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admiration_n that_o of_o late_a even_o the_o slight_a wound_n will_v hardly_o yield_v to_o the_o usual_a remedy_n so_o that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o a_o new_a foundation_n for_o chirurgery_n as_o well_o as_o physic_n and_o the_o better_a to_o prove_v this_o he_o acquaint_v we_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1661._o he_o himself_o have_v a_o hot_a fiery_a impetigo_n which_o run_v through_o his_o beard_n round_o like_o a_o red_a half-moon_n from_o one_o ear_n to_o the_o other_o and_o after_o all_o manner_n of_o unguent_n water_n lotion_n etc._n etc._n use_v for_o twelve_o month_n in_o vain_a he_o devise_v a_o scorbutic_a liquor_n and_o infuse_v in_o it_o a_o mercurial_a powder_n which_o only_o by_o wet_v the_o part_n therewith_o slight_o with_o the_o top_n of_o his_o finger_n twice_o a_o day_n take_v it_o instant_o away_o but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v this_o story_n of_o the_o beard_n and_o ear_n since_o it_o prove_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o french_a malady_n be_v get_v very_o near_o his_o nose_n and_o that_o his_o ear_n which_o he_o have_v so_o often_o forfeit_v be_v still_o upon_o his_o head_n i_o know_v well_o that_o body_n infect_v with_o the_o french_a disease_n do_v usual_o break_v out_o in_o bump_n ulcer_n sore_n and_o aposteme_n which_o do_v not_o yield_v to_o ordinary_a remedy_n and_o only_o to_o such_o as_o do_v specifical_o respect_v the_o poison_n of_o that_o distemper_n but_o the_o question_n in_o dispute_n be_v whether_o all_o sound_a body_n which_o never_o have_v contract_v any_o venereal_a venom_n by_o gross_a and_o corporeal_a contact_n be_v notwithstanding_o so_o infect_v by_o the_o wander_a steam_n or_o atom_n of_o the_o pox_n that_o as_o much_o as_o a_o cut-finger_n or_o broken-pate_n can_v now_o adays_o be_v cure_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o antivenereal_a remedy_n and_o as_o to_o this_o point_n m._n n._n have_v not_o in_o the_o least_o prove_v it_o or_o by_o his_o beard_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o philosopher_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o scurvy_a which_o i_o willing_o grant_v may_v be_v often_o complicate_v with_o other_o disease_n and_o indeed_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o most_o fever_n which_o invade_v english_a body_n towards_o the_o declination_n when_o the_o deflagration_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v over_o and_o the_o mass_n be_v leave_v impoverish_v of_o its_o spirit_n and_o rich_a part_n do_v leave_v the_o blood_n in_o almost_o a_o necessary_a tendency_n and_o disposition_n to_o the_o scurvy_a and_o therefore_o judicious_a physician_n very_o usual_o after_o the_o crisis_n be_v over_o have_v recourse_n to_o antiscorbutical_a remedy_n as_o the_o salt_n of_o plant_n the_o acid_a spirit_n of_o mineral_n preparation_n of_o steel_n juice_n and_o extract_v of_o vegetable_n and_o the_o like_a by_o which_o the_o languish_a ferment_n of_o the_o bowel_n be_v revive_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o blood_n quicken_v and_o restore_v and_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o chyle_n with_o the_o old_a stock_n of_o blood_n the_o better_a and_o more_o orderly_o perform_v but_o to_o make_v the_o pocky_a and_o scorbutic_a ferment_n in_o all_o disease_n as_o general_a a_o refuge_n and_o sanctuary_n for_o ignorance_n as_o the_o devil_n and_o occult_a quality_n among_o the_o vulgar_a renderer_n of_o cause_n be_v very_o unworthy_a of_o a_o philosopher_n and_o will_v at_o length_n so_o much_o debauch_v that_o most_o significant_a term_n of_o ferment_n that_o it_o will_v bring_v it_o into_o discredit_n with_o inquire_v man_n who_o can_v permit_v themselves_o to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o word_n except_o something_o be_v represent_v by_o they_o for_o in_o good_a earnest_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o m._n n._n have_v better_a explain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o he_o have_v treat_v of_o by_o the_o word_n ferment_n and_o other_o term_n insignificant_a as_o he_o use_v they_o than_o if_o he_o have_v flee_v to_o the_o asylum_n ignorantiae_fw-la occult_a quality_n for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o question_n you_o can_v ask_v he_o in_o physic_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o disease_n or_o symptom_n but_o he_o be_v present_o ready_a to_o answer_v that_o it_o flow_v from_o a_o combination_n with_o a_o pocky_a and_o scorbutic_a ferment_n a_o very_a compendious_a way_n indeed_o of_o be_v a_o philosopher_n but_o no_o whit_n more_o satisfactory_a in_o physic_n than_o bellarmine_n thou_o lie_v in_o answer_v all_o the_o difficulty_n and_o objection_n in_o divinity_n chap._n v._n the_o three_o point_n from_o whence_o m.n._n infer_v that_o all_o disease_n be_v alter_v from_o their_o ancient_a state_n and_o condition_n be_v forsooth_o vermination_n or_o breed_v of_o worm_n and_o he_o pretend_v that_o in_o these_o day_n they_o be_v more_o frequent_o appear_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o fever_n and_o other_o disease_n than_o in_o former_a time_n and_o his_o reason_n be_v because_o by_o the_o intermixture_n of_o the_o pocky_a and_o scorbutic_a ferment_n