in_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o epidemical_a disease_n there_o be_v mention_v just_o make_v of_o one_o pythocles_n of_o who_o it_o be_v report_v that_o he_o give_v his_o patient_n water_n or_o milk_n mingle_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o water_n to_o these_o we_o may_v join_v the_o socrates_n the_o see_v the_o phaedrus_n of_o plato_n and_o xenophon_n of_o the_o say_n and_o deed_n of_o socrates_n physician_n acumenus_n a_o friend_n of_o socrates_n of_o who_o plato_n and_o xenophon_n talk_v very_o advantageous_o all_o that_o these_o author_n report_n of_o his_o opinion_n be_v that_o he_o look_v upon_o a_o walk_n in_o the_o open_a air_n to_o be_v much_o better_a just_a better_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v translate_v these_o word_n after_o the_o sense_n of_o mercurialis_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v just_a than_o in_o portico_n and_o other_o cover_a place_n there_o remain_v a_o ancient_a physician_n name_v aegimius_n of_o velia_n or_o elis_n who_o according_a to_o galen_n be_v 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the_o limit_n of_o one_o family_n be_v afterward_o communicate_v to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o may_v be_v learn_v by_o any_o that_o will_v apply_v themselves_o to_o it_o we_o have_v see_v already_o the_o oath_n he_o exact_v of_o his_o scholar_n one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o these_o be_v one_o prodicus_n of_o selymbra_n 1._o selymbra_n plin._n l._n 29_o c._n 1._o who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v invent_v the_o use_n of_o unguent_n in_o physic_n to_o have_v first_o anoint_v the_o body_n with_o those_o composition_n for_o preservation_n of_o health_n and_o for_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n this_o medicine_n become_v so_o common_a among_o the_o ancient_n that_o they_o proceed_v even_o to_o the_o abuse_n of_o it_o especial_o after_o they_o have_v introduce_v liquid_a perfume_n or_o sweet-scented_n oil_n of_o which_o virgil_n make_v this_o complaint_n it_o complaint_n casia_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o spâ—e_n infuse_v in_o oil_n of_o olive_n to_o presume_v it_o et_fw-la casia_n liquidi_fw-la corrumpiturnsus_fw-la olivi_fw-la these_o be_v use_v as_o well_o for_o pleasure_n as_o necessity_n and_o lewd_a woman_n and_o effeminate_a man_n make_v the_o great_a consumption_n of_o they_o this_o abuse_n grow_v so_o scandalous_a that_o sober_a person_n be_v afraid_a to_o use_v they_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v to_o use_v they_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o they_o do_v for_o this_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o the_o philosopher_n aristippus_n who_o find_v these_o sweet_a oil_n serviceable_a to_o he_o make_v such_o imprecation_n against_o those_o debauchee_n that_o bring_v a_o scandal_n upon_o the_o use_n of_o perfume_n but_o pliny_n seem_v to_o confound_v this_o disciple_n of_o hypocrates_n with_o his_o master_n the_o unguentarie_a medicine_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o gymnastick_a it_o be_v without_o doubt_v the_o invention_n of_o 2_o of_o see_v book_n the_o 2_o herodicus_n and_o not_o of_o prodicus_n
they_o be_v cure_v there_o be_v some_o other_o libre_fw-la other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d libre_fw-la book_n which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o mercury_n which_o prove_v likewise_o that_o astrology_n make_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o physic_n the_o ancient_n be_v so_o strong_o possess_v that_o magic_a and_o astrology_n make_v a_o part_n of_o physic_n that_o some_o will_v place_v zoroaster_n a_o ancient_a king_n of_o bactria_n who_o be_v general_o take_v to_o be_v contemporary_a to_o ninus_n king_n of_o assyria_n or_o who_o according_a to_o berosus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o cham_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n among_o the_o physician_n because_o he_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o have_v be_v a_o very_a great_a magician_n or_o the_o inventor_n of_o magic_n to_o conclude_v it_o be_v probable_a mercury_n may_v make_v use_n of_o some_o ordinary_a or_o natural_a medicine_n but_o antiquity_n scarce_o afford_v we_o any_o proof_n of_o it_o the_o herb_n odyss_n herb_n vid._n hoâ—_n odyss_n moly_n that_o mercury_n give_v to_o ulysses_n as_o of_o force_n against_o the_o charm_n of_o circe_n be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o superstitious_a remedy_n but_o that_o which_o bear_v his_o name_n mercury_n name_n mercurialis_n or_o mercury_n and_o which_o be_v in_o common_a use_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v employ_v by_o its_o inventor_n as_o now_o it_o be_v to_o the_o mercurialis_n we_o may_v add_v coral_n of_o which_o they_o say_v mercury_n teach_v the_o use_n against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n which_o be_v to_o drink_v it_o in_o pure_a wine_n the_o author_n of_o the_o hymn_n to_o mercury_n which_o be_v father_v upon_o orpheus_n who_o report_v this_o of_o coral_n speak_v of_o mercvry_n grot_n where_o all_o sort_n of_o good_a thing_n be_v hide_v where_o no_o disease_n come_v where_o remedy_n be_v to_o be_v have_v for_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n for_o lunatic_n and_o leper_n so_o far_o orpheus_n but_o he_o do_v not_o tell_v the_o mean_n mercury_n use_v on_o these_o occasion_n i_o 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suppose_v cyril_n to_o be_v mistake_v or_o that_o apis_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v plutarch_n assure_v we_o that_o apis_n and_o osiris_n according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n themselves_z be_v but_o two_o different_a name_n for_o the_o same_o person_n which_o strabo_n confirm_v as_o do_v also_o gentle_a also_o de_fw-fr curâ_fw-la affect_v gentle_a theodoret._n the_o same_o author_n will_v have_v it_o likewise_o that_o serapis_n be_v a_o three_o name_n for_o osiris_n 4._o osiris_n tacit._n hist_o lib._n 4._o some_o ancient_a author_n maintain_v serapis_n to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o with_o esculapius_fw-la 19_o esculapius_fw-la de_fw-fr idolatr_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o vossius_fw-la fancy_n that_o the_o egyptian_n give_v that_o name_n to_o joseph_n to_o who_o they_o pay_v divine_a honour_n in_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o benefit_n their_o country_n receive_v from_o he_o but_o if_o serapis_n be_v the_o same_o with_o osiris_n he_o must_v be_v abundance_n old_a we_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o temple_n of_o serapis_n in_o the_o article_n of_o esculapius_n as_o for_o isis_n diodorus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o egyptian_n affirm_v that_o isis_n invent_v divers_a medicament_n and_o that_o she_o be_v very_o expert_a in_o physic_n for_o which_o say_v they_o be_v already_o raise_v to_o be_v a_o goddess_n she_o still_o take_v care_n of_o the_o health_n of_o men._n hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o who_o implore_v her_o succour_n find_v themselves_o immediate_o relieve_v they_o say_v that_o the_o reputation_n of_o isis_n be_v not_o found_v upon_o vain_a fable_n like_o those_o of_o the_o greek_n but_o upon_o evidence_n of_o fact_n that_o it_o be_v support_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o universe_n who_o honour_n this_o goddess_n for_o the_o succour_n they_o find_v from_o she_o in_o
