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flax_n be_v boll_v but_o the_o wheat_n and_o the_o rye_n be_v not_o smitton_n for_o they_o be_v not_o grow_v up_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o account_n establish_v upon_o the_o arise_v or_o descent_n of_o the_o star_n can_v be_v no_o reasonable_a rule_n unto_o distant_a nation_n at_o all_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o retrogression_n but_o temporary_a unto_o any_o one_o nor_o must_v these_o respective_a expression_n be_v entertain_v in_o absolute_a consideration_n for_o so_o distinct_a be_v the_o relation_n and_o so_o artificial_a the_o habitude_n of_o this_o inferior_a globe_n unto_o the_o superior_a and_o even_o of_o one_o thing_n in_o each_o unto_o the_o other_o that_o general_a rule_n be_v dangerous_a and_o application_n most_o safe_a that_o run_v with_o security_n of_o circumstance_n which_o right_o to_o effect_n be_v beyond_o the_o subtlety_n of_o sense_n and_o require_v the_o artifice_n of_o reason_n chap._n iu._n of_o some_o computation_n of_o day_n and_o diduction_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o another_o fourthly_o there_o be_v certain_a vulgar_a opinion_n concern_v day_n of_o the_o year_n and_o conclusion_n popular_o deduce_v from_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o month_n man_n common_o believe_v the_o day_n increase_n and_o decrease_v equal_o in_o the_o whole_a year_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v very_o repugnant_a unto_o truth_n for_o they_o increase_v in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n almost_o as_o much_o as_o in_o the_o two_o month_n of_o january_n and_o february_n and_o decrease_v as_o much_o in_o september_n as_o they_o do_v in_o july_n and_o august_n for_o indeed_o the_o day_n increase_v or_o decrease_v according_a to_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v its_o deviation_n northward_o or_o southward_o from_o the_o aequator_fw-la now_o this_o digression_n be_v not_o equal_a but_o near_o the_o aequinoxiall_a intersection_n it_o be_v right_a and_o great_a near_o the_o solstice_n more_o oblique_a and_o lesser_a so_o from_o the_o eleven_o of_o march_n the_o vernal_a aequinox_n unto_o the_o eleven_o of_o april_n the_o sun_n declâ—neth_v to_o the_o north_n twelve_o degree_n from_o the_o eleven_o of_o april_n unto_o the_o eleven_o of_o may_n but_o 8_o from_o thence_o unto_o the_o 15_o of_o june_n or_o the_o summer_n solstice_n but_o 3_o and_o a_o half_a all_o which_o make_v 23_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a the_o great_a declination_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o this_o inequality_n in_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o zodiac_n or_o line_n of_o life_n be_v correspondent_a unto_o the_o growth_n or_o declination_n of_o man_n for_o set_v out_o from_o our_o infancy_n we_o increase_v not_o equal_o or_o regular_o attain_v to_o our_o state_n or_o perfection_n nor_o when_o we_o descend_v from_o our_o state_n and_o tend_v unto_o the_o earth_n again_o be_v our_o declination_n equal_a or_o carry_v we_o with_o even_a pace_n unto_o the_o grave_n for_o as_o hypocrates_n affirm_v a_o man_n be_v hot_a in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o his_o life_n and_o cold_a in_o the_o last_o his_o natural_a heat_n set_v forth_o most_o vigorous_o at_o first_o and_o decline_v most_o sensible_o at_o last_o and_o so_o though_o the_o growth_n of_o man_n end_v not_o perhaps_o until_o 21._o yet_o in_o his_o stature_n more_o advance_v in_o the_o first_o septenary_n then_o in_o the_o second_o and_o in_o the_o second_o more_o than_o in_o the_o three_o and_o more_o indeed_o in_o the_o first_o seven_o year_n then_o in_o the_o fourteen_o succeed_a for_o what_o stature_n we_o attain_v unto_o at_o seven_o year_n we_o do_v sometime_o but_o double_a most_o time_n come_v short_a at_o one_o and_o twenty_o and_o so_o do_v we_o decline_v again_o for_o in_o the_o latter_a age_n upon_o the_o tropic_a and_o first_o descension_n from_o our_o solstice_n we_o be_v scarce_o sensible_a of_o declination_n but_o decline_v further_o our_o decrement_n accelerate_v we_o set_v apace_o and_o in_o our_o last_o day_n precipitate_v into_o our_o grave_n and_o thus_o be_v also_o our_o progression_n in_o the_o womb_n that_o be_v our_o formation_n motion_n our_o birth_n