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FOr as much as belongs to the external senses, * 1.1 first of the sight, that either is wholly lost, as in blindness, & the Disease called Amagrosis, or it is diminished in the disease, which is called Ambluopia and dimnesse of sight, or Muopia which is to see as Mice do; that is, to discern objects which are neer us, and seeming lesse to us then they are. * 1.2 Nutolopea is when any one sees well by day, but very bad in the evening and not by night, or the sight is depraved. When these things which are white seem red, or yellow, those things which are strait, crooked, those things which are whole, seem halfe, and perforated, those things which are single, double; when Cobwebs appear before the eyes, and Flyes, and Gnats, when shinings and glistnings appear, which the Greeks call Marmarugase.
The hearing is either taken away, * 1.3 which disease is called Deaf∣ness, when the diseased can neither hear a great nor smal sound, or it is diminished when loud sounds are heard, but with diffi∣culty, small sounds not at all; which disease is called hardnesse of hearing; the Greek name Barucoia, Ducecoia, Hypocopho∣sis; or it is depraved when there is a hiding in the ears, which disease the Greeks call Ecos and Sorigmos, i. c. a hiding, a whist∣ling, a hissing.
The smel is hurt when it is abolished, * 1.4 diminished, or depraved; when things seem to stink, have in them no ill smell.
Moreover the taste is either plainly taken away, or else dimi∣nished or depraved, * 1.5 when a thing seems to taste otherwise then it doth.
The touch is either wholly lost and can feel nothing, or is di∣minished, * 1.6 which is called Numness, or 'tis depraved, as in pain, or itching, hitherto also belongs want of sense in the teeth.