44^ O hfeyyatio CLXXVt. 



efleExcellendffimus Clauderus ObfT 144. p. 3 18- An. VII. Dec» 

 II. Mifc. Curiof! fingulari hifloria probac, 



Meiancholicos&Hypochondriacosobftnguinis & {piricu- 

 nm corporem&foeculenciam 5 parum & raro ridere conftac; 

 femel camen , pra^fercim a vino cxhilaracos , & quando obex re- 

 mo^ecur, &fpiricuslibercacemacquirunc5cach!nnonesreddi, 

 Ercperiencia docec quocidiana. Democrici exemplo aliquo 

 niodo riflismelancholicus probari poceft, ft Vallerii judicio 

 liandum, quirifum Democrici ,ucucex (apienci^omnium re- 

 rumconcempIationeprovenilTeaireraCjnon tameo a melan- 

 choli^efympcomaceilium excuilit* 



Ance paucos annos ad Illu ft^ &gencrofl D. I. a W. amacilTi- 

 mamconjugem, natamS.Z. vocacus fui,quaemalohypochoa- 

 driacoj Medicorum Maftige, haud raro moleftabacur; invcai 

 illam ulcra criduum jam ninsio risu & frequcntioribus praecer 

 fuam voluncacem cacfainnis, valde Jabefaclacam& dcvirium 

 proftracione maxime qucrulam, ica uc delaluce&vica, & ci- 

 merec & periclicarecur, accedenceenim paroxyfmo( qui exigu- 

 as facisconcedebatinducias) non obftantibus illuftr. D.Marici 

 admonicionibus,objurgationibus, amicorum & pr^fencium 

 reprehenfionibus.propriisquerefiftendi & impediendi cona- 

 cibus , per cerca , fepiu sq ue iceraca incer valla , in efFu fifllmos ra- 

 piebacurcachinnos, (3^fA6dTcf. ctV&Tov, id eft rifum inexcingui- 

 bilem vocac Homerus,) ica uc in coca vicinia audirecur , illam- 

 quevixrobuftiffimus rufticus ridendo & cachinnando fupe- 

 rarcpocuiffec; nonenimdencesfaltim gelafmos monftrabac, 

 fedhiance &didufto riftu , gurguHonemanhelansquafi, cum 

 c!amore> faciei deformicace, cociusque corporis violenca con- 

 cuffione oftendebacica uc perincegrumquadrantishorasfpa- 

 tium3& quodexcedicacachinnis fibicemperare nonpotueric, 

 eriam fi ab hocinordinaco & quafi convulfi v6 mocu, oculi co- 

 piofas iachrymas profuderinc; ita uc non male rifum lacry- 

 rnanrem , vel flecum ridentem nominare pocuifles , & hoc mo- 

 do Heraclicum plorancemi cum Democrico ridence ia uno co- 



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