. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . member to have heard of acertain Gentleman, that would needs make tryal in curioficy, what men did feethatwere hanged ; So he faftned the Cord about his Neck, raifinghimiclfuponaflool,add then letting himfelf fall; thinking it fhould be in his power to recover the ftoo!at his pleafure, which he failed in; but was helped by a friend then prefent. He wasasked afterward what be felt f Hefiid, He felt no pain; but firft, he
. Sylva sylvarum: or, A naturall history. In ten centuries; whereunto is newly added the History naturall and experimentall of life and death, or, Of the prolongation of life . member to have heard of acertain Gentleman, that would needs make tryal in curioficy, what men did feethatwere hanged ; So he faftned the Cord about his Neck, raifinghimiclfuponaflool,add then letting himfelf fall; thinking it fhould be in his power to recover the ftoo!at his pleafure, which he failed in; but was helped by a friend then prefent. He wasasked afterward what be felt f Hefiid, He felt no pain; but firft, he thought he fawbefore his eyes a great Fire , and burning: Then he thought he faw all Black, andDark : Laftly, it turned to a pale blew, or Sea-water Green ; which colour is alfoOften feen by them which fall into Sn>ooningf. I have heard alfo of a Phyfician, yetliving, who recovered a man to life which had hanged himfdf; and had hanged halfan hour, by Frications, and hot Bat hs : And the fame Phyficiandid profeffe, thathe made no doubt to recover any man, that had hanged fo long, fo his Neck werenot broken with the firft Swing. L The Differences of Tenth and old Jgt9. He Ladder of Mans Body is tbi^To be conceived,to be quickned in theWomb, to be born, to fuck, to be weaned , to feed upon Pap to putforth Teeth, the firft time about the fecond year of Age, to begin togo, to 1>egin to fpeak,to put forth teeth the fecond time, about fevenyears of Age, to come to Puberty about twelve or fourteen years ofage, to be able for generation, and the flowing of the Menfirue,\Q>have hairs about the Legs and Arm-holes, to put forth a Beard; And thus long, andfometimes later , to grow inftature, to come to full years of ftrength and agility, togrow gray and bald; The ceafing of the MenFima^ and ability to generation, to growI decrepit, and a Monfter with three Legs, to die. Mean while the mind alfo hath cer-tain periods ; but they cannot by delcribed by years, as to decay in the Memor
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