or_o exclusion_n for_o our_o formation_n be_v quick_o effect_v our_o motion_n appear_v late_a and_o our_o exclusion_n very_o long_o after_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o hypocrates_n and_o avicenna_n have_v declare_v that_o the_o time_n of_o our_o motion_n be_v double_a unto_o that_o of_o formation_n and_o that_o of_o exclusion_n treble_a unto_o that_o of_o motion_n as_o if_o the_o infant_n be_v form_v at_o 35._o day_n it_o move_v at_o 70._o and_o be_v bear_v the_o 210._o day_n that_o be_v the_o seven_o month_n or_o if_o it_o receave_v not_o formation_n before_o 45._o day_n it_o move_v the_o 90._o day_n and_o be_v exclude_v in_o 270._o that_o be_v the_o 9_o month_n there_o be_v also_o certain_a popular_a prognostic_n draw_v from_o festival_n in_o the_o calendar_n and_o conceive_v opinion_n of_o certain_a day_n in_o month_n so_o be_v there_o a_o general_a tradition_n in_o most_o part_n of_o europe_n that_o infer_v the_o coldness_n of_o succeed_a winter_n from_o the_o shine_a of_o the_o sun_n upon_o candlemas_n day_n according_a to_o the_o proverbial_a distich_n si_fw-la sol_fw-la splendescat_fw-la mariâ—_n puriâ—icante_fw-la major_n erit_fw-la glacies_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la quam_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la so_o be_v it_o usual_a among_o we_o to_o qualify_v and_o conditionate_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o year_n answerable_o unto_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o twelve_o day_n in_o christmas_n and_o to_o ascribe_v unto_o march_n certain_a borrow_a day_n from_o april_n all_o which_o man_n seem_v to_o believe_v upon_o annual_a experience_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o receive_v tradition_n of_o their_o forefather_n now_o it_o be_v manifest_a and_o most_o man_n likewise_o know_v that_o the_o calendar_n of_o these_o computer_n and_o the_o account_n of_o these_o day_n be_v very_o different_a the_o greek_n dissent_v from_o the_o latin_n and_o the_o latin_n from_o each_o other_o the_o one_o observe_v the_o julian_n or_o ancient_a account_n as_o great_a britain_n and_o part_n of_o germany_n the_o other_o adhere_v to_o the_o gregorian_a or_o new_a account_n as_o italy_n france_n spain_n and_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o netherlands_o now_o this_o latter_a account_n by_o ten_o day_n at_o least_o anticipate_v the_o other_o so_o that_o before_o the_o one_o begin_v the_o accout_n the_o other_o be_v pass_v it_o yet_o in_o these_o several_a calculation_n the_o same_o event_n seem_v true_a and_o man_n with_o equal_a opinion_n of_o verity_n expect_v and_o confess_v a_o confirmation_n from_o they_o both_o whereby_o be_v evident_a the_o oraculous_a authority_n of_o tradition_n and_o the_o easy_a seduction_n of_o man_n neither_o inquire_v into_o the_o verity_n of_o their_o substance_n nor_o reform_v upon_o repugnance_n of_o circumstance_n and_o thus_o may_v diverse_a easy_o be_v mistake_v who_o superstitious_o observe_v certain_a time_n or_o set_v down_o unto_o themselves_o a_o observation_n of_o unfortunate_a month_n or_o day_n or_o hour_n as_o do_v the_o egyptian_n two_o in_o every_o month_n and_o the_o roman_n the_o day_n after_o the_o nones_n ides_n and_o calends_o and_o thus_o the_o rule_n of_o navigator_n must_v often_o fail_v set_v down_o as_o rhodiginus_fw-la observe_v suspect_v and_o ominous_a day_n in_o every_o month_n as_o the_o fiâ—st_n and_o seven_o of_o march_n the_o five_o and_o sixâ—_o of_o april_n the_o six_o the_o twelve_o and_o fifteen_o of_o february_n for_o the_o account_n hereof_o in_o these_o month_n be_v very_o different_a in_o our_o day_n and_o be_v different_a with_o several_a nation_n in_o age_n past_a and_o yet_o how_o strict_o soever_o the_o account_n be_v make_v and_o even_o by_o the_o self_n same_o calendar_n yet_o be_v it_o pâ—ssible_a that_o navigator_n may_v be_v out_o for_o so_o be_v the_o hollander_n who_o pâ—ssing_v westward_o through_o fretum_fw-la le_fw-fr mayre_n and_o compass_v the_o globe_n upon_o their_o return_n into_o their_o own_o country_n find_v that_o they_o have_v lose_v a_o day_n for_o if_o two_o man_n at_o the_o same_o time_n travel_v from_o the_o same_o place_n the_o one_o eastward_o the_o other_o westward_o round_o about_o the_o earth_n and_o meet_v in_o the_o same_o place_n from_o whenâ—e_n they_o first_o set_v forth_o it_o will_v so_o â—all_n out_o that_o he_o which_o have_v move_v eastward_o against_o the_o diurnal_a motion_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o anticipate_v daily_a something_o of_o its_o circle_n with_o his_o own_o motion_n will_v gain_v one_o day_n but_o he_o that_o travel_v westward_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o second_v its_o revolution_n shall_v lose_v or_o come_v short_a a_o day_n and_o therefore_o also_o upon_o these_o ground_n that_o dâ—los_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v no_o exact_a decision_n because_o two_o eagle_n let_v
