the_o great_a artery_n only_o in_o all_o the_o succeed_a anatomist_n hâ—â—_n hypocrates_n under_o that_o name_n comprehend_v the_o vena_fw-la arteriosa_fw-la also_o the_o aortae_fw-fr these_o membrane_n be_v dispose_v by_o pair_n for_o to_o every_o orifice_n nature_n have_v frame_v three_o which_o be_v round_o above_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o semicircle_n those_o that_o know_v these_o membrane_n wonder_v how_o they_o can_v shut_v the_o aortae_fw-fr and_o if_o any_o one_o word_n one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n foesius_n translate_v thus_o siquis_fw-la veteris_fw-la instituti_fw-la probè_fw-la gnarus_fw-la mortui_fw-la animalis_fw-la cord_n exempto_fw-la hanc_fw-la quidem_fw-la demat_fw-la illam_fw-la vero_fw-la reclinet_fw-la neque_fw-la aqua_fw-la in_o cor_fw-la penetrare_fw-la nec_fw-la flatus_fw-la emitti_fw-la poterit_fw-la and_o cornarius_n much_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n siquis_fw-la veteris_fw-la eximendi_fw-la cor_fw-la mortui_fw-la moris_fw-la 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understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d musculi_fw-la adductores_fw-la or_o adstrictore_n the_o muscle_n which_o serve_v to_o draw_v back_o or_o gather_v together_o he_o speak_v there_o of_o the_o anus_fw-la i_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o other_o particular_a wherein_o the_o action_n of_o the_o muscle_n be_v touch_v as_o for_o the_o name_n the_o succeed_a anatomist_n distinguish_v the_o muscle_n he_o have_v speak_v in_o one_o place_n of_o the_o muscle_n call_v artic_a call_v lib_fw-la de_fw-fr artic_a psoas_n of_o the_o oesophagus_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o ventricle_n and_o of_o the_o gut_n anatom_n gut_n lib._n de_fw-fr anatom_n the_o oesophagus_n according_a to_o hypocrates_n be_v a_o tunnel_n which_o reach_v from_o the_o tongue_n to_o the_o stomach_n which_o be_v the_o
other_o time_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o purge_v more_o strong_o he_o take_v the_o flower_n of_o copper_n and_o hellebore_n after_o that_o he_o shake_v the_o patient_n violent_o by_o the_o shoulder_n the_o better_a to_o loosen_v the_o pus_fw-la this_o remedy_n which_o be_v find_v in_o affectionibus_fw-la in_o de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la lib._n 2_o &_o de_fw-la internis_fw-la affectionibus_fw-la two_o place_n of_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v attribute_v by_o galen_n to_o the_o cnidien_n physician_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o precedent_a book_n the_o physician_n of_o the_o succeed_a age_n have_v practise_v it_o no_o more_o whether_o they_o have_v no_o patient_n that_o will_v suffer_v it_o or_o whether_o they_o think_v it_o of_o no_o benefit_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a these_o ancient_a physician_n invent_v this_o remedy_n to_o raise_v a_o cough_n upon_o what_o they_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n by_o which_o the_o pus_fw-la can_v be_v natural_o evacuate_v from_o the_o breast_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v pump_v out_o of_o the_o lung_n chap._n xvi_o whether_o hypocrates_n make_v use_v of_o purgation_n or_o superstitious_a purification_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o above_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o our_o history_n that_o melampus_n and_o polyides_n use_v certain_a purgation_n or_o expiation_n which_o have_v regard_n to_o crime_n as_o well_o as_o distemper_n it_o seem_v hypocrates_n also_o approve_v of_o this_o practice_n when_o he_o say_v habitu_fw-la say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n de_fw-fr decenti_fw-la habitu_fw-la that_o a_o physician_n ought_v to_o have_v knowledge_n of_o the_o purgative_n or_o purification_n beneficial_a to_o life_n hypocrates_n life_n a_o modern_a translator_n of_o hypocrates_n cornarius_n have_v understand_v it_o this_o way_n and_o in_o effect_n we_o can_v explain_v this_o passage_n or_o word_n otherwise_o for_o he_o do_v not_o treat_v here_o of_o the_o purgation_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o the_o other_o interpreter_n or_o commentator_n on_o hypocrates_n