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than_o the_o woman_n why_o man_n hot_a than_o lion_n 14._o the_o testicle_n ignoble_a than_o the_o heart_n and_o brain_n 15._o the_o heart_n not_o the_o testicle_n the_o cause_n of_o sensation_n and_o generation_n the_o testicle_n not_o chief_a because_o necessary_a or_o because_o they_o cause_v a_o alteration_n in_o the_o body_n from_o whence_o be_v the_o distinction_n of_o sex_n 16._o the_o seed_n receive_v its_o specifical_a form_n from_o the_o heart_n 17._o why_o eunuch_n fat_a weak_a and_o cold_a lib._n ii_o cap._n i._n 1._o man_n body_n fit_v only_o for_o man_n soul_n triton_n be_v not_o man_n 2._o how_o man_n body_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o all_o other_o 3._o how_o the_o soul_n be_v most_o in_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o twofold_a heat_n in_o we_o 5._o what_o creature_n nourish_v most_o 6._o the_o woman_n imagination_n can_v alter_v the_o form_n cap._n ii_o 1._o the_o stomach_n and_o lung_n not_o necessary_a for_o life_n 2_o how_o the_o limb_n be_v move_v the_o 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as_o galen_n think_v cap._n iu._n 1._o what_o the_o spirit_n be_v 2._o they_o differ_v in_o seven_o thing_n 3._o the_o woman_n be_v only_o passive_a in_o generation_n her_o testicle_n artery_n etc._n etc._n not_o spermatical_a part_n the_o male_n seed_n evaporate_v why_o the_o child_n resemble_v the_o parent_n the_o blood_n may_v be_v call_v seed_n 4._o adeps_fw-la how_o generate_v of_o the_o lung_n they_o be_v hot_a cap._n v._n 1._o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o heart_n 2._o the_o action_n of_o our_o member_n 3._o there_o be_v no_o spermatical_a part_n 4._o the_o bone_n nerve_n vein_n etc._n etc._n why_o not_o easy_o reunite_v 5._o the_o spermatical_a part_n hot_a than_o the_o sanguineal_a 6._o the_o brain_n and_o scull_n bone_n and_o tooth_n compare_v cap._n vi_o 1._o two_o sort_n of_o blood_n the_o heart_n first_o live_v and_o be_v nourish_v and_o the_o original_n of_o blood_n not_o the_o liver_n 2_o the_o heart_n action_n on_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o sanguification_n 3._o blood_n cause_v by_o the_o heart_n 4._o how_o every_o part_n draw_v 5._o heart_n the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o nerve_n 6._o nerve_n how_o instrument_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n 7._o the_o same_o nerve_n serve_v for_o sense_n and_o motion_n chap._n vii_o 1._o how_o the_o spirit_n pass_v through_o the_o nerve_n their_o swift_a and_o various_a motion_n even_o in_o sleep_n motion_n and_o sense_n not_o still_o together_o 2._o sense_n and_o motion_n in_o frenzy_n epilepsy_n leprosy_n caros_fw-la 3._o muscle_n how_o when_o and_o where_o the_o cause_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n 4._o how_o the_o fibre_n and_o tendon_n move_v the_o muscle_n 5._o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o tongue_n abdomen_fw-la diaphragma_n rib_n bladder_n 6._o the_o organ_n of_o tact_n its_o medium_n chap._n viii_o 1._o blood_n milk_n etc._n etc._n no_o integral_a part_n 2._o how_o the_o part_n draw_v their_o aliment_n 3._o and_o expel_v thing_n hurtful_a 4._o of_o the_o intestine_n and_o faeces_fw-la 5._o the_o intestine_n retentive_a faculty_n 6._o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o its_o appetite_n or_o sense_n 7._o whether_o the_o stomach_n be_v nourish_v by_o chylus_n or_o blood_n chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o liver_n heat_v inferior_a to_o that_o of_o the_o stomach_n 2._o of_o the_o natural_a spirit_n in_o the_o liver_n and_o how_o it_o be_v cherish_v by_o air_n 3._o of_o the_o gall_n and_o how_o it_o be_v nourish_v how_o the_o choler_n be_v convey_v to_o it_o of_o its_o two_o passage_n and_o one_o membrane_n chap._n x._o 1._o the_o use_n of_o the_o gall_n and_o spleen_n its_o obstruction_n its_o vein_n and_o artery_n without_o