humour_n be_v more_o vitiate_a and_o a_o more_o poisonous_a putredinous_a disposition_n or_o corruption_n be_v introduce_v into_o man_n body_n than_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o elder_a time_n but_o that_o this_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n that_o it_o be_v not_o more_o frequent_a in_o disease_n than_o former_o or_o happen_v upon_o any_o score_n of_o the_o pox_n or_o scurvy_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n the_o enquiry_n into_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o production_n of_o those_o animal_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o their_o generation_n throughout_o all_o the_o family_n of_o nature_n will_v evident_o discover_v first_o then_o as_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ancient_n hypocrates_n galen_n and_o other_o writer_n do_v not_o only_o treat_v of_o three_o sort_n of_o worm_n which_o be_v usual_o generate_v in_o the_o gut_n but_o they_o have_v likewise_o some_o case_n of_o worm_n which_o in_o these_o day_n rare_o have_v occur_v to_o observation_n for_o example_n hypocrates_n treat_v of_o worm_n be_v generate_v in_o child_n while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v seldom_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o modern_a writer_n plutarch_n give_v a_o account_n of_o a_o young_a man_n at_o athens_n symp._n plut._n 8._o symp._n who_o void_a worm_n mingle_v with_o his_o seed_n alsaravius_n in_o his_o chapter_n of_o the_o cough_n tussi_fw-la alsarav_fw-mi cap._n de_fw-fr tussi_fw-la treat_v of_o animal_n generate_v in_o the_o lung_n as_o one_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o without_o doubt_n they_o may_v often_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o consumption_n and_o ulcer_n of_o that_o part_n though_o i_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o modern_a writer_n who_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o except_o the_o learned_a muffet_n who_o quote_v a_o story_n out_o of_o hieronymus_n gabucinus_n of_o a_o lady_n who_o spit_v up_o a_o lump_n of_o phlegm_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o which_o there_o be_v a_o worm_n the_o same_o thing_n happen_v not_o long_o since_o to_o a_o learned_a friend_n of_o i_o who_o affirm_v to_o i_o that_o 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dispose_v be_v not_o improper_o say_v to_o be_v of_o a_o phlegmatic_a or_o choleric_a temper_n and_o if_o the_o adust_a or_o raw_a excrement_n be_v not_o right_o and_o due_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o mass_n by_o the_o effervenscy_n of_o the_o blood_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o i_o may_v not_o say_v that_o a_o man_n abound_v with_o a_o melancholic_a choleric_a or_o phlegmatic_a humour_n and_o if_o so_o the_o notion_n about_o pharmacy_n aim_v at_o a_o evacuation_n or_o else_o alteration_n of_o these_o humour_n be_v not_o frame_v amiss_o nor_o whatever_o m._n n._n argue_v to_o the_o contrary_a without_o very_o good_a reason_n for_o i_o suppose_v it_o alter_v not_o much_o the_o case_n as_o to_o practise_v whether_o a_o man_n suppose_v that_o there_o be_v too_o great_a a_o redundancy_n of_o one_o of_o the_o humour_n in_o the_o blood_n or_o whether_o which_o be_v the_o right_a notion_n he_o apprehend_v the_o blood_n deprave_v either_o with_o phlegmatic_a and_o raw_a juice_n or_o the_o bilious_a excrement_n consist_v of_o salt_n and_o sulphur_n or_o the_o melancholic_a in_o which_o the_o caput_fw-la mortuum_fw-la or_o earthy_a part_n be_v most_o predominant_a for_o either_o of_o these_o notion_n will_v direct_v we_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v unable_a to_o fine_a its_o self_n to_o assist_v it_o with_o those_o alterative_n which_o time_n and_o experience_n have_v recommend_v to_o we_o as_o proper_a in_o those_o case_n and_o those_o purger_n which_o have_v be_v long_o observe_v more_o particular_o to_o make_v a_o separation_n either_o of_o the_o pituitous_a choleric_a or_o melancholic_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o though_o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o think_v that_o purger_n do_v with_o a_o certain_a knowledge_n or_o choice_n lay_v hold_v of_o one_o humour_n rather_o than_o another_o yet_o be_v that_o distinction_n of_o purger_n into_o chologoga_n phlegmagoga_n melanagoga_n and_o hydragoga_n of_o very_o good_a use_n and_o found_v upon_o observation_n and_o 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as_o by_o long_a use_n and_o custom_n have_v be_v render_v proper_a familiar_a and_o intelligible_a and_o he_o ask_v paracâ—lsus_n what_o necessity_n there_o be_v to_o bring_v into_o use_v the_o word_n archaeus_n since_o that_o upon_o diligent_a examination_n that_o signify_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o faculty_n and_o natural_a virtue_n or_o the_o natural_a spirit_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o natural_a faculty_n do_v in_o the_o school_n of_o the_o philosopher_n and_o physician_n and_o he_o add_v that_o neither_o paracelsus_n or_o severinus_n be_v such_o great_a person_n that_o we_o must_v present_o for_o their_o fancy_n or_o humour_n reject_v those_o familiar_a term_n which_o have_v always_o be_v use_v by_o the_o learned_a world_n and_o in_o their_o stead_n without_o reason_n admit_v of_o