vomitory_n which_o do_v only_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n and_o other_o which_o draw_v humour_n from_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o in_o sundry_a disease_n be_v more_o profitable_a than_o the_o former_a when_o therefore_o one_o have_v take_v a_o vomit_n let_v he_o not_o hasten_v as_o many_o do_v to_o the_o use_n of_o posset_n for_o by_o fill_v the_o stomach_n they_o do_v too_o soon_o stir_v up_o the_o work_n of_o the_o vomit_n which_o be_v thereby_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o stomach_n before_o it_o have_v diffuse_v its_o virtue_n into_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o so_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o attract_v the_o noxious_a humour_n and_o yet_o molest_v the_o stomach_n not_o a_o whit_n the_o less_o but_o let_v he_o rather_o rest_v awhile_o till_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o act_n and_o work_v twice_o or_o thrice_o without_o take_v any_o drink_n at_o all_o thus_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a that_o only_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v hurtful_a in_o the_o stomach_n and_o body_n shall_v be_v void_v out_o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o posset_n drink_v be_v not_o prescribe_v by_o physician_n that_o they_o may_v further_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o vomit_n vomit_n for_o what_o posset_n drink_n be_v prescribe_v in_o vomit_n for_o in_o the_o beginning_n they_o rather_o dull_a and_o diminish_v the_o strength_n and_o virtue_n of_o it_o but_o only_o to_o take_v away_o the_o irksomeness_n of_o vomit_v namely_o that_o the_o stomach_n may_v be_v more_o easy_o overwhelm_v for_o many_o time_n repletion_n alone_o do_v cause_n vomit_v otherwise_o it_o be_v better_a to_o take_v nothing_o at_o all_o that_o the_o physic_n not_o be_v alter_v by_o any_o mixture_n of_o meat_n or_o drink_n may_v draw_v nothing_o but_o the_o noxious_a humour_n into_o the_o stomach_n but_o perhaps_o some_o say_v that_o paulus_n and_o aetius_n two_o famous_a physician_n do_v prescribe_v a_o vomit_n after_o meat_n when_o there_o be_v a_o fever_n of_o a_o long_a durance_n and_o avicenne_n be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n speak_v of_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o impure_a tertian_n and_o know_v say_v he_o that_o nothing_o help_v they_o more_o than_o a_o vomit_n after_o meat_n 40._o canon_n 4._o tract_n â—_o cap._n 40._o galen_n likewise_o prescribe_v a_o vomit_n after_o meat_n but_o alexander_n trallianus_n blame_v he_o because_o it_o be_v better_a to_o provoke_v vomit_n before_o meat_n which_o be_v true_a for_o the_o forename_a reason_n for_o a_o vomit_n after_o meat_n purge_v the_o stomach_n only_o and_o the_o humour_n contain_v therein_o and_o not_o they_o which_o be_v in_o the_o vein_n unless_o with_o a_o very_a great_a force_v of_o nature_n i_o must_v needs_o confess_v therefore_o that_o the_o patient_a do_v vomit_v the_o easy_a after_o meat_n but_o with_o less_o commodity_n but_o if_o the_o sick_a be_v prone_a and_o apt_a to_o vomit_v it_o be_v better_a to_o provoke_v vomit_n fast_v and_o before_o meat_n or_o drink_n for_o so_o the_o physic_n draw_v the_o humour_n better_a out_o of_o the_o vein_n gentilis_fw-la and_o arâ—ularius_n two_o most_o excellent_a interpreter_n of_o avicenne_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o quartane_a fever_n if_o the_o patient_a vomit_n easy_o it_o may_v be_v administer_v before_o meat_n to_o draw_v melancholy_a from_o the_o spleen_n to_o the_o stomach_n but_o if_o it_o come_v difficult_o it_o be_v better_a to_o give_v it_o after_o meat_n that_o he_o may_v vomit_v the_o easy_a which_o may_v also_o be_v apply_v to_o drink_v take_v present_o after_o if_o therefore_o the_o vomit_n be_v prescribe_v only_o for_o empty_v the_o stomach_n from_o gross_a humour_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o first_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o at_o least_o present_o after_o but_o if_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v to_o be_v cleanse_v it_o must_v be_v take_v fast_v and_o the_o patient_n must_v not_o eat_v nor_o drink_v any_o thing_n after_o until_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o medicine_n bring_v into_o act_n have_v penetrate_v the_o whole_a body_n because_o immediate_o after_o the_o take_n of_o drink_n the_o attractive_a virtue_n of_o the_o remedy_n be_v dull_v therefore_o those_o posset_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v before_o the_o patient_a have_v vomit_v once_o or_o twice_o drink_v best_o to_o vomit_v once_o or_o twice_o before_o one_o take_v the_o posset_n drink_v but_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v take_v that_o the_o sick_a may_v vomit_v the_o easy_a and_o the_o gross_a humour_n be_v better_o dissolve_v and_o cast_v out_o the_o same_o have_v hartman_n a_o late_a chemical_a writer_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o crollius_n observe_v who_o forbid_v to_o drink_v immediate_o after_o the_o take_n of_o a_o vomit_n until_o the_o patient_a have_v vomit_v two_o or_o three_o time_n for_o otherwise_o it_o dull_v the_o force_n of_o the_o medicine_n but_o when_o the_o humour_n have_v be_v sufficient_o move_v he_o