that_o pleurisy_n be_v only_o on_o the_o left_a side_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n whereon_o we_o wear_v our_o ring_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n chap._n 5._o of_o swim_v that_o some_o man_n swim_v natural_o that_o man_n drown_v do_v sloâ—â—_n the_o nine_o dâ—y_n when_o their_o gall_n break_v woman_n 〈…〉_z upon_o their_o bâ—cks_n chap._n 6._o that_o man_n weigh_v heavy_a dead_a than_o alive_a and_o before_o meat_n then_o after_o chap._n 7._o that_o there_o be_v several_a passage_n for_o meat_n and_o drink_v chap._n 8._o of_o the_o custom_n of_o salute_v or_o bless_v upon_o sneeâ—ing_n chap._n 9_o that_o jew_n stink_n chap._n 10._o of_o pigmy_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o great_a climacterical_a year_n that_o be_v 63._o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o canicular_a or_o dogâ—_n day_n chap._n 13._o the_o five_o book_n of_o many_o thing_n questionable_a as_o they_o be_v describe_v in_o picture_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o pelecan_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o dolphin_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o grâ—sschoppâ—r_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sâ—â—pent_v tempt_a eve_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o eve_n with_o naveâ—s_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o jew_n and_o eastern_a nation_n at_o their_o feast_n and_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d the_o passcover_v chap._n 6._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o saviour_n with_o long_a hair_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o moses_n with_o horn_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o israel_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o sibyl_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o picture_n describe_v the_o death_n of_o cleopatra_n chap._n 12._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o the_o nine_o worthy_n chap._n 13._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o iâ—ptha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n chap._n 14._o 〈…〉_z picture_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o a_o camel_n skin_n chap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o christopher_n chap._n 16._o oâ—_n the_o picture_n of_o s._n george_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 18._o 〈…〉_z chap._n 19_o 〈…〉_z chap._n 20._o compendious_o of_o many_o popular_a custom_n opinion_n 〈◊〉_d practice_n and_o observation_n of_o a_o â—are_n crâ—ssing_v the_o hâ—gh_a way_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_z owl_n and_o ravenâ—_n of_o the_o sall_n of_o saâ—t_n of_o break_v the_o eggshell_n of_o the_o true_a lover_n knoâ—_n of_o the_o cheek_n burn_v or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o speak_v under_o the_o rose_n of_o smoâ—k_o follow_v the_o fair_a of_o sit_v cross-legged_a of_o hair_n upon_o moll_n be_v of_o the_o set_a time_n of_o pair_v of_o nail_n of_o lion_n head_n upon_o spout_n and_o cistern_n of_o the_o say_n ungirt_a unblessed_a of_o the_o picture_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o the_o sun_n dance_v on_o easter_n day_n of_o the_o silly_a howe_n or_o cover_v about_o some_o child_n head_n of_o be_v drink_v once_o a_o month_n of_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o devil_n with_o a_o cleave_a hoof_n of_o moses_n his_o rod_n in_o the_o discovery_n of_o mine_n of_o discover_v of_o doubtful_a matter_n by_o hook_n or_o staff_n chap._n 21._o the_o six_z book_n concern_v sundry_a tenant_n geographical_a and_o historical_a concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o time_n thereof_o be_v not_o precise_o