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liver_n spleen_n and_o light_n peritonaeum_fw-la the_o inmost_a membranous_a coat_n of_o the_o belly_n phlebotomy_n breathe_v of_o a_o vein_n or_o blood-letting_a phthisis_fw-la or_o physic_n it_o be_v proper_o a_o wither_a away_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n arise_v from_o a_o ulcer_n or_o other_o ill_a formation_n of_o the_o lung_n dr._n willis_n pleura_fw-la a_o thin_a membrane_n that_o invest_v the_o rib_n on_o both_o side_n prognostic_n a_o fore_a knowledge_n or_o understanding_n of_o the_o future_a state_n of_o a_o disease_n found_v on_o the_o due_a consideration_n of_o the_o present_a state_n psoas_n two_o great_a muscle_n site_v in_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o loin_n purulent_a mattery_a or_o foul_a corruption_n respiration_n a_o action_n whereby_o the_o air_n be_v receive_v in_o and_o drive_v forth_o of_o the_o lung_n call_v breathe_v scarification_n a_o cut_v or_o lance_v serositv_n moisture_n specific_n remedy_n proper_a to_o any_o one_o peculiar_a disease_n spine_n the_o backbone_n spinalis_fw-la medulla_n the_o pith_n of_o the_o backbone_n call_v the_o spinal_a marrow_n sternum_fw-la the_o breastbone_n strumae_fw-la and_o strumous_n swell_n hard_o kernel_n or_o swell_n tibia_fw-la the_o bone_n of_o the_o leg_n call_v the_o shank_n or_o shinbone_n veneral-evil_a the_o french-pox_n or_o modish_a disease_n ventricle_n the_o stomach_n vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n the_o 7_o bone_n of_o the_o neck_n behind_o the_o lowermost_a whereof_o be_v join_v to_o the_o uppermost_a vertebra_n of_o the_o back_n which_o be_v in_o number_n 12._o vesicatories_n medicine_n that_o raise_v blister_n viscera_n the_o bowel_n to_o wit_n the_o heart_n liver_n and_o lung_n ung._n è_fw-fr succ._n aperitivis_fw-la a_o ointment_n of_o open_v juice_n the_o index_n or_o table_n of_o the_o content_n the_o proëme_n pag._n 1_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o time_n when_o and_o place_n where_o the_o disease_n rhachitis_n have_v its_o first_o rise_n and_o who_o be_v most_o subject_a thereto_o pag._n 3_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o sign_n or_o symptom_n of_o the_o disease_n pag._n 4_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o it_o consist_v not_o in_o the_o naughtiness_n of_o the_o blood_n nor_o in_o the_o deprave_a constitution_n of_o the_o part_n pag._n 8_o chap._n iu_o that_o the_o nerve_n as_o well_o as_o the_o blood_n do_v help_v to_o nourish_v and_o this_o disease_n do_v peculiar_o depend_v upon_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o nervous_a influx_n pag._n 11_o chap._n v._n the_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o the_o rhachitis_n together_o with_o the_o cause_n thereof_o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o faultiness_n of_o the_o brain_n but_o from_o the_o obstruction_n of_o the_o spinalis_fw-la medulla_n pag._n 14_o chap._n vi_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o symptom_n and_o first_o of_o the_o too_o great_a augmentation_n of_o the_o head_n pag._n 17_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o swell_a or_o puff_v up_o of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la pag._n 18_o chap._n viii_o of_o strumous_n glandule_n or_o hard_a kernel_n pag._n 20_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o crookedness_n of_o the_o bone_n dr._n glisson_n opinion_n touch_v the_o same_o be_v set_v down_o pag._n 24_o chap._n x._o the_o author_n opinion_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 28_o chap._n xi_o why_o the_o breast_n grow_v straight_o or_o narrow_a and_o acuminate_v pag._n 38_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o asthma_n pursiness_n or_o shortness_n of_o breath_n pag._n 41_o chap._n xiii_o from_o what_o cause_n the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o body_n do_v arise_v pag._n 42_o chap._n fourteen_o why_o elderly_a person_n be_v not_o molest_v with_o this_o disease_n pag._n 44_o chap._n xv._o the_o prognostic_n of_o the_o disease_n pag._n 46_o chap._n xvi_o the_o method_n of_o cure_v pag._n 49_o chap._n xvii_o the_o use_n of_o clyster_n and_o some_o form_n thereof_o pag._n 51_o chap._n xviii_o the_o use_n of_o emetic_n or_o vomitory_n medicine_n and_o form_n thereof_o pag._n 55_o chap._n xix_o some_o example_n of_o cathartic_o or_o purge_v medicine_n pag._n 57_o chap._n xx._n chirurgical_a remedy_n pag._n 63_o chap._n xxi_o specific_a alterative_n pag._n 67_o chap._n xxii_o chemical_a specific_n also_o of_o sweat_v and_o bathe_v pag._n 78_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o remedy_n that_o correct_v the_o symptom_n pag._n 84_o in_o the_o appendix_n of_o medical_n weight_n pag._n 1_o of_o measure_n pag._n 12_o
