ゞhistorical lectures and essays(臥櫛帽署帽旋煽雰讐恙)〃

和墮云慕

耶紗慕禰

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remained faithful to the   theories of   Galen�察 �he   founded in   his   'History  of 

Fishes'    a   monument       which    our   century   respects。      He    is  above    all  an 

inspirer�察�an initiator�察�and if he wants one mark of the leader of a school�察�

the foundation of certain scientific doctrines�察�there is in his speech what is 

better     than    all  systems�察    �the    municative         power     which     urges    a 

generation      of   disciples    along    the   path   of  independent       research�察   �with 

Reason for guide�察�and Faith for aim。; 

     Around Rondelet�察�in those years�察�sometimes indeed in his housefor 

professors in those days took private pupils as lodgersworked the group 

of    botanists    whom      Linnaeus      calls  ;the    Fathers�察─   �the   authors    of   the 

descriptive   botany   of   the   sixteenth   century。       Their   names�察  �and   those   of 

their disciples and their disciples again�察�are household words in the mouth 

of every gardener�察�immortalised�察�like good Bishop Pellicier�察�in the plants 

that   have   been   named   after   them。       The   Lobelia   memorates   Lobel�察�

one    of   Rondelet's     most    famous     pupils�察  �who    wrote    those   ;Adversaria; 



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which      contain     so    many      curious     sketches     of   Rondelet's      botanical 

expeditions�察  �and   who   inherited   his   botanical   ��as   Joubert   his   biographer 

inherited   his   anatomical��   manuscripts。   The   Magnolia   memorates   the 

Magnols�察  �the   Sarracenia�察  �Sarrasin   of   Lyons�察  �the   Bauhinia�察  �Jean   Bauhin�察�

the    Fuchsia�察   �Bauhin's     earlier   German      master�察  �Leonard      Fuchs�察   �and   the 

Clusiathe received name of that terrible ;Matapalo; or ;Scotch attorney�察─�

of the West Indies�察�which kills the hugest tree�察�to bee as huge a tree 

itself   immortalises   the   great   Clusius�察  �Charles   de   l'Escluse�察  �citizen   of 

Arras�察 �who�察  �after   studying   civil   law   at   Louvain�察  �philosophy  at   Marburg�察�

and   theology   at   Wittemberg   under   Melancthon�察  �came   to   Montpellier   in 

1551�察�to live in Rondelet's own house�察�and bee the greatest botanist of 

his age。 

     These were Rondelet's palmy days。                He had got a theatre of anatomy 

built   at   Montpellier�察 �where   he himself   dissected publicly。            He   had�察 �says 

tradition�察�a little botanic garden�察�such as were springing up then in several 

universities�察  �specially   in   Italy。     He   had   a   villa   outside   the   city�察  �whose 

tower�察�near the modern railway station�察�still bears the name of the ;Mas de 

Rondelet。;       There�察�too�察�may be seen the remnants of the great tanks�察�fed 

with    water   brought   through   earthen   pipes   from   the         Fountain   of   Albe�察�

wherein he kept the fish whose habits he observed。                     Professor Planchon 

thinks that he had salt´water tanks likewise�察�and thus he may have been 

the father of all ;Aquariums。;            He had a large and handsome house in the 

city   itself�察 �a  large   practice    as   physician    in   the  country   round�察     �money 

flowed in fast to him�察�and flowed out fast likewise。                 He spent much upon 

building�察�pulling down�察�rebuilding�察�and sent the bills in seemingly to his 

wife and to his guardian angel Catharine。                He himself had never a penny 

in   his   purse�此    �but   earned   the   money�察  �and   let   his   ladies   spend   it�察  �an 

equitable and pleasant division of labour which most married men would 

do well to imitate。        A generous�察�affectionate�察�careless little man�察�he gave 

away�察  �says   his   pupil   and   biographer�察  �Joubert�察  �his   valuable   specimens   to 

any savant who begged for them�察�or left them about to be stolen by visitors�察�

who�察  �like   too   many   collectors   in   all   ages�察  �possessed   light   fingers   and 



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lighter consciences。         So   pacific   was he   meanwhile�察  �and so   brave   withal 

that   even   in   the   fearful   years   of   ;The   Troubles�察─  �he   would   never   carry 

sword�察�nor even tuck or dagger�此               �but went about on the most lonesome 

journeys as one who wore a charmed life�察�secure in God and in his calling�察�

which was to heal�察�and not to kill。 

     These were the golden years of Rondelet's life�察�but trouble was ing 

on him�察�and a stormy sunset after a brilliant day。               He lost his sister´in´law�察�

to whom he owed all his fortunes�察�and who had watched ever since over 

him and his wife like a mother�察�then he lost his wife herself under most 

painful circumstances�察�then his best´ beloved daughter。                   Then he married 

again�察�and lost the son who was born to him�察�and then came�察�as to many of 

the best in those days�察�even sorer trials�察�trials of the conscience�察�trials of 

faith。 

     For in the meantime Rondelet had bee a Protestant�察�like many of 

the   wisest   men   round   him�察  �like�察  �so   it   would   seem   from   the   event�察  �the 

majority of the university and the burghers of Montpellier。                    It is not to be 

wondered        at。   Montpellier      was    a   sort  of   halfway     resting´    place   for 

Protestant      preachers�察   �whether     fugitive    or  not�察  �who    were   passing     from 

Basle�察�Geneva�察�or Lyons�察�to Marguerite of Navarre's little Protestant court 

at Pan or at Nerac�察�where all wise and good men�察�and now and then some 

foolish and fanatical ones�察�found shelter and hospitality。                   Thither Calvin 

himself   had   been�察  �passing   probably  through   Montpellier   and   leavingas 

such   a   man   was   sure   to   leave   the   mark   of   his   foot   behind   him。    At 

Lyons�察�no great distance up the Rhone�察�Marguerite had helped to establish 

an   organised   Protestant   munity�察  �and   when   in   1536   she   herself   had 

passed      through      Montpellier�察     �to   visit   her   brother     at   Valence�察    �and 

Montmorency's camp at Avignon�察�she took with her doubtless Protestant 

chaplains   of   her   own�察  �who   spoke   wise   wordsit   may   be   that   she   spoke 

wise   words   herselfto   the   ardent   and   inquiring   students   of   Montpellier。 

Moreover�察�Rondelet and his disciples had been for years past in constant 

munication with the Protestant savants of Switzerland and Germany�察�

among   whom   the   knowledge   of   nature   was   progressing   as   it   never   had 



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progressed before。         Forit is a fact always to be rememberedit was only 

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