know_v as_o common_o it_o be_v presume_v chap._n 1._o of_o man_n inquiry_n in_o what_o season_n or_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n it_o begin_v that_o aâ—_n they_o be_v general_o make_v they_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o as_o particular_o incertain_a chap._n 2._o of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o season_n and_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o year_n according_a unto_o astronomer_n and_o physician_n that_o the_o common_a compute_v of_o the_o ancient_n and_o which_o be_v still_o retain_v by_o some_o be_v very_o questionable_a chap._n 3._o of_o some_o computation_n of_o day_n and_o diduction_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o another_o chap._n 4._o a_o digression_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o the_o site_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n 5._o concern_v the_o vulgar_a opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v slender_o people_v before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 6._o of_o east_n and_o west_n and_o property_n respective_o ascribe_v unto_o country_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o nile_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o nile_n of_o its_o inundation_n and_o certain_a time_n thereof_o that_o it_o never_o rain_v in_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o red_a sea_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o blackness_n of_o negro_n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o same_o chap._n 11._o a_o digression_n of_o blackness_n chap._n 12._o the_o seven_o book_n concern_v many_o historical_a tenant_n general_o receive_v and_o some_o deduce_v from_o the_o history_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n be_v a_o apple_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o man_n have_v one_o rib_n less_o than_o a_o woman_n chap._n 2._o that_o methuselah_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o long_a liver_n of_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n chap._n 3._o that_o there_o be_v no_o rainbow_n before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 4._o of_o sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n chap._n 5._o that_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n be_v erect_v against_o a_o second_o deluge_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o mandrake_n of_o â—eah_a chap._n 7._o of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o collein_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o food_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o wilderness_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o conceit_n that_o john_n the_o evangelist_n shall_v not_o die_v chap._n 10._o of_o some_o other_o more_o brief_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n chap._n 12._o of_o the_o death_n of_o aristotle_n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o wish_n of_o philoxenus_n to_o have_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o crane_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n or_o the_o dead_a sea_n chap._n 15._o of_o divers_a other_o relation_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o crassus_n that_o never_o laugh_v but_o once_o that_o our_o saviour_n never_o laugh_v of_o surgius_fw-la the_o second_o or_o bâ—cca_n de_fw-fr porco_n that_o tamerlane_n be_v a_o scythian_a shepherd_n chap._n 16._o of_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o poverty_n of_o belisarius_n of_o fluctius_fw-la decumanus_n or_o the_o ten_o wave_n of_o parysatis_n that_o poison_a statyra_n by_o one_o side_n of_o a_o knife_n of_o the_o woman_n feed_v with_o poison_n that_o shall_v have_v poison_v alexander_n of_o the_o wander_a jew._n chap._n 17._o more_o brief_o that_o the_o army_n of_o xerxes_n drink_v whole_a river_n dry_a that_o hannibal_n eat_v through_o the_o alps_n with_o vinegar_n of_o the_o death_n of_o aeschylus_n of_o the_o city_n of_o tarsus_n and_o anchiale_n build_v in_o one_o day_n of_o the_o great_a ship_n syracusia_n or_o alexandria_n of_o the_o spartan_a boy_n chap._n 18._o of_o some_o other_o chap._n 19_o of_o some_o relation_n who_o truth_n we_o fear_v chap._n 20._o the_o first_o book_n or_o general_n part_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o common_a error_n the_o