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A09800 The philosophie, commonlie called, the morals vvritten by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke. VVhereunto are annexed the summaries necessary to be read before every treatise; Moralia. English Plutarch.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. 1603 (1603) STC 20063; ESTC S115981 2,366,913 1,440

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〈◊〉_d his_o house_n during_o the_o festival_n solemnity_n of_o the_o muse_n the_o opinion_n of_o philosopher_n the_o summarie_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o second_o tome_n contain_v the_o miscellane_n or_o mix_a work_n of_o plutarch_n he_o speak_v of_o these_o gather_n out_o of_o natural_a philosophy_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n that_o may_v be_v reap_v thereout_o by_o discern_v true_a opinion_n from_o false_a we_o will_v not_o rehearse_v again_o here_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v in_o that_o place_n but_o propose_v only_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o reader_n the_o bare_a title_n of_o every_o chapter_n throughout_o these_o five_o book_n which_o the_o author_n have_v join_v together_o for_o to_o show_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n as_o touch_v the_o exposition_n of_o the_o principal_a point_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n 1_o what_o be_v nature_n 2_o what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o a_o principle_n 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imaginative_a figure_n he_o also_o affirm_v that_o those_o other_o four_o nature_n in_o general_n be_v incorruptible_a to_o wit_n the_o atom_n vacuity_n infinity_n and_o resemblance_n which_o also_o be_v call_v semblable_a parcel_n and_o element_n chap._n viii_o of_o daemon_n and_o demigod_n otherwise_o name_v hero_n to_o this_o treatise_n of_o the_o god_n meet_v it_o be_v to_o adjoine_v a_o discourse_n as_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o daemon_n and_o hero_n thales_n pythagoras_n plato_n and_o the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o these_o daemon_n be_v spiritual_a substance_n and_o the_o hero_n soul_n separate_v from_o their_o body_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a the_o good_a hero_n be_v the_o good_a soul_n and_o the_o bad_a hero_n the_o bad_a soul_n but_o epicurus_n admit_v none_o of_o all_o this_o chap._n ix_o of_o matter_n matter_n be_v the_o first_o and_o principal_a subject_n expose_v to_o generation_n corruption_n and_o other_o mutation_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n together_o with_o the_o stoic_n do_v say_v that_o this_o matter_n be_v variable_a mutable_a alterable_a and_o fluxible_a all_o whole_o through_o the_o universal_a world_n the_o disciple_n and_o follower_n of_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o first_o principle_n be_v impassable_a to_o wit_n the_o small_a indivisible_a body_n atomos_fw-la voidnesse_n and_o incorporal_a aristotle_n and_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o matter_n be_v corporal_a without_o form_n shape_n figure_n and_o quality_n in_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o property_n but_o when_o it_o have_v receive_v form_n once_o it_o become_v as_o it_o be_v a_o nurse_n a_o mould_n pattern_n and_o a_o mother_n they_o who_o set_v down_o for_o this_o matter_n water_n earth_n fire_n or_o air_n do_v not_o say_v that_o now_o it_o be_v without_o form_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a body_n but_o such_o as_o affirm_v that_o these_o atom_n and_o indivisible_a body_n be_v the_o say_a matter_n make_v it_o altogether_o formelesse_a chap._n x._o of_o idea_n idea_n be_v a_o bodiless_a substance_n which_o of_o itself_o have_v no_o subsistence_n but_o give_v figure_n and_o form_n unto_o shapeless_a matter_n and_o become_v the_o very_a cause_n that_o bring_v they_o into_o show_n and_o evidence_n socrates_n and_o plato_n suppose_v that_o these_o ideae_fw-la be_v substance_n separate_v and_o distinct_a from_o matter_n howbeit_o subsist_v in_o the_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n aristotle_n admit_v very_o these_o form_n and_o ideae_fw-la howbeit_o not_o separate_v from_o matter_n as_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o all_o that_o which_o god_n have_v make_v the_o stoic_n such_o as_o be_v the_o scholar_n of_o zeno_n have_v deliver_v that_o our_o thought_n and_o conceit_n be_v the_o ideae_fw-la chap._n xi_o of_o cause_n a_o cause_n be_v that_o whereupon_o depend_v or_o follow_v a_o effect_n or_o by_o which_o any_o thing_n happen_v plato_n have_v set_v down_o three_o kind_n