PREFATORY NOTE

CONTENTS

ANNOTATIONS UPON RELIGIO MEDICI

THE ANNOTATOR TO THE READER

ANNOTATIONS UPON RELIGIO MEDICI (2)

THE SECOND PART

A Letter sent upon the information of Animadversions to come

TO THE READER

RELIGIO MEDICI

THE SECOND PART (2)

PSEUDODOXIA EPIDEMICA OR ENQUIRIES INTO VERY MANY RECEIVED TENENTS AND COMMONLY PRESUMED TRUTHS

TO THE READER (2)

THE FIRST BOOK OR GENERAL PART

CHAPTER I Of the Causes of Common Errors.

CHAPTER II A further Illustration of the same.

CHAPTER III Of the second cause of Popular Errors; the erroneous disposition of the People.

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V Of Credulity and Supinity.

CHAPTER VI Of adherence unto Antiquity.

CHAPTER VII Of Authority.

CHAPTER VIII A brief enumeration of Authors.

CHAPTER IX Of the Same.

CHAPTER X Of the last and common Promoter of false Opinions, the endeavours of Satan.

CHAPTER XI A further Illustration.

THE SECOND BOOK Of sundry popular Tenets concerning Mineral,

CHAPTER I Of Crystal.

CHAPTER II Concerning the Loadstone.

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV Of Bodies Electrical.

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII Of some Insects, and the properties of several Plants.

THE THIRD BOOK Of divers popular and received Tenets concerning

CHAPTER I Of the Elephant.

CHAPTER II Of the Horse.

CHAPTER III Of the Dove.

CHAPTER IV Of the Bever.

CHAPTER V Of the Badger.

CHAPTER VI Of the Bear.

CHAPTER VII Of the Basilisk.

CHAPTER VIII Of the Wolf.

CHAPTER IX Of the Deer.

CHAPTER X Of the King-fisher.

Transcriber's Notes:

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

The Annotator's note which precedes Religio Medici uses marginal notes as references to the relevant sections and pages in the printed text.

Footnotes were printed in the margins as sidenotes. Those which served as numbered notes have been relocated to the end of each section.

On occasion, the Latin passages employ a scribal abbreviation 'q;' for 'qus', which has been retained.

Please consult the more detailed notes at the end of this text.