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A28142 Matæotechnia medicinæ praxeōs, The vanity of the craft of physick, or, A new dispensatory wherein is dissected the errors, ignorance, impostures and supinities of the schools in their main pillars of purges, blood-letting, fontanels or issues, and diet, &c., and the particular medicines of the shops : with an humble motion for the reformation of the universities and the whole landscap [sic] of physick, and discovering the terra incognita of chymistrie : to the Parliament of England / by Noah Biggs ... Biggs, Noah. 1651 (1651) Wing B2888A; ESTC R20474 151,011 267

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but_o have_v not_o the_o northern_a pole_n of_o frigefactive_a and_o positive_a power_n for_o its_o horizon_n by_o which_o mean_v true_o such_o a_o refrigeration_n become_v nocivous_a why_o forsooth_o be_v they_o so_o cautelous_a that_o they_o do_v not_o nor_o dare_v not_o open_v a_o vein_n in_o the_o hectic_a do_v not_o the_o fever_n need_v refrigeration_n or_o do_v it_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o fever_n but_o the_o deficiency_n of_o blood_n be_v apparent_a in_o hectic_n wherefore_o in_o the_o system_a of_o hectic_n and_o in_o the_o defect_n of_o blood_n and_o strength_n there_o be_v a_o easy_a calculation_n and_o illation_n of_o the_o hurt_n make_v by_o phlebotomy_n which_o otherwise_o be_v latitant_fw-la under_fw-la strong_a power_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v bring_v a_o remarkable_a story_n of_o prince_n ferdinand_n brother_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o in_o anno._n 1641._o be_v open_v for_o be_v agitate_a with_o a_o tertian_n fever_n eighty_o nine_o 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