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Attributed to Jean d’Espagnet

The Summary of Physics Restored

A Fresh English Translation from the Complete 1653 Latin Enchiridion

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The 245 Canons · Canon 228

Latin

Cum superiora & inferiora corpora ex iisdem principijs, tanquam parentibus originem traxerint, nec tamen æqualem sortem nacta sint, æquum est illa, quæ in nobiliores substantias & digniora munera exaltata gloriantur, fratribus inferioris sortis, egenis & penuriâ laborantibus opum suarum aliquid largiri, ac ipsorum vitæ & conseruationi consulere: Mundum enim quum ex inæqualibus naturis conflari necesse fuerit, imbecilioribus potentiores opem sponte ferre, virésque languentibus suggerere à diuinâ prouidentiâ cautum est. Sic Amor partium Vniuersi vinculum est indissolubile.

English

Since higher and lower bodies drew their origin from the same principles as from parents, yet did not receive an equal lot, it is just that those which glory in being exalted to nobler substances and worthier offices should bestow some of their resources upon brothers of a lower station, needy and suffering want, and provide for their life and preservation. For since the World had to be composed of unequal natures, divine providence arranged that the more powerful should willingly aid the weaker and supply strength to the languishing. Thus Love is the indissoluble bond of the parts of the Universe.

About This Reading Edition

The complete 1653 Enchiridion physicae restitutae, conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet, with Latin and a fresh English translation, all 245 canons, the title and maxim, address to students, epigram, original marginalia, 140 modern annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Enchiridion physicae restitutae. Geneva: Jean-Antoine and Samuel de Tournes, 1653. ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Rar 4790; digitised by e-rara, doi:10.3931/e-rara-21407. Conventionally attributed to Jean d’Espagnet; the original title page is anonymous.

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