first_o and_o father_n cause_n of_o common_a error_n be_v the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n of_o who_o deceptible_a condition_n although_o perhaps_o there_o shall_v not_o need_v any_o other_o eviction_n than_o the_o frequent_a error_n we_o shall_v ourselves_o commit_v even_o in_o the_o express_a declarement_n hereof_o yet_o shall_v we_o illustrate_v the_o same_o from_o more_o infallible_a constitution_n and_o person_n presume_v as_o far_o from_o we_o in_o condition_n as_o time_n that_o be_v our_o first_o and_o ingenerate_v forefather_n from_o who_o as_o we_o derive_v our_o be_v and_o the_o several_a wound_n of_o constitution_n so_o may_v we_o in_o some_o manner_n excuse_v our_o infirmity_n in_o the_o depravity_n of_o those_o part_n who_o traduction_n be_v pure_a in_o they_o and_o their_o original_n but_o once_o remove_v from_o god_n yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o posterity_n may_v take_v leave_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o fact_n as_o they_o be_v assure_v to_o suffer_v in_o the_o punishment_n be_v gross_o deceive_v in_o their_o perfection_n and_o so_o weak_o delude_v in_o the_o clarity_n of_o their_o understanding_n that_o it_o have_v leave_v no_o small_a obsecuâ—ity_n in_o we_o how_o error_n shall_v gain_v upon_o they_o for_o first_o they_o be_v deceive_v by_o satan_n and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o invisible_a insinuation_n but_o a_o open_a and_o discoverable_a apparition_n that_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o serpent_n whereby_o although_o there_o be_v many_o occasion_n of_o suspicion_n and_o such_o as_o can_v not_o easy_o escape_v a_o weak_a circumspection_n yet_o do_v the_o unwary_a apprehension_n of_o eve_n take_v no_o advantage_n thereof_o
who_o have_v receive_v excellent_a endowment_n and_o such_o as_o will_v accuse_v the_o omission_n of_o perfection_n have_v yet_o sit_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o frustrate_v the_o intention_n of_o their_o hability_n for_o certain_o as_o some_o man_n have_v sin_v in_o the_o principle_n of_o humanity_n and_o must_v answer_v for_o not_o be_v man_n so_o other_o offend_v if_o they_o be_v not_o more_o magis_fw-la extra_fw-la vitia_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la will_v commend_v those_o these_o be_v not_o excusable_a without_o a_o excellency_n for_o great_a constitution_n and_o such_o as_o be_v constellate_v unto_o knowledge_n do_v nothing_o till_o they_o outdo_v all_o they_o come_v short_a of_o themselves_o if_o they_o go_v not_o beyond_o other_o and_o must_v not_o sit_v down_o under_o the_o degree_n of_o worthy_n god_n expect_v no_o lustre_n from_o the_o minor_a star_n but_o if_o the_o sun_n shall_v not_o illuminate_v all_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o nature_n vltimus_fw-la bonorum_fw-la will_v not_o excuse_v every_o man_n nor_o be_v it_o sufficient_a for_o all_o to_o hold_v the_o common_a level_n man_n name_n shall_v not_o only_o distinguish_v they_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v something_o that_o man_n be_v not_o and_o individual_a in_o somewhat_o beside_o his_o proper_a nature_n thus_o while_o it_o exceed_v not_o the_o bound_n of_o reason_n and_o modesty_n we_o can_v condemn_v singularity_n nos_fw-la numerus_fw-la sumus_fw-la be_v the_o motto_n of_o the_o multitude_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n be_v they_o fool_n for_o thing_n as_o they_o recede_v from_o unity_n the_o more_o they_o approach_v to_o imperfection_n and_o deformity_n for_o they_o hold_v their_o perfection_n in_o their_o simplicity_n and_o as_o they_o near_a approach_n unto_o god_n now_o as_o there_o be_v many_o great_a wit_n to_o be_v condemn_v who_o have_v neglect_v the_o increment_n of_o art_n and_o the_o sedulous_a pursuit_n of_o knowledge_n so_o be_v there_o not_o a_o few_o very_o much_o to_o be_v pity_v who_o industry_n be_v not_o attend_v with_o natural_a part_n they_o have_v sweat_n to_o little_a purpose_n and_o role_v the_o stone_n in_o vain_a which_o chief_o proceed_v from_o natural_a incapacity_n and_o genial_a indisposition_n at_o least_o to_o those_o particular_a way_n whereunto_o they_o apply_v their_o endeavour_n and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o though_o university_n be_v full_a of_o man_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o