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its_o embrace_n to_o the_o head_n or_o breast_n 22._o wherefore_o it_o be_v vain_a to_o expect_v that_o the_o blood_n shall_v suffer_v the_o heterogenous_a particle_n to_o be_v heap_v together_o in_o its_o mass_n to_o a_o fullness_n that_o from_o thence_o a_o flower_a or_o put_v forth_o arise_v at_o the_o set_a interval_n of_o time_n it_o may_v thrust_v the_o same_o subtlety_n out_o of_o door_n 23._o yea_o rather_o this_o grow_a hot_a glow_v not_o with_o a_o great_a and_o open_a burn_n but_o like_o a_o fire_n cover_v over_o with_o chip_n send_v forth_o a_o moist_a smoke_n or_o breath_n rather_o than_o a_o flame_n but_o so_o that_o from_o thence_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n be_v deprave_v soon_o in_o its_o disposition_n and_o not_o rare_o because_o of_o the_o lung_n be_v stuff_v with_o the_o consumptive_a matter_n the_o
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syrup_n distil_a water_n of_o milk_n and_o snail_n and_o other_o remedy_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n ought_v diligent_o to_o be_v make_v use_n off_o the_o form_n of_o which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o before_o describe_v case_n 51._o thus_o far_o we_o have_v describe_v the_o continual_a fever_n for_o the_o most_o part_n convulsive_a and_o arise_v no_o less_o from_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o nervous_a juice_n than_o of_o the_o blood_n i_o will_v here_o far_o propose_v a_o example_n of_o a_o disease_n have_v the_o likeness_n of_o a_o intermit_a fever_n but_o radicate_v chief_o in_o the_o nervous_a juice_n the_o nature_n of_o which_o kind_n of_o distemper_n for_o that_o be_v very_o rare_a and_o true_o pertinent_a to_o our_o convulsive_a pathology_n will_v appear_v from_o the_o follow_a history_n 52._o a_o note_a woman_n very_o young_a and_o endue_v with_o a_o more_o weak_a constitution_n of_o brain_n and_o nervous_a stock_n and_o for_o cause_n very_o obnoxious_a to_o convulsive_a 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those_o place_n as_o also_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o other_o part_n of_o all_o which_o that_o these_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o do_v lie_v in_o the_o vein_n be_v know_v and_o judge_v from_o the_o affcte_n concure_v with_o they_o or_o from_o other_o offering_n themselves_o about_o the_o praecordia_fw-la and_o heartstring_n or_o in_o the_o vein_n or_o from_o the_o disaffection_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o womb._n 23._o the_o vein_n in_o like_a manner_n if_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o malign_v and_o poisonous_a humour_n of_o this_o kind_n as_o it_o often_o hapen_v in_o malignant_a and_o pestilential_a disease_n as_o such_o as_o be_v epidemical_a and_o contagious_a where_o the_o malignancy_n do_v besiege_v the_o heart_n and_o more_o especial_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la do_v after_o a_o more_o particular_a manner_n excite_v deadly_a convulsion_n such_o as_o be_v wont_a to_o happen_v in_o fever_n so_o much_o not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o nerve_n from_o extreme_a 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so_o that_o may_v also_o produce_v rather_o epileptic_a convulsion_n than_o hypochondriacal_a melancholy_n whence_o also_o some_o think_v that_o a_o catalepsie_n be_v cause_v which_o we_o hold_v to_o arise_v from_o subtle_a vavapour_n ascend_v from_o a_o contaminate_a malign_a or_o venenate_v melancholy_a humour_n and_o with_o a_o vehement_a and_o sudden_a motion_n strike_v or_o smite_v the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la 25._o also_o in_o woman_n such_o matter_n be_v wont_v more_o usual_o to_o be_v heap_v up_o in_o or_o about_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n where_o also_o the_o blood_n retain_v and_o corrupt_v rather_o than_o the_o seed_n which_o seldom_o be_v affect_v with_o such_o a_o malignity_n except_o in_o the_o furor_n rage_n or_o madness_n of_o the_o womb_n do_v cause_n convulsion_n such_o as_o be_v often_o to_o be_v see_v in_o virgin_n and_o woman_n hysterical_a who_o never_o yet_o have_v their_o course_n or_o have_v they_o praeternatural_o stop_v whether_o before_o or_o after_o child_a 26._o that_o the_o like_a quality_n may_v be_v breed_v or_o contain_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n which_o may_v cause_v convulsion_n or_o epilepsy_n experience_n do_v daily_o testify_v from_o which_o galen_n and_o fernelius_n write_v they_o have_v observe_v that_o air_n in_o a_o epileptic_a child_n ascend_v from_o his_o foot_n in_o one_o example_n and_o the_o like_a air_n or_o vapour_n run_v from_o the_o crown_n through_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o head_n in_o a_o other_o example_n do_v cause_n epileptic_a fit_n as_o often_o as_o they_o come_v or_o return_v and_o this_o very_a thing_n i_o myself_o have_v three_o or_o four_o time_n observe_v in_o so_o many_o special_a example_n wherein_o the_o air_n or_o vapour_n ascend_v upward_o seem_v to_o the_o sick_a as_o if_o he_o have_v put_v his_o foot_n leg_n or_o arm_v leisurely_o into_o cold_a water_n deep_a and_o deep_o the_o vapour_n gradual_o proceed_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o cold_a superficies_n of_o the_o say_a water_n and_o it_o have_v also_o be_v sometime_o observe_v that_o a_o air_n or_o vapour_n run_v from_o the_o hand_n where_o afterward_o a_o apostem_fw-la have_v breed_v as_o also_o from_o the_o foot_n or_o upper_a place_n have_v do_v the_o like_a 27._o that_o the_o like_a poison_n enter_v the_o body_n from_o without_o many_o cause_n convulsion_n or_o epilepsy_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n as_o the_o bit_n of_o venomous_a beast_n especial_o of_o the_o viper_n or_o a_o mad_a dog_n the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n the_o reception_n of_o arsenic_n sublimate_n or_o other_o venenate_n and_o corosive_a thing_n the_o same_o quotidian_a experience_n do_v large_o witness_v and_o particular_o in_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n beside_o the_o symptom_n of_o madness_n and_o other_o cruel_a indication_n convulsion_n be_v at_o length_n excite_v through_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o venene_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o patient_n be_v carry_v off_o and_o i_o once_o see_v convulsion_n arise_v from_o poisonous_a smell_n hasty_o assault_v the_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o lusty_a young_a man_n who_o hasty_o and_o unadvised_o receive_v the_o fume_n of_o very_o strong_a spirit_n of_o niter_n by_o which_o he_o be_v immediate_o cast_v into_o most_o cruel_a convulsion_n fit_v 28._o these_o thing_n be_v premise_v for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o deliver_v our_o observation_n which_o be_v of_o a_o convulsion_n arise_v from_o a_o hurt_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la by_o a_o blow_n receive_v on_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o head_n and_o vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n how_o great_a the_o blow_n be_v i_o will_v not_o determine_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o it_o bring_v dreadful_a convulsion_n upon_o the_o sick_a so_o vehement_a that_o life_n be_v despair_v of_o 29._o the_o sick_a be_v immediate_o commit_v to_o a_o warm_a bed_n roger_n dixon_n the_o chirurgeon_n and_o myself_o be_v send_v for_o the_o fit_v often_o return_v for_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o convulsive_a motion_n be_v spend_v and_o the_o fit_a as_o it_o be_v go_v off_o the_o sick_a scarce_o seem_v to_o be_v free_a but_o new_a convulsion_n be_v forthwith_o excite_v roger_n be_v for_o let_v he_o blood_n which_o although_o it_o be_v a_o blow_n i_o be_v in_o this_o cause_n utter_o against_o believe_v that_o if_o any_o such_o evacuation_n be_v necessary_a that_o nature_n will_v provoke_v it_o however_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n all_o the_o external_a part_n behind_o be_v bathe_v first_o with_o the_o queen_n of_o hungary_n water_n then_o with_o the_o power_n of_o amber_n and_o that_o not_o slight_o also_o some_o few_o drop_n of_o the_o power_n of_o rosemary_n be_v convey_v up_o his_o nostril_n they_o as_o also_o his_o forehead_n and_o temple_n be_v extreme_o well_o bathe_v therewith_o by_o which_o without_o doubt_n the_o
doglike_a convulsion_n wherein_o the_o mouth_n be_v wrest_v aside_o but_o if_o the_o contraction_n of_o the_o say_v musculus_fw-la latus_fw-la be_v on_o both_o side_n it_o be_v call_v risus_fw-la sardonicus_n or_o a_o grin_n but_o there_o may_v be_v a_o wryness_n of_o the_o mouth_n without_o a_o convulsion_n which_o may_v be_v make_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o one_o muscle_n which_o cause_v the_o muscle_n on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o draw_v the_o lip_n to_o the_o sound_a part_n whence_o come_v a_o distortion_n the_o convulsion_n of_o other_o part_n want_v proper_a name_n 8._o but_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o a_o convulsion_n as_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n and_o other_o derive_v from_o they_o say_v be_v from_o repletion_n and_o inanition_n viz_o fullness_n and_o emptiness_n this_o opinion_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o lute_n or_o harpstring_n which_o be_v common_o stretch_v out_o for_o say_v galen_n while_o the_o string_n be_v moist_a and_o fill_v with_o humour_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o when_o the_o wind_n be_v southerly_a they_o be_v swell_v and_o stretch_v and_o so_o break_v and_o when_o they_o be_v over_o dry_a as_o it_o happen_v when_o the_o wind_n be_v northern_a than_o they_o be_v contract_v and_o so_o also_o break_v 9_o the_o same_o thing_n befall_v the_o nerve_n which_o be_v either_o too_o full_a of_o moisture_n or_o too_o dry_a be_v stretch_v and_o contract_v and_o the_o muscle_n in_o which_o they_o be_v unite_v be_v so_o draw_v back_o to_o their_o principal_a or_o original_a that_o thereby_o a_o convulsion_n be_v immediate_o excite_v 10._o but_o by_o reason_n a_o palsy_n be_v also_o cause_v from_o a_o water_n overflow_a the_o nerve_n it_o be_v doubtful_a how_o a_o convulsion_n shall_v arise_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v disease_n opposite_a the_o one_o be_v a_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n the_o other_o a_o contraction_n of_o the_o same_o this_o have_v make_v physician_n much_o divide_v among_o themselves_o and_o the_o most_o ingenious_a galenist_n have_v confess_v it_o a_o problem_n beyond_o their_o capacity_n to_o resolve_v averro_n say_v the_o former_a reason_n of_o galen_n at_o §_o 8._o above_o be_v more_o fit_a for_o a_o fiddler_n than_o a_o demonstrator_n and_o argenterius_n say_v it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o especial_o why_o water_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o palsy_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o of_o a_o convulsion_n or_o contraction_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v sometime_o produce_v one_o disease_n and_o sometime_o another_o when_o it_o be_v the_o same_o matter_n and_o the_o same_o part_n that_o be_v affect_v to_o wit_n the_o nerve_n why_o shall_v not_o then_o the_o same_o disease_n be_v always_o produce_v 11._o the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o solve_v this_o paradox_n be_v that_o which_o have_v divide_v almost_o all_o author_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o contradiction_n and_o nonsense_n insomuch_o as_o several_a learned_a man_n to_o wit_n averro_n erastus_n cesalpinus_n platerus_n sennertus_n and_o other_o have_v just_o desert_v this_o opinion_n who_o long_a disputation_n and_o various_a reason_n will_v be_v too_o long_o here_o to_o relate_v however_o riverius_n be_v very_o unwilling_a to_o quit_v the_o sense_n of_o hypocrates_n and_o galen_n and_o therefore_o he_o expound_v they_o thus_o therefore_o say_v he_o although_o we_o can_v satisfy_v ourselves_o in_o this_o great_a difficulty_n while_o better_a argument_n be_v propound_v suppose_v that_o those_o objection_n may_v be_v take_v off_o thus_o a_o convulsion_n and_o a_o palsy_n differ_v in_o this_o a_o palsy_n be_v make_v of_o a_o pure_a watery_a humour_n without_o mixture_n which_o do_v not_o extend_v the_o part_n but_o only_o soften_v they_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o tumour_n oedema_n but_o a_o convulsion_n be_v cause_v of_o the_o same_o humour_n but_o not_o pure_a and_o simple_a but_o mix_v with_o much_o wind_n by_o which_o wind_n the_o nerve_n be_v stretch_v and_o the_o mucles_n also_o which_o be_v contract_v to_o their_o original_a for_o no_o cause_n can_v be_v think_v more_o fit_a to_o make_v so_o great_a a_o contraction_n than_o wind_n which_o galen_n acknowledge_v the_o sympt_n cause_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o and_o experience_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o great_a distention_n be_v make_v especial_o by_o wind_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o dropsy_n tympanites_n and_o the_o colic_n and_o in_o convulsion_n those_o be_v the_o great_a which_o be_v cause_v of_o wind_n which_o stretch_v and_o distend_v the_o part_n river_n pax_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o 12._o