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nay_o they_o dote_v
and_o such_o a_o word_n we_o have_v already_o see_v a_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o word_n brain_n word_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o brain_n tetragonon_n which_o some_o take_v for_o a_o drug_n other_o for_o a_o instrument_n proper_a to_o purge_v the_o head_n for_o other_o word_n of_o this_o nature_n erotian_n and_o galen_n may_v be_v consult_v but_o it_o be_v further_a remarkable_a that_o beside_o the_o obscurity_n which_o come_v from_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o word_n in_o hypocrates_n there_o be_v another_o which_o come_v from_o the_o fault_n creep_v into_o and_o the_o different_a read_v find_v in_o the_o original_a manuscript_n of_o this_o author_n in_o which_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n share_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a piece_n that_o past_a through_o abundance_n of_o hand_n we_o shall_v bring_v only_o one_o instance_n of_o the_o variation_n before_o speak_v of_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v one_o word_n which_o be_v not_o explain_v in_o any_o of_o the_o glossaries_n nor_o by_o any_o of_o the_o lexicographer_n or_o dictionary_n writer_n we_o read_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o epidemic_a disease_n towards_o the_o end_n the_o follow_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fabius_n calvus_n a_o physician_n of_o ravenna_n who_o first_o translate_v hypocrates_n into_o latin_a from_o a_o greek_a manuscript_n of_o the_o vatican_n by_o the_o order_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o translate_v this_o passage_n as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meretrix_n a_o whore_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scortatio_fw-la fornication_n and_o take_v the_o follow_a word_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o translate_v the_o whole_a passage_n thus_o meretrix_n achromos_n dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v in_o hippocrates_n time_n a_o courtesan_n name_v achromos_n that_o cure_v the_o dysentery_n cornarius_n and_o foesius_n more_o modern_a interpreter_n of_o hypocrates_n translate_v the_o same_o passage_n thus_o scortatio_fw-la impudens_fw-la vel_fw-la turpis_fw-la dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la 8._o medela_fw-la tetrabibl_n serm._n 3_o cap._n 8._o aetius_n and_o 35._o and_o lib._n 1._o c._n 35._o paulus_n aegineta_n affirm_v that_o coition_n sometime_o cure_v old_a diarrhaea_n and_o perhaps_o they_o allude_v to_o this_o passage_n suppose_v then_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v with_o cornarius_n and_o foesius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o perhaps_o we_o ought_v the_o difficulty_n will_v rest_v only_o upon_o the_o word_n morbo_fw-la word_n we_o may_v if_o it_o be_v worâ—â—_n the_o while_n derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usque_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humerus_fw-la or_o if_o we_o write_v it_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summus_fw-la elatus_fw-la sublimis_fw-la as_o if_o hypocrates_n mean_v scortationem_fw-la quâ_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la humeri_fw-la sublime_n fiunt_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ex_fw-la tremum_fw-la usque_fw-la ut_fw-la cuâ—n_fw-la satyrico_fw-la loquamur_fw-la anhelatur_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprium_fw-la sit_fw-la verburn_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vei_fw-la sine_fw-la aspiratione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summis_fw-la humeris_fw-la luctet_fw-la ait_fw-la idem_fw-la hipprocrates_n de_fw-fr aliâ_fw-la luctâ_fw-la loquens_fw-la lib._n the_o intern_a affect_v edit_fw-la foe_n p._n 549._o dum_fw-la de_fw-la lienis_fw-la morbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v not_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dictionary_n those_o that_o take_v what_o hypocrates_n here_o say_v for_o his_o advice_n do_v he_o wrong_v it_o be_v a_o simple_a note_n of_o fact_n which_o happen_v to_o some_o person_n in_o that_o case_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o letter_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o piece_n annex_v to_o his_o work_n