The Anatomy of Melancholy

In Burton. Burton reports a sevenfold division of ethereal spirits or angels corresponding to the seven traditional planets. The list begins with Saturnian, Jovian and Martian kinds, then connects the scheme with authorities who discuss celestial and sublunary spirits.

The places. Planetary names classify ethereal spirits. (p. 45; DJR-029-35.)

In this edition. “Saturnine, Jovial, Martial” → “Saturnian, Jovian, Martian” (DJR-029-35). Jovian and Martian make the planetary reference immediate. Their place beside Saturnian preserves the structure of the list.

See also. Astrology.

Judgment

Source forms: sentence

The word. Sentence here means a judgment, opinion or proposition. It introduces a claim to be compared with another thinker’s claim, rather than naming a grammatical unit or punishment.

In Burton. The discussion of intellectual ability compares a preceding judgment with Heraclitus’s saying about dryness and wisdom. Burton then assembles animal and medical examples in support of the bodily explanation. The vocabulary of judgment identifies the claim’s argumentative role.

The places. A sentence is compared with a saying attributed to Heraclitus. (p. 208; DJR-064-08.)

In this edition. “This sentence of his” → “This judgment” (DJR-064-08). Judgment gives the relevant sense directly. It does not endorse the ensuing explanation of intellectual capacity through bodily dryness.

See also. Reason; Action; Indifferent.

Judicial and judicious

Source forms: judicially conferring

The word. Judicially can mean judiciously, with sound judgment. Conferring here means comparing. The phrase concerns careful assessment of circumstances, rather than proceedings before a court.

In Burton. Burton lists complaints about unequal wealth and labour, then charges the complainants with failing to compare conditions properly or weigh the instability of fortune. The phrase is part of his consolatory response to poverty and social difference.

The places. Judicially conferring describes the comparison Burton says is missing. (p. 326; DJR-090-56.)

In this edition. “judicially conferring one condition with another” → “judiciously comparing one condition with another” (DJR-090-56). The modern phrase clarifies both words. It preserves Burton’s argument without making its judgments about inequality an editorial conclusion.

See also. Astrology.

Just

Source forms: just volumes; just treatises; just volume; just tract

The word. Just can mean full, substantial or of proper extent. Applied to a volume, tract or treatise, it concerns the work’s scale, rather than fairness or moral correctness.

In Burton. Burton invokes substantial books both when acknowledging predecessors and when directing readers to specialized accounts. The same sense appears in his hostile discussion of possession and in a cosmological argument he ridicules. Calling a tract just therefore does not mean agreeing with its contents.

The places. Earlier physicians have written full volumes on the subject. (p. 6; DJR-003-13.) Specialized medical accounts are called full treatises. (p. 202; DJR-062-28.) Harsnett’s work is described as a substantial volume. (p. 225; DJR-068-37.) Biancani argues his claim at length. (p. 244; DJR-073-05.)

In this edition. “just Volumes” → “full-length volumes” (DJR-003-13); “two just Treatises” → “two full treatises” (DJR-062-28); “a just volume” → “a substantial volume” (DJR-068-37); “in a just tract proves” → “argues at length” (DJR-073-05). Full-length, full, substantial and at length make the scale of treatment explicit. They leave Burton’s approval or disapproval to the surrounding argument.

See also. Absolute.

Legal evidence

Source forms: obligation; assurances; evidence