of_o cause_n and_o those_o be_v distinguish_v by_o these_o term_n by_o which_o of_o which_o and_o for_o which_o but_o he_o take_v the_o most_o principal_a to_o be_v that_o by_o which_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o mind_n or_o understanding_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o principal_a cause_n be_v incorporal_a and_o as_o for_o other_o cause_n either_o by_o participation_n or_o by_o accident_n they_o be_v of_o a_o corporal_a substance_n and_o so_o the_o world_n be_v a_o body_n but_o the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o cause_n be_v corporal_a inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v spirit_n chap._n xii_o of_o body_n a_o body_n be_v measurable_a and_o have_v three_o dimension_n length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n or_o thickness_n or_o thus_o a_o body_n be_v a_o mass_n that_o resist_v touch_v natural_o of_o itself_o
or_o that_o which_o occupy_v a_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o a_o body_n be_v neither_o heavy_a nor_o light_a of_o itself_o natural_o so_o long_o as_o it_o abide_v in_o the_o own_o proper_a place_n but_o be_v once_o in_o a_o strange_a place_n it_o have_v first_o a_o inclination_n and_o upon_o it_o a_o motion_n and_o impulsion_n either_o to_o weight_n or_o lightness_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o earth_n simple_o be_v most_o ponderous_a and_o fire_n light_a that_o air_n and_o water_n be_v of_o a_o middle_n or_o doubtful_a nature_n between_o both_o sometime_o heavy_a and_o otherwhiles_o light_a the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o of_o the_o four_o element_n two_o be_v light_n namely_o fire_n and_o aire_n other_o two_o be_v heavy_a to_o wit_n water_n and_o earth_n for_o light_n be_v that_o which_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n and_o not_o by_o any_o compulsion_n or_o instigation_n remove_v from_o the_o proper_a middle_n where_o it_o be_v heavy_a also_o be_v that_o which_o natural_o tend_v to_o the_o say_a middle_n but_o the_o middle_n itself_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a heavy_a epicurus_n say_v that_o body_n be_v not_o comprehensible_a that_o the_o first_o body_n be_v simple_a but_o all_o the_o composition_n of_o they_o have_v their_o weight_n and_o ponderosity_n also_o that_o the_o atom_n do_v move_v some_o plumbe_v right_o down_o other_o at_o one_o side_n and_o some_o again_o mount_v aloft_o and_o that_o by_o impulsion_n and_o concussion_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o small_a body_n emphdocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o before_o the_o four_o element_n there_o be_v certain_a small_a parcel_n or_o fragment_n as_o one_o will_v say_v element_n before_o element_n and_o those_o be_v of_o semblable_a part_n and_o the_o same_o all_o round_a heraclitus_n come_v in_o with_o i_o know_v not_o what_o petty_a scrape_n or_o shave_n exceed_v small_a and_o the_o same_o not_o divisible_a into_o part_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o figure_n a_o figure_n be_v the_o superficies_n circumscription_n and_o accomplish_a lineament_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o four_o element_n be_v of_o a_o spheric_a or_o round_a figure_n only_o the_o high_a of_o they_o to_o wit_n fire_n be_v pyramidal_a or_o sharp_o point_v above_o chap._n xv._n of_o colour_n a_o colour_n be_v the_o visible_a quality_n of_o a_o body_n the_o pythagorean_n call_v colour_n the_o outward_a superficies_n of_o the_o body_n empedocles_n define_v it_o to_o be_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o way_n and_o passage_n of_o the_o sight_n plato_n say_v it_o be_v a_o flame_n send_v from_o body_n have_v certain_a parcel_n proportionable_a to_o the_o eyesight_n zeno_n the_o stoic_a hold_v that_o colour_n be_v the_o first_o figuration_n of_o any_o matter_n the_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n affirm_v these_o to_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o colour_n white_a black_a red_a and_o yellow_a and_o that_o the_o diversity_n of_o colour_n arise_v from_o a_o certain_a mixture_n of_o element_n but_o in_o live_a creature_n the_o same_o proceed_v from_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o condition_n place_n and_o sundry_a air_n chap._n xvi_o concern_v the_o section_n of_o body_n the_o sectary_n of_o thales_n and_o pythagoras_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o body_n be_v passable_a and_o divisible_a infinite_o democritus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o this_o section_n stay_v either_o at_o the_o atom_n indivisible_a or_o at_o those_o small_a body_n which_o have_v no_o part_n