concavity_n 2._o vas_n venosum_fw-la 3._o how_o the_o spleen_n purge_v itself_o 4._o the_o vein_n and_o its_o humour_n 5._o why_o the_o stone_n cause_v vomit_v and_o numbness_n in_o the_o thigh_n 6._o the_o bladder_n its_o attraction_n and_o expulsion_n chap._n xi_o 1._o the_o heart_n and_o testieles_n how_o the_o noble_a part_n generation_n without_o testicle_n they_o corroborate_v the_o heart_n their_o sympathy_n with_o the_o breast_n 2._o and_o with_o the_o brain_n 3._o different_a vessel_n in_o the_o male_a and_o female_a 4._o the_o matrix_fw-la sympathize_v with_o the_o head_n heart_n breast_n etc._n etc._n 5._o affect_a with_o smell_n it_o be_v twofold_a motion_n chap._n xii_o 1._o distinction_n of_o sex_n the_o male_a hot_a than_o the_o female_a 2._o the_o seed_n no_o part_n nor_o aliment_n of_o the_o body_n derive_v from_o all_o part_n how_o 3._o the_o menstruous_a blood_n no_o excrement_n how_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o small_a pox_n its_o evacuation_n 4._o the_o use_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la 5._o it_o be_v vitiosity_n the_o cause_n of_o monster_n mola_n what_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o heart_n live_v first_o not_o the_o liver_n 2._o the_o outward_a membrane_n first_o form_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la 3._o vrachos_n what_o 4_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o parent_n on_o the_o child_n 5._o twin_n how_o bâ—got_v and_o why_o like_o each_o other_o 6._o infant_n how_o feed_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la 7._o supersetation_fw-fr 8._o no_o respiration_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la 9_o the_o child_n heart_n move_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n fourteen_o 1._o child-bearing_a how_o cause_v 2._o why_o the_o eight_o month_n birth_n not_o lively_a 3._o the_o sensitive_a soul_n how_o derive_v and_o the_o reasonable_a introduce_v when_o it_o exercise_v its_o function_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o all_o its_o perfection_n the_o embryo_n not_o capable_a of_o three_o specifical_a form_n chap._n xv._n 1._o why_o about_o the_o four_o month_n milk_n be_v engender_v and_o of_o what_o 2._o the_o effect_n of_o the_o diaphragma_n inflame_v 3._o pericardium_fw-la 4._o the_o heart_n flesh_n fibres_n and_o ventricles_n 5._o the_o heart_n why_o hot_a and_o dry_a 6._o the_o vital_a faculty_n 7._o the_o vital_a spirit_n how_o engender_v 8._o systole_n and_o diastole_n 9_o the_o heart_n motion_n 10._o how_o cause_v chap._n xvi_o 1._o the_o lung_n how_o move_v the_o air_n be_v not_o the_o spirit_n nutriment_n 2._o respiration_n not_o absolute_o necessary_a 3._o the_o lung_n hot_a and_o moist_a 4._o respiration_n a_o mix_a motion_n as_o that_o of_o the_o bladder_n and_o intestin_n 5._o no_o portion_n of_o our_o drink_n pass_v into_o the_o lung_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o all_o the_o sense_n in_o the_o brain_n 2._o how_o make_v for_o refrigeration_n only_o how_o hot_a cold_a and_o moist_a and_o why_o its_o action_n 3._o how_o void_a of_o sense_n and_o motion_n 4._o the_o animal_n spirit_n what_o and_o how_o beget_v 5._o why_o more_o vital_a than_o animal_n spirit_n where_o perfect_v and_o prepare_v the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n chap._n xviii_o 1._o the_o eye_n both_o waterish_a and_o fiery_a imperfect_a vision_n 2._o why_o the_o eye_n be_v waterish_a its_o action_n spirit_n and_o species_n 3._o spirit_n of_o the_o eye_n prove_v two_o eye_n but_o one_o motion_n why_o the_o object_n appear_v double_a sometime_o no_o colour_n in_o the_o eye_n 4._o the_o optic_a nerve_n soft_a where_o unite_a and_o why_o 5._o the_o crystalline_a and_o glassy_a humour_n and_o white_a of_o the_o eye_n chap._n xix_o 1._o five_o thing_n require_v to_o hear_v 2._o not_o the_o real_a but_o intentional_a sound_n be_v hear_v hear_v fail_v last_o in_o drown_a