although_o we_o be_v here_o unwilling_a to_o undertake_v the_o answer_n of_o riverius_n in_o this_o case_n yet_o we_o may_v make_v bold_a to_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o a_o oedema_fw-la there_o be_v as_o well_o tumour_n and_o extension_n as_o softness_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o if_o the_o humour_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o consent_v to_o what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o as_o well_o extend_v the_o nerve_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o muscle_n where_o it_o have_v more_o liberty_n to_o play_v as_o well_o as_o it_o do_v the_o tendon_n and_o part_n adjacent_a to_o they_o in_o a_o joint_n where_o it_o have_v less_o liberty_n 13._o moreover_o for_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o he_o think_v may_v cause_v the_o convulsion_n he_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o much_o mistake_v it_o for_o many_o yea_o most_o thing_n which_o cause_n vehement_a extention_n will_v cause_v no_o convulsion_n at_o all_o and_o his_o parallel_n of_o the_o dropsy_n tympanites_n make_v vast_o more_o against_o than_o his_o argument_n will_v do_v for_o he_o for_o that_o in_o the_o tympanite_n where_o the_o extension_n be_v so_o eminent_o great_a and_o that_o among_o muscular_a and_o nervous_a part_n yet_o be_v there_o not_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o a_o convulsion_n nor_o any_o inclination_n or_o disposition_n of_o the_o part_n to_o such_o a_o disaffection_n 14._o and_o since_o convulsion_n be_v often_o cause_v where_o neither_o fullness_n nor_o emptiness_n be_v previous_a as_o in_o a_o prick_n of_o a_o nerve_n or_o tendon_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o some_o other_o cause_n be_v attendant_a and_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v the_o principal_a object_n of_o the_o matter_n cause_v who_o disaffection_n and_o hurt_n be_v the_o near_a and_o conjunct_a cause_n of_o this_o dâsease_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o say_a spirit_n be_v disturb_v and_o hurt_v in_o any_o part_n there_o be_v present_o a_o afflux_n of_o as_o it_o be_v a_o troop_n or_o army_n of_o spirit_n which_o nature_n immediate_o send_v to_o the_o relief_n of_o those_o in_o the_o part_n afflict_v whence_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o rush_a force_n and_o vast_a flux_n from_o their_o fountain_n the_o brain_n the_o nerve_n if_o it_o be_v particular_a or_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la if_o it_o be_v general_a be_v infinite_o extend_v and_o shrink_v up_o and_o that_o with_o a_o vehement_a and_o almost_o intolerable_a pain_n the_o which_o be_v excite_v not_o only_o from_o the_o hurt_n of_o those_o animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o place_n prick_v or_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la otherwise_o hurt_v but_o from_o the_o violent_a rush_v and_o collision_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n one_o against_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o tumultuous_a occurse_v in_o order_n to_o the_o relief_n of_o nature_n 15._o now_o the_o reason_n why_o universal_a convulsion_n be_v so_o dangerous_a as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n bring_v death_n be_v either_o from_o the_o exquisite_a pain_n overcome_v all_o the_o spirit_n or_o from_o the_o extreme_a extension_n of_o all_o the_o muscle_n whereby_o the_o draw_v of_o the_o breath_n be_v hinder_v and_o suffocation_n in_o a_o short_a time_n ensue_v if_o the_o affect_v or_o hurt_v of_o any_o particular_a part_n be_v 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hurt_v and_o this_o be_v certain_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o reason_n cogitation_n and_o memory_n in_o those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o the_o falling-sickness_n do_v not_o proceed_v regular_o 12._o for_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o its_o instrument_n the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v possess_v of_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o be_v intent_n and_o earnest_n to_o overcome_v it_o be_v render_v less_o able_a to_o perform_v its_o several_a function_n and_o office_n 23._o a_o wonderful_a weariness_n and_o weakness_n redound_v from_o the_o accession_n of_o this_o humour_n which_o happen_v upon_o this_o account_n because_o nature_n in_o this_o great_a contest_v labour_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o so_o hurtful_a a_o distemper_n by_o which_o battle_n there_o be_v a_o great_a resolution_n both_o of_o the_o native_a heat_n and_o the_o spirit_n from_o whence_o they_o become_v pale_a weak_a and_o deject_v 14._o and_o this_o accession_n in_o the_o sick_a person_n proceed_v rather_o by_o consent_n from_o the_o ventricle_n and_o belly_n fill_v with_o much_o phlegm_n than_o the_o property_n and_o and_o primogenious_a affection_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o the_o manner_n reason_n and_o celerity_n of_o the_o cure_n 15._o where_o the_o evil_a come_v from_o the_o primogenious_a affection_n of_o the_o brain_n chief_o in_o decline_a age_n either_o never_o or_o in_o a_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n that_o affection_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v cure_v 16._o according_a to_o hypocrates_n mind_n those_o that_o have_v the_o falling-sickness_n before_o the_o ripeness_n of_o age_n meet_v with_o a_o alteration_n but_o if_o the_o disease_n trouble_v till_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n the_o sick_a die_v 17._o a_o great_a and_o habitual_a hurt_n be_v indicate_v in_o the_o principal_a part_n where_o the_o affection_n continue_v so_o long_o that_o either_o it_o be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n or_o not_o at_o all_o cure_v 18._o why_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o accession_n there_o appear_v much_o spume_n or_o froth_n in_o the_o mouth_n there_o be_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o 19_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o brain_n obstruct_v the_o ventricle_n fall_v down_o be_v carry_v by_o that_o pipe_n to_o the_o mouth_n which_o end_v on_o the_o palate_n from_o the_o middle_a ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n derive_v its_o excrement_n 20._o it_o be_v call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d well_fw-mi ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o greek_a infundibulum_fw-la in_o latin_a colatorium_fw-la among_o anatomist_n 21._o the_o matter_n be_v detrude_v from_o this_o part_n and_o mix_v to_o the_o spirituous_a substance_n make_v a_o spume_n or_o froth_n for_o indeed_o according_a to_o galen_n all_o spume_n proceed_v from_o the_o mixture_n of_o two_o substance_n one_o spirituous_a and_o the_o other_o moist_a 22._o the_o mixture_n of_o these_o be_v thus_o both_o of_o they_o be_v break_v and_o divide_v into_o many_o and_o those_o procreate_v little_a small_a bubble_n the_o violent_a motion_n either_o of_o both_o or_o of_o one_o make_v the_o mixture_n sometime_o of_o the_o frothy_a substance_n with_o the_o watery_a as_o also_o a_o strong_a heat_n as_o be_v experience_v in_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v move_v with_o the_o wind_n which_o according_a to_o the_o impetuosity_n of_o the_o motion_n it_o be_v more_o or_o less_o furious_a and_o frothy_a 23._o now_o because_o the_o disease_n be_v fierce_a and_o sharp_a and_o be_v accompany_v with_o many_o bad_a symptom_n by_o which_o it_o be_v fear_v the_o sick_a person_n may_v fall_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o plenty_n of_o the_o matter_n fill_v the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n but_o also_o the_o greatness_n and_o duration_n of_o the_o epileptic_a fit_n for_o she_o continue_v almost_o a_o day_n in_o one_o perpetual_a fit_a or_o accesion_n 24._o she_o must_v be_v help_v according_a to_o hypocrates_n in_o one_o day_n if_o the_o disease_n be_v acute_a procrastination_n in_o such_o be_v dangerous_a 25._o therefore_o we_o count_v it_o best_o to_o bring_v back_o the_o matter_n again_o from_o the_o principal_a part_n and_o to_o expurgate_n the_o same_o the_o head_n be_v to_o be_v strengthen_v and_o the_o sick_a relieve_v by_o efficacious_a and_o opportune_a remedy_n 26._o also_o the_o humour_n be_v to_o be_v carry_v down_o to_o the_o inferior_a part_n by_o a_o smart_a clyster_n and_o the_o cephalic_a vein_n be_v to_o be_v open_v and_o because_o the_o matter_n do_v swell_v by_o a_o vehement_a obstruction_n and_o have_v possess_v the_o brain_n we_o must_v succour_v the_o principal_a part_n 27._o the_o description_n of_o the_o clyster_n be_v as_o follow_v take_v the_o four_o emollitives_n for_o the_o belly_n be_v constipate_v when_o she_o be_v take_v with_o the_o epilepsy_n of_o each_o a_o handful_n hyssop_n betony_n sweet_a marjoram_n bawm_n centaury_n the_o lesser_a of_o each_o half_n a_o handful_n the_o seed_n of_o
use_v they_o morning_n and_o evening_n 3._o take_v the_o oil_n of_o nutmeg_n two_o scruple_n vnguentum_fw-la pomatum_n one_o scruple_n the_o oil_n of_o lavender_n of_o marjoram_n of_o rosemary-flower_n of_o amber_n of_o rue_n of_o each_o two_o drop_n castoreum_n two_o grain_n mix_v they_o and_o make_v a_o lineament_n to_o anoint_v the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n nostril_n and_o the_o coronal_z suture_n grulingius_fw-la cent._n observe_v 36._o lxxx_o the_o epilepsy_n without_o a_o convulsion_n 1._o a_o certain_a woman_n about_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o eight_o have_v swallow_v a_o bodkin_n in_o her_o infancy_n she_o present_o feel_v no_o harm_n by_o it_o though_o it_o remain_v still_o in_o her_o body_n 2._o it_o be_v observe_v that_o be_v marry_v she_o often_o stand_v in_o amaze_n and_o stupefaction_n with_o lip_n wide_o open_a and_o with_o eye_n pull_v aside_o look_v stern_o she_o suffer_v somewhat_o like_a to_o the_o epilepsy_n therefore_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o vapour_n do_v ascend_v from_o the_o low_a part_n but_o that_o they_o can_v excite_v such_o grievious_a fit_n and_o assault_n as_o be_v in_o a_o strong_a epilepsy_n be_v somewhat_o strange_a 3._o they_o resemble_v rather_o these_o vapour_n proceed_v from_o a_o vertigo_n which_o assault_n the_o brain_n as_o it_o be_v without_o any_o convulsion_n but_o with_o the_o hallucination_n only_o and_o deception_n of_o the_o sense_n 4._o for_o evacuation_n i_o prescribe_v first_o electuarium_fw-la diacatholicon_fw-la and_o diaphenicon_fw-la confectio_fw-la hamech_v of_o each_o one_o dram_n the_o extract_n of_o black_a hellebor_n six_o grain_n diagridium_n two_o grain_n conserve_v of_o betony_n one_o scruple_n aniseed_n half_o a_o scruple_n make_v a_o bolus_n with_o sugar_n 5._o second_o for_o purge_v the_o head_n and_o ventricle_n take_v pill_n of_o mastic_n cothiarum_n aurearum_fw-la foetidarum_fw-la of_o each_o half_n a_o dram_n troche_n alhandal_n half_o a_o scruple_n diagredium_fw-la three_o grain_n mastich_n eight_o grain_n make_v with_o betony-water_n one_o and_o twenty_o pill_n to_o be_v take_v thrice_o 6._o and_o every_o month_n for_o three_o day_n before_o a_o full_a moon_n let_v she_o take_v a_o do_v at_o two_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o night_n and_o sleep_v thereafter_o two_o hour_n 7._o three_o for_o corroberation_n take_v rob_v juniperi_n one_o ounce_n conserve_v of_o betony_n two_o dram_n and_o half_a peony_n one_o dram_n and_o half_a the_o powder_n of_o the_o root_n of_o peony_n one_o dram_n the_o flower_n of_o orris_z half_z a_o dram_n misletoe_n of_o the_o oak_n one_o scruple_n white_a amber_n prepare_v half_o a_o scruple_n human_a skull_n prepare_v six_o grain_n the_o seed_n of_o rue_n twenty_o three_o grain_n syrup_n of_o betony_n and_o of_o peony_n of_o each_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n make_v a_o electuary_n and_o take_v every_o morning_n and_o at_o go_v to_o bed_n the_o quantity_n of_o a_o great_a bean_n or_o more_o lxxxi_o the_o epilepsy_n in_o a_o maid_n 1._o at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o certain_a illustrious_a person_n a_o duchess_n i_o prescribe_v these_o follow_a medicine_n for_o this_o noble_a virgin_n take_v the_o seed_n and_o root_n of_o peony_n of_o each_o five_o grain_n choice_n turbith_n root_n of_o mechoacan_a species_n diaturbith_n with_o rhubarb_n our_o cathartick_a powder_n each_o seven_o grain_n tartar_n vitriolate_v five_o grain_n diagridium_n four_o grain_n gum_n guttae_fw-la one_o grain_n choice_a cinnamon_n six_o grain_n make_v a_o most_o subtle_a powder_n 2._o take_v the_o leaf_n of_o margerum_n thyme_n rosemary_n of_o each_o two_o scruple_n the_o flower_n of_o lavender_n of_o betony_n of_o prim-rose_n of_o tile-tree_n of_o origanum_fw-la and_o of_o stoechas_n of_o each_o half_n a_o dram_n the_o seed_n of_o peony_n two_o dram_n of_o anise_v one_o dram_n fennel_n and_o coriander_n prepare_v half_o a_o dram_n the_o root_n of_o peony_n of_o orrice-flower_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n and_o half_a the_o wood_n of_o sassafras_n three_o dram_n misletoe_n of_o the_o oak_n cinnamon_n mace_n nutmeg_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n white_a sugar_n one_o ounce_n cut_v bruise_v and_o make_v a_o powder_n of_o they_o and_o so_o let_v they_o be_v give_v 3._o take_v syrup_n of_o peony_n one_o