be_v a_o common_a practice_n to_o give_v apollo_n the_o surname_n of_o paean_n io_o paean_n be_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o the_o hymn_n sing_v in_o his_o praise_n servius_n 12._o servius_n in_o eneid_n 12._o observe_v that_o paean_n be_v a_o doric_a word_n in_o which_o dialect_n it_o usual_a be_v to_o turn_v o_o into_o a_o paean_n for_o paeon_n the_o scholiast_n upon_o nicander_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n paeon_n theriac_n paeon_n schol._n in_o nicand_n theriac_n say_v he_o be_v esculapius_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n likewise_o in_o the_o plutus_n of_o aristophanes_n where_o the_o surname_n of_o physician_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d find_v favour_n with_o esculapius_n paeon_n or_o esculapius_n the_o physician_n as_o some_o translate_v it_o this_o epithet_n may_v at_o first_o belong_v proper_o to_o apollo_n but_o it_o have_v be_v bestow_v upon_o his_o son_n esculapius_n likewise_o and_o after_o he_o upon_o all_o famous_a physician_n who_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v honour_n to_o in_o this_o sense_n perhaps_o it_o be_v that_o homer_n say_v that_o physician_n be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o paeon_n hence_o come_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d medicabilis_fw-la curable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hand_n of_o a_o physician_n and_o servius_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v say_v upon_o these_o word_n of_o virgil_n paeonium_fw-la in_o morem_fw-la that_o paeonius_n signify_v medicinalis_fw-la or_o belong_v to_o a_o physician_n paeon_n be_v give_v to_o esculapius_n medicina_fw-la esculapius_n parere_fw-la del_o s._n leonardo_n di_fw-it capoa_fw-mi intorno_fw-it la_fw-it medicina_fw-la a_o learned_a italian_a who_o write_v some_o year_n since_o in_o refutation_n of_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o nicander_n allege_v that_o esculapius_n be_v not_o yet_o deifyâ—d_v in_o the_o day_n of_o homer_n but_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o sequel_n that_o his_o apotheosis_n be_v pass_v long_o before_o we_o may_v support_v the_o scholiast_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o virgil_n who_o attribute_n the_o raise_n to_o life_n hippolytus_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o herb_n of_o paeon_n thereby_o plain_o intend_v esculapius_n who_o he_o present_o after_o call_v the_o son_n of_o phoebus_n artemidorus_z likewise_o confound_v esculapius_n with_o paeon_n 42._o paeon_n de_fw-fr somo_n interpret_v â—ib_fw-la 2._o cap._n 42._o if_o you_o dream_v say_v he_o that_o esculapius_n remove_v or_o come_v to_o any_o place_n or_o into_o any_o house_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o plague_n or_o other_o distemper_n for_o it_o be_v on_o these_o occasion_n man_n have_v need_n of_o this_o god_n but_o if_o the_o sick_a dream_n so_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o recovery_n for_o add_v he_o this_o god_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paeon_n so_o far_o artemidorus_n but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o by_o paeon_n be_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o physician_n lucian_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n distinguish_v formal_o between_o these_o two_o for_o he_o introduce_v hercules_n threaten_v esculapius_n to_o maul_v he_o so_o that_o go_n that_o â—â—alogues_n of_o the_o go_n paeon_n himself_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v he_o these_o different_a authority_n show_v we_o that_o the_o ancient_n be_v divide_v upon_o the_o matter_n at_o last_o if_o homer_n paeon_n who_o be_v physician_n to_o the_o god_n be_v any_o other_o than_o apollo_n or_o esculapius_n he_o not_o have_v inform_v we_o what_o family_n he_o be_v of_o we_o need_v perplex_v ourselves_o about_o the_o matter_n no_o far_o chap._n viii_o arabus_n another_o inventor_n of_o physic_n of_o arabus_n i_o find_v nothing_o but_o these_o word_n in_o pliny_n 18._o pliny_n lib_fw-la 7._o cap._n 18._o the_o egyptian_n will_v have_v it_o that_o physic_n be_v invent_v among_o they_o other_o attribute_v the_o invention_n to_o arabus_n the_o son_n of_o babylone_a and_o apollo_n chap._n ix_o esculapius_n the_o most_o famous_a or_o most_o general_o know_v of_o the_o inventor_n of_o physic_n or_o of_o those_o that_o bring_v the_o art_n to_o some_o degree_n of_o perfection_n wherein_o of_o chiron_z the_o centaur_n and_o the_o hero_n his_o pupil_n as_o also_o of_o melampus_n and_o polyidus_n the_o egyptian_n who_o attribute_v the_o invention_n of_o medicine_n to_o hermes_n account_n esculapius_n his_o pupil_n the_o aforecited_a book_n entitle_v asclepius_n which_o be_v the_o same_o name_n with_o esculapius_n introduce_v hâ—rmes_n and_o esculapius_n talk_v together_o like_a master_n and_o scholar_n and_o julius_n maternus_n firmicus_n say_v upon_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n nicâ—pso_fw-la egyptian_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o de_fw-la â—â—â—siri_fw-la &_o nicâ—pso_fw-la that_o the_o god_n mercury_n communicate_v the_o secrets_n of_o astrology_n and_o mathematics_n to_o esculapius_n and_o anubis_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o he_o do_v not_o hide_v from_o the_o former_a his_o skill_n in_o physic_n which_o be_v his_o principal_a study_n it_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a that_o esculapius_n be_v instruct_v by_o mercury_n in_o that_o he_o be_v his_o kinsman_n 1._o kinsman_n sancthoniathon_n 1._o ap_fw-mi philon._n 1._o sydâ—c_n or_o sadoc_n brother_n of_o misor_n father_n of_o hâ—rmes_n have_v first_o have_v seven_o son_n call_v dâ—â—scures_v cabires_fw-la or_o corybantes_n have_v a_o eight_o which_o be_v esculapius_n who_o mother_n be_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o sister_n titan_n daughter_n to_o