man_n 3._o the_o innate_a air_n no_o organ_n of_o hear_v no_o spirit_n or_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 4._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o sympathy_n between_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o mouth_n chap._n xx._n 1._o how_o we_o excel_v the_o beast_n in_o smell_v we_o smell_v realâ—_n odour_n 2._o smell_v nourish_v not_o 3._o the_o nose_n not_o the_o brain_n be_v the_o organ_n of_o smell_v chap._n xxi_o 1._o wherein_o consist_v the_o organ_n of_o taste_n the_o tongue_n potential_o moist_a no_o external_a medium_n of_o taste_n 2._o how_o the_o skin_n be_v the_o medium_n of_o taste_n the_o prime_a quality_n both_o object_n and_o agent_n no_o creature_n without_o tact_n it_o be_v most_o exquisite_a in_o man_n tact_n and_o taste_v different_a chap._n xxii_o 1._o the_o use_n of_o the_o common_a sense_n it_o be_v but_o one_o sense_n the_o different_a judgement_n of_o this_o sense_n and_o of_o the_o soul._n how_o different_a from_o other_o sense_n it_o be_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n 2._o imagination_n or_o fantasy_n what_o disturb_v compound_v the_o estimative_a it_o be_v work_n and_o seat_n 3._o memory_n how_o a_o sense_n it_o be_v twofold_a reminiscence_n what_o old_a man_n and_o child_n memory_n lib_fw-la iii_o a_o refutation_n of_o doctor_n bronw_v vulgar_a error_n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o eel_n void_v by_o a_o maid_n and_o of_o other_o strange_a generation_n 2._o a_o woman_n void_v in_o three_o day_n six_o quart_n of_o milk_n 3_o of_o woman_n who_o have_v eat_v man_n flesh_n 4._o of_o woman_n that_o have_v live_v some_o year_n without_o food_n 5_o of_o one_o that_o live_v some_o year_n without_o a_o brainâ—_n another_o without_o a_o spleen_n of_o one_o that_o live_v with_o a_o knife_n in_o her_o skull_n 6._o of_o some_o that_o have_v swallow_v knife_n glass_n etc._n etc._n 7._o of_o some_o shot_n in_o the_o forehead_n and_o the_o bullet_n find_v in_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o skull_n chap._n ii_o of_o one_o who_o want_v the_o pericardium_n 2._o of_o hairy_a heart_n 3._o of_o one_o that_o walk_v and_o fight_v after_o his_o heart_n be_v wound_v 4._o stone_n find_v in_o the_o heart_n 5._o and_o worm_n find_v there_o the_o heart_n may_v putrify_v while_o we_o be_v alive_a 6._o worm_n in_o the_o brain_n chap._n iii_o 1._o epilepsy_n 2._o incubus_n 3_o vertigo_n 4._o of_o a_o stone_n in_o the_o tongue_n 5._o one_o of_o nine_o year_n old_a bring_v to_o bed_n 6._o body_n turn_v to_o stone_n 7._o sleep-walkers_a 8._o superfetation_n ventriloques_fw-la 9_o a_o strange_a
of_o monster_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o milk_n do_v so_o abound_v that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o day_n she_o void_v a_o gallon_n and_o a_o half_a of_o which_o be_v make_v very_o savoury_a butter_n and_o cheese_n though_o this_o be_v rare_a yet_o it_o be_v no_o miracle_n for_o that_o woman_n abound_v much_o in_o blood_n must_v also_o abound_v in_o milk_n and_o some_o liver_n be_v of_o that_o constitution_n and_o temper_n that_o they_o sanguifie_v much_o more_o than_o other_o especial_o in_o constitution_n that_o be_v incline_v to_o cold_a and_o moisture_n for_o hot_a and_o dry_a body_n have_v but_o little_a blood_n and_o therefore_o little_a milk_n and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o sweet_a phlegm_n or_o rheum_n it_o be_v easy_o convert_v into_o blood_n iii_o i_o read_v divers_a story_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n who_o have_v lust_v after_o and_o have_v eat_v man_n flesh_n and_o for_o that_o end_n have_v fall_v violent_o upon_o they_o and_o bite_v they_o this_o be_v also_o a_o disâ—ase_a proceed_n of_o natural_a cause_n as_o that_o infirmity_n of_o eaâ—ing_a chalk_n coal_n dirt_n tar_n ash_n in_o maid_n and_o some_o marry_a woman_n call_v by_o physician_n pica_n or_o malacia_fw-la