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〈◊〉_d a_o soothsayer_n of_o evil_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o the_o gentile_n ascribe_v to_o the_o sun_n which_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o our_o soul_n spark_n of_o that_o great_a lamp_n a_o platonical_a conceit_n which_o thought_n man_n soul_n to_o be_v materials_n we_o be_v better_o ascribe_v this_o to_o the_o information_n of_o that_o angel_n which_o attend_v we_o v._o that_o which_o herodotus_n in_o thalia_n c._n 3._o write_v of_o this_o difference_n between_o the_o persian_a and_o the_o egyptian_a skull_n may_v be_v no_o fable_n for_o in_o the_o war_n between_o they_o such_o as_o be_v kill_v on_o either_o side_n be_v bury_v apart_o after_o their_o body_n be_v putrify_v it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o persian_a skull_n be_v soft_a but_o the_o egyptians_n so_o hard_o that_o you_o can_v scarce_o break_v they_o with_o a_o stone_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o may_v be_v because_o the_o egyptians_n use_v from_o their_o childhood_n to_o cut_v their_o hair_n and_o to_o go_v 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of_o spout_v it_o like_o flood_n out_o of_o his_o head_n for_o each_o whale_n have_v a_o prominent_a spout_n on_o his_o head_n and_o some_o have_v two_o though_o dr._n brown_n deny_v it_o yet_o olaus_n a_o eyewitness_n prove_v it_o by_o these_o pipe_n they_o breath_n and_o send_v out_o the_o water_n which_o they_o drink_v in_o and_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o wonder_n that_o these_o vast_a creature_n shall_v be_v catch_v and_o subdue_v by_o the_o art_n of_o man_n in_o norway_n they_o be_v take_v by_o the_o smell_n of_o castoreum_n which_o stupifi_v their_o sense_n in_o the_o indies_n they_o be_v take_v by_o stop_v their_o hole_n and_o vent_n by_o which_o they_o breathe_v so_o that_o be_v stifle_v they_o submit_v to_o the_o poor_a naked_a conquer_a indian_a who_o sit_v upon_o he_o as_o on_o horseback_n and_o with_o a_o cord_n draw_v he_o to_o the_o shore_n acosta_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o strange_a fish_n call_v manati_n which_o engender_v her_o young_a one_o alive_a have_v tear_n and_o do_v nourish_v they_o with_o milk_n it_o feed_v on_o the_o grass_n but_o live_v in_o the_o water_n it_o be_v of_o a_o green_a colour_n and_o like_o a_o cow_n in_o the_o hinder_a part_n the_o flesh_n be_v in_o colour_n and_o taste_v like_o veal_n the_o shark_n or_o tiburon_n be_v a_o strange_a fish_n out_o of_o who_o gullet_n he_o do_v see_v draw_v a_o butcher_n great_a knife_n and_o great_a iron_n hook_n and_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o ox_n head_n with_o one_o whole_a horn_n their_o tooth_n be_v as_o sharp_a as_o razor_n for_o he_o see_v shark_n leap_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o with_o a_o strange_a nimbleness_n snap_v off_o both_o the_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o a_o horse_n
to_o itself_o he_o say_v sect._n 91._o that_o paper_n or_o wood_n oil_v last_o long_v moist_a but_o wet_a with_o water_n dry_a or_o putrify_v soon_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o that_o air_n meddle_v little_a with_o the_o moisture_n of_o oil_n answ._n he_o shall_v have_v tell_v we_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o cause_n for_o why_o do_v not_o air_n meddle_v with_o oil_n as_o well_o as_o with_o water_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o oil_n be_v a_o more_o tenacious_a and_o dense_a substance_n than_o water_n and_o therefore_o resist_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o air_n long_o and_o can_v be_v so_o soon_o evaporate_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o the_o air_n but_o the_o heat_n in_o the_o air_n that_o work_v both_o on_o water_n and_o oil_n for_o the_o cold_a air_n dry_v up_o neither_o it_o may_v well_o harden_v they_o take_v then_o two_o paper_n the_o one_o moisten_a with_o water_n the_o other_o with_o oil_n and_o hold_v they_o near_o the_o â—re_n we_o shall_v see_v the_o one_o dry_v up_o long_o before_o the_o other_o so_o that_o his_o say_n be_v erroneous_a when_o he_o infer_v sect._n 91._o that_o