empty_a of_o learning_n why_o as_o there_o be_v some_o which_o do_v much_o without_o learning_n so_o other_o but_o little_a with_o it_o and_o few_o that_o attain_v to_o any_o perfection_n in_o it_o for_o many_o head_n that_o undertake_v it_o be_v never_o square_v nor_o timber_a for_o it_o there_o be_v not_o only_o particular_a man_n but_o whole_a nation_n indispose_v for_o learning_n whereunto_o be_v require_v not_o only_a education_n but_o a_o pregnant_a minerva_n and_o teem_a constitution_n for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n have_v divide_v the_o genius_n of_o man_n according_a to_o the_o different_a affair_n of_o the_o world_n and_o vary_v their_o inclination_n according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o action_n to_o be_v perform_v therein_o which_o they_o who_o consider_v not_o rude_o rush_v upon_o profession_n and_o way_n of_o life_n unequal_a to_o their_o nature_n dishonour_v not_o only_a themselves_o and_o their_o function_n but_o pervert_v the_o harmony_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o if_o the_o world_n go_v on_o as_o god_n have_v ordain_v it_o and_o be_v every_o one_o employ_v in_o point_n concordant_a to_o their_o nature_n profession_n art_n and_o commonwealth_n will_v rise_v up_o of_o themselves_o nor_o need_v we_o a_o lantern_n to_o find_v a_o man_n in_o athens_n chap._n vi_o of_o adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n but_o the_o mortal_a enemy_n unto_o knowledge_n and_o that_o which_o have_v do_v the_o great_a execution_n upon_o truth_n have_v be_v a_o peremptory_a adhesion_n unto_o authority_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o establish_n of_o our_o belief_n upon_o the_o dictate_v of_o antiquity_n for_o as_o every_o capacity_n may_v observe_v most_o man_n of_o age_n present_a so_o superstitious_o do_v look_v on_o age_n past_a that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o one_o exceed_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o other_o who_o person_n indeed_o be_v far_o remove_v from_o our_o time_n their_o woâ—ks_n which_o seldom_o with_o we_o pass_v uncontrolled_a either_o by_o contemporary_n or_o immediate_a successor_n be_v now_o become_v out_o of_o the_o distance_n of_o envy_n and_o the_o far_o remove_v from_o present_a time_n be_v conceive_v to_o approach_v the_o near_a unto_o truth_n itself_o now_o hereby_o i_o think_v we_o manifest_o delude_v ourselves_o and_o wide_o walk_v out_o of_o the_o track_n of_o truâ—h_n for_o first_o man_n hereby_o impose_v a_o thraldom_n on_o their_o time_n which_o the_o ingenuity_n of_o no_o age_n shall_v endure_v or_o indeed_o the_o presumption_n of_o any_o do_v ever_o yet_o enjoin_v thus_o hypocrates_n about_o 2000_o year_n ago_o conceive_v it_o no_o injustice_n either_o to_o examine_v or_o refute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o predecessor_n galen_n the_o like_a and_o aristotle_n most_o of_o any_o yet_o do_v not_o any_o of_o these_o conceive_v themselves_o infallible_a or_o set_v down_o their_o dictate_v as_o verity_n irrefragable_a but_o when_o they_o either_o deliver_v their_o own_o invention_n or_o reject_v other_o man_n opinion_n they_o proceed_v with_o judgement_n and_o ingenuity_n establish_v their_o assertion_n not_o only_o with_o great_a solidity_n but_o submit_v they_o also_o unto_o the_o correction_n of_o future_a discovery_n second_o man_n that_o adore_v time_n past_a consider_v not_o that_o those_o time_n be_v once_o present_a that_o be_v as_o our_o own_o be_v at_o this_o instant_n and_o we_o ourselves_o unto_o those_o to_o come_v as_o they_o unto_o we_o at_o present_a as_o we_o rely_v on_o they_o even_o so_o will_v those_o on_o we_o and_o magnify_v we_o hereafter_o who_o at_o present_a condemn_v ourselves_o which_o very_a absurdity_n be_v daily_o commit_v among_o we_o even_o in_o the_o esteem_n and_o censure_n of_o our_o own_o time_n and_o to_o speak_v impartial_o old_a man_n from_o who_o we_o shall_v expect_v the_o great_a example_n of_o wisdom_n do_v most_o exceed_v in_o this_o point_n of_o folly_n commend_v the_o day_n of_o their_o youth_n they_o scarce_o remember_v at_o least_o well_o understand_v not_o extol_v those_o time_n their_o young_a year_n have_v hear_v their_o father_n condemn_v and_o condemn_v those_o time_n the_o gray_a head_n of_o their_o posterity_n shall_v