Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English.

  • Roger Bacon
Date:
1659
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Credit: Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and a Check to M*giek, 13 then another man. The Rcafon maybe, the Nature of Complexion and infirmity yeelds obedience to the thoughts of the Heart, and is more augmented by the in tervention of ©ur defires. Hence it is that a leprous perfon,who is foiicitous,dcfirous and fancying to infed feme one or other in the room, may moreeafily and force* ablycffcdit, than he which hath no fuch intention, fancy or defirje. For (as cen obferves in the fore-cited place) the nature of the body is obedient to the thoughts, and more intent fancies of the foul. And (as Avicen in the 3 d affirms) the thought is the firfl mover, after that the deiire is made conformable to the thought, then after that the natu ral virtue, which is in the members, c- beys the defire and thought; and thus it is both in good and bad effeds. Hence it is that a young man of a good Complexion, healthful], fair, well featured Body, ha^ ving his foul not debauched with finne, but of a ftrong fancy and vehement defire to compaife the effeding of fome magnifi cent deiigne, withall adding the power of his Virtues, Species and natural heat; He may by the force of theft' * Spirits , Vapours and in- * AI * flucnces