neither_o do_v this_o division_n say_v they_o pass_v infinite_o aristotle_n say_v that_o divide_v they_o be_v in_o infinitum_fw-la potential_o but_o actual_o not_o chap._n xvii_o of_o mixture_n and_o temperature_n the_o ancient_a philosopher_n affirm_v that_o this_o mixture_n of_o element_n be_v by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n say_v it_o be_v do_v by_o apposition_n empedocles_n compose_v the_o element_n of_o small_a mass_n which_o he_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o least_o body_n and_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v the_o element_n of_o element_n plato_n will_v have_v the_o three_o body_n for_o he_o deign_v not_o they_o either_o to_o be_v call_v or_o to_o be_v element_n to_o be_v convertible_a one_o into_o the_o other_o to_o wit_n water_n air_n and_o fire_n but_o as_o for_o the_o earth_n it_o can_v be_v turn_v into_o any_o one_o of_o they_o chap._n xviii_o of_o voidnesse_n or_o vacuttie_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n of_o thales_n his_o school_n all_o until_o you_o come_v to_o plato_n have_v general_o disavow_v and_o reprooved_a this_o vacuity_n as_o for_o empedocles_n thus_o he_o write_v in_o all_o the_o world_n so_o spacious_a nought_o be_v void_a or_o superfluous_a leucippus_n democritus_n demetrius_n metrodorus_n and_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o the_o atom_n be_v infinite_a in_o multitude_n and_o voidnesse_n infinite_a in_o magnitude_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o within_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o voidnesse_n but_o without_o there_o be_v infinity_n aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o without_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o such_o voidnesse_n as_o that_o the_o heaven_n by_o the_o mean_n thereof_o may_v draw_v breath_n for_o that_o it_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xix_o of_o place_n plato_n say_v that_o place_n be_v that_o which_o be_v susceptible_a of_o form_n one_o after_o another_o which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o metaphor_n or_o translation_n to_o express_v the_o first_o matter_n as_o a_o nurse_n receive_v and_o embrace_v all_o aristotle_n take_v place_n to_o be_v the_o extreme_a superficies_n of_o the_o continent_n conjunct_a and_o contiguous_a to_o the_o content_a chap._n xx._n of_o room_n or_o space_n the_o stoic_n and_o epicurus_n do_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o voidnesse_n place_n and_o room_n for_o voidnesse_n say_v they_o be_v the_o solitude_n or_o vacuity_n of_o a_o body_n place_v that_o which_o be_v full_o occupy_v and_o take_v up_o with_o a_o body_n but_o room_n or_o space_n that_o which_o be_v occupy_v but_o in_o part_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o a_o rundlet_n or_o barrel_n of_o wine_n chap._n xxi_o of_o time_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o time_n be_v the_o sphere_n of_o that_o utmost_a heaven_n that_o comprise_v all_o plato_n think_v it_o to_o be_v the_o mooveable_a image_n of_o the_o eternity_n or_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o world_n motion_n but_o eratosthenes_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n plato_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o time_n be_v the_o move_n of_o heaven_n but_o many_o of_o the_o stoic_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v the_o move_n itself_o and_o most_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o time_n have_v no_o beginning_n of_o generation_n plato_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o engender_v it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o conceit_n and_o capacity_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o motion_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o motion_n be_v a_o certain_a difference_n and_o alteration_n in_o matter_n aristotle_n give_v out_o that_o it_o be_v the_o actual_a operation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v mooveable_a democritus_n say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o motion_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o tend_v oblique_o epicurus_n maintain_v twain_o the_o one_o direct_a and_o plumbe_v the_o other_o side-long_a erophilus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v one_o motion_n perceptible_a in_o reason_n and_o another_o object_n to_o sense_n natural_a heraclitus_n exclude_v all_o station_n rest_n and_o repose_v out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o this_o quoth_v he_o belong_v unto_o the_o dead_a but_o perpetual_a motion_n agree_v to_o eternal_a substance_n and_o perishable_a motion_n to_o substance_n