enrich_v the_o understanding_n of_o many_o a_o one_o who_o aspire_a genius_n otherwise_o perhaps_o may_v grow_v languid_a for_o want_v of_o a_o recruit_v a_o judicious_a brain_n be_v not_o hereditary_a to_o a_o grecian_a or_o latinist_n only_o various_a example_n of_o man_n famous_a in_o physic_n the_o mathematics_n yea_o most_o art_n and_o science_n who_o never_o be_v ground_v in_o any_o but_o their_o mother-tongue_n may_v be_v produce_v not_o be_v a_o linguist_n prove_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a ignoramus_n no_o more_o than_o the_o language_n of_o the_o beast_n infer_v a_o good_a conclusion_n to_o think_v or_o say_v every_o one_o that_o know_v it_o to_o be_v a_o cicero_n in_o truth_n the_o veneration_n i_o have_v always_o have_v for_o charitable_a intention_n be_v the_o strong_a motive_n that_o urge_v and_o inure_v i_o to_o this_o enterprise_n and_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o confess_v whatever_o praejudicial_a spirit_n dare_v depose_v to_o the_o contrary_a that_o mankind_n can_v rare_o be_v oblige_v with_o a_o more_o acceptable_a piece_n of_o service_n then_o that_o of_o reduce_v one_o language_n into_o another_o if_o therefore_o this_o noble_a medicinal_a art_n infer_v so_o great_a commodity_n and_o delectation_n if_o likewise_o as_o i_o have_v make_v it_o apparent_a from_o translation_n so_o great_a improvement_n accrue_v to_o most_o man_n and_o as_o i_o may_v bold_o say_v to_o all_o nation_n here_o may_v thou_o reader_n divert_v thy_o apprehension_n and_o improve_v thy_o knowledge_n not_o with_o a_o mean_a but_o remarkable_a and_o late_a discovery_n viz._n a_o investigation_n of_o a_o distemper_n call_v the_o rickets_o incident_a to_o babe_n and_o infant_n only_o who_o tenderness_n and_o immaturity_n of_o age_n and_o understanding_n as_o they_o impede_fw-la the_o exploration_n and_o disquisition_n of_o the_o disease_n origine_fw-la so_o likewise_o add_v difficulty_n to_o to_o the_o cure_n the_o famous_a author_n when_o live_v much_o admire_v for_o his_o profound_a knowledge_n and_o secure_a judgement_n among_o his_o most_o ingenious_a philosophical_a tract_n which_o large_o recommend_v his_o worth_n have_v pitch_v upon_o a_o scrutiny_n of_o this_o eisease_n in_o all_o its_o part_n diagnostic_n prognostic_n and_o therapeutic_n as_o well_o pharmaceutical_a as_o chirurgical_a to_o be_v brief_a this_o tract_n may_v just_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o gemma_fw-la medica_fw-la the_o glory_n of_o who_o splendour_n the_o most_o nebulous_a aspect_n of_o frown_a zoilus_n can_v diminish_v or_o obumbrate_v his_o hypothesis_n touch_v the_o crookedness_n of_o the_o bone_n be_v undeniable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v parallel_v by_o the_o brave_a aesculapius_n this_o refine_a age_n can_v produce_v accept_v hereof_o kind_a reader_n with_o as_o much_o candour_n as_o i_o have_v with_o cheerfulness_n translate_v it_o and_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o will_v high_o recompense_v i_o for_o my_o pain_n and_o encourage_v i_o to_o publish_v something_o else_o short_o which_o will_v not_o be_v less_o worthy_a thy_o perusal_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n farewell_o and_o enjoy_v these_o fruit_n of_o my_o labour_n which_o will_v tend_v both_o to_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n thou_o in_o all_o honest_a endeavour_n w._n s._n errata_fw-la page_n 26_o line_n 16._o for_o 1._o r._n 2._o p_o 35._o l._n 17._o r._n grow_v not_o only_o p._n 35._o l._n 22._o for_o inflict_v r._n inflect_v p._n 47._o l._n 15._o for_o to_o r._n too_o p._n 64._o l._n 14._o for_o affect_v r._n effect_n p._n 75._o l._n 13._o for_o half_a a_o ounce_n r._n half_a a_o dram._n p._n 76._o l._n 6._o for_o a_o scruple_n r._n half_a a_o scruple_n p._n 90._o l._n 14._o for_o efer_v r._n refer_v fig._n 1._o fig._n 2._o fig._n 3._o fig_n 4._o fig_z 5_o fig._n 6._o fig_n 7_o fig._n 8._o fig_z 9_o fig_z 10_o fig._n 11._o a_o tract_n of_o