permit_v a_o good_a draught_n and_o in_o the_o end_n for_o to_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n and_o evacuate_v the_o relic_n chap._n xxiii_o that_o old_a man_n may_v be_v blood_v without_o danger_n the_o common_a people_n most_o common_o be_v dispose_v to_o thwart_v and_o contradict_v physician_n which_o as_o in_o many_o other_o particular_n may_v be_v see_v in_o this_o that_o if_o one_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o fever_n wherein_o it_o be_v profitable_a yea_o necessary_a to_o let_v blood_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o excuse_v decline_v age_n as_o not_o able_a to_o endure_v this_o remedy_n and_o this_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v of_o some_o not_o fifty_o year_n old_a and_o otherwise_o very_o strong_a and_o vigorous_a indeed_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o all_o remedy_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_a aught_o especial_o to_o be_v regard_v insomuch_o as_o if_o it_o be_v defective_a we_o must_v withhold_v strong_a remedy_n even_o from_o a_o boy_n or_o a_o young_a man_n but_o because_o there_o be_v not_o the_o same_o duration_n and_o continuance_n of_o strength_n in_o all_o but_o some_o at_o threescore_o and_o ten_o be_v more_o cheerful_a and_o vigorous_a than_o other_o at_o fifty_o the_o physician_n regard_v not_o so_o much_o the_o number_n of_o year_n strength_n physician_n regard_v not_o the_o number_n of_o year_n but_o strength_n as_o the_o strength_n and_o vigour_n of_o the_o sick_a therefore_o if_o a_o strong_a old_a man_n be_v trouble_v with_o the_o pleurisy_n inflammation_n of_o the_o lung_n burn_a fever_n or_o other_o such_o disease_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v let_v blood_n for_o these_o disease_n can_v scarce_o be_v cure_v without_o this_o remedy_n but_o if_o the_o sick_a have_v not_o strength_n to_o endure_v the_o remedy_n he_o must_v of_o necessity_n perish_v and_o so_o all_o disease_n in_o old_a man_n shall_v be_v mortal_a galen_n himself_o in_o his_o book_n of_o phlebotomy_n prescribe_v blood_v for_o old_a man_n of_o threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n and_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v a_o man_n threescore_o and_o thirteen_o year_n old_a who_o be_v let_v blood_n four_o time_n within_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n and_o have_v thirty_o ounce_n of_o blood_n at_o the_o least_o take_v from_o he_o rhazes_n also_o do_v let_v blood_n in_o a_o decrepit_a old_a man_n which_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o grievous_a pleurisy_n therefore_o age_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o number_n of_o year_n but_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_a which_o if_o it_o be_v vigorous_a in_o very_o old_a man_n why_o shall_v remedy_n necessary_a for_o their_o disease_n be_v deny_v they_o it_o be_v indeed_o certain_a that_o every_o old_a man_n be_v weak_a than_o when_o he_o be_v young_a and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v let_v blood_n more_o spare_o than_a if_o he_o be_v yet_o young_a neverthesse_n it_n may_v be_v that_o if_o he_o be_v compare_v to_o another_o young_a man_n he_o will_v be_v find_v strong_a than_o he_o and_o more_o able_a to_o endure_v physic_n there_o be_v then_o no_o age_n except_o decrepit_a old_a age_n but_o it_o may_v endure_v some_o evacuation_n now_o decrepit_a old_a age_n because_o it_o have_v but_o little_a blood_n and_o very_o many_o raw_a humour_n be_v unfit_a for_o this_o remedy_n but_o the_o other_o age_n that_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o have_v their_o degree_n of_o strength_n and_o therefore_o do_v admit_v of_o some_o sort_n of_o evacuation_n this_o do_v cornelius_n celsus_n teach_v very_o well_o 10._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o it_o be_v no_o matter_n say_v he_o what_o the_o age_n be_v or_o what_o be_v within_o the_o body_n but_o what_o the_o strength_n be_v see_v then_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o doubt_v of_o among_o physician_n the_o sick_a ought_v not_o to_o gainsay_v if_o at_o any_o time_n a_o physician_n command_v
it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o now_o surgery_n do_v challenge_v unto_o itself_o five_o kind_n of_o disease_n to_o wit_n tumor_n beside_o nature_n wound_n ulcer_n dislocation_n and_o fracture_n whereof_o the_o three_o first_o in_o proper_a right_n belong_v to_o a_o physical_a consideration_n and_o in_o they_o a_o formal_a method_n of_o cure_v be_v very_o conspicuous_a therefore_o galen_n begin_v his_o method_n of_o heal_v with_o the_o cure_n of_o ulcer_n and_o end_v it_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o tumor_n and_o although_o in_o time_n past_o surgeon_n be_v different_a from_o physician_n yet_o they_o do_v never_o vindicate_v to_o themselves_o these_o part_n of_o physic_n that_o they_o do_v belong_v to_o a_o physical_a notion_n it_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o these_o disease_n do_v not_o only_o happen_v to_o the_o external_a but_o to_o the_o internal_a part_n likewise_o tumor_n beside_o nature_n of_o all_o sort_n may_v be_v in_o the_o internal_a part_n the_o frenzy_n be_v a_o phlegman_n or_o erysipelas_n of_o the_o brain_n the_o pleurisy_n be_v