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qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o fresh_a water_n fishes_n have_v windbladder_n the_o sea_n fish_n none_o an._n because_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o fresh_a fish_n for_o its_o better_a navigation_n as_o i_o may_v say_v to_o have_v in_o it_o a_o airy_a vessel_n to_o bear_v its_o body_n float_v by_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o tenuity_n of_o the_o fresh_a water_n but_o the_o sult_a water_n fish_v not_o by_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o grosser_n and_o strong_a nature_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o more_o apt_a for_o their_o swift_a and_o glide_a supportation_n of_o petty_a animal_n q._n wherefore_o be_v that_o unnecessary_a frog_n and_o mouse_n do_v breed_v as_o i_o may_v say_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n see_v other_o animal_n for_o man_n use_n breed_v not_o but_o by_o propagation_n an._n even_o as_o the_o high_a procurator_n of_o the_o great_a world_n provide_v store_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o viand_n for_o his_o little_a world_n man_n so_o also_o he_o chastise_v this_o neglect_a man_n when_o 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in_o thy_o shoe_n thus_o mark_v thou_o be_v a_o knave_n or_o else_o there_o be_v none_o if_o thou_o be_v good_a ten_o thousand_o it_o be_v to_o one_o a._n because_o the_o diversity_n of_o colour_n of_o hair_n proceed_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o humour_n one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o man_n have_v divers_a humour_n predominant_a in_o he_o be_v common_o inconstant_a dissemble_a and_o mutable_a i_o speak_v of_o he_o as_o by_o nature_n so_o who_o nevertheless_o by_o grace_n and_o discretion_n may_v overcome_v his_o constitution_n and_o maugre_o his_o illness_n of_o temperature_n as_o socrates_n say_v of_o himself_o of_o maid_n q._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o maiden_n have_v past_o the_o age_n of_o ripeness_n and_o lose_v that_o time_n of_o marriage_n become_v pale-coloured_n and_o yellowish_a a._n by_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o retention_n of_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o be_v evacuate_v by_o the_o consummation_n of_o matrimony_n and_o those_o corrupt_v within_o they_o 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animal_n and_o in_o discourse_n to_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o the_o interior_a which_o be_v faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v understanding_n imagination_n and_o memory_n qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o nature_n give_v they_o neither_o more_o nor_o few_o but_o only_o five_o an._n because_o all_o the_o object_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o common_a as_o particular_a that_o be_v perceptible_a by_o the_o exterior_a sense_n of_o animal_n do_v fall_n under_o some_o one_o of_o they_o anim_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o philosopher_n conclude_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o more_o than_o five_o qu._n wherein_o consist_v the_o chief_a benefit_n of_o the_o sight_n an._n in_o this_o that_o the_o sight_n be_v not_o only_o useful_a for_o the_o provide_v of_o necessary_n but_o also_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o thing_n hurtful_a thereby_o to_o secure_v themselves_o from_o they_o and_o to_o man_n in_o particular_a that_o by_o the_o view_n of_o celestial_a thing_n he_o 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verse_n conclude_v he_o so_o to_o be_v which_o say_v nos_fw-la aper_fw-la auditu_fw-la lynx_n visu_fw-la simiagustu_fw-la vultur_n odoratu_fw-la praecebâ—it_fw-la aranea_fw-la tactu_fw-la the_o boar_n hear_v better_a lynx_n see_v vultar_n smell_v the_o ape_n taste_n and_o spider_n touch_v far_o man_n 〈◊〉_d in_o taste_n and_o touch_v he_o be_v far_o more_o curious_a and_o excellent_a as_o dupâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_z stant_o maintain_v man_n