adhibitum Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 471. CHAP. XXXI ANOREXIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa or losse of appetite is for the most part caused through aboundance of cruid and raw humours lurking in the stomach or oppressed through nourishment corrupted sometimes it is caused by consent as from a defluxion of the brain from whence a thin wheyish matter is sent unto the stomach or else from the liver being strongly affected for it happeneth oftentimes upon the recovery of some sharp and acute disease that there is left behind a weaknesse of the stomach Also a chollerick humour pressing the mouth of the stomach may cause this evil and also it happeneth in fevers and especially in Synochus not putrified because through the aboundance of blood there is no attraction For the sign Signa in a hot cause there is felt gnawing in the stomach a desire to vomit and thirst sometimes a fever with rotten humours but contrary in a cold cause the part affected is the mouth of the stomach In a hot cause or chollerick humor Curatio Victus Ratio a cold diet must be prescribed moderate sleep quietnes must be used or provoked his body must be kept soluble if you see cause give a vomit Vomitus if otherwise purge with this Apozem following ℞ Syr. de Rhabarb ℥ j. Rosarum ℥ ss Decoct Apozema sennae q. s.f Apozema In time of year sallets are good with lettice succory vinegar and sugar and such like in a cold cause first vomit or else purge which you shall find to be most proper by the water with his meat let there be given mustard or else cloves cinnamon pepper and vinegar with sugar or tarragant is good with mutton or capers and to drink on mornings wormwood-wine is wondrous proper also Electuaries Lozenges Vinum absynth and the like but for the poorer sort first vomit or purge and drink wormwood beer Lastly refrain all kind of trash and take of this Electuary following ℞ Rosarum Ligni Aloës anaʒ vj macis Electuarium latificans Rhasis nucis moschatae galliae moschatae cardamomi utriusque cinnamomi croci ana ʒ ij cyperiʒ v caryophyllorum mastiches spicae nardi Asari anaʒ iij. melle emblicarum excipe moschi gr xv aromatiza Datur à . ʒ adʒ iij Rhasis If you see cause Ceratum you may apply outwardly Ceratum stomachale and use some of the oyles prescribed in the former Chapter CHAP. XXXII SITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath a twofold cause natural and animal The natural is by natural inclination to require a cold and moist substance for to supply the place of the substance that was dissipated wasted and spent but the animal appetite is when the stomach feeling it self to be empty of moysture doth desire drink as happeneth in burning fevers Sometimes falt humours are the cause Causa and drinking of old wine the part affected is the mouth of the stomach either by it self or by consent with the heart or liver and chiefly by the inferiour parts thereof or with the lungs or by the veines of the Mesenterium or the Jejunum inflamed for those parts are accompanied with a hot and drie distemperature and indeed hapueth for the most part in hot and putrified fevers in hydropsies and such like As for the sign it is needlesse Signa for it may be known by the patients words if the stomach be heavie and dull it signifies repletion if falt humours that 's known by the patients eating of salt things if the cause be windinesse there is felt extension if chollar bitter belchings and extream thirst if sharp humours biting gnawing and such like If the cause be an hot inflammation Curatio he must abstain from hot things salt things and immoderate exercise and if a plethorick body Venae sectio open a vein and administer an Apozem made as you shall see fit and a Julep made as followeth Julepus Take French barley ℥ i. ss French pruins ℥ .iv. boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water untill half be wasted strain it and adde plantin wator ℥ .ij. conserve of barberries ℥ j. mixe them and drink thereof often and hold the conserve of aforesaid in your mouth letting it dissolve by degrees adde to the julep loafe-sugar and if it proceed of drunkenness drink Aqua hordei if it cometh of salt humours Julepus as in the scurvie then drink Aqua fumariae syrrupus fumariae make a julep and drink thereof Also purging is good and refrain salt things But when it chance to those that have burning fevers then give them Posca that is Posca vinegar and water sodden together if you will Aqua spermatis ranarum you may adde conserve of barberries and Aqua spermatis Ranarum is very effectual mixed either with some cooling syrrup or conserve or given by it self a spoonfull at a time Sperma ant semen ranarum colligitur mense Martio Destillatur autem per alembicum vitreum Quercetanus CHAP. XXXIII NAVSEA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a naughty and wicked motion of the expulsive faculty of the stomach It is caused of a vitious humour contained in Causa the stomach being either hot or cold which humour either swimmeth in the concavity or hollownesse of the stomach or it is stuffed in the filmes thereof cleaving like bird-lime sometimes great exercise after meales sayling on the seas and over fat meats or stopping of the Menstruis may be the cause In a hot cause Signa you shall find the sign in the Chapter of weakness of the stomach if vitious humours do swim in the stomach then for the most part vomiting followeth If a tough humour like bird-lime be drowned in the cotes of the stomach it causeth a disposition to vomit but bringeth forth nothing also a dulnesse throughout the whole body As touching the cure of vomiting Curatio you must note in the beginning it ought not to be stopped if the sick be the better for it especially if such things be purged as ought to be it is also good and may be suffered if not it is evill for the cure Clyster the readiest way is sleep if it may be procured as in a hot cause if the body be costive administer a cooling clyster adding thereto oyle of violets ℥ .iij. or give gr iij. of laudanum Paracel which is good providing the body be first made soluble also infuse a piece of bread in white-wine vinegar or rose-vinegar and bruise it in a morter Ceratum and adde thereunto powder of cinnamon cloves red-roses or the like this may be applyed to their stomachs warm if children be troubled with vomiting give syrrup of Rhubarb Cataplasma such a quantity as fitteth the age and strength of the child and you may take cammomel wormwood mint and porret of either half a handfull boyle them in halfe a pinte of wine-vinegar and thicken it
of the humours or excrements that cometh out 3. If an impostumation botch or bile there is mattery corruption flowing forth and he feeleth a pricking in the fundament 4. Inflammation causeth swelling in the right bowell with grievous pain together with a fever 5. If a flegmatick humour it is also known by the colour of the humours or excrements 6. If abundance of dung it causeth distension and streching out about the bottom of the belly 1. Curatio The cure is diverse according to the diversity of causes if it be caused of cold use hot oyles Clyster as of Lillies and Rew administer clysters made with mints origan calamints cammomel sothernwood aniseed and sennel-seed adding oyles of dill cammomel or lillies 2. If through chollerick humours remaining in the bowells and fundament you must cast in this clensing clyster ℞ Decoct Hord. lb. ij Mel. Rosarum ℥ .j. ol Clyster Rosarum ℥ .iij. Sugar Roset ℥ i.ss two yelkes of egges make a clyster eschew all sharp things and let things be used that be cold and moyst which do stop and temperate the sharpnesse of choller 3. If it be caused of flegmatick humors it shall be cured like as that which is caused of cold only commix with the the clyster aforesaid in a cold cause such medicines as purge flegme Benedict laxativa as Diaphaenicon aut Benedict laxativa 4. If of inflammation Clyster then I would have you to take this clyster of the liquor of the decoction of plantin ℥ .5 oyle of Roses ℥ .ij. the white of one egge make a clyster outwardly use oyle of Myrtills and when there is need of suppuration use fenegreek and roots of Althaea boyled and injected or fomented 5. If through an ulcer impostume or botch look into Dysaenteria for many times Tenasmus follows that grievous flux Fumigatio use a fume of frankincense and pitch which is said to help suddenly also use cooling oyles or clysters aforesaid If the pain be intollerable procure rest with ungentum populi cum opio Vnguentū Adding two or three drops of oyle of nutmegs or else minister Laudanum 6. If through abundance of dung use gentle clysters as little in quantity as may be Take Mallows Althaea Mercury Beets Violet leaves Clyster of either M.j. fenegreek Linseed ana ℥ ss boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water strain it and adde Cassia ℥ i. ss common oyle ℥ .iij. salt finely powdered ʒ j make a clyster but beware of purging by potions Sometimes Tenasmus is caused of wind and then ℞ Suppositor Sem. carui cymini sesel ameos rutae aqui casti an ʒ.j mell q. s misce fiant suppositoria Marquardus CHAP. XLIII COLLICA PASSIO 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath his name of a gut called Colon it is a disease accompanied with grievous pain it happeneth very often when excrements are retained beyond custom It is caused many wayes Causa as through cholerick humours sometimes through humours in the stomach gathering wind from the liver and milt or from the reines of such as have the stone or from an impostume in the wombe sometimes from all the parts in mans body as in fevers where the humours are expelled from the veines to the guts so that either it may proceed from hot and drie or cold and drie distemperatures but never of moyst there are many causes but I shall treat but of these four especially that follow 1. Sometimes it is ingendred through gross and flegmatick humours fallen down within the skin of the gut Colon. 2. Sometimes through windinesse which have no room to get out 3. Also it is caused through inflammation of the grosse and thick gut nexing and stretching out 4. Lastly through sharp and gnawing humours which afflict the aforesaid bowell vehemently 1. They that have it ingendred of a grosse Signa and flegmatick humour they be nexed aloft all over their Abdomen that is the place which is under the mouth of the stomach especially they are grieved where the gut Colon lyeth for the pain is as though it is brayed or bored with a bodkin having a disposition to vomit with belchings and costivenesse 2. If it be caused of windinesse they feel extension and stretching forth 3. If through inflammation there is felt inward burning and heat with no small fever and costivenesse with retention of urine troubled with thirst vomiting of choller without ceasing and this is most grievous and threatneth Iliaca passio 4. If of sharp humours there is thirst and watching small fevers the urine sharp and cholerick humours are sometimes thrown out going to stool easeth the torment hot drinks do the same but beware of cold drink 1. Curatio When gross and clammy humors do cause the chollick there diet must be extenuate flesh of birds hens Partridg Turtles black-birds and doves the flesh of calves beware of pulse Victus ratio for pot-herbs use fennel Apium Asperage let his food be easie of digestion ingendring good juyce and eschew fulnesse Vinum he may drink wine a little thin shining of mean age temperately allayed yet beware of medicines heating vehemently Clyster Clysters made with Rew Cammomel Dill Althaea mellilot with the oyles thereof also cummin and fenegreek Mercury Mallowes and if need be hierapicra benedicta lax Mell Rosarum If the patient can vomit before supper it helpeth much some do commend a vomit after a clyster to be exceeding good Vomitus and to sit in the decoction of Althaea peniroyal Decoctio laurel leaves fenegreek cammomel Motherwort dill c wine wherein wormwood is infused is much commended also Castoreum one dram at a time Castoreum continually drunk in Aqua mulsa destroyeth the disease utterly 2. Clyster If it be caused through windinesse then this clyster take Sothernwood origan peniroyal calamint cammomel ana M. j. Rew wild mints ana M. ss seeds of Annise fennel carawayes commin dill ana ʒ ij boyl them in a sufficient quantity of water strain it and adde Hierapicra benedict lax ana ℥ ss castoreumʒ j. powder of Diacuminumʒ ij oyles of rew and dill ana ℥ i. ss common salt ʒ i. ss make a clyster there may be added thereto the confection of bay-berries which is effectual to drive away windinesse Cataplaf also a poultis outwardly of wormwood mint bay-berries cinamon pepper and such like beware of any thing that ingenders windinesse 3. Venae sectio If it be caused through inflammation of the bowels open a vein in the arme if there be suppression of urine cut the vein in the Ankle you may use some of the aforesaid and following remedies except hot and sharp things and vehement purges rather use clysters easing pain 4. If it be caused of sharp and gnawing humours give such things as wash without causing mordacity and gnawing as broath of ptisan or the decoction of fenegreek linseed cammomel Althaa fresh
immoderate heat and cold in all the parts of his body at the same time Forpart of the humour which is not as yet putrefied being spread by the veines engendreth the rigour or cold But the other rotten part of the humour engendreth the fever so that they are hot outward and cold inward Lipyria is a fever much like Epialos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 you may have both their cures out of the Chapter of Quotidiana febris which is as followeth First administer this clyster Curatio Clyster â„ž Parietariae mercurialis cammomeli meliloti Rad. enulae campanae Peoniae Gentianae Chamaedrios Chamaepitios flor anthos Staecados ana M. ss Absynthii Hyssopi Thymi origani sem anisi faeniculi calamenthae anaÊ’ ij fiat decoctio in colaturae librae una dissolve sacchari rubri â„¥ j. Diaphaenici aut Hierae aut benedictae laxativaeÊ’ vj. olei cammomeli anethini ana â„¥ i.ss fiat enema Secondly Vomitus a vomit made with the juyce of Asaon and oximel and given before the fit is a sure help To drink oximel simplex with oximel scilliticum or if rest be wanting with syrrup of poppies Haustus is good If you see cause procure a sweat with possetale wherein is boyled Carduus benedict centory and liqueris when the humours are extenuated provoke urine with broath wherein is boyled smalledge parsley and fennel roots The juyce of Horse-radich in whey is excellent for the same purpose stomach pills are good also anoynt his back with oyle of flower-delice or dill Ceratum and use ceratum stomachale with oyle of nutmegs and give him syrrup of wormwood sometimes And it is held for certain that a dragme of old Treakle Diaphoreticus or mithridate the body being purged given in pure white-wine before the fit doth cure the same Lastly if you see cause give him this potion â„ž DiaphaeniconÊ’ ij jalap benedict lax Potio purgans anaÊ’ ss Syrrup de rhab. â„¥ ss decoctio q. s.f potio CHAP. X. HECTICA FEBRIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is anunnatural heat kindled not onely in the spirits and humours but also in the sound and fleshly parts The Patient is not sensible of the fever nor of any pain It is caused for the most part of burning fevers continuing long Causa also great evacuations may be the cause A feverous heat invades the dewy or alimentary humour called Cambium and at length consumes the humidity that is contained in the body of the heart melting fevers the Greeks call Marasmos There may be felt heat if you lay your hand on them Their urine is thin cruide white Signas and pale at last oylie a drie cough a slack and hard pulse It is called Hectick by reason of the drie Artery their hands and feet are hotter after meales then before their stomach sticketh almost to the ribs the face is leady at last he is like a ghost his eyes hollow his nose sharp his haires fall his legges swell and lastly a flux of the belly then judge that death is nigh It is called a fever Hectic so long as natural humidity is reserved when that is consumed then is called Marasmos The whole cure consists in cooling and moystning Curatio â—tisanae Victus Ratio let him eat ptisan also flesh of kids feasants birds of mountains cocks stones capons flesh reer-egges lettice endive cichory gourds spinach mallowes cherries strawberries pruines pomegranets melons milk is extreamely commended if it be not compounded with another fever Aq. sperm ranar. is excellent Clyster beware of purging if need be give cooling and moystning clysters adding the marrow of cassia fistula The syrrups of violets purslain water-lillies and poppies are good so are gellies also lambs heads and calves feet boyled in the decoction for clysters Let four young men take a sheet and dip it in cold water in aqua sperm ranarum so I conceive to be farre better and lay the Patient in it and immediately tumble him into another into a third and so into a fourth also to dippe or plunge him into cold water is commended and then to wipe him softly with soft linnen cloathes and to anoynt his body with oyle of roses Galen much extolleth it â„ž Epithema pro corde Aqua violarum nenupharis lactucae ana â„¥ iij. aceti â„¥ ss rosar rub triasant anaÊ’ j pul diamargaris Ê’ ss sem portulacae gr iij. croci ℈ ss fiat epithema pro corde Apply it to the Region of the heart â„ž Epithema Aqua lactucae â„¥ .ij. aceti â„¥ .j. Diarrhodon AbbatisÊ’ i.ss eboris â„¥ ss portulacae ℈ ss fiat Epithema Apply it to the liver Historia Pollio Romulus being above a hundred yeares old Divus Augustus asked him by what means he kept his strength of body and mind he answered Intus mulso foris oleo that is I keep me moyst with mulso within and oyle I anoynt upon my skin Asses milk is good some commend bleeding but not above two or three ounces at a time Lastly Marasmos is not to be cured 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for even as to poure oyle into a lamp where is no week nor match is nothing else but oleum operam perdere so in vain we strive to restore to nature that solid substance being by heat consumed and taken away If you want more look into the Chapter of Ptisis Lastly â„ž Cons ros antiquae â„¥ .j. trochisc de carabe Mixtura Forrestus de terra sigil anaÊ’ i. ss cum syr de portulaca q. s fiat mixtura Forrestus lib. 4. Tom. 1. observa 9. CHAP. XI SEMITERTIANA Febris 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haemitritaeon in Greek in English Half a tertian It s framed of a continual quotidian and of an intermitting tertian Causa It is caused through putrified flegme that is mixed with rotten choller They altogether tremble and shake daily Signa being often troubled with unquietnesse bitternes watchings thirst of the mouth with lassitude From flegm proceeds the cold from choller a light succession But from both trembling He is farre more grievous than a terrian Hippocrates Hippocrates saith its deadly because it leaveth no time to nature to nourish the body concoct hurtful humours and repaire strength so that they have often syncops when the tertian exceeds the quotidian there is vehement cold in the augmenting of the fit Also more burning yellow choller is sent forth by vomit or stoole If the quotidian exceeds the tertian there is cold in the extreame parts but little shaking and lesse heat If of like force it comes with horror and shaking then it is an exquisite Hemitrice fever The remedies must be mixed against choller Curatio and flegme The stomach strengthened and the liver cooled search the Chapters of Tertiana Quotid and Tertiana notha febris CHAP. XII FEBRIS PESTILENTIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa is a disease which hapneth unto many Having
vinum 154.23 Asaren 160.6 de 161.24 saines 164.17 ficuum 170.15 baccar 174. Hydrophysocele 178.20 mensium 195.24 windiness 204.31 Chervil 206.22 pul 215.26 deserve 224.10 canel 229.9 impacted 234.8 pannum 235.8 mesentery 245.20 Ophiasis 256.9 coruea 26. ocul 259.28 Rondeletius to be omittted 261.11 12. for vel conficiâ— antur sic read balaustiorum 265.19 ad lb. i. 266.29 Pillitory 267.22 sect 32. p. 592.274.18 croaking 285.7 Emunctories 290.24 corns 292. â—8 horrid 295.5 Anastomasis 297.23 coccygem 301.9 kall 302.26 contused 303.34 sal 305.13 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 313.22 emaciation 316.1 boracs ustâ— 6. pustulosae 319.3 dram sem 15. aluminis ounce sem 320.231 Deus Other literal faults are easily mended ENCHIRIDION MEDICUM Containing The Causes Signes and Cures of all those Diseases that do chiefly affect the Body of MAN c. CHAP. I. LIB I. APOPLEXIA is a disease that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the strength of it is mortal and admits no cure but by Divines but in a small Apoplexie there may be some small hope and the cure is not altogether impossible The cause is a dull slow grosse flegme Causa filling the ventricles of the brain and the Arteries of the Rete mirabile that the spirits cannot passe from the heart into the ventricles of the brain which is called by Hippocr Hippocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Metropolis or chief seat of cold and glutinous moystures The signe is Signa when there is a sharp pain in the head brightnesse before the eyes the veins in the neck swell and a gnawing of the teeth while they sleep their urine is little in quantity black like rust and canker in mettal and a residence like Meale they lack sense altogether they lye as they were asleep with their eyes shut and do snort A strong Apoplexie is when the breathing is so diminished that it can hardly be perceived and that is almost evill when the breath is stopped for a while and then fetched out with great violence Hippocrates saith Hippocrates it is impossible to cure a vehement Apoplexie and not easie to cure a weak one for it threatneth speedy death besides if it chance by medicines to be taken away for the most part it leaves a palsie behind it either in the whole body or in some part thereof but if it be a weak one it may perhaps be cured as experience hath proved in some If you perceive plenitude Curatio Venae-sectio open a veine but not without the counsel of other Physitians for it either kills or delivers if they do joyn in it open the Cephalica vein and then this clyster following â„ž Clyster Betonicae Salviae hyssopi centaurii Aristolochiae florum stoecados arab-Mercurialis ana M.j. florum camomelae Anisi ana M. ss Agarici pulpae colocynthidis in petia ligat ana Ê’ ij Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis de colatura â„ž â„¥ 10. hierae logodii hierae compositae ana â„¥ ss Mellis rosati â„¥ .ij. olei Rutae â„¥ .iij. Sachrari Rubei â„¥ i.ss Salis communisÊ’ iij vitellum ovi Noj fiat Enema Then without any further expectation to digest the matter for if it be not looked unto the same day the patient dieth we give these pills following or if the patient be so stupid that he cannot swallow them they may be dissolved in a sufficient quantity of Sage-water and so give it him in the form of a potion â„ž Pilularum Cochiarum Pilul foetidarum Pilulae anaÊ’ ss Pil. aurearum ℈ .j. misce cum syrupo de Stoecade f. pil No. 5. Then it is good to apply cupping glasses on the calfes of the legges Cucurbitulae and afterwards below the buttocks and ascending upwards till we come to the shoulders let his drink be oximel compos If he cannot swallow syrups put into his mouth a dram or two of the best Methridate for it is very profitable in this disease Methridatum both before and after evacuations keep his body loose and he may drink of the palsie drink which you shall find in the following Chapter Lastly â„ž Succini albi â„¥ ss pulp elect diarrhod Pulvis abbatisÊ’ ij radic poeniaeÊ’ i.ss fiat pulvis de quo capiatÊ’ j in aqua convenienâ—e ante novi-lunium River Riverius CHAP. II. PARALYSIS is a deprivation of sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and motion but not of the whole body as hapneth in the Apoplexie but one side or all the parts of the body are infected besides the head as the jaw the tongue the eye the foot the hand the arm and sometimes the lip The cause are gross and clammy humours Causa stopping the sinews hindring the animal faculty that it cannot come from the fountain to the members For the cure Curatio if you see cause open a veine of the sound side and draw blood by degrees because that nature may thereby send the matter from the part that is hurt Venae sectio to the part that is sound after bleeding or if perhaps the patient have not bled yet neverthelesse frictions and rubbings must be used on the sound part whereby the matter is diverted and also light rubbings and frictions to the part affected whereby natural heat may be stirred up then purge with such things that purge the flegm as these Pils following â„ž Pilulae Pilularum de hiera Simpl. ℈ .ij. Agarici troch Ê’.ss misce cum syrupo de stoecade fiant pil 5. which must be given to the patient at midnight or if you see cause you may make a potion that purgeth flegm The next is to drink often of the syrup of oximel and take a tent and dip it in mustard and put it into the nostril is very good and to drink of this decoction following is excellent â„ž Decoctio Glyzyrhyzae â„¥ .ij. Rorismarini Salviae Hyssopi Betonicae Stoecados an M.j. Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae fiat decoctio Also Methridate Methridatum Sternutamentum Gargarismus drunk in this decoction a dragm at a time is said to be very good Lastly provoke sternutation and â„ž Rad. Angelicae Pyrethri Acori veri ana â„¥ ss herb Salviae Maioranae Thymi Hyssopi Platerus Origani ana M.j. Seminis sinapi â„¥ .ij. Staphisagr piperis longi ana â„¥ .j. nucis mosc â„¥ ss fiat decoctio in aquâ adde mellis scyllitici vel anthosati â„¥ i.ss misce Colluat vel gargariset os Plater us lib. 2. de funct laesio CHAP. III. VERTIGO is a disease 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wherein the patient doth imagine that his head and all other things doth turn round and the brain is so affected that the eyes grow dark and dim that if the patient be not stayed up he falleth to the ground The cause is either of the brain Causae being distempered and evill-affected or of the mouth of
the stomack offending the brain The brain it self is evill-affected when as a grosse and tough humour is contained in it from whence a vaporous and windy spirit being resolved by weak heat is moved inordinately about the brain The mouth of the stomack doth affect the brain when through corrupt homours being gathered abundantly in it vaporous and windy exhalations are carried up to the brain and so turn about the animal spirits contained in it For the cure the first intention is Curatio to open a vein drawing away a little blood at a time Venae sectio if nothing forbid it then to purge with a dosse of head-pills as Pilularum cochiarum ʒ j f. pill 7. Pilulae when the body is well purged take this sternutament following as much as will lye upon a half-peny piece at a time in a morning fasting snuffe it up into your nostrils many have been perfectly cured with this Receipt onely ℞ Sternutamentum Pulvis Sem. Maioranae Betonicae ana ℥ ss Pyrethri ʒ.ss Hellebori alb ℥ ss Piperis nigri Euphorbii an ℈ .j. fiat pul Also foeniculi dulcis beaten to fine powder and taken in the pap of an apple in a morning fasting and to drink oximel is good If there be inflammation the opening decoction is very profitable Vomitus but if the cause come from the stomack then it must be cured by vomiting and stomack pills Lastly this electuary following is very good to strengthen the head and stomach ℞ Electuarium Hollerius Specierum aromatici rosati triasantali an ʒ.ss sacchari rosati q. s cum syr rosato fiat elect CHAP. IV. PHRENITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a disease wherein the mind is hurt onely and differs from madness which is called in Greek or Latin Melancholia aut Mania for that a fever is joyned with the phrensie and therefore the phrensie may be called a continual madnesse and fury joyned with a sharp fever The cause Cause Galenus as Galen saith is an inflammation of the braine or filmes thereof some Physicians are of opinion that this disease proceedes from a hot impostume of the braine and that it is in vain to undertake the cure and the reason is because it is confirmed in a principal member wherefore the intention of the Physician must be to hinder that it may not happen for having once taken a man it is in vain to enterprise any cure yet I will shew you a way under God to prevent it but first I will let you to know when the patient is inclined to a phrensie The signes of a phrensie to come Signa are the signes of a present Paraphrenisis as continual head-ache rednesse of the face over-much heat rednesse of the eyes with too much appearance of their veines staring thirst drinesse of the tongue unquietnesse different from wonted actions and some Alienation of mind whether these things happen by the force of some acute fever or some other cause by these you shall judge Paraphrenisis and a fear of a phrensie to come For the cure Curatio first consider whether there be fulnesse of the body or no if there be we may open the vein which is common or the vena nigra of the right arme Venae secti◠and draw out five ounces of bloud let this be done in the morning and in the afternoon administer this clyster following ℞ Malvae violarum Mercurialis an M. j. Clyster Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis strain it and adde olei violati ℥ .iij. Cassiae Nov. ext ℥ ss Sacchar Rub. ℥ .ij. As much salt as will lye on a six-pence and this is to be considered that the oyle of Violets is most requisite in the phrensie because the patient is subject to watchfulness and Violets do procure sleepe but in sleepy diseases it must be avoyded as in Subeth Lethurgies Subeth and such like the next day following we may open the Cephalica veine in the right arm and draw forth the quantity of four ounces of blood which done about four of the clock in the afternoon let him take the foresaid clyster make him barly water Victus ratio nip the juice of Lemonds into his beer ale of chirmd-milk is good but no strong beer the next day which is the third day if the disease groweth worse the hemerodial vein must be opened out of which must be drawne three ounces of blood and if the disease do still remain then we are to doubt of an Impostume ingendred wherefore we must be bold to open the vena Recta of the fore-head and to draw the quantity of three ounces of blood for by this blood-letting all evill affects of the head for the most part are removed then to procure sleep take this Julep that followeth ℞ Julepus Syrupi de papavere err aquae lactucae ana ℥ .ij. If all this will not serve commend the sick to God and so much of the phrensie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Peripneumonia si supervenerit phrenitis malum Hippocrat lib. 7. Aphor. 12. CHAP. V. EPILEPSIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Falling-sicknesse doth shew it self as a convulsion of all the parts of the body but not perpetually and it doth bring with it hurt of mind and sense There are three differences in this disease for either it happeneth when the brain is affected by it self which is when the original springeth from thence or else it springeth through the consent of the stomack being evil-affected from whence vapours arise to the brain or else through the consent of some other subject part from whence venemous vapours do arise and do creep into the brain by hidden passages for some say that they do feel the cause of the evil from that part of the body from whence it springeth as it was a vapour or cold ayr carried into the brain by the continuity of the parts The cause for the most part Causa happeneth from the abundance of a melancholy and flegmatick humour from whence venemous corrupt and virulent vapours do arise from which happen obstructions in the Meatus and passage of the brain As soon as this evill taketh them Signa the sick falleth down and they are plucked up together they snort and sometime they cry out many do tremble and turn round about but the peculiar sign is foming at the mouth For an infant take green pionie roots Curatio slice them length-ways and cut them so as they may be made fit to hang about the childs neck like a bracelet then make this Ecligma following ℞ Cranii humani pulveris paeoniae mellis opt misce omnes quant suf fiat Ecligma Ecligma Oximel is also very profitable anointing the neck behind with oyle of dil and exetor Oleism onely advise a diet for the nurse of meats of good juice Victus ratio if the child be not
heaviness and beating and if there be sound and noyse in the eares then it betokeneth windiness The signe of head-ache caused through the default of the stomack Signa it may be knowne through the biting and gnawing pain they feel moreover in this kind of head-ache if the sick fast and suffer hunger long the pain is the more vehement for through long abstenence the Mallice of the humour increaseth The signe of head-ache caused by fevers Signa is evident enough and the signe is all one to that of blood and choller Now I will go forward to the cures of these head-aches one by one The cure of Cephalaea Curatio Venae sectio is first to open the Cephalica vein on the same side if strength will suffer it and anoint the head with oyle or ointment of a cooling quality and this cooling clyster following is very proper in this head-ache â„ž Malvae violarum Mercurialis an M.j. Clyster Bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis colatura adde butyri quantit ovi sactharum Rub. â„¥ j. salis communisÊ’ ij fiat Enema Administer it about four of the clock in the afternoon and give cooling things The cure of Hemicrania Curatio if it proceed of a hot cause cure it as you do Cephalaea and abundance of humours onely purge twice in two dayes with the aforesaid clyster If it come of a cold cause purge strongly with this Recipe following â„ž Pilularum foetidarum pil cochiarum an Ê’ ss Pilulae fiat pil 5. Anointing the head with oyles that have power to heat and dissolve for although here be many things which be excellent for head-aches yet nevertheless we have seen pain of the head and teeth proceeding of a cold cause with one only purgation hath been removed and so a hot cause with one only blood-letting The cure of head-ache Curatio Oleum caused through heat of the Sun Take oyle of Roses and a little vinegar being added to it it will pierce the faster and deeper and also besprinkle Rose-water on the forepart of the head where the seam goeth overwhart for it is the thinnest part of the scull stupefactive things are to be avoyded such as juyce of Poppies Night-shade or of Mandrake The cure of head-ache Curatio caused by outward cold is to anoint the forepart of the head with with oyle of Rue or the like and if plethorick and somewhat costive Olâ—umrutae Clyster Curatio Oleum you may give a sharp clyster that you think proper The cure for the head-ache caused of drines you may anoint the forepart of the head with oyle of sweet almonds or with oyle of violets and cammomel mixed together it is also good to drop some of these oyles into the nostrils The cure for the head-ache caused of moysture Curatio Oleum is to anoint the head with oyle of Rue Cammomel or Euforbium or oyle of Ireos this must be done if the cause be cold with moysture as you may in part judge by the water then use such things as are hot and drie if the cause be cold and moyst and use such things as are cold and drie if the cause be hot and moyst In this Chapter are remedies enough of all sorts The cure for the head-ache caused of blood is first to open the Cephalica veine Curatio Venae-sectio on that side the grief is on eschew strong beer wine hot-waters and spices but take all cooling things if much blood doth still abound you may open the vein in the forehead and it were fitting a cooling clyster were administred Clyster such a one as you shall think fit The cure for head-ache caused of choller Curatio Purgatio must be begun with purging of the chollerick humour straightway because choller is thin and moveable and will easily be purged out for digestion is nothing else but an alteration of the humour causing the disease therefore such medicines must be used each morning fasting before you do purge untill good concoction appear in the urine for by this means choller being concoct as it were tamed made mild becomes so obedient unto nature that it will soon without any grief be drawn out by purging therefore for a preparative use this or the like medicine syrup of violets or syrup of popies which of them you will â„¥ j. Iulepus Syrup of water-lillies â„¥ ss distilled waters of Indive Succory and Roses of either â„¥ .j mixe them and let them drink of it in the morning fasting or you may give the decoction of saene and then you may purge with pil aurae make six or seven Pilulae also anoint the forepart of the head with oyle of lillies and popies If choller in the stomach do disturb the head vomit with Stibium Oleum Vomitus the infusion thereof 10 11 12 13 or 14. according as you shall see cause sometimes nine dragmes is sufficient The cure of head-ache caused of flegme Curatio is first to extenuate and make it thin fit for purging with oximel and Syr. de stoecade when that is done take this â„ž following â„ž Pilularum cochiarum Pilulae pilulae hiero cum agarico ana Ê’ ss Sem. paeonia no. Ê’ Syr. de stoecadae q. s fiat pil 7. But remember that you provoke vomit with Asaron Asaron if their body be loose and if choller be the cause as aforesaid vomit not with Stibium untill the body be loose either naturally or artificially If the head-ache be inveterate and abundance of flegme purge twice in four dayes with the aforesaid pills Sternutamentum sternutation is also good The cure for head-ache caused of windiness Curatio Oleum is to anoint the head with oyle of Cammomel but the best is oyle of Nutmegs Mace Rue and such things as have power to discuss windinesse neesing is also very good and a clyster made with Aniseeds Clyster Fennel-seeds Carraway-seeds and Commin-seeds boyle these of each alike with one large handful of Bettonie in a quart of water to a pinte straine it and ad Benedict lax â„¥ ss diaphenicon Ê’ ij this is for a lusty body The cure for head-ache caused through default of the stomach Curatio Vomitus is to vomit and if any humour fire the tunicles of the stomach purge with Hierapicra Hierapic which is a soveraign thing The cure for head-ache caused by fevers Curatio Venae-sectio is forthwith to bleed if nothing prohibit it eschew all hot things and take all cooling things anointing the head with oyle of Roses and juice of popies Lastly a cooling clyster will be wondrous proper such a one as you shall think fit and to procure rest bathe the temples of the head with a little of this liniment following Linimentum â„ž Olei Nenuph viol an â„¥ j. unguen populei â„¥ ss opii gr iij. Misce Hercules Saxonia lib.
