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aloe_n myrrh_n with_o juice_n of_o wormwood_n and_o mint_n and_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o bull._n 7._o after_o he_o have_v take_v they_o he_o saint_n away_o and_o be_v gripe_v he_o void_v with_o his_o dung_n two_o black_a round_a worm_n and_o beyond_o hope_n recover_v of_o this_o grievous_a malady_n zacutus_fw-la lusitanus_n lib._n 2._o observe_v 34._o xlviii_o a_o convulsion_n happen_v in_o wintertime_n 1._o a_o exceed_a bold_a dutchman_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o winter_n go_v into_o the_o river_n contrary_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o stay_v therein_o half_a a_o hour_n after_o he_o come_v out_o his_o yard_n be_v so_o writhen_a and_o distend_v by_o way_n of_o convulsion_n that_o as_o often_o as_o he_o make_v water_n he_o piss_v in_o hâ—s_n own_o face_n unless_o he_o hold_v his_o hand_n at_o his_o navel_n to_o keep_v the_o urine_n off_o 2._o this_o disease_n arise_v from_o a_o external_a cause_n viz_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o water_n be_v in_o a_o month_n time_n cure_v without_o any_o remedy_n respect_v the_o whole_a body_n 3._o for_o after_o a_o fomentation_n make_v of_o a_o decoction_n of_o betony_n rue_n sage_n bazil_n penyroyal_a calamint_n staechas_n and_o rosemary_n and_o a_o lineament_n make_v of_o oil_n of_o aniseed_n of_o turpentine_n earthworm_n of_o fox_n castoreum_n rue_n with_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o strong_a wine_n his_o yard_n by_o little_a and_o little_o return_v to_o its_o former_a condition_n zacut._n lusitan_n prax._n admire_v lib._n 3._o obser_n 114._o xlix_o a_o convulsion_n in_o a_o young_a man_n from_o drink_v wine_n 1._o i_o shall_v recount_v a_o prety-conceited_n but_o yet_o a_o mortal_a story_n be_v send_v for_o some_o year_n ago_o to_o visit_v a_o master_n of_o a_o tavern_n or_o inn_n as_o i_o alight_v from_o my_o horse_n two_o scholar_n come_v and_o meet_v i_o very_o ingenious_a person_n both_o they_o know_v i_o be_v ready_a enough_o to_o speak_v yea_o very_a talkative_a but_o be_v benume_v in_o their_o 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doglike_a convulsion_n wherein_o the_o mouth_n be_v wrest_v aside_o but_o if_o the_o contraction_n of_o the_o say_v musculus_fw-la latus_fw-la be_v on_o both_o side_n it_o be_v call_v risus_fw-la sardonicus_n or_o a_o grin_n but_o there_o may_v be_v a_o wryness_n of_o the_o mouth_n without_o a_o convulsion_n which_o may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o one_o muscle_n which_o cause_v the_o muscle_n on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o draw_v the_o lip_n to_o the_o sound_a part_n whence_o come_v a_o distortion_n the_o convulsion_n of_o other_o part_n want_v proper_a name_n 8._o but_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o a_o convulsion_n as_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n and_o other_o derive_v from_o they_o say_v be_v from_o repletion_n and_o inanition_n viz_o fullness_n and_o emptiness_n this_o opinion_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o lute_n or_o harpstring_n which_o be_v common_o stretch_v out_o for_o say_v galen_n while_o the_o string_n be_v moist_a and_o fill_v with_o 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the_o same_o in_o both_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o consent_v to_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o as_o well_o extend_v the_o nerve_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o muscle_n where_o it_o have_v more_o liberty_n to_o play_v as_o well_o as_o it_o do_v the_o tendon_n and_o part_n adjacent_a to_o they_o in_o a_o joint_n where_o it_o have_v less_o liberty_n 13._o moreover_o for_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o he_o think_v may_v cause_v the_o convulsion_n he_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o much_o mistake_v it_o for_o many_o yea_o most_o thing_n which_o cause_n vehement_a extention_n will_v cause_v no_o convulsion_n at_o all_o and_o his_o parallel_n of_o the_o dropsy_n tympanites_n make_v vast_o more_o against_o than_o his_o argument_n will_v do_v for_o he_o for_o that_o in_o the_o tympanite_n where_o the_o extension_n be_v so_o eminent_o great_a and_o that_o among_o muscular_a and_o nervous_a part_n yet_o be_v there_o not_o the_o least_o 