commend_v and_o thus_o be_v it_o the_o humour_n of_o many_o head_n to_o extol_v the_o day_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o declaim_v against_o the_o wickedness_n of_o time_n present_a which_o notwithstanding_o they_o can_v handsome_o do_v without_o the_o borrow_a help_n and_o satyr_n of_o time_n past_a condemn_v the_o vice_n of_o their_o time_n by_o the_o expression_n of_o vice_n in_o time_n which_o they_o commend_v which_o can_v but_o argue_v the_o community_n of_o vice_n in_o both_o horace_n therefore_o juvenall_n and_o perseus_n be_v no_o prophet_n although_o their_o life_n do_v seem_v to_o indigitate_v and_o point_v at_o our_o time_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a list_n of_o vice_n commit_v in_o all_o age_n and_o declaim_v against_o by_o all_o author_n which_o will_v last_v as_o long_o as_o humane_a nature_n or_o digest_v into_o common_a place_n may_v serve_v for_o any_o theme_n and_o never_o be_v out_o of_o date_n until_o doom_n day_n three_o the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n and_o such_o as_o pass_v oraculous_o among_o we_o be_v not_o if_o we_o consider_v they_o always_o so_o exâ—ct_a as_o to_o examine_v the_o doctrine_n they_o deliver_v for_o some_o and_o those_o the_o acute_a of_o they_o have_v leave_v unto_o we_o many_o thing_n of_o falsity_n controulable_a not_o only_o by_o critical_a and_o collective_a reason_n but_o common_a and_o country_n observation_n hereof_o there_o want_v not_o many_o example_n in_o aristotle_n through_o all_o his_o book_n of_o animal_n we_o shall_v instance_n only_o in_o three_o of_o his_o problem_n and_o all_o contain_v under_o one_o sâ—ction_n the_o first_o enquire_v why_o a_o man_n do_v cough_n but_o not_o a_o ox_n or_o cow_n whereas_o notwithstanding_o the_o contrary_n be_v often_o observe_v by_o husbandman_n and_o stand_v confirm_v by_o those_o who_o have_v express_o treat_v de_fw-mi re_fw-mi rustica_fw-la and_o have_v also_o deliver_v diverse_a remedy_n for_o it_o why_o jument_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o term_v they_o as_o horse_n ox_n and_o ass_n have_v no_o eructation_n or_o belch_a whereas_o indeed_o the_o contrary_n be_v often_o observe_v and_o also_o deliver_v by_o columella_n and_o three_o cur_n solus_fw-la homo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o man_n alone_o have_v gray_a hair_n whereas_o it_o can_v escape_v the_o eye_n and_o ordinary_a observation_n
unseconded_a shape_n of_o worm_n whereof_o we_o have_v behold_v some_o ourselves_o and_o read_v of_o other_o in_o medicall_a observation_n and_o so_o may_v strange_a and_o venomous_a serpent_n be_v several_a way_n engender_v but_o that_o this_o generation_n shall_v be_v regular_a and_o always_o produce_v a_o basilisk_n be_v beyond_o our_o affirmation_n and_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o doubt_v again_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o ascribe_v the_o equivocacy_n of_o this_o form_n unto_o the_o hatch_n of_o a_o toad_n or_o imagine_v that_o diversify_v the_o production_n for_o incubation_n alter_v not_o the_o species_n nor_o if_o we_o observe_v it_o so_o much_o as_o concurre_v either_o to_o the_o sex_n or_o colour_n as_o evident_o appear_v in_o the_o egg_n of_o duck_n or_o partridge_n hatch_v under_o a_o hen_n there_o be_v require_v unto_o their_o exclusion_n only_o a_o gentle_a and_o continue_a heat_n and_o that_o not_o particular_a or_o confine_v unto_o the_o species_n or_o parent_n so_o have_v i_o know_v the_o seed_n of_o silkworm_n hatch_v on_o the_o body_n of_o woman_n and_o so_o pliny_n report_v that_o livia_n the_o wife_n of_o augustus_n hatch_v a_o egg_n in_o her_o bosom_n nor_o be_v only_o a_o animal_n heat_n require_v hereto_o but_o a_o elemental_a and_o artificial_a warmth_n will_v suffice_v for_o as_o diodorus_n deliver_v the_o egyptian_n be_v wont_a to_o hatch_v their_o egg_n in_o oven_n and_o many_o eye_n witness_n confirm_v that_o practice_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o this_o generation_n of_o the_o basilisk_n seem_v like_o that_o of_o castor_n and_o helena_n he_o that_o can_v credit_v the_o one_o may_v easy_o believe_v the_o other_o that_o be_v that_o these_o two_o be_v hatch_v out_o of_o the_o egg_n which_o jupiter_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o swan_n beget_v on_o his_o mistress_n