corruptible_a chap._n xxiiii_o of_o generation_n and_o corruption_n parmenides_n melissus_n and_o zeno_n reject_v whole_o all_o generation_n and_o corrpution_n for_o they_o think_v the_o universal_a world_n to_o be_v unmooveable_a but_o empedocles_n and_o epicurus_n and_o all_o those_o who_o hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v make_v of_o a_o mass_n and_o heap_n of_o small_a body_n huddle_v together_o bring_v in_o and_o admit_v certain_a concretion_n and_o dissipation_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a generation_n and_o corruption_n to_o speak_v proper_o say_v that_o these_o come_v not_o according_a to_o quality_n by_o way_n of_o alteration_n but_o according_a to_o quantity_n by_o collection_n and_o heap_v together_o pythagoras_n and_o as_o many_o as_o suppose_v matter_n to_o be_v passable_a hold_v that_o there_o be_v proper_o indeed_o generation_n and_o corruption_n for_o they_o say_v that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o alteration_n mutation_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o element_n chap._n xxv_o of_o necessity_n thales_n say_v that_o necessity_n be_v most_o potent_a and_o forcible_a for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o rule_v the_o whole_a world_n pythagoras_n hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v possess_v and_o comapss_v with_o necessity_n parmenides_n
and_o democritus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o necessity_n and_o that_o destiny_n justice_n providence_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o one_o chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n plato_n refer_v some_o event_n to_o providence_n and_o other_o he_o attribute_v to_o necessity_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o essence_n of_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n apt_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o element_n democritus_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o resistance_n the_o corruption_n lation_n motion_n and_o permission_n of_o the_o matter_n plato_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v one_o while_o matter_n itself_o and_o another_o while_o the_o habitude_n of_o that_o which_o be_v agent_n to_o the_o matter_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o destiny_n heraclitus_n affirm_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o fatal_a destiny_n and_o that_o it_o and_o necessity_n be_v both_o one_o plato_n admit_v willing_o this_o destiny_n in_o the_o soul_n life_n and_o action_n of_o man_n but_o he_o infer_v withal_o a_o cause_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o the_o stoic_n likewise_o according_a with_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n do_v hold_v that_o necessity_n be_v a_o cause_n invincible_a most_o violent_a and_o enforce_a all_o thing_n also_o that_o destiny_n be_v a_o connexion_n of_o cause_n interlace_v &_o link_v orderly_o in_o which_o concatenation_n or_o chain_n be_v therein_o comprise_v also_o that_o cause_n which_o proceed_v from_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o some_o event_n be_v destine_v and_o other_o not_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d heraclitus_n say_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o pierce_v throughout_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o universal_a world_n plato_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o eternal_a reason_n and_o a_o perpetual_a law_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chrysippus_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a puissance_n spiritual_a which_o by_o order_n govern_v and_o administer_v all_o thing_n and_o again_o in_o his_o book_n of_o definition_n he_o write_v thus_o destiny_n be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o world_n or_o rather_o the_o law_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n administer_v and_o govern_v by_o providence_n or_o else_o the_o reason_n whereby_o thing_n past_a have_v be_v thing_n present_a be_v and_o future_a thing_n shall_v be_v the_o stoic_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o order_n and_o connexion_n which_o can_v be_v surmount_v and_o transgress_v posidonius_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o three_o after_o jupiter_n for_o that_o jupiter_n be_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n nature_n in_o the_o second_o and_o fatal_a destiny_n in_o the_o three_o chap._n xxix_o of_o fortune_n plato_n define_v fortune_n to_o be_v in_o thing_n proceed_v from_o man_n counsel_n and_o election_n a_o cause_n by_o accident_n and_o a_o very_a casual_a consequence_n