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himself_o he_o once_o demand_v of_o they_o in_o obscure_a term_n as_o his_o manner_n laeat_a manner_n diogenes_n laeat_a if_o of_o rainy_a weather_n they_o can_v make_v dry_a which_o not_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o physician_n he_o dismiss_v they_o and_o shut_v himself_o up_o in_o a_o stable_a where_o he_o cover_v all_o his_o body_n with_o dung_n hope_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o consume_v or_o drain_v the_o superfluous_a moisture_n that_o be_v in_o his_o entrail_n but_o he_o do_v not_o succeed_v in_o his_o design_n for_o he_o die_v of_o this_o disease_n soon_o after_o heraclitusâ—s_n â—s_z aim_n in_o put_v this_o question_n to_o the_o physician_n be_v to_o instruct_v they_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o cure_v distemper_n as_o god_n cure_v those_o of_o the_o great_a body_n that_o compose_v the_o world_n by_o balance_v their_o inequality_n and_o set_v contrary_n in_o opposition_n one_o to_o another_o for_o say_v he_o all_o thing_n
into_o the_o lung_n 15._o lung_n gell._n llb._fw-la 17._o cap._n 11._o macrob._n lib._n 17_o cap._n 15._o which_o make_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v that_o plato_n give_v posterity_n occasion_n to_o laugh_v by_o meddle_v with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o business_n but_o he_o that_o say_v this_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o physician_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v themselves_o of_o this_o opinion_n and_o that_o plato_n apparent_o speak_v only_o after_o they_o this_o philosopher_n imagine_v also_o another_o part_n or_o sort_n of_o soul_n which_o desire_v not_o only_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o all_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o body_n but_o which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o appetite_n or_o desire_n in_o general_n this_o soul_n be_v post_v between_o the_o diaphragm_n and_o the_o navel_n it_o be_v quarter_v in_o the_o low_a part_n and_o far_a from_o the_o head_n that_o it_o may_v not_o by_o its_o agitation_n and_o commotion_n disturb_v the_o reasonable_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o we_o in_o its_o meditation_n and_o thought_n for_o the_o common_a good_a these_o trouble_n or_o disturbance_n of_o the_o inferior_a soul_n be_v excite_v by_o phantasm_n or_o image_n present_v to_o it_o by_o the_o liver_n the_o liver_n have_v be_v polish_v and_o make_v shine_v that_o it_o may_v reflect_v the_o image_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o it_o to_o produce_v trouble_n tranquillity_n or_o pleasure_n in_o the_o inferior_a soul_n according_a as_o the_o liver_n be_v itself_o trouble_v by_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o bile_n or_o sedate_v and_o calm_v through_o the_o predomination_n of_o sweet_a juice_n oppose_v to_o the_o bile_n beside_o what_o we_o have_v already_o say_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n lodge_v there_o plato_n hold_v this_o further_a concern_v it_o the_o heart_n say_v he_o which_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n pag._n time_n viâ—â—_n pag._n the_o source_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o of_o the_o blood_n which_o pag._n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v pag._n whirl_v rapid_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v set_v pag_n set_v see_v pag_n as_o a_o centinel_n or_o sergeant_n that_o when_o the_o choler_n be_v inflame_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o reason_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o injustice_n commit_v either_o without_o or_o within_o by_o the_o desire_n or_o passion_n present_o all_o that_o be_v sensible_o in_o the_o body_n dispose_v itself_o by_o open_v all_o its_o pore_n to_o hear_v its_o menace_n and_o obey_v its_o command_n the_o opinion_n of_o this_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o respiration_n be_v no_o less_o peculiar_a he_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o vacuum_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o air_n which_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o lung_n and_o mouth_n in_o respiration_n meet_v that_o which_o surround_v the_o body_n without_o pushes_z it_o so_o that_o it_o force_v it_o to_o enter_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o to_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o most_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o body_n till_o it_o fill_v the_o place_n which_o the_o other_o leave_v after_o which_o make_v the_o same_o way_n out_o again_o by_o the_o pore_n it_o force_n that_o without_o to_o enter_v by_o the_o mouth_n into_o the_o lung_n in_o inspiration_n we_o see_v by_o this_o that_o plato_n confound_v transpiration_n with_o respiration_n pretend_v that_o both_o one_o and_o tother_o be_v perform_v together_o as_o it_o be_v by_o two_o semicircle_n as_o for_o the_o flesh_n he_o think_v it_o compound_v of_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n