the_o disease_n rhachitis_n common_o call_v the_o rickets_o the_o proem_n the_o renown_a glisson_n be_v the_o only_a man_n as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v who_o have_v write_v any_o thing_n touch_v the_o rickets_o which_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v very_o strange_a since_o a_o disease_n for_o the_o most_o part_n do_v scarce_o spread_v so_o much_o as_o the_o ill_a habit_n of_o writing_n concern_v it_o and_o true_o so_o accurate_a a_o treatise_n of_o this_o disease_n late_o set_v forth_o by_o dr._n glisson_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o so_o great_a a_o man_n may_v deter_v i_o from_o writing_n do_v i_o not_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o will_v willing_o pardon_v a_o lover_n of_o the_o truth_n though_o now_o and_o then_o dissent_v from_o he_o yet_o whereas_o i_o be_o make_v haste_n along_o with_o he_o to_o the_o same_o goal_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o most_o a_o end_n i_o trace_v the_o same_o footstep_n wherefore_o by_o leave_n of_o so_o great_a a_o person_n i_o may_v lawful_o repeat_v since_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o some_o thing_n declare_v by_o he_o already_o chap._n i._o of_o the_o time_n when_o and_o place_v where_o the_o disease_n rhachitis_n have_v its_o first_o rise_n and_o who_o be_v most_o subject_a thereto_o this_o disease_n have_v its_o first_o rise_n in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o england_n above_o forty_o year_n ago_o but_o afterward_o as_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o disease_n and_o evil_n to_o spread_v themselves_o further_o it_o infest_a the_o cradle_n of_o infant_n but_o more_o seldom_o in_o the_o northern_a country_n throughout_o all_o england_n therefore_o they_o be_v infant_n who_o chief_o be_v sick_a of_o this_o disease_n and_o they_o be_v more_o frequent_o vex_v therewith_o from_o the_o six_o month_n after_o the_o birth_n to_o the_o eighteen_o and_o from_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a to_o the_o end_n of_o two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a so_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o time_n of_o its_o invasion_n be_v those_o two_o year_n which_o present_o ensue_v the_o age_n of_o six_o month_n from_o the_o birth_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o sign_n or_o symptom_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o diagnosis_n or_o knowledge_n of_o this_o disease_n as_o of_o other_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o symptom_n which_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v 1._o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o part_n be_v irregular_a viz._n the_o head_n big_a than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v 2._o the_o face_n over-fat_a 3._o the_o wit_n too_o acute_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o age._n 4._o the_o external_a member_n chief_o the_o musculous_a lean_a and_o extenuate_v 5._o the_o skin_n loose_a and_o flag_a 6._o the_o bone_n for_o the_o most_o part_n bow_v and_o those_o about_o the_o joint_n stand_v out_o and_o knotty_a 7._o the_o spine_n or_o backbone_n be_v variouf_o inflect_v 8._o the_o breast_n be_v straight_o or_o narrow_a 9_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o rib_n knotty_a 10._o the_o abdomen_fw-la somewhat_o puff_v up_o and_o stretch_v out_o these_o thing_n be_v outward_o observe_v but_o inward_o 11._o the_o liver_n be_v perceive_v over-large_a as_o also_o most_o of_o the_o parenchymae_n or_o fleshy_a substance_n 12._o the_o ventricle_n and_o intestine_n rise_v into_o a_o great_a bulk_n than_o in_o those_o who_o be_v sound_a 13._o the_o mesenterium_fw-la be_v affect_v with_o glandule_n too_o great_a if_o not_o with_o srumae_n or_o waddles_n these_o be_v the_o symptom_n within_o the_o abdomen_fw-la within_o the_o breast_n 14._o the_o lung_n be_v discern_v stuff_v and_o tumid_a and_o the_o same_o sometime_o purulent_a strumou_n and_o very_o often_o grow_v fast_o to_o the_o pleura_fw-la 15._o the_o jugular_a vein_n and_o carotid_v artery_n be_v sometime_o find_v large_a than_o their_o just_a proportion_n but_o the_o brain_n be_v faulty_a only_o as_o to_o its_o proportion_n and_o massy_a bulk_n 16._o last_o to_o these_o be_v add_v a_o enervation_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o part_n also_o a_o