the_o paracelsian_a gibberish_n and_o certain_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n aright_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o nothing_o more_o than_o what_o be_v signify_v by_o they_o 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of_o sense_n and_o motion_n the_o natural_a i_o take_v to_o be_v some_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o take_v up_o their_o residence_n in_o the_o extreme_a fiber_n of_o the_o part_n and_o there_o remain_v and_o be_v continual_o refresh_v and_o recruit_v by_o a_o influence_n from_o the_o brain_n and_o these_o the_o school_n call_v the_o innate_a spirit_n faculty_n or_o virtue_n of_o a_o part_n either_o one_o of_o these_o or_o all_o must_v be_v mean_v by_o the_o archaeus_n of_o the_o chemist_n or_o else_o that_o term_n be_v altogether_o insignificant_a vox_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la nihil_fw-la and_o whether_o it_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o idle_a word_n or_o a_o new_a term_n to_o express_v a_o old_a notion_n it_o can_v but_o be_v absurd_a to_o offer_v it_o as_o a_o particular_a considerable_a in_o order_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o old_a fundamental_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v demolish_v chap._n ix_o in_o his_o nine_o chapter_n m._n n._n proceed_v to_o a_o examination_n of_o divers_a old_a doctrine_n which_o more_o immediate_o relate_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n and_o first_o he_o cashier_v the_o doctrine_n about_o critical_a day_n which_o he_o call_v as_o childish_a a_o conceit_n as_o ever_o be_v own_v by_o any_o longbeard_n call_v the_o child_n of_o men._n but_o i_o shall_v plain_o prove_v that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o to_o be_v blow_v away_o be_v of_o so_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o the_o true_a management_n of_o fever_n that_o except_o a_o diligent_a heed_n be_v have_v to_o the_o critical_a motion_n of_o those_o disease_n the_o best_a and_o most_o proper_a remedy_n prove_v as_o dangerous_a to_o the_o sick_a as_o a_o draw_a sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o blind_a man_n who_o lay_v about_o he_o at_o random_n and_o know_v not_o upon_o who_o or_o where_o the_o edge_n will_v light_v for_o though_o the_o ancient_n possible_o may_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o critical_a motion_n of_o disease_n that_o do_v no_o more_o hinder_v they_o from_o make_v true_a observation_n upon_o they_o than_o the_o disagreement_n of_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o flux_n and_o reflux_n of_o the_o sea_n do_v cause_n mariner_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o tide_n will_v carry_v they_o into_o and_o out_o of_o several_a harbour_n and_o though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o in_o these_o northern_a country_n wherein_o we_o live_v fever_n be_v neither_o so_o constant_o nor_o so_o orderly_o terminate_v by_o critical_a evacuation_n as_o punctual_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o description_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n by_o reason_n that_o in_o this_o cold_a climate_n which_o be_v perpetual_o liable_a to_o alteration_n from_o the_o air_n the_o blood_n when_o it_o be_v fire_v into_o a_o fever_n do_v not_o burn_v with_o so_o equal_a and_o constant_a a_o flame_n and_o therefore_o can_v observe_v so_o exact_o the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o its_o burn_a and_o consume_v the_o sulphureous_a or_o combustible_a part_n and_o for_o that_o the_o blood_n of_o most_o person_n be_v taint_v with_o the_o scurvy_a can_v so_o easy_o concoct_v and_o at_o once_o separate_v the_o adust_a recrement_n but_o that_o they_o be_v often_o instead_o of_o be_v critical_o evacuate_v translate_v upon_o the_o brain_n and_o nervous_a part_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o credit_n of_o those_o grave_a author_n by_o every_o impertinent_a man_n to_o be_v call_v into_o question_n concern_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o observation_n which_o they_o make_v upon_o the_o motion_n and_o burn_v of_o fever_n in_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o practise_v physic_n since_o they_o have_v be_v always_o repute_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o unsuspected_a faith_n and_o integrity_n in_o deliver_v matter_n of_o fact_n which_o fall_v under_o their_o own_o notice_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o critical_a evacuation_n we_o can_v question_v but_o that_o in_o continual_a putried_a fever_n in_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o which_o neither_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o air_n nor_o the_o scorbutic_a distemper_n make_v the_o difference_n nature_n be_v as_o precise_a in_o observe_v her_o period_n as_o she_o use_v to_o be_v with_o we_o in_o quotidian_n tertian_n and_o quartan_o for_o indeed_o a_o crisis_n in_o a_o continual_a fever_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o a_o paroxysm_n in_o a_o intermittent_a as_o doctor_n willis_n very_o well_o observe_v 9_o willis_n de_fw-fr feb._n c._n 9_o for_o say_v he_o as_o in_o a_o intermittent_a when_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n be_v overcharge_v with_o the_o particle_n of_o the_o deprave_a alimentary_a juice_n which_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v subdue_v and_o assimilate_v that_o fall_v aworking_a and_o by_o its_o fermentation_n depurate_v its_o self_n and_o send_v out_o by_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o skin_n the_o heterogeneous_a matter_n so_o in_o a_o