wherein_o be_v divers_a circumstance_n touch_v his_o life_n and_o death_n and_o the_o chief_a occasion_n he_o have_v to_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o profession_n after_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o write_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o general_a we_o ought_v to_o examine_v those_o piece_n which_o be_v tack_v to_o they_o and_o which_o as_o we_o have_v say_v appear_v under_o the_o title_n of_o alien_n we_o have_v already_o see_v wherein_o they_o have_v consist_v and_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o two_o discourse_n mention_v by_o erotian_n as_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a that_o which_o hypocrates_n speak_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o minerva_n be_v address_v to_o the_o community_n and_o city_n of_o thessaly_n to_o who_o he_o complain_v that_o the_o athenian_n have_v a_o design_n to_o reduce_v the_o isle_n of_o cos_n to_o their_o subjection_n and_o pray_v their_o succour_n in_o that_o press_a danger_n his_o discourse_n be_v very_o short_a that_o of_o thessalus_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o long_o it_o be_v address_v to_o the_o athenian_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o service_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o predecessor_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o likewise_o from_o hypocrates_n himself_o and_o from_o his_o family_n the_o obligation_n which_o the_o athenian_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v to_o these_o late_a be_v first_o that_o the_o father_n refuse_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illyrian_n and_o paeons_n who_o have_v desire_v he_o and_o offer_v he_o great_a sum_n to_o come_v and_o free_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n which_o ravage_v their_o country_n and_o have_v foresee_v by_o the_o course_n of_o wind_n that_o this_o disease_n will_v reach_v greece_n he_o send_v his_o son_n his_o son-in-law_n and_o his_o scholar_n through_o all_o the_o province_n to_o give_v they_o necessary_a instruction_n to_o prevent_v take_v the_o infection_n and_o go_v himself_o into_o thessaly_n and_o a_o little_a time_n after_o to_o athens_n where_o he_o do_v they_o great_a service_n which_o the_o athenian_n so_o far_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o present_v hypocrates_n with_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n and_o initiate_v he_o and_o his_o son_n who_o speak_v in_o the_o mystery_n of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n he_o remonstrate_v to_o the_o athenian_n that_o they_o be_v further_o oblige_v to_o hypocrates_n and_o to_o thessalus_n himself_o in_o that_o this_o latter_a by_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n follow_v the_o fleet_n of_o alcibiades_n into_o sicily_n in_o quality_n of_o physician_n make_v all_o necessary_a preparation_n for_o the_o voyage_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o refuse_v the_o salary_n that_o be_v offer_v he_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a article_n by_o which_o thessalus_n endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o athenian_n sensible_a how_o much_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o his_o family_n we_o shall_v examine_v only_o that_o of_o the_o plague_n which_o hypocrates_n foresee_v come_v upon_o greece_n in_o which_o there_o be_v this_o difficulty_n first_o the_o time_n be_v not_o fix_v and_o we_o find_v nothing_o in_o other_o author_n concern_v any_o plague_n come_v from_o the_o side_n of_o illyria_n aetius_n indeed_o take_v notice_n that_o hypocrates_n be_v at_o athens_n at_o the_o time_n of_o a_o plague_n advise_v they_o to_o light_v great_a fire_n in_o the_o street_n to_o purify_v the_o air_n and_o make_v it_o more_o dry_a galen_n also_o report_v the_o same_o of_o hypocrates_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n say_v that_o he_o order_v great_a fire_n to_o be_v make_v in_o divers_a part_n of_o every_o city_n in_o greece_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o cast_v flower_n herb_n and_o drug_n of_o sweet_a scent_n but_o herein_o there_o be_v this_o essential_a difference_n that_o he_o bring_v the_o plague_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o from_o ethiopia_n indicating_z thereby_o the_o