Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...

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Title: Galen's art of physick ... translated into English, and largely commented on : together with convenient medicines for all particular distempers of the parts, a description of the complexions, their conditions, and what diet and exercise is fittest for them / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent. ...
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Publication: London :: Printed by Peter Cole ...,; 1652.
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Chap. 69. Of an Acute Voyce.

THe Voyce cannot be acute by Nature, without narrowness of the Windpipe, nor grave without Latitude of it; narrowness of the Windpipe ariseth from coldness of Nature, Latitude from heat.

And thus much for the Explanation of Tempera∣ments.

Culpeper.

In the first part of this little Chapter, Galen hit the Nail at the head, when he saith that the Voice cannot be acute by Nature unless the Windpipe be narrow &c. this every Musitian will perceive if he do but heed that he contracts his Windpipe when he sings sharps, but dilates it when he sings flats.

But that narrowness of the Windpipe proceedeth from coldness of Nature, & è contra, is as true as Don Quixotte his Windmill was a Knight Errant; And I disprove it thus, All Chollerick men have usually shril Voices, but Chollerick men are hot and dry. Ergo,