THE BAD PRACTICE OF HEALING. 175 



CHAPTER X. 



ARITHMETIC AND CONSOLATION. 



DESIGNING in this chapter to complete and carry for- 

 ward the history of the first books published by Cardan, 

 I must go back for the purpose of adding a few facts to 

 the account already given of his earliest printed work. 

 Its full title is " The Tract of Girelamo Castellione Car- 

 dano, Physician of Milan, on the Bad Practice of Heal- 

 ing among recent Physicians ; to the Illustrious Master 

 Filippo Archinto, Jurisconsult, Imperial Councillor and 

 Governor of the Maternal City of Rome. 



" The Tract of the same Author on the Hurt that is in 

 Simple Medicaments. With an Index of those things 

 which are contained in the several Chapters 1 ." Ottaviano 

 Scoto's mark, which follows, surrounded by a Fame, is 

 contained between the words of the motto : " Famam 

 extendere factis, virtutis est opus." Then follow the place 

 and date of publication, Venice, 1536. Only one edition 



" Hieronymus Castellioneus Cardanus de Malo recentiorum me- 

 dicomm Medendi Usu Libellus, ud Illustrem Virum D. Philippum 

 Archintum juris-consultus consiliarumq ; Caesureumq ; ac Almae Urbis 

 Romae Gubernatorem. Ejusdem libellus de simplicium medicina- 

 rum noxa. Cum Indice eorum quae singulis continentur capitibus." 

 Venetiis. 1536. 



