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A57647 Arcana microcosmi, or, The hid secrets of man's body discovered in an anatomical duel between Aristotle and Galen concerning the parts thereof : as also, by a discovery of the strange and marveilous diseases, symptomes & accidents of man's body : with a refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar errors, the Lord Bacon's natural history, and Doctor Harvy's book, De generatione, Comenius, and others : whereto is annexed a letter from Doctor Pr. to the author, and his answer thereto, touching Doctor Harvy's book De Generatione / by A.R. Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. 1652 (1652) Wing R1947; ESTC R13878 247,834 298

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under_o water_n and_o harden_v by_o the_o air_n viscum_fw-la or_o missletoe_n how_o it_o grow_v the_o shade_n of_o the_o ash-tree_n pernicious_a to_o serpent_n chap._n xxi_o 1._o the_o existence_n of_o the_o phoenix_n prove_v by_o divers_a reason_n and_o thcontrary_a objection_n refell_v the_o strange_a generation_n of_o some_o bird_n 2._o the_o ancient_n clear_v concern_v the_o phoenix_n and_o whether_o the_o phoenix_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n divers_a sort_n of_o generation_n in_o divers_a creature_n the_o conclusion_n with_o a_o admonition_n not_o to_o sleight_v the_o ancient_n opinion_n and_o doctrine_n the_o four_o book_n contain_v a_o refutation_n of_o the_o lord_n bacon_n doctor_n harvey_n and_o other_o chap._n i._n 1._o fish_n breathe_v not_o the_o reason_n thereof_o and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 2._o fossil_n or_o earth-fish_n 3._o fish_n delight_n in_o the_o light_n 4._o fish_n of_o humane_a shape_n 5._o fish_n be_v cunning_a and_o d●cible_a creature_n 6._o why_o some_o fish_n have_v foot_n and_o wing_n 7._o many_o monstrous_a fish_n chap_n ii_o 1._o public_a and_o private_a calamity_n presage_v by_o owl_n 2._o by_o dog_n 3._o by_o raven_n and_o other_o bird_n and_o divers_a other_o way_n 4._o wish_v well_o in_o sneeze_n when_o and_o why_o use_v 5._o divers_a strange_a thing_n in_o thunderstruck_a people_n chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o female_a have_v no_o active_a seed_n of_o generation_n doctor_n harvy_v and_o fernelius_n reason_n refutae_v 2._o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o colic_n 3._o the_o same_o soul_n in_o a_o subventaneous_a and_o prolificall_a egg_n doctor_n harvy_v reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n refute_v 4._o blood_n not_o the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n doctor_n harvy_v reason_n answer_v 5._o doctor_n harvy_v way_n of_o conception_n refute_v chap._n iu._n 1._o my_o lord_n bacon_n opinion_n confute_v concern_v the_o french_a disease_n 2._o concern_v the_o expulsion_n of_o pellet_n out_o of_o gun_n 3._o of_o the_o wax_n candle_n burn_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n 4._o of_o the_o part_n most_o nutritive_a in_o animal_n 5._o of_o the_o spirit_n in_o cold_a body_n 6._o of_o air_n fire_n water_n oil_n whiteness_n the_o hand_n and_o foot_n 7._o of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n 8._o of_o visible_a object_n and_o hear_n 9_o of_o sound_n and_o music_n 10._o of_o sing_v bird_n descend_v species_n light_n 11._o ingrate_a object_n and_o deafness_n with_o other_o passage_n chap._n v._n the_o lord_n bacon_n opinion_n refute_v of_o hold_v the_o breath_n when_o we_o bearken_v of_o time_n of_o long_a life_n of_o make_v gold_n of_o star_n of_o oil_n of_o indisposition_n to_o motion_n of_o death_n disease_n and_o putrefaction_n of_o stutter_v of_o motion_n after_o the_o head_n be_v off_o of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o colewort_n the_o figtree_n and_o rew._n of_o white_a colour_n of_o the_o oak_n bough_n in_o the_o earth_n of_o transmutation_n of_o species_n of_o incubus_n of_o grain_n in_o cold_a country_n of_o determination_n and_o figure_n of_o accretion_n and_o alimentation_n of_o the_o period_n of_o life_n of_o sugar_n leaf_n root_n snow_n and_o putrefaction_n chap._n vi_o the_o lord_n bacon_n opinion_n confute_v concern_v snow_n ephemera_fw-la gravity_n the_o sperme_n of_o drunkard_n putrefaction_n tooth_n bone_n and_o nail_n thick_a and_o thin_a medium_n nilus_n hot_a iron_n broin_n sudden_a darkness_n dry_a and_o moist_a body_n fish_n corn_n hunger_n liquifaction_n hardness_n moisture_n accident_n light_n right_a side_n spongy_a body_n stonewall_n imagination_n the_o cramp_n hedgehog_n mummy_n salt_n cominus_fw-la and_o other_o refuted_a concern_v motion_n quality_n colour_n form_n the_o epilogue_n arcana_fw-la microcosmi_fw-la or_o the_o hide_a secret_n of_o man_n body_n discover_v with_o a_o refutation_n of_o doctor_n brown'_v vulgar_a error_n my_o lord_n bacon_n natural_a history_n and_o dr_n harvey_n book_n de_n generatione_n chap._n i._n 1._o the_o heart_n dignity_n situation_n priority_n necessity_n and_o use_v 2._o the_o heart_n first_o form_v not_o all_o the_o part_n together_o 3._o the_o galenist_n objection_n answer_v 4._o how_o the_o heart_n be_v perfect_a before_o the_o other_o member_n and_o how_o nourish_v 5._o all_o the_o temperament_n unite_v in_o the_o heart_n 6._o three_o ventricle_n in_o some_o heart_n 7._o the_o heart_n nervous_a 8._o no_o part_n more_o spermatical_a than_o other_o 9_o the_o liver_n not_o the_o first_o that_o be_v form_v 10._o the_o heart_n the_o seat_n of_o blood_n and_o nourishment_n 11._o the_o heat_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la not_o generative_a 12._o the_o right_a ventricle_n noble_a than_o the_o left_a 13._o the_o vital_a and_o nutritive_a faculty_n be_v the_o same_o 14._o heat_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o heart_n motion_n 15._o the_o heart_n be_v first_o form_v and_o inform_v 16._o there_o be_v but_o one_o principal_a member_n in_o the_o body_n not_o many_o as_o in_o all_o state_n and_o kingdom_n there_o have_v ever_o be_v faction_n and_o siding_n so_o have_v there_o be_v still_o opposition_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o learning_n among_o many_o other_o there_o be_v two_o great_a faction_n concern_v the_o fabric_n of_o man_n body_n namely_o the_o peripatetic_n and_o galenist_n so_o that_o in_o rome_n there_o be_v not_o great_a emulation_n between_o the_o pompeian_n and_o caesarian_n then_o there_o be_v between_o the_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n in_o the_o point_n of_o anatomy_n i_o stand_v as_o neuter_a a_o long_a time_n but_o at_o last_o be_v evince_v by_o the_o multitude_n and_o strength_n of_o aristotelian_a reason_n be_o force_v to_o side_n with_o they_o against_o the_o galenist_n but_o so_o that_o i_o do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o reconcile_v they_o in_o some_o thing_n and_o to_o make_v peace_n for_o nulla_fw-la salus_fw-la bello_fw-la i._o i_o will_v therefore_o brief_o set_v down_o the_o reason_n that_o have_v induce_v i_o to_o side_n with_o the_o aristotelian_o and_o first_o concern_v the_o heart_n i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v the_o first_o member_n that_o live_v and_o be_v form_v in_o our_o body_n and_o consequent_o the_o noble_a and_o chief_a of_o all_o our_o member_n whatsoever_o the_o galenist_n say_v to_o the_o contrary_n for_o 1._o the_o heart_n be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o breast_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v impart_v its_o vital_a heat_n and_o motion_n to_o all_o part_n so_o the_o seed_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fruit_n 2._o where_o there_o be_v a_o medium_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v extreme_n but_o we_o find_v in_o man_n body_n this_o medium_n to_o wit_n that_o there_o be_v some_o part_n which_o both_o give_v and_o receive_v life_n and_o motion_n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o that_o receive_v but_o give_v not_o and_o consequent_o some_o that_o give_v but_o receive_v not_o and_o this_o must_v be_v the_o heart_n or_o brain_n or_o liver_n for_o to_o make_v more_o original_n than_o one_o be_v needless_a see_v nature_n always_o tend_v to_o and_o aim_v at_o unity_n now_o that_o the_o heart_n be_v this_o principal_a appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 3._o first_o that_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o original_n