prerogative_n affirm_v of_o the_o interior_a sense_n qu._n wherefore_o be_v they_o term_v interior_a an._n to_o extinguish_v they_o from_o the_o exteriour_o foreven_n as_o the_o exteriour_o do_v perceive_v their_o object_n outward_o so_o do_v these_o they_o interiorly_a within_o the_o head_n and_o these_o be_v term_v first_o sensus_fw-la communis_fw-la which_o be_v the_o intellect_n second_o phantasie_n or_o imagination_n and_o three_o memory_n qu._n what_o be_v that_o which_o be_v term_v the_o common_a sense_n a._n it_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o master-sense_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o exteriour_o and_o have_v its_o seat_n in_o the_o high_a and_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o brain_n where_o all_o the_o exteriour_o take_v their_o root_n by_o nerve_n and_o they_o as_o scout_n or_o spy_v send_v out_o to_o all_o part_n come_v and_o give_v it_o a_o account_n of_o their_o several_a object_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v judge_v and_o distinguish_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o so_o that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o give_v we_o notice_n and_o knowledge_n of_o what_o the_o exteriour_o declare_v unto_o it_o q._n what_o be_v fantasy_n or_o imagination_n an._n fantasy_n according_a to_o aristotle_n cap._n 3._o lib._n 7._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la be_v a_o apparition_n or_o imagination_n under_o which_o be_v also_o meditation_n and_o think_v comprise_v by_o which_o be_v represent_v idaea_n of_o thing_n which_o may_v fall_v under_o the_o exterior_a sense_n but_o also_o a_o infinity_n of_o other_o thing_n which_o neither_o be_v 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in_o the_o interstice_n between_o they_o and_o therefore_o by_o those_o action_n we_o do_v as_o it_o be_v summon_v each_o by_o a_o peculiar_a motion_n to_o the_o use_n of_o its_o function_n of_o sleep_v qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o woman_n be_v more_o sleepy_a than_o man_n an._n because_o natural_o they_o be_v more_o moist_a and_o cold_a than_o man_n and_o humidity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sleep_n and_o the_o cold_a be_v the_o congealer_n of_o the_o vapour_n into_o water_n which_o vapour_n stop_v the_o conduit_n of_o the_o sense_n do_v cause_n sleep_v qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o that_o fat_a and_o gross_a people_n be_v ordinary_o more_o sleepy_a than_o the_o lean_a and_o slender_a an._n because_o that_o more_o than_o that_o they_o be_v replete_a with_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o humour_n which_o cause_n sleep_n they_o be_v moreover_o very_o heavy_a and_o unwieldy_a and_o desire_v their_o ease_n and_o rest_n which_o be_v the_o companion_n of_o sleep_n the_o slender_a and_o lean_a contrary_a be_v more_o active_a and_o laborious_a and_o action_n and_o motion_n do_v break_v and_o interrupt_v sleep_n qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o then_o that_o labour_a man_n and_o the_o lazy_a and_o idle_a be_v very_o sleepy_a an._n because_o the_o idle_a by_o their_o laziness_n do_v contract_n within_o they_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o humour_n and_o the_o other_o by_o interrupt_v their_o sleep_n by_o industrious_a labour_n and_o travail_n do_v enforce_v it_o qu._n wherefore_o be_v those_o that_o be_v natural_o merry_a and_o cheerful_a more_o desirous_a of_o sleep_n than_o the_o melancholy_n and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n an._n because_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v in_o trouble_n of_o the_o mind_n disquiet_a and_o agitation_n of_o spirit_n which_o be_v opposite_a adversary_n to_o natural_a rest_n and_o the_o other_o enjoy_v that_o by_o tranquillity_n and_o repose_n both_o
