other_o time_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o purge_v more_o strong_o he_o take_v the_o flower_n of_o copper_n and_o hellebore_n after_o that_o he_o shake_v the_o patient_n violent_o by_o the_o shoulder_n the_o better_a to_o loosen_v the_o pus_fw-la this_o remedy_n which_o be_v find_v in_o affectionibus_fw-la in_o de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la lib._n 2_o &_o de_fw-la internis_fw-la affectionibus_fw-la two_o place_n of_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v attribute_v by_o galen_n to_o the_o cnidien_n physician_n which_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o precedent_a book_n the_o physician_n of_o the_o succeed_a age_n have_v practise_v it_o no_o more_o whether_o they_o have_v no_o patient_n that_o will_v suffer_v it_o or_o whether_o they_o think_v it_o of_o no_o benefit_n which_o be_v most_o probable_a these_o ancient_a physician_n invent_v this_o remedy_n to_o raise_v a_o cough_n upon_o what_o they_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n by_o which_o the_o pus_fw-la can_v be_v natural_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr rat_n vict_v in_o acut_n concoction_n of_o the_o humour_n this_o be_v her_o first_o aim_n by_o mean_n of_o this_o coction_n she_o make_v herself_o mistress_n and_o bring_v we_o thing_n to_o a_o good_a crisis_n the_o humour_n be_v bring_v to_o this_o pass_n whatever_o be_v superfluous_a and_o hurtful_a empty_v itself_o present_o or_o at_o least_o it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o evacuate_v they_o by_o such_o mean_n as_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n or_o of_o the_o assistance_n which_o the_o physician_n give_v to_o nature_n upon_o these_o occasion_n what_o be_v superfluous_a be_v evacuate_v which_o be_v do_v either_o by_o bleed_v by_o stool_n by_o vomit_n by_o sweat_n by_o urine_n by_o tumour_n or_o abscess_n by_o scab_n 〈◊〉_d scab_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pimple_n spot_n and_o other_o thing_n nature_n easy_o reduce_v the_o rest_n to_o the_o condition_n they_o be_v in_o before_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o these_o evacuation_n be_v not_o look_v upon_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o true_a crisis_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o considerable_a quantity_n small_a discharge_v not_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o crisis_n on_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o nature_n be_v depress_v by_o the_o load_n of_o humour_n and_o that_o she_o let_v they_o go_v through_o weakness_n and_o continual_a irritation_n what_o come_v forth_o thus_o be_v crude_a because_o the_o distemper_n be_v yet_o too_o strong_a while_o thing_n remain_v so_o none_o but_o a_o bad_a or_o imperfect_a crisis_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v which_o signify_v that_o the_o distemper_n triumph_v or_o at_o least_o be_v of_o equal_a strength_n with_o nature_n which_o be_v attend_v by_o death_n or_o a_o prolongation_n of_o the_o disease_n during_o which_o nature_n often_o have_v leisure_n to_o attempt_v a_o new_a crisis_n more_o happy_a than_o the_o former_a after_o have_v make_v fresh_a effort_n to_o advance_v the_o concoction_n of_o the_o humour_n we_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o sign_n of_o concoction_n or_o crudity_n and_o some_o other_o mark_n of_o the_o crisis_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n what_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v observe_v here_o be_v that_o concoction_n can_v be_v make_v but_o in_o a_o certain_a term_n as_o every_o fruit_n have_v a_o limit_a time_n to_o ripen_v for_o he_o compare_v the_o humour_n which_o nature_n have_v digest_v to_o fruit_n come_v to_o maturity_n the_o time_n require_v for_o this_o depend_v upon_o the_o difference_n of_o distemper_n touch_v on_o in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n in_o those_o which_o hypocrates_n call_v very_o acute_a the_o digestion_n or_o crisis_n happen_v the_o four_o day_n and_o those_o which_o be_v only_o acute_a upon_o the_o seven_o or_o the_o eleven_o 2._o eleven_o aphor._n 23._o sect._n 2._o or_o the_o fourteen_o which_o be_v the_o long_a term_n that_o hypocrates_n allow_v in_o distemper_n that_o be_v real_o acute_a though_o in_o some_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o stretch_v to_o crisib_n to_o lib._n de_fw-fr crisib_n the_o twenty_o and_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n nay_o even_o to_o criâ—ie_n to_o de_n dieb_v criâ—ie_n the_o forty_o and_o sixti_v day_n all_o disease_n that_o exceed_v this_o latter_a term_n be_v count_v chronical_a and_o whereas_o in_o those_o that_o exceed_v fourteen_o or_o at_o most_o twenty_o day_n every_o hypocrates_n every_o to_o make_v this_o account_n come_v right_a the_o four_o day_n must_v be_v count_v twice_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o eâ—ry_a seven-night_n and_o twice_o also_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o we_o shall_v see_v the_o progression_n of_o these_o number_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o hypocrates_n four_o day_n be_v a_o critical_a day_n or_o at_o least_o a_o remarkable_a day_n by_o which_o they_o may_v judge_v whether_o the_o crisis_n upon_o the_o follow_a four_o day_n will_v be_v favourable_a or_o not_o in_o those_o which_o come_v from_o twenty_o to_o forty_o he_o reckon_v only_o the_o seventh_n and_o those_o that_o exceed_v forty_o he_o begin_v to_o reckon_v by_o twenty_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o progression_n follow_v which_o contain_v the_o day_n particular_o mark_v by_o hypocrates_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o four_o from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o the_o seven_o the_o eleven_o the_o fourteen_o the_o seventeen_o the_o twenty_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o the_o thirty_o four_o the_o forty_o the_o sixti_v the_o eighti_v the_o hundred_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o beyond_o which_o the_o number_n of_o day_n have_v no_o power_n over_o the_o crisis_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o general_a change_n of_o the_o season_n some_o determine_n about_o the_o equinox_n other_o about_o the_o solstice_n other_o about_o the_o rise_n or_o set_v of_o certain_a star_n or_o constellation_n or_o if_o number_n have_v yet_o any_o place_n they_o reckon_v by_o month_n or_o whole_a year_n so_o hypocrates_n will_v have_v it_o that_o certain_a disease_n in_o child_n be_v 3_o be_v aphorism_n 28._o sect._n 3_o judge_v in_o the_o seven_o month_n after_o their_o birth_n other_o in_o their_o seven_o or_o even_o their_o fourteen_o year_n i_o have_v yet_o one_o observation_n to_o make_v concern_v the_o twenty_o and_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n that_o both_o of_o they_o be_v equal_o set_v down_o as_o critical_a day_n in_o different_a place_n etc._n place_n lib._n de_fw-fr cris_n de_fw-fr diâ—b_n crit._n apho._n 36._o sect._n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n the_o reason_n which_o he_o give_v in_o one_o of_o these_o place_n why_o he_o prefer_v the_o former_a of_o these_o day_n before_o the_o latter_a which_o will_v make_v up_o their_o account_n the_o three_o septenaries_n complete_a be_v because_o that_o the_o day_n of_o sickness_n ought_v not_o to_o â—e_v reckon_v entire_a septimest_n entire_a lib._n de_fw-fr partu_fw-la septimest_n the_o year_n and_o month_n be_v not_o compose_v of_o entire_a day_n nevertheless_o this_o reason_n do_v not_o hinder_v he_o from_o put_v down_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o day_n for_o the_o true_a critical_a day_n as_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o odd_a day_n to_o which_o he_o appear_v so_o strange_o affect_v in_o the_o case_n of_o crisis_n that_o he_o say_v in_o one_o of_o his_o aphorism_n that_o the_o sweat_n that_o come_v upon_o the_o 3d_o the_o 5_o the_o seven_o the_o 9th_o the_o 11_o the_o 14_o the_o 17_o the_o 21th_o the_o 27_o the_o 31th_o or_o 34th_o day_n be_v beneficial_a but_o those_o that_o come_v upon_o other_o day_n signify_v that_o the_o sick_a shall_v be_v bring_v very_o low_a that_o his_o disease_n shall_v be_v very_o tedious_a and_o he_o subject_a to_o relapse_n he_o say_v further_a express_o in_o another_o aphorism_n 4._o aphorism_n aphorism_n 61._o sect._n 4._o that_o the_o fever_n which_o leave_v the_o sick_a upon_o any_o but_o a_o odd_a day_n be_v usual_o apt_a to_o relapse_n galen_n explain_v this_o passage_n pretend_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v a_o critical_a day_n instead_o of_o a_o odd_a day_n but_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o needless_a trouble_n the_o same_o thing_n occur_v in_o divers_a place_n as_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o epidemic_o where_o there_o be_v a_o passage_n parallel_v to_o the_o aforecited_a and_o another_o which_o say_v that_o those_o that_o die_v die_v of_o necessity_n upon_o a_o odd_a day_n if_o the_o distemper_n be_v long_o upon_o a_o odd_a month_n or_o year_n more_o of_o this_o subject_n may_v be_v find_v in_o his_o four_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la where_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o odd_a day_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o world_n so_o that_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o this_o book_n be_v not_o hippocratesâ—s_n
