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the_o blood_n which_o pag._n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v pag._n whirl_v rapid_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v set_v pag_n set_v see_v pag_n as_o a_o centinel_n or_o sergeant_n that_o when_o the_o choler_n be_v inflame_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o reason_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o injustice_n commit_v either_o without_o or_o within_o by_o the_o desire_n or_o passion_n present_o all_o that_o be_v sensible_o in_o the_o body_n dispose_v itself_o by_o open_v all_o its_o pore_n to_o hear_v its_o menace_n and_o obey_v its_o command_n the_o opinion_n of_o this_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o respiration_n be_v no_o less_o peculiar_a he_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o vacuum_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o air_n which_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o lung_n and_o mouth_n in_o respiration_n meet_v that_o which_o surround_v the_o body_n without_o pushes_z it_o so_o that_o it_o force_v it_o to_o enter_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o to_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o most_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o body_n till_o it_o fill_v the_o place_n which_o the_o other_o leave_v after_o which_o make_v the_o same_o way_n out_o again_o by_o the_o pore_n it_o force_n that_o without_o to_o enter_v by_o the_o mouth_n into_o the_o lung_n in_o inspiration_n we_o see_v by_o this_o that_o plato_n confound_v transpiration_n with_o respiration_n pretend_v that_o both_o one_o and_o tother_o be_v perform_v together_o as_o it_o be_v by_o two_o semicircle_n as_o for_o the_o flesh_n he_o think_v it_o compound_v of_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n and_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o sharp_a leaven_n bite_v and_o salt_n these_o be_v some_o of_o plato_n thought_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n in_o its_o natural_a state_n as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o destruction_n which_o be_v disease_n old_a age_n and_o death_n he_o suppose_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o the_o body_n which_o be_v about_o we_o dissolve_v and_o melt_v it_o continual_o after_o which_o every_o substance_n which_o get_v loose_a or_o exhale_v return_v to_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v draw_v he_o suppose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v according_a to_o he_o a_o fluid_a matter_n form_v of_o the_o aliment_n by_o a_o peculiar_a artifice_n of_o nature_n which_o cut_v and_o reduce_v they_o into_o small_a piece_n by_o mean_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fire_n which_o rise_v in_o our_o stomach_n after_o the_o air_n or_o breath_n he_o suppose_v that_o this_o blood_n who_o redness_n be_v a_o evident_a token_n of_o the_o impression_n of_o this_o fire_n serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o flesh_n and_o general_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o vacant_a space_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o sort_n of_o water_v or_o general_a inundation_n this_o be_v suppose_v he_o maintain_v that_o while_n we_o be_v young_a this_o blood_n abound_v in_o all_o part_n not_o only_o supply_v what_o be_v dissipate_v or_o diminish_v of_o the_o flesh_n which_o as_o be_v say_v be_v perpetual_a but_o after_o have_v fill_v up_o what_o be_v want_v it_o furnish_v matter_n of_o increase_n to_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o body_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o our_o youth_n we_o grow_v and_o become_v large_a but_o when_o we_o be_v advance_v in_o year_n more_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n be_v spend_v than_o the_o blood_n can_v supply_v or_o restore_v therefore_o we_o diminish_v by_o degree_n those_o principle_n also_o of_o which_o our_o body_n consist_v which_o plato_n call_v triangle_n which_o in_o our_o youth_n be_v strong_a than_o those_o of_o which_o the_o aliment_n be_v compound_v reduce_v they_o easy_o to_o a_o substance_n like_o themselves_o become_v disunite_v and_o relax_v by_o have_v so_o long_o endure_v the_o shock_n of_o other_o triangle_n this_o cause_n old_a