a_o phlegman_n or_o erysipelas_n of_o the_o membrane_n that_o cover_v the_o rib_n as_o also_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n may_v be_v trouble_v with_o a_o phlegman_n erysipelas_n or_o a_o schyrrou_n tumour_n in_o like_a manner_n ulcer_n of_o all_o sort_n do_v happen_v in_o all_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n among_o which_o notable_a be_v that_o in_o the_o breast_n which_o we_o call_v the_o consumption_n they_o that_o have_v write_v tractate_v of_o surgery_n do_v treat_v of_o ulcer_n and_o tumor_n without_o the_o determination_n of_o any_o part_n now_o if_o a_o physician_n know_v not_o the_o general_a way_n of_o cure_v ulcer_n and_o tumor_n nor_o their_o difference_n cause_n sign_n and_o prognostic_n how_o shall_v he_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v those_o that_o arise_v in_o the_o inward_a part_n it_o be_v needful_a then_o that_o he_o know_v those_o thing_n but_o if_o he_o know_v they_o &_o that_o better_a many_o time_n than_o the_o surgeon_n himself_o surgery_n not_o improper_a for_o a_o physician_n to_o practice_v surgery_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o learning_n which_o now_o a_o day_n be_v not_o desire_v in_o a_o surgeon_n why_o shall_v he_o not_o practice_v surgery_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o he_o do_v physic_n to_o wit_n by_o prescribe_v not_o by_o apply_v remedy_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o whosoever_o have_v write_v any_o thing_n of_o surgery_n worthy_a of_o praise_n from_o hypocrates_n his_o time_n unto_o this_o our_o age_n have_v be_v always_o physician_n except_o a_o few_o late_a writer_n who_o have_v present_v nothing_o to_o we_o but_o what_o we_o have_v before_o yea_o a_o physician_n have_v need_v to_o be_v skilful_a in_o that_o part_n which_o concern_v chyrurgicall_a operation_n because_o without_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o physician_n the_o surgeon_n himself_o ought_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o those_o chyrurgicall_a operation_n as_o be_v usual_o observe_v in_o many_o country_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o some_o country_n no_o man_n do_v practice_v surgery_n but_o he_o that_o be_v doctor_n of_o physic_n which_o be_v a_o very_a good_a and_o laudable_a custom_n chap._n xi_o whether_o a_o physician_n may_v make_v up_o his_o own_o medicine_n or_o no._n furthermore_o a_o physician_n ought_v especial_o to_o be_v skilful_a in_o *_o pharmacie_n medicine_n the_o art_n of_o cure_v by_o medicine_n which_o consist_v in_o choice_n preparation_n and_o composition_n of_o simple_a medicament_n for_o now_o adays_o many_o of_o our_o apothecary_n be_v to_o seek_v in_o this_o point_n be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o operation_n that_o belong_v thereunto_o and_o yet_o be_v so_o bold_a that_o they_o dare_v practice_v physic_n because_o when_o they_o have_v serve_v their_o apprenticeship_n perhaps_o under_o a_o master_n ignorant_a enough_o too_o they_o think_v well_o of_o themselves_o and_o if_o they_o have_v reserve_v some_o of_o the_o physician_n bill_n they_o use_v they_o too_o bold_o but_o some_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n unbeseeming_a the_o dignity_n of_o a_o physician_n to_o prepare_v his_o medicine_n and_o that_o apothecary_n be_v therefore_o ordain_v by_o public_a authority_n that_o they_o may_v ease_v physician_n of_o that_o labour_n this_o custom_n have_v be_v in_o force_n ever_o since_o *_o galen_n time_n 3._o 7._o the_o med_a secundum_fw-la locos_fw-la cap._n 3._o and_o horace_n in_o his_o satyr_n make_v mention_v of_o pamphilus_n a_o apothecary_n ejusdem_fw-la â—_o ejusdem_fw-la the_o same_o *_o galen_n do_v distinguish_v a_o physician_n from_o herbarist_n such_o as_o let_v blood_n those_o that_o make_v or_o sell_v sweet_a ointment_n and_o other_o who_o he_o call_v a_o physician_n servant_n nevertheless_o that_o in_o time_n past_o physician_n have_v compound_v their_o own_o medicine_n the_o history_n of_o philip_n king_n alexander_n physician_n do_v sufficient_o manifest_a galen_n himself_o make_v a_o triacle_n pachius_fw-la a_o *_o hiera_n medicine_n a_o purge_a medicine_n horatius_n augenius_n do_v high_o commend_v that_o physician_n which_o make_v up_o his_o own_o medicament_n plantius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o fernel_n report_n that_o that_o great_a physician_n be_v wont_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o compound_v his_o remedy_n therefore_o i_o think_v time_n and_o place_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v for_o galen_n do_v not_o compound_v at_o rome_n because_o there_o be_v there_o workman_n for_o that_o purpose_n only_o at_o pergamus_n he_o do_v for_o whereas_o at_o first_o of_o old_a physician_n do_v perform_v both_o themselves_o at_o length_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o patient_n they_o leave_v that_o care_n to_o their_o servant_n as_o now_o adays_o apothecary_n do_v commit_v it_o to_o their_o servant_n and_o apprentice_n and_o so_o by_o little_a and_o little_a it_o become_v a_o profession_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n yet_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o physician_n when_o they_o please_v may_v prepare_v their_o own_o