say they is known by discoursing with him after the fit For the cure if it be caused of blood Curatio Venae-sectio you must begin with blood-letting and in women cut the inward vein in the anckle anointing the head with unguents or oyles that be cold and moyst to procure sleep And purge if you see cause with a cooling clyster Vomitus If it be caused of choller purge or vomit with such things as purge choller if the fits be violent and strong take this powder following Pulvit ℞ Take Brimstone Gunpowder Hypericon Mugwort Vervine powder of peony roots of each a like quantity in powder mixe them altogether cast a little on coles and hold his head over it CHAP. XII CATALEPSIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or conglation is a certain sudden detension both of the mind and of the body with the which whosoever is taken doth retain the same figure of the parts of the body which he had when he was taken whether he were sitting or lying from whence it is called of some Stupor vigilans because the sick is become sencelesse and altogether without motion This disease doth agree with the Apoplexy in this that as in the Apoplexy so in this disease the patient doth lose both sence and motion but herein it differeth because here the spirits themselves are affected and congealed and do remain as it were still and quiet and in whatsoever part of the body they are taken the parts do remain cold stiffe and hard but contrary in the Apoplexy The eyes of those that are Apoplectick are closed up The cause of this disease Causa is an exceeding cold and drie distemper of the brain by which it happeneth as well the brain as the animal spirits to be both congealed and dried this disease if it be not speedily cured it killeth the patient For the cure of this most grievous evil Curatio we must administer those things that do moderately heat and moysten and first a clyster which you shall find to be excellent it is made as followeth ℞ Floru camomeli meliloti ana M.ij. Clyster Mercurialis M. i.ss salviae Thimi pulegii Epithymi ana M.j. polypodii quer senae alex. an ʒ 5. Ellebori nigri ʒ.j coquantur in aqua q. s ad lib. j. colaturae addantur confect hamech ʒ.iij hieralogodiiʒ 6.ss mellis Ros ol com ana.ʒ.ij. salis com ʒ i. ss misce f. Enema Afterwards we use great clamors and noyse with painful bindings and rubbings of the extream parts the better to excite and stirre up the sick Sternutamentum Venae sectio for that purpose we administer also sneesings If this disease proceed from abundance of blood open a vein then afterwards use such oyntments and oyles as resolve such as be Ol. Anethi ol camomeli ol liliorum ana ℥ i.ss coquantur in iis cum hyssopi thimi Vnguentum postea addatur colatura castorei ℈ i. ss fiat ung s A. with which anoynt the cataleptick parts as the hinder part of the head or the like those oyles you use to bathe withall let them be oyle of Castoreum or Euphorbium Ol. Castor Euphorb and the like be sure to keep the body solluble in the cure then afterwards we give such things as are comfortable and have a property to comfort the brain and heart as followeth ℞ Electuarijum Theriacaeʒ j Diamusci dul laetificiantis Gal. ana ʒ ij ss Conservae Buglos anthos an ℥ ss Syrupi buglossati q. s ad Electuarii mollis Consistentiam Which must be given every morning the quantity of a Walnut curnell fasting also Dianthon Dianthon in the composition aforesaid will be very proper and thus thus briefly at this time I end this most dangerous disease called Catalepsis Concerning which if any one desire to be further satisfied Zacutus Lusitanus Theophra-Perdulcis let him read Zacutus Lusitanus Tom. 2. lib. 1. de curatione morb pag. 175. Tom. 1. lib. 1. pag. 81. Theophrastus lib. 1. pag. 25. Perdulcis lib. 13. cap. 12 CHAP. XIII ANGINA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an Inflamation of the larinx or weasand and of the rest of the parts of the throat which doth hinder both breathing and swallowing this disease is very dangerous if not looked to in time because he can hardly draw breath nor receive nourishment The cause for the most part is of blood Causa flowing from the jugular veines in which there is great store or else from a bilous or cholerick blood Angina notha or else from some defluxion of a cold humour and then it is called Angina notha or bastard squinsie For the signes Signa if it proceed of blood there is a full pulse and great difficulty of swallowing and breathing rednesse in the tongue and face with a troublesome fever if it proceed of a chollerick blood then there is a very sharp and acute fever with intolerable burnings and with bitternesse of the mouth if it proceed from a cold humour then there is much moysture little or no fever the pain is lesse and the tumor more lax We must at the first open a vein under the tongue because there is need of present help Curati◠Venae-sectio but if it hath gone past three dayes do not open a vein without the concurrance of some other learned man give all cooling things and make a Gargarisme with strawbury leaves Gargarismas woodbind and fivefinger of each alike boyle them in fair water and in the latter end of the boyling put in a little Allum and honey gargarise the throat often To cure the squinsie caused of a cold humour as flegme take Sturcus canis album beaten to fine powder and drink it in this gargarisme Calamenthae fiat decoctio dissolve allom with oximel or let the foresaid powder be blown into the throat through a quill Also to gargarise with thin mustard is good and administer a clyster But above all if the body be bound give such a quantity of jallap Jalapium in oximel as you shall think proper which I have found by experience to be excellent good and some have been perfectly cured therewith Also this Ecligma following is good ℞ Piperisʒ ss croci myrrhae ana scrup j. mell Ecligma despumati lb. ss misce ad modum lohoc Rondeletius cui adde stercoris canic ossa rodentis ʒ.ij Rondeletius lib. Lambitium Marquardus secund method curand morb cap. 5. Vel ℞ Lohoch sani experti de pino mithridat an ℥ .j. Syr. de hyssopo ℥ ss misce CHAP. XIV PLVRITIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the plurisie is an inward inflammation or apostumation of the upper skin girding the ribs or sides within The cause is an abundance of hot blood Causa flowing unnaturally to that part and this is pluritis vera it taketh its name from the part affected called plura The signe
Signa is difficulty of breathing a cough a continual fever vehement and pricking pain with a high and hard pulse For the cure Curatio Vanae-sectio first the liver vein must be opened on the same side that the patient is grieved for thereby shall the matter be presently drawn forth Clyster and then administer a coolling clyster Take all cooling things because of the fever annexed with it Apozema and refraine all hot things And take an Apozem with loosening syrups Sacculus and apply this bagg following ℞ Camomeli M.j. Boyle it in a pinte of the oldest strong beer you can get when it is well boyled then put in as much course wheat bran as will thicken it like a poultis put it into a bladder and apply it as hot as may be indured then ℞ Haustus Marquardus Syr. de hyssop ℥ .j. oxymel ℥ ss aq unguil caballin q. s Misce fiat Haustus Mar. l. 2. c. 11. CHAP. XV. PERIP NEVMONIA is a hot impostume or Inflammation of the lungs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa with a sharp fever for the most part it is caused of strong and hot Rheumes and distillations falling upon the lungs The sign is great difficulty of breathing Signa fulnes and streaching out of the brest without pain but if the skins which be joyned all the length of the brest be inflamate then they feel pain of the brest all the face and the agrieved place look red the nose is crooked in the top the veines of the temples do beat the tongue is drie the appetite is lost the breath is hot they covet cold water they have a drie cough and is frothy or chollerick and bloudy or red which be the worst tokens if the sick shall die Prognostica he shall watch much and shall have fearful short sleeps If he recover there will follow bleeding in aboundance For the cure Curatio if this disease come after other diseases going before you must eschue blood-letting Venae-sectio but if it begin without any disease going before then bleed if strength will suffer it on both armes a little at a time Lohoch è scylla Ecligma é pulmone vulpis and syrup of Hyssop is good the cure is much like the cure of Pluritis CHAP. XVI SPVTVM SANGVINIS proceedeth of divers causes Causa as fulnesse and abundance of naughty blood which by its sharpnesse doth gnaw and erode asunder the veines and so doth break open the heads of them sometimes through sharp humours which do distill from the head to the lungs or else are ingendred in the lungs themselves or through some fall or through great crying Hippocrates or immoderate cold as Hippocrates witnesseth breaketh the veines For the signe Signa if the spitting of blood be of blood in abundance then it cometh out gushing all at once and after it is out the sick is better but if it be caused through bursting of a vein then hot perturbations have gone before it and cometh out on heapes by little and little with the cough and they are alwayes worse also if it be froathy palish and cometh forth now and then with the cough then it is a certain sign it proceedeth from the lungs so it be without pain If phlegmatick blood be spitted out with easie coughings streachings then the blood cometh from the Trachaea Arteria If blood be spitted forth being black and clodded together having also the cough and pain in the agrieved place then it is a token it cometh from the brest many times it cometh out of the nose from the head For the cure Curatio Venae-sectio If it be caused of abundance of blood then open a vein and use the juyce of nettles to snuffe up into the nostrils or to drink and minister such things as be altogether of a cooling quality if it proceed from the lungs charge them that they do not breathe much nor make a noyse Aq. sperm ranar. but speak as little as may be use Aqua spermatis Ranarum which seldome or never fayles and indeed it is good for either of them If there be a great faintnesse and danger of Syncope Vinum give a little Claret wine burnt often also if you see cause you may give the patient bolus-armeniae Pulvis with lofe-sugar in Claret wine or ℞ Boli armen sangu dracon balaust ros rubr Aliud mastic lapid haemat sumach myrtillor Maquard anaʒ ij misce fiat pulvis Marq. liq 2. cap. 12. Let the patient take one dragm with Rob. deriberius or with Syrrupo myrthino or conserve of Roses CHAP. XVII TREMOR in Latin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 trembling or shaking in English It is a disease which is accompanied with two sundry movings one is while the member is constreyned through heavinesse and griefe to creep downward the other is while the member is carried upward from his natural course and faculty The cause is altogether through weakness of the sinews Causa and doth plainly declare old age but privately it cometh of other causes that is of very cold temperature of nature cold drink taken out of time or season especially in fevers moreover the abundance of a cold grosse and clammy humour and much using of wine that is unmixt and clear old age and fear are causes thereof as for signes you need none because it is known by the sight and words of the patient For the cure it is in a manner all one to the cure of the palsie Curatio and cramp letting of blood only excepted the decoction of Egrimony Decoctio Castoreum and the braines of a hare are said to be good but if it comes by drinking of wine let him drink the decoction of sage Decoctio and betony with Hydromel untill he be cured CHAP. XVIII PTHISIS AVT TABES 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Signa is an exulceration of the lungs which doth follow for the most part spitting of bloody matter or the cough proceeding off or from some sharp defluxion sometimes also the lungs are exulcerated by reason of Apostumes of the brest and when the matter of one being broken forth into the spaces of the brest and cannot in time be purged and avoyded but there doth lye and putrifie The signe is Signa there doth follow this disease weaknesse and a pining away of the whole body the nayles grow curned and crooked the eyes are sunk into the head the face is deadly and wan the haires fall away and there followeth a fluxe of the womb and finally death This disease hath alwayes been accounted incurable Curatio and especially by the ancient Physicians for although we may cure the ulcers of the lungs yet because there is left behind it certain callos and fistulous reliques they do very easily and in short time break out again but as concerning the cure the
medicines following are approved to be very good for cleansing the ulcer Hydromel alone and Mulsa remembring alwayes when we will deterge and cleanse the Ulcer we must give the honey cruide but to glutinate and joyn up the honey must be boyled but if you will have a medicine that shall both deterge and consolidate take this â„ž following â„ž Lohoch de pul vulpis lohoch sanum ana â„¥ .j. Lohoch Syr. ros siccarum de glyzyrhyzoe de hyssopo capil vene tussila consarvae Rosarum ana â„¥ ss misceantur And let the patient take thereof often with a stick of Liqueress also a fume of colts foot is very profitable and for the same purpose this Ecligma following is good ♃ Consar Ecligma consolida major Capil vene ana â„¥ ss cons Rosarum â„¥ .j. lohoch è pul vulpis .j. lohoch e. pino Ê’.ij pul diatragaganth frig Ê’.iij bolus arm Ê’.j.ss syr papa q. s.f misceo And in like manner this powder following is found by experience to be exceeding good in the Ptisick â„ž Sem. papaveris alb Ê’.i.ss gummi Arabici Pulvis amyli gum tragaganthae anaÊ’ i. ss Sem. Acetosae endiviae ana Ê’ i. ss Sem. Citoniorum mundat Ê’.ij sem Melonum Cucurbitae Citruli Cucumuris ana â„¥ i.ss Succi glyzyrrhizae Ê’ ij pulmonis vulpis Ê’.i.ss penidiarum ad pondus omnium misce torrefiant levi torrefactione omnia deinde sub pulverizeÌ„tur Then take of the same powder two dragmes Mixtura with syrrup of poppies and Injubes of either â„¥ j. colts-foot water â„¥ .iij. mixe it and give it to the patient lukewarm in the evening at his entrance into bed Asses milk is very profitable As Haustus lactis asinini recenter mulcti â„¥ 6. sacchar alb â„¥ ss misce CHAP. XIX PALPITATIO CORDIS is an immoderate elevation and depression of the heart against nature the new sorts of Physicians do wrongfully call it Cardiaca passio Cardiaca passio for that is an effect of the mouth of the stomack it self and not of the heart The cause is either a distemper Causa or the multitude of an humour contained in the outward skin that goeth about the heart or else swelling contrary to nature and such like The signe is knowne by the pulse Signa for in a hot distemper there cometh a fever and the pulse is swift and great and their urine very high coloured In a cold distemper the contrary If plenty of an humour contained in the upper skinne of the heart do cause beating thereof then the pulse is soft and feeble Indeed it is easily known by the words of the patient who doth feel the beating and panting The cure is performed according to the diversity Curatio of causes If it be caused of a cold cause or the multitude of a cold humour Purgatio then purge with such a purgation as you shall think proper by the water Decoctio and to administer the drink set down in the Chapter of the palsie And amongst simple medicines these be profitable Amber musk saffron wood of aloes styrax cloves and mace among compounds these are good Elect. diamber dianthos Species Aromaticum Rosarum diamargariton callidum Electuarium of these you may make Electuaries and lozinges and of the simple medicines use the oyles thereof as anoynt outwardly the region of the heart with oyle of saffron cloves mace Oâ—â—um amber and the like Those that be vexed with beating of the heart caused off a hot distemper they must have remedy by cold medicines which can correct the hot distemper and adde strength to the heart as those be among simples as Roses Violets Borage flowers of water-lillies Saunders Corall Camphere and such like amongst compounds be these Diamargariton frigidum diarrhod Abbat Conserve of Roses Violets Buglosse of all which may be made Potions Juleps or Electuaries Lastly this Epithema following is good to strengthen and comfort the heart â„ž Aq. meliss lavendul rorismar â„¥ .iij. oinnam Epithema Hercules Saxonia seric crud incis caryoph nuc moschat an Ê’.j croci gr vj. m. cum panno serico f. Epithema Hercul Sax. lib. 2. cap. 8. CHAP. XX. CONCRETIO LACTIS is caused through abundance of milk Causa which is not drawne forth it is caused also of some hot distemper when through overmuch heat the thinner part of the milk is digested and dissolved and the rest groweth together and turneth into curds it may also be caused of cold which may cause the milk to congeale and turn to curds For the sign Signa there needs no tokens to know this evill for it is known by and by both by touch and the patients words For the cure Curatio Victus ratio the diet is divers according to the diversity of causes for in a hot distemper of the paps their diet must be of a cooling quality in a cold distemper contrary If it chance through grossenesse of the milk then there must be an extenuating diet If there be abundance of milk not being as yet curded it must by little and little be sucked out If heat cause the curding of the milk then anoynt them with juice of Nightshade also apply oyle of Roses and vinegar also a Lilly root rosted and stamped with oyle of Roses Cataplas ma. Oleum and applyed is good If it be a cold distemper anoynt the paps with oyle of cammomel dill and lillies beware you touch not the nipple also this Emplaster following is held to be excellent good Emplastrum Take honey half an ounce styrax callamite three dragms of oxes gall two dragms oyle of Cammomell â„¥ .ij. Myrrh and Frankinsence of either two ounces make an Emplaster according to Art In a cold cause oyle of wormwood is good also women use linseed oyle and searge cloath thereof Oleum with good successe Also you may use this Liniment â„ž Pulv. fol. menthae sem coriandri anaÊ’ ij Linimentum Sennertus ol anethini unc j. cerae q. s fi Linimentnm Vel â„ž Fol. Cataplasma malvae caulium coctorum per setaceum trajectorum ana unc j. farinae lentium unc sem lini foenigr fabr ana unc ss pingued gallinae ol lil albor ana q. s fi Cataplasma Sennert Tom. 3. lib. 4. part 3. cap. 3. Sennertus Ad resolvendum autem lac concretum exhibeantur quae lac concretum dissolvunt ut â„ž Rad. foenic. eryngii ana unc j. fol. malvae M. Decoctio Sennertus j. foeniculi virid M. ss Sem. anisiÊ’ j. coq in q. s aq pro lb. j. Col. adde syr de duab radic oximel s ana unc ij Mâ—sce CHAP. XXI INFLAMMATIO MAMMARVM Causa is caused of abundance of hot blood flowing to the paps sometimes through milk curded and turned to suppuration and matter the aforesaid causes are easie to discern asunder for the first cause of Inflammation chanceth
to them that be not with childe nor brought to bed the other chanceth only to such For the cure Curatio Venae-sectio it is good first to open a vein in the arme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the inner or internal vein unlesse the Menstruis be stopped for then it is better to cut the vein on the ham or ankle afterward if the body be costive losen it with a cooling clyster and if you see cause you may give this gentle Apozem that cools and quencheth the Inflammation and openeth obstructions in the brest as followeth ℞ Apozema Syrrup Rosarum pal ℥ j. Syrrupus de Rhabarbaro ℥ ss Decoctio senae quantum sufficit fiat Apozema Let it be given the one half over night warm and all the rest in the morning warm eat nothing untill noon but take three or four spoonfulls of broath between stooles also apply outwardly this Emplaster following Emplaster Barley-meal lin-seed bolus armeniae saunders Oleum Nimpheae oleum Rosarum oleum Camomeli misce fiat Emplasterum But first anoynt it with oyle of Roses Ol. Rosar vinegar and juyce of nightshade also crummes of bread and faire water applied like a poultis with vinegar is good let them beware that they drink no strong beer wine hot waters nor spices but altogether soopings of a cooling quality no fish nor flesh that is hard of digestion if the milk be curded turn back unto the foregoing Chapter and that will direct you what to do If there be much pain ℞ Epithema Weckerus Florum camomilae mellioti althoae saenigraeci seminis lini anethi ana M.j. coquantur in aqua cui adde olei rosacei anethini ana ℥ ij aceti ℥ j. Spongia in eo madefacta mammis apponatur Weckerus de curatione inflammationis mammislarum lib. 2. pag. 465. Lastly if the inflammation be great you may foment with Aquaspermatis ranarum and oyle of Roses CHAP. XXII IMBECILITAS STOMACHI is caused through distemper of the working qualities without any flowing of humours Causa sometimes it is caused of an humour contained in the bosome and large space of the stomach which hath power either to heat cool movsten or drie or two of these qualities mixed together and sometimes it is caused of an humour stuffed and drowned in the filmes or coats of the stomack For the signe Signa in a cold cause there is dull and difficult concoction the taste of the nourishment is felt long after there is sharp belchings and little or no thirst but contrary in a hot cause there is exceeding thirstinesse abhorring of meat and bitter belchings and this is certain that if the cause be heat the patient is cased by administring of cold things if it be a cold cause then he is eased by hot things if that choller cause it there is such bitter belchings that there is cast forth bitter choller with bitternesse of the mouth For the cure if it come of a cold caule Curatio Pilulae as of phlegme purge gently with stomachal pills if they have gone a day and have not had a stool then take one pill an hour before supper Then take this cordiall Electuary following which is said to be good ℞ Electuarium Conserv Caryophilorum ℥ i. ss pul Aromatici Ros. ʒ i. ss pul Cinnamomi Nucis Muscatae anaʒ ss Syr. absynthii de Hysopo q. s f. Elect. Molle If necessity do require Methriditum adde two dragms of Methridate and take of it every morning the quantity of a Walnut curnel then eat a piece of Lozing aromat Rosat and drink after it a draught of Wormwood wine for that will prepare the stomack to the next concoction and also bathe outwardly with oyle of wormwood Oleum nutmegs cinnamon or mastick or the best is to spread honey on bread tosted and cast thereon the powder of nutmegs cloves and cinnamon and for the richer sort take this ♃ made as followeth ℞ Pulvis Rosarum Rubrum Absinthii menthae maioran siccae an ʒ ij ligni aloes spicae nardi calami aromatici ana ℈ ij fiat pul qui accip iatur cotone involvatur duplici linteo And this must also be remembred that oyntments emplasters and cataplasms must not only be applied before but behind also about the thirteenth Vertebra In a hot cause purge with Cassia Apozema and Rhubarb or else an Apozem and open a vein if you see cause Venae sectio and then this Electuary is said to be very good ℞ Electuarium Cons Rosarum ℥ j. Diarrhodon alb ʒ i. ss Syr. assato lymonum q. s f. Elect. Also direct Lozenges of Diarrhodon alb Triasandali and make him broath with cooling herbs currents and damask pruins also bread dipped in Posca is wondrous proper to be eaten Posca as for outward applications use oyle of Roses Oleum Quinses or the like but take heed of things that cool too much yet give him no strong beer no wine hot waters spices nor milk c. If chollar do abound with costivenesse of body purge with an Apozem made with Cassia Rhubarb Apozema Vomitus or the like If temperate provoke vomits with Stybium the infusion thereof CHAP. XXIII CANINA APPETENTIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an immoderate or dog-like appetite or desire of meat and when they cannot refrain their appetite they devoure in meat without measure then being heavy with the multitude of meats and the stomack being not able to bear the same they turn to vomiting then afterwards they fill themselves and turn again to vomiting like dogs the part affected is the mouth of the stomack The cause is a perpetual gnawing or biting of the mouth of the stomack Causa like unto a sucking sometimes it happeneth through a cold distemper of the mouth of the stomack sometimes through cold sharp and vitious humours sometimes it proceedeth through certain kinds of worms which do devour the meat that is taken into the stomack as fast as it is received sometimes through dissipation of whole body For the sign Signa if it be a cold distemper it is known by windinesse and rumbling sharp humours are known by four belchings dissipation is known by the excrements for they be scorched and lesse in quantity than before For the cure Curatio Pilulae in a cold cause it is good first to take stomacal pills also Hierapicra Galeniʒ 6. with wine infused with water or given in oximel fasting is good and to drink muscadell is good he must abstain from all soure and restrictive meats but let his meat◠be meats of good juyce if a child laboureth in this disease the body being bound Syr. de Rhubarb and a doubt of worms give it one ounce of Syrrup of Rhubarb or more according to the age and strength of the childe the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm either in
muscadel oximel or the juyce of pruins also let it have muscadel oftentimes instead of beer Vinum If the child be very young give it no beer untill it be well Also oximel is good give it honey with any thing you give it if the disease be caused of dissipation Mel. or extream heat give it all cooling things and if you fear worrnes let Wormseed and Rue be boyled in vinegar with honey Syrrupus and give thereof often You may boyl the Wormseed in muscadel if nothing forbid it Fernelius Avicenna if you want more look in Fernelius and there you may find plenty of remedies Also Avicen bids that wine should be given before meat and Galen commendeth a vomit Vomitus CHAP. XXIV CATARRVS is a distillation of some Rhumatick matter into the lower parts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as when it falleth to the mouth or jawes it is called Gravedo when it falleth into the nose Gravedo and causeth the pose some call it Raucedo Raucedo others when it doth descend to the nostrils and cause opilation they do call it Coryza Coriza and when it doth desceâ—â— to the parts in the throat Branchus it is called Branchus and when it doth descend to the brest and lungs then it is called a Catarrhum from whence this verse doth arise Si fluit ad pectus Rheuma tunc dico Catarrhum Ad fauces Branchon ad nares dico Coryzam The cause is either of some outward cold Causa or heat sometimes evaporation of meats sometimes the smell of hot or cold things the immoderate use of Venery over much sleep violent exercise or too much rest or repletion For the sign Signa if the flux of humours come off heat the head is hot and a sharp and thin humour distilleth as well by the nose as by the mouth also the face and nose is red and for the most part there followeth a fever contrariwise they that have the flux caused of a cold humour their head forehead is stretched forth every where also a phlegmatick and thick humour distilleth out of the nose For the cure Curatio if a hot humour distill from the head together with a fever the first thing is to purge if costive with this cooling Apozem â„ž Apozema Decoctio sennae â„¥ .6 Syr. Rosarum â„¥ j. Syr. de Rhabarbaro â„¥ ss Mix them and make an Apozem and give it half overnight and the rest in the morning warm or if you think proper you may wash the belly with a clyster Venae-sectio and be sure you open the Cephalica veins if nothing forbid it also powr rose vinegar upon hot tile-stones or iron and so receive the fume but the best is this Gargarisme following â„ž Gargarismus Aqua plantag â„¥ .iv. Aq. Rosarum Rub. â„¥ .ij. Decoctio Hordei â„¥ .vj. Syr. violarum de Rosis siccis de papaver is er q. s fiat Gargarismus Also this bolus following is very good to hold in the mouth â„ž Bolus Bolus armeniaeÊ’ j Mastichis ℈ .j. pul sem papa albiÊ’ ss cons oxiacanthae q. s f. bolus s Artem. In a cold cause the first intention is to purge with head-pills Pilulae if it be salt rheume and falleth to the eyes Emplastrum apply an attractive plaster to the hole of the neck and every night when they go to bed Vuguentum gr ij of ung Tutiae will be good to put into the corners of the eyes then shut them and anoint the eye-lids all over in a cold cause after you have purged as aforesaid either with pills or potion use this hot Gargarisme following â„ž Gargarismus Cyperi calami aromat anaÊ’ ij fol. Myrtinum M. ss corticis Thuris â„¥ ss fiat Decoct colatura dissol Mel. Ros â„¥ .ij. fiat Gargaris Afterwards it is proper to use fumes of Styraxcal Fumigatio cinnamon frankincense cloves mastick these you may make into powder to strew upon coles also of these may be made booles adding thereto Syrrup of Myrtles with a little cinnamon water Lastly draw the rhume back with a plaister of Cantharides and take Pillulae de cynoglossa made as followeth â„ž MyrrhaeÊ’ vj ThurisÊ’ v. opii Pilulae Hyoscyami ana â„¥ ss crociÊ’ i. ss Rad. linguae canis â„¥ ss Ê’ ss Fiat massa Datur à ʒ ss adÊ’ j Mesue de piluâ—s fol. 144. Mesue CHAP. XXV ASTHMA is a certain difficult thick 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and hard respiration without a fever Causa and is when as grosse and clammy humours in abundance be gotten into the grissles and lappets of the lungs or when there is some swelling like unto a botch sometimes a pestilent ayre and the fume of quick-silver may be the cause also intemperate diet and idlenesse and grossenesse of body but chiefly it happeneth from a grosse clammy and viscus flegme which doth stick in the passages of the sharp Artery For the signe Signa it is easie to be known asunder for distillation doth often chance in hayl folks by and by through a manifest cause in a manner altogether without a fever having the tokens of distillation following it if there be swelling of the lungs like a botch then there must needs follow a fever and so within few dayes after it the inflamed botch being rotted the matter is cast out with the cough if there be a cruid raw Tubercle and both ingendred such do not feel any great grief neither are they troubled with much difficulty of breathing but they are much troubled when they eat or drink because they cannot swallow but with great grief Now they which be properly Asthmatick or orthopnicks have no fever at all there chanceth to them heavinesse of sence and they do not spit out matter with their spittle There is also a difficulty of breathing Morbus virgineus Glissonius not unlike this which happeneth unto young women commonly called the Green sicknesse or white fever For the signe of this sicknesse Signa you shall know it thus their water is pale and inclining to greenish their Menstruis be retained and great difficulty of breathing when they stirre their complexion is like the wall and they do desire those things generally that put out naturall heat as milk apples nuts peares fish roots turnips wheat oatmeal and such like now I shall first give you a way how to cure Asthma and then the green sicknesse which is a disease very common For the cure of Asthma Curatio Victus ra tio is first to erect a fit and convenient diet that I leave for brevities sake to the discretion of the learned Physitian The next intention must be to purge with this or the like purgation â„ž Potio pur gans Diaphenicon Ê’.ij pul Sanctus Jallap benedict lax an Ê’ ss vini albi q s f potio Or if there be abundance of
blood Venae sectio a vein may be opened alwayes providing that you keep accustomed evacuations And to use moderate exercise after the taking of this loch in mornings or before meales is good â„ž Conserv Rosa Rub. â„¥ .j. pul Ireos Lohoch sulphur liquiritiae anaÊ’ j. Anisi Ê’ j. Tussilag q s fi lohoch Which must be taken the quantity of a Walnut curnel last at night and first in the morning and in the day time between meales Wormwood here is also very profitable and to eat three figs every morning Matthiolus Ficuum EmplastruÌ„ madufied in Aqua vitae Matthiolus doth much commend it lastly to apply to the brest a plaster of figs barly meal having rosin honey and wax commixed with it and to anoint the brest with oyles of Ireos Dill and Rew. Oleum For the cure of that which is like a botch hath need of medicines to atenuate and drie It must be cured with aromatick things Theriaca Methridatum Theriaca c. Diamber Aromaticum Rosarum Diamargariton callidum and many such other like remembring you keep accustomed evacuations and moderate exercise For the cure of the green sicknesse Curatio Victus ratio Febris virginea the first intention is to prescribe a fit and convenient diet such as is Rabbets Chickens Veale rost reare-egges or the like and if you will take a right course some kind of women must be stented of their meat and drink or else they cannot be cured that beer they do drink should be of the best beer and they must beware of meats that are scorched and must leave at meales with an appetite they must eat no trash as milk roots fish green fruit and no salt things and drinking after supper to bedward or fasting a mornings is not good the second intention is to take a vomit with Alsaron Vomitus Venae-sectio the third to bleed of the foot and to take of this drink following a quarter of a pint at a time ExercitiuÌ„ every morning fasting and to use exercise after it either to work or play is very profitable Take new beere three pintes when it is in the fat wrought ready to tunne boyle in it herb-grace Decoctio and unset hysop of either a handfull red Currants a quarter of a pound untill half be wasted then strain it and adde a little saffron The fourth intention is to take this Electuary following â„ž Electâ—ariuÌ„ Cons Rosarum Rub. â„¥ i. ss confect Gariophil Ê’.ij Ireos-Chalybs ana Ê’.iij spec Arom Rosat pul cinemomi anaÊ’ ss syr de Hyssopo q. s.f Elect. Molle Take of this every morning fasting Lozenge Vinum absynthium the quantity of a Walnut curnel and eat a piece of Lozenge after it and drink three or four spoonfulls of Worm-wood wine and exercise by degrees Some have been helped by this ♃ Take two penniworth of nutmegs Pulvis as much mace and as much saffron powder them fine and adde a quarter of a pound of sugar and three penniworth of prepared steel mix them probatum est CHAP. XXVI SYNCOPE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a sudden and swift fayling of the strength and it is a terrible symptom because it is the image of death for both natural animal and vital chiefly do fail from hence it happeneth that there is no pulse nor respiration sence and motion is abolished The face is wan and pale the extream parts are chill and moyst with a faint sweat For the cause Causa it may come by immoderate watchings anger sorrow great cares suddain fears intollerable pain acute fevers immoderate emptinesse famine sweats labours vomitings exceeding fluxes losse of blood a soddain emptying of water as in the dropsie oftentimes it proceedeth from abundance of grosse cruid rotten sharp and biting humours which do daily check and as it were fill the mouth of the stomack in such sort that the passages of the spirits are obstructed that their motion is intercepted even as it is when respiration is let and hindred as it is when abundance of humours are concluded in the passages of the lungs that the sick cannot draw in ayre to serve for the cooling of the heart For the cure Curatio Vinum Galenus it is according to the diversity of causes Galen in every swounding doth commend wine which otherwise in burning fevers is dangerous nevertheless it may be used sparingly in time of intermissions so it be diluted with Buglosse Borage and such like Odors and sweet smells do comfort very much except choaking of the mother be the cause then sweet odors must be received underneath and to the nostrils apply things that be foetid and stinking as Castoreum Assafoetida and burnt haire besides we cause sternutation Sternutamentum which if the patient cannot do it is a most manifest sign of death If it proceeds from poyson if we know the venim we administer the proper antidote if not we give treakle or methridate If Cardialgia Cardial stomachica Medicamentum and Stomachica do follow the syncope then we take a toste of bread moystened in wine and scatter on it the powder of Nutmegs and Cloves and so apply it to the stomach but not upon the heart and this is to be observed that nothing repaires the spirits so soon as wine because it is vaporous and hath a great affinity with the the spirits but some will say why do they sprinkle cold water on the face I answer because that the heat and the spirits flying outwards may be driven and turned back from their circumference unto their Center yet cold water must not be used in the syncope of a flux Theriaâ—a Galenus for thereby the flux will be increased but rather use new Treakle for Galen affirmeth it stayeth all super-purgations and fluxes if it hapneth through immoderate sweats then we sprinkle the face with Rose-water campherated Olâ—râ—sâ—â—um and rub the body with cold linnen and anoint it with oyle of Roses If it cometh through inanition or emptiness as immoderate watching much venery famin and two much exercise or violent motion then sprinkle the face with wine and let them smell to mint-water and administer some cordial Electuary Electuarium cord as you shall think proper remembring you put in new Treakle or Methridate If it be caused through vomiting use frictions below if through a flux use frictions above and wine is most proper in the syncope coming of emptinesse Ranzovius Ranzovius doth much commend this water following affirming that by the continual use of it one lived to the age of 129. yeares â„ž Cinnamomi electi cubebarum galangae Aqua vitae caryophyllorum nucis moschatae zingiberis ana â„¥ .iij. Salviae lb.j. â„¥ .ij Haec omnia macera in duabus lb. â„¥ .4 aquae vitae cpt circulatae distilla I have oftentimes given a quarter of a spoonfull of this cordial following to such as