age_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o death_n especial_o where_o the_o triangle_n whereof_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n consist_v be_v dissolve_v and_o disunite_v so_o that_o the_o band_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v fasten_v to_o it_o be_v entire_o break_v and_o let_v it_o loose_v as_o for_o disease_n which_o attack_v we_o in_o all_o age_n and_o precipitate_v the_o usual_a time_n of_o death_n he_o suppose_v that_o our_o body_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o four_o element_n before_o name_v the_o disorder_n of_o these_o element_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o they_o these_o disorder_n consist_v in_o the_o excess_n or_o deficiency_n of_o any_o of_o these_o element_n when_o they_o do_v not_o preserve_v the_o proportion_n of_o their_o first_o mixture_n or_o when_o they_o change_v place_n leave_v their_o own_o place_n for_o another_o to_o explain_v himself_o more_o particular_o he_o add_v that_o the_o fire_n exceed_v produce_v continual_a and_o burn_a fever_n that_o if_o the_o air_n overbalance_v it_o produce_v quotidian_a intermit_a fever_n if_o the_o water_n tertian_n fever_n and_o if_o earth_n quartanes_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o heavy_a of_o all_o the_o element_n must_v have_v quadruple_a the_o time_n to_o move_v itself_o in_o that_o the_o fire_n have_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n in_o proportion_n plato_n do_v not_o confine_v himself_o to_o these_o general_n only_o but_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o change_n that_o befall_v our_o body_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o distemper_n while_o the_o blood_n say_v he_o maintain_v its_o natural_a state_n it_o serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o body_n and_o to_o preserve_v health_n but_o when_o the_o flesh_n begin_v to_o corrupt_v or_o to_o melt_v and_o dissolve_v the_o humour_n which_o come_v from_o it_o enter_v into_o the_o vein_n carry_v this_o corruption_n along_o with_o it_o and_o change_v the_o blood_n in_o several_a manner_n turn_v it_o from_o red_a to_o yellow_a and_o bitter_a or_o sour_a or_o salt_n so_o that_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a blood_n become_v part_n bile_n and_o phlegm_n or_o serosity_n what_o we_o call_v bile_n say_v plato_n be_v particular_o produce_v from_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o old_a flesh_n it_o be_v a_o humour_n that_o assume_v divers_a form_n and_o be_v very_o changeable_a both_o as_o to_o colour_n and_o taste_v but_o it_o be_v chief_o distinguish_v into_o two_o sort_n the_o yellow_a bile_n which_o be_v bitter_a and_o the_o black_a bile_n which_o be_v sour_a and_o prick_a as_o for_o the_o phlegm_n and_o serosity_n or_o water_n plato_n seem_v to_o confound_v they_o or_o to_o make_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o humour_n of_o they_o the_o phlegm_n according_a to_o he_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o new_a flesh_n and_o the_o serosity_n or_o water_n which_o be_v design_v by_o the_o particular_a name_n of_o sweat_n
less_o noble_a by_o the_o mother_n side_n as_o be_v the_o 19_o descendant_n from_o hercules_n he_o be_v not_o content_a with_o learning_n physic_n under_o his_o father_n he_o have_v herodicus_n abovementioned_a for_o his_o master_n in_o that_o faculty_n he_o be_v likewise_o the_o disciple_n of_o gorgias_n the_o sophist_n brother_n to_o that_o physician_n and_o according_a to_o some_o of_o democritus_n the_o philosopher_n as_o we_o gather_v from_o the_o above-cited_n passage_n of_o celsus_n but_o if_o he_o learn_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o latter_a it_o be_v in_o all_o probability_n by_o the_o conversation_n chief_o which_o he_o have_v with_o he_o when_o he_o be_v entreat_v by_o the_o abderite_n to_o come_v and_o cure_v this_o philosopher_n it_o be_v likewise_o credible_a that_o he_o be_v a_o follower_n of_o heraclitus_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o if_o hypocrates_n be_v not_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n yet_o all_o antiquity_n give_v he_o this_o honour_n at_o least_o of_o be_v the_o first_o that_o reestablish_v it_o after_o esculapius_n and_o his_o son_n it_o may_v also_o be_v affirm_v that_o by_o the_o