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begin_v to_o finish_v this_o action_n and_o competent_o perfect_a for_o this_o imperfect_a vision_n and_o last_o although_o they_o have_v neither_o eye_n nor_o sight_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o be_v term_v blind_a for_o blindness_n be_v a_o privative_a term_n unto_o sight_n this_o appellation_n be_v not_o admittible_a in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n and_o will_v overthrow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o privation_n which_o presuppose_v positive_a form_n or_o habit_n and_o be_v not_o indefinite_a negation_n deny_v in_o all_o subject_n but_o such_o alone_a wherein_o the_o positive_a habit_n be_v in_o their_o proper_a nature_n and_o place_v without_o repugnancy_n so_o do_v we_o improper_o say_v a_o moll_n be_v blind_a if_o we_o deny_v it_o the_o organ_n or_o a_o capacity_n of_o vision_n from_o its_o create_a nature_n so_o when_o the_o text_n of_o john_n have_v say_v that_o man_n be_v blind_a from_o his_o nativity_n who_o cecity_n our_o saviour_n cure_v it_o be_v not_o warrantable_a
colour_n it_o be_v incline_v to_o white_a except_v the_o extremity_n or_o top_n of_o the_o wing_n feather_n which_o be_v black_a it_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o hen_n whereas_o it_o approach_v and_o sometime_o exceed_v the_o magnitude_n of_o a_o swan_n it_o be_v common_o paint_v with_o a_o short_a bill_n whereas_o that_o of_o the_o pelecan_n attain_v sometime_o the_o length_n of_o two_o span_n the_o bill_n be_v make_v acute_a or_o point_v at_o the_o end_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o be_v flat_a and_o broad_a and_o somewhat_o invert_v at_o the_o extreme_a it_o be_v describe_v like_o fissipede_v or_o bird_n which_o have_v their_o foot_n or_o claw_n divide_v whereas_o it_o be_v palmipedous_a or_o fin-footed_n like_o swan_n and_o goose_n according_a to_o the_o method_n of_o nature_n in_o latirostrous_a or_o flat_a bild_a bird_n which_o be_v general_o swimmer_n the_o organ_n be_v wise_o contrive_v unto_o the_o action_n and_o they_o be_v frame_v with_o fin_n or_o oar_n upon_o their_o foot_n and_o therefore_o they_o neither_o light_n nor_o build_v on_o tree_n if_o we_o except_o cormorant_n who_o make_v their_o nest_n like_o heron_n last_o there_o be_v one_o part_n omit_v more_o remarkable_a than_o any_o other_o and_o that_o be_v the_o chowle_n or_o crop_n adhere_v unto_o the_o low_a side_n of_o the_o bill_n and_o so_o descend_v by_o the_o throat_n a_o bag_n or_o satchel_n very_o observable_a and_o of_o capacity_n almost_o beyond_o credit_n which_o notwithstanding_o this_o animal_n can_v not_o want_v for_o therein_o as_o aristotle_n aelian_a and_o bellonius_fw-la since_z aver_v it_o receive_v oyster_n cochles_a sckollop_n and_o other_o testaceous_a animal_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o break_v it_o retain_v they_o until_o they_o open_v and_o vomit_v they_o up_o take_v out_o the_o meat_n contain_v this_o be_v that_o part_n preserve_v for_o a_o rarity_n and_o wherein_o as_o sanctius_n deliver_v in_o one_o dissect_v a_o negro_n child_n be_v find_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o picture_n of_o dolphin_n that_o dolphin_n be_v crooked_a be_v not_o only_o affirm_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o painter_n but_o common_o conceive_v their_o natural_a and_o proper_a figure_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o opinion_n of_o our_o time_n but_o seem_v the_o belief_n of_o elder_a time_n before_o we_o for_o beside_o the_o expression_n of_o ovid_n and_o pliny_n their_o pourtraict_n in_o some_o ancient_a coin_n be_v frame_v in_o this_o figure_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o some_o