also_o affirm_v it_o be_v no_o less_o a_o ill_a indication_n to_o be_v bear_v with_o a_o great_a jolt_n head_n because_o it_o be_v all_o flesh_n and_o bone_n with_o very_o little_a brain_n as_o it_o fare_v with_o very_o fair_a orange_n which_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v open_v have_v little_a juice_n and_o pulp_n but_o a_o very_a thick_a rind_n nor_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o grievous_a to_o the_o rational_a soul_n than_o to_o be_v plunge_v in_o a_o body_n overstocked_a with_o bone_n with_o fat_a and_o with_o flesh_n hypocrates_n speak_v of_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o frenzy_n cause_v by_o excess_n of_o heat_n above_o all_o give_v in_o charge_n that_o the_o sick_a shall_v eat_v no_o flesh_n but_o only_a fish_n and_o herb_n and_o drink_v no_o wine_n at_o all_o but_o only_a water_n and_o if_o he_o be_v too_o corpulent_a too_o gross_a and_o unwieldy_a their_o endeavour_n shall_v be_v to_o bring_v down_o his_o flesh_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n he_o say_v it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a for_o a_o man_n that_o will_v be_v very_o wise_a not_o to_o be_v oppress_v with_o much_o flesh_n nor_o fat_a but_o rather_o to_o be_v lean_a and_o slender_a for_o the_o fleshy_a temperament_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a with_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a or_o at_o least_o very_a improbable_a but_o the_o soul_n shall_v become_v blockish_a and_o stupid_a he_o bring_v for_o instance_n the_o hog_n affirm_v he_o to_o be_v of_o all_o brute_n beast_n the_o most_o stupid_a because_o of_o the_o load_n of_o flesh_n about_o he_o his_o soul_n in_o the_o word_n of_o chrysippus_n be_v of_o no_o other_o use_n to_o he_o than_o salt_n to_o preserve_v his_o body_n from_o stink_a aristotle_n confirm_v this_o opinion_n affirm_v that_o man_n to_o be_v a_o sot_n that_o have_v a_o overgreat_a head_n and_o fleshy_a compare_v he_o to_o a_o ass_n because_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o body_n there_o be_v no_o beast_n head_n so_o very_o fleshy_a as_o a_o ass_n but_o as_o to_o corpulence_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v gross_a man_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o abound_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n who_o temperament_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a as_o other_o again_o who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o flesh_n and_o blood_n as_o they_o be_v cram_v with_o fat_a these_o be_v of_o a_o cold_a and_o dry_a constitution_n hippocrates_n opinion_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o first_o because_o of_o the_o great_a heat_n and_o humidity_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o fume_n and_o vapour_n arise_v without_o intermission_n in_o those_o body_n which_o cloud_n and_o overthrow_v their_o reason_n which_o be_v not_o the_o case_n of_o the_o other_o that_o be_v only_o plump_a and_o fat_a who_o the_o physician_n dare_v not_o bleed_v because_o they_o have_v too_o little_a blood_n and_o there_o be_v ordinary_o abundance_n of_o wit_n to_o be_v find_v where_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o we_o may_v thorough_o understand_v the_o great_a agreement_n and_o correspondence_n between_o the_o stomach_n and_o brain_n especial_o in_o what_o relate_v to_o wit_n and_o cunning_a galen_n have_v declare_v a_o gross_a paunch_n make_v a_o gross_a understanding_n but_o if_o he_o mean_v this_o of_o those_o that_o be_v fat_a he_o have_v less_o reason_n for_o they_o have_v a_o very_a waterish_a wit._n persius_n proceed_v upon_o this_o reason_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o belly_n give_v wit._n plato_n affirm_v there_o be_v nothing_o darken_v the_o soul_n so_o much_o nor_o more_o overca_v the_o brain_n than_o the_o black_a fume_n and_o vapour_n arise_v from_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o liver_n at_o the_o time_n of_o digestion_n nor_o be_v there_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n any_o thing_n that_o elevate_v it_o to_o such_o high_a meditation_n as_o fast_v and_o a_o spare_a body_n not_o too_o overcharge_v with_o blood_n as_o the_o catholic_a church_n sing_v thou_o that_o enlivene_a and_o relieve_v the_o spirit_n by_o mortification_n and_o humble_v of_o the_o body_n and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n depresse_v vice_n and_o bestow_v virtue_n on_o we_o and_o with_o they_o their_o reward_n this_o great_a grace_n god_n do_v to_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o call_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o high_a heaven_n he_o remain_v three_o day_n without_o eat_v ravish_v in_o ecstasy_n with_o admiration_n of_o the_o incomparable_a favour_n he_o have_v receive_v at_o the_o very_a instant_n he_o be_v plunge_v in_o vice_n and_o sin_n moreover_o plato_n affirm_v that_o the_o head_n of_o wise_a man_n be_v ordinary_o tender_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v anoy_v upon_o the_o least_o occasion_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o nature_n have_v make_v they_o of_o so_o delicate_a a_o head_n seem_v to_o be_v for_o fear_n of_o load_v they_o with_o too_o much_o brain_n to_o the_o diminish_n of_o their_o wit._n so_o true_a be_v this_o doctrine_n of_o plato_n that_o though_o the_o stomach_n be_v far_o enough_o from_o the_o brain_n nevertheless_o it_o annoy_n it_o if_o it_o be_v overcharge_v with_o fat_a and_o flesh_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o mystery_n in_o this_o because_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o stomach_n be_v knit_v and_o tie_v together_o by_o mean_n of_o certain_a nerve_n which_o communicate_v their_o disaffection_n to_o each_o other_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o the_o stomach_n be_v dry_a and_o empty_a it_o much_o sharpen_v the_o wit_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o those_o who_o be_v pinch_v with_o hunger_n and_o want_n but_o what_o be_v more_o observable_a upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v that_o if_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v fat_a and_o fleshy_a and_o the_o man_n by_o this_o mean_n be_v over-gross_a animalum_fw-la aristotle_n affirm_v he_o run_v a_o risque_fw-la of_o have_v no_o wit_n at_o all_o for_o which_o reason_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o great_a head_n let_v it_o be_v from_o mere_a strength_n of_o nature_n and_o from_o too-great_a abundance_n of_o well-disposed_a matter_n yet_o such_o a_o one_o will_v not_o have_v so_o much_o capacity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o head_n of_o a_o more_o moderate_a size_n iii_o aristotle_n demand_v what_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v the_o wise_a of_o all_o creature_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n when_o he_o reply_v that_o no_o live_a creature_n have_v so_o small_a a_o head_n as_o man_n in_o proportion_n to_o the_o bulk_n of_o his_o body_n for_o even_o among_o man_n themselves_o say_v he_o they_o be_v the_o wise_a who_o have_v the_o least_o head_n though_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o this_o for_o if_o he_o have_v ever_o open_v a_o man_n head_n he_o may_v have_v find_v so_o great_a a_o stock_n of_o brain_n that_o that_o of_o two_o horse_n equal_v not_o that_o of_o one_o man._n what_o i_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n be_v that_o little_a man_n have_v large_a head_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a great_a man_n have_v little_a head_n for_o a_o very_a moderate_a quantity_n of_o brain_n better_a minister_n to_o the_o rational_a soul_n in_o discharge_n of_o her_o function_n beside_o all_o this_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o there_o be_v four_o ventricles_n in_o the_o brain_n to_o enable_v the_o rational_a soul_n to_o reason_n and_o discourse_n one_o dispose_v on_o the_o right_n the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a side_n the_o three_o in_o the_o middle_a and_o the_o four_o in_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o appear_v from_o anatomy_n hereafter_o where_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o wit_n we_o shall_v show_v what_o use_n the_o rational_a faculty_n make_v of_o these_o ventricles_n be_v they_o great_a or_o less_o that_o the_o brain_n be_v well_o figure_v of_o sufficient_a quantity_n and_o the_o number_n of_o ventricles_n so_o many_o little_a or_o great_a as_o we_o have_v show_v be_v not_o yet_o enough_o it_o be_v part_n must_v also_o observe_v a_o kind_n of_o continuity_n without_o be_v disjoin_v for_o which_o cause_n we_o have_v observe_v some_o man_n wound_v in_o the_o head_n have_v lose_v their_o memory_n other_o their_o common_a sense_n and_o other_o their_o imagination_n nay_o even_o though_o the_o brain_n after_o cure_n have_v be_v rejoin_v by_o art_n because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o natural_a union_n as_o before_o the_o three_o of_o the_o four_o principal_a qualification_n be_v that_o the_o brain_n shall_v be_v temperate_a of_o a_o moderate_a heat_n and_o without_o excess_n of_o the_o other_o quality_n which_o disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n we_o have_v already_o affirm_v to_o be_v that_o call_v true_a temper_n for_o it_o be_v that_o which_o make_v a_o man_n capable_a and_o the_o contrary_a incapable_a the_o four_o that_o the_o brain_n shall_v be_v compose_v of_o very_o fine_a and_o delicate_a part_n and_o be_v what_o