certain_a drowsiness_n and_o impatience_n of_o labour_n and_o exercise_n for_o the_o little_a child_n can_v play_v except_o sit_v and_o with_o much_o ado_n can_v stand_v on_o their_o foot_n and_o at_o last_o in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o burden_n of_o their_o head_n can_v hardly_o be_v sustain_v by_o their_o weak_a neck_n these_o be_v the_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a symptom_n of_o this_o malady_n in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o must_v search_v out_o what_o may_v be_v the_o fruitful_a cause_n or_o mischief_n of_o so_o numerous_a a_o offspring_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o it_o consist_v not_o in_o the_o naughtiness_n of_o the_o blood_n nor_o in_o the_o deprave_a constitution_n of_o the_o part_n first_o we_o suppose_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n not_o to_o consist_v in_o the_o vitiate_a influx_n of_o the_o blood_n for_o so_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n will_v be_v corrupt_v which_o since_o it_o be_v indifferent_o convey_v to_o every_o part_n the_o more_o impure_a
blood_n will_v affect_v all_o of_o they_o more_o or_o less_o which_o notwithstanding_o in_o this_o infirmity_n never_o happen_v for_o the_o head_n as_o also_o the_o bowel_n be_v well_o dispose_v only_o more_o than_o usual_o great_a yea_o the_o very_a parenchymae_n which_o chief_o consist_v of_o affused_a blood_n whereas_o they_o be_v find_v very_o much_o like_o to_o those_o of_o the_o healthful_a they_o in_o like_a manner_n argue_v the_o blood_n to_o be_v good_a and_o laudable_a for_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o assert_v i_o know_v not_o what_o elective_a attraction_n whereby_o the_o head_n and_o bowel_n well_o dispose_v do_v attract_v all_o the_o good_a blood_n but_o send_v away_o the_o bad_a into_o other_o part_n for_o this_o attraction_n be_v there_o any_o will_v be_v from_o all_o part_n alike_o since_o to_o every_o part_n there_o be_v a_o congruity_n and_o necessity_n of_o good_a blood_n which_o be_v think_v to_o bring_v to_o pass_v a_o motion_n of_o that_o kind_n second_o we_o affirm_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o affect_v not_o to_o consist_v in_o the_o deprave_a constitution_n of_o the_o part_n themselves_o as_o if_o the_o part_n molest_v with_o frigid_a and_o moist_a intemperature_n be_v unapt_a for_o receive_v the_o heart_n influx_n for_o whence_o do_v arise_v this_o so_o great_a a_o humidity_n and_o coldness_n of_o some_o part_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o rest_n since_o all_o of_o they_o be_v irrigate_v with_o the_o like_a hot_a blood_n and_o spirit_n alike_o for_o neither_o do_v i_o suppose_v the_o frigidity_n innate_a to_o the_o part_n but_o to_o be_v preternatural_o in_o they_o neither_o true_o must_v we_o believe_v the_o part_n themselves_o to_o withstand_v their_o own_o nutrition_n for_o those_o operate_v nothing_o in_o the_o act_n of_o nutrition_n but_o only_o receive_v the_o nutriment_n bring_v to_o they_o by_o toleration_n so_o that_o i_o certain_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o other_o unaptness_n in_o the_o part_n whereby_o they_o become_v not_o nourish_v except_o obstruction_n only_o by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o can_v take_v aliment_n wherefore_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o malady_n can_v be_v in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o part_n themselves_o nor_o be_v it_o reasonable_a to_o judge_v humidity_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o disease_n but_o rather_o the_o effect_n chap._n iu._n that_o the_o nerve_n as_o well_o as_o the_o blood_n do_v help_v to_o nourish_v and_o this_o disease_n do_v peculiar_o depend_v upon_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o nervous_a influx_n however_o whereas_o the_o part_n be_v real_o cold._a and_o though_o large_o supply_v with_o blood_n good_a enough_o be_v not_o nourish_v we_o must_v altogether_o conclude_v that_o something_o else_o beside_o the_o blood_n alone_o be_v requisite_a to_o heat_n and_o nutrition_n whatsoever_o this_o be_v there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o it_o be_v carry_v through_o some_o of_o the_o vessel_n the_o artery_n convey_v the_o blood_n the_o vein_n carry_v back_o that_o which_o 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