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from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o arterial_a blood_n become_v exquisite_o elaborate_v in_o their_o own_o vessel_n and_o at_o length_n receive_v a_o determination_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o brain_n sixthly_a that_o the_o head_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v evident_a in_o this_o patient_n for_o all_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o head_n be_v untouched_a save_o a_o weakness_n as_o i_o say_v of_o his_o eye_n so_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o what_o part_n soever_o of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n upon_o which_o the_o cadaverous_a recrement_n seize_v give_v be_v to_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la and_o that_o without_o respect_n to_o the_o head_n unless_o the_o same_o efficient_a cause_n be_v there_o and_o then_o indeed_o it_o give_v original_a to_o the_o epilepsy_n catalepsie_n convulsion_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o part_n more_o observation_n i_o can_v make_v but_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o prosecute_v they_o to_o
spasm_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o depend_v upon_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o spermatick_a juice_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la 15._o but_o if_o it_o reach_v to_o or_o be_v deprave_v by_o the_o five_o or_o last_o digestion_n viz._n the_o assimilative_a ferment_n of_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o the_o body_n thence_o abscessus_fw-la aposthumation_n fistula_n ulcer_n tumour_n prurigoes_n &c._n &c._n all_o which_o depend_v upon_o the_o vitiate_a of_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n 16._o i_o look_v upon_o the_o alimental_a juice_n in_o its_o way_n to_o nutrition_n to_o undergo_v many_o alteration_n from_o specifical_a ferment_n place_v in_o different_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o suffer_v many_o separation_n and_o to_o pass_v through_o many_o colander_n or_o streiner_n where_o it_o be_v percolate_v and_o depurate_v each_o ferment_n after_o other_o while_o a_o symmetry_n in_o the_o occonomy_n of_o part_n inrich_v it_o with_o new_a and_o more_o balsamic_a tincture_n enlivens_fw-la it_o with_o more_o elaborate_a spirituous_a particle_n adapt_v for_o the_o clarity_n of_o sensual_a function_n as_o a_o more_o depurate_a diaphanous_a vehicle_n for_o the_o soul_n to_o act_v in_o 17._o i_o say_v these_o spirit_n which_o be_v almost_o the_o ultimate_a result_n of_o all_o the_o digestion_n have_v their_o constitution_n and_o daily_a supply_n from_o the_o succulent_a part_n of_o the_o aliment_n which_o pass_v various_a fermentation_n and_o be_v at_o last_o fabricate_v out_o of_o the_o pure_a part_n thereof_o according_a therefore_o as_o the_o vigour_n of_o these_o ferment_n be_v and_o the_o depuration_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n more_o or_o less_o so_o be_v these_o spirit_n in_o their_o crasis_n more_o pure_a and_o serene_a or_o dull_a and_o opake_v whence_o the_o soul_n which_o see_v and_o act_n by_o these_o organical_a spirit_n either_o become_v lightsome_a and_o cheerful_a in_o the_o outward_a fancy_n and_o portal_n of_o the_o external_a sense_n thence_o the_o sanguine_a and_o colerick_a complexion_n or_o become_v dark_a dull_a and_o heavy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v incarcerate_v in_o the_o dungeon_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o sensual_a fancy_n the_o cloudiness_n of_o those_o spirit_n darken_v the_o soul_n and_o make_v up_o the_o melancholy_a complexion_n which_o with_o a_o little_a variation_n make_v the_o phlegmatic_a 18._o i_o look_v upon_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o to_o contribute_v very_o much_o to_o the_o crasis_n of_o these_o spirit_n for_o if_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o be_v deprave_v so_o as_o a_o due_a separation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v not_o make_v which_o yet_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v separate_v be_v yet_o retain_v thence_o obstruction_n in_o the_o very_a parenchym_n of_o that_o bowel_v a_o darken_n and_o cloudiness_n of_o the_o spirit_n a_o melancholy_a vaporous_a steam_n soyl_v the_o channel_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o obscure_v the_o function_n of_o those_o nimble_a agent_n invert_v their_o order_n break_v their_o rank_n and_o bring_v a_o sad_a catastrophe_n upon_o the_o animal_n power_n 19_o the_o soul_n while_o in_o the_o body_n have_v these_o airy_a spirit_n for_o its_o vehicle_n have_v thereby_o a_o influence_n upon_o all_o and_o every_o part_n be_v not_o determine_v to_o any_o particular_a place_n neither_o in_o the_o glandula_fw-la pinealis_fw-la of_o the_o brain_n according_a to_o des_n cartes_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o membranous_a tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n according_a to_o helmont_n though_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o in_o the_o one_o it_o may_v have_v its_o peculiar_a reside_a place_n for_o the_o regulate_v the_o culinary_a digestion_n and_o in_o the_o other_o its_o turret_n to_o take_v in_o the_o sensible_a impression_n from_o outward_a object_n to_o look_v about_o it_o through_o the_o casement_n of_o the_o sense_n yet_o be_v essential_o in_o every_o part_n and_o where_o ever_o it_o find_v any_o hostile_a enemy_n which_o impugn_v the_o texture_n of_o those_o spirit_n there_o the_o sensitive_a soul_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n which_o yet_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o the_o vehicle_n of_o the_o immortal_a soul_n act_v ad_fw-la nutum_fw-la rally_v up_o all_o its_o force_n encounter_v the_o disease_n and_o at_o length_n si_fw-la vires_fw-la ferent_fw-la pluck_v out_o the_o morbid_v thorn_n and_o all_o be_v well_o again_o 20._o so_o that_o all_o the_o digestion_n and_o ferment_n the_o separation_n and_o depuration_n thereunto_o belong_v be_v but_o to_o prepare_v and_o so_o elaborate_a the_o nutritive_a juice_n as_o thence_o a_o continual_a supply_n may_v come_v in_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o these_o animal_n spirit_n the_o vehicle_n of_o the_o soul_n who_o different_a crases_n make_v different_a complexion_n and_o who_o different_a alteration_n by_o various_a depravation_n of_o intermediate_v ferment_n cause_v no_o small_a off_o spring_n of_o disease_n 21._o now_o as_o the_o crudity_n of_o the_o alimental_a juice_n first_o make_v so_o for_o want_v of_o a_o due_a fermentation_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o pass_v on_o uncorrected_a from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o lay_v the_o foundation_n as_o i_o say_v of_o several_a disease_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o over_o acidness_n or_o spurious_a ponticity_n of_o the_o stomachical_a ferment_n which_o be_v also_o a_o depravation_n of_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o give_v begin_n to_o several_a other_o disease_n 22._o for_o though_o the_o genuine_a ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v specifical_o acid_a and_o as_o such_o do_v so_o temper_n dissolve_v and_o equal_o mix_v the_o meat_n and_o drink_n we_o take_v as_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o chyliferous_a cremor_n and_o that_o as_o a_o necessary_a preparation_n to_o the_o succeed_a digestion_n yet_o if_o it_o become_v too_o exorbitant_a even_o while_o in_o the_o stomach_n work_v up_o to_o the_o upper_a mouth_n thereof_o cause_v cardialgia_n heartburning_n and_o sour_a belching_n that_o a_o spurious_a acidity_n be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o appear_v by_o their_o cure_n which_o be_v do_v by_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v power_n to_o correct_v by_o dilute_v and_o sweeten_v such_o superfluous_a acidity_n viz._n by_o any_o fix_a salt_n of_o vegetable_n or_o any_o concretes_n which_o contain_v a_o fix_a alkali_n in_o they_o as_o crab_n eye_n coral_n pearl_n etc._n etc._n 23._o this_o spurious_a acidity_n transmit_v into_o other_o digestion_n cause_v other_o disease_n extra_fw-la suos_fw-la lares_fw-la say_v helmont_n in_o alienam_fw-la messem_fw-la transmissa_fw-la evadit_fw-la hostile_a venis_fw-la &_o arteris_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o if_o it_o be_v send_v into_o the_o second_o digestion_n it_o cause_v sometime_o the_o colic_n gripe_n iliack_a passion_n with_o spasm_n and_o convulsive_a motion_n of_o the_o gut_n and_o sometime_o from_o a_o acid_n flatus_fw-la or_o sowrish_v gas_fw-la fret_v upon_o the_o spermatick_a part_n of_o the_o intestine_n cause_v gripe_n disentery_n which_o grate_v upon_o the_o tender_a tunicle_n thereof_o liquate_v the_o blood_n from_o they_o and_o the_o adjacent_a part_n at_o every_o torment_a liquation_n put_v nature_n upon_o the_o rack_n make_v the_o tender_a part_n confess_v their_o weakness_n to_o so_o powerful_a a_o fret_a agent_n 24._o where_o by_o the_o way_n take_v notice_n that_o in_o a_o complete_a digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n where_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o proportionable_a acidity_n the_o cremor_n come_v somewhat_o acidulate_a to_o the_o second_o digestion_n which_o by_o the_o ferment_n of_o those_o part_n be_v transmute_v into_o another_o taste_n viz._n as_o helmont_n say_v it_o become_v of_o a_o saline_a taste_n i_o say_v though_o it_o come_v somewhat_o acidulate_v yet_o be_v conquerable_a by_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o next_o digestion_n so_o that_o unless_o the_o acidity_n be_v beyond_o the_o natural_a proportion_n it_o cause_v no_o alteration_n as_o to_o the_o foresay_a disease_n 25._o if_o this_o exorbitant_a acidity_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o three_o digestion_n in_o the_o heart_n it_o become_v hostile_a to_o the_o artery_n subvert_v the_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o alter_v the_o sweet_a balsamic_a soft_a natural_a temper_n thereof_o impress_v a_o austere_a sour_a property_n sometime_o cause_v fever_n but_o mostwhat_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o deprave_a scorbutic_a ferment_n by_o pervert_v the_o sweet_a temperature_n of_o the_o blood_n incline_v it_o to_o a_o sour_a saltishness_n which_o precipitate_v the_o balsamic_a part_n and_z giving_z fluidity_n to_o the_o saltish_a and_o sulphureous_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o same_o sowrish_n property_n hinder_v the_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o beget_v this_o scorbutic_a ferment_n 26._o this_o pervertion_n of_o the_o genuine_a ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n prove_v a_o remora_fw-la to_o its_o circulation_n make_v it_o at_o sometime_o to_o restagnate_n in_o some_o of_o the_o arterial_a or_o venal_a channel_n in_o