remedy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o unbeseeming_a a_o physician_n medicine_n physician_n may_v make_v up_o their_o own_o medicine_n not_o only_o the_o forename_a example_n but_o even_o reason_n itself_o do_v illustrate_v for_o remedy_n do_v cure_v without_o a_o physician_n but_o not_o a_o physician_n without_o remedy_n therefore_o the_o nature_n of_o remedy_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o physician_n wherefore_o it_o be_v no_o disgrace_n for_o the_o physician_n who_o be_v only_o a_o minister_n of_o nature_n to_o prepare_v and_o compound_v they_o but_o because_o something_o must_v be_v yield_v to_o place_n and_o custom_n which_o have_v difference_v apothecary_n from_o physician_n the_o physician_n will_v have_v nothing_o for_o sale_n but_o he_o may_v compound_v some_o special_a medicine_n for_o himself_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o honest_a and_o diligent_a apothecary_n chap._n xii_o of_o they_o that_o be_v think_v to_o have_v some_o secret_n now_o because_o nothing_o be_v perfect_a in_o every_o respect_n it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o common_a remedy_n and_o they_o perhaps_o ridiculous_a one_o may_v be_v extol_v by_o many_o for_o great_a secret_n which_o they_o will_v reveal_v to_o no_o man_n and_o wise_o do_v too_o because_o they_o have_v nothing_o that_o be_v worthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o secret_a therefore_o let_v we_o say_v something_o of_o these_o secret_n for_o they_o that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o have_v they_o may_v easy_o obtrude_v they_o upon_o the_o people_n and_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v lay_v claim_n to_o a_o common_a remedy_n know_v to_o all_o as_o proper_a to_o himself_o he_o shall_v scarce_o be_v convict_v of_o a_o lie_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v disease_n 3_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n that_o there_o be_v necessary_a unto_o a_o cure_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o method_n of_o heal_a and_o the_o use_n of_o indication_n without_o which_o no_o remedy_n can_v be_v apply_v for_o remedy_n be_v the_o finger_n of_o god_n but_o as_o a_o sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mad_a man_n they_o be_v good_a indeed_o to_o he_o that_o use_v they_o aright_o but_o dangerous_a be_v administer_v by_o he_o that_o neither_o know_v well_o the_o disease_n nor_o the_o method_n of_o cure_v second_o the_o disease_n be_v find_v out_o the_o physician_n ought_v to_o know_v the_o matter_n of_o remedy_n and_o the_o method_n of_o compound_v that_o he_o may_v answer_v the_o indication_n if_o he_o know_v well_o these_o 4_o thing_n the_o disease_n the_o method_n of_o cure_v the_o matter_n of_o remedy_n and_o manner_n of_o compound_v he_o need_v not_o these_o secret_n for_o he_o be_v able_a to_o prescribe_v as_o good_a remedy_n yea_o perhaps_o better_o than_o those_o secret_n be_v which_o be_v so_o high_o boast_v of_o i_o have_v read_v a_o story_n of_o gapivaccius_n in_o
i_o can_v find_v by_o urine_n alone_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o a_o woman_n conception_n nor_o of_o the_o epilepsy_n nor_o of_o a_o quartane_a fever_n for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o deceitful_a and_o equivocal_a messenger_n which_o thing_n indeed_o do_v very_o much_o agree_v with_o our_o time_n i_o have_v often_o see_v that_o opinion_n which_o by_o the_o urine_n the_o physician_n have_v declare_v to_o have_v be_v change_v when_o he_o see_v the_o sick_a party_n and_o which_o be_v more_o many_o simple_a fellow_n that_o impudent_o meddle_v with_o physic_n be_v call_v to_o the_o patient_a by_o who_o urine_n they_o have_v before_o full_o explain_v the_o disease_n not_o only_o to_o have_v change_v their_o opinion_n but_o to_o become_v less_o able_a to_o judge_v at_o all_o of_o the_o disease_n although_o they_o have_v both_o the_o patient_n and_o his_o urine_n before_o their_o face_n five_o the_o urine_n be_v alter_v by_o meat_n drink_n exercise_n air_n sleep_n wash_v and_o divers_a other_o 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say_v he_o in_o the_o afore_o cite_v place_n what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o urine_n make_v nothing_o to_o a_o judgement_n of_o the_o frenzy_n yet_o they_o do_v conduce_v to_o the_o discern_a whether_o the_o sick_a be_v in_o any_o great_a danger_n or_o no._n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o disease_n it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o consider_v the_o urine_n that_o the_o danger_n may_v be_v discern_v galen_n teach_v in_o many_o place_n that_o the_o excrement_n be_v sign_n of_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o of_o the_o disease_n as_o that_o the_o dejection_n be_v sign_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o spirtle_n of_o the_o breast_n snot_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o urine_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o vein_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o be_v sign_n of_o the_o concoction_n which_o be_v make_v in_o those_o part_n but_o seldom_o of_o the_o disease_n themselves_o therefore_o urine_n can_v show_v forth_o all_o disease_n as_o for_o example_n the_o pleurisy_n