ounce_n of_o betony_n six_o dram_n of_o staecha_v two_o dram_n of_o cinnamon_n two_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a the_o extract_n of_o juniper_n two_o dram_n of_o zedoaria_fw-la five_o grain_n conserve_n of_o rosemary-flower_n one_o dram_n conserve_n of_o bawm_n of_o borrage_n of_o betony_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n and_o half_a spirit_n of_o elder-flower_n and_o of_o juniper-berry_n of_o each_o two_o scruple_n the_o essence_n of_o rosemary-flower_n one_o scruple_n the_o powder_n of_o peony_n root_n half_o a_o dram_n orrice-flower_n one_o scruple_n white_a amber_n prepare_v half_o a_o scruple_n the_o epileptic_a water_n of_o langius_n three_o dram_n lozenge_n of_o sugar_n pearl_a two_o dram_n make_v a_o mixture_n grulingius_fw-la cent._n observe_v 37._o lxxxii_o the_o epilepsy_n 1._o a_o certain_a person_n call_v marcus_n antonius_n fall_v into_o terrible_a and_o outrageous_a fit_n not_o unlike_o those_o of_o the_o epilepsy_n when_o at_o first_o this_o disease_n assault_v he_o he_o be_v afflict_v with_o manifest_a and_o note_a palpitation_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v also_o accompany_v with_o a_o mighty_a oppression_n and_o wonderful_a dejection_n of_o the_o strength_n together_o with_o some_o convulsive_a motion_n he_o be_v necessitate_v sometime_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o near_a seat_n or_o to_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o ground_n 2._o at_o length_n be_v purge_v with_o pil._n catholicae_fw-la and_o the_o brain_n be_v strengthen_v with_o cephalic_a conserve_n the_o balsam_n of_o vitriol_n be_v add_v he_o be_v restore_v to_o health_n again_o 3._o there_o be_v also_o exhibit_v a_o stomachal_a specific_a by_o which_o chief_o he_o be_v ease_v poterius_n cent._n 1._o obs_n 78._o lxxxiii_o the_o epilepsy_n in_o a_o maid_n 1._o this_o maid_n be_v often_o afflict_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n with_o a_o hereditary_a epilepsy_n 2._o a_o little_a before_o the_o assault_n and_o invasion_n of_o this_o distemper_n she_o be_v take_v with_o a_o dimness_n of_o sight_n and_o then_o fall_v flat_a on_o the_o ground_n be_v first_o sieze_v with_o a_o convulsion_n of_o her_o member_n 3._o in_o this_o deplorable_a pâsture_n she_o will_v lie_v about_o half_a a_o hour_n as_o if_o she_o be_v dead_a with_o arm_n and_o leg_n stretch_v out_o foam_v great_o at_o the_o mouth_n and_o be_v altogether_o forgetful_a of_o what_o have_v happen_v to_o she_o but_o the_o fit_a be_v over_o and_o the_o muscle_n resolve_v she_o go_v to_o stool_n 4._o this_o affect_v she_o derive_v as_o hereditary_a from_o her_o father_n i_o be_v earnest_a to_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o so_o great_a a_o malady_n and_o upon_o diligent_a scrutiny_n i_o find_v that_o her_o father_n have_v not_o only_o fall_v often_o into_o fit_n of_o the_o falling-sickness_n but_o have_v also_o be_v often_o beside_o himself_o and_o devest_v of_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o reason_n not_o unlike_o that_o kind_n of_o alienation_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o happen_v to_o person_n lunatic_n 5._o i_o be_o certain_o persuade_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n come_v from_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o inordination_n of_o the_o several_a motion_n because_o as_o some_o do_v observe_v this_o sort_n of_o affect_n be_v move_v and_o excite_v in_o the_o new_a of_o the_o moon_n and_o its_o quarter_n 6._o but_o i_o be_o rather_o of_o the_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o parent_n than_o to_o any_o such_o obscure_a and_o remote_a cause_n 7._o this_o maid_n be_v at_o length_n free_v from_o her_o distemper_n by_o take_v thrice_o the_o marchasite_n of_o saturn_n which_o cause_v she_o to_o vomit_v much_o phlegm_n and_o greenish_a choler_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o prepare_v by_o calcination_n the_o marchasite_n of_o sasaturn_n of_o which_o in_o our_o pharmacopoeia_fw-la spagyrica_fw-la in_o 3_o cap._n de_fw-la stibio_fw-la she_o live_v seven_o year_n after_o the_o cure_n be_v perform_v without_o the_o least_o hazard_n and_o suspicion_n of_o a_o relapse_n poterius_n cent._n 2._o observe_v 48._o lxxxiv_o the_o falling-sickness_n in_o a_o child_n ten_o year_n of_o age._n 1._o a_o youth_n of_o about_o ten_o year_n of_o age_n be_v sudden_o sieze_v with_o the_o fall_v sickness_n he_o be_v first_o take_v on_o the_o right_a side_n it_o begin_v always_o when_o the_o paroxysm_n come_v on_o his_o right_a foot_n ascend_v up_o by_o degree_n like_o a_o vapour_n from_o his_o foot_n to_o his_o ankle_n so_o to_o his_o knee_n than_o his_o hip_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o his_o arm_n hand_n and_o head_n where_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o brain_n he_o present_o fall_v down_o with_o a_o great_a cry_v out_o and_o a_o foam_a at_o mouth_n 2._o he_o
conclude_v that_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v always_o the_o primary_n seat_n of_o the_o epilepsy_n and_o that_o original_o the_o morbific_a cause_n be_v store_v up_o in_o that_o region_n 30._o but_o the_o distemper_n grow_v inveterate_a it_o gradual_o spread_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a brain_n enlarge_n its_o dominion_n after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n scatter_v the_o morbific_a matter_n every_o where_o up_o and_o down_o which_o subject_n the_o whole_a much_o like_o garrison_n in_o conquer_a country_n keep_v the_o vassallate_v people_n under_o subjection_n 31._o its_o dominion_n be_v enlarge_v through_o the_o whole_a head_n extend_v itself_o likewise_o to_o the_o nervous_a appendix_n so_o that_o the_o semination_n of_o the_o disease_n like_o lightning_n be_v diffuse_v through_o the_o whole_a nervous_fw-fr systeme_n but_o sometime_o one_o nerve_n be_v more_o affect_v than_o another_o whence_o convulsion_n follow_v sometime_o in_o one_o part_n sometime_o in_o another_o 32._o and_o if_o the_o nervous_a system_n be_v universal_o a_o like_a affect_v the_o convulsion_n general_o affect_v the_o whole_a body_n 33._o the_o cause_n why_o epileptic_o fall_v down_o with_o violence_n be_v partly_o from_o the_o surprise_n and_o sudden_a come_n of_o the_o fit_a whereby_o all_o their_o reason_n and_o sense_n be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o partly_o from_o the_o convulsion_n of_o the_o nerve_n adjacent_a to_o the_o head_n which_o be_v strong_o contract_v the_o whole_a body_n be_v vehement_o carry_v forth_o and_o fall_v violent_o 34._o from_o these_o contraction_n other_o part_n become_v swell_v and_o tumify_v as_o the_o lung_n maxillary_a glandule_n both_o upper_a and_o low_a out_o of_o which_o the_o lymphatic_a juice_n be_v strong_o press_v and_o squeeze_a forthwith_o the_o spital_n appear_v like_o foam_n at_o the_o mouth_n cxlviii_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o epilepsy_n 1._o the_o epilepsy_n be_v a_o disease_n hard_a to_o cure_v if_o it_o be_v inveterate_a or_o of_o long_a continuance_n it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a and_o the_o idiopathetick_a be_v hard_a to_o cure_v than_o that_o which_o be_v by_o consent_n 2._o that_o which_o be_v in_o infant_n be_v of_o all_o the_o easy_a to_o cure_n and_o much_o more_o easy_a while_o it_o be_v recent_a the_o child_n have_v have_v but_o few_o fit_n 3._o that_o which_o be_v hereditary_a be_v never_o to_o be_v cure_v and_o ancient_a physician_n be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o if_o it_o happen_v to_o people_n which_o be_v much_o in_o year_n that_o it_o be_v also_o incurable_a but_o experience_n have_v contradict_v that_o 4._o for_o we_o have_v know_v people_n above_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n cure_a but_o we_o confess_v it_o have_v be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n 5._o in_o some_o person_n it_o be_v cure_v without_o the_o help_n of_o physic_n in_o who_o sieze_v upon_o they_o young_a it_o have_v continue_v ten_o twelve_o or_o fourteen_o year_n but_o at_o their_o arrive_v at_o puberty_n or_o ripeness_n of_o age_n or_o in_o virgin_n at_o the_o come_n down_o of_o their_o term_n the_o disease_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n have_v leave_v the_o patient_n 6._o though_o in_o this_o case_n i_o be_o very_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o congruous_a and_o benevolent_a direction_n in_o heaven_n of_o the_o principal_a star_n or_o principal_a significator_n which_o may_v be_v adjuvant_fw-la to_o the_o native_a at_o that_o time_n 7._o if_o all_o the_o function_n be_v abolish_v the_o convulsion_n vehement_a and_o strong_a the_o paroxysm_n of_o long_a continuance_n and_o excrement_n flow_v forth_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n the_o cure_n will_v be_v exceed_o difficult_a 8._o if_o it_o come_v from_o external_a cause_n or_o evil_a diet_n surfeit_v or_o drunkenness_n the_o convulsion_n mild_a and_o the_o fit_v not_o long_o the_o disease_n will_v not_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o cure_n 9_o hypocrates_n say_v that_o a_o epilepsy_n come_v in_o boy_n at_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o in_o girl_n before_o twelve_o be_v curable_a but_o after_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o five_o it_o be_v incurable_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o sect._n 5._o aphor._n 7._o and_o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v galen_n but_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o this_o prognostic_n as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v not_o always_o true_a 10._o a_o strong_a epilepsy_n often_o kill_v the_o patient_n in_o the_o fit_a or_o else_o turn_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o symptom_n whereby_o there_o be_v a_o great_a concussion_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o a_o profligation_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n 11._o riverius_n tell_v we_o a_o strange_a kind_n of_o story_n that_o sometime_o the_o concussion_n of_o the_o brain_n will_v be_v so_o great_a in_o the_o fit_a that_o some_o piece_n of_o the_o bone_n call_v processus_n mamillares_n will_v come_v out_o of_o the_o nostril_n 12._o if_o the_o falling-sickness_n come_v of_o melancholy_a it_o common_o 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catalogue_n of_o they_o and_o to_o which_o we_o refer_v you_o 82._o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v specific_v against_o this_o disease_n which_o we_o have_v gather_v together_o in_o the_o last_o edition_n of_o our_o synopsis_fw-la medicinae_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 29._o sect_n 94._o §_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 83._o outward_o for_o topic_n we_o advise_v that_o the_o head_n and_o coronal_z suture_n as_o also_o the_o forehead_n temple_n nostril_n backbone_n hand_n and_o arm_n foot_n and_o leg_n be_v extreme_o well_o bathe_v morning_n and_o night_n with_o the_o power_n of_o rosmary_n sassafras_n orange_n lemon_n sweet_a marjoram_n sage_n lavender_n amber_n or_o any_o of_o they_o or_o a_o compound_v mixture_n of_o they_o together_o or_o with_o the_o apoplectic_a balsam_n of_o horstius_n or_o mynsicht_n or_o the_o balsamus_n catholicus_n steinbergij_fw-la balsamus_n polychrestus_fw-la mynsichti_n the_o balsamus_n mnemonicus_n sennerti_n 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exceed_o afflict_v for_o many_o year_n with_o the_o stone_n i_o perfect_o cure_v with_o this_o follow_a medicament_n take_v balsam_n of_o peru_n eight_o ounce_n liquid_a storax_n two_o ounce_n camphir_n dissolve_v as_o aforesaid_a one_o ounce_n chochenel_n in_o fine_a powder_n half_o a_o ounce_n mix_v they_o into_o a_o body_n according_a to_o art_n dose_n the_o quantity_n aforementioned_a these_o be_v great_a medicine_n though_o in_o themselves_o but_o mean_a thing_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v disregard_v or_o despise_v v._o convulsion_n fit_v in_o a_o young_a lady_n arise_v from_o pain_n of_o the_o stone_n or_o gravel_n in_o the_o reins_o and_o bladder_n 1._o this_o young_a gentlewoman_n have_v be_v long_o torment_v with_o the_o stone_n or_o gravel_n in_o the_o reins_o or_o bladder_n and_o for_o more_o than_o twenty_o week_n have_v lie_v in_o a_o very_a miserable_a condition_n so_o that_o at_o last_o her_o disease_n increase_a upon_o she_o and_o come_v to_o extremity_n she_o 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prick_a nerve_n or_o tendon_n shall_v cause_v a_o convulsion_n it_o must_v present_o be_v resist_v by_o proper_a remedy_n as_o oil_n of_o turpentine_n or_o euphorbium_n mix_v with_o aquae_fw-la vitæ_fw-la and_o also_o with_o other_o remedy_n appropriate_v to_o the_o puncture_n of_o the_o nerve_n 4._o if_o the_o pain_n proceed_v from_o excess_n of_o cold_a because_o cold_a be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o brain_n the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o the_o nerve_n the_o sick_a shall_v be_v place_v in_o a_o hot_a air_n such_o as_o that_o of_o a_o hothouse_n or_o stove_n all_o the_o spin_v of_o his_o back_n and_o convulse_v part_n must_v be_v anoint_v with_o the_o hot_a liniment_n above_o mention_v for_o that_o be_v much_o better_a than_o to_o expose_v the_o patient_n sudden_o to_o a_o very_a hot_a fire_n or_o warm_a bath_n 5._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o chirurgeon_n ought_v to_o take_v diligent_a heed_n that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o convulsion_n to_o come_v or_o at_o hand_n or_o 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staechas_n and_o rosemary_n of_o each_o one_o pugil_n nutmeg_n and_o clove_n of_o each_o one_o drachm_n a_o young_a kitling_n or_o little_a cat_n unbowel_v and_o stripe_v and_o cut_v in_o piece_n stop_v the_o belly_n of_o a_o goose_n with_o these_o thing_n and_o sew_v it_o up_o and_o roast_v it_o on_o a_o spit_n and_o the_o first_o liquor_n that_o drop_n cast_v away_o the_o next_o save_v in_o a_o dripping-pan_n half_a full_a of_o vinegar_n to_o anoint_v the_o cramp_v or_o convulse_v back_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a medicine_n riverius_n lib._n 4._o observe_v 308._o xxxi_o a_o rare_a kind_n of_o convulsion_n 1._o a_o certain_a soldier_n by_o a_o bullet_n out_o of_o a_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n be_v wound_v in_o his_o right_a arm_n the_o bullet_n take_v his_o whole_a arm_n away_o only_o that_o part_n next_o his_o shoulder_n be_v leave_v as_o much_o as_o
