LIB. II. 50. 333 



experiments cliemicis circa metalla inveniuntur et alii 

 nonnulli observatione cligni. Maxima vero frequentia 

 eorum (ut in tanta paucitate) invenitur in medicinis 

 nonnullis, qua? ex proprietatibus suis occultis (quas vo- 

 cant) et specificis respiciunt aut membra, aut hmnores, 

 aut morbos, aut quandoque Daturas individuas. Neque 

 omittendi simt consensus inter motus et affectus lunae 33 , 

 et passiones corporum inferiorum, prout ex experimen- 

 tis agricultural, nauticcc, et medicine, aut alias cum de- 

 lectu severe et sincere colligi et recipi possint. Verum 

 instantise universe consensuum secretiorum quo magis 

 simt infrequentes, eo majore cum diligentia sunt inqui- 

 rendae, per traditiones, et narrationes fidas et probas ; 

 modo hoc fiat absque ulla levitate, aut credulitate, sed 

 fide anxia et quasi dubitabunda 34 . 



(e.) Restat consensus corporum modo operandi, tan- 

 quam inartificialis, sed usu polycbrestus : qui nullo modo 

 omittendus est, sed sedula observatione investigandus. Is 

 est coitio sive unio corporum proclivis, aut difficilis, per 

 compositionem siveappositionem simplicem. Etenim cor 

 pora nonnulla facile et libenter commiscentur et incorpo- 

 rantur : alia autem acgre et perverse. Veluti pulveres 

 melius incorj)orantur cum aquis ; calces et cineres cum 

 oleis; et sic de similibus. Neque tantum sunt colli- 

 gendae instantiac propensionis, aut aversionis corporum 

 erga misturam, sed etiam collocationis partium, et dis- 



3;$ The Moon s &quot; consensus,&quot; (i) of which belief the term &quot;Lunacy&quot; 



on Agriculture in so far as she is a relic. 



is thought to bring seasonable wea- M This is exactly the phrase to 



ther at her full as in the case of explain Bacon s own mental state 



the Harvest-moon especially. during investigation, &quot; fides anxia 



(2) In Navigation by her influ- et dubitabunda;&quot; for Doubt is es- 

 ence on the Sea, i. e. in the Tides. sential to the beginning of a healthy 



(3) In Medicine by her sup- philosophy, 

 posed power in certain complaints, 