great_a plague_n so_o well_o describe_v by_o thucydides_n which_o he_o say_v precise_o come_v from_o the_o same_o part_n but_o ethiopia_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o illyria_n one_o be_v on_o the_o south_n of_o greece_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o north._n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v allege_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o the_o plague_n come_v the_o thing_n yet_o be_v the_o same_o in_o fact_n but_o if_o we_o will_v have_v this_o harangue_n of_o thessalus_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a plague_n of_o athens_n two_o great_a difficulty_n will_v arise_v upon_o it_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o author_n last_o cite_v who_o deserve_v to_o be_v credit_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o plague_n be_v so_o furious_a especial_o at_o athens_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o brag_v of_o the_o assistance_n of_o physic_n on_o the_o contrary_a he_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o physician_n themselves_o be_v puzzle_v and_o they_o die_v indifferent_o with_o a_o physician_n or_o without_o that_o the_o physician_n themselves_o
school_n and_o theophrastus_n mention_n a_o plant_n that_o bear_v his_o name_n whence_o some_o infer_v that_o he_o find_v out_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o which_o be_v to_o loosen_v the_o belly_n telamonius_n and_o his_o son_n teucer_n come_v in_o with_o these_o for_o a_o equal_a share_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o physic_n philostratus_n vouch_v for_o the_o father_n and_o the_o germander_n the_o germander_n teucrium_fw-la a_o plant_n which_o bear_v his_o name_n and_o be_v very_o well_o know_v be_v also_o according_a to_o the_o common_a tradition_n a_o argument_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o discoverer_n of_o it_o jason_n have_v likewise_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o great_a physician_n cure_v physician_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d medeor_fw-la to_o to_o heal_v or_o cure_v of_o which_o the_o etymology_n of_o his_o name_n remain_v as_o a_o proof_n peleus_n also_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o same_o honour_n as_o well_o as_o his_o son_n achilles_n the_o latter_a carry_v with_o he_o to_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n a_o lance_n give_v he_o by_o the_o centaur_n which_o have_v the_o virtue_n of_o heal_v the_o wound_n it_o make_v which_o telephus_n experience_v to_o his_o relief_n 5._o relief_n lib._n 25._o cap_n 5._o some_o say_v pliny_n pretend_v that_o achilles_n curâ—d_n telephus_n with_o the_o herb_n achillea_n which_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o yarrow_n or_o milfoil_n other_o say_v that_o he_o find_v out_o make_v out_o some_o have_v perhaps_o with_o equal_a reason_n fancy_v achilles_n the_o inventor_n of_o weapon_n salue_n or_o that_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o secret_a wherein_o according_a to_o they_o consist_v the_o virtue_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v in_o his_o spear_n of_o cure_v the_o wound_n it_o make_v vert_fw-fr de_fw-fr grissel_n which_o be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o salve_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n say_v they_o achilles_n be_v paint_v scrape_v the_o verdigrise_n which_o be_v the_o rust_n of_o copper_n from_o the_o point_n of_o his_o spear_n and_o drop_v it_o into_o telephus_n be_v wound_n homer_n tell_v we_o that_o eurypylus_n be_v wound_v request_v patroclus_n the_o friend_n of_o achilles_n fin_fw-fr achilles_n iliad_n 2._o sub_n fin_fw-fr to_o communicate_v to_o he_o some_o of_o those_o excellent_a remedy_n he_o have_v learn_v of_o his_o hero_n instruction_n hero_n patroclus_n have_v be_v companion_n and_o fellow_n pupil_n to_o achilles_n under_o chiron_n may_v reasonable_o have_v be_v think_v not_o to_o have_v need_v his_o instruction_n the_o disciple_n of_o chiron_n the_o just_a of_o all_o the_o centauri_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o homer_n we_o may_v join_v that_o of_o several_a other_o poet_n hadrianum_n poet_n vindicianus_n sidâ—n_n apolhnari_fw-la claudian_n in_o pan._n de_fw-la 3._o consul_n honor._n item_n ad_fw-la hadrianum_n who_o all_o agree_v that_o