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A13300 A rich store-house or treasury for the diseased Wherein, are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue been long hidden, and not come to light before this time. Now set foorth for the great benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people that are not of abilitie to go to the physitions. By A.T. A. T., practitioner in physicke. 1596 (1596) STC 23606; ESTC S118082 73,526 156

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y●_z he_o must_v likewise_o be_v let_v blood_n every_o year_n or_o else_o he_o be_v in_o i_o can_v tell_v how_o great_a danger_n which_o fond_a opinion_n of_o they_o whence_o soever_o it_o spring_v at_o the_o first_o be_v no_o more_o like_a to_o be_v true_a than_o i_o shall_v say_v when_o a_o man_n have_v a_o great_a wound_n by_o chance_n in_o any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n whereby_o he_o lose_v much_o blood_n and_o that_o after_o it_o be_v heal_v he_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v the_o like_a wound_n again_o the_o next_o year_n to_o avoid_v as_o much_o blood_n or_o else_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o great_a sickness_n or_o of_o death_n which_o opinion_n if_o i_o myself_o do_v affirm_v it_o to_o be_v true_a although_o it_o be_v most_o false_a yet_o i_o may_v use_v the_o like_a reason_n and_o authority_n to_o defend_v it_o that_o the_o common_a people_n do_v use_v for_o they_o for_o they_o can_v say_v nothing_o if_o they_o be_v ask_v why_o they_o think_v so_o but_o that_o they_o 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after_o blood-letting_a and_o therefore_o i_o do_v advertise_v all_o man_n to_o beware_v of_o excess_n in_o eat_v &_o drink_v after_o blood-letting_n note_v also_o y●_z after_o blood-letting_n none_o ought_v to_o walk_v very_o fast_o or_o to_o run_v or_o to_o use_v any_o vehement_a exexcise_n but_o let_v he_o be_v quiet_a and_o rest_v himself_o until_o such_o time_n as_o his_o spirit_n shall_v be_v well_o refresh_v and_o quiet_v again_o note_v also_o that_o no_o person_n be_v let_v blood_n aught_o to_o sleep_v immediate_o after_o blood-letting_n but_o let_v he_o keep_v himself_o both_o quiet_a and_o wake_a and_o avoid_v all_o contention_n and_o exercise_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o about_o two_o hour_n after_o lettinge_v of_o blood_n there_o may_v a_o little_a food_n be_v take_v but_o let_v it_o be_v suc●_n 〈◊〉_d will_v make_v good_a ivice_n and_o nourish_v apace_o and_o within_o 4._o or_o 5._o hour_n after_o blood-letting_n or_o some_o what_o afore_o the_o patient_n may_v be_v 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and_o proper_a humour_n that_o be_v either_o hegme_n or_o choler_n or_o else_o melancholy_n or_o watery_a humour_n and_o therefore_o those_o person_n that_o be_v perfect_o in_o health_n ought_v not_o to_o take_v a_o purgation_n since_o they_o do_v not_o abound_v with_o corrupt_a humour_n wherefore_o in_o those_o when_o the_o medicine_n find●●●_n no_o such_o superfluous_a humour_n as_o it_o have_v virtue_n to_o draw_v it_o consume_v and_o waste_v the_o blood_n and_o the_o flesh_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n whole_a folk_n be_v not_o purge_v by_o purgation_n but_o rather_o consume_v and_o waste_v for_o it_o be_v manifest_a hereby_o that_o purgation_n be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o perfect_a health_n which_o thing_n be_v testify_v also_o of_o hypocrates_n