be_v know_v by_o a_o pain_n of_o the_o side_n a_o fever_n a_o hard_a pulse_n difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o cough_n without_o the_o urine_n and_o spittle_n for_o if_o these_o come_v likewise_o they_o show_v the_o cause_n and_o prognostic_n of_o the_o disease_n already_o know_v by_o other_o sign_n for_o though_o the_o pleurisy_n and_o frenzy_n can_v be_v know_v by_o urine_n yet_o if_o the_o urine_n appear_v very_o much_o change_v it_o be_v a_o ill_a sign_n for_o it_o hetoken_v a_o distemperature_n not_o only_o of_o the_o vital_a and_o animal_n but_o of_o the_o natural_a part_n also_o and_o when_o many_o part_n be_v out_o of_o frame_n the_o sick_a lie_n in_o so_o much_o the_o more_o danger_n moreover_o sometime_o the_o urine_n show_v whether_o the_o disease_n be_v join_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o no_o for_o galen_n teach_v that_o in_o the_o affect_v of_o the_o belly_n 7._o 2._o de_fw-fr cris_n cap._n 7._o if_o they_o be_v without_o a_o fever_n only_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o belly_n be_v to_o be_v look_v into_o but_o if_o with_o a_o fever_n than_o the_o urine_n likewise_o not_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o disease_n itself_o but_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n what_o will_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o the_o disease_n already_o know_v chap._n ii_o that_o the_o sex_n and_o be_v with_o child_n can_v be_v discern_v by_o urine_n whereof_o a_o certain_a story_n they_o that_o bring_v urine_n to_o physician_n do_v often_o ask_v they_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n water_n and_o whether_o the_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n or_o no._n it_o be_v admirable_a to_o see_v how_o cunning_o some_o in_o this_o case_n deal_v with_o the_o people_n but_o that_o neither_o the_o sex_n nor_o graviditie_n can_v be_v discern_v i_o will_v demonstrate_v for_o although_o the_o urine_n of_o a_o young_a man_n and_o a_o old_a man_n of_o a_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n be_z different_z each_z from_o other_o yet_o that_o be_v only_o in_o colour_n and_o consistence_n which_o see_v they_o may_v be_v change_v by_o divers_a other_o cause_n it_o will_v not_o proper_o show_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n for_o a_o choleric_a woman_n after_o exercise_n and_o the_o use_n of_o hot_a meat_n will_v make_v high_o colour_v urine_n than_o a_o phlegmatic_a man_n moreover_o she_o which_o have_v a_o fever_n or_o some_o other_o disease_n without_o doubt_n change_v her_o urine_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n how_o shall_v he_o therefore_o that_o look_n into_o a_o urine_n discern_v the_o sex_n when_o he_o know_v not_o the_o temperature_n of_o they_o that_o make_v the_o urine_n therefore_o if_o a_o healthful_a man_n be_v compare_v with_o a_o healthful_a woman_n a_o choleric_a man_n with_o a_o choleric_a woman_n and_o a_o sick_a man_n with_o a_o sick_a woman_n
account_v thick_a and_o and_o trouble_a urine_n a_o good_a sign_n because_o the_o obstruction_n seem_v to_o be_v open_v and_o the_o humour_n that_o breed_v the_o disease_n to_o be_v evacuate_v this_o happen_v indeed_o sometime_o in_o the_o stone_n in_o critical_a evacuation_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o medicament_n crudity_n they_o betoken_v crudity_n but_o when_o such_o water_n be_v make_v without_o a_o diminution_n of_o the_o disease_n they_o argue_v a_o crude_a and_o stubborn_a disease_n and_o heat_n and_o crudity_n of_o humour_n for_o all_o concoction_n make_v clear_a urine_n but_o they_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o which_o be_v piss_v out_o trouble_v and_o continue_v so_o because_o of_o the_o very_a great_a agitation_n of_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o vein_n and_o the_o great_a conflict_n that_o nature_n have_v with_o the_o disease_n and_o as_o hypocrates_n observe_v they_o foretell_v the_o headache_n frenzy_n convulsion_n death_n epidem_fw-la 7._o epidem_fw-la polyphantus_n with_o such_o a_o urine_n be_v distract_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o die_v in_o a_o convulsion_n chap._n v._o that_o the_o consumption_n can_v be_v know_v by_o the_o urine_n it_o be_v a_o familiar_a thing_n also_o with_o many_o when_o they_o bring_v their_o water_n to_o physician_n to_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o think_v the_o sick_a party_n be_v in_o a_o consumption_n or_o no._n in_o which_o particular_a they_o err_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n first_o in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o distinguish_v the_o true_a consumption_n from_o other_o disease_n but_o call_v every_o waste_n of_o the_o body_n by_o what_o cause_n soever_o it_o come_v a_o consumption_n as_o we_o shall_v treat_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n second_o because_o neither_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o lung_n nor_o the_o hectic_a 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_o consumption_n can_v be_v know_v by_o by_o urine_n nor_o have_v galen_n and_o hypocrates_n take_v any_o sign_n of_o these_o disease_n from_o urine_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o no_o proper_a nor_o unseparable_a