saturn_n by_o his_o wife_n astarte_n the_o author_n from_o who_o what_o be_v here_o say_v be_v draw_v add_v that_o the_o cabires_fw-la have_v child_n who_o find_v out_o wholesome_a herb_n and_o remedy_n for_o the_o bite_n of_o venomous_a beast_n and_o that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o enchantment_n this_o be_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o phaenician_o concern_v esculapius_n who_o according_a to_o they_o must_v have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o age_n and_o family_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o inventor_n of_o physic_n of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v already_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n alone_o after_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o esculapius_n be_v of_o memphis_n and_o that_o he_o improve_v physic_n which_o apis_n invent_v seem_v to_o make_v he_o late_a for_o he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n that_o he_o be_v deify_v a_o little_a before_o the_o trojan_a war_n by_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v confound_v esculapius_n the_o egyptian_a with_o esculapius_n the_o greek_a of_o who_o hereafter_o but_o the_o greek_n make_v he_o not_o quite_o so_o old_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v cicero_n after_o they_o say_v that_o there_o be_v three_o esculapius_n be_v the_o first_o who_o the_o arcadian_n worship_n be_v the_o son_n of_o apollo_n he_o invent_v the_o probe_n to_o probe_n wound_v with_o and_o teach_v the_o use_n of_o bandage_n the_o second_o be_v son_n of_o the_o second_o mercury_n thunderstruck_a by_o jupiter_n and_o bury_v at_o the_o cynosure_n podalâ—rius_n cynosure_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o podalâ—rius_n the_o thiâ—d_o who_o be_v son_n of_o arsippus_fw-la and_o arsinoe_n invent_v purgation_n and_o tooth-drawing_a if_o the_o first_o esculapius_n of_o cicero_n be_v the_o same_o of_o pausanias_n and_o pindar_n speak_v who_o be_v son_n of_o apollo_n and_o coronis_n he_o can_v be_v veâ—y_o ancient_a have_v be_v educate_v by_o the_o centaur_n chiron_z who_o live_v but_o just_a before_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o have_v have_v two_o son_n present_a at_o that_o siege_n all_o these_o esculapius_n may_v in_o my_o opinion_n be_v reduce_v to_o esculapius_n to_o see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o daughter_n of_o esculapius_n one_o so_o that_o it_o there_o ever_o be_v any_o esculapius_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o be_v a_o phaenician_a or_o a_o egyptian_a but_o he_o have_v be_v multiply_v as_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n before_o he_o by_o the_o slight_a of_o the_o greek_n with_o who_o it_o be_v custe_a marry_o to_o adopt_v egyptian_a fable_n that_o they_o may_v honour_v their_o own_o country_n with_o the_o production_n of_o any_o extraordinary_a person_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o their_o esculapius_n be_v so_o recent_a their_o annal_n not_o reach_v much_o high_a than_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n yet_o this_o way_n shall_v there_o be_v but_o two_o esculapius_n one_o egyptian_a and_o one_o greek_n but_o the_o same_o motive_n that_o prevail_v upon_o the_o country_n in_o general_n to_o naturalize_v this_o physician_n induce_v several_a province_n and_o city_n to_o put_v in_o their_o particular_a claim_n each_o set_n up_o a_o title_n apart_o exclusive_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o greek_n have_v be_v so_o unsuccessful_a in_o their_o attempt_n to_o find_v a_o etymology_n for_o the_o name_n in_o their_o tongue_n that_o it_o be_v alone_o a_o sufficient_a proof_n that_o the_o word_n be_v not_o original_o greek_n the_o reader_n may_v in_o the_o asclepius_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la a_o privativo_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d siccari_fw-la quod_fw-la
impediret_fw-la quo_fw-la nitous_a â—omines_fw-la siccarentur_fw-la vel_fw-la moreâ—â—â—tur_fw-la or_o according_a to_o the_o etymologicum_n magnum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o according_a to_o tzetzes_n because_o he_o cure_v ascle_n tyrant_n of_o epidaurus_n their_o name_n be_v compound_v and_o he_o instead_o â—f_o be_v call_v simple_o hepius_n or_o apias_n as_o before_o be_v name_v asclepius_n margin_n see_v both_o they_o and_o some_o etymology_n draw_v from_o the_o show_v the_o bochart_n derive_v asclepius_n whence_o the_o latin_a esculapius_n from_o the_o phaenician_a be_v calabi_n viz._n caninus_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o keep_v dog_n in_o his_o temple_n of_o which_o the_o reason_n hereafter_o other_o derive_v it_o from_o ez_n and_o keleb_n of_o which_o the_o latter_a signify_v a_o dog_n the_o other_o a_o goat_n because_o of_o a_o tradition_n that_o he_o be_v suckle_v by_o a_o goat_n and_o guard_v by_o a_o dog_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o junius_n father-in-law_n to_o vossius_fw-la derive_v asclepius_n from_o ascalaphus_n which_o signify_v to_o change_v vossius_fw-la de_fw-la philosophiâ_fw-la but_o in_o the_o same_o tongue_n we_o find_v the_o word_n be_v calaphot_v a_o man_n of_o the_o knife_n which_o etymology_n appear_v the_o more_o just_a in_o that_o it_o express_v perfect_o his_o profession_n his_o principal_a talon_n be_v surgery_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v phaenician_a language_n and_o judge_v for_o himself_o i_o shall_v here_o repeat_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a there_o be_v but_o one_o esculapius_n and_o he_o a_o phaenician_a or_o which_o be_v tantamount_n that_o if_o there_o be_v a_o greek_a of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o reputation_n that_o he_o borrow_a both_o of_o the_o former_a the_o esculapius_n of_o the_o cyrenian_o be_v likewise_o unquestionable_o the_o same_o with_o the_o phaenician_a but_o of_o he_o a_o word_n or_o two_o hereafter_o however_o it_o be_v antiquity_n have_v leave_v we_o nothing_o of_o the_o first_o but_o the_o little_a we_o have_v cite_v we_o must_v stick_v to_o the_o account_n the_o greek_n give_v of_o they_o of_o he_o by_o and_o by_o but_o first_o a_o word_n or_o two_o concern_v chiron_n the_o centaur_n who_o be_v his_o master_n chap._n x._o the_o centaur_n chiron_z and_o the_o hero_n his_o pupil_n in_o physic_n the_o centaur_n chiron_z be_v etc._n be_v pindar_n pyth._n od._n 6._o hygin_n fab._n cap._n 138._o apolloâ—_n rhod._n argonaut_n lib._n 2._o etc._n etc._n son_n of_o saturn_n and_o philira_n and_o the_o fable_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o be_v half_a man_n half_a horse_n which_o the_o poet_n call_v a_o centaur_n be_v that_o saturn_n while_o