of_o physic_n and_o establish_v by_o the_o use_n and_o consent_n of_o both_o galenist_n and_o chemist_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v pag._n 134_o the_o first_o quality_n be_v cause_n of_o disease_n pag._n 135_o prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n pag._n 136_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n quality_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o heat_n pag._n 137_o of_o cold._n pag._n 137_o 138_o of_o humidity_n and_o dryness_n pag._n 138_o though_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o vessel_n four_o distinct_a humour_n man_n be_v not_o improper_o say_v to_o be_v of_o a_o phlegmatic_a choleric_a melancholic_a or_o sanguine_a temperament_n pag._n 139_o it_o alter_v not_o the_o matter_n as_o to_o practice_v whether_o a_o physician_n suppose_v one_o of_o the_o humour_n or_o the_o rawness_n or_o overstaleness_n of_o the_o blood_n to_o be_v in_o fault_n pag._n 140_o purger_n be_v proper_o divide_v into_o chologoga_n phlegmagoga_n melanagoga_n and_o hydragoga_n pag._n 1â—1_n hepaticks_n must_v be_v use_v in_o disease_n cause_v from_o imperfect_a sanguification_n though_o the_o liver_n do_v not_o make_v blood_n pag._n 141_o 142_o the_o spleen_n be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o melancholy_a according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o bartholinus_n and_o doctor_n highmore_n pag._n 143_o 144_o a_o digression_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o hypocondriacal_a distemper_n pag._n 145_o a_o description_n of_o the_o spleen_n pag._n 146_o 147_o it_o prepare_v a_o ferment_n for_o the_o blood_n pag._n 149_o two_o sort_n of_o ferment_n pag._n 149_o 150_o how_o the_o ferment_n be_v make_v in_o the_o spleen_n pag._n 152_o fix_v salt_n ferment_n the_o blood_n pag._n 153_o how_o medicine_n of_o tartar_n steel_n and_o vitriol_n perform_v their_o effect_n pag._n 153_o how_o the_o ferment_n of_o the_o spleen_n come_v to_o be_v deprave_v pag._n 156_o 157._o what_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o spleen_n in_o hypocondriacal_a person_n pag._n 161_o 162_o 163_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o symptom_n in_o hypocondriacal_a person_n pag._n 163_o 164_o 165_o the_o head_n and_o nervous_a part_n how_o affect_v from_o the_o spleen_n pag._n 166_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o say_v there_o be_v bilious_a or_o choleric_a complexion_n and_o disease_n pag._n 167_o 168_o m._n n_n ignorance_n in_o chemistry_n pag._n 168_o sulphur_n be_v not_o light_a and_o more_o aetherial_a than_o spirit_n pag._n 169_o chap._n viii_o the_o particular_n offer_v by_o m._n n._n in_o the_o room_n of_o they_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o have_v demolish_v be_v not_o conducible_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n pag._n 171_o the_o grow_v of_o disease_n from_o seed_n according_a to_o paracelsus_n and_o severinus_n a_o ridiculous_a fancy_n pag._n 172_o 173_o the_o number_n of_o concoction_n assign_v by_o the_o ancient_n sufficient_a pag._n 174_o helmont_n notion_n of_o a_o disease_n unintelligible_a pag._n 176_o what_o the_o archaeus_n of_o the_o chemist_n mean_n pag._n 177_o new_a word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o old_a notion_n and_o thing_n pag._n 178_o how_o the_o vital_a animal_n and_o natural_a spirit_n differ_v pag._n 179_o the_o archaeus_n either_o a_o idle_a word_n or_o a_o new_a term_n to_o express_v a_o old_a notion_n pag._n 180_o chap._n ix_o the_o use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n about_o critical_a day_n pag._n 181_o the_o ignorance_n of_o their_o true_a cause_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o ancient_n from_o make_v true_a observation_n upon_o they_o ibid._n fever_n in_o the_o country_n where_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n live_v observe_v regular_o the_o critical_a motion_n which_o be_v by_o they_o describe_v pag._n 183_o a_o crisis_n in_o a_o continual_a fever_n be_v the_o same_o with_o a_o paroxysm_n in_o a_o intermittent_a ibid._n the_o cause_n of_o critical_a motion_n according_a to_o doctor_n willis_n ibid._n sweat_v the_o best_a way_n of_o crisis_n pag._n 184_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o crisis_n by_o a_o haemorrhage_n pag._n 184_o when_o a_o crisis_n be_v to_o be_v expect_v pag._n 185_o 186_o the_o dootrine_n of_o pulse_n be_v justify_v pag._n 188_o 189_o the_o respective_a difference_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o artery_n may_v be_v observe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o absolute_a pag._n 189_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o different_a motion_n of_o the_o pulse_n assign_v by_o doctor_n highmore_n pag._n 189_o paracelsus_n his_o whimsy_n concern_v the_o pulse_n pag._n 190_o the_o use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pulse_n in_o fever_n pag._n 191_o 192_o direction_n must_v be_v take_v from_o the_o pulse_n for_o the_o give_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o physic_n in_o fever_n pag._n 193_o what_o accident_n may_v cause_v a_o alteration_n in_o the_o pulse_n pag._n 194_o