it_o will_v i_o will_v present_v to_o a_o moral_a philosopher_n a_o luxurious_a drunkard_n and_o a_o glutton_n to_o manage_v he_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o art_n and_o to_o instill_v into_o his_o soul_n the_o contrary_a good_a habit_n of_o chastity_n and_o temperance_n by_o these_o mean_n reduce_v he_o to_o act_v with_o all_o moderation_n and_o sobriety_n without_o introduce_v into_o his_o constitution_n cold_a and_o dryness_n and_o without_o correct_v the_o overrule_a heat_n and_o moisture_n there_o be_v before_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o will_v go_v about_o it_o without_o doubt_v the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v will_v be_v to_o show_v he_o the_o sordidness_n of_o luxury_n and_o to_o lay_v before_o he_o the_o train_n of_o evil_n it_o draw_v after_o it_o and_o in_o what_o danger_n his_o soul_n will_v be_v if_o death_n shall_v happen_v to_o surprise_v he_o on_o a_o sudden_a without_o give_v he_o respite_n to_o repent_v of_o his_o sin_n after_o this_o he_o grave_o admonish_v he_o to_o fast_o pray_v and_o meditate_v to_o sleep_v but_o little_a to_o lie_v hard_a and_o without_o delicacy_n to_o wear_v hair_n clothes_n and_o discipline_n himself_o to_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o woman_n and_o to_o give_v himself_o whole_o to_o pious_a work_n all_o which_o be_v comprise_v in_o this_o fine_a aphorism_n of_o st._n paul_n i_o keep_v under_o my_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o subjection_n by_o mean_n of_o these_o austerity_n if_o he_o practise_v they_o long_o he_o will_v appear_v meager_a pale_a and_o much_o alter_v from_o what_o he_o be_v insomuch_o that_o he_o who_o before_o hunt_v after_o woman_n and_o that_o place_v all_o his_o happiness_n in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o eat_v and_o drink_v will_v hardly_o have_v patience_n to_o hear_v they_o speak_v of_o the_o moralist_n behold_v the_o lewd_a man_n so_o change_v will_v say_v and_o not_o without_o reason_n this_o man_n have_v now_o acquire_v a_o habit_n of_o chastity_n and_o temperance_n but_o because_o his_o art_n reach_v no_o further_o he_o vain_o imagine_v these_o two_o virtue_n be_v come_v i_o know_v not_o from_o whence_o to_o make_v he_o a_o visit_n and_o to_o take_v up_o their_o lodging_n in_o his_o rational_a soul_n without_o have_v so_o much_o as_o part_v through_o his_o body_n instead_o of_o which_o the_o discern_a physician_n who_o know_v whence_o his_o loss_n of_o blood_n and_o spirit_n proceed_v and_o how_o the_o virtue_n be_v beget_v and_o the_o vice_n extinguish_v will_v be_v apt_a to_o pronounce_v that_o this_o same_o man_n have_v now_o the_o habit_n of_o chastity_n and_o temperance_n inasmuch_o as_o by_o mean_n of_o these_o austerity_n he_o have_v impair_v his_o natural_a heat_n in_o who_o stead_n the_o cold_a be_v introduce_v for_o if_o we_o reflect_v a_o little_a further_o we_o shall_v clear_o see_v this_o new_a way_n of_o live_v be_v capable_a of_o cool_v he_o more_o the_o horror_n into_o which_o the_o reprimand_n he_o receive_v throw_v he_o and_o the_o awful_a consideration_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n prepare_v for_o he_o if_o he_o have_v die_v in_o mortal_a sin_n have_v without_o doubt_n mortify_v and_o chill_v his_o blood_n whereupon_o aristotle_n propose_v this_o question_n why_o those_o who_o be_v in_o fear_n falter_v in_o their_o speech_n tremble_v with_o their_o hand_n and_o hang_v their_o lip_n it_o be_v say_v he_o because_o this_o passion_n be_v a_o defect_n of_o heat_n which_o commence_v from_o the_o part_n above_o whence_o come_v the_o paleness_n of_o the_o face_n abstinence_n likewise_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o chief_o mortify_v the_o natural_a heat_n leave_v the_o man_n cold_a for_o our_o nature_n be_v support_v say_v galen_n by_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o lamp_n be_v feed_v by_o the_o oil_n and_o there_o be_v so_o much_o natural_a heat_n in_o the_o body_n that_o have_v digest_v flesh-meat_n that_o they_o afford_v he_o nourishment_n in_o proportion_n to_o his_o heat_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v yield_v he_o less_o in_o quantity_n his_o heat_n will_v insensible_o diminish_v which_o make_v hypocrates_n forbid_v the_o let_n of_o child_n fast_o because_o their_o natural_a heat_n evaporate_v and_o waste_v for_o want_n of_o be_v feed_v the_o discipline_n give_v if_o it_o be_v dolorous_a and_o reach_v even_o to_o the_o fetch_a blood_n every_o man_n know_v it_o extreme_o dissipate_v the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n and_o from_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n the_o man_n soon_o come_v to_o lose_v his_o hair_n and_o natural_a heat_n as_o for_o sleep_n galen_n say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o most_o fortify_v our_o heat_n for_o by_o its_o mean_n that_o insinuate_v into_o the_o hide_a recess_n of_o our_o body_n and_o animate_v the_o natural_a virtue_n and_o much_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n our_o food_n be_v assimilate_v and_o turn_v to_o our_o substance_n whereas_o wake_v generate_v corruption_n and_o crudity_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o sleep_n warm_v the_o inward_a part_n and_o cool_v the_o outward_a as_o on_o the_o contrary_a wake_v cool_v the_o stomach_n liver_n and_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o vital_n and_o inflame_v the_o external_a part_n the_o less_o noble_a and_o less_o necessary_a hence_o he_o that_o do_v not_o sleep_v well_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o cold_a disease_n to_o lie_v hard_a to_o eat_v but_o once_o a_o day_n and_o to_o go_v naked_a hypocrates_n say_v be_v the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n wherein_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v place_v and_o galen_n give_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o hard_a bed_n weaken_v and_o waste_v the_o flesh_n say_v that_o the_o body_n be_v in_o pain_n and_o suffer_v deep_o for_o want_n of_o sleep_n and_o that_o by_o the_o uneasy_a change_n of_o motion_n from_o side_n to_o side_n it_o be_v harass_v in_o the_o vain_a pursuit_n of_o restless_a night_n and_o how_o the_o natural_a heat_n decay_v and_o be_v dissipate_v by_o bodily_a labour_n the_o same_o hypocrates_n declare_v teach_v how_o a_o man_n may_v become_v wise_a in_o order_n to_o be_v wise_a a_o man_n must_v not_o be_v oppress_v with_o too_o much_o flesh_n for_o that_o belong_v to_o a_o hot_a temperament_n which_o be_v the_o quality_n that_o destroy_v wisdom_n prayer_n and_o meditation_n cause_n the_o heat_n to_o mount_v up_o to_o the_o brain_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o which_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n remain_v cold_a and_o if_o the_o intention_n of_o mind_n be_v great_a they_o soon_o lose_v the_o sense_n of_o feel_v which_o aristotle_n affirm_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o animal_n and_o that_o the_o other_o sense_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o serve_v only_o for_o ornament_n and_o wellbeing_a for_o in_o effect_n we_o may_v live_v without_o taste_v smell_a see_v and_o hear_v but_o the_o mind_n be_v busy_v in_o some_o high_a contemplation_n fail_v to_o dispatch_v the_o natural_a faculty_n to_o their_o post_n without_o which_o neither_o the_o ear_n can_v hear_v nor_o the_o eye_n see_v nor_o the_o nostril_n breath_n nor_o the_o taste_n relish_n nor_o the_o touch_v feel_v insomuch_o as_o they_o who_o meditate_v be_v neither_o sensible_a of_o cold_a heat_n hunger_n thirst_v nor_o any_o weariness_n whatever_o and_o feel_v be_v the_o sentinel_n that_o discover_v to_o a_o man_n the_o good_a or_o ill_o do_v to_o he_o he_o can_v be_v without_o it_o so_o that_o be_v freeze_v with_o cold_a or_o burn_v up_o with_o heat_n or_o die_v away_o with_o hunger_n or_o thirst_v he_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o any_o of_o these_o inconvenience_n because_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o report_v they_o to_o he_o in_o such_o a_o state_n hypocrates_n say_v the_o soul_n neglect_v its_o charge_n and_o whereas_o its_o duty_n be_v to_o animate_v the_o body_n and_o to_o impart_v to_o it_o sense_n and_o motion_n yet_o nevertheless_o it_o leave_v it_o whole_o destitute_a and_o unprovided_a of_o any_o succour_n they_o who_o be_v hurt_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o feel_v no_o pain_n assure_o be_v distemper_v in_o mind_n but_o the_o worst_a disposition_n observe_v among_o man_n of_o learning_n and_o those_o that_o be_v devote_v to_o study_n be_v a_o weak_a stomach_n because_o the_o natural_a heat_n require_v for_o digestion_n be_v want_v that_o very_o heat_v be_v usual_o carry_v to_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n the_o stomach_n be_v fill_v with_o crudity_n and_o phlegm_n for_o which_o reason_n cornelius_n celsus_n recommend_v it_o to_o the_o physician_n care_v to_o fortify_v that_o part_n in_o man_n of_o meditation_n more_o than_o any_o other_o because_o prayer_n meditation_n and_o hard_a study_n extreme_o cool_v and_o dry_a the_o body_n render_v it_o melancholy_a for_o which_o reason_n aristotle_n demand_v whence_o it_o be_v