and_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o fantasy_n and_o sour_a malignant_a melancholy_a humour_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o concavity_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o impact_v in_o the_o runicle_n of_o the_o ventricle_n proceed_v partly_o from_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n whereby_o the_o appetite_n be_v vitiate_a and_o the_o fantasy_n disturb_v and_o partly_o from_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o humour_n coveâ—ing_v after_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v like_a to_o it_o in_o malignity_n yet_o contrary_a to_o it_o in_o some_o of_o the_o prime_a quality_n heat_n cold_a humidity_n and_o siccity_n for_o nature_n look_v in_o the_o contrary_a quality_n to_o find_v remedy_n iv._o i_o read_v of_o divers_a maid_n one_o in_o colen_n another_o in_o the_o palatinate_n a_o three_o in_o the_o diocese_n of_o spira_n &_o divers_a more_o who_o have_v live_v without_o meat_n and_o drink_v two_o or_o three_o year_n together_o this_o indeed_o may_v seem_v strange_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o against_o nature_n for_o natural_o such_o body_n as_o have_v in_o they_o little_a heat_n and_o much_o humidity_n can_v subsist_v long_o without_o food_n then_o hot_a and_o dry_a body_n can_v as_o we_o see_v in_o woman_n and_o old_a people_n who_o can_v fast_o long_o than_o man_n and_o youth_n and_o we_o know_v that_o divers_a creature_n for_o many_o month_n together_o can_v subsist_v without_o food_n therefore_o these_o maid_n have_v much_o adventitious_a moisture_n and_o little_a heat_n to_o waste_v the_o radical_a humidity_n may_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n without_o food_n for_o where_o there_o be_v little_a deperdition_n there_o need_v not_o much_o reparation_n beside_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o air_n be_v no_o small_a help_n to_o they_o v._o but_o that_o be_v more_o strange_a which_o zacutus_n in_o his_o praxis_fw-la admiranda_fw-la lib._n 1._o ob_n 4._o mention_v of_o a_o boy_n who_o live_v 3_o year_n without_o a_o brain_n if_o he_o have_v bring_v a_o example_n of_o one_o who_o have_v live_v 3_o year_n without_o a_o heart_n i_o shall_v have_v subscribe_v to_o galen_n against_o aristotle_n that_o the_o heart_n in_o dignity_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o brain_n but_o i_o suppose_v that_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o without_o a_o brain_n for_o that_o water_n which_o be_v find_v within_o the_o membrans_fw-la of_o the_o skull_n when_o his_o head_n be_v dissect_v be_v doubtless_o his_o brain_n convert_v into_o water_n or_o else_o it_o have_v some_o analogy_n with_o the_o brain_n by_o which_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v for_o a_o while_n tempere_v and_o the_o animal_n spirit_n generate_v but_o weak_o therefore_o life_n can_v not_o subsist_v long_o in_o he_o so_o i_o have_v read_v in_o laurentius_n or_o parry_n of_o one_o who_o live_v many_o year_n without_o a_o spleen_n but_o there_o be_v find_v some_o kirnel_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o spleen_n which_o supply_v its_o office_n as_o for_o that_o woman_n mention_v by_o zacutus_n ob._n 5._o who_o live_v eight_o year_n together_o with_o the_o half_a of_o a_o knife_n in_o her_o head_n between_o the_o skull_n and_o dura_n mater_n doâ—btlesse_o that_o knife_n touch_v not_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n therefore_o can_v be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o the_o animal_n function_n vi_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o whereas_o anacreon_n be_v choke_v with_o a_o resin_n stone_n yet_o some_o as_o forestus_n in_o his_o observat_fw-la record_v l._n 15._o ob_n 24_o 25_o etc._n etc._n have_v swallow_v iron_n lead_z long_o stick_v glass_n point_v of_o knife_n and_o of_o sword_n and_o other_o incredible_a