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as_o for_o example_n ape_n and_o dog_n which_o utter_v a_o babble_a voice_n but_o not_o a_o express_a language_n and_o distinct_a speech_n diogenes_n suppose_v that_o they_o have_v a_o intelligence_n but_o partly_o for_o the_o gross_a thickness_n of_o their_o temperature_n and_o in_o part_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o moisture_n they_o have_v neither_o discourse_n of_o reason_n nor_o sense_n but_o fare_v like_a unto_o those_o who_o be_v furious_a for_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o wit_n reason_n be_v defectuous_a and_o empeach_v chap._n xxi_o within_o what_o time_n be_v live_v creature_n form_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n empedocles_n say_v that_o man_n begin_v to_o take_v form_n after_o the_o thirty_o six_o day_n and_o be_v finish_v and_o knit_v in_o their_o part_n within_o 50._o day_n want_v one_o asclepiades_n say_v that_o the_o member_n of_o male_n because_o they_o be_v more_o hot_a be_v joint_v and_o receive_v shape_n in_o the_o space_n of_o 26._o day_n and_o many_o of_o they_o soon_o but_o be_v finish_v and_o complete_a in_o all_o limb_n within_o 50._o day_n but_o female_n require_v two_o month_n ere_o they_o be_v fashion_v and_o four_o before_o they_o come_v to_o their_o perfection_n for_o that_o they_o want_v natural_a heat_n as_o for_o the_o part_n of_o unreasonable_a creature_n they_o come_v to_o their_o accomplishment_n soon_o or_o late_a according_a to_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o element_n chap._n xxii_o of_o how_o many_o element_n be_v composedech_n of_o the_o general_a part_n which_o be_v in_o we_o empedocles_n think_v that_o flesh_n be_v engender_v of_o a_o equal_a mixture_n and_o temperature_n of_o the_o four_o element_n the_o sinew_n of_o earth_n and_o fire_n mingle_v together_o in_o a_o duple_n proportion_n the_o nail_n and_o cley_v in_o live_a creature_n come_v of_o the_o nerve_n refrigerat_fw-la and_o make_v cold_a in_o
those_o place_n where_o the_o air_n touch_v they_o the_o bone_n of_o water_n and_o earth_n within_o and_o of_o these_o four_o meddle_v and_o contemper_v together_o sweat_n and_o tear_n proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o when_o and_o how_o do_v man_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o his_o perfection_n heraclitus_n and_o the_o stoic_n suppose_v that_o man_n do_v enter_v into_o their_o perfection_n about_o the_o second_o septimane_fw-la of_o their_o age_n at_o what_o time_n as_o their_o natural_a seed_n do_v move_v and_o run_v for_o even_o the_o very_a tree_n begin_v then_o to_o grow_v unto_o their_o perfection_n namely_o when_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o engender_v their_o 〈◊〉_d for_o before_o then_o unperfect_a they_o be_v namely_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v unripe_a and_o fruitless_a and_o therefore_o a_o man_n likewise_o about_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_a and_o at_o this_o septenarie_a of_o year_n he_o begin_v to_o conceive_v and_o understand_v what_o be_v good_a and_o evil_a yea_o and_o to_o learn_v the_o same_o translation_n some_o think_v that_o a_o man_n be_v consummate_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o septimane_fw-la of_o year_n what_o time_n as_o he_o make_v use_v of_o his_o full_a strength_n chap._n xxiiii_o in_o what_o manner_n sleep_n be_v occasion_v or_o death_n alcmeon_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n that_o sleep_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o return_n of_o blood_n into_o the_o confluent_a vein_n and_o wake_v be_v the_o diffusion_n and_o spread_v of_o the_o say_a blood_n abroad_o but_o death_n the_o utter_a departure_n thereof_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o sleep_n be_v occasion_v by_o a_o moderate_a cool_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o blood_n within_o we_o and_o death_n by_o a_o extreme_a coldness_n of_o the_o say_a blood_n diogenes_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o blood_n be_v diffuse_v and_o spread_v throughout_o fill_v the_o vein_n and_o withal_o drive_v back_o the_o air_n settle_a 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o interior_a belly_n under_o it_o then_o ensue_v sleep_n and_o the_o breast_n with_o the_o precordiall_a part_n be_v 〈◊〉_d thereby_o but_o if_o that_o aereous_a substance_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d exspire_v altogether_o and_o exhale_v forth_o present_o 〈◊〉_d death_n plato_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d affirm_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sleep_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o spirit_n sensitive_a not_o by_o way_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d by_o elevation_n aloft_o namely_o when_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d of_o reason_n but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d sensitive_a 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d death_n do_v ensue_v chap._n xxv_o whether_o of_o the_o twain_o it_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d or_o die_v the_o soul_n or_o the_o body_n aristotle_n vore_o 〈◊〉_d that_o sleep_n be_v common_a to_o body_n and_o soul_n both_o and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o be_v a_o certain_a humidity_n which_o do_v steam_n and_o arise_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o vapour_n out_o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o food_n therein_o up_o into_o the_o region_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o natural_a heat_n about_o the_o heart_n cool_v thereby_o but_o death_n he_o deem_v to_o be_v a_o entire_a and_o total_a refrigeration_n and_o the_o same_o of_o the_o body_n only_o and_o in_o no_o wise_a of_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v immortal_a anaxagoras_n say_v that_o sleep_n belong_v to_o corporal_a action_n as_o be_v a_o