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of_o this_o malady_n be_v ãâã_d into_o and_o it_o be_v the_o unanimous_a opinion_n of_o all_o the_o physician_n that_o it_o do_v proceed_v from_o a_o hot_a distemper_n of_o his_o liver_n which_o breed_v this_o pernicious_a and_o venomous_a humour_n 6._o remedy_n be_v provide_v ãâã_d strengthen_v the_o liver_n and_o withal_o to_o temper_v the_o dryness_n and_o assuage_v the_o inflammation_n thereof_o a_o cool_a diet_n and_o a_o due_a order_n be_v prescribe_v in_o all_o the_o six_o non-natural_a thing_n 7._o cooling_n potion_n be_v give_v he_o to_o drink_v and_o like_a medicament_n eat_v outward_o apply_v bath_n of_o fresh_a water_n be_v enjoin_v whey_n be_v give_v qualify_v with_o store_n of_o cool_a simples_n 8._o a_o vein_n be_v open_v in_o the_o upper_a and_o low_a part_n a_o issue_n be_v make_v in_o his_o leg_n leech_n be_v frequent_o apply_v to_o the_o hemorrhoidal_a vein_n 9_o last_o nothing_o be_v leave_v unattempted_a but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o every_o month_n the_o 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be_v to_o make_v milk_n and_o when_o the_o blood_n flow_v in_o its_o monthly_a course_n the_o milk_n be_v abate_v because_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o milk_n and_o the_o course_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o 3._o for_o this_o cause_n ugly_a colour_n loathe_v of_o meat_n vomit_n looseness_n of_o the_o belly_n slight_a fever_n pustle_v upon_o the_o skin_n and_o ulcer_n arise_v since_o by_o the_o mixture_n of_o most_o filthy_a blood_n collect_v for_o the_o monthly_a evacuation_n the_o other_o blood_n which_o be_v provide_v before_o for_o the_o infant_n nourishment_n do_v contract_v such_o a_o pollution_n that_o it_o put_v on_o the_o nature_n of_o poison_n rather_o than_o of_o nutriment_n 4._o hence_o infant_n have_v their_o epilepsy_n convulsion_n shortness_n of_o breath_n leanness_n and_o other_o grievous_a malady_n since_o from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o dug_n there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a intercourse_n and_o sympathy_n these_o thing_n be_v propound_v in_o consultation_n the_o 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touch_v the_o head_n when_o be_v once_o call_v to_o cure_v the_o son_n of_o a_o certain_a goldsmith_n i_o find_v he_o take_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o convulsion_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o shake_v anxiety_n and_o a_o mighty_a belly-ach_n at_o fit_n 3._o i_o be_v amaze_v at_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o example_n suspect_v that_o he_o be_v poison_a i_o give_v he_o treacle_n return_v home_n i_o present_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o story_n of_o trincavallus_n 4._o anon_o after_o i_o go_v to_o see_v the_o patient_n i_o make_v he_o a_o clyster_n of_o milk_n and_o sugar_n and_o after_o that_o i_o give_v he_o a_o clyster_n of_o milk_n aloe_n and_o the_o juice_n of_o garlic_n 5._o i_o give_v he_o six_o pill_n of_o a_o dram_n of_o aloe_n and_o a_o scruple_n of_o dittamnus_n with_o half_a a_o scruple_n of_o treacle_n be_v hereby_o sufficient_o purge_v he_o be_v never_o the_o better_a 6._o the_o next_o day_n follow_v i_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v three_o pill_n make_v of_o snake-wood_n aloe_n myrrh_n with_o juice_n of_o wormwood_n and_o mint_n and_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o bull._n 7._o after_o he_o have_v take_v they_o he_o saint_n away_o and_o be_v gripe_v he_o void_v with_o his_o dung_n two_o black_a round_a worm_n and_o beyond_o hope_n recover_v of_o this_o grievous_a malady_n zacutus_fw-la lusitanus_n lib._n 2._o observe_v 34._o xlviii_o a_o convulsion_n happen_v in_o wintertime_n 1._o a_o exceed_a bold_a dutchman_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o winter_n go_v into_o the_o river_n contrary_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o stay_v therein_o half_a a_o hour_n after_o he_o come_v out_o his_o yard_n be_v so_o writhen_a and_o distend_v by_o way_n of_o convulsion_n that_o as_o often_o as_o he_o make_v water_n he_o piss_v in_o hâs_n own_o face_n unless_o he_o hold_v his_o hand_n at_o his_o navel_n to_o keep_v the_o urine_n off_o 2._o this_o disease_n arise_v from_o a_o external_a cause_n viz_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o water_n be_v in_o a_o month_n time_n cure_v without_o any_o remedy_n respect_v the_o whole_a body_n 3._o for_o after_o a_o fomentation_n make_v of_o a_o decoction_n of_o betony_n rue_n sage_n bazil_n penyroyal_a calamint_n staechas_n and_o rosemary_n and_o a_o lineament_n make_v of_o oil_n of_o aniseed_n of_o turpentine_n earthworm_n of_o fox_n castoreum_n rue_n with_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o strong_a wine_n his_o yard_n by_o little_a and_o little_o return_v to_o its_o former_a condition_n zacut._n lusitan_n prax._n admire_v lib._n 3._o obser_n 114._o xlix_o a_o convulsion_n in_o a_o young_a man_n from_o drink_v wine_n 1._o i_o shall_v recount_v a_o prety-conceited_n but_o yet_o a_o mortal_a story_n be_v send_v for_o some_o year_n ago_o to_o visit_v a_o master_n of_o a_o tavern_n or_o inn_n as_o i_o alight_v from_o my_o horse_n two_o scholar_n come_v and_o meet_v i_o very_o ingenious_a person_n both_o they_o know_v i_o be_v ready_a enough_o to_o speak_v yea_o very_a talkative_a but_o be_v benume_v in_o their_o leg_n elevate_v in_o their_o mind_n not_o able_a to_o speak_v plain_a like_a fool_n and_o madman_n they_o give_v a_o bowl_n full_a wine_n to_o my_o footboy_n to_o drink_v 2._o this_o be_v do_v one_o of_o they_o be_v in_o a_o chair_n make_v this_o merry_a discourse_n for_o he_o be_v well_o see_v in_o humanity_n say_v wine_n be_v the_o sweet_a milk_n of_o venus_n so_o faith_n apuleius_n in_o his_o golden_a ass_n it_o be_v the_o milk_n of_o old_a man_n as_o avicencia_n say_v if_o be_v a_o rare_a help_n for_o such_o as_o be_v sad_a melancholic_a and_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o man_n for_o it_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o since_o it_o be_v exceed_o like_a unto_o our_o nature_n it_o quick_o breed_v brisk_a spirit_n with_o the_o scarcity_n whereof_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v they_o
that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o yea_o where_o the_o fit_n have_v be_v so_o exorbitant_a as_o to_o return_v above_o sixteen_o or_o eighteen_o time_n in_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n and_o therefore_o commend_v the_o same_o to_o the_o world_n from_o so_o great_a and_o large_a experience_n cxiv_o of_o convulsion_n arise_v by_o consent_n from_o other_o part_n 1._o many_o way_n be_v these_o convulsion_n cause_v according_a to_o the_o part_n or_o part_n affect_v or_o hurt_v in_o the_o head_n they_o may_v arise_v from_o a_o puncture_n of_o the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o the_o extreme_a part_n from_o a_o puncture_n of_o a_o nerve_n or_o tendon_n in_o the_o stomach_n from_o poison_n receive_v or_o from_o a_o wound_n or_o ulcer_n in_o the_o tunicle_n or_o coat_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o from_o worm_n in_o the_o womb_n from_o fetid_a vapour_n or_o sharp_a humour_n contain_v in_o the_o part_n in_o a_o part_n bite_v by_o a_o serpent_n or_o other_o venomous_a beast_n from_o the_o poison_n contaminate_v the_o animal_n spirit_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o though_o the_o medium_fw-la of_o the_o nervous_a system_fw-la the_o brain_n itself_o become_v also_o affect_v by_o consent_n or_o compassion_n rather_o 2._o these_o convulsion_n be_v all_o dangerous_a if_o of_o any_o long_a continuance_n before_o the_o application_n of_o proper_a medicament_n for_o if_o once_o the_o animal_n power_n be_v overcome_v farewell_o life_n the_o further_a the_o affect_n be_v from_o the_o head_n and_o brain_n the_o less_o be_v the_o danger_n and_o so_o much_o the_o less_o as_o the_o application_n be_v immediate_a after_o the_o cause_n wound_n in_o the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v very_o dangerous_a and_o though_o some_o author_n have_v report_v that_o several_a have_v escape_v with_o life_n and_o perfect_o recover_v who_o have_v have_v the_o mening_n of_o the_o brain_n hurt_n yet_o ten_o have_v die_v to_o one_o so_o recover_v in_o a_o puncture_n of_o a_o nerve_n or_o tendon_n 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in_o several_a part_n of_o their_o body_n which_o notwithstanding_o the_o dexterity_n of_o the_o artist_n heal_v of_o they_o have_v a_o manifold_a tremor_n as_o a_o perpetual_a remembrance_n of_o their_o former_a adventure_n though_o probable_o the_o say_v tremor_n in_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v cause_v partly_o through_o loss_n of_o blood_n and_o partly_o through_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o vessel_n thereof_o 10._o last_o a_o tremor_n may_v be_v cause_v either_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o in_o a_o part_n from_o a_o overstrain_v of_o the_o same_o by_o some_o act_n of_o violence_n either_o of_o lift_v thrusting_z or_o pull_v beyond_o what_o nature_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o though_o many_o example_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o be_v produce_v yet_o some_o such_o i_o have_v know_v but_o the_o error_n be_v seldom_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v retrieve_v hitherto_o of_o the_o antecedent_n procatartick_fw-ge external_a or_o remote_a cause_n of_o 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not_o only_o a_o diffusion_n but_o also_o a_o dissipation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o by_o the_o vast_a quantity_n which_o be_v continual_o pour_v in_o the_o say_a spirit_n be_v as_o it_o be_v overturn_v or_o drown_v at_o least_o corrupt_a and_o weaken_v by_o be_v immerse_v in_o the_o heat_n and_o fume_n of_o the_o too_o abound_a matter_n whereby_o it_o be_v in_o part_n disable_v for_o perform_v its_o wont_a operation_n 12._o thus_o these_o fume_n from_o their_o intimate_a mixtion_n with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n also_o corrupt_v of_o it_o be_v convey_v thereby_o to_o the_o brain_n and_o cerebel_n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n and_o root_n of_o the_o nervous_a production_n fall_v by_o mean_n thereof_o upon_o the_o nerve_n where_o by_o too_o much_o open_v of_o their_o