thereof_o in_o gesner_n other_o in_o goltsius_n and_o laevinus_n hulsius_n in_o his_o description_n of_o coin_n from_o julius_n caesar_n unto_o rhodulphus_n the_o second_o notwithstanding_o to_o speak_v strict_o in_o their_o natural_a figure_n they_o be_v straight_o nor_o have_v they_o their_o spin_v connex_v or_o more_o considerable_o embow_v than_o shark_n porpoise_n whale_n and_o other_o cetaceous_a animal_n as_o scaliger_n plain_o affirm_v corpus_fw-la habet_fw-la non_fw-la magis_fw-la curvum_fw-la quam_fw-la reliqui_fw-la pisces_fw-la as_o ocular_a enquiry_n inform_v and_o as_o unto_o such_o as_o have_v not_o have_v the_o opportunity_n to_o behold_v they_o their_o proper_a pourtraict_n will_v discover_v in_o rondeletius_n gesner_n and_o aldrovandus_n and_o as_o indeed_o be_v deducible_a from_o picture_n themselves_o for_o though_o they_o be_v draw_v repandous_a or_o connex_o crooked_a in_o one_o piece_n yet_o the_o dolphin_n that_o carry_v arion_n be_v concavous_o invert_v and_o have_v its_o spin_v depress_v in_o another_o and_o therefore_o what_o be_v deliver_v of_o their_o incurvitie_n must_v either_o be_v take_v emphatical_o that_o be_v not_o real_o but_o in_o appearance_n which_o happen_v when_o they_o leap_v above_o water_n and_o sudden_o shoot_v down_o again_o which_o be_v a_o fallacy_n in_o vision_n whereby_o straight_o body_n in_o a_o sudden_a motion_n protrude_v oblique_o downward_o appear_v unto_o the_o eye_n crooked_a and_o this_o be_v the_o construction_n of_o bellonius_fw-la or_o if_o it_o be_v take_v real_o it_o must_v not_o universal_o and_o perpetual_o that_o be_v not_o when_o they_o swim_v and_o remain_v in_o their_o proper_a figure_n but_o only_o when_o they_o leap_v or_o impetuous_o whirl_v their_o body_n any_o way_n and_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o gesnerus_fw-la or_o last_o it_o must_v be_v take_v neither_o real_o nor_o emphatical_o but_o only_o emblematical_o for_o be_v the_o hyeroglyphick_n of_o celerity_n and_o swift_a than_o other_o animal_n man_n best_o express_v their_o velocity_n by_o incurvity_n and_o under_o some_o figure_n of_o a_o bow_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n probable_o do_v herald_n also_o receive_v it_o when_o from_o a_o dolphin_n extend_v they_o distinguish_v a_o dolphin_n embow_v and_o thus_o also_o must_v that_o picture_n be_v take_v of_o a_o dolphin_n clasp_v a_o anchor_n that_o be_v not_o real_o as_o be_v by_o most_o conceive_v out_o of_o affection_n unto_o man_n convey_v the_o anchor_n unto_o the_o ground_n but_o emblematical_o according_a as_o pierius_n have_v express_v it_o the_o swift_a animal_n conjoin_v with_o that_o heavy_a body_n imply_v that_o common_a moral_n festina_fw-la lent_fw-la and_o that_o celerity_n shall_v always_o be_v contemper_v with_o cunctation_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o grasshopper_n there_o be_v also_o among_o we_o a_o common_a description_n and_o picture_n of_o a_o grasshopper_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o the_o picture_n of_o emblematist_n in_o the_o coat_n of_o several_a family_n and_o as_o the_o word_n cicada_n be_v usual_o translate_v in_o dictionary_n wherein_o to_o speak_v strict_o if_o by_o this_o word_n grasshopper_n we_o understand_v that_o animal_n which_o be_v imply_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o greek_n and_o by_o cicada_n with_o the_o latin_n we_o may_v with_o safety_n affirm_v the_o picture_n be_v wide_o mistake_v and_o that_o for_o aught_o enquiry_n can_v inform_v there_o be_v no_o such_o insect_n in_o england_n which_o how_o paradoxical_a soever_o upon_o a_o strict_a enquiry_n will_v prove_v undeniable_a truth_n for_o first_o that_o animal_n the_o french_a term_n santerelle_n we_o a_o grasshopper_n and_o