have been taken with great swounings with wonderful successe â„ž Aquae mariae syrrupus è succo lujulae ana â„¥ .j. misce CHAP. XXVII SINGVLTVS is a motion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa as it were a a cramp raised through the expulsive faculty of the stomach which goeth about to expell hurtful and evil matter For the most part it is caused of fulness or emptinesse as Hippocrates doth affirm Hippocrates also somtimes it is caused of or through the biring of sharp humours in the stomach or coldnesse and sometimes hot fevers may be the cause when either the stomack or some other bowel is inflamed Fulnesse is knowne by heavinesse Signa and emptinesse of those things that went before you may know if the meat be corrupt by the burnt savour of it but you shall know sharpnesse by gnawing pricking and pulling 1. Prognosticks are if neesing follow upon the Hicket the patient is delivered so that it proceedeth of fulnesse 2. The Hicket coming in an Iliac passion is evill or coming with swouning or with distention of nerves or with dilerium is a deadly signe 3. Also coming upon the inflammation of the liver of the wombe of the brain or upon some notable wound is very dangerous and oftentimes deadly 4. In acute diseases and burning fevers and the pestilence it is for the most part deadly 5. Also if it happeneth through two much emptinesse it is alwayes evill 6. It is also evil if it cometh with vomiting for it threatneth danger of inflammation of stomach Cuâ—atio and braine As concerning the cure we must consider the cause If it proceed of emptinesse it is the more dangerous and therefore must be helped by giving fit and convenient nourishment that thereby that which is defective may be supplied If a flux of blood or an exceeding flux of the wombe do cause this infirmity we may give oyle of sweet Almonds either by it self or in warm water he is to be nourished with cordial broath there are some that cure this Hicket with drinking of milk that do refresh Amilum Victus ratio but the best is Amilum given with milk and the broth of an hen and the flesh thereof capons chickens and Rear-egges with the powder of Eringium is wondrous proper his drink must be white-wine diluted with water Oleum the back and stomach must be anointed with oyle of violets and sweet almonds If sharp humours have stirred up the hicket we must give such things as are sweet and fat as the fat of broath of henne or cock or two spoonfulls of clarified honey or penidice Mel. or pinecarnels with sugar or it may be purged Purgatio so that it be prepared before with drinking of Aqua mulfa if it proceed through heat Vomitus and biting sharpnesse then to provoke vomit is wondrous proper and to give all cooling things as julleps Apozems or juices Julepus Theriac or waters of succory and such like you may compose your juleps with syrrups of violets Nymphea of poppie or the like when the hicket is most strong we give new treakle If it proceed from a cold cause and the matter grosse and viscus prepare the humour with oximel and then a vomit or purge as you shall see cause and compose this Electuary following for them that are able â„ž Confect Caryophyllorum â„¥ .j. Cinamomi Electuarium Aromat Rosat anaÊ’ ss Syr. Hyssopi q. s.f Elect molle Also Lozenges are very proper Lozeng made of Aromaticum Ros Candid Ginger is very good Castoreum also ℈ ij of Castoreum in white wine but many times one purge or vomit is sufficient Dioscorides Dioscorides commends Aristoloch radix cum aqua Asplenum herba cum posca castorum cum aceto Also he commendeth Ineezing if Singultus cometh of fulnesse Dioseor lib. 2. cap. 4. CHAP. XXVIII DOLOR STOMACHI or pain of the stomach is caused divers and sundry ways Causa as when naughty venemous and gnawing humours be kept in the stomach whereby it chanceth that through intollerable gnawing they cause swouning Stomachae cardialgiae which they call Stomachia or cardialgia sometime pain of the stomach is caused through some stroak or fall and an inflammation may be the cause thereof In a hot cause Signa there is felt a sharp pricking pain gnawing in the mouth of the stomach bitternesse in the mouth vomiting of chollar and there followeth a great weaknesse and feeblenesse of the whole body in a cold cause the pain is lesse Curatio and more dull and slow in a hot cause give this Apozem following the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm â„ž Apozema Syr. de Rhubarb â„¥ j. Rosarum sol â„¥ ss Decoctio Sennae q. s f Apozema Or if you see cause Vomitus you may vomit with the infusion of Stybium and afterward you may take the seeds of paeony in water of succory If it proceedeth through some stroak or fall then this ♃ following is good â„ž Mixtura Mumiae gran j. boli arm gran xvj croci gran vij Let it be given the patient you may adde Sperma ceti and if the pain be intollerable then succour him with this ♃ following â„ž Syrrupi Rosati Absynth an â„¥ .i. ss Mixturae opii gran j. Boyle it very lightly with one boyling then let it be mixt with â„¥ .iij. of the broath of a chicken give it the patient to drink In a cold cause purge with such a purgation Purgatio as you shall think proper by the water or clysters according as you shall see cause such a one as may purge wind and flegme or perhaps melancholy with Cassia and after may be given the seeds of Nasturtium in Goats milk administring Syr. de absynth menthae mel rosati in aqua feniculi absynthii Julepus likewise Electuaries and oyles outwards are good Also â„ž Spec. Aromat ros Ê’.ij Spec. Diarrhod Abb. Tabulae Rondeletius Ê’ j Sacchari albi dissoluti in aqua menthae â„¥ .iij. fiant Tabulae secundum artem ponderisÊ’ ij Rondeletius Vel â„ž Spec. Imperialium â„¥ ss pinearum electarum Tabula Crato subtiliter incisarumÊ’ ij Spec. aromat ros Ê’.i.ss Sacchari in aqua rosarum dissoluti â„¥ xiij olei cinnamomi gr iij. moschi gr ij fiat confectio in morsulis secundum artem CHAP. XXIX TVSSIS Galen in lib. 1. cap. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Galenus Causa de Symtomatum causis doth affirm that a cold distemper of the instrument of breathing to be the cause of the cough also a humour distilling from the head to the Trachaea arterea going about within doth provoke the cough sometimes it is caused through cold or flegme descending upon the lungs sometimes it happeneth through heat dissolving the superfluous matter of the brain and so through a cattarrhal distillation the cough is
excited The outward signes are smoak and dust If it be caused through a cold distemper Signa they spit out nothing while they cough neither is it so violent but may be eased by holding the breath because through holding the breath the instruments of breathing that were vexed with cold do waxe hot and contrary they are provoked with breathing oftentimes to cough their face is pale and they are not thirsty If a hot distemper be the cause there is felt thirst and often breathing do relieve and succour them it is also sharp and more tedious and they spit but little this is a thin hot Rhoume distilling from the head to the Trachaea arteria and sometimes happeneth in the plurisie For the cure in a cold cause Curatio which for the most part happeneth in winter may be helped with hot things his neck and feet are to be kept warm Oleum and oyles of mace dill and lillies be good to anoint the brest and if he have a plethorick body give a purgation made by the judgement of the water If a thin cold Rheume give penedice in every sooping they take and syrrup of oximel is wondrous proper Oximel If from thin and sharp humours then ingross it with syrrups of violets foals-foot and maidens-hair and stay the distilling humour with such things as you shall find proper in Catarrhus In a hot cause first an Apozem as you shall see proper after take mallowes M. 6 currents Apozema M. 3 stamp them together Decoctio then take Liquoress â„¥ j. boyle them in four pints of water till halfe be wasted strain it and adde stone-sugar â„¥ .ij. Syrrup of violets â„¥ j. give the patient five or sixe spoonefulls at a time last at night first in the morning about ten in the forenoon Syr. de papavere erratico and four in the afternon also syrrup of poppies in poppy water or given alone is good CHAP. XXX PICa is a languishing of the stomach 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with a provoking and desire of vomit or casting of meat received and sometimes vomiting of chollar and flegme or it is a certain desire of vitious and unwholesome meats for they desire strange things as raw-flesh shells coals chaulk lime salt vinegar old rags rotten leather tar candles one I knew would eat tobacco-pipes The cause according to Piso is a hurtful action of the animal faculty which doth erre Pisco and not desire good nourishment the part affected is the mouth of the stomach as may be perceived by the appetite this disease hapneth for the most part to young women being repleat and full of naughty humours but chiefly when they are with child sometimes to maides and girles and such as are troubled with Cachexia which is an evill state of the whole body with a waterish disposition whereby it waxeth loose and soft the cause signe and cure you shall have in its proper Chapter For the signe of pica or malacia Signa Malacia is that if there be shed burnt and black chollar in the stomach they desire such things as are acrid and sharp as coales ashes tobacco-pipes and all such things as are drie If salt humours they desire those things that are salt some have referred the cause of this disease to be crudity corruption of the whole body which being communicated to the mouth of the stomach they will have it to be affected by consent in like manner there do appear daily spittings gnawing of the mouth of the stomach If there be flegmatick humours heavinesse and according to the variety of vitious humours and patient doth desire the foresaid divers and strange meats This disease for the most part as I said before happeneth to young women with child about the fourtieth day from conception and do continue often untill the fourth month and then it ceaseth partly because vitious humours are avoyded by vomit and partly because they are concocted by reason that about those times the woman receiveth but little nourishment through a loathsomenesse partly because the multitude is diminished by evacuation that in the first two months the child draweth but little to it self because it is but small of growth but in the increase it doth require more nourishment so much as it draweth something that is vitious as well as good and so it happeneth that the whole body becometh more empty from that vitious quality and is lesse offended with naughty humours As for women with child Curatio Viâ—ctus Ratio they seldom make use of a physician but if any do prescribe a sparing diet as chickens rabbets or the like with parseley but nothing that is fat a mornings to eat almonds and reysons of the Sun and oximel and to drink muscadel in the day time is good but suffer not much drink to be drunk because the meat will swimme and if a plethorick body give clysters Vomitus or provoke gentle vomits but not in the first month for danger of Abortive or if a child laboureth of this disease use the means prescribed in the Chapter of Canina appetentia if it take hold on men which is but seldom known Vomitus first prepare the humour with oximel and then administer such a vomit as you shall know to be proper If chollar be adust and scorcheth prepare the humour with this Apozem following â„ž Syr. de Rhabar â„¥ j. syr Rosarum sol â„¥ ss Apozema Decoction Sennae q. s.f Apozema Let it be taken the one half over night and the other half in the morning after this give such a purgation as you shall know to be proper by the water or if need be give stomachal pills Pilulae which are wondrous proper to take one pill at a time one hour before supper when they have gone a day and have not had a stoole or they may purge good roundly with 7 or 9 at a time Syrrup of Rhubarb is good for children Syrrup de rhabarbaro and so is honey and muscadel but indeed they must be diligently admonished and must be constrained from the use of such unwholesom feeding those of reason must hearken to perswasion and children must be made to forbear with the Rod After purging or vomiting â„ž Julepus Platerus Aquae mens ij succi granat vel agrestae â„¥ ij Sacchari â„¥ ss coquatur parùm Vel â„ž Julepus Platerus Aquarum acetosae endiviae ana lb. ij sucei Ribes vel agrestae vel granat â„¥ .iij. succi limonum vel pomorum acid parum coquantur addito saccharo vel sine eo â„ž Electuarium Platerus Conser ros â„¥ .ij. conser acetosae â„¥ .j. cons viol bugloss nenuph. ana â„¥ ss Rob. de ribes q. s.f Electuarium In a cold cause you may use outwardly Oleum nucis moschatae Oleum caryophyllorum absynthii menthae c. In a hot cause Oleum Rosaceum myrrhinum cotoneorum Weckerus cum aceto
whil'st they are casting out there is also felt bitternesse of the mouth thirst a thin state of the body and other tokens signifying choller 5. If flegmatick humours be the cause all those forementioned signes are contrary 6. If humours flow from the head to the belly the egestious will appear frothy and the temperature of the brain will be very moyst 7. If through fullness of the body it is easily known 1. Curatio If it be caused through weakness of the instruments you shall find remedy in the Chapter of Imbecill stomach 2. If through the fulness or other causes and nature labour to help it self you must suffer it a while for being stopped the vitious humours are carried upwards and do cause pain in the head a frensie lethargy or impostumation behind the eares but if it shall continue long casting forth not only superfluities but melting as it were the state of the body and consuming the strength then labour to stop it 3. If through chollerick humours Apozema an Apozem of the infusion of Rhubarb is much praysed at the first taking of this disease Cassia and Manna is good then this julep following ℞ Aqua plantag Portulacae ana ℥ iv Syr. Julepus Mirti cons oxiacanthae ana ℥ .j. Make a julep and take steel gadds red hot Chalybs quench them in milk scum it and drink it is much commended if there be no fever if there be powre a fourth part of water to the milk and boyle it untill halfe be consumed 4. If chollar be in the bowels Clyster Electuarium give a clyster of the decoction of French barley with oyle of Roses or the like then make an Electuary with conserve of Roses Diatrion Santalon Syrrup Mirt. For the poorer sort take bolearmenia instead of the Diatrion sant Aliud with the conserve of Roses and Syr. Lujulae or Myrtills 5. If it be caused of flegmatick humours that be gross and tough minister the infusion of Agarick with Mirabol Emblici or use clysters made with the decoction of Centory and oyle of Rue Cataplasma after that apply the poultis outwardly upon the stomach which you shall find in the Chapter of Nausea page the 67. onely instead of vinegar use clarret or red-wine and a little cinamon and if he be over-greedy of meat let him use a spare diet 6. If it be caused through weaknesse of the vertue retentive bathe the body with oyle of of Myrtills soure mulberries dried in the Sun and beaten to powder Pulvis and drunk in some binding syrrup do marvellously stop This Lohoch following is good ℞ Cons Ros Rub. ℥ ss Diarrhod Abb. Diamoron Lohoch Cons Ros Rub. ℥ ss Diarrhod Abb. Diamoron Diatri sant Coral Rub. ana ℈ ij Balaustiae Rosarum Rub. anaʒ ss Mastic ℈ ss Bolus arme ʒ.i.ss Syrrup of Myrtills as much as will make an Ecligma or Loch with fine white sugar and plantin water leaving out the conserve and syrrup you may make Lozenges Rice-broath is good 7. If Diarrhaea cometh through Rheumatick matter see the Chapter of Catarrhus CHAP. XL. LIENTERIA is a certain lightnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or smoothnesse of the bowels even like as there chanceth a scarre on the outside of the body in this disease the bowels do not hold the meat but let it slide away before it be changed or perfectly digested in the same likeness that it was eaten It is caused oftentimes through a grievous flux Dysenteria by name going before Causa which causeth deep exulceration of the bowels and consequently scarres now the mouthes of the veines which draw nourishment from the bowels being obstructed and the bowels being become smooth will not suffer meats to be distributed but let them slide out before they be altered this disease is many times caused through debility of the vertue retentive in the stomach also sometimes when dropsie water is avoyded by the belly this flux Lienteria followeth Whatsoever causeth this flux Signa the sick do taste or feel no meat there is an evill plight of the body their excrements are pale cruid raw whitish unequal and very watery not mixt with blood or choller he feeles a burning all over the sides loathing of meat if soure belchings do happen it is a good sign the meats abide some while in the stomach For the cure let him be sparing of drink Curatio for much is forbidden in all fluxes 1. If it be ingendred through weaknesse of the virtue of the stomach search the cure in its proper Chapter as in Imbecill Stomachi Diarrhaea and the following Chapter But to be short minister those things that restrain and strengthen the stomach and bowels as syrrup of wormwood mints and wormwood wine Oleum is good use outwardly oyle of mastick wormwood mints and myrtills make the poultis that is set down in the former Chapter and strew on the powder of Cinamon Cloves Galingale Baulaustia or red Roses 2. Those that have a scarre the eating of sharp things are profitable for that it causeth a Refrication and rubbing upon the scarre it renueth natural heat therefore use scouring things with restrictive medicines with the meat use vergis the juyce of soure pomegranates lemonds or the syrrup of the same or of unripe grapes also a clyster of the decoction of Balaustia Clyster sloes French pruines unripe grapes and such like some Authours do much commend vinegar to receive the fume upon hot tile stones others the fume of Frankincense Laud paracel and Amber to be an excellent thing but in all fluxes Laudanum paracel judicially administred two or three graines is said to be a most sure help Actuarius Diacodion Weckerus Also for the same purpose Actuarius his Diacodion is wondrous proper the making of which you shall find in Weckerus his antidotary lib. 2. p. 786. After purging with Aloes or Rhubarb or Clysters you must strengthen the ventricle with this Opiat following ℞ Opiat Riverius Conservae ros antiquae ℥ vj. theriacae opt ʒ vj. mivae cydonior quantum satis Fiat opiata de qua capiat ℥ ss manè nihil superbibendo River lib. 5. cap. 4. Lastly make this oyntment following ℞ Ol. amyg amar arum ℥ .iij. ol nard cham Vnguentū Rondeletius an ℥ .j. vini albi ℥ i. ss decoquantur leviter quibus adde cerae q. s terebin abietinae ℥ ss spicae celticae schenant Cyperi galangae an ʒ.j seminis apii petro an ʒ ss fiat unguentum ungatur regio ventris circa umbilicum Nam in illis partibus obstructiones aperiendae sunt Rondel lib. 3. cap. 19. CHAP. XLI DYSENTERIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an exulceration of the bowels being tormented and fretted very much with pain some reckon four kindes of Dysenteria 1. The first is when blood is sent forth by circuit through some part of the body being cut off or through some
arb Lupines Pistatium bitter Almonds Spicknard Stoecades Gentian root of Plantin the seed and leaves dried juyce of Anagallis the female succorie Alkekendgi Endive and Bruscus especially the decoction of these Curcum also Curcuma is good If the disease be inveterate use purging with Rhubarb pills and bleeding Venae sectio is good when the hollow part of the liver is vexed purge by the belly If the embossed part of the liver be vexed purge by urine but this Electuary following is good â„ž Electuariâ—â—on Rad. Ireos Camoepiteos sem anisi Apium anaÊ’ ij AsaronÊ’ ij.ss Cinnamomi zingiberis cammomeli Carawayseeds of either one dram Stoecades gentian and horehound of either two drams with oximel Scilliticium make an Electuary it purgeth vehemently by urine or â„ž Conservae fol. absinthii capill ven flor Opiata Riverius tamarisci an â„¥ j conser rad enulae camp cortic citri conditi an â„¥ ss myrabolan condit n. j. nucis moschat condit Ê’.iij confect alkerm. Ê’.ij pulver elect diarrhod abbatisÊ’ j salis absinthii Et tamarisci ana ℈ .ij. croci ℈ .j. ambrae griseae ℈ ss cum syrrupo conditurae citri fiat opiata River lib. 6. cap. 3. Lastly steel is an excellent opener CHAP. XLVIII HEPATIS INFLAMMATIO there is Causa as well as in other members and through the same causes that they be ingengred of If the liver be vexed with inflammation Sâ—gna there is felt pain and heavinesse all over the right side with swelling in the place he hath a sharp fever a small and drie cough insatiable thirst abhorring of meats difficulty of breathing the tongue is first red and after that black vomiting pure choller the body is costive the colour of the body is changed like Icterus they have the hicket In their fit they rave voyding forth sharp urine The inflammation that chanceth through causes in the crooked and hollow parts of the liver have the foregoing symptoms but if ingendred in the outward and round part of the liver it causeth greater pain in drawing breath and a greater cough than the other And sometime the Muscles leaning upon the liver be inflamed causing the skin round about to be stretched with swelling sometimes a swelling fashioned like the liver which is a true signe In the beginning open the liver vein Curatio Venae sectio which hath society with vena causa draw out a large quantity Clyster if nothing forbid the next intention must be to administer a cooling clyster foment with oyle of Quinces and Roses putting to it odoriferous wine Ceratum Ceratum Santalinum is good remember that restrictive things do exceed those that mollifle and loosen when the heat is vehement on the contrary when it decreases let those that mollify exceed the other beware you do not apply things cold but warm them a little Fomentatio foment with the decoction of wormwood mellilot red roses cammomel dill plantin endive and in vehement pain juyce of liqueris in hot water or juyce of endive with honey Vietus ratio for their diet Ptisan and chicken broath in the first boyle Apium in the second parsley also barley broath is good If the inflammation change to suppuration the aforesaid signes will increase as paines fever Decoctio Cataplasma ravings c. for this boyle figges in water and give him of it to drink Also take the root of AlthaeaÊ’ i. ss fenegreek and linseed ana Ê’ ij leaves of Althaea and mallows ana M. ij dry figges No. vj. boyle them in water untill they wax soft bruise them and make a cataplasme you may adde root of white lillies flowers of cammomel and mellilot to help break it so we use doves dung and mustard seed c. that draw to the superficies some with the decoction of polya sumitory roots of Camedrios c. when it s broken minister water of honey or decoction of Cicers If the matter avoyd by the veines provoke urine If by the belly purge gently with Goats whey and Cassia fistularis and clysters after that glutinate and joyn up Outwardly apply this Cataplasme â„ž Farinae hordei â„¥ .iv. rosa rubr santal Cataplasma Fontanus omnium seminis endiviae scariolae absynth mino an Ê’.ij succi endiviae q. s fiat cataplasma Vt artis est applicandum regioni jecoris Vel â„ž Oleirosati myrthill an â„¥ .ij. olei anethi â„¥ j. Fomentatio Fontanus aceti parum foveatur pars tepide Vel â„ž Succi endiviae aut cichorii Linimentum vel utriusque â„¥ i.ss nenupharini â„¥ .iij. cerae albae aceti parum fiat linimentum Fonta lib. 3. cap. 15. CHAP. XLIX LIENIS INFLAMMATIO Causa the spleen is nexed with inflammation as oft as hot blood flowes thither unnaturally It is known by heavinesse Signa and swelling of the left side which will not give place to the feeling also it 's known by pain stretching out of the place by burning heat and fevers and if abundance of humours rush in thither it is known by the greatnesse and swiftnesse of the ingendring the inflammation For the diet look Curatio into the foregoing Chapter First open the Salvatella vein Venae-sectio between the little and ring-singer wash the belly often with Clysters if he may not bleed this fomentation is good Fomentatio â„ž ol rosarum Cydoniorum an â„¥ ij ol cammomeli â„¥ .j. Aceti op â„¥ ss misce beware of applying any thing that is not first warmed the liver and spleen require one kind of medicine but the spleen the strongest Alwayes commix vinegar with something that is acceptable to the spleen If the spleen tendeth to suppuration and rotting you shall find plenty of remedies in the foregoing Chapter Lastly â„ž Linimentum Platerus Ol. Rosacei â„¥ .ij. ol de absynthio vel nardini â„¥ j. ol Chamom vel de meliloto â„¥ ss Satal omniumÊ’ j Spicae â„¥ ss cerae q. s fiat linimentum CHAP. L. LIENIS SCIRRHVS Inflammation of the spleen not rightly cured draweth together a hard swelling of the spleen Causa The cause is a certain humour cleaving stubbornly to the spleen but it is when hardnesse ingendreth without inflammation in over-much swelling It is easily known by touching Signa of what cause soever it be His diet must be easie of digestion Curatio Victus ratio Exercitium he may drink pure wine being without all restriction exercise before meat is excellent strong potions are good root of capers are good Harts-tongue the root and herb of Tamariscus sodden in vinegar or oximel juyce of centory drunk the decoction of bitter lupines rew and pepper Iron often quenched in wine is a convenient remedy if a fever quench it in Posca steele is commended also wormwood Cassia Chalybs Aniseeds c. you may make a fomentation with the symples above mentioned oyle of capers lillies and ireos are good Vng
Dialthaeae fenegreek linseed Goose-grease Hens and Badgers grease Gum Ammoviacum Bdellium and Galbanum being first dissolved in vinegar are good Opoponax myrrhe and frankincense of these may be made Cerates Cucurbia culae Some commend cupping-glasses Si non adest febris dentur species diacurcumae trochisci de capparibus de absynthio rhabarbara c. CHAP. LI. OBSTRVCTIO LIENIS Causa It chanceth not only through weaknesse of the attractive vertue in the spleen but also through stopping of the passage from the liver unto the spleen after that naughty blood is distributed over the whole body it being corrupt and inclineth to blackness and sometimes hath uncurable ulcers the causes are the same with that of Obstructio hepatis It is known by heaviness on the left side Signa by the colour of the face difficulty of breathing and troublesome dreams The diet with plenty of remedies Curatio you shall find in the Chapter of obstruction of the liver but remember the spleen requires strong medicines and hath need of preparatives before purging the purging medicines you shall find in the former Chapter Lastly ℞ Electuarium Sennertus Conserv borrag cichor flor genist an unc j. rad condit helenii cort citri condit an unc ss pulv cortic tamarisci cinamomi an ʒ.j spicaeʒ ss cum syrrupo borag f. Electuarium Si libet potest chalybis praeparati ℥ ss addi ℞ Vnguentum Flor. genist unc iij. butyri sine sale axung porcian lb. ss cerae parum f. s a. unguentum Sennert Tom. 2. lib. 3. part 4. cap. 3. CHAP. LII ICTERITIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is nothing but a shedding of yellow choller or of melancholy over all the body sometimes over the skin the liver being safe Causa It is caused sometimes through corruption of blood without a fever or through biting of venemous beasts and so the blood is made chollerick sometimes through diseases of the spleen and also weakness of the bladder may be the cause or through obstruction and debillity of the vessels whose mouthes are derived from the gall to the liver When choller burst out to the skin Signa by reason of a good Crisis in fevers the excrements and urine be of natural colour 1. If there be heaviness under the right side it signifies inflammation of the liver by whose violence the blood is changed and sent over all the body If no fever and yet heaviness under the right side white excrements are avoyded in them judge obstruction in the passages of the bladder If such egestions come forth without heaviness the attractive vertue from the liver or the expulsive vertue which driveth out to the bomels is weak and sometimes chollerick humours be sent out abundantly with the urine making the froath as yellow as saffron 2. If melancholy be sent to the skin together with the blood they be vexed with sadness gnawing in the belly difficulty of breathing abhorring of meat voyding black urine and dung being costive but contrary if yellow choller causeth the Jaundies indeed the whites of the eyes and face do betoken the cause however there is a sluggishness in either and their veines under the tongue are swelled 1. If caused of a good Crisis Curatio Oleum when the fever is ended use a moyst and extenuating diet use frictions with oyles of Cammomel Dill c. 2. If through biting of a venemous beast you must search the cure in some other Chapter following the cure is much like that of the biting of a mad dog 3. If through distemper or inflammation of the liver look into the proper Chapters 4. If through obstruction of the bladder Venae-sectio use blood-letting and purging If the liver be affected open the Basiltea If the spleen cut the vein in the left arm Clyster make clysters with Endive Hore-hound Agrimony Maiden-haire Wormwood seeds of Anise fennel parsley sperage the roots of liqueris Apium and fennel oyles of Dill Cassia hiera picra Electuarium è succo rosarum Purgatio purgations are best providing you use clysters first and broath with some of the symples above said Vinum also wine that is thin and not very old The infusion of Rhubarb with Cassia and syrrup of roses is excellent also this drink following take liqueris Decoctio and raisons ana ℥ ij pruins a quarter of a pound French barley ℥ i. ss cellindine langdebene sorrel endive succory and Dandelyon ana M. j. boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water at the latter end of the boyling adde Curcumaʒ Curcuma ij or ʒ iij. bruised drink a quarter of a pint last at night and first in the morning if they have need of a strong purgation Take Diaprunum ℥ ss or ʒ vi in possit ale or ℞ Potio purgans Diaprunum elect è succo rosar an ʒ ij Syrrup rosar rhubarb ana ℥ ss decoct com q. suff f. potio 5. If through disease of the spleen turn to the Chapter of Melancholia obstructio hepatis lienis The juyce of horse-radish with white-wine is good you may pick many remedies out of the foregoing words in this Chapter rosemary boyled in the former oyls to bathe with is good Also Chalybs prepared ℥ .j. Infusio dissolved in white-wine pinte j. and drunk a little at a time is excellent CHAP. LIII CACHEXIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an evill disposition of body being spread abroad with weariness and all over the flesh is loose and waxeth soft For the most part it is caused of a long sickness Causa also it followeth when some intraile is hardened especially the hardness of the liver and spleen also in a continual Dysenteria and the disease called Caliacus morbus or through letting of some accustomed excretion The whole body is made whitish and weak Signa his legs being scarce able to bear him in the beginning appetite remaineth but afterward followes abhorring of meat their breathing seldom and weak the belly sending out unequal excrements old men and children are chiefly taken with this disease which soon perish through weakness of the vital faculty If it continue long it turneth into the dropsie A thin and dry diet is best wine that is white Curatio Victus ra tio thin and odoriferous is best If nothing forbid draw away a little blood at several times if it happen through retention of Hemroyds or Menstruis But in them that abound with vitious humours bleeding is hurtfull and purging is better after purging use exercise deambulations frictions with linnen and oyles Exercitiū some commend waters springing from Allum Salt-peter and sulpher a potion of wormwood is commended also this powder following Take nutmegs mace saffron of either two peniworth Pulvis powder them fine and adde a quarter of a pound of sugar and three peniworth of prepared steel if it turn into the dropsie turn to
continual provoking to piss It is caused through the sharpnesse of urine Causa or by exulceration of the bladder inflammation or an impostume of the liver or reines which being broken and sending the filth to the bladder through the shar pness it causeth continual desire to pisse In old men sometimes sharp humours is the cause Sharpness is known when the urine is chollerick and gnawing about the bladder Signa An exulceration of the bladder an impostumation of the liver and reines are known by the signes mentioned in their proper Chapters For the cure Curatio in aged persons some commend exceeding much as Galen lib. 5. Galenus Terebinthina Cassin Phlebotomia Clyster Turpintine washed in plantine water If there be sharp humours with inflammation and a young body bleed and purge with Cassia in whey but beware of hot things and many diureticks Clisters are good of Mallowes purslain violets cucumber seed beware of salt things and sharp things Lac. also hot milk indeed is the best thing to asswage pain to the former clyster adde Althea water-lillies in the boyling and Cassia fistula sugar oyle of violets and roses in the streining Lastly Aq. sperm ranarum Aqua spermat ranarum is most excellent Yet these emulsions following are much commended by Gorraeus in his Treatise de formul Gorraeus remed pag. 158. ℞ Emulsio Quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum recentium mundatorum anaʒ iij vel ℥ ss amygdalarum dulcium excorticatarum in aqua frigida ℥ .j. terantur omnia in mortario lapideo cum aqua fontis prius cocta fiat colatura ad lb.j. quae in vase vitreo servetur Vel ℞ Emulsio Gorraeus Seminis papaveris albi quatuor seminum frigidorum majorum aut amygdalarum dulcium ana ℥ ss terantur in mortario cum aqua decoctionis liquiritiae quantum sufficit in colatura dissolve syrrupi violati capilli vener is myrtillorum ana ℥ .j. fiat mulsio pro duabus vicibus capiat manè horis quatuor ante prandiolum CHAP. LXVIII VRINAE INCONTINENTIA is an involuntary pissing by reason of the palsie of the bladder 1. Causae The muscle Sphincter being resolved through coldness and moysture or the nerves that spring from os sacrum being ill affected the urine goeth away against the will of the patient Galenus Galen defineth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The way of the humours in the veines 2. Besides imagination which doth chiefly work in us when we are asleep there happeneth also a laxness of the round muscle caused by the abundance of urine and the sharpness thereof do provoke urine as that some persons pisse their bed For the first Curatio a purgation of the infusion of seane and Agarick 1. A bag of primula veris Ina arthretica Sacculus Salvia majorana ex floribus Anthos Stacados and cammomel which may be applyed to the pubes perinaeum and also to the loines also anoynt those places with oyles de castoreo costi Oleum cinnamomi vulpis remember to make that strengthening decoction set down in paralysis Decoctio but make it with wine you may inject the oyls and waters of sage primroses rew Injectio and Stecados promise no short cure for it ever proves long and difficult 2. For the latter some use Pil. de quinque gener Pilulae myrobolanorum or you may infuse two dragmes of rhubarb in the decoction aforesaid or a clyster wherein dissolve Oleum nervale Pulvis some commend Vesica capre suis Tauri being dried in an oven and powdered and ʒ j. or two given in wine or the decoction aforesaid Aetius Aetius commends the lungs of a goat to be rosted and eaten fasting a mornings the testicle of a hare boyled in wine the wine to be drunk and the stones eaten It is a common thing and confirmed by Galen to give Farcimen ex muribus Galenus FINIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 CHAP. I. LIB II. EPHEMERA in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Diaria febris in Latin in English one day fever The Patient having but one fit and so for the most part finished in one day of his own nature It is the spirit or breath that is inflamed Galenus Galen calleth it A simple fever A fever properly is an unnaturall heat Definitio febris which taking his beginning at the heart is spread by the arteries and veines into the whole body and doth let and hurt the operation of it Now of simple fevers some reckon three kinds an unnatural heat ingendred in the spirits of breath causeth Ephemera or Diaria as aforesaid whereof be two kinds that is Ephemera Simpliciter or Diaria Secondly Diaria plurium dierum otherwise called Synochus non putrida enduring three or four dayes unnatural heat ingendred in the humours causeth Putrida febris a rotten fever they do not in two places within the vessels and that two wayes for either all the humours do putrifie and rot equally and cause a fever called Synochus putrida or one only humour putrifieth and so causeth a continual fever If there be putrifaction of choller it causeth a continual Tertian or a burning fever If of flegme it causeth a continual Quotidian If of melancholy it causeth a continual Quartan If they rot without the vessels then they cause an intermitting fever for if there be putrefaction of choller it causeth an intermitting Tertian If of flegme that is sweet an intermitting quotidian exquisite and pure If of flegm that is glasen it causeth Epialos Epialos If of melancholy an intermitting fever Quartan The cause of Ephemera is Causa when as the breath is inflamed and heat above nature without any putrefaction or rottennesse also through watchings crudities lack of digestion sadnesse fear vehement care of mind kernels in the throat and such like which heat and inflame the spirits and the whole body 1. The signes are six first Signa the pulse are greater swifter and oftner 2. Secondly their urine is like a haile bodies urine 3. Thirdly their heat is gentle and easie 4. Fourthly the fever endeth on a sudden 5. Fifthly there wants evill symptomes as pain of the head stomach c. 6. Sixthly they are alwayes ingendred of an outward cause 1. If watching be the cause there is heaviness of the eyes swartness of the face 2. If of anger there is rednesse of the face and eyes with a swift pulse 3. If care and sorrow be the cause there is a noughty colour heaviness of the body hollowness of the eyes swartness of the face 4. If of Sun-burning the head is hot and their veines sometimes puffed up 5. If through cold there followes distillations and Rhumes 6. If of wearinesse the skin is dryer 7. If through drunkennesse and hunger it is known by the telling of the sick 8. If through swelling about