thing_n without_o hurt_n and_o have_v void_v they_o by_o the_o stool_n this_o apart_o impute_v to_o the_o wideness_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o passage_n and_o partly_o to_o witchcraft_n or_o juggle_a for_o the_o eye_n in_o such_o case_n be_v often_o delude_v although_o nature_n sometime_o by_o imposthume_n câ—sleth_v our_o such_o stuff_n for_o point_n of_o knife_n and_o pin_n have_v be_v this_o way_n eject_v and_o some_o have_v perish_v and_o have_v bâ—en_o choke_v while_o they_o have_v in_o their_o madness_n attempt_v such_o thing_n and_o provident_a nature_n have_v in_o some_o without_o hurt_n send_v away_o needle_n and_o pin_n by_o the_o urine_n aboâ—t_v which_o have_v be_v find_v hard_o crusty_a stuff_n wâ—ich_a be_v the_o matter_n or_o glassy_a slime_n that_o be_v gather_v about_o these_o pin_n and_o bake_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o â—he_n body_n vii_o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o certain_a soldier_n in_o the_o war_n of_o savoy_n anno_fw-la dom._n â—589_n who_o be_v shoot_v in_o the_o forehead_n with_o a_o musket_n bâ—lleâ—_n he_o be_v cure_v of_o the_o wound_n but_o the_o bullâ—â—_n remain_v afterwards_o fall_v from_o a_o ladder_n whilst_o he_o be_v scale_v the_o 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even_o in_o man_n body_n 6._o how_o man_n swim_v natural_o the_o indian_a swimmer_n concern_v mole_n the_o doctor_n prove_v they_o be_v not_o blind_a book_n 3._o cap._n 8._o because_o they_o have_v eye_n for_o we_o must_v not_o assign_v the_o organ_n and_o deny_v the_o office_n answ._n scaliger_n tell_v we_o they_o have_v not_o eye_n but_o the_o form_n of_o eye_n pliny_n lib._n 11._o cap._n 37._o say_v they_o have_v the_o effigy_n of_o eye_n under_o the_o membrane_n but_o no_o sight_n be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a darkness_n aristotle_n lib._n 3._o the_o animal_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o seem_v they_o have_v eye_n under_o a_o thin_a skin_n and_o a_o place_n for_o eye_n the_o prince_n of_o poet_n call_v they_o oculis_fw-la captos_fw-la geor._n 1._o scaliger_n exer._n 243._o say_v they_o be_v
no_o intention_n nor_o remission_n the_o form_n then_o be_v simple_a and_o indivisible_a can_v be_v make_v up_o of_o two_o so_o that_o two_o seed_n can_v concur_v as_o two_o efficient_a cause_n to_o make_v up_o a_o three_o entity_n for_o exit_fw-la '_o duobus_fw-la entibus_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-fr fit_a unum_fw-la ens_fw-la per_fw-la se._n again_o we_o see_v that_o tree_n and_o plant_n be_v generate_v of_o one_o seed_n without_o copulation_n for_o the_o earth_n concurre_v not_o by_o afford_v another_o seed_n to_o propagate_v but_o as_o the_o matrix_fw-la to_o cherish_v and_o foment_n so_o in_o fish_n which_o have_v no_o distinct_a sex_n there_o be_v generation_n notwithstanding_o because_o in_o they_o there_o be_v seed_n which_o be_v the_o only_a active_a principle_n of_o generation_n again_o that_o outward_a shape_n or_o form_n which_o the_o mule_n have_v be_v not_o induce_v by_o the_o formative_a faculty_n of_o the_o female_n seed_n for_o there_o be_v none_o as_o we_o have_v show_v much_o less_o of_o the_o blood_n for_o the_o plastic_a virtue_n reside_v not_o in_o the_o blood_n but_o in_o the_o male_n seed_n which_o of_o its_o own_o particular_a nature_n endeavour_v to_o form_v a_o horse_n but_o find_v the_o ass_n blood_n be_v unite_v now_o and_o coagulate_v with_o and_o by_o the_o horse_n seed_n uncapable_a to_o receive_v that_o form_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v retreat_v by_o the_o superior_a and_o general_a formative_a faculty_n which_o aim_v at_o the_o production_n of_o a_o new_a species_n for_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o universe_n generate_v a_o mule_n hence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o mule_n be_v not_o the_o invention_n of_o ana_n