achilles_n learned_a medicine_n of_o the_o centaur_n chiron_n whether_o patroclus_n understand_v physic_n or_o not_o and_o especial_o surgery_n after_o what_o have_v be_v say_v be_v scarce_o a_o question_n for_o eurypylus_n in_o the_o aforecited_a place_n desire_v he_o to_o make_v a_o incision_n into_o his_o thigh_n and_o draw_v out_o the_o head_n of_o the_o arrow_n with_o which_o he_o be_v wound_v and_o to_o wash_v the_o wound_n with_o water_n and_o apply_v something_o to_o assuage_v the_o pain_n heroicis_fw-la pain_n philostrat_v in_o heroicis_fw-la palamedes_n by_o the_o instruction_n of_o chiron_n be_v no_o less_o a_o proficient_a in_o medicine_n than_o the_o rest_n for_o by_o his_o advice_n the_o plague_n that_o ravage_v all_o the_o city_n of_o the_o hellespont_n and_o even_o troy_n itself_o be_v stop_v from_o come_v into_o the_o grecian_a camp_n which_o lie_v before_o the_o town_n in_o a_o very_a unhealthy_a place_n his_o method_n be_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o a_o spare_a diet_n and_o much_o exercise_n this_o be_v what_o be_v report_v of_o these_o hero_n as_o to_o physic_n i_o meet_v with_o no_o particular_a cure_n of_o chiron_n make_v except_o that_o of_o phoenix_n 3._o phoenix_n apollodor_n lib._n 3._o the_o son_n of_o amintor_n to_o who_o he_o restore_v his_o sight_n after_o his_o father_n in_o a_o fit_a of_o jealousy_n have_v put_v his_o eye_n out_o galen_n say_v that_o the_o greek_n call_v malignant_a ulcer_n which_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n incurable_a chironian_n because_o chiron_n only_o can_v cure_v they_o though_o it_o seem_v more_o reasonable_a to_o think_v they_o be_v so_o call_v for_o a_o quite_o contrary_a reason_n that_o be_v that_o ulcer_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v despair_v of_o by_o that_o incomparable_a surgeon_n etc._n surgeon_n vide_fw-la ovid._n metam_fw-la lib._n 2._o posse_fw-la mori_fw-la cupy_v tum_fw-la cum_fw-la cruciabere_fw-la dirae_fw-la sanguine_v serpentis_fw-la per_fw-la sancia_fw-la memora_fw-la recepto_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o fable_n inform_v we_o that_o hercules_n have_v unaware_o wound_v chiron_n with_o a_o arrow_n dip_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lernaean_a hydra_n the_o pain_n be_v so_o insupportable_a that_o the_o centaur_n great_a trouble_n be_v that_o be_v immortal_a he_o can_v not_o die_v whereupon_o hercules_n to_o make_v he_o all_o the_o amends_o he_o can_v unbind_v prometheus_n who_o consent_v to_o become_v immortal_a in_o the_o room_n of_o chiron_n who_o die_v according_a to_o his_o desire_n and_o be_v translate_v to_o a_o place_n among_o the_o star_n this_o centaur_n have_v two_o daughter_n one_o of_o which_o make_v herself_o famous_a by_o her_o prediction_n and_o skill_n in_o physic_n her_o name_n be_v hippo._n the_o other_o be_v call_v ibid._n call_v vâ—cavit_fw-la ocyroen_n non_fw-la haec_fw-la art_n contenta_fw-la paternas_fw-la edidicisse_fw-la fuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ovid._n ibid._n ocyroe_n of_o who_o ovid_n testify_v that_o she_o understand_v her_o father_n arts._n chap._n xi_o melampus_n and_o polyidus_n wherein_o be_v the_o first_o example_n of_o purgation_n and_o of_o a_o mineral_n remedy_n take_v inward_o they_o be_v both_o of_o argos_n the_o first_o be_v son_n of_o amithaon_n and_o aglais_fw-fr or_o of_o idomenca_n daughter_n of_o abas_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a poet_n know_v of_o who_o homer_n himself_o make_v mention_v he_o write_v several_a thousand_o verse_n uâ—on_v the_o lamentation_n of_o ceres_n for_o the_o rape_n of_o her_o daughter_n upon_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o goddess_n and_o other_o subject_n he_o understand_v also_o the_o art_n of_o divination_n and_o of_o physic_n two_o art_n in_o those_o day_n inseparable_a there_o be_v yet_o some_o book_n remain_v under_o his_o name_n which_o teach_v to_o tell_v fortune_n by_o palpitation_n by_o mole_n and_o other_o natural_a mark_n on_o the_o body_n which_o book_n be_v manifest_o spurious_a we_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o mean_v melampus_n use_v to_o cure_v the_o daughter_n of_o praetus_fw-la that_o have_v lose_v her_o wit_n which_o be_v to_o purge_v they_o with_o hellebore_n or_o with_o he_o misk_a of_o his_o goat_n which_o have_v eat_v it_o