which_o under_o this_o name_n be_v common_o describe_v by_o we_o be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o greek_n by_o the_o latin_n locusta_n and_o by_o ourselves_o in_o proper_a speech_n a_o locust_n as_o in_o the_o diet_n of_o john_n baptist_n and_o in_o our_o translation_n prov._n 30._o the_o locust_n have_v no_o king_n yet_o go_v they_o forth_o all_o of_o they_o by_o band_n again_o between_o the_o cicada_n and_o that_o we_o call_v a_o grasshopper_n the_o difference_n be_v very_o many_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o themselves_o or_o their_o description_n in_o mathiolus_n aldrovandus_n and_o muffetus_n for_o first_o they_o be_v different_o cucullate_v or_o capuch_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o back_o and_o in_o the_o cicada_n the_o eye_n be_v more_o prominent_a the_o locust_n have_v antenuae_fw-la or_o long_a horn_n before_o with_o a_o long_a falcation_n or_o forcipate_v tail_n behind_o and_o be_v ordain_v for_o saltation_n their_o hinder_a leg_n do_v far_o exceed_v the_o other_o the_o locust_n or_o our_o grasshopper_n have_v tooth_n the_o cicada_n none_o at_o all_o nor_o any_o mouth_n according_a unto_o aristotle_n the_o cicada_n be_v most_o upon_o tree_n and_o last_o the_o note_n or_o fritiniancy_n thereof_o be_v far_o more_o shrill_a than_o that_o of_o the_o locust_n and_o its_o life_n so_o short_a in_o summer_n that_o for_o provision_n it_o need_v not_o recourse_n unto_o the_o providence_n of_o the_o pismire_n in_o winter_n and_o therefore_o where_o the_o cicada_n must_v be_v understod_a the_o picture_n of_o herald_n and_o emblematist_n be_v not_o exact_a nor_o be_v it_o saâ—e_v to_o adhere_v unto_o the_o interpretation_n of_o dictionary_n and_o we_o must_v with_o candour_n make_v out_o our_o own_o translation_n for_o in_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n exodus_fw-la 10._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v translate_v a_o locust_n but_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o subject_n wisdom_n 16._o it_o be_v translate_v a_o grasshopper_n for_o they_o the_o bite_n of_o grasshopper_n and_o â—lyes_n kill_v whereas_o we_o have_v deciar_v before_o the_o cicada_n have_v no_o tooth_n but_o be_v conceive_v to_o live_v upon_o dew_n and_o the_o possibility_n of_o its_o subsistence_n be_v dispute_v by_o licetus_n hereof_o i_o perceive_v muffetus_n have_v take_v notice_n and_o dissent_v from_o langius_n and_o lycostenes_n while_o they_o deliver_v the_o cicada_n destroy_v the_o fruit_n in_o germany_n where_o indeed_o that_o insect_n be_v not_o find_v and_o therefore_o conclude_v tam_fw-la ipsos_fw-la quam_fw-la alios_fw-la deceptos_fw-la fuisse_fw-la autumo_fw-la dum_fw-la locustas_fw-la cicadas_fw-la esse_fw-la vulgari_fw-la errâ—re_fw-la crederent_fw-la and_o hereby_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n in_o the_o due_a dispensation_n of_o medicine_n desume_v from_o
numb_a 6._o and_o be_v to_o refrain_v three_o thing_n drink_v of_o wine_n cut_v the_o hair_n and_o approach_v unto_o the_o dead_a and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v samson_n now_o that_o our_o saviour_n be_v a_o nazarite_n after_o this_o kind_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o determine_v for_o he_o drink_v wine_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v by_o the_o pharisee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wine_n bibber_v he_o approach_v also_o the_o dead_a as_o when_o he_o raise_v from_o death_n lazarus_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o jairus_n the_o other_o nazarite_n be_v a_o topical_a appellation_n and_o applyable_a unto_o such_o as_o be_v bear_v in_o nazareth_n a_o city_n of_o galilee_n and_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o