be_v valiant_a in_o another_o coward_n in_o this_o deliberate_a in_o that_o rash_a in_o one_o lover_n of_o truth_n in_o another_o liar_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n the_o cretan_n be_v always_o liar_n evil_a beast_n slow_a belly_n and_o if_o we_o run_v through_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o some_o feed_v this_o virtue_n and_o starve_v that_o vice_n and_o other_o on_o the_o contrary_a nourish_v such_o a_o vice_n and_o depress_v such_o a_o virtue_n but_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o the_o man_n nevertheless_o still_o remain_v free_a to_o choose_v as_o he_o please_v according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v set_v fire_n and_o water_n before_o thou_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n unto_o which_o thou_o will_v for_o there_o be_v no_o constitution_n can_v do_v more_o than_o incite_v the_o man_n without_o force_v he_o if_o he_o lose_v not_o his_o reason_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o study_v and_o contemplate_v thing_n man_n acquire_v another_o temperament_n beside_o what_o belong_v natural_o to_o the_o constitution_n of_o his_o body_n for_o as_o we_o shall_v prove_v hereafter_o of_o the_o three_o power_n a_o man_n have_v the_o memory_n common_a sense_n and_o imagination_n the_o imagination_n only_o as_o aristotle_n have_v note_v be_v free_a to_o frame_v what_o it_o please_v and_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o this_o faculty_n hypocrates_n and_o galen_n say_v the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o artery_n be_v always_o set_v on_o work_n and_o in_o motion_n she_o dispatch_v they_o where_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o she_o and_o the_o part_n to_o which_o the_o natural_a heat_n fly_v become_v thereby_o more_o effectual_a to_o perform_v their_o function_n and_o other_o part_v weak_a hence_o galen_n advise_v the_o chorister_n of_o diana_n not_o to_o deal_v with_o woman_n since_o by_o those_o mean_n without_o attend_v the_o consequence_n the_o part_n of_o generation_n will_v be_v inflame_v and_o as_o they_o once_o take_v fire_n the_o voice_n will_v appear_v more_o harsh_a and_o untuneable_a because_o as_o hypocrates_n note_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o testicle_n lay_v the_o cough_n and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a for_o let_v any_o be_v put_v to_o the_o blush_v at_o a_o offence_n take_v the_o natural_a heat_n straight_o mount_v up_o all_o the_o blood_n fly_v to_o the_o heart_n to_o fortify_v the_o irascible_a faculty_n and_o to_o depress_v the_o rational_a but_o if_o we_o proceed_v to_o consider_v that_o god_n enjoin_v we_o to_o forgive_v injury_n and_o do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n and_o to_o reflect_v a_o while_n upon_o the_o recompense_n attend_v it_o all_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o blood_n straight_o rise_v up_o to_o the_o face_n to_o strengthen_v the_o rational_a and_o debilitate_v the_o irascible_a faculty_n and_o so_o it_o be_v at_o our_o choice_n with_o the_o imagination_n to_o fortify_v what_o faculty_n we_o please_v we_o be_v just_o reward_v when_o we_o strengthen_v the_o rational_a and_o disable_v the_o irascible_a faculty_n and_o as_o fair_o punish_v when_o we_o raise_v the_o irascible_a and_o depress_v the_o rational_a faculty_n from_o which_o we_o may_v judge_v with_o how_o good_a reason_n the_o moral_a philosopher_n recommend_v to_o we_o the_o study_n and_o consideration_n of_o divine_a matter_n since_o by_o these_o mean_n alone_o we_o may_v acquire_v the_o temperament_n and_o strength_n which_o the_o rational_a soul_n have_v use_v of_o as_o well_o as_o suppress_v the_o inferior_a part._n but_o i_o can_v forbear_v add_v one_o thing_n before_o i_o end_v this_o chapter_n which_o be_v that_o a_o man_n may_v exercise_n all_o the_o act_n of_o virtue_n without_o have_v that_o advantageous_a constitution_n of_o body_n require_v although_o not_o without_o great_a pain_n and_o difficulty_n act_n of_o prudence_n except_v for_o if_o the_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n imprudent_a nothing_o but_o god_n can_v cure_v it_o with_o a_o remedy_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o distributive_a justice_n and_o of_o all_o the_o art_n and_o science_n acquire_v chap._n vi_o what_o part_v of_o the_o body_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o temper_a that_o the_o child_n may_v be_v witty_n the_o body_n of_o man_n have_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n of_o part_n and_o power_n each_o destine_v to_o its_o end_n it_o will_v not_o be_v impertinent_a but_o rather_o high_o necessary_a above_o all_o thing_n to_o know_v what_o part_n nature_n have_v contrive_v as_o the_o principal_a instrument_n to_o dispose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o prudent_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a we_o reason_v not_o with_o the_o foot_n nor_o walk_v upon_o our_o head_n nor_o see_v with_o our_o nose_n nor_o hear_v with_o our_o eye_n but_o each_o part_n have_v its_o proper_a use_n and_o particular_a composition_n for_o the_o office_n it_o be_v to_o discharge_v that_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o chief_a seat_n where_o reason_n reside_v and_o the_o instrument_n by_o which_o our_o soul_n perform_v the_o action_n of_o prudence_n memory_n and_o understanding_n be_v a_o receive_a opinion_n among_o the_o natural_a philosopher_n before_o hypocrates_n and_o plato_n be_v bear_v the_o heart_n be_v therefore_o style_v the_o superior_a part_n of_o man_n in_o many_o place_n of_o sacred_a writ_n which_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o the_o way_n of_o speak_v in_o use_n at_o that_o time_n but_o those_o two_o great_a philosopher_n have_v give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o this_o opinion_n be_v false_a and_o with_o great_a reason_n and_o experience_n have_v prove_v the_o brain_n to_o be_v the_o chief_a seat_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v general_o receive_v aristotle_n only_o dissent_v who_o revive_v that_o old_a opinion_n endeavour_v by_o topical_a argument_n and_o several_a conjecture_n to_o make_v it_o probable_a for_o the_o sake_n of_o contradict_v plato_n in_o every_o thing_n not_o to_o dispute_v which_o be_v the_o true_a opinion_n for_o in_o our_o day_n there_o be_v not_o a_o philosopher_n but_o allow_v the_o brain_n to_o be_v the_o instrument_n by_o nature_n design_v to_o make_v a_o man_n wise_a and_o prudent_a it_o will_v only_o be_v requisite_a to_o lay_v down_o the_o condition_n whereby_o that_o part_n be_v best_a organise_v that_o the_o youth_n may_v thereby_o become_v towardly_a and_o witty_n that_o the_o rational_a soul_n may_v convenient_o perform_v the_o action_n of_o understanding_n and_o prudence_n there_o be_v require_v four_o qualification_n of_o the_o brain_n good_a configuration_n be_v the_o first_o unity_n of_o part_n the_o second_o that_o the_o heat_n exceed_v not_o the_o cold_a nor_o the_o moisture_n surpass_v the_o dryness_n be_v the_o three_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v compose_v of_o very_o fine_a and_o delicate_a part_n be_v the_o four_o four_o other_o thing_n be_v comprise_v under_o the_o good_a configuration_n a_o good_a figure_n be_v the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d sufficient_a quantity_n the_o second_o that_o there_o be_v four_o separate_a and_o distinct_a ventricles_n in_o the_o brain_n each_o dispose_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n the_o third_z that_o its_o capacity_n shall_v not_o be_v great_a nor_o less_o than_o be_v convenient_a for_o its_o function_n the_o four_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o xi_o galen_n to_o know_v when_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v good_a for_o in_o reflect_v on_o the_o outward_a form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o head_n he_o declare_v it_o be_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o it_o resemble_v a_o ball_n of_o wax_n make_v exact_o round_a and_o compress_v gentle_o on_o each_o side_n which_o be_v much_o the_o turn_v of_o the_o forehead_n and_o the_o hind-part_n of_o the_o head_n a_o little_a jet_n out_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o forehead_n and_o hind-part_n of_o the_o head_n very_o flat_a be_v a_o sign_n the_o brain_n have_v not_o the_o figure_n approve_v for_o a_o sharp_a wit_n and_o ability_n what_o be_v most_o to_o be_v admire_v be_v the_o quantity_n of_o brain_n the_o soul_n have_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o for_o reason_n and_o discourse_n because_o not_o one_o among_o all_o the_o brute-animal_n have_v so_o much_o as_o man._n insomuch_o that_o if_o the_o brain_n of_o two_o very_a large_a ox_n be_v join_v they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o equal_v the_o brain_n of_o one_o man_n though_o never_o so_o little_a and_o what_o be_v yet_o more_o observable_a be_v that_o among_o brute_n beast_n those_o who_o approach_v near_a to_o man_n in_o wit_n and_o cunning_a as_o the_o monkey_n the_o fox_n and_o the_o dog_n have_v still_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o brain_n than_o other_o animal_n although_o the_o same_o animal_n be_v much_o of_o great_a bulk_n than_o these_o which_o make_v xxi_o galen_n say_v that_o a_o little_a head_n in_o man_n be_v always_o defective_a because_o it_o want_v brain_n as_o he_o