down_o the_o torrent_n with_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o neither_o his_o reason_n or_o his_o observation_n nor_o his_o remedy_n have_v the_o least_o mixture_n of_o this_o weakness_n so_o common_a in_o those_o time_n and_o yet_o common_a still_o even_o among_o some_o physician_n we_o do_v see_v that_o his_o prognostic_n have_v any_o other_o foundation_n than_o from_o the_o pure_a nature_n of_o thing_n itâ—s_n true_a in_o his_o book_n of_o dream_n he_o talk_v of_o some_o sacrifice_n or_o ceremony_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v perform_v to_o some_o certain_a deity_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o dream_n we_o dream_v but_o these_o be_v only_a duty_n which_o religion_n necessary_o engage_v man_n to_o his_o good_a sense_n appear_v in_o another_o place_n particular_o when_o in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o solve_v dream_n by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v or_o do_v in_o the_o day_n time_n from_o whence_o he_o draw_v consequence_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o body_n according_a as_o it_o be_v charge_v with_o choler_n phlegm_n blood_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o bring_v in_o as_o the_o cause_n on_o which_o depend_v the_o difference_n of_o dream_n and_o the_o circumstance_n that_o accompany_v they_o we_o will_v speak_v one_o word_n more_o of_o the_o aversion_n he_o have_v to_o superstition_n in_o what_o relate_v to_o remedy_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o chapter_n of_o purgation_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o sort_n of_o disease_n that_o hypocrates_n know_v give_v name_n to_o or_o describe_v the_o particular_a disease_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o write_n of_o hypocrates_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o five_o different_a class_n the_o first_o be_v of_o distemper_n who_o name_n have_v be_v never_o change_v and_o that_o have_v be_v know_v ever_o since_o to_o the_o greek_a physician_n by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o sign_n as_o they_o be_v distinguish_v by_o this_o ancient_a physician_n this_o first_o class_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a and_o contain_v alone_o a_o much_o great_a number_n of_o distemper_n than_o the_o four_o follow_v put_v all_o together_o the_o second_o include_v those_o which_o have_v not_o preserve_v their_o name_n although_o they_o have_v be_v know_v and_o distinguish_v by_o the_o accident_n which_o hypocrates_n attribute_v to_o they_o i_o put_v in_o the_o three_o class_n some_o distemper_n which_o he_o give_v no_o name_n to_o but_o only_o a_o simple_a description_n of_o and_o in_o the_o four_o those_z that_o though_o they_o be_v name_v and_o describe_v exact_o in_o the_o work_n that_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v his_o yet_o notwithstanding_o have_v not_o be_v know_v since_o that_o time_n either_o by_o their_o name_n which_o be_v grow_v out_o of_o use_n or_o by_o the_o description_n the_o author_n give_v of_o they_o the_o five_o and_o last_o class_n be_v of_o those_o that_o have_v name_n which_o be_v no_o long_o know_v and_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n there_o be_v no_o description_n of_o so_o that_o we_o can_v speak_v almost_o nothing_o of_o they_o but_o by_o conjecture_n chap._n vi_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o first_o class_n or_o of_o those_o who_o greek_a name_n be_v preserve_v and_o have_v always_o continue_v very_o near_o the_o same_o we_o will_v rank_v every_o one_o of_o these_o disease_n in_o a_o alphabetical_a order_n according_a to_o their_o english_a name_n which_o be_v partly_o derive_v from_o the_o greek_a which_o we_o will_v put_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o page_n a_o 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abscess_n or_o aposthume_n 〈◊〉_d aposthume_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alphus_n a_o cutaneous_a distemper_n 〈◊〉_d distemper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alopecy_n a_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n when_o the_o hair_n fall_v off_o or_o be_v thin_a in_o several_a place_n disease_n place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o common_a name_n to_o the_o part_n and_o its_o disease_n almond_n disease_n of_o this_o part_n inflammation_n suppuration_n ulceration_n 〈◊〉_d ulceration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anus_fw-la the_o fall_v down_o relaxation_n or_o invertion_n of_o it_o vid._n hemorrhoid_v inflammation_n of_o the_o anus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d anus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ancyle_n or_o ancylosis_n a_o contraction_n of_o the_o joint_n 〈◊〉_d joint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aphony_n loss_n of_o voice_n 〈◊〉_d voice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apthae_fw-la ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n discase_n mouth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o this_o disease_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v strike_v five_o thunder_n strike_v and_o pleurisy_n hypocrates_n also_o confound_v sometime_o apoplexy_n with_o palsy_n where_o he_o give_v the_o first_o of_o these_o name_n to_o both_o discase_n apoplexy_n a_o sudden_a privation_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n appetite_n loss_n of_o appetite_n v._n loathe_v appetite_n deprauâ—d_v of_o those_o that_o eat_v earth_n and_o stone_n five_o colour_n and_o the_o distemper_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n 〈◊〉_d child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d afterbirth_n retain_v 〈◊〉_d retain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d asthma_n a_o sort_n of_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v v._o dispnea_n miscarry_v dispnea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o last_o word_n signify_v the_o action_n of_o miscarry_v abortion_n arm_n abortion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d weasel_n arms._n it_o be_v the_o name_n that_o hypocrates_n give_v to_o those_o that_o have_v such_o arm_n arm_n short_a and_o of_o a_o less_o proportion_n than_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v b_o back_v b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o last_o word_n signify_v also_o bunch_n back_v bounch-backed_a 〈◊〉_d bounch-backed_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d branchus_n a_o sort_n of_o a_o defluxion_n hoarseness_n disease_n hoarseness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o common_a name_n to_o the_o gland_n of_o the_o groin_n and_o their_o disease_n bubo_n swell_n of_o the_o gland_n in_o general_a and_o particular_o those_o of_o the_o groin_n brain_n inflame_v v._o inflammation_n brain_n gangrene_v v._o sphacclus_n brain_n move_v v._o commotion_n brain_n dropsical_a v._o dropsy_n 〈◊〉_d dropsy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bloodshot_a of_o the_o eye_n 〈◊〉_d eye_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dry_a bloodshot_a 〈◊〉_d bloodshot_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baldness_n corpulent_a baldness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d corpulent_a the_o body_n torpid_a or_o languid_a 〈◊〉_d languid_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blood_n vomit_v of_o blood_n great_a loss_n of_o blood_n by_o stool_n in_o a_o burn_a fever_n loss_n of_o blood_n v._o haemorrhage_n woman_n haemorrhage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barren_a woman_n barrenness_n v._o womb._n k_n the_o bladder_n close_v or_o stop_v v._o urine_n tubercule_fw-la of_o the_o bladder_n v._o tubercule_fw-la stone_n of_o the_o bladder_n v._o stone_n c_o 〈◊〉_d c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cachexy_n a_o ill_a habit_n of_o the_o fleshy_a part_n of_o the_o body_n cause_v by_o the_o corruption_n and_o abundance_n of_o humour_n 〈◊〉_d humour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cancer_n a_o sort_n of_o a_o tumour_n 〈◊〉_d tumour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o outward_a cancer_n 〈◊〉_d cancer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o inward_a cancer_n 〈◊〉_d cancer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o hereditary_a cancer_n or_o that_o be_v bear_v with_o one_o cancer_n of_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o other_o part_n a_o cancerous_a ulcer_n 〈◊〉_d ulcer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cardialgy_n pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n heart_n burn_v 〈◊〉_d burn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carie._n 〈◊〉_d carie._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carus_n a_o sort_n of_o a_o dead_a sleep_n and_o out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o raise_v the_o patient_n 〈◊〉_d patient_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cataphora_fw-it another_o sort_n of_o 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purgative_n