constringed_a pore_n the_o say_v nerve_n become_v relax_v as_o it_o be_v and_o weaken_v so_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o strict_o bound-up_a become_v dilate_v and_o spread_v abroad_o and_o thereby_o the_o muscular_a motion_n be_v either_o hurt_n or_o deprave_v and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v when_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o prime_n or_o essential_a cause_n thereof_o be_v contaminate_v weaken_a and_o dilate_a and_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o say_a motion_n be_v water_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o heterogene_a matter_n relax_v and_o make_v unfit_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o function_n 13._o and_o true_o not_o in_o a_o much_o different_a way_n do_v poison_n promote_v the_o same_o disaffection_n but_o more_o dreadful_a in_o their_o operation_n for_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o stomach_n and_o be_v subtillise_v by_o the_o fermentative_a quality_n thereof_o their_o spiritual_a part_n separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o more_o earthy_a and_o thereby_o make_v a_o conjunction_n with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n either_o mediate_o by_o immerse_v themselves_o in_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n or_o immediate_o by_o insinuate_v themselves_o into_o the_o nervous_a tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n whence_o arise_v beside_o the_o weaken_n contamination_n and_o dilatation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o relaxation_n and_o hurt_n of_o the_o nerve_n a_o debility_n in_o the_o stomach_n itself_o with_o a_o hurt_n of_o its_o proper_a function_n by_o which_o the_o original_a matter_n for_o the_o generation_n of_o spirit_n become_v both_o deprave_a and_o diminish_v which_o not_o a_o little_a contribute_v to_o the_o say_a relaxation_n for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a generation_n thereof_o it_o follow_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o deficiency_n in_o the_o nerve_n the_o channel_n and_o condit-pipe_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n and_o the_o proximate_a instrument_n of_o muscular_a motion_n whence_o a_o tremor_n be_v immediate_o excite_v 14._o thus_o also_o the_o fume_n of_o mineral_n poison_n be_v draw_v up_o the_o nostril_n and_o penetrate_v the_o brain_n may_v more_o easy_o and_o immediate_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n fountain_n from_o whence_o those_o fuliginous_a vapour_n be_v convey_v over_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_a system_n not_o only_o foul_a and_o full_o its_o crystal-like_a stream_n but_o confuse_v and_o obfuscate_v its_o limpid_a and_o translucid_a matter_n corrupt_v even_o the_o nervous_a juice_n itself_o the_o very_a support_n and_o stay_v of_o the_o neurotick_a frame_n thereby_o cause_v not_o only_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o diffusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a current_n but_o also_o many_o other_o evil_a symptom_n beside_o 15._o but_o how_o this_o thing_n shall_v sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o only_a handle_n of_o quicksilver_n be_v yet_o more_o admirable_a and_o deserve_v our_o far_a consideration_n how_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o quicksilver_n to_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o the_o pore_n and_o to_o difuse_v itself_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n especial_o the_o upper_a part_n as_o the_o head_n and_o brain_n i_o think_v be_v sufficient_o know_v almost_o to_o all_o and_o that_o common_a experiment_n of_o whiten_a gold_n by_o tread_v of_o the_o naked_a foot_n upon_o quicksilver_n the_o gold_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n be_v something_o of_o demonstration_n by_o what_o artifice_n the_o mercury_n be_v convey_v to_o the_o mouth_n i_o will_v not_o positive_o determine_v though_o it_o may_v be_v more_o than_o probable_o conjecture_v its_o ascension_n may_v be_v by_o way_n of_o fume_v the_o whiten_n of_o the_o gold_n be_v a_o proof_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o if_o any_o shall_v object_v that_o the_o gold_n attract_v or_o draw_v up_o the_o mercury_n and_o that_o if_o the_o gold_n have_v not_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o mouth_n the_o mercury_n will_v never_o have_v ascend_v to_o this_o we_o answer_v first_o that_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o penetration_n of_o the_o mercury_n be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o whiten_n of_o the_o gold_n whether_o the_o gold_n attract_v it_o or_o no._n second_o that_o it_o be_v probable_a the_o mercury_n may_v have_v ascend_v to_o the_o mouth_n and_o head_n as_o well_o without_o the_o gold_n as_o with_o it_o only_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o in_o its_o ascension_n meet_v with_o the_o gold_n it_o fix_v there_o whereas_o have_v the_o gold_n be_v want_v those_o particle_n of_o the_o mercury_n which_o fix_v themselves_o upon_o the_o gold_n may_v have_v go_v further_o and_o have_v seize_v the_o very_a brain_n itself_o three_o that_o it_o have_v be_v confirm_v by_o manifold_a experience_n that_o those_o who_o have_v frequent_o and_o long_o but_o handle_v mercury_n have_v contract_v such_o a_o tremor_n whereby_o they_o have_v whole_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o their_o limb_n and_o the_o affection_n incurable_a to_o boot_v by_o which_o we_o think_v the_o matter_n be_v beyond_o dispute_n 16._o how_o a_o sudden_a consternation_n by_o fear_n or_o ecstasy_n of_o joy_n shall_v produce_v such_o a_o effect_n be_v yet_o more_o worthy_a our_o inquiry_n true_o these_o be_v passion_n which_o first_o fix_v themselves_o in_o the_o apprehension_n and_o thereby_o breed_v a_o perturbation_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o immediate_o seize_v and_o exercise_v their_o fury_n upon_o the_o heart_n and_o vital_n and_o here_o in_o both_o case_n the_o heart_n be_v dilate_v or_o as_o it_o be_v open_v and_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n by_o a_o certain_a flux_n enter_v it_o in_o the_o first_o case_n by_o fill_v it_o to_o support_v and_o fortify_v it_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v against_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o evil_a appendent_a in_o the_o second_o case_n to_o augment_v and_o maintain_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o joy_n conceive_v which_o flux_n be_v vehement_a and_o immeasurable_a leave_v the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o body_n destitute_a as_o it_o be_v whereby_o be_v deprive_v of_o great_a part_n of_o their_o nourishment_n and_o support_n a_o feebleness_n immediate_o seize_v upon_o they_o and_o a_o tremor_n forth_o with_o as_o a_o consequent_a thereof_o for_o be_v thereby_o empty_v in_o part_n a_o diffusion_n of_o the_o remainingt_fw-fr part_n of_o he_o spirit_n be_v make_v whence_o follow_v a_o forceable_a relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n now_o when_o this_o be_v extreme_a or_o vehement_a from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o joy_n and_o fear_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n be_v more_o impetuous_a or_o great_a than_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o heart_n whereby_o it_o be_v unable_a to_o receive_v all_o that_o be_v send_v on_o that_o occasion_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o oftentimes_o not_o only_o a_o tremor_n but_o a_o suffocation_n immediate_o follow_v and_o a_o total_a extinction_n of_o the_o vital_a flame_n for_o as_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o lamp_n be_v nourish_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o oil_n which_o continual_o feed_v it_o yet_o will_v that_o flame_n be_v extinguish_v by_o a_o suffocation_n thereof_o through_o a_o afflux_n of_o too_o much_o oil_n drown_v the_o same_o as_o well_o as_o by_o a_o detention_n or_o with_o hold_v of_o its_o proper_a nourishment_n 17._o hence_o also_o the_o reason_n be_v apparent_a how_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n shall_v produce_v the_o near_a cause_n thereof_o for_o if_o a_o tremor_n be_v immediate_o produce_v from_o a_o large_a diffusion_n dilatation_n dissipation_n diminution_n or_o loss_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o must_v also_o follow_v upon_o the_o loss_n of_o blood_n for_o that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o vehiculum_fw-la of_o he_o vital_a spirit_n the_o progenitor_n of_o the_o animal_n and_o according_a to_o the_o diminution_n of_o the_o blood_n such_o in_o proportion_n be_v the_o diminution_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v large_o take_v away_o must_v necessary_o leave_v a_o feebleness_n and_o weakness_n upon_o the_o part_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v detract_v thereby_o disable_n they_o for_o perform_v their_o wont_a function_n 18._o now_o that_o tremor_n which_o follow_v from_o a_o hurt_n or_o puncture_n of_o the_o nerve_n be_v cause_v from_o compression_n wherein_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v stop_v or_o straighten_v in_o its_o course_n or_o flux_n and_o so_o be_v force_v out_o of_o its_o domicil_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o diffusion_n a_o dilatation_n and_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n ensue_v cause_v a_o weakness_n and_o feebleness_n of_o the_o part_n whereby_o it_o be_v uncapable_a of_o perfor_v of_o its_o function_n and_o in_o this_o case_n sometime_o a_o numbness_n and_o want_n of_o feeling_n go_v a_o long_a with_o it_o which_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o palsy_n of_o the_o part_n of_o which_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n we_o shall_v large_o treat_v 19_o
so_o likewise_o there_o be_v make_v a_o excee_a compression_n of_o the_o nerve_n when_o they_o be_v vehement_o extend_v or_o strain_v by_o force_n beyond_o their_o natural_a composure_n whereby_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v straighten_v or_o make_v narrow_a and_o so_o force_v to_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o the_o adjacent_a fleshy_a part_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o extension_n there_o be_v also_o a_o relaxation_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o be_v defective_a in_o spirit_n be_v immediate_o weaken_a and_o take_v with_o a_o tremor_n but_o this_o as_o we_o say_v before_o seldom_o last_v long_a for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a obstruction_n in_o the_o organ_n there_o be_v in_o short_a time_n a_o new_a supply_n of_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o hurt_n occasion_v by_o the_o force_n be_v again_o repair_v xxii_o of_o the_o prognostic_n of_o a_o tremor_n or_o tremble_v 1._o a_o tremor_n proceed_v from_o watch_v want_v of_o eat_v or_o drink_v two_o much_o exercise_n light_a fear_n or_o joy_n or_o distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n without_o danger_n and_o when_o the_o cause_n cease_v it_o cease_v 2._o a_o tremor_n come_v from_o a_o internal_a cause_n although_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v not_o mortal_a or_o otherwise_o dangerous_a yet_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o degenerate_v into_o a_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n convulsion_n or_o palsy_n whereby_o it_o become_v the_o more_o perilous_a 3._o the_o more_o vehement_a the_o tremor_n be_v and_o in_o the_o more_o noble_a part_n so_o much_o it_o be_v the_o more_o evil_a and_o the_o long_o its_o continuance_n so_o much_o the_o more_o doubtful_a be_v the_o cure_n and_o if_o it_o be_v on_o the_o left_a side_n according_a to_o avicen_n it_o be_v yet_o the_o more_o evil_a for_o that_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o innate_a heat_n of_o those_o part_n more_o easy_o fail_v or_o be_v diminish_v 4._o a_o tremor_n in_o old_a person_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o cure_v because_o of_o the_o great_a imbecility_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o animal_n spirit_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o end_v in_o death_n 5._o a_o hereditary_a tremor_n or_o that_o which_o come_v from_o long_o drink_v of_o vast_a quantity_n of_o wine_n brandy_n and_o other_o error_n of_o diet_n more_o especial_o in_o those_o who_o have_v by_o nature_n the_o organ_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n very_o weak_a be_v very_o seldom_o cure_v and_o they_o either_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o state_n or_o it_o increase_v upon_o they_o with_o age._n 6._o if_o a_o tremor_n degenerate_v into_o a_o convulsion_n it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n mortal_a unless_o the_o convulsion_n can_v be_v sudden_o remove_v for_o that_o as_o some_o think_v there_o follow_v a_o great_a exsiccation_n of_o the_o nervous_a part_n whereby_o the_o free_a afflux_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v prejudice_v and_o from_o the_o privation_n of_o which_o a_o opposite_a habit_n be_v beget_v 7._o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o burn_a fever_n often_o presage_v a_o delirium_fw-la for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ardent_a heat_n whereby_o the_o blood_n be_v inflame_v gross_a vapour_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o cerebel_n whence_o come_v a_o confusion_n and_o hurt_n of_o the_o sense_n which_o be_v not_o without_o danger_n 8._o a_o convulsive_a tremble_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n chief_o in_o the_o hand_n be_v dangerous_a and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o if_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n 9_o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o slow_a long_o or_o linger_a fever_n be_v less_o dangerous_a but_o in_o a_o vehement_a burn_a and_o acute_a fever_n it_o be_v not_o without_o peril_n and_o in_o this_o case_n if_o a_o delirium_fw-la follow_v with_o a_o convulsion_n it_o be_v mortal_a 10._o a_o tremor_n in_o a_o frenzy_n and_o melancholy_n arise_v from_o yellow_a choler_n change_v into_o atrabilis_fw-la be_v very_o dangerous_a if_o not_o mortal_a because_o of_o the_o malign_a quality_n of_o the_o humour_n as_o hypocrates_n in_o coacis_n testify_v which_o be_v inimical_a to_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la 11._o a_o tremor_n happen_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n be_v of_o very_o evil_a consequence_n for_o it_o signify_v a_o putrefaction_n and_o malignity_n of_o the_o humour_n which_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n and_o suffocate_v the_o vital_a spirit_n 12._o a_o tremor_n happen_v in_o a_o apoplexy_n or_o lethargy_n be_v very_o dangerous_a so_o also_o if_o it_o come_v from_o emptiness_n or_o extreme_a evacuation_n whereby_o the_o spirit_n be_v exhaust_v and_o diminish_v and_o the_o natural_a heat_n dissipate_v and_o at_o length_n abolish_v a_o tremble_v of_o the_o low_a lip_n presage_v vomit_v to_o be_v at_o hand_n xxiii_o the_o therapia_n or_o