napthali_n neither_o if_o strict_o take_v be_v our_o saviour_n in_o this_o sense_n a_o nazarite_n for_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o bethleem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o may_v receive_v that_o name_n because_o he_o abide_v in_o that_o city_n and_o be_v not_o only_o conceive_v therein_o but_o there_o also_o pass_v the_o silent_a part_n of_o his_o life_n after_o his_o return_n from_o egypt_n as_o be_v deliver_v by_o matthew_n and_o he_o come_v and_o dwell_v in_o a_o city_n call_v nazareth_n that_o it_o may_v be_v fulfil_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n he_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o nazarene_n both_o which_o kind_n of_o nazarites_n as_o they_o be_v distinguishable_a by_o zain_n and_o tsade_n in_o the_o hebrew_n so_o in_o the_o greek_a by_o alpha_n and_o omega_n for_o as_o jansenius_n observe_v where_o the_o votary_n nazarite_n be_v mention_v it_o be_v writâ—en_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o levit._n 6._o and_o lamentation_n the_o four_o where_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o our_o saviour_n we_o read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o matthew_n luke_n and_o john_n only_o mark_v who_o write_v his_o gospel_n at_o rome_n do_v latinize_v and_o write_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n viii_o of_o the_o picture_n of_o abraham_n sacrifiâ—in_n isaac_n in_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o immolation_n of_o isaac_n or_o abraham_n sacrifice_v his_o son_n isaac_n be_v describe_v as_o a_o little_a boy_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o consentaneous_a unto_o the_o authority_n of_o expositor_n or_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n for_o therein_o it_o be_v deliver_v that_o isaac_n carry_v on_o his_o back_n the_o wood_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v a_o holocaust_n or_o burn_a offering_n to_o be_v consume_v unto_o ash_n we_o can_v well_o conceive_v the_o wood_n a_o burden_n for_o a_o boy_n but_o such_o a_o one_o unto_o isaac_n as_o that_o which_o it_o typify_v be_v unto_o christ_n that_o be_v the_o wood_n or_o cross_v whereon_o he_o suffer_v which_o be_v too_o heavy_a a_o load_n for_o his_o shoulder_n and_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v relieve_v therein_o by_o simon_n of_o cyrene_n again_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o a_o boy_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n grow_v and_o at_o his_o full_a stature_n if_o we_o believe_v josephus_n who_o place_v he_o in_o the_o last_o of_o adolescency_n and_o make_v he_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o whereas_o in_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n he_o be_v term_v pver_fw-la it_o must_v not_o be_v strict_o apprehend_v for_o that_o age_n proper_o end_v in_o puberty_n and_o extend_v but_o unto_o fourteen_o but_o respective_o unto_o abraham_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n above_o sixscore_a and_o therefore_o also_o herein_o he_o be_v not_o unlike_a unto_o he_o who_o be_v after_o lead_v dumb_a unto_o the_o slaughter_n and_o command_v by_o other_o who_o have_v legion_n at_o command_n that_o be_v in_o meekness_n and_o humble_a submission_n for_o have_v he_o resist_v it_o have_v not_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o age_a parent_n to_o have_v enforce_v and_o many_o at_o his_o year_n have_v perform_v such_o act_n as_o few_o beside_o at_o any_o david_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n pompey_n have_v deserve_v the_o name_n of_o great_a alexander_n of_o the_o same_o cognomination_n be_v generalissimo_n of_o greece_n and_o hannibal_n but_o one_o year_n