have_v be_v familiar_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o discourse_v by_o the_o physician_n which_o have_v not_o be_v long_o the_o name_n have_v from_o they_o be_v derive_v down_o to_o the_o nurse-keeper_n and_o searcher_n and_o be_v grow_v so_o common_a in_o their_o mouth_n that_o disease_n which_o either_o they_o understand_v not_o or_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o conceal_v be_v now_o often_o give_v in_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o scurvy_a the_o rickets_o be_v i_o think_v very_o right_o suppose_v by_o the_o learned_a doctor_n glisson_n to_o be_v a_o disease_n whole_o new_a and_o to_o have_v have_v for_o one_o of_o its_o chief_a its_o procatactick_a cause_n the_o peace_n security_n and_o plenty_n which_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o this_o nation_n have_v long_o enjoy_v immediate_o before_o the_o first_o break_v forth_o of_o it_o 241._o glisson_n de_fw-fr rachid_n pâ—_n 241._o from_o whence_o they_o have_v addict_v themselves_o to_o a_o more_o soft_a delicate_a and_o debauch_a way_n 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â—â—_o feb._n c._n 3_o be_v because_o they_o pump_v up_o thâ—_n choler_n out_o of_o the_o bladder_n and_o vessel_n of_o gall_n and_o by_o emply_v of_o they_o make_v room_n for_o the_o bilious_a humour_n or_o the_o particle_n of_o adust_a salt_n and_o sulphur_n which_o be_v too_o plentiful_o mingle_v with_o the_o blood_n to_o be_v separate_v into_o those_o receptacle_n and_o now_o as_o to_o chemistry_n to_o which_o the_o author_n of_o medela_fw-la so_o much_o pretend_v i_o must_v with_o some_o compassion_n take_v notice_n that_o he_o have_v burn_v his_o finger_n as_o unhappy_o in_o the_o furnace_n as_o he_o before_o cut_v they_o with_o the_o dissect_n knife_n for_o after_o all_o his_o brag_n of_o his_o secret_n of_o be_v one_o of_o the_o adepti_fw-la and_o his_o sagacity_n in_o penetrate_a helmont_n he_o have_v poor_a man_n most_o unlucky_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v gross_o ignorant_a of_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o chemistry_n in_o affirm_v that_o the_o sulphur_n be_v light_a 272._o med._n p._n 272._o and_o more_o aethereal_a than_o the_o spirit_n if_o the_o gentleman_n will_v have_v vouchsafe_v to_o have_v consult_v dr._n willis_n who_o he_o quote_v every_o where_o when_o he_o mistake_v he_o for_o his_o advantage_n will_v have_v learn_v from_o he_o that_o spiritus_fw-la sunt_fw-la substantia_fw-la maxim_n subtilis_fw-la 2._o willis_n de_fw-fr feb._n c._n 2._o aetherea_fw-la &_o divinioris_fw-la aurae_fw-la particula_fw-la and_o that_o sulphur_n est_fw-la principium_fw-la consistentiae_fw-la paulo_fw-la crassioris_fw-la quam_fw-la spiritus_fw-la post_fw-la ipsum_fw-la maxim_n activum_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la soluta_fw-la mixti_fw-la compage_fw-la spiritus_fw-la primo_fw-la erumpunt_fw-la particulae_fw-la sulphureae_fw-la statim_fw-la subsequi_fw-la nituntur_fw-la here_o dr._n willis_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o most_o light_a and_o subtle_a substance_n that_o the_o sulphur_n be_v a_o grosser_n principle_n and_o i_o dare_v challenge_v he_o to_o produce_v any_o good_a chemical_a author_n who_o ever_o affirm_v sulphur_n to_o be_v light_a and_o more_o aethereal_a than_o spirit_n and_o if_o he_o do_v i_o will_v assure_v he_o that_o i_o will_v disbelieve_v what_o now_o by_o this_o instance_n i_o be_o confirm_v in_o and_o receive_v from_o a_o very_a good_a hand_n to_o wit_n that_o after_o he_o have_v publish_v his_o medela_fw-la medicinae_fw-la he_o be_v discover_v by_o some_o physician_n into_o who_o company_n to_o see_v a_o course_n in_o chemistry_n he_o have_v slight_o creep_v not_o to_o understand_v so_o much_o of_o that_o art_n as_o amount_v to_o the_o make_n of_o flower_n of_o brimstone_n a_o very_a fit_a person_n to_o undertake_v the_o demolish_n the_o old_a and_o the_o lay_n of_o new_a fundamental_o in_o the_o profession_n of_o physic_n chap._n viii_o i_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n prove_v that_o many_o of_o the_o method_n medicine_n and_o term_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v to_o be_v retain_v and_o that_o 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much_o bend_v or_o stretch_v that_o the_o hand_n be_v not_o sustain_v by_o the_o patient_n own_o strength_n lest_o it_o tremble_v and_o alter_v the_o pulse_n and_o than_o that_o the_o physician_n be_v to_o try_v the_o difference_n of_o hold_v the_o wrist_n upward_o or_o downward_o or_o sidewayes_o and_o that_o he_o must_v have_v frequent_o accustom_a himself_n to_o try_v the_o pulse_n of_o man_n in_o health_n and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v do_v to_o learn_v what_o sort_n of_o pulse_n his_o patient_n have_v when_o his_o body_n be_v in_o good_a order_n from_o these_o and_o several_a other_o caution_n give_v by_o the_o learned_a it_o appear_v that_o though_o the_o ancient_n hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o pulse_n to_o be_v of_o great_a concern_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n yet_o they_o apprehend_v many_o difficulty_n in_o give_v a_o infallible_a determination_n of_o