by_o a_o retrograde_a motion_n revulse_v into_o the_o vein_n or_o artery_n where_o the_o vivid_n balsamic_a blood_n circulate_v which_o be_v do_v sometime_o by_o unseasonable_a cold_n contract_v at_o the_o crisis_n of_o evacuation_n or_o by_o too_o much_o blood_n spend_v in_o venesection_n or_o by_o symptomatical_a enragement_n of_o that_o furibund_a animal_n the_o matrix_fw-la or_o by_o what_o other_o cause_n soever_o be_v i_o say_v the_o effectful_a cause_n of_o direful_a disease_n proper_a to_o that_o soft_a sex_n viz._n syncop_n palpitation_n convulsion_n and_o horrible_a strangulation_n 36._o for_o this_o exotic_a revulse_v virulency_n assault_v the_o blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n therein_o begin_v to_o ferment_n strong_o smite_v the_o heart_n or_o at_o least_o those_o balsamic_a spirit_n which_o receive_v vitality_n from_o the_o heart_n thence_o immediate_o swound_n whereby_o for_o a_o time_n happen_v a_o suspension_n of_o the_o vital_a office_n the_o pulse_n cease_v or_o be_v weak_a the_o spirit_n flag_n the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v torpid_a and_o all_o the_o vital_a power_n shake_v sometime_o it_o strike_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o palpitation_n or_o tremble_a viz._n the_o vital_a spirit_n stand_v amaze_v as_o if_o imitten_v with_o a_o thunderclap_n from_o the_o uterine_n toxicum_fw-la also_o it_o afflict_v with_o convulsion_n make_v the_o animal_n spirit_n run_v counter_a whirl_v they_o in_o oblique_a gire_n to_o the_o contortion_n of_o the_o musculous_a part_n 37._o and_o further_o by_o a_o influential_a manner_n it_o cause_v terrible_a strangulation_n by_o sudden_o stop_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o that_o too_o though_o the_o lung_n be_v never_o so_o sound_a whence_o all_o suspicion_n of_o any_o corrupt_a matter_n be_v there_o to_o cause_v the_o obstruction_n be_v take_v away_o as_o also_o the_o same_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o after_o the_o cessation_n of_o the_o strangulate_a paroxysm_n many_o time_n no_o invisible_a evacuation_n follow_v and_o this_o it_o do_v i_o say_v by_o contract_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o lung_n whereby_o all_o respiration_n be_v intercept_v and_o consequent_o no_o pulse_n nor_o circulation_n of_o blood_n during_o that_o time_n sometime_o this_o acrimonious_a virulency_n have_v access_n to_o the_o hypochonder_n and_o there_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v acuate_v and_o grow_v more_o virulent_a by_o circulation_n it_o cause_v frenzy_n and_o madness_n which_o sort_n mania_n prove_v difficult_a to_o cure_v because_o they_o be_v not_o general_o right_v understand_v what_o be_v the_o true_a effective_a or_o efficient_a cause_n 38._o thus_o in_o short_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o terrify_a disease_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n now_o there_o be_v other_o more_o common_a but_o less_o if_o at_o all_o virulent_a disease_n which_o happen_v frequent_o to_o woman_n from_o the_o redundancy_n of_o blood_n which_o not_o have_v be_v bring_v so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v proscribe_v into_o the_o vessel_n where_o usual_o it_o receive_v the_o foresay_a menstrual_a virulency_n but_o be_v because_o superfluous_a ready_a to_o be_v transport_v into_o the_o common_a cloaca_fw-la yet_o by_o obstruction_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v send_v back_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n where_o it_o stuff_v the_o vessel_n restagnate_v in_o some_o part_n cause_v swell_n and_o come_v too_o plentiful_o to_o the_o heart_n so_o as_o not_o be_v sufficient_o volatize_v by_o the_o respiration_n of_o air_n stuff_v the_o lung_n cause_v short-windedness_a heaviness_n of_o spirit_n which_o in_o young_a woman_n cause_v the_o green-sickness_n in_o other_o indigestion_n of_o stomach_n pain_n gripe_n headache_n and_o other_o various_a symptom_n all_o which_o be_v curable_a by_o remove_v the_o foresay_a cause_n of_o obstruction_n by_o aperient_fw-la medicine_n together_o with_o the_o breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n which_o in_o these_o disease_n of_o a_o inferior_a order_n from_o the_o bare_a obstruction_n and_o recursion_n of_o blood_n as_o blood_n be_v not_o impertinent_a but_o of_o use_n which_o in_o the_o other_o case_n of_o the_o revulsion_n of_o the_o virulent_a menstrual_a ferment_n into_o the_o blood_n be_v dangerous_a but_o especial_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o critical_a evacuation_n happen_v for_o than_o it_o become_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o the_o retrogradation_n thereof_o into_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o all_o the_o symptom_n issue_v thereupon_o 39_o last_o if_o a_o exotic_a acidity_n be_v transmit_v from_o the_o other_o previous_a digestion_n into_o the_o five_o or_o last_o or_o become_v actual_o engender_v and_o foster_v therein_o than_o it_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n find_v in_o those_o part_n for_o in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n all_o assimilation_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v make_v so_o that_o every_o part_n according_a to_o the_o innate_a ferment_n thereof_o turn_v the_o one_o similar_v aliment_n into_o its_o own_o likeness_n whence_o then_o utrition_n of_o all_o though_o different_a part_n from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nourishment_n 40._o but_o if_o this_o ferment_n of_o any_o part_n become_v alienate_v from_o a_o inbred_a or_o transmit_v acidity_n or_o sowrish_n saltness_n it_o forthwith_o deprave_v the_o nourishment_n thereof_o and_o cause_v aposthumation_n fistula_n ulcer_n tumour_n the_o evil_a tetter_n inflammation_n etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o rouse_v up_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n or_o sciatica_n for_o we_o see_v that_o in_o fistula_n ulcer_n or_o any_o other_o run_v sore_n if_o the_o patient_n prove_v exorbitant_a in_o his_o diet_n either_o in_o eat_v saltish_a meat_n or_o drink_v too_o much_o strong_a drink_n or_o to_o petulant_a in_o venereal_a exercise_n be_v easy_o discernible_a by_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o wound_n which_o argue_v that_o the_o almentary_a juice_n make_v from_o the_o food_n take_v in_o retain_v some_o footstep_n of_o its_o primitive_a nature_n which_o it_o carry_v through_o all_o the_o digestion_n and_o therewith_o vitiate_v the_o very_a last_o and_o according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o ferment_n and_o rawness_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n the_o different_a sort_n of_o ulcer_n etc._n etc._n proceed_v 41._o that_o the_o paroxysm_n of_o the_o gout_n may_v be_v rouse_v up_o from_o the_o exorbitancy_n of_o a_o spurious_a acid_a ferment_n in_o the_o ultimate_a digestion_n be_v not_o uneasy_a to_o apprehend_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o some_o sort_n of_o french_a wine_n goose_n salt_n meat_n etc._n etc._n easy_o excite_v a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n to_o those_o who_o be_v inclinable_a thereto_o which_o they_o do_v either_o by_o retain_v a_o specifical_a ferment_n through_o all_o the_o digestion_n until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n and_o there_o display_v their_o hostileness_n to_o the_o part_n by_o proritate_v the_o gout_n or_o rather_o they_o vitiate_v the_o alimentary_a juice_n provoke_v a_o spurious_a ferment_n in_o the_o stomach_n incense_v the_o archaeus_n at_o who_o beck_n all_o the_o digestion_n and_o ferment_n be_v subservient_fw-fr who_o present_o impress_v a_o fermental_a acidity_n upon_o tender_a synovia_n of_o the_o joint_n thence_o the_o gout_n and_o all_o its_o attendant_n begin_v to_o keep_v court_n 42._o now_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o seminal_a or_o ideal_o disease_n insert_v into_o the_o very_a initial_o of_o life_n and_o therefore_o hereditary_a which_o can_v lie_v long_o root_v in_o the_o very_a vital_a principle_n ere_o it_o make_v its_o first_o assault_n and_o between_o one_o fit_a and_o another_o be_v as_o real_o present_a in_o its_o morbid_v character_n as_o when_o clothe_v with_o all_o its_o symptom_n only_o want_v a_o acid_a ferment_n and_o a_o beck_n of_o the_o archaeus_n to_o transmit_v it_o into_o the_o proper_a matrix_fw-la which_o it_o no_o soon_o have_v but_o be_v podagra_fw-la omnibus_fw-la numeris_fw-la absoluta_fw-la a_o complete_a gout_n 43._o but_o a_o objection_n meet_v i_o which_o be_v this_o viz._n that_o see_v this_o spurious_a acidity_n in_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n as_o it_o pass_v along_o from_o one_o digestion_n to_o another_o become_v the_o material_a cause_n of_o so_o many_o disease_n how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o disease_n it_o cause_v be_v not_o terminate_v in_o the_o first_o second_o or_o three_o digestion_n see_v that_o in_o those_o place_n by_o its_o action_n on_o the_o ferment_n and_o their_o reaction_n upon_o it_o oftentimes_o it_o lose_v its_o acrimony_n and_o assume_v some_o other_o property_n which_o it_o carry_v into_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n and_o consequent_o if_o it_o be_v carry_v into_o the_o last_o digestion_n to_o make_v disease_n there_o it_o must_v first_o in_o its_o passage_n through_o the_o primary_n digestion_n cause_n disease_n belong_v to_o those_o part_n whereas_o experience_n evince_v the_o contrary_a 44._o to_o which_o i_o return_v first_o by_o say_v that_o all_o acidity_n in_o subsequent_a digestion_n of_o the_o chyliferous_a juice_n be_v not_o always_o transmit_v
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before_o i_o go_v from_o the_o figment_n of_o a_o catarrh_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o some_o account_n how_o i_o apprehend_v that_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n to_o happen_v which_o i_o have_v deny_v to_o proceed_v from_o vapour_n ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o spurious_a depravation_n of_o the_o latex_n which_o run_v along_o with_o the_o blood_n and_o be_v every_o where_o while_n in_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n one_o with_o it_o under_o a_o ruby_n colour_n but_o upon_o any_o injury_n inflict_v upon_o any_o part_n be_v almost_o at_o hand_n at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o archen_n ready_a to_o be_v separate_v from_o its_o boon_n companion_n the_o blood_n and_o to_o assist_v towards_o a_o wash_n of_o that_o stain_n impress_v upon_o the_o weaken_a part_n 26._o so_o that_o if_o any_o injury_n of_o cold_a become_v as_o a_o thorn_n to_o prick_v or_o offend_v any_o part_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o be_v mean_v by_o take_v of_o cold_a present_o the_o latex_n which_o upon_o all_o such_o occasion_n be_v ready_a at_o hand_n be_v command_v away_o to_o bring_v what_o speedy_a help_n may_v be_v to_o the_o injure_a part_n but_o not_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v that_o work_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o prevalency_n of_o the_o thorny_a impression_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o become_v rather_o taint_v thereby_o receive_v a_o exotic_a ferment_n from_o the_o injure_a part_n become_v thereby_o the_o patron_n of_o all_o those_o exorbitant_a defluxion_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o pain_n inflammation_n or_o the_o like_a this_o fall_n upon_o the_o larynx_n already_o alienate_v from_o a_o injury_n of_o cold_a be_v sometime_o turn_v into_o a_o copious_a mucous_a matter_n frequent_o expel_v by_o a_o cough_n 27._o but_o if_o the_o larynx_n happen_v to_o be_v debilitate_a through_o a_o continual_a defluxion_n thereof_o than_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o lung_n where_o it_o pervert_v the_o alimentary_a juice_n of_o that_o part_n turn_v it_o into_o a_o putrelaginous_a corrupt_a matter_n which_o as_o worm_v up_o by_o the_o force_n of_o a_o cough_n still_o increase_v as_o fast_o so_o as_o at_o length_n fret_v