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The Common Places
The common places of the most famous and renowned divine Doctor Peter Martyr divided into four principal parts: with a large addition of many theological and necessary discourses, some never extant before. Translated and partly gathered by Anthony Marten, one of the sewers of her Majesties most honourable chamber.The common places of the most famous and renowmed diuine Doctor Peter Martyr diuided into foure principall parts: with a large addition of manie theologicall and necessarie discourses, some neuer extant before. Translated and partlie gathered by Anthonie Marten, one of the sewers of hir Maiesties most honourable chamber.
Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rowe, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henry Denham, Thomas Chard, William Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rovve, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henrie Denham, Thomas Chard, VVilliam Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583
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But the cause why men do perceive the nature of these motions by vision, when they are asleep, and not waking, is this; for that they are always but small, and the sense of them vanisheth as soon as we awake. For outward things which are still in our eyes, draw us to stronger motions another ways; but being quiet from outward business, we surcease, and are free from the grosser things, which occupied our senses. Wherefore our fantasy doth apprehend those sights and likenesses of things, 1which humours always raise in us, rather while we are asleep, than when we are waking. And that we perceive small things far better, when we be asleep, than when we be awake, it appeareth hereby; in that we judge every small noise to be great thunders. And if there happen but a little sweet flegme, to remain upon the tongue or roof of the mouth, we think that we taste either honey, or sugar, or sweet wine, or some dainty meats: and sometime that we eat and drink very liberally. Wherefore, those that be but small motions of humours, do appear in the time of sleep to be exceeding great. For which cause the physicians may hereby know the beginnings and occasions of very many diseases.
But the cause why men doo perceiue the nature of these motions by vision, when they are asléepe, and not waking, is this; for that they are alwaies but small, and the sense of them vanisheth as soone as we awake. For outward things which are still in our eies, drawe vs to stronger motions another waies; but being quiet from outward busines, we surcease, and are frée from the grosser things, which occupied our senses. Wherefore our phantasie dooth apprehend those sights and likenesses of things, 1which humors alwaies raise in vs, rather while we are asléepe, than when we are waking. And that we perceiue small things far better, when we be asléepe, than when we be awake, it appéereth hereby; in that we iudge euerie smal noise to be great thunders. And if there happen but a little swéet flegme, to remaine vpon the toong or roofe of the mouth, we thinke that wée taste either honie, or sugar, or swéet wine, or some daintie meates: and sometime that wée eate and drinke verie liberallie. Wherefore, those that be but small motions of humors, doo appéere in the time of sléepe to be excéeding great. For which cause the physicians may hereby knowe the beginnings and occasions of verie manie diseases.