he_o be_v with_o philira_n apprehend_v a_o surprise_n from_o his_o wife_n rhea_n turn_v himself_o immediate_o into_o a_o horse_n for_o a_o disguise_n other_o say_v that_o chiron_n be_v feign_v to_o be_v half_a man_n half_a beast_n because_o he_o understand_v physic_n for_o both_o kind_n and_o suidas_n say_v that_o he_o write_v a_o book_n call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horse-medâ—cine_a perhaps_o the_o fable_n have_v make_v a_o centaur_n of_o he_o because_o he_o be_v of_o thessaly_n the_o country_n of_o those_o fictitious_a monster_n for_o thessaly_n be_v the_o place_n where_o they_o first_o begin_v to_o back_v horse_n those_o that_o first_o at_o a_o distance_n see_v a_o man_n on_o horseback_n make_v but_o one_o body_n of_o '_o they_o phaenom_fw-la they_o german_n caesar_n in_o arat._n phaenom_fw-la some_o tell_v we_o simple_o that_o chiron_n invent_v physic_n without_o specify_v any_o kind_n 46._o kind_n galen_n introduct_n plin._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 46._o other_o say_v that_o he_o first_o find_v herb_n and_o medicament_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n and_o particular_o wound_v and_o ulcer_n 1._o ulcer_n plutarch_n sympos_fw-la lib._n 3._o qu._n 1._o the_o magnesian_o his_o countryman_n offer_v to_o he_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o herb_n or_o plant_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v of_o physic_n from_o he_o it_o be_v say_v that_o centaury_n a_o plant_n well_o know_v take_v its_o name_n as_o do_v also_o some_o other_o they_o add_v that_o diana_n teach_v he_o the_o virtue_n of_o some_o other_o simple_n other_o after_o all_o make_v he_o the_o 27._o the_o hygin_n cap_n 27._o inventor_n of_o manual_a operation_n only_o this_o conceit_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o etymology_n of_o his_o name_n which_o be_v plain_o deriuâ—d_v from_o a_o greek_a word_n which_o signify_v hand_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o chirurgery_n which_o signify_v work_v with_o the_o hand_n a_o hand_n and_o from_o which_o the_o name_n chirurgery_n be_v likewise_o derive_v surgery_n or_o physic_n be_v not_o the_o only_a science_n of_o which_o chiron_n be_v master_n he_o understand_v likewise_o philosophy_n astronomy_n music_n hunting_n war_n and_o other_o arts._n his_o habitation_n be_v in_o a_o cave_n of_o mount_n pelion_n whither_o all_o the_o great_a man_n of_o his_o time_n resort_v for_o his_o instruction_n in_o these_o art_n and_o science_n the_o hero_n who_o he_o educate_v be_v hercules_n theseus_n aristeas_n telamonius_n teucer_n jason_n peleus_n achilles_n patroclus_n palamedes_n and_o esculapius_n he_o teach_v hercules_n not_o only_o the_o art_n of_o war_n and_o astronomy_n but_o physic_n also_o in_o which_o according_a to_o plutarch_n this_o hero_n excel_v some_o interpret_v the_o passage_n of_o euripides_n which_o say_v that_o hercules_n hear_v that_o alceste_n be_v to_o die_v for_o her_o husband_n admetus_n fight_v death_n and_o rescue_v she_o from_o he_o by_o force_n after_o this_o manner_n lection_n manner_n muret._n var._n lection_n alcestis_n be_v so_o ill_o that_o her_o recovery_n be_v despair_v of_o hercules_n by_o his_o medicine_n restore_v she_o to_o health_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o bear_v the_o surname_n of_o evil._n of_o expeller_n of_o evil._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 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pandarus_n wipe_v first_o the_o blood_n from_o the_o wound_n and_o not_o suck_v it_o with_o his_o lip_n iliad_n lip_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o portus_n in_o his_o latin_a version_n of_o the_o iliad_n â—enders_v saâ—â—gutâ—â—c_fw-la exucto_fw-la iliad_n as_o a_o certain_a learned_a man_n mislead_v by_o the_o near_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n that_o homer_n use_v have_v write_v and_o after_o have_v cleanse_v the_o wound_n he_o apply_v some_o soften_a remedy_n as_o his_o father_n do_v infra_fw-la do_v tarda_fw-la philocteâ—ae_fw-la â—sanavit_fw-la cuâ—ra_fw-la machaon_n prop._n lib._n 2._o this_o and_o vâ—â—gdâ—'s_n testimony_n that_o he_o be_v in_o jade_a in_o the_o wooden_a horse_n be_v direct_o râ—pagnant_a to_o pausanias_n and_o q._n caâ—â—â—er_n who_o say_v that_o machaon_n be_v slay_v before_o the_o waâ—lâ—_n of_o troy_n by_o eâ—rypylus_n in_o single_a â—hat_n for_o the_o stratagem_n of_o the_o wooden_a horse_n decide_v the_o fate_n of_o troy_n and_o this_o cure_n be_v make_v in_o his_o return_n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la machaon_n likewise_o it_o be_v that_o cure_v philoctetes_n of_o a_o lameness_n contract_v by_o let_v a_o arrow_n dip_v in_o the_o gall_n of_o the_o lerncan_n hydra_n a_o legacy_n of_o hereule_n at_o his_o death_n fall_v upon_o his_o foot_n by_o this_o cure_n machaon_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o more_o expert_a surgeon_n than_o chiron_n the_o centaur_n who_o can_v not_o cure_v himself_o of_o a_o wound_n by_o the_o same_o 1â—_n same_o chap._n 1â—_n weapon_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n both_o the_o brother_n be_v as_o well_o soldier_n as_o physician_n and_o machaon_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o brave_a homer_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o wound_n he_o receive_v in_o the_o shoulder_n in_o a_o sally_n of_o the_o trojan_n he_o be_v likewise_o one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o wooden_a horse_n that_o famous_a machine_n by_o which_o the_o greek_n take_v troy_n he_o lose_v his_o life_n in_o single_a 113._o single_a hygin_n faâ—_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 81_o 1â—8_n 113._o duel_n with_o nireus_n or_o as_o 7._o as_o pausan_n lacoa_n q._n calaber_n lib._n 6._o &_o 7._o some_o other_o will_v have_v it_o with_o eurypylus_n son_n of_o telephus_n during_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n both_o the_o brother_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o gallant_n of_o helen_n 8._o helen_n pausan_n in_o messeniacis_n stâ—â—b_n lib._n 8._o anticlea_n wife_n to_o machaon_n be_v daughter_n to_o diocles_n king_n of_o messenia_n by_o she_o he_o have_v two_o son_n nicomachus_n and_o gorgasus_n who_o reside_v at_o pherae_n and_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o grandfather_n till_o the_o heraclian_o at_o their_o return_n from_o troy_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o messenia_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o pelopernesus_n from_o whence_o they_o drive_v both_o they_o and_o other_o pausanias_n mention_n some_o other_o son_n of_o machaon_n as_o sphyrus_n alexanor_n and_o polemoerâ—tes_n whether_o δ_n whether_o this_o doubt_n be_v