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cause_n	body_n	great_a	part_n	3,256	5	4.2928	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07920	Pidax Petreia, or, The disc[ov]erie of S. Peters well, [a]t Peter-head, in Scotland being in latitude 57.d.43.m. and in longitude 22.d.40.m. : shewing the admirable vertues thereof, against many deplorable diseases / by A.M. student in medicine.	Mure, Andrew.	1636 (1636)	STC 18290; ESTC S918	14,332	40

or do nothing then if the functions be weakned corrupt or altogether abolished it must necessarily follow that our naturall balsame in some part is hurt since it it is certaine that all the laudable functions flow from it This it that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Hippocrates this is that dispensator making attractions expulsions mixtions coctions of aliments This naturall balsame is not subject to alterations in its own substance since it is of an aethereal and heavenly nature and somewhat incorruptible but its action is retarded or hindred by impediments lurking in our internall members and entrailes breading trouble and labour to that balsame Hence it the occasion the generation the chief foundation of diseases Inextirping of diseases nature is to be restored to its entire and pristine estate to which end all our cogitations should tend having first taken away the impediments which intentions are perfected by the onlie restauration of our naturall balsame from which all healthfull Crises depends by the help of the medicinall balsame which is in nothing else more powerfull and operative then in this our S. Peters well being pure separating correcting roborating expeling exercing the rest of its functions as the nature of the patient requireth without violence or perturbation of the body Which waterye may use as the proper vehiculum of all medicines for all diseases for its salt is detersive purgative diuretick an universall voyder and corrective of all impurities and corruptions its sulphur a generall and spirituall Anodyne its mercurie an universall confortative and nutritive which being all conjoyned in our water by the industrious working of nature can furnish us means not only for defence but also for expulsion and suppression of diseases Now since this water brings with it the salt sulphur and mercurie of minerals it must also be able to cure all diseases bred from a regression of these three principles from their naturall state in our bodies as first the diseases of resolved salt which are Tumors or excrescences inlarging the whole or a part of mans body more nor the naturall constitution and competency requireth by the resolution of salt into liquor unto which are referred the leucophlegmatick kynd of dropsies anasarca ascites the vterinedropsy hydrocephalum diabetes cachexia the dissolution of salt throughout the whole body ficus psidracus all soft phlegmatick tumors A disease of coagulate salt is Tartar containing all kynd of calculs or stones whatsomever part of the body they be bred into as sand and stones in the head stomach kidneys and bladder the Tartar of the hypochondres begetting the hypochondriack melancholy the Tophes and knots bred in the gut and joynts c. This Tartar is the nearest and immediate cause of the stone and gut as the acrimony or some other quality of the salt noxious to the sensible parts of the joynts is the cause and action of lesse or greater paine according to the diversity of the Tartar or salt contained in the joyntures since some salt is more sharp and mordicant then another some bitter some sweetish and some insipide A disease of reverberate salt is a defiling of the skin to which pertains the venerean diseases the french poxe leprosie scurvie c. A disease of inflamed sulphur is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is nothing but an inflammatition or kindling of sulphur in the whole body or in some certain part thereof whence the heat of all the body is augmented and is found and known unnaturall to the touch without in the whole or in some part of the body To which are referred all kind of agues burnings and intermitting putride and not putride hectick ophthalmick inflāmations phlegmons erysiples or Rose wild-fire or ignis persicus the english peste squinance gangrene c. A disease of resolved sulphur is a flux and resolution of the sulphur in the parts of our body as dysenteries diarrhes lienteries vomites and all unnaturall excretions A disease of coagulate sulphur is called coma or sopor containing under it all kinde of sleeping and drowsie diseases as the thargie giddinesse of the head somnolentia cataphora caros myopia c. Mercurie makes regression from its naturall state by a dry or humide destillation The diseases of the first is an inflammation when some part of the body suffers pain by flatus included or flowing thereto as all kinde of flatulent phlegmatick tumors scrofules or crowels melliceria myrmecia flatuous throwing of the colick Tympanie piercing pains c. The disease of an humide destillation of mercurie is a convulsion when mercurie resolved into liquor molests the nervous parts hence come apoplexies palsies epilepsies tetanus emprostotonos trembling of the heart the night mare crampes tenesmus yexing which is a convulsive motion of the stomach c. The disease of sublimed mercurie comprehends under it all these diseases which pearce the membranes with fervor as madnesse phrenesie migraine peste pleurisie consumptions with exulcerations of the pulmons apostemes charboncles c. The disease of precipitate mercurie is arthritis and all diseases which hurt the extremities of bones ligaments as chiragra podagra scriatick the doggish appetite c. Which diseases proceeding from a digression of salt from its naturall state by sosolution coagulation reverberation of sulphur by its inflammation resolution coagulation of mercurie by its dry and humide destillation sublimation precipitation unde actio partis necess ario laeditur are cured by the salt sulphur mercurie of minerals conveighed to us from the innermost parts of the earth by our Petrean waters to the glory of GOD and our particular comfort And thus have I spoken anent the medicinall vertues of this water in curing of humane diseases which are common to men and women and now I must tell you that its vertues are not confined within the compasse of this generalitie that do not reach to the particular diseases of the infirmer sexe which as it is more lovely and delicate then the other so is it more opportune to the own defects and is obnoxious to some proper diseases as far different from those of men as the sexe is from the sexe This water helpeth as other common diseases so barrennesse in both but in the weaker sexe the pale colours theimmoderate evacuation or retention in their desired sicknes insurrection precipitation suffocation and other diseases of the mother and in a word by removing al impediments of beauty for diseases impare the beauty with the health makes them look clear fair beautifull rather like angels then mortals in such sort that I doe not admire that many of the ancient divins affirm that the sons of GOD that is the angels loved the daughters of men and begat with them gyants For at that time before the flood the custome was to drink waters and I warrant you the choisest which made women look so fair that the angels were taken with their love and if Angels were it is no uncouth thing to see men taken with the