without_o the_o memory_n be_v present_a to_o it_o to_o offer_v and_o represent_v to_o it_o the_o figure_n and_o species_n according_a to_o the_o say_v of_o aristotle_n he_o that_o understand_v have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o to_o reflect_v on_o the_o image_n nor_o the_o memory_n again_o without_o be_v second_v by_o the_o imagination_n according_a as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o note_v we_o may_v easy_o conclude_v that_o all_o the_o three_o faculty_n be_v join_v and_o unite_v together_o in_o each_o ventricle_n that_o the_o understanding_n be_v not_o by_o itself_o in_o one_o nor_o the_o memory_n by_o itself_o in_o the_o other_o nor_o the_o imagination_n by_o its_o self_n in_o the_o three_o as_o the_o vulgar_a philosopher_n have_v think_v this_o union_n of_o power_n and_o virtue_n use_n to_o be_v make_v in_o humane_a body_n when_o one_o can_v act_v without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o other_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o four_o natural_a virtue_n the_o attractive_a the_o retentive_a digestive_a and_o expulsive_a which_o to_o be_v of_o use_v one_o to_o the_o other_o have_v by_o nature_n be_v assemble_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n and_o not_o separate_v from_o each_o other_o but_o if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a to_o what_o end_n have_v nature_n prepare_v those_o three_o ventricles_n and_o to_o each_o of_o they_o join_v all_o the_o three_o rational_a power_n since_o any_o one_o of_o the_o three_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o memory_n to_o play_v their_o part_n to_o this_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v equal_o difficult_a to_o know_v why_o nature_n have_v make_v two_o eye_n and_o as_o many_o ear_n since_o in_o each_o of_o they_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o see_v and_o hear_v reside_v and_o one_o may_v see_v with_o one_o eye_n alone_o to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o how_o much_o great_a the_o number_n of_o organ_n of_o the_o power_n appoint_v and_o establish_v for_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o animal_n be_v so_o much_o more_o assure_v be_v the_o perfection_n and_o possession_n of_o they_o because_o by_o some_o accident_n one_o or_o two_o may_v fail_v and_o then_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o supply_n from_o other_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n which_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o act._n in_o the_o disease_n call_v by_o physician_n the_o resolution_n of_o the_o sinew_n or_o palsy_n of_o half_a the_o body_n the_o operation_n of_o the_o ventricle_n that_o answer_v to_o the_o sick-side_n be_v usual_o lose_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o if_o the_o two_o other_o remain_v not_o entire_a and_o unhurt_a the_o man_n will_v be_v stupid_a without_o reason_n and_o nevertheless_o from_o the_o want_n of_o this_o ventricle_n alone_o he_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v very_o weak_a as_o well_o in_o the_o action_n of_o the_o understanding_n as_o of_o the_o imagination_n and_o memory_n even_o as_o he_o who_o use_v to_o see_v with_o two_o eye_n will_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n in_o his_o sight_n if_o one_o of_o they_o be_v quite_o out_o by_o which_o mean_v it_o may_v be_v clear_o understand_v that_o in_o each_o ventricle_n all_o the_o three_o faculty_n be_v find_v since_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o one_o alone_a the_o other_o three_o be_v all_o weaken_a say_v now_o that_o all_o the_o three_o ventricles_n be_v compose_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o diversity_n of_o part_n to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o we_o can_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n if_o we_o take_v the_o first_o quality_n for_o the_o instrument_n and_o so_o make_v as_o many_o difference_n of_o wit_n as_o there_o be_v of_o the_o first_o quality_n for_o it_o be_v against_o all_o natural_a philosophy_n to_o believe_v that_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n can_v exercise_v her_o operation_n without_o the_o mediation_n of_o a_o corporeal_a instrument_n to_o assist_v she_o but_o of_o the_o four_o quality_n that_o appear_v the_o heat_n cold_a moisture_n and_o dryness_n all_o physician_n reject_v the_o cold_a as_o of_o no_o use_n at_o all_o in_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o according_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o experience_n in_o all_o the_o other_o power_n of_o man_n that_o where_o the_o cold_a overballance_n the_o heat_n they_o be_v blunt_v and_o retard_v in_o their_o office_n insomuch_o as_o neither_o the_o stomach_n digest_v the_o meat_n nor_o the_o part_n of_o generation_n produce_v effective_a seed_n nor_o the_o muscle_n due_o move_v the_o body_n nor_o the_o brain_n due_o reason_n and_o discourse_n for_o which_o reason_n galen_n say_v the_o cold_a manifest_o incommode_n and_o retard_v all_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n serve_v only_o in_o the_o body_n to_o allay_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o to_o hinder_v it_o from_o be_v inflame_v but_o aristotle_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n where_o he_o say_v the_o thick_a and_o hot_a blood_n render_v the_o man_n strong_a and_o robu_v and_o the_o thin_a and_o more_o cold_a of_o a_o more_o delicate_a sense_n and_o understanding_n whence_o it_o clear_o appear_v that_o from_o cold_a proceed_v the_o great_a difference_n of_o wit_n in_o man_n viz._n the_o understanding_n aristotle_n therefore_o inquire_v why_o the_o man_n inhabit_v hot_a country_n as_o egypt_n be_v be_v more_o subtle_a and_o ingenious_a than_o those_o who_o live_v in_o cold_a climate_n make_v answer_n that_o the_o ambient_fw-la heat_n be_v excessive_a draw_v forth_o and_o consume_v the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o brain_n leave_v it_o cold_a which_o make_v man_n more_o sharp_a and_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o great_a ambient_fw-la cold_a concentrate_n the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o brain_n not_o suffer_v it_o to_o disperse_v and_o further_o they_o who_o have_v very_o hot_a brain_n say_v he_o can_v neither_o reason_n nor_o discourse_n but_o be_v volatile_a never_o fix_v on_o one_o opinion_n galen_n as_o it_o seem_v allude_v to_o this_o where_o he_o say_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o man_n change_v his_o opinion_n every_o moment_n be_v because_o he_o have_v a_o very_a hot_a brain_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o that_o have_v a_o cold_a brain_n will_v be_v firm_a and_o steady_a in_o his_o opinion_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o wit_n proceed_v from_o this_o quality_n neither_o can_v aristotle_n mean_v that_o the_o blood_n cold_a in_o excess_n make_v the_o understanding_n better_o but_o only_o when_o it_o be_v less_o hot_a when_o a_o man_n be_v fickle_a it_o be_v true_a it_o proceed_v from_o too_o great_a a_o heat_n that_o raise_v transient_a figure_n in_o his_o brain_n make_v they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o boil_v by_o which_o mean_v the_o image_n of_o many_o thing_n represent_v themselves_o at_o once_o to_o the_o rational_a soul_n awaken_n and_o invite_v it_o to_o a_o consideration_n of_o they_o and_o to_o enjoy_v all_o she_o leave_v some_o and_o embrace_n other_o the_o quite_o contrary_a happen_v in_o cold_a which_o render_v a_o man_n fix_v and_o stable_a in_o a_o opinion_n because_o it_o keep_v the_o figure_n fast_o lock_v up_o not_o permit_v they_o to_o fly_v so_o fast_o so_o that_o it_o represent_v no_o other_o image_n to_o a_o man_n but_o what_o be_v call_v for_o cold_n have_v this_o peculiar_a that_o it_o retard_v the_o motion_n not_o only_o of_o corporeal_a thing_n but_o also_o render_v the_o figure_n and_o the_o species_n by_o philosopher_n term_v intellectual_a immovable_a in_o the_o brain_n but_o this_o firmness_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a dulness_n than_o a_o difference_n of_o wit._n there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o steadiness_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o understanding_n be_v close_o and_o more_o compact_a and_o not_o from_o any_o coldness_n of_o brain_n dryness_n then_o moisture_n and_o heat_n remain_z as_o instrument_n of_o the_o rational_a faculty_n but_o not_o one_o philosopher_n know_v how_o to_o assign_v in_o particular_a to_o each_o difference_n of_o wit_n the_o quality_n that_o serve_v it_o for_o a_o instrument_n natura_fw-la heraclitus_n say_v that_o the_o sharpness_n of_o wit_n be_v from_o a_o dry_a light_n by_o which_o word_n he_o give_v we_o to_o undestand_v that_o dryness_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o great_a prudence_n and_o wisdom_n in_o man_n but_o he_o have_v not_o show_v in_o what_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n a_o man_n be_v excellent_a by_o mean_n of_o this_o quality_n plato_n intend_v no_o less_o when_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n upon_o its_o enter_v the_o body_n be_v very_o wise_a but_o that_o the_o great_a moisture_n it_o meet_v there_o render_v it_o lumpish_a and_o dull_a till_o as_o that_o moisture_n wear_v off_o in_o age_n and_o the_o body_n become_v dry_a the_o soul_n discover_v that_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n it_o have_v at_o first_o hog_n among_o brute_n beast_n aristotle_n say_v those_o be_v more_o