fire_n work_v upon_o oil_n as_o air_n upon_o water_n for_o indeed_o the_o air_n do_v not_o work_v upon_o water_n but_o heat_n in_o the_o air_n or_o fire_n nor_o do_v the_o fire_n work_v so_o soon_o upon_o the_o oil_n as_o on_o the_o water_n when_o they_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n again_o he_o say_v that_o white_a be_v a_o penurious_a colour_n and_o where_o moisture_n be_v scant_o answ._n there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o want_v moisture_n and_o yet_o be_v black_a as_o divers_z dry_a stone_n and_o coal_n many_o body_n be_v not_o scant_o of_o moisture_n and_o yet_o be_v white_a as_o lily_n milk_n snow_n there_o be_v as_o much_o moisture_n in_o a_o white_a swan_n as_o in_o a_o black_a raven_n but_o when_o he_o say_v sect._n 93_o that_o bird_n and_o horse_n by_o age_n turn_v white_a and_o the_o gray_a hair_n of_o man_n come_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o be_v not_o want_v or_o scant_v of_o moisture_n but_o want_v of_o heat_n rather_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o whiteness_n for_o old_a man_n abound_v more_o in_o waterish_a moisture_n then_o young_a man_n and_o therefore_o we_o see_v that_o cold_a climate_n produce_v white_a complexion_n and_o skin_n whereas_o they_o be_v black_a and_o swart_a in_o hot_a country_n snow_n be_v not_o breed_v in_o hot_a summer_n but_o in_o cold_a winter_n and_o hoar_a frost_n be_v engender_v in_o cold_a scythia_n not_o in_o hot_a ethiopia_n again_o he_o be_v mistake_v when_o he_o say_v sect._n 96_o 97._o that_o the_o sol_n of_o the_o foot_n have_v great_a affinity_n with_o the_o head_n and_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n so_o the_o wrist_n and_o hand_n have_v a_o sympathy_n with_o the_o heart_n for_o there_o be_v no_o more_o affinity_n between_o these_o part_n then_o any_o other_o the_o foot_n have_v as_o great_a a_o sympthy_a with_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o wrist_n with_o the_o head_n as_o these_o with_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o other_o with_o the_o head_n if_o there_o be_v any_o affinity_n between_o the_o head_n and_o the_o foot_n it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o so_o the_o same_o affinity_n may_v be_v to_o the_o hand_n if_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n between_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o wrist_n it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o artery_n and_o so_o the_o sympathy_n may_v be_v to_o the_o foot_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heart_n be_v affect_v in_o ague_n by_o thing_n apply_v to_o the_o wrist_n not_o because_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n between_o the_o skin_n muscle_n nerve_n and_o bone_n of_o the_o wrist_n with_o the_o heart_n but_o because_o the_o artery_n which_o have_v their_o original_n from_o the_o heart_n lie_v more_o open_a and_o be_v more_o tangible_a there_o then_o in_o many_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o divers_a other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o pulse_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o wrist_n and_o thing_n apply_v to_o these_o part_n will_v work_v as_o powerful_o on_o the_o heart_n as_o if_o apply_v to_o the_o wrist_n his_o lordship_n be_v angry_a sect._n 98._o because_o we_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o plant_n and_o live_a creature_n soul_n such_o superficial_a speculation_n say_v he_o they_o have_v but_o he_o shall_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o scripture_n which_o ordinary_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o beast_n bird_n and_o fish_n soul_n he_o must_v also_o be_v angry_a with_o all_o wise_a nomenclator_n which_o have_v call_v live_v and_o sensitive_a creature_n animal_n because_o they_o have_v animal_n soul_n for_o animal_n be_v from_o anima_fw-la again_o i_o will_v know_v if_o this_o word_n like_v he_o not_o how_o he_o will_v call_v these_o spirit_n of_o animal_n if_o he_o call_v they_o nothing_o but_o spirit_n than_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o all_o other_o tangible_a body_n for_o according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n