coition_n be_v wholesome_a in_o hypocrates_n opinion_n provide_v you_o consult_v your_o strength_n and_o do_v not_o pursue_v it_o to_o a_o excess_n which_o he_o always_o find_v fault_n with_o upon_o all_o account_n and_o wouâ—d_v have_v it_o also_o avoid_v in_o relation_n to_o sleep_v and_o watch_v you_o find_v also_o in_o his_o write_n several_a remark_n concern_v good_a or_o bad_a air_n and_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a disposition_n of_o it_o do_v not_o depend_v sole_o on_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o climate_n but_o on_o the_o situation_n of_o every_o place_n in_o particular_a which_o in_o regard_n to_o this_o he_o careful_o examine_v into_o not_o to_o insinuate_v that_o you_o ought_v to_o be_v too_o scrupulous_a on_o this_o point_n or_o to_o oblige_v any_o one_o to_o quit_v his_o native_a country_n or_o the_o place_n where_o one_o fix_v to_o seek_v a_o better_a which_o will_v disturb_v society_n but_o to_o let_v the_o physician_n know_v 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also_o make_v this_o discovery_n themselves_o there_o be_v another_o aphorism_n which_o appear_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o precedent_a one_o it_o be_v that_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o distemper_n we_o ought_v to_o stir_v the_o humour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o purge_v what_o we_o think_v we_o ought_v to_o be_v stir_v this_o aphorism_n have_v give_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n to_o the_o physician_n of_o the_o succeed_a age_n who_o have_v endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v it_o with_o the_o first_o galen_n have_v get_v off_o from_o the_o matter_n on_o this_o occasion_n by_o explain_v the_o word_n to_o stir_v up_o to_o signify_v use_v all_o the_o remedy_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o patient_n among_o which_o he_o reckon_v particular_o bleed_v and_o purge_v so_o that_o the_o stir_v up_o which_o hypocrates_n advise_v in_o this_o aphorism_n in_o his_o opinion_n be_v perform_v by_o the_o first_o of_o these_o remedy_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o last_o that_o be_v to_o say_v purgation_n may_v be_v admit_v sometime_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o distemper_n but_o very_o rare_o but_o a_o three_o aphorism_n which_o explain_v that_o which_o we_o be_v go_v to_o quote_v appear_v contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o galen_n it_o be_v the_o twenty-fourth_a of_o the_o first_o section_n which_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v seldom_o to_o purge_v in_o acute_a distemper_n and_o do_v it_o in_o the_o beginning_n after_o have_v careful_o examine_v if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o galen_n salve_v the_o apparent_a contradiction_n between_o this_o aphorism_n and_o the_o first_o by_o say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o distemper_n that_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n that_o we_o ought_v always_o to_o wait_v the_o concoction_n before_o we_o purge_v but_o that_o in_o acute_a one_o we_o may_v do_v it_o at_o the_o beginning_n when_o the_o humour_n be_v turgid_a and_o he_o add_v that_o the_o case_n be_v rare_a it_o be_v wat_fw-mi oblige_v hypocrates_n to_o caution_n that_o you_o examine_v well_o into_o all_o thing_n on_o this_o occasion_n before_o you_o use_v this_o medicine_n it_o actual_o appear_v that_o hypocrates_n purge_v sometime_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o acute_a distemper_n and_o beside_o the_o aphorism_n we_o have_v just_a now_o read_v he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n in_o express_a term_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o purge_v at_o that_o time_n in_o fever_n when_o the_o urine_n of_o the_o patient_n be_v trouble_v but_o we_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o it_o if_o it_o be_v clear_a nevertheless_o we_o must_v agree_v that_o he_o do_v it_o rare_o as_o matter_n go_v that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v at_o the_o beginning_n that_o among_o a_o great_a number_n of_o person_n sick_a of_o these_o distemper_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o book_n we_o have_v quote_v he_o find_v but_o very_o few_o of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v purgative_n be_v at_o least_o a_o proof_n of_o it_o beside_o he_o give_v this_o important_a advertisement_n which_o have_v some_o relation_n with_o the_o first_o aphorism_n acut_fw-la aphorism_n de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la victus_fw-la in_o acut_fw-la that_o those_o that_o endeavour_n to_o take_v off_o inflammation_n in_o a_o part_n by_o purge_v remedy_n draw_v nothing_o from_o the_o part_n where_o the_o inflammation_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a tenseness_n of_o it_o and_o because_o the_o distemper_n be_v yet_o crude_a on_o the_o contrary_a it_o dissolve_v or_o corrupt_v that_o that_o remain_v find_v in_o the_o part_n and_o that_o hold_v out_o against_o the_o distemper_n we_o must_v also_o observe_v that_o hypocrates_n 2._o hypocrates_n aphor._n 9_o sect._n 2._o before_o he_o purge_v any_o one_o will_v have_v they_o make_v their_o body_n or_o their_o humour_n fluid_a that_o be_v that_o they_o will_v dilute_v they_o sufficient_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v more_o easy_o evacuate_v last_o he_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v to_o the_o choleric_a or_o in_o choleric_a distemper_n medicine_n to_o purge_v choler_n in_o phlegmatic_a those_o that_o purge_v phlegm_n in_o melancholic_a those_o that_o purge_v melancholy_a or_o black_a choler_n and_o in_o the_o dropsy_n in_o particular_a those_o that_o purge_v the_o water_n he_o add_v that_o we_o know_v if_o a_o purgative_n have_v draw_v from_o the_o body_n what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v evacuate_v according_a as_o we_o find_v ourselves_o well_o or_o ill_o upon_o it_o if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o well_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o medicine_n have_v effectual_o expel_v the_o humour_n that_o offend_v on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o be_v ill_a hypocrates_n pretend_v whatever_o quantity_n of_o humour_n be_v come_v away_o that_o the_o humour_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o illness_n be_v not_o not_o judge_v of_o the_o goodness_n or_o badness_n of_o a_o purge_n by_o the_o quantity_n of_o matter_n that_o be_v void_v by_o it_o but_o by_o their_o quality_n and_o the_o effect_n that_o follow_v after_o it_o vomitive_a it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o vomit_v from_o whence_o come_v the_o word_n emetic_n which_o signify_v vomitive_a vomit_v be_v also_o a_o manner_n of_o purgation_n which_o operate_v upward_o and_o draw_v up_o also_o further_a than_o from_o the_o stomach_n if_o it_o be_v a_o little_a strong_a we_o have_v see_v before_o what_o be_v the_o vomitives_n hypocrates_n prescribe_v by_o way_n of_o precaution_n to_o person_n in_o health_n in_o regard_n to_o the_o sick_a he_o advise_v they_o sometime_o the_o like_a when_o his_o intention_n be_v only_o to_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n but_o when_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o recall_v the_o humour_n from_o the_o most_o hide_a recess_n of_o the_o body_n he_o make_v use_v of_o brisk_a remedy_n and_o white_a hellebore_n which_o we_o place_v among_o the_o purgative_n be_v one_o
of_o those_o he_o use_v often_o for_o this_o effect_n particular_o he_o make_v the_o melancholy_a and_o primus_fw-la and_o de_fw-fr diaeta_fw-la libre_fw-la primus_fw-la mad_a folk_n take_v it_o and_o it_o be_v from_o the_o great_a use_n all_o the_o ancient_n make_v of_o this_o remedy_n in_o the_o like_a case_n that_o it_o be_v become_v a_o proverb_n to_o have_v need_n of_o hellebore_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v to_o have_v lose_v one_o sense_n he_o give_v it_o also_o in_o defluxion_n which_o come_v according_a to_o he_o from_o the_o brain_n and_o throw_v themselves_o on_o the_o nostril_n or_o ear_n or_o that_o fill_v the_o mouth_n with_o spital_n or_o that_o cause_n stubborn_a pain_n in_o the_o head_n or_o a_o weariness_n and_o a_o extraordinary_a heaviness_n or_o a_o weakness_n of_o the_o knee_n or_o a_o swell_a all_o over_o the_o body_n he_o give_v it_o also_o to_o affect_v to_o de_fw-fr morb_n lib._n 1._o &_o the_o intern_a affect_v consumptive_a person_n in_o broth_n make_v of_o lentil_o to_o those_o that_o be_v ill_o of_o the_o dropsy_n call_v leucophlegmatia_fw-la and_o in_o other_o chronical_a distemper_n but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o it_o in_o acute_a distemper_n unless_o in_o the_o 5._o the_o epidem_fw-la lib._n 5._o cholera_fw-la morbus_fw-la where_o he_o say_v he_o have_v use_v it_o with_o benefit_n though_o in_o this_o distemper_n they_o have_v vomit_v but_o too_o much_o already_o but_o in_o this_o case_n vomit_v be_v cure_v by_o a_o vomit_n some_o take_v this_o medicine_n fast_v but_o most_o take_v it_o after_o supper_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n we_o say_v be_v practise_v in_o regard_n to_o vomit_n that_o be_v order_v to_o