sign_n of_o a_o consumption_n can_v be_v draw_v either_o from_o the_o substance_n colour_n or_o content_n because_o urine_n be_v the_o whey_n of_o the_o humour_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vein_n therefore_o upon_o the_o diversity_n of_o humour_n the_o change_n of_o of_o urine_n do_v depend_v but_o in_o they_o that_o have_v the_o consumption_n the_o lung_n especial_o be_v affect_v and_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o hectics_n and_o not_o the_o humour_n we_o have_v say_v already_o that_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o lung_n be_v discern_v by_o spittle_n not_o by_o urine_n and_o though_o it_o be_v good_a to_o look_v into_o urine_n yet_o it_o help_v not_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o only_o to_o the_o prognostication_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o be_v like_a to_o ensue_v for_o if_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v naught_o it_o increase_v the_o danger_n but_o the_o arabian_n say_v that_o these_o urine_n be_v fat_a and_o oily_a who_o also_o many_o of_o our_o late_a writer_n do_v follow_v although_o they_o do_v not_o agree_v among_o themselves_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o grant_v that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o hectic_a nothing_o certain_a can_v be_v know_v by_o urine_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o the_o fatty_a humidity_n be_v consume_v such_o urine_n do_v appear_v as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v but_o alexander_n trallianus_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o fatty_a urine_n but_o thin_a and_o fiery_a and_o crude_a for_o in_o regard_n that_o concoction_n be_v make_v by_o the_o solid_a part_n if_o they_o be_v distemper_v the_o urine_n can_v be_v well_o concoct_v but_o be_v thin_a fiery_a and_o crude_a as_o in_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a distemper_n nevertheless_o from_o thence_o it_o can_v be_v conclude_v that_o a_o physician_n not_o see_v the_o sick_a can_v by_o urine_n know_v a_o hectic_a fever_n for_o such_o urine_n appear_v in_o other_o affect_v and_o may_v happen_v through_o divers_a 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swim_v above_o the_o urine_n as_o be_v usual_o find_v in_o cool_a broth_n moreover_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o much_o lie_n upon_o the_o back_n the_o fat_a of_o the_o kidney_n grow_v hot_a therewith_o and_o these_o two_o case_n be_v very_o ordinary_a and_o there_o be_v few_o that_o can_v observe_v such_o urine_n in_o themselves_o but_o those_o that_o come_v from_o cause_n preternatural_a do_v appear_v in_o malignant_a and_o burn_a fever_n which_o we_o call_v waste_v call_v melt_a or_o waste_v syntecticke_a fever_n seldom_o in_o a_o consumption_n and_o hectic_a in_o which_o no_o such_o melt_a do_v appear_v but_o the_o humour_n be_v waste_v by_o a_o insensible_a transpiration_n ult_n 10._o m_v cap._n ult_n hence_o galen_n put_v this_o difference_n betwixt_o syntecticke_a &_o hectic_a fever_n that_o in_o these_o what_o be_v waste_v be_v resolve_v in_o form_n of_o a_o vapour_n but_o in_o they_o it_o flow_v down_o into_o the_o belly_n for_o the_o heat_n of_o a_o hectic_a be_v but_o 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child_n or_o at_o least_o in_o such_o a_o long_a circuit_n the_o noxious_a part_n of_o its_o strength_n be_v lose_v but_o what_o if_o it_o shall_v attain_v to_o the_o child_n yet_o it_o can_v kill_v it_o if_o it_o be_v exhibit_v in_o a_o moderate_a quantity_n only_o the_o blood_n come_v unto_o the_o the_o child_n which_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o physic_n be_v purge_v from_o noxious_a humour_n also_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n the_o womb_n resist_v it_o much_o for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o infant_n for_o in_o they_o the_o retentive_a faculty_n be_v more_o busy_a than_o the_o expulsive_a this_o error_n second_o oppugnes_fw-la authority_n for_o hypocrates_n commend_v purge_v for_o woman_n with_o child_n from_o the_o four_o month_n till_o the_o seven_o woman_n with_o child_n may_v take_v physic_n if_o there_o be_v a_o ebullition_n of_o humour_n in_o they_o 1._o sect_n 4._o aph_n 1._o from_o the_o four_o month_n till_o the_o seven_o only_o they_o must_v be_v more_o gentle_o dealt_o withal_o than_o other_o but_o when_o the_o infant_n be_v young_a than_o this_o or_o elder_a it_o be_v best_o whole_o to_o abstain_v which_o if_o it_o be_v hypocrates_n his_o opinion_n notwithstanding_o the_o vehemency_n of_o his_o remedy_n be_v our_o purge_n more_o safe_a than_o the_o ancient_n be_v much_o more_o be_v it_o true_a of_o we_o which_o be_v far_o more_o gentle_a for_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o we_o again_o experience_n testify_v that_o the_o child_n can_v be_v so_o easy_o expel_v by_o the_o use_n of_o physic_n epid._n 7._o epid._n as_o the_o history_n of_o harpalaus_n his_o sister_n manifest_v who_o be_v four_a month_n go_v with_o child_n and_o sick_a of_o a_o dropsy_n and_o asthma_n the_o infant_n be_v so_o weak_a that_o it_o have_v not_o stir_v of_o a_o long_a time_n take_v aethiopian_a cumin_n with_o honey_n and_o wine_n which_o though_o it_o be_v exceed_o bitter_a diuretic_n and_o