great_a reputation_n he_o acquire_v he_o have_v efface_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o that_o precede_v he_o except_o the_o god_n of_o physic_n himself_o so_o that_o in_o the_o history_n of_o physic_n we_o can_v convenient_o stop_v any_o where_n between_o the_o god_n and_o he_o or_o make_v any_o considerable_a epoch_n but_o in_o pass_v all_o at_o once_o from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o although_o there_o be_v above_o seven_o hundred_o year_n difference_n between_o they_o pliny_n make_v hypocrates_n the_o author_n of_o clinic_n physic_n which_o we_o have_v ascribe_v to_o esculapius_n for_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v so_o long_o before_o the_o custom_n begin_v of_o visit_v the_o sick_a in_o their_o bed_n but_o what_o distinguish_v this_o physician_n so_o eminent_o from_o those_o that_o come_v before_o be_v that_o according_a 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physicians_n 〈◊〉_d claim_v to_o he_o likewise_o dogmatic_a or_o reason_v physician_n call_v so_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o empiric_n have_v unanimous_o own_a he_o for_o their_o head_n as_o be_v the_o first_o that_o assist_v reason_n with_o experience_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n the_o philosopher_n mention_v by_o we_o in_o the_o precede_a book_n be_v well_o enough_o verse_v in_o the_o art_n of_o reason_v but_o want_v experience_n or_o practice_n hypocrates_n be_v the_o first_o person_n who_o possess_v both_o one_o and_o the_o other_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o contradict_v what_o i_o have_v already_o advance_v upon_o the_o credit_n of_o celsus_n viz._n that_o hypocrates_n separate_v physic_n from_o philosophy_n for_o a_o salvo_n to_o this_o seem_a contradiction_n we_o need_v only_o suppose_v that_o hypocrates_n who_o be_v descend_v of_o a_o family_n where_o he_o as_o it_o be_v suck_v in_o physic_n with_o his_o milk_n find_v this_o art_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o philosopher_n who_o have_v late_o engross_v it_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o asclepiadae_n think_v there_o be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o support_v the_o decline_a honour_n of_o his_o house_n than_o by_o use_v his_o utmost_a effort_n beside_o the_o knowledge_n derive_v to_o he_o by_o tradition_n to_o acquire_v all_o that_o learning_n which_o give_v these_o new_a physician_n so_o great_a a_o reputation_n in_o the_o world_n but_o after_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o he_o open_o declare_v that_o although_o the_o light_n of_o philosophy_n be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o give_v a_o man_n a_o just_a idea_n of_o thing_n and_o to_o conduct_v methodical_o and_o in_o the_o right_a way_n such_o as_o design_v to_o carry_v art_n to_o perfection_n yet_o however_o that_o philosophy_n be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o itself_o to_o perfect_v a_o man_n for_o all_o profession_n if_o he_o do_v not_o descend_v to_o the_o particular_n which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o its_o jurisdiction_n that_o philosophy_n have_v nature_n in_o general_n for_o its_o object_n but_o that_o physic_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n apply_v itself_o to_o nature_n as_o it_o have_v a_o relation_n to_o man_n who_o she_o consider_v under_o the_o different_a circumstance_n of_o health_n and_o sickness_n that_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o a_o man_n must_v be_v a_o physician_n because_o he_o be_v a_o philosopher_n unless_o he_o have_v study_v humane_a body_n in_o particular_a and_o instruct_v himself_o in_o the_o several_a change_n that_o befall_v it_o and_o in_o the_o proper_a method_n to_o preserve_v or_o restore_v that_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o acquire_v this_o knowledge_n without_o long_a experience_n he_o ought_v to_o employ_v his_o whole_a time_n this_o way_n and_o quit_v the_o general_a name_n of_o a_o philosopher_n for_o that_o of_o a_o physician_n though_o this_o oblige_v he_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o forbear_v philosophize_v in_o his_o profession_n and_o this_o be_v what_o hypocrates_n mean_v by_o join_v philosophy_n with_o physic_n and_o physic_n with_o