but_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o constant_a custom_n of_o hypocrates_n to_o take_v exact_a notice_n of_o the_o season_n in_o which_o or_o after_o which_o the_o disease_n that_o he_o will_v describe_v appear_v we_o shall_v see_v that_o whatever_o distemper_n he_o speak_v of_o even_o the_o plague_n itself_o he_o mention_n nothing_o but_o the_o ordinary_a change_n of_o the_o air_n as_o hot_a or_o cold_a or_o moist_a or_o dry_a for_o example_n that_o a_o rainy_a spring_n be_v precede_v by_o a_o moist_a winter_n or_o follow_v by_o a_o scorch_a summer_n that_o such_o and_o such_o wind_n blow_v etc._n etc._n without_o say_v one_o single_a word_n of_o the_o particular_a and_o hide_a quality_n of_o the_o air_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o produce_v extraordinary_a distemper_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v some_o passage_n in_o his_o write_n on_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o found_v the_o occult_a quality_n aforesaid_a which_o galen_n admit_v as_o well_o as_o the_o modern_a author_n before_o cite_v we_o find_v there_o first_o the_o very_a word_n aliment_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n de_fw-fr aliment_n hide_a cause_n galen_n affirm_v that_o when_o hypocrates_n speak_v of_o epidemical_a distemper_n which_o he_o say_v come_v from_o the_o air_n or_o that_o which_o we_o breathe_v which_o be_v charge_v with_o 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o galen_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o unwholesome_a vapour_n or_o a_o vapour_n proper_a to_o breed_v disease_n that_o this_o unwholesome_a vapour_n do_v not_o act_v according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a quality_n but_o by_o a_o occult_a property_n absolute_o inexplicable_a yet_o i_o do_v see_v that_o hypocrates_n have_v explain_v himself_o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o vapour_n nor_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n or_o their_o manner_n of_o act_v upon_o inferior_a body_n though_o he_o suppose_v their_o action_n this_o vapour_n seem_v what_o he_o in_o another_o passage_n call_v flat_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inquinamenta_fw-la lib._n the_o flat_a impurity_n or_o infection_n of_o the_o air_n but_o he_o say_v not_o wherein_o this_o infection_n consi_v we_o shall_v close_v what_o relate_v to_o the_o cause_n of_o distemper_n with_o this_o remark_n that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o hypocrates_n derive_v all_o epidemical_a distemper_n from_o the_o air_n he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o they_o do_v not_o come_v from_o the_o aliment_n like_o ordinary_a distemper_n where_o we_o see_v that_o according_a to_o he_o the_o air_n be_v the_o most_o general_a cause_n of_o all_o disease_n the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n be_v as_o we_o have_v see_v the_o cause_n of_o health_n and_o sickness_n the_o solid_a or_o contain_v part_n which_o be_v the_o three_o sort_n of_o substance_n in_o the_o composition_n of_o animal_n body_n must_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o they_o because_o they_o be_v sound_a or_o unsound_a according_a to_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a disposition_n which_o the_o humour_n and_o spirit_n produce_v in_o they_o and_o as_o the_o impression_n make_v upon_o they_o by_o foreign_a body_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v without_o they_o be_v beneficial_a 〈◊〉_d mischievous_a this_o consequence_n may_v be_v just_o draw_v from_o several_a passage_n of_o hypocrates_n such_o as_o the_o two_o follow_v humh_o follow_v de_fw-fr nat._n humh_o when_o say_v he_o any_o of_o the_o humour_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n and_o lodge_v apart_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v must_v be_v out_o of_o order_n and_o likewise_o that_o where_o it_o be_v lodge_v in_o too_o great_a quantity_n suffer_v sickness_n and_o pain_n the_o second_o passage_n be_v this_o ibid._n this_o ibid._n that_o the_o disease_n which_o come_v from_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v considerable_a be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a for_o say_v he_o if_o the_o disease_n 〈◊〉_d disease_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v rest_v that_o be_v to_o say_v lâ—dge_v in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o begin_v when_o a_o part_n that_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n suffer_v the_o whole_a body_n must_v suffer_v we_o find_v no_o train_n nothing_o prosecute_v far_o concern_v the_o difference_n of_o distemper_n in_o hypocrates_n all_o that_o we_o can_v gather_v be_v that_o the_o different_a cause_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v and_o the_o different_a part_n of_o the_o body_n produce_v as_o great_a a_o variety_n of_o distemper_n according_a to_o this_o passage_n aliment_n passage_n lib._n de_fw-fr aliment_n the_o difference_n of_o disease_n arise_v from_o the_o follow_a thing_n from_o the_o nourishment_n the_o heat_n the_o blood_n the_o phlegm_n the_o boil_n and_o all_o the_o humour_n as_o likewise_o from_o the_o flesh_n the_o fat_a the_o vein_n