upon_o the_o spongy_a substance_n of_o the_o lung_n wear_v they_o away_o hence_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n tabes_fw-la or_o consumption_n 28._o if_o the_o ossa_n ithmoeida_n in_o the_o nostril_n be_v the_o part_n affect_v from_o a_o injury_n of_o the_o cold_a air_n or_o smoke_n of_o coal_n or_o other_o bad_a offensive_a fume_n thence_o a_o coryza_n viz._n a_o disease_n we_o shall_v all_o be_v trouble_v with_o in_o case_n that_o vapour_n actual_o ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o head_n if_o the_o eye_n be_v the_o part_n offend_v thence_o a_o ophthalmia_n viz._n a_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n with_o a_o accompany_v inflammation_n if_o the_o tooth_n or_o nervous_a part_n therein_o be_v offend_v and_o that_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o air_n reach_v thither_o through_o the_o hollowness_n thereof_o thence_o a_o odontalgia_n viz._n toothache_n with_o a_o defluxion_n of_o rheum_n or_o portion_n of_o latex_n shower_v down_o that_o way_n 29._o beside_o the_o exotic_a quality_n the_o latex_n get_v from_o injure_a part_n to_o which_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o next_o adjacent_a glandule_n to_o wash_v away_o the_o thing_n offend_v or_o the_o impression_n it_o have_v leave_v behind_o as_o if_o a_o mote_n injure_v the_o eye_n a_o great_a quantity_n of_o latex_n will_v present_o flow_v to_o it_o to_o wash_v it_o out_o and_o that_o too_o from_o the_o sound_a of_o body_n the_o like_a happen_v if_o any_o volatile_a acrimonious_a spirit_n as_o of_o vinous_a shall_v armoniac_a or_o hartshorn_n smite_v the_o nostril_n present_o a_o insipid_a latex_n run_v to_o the_o affect_a part_n and_o make_v the_o nose_n run_v the_o like_a also_o if_o any_o unwonted_a taste_n offend_v the_o palate_n what_o a_o spit_a do_v it_o cause_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o insipid_a latex_n which_o haste_v away_o to_o wash_v off_o the_o impression_n the_o offensive_a thing_n have_v leave_v so_o a_o thorn_n prick_v any_o fleshy_a part_n present_o the_o adjacent_a latex_n be_v send_v away_o which_o endeavour_v to_o wash_v off_o the_o impression_n the_o thorn_n have_v leave_v but_o can_v thence_o upon_o a_o further_a conflux_n of_o more_o latex_n come_v a_o tumour_n and_o a_o pulse_n a_o pain_n and_o inflammation_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v vitiate_v by_o the_o pervert_v ferment_n of_o the_o part_n turn_v sometime_o to_o a_o ulcer_n 30._o i_o say_v beside_o the_o hurtful_a quality_n the_o latex_n get_v from_o the_o injure_a part_n it_o also_o sometime_o become_v deprave_v and_o bad_o qualify_v from_o some_o inbred_a cause_n even_o in_o the_o very_a vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o in_o the_o lymphduct_n often_o tincture_v with_o a_o hostile_a sharp_a pontic_a saltish_a acrimony_n which_o upon_o that_o very_a account_n be_v often_o proscribe_v from_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o life_n into_o some_o external_a part_n quibus_fw-la poenas_fw-la luit_fw-la who_o it_o punish_v with_o its_o own_o crime_n taint_v they_o with_o that_o they_o know_v not_o before_o if_o this_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o nature_n be_v throw_v upon_o any_o part_n it_o actual_o weaken_v it_o by_o impress_v its_o own_o character_n thereon_o hinc_fw-la tincturae_fw-la ac_fw-la impressiones_fw-la venenosae_fw-la in_o vitam_fw-la durabiles_fw-la if_o it_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o lung_n it_o certain_o cause_v a_o phthisis_fw-la tabes_fw-la or_o consumption_n wear_v away_o the_o life_n insensible_o 31._o if_o upon_o the_o menninge_n of_o the_o brain_n hence_o inveterate_a and_o most_o obstinate_a headache_n not_o bend_v unless_o to_o the_o best_a of_o arcana_n if_o upon_o the_o eye_n it_o cause_v opthalmia's_n of_o most_o difficult_a cure_n if_o upon_o the_o gum_n it_o ulcerate_v they_o loosen_a the_o tooth_n together_o with_o intolerable_a pain_n if_o upon_o the_o palate_n it_o ulcerate_v and_o mortify_v they_o and_o in_o the_o french_a disease_n it_o be_v that_o spurious_a latex_n which_o retain_v the_o venomous_a property_n for_o wherever_o it_o settle_v it_o ulcerate_v when_o taint_v with_o the_o venom_n of_o that_o disease_n it_o be_v also_o the_o author_n of_o scorbutic_n and_o other_o cacoethical_a ulcer_n 32._o the_o water_n of_o the_o spa_n may_v i_o confess_v at_o the_o long_o run_v and_o with_o continual_a use_n for_o a_o competent_a time_n help_v to_o dint_n the_o acrimony_n of_o this_o spurious_a latex_n if_o it_o be_v not_o too_o much_o graduate_v nor_o have_v not_o too_o immoderate_o weaken_v the_o part_n for_o than_o nothing_o short_a of_o noble_a chemical_a arcana_n that_o be_v enrich_v with_o a_o penetrative_a and_o restorative_a balsam_n will_v effect_v the_o cure_n such_o as_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o prepare_a sulphur_n of_o vitriol_n the_o tinctura_fw-la lilii_fw-la etc._n etc._n 33._o now_o as_o the_o forename_a disease_n be_v not_o curable_a by_o the_o spa_n so_o neither_o be_v fever_n especial_o continue_v for_o a_o fever_n be_v a_o spurious_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n from_o a_o depravation_n of_o the_o elementary_a juice_n come_v too_o crude_o into_o the_o three_o digestion_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v elaborate_v into_o vital_a blood_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o rawness_n or_o other_o alienate_v property_n it_o pervert_v the_o natural_a ferment_n of_o the_o heart_n cause_v a_o preternatural_a work_n and_o boil_v in_o the_o blood_n by_o reason_n of_o plenty_n of_o heterogeneity_n that_o be_v heap_v up_o with_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n 34._o now_o whatever_o hinder_v the_o natural_a fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n from_o purify_n itself_o by_o separation_n of_o heterogeneity_n that_o i_o say_v rather_o aggrayate_n than_o abate_v a_o fever_n but_o such_o be_v the_o coldness_n of_o the_o water_n cold_n be_v the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o ferment_n of_o
purify_n medicine_n answer_v that_o which_o some_o ingenuous_a wine-coopers_n perform_v by_o put_v some_o peculiar_a thing_n into_o the_o wine_n which_o will_v leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n but_o the_o skill_n of_o such_o person_n be_v show_v herein_o that_o what_o they_o put_v into_o the_o wine_n do_v so_o specifical_o if_o i_o may_v call_v it_o stay_v the_o overwork_a of_o the_o wine_n as_o that_o no_o prejudice_n succeed_v upon_o the_o radical_a principle_n thereof_o so_o as_o they_o be_v not_o liable_a thereby_o to_o decay_v or_o degenerate_v so_o likewise_o by_o the_o skill_n of_o the_o physician_n such_o noble_a arcana_n whether_o specific_v or_o such_o as_o be_v more_o universal_a in_o their_o depurate_a operation_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v as_o may_v not_o only_o leisurely_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o overferment_a of_o the_o blood_n but_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o equal_a temperature_n and_o proportional_a poysure_n of_o principle_n thereby_o renew_v its_o eucrasia_fw-la and_o fortify_v the_o balsam_n of_o life_n but_o frequent_a phlebotomize_v do_v rob_v the_o blood_n of_o a_o great_a share_n of_o those_o remain_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o not_o proper_a for_o the_o restoration_n of_o its_o eucrasia_fw-la 42._o hence_o those_o that_o recover_v under_o their_o hand_n do_v it_o with_o much_o linger_a and_o tediousness_n because_o of_o the_o great_a enfeeble_v of_o their_o spirit_n by_o loss_n of_o blood_n the_o very_a weapon_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o nature_n to_o manage_v its_o encounter_n with_o disease_n which_o be_v strange_o snatch_v out_o of_o its_o hand_n by_o many_o of_o its_o pretend_a friend_n the_o physician_n who_o without_o pity_n see_v she_o bleed_v upon_o the_o spot_n and_o cry_v out_o yet_o with_o flinty_a heart_n blood_n blood_n yet_o more_o blood_n nay_o after_o a_o ternary_a of_o bleeding_n and_o as_o often_o vomit_n and_o purge_n in_o a_o obstinate_a fever_n which_o will_v neither_o bend_v to_o this_o severe_a method_n nor_o the_o life_n make_v its_o exit_z thereby_o one_o able_a physician_n be_v ask_v what_o he_o will_v now_o do_v after_o all_o this_o to_o which_o he_o ingenuous_o answer_v that_o unless_o he_o run_v the_o same_o round_a again_o he_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n what_o to_o do_v further_o the_o query_v person_n return_v that_o he_o do_v believe_v if_o he_o run_v but_o the_o same_o round_a over_o again_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n the_o patient_n will_v by_o that_o time_n be_v perfect_o cure_v of_o all_o disease_n 43._o i_o grant_v that_o the_o single_a breathe_n of_o a_o vein_n or_o artery_n or_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n may_v and_o do_v sometime_o help_v in_o a_o fever_n where_o nothing_o of_o malignity_n be_v suspect_v and_o that_o chief_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v a_o set_n at_o liberty_n that_o incoercible_a flatus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o the_o febrile_a fermentation_n in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o this_o uncoagulable_a spirit_n or_o wild_a gas_n which_o always_o result_v and_o be_v the_o sequel_n of_o a_o spurious_a fermentation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o dint_v or_o let_v forth_o either_o by_o breathe_v a_o vein_n or_o by_o diaphoretick_n which_o open_v the_o pore_n let_v it_o go_v at_o so_o many_o minute_n portal_n than_o it_o run_v too_o and_o again_o in_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o cause_v erratic_a pain_n restlessness_n and_o unquietness_n of_o spirit_n 44._o therefore_o we_o find_v upon_o the_o ventilation_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o a_o moderate_a phlebotomy_n that_o pain_n be_v abate_v whether_o pluretick_n or_o other_o which_o the_o galenist_n observe_v take_v encouragement_n of_o argue_v à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la viz._n that_o if_o a_o little_a blood_n take_v away_o give_v some_o ease_n of_o pain_n then_o sure_o the_o take_v away_o of_o a_o great_a deal_n must_v give_v more_o ease_n and_o so_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o hold_v on_o their_o argument_n the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o the_o blood_n will_v give_v perfect_a ease_n not_o only_o from_o pain_n but_o from_o all_o disease_n will_v they_o go_v no_o further_o than_o to_o argumentation_n the_o patient_n may_v very_o well_o bear_v with_o they_o but_o they_o come_v to_o put_v this_o into_o action_n they_o bleed_v once_o it_o be_v very_o well_o i_o wish_v they_o will_v second_v it_o with_o a_o specific_a they_o stay_v not_o here_o but_o go_v to_o it_o a_o second_o and_o a_o three_o time_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o spirit_n and_o enfeeble_v of_o the_o patient_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o disease_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o to_o cure_v than_o ever_o and_o the_o patient_n leave_v less_o capable_a of_o it_o 45._o i_o confess_v i_o never_o order_v phlebotomy_n often_o than_o once_o in_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o too_o with_o reluctancy_n bemoan_v myself_o that_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o a_o medicine_n that_o will_v answer_v all_o indication_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v