their_o signification_n and_o they_o seem_v no_o more_o to_o have_v believe_v that_o every_o rude_a hand_n which_o can_v 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experience_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n though_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a cause_n thus_o we_o know_v the_o ligature_n in_o let_v of_o blood_n be_v always_o use_v by_o the_o chirurgeon_n though_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v never_o understand_v before_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v discover_v most_o of_o the_o doctrine_n in_o the_o therapeutic_a part_n of_o physic_n be_v like_o this_o found_v upon_o experience_n and_o therefore_o the_o improvement_n in_o the_o physiology_n and_o pathology_n of_o that_o art_n will_v not_o as_o m._n n._n will_v have_v it_o destroy_v but_o illustrate_v they_o wherefore_o in_o the_o reform_n of_o physic_n and_o suit_v a_o institution_n to_o the_o late_a discovery_n in_o anatomy_n and_o chemistry_n care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o we_o imitate_v wise_a and_o thrifty_a builder_n who_o in_o raise_v a_o new_a house_n in_o the_o place_n of_o a_o old_a one_o which_o they_o have_v pull_v down_o make_v use_n of_o many_o of_o the_o old_a substantial_a material_n some_o of_o which_o be_v often_o much_o the_o better_a for_o their_o age_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n chap._n i._n that_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o the_o new_a discovery_n in_o the_o theory_n of_o physic_n that_o a_o liberty_n shall_v be_v allow_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o pag._n 1_o 2_o the_o rational_a physician_n have_v be_v the_o only_a improver_n of_o the_o art_n pag._n 3_o the_o great_a improvement_n of_o physic_n have_v be_v from_o the_o late_a discovery_n in_o anatomy_n pag._n 4_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o disease_n be_v to_o be_v learn_v from_o anatomical_a inquiry_n pag._n 5_o a_o man_n be_v as_o mechanical_o make_v as_o a_o watch_n or_o any_o other_o automaton_n pag._n 5_o 6_o disease_n be_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o engine_n of_o the_o body_n pag._n 7_o 8_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o dead_a and_o live_a man_n according_a to_o des-cartes_n pag._n 9_o chemistry_n have_v be_v make_v useful_a to_o medicine_n only_o by_o the_o rational_a physician_n and_o philolosopher_n pag._n 10_o chemical_a medicine_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o try_a remedy_n of_o the_o shop_n pag._n 10_o 11_o some_o medicine_n spoil_v by_o chemical_a preparation_n ib._n the_o virtue_n of_o some_o remedy_n do_v not_o lodge_v in_o any_o of_o the_o chemical_a principle_n but_o result_v from_o the_o determinate_a structure_n of_o the_o whole_a concrete_a pag._n 12_o 13_o the_o powder_n of_o pearl_n coral_n and_o hartshorn_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o magistery_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o pag._n 13_o 14_o crato_n be_v character_n of_o paracelsus_n ib._n he_o often_o reduce_v slight_a distemper_n to_o dangerous_a and_o mortal_a disease_n pag._n 15_o he_o be_v notwithstanding_o his_o great_a remedy_n very_o unhealthful_a himself_o and_o live_v not_o beyond_o 47_o year_n ib._n the_o chemist_n be_v unfaithful_a and_o obscure_a in_o their_o write_n pag._n 16_o maxim_n and_o remedy_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o long_a experience_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v for_o their_o unexperimented_a medicine_n pag._n 17_o ignorant_a man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v to_o use_v the_o best_a chemical_a medicine_n pag._n 18_o the_o opinion_n of_o beguinus_n and_o libavius_n as_o to_o that_o point_n pag._n 18_o 19_o the_o nature_n and_o force_n of_o remedy_n be_v know_v only_o from_o experience_n pag._n 19_o 20_o most_n of_o they_o be_v at_o first_o find_v out_o by_o chance_n or_o learn_v from_o wild_a beast_n pag._n 20_o 21_o those_o medicine_n which_o have_v be_v find_v out_o by_o the_o inquiry_n of_o the_o smell_n and_o taste_n or_o resolve_v of_o body_n into_o their_o principle_n can_v not_o be_v rely_v upon_o till_o they_o be_v establish_v by_o experience_n ib._n the_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n of_o body_n be_v believe_v by_o chemist_n and_o physician_n to_o differ_v specifick_o one_o from_o the_o other_o pag._n 21_o 22_o medicine_n can_v be_v invent_v ib._n some_o instance_n of_o murder_n commit_v by_o mountebank_n and_o ignorant_a person_n by_o give_v those_o medicine_n who_o virtue_n and_o force_n they_o understand_v not_o pag._n 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o the_o danger_n of_o antimony_n not_o well_o prepare_v ib._n the_o mix_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v harmless_a may_v sometime_o produce_v a_o poison_n ib._n the_o strength_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o sick_a person_n aught_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o every_o man_n who_o give_v physic_n pag._n 24_o 25_o mercurius_n dulcis_fw-la hurtful_a to_o some_o constitution_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o pag._n 26_o the_o disease_n and_o the_o motion_n and_o time_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o every_o man_n who_o give_v physic_n pag._n 27_o the_o