prince�察�enlarging the wound twice�察�and torturing him seemingly on mere
guesses。 ;I believe�察─�says Olivarez�察 �that all was done well�此 �but as I
have said�察�in wounds in the head there are strange labyrinths。; So on the
7th they stand round the bed in despair。 Don Garcia de Toledo�察 �the
prince's faithful governor�察�is sitting by him�察�worn out with sleepless nights�察�
and trying to supply to the poor boy that mother's tenderness which he has
never known。 Alva�察�too�察�is there�察�stern�察�self´pressed�察�most terrible�察�and
yet most beautiful。 He has a God on earth�察�and that is Philip his master�察�
and though he has borne much from Don Carlos already�察�and will have to
bear more�察�yet the wretched lad is to him as a son of God�察�a second deity�察�
who will by right divine succeed to the inheritance of the first�察 �and he
watches this lesser deity struggling between life and death with an
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intensity of which we�察�in these less loyal days�察�can form no notion。 One
would be glad to have a glimpse of what passed through that mind�察 �so
subtle and so ruthless�察�so disciplined and so loyal withal�此 �but Alva was
a man who was not given to speak his mind�察�but to act it。
One would wish�察�too�察�for a glimpse of what was passing through the
mind of another man�察�who has been daily in that sick chamber�察�according
to Olivarez's statement�察�since the first of the month�此�but he is one who has
had�察�for some years past�察�even more reason than Alva for not speaking his
mind。 What he looked like we know well�察 �for Titian has painted him
from the lifea tall�察�bold�察�well´ dressed man�察�with a noble brain�察�square
and yet lofty�察�short curling locks and beard�察�an eye which looks as though
it feared neither man nor fiendand it has had good reason to fear both
and features which would be exceeding handsome�察 �but for the defiant
snub´nose。 That is Andreas Vesalius�察�of Brussels�察�dreaded and hated by the
doctors of the old schoolsuspect�察�moreover�察�it would seem to inquisitors
and theologians�察 �possibly to Alva himself�察 �for he has dared to dissect
human bodies�察�he has insulted the mediaevalists at Paris�察�Padua�察�Bologna�察�
Pisa�察 �Venice�察 �in open theatre�察 �he has turned the heads of all the young
surgeons in Italy and France�察�he has written a great book�察�with prints in it�察�
designed�察 �some say�察 �by Titianthey were actually done by another
Netherlander�察�John of Calcar�察�near Clevesin which he has dared to prove
that Galen's anatomy was at fault throughout�察 �and that he had been
describing a monkey's inside when he had pretended to be describing a
man's�察�and thus�察�by impudence and quackery�察�he has wormed himselfthis
Netherlander�察�a heretic at heart�察�as all Netherlanders are�察�to God as well as
to Galeninto the confidence of the late Emperor Charles V。�察 �and gone
campaigning with him as one of his physicians�察�anatomising human bodies
even on the battle´field�察�and defacing the likeness of Deity�察�and worse than
that�察�the most religious King Philip is deceived by him likewise�察�and keeps
him in Madrid in wealth and honour�察 �and now�察 �in the prince's extreme
danger�察�the king has actually sent for him�察�and bidden him try his skilla
man who knows nothing save about bones and muscles and the outside of
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the body�察�and is unworthy the name of a true physician。
One can conceive the rage of the old Spanish pedants at the
Netherlander's appearance�察 �and still more at what followed�察�if we are to
believe Hugo Bloet of Delft�察 �his countryman and contemporary。 ��10��
Vesalius�察�he says�察�saw that the surgeons had bound up the wound so tight
that an abscess had formed outside the skull�察�which could not break�此 �he
asserted that the only hope lay in opening it�察 �and did so�察 �Philip having
given leave�察 �by two cross´cuts。 Then the lad returned to himself�察�as if
awakened from a profound sleep�察�affirming that he owed his restoration to
life to the German doctor。;
Dionysius Daza�察�who was there with the other physicians and surgeons�察�
tells a different story�此 �The most learned�察 �famous�察 �and rare Baron
Vesalius�察─ �he says�察 �advised that the skull should be trepanned�察 �but his
advice was not followed。
Olivarez's account agrees with that of Daza。 They had opened the
wounds�察 �he says�察 �down to the skull before Vesalius came。 Vesalius
insisted that the injury lay inside the skull�察 �and wished to pierce it。
Olivarez spends much labour in proving that Vesalius had ;no great
foundation for his opinion�此─ �but confesses that he never changed that
opinion to the last�察 �though all the Spanish doctors were against him。
Then on the 6th�察 �he says�察 �the Bachelor Torres came from Madrid�察 �and
advised that the skull should be laid bare once more�察�and on the 7th�察�there
being still doubt whether the skull was not injured�察 �the operation was
performedby whom it is not saidbut without any good result�察 �or�察�
according to Olivarez�察�any discovery�察�save that Vesalius was wrong�察�and
the skull uninjured。
Whether this second operation of the 7th of May was performed by
Vesalius�察 �and whether it was that of which Bloet speaks�察 �is an open
question。 Olivarez's whole relation is apologetic�察 �written to justify
himself and his seven Spanish colleagues�察 �and to prove Vesalius in the
wrong。 Public opinion�察�he confesses�察�had been very fierce against him。
The credit of Spanish medicine was at stake�此 �and we are not bound to
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believe implicitly a paper drawn up under such circumstances for Philip's
eye。 This�察�at least�察�we gather�此�that Don Carlos was never trepanned�察�as is
monly said�察 �and this�察 �also�察�that whichever of the two stories is true�察�
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