be_v take_v by_o way_n of_o precaution_n the_o reason_n why_o he_o give_v this_o medicine_n most_o common_o after_o eat_v be_v that_o in_o mix_v with_o the_o victual_n it_o may_v loose_v a_o little_a of_o its_o acrimony_n and_o operate_v with_o less_o violence_n on_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o stomach_n he_o give_v also_o sometime_o of_o a_o plant_n call_v sesamoide_n with_o the_o same_o intention_n to_o cause_n vomit_v and_o sometime_o he_o mix_v it_o with_o hellebore_n last_o we_o ought_v to_o observe_v that_o he_o give_v in_o some_o certain_a case_n hellebore_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soft_a or_o sweet_a which_o have_v some_o relation_n to_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o remedy_n or_o to_o the_o quantity_n that_o he_o give_v of_o it_o which_o may_v be_v less_o on_o this_o last_o occasion_n when_o hypocrates_n have_v a_o mind_n simple_o to_o keep_v the_o body_n open_a or_o make_v a_o evacuation_n of_o the_o excrement_n contain_v in_o the_o intestine_n without_o draw_v from_o too_o far_o he_o make_v use_v of_o simple_n chief_o to_o produce_v this_o effect_n for_o example_n of_o the_o herb_n mercury_n or_o of_o cabbage_n the_o juice_n and_o decoction_n of_o which_o he_o order_v to_o be_v drink_v he_o use_v whey_n for_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o also_o cow_n or_o ass_n milk_n add_v a_o little_a salt_n to_o it_o and_o let_v it_o boil_v sometime_o or_o if_o he_o give_v asaph_n milk_n alone_o he_o cause_v so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o it_o to_o be_v take_v that_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n loosen_v the_o body_n he_o prescribe_v acutis_fw-la prescribe_v de_fw-fr ration_n victus_fw-la in_o acutis_fw-la in_o one_o place_n even_o sixteen_o hemine_n of_o it_o and_o every_o hemine_a contain_v nine_o italian_a ounce_n of_o liquor_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o this_o passage_n or_o not_o we_o find_v in_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o epidemical_a distemper_n a_o example_n of_o a_o young_a man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v nine_o hemine_n in_o two_o day_n which_o be_v much_o less_o we_o may_v also_o say_v that_o the_o time_n necessary_a to_o take_v this_o quantity_n of_o milk_n in_o be_v not_o specify_v in_o the_o first_o passage_n nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o understand_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o more_o than_o a_o day_n time_n as_o to_o what_o remain_v i_o know_v not_o whither_o when_o hypocrates_n make_v mention_n of_o certain_a demi-purgatives_a or_o of_o a_o manner_n of_o pleuritide_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subpurgare_o lib._n the_o vict_a ratione_fw-la in_o acutis_fw-la dum_fw-la de_fw-la pleuritide_n purge_v that_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n between_o clyster_n and_o purgative_n proper_o so_o call_v i_o know_v not_o say_v i_o whether_o he_o mean_v the_o juice_n of_o mercury_n of_o cabbage_n and_o other_o remedy_n we_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o or_o whether_o he_o have_v other_o medicine_n or_o last_o whether_o his_o ordinary_a purgative_n take_v in_o a_o less_o do_v will_v not_o produce_v this_o effect_n he_o make_v use_v also_o of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suppository_n and_o clyster_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o cleanse_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o be_v derive_v that_o of_o clyster_n signify_v in_o hypocrates_n the_o instrument_n with_o which_o they_o give_v the_o clyster_n clyster_n with_o the_o same_o intention_n to_o loosen_v the_o body_n suppository_n be_v compound_v of_o honey_n the_o juice_n of_o herb_n mercury_n of_o salt_n of_o nitre_n of_o powder_n of_o coloquintida_n and_o other_o sharp_a ingredient_n to_o irritate_fw-la the_o anus_fw-la which_o they_o put_v into_o a_o round_a form_n like_o a_o ball_n or_o round_o and_o long_o of_o the_o shape_n and_o length_n of_o a_o finger_n you_o have_v already_o see_v before_o what_o be_v the_o clyster_n which_o hypocrates_n prescribe_v to_o person_n in_o health_n those_o which_o he_o make_v up_o for_o the_o sick_a be_v sometime_o of_o the_o same_o composition_n at_o other_o time_n he_o take_v the_o decoction_n of_o blits_n or_o other_o simple_n in_o which_o he_o dissolve_v some_o nitre_n and_o honey_n and_o dilute_v it_o with_o oil_n or_o some_o other_o ingredient_n according_a as_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o attract_v to_o wash_v irritate_fw-la or_o soften_v or_o according_a to_o the_o distemper_n he_o have_v to_o engage_v withal_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o liquor_n come_v to_o about_o four_o hemine_n that_o be_v thirty_o six_o italian_a ounce_n which_o seem_v to_o make_v it_o plain_a and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o order_v it_o to_o be_v take_v all_o at_o once_o but_o at_o several_a time_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o purgation_n of_o the_o head_n and_o that_o of_o the_o lung_n in_o particular_a hippocrates_n also_o propose_v to_o himself_o sometime_o to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d purge_v the_o head_n alone_o he_o put_v in_o practice_n this_o remedy_n after_o he_o have_v purge_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o apoplexy_n in_o inveterate_a pain_n of_o the_o head_n in_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o jaundice_n in_o a_o consumption_n and_o in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o chronical_a distemper_n for_o that_o he_o make_v use_v of_o juice_n of_o several_a plant_n as_o for_o example_n the_o juice_n of_o selery_n to_o which_o he_o add_v sometime_o aromatic_a drug_n make_v they_o snuff_v up_o this_o mixture_n into_o their_o nostril_n he_o use_v also_o powder_n compound_v of_o myrrh_n the_o flower_n of_o brass_n and_o white_a hellebore_n which_o he_o also_o make_v they_o put_v up_o into_o the_o nose_n to_o make_v they_o sneeze_v and_o to_o draw_v the_o phlegm_n from_o the_o brain_n through_o this_o part_n he_o also_o make_v use_n of_o for_o this_o effect_n a_o instrument_n or_o a_o drogue_n which_o he_o call_v tetragonon_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o that_o have_v four_o angle_n but_o we_o know_v not_o what_o he_o understand_v by_o it_o they_o do_v not_o know_v it_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o galen_n who_o guest_n it_o to_o be_v galen_n be_v see_v the_o commentary_n on_o hypocrates_n in_o galen_n antimony_n or_o certain_a table_n or_o flake_n that_o you_o find_v in_o antimony_n he_o undertake_v also_o to_o purge_v or_o cleanse_v the_o lung_n or_o the_o breast_n in_o particular_a in_o the_o distemper_n call_v empyema_n on_o this_o intent_n he_o command_v the_o patient_n to_o draw_v in_o his_o tongue_n as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v able_a and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v he_o endeavour_v to_o put_v into_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o lung_n a_o liquor_n that_o irritate_v the_o part_n which_o raise_v a_o violent_a cough_n force_v the_o lung_n to_o discharge_v the_o purulent_a matter_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o the_o material_n that_o he_o use_v for_o it_o be_v of_o different_a sort_n sometime_o he_o take_v the_o root_n of_o arum_fw-la which_o he_o order_v to_o be_v boil_v with_o a_o grain_n of_o salt_n in_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o water_n and_o oil_n dissolve_v a_o little_a honey_n in_o it_o at_o
a_o plant_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mecon_n which_o be_v the_o name_n the_o greek_n call_v the_o poppy_n by_o but_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o general_o attribute_n to_o this_o plant_v a_o purgative_a quality_n which_o make_v it_o plain_a that_o he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o poppy_n by_o it_o 2._o it_o de_fw-fr simplic_a medicater_v facultat_fw-la lib._n 2._o galen_n tell_v we_o that_o some_o take_v the_o peplus_fw-la which_o we_o have_v rank_v before_o among_o the_o purgative_n and_o spatle_a poppy_n for_o the_o same_o plant_n and_o in_o his_o gloss_n upon_o hypocrates_n he_o say_v that_o meconium_n and_o peplus_fw-la signify_v frequent_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o he_o i_o suppose_v we_o ought_v to_o read_v mecon_n and_o not_o meconium_n pliny_n take_v notice_n that_o the_o tithymale_a which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o peplus_fw-la be_v otherwise_o call_v mecon_n or_o at_o least_o galen_n ought_v to_o have_v say_v that_o the_o meconium_n be_v the_o juice_n of_o the_o peplus_fw-la and_o not_o the_o peplus_fw-la itself_o we_o find_v notwithstanding_o in_o hypocrates_n some_o passage_n in_o which_o these_o two_o word_n mecon_n and_o meconium_n be_v take_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n in_o which_o the_o greek_n of_o the_o follow_a age_n constant_o use_v they_o that_o be_v the_o first_o signify_v poppy_n and_o the_o latter_a the_o juice_n of_o it_o which_o show_v that_o in_o hippocrates_n time_n two_o very_a different_a thing_n be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n the_o