aristotle_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o accidental_a cause_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o from_o some_o deliberate_a purpose_n and_o impulsion_n tend_v to_o a_o certain_a end_n which_o cause_n be_v not_o apparent_a but_o hide_v and_o uncertain_a and_o he_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o fortune_n and_o rash_a adventure_n for_o that_o all_o fortune_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o action_n of_o this_o world_n be_v adventurous_a but_o every_o adventure_n be_v not_o by_o and_o by_o fortune_n for_o that_o it_o consist_v in_o thing_n without_o action_n again_o fortune_n be_v proper_o in_o action_n of_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o adventure_n indifferent_o in_o creature_n as_o well_o unreasonable_a as_o reasonable_a yea_o and_o in_o those_o body_n which_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o soul_n epicurus_n say_v that_o fortune_n be_v a_o cause_n which_o will_v not_o stand_v and_o accord_n with_o person_n time_n and_o manner_n anaxagoras_n and_o the_o stoic_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cause_n unknown_a and_o hide_a to_o humane_a reason_n for_o that_o some_o thing_n come_v by_o necessity_n other_o by_o fatal_a destiny_n some_o by_o deliberate_a counsel_n other_o by_o fortune_n and_o some_o again_o by_o casuality_n or_o adventure_n chap._n xxx_o of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d hold_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n and_o divulsion_n or_o separation_n of_o element_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n write_v he_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o physics_n this_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o will_v yet_o say_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v humane_a and_o mortal_a mature_a none_o there_o be_v and_o death_n end_n be_v but_o vain_a amixture_n and_o divulsion_n of_o element_n and_o of_o all_o only_o there_o be_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o man_n do_v nature_n call_v semblable_o anaxagoras_n say_v that_o nature_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o concretion_n and_o dissipation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v generation_n and_o corruption_n the_o second_o book_n of_o philosopher_n opinion_n the_o prooeme_n have_v now_o finish_v the_o treatise_n of_o principle_n element_n and_o such_o other_o matter_n link_v and_o concur_v with_o they_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o pen_n unto_o the_o discourse_n as_o touch_v their_o effect_n and_o work_n compose_v of_o they_o begin_v first_o at_o that_o which_o be_v most_o spacious_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o world_n pythagoras_n be_v the_o first_o who_o call_v the_o roundle_n that_o contain_v and_o comprehend_v all_o to_o wit_n the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o orderly_a digestion_n observe_v therein_o thales_n and_o his_o disciple_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n democritus_n epicurus_n and_o their_o scholar_n metrodorus_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v innumerable_a world_n in_o a_o infinite_a space_n according_a to_o all_o dimension_n and_o circumstance_n empedocles_n say_v that_o the_o course_n and_o race_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o very_a circumscription_n of_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a confinement_n thereof_o seleucus_z hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v infinite_a diogenes_n affirm_v the_o universality_n to_o be_v infinite_a but_o the_o world_n finite_a and_o determinate_a the_o stoic_n put_v a_o difference_n between_o universal_a and_o whole_a for_o they_o say_v that_o the_o universal_a together_o with_o voidnesse_n be_v infinite_a and_o that_o the_o whole_a without_o voidnes_n be_v the_o world_n so_o as_o these_o term_n the_o whole_a and_o the_o world_n be_v not_o both_o one_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o figure_n and_o form_n of_o the_o world_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v the_o world_n to_o be_v round_o some_o say_v it_o be_v point_v or_o piramidall_a other_o that_o it_o be_v fashion_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o egg_n but_o epicurus_n hold_v that_o his_o world_n may_v be_v round_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v apt_a beside_o to_o receive_v other_o form_n chap._n iii_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v or_o endue_v with_o a_o soul_n all_o other_o philosopher_n agree_v that_o the_o world_n be_v animate_v &_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o democritus_n epicurus_n