the_o artery_n the_o nerve_n the_o muscle_n the_o membrane_n the_o bone_n the_o brain_n the_o spinal_a marrow_n the_o mouth_n the_o tongue_n the_o throat_n the_o stomach_n the_o intestine_n the_o diaphragm_n the_o belly_n the_o liver_n the_o spleen_n the_o reins_o the_o bladder_n the_o womb_n and_o the_o skin_n some_o of_o these_o distemper_n hypocrates_n hold_v to_o be_v the_o mortal_a other_o dangerous_a the_o rest_n easy_o curable_a according_a to_o the_o cause_n from_o whence_o they_o spring_v and_o the_o part_n upon_o which_o they_o fall_v he_o distinguish_v likewise_o disease_n in_o several_a place_n from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o duration_n into_o 〈◊〉_d into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acute_a or_o short_a and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chronical_a or_o long_o this_o likewise_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o different_a cause_n beforementioned_a acute_a disease_n be_v catch_v by_o the_o boil_n and_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o man_n age_n or_o in_o spring_n time_n and_o summer_n the_o chronical_a on_o the_o contrary_a be_v produce_v by_o the_o phlegm_n or_o the_o melancholy_n in_o old_a age_n and_o in_o the_o winter_n of_o these_o distemper_n some_o be_v more_o acute_a than_o other_o the_o like_a of_o the_o chronical_a we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o sequel_n the_o duration_n of_o one_o as_o well_o as_o tother_o hypocrates_n distinguish_v distemper_n likewise_o by_o the_o particular_a place_n where_o they_o be_v prevail_v whether_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a the_o first_o that_o be_v those_o that_o be_v frequent_a and_o familiar_a to_o certain_a place_n he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d endemick_a disease_n and_o the_o latter_a which_o ravage_v extraordinary_o sometime_o in_o one_o place_n sometime_o in_o another_o with_o which_o at_o certain_a time_n number_n be_v seize_v at_o once_o he_o call_v epidemic_a that_o be_v popular_a disease_n as_o the_o plague_n the_o most_o terrible_a of_o all_o he_o make_v likewise_o a_o three_o oppose_v to_o the_o former_a which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d straggle_v distemper_n include_v all_o the_o different_a sort_n of_o distemper_n which_o invade_v at_o any_o one_o season_n in_o a_o word_n those_o distemper_n some_o of_o one_o sort_n and_o some_o of_o another_o he_o distinguish_v those_o which_o be_v bear_v with_o we_o or_o be_v 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereditary_a from_o those_o that_o be_v contract_v afterward_o he_o make_v a_o difference_n likewise_o betwixt_o those_o of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kindly_a nature_n and_o those_o of_o a_o malignant_a the_o first_o of_o those_o which_o be_v easy_o cure_v and_o frequent_o the_o second_o those_o which_o give_v the_o physician_n a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n and_o be_v seldom_o overcome_v by_o all_o their_o care_n of_o the_o remarkable_a change_n that_o happen_v in_o disease_n particular_o of_o the_o crisis_n and_o critical_a day_n hypocrates_n make_v four_o stage_n in_o distemper_n the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beginning_n of_o the_o disease_n its_o augmentation_n its_o state_n or_o height_n and_o its_o declination_n these_o last_o be_v disease_n that_o end_v happy_o for_o in_o other_o death_n supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o declination_n in_o the_o three_o stage_n therefore_o the_o change_n be_v most_o considerable_a for_o it_o determine_v the_o fate_n of_o the_o sick_a person_n which_o be_v usual_o or_o often_o do_v by_o mean_n of_o a_o crisis_n hypocrates_n call_v crisis_n that_o be_v judgement_n any_o sudden_a mutation_n in_o sickness_n whether_o for_o the_o better_a or_o the_o worse_a whether_o health_n or_o death_n immediate_o succeed_v this_o change_n according_a to_o he_o be_v make_v by_o nature_n at_o that_o time_n absolve_v or_o condemn_v a_o patient_n to_o apprehend_v his_o meaning_n aright_o we_o must_v recollect_v his_o idea_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o represent_v as_o the_o directress_n of_o the_o whole_a animal_n oeconomy_n if_o therefore_o disease_n be_v only_o a_o disturbance_n of_o this_o oeconomy_n as_o we_o may_v
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 extraordinary_a dead_a sleep_n 〈◊〉_d sleep_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d catarrh_n or_o defluxion_n upon_o some_o part_n v._o rheum_n 〈◊〉_d rheum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o salt_n catarrh_n nitrous_a acrid_a and_o hot_a 〈◊〉_d hot_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d catarrh_n that_o kill_v sudden_o 〈◊〉_d sudden_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d catochus_n a_o disease_n in_o which_o the_o patient_n continue_v inflexible_a with_o his_o eye_n open_a without_o knowledge_n or_o motion_n 〈◊〉_d motion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d carbuncle_n a_o sort_n of_o tumour_n causus_fw-la v._o fever_n 〈◊〉_d fever_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cholera_fw-la a_o sudden_a discharge_n of_o humour_n upward_o and_o downward_o 〈◊〉_d downward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wet_a cholera_fw-la a_o dry_a cholera_fw-la chordapsus_n v._o ileus_n 〈◊〉_d ileus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coma_o a_o sort_n of_o a_o dead_a