inference_n pag._n 30_o chap._n ii_o disease_n in_o england_n not_o much_o alter_v since_o the_o time_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n pag._n 32_o epidemical_a disease_n then_o as_o well_o as_o now_o differ_v almost_o every_o year_n pag._n 32_o agnes_n answer_v very_o exact_o the_o description_n of_o the_o ancient_n pag._n 33_o the_o quotation_n out_o of_o sennertus_n be_v misunderstand_v by_o m._n n._n pag._n 33_o 34_o blood-letting_a justify_v in_o putrid_a fever_n ib._n and_o sometime_o when_o the_o urinal_n be_v thick_a and_o red_a pag._n 34_o 35_o dr._n willis_n his_o opinion_n as_o to_o blood-letting_a in_o putrid_a fever_n pag._n 35_o 36_o the_o scurvy_a ancient_o endemial_a to_o britain_n and_o other_o northern_a maritime_a country_n pag._n 37_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o stomacace_n and_o scelotyrbe_n of_o pliny_n the_o britannica_fw-la of_o pliny_n be_v scurvygrass_n pag._n 38_o sennertus_n his_o opinion_n as_o to_o this_o case_n ib._n the_o nature_n of_o the_o scurvy_a according_a to_o senrertus_n and_o dr._n willis_n it_o consist_v in_o the_o saline_n dyscrasie_n of_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n
pag._n 40_o all_o the_o symptom_n of_o that_o disease_n easy_o derive_v from_o thence_o pag._n 40_o 41_o man_n fall_v into_o the_o scurvy_a after_o fever_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o waste_n of_o the_o volatile_a salt_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o they_o pag._n 41_o the_o urinal_n of_o healthy_a and_o young_a man_n abound_v much_o more_o with_o volatile_a salt_n than_o that_o of_o age_a and_o sickly_a person_n pag._n 41_o the_o air_n in_o the_o northern_a country_n abound_v with_o fix_a salt_n and_o dispose_v the_o blood_n to_o the_o scurvy_a pag._n 41_o 42_o respiration_n necessary_a to_o life_n for_o the_o draw_v in_o of_o nitre_n to_o keep_v afoot_o the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o heart_n pag._n 42_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o nitre_z pag._n 43_o the_o specific_v for_o the_o scurvy_a perform_v their_o effect_n by_o their_o volatile_a salt_n ib._n why_o it_o be_v increase_v in_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n pag._n 44_o the_o rickets_o a_o new_a disease_n ib._n the_o reason_n of_o its_o first_o break_v forth_o in_o england_n pag._n 45_o not_o alter_v since_o pag._n 45_o not_o akin_a to_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a ib._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o consumption_n in_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n pag._n 45_o 46_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o stomach_n the_o same_o with_o the_o asthma_n ib._n the_o rise_n of_o the_o light_n the_o same_o with_o the_o suffocatio_fw-la uterina_fw-la ib._n man_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n subject_a to_o the_o disease_n call_v the_o hysterical_a passion_n pag._n 48_o why_o woman_n be_v more_o frequent_o trouble_v with_o fit_n than_o men._n pag._n 49_o the_o hysterical_a passion_n describe_v pag._n 49_o 50_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n and_o its_o symptom_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_n pag._n 51_o they_o be_v reject_v pag._n 51_o 52_o the_o cause_n assign_v by_o dr._n highmore_n pag._n 52_o 53_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v insufficient_a pag._n 53_o 54_o 55_o 56_o the_o animal_n constitution_n be_v primary_o affect_v in_o this_o disease_n ib._n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o animal_n spirit_n pag._n 57_o a_o experiment_n to_o prove_v it_o pag._n 57_o 58_o the_o hysterical_a symptom_n be_v convulsive_a motion_n pag._n 58_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o seed_n pag._n 59_o a_o nitrosulphureous_a spirit_n the_o author_n of_o all_o generation_n pag._n 59_o 60_o 61_o how_o the_o seed_n be_v make_v in_o man_n and_o other_o creature_n out_o of_o the_o blood_n pag._n 61_o 62_o how_o the_o seed_n may_v cause_v the_o hysterical_a passion_n pag._n 62_o 63_o 64_o how_o a_o defect_n in_o the_o uterine_n ferment_n may_v cause_v hysterical_a fi_n pag._n 64_o 65_o a_o suppression_n of_o the_o menses_fw-la often_o cause_v they_o ib._n ill_a humour_n fling_v upon_o the_o brain_n and_o nervous_a part_n will_v cause_v they_o ib._n some_o other_o cause_n of_o they_o pag._n 66_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o mother_n pag._n 67_o 68_o chap._n iii_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a can_v alter_v all_o disease_n from_o their_o ancient_a state_n and_o condition_n pag._n 70_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a not_o infectious_a at_o a_o distance_n pag._n 71_o blood-letting_a in_o agnes_n and_o fever_n in_o the_o northern_a country_n be_v justify_v pag._n 72_o dr._n harvy_n be_v opinion_n of_o it_o pag._n 72_o 73_o in_o the_o rheumatism_n blood_n must_v be_v take_v away_o ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n together_o pag._n 74_o a_o mad_a woman_n cure_v by_o be_v let_v blood_n seventy_o time_n in_o one_o week_n ib._n the_o liver_n be_v not_o the_o shop_n where_o blood_n be_v make_v pag._n 75_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v to_o separate_v choler_n and_o how_o that_o be_v perform_v pag._n 75_o 76_o 77_o how_o the_o chyle_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n