with washt Venus-turpentine and let him take three over night and four in the morning for a week together 5. Emplastrū Also Emplastrum sticticum is very good to lay to his back spread on leather give him with his meats the seeds of Agnus castus and the leaves of rew Aq. sperm ranarum to eat purslaine and drink spawne-water will be good to extinguish seed Let him lye on his side And lastly he must eschew and exclude all thoughts belonging to carnal copulation and ℞ Succi myrtillorum vel succi foliorum myrti Linimentum Montanus plantaginis ana ℥ .ij. succi sempervivae ℥ .j. unguenti sandalini ℥ .ij. cum modico cerae albae reformetur linimentum pro renibus Montanus de renum vesicae affectionibus Consilium 301. pag. 738. CHAP. XVII CELE in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ramex and Hernia in Latin of the barbarous writers Ruptura there be seven kinds or nine 1. Enterocele or Ramex intestinorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the Peritonaeum do break and the bowels fall down into the Cods 2. Bubonocele or Ramex inguinis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the bowels do cleave or stay above the privie members 3. Hydrocele or Ramex aquosus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when a watery humour is gathered into any part of the filmes or skin of the Cods 4. Sarcocele 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Ramex carnosus is when there groweth hard flesh within the coats and tunicles of the stones 5. Epiplocele or Ramex omenti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the kall or filme that laps in the bowels do fall down into the Cods 6. Enteroepiplocele or Ramex omenti intestini is when the bowels do slip down with the filme 7. Cirsocele or Ramex varicosus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the veines which nourish the stones are spread abroad and swollen out of measure on heaps 8. Ramex ventosus Physocele or Hernia ventositatis is when wind is gathered into the skin of the Cods 9. Hyrophysocele or Ramex ventosus aquosus when wind and water is gathered into the filmes of the Cods They are caused by some violent accident Causa as a stroak leaping crying fall or lifting which do break the peritonaeum and so cause Ramex intestinorum or stretch it out more then it ought to be and so cause Ramex inguinis Or the vessels joyned together and increasing in the Cods or the vessels being broak and slidden down sendeth blood thither which being changed into a watery or wheyish substance causeth Ramex aquosus Ramex carnosus is caused through a stripe or blow upon the stone or stones The cause of the other ruptures are evident by their descriptions The signes of the two first is a manifest swelling in the Cods Signa or above the privie members It goeth back slowly but rolleth down quickly also the swelling is very great The signes of a watery humour is a swelling without pain firm and shining like the colour of the humour as dregs of blood or the like If it be on both sides of the Cods it s then a double rupture The signes of Ramex carnosus is hardnesse somtimes like a kernel and thenthere is neither colour sense nor feeling But if the humour be of a wicked nature then pricking pain doth vexe him You must lay the Patient upright Curatio yet so as his head may be lower then his buttocks and separate his legges then put up the bowels by little and little then keep them up by convenient trusses and ligaments But if the place adjoyning to the Cods or privie members be inflamed and very painful so that thereby the bowels are made disobedient to go up then you must use foments and liniments made with mallowes cammomel dill linseed fennegreek Fomentati and nourish the place with wooll dipt in oyle Also take Emplastrum ad Herniam spread some on a piece of lether and apply it Emplastrū let it lye on seven dayes being bound fast with his truss and let him give himself rest for thirty dayes this is an excellent help Also make a decoction with comfry roots plantin myrtill seed pomegranat flowers Decoctio and leaves of laurel boyle them in red wine and water of plantin and then sweeten it with sugar For a watery rupture look into the Chapters of the dropsies as Ascites c. A perfect rupture coming by the breaking of the Peritonaeum in men of full growth seldom admits of cure A certain chyrurgion did use to beat a loadstone into fine powder Historia and give of it to children in a little pap and then he anoynted the groine with honey and then strewed on it the fine filings of Iron this he did for 10 or 12 dayes together keeping up the bowels straight with a truss Thus have you had directions for the curing of the first second third fifth and sixth As for the fourth rupture it s more properly a chirurgious work Paraeus and if you please you may take Parey for your guide so likewise for the seventh As for the eighth and ninth look into the Chapters of the dropsies There is also Hernia Humoralis generated by the confused mixture of many humours in the Cod Hernia humoralis or between the tunicles which involve the testicle And there is Pneumatocele which is a flatulent tumour in the Cod Pneumatocele being round and shining both of them are cured by medicines which dissolve and trusses to keep up the Cods from falling Vnguentū Also clysters And take Helder cammomel fetherfew betony great valerian chickweed sention mercury hemlock smallage gomepheny and cellindine ana M j. chop them small boyle them in p. iij. of May butter and two penny worth of neats-foot oyle bathe the Cod with it or ℞ Fomentatio Forrestus Cumini baccarum lauri seseli rnt ana ℥ .j. fiat decoctio in vino leniter astringente lixivio foveatur pars Forest Tom. 1. lib. 27. obs 25. CHAP. XVIII MENSIVM SVPPRESSIO Causa is either naturally or against nature If naturally the woman is vexed with no grief of the body nor yet of the wombe If against nature it happeneth either through grossnesse or slendernesse of body the former have but little blood the latter no superfluous blood in them Also grosse blood bleeding at the nose c. sweating continual vomiting fluxes of the belly hardnes scars or a peece of flesh ingendred in the mouth of the matrice may be the cause also carelesness fear and sorrow There is heaviness a desire to vomit Signa abhorring of meat paines about the loynes thighes neck eyes and head sometimes fevers and blackish urine made with difficulty 1. A cold distemper is known by dulness a white and leady colour in the face and a watery thin and greenish urine 2. A hot distemper of
olei liliorum â„¥ ij ol rutae â„¥ j. vitell ovor no. salis com Ê’ ij fiat enema Vel. â„ž Potio purgans Diaphoen Ê’.ij elect è succo rosarumÊ’ iij polcath Ê’.j bened laxÊ’ ss vini albi q. s fiat potio Both the clyster and this may serve for the strongest body You may diminish the quantities as you shall see cause If there be inflammation make use of the common decoction instead of the wine Vomitus Also Pilul arthritic is good vomiting is commended and sweating with the decoction of Guaiacum and Sarsaeparilla If heat molest bath first with vinegar and then with oyle of roses For attractives use emplasters of pitch Euphorbium and turpentine Also bathe with oyle of sage Oleum rosemary and ung Aregon and if no inflammation â„ž Cantharid quibus detractae sunt alaeÊ’ ij VesicatoriuÌ„ stavisag Ê’.ij.ss euphorb Ê’ ss sinapiÊ’ i. ss fermenti â„¥ ss incorporentur simul fiat vesicatorium If you please you may adde mel anacardinum or turpentine black sope the whites of egges Hippocr commends actual cauteries Fomentations that ease pain are good and a sheep or cats skin If you want more search the following Chapter CHAP. XXXI ARTHRITIS in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Latin Articularis morbus the joynt sicknesse It is a disease harming the substance of the joynt by the falling downe of a virulent matter indued with a maligne and venenate quality accompanied by four humours There are ten in number 1. Siagonagra of Siagon a jaw 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the virulent matter falleth upon the joynt of the Jaw 2. Trachelagra of Trachelos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that which affecteth the neck 3. Rhachisagra of Rhachis the spine is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when it troubles the back-bone 4. Omagra of Omos the joynt of the shoulder is when it molests the shoulders 5. Cleisagra of Cleis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when it affects the joynts of the collar bones 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pechyagra so called for Pechys which signifieth the elbow 7. Chiragra of Cheir a hand 8. Gonagra of Gony the knee 9. Podagra so called for that the Greeks term the foot Pous this gout is most hard to help 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ischias so called for that the Grecks term the Hip Ischion of this gout I have treated of in the former Chapter Abundance of raw humours is the cause of this disease Causa occasioned by immoderate diet and many other causes which is to be found in the other Chapter Those humours that do abound and fasten in the joynts either be sanguine cholerick flegmatick or melancholious and sometimes ingendred of the commixtion of humours The humour causing the gout is different from that which causeth a Phlegmone edema Erysipilas or Scirrhus AetÃus for as Aetius saith it never cometh to suppuration like other tumors The reason I think is because it happeneth in parts destitute of blood As soon as it falleth into the spaces of the joynts Signa it causeth cruel pain one while with heat as if they were burnt another while with extream cold Such as have this disease hereditarily can no more be freed therefrom then those in whom the matter of the disease is become knotty as Ovid saith well Tollere nodosam nescit medicina podagram The matter of the gout is a thin and virulent humour yet not contagious offending rather in quality then in quantity instigating the humours together with flatulent spirits prepared ready for defluction upon the affected parts do there cause extream paines that are intolerable 1. I read of a Gentlewoman that had many terrible fits by reason of a tumour scarce equalling the bignesse of a pease on the out-side of the joynt of the left hip In her fit she did cry and roar and rashly and violently threw her body this way and that way above her nature Thrusting her head between her legs and laid her feet on her shoulders as if she had been possessed with a devill being most violent when the tumor was touched yet all the quarter of an hour the fit held she had her senses and no inflammation no other swelling did appear At last a potential cautery was applyed to the grieved part or tumour and after the fall of the eschar very black and virulent sains flowed out which freed the woman ever after whence you may gather the malignity and venenate quality of the humour 2. The matter of the gout commeth for the most part from the liver or brain If from the brain it is flegmatick thin and clear it passeth out of the muscles skin and Pericranium as also through the large hole by which the spinal marrow the braines substitute is propagated into the spine by the coats and tendons of the nerves into the spaces of the joynts and it is commonly cold 3. That which proceeds from the liver is diffused by the great vein and arteries and participates of the nature of four humours 1. If it floweth from the head there is heaviness and dullnesse of the head with pain the functions of the minde are hurt by the malignity of the humour The musculous skin of the head swells with a certain oedematous tumor 2. If from the liver blood and choler bear the sway the veines are large and swollen the defluction is on a sudden and through crudities it degenerates into flegme and a wheyish humour if it degenerates into melancholy the gout resembles the nature of a Scirrhus but it is rare to be found 1. Melancholy causeth numnesse and a dull pain the gout being of a livid or blackish colour 2. A phlegmatick humour is also known by the colour being white like the neighbouring parts giving place to the finger it is cold and the urine thin and watery and the pain is not very sharp 3. The sanguine gout looks red and the veines are puffed up by it 4. The cholerick fiery or pale the pain is sharp like lancing he is eased by cooling things in the fit a fever taketh him he is thirsty and his urine yellow many many times if the choller be acrid a gangreen ceazeth on the affected part 5. If salt flegme there is itching gnawing and biting 1. A gout healed often leaves a palsie behind it 2. They oft desire venery which is hurtfull because it dissipates the spirits and weakeneth the nervous parts and exasperates the pain 3. The great heat dissolves the seminal matter which flowing to the genitals distends them 1. Curatio Theriaca Avicenna Treakle is commended in all Arthritical affects because it dries and wastes the malignity thereof so saith Avicen in lib. de ther. ad pisonem c. 15. 2. If blood be the cause cut a vein on the opposite part as if the right arm be troubled with a gouty inflammation Venae-sectio open the Sapheia on the right leg this is for
secondary essence of this difease is radicated in the natural constitution and also in the vital which are both vitiated in this affect The secondary essence hath a dependency upon the primary The secondary essence of this disease is likewise in the animal constitution which is that affection of the body consisting in the generation and due motion of the animal spirits by which is understood the excursion of them from the brain through the nerves like lightening and again their recourse back to the brain whereby they declare unto it what is perceived by the organs of the outward senses Now by reason the animal spirits have their passage through the first affected parts namely through the spinal marrow without the skull through the nerves from thence proceeding and through the parts into which those nerves are distributed and seeing that all these parts in this affect do labour with a cold distemper with a paucity and dulnesse of inherent spirits the animal constitution must needs be vitiated and the activity of the spirits in some degrees retarded and yet the sence is not vitiated for almost the gentlest motion of the nerves is sufficient for sence but not for motion because the latter requireth a greater strength and vigour of the nerves The parents may be troubled with Cachexia Causae Febris alba the dropsie the green-sicknesse which some call the white fever The scurvy French pox and the jaundies which corrupt the blood that cannot be changed into laudable and fruitful seed so that infants may borrow a disposedness from their parents to this affect But it cannot be comprehended under the species of an hereditary disease properly so called for that consisteth in the formation This disease according to its primary essence is a similary disease as before demonstrated 1. Yet in many children this disease doth fall under a second species of an hereditary disease improperly so called as when the parents are troubled with the diseases aforesaid There is also many times in the parents penury of natural spirits as happeneth after large evacuation in fluxes which wasteth the strength and is not repaired before coition especially a consumption or hectick fever a Gonorrhaea or a cold or a moist distemper of the genitall parts and womb or excessive sleepiness of the woman with child or slothfulness and ease may be the cause of this disease 2. A cold and moyst ayr doth powerfully contribute to this disease which easily happen to such children as are born near great Rivers Ponds or Meers So doth an extream hot and subtil ayr for that allureth forth and consumes the inherent spirits Also a plentiful diet may be the cause 3. Likewise a stupidity and sluggishnesse of the first affected parts a defect of motion and want of exercise immoderate sleep and on the contrary inordinate watching may be the cause Also things preternaturally retained as if choler abound and luxuriate in the body for it dissipates the natural spirits Likewise terrene dregs of the belly a sour humour and also flegm may be the cause immoderate sweating doth much dissipate the spirits Precedent diseases may be the cause as a phlegmatick Cachocymi Hepaticus fluxus A Cachexia a dropsie immoderate vomiting Lyentery Dysentery the Hepatical flux Diabetes excessive sweating a feeble appetite of the ventricle an obstruction or scirrhus of the mesentery sweet-bread spleen or liver also an opoplex palsie or lethargy It is possible for this disease to happen to those of full growth being conjoyned with another which is the primary cause although it seldom cometh to passe because of their continual exercise The magnitude of the head the leannesse of the joints the crookednesse of the shank bone or the elbow the inflexions of the joints and the sharpnesse of the brest do not accompany this disease presently but in process of time they bewray themselves there is a consumption of the parts which is onely a symptome and not a disease Some are so gently affected with this disease as you would scarce suppose them to be sick they ear they drink and sleep like those that are healthful only they play with more unchearfulnesse and shew forth some slight signs of sickness and yet by the only benefit of nature without any assistance of art they recover The Rachites degenerate often into a consumption a Hectick or into a slow putrid fever The usual companions of this malady are Hydrocephalus the fault of breeding teeth an Asthma Pthisis Hectica febris a slow and erratical fever and Ascites c. yet these may happen although the Rachites have not preceded Lastly such as have little or no dependance upon this affect are a malignant fever the French pox the scurvie and the strumatical affect which do sometimes associate this evil and yet they are all distinct from this The dogmatical signs relating to the animal actions are these Signa the looseness and softness of the parts the debility and languidness and finally the slothfulness and stupefaction 1. First a certain laxity and softness if not a flacciditie of all the first affected parts is usually observed in this affect the skin is soft and smooth to the touch the joynts are easily flexible and many times unable to sustein the body for the most part they speak before they walk if they be infested with it the first year which among us is held to be a bad Omen 2. But if they be afflicted with this disease after they have begun to walk by degrees they stand more feeble upon their legs they stagger and stumble at every small occasion and cover sitting 3. Upon a vehement increase of this disease they totally lose the use of their feet being not able to sit with an erected posture and the weak and feeble neck doth scarce or not at all sustain the burthen of the head 4. A kind of slothfulness and numbness doth invade the joynts and presently after the beginning of the disease and by little and little is increased The younger that are carried in the nurses arms do not laugh heartily when they are delighted and pleased with any thing neither do they kick or cry so fiercely when they are angred when they are committed to their feet and the disease prevaileth they are averse from all motion of their limbs 5. They are moderate in sleeping and waking ingenious not stupid but for the most part of forward wits unless some other impediments arise Their countenance is more composed and severe then their age requireth as if they were ruminating upon some serious matters these signs being taken do constitute a sufficient Pathogonomonical Syndrom or concourse of symptomes of the first kind which relate to the animal actions 1. Of how great moment the Alogotrophy or unequall nourishment of the parts in this affect we have already demonstrated 2. Secondly there appeareth the unusual bignes of the head and the fulnesse and lively complection of the face compared with the other parts of the body
are adjoyning to the ulcer Galenus and maketh an eating ulcer Galen calleth it Dysepulotica that is difficulty to be cicatrized This following medicine is much commended by Galen Guratio Galenus being of certain and approved use for desperate ulcers which many have taken in hand and left as uncurable â„ž Soreas â„¥ .iij. aluminis scissilis calcis vivae an EmplastruÌ„ â„¥ .ij. thuris gallarum an â„¥ iv cerae lb. j. â„¥ iij. sevi vitulini lb. j. â„¥ .vij. olei veteris quantum sufficit fiat Emplastrum To be layed upon the ulcer and apply a defensative above the ulcer Mixturae for fear of inflammation Also take Soldanella half a dragm powdered rhubarb two scruples give the same to drink often with white-wine or syrup of wormwood with wormwood-wine is very good for the same purpose Radices solani cortex herba succus Cacoethe juvant Tagautius lib. 6. Tagautius p. 523. CHA. XLIII PARONYCHIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a tumor in the ends of the fingers under the nailes with great inflammation It is caused through a malign Causa and venemous humour which from the bones by the Periosteum is communicated to the tendons and nerves of that part which it affecteth There follow pulsifique pain Signa a seaver and restlesnesse You must begin with purging Curatio Venae-sectio and blood-letting Then make incision in the inner part of the finger even to the bone along the first joynt thereof This must be done before it come to maturation suffer it to bleed well then let him dip his finger in strong and warm vinegar in which some treakle hath been dissolved and then appease the pain with Vnguentum populneum or the like And take this oyntment following â„ž VnguentuÌ„ Sacchari rosati â„¥ ss axungiae gallinae Ê’ iij vitellorum ovorum n.j. butyri recentis parum fiat unguentum in mortario absque igne If a Gangrene and Sphacel happen the Chyrurgeon must make use of his cutting mullets to save the rest of the body If you please you may read Forestus lib. Forestus 5. de tumoribus praeternaturam Observatio 16. pag. 162. CHAP. XLIV EXOMPHALVS or swelling of the navel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is caused by the Peritonaeum either relaxed or broken by which occasion oft-times the Guts or Kall fall into the seat of the navel and sometimes superfluous flesh is there generated sometimes this tumour is an Aneurisma Sometimes it is caused by a flatulent and sometimes by a waterish humour If the fall be the cause Signa the colour is like the skin soft and almost without pain But if the tumor proceed from superfluous flesh it is hard and immoveable If from wind it sounds when you press it If by a waterish humour it is easily known If from the effusion of blood it is of a livid colour but if the effused blood be arterial then there are signes of a Aneurisma If it be caused by the falling down of the guts there is heard a noyse when you press it If the tumor ptoceed from the Kall and Guts you must force them into their due place Curatio Then may the skin be taken up and thrust through with a needle and double twined strong thred next let the sides be scarified then thrust it through with a needle three or four times and twich it strongly with a thred that the skin with the ligature may fall off But you may cut off the skin so distended even to the ligatures and then cicatrize it In a watery tumor a small incision must be made and the wound kept open untill the water be emptied CHAP. XLV GANGRAENA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Gangrene is a certain disposition and way to the mortification of the part which it seizeth upon dying by little and little When there is a perfect mortification 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is called by the Greeks Sphacelos and by the Latines Syderatio which according to Fallopius Fallopius Fabricius and Fabricius is an affect of a part already utterly mortified and therefore not to be cured but by amputation that the whole body come not to corruption thereby Or it is a perfect and total privation of sense being a mortification not only of the fleshy parts but also of the nervous parts even unto the bone and sometimes of the bone it self The cause of a Gangrene may be an exceeding effusion of blood and spirits Causa or a distemper of the four humours Also extream erosion or corrosion of caustick medicines or corrosive humours A venemous and poysoned blood great burnings and scaldings or overmuch hunger and thirst may be the cause Also a Gangrene may happen by the pricking of a nerve by a feaver precedent by a frost and also by extream cold by the biting of venemous beasts or mad dogs or through great incised wounds but especially confuted wounds and by unreasonable stripes Finally from all intercepons intersections or interruptions of spirits what or wheresoever mayproduce a Gangrene The signes of a Gangrene are these Signa an extinction of the lively colour which was in the precedent phlegmon Grievous pain and continual pulsation in the diseased part apparent by the arteries being at first very sensible but afterwards declining their due force The part agrieved seeming for the most part in colour to be blackish blewish or of a duskie or livid colour yea sometimes putrid and being opened a filthy Ichor of an unsavory smell proceeds from it If there be sence there is life and hope Curatio 1. First empty out abundantly the corrupt blood which is stuffed in the affected member Venae-sectio For this purpose some apply horse-leeches others cut the fullest vein about the affected member also deep scarifications are good 2. When you have drawn out blood abundantly by deep slashes or cuts the place must be splashed with salt-water then lay on a medicine appointed for corrupted sores or wash it with hot vinegar or Mulsum twice a day 3. Vnguent Aegyptiacum When the fury of the evill is somewhat slaked minister Vnguentum Aegyptiacum whose wonderful affects have been often tried It is made after this manner â„ž Floris aeris aluminis roch mellis com an â„¥ .iij. VnguentuÌ„ aceti acerrimi â„¥ v. salis com â„¥ .j. vitriâ—li rom â„¥ ss sublimati pul Ê’.ij bulliant omnia simul ad ignem fiat unguentum When you have put in the Aegyptiacum apply this cataplasme â„ž Farin fabar hordei orobi lent lupin an Cataplas l. ss Seal com mellis rosat an â„¥ .iv. succi absynth marrub an â„¥ .ij. ss aloes mastiches myrrhae aquae vit an â„¥ .ij. oximelitis simpl quantum sufficit fiat Cataplasma molle secundum artem Somewhat higher then the part affected apply this following astringent defensitive â„ž Medicamentum Olei rosati myrtill an â„¥ iv succi plantag
moderate for too sound sleep drawes back the matter to the center and increaseth the feaver You must neither purge nor draw blood the disease increasing or being at the height unlesse there be a plurisie squinancie c. A gentle clyster is good in the state and increase of the disease Decoctio you must make a sudorifick decoction of figs liquorice husked lentils citron seeds the seeds of fenell and smalledge the roots of grasse raisins dates gold millet marygold flowers and harts-horne at the latter end of the boyling put in some saffron or ℞ Radic gram aspar foenic. an ℥ .iv. liquyr Syrupus ras ℥ ss fol. acetos m. ij fic n. xx flor cord p. j. fiat decoctio In lb.j. diss Syr. acetos simpl vel limon ℥ .iv. sacch parum fiat syr aro capiat serò mane ℥ iv donec tota faecta sit expulsio 1. You must defend the eyes Medicamentum when you first begin to suspect the disease with rosewater or vinegar and a little camphire If the pain and inflammation be great then use Aloes Aliud and Tuttie washed in the water of fennel eye-bright and roses 2. You must defend the nose with a Nodulus Nodulus made with a little vinegar water of roses the powder of sanders and camphire 3. You must defend the jawes throat and throttle and preserve the integrity of the voice Oxycratum by a Gargle of oxycrate 4. The Lungs and respiration must be provided for by syrups of jujubes violets Syrupi white poppies and water-lilies 5. To prevent Pockarrs after they are ripe open them with a golden or silver needle lest the matter contained in them should corrode the flesh that lies under and after the cure leave pock-holes behind it 6. The pus or matter being evacuated Lini◠they shall be dried up with ung rosat adding thereto ceruse Aloes and a little saffron in powder 7. Olcum Being dried up like a scurf or scab anoynt them with oyle of Almonds or Roses or with some creame that they may the sooner fall away 8. Vnguentū If there be any excoriation through scratching then shall you heal it with Vnguentum album camphor adding thereto a little powder of Aloes or Desicativum rubrum 9. To help the unsightly scars of the face Lac virginale Ol. lil Goose Ducks and Capons grease are good and also oyle of lillies and Hares blood newly killed hot Many cry out against bleeding though it be done a little before the pox come out Phlebotomia for my part I have opened a vein ofttentimes with good successe on strong bodies so that the pox have come forth within 24 houres after bleeding without any danger Also Bezoar is excellent to send forth the pox Byzabar But the most familiar thing for children Diascordium is Diascordium Lastly the meazles are cured by resolution only Cons samb and not by suppuration For which purpose conserve of Eldern flowers is especially commended not only to be eaten but also to be rubbed upon the heated parts If there be great faintnesse Cordial take Aqua Mariae syr lujulae of either one ounce give him a little often CHAP. XLVII ELEPHANTIASIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Paulus Avicennas Galenus or leprosie according to Paulus is a cancer of the whole body The which as Avicen addes corrupts the complection form and figure of the members or according to Galen This disease is an effusion of troubled or grosse blood into the veines and habit of the whole body 1. The primitive cause is Causa either from the first conformation or comes to them after they are born by the too frequent use of salt spiced acrid and grosse meats Also familiarity copulation and cohabitation with leprous persons Sweat and spittle left on the edges of the pots or cups for there is a certain hidden virulencie in the leprosie strong wines drunkennesse gluttony and a laborious life full of sorrows and cares The suppression of the Hemorrhoids and courses The small pox and meazles Also a Quartan feaver the drying up of old ulcers for that they defile the masse of blood and thus in conclusion the leprosie is caused 2. The antecedent causes are the humours disposed to adustion and corruption into melancholy by the torrid heat 3. The conjunct causes are the melancholy humours which are now pertakers of a venenate and malign quality and spread over the whole habit of the body corrupting and destroying it first by a hot and dry distemper and then by a cold and dry contrary to the beginnings of life which consists in the moderation of heat and moysture 1. The first sign is a falling away of the haires and you may perceive scauls in the head 2. The second is a numerous and manifest circumseription of round and hard pushes or pustules under the eye-browes behind the eares and in several places of the face like hard kernels 3. The third is the more contract and exact roundnesse of the eares 4. The fourth is A Lyon-like wrinkling of the forehead which is the reason that some term this disease Morbus Leoninus 5. The fifth is the exact roundnesse of the eyes and their fixt and immovable steddinesse 6. The sixth is the nostrils are flat outwardly but inwardly strait and contracted 7. The seventh is the lifting up thicknesse and swelling of the lips Also the stinch filthinesse and corrosion of the gummes by acrid vapours rising to the mouth 8. The eighth is the swelling and blacknesse of the tongue and as it were varicous veins lying under it Their face riseth in red bunches or pushes and is overspread with a duskie and obscure rednesse Their eyes are fiery fierce and fixed Some leprous persons have their faces tinctured with a yellowish others with a whitish colour according to the condition of the humour for Physicians affirm that there are three sorts of Leprosies one of a reddish black colour consisting in a melancholy humour another of a yellowish green in a cholerick humour another of a whitish yellow grounded upon adust flegm 9. The ninth sign is a stinking of the breath and also of all the excrements proceeding from leprous bodies 10. The tenth is a hoarsness a shaking harsh and obscure voyce coming as it were out of the nose 11. The eleventh is a morphew or defedation of all the skin with a drie roughnesse and grainie inequality such as appears in the skins of plucked Geese with many tetters on every side a filthy scab and ulcers not casting off only a branlike scurf but also scales and crusts 12. The twelfth is the sense of a certain pricking as it were of needles over all the skinne 13. The thirteenth is a cunsumption and emacination of the muscles which are between the thumb and forefinger Also their shoulders stand out like wings 14. The fourteenth is the diminution of sense or a numbnesse over all
warm linnen cloathes and then anointed with oyle of Rew and castoreum O'cum castorei or oyle of dil and exetor and hypericon which you will and after they be well anointed bind them up with Wolves or Foxes skins if you can get them let them be bound up warm Sternutamentum and straight also use the sternutation and with the oyls aforesaid anoint the hole of the neck There is one thing more that is excellent in this cause Infusio me thridatum and that is the infusion of castoreum and a dram of methridate administred in oximel fasting in a morning if you see cause you may give it at twice If this disease happeneth by the biting or stinging of a venemous beast Medicamentum then bruise scabious to which mixe a little treakle with the yelk of an egge and so apply it upon the affected part if this disease chanceth through emptinesse it is such an evil Victus ratio as that it is almost incurable their cure is moyst soopings and fat broaths of mutton gellies made of chickins also soft frictions with oyles and their whole cure must alwayes be like the cure of hecticks now after he hath soopings and after he hath had frictions as aforesaid then take this Electuary following â„ž Conservae Buglossae violarum an â„¥ .j. Electuarium Manus Christi â„¥ ss nucleorum pini â„¥ ss DiamargritÊ’ 5. Syr. de stoecad q. s f. E. Then it will be very good to administer this clyster Take of the decoction of a capon one quart Clyster boyle in it Mallowes violet leaves of each alike barley â„¥ .ij. a lambs-head or a sheeps-head boyle them to a pinte and adde oyle of violets â„¥ iij. but the best way will be to boyle them in a larger quantity untill the flesh come from the bones and to adde your oyle of violets to one pinte if there be more it will serve for another clyster because you cannot well boyl a sheeps-head in a quart much lesse two heads if occasion should serve â„ž Mythridatii â„¥ ss Castorei â„¥ .ij. Linimentum unguenti martiati â„¥ ij olei mentae q. s fiat linimentum Fontanus lib. 1. cap. 25. Fontanus With this liniment let the spine of the back be anoynted morning and evening Quod illi a cerebro communicetur affectus Lastly â„ž Salviae pulegii betonicae majoranae Hyssopi Decoctio an M. ss Rad. foeniculi paeoniae an â„¥ ss Sem. faeniculi anisi an Ê’.j Florum betonicae Weckerus borrag an M.j. fiat decoctio deinde coletur dulcÃsque redatur potio cui denique addantur Syrupi de betonica de hyssopo ana â„¥ .ij. Weckerus lib. 2. pag. 407. De curatione convulsionis CHAP. VIII CEPHALALGIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Galenus Galen saith there are three paines in the head and they are sundry The first is Cephalalgia as aforesaid that is when the paine is new and tolerable The second is Cephalaea which is an old inveterate head-ache stubborn and confirmed The third is Hemicrania and doth occupy the half part of the head The cause of Cephalaea Causa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is abundance of blood and other humours or by the sharpnesse of humours and vapours contained within or without the scull and inflaming the head The signe is Signa exceeding pain continuing long and hard to cease upon which light occasion have very sharp and great fits followed so that the patient can neither abide noyse loud speech nor clear light drinking of wine nor savors that fill the brain but desireth for the greatnesse of the pain to sit or lie quiet in the dark supposing that his head were strucken with a hammer The cause of Hemicrania Causa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is by the ascending or flowing of many vapours either hot or cold either by the veines or arteries or by both It is a painful evill Signa remaining in the one halfe of the head either in the right half or in the left of the head to be short the cures of the paines in the head are according to the diversity of causes But first I will shew you from whence it proceedeth whether from heat cold moysture or drinesse c. The signe of head-ache Signa caused of heat of the Sun is when a body tarry long in it having vehement pain you shall feel their head hot as soon as you touch it and their skin is drier than it was wont to be their eyes do look red and are delighted with the sprinkling and anointing of cold things The signe of head-ache caused of cold Signa outward as when the ayre is very cold especially when one tarry in it a long time bare headed or by applying suddenly any cold thing to the head the pain is vehement yet the head when it is felt on is not hot and the face and eyes do not look red nor their face is not drie and shrunk as that which is caused of outward heat but contrariwise full and pale their eyes are swollen and swarth and they feel ease by hot things The signes of head-ache caused of drinesse Signa are there come few excrements or none at all out of the nose If the eyes be hollow and the patient that is pained hath watched much before and the skin of the head is drier then it is a certain sign that it comes of driness The signe of head-ache caused of moysture Signa is meant either by moystening medicines or by the moyst ayre by bathes or the like There is much filth coming out of the nose the eyes puffed up and swelled and the patient sleepeth much while you judge of it be sure you mark whether it be hot and moyst or cold and moyst do cause the paine The signe of head-ache caused of blood Signa is when the veines swell the face and eyes be red the veines commonly when blood do much abound may be seen even to the smallest the the pulse is great and vehement the urine reddish and thick the veines of the temples do beat and the pain is heavinesse The signs of head-ache caused of choller Signa are the pain is like the head-ache caused through heat of the Sun but their pain is more sharp and pricking their head is moderately hot their face is pale and wan but the peculiar signe is bitterness of the mouth and driness of the nose eyes and tongue The signes of head-ache caused of flegme Signa are there be fulness and heaviness of the head and whiteness and moystness of the face moreover the sick will easily fall asleep he is slow his sences are dull and he aboundeth with moysture or excrements in his head this headache is apt to breed some ill infirmity if not looked to in time The signs of head-ache caused of windiness Signa are there be felt distension and streaching in the head without