of_o life_n sense_n and_o motion_n in_o other_o member_n which_o be_v most_o apt_a and_o capable_a of_o these_o and_o so_o that_o have_v first_o life_n and_o motion_n which_o have_v the_o great_a inclination_n and_o aptitude_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o other_o part_n be_v most_o apt_a to_o receive_v these_o from_o the_o formative_a faculty_n therefore_o doubtless_o this_o faculty_n in_o the_o seed_n will_v first_o produce_v the_o heart_n as_o be_v a_o matter_n prepare_v to_o receive_v first_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o formative_a 4._o what_o the_o heart_n be_v in_o animal_n that_o the_o root_n be_v in_o vegetables_n but_o the_o root_n be_v the_o first_o thing_n the_o plant_n thrust_v out_o therefore_o the_o heart_n be_v first_o form_v 5._o the_o heart_n die_v last_o therefore_o it_o live_v first_o for_o this_o method_n nature_n observe_v that_o the_o part_n which_o be_v last_o make_v decay_n first_o as_o the_o eye_n and_o tooth_n and_o consequent_o that_o decay_v last_o which_o be_v frame_v first_o 6._o they_o that_o have_v be_v curious_a by_o inspection_n into_o egg_n to_o observe_v nature_n progress_n in_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o chick_n have_v find_v a_o red_a spot_n the_o three_o day_n which_o have_v a_o motion_n like_o palpitation_n this_o can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o heart_n 7._o the_o other_o member_n can_v live_v without_o the_o heart_n but_o the_o heart_n can_v live_v without_o the_o other_o member_n as_o i_o have_v see_v a_o monkey_n heart_n live_v a_o great_a while_n after_o it_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o body_n if_o then_o the_o life_n of_o the_o other_o member_n depend_v from_o
this_o tract_n the_o doctor_n seem_v sometime_o to_o be_v in_o earnest_n and_o sometime_o to_o speak-problematical_o or_o rather_o doubtful_o but_o however_o this_o opinion_n can_v consist_v with_o reason_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o unreasonable_a then_o that_o the_o noble_a animal_n shall_v be_v conceive_v without_o any_o sensible_a corporeal_a agent_n by_o mere_a imagination_n not_o of_o the_o brain_n but_o of_o the_o womb_n for_o 1._o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o the_o female_a can_v thus_o conceive_v and_o generate_v what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o the_o male_a they_o be_v then_o useless_a in_o generation_n and_o father_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o wife_n child_n see_v the_o woman_n be_v the_o sole_a parent_n the_o man_n but_o a_o cypher_n why_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o law_n against_o adultery_n and_o fornication_n see_v there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o sin_n if_o this_o doctrine_n be_v true_a what_o miracle_n be_v it_o for_o a_o virgin_n to_o conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n see_v this_o be_v ordinary_a for_o the_o female_a as_o the_o doctor_n faith_n to_o be_v prolificall_a without_o any_o sensible_a corporeal_a agent_n for_o the_o seed_n he_o say_v be_v not_o receive_v within_o the_o matrix_fw-la but_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v he_o this_o which_o can_v be_v true_a yet_o he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o seminal_a vapour_n and_o prolificall_a spirit_n be_v convey_v thither_o by_o which_o the_o female_a be_v make_v pregnant_a if_o he_o grant_v this_o than_o there_o be_v a_o sensible_a corporeal_a agent_n though_o not_o so_o gross_a as_o the_o earthy_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n if_o he_o deny_v this_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o we_o be_v all_o produce_v without_o father_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o sensible_a corporeal_a agent_n but_o the_o womb_n and_o so_o the_o five_o commandment_n of_o honour_v father_n shall_v be_v put_v out_o see_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o nature_n again_o if_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o agent_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o effect_n can_v be_v produce_v without_o a_o efficient_a and_o a_o action_n without_o a_o actor_n if_o he_o he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o agent_n but_o not_o corporeal_a than_o that_o agent_n must_v be_v either_o a_o spirit_n or_o a_o accident_n if_o a_o spirit_n than_o we_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o spirit_n not_o of_o corporeal_a parent_n and_o so_o man_n can_v have_v for_o his_o genus_fw-la a_o corporeal_a substance_n and_o these_o spirit_n if_o create_v must_v be_v either_o angel_n demon_n or_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o some_o ancient_a heretic_n long_o since_o condemn_v by_o counsel_n if_o again_o he_o say_v that_o these_o agent_n be_v not_o spirit_n but_o accident_n he_o will_v make_v we_o in_o a_o worse_a condition_n for_o man_n the_o noble_a of_o all_o creature_n be_v the_o child_n of_o a_o accident_n therefore_o aristotle_n shall_v have_v place_v man_n in_o the_o categorie_n of_o quality_n rather_o than_o of_o substance_n but_o we_o know_v that_o no_o accident_n be_v operatiu●_a but_o in_o and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o principal_a agent_n neither_o can_v a_o accident_n be_v convey_v into_o the_o womb_n without_o the_o subject_n in_o which_o it_o be_v inherent_a and_o therefore_o iron_n touch_v without_o the_o loadstone_n can_v draw_v iron_n if_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o loadstone_n be_v not_o impart_v to_o it_o hence_o we_o see_v that_o as_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o loadstone_n in_o the_o iron_n decay_v so_o the_o virtue_n of_o attraction_n decay_v likewise_o again_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v like_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o brain_n he_o speak_v very_o improper_o for_o neither_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o one_o like_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o other_o the_o one_o be_v white_a spermatical_a and_o cold_a the_o other_o red_a sanguineal_a and_o hot_a nor_o can_v the_o 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different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o brain_n neither_o do_v they_o agree_v but_o equivocal_o and_o in_o name_n only_o so_o this_o word_n conception_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o action_n of_o understanding_n last_o though_o we_o can_v produce_v upon_o stone_n or_o timber_n or_o such_o like_a matter_n some_o shape_n or_o form_n like_o that_o idea_n in_o our_o brain_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o species_n of_o the_o father_n in_o the_o womb_n can_v produce_v the_o like_a brood_n for_o i_o deny_v that_o the_o species_n or_o idea_n of_o the_o father_n be_v in_o the_o womb_n but_o in_o the_o brain_n this_o not_o that_o be_v the_o proper_a fea●_n of_o the_o fantasy_n which_o receive_v the_o species_n from_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o the_o imagination_n do_v not_o always_o work_v upon_o the_o seed_n or_o embryo_n nor_o do_v it_o produce_v any_o form_n it_o only_o work_v sometime_o and_o produce_v but_o the_o accidental_a form_n whereas_o ordinary_o both_o the_o essential_a and_o accidental_a form_n be_v produce_v by_o the_o formative_a power_n of_o the_o seed_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o fabricate_v its_o own_o mansion_n which_o soul_n lie_v potential_o in_o the_o seed_n and_o be_v excite_v by_o the_o heat_n or_o rather_o innate_a property_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la to_o conclude_v it_o be_v as_o great_a absurdity_n to_o affirm_v that_o the_o female_a can_v be_v make_v pregnant_a by_o conceive_v a_o general_a immateral_a idea_n as_o it_o be_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n to_o think_v that_o the_o spanish_a mare_n can_v as_o aristotle_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conceive_v or_o be_v make_v pregnant_a by_o the_o western_a wind_n and_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v over_o omnes_fw-la versae_fw-la in_fw-la zephyrum_fw-la stant_fw-la rupibus_fw-la altis_fw-la exceptantque_fw-la leves_fw-la auras_fw-la &_o saepe_fw-la sine_fw-la ullis_fw-la conjugiis_fw-la vento_fw-la gravidae_fw-la mirabile_fw-la dictu_fw-la the_o like_a fabulous_a impregnation_n we_o read_v of_o in_o raven_n by_o the_o north_n wind_n and_o in_o partrage_n by_o bare_a imagination_n chap._n iu._n 1._o my_o lord_n bacon_n opinion_n confute_v concern_v the_o french_a disease_n 2._o concern_v the_o expulsion_n of_o pellet_n out_o of_o gun_n 3._o of_o the_o wax_n candle_n burn_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n 4._o of_o the_o part_n most_o nutritive_a in_o animal_n 5._o of_o the_o spirit_n in_o cold_a body_n 6._o of_o air_n fire_n water_n oil_n whiteness_n the_o hand_n and_o foot_n 7._o of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n 8._o of_o visible_a object_n and_o hear_n 9_o of_o sound_n and_o music_n 10._o of_o sing_v bird_n descend_v species_n light_n 11._o ingrate_a object_n and_o deafness_n with_o other_o passage_n have_v light_v late_o upon_o two_o book_n the_o one_o of_o doctor_n harvie_n de_n generatione_n animalium_fw-la wherein_o he_o prove_v that_o all_o animal_n have_v their_o