only_o our_o poverty_n of_o noble_a arcana_n which_o make_v we_o stoop_v to_o so_o low_a and_o trite_a a_o method_n and_o yet_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o affirm_v that_o i_o have_v be_v instrumental_a to_o cure_v fever_n of_o that_o nature_n where_o the_o galenist_n suppose_v most_o necessity_n of_o blood-letting_a even_a pleurisy_n by_o specific_v without_o phlebotomy_n nay_o further_o i_o have_v be_v with_o some_o patient_n who_o in_o pluresy_n have_v undergo_v a_o galenical_a method_n of_o twice_o blood_v etc._n etc._n ready_a for_o the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o fever_n yet_o as_o high_a as_o at_o first_o who_o after_o all_o this_o i_o have_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n cure_v with_o a_o diaphoretic_n specific_a once_o or_o twice_o repeat_v and_o sometime_o one_o single_a do_v thereof_o have_v so_o abate_v the_o pain_n and_o allay_v the_o feverishness_n as_o that_o very_o little_o more_o have_v be_v requisite_a to_o the_o cure_n demptâ_fw-la spinâ_fw-la pleurae_fw-la infixâ_fw-la per_fw-la diaphoreticum_fw-la cessat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la pleuresis_fw-la 46._o as_o for_o the_o three_o and_o last_o indication_n viz._n the_o fortification_n of_o the_o digestion_n and_o vital_a spirit_n phlebotomy_n do_v diametrical_o oppose_v and_o that_o because_o it_o rob_v the_o blood_n of_o part_n of_o its_o treasure_n surreptitious_o steal_v away_o its_o balsam_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v actual_o debilitates_fw-la the_o vital_a spirit_n make_v they_o lour_v their_o topsail_n upon_o a_o fresh_a encounter_n of_o the_o disease_n so_o that_o though_o seem_o the_o disease_n may_v not_o assault_v so_o strong_o as_o before_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o through_o the_o abate_v the_o former_a force_n of_o the_o disease_n as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o weaken_n of_o the_o vital_a power_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v as_o forcible_a a_o attempt_n to_o expel_v the_o malady_n as_o before_o and_o therefore_o flag_n before_o its_o enemy_n 47._o as_o in_o acute_a so_o in_o chronical_a disease_n the_o frequent_a use_n of_o plebotomy_n be_v not_o commendable_a nor_o proper_a and_o that_o because_o in_o long_a disease_n the_o digestion_n be_v deprave_v the_o blood_n who_o eucrasia_fw-la depend_v upon_o the_o vigour_n thereof_o become_v degenerate_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a ruby_n essence_n into_o a_o austere_a sharp_a pontic_a or_o saltish_a liquor_n which_o grow_v old_a for_o want_v of_o due_a fermentation_n and_o circulation_n restagnate_v in_o the_o vessel_n make_v hetrogeneous_a coagulation_n whence_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n inward_a and_o outward_a the_o common_a product_n of_o chronical_a disease_n 48._o so_o that_o what_o remain_v to_o be_v do_v in_o these_o chronic_a disease_n be_v rather_o to_o super-induce_a a_o new_a revive_a ferment_n into_o these_o old_a decay_a wine_n the_o blood_n that_o thereby_o new_a volatile_a spirit_n may_v be_v engender_v and_o the_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n be_v restore_v then_o yet_o further_o to_o weaken_v by_o phlebotomy_n the_o sink_v vital_a spirit_n which_o if_o they_o can_v speak_v it_o will_v be_v vox_fw-la querebunda_fw-la manibus_fw-la quorundum_fw-la medicorum_fw-la tyrannicis_fw-la gemens_fw-la hinc_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la viz._n faint_v cold_a sweat_n into_o which_o agony_n poor_a languish_a nature_n be_v often_o throw_v have_v both_o its_o strength_n first_o weaken_v by_o the_o continuance_n and_o prevalency_n of_o powerful_a disease_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o its_o physician_n who_o shall_v if_o right_o so_o be_v its_o helper_n to_o have_v its_o little_a stock_n of_o vital_a balsamic_a spirit_n waste_v by_o a_o palpable_a weakner_n phlebotomy_n 49._o among_o the_o most_o obvious_a symptom_n and_o to_o the_o patient_n most_o urge_v be_v that_o of_o thirst_n which_o because_o it_o be_v not_o natural_a the_o more_o they_o drink_v the_o more_o they_o will_v this_o according_a
spirit_n of_o urine_n alkaly_n mille_fw-la pedes_fw-la aliaeque_fw-la insectae_fw-la quae_fw-la abster_n gunt_fw-la secundam_fw-la digestionem_fw-la 16._o now_o come_v we_o to_o hypochondriac_a melancholy_n a_o disease_n when_o deep_o seat_v puzzle_v the_o spaw_n and_o the_o best_a method_n of_o usual_a medicine_n the_o place_n of_o its_o nativity_n be_v probable_o the_o spleen_n who_o ferment_n if_o vigorous_a be_v not_o only_o to_o make_v a_o separation_n of_o some_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n not_o separable_a by_o any_o other_o part_n but_o also_o as_o a_o specifical_a ferment_n to_o add_v some_o new_a and_o noble_a quality_n to_o the_o blood_n make_v it_o more_o pure_a and_o spiritous_a by_o separate_v the_o feculency_n thereof_o promote_a the_o clarity_n of_o the_o regimen_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o looking-glass_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o if_o pure_a and_o polite_a give_v pleasure_n and_o solace_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n cause_v generous_a reflection_n and_o shape_a perspicacious_a idea_n help_v acuteness_n of_o fancy_n solidity_n of_o judgement_n and_o tenaciousness_n of_o memory_n 17._o whereas_o if_o the_o fermental_a elaboration_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o spleen_n be_v deficient_a and_o thereby_o the_o sordes_fw-la become_v unseparate_v thence_o a_o steam_n arise_v which_o soyl_v the_o vessel_n and_o mud_n the_o animal_n spirit_n darken_v the_o imaginative_a part_n and_o with_o a_o melancholy_a vapour_n cloud_n the_o fancy_n hence_o all_o the_o irregularity_n and_o disturb_a fancy_n of_o hypochondriack_a melancholy_n 18._o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o regiment_n thereof_o be_v vulcan_n shop_n where_o the_o material_n lie_v for_o forge_v of_o all_o idea_n if_o the_o material_n be_v good_a and_o artificial_o handle_v a_o sound_a structure_n of_o fancy_n may_v well_o be_v raise_v but_o if_o a_o wrong_n cast_v happen_v either_o through_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o material_n i_o mean_v the_o blood_n or_o through_o the_o error_n of_o the_o workman_n i_o mean_v the_o ferment_n the_o structure_n will_v prove_v according_o viz._n the_o fancy_n will_v be_v invert_v and_o the_o idea_n thereof_o become_v preposterous_a 19_o now_o the_o meat_n and_o drink_n we_o common_o take_v together_o with_o the_o exorbitancy_n thereof_o have_v no_o small_a influence_n upon_o the_o spleen_n and_o its_o oeconomy_n and_o consequent_o upon_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o soul_n corpus_fw-la onustum_fw-la hesternis_fw-la vitiis_fw-la animum_fw-la quoque_fw-la praegravat_fw-la unâ_fw-la atque_fw-la affigit_fw-la humo_fw-la divinae_fw-la particulam_fw-la aurae_fw-la for_o if_o a_o good_a orderly_a diet_n be_v observe_v of_o wholesome_a food_n with_o much_o temperance_n and_o moderation_n chronical_a disease_n can_v have_v power_n to_o exercise_v that_o tyranny_n they_o usual_o do_v nor_o can_v the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o digestion_n prove_v so_o irreducible_a as_o they_o do_v by_o excess_n of_o live_v in_o as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o digestion_n take_v their_o nutritive_a juice_n in_o order_n one_o from_o another_o so_o as_o if_o the_o first_o prove_v a_o glutton_n overcharge_v its_o ferment_n the_o rest_n share_n with_o the_o excess_n and_o communicate_v it_o one_o to_o another_o till_o it_o have_v go_v the_o round_a and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n reach_v those_o spirit_n who_o fine_a texture_n make_v they_o near_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o it_o also_o become_v affect_v 20._o the_o spa_n have_v power_n to_o help_v the_o carry_v of_o the_o dreggy_a part_n leave_v after_o the_o digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v over_o and_o thereby_o help_v the_o refine_n of_o the_o vessel_n so_o as_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n may_v not_o come_v replete_a with_o crudity_n to_o the_o other_o subsequent_a digestion_n and_o so_o subduct_n from_o the_o disease_n by_o hinder_v the_o affluent_a cause_n for_o so_o far_o as_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o essurine_a salt_n in_o the_o water_n can_v reach_v especial_o in_o the_o common_a passage_n towards_o the_o bladder_n it_o do_v pretty_a well_o cleanse_v and_o therefore_o prove_v effectual_a in_o those_o disease_n native_a to_o those_o part_n but_o do_v scarce_o thorough_o penetrate_v those_o more_o abstruse_a recess_n where_o the_o main_n concern_v of_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o forge_n of_o idea_n be_v transact_v this_o be_v leave_v for_o the_o other_o more_o penetrate_a medicine_n to_o perform_v which_o perhaps_o one_o with_o the_o other_o may_v the_o better_a complete_a the_o cure_n 21._o the_o medicament_n of_o use_n in_o this_o case_n be_v such_o as_o be_v abstersive_a of_o a_o penetrate_a nature_n oppose_v a_o flatus_fw-la by_o allay_v the_o spurious_a fermentation_n and_o can_v dulcifie_v the_o blood_n and_o humour_n by_o all_o which_o compose_v the_o spirit_n and_o settle_v every_o thing_n in_o order_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v a_o tartarum_fw-la vitriolatum_fw-la not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v vulgar_o make_v in_o the_o shop_n with_o oil_n of_o vitriol_n but_o with_o the_o essurine_a salt_n of_o vitriol_n that_o have_v not_o undergo_v any_o force_n of_o fire_n ready_o dissolvable_a in_o any_o vehicle_n which_o the_o other_o will_v not_o the_o essential_a salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o sal_fw-la chalybis_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o spiritus_fw-la veneris_fw-la coral_n and_o crabs-eye_n and_o probable_o above_o all_o the_o aurum_fw-la horizontale_n or_o fix_v mercury_n which_o be_v a_o panacea_fw-la answer_v all_o indication_n 22._o now_o come_v we_o to_o discourse_v of_o woman_n disease_n and_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n in_o the_o cure_n thereof_o who_o disease_n proceed_v chief_o from_o obstruction_n in_o the_o matrix_fw-la whereby_o the_o redundant_fw-la blood_n flow_v back_o or_o from_o a_o debilitude_n of_o the_o womb_n whereby_o the_o blood_n become_v drain_v away_o in_o too_o great_a quantity_n whence_o lypothymia's_n faint_n and_o swound_n etc._n etc._n 23._o as_o to_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o superfluous_a blood_n which_o shall_v be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la in_o form_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la we_o must_v know_v therefore_o that_o the_o menstrua_fw-la be_v a_o certain_a portion_n or_o efflorescence_n of_o the_o blood_n grant_v by_o god_n in_o nature_n for_o proper_a end_n viz._n both_o for_o yield_a matter_n and_o corporeal_a bulk_n to_o the_o foetus_fw-la or_o embryo_n in_o the_o womb_n as_o also_o for_o nourishment_n of_o the_o same_o until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v i_o say_v a_o certain_a portion_n of_o the_o blood_n remain_v after_o a_o full_a refection_n of_o the_o body_n engender_v within_o a_o lunar_a month_n and_o sequester_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o mass_n to_o the_o foresay_a end_n this_o matter_n destine_v to_o the_o