These four mentioned dolors of the Senses comes from the violent quality of their objects which doth strike upon, or disturb them: from the object of the sight, by Brightness: of the Hearing, by Grating; of the Smelling by Stink; from the object of the Tast by its unsavoriness.
A Splendor or great Light if it be vehement, * 1.1 as of the Sun, or Flame, or come suddenly to the Eye, as of Lightening, molesteth it. Hence it is that men shut their Eyes at the sight of them. And the sense of Feeling perceiving the molestation in the Eyes and Nose caus∣sneesing to shake them off, as we shewed in Sternutati∣on. Also Light when it is discolored, and shines much and long, and strikes much upon the Sight is an enemy unto it.
A great Noyse by Crying, Ringing of Bels, * 1.2 Trumpeting or Drumming, or otherwise coming suddenly, especially neer the Ears, as of a Musket or Can∣non, hurts the Hearing.
A strong Stink or Smel, as of Soot, or things burnt, * 1.3 or from Excrements molesteth the sense of Smelling: And somtimes by twiching of the Nostrils, and provoking their sense of Feeling, they cause neez∣ing, and by offending the Neighbor Pallate and Tast, they cause Loathing and Vomiting.
An unpleasant and ungrateful savor, as bitterness, or extream saltness, or sourness, or the like, coming ex∣ternally from things taken in, or from external humors or exhalations, * 1.4 sent to the sense of Tasting, causeth mole∣station, and also offendeth its sense of Feeling.