easy_o resolve_v â—or_a his_o wise'â—_n inheritance_n be_v messenia_n in_o peloponuesus_n and_o his_o subject_n or_o soldier_n be_v thessalian_n aâ—_n homer_n witness_n of_o trica_n by_o some_o say_v to_o be_v the_o place_n both_o of_o his_o father_n and_o his_o birth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n δ_n machaon_n be_v a_o king_n in_o his_o own_o right_n or_o in_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n only_o be_v uncertain_a but_o homer_n in_o two_o or_o three_o several_a place_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pastor_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o title_n he_o give_v agamemnon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n pausanias_n add_v that_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o messenia_n whither_o nestor_n have_v cause_v his_o bone_n to_o be_v convey_v from_o before_o troy_n podalirius_n in_o his_o return_n from_o troy_n be_v cast_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o caria_n by_o a_o storm_n where_o he_o be_v entertain_v by_o a_o shepherd_n who_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v a_o physician_n bring_v he_o to_o king_n damathaeus_n who_o daughter_n have_v get_v a_o fall_n from_o a_o housetop_n she_o he_o cure_v by_o let_v her_o blood_n in_o both_o arm_n which_o so_o affect_v the_o king_n that_o he_o give_v she_o he_o for_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o her_o the_o seâ—â—_n the_o not_o the_o achaean_n peninsula_n call_v pelopouâ—â—sus_n lie_v between_o the_o aegaean_a and_o ponian_a sea_n mention_v before_o as_o the_o dower_n of_o 〈◊〉_d brother_n wife_n but_o the_o thracian_a between_o the_o propontis_n and_o the_o euâ—ing_n seâ—â—_n chersonese_n where_o he_o builâ—_n two_o city_n syrna_n so_o name_v from_o his_o wife_n syrna_n and_o bybassus_n from_o the_o shepherd_n that_o receive_v he_o after_o his_o wreck_n he_o have_v among_o other_o child_n a_o son_n call_v hippolochus_n from_o who_o hypocrates_n derive_v himself_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o chap._n xx._n the_o first_o instance_n of_o phlebotomy_n reflection_n upon_o the_o antiquity_n and_o invention_n of_o that_o remedy_n and_o of_o purgation_n and_o upon_o the_o opinion_n that_o brute_n teach_v man_n the_o first_o use_n of_o divers_a medicine_n this_o be_v what_o be_v relate_v of_o the_o son_n of_o esculapius_n the_o latter_a have_v give_v we_o the_o first_o instance_n of_o blood-letting_a it_o may_v deserve_v our_o further_a consideration_n stephanus_n byzantinus_n from_o who_o we_o have_v take_v this_o relation_n not_o tell_v we_o where_o he_o have_v it_o and_o be_v the_o only_a evidence_n the_o fact_n be_v yet_o very_o questionable_a mcdicina_fw-la questionable_a parere_fw-la del_o s._n lionardo_n di_fw-it capoâ—_n intorno_fw-it la_fw-fr mcdicina_fw-la a_o modern_a author_n before_o cite_v think_v the_o silence_n of_o homer_n a_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v in_o his_o day_n and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o a_o remedy_n of_o that_o nature_n he_o will_v soon_o
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pliny_n 1._o pliny_n sequentia_fw-la ejus_fw-la medicina_fw-la a_o trojanis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la mirum_fw-la dictu_fw-la in_fw-la nocte_fw-la dentissimâ_fw-la latuere_fw-la usque_fw-la and_o peloponucsiacum_n bellum_fw-la tunc_fw-la eam_fw-la in_o lucem_fw-la revocavit_fw-la hypocrates_n lib._n 19_o cap._n 1._o physic_n lie_v bury_v in_o a_o most_o profound_a darkness_n till_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n break_v out_o when_o hypocrates_n as_o it_o be_v revive_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n it_o be_v at_o lest_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o first_o of_o these_o war_n down_o to_o the_o second_o celsus_n do_v not_o descend_v altogether_o so_o low_o as_o pliny_n but_o we_o want_v only_o about_o fourscore_o year_n which_o distance_n of_o time_n there_o be_v between_o pythagoras_n and_o hypocrates_n the_o first_o have_v live_v in_o the_o lxth_o olympiad_n and_o the_o second_o in_o the_o lxxxth_o behold_v now_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o speak_v of_o 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it_o isidore_z of_o sevil_n more_o clear_o discuss_n this_o question_n apollo_n pass_v among_o the_o greek_n say_v he_o for_o the_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o physic_n his_o son_n aesculapius_n improve_v this_o art_n or_o at_o least_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o do_v it_o but_o be_v kill_v by_o a_o thunderbolt_n it_o be_v say_v that_o ever_o since_o that_o physic_n be_v forbid_v and_o that_o the_o be_v perish_v at_o the_o same_o moment_n with_o its_o author_n have_v be_v conceal_v or_o bury_v for_o almost_o 500_o year_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n when_o hypocrates_n the_o son_n of_o asclepius_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o co_n discover_v it_o again_o to_o the_o world_n if_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o account_n this_o author_n give_v we_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o interruption_n of_o physic_n be_v evident_a enough_o after_o esculapius_n death_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o this_o art_n till_o the_o time_n of_o hypocrates_n but_o in_o all_o 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asclepiadae_n have_v be_v believe_v to_o preserve_v this_o art_n in_o their_o family_n without_o interruption_n we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o say_v something_o more_o particular_o to_o this_o point_n if_o the_o writing_n of_o eratosthenes_n pherecides_n apollodorus_n arius_n of_o tarsus_n and_o polyanthus_n of_o cyrene_n be_v now_o extant_a who_o take_v care_n to_o compose_v the_o history_n of_o these_o successor_n of_o esculapius_n but_o although_o the_o work_n of_o these_o author_n be_v lose_v yet_o the_o name_n of_o some_o of_o the_o asclepiadae_n be_v still_o preseruâ—d_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o list_n of_o the_o predecessor_n of_o hypocrates_n who_o callâ—d_v himself_o the_o seventeen_o in_o order_n of_o descent_n from_o esculapius_n artaxerxem_n esculapius_n epist_n paeti_fw-la ad_fw-la artaxerxem_n the_o genealogy_n of_o this_o physician_n be_v still_o remain_v in_o the_o follow_a manner_n hypocrates_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o be_v the_o son_n of_o heraclide_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o another_o hypocrates_n the_o son_n of_o gnosidicus_n the_o son_n of_o nebrus_n the_o son_n of_o sostratus_n the_o three_o the_o son_n of_o theodore_n the_o second_o the_o son_n of_o