pag._n 77_o 78_o the_o heart_n the_o chief_a shop_n where_o the_o chyle_n be_v turn_v into_o blood_n pag._n 79_o 80_o the_o innate_a spirit_n salt_n or_o ferment_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o blood_n pag._n 80_o the_o fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o heart_n compare_v to_o the_o ebullition_n which_o be_v cause_v when_o spirit_n of_o nitre_n be_v pour_v upon_o butter_n of_o antimony_n pag._n 81_o of_o colour_n pag._n 81_o 82_o how_o colour_n be_v produce_v ib._n new_a colour_n be_v produce_v by_o mingle_v thing_n which_o ferment_n with_o one_o another_o ib._n two_o way_n of_o produce_v a_o red_a colour_n in_o body_n by_o the_o action_n of_o heat_n upon_o they_o or_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o salt_n pag._n 83_o 84_o phlebotomy_n be_v very_o necessary_a in_o many_o scorbutic_n affect_v pag._n 84_o 85_o how_n purge_v medicine_n perform_v their_o effect_n pag._n 85_o 86_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a be_v not_o communicable_a at_o a_o distance_n and_o without_o corporal_a contact_n pag._n 87_o whatever_o infect_v or_o poison_n by_o immediate_a contact_n must_v not_o necessary_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n at_o a_o distance_n ib._n instance_n to_o prove_v this_o assertion_n pag._n 87_o 88_o a_o plague_n in_o moravia_n which_o only_o infect_v those_o person_n who_o be_v cup_v and_o scarify_v pag._n 88_o a_o strange_a poison_n use_v by_o the_o huntsman_n in_o spain_n make_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o white_a hellebore_n pag._n 89_o 90_o a_o account_n of_o the_o original_a and_o spread_v of_o the_o pox_n out_o of_o guicciardin_n pag._n 91_o 92_o 93_o that_o the_o pox_n infect_v not_o at_o a_o distance_n be_v argue_v from_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o pag._n 94_o that_o the_o scurvy_a infect_v not_o at_o a_o distance_n be_v argue_v from_o the_o nature_n and_o formality_n of_o it_o pag._n 95_o 96_o chap._n iu_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a be_v not_o complicate_v with_o all_o disease_n pag._n 98_o 69_o the_o pestilence_n be_v not_o from_o a_o complication_n with_o the_o french_a ferment_n more_o frequent_a and_o violent_a now_o than_o in_o former_a age_n pag._n 99_o 100_o instance_n of_o many_o depopulate_a plague_n in_o former_a age_n pag._n 100_o 101_o chap._n v._o worm_n be_v not_o more_o frequent_o appear_v in_o fever_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o disease_n in_o these_o day_n than_o former_a pag._n 105_o as_o strange_a case_n of_o worm_n observe_v by_o the_o ancient_n as_o modern_a writer_n pag._n 106_o worm_n generate_v in_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n observe_v by_o hypocrates_n ib._n in_o the_o seed_n by_o plutarch_n ib._n in_o the_o lung_n and_o treat_v of_o as_o one_o cause_n of_o a_o cough_n by_o alsaravius_n pag._n 106_o 107_o the_o drancucula_n of_o the_o grecian_n and_o vena_fw-la civiliâ—_n 〈◊〉_d medena_n of_o the_o arabian_n what_o kind_a â—â—â—â—sease_n pag._n 107_o 108_o animal_n generate_v under_o the_o skin_n observe_v by_o aristotle_n ib._n the_o lady_n penruddock_n kill_v by_o that_o disease_n pag._n 109_o worm_n engender_v in_o metal_n stone_n fire_n and_o snow_n the_o bladder_n of_o gall_n vinegar_n pag._n 111_o worm_n breed_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o animal_n not_o subject_a to_o the_o pox_n and_o scurvy_a pag._n 112_o worm_n breed_v in_o millstone_n pag._n 113_o a_o live_a toad_n find_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o a_o huge_a stone_n ib._n the_o cause_n of_o the_o production_n of_o infect_v in_o man_n body_n pag._n 114_o why_o they_o often_o accompany_v putrid_a fever_n pag._n 114_o 115_o why_o child_n be_v usual_o trouble_v with_o they_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o breed_a tooth_n ib._n infect_v produce_v by_o their_o seminal_a salt_n pag._n 116_o a_o disease_n in_o germany_n and_o hungary_n which_o the_o polonian_n call_v stony_a robac_n and_o the_o german_n hauptwurn_v pag._n 117_o the_o seminality_n of_o infect_v may_v be_v convey_v into_o our_o blood_n in_o our_o meat_n drink_n and_o air_n pag._n 118_o the_o manner_n of_o infection_n from_o the_o plague_n be_v better_a make_v out_o by_o the_o figure_n and_o motion_n of_o atom_n than_o by_o kircher_n animate_v efflux_n pag._n 119_o 120_o kircher_n notion_n not_o conducible_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n pag._n 120_o a_o account_n of_o the_o plague_n give_v by_o gassendus_fw-la pag._n 122_o 123_o the_o comparison_n of_o runnet_n coagulatiâ—â—_n milk_n serula_n very_o well_o to_o explain_v how_o the_o pestiâ—â—â—â—_n infect_v tâ—_n blood_n and_o air_n pag._n 12â—_n the_o spot_n in_o the_o plague_n be_v quare_v flake_n of_o blood_n pag._n 124_o chap._n vi_o many_o maxim_n in_o physic_n will_v remain_v truth_n the_o world_n end_n they_o be_v ground_v upon_o experience_n and_o be_v in_o use_n long_o before_o the_o notion_n of_o cause_n be_v invent_v pag._n 127_o doctor_n willis_n his_o opinion_n as_o to_o this_o point_n pag._n 127_o 128_o what_o medicine_n be_v to_o be_v account_v secret_n pag._n 129_o medicine_n the_o product_n of_o chance_n not_o invention_n pag._n 130_o 131_o 132_o chap._n vii_o word_n impose_v by_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o the_o art_n