method_n of_o cure_n of_o a_o tremor_n or_o tremble_v 1._o in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n we_o must_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n 1._o the_o procatartick_a or_o external_a cause_n ought_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o be_v remove_v 2._o the_o matter_n generate_a the_o vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n ought_v to_o be_v augment_v 3._o the_o brain_n cerebel_n and_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la aught_o to_o be_v corroborate_v and_o strengthen_v 4._o the_o body_n and_o the_o fleshy_a part_n if_o emaciate_v and_o waste_v aught_o to_o be_v restore_v and_o conserve_v 2._o if_o therefore_o the_o external_a or_o remote_a cause_n of_o a_o tremor_n shall_v proceed_v from_o great_a drink_n of_o wine_n brandy_n or_o any_o other_o external_a cause_n or_o cause_n before_o enumerated_a to_o which_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v accustom_v they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o be_v remove_v for_o otherwise_o what_o ever_o we_o shall_v do_v to_o promote_v the_o cure_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a but_o whereas_o we_o forbid_v those_o to_o drink_v wine_n brandy_n etc._n etc._n who_o disease_n have_v be_v cause_v thereby_o yet_o by_o reason_n the_o sudden_a abrupt_a and_o total_a prohibition_n of_o those_o liquor_n may_v be_v of_o immediate_a evil_a consequence_n we_o must_v prescribe_v something_o else_o to_o be_v use_v in_o stead_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o liquor_n to_o which_o the_o sick_a have_v be_v accustom_v let_v he_o drink_v hydromel_n metheglin_n or_o mead_n but_o with_o great_a moderation_n and_o temperance_n 3._o or_o in_o stead_n thereof_o he_o may_v take_v this_o take_v hydromel_n or_o mead_n twelve_o quart_n betony_n sage_n rosemary_n of_o each_o four_o handful_n sweet_a marjoram_n pennyroyal_n mint_n of_o each_o one_o handful_n bruise_v and_o infuse_v four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n then_o boil_v gentle_o one_o hour_n cool_a strain_n let_v it_o settle_v decant_v off_o the_o clear_a and_o bottle_n it_o up_o with_o two_o clove_n split_v and_o put_v into_o each_o bottle_n or_o thus_o take_v 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convulsive_a motion_n for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v necessary_a immediate_o to_o depress_v the_o salivation_n and_o to_o break_v off_o this_o course_n as_o soon_o as_o possible_a by_o divert_v and_o derive_v the_o defluxion_n of_o the_o serous_a humour_n from_o the_o head_n towards_o other_o part_n which_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o the_o application_n of_o frequent_a clyster_n epispastick_a emplaster_n and_o revulsion_n together_o with_o cordial_n and_o opiate_n inward_o give_v 8._o by_o these_o thing_n this_o noble_a lady_n find_v herself_o a_o little_a better_o and_o begin_v to_o extend_v and_o stretch-out_a the_o joint_n of_o her_o hand_n and_o foot_n and_o move_v the_o member_n from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o 9_o the_o defluxion_n cease_v she_o begin_v to_o be_v gentle_o purge_v for_o many_o day_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o china_n sarsa_n sanders_n ivory_n etc._n etc._n with_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o dry_a leave_n of_o sage_n betony_n pauls-betony_a etc._n etc._n with_o which_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o hartshorn_n or_o soot_n cephalick_fw-mi and_o cardiack_n confection_n as_o also_o the_o proper_a powder_n and_o julap_n 10._o in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n she_o can_v stand_v on_o her_o foot_n be_v support_v by_o her_o servant_n and_o can_v walk_v a_o little_a in_o her_o chamber_n moreover_o sleep_v and_o eat_v indifferent_o well_o she_o grow_v every_o day_n in_o strength_n and_o in_o flesh_n and_o at_o last_o become_v perfect_o well_o by_o the_o moderate_a use_n of_o the_o bath_n 11._o the_o cause_n of_o this_o distemper_n proceed_v from_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v corrupt_v and_o vitiate_a do_v bring_v a_o intermit_a fever_n then_o because_o of_o the_o say_a fever_n the_o blood_n be_v more_o vitiate_a do_v communicate_v its_o infection_n to_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o nervous_a stock_n 12._o this_o peccant_a matter_n be_v thus_o interlace_v with_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o nervous_a juice_n first_o almost_o only_o spasmodick_a and_o also_o chief_o enter_v into_o the_o intercostal_a nerve_n do_v excite_v the_o colic_n afterward_o be_v diffuse_v more_o large_o into_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o backbone_n do_v cause_n painful_a contraction_n in_o the_o nervous_a fibres_fw-fr through_o the_o whole_a body_n 13._o and_o whereas_o by_o the_o daily_a abundant_a incourse_n of_o the_o spasmodick_a matter_n the_o passage_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n be_v very_o much_o open_v the_o thick_a particle_n get_v in_o at_o length_n do_v disseminate_a a_o paralytic_a disposition_n throughout_o the_o whole_a body_n 14._o about_o the_o therapeia_n the_o usual_a remedy_n of_o it_o before_o salivation_n have_v be_v less_o profitable_a because_o they_o force_v the_o morbific_a matter_n so_o far_o that_o the_o nervous_a channel_n or_o conduit_n be_v obstruct_v thereby_o mercurial_a particle_n as_o they_o do_v dissolve_v
if_o the_o palsy_n be_v in_o the_o leg_n the_o nerve_n affect_v be_v about_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrrow_n and_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o o_o sacrum_n and_o thus_o we_o must_v seach_v out_o for_o the_o place_n whence_o the_o nerve_n spring_n which_o be_v disperse_v to_o those_o part_n which_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o palsy_n 17._o from_o these_o thing_n it_o be_v apparent_a what_o conjugation_n of_o nerve_n be_v most_o afflict_v and_o that_o in_o universal_a palsy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o affliction_n of_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la or_o nervous_fw-fr system_fw-la which_o many_o time_n come_v to_o pass_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o poison_n and_o the_o contamination_n of_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n by_o the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n of_o arsenic_n antimony_n and_o quicksilver_n 18._o galen_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o a_o man_n who_o in_o a_o cold_a stormy_a time_n by_o wrape_v his_o wet_a cloak_n about_o his_o neck_n be_v take_v with_o a_o palsy_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o of_o another_o who_o have_v a_o palsy_n in_o three_o of_o his_o finger_n occasion_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o chariot_n upon_o his_o back_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o seven_o vertebra_n be_v hurt_v in_o their_o original_n to_o which_o place_n apply_v the_o mean_n after_o he_o have_v in_o vain_a opply_v medicine_n to_o the_o finger_n he_o complete_v a_o cure_n 19_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o primary_n cause_n the_o disease_n aforego_v the_o temperament_n and_o habit_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o therefore_o when_o external_a cold_a and_o moist_a cause_n go_v before_o as_o also_o old_a age_n a_o pituitous_a habit_n of_o body_n cold_a wether_n cold_a and_o moist_a diet_n or_o a_o apoplexy_n have_v precede_v they_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o paralytic_a disposition_n never_o at_o hand_n 20._o moreover_o a_o catarrh_n long_o flow_v and_o at_o length_n sudden_o stop_v without_o take_v away_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o approach_a palsy_n unless_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o catarrh_n be_v sudden_o convey_v some_o other_o way_n for_o otherwise_o it_o common_o fall_v upon_o some_o noble_a part_n or_o divert_v it_o lelf_n to_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o this_o case_n we_o have_v have_v two_o or_o three_o singular_a example_n all_o incurable_a ciii_o of_o the_o various_a cause_n of_o a_o paralysis_n or_o palsy_n 1._o the_o general_a cause_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v all_o those_o which_o hinder_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n which_o by_o how_o many_o way_n and_o by_o what_o artifice_n those_o hindrance_n be_v do_v we_o shall_v in_o what_o follow_v more_o particular_o declare_v 2._o a_o paralysis_n therefore_o happen_v when_o the_o animal_n spirit_n do_v not_o sufficient_o invigorate_v or_o actuate_v the_o nerve_n and_o their_o ramification_n which_o be_v cause_v either_o by_o a_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v flow_v to_o the_o respective_a part_n or_o from_o the_o imbecility_n and_o paucity_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n whereby_o either_o their_o activity_n be_v hurt_v or_o they_o be_v want_v so_o as_o that_o the_o nerve_n can_v not_o be_v sufficient_o replete_a or_o fill_v up_o therewith_o 3._o hence_o the_o variety_n of_o palsy_n come_v from_o great_a and_o universal_a obstruction_n a_o complete_a and_o perfect_a palsy_n arise_v in_o which_o both_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v both_o abolish_v and_o this_o come_v not_o only_o from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n obstruct_v but_o also_o from_o a_o malign_a quality_n affect_v even_o the_o spirit_n itself_o this_o obstruction_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n happen_v either_o in_o the_o first_o sensory_a to_o wit_n the_o streak_a body_n or_o in_o or_o never_o the_o medullar_n trunk_n or_o in_o the_o nerve_n themselves_o to_o wit_n either_o in_o their_o beginning_n or_o middle_a or_o end_n viz_o in_o the_o very_a fibre_n themselves_o 4._o if_o the_o first_o sensory_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n be_v affect_v it_o either_o obstruct_v the_o whole_a spine_n whence_o come_v a_o universal_a palsy_n below_o the_o original_a obstuction_n or_o one_o half_a thereof_o whence_o come_v a_o palsy_n only_o on_o one_o side_n or_o it_o obstruct_v the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o some_o particular_a conjugation_n or_o pair_n either_o on_o one_o side_n alone_o or_o on_o both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n whence_o a_o palsy_n be_v cause_v in_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a part_n or_o member_n only_o 5._o now_o these_o obstuction_n be_v make_v either_o 1._o by_o a_o foreign_a matter_n impact_v in_o they_o or_o 2._o by_o constipation_n and_o compression_n from_o matter_n abound_v without_o they_o and_o that_o may_v be_v either_o from_o some_o particular_a tumour_n offend_v in_o magnitude_n whereby_o the_o nerve_n be_v constipate_v or_o compress_v or_o from_o a_o large_a flux_n of_o humour_n out_o of_o the_o vessel_n flow_v upon_o and_o overpower_v they_o or_o 3._o by_o solution_n of_o unity_n by_o a_o bruise_v or_o wound_v or_o 4._o and_o last_o from_o the_o excess_n of_o heat_n and_o cold_a the_o spirit_n be_v also_o in_o part_n waste_v by_o the_o one_o and_o as_o it_o be_v congeal_v by_o the_o other_o 6._o a_o obstruction_n in_o the_o first_o or_o common_a sensory_a or_o streak_a body_n cause_n either_o a_o general_a palsy_n or_o a_o palsy_n of_o one_o side_n and_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n why_o suchlike_a palsy_n follow_v upon_o a_o apoplexy_n lethargy_n or_o carus_n for_o that_o in_o those_o disease_n the_o conduit_n of_o the_o callous_a body_n be_v at_o first_o affect_v from_o whence_o upon_o the_o pass_n off_o of_o those_o disease_n there_o be_v many_o time_n a_o translation_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n into_o the_o marrowy_a passage_n of_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o afflux_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v hinder_v either_o in_o one_o or_o both_o side_n and_o here_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v very_o great_a sense_n and_o motion_n both_o be_v abolish_v but_o if_o not_o the_o motive_n faculty_n only_o suffer_v loss_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a small_a obstuction_n the_o motive_n faculty_n have_v only_o be_v deprive_v or_o diminish_v not_o take_v away_o 7._o but_o why_o sense_n shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v as_o well_o as_o motion_n in_o every_o palsy_n be_v manifest_a as_o aforesaid_a from_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o obstuction_n for_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v true_o so_o great_a as_o to_o deprive_v any_o member_n or_o part_n total_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n than_o sense_n and_o motion_n both_o cease_v for_o that_o they_o both_o be_v perform_v and_o invigorate_v by_o the_o same_o nerve_n and_o fibre_n within_o the_o same_o marrowy_a passage_n but_o if_o the_o obstruction_n be_v small_a than_o a_o small_a portion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v distribute_v so_o much_o as_o may_v manage_v the_o sensitive_a faculty_n but_o the_o motive_n be_v hurt_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o can_v not_o be_v perform_v but_o by_o a_o large_a proportion_n or_o measure_n of_o the_o say_a spirit_n 8._o moreover_o a_o palsy_n may_v be_v cause_v not_o only_o from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la but_o also_o from_o the_o compression_n of_o the_o same_o by_o blood_n extravasated_a within_o the_o inferior_a cavity_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o a_o large_a quantity_n of_o lympha_fw-la or_o serous_a matter_n lie_v upon_o the_o same_o and_o press_v they_o together_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o medullary_a conduit_n will_v be_v so_o straighten_v as_o to_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o same_o 9_o but_o sometime_o the_o morbific_a cause_n affect_v the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n though_o rare_o by_o a_o obstuction_n yet_o sometime_o by_o constipation_n and_o compression_n and_o sometime_o by_o a_o solution_n of_o continuity_n whereby_o a_o palsy_n be_v excite_v now_o obstruction_n be_v not_o here_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v make_v for_o that_o the_o obstruct_v matter_n in_o the_o head_n do_v not_o easy_o fall_v beyond_o the_o corpora_fw-la striata_fw-la but_o the_o poisonous_a miasm_n may_v affect_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o cause_v a_o kind_n of_o paralysis_n hemiplegia_fw-la a_o numbness_n or_o deprave_a operation_n of_o the_o part_n or_o part_n 10._o but_o in_o either_o the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n especial_o the_o latter_a a_o palsy_n may_v be_v excite_v from_o a_o compression_n or_o solution_n of_o continuity_n by_o a_o bruise_v apostume_n or_o wound_v by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o blood_n or_o serous_a humour_n may_v flow_v within_o the_o hollowness_n or_o