generation_n and_o nutrition_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la long_o foresee_v of_o nature_n which_o never_o act_v in_o vain_a quoad_fw-la intentionem_fw-la in_o the_o female_a be_v the_o main_a drift_n and_o aim_n of_o the_o menstrue_n 24._o the_o manner_n of_o their_o generation_n be_v thus_o viz._n the_o blood_n in_o the_o intermit_a time_n increase_v in_o its_o bulk_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n so_o that_o one_o part_n thereof_o be_v suppose_v to_o supply_v the_o deficiency_n of_o what_o be_v daily_o spend_v by_o transpiration_n the_o superfluous_a part_n increase_v the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o at_o length_n stretch_v the_o contain_v vessel_n with_o its_o plenty_n whence_o a_o tungescence_n and_o plethory_n of_o the_o vessel_n 25._o then_o nature_n not_o unmindful_a of_o its_o office_n endeavour_v at_o the_o next_o critical_a lunar_a season_n to_o employ_v a_o little_a the_o turgid_a vessel_n by_o certain_a passage_n and_o anastomosis_n from_o the_o vessel_n they_o run_v in_o before_o into_o the_o secundine_n or_o channel_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la this_o nisus_fw-la or_o endeavour_v be_v do_v two_o way_n viz._n both_o by_o a_o apertion_n of_o the_o anastomosis_n from_o some_o vessel_n into_o other_o as_o also_o by_o a_o innate_a contraction_n of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o sanguinary_a vessel_n by_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o free_v themselves_o annuente_fw-la natura_fw-la from_o the_o oppress_a plethora_n for_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a contraction_n or_o compression_n proper_a to_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n by_o which_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o nutrition_n of_o the_o solid_a part_n succeed_v the_o better_a so_o that_o those_o vessel_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o connate_a systole_n by_o which_o they_o compress_v themselves_o and_o after_o their_o wont_a manner_n become_v free_a from_o the_o stifle_a plenty_n of_o blood_n 26._o that_o there_o be_v a_o turgescence_n of_o the_o vessel_n about_o the_o time_n design_v by_o nature_n for_o the_o critical_a evacuation_n be_v manifest_a in_o virgin_n widow_n etc._n etc._n to_o who_o such_o a_o compression_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o such_o a_o apertion_n of_o the_o anastomosis_n of_o the_o vessel_n be_v at_o the_o critical_a menstrual_a season_n deny_v oculare_a praebent_fw-la
earth_n up_o to_o the_o cloud_n and_o from_o thence_o down_o again_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n shall_v be_v repute_v air_n transmute_v into_o water_n viz_o that_o which_o fall_v upon_o stonewall_n in_o moist_a season_n be_v so_o absurd_a as_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o confute_v it_o to_o name_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o moisture_n in_o the_o air_n which_o settle_v itself_o upon_o the_o wall_n and_o floor_n of_o stonebuilding_n neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v air_n and_o that_o the_o transmutability_n of_o air_n into_o water_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v impossible_a and_o last_o that_o spring_n viz._n the_o fontes_fw-la perennes_fw-la have_v not_o their_o original_a from_o rain_n and_o snow_n 36._o thus_o i_o have_v run_v through_o the_o most_o considerable_a thing_n which_o the_o doctor_n offer_v in_o order_n to_o the_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n of_o rain_n and_o snow_n water_n to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o quick-spring_n and_o all_o along_o i_o think_v have_v probable_o if_o not_o demonstrative_o overturn_v his_o opinion_n together_o with_o the_o ground_n argument_n and_o reason_n thereof_o i_o may_v i_o confess_v multiply_v more_o word_n in_o prosecute_a at_o large_a his_o whole_a discourse_n but_o study_v brevity_n i_o have_v couch_v all_o he_o have_v to_o say_v that_o be_v any_o way_n pertinent_a to_o his_o purpose_n save_v the_o story_n he_o relate_v out_o of_o dr._n heylin_n concern_v the_o island_n of_o cyprus_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n which_o without_o reflection_n on_o that_o worthy_a author_n who_o as_o well_o as_o other_o historian_n may_v probable_o take_v many_o thing_n upon_o trust_n which_o i_o say_v as_o to_o the_o verity_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o shall_v very_o much_o scruple_n viz._n that_o a_o drought_n shall_v continue_v so_o long_o as_o thirty_o six_o year_n so_o as_o all_o the_o spring_n torrent_n or_o river_n be_v dry_v up_o and_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o have_v it_o by_o tradition_n which_o many_o time_n to_o wing_n fame_n make_v large_a plume_n that_o a_o island_n so_o near_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n shall_v want_v rain_n for_o 36_o year_n together_o will_v certain_o put_v a_o ordinary_a credulity_n upon_o the_o tenterhooks_n and_o stretch_v a_o thomas_n beyond_o his_o ordinary_a pitch_n for_o of_o all_o place_n island_n be_v the_o most_o frequent_v with_o shower_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v design_o by_o god_n upon_o a_o miraculous_a divine_a account_n i_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v because_o that_o have_v its_o end_n and_o aim_n for_o the_o punish_v the_o native_n where_o judgement_n be_v bring_v forth_o which_o do_v they_o frequent_o cease_v but_o here_o according_a to_o the_o story_n they_o be_v force_v to_o forsake_v the_o island_n and_o to_o seek_v for_o new_a habitation_n so_o that_o probable_o it_o may_v pass_v for_o a_o drought_n in_o utopia_n 37._o and_o last_o the_o two_o rarity_n he_o mention_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o castle-hill_n in_o scarborough_n viz._n the_o deep_a well_o which_o reach_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o rock_n which_o have_v no_o water_n and_o the_o spring-well_a which_o be_v within_o half_a a_o yard_n of_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n which_o he_o say_v do_v somewhat_o illustrate_v the_o point_n in_o hand_n the_o first_o of_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o only_o to_o be_v a_o well_o dig_v within_o who_o compass_n no_o channel_n have_v happen_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v dry_a for_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n as_o a_o well_o be_v may_v sometime_o happen_v to_o miss_v of_o subterraneal_a channel_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o which_o be_v so_o near_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o rock_n towards_o the_o sea_n which_o never_o want_v water_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o supply_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o other_o dig_v restagnant_fw-la wells_n be_v viz._n from_o land-spring_n which_o be_v feed_v from_o rain_n or_o snow-water_n which_o yet_o make_v nothing_o in_o reality_n towards_o the_o confirm_a his_o thesis_n for_o it_o be_v no_o current_a spring_n to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o remembrance_n which_o yet_o suppose_v it_o be_v it_o will_v not_o be_v uneasy_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n and_o way_n of_o its_o supply_n when_o i_o have_v propound_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v a_o new_a thesis_n which_o will_v be_v positive_a to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n 38._o and_o that_o be_v as_o i_o hint_v before_o from_o a_o circulation_n of_o water_n in_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o subterraneal_a channel_n along_o the_o sabulum_fw-la bullien_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n yea_o and_o from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o head_n of_o spring_n and_o from_o they_o into_o rivulet_n and_o those_o into_o river_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o ocean_n and_o so_o circulate_v round_o which_o also_o include_v a_o other_o circle_n of_o rain_n and_o snow_n which_o first_o arise_v by_o exhalation_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o earth_n be_v carry_v down_o again_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o sea_n join_v issue_n with_o rivulet_n from_o spring_n swell_v river_n which_o again_o discharge_v themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n 39_o so_o that_o a_o circulation_n of_o water_n be_v as_o just_o requisite_a according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o primitive_a cause_n for_o the_o uphold_v the_o symmetry_n of_o part_n and_o intirenes_n of_o the_o whole_a terraqueous_a globe_n as_o the_o cirulation_n of_o blood_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n and_o vital_a function_n in_o the_o microcosm_n or_o body_n of_o man_n the_o earth_n can_v no_o more_o produce_v vegetable_n or_o mineral_n without_o this_o connatural_a circulation_n of_o water_n replenish_v with_o celestial_a influence_n than_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n can_v produce_v vital_a or_o animal_n spirit_n requisite_a for_o absolve_v the_o function_n of_o life_n without_o its_o inbred_a circulation_n which_o concatenation_n of_o part_n in_o the_o circulation_n thereof_o give_v cause_n to_o some_o philosopher_n of_o old_a to_o call_v the_o world_n a_o great_a animal_n either_o because_o that_o animarum_fw-la omne_fw-la plena_fw-la viz._n that_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o primitive_a fiat_n always_o at_o work_n or_o because_o of_o the_o great_a symmetry_n of_o part_n or_o coordinate_a circulation_n of_o the_o constituent_a particle_n of_o the_o world_n who_o proportion_n be_v so_o exact_a and_o action_n upon_o each_o other_o in_o the_o circle_n of_o nature_n so_o uniform_a as_o if_o actuate_v by_o some_o panspermion_n or_o universal_a operative_a spirit_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totumque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la 40._o not_o to_o say_v how_o analogous_a the_o sea_n and_o hydrophylacia_n those_o great_a cistern_n of_o water_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o deep_a that_o in_o noah_n food_n join_v issue_n with_o the_o cataract_n of_o haven_n for_o drown_v the_o world_n be_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o microcosm_n nor_o how_o analogous_a the_o channel_n of_o the_o quellem_fw-la or_o sabulum_fw-la bulliens_n which_o carry_v the_o water_n into_o the_o uttermost_a circle_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o mineral_n glebe_n mineral_n themselves_o and_o vegetable_n upon_o the_o green_a carpet_n thereof_o be_v to_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n by_o which_o the_o blood_n circulate_v from_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o whole_a nor_o yet_o to_o determine_v the_o analogy_n of_o these_o circulate_v water_n further_o draw_v up_o by_o solar_a exhalation_n which_o climb_v up_o the_o slender_a thread_n of_o aereal_a syphon_n into_o the_o capitol_n of_o the_o air_n to_o be_v impregnate_n there_o with_o celestial_a influence_n or_o animal_n spirit_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o which_o cohobate_v upon_o their_o own_o body_n promote_v vegetation_n yea_o and_o animation_n too_o by_o become_v that_o cibus_fw-la occultus_fw-la in_o aere_fw-la of_o which_o the_o cosmopolite_n and_o other_o hermetical_a philosopher_n discourse_n at_o large_a i_o say_v not_o to_o determine_v the_o analogy_n of_o these_o water_n replenish_v in_o their_o circuit_n with_o heavenly_a influence_n with_o those_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o little_a world_n man_n which_o in_o the_o head_n receive_v a_o determination_n for_o obsolve_v the_o function_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n 41._o nor_o last_o to_o determine_v thorough_o the_o analogy_n of_o water_n whilst_o circulate_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n along_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o sabulum_fw-la to_o the_o blood_n whilst_o circulate_v in_o the_o vein_n and_o arâ—â—ries_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n though_o