deliberate_a who_o constitution_n be_v more_o cold_a and_o dry_a as_o the_o ant_n and_o bee_n who_o may_v dispute_v for_o wisdom_n with_o man_n that_o be_v reasonable_a creature_n beside_o there_o be_v not_o a_o brute_n beast_n more_o moist_a than_o a_o hog_n and_o which_o have_v less_o wit._n for_o which_o cause_n the_o poet_n pindar_n be_v to_o tax_v the_o boeotian_n for_o blockhead_n express_v himself_o in_o this_o manner_n dicta_fw-la fuit_fw-la sus_n gens_fw-la boeotia_n vecors_fw-la stupid_a boeotian_n wear_v the_o name_n of_o hog_n their_o nature_n be_v the_o same_o vi_o galen_n affirm_v also_o that_o the_o blood_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o too_o great_a moisture_n make_v man_n silly_a and_o the_o same_o xi_o galen_n recount_v that_o the_o comic_a poet_n accuse_v hippocrates_n child_n of_o it_o allege_v they_o have_v too_o much_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v a_o moist_a substance_n and_o abound_v with_o vapour_n the_o child_n of_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o without_o this_o defect_n of_o which_o i_o may_v hereafter_o assign_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o four_o humour_n we_o have_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o find_v hot_a and_o dry_a but_o melancholy_a and_o i._n aristotle_n affirm_v that_o all_o the_o man_n that_o ever_o signalise_v themselves_o in_o the_o science_n be_v melancholic_a in_o fine_a all_o agree_v that_o dryness_n make_v a_o man_n very_o wise_a but_o no_o man_n show_v which_o of_o the_o rational_a faculty_n it_o most_o favour_n the_o prophet_n xxviii_o isaiah_n only_o determine_v it_o when_o he_o say_v vexation_n give_v understanding_n because_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n not_o only_o lick_v up_o that_o moisture_n of_o the_o brain_n but_o have_v also_o power_n to_o dry_v up_o the_o very_a bone_n by_o which_o quality_n the_o understanding_n be_v make_v more_o sharp_a and_o acute_a which_o may_v be_v apparent_o evidence_v by_o consider_v that_o many_o man_n reduce_v to_o poverty_n and_o misery_n have_v happen_v to_o speak_v and_o write_v thing_n worthy_a of_o admiration_n but_o be_v afterward_o raise_v by_o fortune_n according_a to_o their_o wish_n to_o make_v good_a cheer_n have_v do_v nothing_o more_o of_o importance_n for_o a_o delicate_a life_n content_a a_o stream_n of_o fortune_n and_o all_o thing_n succeed_v smooth_o to_o our_o wish_n much_o relax_v and_o moisten_v the_o brain_n which_o be_v what_o ix_o hypocrates_n say_v content_a and_o cheerfulness_n enlarge_v and_o dilate_v the_o heart_n give_v it_o a_o sweet_a and_o gross_a heat_n which_o be_v again_o easy_o prove_v for_o if_o affliction_n and_o grief_n dry_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o flesh_n by_o which_o mean_v a_o man_n acquire_v a_o better_a understanding_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o contrary_a which_o be_v cheerfulness_n fail_v not_o to_o moisten_v the_o brain_n and_o impair_v the_o understanding_n seven_o they_o who_o attain_v the_o last_o sort_n of_o wit_n be_v more_o immediate_o dispose_v to_o sport_n feast_n music_n frequent_v merry_a company_n and_o fly_v the_o contrary_a which_o at_o other_o time_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v they_o relish_v and_o content_a hence_o may_v the_o vulgar_a learn_v how_o it_o come_v that_o a_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n raise_v to_o great_a honour_n who_o before_o be_v poor_a and_o humble_a sometime_o immediate_o change_v his_o manner_n and_o his_o way_n of_o reason_v for_o this_o proceed_v from_o his_o acquire_v a_o new_a temperament_n moist_a and_o full_a of_o vapour_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o efface_v the_o figure_n he_o have_v before_o in_o his_o memory_n render_v his_o understanding_n dull_a and_o sluggish_a it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o know_v what_o difference_n of_o wit_n proceed_v from_o moisture_n because_o it_o so_o strong_o contradict_v the_o rational_a faculty_n at_o least_o according_a to_o xi_o galen_n opinion_n all_o the_o humour_n of_o our_o body_n that_o be_v moist_a in_o excess_n render_v the_o man_n stupid_a and_o ignorant_a which_o occasion_v he_o to_o say_v the_o prudence_n and_o nimbleness_n of_o the_o rational_a soul_n arise_v from_o choler_n integrity_n and_o constancy_n proceed_v from_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n simplicity_n and_o stupidity_n from_o blood_n phlegm_n or_o water_n serve_v for_o nothing_o but_o to_o feed_v sleep_n insomuch_o that_o the_o blood_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v moist_a i._n and_o the_o phlegm_n no_o less_o conspire_v to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v the_o rational_a faculty_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o discursive_a and_o active_a faculty_n and_o not_o of_o the_o passive_a as_o the_o memory_n be_v which_o depend_v on_o moisture_n even_o as_o the_o understanding_n do_v on_o dryness_n now_o we_o call_v the_o memory_n a_o rational_a faculty_n because_o without_o it_o the_o understanding_n and_o imagination_n be_v of_o no_o use_n it_o afford_v they_o matter_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o figure_n to_o reason_n according_a to_o that_o of_o aristotle_n he_o that_o understand_v do_v no_o more_o than_o reflect_v on_o the_o image_n and_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o the_o memory_n be_v to_o lay_v up_o those_o figure_n for_o the_o understanding_n when_o it_o will_v reflect_v on_o they_o and_o therefore_o if_o that_o be_v lose_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o other_o faculty_n to_o perform_v their_o function_n iv._o galen_n say_v the_o office_n of_o the_o memory_n be_v no_o other_o than_o to_o keep_v the_o figure_n of_o thing_n without_o have_v any_o invention_n of_o its_o own_o the_o memory_n treasure_n and_o lay_v up_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v transmit_v from_o the_o sense_n and_o understanding_n as_o in_o a_o coffer_n or_o repository_n have_v no_o invention_n of_o its_o own_o this_o be_v its_o office_n one_o may_v clear_o perceive_v it_o depend_v much_o on_o moisture_n which_o soften_v and_o prepare_v the_o brain_n for_o the_o figure_n that_o be_v imprint_v by_o way_n of_o compression_n infancy_n be_v a_o evident_a proof_n of_o this_o doctrine_n see_v in_o that_o age_n the_o memory_n be_v ready_a than_o in_o all_o the_o other_o because_o the_o brain_n than_o be_v moiste_v iv._o aristotle_n therefore_o demand_v why_o the_o old_a have_v more_o wit_n and_o a_o better_a understanding_n and_o the_o young_a learn_v ready_a and_o with_o more_o ease_n to_o which_o he_o make_v answer_n that_o the_o memory_n of_o old_a people_n be_v fill_v with_o so_o many_o image_n of_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v during_o the_o long_a course_n of_o their_o life_n that_o there_o be_v no_o room_n leave_v to_o receive_v any_o thing_n new_a but_o that_o of_o young_a people_n as_o person_n late_o bear_v meet_v with_o no_o difficulty_n therein_o which_o make_v they_o receive_v and_o retain_v immediate_o all_o that_o be_v tell_v and_o teach_v they_o which_o may_v be_v better_o understand_v by_o compair_v the_o morning_n and_o evening_n memory_n and_o show_v that_o we_o learn_v better_o in_o the_o morning_n because_o we_o then_o rise_v with_o a_o fresh_a memory_n but_o in_o the_o evening_n we_o learn_v ill_a because_o it_o be_v stuff_v with_o all_o the_o object_n of_o the_o day_n past_a and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o curious_a reader_n may_v not_o be_v surprise_v that_o so_o great_a a_o philosopher_n as_o aristotle_n shall_v never_o light_v upon_o a_o true_a answer_n and_o which_o even_o those_o of_o less_o wit_n than_o himself_o sometime_o find_v and_o form_n better_a argument_n than_o he_o he_o must_v know_v that_o plato_n not_o at_o all_o doubt_n but_o the_o grave_a philosopher_n do_v often_o as_o man_n mistake_v either_o through_o inadvertence_n or_o for_o want_n of_o weigh_v and_o be_v well_o enough_o acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o principle_n contain_v in_o the_o doctrine_n they_o teach_v advise_v such_o as_o read_v his_o work_n to_o consider_v they_o with_o great_a care_n and_o not_o to_o rely_v too_o much_o upon_o he_o or_o on_o the_o good_a opinion_n they_o have_v conceive_v of_o they_o to_o examine_v say_v he_o and_o cautious_o weigh_v all_o his_o word_n and_o those_o of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o not_o to_o receive_v they_o before_o they_o have_v make_v some_o proof_n of_o they_o no_o though_o they_o may_v seem_v the_o true_a in_o the_o world_n because_o in_o effect_v it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a shame_n to_o i_o that_o nature_n have_v give_v i_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o a_o understanding_n to_o distinguish_v yet_o i_o shall_v ask_v aristotle_n and_o the_o other_o philosopher_n what_o be_v the_o figure_n and_o colour_n of_o thing_n and_o what_o be_v and_o nature_n they_o have_v open_v your_o eye_n say_v plato_n make_v use_n of_o your_o own_o wit_n and_o ability_n and_o fear_v nothing_o for_o the_o same_o he_o that_o make_v aristotle_n make_v you_o also_o and_o he_o who_o form_v so_o great_a a_o wit_n may_v very_o well_o also_o form_v a_o great_a it_o be_v nevertheless_o very_o reasonable_a to_o have_v excellent_a author_n in_o great_a veneration_n