1. cap. 2. Hercules Saxonia Ve ℞ Succi lactuc. ℥ i.ss oleo violac ros omphac Linimentum Hercules Saxonia ana ℥ .j. aq ros succ Cimon ana ℥ ss Misce fiat linimentum CHAP. IX MEMORIA DEPERDITA The losse of memory chanceth sometime alone and sometime reason is hurt with it The cause is sometimes of coldnes Causa Signa with moysture sometimes by a cold drie distemperature If coldnes with moisture be the cause then the party is very drowsie and sleepy and much moisture is avoided at the nose If it be caused of a cold dry distemperature the patient is watchfull and yeeldeth forth little or no moysture Curatio Oleum Gordonius For the cure if it be caused of a cold and moyst distemperature Gordonius adviseth to use oyle of Castoreum and of Euphorbium also to give for certain dayes together Confectio ex ana cardisʒ ij with the decoction of smallege and fennel rootes and it is sufficient to mixe one dragm with a little quantity of Methridate Methridatum or Treakle and to take every morning a spoonfull of syr of stoecados doth profit much oyle of cinamon is good to anoynt the head Ol. Cinamomi and if the cause be cold and drie cure it with things that be hot and moyst ℞ Nuc. moscat gr ij caryoph gr vj. lign Rotulae Hercules Saxon. aloësʒ j sach fin dissol in aq maior q. s f. rotulae CHAP. X. MELANCHOLIA is a delirium or doltishnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which springeth from a melancholick humour without a fever which doth so perturbe the seate of the minde that the speech and actions are altogether void of Reason The cause sometime is of the common vice of melancholy blood Causae being in all the veines of the whole body which also hurteth the braine but sometimes only the blood which is in the brain is altered and the blood in all the rest of the body is unhurt and that chanceth two wayes for either it is derived from other places and ascendeth up thither or else it is ingendred in the brain it self and sometime it is ingendred through inflammation and evill affect about the stomack and sides therefore there be three diversities of Melancholy according to the three kindes of causes The signes are Signa fearfulnesse sadnesse hatred and also they which be Melancholius have strange imaginations for some think themselves bruit beasts and do counterfeit their voice and noise Some think themselves vessels of earth or earthen pots and therefore they withdraw themselves from them that they meet lest they should knock together moreover they desire death and do very often determine to kill themselves and some fear that they should be killed many of them do alwayes laugh and weep some think themselves inspired with the holy Ghost and do prophesie upon things to come but these be the peculiar signes of them that have melancholiousnes caused through the consent of the whole body for in them the state of the body is slender black rough and altogether Melancholius caused naturally or through certain thoughts watchings or eating of wicked meats through hemroyds or suppression of Menstruis but they which have Melancholia caused through evill affect of the stomach and sides they have rawnesse and much windinesse sharp belkings burnings and grieviousnesse of the sides also the sides are plucked upwards and many times are troubled with inflammation especially about the beginning of the disease also there is costivenesse of the womb little sleep troubled with naughty dreams swimming of the head and sound in the ears For the cure if it be caused of adusted blood Curatio first administer a clyster afterwards open a vein with this caution Venae-sectio that if good blood shews forth close up the vein but if the blood shall appear grosse black and turbulent then we draw away according as we shall see cause a sufficient quantity but first administer this clyster following ℞ Epithymi thimi florum Stoecados violariae Clyster Mercurialis fol. Malvae an M.j. bulliant in sufficienti quantitate aquae ad lib. j. colaturae adde cassiae novit extract ℥ .i. ss olei violati ℥ .iij. saccar Rub. ℥ i.ss salis com ʒ.i vitelli ovi N. j. fiat Enema Or else administer such a potion as you shall think proper then to digest the matter we give this syrup following ℞ Syr. de pomis simpl ℥ .i. Syr. violati ℥ ss aqua Mixtura bugloss violarum boraginis ana ℥ .j. misce Let his meats Vietus ratio be meats of good juice which are hot and moyst but more moystning than heating and musick with what delights you can but let his diet be slender If it be caused of adusted melancholy Purgatio first purge with pills or potion which purge melancholy afterwards if you see that blood abound open a vein with the former caution but however open the hemroyd veines with leeches and use a concoctive syrrup and anoint the temples of the head and pulse of the hands and soles of the feet with this oyntment made as followeth ℞ Linimentum Vnguentum Olei nenupharis ung popui ℥ ss misce prolinimento Or else you may take ung populeneum ℥ .iv. dissolve opium ℥ ss if you see cause drop in Ol. nucis muscat gr iij. into a little of the oyntment aforesaid also Landanum paracel 3 or 4 grains or more according as you shall see cause And syrrup of poppies ℥ .ij. mixt with ℥ .iv. of the water thereof Iulepus is good let him ride or walk by places pleasant sayling on waters and such things to delight in If the disease proceedeth from the stomach and sides Vomitus either vomit or purge which you shall judge to be most proper and fitting remember to keep accustomed evacuation which you do with this decoction ℞ Myrobal Indarum Stoecados Arabici Decoct Epithymi Mesue Epithymi Passularum mundat ana ℥ .j. myrebal chebul summitatum fumariae anaʒ iv fol. senae ℥ .j. polypodiiʒ vj turbithʒ iv agrimoniaeʒ 5 omnia praeter epithymum coquant in seri caprini lib. tribus ad duarum librar consumptionem tunc adde epithymum semel fervefac tolle ab igne adde Hellebori nig ʒ.j agariciʒ ss Salis Indiʒ i.ss frica cola utere Mesue de decoctionib fol. 130. CHAP. XI MANIA AVT INSANIA FVROR that is madnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they that have this disease be woode and unruly like beasts it differeth from this frensie that because this disease comes without a fever The cause is much blood Causa flowing up to the brain yet the blood is temperate sometime it happeneth through a sharp chollerick humour and sometime melancholy and choller do so prevail that they are forced to be bound in their beds some are of opinion that sometimes a spirit troubleth this kind of evil which
with crums of white bread like a poultis spread it on a double cloth and apply it warm If the body be temperate and a doubt of worms instead of the syrrup aforesaid use worm-seed according to the directions in the Chapter of Canina appetentia if blood cause vomiting you shall have directions in the Chapter of sputum sanguinis Vomitus In a cold cause procure vomiting with Asaron if nothing prohibit Pilulae and after use stomachal pills mint-water and the syrrups of wormwood if you want more look in Sitis and Imbecillitas stomachi I have oftentimes stopped vomiting with Aquamenthae syrrup cidoniorum Mixtura of either one ounce mixed together CHAP. XXXIV CHOLERICA PASSIO is an immoderate perturbation of the stomach caused by vomits upwards and downwards the Latins call it Cholerici It is caused through much crudity and rawnesse of the stomach choller Causa and sharp humours with an ill and corrupt digestion For the signe Signa there is pricking and biting about the stomach and withall vomiting and a flux of the belly it is called the chollerick passion in English there do oftentimes accomcompany this disease cold sweats a swift pulse frequent little and short with Syncope If children be taken with this disease Curatio sleep profiteth much in old men for the most part deadly the juyce and syrrup of Quinces with syrrup of Roses and Myrtills is excellent in a hot cause as this Recipe following ℞ Mixtura Miva Citoniorum ℥ 4. syr Citoniorum Mirtilorum ana ℥ .j. cons Oxiacanthae ℥ ss Give of it to the patient often in the best red Rose-water Vomitus providing that if you see a plethorick body and abounding with choller give a vomit with stybium if nothing prohibit or else this Apozem following ℞ Apozema Syr. de Rhabarb Rosarum sol ana ℥ .j. The decoction of Seene as much as sufficeth to make an Apozem give the one half over night and the other half in the morning warm they must abstain from all hot things as strong beer wine hot waters spices c. and take soopings of a cooling quality as broath made with cooling herbs Victus ratio as sorrel borage and burnit Endive succory sorrel possets and lemmond possets barley water and cooling juleps are very good Julepus made with the waters of Endive purslaine sorrel and syrrups of the same In a cold cause Vinum the best wine thin and odorifferous is sometimes sufficient in a full body purge with this or the like purgation ℞ Potio purgans Diaphenicon ʒ.ij Benedict lax pul Sanctus an ʒ.ss White wine Pilulae as much as sufficieth to make a potion or you may give stomachal pills if their body be not able to bear a strong purge but these vomitings many times in a hot cause syrrups or juyces of quinces and syrrup of Myrtils in a cold cause the syrrup of mints and cordial mint water is sometimes sufficient Lastly this emplaster following is excellent to be applyed either to the stomach or belly ℞ Olei cotoneorum myrthini ana ℥ .ij. Emplastrct Weckerus Hypocistidis acaciae Rhu ana.ʒ.ij. Corall rub ʒ.j cum cera resina fiat Emplastrum CHAP. XXXV IMBECILLITAS JECINORIS is caused of a distemper either hot cold moyst Causa or dry 1. Signa A hot distemper doth burn up as well the humours which were before in the liver as also those humours which are carried to the liver by the veines Mesenterii and there is stinking grosse choller avoyded by the belly and is abundantly coloured also a fever vexeth him he abhorreth meat and many times casteth up choller with a sore thirstinesse the vrine high and a swift pulse 2. In a cold distemper it doth make the flegmatick and raw humour which is already contained in the liver tough and hard to be moved and the humours that be carried to the liver it leaves them half digested this indureth long and the belly floweth certain dayes abundantly but lesse stinking and not so much in quantity and is like putrefact blood curded but indeed for the most part you shall find it as it were a certain slime and dregs of grossblood coming nigh to melancholy many times there appeareth a faint fever the face doth not fall and there is a greater appetite of meats 3. A dry distemper doth make the humours drier and thicker and less in quantity than the former but thirsty 4. A moyst distemper make the humours more thin and watery and they are less troubled with thirst therefore they which have a weak faculty of the liver are called Hepatici 1. Curatio Venae-sectio In a hot cause if there be not great aridity and driness with exceeding heat open the liver vein of the right arm otherwise not for blood is a bridle Ceratum Victus ratio and temperator of choller in all heat of the liver Ceratum santalinum is good Use broath wherein is boyled Lettice Endive and Succory no flesh except it be chickens partridg birds of mountaines or a little veal no wine except the stomach be weak then let it be very thin and anoynt the stomach but especially the region of the heart Oleum with Oleum Rosarum aut violarum If he be in a pining condition make him gellies and put in red saunders and let him take of this julep following ℞ Julepus Syrrupus Endiviae Acetosae Portulacae Rosarum Rub. violarum ana ℥ .j. Barley water as much as sufficeth to make a julep if the stomack be weak adde a little syrrup of wormwood also this Electuary following is wondrous proper ℞ Electuariū Cons Rosat Rub. ℥ j. Spec. Diarrho Abb. ʒ.j Spec. Aromat ros ℈ .j. Syr. lujulae q. s f. Elect. Mosle Or as you shall see cause you may adde Rosarum Rub. Trochis Diarhod Coral Rub. Diatrion santalon For the poorer sort direct chirnmilk boyled with sorrel and so let them drink the Ale thereof 2. In a cold cause or distemper take savory Hysop sage and parsley in his broth let his meat be dressed with aromatick things as Cinamon Cloves c. Also wine is good Vinum Decoctio especially clarret providing they avoyd idleness also the decoction that is set down in Paralysis is good adding wormwood calamint anise fennel and let the one half be wine sometimes drink it with syrrup of wormwod and agrimony use hot oyles as nard wormwood cammomel cinamon cloves and spicknard Oleum also for the poorer sort use wormwood beer and wormwood wine 3. In a moyst distemper use a drying diet Diacurcue ma. and provoke sweat Diacurcuma is good so is syrrup of wormwood 4. In a drie distemper use a moystning diet also mixe strengthening things with your moist things one dragme of wolves liver in powder and ministred in sweet wine allayed with water is very excellent
exercise of the former life let passe for a time 2. The second is when watery blood like the water wherein new killed flesh have been washed or soaked which chanceth through weakness of the liver is sent forth 3. The third is when there is sent forth an humour more shining and blacker than that which is natural being commixt of blood and Melancholy 4. The fourth kind in which by little and little and between whiles is cast out pure blood yet sometimes clodded and shavings of the bowels cometh out with pure blood and many times thick dung sprinkled with drops of blood of this fourth kind I shall treat at this time and let passe the other three The cause of this last kind is through exulceration of the bowels Causa caused many times through outward cold heat and moystnesse sometimes through pernicious medicines as scammomy eating of fruit or sharp and soure meates crudity and rawness or through sharp and gnawing humours flowing from the whole body to the belly or ingendred in the belly it selfe and this doth sometimes begin after Tenasmus the excrements are cholerick diverse and fatty because the fat that cleaveth within the bowels is melted so that when the Superficies of the bowels are bare and the exulceration abiding about it then the excrements be dreggy and bloody but when the ulcer is pierced deeper then there is sent forth filthinesse having as it were little pieces of parchment commixed with it so that if it be not stopped it eateth the places nigh unto it and sendeth forth such excrements as are wont to runne from dead bodies 1. Signa When the small guts are exulcerate there is pain about the Navill the excrements are chollerick the patient feeleth grief and frettings and gnawings so that the patient is not farre from fainting they are not thirsty and feverous the excrements are cruid and raw and the bowel Jejunium is exulcerate sometimes though seldom and sometimes they vomit and abhorre meats 2. But if the exulceration be ingendred in the great bowels there the ordour is pure and much heaped together coming out with windinesse and frothinesse mixed with fatnesse blood swimming aloft the knowledge of this greatly helpeth to the cure 1. Curatio If the exulceration be in the upper or small bowels you must cure it by medicines given at the mouth If in the great or lower bowels it must be done by clysters be the cause what it will endeavour to procure rest and give them little meat milk is good and Rice with milk if there be no fever marmalad of Quinces Plantin boyled in the juyce of French pruins with balaustia no flesh except Birds or Rabbits c. Chalybs steel quenched in running-water is good If the stomach be weak give restringent wine not very old amongst syrrups take plantin knotgrasse purslain sharp mulberries Balaustia Frankincense Terra lemnia and grape curnels all these restrain the tallow of goats swine geese and hens these asswage the acrimony which should be first looked to that thereby the patient may be eased Hares creem Harts-horn burnt the shells of Crabs running water and sage these drie up This clyster following is good for Dysenteria though the cause resteth in the great bowels as well as in the small and better â„ž Fol. Ros Rub. Plantag Centinodium Clyster Consol Maior prim veris ana M. ss BalaustiaÊ’j Rad. Consol Maior â„¥ ss Rice burnt one ounce seethe them all in running water wherein hath been quenched steel strain it and adde the juice of plantin Ê’ ij Bolus arm Ê’j goats tallow â„¥ .j. oyles of Roses Myrtills Quinces of either â„¥ .j. make a Clyster now though this Clyster be set down at large yet you may direct one for a poor body not so costly with some of the Engredients This clyster is most proper for the Dysenteria in the great bowels 2. If the exulceration be in the small bowels then give unto them such things as you shall find proper in Diarrhaea use syrrup of dried Roses Myrtils and Quinces apply this Cerate outwardly â„ž Ceratum Ol. Mastic Rosarum Myrti Cidoniorum an â„¥ .j. fol. Ros Rub. Plantag anaÊ’ j BalaustiaÊ’ j Bolus arm Ê’.j Mastic Ê’ ij Barley meal Ê’ ij wax and Rosin as much as suffiâ—eth to make a Cerate some medicines you may find in the Chap. of Colerica passio The infusion of Rhubarb is of some praised Infusio Oleum vitrtoli and of others suspected but oyle of vitrial is much commended in plantin water the distilled water of the spawn of frogs is an excellent Remedy Aqsperm ranarum if it be well made if the patient be weak make him broath with chickins with a little cinamon 1. Clyster If there be deep excoriation make a clyster with the decoction of brann and â„¥ ij of deer suet clysters of milk is good for either of them 2. Purgatio If it happens through contagion of Ayre at the first give a strong potion of Rhubarb infused in plant in water with a little cinamon and then a little treakle or methridate in cinamon or treakle water is excellent But after purging endeavour next to procure rest either with Laudanum or something else and then give a scruple of treakle or methridate in c. Theriaca mithridat as aforesaid forbare bleeding or purging except with Rhubarb many have been cured with Harts-horn burnt others take hard bones of Beef or Pork calcined or burned untill they be white made into powder and so drunk in ordinary drinks continually with some few drops of cinamon water and cinamon and nutmegs in powder are good This unguent following is wondrous proper to procure rest â„ž Olei nymphaeae VnguentuÌ„ violarum unguenti populeonis an â„¥ ss Opii gr iij. Croci gr iv fiat unguentum quo nares tempora inungantur Rauzonius Rauzonius Lastly let this chyster be administred for it is effectual in Dysenteria â„ž Succi plantaginis arnoglossae portulacae an Clyster Gorraeus â„¥ iij. boli armeni sanguinis draconis amili an Ê’ i. ss seni hircini vel capriniÊ’ j velÊ’ i. ss vel â„¥ ij fiat Clyster Gorraeus pag. 153. CHAP. XLII TENASMVS is a continual desire to go to stoole 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with extension and straining out of the right gut called Intestivum rectum being stopped avoyding nothing except it be a little blood or filthy matter like snivel or snot 1. Causa The cause is sometimes through outward cold 2. Sometimes through sharp chollerick humours 3. Sometimes through salt flegme 4. Sometime through impostumation 5. Sometimes through inflammation ingendred in the streight gut 6. Sometimes the blind gut is stopped with hard dung 1. Signa The sign is as various if it be caused of cold it is known by the tale of the sick whether he hath set on any cold stone c. 2. If chollerick it is known by the colour
also coleworts of the sea called soldana and soldanella taken in drink excelleth all the rest you may give it in wine or whey stamped it bringeth forth hydropick water this clyster following is good Clyster flowers of laurel Ê’ ij root of polypody Agarick ana Ê’ i.ss Dodder or cucutha Ê’ iij seethe them in wine or water untill the third part be consumed strain it lb. j. and adde Benedict lax â„¥ ss Elect. nidumÊ’ ij ss mel rosarum â„¥ .j. oyles of Rew cammomel and Ireos ana â„¥ j. salt gemme Ê’ i.ss fiat clyster you may adde Aniseed caraway-seeds and rew For poultises provokers of urine and the like I have spoken of in the former Chapter This kind of dropsie is more dangerous than the former moderate sweating is good in all dropsies Haustus Take the green rind of helder Carduus benedictus and Rosemary boyle them in possit ale strain it and adde treakle or methridate Ê’ j or Ê’ i. ss â„ž corticis rad cucumeris agrestis ℈ .j. infriatum insperge mulsae sine molestia pituitam ducit Aetius Actuarius nec stomachum laedit Ex Aëtio Actuario Also this water following is good for a strong body if he abound with flegme â„ž Florum Persicorum scammonii Rubeus Aqua purgans Turpeti ana part aequales Distillentur in balneo Mariae servetur in vase vitreo ad usum Modâ—ce admodum solvit Dentur species diacurcumae vel dialaccae si non adest febris CHAP. LVI TYMPANITES 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa is also properly called Hydrops as well as Anasarca It is caused of wind and water swelling the belly so that it is stretched out The signe is Signa the belly is puffed up higher than that of Ascites the navil is thrust forth if one clap upon it it gives a noyse or sound and all the other parts of the body wax leane this kind is most dangerous There diet is like the other Curatio ExercitiuÌ„ but more especially windy things are to be avoyded exercise is good and thirst doth succour the patient First purge as aforesaid also clysters Clyster as in Ascites onely you may adde in the boyling roots of Apium fennel parsely rew melilote in the streining Hierapicra Electuarium è baccis lauri and oyle of Dill you must provoke urine and dissolve windines of this look into the Chapter of the chollick it will help much for poultises look into Anasarca EmplastruÌ„ Emplastrum è baccis lauri is good also these lozenges powder of Dianisum Lozeng and Diacuminum ana ℈ .j. powder of the Antidote of laurel berries Ê’ j powder of Diagalanga Ê’ ss seeds of Anise carrawayes Dancus and fennel ana ℈ ss rew seeds of Apium and lovage ana ℈ .j. sugar â„¥ .vj. with the distilled waters of fennel and Apium make lozenges If they complain of pain in their body apply this emplaster â„ž EmplastruÌ„ Mesue Thuris masticis myrrhae ana â„¥ .j. Baccarum lauri â„¥ .ij. Cyperi costiana â„¥ ss mellis despumati quantum sufficit Fiat emplastrum Mesue de ung emp. pag. 153. These pills following are very good â„ž Pilulae Sennertus Mass pilul de hiera cum agarico turbith electi rhabarb an ℈ .ij. fol. soldanellaeÊ’ ss rad asari ℈ .j. trochisc alhandal elaterii nucis moscat galangae cinamom piperis cubebar an ℈ ss Pulveri sanda pulverisentur excipiantur omnia succo iridis fiat massa cujus dosis scrup ij vel Drach j. cum oximel scillit ff Pilulae mediocres Sennertus Tom. 2. lib. 3. cap. 4. pag. 1070. â„ž Clyster Fol. rutae flor chamaem sambuci summit anethi an M..j sem anisi faenic cumin carui an â„¥ ss coqu in aqua simpl Colaturae ♄ lb.j. vini maluatici â„¥ .iij. bened lax â„¥ .j. bac lauri â„¥ ss ol rutacei laurini an â„¥ .j. fiat clyst CHAP. LVII MIGTVS SANGVINIS is a disease of the reines through the which thin wheyish blood is pissed It is caused through weaknesse of the reines Causa being not able to divide the urine or through amplitude of the reines breaking of a vein in the reines caused through lifting or leaping sometimes sharp humours gnaw the reines flowing from above also stones in the reines may be the cause If this disease be caused through weaknesse Signa the blood is wheyish If through amplitude and largenesse of the veines they feel no pain If through breaking of a vein then the blood cometh forth abundantly If through gnawing humours the blood is sent forth by little and little with pain vexing the reines If through a stone look into its proper Chapter If through weaknesse of the reines Curatio rest profiteth black wine and restrictive meats Se sputum sanguinis abstain from carnal copulation Venus and diuritick things harts-horn with wine or juice of Marygolds is good Decoctio and Lapis Hematitis also the decoction of knot-grasse Syr. de rosis succis myrtils sheeps milk â„¥ .iv. mixed with a dram of Bolearmoniack is onely praised Bolusarus and loafe-sugar with it is not amisse look into the Chapter of Dysenteria also myrtill berries pomegranet rinds and Balaustia give meats of good juyce sometimes blood is curded in the bladder then cleanse but first dissolve and then use astringent things Venae sectio as aforesaid If through breaking of a vein or gnawing of sharp humours open a vein in the same side draw blood by little little If there be inflammation give cooling things inwardly and outwardly and avoyd sharp and salt things If an exulceration be left look into the same Chapter If it be caused by certain circuits the cure is the same Aq. sperm ranarum Aq. sperm ranarum is most excellent especially if there be inflammation or exulceration CHAP. LVIII INFLAMMATIO RENVM is an inflammation of the reines Causa caused through corrupt humours and medicines which ingendreth inflammation of the reines and especially continual and vehement ridings also stripes may be the cause There is a beating pain behind about the joynt of the back Signa a little above the bastard ribs the pain stretching inwards towards the liver the right side reine most commonly is vexed and also the bladder privie members loynes hips share and thighs weaknesse of limbs their extream parts are cold as the calves of the legs and feet there is difficulty of making urine in the beginning it 's thin and watery but afterwards more rubicund gross and filthy a vehement fever a disposition to vomit gnawing of the stomack and vomiting of choller this is when it comes to a Nephritick passion some are vexed with sweats and faintings costivenesse of body puffings up with wind and abhorring of meat First his diet must be of a cooling quality Curatio Victus ratio Phlebotomia and thin Secondly bleed the Basilica vein on the same side and after
the Saphena beware of hot diureticks and acrid medicines as scammony use outwardly oyle of roses and quinces cooling clysters with Cassia is very good Olcum or Cassia inwardly with syrrup of violets also to drink Aq. sperm ranarum is excellent Aq. sperm ranarum fasting is hurtful use diureticks when the Absessus is broken as parsley and fennel in clysters put in oyls of roses violets and cammomel If you want more look into the Chapters of other inflammations and the Chapter of ulcers in the reines for the which honey and milk is good This clyster following is proper in the inflammation of the kidneys ℞ Rad. althaeae ℥ .j. fol. malvae violar Clyster lactucae ana M.j. prun dulc paria iv hord mundat flor violar ana P. j. fiat decoctio ad ℥ .viij. vel x. In colat dissolve cassiae vel diapruni simplicis ℥ .j. ol violac ℥ .4 Riverius vitellos ovorum num ij Fiat clyster Riverius lib. 8. cap. 3. CHAP. LIX CALCVLVs RENVM 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa happeneth oftner to men then to children The cause is continual crudity and rawnesse of the stomach whereby much grosse and earthly humours are heaped up together which being parched with a burning fiery heat about the reines hardneth into a stone The stones do sometimes differ in greatnes and figure colour and sharpness they are black whitish and pale They feel grievous pain in the reines Signa even as it were a bodkin thrust through and yet no swelling without he have much adoe to turn his back bone the leg against the diseased rein is astonied with abhorring of meat and vomiting the urine is sometime pissed forth little in quantity and watery afterward followeth perfect suppression of urine the womb avoyddeth nothing yet maketh many proffers to go to the stool sometimes blood is avoyded through the violence of the stones especially if they be sharp the urine hath gravelly residence when the stone is removed If the stones be light and round they are easily sent forth but very hard if they be long and sharp For the cure Curatio if thou wouldst first prevent it in any person prohibit fulnesse of diet and all such things as ingender gross and obstructive juyce unleasened and light bread gross and new ale and beer with new and unsetled wines and their exercises must be mean also let them avoyd cheese and milk and plenty of flesh all things that do heat and inflame the liver and kidneys are to be avoyded let him not stand with his back against the fire sallets are good Victus ratio and let his meat be such as yeeld nourishment as veal pullets chickens partridges doves larks and hedge-sparrowes which is said to be best Cassia Cassia is much commended to be given in a good quantity with syrrup of violets Althaeae maiden-haire or lymonds the broath of Althaeae is very good with the roots of parsely fennel cicers and the root and seed of saxifrage with a little new butter ℞ Bolus Terebinth venet ℥ .j. aut ℥ i.ss let it be washed in saxifrage water take it in wafers also some of the aforesaid syrrups taken in Aq. sperm ranarum cannot but be excellent wine of Alkekengie Vinum and also the milk of an asse is much commended by Aetius also syrrup of marrich mallows Aetius Potius diuret taken in parietary saxifrage or onion water is good Secondly if the stone be ingendred if there be a plethorick body and strong some will advise the vein in the ham of that leg that is astonied to be cut and also purging Phlebotomia if nothing forbid it otherwise take this clyster following ℞ Malvae Althaeae merculialis capil ven Clyster parietariae ana M.j. nastur M.i. ss Sem. Apii feniculi anaʒ iij Boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water strein it and adde ℥ .i. of Cassia Hierapicra ℥ ss oyls of dill and cammomel ana ℥ .j. Salicom ʒ.ij f. Enema anoynt the region of the reines and loynes with oyles of dill sweet Almonds cammomel and Althea Cataplas A cataplasme made with wheat meale linseed fenegreek lupines cammomel fennel roots beaten well and leaves of Althea If the stone stick fast or rest quietly in the kidneys beware of diureticks you must first loosen the reines with foments and cataplasmes as aforesaid and if the stone shall happen to fall into the bladder or yard and so stop the urine then make use of a silver Cathetur and diureticks the blood of the goat in saxifrage water is good Elect. Dulcis the ancients use Justinum or Elect. Dulcis In the fit you may use clysters bathes unction Cassia turpentine to disturb the stone use the clyster abovesaid to which may be added in the boyling cammomel roots of parietary and aniseed in the streining hony of of violets ℥ .j. venus turpentine ℥ ss oyles of scorpions ʒ ij aut ℥ ss give syrrup Dialthaea Syr. alth to make the passages slippery in some diuretick water but this is to be noted that if the stone be old or hard it is in vain to use diureticks but if it be sand and small stones then use those things aforesaid If you want more look into the Chapter of obstructions and the three kinds of dropsies and also into the Chapter of inflammation of the reines Hercul saxonia lib. 3. cap. 41. p. 346. Hercules Saxonia did frequently use Turpentine and indeed it is of great force not only to cleanse the reins and bladder from slime and gravel but also to break the stone ℞ Bolus Riverius Terebinthinae in aqua saxifragiae vel parietariae decies lotae ℥ ss cum saceharo fiat bolus Vel. ℞ Aliud Riverius Cassiae recentur extractaeʒ vj. terebinthinae ℥ ss pulv liquirit ʒ.ij misce fiat bolus Vel ℞ Aliud Terebinthinae ℥ ss Pulv. lithontrypticiʒ ij Misce fiat bolus Riverius lib. 8. cap. 1. pag. 235. If the inflammation and pain be great apply this cataplasme ℞ Cataplas Fontan Mucilaginis seminis lini faenugraeci an ℥ .vj. pinguedinis gallinae ℥ .iv. farinae hordei q. s.fiat cataplasma Fontan lib. 3. cap. 31. pga. 413. Vel ℞ Vnguenti populeon ℥ j. dialth ℥ ss misce Vnguentū Mar quardus Or if that will not be sufficient you may adde one dragme and a halfe of Opium CHAP. LX. DIABETES is a disease about the reines 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 causing much thirst and what is drunk is pissed out again even as it is taken It is ingendred of weaknesse of the retentive vertue of the reins Causa but the attractive vertue is so strong that it sucketh the whole body through immoderate heat causing a stubborn thirst For the sign they drink continually Signa because the drink they take passeth swiftly out again their bowels seem to burn the loynes swell up and the stones and
some rupture or gnawing of a flux There followeth sharp pain of the bladder Signa casting out matter when the ulcer is foul and filthy the matter is more slimy and dreggy sometimes thin skins like leaves and wooll are sent out If the ulcer spread abroad and feed deep the urine is bloody mattery and stinking also there is difficulty of making water and rising up of the yard if there be pain about the pubes it sheweth the ulcer to be in the bladder If pain be in the perinaeum then the ulcer is in the neck of the bladder If in the yard in the uriter note that ulcers of the bladder be incurable or at least very hard to cure as well because the bladder is sine wey as also because the urine which is of nature sharp doth continually touch the ulcers and so gnaweth them that it will not suffer them to conglutinate For the cure Curatio if he have a fever which for the most part is annexed with it labour to quench it milk is much commended Lac. Clyster either drunk or injected make a clyster with mallowes fenegreek linseed cucumber-seed c. when you administer it let the Patient lye groveling upon his knees Pilulae give milk and honey to scoure and cleanse the ulcers pills of Alkakengie with opium are commended to ease pain If you would stop the ulcer from spreading use lotions made with bolearmenie and barley water Mel. rosa Mel rosarum injected with milk is a good cleanser also Syrrup rosarum ciccarum in barley water to inject is good what is wanting else you shall find remedies enow in the Chapter of Ulceris renum Yet you may according to Fontanus directions use this injection following every fourth day ℞ Mucilaginis seminis altheae Injectio Fontanus citoniorum psillii an ℥ .j. aquae albuminis ovi conquassati ℥ i.ss lactis muliebris ℥ .ij. cerusae ℥ .iij. gummi Arabiciʒ ij misce exactè in mortario plumbeo cum syphone injiciantur quart in die Lastly inject Bolus armen vel sanguis draconis cum aqua plantaginis in sufficienti quantitate CHAP. LXV ISCHVRIA in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Suppressio urinae in Latin it is a disease in which the urine of the Patient is stopped It is caused sometimes through weaknesse of the bladder Causa not being able to thrust out that which is contained in it it is also caused of grosse humours or of a stone congealed sometimes of inflammation or of hardness sometimes by a piece of flesh or hard knob ingendred in the passage of urine also of clodded blood also it is caused of matter sent down to the reines or liver or from some other part also through over-long holding of the urine also through the obtuse sence of the bladder If stopping of the urine be caused through weaknesse of the bladder Signa it may be known by their diet and course of life If of the stone you may know that by the signes in the Chapter of the stone If through inflammation or swelling it is known by pain fever and sight if through a piece of flesh or knob is may be known by putting in an instrument and also if the knob or boyle be broken there cometh out blood or fragments of flesh if clotted blood be the cause there went before pissing of blood 1. Curatio For the cure if it be caused through imbecillity of the bladder use heating things as pasneps Apium fennel Apium sperage smalledge c. after diureticks the palsie drink were good 2. If through gross humours then use those things that cut and divide Decoctio as oximel decoction of hysope peniroyal origan thime and inject oyle of lillies c. 3. If through clodded blood horse-radish roots infused in white-wine is good Raphanus Rustica in drink motherwort stichas wormwood sothernwood c. 4. If through inflammation look into its proper Chapter 5. If through a piece of flesh give such things as spread abroad the pipe and conduit of urine Syphon as in the Chapter of the stone in the reines also the using of a syringe is good 6. If through a dull sence of the bladder it must be cured even as the weaknesse thereof is cured onely beware of strong diureticks 7. If through holding their urine too long stand so as the neck of the bladder may leane downward and lay both your hands about the share press it thrusting out the urine by little little and thus he may do in the dull sence of the bladder which some I think do but suppose may be the cause of Ischuria some commend clysters of parietary cammomel Nasturtium Clyster majoram peniroyal Origanum plenty of remedies you may find in the Chapter of the dropsie and stone Crato Crato commendeth these pills following ℞ Terebinthinae coctae ℥ j. Pilulae ex Terebinth Rhabarbari electissimiʒ iij. Succini albi succi Glycyrrhizae anaʒ ss Cinnamomi electiʒ j misce fiat massa de qua formentur pilulae mediocres Vel R. Olei Terebinthinae arte chimica extractiʒ j Julepus Fontan syrrupi violati ℥ .j. aquae raphani aut ononidis q. s fiat julep capiatur Petrus Salius capite 14. scribit in extrema necessitate dentur gr 11. cantharidarum integrarum cum semen ameos ℈ .j. quod est cantharidarum antidotum ut probari verùm ut dulcis fiat remedium adde zacchari candi pulverizati ʒ ss Fontanus lib. 3. cap. 36. pag. 437. CHAP. LXVI DYSVRIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa urinae difficultas is a disease wherein the urine is hardly pissed It is caused through weaknesse and coldness of the bladder sometimes through gross humours Weakness and coldness is known by the patients words Signa and the thinnesse and whitenesse of the urine For the cure Curatio Diacur cuma Oleum Hercul Saxon. Diacurcuma is commended and to noursh the share with oyles of Rew Dill Lillies and Castoreum there is plenty of remedies in the other foregoing Chapter and thither I referre you Hercules Saxonia saith that Curatio dy suriae quando provenit ex humoribus permistis cum urina habet omnes has intentiones ut evacuentur revellantur deriventur contemperentur partes à quibus gener antur corrigantur Si à frigore infirmitas Hollerius calorificis utendum est unctione perinaei pectivis fomentis balneis cly steribus potionibus aliisque remediis Vbi verò urina acrior est Phlebotomia Potiopurgans siquidem corpus bene carnosum est si inflammationis suspitio vena basilica secanda est Purgandum cum ʒ.x Cassiae dissolutae in sero caprino vel liquore convenienti Hollerius lib. 1. cap. 47. CHAP. LXVII STRANGVRIA Stillicidium urinae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a disease whereas the urine distilleth down by drops or by little and little and causeth a
