Fabricius

He had received from Fabricius, and from all the great authorities of the day, the current view of the circulation of the blood.

He had already towered as far above ordinary bishops in magnificence and prestige as Caesar had above Fabricius.

The system of Fabricius, though generally adopted in Germany and Switzerland, did not meet with a universal reception.

Every thing became venal, even in the country of Fabricius, until finally the empire itself was sold at public auction!