channel_n of_o the_o spine_n so_o as_o to_o straiten_v the_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o stop_v up_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o this_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v from_o a_o hurt_n of_o the_o vertebra_n by_o distortion_n or_o extremity_n of_o cold_a in_o hard_a wether_n by_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o a_o congelation_n be_v sometime_o breed_v from_o whence_o paralytic_a disease_n sometime_o arise_v 11._o and_o if_o any_o of_o these_o accident_n seize_v upon_o any_o of_o the_o great_a nerve_n or_o their_o ramification_n the_o same_o thing_n be_v cause_v for_o that_o which_o be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o fountain_n will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o the_o stream_n also_o 12._o the_o matter_n or_o particle_n cause_v the_o obstruction_n descend_v from_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la into_o the_o oblong_a marrow_n fall_v upon_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o nerve_n which_o spread_v themselves_o into_o some_o of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o face_n and_o by_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n excite_v a_o paralysis_n of_o the_o tongue_n eye_n eyelid_n lip_n jaw_n and_o other_o part_n from_o whence_o the_o contrary_a muscle_n be_v contract_v a_o cramp_n or_o convulsion_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o the_o opposite_a part._n 13._o the_o same_o particle_n be_v carry_v forth_o into_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n spread_v itself_o sometime_o into_o all_o its_o conjugation_n or_o pair_n and_o sometime_o into_o some_o particular_a nerve_n of_o the_o same_o from_o whence_o a_o palsy_n of_o all_o those_o part_n into_o which_o those_o nerve_n or_o their_o ramification_n distribute_v themselves_o and_o in_o all_o those_o part_n whether_o in_o the_o neck_n hand_n arm_n leg_n or_o foot_n where_o a_o paralysis_n be_v cause_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o some_o particular_a nerve_n or_o nerve_n if_o all_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o same_o part_n or_o part_n be_v not_o resolve_v but_o the_o opposite_a nerve_n be_v free_a from_o the_o paralytic_a affect_n there_o be_v always_o a_o contraction_n of_o the_o same_o as_o in_o a_o particular_a cure_n before-going_a we_o have_v observe_v 14._o as_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n often_o cause_v paralytic_a symptom_n without_o any_o great_a obstruction_n so_o that_o imbecility_n or_o impotency_n may_v be_v cause_v by_o a_o afflux_n of_o malign_a particle_n from_o narcotick_a stupefactive_a or_o poisonous_a steam_n whether_o internal_a or_o external_a arise_v from_o opium_n or_o opiate_n the_o deadly_a nightshade_n aconitum_n mercury_n antimony_n bismuth_n arsenic_n etc._n etc._n any_o of_o which_o if_o they_o kill_v not_o yet_o many_o time_n induce_v paleness_n weakness_n tremble_n and_o a_o relaxation_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o musculous_a part_n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v cause_v from_o the_o fume_n of_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la and_o aqua_fw-la regis_fw-la unadvised_o take_v up_o the_o nostril_n 15._o such_o like_a malign_a particle_n as_o these_o whether_o proceed_v from_o the_o aforesaid_a fountain_n or_o from_o a_o scorbutic_n and_o cacochymick_a habit_n of_o body_n pass_v through_o the_o brain_n and_o its_o medullar_n appendix_n seize_v upon_o the_o nervous_a conduit_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o contaminate_v the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o also_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n whereby_o both_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o power_n of_o move_v in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n come_v to_o be_v obliterated_a these_o upon_o their_o first_o approach_n only_o induce_v paralytic_a symptom_n as_o stiffness_n or_o numbness_n and_o withal_o cause_v a_o weakness_n in_o the_o part_n but_o at_o length_n be_v plentiful_o cast_v into_o the_o nerve_n and_o as_o it_o be_v tumultuate_a there_o they_o fix_v themselves_o up_o and_o down_o and_o so_o perfect_o obstruct_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_n a_o absolute_a and_o durable_a palsy_n 16._o galen_n and_o many_o other_o physician_n his_o follower_n affirm_v a_o thick_a glutinous_a cold_a phlegm_n to_o be_v the_o morbific_a matter_n of_o a_o paralysis_n but_o such_o alike_a substance_n be_v impossible_a to_o pass_v through_o the_o brain_n much_o less_o the_o neurotick_a cavity_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o exceed_a smallness_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o proeguminine_a proximate_a or_o conjunct_a cause_n of_o a_o palsy_n be_v malign_v and_o very_a subtle_a atom_n or_o particle_n which_o contaminate_v the_o spirit_n whether_o in_o the_o brain_n callous_a or_o streak_a body_n the_o oblong_a or_o spinal_a marrow_n the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n or_o their_o several_a and_o various_a ramification_n do_v infallible_o excite_v a_o palsy_n and_o in_o those_o part_n or_o part_n which_o have_v a_o sympathy_n consent_n or_o community_n with_o the_o part_n first_o affect_v 17._o but_o that_o such_o thick_a cold_a phlegm_n or_o a_o watery_a humour_n in_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o palsy_n be_v manifest_a for_o that_o these_o humour_n common_o find_v another_o vent_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o nose_n eye_n and_o palate_n and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o dropsy_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o which_o the_o brain_n say_v willis_n and_o the_o top_n of_o either_o marrow_n do_v as_o it_o be_v swim_v in_o water_n yet_o be_v not_o such_o for_o that_o reason_n dispose_v to_o the_o palsy_n unless_o the_o water_n by_o its_o weight_n make_v a_o compression_n of_o the_o marrow_n 18._o the_o procatartick_a remote_a or_o forego_v cause_n remain_v now_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o and_o they_o be_v either_o accidental_a or_o habitual_a the_o accidental_a be_v manifest_a as_o a_o bruise_v wound_v luxation_n and_o extreme_a heat_n or_o cold_a without_o any_o previous_a or_o habitual_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n beside_o which_o and_o the_o conjunct_a cause_n which_o be_v either_o a_o compression_n or_o solution_n of_o unity_n there_o be_v no_o other_o 19_o the_o procatartick_a habitual_a cause_n be_v always_o a_o malign_a extraneous_a matter_n generate_v 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resolution_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o of_o some_o member_n oftentime_o succeed_v 22._o a_o palsy_n for_o most_o part_n follow_v after_o long_o and_o continue_a convulsion_n or_o convulsive_a motion_n as_o epilepsy_n for_o that_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n in_o several_a member_n be_v mighty_o debilitate_a so_o that_o the_o motive_n faculty_n be_v as_o it_o be_v only_o through_o infinite_a weakness_n abolish_v the_o sick_a become_n first_o lame_a then_o whole_o helpless_a for_o that_o the_o morbific_a matter_n be_v continual_o thrust_v into_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o cerebrum_fw-la and_o its_o medullar_n and_o nervous_a appendix_n do_v at_o length_n so_o weaken_v and_o dilate_v they_o that_o it_o give_v a_o free_a course_n to_o those_o malign_a and_o heterogene_a particle_n by_o which_o the_o palsy_n be_v certain_o induce_v 23._o so_o also_o after_o a_o frequent_a and_o long_a colic_n which_o cruel_o torment_v and_o return_v by_o interval_n cause_v other_o cruel_a and_o almost_o continual_a pain_n in_o the_o other_o viscera_n of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la from_o whence_o through_o the_o
subtlety_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v excite_v wander_a pain_n through_o the_o body_n and_o its_o member_n which_o cause_v first_o infinite_a weakness_n than_o a_o stapor_n or_o numbness_n and_o at_o last_o a_o resolution_n or_o palsy_n of_o the_o part_n afflict_v for_o that_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o morbific_a matter_n or_o particle_n be_v now_o change_v be_v transfuse_v into_o the_o splanchnick_a nerve_n which_o pull_v and_o twitch_a the_o fibre_n of_o the_o viscera_n stir_v up_o pain_n and_o convulsion_n then_o become_v more_o plentiful_a diffuse_v themselves_o through_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n where_o enter_v into_o the_o nerve_n destinate_a to_o such_o respective_a part_n forthwith_o induce_v as_o aforesaid_a a_o resolution_n or_o palsy_n 24._o in_o like_a manner_n after_o a_o frequent_a and_o vehement_a gout_n a_o palsy_n may_v be_v excite_v from_o the_o infinite_a weaken_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n through_o the_o extreme_a anguish_n and_o misery_n of_o the_o part_n for_o thereby_o at_o length_n voluntary_a motion_n come_v to_o be_v abolish_v but_o not_o for_o that_o cause_n only_o but_o from_o a_o more_o inward_a cause_n inherent_a in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o nerve_n themselves_o for_o that_o the_o neurotick_a juice_n by_o the_o heat_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o disease_n afflict_v be_v rarify_v and_o force_v out_o of_o its_o own_o domicil_n into_o the_o hollow_n of_o the_o nerve_n where_o interfere_v with_o the_o animal_n spirit_n not_o only_o exasperate_v the_o pain_n whereby_o the_o part_n come_v to_o be_v weaken_v but_o also_o obstruct_v the_o future_a occurse_v of_o the_o say_a spirit_n to_o the_o same_o place_n beside_o which_o it_o be_v also_o possible_a that_o the_o gouty_a particle_n transfuse_v themselves_o into_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n with_o which_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o brain_n and_o be_v continual_o multiply_v by_o manifold_a accession_n may_v at_o length_n contaminate_v the_o spirit_n in_o the_o callous_a and_o streak_a body_n oblong_o and_o spinal_a marrow_n and_o in_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o several_a conjugation_n or_o pair_n and_o their_o several_a and_o various_a ramification_n so_o as_o to_o induce_v a_o absolute_a and_o confirm_a palsy_n 25._o there_o be_v another_o species_n of_o this_o disease_n wherein_o the_o motive_n faculty_n be_v not_o abolish_v but_o only_o weak_o perform_v or_o deprave_v this_o be_v cause_v either_o from_o the_o want_n or_o impotency_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n whereby_o the_o member_n can_v strong_o move_v or_o lift_v or_o bear_v any_o weight_n but_o they_o labour_v under_o a_o great_a debility_n and_o tremble_a for_o a_o sufficient_a strength_n be_v want_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o any_o act_n at_o one_o essay_n nature_n submit_v be_v force_v to_o act_v by_o a_o more_o often_o repeat_v endeavour_n and_o so_o the_o part_n be_v in_o motion_n be_v force_v to_o shake_v and_o tremble_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o some_o palsy_a people_n there_o be_v always_o a_o tremble_a and_o shake_v in_o all_o their_o limb_n for_o that_o the_o nervous_fw-fr fibres_fw-fr be_v universal_o weaken_v which_o continual_o strive_v to_o exert_v their_o wont_a power_n reiterate_v those_o deprave_a motion_n perpetual_o 26._o those_o who_o suffer_v a_o palsy_n through_o a_o defect_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v such_o as_o have_v lose_v much_o blood_n or_o such_o as_o have_v too_o often_o exercise_v the_o venerial_a act_n or_o be_v arrive_v to_o a_o extreme_a or_o unhealthy_a old_a age_n for_o by_o these_o mean_v the_o spirit_n be_v waste_v and_o the_o