v simple_o hard_a as_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o magnitude_n some_o bone_n be_v great_a some_o little_a and_o some_o moderate_a there_o magnitude_n magnitude_n be_v among_o the_o anatomist_n that_o account_v those_o bone_n to_o be_v great_a which_o be_v of_o a_o large_a bore_n or_o very_o hollow_a and_o medullous_a or_o marrowy_a but_o we_o make_v account_n of_o such_o bone_n for_o great_a as_o be_v great_a in_o quantity_n whether_o their_o marrow_n be_v less_o or_o more_o for_o the_o hanchbone_n and_o the_o shoulderblade_n which_o be_v not_o hollow_a nor_o medullous_a be_v yet_o great_a bone_n but_o because_o