leda_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o conceit_n may_v be_v a_o egyptian_a tradition_n concern_v the_o bird_n ibis_n which_o after_o become_v transfer_v unto_o cock_n for_o a_o old_a opinion_n it_o be_v of_o that_o nation_n that_o the_o ibis_n feed_v upon_o serpent_n that_o venomous_a food_n so_o inquinate_v their_o oval_a conception_n or_o egg_n within_o their_o body_n that_o they_o sometime_o come_v forth_o in_o serpentine_a shape_n and_o therefore_o they_o always_o break_v their_o egg_n nor_o will_v they_o endure_v the_o bird_n to_o sit_v upon_o they_o but_o how_o causeless_a their_o fear_n be_v herein_o the_o daily_a incubation_n of_o duck_n peahens_n and_o many_o other_o testify_v and_o the_o stoâ—ke_n may_v have_v inform_v they_o which_o bird_n they_o honour_v and_o cherish_v to_o destroy_v their_o serpent_n that_o which_o much_o promote_v it_o be_v a_o misapprehension_n in_o holy_a scripture_n upon_o the_o lative_a translation_n in_o isaiah_n 51._o ova_fw-la aspidum_fw-la ruperunt_fw-la &_o telas_fw-la aranearum_fw-la texuerunt_fw-la qui_fw-la comedent_fw-la de_fw-fr ovis_fw-la corum_fw-la morietur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la confotum_fw-la est_fw-la erumpet_fw-la in_o regulum_fw-la from_o whence_o notwithstanding_o beside_o the_o generation_n of_o serpent_n from_o egg_n there_o can_v be_v nothing_o conclude_v but_o what_o kind_n of_o serpent_n be_v mean_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v determine_v for_o translation_n be_v very_o different_a tremellius_n render_v the_o asp_n haemorrhous_n &_o the_o regulus_n or_o basilisk_n a_o viper_n &_o our_o translation_n for_o the_o asp_n set_v down_o a_o cockatrice_n in_o the_o text_n and_o a_o adder_n in_o the_o margin_n another_o place_n of_o isaiah_n do_v also_o seem_v to_o countenance_v it_o chap._n 14._o ne_fw-fr lateris_fw-la philistaea_n quoniam_fw-la diminuta_fw-la est_fw-la virga_fw-la percussoris_fw-la tui_fw-la de_fw-la radice_fw-la enim_fw-la colubri_fw-la egredietur_fw-la regulus_n &_o seman_n ejus_fw-la absorbens_fw-la volucrem_fw-la which_o we_o somewhat_o favourable_o render_v out_o of_o the_o serpent_n root_n shall_v come_v forth_o a_o cockatrice_n and_o his_o fruit_n shall_v be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n but_o tremellius_n è_fw-la radice_fw-la serpentis_fw-la prodit_fw-la haemorrhous_n &_o fructus_fw-la illius_fw-la praester_n volans_fw-la wherein_o the_o word_n be_v different_a but_o the_o sense_n be_v still_o the_o same_o for_o therein_o be_v figurative_o intend_v vzziah_n and_o ezechias_n for_o though_o the_o philistine_n have_v escape_v the_o minor_a serpent_n vzziah_n yet_o from_o his_o stock_n a_o fierce_a snake_n shall_v arise_v that_o will_v more_o terrible_o sting_v they_o and_o that_o be_v ezechias_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o wolf_n such_o a_o story_n as_o the_o basilisk_n be_v that_o of_o the_o wolf_n concern_v priority_n of_o vision_n that_o a_o man_n become_v hoarse_a or_o dumb_a if_o a_o wolf_n have_v the_o advantage_n first_o to_o eye_n he_o and_o this_o be_v in_o plain_a language_n affirm_v by_o pliny_n in_o italia_n ut_fw-la credâ—â—ur_fw-la â—uporum_fw-la uâ—sus_fw-la est_fw-la noxius_fw-la vocemque_fw-la homini_fw-la quem_fw-la prius_fw-la contemplatur_fw-la adimere_fw-la â—o_o be_v it_o make_v out_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o theocritus_n and_o after_o he_o by_o virgil_n vox_fw-la quoq_fw-la moerim_n jam_fw-la fugit_fw-la ipsa_fw-la lupi_fw-la moerim_n videre_fw-la priores_fw-la and_o thus_o be_v the_o proverb_n to_o be_v understand_v when_o during_o the_o discourse_n the_o party_n or_o subject_n interven_v and_o there_o ensue_v a_o sudden_a silence_n it_o be_v usual_o say_v lupus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o fabulâ_fw-la which_o conceit_n be_v already_o convict_v not_o only_o by_o scaliger_n râ—olanus_n and_o other_o but_o daily_o confutable_a almost_o every_o where_o out_o of_o england_n we_o shall_v not_o further_o refute_v the_o ground_n or_o occasional_a original_n hereof_o be_v probable_o the_o amazement_n and_o sudden_a silence_n the_o unexpected_a appearance_n of_o wolf_n do_v often_o put_v upon_o traveller_n not_o by_o a_o suppose_a vapour_n or_o venomous_a emanation_n but_o a_o vehement_a fear_n 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