there_o be_v spirit_n in_o stock_n and_o stone_n as_o well_o as_o in_o plant_n and_o animal_n but_o i_o hope_v the_o spirit_n of_o these_o deserve_v another_o name_n then_o of_o the_o other_o which_o indeed_o according_a to_o the_o old_a and_o true_a philosophy_n be_v mere_a quality_n which_o word_n also_o he_o reject_v as_o logical_a as_o though_o forsooth_o logic_n or_o logical_a term_n be_v needless_a whereas_o no_o knowledge_n be_v more_o useful_a and_o necessary_a as_o be_v the_o handmaid_n to_o all_o science_n the_o want_n of_o which_o have_v occasion_v multitude_n of_o whimzicall_a conceit_n and_o chimera_n in_o man_n brain_n again_o if_o he_o will_v not_o have_v these_o chief_a act_n agent_n or_o mover_n in_o animal_n to_o be_v call_v soul_n or_o spirit_n but_o air_n or_o vapour_n or_o wind_n he_o will_v find_v that_o all_o these_o three_o be_v call_v by_o the_o word_n anima_fw-la 1._o aire_n be_v anima_fw-la in_o the_o prince_n of_o poet_n eclog._n 6._o namque_fw-la canebat_fw-la uti_fw-la magnum_fw-la pir_fw-la inaâ—e_fw-la coacta_fw-la semina_fw-la terrarumque_fw-la animaeque_fw-la marisque_fw-la fuissent_fw-la 2._o vapour_n be_v call_v anima_fw-la too_o in_o the_o same_o poet_n aen_n 8._o quantum_fw-la ignes_fw-la animaeque_fw-la valent_fw-la 3._o the_o wind_n be_v anima_fw-la also_o in_o horace_n impellunt_fw-la animae_fw-la lintea_fw-la thracie_n and_o animus_n in_o the_o poet_n aen_n 1._o mollitque_fw-la animos_fw-la &_o temperate_a iras_fw-la so_o then_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o animal_n what_o you_o will_v air_n vapour_n wind_n or_o spirit_n you_o will_v still_o find_v anima_fw-la or_o soul_n be_v the_o term_n most_o proper_a for_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v no_o superficial_a speculation_n my_o lord_n in_o his_o second_o century_n sect_n 11._o make_v picture_n and_o shape_n but_o secondary_a object_n to_o the_o eye_n but_o colour_n and_o order_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v please_v to_o the_o sight_n if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o colour_n be_v the_o chief_a object_n of_o the_o eye_n he_o have_v speak_v more_o proper_o then_o to_o say_v they_o be_v please_v to_o the_o eye_n for_o some_o colour_n be_v very_o displease_v to_o some_o eye_n as_o for_o order_n that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o the_o object_n of_o the_o sight_n for_o it_o be_v a_o relation_n and_o relation_n incur_v not_o into_o the_o sense_n again_o he_o say_v sect_n 114._o that_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v strike_v the_o spirit_n more_o immediate_o than_o the_o other_o sense_n this_o be_v a_o very_a improper_a say_n for_o the_o sense_n be_v patient_n in_o receive_v the_o species_n of_o their_o object_n not_o agent_n upon_o their_o object_n if_o there_o be_v any_o action_n of_o dijudication_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o fantasy_n rather_o then_o of_o the_o outward_a sense_n and_o though_o i_o shall_v yield_v that_o there_o be_v some_o action_n of_o the_o eye_n yet_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v be_v mere_o passive_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v that_o strike_v the_o spirit_n but_o the_o species_n of_o the_o sound_n which_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o auditory_a nerve_n and_o so_o convey_v into_o the_o fantasy_n so_o it_o be_v not_o the_o smell_a as_o he_o say_v that_o work_v on_o the_o spirit_n but_o the_o object_n that_o work_v on_o the_o sense_n of_o smell_v again_o when_o he_o say_v sect_n 117._o that_o door_n in_o fair_a weather_n give_v no_o sound_n he_o speak_v by_o contrary_n for_o if_o by_o fair_a weather_n he_o mean_v dry_a weather_n than_o door_n give_v the_o great_a sound_n i_o know_v not_o what_o kind_n of_o door_n his_o be_v but_o my_o sound_n much_o in_o dry_a summer_n and_o but_o little_a in_o moist_a weather_n and_o this_o stand_v