that_o have_v take_v it_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n be_v mistake_v but_o we_o may_v say_v that_o see_v he_o meet_v with_o variation_n in_o the_o original_a obscure_a original_a some_o manuscript_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o singular_a which_o entire_o alter_v the_o sense_n and_o that_o signify_v nothing_o if_o you_o do_v refer_v it_o to_o the_o follew_v word_n which_o be_v also_o very_o obscure_a manuscript_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o word_n in_o question_n and_o that_o all_o this_o passage_n there_o be_v comprise_v in_o it_o that_o which_o immediate_o follow_v be_v but_o obscure_a perhaps_o hypocrates_n mean_v to_o speak_v quite_o another_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o freedom_n from_o superstition_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o quality_n he_o require_v in_o a_o physician_n in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o he_o make_v a_o parallel_n betwixt_o a_o philosopher_n and_o one_o of_o this_o profession_n appear_v contrary_a to_o it_o for_o how_o indeed_o do_v the_o necessity_n which_o he_o will_v impose_v on_o a_o physician_n to_o understand_v purification_n which_o consist_v of_o some_o superstitious_a ceremony_n agree_v with_o the_o freedom_n from_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v superstitious_a it_o be_v true_a that_o another_o translator_n of_o hippocrates_n read_v this_o last_o word_n otherwise_o and_o take_v it_o 〈◊〉_d it_o calvus_n translate_v as_o if_o â—e_n have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o contrary_a sense_n but_o the_o incline_n to_o superstition_n or_o a_o superstitious_a fear_n of_o the_o god_n be_v not_o that_o which_o they_o have_v accuse_v the_o philosopher_n of_o no_o more_o than_o the_o physician_n between_o who_o they_o say_v hypocrates_n endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o comparison_n in_o this_o passage_n we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v beside_o but_o to_o read_v the_o book_n entitle_v of_o the_o sacred_a distemper_n to_o see_v how_o hypocrates_n open_o laugh_v at_o all_o the_o ridiculous_a ceremony_n they_o practise_v in_o his_o time_n to_o cure_v this_o distemper_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o expiation_n and_o purification_n they_o perform_v on_o this_o occasion_n we_o will_v not_o relate_v any_o thing_n he_o have_v say_v above_o to_o avoid_v be_v tedious_a we_o will_v only_o remark_n that_o he_o put_v those_o that_o meddle_v with_o expiation_n magician_n mountebank_n and_o impudent_a boaster_n that_o promise_v more_o than_o they_o mean_v and_o have_v nothing_o to_o perform_v weâ—ll_o remark_n i_o say_v that_o he_o put_v all_o these_o sort_n of_o fellow_n in_o the_o same_o rank_n end_v a_o long_a discourse_n which_o he_o make_v on_o this_o subject_n with_o these_o word_n more_o worthy_a of_o a_o christian_a than_o a_o pagan_a as_o he_o be_v it_o be_v say_v he_o the_o deity_n that_o purify_v we_o and_o wash_v we_o from_o our_o great_a sin_n and_o from_o our_o most_o enormous_a crime_n it_o be_v the_o divinity_n which_o protect_v we_o and_o it_o be_v only_o in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o god_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o seek_v to_o purisie_n ourselves_o of_o â—_z unclean_a i_o know_v this_o book_n to_o be_v suppose_v to_o belong_v to_o some_o other_o author_n but_o however_o it_o be_v that_o hypocrates_n use_v only_a remedy_n pure_o natural_a and_o never_o propose_v any_o superstitious_a one_o be_v a_o argument_n he_o be_v never_o for_o they_o we_o may_v see_v further_o how_o he_o elsewhere_o spectaut_fw-fr elsewhere_o lib._n de_o his_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la virginem_fw-la spectaut_fw-fr rally_v the_o woman_n of_o his_o time_n that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o mother_n for_o offer_v to_o diana_n rich_a garment_n he_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v that_o the_o priest_n who_o advise_v these_o poor_a woman_n thus_o abuse_v they_o wretched_o chap._n xvii_o of_o blood-letting_a and_o of_o the_o application_n of_o cupping-glass_n blood-letting_a be_v another_o method_n of_o evacuate_a