The noble lyfe a[nd] natures of man of bestes, serpentys, fowles a[nd] fisshes [that] be moste knoweu [sic].

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¶Here after foloweth the. te•• ages of mankynde lykened be y^e ten dyuers bestis as here is ex¦presly shewed / and how the n••¦ture of mankynde dothe chaū¦ge from ten yere dethe cōme•• tyme of ••eth hī as a gose y^t i••¦to lucke y^e frēdes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it he in erthe is 〈…〉〈…〉

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Sāctus Augustin{us}.

〈…〉〈…〉 vpon thesame that before is spe¦cifyed of the makyng of man in his moders wombe.

AVgustinus saith of the making of mānes body / whan that sper∣••a is receyued in the dewe place of y^e ••oders body / than is that sede formed ••efome or mylke in y^e first .vi. daeys 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in thre dayes folowīge it maketh ••reparacyn of the lyfe in forme of ly¦••pympels or bladders. Sixe dayes ••r that it chaūgeth holy into blode ••d .xij. dayes after that it is tourned ••o flesshe. Nyne dayes after that / y^e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is deuyded from the sholders and ••rmoste lȳmes of the body / as y^e sy∣•• the bely / tyll that it hathe his ful ••ely shape of body & lȳmes. withī ••es afte that is sene a full pro∣•• body / yet the prīcypall lym¦mes be made first / as the harte / the ly∣uer & braynes / & than the lȳmes that therto belōgeth / as the nauyl / y^e mawe & the codes / and after that suche as be nexte / but last of al be handes and fete made with the other lȳmes. And the bodij of man is made of many diuers sortes of lȳmes / as senewes / vaynes / fatte / flesshe & skynne. And also of the foure moistours / as sanguyne / flema∣tyke / coleryke / & melancoly. But all creatures hathe a sesonable tyme of y^e yere to bringe forthe their frute saue only mankynde whiche is at the leste of body full made in his moders wōbe the .xxxv. daye. & entreth the mouyn∣ges of his body vpon the .lxx. daye and that birthe is in the seuenth moneth. 〈…〉〈…〉 daye than the chylde geteth 〈…〉〈…〉 the .lxxx. daye / & that birth is vpon the eight moneth & they dye oftentymes. Yf the body be full made vpon the .xlv daye / than receyueth it lyfe vpon the xc. daye and is borne vpon the nynth moneth. But the body of mankynde is cōmonly full made vpon the .xlv. daye as before is specifyed. &c̄. and that is the moste connenyent tyme. And whan mankynde is borne / than he retoureth to the erthe ageyn of the which he was before created & made.