_Fabritius Paduanius_[SN: De catena temporis.] discoursing of the great Climacterical, attempts a numeration of eminent men, who died in that year; but in so small a number, as not sufficient to make a considerable Induction. He mentioneth but four, _Diogenes Cynicus_, _Dyonysius Heracleoticus_, _Xenocrates Platonicus_, and _Plato_. As for _Dionysius_, as _Censorinus_ witnesseth, he famished himself in the 82 year of his life; _Xenocrates_ by the testimony of _Laertius_ fell into a cauldron, and died the same year, and _Diogenes_ the _Cynick_, by the same testimony lived almost unto ninety. The date of _Plato's_ death is not exactly agreed on, but all dissent from this which he determineth: _Neanthes_ in _Laertius_ extendeth his daies unto 84. _Suidas_ unto 82. But _Hermippus_ defineth his death in 81. And this account seemeth most exact; for if, as he delivereth, _Plato_ was born in the 88 Olympiade, and died in the first year of the 108, the account will not surpass the year of 81, and so in his death he verified the opinion of his life, and of the life of man, whose period, as _Censorinus_ recordeth, he placeth in the Quadrate of 9, or 9 times 9, that is, eighty one: and therefore as _Seneca_ delivereth, the _Magicians_ at _Athens_ did sacrifice unto him, as declaring in his death somewhat above humanity; because he died in the day of his nativity, and without deduction justly accomplished the year of eighty one. _Bodine_ I confess, delivers a larger list of men that died in this year, [SN: _Method_. Hist.] _Moriuntur innumerabiles anno sexagesimo tertio, Aristoteles, Chrysippus, Bocatius, Bernardus, Erasmus, Lutherus, Melancthon, Sylvius, Alexander, Jacobus Sturmius, Nicolaus Causanus, Thomas Linacer, eodem anno Cicero cæsus est._ Wherein beside that it were not difficult to make a larger Catalogue of memorable persons that died in other years, we cannot but doubt the verity of his Induction. As for _Sylvius_ and _Alexander_, which of that name he meaneth I know not; but for _Chrysippus_, by the testimony of _Laertius_, he died in the 73 year, _Bocatius_ in the 62, _Linacer_ the 64, and _Erasmus_ exceedeth 70, as _Paulus Jovius_ hath delivered in his Elogy of learned men. And as for _Cicero_, as _Plutarch_ in his life affirmeth, he was slain in the year of 64; and therefore sure the question is hard set, and we have no easie reason to doubt, when great and entire Authors shall introduce injustifiable examples, and authorize their assertions by what is not authentical.