therefore_o of_o great_a force_n to_o provoke_v the_o flower_n yet_o be_v discreet_o use_v do_v her_o good_a and_o neither_o hurt_n the_o child_n nor_o provoke_v her_o flower_n intimate_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o child_n be_v not_o always_o kill_v by_o take_v physic_n unless_o the_o physic_n be_v very_o strong_a and_o constant_o use_v there_o be_v a_o notable_a story_n out_o of_o avenzoar_n whereof_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n in_o another_o place_n who_o not_o know_v that_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n do_v administer_v unto_o she_o exceed_v strong_a physic_n and_o yet_o the_o child_n be_v not_o hurt_v thereby_o i_o will_v say_v he_o relate_v what_o befall_v i_o while_o i_o be_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o haly_n my_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o and_o she_o be_v trouble_v with_o
that_o there_o be_v no_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o hand_n because_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a reason_n of_o sympathy_n sympathy_n a_o threefold_a reason_n of_o sympathy_n first_o of_o vicinity_n the_o second_o of_o familiarity_n of_o function_n the_o three_o by_o communion_n of_o vessel_n which_o thing_n we_o may_v apply_v to_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o hand_n for_o betwixt_o they_o there_o be_v no_o vicinity_n or_o nearness_n in_o regard_n of_o situation_n no_o familiarity_n of_o function_n if_o there_o be_v any_o sympathy_n it_o must_v be_v of_o the_o three_o kind_n to_o wit_n by_o communion_n of_o vessel_n but_o the_o vessel_n that_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o liver_n be_v not_o carry_v to_o the_o hand_n alone_o but_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n in_o the_o hand_n beside_o the_o vein_n there_o be_v artery_n which_o convey_v to_o they_o a_o great_a heat_n from_o the_o heart_n therefore_o from_o the_o hand_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v infer_v rather_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n then_o of_o the_o heart_n beside_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v perpetual_a or_o at_o least_o of_o long_a continuance_n but_o that_o heat_n of_o the_o hand_n be_v fugitive_n 4._o 6._o epid._n sect._n 2._o text_n 32._o fen._n 13._o lib._n 3._o tract_n 1._o cap._n 3._o 4._o colliget_fw-la cap_n 4._o often_o go_v and_o come_v again_o again_o other_o author_n attribute_v it_o to_o the_o spleen_n to_o wit_n if_o the_o spleen_n tend_v upward_o but_o if_o it_o incline_v downward_o the_o low_a part_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hot_a *_o avicenne_v will_v have_v long_a finger_n to_o show_v the_o magnitude_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n but_o *_o averrhoe_n laugh_v at_o he_o and_o the_o man_n who_o thou_o know_v say_v that_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o finger_n betoken_v a_o little_a liver_n and_o herein_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o know_v not_o wherein_o the_o power_n of_o form_v do_v consist_v and_o consider_v not_o but_o in_o the_o part_n themselves_o but_o let_v he_o go_v with_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o averrhoe_n who_o believe_v not_o that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o temperature_n or_o conformation_n of_o the_o liver_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o hand_n see_v there_o be_v no_o more_o peculiar_a sympathy_n between_o these_o part_n than_o other_o therefore_o galen_n in_o art_n paruâ_fw-la when_o he_o explicate_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o hot_a liver_n omit_v that_o figne_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o hand_n as_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o greek_n aetius_n aegineta_n and_o other_o argenterius_fw-la in_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o forename_a place_n of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n blame_v galen_n for_o omit_v this_o sign_n but_o more_o right_o do_v other_o defend_v galen_n because_o that_o sign_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o the_o vain_a imagination_n of_o the_o vulgar_a for_o not_o only_o the_o hand_n but_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v necessary_o make_v hot_a neither_o be_v that_o heat_n of_o the_o hand_n permanent_a but_o unstable_a and_o uncertain_a chap._n xii_o of_o they_o that_o complain_v of_o a_o hot_a liver_n but_o a_o cold_a stomach_n it_o be_v a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a thing_n for_o many_o to_o complain_v of_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o coldness_n of_o the_o stomach_n because_o they_o feel_v wind_n and_o crudity_n in_o their_o stomach_n together_o with_o some_o run_a heat_n in_o the_o body_n as_o in_o the_o face_n hand_n and_o foot_n but_o these_o be_v to_o be_v admonish_v of_o some_o thing_n first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o stomach_n because_o it_o be_v a_o spermaticall_a part_n membranous_a and_o bloodless_a and_o white_a be_v of_o a_o cold_a temperament_n temperament_n the_o stomach_n be_v natural_o of_o a_o cold_a temperament_n but_o to_o think_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n can_v hurt_v it_o be_v a_o