difficulty_n against_o this_o doctrine_n namely_o see_v god_n know_v all_o the_o wit_n and_o ability_n in_o israel_n and_o be_v well_o aware_a that_o the_o temperate_a man_n be_v possess_v of_o that_o prudence_n and_o wisdom_n of_o which_o the_o royal_a office_n stand_v in_o need_n for_o what_o cause_n in_o the_o first_o election_n that_o be_v make_v god_n seek_v not_o out_o such_o a_o man_n as_o this_o for_o even_o the_o text_n say_v that_o saul_n be_v so_o tall_a of_o stature_n as_o he_o exceed_v all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o head_n and_o shoulder_n this_o be_v a_o ill_a sign_n of_o wit_n not_o only_o in_o natural_a philosophy_n but_o god_n himself_o as_o he_o have_v please_v to_o show_v we_o blame_v samuel_n for_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o great_a stature_n of_o eliab_n and_o his_o forwardness_n to_o anoint_v he_o for_o king_n but_o this_o doubt_v sufficient_o inform_v we_o what_o 〈…〉_z galen_n have_v say_v be_v true_a that_o out_o of_o greece_n it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o look_v for_o a_o temperate_a man_n see_v in_o so_o great_a a_o people_n as_o that_o of_o israel_n god_n can_v not_o find_v one_o to_o choose_v for_o king_n but_o wait_v till_o david_n be_v grow_v up_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n make_v choice_n of_o saul_n see_v that_o as_o the_o text_n say_v he_o be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o israel_n though_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v more_o good_a nature_n than_o wisdom_n and_o that_o alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v cxviii_o teach_v i_o goodness_n discipline_n and_o knowledge_n say_v the_o royal_a prophet_n david_n be_v very_o sensible_a that_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o a_o king_n to_o be_v good_a and_o virtuous_a if_o he_o be_v not_o withal_o at_o the_o same_o time_n prudent_a and_o wise_a it_o look_v as_o if_o we_o have_v sufficient_o confirm_v our_o opinion_n in_o this_o instance_n of_o king_n david_n but_o there_o arise_v also_o another_o king_n in_o israel_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v two_o where_o be_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o if_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v red-haired_n well_o fashion_v of_o middle_a stature_n virtuous_a sound_v and_o of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n it_o will_v be_v no_o disadvantage_n to_o our_o cause_n the_o evangelist_n busy_v not_o themselves_o to_o relate_v the_o composition_n of_o our_o lord_n because_o it_o no_o way_n conduce_v to_o the_o subject_n they_o treat_v of_o but_o the_o same_o be_v a_o matter_n very_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v suppose_v that_o a_o exact_a temperament_n be_v all_o the_o perfection_n a_o man_n can_v natural_o have_v and_o see_v it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o form_v and_o organise_v he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o touch_v the_o material_a cause_n of_o which_o he_o form_v he_o it_o be_v not_o the_o ill_a temperament_n of_o nazareth_n that_o can_v resist_v he_o nor_o cause_v he_o to_o err_v in_o his_o work_n as_o it_o fare_v with_o natural_a agent_n but_o that_o he_o do_v what_o best_o please_v he_o because_o he_o want_v neither_o power_n knowledge_n nor_o will_n to_o frame_v a_o man_n most_o perfect_a and_o without_o any_o defect_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o his_o come_v as_o he_o himself_o xx_o affirm_v be_v to_o endure_v travel_n for_o man_n and_o to_o teach_v he_o the_o truth_n but_o this_o temperament_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o be_v the_o best_a natural_a instrument_n to_o effect_v these_o two_o thing_n and_o therefore_o i_o hold_v for_o true_a the_o relation_n that_o publius_n lentulus_n the_o proconsul_n write_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o senate_n at_o rome_n after_o this_o manner_n there_o have_v be_v see_v in_o our_o time_n a_o man_n who_o yet_o live_v of_o great_a virtue_n call_v jesus_n christ_n who_o by_o the_o gentile_n be_v term_v the_o prophet_n of_o truth_n and_o his_o disciple_n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n he_o raise_v the_o dead_a and_o heal_v the_o sick_a he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o middle_n proportionable_a stature_n and_o of_o a_o very_a fair_a countenance_n his_o look_n carry_v such_o majesty_n as_o procure_v at_o once_o both_o love_n and_o respect_n from_o all_o his_o beholder_n his_o hair_n down_o to_o his_o ear_n be_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o nut_n full_a ripe_a and_o from_o his_o ear_n to_o his_o shoulder_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o wax_n but_o bright_a he_o have_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o his_o forehead_n a_o little_a lock_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nazarene_o his_o forehead_n be_v plain_a but_o very_o serene_a his_o face_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n and_o of_o a_o moderate_a colour_n his_o nose_n and_o mouth_n be_v not_o with_o any_o reason_n to_o be_v blame_v his_o beard_n thick_a and_o resemble_v his_o hair_n not_o long_o but_o fork_v his_o aspect_n be_v gracious_a and_o grave_a and_o his_o eye_n graceful_a and_o clear_a he_o be_v awful_a in_o his_o reproof_n and_o charm_v in_o his_o admonition_n he_o force_v love_n he_o be_v cheerful_a with_o gravity_n he_o be_v never_o see_v to_o laugh_v but_o weep_v often_o he_o have_v elegant_a hand_n and_o arm_n in_o conversation_n he_o be_v very_o please_v but_o be_v seldom_o in_o company_n and_o when_o he_o be_v very_o modest_a in_o his_o countenance_n and_o mien_n the_o lovely_a man_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v in_o this_o relation_n be_v comprise_v three_o or_o four_o mark_n of_o a_o temperate_a man._n the_o first_o that_o he_o have_v his_o hair_n and_o beard_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o nut_n full_a ripe_a which_o if_o well_o consider_v be_v a_o brown_a abourn_n which_o colour_n x.xix._fw-la god_n command_v the_o heifer_n shall_v have_v that_o be_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v in_o figure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o when_o he_o ascend_v up_o into_o heaven_n with_o the_o triumph_n and_o majesty_n due_a to_o such_o a_o prince_n some_o of_o the_o angel_n that_o know_v nothing_o of_o his_o incarnation_n ask_v lxiii_o who_o be_v this_o that_o come_v from_o edom_n with_o his_o garment_n die_v red_a from_o bosra_n as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v who_o be_v this_o that_o come_v from_o the_o red-land_n with_o his_o garment_n die_v red_a with_o regard_n to_o his_o hair_n and_o beard_n and_o to_o the_o blood_n he_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o letter_n also_o report_v he_o the_o fair_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v which_o be_v the_o second_o mark_n of_o a_o temperate_a man._n according_o by_o this_o mark_v holy_a scripture_n have_v distinguish_v he_o xliv_o goodly_a of_o beauty_n among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v say_v xlix_o that_o his_o eye_n shall_v be_v red_a with_o wine_n and_o his_o tooth_n white_a with_o milk_n which_o beauty_n and_o comely_a shape_n of_o body_n be_v of_o no_o small_a importance_n to_o engage_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o love_v he_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o terrible_a about_o he_o and_o so_o the_o letter_n say_v that_o every_o one_o be_v incline_v to_o love_v he_o it_o report_v also_o that_o he_o be_v of_o middle_a stature_n not_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n want_v matter_n to_o make_v he_o great_a if_o he_o have_v so_o please_v but_o because_o in_o overcharging_a the_o rational_a soul_n with_o bone_n and_o flesh_n the_o wit_n be_v oppress_v as_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o plato_n and_o aristotle_n the_o three_o mark_n namely_o to_o be_v virtuous_a and_o of_o good_a condition_n be_v confirm_v also_o from_o the_o same_o relation_n and_o the_o jew_n with_o all_o their_o false_a witness_n can_v never_o prove_v the_o contrary_a nor_o answer_v he_o when_o he_o ask_v they_o which_o of_o you_o can_v reprove_v i_o of_o sin_n and_o ix_o josephus_n from_o the_o credit_n of_o his_o history_n assure_v we_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o than_o man_n consider_v his_o great_a goodness_n and_o wisdom_n there_o be_v only_o long_a life_n that_o be_v not_o verify_v of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n because_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n so_o young_a but_o if_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n have_v not_o be_v interrupt_v he_o may_v have_v live_v above_o fourscore_o year_n for_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o he_o who_o can_v live_v in_o a_o desert_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n four_o without_o eat_v or_o drink_v and_o neither_o be_v sick_a nor_o die_v with_o it_o may_v better_o have_v preserve_v himself_o free_a from_o other_o slight_a accident_n that_o may_v alter_v and_o impair_v his_o temperament_n howbeit_o this_o action_n be_v repute_v a_o miracle_n and_o a_o thing_n that_o can_v not_o happen_v in_o the_o compass_n of_o nature_n these_o two_o example_n of_o king_n which_o we_o have_v allege_v be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o the_o royal_a sceptre_n be_v due_a