into_o the_o lung_n 15._o lung_n gell._n llb._fw-la 17._o cap._n 11._o macrob._n lib._n 17_o cap._n 15._o which_o make_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n say_v that_o plato_n give_v posterity_n occasion_n to_o laugh_v by_o meddle_v with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o business_n but_o he_o that_o say_v this_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o hypocrates_n and_o other_o physician_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v themselves_o of_o this_o opinion_n and_o that_o plato_n apparent_o speak_v only_o after_o they_o this_o philosopher_n imagine_v also_o another_o part_n or_o sort_n of_o soul_n which_o desire_v not_o only_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o all_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o body_n but_o which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o appetite_n or_o desire_n in_o general_n this_o soul_n be_v post_v between_o the_o diaphragm_n and_o the_o navel_n it_o be_v quarter_v in_o the_o low_a part_n and_o far_a from_o the_o head_n that_o it_o may_v not_o by_o its_o agitation_n and_o commotion_n disturb_v the_o reasonable_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o we_o in_o its_o meditation_n and_o thought_n for_o the_o common_a good_a these_o trouble_n or_o disturbance_n of_o the_o inferior_a soul_n be_v excite_v by_o phantasm_n or_o image_n present_v to_o it_o by_o the_o liver_n the_o liver_n have_v be_v polish_v and_o make_v shine_v that_o it_o may_v reflect_v the_o image_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o it_o to_o produce_v trouble_n tranquillity_n or_o pleasure_n in_o the_o inferior_a soul_n according_a as_o the_o liver_n be_v itself_o trouble_v by_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o bile_n or_o sedate_v and_o calm_v through_o the_o predomination_n of_o sweet_a juice_n oppose_v to_o the_o bile_n beside_o what_o we_o have_v already_o say_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n lodge_v there_o plato_n hold_v this_o further_a concern_v it_o the_o heart_n say_v he_o which_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n pag._n time_n viâ—â—_n pag._n the_o source_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o of_o the_o blood_n which_o pag._n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v pag._n whirl_v rapid_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v set_v pag_n set_v see_v pag_n as_o a_o centinel_n or_o sergeant_n that_o when_o the_o choler_n be_v inflame_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o reason_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o some_o injustice_n commit_v either_o without_o or_o within_o by_o the_o desire_n or_o passion_n present_o all_o that_o be_v sensible_o in_o the_o body_n dispose_v itself_o by_o open_v all_o its_o pore_n to_o hear_v its_o menace_n and_o obey_v its_o command_n the_o opinion_n of_o this_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o respiration_n be_v no_o less_o peculiar_a he_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o vacuum_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o air_n which_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o lung_n and_o mouth_n in_o respiration_n meet_v that_o which_o surround_v the_o body_n without_o pushes_z it_o so_o that_o it_o force_v it_o to_o enter_v through_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o to_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o most_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o body_n till_o it_o fill_v the_o place_n which_o the_o other_o leave_v after_o which_o make_v the_o same_o way_n out_o again_o by_o the_o pore_n it_o force_n that_o without_o to_o enter_v by_o the_o mouth_n into_o the_o lung_n in_o inspiration_n we_o see_v by_o this_o that_o plato_n confound_v transpiration_n with_o respiration_n pretend_v that_o both_o one_o and_o tother_o be_v perform_v together_o as_o it_o be_v by_o two_o semicircle_n as_o for_o the_o flesh_n he_o think_v it_o compound_v of_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n and_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o sharp_a leaven_n bite_v and_o salt_n these_o be_v some_o of_o plato_n thought_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n in_o its_o natural_a state_n as_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o destruction_n which_o be_v disease_n old_a age_n and_o death_n he_o suppose_v in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o the_o body_n which_o be_v about_o we_o dissolve_v and_o melt_v it_o continual_o after_o which_o every_o substance_n which_o get_v loose_a or_o exhale_v return_v to_o the_o principle_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v draw_v he_o suppose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v according_a to_o he_o a_o fluid_a matter_n form_v of_o the_o aliment_n by_o a_o peculiar_a artifice_n of_o nature_n which_o cut_v and_o reduce_v they_o into_o small_a