more_o than_o other_o 2._o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o vessel_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o differance_n for_o in_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o vein_n artery_n and_o nerve_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n and_o blood_n be_v contain_v be_v large_a than_o in_o bird_n and_o therefore_o in_o they_o be_v a_o more_o sudden_a eruption_n of_o the_o blood_n &_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o a_o short_a motion_n then_o in_o bird_n 3._o the_o weight_n of_o the_o body_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n far_o exceed_v the_o weight_n of_o bird_n body_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o be_v move_v his_o lordship_n be_v please_v to_o call_v the_o opinion_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n ignorant_a and_o idle_a conceit_n 479_o and_o a_o forsake_v of_o the_o true_a indication_n of_o cause_n fellix_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la rerum_fw-la cognosere_fw-la causas_fw-la god_n will_v have_v we_o in_o some_o thing_n rather_o admire_v his_o wisdom_n then_o know_v his_o secret_n and_o because_o we_o can_v attain_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o many_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o submit_v our_o judgement_n to_o a_o reverend_a admiration_n of_o his_o goodness_n who_o can_v give_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o sympathy_n between_o the_o loadstone_n and_o the_o iron_n between_o the_o same_o stone_n and_o the_o pole_n we_o see_v there_o be_v a_o sympathy_n between_o some_o simple_n and_o some_o humour_n and_o between_o some_o part_n of_o our_o body_n and_o some_o drug_n what_o other_o reason_n proper_o can_v be_v give_v why_o faltick_a draw_v choler_n agaric_n fleghm_o epithymum_n melancholy_a why_o selenites_n as_o fernelius_n observe_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o skin_n stay_v bleed_v why_o shall_v cantharides_n work_v only_o on_o the_o bladder_n why_o do_v hemlock_n and_o henbane_n poison_v man_n which_o nourish_v bird_n how_o do_v cat_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nip_v and_o dog_n of_o grass_n who_o teach_v the_o chicken_n to_o fear_v the_o kite_n or_o the_o lamb_n the_o wolf_n and_o why_o have_v some_o man_n strong_a antipathy_n with_o some_o meat_n why_o be_v some_o sound_n some_o smell_n some_o sight_n grateful_a to_o we_o some_o again_o odious_a if_o there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n why_o be_v water_n and_o fire_n so_o averse_a to_o each_o other_o the_o vine_n will_v not_o prosper_v if_o the_o colewort_n grow_v near_o it_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o this_o because_o the_o colewort_n draw_v the_o fat_a juice_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o where_o two_o plant_n draw_v the_o same_o juice_n their_o neighbourhood_n hurt_v this_o reason_n may_v be_v as_o well_o reject_v as_o admit_v for_o other_o plant_n that_o be_v set_v near_o and_o among_o colewort_n fare_v not_o the_o worse_a for_o their_o vicinity_n except_o it_o be_v rue_v and_o not_o only_o do_v this_o antipathy_n last_o between_o the_o vine_n and_o colewort_n when_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o separate_v from_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o write_v that_o colewort_n hinder_v inebriation_n and_o suffer_v not_o the_o wine_n to_o fume_v into_o the_o head_n and_o why_o be_v not_o the_o vine_n as_o strong_a to_o draw_v its_o nourishment_n from_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o colewort_n see_v it_o have_v more_o spirit_n and_o extend_v itself_o to_o a_o great_a circuit_n and_o height_n but_o when_o he_o say_v that_o rue_v be_v set_v by_o a_o figtree_n become_v strong_a because_o the_o one_o draw_v juice_n fit_a to_o refult_v sweet_a the_o other_o bitter_a i_o will_v know_v how_o one_o and_o the_o same_o piece_n of_o earth_n can_v afford_v sweet_a juice_n to_o the_o one_o &_o bitter_a to_o the_o other_o at_o the_o same_o timeâ—punc_fw-la and_o how_o the_o fetide_fw-la juice_n of_o the_o earth_n go_v into_o the_o garlic_n and_o the_o odorate_a into_o the_o rose_n when_o they_o grow_v together_o sure_o these_o be_v whimsy_n for_o no_o piece_n of_o earth_n can_v have_v so_o many_o contrary_a quality_n at_o the_o same_o time_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v several_a juice_n 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