rotteth and putrifieth within the veines Causa it agreeth with an exquisite intermitting Tertian because it is ingendred of the same humour that the other is But yet differs in that in an intermitting Tertian the choller is carried all over the body but in this causos it is contained in the vessels with the blood so that when the choller is stirred vehemently and driven about by nature there is wont to follow vehement cold and rigour Hippocrat Hippocrates saith 4. Aphoris 58. That if it happeneth in a burning fever the Patient is delivered from the disease It is known by these signes Signa their tongue is drie grosse rough and black also gnawing of the stomach thirst watchings and many times ravings their egestions of the wombe be liquid and pale For his cure use lettice and sorrel Curatio Victus ratio in his broath strew his room with the leaves of the vine flowers of roses violets and water-lillies also sprinkle cold water in the roome But the first intention is to open a vein Venae-sectio from whence a large quantity of blood must be drawn This Epithema is good â„ž Aqua rosarum rub lactucae ana â„¥ iij.ss Epithema aqua endiviae cichorii an â„¥ i.ss aceti â„¥ .j. triasantali ana â„¥ ss Sem. portulacae gr iv fiat Epith. moysten rotten wool in it and apply it to the liver If you will make one for the heart take the waters of Bugloss Burrage Pul. elect diamarg frigid corall saffron c. Lastly cause the chollerick humour to be voyded either by sweats vomits or egestions downwards and labour to quench the heat with Aq. sperm ranarum or the like or if you please you may make a julep of barley water Julepus wherein is boyled the strings of the vine a handful bruised with a few pruines to the streining adde sugar syrrup of violets poppies or any other syrrup that is of a cooling quality The manner of preparing barley water Guibertus Aq. hord according to Guibertus is thus Accipe hordei communis manipulum unum Bulliat in libris duabus aquae ad quadrantis consumptionem Extracta ab igne refrigerata coletur per linteum mundum ad usum CHAP. VI. EXQVISITA TERTIANA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cassa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 febris intermittens It is caused of choller carried by the sencible parts of the body yet it remaineth pure sincere and unmixed and therefore it is called exquisite In every fit they feel a vehement cold Signa rigour and stiffenesse and as it were pricked In the increasing of the fits the pulse are vehement great and frequent with thirst he breathes out as it were a flame of fire coveting cold water sometimes they vomit choller the belly being loose Their urine is chollerick the fit lasts commonly 12. houres sometimes lesse according to the quantity of choller or the quality of it or the strength of the patient Duplex tertiana If it invade the Patient daily with the signes aforesaid it is called Duplex tertiana a double tertian Galen in the most hottest fevers giveth counsell to draw blood even ad lypothimiam Galenus Curatio Vena sectio after the third fit it is most proper to be done At the first opening of the vein we may draw blood more in quantity then at the second because the first is for evacuation the second but for refrigeration let this be done the day before the fit The next day at the houre of the coming of the fit give a vomit of the infusion of Stibium Vomitus 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 or 15. drams according to the strength of the Patient The next fit procure a sweat with Diascordium mithridate Mithridatum Victus ratio gunpowder or the like Let him use that which cools and moystens as the flowers of violets burrage roses water-lillies endive succory lettice damascene pruins purslaine sorrel roots of grasse of these may be made decoctions Amongst compounds there is Elect de prunis damascenis without diagridium Diarrhodon Abbatis Diatria santalon in powder EmplastruÌ„ and the conserves of the former simples Also tosted bread infused in rose-vinegar beaten in a morter and adding coral Ê’ i red roses and cinnamon of either half a dram and applied like a plaister is good also Ceratum santalinum Ceratum and clysters doe well and if the Patient be not able to take a vomit give him strong Apozems For the extremity of heat Aq. sperm ranarum remember Aqua sperm ranarum If rest be wanting â„ž Haustus Syrrupi papaveris et nenufaris ana â„¥ .j. aq lactucae â„¥ .ij. misce bibat Or if you please VnguentuÌ„ you may use unguentum populeum mixed with a little opium and then to drop in 3 or 4 drops of oyle of nutmegs and bathe the temples of their head with it is good the manner of making with the quantities are set down in the Chapter of Melancholia Cataplasâ—ma towards the latter end Also take briony root slice it the inward bark of Helder rew fether-few walnut-tree bark or leaves and cellindine of ether a like quantity stamp them with a little salt spread them on a cloath grate a little nutmeg on it and apply it to the wrists If you want more look back into the Chapter of Causos If you think good you may minister this potion â„ž Potio purgans Elect. de succo ros diaprun sol anaÊ’ v. syr ros alex. ex 9. infus â„¥ ij decocti communis q. s misce fiaetpotio Carolus Amatus This is for a strong body But for a weak body this that followeth may serve â„ž Potio Syrrup de cichor compos cum rhab. â„¥ i.ss Elect. de succo ros Ê’.iij decocti gram acetos end q. s.fiat potio Varandaeus pag. 7. Vel â„ž Massae pilul aggr de Rhab. an ℈ .ij. diagr gr iv cum aqua foeniculi fiant pilulae numero xi deaurentur Carolus Amatus CHAP. VII TERTIANA NOTHA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa or bastardly Tertian it is caused when choller is mixed for the most part with flegme In this fever Signa the time of the fits exceed twelve hours and there is not such great heat in the state and rigour of this fever as in the exquisite Tertian besides it doth not end in abundance of sweat as the exquisite Tertian doth Give them ptisan and mulsa Curatio Victus ratio Venae sectio wherein hath been sodden Hyssop and Origan fasting If the Patient be strong bleeding helpeth much then take this clyster following â„ž Malvae mercurialis violarum origani Clyster Hyssopi ana M.j. sem nasturtiiÊ’ iij coquantur in s.q aquae usque ad consumptionem medietatis cujus colaturae accipiatur lib. 1. adde Benedict laxat Hierapicra anaÊ’ iij mel rosarumÊ’ iv oleum violarum cammomeli ana
his beginning from an un-usuall putrefaction also having its beginning likewise sometimes in our selves the humours do degenerate so much from their natural temperament that they take unto themselves a pernicious and venemous quality sometimes it is caused by outward means as putrefied exhalations communicated to the ayr from dead carcases not buried Fennes Pools standing waters stinking channels venemous dens and mettalin spirits arising out of the earth Also from the variable commistion of the planets and then it is the scourge of the most high God for our sinnes Also a corrupt ayre may be the cause I mean diet It rageth commonly at the latter end of Summer and the beginning of Harvest or Autumne The outward members are cold Signa the inward hot There is heavinesse wearisomenesse sloth difficulty of breathing pain in the head carefulnesse of minde sadnesse marvellous sleepy and sometimes raging vexeth him with losse of appetite thirst often vomiting bitternesse and drynesse of the mouth a frequent small and deep pulse the urine thick and stinking yet sometimes it is like a hail bodies urine Lastly the sure token is botches behind the eares or under the arme-holes or about the share also small spots all over the body with great faintnesse First burn juniper oken wood laurel Curatio Fumigatio or Tamariscus in the house or strew juniper berries mirrhe frankincense rew Angelica in powder upon coales Also sprinkle vinegar upon the pavement Secondly If a plethorick body open a vein Venae-sectio Vomitus on that side the botch is on and on that vein that comes from thence some commend a stibium vomit especially if choller abound also Electuarium de ovo Elect. de ovo which maximilianus the Emperour once used with marvellous successe Ê’ j. at a time in scabious water Also â„ž Theriaca Andromachi ℈ ij Haustus Mithridatum ℈ .j. Bolus arm prae ℈ ss Aqua rosarum Buglossae ana â„¥ .j. misce fiat potio Let him sweat upon it Diascordium treakle or mithridate applied in the forme of a linament upon the region of the heart LinimentuÌ„ mixed with the juyce of lymonds is good make him broath in which boyle Buglosse Borrage Marygolds and Harts-horn Also â„ž Haustus DiascordiiÊ’ j. Syrrupus lymonibus â„¥ ss Aquae cardui benedict â„¥ ij Spirit vitriol Gut 4. misce fiat Haustus Let him take 2 or 3 of the same draughts mithridate drawes poyson to it Gentilis though Gentilis and Valescus affirme that it drives it from it If there be a botch Cataplas rot it with a poultis made of fenegreek linseed roots of Althaea white lillies and figs or goose-dung dissolved in oyle of Cammomel for his sawce vinegar is good and lymonds he may drink wine that is thin and watery And let him often smell on Rew He must eschew Venus that fears this fever and bleed after the body be well purged Pil. pestilentialis with pil pestilentialis and remove into a clear ayre In this fever Clyster a clyster is to be administred if the body be much costive also make this electuary â„ž Electuarium Cons rosarum rubr Buglos Borrag an â„¥ ss confect caryophil â„¥ j. Theriaca Androm â„¥ ss Diamargariti frigidiÊ’ ij Syr. Luâ—ulae q s fiat Elect. molle For dainty stomachs you may leave out the treakle and put in two drams of Aqua Mariae Aq. Mariae Lastly this julep following is most excellent â„ž Julepus Aqua endiviae scabios ana â„¥ ij aqua dracon milis ana â„¥ .iiij. aqua Theriacal â„¥ .ij. Syr. ex infusione rosarum viridum â„¥ .ij. Syr. Luiulae endiviae an â„¥ .j. aqua menthae cord â„¥ .j. misce Let him drink of it often 3 or 4 spoonfuls at a time thus much shall suffice for this kind of evil only this powder following is much coÌ„mended â„ž Radicis heptaphylli pentaphylli an Ê’.j Altomarus Pulvis Zedoariae dictamni cretensis seminis mali medici cornu cervi ustising ℈ .ij. Cyperi baccarum juniperi cujuslibet ℈ j. Ossis de corde cervi ℈ ss croci gr iij. misceantur fiat pulvis tenuissimus Vel â„ž TheriacaeÊ’ iv terrae lemniae santal rub Vnguentum an Ê’.j aquae rosaceae aceti parum f. ad modum unguenti Altomarus de feb pest cap. 9. pag. 980. CHAP. XIII LVES VENEREA is a contagious evill gotten for the most part by the use of venery and of unclean bodies The part affected is the liver The cause is an impure touch in copulation Causa the man or woman having their privities troubled with virulent ulcers or molested with a virulent strangury the contagion whereof is eommunicated from one infected body to another The woman takes it by receiving the virulent seed of an unclean person The signes thereof remaining in the wrinkles of the womb may be drawn in by the pores of the open and standing yard and so infect the man whence succeed ulcers and a virulent strangury in the privities of both persons It may be taken by breathing onely or by eating drinking and lying with the infected or after them in their sheets I read of a nurse that infected a Gentlewomans child the childe the mother the mother her husband and the husband infected two of his other children There appear Bubos in the groine Signa pustuls in the yard the urinary passages are ulcerated The prepuce is sometimes so scorched with heat that it will not slip over the Glans the urine burnes with pain and a virulent Gonorrhea Sometimes red sometimes yellow and filthy spots like warts are over the body which in time prove ulcers and pustuls There is pain of the nerves shoulders head and neck In many there is pustuls in the pallat of their mouth jawes nose and tongue which in time ulcerate oftentimes the haire of the head and Beard fall away They cannot sleep for they have exceeding pain in the night more then in the day Because the venereous virulency lying asleep is enraged by the warme bed also the Patients thoughts are fixed upon the object of pain most in the night On their joynts and shin-bones they have certain tophies and tumours very hard to be dissolved and especially in their foreheads and shoulders Prognostica The effects of Lu. ve are sad For some lose one or both their eyes or eye-lids looking very gastly some lose their hearing and their noses do sometimes fall flat with the losse of the bone called Ethmoides so that they faulter and fumble in their speech some have their yards cut off by reason of a Gangreen and women a great part of their privities are tainted with corruption men sometimes have their urethra obstructed by budding caruncles or inflamed pustules and often stand at need of the Cathaetur some their mouthes are drawne awry others grow lame of armes or legges some are troubled with Asthma others have the leprosie
Paraphimosis 13. For the virulent Gonorrhaea annexed with it Gonorrhaea virulenta First direct a dry diet as biscakes raisons blanched almonds to make meales of them often 14. Then purge him with this potion following ℞ Potio purgans Decoct com ℥ vj. cassiae re extractae ℥ ss Syrrupus rosarum sol ℥ ss misce Let him take the one half overnight warm and the rest in the morning If he be a strong body put in ℥ ss or ʒ vj of Diaprunum sol instead of Cassia let him drink of the decoction of Sarsae and China constantly 15. And let him take halfe an ounce of washt turpentine in wafers 2 or 3 times and sweat once or twice if need be For this Gonorrhaea is the beginning of the Lues venerea and will certainly follow if not prevented with the aforesaid meanes And so much shall suffice for this most detestable and grievous evill which by Gods command hath assailed mankind as a scourge or punishment to restrain the too wanton and lascivious lusts of unpure persons CHAP. XIV SCORBVTVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 called by Pliny Sceletyrbe and Stomacace It is a disease obstructing the spleen whereby the course of melancholy is hindered which being mingled with the rest of the blood infecteth all the body The grosser part falling down stains the legs with spots the thinner part being carried up defiles the gums The cause is a grosse and corrupt diet Causa and also a full and delicate diet using no exercise may be the cause sometimes it followes a quartan fever The gummes are foul Signa and swelled with black blood the teeth loose black and leady spots in the legs and sometimes in the face There is weaknesse in the joynts difficulty of breathing being ready to die when they move but being layd they are refreshed they are greedy of meat costive of body yet some have a flux some have swelled and ulcerated legs so that their shin bone lye bare In some bodies it turnes into a kind of leprosie those that die of this disease their bodies are found to be spotted all over First open the vein on the left arme Curatio Venae sectio called Lienaria and draw away blood according to the strength and age of the Patient If it be possible draw blood from the Haemorrhodial vein Also if they abound with blood take the Basilica but if they be farre spent abstain from phlebotomy except it be by the haemorrhodiall veines Next give this Apozem following ℞ Decoctio com ℥ .vj. cassiae re extractae ℥ ss Apozema Syrrupus de epithymo cretens Syr. fumariae ana ℥ .j. misce f. Apozem Give him half over night and the other half in the morning warm For this disease admits not any vehement purgations Also morning and evening let him take a spoonfull or two of the juyce of scurvigrass and brooklime Becabunga called Becabunga you may put two or three ounces of it into posset ale drink it and sweat if possible Also this julep following is good to drink often of it ℞ Aqua fumaria p. 1. Syr. ejusd ℥ ij ol vitr gr Julepus vj. misce For children make this syrrup ℞ Syrrupus Succi chochleariae succi becabungae an li. iij. sacchar albis li.ij. charificetur succus cum abumine ovi fiat syrrup secundum artem Give the childe or weak body a little at a time often If the gummes be swelled with black blood let it out with an instrument Lastly this drink following I never knew fail ℞ Chochleariae m. vj. cortic radic Raphani sylvest Infusio ℥ ij Baccae Junip ʒ ij zingiberis piperis anaʒ j vini albi p. iij. Aqua fumaria p. 1. fiat infusio Stamp the scurvigrass and radish bruise the berries ginger and pepper and put them all into the wine and water let them stand a whole night strain it and let the Patient drink a quarter of a pinte at a time last at night and first in the morning Forestus If any man desire more knowledge of this disease let him read Forestus his observations in diseases of the spleen CHAP. XV. PRIAPISMVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa is a disease in which the yard is extended in length and bignesse without any lusting It is caused either through immoderate opening the mouthes of the arteries or else of a vaporous spirit ingendred in the hollow and fistulous sinew or through long abstinence from carnall copulation Satyriasis If there be panting and beating of the yard with a desire to the act of generation then it is called Satyriasis They suffer as it were a cramp Signa the yard being puffed up and stretched out they quickly perish without sudden help And when they die their bellies be puffed up and their sweat is cold First open Mediana of the armes Curatio Clyster Venae-sectio then clysters made of beets mallowes and mercury adding Manna and Cassia but beware of purges and things that be diuretical to procure gentle vomits are good Aq sperm ranarum give him to drink a little Aqua sperm ranar. with sugar And keep him from sights and stories appertaining to lechery Let him drink barley water If a virulent Gonorrhaea be annexed with it then frictions on the fistulous sinew of ung argenti vivi helps him In this disease Forestus in his first Tome and 26. Forestus Book and ninth observation commendeth a vomit made with Asaron CHAP. XVI GONORRHAEA seu seminis profluvium 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is excretion and shedding of seed against the Patients will without sicknesse of the yard It is caused through imbecillity of the retentive vertue in the vessels containing the sperm Causa or violent moving may be the cause The sperm is watery Signa and thin without aptetite to carnal copulation some feel not the fluxe others feel a certain pleasure but not like the pleasure that is in that Gonorrhaea which is found in plethorick bodies abounding with blood that lying on their backs in the night shed forth abundance of spermatick matter Also their bodies waxe leane especially about their loines with much weaknesse There is also a virulent gonorrhaea whose cure you shall find in the Chapter of Lues venerea 1. Curatio Victus ratio For the cure let him use a dry diet 2. Secondly let him give himself all the rest and quiet he can possible 3. Thirdly this powder is excellent ℞ Pulvis Sacchari restrin ℥ .ij. resinae ℥ .j. bolus arm ℥ ss nuc moschataeʒ ij mastich ʒ j. misce fiat pulvis Let the Patient take as much as will lye on a twelve-penny piece or a half crown at a time in a quarter of a pinte of warm milk from the cowes dugge evening and morning and sometimes in Rice broath will do well 4. If you please you make some of the powder into pills Palulae
fulness is known by vehement paine about the loynes and privie members with swollen veines 1. For a cold distemper turn back to lib. 1. Curatio Sabina chap. 25. pag. 52. for a poor body let the leaves of savine be boyled in wine and drunk or receive the fume of savine it will force them It doth also expell the dead child 2. In a hot cause bleed on the feet Venae sectio coole and moysten and give syrrup of steel And when the distemper is over then observe the former directions for fulness make a purgation with Diaphaenicon Hierapicra and benedicta laxativa Purgatio Amongst simples that provoke the terms are roots of parslay sperage seeds of smallege and fennel Anniseed nettles Also calamint Catalogus simplicium wormwood origan sothernwood mugwort peniroyal hyssop hore-hound rew motherwort Ireos laurel berries madder sage cummin-seed Enula campana root of Aristolochia and Savine of these may be made decoctions into which may be put a little sugar to drink 4. Also Castoreum Storax Galbanum frankincense Fumigatio Bdelium and Benzoine of these may be made suffumigations Also if you turn back to the eighth Chapter of this book Vin. Chaâ— lyb and the ninth page you shall find an excellent thing for this purpose even the steel wine to give the Patient of it evening and morning with the syrrup of the same and exercise This potion following is commended by Montanus in his Treatise Deaffectionibus uteri Montanus Consilium 308. pag. 749. â„ž Potio purgans Agarici praeparatiÊ’ ij RhabarbariÊ’ j infundantur in aqua betonicae per horas 24 fiat expressio fortis â„ž DiacatholiconisÊ’ ij ss Misce fiat potio brevis The same author praiseth Confect diacimini vel Diatrion pipereon vel aromat rosa and lastly Mithridate in white-wine CHAP. XIX MENLIV M fluxus immodici The Menstruis do chance to flow out of measure Causa through great or small vessels opened wide or broken also immoderate purgations and grievous travel in child-birth may be the cause If the greater vessels be broken Signa or open'd the bloodfloweth out gushing on heaps If the lesser it floweth out by little little If through eating or gnawing it floweth with great pain moreover there followeth a filthy colour the feet are puffed up with a light swelling having a weak body wlth their digestion and appetite corrupted First they must give themselves rest Curatio Venae-sectio Catalogus simplicium secondly if nothing forbid open a vein in the arm Amongst restrictives are Balaustia Aypocischis Acatia knot-grass both the consolidaes plantin barberries roses myrtills harts-tongue burnt quinces of these may be made decoctions for juleps in a hot cause they may be boyled in the waters of some of the simples adding thereto in the streining Syrrupus myrthinus and de rosis siccis In a cold cause boyle them in pure red wine The juyce of plantin or knot-grasse injected Injectio Galenus is much commended by Galen This electuary following is good â„ž Conservae ros antiquae â„¥ ss symphiti â„¥ j. Electuarium boli armeniÊ’ ij sanguinis draconis ambrae citrinae corallorum rubrorum ana ℈ j. cum syrrupo myrthino fiat elect Also the powder following is excellent â„ž Cornu cervini usti boli armeni terra sigillata Pulvis diamarfrigidi pul margaritarum lapidis hematitis ana ℈ i. ss misce fiat pulvis detur cum aqua plantaginis If you want more look into the Chapter of Dysenteria and other fluxes of blood as Sputum sanguinis c. Lastly these pills following are to be taken before meat to strengthen the stomach â„ž Aloes optimaeÊ’ x. mastiches chiae Ros Pilulae Fontanus Rubrarum anaÊ’ ij cum syrrupo Absynthites cogantur in Massam Nic. Fontanus lib. institut Phar. Sect. 9. cap. 11. CHAP. XX. FLVXVS MVLIEBRIS aut uteri fluor Causa This flux of the matrice is a continual distillation and flowing out for a long time the body purging its self The humour is red like putrefied blood Signa yet sometimes pure which noteth erosion or gnawing mattery white and sometimes watery the secret part is continually moyst with the humours being of divers colours She is ill coloured abhorreth meat her eyes are swollen and she breatheth difficultâ—y 1. Curatio Venae sectio For the red fluxe open a vein in the arm often drawing a little blood at a time and let her diet be restrictive 2. For the white flux if it have taken her but newly do not stop it If it have continued long let her give her self rest usinga drie diet what else is wanting may be supplyed out of the Chapter of Gonorrhaea 3. If sharp humours have ulcerated those parts look uteri exulceratio and Gonorrhaea virulenta in the Chapter of Lues venerea 4. For a pale and chollerick flux purge with the infusion of Rhubarb If melancholy abound Infusio purgans Potio purgans take Decoctio com â„¥ .vj. Syr. de fumaria epithimo ana â„¥ .j. Cassiae re extracta â„¥ ss fiat potio and let him use restrictive medicines as aforesaid in Chapter 19. c. Lastly â„ž Forestus Cons ros antiq â„¥ .i. ss diacydon sine spec â„¥ ss cons flor cichor â„¥ .j. pul triumsan corall Mixtura rub usti loti an Ê’.i.ss cum syr cotoneor fiat mixtura CHAP. XXI VTERI STRANGVLATIO seu suffocatio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 otherwise called Hysterica passio It is a drawing of the womb to the upper parts as it were by a convulsive motion It is caused through the defluction either of seed being sometimes corrupted Causae or the flowers which causeth the womb to be swelled and the vessels and ligaments to be distended with fulnesse and pressing the Diaphragma causeth shortnesse of breathing Also the whites or some other humour or a tumour or a rotten impostume or some ill juyce putrefying and resolving into gross vapours may be the cause The womb removeth out of his seat and doth one while fall towards the liver another while towards the milt another while towards the midriffe stomach and downwards towards the bladder sometimes the child is very great that it press the midriff and so cause the fits When the fit is nigh Signa there is heavinesse of mind slowness paleness and sorrowfulness Being present there is a drowsiness also doting and a withholding of the instruments of breathing they wax dumb and draw up their legges and a moyst humour floweth out of the womb 1. If it assaile the guts the bowels make a noyse 2. If it trouble the stomach there is vomiting 3. If it assaile the brest and throat there is choaking 4. If the brain there is madnesse 5. If the heart there is swouning some sleep sound others talk foolishly others they breath so little that they seem dead 1. If you would know whether
hard child-birth sharp medicines fluxes impostumes or botches broken or Lues venerea may be the cause They have pricking pain in the agrieved part Signa stinking matter bloody and dreggy is sent out from the ulcer They have headache pain of the great sinews in the neck The roots of their eyes and even to their fingers ends For the cure Curatio Venae-sectio first bleed if nothing forbid it If there be much heat look back into the Chapter of Vteri inflammatio If the ulcer be very foul cleanse it with ptisan and honey Also Mulsa with the decoction of Ireos Aristolochia wormwood or Agrimony eating ulcers must be washed with Mares or Asses milk with honey The ulcer being cleansed Decoctio make a decoction of pomegranate rinds roses quinces myrtills Acatia with restrictive wine oyle of roses and quinces are good If you want more look into the Chapter of the ulcers of the rains bladder and yard in Lues venerea Yet this oyntment following is very good VnguentuÌ„ â„ž Tutiae ablutae partes ij lithargyrii cerusae sarcocollae sing partem j. cum oleo rosaceo cera f. unguentum Altomarus de exul uteri cap. 117. pag. 673. CHAP. XXVII VTERI PHYMOSIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is such a streightnesse of the matrice that it will not admit of any seed yet sometimes it doth receive the seed but through the streightnesse of the matrice it bringeth occasion of death to the woman Also sometimes the yard of man is troubled with a Phymosis upon the praeputium for the most part It is caused of exulceration Causa and an inflammation going before or Lues venerea which lieth hid in the body Signa Curatio Fomentatio There needeth not any signes Fomentations must be used that can dissolve and mollifie made of fenegreek Althaea c. And put up a drie spunge having cord hanging to it If it fall out put in a thicker sometimes anoynt the spunge with oyle of Ireos and goose-grease If there be much inflammation use oyle of roses instead of oyle of Ireos Oleum Thus must you alwayes use spunges untill the end of the cure If this Phymosis which is a callous hardnesse happeneth upon a mans yard use dissolving things as â„ž Muscilag fic faenug ana â„¥ ij Stirac VnguentuÌ„ myrrhae ammo diss in ol irino ana â„¥ ji cerae novae q. s fiat unguentum If it will not yeeld to this meanes use ung argent viv extinct CHAP. XXVIII STERILITAS Causa or barrennesse It is caused either of the womans or of the mans part when his seed is either too hot cold thin watery or too feeble Their yards too short or their bellies too big 2. Also women of their part cannot conceive because their matrice is either too hot cold and moyst or too foule filthy or drie or too streight or too open Also unwilling carnal copulation or their age too great or too little doth let and hinder conception 3. A fertil woman is commonly of a moderate stature and height of body breadth of loynes and share her buttocks sticking out a handsome and convenient greatnesse of belly a streight brest and large paps 1. Signa The hot distemper of a man is known by his lascivious and readinesse to carnal lust yet he is satiated and filled 2. Coldnness is known by their want of hair for their stones are bald and they have little desire to lust 1. If through too much heat of the matrice the rest of their body is hot and they are lecherous 2. Coldnesse is known by their despising carnal lust and the stopping of the menstruis 3. If through too much moystnesse then in the act they are bedewed with moystnesse and the menstruis floweth much in quantity 5. Drinesse of the wombe is known by the contrary signes to moystnesse Moderate exercise and a good diet doth well Curatio ExercitiuÌ„ 1. If she be full of corrupt humors purge her 2. If the menstruis be stopped look back into the Chapter of Mensium suppressio 3. If coldnes be the cause Fomentatio make a fomentation of penniroyal aniseed and cumminseed let her drink Castoreum and the juyce of sage in wine 4. If heat be the cause coole and moysten with lettice plantin purslain and gourds Aq. sperm ranarum to make a decoction or boyle them in broath But Aqua sperm ranarum is excellent 5. If moystnesse be the cause let her exercise purge and use a drie diet and sometimes give her a cup of restrictive wine wherein sage is boyled and steeped 6. If drinesse be the cause of barrenesse use those things that moysten 7. Hierapicra If grosse humours be the cause purge her with Hierapicra in whey or the like labour and sweating is good 8. If witdninesse look into the Chapter of uteri Inflatio 9. If through too much streightnesse of the matrice look into the Chapter Vteriphimosis 10. Fomentatio If through gaping of the mouth of the matrice let her use a drie diet and fomentations of the decoction of pomegranate rinds quinces myrtils brambles Acatia c. 11. If the matrice be writhed use mollifying pessaries Paulus saith that carnall lust used backward is good to conceive Faulâ—â— CHAP. XXIX DIFFICILIS PARTVS Causa hard travel in child-birth chanceth either through default of the parent of the childe of the secundine or through some outward cause 1. Of the parent as if she be grosse fat faint-hearted and unskilful of pain or if the matrice be small inflamed or vexed with some other disease Or if she be naturally weak or labour before time or if the neck of the matrice be crooked or some peece of flesh ingendred there of a bile or ulcer going before 2. Default of the childe is when it is of an unaccustomed bignesse or if it have two heads or three feet Or if it be dead or if they be two or more or weaknesse of the childe may be the cause 3. The travel is made difficile through the secundine If it be not pulled away because of the grossenes of it or if it break before it should because of the thinnesse of it and so the privities are left without moysture which should make a slippery passage for the child 4. Also it is caused of outward causes as of cold that thickens the matrice and streightneth the passages or through a great heat that dissolveth and weakneth the strength 1. Outward causes are easily known by the telling of the Patient Signa or them that sit by them 2. Weakness of the child is known by its flow motion 3. Greatness of the child may be known by the greatness of the womans body and the bigness of the Parents themselves 4. Grosseness and thickness of the secundine is known thus none of the aforesaid signes are present and the woman is strong and the child
delivered give her 2 or 3 spoonfulls of oyle of sweet almonds Ol amigdal dulcium extracted without fire or cullises or gellies 2. Let the secundine be presently drawne away before the neck of the womb be closed according to the former directions 3. Then must the navel-string be tyed with a double thred an inch from the belly let not the knot be two hard lest that part of the navel-string without the knot should fall away sooner then it ought neither too slack or loose lest that an exceeding and mortal flux of blood should follow after it is cut off when the knot is made the navel-string must be cut in sunder the breadth of two fingers beneath it with a sharp knife upon the section you must apply a double linnen cloth dipped in oyle of roses or sweet almonds to mitigate the pain for so within a few dayes after that which is beneath the knot will fall away being destitute of life and nourishment By reason the umbilical vein and artery are tyed so close that no life nor nourishment can come into it commonly midwifes do let it lye unto the bare belly of the infant whereof cometh grievous pain and griping by reason of its coldnesse being destitute of heat but it were better to roule it in soft cotton or lint untill it be mortified and so fall away 4. Then the child must be wiped and cleansed from all filth with oyle of roses or myrtills being first washed with warm water and wine wherein is boyled the leaves of roses red and myrtils adding thereto a little salt is excellent some use this lotion 5 or 6 dayes together with very good success for it washeth away all the filthy matter 5. If there be any passages stopped or covered with a membrane as often happeneth to the eares nostrils mouth yard womb and fundament It must be cut and tents put in to keep it open 6. And if the ligamental membrane under the tongue be short and stiffer then it ought it must be amended by an expert Chyrurgion 7. If there be a chalky substance both in colour and consistence that sticketh on the inner side of the mouth which the French-men call the white Cancer cleanse it with a linnen cloath bound to a little stick and dipped in a medicine made with oyle of sweet Almonds Medicamentum honey and sugar This cancer will not permit the child to suck 8. Also give the child a spoonful of oyle of sweet Almonds extracted without fire and rub the inner side of the mouth therewith 9. If the child be troubled with fretting in the guts apply moyst or sweaty wool macerated in oyle of cammomel 10. Children ought not to be weaned before their teeth appear 11. Those that are scabby all over the heads face or body voyding many excrements are like to be strong and sound of body 12. Those that are faire of body gather the matter of many diseases in their bodies which in time will appear Certainly by the sudden falling of such matter into the back bone many become crook-backt 1. The belly of the woman must be bound about with a ligature made of indifferent breadth and length to keep out cold which bringeth hysterical suffocations painful frettings in the guts and a fever with other mortal diseases and to presse out the blood 2. Then give her some capon broath or caudle with saffron and to keep the belly from wrinkling 3. VnguentuÌ„ â„ž Spermatis ceti â„¥ .ij. olei amygdal dulcium hypericon ana â„¥ i. ss sevi hircini â„¥ j. olei myrtillorum ana â„¥ i. ss cerae novae quantum sufficit f. unguentum anoynt her body therewith 4. For fretting in her guts â„ž Pulvis Anisi conditiÊ’ ij nucis moschatae cornu cervi usti anaÊ’ i.ss ligni aloes rad consolidae major anaÊ’ i. ss ambrae graec gr iv f. pulvis Give her a dram at a time in white wine if she have a fever in capon broath 5. If the woman cannot nurse then to repel the milk that it may be expelled through the womb â„ž LinimentuÌ„ Olei ros myrtini ana â„¥ .iij. aceti rosat â„¥ .j. Incorporate them and therewith anoynt and besprinkle them with the powder of myrtyls and then this emplaster following is good â„ž Emplastâ—uÌ„ Pul. mastichini nucis moschatae anÊ’ ij nucis cupressiÊ’ iij. balaust myrtil an Ê’.i ss Ireos florent â„¥ ss olei myrtini â„¥ iij. terebinth venetae â„¥ ij cerae novae q. s f. emplast Or take the leaves of sage smallage rue and Thervil Cataplas cut them very small and incorporate them in vinegar and oyle of roses and so apply them to her brest and renew it thrice every day CHAP. XXX IS CHIAS in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The barbarous sort call it Sciatica It is a grievous pain which chanceth about the joynt which the Greeks call Ischion the Latins Coxa in English the Hucklebone 1. A plentiful phlegmatick humour Causa that is cold gross and viscid flowes down into this joynt 2. The pain not only troubles the leg but entring very deep is extended to the muscles of the buttocks the groines knees and very ends of the toes yea oftentimes it vexeth the Patient with a sense of pain in the very Vertebra of the loynes 3. The cause of such wandring pain is to be referred to the manifold distribution of the nerves which come to the joynt from the loyns and holy-bone 4. Continual rawness and unmeasurable using of venereous acts do not a little help Also neglect of exercises and a slux suddenly stopped may be the cause sometimes there is a flatulency mixed with the humour that runneth into the cavity of this joynt There is a bitter and violent pain in the Hucklebone Signa some have pain about the privie members and the bladder being vexed they have difficulty of pissing The whole leg from the haunch to the heel suffereth pain yet oftentimes no swelling rednesse nor distemper manifest to the eye Lastly the ligamentous bodies moystned with this excrementious humor become loose whence succeeds lamenesse and at last a hectick fever First Curatio Venae sectio if there be an inflammation and the Patient full of blood open the Basilica on the grieved side for revulsion and then for evacuation of conjunct matter the Vena Ischiadica on the one side of the Ankle If the pain be most in the inside take the Sapheia on the inside of the Ankle Also acrid clysters are good If there be no ulcers in the guts or Hemorrhoids â„ž Clyster Rad. acor â„¥ .ij. centaur rutae salviae rorism calam origan pulegii an M. ss stoechad arabic flor cham melil aneth an p. 1. scm anisi foenic. ana â„¥ ss agaric Ê’.ij rad polypod â„¥ ss fiat decoctio ad li. j. in colaturâ dissolve Hieraepicrae diaphen an â„¥ ss benedict lax Ê’ ij mellis anthos sacc rub ana â„¥ j.