piece_n by_o mean_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fire_n which_o rise_v in_o our_o stomach_n after_o the_o air_n or_o breath_n he_o suppose_v that_o this_o blood_n who_o redness_n be_v a_o evident_a token_n of_o the_o impression_n of_o this_o fire_n serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o flesh_n and_o general_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o to_o fill_v up_o the_o vacant_a space_n of_o it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o sort_n of_o water_v or_o general_a inundation_n this_o be_v suppose_v he_o maintain_v that_o while_n we_o be_v young_a this_o blood_n abound_v in_o all_o part_n not_o only_o supply_v what_o be_v dissipate_v or_o diminish_v of_o the_o flesh_n which_o as_o be_v say_v be_v perpetual_a but_o after_o have_v fill_v up_o what_o be_v want_v it_o furnish_v matter_n of_o increase_n to_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o body_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o our_o youth_n we_o grow_v and_o become_v large_a but_o when_o we_o be_v advance_v in_o year_n more_o of_o the_o substance_n of_o our_o body_n be_v spend_v than_o the_o blood_n can_v supply_v or_o restore_v therefore_o we_o diminish_v by_o degree_n those_o principle_n also_o of_o which_o our_o body_n consist_v which_o plato_n call_v triangle_n which_o in_o our_o youth_n be_v strong_a than_o those_o of_o which_o the_o aliment_n be_v compound_v reduce_v they_o easy_o to_o a_o substance_n like_o themselves_o become_v disunite_v and_o relax_v by_o have_v so_o long_o endure_v the_o shock_n of_o other_o triangle_n this_o cause_n old_a age_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o death_n especial_o where_o the_o triangle_n whereof_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n consist_v be_v dissolve_v and_o disunite_v so_o that_o the_o band_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v fasten_v to_o it_o be_v entire_o break_v and_o let_v it_o loose_v as_o for_o disease_n which_o attack_v we_o in_o all_o age_n and_o precipitate_v the_o usual_a time_n of_o death_n he_o suppose_v that_o our_o body_n be_v compose_v of_o the_o four_o element_n before_o name_v the_o disorder_n of_o these_o element_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o they_o these_o disorder_n consist_v in_o the_o excess_n or_o deficiency_n of_o any_o of_o these_o element_n when_o they_o do_v not_o preserve_v the_o proportion_n of_o their_o first_o mixture_n or_o when_o they_o change_v place_n leave_v their_o own_o place_n for_o another_o to_o explain_v himself_o more_o particular_o he_o add_v that_o the_o fire_n exceed_v produce_v continual_a and_o burn_a fever_n that_o if_o the_o air_n overbalance_v it_o produce_v quotidian_a intermit_a fever_n if_o the_o water_n tertian_n fever_n and_o if_o earth_n quartanes_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o heavy_a of_o all_o the_o element_n must_v have_v quadruple_a the_o time_n to_o move_v itself_o in_o that_o the_o fire_n have_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o element_n in_o proportion_n plato_n do_v not_o confine_v himself_o to_o these_o general_n only_o but_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o change_n that_o befall_v our_o body_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o distemper_n while_o the_o blood_n say_v he_o maintain_v its_o natural_a state_n it_o serve_v to_o nourish_v the_o body_n and_o to_o preserve_v health_n but_o when_o the_o flesh_n begin_v to_o corrupt_v or_o to_o melt_v and_o dissolve_v the_o humour_n which_o come_v from_o it_o enter_v into_o the_o vein_n carry_v this_o corruption_n along_o with_o it_o and_o change_v the_o blood_n in_o several_a manner_n turn_v it_o from_o red_a to_o yellow_a and_o bitter_a or_o sour_a or_o salt_n so_o that_o that_o which_o be_v pure_a blood_n become_v part_n bile_n and_o phlegm_n or_o serosity_n what_o we_o call_v bile_n say_v plato_n be_v particular_o produce_v from_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o old_a flesh_n it_o be_v a_o humour_n that_o assume_v divers_a form_n and_o be_v very_o changeable_a both_o as_o to_o colour_n and_o taste_v but_o it_o be_v chief_o distinguish_v into_o two_o sort_n the_o yellow_a bile_n which_o be_v bitter_a and_o the_o black_a bile_n which_o be_v sour_a and_o prick_a as_o for_o the_o phlegm_n and_o serosity_n or_o water_n plato_n seem_v to_o confound_v they_o or_o to_o make_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o humour_n of_o they_o the_o phlegm_n according_a to_o he_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o new_a flesh_n and_o the_o serosity_n or_o water_n which_o be_v design_v by_o the_o particular_a name_n of_o sweat_n