or_o take_v away_o the_o superfluity_n of_o what_o be_v in_o the_o vessel_n and_o part_n which_o hypocrates_n use_v another_o aim_n he_o have_v in_o it_o be_v to_o divert_v or_o recall_v the_o course_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v go_v where_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o three_o end_n of_o bleed_v be_v to_o procure_v a_o free_a motion_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a passage_n slopt_z passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bladder_n slopt_z when_o any_o one_o become_v speechless_a of_o a_o sudden_a hypocrates_n say_v it_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o shut_n of_o the_o vein_n especial_o when_o it_o happen_v to_o a_o person_n otherwise_o in_o good_a health_n without_o any_o outward_a violence_n in_o this_o case_n the_o inward_a vein_n of_o the_o right_a arm_n must_v be_v open_v and_o more_o or_o less_o blood_n take_v away_o according_a to_o the_o age_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o patient_n those_o that_o lose_v their_o speech_n thus_o have_v great_a flushing_n in_o the_o face_n their_o eye_n be_v stiff_a their_o arm_n be_v distend_v their_o tooth_n gnash_v they_o have_v palpitation_n of_o the_o artery_n they_o can_v open_v their_o jaw_n the_o extremity_n be_v cold_a venis_fw-la cold_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interceptiones_fw-la spirituum_fw-la in_o venis_fw-la and_o the_o spirit_n be_v intercept_v in_o the_o vein_n if_o pain_n ensue_v it_o be_v by_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o black_a bile_n and_o sharp_a humour_n for_o the_o internal_a part_n be_v vellicate_v or_o irritate_v by_o these_o humour_n suffer_v very_o much_o and_o the_o vein_n be_v also_o irritate_v and_o dry_v distend_a themselves_o extraordinary_o and_o be_v inflame_v and_o draw_v all_o that_o can_v flow_v to_o they_o so_o that_o the_o blood_n corrupt_v and_o the_o spirit_n not_o be_v able_a to_o pass_v through_o the_o blood_n passage_n blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o natural_a passage_n by_o their_o ordinary_a passage_n the_o part_n grow_v cold_a by_o reason_n of_o this_o stagnation_n of_o the_o spirit_n hence_o come_v giddiness_n loss_n of_o speech_n and_o convulsion_n if_o this_o disorder_n reach_v to_o the_o heart_n the_o liver_n or_o to_o nerve_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n here_o of_o the_o brain_n nor_o of_o the_o nerve_n the_o great_a vein_n from_o hence_o come_v also_o epilepsy_n and_o palsy_n if_o the_o defluxion_n fall_v upon_o the_o party_n name_v and_o that_o they_o dry_v up_o because_o the_o spirit_n be_v deny_v a_o passage_n through_o they_o in_o this_o case_n after_o fomentation_n a_o vein_n must_v be_v open_v while_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suspend_v
be_v the_o only_a medicine_n he_o not_o think_v it_o necessary_a neither_o to_o bleed_v or_o purge_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o nurse_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n below_o lay_v down_o we_o have_v see_v likewise_o the_o use_n he_o make_v of_o bleed_v and_o purge_v in_o inflammation_n such_o as_o the_o pleurisy_n and_o peripneumonie_n and_o his_o caution_n in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o distemper_n he_o attempt_v to_o abate_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o side_n or_o to_o dissipate_v the_o peccant_a matter_n by_o apply_v fomentation_n upon_o the_o part_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o man_n that_o be_v not_o blood_v till_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o his_o pleurisy_n he_o take_v express_v notice_n that_o the_o fomentation_n have_v not_o at_o all_o abate_v the_o pain_n which_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v begin_v with_o they_o fomentation_n be_v and_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n almost_o a_o universal_a remedy_n and_o the_o use_n of_o oil_n ointment_n cataplasm_n and_o other_o external_a medicine_n be_v near_o as_o common_a as_o the_o sequel_n will_v show_v hypocrates_n do_v not_o only_o apply_v these_o medicine_n to_o the_o part_n affect_v in_o the_o pleurisy_n who_o seat_n be_v in_o the_o side_n