Nine books of physick and chirurgery written by that great and learned physitian, Dr Sennertus. The first five being his Institutions of the whole body of physick: the other four of fevers and agues: with their differences, signs, and cures.

CHAP. III. Of the differences in general of actions hindered.

MOreover of actions hindered, * 1.1 there are accounted common∣ly three differences; namely, actions abolished, dimini∣shed and depraved; an action is said to be Abolished when it ceaseth: to be lessened when nature acts weakly, and imperfectly, and performes its actions either in longer time then is fit, or else never acquires that perfection which it ought, or if there be any other manner whereby it may deviate from its perfection; but an action is said to be depraved as often as it is performed otherwise then it ought to be, and erroneously.

But not undeservedly ought we to adde to these; * 1.2 Action en∣creased, which is performed more strongly and violently, then ought to be in its kind; such are too much watchings, strong breathings, and pulsations, much hunger and thirst, and other such like, which exceed mediocrity.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The diffe∣rences of actions. Abolished. Diminish∣ed. Depraved.
• * 1.2

  Increased.