The Arabian Philosophers agree, that some men may elevate themselves above the

powers of their body, and above their sensitive powers; and those being surmounted,
receive into themselves by the perfection of the Heavens, and Intelligencies, a divine
vigour. Seeing therefore all the souls of men are perpetuall, and also all the spirits obey
the perfect souls; Magicians think that perfect men may by the powers of their soul repair
their dying bodies with other inferiour souls newly separated, and inspire them again; As
a Weesell [weasel] that is killed, is made alive again by the breath, and cry of his Dam
[mother]; And Lions make alive their dead Whelps by breathing upon them. And
because, as they say, all like things being applyed to their like, are made of the same
natures; and every patient, and thing that receives into it self the act of any agent, is
endowed with the nature of that agent, and made con-naturall. Hence they think, that to
this vivification, or making alive, some Hearbs [herbs], and Magicall confections, such as
they say are made of the ashes of the Phoenix, and the cast skin of a Snake do much
conduce, which indeed to many seems fabulous, and to some impossible, unless it could
be accounted approved by an Historicall faith. For we read of some that have been
drowned in water, others cast into the fire, and put upon the fire, others slain in war,
others otherwise tryed, and after a few dayes were alive again, as Pliny testifies of Aviola,
a man pertaining to the Consull, of L. Lamia, Cæius, Tubero, Corfidius, Gabienus, and
many others. Also we read that Aesop the Tale-maker, Tindoreus, Hercules, and Palicy,
the sons of Jupiter, and Thalia being dead, were raised to life again; also that many were
by Physitians [physicians], and Magicians raised from death again, as the Historians
relate of Aesculapius; and we have above mentioned out of Juba, and Xanthus, and
Philostratus concerning Tillo, and a certain Arabian, and Apollonius the Tyanean. Also
we read that Glaucus, a certain man that was dead, whom they say, beyond all
expectation, the Physitians [physicians] coming to see it, the hearb [herb] Dragon-wort
restored to life. Some say that he revived by the puting into his body a medicine made of