except_o we_o will_v conclude_v that_o the_o world_n be_v imperfect_a till_o that_o time_n which_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o god_n who_o make_v the_o world_n perfect_a but_o perfect_a it_o can_v not_o be_v till_o the_o production_n of_o this_o species_n for_o perfectum_fw-la est_fw-la cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la the_o doctor_n second_o argument_n exercit._n 34_o be_v take_v from_o the_o production_n of_o the_o egg_n which_o aristotle_n hold_v be_v generate_v by_o the_o hen_n and_o which_o have_v also_o vegitation_n from_o she_o hence_o he_o infer_v that_o according_a to_o aristotle_n mind_n the_o hen_n be_v a_o active_a principle_n in_o generation_n answ._n from_o hence_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o hen_n be_v a_o active_a principle_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o chick_n because_o she_o furnish_v the_o egg_n which_o be_v the_o material_n of_o the_o chick_n for_o so_o in_o other_o animal_n the_o female_a furnish_v blood_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o which_o the_o embryo_n be_v make_v and_o yet_o she_o be_v not_o as_o we_o have_v say_v a_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n but_o the_o male_a only_o by_o his_o seed_n neither_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o vegitation_n do_v still_o presuppose_v generation_n for_o in_o many_o individual_n there_o be_v a_o vegitive_n soul_n and_o yet_o no_o generation_n so_o there_o be_v in_o some_o species_n as_o in_o mule_n in_o adianthum_fw-la or_o capillus_fw-la veneris_fw-la which_o we_o call_v maidenhair_n and_o divers_a other_o hearh_n which_o generate_v not_o though_o they_o have_v vegitation_n but_o when_o aristotle_n say_v the_o egg_n be_v generate_v in_o the_o hen_n or_o that_o the_o female_a generate_v in_o herself_o he_o take_v generation_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o any_o way_n of_o production_n so_o we_o say_v water_n be_v generate_v of_o air_n and_o worm_n of_o purrid_v matter_n and_o yet_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o be_v the_o efficient_a but_o the_o material_a cause_n only_o of_o generation_n and_o though_o we_o shall_v yield_v that_o the_o hen_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o egg_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o she_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o chick_n for_o that_o be_v only_o the_o cock_n as_o aristotle_n hold_v though_o in_o the_o woman_n there_o be_v a_o work_a faculty_n of_o her_o blood_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o work_a faculty_n in_o she_o of_o the_o child_n or_o embryo_n that_o be_v mere_o from_o the_o plastic_a power_n of_o the_o father_n seed_n ii_o now_o let_v we_o see_v fernelius_n his_o argument_n l._n 6._o de_fw-fr hom_n procreate_v the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o the_o woman_n seed_n have_v no_o other_o original_n from_o the_o testicle_n and_o vessel_n than_o the_o male_n seed_n have_v therefore_o in_o her_o seed_n there_o be_v a_o procreative_a faculty_n answ._n 1._o we_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v seed_n in_o the_o woman_n proper_o so_o call_v 2._o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o she_o have_v seed_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v prolificall_a for_o it_o must_v be_v concoct_v &_o spirituous_a because_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o prime_a instrument_n of_o nature_n in_o generation_n but_o the_o the_o woman_n seed_n be_v crude_a because_o that_o sex_n by_o nature_n be_v cold_a be_v compare_v to_o the_o man_n as_o both_o aristotle_n and_o galen_n affirm_v and_o experience_n do_v evince_n for_o the_o woman_n be_v much_o weak_a and_o slow_a than_o the_o man_n whereas_o strength_n and_o agility_n argue_v plenty_n of_o spirit_n and_o calidity_n the_o man_n hair_n also_o be_v more_o curl_a stiff_a