crisamis_n the_o second_o the_o son_n of_o lostratus_fw-la the_o second_o the_o son_n of_o theodore_n the_o first_o the_o son_n of_o crisamis_n the_o first_o son_n of_o cleomitides_n the_o son_n of_o dardanus_n the_o son_n of_o sostratus_n the_o first_o the_o son_n of_o hippolochus_n the_o son_n of_o podalirius_n the_o son_n of_o esculapius_n stephanus_n byzantinus_n bestow_v two_o son_n more_o upon_o gnosidicus_n beside_o he_o already_o mention_v the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o be_v call_v aenius_n and_o the_o second_o podalirius_n it_o may_v be_v say_v perhaps_o that_o this_o genealogy_n be_v fabulous_a but_o suppose_v some_o mistake_n or_o interpolation_n in_o this_o succession_n of_o the_o asclepiadae_n it_o be_v at_o lest_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v several_a branch_n of_o the_o family_n of_o esculapius_n beside_o that_o from_o which_o hypocrates_n be_v descend_v which_o latter_a be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o surname_n of_o asclepiadae_n nebrides_n which_o be_v give_v it_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o one_o nebrus_n who_o be_v very_o famous_a for_o his_o great_a skill_n in_o physic_n and_o to_o who_o the_o priestess_n of_o apollo_n give_v a_o very_a advantageous_a character_n according_a to_o the_o author_n observation_n who_o we_o cite_v last_o we_o shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o say_v something_o hereafter_o of_o gnosidicus_n heraclides_fw-la and_o the_o other_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o follow_a book_n as_o for_o those_o that_o come_v before_o they_o we_o ingenuous_o own_o that_o we_o know_v nothing_o of_o they_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o the_o asclepiadae_n and_o the_o three_o different_a school_n which_o they_o erect_v as_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v there_o be_v other_o branch_n of_o the_o asclepiadae_n 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physic_n however_o galen_n assign_v the_o first_o place_n to_o that_o of_o co_n since_o it_o produce_v the_o great_a number_n of_o excellent_a disciple_n that_o of_o cnidus_n hold_v the_o second_o rank_n and_o that_o of_o italy_n the_o three_o herodotus_n also_o make_v mention_n of_o a_o school_n of_o physician_n that_o be_v in_o cyrene_n where_o as_o we_o have_v take_v notice_n already_o there_o be_v a_o temple_n of_o esculapius_n who_o worship_n be_v different_a from_o that_o of_o the_o grecian_n from_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o there_o be_v likewise_o asclepiadae_n of_o another_o sort_n the_o same_o 3._o same_o lib._n 3._o historian_n mention_n likewise_o another_o school_n of_o physic_n that_o be_v at_o crotona_n the_o country_n of_o democedes_n a_o famous_a physician_n contemporary_a with_o pythagoras_n which_o physician_n as_o herodotus_n inform_v we_o be_v eject_v out_o of_o his_o city_n by_o the_o severity_n of_o his_o father_n calliphon_n come_v first_o to_o aegina_n and_o afterward_o to_o athens_n where_o he_o live_v in_o great_a repute_n from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o samos_n where_o he_o have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o heal_v polycrates_n the_o king_n of_o that_o island_n of_o a_o troublesome_a distemper_n which_o be_v worth_a he_o two_o talent_n of_o gold_n some_o time_n after_o this_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o persian_n he_o conceal_v his_o profession_n but_o upon_o a_o discovery_n be_v oblige_v to_o undertake_v the_o cure_n of_o darius_n who_o have_v dislocate_v his_o foot_n and_o of_o his_o qâ—â—tossa_n who_o have_v a_o cancer_n iâ—_n her_o breast_n this_o historian_n add_v that_o democedes_n succeed_v in_o these_o two_o cure_n obtain_v so_o great_a a_o reputa-with_a the_o king_n that_o he_o make_v he_o dine_v at_o his_o own_o table_n however_o he_o can_v not_o be_v induce_v to_o take_v up_o his_o abode_n there_o for_o find_v a_o opportunity_n to_o return_v to_o greece_n under_o the_o disguise_n of_o a_o spy_n he_o perform_v it_o
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gut_n the_o liver_n the_o spleen_n the_o kidney_n the_o bladder_n the_o matrix_fw-la the_o diaphragm_n the_o heart_n the_o lung_n the_o brain_n as_o well_o as_o the_o most_o sensible_a humour_n such_o as_o the_o blood_n choler_n melancholy_a phlegm_n the_o serosity_n or_o water_n and_o all_o the_o different_a sort_n of_o excrement_n that_o proceed_v from_o several_a part_n of_o our_o body_n it_o appear_v at_o first_o sight_n that_o the_o asclepiadae_n can_v not_o know_v all_o this_o without_o be_v anatomist_n or_o at_o least_o without_o have_v dissect_v animal_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o demonstrate_v that_o they_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o these_o thing_n without_o it_o the_o first_o and_o most_o familiar_a instruction_n they_o have_v come_v from_o their_o butcher_n and_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o as_o for_o what_o relate_v to_o to_o a_o human_a body_n in_o particular_a they_o be_v glad_a of_o any_o opportunity_n to_o instruct_v themselves_o when_o they_o find_v any_o bone_n in_o the_o field_n that_o be_v strip_v of_o the_o flesh_n either_o by_o beast_n or_o the_o length_n of_o time_n that_o these_o body_n have_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o air_n or_o when_o they_o find_v in_o some_o by_o place_n the_o carcase_n of_o some_o unfortunate_a traveller_n that_o have_v be_v murder_v by_o robber_n or_o the_o body_n of_o soldier_n that_o die_v of_o the_o great_a wound_n of_o they_o receiuâ—d_v in_o battle_n they_o consider_v they_o without_o give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n to_o make_v any_o other_o preparation_n beside_o what_o they_o find_v ready_o make_v to_o their_o hand_n and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o that_o scruple_n which_o forbid_v they_o to_o touch_v any_o dead_a body_n which_o they_o find_v by_o accident_n this_o be_v so_o great_a a_o scruple_n among_o the_o ancient_n that_o it_o appear_v from_o a_o passage_n in_o aristotle_n which_o we_o shall_v cite_v hereafter_o that_o in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v no_o dissection_n of_o human_a body_n now_o this_o philosopher_n live_v above_o fourscore_o year_n after_o hypocrates_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o egyptian_n as_o we_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n have_v be_v accustom_v of_o old_a to_o embalm_v dead_a body_n be_v furnish_v by_o this_o mean_n with_o a_o opportunity_n to_o know_v the_o true_a disposition_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o they_o must_v needs_o lay_v open_a when_o they_o separate_v they_o from_o