passion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o not_o of_o the_o soul_n also_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d wife_n a_o certain_a death_n of_o the_o body_n to_o wit_n the_o separation_n of_o it_o and_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d leucippus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o sleep_n pertain_v to_o the_o body_n only_o by_o concretion_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o subtle_a part_n but_o the_o excessive_a excretion_n of_o the_o animal_n heat_n be_v death_n which_o both_o say_v he_o be_v passion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o not_o of_o the_o soul_n empedocles_n say_v that_o death_n be_v a_o separation_n of_o those_o element_n whereof_o man_n body_n be_v compound_v according_a to_o which_o position_n death_n be_v common_a to_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o sleep_v a_o certain_a dissipation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o plant_n come_v to_o grow_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v animate_v plato_n and_o empedocles_n hold_v that_o plant_n have_v life_n yea_o and_o be_v animal_n creature_n which_o appear_v say_v they_o by_o this_o that_o they_o wag_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o stretch_v forth_o their_o bough_n like_o arm_n also_o that_o when_o they_o be_v violent_o strain_v and_o bend_v they_o yield_v but_o if_o they_o be_v let_v loose_a they_o return_v again_o yea_o in_o their_o growth_n be_v able_a to_o overcome_v weight_n lay_v upon_o they_o aristotle_n grant_v that_o they_o be_v live_v creature_n but_o not_o animal_n for_o that_o animal_n creature_n have_v motion_n and_o appetite_n be_v sensitive_a and_o endue_v with_o reason_n the_o stoic_n and_o the_o epigureans_n hold_v that_o they_o have_v no_o soul_n or_o life_n at_o all_o for_o of_o animallcreature_n some_o have_v the_o appetitive_a &_o concupsicible_a soul_n other_o the_o reasonable_a but_o plant_n grow_v after_o a_o sort_n casual_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o not_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o any_o soul_n empedocles_n say_v that_o tree_n spring_v and_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n before_o animal_n creature_n to_o wit_n ere_o the_o sun_n desplay_v his_o beam_n and_o before_o that_o day_n and_o night_n be_v distinct_a also_o that_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o temperature_n one_o come_v to_o be_v name_v male_a another_o female_a that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d up_o and_o grow_v by_o the_o power_n of_o heat_n within_o the_o earth_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o earth_n like_v as_o unborn_a fruit_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v part_n of_o the_o matrice_n as_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n they_o be_v the_o superfluous_a excrement_n of_o water_n and_o fire_n but_o such_o as_o have_v defect_n of_o that_o humidity_n when_o it_o be_v dry_v up_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o summer_n lose_v their_o leaf_n whereas_o they_o that_o have_v plenty_n thereof_o keep_v their_o leaf_n on_o still_o as_o for_o example_n the_o laurel_n olive_n and_o date_n tree_n now_o as_o touch_v the_o difference_n of_o their_o juice_n and_o sapour_n it_o proceed_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o that_o which_o nourish_v they_o as_o appear_z in_o vine_n for_o the_o difference_n of_o vine_n tree_n make_v not_o the_o goodness_n of_o vine_n for_o to_o be_v drink_v but_o the_o nutriment_n that_o the_o territory_n and_o soil_n do_v afford_v chap._n xxvii_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o growth_n empedocles_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o animal_n creature_n be_v nourish_v by_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a and_o familiar_a unto_o they_o that_o they_o grow_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o natural_a heat_n that_o they_o diminish_v 〈◊〉_d and_o perish_v through_o the_o default_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o as_o for_o man_n now_o a_o day_n live_v in_o comparison_n of_o their_o auncestos_fw-la they_o be_v but_o babe_n new_a bear_v chap._n xxviii_o how_o 〈◊〉_d creature_n come_v to_o have_v appetite_n and_o pleasure_n empedocles_n suppose_v that_o lust_n and_o appetite_n be_v incident_a to_o animal_n creature_n through_o the_o defect_n of_o those_o element_n which_o go_v unto_o the_o frame_n of_o each_o one_o that_o pleasure_n arise_v from_o humidity_n as_o for_o the_o motion_n of_o peril_n and_o such_o like_a as_o also_o trouble_n and_o hindrance_n etc._n etc._n ****_o chap._n xxix_o after_o what_o sort_n a_o fever_n be_v engender_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o accessary_a to_o another_o malady_n erasistratus_n define_v a_o fever_n thus_o a_o fever_n quoth_v he_o be_v the_o motion_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o vein_n or_o vessel_n proper_a unto_o the_o spirit_n to_o wit_n the_o artery_n and_o that_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o patient_a for_o like_a as_o the_o sea_n when_o nothing_o trouble_v it_o lie_v still_o and_o quiet_a but_o if_o a_o boisterous_a and_o violent_a wind_n be_v up_o and_o blow_v upon_o it_o contrary_a unto_o nature_n it_o surge_v and_o rise_v up_o into_o billow_n even_o from_o the_o very_a bottom_n so_o in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n when_o the_o blood_n be_v move_v it_o invade_v the_o vital_a and_o spiritual_a vessel_n and_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n it_o enchafe_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o according_a to_o the_o same_o physician_n opinion_n a_o fever_n be_v a_o accessary_a or_o consequent_a come_n upon_o another_o disease_n but_o diocles_n affirm_v that_o symptone_n apparent_a without_o forth_o do_v show_v that_o which_o lie_v hide_v within_o now_o we_o see_v that_o a_o ague_n follow_v upon_o those_o accident_n