and_o as_o many_o as_o maintain_v atom_n and_o with_o all_o bring_v in_o vacuity_n that_o it_o be_v neither_o animate_v nor_o govern_v by_o providence_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a nature_n void_a of_o reason_n aristotle_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v not_o animate_v whole_o and_o throughout_o all_o part_n nor_o sensitive_a nor_o reasonable_a nor_o yet_o intellectual_a or_o direct_v by_o providence_n true_a it_o be_v quoth_v he_o that_o celestial_a body_n be_v capable_a of_o all_o these_o quality_n as_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o sphere_n both_o animate_v and_o vital_a whereas_o body_n terrestrial_a and_o approach_v near_o unto_o the_o earth_n be_v endue_v with_o none_o of_o they_o and_o as_o for_o the_o order_n and_o decent_a composition_n therein_o it_o come_v by_o accident_n and_o not_o by_o prepense_a reason_n and_o counsel_n chap._n four_o whether_o the_o world_n be_v incorruptible_a and_o eternal_a pythagoras_n and_o plato_n affirm_v that_o the_o world_n be_v engender_v and_o make_v by_o god_n and_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n be_v corruptible_a shall_v perish_v for_o sensible_a it_o be_v and_o therefore_o corporal_a howbeit_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v it_o perish_v it_o shall_v never_o epicurus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v corruptible_a for_o that_o it_o be_v engender_v like_v as_o a_o live_a creature_n or_o a_o plant_n xenophane_v hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v eternal_a ingenerable_a uncreated_a and_o incorruptible_a aristotle_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n under_o the_o moon_n be_v passable_a wherein_o the_o body_n also_o adjacent_a to_o the_o earth_n be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n chap._n v._o whereof_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v aristotle_n say_v that_o if_o the_o world_n be_v nourish_v it_o be_v
and_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v carry_v be_v eight_o and_o twenty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o whole_a earth_n anaxagoras_n say_v it_o be_v by_o many_o degree_n great_a than_o all_o peloponnesus_n heraclitus_n hold_v that_o it_o be_v a_o man_n foot_n broad_a epicurus_n again_o affirm_v that_o all_o abovesaid_a may_v be_v or_o that_o it_o be_v as_o big_a as_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v at_o leastwise_o a_o little_a under_o or_o over_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o sun_n form_n anaximenes_n imagine_a that_o the_o sun_n be_v flat_a and_o broad_a like_a unto_o a_o thin_a plate_n of_o mettle_n heraclitus_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o a_o boat_n somewhat_o curb_v downward_o and_o turn_v up_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v round_o like_a unto_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o other_o star_n epicurus_n say_v that_o all_o this_o may_v be_v well_o enough_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o solsticy_n or_o tropique_n of_o the_o sun_n anaximenes_n think_v that_o the_o star_n be_v beat_v back_o by_o the_o thick_a air_n and_o the_o same_o make_v resistance_n anaxagoras_n say_v that_o they_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o repulse_n of_o the_o air_n about_o the_o bear_n or_o pole_n which_o the_o sun_n himself_o by_o thrust_v and_o make_v thick_a cause_v to_o be_v more_o powerful_a empedocles_n ascribe_v the_o reason_n thereof_o to_o the_o sphere_n that_o contain_v and_o impeach_v he_o from_o pass_v far_o as_o also_o to_o the_o two_o tropic_n circle_n diogenes_n imagine_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v extinct_a by_o the_o cold_a fall_v opposite_a upon_o the_o heat_n the_o stoic_n affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n pass_v through_o the_o tract_n and_o space_n of_o his_o food_n and_o pasture_n lie_v under_o he_o which_o be_v the_o ocean_n sea_n or_o the_o earth_n upon_o the_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n whereof_o he_o feed_v plato_n pythagoras_n and_o aristotle_n hold_v that_o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o obliquity_n of_o the_o zodiac_n circle_n through_o which_o the_o sun_n pass_v bias_n as_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tropic_n circle_n which_o environ_v and_o guard_v he_o about_o and_o all_o this_o the_o very_a sphere_n itself_o do_v evident_o show_v chap._n xxiiii_o of_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n thales_n be_v the_o first_o who_o observe_v the_o sun_n eclipse_n and_o say_v that_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v of_o a_o terrestrial_a