peplus_fw-la which_o be_v a_o purge_v tithymale_a and_o the_o poppy_n which_o be_v astringent_a and_o somniferous_a he_o speak_v likewise_o of_o a_o three_o sort_n of_o meconium_n draw_v from_o the_o excrement_n which_o name_n have_v be_v since_o give_v to_o the_o excrement_n first_o void_v by_o a_o child_n new_o bear_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o woman_n distemper_n he_o propose_v meconium_n propose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juice_n be_v form_v that_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o opium_n in_o latin_n we_o may_v find_v in_o dioscorides_n the_o difference_n between_o opium_n and_o meconium_n the_o juice_n of_o poppy_n for_o a_o distemper_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o as_o a_o proof_n that_o he_o mean_v the_o juice_n of_o poppy_n which_o cause_v sleep_v he_o call_v it_o within_o a_o few_o line_n after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hipnotic_a meconium_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o other_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o he_o know_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o poppy_n but_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o use_v it_o very_o seldom_o and_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o propose_v this_o remedy_n in_o the_o case_n to_o which_o it_o have_v be_v since_o apply_v that_o be_v in_o wake_n and_o especial_o in_o pain_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o say_v more_o of_o this_o remedy_n tarentum_n remedy_n see_v below_o in_o the_o chapt._n of_o heraclides_fw-la tarentum_n in_o the_o sequel_n and_o of_o the_o use_n the_o ancient_n make_v and_o the_o doubt_n they_o have_v of_o it_o there_o be_v another_o passage_n in_o hypocrates_n wherein_o he_o mention_n the_o white_a and_o black_a poppy_n 2._o poppy_n de_n vict_v rat_n lib_n 2._o in_o these_o word_n the_o poppy_n say_v he_o be_v astringent_a the_o black_a more_o than_o the_o white_a yet_o the_o white_a be_v so_o likewise_o 〈◊〉_d likewise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o nourish_v and_o be_v of_o great_a force_n dioscorides_n and_o galen_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o ancient_n put_v poppy-seed_n in_o their_o cake_n which_o they_o make_v of_o meal_n and_o honey_n and_o sometime_o even_o into_o their_o bread_n as_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o do_v it_o for_o nourishment_n perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o fault_n in_o the_o text_n of_o hypocrates_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o specific_a remedy_n of_o the_o several_a distemper_n who_o operation_n be_v not_o account_v for_o the_o medicine_n hitherto_o speak_v of_o act_n after_o a_o sensible_a manner_n and_o it_o be_v by_o their_o mean_n that_o hypocrates_n answer_v the_o general_a intention_n which_o he_o propose_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n there_o be_v other_o medicine_n which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o the_o know_a success_n of_o they_o in_o several_a particular_a case_n his_o own_o experience_n and_o that_o of_o his_o predecessor_n be_v sufficient_a to_o establish_v the_o use_n of_o they_o though_o he_o can_v not_o rational_o account_v for_o their_o effect_n we_o shall_v give_v some_o instance_n of_o these_o remedy_n in_o the_o account_n of_o hippocrates_n method_n of_o cure_v some_o particular_a disease_n but_o we_o must_v not_o forget_v here_o that_o these_o remedy_n be_v chief_o such_o as_o he_o inherit_v from_o his_o predecessor_n the_o asclepiades_n who_o be_v empiric_n do_v not_o much_o trouble_v themselves_o how_o their_o medicine_n operate_v so_o the_o patient_n be_v cure_v though_o hypocrates_n rely_v very_o much_o upon_o the_o former_a sort_n of_o medicine_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o neglect_v these_o for_o almost_o all_o the_o physician_n after_o he_o continue_v the_o use_n of_o both_o sort_n in_o their_o practice_n the_o one_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o other_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o remedy_n apply_v external_o to_o diverse_a part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o compound_v medicine_n in_o general_a and_o of_o the_o pharmacy_n of_o hypocrates_n among_o the_o remedy_n external_o apply_v fovere_fw-la apply_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v fire_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o warm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o heat_n this_o last_o word_n seem_v common_a to_o fomentation_n cataplasm_n and_o all_o exterior_a application_n of_o oil_n and_o unguent_n which_o be_v use_v as_o lentfier_n in_o latin_a fomentum_fw-la from_o fovere_fw-la fomentation_n be_v the_o chief_a these_o be_v a_o peculiar_a sort_n of_o bath_n which_o hypocrates_n use_v very_o often_o and_o which_o be_v make_v several_a way_n the_o first_o be_v that_o wherein_o the_o patient_n 3._o patient_n this_o sort_n of_o fomentation_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o sit_v within_o lib._n de_fw-fr superfatat_fw-la de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la victùs_fw-la in_o acutis_fw-la de_fw-fr morb_n 3._o sit_v in_o a_o vessel_n in_o a_o decoction_n of_o herb_n or_o simple_n appropriate_a to_o his_o malady_n so_o that_o the_o part_n aggrieve_v be_v soak_v in_o the_o decoction_n this_o be_v chief_o use_v in_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o arm_n the_o bladder_n the_o reins_o and_o general_o all_o the_o part_n below_o the_o diaphragm_n this_o remedy_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o chapter_n of_o bath_n of_o which_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n the_o second_o way_n of_o foment_v be_v to_o take_v warm_a water_n and_o put_v it_o into_o a_o skin_n or_o bladder_n or_o even_o into_o a_o copper_n or_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o part_n affect_v as_o for_o example_n upon_o the_o side_n in_o a_o pleurisy_n they_o use_v likewise_o a_o large_a sponge_n which_o they_o dip_v in_o the_o water_n or_o other_o hot_a liquor_n and_o squeeze_v out_o part_n of_o the_o water_n before_o they_o applyâ—d_v it_o the_o same_o use_n they_o make_v of_o barley_n or_o vetch_n or_o bran_n which_o be_v boil_v in_o some_o proper_a liquor_n and_o applyâ—d_v in_o a_o linen_n bag_n these_o fomentation_n be_v call_v moist_a fomentation_n he_o use_v also_o dry_a one_o make_v of_o salt_n or_o millet_n make_v very_o hot_a and_o apply_v in_o bag_n upon_o the_o part_n the_o last_o sort_n of_o fomentation_n be_v by_o way_n of_o vapour_n which_o steam_v from_o some_o hot_a liquor_n we_o find_v a_o instance_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o fomentation_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o woman_n distemper_n he_o cast_v at_o several_a time_n bit_n of_o red_a hot_a iron_n into_o urine_n and_o cover_v the_o patient_n close_o upward_o cause_v she_o to_o receive_v the_o steam_n below_o his_o design_n in_o these_o fomentation_n be_v to_o warm_v the_o part_n to_o resolve_v or_o dissipate_v and_o draw_v out_o the_o peccant_a matter_n if_o any_o where_o to_o mollify_v and_o assuage_v pain_n to_o open_v the_o passage_n or_o even_o to_o shut_v they_o according_a as_o the_o fomentation_n be_v emollient_a or_o astringent_a 〈◊〉_d astringent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fumigation_n be_v likewise_o very_o much_o use_v by_o hypocrates_n for_o the_o follow_a intention_n 3._o intention_n de_fw-fr morb._n lib._n 3._o in_o the_o quinzy_n he_o burn_v hyssop_n with_o sulphur_n and_o pitch_n and_o cause_v the_o smoke_n to_o be_v draw_v into_o the_o throat_n through_o a_o
of_o water_n and_o honey_n and_o afterward_o all_o sort_n of_o milk_n whether_o cow_n ass_n goat_n or_o mare_n either_o pure_a or_o mingle_v as_o before_o to_o which_o he_o add_v a_o little_a salt_n when_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o make_v it_o purgative_a hypocrates_n purgative_a see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o chirurgery_n of_o hypocrates_n he_o burn_v they_o likewise_o in_o the_o back_n and_o the_o breast_n in_o several_a place_n and_o keep_v the_o ulcer_n open_v for_o some_o time_n at_o last_o he_o have_v recourse_n to_o purge_v the_o head_n purgative_n head_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o purgative_n the_o manner_n of_o which_o have_v be_v give_v before_o he_o diet_v they_o in_o this_o distemper_n sometime_o with_o goat_n flesh_n and_o sometime_o with_o swine_n which_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o esculapius_n in_o the_o same_o case_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o he_o order_v likewise_o to_o those_o that_o can_v not_o easy_o expectorate_v the_o matter_n with_o which_o their_o lung_n be_v stuff_v to_o eat_v very_o fat_a salt_n meat_n in_o order_n to_o discharge_v the_o purulent_a matter_n and_o cleanse_v the_o lung_n he_o allow_v they_o the_o use_n of_o wine_n in_o small_a quantity_n so_o it_o be_v not_o black_a and_o rough_a but_o such_o as_o that_o which_o be_v a_o ingredient_n of_o the_o diet_n the_o see_v the_o chapter_n of_o diet_n cyceon_n before_o mention_v which_o be_v a_o potion_n he_o order_v in_o this_o case_n he_o advise_v