and_o strong_a than_o the_o woman_n which_o show_v more_o heat_n the_o woman_n voice_n be_v weak_a and_o small_a which_o argue_v the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o consequent_o defect_n of_o heat_n and_o because_o the_o woman_n be_v less_o hot_a and_o dry_a then_o the_o man_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o she_o abound_v much_o more_o in_o blood_n which_o in_o man_n be_v dry_v up_o beside_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o more_o imperfect_a sex_n her_o seed_n therefore_o must_v be_v imperfect_a and_o consequent_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v the_o principal_a or_o efficient_a cause_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o animal_n as_o man_n aristotle_n observe_v that_o boy_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v more_o lively_a and_o nimble_a than_o maid_n that_o they_o be_v soon_o form_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o that_o the_o woman_n soon_o grow_v to_o her_o height_n and_o soon_o decay_v her_o strength_n quick_o fail_v she_o and_o old_a age_n assault_v she_o soon_o second_o he_o prove_v that_o the_o child_n draw_v 〈◊〉_d gout_n stone_n epilepsy_n and_o other_o hereditary_a disease_n from_o the_o mother_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o these_o herself_o answ._n this_o will_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o mother_n be_v a_o active_a cause_n in_o generation_n or_o that_o the_o formative_a faculty_n â—â—_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n which_o rather_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o which_o the_o similar_v part_n be_v form_v then_o to_o the_o active_a principle_n of_o generation_n whereas_o then_o the_o woman_n â—â—rnisâ—â—th_v blood_n of_o which_o our_o body_n be_v make_v up_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o with_o the_o blood_n she_o impart_v to_o the_o child_n whatsoever_o infirmity_n be_v in_o it_o and_o not_o only_o do_v the_o mother_n by_o her_o blood_n but_o the_o father_n also_o by_o his_o seed_n communicate_v disease_n to_o the_o child_n for_o the_o same_o seed_n which_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o generation_n be_v also_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n hence_o many_o time_n gowry_a father_n beget_v gouty_a child_n his_o three_o argument_n be_v the_o child_n oftentimes_o resemble_v the_o mother_n therefore_o her_o seed_n must_v needs_o be_v active_a answ._n that_o the_o child_n for_o the_o most_o resemble_v the_o mother_n proceed_v not_o from_o any_o agencie_n of_o her_o seed_n but_o from_o the_o strength_n of_o her_o imagination_n for_o otherwise_o the_o child_n will_v still_o resemble_v the_o father_n in_o who_o seed_n alone_o reside_v the_o formative_a faculty_n which_o because_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a power_n depend_v from_o the_o generative_a and_o consequent_o inferior_a to_o the_o imagination_n which_o be_v a_o animal_n faculty_n that_o give_v place_n to_o this_o this_o force_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n be_v plain_a by_o the_o divers_a impression_n make_v on_o the_o tender_a embryo_n upon_o her_o deprave_a imagination_n by_o the_o story_n of_o those_o woman_n who_o have_v conceive_v child_n resemble_v the_o picture_n hang_v in_o their_o bedchamber_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 30._o in_o cause_v his_o ewe_n to_o bring_v forth_o streak_v lamb_n according_a to_o the_o streak_a rod_n put_v in_o their_o troughe_n when_o they_o drink_v ii_o there_o be_v no_o disease_n that_o more_o molest_v and_o torture_n man_n then_o the_o colic_n which_o be_v so_o call_v from_o colon_n the_o great_a intestine_a the_o torment_n of_o which_o have_v make_v some_o to_o kill_v themselves_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o malady_n that_o proceed_v from_o more_o cause_n or_o have_v more_o strange_a and_o