original_n from_o egg_n which_o if_o true_a then_o that_o be_v no_o fiction_n of_o the_o poet_n concern_v leda_n two_o egg_n out_o of_o which_o be_v procreate_v pollux_n and_o helena_n castor_n and_o clytaemnestra_n but_o i_o conceive_v the_o doctor_n in_o this_o speak_v rather_o tropical_o then_o proper_o for_o simile_n non_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la and_o what_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n resemble_v a_o egg_n be_v not_o a_o egg_n however_o his_o book_n be_v full_a of_o excellent_a learning_n and_o observation_n yet_o i_o have_v be_v bold_a in_o some_o thing_n to_o dissent_v from_o he_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n the_o other_o book_n i_o late_o view_v be_v my_o lord_n bacon_n natural_a history_n a_o piece_n fraught_v with_o much_o variety_n of_o elegant_a learning_n but_o yet_o wherein_o be_v divers_a passage_n that_o deserve_v animadversion_n i_o never_o have_v leisure_n to_o run_v over_o the_o book_n till_o now_o though_o i_o have_v see_v it_o before_o and_o now_o my_o distraction_n be_v such_o that_o i_o can_v exact_o examine_v it_o but_o only_o ut_fw-la canis_fw-la è_fw-la nilo_fw-la here_o and_o there_o touch_v a_o little_a first_o then_o i_o find_v he_o mistake_v in_o think_v that_o the_o french-pox_n be_v beget_v by_o eat_v of_o man_n flesh_n cent._n 1._o sect._n 26._o his_o reason_n be_v a_o story_n of_o man_n flesh_n barrel_v up_o like_o tunny_fw-mi &_o eat_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o naples_n the_o other_o be_v because_o the_o cannibal_n who_o feed_v on_o man_n flesh_n be_v subject_a to_o that_o disease_n 3._o because_o the_o blood_n or_o fat_a of_o man_n flesh_n be_v mix_v with_o poison_n and_o last_o because_o witch_n feed_v on_o man_n flesh_n to_o aid_v their_o imagination_n with_o high_a and_o foul_a vapour_n answ._n these_o reason_n be_v of_o small_a validity_n for_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o the_o eat_n of_o man_n flesh_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o naples_n that_o bring_v this_o disease_n into_o europe_n but_o it_o be_v procure_v by_o some_o of_o columbus_n his_o company_n who_o have_v carnal_a commerce_n with_o soul_n indian_a woman_n which_o with_o the_o pox_n they_o bring_v along_o with_o they_o 2._o man_n flesh_n of_o all_o other_o animal_n be_v count_v the_o most_o temperate_a therefore_o can_v produce_v such_o a_o venomous_a distemper_n so_o repugnant_a to_o man_n body_n 3._o this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a disease_n of_o the_o indian_n both_o east_n and_o west_n for_o divers_a country_n have_v their_o divers_a malady_n 4._o neither_o can_v this_o or_o any_o disease_n be_v count_v new_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o subject_n original_a cause_n or_o seminary_n for_o this_o disease_n be_v as_o old_a as_o man_n flesh_n though_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n it_o do_v not_o break_v out_o so_o general_o as_o of_o late_a and_o who_o know_v but_o that_o the_o ancient_n have_v it_o but_o under_o another_o name_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o leprosy_n 5._o the_o cannibal_n among_o the_o indian_n be_v not_o more_o subject_n to_o this_o disease_n than_o other_o who_o never_o taste_v of_o man_n flesh_n for_o in_o all_o age_n there_o have_v be_v man_n eater_n yet_o not_o taint_v mith_o this_o malady_n and_o million_o of_o latter_a year_n among_o we_o who_o be_v infect_v with_o this_o poison_n and_o yet_o never_o eat_v of_o man_n flesh_n 6._o it_o be_v against_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o man_n shall_v rather_o breed_v this_o disease_n then_o of_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o sheep_n see_v man_n flesh_n be_v soon_o convertible_a into_o nutriment_n then_o of_o any_o other_o animal_n because_o of_o the_o great_a sympathy_n and_o specifical_a unity_n 7._o though_o ignorant_a indian_n do_v mix_v man_n blood_n or_o fat_a with_o poison_n it_o will_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o these_o be_v poisonable_a no_o more_o than_o wine_n can_v be_v call_v poison_n because_o poisonable_a material_n may_v be_v mix_v with_o it_o so_o we_o mix_v sugar_n and_o butter_n with_o rat_n bane_n which_o we_o know_v have_v no_o venomous_a quality_n in_o they_o 8._o witch_n who_o be_v silly_a fool_n may_v eat_v man_n flesh_n hope_v thereby_o to_o aid_v their_o imagination_n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o virtue_n in_o man_n flesh_n as_o they_o conceive_v so_o they_o use_v many_o spell_n charm_n and_o cant_a word_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o more_o virtue_n then_o in_o a_o pebble_n stone_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o rot_a wood_n 9_o man_n flesh_n can_v afford_v no_o soul_n vapour_n except_o it_o befoul_a itself_o and_o putrify_a and_o so_o indeed_o it_o may_v breed_v loathsome_a disease_n as_o all_o other_o corrupt_a and_o putrify_a meat_n do_v which_o be_v do_v as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v not_o as_o it_o be_v man_n flesh_n neither_o can_v it_o afford_v high_a vapour_n except_o it_o be_v full_a of_o spirit_n which_o can_v be_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o dead_a flesh_n he_o that_o will_v have_v high_a vapour_n must_v drink_v sack_n not_o eat_v man_n flesh_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o vine_n not_o of_o the_o vein_n can_v breed_v high_a vapour_n indeed_o the_o drink_n of_o man_n blood_n and_o eat_v of_o his_o flesh_n may_v inure_v a_o man_n to_o cruelty_n which_o catelin_n know_v by_o cause_v his_o associate_n to_o drink_v humane_a blood_n hence_o the_o judaical_a law_n forbid_v eat_v of_o blood_n at_o all_o show_v we_o hereby_o how_o much_o god_n abhor_v cruelty_n or_o that_o which_o may_v induce_v a_o man_n to_o it_o ii_o his_o lordship_n call_v it_o a_o crude_a and_o ignorant_a speculation_n to_o make_v the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o fire_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o expulsion_n of_o the_o pellet_n out_o of_o the_o gun_n but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o cause_n to_o be_v the_o crude_a and_o windy_a spirit_n of_o nitre_n dilate_v by_o heat_n which_o blow_v abroad_o the_o flame_n as_o a_o inward_a bellows_o but_o i_o will_v know_v what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o dilatation_n and_o between_o the_o flame_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o nitre_n he_o affirm_v dilatation_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o expulsion_n therefore_o his_o exception_n against_o the_o former_a opinion_n be_v needless_a and_o whereas_o he_o grant_v the_o flame_n to_o be_v the_o immediate_a expeller_n of_o the_o pellet_n he_o unaware_o affirm_v what_o he_o reject_v neither_o can_v i_o see_v any_o difference_n between_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o nitre_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o nitre_n inflame_v only_o he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v show_n of_o a_o new_a reason_n by_o alter_v somewhat_o the_o word_n of_o the_o former_a whereas_o the_o sense_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o the_o speculation_n than_o be_v not_o crude_a but_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o nitre_n be_v crude_a which_o without_o the_o flame_n can_v do_v nothing_o 3._o