absurdity_n for_o galen_n write_v that_o it_o be_v fence_v about_o by_o nature_n on_o every_o side_n with_o hot_a entrail_n that_o it_o may_v more_o complete_o execute_v its_o function_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o the_o liver_n the_o spleen_n the_o caule_n and_o the_o gut_n colon_n and_o be_v encompass_v with_o they_o on_o every_o side_n that_o like_o a_o cauldron_n among_o a_o great_a many_o fire_v it_o may_v be_v make_v hot_a by_o they_o wherefore_o riolanus_n in_o his_o anthropographie_n do_v not_o think_v it_o a_o thing_n probable_a that_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n shall_v diminish_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o stomach_n but_o rather_o augment_v it_o second_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o forename_a symptom_n do_v often_o happen_v in_o they_o that_o be_v in_o health_n that_o have_v a_o hot_a temper_n of_o the_o bowel_n but_o use_v a_o ill_a diet_n for_o by_o too_o much_o drink_v either_o of_o wine_n and_o of_o ale_n and_o beer_n abundance_n of_o crudity_n in_o the_o belly_n do_v grow_v and_o swimming_n belching_n windiness_n and_o spitting_n do_v arise_v for_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n disease_n strong_a drink_n breed_v cold_a disease_n for_o cold_a affect_n to_o proceed_v from_o too_o much_o gullete_n even_o of_o hot_a drink_n which_o do_v not_o happen_v by_o a_o distemper_n of_o the_o part_n but_o through_o the_o fault_n of_o he_o that_o take_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o liver_n draw_v unto_o it_o the_o thin_a spirit_n of_o those_o drink_v whereby_o it_o be_v inflame_v and_o so_o distribute_v too_o hot_a blood_n to_o the_o whole_a body_n thence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o feel_v heat_n in_o the_o body_n and_o crudity_n in_o the_o stomach_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o so_o they_o false_o accuse_v the_o contrary_a distemper_n of_o the_o part_n not_o blame_v their_o own_o intemperance_n but_o if_o they_o will_v live_v sober_o and_o use_v moderate_a drink_n they_o shall_v experience_n no_o such_o matter_n three_o some_o be_v trouble_v with_o it_o although_o they_o live_v sober_o and_o such_o be_v hypocondriacke_a person_n who_o belly_n who_o they_o be_v the_o part_n contain_v in_o the_o belly_n hypocondre_n be_v hot_a and_o dry_a and_o obstruct_v which_o evil_a be_v very_o common_a in_o this_o country_n and_o it_o arise_v most_o common_o from_o the_o aforesaid_a cause_n namely_o a_o disorder_a diet_n but_o in_o they_o the_o stomach_n be_v not_o make_v cold_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o hot_a hypocondres_n but_o because_o many_o melancholy_a and_o flatulent_a humour_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o stomach_n which_o vitiate_v concoction_n whereupon_o they_o think_v they_o have_v a_o cold_a stomach_n than_o indeed_o they_o have_v thence_o it_o be_v that_o physician_n demand_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o hypocondriake_a person_n see_v they_o be_v oppress_v with_o a_o hot_a disease_n do_v nevertheless_o abound_v with_o wind_n and_o crudity_n the_o cause_n whereof_o although_o some_o physician_n refer_v to_o the_o cold_a stomach_n yet_o it_o be_v better_a as_o we_o have_v say_v to_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o corrupt_a humour_n weaken_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o stomach_n from_o whence_o proceed_v not_o only_o tart_a crudity_n which_o come_v from_o cold_a but_o also_o nidorous_a belching_n which_o do_v arise_v from_o heat_n especial_o if_o the_o party_n cat_fw-mi nidorous_a meat_n as_o fry_a egg_n and_o the_o like_a hence_o one_o say_v well_o that_o the_o symptom_n in_o a_o hypochondriake_a passion_n be_v many_o of_o they_o cold_a but_o the_o cause_n be_v hot_a chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o husband_n can_v breed_v his_o wife_n child_n among_o very_o many_o error_n this_o seem_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v laugh_v at_o that_o the_o husband_n be_v think_v to_o be_v sick_a and_o trouble_v with_o the_o same_o symptom_n wherewith_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v wont_a yea_o and_o many_o will_v have_v this_o thing_n to_o be_v confirm_v by_o experience_n i_o have_v a_o patient_a sick_a of_o a_o fever_n with_o a_o very_a high_a colour_a and_o trouble_a urine_n who_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v of_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o his_o sickness_n than_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o have_v read_v of_o it_o at_o any_o time_n nor_o hear_v it_o observe_v in_o any_o place_n but_o in_o england_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o first_o month_n of_o their_o conception_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v trouble_v with_o very_a many_o and_o sundry_a symptom_n especial_o they_o that_o be_v of_o cacochymick_a and_o impure_a body_n now_o they_o do_v usual_o arise_v from_o the_o retention_n of_o their_o flower_n for_o see_v nature_n be_v wont_a to_o use_v that_o flux_n not_o only_o for_o the_o purge_n out_o of_o superfluous_a blood_n but_o of_o corrupt_a and_o vicious_a humour_n also_o such_o blood_n be_v retent_a and_o keep_v in_o they_o be_v likewise_o retain_v