in_o short_a moderate_a exercise_v and_o particular_o walk_v in_o a_o empyema_n which_o be_v a_o disease_n akin_a to_o the_o pthysis_n cause_v by_o a_o collection_n of_o purulent_a matter_n between_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o pleura_fw-la which_o often_o come_v upon_o pleurisy_n he_o propose_v purge_v propose_v see_v the_o chapter_n of_o cnidian_a physician_n lib._n 2._o and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n the_o chapter_n of_o purge_v purge_v of_o the_o breast_n of_o which_o before_o he_o have_v yet_o another_o cure_n by_o mean_n of_o surgery_n of_o which_o hereafter_o he_o cure_v pain_n in_o the_o head_n by_o first_o wash_v or_o foment_v it_o a_o long_a time_n with_o warm_a water_n and_o afterward_o cause_v sneeze_v by_o that_o mean_n draw_v away_o the_o pituita_fw-la which_o he_o call_v purge_v the_o head_n he_o forbid_v wine_n and_o recommend_v moisten_v if_o these_o be_v insufficient_a he_o open_v the_o vein_n of_o the_o nose_n and_o of_o the_o forehead_n and_o if_o still_o the_o distemper_n continue_v obstinate_a he_o make_v below_o make_v see_v the_o chapter_n of_o chirurgery_n below_o incision_n upon_o the_o head_n or_o homine_fw-la or_o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la cauterise_v the_o vein_n in_o several_a part_n of_o it_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o he_o cure_v the_o intumescence_n or_o the_o over-growth_n of_o the_o spleen_n which_o come_v upon_o fever_n by_o give_v hydragogue_n and_o a_o diet_n proper_a to_o diminish_v or_o purge_v phlegm_n if_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a he_o order_v burn_v in_o several_a place_n about_o the_o navel_n to_o draw_v out_o the_o water_n that_o way_n passage_n way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v the_o oonomy_n of_o foesius_n upon_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o that_o author_n say_v there_o be_v better_a than_o his_o translation_n of_o this_o passage_n in_o another_o distemper_n of_o the_o spleen_n he_o advise_v to_o cleave_v wood_n and_o to_o use_v abundance_n of_o exercise_n among_o the_o diet_n he_o order_n in_o this_o case_n dog_n flesh_n for_o the_o dropsy_n he_o prescribe_v first_o a_o diet_n which_o tend_v whole_o to_o dry_v the_o body_n and_o to_o discharge_v the_o superfluous_a humour_n s_o to_o this_o end_n he_o order_v they_o to_o walk_v and_o use_v as_o much_o exercise_n as_o possible_a to_o do_v laborious_a work_n sweat_v much_o and_o sleep_v upon_o it_o as_o for_o their_o diet_n he_o advise_v they_o to_o eat_v thing_n dry_a and_o sharp_a 69._o sharp_a de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la victus_fw-la in_o acutis_fw-la &_o epidem_fw-la lib._n 5._o v._n 69._o which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v much_o water_n and_o to_o be_v strong_a that_o they_o shall_v eat_v toast_n steep_v in_o black_a wine_n and_o oil_n and_o swine_n flesh_n boil_v in_o vinegar_n drink_v otherwise_o but_o very_o little_a and_o then_o of_o thin_a small_a white_a wine_n at_o first_o but_o when_o the_o distemper_n grow_v upon_o they_o strong_a black_a wine_n if_o it_o happen_v say_v he_o that_o the_o patient_n have_v a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v in_o case_n it_o be_v summer_n time_n or_o he_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n and_o lusty_a he_o ought_v to_o be_v blood_v in_o the_o arm._n in_o the_o place_n where_o hypocrates_n give_v these_o direction_n he_o seem_v to_o confound_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o dropsy_n call_v hyposarcidios_fw-la with_o that_o species_n that_o be_v occasion_v by_o or_o accompany_v with_o wind_n which_o be_v the_o two_o kind_n of_o this_o distemper_n mention_v in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v say_v he_o two_o sort_n of_o dropsy_n one_o call_v hyposarcidios_fw-la which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v when_o it_o be_v come_v the_o other_o which_o be_v with_o wind_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v but_o by_o great_a luck_n above_o luck_n see_v the_o list_n of_o disease_n know_v to_o hypocrates_n above_o which_o require_v abundance_n of_o exercise_n hard_a labour_n and_o fomentation_n and_o that_o they_o live_v very_o temperate_o and_o spare_o that_o they_o eat_v thing_n dry_a and_o sharp_a etc._n etc._n as_o before_o i_o suppose_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o the_o dropsy_n to_o commence_v at_o these_o last_o word_n that_o what_o he_o say_v before_o in_o short_a of_o exercise_n fomentation_n and_o temperance_n respect_v the_o latter_a at_o least_o if_o the_o same_o method_n be_v design_v for_o both_o beside_o these_o remedy_n hypocrates_n propose_v in_o other_o place_n purger_n that_o carry_v off_o water_n and_o phlegm_n and_o not_o bile_n and_o again_o physician_n again_o de_fw-fr intern_a affect_v this_o book_n be_v ascribe_v to_o cnidian_a physician_n he_o elsewhere_o distinguish_v a_o dropsy_n proceed_v from_o the_o liver_n from_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o spleen_n he_o order_v in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o distemper_n a_o medicine_n compose_v with_o marjerom_n boil_v in_o wine_n and_o laserpitium_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o tare_n this_o potion_n be_v succeed_v by_o goat_n milk_n of_o which_o four_o heminae_fw-la be_v to_o be_v take_v with_o a_o three_o of_o water_n and_o honey_n he_o order_v abstinence_n from_o solid_a nourishment_n for_o the_o first_o ten_o day_n in_o which_o time_n he_o discover_v whether_o the_o disease_n be_v mortal_a or_o not_o and_o during_o that_o time_n a_o ptisan_n boil_v with_o honey_n and_o strain_v and_o to_o drink_v a_o sort_n of_o white_a wine_n which_o he_o specify_v and_o be_v not_o very_o strong_a the_o ten_o day_n over_o he_o allow_v they_o to_o eat_v a_o cock_n roast_v which_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v hot_a and_o diet._n and_o see_v thereupon_o the_o chapter_n of_o diet._n puppy_n and_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o fish_n which_o he_o name_v with_o the_o aforesaid_a wine_n but_o when_o the_o water_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o the_o belly_n he_o come_v to_o the_o remedy_n beforementioned_a to_o the_o black_a rough_a wine_n to_o exercise_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o dropsy_n which_o come_v from_o the_o spleen_n he_o give_v at_o first_o hellebore_n in_o order_n to_o vomit_v and_o afterward_o he_o purge_v with_o x_o cneorum_fw-la juice_n of_o hippophae_fw-la or_o cnidian_a grain_n after_o which_o come_v asaph_n milk_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o eight_o heminae_fw-la sweeten_v with_o a_o little_a honey_n if_o these_o remedy_n fail_v he_o have_v recourse_n to_o surgery_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o 2._o anon_o de_fw-fr morb_n lib._n 2._o for_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o quartan_a ague_n hypocrates_n begin_v with_o purge_v downward_o which_o be_v succeed_v with_o purge_v the_o head_n after_o which_o he_o purge_v once_o again_o as_o before_o and_o if_o the_o ague_n continue_v he_o let_v slip_v the_o time_n of_o two_o fit_n and_o then_o bathe_v they_o in_o warm_a water_n and_o at_o come_v out_o of_o the_o bath_n give_v he_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o medicament_n of_o i_o suppose_v there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n in_o the_o dâ—se_n of_o these_o medicament_n henbane_n and_o mandrake_n the_o quantity_n of_o a_o grain_n of_o millet_n each_o lasserpitium_n and_o trefoil_n each_o the_o quantity_n of_o three_o bean_n all_o infuse_v in_o pure_a wine_n if_o the_o part_n be_v otherwise_o lusty_a and_o healthful_a and_o if_o a_o fever_n come_v upon_o be_v over_o tire_v with_o a_o journey_n and_o afterward_o turn_v to_o a_o quartan_a ague_n he_o begin_v with_o fomentation_n and_o afterward_o give_v a_o mixture_n of_o garlic_n and_o honey_n