other_o to_o preserve_v the_o rest_n and_o it_o may_v so_o happen_v that_o the_o asclepiadae_n reap_v some_o advantage_n by_o these_o discovery_n of_o the_o egyptian_n but_o as_o the_o chief_a intention_n of_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o preserve_n of_o body_n so_o they_o scarce_o proceed_v much_o far_a than_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o to_o go_v on_o with_o their_o design_n i_o have_v thus_o recount_v the_o several_a mean_n by_o which_o these_o ancient_a physician_n discover_v the_o structure_n of_o body_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o animal_n but_o the_o best_a school_n they_o have_v and_o indeed_o that_o which_o instruct_v they_o better_o than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v the_o practice_n of_o their_o profession_n which_o daily_o give_v they_o a_o opportunity_n to_o see_v in_o live_a body_n what_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o discover_v in_o the_o dead_a when_o they_o dress_v wound_n ulcer_n tumor_n fracture_n dislocation_n and_o perform_v other_o chyrurgical_a operation_n and_o as_o physic_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o family_n of_o the_o asclepiadae_n for_o several_a age_n where_o it_o pass_v from_o father_n to_o son_n so_o the_o tradition_n and_o observation_n of_o their_o father_n and_o ancestor_n supply_v the_o want_n of_o experience_n in_o each_o particular_a man_n this_o last_o opportunity_n join_v with_o the_o former_a have_v make_v several_a physician_n who_o liuâ—d_v a_o long_a while_n after_o they_o and_o of_o who_o we_o shall_v make_v mention_n hereafter_o to_o call_v it_o a_o easy_a and_o natural_a though_o a_o long_a way_n to_o gain_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n maintain_v that_o this_o way_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a for_o practice_n we_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o five_o book_n what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o induce_v they_o to_o this_o as_o likewise_o what_o other_o physician_n have_v to_o say_v upon_o this_o occasion_n chap._n vi_o of_o those_o physician_n that_o be_v philosopher_n and_o first_o of_o pythagoras_n and_o xamolxis_n his_o slave_n hitherto_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o reason_n have_v be_v very_o much_o consult_v in_o physic_n the_o whole_a knowledge_n of_o which_o art_n seem_v to_o have_v total_o consist_v in_o discern_v and_o know_v disease_n rather_o by_o their_o sign_n than_o by_o their_o cause_n and_o use_v a_o few_o simple_a medicament_n that_o be_v almost_o all_o take_v from_o herb_n or_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o magical_a or_o superstitious_a remedy_n the_o philosopher_n be_v the_o first_o that_o interlope_n in_o this_o art_n at_o the_o same_o time_n introduce_v the_o fashion_n of_o reason_v into_o it_o these_o gentleman_n add_v to_o it_o that_o part_n which_o be_v call_v physiology_n and_o consider_v a_o humane_a body_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o physic_n such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o natural_a state_n and_o endeavour_n to_o assign_v reason_n for_o its_o function_n and_o operation_n in_o examine_v the_o part_n thereof_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o by_o anatomy_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o physic_n not_o that_o it_o appear_v by_o any_o of_o their_o writing_n or_o by_o the_o title_n of_o their_o book_n that_o they_o have_v ever_o be_v what_o we_o call_v practitioner_n empedocles_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v talk_v hereafter_o be_v the_o only_a man_n among_o they_o who_o be_v report_v to_o have_v perform_v a_o cure_n all_o the_o rest_n appear_v to_o have_v devote_v themselves_o rather_o to_o the_o theory_n than_o practice_n of_o physic_n pythagoras_n who_o live_v about_o the_o lx_o olympiad_n and_o found_v the_o italic_a school_n be_v the_o most_o ancient_a we_o know_v of_o those_o that_o begin_v to_o take_v this_o art_n into_o their_o consideration_n this_o pihlosopher_n neglect_v no_o mean_n nor_o opportunity_n to_o render_v his_o knowledge_n universal_a with_o this_o design_n he_o travel_v into_o egypt_n which_o be_v the_o country_n of_o art_n and_o science_n and_o learn_v all_o their_o curiosity_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o borrow_a all_o the_o knowledge_n he_o have_v in_o physic_n from_o thence_o of_o which_o we_o have_v nothing_o remain_v but_o a_o few_o small_a fragment_n which_o however_o sufficient_o discover_v a_o spirit_n of_o superstition_n so_o remarkable_a in_o the_o precede_a physician_n as_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v that_o which_o relate_v to_o physiology_n be_v very_o inconsiderable_a galen_n inconsiderable_a diogen_n laert._n hist_o philos_fw-la galen_n he_o believe_v that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n a_o certain_a substance_n descend_v from_o the_o brain_n which_o contain_v a_o warm_a vapour_n from_o whence_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o sense_n derive_v their_o original_n while_o the_o flesh_n the_o nerve_n or_o tendon_n the_o bone_n the_o hair_n and_o all_o the_o body_n in_o general_n be_v make_v of_o the_o blood_n and_o other_o humour_n that_o meet_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la he_o add_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v form_v and_o become_v solid_a in_o forty_o day_n but_o that_o eleven_o or_o nine_o or_o more_o general_o ten_o month_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o harmony_n be_v requisite_a to_o make_v he_o entire_o complete_a that_o all_o that_o happen_v to_o he_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n be_v then_o regulate_v and_o that_o he_o carry_v it_o along_o with_o he_o in_o a_o series_n or_o chain_n proportion_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o same_o harmony_n abovementioned_a every_o thing_n fall_v out_o afterward_o necessary_o in_o its_o own_o time_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n we_o shall_v examine_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o he_o likewise_o assert_v that_o the_o vein_n the_o artery_n the_o nerve_n be_v the_o cord_n of_o the_o soul_n according_a to_o he_o the_o soul_n spread_v itself_o from_o the_o heart_n to_o the_o brain_n and_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o same_o from_o whence_o the_o passion_n proceed_v whereas_o reason_n and_o the_o understanding_n reside_v in_o the_o brain_n this_o opinion_n which_o belong_v in_o common_a to_o he_o and_o the_o sacred_a writer_n perhaps_o come_v first_o from_o the_o chaldaean_n with_o who_o he_o have_v converse_v as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o distemper_n he_o have_v learn_v without_o question_n all_o that_o be_v believe_v concern_v they_o in_o the_o same_o school_n and_o in_o that_o of_o the_o magician_n who_o he_o have_v likewise_o consult_v the_o air_n say_v