philosophy_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o philosophy_n of_o hypocrates_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v 9_o believe_v de_fw-fr nat_n facult_a lib._n 1.8_o 2._o de_fw-fr deecret_a hipp._n 5._o method_n med_a lib._n â—e_v element_n 9_o galen_n hypocrates_n no_o less_o deserve_v the_o first_o place_n among_o the_o philosopher_n than_o the_o physician_n he_o likewise_o affirm_v that_o plato_n have_v reject_v none_o of_o hippocrates_n opinion_n that_o the_o writing_n of_o aristotle_n be_v only_o a_o comment_n upon_o the_o physiology_n of_o the_o latter_a and_o that_o aristotle_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o interpreter_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o plato_n from_o who_o he_o borrow_a his_o doctrine_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n â—ot_n cold_a dry_a and_o moist_a it_o be_v true_a hypocrates_n seem_v in_o some_o place_n to_o declare_v for_o the_o four_o element_n air_n water_n fire_n and_o earth_n this_o at_o least_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n he_o oppose_v those_o philosopher_n who_o only_o maintain_v one_o but_o he_o establish_v another_o system_fw-la in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o diet_n where_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o no_o more_o than_o two_o principle_n fire_n and_o water_n one_o of_o which_o give_v motion_n to_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o other_o nourishment_n and_o increase_n these_o contradiction_n with_o some_o other_o that_o we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o hereafter_o proceed_v from_o the_o many_o interpolation_n in_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n the_o passage_n we_o cite_v last_o be_v one_o of_o those_o which_o ancient_o be_v suppose_v to_o belong_v to_o another_o author_n what_o be_v more_o certain_a and_o of_o great_a importance_n to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n hypocrates_n make_v it_o appear_v in_o most_o of_o his_o write_n that_o he_o acknowledge_v a_o general_a principle_n which_o he_o call_v nature_n to_o which_o he_o ascribe_v a_o mighty_a power_n nature_n be_v of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o every_o animal_n and_o that_o in_o all_o respect_n she_o perform_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o they_o without_o need_v the_o 〈◊〉_d instruction_n from_o any_o one_o how_o to_o do_v it_o upon_o this_o foot_n as_o if_o nature_n have_v be_v a_o principle_n endue_v with_o knowledge_n he_o give_v she_o the_o title_n of_o just_a he_o ascribe_v a_o they_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o power_n faculty_n or_o virtue_n it_o be_v sometime_o employ_v to_o signify_v the_o height_n of_o '_o they_o virtue_n or_o virtue_n to_o she_o that_o be_v as_o it_o be_v her_o servant_n alimento_fw-la servant_n lib._n de_fw-fr alimento_fw-la there_o be_v say_v he_o one_o only_a faculty_n and_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o it_o be_v by_o these_o faculty_n that_o all_o operation_n be_v perform_v in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n they_o distribute_v the_o blood_n the_o spirit_n and_o heat_n through_o all_o part_n which_o by_o this_o mean_n
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
or_o tear_n be_v only_o the_o phlegm_n melt_v or_o dissolve_v in_o another_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o confound_v the_o phlegm_n and_o serosity_n with_o the_o bile_n when_o he_o say_v that_o what_o we_o call_v sour_a phlegm_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o serosity_n of_o the_o black_a bile_n but_o in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o these_o humour_n he_o restrain_v himself_o to_o the_o two_o principal_a which_o be_v pag._n be_v see_v pag._n the_o bile_n and_o the_o phlegm_n and_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o two_o juice_n by_o their_o mixture_n with_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o distemper_n when_o the_o bile_n evaporate_n outward_o or_o discharge_v itself_o upon_o the_o skin_n it_o cause_v divers_a sort_n of_o humour_n attend_v with_o inflammation_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v pag._n call_v see_v pag._n phlegmon_n but_o when_o it_o be_v confine_v within_o it_o produce_v all_o sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d burn_a disease_n the_o bile_n be_v especial_o hurtful_a when_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n it_o break_v the_o order_n of_o the_o fibre_n which_o be_v according_a to_o he_o small_a thread_n scatter_v through_o the_o blood_n that_o it_o may_v be_v neither_o too_o clear_a nor_o too_o thick_a to_o the_o end_n that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o shall_v not_o evaporate_v and_o on_o the_o other_o may_v always_o move_v easy_o in_o the_o vein_n this_o bile_n continue_v its_o havoc_n after_o have_v break_v the_o fibre_n of_o the_o blood_n pierce_v to_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o destroy_v the_o link_n of_o the_o soul_n before_o speak_v of_o unless_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o flesh_n melt_v or_o dissolve_v break_v its_o force_n when_o this_o happen_v the_o bile_n be_v overcome_v and_o oblige_v to_o depart_v the_o body_n throw_v itself_o through_o the_o vein_n upon_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o the_o stomach_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v discharge_v by_o stool_n and_o vomit_v like_o those_o that_o fly_v out_o of_o a_o town_n in_o a_o uproar_n and_o cause_n in_o their_o passage_n diarrhaea_n and_o dysentery_n and_o other_o discharge_v which_o prove_v often_o healthful_a the_o sweet_a or_o insipid_a phlegm_n occasion_n tumor_n and_o some_o impurity_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o when_o it_o mix_v with_o some_o little_a bladder_n of_o the_o air_n it_o be_v then_o call_v pag._n call_v a_o sort_n of_o dropsy_n in_o hypocrates_n see_v pag._n white_a phlegm_n if_o this_o phlegm_n mix_v with_o the_o black_a bile_n and_o penetrate_v into_o the_o receptacle_n of_o the_o brain_n it_o cause_v the_o epilepsy_n or_o falling-sickness_n the_o sour_a or_o salt_a phlegm_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o disease_n comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o catarrh_n or_o rheum_n and_o bring_v disorder_n and_o pain_n upon_o what_o part_n soever_o it_o fall_v we_o must_v here_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o idea_n which_o plato_n have_v of_o the_o matrix_fw-la or_o its_o property_n and_o some_o of_o its_o disease_n pag._n disease_n see_v pag._n the_o matrix_fw-la say_v he_o be_v a_o animal_n which_o belong_v impatient_o to_o conceive_v and_o if_o it_o be_v long_o disappoint_v of_o bear_v fruit_n be_v be_v enrage_v and_o run_v up_o and_o down_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o their_o air_n it_o take_v away_o respiration_n and_o cause_n great_a uneasiness_n and_o a_o anfinite_a number_n of_o disease_n these_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o plato_n upon_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n upon_o all_o which_o we_o shall_v not_o trouble_v ourselves_o to_o make_v reflection_n we_o shall_v confine_v ourselves_o only_o to_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o acidity_n and_o saltness_n of_o the_o humour_n it_o be_v of_o importance_n to_o our_o history_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o because_o of_o the_o several_a system_n that_o have_v be_v since_o build_v upon_o that_o foundation_n hypocrates_n have_v before_o speak_v of_o the_o sour_a and_o the_o salt_n but_o he_o have_v mention_v they_o only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o effect_n without_o show_v their_o original_a which_o plato_n seem_v to_o have_v discover_v and_o therein_o to_o have_v make_v a_o improvement_n upon_o he_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v of_o a_o acidity_n and_o saltness_n which_o be_v natural_o in_o the_o body_n in_o a_o slate_n of_o health_n such_o be_v the_o sowrness_n and_o sweetness_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o he_o say_v consist_v of_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n and_o beside_o that_o a_o sour_a salt_n leaven_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v he_o do_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o this_o leaven_n come_v but_o by_o his_o manner_n of_o express_v himself_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o common_a element_n but_o to_o be_v something_o different_a from_o the_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n