hence_o perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v a_o georg_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seâ—uâ—us_n in_o 3_o georg_n surname_n give_v he_o which_o seem_v to_o hint_n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o use_v purge_v medicine_n for_o it_o be_v certain_o the_o old_a instance_n we_o have_v of_o the_o use_n of_o â—odalirius_fw-la of_o see_v the_o chapter_n of_o â—odalirius_fw-la purgation_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o he_o be_v so_o name_v because_o he_o be_v the_o first_o introducer_n of_o the_o pretend_a method_n of_o purgation_n that_o be_v by_o wash_v and_o purify_n those_o that_o lie_v under_o any_o distemper_n eâ—â—â—er_n of_o mind_n or_o body_n or_o that_o be_v foul_a with_o crime_n which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o medical_n purgation_n but_o by_o superstitious_a rite_n such_o as_o pronounce_v certain_a verse_n or_o word_n over_o the_o party_n or_o to_o apply_v to_o they_o or_o give_v they_o herb_n gather_v at_o time_n and_o after_o a_o manner_n 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sort_n of_o hospital_n cheat_n hospital_n or_o perhaps_o the_o roman_n may_v fear_v to_o be_v frequent_o visit_v with_o infectious_a disease_n from_o the_o great_a resort_n of_o the_o sick_a to_o such_o a_o temple_n and_o therefore_o erect_v it_o at_o a_o distance_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o we_o build_v pesthouses_n at_o a_o distance_n from_o great_a to_n or_o perhaps_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v yet_o but_o novice_n at_o rome_n may_v fear_v too_o near_o a_o inspection_n into_o their_o juggle_n in_o that_o great_a city_n and_o therefore_o choose_v a_o place_n where_o none_o can_v have_v admittance_n but_o those_o that_o come_v prepossess_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o cheat_n may_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o open_a air._n if_o aurelius_n victor_n account_n been_v a_o fiction_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o serpent_n of_o epidaurus_n which_o be_v easy_o tame_v be_v train_v to_o this_o sort_n of_o juggle_a corinthiac_n juggle_a pausan_n in_o corinthiac_n 136._o corinthiac_n qui_fw-fr sont_fw-fr de_fw-fr couleur_fw-fr brune_n say_v our_o author_n but_o pausanias_n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o bright_a yellow_a than_o any_o other_o serpent_n pag._n 136._o all_o dragon_n or_o serpent_n say_v pausanias_n be_v consecrate_v to_o esculapius_n but_o especial_o a_o brown_a sort_n which_o be_v very_o tame_a and_o find_v only_o in_o the_o territory_n of_o epidaurus_n great_a epidaurus_n lucian_n affirm_v express_o that_o these_o serpent_n be_v find_v in_o pella_n in_o macedonia_n and_o that_o the_o impostor_n alexander_n furnish_v himself_o with_o one_o there_o he_o further_o add_v that_o they_o will_v kiss_v the_o woman_n suck_v their_o breast_n etc._n etc._n which_o familiarity_n say_v he_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o story_n of_o olympias_n mother_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a pseudomant_n great_a vide_fw-la lucian_n pseudomant_n it_o be_v one_o of_o these_o serpent_n 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to_o all_o posterity_n if_o what_o a_o â—imaum_v a_o chalcidâ—â—_n in_o platouâ—s_n â—imaum_v commentator_n upon_o plato_n tell_v of_o he_o be_v true_a viz._n that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o anatomize_v animal_n to_o instruct_v himself_o in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o their_o body_n the_o reader_n will_v be_v surprise_v that_o it_o be_v so_o long_o before_o anatomy_n be_v introduce_v into_o physic_n and_o will_v hardly_o conceive_v how_o they_o come_v to_o bestow_v the_o name_n of_o physician_n or_o even_o of_o surgeon_n upon_o man_n that_o under_o stand_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o this_o wonder_n will_v vanish_v when_o he_o consider_v that_o i_o have_v already_o say_v upon_o this_o subject_n in_o the_o chap_a of_o the_o asclepiadae_n as_o alcmaeon_n write_n have_v have_v the_o ill_a fate_n to_o be_v destroy_v by_o time_n we_o know_v but_o little_a of_o his_o anatomy_n but_o what_o we_o find_v in_o galen_n which_o indeed_o more_o proper_o belong_v to_o physiology_n he_o 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