from_o a_o wax_n candle_n burn_v in_o a_o porringer_n full_a of_o spirit_n of_o wine_n set_v on_o fire_n he_o infer_v cent._n 1.31_o strange_a conculsion_n as_o 1._o that_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o candle_n become_v big_a and_o globular_a and_o not_o in_o pyramid_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o pyramid_n of_o the_o flame_n be_v accidental_a i_o answer_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o candle_n become_v big_a and_o globular_a accidental_o because_o the_o air_n about_o it_o be_v heat_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o wine_n therefore_o as_o in_o all_o thing_n like_o draw_v to_o like_v so_o one_o flame_n dilate_v itself_o to_o enjoy_v the_o other_o as_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n will_v contract_v itself_o upon_o a_o dry_a but_o dilate_v itself_o upon_o a_o wet_a table_n 2._o he_o infer_v that_o the_o flame_n of_o itself_o will_v be_v round_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o air_n that_o quench_v the_o side_n of_o it_o but_o i_o say_v that_o the_o air_n be_v so_o far_o from_o quench_v that_o it_o cherish_v and_o maintain_v the_o flame_n without_o which_o it_o will_v quick_o vanish_v and_o that_o the_o flame_n will_v not_o be_v round_o of_o itself_o if_o the_o air_n round_o about_o be_v not_o inflame_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n it_o roll_v and_o turn_n not_o of_o its_o own_o nature_n but_o because_o the_o ambient_fw-la flame_n draw_v it_o 3._o he_o infer_v hence_o that_o the_o celestial_a body_n be_v true_a fire_n for_o they_o be_v ig●obular_a and_o have_v rotation_n and_o have_v the_o colour_n and_o splendour_n of_o flame_n these_o be_v weak_a argument_n that_o from_o common_a accident_n prove_v specifical_a identity_n for_o if_o the_o star_n be_v true_a fire_n because_o globular_a than_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o water_n drop_n be_v fire_n because_o round_o and_o that_o every_o thing_n which_o have_v rotation_n be_v fire_n and_o if_o that_o be_v fire_n which_o have_v the_o colour_n of_o fire_n or_o that_o a_o flame_n which_o have_v the_o splendour_n of_o flame_n we_o may_v say_v that_o rot_a
stone_n find_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n iu._n 1._o some_o without_o lung_n 2._o impostume_n void_v in_o urine_n 3._o worm_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n 4._o no_o change_n of_o sex_n 5._o giant_n 6._o some_o without_o liver_n 7._o fleshy_a bladder_n 8._o stone_n hair_n worm_n etc._n etc._n beget_v in_o our_o urine_n 9_o a_o woman_n without_o a_o matrix_fw-la chap._n v._n 1._o strange_n but_o not_o miraculous_a birth_n 2._o strange_a and_o strong_a imagination_n 3._o poison_n inward_a and_o outward_a 4._o poison_n of_o mad_a dog_n 5._o cantharides_n 6._o poison_v how_o it_o work_v 7._o why_o bird_n not_o poison_v as_o man_n 8._o amphiam_fw-la opium_n mandrake_n 9_o the_o plague_n no_o hectic_a nor_o putrid_a fever_n 10._o epidemical_a disease_n chap._n vi_o 1._o antipathy_n to_o some_o meat_n 2._o the_o force_n of_o fear_n 3._o blood_n void_v by_o the_o gum_n and_o navel_n 4._o black_a hair_n sudden_o gray_a 5._o violence_n of_o passion_n 6._o defect_n in_o nature_n recompense_v 7._o a_o fly_v void_v by_o urine_n 8._o monthly_o blood_n in_o man_n 9_o the_o cause_n of_o monster_n 10._o horn_n on_o man_n head_n and_o heel_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o effect_n of_o blood_n be_v drink_v 2._o some_o strange_a disease_n 3._o ply_v ca_fw-mi polonica_fw-la 4._o some_o eat_v poison_n without_o hurt_n 5._o stone_n in_o the_o intestine_n 6._o old_a man_n come_v young_a 7._o some_o strange_a monster_n chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o divers_a and_o strange_a spleen_n 2._o black_a urine_n 3._o one_o live_v without_o sleep_n 4._o the_o tarentula_n effect_n and_o cure_n the_o force_n of_o music_n 5._o serpent_n beget_v of_o dead_a brain_n 6._o of_o tiberius_n his_o sight_n alexander_n sweat_n strabo_n eye_n the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o strange_a disease_n and_o accident_n of_o man_n body_n chap._n i._n 1._o divers_a way_n to_o resist_v burn_v 2._o locust_n eater_n the_o lousy_a disease_n the_o baptist_n feed_v not_o on_o locust_n 3._o man_n flesh_n most_o subject_a to_o putrefaction_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o how_o putrefaction_n be_v resist_v mumia_fw-la 4._o the_o strength_n of_o affection_n and_o imagination_n in_o die_a man_n strange_a presage_n of_o death_n 5._o difference_n of_o dead_a man_n skull_n and_o why_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o benefit_n of_o sleep_n and_o reason_n why_o some_o sleep_v not_o 2._o why_o dead_a body_n after_o the_o nine_o day_n swim_v why_o dead_a and_o sleep_a man_n heavy_a than_o other_o why_o a_o blow_a bladder_n light_a than_o a_o empty_a 3._o strange_a epidemical_a disease_n and_o death_n the_o force_n of_o smell_n the_o rose_n smell_v 4._o strange_a shape_n and_o multitude_n of_o worm_n in_o our_o body_n 5._o the_o french_a disease_n and_o its_o malignity_n the_o disease_n of_o brasil_n chap._n iii_o 1._o centaur_n prove_v what_o they_o be_v 2._o why_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wolf_n cause_v obmutescency_n 3._o pigmy_n prove_v gammadim_n what_o 4._o giant_n prove_v they_o be_v not_o monster_n 5._o the_o strange_a force_n of_o fascination_n the_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n of_o thing_n the_o lodestone_n attraction_n how_o hinder_v fascination_n how_o cure_v fascination_n by_o word_n chap._n iu._n 1._o strange_a stone_n breed_v in_o man_n body_n 2._o child_n nourish_v by_o wolf_n and_o other_o beast_n 3._o poison_n take_v without_o hurt_n poison_v eater_n may_v infect_v how_o how_o grape_n and_o other_o plant_n may_v be_v poison_v 4._o of_o strange_a mola_n bear_n by_o lick_v form_n their_o cub_n the_o plastic_a faculty_n still_o work_v chap._n v._n 1_o divers_a privilege_n of_o eunuch_n the_o fiber_n testicle_n 2._o d●_n versity_n of_o aliment_n and_o medicament_n the_o virtue_n of_o peache●_n mandrake_n the_o nature_n of_o our_o aliment_n 3._o a_o strange_a story_n 〈◊〉_d a_o sick_a maid_n discuss_v and_o of_o strange_a vomit_n and_o monster_n and_o imagination_n 4._o man_n long_o live_v the_o dere_v long_a life_n 〈◊〉_d sert_v 5._o that_o old_a man_n may_v become_v young_a again_o prove_v chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o many_o new_a disease_n and_o cause_n thereof_o 2._o different_a colour_n i●_n our_o body_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o ethiopian_a blackness_n 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d unicorn_n with_o his_o horn_n and_o virtue_n assert_v 4._o some_o bear_v blind_a and_o dumb_a recover_v a_o strange_a universal_a fever_n a_o strange_a fish_n and_o strength_n of_o imagination_n chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o diversity_n and_o virtue_n of_o bezoar_n stone_n 2._o a_o woman_n conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o a_o incubus_n 3._o strange_a action_n perform_v by_o sleeper_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o lot_n incest_n in_o his_o sleep_n 4._o some_o animal_n live_v long_o without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n food_n be_v only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v air_n turn_v to_o water_n and_o be_v the●_n pabulous_a supply_n of_o fire_n chap._n viii_o 1._o divers_a animal_n long-lived_a without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n live_v on_o air_n only_o 2._o divers_a creature_n feed_v only_o by_o water_n 3._o chilification_n not_o absolute_o necessary_a strange_a operation_n of_o some_o stomach_n the_o ostrich_n eat_v and_o digest_v iron_n 4._o how_o bee_n gnat_n etc._n etc._n make_v a_o sound_n of_o glow-worm_n and_o grain_n bite_v by_o pismire_n the_o vegetable_a lamb_n and_o other_o strange_a plant_n 5._o the_o tiger_n swiftness_n the_o remora_n stay_v ship_n chap._n ix_o 1._o lion_n afraid_a of_o cock_n antipathy_n cause_v fear_n and_o horror_n in_o divers_a animal_n 2._o spider_n kill_v toad_n the_o diversity_n of_o spider_n 3._o the_o cock_n egg_n and_o basilisk_n divers_a sort_n of_o basilisk_n 4._o amphisbaena_fw-la prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 5._o the_o viper_n generation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o