animal_n be_v likewise_o reckon_v among_o these_o late_a cause_n we_o shall_v not_o engage_v any_o further_a in_o the_o cause_n of_o distemper_n in_o particular_a that_o will_v lead_v we_o too_o far_o out_o of_o our_o way_n and_o we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v dispense_v with_o because_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o that_o be_v proper_a here_o in_o the_o article_n of_o galen_n who_o system_n be_v more_o clear_a and_o methodical_a than_o that_o of_o hypocrates_n who_o principle_n he_o follow_v in_o almost_o every_o thing_n we_o shall_v take_v notice_n only_o of_o two_o thing_n first_o the_o relation_n that_o hypocrates_n find_v between_o some_o of_o the_o external_a and_o internal_a cause_n for_o example_n he_o compare_v the_o four_o humour_n with_o the_o four_o age_n of_o man_n with_o the_o four_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o with_o the_o climate_n infancy_n the_o spring_n and_o temperate_a country_n aught_o according_a to_o he_o to_o produce_v blood_n and_o by_o consequence_n more_o sanguine_a distemper_n than_o bilious_a pituitous_a or_o melancholic_a youth_n summer_n and_o hot_a and_o dry_a country_n produce_v bile_n and_o all_o the_o malady_n which_o spring_n from_o it_o middle_a age_n autumn_n and_o place_n of_o a_o heavy_a unequal_a air_n cause_n melancholy_n and_o melancholic_a distemper_n old_a age_n winter_n and_o cold_a moist_a country_n produce_v phlegm_n and_o phlegmatic_a distemper_n he_o careful_o examine_v what_o sort_n of_o food_n produce_v blood_n â—ile_n etc._n etc._n it_o treat_v also_o the_o effect_n of_o sleep_n watch_n exercise_n and_o rest_n and_o other_o external_a cause_n aforementioned_a and_o all_o the_o benefit_n or_o mischief_n we_o may_v receive_v from_o they_o in_o the_o second_o place_n we_o shall_v take_v notice_n that_o of_o all_o the_o cause_n hypocrates_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o two_o most_o general_a be_v diet_n and_o air_n which_o he_o examine_v with_o all_o the_o care_n 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the_o business_n of_o the_o pulse_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n in_o all_o physic_n that_o this_o physician_n have_v so_o slight_o touch_v upon_o some_o greek_a pull_v greek_a theophil_n protospathar_n lib._n de_fw-fr urin._n &_o pull_v author_n more_o modern_a than_o galen_n have_v also_o make_v the_o same_o remark_n nevertheless_o one_o may_v collect_v from_o the_o write_n of_o hypocrates_n several_a instruction_n upon_o this_o subject_n as_o when_o he_o say_v that_o in_o 4._o in_o epidem_fw-la lib._n 4._o fever_n very_o acute_a the_o pulse_n be_v very_o fast_o and_o very_a great_a and_o when_o he_o make_v mention_n in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o tremble_a pulse_n and_o those_o that_o beat_v slow_o and_o when_o he_o observe_v in_o speak_v of_o the_o white_a flow_n of_o woman_n
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evacuation_n so_o heat_n destroy_v cold_a and_o cold_a heat_n etc._n etc._n second_o he_o say_v that_o physic_n be_v a_o addition_n of_o what_o be_v want_v and_o a_o substraction_n or_o retrenchment_n of_o what_o be_v superfluous_a a_o axiom_n which_o you_o also_o find_v explain_v by_o this_o that_o there_o be_v some_o juice_n or_o humour_n which_o in_o particular_a case_n ought_v to_o be_v evacuate_v or_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o body_n or_o be_v dry_v up_o and_o some_o other_o that_o you_o ought_v to_o restore_v to_o the_o body_n or_o cause_n to_o be_v produce_v there_o again_o as_o to_o the_o method_n you_o shall_v take_v in_o it_o for_o addition_n or_o retrenchment_n he_o give_v this_o general_a caution_n that_o you_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n how_o you_o evacuate_v or_o fill_v up_o all_o at_o once_o or_o too_o quick_a or_o too_o much_o and_o that_o it_o be_v equal_o dangerous_a to_o heat_n or_o cool_v again_o on_o a_o sudden_a or_o rather_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v it_o every_o thing_n that_o run_v to_o a_o excess_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n hypocrates_n allow_v in_o the_o four_o place_n that_o we_o ought_v sometime_o to_o dilate_v and_o sometime_o to_o lock_v up_o to_o dilate_v or_o open_v the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d passage_n by_o which_o the_o humour_n be_v void_v natural_o when_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_o open_v or_o when_o they_o be_v close_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a to_o lock_v up_o or_o straighten_v the_o passage_n that_o be_v relax_v when_o the_o juice_n that_o pass_v there_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v it_o or_o when_o there_o pass_v too_o much_o of_o they_o he_o add_v that_o we_o ought_v sometime_o to_o smooth_v and_o sometime_o to_o make_v rough_a to_o the_o touch_n sometime_o harden_v and_o sometime_o soften_v again_o sometime_o to_o make_v more_o fine_a or_o supple_a sometime_o to_o thicken_v sometime_o to_o excite_v or_o rouse_v up_o and_o at_o other_o time_n to_o stupify_v or_o take_v away_o the_o sense_n all_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o the_o body_n or_o to_o the_o humour_n he_o give_v this_o five_o lesson_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o course_n the_o humour_n take_v from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o whether_o they_o go_v and_o in_o consequence_n of_o that_o when_o they_o go_v where_o they_o ought_v not_o that_o we_o make_v they_o take_v a_o derivare_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d derivare_fw-la turn_n about_o or_o carry_v they_o another_o way_n almost_o like_o turn_v the_o course_n of_o a_o river_n or_o upon_o