and_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o sharp_a leaven_n bite_v and_o salt_n these_o be_v some_o of_o plato_n thought_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n in_o its_o natural_a state_n as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o destruction_n which_o be_v disease_n old_a age_n and_o death_n he_o suppose_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o the_o body_n which_o be_v about_o we_o dissolve_v and_o melt_v it_o continual_o after_o which_o every_o substance_n which_o get_v loose_a or_o exhale_v return_v to_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v draw_v he_o suppose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v according_a to_o he_o a_o fluid_a matter_n form_v of_o the_o aliment_n by_o a_o peculiar_a artifice_n of_o nature_n which_o cut_v and_o reduce_v they_o into_o small_a piece_n by_o mean_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fire_n which_o rise_v in_o our_o stomach_n after_o the_o air_n or_o breath_n he_o suppose_v that_o this_o blood_n who_o redness_n be_v a_o evident_a token_n of_o the_o impression_n of_o this_o fire_n serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o flesh_n and_o general_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o vacant_a space_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o sort_n of_o water_v or_o general_a inundation_n this_o be_v suppose_v he_o maintain_v that_o while_n we_o be_v young_a this_o blood_n abound_v in_o all_o part_n not_o only_o supply_v what_o be_v dissipate_v or_o diminish_v of_o the_o flesh_n which_o as_o be_v say_v be_v perpetual_a but_o after_o have_v fill_v up_o what_o be_v want_v it_o furnish_v matter_n of_o increase_n to_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o body_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o our_o youth_n we_o grow_v and_o become_v large_a but_o when_o we_o be_v advance_v in_o year_n more_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n be_v spend_v than_o the_o blood_n can_v supply_v or_o restore_v therefore_o we_o diminish_v by_o degree_n those_o principle_n also_o of_o which_o our_o body_n consist_v which_o plato_n call_v triangle_n which_o in_o our_o youth_n be_v strong_a than_o those_o of_o which_o the_o aliment_n be_v compound_v reduce_v they_o easy_o to_o a_o substance_n like_o themselves_o become_v disunite_v and_o relax_v by_o have_v so_o long_o endure_v the_o shock_n of_o other_o triangle_n this_o cause_n old_a age_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o death_n especial_o where_o the_o triangle_n whereof_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n consist_v be_v dissolve_v and_o disunite_v so_o that_o the_o band_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v fasten_v to_o it_o be_v entire_o break_v and_o let_v it_o loose_v as_o for_o disease_n which_o attack_v we_o in_o all_o age_n and_o precipitate_v the_o usual_a time_n of_o death_n he_o suppose_v that_o our_o body_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o four_o element_n before_o name_v the_o disorder_n of_o these_o element_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o they_o these_o disorder_n consist_v in_o the_o excess_n or_o deficiency_n of_o any_o of_o these_o element_n when_o they_o do_v not_o preserve_v the_o proportion_n of_o their_o first_o mixture_n or_o when_o they_o change_v place_n leave_v their_o own_o place_n for_o another_o to_o explain_v himself_o more_o particular_o he_o add_v that_o the_o fire_n exceed_v produce_v continual_a and_o burn_a fever_n that_o if_o the_o air_n overbalance_v it_o produce_v quotidian_a intermit_a fever_n if_o the_o water_n tertian_n fever_n and_o if_o earth_n quartanes_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o heavy_a of_o all_o the_o element_n must_v have_v quadruple_a the_o time_n to_o move_v itself_o in_o that_o the_o fire_n have_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n in_o proportion_n plato_n do_v not_o confine_v himself_o to_o these_o general_n only_o but_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o change_n that_o befall_v our_o body_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o distemper_n while_o the_o blood_n say_v he_o maintain_v its_o natural_a state_n it_o serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o body_n and_o to_o preserve_v health_n but_o when_o the_o flesh_n begin_v to_o corrupt_v or_o to_o melt_v and_o dissolve_v the_o humour_n which_o come_v from_o it_o enter_v into_o the_o vein_n carry_v this_o corruption_n along_o with_o it_o and_o change_v the_o blood_n in_o several_a manner_n turn_v it_o from_o red_a to_o yellow_a and_o bitter_a or_o sour_a or_o salt_n so_o that_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a blood_n become_v part_n bile_n and_o phlegm_n or_o serosity_n what_o we_o call_v bile_n say_v plato_n be_v particular_o produce_v from_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o old_a flesh_n it_o be_v a_o humour_n that_o assume_v divers_a form_n and_o be_v very_o changeable_a both_o as_o to_o colour_n and_o taste_v but_o it_o be_v chief_o distinguish_v into_o two_o sort_n the_o yellow_a bile_n which_o be_v bitter_a and_o the_o black_a bile_n which_o be_v sour_a and_o prick_a as_o for_o the_o phlegm_n and_o serosity_n or_o water_n plato_n seem_v to_o confound_v they_o or_o to_o make_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o humour_n of_o they_o the_o phlegm_n according_a to_o he_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o new_a flesh_n and_o the_o serosity_n or_o water_n which_o be_v design_v by_o the_o particular_a name_n of_o sweat_n