nature_n when_o as_o in_o her_o race_n she_o come_v to_o be_v just_a and_o plumbe_v under_o he_o which_o may_v be_v plain_o see_v as_o in_o a_o mirror_n by_o set_v a_o basin_n of_o water_n underneath_o anaximander_n say_v that_o the_o sun_n become_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o tunnill_n at_o which_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o fire_n come_v forth_o be_v close_v up_o heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o happen_v when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v make_v like_o a_o boat_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o so_o as_o the_o hollow_a part_n thereof_o be_v upward_o and_o the_o keel_n downward_o to_o our_o sight_n xenophane_v affirm_v that_o this_o come_v by_o extinction_n of_o one_o sun_n &_o the_o rise_n of_o another_o again_o in_o the_o east_n he_o add_v moreover_o and_o report_v that_o there_o be_v a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n during_o one_o whole_a month_n as_o also_o one_o entire_a and_o universal_a eclipse_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o day_n sceme_v to_o be_v night_n other_o ascribe_v the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o the_o thickness_n of_o cloud_n which_o sudden_o and_o after_o a_o hide_a manner_n overcast_v the_o rundle_n and_o plate_n of_o the_o sun_n aristarchus_n reckon_v the_o sun_n among_o the_o fix_a star_n say_v that_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n which_o roll_v and_o turn_v round_o about_o the_o sun_n circle_n and_o according_a to_o the_o inclination_n thereof_o the_o sun_n lightsome_a body_n come_v to_o be_v darken_v by_o her_o shade_n xenophane_v hold_v that_o there_o be_v many_o sun_n and_o moon_n according_a to_o the_o divers_a climate_n tract_n section_n and_o zone_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o a_o certain_a revolution_n of_o time_n the_o rundle_n of_o the_o sun_n fall_v upon_o some_o climate_n or_o section_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v not_o of_o we_o inhabit_v and_o so_o march_v as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o void_a place_n he_o suffer_v eclipse_v he_o also_o affirm_v that_o the_o sun_n go_v indeed_o infinite_o forward_a still_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o huge_a distance_n and_o retract_v from_o we_o seem_v to_o turn_v round_o about_o chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o moon_n substance_n annaximander_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o circle_n nineteeen_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o like_a as_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n full_a of_o fire_n that_o she_o suffer_v eclipse_v when_o her_o wheel_n turn_v for_o that_o he_o say_v that_o circle_n resemble_v the_o wheel_n of_o a_o chariot_n the_o movature_n or_o felly_n whereof_o be_v hollow_a and_o full_a of_o fire_n howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o hole_n or_o tunnel_n out_o of_o which_o the_o fire_n do_v exhale_v xenophane_v say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o thick_a compact_a and_o felt_v cloud_n the_o stoic_n hold_v that_o she_o be_v mix_v of_o fire_n and_o air_n plato_n affirm_v that_o she_o stand_v more_o of_o a_o fiery_a substance_n anaxagoras_n and_o democritus_n do_v hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v a_o solid_a and_o firm_a body_n all_o fiery_a contain_v in_o it_o champain_n ground_n mountain_n and_o valley_n heraclitus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v earth_n overspr_v with_o mist_n pythagoras_n also_o think_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o moon_n 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n pronounce_v flat_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n also_o parmenides_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v equal_a in_o brightness_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o of_o he_o she_o have_v her_o light_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o moon_n form_n the_o stoic_n say_v the_o moon_n be_v round_o as_o a_o globe_n like_v as_o the_o sun_n empedocles_n will_v have_v it_o to_o resemble_v abason_n or_o platter_n heraclitus_n compare_v it_o to_o a_o boat_n and_o other_o to_o a_o round_o cylinder_n only_o that_o she_o be_v shape_v seven_o manner_n of_o way_n at_o her_o first_o birth_n as_o it_o be_v she_o appear_v horn_v or_o tip_v then_o divide_v or_o quarter_v afterward_o grow_v somewhat_o together_o and_o soon_o after_o full_a from_o which_o time_n by_o little_a and_o little_o she_o wane_v by_o degree_n first_o bend_v somewhat_o close_o then_o quarter_v and_o after_o that_o tip_v and_o