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origanum_fw-la rue_n of_o each_o half_n a_o pugil_n arabian_a staechas_n one_o pugil_n seed_n of_o siler_n montanus_n one_o dram_n and_o half_a carthamus_n seed_n one_o ounce_n colocynthis_fw-la one_o dram_n make_v a_o decoction_n in_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o water_n take_v of_o that_o decoction_n strain_v one_o pint_n in_o which_o dissolve_v electuar_n diaphenicum_n half_o a_o ounce_n hiera_n diacolycynthid_v 3_o dram_n oil_n of_o castor_n and_o rue_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n sal_fw-la gem_n one_o scruple_n mix_v they_o for_o a_o clyster_n 33._o if_o purge_v seem_v not_o sufficient_o to_o carry_v of_o the_o conjoin_v cause_n but_o that_o great_a quantity_n of_o gross_a and_o crude_a humour_n offend_v the_o head_n you_o must_v endeavour_v to_o evacuate_v they_o by_o masticatories_n gargarism_n errhine_n sternutatory_n and_o such_o like_a for_o that_o they_o draw_v forth_o pituiâ—â—_n we_o and_o watery_a humour_n and_o also_o both_o dry_a and_o alter_v and_o in_o a_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la percutiendo_fw-la in_o latin_a apoplexia_fw-la and_o in_o english_a the_o apoplexy_n a_o word_n denote_v percussion_n wherein_o after_o a_o wonderful_a and_o admirable_a manner_n the_o sick_a be_v strike_v dumb_a and_o senseless_a 2._o the_o definition_n est_fw-la omnium_fw-la corporis_fw-la partium_fw-la motus_fw-la ac_fw-la sensus_fw-la repentina_fw-la privatio_fw-la omniumque_fw-la animalium_fw-la functionum_fw-la interceptio_fw-la joel_n it_o be_v define_v by_o riolanus_n to_o be_v a_o abolition_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n with_o respiration_n hurt_n which_o at_o last_o bring_v snort_v and_o suffocation_n by_o reason_n of_o thick_a phlegm_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o funnel_n and_o obstruct_v the_o larynx_n or_o windpipe_n which_o do_v oftentimes_o and_o unexpected_o invade_v a_o man_n or_o follow_v some_o other_o sleepy_a disease_n all_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n but_o especial_o the_o four_o be_v obstruct_v wherein_o unless_o the_o matter_n 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quandoque_fw-la mortem_fw-la obeunt_fw-la sin_v reviviscunt_fw-la saepenumero_fw-la paralysi_fw-la universali_fw-la aut_fw-la hemiplegiâ_fw-la afficiuntur_fw-la the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n apoplexy_n denote_v percussion_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o stupendous_a quality_n of_o the_o distemper_n contain_v as_o it_o be_v something_o supernatural_a it_o be_v call_v a_o sideration_n or_o blast_v for_o those_o strike_v therewith_o be_v as_o it_o be_v planet-struck_a or_o strike_v with_o a_o invisible_a power_n fall_v sudden_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v deprive_v both_o of_o sense_n and_o motion_n and_o the_o whole_a animal_n function_n cease_v save_o that_o they_o breath_n they_o lie_v for_o a_o long_a season_n as_o if_o dead_a and_o sometime_o die_v indeed_o but_o if_o they_o revive_v they_o be_v many_o time_n take_v either_o with_o a_o universal_a palsy_n or_o else_o with_o a_o palsy_n of_o one_o side_n riverius_n say_v it_o be_v a_o most_o deep_a sleep_n and_o a_o total_a privation_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n breathe_v except_v wherein_o the_o sick_a neither_o open_v his_o eye_n answer_n nor_o feel_v when_o he_o be_v hurt_v breathe_v also_o with_o difficulty_n apoplexia_fw-la morbus_fw-la est_fw-la gravissimus_fw-la qui_fw-la primò_fw-la caput_fw-la obsidet_fw-la &_o protinus_fw-la ac_fw-la subitò_fw-la sensu_fw-la &_o motu_fw-la universum_fw-la corpus_fw-la private_a ita_fw-la ut_fw-la exitus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la animalis_fw-la a_o cerebro_fw-la prohibeatur_fw-la &_o vitalis_fw-la aditus_fw-la à _fw-la cord_n ad_fw-la cerebrum_fw-la praepediatur_fw-la à _fw-la percutiendo_fw-la nomen_fw-la habet_fw-la quôd_n qui_fw-la ea_fw-la laborent_fw-la veluti_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la percussi_fw-la videantur_fw-la avicenna_n apoplexiam_fw-la definit_a quod_fw-la sit_fw-la otiositas_fw-la sensus_fw-la &_o motus_fw-la per_fw-la interceptionem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sensitivi_fw-la &_o motivi_fw-la ab_fw-la oppilatione_fw-la ventriculorum_fw-la cerebri_fw-la the_o 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