acutis_fw-la side_n de_fw-fr dlaeta_fw-la in_o acutis_fw-la he_o cause_v almost_o all_o the_o body_n and_o particular_o the_o loin_n and_o thigh_n to_o be_v anoint_v of_o those_o remedy_n which_o he_o give_v inward_o in_o this_o distemper_n he_o appear_v to_o have_v rely_v most_o upon_o those_o which_o promote_v hom_n promote_v de_fw-fr locis_fw-la in_o hom_n spit_v he_o propose_v also_o the_o follow_a remedy_n acutis_fw-la remedy_n diaeta_fw-la acutis_fw-la take_v say_v he_o sothernwood_n pepper_n and_o black_a hellebore_n boil_v they_o in_o vinegar_n and_o honey_n and_o give_v it_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o distemper_n if_o the_o pain_n be_v urgent_a he_o prescribe_v in_o the_o same_o case_n as_o also_o in_o inflammation_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o pain_n about_o the_o diaphragm_n panax_fw-la boil_v in_o the_o same_o liquor_n and_o intimate_v that_o these_o medicine_n serve_v to_o loosen_v the_o belly_n and_o so_o provoke_v urine_n so_o that_o black_a hellebore_n order_v in_o the_o first_o prescription_n must_v not_o be_v take_v for_o a_o true_a purgative_a because_o it_o will_v have_v be_v against_o his_o principle_n but_o for_o a_o medicine_n that_o only_o loosen_v the_o belly_n gentle_o and_o be_v about_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o clyster_n in_o another_o place_n he_o allow_v urine_n diet._n urine_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o diet._n to_o his_o pleuritick_n so_o it_o be_v not_o a_o strong_a wine_n and_o it_o be_v well_o dilute_v he_o allow_v it_o likewise_o in_o a_o sort_n of_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o in_o a_o lethargy_n which_o make_v i_o the_o less_o surprise_v at_o his_o order_n pepper_n in_o a_o pleurisy_n and_o which_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o intention_n of_o cool_a or_o the_o fear_n of_o heat_n be_v not_o the_o strong_a consideration_n upon_o which_o hypocrates_n act_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o acute_a distemper_n although_o he_o recommend_v elsewhere_o to_o pleuritick_n a_o drink_n make_v of_o water_n and_o vinegar_n into_o which_o he_o sometime_o put_v a_o little_a honey_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o moisten_v and_o expectorate_v perhaps_o this_o pepper_n medicine_n be_v one_o of_o the_o empirical_a remedy_n before_o speak_v of_o the_o experience_n whereof_o he_o have_v without_o the_o reason_n in_o a_o peripneumonie_n or_o inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n his_o practice_n be_v much_o the_o same_o as_o in_o a_o pleurisy_n we_o have_v see_v before_o that_o he_o let_v blood_n frequent_o we_o shall_v only_o take_v notice_n here_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o clear_v the_o lung_n by_o medicine_n that_o attenuate_v or_o incide_v viscid_a matter_n and_o help_v expectoration_n he_o particular_o for_o this_o purpose_n direct_v a_o chapter_n a_o see_v the_o precede_a chapter_n electuary_n compose_v of_o pine-apple_n galbanum_fw-la and_o attic_a honey_n we_o have_v see_v that_o he_o order_v bleed_v for_o those_o that_o sudden_o lose_v their_o speech_n or_o who_o have_v any_o sumptom_n of_o a_o apoplexy_n palsy_n or_o convulsion_n and_o other_o distemper_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n after_o this_o he_o order_n vomit_v and_o a_o purge_n of_o a_o great_a quantity_n purger_n quantity_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o dozen_o and_o sometime_o of_o sixteen_o heminae_fw-la see_v the_o chapter_n of_o purger_n of_o ass_n milk_n but_o this_o latter_a remedy_n seem_v rather_o design_v for_o those_o that_o be_v recover_v of_o these_o distemper_n or_o have_v overcome_v the_o first_o fit_n the_o fomentation_n likewise_o must_v have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o convulsion_n in_o particular_a he_o give_v pepper_n and_o black_a hellebore_n in_o chicken_n broth._n he_o make_v they_o sneeze_v bath_n foment_n and_o anoint_v continual_o homine_fw-la continual_o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la in_o another_o place_n he_o order_v a_o fire_n to_o be_v make_v on_o both_o side_n the_o patient_n bed_n and_o give_v he_o mandiake_n root_n in_o a_o small_a