after_o succeed_v asdrubal_n in_o that_o memorable_a war_n against_o the_o roman_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o picture_n of_o moses_n with_o horn_n in_o many_o piece_n and_o some_o of_o ancient_a bibles_n moses_n be_v describe_v with_o horn_n whereof_o the_o ground_n be_v sure_o the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o the_o history_n of_o moses_n when_o he_o descend_v from_o the_o mount_n for_o therein_o the_o original_a word_n be_v aequivocall_a and_o signify_v horn_v as_o well_o as_o shine_v the_o vulgar_a translation_n have_v retain_v the_o former_a qui_fw-la videbant_fw-la faciem_fw-la egredientis_fw-la mosis_fw-la esse_fw-la cornutam_fw-la but_o the_o word_n in_o the_o septuagint_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v his_o face_n be_v glorify_v and_o this_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v well_o explain_v by_o another_o of_o the_o new_a that_o be_v corinth_n 3._o wherein_o 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of_o the_o pizzle_n be_v proper_a and_o that_o the_o natural_a situation_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o make_v out_o their_o retrocopulation_n or_o their_o couple_v and_o piss_v backward_o according_a to_o the_o determination_n of_o aristotle_n all_o that_o urine_n backward_o do_v copulate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clunatim_o or_o aveâ—sly_o as_o lion_n hare_n lynx_n as_o for_o the_o unicorn_n if_o it_o have_v the_o head_n of_o a_o deer_n and_o the_o tail_n of_o a_o boar_n as_o vartomannus_n describe_v it_o how_o agreeable_a it_o be_v in_o this_o picture_n every_o eye_n may_v discern_v if_o it_o be_v make_v bisulcous_a or_o cleave_a footed_a it_o agree_v unto_o the_o description_n of_o vartomannus_n but_o scarce_o of_o any_o other_o and_o aristotle_n suppose_v that_o such_o as_o divide_v the_o hoof_n do_v double_a the_o horn_n they_o be_v both_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o admit_v division_n together_o and_o last_o if_o the_o horn_n have_v this_o situation_n and_o be_v so_o 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the_o picture_n of_o the_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce_n though_o how_o far_o they_o agree_v unto_o their_o natural_a draught_n let_v every_o spectator_n determine_v many_o more_o there_o be_v whereof_o our_o pen_n shall_v take_v no_o notice_n nor_o shall_v we_o urge_v their_o enquiry_n we_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v with_o what_o incongruity_n and_o how_o dissent_v from_o the_o piece_n of_o antiquity_n the_o picture_n of_o their_o god_n and_o goddess_n be_v describe_v and_o how_o hereby_o their_o symbolical_a sense_n be_v lose_v although_o herein_o it_o be_v not_o hard_o to_o be_v inform_v from_o phornutus_n fulgentius_n and_o albricus_n whether_o hercules_n be_v more_o proper_o describe_v strangle_v then_o tear_v the_o lion_n as_o victorius_n have_v dispute_v nor_o how_o the_o character_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o sign_n and_o planet_n be_v now_o pervert_v as_o salmasius_n have_v learned_o declare_v we_o will_v dispense_v with_o bear_n with_o long_a tail_n such_o as_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v tolerate_v fly_v horse_n black_a swan_n hydrae_n centaur_n harpy_n and_o satyr_n for_o these_o be_v monstrosity_n rarity_n or_o else_o poetical_a fancy_n who_o shadow_a morality_n require_v their_o substantial_a falsity_n wherein_o indeed_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v a_o liberty_n nor_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o painter_n more_o restrainable_a than_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o poet_n but_o where_o the_o real_a work_n of_o nature_n or_o veritable_a