and_o such_o a_o word_n we_o have_v already_o see_v a_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o word_n brain_n word_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o brain_n tetragonon_n which_o some_o take_v for_o a_o drug_n other_o for_o a_o instrument_n proper_a to_o purge_v the_o head_n for_o other_o word_n of_o this_o nature_n erotian_n and_o galen_n may_v be_v consult_v but_o it_o be_v further_a remarkable_a that_o beside_o the_o obscurity_n which_o come_v from_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o word_n in_o hypocrates_n there_o be_v another_o which_o come_v from_o the_o fault_n creep_v into_o and_o the_o different_a read_v find_v in_o the_o original_a manuscript_n of_o this_o author_n in_o which_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n share_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a piece_n that_o past_a through_o abundance_n of_o hand_n we_o shall_v bring_v only_o one_o instance_n of_o the_o variation_n before_o speak_v of_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v one_o word_n which_o be_v not_o explain_v in_o any_o of_o the_o glossaries_n nor_o by_o any_o of_o the_o lexicographer_n or_o dictionary_n writer_n we_o read_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o epidemic_a disease_n towards_o the_o end_n the_o follow_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fabius_n calvus_n a_o physician_n of_o ravenna_n who_o first_o translate_v hypocrates_n into_o latin_a from_o a_o greek_a manuscript_n of_o the_o vatican_n by_o the_o order_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o translate_v this_o passage_n as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meretrix_n a_o whore_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scortatio_fw-la fornication_n and_o take_v the_o follow_a word_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o translate_v the_o whole_a passage_n thus_o meretrix_n achromos_n dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v in_o hippocrates_n time_n a_o courtesan_n name_v achromos_n that_o cure_v the_o dysentery_n cornarius_n and_o foesius_n more_o modern_a interpreter_n of_o hypocrates_n translate_v the_o same_o passage_n thus_o scortatio_fw-la impudens_fw-la vel_fw-la turpis_fw-la dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la 8._o medela_fw-la tetrabibl_n serm._n 3_o cap._n 8._o aetius_n and_o 35._o and_o lib._n 1._o c._n 35._o paulus_n aegineta_n affirm_v that_o coition_n sometime_o cure_v old_a diarrhaea_n and_o perhaps_o they_o allude_v to_o this_o passage_n suppose_v then_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v with_o cornarius_n and_o foesius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o perhaps_o we_o ought_v the_o difficulty_n will_v rest_v only_o upon_o the_o word_n morbo_fw-la word_n we_o may_v if_o it_o be_v worâ—â—_n the_o while_n derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usque_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humerus_fw-la or_o if_o we_o write_v it_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summus_fw-la elatus_fw-la sublimis_fw-la as_o if_o hypocrates_n mean_v scortationem_fw-la quâ_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la humeri_fw-la sublime_n fiunt_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ex_fw-la tremum_fw-la usque_fw-la ut_fw-la cuâ—n_fw-la satyrico_fw-la loquamur_fw-la anhelatur_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprium_fw-la sit_fw-la verburn_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vei_fw-la sine_fw-la aspiratione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summis_fw-la humeris_fw-la luctet_fw-la ait_fw-la idem_fw-la hipprocrates_n de_fw-fr aliâ_fw-la luctâ_fw-la loquens_fw-la lib._n the_o intern_a affect_v edit_fw-la foe_n p._n 549._o dum_fw-la de_fw-la lienis_fw-la morbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v not_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dictionary_n those_o that_o take_v what_o hypocrates_n here_o say_v for_o his_o advice_n do_v he_o wrong_v it_o be_v a_o simple_a note_n of_o fact_n which_o happen_v to_o some_o person_n in_o that_o case_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o letter_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o piece_n annex_v to_o his_o work_n wherein_o be_v divers_a circumstance_n touch_v his_o life_n and_o death_n and_o the_o chief_a occasion_n he_o have_v to_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o profession_n after_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o write_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o general_a we_o ought_v to_o examine_v those_o piece_n which_o be_v tack_v to_o they_o and_o which_o as_o we_o have_v say_v appear_v under_o the_o title_n of_o alien_n we_o have_v already_o see_v wherein_o they_o have_v consist_v and_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o two_o discourse_n mention_v by_o erotian_n as_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a that_o which_o hypocrates_n speak_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o minerva_n be_v address_v to_o the_o community_n and_o city_n of_o thessaly_n to_o who_o he_o complain_v that_o the_o athenian_n have_v a_o design_n to_o reduce_v the_o isle_n of_o cos_n to_o their_o subjection_n and_o pray_v their_o succour_n in_o that_o press_a danger_n his_o discourse_n be_v very_o short_a that_o of_o thessalus_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o long_o it_o be_v address_v to_o the_o athenian_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o service_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o predecessor_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o likewise_o from_o hypocrates_n himself_o and_o from_o his_o family_n the_o obligation_n which_o the_o athenian_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v to_o these_o late_a be_v first_o that_o the_o father_n refuse_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illyrian_n and_o paeons_n who_o have_v desire_v he_o and_o offer_v he_o great_a sum_n to_o come_v and_o free_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n which_o ravage_v their_o country_n and_o have_v foresee_v by_o the_o course_n of_o wind_n that_o this_o disease_n will_v reach_v greece_n he_o send_v his_o son_n his_o son-in-law_n and_o his_o scholar_n through_o all_o the_o province_n to_o give_v they_o necessary_a instruction_n to_o prevent_v take_v the_o infection_n and_o go_v himself_o 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