that_o distinguish_v himself_o from_o all_o other_o male_n by_o a_o fierce_a and_o true_o masculine_a air_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o i_o translate_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o french_a word_n air_n which_o may_v be_v render_v species_n in_o latin_a which_o answer_v exact_o to_o the_o greek_a the_o etymology_n be_v the_o same_o the_o dissection_n that_o aristotle_n make_v of_o several_a different_a sort_n of_o animal_n quadruped_n bird_n fish_n and_o infect_v have_v teach_v he_o divers_a thing_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o part_n of_o each_o of_o these_o kind_n we_o shall_v not_o go_v about_o to_o examine_v here_o what_o he_o deliver_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o part_n and_o use_n because_o that_o will_v lead_v we_o too_o far_o from_o our_o subject_n we_o shall_v only_o touch_v here_o in_o a_o few_o word_n upon_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o structure_n and_o use_n of_o part_n common_a to_o all_o perfect_a animal_n such_o as_o man_n and_o all_o quadruped_n aristotle_n esteem_v the_o heart_n to_o be_v the_o origen_n and_o source_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o blood_n the_o blood_n say_v he_o go_v from_o the_o heart_n into_o the_o vein_n passage_n vein_n de_fw-fr part._n an._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o those_o that_o find_v the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o aristotle_n will_v have_v some_o difficulty_n to_o get_v over_o this_o passage_n but_o it_o come_v not_o from_o any_o part_n into_o the_o heart_n he_o say_v that_o there_o come_v two_o vein_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n one_o from_o the_o right_a side_n which_o be_v the_o large_a and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o left_a side_n which_o be_v the_o least_o which_o he_o call_v the_o aorta_n where_o by_o the_o by_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o this_o philosopher_n 5._o philosopher_n hist_o anim._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o as_o galen_n say_v be_v the_o first_o that_o give_v that_o name_n to_o the_o great_a artery_n which_o prove_v that_o the_o book_n ay_o of_o the_o heart_n wherein_o this_o name_n be_v find_v be_v not_o hippocrates_n aristotle_n think_v that_o these_o two_o vein_n distribute_v the_o blood_n to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n he_o say_v elsewhere_o that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n three_o cavity_n which_o he_o call_v ventricle_n of_o these_o three_o ventricle_n that_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o who_o situation_n he_o give_v no_o other_o account_n be_v the_o common_a principle_n of_o the_o other_o two_o although_o it_o be_v the_o least_o the_o blood_n which_o it_o contain_v be_v also_o the_o most_o temperate_a and_o pure_a the_o blood_n of_o the_o right_n ventricle_n be_v the_o hot_a and_o that_o of_o the_o leave_v the_o cold_a this_o latter_a ventricle_n be_v the_o big_a of_o the_o three_o these_o three_o ventricle_n say_v he_o communicate_v with_o the_o lung_n by_o vessel_n different_a from_o the_o two_o great_a vein_n which_o disperse_v themselves_o through_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o lung_n he_o make_v not_o only_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o vessel_n which_o contain_v blood_n to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o nerve_n also_o to_o take_v their_o origine_fw-la from_o thence_o for_o which_o opinion_n this_o be_v his_o ground_n 5._o ground_n hist_o an._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o the_o big_a ventricle_n of_o the_o heart_n say_v he_o contain_v small_a nerve_n and_o it_o be_v a_o true_a nerve_n in_o its_o extremity_n have_v no_o cavity_n and_o be_v stretch_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o nerve_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o terminate_v towards_o the_o articulation_n of_o the_o bone_n he_o say_v also_o in_o another_o place_n 4._o place_n de_fw-fr part_n anim._n lib._n 3_o cap._n 4._o that_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o nerve_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v of_o great_a use_n because_o the_o motion_n come_v from_o thence_o which_o be_v make_v by_o contract_v and_o extend_v by_o this_o latter_a passage_n he_o seem_v to_o design_n the_o tendon_n which_o serve_v 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