act_n of_o story_n be_v to_o be_v describe_v digression_n be_v aberration_n and_o art_n be_v but_o the_o imitator_n or_o secondary_a representor_n it_o must_v not_o vary_v from_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o example_n or_o describe_v thing_n otherwise_o then_o they_o true_o be_v or_o have_v be_v for_o hereby_o introduce_v false_a idea_n of_o thing_n it_o pervert_v and_o deform_v the_o face_n and_o symmetry_n of_o truth_n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o hieroglyphicall_a picture_n of_o the_o egyptian_n certain_o of_o all_o man_n that_o suffer_v from_o the_o confusion_n of_o babel_n the_o egyptian_n find_v the_o best_a evasion_n for_o though_o word_n be_v confound_v they_o invent_v a_o language_n of_o thing_n and_o speak_v unto_o each_o other_o by_o common_a notion_n in_o nature_n whereby_o they_o discourse_v in_o silence_n and_o be_v intuitive_o understand_v from_o the_o theory_n of_o their_o express_v for_o they_o assume_v the_o shape_n of_o animal_n common_a unto_o all_o eye_n and_o by_o their_o conjunction_n and_o composition_n be_v able_a to_o communicate_v their_o conception_n unto_o any_o that_o coapprehend_v the_o syntaxis_fw-la of_o their_o nature_n this_o do_v many_o conceive_v to_o have_v be_v the_o primitive_a way_n of_o writing_n and_o of_o great_a antiquity_n than_o letter_n and_o this_o indeed_o may_v adam_n well_o have_v speak_v who_o understand_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n have_v the_o advantage_n of_o natural_a expression_n which_o the_o egyptian_n but_o take_v upon_o trust_n upon_o their_o own_o or_o common_a opinion_n from_o concede_v mistake_n they_o authentical_o promote_v error_n describe_v in_o their_o hieroglyphic_n creature_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n or_o from_o know_v and_o concede_v animal_n erect_v signification_n not_o inferrible_a from_o their_o nature_n and_o first_o although_o there_o be_v more_o thing_n in_o nature_n then_o word_n which_o do_v express_v they_o yet_o even_o in_o these_o mute_a and_o silent_a discourse_n to_o express_v complex_v signification_n they_o take_v a_o liberty_n to_o compound_v and_o piece_n together_o creature_n of_o allowable_a form_n unto_o mixture_n inexistent_a and_o thus_o begin_v the_o description_n of_o griphin_n basilisk_n phoenix_n and_o many_o more_o which_o emblematist_n and_o herald_n have_v entertain_v with_o signification_n answer_v their_o institution_n hieroglyphical_o add_v martegres_n wiverne_n lion_n fish_n with_o divers_a other_o piece_n of_o good_a and_o allowable_a invention_n unto_o the_o prudent_a spectator_n but_o be_v look_v
into_o the_o low_a bowel_n which_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o its_o derivation_n in_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n and_o therefore_o although_o there_o be_v no_o eminent_a and_o circular_a follicle_n no_o round_a bag_n or_o vesicle_n which_o long_o contain_v this_o humour_n yet_o be_v there_o a_o manifest_a receptacle_n and_o passage_n of_o choler_n from_o the_o liver_n into_o the_o gut_n which_o be_v not_o so_o shut_v up_o or_o at_o least_o not_o so_o long_o detain_v as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o animal_n procure_v that_o frequent_a excretion_n and_o occasion_n the_o horse_n to_o dung_n more_o often_o then_o many_o other_o for_o choler_n be_v the_o natural_a glister_n or_o one_o excretion_n whereby_o nature_n exclude_v another_o which_o descend_v daily_o into_o the_o bowel_n extimulate_v those_o part_n and_o excite_v they_o unto_o expulsion_n and_o so_o when_o this_o humour_n abound_v or_o corrupt_v there_o succeed_v ofttimes_o a_o cholerica_fw-la passio_fw-la that_o be_v a_o sudden_a 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