cabbage_n nought_o for_o the_o eye_n an._n by_o reason_n of_o the_o melancholy_a blood_n and_o sharp_a rheum_n they_o engender_v in_o the_o stomach_n which_o fly_v into_o the_o brain_n and_o distil_v inthe_n eye_n qu._n wherefore_o be_v it_o hold_v dangerous_a to_o fast_v long_o an._n by_o reason_n that_o by_o too_o much_o fast_v a_o company_n of_o ill_a humour_n be_v engender_v and_o so_o will_v beget_v disease_n and_o cause_n vomit_v qu._n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o have_v better_a stomach_n to_o our_o meat_n when_o the_o wind_n be_v in_o the_o north_n than_o at_o other_o time_n an._n by_o reason_n of_o his_o coldness_n which_o knit_v together_o and_o hold_v within_o we_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o our_o body_n which_o cause_v a_o quick_a digestion_n qu._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o vinegar_n be_v very_o wholesome_a to_o those_o that_o be_v choleric_a and_o be_v of_o contrary_a operation_n to_o those_o that_o be_v melancholy_a an._n because_o it_o assuage_v choler_n by_o his_o coldness_n and_o by_o his_o heat_n dry_v up_o melancholy_n qu._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o man_n have_v hard_a hair_n and_o some_o again_o have_v soft_a an._n the_o greatness_n and_o smallness_n of_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o for_o soft_a hair_n come_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o smallness_n of_o they_o and_o hard_a hair_n for_o the_o contrary_a and_o therefore_o woman_n have_v common_o soft_a hair_n than_o man_n because_o their_o natural_a cold_n do_v restrain_v and_o close_v the_o pore_n qu._n why_o be_v a_o dead_a body_n heavy_a than_o that_o which_o have_v life_n within_o an._n a_o body_n alive_a be_v full_a of_o air_n and_o fire_n which_o do_v hold_v it_o upright_o for_o their_o nature_n be_v always_o to_o mount_v upward_o and_o a_o dead_a body_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o lump_n of_o earth_n who_o nature_n be_v heavy_a and_o melancholy_a and_o always_o tend_v downward_o qu._n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o die_v for_o very_a joy_n and_o some_o again_o with_o grief_n and_o sadness_n an._n because_o great_a joy_n do_v cool_a and_o refrigerate_v too_o much_o at_o that_o time_n the_o inward_a and_o vital_a part_n of_o man_n and_o too_o much_o sorrow_n and_o pensivenesse_n do_v as_o it_o be_v suffocate_v and_o choke_v they_o qu._n why_o have_v nature_n make_v the_o lung_n of_o all_o creature_n spungeous_a or_o full_a of_o hole_n like_v unto_o a_o sponge_n an._n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v receive_v the_o air_n the_o better_a to_o cool_v and_o qualify_v the_o heart_n and_o to_o drive_v away_o from_o it_o all_o such_o vapour_n as_o be_v hurtful_a unto_o it_o qu._n why_o be_v our_o heart_n place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o body_n a._n to_o quicken_v equal_o all_o the_o member_n thereof_o even_o as_o the_o sun_n give_v heat_n equal_o to_o all_o vegetable_a thing_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o heaven_n qu._n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o man_n do_v niece_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o a._n some_o say_v by_o extreme_a cold_n take_v from_o the_o foot_n which_o present_o ascend_v into_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o brain_n be_v so_o pure_a that_o it_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la to_o suffer_v wrong_a make_v man_n to_o niece_n and_o because_o that_o the_o expulsive_a virtue_n or_o power_n and_o the_o sight_n shall_v there_o by_o be_v purge_v and_o the_o brain_n also_o from_o supper_n fluity_n which_o oppress_v it_o so_o much_o which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o purge_v either_o by_o the_o counsel_n or_o advice_n of_o a_o physician_n or_o else_o by_o sneeze_n will_v prove_v very_o dangerous_a and_o those_o which_o niece_n oft_o be_v hold_v to_o have_v a_o strong_a and_o a_o able_a brain_n and_o those_o that_o can_v niece_n which_o be_v sick_a or_o disease_v die_v sudden_o because_o it_o be_v a_o manifest_a token_n that_o their_o brain_n or_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la be_v stuff_v with_o humour_n and_o nature_n have_v lose_v her_o natural_a office_n or_o 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