sow_v in_o a_o lake_n xlvi_o hypocrates_n advise_v such_o a_o woman_n to_o lessen_v herself_o and_o take_v down_o her_o fat_a and_o her_o flesh_n before_o she_o marry_o but_o then_o she_o need_v not_o take_v a_o husband_n hot_a and_o dry_a for_o such_o a_o temperament_n will_v not_o do_v nor_o can_v she_o conceive_v a_o woman_n cold_a and_o moist_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n retain_v a_o mean_a in_o all_o the_o mark_v we_o have_v mention_v beauty_n except_v which_o she_o have_v in_o excess_n which_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n that_o she_o will_v be_v fruitful_a and_o bear_v child_n and_o prove_v gay_a and_o of_o a_o good_a grace_n such_o a_o woman_n answer_v in_o proportion_n well_o near_o to_o all_o man_n first_o to_o the_o hot_a and_o dry_a in_o the_o second_o degree_n next_o to_o the_o temperate_a and_o then_o to_o those_o that_o be_v hot_a and_o moist_a of_o all_o these_o combination_n and_o match_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n which_o we_o have_v note_v wise_a child_n may_v proceed_v but_o more_o ordinary_o from_o the_o first_o for_o put_v case_n that_o the_o man_n seed_n incline_v to_o cold_a and_o moist_a yet_o the_o continual_a dryness_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o give_v her_o little_a nourishment_n correct_v and_o amend_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o father_n because_o this_o kind_n of_o philosophy_n have_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o light_n all_o the_o natural_a philosopher_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v the_o problem_n that_o demand_v xxvi_o why_o many_o fool_n have_v get_v wise_a child_n to_o which_o they_o answer_v that_o those_o unthinking_a fellow_n apply_v themselves_o passionate_o to_o the_o venereal_a act_n without_o engage_v in_o any_o other_o consideration_n but_o that_o wise_a man_n on_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o very_a embrace_n be_v muse_v upon_o matter_n impertinent_a to_o the_o present_a point_n whereby_o they_o enfeeble_v their_o seed_n and_o beget_v defective_a child_n as_o well_o in_o what_o respect_v the_o rational_a power_n as_o in_o those_o that_o be_v pure_o natural_a but_o this_o answer_n proceed_v from_o people_n little_a skilled_a in_o natural_a philosophy_n in_o the_o other_o union_n care_n shall_v be_v take_v that_o the_o woman_n lose_v her_o fat_a and_o grow_v sparer_n by_o a_o ripe_a age_n and_o marry_v not_o too_o young_a for_o thence_o arise_v half_o witted_a and_o foolish_a child_n the_o seed_n of_o young_a parent_n be_v very_o moist_a for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o while_n since_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o if_o a_o man_n be_v form_v of_o matter_n moist_a in_o excess_n he_o will_v of_o course_n be_v a_o blockhead_n article_n iii_o what_o consideration_n to_o be_v use_v to_o get_v boy_n and_o not_o girl_n the_o parent_n that_o be_v in_o quest_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o wise_a child_n and_o towardly_a for_o learning_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o have_v boy_n for_o girl_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o coldness_n and_o moisture_n of_o their_o sex_n can_v never_o arrive_v at_o a_o profound_a judgement_n any_o we_o see_v they_o speak_v with_o a_o show_n of_o ability_n in_o slight_a and_o easy_a matter_n with_o ordinary_a term_n though_o study_v but_o be_v set_v to_o learning_n they_o learn_v no_o far_o than_o a_o little_a latin_a and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o memory_n which_o incapacity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v on_o they_o but_o on_o the_o cold_a and_o moist_a that_o make_v they_o woman_n be_v the_o quality_n as_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v absolute_o contrary_a to_o wit_n and_o ability_n solomon_n in_o consideration_n of_o the_o great_a scarcity_n of_o wise_a man_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o woman_n furnish_v with_o wit_n and_o knowledge_n speak_v thus_o one_o man_n say_v he_o among_o a_o thousand_o have_v i_o find_v but_o a_o woman_n among_o all_o those_o have_v i_o not_o find_v therefore_o we_o be_v to_o shun_v they_o and_o apply_v our_o endeavour_n to_o get_v male_n since_o in_o these_o alone_o appear_v a_o wit_n capable_a of_o learning_n in_o which_o we_o be_v first_o of_o all_o to_o consider_v what_o instrument_n be_v ordain_v by_o nature_n in_o man_n body_n to_o this_o end_n and_o what_o order_n of_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v to_o attain_v the_o end_n we_o propose_v you_o be_v to_o know_v then_o that_o among_o many_o excrement_n and_o humour_n that_o be_v in_o a_o man_n body_n galen_n say_v that_o nature_n make_v use_v but_o of_o one_o to_o prevent_v the_o species_n of_o man_n be_v lose_v which_o be_v a_o certain_a excrement_n call_v serum_n or_o serous_a blood_n generate_v in_o the_o liver_n and_o vein_n at_o the_o instant_a the_o four_o humour_n blood_n phlegm_n choler_n and_o melancholy_a receive_v what_o form_n and_o substance_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v meat_n of_o such_o a_o juice_n as_o this_o nature_n make_v use_v for_o a_o vehicle_n of_o food_n and_o to_o transmit_v it_o through_o the_o vein_n and_o narrow_a passage_n to_o carry_v nourishment_n to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o work_n be_v do_v the_o same_o nature_n have_v give_v to_o we_o two_o reins_o which_o have_v no_o other_o office_n than_o to_o attract_v to_o themselves_o this_o serous_a humour_n and_o make_v it_o descend_v through_o their_o passage_n down_o into_o the_o bladder_n and_o thence_o out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o this_o to_o free_a man_n from_o the_o annoyance_n that_o excrement_n give_v he_o but_o in_o consideration_n of_o certain_a quality_n he_o have_v convenient_a for_o generation_n she_o have_v provide_v we_o with_o two_o vein_n to_o carry_v part_n to_o the_o testicle_n and_o spermatic_a vessel_n with_o a_o little_a blood_n whence_o she_o frame_v the_o seed_n boy_n such_o as_o be_v convenient_a for_o our_o species_n according_o she_o have_v plant_v one_o vein_n on_o the_o right_a rein_n side_n which_o terminate_v in_o the_o rim_z of_o the_o right_a testicle_n and_o of_o that_o same_o the_o right_a spermatic_a vessel_n be_v frame_v the_o other_o vein_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o left_a rein_n and_o terminate_v in_o the_o left_a testicle_n and_o of_o that_o be_v frame_v the_o left_a spermatic_a vein_n what_o quality_n this_o excrement_n have_v to_o make_v convenient_a matter_n for_o generate_a of_o seed_n the_o same_o galen_n have_v note_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a acrid_n and_o acid_n that_o spring_v from_o a_o salt_n which_o irritate_v the_o spermatic_a vessel_n and_o strong_o move_v the_o animal_n without_o delay_n to_o the_o work_n of_o generation_n and_o therefore_o lascivious_a man_n be_v term_v in_o latin_a salace_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v man_n that_o have_v much_o salt_n in_o their_o seed_n beside_o this_o nature_n have_v do_v another_o thing_n worthy_a of_o consideration_n namely_o that_o to_o the_o right_a vein_n and_o testicle_n she_o have_v give_v much_o heat_n and_o dryness_n and_o to_o the_o left_a rein_n and_o testicle_n much_o cold_a and_o moisture_n so_o that_o the_o seed_n prepare_v by_o the_o right_a testicle_n be_v very_o hot_a and_o dry_a and_o that_o by_o the_o left_a cold_a and_o moist_a what_o nature_n pretend_v to_o in_o this_o diversity_n of_o temperament_n as_o well_o in_o the_o reins_o as_o testicle_n and_o spermatic_a vessel_n be_v very_o clear_a since_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o very_o credible_a history_n that_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o many_o year_n after_o the_o woman_n be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o two_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n one_o a_o boy_n and_o the_o other_o a_o girl_n to_o the_o end_n that_o each_o man_n may_v have_v a_o wife_n and_o each_o woman_n a_o husband_n for_o the_o speedy_a increase_n of_o mankind_n for_o this_o reason_n then_o have_v nature_n provide_v that_o the_o right_a rein_n shall_v furnish_v matter_n hot_a and_o dry_a to_o the_o right_a testicle_n hippocrat_n and_o that_o the_o same_o with_o its_o great_a heat_n and_o dryness_n may_v produce_v hot_a and_o dry_a seed_n for_o the_o generate_a a_o male._n and_o the_o contrary_n she_o have_v order_v for_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o female_a that_o the_o left_a rein_n shall_v send_v forth_o cold_a and_o moist_a seed_n to_o the_o left_a testicle_n that_o the_o same_o with_o its_o coldness_n and_o moisture_n may_v make_v cold_a and_o moist_a seed_n from_o which_o a_o girl_n will_v necessary_o be_v get_v and_o not_o a_o boy_n but_o after_o the_o world_n be_v once_o well_o people_v it_o seem_v as_o if_o nature_n have_v break_v off_o this_o order_n of_o this_o double_a child-bearing_a and_o what_o be_v worse_o for_o one_o boy_n there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o six_o or_o seven_o girl_n ordinary_o bear_v from_o which_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o that_o nature_n be_v tire_v out_o or_o that_o some_o error_n hinder_v she_o from_o act_v as_o she_o will_v what_o the_o same_o be_v we_o may_v hereafter_o declare_v when_o we_o