other_o occasion_n that_o we_o endeavour_v if_o possible_a to_o revellere_fw-la to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d revellere_fw-la recall_v or_o make_v the_o same_o humour_n return_v back_o again_o draw_v upward_o those_o which_o tend_v downward_o and_o downward_o those_o which_o tend_v upward_o he_o remark_n also_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o carry_v off_o by_o convenient_a way_n that_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v carry_v off_o and_o not_o let_v the_o humour_n once_o evacuate_v enter_v into_o the_o vessel_n again_o he_o give_v also_o this_o follow_a instruction_n that_o when_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n according_a to_o reason_n though_o the_o success_n be_v not_o answerable_a we_o ought_v not_o easy_o or_o too_o hasty_o alter_v the_o manner_n of_o act_v as_o long_o as_o the_o reason_n we_o have_v for_o it_o be_v yet_o good_a but_o see_v this_o maxim_n may_v sometime_o deceive_v here_o be_v another_o of_o they_o that_o serve_v for_o a_o corrective_a or_o limitation_n we_o ought_v say_v our_o author_n to_o mind_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o attention_n what_o 〈◊〉_d what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v ease_n and_o what_o create_v pain_n what_o be_v easy_o support_v and_o what_o can_v be_v endure_v the_o lesson_n that_o follow_v be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a 6._o important_a epidem_fw-la lib._n 6._o we_o ought_v not_o say_v he_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n rash_o we_o ought_v to_o pause_v or_o wait_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n this_o way_n if_o you_o do_v the_o patient_n no_o good_a at_o least_o you_o will_v do_v he_o no_o hurt_n in_o extreme_a illness_n we_o ought_v in_o his_o opinion_n to_o use_v remedy_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o which_o medicine_n cure_v not_o the_o sword_n do_v what_o the_o sword_n do_v not_o the_o fire_n cure_v but_o what_o the_o fire_n can_v cure_v aught_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o incurable_a last_o he_o caution_n we_o not_o to_o undertake_v desperate_a disease_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o physic_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o most_o general_a maxim_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o hypocrates_n all_o which_o suppose_v this_o principle_n which_o he_o have_v lay_v down_o at_o the_o beginning_n that_o nature_n itself_o cure_v disease_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o of_o the_o particular_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n as_o we_o examine_v the_o remedy_n he_o make_v use_v of_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o remedy_n which_o hypocrates_n make_v use_v of_o and_o first_o of_o all_o of_o diet_n and_o of_o a_o regular_a method_n of_o live_v diet_n be_v the_o first_o the_o principal_a and_o oftentimes_o the_o only_a remedy_n that_o hypocrates_n make_v use_v of_o to_o satisfy_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o intention_n we_o have_v touch_v upon_o by_o these_o mean_n he_o oppose_v moist_a to_o dry_v hot_a to_o cold_a he_o add_v or_o supply_v what_o be_v deficient_a and_o take_v off_o from_o what_o be_v superfluous_a etc._n etc._n and_o that_o that_o be_v to_o he_o the_o most_o considerable_a point_n he_o support_v nature_n and_o assist_v it_o to_o overcome_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o malady_n and_o in_o a_o word_n put_v it_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o do_v of_o itself_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o cure_n of_o distemper_n the_o diet_n of_o the_o sick_a be_v a_o remedy_n that_o be_v so_o much_o hippocrates_n own_o that_o he_o be_v as_o desirous_a to_o pass_v for_o the_o author_n of_o it_o as_o of_o that_o of_o person_n in_o health_n which_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o before_o and_o the_o better_a to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v a_o new_a remedy_n he_o say_v express_o that_o the_o ancient_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o physician_n that_o be_v before_o he_o have_v write_v almost_o nothing_o concern_v the_o diet_n of_o the_o sick_a have_v omit_v this_o point_n though_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o essential_a part_n of_o the_o art_n the_o method_n we_o have_v see_v aesculapius_n and_o his_o son_n make_v use_v of_o in_o their_o management_n of_o the_o sick_a in_o relation_n to_o that_o be_v a_o proof_n that_o hypocrates_n speak_v truth_n to_o his_o testimony_n we_o may_v join_v that_o of_o plato_n who_o endeavour_v even_o to_o justify_v in_o this_o respect_n the_o conduct_n of_o these_o first_o physician_n as_o we_o remark_v in_o the_o same_o place_n so_o that_o what_o pliny_n have_v say_v that_o hypocrates_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o the_o hypocrates_n the_o see_v above_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n concern_v hypocrates_n clinic_n physic_n may_v be_v make_v appear_v or_o say_v with_o a_o more_o just_a title_n of_o diaetetick_a physic_n the_o name_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o all_o the_o art_n after_o the_o division_n of_o it_o some_o age_n after_o as_o you_o will_v see_v in_o its_o place_n which_o show_v how_o much_o they_o depend_v in_o those_o ancient_a time_n on_o the_o benefit_n which_o patient_n receive_v from_o a_o good_a conduct_n in_o relation_n to_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o chronical_a distemper_n hypocrates_n diet_v his_o patient_n one_o way_n and_o in_o acute_a another_o in_o these_o last_o which_o be_v those_o that_o require_v more_o particular_o a_o exactness_n in_o relation_n to_o