mother_n prove_v and_o objection_n to_o the_o contrary_n refute_v chap._n x._o 1._o mole_n see_v not_o and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v 2._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n concern_v divers_a animal_n maintain_v 3._o the_o right_a and_o left_a side_n defend_v 4._o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o erection_n of_o man_n body_n and_o the_o benefit_n we_o have_v thereby_o 5._o mouse_n and_o other_o vermin_n breed_v of_o putrefaction_n even_o in_o man_n body_n 6._o how_o man_n swim_v natural_o the_o indian_a swimmer_n chap._n xi_o 〈◊〉_d the_o picture_n of_o the_o pelican_n dolphin_n serpent_n adam_n and_o eve_n christ_n moses_n abraham_n and_o of_o the_o sibyl_n defend_v 2._o the_o picture_n of_o cleopatra_n of_o alexander_n of_o hector_n of_o caesar_n with_o saddle_n and_o stirrup_n maintain_v chap._n xii_o 1._o the_o picture_n of_o jephtha_n sacrifice_v his_o daughter_n maintain_v 2._o the_o baptist_n wear_v a_o camel_n skin_n 3._o other_o picture_n as_o of_o s._n christopher_n s._n george_n etc._n etc._n defend_v 4._o the_o antiquity_n distinction_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n of_o the_o samaritan_n and_o their_o letter_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o there_o be_v not_o heat_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n 2._o island_n before_o the_o flood_n prove_v 3._o the_o seven_o ostiaries_n of_o nilus_n and_o its_o greatness_n the_o greatness_n of_o old_a rome_n divers_a way_n prove_v nilus_n overflow_n how_o proper_a to_o it_o the_o crocodile_n of_o nilus_n its_o inundation_n regular_a chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o cause_n of_o nile_n inundation_n 2._o lot_n wife_n true_o transform_v into_o a_o salt_n pillar_n 3._o hell_n fire_n true_o black_a brimstone_n cause_v blackness_n 4._o philoxenus_n a_o glutton_n and_o his_o wish_n not_o absurd_a how_o long_a neck_n conduce_v to_o modulation_n chap._n xv._n 1._o heavy_a body_n swim_v in_o the_o dead_a sea_n and_o the_o ancient_n in_o this_o point_n defend_v 2._o crassus_n have_v reason_n to_o laugh_v at_o the_o ass_n eat_v thistle_n laughter_n define_v in_o laughter_n there_o be_v sorrow_n in_o weep_v joy_n 3._o that_o christ_n never_o laugh_v prove_v 4._o fluctus_fw-la decumans_fw-la what_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o epicurus_n a_o wicked_a and_o wanton_a man_n impious_a in_o his_o opinion_n seneca_n judgement_n of_o he_o 2._o twelve_o of_o his_o impious_a and_o absurd_a opinion_n rehearse_v chap._n xvii_o epicurus_n his_o atom_n reject_v by_o nineteen_o reason_n chap._n xviii_o 1._o that_o crystal_n be_v of_o water_n prove_v and_o the_o contrary_a objection_n answer_v how_o it_o differ_v from_o ice_n 2._o the_o loadstone_n move_v not_o its_o antipathy_n with_o garlic_n of_o the_o adamant_n versoria_fw-la amber_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o what_o the_o ancient_n have_v write_v of_o griffin_n may_v be_v true_a griffin_n mention_v in_o scripture_n grypi_n and_o gryph_n perez_n and_o ossifrage_n what_o chapr_fw-la xx._n 1._o the_o navigation_n of_o the_o ancient_n by_o the_o star_n they_o know_v not_o the_o compass_n 2._o goat_n blood_n soften_v the_o adamant_n gold_n lose_v its_o virtue_n and_o gravity_n with_o its_o substance_n iron_n may_v grow_v hot_a with_o motion_n coral_n be_v soft_a
reparation_n by_o generation_n of_o spirit_n 5._o it_o differ_v from_o the_o animal_n motive_n faculty_n because_o it_o be_v necessary_a and_o perpetual_a the_o animal_n be_v voluntary_a and_o sometime_o cease_v vii_o the_o vital_a spirit_n be_v engender_v in_o the_o left_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n partly_o of_o air_n prepare_v in_o the_o lung_n and_o convey_v to_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o arteria_fw-la venosa_fw-la and_o partly_o of_o the_o pure_a blood_n pour_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la into_o the_o right_a ventricle_n where_o it_o be_v prepare_v and_o attenuate_v a_o part_n whereof_o be_v convey_v for_o nourish_v of_o the_o lung_n by_o the_o vena_fw-la arteriosa_fw-la the_o other_o part_n sweat_v through_o the_o partition_n that_o divide_v the_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o left_a ventricle_n be_v mingle_v with_o the_o air_n and_o turn_v into_o spirit_n by_o its_o excessive_a heat_n viii_o the_o diastole_n and_o systole_n that_o be_v the_o dilatation_n and_o contraction_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n be_v all_o one_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o the_o heart_n and_o artery_n be_v so_o unite_v that_o they_o make_v but_o one_o body_n so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o pulsifick_a virtue_n in_o both_o and_o the_o end_n of_o their_o motion_n be_v the_o same_o to_o wit_n the_o vegitation_n and_o life_n of_o the_o body_n the_o suddenness_n of_o the_o motion_n in_o the_o remote_a artery_n from_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o strong_a beat_n of_o the_o pulse_n and_o heart_n in_o fever_n and_o anger_n do_v show_v the_o identity_n of_o motion_n in_o both_o 2._o the_o artery_n be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o heart_n convey_v by_o their_o tunicle_n rather_o than_o their_o cavity_n for_o upon_o the_o press_n of_o the_o tunicle_n the_o pulse_n cease_v but_o not_o when_o the_o cavity_n be_v stuff_v or_o stop_v they_o be_v not_o then_o move_v by_o their_o heat_n and_o blood_n but_o by_o the_o heart_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o bind_v the_o artery_n who_o motion_n beneath_o the_o bind_n sail_v the_o commerce_n between_o it_o and_o the_o heart_n be_v intercept_v 3._o the_o heart_n be_v first_o dilate_v by_o receive_v the_o air_n than_o it_o be_v contract_v by_o expel_v the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n 4._o the_o heart_n strike_v the_o breast_n in_o its_o dilatation_n not_o in_o its_o contraction_n or_o systole_n because_o the_o left_a ventricle_n which_o be_v the_o original_n of_o the_o artery_n be_v distend_v in_o the_o diastole_n and_o so_o touch_v the_o breast_n about_o the_o left_a pap_n ix_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o voluntary_a because_o we_o can_v command_v it_o nor_o sensitive_a because_o it_o be_v not_o perform_v by_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n nor_o simple_a because_o there_o be_v two_o motion_n nor_o compound_v because_o they_o be_v contrary_a and_o of_o contrary_a motion_n can_v be_v no_o composition_n nor_o be_v it_o violent_a because_o it_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o its_o nature_n nor_o be_v it_o cause_v by_o a_o external_a agent_n as_o the_o tremble_a of_o the_o heart_n be_v by_o distemper_n vapour_n or_o humour_n but_o the_o heart_n motion_n be_v natural_a yet_o not_o cause_v by_o the_o elementary_a form_n for_o so_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o agent_n in_o our_o body_n then_o one_o and_o its_o motion_n shall_v be_v ●it●e●_n upward_o or_o downward_o but_o it_o be_v natural_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a nature_n that_o work_v in_o animal_n body_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o fiber_n heat_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v natural_a organ_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o natural_a use_n or_o end_n of_o this_o motion_n for_o the_o heart_n dilate_v itself_o to_o receive_v air_n and_o blood_n it_o contract_v itself_o to_o be_v empty_v of_o its_o fume_n and_o to_o communicate_v its_o spirit_n to_o the_o nerve_n which_o end_n be_v natural_a x._o when_o aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v cause_v by_o heat_n and_o cold_a he_o contradict_v not_o the_o physician_n in_o affirm_v the_o soul_n or_o its_o vital_a faculty_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o motion_n for_o heat_n and_o cold_a be_v subordinate_a instrument_n to_o the_o soul_n which_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n dilate_v the_o heart_n and_o by_o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o cold_a air_n contract_v it_o as_o we_o see_v water_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n swell_v and_o dilate_v itself_o but_o upon_o the_o breathe_n of_o cold_a air_n to_o contract_v and_o fall_v down_o again_o 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 