by_o the_o woman_n else_o her_o seed_n be_v ill_o temper_v impede_v generation_n therefore_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o they_o shall_v both_o wait_v that_o both_o their_o seed_n may_v meet_v and_o mingle_v which_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n for_o the_o first_o effort_n because_o the_o right_a testicle_n and_o its_o spermatic_a vessel_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o v._n galen_n be_v that_o which_o first_o provoke_v and_o emit_v its_o seed_n soon_o than_o the_o left_a and_o if_o the_o generation_n be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n it_o be_v odds_o the_o second_o may_v give_v a_o girl_n and_o not_o a_o boy_n these_o two_o seed_n be_v know_v first_o by_o the_o heat_n and_o cold_a second_o by_o the_o great_a or_o little_a quantity_n three_o in_o this_o that_o one_o issue_v ready_a than_o tother_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o right_a testicle_n pass_v very_o tickle_v and_o be_v so_o hot_a that_o it_o burn_v the_o woman_n matrix_fw-la be_v not_o much_o in_o quantity_n and_o pass_v in_o haste_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o seed_n of_o the_o left_a testicle_n be_v more_o temperate_a in_o great_a quantity_n and_o long_o in_o issue_v be_v cold_a and_o thick_a the_o last_o condition_n be_v to_o procure_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o shall_v fall_v on_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la because_o in_o that_o place_n say_v xlviii_o hypocrates_n the_o male_n be_v form_v as_o the_o female_n on_o the_o left_a galen_n assign_v the_o reason_n hereof_o say_v that_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v very_o hot_a because_o of_o its_o neighbourhood_n to_o the_o liver_n reign_v and_o spermatic_a vessel_n that_o be_v on_o the_o right_a side_n which_o part_n we_o have_v affirm_v and_o prove_v to_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o since_o all_o the_o reason_n to_o order_v that_o a_o boy_n may_v be_v beget_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o it_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o heat_n in_o the_o time_n of_o its_o conception_n it_o be_v certain_a it_o much_o import_v that_o the_o seed_n fall_v in_o this_o place_n which_o the_o woman_n can_v easy_o do_v lie_v upon_o her_o right_a side_n after_o her_o husband_n embrace_n with_o her_o head_n low_a and_o her_o foot_n raise_v but_o she_o must_v keep_v her_o bed_n a_o day_n or_o two_o because_o the_o matrix_fw-la embrace_v not_o the_o seed_n but_o after_o some_o time_n the_o sign_n of_o know_v whether_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n or_o no_o be_v clear_a and_o manifest_a to_o all_o for_o if_o when_o she_o stand_v up_o the_o seed_n fall_v present_o down_o galen_n say_v she_o have_v not_o conceive_v therefore_o in_o this_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v that_o all_o the_o seed_n be_v not_o fruitful_a and_o prolific_a for_o part_n thereof_o be_v waterish_a who_o office_n be_v to_o dilute_v the_o principal_a seed_n that_o it_o may_v pierce_v the_o narrow_a passage_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o nature_n emit_v and_o it_o remain_v after_o conception_n with_o the_o prolific_a part_n it_o be_v know_v when_o it_o be_v like_a water_n and_o in_o little_a quantity_n to_o stand_v upon_o her_o leg_n immediate_o after_o couple_v be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o therefore_o aristotle_n advise_v that_o she_o beforehand_o evacuate_v her_o excrement_n and_o urine_n that_o she_o may_v have_v no_o need_n to_o rise_v the_o second_o mark_n to_o discover_v if_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n be_v if_o the_o day_n after_o she_o feel_v her_o belly_n empty_a and_o especial_o about_o the_o navel_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o matrix_fw-la will_v conceive_v form_v it_o stretch_v and_o extend_v extreme_o because_o in_o a_o manner_n it_o be_v apt_a to_o swell_v and_o stiffen_v upon_o this_o occasion_n after_o the_o same_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o stretch_v out_o after_o this_o manner_n it_o take_v up_o more_o room_n but_o at_o the_o instant_n it_o conceive_v li._n hypocrates_n say_v that_o it_o close_v and_o draw_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o little_a egg_n to_o draw_v the_o seed_n to_o it_o and_o let_v nothing_o out_o by_o which_o mean_v it_o leave_v a_o great_a vacuity_n which_o the_o woman_n explain_v say_v that_o they_o have_v no_o slack_a gut_n leave_v soon_o after_o they_o grow_v big_a beside_o which_o they_o forthwith_o nauseate_a their_o husband_n caress_n the_o womb_n have_v what_o it_o want_v but_o the_o most_o certain_a sign_n as_o lxi_o hypocrates_n say_v be_v when_o the_o menses_fw-la cease_v their_o breast_n swell_v and_o they_o loathe_v their_o meat_n article_n iu._n what_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o child_n may_v prove_v witty_a and_o wise_a if_o the_o reason_n and_o cause_n be_v not_o know_v beforehand_o whence_o it_o proceed_v that_o a_o man_n of_o great_a wit_n and_o capacity_n be_v beget_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o reduce_v the_o same_o to_o a_o art_n since_o we_o attain_v the_o end_n by_o no_o other_o mean_n but_o by_o connect_v and_o order_v the_o principle_n and_o cause_n the_o astrologer_n hold_v that_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v under_o such_o a_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n will_v be_v wise_a witty_a well_o or_o ill-conditioned_a happy_a or_o unhappy_a with_o a_o thousand_o other_o quality_n and_o property_n which_o we_o see_v and_o observe_v every_o day_n among_o men._n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a we_o can_v not_o here_o prescribe_v any_o rule_n for_o all_o will_v depend_v upon_o chance_n and_o not_o be_v in_o our_o choice_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n as_o hypocrates_n plato_n aristotle_n and_o galen_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o man_n receive_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o soul_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o formation_n and_o not_o of_o his_o birth_n the_o star_n only_o cause_v a_o superficial_a alteration_n in_o the_o babe_n communicate_v to_o to_o he_o heat_v cold_a moisture_n dryness_n and_o not_o his_o substance_n whereon_o his_o life_n depend_v as_o do_v the_o four_o element_n fire_n earth_n air_n water_n which_o not_o only_o add_v to_o the_o composition_n heat_n cold_a moisture_n dryness_n but_o also_o a_o substance_n that_o unite_v and_o preserve_v these_o quality_n during_o the_o course_n of_o life_n so_o that_o what_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n in_o beget_v child_n be_v to_o endeavour_v that_o the_o element_n from_o which_o they_o be_v form_v shall_v have_v the_o quality_n requisite_a to_o wit_n because_o that_o in_o the_o same_o weight_n and_o measure_n the_o element_n enter_v into_o the_o composition_n in_o the_o same_o they_o remain_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o mixture_n which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o mutation_n and_o influence_n of_o heaven_n what_o these_o element_n be_v and_o after_o what_o manner_n they_o enter_v the_o woman_n womb_n to_o form_v the_o child_n tuen_n galen_n tell_v when_o he_o teach_v we_o that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o which_o compound_v all_o other_o natural_a thing_n but_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v conceal_v in_o the_o solid_a meat_n we_o eat_v such_o as_o bread_n flesh_n fish_n and_o fruit_n the_o water_n under_o the_o liquor_n we_o drink_v and_o for_o the_o air_n and_o fire_n he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v mingle_v by_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o body_n by_o way_n of_o the_o pulse_n and_o respiration_n of_o these_o four_o element_n mingle_v and_o digest_v by_o our_o natural_a heat_n be_v make_v the_o two_o necessary_a principle_n of_o the_o infant_n generation_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n and_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n but_o that_o whereof_o we_o make_v the_o great_a account_n for_o the_o mark_v we_o aim_v at_o be_v the_o solid_a meat_n that_o be_v eat_v for_o they_o include_v within_o themselves_o all_o the_o four_o element_n and_o from_o they_o the_o seed_n draw_v more_o corpulence_n and_o quality_n than_o from_o the_o water_n which_o we_o drink_v or_o the_o fire_n and_o air_n which_o we_o breath_n wherefore_o x._o galen_n say_v that_o the_o parent_n who_o will_v beget_v wise_a child_n shall_v read_v the_o three_o book_n he_o write_v of_o the_o property_n of_o aliment_n for_o there_o they_o shall_v find_v the_o meat_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v effect_v the_o same_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o water_n nor_o of_o the_o other_o element_n as_o matter_n of_o small_a consequence_n but_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o this_o for_o water_n alter_v the_o body_n much_o more_o than_o the_o air_n and_o no_o less_o than_o the_o solid_a meat_n we_o use_v and_o as_o to_o what_o regard_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o seed_n the_o water_n alone_o be_v of_o as_o great_a importance_n as_o all_o the_o other_o element_n together_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v as_o the_o same_o xuj_o galen_n say_v that_o the_o testicle_n draw_v from_o the_o vein_n for_o their_o nourishment_n the_o serous_a portion_n of_o blood_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o