horn_v until_o at_o the_o change_n she_o appear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o they_o say_v this_o variety_n of_o her_o configuration_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o earth_n shadow_v her_o light_n more_o or_o less_o according_a as_o the_o convexitie_n of_o the_o earth_n come_v between_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o moon_n illumination_n anaximander_n say_v that_o she_o have_v a_o light_n of_o she_o own_o but_o the_o same_o very_a rare_a and_o thin_a antiphon_n affirm_v that_o she_o shine_v with_o she_o own_o light_n and_o whereas_o she_o be_v otherwhiles_o hide_a it_o proceed_v from_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o sun_n namely_o when_o a_o great_a fire_n come_v to_o darken_v a_o less_o a_o thing_n incident_a to_o other_o star_n thales_n and_o his_o follower_n hold_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v lighten_v by_o the_o sun_n heraclitus_n suppose_v that_o the_o case_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v all_o one_o for_o that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v form_v like_o a_o boat_n and_o receive_v moist_a exhalation_n they_o seem_v in_o our_o sight_n illuminate_v the_o sun_n bright_a of_o the_o twain_o for_o that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o more_o clear_a and_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o moon_n in_o that_o which_o be_v more_o trouble_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o she_o seem_v more_o dark_a and_o muddy_a chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o moon_n eclipse_n anaximande_v anaximenes_n say_v that_o the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v when_o the_o mouth_n or_o vent_v hole_n whereout_o issue_v her_o fire_n be_v stop_v berosus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v when_o that_o face_n and_o side_n of_o she_o which_o be_v not_o lighten_v turn_v towards_o we_o heraclitus_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v when_o the_o convexitie_n or_o swell_a part_n of_o the_o boat_n 〈◊〉_d she_o do_v represent_v regard_v we_o direct_o some_o of_o the_o pythagorean_n do_v hold_v the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n to_o be_v partly_o a_o reverberation_n of_o light_n and_o in_o part_n a_o obstruction_n the_o one_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o other_o of_o the_o antipode_n who_o tread_v opposite_a unto_o we_o but_o the_o modern_a writer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v
first_o bear_v be_v it_o for_o that_o as_o some_o say_v servius_n be_v by_o chance_n bear_v of_o a_o maid-servant_n and_o a_o captive_a have_v fortune_n so_o favourable_a unto_o he_o that_o he_o reign_v noble_o and_o glorious_o king_n at_o rome_n for_o most_o roman_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n or_o rather_o because_o fortune_n give_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n her_o first_o original_a and_o beginning_n of_o so_o mighty_a a_o empire_n or_o lie_v not_o herein_o some_o deep_a cause_n which_o we_o be_v to_o fetch_v out_o of_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n and_o philosophy_n namely_o that_o fortune_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n insomuch_o as_o nature_n consist_v by_o fortune_n namely_o when_o to_o some_o thing_n concur_v casual_o and_o by_o chance_n there_o be_v some_o order_n and_o dispose_v adjoin_v 107_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o roman_n call_v those_o who_o act_n comedy_n and_o other_o theatrical_a play_n histriones_fw-la be_v it_o for_o that_o cause_n which_o as_o claudius_n rufus_n have_v leave_v in_o write_v for_o he_o report_v that_o many_o year_n ago_o and_o namely_o in_o those_o day_n when_o cajus_n sulpitius_n and_o licinius_n stolo_n be_v consul_n there_o reign_v a_o great_a pestilence_n at_o rome_n such_o a_o mortality_n as_o consume_v all_o the_o stage_n player_n indifferent_o one_o with_o another_o whereupon_o at_o their_o instant_a prayer_n and_o request_n there_o repair_v out_o of_o tuscan_a to_o rome_n many_o excellent_a and_o singular_a actor_n in_o this_o kind_n among_o who_o he_o who_o be_v of_o great_a reputation_n and_o have_v carry_v the_o name_n long_o in_o all_o theater_n for_o his_o rare_a gift_n and_o dexterity_n that_o way_n be_v call_v hister_n of_o who_o name_n all_o other_o afterward_o be_v term_v histriones_fw-la 108_o why_o espouse_a not_o the_o roman_n in_o marriage_n those_o woman_n who_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n unto_o they_o be_v it_o because_o they_o be_v desirous_a to_o amplify_v and_o increase_v 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