supply_n or_o stock_n and_o provision_n of_o they_o be_v but_o small_a their_o dispensation_n into_o the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la be_v so_o much_o diminish_v that_o a_o tremble_a paralysis_n common_o succeed_v thereupon_o 27._o the_o same_o thing_n almost_o happen_v to_o such_o as_o have_v lie_v long_o sick_a in_o a_o atrophy_n or_o waste_a condition_n and_o some_o other_o chronical_a 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the_o animal_n spirit_n do_v in_o some_o sort_n inlve_v and_o actuate_v the_o genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la yet_o the_o due_a measure_n be_v so_o small_a and_o their_o proportion_n to_o the_o whole_a so_o defective_a that_o the_o power_n of_o move_v though_o not_o whole_o take_v away_o yet_o be_v so_o deprave_a that_o the_o sick_a can_v scarce_o be_v persuade_v to_o try_v whether_o they_o can_v move_v or_o not_o 28._o and_o almost_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o motive_n faculty_n fail_v or_o be_v deprave_v in_o scorbutic_a person_n and_o such_o as_o have_v often_o surfeit_v themselves_o with_o gluttony_n and_o strong_a liquor_n whereby_o such_o a_o superfluous_a quantity_n of_o ill_a humour_n and_o indigested_a matter_n be_v generate_v that_o thereby_o even_o the_o spirit_n themselves_o be_v contaminate_v and_o at_o long_o run_v almost_o overwhelm_v whereby_o they_o be_v either_o make_v imbecil_n impotent_a or_o weak_a or_o the_o spirit_n make_v faculty_n from_o the_o impotency_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o other_o viscera_n though_o not_o whole_o cease_v to_o perform_v its_o duty_n yet_o do_v it_o so_o poor_o and_o mean_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a generation_n of_o spirit_n daily_o make_v to_o support_v the_o humane_a frame_n in_o its_o due_a energy_n and_o strength_n for_o by_o these_o mean_v the_o whole_a sanguinous_a mass_n become_v pollute_v and_o fill_v with_o impurity_n and_o serosity_n which_o be_v therewith_o convey_v to_o the_o brain_n make_v lax_n or_o loose_v as_o to_o its_o pore_n by_o a_o long_a continuation_n of_o irregularity_n be_v easy_o receive_v there_o out_o of_o which_o impure_a blood_n as_o there_o be_v a_o less_o proportion_n of_o animal_n spirit_n generate_v so_o be_v they_o not_o so_o sublime_a serene_a or_o subtle_a but_o more_o dull_a or_o cloudy_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o adhesion_n of_o the_o impure_a matter_n whereby_o they_o become_v uncapable_a of_o exert_v in_o themselves_o the_o motive_n faculty_n 29._o and_o in_o these_o case_n arise_v from_o the_o defect_n or_o imbecility_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n we_o conclude_v the_o spirit_n not_o only_o to_o be_v in_o fault_n but_o the_o organ_n also_o generate_a and_o contain_v they_o make_v weak_a by_o the_o deprave_a serosity_n or_o gas_n of_o the_o blood_n transmit_v every_o where_n through_o the_o whole_a universal_a body_n into_o the_o move_a fibre_n whereby_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o those_o few_o spirit_n impure_a also_o derive_v from_o the_o brain_n be_v dispose_v at_o length_n through_o the_o whole_a genus_fw-la nervosum_fw-la into_o the_o minute_a fibre_n and_o meet_v there_o with_o that_o deprave_a serositie_n or_o malign_v gas_n of_o the_o blood_n make_v the_o motive_n faculty_n both_o more_o weak_a and_o tremble_a 30._o and_o therefore_o as_o to_o a_o habitual_a palsy_n or_o a_o palsy_n generate_v from_o a_o previous_a long_o and_o habitual_a vicious_a course_n of_o live_v this_o we_o say_v that_o 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paralysis_n where_o motion_n be_v
only_o hurt_v the_o sense_n remain_v firm_a it_o be_v now_o reasonable_a that_o we_o show_v the_o cause_n of_o sense_n be_v hurt_v the_o motive_n faculty_n be_v sound_a and_o strong_a as_o be_v ordinary_a in_o such_o as_o be_v afflict_v with_o a_o elephantiasis_n lepra_fw-la graecorum_n and_o mania_n who_o often_o go_v naked_a lie_v cold_a in_o frost_n and_o snow_n or_o the_o middle_n of_o winter_n and_o who_o skin_n be_v so_o numb_a and_o senseless_a that_o they_o feel_v not_o though_o prick_v with_o auls_n needles_n or_o pin_n or_o cut_v with_o knife_n etc._n etc._n the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o the_o nerve_n replenish_n the_o skin_n the_o outer_a and_o primary_n organ_n of_o feeling_n and_o the_o membrane_n cover_v the_o muscle_n by_o their_o various_a ramification_n and_o innumerable_a membranaceous_a fibre_n which_o chief_o convey_v to_o the_o part_n the_o sense_n of_o feeling_n be_v only_o hurt_v or_o chief_o suffer_v whereas_o those_o great_a tendinous_a and_o 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dangerous_a 35._o those_o medicine_n therefore_o which_o a_o little_a before_o i_o have_v recite_v i_o use_v but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o exhibit_v the_o little_a lozenge_n make_v with_o the_o chemical_a oil_n of_o caraway_n lest_o the_o evil_a matter_n shall_v obstruct_v and_o create_v thick_a vapour_n which_o may_v hinder_v the_o force_n of_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v give_v 36._o such_o thing_n as_o correct_v those_o vapour_n which_o infect_v the_o brain_n by_o their_o odour_n and_o pleasant_a vapour_n be_v very_o profitable_a you_o must_v also_o boil_v caraway_n and_o amber_n in_o water_n and_o take_v the_o vapour_n up_o the_o nostril_n and_o a_o piece_n of_o toast_a nutmeg_n must_v be_v take_v into_o the_o mouth_n to_o which_o let_v some_o ambergrise_v be_v add_v and_o castoreum_n put_v in_o vinegar_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v to_o the_o nostril_n 37._o if_o a_o continual_a intermit_a fever_n attend_v this_o disease_n it_o need_v no_o other_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v weak_a it_o 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motion_n and_o spiration_n with_o snort_v be_v violent_a and_o inequal_a then_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o death_n to_o be_v expect_v crato_fw-mi apud_fw-la scholzium_n cons_n 37._o xxvii_o for_o the_o apoplexy_n 1._o take_v pil._n cochiae_n two_o scruple_n castoreum_n one_o scruple_n troche_n of_o alhandal_n three_o grain_n with_o oxymel_n of_o squill_n make_v eight_o pill_n which_o may_v be_v take_v at_o eleven_o a_o clock_n and_o the_o person_n may_v sleep_v after_o they_o 2._o take_v the_o the_o root_n of_o butchers-broom_n of_o asparagus_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n and_o half_a the_o root_n of_o liquorice_n of_o sorrel_n of_o succory_n of_o bugloss_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n florentine_z orris_z galangal_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n the_o peel_n of_o citron_n dry_v betony_n bawm_n hyssop_n marjoram_n ground-pine_a origanum_fw-la
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she_o bleed_v at_o mouth_n and_o nose_n and_o die_v present_o 2._o this_o i_o see_v in_o another_o and_o in_o diverse_a other_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n sometime_o after_o they_o be_v new_o dead_a the_o cause_n of_o this_o i_o show_v to_o be_v from_o blood_n plat._n observe_v lib._n 1._o pag._n 14._o xxix_o a_o apoplexy_n by_o a_o fall_n 1._o a_o countryman_n come_v home_o from_o the_o city_n have_v sufficient_o wet_v his_o palate_n with_o liquor_n fall_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o can_v not_o rise_v nor_o speak_v he_o be_v carry_v home_o but_o all_o impute_v this_o accident_n to_o his_o drunkenness_n 2._o the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o drunken_a fit_n be_v over_o he_o remain_v dumb_a and_o one_o side_n resolve_v with_o the_o palsy_n and_o the_o other_o be_v hot_a 3._o and_o because_o i_o think_v it_o come_v from_o blood_n i_o advise_v phlebotomy_n but_o it_o be_v neglect_v because_o they_o allege_v he_o be_v too_o weak_a to_o be_v let_v blood_n than_o i_o command_v that_o 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a_o old_a woman_n of_o montpessul_n be_v sudden_o take_v with_o a_o apoplexy_n and_o die_v 2._o we_o open_v her_o head_n in_o the_o monastery_n and_o find_v that_o in_o the_o thick_a film_n or_o meninx_n her_o brain_n do_v swag_v too_o and_o fro_o and_o when_o the_o dura_n mater_n be_v open_v there_o run_v over_o all_o her_o face_n a_o thick_a liquor_n like_o white_a broth_n and_o stick_v in_o rag_n upon_o it_o this_o case_n and_o its_o cause_n i_o show_v platerus_n observe_v lib._n 1._o pag._n 16._o xxxii_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o apoplexy_n from_o a_o heaviness_n and_o fluctuation_n in_o the_o head_n 1._o a_o strong_a noble_a man_n who_o live_v intemperate_o fear_v a_o apoplexy_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a heaviness_n of_o his_o head_n and_o fluctuation_n as_o if_o his_o head_n be_v great_a and_o empty_a and_o open_v and_o shut_v like_o a_o purse_n sometime_o he_o be_v bad_a at_o other_o time_n better_o as_o to_o his_o head_n but_o in_o other_o respect_v he_o be_v well_o except_o melancholy_a and_o dull_a 2._o i_o judge_v it_o to_o proceed_v from_o phlegm_n and_o water_n in_o the_o skull_n by_o many_o circumstance_n i_o bid_v he_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n because_o he_o be_v young_a he_o promise_v obedience_n and_o i_o order_v this_o follow_v 3._o take_v diaphoenicon_fw-la two_o dram_n diacatholicon_n half_o a_o ounce_n syrup_n of_o rose_n solutive_a a_o ounce_n with_o a_o little_a cinnamon-water_n make_v a_o potion_n it_o wrought_v indifferent_a well_o 4._o the_o day_n after_o the_o vein_n in_o his_o arm_n be_v open_v for_o he_o be_v square_o body_v and_o plethoric_n 5._o then_o he_o have_v this_o apozem_n take_v fennel-root_n one_o ounce_n orris_z half_z a_o ounce_n acorus_n cyprus_n elecampane_n each_o two_o dram_n liquorice_n six_o dram_n fennel_n vervain_n eye-bright_a betony_n fumitory_n of_o each_o a_o handful_n time_n hyssop_n of_o each_o a_o handful_n and_o half_a stoechas_n rosemary_n borage-flower_n each_o a_o pugil_n fennel-seed_n two_o dram_n 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revulsion_n and_o minoration_n of_o this_o apoplectic_a repletion_n 14._o take_v extract_n pil._n cochiae_n one_o scruple_n cambogia_n five_o grain_n choice_n castoreum_n four_o grain_n oil_n of_o amber_n three_o drop_n a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o the_o syrup_n of_o stoechas_n make_v five_o pill_n which_o be_v to_o be_v guild_v 15._o and_o because_o they_o can_v not_o be_v swallow_v i_o order_v they_o to_o be_v dissolve_v thus_o take_v peony_n and_o sage-water_n of_o each_o ten_o dram_n dissolve_v therein_o the_o aforesaid_a pill_n to_o which_o add_v cinnamon_n water_n and_o trefoil_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n the_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n three_o drop_n mix_v they_o and_o take_v thereof_o a_o little_a 16._o about_o a_o hour_n thereafter_o he_o do_v void_a at_o divers_a time_n hard_o black_a and_o stink_a matter_n for_o great_a revulsion_n vesicatory_n be_v apply_v to_o both_o side_n of_o the_o nape_n but_o all_o these_o mean_n be_v in_o vain_a johannes_n petrus_n lotichius_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 1_o observe_v 10._o xxxiv_o a_o apoplexy_n in_o a_o elderly_a woman_n 1._o a_o woman_n about_o the_o age_n of_o forty_o eight_o be_v take_v with_o a_o strong_a apoplexy_n she_o be_v of_o a_o corpulent_a habit_n of_o body_n she_o fall_v down_o all_o in_o a_o sudden_a the_o more_o ancient_a physician_n have_v but_o small_a hope_n of_o she_o 2._o at_o length_n about_o sixteen_o hour_n after_o the_o first_o assault_n of_o the_o disease_n i_o be_v call_v be_v then_o but_o a_o young_a man_n i_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a apoplexy_n with_o a_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o a_o strong_a and_o great_a pulse_n 3._o i_o think_v with_o myself_o that_o a_o cure_n may_v be_v try_v therefore_o i_o order_v blood_n that_o same_o day_n to_o be_v twice_o or_o thrice_o take_v away_o and_o that_o very_o plentiful_o once_o in_o the_o arm_n afterward_o in_o the_o foot_n 4._o two_o sharp_a clyster_n be_v give_v on_o the_o same_o day_n afterward_o every_o day_n one_o some_o topic_n be_v also_o exhibit_v these_o thing_n do_v so_o well_o that_o on_o the_o eight_o or_o nine_o day_n she_o begin_v to_o know_v her_o domestic_a servant_n and_o to_o speak_v a_o little_a stammer_o 5._o afterward_o purge_v medicine_n be_v exhibit_v by_o the_o mouth_n than_o apophlegmatism_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n be_v use_v by_o which_o she_o grow_v somewhat_o better_a yet_o she_o can_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o recovery_n as_o whole_o to_o exercise_v her_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o to_o use_v her_o foot_n 6._o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o day_n she_o live_v she_o continue_v impotent_a she_o sit_v and_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o chair_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n she_o live_v for_o some_o year_n rembertus_n dodoneus_n cap._n 8._o observe_v medicinal_a xxxv_o a_o apoplexy_n 1._o phlebotomy_n will_v not_o be_v inconvenient_a provide_v it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o spring_n and_o that_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o blood_n be_v not_o take_v 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