aristotle_n differ_v from_o the_o galenist_n about_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o lung_n he_o will_v have_v they_o move_v by_o the_o heart_n who_o heat_n list_v up_o the_o lung_n upon_o which_o motion_n the_o air_n enter_v for_o avoid_v vacuity_n which_o be_v enter_v the_o lung_n fall_v the_o galenist_n will_v have_v their_o motion_n to_o depend_v on_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o breast_n but_o both_o be_v in_o the_o right_n for_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v partly_o voluntary_a and_o so_o it_o depend_v on_o the_o move_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o partly_o natural_a and_o so_o it_o be_v move_v by_o the_o heart_n 2._o when_o aristotle_n deny_v that_o the_o air_n be_v the_o nutriment_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o the_o galenist_n affirm_v his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o air_n do_v not_o proper_o nourish_v the_o spirit_n as_o meat_n do_v our_o body_n for_o there_o be_v no_o assimilation_n or_o conversion_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o air_n into_o our_o spirit_n which_o be_v proper_o nourish_v by_o blood_n but_o only_o a_o commixtion_n of_o the_o air_n and_o spirit_n for_o refrigeration_n and_o indeed_o if_o the_o spirit_n be_v proper_o feed_v by_o the_o air_n there_o will_v not_o come_v out_o the_o same_o air_n that_o go_v in_o for_o the_o spirit_n will_v not_o part_v from_o their_o food_n the_o air_n than_o nourish_v the_o spirit_n as_o it_o do_v the_o fire_n by_o refrigeration_n and_o preserve_v it_o from_o suffocation_n ii_o respiration_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a for_o preservation_n of_o life_n as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o histerical_a woman_n can_v live_v without_o that_o but_o they_o can_v live_v without_o this_o neither_o be_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o artery_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n for_o the_o member_n be_v not_o deprive_v of_o life_n though_o the_o artery_n be_v stop_v or_o tie_v and_o deprive_v of_o its_o motion_n 2._o the_o motion_n of_o respiration_n be_v more_o noble_a than_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o this_o be_v mere_o natural_a that_o be_v also_o animal_n and_o voluntary_a yet_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v more_o noble_a than_o this_o for_o the_o end_n excel_v the_o mean_n iii_o the_o lung_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a hot_a that_o they_o may_v temper_v and_o alter_v the_o cold_a air_n therefore_o the_o substance_n be_v fleshy_a light_a and_o spungy_a and_o feed_v with_o hot_a and_o spirituous_a blood_n from_o the_o right_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v also_o moist_a as_o appear_v by_o its_o soft_a and_o loose_a substance_n it_o be_v also_o moist_a accidental_o by_o receive_v the_o phlegm_n and_o rheum_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o brain_n 2._o the_o lung_n refrigerate_v the_o heart_n not_o because_o their_o substance_n be_v cold_a but_o because_o the_o air_n be_v cold_a which_o they_o attract_v iv._o respiration_n be_v a_o motion_n partly_o voluntary_a as_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o muscle_n nerve_n and_o diaphragma_n which_o be_v the_o organ_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o breath_n or_o not_o to_o breath_n to_o hasten_v or_o retard_v it_o and_o it_o be_v partly_o natural_a as_o it_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o lung_n which_o be_v organ_n of_o natural_a motion_n as_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o fatigation_n as_o it_o be_v perform_v in_o our_o sleep_n when_o we_o have_v no_o command_n over_o ourselves_o and_o the_o sensitive_a faculty_n then_o cease_v as_o it_o be_v not_o perform_v by_o election_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o object_n as_o voluntary_a motion_n be_v and_o last_o as_o in_o apoplexy_n when_o the_o sense_n fail_v the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n be_v hurt_v yet_o respiration_n continue_v it_o be_v then_o a_o mix_a action_n as_o the_o expulsive_a action_n of_o the_o
error_n be_v ground_v on_o a_o false_a supposition_n in_o think_v there_o be_v gravity_n in_o the_o spirit_n themselves_o because_o they_o participate_v of_o corporeity_n as_o if_o gravity_n u●ere_v a_o essential_a property_n of_o body_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o gravity_n in_o the_o pure_a fire_n nor_o in_o the_o star_n and_o heaven_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v body_n beside_o if_o the_o spirit_n have_v any_o gravity_n in_o they_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o live_a body_n be_v heavy_a than_o dead_a carcase_n which_o be_v absurd_a to_o think_v again_o i_o will_v know_v why_o inebriate_v apoplectical_a and_o swoon_a person_n be_v heavy_a than_o other_o be_v it_o not_o because_o their_o spirit_n fail_v and_o they_o resemble_v dead_a man_n and_o so_o in_o sleep_n the_o brother_n of_o death_n the_o body_n be_v heavy_a every_o nurse_n that_o carry_v her_o child_n in_o her_o arm_n will_v tell_v he_o this_o why_o do_v a_o man_n fall_v down_o in_o his_o sleep_n who_o stand_v upright_a when_o he_o be_v awake_v if_o he_o be_v not_o heavy_a than_o he_o be_v the_o scripture_n acknowledge_v that_o even_o the_o apostle_n eye_n be_v heavy_a when_o they_o be_v sleepy_a and_o whereas_o he_o prove_v the_o spirit_n to_o add_v weight_n to_o the_o body_n because_o a_o man_n that_o hold_v his_o breath_n be_v weighty_a while_o his_o lung_n be_v full_a then_o upon_o expiration_n and_o a_o bladder_n blow_v be_v heavy_a than_o one_o empty_a i_o answer_v that_o i_o can_v never_o find_v this_o experiment_n true_a though_o i_o have_v make_v trial_n 2._o it_o seem_v to_o be_v false_a because_o the_o blow_a bladder_n will_v swim_v when_o the_o empty_a one_o sink_v 3._o if_o i_o shall_v yield_v he_o this_o yet_o his_o sequel_n be_v nought_o except_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o a_o man_n body_n to_o be_v as_o thick_a and_o course_n as_o the_o gross_a vapour_n which_o be_v blow_v into_o the_o bladder_n which_o be_v neither_o air_n in_o name_n nor_o purity_n much_o less_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o those_o subtle_a spirit_n which_o be_v so_o pure_a and_o apt_a to_o vanish_v that_o nature_n be_v force_v to_o enclose_v they_o within_o the_o thick_a wall_n of_o the_o nerve_n so_o likewise_o the_o air_n retain_v in_o the_o lung_n may_v perhaps_o add_v weight_n to_o the_o body_n because_o the_o long_o it_o stay_v there_o the_o more_o it_o degenerate_v into_o a_o thick_a vapour_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o body_n moisture_n and_o so_o may_v become_v ponderous_a iii_o god_n be_v please_v many_o time_n to_o punish_v whole_a nation_n by_o extraordinary_a epidemical_a disease_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n so_o be_v england_n visit_v with_o a_o sweat_a sickness_n so_o be_v poland_n with_o that_o disease_n call_v plica_fw-la of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v so_o be_v ethiopia_n as_o be_v already_o say_v visit_v with_o the_o lousy_a disease_n forestus_n obseru._n medic_fw-la part_n 3._o record_v that_o in_o syracuse_n there_o be_v a_o universal_a disease_n call_v the_o hungry_a sickness_n in_o which_o people_n do_v continual_o desire_v to_o eat_v and_o be_v never_o satisfy_v of_o this_o multitude_n die_v at_o last_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o this_o disease_n proceed_v of_o worm_n which_o be_v expel_v by_o bolarmenick_n and_o treacle_n and_o hollerius_n report_v that_o at_o beneventum_n many_o die_v of_o intolerable_a pain_n in_o the_o head_n cause_v by_o worm_n engender_v there_o who_o also_o mention_n one_o italian_a who_o by_o smell_a much_o to_o the_o herb_n basil_n have_v a_o scorpion_n which_o breed_v in_o his_o brain_n and_o kill_v he_o this_o be_v not_o impossible_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o p●trified_a matter_n and_o the_o preparation_n make_v for_o introduction_n of_o the_o form_n divers_a shape_n of_o creature_n be_v beget_v and_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o great_a sympathy_n between_o the_o basil_n and_o the_o scorpion_n which_o do_v facilitate_v the_o generation_n neither_o be_v we_o ignorant_a