which_o have_v their_o share_n apart_o in_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o second_o place_n plato_n hold_v a_o saltness_n and_o sowrness_n which_o be_v preternatural_a which_o be_v in_o the_o humour_n which_o cause_n disease_n he_o seem_v further_a to_o deduce_v the_o sour_a and_o salt_n from_o the_o same_o source_n with_o the_o natural_a sour_a and_o salt_n that_o be_v from_o the_o flesh_n which_o corrupt_v and_o dissolve_v according_a to_o he_o infect_v the_o blood_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o bile_n and_o into_o phlegm_n but_o this_o latter_a sour_a and_o salt_n be_v something_o different_a from_o the_o former_a though_o they_o come_v from_o the_o flesh_n for_o this_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o their_o corruption_n the_o other_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o preservation_n but_o plato_n not_o explain_v himself_o any_o further_a thereupon_o neither_o shall_v we_o enlarge_v he_o add_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o sowrness_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o black_a bile_n which_o of_o bitter_a become_v sour_a when_o the_o bitterness_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o it_o be_v alternate_v and_o subtilise_v to_o a_o certain_a degree_n it_o may_v be_v urge_v that_o the_o greek_a word_n which_o we_o have_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sour_a may_v as_o well_o signify_v point_v or_o sharp_a as_o sour_a both_o in_o this_o latter_a passage_n and_o in_o all_o those_o before_o cite_v the_o greek_n have_v only_o one_o word_n to_o express_v both_o meaning_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o opposition_n in_o which_o plato_n put_v this_o word_n to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bitter_a that_o the_o former_a aught_o to_o be_v translate_v sour_a and_o not_o point_v which_o be_v not_o so_o natural_o oppose_v to_o bitter_a as_o sour_a be_v plato_n speak_v elsewhere_o of_o sowrness_n and_o hold_v that_o it_o have_v its_o origine_fw-la from_o thing_n sharp_a and_o point_a which_o have_v be_v subtilise_v or_o attenuate_v by_o corruption_n and_o reckon_v it_o the_o occasion_n of_o fermentation_n and_o ebullition_n which_o arise_v when_o the_o gross_a and_o terrestrial_a humour_n begin_v to_o move_v and_o to_o swell_v or_o rise_v up_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o plato_n to_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v adjective_n join_v the_o same_o substantive_n that_o hypocrates_n do_v which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o hypocrates_n may_v be_v translate_v by_o the_o word_n force_n power_n faculty_n or_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o word_n savour_n or_o taste_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sapor_n acidus_n sour_a taste_n as_o serranus_n translate_v it_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n plato_n think_v as_o hypocrates_n do_v that_o disease_n have_v their_o fix_a period_n for_o duration_n as_o the_o time_n of_o the_o life_n of_o every_o animal_n be_v regulate_v by_o its_o lot_n when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n this_o time_n can_v néither_o be_v hasten_v nor_o delay_v but_o by_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o passion_n which_o come_v likewise_o themselves_o by_o a_o sort_n of_o necessity_n so_o likewise_o disease_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v their_o course_n and_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o seek_v to_o temper_v they_o and_o stop_v their_o progress_n by_o mean_n of_o disease_n of_o see_v the_o method_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o acute_a disease_n prudent_a diet_n and_o exercise_n than_o by_o medicine_n especial_o those_o which_o purge_v which_o ought_v never_o to_o be_v use_v but_o in_o case_n of_o extremity_n otherwise_o of_o a_o small_a evil_n you_o make_v a_o great_a one_o and_o of_o a_o single_a one_o many_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v that_o plato_n do_v not_o deviate_v much_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o as_o he_o live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o he_o or_o very_o near_o it_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eighty_o eight_o olympiad_n it_o be_v