irrational_a as_o the_o former_a for_o to_o call_v the_o decoction_n of_o these_o diaphoreticks_n forename_a dry_a decoction_n imply_v no_o less_o than_o a_o palpable_a contradiction_n for_o the_o operation_n of_o these_o diaphoretick_n be_v dry_v only_a à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la by_o carry_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n by_o insensible_a transpiration_n or_o sweat_n that_o superfluous_a latex_n which_o cumber_v the_o blood_n and_o not_o that_o they_o actual_o dry_v by_o a_o positive_a quality_n 15._o but_o that_o i_o may_v give_v you_o one_o sleight_v hint_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o iron_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o former_o name_v disease_n and_o that_o without_o take_v cognizance_n of_o any_o dry_n or_o styptic_a quality_n it_o be_v thus_o first_o we_o must_v presuppose_v there_o be_v several_a digestive_a ferment_n in_o the_o body_n which_o if_o regular_a and_o uninterupt_v in_o their_o function_n be_v the_o author_n of_o transmute_v edible_a food_n from_o one_o manner_n of_o juice_n or_o liquor_n into_o another_o until_o it_o terminate_v in_o nutrition_n come_v for_o a_o supply_n of_o the_o continual_a waste_n and_o transpire_v spirit_n which_o so_o long_o keep_v a_o occonomy_n and_o harmony_n of_o part_n subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o health_n and_o vivacity_n of_o the_o body_n 16._o if_o these_o digestion_n by_o any_o occasional_a cause_n of_o inordinacy_n of_o live_v perturbation_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n ex_fw-la in_o equale_fw-la partium_fw-la robore_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la nato_fw-la or_o any_o other_o essential_a or_o accidental_a cause_n of_o disease_n become_v irregular_a degenerate_v from_o their_o primitive_a intention_n pervert_v their_o original_a juice_n thence_o a_o spurious_a acidity_n become_v exorbitant_a although_o a_o chiliferous_a acid_a ferment_n be_v peculiar_a to_o that_o digestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n extra_fw-la lares_fw-la suos_fw-la fertur_fw-la in_o alienam_fw-la mensem_fw-la reliquarum_fw-la digestionum_fw-la fluctuate_v in_o the_o vessel_n be_v too_o much_o heighten_v or_o decoct_v in_o the_o stomach_n itself_o cause_v heartburning_n pain_n and_o gripe_n and_o sometime_o vomit_v descend_v into_o the_o intestine_n cause_v the_o colic_n and_o illiack_a passion_n this_o get_n into_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n become_v the_o intrinsic_a minera_n of_o fever_n &_o mortis_fw-la inopinati_fw-la 17._o the_o same_o vitiate_a the_o spirituous_a liquor_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la give_v the_o seminary_n of_o apoplexy_n palsy_n spasme_n and_o convulsion_n also_o coagulate_v itself_o upon_o the_o bowel_n cause_v obstruction_n thence_o oedematous_a and_o scirrhous_a tumor_n of_o the_o spleen_n or_o liver_n and_o lay_v the_o groundwork_n for_o aposthumation_n in_o other_o part_n the_o same_o act_v diverse_o upon_o different_a part_n vitiate_v their_o spermatick_a elementary_a liquor_n distend_v the_o fibre_n of_o the_o part_n beyond_o their_o natural_a tone_n pervert_v their_o peristaltic_a motion_n whereby_o the_o superfluous_a watery_a part_n shall_v be_v percolate_v from_o the_o blood_n by_o urine_n sweat_v and_o insensible_a transpiration_n which_o distension_n and_o sometime_o flag_a of_o the_o fibre_n have_v original_a often_o from_o the_o same_o dilute_v the_o blood_n by_o retain_v what_o shall_v be_v separate_v thence_o whence_o come_v dropsy_n 18._o the_o same_o spurious_a acidity_n or_o salresolutum_n vitiate_a several_a digestion_n defedate_v the_o blood_n and_o flote_a in_o divers_a part_n too_o and_o again_o give_v the_o begining_n to_o the_o scurvy_a cause_v also_o obstruction_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la and_o have_v vitiate_v the_o most_o of_o the_o digestion_n produce_v a_o cachexia_n or_o a_o total_o corrupt_v and_o vitiate_a habit_n of_o body_n concern_v which_o the_o noble_a helmont_n say_v cujus_fw-la viz._n salis_fw-la excrementii_fw-la sive_fw-la uterus_fw-la hepar_fw-la lie_v renes_fw-la panchreas_fw-la mesenterium_fw-la vel_fw-la stomachus_fw-la fodina_fw-la sit_fw-la ingentes_fw-la parere_fw-la laborantibus_fw-la molestias_fw-la which_o premize_v 19_o we_o say_v that_o steel_n sometime_o give_v in_o file_n or_o in_o the_o form_n of_o crocus_n martis_n may_v precipitate_v and_o coagulate_v this_o tartarum_fw-la resolutum_fw-la or_o sal_fw-la excrementitium_fw-la i_o mean_v this_o spurious_a acidity_n that_o have_v fasten_v itself_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o liver_n alter_v the_o tone_n of_o the_o fibre_n dilute_v the_o blood_n let_v forth_o the_o potulent_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n not_o by_o the_o natural_a way_n of_o urine_n sweat_v and_o transpiration_n but_o either_o by_o a_o unnatural_a backdoor_n thrust_v it_o between_o the_o peritonium_n and_o omentum_fw-la whereby_o restagnate_v in_o the_o abdomen_fw-la swell_v the_o belly_n of_o hydropical_a person_n or_o run_v along_o the_o vessel_n with_o the_o blood_n into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n among_o the_o small_a capillary_a vein_n which_o be_v subservient_fw-fr for_o the_o last_o digestion_n viz._n nutrition_n or_o assimilation_n restagnate_v there_o be_v carry_v in_o great_a vessel_n swell_v the_o leg_n but_o be_v among_o the_o lesser_a cause_n that_o sort_n of_o dropsy_n we_o call_v ascite_v 20._o i_o say_v the_o manner_n of_o operation_n of_o steel_n whether_o file_n crocus_n or_o sugar_n of_o steel_n be_v by_o coagulate_v this_o excrementitious_a salt_n which_o because_o acid_a be_v therefore_o partly_o mineral_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o steel_n aforesaid_a enter_v the_o stomach_n and_o so_o pass_v from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o second_o digestion_n in_o the_o intestine_n as_o it_o pass_v along_o the_o spurious_a salt_n run_v headlong_o towards_o it_o to_o dissolve_v it_o but_o instead_o thereof_o be_v coagulate_v thereon_o spend_v its_o activity_n upon_o the_o steel_n lose_v its_o accuteness_n or_o sting_n and_o so_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o steel_n by_o stool_n hence_o the_o excrement_n of_o those_o that_o have_v take_v chalibeat_a medicine_n be_v black_a and_o that_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o that_o the_o corrosive_a fret_a spirit_n and_o spurious_a acid_a juice_n of_o the_o body_n those_o grand_a author_n of_o pain_n and_o torment_n be_v precipitate_v upon_o the_o chalibeate_a body_n which_o by_o coagulation_n thereon_o grow_v black_a 21._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o corrosive_n fret_v pontic_a and_o acid_a juice_n which_o vellicate_a and_o prick_v the_o nerve_n in_o whatsoever_o part_n of_o the_o body_n they_o be_v find_v and_o twinge_v the_o fibrous_a part_n of_o the_o membrane_n throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n utpote_fw-la patroness_n dolorum_fw-la ac_fw-la torminum_fw-la be_v i_o say_v dint_v soften_a and_o sweeten_v by_o the_o take_n in_o such_o fix_a body_n of_o the_o metalline_a compage_fw-la of_o steel_n or_o of_o animal_n or_o vegetable_a stone_n or_o petrefied_a concretion_n in_o who_o texture_n be_v wrap_v up_o a_o fix_a alkaly_n viz._n for_o instance_n crab_n eye_n coral_n and_o pearl_n 22._o all_o which_o petrefied_a animal_n or_o vegetable_a concrete_a juice_n as_o also_o testacea_fw-la quaevis_fw-la together_o with_o the_o body_n of_o steel_n be_v take_v into_o the_o humane_a body_n do_v coagulate_v the_o preternatural_a acid_a juice_n upon_o themselves_o and_o do_v so_o alter_v the_o texture_n of_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o humour_n that_o whereas_o before_o by_o their_o fret_a nature_n they_o cause_v the_o float_a to_o and_o again_o through_o the_o body_n divers_a pain_n swell_n indisposition_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v now_o become_v sweet_a and_o circulate_v in_o the_o body_n in_o a_o due_a proportion_n proper_a for_o the_o function_n of_o the_o several_a digestion_n 23._o even_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o sensible_o perceive_v that_o when_o they_o be_v put_v into_o any_o sort_n of_o acid_a liquor_n as_o vineag_a or_o the_o like_a though_o their_o powder_n fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n yet_o they_o give_v not_o over_o work_v one_o upon_o another_o until_o the_o acid_a liquor_n have_v become_v sweet_a viz._n insipid_a rob_v it_o thereby_o of_o its_o sowrness_n the_o like_a do_v almost_o any_o metal_n dissolve_v in_o a_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la which_o thence_o separate_v by_o distillation_n or_o precipitation_n become_v most_o what_o debilitate_a so_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v another_o the_o like_a solution_n 24._o hence_o we_o may_v thorough_o resolve_v that_o seem_a objection_n which_o may_v stare_v we_o in_o the_o face_n at_o the_o very_a first_o proposal_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n viz._n that_o see_v the_o metalline_a body_n of_o steel_n or_o petrefied_a concretion_n of_o coral_n pearl_n and_o crab_n eye_n be_v yet_o in_o the_o stomach_n or_o on_o their_o passage_n through_o the_o second_o digestion_n along_o the_o intestine_n do_v even_o there_o sweeten_v the_o acid_a juice_n of_o the_o body_n whereas_o they_o themselves_o viz._n the_o acid_a juice_n may_v be_v in_o more_o remote_a part_n and_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n how_o come_v it_o therefore_o that_o these_o remote_a corrosive_n pontic_a juice_n become_v dulcify_v at_o a_o distance_n 25._o which_o we_o