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and_o language_n of_o hypocrates_n which_o be_v the_o three_o thing_n to_o be_v examine_v we_o must_v not_o wonder_v that_o capito_n and_o dioscorides_n do_v not_o always_o understand_v hypocrates_n though_o they_o be_v native_a greek_n erotian_n who_o live_v under_o nero_n have_v compose_v a_o glossary_a that_o be_v a_o dictionary_n of_o the_o obscure_a and_o obsolete_a word_n use_v by_o he_o or_o â—at_a least_o of_o those_o which_o have_v not_o be_v of_o a_o long_a time_n in_o use_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n by_o this_o glossary_a which_o be_v yet_o extant_a we_o be_v inform_v that_o several_a author_n have_v employ_v themselves_o upon_o the_o same_o subject_n before_o he_o among_o which_o he_o name_v the_o follow_a xenocritus_n a_o grammarian_n who_o he_o say_v be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v upon_o that_o subject_n callimachus_n disciple_n of_o herophilus_n bacchius_fw-la philinus_n a_o empirick_a apollonius_n cittiaeus_fw-la apollonius_n ophis_n dioscorides_n phocas_n or_o rather_o phacas_n glaucius_n another_o empirick_n lysimachus_n of_o cos_n euphorion_n aristarchus_n this_o be_v in_o all_o probability_n the_o famous_a grammarian_n aristocles_n aristopea_v antigonus_n and_o dydymus_fw-la both_o of_o alexandria_n the_o late_a also_o a_o grammarian_n epicles_n lycus_n neapolitanus_fw-la strato_n and_o mnestheus_n to_o these_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o add_v galen_n who_o glossary_a be_v yet_o remain_v we_o have_v beginning_n have_v see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o anatomy_n of_o hypocrates_n at_o the_o beginning_n already_o observe_v that_o the_o style_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v very_o concise_a which_o make_v it_o frequent_o difficult_a to_o understand_v he_o to_o this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o it_o be_v otherwise_o very_a grave_n and_o erotian_n observe_v 〈◊〉_d observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o phrase_n of_o hypocrates_n be_v the_o same_o with_o homer_n â—s_v his_o language_n seem_v to_o be_v proper_o jonique_a and_o aelian_a pretend_v as_o we_o have_v see_v democritus_n see_v see_v book_n the_o chapter_n of_o democritus_n before_o that_o hypocrates_n use_v this_o dialect_n in_o favour_n of_o democritus_n whereas_o be_v himself_o of_o cos_n his_o dialect_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o doric_a but_o galen_n observe_v 1._o observe_v in_o lib._n hippocrat_n de_fw-fr fractur_n comment_fw-fr 1._o that_o the_o language_n of_o hypocrates_n incline_v somewhat_o towards_o the_o attic_a and_o he_o add_v that_o some_o have_v say_v that_o he_o write_v in_o old_a attic_a be_v it_o how_o it_o will_v it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o considerable_a change_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n during_o the_o space_n of_o four_o hundred_o year_n which_o may_v have_v elapse_v between_o hypocrates_n and_o the_o first_o that_o write_v a_o gloss_n upon_o he_o by_o the_o difficulty_n these_o author_n meet_v with_o although_o they_o be_v greek_n as_o well_o as_o himself_o to_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o such_o
and_o such_o a_o word_n we_o have_v already_o see_v a_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o word_n brain_n word_n see_v the_o chapter_n of_o the_o purge_n of_o the_o brain_n tetragonon_n which_o some_o take_v for_o a_o drug_n other_o for_o a_o instrument_n proper_a to_o purge_v the_o head_n for_o other_o word_n of_o this_o nature_n erotian_n and_o galen_n may_v be_v consult_v but_o it_o be_v further_a remarkable_a that_o beside_o the_o obscurity_n which_o come_v from_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o word_n in_o hypocrates_n there_o be_v another_o which_o come_v from_o the_o fault_n creep_v into_o and_o the_o different_a read_v find_v in_o the_o original_a manuscript_n of_o this_o author_n in_o which_o the_o work_n of_o hypocrates_n share_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a piece_n that_o past_a through_o abundance_n of_o hand_n we_o shall_v bring_v only_o one_o instance_n of_o the_o variation_n before_o speak_v of_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v one_o word_n which_o be_v not_o explain_v in_o any_o of_o the_o glossaries_n nor_o by_o any_o of_o the_o lexicographer_n or_o dictionary_n writer_n we_o read_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o epidemic_a disease_n towards_o the_o end_n the_o follow_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fabius_n calvus_n a_o physician_n of_o ravenna_n who_o first_o translate_v hypocrates_n into_o latin_a from_o a_o greek_a manuscript_n of_o the_o vatican_n by_o the_o order_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o translate_v this_o passage_n as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meretrix_n a_o whore_n instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scortatio_fw-la fornication_n and_o take_v the_o follow_a word_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o woman_n he_o translate_v the_o whole_a passage_n thus_o meretrix_n achromos_n dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v in_o hippocrates_n time_n a_o courtesan_n name_v achromos_n that_o cure_v the_o dysentery_n cornarius_n and_o foesius_n more_o modern_a interpreter_n of_o hypocrates_n translate_v the_o same_o passage_n thus_o scortatio_fw-la impudens_fw-la vel_fw-la turpis_fw-la dysenteriae_fw-la medela_fw-la 8._o medela_fw-la tetrabibl_n serm._n 3_o cap._n 8._o aetius_n and_o 35._o and_o lib._n 1._o c._n 35._o paulus_n aegineta_n affirm_v that_o coition_n sometime_o cure_v old_a diarrhaea_n and_o perhaps_o they_o allude_v to_o this_o passage_n suppose_v then_o we_o ought_v to_o read_v with_o cornarius_n and_o foesius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o perhaps_o we_o ought_v the_o difficulty_n will_v rest_v only_o upon_o the_o word_n morbo_fw-la word_n we_o may_v if_o it_o be_v worâ—â—_n the_o while_n derive_v it_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usque_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humerus_fw-la or_o if_o we_o write_v it_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summus_fw-la elatus_fw-la sublimis_fw-la as_o if_o hypocrates_n mean_v scortationem_fw-la quâ_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la humeri_fw-la sublime_n fiunt_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la ex_fw-la tremum_fw-la usque_fw-la ut_fw-la cuâ—n_fw-la satyrico_fw-la loquamur_fw-la anhelatur_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprium_fw-la sit_fw-la verburn_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vei_fw-la sine_fw-la aspiratione_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d summis_fw-la humeris_fw-la luctet_fw-la ait_fw-la idem_fw-la hipprocrates_n de_fw-fr aliâ_fw-la luctâ_fw-la loquens_fw-la lib._n the_o intern_a affect_v edit_fw-la foe_n p._n 549._o dum_fw-la de_fw-la lienis_fw-la morbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v not_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dictionary_n those_o that_o take_v what_o hypocrates_n here_o say_v for_o his_o advice_n do_v he_o wrong_v it_o be_v a_o simple_a note_n of_o fact_n which_o happen_v to_o some_o person_n in_o that_o case_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o letter_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o piece_n annex_v to_o his_o work_n wherein_o be_v divers_a circumstance_n touch_v his_o life_n and_o death_n and_o the_o chief_a occasion_n he_o have_v to_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o profession_n after_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o write_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o general_a we_o ought_v to_o examine_v those_o piece_n which_o be_v tack_v to_o they_o and_o which_o as_o we_o have_v say_v appear_v under_o the_o title_n of_o alien_n we_o have_v already_o see_v wherein_o they_o have_v consist_v and_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o two_o discourse_n mention_v by_o erotian_n as_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a that_o which_o hypocrates_n speak_v at_o the_o altar_n of_o minerva_n be_v address_v to_o the_o community_n and_o city_n of_o thessaly_n to_o who_o he_o complain_v that_o the_o athenian_n have_v a_o design_n to_o reduce_v the_o isle_n of_o cos_n to_o their_o subjection_n and_o pray_v their_o succour_n in_o that_o press_a danger_n his_o discourse_n be_v very_o short_a that_o of_o thessalus_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o long_o it_o be_v address_v to_o the_o athenian_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o service_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o predecessor_n of_o hypocrates_n for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o likewise_o from_o hypocrates_n himself_o and_o from_o his_o family_n the_o obligation_n which_o the_o athenian_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v have_v to_o these_o late_a be_v first_o that_o the_o father_n refuse_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illyrian_n and_o paeons_n who_o have_v desire_v he_o and_o offer_v he_o great_a sum_n to_o come_v and_o free_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n which_o ravage_v their_o country_n and_o have_v foresee_v by_o the_o course_n of_o wind_n that_o this_o disease_n will_v reach_v greece_n he_o send_v his_o son_n his_o son-in-law_n and_o his_o scholar_n through_o all_o the_o province_n to_o give_v they_o necessary_a instruction_n to_o prevent_v take_v the_o infection_n and_o go_v himself_o into_o thessaly_n and_o a_o little_a time_n after_o to_o athens_n where_o he_o do_v they_o great_a service_n which_o the_o athenian_n so_o far_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o present_v hypocrates_n with_o a_o crown_n of_o gold_n and_o initiate_v he_o and_o his_o son_n who_o speak_v in_o the_o mystery_n of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n he_o remonstrate_v to_o the_o athenian_n that_o they_o be_v further_o oblige_v to_o hypocrates_n and_o to_o thessalus_n himself_o in_o that_o this_o latter_a by_o the_o command_n of_o his_o father_n follow_v the_o fleet_n of_o alcibiades_n into_o sicily_n in_o quality_n of_o physician_n make_v all_o necessary_a preparation_n for_o the_o voyage_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o refuse_v the_o salary_n that_o be_v offer_v he_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a article_n by_o which_o