revulsion and evacuation If this easeth him not open the vein next the pain let him abstain from wine and flesh â„ž Lac caprae â„¥ v. vitell ovor n o 2. ol rosar â„¥ .j. Caâ—aplas crociÊ’ ss With the crums of bread make a cataplasme stamping them well together Bathe with vinegar and then with oyle of roses 4. After the body is once fed they must not return to meats before that the concoction be perfected in the stomach which is called Culina communis totius corporis lest the liver draw by the mesaraick veins crude and ill digested matter and so deprive the body of its nourishment for vitium prioris concoctionis non potest corrigi per sequentes Keep his body soluble with clysters Purgatio if a full body give a strong purge 5. Vomitus For a cholerick flux a vomit of Stibium is good for vomiting in the gout is commended Potio purgans and purging is good with Electuarium è succo rosarum in the common decoction and apply medicines that can cool and restrain the medicine made with goats milk described before is good adding popy seeds Ê’ iij. or opium â„¥ ss leaves of roses night-shade plantin Hemlock and henbane are good In all hot gouts apply cloaths wet in Aqua sperm Aq. sperm ranarum ranarum for it is a singular remedy 6. When you are forced to use stupefactive medicines in vehement paines nourish and recreate the part afterwards with things that do heat as origan savorie c. 7. In all gouts things that are diureticall are commended 8. Vomitus Purgatio For a flegmatick flux a vomit of Asaron is good or a purgation downward is the safest way the making of which you shall find in the former Chapter But first extenuate the humour with oximel scillitic Oximel or the like Let him abstain from meat often Cataplas desolving fomentations are good take mallowes boyled in milk and stamped adding thereto saffâ—on goose-grease and wheat bran to make a poultis or Arkangel stamped with white-wine vinegar is good or â„ž VnguentuÌ„ Olei laurini ireos ana â„¥ j. axung porci butyri anaÊ’ iij medull cervinaeÊ’ ij terebinthinaeÊ’ v galban dissol in acetoÊ’ j hyssopi rad altheae sem fenugr ana ℈ ij cerae novae q. s fiat unguentum Issues or fontinels are good Also this bath is good to strengthen the joynts which must be effected in this disease â„ž Fomentatio Fol. absinth rutae laurini pulegii lavendul thymi origan millissae roris mar primulae ver cammomeli stoech salviae ana M.j. With two gallons of water make a bath Also this is good for a flatulent convulsion or gout cramp which taketh men in the night 9. If there be conjunct matter apply a vesicatory of sour leaven cantharides and Aqua vitae VesicatoriuÌ„ this discussing Emplaster is good â„ž Gum. ammon opopanacis galbani anÊ’ ij Emplastâ—uÌ„ dissolvantur in aceto postea colentur adde olei liliorum terebinth venet ana â„¥ .j. picis navalis cerae novae quantum sufficit fiat emplastrum molle This astringent cataplasme is good â„ž Fol. sabinae M. ss nucum cupressi â„¥ iij. Cataplas aluminis roch â„¥ j. gum tragacanthae â„¥ iv mucaginis psilii cidon quant s f cataplasma But remember first to purge 10. For melancholy Venae-sectio if blood be mixt therewith open a vein then purge The infusion of Hors-radich is excellent for this Infusio and the former and for all watery fluxes that are cold 11. For knobs Cataplas roots of Althaea twice sodden and figs braied and applyed are good If the humour be stubborn and of a virulent quality use Argentum vivum Vnguentâ— the oyntment thereof described in the Chapter of Lues venerea which by experience I have found to be excellent Lastly observe four scopes in the cure 1. First appoint a convenient diet 2. Secondly evacuate by purging and bleeding 3. Use topick medicines according to the condition of the humour 4. Lastly correct the symptomes and pain which many times is sufficient to kill the Patient CHAP. XXXII MORBVS SPINALIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vel spinae dorsi The disease of the spine of the back In English the Rachites or the Rickets 1. The primary essence of this disease consisteth not in the animal constitution or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the brain into the parts Nor in the vital constitution or in that which dependeth upon the influx of the heart into the parts But this disease consisteth in the natural constitution being rooted in the similary constitution of the natural parts 1. Those parts that are primarily affected do labour under a notable cold distemper with penury and stupefaction or benumednesse of spirits many famous physicians have attributed the first essence of this disease to the liver but it will be proved otherwise for it is one thing to produce a common cause of a disease and another thing to be the first essence of a disease The affect of the liver doth follow this disease and its substance is augmented in this affect But in dissected bodies it hath been seen inculpable in respect of the other conditions neither is the liver grievously and evidently throughout the progresse of the disease afflicted neither doth it labour under a cold and moyst distemper for if it did the face could not be so well coloured and the cheeks so ruddy moreover the debility of the muscles and the dislike of exercise seemeth not to have any correspondence with the liver The lungs cannot be admitted for the first seat of this disease 1. For the narrownesse of the brest doth not presently arise from the very beginning of the disease 2. Neither doth the Asthma perpetually accompanie this affect 3. The cough is sometimes present and sometimes absent 4. An inflammation of the lungs doth not presently afflict the Patient 5. Hard swellings impostumes and bunches may follow for they are common to men as well as children 6. The ptisick cometh after a long continuance of this affect being far from the essence of this disease 7. The impotency of the external parts to motion and the inequality of nutrition cannot be deduced from the affected lungs 1. The spinal marrow issuing out of the skul doth seem to discern the first place 2. The second all the nerves produced by it 3. The third all the membranous and fibrous parts unto which those nerves are carried along In these alone the first essence of this disease is rooted The softnesse loosenesse and Atony of the whole spine without the skull of all the nerves arising from thence of all the fibres of the universal body do cause inability to motion slothfulnesse and affectation of rest which bewray themselves from the very beginning of this affect do abundantly evince the parts to be affected with coldnesse defect and benumednesse of spirits 2. The
complicated with this affect it is for the most part mortal 13. This disease in time changeth into the ptisick at least brings a consumption to the destruction of the sick unlesse some grievous affect and symptome do intervene and prevent by hastening death as a convulsion the loud cough the swelling of the lights vulgarly called the rising of the lights a fever a plurisy c. 14. If a dropsie of the lungs or an Ascites be complicated with the Rachites it portends a desperate and deplorable condition 15. A hectick slow putrid and continuall fever maketh this disease desperate 16. If the venereous pox be consociated with the Rachites be it hereditary or contracted by infection it is uncapable of remedy 17. The scurvie doth very much retard the cure 18. Strumatical tumours internall or external do not very much suspend the hopes of cure 19. Whosoever are not perfectly cured before the first five years of their age be spun out they afterwards live but miserably and sickly and being either Asthmatical cachectical or ptisical they die before they arrive at the consistance of their age or else they grow deformed crooked or dwarfish 20. If scabs wheales pimples or the itch come after this affect it doth hopefully expedite the cure For the cure Curatio the method to practice is divided into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Therapeutical and the Prophylactical part or the curative and the preservative The curative part presupposeth the Physiology Pathology and Semeiotical part which require a manifold exercise of every operation of the understanding 1. Indication that noble instrument of the method of cure Galen delivereth to be Galenus an insinuation or declaration of the consequence that is something to be done In this sence it may be defined to be an objective action of the indicant relatively considered which representeth to the understanding the thing indicated that is what may be helpful what hurtful what elected and applyed what forsaken and avoyded 2. The indicant is a state of the body as it is moveable relatively considered namely as it intimateth what is to be done in that particular 3. The thing indicated is a medical action directing to health required on the part of the indicant 4. There are nine things to be considered according to Argenterius in indicated actions Argenterius An Quid Quâ materiâ Quantum quale quâ—modo quando ubi quo ordine agendum That is whether what with what matter How much of what kind after what manner when where In what order a thing must be done These indicated actions are found out by the force of indication which indication is referred to some generation of the understanding They vainly attempt the cure who are ignorant that one thing is indicated from one indicant which indicant the understanding doth comprehend together with the indicate in the indication according to Galens definition Galenus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Item in alla definitione 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. For the indications curative first this disease indicateth that those things are to be avoided which cherish and augment the distemper and such things are to be implored that may subdue the same namely hot and dry 2. Secondly Those things must be avoyded that can scatter and consume the spirits and such things must be elected that have virtue to restore cherish and multiply them 3. Thirdly those things that make thick fix or stupify the spirits are to be avoyded and all those things that can excite the spirits and expell their stupefaction are good as exercises motion and frictions c. 4. Fourthly those things are to be avoyded that are wont to mollify loosen and weaken the tone of the parts and those things are to be given that can render them more solid and firme 5. Fifthly a caution is to be had of those things which promove the flux of blood towards the head or retard the passage thereof to the first affected parts also choyce must be made of such things as stirre the pulses of the arteries in the parts first affected and that do excite the spirits to a greater activity 6. Sixthly the unequall nutrition indicateth those things which promove the even and impartial distribution of the alimentary heat to the extenuated parts The crookednesse of the bones require such things as attract the aliment to the hollow side as frictions c. 7. Seventhly Cephalicals and such things as facilitate the distribution as exercise and those things that corroborate and strengthen the parts are good 1. For the indications preservative or the prophylactical part they are deduced either from the antecedent or the present causes the latter is propounded 2. The causes are either impurities or excrementitious humours which are collected or impated in the first passages which unlesse they be taken away do not only infect the nourishment inward but they dull and hinder the appropriate medicines They indicate therefore an evacuation either by a gentle vomit or by a lenetive purgation 3. The head requireth a particular evacuation which usually is performed by scarrification of the veines in the hollow of the ear also blisters raised between the first and second turning joynt of the neck 4. If the Cacochymical humours be unapt for motion then medicines must be used that do prepare such humours more especially if tough and grosse humours be impacted and setled in certain parts of the body Hippocrat according to Hippocrates Corpora quum quis purgare volet ea fluxilia faciat oportet when you would purge a body you must first make it fluxible with such a preparation as hath a peculiar reference to that part in which they are inherent for the humours in the liver require one kind of preparation those in the lungs another c. 1. Life it self consisteth in a triple constitution of the body the natural comprehendeth under it first the temperament secondly the inherent spirits with their plenty and vigour thirdly the tone of the parts fourthly the structure of the organs fifthly the continuity 2. The vital containeth first the generation secondly the distribution of the vital spirits thirdly their participation with those parts unto which they are distributed namely the union of them with the said parts and the communicated heat 3. The animal comprehendeth first the generation secondly the distribution of the animal spirits thirdly the due stretching of the parts depending upon the influx of the brain all these because life consisteth in them are called vital indications which directeth to the conservation of the animal vital and natural constitution 1. First in this affect you shall make choice of the best nourishments such as are easie of concoction 2. Secondly cherish and strengthen the parts most affected 3. Thirdly gentle evacuations are good the violent must be avoyded 4. Fourthly prepare the tough humours before purging Hippocrat according to Hippocrates Quae movenda sunt fluida prius
facere oportet 5. Fiftly let your remedy arrive at the seat and penetrate to the very cause of the disease 6. Sixthly if the humours be naturally apt to move upwards expell them by vomit If downwards by siege in like manner root out the causes by spitting by urine and by sweating 7. Medicines mingled with the nourishment ought to be grateful to the pallate lest they subvert the stomach and hinder concoction 8. The universal causes yet flowing to and fro in the body being impediments must be first expelled 9. We must relieve the more urgent and weighty indicant first unlesse there be an interruption of some impediment The chyrurgions work is to scarrify the ears make issues raise blisters apply cupping-glasses leeches also ligatures and swathing bands are to be used to sustein and erect the bending of the joynts and bones Many children are cured only by the means of issues it is a powerful remedy against the Hydrocephalus both curative and preservative and very much conduceth to lessen the magnitude of the head and to evacuate the superfluous water thereof represseth the inordinate increase of the bones and drieth up the too much humidity of the spinal marrow exciteth heat strengthens the nerves and expelleth the astonishment the issue must be made between the second and third turning joynt of the neck To streighten the trunk of the body or to keep it streight they use to make brest-plates of whale-bone put into two woollen cloathes and sewed together but the best way is to fasten them to the spine of the back with a handsome string fitted to that use 1. Those remedies that can cleanse and wash the first passages are clysters vomits and lenitive purgations When the belly is costive the excrements hardened and windy humours torment the guts or some vehement pain in the bowels afflict the Patient then clysters are commended as ℞ Clyster Lactis vacc rec calfact ℥ .iij. iv vel v. sem anis pul gr X. sacchari commun ℥ j. ℥ i.ss vel ℥ ij butyr recent ℥ ss vitellum unius ovi M. ff Enema Vel ℞ Clyster Rad. alth ℥ ss malvae contus ℥ ss flor Chamaem p. j. sem anis foeniculi dul anaʒ i.ss coq in s q seri lactis cerevisiati in colatura ℥ .iv. vel v. solve syr violarum rosarum solut anaʒ v. sacch communis ol rosat ana ℥ ss misce fiat Enema 2. Emedical remedies or vomits do chiefly perform three things First they evacuate crude and corrupt humours or impurities contained in the stomach 2. Secondly by an agitation and commotion they loosen the gross and viscous humours adhering unto the bowels and other parts and unlock obstructions 3. Thirdly they most effectually irritate the expulsive faculty of all the parts of the body as the guts liver sweet-bread spleen kidnies lungs brain c. Finally the whole body by straining to vomit is prone to a Diaphoresis either by a manifest sweating or by an occult and insensible transpiration If the humours tend upwards of their own accord and the child be naturally or customarily apt to vomit then administer one according to the strength and age of the child as ℞ Infusionis croci metallor in vino Hispan Vomitus loco frigido factae per subsid optimè depurat ʒ.j.ʒ.i.ss velʒ ij proratione aetatis ac roboris syr acetos simpl ʒ ss seri lactis cerevisiati ℥ i.ss aqua cinam gutt x. vel ejus loco si convulsiones metuuntur aq antepilept Lang. ℈ .j. misce And let the child drink it in the morning warm This is good to evacuate chollerick humours out of the stomach This that followeth is an excellent vomit to purge flegm ℞ Succ. fol. Asariʒ ss ℈ .ij. velʒ j syr Vomitus acetosi simpl ʒ.ij seri lactis cerevisiati quantum sufficit 3. Lenitive Catharticks or evacuant medicines may be divided into simple and compound of the first sort are Manna Catalogus simplicium cassia fistularis Alloe socotrina Tamarindi Polypodium quecinum vuae passae majores jujubae sebestenae pruna dulcia damascena Ficus flores malvae violarum Herbae parietariae mercurialis rad Althaeae Glycyrrhizae similia The compound catharticks are these Catalogus compositorum Cassia extracta cum vel sine senna Diacassia Elect. passulatum Diaprunum lenitivum decoctum commune pro medicina syr violarum mel ejusd syr rosarum sol mel mercuriale mel passulatum conservae rosarum pallidarum and the like ℞ Mannae calabrinae opt ʒ vj. cremor Mixtura purgans tartari gr vij seri lactis cerevisiati in quo parùm sem anis ferbuerit ℥ i.ss misce exhib mane Vel ℞ Syrrupus Polypod quer ℥ ij vuar passar exacinat ℥ i. ss prun damasce ℥ vj. vel l. ss Rad. glycyrrhizae ℥ i. ss tart alb praepar ʒ ijcoq in s q. font ad l. j. In colaturâ infunde per noct fol. senn elect ℥ i. ss rhab. ʒ ij pulpae cassiae recenter extract ʒ i. ss tamarind ℥ .j. semin anis foeniculi dul anaʒ ij manè per spannum laneum densum exprimantur ℞ Expressionis ℥ viij sacchari alb ℥ vj. coq parum tum adde mannae opt syr ros solut rhabarb ana ℥ i. ss violarum ℥ j. ff syr lenitivus capiat puellus ℥ j. in aq cichor vel parietar ℥ ss succi limon ʒ j. dilutam 4. Remedies preparatory partly relate to the preparation of the humours which are either flegmatick thick viscous chollerick melancholy c. partly to the wayes thorow which they are to be expelled and partly to the passages themselves which sometimes require Cephalicals Hepaticals and pectoral preparations The simples are these Catalagus simplicium Herbae omnes capillares Imprimis Trichomanes Ruta muraria Spicae radicis osmundae regalis Polypodium murale Phyllitis Ceterach Hepatica Agrimonia Scabiosa Betonica Cuscuta Folia cortex Tamarisci cortex radicum capparum rad cichor Endiv. Asparag Glycyrrh passulae semin anis foenic. dul coriandr carui Anethi The compounds are these Catalogus compositorum Syr. capill vener de Beton simpl compos Byzantin cichor de Epator de quinque radic de scolopend de stoecad ℞ Tussilag capill vener Hepatic agrimoniae Decoctio anam ss jujub. sebesten ana no. vj. fic incisno. ij rad filic maris polypod asparag an ℥ ss macis ℈ .j. coq in l. ij aq font colaturae l. j. adde vini alb ℥ iij. syr de scolopendr ℥ i.ss Mingle them and make a decoction It openeth obstructions in the menstery liver and lungs You may adde the flowers of Tamaris one pugil Raisons one ounce and liquoris half a dram If there be a suspition that the scurvy or venereous pox be complicated with the Rachites look into the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapters of this book and there you shall have plenty of remedies 5. Remedies electively evacuant are to be used after
a curling or intangling of the haire Secondly 2. Decoloratio a deformity of the colour Thirdly 3. Quassatio a splitting or cleaving asunder of the haire Fourthly 4. Fractio which is a short breaking away of the haire for it snappeth asunder Fifthly 5. Atrophia a drying away or consuming of the haire for lack of food Sixthly 6. Canities is when the haire before its due time becomes gray or white Seventhly 7. Defluxio which is a falling away of the haire like as in them who lost their naturall heat or recovered after a long continued sicknesse Eighthly 8. Phiasis is when the haire is coloured like a snake The ninth and last is this 9. Alopecia I now treat of The causes of Alopecia Causa are inflamed moystures whereby the haire before was fed which through inflammation thereof is taken away If blood abound open a vein Curatio Venae sectio Fomentatio and take myrtill seeds and leaves boyle them in plantin water and red wine and wash the head therewith Or â„ž Mellis purioris vini cretici Fallopius urinae puerorum Lactis ana lb. Aqua Fallopius j. Destillet aqua qua abluantur loca unde pili decidunt Fallopius CHAP. III. TORTVRA ORIS called of Almansor Contractio it is untruly named the palsie for it is more nearer a cramp yet if it proceed from moysture it is a kind of palsie if through drowth then it is a kind of cramp and is commonly a sign of death The chief cause springeth Causa as of that of the palsie or cramp called Spasmos or else of cold or some angry passion The mouth and lips are contracted to the right or left side Signa so that one eye is sometimes clear shut up and the breath issueth out at one corner of the mouth For the cure Curatie if you look into the Chapters of Spasmus and Paralysis you shall find plenty of remedies yet this bag following is much commended â„ž Sacculus Pulicar herb paralys orig calamenti folior lauri rutae anthos an m. ss florum stoecados salviae sambuci ana p. j. radic pyretri â„¥ .j. fiat sacculus And apply it Oleum castorei but first let the diseased part be anoynted with oyle of Castoreum Lastly â„ž Aqua opt Quercetanus Aquarum Lillii convallii Aquarum juniperi ana â„¥ j. olei succini ℈ ss misce Quercetanus CHAP. IV. PEDICVLARIS MORBVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Causa the lowsie evill is a miserable sickness It happeneth that these vermin do breed of moysture of a mans flesh and begin commonly in the eye-browes and in some scabs or scruf by little and little they creep out of the whole body with such danger that very skilful Physicians have enough to do therewith First purge Curatio and then anoynt with this liniment following â„ž Ol. amigd amar â„¥ ij ol antiquiss LinimentuÌ„ Rondelet vel rutac â„¥ j. staphi agriae â„¥ j. centaur minor Ê’ ij myrrhaeÊ’ iij. arg viv â„¥ ij axung ranc dae salitae â„¥ iij. incorporentur simul fiat linâ—mentum Lastly let him drink the juyce of wormwood and scurvigrass in his beer for a week together And â„ž Malv bismal ciclae ana m. ij hord integ Rondeletius Lotio leviter torrefacti p. iij. fo â„¥ j. flor chamo mellil ana p. j. fiat decoctio qua abluatur Rondelet lib. 1. cap. 3. Or the oyntment made with Tobacco ashes see the first Chapter and second page of this book or make this liniment â„ž Aloes staphydis agriae an â„¥ ss olei fraxini LinimentuÌ„ succi genistoe q. s Fiat linimentum Weckerus CHAP. V. OPHTHALMIA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an inflammation of the coat Adnata and consequently of the whole eye with beating and great pain It may be caused either by a fall Causa a stroak dust or small sand flying into the eyes or by a defluxion of a thin hot humour upon the eyes or an inflammation of the Dura mater or pericranium may be the cause The signes are great heat Signa rednesse and pain which sometimes is so vehement that it forceth the eyes out of their orbe and breaketh them asunder they are sometimes taken with vomiting which is a sign that the matter of the disease proceeds from the stomack Their diet must be moderate Curatio Victus ratio Venae-sectio Galenus and of a cooling quality and if nothing forbid give him a gentle purgation and open a vein in the arm But Galen commends the opening of a vein in the forehead to be a most speedy help Then use repercussives as â„ž Collyrium Paraeus Aq. ros rub plantag an â„¥ ss mucagin gum tragacanth Ê’.ij album ovi quod sufficit f. collyrium Let certain drops be dropped into the eye and presently after apply this cataplasme to the eye â„ž Cataplas Karaeus Medul pomor sub ciner coctorum â„¥ .iij. lactis muliebris â„¥ ss fiat cataplasma CHAP. VI. SVFFVSIO vel cataracta 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a disease in which the Patient imagines that he seeth black things It is the concretion of an humour into a thin skin under the horny coat just against the apple or pupil or it is a corrupt water congealed like a curd betwixt the Tunicles and set before the sight of the eye and the cristalline humour so that the sight is quite lost weak or somehat depraved Leucoma or the web of the eye Leucoma Glaucoma is not much unlike the cataract and also Glaucoma which is when the cristalline humour is dry and thick and the colour of it is green so that the eyes seem green The causes of a cataract may be a fall Causa stroak heat cold or pain by whose meanes the humour is drawne and gathered together or else vapours and humours ascending to the brain and from thence descending to the eyes which in processe of time and by reason of cold are changed into water and in the end becomes thick and congealed When the cataract is formed and ripe Signa it resembleth a thin membrane spread over the Apple or pupil and appeareth in colour sometimes black green livid citrine and a quick-silver-like colour which are all held uncurable because it is very like that the optick nerve is obstructed But a chesnut or a sky or sea-water colour with some little whitenesse yeeld great hope of a happy and successeful cure At the first when it beginneth to breed they seem to see many things as flies hares nets and black things sometimes every thing appeareth two and sometimes lesse than they are and their sight is best in the morning now if this filme cover half the pupil then all things shew but by halfes But if the middest thereof be covered and as it were the centre of the cristalline humour then they seem as if they had holes or windowes but if
be raised sharp upward First cut the Cephalica vein on the same side Curatio Venae sectio Fomentatio and make a fomentation with Fenugreek Althaea cammomel and meal of Linseed to ease pain EmplastruÌ„ Emplast Oxycroceum and melilot plaister is good some have performed a perfect cure with Argent Vng enul vivum The oyntment thereof being rubbed upon a plaister of melilot and applyed two or three times Lastly this cataplasme following is very good â„ž Cataplas Paraeus Rad. liliorum ceparum sub cineribus coct an â„¥ iij. vitell ovor num ij axung suillae unguent basilicon an â„¥ .i. fari sem lini â„¥ i.ss fiat Cataplasma But if the matter so require let the tumor be opened If you see cause you may put Vng Enulat in the Cataplasme CHAP XVII OZAENA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an ulcer in the inside of the nose deep stinking and rotten out of which are sent forth a loathsome and stinking savour with many crusty and stinking excrements The cause is sharp and rotten humours Causa which flow to the nostrils Let the head be dried and strengthened Curatio Pilulae cochiae but first purge him with one dragm of head pills and â„ž Omphacii â„¥ ss cortic mali granati VnguentuÌ„ vel conficiantur sic an Ê’.iij myrrhae aluminis ladani anaÊ’ ij calchit aloes cort thur an Ê’.j ol rosat myrrh an Ê’ ij cerae rub q. s fiat unguentum Also the nostrils may be anoynted with the juyce of pomegranate boyled in a brazen vessel unto the halfe Monardus Monardus commends the urine of an asse The juyce of Cresses with Allam are good and â„ž Mel. rosarum â„¥ .j. cerus ℈ ij misce Mixtura And anoynt the scabs therewith Lastly let him drink of this julep often â„ž Aqua fumariae p.j. Syr. fumar â„¥ iv misce Julepus Weckerus And to mitigate pain Weckerus in lib. 2. par 2. pag. 423. doth commend axungia gallinae cum ol viol pauca cera CHAP. XVIII PROFLVVIO SANGVINIS ex naribus flux of blood at the nose Causa is caused by a twofold meanes as internal and external external as some fall a stripe vehement exercise and tarrying in the sun of inward causes as plenty of blood and thinnesse of the same and sometimes great drinking of wine You may know if it come through plenty of blood Signa by a heavie pain in the head much blood in the face and by the rednesse of the eyes First open a vein on the arm Curatio Venae-sectio if nothing forbid Then take a little bolearmeny and Aqua sperm ranarum mix them together and spread them on a double cloath and apply it to the temples and let the Patient snuffe up a little of the water aforesaid often cold If the Patient be ancient and have lost much blood comfort him with claret wiâ—e burnt Historia and sweetned with loaf-sugar This course I did once take with an ancient woman of fourscore years of age that had lost so much blood that I feared greatly she would die under my hands and God cured her There are many excellent remedies to be found in the Chapters of other fluxes Yet this medicament following is of great use â„ž Medicamentum Aquae plantag â„¥ .viij. aceti ros â„¥ .j. aqua ros â„¥ ss duo ovi album boli arm veriÊ’ i. ss concussa cum panno lineo fronti apponantur Forest Forestus To. 1. lib. 13. ob 13. CHAP. XIX POLYPVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a fleshly matter growing in the nostrils like unto a kind of carbuncle Hippocrat Hippocrates doth affirm that it is uncurable Sometimes it is caused through grosse humours descending to the nostrils Causa and sometimes it ariseth through a melancholy humour Signa It is one while white another while reddish and adheres to the bone of the noseâ— and sometimes fils the nostril hanging towards the lips and resembling the foot of a sea Polypus There is also found sometimes a softmembrane long and thin and is filled with a flegmatick and viscid humour which in expiration hangs out of the nose but is drawn in and hid by inspiration It makes one snuffle in their speech and snort in their sleep Some kinds of Polypi are painful hard Curatio and resisting having a livid or leading colour such must not be touched with the hand But apply this Anodine â„ž Olei vitell ovorum â„¥ .ij. lytharg auri Anodyna tutiae praep an â„¥ .j. succi plat solani an â„¥ j. lapid haematit camphorae an â„¥ ss Let them be wrought in a leaden morter and so make a medicine to put into the nostril Those that are soft loose and without pain are curable some pluck them away with an instrument but the best way is to waste them away with Aqua fortis or oyle of vitriol and then to ease pain take ung de bolo nutritum for a fleshly Polypus some commend a Polypody root to be put through it to waste it CHAP. XX. FOETOR ORIS stinking of the mouth it is caused for the most part through putrefaction of the gummes Causa or teeth or through meat sticking still in the teeth many times it cometh through a hot distemper of the skin of the mouth sometimes through corrupt and rotten humours sticking in the mouth of the stomach sometimes ulceration of the mouth or lungs is the occasion of the stinking breath If it chance through putrefaction of the gums Signa or teeth or meat sticking in the teeth it is easily known If through heat in the mouth there is felt thirst If through vice in the stomach the breath is more stinking before meat than after Exulcerations of the lungs are known by extenuation of the body and by coughing c. Let his meat be easie of digestion Curatio Victus ratio if stinch of the mouth come through corruption of the gums look into the Chapter of the scurvie If through ulceration of the lungs look into the Chapter of Ptisis Vomitus If it proceeds from the stomach administer a vomit and then strengthen the stomach with Aromat Aromat rosat c. rosat Diambre c. If through ulceration of the mouth look into the following Chapter CHAP. XXI APHTHAE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are certain ulcers bred in the uppermost part of the mouth and are by the Barbarians called Acola they have a certain burning heat some be whitish some be reddish and some be blackish and those be most perilous of all other They ingender for the most part in children Causa Causa when either the nurses milk is naught or the child cannot well digest it These ulcers sometimes chance to them that be of perfect age caused by a flux of vitious and sharp humours The tokens are easie they which be red
