Hi(lory of Life and 'Death. 6^ 



' Canon XXVI. T~ 



MAlaciffation is wrought by Confubttantiais , by Imprinters , and by Glo 

 fcrsup. 



The Explication. 



THe Reafon is manifeft; for that Confubftanvals do properly fupple the body, Im 

 p inters doe carry in, Clofers Hp do retain and bridle the Perforation, which is a 

 motion oppofite to MaUciffation. And therfore(as wedefcribed in the ninth O 

 petition, ")Malacijfat'>on cannot well be done at once; but in a courfe or order. Firft by 

 excluding the liquor by Thickners ; for an owtward and grofie Infufion doth not well 

 compact the body; that which entreth rnuft be fubti!e,and a kind of vapour. Second- 

 ly, by Integrating by the confent of (fonfubftantialr.Yoi bodies upon the touch of thole 

 things which have good agreement with them, cpcn themfehes,and relax their pores. 

 Thirdly? Imprinters are Convokes, and infinuate into the parts, the Confubftantials. And 

 the mixtute of gentle Aftrhgents doth ibmewhat rettrain the Perforation. But then,in 

 the fourth place, followes that great Ajlritlion, and Ciofwe up of the body, hySmplai- 

 (Iration, and then afterward by Inunction , untill the Supple be turned into Solid , as we 

 faid in the proper place. ' 



Canon XXVII. 



FRequent Renovation of the Parts Reparable, water eth and reneweth the lejfe Reparable 

 atyo. 



The Explication. 



WE faid in thePreface to this Hittory, That the way of Death was this ; That 

 the Parts Reparable died in the fellow (hip of the Parts lejfe Reparable;So that 

 in the Reparation of thele fame lefs Reparable Parts, all our forces would bt employed. 

 And therefore, being admonifbed by Ariflotles obfervation touching Plants; namely , 

 That the putting forth of new fhoots and branches, > efrefheth the body of the tree in the pajfage; 

 We conceive the like reafon might be^fthei^f/Jund-B/oe^inthe body of Man, were 

 often renewed/hat therby the Bones ihemfelves } and^«?^»wjand other part?,which 

 in their own nature are Ujfe'Rjparable; partly by the cheerfull paffage of the juyces 

 partly by that newcloathingof the young Fiefh and £/<W,might be watred and renewed 

 Canon XXVIII. 



REfrigeration, or Cooling oftheBody,nhicb pajfeth feme other wayes than by the Sto- 

 mach, is ufefull for long life. 



The Explication. 



THe Reafon is at hand; for feeing a Refrigeration not temperate , but powerfull s 

 ( efpecially of the Blood, ) is above all things neceffary to long life; This can by no 

 means be efte&ed from within, as much as is require, without the deftru<Stion of 

 the Stomach and Bowels. 



Canon XXIX. 



THat Intermixing, or Entangling, that as well CGnCumpiioti} as Reparation, are the 

 workes of heat-, is the greatcft obftacle to long life. 



The Explication. 



ALmoft all great works are deftroyed by the Natures of things Intermixed, when 

 as that which helpeth in one reipe6t> hurteth in another: Therfore men mutt pro- 

 ceed herein by a iound judgement, and a difcreet pradice:For our parr, we have done 

 fo, as farr as the matter will bear, and our memory ferveth us, by fcparating benign 

 heats from hnrt{nll\ and the Remedies which tend to both. 

 Canon XXX. 



Curing of Difeafes is e piled by Temporary Medicines j but Lengthening of Lifer*- 

 jttireth obfervation o/Diets. 



The ExpHcatiou. 



* I 'Hole things which come by Accident, as foon as the Caufes areremovediceafe a- 

 ( gain; but tine continued Courfe of Naturelike a running River, requires a conti- 

 nual rowing and failing againtt the ftream.Therfore we mult work regularly by Diets. 

 Now Diets are of two kinds; Set Diets, which are to be obferved at certain timesjand 

 Familiar D/Vr,which is to be admitted into our dayly Repafh But the Set Diets are the 

 more potent: That i?, a courle of Medicines for a time: For thofe things which are of 

 fo great vertue, that they are able to turn Nature back again; are , for the 'pott part , 

 more (Irong, and more fpeedily altering, than thofe which may without danger be re- 

 ceived into a continual ufc. Now in the remedies fct down in .our ttmrnims , you 

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