thessalus_n endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o athenian_n sensible_a how_o much_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o his_o family_n we_o shall_v examine_v only_o that_o of_o the_o plague_n which_o hypocrates_n foresee_v come_v upon_o greece_n in_o which_o there_o be_v this_o difficulty_n first_o the_o time_n be_v not_o fix_v and_o we_o find_v nothing_o in_o other_o author_n concern_v any_o plague_n come_v from_o the_o side_n of_o illyria_n aetius_n indeed_o take_v notice_n that_o hypocrates_n be_v at_o athens_n at_o the_o time_n of_o a_o plague_n advise_v they_o to_o light_v great_a fire_n in_o the_o street_n to_o purify_v the_o air_n and_o make_v it_o more_o dry_a galen_n also_o report_v the_o same_o of_o hypocrates_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n say_v that_o he_o order_v great_a fire_n to_o be_v make_v in_o divers_a part_n of_o every_o city_n in_o greece_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o cast_v flower_n herb_n and_o drug_n of_o sweet_a scent_n but_o herein_o there_o be_v this_o essential_a difference_n that_o he_o bring_v the_o plague_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o from_o ethiopia_n indicating_z thereby_o the_o great_a plague_n so_o well_o describe_v by_o thucydides_n which_o he_o say_v precise_o come_v from_o the_o same_o part_n but_o ethiopia_n be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o illyria_n one_o be_v on_o the_o south_n of_o greece_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o north._n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v allege_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o the_o plague_n come_v the_o thing_n yet_o be_v the_o same_o in_o fact_n but_o if_o we_o will_v have_v this_o harangue_n of_o thessalus_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a plague_n of_o athens_n two_o great_a difficulty_n will_v arise_v upon_o it_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o author_n last_o cite_v who_o deserve_v to_o be_v credit_v take_v notice_n that_o the_o plague_n be_v so_o furious_a especial_o at_o athens_n that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a reason_n to_o brag_v of_o the_o assistance_n of_o physic_n on_o the_o contrary_a he_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o physician_n themselves_o be_v puzzle_v and_o they_o die_v indifferent_o with_o a_o physician_n or_o without_o that_o the_o physician_n themselves_o
we_o shall_v have_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o complain_v of_o his_o brevity_n the_o letter_n direct_v to_o dionysius_n be_v yet_o more_o merry_a than_o tother_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v to_o his_o house_n while_o he_o shall_v be_v with_o democritus_n for_o all_o the_o letter_n run_v upon_o this_o voyage_n of_o which_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v to_o inform_v the_o whole_a world_n before_o hand_n and_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n over_o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o wife_n absence_n wife_n that_o shâ—_n play_v no_o prank_n in_o his_o absence_n she_o have_v be_v very_o well_o bring_v up_o by_o her_o father_n say_v he_o but_o the_o sex_n be_v frail_a and_o have_v need_n be_v keep_v within_o their_o duty_n in_o which_o a_o friend_n may_v succeed_v better_a than_o relation_n etc._n etc._n we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o with_o these_o two_o sample_n by_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v judge_n how_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o gravity_n of_o hypocrates_n as_o to_o the_o letter_n which_o 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there_o prescribe_v to_o preserve_v these_o part_n from_o their_o usual_a distemper_n he_o prescribe_v gargarism_n to_o purge_v the_o head_n and_o friction_n for_o the_o breast_n he_o advise_v vomit_v after_o meal_n and_o fast_v he_o order_v the_o belly_n to_o be_v keep_v open_a not_o by_o medicine_n but_o by_o proper_a diet_n such_o as_o blites_n mercury_n garlick_n boil_a the_o herb_n patience_n colwort_n broth_n confection_n with_o honey_n for_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o bladder_n he_o appoint_v some_o diuretic_n medicine_n such_o as_o the_o root_n of_o selery_n and_o fennel_n boil_v in_o wine_n with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o daucus_n smyrnium_n of_o elder_a or_o chiche_n diocles_n write_v several_a book_n of_o physic_n which_o be_v lose_v among_o the_o rest_n be_v one_o of_o disease_n their_o cause_n and_o cure_n a_o fragment_n of_o which_o be_v cite_v by_o 7._o by_o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la affect_v lib._n 3._o c._n 7._o galen_n concern_v the_o disease_n call_v 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come_v in_o youth_n but_o come_v when_o they_o will_v they_o hold_v a_o long_a time_n we_o may_v suppose_v they_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o it_o have_v too_o much_o heat_n in_o the_o vein_n which_o receive_v the_o nourishment_n from_o the_o stomach_n and_o that_o the_o blood_n which_o they_o contain_v be_v thereby_o thicken_a for_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o those_o vein_n be_v obstruct_v or_o stop_v from_o this_o sensible_a proof_n that_o the_o nourishment_n be_v not_o distribute_v through_o the_o body_n but_o remain_v crude_a upon_o the_o stomach_n instead_o of_o pass_v into_o the_o channel_n which_o ought_v to_o receive_v it_o and_o go_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o into_o the_o low_a belly_n it_o be_v throw_v up_o the_o next_o day_n by_o vomit_n another_o proof_n that_o the_o heat_n be_v great_a than_o natural_o it_o ought_v be_v not_o only_o the_o heat_n which_o the_o party_n feel_v but_o the_o immediate_a relief_n they_o find_v by_o take_v cold_a thing_n diocles_n add_v that_o 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be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o hypocrates_n he_o blood_a and_o purge_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n his_o particular_a method_n in_o every_o distemper_n may_v be_v see_v in_o 17._o in_o acuti_fw-la pass_n l._n 3_o c._n 17._o caelius_n aurelianus_n the_o same_o author_n report_v that_o diocles_n cause_v all_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o iliack_a passion_n to_o swallow_v a_o leaden_a bullet_n a_o medicine_n of_o which_o i_o find_v no_o mention_n in_o hypocrates_n and_o which_o may_v perhaps_o be_v of_o diocles_n own_o invention_n he_o distinguish_v between_o the_o ileus_n and_o chordapsus_n which_o two_o name_n hypocrates_n seem_v to_o give_v to_o the_o same_o distemper_n diocles_n signify_v by_o the_o former_a of_o these_o name_v a_o distemper_n of_o the_o intestina_fw-la tenuia_fw-la and_o by_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o intestina_fw-la crassa_fw-la he_o practise_v also_o surgery_n and_o invent_v a_o instrument_n to_o 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another_o salt_n another_o bitter_a another_o like_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg._n he_o add_v beside_o these_o two_o other_o sort_n of_o juice_n one_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rake_v that_o be_v which_o produce_v a_o sense_n in_o the_o part_n as_o if_o it_o be_v scrape_v with_o a_o knife_n or_o some_o such_o instrument_n the_o other_o he_o call_v before_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o name_n as_o well_o as_o those_o take_v from_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o leek_n and_o the_o yoâ—k_n of_o a_o egg_n be_v real_o new_a but_o those_o of_o sour_a bitter_a nitrous_a etc._n etc._n be_v apply_v by_o hypocrates_n to_o the_o same_o thing_n before_o fix_v 9_o fix_v introduct_v capâ—_n 9_o most_o disease_n according_a to_o he_o depend_v upon_o these_o disposition_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o it_o be_v his_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o look_v any_o where_o else_o than_o into_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epidem_fw-la lib._n 1._o tangae_n which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o a_o tumour_n such_o be_v also_o that_o that_o be_v call_v 7._o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epidem_fw-la lib._n 7._o hippouris_n whereby_o it_o be_v guess_v that_o he_o mean_v a_o certain_a defluxion_n which_o throw_v itself_o on_o the_o genital_a part_n of_o those_o that_o ride_v too_o often_o or_o sit_v too_o long_o on_o horseback_n and_o be_v obstinate_a and_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n or_o a_o weakness_n or_o some_o indisposition_n of_o the_o same_o part_n arise_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n and_o that_o which_o he_o call_v ibid._n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n anemie_n that_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o swell_a of_o the_o vein_n cause_v by_o windy_a blood_n which_o put_v they_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v break_v you_o may_v put_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n the_o 4._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epiâ—em_n lib._n 4._o typhomany_n which_o think_v to_o be_v a_o 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