Medicina Septentrionalis Collatitia, /. Eei medi- 
nuperis annis a Medicis Anglis^ Germanis 
ist Danis emi[f<£ fy^^^g^ ^ Jyntaxis. Opera Theo- 
phili Boneti. P. M. cum Indicibus is^ figuYk m^ 
ceffanis. Genev<^. M. DC. LXXXV. i/z Fol- 
TH I S Author defigiiing a body of the law of Natures 
in imitation of that of the Civil Law, to his two 
former Volumes fubjoyns this, the intent of which is to 
fliew how much Phylick owes as to its improvement to 
thefe Northern nations. The Inftruments of which 
have been the ^yal Society of England, afterwards co- 
pied by our neighbouring Nations j Paraceljus opened 
the way, and was followed by Helmont^ Harvey^ Lower, 
Bcirtholiny Malpighius, Wharton, Willis, Betts, Schneider, 
Steno , Sylvius and others, which are briefly fummed 
up in the preface. The hook is divided according to 
the ufual partition of the body of man, into three parts* 
The>firft contains the difeafes incident to the head, which 
is taken here intirely with all its parts, the hair not 
excepted, with obfervations about which he begins, for 
that even our hair is not without its diieales and thofe 
Bone of the leaft troublefome ^ the Tlica Tolonica is a 
fure and a fad inftance, the Nature and the cure of 
wkich yon have here dilcourfed of at large, as alfo its di- 
vifion \VLto male and female. He brings inftances of 
Monftrous births born without heads,one of which had its 
Eyes placed under its armes, on t\i.t^^ Schroc^7M difcourfcs 
whether they ought to be Baptized or not, bringing Au«? _ 
thoritie's and reafons on both parts of the qaeftion, it 
being dilficult to determine whether they have a ratio-? 
naUbulorno. Thefe are followed by Monfters in the 
other extream, fuch as have many heads, where ano- 
ther queftion arifes vi\. whether fuch are many Ani" 
mals, or only one, or whether the foul be multiplied 
E i when 