or_o tear_n be_v only_o the_o phlegm_n melt_v or_o dissolve_v in_o another_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o confound_v the_o phlegm_n and_o serosity_n with_o the_o bile_n when_o he_o say_v that_o what_o we_o call_v sour_a phlegm_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o serosity_n of_o the_o black_a bile_n but_o in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o these_o humour_n he_o restrain_v himself_o to_o the_o two_o principal_a which_o be_v pag._n be_v see_v pag._n the_o bile_n and_o the_o phlegm_n and_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o two_o juice_n by_o their_o mixture_n with_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o distemper_n when_o the_o bile_n evaporate_n outward_o or_o discharge_v itself_o upon_o the_o skin_n it_o cause_v divers_a sort_n of_o humour_n attend_v with_o inflammation_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v pag._n call_v see_v pag._n phlegmon_n but_o when_o it_o be_v confine_v within_o it_o produce_v all_o sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d burn_a disease_n the_o bile_n be_v especial_o hurtful_a when_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n it_o break_v the_o order_n of_o the_o fibre_n which_o be_v according_a to_o he_o small_a thread_n scatter_v through_o the_o blood_n that_o it_o may_v be_v neither_o too_o clear_a nor_o too_o thick_a to_o the_o end_n that_o on_o the_o one_o side_n it_o shall_v not_o evaporate_v and_o on_o the_o other_o may_v always_o move_v easy_o in_o the_o vein_n this_o bile_n continue_v its_o havoc_n after_o have_v break_v the_o fibre_n of_o the_o blood_n pierce_v to_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o destroy_v the_o link_n of_o the_o soul_n before_o speak_v of_o unless_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o flesh_n melt_v or_o dissolve_v break_v its_o force_n when_o this_o happen_v the_o bile_n be_v overcome_v and_o oblige_v to_o depart_v the_o body_n throw_v itself_o through_o the_o vein_n upon_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o the_o stomach_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v discharge_v by_o stool_n and_o vomit_v like_o those_o that_o fly_v out_o of_o a_o town_n in_o a_o uproar_n and_o cause_n in_o their_o passage_n diarrhaea_n and_o dysentery_n and_o other_o discharge_v which_o prove_v often_o healthful_a the_o sweet_a or_o insipid_a phlegm_n occasion_n tumor_n and_o some_o impurity_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o when_o it_o mix_v with_o some_o little_a bladder_n of_o the_o air_n it_o be_v then_o call_v pag._n call_v a_o sort_n of_o dropsy_n in_o hypocrates_n see_v pag._n white_a phlegm_n if_o this_o phlegm_n mix_v with_o the_o black_a bile_n and_o penetrate_v into_o the_o receptacle_n of_o the_o brain_n it_o cause_v the_o epilepsy_n or_o falling-sickness_n the_o sour_a or_o salt_a phlegm_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o disease_n comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o catarrh_n or_o rheum_n and_o bring_v disorder_n and_o pain_n upon_o what_o part_n soever_o it_o fall_v we_o must_v here_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o idea_n which_o plato_n have_v of_o the_o matrix_fw-la or_o its_o property_n and_o some_o of_o its_o disease_n pag._n disease_n see_v pag._n the_o matrix_fw-la say_v he_o be_v a_o animal_n which_o belong_v impatient_o to_o conceive_v and_o if_o it_o be_v long_o disappoint_v of_o bear_v fruit_n be_v be_v enrage_v and_o run_v up_o and_o down_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o their_o air_n it_o take_v away_o respiration_n and_o cause_n great_a uneasiness_n and_o a_o anfinite_a number_n of_o disease_n these_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o plato_n upon_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n upon_o all_o which_o we_o shall_v not_o trouble_v ourselves_o to_o make_v reflection_n we_o shall_v confine_v ourselves_o only_o to_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o acidity_n and_o saltness_n of_o the_o humour_n it_o be_v of_o importance_n to_o our_o history_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o because_o of_o the_o several_a system_n that_o have_v be_v since_o build_v upon_o that_o foundation_n hypocrates_n have_v before_o speak_v of_o the_o sour_a and_o the_o salt_n but_o he_o have_v mention_v they_o only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o effect_n without_o show_v their_o original_a which_o plato_n seem_v to_o have_v discover_v and_o therein_o to_o have_v make_v a_o improvement_n upon_o he_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v of_o a_o acidity_n and_o saltness_n