second like tallow And the third contains matter like honey in colour and consistence Also the Testudo or Talpa is a tumour soft diffused vaulted Testudo seu Talpa or arched like a Tortois sometimes arising in the head in the form of a mole Nata And the Nata is a great fleshly tumor growing for the most part on the buttocks not much unlike a melon Glandula The Glandula is a tumor which commonly breeds in the glandules or Emnunctories of mans body The Nodus or knot Nodus is a round tumor hard and immoveable which usually arises on the bones of such as have Lues venerea Also Ganglion strumae Wens waterie ruptures the Ascites and Leucophlegmatia may be reduced to an Oedema and all flatulent tumors which the abundance of corrupt flegm produces But flegme is sometimes natural and offends only in quantity whence the true Oedema proceeds The causes of all Oedema's are the defluxion of a phlegmatick or flatulent humour into any part Causa There is a whitish colour like unto the skin Signa a soft tumor rare and laxe and without pain when you press it with your finger the Print thereof remains Oedema's breed rather in winter then in summer and chiefly possess the bloodless parts and is terminated sometimes by resolution as in dropsies c. but oftner by concretion as in kernels c. and seldom by suppuration A symptomatical Oedema as that which follows upon a dropsie or consumption admits no cure unlesse the disease be first taken away Curatio Aer Cibus Potus Motus Quies First prescribe moderation in the use of the six things not natural as namely the ayre meat and drink sleep and watchfulnesse exercise and rest Somnus Repletio Inanitio Animi pathemata Venus Hippocrat Cataplas emptiness and repletion and the affects of the mind If his belly be not naturally loose let it be made so by art The moderate use of venery is good if he be a strong body for according to Hippocrates it is a cure for phlegmatick diseases You may use this following cataplasme â„ž Farinae hordei â„¥ iv coquantur in lixivio communi addendo pulveris nucis cupressi corticum granatorum balaust ana â„¥ j. myrrhae aloes alum an â„¥ ss olei myrtill â„¥ ij fiat cataplasma After this Fomentatio let frictions be used and a fomentation made with white-wine in which sage rosemary time lavender cammomile â—â—â—d melilote flowers red roses Orris roots stechas and such like have been boyled with a little vinegar added thereunto As for the cure of flatulent and waterish tumors I referre you to the Chapters of the dropsies especially Tympanites And also in the Chapter of the chollick you may find plenty of remedies Oedemateous Tumours do bring oftentimes with them intermitting Quotidian feavers Oedema Oedematis tempora ut ceteri tumores quatuor habet tempora nempe principium augmentum statum declinationem Oedematis terminatio Hoc genus tumoris ut plurimum terminatur per resolutionem seu exhalationem Raro per suppurationem Saepissime per conversionem seu permutationem in nodos alias excrescentias quae graecis Apostemata Galenus Cura universalis fit per duos scopos Latinis vero abscessus dicuntur Quantum ad curam universalem authore Galeno secundo ad glauconem Duplex erit curandi scopus ut humores partem occupantes evacuentur Alter vero ut fluxio restringatur ac reprimatur CHAP. XXXV GANGLIVM A wen or ganglion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a tumor sometimes hard sometimes soft yet alwayes round and useth to breed in dry hard and nervous parts having commonly their bladder wherein to contain them Wens or Ganglions are called of some Lupiae For the most part they happen through dull blowes falls from high places straines Causa and other such like occasions From small beginnings they grow by little and little to a great bignesse Signa in the space of six or seven yeares Some of them yeeld much to the touch and almost all of them are without pain At the beginning Curatio Argentum vivum strong and frequent frictions must be used A plate of lead rubbed with Quick-silver and strongly bound to the affected part hath a wonderful force to resolve and waste the subject humour But if the Wen be on the face chest belly or throat so that you can make no strong impression then â„ž Gummi ammon bdelii galban an â„¥ iij. EmplastruÌ„ liquefiant in aceto traj ciantur per setaceum addendo olei liliorum lauri an â„¥ j. aq vitae pulveris ireos salis ammon sulphur vivi vitrioli romani an Ê’ ss fiat emplastrum If the tumor cannot be thus resolved it must be opened with a knife or cautery and after the eschar is removed and the bag wasted by Egyptiacum Egyptiacum or Mercury The ulcer must be cleansed replenished with flesh and cicatrized But sometimes Wens grow to so great a masse that they cannot be taken away but by the chyrurgions hand and instrument this may be done if the wen be not too nigh the greater veines and arteries or seated in the neck near unto the jugular veines or under the arm-holes or in the groine or under the ham It will be better in such a cause to let them alone least deadly symptomes arise Yet if they have a slender root and broad top they must be streightly tyed and so cut off There are also certain small tumours of the kind of Lupiae which grow chiefly on the wrists of the hands and Ankles of the feet caused by the imbecility of a Nerve or Tendon got by wresting extension a blow or labour which causeth the Alimentary juyce that flowes to those parts to be converted into a cold and grosse humour which in time concretes into a tumour It is not fit to use any iron instrument to these Ganglia which possesse the tendons and joynts Galbanum Ammoniac but only apply Galbanum and Ammoniacum dissolved in vinegar and Aq. vitae or Vigo's plaister with double mercury also a plate of lead rubbed with quick-silver and applied is excellent If you want more look into the following Chapter and there you may find plenty of remedies CHAP. XXXVI STRVMAE or Scrophulae That is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Kings evill They arise in the glandulous parts as the brests arm-holes groines but chiefly in the glandules of the neck commonly contained in their proper cist or bag They are made of grosse cold viscid Causa and phlegmatick matter with some admixture of Melancholy Some of them are moveable Signa other-somme woven with the neighbouring nerves remaining unremoveable They are oftentimes painful especially when they wax hot by putrefaction sometimes they degenerate into cancerous ulcers A slender diet helpeth much to waste these tumors Curatio Victus ratio Let the superfluous
humours be purged Then take this emollient and resolving medicine â„ž Mucaginis alth foeenugr ficuum ping an Cerolum â„¥ ij olei liliorum chamaem an â„¥ j. pinguedinis anseris axungiae porci an â„¥ ss terebinth ven â„¥ i. ss ammoniaci galbani in aceto dissolutorum ana â„¥ j. cerae novae quantum satis fiat cerotum secundum artem ad modum diachyli magni With some of this Cerote may be mixed the powder of Quick-silver and applied for many have been holpen therewith they must be dressed every second or third day The unguent for the French disease and Vigo's plaster are excellent for this purpose especially if they be continued so long untill the Patient come to salivation The best way if possible is to bring it to suppuration and then let the expert Chirurgion open the tumor or tumors but not before all the contained humours that appear be converted into pus or matter for we must not as soon as any portion of the humour be turned into pus hasten the apertion because one portion of the suppurated humour causeth the rest to suppurate As fruits which begin to rot If the putrefying part be not cut away the residue quickly becomes rotten Also natural heat is the efficient cause of suppuration Such as are in the neck and have no deep roots may be cut away but speciall care must be taken that the jugular veines the sleepie arteries and the recurrent nerves be not violated or hurt Lastly some commend this emplaster following â„ž EmplastruÌ„ Manardus Rhabarbari electi â„¥ ss Aloes hepaticae â„¥ j. Lixivti fortis lib. j. Saponis veneti lib. ss cerae â„¥ ij Decoquantur ad duritiem justam CHAP. XXXVII SCIRRHVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an hard tumor proceeding of melancholie A cancer leprosie corus a Thymus Gemursae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is a kernel under the canell bone The Dracunculus which is a generation of haires like worms and are bred in the musculous part of mans bodie whose cure according to Gorraeus Gorraeus is performed after the same manner and by the same method of section and incision as the varices are Varices A varix is a crooked swelling vein or if you will it is the dilatation of a vein Morpheae Also the morphew black and white and all other impostumes arising from a melancholie humour Scirrhus legitimus may be reduced to a Scirrhus a true and legitimate Scirrhus is generated of a natural melancholy humour being indued with a little sense hard and without pain The illegitimate Scirrhus is generated of a melancholick humour Scirrhus illegitimus concrete by too much refrigerating it is insensible and without pain There is also a Cancerons Scirrhus bred by the corruption and adustion of a melancholy humour And lastly an Oedematous Scirrhus Causa The cause is a grosse tough and tenacious humor concrete in any part which happeneth by an ill and irregular diet or the unnatural affects of the liver or spleen as obstruction or by suppression of the Haemmorrhoids Signa or courses The signes are hardnesse renitency a blackish colour and a dilation of the veines of the affected part with blackishnesse The illegitimate or bastard Scirrhus and also the cancerous admit no cure and the true legitimate scarce yeeld to any First prescribe a convenient diet Curatio Victus ratio and let the Patient be free from all perturbation of anger grief and sadnesse and let him flie from venerie as from an enemie Secondly Venus procure the Haemorrhoids in men and the courses in women and purge with this potion following Potio purgans â„ž Diacatholiconis tripherae persicae an Ê’ iij. diasennae solut Ê’ ij rhabarbari in aqua endiv. infusi expressiÊ’ j. cinnamomi gr iv aquarum lupuli endâ—viae an â„¥ ij misce fiat potio At the beginning emollients must be used and then presently resolving or such as are mixed both of resolving EmplastruÌ„ and emollient faculties for which purpose the emplaster of vigo with a double quantity of Mercury is effectual for that mollifies resolves and wasts all tumors of this kind Lastly Goats dung is very good to discusse Scirrhus tumours If you want more look into the Chapters of the diseases of the spleen Quartan feavers happeneth often upon Scirrhus tumours CHAP. XXXVIII CANCER It is a hard tumor rough and unequall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 round and immoveable of an ash or livid colour horrin by reason of the veines on every side swollen with black blood and spread abroad to the similitude of the stretched out legs and clawes of a crab The suppression of accustomed evacuations Causa an irregular diet and obstruction of the spleen may be the cause It torments the Patient with pricking pain Signa like the pricking of needles with acrid heat being of a livid and ash colour and representing the toothed clawes of a crab There is an ulcerated or manifest Cancer and the not ulcerated or occult some are inveterate one small another great one raging and malign another more mild Every Cancer is held uncurable or very difficult for it is a particular leprosie Some possesse the internal parts as the womb guts and fundament Others the externall as the brests The tumor seems soft to the eye but hard to the touch The ulcer is filthie with lips thick swollen hard knottie turned out and standing up casting forth fllthie and carrion like filth having a horrid aspect The pain feaver and all the symptomes are increased by acrid medicines In weak bodies we must not attempt the cure Curatio but only keep them from growing more violent and from spreading further Hippocrat Hippocrates saith that such as are cured of an occult cancer do quickly die but such as are not cured live longer Galenus Galen affirms he cured a cancer not ulcerated The cure is performed by medicines purging melancholie by phlebotomie and shunning all things that may breed ill and feculent blood A cooling and humecting diet must be prescribed Victus and the part affected with the cancer must be gently handled Asses milk is exceeding fit to asswage the acrimonie of the cancerous humour taken inwardlie and applied outwardlie to the cancerous ulcer If the cancer be small and in a part which may suffer amputation cut a way according to art whatsoever is corrupt even to the quick Historia A neer kinsman of mine was eight years agone troubled with a cancerous tumor in his brest for a certain time I bathed the part affected with Oleum rosarum omphacinum Ol. ros omp applied many plasters of Diacalcitheos Diacalcith and it pleased the Lord to cure him Yea and contrary to the Aphorisme of Hippocrates he lived many yeares after Hippocrat This following medicine is very commendable â„ž Plumbiusti loti pomph thuris an Ê’
the body by reason that the nerves are obstructed and so the free passage of the animal spirit is hindred 15. The fifteenth is the corruption of the extream parts possessed by putrefaction and a Gangrene 16. The sixteenth is they are troubled with terrible dreams for they seem in their sleep to see Devils Serpents Dungeons Graves Dead bodies and the like 17. The seventeenth is they are subtill crafty and furious and suspicious in all their dealings 18. The eighteenth is they desire venery above their nature 19. The nineteenth is if you wash their thick gross and livid blood you find a sandy matter therein 20. The twentienth is the Languidnesse and weaknesse of the pulse Also the urine is sometimes thick and troubled and oftentimes of a pale and ash-colour Lastly the face and all the skin is unctuous or greasie Cure cannot be promised to such as have a confirmed leprosie Curatio for it is scarce curable at the beginning Therefore care must be taken to free such as are ready to fall into so fearful a disease Such therefore must shun all things in diet and course of life whereby the blood and humours may be too vehemently heated Let them make choice of meats of good juyce Victus ratio Purging bleeding and bathing shall be prescribed by some learned Physician Gelding is much commended in this cause because it deprives them of the faculty of generation and makes them become cold moist which temper is directly contrary to the hot and drie distemper of leperous persons I have oftentimes after purging and bleeding used Vnguentum enulatum with good successe in the beginning of the leprosie â—nguentuÌ„ whilst the body was covered only with a scurf Let them drink the water and syrup of sumitory mixed together Julepus for the space of a whole year â„ž Rad. buglossae glycyrrhizae an â„¥ j. Potio purgans polypodii â„¥ ji passularum â„¥ ss prunorum sebesten ana num xx senae â„¥ .iij. thymi epithymi cuscutae an â„¥ ij anisi â„¥ ss florum borrag buglossae violarum an p. j. fiat decoctio de qua accipe â„¥ iij. quibus adde confect hamech Ê’ iij Syrupi ros lax â„¥ ij misce fiat potio Capiat mane For the poorer sort you may make use of Cassia Diasena Diaprunum Diacatholicon c. When he is extream thirsty Aq. sperm ranar. he may drink Aqua sperm ranarum with a little sugar or syrup of fumitorie I am perswaded it is an excellent water to kill the virulencie of this disease because it is extream cold and moyst for surely if it be so effectual in an ulcerated cancer it must needs be effectual in the leprosie Gesner saith that the dung of a Fox pounded with vinegar by anoyntment cureth the leprosie speedily Remember to keep accustomed evacuations which you may with this Bolus following â„ž Diaphoen Ê’.ij confect hamechÊ’ iij cumÊ’ j Bolus pul diasenae sacch fiat bolus vel cum decocto senae polypod fumiter borag bugloss Forestus epithymo prunis Lastly â„ž Rad. Serpentar VnguentuÌ„ utriusque Asphodeli vel liliorum enulae campanae betae croci sativi ana lib. j. pistentur optimè oleo rosaceo omphacino adde unguenti citrini lib. ss axungiae Serpentis â„¥ .iij. Terebinth â„¥ ss Platerus olei de frumento vel vitellis ovorum â„¥ i.ss ol de tartaro â„¥ ij Sulphuris vivi nitri an Ê’ iij. Litharg vel cerusae â„¥ ss borag ustaeÊ’ vj. mus s lini â„¥ ij succ lapatii fumariae limonum an â„¥ .iij. Tutiae prae sarocoll nutrit thur an Ê’.ij agitentur invicem in formam nutriti ungantur partes scabrae ulcerosae pustmlosae CHAP. XLVIII APOSTEMA HEPATIS The Apostume of the liver should have been placed amongst the distempers of the liver in the first book yet I think it better to place this Chapter here then to leave it out The cause is two-fold Causa external as a fall bruise or by going too narrow giâ—t c. Internal as gluttony indigestion of the stomack weaknesse of the vertue digestive of the liver Also humours gathered together in the liver and sometimes it happeneth through imperfect cleansing of the Gall Spleen Raines and Intestines Also through cold There is pain in the right side Signa tending upwards towards the ribs and shoulder blade as it were the plurisie He can hardly lye upon his sides and especially on the right side his face is very black he hath no appetite his urine is blood-red especially if the impostume be hot he hath a cough and also the hick-cough parbreaking short oreath retention of urine and great thirst If cold be the cause there is heavinesse and oppression â—uratio â—â—uae-sectio In a hot cause first the liver vein must be opened next you may open the Salvatella Venae sectio Victus ratio Then gentle clysters must be administred his diet must be of a cooling quality and â„ž Aquar ros solatri sempervivi plantag Epithema ana â„¥ .ij. aceti ros â„¥ ss camphor ℈ ss santal citrin vel rub Ê’.ij omnia bene invicem misceantur fiatque epithema hepatis The third day after the impostume is known take barly meal stewed figs Cataplas and dates beaten to pap and tempered altogether with oyle of roses and vinegar and apply it Inwardly let him â„ž Herbarum endiviae cichoreae Decoctio fumiterrae agrimoniae ana m. j. Rad. foeniculi apii petroselini ana â„¥ ss polypodii quercini â„¥ .ij. sem anisi foeni culi anaÊ’ i. ss passularum â„¥ ss aquae fontis quant sufficit fiat decoctio s a. â„ž decoct colati â„¥ ij.ss syrup Haustus de quinque Radicibus â„¥ ss misce fiat haustus In a cold cause take heed of bleeding Clyster Administer a clyster made with wormwood centaury field-mints seeds of anise and cummin decocted with a little coloquint And anoynt the place with oyle of spike Boyle in his broth Agrimony Germander the roots of Smallage Parsly and Fennel You may know when the impostume breaketh by the Patients shivering quaking swouning and vomiting and by his voiding of blood through the stoole and urine This plaster following is good to ripen Emplastrâ— asswage paine and strengthen the liver take barly meal and fenegreek meal of each one ounce Linseed meal three dragmes mill-dust roots of elecampane smalledge and wormwood of each five dragmes Cammomell melilot violets and roses of each three dragmes White lilly roots Pigeons dung Spica Romana of each one dragme Oyle of cammomel and violets as much as will suffice to make a plaster Afterwards cleanse him with Mellicraton Mellioraton or with the decoction of barly and figs. This Cataplasme following is good to help ripen the Apostume of the liver â„ž Cataplas Rad. althae ae mundatae â„¥ .ij. farinae hordeiÊ’ ij farinae faenugr sem lini pinguedinis anseris porci anae
or black and the contents blew greenish fatty or oyly Or if the flesh of the Carbuncle be drie and black or the flesh about it be black and blew If the eyes waxe dim if the nostrils be contracted or drawn together if the mouth be drawn aside or if the nails be black then you may prognosticate that death is at hand yet you may use cordial medicines but it is too late to purge or let blood The symptoms of recovery are these namely when the fever ceaseth the sick person takes moderate rest a botch come to good suppuration a carbuncle to separation or a blain to yeeld his usual indigested quitture with mitigation of the dolour or that the blaines withering by Gods mercy through cordial diaphoreticks for no sores heale faster then pestilential sores do or that a cheerfulnesse in the sick appear these are all good signes Now the three certain outward signes of the plague are these 1. First the Bubo pestilentialis Bubo pestilentialis which is a tumour at the beginning long and moveable but in the state immoveable with a sharp head and fixed deeply in the glandules or kernels by which the brain exonerates it self of the venemous and pestiferous matter into the kernels that are behind the ears and the neck the heart into those that are in the arm-holes and the liver into those that are in the groin It is a deadly sign if the tumor be livid or black and come very slowly unto his just bignesse or if it increase suddenly and come to his just bignesse as it were with a swift violence and as in a moment have all the symptomes in the highest excesse as pain swelling and burning But if it be red and increase by little and little it is a good sign 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The second outward signe is that most fierce burning carbuncle called Anthrax or the burning cole which happeneth in any part of mans body without order or rule within the body as well as without It appears commonly inflamed and hard and in the middest thereof they feel burning pain like to burning fire so that it will sometimes blister which pain is so fierce and great that the Patient groweth to be mad with extremity thereof It is round in shape or figure and the colour uncertain for somtimes it is pale somtimes reddish somtimes black or purple or greenish the two last are most fearful and deadly signs You shall see some carbuncles smooth as glass of a blackish shining colour not unlike pitch with intollerable pain and the member whereon they are fixed will be ponderous and unwildy to move to and fro This disease is seldome healed without so much loss of the musculous flesh and skin as it taketh first hold of in what part soever it happen except the fury thereof in the beginning be changed by sweating medicines The carbuncle seldom or never cometh to suppuration but it will admit separation and in time will come to fall out if nature be strong as a gangrenated part doth in one entire peece from the sound But if it grow black and separate not and the fever doth not abate then it may be feared death is at hand 3. The third sign is the pestilential blain Pustula pestilentialis it is a painful and angry push somewhat like the small pock yet in colour more red and cloudy and farre more painful with a small head of an angry blew or reddish colour Sometimes of a lead colour and somewhat hard or fleshy some have many others not one This blain seldom killeth for by vertue of good medicines and by the strength of nature it dryeth away and requireth no other cure Maculae pestilentae There may be added a fourth signe of the plague namely marks or spots commonly called by the name of purples and tokens but they are not alwayes certain signes of the pestilence These spots are upon some like flea-bitings in others larger in some as big as a peny being of divers colours as red yellow brown violet or purple and therefore called the purples blew and black and also of a lead colour and are ever without pain yet they produce faintings swoundings trembling of the heart and oftentimes death If they are of a purple or black colour with often swounding and sink in suddenly without any manifest cause they foreshew death But first for prevention Curatio two things are of chief account the first is that we strengthen our bodies and the principal parts thereof against the daily imminent invasions of the poyson or the pestiferous and venenate ayr The other that we abate the force of it that it may not imprint its virulencie in the body which may be done 1. Phlebotomia First by purging and bleeding and shunning much variety of meates which are easily corrupted in the stomach and cause obstructions 2. Secondly let the belly have due evacuation either by Nature or Art 3. Thirdly let the heart the seat of life and the rest of the Bowels be strengthened with Cordials and Antidotes applyed and taken 4. Fourthly if thou canst make choice of a pure ayr and farre remote from stinking places 5. Fifthly kindle a clear fire in all the lodging rooms and perfume the whole house with aromatick things Fumigatio As frankincense myrrh benzoin Ladanum styrax lavender rosemary sage savory wild tyme marjarum broom peeces of firre juniper berries or cloves also vinegar sprinkled upon hot bricks and let your cloathes be aired in the same 6. Sixthly whilest the plague is hot stirre not out of doore before the rising of the Sun and perswade the Magistrates that the Canons laded only with powder may be discharged morning and evening turning their mouths upon the City 7. Seventhly all publick and great meetings and assemblies must be shunned you must do nothing in a pestilent season whereby you may grow hot Venus and therefore venery is chiefly to be eschewed Let the poorer sort which are not able to purchase rich cordials Allium take garlick in a morning with a draught of good wine for it being abundantly diffused over all the body fills up the passages thereof and strengtheneth it in a moment Amongst cordial remedies Aqua Theriacalis is much commended being drunk Aquae opt and rubbed on the nostrils mouth and eares for it strengthens the heart expells poyson and is not only good for a preservative but also to cure the disease it selfe The confection of Alkermes and Clove-gilliflowers are good Also the pills of Ruffus are accounted most effectual preservatives against this disease Pilulae so that Ruffus himself saith Ruffus that he never knew any to be infected that used them Some rowle in their mouth and chaw between their teeth the root of Angelica Angelica others drink wormwood wine To be short Treakle and Mithridate faithfully compounded excell all cordiall medicines adding for every halfe ounce of them
Liqueris Faenugreek Althaea c. If it draw toward rotting as may be perceived by his colour and will not break with Mulsa and Oximel scilliticum or such like Then open it with some instrument after the matter is burst out use cleansing abstersive and glutinative medicines especially the juyce of Eupatory c. This Gargarisme following doth very much restrain the flux of humours in the inflammation of the Collumella ℞ Gargarismus Plantaginis solani portulacae flor ros rub an m. j. folior myrti corticum malorum granat an ʒ ij coquantur in aqua Cisterna pro lib. i. ss adde succi malorum granatorum post colaturam ℥ .j. aceti ros id enim cito repellit ℥ ss dianucumʒ iij. misce fiat Gargarismus Forestus Forestus Tom. 1. lib. 15. obser 2. CHAP. XXVI COLVMELLAE LAXATIO oftentimes it chanceth that a loose Columella or Vvula doth hang upon the roots of the tongue and jaws It is caused for the most part through abundance of Rhume also great labour Causa and great weaknesse or sicknesse may be the cause You must use in the beginning such a kind of cure as the inflammation thereof requireth Curatio you must make gargarismes that restrain and drie as ℞ Nuc. cupressi m. j. ros rub balaustior Gallar Gargarismus myrthill an ℥ ss aluminisʒ iij. decoquantur in lb. ij aquae ad remanentiam l. j. in colatura dissolve syr de granatis diamor ana ℥ i.ss misce pro Gargarismate If the inflammation be great Venae sectio open a vein under the tongue and administer a cooling clyster then ℞ Succor plantag virgae pastor portulacae Gargarismus depurator an ℥ iv mellis rosati ℥ ij diamor ℥ .j. bolus arm ʒ.j misce fiat Gargarisma If the Columella happen to ulcerate look into the Chapter of Aphthae Some are forced to have a great part others all their uvula cut away Take the ashes of centory the powder of dogs dung and hony Mixtura mix them for the ulcers of the uvula c. CHAP. XXVII BRONCHOCELE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Latines call it Gutturis Hernia The rupture of the throat is a great round tumour in the throat It setleth it self between the skin and the sharp arterie in which sometimes gross flegm is included I mean flesh as it were a kind of humour like unto hony fatnesse or like unto cheese and egges sodden together It proceeds in women Causa from the same cause as an Anurisma In some there is found a fleshy substance Signa having some small pain some are small others great some have a cist or bag others have no such thing those that shall be curable may be opened with an incision-knife Curatio and if possible let out the matter when the matter is evacuated let the ulcer be consolidated cicatrized but before you attempt this kind of cure make Gargarismes Cataplas Marquardus and poultises of figs fenugreek linseed Althaea c. Lastly if need be purge with Diacatholicon or Diaphaenicon in oximel open a vein under the tongue and ℞ Haustus Cineris murisʒ j. detur cum vino aut alio modo in aurora CHAP. XXVIII TONSILLARVM INFLAMMATIO inflammation of the tonsils or almonds whose places be hot and moyst and therefore the more subject to inflammation They are most vexed with this evill that abound with blood Nature hath placed these two Glandules opposite to one another at the Jawes neer the roots of the tongue in figure and magnitude like Almonds their office is to receive the spittle falling down from the braine which serves to moysten the tongue which otherwise with continuall speaking would grow dry and fail which often happens in feavers The inflammation of the almonds Causa called Amigdalae is caused sometimes by the drinking of strong wines and through greedy devouring of meat sometimes there flowes a great quantity of crude phlegmatick and viscid humors together with the blood whence ariseth a tumor Signa Swallowing is painefull to the patient he hath a feaver and many times the muscles of the throttle and neck is so swollen together with the glandules that the patient is strangled First administer a cooling clyster Curatio clyster Venae-sectio then open a vein under the tongue if he abound with blood first open the Cephalica on the arme To ease pain applie a poultis made of barly meal seeds of flax fenugreek althaea c. or this cataplasm following ℞ Nidi hyrund ℥ iij. pul nuc cupress ℥ j. ros Cataplas ℥ ss excipiantur oxymel fiat ad formam Cataplasmatis applicetur in lateribus colli Then use astringent Gargarismes Gargarismus if still the inflammation increaseth and there be sharp gnawings in the evening then look for rotting of it Decoctio for which purpose Aqua mulsa is good and the decoction of figs hyssop seeds of Althaea c. when it is perfectly rotten break it with sharp collusions or cut it with some fine instrument and after it is broken let the patient bow his head downward that the matter may the better run out and then let him gargarise with Aqua mulsa Aq mulsa untill it be healed Sometimes there are ulcerations of the Tonsils which happeneth unto those that do abound with vitious humours I shall referre you to the Chapter of Aphthae CHAP. XXIX RANVLA 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a tumour under the tongue which takes away the liberty of pronunciation of speech wherefore the Greeks call it Batrachium because such as have this disease of the tongue seem to expresse their minds by crooking rather then by speaking It is caused by the falling down of a cold Causae moyst grosse tough viscid and flegmatick matter from the brain upon the tongue which matter in colour and consistence resembles the white of an egge yet sometimes it looks of a citrine or yellowish colour You shall open the tumour with a cautery of hot iron Curatio that so it may not return again when it is opened thrust out the matter contained therein Gargarismus and then wash the Patients mouth with some barly water hony and sugar of roses for so the ulcer will be safely and quickly healed Or ℞ Aquae plantaginis lib. ss balaust ʒ i. s Gargarismus aluminisʒ ss mellis ros ℥ ss bulliant pro lotione usui reservetur Forest Tom. 1. lib. Forestus 14. obser 29. CHAP. XXX HYDROCEPHALVS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is as it were a dropsie of the head by a waterish humour and is a disease almost peculiar to infants newly born The violent compression of the head by the hand of the midwife or a fall Causa or contusion may be the cause from hence comes a breaking of a vein or artery and an effusion of blood under the skin which by corruption becoming wheyish at last
degenerateth into a certain waterish humour or abundance of serous and acrid blood sweating through the pores of the vessels as between the musculous skin of the forehead and the Pericranium or between the skull and the Duramater or in the ventricles of the brain may be the cause It is a tumour without pain soft Signa and much yeelding to the pressure of the finger 1. If it bee a tumour contained between the musculous skinne and the Pericranium 2. When it remaineth between the Pericranium and the skull the tumour is a little harder and there is a little sense of pain 3. When it remaineth between the skull and the Duramater or in the ventricles of the brain there is dulnesse of sight and hearing the tumour doth not yeeld so much to the touch the pain is more vehement the head more swollen the forehead stands further out the eye is fixt and immoveable and also weeps by reason of a serous humour sweating out of the brain Vesalius Vesalius writes that he saw a girle of two years old out of whose head rann nine pound of water Some their heads grow so big that their necks cannot bear them An external tumour is easily taken away Curatio It must first be assailed with resolving medicines â„ž Lin mentuÌ„ Pulveris absynthii cammomillae meliloti an â„¥ ij Butyri recentis olei cammomillae an â„¥ .iv. cerae parum fiat linimentum Vel â„ž LinimentuÌ„ Olei cammomillae vel anethini â„¥ iv sulphuris â„¥ .j. fiat linimentum If it be complicated with the Lues venerea mix with the liniment a little Vnguentum enulatum If it cannot be so overcome you must make an incision taking heed of the temporal muscle and then presse out all the humour then the wound must be filled with dry lint and covered with double bolsters and then bound with a fitting Ligature CHAP. XXXI PHLEGMONE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is a general name for all impostumes which the abundance of inflamed blood produces 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a Phygethlum which is a little swelling hard and red in the crown of the head and Phyma 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a little swelling like a boyle A fellon Carbuncle inflammation of the eyes squinsy Bubo c. That is called a true phlegmon which is made of laudable blood offending only in quantity But a bastard phlegmon or a phlegmonous impostum hath some other proper name as a carbuncle fellon gangreen c. If a small portion of phlegme be mixed with a greater quantity of blood then it is called an Oedematous phlegmon But if the quantity of phlegme be greater then it is a Phlegmonus oedema A phlegmon though most commonly it be in the flesh yet sometimes it happens in the bones Hippocrat Galenus as Hippocrates lib. de vuln Galen lib. de tumor praeter naturam witnesse The causes of a phlegmon are of three kinds Causa 1. First primitive as falls contusions strains immoderate labour frictions application of acrid oyntments burnings long staying or labouring in the Sun and an inconsiderate diet which breeds much blood 2. Secondly Antecedent as the great abundance of blood too plentifully flowing in the veines 3. Thirdly conjunct as the collection or gathering together of blood impact in any part The signes are swelling tension resistance Signa feaverish heat pain pulsation especially while it suppurates and rednesse by which the abundance of blood is signified The cause of pain and pulsation is heat and abundance of blood contained in the vessels and arteries which more frequently then they are wont incite the atteries to motion that is to their Systole and Diastole and the compression and straitning of the said arteries by reason of the repletion and distention of the adjacent parts by whose occasion the parts afflicted and beaten by the trembling and frequent pulsation of the arteries are in pain First Curotio Victus raratio his diet must be of a cooling quality and he must shun all such things as generate blood too plentifully or that heat the blood rest must be commanded Let him have his body soluble if not by nature then by art as by the frequent use of clysters Clyster Let him avoyd all vehement perturbations of mind as Hate Anger c. and let him wholly abstain from venery Venus If strength and the age of the Patient permit give him a cooling purgation and open a vein Venae-sectio If much pain trouble the part it must be mitigated with medicines asswaging pain 1. In the beginning of a phlegmon you must use repercussives as â„ž Cataplas Far. hordei â„¥ ij succi semper vivi plantag an â„¥ iij. pul malicorii balaustiorum rosar an Ê’ ij ol myrtill rosar an â„¥ j. fiat Cataplasma Vel â„ž LinimentuÌ„ Ol. nymph rosar ana â„¥ iij. aq ros solani plantag an â„¥ ij aceti â„¥ iij. albumin ovorum n. iij. fiat linimentum Let linnen cloathes be dipped in it Aq sâ—eâ—m ranatum and applied to the part Also Aqua sperm ranarum is excellent for the same purpose 2. In the increase you must use this local medicine â„ž Farinae hord â„¥ iij. farinae sem lini Cataplas faenugraeci ana â„¥ j. coquantur in aqua communi addendo sub finem pul myrtillorum rosarum chamaemeli an â„¥ ss axungiae anseris olei rosarum an â„¥ j. misce fiat Cataplasma 3. In the state Anodines ought to be mixed with repercussives and discussives as â„ž Rad. altheae â„¥ iv malvae parietar an m. ij Cataplas coquantur sub cineribus addendo farin fabarum lentium ana â„¥ ij pul chamaem meliloti an â„¥ ss olei chamaem rosar ana â„¥ j. axungiae gal â„¥ ij fiat Cataplasma This cataplasme following is exceeding good to ease pain â„ž Mucagin rad altheae Cataplas foenugraeci ana â„¥ iij. ol ros aneth an â„¥ j. farin sem lini quantum satis ut inde formetur cataplasma satis molle Or you may use populeon with Opium VnguentuÌ„ or narcotick medicines if the pain shall still remain 4. In the declination that is when the violence of pain and other symptomes are asswaged you must use more powerful and strong discussives as â„ž Empl. mucag. oxycr ana â„¥ i. ss Diachyl EmplastruÌ„ mag â„¥ j. emplas de melilot â„¥ ss olei liliorum chamaemeli aneth quantum satis est fiat emplastrum molle But if the humour be so impact that it cannot be repressed and so grosse that it cannot be discussed which may be known by the greatness of the heat and swelling by the bitternes of the pricking pain the feaver and pulsation and by the heavinesse you must then use suppuratives as â„ž Emplast molle Emplast diachyl mag â„¥ iij. ung basilicon â„¥ j. ol liliorum â„¥ ss misce When the heat pain