what_o force_n there_o be_v in_o smell_n both_o to_o breed_v and_o expel_v disease_n and_o even_o to_o prolong_v and_o shorten_v life_n as_o appear_v in_o divers_a history_n of_o some_o that_o have_v die_v with_o the_o smell_n of_o coal_n other_o of_o new_a wort_fw-la or_o ale_n as_o those_o two_o monk_n record_v by_o forestus_n obseru._n medic_fw-la part_n 1._o although_o i_o suppose_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o smell_n as_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o coal_n and_o vapour_n of_o the_o air_n that_o suffocate_v the_o spirit_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o smell_n that_o some_o have_v be_v purge_v by_o pass_v by_o or_o enter_v into_o apothecary_n shop_n while_o they_o be_v prepare_v purgative_a medicament_n and_o divers_a with_o the_o smell_n of_o the_o purge_n which_o they_o carry_v in_o their_o hand_n have_v be_v as_o much_o purge_v as_o if_o they_o have_v take_v the_o whole_a substance_n but_o this_o i_o ascribe_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o smell_n which_o 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predominant_a be_v moisten_v and_o coldness_n whence_o to_o cold_a and_o moist_a brain_n the_o smell_n be_v not_o proper_a but_o to_o hot_a brain_n the_o rose_n be_v comfortable_a therefore_o the_o ancient_n in_o their_o drink_a match_n use_v to_o wear_v rose_z garland_n and_o to_o lie_v upon_o bed_n of_o rose-leave_n for_o refrigeration_n mitte_fw-la sectari_fw-la rosa_fw-la quo_fw-la locorum_fw-la sera_fw-it moretur_fw-la horat._n l._n 1._o iv._o it_o be_v almost_o incredible_a what_o be_v write_v of_o the_o multitude_n divers_a shape_n and_o length_n of_o worm_n breed_v in_o our_o body_n if_o we_o have_v not_o the_o testimony_n of_o so_o many_o grave_a physician_n to_o prove_v this_o forestus_n out_o of_o hostim_o obs._n med._n part_n 1._o obs._n 2._o show_v that_o at_o beneventum_n in_o italy_n there_o be_v a_o great_a mortality_n
all_o body_n at_o all_o time_n alike_o the_o mean_n to_o discriminate_a the_o true_a unicorn_n horn_n from_o the_o false_a be_v two_o to_o wit_n if_o it_o cause_v the_o liquor_n in_o which_o it_o be_v put_v to_o bubble_n and_o second_o if_o it_o sweat_v when_o the_o poison_n be_v near_o it_o as_o baccius_n tell_v we_o iv._o i_o have_v read_v of_o some_o who_o be_v bear_v blind_a and_o dumb_a and_o yet_o have_v be_v cure_v seidelus_fw-la de_fw-fr morb_n incur_fw-la but_o in_o these_o there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o total_a privation_n of_o the_o organ_n or_o faculty_n of_o sight_n and_o speech_n for_o such_o can_v be_v cure_v by_o nature_n nor_o art_n and_o so_o john_n 6._o it_o be_v hold_v impossible_a for_o one_o bear_v blind_a to_o see_v in_o those_o than_o be_v only_o a_o privation_n of_o the_o act_n and_o so_o the_o eyelid_n only_o shut_v up_o and_o agglutinate_v which_o by_o art_n may_v be_v cut_v and_o open_v and_o so_o the_o string_n by_o which_o the_o tongue_n be_v tie_v be_v often_o cut_v i_o have_v also_o read_v in_o seidelius_n of_o one_o who_o live_v till_o he_o be_v a_o old_a man_n and_o every_o year_n from_o his_o birth_n till_o his_o die_a day_n have_v a_o fever_n which_o take_v he_o still_o upon_o his_o birthday_n this_o anniversary_n fever_n hold_v he_o still_o fourteen_o day_n and_o at_o last_o kill_v he_o the_o seed_n of_o this_o fever_n he_o get_v doubtless_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o what_o impression_n the_o seed_n or_o embryo_n receive_v then_o can_v never_o be_v eradicate_v such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o formative_a power_n upon_o our_o first_o material_n s●●liger_n speak_v of_o a_o certain_a fish_n in_o the_o island_n of_o zeilam_n which_o if_o one_o hold_v fast_o in_o his_o hand_n put_v he_o in_o a_o shake_a fit_n of_o a_o ague_n this_o effect_n i_o suppose_v proceed_v from_o the_o excessive_a cold_a of_o the_o fish_n which_o by_o the_o hand_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o muscle_n and_o nerve_n cause_v shake_v and_o convulsion_n fit_v and_o no_o less_o strange_a be_v that_o which_o be_v mention_v by_o libavius_n of_o one_o who_o hear_v his_o kinsman_n be_v in_o a_o remote_a country_n be_v dead_a of_o the_o plague_n fall_v sick_a himself_o of_o the_o same_o disease_n though_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v then_o dwell_v be_v free_a from_o any_o infection_n libavius_n de_fw-fr veneno_fw-la c._n 8._o corollarii_n this_o proceed_v from_o a_o deep_a apprehension_n or_o sudden_a fear_n a_o weakness_n in_o nature_n and_o a_o aptitude_n to_o fall_v into_o that_o disease_n and_o how_o powerful_a apprehension_n fear_n and_o fancy_n be_v ●pon_o our_o body_n may_v be_v see_v in_o that_o story_n mention_v by_o libavius_n de_fw-fr veneno_fw-la c._n 8._o of_o one_o who_o eat_v a_o snake_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o eel_n without_o any_o hurt_n till_o a_o good_a while_n after_o he_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v a_o snake_n and_o upon_o this_o he_o fall_v sick_a and_o pine_a away_o chap._n vii_o 1._o the_o diversity_n and_o virtue_n of_o bezoar_n stone_n 2._o a_o woman_n conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n of_o a_o incubus_n 3._o strange_a action_n perform_v by_o sleeper_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o lot_n incest_n in_o his_o sleep_n 4._o some_o animal_n live_v long_o without_o food_n the_o chameleon_n food_n be_v only_a air_n the_o contrary_a reason_n answer_v air_n turn_v to_o water_n and_o be_v the_o pabulous_a supply_n of_o fire_n monardes_n in_fw-la historia_fw-la bezoaris_n speak_v of_o some_o who_o be_v poison_v by_o drink_v out_o of_o a_o puddle_n where_o toad_n snake_n and_o other_o virulent_a vermin_n have_v lay_v their_o spawn_n but_o be_v cure_v by_o take_v bezoar_n two_o or_o three_o time_n bauhinus_n c._n 34.36_o speak_v of_o divers_a disease_n cure_v by_o this_o stone_n and_o it_o be_v know_v by_o daily_a experience_n that_o it_o be_v use_v with_o good_a success_n in_o pestilential_a fever_n as_o synertus_fw-la show_v syn._n l._n 4._o de_fw-fr feb._n c._n 8._o it_o be_v also_o good_a in_o divers_a other_o malady_n both_o to_o cure_v and_o prevent_v they_o yet_o doctor_n brown_n think_v we_o be_v daily_o gull_v in_o the_o bezoar_n whereof_o many_o be_v false_a book_n 3._o c._n 23._o i_o deny_v not_o but_o some_o adulterate_a bezoar_n there_o be_v yet_o we_o must_v not_o think_v all_o false_a or_o that_o we_o be_v gull_v because_o we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o wish_a effect_n for_o synertus_fw-la l._n 4._o de_fw-fr feb._n c._n 8._o show_v that_o the_o best_a bezoar_n fail_v if_o the_o just_a dose_n be_v not_o give_v for_o some_o out_o of_o fearfulness_n give_v but_o a_o grain_n or_o two_o whereas_o he_o have_v give_v eight_o or_o ten_o grain_n with_o good_a success_n again_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o be_v hinder_v oftentimes_o by_o mix_v it_o with_o other_o simple_n it_o prove_v also_o ineffectual_a if_o any_o thing_n else_o be_v give_v too_o soon_o after_o or_o if_o the_o stomach_n be_v not_o clear_a when_o it_o be_v exhibit_v for_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o tartar_n and_o vitriol_n by_o themselves_o will_v work_v powerful_o but_o be_v mix_v lose_v their_o operative_a quality_n and_o taste_v so_o do_v bezoar_n many_o time_n mix_v with_o other_o thing_n now_o this_o stone_n be_v breed_v in_o a_o bag_n under_o the_o stomach_n of_o some_o beast_n which_o in_o form_n resemble_v our_o goat_n in_o the_o eastindy_n they_o have_v horn_n but_o in_o the_o west_n none_o the_o oriental_a stone_n be_v the_o best_a a_o grain_n whereof_o have_v be_v sell_v for_o four_o ducat_n some_o of_o they_o be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o goose_n egg_n they_o have_v divers_a form_n and_o divers_a colour_n some_o yellow_a some_o green_a some_o black_a the_o best_a be_v breed_v in_o those_o beast_n that_o feed_v on_o the_o hill_n and_o on_o aromatic_a herb_n which_o be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o valley_n they_o grow_v like_o onion_n wrap_v about_o with_o many_o tunicle_n or_o crust_n acosta_n l._n 4._o c._n 42._o show_v that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o some_o of_o they_o be_v sound_a pin_n straw_n or_o stick_v about_o which_o matter_n do_v gather_v which_o by_o degree_n increase_v