which_o be_v natural_o in_o the_o body_n in_o a_o slate_n of_o health_n such_o be_v the_o sowrness_n and_o sweetness_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o he_o say_v consist_v of_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n and_o beside_o that_o a_o sour_a salt_n leaven_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v he_o do_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o this_o leaven_n come_v but_o by_o his_o manner_n of_o express_v himself_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o common_a element_n but_o to_o be_v something_o different_a from_o the_o water_n fire_n and_o earth_n which_o have_v their_o share_n apart_o in_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o second_o place_n plato_n hold_v a_o saltness_n and_o sowrness_n which_o be_v preternatural_a which_o be_v in_o the_o humour_n which_o cause_n disease_n he_o seem_v further_a to_o deduce_v the_o sour_a and_o salt_n from_o the_o same_o source_n with_o the_o natural_a sour_a and_o salt_n that_o be_v from_o the_o flesh_n which_o corrupt_v and_o dissolve_v according_a to_o he_o infect_v the_o blood_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o bile_n and_o into_o phlegm_n but_o this_o latter_a sour_a and_o salt_n be_v something_o different_a from_o the_o former_a though_o they_o come_v from_o the_o flesh_n for_o this_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o their_o corruption_n the_o other_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o preservation_n but_o plato_n not_o explain_v himself_o any_o further_a thereupon_o neither_o shall_v we_o enlarge_v he_o add_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o sowrness_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o black_a bile_n which_o of_o bitter_a become_v sour_a when_o the_o bitterness_n which_o be_v natural_a to_o it_o be_v alternate_v and_o 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gross_a and_o terrestrial_a humour_n begin_v to_o move_v and_o to_o swell_v or_o rise_v up_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o plato_n to_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v adjective_n join_v the_o same_o substantive_n that_o hypocrates_n do_v which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o hypocrates_n may_v be_v translate_v by_o the_o word_n force_n power_n faculty_n or_o virtue_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o word_n savour_n or_o taste_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sapor_n acidus_n sour_a taste_n as_o serranus_n translate_v it_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n plato_n think_v as_o hypocrates_n do_v that_o disease_n have_v their_o fix_a period_n for_o duration_n as_o the_o time_n of_o the_o life_n of_o every_o animal_n be_v regulate_v by_o its_o lot_n when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o world_n this_o time_n can_v néither_o be_v hasten_v nor_o delay_v but_o by_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o passion_n which_o come_v likewise_o themselves_o by_o a_o sort_n of_o necessity_n so_o likewise_o disease_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v their_o course_n and_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o seek_v to_o temper_v they_o and_o stop_v their_o progress_n by_o mean_n of_o disease_n of_o see_v the_o method_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o acute_a disease_n prudent_a diet_n and_o exercise_n than_o by_o medicine_n especial_o those_o which_o purge_v which_o ought_v never_o to_o be_v use_v but_o in_o case_n of_o extremity_n otherwise_o of_o a_o small_a evil_n you_o make_v a_o great_a one_o and_o of_o a_o single_a one_o many_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v that_o plato_n do_v not_o deviate_v much_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o as_o he_o live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o he_o or_o very_o near_o it_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o eighty_o eight_o olympiad_n it_o be_v
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after_o hypocrates_n and_o his_o family_n that_o make_v any_o noise_n in_o the_o world_n be_v diocles_n carystius_n who_o the_o athenian_n for_o that_o reason_n call_v the_o priscian_n the_o theodor._n priscian_n second_o hypocrates_n praefat._n hypocrates_n plin._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 20._o celf._n praefat._n all_o the_o ancient_n agree_v that_o he_o come_v present_o after_o the_o father_n of_o physic_n who_o he_o succeed_v very_o near_o both_o in_o time_n and_o reputation_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v author_n of_o a_o letter_n yet_o extant_a address_v to_o antigonus_n king_n of_o asia_n which_o show_v that_o diocles_n live_v in_o his_o time_n and_o not_o in_o the_o time_n century_n time_n tiraquell_n de_fw-fr nobil_n cap._n 21._o and_o after_o he_o wolfgangus_n justus_n in_o his_o chronologia_fw-la medicorum_fw-la who_o also_o hold_v that_o he_o live_v both_o under_o darius_n the_o son_n of_o hystaspes_n and_o under_o antigonus_n though_o between_o those_o two_o prince_n there_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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