answer_v first_o by_o observe_v to_o you_o that_o if_o you_o put_v the_o powder_n of_o pearl_n coral_n etc._n etc._n into_o a_o glass_n upon_o which_o pour_v distil_v vineag_a or_o the_o like_a you_o may_v observe_v that_o though_o the_o powder_n lie_v in_o the_o bottom_n and_o the_o liquor_n only_o touch_v it_o superficial_o and_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o objection_n shall_v only_o alter_v and_o sweeten_v those_o very_a part_n only_o which_o they_o touch_v yet_o in_o a_o little_a time_n we_o see_v it_o sweeten_v the_o whole_a mass_n of_o liquor_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o reason_n as_o i_o apprehend_v viz._n because_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n consist_v in_o fluidity_n be_v always_o in_o motion_n so_o that_o in_o a_o little_a time_n all_o the_o part_n of_o water_n whirl_v and_o circle_n about_o so_o long_o till_o they_o have_v all_o touch_v the_o powder_n and_o all_o thence_o receive_v a_o like_a dulcification_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o juice_n of_o the_o body_n be_v liquid_a do_v so_o circulate_v about_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o fluidity_n that_o in_o a_o little_a time_n there_o be_v few_o part_n of_o the_o body_n through_o which_o the_o fluid_a juice_n have_v not_o circulate_v and_o so_o consequent_o meet_v with_o those_o body_n if_o any_o such_o thing_n be_v inward_o take_v as_o may_v rob_v they_o of_o their_o sowrish_n sharpness_n which_o be_v extra_fw-la lares_fw-la prove_v hostile_a to_o the_o nerve_n vein_n artery_n etc._n etc._n 26._o another_o instance_n let_v silver_n be_v dissolve_v in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la there_o the_o corrosive_n menstruum_fw-la have_v total_o though_o not_o radical_o dissolve_v the_o body_n of_o the_o metal_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v also_o coagulate_v although_o in_o a_o liquid_a form_n if_o into_o this_o somewhat_o dilute_v with_o water_n you_o put_v plate_n of_o copper_n as_o refiner_n sometime_o do_v for_o the_o separate_n of_o silver_n you_o will_v find_v the_o silver_n desert_n the_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la precipitate_v upon_o the_o cuprous_a plate_n and_o will_v thereby_o be_v total_o separate_v from_o the_o menstruum_fw-la and_o that_o too_o notwithstanding_o the_o plate_n as_o they_o always_o do_v lie_v constant_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n 27._o you_o will_v ask_v how_o come_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o restagnant_fw-la menstruum_fw-la which_o have_v a_o equal_a proportion_n of_o silver_n in_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o low_a part_n thereof_o to_o be_v act_v upon_o by_o the_o plate_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n to_o which_o as_o before_o i_o reply_v that_o the_o liquid_a part_n of_o the_o menstruum_fw-la be_v in_o a_o constant_a motion_n of_o fluidity_n and_o carry_v the_o dissolve_a metal_n in_o it_o do_v in_o a_o little_a time_n circulate_v all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o vessel_n as_o far_o as_o the_o upper_a superficies_n thereof_o one_o place_n constant_o change_v place_n with_o another_o till_o they_o have_v at_o length_n all_o glide_v along_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o plate_n which_o by_o a_o peculiar_a metallick_n assimilation_n put_v a_o stop_n to_o its_o current_n in_o the_o menstruum_fw-la and_o hook_n it_o to_o itself_o which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o thorough_a separation_n of_o silver_n that_o be_v common_o know_v 28._o the_o like_a be_v do_v if_o copper_n be_v dissolve_v in_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la if_o plate_n of_o iron_n be_v put_v therein_o separate_v the_o copper_n from_o the_o menstruum_fw-la and_o that_o by_o the_o great_a affinity_n or_o likeness_n of_o texture_n of_o part_n of_o those_o two_o metal_n 29._o thus_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o any_o good_a preparation_n of_o steel_n of_o pearl_n of_o coral_n and_o crab_n eye_n be_v give_v though_o they_o themselves_o pass_v actual_o no_o further_o than_o into_o the_o first_o and_o second_o digestion_n and_o so_o proceed_v yet_o be_v all_o the_o juice_n and_o liquor_n of_o the_o body_n be_v in_o a_o constant_a fluid_fw-la motion_n and_o always_o circulate_v therefore_o of_o course_n they_o must_v in_o time_n touch_v upon_o these_o forename_a fix_a concretes_n which_o if_o they_o touch_v they_o lose_v their_o pontic_a sharpness_n by_o which_o they_o become_v hostile_a to_o nature_n and_o have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o many_o disease_n which_o thus_o be_v dulcify_v the_o juice_n do_v redire_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la and_o circulate_a as_o good_a companion_n as_o ever_o 30._o steel_n our_o now_o present_a subject_n operate_v by_o separate_v this_o corrosive_a acidity_n which_o have_v coagulate_v itself_o upon_o the_o bowel_n viz._n the_o spleen_n liver_n matrix_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o spurious_a sowrness_n meet_v with_o a_o body_n to_o which_o it_o claim_v more_o affinity_n then_o to_o the_o part_n it_o have_v settle_v itself_o upon_o join_v with_o it_o and_o become_v coagulate_v thereon_o and_o so_o the_o bowel_n become_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o their_o former_a obstruction_n and_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n become_v thereby_o more_o florid_n the_o exorbitant_a latex_n which_o before_o be_v extravasated_a run_v in_o its_o own_o channel_n again_o and_o what_o be_v superfluous_a that_o will_v not_o redire_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la nature_n find_v some_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o exclusion_n or_o other_o either_o of_o stool_n urine_n sweat_v or_o insensible_a transpiration_n 31._o thus_o the_o dropsy_n and_o scurvy_a cachexia_n defectus_fw-la menstruorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n become_v cure_a beside_o which_o we_o may_v name_v many_o more_o disease_n which_o by_o a_o skilful_a manage_n and_o order_v of_o these_o medicine_n may_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v cure_a as_o the_o hypochondriac_a melancholy_n which_o chief_o proceed_v from_o a_o coagulation_n of_o this_o tartarum_fw-la resolutum_fw-la this_o sal_fw-la excrementitium_fw-la we_o be_v now_o treat_v of_o upon_o the_o spleen_n whereby_o its_o proper_a digestion_n or_o peculiar_a function_n of_o separation_n of_o some_o heterogeneous_a part_n from_o the_o blood_n be_v vitiate_a which_o digestion_n of_o the_o spleen_n so_o promote_a the_o blood_n in_o its_o tincture_n and_o height_n of_o spirituosity_n wherewith_o the_o spleen_n enrich_v with_o that_o plenty_n and_o complication_n of_o artery_n seem_v to_o be_v destine_v to_o be_v no_o doubt_n thereby_o replete_a with_o a_o noble_a ferment_n which_o shall_v exalt_v and_o spiritualise_v the_o blood_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o chemical_a separation_n of_o some_o innate_a impurity_n restagnant_fw-la in_o the_o blood_n until_o it_o come_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o exalt_v digestive_a ferment_n of_o that_o part_n which_o to_o i_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o very_a proximate_a ferment_n of_o the_o blood_n before_o the_o convert_n thereof_o into_o those_o nimble_a spirituous_a part_n or_o animal_n spirit_n which_o float_n along_o the_o brain_n cerebel_n medulla_n spinalis_fw-la and_o so_o in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o nerve_n become_v liquor_n spermaticus_fw-la nervorum_fw-la the_o agent_n of_o all_o operation_n attributable_a to_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la 32._o i_o say_v this_o fermental_a digestion_n of_o the_o spleen_n become_v obstruct_v and_o vitiate_a by_o a_o coagulation_n of_o the_o foresay_a spurious_a acidity_n which_o consequent_o vitiate_a its_o next_o product_n the_o nimble_a animal_n spirit_n the_o very_a immediate_a corporeal_a organ_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o spirit_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o be_v the_o immediate_a corporeal_a reflect_a glass_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o it_o use_v for_o the_o receive_n and_o contemplate_v all_o visible_a object_n and_o be_v vitiate_a by_o such_o a_o obstructive_a coagulative_a salt_n in_o the_o spleen_n according_a to_o the_o strength_n and_o degree_n of_o the_o obstruent_fw-la be_v the_o blood_n pervert_v in_o its_o prolific_a offspring_n of_o animal_n spirit_n which_o become_v irregular_a and_o altogether_o erroneous_a thence_o make_v false_a representation_n of_o thing_n to_o the_o soul_n whence_o strange_a fanciful_a apprehension_n arise_v which_o excrementitious_a salt_n radicate_v in_o the_o spleen_n have_v common_o a_o flatus_fw-la concomitant_a which_o therefore_o be_v call_v flatus_fw-la hypochondraicus_fw-la 33._o not_o but_o that_o this_o disease_n may_v be_v insert_v in_o the_o very_a semnial_n of_o the_o natural_a constitution_n and_o as_o also_o some_o other_o become_v hereditary_a in_o who_o the_o ideae_fw-la demente_n cuduntur_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la viscere_fw-la splenis_fw-la vitiato_fw-la those_o madel_v fanciful_a impression_n or_o err_a apprehension_n be_v forge_v from_o the_o disturb_a oeconomy_n of_o the_o spleen_n vitiate_a those_o animal_n spirit_n which_o lodge_v in_o the_o brain_n or_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la here_o these_o extravagant_a and_o erratic_a idea_n feign_v to_o themselves_o strange_a pain_n in_o a_o moment_n make_v quick_a and_o speedy_a transit_n be_v always_o upon_o the_o wheel_n of_o uncertainty_n 34._o but_o now_o at_o length_n return_v to_o view_v the_o doctor_n quality_n methinks_v they_o begin_v to_o play_v least_o in_o sight_n and_o
be_v strong_o fire_v become_v fix_v and_o be_v edulcorate_v by_o repeat_v distillation_n of_o rectify_a spirit_n of_o wine_n from_o it_o to_o ten_o time_n and_o then_o become_v sweet_a and_o be_v also_o call_v aurum_fw-la horizontale_fw-la of_o which_o he_o say_v omnem_fw-la san_z it_z febrem_fw-la unicâ_fw-la potione_fw-la hecticam_fw-la intra_fw-la lunae_fw-la decursum_fw-la ore-tenus_o enim_fw-la sumptus_fw-la curate_n carcinoma_fw-la lupum_fw-la &_o quodlibet_fw-la est_fw-la hominum_fw-la cacoethes_fw-mi ulcus_fw-la sive_fw-la externum_fw-la sive_fw-la internum_fw-la itemque_fw-la hydropem_fw-la asthma_n &_o morbum_fw-la quemcumque_fw-la chronicum_fw-la complete_a solus_fw-la desideria_fw-la medentum_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o physicis_fw-la quà m_fw-la chirurgicis_fw-la defectibus_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v certain_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v a_o panacea_fw-la in_o as_o much_o as_o according_a to_o what_o he_o affirm_v it_o cure_v all_o acute_a and_o chronic_a disease_n sed_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la esse_fw-la tam_fw-la disertos_fw-la 57_o i_o do_v not_o here_o pretend_v to_o it_o but_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o veracity_n of_o that_o noble_a philosopher_n who_o wrought_v thirty_o year_n in_o the_o search_n of_o nature_n choice_a secret_n who_o masterpiece_n be_v the_o liquor_n alkahest_n precipitatus_fw-la diaphoreticus_fw-la arcannm_fw-la corallinum_fw-la tinctura_fw-la lilii_fw-la sulphur_n vitrioli_fw-la metallus_fw-la masculus_fw-la elementum_fw-la lac_n perlarum_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n elixir_n proprietatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o which_o conspire_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o integrity_n of_o health_n though_o disturb_v from_o what_o occasional_a cause_n soever_o for_o the_o life_n or_o spiritus_fw-la impetum_fw-la faciens_fw-la be_v but_o one_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o disease_n into_o itself_o which_o according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o occasional_a cause_n become_v different_o affect_v and_o disturb_v whence_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o disease_n which_o by_o a_o high_o graduate_v medicine_n reach_v the_o very_a radical_a principle_n of_o this_o archaeus_n or_o regent_a spirit_n of_o life_n correct_v the_o enormity_n and_o irregularity_n thereof_o and_o by_o absterse_v the_o offend_a occasional_a cause_n restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a integrity_n vita_fw-la &_o vis_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la unica_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o caussis_fw-la alienis_fw-la degeneretur_fw-la