and_o harden_v till_o it_o come_v to_o a_o just_a magnitude_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o those_o stone_n be_v find_v sometime_o odoriferous_a herb_n mathiolus_n and_o renodaeus_n hold_v those_o for_o the_o best_a stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o which_o be_v find_v dust_n or_o gravel_n the_o indian_n use_v the_o powder_n of_o bezoar_n not_o only_o against_o inward_a disease_n but_o also_o with_o it_o they_o cure_v their_o wound_n and_o carbuncle_n or_o boil_n acosta_n l._n 4._o c._n 42._o relate_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o peruans_n who_o say_v that_o the_o best_a stone_n be_v breed_v in_o a_o beast_n call_v vieugne_v which_o feed_v upon_o a_o poisonable_a herb_n by_o which_o it_o preserve_v itself_o from_o the_o grass_n and_o water_n that_o be_v poison_v by_o venomous_a beast_n he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o of_o this_o stone_n l●t_v he_o read_v those_o above_o name_v and_o likewise_o boutius_fw-la baccius_n toll_n and_o other_o ii_o that_o story_n be_v strange_a of_o the_o woman_n which_o conceive_v in_o a_o bath_n by_o attract_v the_o man_n sperm_n who_o bathe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n this_o be_v affirm_v by_o averro_n anat._n l._n 8._o quaest_n 11._o but_o deny_v by_o laurentius_n del_fw-it rio_n and_o some_o other_o who_o doctor_n brown_a in_o this_o follow_v he_o that_o deny_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n must_v bring_v good_a witness_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o else_o show_v the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o fact_n which_o they_o do_v not_o for_o we_o shall_v find_v this_o conception_n possible_a if_o either_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la which_o by_o a_o strange_a instinct_n and_o appetite_n attract_v the_o sperm_n to_o it_o for_o which_o cause_n plato_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o as_o the_o stomach_n attract_v meat_n and_o drink_n though_o in_o some_o distance_n from_o it_o or_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o seminal_a spirit_n in_o the_o warm_v water_n may_v be_v a_o while_n preserve_v from_o evaporate_n and_o therefore_o what_o they_o say_v of_o the_o longitude_n of_o the_o organ_n in_o which_o the_o seed_n be_v refrigerated_a be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n except_o they_o can_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o in_o all_o but_o the_o contrary_n be_v find_v in_o the_o long_a organ_n of_o great_a breast_n wherein_o the_o sperm_n be_v no_o way_n damage_v beside_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o bath_n may_v have_v some_o proportion_n to_o that_o of_o the_o matrix_fw-la whereas_o the_o organ_n of_o emission_n be_v not_o so_o hot_a as_o consist_v most_o of_o nervous_a and_o spermatical_a part_n again_o we_o see_v that_o the_o sperm_n of_o fish_n in_o
to_o itself_o he_o say_v sect._n 91._o that_o paper_n or_o wood_n oil_v last_o long_v moist_a but_o wet_a with_o water_n dry_a or_o putrify_v soon_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o that_o air_n meddle_v little_a with_o the_o moisture_n of_o oil_n answ._n he_o shall_v have_v tell_v we_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o cause_n for_o why_o do_v not_o air_n meddle_v with_o oil_n as_o well_o as_o with_o water_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o oil_n be_v a_o more_o tenacious_a and_o dense_a substance_n than_o water_n and_o therefore_o resist_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o air_n long_o and_o can_v be_v so_o soon_o evaporate_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o the_o air_n but_o the_o heat_n in_o the_o air_n that_o work_v both_o on_o water_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o cold_a air_n dry_v up_o neither_o it_o may_v well_o harden_v they_o take_v then_o two_o paper_n the_o one_o moisten_a with_o water_n the_o other_o with_o oil_n and_o hold_v they_o near_o the_o ●re_n we_o shall_v see_v the_o one_o dry_v up_o long_o before_o the_o other_o so_o that_o his_o say_n be_v erroneous_a when_o he_o infer_v sect._n 91._o that_o fire_n work_v upon_o oil_n as_o air_n upon_o water_n for_o indeed_o the_o air_n do_v not_o work_v upon_o water_n but_o heat_n in_o the_o air_n or_o fire_n nor_o do_v the_o fire_n work_v so_o soon_o upon_o the_o oil_n as_o on_o the_o water_n when_o they_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n again_o he_o say_v that_o white_a be_v a_o penurious_a colour_n and_o where_o moisture_n be_v scant_o answ._n there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o want_v moisture_n and_o yet_o be_v black_a as_o divers_z dry_a stone_n and_o coal_n many_o body_n be_v not_o scant_o of_o moisture_n and_o yet_o be_v white_a as_o lily_n milk_n snow_n there_o be_v as_o much_o moisture_n in_o a_o white_a swan_n as_o in_o a_o black_a raven_n but_o when_o he_o say_v sect._n 93_o that_o bird_n and_o horse_n by_o age_n turn_v white_a and_o the_o gray_a hair_n of_o man_n come_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o want_v or_o scant_v of_o moisture_n but_o want_v of_o heat_n rather_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o whiteness_n for_o old_a man_n abound_v more_o in_o waterish_a moisture_n then_o young_a man_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v that_o cold_a climate_n produce_v white_a complexion_n and_o skin_n whereas_o they_o be_v black_a and_o swart_a in_o hot_a country_n snow_n be_v not_o breed_v in_o hot_a summer_n but_o in_o cold_a winter_n and_o hoar_a frost_n be_v engender_v in_o cold_a scythia_n not_o in_o hot_a ethiopia_n again_o he_o be_v mistake_v when_o he_o say_v sect._n 96_o 97._o that_o the_o sol_n of_o the_o foot_n have_v great_a affinity_n with_o the_o head_n and_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n so_o the_o wrist_n and_o hand_n have_v a_o sympathy_n with_o the_o heart_n for_o there_o be_v no_o more_o affinity_n between_o these_o part_n then_o any_o other_o the_o foot_n have_v as_o great_a a_o sympthy_a with_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o wrist_n with_o the_o head_n as_o these_o with_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o other_o with_o the_o head_n if_o there_o be_v any_o affinity_n between_o the_o head_n and_o the_o foot_n it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o so_o the_o same_o affinity_n may_v be_v to_o the_o hand_n if_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o wrist_n it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o artery_n and_o so_o the_o sympathy_n may_v be_v to_o the_o foot_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heart_n be_v affect_v in_o ague_n by_o thing_n apply_v to_o the_o wrist_n not_o because_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n between_o the_o skin_n muscle_n nerve_n and_o bone_n of_o the_o wrist_n with_o the_o heart_n but_o because_o the_o artery_n which_o have_v their_o original_n from_o the_o heart_n lie_v more_o open_a and_o be_v more_o tangible_a there_o then_o in_o many_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o divers_a other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o pulse_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o wrist_n and_o thing_n apply_v to_o these_o part_n will_v work_v as_o powerful_o on_o the_o heart_n as_o if_o apply_v to_o the_o wrist_n his_o lordship_n be_v angry_a sect._n 98._o because_o we_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o plant_n and_o live_a creature_n soul_n such_o superficial_a speculation_n say_v he_o they_o have_v but_o he_o shall_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o scripture_n which_o ordinary_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n soul_n he_o must_v also_o be_v angry_a with_o all_o wise_a nomenclator_n which_o have_v call_v live_v and_o sensitive_a creature_n animal_n because_o they_o have_v animal_n soul_n for_o animal_n be_v from_o anima_fw-la again_o i_o will_v know_v if_o this_o word_n like_v he_o not_o how_o he_o will_v call_v these_o spirit_n of_o animal_n if_o he_o call_v they_o nothing_o but_o spirit_n than_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o all_o other_o tangible_a body_n for_o according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n there_o 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