quantity_n and_o apply_v bag_n very_o hot_a to_o the_o tendon_n behind_o without_o specify_v what_o tendon_n he_o mean_v in_o a_o quinzy_n he_o open_v the_o vein_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o under_o the_o tongue_n and_o breast_n he_o give_v lambitive_n and_o gargle_n which_o they_o be_v to_o use_v hot_a and_o use_v fumigation_n as_o we_o have_v take_v notice_n already_o he_o advise_v shave_v the_o head_n and_o to_o lay_v a_o plaster_n to_o it_o as_o likewise_o the_o neck_n which_o be_v also_o to_o be_v foment_v and_o cover_v with_o wool_n 3._o lib._n 3._o h_o in_o great_a peril_n of_o suffocation_n he_o pierce_v the_o windpipe_n and_o put_v a_o reed_n or_o pipe_n into_o it_o when_o the_o disease_n begin_v to_o abate_v he_o purge_v with_o elaterium_n to_o prevent_v a_o relapse_n he_o begin_v the_o cure_n of_o a_o ileos_n by_o vomit_v also_o though_o in_o this_o distemper_n they_o vomit_v of_o themselves_o too_o much_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v that_o he_o do_v in_o a_o cholera_fw-la vomitives_n cholera_fw-la see_v the_o chap._n of_o vomitives_n which_o be_v likewise_o a_o disease_n who_o chief_a symptom_n be_v vomit_v afterward_o he_o let_v blood_n from_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o arm_n and_o of_o the_o head_n and_o cool_v all_o the_o diaphragm_n not_o the_o heart_n except_v and_o warm_v all_o those_o below_o remedy_n below_o see_v the_o chapter_n of_o outward_a remedy_n by_o place_v the_o patient_a in_o a_o vessel_n of_o warm_a water_n and_o afterward_o anoint_v he_o continual_o with_o oil_n or_o apply_v cataplasm_n as_o hot_a as_o may_v be_v endure_v he_o use_v also_o upon_o these_o occasion_n suppositor_n eight_o inch_n long_o make_v with_o honey_n only_o and_o rub_v at_o the_o end_n with_o bull_n gall._n this_o suppositor_n have_v draw_v away_o the_o near_a excrement_n he_o give_v a_o clyster_n but_o if_o the_o suppository_n have_v no_o effect_n he_o thrust_v up_o the_o anus_fw-la the_o snout_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o bellows_o and_o have_v blow_v up_o the_o belly_n and_o intestine_n he_o draw_v the_o bellows_o and_o give_v the_o clyster_n he_o give_v a_o caution_n that_o this_o clyster_n be_v make_v of_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o heat_v very_o much_o but_o such_o as_o dissolve_v the_o excrement_n and_o after_o it_o be_v take_v he_o order_v the_o anus_fw-la to_o be_v stop_v with_o a_o sponge_n and_o the_o patient_n be_v put_v into_o warm_a water_n and_o keep_v the_o clyster_n as_o long_o as_o possible_a he_o begin_v his_o cronical_a distemper_n with_o the_o exsiccate_a disease_n describe_v before_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o hypochondriacal_a affection_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o evil_a hypocrates_n propose_v first_o walk_v and_o exercise_n and_o in_o case_n of_o weakness_n to_o make_v use_n of_o some_o carriage_n and_o to_o make_v short_a journey_n he_o add_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v vomit_n and_o purge_v frequent_o to_o use_v cold_a bathe_v in_o summer_n and_o to_o anoint_v in_o autumn_n and_o winter_n with_o oil_n to_o drink_v ass_n milk_n or_o whey_n to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n either_o sweet_a or_o oily_a and_o to_o use_v cool_a thing_n and_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o belly_n loose_a and_o to_o take_v clyster_n he_o mention_n bleâ—ding_v mention_n epidem_fw-la l._n 5._o sub_fw-la pâ—inâ—_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o bleâ—ding_v the_o case_n of_o a_o young_a man_n something_o like_o the_o distemper_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o thas_o be_v cure_v by_o repeat_v bleed_v his_o pthysical_a patient_n he_o first_o purge_v with_o pretty_a violent_a purge_n such_o as_o the_o berry_n of_o thymelaea_n or_o spurge_n after_o which_o he_o give_v they_o ass_n milk_n or_o cow_n milk_n mix_v with_o a_o three_o part_n
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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 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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 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