tum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la serpens_fw-la saevit_fw-la in_o seipsum_fw-la &_o morborum_fw-la evadit_fw-la matrona_fw-la quâ_fw-la restitutâ_fw-la eadem_fw-la ut_fw-la antea_fw-la est_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la integritas_fw-la what_o noble_a effect_n these_o generous_a and_o universal_a remedy_n may_v have_v upon_o the_o vital_a archaeus_n in_o order_n to_o its_o restitution_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o malady_n may_v not_o uneasy_o be_v apprehend_v by_o those_o who_o do_v but_o see_v the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o substiture_n whether_o in_o chronical_a or_o acute_a disease_n sect_n 9_o 1._o thus_o have_v run_v through_o the_o disease_n or_o at_o least_o most_o of_o they_o to_o the_o cure_n of_o which_o the_o spa_n contribute_v little_a help_n now_o come_v we_o to_o those_o disease_n where_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o spa_n be_v most_o discernible_a viz._n the_o scurvy_a dropsy_n stone_n or_o strangury_n jaundice_n hypochondriac_a melancholy_n cachexia_n and_o woman_n disease_n proceed_v from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la all_o which_o fave_v that_o of_o the_o stone_n and_o woman_n disease_n as_o they_o have_v their_o first_o spring_n from_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n spleen_n and_o some_o next_o succeed_a digestion_n so_o they_o be_v thereby_o more_o capable_a of_o receive_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o spa_n which_o chief_o operate_v upon_o the_o stomach_n absterse_v the_o sordes_fw-la thereof_o whence_o it_o become_v very_o proper_a against_o frequent_a and_o immoderate_a vomit_n heartburning_n from_o a_o over-acidity_a grate_v upon_o the_o upper_a mouth_n thereof_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n from_o the_o like_a cause_n etc._n etc._n 2._o first_o as_o to_o the_o scurvy_a which_o disease_n at_o its_o full_a state_n though_o it_o ultimate_o vitiate_v the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n and_o bring_v on_o a_o cachexia_n yet_o the_o first_o seminary_n thereof_o be_v find_v in_o the_o stomach_n where_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n be_v not_o well_o concoct_v by_o the_o ferment_n thereof_o for_o no_o solitary_a heat_n but_o a_o ferment_n be_v the_o agent_n of_o concoction_n the_o first_o stone_n be_v there_o lay_v towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o scruvy_a this_o first_o alienation_n of_o the_o alimentary_a juice_n be_v not_o correct_v nor_o amend_v in_o the_o subsequent_a digestion_n come_v crude_o into_o the_o three_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n ready_a to_o receive_v the_o vital_a ferment_n in_o the_o heart_n which_o find_v many_o untameable_a hetrogeneity_n can_v sub_fw-la jugum_fw-la trahere_fw-la bring_v it_o into_o conformity_n whence_o the_o crasis_n of_o the_o blood_n become_v pervert_v from_o its_o sweet_a balsamic_a essence_n into_o a_o sourish_n saltish_a and_o at_o the_o height_n of_o the_o disease_n vapid_a liquor_n 3._o now_o the_o essurine_n alumenish_a salt_n of_o this_o spring_n do_v notable_o absterse_v the_o feculency_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o thereby_o strengthen_v the_o ferment_n thereof_o which_o to_o person_n who_o have_v not_o or_o if_o they_o have_v but_o in_o a_o remiss_a degree_n the_o water_n may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o prevent_v the_o disease_n and_o to_o those_o who_o have_v it_o in_o a_o intense_a degree_n it_o will_v abate_v the_o first_o spring_n or_o feed_v cause_n thereof_o and_o by_o the_o penetrate_a mineral_n salt_n in_o the_o water_n may_v insinuate_v the_o liman_n of_o the_o three_o digestion_n where_o especial_o if_o help_v by_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o restorative_n balsamic_a medicine_n it_o may_v in_o continuance_n of_o time_n overcome_v that_o dyscrasie_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o remove_v that_o which_o be_v superfluous_a may_v replenish_v the_o blood_n with_o its_o wont_a vital_a ferment_n and_o by_o dint_v the_o spurious_a saltness_n thereof_o may_v restore_v it_o to_o its_o primitive_a sweet_a balsamic_a nature_n 4._o the_o spa_n water_n together_o with_o the_o change_n of_o air_n be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o aforesaid_a purpose_n especial_o as_o i_o say_v if_o second_v by_o other_o penetrate_a medicine_n which_o have_v a_o power_n to_o dint_n the_o scorbutic_a ferment_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o tincture_n of_o antimony_n the_o right_a prepare_a spirit_n of_o salt_n the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o hartshorn_n the_o spirit_n of_o salt_n of_o tartar_n the_o volatile_a spirit_n of_o scurvygrass_n ens_fw-la veneris_fw-la all_o which_o as_o a_o balsamic_a condiment_n season_n the_o nutritive_a juice_n separate_v exotic_a heterogeneity_n therefrom_o by_o their_o proper_a emunctory_n sweeten_v the_o blood_n by_o renew_v its_o former_a volatile_a balsamic_a spirit_n and_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o pristine_a eucrasia_n which_o do_v the_o scorbutic_a product_n whether_o pain_n tumour_n ulcer_n sore_a and_o swell_a of_o the_o goom_n looseness_n of_o tooth_n and_o the_o like_a cease_v and_o the_o scurvy_a be_v cure_a 5._o second_o the_o dropsy_n may_v be_v help_v by_o the_o spa_n which_o to_o affirm_v though_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n it_o may_v seem_v unreasonable_a and_o contradictory_n because_o in_o this_o disease_n the_o blood_n be_v already_o too_o much_o dilute_v with_o a_o waterishness_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o efficient_a cause_n which_o be_v chief_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o the_o strangeness_n will_v be_v take_v away_o for_o although_o there_o be_v a_o real_a vitiate_a of_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o a_o aedust_a alkalizate_n sordes_fw-la impact_v in_o the_o tunicle_n thereof_o whence_o a_o feverishness_n and_o a_o press_a thirst_n constant_o attend_v dropsical_a person_n which_o fever_n be_v not_o primary_n but_o symptomatical_a 6._o i_o say_v though_o the_o groundwork_n of_o this_o as_o of_o most_o disease_n be_v in_o the_o stomach_n yet_o be_v the_o main_a cause_n a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a emunctory_a of_o the_o potable_a part_n of_o the_o nutritive_a juice_n whether_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n by_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n or_o by_o any_o other_o near_a passage_n to_o the_o reins_o if_o through_o the_o congestion_n of_o some_o mucous_a recrement_n the_o small_a vessel_n be_v obstruct_v as_o usual_o in_o this_o case_n happen_v then_o be_v the_o superfluous_a liquid_a latex_n ready_a for_o separation_n regurgitated_a either_o back_n into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n whence_o that_o species_n of_o the_o dropsy_n call_v anasarcasis_n which_o by_o the_o anastomasis_n of_o the_o vessel_n sometime_o let_v a_o part_n thereof_o fall_v into_o the_o leg_n swell_v they_o especial_o towards_o night_n and_o at_o other_o time_n swallow_v they_o up_o again_o into_o the_o former_a vessel_n and_o the_o leg_n become_v unswel_v again_o
7._o or_o else_o the_o liquid_a potable_n come_v by_o a_o short_a cut_n to_o the_o reins_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o obstruction_n flow_v back_o and_o be_v heap_v up_o between_o the_o omentum_fw-la and_o peritoneum_fw-la which_o stretch_v the_o membrane_n thereof_o bear_v up_o strong_o against_o the_o diaphragme_n thereby_o contract_v the_o cavity_n of_o the_o lung_n make_v the_o patient_a short-winded_a as_o common_o they_o be_v 8._o this_o congest_a potable_a latex_n accompany_v with_o a_o flatus_fw-la give_v be_v to_o a_o tympany_n and_o have_v no_o urinous_a salt_n in_o it_o as_o that_o have_v which_o be_v about_o separate_v from_o the_o blood_n and_o by_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o vein_n flow_v back_o again_o into_o the_o mass_n and_o therefore_o those_o who_o be_v tap_v for_o the_o dropsy_n let_v forth_o a_o almost_o insipid_a liquor_n so_o that_o water_n which_o pass_v from_o those_o who_o drink_v plentiful_o of_o the_o spa_n have_v no_o urinous_a salt_n and_o so_o neither_o tincture_n nor_o sapour_fw-la 9_o now_o the_o spa_n water_n do_v notable_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n first_o by_o loosen_v and_o dissolve_v the_o close_o sit_v sordes_fw-la and_o that_o through_o the_o dissolve_v power_n of_o the_o alumenish_a mineral_n salt_n which_o gradual_o attenuate_v and_o thin_n the_o viscous_a recrement_n of_o the_o stomach_n after_o which_o solution_n of_o the_o otherwise_o fix_a feculency_n of_o the_o stomach_n the_o plentiful_a gulp_v of_o the_o water_n do_v easy_o wash_v it_o away_o by_o stool_n beside_o which_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o the_o water_n acuate_v with_o its_o mineral_n essurine_n salt_n pass_v the_o short_a way_n to_o the_o reins_o i_o mean_v by_o those_o channel_n that_o great_a drinker_n of_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n have_v to_o convey_v away_o sudden_o the_o potulent_a part_n of_o what_o they_o take_v in_o to_o the_o reins_o whereby_o the_o penetrative_a power_n of_o the_o essurine_a salt_n which_o as_o a_o solvent_a in_o the_o water_n dissolve_v the_o coagulate_v matter_n open_v the_o obstruction_n and_o make_v free_a passage_n both_o for_o itself_o and_o for_o the_o exit_z of_o the_o restagnate_a latex_n which_o before_o float_v in_o the_o abdomen_fw-la and_z swell_v the_o belly_n 10._o that_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reins_o be_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o the_o essential_a cause_n of_o the_o super-abundant_a float_v of_o the_o potable_a part_n in_o the_o abdomen_fw-la be_v manifest_a because_o all_o dropsical_a person_n piss_v very_o little_a and_o that_o often_o with_o difficulty_n so_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v pass_v forth_o by_o urine_n through_o obstruction_n regurgitate_v back_o upon_o the_o bowel_n or_o else_o fill_v the_o bloody_a vessel_n with_o a_o dilate_v overplus_n latex_n whereas_o if_o the_o passage_n be_v open_a and_o the_o current_n keep_v clear_a all_o the_o superfluous_a watery_a part_n will_v be_v drein_v away_o by_o their_o natural_a and_o proper_a channel_n and_o so_o all_o will_v be_v well_o 11._o the_o spa_n therefore_o have_v its_o efficacy_n in_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n two_o way_n viz._n by_o absterse_v the_o sordes_fw-la of_o the_o digestion_n and_o by_o be_v a_o diuretic_n not_o to_o say_v that_o in_o some_o obstinate_a dropsy_n there_o may_v be_v a_o extravasated_a blood_n about_o the_o reins_o which_o may_v so_o irritate_fw-la the_o innate_a spirit_n of_o those_o part_n as_o to_o make_v a_o spontaneous_a occlusion_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o resist_v all_o medicine_n except_o the_o noble_a of_o chemical_a arcana_n 12._o those_o medicine_n which_o chief_o relate_v to_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n be_v as_o i_o say_v such_o as_o be_v abstersive_a and_o diuretic_n together_o with_o such_o as_o have_v a_o restorative_n astringency_n communicable_a to_o the_o debilitate_a membranous_a part_n of_o which_o sort_n be_v the_o lixivial_a salt_n of_o vegetable_n whether_o of_o broom_n juniper_n the_o vine_n wormwood_n or_o 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